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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
MITCHELL NOT In POLITICS.
Former Oregon Senator Says He IL
Not . Candidate-Oregon Will
Go RepubIican Again.

John H. Mitchell, formerly United States
senator from Oregon and one OF the best
known Republicans In the Northwest, reg
, sro os a. the Butter hotel Last psst
Intelligencer reporter that in his opinion
Oregon would be carried by the Republi-
cans In the Juno election, when new
bs ana twS as are
prediction that the state would give tho
majority in November next. -
Discussing his own connection with Ore
gon state politics, Mr.. Mitchell said: Il
am out OF politics. No, shall not be q
candidate for senator next winter. The
legislature to be elected in June viii
choose successor to Senator Mcbride.
succeed himself, He wishes to do so,
am informed. will not oppose his cleo
ton.
II wish you would make 1t plain that
am ak of no candidate assgs FER " de
desired very much, as you know. to be
returned two years ago. Had vote
been taken ip the Legislature / would
political life and am attending strictly to
my law business"
Senator Mitchell said that Seattle as
tonished him by the Improvement that
General business conditions, he said. are
better IN Portland than formerly.
Mr.. Mitchell will leave for Portland to-
night.
not seek another election to the senate
Is interesting. in view of the coming cleo
lions In Oregon. For many years Sena-
tor Mitchell was the most influential
stsae His defeat tpa two Years. e ago ' was
encompassed only after a most desperate
fight. The legislature of 1897 failed to
organize. owing to the opposition Of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
BLOODY FIGHT IN SALOON
Five Men who Refuse to Pay for
Drinks Have . Desperate Encoun-
ter with YroprfetOra Of Place.

ICE WIFI EEOREbGtOEb Va AsSte
Simpsons saloon, at the corner OF
Spring street and Second avenue, was
the scene of a bloody encounter between
Simpson brothers, the proprietors. on one
side, and five men on the other, last even
ing. When the combat was over three OF
the five men and the two saloon men
were arrested and booked at the police
station for fighting. The other two men
made their escape.
The names Of the three men arrested.
aside from the saloon men, are T.. Flan-
ahan, r. Ruhstetter and John Hastings.
It is claimed that. In company with the
they went. into the saloon and called for
beer, which was served them. The saloon
men claim that after they drank 1t they
refused to pay The saloon men expos
tulated and one word led to another.
until one of the Simpsons hit Ruhstetter
with his fist and knocked him down.
Flanahan and Hastings, 1t is claimed,
then rushed at Simpson, whereupon tho
other Simpson hit Hastings on the head
with hammer. knocking him senseless.
About this time Officer Chapman anc
Detective Phillips arrived on the scene
and arrested all the participants In the
ARRAY who remained. At the police sta
ton 1t was found that Hastings had srf-
fered a slight scalp wound where Simp-
SON hit him with the hammer. He was
bleeding profusely. as was Ruhstetter.
Their wounds were dressed and they were
locked up. In company with Flanalan.
The Simpson brothers were released on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
SIGHTED BY THE OoLUsA
Capt. Ewart Believes he saw the
Overdue Schooner American Girl
on Clayaquot sound.


While In the opinion OF local shipping
men there has been no hope Ter the long
overdue schooner American Girl fpr
month past. information impaired yester-
day BY CAPT e H. Ew Str master r 81 sed
on Baronoh island. few miles below Sitkas
December u. Indicates az strongly as posi-
BILE. In the absence of conclusive proof, tnat
the vessel has been lost, probably with az
having seen q schooner which he Is salts
fed was the American Girl, abreast OF cay
aquot sound, Vancouver island. about the
middle. OF November. The two vessels
X sea n r company" he says November -
II am satisfied II was the American Girl"
Capt. Ewart remarked. she was standing
pretty well of shore, when ! first sighted
had small sail. We were in sight. OF the
craft for three or four days, and during this
time we also sighted the Peruvian bark
which was later wrecked near Capt. Scott"
Whether the American Girl or not the
schooner was undoubtedly wrecked. as were
the Hera, Coiusa and the Peruvian bark. It
would hardly have been possible Tor any
vessel similarly situated to have escaped;
If the American Girl brought up on the
rocks Of Vancouver island II is possible. q
course that her crew escaped to shore and
viii yet be heard from, but Capt Ewart
inclines to the belief that both vessel and
The American Girl sailed from San Fran
cisco October for Port Gamble, where she
expected to procure cargo OF lumber, and
Is now seventy-seven days out. She had
crew OF fifteen or sixteen men and was
owned by Albert Rowe. OF San Francisco.
Capt Ewart regards his own escape and
that OF his crew as most miraculous. He
said last night that in his many years at
gales. Think Of it," he exclaimed. "the
Colusa without a stitch of sail was actually
driven $50 miles In thirteen hours the night
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
WAS ANYONE DROwNEDs
Sailor Olsen Tells Another Story
About Skin Disaster.

