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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-06
GATEWAY FOR THE PLAGUE
Inadequate Quarantine ON the CO.
lumbia-fsOvernm to
Eaufp n station.

Special Dispatch TO the observation-disclosures,
PORT TOWNSEND. May 3. - The
government has come TO realize that the
Columbia river presents an opening for the
introduction Of Asiatic contagfon and has
appropriated 10000 for the establishment
and maintenance OF a proper quarantine
system. AT present there is no national
quarantine officer at Astoria or Portland
and the only safeguard against the adj
mission OF improper persons is the vigil
lance exercised by the Oregon state board
OF health.
II has been a matter OF general remark
among shipping interests that while the
government maintained the strictest kind
OF quarantine system at San Francisco
and Port Townsend, yet there were no
government precautions taken 10 prevent
the admission of passengers or crews from
contagion-infested ports at Astoria or
Portland. The appropriation viii De
available in July and the work of build
ing and equipping proper quarantine
station viii be commenced Immediately
thereafter ar a point near Astoria. Chit
nese and Japanese immigrants arriving at
Astoria on The Oriental steamship line
terminating at that port are not subjected
10 any Of the rational quarantine regula-
lions. and II is only lately that the gov
eminent has come TO appreciate the dam
ger OF Introducing some deadly plague
through that avenue.
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BeIIing ham Hay News I'm Brief.

Special Dispatch to the Post -Inteiligencer.
WHATCOM. May 5.-The four elegant
silver trophies to be given as prizes to the
winners of the international regatta this
year. to be held here July g. are on ex-
hibition in the window Of Higginson's
store
Fl. y. Williams has been appointed SUI
perior court commissioner TO succeed e.
II. Farnham. who has moved TO Bossburg.
persistent effort is being made TO Sc
cure the repeal of the ordinance prohibit
ing stock from running at large within
certain limits of, the city. including tire
business streets. Some of the COW people
be permitted to lunch off the fruits and
farm produce displayed on the sidewalks
in the front of the groceries.
The steamer Alliance will leave for San
Francisco tomorrow with cargo of lum-
Der from the Bellingham Bay Improve
ment Company's mill.
The Whatcom Falls Mill Company has
just filed an Eastern order for COO cedar
doors. and is about to commence upon an
other large order for Eastern shipment
A new and lower schedule of telephone
rates is promised by the Sunset company.
Bids for the construction of two ard
one-half miles of the Lake Samish road
were opened at the court house Tuesday
afternoon, Moran Bros bid, S625. was
the lowest. and they were awarded the
contract. provided they file the required
bond within seven days. Charles War
sing bid $500 and F.. NJ. Wilson. late
chairman of the state road commission
bid S4l30
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MADE SEAL OF THEIR OWN
Hayward and Other Capitalists In
Trouble Over Hale and Norcross.

