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THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER. VOL. XX.,NO. 165. Iffffl A HAT? If you wish the correct thing Oar Line Before Von Boy • IlCluidiSTY » LEADING HATTERS. SO7_JF_ 119 2L T ST. L iii LAMPS! STOCK life, Complete, Varied | New and beautiful poods at I prices much lower than . !■/* any other house in J this city. INSPECTION INVITED. j 1,222-1224 Second St, o>r. Tniversily. ! If I LEY liltOS.. ■SI NECKWEAR JUST RECEIVED. i VERY CHOICE SELECTION. PUFFS, ASCOTS. FOl'R-IN-IIANDS. | THE VERY LATEST PRODUCTION AT RILEY DROS, ft * 803 Second St., corner Columbia. W A NTED. Situ*!* N-:t riK-n # 1 coM. Jttr *3O m. nth mnier* in k'...i'v. hotel, second-hand, dru; •s«r.<tl«et n, b.isin-ev fr.ndntor.H cuimt. No 1 «a,;« to th»rl-ht m,i3 km* • I* p ir-iui s.'*» to f ;U> i»r uioulti ;»<»««, )i.i 75. FOR SALE ®Ttry oa Front *irp« i st.vk ut Invoice prlff "*»« ft>vrri'.3ir:il #7l. f °° m house. jstK>. 'f*!«ar«nt.» j 5. <• !.«■ stand, no r*nt. *230. £J'® i 'urt 4ve-ri»>u» hO'i»e %lov rent, $l» *nrf tarn-. ci» ms. *■'> each. VM d a .... *uJ 1 ootHt 7°: tn atit't r:a.«H .ton -' * #1" \ ir 1< J*' r * and tor tbrae *ooa ** *\ t!r» U dr'nc !i v. ,s*e. * »-f* ot c* .tral fa's and houses «rtth ®<tur» 'or s*;,-. *■' -«♦•. room* and otf. es in the best part of ths y< muk •* ?MI—•! flu*, thousekeeping. GEORGE W. CRANE Ktnplovm»nt Bipmq, 105 WMhln^ to a t tHiSD EXPOSITION j Tiff Lis; Chance of th? Srisoi t fall to see it. The Northern "Me runs THKKK TRAINS DAILY May*, Wednesdays and Fridays at ra:c of i, which includes lssion to the lAposition. for salt» at the >. P. city 1 depot ticket offices. I. A. NAPEAI , C'aTAiOf e fr»a J H. V. LDKKK*, ■f* Pzuill^ W. P. BOYD & CO. ! "BLANKETS- One Dollar j WHITE BLANKET -«»- w, "Vswasr Possible to give for that BLANKET fcifcn tbe Price I* 1630 ! COMFORTERS! m'V' 1 u*I"** 1 "** ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT JEST RECEIVED OF THOSE FAMOUS 81.00 AND 85.00 BLANKETS The Best Values on Earth. Om BLANKETS, AT ANY PRICE YOU WISH. ARE RE ILLY THE BEST VALUE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY. L\RGE ASSORTMENT IN RED, GRAY, BLUE, WHITE COMFORTER S. It is well to know that we have an endless variety of Comforters. ALL PRICES. The quality guar anteeed, and especially that of OUR DOWN COMFORTERS. BltMilTS FOR IIXSBBL I\. P. BOYD & CO. r BED FURNISHINGS ! BLANKETS FOK LUXBEKVB\ FKDNT STREET consisting of j BLANKETS FOR CAMPERS. AND Pil lows, BLANKETS MR FARMERS. PJOXFFR PI \fF 1 "uid BLANKETS FOR EVERYBODY. inMBDn 1 LAI Bedspreads l' SEATTLE, WASH. ' lp Gr<>at As sortment. 6CO SECOND STREET, - - - SEATTLE. s LAUGHTER MONDAY, OCTOBER 26. OCTOBER 26. Dinner Sets! Dinner Sets! We Will Offer for a FEW DAYS ONLY Complete DINNER SETS AT 86, 88 AND 812 lx>ok at our windows and convince yourselves that they are bargains. M. SELLER & CO. 71-4 Seoonci St., Boston Block. THE PLATE FRONT To Decorators of China! We have just opened the most complete linr» M H iviiand A Go's White China lor decorating 1 ever shown in the city. The line includes the new Marseilles pattern in Plate*. Teas. Salads, Cracker Jars. Su&ars, Creams, Chocolate Pots, and no end of novelties suitable lor (rifts. SCPTA.DE, WOODRUFF CO.. (IC« IDEMAL BT.OCK, SECOND AN l> YESt.KK AVE. Tilpo GALT BROS. CO.I c " n,r « fUr ' r " 1 lllij, | Have Kemovrd to 1,117 St. j /I •l • ~ , ' John Uftlt A Sons, established in ISSB, fra John street, I OniDO^ll'fin fpotap vork. '! VUillJ'lWiWlM, UlUllOf DKALF.K9 IN 1 Fireplaces, j \\m I Tifl - Sllie - Floor and Ves-j si yte iroKa!i tibule liiing. j telephone no. cis. Roofioj. Japanese Store Japanese Goods j' 1/217 SECOND ST.. NEAR SENECA. THE Grand HOTEL, CKIBOPKAN FLAX.) # Hi. MYKK Ac CO, . . Proprietor*. Tbe only first-class centrally located hotel m the citr. The largest and tinest sample rooms on the Coast. first-rate restaurant in canneotl^^ - IMPORTERS AX I) JOBBKKS OK I.KVY RRFTS CIGARS AND TOBACCO SMOKERS' ARTICLES, ETC 111 COMMERCIAL ST. TERRY-HEWY KriMMXft. W. A. HASBROUCK & CO., DRTGGISTS AND FIIfITOCRAHIIC STOCK DEALERS 704 FKON'T STKKKT. lew JONO. i-i-W JAPAN BAZA AR! , w v V,.> r,,-*'- :a JAPANPSF PAN V<- ODS. P -rceta'ns. Br*-z-a. Imp-- er u ... ..... - < i!»- Ik r- eta goiwta Wrwgpen, JaM, Cn^m Mia wis Paoer Ktpklai, I'trwf s. Fmio. r»a. Hatrvi and Xt>'eo* 1 *:»f «t>-k of » She;.* at w-'«i price*. 1 ||u»Jn Underwear l.ai6Pf»»* rue, wua. SEATTLE. WASHINGTON', TIIUBSDAV, OCTOBER 29. 