The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-14
THE ATTACK on MIR. HOUSE.
Democrats Very Anxious to Have Him
Removed From Of11ck

Port Townsend. March Is. - Special. ~
The charge thai 3. u. House. deputy col
isctor OF customs. u Republican hoIsiover.
Was under indictment la Blackfoot. Idaho.
for horse stealing. alleged TO have been
committed several years ago. Is NOT gem
orally believed In Port Townsend. where
be has resided since nsa. The story ia
Tuesdays observation-disclosures created con-
adorable comment In custom circles. IT
appears that Special Treasury Agent
Bean. who Was here recently locking over
the district. formerly lived at Blackfoos,
sad Is Hsid To have made public the as
trtion that House. after the Iatter's de-
5ArtHre from Idaho. was Indicted for cat
De stealing. MIR. House says that Bean
$40 time made such a statement 20 him
sn6 he FIRST intimation he had OF the
shsrss was the published story ia a local
4ss a week ago. which mentioned no
nass Then II was that he wrote To the
efeals of Hiackfoot apprising them OF
As sbefabouts, and asking for Informal
uaa concerning the Indictment. but has
Bot had time TO receive an answer. The
tscry seems Improbable. for the reason
Tat Houses family are well known
throughout Southern Idaho, and the fur
Tier fact that the under sheriff OF Black
foot In iss2 was I'D VIM. who up 10 four
years ago was the proprietor of Port
Townsend hotel. Houses brother. who
vas practieinE physician here for sey-
efal years. recently visited the locality OF
Blaekfaot and remained there for several
days and he heard nothing of the indict-
nent. Since coming TO Port Townsend
Dir. House and hts brother have always
been prominently before the public In
politics and other matters. and II seems
Incredible tina, II wanted for felony that
he could have remained here Ave or six
years without the authorities Of Black
foo, learning OF his whereabouts. From
other sources OF a reliable channel II IL
harmed that while In Idaho Houses fan-
ily was connected with department Of Jus
sce In official capacities and In inforcing
The laws frequently FLASHED with the Nor
raons. Who were very numerous Ia that
section Of Idaho. The House boys arrest
"a and caused to be convicted of poly
gamy several Mormons. many OF whom
we're prominent In church and county ar
fairs. Houses brother was United Staies
commissioner. before whom the Mormons
were tried This was the commencement
of feGd which culnipatcd IN the boys
selling out their stock and irrigation M
tefests TO the Mormon church and COM
ing to Port Townsend. Mr.. Bean. tue
special agent. al that time was leading
Democrat and secured the appointment OF
rseeiyer OF the land Office. position held
city. who is hrother-in-law of Mfr
House but the senate declined to con-
FIRM the appointment The cause was at
irshssted 10 Mr. puddcnhausens extern
sive acquaintance With Washington SEP
aiaFs. Bean wanted Duddenhausen 10
Voluntarily resign and assist in his con-
nrmation. which he declined to do, aud
he hght continued To be quite bitter.
That was what caused the enhancement
between Bean and The House family
Locally there has been an effort on foot
for several months among certain class
o. Democrats tn secure the removal OF
Mouse for political reasons. Collector
Saunders and his Two predecessors, Brad
shaw and Wasson, all testify 10 heases
exceptional capabilities fer the peculiar
and rather delicate position which ne hoids
90 account Of his general knowledge OF
custom regulation which he acquired hE
having started IN the office as clerk ana
gradually worked up to hts present posi-
tion hy careful attention to custom ue-
eissons aHd regulations, ISSUED from ts''i"
70 time ny the department..
As SCI Collector Saunders has no eii'-
csal Information % the charges anu go
taseSfiEs tien has hsen commences tHavs
the civil service regulations copy OF the
eh&rge7 must ~ given 10 House by the
collector 81 customs, when the aeSsseu
will tc allowed 10 furnish evidence In MS
ewn behalf Then. II the department Is
satisfied that the charges are true. tue
removal viii occur
Nj House positively declined TO dis
cuss ;he matter except Ga say that SO TAR
az BE knows that he never VAS fndtessa
o. a charge % any sort.