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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-24
Tacoma MunicfnaI Af1hfrs

Tacoma. Sept. 22.-Speciai.-The action
Of the council Saturday in passing a reso-
luton requiring an additional bond from
City Treasurer McCauley Of s100 600. Is
viewed as a very singular proceeding at
the city hall Populist Buiger. OF the
Fifth ward. who has led all the agitation
in the council over city finances IL the
author 0f the resolution. The city treas
urer is now under q $3.50 coo bond which
was approved last year by the council
when IL was flied. II IS more than dou-
bic the amount Of cash on deposit In the
banks. Beside this. County Treasurer
Hedges is under heavy bonds TO the city
and the banks having city money have al
so put up bonds TO secure the funds in
their vaults.
The council has made no effort 20 fol
low the charter in this matter" said a
city official today. Not until II demon
stTates that the treasureT's present bond
is insufficient can the council demand ad-
ditionai suretIes. Nothing whatever has
been done In this direction As the mat
ter now stands there ia no warrant IN
law or any authority in the charter for
Bulger's LATEST move"
city Clerk Smyth and city Treasurer
McCauley have been served with a pc
titlon I'm the Bank of Tacoma case. In
which Receiver Titiow asks for an order
Of court commanding the city 70 turn
over the slSI nA0 securities IN it's posses
sion and rcconvey the real estate decided
70 the treasurer by President Allen.
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Strong Probability That the
Sealer viii Be Released.
vICIoRIA'S COLLECTOR ANGRY.
Banker Wakefield. i'm Jail at Monte
sano, Won't Try to Get Bail.
Decision for City Attorney Wicker
sham in the suit Against Mayor
spokane's New sawmill-Hard Work
to Equalize County Assessments.

Victoria. Sept. 23-Speaking Of the seiz-
ure Of the schooner Marvin. Collector
Milne says; capt Hooker, OF the Rush,
is pursuing and prosecuting our sealers.
and ] have no hesitancy in saying so. The
vessel was out on the high seas forty
miles beyond the prohibited line and lo0
miles from land. and ! deny that he has a
right 10 board or search her. II he had
reasonable grounds 10 suspect her OF an
infraction of the law. or had chased her
from inside the zone, then he would be
justified in boarding and searching. He
has oyerhauled some Indian schooners
which have only spears on board. and
pulled their skins out Of salt two or three
times. II is dangerous to the skins. and
seems 70 be done just 20 harass the seal
ers. The charge is most fimsy. Not only
Is evidence lacking that a seal was shot,
but that the vessels crew shot il. assUm-
ing that Il was shot. Capt. Byers counted
his ammunition at Attu. and II was check
ed by officers OF II. NJ 8 Pheasant. Later
il was checked again at Unalaska. and noe
one shell had been fred. The sggTavat.ng
feature IS that the vessel is driven from
the sea ard her chances If getting per-
haps a thousand more seals are destroy
ed" The documents in the ease, with the
suspicious sealskin, were sent 10 Rear Ad-
miral Stephenson. 1t is believed that he
viii order the vessel released. as IL viii be
impossible to secure her condemnation in
admiralty court.
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replied thar he thought Durrant was one
or those men VINO live upon the earnings
or fallen women Asked A.S reason Tor
this supposItion. witness SAID DaTrant had
that appearance, and his looAs. taken to-
gethsT with the quarter OF the city IN
which he taeR was. led % the conclusion
that DurrIat was a vsETant. Phillips.
whose appearance was most respectable.
Sat1 he remembered DuTrant nat 0nsy
from his face, expression. figure and
clothes. but also from the tw.tching of his
Ups. snd witness added that had noticed
burra1t's 'ips tw.tehiug frequently during
ths trial
TIE witness vas crcss-exarained regard
ing MS business enierpr .ses ana his family
history with the apparent intention Of dis
oreaiting MS testimony. Hs said that
when Durrants portrait WAS first pub
AsAed he remarked that he had seen him
some place. When oppenhe.m's picture
vas published tNe scene at the pawnshop
flashed across his mind and al the details
came back - him. Phillips said he came
into the court room a week ago 10 see IL
ne could identify DuTrant. which he did
without 4 moments hesitation. The Wit
ness said he did not know Oppenheim and
had never bowed - him. although ne had
frequently seen the pawnbroker standing
IN the door Of his shop as the witness went
70 his Office RE had avoided speaking 10
oppenheim since Durrant's arrest as he
wished TO prevent any suspicion OF co.lu-
sion between them
officer Burke then identified Durrants
coat and hat, which he had taken from his
fathers house when nurrant was arrest
ed. The defense admitted that the coat
and hat belonged 20 Durrant.
Leigh II. Irvine. a newspaper man, said
he interviewed Durrsnt on the evening of
April "a in the city prison. DurTants
statement was made in the ryesence OF
Judge Thompson, who was then Durrant's
attorney. II was as 70 his whereabouts
on April 3. Durrant then said ha left home
about on that morning and met Blanche
Lamont AZ Twenty-first and Mission. She
invited him 10 accompany her TO the col
lege. on that day the converse tioD about
The Newcomes'' took Place. He went To
the church at 4s0 and took of his coat
and hat and went upstairs 10 fix the gas.
He stated that he met King IN the church
and left with King. lie said nothing
about having seen Miss Lamont in the
afternoon.
Mrs. a 3 Perry. Of Alameda, who was
visiting Mrs Crossett on April 5. cOrroh-
GRATED Mrs. Crossett as 10 her trip 70 the
Mission on that afternoon. Mrs. Crossett
left the Haight street car a Market 10
20 cut 70 Valencia.
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Writ to Compel the Mayor TO Appoint
Another City Attorney Denied.