1891 liIMHTSOYSffI Argnments for Change of Venue Made in Tacoma. FATAL ACCIDENT AT PUYALLUP. State Land Cruiser Question Settled Without an Extra Session. The Good People of Portland Taking Steps to Enforce the Sunday Laws An Oregon Child Burned to Death— Snohomish Harbor Lines. TACOMA, Oct. 2S.—[Special.]—The mo. tion for a change of venae of R. B. Al bertson, charged with complicity in the robbery of the Fidelity Trust bank, was argued tonight before Superior Judge Allyn. Judge Burke read clippings from the Tacoma daily newspapers to show that feeling had been created against defend ant. It was evident that a feeling had been created with terrible ingeniousness. There being a feeling of local rivalry be tween Seattle and Tacoma, it looked as if vengeance would be unconsciously wreaked upon the unfortunate and innocent man. This robbery had startled the whole state, and there was nothing to compare with it outside of tlie wildest romances. Then he argued that it was no discredit to a people that in the presence of such an appalling crime they could not do justice to any one accused. He held that the newspaper articles were incomplete, and in one instance accused defendant of "con fessing." Judge Allyn stated that the newspaper clippings were not sufficient to show that a feeling of prejudice against defendant bad been created. In this readinc and thinking age people think for themselves, and do not receive as a fact all that ap pears in the daily prints as was formerly the case to a great extent. Judge Burke replied by reading an affi davit of Mr. Goldie, secretary of the Seat tle Board of Trade, to show that the Tacoma newspaper articles had prejudiced citizen®. Prosecuting Attorney Shell emphasized the fact that the motion w as based entirely upon newspaper clippings, except for the aiidavit of Mr. Goldie. On the other hand he exihited affidavits of many prominent Tacomans showing that the articles had not created a feeling of prejudice against the defendant, and had not poisoned their minds. Further, he referred to the affidavit of T. J. Fleetwood, who had heard the evidence, and did not believe that the same as published in the Tacoma papers created prejudice against Albertson. Fleetwood himself believed defendant in nocent. Save Goldie's affidavit, there was no evidence to show that the Tacoma newspaper articles had the bad effect Judge Burke claimed. If there is to be a change of venue every time the newspapers pub lish facts, then no case of importance will come to trial unless the backwoods or a place w here newspapers are not enterpris ing are resorted to. - Colonel Haines closed the argument. He said this was not an ordinary case. The leading cities of the two counties are rivals commercially and politically. Citi zens of each have been arrested, and, as it were, held as hostages in the other. The newspapers of Tacoma, during the pre liminary trial of defendant, arouseil an acrimonious feeling that never should have existed. If this state of facts and feelings did exist, then there could he no question about a change of venue being granted. Supreme court decisions of California and New Hamp shire were cited to show that a change of venue should be granted if there was the least doubt of accused securing a fair and impartial or satisfactory trial. He did not believe any Pierce county juror would vote defendant guilty if he thought him innocent, nor would they act unfairly, but it is evident their minds have been pois oned by newspaper articles, the tenor of which was to prove defendant guilty. This state of feeling was evinced by the fa t that so fair and impartial a gentle man as Prosecuting Attorney Snell cannot refer to a St-attie gentleman without call ing him "That fellow Goldie." Pnell— I never knew him before. Haines—So much the worse. I thought there might exist some special reason for such a slighting reference, and if so impartial a man as Mr. —noil has had his mind po.soiled by the bias ■ ■ri - I'i-rai. what nay we expect from unedu t; ed peop'e who have never entered .a court room? And these articles are even worse in ef fect tli.au if they denounced defendant harshly. In that event pvmp'thy would have been aroused in his beh lf. Defendant has been abused w th a semblance of fairness that is m*>t n muating and damaging. Jti'liie Allyn stated that he had been called to occupy the bench of Thurston county for Judge Robinson, and probably would not announce bis decision until ear v next week. As the matter stands, it is claimed it will prejudice the case of the state and the bank if a change of venue is not granted. It is held it would be dis courteous not to do so. All agree that the extra cost under a change of venue to this county should not be considered, and there is no reason to believe that the court wi.l consider the pecuniary proposi tion. R. I>. Albertson was present during the argument. EXTRA SESSION NOT NEEDED. State Land Cruisers Willing to Wait for Their Pay. OLTMTTA. Oct. 28.