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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
WHO DEFAMED wYMANs
The Conductor Who wes Discharged
Asked TO Name the Man.

The first bout between Lester +. Wyman
ana the Madison Street Cable Railway
(sornpany IN connection with the formers
SAg9 damage suit for defamation of char
seter took place in Judge Humes' court
Yesterday when the defendants motion to
make The plaintifY amend his complaint 80
a. to show what officer or agent OF the
railroad company uttered or published the
alleged defamatory statement. and when
and to whom the language was spoken.
In his complaint Wyman said: THAT on
or about June 26 the defendant
ubeled and DETAINED the plaintiff by writ
tng. uttering and publishing Of and con-
eerning the plaintiff the following Ian
guage: Fares stolen were from different
parts Of the ear. one from a lady and two
from gentlemen thereby accusing the
plsintiff OF stealing the property OF the
defendant, and which words, when pub
ushed by defendant. were by defendant
known to be false, etc. That said publica-
ton, etc, was written. uttered and pub
ished by the defendant 10 expose plaintiff
10 public hatred. contempt and ridicule.
and thereby deprive him of the benefits Of
public confidence and social intercourse"
t. c. Hughes appeared for the railroad
company. and In his motion to have the
plaintiff make his complaint more specific
asked the pertinent questions what officer
or agent OF the railroad wrote, uttered or
published the defamatory language, and in
what manner or TO whom he uttered IL.
The plaintiff has made the contention
mat a corporation uttered language that
DETAINED him. but the defendant practical
" says that corporation cannot defame q
person, but its agents or officers might.
and II would Ike to know OF Mr.. Wyman
who did 1t to him.
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A Startling
Admission.
In New York City, for five con.
secutive years, the proportion
of Deaths from Consumption
has been three i'm every
Twenty Persons.

Epidemics of Cholera, Yellow Fever ard
other diseases Of similar character, so ter
rible IN their results. occasion wide spread
alarm and receive the most careful consid-
Grafton for their prevention and cure. while
consumpti0n receives scarcely thought,
vet the number Of their victims sinks into
frsigr;fc auce when com pared with those Of
consurlrtion Comparatively few people
know what to do for their loved ones when
thew see them gradually lose strength, lose
color, manifest feeble vitality and ernacta-
ton, or develop a cough, with diilcult
breathing or hemoTThage. Cod liver OIL
was for long time given IN all such cases,
but the poor success attending lis use
coupled with It's nauseating taste has led
many practitioners, as we'll a. the pubic IL
large. 10 place their main reliance IN Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. II de-
serves early attention and VIII prove eject
uaI not in everycase but IN large percentage
Of cases. and We believe that f2lly g per
cent fail cases OF consump tion can, II taken
in the early STAGES Of the disease, Be cured
with the Discovery Dr.. Pierce does not
ask people 70 believe until they have IN
vestfyased for themselves. 4 pamphlet las
been published having the names addresses
and photographs OF large numb of those
cured OF consumption, bronchitis, lingering
coughs. asthma, chronic nasal catdfTn ana
kindred naIadies which vill be mailed free
70 those sending fer X with t1e'F name ana
address uuon a postal card, or you can nave
4 medical treatise, III book form OF TO
pages. mailed 10 you, on receipt OF address
and six cents in stamps. You can tnen
write those cured and learn their expert
ences.
Address for Book, woELp's DIsPESSAG2
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 6E6aAo. Ns X
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Van Waters Is Convicted by a
Jury of His Peers.
. QUESTION FOR MR.. wYMAN.
IN. Conductor Asked to Say Who De-
famed Him Hays Railroad Con-
tract Declared Void.

~h. s.rv that listened 70 William Van
-ra,.~ss story OF how be purchased Nc
r.-~yss trunk from a man named Nick
s~s,r trot the county comMiss.oner) did
=. b1l,eye him. and consequently Van
r..srx now stands before the public
1900 criminal He was very lucky,
.asrsver. i. that the jury did not think
-. trunk and goods were worth enough
= rake the charge grand larceny. This
-s.sss alone saved Van Waters from
sseIng 10 the pen!tentiary.
-xrns- the verdict vas opened In court
..s.erdzy morning Van Waters was pres
- 80 listened to the conclusion OF the
800 men who heard the testimony
s-s.seu. the slightest indication Of what
IS nssslng through his mind. The YER
-. wax arrived al after two hours' de-
liberation.
r. : probable that the case in which Van
vvsters is charged with stealing a sword
srom ~ GllmeT. agent OF the Bureau OF
sssoclated Charities, VIII be eventually
pressed.
18th The verdict. He says that acquittaI
- his own testimony would have left
yaany doubtful OF his innocence, but that
WITH strong corroborative testimony which
further Developments VIII disclose. he In
certain 81 complete vindicatIon. Van
waters claims that his explanation would
have been accepted by the Jury had 1t not
offered in one or two particulars from the
states evidence, and that h. Will cub
staatiate by competent witnesses every
rolr. Of his testimony at the trial
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RELIC OF A BY-GoSE RACE.
Interesting Find Near the Mouth or
the SkagIt River.

