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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
FIRE CHIEF TO he TRIED.
Refused to Appoint Man Certified by
Civil Service Commission.

Special Dispatch TO the P0st-Intelligencer
TACOMA. Feb. &.-The local civil ser
vice commission this afternoon went into
session TO take action upon formal charges
preferred against Chief McAleyy, OF the
fire department. These charges are the
outcome OF mixed mess in the matter OF
the appointment or a driver in the de-
partment, who passed his examination and
was placed at work as driver OF the sup
ply wagon. The chief refused 10 appoint
him to the higher position OF driver,
claiming he is incompetent. The city has
refused TO pay the man who was named
In place OF this alleged incompetent driver.
because the civil service commission
would not o. X. him. Now an attorney
for the alleged incompetent Is pushing
charges against the chief for not abiding
by the regulations ana the law or civil
service.
An interesting feature Of the matter Is
that If McAlevy should be found guilty
and removed. his successor. who. accord
ing 10 the ethics OF the service, is ex
Chief Breummer, second on the list Of
eligioles for chief. Will not be able 10 re-
sumo his Old place so long as Mayor Faw-
cett is In office. The mayor declares he
viii not appoint a successor TO McAlevy
II he is removed under the charges in
this case, and without the mayors APP
pointment a fire chief cannot be installed.
The case is one Of numerous similar en-
tanglements which have kept the city in
hot water for the past two years. and
which have added 10 throw lasting dis
credit upon the civil service system.
The commission today received the
charges and set March 10 as the time for
going into the investigation. To add TO
the present condition. the chief today
made reQuisiton on the commission for
two drivers at $50 month, and one at $50
n month Supply wagon driven His
reguisition for the first two came in ir-
regular form and was for this reason not
allowed and As there are no eAgibles for
the so place no one was certified.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
MANY DEATHS At SKAGNAY.
EPIDEMIC OF CEREBRO.SPIyAI.
MENINGITIS IS WORSE.
The Oregon ON Her Way Down.
Bringing Several Passengers Who
Are Homesick and Discouraged

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-IntelIgencer.
NANAIMO. 3. c.. FAB. &-Steamer Ore
gon arrived at Departure bay this after
noon with several passengers. Among the
passengers was DR.. .. e. Estes. of Astoria.
Or. who reports an epidemic of cerehro-
spinal meningitis at Skagway on account
OF the cold winds from the mountains COM
Ing in contact with the sea breeze. which
is intense. The twenty-four hours previous
10 sailing seventeen deaths had occurred.
The doctor says the disease IS confined 10
people between 20 and IS years of age.
Among the deaths were G. Austrander. of
Portland. Or: Mr.. Monette, OF Des Moines;
a son OF DR.. James Haw bacher. OF Astoria.
clerk for Stokes Bros, OF Skagway: a boy
aged l., whose name is thought to ne An
derson. working on the Skagway News: a
child Of Mr.. Atkinson. OF Albany. or.
The crowd returning. with no news from
the interior. are disguised with Skagway,
which IS controlled by 20 gamblers. A
more homesick crowd was never seen on a
down trip before. The Oregon is none the
worse for being on Douglas island. On the
trip down she struck a sunken log and
damaged her propeller.
II. Butt. of Dubuque. Ia. returning home
from the summit. Sold his outfit for SLIGO.
having spent 500 in transportation. He re-
ports twenty feet of snow on the summit,
the weather bad and says men cannot pro-
coed until April /.
Another man from the Sound says s. a
day here is better than s. at Skagway and
advises all to stay away.
The steamer Mamie reports Yukon
steamer on fire at Seymour narrows Satur-
day. with distress signals hoisted and sky
rockets shot for assistance. The Mamie
could not reach her nor recognize the
name. but says ii resembled steamer leav-
ing Vancouver some days ago. She put
into the bay and ex;insuished the fire and
then proceeded north.
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T0ff&RVES N EFFECT.
Jeasrs and ciaiiam Counties Lose
ssyreater Portion of Their Area,
vnie Mason and Chehnlis Are
A Very Heavy Sufferers.