Tacoma. Sept. Especial Judge Stall
cup today handed down his decisien in the
T4ica rnandamus suit 70 compel Mayor orr
to appoint a city attorney. the council hav-
ing refused % confirm the appointment OF
James Wickersham. the preSe incumbent
The court denies the application for per
ernptory writ The decision Is in the hand
writing Of Judge Stallcup. who IS confined
10 his house by Illness
After reciting the preliminary proceed
fngs in the case and the appointment of
Wickersham on July 6 and again on July
~. and the failure OF the council to con-
firm either appointment. the decision says:
Two questions arise upon the showing
made First. may the complainant Hice
maintain these proceedings? Second, IS IL
within the judicial province to so command
the mayor in the premises
The court then quotes from the city
charter the section providing for the ap-
pointment by the mayor Of city attorney.
beard of public works and other executive
officers. and their confirmation by the
council The act of March 13. IS9S. govern
ing proceedings by writ OF maniamus. is
quoted BY the court. and the judge says:
1T does not appear that the mayors de-
lay IN or refusal TO make another or diff
ferent appointment for the council to re-
ject or confirm In any way adds any bur
den to the complainant IIiee in the way of
taxes CT 0fleFWi-ts or tfd[ any flEht OF
his is curtaiIed or affected thereby. nor
does il appear that the completeness or
autonomy OF the municipal government is
AT all affected or impaired thereby. He is
interested only in political sense in hav-
ing some other person than the choice OF
the mayor fll the office Of city attorney.
The charter provisions above quoted
seem TO contemplate that the council Will
confirm the mayors appointment to this
Office. but, assuming that this provision
should be construed to mean that the offics
shall be filled by one agreed TO by both thJ
mayor and the council, such provision may
fail Of result entirely by a failure 10 agree
leaving the incumbent 10 I'LL the Office
pending efforts TO reach agreement. Ii IS
a matter for the charter makers TO explain
why we have such an impractical pro-
vision for the filing of appointive offices,
IL affords no excuse for judicial interfer-
ence in a way 10 change the provision as
snade by joining hands with the council to
force the mayor 10 yield his judgment ant,
submit TO the control of the court in reach
ing results
Finally, the court holds that ''the mayor.
having made one appointment, the manner
Of the exercise of his judgment thereafter
TO reach an agreement being the exercise
of policy and discretion, as distinguished
from ministerial is not within the judicial
province to control. II results that the
peremptory writ should be denied, and 1t
is so ordered"
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Tacoma. Sept. %. Especial Herman 10
iusky's grocery store. at io2 Twenty fifth
street was robbed by burglars shortly
after 10 o'clock tonight. TWO men broke
I'm a rear door. and were carrying out
hams and other merchandise when dis
covered BY passer-by. The alarm WAS
given and the burglars were driven of AZ
a run. bat were pursued ty one of Ze-
mnsky's nelghhors IN buggy. An ex-
citing chase followed. he burglars max
ing for town A. the Twenty-hffh street
bridge they threw their plunder into the
gulch Turning w Pacific avenue the
robbers fired az their pursuer. but the
latter piuckiiy kept up the chase yelling
FOR the police az the top of his voice. Up
the avenue they came. whipping their
horses into rapid gslop. Finally the
burglars drove up Thirteenth street 10
the railroad. Jumped out and ran up
dark alley The team was recognized as
stolen from Joseph Lyman. who hired Il
early in the evening from the Club sta
hles He says y was taken from Nine
.aenth street and Jefferson avenue Tho
thieves got away with about s. tu rner-
chandise. Thus far they have escaped
capture.
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SEIZURE OF THE OLSEN.
Thought She Was in Free Water
seattle Man Fatnllv IInrt.

