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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
KANSAS AG0G
Over Charges of Bribery and POIiti-
cal CorruDtiOn

TOPEKA, Kan, April S.-The special COM
mittee appointed by the Populist majority Of
the state legislature to investigate charges
OF bribery and corruption noised about dur
ing the recent session Of the state Iaw-mak-
ers got down to business TODAY and the yerv
first sitting Of the committee developed enough
charges Of bribery and wrong doing to set
political circles throughout Kansas agog
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Politics has taken a new turn in
Kansas An editor at Pleasanton says
the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches are worshipers at the shrine
Of Wall street and urges all Populists
to refuse to support them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, our boss farm
er, appears to be handicapped with
too much knowledge His knowledge
of agricultural science embraces chem
istry, pomology, entomology, microsco-
py and vegetable pathology.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Thirty-seven thousand eight hundred
wheels passed given point in New
York the other day. Several hundred
tacks, judging from results, were go
ing the other way at the same time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Tesla has now learned how to make
X-rays cheap. In the next few years
every family may have its own X-rays.
but they will not be stored in the
closet with the family skeleton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

During the past week the house OF
representatives has conducted itself in
q manner above criticism. 1t hasn't
done a thing, which is very much bet
ter than passing Dingley bills to rob
the common people for the benefit OF
millionaire manufacturers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
EVENTS TODAY.

Craud-ShOvvman's Daughter, S.I6.
CapitOI-LegisIatur 10.
First Baptist-SymphOny Concert,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

The more one reads the Ohio re-
turns the more one is forced to the
conclusion that Mark Hanna is likely
to be asked to remain at home after
his short term as senator is over.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Mayor-elect Harrison, of Chicago,
has taken to the woods on bicycle
Some of the off1ceseekers will run out
on a train and put tacks in his path.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Minnesota has q great reform" leg
lslature in session. The reapportion-
ment bill which passed the house yes
lerday adds five representatives and
nine senators to two bodies already
arge enough at an added expense to
The state Of $1,000 for each session.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Having delivered his blow, will Jerry
Simpson please sit down until called
for? The idea of anybody asking the
house of representatives to work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Anthony Comstock will have to guess
again. A New York court has declared
D'Annunzio's Triumph Of Death" fit
book for circulation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

The Minneapolis saloons will close
on Sunday at p. m. The back doors
of Minneapolis saloons will open at
9:05 Sunday evenings.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

If reports are correct, Col. Dan La
mont a very short man, is going to
try to direct the affairs of very long
railway.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

It would serve Starkweather right
20 have to go right ahead giving out
bags of candy throughout his admin
istratiOn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Mark Hanna has washed his hands
of the Kentucky fight. Kentucky ought
TO be congratulated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

AiNoi AdS risen elgnt inches during
the last twenty-four hours, and is still
rising. 1t is fifteen inches higher than
ever before known here. Low lands are
overlooked and much property will ba
lost.
VERMILLION, S. D., April S.-Two
miles Of telegraph wire has gone down
near the Jim river Flood conditions
are about the same: the water rose
flVe inches last night, and more track
has been washed out near Meekling,
Engineers of the Milwaukee arrived to-
day and will examine the track east
of Burbank in anticipation of trouble
YANKTON, S. D., April S.-The Jim
river is rising a trif1e today. 1t is es-
t1mated by those who know the coun-
try we'll above here that the present
nigh water comes from small creeks
In the southern part of the state. and
that no high water has yet reached
mere from such streams as the Turtle
Snake, Maple and Elm and various
other streams all tributary to the Jim
In the north part of the state, to say
nothing Of North Dakota.
Yankton is now so situated that no
outside news reaches here with the
exception of weather station reports
from up river, and they tell Of big rises
up the valley. The weather station
failed to get regular reports from
Huron this morning, and fear the wires
are down.
! WATERFOWL. S. D., April S.-The
water in the Sioux river at this point
| continues to fall It is down now oyer
two feet from the highest point. Lake
Kampeska has risen over six feet while
Lake Pelican, which has been dry for
five years, is now over eight miles
long and three wide, with an average
depth of eight feet So far no lives
have been reported lost, but a few
horses and cattle have been drowned.
! The heaviest loss to farmers comes
from grain and hay stacks, which. ow-
ing to the large amount of snow, they
were unable to move to higher ground
The country has lost heavily by the de-
struction of bridges and roadbeds, the
heaviest loss being the large steel
bridge over the river at the outlet OF
Lake Kampeska. The bridge was new
and cost several thousand dollars and
must be replaced at once. For the
present a ferry boat will be run until
new bridge can be constructed
PIERRE, S. D., April 8.-Ice began
running in the river this morning, and
1t is rapidly rising. being about ten
feet UP now. It can stand rise OF
about four feet more without doing
damage at Fort Pierre; six feet more
without doing damage to this side. The
Ice is increasing all the time.
ST. LAWRENCE, S. D., April 8.-The
foods are abating; the first train west
since March 27 went through today.
The Northwestern is energetically lift
ing it's blockade. Seeding will be very
1c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