cc.l Dispatch 20 the -TnfeIiigen
u,NPiA, Feb. 2.-Iu calling stIen-
t.coday 70 the fact that the Cleveland
so,ry reserve goes Into fun force and
/ - tomorrow. 1Ion. r. g. Deekebaca.
reer OF the United States land office
olympia. pointed out that It's effsot
ise Olympic reservation viii b. - prac-
sliy wipe Jefferson and fl4I.am conn
of the face q the earth.
While the result OF ihis giant reserve
i Dc more disastrous 10 the int rs-at2
those two counties tlan any u the
hers" said Mr.. Dsckebach, "tHe coun-
Is OF Chehaiis and Mason suffer the
Biting out from development ~ large
Etsd valuable areas Ia their Territory. The
4cs IT," be continued. "ihat tie effect
of this reserve is going TO pretty effecta-
Ny block all development % the Olympic
eninsusa for years to come
mr Deckebssch has been investigating
HAe extent OF territory embraced in this
] serve. and find. that Of The entire area
81 Ciaiiam county. la 20 acres, tie re-
serve takes approximately - per cent. or
IA 81 acres Of Il. leaving only %. SO
here's not embraced within the reserve.
eEerson county fares even worse than
3ialiam. about IS per cent OF her total
fes of leo acres being embraced in
he reserve taking ~. So acres. and leav-
Ipg but l5s 80 acres. Ctehalis loses aa0.-
acres from 4 total area NJ 25S 80
(erss, SO that her lo~s y about o per
bent Mason Is a small county, and Of
Yer total area Of sttss1 acres there Is taxi
"a Into The reserve 217 .3e1 acres. or about
3 per cent. while the area left outside
DE reserve embraces s0i.52e acres.
Tho register believes that the reserve
VII retard for many years the develop
bent Of the Olympic peninsula. In that il
3sii check tho building of railroads. with
bold settlement. prevent the progress Of
Der cities and towns ard withhold from
3he taxaple valuation OF the state n great
bal OF property BY the terms Of tho
Aes passed by the special session Of COR
1yess last summer the Cleveland reserves
kke full effect March | unless meantime
vnodlfed or set aside by executive procla-
nation. An Investigation of the re-
oerved territory was then inauguraied. bat
9he time allotted for this Investigation
81 The great reserves has been wholly in
Adequate to the work required
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fArcc Men buried Near SiIverton, IT,
C.-Two of Them Are Taken
i Out Alive.

| SPOKANE, Feb. GA special 10 the
epokesman-R Review from Sllverton. L.. {.
e.ys;
A snowslide occurred yesterday about 2
p m. OH the sleigh read 10 the Comstock
riae. four miles east Of town. a mas
osnssr vas sent 10 town and about Too
Dnsn turned out with shovcls. as IL was
reported that three men were buried
foathworth ana J. Harvey were taken
bu, With Sigh injuries. bat when the
BODY OF William Lade was discovered life
pas extinct. i.ade was young man -
k.ars old, asd formerly from Elmsslale.
n. 5. he has two brothers here. and was
q .terested u5th his brothers In valuable
enining progsrtyg Ia this district
Several slites have occurred in the past
Pew days. completely blocking traffic TO
1he mines Oh Four Mile creek
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IN SECRET CONFERENCE.
Bonrd of Regents Discusses the Ques-
ton of a New President

Yesterday afternoon the members Of the
board or regents Of the state university
spent nearly two hours in executive con-
ference over the selection of a permanent
president Of the institution The regents
met at noon. and after transacting a
small amount OF routine business, they
retired to an inner room, announcing that
the board had gone into executive session.
1t was agreed that the matters dealt with
in the secret chamber should remain in
violate within the bosoms OF the regents.
1t IL talked about the city that the board
is considering the advisability of allowing
Acting President Reeves 10 continue until
the termination OF the present year. Then
Il is planned. so It is said to select some
man from outside the state. This story
is entirely unofficial.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
SHIPS OFFICERS HOUND OVER.
Accused of Treating an Ordinary Sea.
man With Great Brutality.

