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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-27

WHsrcox. Jan. a ~ Special. The Blue
Canyon Coal Company will soon make
another shipment OF coal to San Fran
cisco.
Curiev A Becson have contracted to fur
nish o1, 90 feet OF lumber for use in the
construction of the Northeast diagonal
road. upon which fifty mea are now en-
pioyed.
G. Cissna, the Fairhaven merchant, has
been allowed s.. 100 by the insurance ad-
Iusters ~ compensation for damages to
his stock OF merchandise by the Waidron
hotel hre Sunday night, His total in
surancs was s6oo0. and the amount al
lowed Is y per cent. of the invoice value
of his stock. Mr.. Waldron's loss il not
yet adjusted except that upon his house.
hold furniture. IL was insured tor s., oo0,
and he has been allowed $500
The pay of the grand and petit Jurors
and balliffs of the November term of court
foots up triiie less than s., 00o
J. ID. Colegrovs, the lowest bidder for
the Port Townsend-New whatcom mail
contract, via the san Juan islands, IL ''gen-
eral manager" of what hs calls the Sole
grove Transportation Lines" The head
quarters Of the mail contract depart
ment' Is al Washington City, He has
written 10 Fairhayen steamboat captain
asking him TO submit bid to him tCole-
grove) for carrying a semi-weekly mai.
from fairhaven 90 Beach. Lummi island.
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THE CULTURE OF TOBACCO.
Practical Evidence of It's Success Of
the sound.

success
the Sound.
That tobacco can be successfully grown
on Puget sound has been again demon
strated by c. w. Holcomb. who brought
to the PosT-ISTELLIGEScER Office two sam
pie punches grown by ]. A. Rex, on his
farm at Centre. IN Jefferson county. which
he is sending to his old home in Ulster
township, Bradford county, Pa. Mr.. Hol-
comb has been convinced that the soil and
climate OF the Puget sound country are
well adapted for tobacco culture and fur
nished Mr.. Rex with some Havana seed
and Wilson hybrid on condition that he
would make the test. Mr.. Rex invited
him to 60 and see the result and he found
about three and one-half acres planted,
mostly with Wilson hybrid. There Is about
200 pounds of Havana seed, but Mr.. Hol-
comb does not think good enough quail
ity can be raised here TO make Ii profitable
Tho Wilson hybrid, however, has long,
broad leaf and is pronounced by him to be
fully equal to that grown in Pennsylvania.
Speaking further of the subject he said:
Tobacco would make much better and
snrer crop than hops, and the longer IL is
grown in any soil the better IL becomes.
From l, 900 TO 1900 pounds an acre can be
raised and will sell at to 10 cents pound
Capt Cove raised crop of that size on the
Snoqualmie hop ranch last year. If q
number of farmers would grow one or two
acres each it would diversity their crops
and would attract leaf buyers here, who
would buy mp the crop. sweat ID and pre-
pare IL for the manufacturer here and
market it"
Mr.. Holcomb will be glad to give any
further Information on the subject to any
person desiring to go into the business
who will cali on him at SIT Howard street,
in this CITY
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MURDER AND SUICIDE
Double Tragedy in Stevens
County Over of q Woman.
\ sov SUMTER KILLS HIMSELF.
mss Dssm - ~ Pssdened ssa Whifssy
esn Hsteiksspss In Trsabfs-

