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VOL. XXI., NO. 127.
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A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Two Desperadoes Try to Get Ont
of North Yakima Jail.
BADLY BEAT DEPUTY SHERIFF.
United States Navy Officers Depart
From Victoria for San Francisco.
Tacoma Preacher Talk* Botlj on tha
"Saloon In Politic*"—County Con
ventions Select I)eleeate»—Contra
band Opium Found at PortTownaend
NORTH YAKIMA, March 20.— [Special.]—
A desperate attempt to break from the
county jail was made at 5 o'clock this
afternoon by Prisoners Levering and Mel
born.
Deputy Sheriff A. D. Dilley had gone
into the jail and unlocked their cells for
the purpose of giving them their supper
in the corridor, when Melborn jumped
on to him and a struggle ensued. Dilley
threw the prisoner, who held on to him,
and while in this position Levering struck
him over the head with a slungshot made
of a rock bound up in burlap. Six times
did tiie weapon descend, inllicting severe
scalp wounds, and then Dilley managed to
- r "t away from Melborn, and, drawing his
ovolver, fired an ineffectual shot at Lev
ering, who dodged behind his cage.
Feeling a faintnesscomingover him, the
officer went to the hydrant and poured
water over his wounds and then drove the
prisoners to their ceils and locked them
iu. A surgeon was called and gave the
plucky officer the needed attention.
Melborn is being held on a charge of
burglary, and Levering is awaiting trial
lor obtaining SSOO from tke First National
bank of North Yakima on forged drafts.
He has already cost the state about SI,OOO
—two trips having been made to New
York by the sheriff before he could be
secured. He is now feigning insanity.
IVAUSHIPS AT I'OKT ORCHARD.
Mohican and Nlpsic Enter Amid Boom
ing; of Cannon.
SIDNEY, March 20. —[Special.]—The ar
rival of the men-of-war Mohican and Kip
sic in Port Orchard bay yesterday was cel
ebrated by the people of Sidney in an en
thusiastic manner. The entire population
congregated on the wharves and beach to
view the vessels as they entered amid the
"coming of cannon from the shore. As
many as could secure boats rowed out
across the bay to inspect the vessels at
shorter range, while those who could not
secure boat accommodations contented
themselves with discussing the future of
Sidney on the shore, picturing her proud
position in the future, a city of hundreds
if thousands in population and —mentaily
—doubling the price of real estate. *
All day the only question talked about
•vas the arrival of the vessels, their con
struction and equipment, the assurance
t gave that extensive operations on the
government- dry dock and navy yard
.vould speedily follow, and above all the
security it guaranteed them against the
possibility of some foreign tieet entering
the harbor and levying tribute under pain
f blowing the whole place out of exist
nce.
Trusten P. Dyer and several other resi
dents of Seattle and Lieutenant Wyckot!
went over on the Mohican as guests of
Commodore Cotton. An elegant luncheoh
was served and toasts proposed and re
sponded to by Lieutenant Wyckoff, Mr.
Dver and the officers of the vessel. Mr.
Dyer and the other Seattle people returned
on the steamer A. E. Robinson yesterday
to Seattle.
Sidney Gordon, formerly of the People's
Broadax, has returned to Sidney, after an
absence of over a year. Gordon is the man
who lejl the fight for the removal of the
county seat from l'ort Madison to Sidney
a year ago last fall. He had scarcely re
turned until he was enlisted in the same
cause again and was out posting up notices
lor a mass-meeting to discuss the question.
I'he probability is that the same war will
be fought over again this fall, and Gordon
says he may stay and help to tight it out.
He was traveling agent for Bradstreet
while away.
NEWS FROM VICTORIA.
N'ews From Sealing Schoonflri—Cnited
State* Naval Crew Ofl' for California.
VICTOBIA, B. C., March 20. —The Greer
case conies up here Monday.
The rirst steamer for Nelson, according
to Captain Troupe, leaves Dallas today on
the arrival of the train.
The Vancouver sealer Beatrice is re
ported with (-0 skins, C. W. Tupper 273,
and C. D. Rand 530.
