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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
HOP-PICKERS SCARCE.
More Wanted for the Valley Yards
Future oftho Industry.

The reduction in the wages paid for pick
ing hops. caused by the low price prevail
ing and the ravages of the lice. have
brought about a scarcity Of piCkers in the
White. Green and Puyallup valleys and
the free employment office in the city was
yesterday called upon to furnish more
men. Only eighty-seven tickets for the
Yakima district had been sold by the
Northern Pacific up to yesterday after
noon. Ezra Meeker. the pioneer hop
grower of Puyallup. came 10 town ex-
pressly to secure pickers for his ward at
Kent. and has found it advisable not only
TO change the system Of payment but to
raise the rate. While other growers are
paying IS cents a box, he has been paying
50 cents per 100 pounds. and has now raised
the rate to 50 cents, which is equal to 81
box. In discussing the condition of af-
fairs Mr.. MeekeT said:
The scarcity Of pickers is due TO the
slowness of picking in the yards where the
lice have eaten the vines. for the men
have 70 80 over half a dozen hills before
they find a vine worth picking and in
most yards the hops are picked green. so
that they VIII and settle In the box and n
man seems 10 be never through filing n
box In tho good yards where the lice
have been kept off by spraying and where
the hops arc sound and are picked riDe
by weight in sacks. there is not this
trouble and men can make good wages
always pick the hops rips, as / ship 10 the
London market. which requires them well
matured FOR the heavy English ale now
have about 100 pickers. including fifty In
dams. at Puyallup. and want from 60
n 500 moro 70 go 10 Kent. | have 450
acres 10 pick and this will take month"
MI Meeker estimates the crop this year
a. 90 bales for this state, 10000 TO u on
west Of the mountains. and S.00O 10 10 600
east Of the mountains, or about half a
normal crop. OF the future OF the indus
try he said:
"Hop-gTowfuE has got black eve. end
quite a number OF people viii have 10 go
out ~ the business. They never took care
Of their hops and never would. while 9TH
ers who understand the business will STAY
in f. Hop-growine has become a manu-
featuring business requiring duigent care
AMI skin"
NJ. Mocker shipped his first carload of
hops from Toppenish. in the Yakima dis
trict. 20 London. last Monday. and Will
start his first carload from Puyallup to-
day When shipments are fully started
thew Wil average three cars every TWO
DAYS
Al the Northern Pacific city ori,e YES
terday there was a sample az the Yakima
hops. which showed very We'll the quality
grown iu the Yards : e. He~tor an Of
n~er ~ the Yakima Hop-Crowers' Asso-
citation. was in the city, and be s4lf t-lt-
The crop this year in nearly every resne>t
was better than thar 81 any previous vesr
IHere Is M Ve-rniD % speak or there *
Httie foliage on the vines ard the hons
ar" large ara solid. \ picker. in is said
gan make - much IN the Yakima wards
t"ts Year at - cents as LAST year ats
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
Drunken Desperate Fire~ Point Blank
AZ "A Policeman


Almost on the heels q the shooting AZ
to. Horsexhoe. the police IL headquarters
were aroused by he news that an I'M
known nan mad fired a Tcyoivsr point
blank at officer =. I. Grant almost az the
entrance 20 the transfer taru on Scuth
Third street a teiepn01ic cali had been
cent IL to the effect that n unknown ran
was trying 20 get inr0 the barn. evi1ently
e f4nd a place 20 sleep. offlcer Grant,
accom- anfe9 bs- Red GLEASON. tho news
t4oy. went 70 investigate. AS they drew
near tire entrance, the officer noticed the
outline OF his man standing well hack IN
fhe shadow As he turned IN toward his
prospective prisoner. the man called ont.
There are two or YOU against one. Here
goes"
with that there was fash and loud
report from a weapon which the officer
SAYS looked as big as cannon The Of
neer brought down his gun and fred, but
missed. and the man turned and ran
quickly away 4 little distance Of he
stumbled and fell over q pile Of lumber.
hvf picked himself up AMI made OF IN
fne darkness.
Offieer Grant then fslephonAd n head
quarters. and Detective Cudihee with Of
fcsr HUFF went 70 asslst in capturing the
unknown. As the trio Of officers went
back 70 the barn they saw the man stand
ing again ~ the shadow Just where he
had been before They separated, going 20
three SIDES OF him. ana then closed in.
No resistance was offered, and the would
30 desperate was taken 10 headquarters.
he was found 20 he uuarmed. He gave
his name az Joe O'BTien. He had been
drinking. and said he wanted a place 10
sleep.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

