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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
TaCoMA.s -xIGGER TRACT


slec.al Dispatch 70 the Post-Tn..lgfxence-.
oA*1 MIA. Jan 1.-The state land COM
Hl4ss4ca n@4d Z session today and dis
eessed The Tacoma Niger tract and
mere particularly the alleged title Of the
state 20 3 portion thereof This black belt
% 4aeoHa@ consists N al az about seven
tsea ac~es 80 favorzbIy tocateSi Is "a be
werth approximately 81. 0aa Per acre. The
state and The county Of Pierce have dis
p1tea titles 70 this property
a territorial days 4 corporation af
Portland negroes bought this tract Of Col.
SfFy- Later o. Doubt arising as ID
he Vajdtty CT their title under the law
deed having been made 20 = corpora
aoa. f7e corporation joined Col Ferry in
making deeds 70 the individual stcckhold-
eTs 70 the amount ~ their stock for an
unnlYIdsd interest. Since that time three
or the coiore9 stock holders have died
without heirs. 50 IL is claimed. ard their
portions have eseaeare6. a portion.
amounting 10 about thirteen acres. %
flerce county. under the territorial law
ana four acres 70 the school lands. under
the state law.
II is understood that Sam Coulter. Of
portland. brought a suit involving the
.iiie ID this land before Judge Hanford.
nat the state was not party thereto.
Ihere IS a difference OF opinion among att
sorheys regarding this case. IN event
sun Is brought by the state 20 secure
u,ie. as TO whether the burden Of proof
OF the existence OF heirs TO the dead
stockholders estates lies with the state
or the opposing party.
t. r. Houston and j. NJ Boyia. both OF
Tacoma who have briefed this case to-
ge'her, differ on this contention, bat both
are OF the opinion that IL the burden OF
PROOF rests on the state IL would he i'm
PoHtic 10 contest; II not. they advise that
Inc suit be brought. The state Iaad COM
mission has submitted the matter to As
sistans Attorney General Vance for adj
vice.
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WILL REPEAL DAIRY ORDINANCE.
Law Has Been a Dad Letter Until
Within q Few Weeks

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteiligencer.
TACOMA, Jan. 1.-THE city council will
proeahiy take steps toward the repeal of
the present dairy ordinance AT It's next
meeting The ordinance forbids the ope-
ration OF dairy within the city limits
and as they extend for miles beyond the
more generally inhabited portions. the en-
forcenient OF the ordinance works a hard
snip on those In the dairy business, who
are practically out Of town. but legally
within the city limits.
X Is the intention. IL the matter is con-
sidered- 10 repeal the existing ordinance
and pass new regulation making the
pound limits apply 10 diaries. Prominent
dairymen are demanding relief from the
enforcement of the present law, which
until quite recently had been allowed TO
stand imperative. The state dairy COM
missioner's agitation against uncleanly
establishments called attention to the city
limit ordinance. and for the past few
weeks the police department has been
active in enforcing Ii under instructions
from the mayor and council.
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FLED 1OA BACHELOR FRIEND.
FAMILY OF SLAVES. THE COLvILLE
MAN, DESERTS HIM.
Wife-Beater Decides To Return Home,
Though Unwelcome-ln His Alb
sence spouse, Children and Furni-

Special Dispatch TO the Post-1ntelligencer.
COLVILLE, Jan. ia week ago George
H. Slaves was arrested and convicted of
the crime OF assault and battery and vas
fined 50 and costs and given thirty days
In the county JAIL Slaves appealed his
case. and gave bond for his appearance
in the superior court. The trouble which
caused the arrest was between Slaves and
his wife. and the complaint was made by
a married daughter.
When Slaves presented himself at the
house OF his family after the trial he met
with cold reception. but he served no
tice on all the members that he proposed
TO live under his own roof whether peace
and harmony prevailed in the household
or not.
The next day Slaves went to town, but
when he arrived home again late at night
he found the house not only deserted, but
every piece Of furniture gone. On fur
Their investigation he found that the wife
and four children had gone TO neighbor-
the bachelors house and were keeping
themselves safely beyond his approach.
Slaves will take the matter of desertlon
by his family into the courts.
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SLAIN WITH 4 Ratchet.
A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN
BrTCHERED WHILE ASLEEP.
The Husband and Father the MUIR
dercr@John Matthew'S. New
York stock Broker. Annihflates
His Family and shoots Himself.

