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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06
WRIGHT WILL SUE TACOMA.
To Collect Interesf on the Bonds Paid
for the Water Plant.

Tacoma. Jan. Especial, ,-Gaiusha Par
sons. attorney for the Tacoma Ligh. and
Water company. on being asked this
evening If e. Il. Wright proposed to op-
pose the suit recently Instituted by Judge
Stalicup of the superior court. 10 in
validate the s2iSa,oee water bonds. and
inioiu tho payment OF interest thereon,
said:
.'ft Is my opinion Mr.. Wright will DO
absolutely nothing. The suit Is directed
against the city. 10 presen; the city from
paying interest, or ASSUMING the bonds.
Well. the city Is the debtor. and this
proceeding against the debtor is un-
heard of.,''
.sThen ygu Anticipate Judge Stailcup
Will secure Judgment In his favor?'
se.gf course, OF course. What good VIII
~ do hiun9 What are you going 10 do
about IT. Is the question. II viii be no
more valuable than a Judgment against
the man In the moon"
asgut assuming that he coetpcls the
el.v IA refuse 10 pay interest on the
syonds7.'
.'Wheuever the city fails 20 pay Inter
est en- any honss she holder OF the bcEa
viii no doubt bring an action 10 compel
The city 20 meet Its obllgs stioB."
IL is understood that the action 70 eorn-
pel the payment of interest viii De OF
rauch greater Importance than the sui;
Instituted by Judge ssallcup. to prevent
the city from paytng interest arHi TO in-
validate the hosl4Ss
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moving to Washington ard making his
home at Port Orchard. Being Industrious.
he acquired considerable wealth. which
consisted chiefly Of lands He took an
Indian woman TO Hive with him. ard
when be died in 1sT he left q son By
her. who was then II years OF age.
Zechow, commonly called sligo, left no will
and Daniel Sackman. James Tayio~ and
In due time they settled matters and
were discharged The estate at that
time was very valuable. consisting Of
20 acres within the present city limits
OF Seattle. another block Of SIT i-s acres
OF farming land. beside other property
fn the state. all OF which went to the
haif-breed son.
In lSsz Heinrich Zechow came out frcm
Germany TO San Francisco in search OF
his uncle. Finally he heard he was liv-
ing at Port Orchard. and came Up TO see
him. On arrival he found the half-breed
son In possession. On making inquiries
he discovered that the uncle had never
married the Indian woman, so he decided
to contest the ownership of the property
on behalf of himself and relatives In
Germany. He had comsnenced to collect
evidence. and had secured large mass
of papers. which were found on the body.
1t seems that he was about TO COM
mence action in the courts when he met
his death. Chief Huston. OF the New
Westminster police holds the opinion
that Zechow was enticed to New West
minister and there murdered to prevent
his obtaining ownership of the estate.
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Democrats Generally in Favor
Of the Meeting.
CARLISLE BILL WON'T PASS.
That Is, Unless Republicans Come to
the Administrations Aid.
Bourke Cochran speaks A Asainst the Car
Isle Bill aud Incidentally Stirs Up
the Free SILVER People-GoId Would
Measure Value No Matter How Much
silver We Coined.

Washington City, jan 5.-There ap-
pears to be little or no opposition to the
Democratic caucus on the currency bill
TO be held on Monday. 1t was reported
today that some Southern members
would refuse to entez. the caucus or TO
be bound by its action. Mr.. Holman.
chairman OF the caucus committee. said:
II think the attendance viii be gem
eral. even though some members may
not entirely agree with the sentiment
OF the caucus majority" Mr. Springer
said he had heard OF no opposition TO
the caucus. He thought the feeling
was generally In favor of 1t.
A rough preliminary canvass OF the
house on the pending currency bill has
been made. One OF the Democratic
members of the committee. who Is in
favor OF the bill. is authority for the
statement that the canvass shows a
total OF l24 votes for the bill. consider
ably short OF the number necessary to
pass.
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THE SHIP BABcocA's CREW.