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY Am informa-
tion of sensational character. charging
several weii-known mining men connected
with the Hale and Sorcross litigation with
forgery. has been lodged with District At
torney Barnes by Attorney Baggett and
w. NJ. Fox. with the view. 1t Is said to the
issuance of warrants for the arrest of
those accused. Tho charges are the al
legged forging OF the seal OF the Hale and
Ncrcross Silver Mining Company and the
issuance OF fraudulent certificates OF stock
by the parties complained against.
The trouble had It's origin In the diff
ferences that have existed between the
stockholders OF the company for some time
past. The suit of NJ. W. Fox against Al
vinza Hayward. Hobart and others of the
company. which resulted in Judgment Of
nearly 81 GO, 600 Is directly responsible for
the bitter antagonism that has been dis
played among those interested In the com
rany's affairs.
Hayward sought 20 retain control of the
mine in the election of his agents TO the
board Of directors but Fox was on hand
continually. determined 90 frustrate MS
design.
Grayxon and his friends recently held
"a meeting Of their cwn and elected n
bears ~ aireetoes. 'rho GravSon board n,
once ORGANISED for hVSsaesS ard the necex
xary certificates 81 ehscsior were made os.l
and sent 70 nevada As these certificate
required - be stamped VITA the oficial
seat which was Ia the possession Of Sec.
retsry Collins and therefore unohtainable
a facsimile WIS made and the document.
duly stamped
ghis. according 20 Attorney Ragxatt
who represents President Fox. constitute.
a felony under the provisions ef section
ssa az the criminal code. which declares
that the making OF seal % an ineorpora
ton BY unauthorized persons constitutes
q forgery.
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BOY NAIL CARRIER CAUGHT.
Young Frew Arrested for Taking a
Registered Packagc-Only
~ Wears Old.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligen'er.
HELENA, Mont. May 5.-James Leo
Frew is in the county Jail here awaiting
a trip 10 Idaho. where he will be con-
fronted with a charge of robbing the
mails He was arrested at the sheep
ranch of his uncle in the eastern part OF
Montana. The postal authorities had been
looking for him for month He drove
the mail route out OF Dubois. little town
In Ada county, Idaho
on April 7 he failed to take the mail out
as had been the custom. and was not seen
in that section again At the same time
a registered letter for one Edelman. liv-
ing at Nicholia. Lenlhi county, Idaho.
which would have 10 pass over Frew's
route to reach its destination, was re-
ported missing. The letter was from
Bannock. Mont, and contained $50.
Postoffice Inspector wayland went to
work on the case. A section hand on the
Oregon Short Line picked up by the track
near Dell Mont. and turned over TO the
local postmaster. the identical piece of
paper in which the letter had been
wrapped II contained the address and
the usual register cards. This led the in
spector 10 believe that Frew had taken a
train 10 Butte and thrown away the
paper as a matter of precaution, which
proved true
THE culprit was traced to Butte and
then TO the ranch where he was arrested.
He Is very panitent and admits the crime.
and says he wants to go back and plead
guilty He is about Il years old, and is
said to belong 10 a good family living at
Franklin, Idaho
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MIR. ROGERS Is FIRM.
MAKES A DIRECT ISSUE WITH THE
BOARD OF CONTROL.
Every One of Them Must Go. IL They
Remove Superintendent weston
dorf-Either the Governor or the
Board Must Back Decentralization
Of Renewal Was tn Have Come Up
mt Mondays Meeting, but Action
Has Been Postponed.

Special Dispatch to the Post-fntelligencer.
OLYMPIA, May 5-Nothing definite can
be ascertained in regard 10 rumors OF the
removal of Supt. Westendorf ana wire
from the charge of the reform scnooi AT
Chehalis. The members OF the board or
control are very close on this, as Wen as
all other matters. Nothing could De
learned from any of them.
Gov. Rogers. however. states that he is
emphatically not in favor of Westendorf's
removal and while there may he others
who could do as we'll in the position, IL Is
not good policy 10 make experiments in
this line.
I'VE are here he said. mot TO find
soft snaps for our friends. but TO see that
the business OF the state is economically
and properly conducted"
The only charge against Supt. Weston
dorf seems TO be that he took an active
part in the Republican campaign IN his
county last fall.
A gentleman whose standing In the
fusion ranks is such as makes his state
ments worthy of credence said this even
ing that the political situation here be-
tween the governor and the board OF con-
troll, which has grown more strained from
day to day is about TO eliminate. The
issue is clean-cut, and one OF two courses
is inevitable--a square backdown by one
or the other OF the parties, or else WnOie-
sale decapitation of the board by the gov
ernor.
The case of Superintendent Westendorf.
of the reform school, is the immediate
cause of the climax which in any event is
inevitable. NJ. A. Longshore arrived here
from Chehalis a few days since to confer
with the board of control regarding the
removal of Westendorf. b. +. Billiard, OF
Chehalis, was communicated with from
here and asked to file an application with
the board for the superintendency OF the
reform school, Mr.. Billiard showed the
dispatch making this request to Weston
dorf who Immediately informed the gov
ernor of what was transpiring.
Now ii is well known that Gov. Rogers
desires TO retain the present superintend-
ent, and in this II is Naid he is opposed by
the board. which body it was expected
would name Westendorf's successor yes
terday, but action was deferred until the
next meeting.
Meanwhile the governor. according TO
the authority quoted above, has taken oc-
casion TO inform the members of the board
that If they insist on taking this step he
will immediately remove every gentleman
from the board of control
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COUNTRY DISTRICTS Suffer-