NEW YORK. Jan John Matthews.
a Stoek nrnker. soma time between last
SATURDAY. aixht ard this morning murder
81 his wife and their vwo children. one ID
years q age ard girl OF - years. by
hacking them 10 death rifh A Ratchet.
Matthews then committed suicide BY Shoot
ing himself IN tire head II IS believed re
turned on Ihe gas with tae intention that
aspHyxSatiGu should complete his MURDER
OTIS work. The crime was committed IL y
small bedroom. in the rear OF the store kept
hy Matthews
The tragedy was discovered BY a milk
man. On the .oo- OF the room was found
the corpse Of Matthews. In his hand
revolver was ciusched and hnliet hole
above his mouth. There were two beds
IN the room. On one of these lay Mrs.
Matthews. whose head was manglsd al
most beyond recognition The children
were frightfuIly cut.
That the murder and suicide were pre-
nedstated is certain. Matthews had wait
Then be stripped himself to the waist and
took the Ratchet in his hand and brain
81 his wife. After that he attacked his
children
From, letters left II was ascerta,ned that
for some time Mathews had been intend
ing TO end his own life. He had been in
the dry goods business further up town.
and had failed. a few months ago. he
opened the grocery store, and had met
with little success His wife. a pretty
little woman, had recently undergone "A
severe operation Matthews wrote:
1T s. terrible thing have 10 do 20
keep my word I promised that all shall
go with me. and delay is no good. If
could only have died alone! / love my
wife and little children. / told them I did
not want to go in any business, that nay
mind was gone and guess that mt nerve
is all that's left. For five years Tfe have
talked the thing over. ] always wanted
to go out in q boat and accidentally cap
size knew that otherwise would have
a hard time of it."
From letter left by Mrs. Matthews to a
friend il was gathered that she was
party 20 the suicide agreement.
Mrs. Matthews left instructions as to the
clothes in which the dead children should
be buried. and signitied the place Of inter-
ment OF the entire family as Highland. n.
Y. Matthews was 30 years old.
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T>DcR>E> THE MERIT SYSTEM.
Tacoma's Fire Chief Thinks His De-
partnent Improved

Special Dispatch 10 the Post -Tnteilirencer.
TACOMA Jan. T7.-The usually stats
t.cai and dry annual report Of the chief
~ The fire department w{ll prevs out ~
fhs ordinary when Il comes before TIE
coa1ct az rs next meeting II was fled
VIII the clerk today bv Chief WeAIsvv
and 1ntI 4 paragraph headed Remarks
Is arrived az. does not appear much iif-
fsrert from the average rensort ~ the
kind. B9t under this latter heading the
chief draws his conclusions of ne efficacy
- civil service IN his deca-traen. in the
following remarkable manner
During tire year Just closed IRE Ere
tion ~ civil ssrvicsl had SIX months OF
20 she victor belongs the spoilS' system
sn1 six months OF the merit or civil ser
vice graduate system.
by A comparison OF the fra losses dur
i-s th@ two periods Il viii b. seen wnich
gives The better results During the f-s.
SIX months the department responded 10
st~ty-sSvsn alarms. &cC1 ~ "a Med by i Are
loss ~ g So and during The last SIX
months he department responded 70
ntnety-sSve0 alarms. accompanied BY a
FIRE ioss o. &c al 81 leaving balance n
fav0r % the civil serv!c. system OF sIt.-
IS s''
Jest VIA. the chief would have ~.
council, tu:er from these 'sreHrarss'' does
ucs seem quite plain. TWO members q
she IRE ard water committee. TO which
the report MI BE referred IN de course.
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lIln)AD DEAL N SIGHT.
ruAL WASHINGTON LINE TO
DE SOLD TO-DAY.
,s~xes That u VIII he Bought In
- luser~sts of the Seattle 4 Ia
A~vuaffonni, and the MIssfng Link
n~fweeu the Lines Constructed.