Sailor John Olsen of the United States
revenue cutter Corwfn, in his sober mo-
ent Of e Sunday
ing Off the Seattle boathouse, In. which
but for the prompt assistance of the OFF,
Gers Ger, of Of the trg Mystic he would have
drowning as he claimed. 1t Is not certain
that more than one persisted and there
Is chance that no one was drowned.
However, Olsen still insists that he be-
lieves one man met death In the capsizing
II was drunk and did not know just
explained yesterday to Post-Inteliigen-
Ger reporter aboard the Corwin. II still
believe. however. that one man was
drowned. 1 went to the Seattle boathouse
and failing to get anyone to row me out
to the ship, started back up town and
had hardly more than left the gangplank
leading down to the float. when met
man whose name do not know. To this
party I gave fifty cents to go with me to
the Corwin and bring back the skiff My
recollection is--yes, | am almost positive;
that we pulled out into the stream. ]
remember nothing more save that was
picked up BY the tug. 1t Is possibly owing
to my condition that only imagined this
fellow to whom gave the fifty-cent piece
got. in the skin, but my belief is that he
really did and was drowned Anyway he
think" - ~ =
Frederick widmer, who was in charge
of the boathouse In the absence of his
brother Edward Widmer. the proprietor,
throws some light on the case though he
was not there at the time Olsen departed
in the skiff. In substance Widmer said:
"Olsen came to the boathouse and want
ed me to row him out to the Corwin,
which ! declined to do as had party of
three then ready to 20 to West Seattle.
We started out leaving Olsen standing
near the edge of the float and at that time
he was the only person remaining at the
boathouse.
my own impression is that he jumped
into the skiff which had but one paddle,
and In the condition that he was soon
capsized I don't believe any one is
drowned save in Olsen's Imagination"
In measure Olsen is supported in his
statement by Williams the night watch
man who expressed himself as having
| been able through the dim darkness to,
distinguished the forms of two men, GER
tainly. and that as a matter OF fact there
appeared to be three occupants Of the
frail craft. But even Olsen yesterday did
not claim more than two persons himself
and the unknown. as having been in the
/ skiff
One thing Is certain and that is that no
Corwin sailor was drowned. Every mem
her of the ships crew answered to roll
call Yesterday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
FOR AssAuLrING A WOMAN.
William NadeII Strikes a Lady ON
the Public Street.

William Nadell. bartender in the KIon.
dixie saloon. was arrested yesterday after
noon by Constable Matthews for as,
and the woman, 1t is claimed, had gone
to the Maison Tortoni for a Christmas
dinner. They commenced to quarrel in
the restaurant and were ordered our.
They started down Second avenue. and
in front of the Collins block the woman
was observed to say something to Ma
dell. She had no sooner said 1t than Ma
dell hit her on the nose with his fist.
Constable Matthews, who was passing
placed Eadel under arrest. Nadell re-
sisted, and while he was doing so the
woman walked rapidly away before Mat
thews could ascertain her name. Nadell
was locked up, but later friends came to
his rescue and bailed him out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Government Statistician Gives n De-
tailed RepOrt.

The statistician OF the department of
agriculture reports the wheat crop of the
United States for 1899 at 547. 100000 bushels,
or 1913 bushels an acre. The production Of
winter wheat is placed at 291 100 900 bushels,
and that of spring wheat at 255.6c0,000 bush
els.
The newly seeded area of winter wheat
acres greater than that sown in the fail OF
1888: but the sowing OF wheat is still going
on in California and some of the Southern
states. The average of condition Is s7.1.
The acreage sown with winter rye is esti-
mated at per cent less than that OF last
year. The average Of condition is 9s.2 per
cent.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
M.BRIDE GETS ANOTHER OFFICE.
Appointed Census Enumerator for
the sixth Alaskan District.