The Rhode Island Democrats did not
eara enough about the election to gel
out and vote.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

close of his speech hundreds Of people
f1ocked about him, and SO great was
the strain that one section Of the piazza
forty feet square fell through.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

THE new Democratic mayor of De-
troit indorses the potato patch' ou'
goes no further in Pingreelsm'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

Perhaps Noah's flood was merely
local spring rise such as we nave peeh
having in Minnesota and the Dakold"'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
JIM RIVER RISING.
Highest Record of Former Yeara
Broken at Huron

HURON, S. D., April S-The Jim
river has risen eight inches during
the last twenty-four hours, and is still
rising. 1t is fifteen inches higher than
ever Detore known here. Low lands are
overlooked and much property will be
lost.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

The straits Of Mackinaw are entire
ly free from ice. Me too.-Lake Fepih
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
Special to TIE Globe.
Delightful Luncheon Party.

Mrs W. ]. Murphy gave luncheon yes
terday, at which her guests were: Mrs. r.
J. Hill of st. Paul; Mrs. NJ E. Koon, Mrs.
Samuel Hill, Mrs. Charles A. Pillsbury, Mrs,
Henry f. Brown.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
COL. sHAFTER PROMOTED.
His Nomination to BE Brigadier Gen.
eraI Sent to Senate

WASHINGTON, April S.-The president to
day nominated Col William Rufus Shafter.
First infantry. to be brigadier general.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
ALONZO J. ACQUITTED.

New York Police Unable to Convict
Whiteman.
NEW YORK, April S.-Arguments in the
case Of AlonZo J. Whiteman were concluded
today, and the case was submitted to the
jury. Whiteman was charged with grand lar
ceny In having frauduiently obtained $3.50
from bank in this city. The jury returned
at n:20 o'clock tonight with verdict of
not guilty.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
LOWER AT MANDAN.
n. p. Mail and Passengers VIII Be
Ferried From Bfsmarck

Special to the Globe
MANDAN, N. D., April S.-The high
est point reached by the Missouri
water on the flats east of town was
at 10 o'clock this morning. 1t was
higher than at any time in the history
Of the town. If the dyke had not been
higher than it was in 1887, Mandan
would have been flooded. AS it was,
the city had three feet of dyke to spare
All afternoon the water has been
gradually falling. No transfers of
passengers or mail were possible to-
day. 1t is reported that the Missouri is
clearing below and 1T is expected the
water will materially lower.
Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, N. d. April 8-The flood
is at practically the same stage here.
Water remaining at high level Cen
eral Superintendent Kimberly, of the
Northern Pacific arrived by special
train tonight, and looked over the sit
uation 1t Is probable trains will be re-
turned East tomorrow, and sent west
over another road.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

FORMAN. N. D., April s.-All set
tiers along the Wild Rice river bottoms
have been compelled to abandon their
homes, and three bridges have been
already swept away by the floods The
river is the highest ever known, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

much damage has resulted. The bridge
on the Great Northern line southwest
of Rutland, is reported to have been
swept away.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

ST. LAWRENCE, S. D., April 8.-The
floods are abating; the first train west
since March q went through today.
The Northwestern is energetically lift
ing it's blockade. Seeding will be very
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

PARIS, April S.-A dispatch from
ConstantinOple to the Temps says the
proposal to leave the choice Of a gov
ernor Of the island of Crete to the pro-
posed Cretan assembly has been accept
ed by four of the powers; but, it is
added, Germany and Austria still op-
pose the proposition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8.-Ar
extraordinary council Of ministers o.
the empire was held at the palace TO-
day. 1t is understood that, as a result
of 1t, the Turkish government viii re
inforce the troops at Salonicd will
thirtytwo battalions of Redifs from
Anatolia, making total Of $4,000.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
GUIDE nook To CLoNDyKE.
Publication which VIII Contain Full
Information Ipou the Subject