Ii y. Burpee. general manager for the
Smith-Premier Typewriter Company tor
or, son and Washington. left yesterday for
Portland.
II. G. Burt. general manager Of the Ere
mCnt, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and the
SicCx City & Pacific railroads, with head
Guf rters al Omaha. will arrive IN the city
today.
c J. Smith. B. +. Bush Andrew F. Bur
leigh and Or. J. :. Kloeher left yesterday
in the business car Of the Seattle. Lake
Shore & Eastern for Anacortes, where they
Will spend several days duck hunting.
W. Z. Conan formerly travelling freight
agent for the Oregon Railway 81 Naviga-
ton Company, and al present Pacific coast
representative Of the Armour Refrigerator
Car Company with headquarters at Port
land was in the city yesterday.
The burned tunnel at Bozeman. Mont.
has been fully repaired, and the Northern
Pacific overland train is now running on
schedule time. The road did quick work
in neutralizing the effect OF the accident.
\ large force of men was az once put 70
Work and track rebuilt on the old grade
over the elevation through which the tun-
nel runs, SO that the actual delay was re-
dUced 10 a minimum.
The cargo shipments from Western
" Washington for August as shown by the
official reports received by the Puget
sound LUm herman. from ten Of the lead
Ing mills OF the Sound. were 3p.4>5.3e feet
or lumber and s.5iT.Aa iath- or the lumber
l6.iNN,I4 feet went foreign and l43Nt,4Z3
went coaStwlse. Estimating the cargo
output II the mills from which official re-
ports could not be- obtained would bring
the total cargo trade for the month 20
(. i,7.9.u feet. This IS slight faliing OF
from the shipments in July OF this year.
and some 5Hoo On as compared with June.
Hardwood remarks that for many years
after car building began IN this country
oak was the faVorite. the white species be-
Ing preferred for car stills Then came
red oak. because i was more plentiful.
Other woods. such a s rock or hard maple
"a % 49,
junction with red or white oak. Hickory
was never satisfactory. Pine was used
for some Of the smaller freight cars and
for passenger coaches especially the pltcn
pine or Norway Of the Eastern states, ana
spruce and even tamarack was tried.
Finally the Southern yellow pine came IN
other woods from Puget Sound have been
added 10 the nef
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
LOST IN A DENSE FOG.
Two Seattle Fishermen Perish
on Halibut Banks.
A WEEKS SEARCH PROVES VAIN
when the Fog Bank Lifted. Neither
They Nor Their Dory Could BE
seen Both Old Fishermen.

TIE schooner Annie ". Nixon returned
fram the haIbut banks on Queen Cnar-
lotte sound yesterday a noon, bringing
TIE news that TWO OF her men James
Yves, and j. :. Brew. were lost and proc
ably drowned while out IN do-y IN the
fog August q.
The Nixon is a halibut fetching schoon-
er. and she was lying at anchor about
fifteen miles from the mainland in Hackett
straits and north OF Rose spit on queen
Charlotte island on the morning the men
were lost. As customary, al 5 z. m, West
and Brew took a sixteenfoot cory ana
went out % a buoy 10 set the lines FOR
halibut. The buoy was two trowl lengths
70 the w,n3Ward and the fog being thick
the men must have gotten lost Yet as
there was no sea running, and the FOG
rose by o'clock, it is hard 70 understand
how these experienced fishermen could
have been caps.zed. II is not uncommon
for the men to be away on an eTrand OF
this kind for an hour or more, and as
they did not come back in two hours il
was not thought strange. The fog horn
or the Nixon had been blowing constantly,
but being 10 the windward the men may
not have heard i.
When the fog rose at :, the alarm was
given, as for miles no trace Of the men or
dory could be seen. Capt. George NJ.
Jacobsen, Of the Nixon, gave orders 10
proceed to the mainland and look for them.
Lying two miles a head was the schooner
Elsie. OF Port Townsend. and being
spoken. sad nothing had been heard by
her crew. The Else. too. had been blow
ing her fog horn. and had the men passed
TO the leewsrd Of her. they could not have
helped hearing her. The Nixon passed on
IN 20 shore and searched for 4 week, in
quiring among the settlements, in every
harbOr for miles, but not trace OF the
men was 70 be found. West had formerly
spent several weeks in that locality
among the settlers, and il was thought
possible he may have gone there again.
West was over 40 years old and weighed
upwards Of go pounds. He was a fine
swimmer and a most thoroughly skilled
fisherman. Brew was not 50 well known
but he was between 30 and 40 and also
q skiifuI fisherman. The crew thinks il
almost incredible that two such men
could get lost under such circumstances
II. \. Kyer. who mas an interest IN the
Nixon, saw some Victoria fishermen last
Saturday who told him that on the way
In they had spoken a schooner, probably
the Elsie, which reported the loss Mr.
kyer considered ii but a rumor, and said
nothing about il then.
The Nixon had poor catch OF only 30
600 pounds Of fietches.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
FIRST SIGN OF a COMING FIGHT.
Move TO RedIstrict Ballard Bicycles on
the Sidewalk.

