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unsole TO pay its debts. ana that II was
attempting 10 convey and dispose OF all
Its assets and make an unlawful prefer
ence among its creditors: and that II said
mortgage was valid it would consume the
entire estate OF the hotel company, rem
dering the claim OF plaintiff worthless
Paragraph S alleges that the business OF
the hotel company Is and for q long tine
past has been conducted at great and con-
unuous loss, and the Indebtedness or th9
company is growing larger, and II its bust
ness continued until the maturity OF the
Huestis mortgage its entire assets would be
wholly lost and wasted. 70 the lasting IN
Jury OF plaintiff.
Plaintiff recifes the securing OF the judg-
nlent for So, slasa against Mr.. Bennett, ard
AYERS that Mr.. Bennett informed him that
the hotel company owed him tBennetO
10000. This debt was assigned by Mr..
Bennett, Il is alleged. to Receiver Winsate
10 secure the said Judgment, and the hotel
company knew OF and ratified the assign
ment. thus making Mr.. wlngate a creditor
of the company. Plaintiff also alleges that
the Capital National bank. OF Olympia,
holds the Sa,oo note and mortgage 10 Col
Heustis to secure q promissory note Tor
$4,000 and interest from December a, 1884:
that the mortgage mentioned covers all the
furniture. pianos. electric Eight plant, bar
fixtures, safes. machinery and pumps, etc.,
situated in the Tacoma hotel
The prayer OF the plaintiff Is that the
Capital National bank. of Olympia, and
Col. Heust.s be restrained and en1oined
from selling or in any manner dispos.nS or
the ST.. 900 note and mortgage; that the ho-
tel company be restrained from in any man
ner disposing OF It's property, and that the
chattel mortgage be Cancelled and SET aside
Plaintiff further asks for an accounting ee-
tween the hotel company and Mr.. Bennett
OF its Indebtedness since October ID last, end
that plaintiff be adjudged the creditor OF
the hotel company TO the amount or BIS
judgment against Mr.. Bennett.
Plaintiff further prays that the hotel COM
pany be declared insolyent and that IL be re-
strained from disposing of its assets. and
that receiver be appointed by the court 10
take charge OF Its business and distribute
the property among the creditors.
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stabbing ARRAY at Mount veraon

Mount Vernon, Jan. 20.-Special.-Sunday
evening in the saloon Of the Mount Vernon
house q stabbing ARRAY occurred that
might have resulted seriously for one Of
the parties. Jonn Casey and Peter st.
Louis. in company with other men, had
been drinking freely, and III the course of
a general fight that ensued as the result
OF dispute over shaking dice. Casey
drew a large pocket knife and stabbed ST.
Louis four times. Casey was at once dis
armed and medical aid summoned for the
injured man. whose wounds were discovered
TO be only flesh wounds. St. Louis was
stabbed twice in the neck. once in the back
OF the head and once in the shoulder blade.
One OF the cuts In the neck was very close
TO an artery, which. had the knife gone
little deeper, IL must have penetrated, and
the man would have undoubtedly bled 10
death before assistance could have arrived.
Casey has a contract for getting out shin
gle bolts and has been in town only two
months, having came from Burlington. st.
Louis is a single weaver. and has been in
Mount Vernon two years. Casey promptly
left town, but warrant is out for his ar
rest and II is believed he Will be captured.
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Washington at the Canital.

Washington City, Jan. 20.-Special-Or-
iginal pensions have been granted to Will
lam Sutherland, Of Orting, Pierce county,
Wash, and 10 Eliza b. Henry. of Olympia,
the widow OF a veteran of the Mexican war
Roger S. Greene. of Seattle. and Ralph
Kaufman, OF Eliensburg, have been adj
mitted 10 practice before the interior de-
partment as attorneys in land. patent and
pension cases.
Action in regard 10 the disposal of four
small abandoned military reservations en-
Puget sound. known as Nos. 81, g, "A and
20. have been suspended by the commits
sioner of the general land efice pending
proposed legislation which Representative
Doolittle expects to secure in the interests
or those settlers who are now occupying
these lands.
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The Collier yIackfnaw overdue.

