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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-14

Fifty-seven TAessana more ADDED
to Mfnt Receipts.
The Seattle mint receipts climbed up
G1.00 yesterday. That much more Klon-
dixie gold found its way into the estab-
lishment. beng only $1,000 less than the
deposits OF the day previous TO that. The
dust Is owned by klondikers who returned
on the Humboldt and Queen. Others from
these steamers are yet to put II, their ap.
their dust a week. and sometimes much
longer before sending 1t to the assay-mint
for treatment some store il In banks and
safe deposit vaults. while not . little gold
dust Is thrown about loosely In the Offices
of the leading hotels.
The $1,000 taken in yesterday was de-
posted by fifteen men, the total value be-
ing represented In $3.50 ounces OF dust and
nuggets. Three men contributed a total
each and the third 500.
Advices were received in this city yes
terday to the effect that the Bank OF Brit
tsh North America OF Dawson had dis
patched eas6 90 worth Of dust, consigned to
died the Bank Of British North Americas
Klondike gold last year. and the concern
10 acting In a similar capacity for the Dsw-
son house this year. The S1s5.00o consign-
portion of the gold being sent out by the
hrst steamers, as this bank shipped over
100000 10 Seattle last summer, and the
amount this season will probably exceed
81 O00, 90.
One CONSIGNMENT Of half q million from
the Bank Of British North America was
sent TO San Francisco last summer by mis-
take, the telegram from the parent bank
directing that the gold be deposited with
the Seattle mint having reached here an
way into the express Offices to be sent
south.
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How . Big Nine Transaction Il
Conducted in the Klondike.
QUICK TRANSFER or $4,000.


Though the telegraph has not made its
way into the Klondike. the telephone has,
and it was brought into rather exceptional
use few days before the Humboldts pas
sengers left Dawson, serving the purpose
OF negotiations for a sale of Dominion
creek mine. for which the purchaser paid
tf0.900 spot cash, or. to be more explicit.
spot dust. for the consideration, II was stip-
lated. should be paid IN native gold Rank.
m employe Of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany, sold the property. No. Il below. on
Dominion. to 8. r. Cook. the mining rep
resen;atfve In the klondike Of the rich
Rothsch.lds. Cook. having had a number
Of the Rothschiids' Dominion properties
prospected thoroughly, and finding the re-
suits most satisfactory. sought to buy No.
Is. which Rank had just begun to develop.
He accordingly went TO the Alaska Conn
mercial Company's Office and rang up
Rank. then on the claim. by telephone
Hello. there, Rank. What win you take
for that Dominion claim Cook inquired.
Fifty thousand cash." came the reply.
I'm give you ~. 600" returned Cook.
offer In these words:
IF you win deposit $4,000 worth OF dust
In the Alaska Commercial Company's of
fee TO my credit. YOU may have it,
In less than an hour Cook had complied
with the terms. when notification to this
effect was telephoned Rank by the Alaska
Commercial Company's Yukon managers.
and the following day the legal papers were
executed and made Of record.
The RcthAchilds' agent, Dawson peopie
say. has made number OF Dominion creek
mine purchases within the last sixty days.
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SENT TO INSANE ASYLUM.
Eric HendPicsen Has Halluctnations
That Make Him DANGEROUS.

With his body charged with electricity
and his head fun Of Authorizations, Eric
Hendricsen was yesterday before Judge
Jacobs on an inauistion Of iunacy. He had
been taken in by the police the night be
fore while acting peculiarly and violently.
A commission composed OF Drs. J. b.
Loughary and Shannon examined him yes
terday afternoon in the presence of the
court and pronounced him insane. He ap-
peared rational enough In his replies to
questions except that he said he was
troubled with electricity. which by some
unknown means entered his body.
His brother. Carl Hendrfcsen testified
that he had been for the past two months
subject to spells of this sort, imagining
that people we're after him 70 kill him.
He had left their hotel recently and, some
time before q car. because he said some
body had a machine TO charge him with
more electricity These attacks OF haifu-
cination were getting more frequent and
hAs brother becoming more violent with
each and he had no home or other place
TO care for him. Upon the recommcnda-
ton of the physicians. Judge Jacobs ordered
the man 10 be sent to the asylum at Steil-
accom- for treatment.
He came with his brother from Michigan
about a year ago and since then they have
been working together In humber camns In
Washington. their last employment being
in Stimsons lumber yard at Ballard.
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BALLARD COUNCIL MEETS.
City Hail Tower to he OF Brick In
stead Of Wood.