n.erss, Dispatch to the pozt-fntsitigen1er
sPogaNE. Jan. H.-Under an order os
- of~the United Esates circuit court.
x.,,er In chsncery W. J. C. Wakefield al
! O'Clock tomorrow morning will sell me
r~..raI Washington railroad. q portion OF
the old Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern
I'D which rams los miles frorn cosfiea
fsxv 10 Cheney. and enters this city from
rnsney over the tracks % the Northern
p..ssc. II IS thought the bondholders rep
~s<uted BY the knickerbocker Trust Com
,sry. OF New York. will buy IL in.
ina line was constructed eight years ago
81 vas operated under q lease ~ the
xa,snerr Pacific. II 1853 it defanlied on
.ssersst. Receiver Charles r. Chamber
Ma. who has since operated the road. vas
,s.s appointed In foreclosure proceedings
s,ouxht by the bondhoiders through the
gn,cksrbocker Company. trustee. The
a.eres vas rendered April q last.
Attorney r. H. Shepard. OF Seattle, ar
ayea today II is understood ne will bid
u the road for the bondholders tomorrow
/, 4 fumefea that a deal has been made
.i,h the Seattle q international Whereby
ne two VII build to a connection via
Rsiney pass in the oganogan country.
/ Lake shore Bonds Jump : FONTS.
new YORK, Jan. ig.-fsaalrman Morton
patton. OF the reorganization Of the Sc
attic Lake Shore Il Eastern railroad -
,atsoYity for the statement that very
larxe proportion of the bondhoiders OF
bat property at an informal meeting to-
Ar signed a power OF attorney which was
1sked for in behalf Of himself and H. @.
Armour The conflicting rtmora. inctad-
.nx the alleged proposition to sell or lease
ths road 10 the Canadian Pacific or North
1rn Pacific were premature and inbound
"a as far as he knew. The only reason Ia
asking for this power OF attorney was TO
pyotse. the large and small hoadholders
an6 TO prevent tho sale Of the property at
vnat they considered sacrifice.
The bonds OF the Seattle. Lake Shore G.
Eastern we're very active to-day en- early
reports of possibility of ieass to the
Canadian Pacific and rose per cent, bat
subsequently, lost about half OF the IEu.
YEovement
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II You Fear rnsanis, Get Married.

tzfft1GNN NJ
The last report issued hS fhs commits
steiner II luuacy calls attention % ths,
alarming Increase Of madness i'm this
country. OUe part of she facts however.
has a bright SIDE; & can be used quite
fairly as sn argument j. favor Of mar
rage. an Cd fashioned and honorable In
s'Itusson that has OF late years bean
fooi.@hly attacked from many quarters
Married Gse has is triaIs-as the sp.aar
said when as w:fs sob0ioi him fo- b.eax k
fast-sut a man who may BE- ROW asking
himself. shah I marry" ought - take
iUto the srcour; hts chance ~ goisS mad
II Re 90 rot marry, y; every age fran
- % = AID upward. the chance - a
single man goinE nsa IS much greater
than the charce IL 4 married uaan going
mad. A. sges - 10 - The 'o&7s' AGAINST
The single man. rs compared with thu
married man. are s. 10 lA-;hat -, 81 - /
and these odds against tAe sf9ela
mar. although ;hey become smaller As
his sEs increases, srs 50 much In tavc~
q the married man that. ~ sober earnest.
the Facts nos dug oar ana shown ought
- - carefully thought over IS Al an
married .ssn As regards women. she
married women show marked superior
tty ever unmarried women a. regards re,
E--cx rnat. bar their superiority oye~
single women Is not - great as that %
married men ever single men-
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MILLS SAFELY HOME AGAIN.
COLFax MAN WAS MERELY Bun
KoED. NOT MURDERED.
Spokane Confidence Men secure $40
and a Time Certificate for 81 100
Harris. the Cigar Man. still Held
In the whitman County Jail.
Special Dispatch te the Post-IHte.Isgsnce--
FssTT FAY Tar T-Iaru Mills Esrrs-