an ordinance repeating the ordinance
dividing the city into three wards was
presented By Chandler to the city council
OF Ballard Tuesday night. The reading
OF II caused the council and audience 10
prick up their ears. as the city election
occurs on December 3. and II might con-
ceal d political motive. Chandler. how
ever. explained that the ordinance divid-
Ing the city into three wards made no
provision for electing couucilmen from
each ward and IL was intended 10 repeal
the ordinance and enact another remedy
ing tho defect. As the defect can be rem
edied by passing another ordinance with
cut repeating The original one. some sus-
peet the move is the beginning of what
promises to be a bitter factiOnal fight
for tho control OF the next city govern
menc After some discussion the ordin-
snce was referred 10 the city attorney
and the committee OF the whole.
An ordinance prohibiting bicyclists from
riding on the sidewalks under penalty of
fine. caused some merry jests at the ex
pense of Councilman George Startup. who
has lately purchased n bicycle. Ii was
amended 20 prohibit bicycles from be-
ing ridden on the sidewalks OF Ballard av-
enue. give pedestrians the right OF way
on other sidewalks, and compel bicyclstS
TO carry bell.
Some one has dumped the carcass of
an animal into the bay at the City dock.
causing a bad odor in the nelghborhood
and the council referred the matter to the
board OF health and the city marshal.
The fire and water committee was in
strucfed 10 find out cost Of lease of lot
for a new hose house and the cost of third
hose cart for Third avenue above Broad
way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19

Funeral OF VIM. y. Breiden~tein-W.
w. Webber Dies of Tmmor.

The funeral services Of William y. Bret
denstein were conducted at the Riverside
NJ. +. church yesterday morning at 10
o'clock under the auspices of the @. A. Il.
and the Masons, OF both of which organ
izatiops deceased was a member. his mem
bership being In Stevens post and in
Home lodge No. 100 The services at the
church were conducted by the pastor Rev.
Mr.. Pickles There was a large crowd
a the church. so large indeed that the
building could not nearly contain IL. The
burial took place at the new odd Eel
lows cemetery where the Masonic ser
vice was conducted by Julius Horton as
Master Mason The pail bearers were as
follows: Jacob Julian, ". W. Wordell.
IT. Evans. f. Fitzgerald. r. Floyd and y.
Robinson.
W. W. Weber. a native OF Maine, died
Tuesday night at the residence Of Peter
.Wykstrom. SOS Eighth street He was an
old soldier and set a high value on his
membership in the c. A. r. lie was -
years old. and had long been a sufferer
from tumor In the side. from which his
suffering was so great that death came
as q relief His body was embalmed and
shipped yesterday TO Sunnyside. Wash.
his old home.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
PHARMACISTS on PLEASURE BENT
They see the Dredger. the Dry Dock
and RlakeIey Mill.

and RlakeIey Mill.
The visiting druggists who have been
attending the meeting of the Washington
State Pharmaceutical Association left for
their homes last night after banquet
az the Victoria hotel. This meeting OF
the association has been the most success
full since its organization. The reports
OF the various committees were very COM
plete. the papers read were exceptionally
able ones. and the discussion OF matters
pertaining to the interests OF the pnar-
rnacists was taken part in by most or the
members present. who showed vital IN
terest in, and an appreciation or the I'M
portance of the subjects discussed.
In the morning the members went on an
excursion the Sound, the steamer
Mary F. Perley having been chartered
for the occasion. They first visited the
dredger Anaconda, and under the direc-
ton of Assistant Manager u. A. Mchen-
ziA they witnessed the operation OF the
big dirt digger Port Blakeley was next
visited. and the party saw how big logs
were made into lumber. After Blakeley
was left luncheon was served on board
the steamer. and when Port Orchard was
reached the party disembaTked for two
hours which were spent in inspecting the
government dry dock and visiting the
old United States steamer Nipsic. A view
was also had of the pottery works at Sid
ney They returned to the city late IN
the afternoon. The session was closed
by the dinner at the Victoria.
In the list of the officers Of the associa-
ton published yesterday. the name OF l.
Korn as treasurer should have been in
cluded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19

Sheriff Carpenter. of Chehalis, Has
Him Arrested for Libeling Him.