BALLARD. July ia, the regular
meeting OF the city council held last even
ing Mayor Ssartup. Counciimen Hawley.
King. Mcmillan. Mcyay. Towie. Tagger-
Spn and Sceeles were present.
A petition from residents OF Polk street
was read asking the city 20 grade and
sidewalk the street The matter was re-
ferrsd TO the street committee.
Liquor license was granted to A. Mat
.hies ard hts bond accepted.
The ordinance which the city attorney
was instructed 10 draw Up excluding b.
cycles from the sidewalks of Ballard was
lad over one week and referred to COM
mitte~ of the whole for some change.
THE clerk ard freasur~r's quarterly re-
ports were read and referred 20 the finance
committee was also the report Of the
hgh. and water seu@rirten1ent.
Architect T. G. Bird presented the fifth
estimate OF work performed On the city
han 10 date. also an estimate Of extra
cos, sor constructing the tower Of brick
instead ~ wood as the contra. calls for
The change was ordered made.
The city engineer furnished an estimate
OF the city's portion In the work OF grad
ing wtinerf street. which on motion was
allowed as was also the case with Al
bertsSE street
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ADJUSTMENTS.
A Fake at the seattle TAeater.

A fair-sized audience assembled in the
Seattle theater last night TO witness what
had been advertised By Manager Howe as
a reproduction by a Paris imported cine
mons fight in New York 1t Is fact well
known to newspaper readers that the at
tempt to secure a reproduction OF the great
hight proved an absolute failure, owing to
some defects in the handling Of the ma
chine. But this failure did not prevent
the Animated Speciality Company. adver-
Using through Manager Howe. that the
production at the theafer would be great
Howe that while the machine was made
In Paris, the films on which the fight was
represented were taken at the ring eide
during the progress OF the battle. The
evenings entertainment opened with an
alleged reproduction OF various incidents,
including the battles of Manila and San
Juan hin. Both were fakes, because no
photographs OF any OF the events were
secured at the time. II Dewey's fleet
moved about Manila harbor at the time
matograph. IL Is marvellous that the Span
ish were defeated. The battle Of San
Juan hill must have been strange land
engagement II the cinematograph tells the
truth.
1t was almost impossible to distinguish
the faces OF Fftzsimmons and Jeffries.
The machine may have made an honest
effort to reproduce the fight. but II was
a dismal failure. II Fitzsimmons behaved
In the ring as the machine pictured him,
Jeffries' victory Is quite comprehensive.
Fltx according to the machine. was In no
condition to fight.
Torrance al Spokane after the Corbett-
Fifzsimmons fight which was as great
failure, If possible. as last nights exhi-
bition.
THIRTEEN days to Dawson. Nugget
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10 the BOor0 OF Health.
The condition Of the city pest house was
the subject OF discussion at the meeting OF
the board OF health yesterday afternoon.
The pest house has not entered much INTO
public confederation for several years until
recently. when a smallpox case was dis
put out there City Physician Dr. NJ f.
i. MckechMe. In reporting to the board
that the man was discharged. called their
attention to the state Of the pest house
He said thsk the buildings were unfit for
occupation In the winter time. when they
were most likely to b In demand. and that
cattle were allowed to wander and Craze
very disagreeAbie Tor the patients. and
was possible means OF carrying the con-
tagion.
He suggested that the board present a
the pest house be put In good shape. and
situated be fenced. He also recommended
that the n Eoad to the pest house be put n
TO the board At health that there had been
house on Railroad avenue which was
thought there was nothing to be feared
from the disease. He also asked the board
To have CLOSE room built in order that
the city ambulance could be thoroughly
fumfgated after use In conveying a pa
tent suffering from contagious disease
That there should be some adequate SUI
pervis.on over scavengers was also treat
ed In DR.. Mckechnie's report. For some
time complaints have been coming to him
that the men DO not remove the garbage
regularly. and II Is allowed to accumulate
until II becomes a nuisance. He suggests
that they be provided With badges ard
numbers 80 that the responsibility can be
placed where 1t belongs.
In regard 10 the recent complaints about
the smoke nuisance. DIR. McKechnie was
requested to get an opinion from City
Counsel Humphrey. and also to COMMUNE
cate with Eastern cities TO find out what
method OF dealing with smoke was used In
those cities.
The report OF Sanitary Inspector Emery
for June was placed before the board. Dur
ing the month two houses were closed by
order Of the inspector. Food Inspector
Frasch reported that 100 gallons Of milk
were Inspected I'm June and none condemn
ed. Seven hundred pounds Of meat and
thirty-two pounds of poultry were con-
demned. All the diaries. milk wagons,
markets and restaurants In the city were
thoroughly Inspected.
During the month OF June 4s deaths oc-
CURED In Seattle, one more than In May
and Is less than in June. 1895. The death
rate per 1.0tp was bower in June than any
month since the beginning of the year ex-
cent Nav
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WILL NOT SUCCEED ALLEN.

