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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-24
THE GUSHING OF JIM DORSEY.
Likely To Involve All the Leaders o
the Washington Federal ARMY.


TACOMA. Nov. q Especial. Though
the heavens iai,. X ng John j. Malone will
not permit Jim Dorsey 10 be ousted as
sub-coiiector of this port. Such are given
as Mr.. Malone's sentiments. Further. ii is
said that Il. +. jossey, protege of ex-
Speaker Crisp. and now detailed as chief
immigrant inspector on salary oi s.
day and expenses. asplres TO beome
"Mingo chief. and left today for Port
Townsend with Joe Egermeyer ia tow.
Jossey is understood TO play his first card
AS M .ngo chief in ths Puget sound
custom house forest by advancing Joe
Egermeyer for jim Dorsey's place. Joe Is
the man whose head was fguratiseiy cut
Oh hy County Assessor Dougherty. Dough-
erty whItted 3 knife about yard long
from a lafh, aud summoned number OF
lsis friends 70 see him cut ctf Joe's head.
lie did it because Joo worked against him
for denomination. Joe Is now Mingo
Jo.sey's protege.
Jessey is said to possess evidence TO
shog that j. Tenuant steeo was response
bic for some of the alleged Dorsey short
cornings. IL is the duty OF the collector
not to allow a vessel 10 be cleared without
FIRST seeing 10 IL thar the cargo has been
cleared And il is the tax now that Dor
sev allowed "a couple Of ships 10 so To
foreign ports without proper clearance IN
this respect, and that the documentary
evidence which Dorsey and Jossey can
nroauce on this point shows that steeb
acted as the customs broker for the ships
irregu!agly cleared. Therefore II IS
claimed the blame attaches 70 him. and
not to Jim Dorsey.
As a result OF these alleged irregular
clearnaees, il is maintained Mr.. Saunders
came here in person - oversee the entry
NJ the last two steamers arriving fTom tho
Orient. OF courss. he always comes down
"a examine the Chinese on board China
steamers. and this IS given as reason for
MS presence. At any rate, there has been
friction. some gosng 50 far as 70 claim that
Stesh las al along been dong Jim Dorsey
airt This naturally results from the fact
that steeb is an expert in the customs bro
kerage business. and has been looked upon
Wfth suspicion as a strong rival by some OF
Jim Dorsev's friends.
Win matters nearing climax, National
s,snn,itteemAn Wallace was appealed ~,
..ths story gees, and the exar OF All the
fil4-un.s. waving ais hand deprecatingig,
-lares. ooh. I can 90 nothing. I've
.asei my lass card. and if wssa't trump
NhIs Chairman Drum, 81 the Demo
--atte state committee. - not apt to accept
ffru porsev's shoes. unless same unfoFe-
aa ranspgication warrants such move,
.rsfl there are powerful influences at work
ere ana az Washington City 10 place niua
possslon To accept government
.i,isn. h IS knosn b. Mr.. Drum's
end. that he would net have tAoaght
r.ouxlv uf aerepslng government posi-
,.if n. business affairs had picked ap as
sr4nates. Inde~3, tie quite ready
stsr aoxr and cut after the aklmA
-,,,,pnsien had net a tight been made
..., hsywsegf the state organization in
,.l ana n aiiace IA particular ~ lhgt
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SAN Francisco. Nov. 23.--Gov. Elect ].
III. Budd will have no lack of aspirants for
the appointive offices within his gift. NJ.
NJ. Ogden. who accompanied Budd on his
stumping tour as private secretary and
pressman, wanted to be private
secretary at Sacramento, but it is
now said he Will be satisfied to
become assistant secretary to the board
of examiners. For executive secretary
the applicants are John ID. MacGilliyray
and Joseph Baker. both former newspaper
men OF this city. For harbor commission
ers Harry Il. Emeric. who accompanied
Budd on his campaign, is strong candi-
date E. l.. Colnan. of the Stockton Mad.
is an aspirant and so are Rudolph Herold
and w. L. Ashe, but the chances of the
two latter are not bright. Ii is be-
iieved that William T. Jeter. the
defeated candidate for lieutenant governor,
can have any office he wishes. John Mark
ley, secretary of the Democratic state CEN
tral committee. is mentioned for either
private secretary or bank commissioner.
Andy Clunie and Sam Braunhart both
want TO be registrar. Sam Newman wants
to be secretary of the railroad commits
sioners. A. /. Murphy secretary OF the
pilot commission, and 7. J. Harvey port
warden.
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Tn. ren.lo.. Appropriation.

