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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29

Port Gamble, Dec. q .-spec.al.-The en-
nual Christmas ball was given last Tues
day evening under the able manage. nent OF
Mr. Kenneth Stewart. About thirty
couples participated in the grand marca.
to the delightful strains Of music furnished
by Morata's orchestra The hall was very
prettlIy decorated with the national colors
and eve-grsens, and reflects much credit
Oh the artistic taste OF the ladies' VINO SO
kindly undertook this work. Dancing was
kept up until the wee small hours
Christmas day was observed by gen.
eral suspension OF business and number
OF dinner parties and family reunions. The
vessels IN port were decorated with ever
greens and flags, and presented noIoay
aspect, the most notable being the British
ship City OF York The actions of Santa
Claus al the public tree. held in the nan
In the evening. delighted the children as
well as the older people. The young laoles
OF tho Shakespeare Club had this enter
ta.nment In charge, and presented every
one with a token OF some kind
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Brief Tacoma News.

Tacoma. Dec. &.-Special.-The Aramen-
II Concert Company appeared at CHECKER
ing hall tonight TO a fair sized audience.
The performance of HendeFs oratorio.
THE Messiah" at the Presbyterian
church last night, was an unqualified sue
cess. II was given under the direction OF
r.. II. JOY. who conducted a fine chorus Of
20 voices in splendid style. The singing
OF the chorus was uniformly good in pre-
cision, shading attack and volume About
fifty singers came over from Seattle.
Among the soloists, the work of Mrs. John
a. Shank was especially fine. Mrs Shank
mellow contralro was never heard TO bet
ter advantage, and her intelligent render
ing OF the solo allotted her was one OF the
delights OF the evening. Mrs NANNY han
died the soprano numbers well, and Mr..
Frank Clark displayed a magnificent voice
and much intelligence in his singing Of the
bass solos. Mr.. Cover, the tenor. acquit-
ted himself in a very creditable manner.
and Miss James ably rendered the organ
accOmpaniments.
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ALAsKA'S ICE BEAR.
An Accurate Description OF II by Prof.
Dali, OF the Coal commission.


New York sun.
When the government sent ont a com
mission 20 investigate the coal fields %
Alaska last spring. Prof. W. y. Dali was
made one - the party. While the scien-
t.nc 0cu were visiting the Nj. -. Elias
glaciers. Prof nall saw an animal be had
never seen before. u was a hear. hu.
such a bear as rn@0dy IN TIE party had
ever seen or heard Of They thought thew
hai discovered an entirely distinct spe-
cies Prof Dan made an elaborate report
az the Information he could get from the
, sc~irfioo-
The general color - the animal re-
scmh.es that - the silver fox The fur Is
net very Ions but remarkably soft and
with rieh III 3er-flr Of a blush black
shade. numbers ~ She longer hairs berg
white Cr having the cist8i part half white
and tha 1astal part slaty. The dorsal ll-s
FROM the tip - Ehe nose % the rugup. the
ba X or the very short ears and the outer
faces ~ me limbs are seq black Numerous
long white hairs issue from the ears:
black ard silver IS thu prevalent pelare
90 The $ les. neck and ruup. the under
srrta~e cf ihe belly and che siGuses behind
t1e limos are Cray.sh white. or even near
pure hlte. an told. IN some cases. The
SIDES % the rruEzie and the lower anterior
part OF the cheeks are CT a bright tan
e2sor-a characteristic have not seen
so ans other American bear. and this
ctl2-ac terlstic = said 20 Ss frvartabla.
z aere IS 10 tint of brown elsewhere IN the
is.sEe- There IS no tan visible On the
pets TIE claws are small very much
curves. sharp. black zeC~s a~3 fivA+4~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29
AT SEATTLE, JAN. IL.
The Governor Calls q State I'm
migration Convention.
TAcOMA's FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
Interest and Salaries 20 Pay, and the
Treasury Practically Empty-Cial-
lam County Logger Drowned.