Astoria Or. Sept. 23-The little seventy
ton sealing schooner Rosie Olsen sailed
into port today from Bering sea, a dis
tance Of 100 miles, after a remarkably
fast passage Of eleven days She is un-
der seizure by the United States govern
ment. and is in the immediate custody of
Lieut.. F. II. Dunwoody, navigating lieu
tenant OF the United States revenue cut
ter Rush. Frank Leeds tells the story OF
the Olsen's trip and seizure as follows:
I'VE left Victoria for Japanese waters
on the I'D Of January. and after light
weather and uneCentful trip reached
the neiGhborhood Of HakOdate, where we
fshed for some months. our luck was
very poor and the whole season only
netted us coo skins, which we sent ashore
II Hakodate. Six Of our boat-pullers left
us at this port and went away IN various
vessels. None of the schooners we fell in
with on the Japan side had much luck
and we fared better than most of them.
The Olsen then made for Berng sea.
which we fshed for over a month. We
had $40 skins aboard when one day as We
were laying 10 the south of the island OF
st. George, with no boats out. the revenue
cutter Rush ran up TO us in the fog and
sent boat crew alongside. The com
mander informed Capt. Cole that the yes
sci was within the prescribed sixty mile
limit Of St George island. and that he
would have 10 seize her and convey her to
Htl 4tHH4c port " e pFpirsttI tNaL We ne
lieved ourselves 10 be thirty miles outside
OF the limit. but the head officer Of the
Rush put every man on board under ar
rest and nlaced Lieut.. Dunwoody in
charge, with instructions to bring
the Olsen TO Astoria and there
await orders from the department.
The only schooners in Bering sea that
We found doing Wei were those maunod
by Indians. The seals seemed TO be keep
ing too far off-shore all the year for the
majority OF the vessels. and this season
they forsook their old haunts consider
ably.
a sad accident happened the day we
were leaving Unalaska. 4 boat pullcr
aboard the schooner W. NJ Morrill,. OF Sc
attle, had his left leg blown off by "A dis
charge from a small brass cannon. He
was brought into the settlement but il
was not thought he could live more than
a few hours"
The Rosie Olsen has crew Of seventeen
men. including officers. and six hunters.
outside of the captain. who is also "A hunt
er and part lessee Of the schooner.
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Horrible Murder and snicide.

Stamford, Conn, Sept 2S.-Mrs Henry
L. Dudley, young mulatto woman. was
murdered today by Mack Simpkins. a col
ored plumber. who afterward ended his
own life BY cutting his throat. Simpkins
was a widower with three children. and
had been very attentive to Mrs. Dudley.
Her husband, who is a rruckman. city dog
catcher. and a prosperous citizen. resent
cd the mans attentions 10 his Wife and
for time Simpkins refrained from seeing
the woman This morning he got drunk.
met the woman on the street and cut her
throat with razor He then killed him
eIF
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The state supreme Court Reports.

Olympia. sept p -Special-A rnandam-
rs slii viii he heard ~ the supreme court
next Monday. brought ~ the bancroft
yVhftnRv Co. 10 compel payment Tor
printing th- tenth Washington supreme
r-,irt repaYf which Secretary 0f state
r,rf-a nas refused - accept. The suit in-
wolves ire ~5nsiructior. - fhe AK passed
hv the Legislature relative a. printing re-
ports. and raare particularly as 80 what
The bancroft -whifney %. VIII - Compel
"a - pay pr plates - the former nine
volumes printed ~ the state printer.
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Murderer Holmes ArraipOed.