San Francisco, Jan. 20.-The steam col
Ler Maekinaw. from Comox. y. c.. Is over
due and some anxiety is felt for her safety.
The Mackinaw is controlled by James Le-
rome, but is now under charter of the
Southern Pacific TO carry coal from Comox
to Oakland and Port Costa Mr.. Jerome
said that the steamer was no doubt de-
tanned by the storm, which had been quite
severe on the northern coast. He was not
worried about her A sister vessel OF the
Mackinaw. the Keeweenaw. which was en-
gagged in the same route, went down in
storm of Cape Flattery year ago. She
was loaded 20 within a foot Of the waters
edge and the heavy seas easily filed her.
The Monserrat, the Gilbert island slave
trader. also went down about the same time
and in the same place.
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to1ay win United States Ambassador
Bzyart
Ioncon. Jan. 1.-The Chronicle n an
>Sffrr4ai rs3o9ces over the news OF the
stxrIrx OF sna Bertng sea treaty as an
event OF happy omen. proving hat reason
sc exays the A.gio-Arnericau races. Il
ssks whv TIE venezuessn question cannot
be treated similarly. and says: I'VE can
see nothing IN the Davis resolution which
ga ror exist IN the earlier form OF the
coctrtne. or which prevents arbitration on
veneznela-"
The Chronicle thfrks Europe viii lose
substantially nothing by Americas as
sumption OF doctrine involving such
heavy responsibilities.
The Giobe this afternoon In an article
condemns the attitude Of the United
States senate on foreign affairs. saying:
The English people viii not stand mue-a
more footing from anybody. and these gen.
tlenen, whom we credit with no more ex-
allied sentiment than the wish 20 stand
well Nth their constituents. may very
easily find themselves face TO face with
situation that could be called appalling.
An editorial 81 the Daily News says. X
the senate committee on foreign relations
Is right, President Cleveland must certain
~ be wrong, for he expressly invited Great
Britain 10 settle the boundary question d.
rectly with Venezuela. IL only remains
fation ef tin plates, and there will be no
extravagance left TO commit"
The Graphic comments upon the vague
ness OF the new Monroe doctrine and says:
s"Ths provsso that 1T shah apply only to
cases which the United States deems dan
gerols TO its peace or safety looks Ike
sign os weakness"
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TACOMA HOTEL INSoLyENT.
Suit for n Receiver Begun by Cred
itor OF Nelson Bennett.

Tacoma. Jan. -Special-Robert Win
uate. receiver OF the Merchants National
bank. today fled a suit against the Ia
coma Hotel Company +. -. Heustis and
tba Caritnl National bank. or olympia
asking for the appointment Of receiver
Tor the Tacoma hotel. declaring the COM
pauv 20 Ne hopelessly insolvent and ask
ing that an order be entered setting aside
A chattel mortgage for ST co. covering the
personal property and furniture OF the
company executed 70 Col. r. II. Heustts
on December Il. 1885. a temporary order
VA = issued restraining the Olympia bank
from selling or assigning tho note and
mortgage and the hotel company from in
any manner d.sposing OF the property and
assets
In his complaint. which is a lengthy dos
un9ent Receiver Wingate charges coilu-
sion between Mr. Bennett and Col. Heustis
in the making az the s., 40 mortgage, the
does being. II Is alleged, but slt,co0 Inc
conar satut shows that on October i, lsS',
Mr. WingaJe secured a Judgment against
BENNETT for SN16l6.G. and that 10 secure
this debt MT. Bennett assigned claim
araiust the hotel company Tor 5000, sub
t-.t 20 A prior assignment IL favor of Mrs.
Bennett amounting 10 $3.50. The re-
ceiver states that he placed TIE SS-,blSo2
execution "a the sheriT's hands. and that
Il Was returned uusausaed.
STRIPPED OK legal yeToiase. the complaint
aAeEss lu a.GlttnN 10 tae -+9ft- t-ltt ahE.
Bennett uro-urea t1e Tacoma Hotel COM
many 20 make said aIege1 cha;tel mort
eare 90 HeIstss ara 10 tx the maturity
81 t-e same two years from December ,,
lSg5 sor the purpose Ok hln1ering, delaying
ana aatrAuiiug the creditors Of the aotel
company. and especially this plaintiff and
that Mr.. Bennett. Cos Heustis and the
T4elma Hotel Company. prior %
the making q the Ssso cha'tel
u1-~tzaxe. entered into secret
an coGasiye agreement Whereby tho
mortgage should be given for an
aue1nt FAR in excess % the real debt Sc
cared. ANA should UsD for a period % Two
years. al. Tor TIC purpose q hlndering and
delaying the creditors % tia hotel COM
pany and particularly plaintiff Further.
thai az she time % the making o. the
mere gage CO. HeuEtis knew that the Ia
oC-a Hofe4 Company Was Indebted 70
p.a4utiH Winsate ~ a iar~e sum OF money
ana thzt the same Nas due. and that both
Mr Bennett and Col Heustis also knew
tnat me hotel company was and had been
Ter long TINE hopelssSly iESolve.t AMI
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John B. Alley, the Abolitionist Dead.
Boston. Jan. 2o.-John 3. Alley, Of Lynn,
Mass. died last night OF paralysis

John y. Alley was born in Lynn, Mass.
January 7, 1917. He received a good com
mon school education. was appreuticed to
a shoemaker. and received his freedom
when y years OF age. Going 10 the West,
ne worked in Cincinnati, saved enough
money TO buy a fatboat. and went down
tha Mississippi on a trading trip 10 New
Orleans The venture was successful and
II laid the founda ton OF his fortune with
the proceeds no returned TO Lynn, and i'm
ISL started in the shoe business and
achieved a marked success. Six years later
he came 20 Boston and embarked in the
wholesale hide and leather trade founding
the house with which he was connected up
70 the time Of hts death. His political ca
reer began IN l551 by his election a. alder
man In Lynn. The next year he vas in
the governors council. later in the Massa-
chusetts senate, and ia 1853 he was a mem
Der or the constitutional convention and
Free Soil chairman OF the state central
committee. He entered congress in Is5s.
ana served eight years. BE was connected
with Cakes Ames IN the Union Pacific en-
teTprises- Tie suffered z stroke Of paraly-
SIS two years ago. AMI for the past year
had been in bed most OF the time. he VAS
worth several million dollars.
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FEAR FOR TWO SHIPS
The Bark Cadzow Forest Lost
Off Flattery, Perhaps
STEAMER MACxlNAw OVERDUE.
The Seattle Opium smu2glers-Tacoma
Considering Proposition to Pledge
Tax Rolls for q Loan.

Portland. Jan. 2o.-Tne non-arrivai Of the
British bark Cadzow Forest, which was
sighted of the mouth OF the Columbia over
two weeks ago. leads some shipping men TO
believe that she may have been the vessel
sighted as derelict of Cape Flattery by
ths bark Lorton- Capt. Archer, OF the
latter vessel, thinks the wreckage he saw
was that OF wooden ship, but, rs II was
sighted at night, he may have been mis-
taken. The first report that the derelict
was bottom up was an error. The Cadzow
Forest is OF I.0Ss tons burden. and IN COM
mand OF Capt. McInnis. She sailed N bal
last from Callao November T. and is under
charter 10 load grain here for Queenstown.
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ute Mill Murderer's sanity.

Walla. Jan. 20.-Special.-The
Il u. K. Benson, the convict
with murder, is still in doubt. The
ion was resumed again this af-
DR.. ]. Z. Bingham, one of the
physicians, testified that at vari-
| he had prescribed for Benson for
ments. About three years ago,
some of the convicts in the pen
were sent to the asylum, Benson
insanity. The physician gave
Dnal attention for several months
to find any evidence of insanity,
then had heard nothing about
the present examination was
Benson asked TO make another
! I He reiterated the testimony
prison officials were attempting
N by poisoning. He also stated
|bre he left the penitentiary this
4 he wanted to bring poison TO
o have the doctors examine. but
n officials would not allow him to
e claims that one of the guards
m in the face With a slingshot.
)lining physicians announced that
ID take the matter under advise
tomorrow. when they will rem
cision. If they pronounce him
pm be put on trial at once for the
{ William Ellis, fellow convict,
While working In the jute mill.
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BRITISH FLYING SQUADRON.
Review by the Queen Tomorrow-The
Destination Not Barmuda.

Destination Not bermuda.
London, Jan. 2L.-The review of the fly
ing squadron by the queen, 1t is an
noupced. has been postponed until
Wednesday. Nothing definite as II the
time Of start or destination of the squad
ron Is known yet. The morning papers
state tilat Admiral Drake takes maps of
the Atlantic stations, but that this Is al
ways done when the feet starts on any
cruise.
Washington City, Jan. 20-A fiat denial
Is given at the war department of the fake
report from Florida that the secretary has
requested the governor of the state TO put
Florida's troops in readiness TO take the
field at a moments notice. The president
has no constitutional or lawful authority
10 make such request. and IL is said there
is no emergency that would justify calling
out the Florida militia.
London. Jan. G.-In spite of the asser-
ton OF sensational news agency TO the
contrary. the Associated Press is in a po-
sition TO repeat its assertion of Saturday
last, that IL had been informed by the Brit
ish admiralty that the destination of the
flying squadron. now al Spithsad. is not
yet determined upon, even by the admiral
or any where in American waters for the
present. Reports from New York that
communications regarding the destination
OF the British flying squadron have passed.
between the governments Of the United
States and Great Britain are pronounced
utterly without foundation.
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Making Mona mock Ready for service.