Olympia. Dec Especial. Gov. Nc
Crav, following the recommendation %
the immigration convention recently held
at St Paul and the Washington delegates
therein. and tn accordance with the TisaaS
OF many commercial bodies and citizens OF
the state, has called an immigration COZ
vention 20 meet In Seattle on January y
next The convention VIII consist OF -
delegates. Each county in the state VIII
be entitled 20 three delegates at-lErge, and
one for every 80 votes, or major fraction
thereof, cast al the election Of 1s14. Upon
this basis, delegates win be apportsoned
as follows:
Adams Z, Asotin 4. Chehalis Z. Clailam
@. Clarke s. Columbia g. CoWiitz s. Douglas
s. Franklin 3. Garfield ;. Island T. Jefferson
g. King g. Kitsap 6. Kittltas T. Klickitat >,
Lewis 9, Lincoln s. Mason 8. Okanogan ).
Pacific 6, Pierce %, San Juan 4, skagit 5.
skamania T. Snohomish 5, spokase Is,
Stevens S, Thurston 7. Wahkakum 4,
Walla walia z, Whatcom 10. Whitman "A.
Yakima Z
The governor win invite the county COM
rnissoners Of each county 10 recommend
for appointment az delegates as many per-
son. as such county Is entitled 10. Com
snercsal bodies IN tbs cities viii. however.
be aIEo invited to recommend an equitable
proportion OF delegates from their respee-
tive counties,
The delegates win be under the necessity
OF bearing all CT their expenses in attend
ing the meeting An effort VIII be made
10 secure reduced rates from the transpor-
taflon companies.
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Tho Water COMMANDS nef,n-a

Tacoma. Dec. Especial. The defense
IN the 81 CO.. 90 damage suit rested its case
this afternoon, and arguments will be be-
gun Monday.
Yesterday the company called Engineer
Archie Mel Hawkes.. who had assisted
Mir Sellers In making the estimate or the
flow az water from Thomas and Patterson
springs. lie ascertatned they were good
for a daily fow OF S.coa ~ gallons each.
and hs stil believed that by proper sys-
tenn or Drains and tunnels that amount
could lie developed.
AIR ilosu>er then took the stand ard
testified 20 being the president % the Ta-
coma TiSht and Water Company for the
past seven years. and as such had charge
Of the finances and expenditures
The amount expended bv the company
on SIS plant up - July. t>sS wac ia round
numbers s2esS aaa The ras plant cost
seae. coo: ne Thought ttsdC os3 was "A fair
price for me plant the city bought Wo
thought the eon'paoy's franchise was cas-
ilv worth $50 go.
THIS morning Mr.. &. 3. Hurley gave rvf-
dence. lie said that as nanaccr ~ fNe
company Tor four wears Ne was perfectly
familiar WITH All TIE details of the CON
trgctiou and operation 81 the light anf
water plant The amount ~ ul.c irfa IA
the ground was record - the c1renarv
lie could nor remember whether Do NaF
given = written list % the pire % NJ Her
ring or gave hlm data taken from the
books
III 20 January = 'See tht~e was forty
ana Sew n-ferths ~ 'iee - rtre lara Ay. fNe
company. and during ere var 1859 shn
companT bad proposed - lsv twertv-th~eA
o. Iweotvtfour miles additional. hut 40 20
tie tir1e Fhe plant was tg-ees cvr~ ~ rAa
cts Gfty-fhree and sfx-terEhs miles ~
ptpe aitcwether ha3 etva lat3 T~e twelve
ard one-Ns1f miles cf riEe necessary O., t.s
So
rings renort. 20 we. sixfv-eix and fcssr-
hnHGreAfhs miles. wouli have rrst a.
purchase am3 law $50 the r-oura fs1s-S
Asr rssr.aY >sE De- heH atua4s cr-sls-
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4 well-Known CAPTAIN Dead.

Port Costa, Cal, Dec. 27.-Capt. C. c.
Peterson. of the schooner Maxim, met with
q fatal accident near this place today. A
strong north wind was beating the vessel
against the wharf. and while attempting
to save a small boat from destruction
Capt. Peterson Vas caught between the
schooner and the wharf and was crushed
10 death. Capt. Peterson was one OF the
oldest and best known captains on the
Coast, having been in the lumber trade
for many years. lie leaves wife and
1--WE children, who reside in West Berkeley
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Pierce County Salaries.

Tacoma. Dec. 2.-Special-The board OF
county commissioners has about completed
the new schedule OF salaries, which VIII go
into effect about January l, 1896. There
VIII be no general reduction in the wages
of county employees. bat present salaries
VIII be- evened up bit, and several dis
crepancies remedied. Two deputies In
Sheriff Parker's office will get a small IN
crease In pay. as their wages have been
lower than those paid TO deputies IN the
other departments. A reduction in the
pay OF some Of Treasurer Hedges deputies
Will likely be made. and wherever possible
the force In the departments viii be re-
duced
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Tunnel 10 the Goat Lake Mines.