—[Special.]—The strongest arpument tor an extr-i session of the leg slature ha.- been atf rded by the lack of an appropria tion nut of waich to pay the iees of the agents appoint* i to cruise lards for select on by the state under the enabling set. A delay in the se 1-cti'in of the granted lands nnti. funds could heprovi icd at the nex* regular legislative session I w dc.'.use irreparable damage to the state,as all | the a ds of value in the many townships to be ; surveyed and thrown open to entry in the mean time wi.uld be entered by individual*, leaving | onlv the poorest for the state. The importance I of mating early selections has been fully appre i dated in official quarters here, an i much of the estra session talg has been caused by the opin | ion of some of the «tite officers that the laud 1 i - Mem eo ild not be soiled w.thout convening i the legislature. l i e land difficulty was, however, practically disposed of in another way today. A confer | enie wa» held between the state land com mis- I mision and four of t:.e cruisers, at wh ch tl c lit t.>r, speak ng for and the absent i>gents, asreed to proceed with the work and wait for the.r compensation until the legislature makes an appropriation out o: wh ch they can b;paii. The era.-ers hope that an txtr.i ses sion will be held, but they are prepared to carry on their work without jay until the regular session. if necessary A short time asro the commission reduced the statutory fees of the cruisers. hut tod ay. in consideration o: the agreement of these asents to enter upon t-e per:« rrasnce of ih".r duties a; once, and be- I cause there is doaht in the m nis of th> mem be-- of the commission as to-ts power to lower ' the compensation cxed by law. the fees were es i übli*h«d at trie statutory rates of 10 cents per ■ere for timber lands and 2', cents 1 r prnirie. < ertificates will tie issued to the erui«eri from tune to time, statinsr tho amount of t ie f<es earned. The men have nl; h eu a-signed to dis trn ts und will 1 cgin cruising in a few days. SK\L CATCHERS DISCOtTRAGKD. i rice of Skins Dropping lielow the I roflt Notch In the Loudon Market, VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 2-. — ealinir men are very bl i« over the conilit on of tha sealskin market this full. The seal sales at I/uidou, which determine the prices for tfie year, were held on Mondayan I instead of sealskins being in strong demand at high fieur s tho marmot j.roved to be overstocked, and the ruling quota ti'»n wa« about SI3, and at this price the only business done was transited. Fight-en ioll ira was the standard price last vear and owing t > the closing of Bering sea. and conse- qtiently light catch. it was expected that tho price would he at least 13) per-kin. The loss to all in anr way connected with seaiing will bo heavy, hti 1 not to ,i few the low pi ices will mean financial embarrassment. There is little speculation in skins now, and those who have made a careful study of the situation predict that next year a further drop may be looked for. One prominent owner and operator of the schooners goes so f-ir as to inv that if tho sealskins bring js net next year :t wid be att agreeable surprise. Th s onitiioa is ■hared by others equally competent to read the signs of the times. Buyers here have calculated upon a curtailed catch as a result of the modus vivendi and have been accepting all skins offered on arrival of schooner*, eiving an advance of $1 and even as high as sl7 a skin. This necessi tates refunding in nearly every case, and it is now certain thnt this season every schooner securing less than 1,000 skins has lost money. More t an nineteen-twentieths of the I*ol catch reached London in time for the London sales. 