srerssI Dispa,ch to the Post-Iarelligence-.
wHATCOM. May 5--Under the nsw
srnooI Jaw This county receives from the
state a. its portion of the school tax a
considerably larger sum than il pays 10
IRE state. the difference In the countys
favor on the April apportionment berg
over Il 90 the amount received being
e. rne D. while only 81. SO was sem TO the
stair treasurer from here
In the apportionment OF funds among
rs sev.rty-rwo districts of the county.
however. the larger country districts lose
heavily. while the smaller districts ard
the CITY districts gain. Under the old Is ".
on The basis of the amount apportioned
this time the New Whatcom district
wou,s have received 81 ss Is. hut IL did
receive 81 een5s. The Fairhaven district
would have received under the old law
S1eI7. while il received under the new
law $40 90 But "the shoe is on the other
foot in the larger country districts.
Blaine. for instance, under the old law
would have received $224 while its portion
under the new Law was only So. Lynden
would have received 1886 under the old
law. but under the new only got $50. West
Ferndale had 10 stand a shrinkage from
sl21 to $50: Custer from $40 to sas: Nook
sack from ss4 TO SIS. and so on through
the list. There are forty-four districts
that only get So each. and this is cut for
fwenty-six of them. and the gain in the
others is very small. except in Fair1aven
and New Whatcom.
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KNOTTY CASE TO DECIDE.
Jury Disngrees in a Suit Growing
Out of the smuggIer Michigan.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteiiigencer
PORT TOWNSEND. May 5-An inter-
esting case. wherein the jury disagreed,
has been on trial In the superior court
this week Attorney Coleman was en-
deayoring to collect 81 900 from j. r. Mont
gomery. the Portland capitalist. upon a
contract alleged TO have been made nv
Capt Graves. master OF the steamer
Michigan. at the time she was seized in
1899 by Collector of Customs WATSON in
the act OF smuggling large quantities OF
opium into tho United States Mont
gomery was the owner of a one-Guarter
interest in the vessel. but was not the
managing owner. Graves. as master.
agreed II Coleman could clear the vessel
OF the charge that he should BE- paid 81 600
The service was rendered and a few
months later the steamer was wrecked
and became a total loss on the yancou-
yer coast. Naturally the owners refused
10 pay Coieman's claim. The mana xinz
owner Is not party defendant. for the
reason thar he Is beyond the courts juris-
diction.
The prosecution claims that Montgonl-
cry. as an owner. assisted i'm election and
appointment OF q mana ging owner and
hy that action constituted the managing
owner as his tMcntEomery's) agent
Thereafter the managing owner appoint
ssi Graves a. master OF the steamer and
thereby the latter became the azen; OF the
defendant And 20 save the defendants
property from coufiscation and totei loss
thar Graves was empowered 20 make and
execute contracts that would bind the
owners 80 the value 81 their respective
interests. and that Montgomery. when
the vessel was being prosecuted By the
government appeared as one Of the claim
ants
The defendant entered general dental
20 the fact that he had in any manner
employed Coleman or was resi- onsible for
The acts ~ capt Graves. who was the
nlsnssinE owners agent. not his; and
that aside from the liability ~ hts interest
in She vessel itself. he could not Ne held
responsible for the contracts % the rsp-
tain. TN whose appointment he had so
Voice. as under the national laws the
managing owner alone has the authority.
% appoint a master.
The Jury was out fourteen hours and
disagreed. the last ballot being 5 10 4 in
favor 81 the plaintin- The case will again
come M fCr trial
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south Bend Herald TO su.pend.

Special Dispatch to the observation-disclosures.
SOUTH BEND. Wash, May 5.-The
South Bend Herald will cease TO exist as
newspaper this week. The plant has
been sold for 81 400 TO a stock company
which has been organized to publish the
Pacific County Tribune in Ilwaco The
plant is one Of the most complete for a
country newspaper in the state and the
price paid Is very low. II. j. Huber. the
manager OF the Herald. will continue as
manager OF the new paper. The principal
stockholders are l.. A. Loornis. J. A. More
head. r. II. Espey. T. II. Parks. Henry
kayler and others who are heavily inter-
ested in ocean beach property. The new
paper will BE independent in politics.
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STOCK WAS NOT PAID Up.
suit to Recover on Assets of an In
solvent Corporation.