Port Townsend. Jan. -Special.-Just
after the ship VIM. f. Babcock. wheat
laden from Tacoma for Europe, got un-
der way In tow of the tug Tyee, Deputy
Marshal Baker went aboard and arrested
Capt. Graham on a charge of attempt
ing to leave the state for the purpose
Of defrauding creditors. The complain
ant Is Max Levy, sailor boarding house
runner. who alleges that Graham con-
tracted to ship his crew through his
agency, and that afterward a crew was
secured at Tacoma whereby complainant
was damaged in the sum Of $260. Graham
was brought ashore and the vessel con-
tinued on toward Port Angeles, where
she will remain until the present diff
Guilty Is settled. Boatmen who We're
alongside the ship when she went out of
port claim there was trouble aboard.
Several shots were fired, and a general
fight appeared to be in progress. The
captain denied the story.
Late tonight IL was discovered that
Capt. Graham had eluded the officers aud
escaped, presumably getting aboard his
vessel and going to sea. Just after the
marshal brought him ashore under arrest
a messenger hurriediy Informed The form
er that his wife was dying, when he turn
ed the prisoner over to the custody of
another ship captain. The latter says
Capt. Graham suddenly disappeared while
his back was turned. A vigorous search
is being made for him, with little hone
OF success.
Tacoma. Jan. Especial Much trouble
was experienced in getting sailors TO ship
on the Babcock, which sailed today for
Liverpool with wheat. AT one time some
OF the sailors were beaten by armed
boarding house masters to induce them
TO sign the shipping articles. This re-
suited in the statement that they were
driven aboard at the point of revolvers.
The Babcock is the ship from which
William Purchase escaped by jumping
overheard. claiming he was brutally
beaten By the mate. He afterwards
iibelied the ship for $500 and settled for
s75. Today. after the ship got under way
in tow of the tug Tyee. she put back
TO port. owing to trouble among the
men. She soon left again.
In attempting 10 round out the crew
of - men this morning all sorts of sail
crs were pressed into service Two of
the men signed were Japs. who, is is
believed, never were employed as sailors.
They were, according to the water front
authorities. shanghaied aboard the Bah
cock. Soon after the Babcock got away
a Jap restaurant keeper came down TO
the dock In hot haste locking for the two
Japs who had gone aboard He said they
owed him money.
The trip OF the Babcock to England
viii be watched with great interest by
local shipping men. Trouble is hooked
for
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instantaneous Death Of an Elec-
trician at Tacoma
THE HEINRICH zEcHow MURDER
Possibly . Will Contest Nay Have
Been the Cause of the Crime.
z. 3. WriEht's Attorney Says . Decision
Axsinss the Water Bonds VIII BE Is-
nersd. Except By Suit A gainst r.eoma
for Interest.

Tacoma. Jan. 1.-TWO thousand volts Of
electricity passed through Peter Peterson,
day electrician at the city light station.
this morning, instantly killing him In
making changes on the switchboard he
grasped two plugs al the same time. his
thumbs touching them too far up and on
the non-insulated portion. There was
flash. and he fell back dead. He had been
In the employ OF the company six years.
His death Is attributed to careIessness.
In point OF service Peterson was one
OF the Oldest electricians In the city. The
current burned his hands but little. there
being only small red burned spots on his
fingers and thumbs where he touched the
metal. He did not speak after the cur
rent passed through his body. Some en-
terprising physicians were asked to make
an attempt to resuscitate Peterson. but
they did not get ready for action until
1t was decided that he was beyond hope
OF revival. even II such thing were
possible. The verdict OF the coroners $
jury was that death was caused acci-
dentasly.
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Til. swearing in of cen. A,n,o,.

Tacoma, Jan. Especial Brig Gen. ].
NJ. Ashton Will be sworn In Monday even
ing at Troop BIS arrnory at o'clock by
Adjutant General os8rien. All brigade
officers are invited to be present in fa-
tigue uniform. without side arms. After
being sworn In General Ashton will ad-
dress the officers present on his plans re-
garding the discipline and general effici-
ency of the National Guard 1t is his in
tention to make the guard very efficient
in all respects, so that II will be in all
respects equal 10 the best Disciplined
guards OF other and older states. Gem
efal Ashton will also announce his stan
Monday evening.
North Yakima. Jan. Especial.
Briggs. Lieut.. Best and Lieut.. La Fargo
OF b troop. n. G.. w; Lieut. Scudder and
Lieut.. Hiscoek. c troop. with Lieut.. Chap
man, of Gen. Ashton's staff, this after
noon unanimously elected Capt. Fred R.
Reed major OF the First cavalry SQUAD
ron, vice Major Ashton, elected brigadier
general. A resolution eommendatory OF
the official efficiency of Major Ashton.
was passed by the officers
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All Quiet In HnnaInn.