1 he low prices in Loudon can only lie accounted for in one way. The reports of the large num ber of seals met with in Bering sea this season has reached the principal buyers and caused them to anticipate unusually largo catches. Such would have undoubtedly been made hail not tho modus vivendi prevented. The receipt of tho news from I.ondon has completely altered tho position of affairs here, and several who had sent East to buy new schooners for the fleet have telegraphed canceling the orders. Schoon ers now on their way will meet a profitless market, and some of the resident owners are now coasting about to find other business for their floating property. The cost of fitting out added to the wages and other unavoidable ex penses leaves so small a margin of profit at rul ing prices that few old hand" will care to send their schooners out in the spring. THE TWO DKOMMM OF TACOMA How .lohn Shaw, of Wisconsin, and John Sh»w, of Massachusetts, Got Mixed. TACOMA, Oct. 28.— [special.]— Examiner ?»harp, of the sub-pension oliice of Sati Francisco, has just unravelled here what he claims to be the most interesting pension ease that hasever come to him for examination. John Shaw, of this city, a private in I> company, Second Massachus etts heavy artillery, recent y filed application for pension. Further particulars were neces sary, aud a letter informing him of that fact feU into the hainls of Comrade John Shaw, also of this city, who served in I> company, Seventh Wisconsin volunteers. Both Shaws served dur ing the rebellion, and both reside in the south ern part of this city, but had never met The Wisconsiu Shaw had also applied for a pension, and he replied to the letter asking for additional particulars. He noted the mistake in the name of his company, but thought it an oversight Shaw of Wisconsin eventually got his pension certificate, but Shaw of Massachusetts later ou got the pension money—a draft for $24. The Wisconsin veteran demanded satisfaction of his attorney at Washington City, aud of the govern ment, ami Examiner Sharp, after several weeks investigating, with the aid of Postmaster Hague, adjusted matters. Both. Shaws received their mail at the general delivery window, and singu lar enough thechirography of both was almost similar. SUNDAY CLOSING IX PORTLAND. Kev. Thomson Organizing the Move- ment to Have the Law Enforced. PORTLAND, Oct 28.— [Speeial.]—An ORGANISED movement is on foot to have Sunday laws en forced. Petitions to the mayor, council and police commissioners are in circu lation praying: "That you may each and all take such steps immediately that the Sunday laws of the state of Oregon snail go into operation in this city." The petitions are returna leto Rev. E. Thomson, No. 207 .Second street, next Monday, when the matter will come to a focus. Rev. Thomson said today: This is simply a movement in favor of the laws of Oregon. We fee . that the present con dition oi affairs, particularly the opening of sa loons and stores on Sunday, is in violation of the law and detrimental to the best in terests of the pe .pie. This is a movement of citizeus. Connected with it are neurly all the prominent business men, a few bankers and all the clergymen ex< ept a few. The large churches are friendly to the cause, and the Catholics are unanimous In the matter. Tried to Itunko a Steamhoatman. STANWOOD, Oct. 28.— [Special.]—The purser of the steamer Mu iroe ha 1 a narrow escape from being taken in by an amateur confidence man Friday of last week. Just before leaving the wharf at Seattle a commission merchant in structed the purser to secure a cargo of hops at Stanwood that were consigned to him at Seat tle. The hops, he told tne purchaser, were the property of F. W. Koch, the well-known rancher of the Stillagaumish valley, juid the above named gentleman l.nd just sol{l him the hops. On the arrival of the boat at Edmonds a man got aboard claiming to bo F. W. Koch, and arranecd with the Munroe to transport the hops to Seattle on the return trip. Before reaching Stanwood the elieged Koch confided to the pur ser that he WHS short of fun is. When he left home a few days b;-fore it was his intention to dispose of the hops at stanwood,, but failing to accomplish this he was obliged to, continue on to Seattle This unexpected trip had exhausted his m >ney and he would not only be obliged to obtain credit for his fare, but wish* 1 to borrow tiß from the purser to pay a livery and storage bi.l at Stanwood. The purser consulted to lend hiin the money and drew ur> a receipt for h.m to sign, but before paying over the money he be came suspicious and asked the man if he was acquainted in Sanwood. The man replied that he knew W. R. Stockbrldge, the townsite pro prietor, but that Stockbri Ige was a son-of-a gun snd he did not care to have any with him. The purser refused to give him the money but gave him an order on the Munroe for his livery and storage expenses. At Stanwo">d the man disapi>ear®d, and the purser w is not much surprised to find that no hops awaite 1 shipment from here. On the return trip the purser learned that the same person had borrowed li from H->tel Keeper Stewart, at Edmonds, on the stremrth of the hop sale. It has since been learned that the confidence man is a Norwegian, who, during the summer, has been employed by F. W. Koch, but had left that gentlcmnan's place several cays previous to his swindling efforts. No Mineral on the Tukanon. DATTOS, Oct. 2 S .—[■special.]—The POST-INTEL LIGESCER correspondent has recently visited the ; Owsley mines, on the Tukanon, about twenty one miles distant frota Dayton. A srreat deal of work has been done is developing what the ; ro ■ ptietor supposed was a quartz ledge, hut which, i on close inspection, proves to be nothing more { than a quarry of blue limestone containing small particles of sulphates. When the ledge was fir-»t discovered an assay of the was made and it wis found to contain $1.49 to the ton in silver, but the mine owner supposed that the rock went $1.49 to the pound, which, of course, would m ike it very valuable. News of • the str.ke was sown broadcast over the land and considerable excitement wa-> created. A number rushed in and stuke l off claims, a majority of wnich prove to be nothing more than cropping* of basalt rock. So w;.d was the ex itement thst a number of placer claims were taken up, although a color cannot be found within a mi.e of the diggings. It is tarely possible that some good quartz ledges may yet be found on the | Tukanon, as the indications of mineral are strongly marked on the surace. Aside from lim stone and granite nothing of vn.ae has yet been discovertd on the Tukanon. Seligman of Montana Loses I.ibel Suit ANACONDA, Mont..Oct 28.—[Special. ]—At Deer L"dze today, the libel suit of A. J. »e igmaa. of Helena, son of Banker sel gtr.an, of New York, v-. the Anaconda one oi the leading Democratic papers vi Montana, and one in which Marcus Daley is a heavy stockholder, for SIOO,OOO damages, was decided late this evening j by a jury of the district court of Deer Lodge | county In favcr of the Standard, plaintiff to pay thoroot.v The • au«e <<f the suit was an article published in the vn nhint ahout a year ago dur ing a political < ainpalgn. Sdlginan was chair man of the KepuMican state central c< mmittee, and in refutation of the statements d«rocatory to the leaders of the Democracy in Montana, made by Seligman in a speech, the Standard stated that >. ligman a lew years previously had a tiarroir escape from being hanged bv the min ers employed in th«* min.' owned by the com pany in which he was interested, who held him as hostage for wages due them lor work per formed. Seligman clamed that bv the publica tion of the artie'e his business and soc al stand iug were impaired to the amount of fIOO.OOa Koal Estate Movement in Tacoma. TAT,. MA, O't. .'s —[.Special.]—The high em hankment west of the steamboat wharf, which the Northern PaeiOe Bsllrosd Coopssj has be?n wash tig into the bay ior fi.iing-in pur poses by the hydraulic process, caved in this afternoon during one nf the heaviest rainfalls of the year. The street car tracks, street and side walks ar.d three of tho railroad tracks were covered up by the slide. A street car, tilled with passenger*. narrowly escaped being crushed by ttie falling earth. The car was ap proaching tho point where the embankment caved in, and w hen within a few feet of the place, the motirman, seeing tho earth begin ning t > tumbl« down, st ipped the car and re versed the current barelv in time to prevent a catastrophe. Ad truth-* on the street was Mocked, two el»< trie cars and several hacks and busses were shut oft'at the wharf. The backs and buss -s got tip town by driving up the rail road track to Fifteenth street. A large force of meti are at wor-i clearing tho railroad tracks aud street tonight. The Sober Man Was Killed. PORT TowN" END, Oct. 2S.—[Special.]