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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-19
cosFEssEs Hrs GUILT.
n. r. Hooker Says Wine and " omen
Led Hsss 60 Commit Forgery.


Henry Tallman Booker was arrested
last night on charge of forgery preferred
by W. r. Benson who runs lodging house
at ths corner of Fifth avenue and Main
street. and locked I'D In the city jail. He
conless-es that he has been guilty of
large number of petty forgeries. and
shields himself by stating that the crimes
ally insane from drink.
Complaints have been made TO the police
for several weeks that a forger was obtain
if9g money from different persons around
town hy means Of forged checks ard De-
tectiYe Meredith has been working on The
case for some time. The result was tbs
arrast of Booker al the Salvation Army
shelter on Weller street by Sergeant Peer
last might. The checks cashed BY Booker
were for small amounts and were drawn
on Dexter Horizon & Co. e bank, osiensinly
hy Alien e. Nelson. aawrnii men, and Ga
renee A. Berry in favor Of Henry Thomas.
under which name Booker confesses he
haa done nearly all his work.
His plan was to present 10 the persons
from wiiarm ne Intended 10 obtain money
upon forged checks. letters stating that
checks had been gent. and later TO pre-
Gent the checks. The plan worked success
fully and Booker admits that he has any
number uf suca checks outstanding.
whes seen by II Post-InfeSllgencer re-
porter ut Police headovartors last night
Booker admitted his guilt. He stated that
ha had depended upan his brother, George
4 Booker. waits, Is chief clerk of the Spring
Valley wafer works In San Francisco. 10
send hias af1s,ey sv reimburse the victims
81 his foYgerles and had eeen disappointed.
Booker IL & wreck from the excessive Use
Of liquor. He says he has been in Seattle
since 5usy and has been working az odd
Jobs sinea thar time between sprees, which
were &c regular occurrence. after receiv-
saw ucssey from his brother lie says bis
0ownfa3 was caused b n variety actress
win wkom he became infatuated in Cali
T1Tsl.8.
Ills faEEneg home WAS at Bakersfield.
ta}, wasge he Claims 20 have been en-
saRed IN prosecuting desert land claims.
and - Rave been 81 ore tire q man az
>oas iefxag&e Prominence.
lie says that he was guilty Of similar
offense9 n California. bar was noS prose-
cu'ed- He ~ Abo0f - years old and gave
, rs occaTatia3 rs a b<sokkeeper He gave
re n@>ae 81 henry Ta3lnaan when arrest
ea.
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EIGHT FROM THE INTERIOR



Two hundred thousand dollars In drafts
and gold dust was brought TO Seattle on
the steamer UtopiA. which arrived la
pers from Ekagway as B:se o'c.ock last
night. The Utopia had eight passengers
from tie interior. and the remainder OF
the eighty who constituted the entire list
were from skxsw2y. Dye. and wranges.
No late news was brought regarding shs
avalanche on the Dyea trail. as the latest
mea WHO came out from The interior ac-,
cosnpanied Capt Ray TO Dycz. and lie ar
rived In Seattle on the Queen
Only enc corpse vas brought from Dyea,
the victim being James Sna!lwooG, OF
Portland. who WAS caught In the ava.aa-
che
The party ef yukonsft who came out
With the immense amount OF wsa.sn were
NJ u. Hall. OF spokane: r. NJ. Noodle OF
Seattle. w. e. Lloyd. cf Grippe Creek,
Col. and Chris Morgan. Of Butte county.
California Others who came out were q
man named Sheppard and his son and
ar. McGrew. OF Seattle. J. s. Cole. VIII
liam Bohiander. A. Huhner and John
Bailey came from Stewart river.
Mr.. Morgan IL a gaest af the Hotel But
Ter and Iast night he said:
have been la the Yukon country for
tsA SE tS@f<s Essu 1t ~ my Intention 10
return just as soon as / can transact
some business relative 10 my property
there. Our party brought out $aoa 90 In
drafts and dust. have no desire to adver-
tsse my holdings. and do not care to state
the loea ton Of them / left Fort Yukon
on February =. ard brought Capt. Ray
through Circle City and Dawson 10 Dyea,
and Intended 10 come through 10 Seattle
on the Queen. but missed the boat
aS k4d a frs NIB tt he y,Ef
river had commenced to break up. Mr..
Morgan stated that the only troublesome
PAGES were at The Thirty ard Slxty-Mle
po.nts, but the remainder of the trip was
comparatively smooth.
Dir. Morgan says thar TO additional
bodies have been recovered. and that the
number found UP 10 the time Of leaving
Shagway was sixty-two. which was the
number last reported. All persons who
are missing have hesan accounted for. but
the search Is being pushed forward not
wishstanding. rs IL Is possible others may
be buried underneath the snow and ice.
Capt White, of the Utopia. says that
the trip was made In SIX and one-half days
and that rough weather was encountered.
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Beware Of cheap " bak-
ing powders. Alum makes
good medicine but bad food.
Ae'- 1o~r~r.