TACOMA. May 5.-The privilege of be-
ing a stakeholder in a boom corporation
is not as highly valued these days in Ia
coma as few years ago. When the boom
was at its height there was organized in
Tacoma the West Coast Fire & Marine
Insurance Company. with a large capital
stock and elegantly furnished offices at
the corner Of G and Ninth streets. The
officers in the company were men prom
inent in the uphuilding Of the city. and
were heavily interested in Tacoma real
estate. Five years ago the company was
placed in the hands of a receiver The
affairs Of the corporation were dragged
into the public gaze by reason of differ
ences that grew up between the officers
and Secretary of State Allen Weir re-
garding compliance with the laws OF the
state governing Insurance companies
After two years the receiver wound up
the affairs Of the company and sold the
assets 10 c. l.. Hoska for $3.50 Today Mr.
Hosks brought two very important suits
in the superior court through which he
hopes to realize something on his pur-
chase. In one Of the suit cases A Reeves
Ayres. clerk Of the Federal court Is de-
PENDANT. Mr.. Hoska alleges that Mr..
Ayres subscribed f1r stock In the fnsur-
snce company u the face value OF 50 CO.
II ia claimed that Mr. Ayres has never
paid M on this subscription Mr.. Hoska
sets forth that he has become possessed
Of the stock books and other property Of
the company. and demands Judgment for
the amount of the subscription.
In the second suit Edward Higgins. for
merry vice president Of the National Bank
Of Commerce, and his son Thomas Hug
gins are made defendants. In the COM
plant Mr.. Hoska asks that the court set
aside transfer Of property made by the
elder Huggins 20 hts son, which IL IL al
legged - Illegal and void In the complaint
the allegation Is made that Mr.. Higgins
subscribed for stock in the insurance COM
pany 20 the amount Of ssesa which has
never been fully paid in. Judgment for
the amount is asked
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Tacoma Bureau OF the Post-InteIiisenoer.

Tacoma Bureau OF the Post-Intelligencer,
us3 Pacific Avenue
TACOMA May 5-Cleuds are lowering
over Chief of Police Romeo G.. Hoge. dark
clouds foreboding dismissal. If not dis
grace 1t is only two weeks since the
chief was able. through the urgent inter-
cession of influential politicians, to save
his official scalp from the impending knife
in the hands of Civil Service Commits
sioner Teats. The latter. after making
grand stand play in revealing the vice and
corruption that the incompetency OF the
police force allows TO exist in Tacoma,
and pointing out the weaknesses that ex-
ist in the force. was forced by political
pressure TO desist from his Investigations
Since that time incendiary fires ana Dur
gIaries have multiplied. and the firebugs
and crooks that infest Tacoma are having
an easy time with the police force. The
latest incendiary fire destroyed nearly
SIS 600 worth of property at the Standard
Oil plant.
Public sentiment has become aroused to
a high pitch. and finally the complaints
came so thick and fast on the health and
police committee from the council that ii
was decided TO summon the civil service
commission and Chief Hoge before con-
ference of the committee. Mayor Orr par
ticipating. The conference was held in
Mayor Orrs Office today. Hoge was sum-
moned. and was kept over the fire for
what must have been TO him a long half
hour The members of the commission re-
peated the complaints that had been laid
before them, and pointed out the weak
ness of the chiefs administration. The
committee demanded that prompt action
be taken. Mayor Orr took hand in the
proceedings. and finally Commissioners
Sahm and Teats gave the uneasy chief
raking down.
The conference ended without taking
definite action, but it is understood that if
the civil service commission does not
speedily act the council will investigate
the whole matter with the view of reor-
ganizing the police force.
1t is understood. however. that the civil
service commissioners agree with Mayor
Orr and the health and police committee
as to the necessity for a rigorous admin
stration of the police department. The
. number of incendiary fires. hold-ups. rob-
berries and burglaries during the past two
months breaks the record for any similar
period for long time
Discussions have arisen between Chief
Hoge and some of his subordinates, nota-
bly, Capt. King. The latter is said to be
a vigilant officer. Just prior TO the late
scrimmage in police circles, in which Hoge
and Teats were the conspicuous actors,
Capt. King is reported TO have insisted
that the chief take action toward Riding
the city of the disreputable characters
that have thronged It. The captain is
said to have pointed out to his superior
where his duty laid. and in 50 doing in
CURED the chiefs displeasure. Capt.
King has also tried TO retain number of
capable officers. but has only incurred
the displeasure of the chief for his pains.
All the indications point 10 crisis in the
administration of the police department.
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NAY NOT BE LOST.
SOME HOPE YET FOR THE CHILE
An BARK AxTOIyETTE.
Cape Pilot Finds Wreckage indicate
ing the Loss Of Another vessel
Tfmbers Picked Up Marked With
Red Letter sk'-Huch speculation
Among Mariners Regardiag the
Fate OF ships Not Yet Accounted
For.

