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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-01

TACOMA, Jan. 3i.--lSpeoial. II. D. Var
rington, ex-cashier OF the state Bank Of
orting. has been released on bonds.
Nothing was done at the charter revision
committee meeting today, because. IL Is
said. the majority committee report had
not been prepared by the board OF public
works opposing abolishing that body.
The Berlin Building Company has been
placed in the hands Of receiver. w. Z.
Smith being named. with bonds fixed at
$e0,000 The building company Is mort
gagged for $500 TO the Pennsylvania
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Octave Caria vas sent 20 the Steilaeoom
asylum soday. lie VAS foend this morn
ing at Puyallup praying and demanding
that telegram be sent 10 President C.eye
land for 500, 600 with which 10 send Caria
10 France.
T. s. Mesny. OF the Worlds fair COM
mission. vas here today and made ar
rangements to have the balance Of the
10. 600 Washington Worlds cir Souvenir
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Victoria News.

vIcronA. Jan. 81 Especial. mot
more than a We Victoria sealers will hunt
on this side Of the Pacific. and the COM
bined American and British fleets on the
coast will hardly number . dozen. The
sealers go out with the expectation that
the regulations of the Paris arbitration
will be put in force this year. 1t is be-
lieved that the regulations will be ma
terially modified before both governments
ratify them.
The schooner Norway, wrecked two
weeks ago Of Otter point, today was sold
TO Capt. McCoskrie for $2l0 with s42 duty
added. He will leave for the wreck tomor-
row on the steam schooner Mischief, to
wreck her or bring down her hull.
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The Case of Boodier Grasssss

WHATcox. Jan. 3L-fSpeciai.l-H the
motion for new trial In the case against
ex-Deputy City Clerk Grassett, convicted
several weeks ago of forgery, should be
granted. il Is said that the counsel will
endeavor TO secure his acquittai upon the
plea of insanity. 1t can hardly be pcssi-
tie. however. for him 10 escape . term in
the penitentiary. as there are seventeen
other indictments against him, and upon
the one trial already hal evidence of his
guilt was conclusive. He committed rank
perjury upon the witness stand, and the
county attorney may file information
against him for that. 1t would have been
better for him had he pleaded guilty and
asked tbs mercy of the court.
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Gladstone strong aad FUN of Fight.

LONDON. Jan. 3I.--The Pail Mall Gasette,
a Tory organ, says Gladstone contempiates
resigning, but a letter received from Biar-
rita. sent by Herbert Gladstone, says his
father is in splendid health and full of
fight for the coming session. Giaistone's
secretary informed the Associated Press
that he has no information which would
lead him 10 believe there was any truth in
the story that Gladstone intended TO re-
sigE. The story Is otherwise generally
discredited.
Sir Algernon West. who Is with Glad
stone at Biarritz. has been authorized to
declare that the statement that Gladstone
has decided to resign is untrue. He fur
Their is authorized TO say it Is true that
many months ago Gladstone's age and
condition of sight and hearing made it, in
his judgment, desirable to be- relieved
from public cares. His tenure of Office.
which has been liable to interruption from
these causes. remains exactly IS before.
Gladstone has not said or done anything
10 restrain his freedom or that of his col.
leagues regarding his future course.
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SNoHoAISB. Jan. 81 Special. 800 The
latest in the light between tue coanty COM
missioners and the prosecuting attorney IS
a petition from the former asking that
grand Jury he called.
A petition Is being circulated all along
the StiiIaguAmish ~ and down the val
leys some forty miles ssking Judge Han
ford TO remove George Morell from the
position of United states commissioner
which he now holds. aud 10 appoint Mr..
Randall. of Arlington, % that pos ton. The
petition alleges nonfsssaace, naisfeassnee
aad malfessance IN ofglce. and has been
signed by abcut - PER cent Of those 70
v aoGa it has been presented. Mr.. MoTeil
has some friends Who all make a c0aatsE
L sat Tor hi,n.
About tao weeks ago q Young man
named ". =. Haskell ssopped IN tAis city
wisa friends. lie sasa that he was an
rosie - San Francisco. and that he
expected - SAL from Seattle. lie had 10
50 10 an island dewn in he Sound 10
dispose * sAilooA& lie had there.
au1 TO get some clothes he ha4 left
taeFe. and he lstt Saehomisa wlth that
iaten;jcn. lie. had considerable raoney
With him, AMI as ne ass ues been seen a.
the ts.aad y acre tae boat is foa! pay is
feared
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rhe FIR. shinr,. Win.