Tne4e rations VIII be augmented iates On
h purchases Ia the various localities BY
afgaesTs who are authorized 10 buy degIca-
efss Of the reason.
TIE emergency ration viii not he FRI
ntshed TO the so.disrs. even while la Cuba,
except on occasions aris.ng IN active OPP
cations. when the use Of the regularly
established ration b impractfcabss
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and the nacsher Of hks children. She asks
that shs estate be SET Assfe for her ard
her miner child she aiseexs she a1d No
1ahen were married IN Chssaxo July I.
isSl: rhar swo children we're bern 20 them.
enc Ct whom died "a infancy. That al the
property left hy Mcmahon Is community
property ard that she vas bis lawful wife
tip 70 the ssme Of his death. The petition
Ii versned and suorn 10 before . Chicago
Justice
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA. April ls.-Trus,ees OF the
chamber Of commerce are arranging 70
consider proposition sent by the Seattle
chamber to all similar bodies in the 9. Il
to prepare an exhibit for the Omaha ex-
position. 1t Is announced that the local
body VIII cooperate and assist in every
way II the move Is started. II lis likely
that as soon as the several chambers OF
commerce arc heard from an effort viii
be made 10 raise the necessary funds for
a state exhibit. to occupy fieor space
amounting to about l. 600 feet.
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RAILROAD SUED ron DAMAGES
Sarah jackson Wants $4,000 for
the killing Of Her HaxDand.

Special Dispatch TO the Pos,-Tnteiligencer.
TACOMA. April ia motion TO make
the complaint more specific has been filed
by the defendant In the damage suit for
$4,000 begun by Sarah Jackson. OF Cen
trala. against the Northern Pacific rail-
road. The suit has been filed in the Fed
eral court. and damages are asked for
the death Of the husband OF the plaintiff
who was brakeman. and who was killed
while at work. The complaint asks for
$40. 600 for the wife and Sle.o1p for the child
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-InteilIgencer.
TACOMA. April 1s.--It has been ar
ranged TO hold meeting OF the Puget
Sound School Teachers. Club at Seattle,
May !. This club went out OF existence
some two years ago, having been absorbed
by another associa tiou which has since
fallen 10 pieces. The intention is to re-
organize the club at the Seattle meeting,
and to once nore put 1t on firm basis
An entire new board OF officers will be
chosen.
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his WIDOW APPEARS.
Files = Claim ia the Property WilIed
by =. r. Mcmahon to His Mother.

Special Dispatch 10 the acknowledgements
TACOMA. April ia rather interesting
complication has arisen az a result 0f the
suicide here last February If F. +. Me-
Mahon. a night Waterman. Who was sup
posed 20 have been q single. man. The
suicide left his property, worth several
thousand dollars. 30 his mother I'M Ire
land
New comes Mary Mcmahon. resident os
Chicago. with a petition IL which she al
Tsxes SAc is the widow OF the dead man
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Sue. a STOCKHOLDERS ON assessment.

