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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
FOR JANE GREY DISASTER.
JUDGE HANFORD HOLDS sCIIOON-
ER's OWNERS BLAMcLEss.
Fixes Their Liability Mt Sum Equal
Only to the Value of the Pending
Freight = A Very vOIumfnous
Opinion Rendered In the Case.

Judge Hanford yesterday handed down
decision defining the liability OF the
MacDougall 4 Southwick Co. and ]. e..
Pacey, owners of the schooner Jane Grey,
which was wrecked In the North Pacific
ocean In the latter part Of May, 1888. inc
sum equal to the value Of the ship and
the pending freight. As the ship was
wrecked and lost. II is, under the stat
utes OF the United States, held to be of no
value. while the value of the freight 10
fixed at A,392.1S, which sum. as damages.
Is to be divided pro rata between the sur
vivors suing and the legal representatives
OF those lost In the wreck.
When the Jane Grey damage suits were
transferred from the superior to the
Federal court the owners Of the
vessel fled a petition to have their
liability limited, on the ground that
the vessel was, to the best of their knowl-
edge, seaworthy when she left port. Upon
this petition voluminous testimony was
taken. The court. in its opinion, holds
that the testimony proves that the owners
were entirely blameless. On this point
the opinion says:
1.-THE evidence is direct and positive to
the effect that neither Mr.. Pacey- nor any
gan 4 southwick CO. knew or had reason
to suspect that the vessel was not as she
appeared to be-that is, sound and seawor-
ea y dis and manned manned for the Voyage:
they do not know what caused the disas-
ter. and they cannot be blamed for not
knowing because after studying the vol
the arguments OF counsel, and considering
all the facts brought to my attention, I
do not know what caused the disaster, and
the witnesses do not pretend to know"
Having reached this conclusion, the
court fixed the liability OF the owners at q
sum equal to the value of the pending
freight which was found by the referee
to be "a, 3921a
Six survivors have claims pending. and
seven heirs of persons lost have presented
claims for damages by loss Of life. The
A,392.1S will be divided pro rata among
the claimants, heirs of deceased persons
being allowed five times as much as sur
vivors.
1t is not believed that the case will be
appealed by either side.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
POLICE WERE SUMMONED.
PROMINENT ODD FELLOW TELLS
HOW HE ESCAPED HIS WIFE.
Alleges That While sick Unto Death
His Physicians Order TO Take
Him to . Hospital Was Counter
manded-CaIIed For His Daughter.

Jerry Fortain, who held the office CT
grand secretary of the Odd Fellows OF
Washington for more than three years,
filed his answer yesterday afternoon In
the superior court to the complaint OF his
wife, who is seeking a divorce on the
grounds OF failure to provide. In some
respects 1t Is quite interesting and reveals
new phases of case much discussed in
the past.
He claims that in November, 1898, he was
taken dangerously Ill, but that his wife
refused to attend his wants, and con-
stantly abused him. She was in the habit
OF remaining away from the house q
greater portion of almost every after
noon. In order to get things. he was COM
PEELED to crawl from his bed to different
parts Of the house. Finally he became so
low that his physician ordered that he be
removed to a hospital, but his wife would
not permit It, In this extremity he sent
to California for his daughter, a music
teacher.
After her arrival his wife, he says, be-
came jealous Of her love and attention,
and would not permit her to have any
thing to do with him. Mrs. Fortain
abused both her husband and his daugh-
ter, according to the answer, and kept
up SO persistently that Fortain was COM
PEELED to call in policeman, under whose
care he was removed to a hospital. Mrs.
Fortain is accused of carrying her mall
Ice to the point of throwing Miss For
tain's trunk and clothes into the street
Mrs. Fortain commenced an action for
divorce September 20. 1892 alleging nom
support. She accused her husband of Civ
ing a bill of sale to his daughter for the
household goods at 922 Fifth avenue. It
was also claimed that Fortain owned
property In Tacoma which had been
placed In the name of his daughter for the
purpose of deriving Mrs Pertain of her
interest.
Kate Fortain claims that her father
never had any interest in her Tacoma
property, and that the household goods
mentioned by Mrs. Fortain were hers
before his marriage. She had them in
storage and simply allowed Fortain to
use them In housekeeping.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

service, Secretary Prosch will communicate
with the deputy collector in charge. He
stated he was told by Goro Martha. the
local Japanese consul. that 1t required from
ten to twenty days for shipments of goods
from the Orient to go through the customs
house, when in Portland the time for
going through such formalities was only
four days. 1t was said to be the reason
that there were not enough employees In
the Seattle office. M
A communication was received from
Kansas City capitalists asking what in
ducements Seattle would make for the
investment Of from 100000 to $200000 in q
smelter here
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
VIII he Organized Here mt q Meet
ing Next Sunday.

Fred T. Sullivan, the baseball manager
Of Washington, who is on Puget sound
for the purpose of organizing a baseball
league, returned yesterday from Victoria
and is now at the Rainier-Grand.
I'VE have completed all our plans" he
said In an interview land at meeting to
be held here next Sunday will permit
nently organize an international profess
sional baseball league to include Seattle,
Tacoma. Victoria and Vancouver We can
not include other cities at this time on
account of high railroad rates. but we are
going to have a revival of the old baseball
days in this district.
1.-THE teams will be composed entirely of
professional PLAYERS"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
Confident Of winning.

Jim Anthony, the champion bantam
weight, who Is to box Mickey WEIGH TWEEN
ty rounds before the S. A. C. Friday
night, says he is in good condition. and
does not underestimate his opponents
ability. He Is confident that notwithstand-
ing the weight he is conceding he will
win decision. So far the betting is in
favor of WEIGH; in fact. there Is any
amount of money ready to be put up on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

charge of grand larceny, was arraigned be-
fore Judge Benson yesterday morning. He
pleaded not guilty. His case was set down
Tor trial February 1.
Barney Mullen, accused OF stabbinx Nick
Burley. the pugilist, In a quarrel after q
prize fight In which Mullen was Buriey's
second, Will be tried before Judge Benson
January 26 He pleaded not guilty yestcr-
day morning.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
CANAL TO GRAYS HARBOR.
Olympia Business Men Working for
Waterway From the Sound.

The Olympia Chamber of Commerce is
working in the interests of the proposed
canal connecting Puget sound and Grays
harbor. and is getting out pamphlet de-
scribing Its advantages. Allen Weir presi-
dent of that body, will speak on the sub
ject before the Seattle chamber next
Wednesday. In letter to the chamber he
says: Olympia is hoping to get survey
by the United States board of engineers
by another year.
With the object of seeing II there is
need of Improvement in the local customs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
Tanforan Park Races.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17.--Weather fine at Tan.
foran; track fast Results:
Six furlongs. selling-Frst Shot won, Coming
Event second. March Seven third Time. IA.
One mile. hurtlles-Credo won, Una Colorado Sec
ond, Major 8. third, Time, l :54t.
Mile. selling-Tosibo won. Del Paso ii. second,
Silver Tail third. Time, / o.
Seven furlongs-Geyser won, Advance Guard Sec
ond, Ben Doran third Time, :26
Seven furlongs-Chares LeBel won, Owyhee sec
ond, Pongo third. Time, rs.
Three furlongs-M, #. Tarpey won, Ullagon sec.
ond. Briton third. Time. 81.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
SPENT HIS wIFE's CASH.
When II Was All Gone Husband Told
Her to Go Home.

Pauline woodruff, who was married to
Thomas II. Woodruff In Seattle Novem-
Der "a. 1897, relates an interesting story In
her suit for divorce. The papers were
filed late yesterday afternoon with Clerk
Holloway.
Mrs Woodruff's maiden name was
Pauline Spansail, and she says that when
she became the wife OF Woodruff she had
$3.50 In cash. She alleges that she fitted
up a home. and that for three months
they got along well enough. Then Wood
ruff spent her $3.50 in riotous living and
the climax OF this sort Of action by sell
ing her furniture. Since December 8 Mrs.
Woodruff has not lived with her husband.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
All SING CONVICTED.
Found Guilty OF Smuggling Opium
Into United States.