H r. Cayton. the editor OF the weekly
Seattle Republican, IS in trouble. He was
arrested yesterday by Sheriff Z. r. Car
pcnter, of Lewis county, for criminal libel
and will be taken today TO Chehalis 10 APP
pear before Justice OF the Peace NJ Yoder.
In last weeks issue OF the Republican was
printed an article which said the sheriff of
Lewis county was in jail on a charge OF
embezzlement. and that he said his down
fall was caused by wine and women"
The article then says that il is unfair 10
claim that wine and women had anything
10 do with IL, for this case seems 10 be
nothing more nor less than criminal ras-
cality. desire 10 beat. steal and cheat
everybody"
Sheriff Carpenter does not read the Re-
publican. and was not aware OF the attack
on him until he began TO receive letters
and kilograms from most of the sherlffs
in the state expressing sympathy for him
in his trouble. etc. Mr.. Carpenter couldn't
imagine what his trouble was until he
received a letter from w. II. Paulhamus
deputy sheriff at Tacoma, inclosing clip
ping OF the published article. Even after
he read the story he was as much in the
dark as ever, because he has never been ar
rested in his life on any charge, and he
began to- think that the "bogie man. must
be after him. He decided that the only
way 10 get an explanation of the affair
was 10 come 20 Seattle ana discover, TX ne
could. why the story was printed. He also
said it might teach Mr.. Clayton les
son in legitimate newspaper work if he
should arrest him and bring him into court
on a charge Of criminal libel. So he called
on Sheriff Van De Vanter, who placed Cay
ten under arrest.
Mr.. Cayton was very much surprised,
and told Sheriff Carpenter tat he
was willing. in fact anxious. to do any
- CnFIi1 n a pa for he
libel. although he claims that ne published
ii in good faith. believing it TO be true;
that he had read the story in some Lewis
county paper But he could not tell what
paper it was. Where the story originated
is a mystery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
Special Gape Bargains.

For today only three lines Of beautiful
new capes will be placed on sale by the
J. S Graham Cloak and Millinery House,
ZIG Second street at the remarkable spe-
c.al price of 1886 each These are the
very latest style effects and must be seen
to be appreciated. Line No. l embraces
beaver cloth double capes, in navy blue.
with velvet collar. and trimmed with
braid: only 1896. Line No is lot Of
fine plain beaver cloth double capes, in
navy or black. at 1885. Line No. in
cludes handsome navy blue Boucle sin
gle capes at 1886. Each and every gar
ment Is a genuine bargain. Be sure and
investigate these offerings early, as they
are for today only. ]. S. Graham, no
Second street.
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BREW tiles.

Schooner Maggie came in from Stanwood
Yesterday with cargo Of lumber.
steamer General Candy. on the Port
Orchard route. continues her shipments OF
FIRE brick having had a cargo yesterday
besides a quantity of hay.
The case of Frank Pagan, accused OF
petit larceny for stealing lot OF type
metal from the Telegraph Office, came up
ir the municipal court Yesterday and was
continued till September p.
The remains OF little Abbie Pearl Bake
well daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
s Blackwell. of Marietta street, were
buried yesterday morning in Calvary Gem,
etery The funeral service was. conducted
at the Church of the Sacred Heart.
The run OF salmon in Seattle harbor IS
attracting much interest among trouers,
many women engaging in the sport 80
boat is out for an hour or more without
brlr ging in from two to three silver or jack
salmon, ranging from eight 10 forty pounds
ir weight. on Sunday morning the Doat :
houses are taxed to their utmost TO supply
beats.
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the synagogue. corner Eighth ana seneca
streets on Wednesday. September Is az
8, D. ~ Morning service September 10
ara ~ ~ : W A. m.
pav OF Atourment services commence
FRIDAY. september &c. at $50 q m
Morning service september ~ AZ a. m
Hon : T. IIchtenhorE viii deliver a lee
ture on Thursday. September 18th st 10
"a r0. and on saturday. September 2>tA. az
= m.
Ttkcts on sal, AZ G''lsteiu Hat Co.
- WfNFTuLI. President
r NORGENSTERN. Secretary.
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a WARNING TO FISHERMEN.
Liable to Arrest for Disturbing Salmon
and Trout at Lake Union.