Special Dispatch To the Post-Inteiigencer
TACOMA. April R.-Joseph G. Hem re-
ceiver Of the FRS: National bank OF South
Bend. has begun suit IN the Federal court
here against A. r. McCiaine. stockho,d-
er. He sues to recover an assessment lew
led upon the stock in the sum OF $Ies on
each share. McC.aine owns twenty-one
shares OF the stock. The suit was fled
here today
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isss e1sTss ws.a lease here tomorrow
1sEs. ne infantry FOR Mobile ard he
~ aasas has bssts sisspp.ss asrsady.
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taesraess hes 2" Haprcnds-
DkkVER, APRIL is,--Ths Atea.son. To-
~ 6sasa Fe Railroad Company has
slsa ~ contract f9r Transporting two
uiRxets az Infantry and ali Of thu cav
Il ibs department OF the Colorado.
'a 49,. W. - sotafss'slons, car
~ - $500 49, 1.otii : osi Ras-
81 ,s. sss.ssI s..l 8 +ssN orssaias.
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To Load Rail. for Japan.

Special Dispatch TO the Observation-Disclosures.
TACOMA. April 1S.-The tramp steamer
Urd, TO load railroad iron for Yokohama.
is due to dock here late tonight She is
the second Of the vessels chartered to car
~ rails TO the Orient and will be loaded
without delay. The Devonshire. now load
ing rails. win be ready to sail In a few
days.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigsncer
TACOMA. April 1s.-Edward Hyde 10
years cid. was today sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary BY Judge WI
Hanson for assault with intent to commit
robbery. A notice OF appeal has been
fled
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Special Dispatch TO the Post -InteIigencer
HoQTIAM. April is.-The twin screw
towing steamer Hoaaiam was launched
here late IBIS evening and her machinery
will BE- placed at once. She Il seventy
feet long and has engines OF 10 horse
power
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WHEAT STRIKES & afCsn MARK.
>ases Sales Made ns sf..5 Per Genital,
xhc sTsghesf su Years.

Social ssspascA - fhe ssest-intsilSgsneer
FAN FRANCISCO. Arrfs is--Sales q
Ss~s1 w2eas were Made here sesssy az 81 =
Tssss reeersiea ia taalS usArket for many
yrags- Ths t9ess crop saas year viii lie
ssz2 xa9x@
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OLYMPIA, April ia warrant was is
sued for the apprehension OF Tugwell and
Baker today. Sheriff Billings viii 60 to
Tacoma TO serve the papers as soon az
local murder trial Is finished.
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Why is it that nearly all
aged persons are thini
And yet. when you think
of it, what could you expecti
Three score years of wear
and tear are enough to make
the digestion weak. Yet the
body must be fed.
In SCOTS Emulsion, the
work is all done; that is,
the oil in it is digested, all
ready to be taken into the
blood. The body rests,
while the oil feeds and nour-
ishes. and the hypophos-
phites makes the nerves
steady and strong.
SOC. aad $r,oo. ell druggists.
SCOTT b BOVINE, Chemists, Nsw Yoek.
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TODAY's LEAGUE GAMES.

Very Wet Grounds.
ST, LOUIS. April is.--Game postponed;
very wet grounds.
No t;ame; Rain.
CINCINNATI. April ts-No game: rain.
Pittshnrg, z, Louisvifle. =.
LOUISVILLE April Ys-weak batting
lost the csinnels another gaene to-day Kit
len was very effective. while Clarke was
touched up rather lively and his support
was poor. Threatening weather KEEP; the
attendance down 10 700. Score:
Louisville -. ..........
flllSouFx ..... ......-..........
Ratteries-Killen and Schreiver: w. n.
Clarke and Dexter. Unpires-Cushman
and Heydier.
Philadelphia. 13s Brookiyn, 3.
PHILADELPHIA. April R.-PhlIaiel-
phfa defeated Brooklyn this afternoon by
hard hitting. Attendance. s.5so score:
s snaosisn IA. 49,. .is j !
Batteries Wheeler and McFarIane: Hor-
ton and Ryan. umpires -Emslie and Her
ton.
Baltimore. o, washing ton, o.
WASHINGTON. April 1x-The baseball
season was opened here To-Day by a parade
OF the contesting teams si43ore tina game
commenced. Attendance. sou Score:
r. III. r.
s Raianlass0n -. ...' ...s 4 I
Ratter.es-Amole and Mcclure: Hughes
and Clarke. Umpires-Lynch and Con-
nelly.
New York, q, Boston, z.
NEW YORK. April iS.-Klobedanx was
not effective against New York this after
noon. while Seymour had the Bostons in
trouble except In two innings. Attendance,
$500. Score:
r. III. e.
LuStVl 49,. ...............
New IoTk $500. ...........-...S 10
Observation-Disclosures and Bergen: Sey-
mour and Warner. Empires-Snyder and
Curry,
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New York. q, nonton