General Agent kyer. 81 the western
10 Retain his Ola Position.
Word Was received here yesterday from
II. A. Kyer. general agent Of the Chicago
4 Great Western railway, TO whom the
position OF general passenger and freight
agent Of the s. 4 L.. made vacant by the
resignation of Fred A. Alien, was offered,
that he would not accept. Ten days ago
Mr.. kyer left for the East with view
OF seeing the officials OF his road regard
Ing tho offer. From word received the
Western made IL an object TO Mr.. Kyer
TO remain in his present position.
There are sta three local applicants for
the place which are having the full consid-
Grafton OF General Manager Miller and II
Is not improbable that some announcement
OF a successor VIII be made IN q few days.
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"
% mrs. 2tnAAas,,
Lynn, Mass.


DEAR FEfESp-A year ago was .
great sufferer from female weakness
nv head ached allfhe time and would
get so dizzy and have that al gone
feeling in the stomach and was so
nervous and restless that I did not
know what 20 do with myself
My food did me no good and l had .
bad case Of whites Iwrote to you and
after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound as directed. l can
truly say that feel like q new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful am
Ia you.
have recommended il 10 ali nv
friends and have given ii TO nv
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many years
60 help our suffering sisters MIS-. c.
CARPENTER. sss GRAND ST., BsooxIYS,
n. Y.
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Tire Mare tslana iron WORKERS uho have
sss.ssss engaged or Tho ssastleShsp Iowa while
sire was in tSs irysioek are anass. 10 return
sa shesr Asssess. and they carry with them
the goodwill ~ the Seattle ms>zs who were
th4&r fellow workers Tscr WEIR only
twelve or sassrteen IN uamsser. hat. from
ESsgssxaAu GTsSg down. they were good
snsss. meeting tA@ requirements ~ Naval
I Constructor Feswss~ass In charge % the
asrk ard making friends 90 tire local men
a ssSs<'ssstesi with ta~nn They express them
selves as Sresssly pleased here and want
te - sent back IL occasion SHALL require e.
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wiIl Arrive Direct fren 81 NiehAea
AAout Q Oseleck This Nornin0.
The pubic wiu soon be In possession Of
news from 81 Michael and tho mouth Of
the Yukon. At 80 o'clock last evening
the steamer Alliance. direct from 81.
Michael. passed Cape FIattery- Shs should
arrive In Seattle about O'Clock this
morning.
W. A. Mitchell. Of San Francisco. one
Of the managing owners OF the vessel. re-
ceived . telegram from the cape last night
saying:
Alliance passed In 10 p. m Decks
crowded Did not whistle"
The Alliance probably has large
amount OF Kiondike treasure and possibly
detailed news regarding the new Cape
Nome district
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noya Enter u Com misstea House and
Commit Theft.

The commission house IL ], NJ Hlxson a
CO corner % Marion street and Western
avenue. was broken snto early yesterday
morning s5sd n quantity OF fruit was stolen.
the most serious loss being forty water
melons The thieves broke the Window
an the west sstte os the store and took the
sof-ss OF in wagon. They were fright
enesk WAY once ~ a ia se~rby hat as soon
as the mar wss oag ~ saghs they returned
"a their work
IL Is said 81 gsesiCs headquarters that the
thieves are ali Young hcys. and that their
names srys known. II ia expected that
nearly all ~ them will be arrested.
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Democratic National COnnittesmal
white Unable 20 Attend.