Fishermen along the fishways at Lake
Union are liable 10 arrest and fine. and
j. A. Gale. deputy state fish commissioner,
has caused warning to be given to them
for violating the law. The shore in the
neighborhood of the Fremont mill is said
10 be fairly lined every day with men
who take out great numbers of salmon
and trout on their way TO the waters of
the lake above. Mr.. Gale has inspected
the flshway. which has been made into a
series of rifles by Isaac Buringame,
manager OF the mill, and has found that
II is suitable for the fish TO use in going
from salt TO fresh water
The law provides that any person con-
victed Of fishing within 100 yards Of a fish
way, no matter whether a legal way or
not shall be subjected 10 a fine of $50
The commissioner intends to enforce the
law. At present his headquarters are
with w. r. Haines on the City dock.
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Lady lisa bella in Port.

British ship Lady Isabella, Capt. Jones.
came into port yesterday morning at 2
O'Clock in tow OF the tug Richard Holy
oke, twenty-one days OUT from Los An
geles She has 900 barrels of Portland
cement which she will discharge at
Schwabacher's dock, part OF her cargo
having been left at Los Angeles. She
will load flour at Tacoma for the United
Kingdom. The Isabella is a well-known
ship on the Sound, having been here fire.
quently in the past. Upon arriving in
port yesterday she anchored at one of the
city buoys until daylight when she was
lowed up to the dock.
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NIohican Ont OF Commission.

The warship Mohican, which spent the
summer on Puget Sound. has gone out
of commission at Mare Island. The fol-
lowing officers, all Of whom were with
the Mohican here, have been detached
from the Mohican and ordered 10 the
Marion at once: Commander Dennis w.
Mullan, Lieutenant Commander \. V.
Wadhams, as executive officer; Lieuten-
ants f. F. Qualtrough, w c. p. Muir,
C. y. Atwater and j. r. Blish; Ensigns
S. r. Hurlburt and c. ]. Lung, Surgeon
d. Q. Lewis. Chief Engineer r. Herwig,
Passed Assistant Paymaster F. II. Hicks,
Gunner Robert Sommers, Carpenter D.
VI. W. Nash. Sallmaker VI. 2. Barr.
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mn CovERNoR WAS PLEASED


H4F john H. N~iraw was IN The CIV
f-s s-aE ana spent portion ~ The fore
-'ea p -ASl't1 nS IN. afV baking powder
factory ans ~E-ee mills recently estaaIts1r.f
~ Neoo q Co. TIE wholesale gr5ee-s
t2e governor vas shown tie various
It.@AeS et 'Ae factory sy Nj e. T.
Weeo AL .he ae.ails u ,ae mani, ,--,-s
~ Cfe-ta-ta baking powder. t1- preparing
ot sp.7fs ana extracts aus The roast.ry
a1f aan1i-oe = coffee were carefully
shown ana explained. Gov. McG-aw is a
S7sat aeL-yer ~ the policy Of Home
mace goods tr howe people" ari was
ttE 2. s3-ariY S'ro2S n commenting tae err
t7-nrse e Neoa 4 CO IN establishing
mis- ~ ---s k.r3 n Seattle tie VAS
taFc7ao.E Impressed with the absolute
parity % ali tae ingredients used in C~a-
.4-ia baking powder. and expressed the
0e..ef thaf tee people 81 this state v5{Il5
41-oGotsdly Use Cre-;a-ta n preference %
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SINGLE SHIPMENTS EAST.
over 10. 900 Car Loads Went From the
sound I'm six Months.

Shipments Of shingles from the Sound
during August aggregated l.4f2 cars or
2ie.5oo 400. as follows; Northern Pacific
SOC. Great Northern $50 Canadian Pacific
delivered az Sumas by Seattle. Lake
shore & EASTERN IS. Shipments OF lum-
her amounted to $40 cars. or S.6760O0 feet.
Total shipments therefore were i.2a1 cars
Tweujy-oue cars Of lumber and 49l cars
- shingles went through Seattle from
points on the Lake Shore road
Shipments 81 lumber and shingles for
the past six months are shown below
rho figures for tho Canadian Pacific be-
i1e for shingles only, delivered by the
Seattle. Lake Shore x Eastern OF the
other shipments about - per cent. was
shlnslas. Thc nEures arc.
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From seattle to Tacoma. e5 Cents

The steamer Cricket, on the Tacoma
route. on one trip yesterday took out
thirty-tive passengers and brought in
thirty-one. The rate having been reduced
to 30 cents in competition with the Flyer
75-cent rate. the travel has been stmu-
lated accordingly. As predicted by the
managers of the Flyer that steamer con-
tinues 10 draw the patronage of large
numbers Of people who Will ride on no
other boat. The steamer Glide entered
into the cut some time since. making Il
rate of p cents 70 Tacoma