TACOMA, Jan. so.-TspeciaL F-Ex-Gov.
Eugene Sempie. of Seattle, says: 81 in
troduced sawed shingles into this country
in ISL Prior to thas time shaved shingles
were used and we're worth ABOUT s. per
thousand. At first people would not take
the sawed shingle. They imagined the
kerf marks. marks made by the saw. would
carse them to leak and rot. I set mp my
mill down o. Cedar Mountain, In Oregon,
and made money ont of the venture after
got the trade ia the habit of using them.
Ny shingles we're guaranteed not TO rot at
the nail holes and not 20 break when nails
were driven through them; also not TO
collect moss, as did the others. I had
seen sawed shingles in the East several
years before. but I believe my Cedar
Mountain mill was the first on the
Coast
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WAS IT A MURDERa
Grave Charge Against Post
master at PIumper's Pass.
AcoMDEMsED MURDERER SAVED
ouacaAs ne Port TownssnA-Ths Poytiand
osvings Bank 10 Psy 10 Per
Cent. Divfdsnd To-day.

yreronA, Jan. 3i.--fspeesal IA coro-
ner's inquest which promises sensational
Yssusts opened here today On the body Of
Elizabeth Roberts, . widow who died On
Sunday at tbs home OF Postmaster
W. T. collinson, Of Piumpen's Pass,
and was buried here Tuesday I'M
der rather strange circumstances,
city physician having without
any proper examination given q cer;i1-
cate which made the snternsnt possible
The evidence a. the inquest showed that
the bosy was brought down on the daily
ss@amer on Monday by coiIlnson. Tues
dsy morning DIR. Morrison went 20 the
undertaking rooms and viewed the re-
mains. making no examination ofths body,
simply looking at it casually and remain
ing less than I've minutes. lie then gave
q formal Certificate sscribing cardiac dis
ease az the cause of death. The coroner
declared such certificate worthless. and
said if such q thing happened in
England the medical man so Of.
Tending would have bis name struck
from the roll OF practitioners
and would be proceeded against for utter
ing a fraudulent certificate. letter
from bumpers pass led Superintendent
duss%y, Oh the pFosthctaA potSss w nav"
tine body eHhumed ana post-mortem
viii 30 made. This letter gave the
snformasion that Postmaster Collinson.
with whom the deceased lived. Is
- inherit ali her money, she
having some days before her death signed
wilt in bis favor prepared by himself.
The statement that CoIllnson refused 70
secure medical aid when requested was, 10
Is said. made By the deceased TO more than
one and she also told Constable Mcneil
IN the presencs of Mr.. Robson. justice of
the peace, that she had frequently been
given something In her tea that tasted
lawfully bad, an acid of some sort." Sac
also complained OF ili-treatment 70 Consta-
bic McNeilI and To Sir. and Mrs. Robson.
warrant for Collinson's arrest was
sent up 10 Pinmper's pass this evening
aud pending further Developments lie will
be held on charge OF neglecting to pro-
vide medical attendance. II the suspicion
OF flnl play 10 confirmed there will prob
ably be serious trouble for DR.. Morrison.
who Is a man well up in years. has con-
siderable means and was coroner for the
district until removed n few years ago.
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The spehan. saan c.sselsa.sis..

SPOKANE. Jan. 3l-rSpeciai. There II
every indication that the suggestion OF
Comptroller Eekels that the Washington
and Cirixena' National banks Of this city
be consolidated will be carried out At .
meeting Of the officials Of the tva banks
last night, . letter vas preps.sd and
sent to the comptroller. asking for
instructions how TO proceed. There
is little doubt that the consolidation will
tsks place. tits proposed TO call the new
institution the Union National bank. and
the capital Is TO be placed ~ 500 oo0 Both
banks suspended in June. but have since
reopensd. The Citizens National now has
q capital of $4,000 and the Washington
National . capital of $250.0Oo.
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More Chinese Arrested.

