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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22
MURDER IN CowLTrZ COUNTY.
James Greenwood shot and Killed by
Charles A-imuS.

Portland. sept 2t.-z-hArles Aslmus, Ia
borer. known as Humpback Charley, shot
and killed James Greenwood. a govern
ment Ightkeeper. this morning az Bush 5
Landing twelve miles below kalama. on
the Washington side OF the Columbia river.
ia CowltZ county. There were no wit
nesses to the affrav. Asimus. who is a
huncheack. when arrested. gave his YER
sion of the shooting and its cause as fol
lows.
He had been in the employ Of Green
wood who for some reason refused 10 pay
him his wages. amounting 20 S3n The men
quarreied over the matter for about A
week. This morning about s O'Clock As
mus made another effort 10 collect the
debt He went TO Greenwood house ami
called am out Words ensued. and Asi-
mus declared that II Greenwood did not
pay him he would whip him. To this threat
Greenwood made an insulting reply. After
further pariey, Greenwood declared he
would 20 into the house and get the money.
bat AsimUs had by this time worked him
self into a rage. and no told Greenwood
he must nay him then and there. Green
wood then told Asimus to go to he'll. Asi-
mus then drew a pistol. Greenwood STAT
ed % run. As.mus fired. the ball striking
Greenwood IN vital spot. and ne died IN
a few minutes. As!mus was taken into
custody soon afterward. and is now in jail
at Kelso. lie VIII have An examination
Monday
Greenwood leaves widow and five chill
dreu He was the keeper Of the channel
Eight station just below Mount Coffin. Asi-
mus is a German, unmarried. and went
to Cowlitz county from Portland several
months ago
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Bark Retriever Quarantined
at Port Townsend.
Vessel Came From Honolulu, and
Health Officers Take No Chances.
In China tho Corp>es of Cholera Vic
tins Lie IN the streets Where
Children Are at Play No Effort
Made To Check the Prcgress of the
Disease.

Fort Townsend Sert ef-Ssnetlal -The
harkentiue Retriever. capt Rogsr arrived
IN last night. tWCDtV-one SsNs from Hone
lulu having ou hoavi what e suspected
ny the quarantine officers 20 he case ot
cholera.
Immediately on her arrival in port the
Retriever was boarded bv nr. simpson.
United States quarantine officer and Dr,
Kuhn. health officer of The port. VINO
found thar Andrew Hansen. orc 80 the
seanien. was seriously III with cramps and
diarrhea. from which he had been suffering
since two days out from Honolulu. Tho
vessel was Immediately placed in 1usran-
tine, and, in spite of the vigorous protests
of Capt. Bogan. was this morning towsd
To the quarantine station AZ Diamond point
hy the tux sea lion. nT. simpson remain
ing on hoard. The sick man was taken 10
the hospital az tho station. and the work
Of flmigating and dlsiafecting the vessel
was Immediately hegun-
should the case prove "a he cholera. the
prompt action Of Dr. Simpsoa has pre-
cludelf any possibility nf a spread of the
disease. but Capt Began and several local
physicians contend that were II really
cholera the man could not have survived
or his shinmates escaped contagIcn for
such a length OF time,
The Retriever is owned nv the Washing
ton Mill Company. ~ Port Hadiock. and
has been in the coasting and Hawaiian
trade for many wears. she Was 20 have
loaded a retura cargo Of lumber at Had
lock
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The japanese About to send Ianufact
ured Goods Abroad.