Special Dispatch u the Pos;-IHte.ligsnce--
COLFAx, Jan T.-Jebn Mills. sup
posed 20 nave k@ea rgbAsa@ and murdered
II srokaae. arrived in colfax today. He
had been neeceA cat 81 SO BY confidence
men. Of whom Harris now Ia 5aH here
is Sad 20 ha tire leader. The gang also
got : time certificate for s1-ssl Or a c1l-
fax bank which Mills Ind0rsed. bat the
bank refused to pay it. though Harris.
who presented IL. offered 20 give 8 big
discount.
After 9eecing Mills in a poker game.
he was placed tn sleigh BY an alleged
attorney and taken into the country TO
give Harris time 20 get the certificate
cashed
Harris is charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses, and Is s1Gli IN jail.
Harris operates cigar store in Spokane,
where the robbery was committed.
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slOPPED ~ THE POLICE.
Cans Gets a Decision Over Garrard
After Fifteen Fast Rounds

CLEVELAND. o.. Jan. 1.-THE TWEEN
ty~fornd so between Frank GArrard Of
chicago. and joe Cans, Of baltimore. was
stopped In the fifteenth round by the po-
lice. and Referee Silor gave the decision
= TO Cans. who had landed three times 10
GarraFd 8 once throughout
In the second Garrard knocked Cans
clear OF his feet with a long, swinging
hpper-cut under the Jaw, tn: after that
the colored mas bad the hest OF It, Gar
raEd started in with a cut over his left
eye. received al Chicago at a recent Eight.
and Cans knocked II open In tho FIRST
round. Garrard bied rrofusely all through
and was weakened hy the loss of blood
Cans Eept tahbsng him I'm the face with
both hands. and in the fifteenth round
Knocked Garrard down twice in quick
succession.
Sfarrard arose staggering and the police
stopped the match, Cans proved himself
one OF the cieverest and shiftlast men
ever seen in a ring here
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long case Apnronche. am End.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Tntelligencer.
TACOMA. Jan. 1.-THE Long damage
suit against the county will likely go to
the jury next Thursday. The PLAINTIFF
seems as anxious as the county to cut
short the seemingly endless proceedings
and since the courts rulings. setting aside
the bulk OF the claim. the plaintiffs attor-
neys seem to he working only to the end
that what they want brought out shall
become a part OF the official record. The
case will without doubt be carried TO the
supreme court. as a verdict against the
county in keeping with the courts rul-
ings. would necessa- ily be in a COMPARE
lively insignificant amount.
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ATTEMPTED TO KILL A NElGHHoR.
y. r. Whartenby, eff Oso. Under Ar
rest ON a Serious hurEe

Special Dispatch 10 the Post ln,e!ligencer
ARLINGTON, Jan. iT.~-John lies, OF
osc came TO town yesterday and swore
cut variant in Justice Phelps court
charging II. + Whartcnby. a well known
fcpallst politician os Uso. with assault
vita Intent 10 commit murder.
The complaint alleges that while the
complaining witness vas riding along the
road near Csc, Whartsnby caught his.
horse by the bride and attempted to,
shoot him with a pistol, which missed
re. The horse then became frightened
and broke away. and thus lies escaped.
Constable Hsnsley was given the war
rant and went up the road yesterday TO
make the arrest, and returned today with
ne prisoner. The trial is set for Wednes-
das ii 10 O'Clock.
This Is the elimination OF an old and
hitter fend
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JOHN wANAMAkER's DAUGHTER.
Denial OF the Report That She VIII
Marry Prince