PORTLAND or. Feb. 2S-Capt Ebed
Murphy and First Mate George Harvey.
or the American ship George StetSon.
were today held 20 answer before the Fed
erai grand jury Ivy United States Com
miss ioner Mckee on the charge OF gross
cruelty - Amos Stone. an ordinary seq
man. who since the arrival OF THE ship in
port and IN consequence OF alleged bru-
tally OF the officers. has been in the hos
pl.al Tor treatment. his condition being
t03t of 4 mental and physical wreck
stores parents are said to be wealthy
residents Of baltimore. Nd.
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THE TACOMA WINS a RACE.
Beats One of Sewalrs ships ON the
Run From Philadelphia.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer.
TACOMA, Feb. 2s.-The American clipper
thus making the time of her passage over
She sailed from Philadelphia October r.
ming one OF the longest races ever run.
ship Tacoma. Capt. Gaffney, arrived on
the Sound Sunday. completing and win
a 1000 mile course l3S days. The Tacoma
and tie Yankee ship Indiana sailed from
Philadelphia the same day. Arthur Sew
all, late candidate for vice president, owns
the Indiana. The Indiana is bound for
San Francisco. and IL was agreed she
should give the Tacoma a time and dis
lance allowance. as the Tacoma had to
come 700 miles further north.
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WILL STOP SMUGGLING.
Collector Ivcy. of Alaska, Says He
VIII he Prepared for the Rush

PORTLAND. Or. Feb. 2S-J ". Ivey.
collector OF customs for the district of
Alaska. has Just returned from an extend
ed trip 10 Washington. ID. c. on business
connected with his office. Speaking Of the
result OF his visit ID Washington, Mr.. Ivey
said:
II VIII say that | have returned fully
empowered and equipped to enforce the
law against smuggling in my district and
X VIII be done. The department has al
lottea me two steamers. one for the Yukon
river which VIII cost 500. 600 and the other
for Juneau Both were greatly needed /
shall be fully prepared for the great rush
that has already set in
M ivey Will return 10 Alaska in few
days.
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e.. y. Freight Train Deraited.

Special Dispatch 70 the PoSt-Intelllgencsr.
WHATCOM. Feo. 81 Great Northern
freight had four cars deraiied this morn
ing At 3 O'Clock while turning sharp
curve near Samish. They were loaded
with shingles and were broken badly. one
car went down the bank seventy feet and
Is in spiinters. brakeman Leale. who
vas on TOP. went with the car but was
only slightly injured
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TACOMA. Feb. 2S.-rhe state board OF
audit and control met in Olympia today
and Will hold an adjourned meeting in Ia
coma tomorrow. Col Ridpath, OF Spo-
kane. and DR.. j. Eugene Jordan. OF Seat
tie. were absent from iodays meeting. The
board did not pass upon anything but
routine matters, but there are several
sen-important matters 10 come up tomor-
row. II is probable that the board Will
inspect the asylum before Il adjourns
Gov Rogers will remain here until We'd
nesday. to inspect Company c during that
evening
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
LAKE VIEW ROLLING MILL.
View Manager Arrives From Canada
To Tahe Charge of IL

special Dispatch to the Posf-IutelEeencar
TACOMA Feb y -c. H. Brown. for the
past twenty years manager II the Ontario
Rolling MsNS Company. - Hamilton. on
1ario. rs III Tacoma ana viii ID once as
sumo charge ot the Lake View rolling mill
plant located a Z ~ miles s3l,h IL the
Ci,T- NJ Brown is one ~ the large aum-
beg Of American .-oa r.l ms0 Who. fra i,ss
hy reason ~ tariT changes. crossed into
Canadian territory to do business The
rlant Or his company at Hamilton ~as
destroyed hV fire about three weeks ago
M- Brown iS mlel ui4a~ed with tho
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
BAD WEATHER REPORTED.
Steamer Encounters Heavy Storm
on the Way Down From Alaska.