San Francisco. Jan. 5.--Advices from
Honolulu by the bark ceyIon. dated De-
cenber Is. state that President Dole has
submitted the draft of his proposed new
land bill to the cabinet for consideration.
Its terms have not been made public.
beyond that II forbids the sale OF large
tracts Of land To corporations. and pro-
yides for the sale or lease Of Is or 40
acre lots TO legitimate honcsteaders.
The trial of the alleged conspirators
began today. President Dole has not yet
issued any call for the meeting Of tho
legislature. but 1t IL expected that 1t viii
meet about January Is. The government
has taken no extra precautions on ac-
count of the discovery of IN. alleged
conspiracy. and everything Is quiet
The country Is overrun with strangers
unable TO obtain employment.
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Fiendi.h Assault ON q Priest.

San Francisco. Jan. 5.--Rev. Father
Peter ID. Brady, rector OF the parish OF
ST. Mary's college. was the victim of
fientiish assault In his own house last
night by well-dressed man who asked
10 see the priest on business. He de-
manded money. II have no money for
you." answered Father Brady. With
oaths and vile names the stranger sprang
upon the priest with an open knife. stab
bing him above the left eye. turning the
blade and making a triangular cut
Father Brady tried 10 push his assailant
away, his right hand touching the strang-
er's face The villain caught the prtesrs
finger in his mouth. biting through to
the bone. He still gripped the finger
with his teeth meanwhile stabhing Brady
through the nostrils, on the check and
cutting his mouth so that 1t was an inch
larger Then he beat the priest into in
sensibiiity with his fists and auetly left
the house. Father Brady was discovered
by his housekeeper. Physicians believe
he will recover.
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ao r.-ps.,rsct A.tarn.y sen.eneea.

Cincinnati. Jan. 5-Judge Sage In the
United States district court today SEN
fenced ex-united States District Attorney
w. h Burnett TO sixty dayS imprisou-
ment for eSnbexzling $500 from client.
Mrs. Bennett. This sentence is concur
rent with sentence OF six rncnths for
contempt Of court which Burnett Is serv-
ing Unless Burnett IL able 10 procure
bonds. " hich seems fnprobabie. the con-
current sentence Is practically an In
definite one
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committee that II weaid promote the ends
or trade He claimed chat. instead OK pro-
mosing. II would preyent. forbid and ess-
stracs the very thing Il was hoped 10 ac-
ceaspiisa. For local and domestic par
poses. Mr. Cochran said. he would not he
straii q silver as \ standard OF value.
out his objection 70 K was based en- the
iact that throughout the world everything
IS measured BY gold. and. even il we had
q national or local standard, the products
o. The farmers and OF other producers
must ultimately, after all. be measured by
The universal standard
hutchinson inquired IL the note Of
bank vas based upon the notes OF a
iaraaer. wherein it was better than the
farmers note. ard Mr.. Cochran replied
saas IT was because comrnercs would AZ
eept il. The hand OF government had
been disastrous 10 commerce. and he was
appealing to the hoase tostarn back 10
sound PRINCIPLES where money was based
on property. All taat banking meant
was to increase the capl,al that could be
used in commerce.
am opposed 10 any tax on currency"
ne replied to question concerning the 10
per cent, tax on state banks issues 1T
would be like taxing blood. like taxing
the speed of a locomotive. II would be to
tax everything valuable to retard pro-
gress'
There was sharp and amusing sx-
change of words between Cochran and
Boutslle. as the former spoke of the Mo
ksniey law and defective financial sys
tenn as the cause of the panic last year.
Cockran's reference TO the Mckinley law
was greeted with derissve laughter on the
Republican side. Bouselle remarked that
at the last election the people did not
indorse the view of Mr.. Cochran as 10 the
Mckinley law.
In closing, Cochran drew a picture of
the advancement of business. industry.
science and the arts under a regime In
which the money OF the people was placed
on a sound basis.
In discussing the probable effect OF the
Carlisle bill. Catchlngs said the out
standing certificates would be changed
for those OF smaller denominations. TO
satisfy the needs for small money. II
would follow that tho bullion In the
treasury would be coined. ard a smaller
percentage OF customs duties paid In
silver.
The key to the position was that un-
der the Baltimore plan the government
would be made to stand sponsor for
Tho notes Of the bank. while II would
not be under the pending bin. The su-
periority OF the Carlisle plan over the
Baltimore plan was that 1t contemplated
the ultimate retirement of government
notes. while the latter had no object but
the profit of It's trainers. Cotchings spoke
In support OF the soundness OF state
banks. At the close OF his speach the
house voted not TO concur In the senate
amendments to the military appropria-
tion bill, and then. at s.e0. adjourned.
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Washington City. Jan. 5.-Senator Tel
Ter, who was the special champion of
the senate OF the late william McGar-
rahan in his effort TO establish his claim
to the Rancho crande grant In California.
says he will not continue his labors In
behalf of McGarrahan's heirs. II sup
ported Mr.. McGarrahan because I be-
lieyed an injustice had been done him
and not because OF the money involved.
McGarrahan took that position himself
and when money was offered refused to
compromise. Now that his heirs have
taken up the contest. they have done so
purely for the sake of the property which
is supposed to be involved, and not for
the establishment of principle
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burglars Rob aood Tema,.r.