CoHyfrxv, Jan. gs--fspeciaI. The first
intelligence Of . terrible tragedy enacted
by KsIsspei valley farmer nearly three
weeks ago has just come 70 public Notice.
Kalsspei valley 10 situated In the south
eastern portion Of Stevens county. and has
recently been opened Up 10 considerable
Of . settlement by tho Great Northern
railway Most Of ths inhabitants are en-
Ing the past year G. A. Thompson and L.
r. Byron have lived neighbors in that
portion OF the world. and TO al appear
sncss we're peaceful and iaw-sbid-
ing citizens. Byron was . married
man. and Thompson. who wxs jet
. single man. was always welcome guess
at the Byron mansion. Mrs. Byron vas
possessed OF . rars degree Of vIvacsty, and
- Thompson's acquaintance Y.psnsd With
her she reeiprocafed his expressions Of ap-
probation for her many charms. Byron
n.ser had occasion 20 doubt his wife's
fidelity 70 him untsi during the holidays,
when he came into possession OF sorne let
ters that had passed between hts wife and
Thompson These letters revealed plot
between Mrs. Byron and Thompson 10 XIII
Byron, thus giving the unfaithfal wife her
cherished and unrestrained liberty. Byron
kept his own counsel, and Immediately
formed . resolution not TO fall victim to
the plan for his destruction.
Accordingly he took advan tare OF bis
FIRST opportunity and biiied Thompson,
concsaisng his body many miles from any
hahitAt;on. Byron returned to his home
with the hope OF rsconelling himself to
the burdens Of his life, and hoping 10 con-
tent himself with his unfaithsa! wife. Tns
weight Of his crime hung heavily upon
his uneasy soul and after a week Of sHf-
fertng BYRON blew his own brains ont
aud went 10 Join his neighbor in
another land. Before taking his own
life Byron wrote q letter explaining
his deed and siI the circumstances leading
up 10 Ii. Hiss letter vas the first knowl-
edge of the death OF Thompson that had
bsen gwen 10 the world. A coroner's in.
quest was held by a justice of the peace,
but through ignorance Of the law the
magistrate has omitted to send in a
transcript Of the evidence aud ths verdict
Of the jury TO the Office Of the auditor
The auditor has number of
letters respecting bills and expenses
incurred In holding the inquest
and telling the simple fact OF the tragedy.
but nothing particular beyond the murder
and suicide and the fact that Byron wrote
letter telling all about his troubles, can
be learned. The coroner states that no
found the body of Thompson BY following
the anteHuoriem statement of Byron.
Mrs. Byron liz stu in the kaiispet valley,
but il said TO be preparing TO leave for her
lone IN the East
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The w.iia wan. w.,.r r,s,,

N.t1A wAtGA. Jan. "a special. -
George Turner. of Spokane. who has been
retained ~ counsel for ths WAlla WsltA
Waiar Company ia Es fisa; asains,
the city In the construction of svsten, az
~ster works, hanas toF which were voted
last 9aiy, today orenea hts campaign
by filing ia the United States elrcui; ren-t
\ bin Ia ehaacesy praying for temporary
injunction preventing the city council
FROM selling she bonds or exr~adlag elyy
Hsaaey in promoting the scheme TIE
council has advertised 80 open bids for
heass next Tuesday, Nj. Turner leaves
for Seattle gonisbt te obtain ira,,
Judge HanfoF3 a writ * in}uncsloa. fhe
case Of The water company rests upon a
contract Stth Ste ctY which has nineteen
years mese 90 Ea's Tie cNmplstpt also
slisges ihai none CT the persons votsus
asd been registered as required by the con-
st4fatIen
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An ola land ri.l. Sustained.

BoIsK. Idaho, Jan. a6--Judge Beatty to-
day in the United States court decided n
case involving title to GO acres of valuable
land in the heart OF the Nez Perccs Indian
reservation, and issued an order restrain
Ing the interior department from ejecting
the claimant from the reservation. Craig
settled on the land under the Oregon
donation act Of 1854. The Indians
recognized his right in q treaty which the
government subsequently ratified. Craig
applied for patent in istsa, hu, died be-
fore IL vas granted, and the patent was
never issued. Judge Realty held that
Craig acted within the Law. anu his title
was valid, Notwithstanding the lapse.
The reservation II soon to be thrown open.
and hundreds Of boomers are already
waiting TO make rush for land.
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THE WRONG MAN ARRESTED.
a Whatcom hotsikeeprr Charged with
Passing Connterfsst Money