George and William Slarhird have found
on their fathers farm. near the mouth ot
the SkaCit river what IS evidently reilc
of a bvgone race. and shows that tho fu-
get sound country must nave neeh III
habted long before the arrival OF the IN
dams This is an ohlong boulder of ha8-
lard marble. rounded seemingly by the
friction OF ages.
II was plowed ND at n point about two
and one-haif miles below Fir ana
half "A mile from the river bank IN
an old beach formation. about three miles
from the present beach, The young men
were grading a road when they came upon
the rock in ditch about three feet deep
The place had been entirely oyergrown by
giant fir trees 80 10 goo years old. and as
IL must have taken a long time to form
the half mile of land between the SPOT
and the present river bank, II is estimated
that the boulder must have been thrown
IN fully 1000 years ago.
But the most remarkable point about
this relic IS that it plainly shows that tho
hand of man has worked upon IT, az enc
side Of IL has been cut down to perfectly
smooth. level edge and deep. semi-circu-
lar grooves have been cut into II length
wise Two Of these grooves appear on one
side and one OF them shows evidence -
having effaced one made previously. while
between the two is a sharp edge. broken
down in several places
There are several theories as 10 how this
work could have been done and for what
purpose. One is that the boulder was
used TO sharpen tools or arrow-heads Of
metal and that thus the grooves were
worn into Il. This is supported by the
fact that Il imparts a good edge TO a
knife. Another theory Is that IN some
manner strips were cat ont of ii 70 he
used as arrow-heads. II cannot well have
been used by Indians, for the Oldest IN
dams on the Skagit have been shown the
relic and all say they never saw anything
like H.
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A SOCIALIST CLUB FORMED.
Fruits OF Gronlund's Work I'm Seattle
His Lust Speeches TODAY.

The Seattle Fabian Society has begun
life with ten charter members, as a result
OF the efforts OF Laurence Gronlund. the
eminent socialist. The society was organ
ICED last Wednesday night at the home
OF Mrs. Aivah Glover Salmon. fOl5 Fourth
street. In future members cannot be ad-
mitted except by unanimous vote. Among
those already enrolled are Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffith Davies, Prof. J. d. Curtis. OF the
senior grammar school, Mr.. and Mrs. ".
f. Richardson and Mrs. Salmon.
The object viii be to agitate for social
ism and after society Is formed IN Ia
Coma 10 work in common with II.
II am confident Of capturing tire state,
II all cities do as well as Seattle said
Mr.. Gronlund last evening.
Mr.. Gronlund viii speak twice today.
probably for the last time before going
II Tacoma. At y. m. he will speak. in
English. before the Scandinavian Tenn
perance Union. at the Chamber of Com
merce. on What Shall We Do 10 BE
Saved2" At T. m. he win talk az re
rooms OF the Theosophical Society on
'Collectivism and Its Relation 10 The
osophy."
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No Evidence That He Intended 10 steal
Any Mans Watch.