Chinese Inspector s. {. Walker and Gas
toms Inspector Frank +. CgFrie last night
brought down from Utsalady tive Chinese
whom they had arrested there on Tuesday
by inquiries they ascertalned that they
had only recently come 10 that place and
conld not speak Enghsh. and they were
arrested oa suspicion Of being illegally in
the country. United States Commissioners
Emery committed them temporarily last
night and they Will lie given q bearing At
? elcck today.
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when years Of age. she vas betrothed 70
Chung Chm. Of this city. who Was then Q
years old. He claims that this besroshal
was consummsted by proxy six mcnfhs
ago. and Is Now anxious 10 receive his
bride This IL rev scheme here. and the
authorities say If it can b worked it wiz
throw open the door 70 ali chiness women.
Several Cinnamon tried 20 secure haheas
corpus for the woman. and one was 80
anxious to secure her that be tried 70 bribe
United States Attorney Murphy 70 help
him get he. ashore. This viii come ous in
the exsruin alton tomorrow
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Lsk. cushman showed In rhrs. weeks.

LAKE CusHnAs, Jan. 25.-fspecial. lit
will be just three weeks Friday since any
mail lett the lake. Never except during
the great storm OF last January have We
been so shut off from the world. On Jam
uary snow fell 10 the depth of half a foot,
filling the lake with siush aud making it
impossible TO cross it. This froze. Then
on the 9th it began 10 rain, and on the 18th
and 18th il rained as IL never did before
On the morning of the 18Th there was less
than an acre of the Putnam ranch above
water. the homestead and the farm build
ings being just above the reach of the
water. while on the hay field logs aoated
over the top of the wire fences. The door
81 the hotel was about s feet under water.
This is by far the highest water ever seen
at Lake Cushman since il was first settled
in 1885. Settlers on the lower river say it
was higher than in over twenty years. A
furious gale blew during the rain and tore
the hotel kitchen from its foundations
and foated Ii across the lake, where it
now lies
Some little damage was done to fences on
the ranches up the river. and the old camp
of the Mason County Mining and Develop
ment Company was washed away. and
some few fruit trees damaged by floating
logs, which are now strewn over gardens
and fields. 1t Is reported that the county
road is very badly washed near Hoodsport,
in one place abont i've feet deep.
Immediately upon cessation Of the rain
IL began TO snow, and the lake has now
been frozen over for nearly two weeks. but
until the last day or two il has not been
strong enough to bear man. Two days
ago boat was hauled across mile of ice
and launched I'm the open water at the foot
of the lake, and the following morning the
mail-carrier attempted to get the mail out.
but broken snowshoe turned him back
when he had gone bnt two miles. In the
meantime the ice has weakened greatly,
but another attempt will be made to get
out. IL is ten-mils trip. and for man
TO make the round trip and pack thirty or
forty pounds each way is no small job. 1t
is greatly feared that the storm of last win
ter nearly exterminated the deer IN this
neighborhood. Very few have been killed
this winter. and no tracks are 70 be seen
NOW
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SUICIDE AT PORT TOWNSEND.
r. knudsea, an Insane Laborer, Hangs
Himaelf Ia jail

poRr TOWNSEND. Jan. 3i.--(Speciai. 1T.
knndsen, a Norwegian iaborer, who was
temporarily locked up in the city jail
pending removal to the county courthouse
for examination tor insanity. committed
suicide in his cell by stranguiation this
afternoon. He is supposed to have come
from Whatcom or Hsdlock. and was ex-
hlhiting "A large sum of money around the
saloons when arrested by Chief Of Police
Hickman. He purchased a railroad ticket
tn an Eastern city and gave 800 TO
an unknown sailor, which was subse-
quently recovered. After being locked
up, he rugged an n loop from piece of
his trousers. which he swung out through
the bars and iassooed q gas jet. This not
having the desired effect of ending
his life he put the loop
around his neck. tied the other
end to q cell bar. kicked chair out from
under him. his feet being scarcely three
inches from the floor, and deliberately
strangled himself to death. He had not
been alone fifteen minutes when the jailer
found his corpse. The coroner took
charge of the remains.
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Funeral of JudC. C.ikins.

TACOMA, Jan. 3L-tSpecial.l THE fu-
neral Of Judge Calkins was largely at
tended this afternoon. the services being
held at his late residence. Tho face of
the dead man appeared very natural. The
casket was of Spanish cedar, draped with
black. The floral tributes ware numerous.
Revs. +. Il. Cherington and c. b. Edgar,
the former OF the First Methodist church
and the latter Of the First Christian
church. offered prayers and delivered
brief and touching eulogies. The inter-
ment was at the Tacoma cemetery.
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Not Able To Open Becaase Some De-
noAIinra Are Greedy.