Democratic National COmmitteeman
white Unable 10 Attead.
w. II. White, Democratic national COM
mitteeman for Washington. has sent the
following letter 20 ex-Gov. Altgeid of I'LL
nois. appointing him as proxy for tho com.
miitee meeting TO be held July 20:
Seattle. July II, 1889.
Hon. John p. Aitgcld. Chicago. Ill.,
Dear Sir: l take the liberty Of inclosing
herewith my proxy to you 10 represent me
nj q meeting OF the Democratic national
committee TO be held at the Sherman
house, Chicago. ILL.,. on July 90 1882
hope you will accept the same and attend
that meeting. This proxy / send to you
unsolieited, because know you will faith
fully represent the principles promulgated
In the Chicago platform. Traitors to these
principles are abroad 10. the land. and are
seeking TO gain control 81 the party organ
ixation, ! have notified the secretary Of
the committee that you will represent me
a. that meeting. Very respectfully,
wv. III. WHITE.
Democratic National Committeeman for
the State Of Washington
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TAKEN UNDER ADJUSTMENT.
Judge Austtn VIII Decide Wiliiam
BelOnd's Case Thia Morning.

William Belond. proprietor Of the saloon
known as BILLY the Mugs was tried
yesterday before Judge c. q. Austin upon
a charge Of drugging and rotbing Kfon-
diker named Jesse Roberts.
In fhe evidence given Beiond swore that
Roberts had not been in his saloon after
o'clock on the night the robbery Is said
to have taken place. He also said that
he left the house for drive ard dId not
man who made the arrest testified that he
saw bath Roberts and Reiond In the saloon
At II o'clock. just a few minutes before
Roberts was picked up IN an unconscious
condition in the street.
Judge Austin took the case under ad-
vtsement until he could make himself GER
tain about the exact time Of the arrest by
the police register and will give his deei-
sion AZ 10 O'Clock this morning.
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ALL USE ALIASES.
Three Men Well kacwn 20 the Po-
Nee CHARGED With Robbery

John Thompson. W, Carlton and Louis
Howard who are said by the police TO
travel under many aliases. were arrested
yesterday morning by Detective WIN Mer-
edith and Officer Ed Cummings. The
charge upon which they were locked up
nue..
They were taken before Judge Cam
yesterday afternoon and their bail was fix
stayed In Jail
Feyrer is IN Oregon al present but the
police say that they know exactly where
he IS and that he will he acre when the
men are tried Their preliminary exami-
nation takes place on July Il.
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Farmer Splits. Of Yakima, Falls heir
90 His DrotheF's Estate.
George Spitx. well known farmer In
Yakima. has just received word OF the
death OF his brother in Switzerland which
II accompanied by the announcement that
the brother died interstate, leaving an es-
Tho brothers have not met In twenty five
years. since they frEt separated. George
TO come to America and his brother re-
cry and butter business owned by their
father.
At the time Of their separation the bush
ness was but q small affair engaging only
q few hundred dollars capital During
quarter OF century IL has grown until
the estate left Mr.. Spitz is valued nj about
IS coo.
~ TO permit OF his taking a trip to the old
country 10 wind UP the estate. He expects
TO be absens about SIX months.
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WAS ..TIPPED'' AND THEN skIPPED
Postmaster az saak Leaves IN TiDe
t. Avoid Arrest.

Postnaster af saak Leaves In Tine
t. Avoid Arrest.
The postmaster at Sank, In Sl1agit coun-
tyln has been charged with defrauding
Uncle sam by improperly disposing OF
postage stamps and In divers other ways
and warrant was several days ago is
sued for his arrest at the instance of
Postofice Inspector Perkins who has been
working up the case. The inspector. VITA
Deputy United States Marshal Stringer
left Seattle with the warrant. but before
they got to Sank the postmaster was gone.
Friends had kept him posted as to what
was going on and before the officers could
reach him he was furnished money. He
has gone across the line TO British CO.
lumbia and will likely remain there until
he is located and brought back.
The officers returned yesterday with the
unserved warrant.
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BRITISH Are INCONSISTENT.