VANCOUVER. Z. c., Feb. 2S.-Steamer
Joan today resumed her run between Van
couver and Nanaimo. having returned
from her trip to the mouth OF the Stick
cen river with Mackenzie & Mann's sup
plies for building the wagon road and rail-
way. Capt. Locke reports very severe
weather. fEe encountered a bowling,
binding blizzard on the way up.
At Wrangel crowds of men are waiting
for the ice to break up on the Stickeen
river. II broke once for seventy miles
up. then froze again. Snow on the ice
is from three 10 four feet deep. Food is
reported scarce. especially meat. Gam
Cling is done openly in defiance OF law.
Coal commands $50 per ton: hay and lum-
Der cannot be got al any price
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WASHINGTON Feb "a register OF
the land Office az Vancouver VIII possibly
De appointed tbs week. The commissioner
az the general land office has decided that
a change viii be beneficial. and has called
upon Senator Wilson 10 name a successor
10 the present incumbent The senator
has list Of several applicants before him
from which 10 CHOOSE
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
An Instrument of Torture

Is truss made on the plan OF the above.
with a heavy steel strap or iron band az
you well know II you have been In tho
habit OF wearing one. Throw 1t away
Why Will you continue wearing such an in
strumtnt Of torture when We can furnish
you a most efficient truss without any
iron hoops or steel springs about H. and
one which may be worn with ease and
comfort NIGHT and DAY? /, is Just the
thing for the klondike. IT WON'T
BREAK!
AS for CURES. DIR. PIERCEs PAT
EST MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS has
accomplished THOUSANDS /; IS an
ELECTRIC truss. the only genuine and
successful ono ever invented and has been
sold for the past TWENTY-FIVE years.
II Tuptursd. IL VIII pay you TO Investigate
c. once. Con.uljatioa free Trusses fitted
without extra charge. Call or send e. IN
stamps for our New Book on Rupture
This book also describes cur New Ap2E-
ances fer Piles. taTicose Veins etc AG-
dress.
MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS COM
PANY.
"a Sacramento street. corner Kearny
San Francisco.
e.
Seattle Office 25-s6 sullivan building 10
First Ave. between Columbia and Cherry.
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Special Dispatch TO the p0st-IufsIiigsncsr.
PORT ANGELES. Feb. zT.-The school
teachers Of Port Angeles on Thursday re-
ceiyed the first money paid than during
the current school year. Il was the re-
suit q the district having sold szl.aco in
6 per cent. bonds 10 fun. the outstand-
ing indebtedness Of the district At the
beginning OF the school year the district
was in debt about - 90 and 10 gar-
fanis could be issued 10 pay tbs teach
eTS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
HAMILTON SMITH sQUELCHED.
He Was Not Authorized TO Act for
the ROthschilds.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelllgeneer.
VANCOUVER. r. c., Feb. 2S.-Hamil-
ton Smith. who offered 10 the Canadian
government 10 build a railway to kIon-
dixie cheaper than any one else. and rep
resented himself as the agent for the
Rothschilds. was squelched at Ottawa
today by the following cable from Lord
Strathcona, London formerly Sir Donald
Smith, MontreaD.
ITO the premier. Sir Wilfrid Laurier:
Rothschiid authorizes me to say that
Hamilton Smith is not his agent and is
in no sense authorized to make represent
atoms to the Canadian government N his
behalf.
(SignedD "STRATHCONA. -
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bowen WIN he Deputy Collector.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator VIII
son has recommended the appointment OF
Bowen as deputy collector OF internal reve-
rue at Seattle. Collector Dunno has sig
nlfiea his intention OF referring all appli-
canis for appointment under him 10 places
In Washington state TO Senator wilson.
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GOV. ROGERS DENIES 1T.
Says There - No Truth I'm the story
of the Removal of Catron

OLYMPIA. Feb 2S.-Gov Rogers most
emphatically denies the rumor of the re-
moval of Catron from the penitentiary.
Catron's administration has given entire
satisfaction; he has In no way exceeded
the appropriation allowed
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TIE k,0i-hes-fed claim that the pIaver
or singer should IT, encours gra. FOR n. NAV
&c letter. Bat Na&t reward does IA.
faithful ou@ receive when me unfaEfhf5.F
servant T. greeted ~ith warmth Where
s. osscy n trsttCne What becomes Of 4vt
ES~ft Tse great pn5lc saws 70 singers.
ss~ constant ~ false n TIE lrtsa rt-f.f, p
s4nS ar'i~flca3y GT sloVeniv- nv all vos4-
Ctears legitimate or rnerttrfrlos.s 10 pan
a4H Applause give 10 yo1 all the same
reward In arr There j. 10 such thing a.
mediS~g.ty.- Musical Record.
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ern Pacific Railway Company. awarding
Plaintiff the title 20 I'D acres OF land stu
ated almost fl the heart OF the city and
valued al fully ss1.0ao The case has been
fought In the courts for over ten years
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VIII Load Wheat for south Africa