HatIer.ess--Amole and McSuIre: Hughes
AMI Clarke. Umpires-Lynch and Com
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NEW YORK. April S-Klobedanx was
not effective against New York this after
noon. while Seymour had the Bostons in
trouble except In two Innings Attendance.
$500. Score:
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II II. II.
SoSton ..... ............... q
New AOIA W i
Batteries-Kiobedanx and Bergen: Sey-
mour aud Warner. Empires-Snyder and
Curry.
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April ls.-No game. r.
PlttsbuFE, z, Louisville. =.
iiadelphia. IA, Brooklvn. =

RasterieS-kflien and Scnreiver; w. n
Clarke and Dexter Umpires-Cushman
and Heydier.
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1@s"s~f ~ Sy3bulW8 0UWs o.
WASHINGTON. April 1x-The baseball
season was opened here To-Day by a parade
OF the conteSt!ng teams t4xog4 tlaa game
commenced. Attendance. 6000 score:
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Batteries-Wheeler and McFarIane: Hor
ton and Ryan. Umpires--Emslie and Hcr
ton.
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APPLICATIONS

-
From September /, 1890. tn August "
1894 there have been filed 12,5Ol appiicS'
tons.
From September /, 1894. to August ~,
1886. there have been filed rs 293 applies
lions.
OF which latter sum 17,40i application
have been filed from August 20, 1897, y
August 81, 1898
beg TO invite your attention especaiE
to the item showing amount of spplics'
ions filed here for the purchase OF ianu'
since August 90 1897 the date when 'hs
last school land law, took effect. do tba
Tor the purpose of explaining the cause
so much delay in disposing OF the apial,l'
cations for the purchase OF school lan'i,
nave been charged with reducing lno
force below the necessities of the oMe
work required. When the school lanas
were first put on the market in 1879 ana
FOR many years afterward about all tnsn
Was TO do with an application when nlea
consisted in seeing that the application w
IN legal form and clear on the map th''s
never having been any sales or leases =
these lands. Since the act OF 1887 wnss
leases had to be made this item in aaar
ton had to be looked into growing "
tie more complex after each forfefus
down to the act of 1895, when forieltuls
ana cancellations and re-forfeitures az
Recommendations have become distress'ns.
~ numerous and embracing sales ~
leases made under all acts from 1874 doss
to the present time. This had the eIss'
to accumulate on each survey sales, -.
FIXTURES and leases and cancellations sous
times pillng up as many as half dozen y
each survey. This makes 1t nov necessa,.,
TO examine for title tc the land, as VI
as TO see that 1t is clear on the map A.
the work in each examination par'sA,
fully Of the NJ ture of an examinduon
an abstract for title in the ordinary ~
yer's or clerks offices. When this 9
qnlrement therefore is fully underslosss.
some estimate can he formed OF the aInons.
OF work necessary TO be done in ordel
eXamln" and dispose OF II .404 applicalosss
Then the objector would say YOU na.
more clerks Not so, because | tdve
many as | cen possibly U.S. in this dspa,rss
ment with enc complete 3, ! Of b1osfsf
use any more clerks wSssss~s SGT AssSs-s ~
duplicate set Of books and compiesssas
duplicated corps of clerks. making aou.s
as many as now, and the same enuT
would have 10 be made in the books
eaeh cc.Tes of clerks which would e
such ineNtric,hle confusion that the ~.
ness would be retarded rather than ~
CELEBRATED Most o, the time since - ~
August this division OF the work has p IVA
from three TO four months behind
now at this writing only about thirty "a
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SCHOOL, LANDS.