MessTs. towman & Hanford. - this city.
have tn course q publication . book on
the Clon2yke, which viii probably have
the widest circulation Of any book ever
Published In the Northwest The plan ~
II e>onteEnplsteS a brief sketch history =.
mining upon TIE Yukon. the history az ,ha
tlondH k@ region. estimates OF the amour,
or product; stories ~ returning miners
and the Ike This viii be followed hv T,asl
caWpieto and accurate reports ur~on ,Fa
various routes 70 the mines more nartye-
al&fly ina routes BY Ch!lkeo, and wvhfta
passes This account Will cover each mar
uo'tlsT stage Of ths journey. with ar-r-
Tate csScri ptloHS 81 ths various lakes sns
rivers taken from reports ~ actual ter,.,-
graphical surveys. The chapters on e,Tr-
Htst0r VII contain the results 81 the hes.
~ FeFsef2ess Of men who have been o. tAa
Yukon for years. Tables % pr3s,rx =.
wA4cA each article ~ the OUTFITS can -
obtained a. Seattle WI show - those s.,
other states. VIM intend coming hn~A -,
'hssT way north. that SEATTLE VII ~ -.
place FOR procuring outfits. Acronaoss .,-sr~
tsis AL - tho coHsplste text II rntnfnr
laws Applicable % the Yukon. and m, 49,,
and only accurate map e me Yukon ara
Ifs tributaries which has ever bees, esh.
Eshe1 IN Skts country. TIE WORK in Itss1s
VII ee great advertisement 10 Sea,tla
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

F1ETh-SES ARE GONE.
Some Thirty-Sfx Remain-Thc End
Is Near.

Ftfiy-sevon residents of Seattle and vi
cinsty have purchased pianos of us dur
Ing the past two weeks. What does i,
meanr
II means that all this cry of hard
times and mo money" Is unwarranaesi.
and That on the contrary. when a favor
arIe occasion for investment arises, there
Is money and buyers in plenty.
III means that this closing out sale is
the one opportunity In a lifetime 1t
means mat In spite OF the tremendous In
terest created by the Alaska excitement.
taese hfty-seven business people have
touud time 70 investigate our claims. and
each one OF them has thereby effected A
saving of from sl25 to $3.50 apiece In TAX
ing advantage OF this opportunity.
III means even more than that II
means that We are selling these pianos
exactly as advertised-at cost. and fran,
10 10 90 PEI cent. below cost How other
wise couiS such n large number OF pianos
hnd BUYERS IN Seattle at this tirns7 What
man would undertake 10 sell such n num-
Der ~ pianos In two weeks and expe-, m
receive even a slight pvnfi;e
This matter needs no further argument
We are doing the business and there ara
reasons for IL. We have a good asSor..
ment OF fine pianos left and figures are
what talk here. But everything ,nu.t ~,
this week. and everything will 60. II Won
good people who have no pianos Will h,,,
take The time 20 see us. Ten dollars a
month secures any piano now in stock
WINTER & HARPER.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
ARRANGING AN EXHIBIT CAR.
Washington Fruits, Grains and
Grasses Now being Collected

special Dispatch to the Post Tntelligencer
TACOMA, July "A. Il. Leckenhy. ihe
famous California grass expert. who has
been looking over the Northern Pacific
lands throughout the state with a view To
suggesting plans whereby they could h..
made more prolific for stock raising o1Ir
poses, Is turning his talents in another
direction FOR a few weeks. He is arrang-
ing an exhibit Of Washington fruit
grasses and vegetables to be used in the
Northern Pacific exhibit train which Is
circulated throughout the East durlor
the year as a means Of advertising the
fertility Of the lands throughout the state
and the magnificent possibilities that ara
only waiting the application Of the Gull
tlVators toll 10 make realities Mr.
Lecksnby is preserving the fruits and her
rieS on theories OF his OWL, although the
preservation Of fruit etc. for exhibition
purposes Is not IN his line. II his ideas
prove 10 be successful he will make them
Known 10 the public after a thorough
test Two cars In the train will be given
VI 10 the fruit and vegetable exhibit and
one for the grain and grasses
AIR. Lsckenby has several men In diff
fefent parts Of the state garherss,r
up the finest specimens Of fruit which
upon arrival will be preserved and made
ready Tor the display. LARGE glass lars
are used Ia show off the fruit exhibit thu
grasses and grain samples being arrfs-
tscsily arranged about the sides Of the
car and o1 tables. Some OF the specimens
already received are beauties and viii
certainly attract great attention where
ever shown.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Prosecution Of rests and Tomifn.on
Placed In Tislov.s Hand.

