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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31

These lands were originally purchased
BY BY the na., Tacoma Land Company under
land. but were allowed to revert to the
state after the company went into re-
mel. which lies along the part Of the blum
where the Northern Pacific railway yards
are located and the Puyallup river. on
ing nearly in the form Of a square, with
the west channel on one side, the deep
water of the bay on another. the Puyallup
river on the third side and the remaining
side abutting the manufacturing district
at the head of the bay.
Railroad avenue. 200 feet wide. runs
at distance Of about 600 feet from the
wharf line. The st. Paul mill. the Pa
cific Meat Company, the Wheeler Osgood
which lies right In the heart Of the city.
All the land outside of Railroad avenue,
the 6O0-foot strip fronting on the avenue
other, was retained by the Ta6oma Land
for sale Is the unsold portion Of lands in
After they had been first appraised by
the local board Of appraisers. composed
Of John Huntington, Charles I. Uhlman
doubled by the state land Office. making
1t average about $500 per acre,
In territorial days large portion Of these
the holders still claim title, despite the
claims OF title by the state. At the sale
this afternoon Hon. JACOB Z. Mann, former
mayor, who is largely interested In the
Valentine scrip, gave notice that he owned
three forty-acre tracts. the east half of
southwest quarter and the northeast quar-
ter of northwest quarter of section four,
and that parties who paid money to the
state, expecting to get title thereby, might
do 80 with their eyes open.
Auditor Spike replied that II the title
of the state was not good bidders would
receive their money back.
large number of prominent citizens
were present, but did not bid. President
Mcdonald, OF the Chamber of Commerce,
and Aaron Titlaw kept close watch of the
proceedings. but In response to call for
q bid Mr. Titlaw said he could not bid at
that price. 1t is certain a move will be
made to have the appraisement reduced.
Geo. T. Reid, who purchased one block,
expects to locate woodenware factory
on the land Jerry Meeker. who pur-
chased the block fronting on the water.
already owns over q mile and half of
water front on the reservation side of the
bay. He does not say what his plans are.
but he Is supposed to be Interested with
Frank c. Ross and others In railway pro-
jects.
That no bidders appeared to purchase
these lands is matter OF much surprise
to the public generally. who have been
led to believe that large capitalists had
their eyes on them, and that they would
bring even more than the appraisement.
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Just What They Are Now Doing for Sick
Folks at the Copeland Institute.
An Entire Months Treatment Medicines Induced for wht Usually Paid Tor f1n
Helpfn Encouraging
by Doctor Copeland.