WASHINGTON CRY, Nov. 2a-The sub
committee OF the house committee on PEN
sions met today. and after listening for an
hour TO Commissioner Lochren's explana-
tion af the requirements Of his office. vir-
tually decided to report bill providing
for the appropriations recommended by
the commissioner in his estimate here
tofore furnished, except in the
one item of fees for examin-
ing surgeons The original estimate
was that 81. .0o0. 00o would be required TO
pay these fees. but Mr.. Iochran told the
committee today that he thought $500, 900
would be sufficient. and that figure vas
decided upon. The pension appropria-
tions. as decided upon by the sub-commit-
tee. will therefore. be: For pensions.
$ii0. 600 900: for surgeons fees. sS0a.o0o;
for clerk hire at pension agencies. $4,000;
miscellaneous, Si3i. $50: total, SAL. .ssi $40.
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The Protection az tho Coast.

WAsHiNGroS Cry, Nov. 2s.-Gen. Casey,
chief OF engineers OF the war department.
Was before the subcommittee on fortiuca-
tions OF the house committee on appropri-
ations today. He made a strong plea for
liberal provisions for the protection Of the
coast. and especially Recommended the
purchase of additional fertilization sitee
near several of the largest cities on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts. He represented
that many of the sites which had been
purchased in the past. while adequate at
the time, had become practically vaiueless
because OF the modern improvement IN
guns. He urged the committee 10 adopt
the plan OF getting as many good sites
contiguous to the large cities Bs possible.
and urged that they be selected well out
At sea
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m. Ear,hquake. in Italy.

Roxx. Nov. 23-Dispatohes received
here from Reggie say there are 5000 per-
sons in that district who have been rem
dered homeless BY the earthquakes Many
bodies were upheavsd in the cemetery st
the time il vas disturbed by the earth
Quake. and a number Of bodies remain IN
ssght and will have 20 be reinterred.
Horrible scenes have been witnessed in
the stricken districts. where numbers Of
neopls have been wounded and manned.
some Of the sufferers had limbs torn off.
which caused their death before they
could be removed from the streets.
The military and volunteers Of all classes
Of the inhaoitants are working With energy
and building hnts and providing food for
those who are most in want. slightesrth-
quakes and subgeFrausan rumesings con-
tIaue 10 De felt at Aaliz1o. where the
inhabitants are siill terrOr-ssrieken.
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WASHINGTON CirY. Nov. %. lit has been
decided that the present situation in the
Indian territory Is not such as to warrant
the secretary OF war in calling ont United
States troops, and the authorities OF the
Indian territory have been 50 notified.
This, however, does not mean that
the government is 10 abandon or
in any degree ailay its efforts
10 bring the Cook gang OF
outlaws to justice. On the contrary,
United States Marshal Crump. of Arksn-
saw. who has made a reputation for HIM
self in dealing with the tough element IN
the Southwest. will continue with in
creased vigor the pursuit of the maraud-
ers. The presence of any considerable
military force. it Is not DOUBTED.
would have a salutary effect in quieting
the fears of the inhabitants, yet it is
thought il might defeat the ends sought,
by scattering the outlaws and thus max
ing their capture difficult, il not impossi-
his
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Tn. sugar Bounty Litigation.

WAsHIxsros CITY. Nov. 25.-Ihe coniro-
versy between the sugar growers oil the
countrT and The United states govern
raens. crossing out OF the repeai OF the act
granting q bounty OF = cent per poand on
ali sugars grosn in the Z Uniiea States and
- territories by the nsw tarsff, and she
.nhseuaent refusal ol ths treasury depart
roant 70 nav boanties On the sugar grown
in the uresent year, reached the fiFst stage
i, it, nrsgresz 10 definite legal settlement
,o.5.x ] Archibald Murray. an attorney
ri Neg York. tied three suits Ia the court
~ claims today. They are idengicaI in
character. and al seek TO recover from ths
government sums ot money alleged 70 be
Legally Que the comp.sinsnss as bounty on
sugar rsised by them n the year isssi.
The Chino Valley Beet Sugar Company. Of
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a s,,.m.ni, Ab.naon.d =, Sea.

GEoRGErows, s. c.. Nov. 2s-The tug
w. T. Congdon picked up. OF the bar this
afternoon. Capt. Bennington and twelve
men of the steamship ozams. bound from
Philadel phia to Charleston in ballast. Capt.
Bennington reports that at Z; 30 p. m. No
vember Is his steamer struck on Cape
Roman shoals aud stove a hole in
the engine room apartment. The
water quickly filed the fire rooms.
rendering the engines useless. The
steamer fioated of the shoals soon
after striking, and at a. m
sank in six and half fsthoms of water.
The crew took to the boats. saving only q
part OF their clothing. The engineer and
ten men went on TO board the steamer
Planter. from Charleston for this port. but
missed her and are supposed TO have gone
70 Roman beach
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Tn. c.rr.t.on-woodrun stock.

TACOMA. Nov. 22-GSpeciai. The re-
ceiver OF the GarretsonW WoodIuff- Pratt
Company was ordered today to sell the
goods in the branch store in Olympia, No
veinber 2s. and the stock at Snohomish,
November 20. W. ii. Smell later asked for a
change of receiver of The property here and
elsewhere in this state, alleging coliusion
between the Ciafiin & Co.. of New York,
and Mr. Pratt and Mr.. Woodruff. of the
firm. to deiraud the other stockholders of
the company and Others. The court held
that the allegations were too general to
warrant the removal of the receiver. Ex-
pert bookkeepers were at once put to work
on the company's property.
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THE DEBs STRIKE REPORT.
Chairman Wright SAYS the Com mission =
Position Is Impregnabis.

WAsHIsGToS Cry. Nov. 23.--Hon. Car.
roll ID. Wright. chairman of the strike
commission, today addressed an answer
to the open letter 10 the commission re-
Gently published in the Railieay Age. The
commissioner letter is as follows, being
addressed TO the editor OF the Age:
Al have examined the points you at
and find that every material position
taken by you IS false, while our own posi-
tions are in the main clearly substantiated
BY the evidence taken By the commission,
and chiefly by the sworn testimony Of the
railroad and Pullman officials. This esi-
dence can be freely examined by any
one you see TT 10 send 10 tins office,
as have aa extra copy OF It,
or you can find copy OF IL In the
hands of Judge WoFthlngton, At Peoria.
The testimony will be printed by order OF
congress, aud then every one can satisfy
himself as 10 the truth OF the position
taken by tue commission. l believe the
report OF the commission to be thorough Y
iuapregnaBle as 10 every material state
ment of iacts. Whatever speciac ausH er
the commission may MAKE as 10 The charge
of the Railteag Ags and other pagers, /
uresume the commission Will prefer 70
make officially, and not to any individual
publication. such an answer / have no
right now 10 make. because 1 have not
consultea the members OF the commission.
| write this letter on my osn responsl-
blllty. Whoever calls on me tor the par
pose OF examining the testimony Viii DC
accorded every privilege.
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EsGIAND's BASE rSGEATITUDE.
Laughing Over the Humiliation of sec-
rsaarv Gresham. Her Tool.

I.oxpos, Nov. 23.-Ths rumors from
Washington City that Great Britain 10
supporting or cooperating with the
United States Ia Its attempt to mediate
between Japan and China Ia declared in
Official circles here to be altogether incor-
rect. The United States government is
understood TO have acted with eompiets
Independence Of the powers.
England has noted the rebuff sustained
bY the United States with positive delight.
WA.HIssTos CTrr. Nov. Z3.-Ths latest
China-J apan deyelopmsnts disclose an ia
terestlng game Of diplomacy. The cable
adyiees, stating that British officials are
delighted with the rebuff sustained by the
United States In Jspzn's rejection OF the
mediation, cause much amusement amonx
the diplomats hers who aFs familiar with
the facts. While the British avsrrnens
that the United States acted entirsly alone
in It's offer snd Without the cooperation Of
Great Britain is literally true, yet it 10
known that her tnajssty's government.
for trade or commercial reasons. heartily
desired ths success OF the movement,
for il vas feared a continuance OF
the war might hurt British interests
in the last. The sentiment Of British
diplomats on Japan's rejection of our
oyersures IS thsrefoTs tempered by Enan~
csal considerations. From the outset Of
The negotiations Great Britain has showed
the greatest anxiety 20 nave tbs wsr ter
minated. and the foreign Office has twice
pat in an intervention. The interest II
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vAScoUvER, b. C., Nov. 23--Juags Nc
Creight pronounced sentence today at
Westminster on six Indians of the crew of
the sealing schooner {. ID. Rand. convicted
OF revolt on the high seas. Three were
sentenced TO eighteen months mprison-
ment aud the other three 70 twelve
months, Ieniency being shown, as the In
dians were probably influenced in their
actions through tear of being taken to Cop
per island. Mention of this neighborhood
produce. shudder amongst the Indians.
as one Indian crew suffered great cruelties
al the hands OF the Russians there.
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The orcutt Murder Trial.