All Sing, Chinese cook employed on
the steamer State Of Washington. wss
convicted on his second trial in the Fed
eral court yesterday of smuggling two
cans of opium into the United States. The
opium was brought from Victoria to
Whatcom, and there delivered to All Sing,
rested with 1t in his possession several
weeks ago. =
All Sing was tried for the same crime
last week. but the. jury, after being out
The jury yesterday was out but twenty
minutes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
STUDENTS STRIKE BACK.
Have n street Car Conductor Arrest
ed for Assault and Gattery.

The trouble between the students of the
state university and the management Of
the Third avenue car line took a new
turn yesterday when Clarence b. Rogers.
a student. swore to complaint charging
c. G. Carr. a conductor. with assault and
battery. Rogers claims that he and Carr
became involved In an alteration on Tues
day during which Carr struck him.
Several days ago J. w. Sexton, con-
ductor, had four students arrested on a
charge OF assaulting him. Both cases
have been set for trial January 20.
President Graves said yesterday: 1.-THE
last paragraph of the article in this MORN
ing's paper concerning the street car case.
shown no sympathy with the antics OF the
students on that occasion. We are all
sorry for the boys In their trouble. but
wish to deny emphatically that the fac
ulty will countenance any lawlessness on
the part of the students"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
AGAINST TRACTION COMPANY.


The sealed verdict In the case of Paul
Peterson against the Seattle Traction Com
pany was opened in Judge Benson's court
yesterday morning. 1t gives the plaintiff
5000 damages. a cut of $4,000 from the
sum asked.
Peterson was an employe of the COM
pany and was injured In collision on the
Green lake line after his regular hours OF
work At the time of his injury he was
riding on an employees pass.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

The King county grand and petit jury
list for the present year was fled with
County Clerk Holloway yesterday after
noon. 1t embraces 800 householders, scat
tered throughout the county. 1t will come
into use about February l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
Peter jackson Wins ON a Foul.

STOCKTON. Cal, Jan. 17.-Young Peter
Jackson, of Seattle. colored, won on a
foul from Tom Tracey, of Australia, to-
night In the seventh round. Tracey pick
ed Jackson up and deliberately threw him
through the ropes
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

Fifteen per cent. reinsurance is offered on the
British ship Reliance, which Is ls4 days out from
Hamburg. bound for San Francisco The British
ship Annie Thomas is also causing some anxiety
TO her owners and the English underwriters She
is out from Antwerp for Acapulco l65 days.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
HARRY FERGUsON's PLEA.

Suspected Train Robber Denies That
He IL n Grand Larcenist.
Harry Ferguson, suspected Of being a
Wyoming train yobber, who 10 held on 4
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

The British ship Glendoon returned yes
terday. morning from Quartermaster har-
She Is now at the Arlington dock discharg-
ing the remainder of her cargo Of cement.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

Miss Helen Gould has contributed $4,000 to aid
in the building of the new home for the naval
branch Of the Young Mems Christian Association in
Brooklyn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
The New England.

The board ~ regents Of the Nevada state uniyer.
sity have declared the chair OF physics for.
merly occupied hy y w Phillips. They authorized
Acting President Thurtell to nominate a successor
TO prof Phillips. and also to nominate educators
70 MI any other chairs that might become vacant
through designations in the absence Of President
Stubbs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

1t fills your body with the soothing, wasm'
ing electric life without shock or burn, -
you awake in the morning with . feeling 9.
strength in every part. 1t cures quickly atn
forever. "a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15
NEED NOT FEAR
No Danger to City From
SMALLPOX.
Very Suspicious Case Taken to Quar-
antine Island From Transport
SoIace.