Henry yroonan. the young feweler OF
this city arrested in Tacoma last Satur-
day for larceny by ernbszZlerent IN leav-
ing the city with a number OF watches
left 70 be repaired. was discharged yes-
tsrdsy afternoon by Justice AcElwain
upon molten OF his attorney, George h
Fortson. after the state had rested its
case. Nothing was brought out by the
states evidence TO show that Nroonan
had taken the watches away with GRIM
fnai intent and Il was upon this point that
he was discharged. George H. Fortson
and Arthur f. Griffin. both members or
the same military company as Nrooman.
appeared as his counsel. and Prosecuting
Attorney HASTE represented the state.
John p. Satteriy. the prosecuting Wit
ness. testified that he left watch with
Vrooman on August = TO be repaired and
cleaned. and was 20 call for II on August
2. lie called on that date. but discovered
that yrooman had left the day before for
Tacoma. on his way East. DE Immediate
~ placed the matter IN the hands or the
police, and the same afternoon had Nroo-
man arrested at Tacoma He identified
the watch among number brought back
with Vrooman.
DR.. H It. Turner, who has been Nroo-
mans physician, testified that Trooman
had often told him he thought OF taking
a trip 10 California or East for his health.
Detective James Wells told about bring
ing Nrooman from Tacoma TO this city
and how he showed him a boxful OK
watches, each one labeled with the own
ers name He also testified that Vroo-
man said he had secured a position in thu
East and intended going there.
Mr.. Fortson then moved TO discharge
the prisoner on the ground that no evil
dence had been introduced 10 show that
he had intended to defraud any one and
that no demand had ever been made on
him for property. Justice McElwain, af-
ter reading the young man a severe lee
ture for taking goods that did not belong
to him outside the city. no matter with
what intent, discharged him.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08

C. G. Reif. who pleaded guilty in Judge
Fumes court day before yesterday to OBJ
fainsnr a fur cape from r. Petkovltz by
inrpersonatlng Eugene wilson has A
mind that acts with the wind. Within
twsnty-four hours he changed his course
OF action four times. and finally decided
70 light the case. Friday he went into
court and told Judge Humes he volun-
sar5ly pleaded guilty. After he went back
70 his cen he commenced tngglng at his
nustaehe and concluded he had made n
mistake ana wanted to change his plea
HIS attorney was sent for and the change
OF heart made known. Then yesterday he
concluded II was AZ well to plead guilty.
hat when Judge Humes sentenced Doug
las McCombie TO one year in the peniteu-
vary for stealing personal apparel from
= o. Gates trunk and gave James Hughes
Two years for burglarizlng George F.
spangenberg's cutlery store. his heart
faied him. and after giving his pretty
mastaohe three hard pulls ne changed his
Plea 10 mot guilty" The state was
GRANTED permission 10 file an amended
complaint.
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The question whether the continuation
of civil case by justice OF the peace
10 a certain time meant the exact hour or
carried with II the usual period OF grace
was decided by Judge Osborn yesterday
afternoon, who held that grace should be
allowed. This decision will have the ef-
feet OF returning the case OF Gebbie &s
Co. VS.. Thomas Leatham to Justice Caid-
wells court for trial The suit was for
small amount and had been continued
once. When il came up for trial. the
plaintiff did not appear at the hour ap
pointed so a default was given 10 the de-
PENDANT. Certiorari proceedings were in
sututed and the default Is set aside.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08

ne VII OF Henry Krlete who died sud
sealF OF appendicitis on September {. was
spe@ted with County Clerk Gordon yes
s1aN AFTERNOON by 7. .. Robbins. into
49,. sseSe hands krlete passed the document
- $50 ne wrote IT, FIVE hours before death.
sts VIII was witnessed By Justice OF the
psA.e William Caldwell and \ wlndt
a. 'e&Ves all 81 his property in King
). ) .s'coin ard kitssp counties. amounting
scout S.ee - his brothers. Ed. George
= frank. lie also wills his interest in
- - tataer estate tn the same manner.
-. IS estate Is said 70 ~ worth si5n. GA. ana
-, 7iaE . The provisions II his fathers
- he VAS % BE- the trustee when his
a. sister became % are or unon the
aa..lase o. bis stnn-rnnther
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
MR.. NoRTHUP WILL TEACH.
Question Which Has Agftated HouGh-
ton Settled hN. Mr. Hasfia.

ton settled DN -1T. hAAtit.
The little town % Houghton. on the cast
shore Of Lake Washington has been ia
slihdued state oG agitation for some time
past as 10 whether y. T. Northup, an edu-
Gator OF considerable experience, was GO
ing 70 teach the district school Every
thing IL settled now as Mr.. Northup has
two Of the school directors favorable 10
him and has also obtained n temporary
teachers certificate from County Super
intendent Layhue.
Mr. Northvp Ola not take the teachers
examination recently. but a few days later
made application for a temporary ccrfi-
feate. claiming that ne had not intended
10 teach a. the time Of the examination,
but since then rad changed bis mind SUI
perintendent Layhue consulted the school
law and came to the conclusion that, IS
Norfhup had not been kept from the er-
animation b. illness and was tn Tire county
all the time ne was barred from receiv-
ing a temporary certificate. %orthup was
persistent. however. and finally Everett
Smith who represented him, got Nr. Lay
hue 20 say ne would abide by the opin-
s0n o. Prosecuting Attorney Haste. Mr.
HASTE gave an opinion that Northup
ought 70 have temporary certificate un-
I'll the next quarterly examination. This
was a great surprise 20 Mr.. Layhue but
he finally Issued the certificate and gave
NJ Northup 70 understand ne did Il an
der protest and simply because he had
agreed 10 submit 70 Prosecuting AttoF-
ney HastIes opinion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
New suits Filed.