NhsTcoN. Jan. 25-fspeciai Jacob
Fwarter, proprietor OF the Whaicom
house. was arrested last evening upon A
warrant sworn out before Court Commis-
sionsr Williams charging him with pass
ing counterfeit 3cent piecer. Before day.
light yesterday morning i've lead nickels
we're given In payment for some meat pur-
chased at Nolts Hros.' market, and during
the day several other butchers and grocsrs
were imposed upon In the same way. As
soon as the fraud was deseo.ed the mer-
chants were notified and were on the
watch io- the swindler. In the evening
sonc OF the spurious were offered in pay
ment for small purchase at grocery
store. but they wora refused. The man
who rendered them pretended TO bs sur
rrised that they wsrn counterfeit, and re-
marking that be would take them back 10
the cigar store where he got them. he
went out Hewas watched, but instead of
SONG 10 q cigar store. went direct 20 the
Whatsofn house. An officer Vas called
aud . short time later swsrisr vas ar.
rested. He denies that he passed or tried
to pass any OF tho coins and says lac was
not the man who made the purchase at
the grocery store. The dealers believe he
Is the righi man. and in default of ball ho
MAS committed TO jail To await examina-
ton.
II vas proven today beyond any reason
able donhs that ssarter 10 entirely guilt
less IN the matter. Jacob Lesrnsberry. pro
prietaF OF tho Whateem Kitchen. having
been identified as the man who pnsssd the
COINS. lie admitted having done 80 when
arrested to-day, aud furnished bonds 70.
ms appearance before Court Com missioner
Williams next Wednesday. The police
Believe there is another man Implicated.
ssarter ~ss released from Jail today, but
the charge against him has not been dis
rnishnsi
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PurALLuP. Jan. 26-ispec,ai. William
l. Bray yesterday received dispatch that
Mrs. Bray died At O'Clock p. m. Of heart
disease, although seemingly we'll fifteen
minutes before. Mr.. Bray left the same
evening for st. Paul. Mimi, where Mrs.
Bray went the first OF last October to visit
her mother. Mrs. McCurdy. After receiv-
ing the dispatch Mr.. Bray received Q let
ter from his wife, stating how we'll she
felt. although she had been troubled with
rheumatism. which probably had effected
her heart. Mrs. Bray leaves q husband
and two little daughters, aged 6 years and
10 months respectively. Mr.. Bray is re-
ceiver Of the Puyallup Drug Company, and
formerly was bookkeepsr Of the defunct
PuyAliup bank
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CHIcAso. Jan. a1--George ii. Painter
vas executed e. ss0i o'clock this morning
for the murder OF Alice G. Martin. The
execution was horribly eangled. Al the
first attempt the rope broka Then the
victim mas carried tack limp and another
rope vas secured and be was. swung Up
again. On the gxilows Painter called on
God 10 cast him into everlasting flames, III
be were guilty Of murder. ana asked THAI
II any true American were present he
would haat down the girls murderer.
fPainter vas a gambler and murdered
his mistress. lie was q thorough believer
IN hYpnotlsus and made peculiar request
thai ne be hyptnotlrsd, in which state he
claimed he coald be com PEELED TO repeat
his actions on the night of the murder.
Ias request VAS refused BY the court
Strenuous efforts were made In his behalf,
aaa lie ~As iwics reprieved on at4davIts
tending 10 tx the crime on q man named
DtcA Edwards. q desperate bearing q re-
sene4ance 10 Painter. now under sentence
IN Texas fer numbering other women.
Gov. Aftgela ST last declined 10 further
infeEfere 9Th the course Of justice.
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suprsm. cour, Decisions.

OLYMPIA. Jan. B-tspecial. The fol-
lowing decisions were handed down by
the supreme court today:
Laura wolverman. respondent, vs.. Henry
G. Bell 81 a.. appeiiants-From Spokane |;
application denied and the stay heretofore
ordered against writ of assistance va.
Gated.
Frederick Meyer and Frederick Mach
stein, respondents, VS.. Tacoma Light and
Water Company, appeliant-From Pierce
judgment reversed. with instruction TO
dismiss
Herman Atrape. respondent. Va. Peter
Costello and City of Spokane, appellants
From Spokane: judgment reversed and
new trial granted.
John Russell, appellant, vs.. City OF Ia
coma, experimentation Pierce: iudg.
ment affirmed. This action was brought
10 recover damages for niuries TO the per
son and property of the appellant, alleged
to have been caused by carelessness of the
city. The court below held that the city
was not liable.
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IN. carlssr.s. r.ir op..s r.a.y.