PORTLAND, Jan. 81. - Especial. ~ The
Portland Savings bank. which suspended
SIX months since. will not resume business
tomorrow. as was hoped, but tho receiver
will pay 10 per cent. dividend on all de-
posts. OF the s.. too. 900 of deposits. ex-
tensions had been signed by all but s50o,-
90, when report was circulated that the
bank would resume on February /, and
the dsposisors stopped signing. and
brokers were buying deposits at 90 per
cent. of the face value.
number of the largest dspositors, who
are able to wait, would not sign, and were
ready TO rush IN and draw all their money.
This was not considered fair % those who
bad signed extensions. and the court or
deFed thas 10 per cent of the dividends be
paid 10 all depositoTs. The hank will open
for this purpose tomorrow morning. The
oearts viii not hasten to throw the bank
into liquidation and Il Is hoped that ar
rangements will yet he made 20 enable IL
TO resuuss business. as the assets are ample
&c pay al depositors ii reasonable time Is
aiVxu
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ing With the neu Northwest diagonal
coanty road ~ the eity limits Vas settled
By the council Monday evening BY the
adoption Of q ro1te via Elm street. 70
Seventeenth. and the city engineer Vas
directed to prepare and submit plans aad
specifications for the improvement
chief Brtsbin, Of the IRE department.
win attend the convention OF department
chiefs at San Francisco. The council has
allowed him 80 for the payment Of ex-
psnses.
The council has allowed the full amount
Of the claim Of the aremen for services ~
recent fires, but Monday evening resolu-
ton vas adopted changing the amount Of
the compensation, so that hereafter they
will rsesive 81 for turning out at fires, 81
for the frs: hours work and 50 cents for
each additional hour.
Ex-County Commissioner George w.
Lysle and wife are soon 20 remove 10
Southern California 70 await the return Of
tbs someshst overdue boom 70 Fair
hsTen.
A small sloop. name unknown. dropped
anchor opposite the foot of Mckenzie ave.
nue., q. Fairhsven, yesterday afternoon
and about O'Clock last evening caught
LFe ana W a. DUFIeI 70 siS WasS1 y cISr.
She Is believed 10 hsvs been engaged IN
smuggling.
o. z. Garland, Of Fairhaven, who built
the yacht Ripple, now owned in Seattls
and which was prize winner In the FIRST
years races Of the yachting association,
has neariy com pIeted new yacht, the
same model as the Wanda and in the
Myths class. which Is expected 20 outsaii
any boat of the same class on the Sound.
She Is 2slz feet over all: 9-foot beam. The
water line will be - feet and the draft 2
feet. The mainsail will have . 2s,S-foot
boom. 2lfoot hoist. fsiS-foos gaff. The
center board will be SIS feet. The boat 10
OF cedar. oak trimmed, with copper fastsn-
ings and will cost about 81, 600.
Instead OF consolidating their cannery
interests ct Point Roberts and Semiahmoo
as il was reported yesterday that they in
tended doing, Messrs. f. A. Wsdhams and
ID. Drysdais have sold their plants and
rights to the Alaska Packing Company,
which owns twenty-eight canncries and
has the largest capitalization OF any fish
packing company on the Coast.
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A New Trial for Murderer Myers.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 3L-fSpecial-l-In the
case OF the state Of Washington vs. Charles
e. Myers. appellant, who was condemned
to die for setting fire TO building which
caused the death of Frank Sherry at
Asotin March i5 1893. the supreme court
reversed the judgment, and the cause was
remanded with instructions for new
trial. The murder at Asotin was Myers
second. His first was At Lewiston, Idaho,
several years ago. He was acquitted.
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Tacoma Personal News.

TACOMA, Jan. 81 Especial. - George
Foster, OF South Bend. is here.
]. NJ. Cunningham aud T. P. Matthews,
Of Spokane, are at the Tacoma.
w. E. Geiger registered today as the Fife
from Cascade Locks.
Leslie Callom has returned from San
Francisco. after having had his salary in
creased from S. TO S. per day.
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The Everett Council.