san Francisco. sept 2f-Wnllam Z. Cur
tis. who has just returned from japan. IS
convinced that America has no market in
the mika1o's realm for manufactured
goods The Japanese make almost every
thing they want" he said. They are
stealing our patents and copying our in
venticns. and are now almost ready 20 ex-
port their wares and thereby enter into
running competition with other nations
There is. however, a splendid market for
machinery. a 8 well as for cotton, iron and
other raw materials. cotton particularly.
The japanese are. now using cotton very
largely and here Is a pointer for Ameri-
can cotton producers. While a great deal
Of American cotton is used in the orient.
ID goes through English hands before il
reaches the japanese. and the American
grower Is deprived Of the commissions.
which 90 into the pocket % the English
brokers at Liverpool. our cotton ought To
be shipped direct 70 Japan. For that pur-
nose we need the Nicaragua canal, we
need the competition of the Guatemala
railway. and open harbors At the two ter
mini O. the Tehuantopec railway. America
could sell lot of cotton 10 Japan. In two
or three years japan will control the cot
ton trade 0f the Orient.
There is also a splendid opportunity for
investments in Japan. Americans cGunot
build and maintain factories independent
lv. but they can organize companies in
connection with thc japanese and send
over their owu managers. Japan has the
best and cheapest labor in the world. hut
We have 10 furnish them with machinery
and instructors. 7 do not believe that the
advancement of mercantile indpsi ries IN
Japsn Will affect American industries -
The extent that is generally fceTcf. Great
Britain VIII feel the first effect of tho
competition in trade which The japanese
viii offer and that VIII be in cotton
gnnla -
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war1 vetc3 w.th :As friends q s.iver n
eota Aos2sex. 1Tst for the RATS q IS 30 3.
iae2 Il - Z. then e - 7. then - % :. tAen
= - :. 8r5 finally Tor tie re-eGa ctu2fnt of
tes E-a26-AclScn act. we we're wiling
- e9raTTcTatsE7o 81 Eny ~ the ra.as named.
aitaoGs1 W preferred the oh ratio ~ Is
- ! The largest vote rs was cast fer
tEe Bl4Dd-AlGson law. tha next. Ig5 for
tsle Is y ] rato. ard the next. - for the
y - ! ratio. II called upoa again - Vote
upon he question I should sn6eavor -
secure free Co.nage far silver as tae stand
ard redemption money az the ratto of 15
70 :. and. = tAst eoa,d ma ~ had. then
AZ some ether ratio whsch wolld secure
the requisite majority senator Vast
SAYS thar tAe stories about hss chang ng
a-s position 81 me question ha3 ID loun-
Gat0n
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22
HOTTEST DAY or THE YEAR.
Nfnet v-five Degree at New York
Heavy Mortality at Chicago.

New York Sept. 21-According 70 the
Official records today was the hottest OF
the year the mercury running Up 10 IS de-
gr=cs. The heat surpassed the record for
many years except on July 1873 when it
r cc!stersd e. and September :, 1871, when
IL reached - degrees.
Springfield. Mass. Sept. H.-The ther-
mor~ster REGISTERED les today.
Chicago. Sept. Glowing 70 the extreme
heol whicn has been prevailing in this
c..r The postofiice d,1a~tment dropped one
collection and one delivery in various Sec
tiors OF the city yesterday, for the reason
that 'he carriers were completely worn
out and i was feared serious results
would follow a fuil days work in the sun.
Tho last four days have been the hottest
sn the history OF the city for the month OF
September Owing 10 reports Of cooler
weather and some light snow storms in
,fe Western states. cooler weather IS eX-
pertci fer this section
This vas the sixth day Of intense heat,
the mercury in the government office reg
isterirC 20 degrees. I lower than the high
est point reached in year on the streets
the temperature was 3 10 degrees high
cr. The worst feature of the heated term
was the mortality among infants The
number of deaths Cf children under :
years of nge was more than doubled fhis
Vt-k About = per cent az the total
dt.ths this week have been iufaut-
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COLUMBIA RIVER PILOT BOAT.
Two seattle Men q Operate in Opposi-
flnn 10 tn. Oregonian..

South Bend Sept. 2L-Special-T new
pilot boat Loyal. for the Columbia river
and bar. leaves here today. She is under
the control Of the Washington pilot com
mission. Licenses were issued yesterday
by the commission 10 Capt. 4. r Stream
and Cart Alexander Malcolm. both Of Sc
attlc. Two more candidates for bar pilot
licenses. besides several river pilots. are
expected over next week. The Loyal has
only been leased by Capt, Stream. pend
ing the construction for him of a regular
pilot schooner. The Loyal was launched
only last May and was intended for a
fishing boat She sails like a witch. how
ever. and the new pilots expect no difficult
" In getting their share of the business.
The wheat fleet of Portland has only be-
gun TO como and II anticipates a good
business this fall and winter. The Ore
Cen pilot boat. owned by the state has
had a monopoly for years on the Columbia
bar. except fer a short time two years
ago, when Capt Stream ran a pilot boat
for a short time. bat the lease OF his boat
was defective, and Oregon influence was
strong enough 10 get il away from him
He has an iron-clad lease this time He.
however. expects no trouble now as con
di-icus have changed and ia is now reccg-
nized that there is room for pilot boats
from both states
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Washington City. Sept 2l.-SeRat0r Vest
today gave ont the following interview
respecting his position on The silver ques-
ton. II have not changed my opinions IN
the slightest degree as 70 silver, and must
protest against beng called upon % eN-
plain imaginary statements never made
ara for which I am not responsive. /
stand upou the platform q the MISSOURI
Democrats. made in August last NJ Per
tia S1~frrs. fully and unyeservedly, and
have never wavered n my position Wnen
the question of repeating the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman at vas before tae
senate / reported from the finance COM
rnitree on behalf of my colleagues on the
committee who favored free coinage ana
-,x-saff a tal for the coinage of silver dol
lars al the ratio Of - 10 1. and after
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Acquittal of the Five Men on
Trial at Ellensburg.
MURDER IN cowLITZ COUNTY.
One Man Kills Another in a Moment
of Ungovernable Rage.
The Blakelcy Island Murder Body Of
Johnnie Abbott. the Skagit Desper-
ado, Found whatcom and Fairha-
ven Not 10 Re Consolidated.