Philadelphia, Sept. 23.-Herman Mudget,
alias II. H. Holmes. was arragned before
Judge Finletter in the court Of oyer and
terminer today on the indictment rharging
him with the murder of BENJAMIN r. citzel
on September =. 1891 The prisoner pleaded
not guilty. District Attorney Graham
asked that Monday October q. he fixed
for the trial. which was strenuously oh
1ected 10 hy Holmes counsel Judge Fin
letter set the trial for that day.
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Thc NN-hafcnnn Erir

WNl--om. Sept. p Exhibits
f1- tfe big fair are coming In rapidly not o.
witHstauliug the rain. which has fallen
--aa itly since yesterday morning Tho
clerks have been rushed all day making
entries and this work and The arrange
uent of exhibits viii doubtless continue
flr into the night The attendance will
un3ouAtedly be very large Il the weather
is favorable A large number Of militia
men from Seattle and Tacoma are expe,t-
"a Ia the morning.
Tacoma. sept. cial-Companies
~ and g. ~ this city, left tonight for
WaRtcom 10 attend the fair on military
18v
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Gnld Nlscnrs- Frnm th. swami,

F7Ianshn-r. sept. -Sqs~fsI sI-Charles
Fl-Hey came sovn fr,m the Swauk LAST
ulEa-. bringing from hts mine sjzty-fivs
ounces of gold nuggets. the largest
weighing twelve ounces another riae.
Tre lct Waica ~ vsiuea a about Sl.fea.
IS tae result - a week work and makes
aye- &.a.a03 cleaned I'D So him since May J.
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FiIensnurg. Sept. y spHrial.-fhs cur
tain vas rung down tonight on the last
act - me iynchinR drama waRn Hzskius,
Holmes and Mueller were turned looEe ~
order ~ the prosecuting attorney. who
deemed II uneiesH 40 hold a preliminary
sxafuinafion ~ view ~ fhs termination
o. the other case. Interest IN the cases
has almost entirely died out fer the rea-
son taat fhe people are sick and tired Of
il and glad 10 1isEaiE4 IL from their mfnds.
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Spokane. Sept. c2-Last evening a man
v5th 81 handkerchief over his face and a
r-l Oliver in his hand stepped into the Te
Rot club roors. robbed the faro game Of
E-5 AMI made mis- escape. He leyeled his
pistol 81 The men in tne room. ard told
them to keep etll. than Hslg-1 himself from
che drawer. Tire men in the room were to1
3azss 20 give :he alarm
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-24

The true test OF a baking powder Is well
known 20 every housekeeper. n is 70 try
II IN making bread. cake. etc, and We are
OF the opinion that II viii be impossible 70
remove from the minds of our housewives
the conviction long ago formed from the
application Of this practical test. that the
ROYAL does make the best. the most. and
the most wholesome.
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improvements I'm Eastern Washington
Rated Far Too Low.

Olympia. Sept. - -Special.-The great
discrepancies existing in the assessment
OF improvements on land as equalized hy
county boards are such as 70 cause the
state board considerable trouble in reach
ing satisfactory adjust meRt As rule
there is considerable difference in values
as between the eastern and western se~-
tions Of the state generally, but there are
some particular instances which show
greater divergence than others FIR ir-
stance the Adams county board o1ualiTrI
hcr improvements on n basis of N cents
an acre. Pierce county Nqf1 an acre.
Whitman. ~ cents: Wahkiakum $50
ana klts4n. Sf -
County assessors throughout the state
having. win few exceptions. failed o
make satisfactory returns u the state
bureau ol immigration ard statistics. that
bureau has been compelled to resort 20
other methods a. secure data. Private
citizens. managers ~ Industrial ins5itu-
tians. ish7r unions. ETC.. hlVe been called
up1n Go yo}uHteer such information as they
can fl~Qi<N i1 lien 0f shat R1.ch the law
provides should be furnished by county as
SCISSORS
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\ spokane NIm Dedicated.