—Mary Pahl today su«d Ciptain 11. I„ Tibbals, father of the mayor of this city, for $20,000 damages, charging him with causing the death of her husband, O. 11. Dahl. Tibbals wanted to buy & horse from Dahl, who was a liveryman. On September 30, he harnessed Da hi's horse with Tibbals' horse to a bugsy, and the two men went for a drive to try tha horses. The complaint says Tibbals was drunk and whipped the hor«es and made them run away. Tha buggy was upset and Dahl wis killed. The widow was left with three small children, and values the services of herhusbaudin support ing her and her children at s.tv'oo. Kallroad Laborer Killed at Pnyallnp. TACOMA, Oct. 28.— [Special.]—Swan Anderson, atred 45, was killed today near Puyallup, while at work on a gravel train, used for hauling bal last for the side tracks at Puyallup. Ho was standing on one ol the flat cars, when the locomotive started up suddenly, throwing him between the cars, one of which passed over his body. He leaves a wife and three children in Sweden. One of his sons has been with deceased for three years in this country. The coroner's jury decided it was an unavoid able accident, although considerable feeling was manifested by citizens against the railroad company. Drawing; Not Supervised by Iteauregard. PORTLAND, Oct. ?B.—[Special.]—lra Moss was arrested today ior running a lottery. He owned four lots on the east side and got up a raffle or drawing to dispose of them. He offered to sell them for $.',200, but could uot, and then went among his friends and sold 2,14."? chances at $1 each. The draw;iig took place a week ago and the lots were drawn by the Moss family. Some people he had sold tickets to suspected that something wa« wrong and swore out a com plaint. Moss waived examination. The United States authorities will investigate th# flatter of sending tickets through the maiis. Tacoma Marriage Itureau Dopes. TACOMA, Oct. 28.—[Special.]—Letters continue to be received for the Washington Secret Mar riage Bureau at the postofliee here. The letters b.'ar the postmarks of Eastern states. The mar riage bureau went out of busiuess when the p<dice began to inquire into its business. The bureau agreed to furnish its correspondents with suitable husbands or wives for sums rang ing from $2 to $3. Advertisements were inserted in Eastern papers, and the answers now coming in are supposed to be in reply for tha advertise ments of the bureau, for the insertion of which the publishers were not paid. Still Fighting Over llolladay Estate. PORTLAND, Oct. 28.—[Special.]—General Rufus Ingalls, who was ousted by the supreme court yesterday as executor of the estate of Mrs. Ben liolladay, does not intend to give up the place without a further struggle. He will petition for a rehearing of the case. He claims he was ordered to render a final account by the supreme court and was not ousted. On the other hand, C. B. Bellinger, guardian of the Holladay child ren, says lngalls was ousted and must give up. There is promise of further litigation in the case, which has already been in the courts sev eral years. Harbor I.ine Commissioners' Meeting. OLYMPIA, Oct. 28.— [Special.]—The harbor line commission listened today to arguments relative to the harbor lines for Olympia. The commis sion decided the question us to the necessity of establishing harbor lines at Snohomish and Marysville in the affirmative, and will order sur veys made at those ports. John H. Mitchell, jr. asked the commission for an extension of time in which to file a brief relative to the claim of the Northern Pacific to the Tacoma water front until Monday next, and the request was granted. Child Barnnl to Death at Klgin. Or. ELGIN, Or., Oct. 28.— [Special.]—The little 4-year-old daughter of K. Graff was burned to death this morning at her home near this place. The father was absent and the mother was In the garden when it Is supposed the little one secured some matches with which she has often been permitted to play, and set fire to her drees. Th° motner heard the cries of agony and hastened to the house, only to find her child with her clothing burned from her body. The child died soon after. Insane Woman Arrested at Tacoma. TACOMA, Oct. 24.—[Special.]—Mrs. Pe'er Brooks, e?ed .'j, became irantio with excitement this morninsr while inquiring for her husba id at police headquarters. She said he left home la>t night. Later she was arrested on the street chared with insanity. She will be examined tomorrow before the lunacy commission. At the jail she calls for her husband, and says she will not be cross to him if he will return to her. The Captured Coolies. PORT TOWNSEND, OFT 28.