Special Dispatch 20 the st-fntell!ger~er
TACOMA. July ss.-The charges axa{ns.
commissioner Teats and Secretary TORI
Anson. 81 the civil service commission
are - ae laid before Prosecuting Altar
rey Tttlcw. This action IS REQUIRED 50,
TIRE charter. which provides that duuIi-
cate copies must be iatd before III, conn
cl and prosecuting attorney II g very
probable that the council will rest uat,1
MT Il'low decides whether or not "a
prosecute decision of she courts
= aSiid settle fhs matter without further
investigation by the council
X the council should investigate ard
either Tsats or Toriiuson should ses.7lra
Al adverse decision from tho courts +ha
work - the Council would ~ gnsore
TIE council has had experience in this
character OF cases few years ara
Councilman Lavender Was expelled h,-
the council ard sfterwarI took the matter
into the court. who're he vas vinstrafaa
4 prominent lawyer has advanced he
theory THAT the citF has ~ rsrhs 70 pro-
vide civil service &C rsuission. lie cites
IN support or his statement thar ses-tsrr
~ the sta.s constitution relating to unu-
eiptA2 corpora tons He holds that as
IRE constitution specifically stsite~ fax.
a nat o-1ees sha0 - provided for By
esSy charter. oI-y s4cA o.t4ees car 20 &C.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

Special Dispatch TO the Post-fnteIlIgencer.
TACOMA, July 2s.-Nrs. <. NJ. Wiley.
Mrs. Cooking and Mrs. A. J. Carleton
were brought 10 Tacoma this evening SUI
feriny from bruises sustained in a slight
sInssh-up on the Northern Pacific at Ka-
lama at o'clock this afterooa- The news
that the ladies had been injured caused
many ruraors Of a big wreck 10 circulate
about the city. which on Investigation
proved to be greatly exaggerated. The la
dies were injured. but not seriously.
The accident occurred just after the two
sections OF overland train No. were be-
ing put together after being taken off the
ferry boat. The tourist ana Pullman
sleepers had been pulled of the boat by
switch engine and the mall express and
baggage cars BY the regular engine While
backing up TO make the coupling the en-
gineer on the regular engine gave too
much impetus, with the result that when
the baggage car struck the tourist sleeper
1t smashed through the end. shaking UP
the passengers severely. The force Of the
conclusion broke the forward chandelier.
which fell on the right shoulder OF Mrs.
Cooking, of Nanaimo, b. c., bruisipg that
member painfully and nearly breaking it,
Mrs. Wiley. of Colorado Springs, was sha-
Ken up considerably. receiving several
bruises about the arms, while Mrs. Carrie
tor. OF Brooklyn. was thrown against
back. A physician was summoned az nee,
and the ladies' injuries attended to. iney
were brought to this city. where they were
cared for at the Tacoma hotel by DIR. Hick-
man. the company physician.
Mrs. Cooking. one of the injured ladies'
gave the following version OF the affair to
the Observation-Disclosures correspondent:
With my husband. Miss Catherine
Thomas and Mrs. w. II. Bryant, / was re-
turning from San Francisco to Nanairno.
Just after our car had been taken off the
ferry boat there was a crash. and the next
thing l knew something heavy struck me
on the shoulder, knocking me against a
seat. Ny friends took care of me until a
doctor arrived. The conductor told me
that the engineer was to blame. as he was
backing up too fast He said that he sig
nailed to one side, and thinking he was not
seen. Jumped TO the other. but too late to
avert the crash. / thought the baggage
car was coming straight through our car
dt smashed the steps and passageway
pretty badly. | thought surely my shout
DER was broken, but il is only dislocated.
We had hard luck all the Wy up Sew
erai times We were delayed and yesterday
the car we were in caught fire from the
sparks, making considerable commotion
4 was hoping We were about over 1t when
this happened
The other ladies could not be seen, but
from DR.. Hickman il was learned that
their injuries are slight
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
San Francisco steamers.