The following new suits were filed In the
superior court yesterday:
WI. Sheneman vs. :. L. Mcknight and
Nola r. McKnight-PromissoTy note. $40
and interest at : per cent. month from
October. 1874.
Hall & PauIson Furniture Company ".
IindStrom & Lambe, and a. Goldberg -
Rent due 81 260: damages. $500.
Edith D Spur VS.. Lizzie Mcintyre
Promissory note s2.S25. and TO foreclose
mortgage.
s. F. Myers vs.. Jennie g ClegE et al. al
Prouissory note $3.50. and TO foreclose
mortgage.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
vs Annie NJ. Holyoke ct al.-Fromlssory
note sac s50 and to foreclose mortgage.
Thomas Hughes VS., Edward Mcdonald
-Prornissory note $50. and 20 foreclose
mortgage.
son 81 ux.-Promissory note, 500.
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new point relating 70 the service Of
summons In actions OF forcible entry and
ostaiher came No in Judge Humes' court
yesterday through a motion Of the defend
sRt 70 Guash in the case Of verborg Peter
-. y al. VS.. G McMullen et ux. The law
= RS provides that the plaintiff or his at
uFney SHAH subscribe the summons in a
III action II has been the practice IN
asaoas % forcible entry and detainer for
~ aerk 10 subscribe the summons. but
Judge Humes yesterday ruled that Il
saeaia ne subscribed hv tho plaintiff or his
attorney the law OF 1891 declaring that I'm
80 eases upon filing the complaint a
summons must be issued. AS IN other
saSeS The same point is involved in the
, a. OF J. ". elise. administrator vs.. \.
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TO CAN PUGET SOUND FRUIT.
San Juan County Farmers Want to Sc
cure Paying Prices.

State Senator r C. Harper, OF East
Sound. is IN the city for the purpose OF
enlisung the capital to build a fruit can
merry at his town. lie has not made any
definite arrangements as yet. but is push
ing the enterprise with all possible en-
ergy. lie said:
san Juan is the center OF fruit produce
ton for the Sound. The fruits are excel
lent and numerous. including strawberries.
apples. prunes. piums and many others,
any Of which we think would pay better
by canning than by trusting To the mar
ket which has been unsatisfactory.
we only desire to start in on small
scale with the prospect OF increasing as
the demand will Justify. ] think with the
fine fruits and the location that the plan
should be taken up at once, as it is surely
a fine opportunity"
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Wants the Rent OF. the Property.

The Hall d Paulsou Furniture Company
obtained an order OF restitution in Judge
Osborn's court yesterday applying to the
premises on Commercial street occupied
by Lindstrom s. Lambe. Hall & PaulsOn
claim TO have rented the store to the de-
PENDANTS In August. 1899. for five years at
s45 a month. Rent amounting TO $500 is
said TO be unpaid and the complaint says
that no attention has been paid 10 re-
peated demands for either the money or
restitution of premises. The furniture
company also wants $500 damages.
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Burlington Service.

whole hours faster than any other line
- Omaha. 81. Joseph. Kansas cry. -.
Louis and all other southern and south
eastern points.
This Is a fact-s plain. u0yarnished fact
which - demonstrated every day in the
year.
Tickets. timetables and full Information
a, arnlicatIon 20 the nearest ticket agent.
or by addressing NJ. 2. Benton. Puget
sound agent. corner Yesler avenue ana
I-re0t street
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INTO \ sAwDUsT BANK.
Trenches on Front street Reveal Refuse
From 0ld-Tfmo Mill.