The Sphinx. an English newspaper r,2b-
lshed IN Cairo. the capital 0f Egypt has
recently made public announcement that
Maaomet All. heir to the throne. was en-
gG~ed TO Miss Wansmacher OF Amer
lea. The khedive promptly sent forth a
denial Certain Egyptian newspap ers
published the denial with doubts and
commented on Mabomet AIS devoted at
tentinns TO Mss Wanamaker in Paris.
Nj Wanamaker IN promptly denied
that Miss WG-swaker had anything more
than friendship for the young Egyp-
n John Wanamaker. whose daughter
Lille the reports concern. and he saws
Of Il:
The statments that my daughter is 30
marry Mahomet AL are inspired hy the
enemies of his brother the kbelive and
himself They are always plotting against
these two. for they wish 70 change rulers.
The shadow cast by tire edge Of the keen
es, k1ifc-blade thar was ever ground is
far greatsr than the truth Of the state
uent that All and my daughter are en-
gagged 10 be married or ever will be.
My daughter - not weak girl. npi-
ihsr is she a foel. Do you suppose thas
either she Or any American girl OF char
acter would for ore moment consider the
proposition to become the wife II a man
the Laws OF whose country authorizes him
10 have three wives? Certainly net.
"Ali Is 4 bright, clever young fellow. I
met him a number of times when / was
in Paris. He and rny son are great
friends They went up the Nile together.
Nv daughter knows him. % course. She
knows many young men. That Is 10 rea-
san why II should Re said sire is engaged
to him All * no more 10 hey than any
young man she has met and been 20
i1e 70.
esqr 49, -
been ir1usrri0us3y circulated IN Eurore
! have avoided saving anything regarding
IL became do not consider that the af-
fair really concerns ire. Tire secret how
ever. IS IS l have said. TIRE report IS
simply circulated by the enemies OF ihS
saes3lve ard his brother, wh9 are trying
to bring about their downfall"
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OLYMPIA. Jaa f..-The sxp-ers@ erx:-r
.oaay aanded Gown decisions In tie fol-
lowing eases.
-, p s~FoSs - al. respondent gs. the
, =, ,.sias i<dfseer and Shsngle Co appel
-. yt1.reo mat motion for d5srnf ssal
os granted unless asyrpfgsrts raw re~-rrf-
et..s o1 or before January u
II r. appiieattcn Of john & Parker for
sppeslsnt--fssautef a sr9,sors - sszrryssS~
80, .oi1fnola IL Puget Sound Raircae Com
LsAass. Fss p9rdeut, 20. Stesffen Guza3hsrg-
appesi@. lotion 70 dismiss granted.
:. stanton SNarfurt0rs. appellant. ~ Ella
dismiss denied
ssnSe e al. appellants Us Island
sg1hy Bark, Decentralization 10 az
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Discharged for Failure eff Proof.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Jan. l7.-The threadbare
scene Of a CRATER" discharged in cour:
because the victim. the prosecuting witness
failed To appear. was repeated today in the
city court, when Jim Connors came up
for hearing. He had short changed
country laborer. beating the unsophis-
ticatcd young fellow out Of $50 The re-
deempg feature OF the brief hearing was
the courts order 20 Connors TO leave town
before sunrise. This the latter agreed to-
What became of the greenhorn who on
Saturday last was so DESTROYS OF prose-
cutting Connors none seems to know.
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tiftt Tils.
Harry lsatftson.

Special Dispatch To the Post-InteiliEencar
WtfATtoM jar. Hilary Pattison
superintendent of the city schools of
Wha1ccm. died here tonight Of appendi-
citiS after an Illness Of three days. MIR
Fattison was 8 years OF age and a
native Of Clarion county. IA. tie came
here in 1891 and had been connected with
the city schools ever since He was re-
cognixed as one Of the leading educators
II The
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sHeh b~r of Mines to he Formed.

VANCOUVER. 4. G.. Jan, i7.~Steps
arg n.iFg taken 30 form British Column,
Ola Chamber of Mines IRE objects are
20 promote ard consfasr legislation affect
ing mining industries, give investors a
f1aaIase o. Il. yf@cking Themselves against
wildcat quotations. and generally % fss-
Ter the mining iE&ustrles Of British Co
SanSaA- Premier Turner an4 Col. Baker
minister Of mines. prom Isssi their support
30 the body.
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STcNE. SANFORD FISHER.
A22A2a Firth Az aud Pike ST.
ALL THE BEST VALUES

To be had brief seattle stcs
existence only last month-teo for Z
Goods >ca~on-nut not late q s.
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EmhexzIerient Charge Dismissed.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigencer
TACOMA. Jan. E-Early this morning
O. L. Wrolson was arrested on COMPLAINT
ef the management of the Tacoma Woolen
NIL Company. charging him with being
a defaulter in the sum OF seo0. This aft
erno9n .hen the case was called In the
Justices court IL was announced that the
matter had been satisfactorily settled cut
Of court. The charge against Wroison
vas accordingly dismissed and the nlaa
allowed his liberty
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LABOR CONGRESS- MEETS TO-DAY.
DeieGates Arriving ana Preparations.
Made for n Hall and unnauef

BpOkANE, Jan. r.--The first labor con-
sress OF the Pacific Northwest will asse.s-
bic here tomorrow. President William
Backman. Of Seattle. arrived from the
coast today. and number ~ delegates
cane in on toasght's trains. Wednesday
evening Ed Boyee, president OF the West
srn Federation Of Miners. Will speak
Thursday evening there viii be "a BAH and
banquet.
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CONDENSED DfSP

Tezlsr block a large orvEre building a.
~ SeesrHrt Pa. was burned Mrrlsa \ -
morning With loss Of $40 80
James p Berry ere so-callad millionaire
tramp died ~ Padueah KY. from the e.
fects Of a fan three weeks ago
Severe earthquake shocks were fal. 4,
Italy on Monday. Several buildings were
wrecked ana many persons injured
TIE government Of Brazil has sighted
Page Bryan a. United States minister
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EVERETT CITY OFFICERS ELECTED
Tim Collins Is Chief Of Police--Re-
nuhiicans Go In.

sies.al Dispatch 10 the post-Inteiligencer.
kskkETT, Jan iT-At a meeting Of the
ety council II Everett tonight the follow
ng city oificeFs were elected for The ensu-
!ag year:
shasf OF pelice--Tim Collins
fsFes Hien John G.. HariInC Z. r. Hui
dea
STREET commlssioncr-R c. Nichols
I0liee judge X Lewis.
'aalfer and j1aaer~-t;c0rge Early.
A great deal Of interest was manifested
the election. All the successful eaudl-
Gales are Republicans
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WAsHTSGTOS. Jan T7.-The cognptroi-
Der az the currency has declared dividends
~ favar OF the creditors % insoivent hanks
a. fellpws
TIE First National hank Of Olympia. 10
PER cent
Tbs Bennett National bank OF whatcorn.
10 per cent
TIE Columbia National hank NJ What
com. "a per cent.
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Judx- Aver oucr..ea r,ou.

special Dispatch to the Post-lntelsigencer
olympia, Jan. 1.-THE attending ply
asians Of Judge {. IL Aver this
morning aSpirated the nerIcardiai sack
g tne heart Of the patient and drew of
'afiy,six ounces Of fluid. Prior TO the
eseaaoa the patient had been breathing
sth the utmos; difficulty, but was at
sessee almost instantaneous relief by the
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Zeal skin sales.

VICTORIA, r. C.. Jan. TT.-The Hua-
sen Bay Conpany's sale Of seal skins took
pace 10 London today. So far the only
a1vieek received are TO the effect thas
prices obtained were about the same rs
those obtained at the last sa 9es Some SIX ms
were wlthdrawn. Tais will probably make
sealers more determined tran ever not 10
send their scl1ooners out.