Ellensburg. Jan. 5.-Speciai.-The most
daring robbery since the Roslyn affair
took place here last night between the
hours OF 80 and 9:3o. The Office OF
Henry McGrath. grand secretary of the
Good Tempiars for this state, was en-
tered. the safe blown open and s6es taken.
All OF it was lodge money but $40 Nc
Grath returned 10 his office at $50 and
found the safe open and rified. the COM
bination having been blown off The
supposition is that nitro glycerine was
used. The door OF S. W. Barnes Office.
adjoining MctSrath's. bore Jimmy marks,
but an entrance was not effected. on
GERS at once went TO work on the case
but have no clue thus far.
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To save supsrsor judge. s.,arx

Olympia, Jan. s.-Speciai.--Goy. McGraw
has determined not 20 appoint successor
70 Judge Gordon as superior Judge of
Thurston county. at least for the present.
The governor has decided upoa this course
With the hope that the legislature. with a
view TO economy. will join this county for
judicial purposes with Mason and Che
halls. which would result in a material
saving 10 the state as well as ali the
counties interested. The governors deter
mination In this matter meets witza the
hearty approval Of residents OF this CITY
and county generally.
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ON HER WAX TO TACOMA.
Mrs. Mary Jasons Falls From . Train
and II Killed.

Ashland. Or. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Mary ia
sons. travelling from San Francisco to
Tacoma, fell from the train at Siskiyou
summit last night In some mysterious
manner and was killed. 1t is believed
that she was walking from one coach TO
anothing and, missing her footing. fell
between the cars to her death. The
body was brought here and a coroner.s
jury returned verdict In accordance
with the facts She was IS years of age
and a native of Holland. Her husband,
who was on the same train, was the first
to discover the disappearance.
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p.,n.,,Ysn.a Jsde. A...mp,. ntyar

Franklin. Pa. Jan 5-Presiding Judge
Charles Elias Taylor. who served sixteen
years on the cnenAnGo county bench
attempted 10 shoot Deputy Sheriff h. A
Shoemaker today. The deputy and two
other men oyerpowsred him ard took
away his revolver. Judge Taylor Il "a
years Of age. and lately has been under
the delnsion that Sheriff Shener. Deputy
Sheriff Shoemaker and other officials have
been spysng on him
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MURDER OF HETSaIca zEcnow.
HE Intention TO Csnsesf . VIII May
Have Caused the Crime.