Monte Cristo Dec. 2S.-Special.-The re-
port is current in town that a tunnel Will
soon be commenced by the Pittsburg-
Greenburg mining syndicate. owning the
Goat Lake mines. for the purpose of de-
livering ores from the mines 10 a cyanide
mill 10 be erected on the Monte Cristo
side Of the north range. The mouth Of
the tunnel viii be on the Whistler claim
west OF Mystery HILL and the tunnel will
Zoe driven northeast into the Foggy claim
II this is correct the miners can come
and go morning and evening from Monte
Cristo. Quite a number OF sales viii prob
ably be made Of claims located in the
vicinity,
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cred the value % the plant 20 be sz.eo.e1
that was the lowest figure he had ever
placed on IL. The net earnings OF the pianI
for Is12 were 81. go He considered the
minimum value OF the company's fran
chise to be s3eg,0o0 He thought iran
ck1ise OF little value unless exclusive In It's
nature. His understanding was that the
company's franchise was not exclusive,
but Was made almost exclusive BY the
company owning nearly all the sources OF
water supply within reasonable distance
of Tacoma and By it's laying pipes on al
most all the streets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29
Tho Victoria Arrives at Tacoma.

Tacoma. Dec. 2S.-SpeelaL-The Northern
Pacific steamship Victoria, Capt. Panton.
arrived at the Ocean dock this afternoon
at S.15 o'clock. Her cargo consists OF ! 200
bales OF silk for New York. sugar. rice and
Chinese merchandise and curios. She
brings twenty Storage passengers for the
Sound. Her cabin passengers landing at
this port were Col. Bruoff from Hong
kong 10 Paris. France. and Miss II. r.
Smith. for san Francisco. The Victoria
has go tons OF cargo for Portland and 20
tons FOR san Francisco.
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1OodsS DillS act tremendously with
AA"Jd iiio Hoods Sarsaparilla- sc.
|, zouave fashion. bu. Is a serv,ceahls

he zouave fashion, but Is q servsceahle
ark blue cloth. Their legs from the knee
downward are incased in what IS known
5 ''putties," an East Indian term. This
ons.sts OF roll OF cloth about three
inches wide and about three yards long.
IS bound tightly around the Tsg and has
cen proved 10 be one OF the best things
D help men going on long march. The
men as a rule speak only the Houssa lam
,uage. but they soon learn the words OF
ommand in English, and the non-commis-
toned officers are selected either for
ravery or for having learned the English
snguage. They are about 1850 strong.
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Veterans on the Pension Committee.

Washington City. Dec. 2s.-Chairman
Cannon. Of the house committee on APP
propriations. has appointed the following
subcommittee on pensions: W. \.
stone, Pennsylvania; Blue, Kansas:
Northway, Ohio. Robertson. Louisiana:
Layton, ohio The Republican members
are all veterans of the rebellion. The COM
mittee expects 20 sit through the holi-
days and report the pension bin as the
first OF the appropriation bills.
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Tncoma MnrIne Nosxs.

Tacoma. Dec. .. S9ec}al-Steamer wal
IA wana VIII arrive tomorrow from san
Francisco.
Steamer city 90 Kingston brought IN s36
sacks OF oats this morning She took out
SO sheep FOR Victoria.
Can't. Iaureson. OF the Eaton Hall.
sgaed a crew hero today.
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a Ioecer Drowned in ClnlIam Rtver.

Port Townsend. Dee. N--News was re-
ceived tonight or the death OF Garvin
Fairservice. a logger. by drowning IN
Clallam river In last Mondays storm. He
accidentally lost hts footing. and the swift
current carried him beneath = log jam
IN the river. The accident was witness
ed by a score OF other workmen.
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nemuIter Dnslnherrc,s Insurance

Tacoma. Dec. sS--Spe- Judge stall
cup today authorized Receiver Barto. ~
the Rank OF PuEall8p. 30 accept g se1 in
payment OF the hanks clam OF S5.eoo against
tina Missouri. Kansas and Texas Trr5st
Company The trust company insured The
hank for the faithful and honest perform
anco of his duties by :. B. uus,aaerre. 81
1sso
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So. NfarnIe -. ID lNhntcnrn. *