The suit 10 be instituted by American
miners for the recovery Of damages re-
suit!ng from their having been driven out
of the Atiin district by the Canadian ex.
csusion act will no doubt attract wssesp1eaa
attention owing 10 the nice law points to
be raised by counsel.
incidentally Col James Hamilton Lewis.
whose retention a. the leading lawyer IN
the case was noted in yesterdays Post
Inteliigencer. will take opportunity 70 dis
close a sample OF British consistency. he
will contend that Great Britain. through
her colony. Canada, did that for which she
Is now apparently preparing 10 go to- war
with the Transvaal republic. that Is.
because the latter country denied foreign
ers, especially Engiishmen. the privileges
OF engaging In mining pursuits In PreN-
dent kruger's land, as was done by her
British-American possession in the case Of
Americans in Attn.
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The great SHASTA Route Offers excep-
tsonsi advantages 10 these desiring 20 visit
San Francaese Or esAes California points
this e,nsmsr. haw rates Quick tsFs.
Grant sreaeTy. Dining cars On al trAibs.
Fares from Sea s1e g Ban Francisco III %
Arst class. Se0 seurtS. including berth
In either Pullman or tourist car from Pert
land Fer ssrke.s and herths Apply TO c. j.
Sseepss n r. a p. A. Southern Pacific
Co. els First avenue. Seattle
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Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re-.
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham
during 1897. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help suffering women.
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4 Naturnrir~d Citizen.

.5csepa MaHco~ssg native Of Scotland
Yesterday spsssed Ger aaa was granted
sszneT~ DECLARING hirs 20 ~ a citizen az
fEussca Was Saei In the oftzee 81 the CIR
cssst court az Pratt cssansy. Kansas, IL
~ when re wss = years cid. Judge
JaSSks nf tse criminal csssrt. allowed his
application fer eai citizenship
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An unknown man. supposed 20 he Q
tramp. WAS struck nv the Northern Pacific
train yesterday near Weston. The coroner
was notified and the body Was brought 10
the city There were ns papers or letters
about the dead mans person 90 AFFORD a
means Of Identification.
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NO. 663 MAIN Skreet, bunAIo, ~. Y.
II viii forever thank yos for the advice you
caI Discovery has cured me Of chronic sesofnia
Of twessy years SANDING had docsored foe
the tsoubie until was com pieseIy discouraged
also had ehrooc dtarrhea for twelve years I
IN 10 good healfA now-bettef than ever wno
IN nay life oWiag 70 DR.. Piefee.s Discovery
return thanks and Il b with pleasure send yoa
my name tp publish"
qualified d.. Pierce to deal with obstinate
chronic di6sAses more successfully than
probably any other physician Of his time.
Do not BE- diseouraged however severe
your case may be. bat write 20 him Your
iesteS viii Be tressed IN stYietest confidence,
and he win send. h plain scaled envel.
ope, without charge. the best professional
advice to be Obtained h this country.
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se.herx 7. Couvtcted.

]. Seaberg was tried before Judge Austin
yesterday afternoon on charge Of lar
csny The crime Seaberg Is said to have
committed was stealing two valuable fox
terriers. He was convicted and vii, be
sentenced later.
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HOOD CANAL. EXCURSION.
Steamer Dode leaves Gaihrxtfh dock ev-
cry opnaay 9 M rssurntng to city -
~ No0nd tx0. a.
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4 A8ye Used Css nseeyiain's CeaSA Rers-
e1s II my family for years ard always
VIII god rvsaitsN sAys Mr., ". a. Cooper
Of &. RE. Cat For smAs. enisdrcn re
cnd Z. esceSSaisy e6nce1SN- Foe sale By
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A TRIAL VIII convince you that the new
collar and sufs machine Of the Cascade
Laundry CO. ss dandy. Main 20
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Would any house.
keeper ever allow q
brood of strange
black ugly creatures
of devilish aspect to
accumulate and choke
up by their foul pres
eiice the best living
rooms in her house I
No. Out they would
go promptly with .
broom and her strong
arm behind II.
A scrofulous faint
in the human sys-
tenn is no les foul !
and fearful than {
. brood Of devils !
accomplishing in 1
the blood spring \
ing up here, there
and everywhere
causing a hundred z
mysterious and ap-
parently incurable .
symptoms in all !
parts of the body.
A terrible case of
chronic scrofula is 4
described by an
Iowa lady. Mrs. <
James Murphy, Of
Fonda, Pocaliontas
Co., in a n ote-V
worthy letter to-
Dr.. r. v. Pierce, d l
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YOUR letter will reach Its destination II
sent by Nugee, Express.
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THE waidrtp Oyster Co. has moved Ia
Flyer dock. Telephone Main $50.