TACOMA, Nov. 25.-TSpeciai.l- lin the
Orcutt murder trial today evidence was
taken to show that Cushman, who was
killed by the CIRCUITS, had stated that he
would burn the CIRCUITS barn. As the
CIRCUITS did not hear of this threat until
after the murder. ii was considered of
triliing importance, except 10 show that
Cushman had made threats. The prose
eution is planning to show more clearly
that the revolver used in shooting hole
through hop pole-the pole is in evil
cence-belonged to the Orcutts, and that
Cushman was shot down in cold blood
while he was unarmei.
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PORTLAND. Nov. 23-Gov. Pennoyer to-
day in a letter to Wharton Barker, OF
Philadelphia. referring to his open letter
TO Gov. Mckinley. says:
''You deserve public gratitude for your
efforts toward the restoration of silver as
standard money. / differ from you. how
ever, as TO the method. / would secure it
by the re-enac tment of the coinage law of
1887. | am bi-metailist and not a pro-
teclionist, but, believing that bi-meialiism
is most essential IN restoring national
prosperity, | would take moderate protec.
tion in order TO secure the necessary BIZ
meiailism."
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TAooNA, Nov. "a. speeiai. The off,
c:als Of the Northern Pacific All! meet
1ish the Chamber OF Commerce tonorrow
70 discuss more ot the general executive
Offices Of the road being located here. and
other matters. General Manager Ken
arlck says the company has 40 further
vr,uosificn 10 make 10 Tacoma for 8
change in the state land commissions
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Nrw LoSDox. Conn, Nov. A-Slighs
shocks Of earthquake we're reported from
toxns adjacent 10 this city this
morning. bstxeen and O'Clock,
reports coming from Cresou, Mystic Lynn
and NlAntiac. where she sound las IS of
distant thunder ard the vibrations pro-
noaneed. 40 damage Is reported. 90 far
"a knoNn.
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A. r. A. Men Eligible a. Jurors.

DESvER, Nov. 2s-Attorneys for Patrick
Phillips, Catholic. about 10 be tried for
murder, challenged four jurors who ac-
knowledged that they were members of
the A. r. A. The jurors swore that they
had no prejudice whatever agains. the
Catholics, and the court overruled the
challenge
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FA1RHAvES. Nov. 2a-i Special. Thirty
three men and five teams are employed on
the new water front road between here
and the Skagit county line. The right-of-
way Is all cleared and mostly grabbed,
and grading will begin ia few days The
rosdbsd will be solid, requiring no plank.
ing. and the grade will nowhere exceed 5
per cent. Work upon the connecting link
IN Skagit county. from Edison northward
10 the line, has not vet commenced.
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sxtxs...r Cleveland P.nnoyer, aoo-Hoe

TACoxs. Nov. 3 Special. Frank &.
Cole. one of the officers OF Hoo-Hoo. has
gone 90 Portland 10 assis: Ia concatina-
tlon there tomorrow night. AZ which Ii is
proposed 20 initiate Gov. Pennoyer into the
mysteries of the great black cat. under the
Official name OF Sylvester Cleveland PEN
mover. One week from tomorrow night
the Hoo-Hoo will eoncstinsts at Seattle,
when large number OF lambernen sil
J. 81 AT
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Tae uss of Eipaus Tabulss for kssdaeh@s.
dsspepsis szd other ssozssea eisofasza Il rot an
exVefim@nf. eHt A. assured ssecess- Ineg sa4i
a. al saas ws sAy snsg sill
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We must admit that the president,
whether we agree with him or not,
writes terseIy. His language is as plain
as the high qualities Of DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder.
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A WIZ. Beater Punished.