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelllgencer.
TACOMA, Feb. 2S.-British ship Benecis.
1sl0 tons, has been chartered by a San
Francisco firm to load wheat on the Sound.
She is expected to begin loading within the
ensuing ten days. and. it is reported, viii
be consigned to South Africa.
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FewLhY WINS AFTER LONG FIGHT.
Yec1re' Title ia Valuable Property in
the Heart of Spokane

9ecisl Dispatch 60 the observation-disclosures
SPOKANE. Feb. = Judge Hartford -
hs cassd States circuit court ta,fav
sedsd down decision IN TIE fam,,,ts
fss CT II. T. Convey against NE Nortr-
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{ o na T'e~Esse

We arc ->w e~~0a -ssf - - 90 imposition
- f@c trade ts"Y rrssSa~eA t- No1rareiL
A.sise. breH e. ar4 Long Primer Satls-
f@cglon guaranteed G.. q a3ase~. POST
4a.s442s ercSr. Sxakil@
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Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Tntell,sercar
Bt CODA. Feb. 2s-Tesse the la-vesr-
"'1 son or Ar. ard Mrs Jesse smith died
yesterday Ar appendicitis ~ the Sisters
hospital ia Olympia. The Young man had
ueen ailoH shghtiy FOR . few DAYS. bat,
Thursday night was taken suddenly worse
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Sailed for Copper River.

PORTLAND. Or. Feb. 2s.-The steam
schooner Chilcat sailed this morning for
Copper river, Alaska.
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Sound country and the business possibili-
ties He believes, from present indications.
the capacity OF the Lake View plant Will
soon have TO be increased.
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DE &Tft~.


Special Dispatch 20 The PoSs-Tn.e}l-eeresr
Ar IINGTON. Feb %-John Conrov. 4
wei Shown -ogKer o. - Face. died sud
9eriF last evening. about O'Clock OF
pneumonia The funeral took place this
afternoon from the catholic church Rev
Father Van % Sn0h0mish. Officiating
NJ. Couroy vas 8n exper: skidde-. and
vas well known throughout the valley.
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The car and czarina will receive their
friends at the Paris exposition OF 1900 N
their own pavilion. which win cost $3.50 600
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ANt >FNENTs.
BELLA UNION THEATER.

- Cor. Second AVe. :. ana Mai1 =.
Moser & CO. proprle.ors. II. l.. Leav.tt.
manager.
BlEg@s-. brightest ard h@st show In Sc
attic. All ice seats elevated.
Week q Saturday. February -. inauEs-
ration % the comedy season. Special 81
gageme1t % Nose Goiezm!th's Comedy
Company II tie
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SPORT"

VITA a. entire new company. TIE Great
Bouycnei. direct from Hopkins fhszfer
Chicago. twenty-five stars. Prices. 10.
&c and &C.
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NERVOUS, CHRONIC AND SPECIAL

Diseases even in their most aggravated
forms There Is 10 man In the world who
has effected 20 many permanent cures in
both Men and women Of troubles which
other physicians Of acknowledged ability
had given up - hopeless as this eminent
specialist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
Measuring Time.
From the London Standard.


White of Selborne mentions how in his
time and neighborhood the poorer classes
stripped the rushes in summer of the rind,
leaving a regular even rib from top to bot
tom to support the pith, and dipped them
in scalding fat Also that a good rush
measuring two feet four inches and a half,
being mounted. burnt only three minutes
short of an hour. Thus something like
regularity might have been attained But
always with exceptions. for the consistency
of the grease not being the same-the pro-
cess of refining fat not being known-some
flashlights must have burnt fast. some
SLOW However. these tapers or flashlights
seemed to have been from this time up to
that of Edward the Confessor the only
generally known precursors Of clocks in
England. Not until the reign OF the latter
monarch were hour glasses used to any ex-
tent, though here and there in monasteries
and houses. the owner of which had tray
eled intelligently, specimens probably ex-
listed. AS for the water clock, the first in
this realm seems to have been brought here
by Richard /.