—[Special.]— Inspec tor Todd today captured another one of the boat load of Cbinamen who attempted landing here Tuesday morning. This maxes a total of fourteen si far cansrht. The L'nit-d States com missioner has ordered thirteen of the number deported. Two or three will be sent to Canada, the remainder to China via ran Francisco. Chief Ellis Explain* a Grave Charge. TACOMA, Oct. 28. —[Special.]—la preaching his local prison reform sermou tiio Kev. C. O. Brown referred to the nude exposure of « woman at the jail. Chief of Police Ellis Bays the woman re ferred to was badly beaten by her husband ai.d physician* were called to examine her wounds. A!'o that there was no undue exposure of the woman's person. Sullivan's Assailant Was Not Ross. TACOMA, Oet 2*. 'Special.] A St. Louis police officer, who w<;s in the c tv today, «aid to a correspondent of the POST- INT E LLP ;ESCKR: "The man Ross, whom Detective Builivati al leged struck and beat him in this city a few weeks ago, was arrested in ft. Louis on a charge of larceny at least a week before Mr. Sullivan was attached." Paget Sonnd Tawing Record Broken. VICTORIA, P.. C., Oct. 28.—[Special.]—On Tues day afternoon the tu? Lome towed the ship Queen Victoria. 1.700 tons retri-ter. from Tacoma o Cape F attery in seventeen hours, thus beat ing tie tug Type's record bv an hour. A Lighthouse Keeper Head. PORT TOWN-END. Oct. !> —[Special.]—D. C. Dennlson, lighthouse keeper on truth's is'and, died suddenly on Tuesday nizht. Deceased had b en on the station several years ami hau an ad venturous career. Indian Murderer Reprieved VICTORIA. Oct. 23 —[Special.]—Nemiah, the Indian murderer, confined at the New Westmin ster penitentiary, has been reprieved for three months. Fire in Tacoma. TACOMA. Oct. 2S.—[Special.]—A fire destroyed the residence of John Martm tonight while the family wexe out. iUamag*, I F.IGI IT-PAGE EDITION CHILE Gill Wi ICLY. The Junta Refuses Reparation for Valparaiso Outrage. REPLY MADE IN STRONG TERMS. American Officers and Sailors Not Safe ou Shore in Valparaiso. Saf» Conduct ts Refugees fa Kgan*s 11. .U58 Given Cnder Protest—Tho I tilled States Minister Charged With Acting the Spy for Jialmaeeda. SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 2S._The ChTleaa government has replied to Minister Egan'e demand for reparation for the recent at« tack upon American sailors. The reply is couched in very strong language, and it ia understood it amounts to a refusal to ac cept responsibility for the affair. The state department at Washington City has been notified. Minister Egan, Captain Schley and Consul McCreery are consult ing together, and it is thought decisive action will be taken soon. The state de partment's orders in reference to the mat ter are very strong. • The intendente of Valparaiso has re fused to guarantee the safety of market boats coming to that city early in the morning from the United States warship Baltimore, or the safety of ollicers of that vessel coming ashore at night. There is a practical boycott on the Baltimore. No American sailors are allowed ashore. Great excitement has been caused here by a report that the Chilean legation in Washington City has been attacked. Minister Egan yesterday received a reply from the minister of foreign affairs of the provisional government, Senor Jfatta, j n which he &ends safe conduct to the refugees in tho American legation tinder jirotest. He recognizes the prece dents quoted by Minister Egan, in whioh the Chiiean government claimed similar rights for refugees in l'eru, when the lat ter were allowed to depart from that country, and acknowledees the claim of extra-territoriality. At the same time Sa nor Matta does not abandon altogether the position maintained by the junta, that those refugees in the legation, in spite of the rights of asylum which are thereby conceded, will eventually he tried before the tribunal. A letter published in the newspapers has created a vast amount of heated dis cussion. It is signed by Augustin Ed wards, the well known banker, nnd Eduardo Matte, and vindicates Minister Egan from the continued and severe criticisms that have been passed UDOO the conduct of his olttce by various bitter ad herents of the junta. WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 23.