Eilensburg. Sept. 2i-Speciai.-whcn
court convened this morning Judge Humes
held that Defendants Raskins. Holmes
and Muller. charged with the murder Of
Charles Eiuson. had not been properly
held. as tho county attorney did not have
power 20 hold them for trial without a
preliminary examination. which they did
not have TIe- dismissed the inforpatiop.
but held the prisoners and ordered the
prosecuting attorney 20 file a new one
and have them arraigned before a magis-
trate.
At s:45 the jury in the case Of Linder.
Uebelacher F1eeie Linke and Kennedy
returned verdict Of not guilty. The first
ballot was ten 1or acQuittai. the second
eleven. and the third unanimous. The
verdict was reached about an hour after
retiring. The town has been greatly agi-
tated and the verdict has been the sole
topic Of discussion today.
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CONSOLIDATION DEFEATED.
Whatcom Was ia Favor Of IL. hut Fair
llNnn \ Anfr.-f VI

Whatcom Sept -Speclsl.-Nery little
interest was manifested in the c3us3lida-
,ion question here today. ora account n
The fcreCone conclusion that ral-aaven
would vote against Il. only SO voters
registered for the election. and or this
number only SO voted. enough. however.
70 show that pUhIc sentiment here is
strongly I'm favor of .t. as the vote stands
&g9 Cor and i9i against. The Second ward.
watch includes the business portion 81
ole Whatcorn. is The only one which gave
majority against *
F2irhavep. sept .-SpeciaL-Only 2Si
votes were cast or the consolidation qucs-
tlon here todav, ana che proposition was
ovcrv reluirrIy defeated ,he vote stand
ing .f1 against ana = f-r The total reg
isf~attea vote was 2st
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Good Eject Of Chinese Erecntions

New York. Sept IA World cablegrarn
from Foochow. china, eays. The lnvesti-
CATION into the massacre ~ missionaries
A. KUcheng has been resumed. The hag-
bearer who gave orders TO xiii the women
IN tho missions hss been brought - Eu-
chcng for trial
The executions this week have rad sal.
utary effect upon the Negofarians. wno
viii probably stop further prosecutions ar
Christians The prospects for securing
ample Justice against the ringleaders ~
the riots are much brighter than they were
earlier In fhes week.
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rhree rather- Drown {. . on .Ier.sev coa y

Manasquan y. J.. Sept. 2l.-Three peo-
ple were drowned while bathing in tho
surf here today. and the fourth member
of the party was rescued ~tth great df-
neulty. The latter was Mrs. Fisk. wife
Of a Jersey City druggist Two NJ those
drowned were young ladies' Miss Earle
and Miss Brown. William Fisk, 70 years
Of age. son Of the rescued woman. WAS
the third who persisted The tide was on
the ebb and a strong underfow WAS run
ming Young Fisk waded out and was
swept seaward. His mother started out
after him. and ghe. too. was caught b.
the tide. when the two younger women
made an attempt 10 rescue their compan-
ions and were drowned.
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Port Ludlow. sept Especial Chris
tan Jensen. a raneher. was drowned a.
the mouth e Mats Mats bay Thursday az
terncon while on his way from his home
On that bay 70 Port Ludl0w Hts sktH.
bottom up. vas found last night near the
place cf ths accident. Ths body has not
Yet been recovered Jensen was Z native
of Germany. aged about s. years. and had
no relatives in this country.
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Portland. Seut-.2l.-The jury in the case
OF v. T. R.nsw'efth; accused Of poisoning
hls wife. touisAa brought in a verdi I of
Inanslaugntef. The verdict was . ccrn
premise tie -JHy al one time standing
nine for murder fp the first degree. Tals
is ElIsworths sefcnd trial. the frst trisI
resulting IL the disagreement Of the jury
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Woman Burnee, - naarb