A. G.. Mcbride. formerly deputy prose-
cutting attorney of King county and now
editor of the DOUGLAS Island News. has had
another official honor thrust upon him:
Judge Kelly, general census agent of
Southeastern Alaska, has appointed him
census enumerator for the Sixth district of
Alaska. which includes Douglas island.
Some thirty days ago. as told in the Post.
InteIIigencer, Mr.. Mcbride was appointed
United States court commissioner for Cape
York by Judge Johnson, of the United
States district court of Alaska.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
UMBRELLA STORE BURGLARIzED.
Thieves Secure Thirty Umbrellas of
Good Quality.

An umbrella store conducted by George
W. Fey at 1909 Second avenue. was en-
tered by burglars early Monday morn
ing, and thirty umbrellas, ranging in re-
tall value from IS to s12 each, We're stolec.
young man who sleeps In a candy
store next door to Fey's place says he
heard someone in the store about o clock
in the morning. Whoever it was made
two trips in order to steal the umbrellas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
ENGINEER FALLS DOWN STAIRS.
George Morse, OF the Steamer Faral.
Ion, Sustains Painful Injuries.

George Morse, chief engineer on the
steamer Farallon, made misstep on the
stairway of the Hotel Northern yester-
day morning and fell down several steps,
breaking two of his ribs. At first Morse
He noticed pain in his side, and vent
to the Turkish baths, thinking that would
cure it, The pain grew rapidly worse,
and he had to be taken from the baths to
Providence hospital In the patrol wagon
DIR. Bories was summoned and ascer-
tanned the true cause of the trouble at
once He dressed the injuries, and last
night Morse was reported as resting cas-
lily.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.
William Riley In Jail on Suspicion
Of Committing Two Crimes.

William Riley, who claims to be cigar
maker, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by officer Hadeen on complaint of Sam
Tasea, a laborer, who says that Satur-
day night Riley and crowd of three or
four other men robbed him of q purse
containing Sl2. The alleged robbery took
place on Second avenue south. Tasca
says the men took his purse from him
by force.
& The police say that Riley has also been
attempting to dispose of some harness
which was stolen a short time ago He
refused to tell yesterday how the har-
ness came into his possession.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
Torturing
Disfiguring Humors
Itching, Burning, and Scaly
Eruptions of the Skin and
Scalp with Loss of Hair
CURED BY CUTICURA.

The treatment Is simple, direct, agreeable,
and economical, and Is adapted to the young
est infant as well as adults Of every age.
Battle the affected parts with Hot WATER
crusts and scales, and soften the thickened
cuticie. Dry, without hard rubbing, and
apply CurIcURA Ointment freely. TO aiiay
itching, irritation, and Inflammation, and
RrsOLvxNr TO cool and cleanse tho blood.
This treatment affords instant relief, permits
rest and sleep, and points TO . SPEEDY, perma-
nent, and economical cure when all otnef REM
edies and even the best physicians faii.
ocd everywhere Pnce, TIs SET. o35l g; CvIicssA
forTna DRu0 AHp CaEN Coar.. Sob ffoys- Besson
~ How 70 curt Hsnofds" ta.psss oeeS -
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of November "a and the following morning"
Capt. Ewart, accompanied by Mrs.
Ewart, who was also of the wrecked Colusa
crew, leaves for San Francisco this morn
ing. They came to Seattle from Victoria
and are guests of the Diler.
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Company Remembers Employees.

The management of the Seattle e. Rem
ton Railway Company remembered It's
employees handsomely on Christmas. Each
man employed on the road was presented
with IS in money, also turkey. But to cap
the climax the management announced
that after New Years raise OF 10 per cent.
in the wages OF every man employed on
the road will go into effect.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26

A SEPARATE entrance for family ord
ers. Agent for the famous Grommes &
Aiirich's liquors. j. J. Haggerty, 100 Sec
ond avenue south. Telephone, Main 565.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26

YOU don't know what an aid to your APP
pearance nice, clean laundry will make,
particularly If done with domestic nm
and we will do them right. Main 30.
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Young Man Accused of Theft.