There is a case of smallpox on Quaran
tine Island.
The patient was removed from the
United States Navy transport Soace
yesterday morning, where he had beer
sick for the last four or five days. He
was a member of the band on the trans
port and first complained of being unwel
a couple of days before the Solace arriv.
ed in this port
When the Solace came here last week
DR.. Wood boarded her and found this
one man, who was the only one in the
hospital. He examined him and diagnos.
ed his disease as chickenpox. There was
just enough uncertainty in the doctors
mind, however, as to the nature of the
malady to warrant his placing the Sol
ace in quarantine The vessel was ac-
cordingly kept away from the dock for
about twenty-four hours, when it was
decided that the case was no longer sIIs-
picious, and the quarantine was raised.
Since then, however, the sickness de-
veloped surer signs. From the very first
the sick man was kept by himself in the
hospital of the Solace.
Yesterday morning DR.. Carmichael ex-
amned the man on board the transport
was of a serious enough nature to be
left here. He tried to get DR.. Wood but
failed to find him just at that moment,
and so he sent for DR.. Garvin, executive
officer of the Board of Health, and a con-
sultation was held. The result of this
consultation was that the case was
deemed suspicious and the patient was
transferred from the vessel to Quaran-
tine Island.
Last night DR.. Wood and DIR. Car
michael held a consultation in the mat
ter. DR.. Wood had not seen the case
since the arrival of the Solace. DR.. Car
michael said that he considered the case
one of very grave suspicion, and, while
1t has not been officially announced as a
case of smallpox, 1t Is learned on good
authority that that is the nature of the
disease.
The doctors say that there is no cause
for any alarm. The man has been
strictly quarantined from the beginning
of his illness and is now on Quarantine
Island where many other cases of small
poX have been isolated from time to
time, taken from different ships passing
through.
There is absolutely no danger to the
city, although men from the Solace have
been back and forth between the ship
and the shore.
The last case of smallpox quarantined
Oh the island was hardly six months
ago and was that of Chinaman from a
passing vessel.
The Solace got away for Manila yes
terday. DR.. Wood will visit the sick
man this morning.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15
OTIS ON THE HANCOCK.
Major General Will Return on That
transport Soon.

1t had been the intention of Maj
States on the next trip of the transport
Hancock, which is scheduled to leave
Manila about the first of June. Wish
ing to see the troops we'll established
in rainy-season camps prior to his de-
parture, General Otis has decided not
to leave Manila before July /, at which
date 1t is his intention to turn over his
command to General Macarthur and
return to the United States for a tenn
porary leave of absence until October
/; at the latter date he will again go
to the Philippine Islands and resume
control of affairs there. The admins
tration of General Otis in the Philip
pines has been SO satisfactory to the
President and his advisers that they
all requested that he be given a short
rest with friends in this country
and then return to Manila. This relief
from the arduous duties falling upon
the commanding officer of the army in
the Philippine Islands is admitted to
be deserved, and the administration is
glad to offer it to General Otis.
He will return to Manila full major
general in the regular service. During
the absence of General Otis from Mani
la the senior officer left in the Philip
pines will be General Macarthur, who
was recently assigned to the command
of the division of Northern Luzon. 1t
is not contemplated in the War Depart
ment that this officer will even tenn
porarily relinquish his command II this
division, but will simply take upon his
shoulders the additional duties of the
command of the entire division of the
Pacific Gen. Otis leaves his duties in
capable hands, and as II is not expect
ed that there will be any extensive
campaigning during the rainy season,
no fear is felt but that Gen. Macarthur
will be able to successfully handle the
commands Of both the grand division
and the subdivision of Northern Lu-
Zon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15
DEMOCRACY THE fot OF HAWAI-

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"a, ,ss be roman frade tato issue Nth he Ad,ctlss IN ue
point thar property
peba that
the point Is ~ taken Ono Of these stcca pders merely dcms against
Republican, while the other the
local
party may be trusted ON that plea would have been safe Tor the Union n
OF the cyi War the Democratic failure
form with all the disaster implied Just because there we're Democrats
@ yor t onro,o,on while ,be,r nartv IN c tinted states
policy which
welfare there
by to
to
easily find why he should be a Republican
show anything should
price Hawaiian ISL
borer artisan merchant professional and capitalist alike would
BY grace party
foreign allowed
capable of producing and the Hawaiian sugar
Democratic
party the possible approximation to it,
believe the free entrance of because it is staple
provision Democrat
a measure lei will d possible
its chief commodity, Hawaii
This country which is developed
S h r 81 making votes anon the tbourbtess and preudc
corporations
ngnry political warfare Inevitably the
Democratic party
by and the
position of them serious We should with
place
Mckinley times last When the Cleveland
Democracy did not much Indeed there not
the times in the United States than
which md of
commodities Cleveands Bryan had been elect
ed
while believes free adeBryan having
in
United
Mainland Island OBJ
might
greatly reduced follows therefore, that voice for
which under Republican rule at Washington comes here from over the
political attack corporate
financial
circulating while Democracy Is
yet unanswered
intelligence property ahou
to be a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

