The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-13

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eee0 r. D1att1e f1r - o. Is hend ~
na.nGsd e de1A xSahear start, hSueves. ~
vsfsoes pretexxx- He told them a one
IIasxaace they xsy. t0 be sure and not start
unn. he told them to- FINALLY they g.
ci<ied g cane anyway. ana Is the i.sss~
pau Of October there va, = treat strn.
nye0ond 10 an important town In ne
confy Of Robertson Ii boast. Of Sos,,
surches. one bank and q high rchocI =,
~ noehinx Of dwellings. But money mas
Desn scarce there, just as in other places.
.na 20 the auction sale OF the household
S sa.. sAnd- etc. OF the families that had
: e1mined to start did not produce = very
nrge sum- A some ueouie would nav
Inines vent Tor = song AT the time.
noweser. = did not worry the sellers. be-
tney were 9o1nG 10 land OF mix
ana honey and no cold and little rain.
~ vss gala day when the party ter
lot oeAtfle- The trip was by the way Of
AansA City. and II is almost needless 20
saS .nat the expenses were not paid by
me warrington Farming Land Company.
" - MAkowski. They arrived last Mon
aay night and took rooms az the National
Hosei, on f1rst avenue They could not
SPEAK good Engiish. 10 they had Some
tsouofe N making people understand what
tney wanted. or Why they had come.
Their Awakeafng.
:. AccoFuins 10 the story told Chief OF ro-
nee Reed by a committee of five last night
shey managed TO ind ~ Poplar street.
put that was all. Makowski was rome and
sne washington Farming Land Company
n1n sanfsned In the air. II took them
Quito q while to understand what had
struck them They thought AZ first that
they might have made mistake. and they
~ the matter 90 over until Wednesday.
Iney tr1ed 10 find Makowski again. but II
Was no usc. Finally. part of the party de-
ssaed fhsf the only thing 70 be done was
% go back TO Texas and tell the others
VINO had certificates for reserved home
sfeads 70 keep cool and stay where they
were John kiotx. however. thought the
police might straighten the muddIe out,
20. accompanied by one or two Others
no went TO the police station at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and asked to see the
cnief. They were told that ne was In the
superior court. but would be at his office
~ O'clock IN the evening. At exactly
IN the evening the party returned and
told the story Of their business relations
with 1akowski.
what II Knwon or Makovski.
Detective Phillips looked into the mat
Ter and learned that Makowski had skip
Pei the town three or four weeks ago.
Philips learned that Makowski was in
the habit of telling people that he was
working Tor G. l.. Webb. president of the
washington State immigration Society.
OF course this was false. bsst a. served his
purpose Phillips also found that Ma
kovskl get hold OF some % the imnlgra-
ton societs's pamphlets and sent them
out IL Is alec said that he managed TO
write two letters Oh paper which con-
tanned the eociety's letter head.
As to the mans history little is known.
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aged to keep his affairs TO himself He
worked away from. instead OF In, Seattle.
The present whereabouts OF Makoxski
u not known. He has probably gone 10
Fan Francisco. or possibly TO British CO.
ismnis. Chief OF Police Reed would like
70 hunt him down. bat Ii Is very doubtful
II the state will put up the money neces-
sary 10 accomplish the work He will con-
suit with Prosecuting Attorney HASTE
about the matter today.