EVERETT, Jan. Si.-FSpecial. The city
council tonight by unanimous vote
passed an ordinance submitting to a vote
of the people a proposition to buy the
water plant, the special election to be held
March 81 The water company agrees to
extend the main from Woods creek to
L
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CRIMINAL NOTES

". y. walker aad vile. Of Eses.aa. No, were
Va. s0zsd Tuesday aigat - = shoaxas ~ arsn3-
lag coffee. Easy BOTH died y Wednesday sneraIas
DARING a 9aA-Fs. IA s CAtsSxa dance aAll
cary Wednesday rscraing PatFalnsza Arabs
VS. SIC, sa4 Al. ed hg Fzsrel aaa hxcca- Tas
.&tteF sks arrested.
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Nat SLAM.

WAsHISGToS CRY, Jan. 3l.-iSpeeiai y
The dispatch from Washington City re-
Gently published in the Posr-ISrEIIl-
eKxcxg relative 10 Nat BIum being a. the
capl;al with woman under an assumed
name. registering from Astoria, vas erro-
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WHArcoM. Jan. 3L-tSpecial.l Tho pre-
liminary hearing of Learnsberry. the al
legged counterfelter. was held before Court
Commissioner Williams today. and he was
held to await the action of the United
States grand lurY
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books, now N the freight sheds here. dis
tributed among the commercial bodies OF
the three leading cities OF the state. Seat
tie, Spokane and Tacorna. and also for
some 20 be sent TO the Interstate fair to
be had here NEXT summer.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

The wife of Prince Ferpinsnd Of Bulgaria
gave birth 10 q son Tuesday. The event WA
announced at Sofia by salute OF ioi guns.
The Duke and Duchess OF saxe-Ccbourg Gotha
made their state entry into Gotha Wednesday
with great pomp The whole town was decor
ated with German and English colors.
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WssHISGToS CETr, Jan. 3L-C&rlisle has
appointed ". J.. usEen. of Cincinnati,
eh.el Of the secret service vice A. L.
nyummoud. resigned.
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THE NOTABLE DEAD.

DR.. John X. Murphy. ono o! the best known
physicians In the Northwest, died al St Paul
Wednesday. He was the official surgeon OF
every railroad running out OF ST Paul.
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foETtASr, Jaa. 81. - Special - Or
fhtrfy-ssyen Chinese pssssa gers arrived on
the signal from EEitssA Coiumhza Col.ee-
tor Black aliowe3 ten 50 land. The 0aly
cas 81 taose -egecsess. sho has secured
haesas corpus. Is a NoHAa whose cestss4-
cate ssis iogsA thai s.xteea years sgo,
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Frozpt relief - stex asaa.eas. dizziness
rausTS- SeasttPaisnns ps4n IN tns eide. gaAraa-
tees - taasc Hs42s G2ssaS's Lite Liver 4. a
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Mr. Shiids CONDITION unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. i.-George w. Childs
passed quiet day. There was no notable
change in his condition at midnight
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LESSONS IN
French. Music
And German
A-G.TEs BY ARRANGEMENT

RRFERESCEs-Eev navid C. Garrett q.
lRyEs Testory: Mrs L. < j. Hunt. arrow Iaxe
Washington; Rev Wallace Nutting 1890 Tai.
terstty street.. ami parsars Of former pupils
Yer faEtnef Information appiy 10 ths MISSES
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Principal, Miss vinterbourne tFruoei Union
Graduate of the Home ana Co.oniAl Training
College, London, knglandl. who holds . King
County Teachers Certificate, second grade.
Pupils received a. any time.
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TAis Is asy sos Saxsag gs~aszs al ceogss s
Levy
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Fees rrayab in advance for either session.,
per month.
A small fee OF SC per month will be CHARGED for
kindergarten m teras. use OF gifts and stationery
The methods of teaching based On
FkGBEis SYSTEM, which Is now being uui.
yersaliy s6sp.ed by the best teachers OF isfsatA
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-24
A Novel Tran.

A short time ago hunter found, in a patch of woods in Connecticut, eleven large black snakes tied up in hard knots and stone dead. Two telegraph wires ran through the woods overhead, and few days before there had been heavy blast set off in a quarry near by. This broke down the wires, and started a colony of black snakes from their slumbers in a neighboring ledge. One of the wires was crossed in a dis tant city by trolley wire and hence the broken wires, which lay near the snakes den, made death trap. When the snakes came to the wires trailing on the ground, one after another crossed over them, touching the ends of both wires at the same time. They thus ''short circuited' them, and re- ceived a shock which caused death. Immediately upon being shocked, each snake curled up in hard knot, thus opening the circuit and setting the trap again.-Golden Days.