Washington City. Jan. eo-within the
next two weeks the monitor Nonadncck.
which has been built AZ Mare Island. will
he placed IN commission. Tho bureau Of
navigation has made up lts Detail % officers
fer this vessel and II has been determined
To take a portion % the crew OF the Texas
20 form the complement OF the crew OF the
monitor. Capt Sumner has been selected
70 command this vessel. and has been given
preliminary orders 70 this effect. Can't.
Sumner viii be remembered as the officer
who was tn command ~ the Columbia at
tho time when that vessel received her in
furies in the southampton dry dock. The
department recently gave orders for the
expenditure Of Sia0oO for labor On the Mo-
na1nock 70 hasten her completion. and re-
H.oFts which have been received At the de-
rurtmant indicate that the work IS being
rapialy pushed. The action OF the depart-
rnaut IN placing the Monadock IN commits
sion has been as-ribed 20 the war pFeparl-
sions which the department has been max
ing for some time past. The officials how
ever claim that the commissioning OF this
vessel Is merely "a the nature OF an emer-
geucy preparation.
Tho navy department has received from
tha cruiser baltimore a report as % the
amount % repairs - - made on this YES
cel upap her arrival az Mare Island 4
surveys - Che ship VIII Pc ordered imme6I-
atoIv mon her arrival aud II may he that
additional repairs viii &c found necessary
which VIII Decessitate her being laid u0.
In Af3v event , majority 81 the officers ami
men Ct the vessel VIII he detached. many
terms % enlistment % the latter having
expired il has not teeD denaitely decided
who IS - command tho Baltimore in case
sha remains in commission. bat 10 q pvooa-
lie that Capt Robinson may be assigned
10 this billet.
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A BOYCOTT on ENGLAND.
Patriotic Movement by the People of
Venezuela.

New York, Jan. 20.-A dispatch 10 the
World from Caracas says: TIE press snd
people of Venezuela nave declared eCm-
mercal war against England. The news
papers publish oaily this notice in display
type. ITO the people: Whoever buys Eng
lisb products increases tine power OF Great
Britain" For two months from January
Is the press viii give daily the na.ses Of
Venezuelan ard farsign merchants ceal-
Ing in any manner with England or her
colonies.
President Crespo Is releasing msny polit-
ical prisoners. A special order announces
that Carlos y. Palaeios. Pedro Lopez Fen
taines and Gen. Jose Arostegui are re-
leased because they are deputies and con-
gress is soon TO meet. Martin b Peies. the
brother-ln-iaw OF ex-Minister Matosis. is
also set free. This action of the president
Is applauded.
Nothing further has been heard from the
Guiana frontier. The government has
bought light draft small steam craft and
armed 1t with Eight Hotchkiss guns for
service on the Or.noco river.
There is a rum0r that Germany has sent
a sharp demand for the immediate payment
OF the railroad debt.
President Crespo goes 10 Macuto on the
seac0ast for two weeks.
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abbed I'm a saloon ar sultan.

4 Jan. eo.-Special-Eli Msrsolais
obed yesterday by Frank Danderea,
an, at Murphy's saloon. Two Ital-
e engaged playing poker with sew
srs in the rear room of the saloon.
% and Harry Twiden were singing
4 the Italians objected. Some
assed between them, in which the
ago" was used. This enraged the
| and an encounter took place be-
)ouis Danderea and Marsolais.
the scuffle Frank Danderea, a
got out his knife and struck Mar
IT owing TO the fact that Louis
'front.' of Marsolais the blow was
side and took effect in the should
no serious damage. Afterward
, his knife, and picked up an iron
ing it with full force on MarsolaiS'
iarrants are being sworn out for
{ OF the Italians.
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Talk OF Experimenting the Tax Rolls
For Two Years.

Tacoma, Jan. 20.-Special.-A special
meeting OF the council was called this art
ernoon to hear the proposition OF Banker
o. r. Nicol relative to assisting the city
out OF its present financial dilemma. The
council sat informally, with the mayor.
city attorney, comptroller and treasurer at
tending. The meeting was secret one.
Mr.. Nicol presented his offer in typewriter
form, and ii was thoroughly discussed.
Briefly stated, Mr.. Nicol offers 10 advance
enough money for the city TO conduct ITS
business. and pay interest on the S2,oSooo0
of water bonds 600 of city hall and
funding bonds and $4,000 of bridge bonds;
provided the expenses of the municipality
be kept inside of $4,000 per month. In re-
turn the city is to assign its tax rolls for
two years and validate the bulk of the
10 per cent. outstanding warrants, or pro-
vide for them some other way. This does
not include any of the "Boggs warrants"
The council took no action, but will meet
to decide upon the offer tomorrow night.
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Brief Tacoma News.