Cottage Grove, Or, sept G1-Mrs Mary
Grousbeck was burned 20 death last night
O. her home on Row river. ten niles from
here she was sitting by the IRE nursing
her baby when her dress caught frs. By
The tine she had put the baby in the
cradle her clothes were all a6laEe. aud be-
fore the names we're sxtlngufshe3 she had
been fatally burned.
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London. sept 2f.-SoFae time ago a firm
Of cartographers doing business ~ this
city received an order from a house In
f-onptautinoule for the British adudrai,r
c5qrts Of the DarIeuelles. Tire order ~as
promptly filled. The Chronicle this morn
ing published q dispatch from its eorre-
spor8ent at Constantinople, saying that
these charts were procured for the Turk
ish ministry of war. and that they are
INTENDED for he use of engineers in layiag
torpsdoes IN the straits.
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.yanan'x New XYarshina.

Yokohama. Sept. 2l-Tbe JaDauese par
lament has voted credit of 2o.60.909 ven
for building four irouciad warEbips. ton
coast defense vessels and nifty torpedo
boats.
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4 weu-Known I.unberman Dead.

san Francisco. Sept 2i.-Charies A.
Moore. secretary and manager of the big
lumber tirtn OK Moore a. smith. died at his
home here today, uf pneumonia. he had
been sick about week. and his illness nad
not been considered serious.
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Washington CITY. Sept 2f.-'rhe treasury
today lost $500 in gold for shipment 10
Canada This leaves the true amount OF
the gold reserve at 81. 81. 10.
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feud StraaS The islander this week
urges ;ear fund be raised hy sahscrip-
tion 20 engage an allie crtnina lawyer 20
assist TIE prosecuting attorney.
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Herbert Haven. druggist. Gem drug
store. Second street, Occidental block,
keTkows old stand.
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Ay7r.s Sa-sa par-.la IS not a secret
ure5aratIor- ANY physician may have the
6-rrs1Ia c1 application. The secret Of is
success as a medicine lies in its extra
ordinary rcver Io cleanse the blood or
impurities ana cure the most deep-seated
eases rf hEeos-ttiS iSeAse-
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frr.- REGIMENT Rand az Leschi Park TO-
d.. last concert OF The season
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An Exposition of
..Women's Cloaks

sfo-s complete. more elaborate more oov,--.,
ssow o. fashions. Nearer than ever Ia 49, - -.
marx. and not thing left 70 wish for Il :. 49,
showing the exhibit tomorrow. Come ana ?, 60
.gzs as cordial Il you don't purchase. ''ee
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-04
Portland 6 Worcester Line
PORTLAND 6 ROCHESTER, R. R.
STATION FOOT OF PkEBLE STREET

On and after Sunday. June 30, 1885
Passenger trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction
Nasnua, Windham and Epping at ?.3o a.
m. and IL BOP. II.
For Manchester, Concord, and points North
at 72O a. m. and 1890 p. IN.
For Rochestor, Springvale. Alfred, '. arer.
boro and saco River at 7.30 a. N. 1854 and
For tsornam at 7.sO and o.45 a. M, 1880.
500. $50. and $40 p. N.
For W estbrook. Cumberland Mills, Weo.-
brook junction and Woodford's at 7.3C.
e.45 a. M. 1880. SOC. $50. and
Sunday trains .eave Portland for Rochester at
6.I5p. m; arrive from Rochester at $50 "a.
The 70 80 D. m. train from Portland connects
Mt Ayer ,Tunotton with "Hoosac Tunnel
Route" for the West and at Union Station.
Worcester for Providence and New York.
via providence Line" for Norwich and
New York, via "Norwica Alins" with Boston
& Aitsny Il. X. for the West, and with the
New york All Rail via "Spr ngdeld."
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at so D. m. from Rochester at $50 a. H.,
I.3O and 5.4S p. M; from Gorham
at GAO, $50 and 1850 a. M. $50.
415,Wand 5.4S p. m.
For through Tickets to all points West and
South. apply to F. H. COLLINS. Ticket
-1s' j. W. PETERS, supt::
je2s da
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-04
Teachers in Southern Mission School.