spokane Sept % THE formal opening of
the new sawmill Of the Northwest Milling
Company occurred today. This company
Is eNpending several hundred THOUSAND
dollars in local industries. including saw.
mill. a l00-harrel -four mill and an cleo
trio power house. Today's ceremonies
drew great crowd United States Sena-
tor Wilson delivered an address. Mrs
Oppenheimer, the aged mother nf Simon
oppenheimer. who originated the enter
prise, Christened the new mill Phoenix
Mrs. Ida Helen Mckinley Morse. niece Of
Gov. Mckinley. set the machinery In mo-
tion. Senator John J.. Wilson left tonight
10 visit Port Townsend. Seattle Tacoma
Enenshurg and North Yakima. He will he
gone eight or ten DAYS.
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give the citizens Of that town banking
privileges. II Is rot yet decided who viii
have charge. but the present cashier OF
the bank here. c. II. Lamb. is spoken OF.
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-noLom-.h .chooL -. ID . PrernlnLn

Saor 1russh sept 2-Spec5al -Srohom-
..h ~ttv school bonds 90 cover back wa
rants amounting 70 ever Sl5.sa were sold
.1dsv at rar cert. premium The
BONDS bear uer cent. interest. Shepard
& Go. %ew Eork. are the purchasers.
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The R0ys' BakiBx Pow ier maintains its
vigorous hold on the pab]Ic and .s active
AMI aggressive aEalnst the impure and .n-
1uricus baking powders paime3 of ou tine
people. In this task Is Is performing "a
good work far honest and uuaduiterated
food products
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The action Of tho San Francisco Board
of Health IS an unusual tribute to be paid
even TO an article Of 50 high character
~ the Royal Baking Powder. They say,
In their Judgment. 1T Is impossible TO
make a purcr or stronger baking powder
han the HnNal -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-24

To manufacturers like the Royal Baking
Powder Company. the public Is under a
large debt ~ gratitude for the increased
purity ~ articles OF food sold a. the pres
ont Hnv
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Everett Sanf q -Spe-ial a distressing
s--.senf sspeene4 AZ the rniil 81 ana Ever
et, zrnr.e Company. WIEle Weaver
ae.. u - years. wn3 rad ius' begun work
thts morn. ne. wss takins sisrs from con-
ys,a- His sleeve was csughf i0 q roller.
.u-iefgva bls iefg arm. breaking and rrfRa-
frg !. - rear the shoulder that II had 20
h-e aalu1stafed near the shoulder fo.n'- sfe
xas taken - his h9ne on Washington
-.~ss. en tAa river side - roRn. ard has
stood the anorx remarkably vel
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Forest ares are doing much damage
near santa Cruz. Cal
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\ ~pokane Faro came Robbcd.

Always In unisou--co0ks and house
Keepers who use Prices Baking Powder.
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Hot Chase After Tacoma burglars.

Are you looking for real excellence Be
sure and use DT. Prices Baking Powder
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.fnr. complete. more elaborate. more cornnrsg
shcw OF fashions. Nearer than ever to yoar ma
marx and not thing left TO wish for in the
showing the exhibit tomorrow Come nd 70 fre
tgst as cordial II you don't purchase.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-07-27

much of this spirit abroad In the land,
but little by little the tide Is turning.
While there will always be some who
do not care for true art, 1t Is a happy
fact that girls are more encouraged to
work, whether in literature, science or
the arts, with q deeper purpose, and more
definite aim.
There are several reasons for this. Ia
the first place doting parents had NO
desire for higher education In any form
in behalf of their daughters.
Again, schools were 30 poorly equipped
that even there was not much incentive
to earnest study.
Finally, ''much study Is Q WEAKNESS to
the flesh, )" hence when father inc mother
not much with which to inspire the
student, Ii Is no great wonder that girls
o the easier, and for a time the more
attractive path OF supericiality.
Now there are no girls schools OF any
worth that have not plaster casts, and
other means for genuine art culture;
moreover, teachers are better fitted,
because more Is emande OF them.
For q long time il was said that woman
took b creative faculty, and that while
she did initiate beautifully, still she was
but the weak follower OF man.
This has been refuted beyond all ques-
ton. Mrs. Sarah Nj. Whitemsn 10 the
promise in artistic designs for book
binding, and to her skill and taste are
due many OF the covers used by Houghton
Miftiin and company.
In the British Section at the Columbian
Exposition some OF the best sculpture
which IL contained we're by women.
la painting Rosa Bonhsur no longer
stands alone as the mistress OF her art.
Many are approaching the standard set
by her genius. BEssIE JONES.