—Senator Montt, Chilean envoy, called on Secretary Blaine today and hak a long talk concern ing the assault upon American sailors in Valparaiso. Senor Mont explained the details of the affair, which had come to him in his official capacity, and charged that Minister Egan isreaily responsible for all the trouble existing between Chile and the United Stßtes. lie said that during the revolution in Chile, when the congression alists endeavored to make a secret advance on Valparaiso and surprise Bilmaceda's troops, the United States vessel Baltimore played the part of spy. He charges that the Baltimore discovered that the con gressional army was making a forward movement; that the vessel, which should have maintained a neutral attitude, Bteamed along the coast and along landing places where the insurgents were located, and that the Baltimore then hastened to Valparaiso and reported to Minister Egan, who immediately laid the facts before Balmaceda. The victorious party claims that their plans were divulged through Egan's interference, and that at the battle which ensued they suffered a loss ot at least 1.000 soldiers as a direct re sult of Egan's espionage. It is understood that Montt has been recognized as the Chilean minister in a provisional sense only, which puts him in the same status as that now occupied by Minister Egan in Chile. Los ANGELES, Oct. 28. —Nothing new in the Trumbull-Burt matter today. Tho case was continued to Tuesday next, when Judge Ross will give a decision on the motion to dismiss, wiiich has been argued for two days. LAISIHINO OK TI?K DETROIT. Another Cruiser Aildril to the >'avy— limit at fialtiuiore. BALTIMOP.S, Oct. 28.—At 3 o'clock this after- • noon the new steel cruiser Detroit was success fully launched in the presence of a large of people. Florence N. Malster, the 4'vyear-oid daughter of President MaisV r, of the Columbian Iron Works, where the steamer was built, christened the Detroit Cruiser No. to, *• tho Detroit is eent-raliv designated, is one of triplet*. two of which are being built here and the third at Boston. They are known as the 2,000-ton cruisers. The Detroit's machinery develops VO hor«e-power, which should drive the vessel eighteen knots an hour. Her length Is 367 feet, beam 37 fevt, draught 14} feet. Her arninni'.'nt cone..»ts of eisrht 4-inch and two 6-lnch rap.d firing, bree<h-loading rtSes; a secondary battery composed of ten rapi 1-firiui:, revolving cannon, and six torpedo ports ia pro vidci. Her rig is that ot H two-mast ed schooner. Her normal coal supply, for ordinary service, is l"JOtons, bs:t the bunker arrangements are such that iZ'> tons caa be car ried, which w U not only add gre«?ly to her ability to keen out of reach of the enemy's pro jectiles but will admit of her steaisinK 10,004 miles at a speed of eighteen knots per hour. The motive power is furnished oy two trip'.e-ex pan&ion engines of the vertical, inverted cylln- U direct-act.ug type. The launch waa perfectly aucoeatfnL Litt'e F' renre M r.sier c .ri»*''ned the cruiicr amid an upro ir from every steam v<?*ael and locomo tive in the vicinity. The Detroit's aistcr, cruiser No. 9, the Mobile, will be launched la about a month. DUiritrcratioa of Knlfhti of I.ahor NEW YORK, Oct 28.— The ar nual convention i of national tr»de di«tr:ct No. •£*,, Knight* of La j bor, composed of surface railrotd emp'*oye« j from different section# of the country, begaa here today. Some de epatm waist to with :raw ; from th-Knights of Labor and join the »dera ! tion of Dibor. If th f, y carry :ho point thii will { result in the de»?:t;ou from the Ku.ghU of 20,- I 000 ine;;. BorsToy. Te* . Oct. 2*.—The pr;erance com- I, HI it tee of the Southern I'er iflc raiirond em f pioyet, composed of rr.embera of the Order of ; Trainmen, Order of Ra..w*y Condn' tor* and I Association of switchmen and Firemen i» in I sessionbw> "I hey pro:.ase to pre»ei.ta till to j the offieiaia of the ro td ask.rig ' ■>: an advance of | wases. AHateacaf'l Whit* f Ichl W« fled. Waj-HINGTOS C: y, O-t. In the I>.-[.at<h , court "f inquiry to«lay ffl'x *» of that vessel 4 t:iat aihough th»y had not Ktn AaitteigM iicht she. w po red a» at the time of the wrack, yet it had a.ways a peculiar appearance, and never . showed a clear, white ig'.t. Peverai ststcmenta , of merchaut to the same efi'ect weio j read, t-ome of tnesa statin* th.it. tjj« wane light j oi Assateague often appeared red. Kveu un<Jer i lavorab.e circamatanc*» one saipper re*-«r-.tod it i as uare»iao.e.