Mr.. Sewall's paper on Samoa has
special historical value owing to the au-
thor's intimate relations with the poll
tics and commerce of that group. Mr..
Sewall, as our readers remember, was
Consul General at Apia during an i'm
portant period of Samoan development,
and has been close observer since of
the affairs OF our insular nelghbor to
the south. His treatise, which We print
in full, is made OF special interest local
ly by It's chapter on Kalakaua's dream
of Pacific empire.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

Whenever there is rose fete or any
special celebration at Pacific coast
port the Government accedes to a re-
quest for war ship or squadron. the
presence of which adds pomp and dig
nifty to the ceremonies. 1t is quite pos
sible that, If a Geographic request for
a vessel to take part in Territorial Day
ceremonies We're sent from San Fran
cisco on the arrival there of the next
Honolulu steamer we might get the Ad,
ans, or even tho Iowa, The suggestion
is made to whomsoeyer it may concern
and 1t ought TO concern somebody
right away.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

The cutting-off of the British and
Japanese passenger, freight and mail
steamers between here and the Califor-
MIA Coast will be of much advantage to
the Canadan-Australian liners. AS the
trips of these vessels are made between
an American and foreign port and not
between American ports exclusively,
they can fetch and carry without
hindrance, We should not be surprised
TO see big travel between Honolulu and
Vancouver for some time to come.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

Admiral Dewey in striving for the
Presidency has lost his triumphal arch
There was a good chance that New
York would build it up to the time he
announced himself as candidate, but
now the inflow of subscriptions has
ceased and the money collected will be
returned. Incidentally the glory of the
arch is not all Dewey sacrificed, mas
much as he lost the admiration of the
people as we'll
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

The Stars list of prominent Demo-
Gratis needs revision. We think 1t
doubtful that Prof NJ. NJ. Scott has
Charles b. Wilson he lately published
letter saying he is a British subject
but that the interests of Hawaii re-
qulre the election of McKinley-or
words to that effect, There are not a
few men of former Democratic SYM
pathies who, like p. C. Jones. have had
their eyes opened. Many names of pre-
sumed emocrats will be missing when
the lists of the faithful at Wednesday
nights rally are made up.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

The coming cable should be the
means of bringing in Il class of rich
winter residents who have staid away
hitherto because they could not keep
in touch with the market. Southern
California and Florida have many such
people and count them as highly pro-
ductive assets, No doubt Hawaii, with
its tropical attractions, will get hun
dreds of them once the problem of cleo
trio communication has been solved.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

The Advertiser has letter from Ha-
wall, signed "Kau," arguing against
Prohibition for these Islands. The
writer had not heard, apparently, that
the Prohibition clause was stricken
from the Cullom bill. Such action hav-
ing been taken and local option
granted, our correspondent, who writes
intelligently on the subject, will doubt
less see that there is no reason to con-
tinue the argument and will permit us
to withhold his brief.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

The post of Secretary of the Territory
should so to native Hawaiian of the
type OF Samuel Parker, Such choice
would be for the good of the Republican
party, and in other respects desirable.
1t is not certain that any appointment
has been decided upon, and there may
yet be chance to induce the President
to consider Mr.. Parker's name.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-15

The Republican party of Hawaii will
not have much influence on national
affairs but if it gets chance to give
these Islands good government and
lives up to it, there will be no ques-
ton of its public usefulness. Upon the
administrative record made by Repub-
licanism the future of Statehood will
largely depend.