suffering from deafness in its early. mid
die or later stages. or from chronic ca
tarrh, in however malevolent, exaspsrat-
ing and abominable a form, or from
asthma, with its danger, torture ard un-
rest, or from any Of the. maladies above
enumerated, can now apply at the Cope
land Institute. Collins building. corner
Second avenue and James street. and re-
ceive one entire months treatment, medi-
cines included. for the same sum that IL
usually paid for examination alone.
This wonderfully inexpensive medical
system is a very great assistance to In
valids who are afflicted physically with
disease. and at the same time afflicted in
spirit by melancholy scarcity of money.
The idea. however. that the Copeland
system. by being SO directly encouraging
and helpful to those Of very limited
means. il adapted particularly or exciu-
sively to that class and for similar rea-
son becomes Objectionable to different
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Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer
EVERETT. Dec. 3o.--The attorneys for
Thomas Phillips and Stephen Lyts. who
were found guilty of grand larceny, APP
peared before his honor Judge Frank #.
Reid In the superior court this afternoon
and argued q motion for a new trial. At
torney Robert Hubert argued the case for
Phillips. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
John f. Hart represented the state.
At the conclusion Of the argument In tho
Phillips case the court overruled the mo-
ton for a new trial and sentenced the
defendant to ten years In the state prison
at Walla Waila.
: Lyts was represented by his counsel.
John F. Dore. In this case the main point
argued for q new trial was that when the
court permitted the prosecuting attorney
to file a new complaint the court lost
Jurisdiction. from the fact OF its being =
new information ana filed by the prose-
cutting attorney of King county for q
crime committed there, and that the case
coming to this court on cnange Of venue
from King county. 1t must be tried on the
original information.
The court stated that It treated the new
information merely as an amendment to
the original. the only change made being
that they first stated the amount Of
money stolen was 1880 lawful currency of
the United States" while in the amend
ed Information II was stated the money
consisted Of three one hundred dollar
Canadian bills and $50 in small bills, all
being Of the value Of $3.50 in United States
money"
The court continued the case until FRI
day next and asked the DEFENDANTS attor-
ney. Mr.. Dore, to file brief with the
court on Wednesday. Mr.. Hart will file
his answer on Friday, when the matter
will be disposed OF by the court
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class. by having about It some 0'aDDuD
association Of aims giving and oha1eeys
is worse than a misconception. Il - ~
absurdity and contradiction.
No excellent thing loses any desrss -
lts excellence by becoming inexpensive
The electric candle. once . costly rariey-
the ornament and wonder of . NV -.
aces-has not lost radiance and vAlue ~
being economised till It now lights. work
shops and coal mines. The pabobs and
princes Of the world do not find the bright
morning newspaper to be less interesting
because It sells for I cent and = read In.
the poorhouse.
Nearly everything else in modern hui
man life has undergone economic rsvolu-
ton. Doctor Copeland simply insists. in
the name Of our common humanity. that
the resources OF medical science bo also
economical till the sin and scandal OF ~
many people literally perishing for want
OF proper attention shall come to an 90.
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then commenced to experience the
Most Terrible Distress
and suffering, conceivable only. by those
who have been victims OF bronchial dis
ease.
''There was a feeling Of feverish sore
seemed narrowed and contracted to such
an extent that 1t was a continual effort
for me to get breath enough to keep me
alive. There was
No Rest for Me
day or night. dared not lie down in bed
sleep more than five or ten minutes at a
time. propped UP In a sitting posture
ANY sudden motion or exertion would
shut on my breath comdpsaey sUen f hax.
this effect, and would then feel as II my
neck were being pressed between the
Jaws Of q Wise.
I would become black in the face IN my
struggle for air, and frequently thought
l had drawn my last gasp, while eo the
panied each breath were so noticeable
that they could be heard across the
street.
is bound to have a wearing and weaken
ing effect upon the entire system. lost
forty-five pounds in weight. and my
for work Of any kind. could not walk
a few blocks from my home without stop
ping to rest several times on the way.
My condition was desperate; I was
A Physical Wreck.
II had been reading the newspaper ac-
counts of what they were doing for sick
folks at the Copeland Institute, and as q
last resort I wrote for symptom blank,
and commenced a course OF home treat
ment through the mails. had taken the
treatment but short time when found
a marked Improvement in all my SYM
toms, and I am
Now Completely Cured
Of my disease. The treatment has cost
very little, but my experience shows that
1t does cure catarrh and asthma"
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The diseases accepted for treatment ut
the Copeland Institute. and the remark
ably prompt and thorough mastery Of
which has made the reputation Of the
Copeland medical system, are
DeafnessD
Nasal CatarrhJ
Catarrh, In any chronic form,
Asthmas
Chr0nfc Stomach Troubles
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Chronic Rheumatismg
Affections of the skfnJ
Diseases OF BIoodg
Diseases Of Nervous system-
in short, all ailments and innrmities Of .
seated and serious nature requiring time
treatment-requiring a certain definite
period of close professional attention for
their radical and lasting cure.
Under the exceedingly helpful arrange
ment made by Doctor Copeland, any one
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well-known KIondiker. The defendant 10
well known In athletic circles all over the
Northwest. having boon prominent menu
bef Of the Townsend Football Association.
years ago.
Mr.. Walther was among the flrst to rush
to the Klondike when news Of the coun-
try's richness first came out, and he mas
accumulated fortune there. Mrs. Wal
Their recently ''mushed" out over the ice,
being the first woman to make the peril
GUS Journey out over the soft Ice this sea-
son. Mrs. Walther's arrival created some
surprise, and the reason for 1t did not be-
come apparent until information about the
the MANY friends Of the couple. who had
always considered their domestic affairs
most propitious and happy.
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TACOMA TIDE FLATS SALE.