Tacoma, Jan. Disqualification su-
perlntendent J. W. McCabe, of the Northern
Pacific, went to Ellensburg last night.
w. c.. mcfarland, secretary of the So
Ecitors' Loan and Trust Company. OF Phil
adelphia, is in the city on an inspection
tour.
Robert H. Montgomery, an expert ac-
countant from Helms, Whelen. Lybrand d
Co, OF Philadelphia. IS In the city examin-
ing the books of the Solicitors Loan and
Trust Company.
w. w. Sprague this morning took the
desk vacated by W. II. Paulhamus, IN the
sherifs office. Deputy w. 5. Perry was
made chief deputy.
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ne Federal Penitentiarv.

'Valla, Jan. 20.-Special.-The site
nited States penitentiary. which
ed by a commission about eigh-
tbs ago near the state peniten-
. been approved by the govern
title accepted. Word to that eff
received yesterday from Washing
The tract comprises forty acres,
med by Chris Ennis. the price be-
per acre. Congress has already
ted $4,000 for the erection of the
airy buildings. Work will proba-
nmencei in the spring.
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III ENGLAND SHOULD BUY CUBA
Governors Would Consider the Monroe
Doctrine Violated.

81. Louis. Jan. 3l.--The Republic today
sent by wire 20 the governor Of each state
In the Union this inquiry:
Would you regard the purchase OF Cuba
by England an occasion for the assertion
OF the Monroe dOofrine7 What Is the mil
tia force % your state. armed and drilled.
AM how quickly could 10 he mohiiEed?'
Naturally some replies were delayed. In
some instances the chief executives were
absent from their Official homes. but
enough replies were received 20 Indicate
that the governors OF the United States
are thoroughly in accord with the princl-
pies or the Monroe doctrine and 10 prove
concinsively that q splendid army OF cit
izen soldiers could be presented IN the
field in A weeks notice.
Among those who answered the inquiry
ara Cows. A. ]. McLaurin. OF Mississippi:
William I. Lord. OF oregon. Sllas 4, Hol-
comb. OF Nebraska: william J. Stone OF
Missouri: Claude Matthews. OF Indiana:
J. IL. Mcoiraws OF Washington; w r.
Thornton. of New Mexico: W J. McCon-
nell, Of Idaho: Elias Carr. of North Caro-
lima, and William oates. Of Alabama.
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NIontesano News.

ano. Jan. 20. - Special. - The
kept by James Kelley. was
aturday night by a burglar. who
worth OF cigars and liquors.
,spect OF another sawmll for this
rong enough now to almost speak
4 assured fact. as the person who
Id the mill, II erected, has ex-
imself as being satisfied that this
& point in the county for a mill
10 do a railroad shipping bust
he has informed parties here that
II that he should build in the near
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No Episcopal Pastors I'm Tacoma.

Tacoma, Jan. 20.-Special.-The three
principal Episcopal churches of Tacoma
are al present without rectors. Rev. Pres
ton Barr, of st. Lukes, the oldest and most
exclusive parish in the city, has sent in
his resignation TO the vestry Of the church
and il has been accepted. DR.. Dean Rich
mond Babbitt, rector OF Trinity parish. an
outgrowth OF ST. Luke's, resigned several
months ago to go TO Spokane and several
weeks ago Rev. William Jeffries, who es-
tablished the parish OF the Holy Commu-
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,out three years ago and built
at the corner OF Fourteenth and I
J severed his connection with his
axes church viii likely be placed
he care of Bishop Barker. as the
no parishes have been.
Mr.. Bars resignation will take
iarch l, and in the interim he will
pulpit as usual. His action was
by financial difficulties, the re-
q the church having run behind its
lures for some time past. Mr.. Barr
E about 500 back salary due him.
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fist church, and as pastor in New York =,
tanned prominence as one of the leas,s.
writers and pulpit orators of that 6enSr..a'
nation. He interested himself in the nosa-
ment Of the Bible revision, especially !,
regard 10 what he believed to Ia tha ~
rect translation of the Greek word for "a
tism, and was one of the founders n ia
of the American Bible Union, OF which 4.
ciety he afterward became president sins
Is4s he had been pastor OF the Fifth Ayeppa
Baptist church, New York city. He oss-
lished Lectures on Preaching. Its Idea
and Inner Life and "A History o. the
Baptists."