The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-08

Whatcous. May 7.-Special--The orE8ni-
xation Of the Thespian Club. an ANA
tsar dramatic society. has been perfect
ed by the election OF officers as foliowe:
President. Frank c. Feek: secretary.
Charles r. Park: treasurer. J. n Hill:
stage manager. II. q. Barley. musical
director. Miss Cora Lee The first reg
ular business meeting OF the club was held
this evening.
Dan o'Keily. the young man charged
with forging the name of the Popuiisf ex-
shcriG, Charles G. Reqra- TO sundry
checks. some Of which he succeeded In
passing, was acquitted by the jury. Re-
qua failed 10 appear as q witness having
forfeited hts bond and vamoosed. The coun-
~ attorney tried 10 prove his case by the
testimony of George Frlhauser. who swors
that Cks1iy. who rs an expert penman,
told him that R~qua had given him . sam
pie check and told him to fx up q Job
lot Of them and 60 out and pass them.
He ground out about ss.oo OF this sort
OF Populist currency. passed what he
could and destroyed the rest The fury
acquitted him. but Daniel may come TO
Judgment yet. as he was arrested and
jailed again on the charge Of obtaining
money under false prefenses.
Sam Mayhem and VIII Snyder. tvo
young men Of this city. started Tuesday
In Peterborough canoe. weighing only
fifty pounds. for a five months hunting
and prospecting expedition In Southern
Alaska.
reward OF $50 has been offered for the
recovery Of the body Of the little s-year-
old Larson boy. who disappeared April .
from his home near Ferndale
II has been reported here that Deputy
United States Marshal McGinniss has
been let out" This Il not true Hls
FIRST term expired last November and he
was reappointei. The report probably
has Its origin In the fact that he does no
more civil business here. the service of ali
papers In civil suits in the United States
court being entrusted TO Seattle or Ia
coma deputies. in order TO increase their
rake-on and that OF the thrifty chief mar
shall. Mr.. Drake. This comes about
through the allowance OF IS cents a mile
ono way for travelling expenses, which
amounts TO about SIS on a trip from Sc
attic. the actual expense OF which. even
u fare were paid. would be about s. II
10 obvious that tho marshars percentage
ON this sum would be very considerably
greater than II would be upon the allow
ance for mile or two OF travel In case
the papers we're sent TO deputy here Mr..
MeGinniss don't blame the boys any,"
and says he don't care anything about tin
ciyu business anyway. II is presumed
that Uncle Sam doesn't care. and Iitigants
are not supposed TO have any rights In
stf' s'"ste4 Ntfat Ahs 1Efolai II pouLQ 70
respect
The governing board OF the Fair As
ISOLATION held a meeting yesterday ana
appointed superintendents and assistant
snperintendents of the various depart
ments as follows; Horses, John Simpson,
Maj Wiikin. W. c. Wilcox: cattle, c. II.
Stoltenberg Alexander Van wyck, Ed
Brown: sheep and swine. Gillette. Dean
and Rogers: dairy. Mrs. Marcy. farm j.
II. Wood. III. c, Musser. o. C. Coleman;
fruits. r. /. Kline. w. Bartlett f. H.
Barron; natural history. J. Y. Collins. ID.
J. Macarthur. John Evans: manufactures.
Capt Bass, p ]. Lair w. II. Fo~ie: flora
Mrs l. u. Hadley. Mrs. A. W. petiiboue,
Mira f. W. Purdy: household. Mrs. Masee,
Mrs. III. A. Smith. Mrs. W. d. Jenkins:
wonen's work, Mrs. 3. II Irish, Mrs. II.
r. Hadiey. Mrs. @. E. Gage: fine arts,
Mrs. c. !. Roth. Mrs. II. Eidridge. Mrs.
r. @. Gsmwell; fisheries. +. A. Cleveland,
Steel. r. J. Glen; boys and girls, u. c.
Jenkins. Jessie A. Calvert Laura Kort-
hauer; Indians, Vic Roeder. Thomas JEFF
ferson. John George