Spur & Wilmots men, at work on the
trenches on Front street for the James
street and Yesler avenue sewer extensions.
have dug down about sixteen feet into the
ground They have gone completely past
the old street grade and pianking, and
ARE now in a sawdust pile from the Old
Yesler mill that once stood further out
toward the bay. The workmen once n
a while STRIKE a large log that has been
buried for years beneath the street, and in
such cases the obstruction has to be cut
in two with an AK.
The work OF excayating preparatory -
having is showing substantial progress.
The cable has been laid bare. and the en-
tire space fenced off 20 keep an inquisI-
tive public az a distance. while great
mound ~ earth thrown up from thu
trenches is visible from long distance.
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rlect,on Of Road supervisors.

The election az road supervisors IN the
districts IN King county took
nlara Yesterday afternoon between the
S0,,~@ - and o'clock. Each district n
addition 20 electinE q supervisor had the
revvar az voting \ tax o. from 10 10
mills. II any district fails % vote a tax
are county commissioners have The power
~ nxirr II. but not 70 exceed mills. The
returns will come IN the first part q this
weak and he canysssea az tae be&' meet
s-w Of ,na county commissioners
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Rebuilding the Coal Hoist.

The Seattle Coal and Iron Company has
begun the framing Tor the rebuilding Of
the broken coal hoist at the foot OF Mad
tson street and VIII push It pending final
action OF the city council on the sppro-
prlation for the purpose. one Of the pro-
visions OF the rams horn settlement was
that the city should appropriate S2.100 %
nay the cost Of moving the hoist thirty
feet further eastward when the ram s
horn IS moved to Railroad avenue. As
this money Is likely soon 20 be available.
only temporary repairs are being made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
CEDAR BLOCKS FOR LONDON.
Samples Called for and Orders Likely
Soon m Iotlnv-

Washington fir and cedar for street raw
ing viii in all probability be used in Lon
don. England, as the Stetson g. Post
NH Company have received a telegram
from there asking for samples. These. OF
course will be dispatched with all posi-
bile haste, and little doubt OF a large or
der may be entertained. for the stone pave
ments there are not satisfactory IN every
sense.
The big Indianapolis cedar block CON
tract has been supplied 70 the extent Of
sixteen car loads.
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Harry Zetler one of the notorious Zetler
family. who was convicted in the munich
pal court last February OF living with a
VIGOROUSLY bad woman. and who appealed
to the superior court, filed a motion yes
terday afternoon 10 dismiss. He claims
that the court has no jurisdiction. and that
the city ordinance under which the convic-
ton was had is void.
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The Nachf Race.

Yesterdays yacht race demonstra 81
that the patriotism of Americans IS not
diminishing They stuck 70 the Defender
through thsck and th.n and rejo.oed IN Tor
victory. When & comes % making yachts
America leads the world. ard when It
comes 20 making beer the Seattle Brewing
and Mailing Company ts ahead OF them
all Their Rainier beer IS recognized
throughout the Paej6c coast as the best
beer made In Seattle il IS the favorsta
beer for family Lse.
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Y,a-ss. Coast steamship Company's
steamship wAIla walia. sailing rom s@a
Franrlsco on September i. VIII carry sen
arsi merchandise 70 Seattle az 81 per iot'.
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lays. who has instituted suIt
- -. lauren lrseis and y ~ Single
~ ~ seeoNe~ $4,000 To- an alleged breach
= =. contract in connection WITH the Port
- FeFy. QoilayUte & Olympic railroad.
- so convince Judge Osborn Yesterday
So would Pc wrong 20 grant nom
rs-e. &c cente~ie3 that he had \ perfect
- @e4taS as president OF the corpora
a. 50 sen cue-ha1g interest - Tnrels
fsssA - eto0 After the argument was
- Soase llEaarn talA Attorney Cam
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10 rorccloso On Front Street Rlocks.

Tue Mutual Benefit LIE Insurance Com
F4aF com need s,1it in the St,nerlor ,,,,frt
yesterday afternoon 10 foreclosN n mort
80 en- me H9lvoke block property The
- states shat Annie -. and Ricn-
f'otFoke t0 iSS9 borrowed SIS 4so for Eve
Il. ~ per cent. from tho Jarvis-Conk-
- Meftgase Trust Company. and gave a
rNAsAse on tde ffolvoke property. at
III and Spring streets. The MORTGAGE
s.p@,F transferred - the Mutual BENEFIT
49, INSURANCE Company. which now
enass suit 20 forecloxt. The xav,a cow
lay has already commenced SUR N Fore-
49, $laNo mortgage On the Grlfrth
"a On Front street. between Madison