The Cafifsrsfs Fair 0psss Tsdsy.
SAs Fssscrsco. Jan. 6-Tomorrow ID
the day toward which the eyes Of oil the
friends OF the Midwinser intern ationsl ex-
position hare been turning. and IL fndica-
tons count for anything the day should
be - perfect and eiorio0s A. any one could
wish The time for the osssciai opening Of
this exposition was chosen with
Of the world the possibility
OF holding such an exposition
in nidwsnter. The heavy rains OF Janu-
airy proved serious tetrimens 20 the re-
certion and installation Of exhibits. bat
now that the sun shines upon the efforts
Of the exhibitors every energy has been
redoabled. and the result Is that each OF
these latter days Of preparation has
worked most remarkable Transforms
ton. The exposition opens in
much more complete state than
has any industrial display In the
history of the world. All the main build
ings are completed. and the exhibits not
yet installed constitute very small
minority of the whole. All the roads and
walks. which were in such bad condition
on account Of rains aud heavy feasning,
have been macsdamixed and placed in
= satisfactory condition. The grand
court. upon which all the main build
ings face, contains 3 profnsion Of
palms. flowers and shrubs. around which
has been laid . cement walk fifteen feet
wide. The entire distance around the
court is about three-quarters of mile. In
the center rises great electric tower TO
height Of 2T2 feet. which. when ablaas
with its thousands of electric lights. will
present q scene of beauty which will be
treat in itself
There were BIS paid admissions today.
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ksSr. Jan. 26.-tspccial "A telegram
Was received In Kent yesterday accoune-
ing the death OF casper Carl at Missoula.
Mont The decessed was bridge carpen-
ter IN the employ OF the Northern Pacific,
aad leit here on January 5 10 20 to the
Northern Pacific hospital at Missoula. 10
he treated Tor what he supposed was the
grip, bgt which proved TO be typhoid
fever. OF which he died lie Was a mem
her Of the 4. -. I. ". and had no rela-
tives in this state.
Ca last Tuesday evening the Kent
Literary and Musical Society met st the
residence of Mr.. and Mgs. 4. +. Van de
NanteF. About seventy were present All
appeared Ia enjoy themselves thoroughly.
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A letter from Congressman W. III. Doc
little has been received by Secretary W.
H Whistlesey, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce. in which the writer &C
knowledges the receipt of the memorials OF
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, pro-
testing against the removal of the import
duty on coal and lumber Mr.. Doolistle
SAYS in relation TO the memorials and the
tariff bill:
al realize the danger threatened TO our
coal and lumber industries by this bill
and every Republican 30 far has antago-
nized and opposed it In every way pos
sihie, but il viii probably pass the house
against the reason and protests of the en-
tire country. We indulge in the hope,
however. that il will not pass the senate.
but that is not hope based upon any
weii-detined understanding among sen
ators IS vet. Its supposed that Hill and
his partisans will oppose ANYTHING tnat
Cleveland may want. 1t is known that
the dearest wish of the presidents heart
now is that the Wilson bill shall become
law. and he il bringing every force TO
bear. However. inasmuch as he was not
able to secure the confirmation of Horn
blower for the supreme court under all the
pressure, it looks good deal as though
Hill was in a position to help Us In that
body.
at is said and I believe with much
truth. that nearly every Democrat in the
house will vote for the bill against the
protest of every manufacturing interest in
his locality. But that fact will have but
little 10 do with results. as the leaders un-
der Clevesand's direction have the party in
the house pretty well in hand. The only
thing in the world for the American poo
pie TO do is To understand in the first place
that the situation in the South and inter-
ests of the major part of the Southern peo-
pie are in direct opposition in all ways to
the interests Of laborers and employers in
the North aud West on account of the
colored element they employ in the South
and the poor white labor of that section of
the country. They have nothing in the
world TO fear from combinations among
their people. and certainly have no respect
for them and nothing in common with
them.
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Ernest Hazard Seeking Forgiveness.

TACOMA, Jan. 6.-lSpecial. Ernest
Hazard, who kidnapped his little boy and
elored with Minnie Collins, of Ithaca,
n Y, has at last made confession to
Mrs. Hazard and has thanked her for
breaking the spell which Miss Collins, he
says. had npon him. He claims that Miss
Collins completely hypnotized him. and
had him speilbound under her control.
While the spell lasted, he claims, he could
do nothing of his own voiition regardless
of the will of the woman. Miss Collins,
Hazard tells his wife. could do anything
with him. and now that Mrs. Hazard has
divorce and Miss Collins has gone to
Kansas City TO marry a wealthy cooper
named Kelly. his escapade seems to him
like dream, for which be can in nowise
account. He has asked Mrs. Hazard to
remarry him 1t the end of six months,
but she has not agreed to take him, even
on probation. Ernest's parents are rated
up in the millions. and are the owners of
large wooden manufacturing plants in
Peacedaie Il l.
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THE PosrLASu smucsLKKs.