New York, Sept. 3.-The American
Missionary Association of Congregations
churches has revised it's list of appoint
ments of teachers in its mission work
among the Southern mountain whites
in the interests of efficiency and economy.
Mrs. e. B. Dorsett of Oberlin, Ohio
has been appointed Primary and Kinder
garten teacher in Saluda Seminary,
Saluda, N. G.
The school and church at Whittier, N.
c., constitute an important field The
church has become self-supporting in the
payment of it's PASTORS salary, and is
erecting school building without calling
upon the treasury of the association.
A reduction in the teaching force has
been made necessary in Green Academy
Bending Oaks, Ala. Rev. John c.
Campbell, graduate of Andover Semi
nary in the class of '95 has been appointed
principal of the Joppa Normal and Indus
trial Collegiate Institute, Joppa, Ala, q
new school which the association has
been able to adopt, through gift of $500
to 400 pupils are expected at the opening
of the fall session, Rev. Henry N. Webb,
another Andover graduate of the
class of 49, has been male principal OF
the Normal Institute as Grand View,
Tenn, Rev. Benjamin Dodge, of Pleas
ant Hill, Tenn, has been appointed to
collect funds for the association. and
probably will come into New England
for that purpose. Miss Mary B. Spencer
of North Brookfeld, Mass, has been ap-
pointed a teacher in the Harrow school,
cumberland Gap, Tenn. The teaching
includes Miss Carrie E. Bishop of New
Haven, Conn. Miss Mary E. Sands OF
Saco. Me-, and Mr.. Otis S. Dickinson
of Greville, Mass. The Orange Park
school is affected by the new Florida law
which took effect September 1st, and
fines, or fines and imprisons teachers OF
"white persons and negroes in the same
school or room.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-04
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered bv CorreA
pondents of the Press.


Freeport, Sept. 8. Labor Day was duly
noticed by citizens of this village. In
| the morning several games of ball,
were participated in freely by different
parties, and afforded much amusement.
The horse trotting at the Park was good,
and was witnessed by large number OF
spectators, who declared that they had
passed an enjoyable season. The dance
in the evening was we'll attended and the
jubilee continued till late in the evening
The high school commenced today,
with about go scholars in attendance.
The wharf at Porters Landing has been
undergoing thorough repairing. so that
the new line of steamers for passengers
and freight can kland in the immediate
neighborhood of the village. 1t is be-
lieved this line will be largely patronized
both for pleasure parties and for neces-
sary traffic.
A new sewer is being placed on Bow
street, a much needed Improvements.
We are panied to record the sudden de-
cease of Leila Pearl Banks, only laugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Banks. at
the age of three years. She was beaut1-
full child, and the bereaved parents have
the sympathy and coincidence OF the en-
tire neighborhood.
Newficld.
Newfield, Sept Preparations are being
made for the Fair to be holden at Ram
shackle Park, Newfield, Sept. 10, II, ind
IL.
The village schools commenced sept =
Miss Matte Dunnells teaches the gram
mar school and Miss Hattie Straw the
primary.
Miss Lottie Townsend of Saugus,
Mass, is the guest Of Miss Annie Lawton
Mrs. Julia Wilson of Portsmouth, n.
H., is visiting friends in NewHeld.
Misses Mildred Tibbetts and Marguerite
Smith are attending school at Limerick
Academy.
Mrs. Lizzie Hartford, of Boston, is Wis
iting at John Smiths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Scott, who have
been visiting in Canada, have returned
| to their home in Newfield.
New Gloucester.
New Gloucester, Sept 2. Miss Dora
White from Boston is the guest OF Miss
Nellie Hilton.
Robert Greeley, from California, form
erly of this. town, after an absence Of
twenty sevenss years is visiting his broth
or William II. Greeley.
The ladies of the Congregational Society
will hold church fair the last of Octo-
ber for the purpose of raising funds to
repair the church.
Capt. J. B. Hammond and wife, who
have been spending three weeks at Peak S
Island, have returned.
Mr. Ellery Starbird and wife have re-
turned from their vacation.
Mrs. Eunice Jones has moved to her
fathers Mr. Frank Richards at Bear
Brook.
Monday DR.. Geo. H. Bailey, veterinary
surgeon of Portland, inspected "a herd of
cows belonging to Newman Titcomb, and
found five affected with tuberculosis. All
five COWS were shot by order of DR..
Bailey. DR.. Bailey also examined a
horse belonging to Fred N. Jordan OF
Pownal, which he found suffering from
CHAMBERS and ordered him shot.
Miss Frank Robinson and daughter of
Portland, and Miss Mary Lunt are guests
of Mrs. John Jordan.