Special Dispatch to the -Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Dec. 30.-This Afternoon
about 100 acres Of tide lands on the fats
tel Tacoma. and the st. Paul mill, were
offered for sale By County Auditor w. d.
c. Spike. but only two small blocks were
sold.
George T. Reid. an attorney, bid in q
tract of three and One-half acres at the
appraisement, $S.222,25, and Jerry Meeker,
one of the Puyallup Indians, bid In the
only tract that extended out to deep wat
er. q strip of something over an acre, for
$1,267.S6.
The list Of lands posted in the auditors
ms foIIowa.
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vEAzIE is REARREsTED
On Warrant From Snohomish and
Asks Habeaa Corpus.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Dec. SOW. II. Veazie, who
was discharged yesterday from the charge
of embeZZlement made by his former part
ner, Alex. Yantis, was rearrested this af-
ternoon by the sheriff of Snohomish county
on warrant sworn out by Mr. Yantis at
Everett, charging the conversion of $500
OF firm money at that place by Veazie.
An attempt to get Veazie out of the city
was made but G. w. H. Davis, his coun-
sci, learned OF the move and a habeas cor
pus was taken out from the superior court.
returnabe before Judge Williamson at 6
o'clock this evening
Upon the hearing lively argument took
place between Mr.. Davis and J. A. Shack
leford counsel for the sheriff of Snohom-
ish county. which came very near result
ing In personal encounter in the court
room.
The matter was finally put over to
Wednesday next at 2 o'clock when the
time NJ Veazie was released on n M
bond
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|III'S SESSION ENDS.


n, rs.ratch 10 the Post-1ntelligencer.
s3.eS vAKINA. Dec. N-The State
1870 convention ended its session
!l z.s.onn. The attendance was again
sesse prosident Blanchard delivered
Nj ...,si address IN the morning. review
~ ,enid Rrowth OF the dairy busi-
ia stste. the prosperous condi-
!l y ~ 1rvusen ana the splendid outlook
s1sccia dor. hs said. has done val
s -. ~ 6urine the past year. and Sc
l..s ~ nesoase Of stringent protective
ssS ~ 10 dairy and food products.
s<Ssri1ntion gained considerably IN
4! w nm ana influence. and elevated the
n! ~ A fhe industry. He stated that
~ 800 an examination OF the work
S- 100 dairy commissioner, ana that
49, snfofcine the law fully.
NnDonnld spoke on the state
- IA food laws, saying that he ex-
.&ss1 IS oeoeecuto every violator OF dairy
"a sss6 Avn against whom he could Sc
a sss6ence, The plea Of ignorance re-
szsss. ne law win no longer avail. Hts
s-.Ss wsre received with applause.
: .:--s IA resolutions passed was one In
s2-',,s the proposed national law placing
h ~ ~ = uer pound tax on oleomargarinc.
~ Snvofinr 1 national pure food law,
sf 4 40 an manufactured food prod
3s ss.1Nrble TO the laws OF any state
sE eaich they may be shipped.
3s6s. yssolnfions were that the expert
~ ststlon should be- established In some
s'Ss.is6 section Of the state; that y. A.
s;'6SSsId s. commended in unmeasurcd
:.s,~ ~ ne faithful and efficient dis
S.<.sSe ~ ~ dutien a. state dairy aud food
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Serious Catarrh. With
Deafness and Head Noises.

Miss X. McElhatten, Hot Springs,
Wash, says:
my trouble had existed for over ten
years. having been brought on through
An Attack of Grippe,
which rapidly developed into catarrh OF
the most serious nature. At first had
the ordinary symptoms Of catarrh OF the
nose and throat, and later on the ringing
and buxzing sounds In my head. These
noises were incessant, worrying mo night
and day, and my hearing slowly failed.
until at last was deaf to all ordinary
sounds. and the sense Of hearing almost
totally destroyed.
Suffered Constantly
with severe pain across my forehead.
and although had tried many remedies.
none Afforded me the slightest benefit,
until 1 was treated at the Copeland In
stitute.
at is with much gratitude that now
testify 20 my perfect cure. My hearing Is
fully restored, the catarrh completely re
moved, and / am enjoying the best OF
health once more. It will always be
pleasure to recommend to other sur
ferers the treatment that has done %
much for mo-"
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= YAnxy, for Some Unknown
cause, shoets Himself.