PORT TOWNSEND MAY News was
received today which adds some doubt as
to the loss Of TIE Chilean bark Antoinstte.
which was supposed 20 haze gone 10 pieces
of Cape Fiattery.
Capt Powers, one Of the Cape F1attery
pilots arrived in port today as pilot OF
the Norwegian ship Prince Edward, ans
reports that on April g. t1irty-one miles
southwest OF the cape he picked up TWO
,ti1nbers ix12 inches and forty feet long.
marked with a red letter TX.
That was about thirty miles southeast
from the position where the Brftisn
schooner Sapphire picked up broken
board. on which was carved '-ntoinet,e'
and where the Columbia found seven
doors adyft IN the midst Of a lot OF mis-
ceIIsneous wreckage. as was told IN last
Sundays Post -Intelligencer-
In response 10 an inquiry from the Post
Inteiligencer news bureau the Port
gIakeiey Mill Company. where the An
toinettS loaded. replied that no vessel had
taken away cargo from their mills bear
ing such marks.
Capt. Powers says that for week or
ten days prior to finding the finbers the
Winds had been blowing lightly from the
southwest, which would have had fen-
dency 10 cause the wreckage 10 driit
toward the cape from where Il wss found
by the Columbia and Sapphire. he ex-
arnined the tirsbers very closely and was
careful TO make note o. the sizes ahe
markings. ia the hope that IL might teao
10 establishing The identity of the aost
vessel A few miles 10 the SOUTHWARK
Capt Powers added. there were other ne"
timbers drifting about, out on accouh, OF
IN approaching vessel signaling for
niIot he had 30 time 10 make further In
yestigationS
or course, il is possible that the Antoin-
cite was wrecked and that the tim5ers
found by the pilot came from the deck
toad OF some other vessel which encoun-
tered the same storm. But being almost
in the same part as the light prevailing
winds and seas would naturally drive IL
from where the Columbia saw the wreck
age IL would certainly add materially to
me hnne for the safety of the Antoinette.
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ONLY FIFTY CHINESE ADMITTED
stxtS-~ix Actors tn he Deportcd-
Door Open 10 Fraud.

Special Dtsratch 20 the rost-FnteIfi Eere.r
PORT TOWNSEND. Nav soc re IT'S
Chinese destined for the Nashville ex-
position u h0 were released from anaran-
tire Yesterday. Collector Saunders. ln
compliance with telesra phic instructions
frcFn tnc department. vvifl permit onlv aff,-
20 land 8pa tire remaining slxfv-six s,-
called actors must return e. the Fgosz-.v,,
kingson- Under proper escort fh~ a.
uitted Chinese Viii be sent 20 NasN.5lss
and delivered ever ~ the cha~v. 90 a.
surveyor ~ customs Zach OF ere s~ne
ReSe Is given q certificate which entities
him 80 remain Ia the nstea Ststss o..
yesV after the eNpoS3slo WiH have .-t.sass
Tnaf procedure. however. orers ALL, a..
doars for the commission 81 fraud v-san
the eNpoStti8n closes tee Csirsse car e,st-
ter tsro0ga0Gt the Uulf~6 State ans
before the year ntil have exufreA tha,,
can become 50 completely lest thai al az
tha gavcEngaeu cgfiNeTx in the x-e,s,,.r,.
conla never End and escort them arrass
fhe line
pr sssunEsson, toe government auaran-
tire og'icer. takes exception 20 RE- x4ate-
naent thai silk gooss or ether fah~tcS ~
tne texture are damaged "a the yrassSs
~ fuEnssatfon at Diamond point. fFe - -
that The process Is 50 thorough ard c,ra-