Harry Woods, waiter in the u. s.
restaurant in the Tenderloin. was ar
rested by Officer Adams last night on
complaint of his employer, who accuses
him of stealing small sums from the res
taurant till. Woods is young. having
scarcely attained his majority.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26

TURQUOISE rings in many styles to
choose from. w. Fl. Finck, SIC Second
avenue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26

FOR SALE-Electric elevator, passenger
or freight; good condition; very cheap.
Stone, Sanford & Lane. Seattle, Wash.
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Suspicious Charncter in Jail.

C. Mahoney, said by the police to be
an associate of criminals, was observed
to be hanging around the Burke block by
Merchants Patrolman Surry early yes.
terday morning. Surry asked Mahone2
his business, and instead of replying the
latter took to his heels. Surry fired a
shot In the air and Mahoney stopped. He
was locked up and will probably be
charged with vagrancy.
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anti-Mitchell men. Subsequently at
special session of the legislature Hon.
Joseph Simon was elected to succeed Sen
ator Mitchell.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26

EXCELLENT lunches served daily from
y - o'clock. Cafe Halhe. $40 Second.
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TRY Mrs. Westcott's soc dinners at Ho-
tel@Stevens from to p. m. today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
ALSO

No. 26.-All the right, title and interest
Of the defendants, Reuben Brown and
Emily Brown, his wife, in right of said
wife, in and TO all of the following de
scribed lots, pieces or parcels Of land,
to wit:
First-An that certain lot, piece or par
eel Of land, being situate in the township
merly lIuzerne county,, state Of Pennsyl-
yania, bounded and described as follows,
10 wit: Beginning at the Southwestern!
corner of that piece or parcel of land
conveyed by Edward Simpson and wilo
70 Emily Brown by deed dated Both OF
November, 1874, recorded LIST of Septcm-
bcr, 1891. in the office for recording decd
in and for Lackawanna county, in Deed
Book No. 81, IaEe Az Ga map whereof rs
duly recorded in said Office in Desn
Book No, l3U page 1870; thence north
CightY-one (SD degrees east nine hundred
ana titty $3.50 feet, more or less, To q
corner, being the westerly line of tha,
portion Of the said tract covered by Il.
mortgage Of the Washington Buildin-
and Loan association against I2ml'
Brown and Reuben Brown, record
Of deeds for Lackawanna county, Il
Mortgage Book No 80, page 40, on tn,
Goth OF March, 1896: thence along IN.
rear line of the plot Of ground cOyor,t
by said mortgage nurthcTly a distance u'
TWO hundred (2OO feet more or less
thence along line OF lot covered by tn
lien of said mortgage about north eighty
Of lot of ground conveyed by said Emily
and Reuben Brown to Laura Tenant by
deed dated December 2nd, lSl5. recorded
the 26th of October. 1896. thence nOrther-
ly along the rear line of the said lot of
Land OF Laura Tennant to the street In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-15
SHERIFF'S SALES.

and Michael German, in and to the sur
face or right OF soil OF all that certain
lot piece or parcel OF land situate in the
township OF Fell, county Of Lackawanna
and state OF Pennsylvania, bounded and
OF fifty 80 feeO southwark on street
No. AZ, westward at right angles to said
street one hundred and nifty u5Ol Feet py
Lot No. 2l, on said street No. AZ, north
ward parallel with said street fifty 900
feet by Morss street, eastward at right
angles TO said street No. ~ one hundred
and fifty C5Ol feet by street No. A. Com
prising Lot No. 10, on street No. AZ, as
the same is represented on map OF Della
ware and Hudson Canal company on n
tract OF land in the warrantee name of
Mary Boyer. Containing 1.5OO square
tcet OF land, more or less Improved with
two-story frame dwelling house and
outbuildinC9 thereon. RescTving to the
legal owners the coal and minerals under
said land.
ALSO the surface or right of soil of all
that certain lot, peco or parcel of land
situate In the township Of Fell, county
or LaCkawanna and state of PennsylNa-
MIA and comprising Lots Nos. ana y
as the same are represented and desig-
mated on map Of lots of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company on Morss street
in said township Said lots containing
a frontage Of one hundred and twenty
G20 feet on said Morss street and the
same in rear and one hundred and htty
G5V feet in depth, bounded south by
Suld MorsS street, west by lanu or one
Mcmahon, north by land Of John w.
Williams and east by land of one Clark.
Said lots containing eighteen thousand
nSoo0) square feet Of land, more or less.
Improved with a dwelling house and out
buildings thereon. Reserving the coal
and minerals to the legal owners thereof.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Edward Clarkson VS.. Lawrence
Fitzsmmons and Michael German. Debt.
$1,000. Judgment No. Ill, January Term,
1897. Fl. ia to September Term, 1879.
Also at the suit of Edward Clarkson VS..
Michael German. Debt. $500. Judg-
ment No. 1191. FL ia. September Term,
1899. STUART, Atty.
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ALSO