The following statements show the mum
Der of saNcs and their present status to
September /, 1895 rs follows:
Under the act OF February /. 1858, and
amendmen, thereto by the act Of February
], 1860. % sales aggrsgatng 1896 acres,
all paid out and patented.
Under ac. OF April q. 1874. l9i5 sales
sales amounting TO ei9,TSl acres are pat
ea'edi 2SS sales amounting to 47,i27 acres
e~N forfcl ~ 500 salS am rrltlry y la.at9
acres in good standing. Total. 1915 sales.
aggr' gatins St7,l07 acres.
tiader act OF July s. 1879 POST sal 3. in
vclylng 0SS 392 acres VII III 1875 (e,
sNloRtilg 10 40fI79 aer ; are plten i,
So SAFES amounting to 5t,i9i acre. forfeit
e'f' '' s''r l'ro '"t4N~ . 9R IA Aerc, IN
good standing, Total. 20S7 sales, aegrsnat
ans 65S,S92 acres.
upacr act O! July s. 1874 as am o7ded
W. - act OF Aorll 1851. i2,0GS sac.
involving 5.aS7.ssa acces; OF which 5als
salss amounting 70 2,6S5 SO acres a-e p,.-
ented; Ssal SAILS Amounting 10 l.6TS iOi
aerer forfeited; 3isi sal an, 9untlrs 20
ldHS a. fer's N cno' st,~a,~x Toni
lsW6S sales. aRgregsung 5.9S7.SS9 acr,l
Under az Of April y 1881 6S69 salss.
involv.ng 2.5es $40 acr's Of wash ser sale.
ameuntlny 70 ssS $50 ae~Ns ar, NJ IN 81,
ans sa'' amounting % 25ali,S ,e-cs t,r-
fe'fHl iisS sales smc 7tiYs - T6aGl
acres IN good stsrling ro.al. $3.50 sales.
aegrt eating s,s2SS72 acres.
N'ier nc, ~ 1857 ana amendments ti05t
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ORIGINAL PAPERS FOR USE IN THE
TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES

! respectfully call your attention TO the
fact that some provisions should be made
for the use OF original papers on file in this
office In criminal trials. Article 1858 Of
the Revised Civi Statutes provides how a
transfer may be link la the chain of III q
may be obtained from the office for us
In civil trial but no provision is made for
the use or original affldavits in criminal
trials except by an attachments for some
clerk in ihis office, Th.s involves great
expense TO the State and much loss OF time
from his duties by the clerk attached, for
which the State also pays double
II tic law should provide that upon
certified copy of an order for any affidav t
from the district court, having jurisdiction
of 4 case, where the papers are necessary
as evidence in the trial. being received by
the commissioner he shauld have a copy
Of the original affidavit made in the same
manner as required in the ease of transfers
above referred TO TO be retained in the file
here, ana attach also 10 the original Asfi-
dayit his certificate that the affidavit is the
original, duly received aad filed here as
such and forwarded to the clerk. to be re-
turned to this office by the clerk as soon
MS the trial OF tho case is over the same
purpose at much less cost could be obtained
as by sen.lng It In the hand OF an attached
clerk, The absence of some such provision
caused one Of the clerks here to be de-
tainfd during last month ten days in dis
tant district court
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TRANSCRIPTS.

Receipts for transcripts and lithorran.
maps and office fees, excluding patent Az
sketchng fees from September /, 1892 II
August 81, 1894 $3.50. 40; September
1886, to August 81, 1898, SS,S05. AZ.
This increase in this department for Il.
past two years is partly accounted for il
the fact that when counties have had tbe,
surveycr's records destroyed and have
ordered the transcript OF all the suryer,
in the county the work has been done i,
me with the regular force and the ~
paid into the State treasury, and not usM
to pay outside clerks to do the work Il
transcrlbing as formerly was done in rusny
cases.
Table showing number of patents ISSUED
acres patented and class. from September
/. 1896, to August 81, 1898: