The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-02

IN porter. who had forged bis trenchant
q - pen into q pick for mining gold in
Alaska was IL a reminiscent mood at she
Hotel Seattle the other evening. He had
an attentive audience as he went on with
his e.ory.
s.ft fs A ror,uiar belief" said he, that a
good newspapsr reporter must necessarily
be a ssenosrApflsr. Tae poorest reporters
/ eyer knew. Win one ~ two EXCEPTIONS
were shorthand writer's When a reporter
dsoeEiSg Oh notes instead Of his memory.
he is os little value. In Obtaining inpcf-
tauf interviews there IL BOT one man In a
hundred Who would not ssop taxing y
ne thought his conversation was being
taken down verbatim. TO pull out note
book IL 10 ruin the interview.
But i knew one shorthand yriser VITO
was first-ciass reporter N spite OF the
fact that ne relied ~ much on notes. He
worked on the Chicago Tribune. and his
name wa. joan English. He was extreme
III ne;hodical, made 50 by his adherence
10 steYsograpny i, wss said OF MIN IN jest
mat II he had been ssEt TO report the
cr;ianxion Of jesus Christ. he would have
sad:
There was one particular instance in
which JOAN English became d shining light.
and all on account OF MS sienos rapsiic
habits. IL wag on the night OF May !.
1856, that he made his record. Fer several
days Chicago had been swept BY bowling
mobs. Labor Was ia the saddle. cIamor1ng
for an esght-hour day. Eioi$ were taking
place all over tie city. ana "a reign OF
terror had almost set in The police we're
fighting hand to hand with the rioters ara
were nearly used up
AT last John BnnNeld. captain OF po-
Hce. who never knew whas fear wac. adj
dressed the other commanding officers Oh
the t tasee. mus, .,on Al THIS. he said or
Chicagos streets will run with blood and
the city will he destroyed by ire We
have temporized too much. From how On
tie tziis 81 Illinois WIFI no' lie big enough
10 hold the prisoners II ! nave my way
.'HonaeIds opinion carried weight He
was known 10 be Il fearless man. Tor many
e time had he faced death IN the perform
ance Of has duty police officer. The
chief OF police al the time was a weak sis
ter WHO conid not be depended on. Bon
XII All day on MAY T. 1888. there had been
bloody rio;ing. In the evening crowd
gathered in Haymarket square TO listen 10
; harangue BY Angus Spies. the An"
arehist. Eonfield. at the head OF fifty po-
Fee officers. marched 70 Hsymarket
square. He approached the wagon from
which Spies was speakinR and hush feii
Halt to his men. Raising his hickory
club In his right hand, Bdufeld spoke I'm
tones loud enough 10 be heard block
"sin the name OF the people o. the state
Of Illinois, / command peace
1.-The next instant there was little RIB
bon of fire In the air, made by the sput-
fering sparks OF "A burning fuse. A deafen-
Ing report followed, AZ dynamite bomb
exploded at Benfeid's feet. The air was I'LL
ed with the flying pieces OF iron, and at
on the ground. Promlsoaous shooting be-
gan. and the bullets were flying In every
direction Bonfeid looked behind aim and
saw the awful spectacle.
's'close up came the order. repeated by
eergt. John E. Fitzpatrick. second In COM
mand.
Gers stepped quickly into the gaps made
by the havoc of the dynamite bomb. So
well did they obey orders that they actu-
fallen policemen. Then began a carnage Of
blood The police fired IN every direction
nj the hying Anarchists. who carried their
dead and wounded away with them. No
body ever knew how many people were
killed that night.
rlish. the reporter. figured in the massa-
ere. I viii tell you. The famous trial OF
the Anarchists came on. All the reporters
~ha were at the rot were called as Wit
neshes. English was among the number
While on The witness stand The prosecute
ing attorney said 10 Mr. English;
"'You are reporter on the Chicago Tri-
bnne7'
'=Ies, sir
the nigh; OF May 4. 1867
Yea. sir
Tell the jury what you know about
this case
English pulled from hs poke, crum.
pied piece of paper.
we were obliged % conceal our iaen-
t'y.', he explained 'or we would have been
murdered as employees OF tho capitalistic
press had this piece Of paper In my
pocket and short lead pencil I'm my hand.
thought | would write something or what
".Read your notes and explain them Mr..
English said the prosecuting attorney.
'Bonfleld came up explained the wit
ness and when he spoke ibis is what
wrote tn my pocket
'''''ln the name of the people Of the
state Of Illinois command peace.
Then | saw the linS or August Spies
move, and this ia what ne said:
I'VE are peace
" Then The boYnb exploded
The notes of the reporter were offered
IN evidence ana accepted"
Il NJ Cresweil. a former reslaen, of SEE
attic and wei known Puget sound steam
boat man. has bern In the city for the past
few days locking after business matters
For several years he has been . resident
of San Diego and ~ present has {. gov
eminent contract. lie runs his steamer.
the Point Iona, between san Diego ard
Point Iona as iransperv,
In speaking Yesterday II san Diego and
Seattle. he said. II Aavs noticed q great
improvement IN all avenues NJ business
since was here last. was thinking that
Seattle since ! have been here we would
ell he nlalh onalres IN San Diego. That
might sound big but although vou have
not had very much. Il would snaks great
Improvement down South. AZ san Diego
Irrigation IL the main factor in soil cuI-
sure. The wafer rate "a nat very high. he
Ing ceuts Tor l.,.sl gallons. have ten
RcreS of ground. ard ratsc ai kinds ~
fruit. The country Is a perfect parsGlSs.
and X We only hAd rAln Y weaid - hard
"a flfii a suitable word describing the eoun
Try. When ] iaft t3e temperature was
about r. degrees During the summer thc
average temperature IS about - degrees
sea bathing - a sport engaged IN ~ tAe
wear rauna. Strawberries can be had at
any season 80 tne vt8r"
Mr.. CresNSA VII svma fG the c3tv Sos
several DAVIS before - Returns 10 his horne
ia san Diego
Levi Aakeny. the Malta WallA banker. IS
IN SIC city. He post zap M fas' Butter YES
;er5aN, and during thc afternoon SAW ami
consulted wl'h 4 number IS prominent Re-
futitClus ~ Seattle -. e~uran erers-eea
knows .Aat MIR. .AnAeay 81 an aVa&tl anti
active candidate fer United Stairs soma.
toc, a fact which gives has ifsrSora{ friends
al excuse for putti's 3he hamt,r senator
before has 0ar&e Whra RrretiN. h5fu Taf=