u
cmsed. spesner Discharged
PORTLAND. Jan. - Especial IA letter
Was received today from Nat Blum, dated
Washington City. He has spent most Of
hts time since going East in Washington
City and in New York. He expeets 10 re-
cetve q fall pardon from the president be-
fore returning here next month
WAssIssTos err, Jan. ah-tSpecial.l-
II Is stated 81 the department OF justice
that Whitney l. Boise. chairman OF the
Repubiiean state central committee Of Ore
gon, who vas indicted for completely in
the Illegal landing Of Chinese At Portland,
viii be brought 10 trial soon.
poErLssn. Jan. .8.-fspecial- lon mo-
tloa Of United States Attorney Murphy
the indictment against Ei spooner for
eonspiring TO srnuggIe opium was dis
missed today, spooner Was Waterman on
the Hsy;ian Republic. and rowed ashore
800 pounds Of opium. which Capt. sweeney
conveyed TO Nat BUNS residence. and the
owners thereof were obliged 30 charge lt
up TO profit and loss. Spooner was ar
rested 10 California and brought back here.
He has been in jail several months.
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sane time e7sersains . doubt lest the
county commissioners sbosid revoks the
order made By the former board TO the
eHces shat the county seat should Be re-
moved 70 Kettle Fsiis- Tn. decision rem
csrsd IN the Pacific county case has in
sElrsd the Kettle Falls folks 20 bsGasve shas
the Stevens eosnsy case viii mess the
same fate and that the commissioners are
she sole power 20 deal with eoznty seat
election cases. They hare been advised
~ their sttorneys 70 leave no fencrs down
and 90 place guard ~ every entrance.
accordingly = Delegation from TIE Wizard
City has visited each Of the three commits
ssonsrs WITH . view 30 securing the perpet-
uity Of the order made by the old board
over year ago.
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A ROY nuNrEg kIlIxp.


otysF4A. Ian. n ri Special. Hugh. the
is-xeav-old son Of Alfred Thomson lix.
ing four ,ailes from this city. vas ain,ox,
instantly killed tbs stternuon by the acci-
dental discharge OF a rifle. The boy had
been huaisnFt aud wens into the house Of
nssgafof, sitting down near = table 10
rest In moving his rife about the ham.
iner struck the les Of the table. disrharx.
Ing t. The ball entered his left eve
penetrated the braia and crushed the
ssasl in several places. The hoy gay un-
conscious from the time OF the Ae.idso,
I'LL he died. sssnty minutes later. rhyxi-
clans arrived too late 90 10 Of assistance.
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KENT, Jan. 26. - Especial - John
Boucher, one Of kent's most esteemed
citizens. died yesterday morning with
tumor in the bladder. Deceased was SIS
years old aud . native of England. He
left wife and nine children. The widow
aud five OF the children live in Kent and
Auburn. The funeral will take place to-
morrow morning &C 10 O'Clock, under the
direction Of the Rev. Mr. Cheai. pastor of
the Episcopal church of Seattle, OF which
the deceased was In good standing ut the
time of his death
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Seivtlts, Jan, =, ---f sf~eiAi The SseY-
eas eeanty seat question sast has assd the
nervous sys,ens 81 she pshtse 81 lis highest
Esssssa fog she past yssg Is nos a5oat 70
eatfasnase 80 supreme oenrs decision.
shat tEIaaNal Having essgts the case ea the
issh last Jast shat tic outcome vii -
40 one sesfass 50 BE abe saaSstae, hnt there
Is world a saspieaem ea&uag "a the At
ssasspasre fega1ssas vsa1caee. ns odds ia
whese hessAss use css@test Is decided. keg-
rs faAAs - Cona4eEt 81 saEeess Aal a. she
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Mr.. Caikfn, No. Lk.lvte Kec.,.r

TACOMA. Jan. B.-[Special. THE close
friends of the Cslkins family here do not
expect that ex-congressman Calkins will
recover, although he may be able 10 leave
his bed again and get down town. Ii il
held that there are cases where men in a
possibly more critical condition than Mr..
Calkins have recovered sufficiently to be
about for a considerable length of time.
Mr.. Calkins' daughter. Mrs Van Marter,
will arrive tomorrow or Sunday from Eu-
rnpe
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Mrs. Cleveland Talked too Much.

TACOMA. Jan. 8.-[Specisi. Mrs. Mary
Cleveland. who Is NJ war with Eli s.
Glover for possession of realty here and at
Olympia. which she claims belonged to
her first husband. DR.. Daniel r.
Thatcher. whom The spirits told
her was dead. resulting in her
second marriage, annoyed her attorneys
30 much today by talking unduly that
Judge whalley. sof Portland, threatened
to throw up the case if she was not more
discreet. The case was continued till
Tuesday.
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AsNEaSp. Or. Jan. IA man named
NeCenVllie was drowned in Evans creek
uear Wnssivase IN this county. last T0es-
day by the carsssing 81 3 small beat. ia
saieh he and another mAn named Carter
acre crossing tAe stream. The beat ssrack
sgA'ass fiost4ag Tree and wzs cArsixed
Carter iunpet on ta she tree and sas
saved, la, MeCOnvi,ls elnng 10 the boat
and as drowned. \ eoFoner's Jury found
- 5sstes 10 the head. bat concluded thev
sers received While struggling an the
HatRr