a..saai niupetcli to the Observation-Disclosures
SIIINE. Dec, SIT. H. Mabry. a PROS
80 ind well-known farmer Of Delta,
IN miles east Of this city, committed
s531ide this morning at 8 o'clock. No
cSnee for the deed ID ..nown. Mr.. M9bry
- I nan past 60, who until recently had
49, haIe and hearty and doing large
ncr{jco 81 hi own farm work.
M the past few days he has been suf-
fernr from grip and It ID thought his III
~ must hsve affected his mind. The
fSmly was awakened this morning by tho
lkbfy'e room found him already dead, his
kande across his breast. In one Of them
vas The smoking gun. He fred the bullet
thiOueh his mouth and into the brain. The
decsaSed was well known and universally
Iespected.
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RINGING WORDS BY CURED PATIENTS.
A Specific for
Deafness and
Catarrhal Disease.

MI. Fred TurnbuIl, corner uusA
st. and Twenty-sixth ave. south. Seattle.
Wash. telling Of the restoration Of his
natural sense Of hearing ana his cure Of
chronic catarrh. from which he hat bean
a sufferer for period Of fifteen years.
said
MY trouble originated In . common
cold, to which paid little attention, slp-
posing that It would soon pass away, but
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woLFsOHN Is IDENTIFIED.


wolfsohn arrived here from the East to-
night and was identified by s. A. D. Jones.
local agent Of the New York Life Insu-
rance Company, as the man he had in
sured for SO. 900. Notwithstanding his previ-
GUS positive declaration that the man who
committed suicide In a lodging house in
and whose heirs are entitled to the amount
OF the policy, which was paid over to the
public administrator of this county.
The man was recognized as Aaron Wolf
sohn not only hv jones' but by motel
clerks and others. The identity Of the
dead man will be made a subject Of inves-
tiRatiOn.
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BUILDING NEW ROAD.


PORT ToWNsEND, Dec. %. = County
Surveyor James b. Hogs and force Of
men are at present engaged in making
survey Of a new road which Is to be run
from the head Of Scow bay, opposite this
city to the government fortiIications at
Marrowstone point. The work 10 OF par
ticular import, being looked upon as the
entering wedge for the fine boulevard
which the government win ultimately con-
struct around Port Townsend bay from
Fort F1agler. on Marrowstone point.
through the site Of old Fort Townsend, to
the works now under course OF construc-
ton at Point Wilson, at the junction Of
the straits OF Juan de Fuca and Puget
sound. This road, when completed. will be
the finest turnpike in the Northwest.
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Wheeling and Choking
Could Be Heard
Across the Street.

NJ. W.. FaFRand, 1B4S o street,
Tacoma, Wash, referring to his radical
cure Of Bronchial Catarrh and Asthma,
by the Copeland home treatment. makes
the following statement Of the facts in
his case:
Although had been sufferer from
chronic catarrh for moro than twenty
years, It was not until about three years
ago that the disease invaded the bron-
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which on the contrary chung to mo ana
gradually established q chronic, catarrhal
condition Of the membranes Of the head
and throat.
"The discharge from the nostrils was
very profuse, and grew more and moro
disagreeable In character, finally impart~
ing to my breath
A Very Foul Oder,
while my throat was continually clogged
with vile mucous, which caused frequent
attacks of choking and vomiting in my
efforts to eject 1t. My throat was always
raw and tender, and was forced to-
breathe almost entirely through the
mouth.
"Ail these symptoms ware bad enough,
but not until my ears became involved did
! experience all the misery that results
from neglected catarrh. My left ear
grew totally deaf and I could hear but
very indistinctly with the other. At the
same time I was tortured with all mani
my head, and with occasional, attacks OF
earache. from which suffered
The Most Acute Agony.
AT the time of placing myself under
the care of tho Copeland Physicians was
in a wretched condition, my general
health having been seriously affected by
the disease, but the treatment afforded
me prompt relief. Now that I have mn
health, with all my natural faculties re-
stored. and all signs OF disease removed
"The Copeland Treatment il without
doubt specific for catarrh and deaf
ness"
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from taking leases on this. land. giving
as a reason that the land should be sold
outright. SO that It would become sub
ject to taxation and pay its share of the
cost OF street and sewer improvements.
lights and police regulation.
than very sparsely settled for the next
five years. there 10 believed to be no Sc
rious cause for alarm on the grounds
mentioned.
Nearly. all of the ten iessses are now liv-
ing on, the land under prior leases. or ~
suuatters
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ANOTHER INSTANCE.