Steamship waila Walla sailed yester-
day morning for San Francisco with the
following list of passengers: r. r. Mar
tin. Mrs r. c. Patterson. Mrs. j. A. Cole
man, l.. j. Rottgers. Miss Mary Richie
fen. A. r. Imbrie. J. j. McLaurin. Mrs.
c. F. Swain. Mrs. o. Neail Miss j. g..
Hughes, Mrs. F. Hanseli, Grace E. Fay,
Miss X. E. Morgan. Miss L. V. Morgan.
c. F.. Holman. Miss A. E. Ball. Miss Q. {.
Ball. Miss Gairand Mr.. j. w. Remington.
Elijah S. Yeates. Mrs. c. NJ. Ayres. Miss
l.. H. Ayres Mrs. l.. A. Bond. II. G..
Bond, Miss c. E. Miller. Owen Place.
James Curran, ]. Thoman, Mr.. aQd Mrs.
Charles Chittick. Miss Maggie Van Blu
rem. F. w. Boyd. II. A. Fitzgerald. c.
Bond, Golding Chittick. Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Thompson Mrs. Foulain. L. Castle. Mr..
and Mrs. p. Hanson. Capt. and Mrs. Pc
terson. Miss E. Dudley. Mrs. A. II. Need
ham, Y. d. Barnckloros. Mrs. l.. Koch.
Miss T. Campbell. Mrs. F. NJ. Campbell.
Miss e. Bailey. F. Coleman, Harry Fish
er. f. II. Novel; Raymond Foster. Miss
E. Eilio. Mrs. G. F. Cotton. Lena w. Col
ton, George u. Catherson, Mrs. A. b.
Merrill. j. r. Meredith, Mrs. Capt. Whit
ney. A. Oppenhemer, L. Frances. Mrs.
McKeedry. Mrs J. c. Stone, David Will
liams and twenty second class.
Steamship Umatilla arrived from San
Francisco last night.
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Nelson Shaffer. aged q years. died at
his home in Charleston. across the Sound
from Seattle. Tuesday. The immediate
cause OF death was hemorrhage. but the
primary cause appears 10 have been an
accident while riding bicycle. Last
week he was thrown from his wheel and
picked up unconscious. After an hour or
so he came to, and although he COM
planned of a pain in his chest it was
thought that he would eventually be all
right Tuesday he was taken with an in
ternal hemorrhage and expired. He was
a native OF Canada.
Coroner Yandell was called TO Black
Diamond yesterday to investigate the
death of Patrick Gallagher who was
found at o'clock yesterday morning at
the side of the Columbia & Puget Sound
raiload track dead with both legs cut off.
The coroner said last night that Gala
CHER was az a saloon in Black Diamond
with some companions until about 30
o'clock. when he started home. He had
been drinking. A coal train came along
about o'clock, and II was supposed Gal
lagher got in its way and was killed. No
inquest will be held.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
AGAIN THEY ARE MARRIED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopping Decide to Blot
Out Their Divorce

Special Dispatch to the Post -Intell.gencer.
TACOMA, July "a little over a year
aso the community was treated TO a
spicy divorce suit, I'm which the central
ncures were Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Hopping
me ease was not only spicy. but interest
ing from the fact that both parties were
Well known throughout the city He was
ana stiil is bookkeeper In the London and
San Francisco bank. and she one of the
pretfiest young women In town Mrs Hon
ping was granted the divorce, and since
that time has been living with her mother.
Lately the couple have been seen together
considerable. and today came the an
houncement that the couple were to be-
remarked tonight. The ceremony took
place at the home Of the two-time groom's
brother. ". +. Hopping. S422 North Thir-
ty-second street. and was witnessed by
relatives and few personal friends IF
at FIRST you don't succeed. try. try again"
Is an old saying. and one that was evil
IDENTIFY considered by the couple.
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Special Dispatch TO the Pcst-Intellseencer
TACOMA. July eS-Henry j. Biackwood
was today appointed first deputy 10 Coz
lector of Customs Hausris. The appoint
ment gives universal satisfaction in Ia
coma, where Mr.. Blackwood has lived FOR
many years For number of years he
was private secretary to Nelson Bennett.
proving himself capable and emcient Of
ficer Mr. Blackwood viii succeed wal
ter Bowen. his title being special deputy
COLLECTOR