Whatcon Dec = Special Miss Ma
mie R.Ssrs, RSei = years. daughter ot
cx-rountv Treasurer Er1ers 1.ed a.
o.c'ack last sight. Her 5eath was entire
Is unexpected. she having hren 10 only
th0ee DAYS She had been money order
cl.rk ia tae postcrice f1r the last Two
wears. aa2 WIS prominent IN social circles
on The hay.
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Port Angeles. Dee. o. -SpeclaI-A small
breach ~ twecfy Zee, vas the orIy lrta-v
doee hy the receat storm 10 the sad
sp.t protecting tn.s hayoor- The opening
s. rapidly n4lirE ap s-sta. Na3 within a
fsw 8ays v,I D. elg.- Ly closed u weul4
% tuEoS~iele fsr the sea - eTcet a~v
permanent "a 4ry 10 thls material ersak-
water.
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below; the animal evidently can climb
trees, which the brown bear cannot do
10 this the Alaska Mining Record says:
Psoc Dali seems 10 have discovered
eur ice bear
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Manufacturing in Japan.
Tortnightjy Reyfnw

tOTIHlSDLly REVIEW.
Sot only is Japan now manufacturing
my things which it used to buy from
rope, but, having satisfied its own re-
-ements, is beginning TO export Five
RS ago there was a great trade in
tches TO the East Not only does Jap
now supply herself and China, but she
'Dplies the Straits settlements and In
and sends large quantities even to
STRATA. The export of umbrellas TO the
u used to be considerable, but the Chi
''silvern" youth. being asked now 81
an article that used to cost him $50
j the dollar was worth Is, turns in
4 d 10 Japan, which is content TO supply
on the old scale.
ne same rule applies. Of course. to
lper kinds, and the Straits settlements
ch imported $4,000 worth of English
rellas in 1884, took less than 61,0O0
n last year. The Same fate IS at
A ling whole category of other articles
Fl nps, portmanteaus, boots, paper,
os, and even Portland cement. have
shirts and tennis racquets which the
+ recitation of gold, or the fall Of silver
1ne may choose to put it-enabies the
TIC TO produce at half the former rel
Q cost. When 81 meant SIS a Japanese
70 shirt costing that sum had no
i nee. but, now that it menas Is 4d, the
4 lish producer cannot compete.
cd practical family cows, gentle and
God appearance. are the kind wanted
Fl fllapA pc0vit> u In Ep1D Qnp rOW fur
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lod practical family cows. gentle and
God appearance. are the kind wanted
illage people who keep one cow to fur
the home supply of milk. Such GUS
ers viii pay a little more than the
Vman and IL paws to suit them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-26

San Francisco, October 25.-General
Dickinson made the opening argument
for the defense in the trial of Theodore
Durant to-day.
Although the air in the crowded
court room was sitting, he spoke from
morning until night and then an
nounced that he would not conclude his
argument until court should meet next
Tuesday. Dickinson's speech was in
the nature Of surprise from the fact
that he did not attack the integrity Of
the prosecutions witnesses nor de-
nounce the methods of the police, as
Attorney Deuprey intimated would be
done in his opening address to the jury.
Nevertheless it is generally conceded
he made the most of what is considered
a weak case. He based his whole de-
fense on the reliability of the roll call,
which shows that Durant attended Dr.
Cheney's lecture on the afternoon Of
April 3, and challenged the prosecution
to prove that the call was incorrect
Mrs. Leak and Mrs. CrosSett, the two
elderly witnesses who testified that
they saw Durant and Miss Lamont near
the church, were treated gently. Dick
inson said that while he believed the
witnesses told what they believed and
what they thought to be truth, he was
convinced that their minds had been
worked upon by reading so much about
the case In support of this he cited
the fact that neither witness told what
she said she knew about the case until
three or four months after the crime
took place The testimony of Mrs. Vo-
gel and the school girls who swore they
saw Durant and Miss Lamont board
Powell street car in front of the Nor
nal school, was disposed of in the same
manner.
Touching upon the contention of the
prosecution that Durant's motive for the
crime was the same unbridled pas
sion that compelled Jack the Ripper to
commit the White Chapel murders in
London, Mr.. Dickinson challenged the
prosecution to show anything in the
testimony submitted which tended TO
show that Durant was not moral man.
With regard TO the story told by Du-
rant on the stand to the effect that
stranger tapped him on the shoulder
and gave him a clew to the where
abouts of Miss Lamont, Mr.. Dickinson
said the great number Of anonymous
letters received from certain cra1ks by
the attorneys Of the defense made 1t
probable that some one might have
given Durant such q clew.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-26
THE Spencer INVESTIGATION
Attorney COrder's Reprehensible Con-
duet--An0ther Method Of Proceed
ure Against Attendants Suggested.
Director R8signs--Tha Governors
Movements.
Special to The Register.