TACOMA. Nov. 3-fSpecisl. mis-
souri, Dick" McGovern beat his wife to-
night. An unknown nan, who disap-
pearei before the police arrived. interfered
and thrashed and cut McGovern severely.
one cash in Dicks neck is three inches
long
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Since IL received the highest award AZ
the Worlds Columbian Exposition the
sales of Dr. Prices have exceeded those Of
ali other baking powders.
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The champion baseball pennsnt VIII go
70 7 The championship for excel
lence in Baking Powder has gone 70 Or.
Price's-most perfect made.
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Brown. National Bank. spokane. r.ri..

SPOKANE. Nov. 23-The Browne Ma
tional bank closed its doors today aud
went into insolvency. The failure was
not surprise. as it was known 10 be
cramped for funds. The suspension
caused no furry in business circles.
There was small withdrawal from
other banks, but they are in
no danger The individual deposits
subject to check at the time of the last
published statement amounted TO only
S43. .00o. as the bank had long ago paid off
most OF the denositors. Cashier Shaw
puts the assets at s2ll. $50: liabilities. s7T,-
go: deposits. S29,s00. The bank was
organ zed in 1885, j. j. Browne was chief
stockhoIder and president. j. Il. Glascock
vice president. Arthur J. Shaw cashier.
TACOMA, Nov. % 3-tSpeciai. Before it
was generally known here today that the
Browne National bank. of Spokane. had
closed, kilograms were received notifying
the Democratic state committee and the
chief Tiiiicums that one or more Spokane
Democrats were candidates for the receiv-
ership.
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HE PRESIDENTS Gour.

Aggravated by Wet Weather - The
sprained Foot Troublesome.
WASHINGTON CTTY. Nov. 2S.-Ihe regu-
lar Friday cabinet meeting was postponed
because the president was not SO well. the
wet weather agg-avating his gout and
sprained foot.
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Like Tennyson's Brook" the increase
of sales of Dr. Prices Baking Powder
PROMISES TO go on forever"
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Flre at soIdendsie.

GolpKxnsTE. Wash. Nov. 23.-Flrs last
izht destroyed tao barns, together with
hfty tons Of hay belonging 10 oeorge sax
ton. Three fine drsgrht horses perishsd.
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WHarcox. Nov. 2z.-Tspeciai. cashier
Patch. OF The reconstructed Puget Sound
Loan. Trass and Banking Company, says
tne bank will reopen for business next
Nonday under very favorable conditions
He states that sufficient funds have been
secured To pay al demand claims and have
an ample surplus for The transaction o;
conservative business de takes eScsD-
tion % the statement OF Receiver Black
in his answer 20 tho petition for the
termination % the receivership. 50 re-
ported ia the PosT-IsrELIHGEScEs yester-
day, that funds fer reopening uaye been
secured ong7 or hypo;hecasing the banks
oess securities. and says that On the con-
tFary large portion Of the amount has
been obiaEned upon securities put up by
the stockholders independent OF the
scriptions and indebtedness OF former
directors, referred 10 Yesterday. he saws.
have been secured in 3 manner entirely
satisfactory to the new board OF directors
and the persons furnishing the funds for
reopening. The total Liabilities are placed
al sol 90 and the assets az $4,000, from
which the new management expects
10 realize a. least $4,000. The demand
Claims, QDGer Tue agreement Win tAc
creditors. viii not exceed $1,000. including
the small deposits. which will be paid in
full. Some OF the larger depositors, who
are secured. principally banks. have agreed
10 ait two yesrs before requiring pa, ment
of the amounts due them. Depositors are
To be paid In six installments. i've of 10
per cent each at intervals OF six months.
and one of SO per cent. in thirty months.
The banks nominal capital Is si25. .ooo-
OF th ., Mr.. Patch says, ali but $40. 800 has
been paid in. and this Is part of 81, 900
which was held as treasury stock. the
remainder of it having been sold prior TO
the panic, none of it below par and some
OF il a. a uremium. None of the new
directors were in any way connected with
the former management. and mono of
them are indebted 10 the bank. They are
Victor A. Roeder, president; l.. l.. Work,
vice president; 0. p. Brown, +. \. Bron-
son and DR.. r. s. Bragg. w. L. Patch, TO
whose efforts the reopening OF the institu-
tion IS largely due. will continue as cashier.
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convention. Dram i Tllllcum person.
fed, an ideal TiIiieum. ir fact