MIR. Daniel Graham, South Park,
Seattle: Since childhood had been
troubled with difficulty in breathing, and
me the most intense misery for ten weary
years. Many remedies and physicians
proved ineffectual In giving me even relief
the Copeland Institute and took a course
of treatment. When had finished my
course was a well man; not a trace OF
asthma remained in my system. That Is
not been the slightest indication Of re-
lapse"
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DIrHTHERIA AT La CONNER.
Two Children Die OF the Diseas
and Houses Quarantined.

and HOuses Quarantfned.
Special Dispatch to the Post-rntelligencer.
LA CONNER, Dec 30.-The citizens Of
our quiet little town were much excited
yesterday morning upon hearing that an
other very sudden death had occurred. and
that the cause thereof was diphtheria.
Several cases of severe sore throat trou-
BILE had been reported for some time past,
but no deaths had resulted until Wednes-
day morning, when the u-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. William Wells died very sud-
denly, after being sick but a few days. Her
death was followed this morning BY that
Mrs. F. L. Carter. after an illness Of two
days.
The malady in both instances II now
pieby has been appointed health officer,
and the houses Of both Of the deceased
children have been Guaranteed and will
be dIsinfected. and every effort is being
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Special dispatch to the Post-Intelligel

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgement.
NORTH YAKIMA, Dec. 3O.-H. ]. Bick-
nell and Edward Sanders, OF Parker bot
tom. were taken sick after eating at their
house, Wednesday evening. A doctor, who
had been poisoned by strychnine. The
poison was apparently put into several ar
ticles of food. They believe that they
know who attempted to kill them, and
further developments are looked for.
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WILL ATTACK MONARCHY.
Portuguese Republicans VIII Use
Secret Treaty With England and
- Germany ~ q Weapon.


PARIS. Dec. 30.-Advices received In
diplomatic circles here say the republic
ans of Portugal have seized the alleged
Anglo-G erman-Portug secret treaty as
weapon to attack the monarchy, assert
ing that It is evidence Of the monarchy's
weakness and willingness to sell Portu-
guese colonies to fill the depleted Golfers
of the treasury.
ably will lose his crown II he acquiesces to
England's proposal, even under menace"
An interesting piece of diplomatic. gos-
sip is that the Portuguese minister in Lon
don is great friend of the Prince Of
Wales, and, in order to please him, prac-
tically assured Lord Salisbury that the
British troops would be permitted to pass
through Lourenzo MARQUEE, but 1t IL added
that when the matter was brought to the.
attention Of the home government It re-
pudiated the minister's action.
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LAUNCHING WAS A FAILURE.
The Tallow FrOxe and the Vessel
stuck ON the WAya.

stuck ON the Ways.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 30.--The at
tempt to launch the Windsor steamship
Grecian at the Harlan G. Hollingsworth
shipyard today was failure, the new ship
sticking on the ways.
When the blocks were sawed away and
the vessel started for her plunge into the
president of the company. broke the tradi-
tional bottle Of wine and spoke the words
that named the ship. The huge hulk moved
only about eighteen inches and then stuck.
An investigation showed that the tailow on
the ways had frozen The vessel was made
fast, shored up. and It Is expected she will
again be started on Tuesday for her
launching.
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SCHOOL SECTION LEASES.

Ten Blocks Disposed of and Leasing
Postponed.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Dec. Soften blocks OF school
section 1s were leased this morning by
the county auditor. The further leasing
Of the property was adjourned until next
Saturday morning.
tain interested parties - prevent bidders
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Not Lost, ~ Reported.

WINNIPEG. Dec. SOW. J. Mclean, q
former officer OF the Hudson Bay Com
pany, who was reported lost in the North
in search of minerals for Chicago parties,
has reached here In safety. He reports
having discovered valuable copper ore in
the Athabasca region, and says his party
suffered no privations, owing to the album
dance Of game.