Special TO the Register.
Spencer. W. Va. October 25.-The at
toueys aho were associated with Mr..
Edward Corder in the prosecution Of the
charges against the management Of the
second Hospital for the Insane. are very
much Disappointed at tle unexpected
turn OF affairs which brought about
the termination of the Investigation by
le Board Of Directors. They were
simply employed iu The case as counsel.
and unlike Air. COrier. had no interest
ln proving the truth Of tle various
charges. further than the serving OF
-heir clients. Mr.. COrder. ON the Other
hand, appeared TO think that the en-
tire responsibility i'm proving the
charges dey0.yed upon him. His ad-
mission that he was -he author of the
STATE journal card signed Justice" is
proof of this fact. If indeed further
PROOF lau the ins0lenc manner IN
which Dc repeatedly bOasJed of the
strength ot -le prosecution, were need
e- Editor White is by this time prob
that le chose Mr.. COrder as
MS moIr1.ece. His conduct during
.ae oN-nra-iOn OF the witnesses was
decidedly amharr3ssing 10 the other at
.oDeys. vl0 discree-iy withdrew from
me case. au- were witnesses to the
rather exciting scenes which followed
one OF -1e attorneys, in speaking of
the uvas .-4.idr TO vcur corresDoudent
expressed r.er -r-- ne he Roa~d was not
I'm posse sion ~ -ra novar m comnoI
the 1-tenfansa ,- g.i.,,sssa. He s+a-ad
that MANS n4~sons Who co1id give +ae--
.morv tending -o nrova he charges
ve-s unable to ar+erd the meeting on
account Of the eynerss IF travel while
others we're unwfIf7g In do so for yari-
rrs reasons He w9s of rbe oninion
that If rara woS any foundation for
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regard to the purchase Of the gun. thar
ic was the direct wishes Of the Secretary
of State. Mr. Chamberlain. The gov
ernment secretary said he regarded Mr..
Chamberlain's dispatch the most
IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION
the colony Of British Guiana had re-
ca.ved ia recent years. The dispatch,
ne said. showed that those who were
advising Her Majesty in regard to af-
fairs of British Guiana were not asleep
as TO IT'S interests. and that they were
not desir1us of letting things remain
as they We're. It was an imperial policy
that was before them. He appealed 20
The members Co support the resolutions
for The bea arm.ug of The frontier.
It was soon evident. however. that the
members ct the council did not approve
A~ ulerlain'S proposition for guns
and arms Mr.. Duncan said that while
that gentleman might De advised of af-
fairs at home, he d,d not know very
much about the British Guiana frontier,
and he had not vet grasped the Difficult
ties OF the situation.
4.r. NcINnnon said that Mr.. Cham
her.ail was acting too hastily and he
thought less haste would secure better
results Nr. Webber said ne did not
tlinh the gun item was necessary.
Maxim Guns would do more harm than
good The Secretary of State, Mr.
Cdambac'ain, appeared TO be laboring
under the Inspiration of a local field
marshal fLaughter)
The Attorney General defended the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-26
WHAT ENGLAND GETS
Out of the Cuban Imbroglio-A Secret
Agreement.

Agreement.
Minneapolis, Mimi, October 25.-The
member of the Cuban Junta now in
the Northwest, to-day declared that
there was a secret compact between
Spain and England which accounted for
the seizures of filibustering expeditions
in the Bahama islands by which Spain
is to turn over the Isla de Pines. at the
southwestern end of Cuba, to England,
in return for England's promise to pre-
vent the fitting out of expeditions from
her West Indian dependencies. The
Isla de Pines would give England an
immensely valuable naval station COM
manding the only channel to the Mica
raguan canal not now controlled by
England.
He also asserts that Cuba will soon
have a modern navy Of five vessels
under command of Admiral De Mello,
the Brazilian sailor. Two ships are to
come from Brazil and one from Chile.
He admits that an effort is soon to be
made to float an issue OF $20,0OO,OOO OF
Cuban bonds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-26

means sanguine that their wishes will
be complied with. In any case the
probabilities are that the President will
make known the contents of Secretary
Olney's note in his annual message.
London. October 26.-An editorial in
the Chronicle says: eve think that
thus menaced by Russia, Japan will re-
fuse to evacuate Port Arthur. 1t is not
inconceivable that if Russia attempts
such a step, England and Japan will
form an offensive ind defensive alll-
ance. If Lord Salisbury will only be
able to make up his mind what to do
and how to do it, he has a chance TO
gain high credit for himself"