No. 25.-All the right. title and interest
of the defendant Mary Il. Winter, in
and to the surface or right of soil of all
that certain lot: piece or parcSl Of land
situate in the borough of GibSOnburE
NOW Jermyn) in the county OF Luzerne
now Lackawann) and state of Pennsyl-
vania, and bounded and described as fol
lows: Containing a front Of fifty Clp
feet northwestward on First avenue,
bounded northeastward one hundred anc
seventy Q70 feet by Lot No. 4, i'm Block
No. 2l. on First avenue sOutheastwdrC
parallel with said avenue fifty (50) feet
by an alley, and SCuthwestward one hun
drod and seventy G70D feet by Lot No
., in Block No 2l, on First avenue. Com
prising Lot No 3. in Block No. q, or
First avenue, as said lot is represented
and designated on the map of buildinu
lots on land Of the Northern Coal and
Iron company in the said borough of Glib
sOnhurE (nOw Jcrmym. Being the SAM
premises conveyed TO the said Mary T.
Winter by the Northern Coal and Iror
company by decd dated June s, 1875 and
recorded in the office for recording deeds
etc, in and for Iacllawanna county, m
Deed Book No l. page lO5, etc. Coal and
minerals reserved. All improved with
a twO-stOry frame dwelling house and
outbuidinEs thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of s. G, Whitmorc vs.. Mary l.. Win
ter. Debt, 1886 10. Judgment No. 92f
September Term, 1896 vi. ia, to Septem,
ber Term, 1899. TAYLOR & LEWIS,
Att'ys.
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ALSO

No. 20.-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant. Frederick Weyaudt, in
and to all that certain lot of ground sit
uate in the Tenth ward Of the city Of
Scranton, In the county of LaCkawanna
and state Of PENNSYLVANIA, described ac-
coruing to a survey thereof made by A.
B. Dunnng, jr, surveyor, dated Septem-
ber 20, 1897, as follows, to wit Situate on
the northwesterly side Of Taylor avenue
beginning at the distance of one hundred
and twenty Q20l feet northeasterly from
the nOrthcasterly side Of Ash street Con-
tanning in front or breadth on the said
Taylor avenue eighty feet and extending
OF that breadth in length or depth north
westerly one hundred and fifty Q50l feet
TO an alley. Bounded nOrtheasterly by
ground OF the German Methodist EpiS-
copal church, northwcsteriy by said al
Of the j. NJ. Thauer Estate and south
easterly by Taylor avenue aforesaid Be
ing the same premises which William NJ.
Silkman and wife by an indCnture dated
the ninth day of January A, ID. 1882 and
recorded In Deed Book No. II, page 2i5
etc, granted and conveyed unto the said
Fredrick Weyandt in fee Excepting
and reserving all coal and minerals as
in the said indentUre recited. All inn
proved with two two-stuTy wood frame
dwelling houses, one barn, fruit trees
and outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken i'm execution at the
suit OF United Security Life Insurance
and Trust Company of Pennsylvania VS..
Frederick Weyandt. Debt, S3,6"5.G0 Judg-
mcnt No. 1l6G, September Term, 1895.
Lev. ia, to September Term, 1899.
WOODRUFF, Atty.