Vancouver. Jan, SPECIAL 1.-THE theo-y
;hat Heinrich Zeckow. the Seattle naan
whose tso<ly Was found r-ssssr a wharf
IN Westminster on New Years eve. was
murdered In strengthened by safoTma-
,ssa s,Afalas4i by ire Tsossce. Jasoh Zs-
chow. an sacss of Heinrich sSst Ger
many IL lNa, coalirs 10 the Is.ite~f States.
He frat setsle3 Ia California. tRraes re-
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Vancouver. n. c.. Jan. ESPECIAL Gen.
Booth, founder OF the Salvation Army. is
now here. He received a hearty welcome
from the army and citizens and has In
;erviewed the provincial government re-
garding the establishment of the army
colony in this province.
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Sew York, Jan. s.-~The Will of Eugene
Keliy. the millionaire banker. vas filed
for probate today. II Seqneataa the en-
tire estate - rnefnbeEs Of his family. fx-
eept ssiaso 10 be distributed ancng Cath
olie orphan asyiurns and other iassIsu-
SEo1x
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Anacorfes. Jan. 5.-SpeciSi. snow
fall az this point was between three and
fsur inches. but has disappeared.
The Knights os Pythias gave a bali las,
night; About sixty couples were ir at
tendance. The event was IN every way
a SUCCESS.
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RICH OREGON RAsCHEK ARRESTED
Charged with Circulating Countsrfsit
Money ON Faget sound.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Cnited States
secret service agents here have received
news from Lebanons Ore. of the arrest
near that place OF William Davenport,
formerly druggist and now a wealthy
rancaer residing there. ON charge OF
coanterfeiting. United States Marshal
Grady of Oregon made the arrest. stating
that five others of the gang are also to
be arrested. Davenport once served a
sentence for counterfeising and it is
charged that since his release he has
been engaged with others in fiocding Ore
gon and the Puget Sound country with
counterfeit gold and silver coins
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~ew York. Jan. 5-~sfartin J. ysnsnhel-
sa. head ssookkeeper Of CEaassn 4 Son
Brewing Company, Is charged with pecu-
tsssans 70 the amount af Eesa II e aaia
sae uzeaey taken was lost Ia specsla on
yanaohssea has dlsapp<arsd.
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Portland. Jan, 5.--x- y. Sleeves. cnary-
Ell with completely IN the murder Of Geo.
". sayrez. Was convicted % ynanslanxh,-
e- this afternoon.
Sleeves was this afternoon admitted
To bail, his bond being fixed at sIa.a0
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Port Townsend. Jan Especial The
Unlted States reyenns cutter Z. s Grant
returned this afternoon frnsn two
weeks crasse outside % Cane F7attery
in search OF missing ard overdue vessels.
The aearch was wholly unsuccessful.
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Finest table &prsests for cents per
can AZ Cooper 4 LSsvs
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Dc. Prizes Cream Baking Powdes
Wsxsd's Fsie filZAsss Avsrds
Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-27
TRiCKING A CRAB.
African Natives Take Advantage OF His
Industry In q Heartless Manner.

African Natives Take Advantage Of His
Industry In q Heartless Manner.
In Africa there exists a certain men,
ber of the crab genus commonly known
as the great tree crab. This peculiar
shellfish has an offensive trick Of
crawling up the cocoanut trees, biting
off the cocoanuts and then creeping
down again backward.
The theory is that the nuts are shat
tered by the fall, and the great tree crab
is thus enabled to enjoy hearty meal.
Now, the natives who inhabit regions
infested by this i'll conditioned crab are
well aware that the lower portion of the
crabs anatomy is soft and sensitive, and
they believe that the ''bivalve' was
thus constructed in order that he might
know when he had reached the ground,
and when, consequently, he might with
safety release his grasp of the trunk.
So what they do in order to stop his
depredations, which often ruin the CO.
coanut crops, is this: While the crab is
engaged in nipping off the cocoanuts
they climb half way up the trees and
there drive q row Of long nails right
around the tree, allowing an inch or so
of the nails to project.
The crab has no knowledge of disas-
ter, nor yet the fitness Of things. As he
descends the sensitive part Of his body
suddenly touches the nails. Thinking he
has reached the ground, he naturally
lets CO. Instantly he falls backward and
cracks his own she'll on the ground
Pittsburg Dispatch.