M. J. Davies, local representative of
Ullmann & Co., New York, is reported as
dead in Texas.
The Mermaid, seventy-five tons, arrived
today frni London, 119 days out, to join
the sealers.
Work on the San Pedro continues very
slow. None of the pontoons have yet
been put under the ship. The pumps
manage to keep the fore hold dry by con
stant work.
A Setter was received Friday from one of
the crew ol the Oscar and Hattie, a
schooner in Ciaoquet. Oil March 1 she
had thirty skins. Three other schooners
are at the same place, the Triumph. Mav
belle and Minnie. The only schooner
with skins wa* the Minnie. The schooners
K. B. Marvin and Sapphire were in I.a
liausctt when the letter was written. The
weather has been disagreeable for the past
month.
A number of pil<?s at the outer wharf
have been so badly eaten into by the teredo
that in places they are not thicker than a
man's wrist.
Captain Nicholas and crew, of the United
Spates steamer Nipsic, came over by the
steamer Umatilla this morning and left at
10 o'clock lor San Francisco. They brought
I lie Nipsic up from San Francisco to Port
Orchard, the I'nited States government
having decide 1 to make a receiving ship
: her, the captain and crew going to Mare
island to join the Adams.
Mrs. Bowman, wife of Henry Bowman,
formerly of Burrad inlet, died at Spring
Ridge this morning of heart disease. Bow
man is at present on a sealing cruise.
WANTED TO BE AN EDITOR.
A Swindler Get. Money From Various
CheliaiU l'eople.
CtiEHAlts, March 30.—[Special.]—One I.
Joseph came to Chehalis a couple of weeks
ago, representing himself to be a newspa
per man, and as the possessor of some
capital. He was desirous of starling a pa
per at Pe E.l, on tiie South Bend branch of
the railroad, a few miles out. and obtained
the prom:se of assistance from various
responsible parties. He ordered a news
paper plant of Fainier & Key, Portland.
On its arrival here they drew on him for
the price, about $450, but he had left the
country.
It transpires that he had no money, but
on the strength of the prospective news
paper had borrowed various sums of
money here and at Pe Ell, besides incurring
board bills at both places. Before leaving
he forged the name of John Dobson, of
this city, to a check for sl3), which was
cashed by E. W. Prigmore, of Pe Eil. His
present whereabouts are unknown. Jo
seph claims to have been a proofreader
and reporter on the Tacoma Globe.
SALOON FOW Kit IN I'OLITICS.
A Tacoma Preacher Makes Bold Charges
in Hi* Sermon.
TACOMA, March 20.—[Special.]—Rev. C.
0. Brown of the First Congregational
church, in his sermon ton.ght on "City
Government and the Christian Citizen"
reviewed the saloon power in politics and
denounced the presence of paid city offi
cials at gambling-houses. The latter
statement is considered to be based on
the testimony of "Jumbo" Cantwell that
Mart Dillon (Democrat), while chief of
police, received 25 per cent, of the rake-olf
of gambling dens for allowing the m to
run. The preacher claimed there is not a
city in America where trial by jury is not
a farce when the interests of saloon-keep
ers is at stake. He warned his congrega
tion that the saloon men wouid be at the
Tacoma primaries, ami cautioned God
fearing men to be there too and defeat
their schemes.
News for Sound Shipper*.
PORT TOWKSESD, March 20.—[Specials-
Arrived— American ship Highlander, 1,236
tons, Captain Edgett, 10 days from San
Francisco, to load lumber at Tacoma as
return cargo; schooner Salvator, 411 tons.
Captain Peterson, 10 days from San Fran
cisco for Seattle, to load a return cargo of
lumber; bark Carrollton, 1,390 tons. Cap
tain Lewis, 11 days from San Francisco,
arrived at Nanaimo today to load a return
cargo of coal; the tug Discovery towed the
schooner Chehalis. 656 tons, Captain
Watts, 12 days from San Francisco, to De
parture bay from Port Angeles. The ship
Wilna, Captain Slater, sailed from Na
naimo today coal laden for San Fran
cisco.
Contraband Opium Found.
PORT TOWNBKND, March 20.—[Special.]
—Twenty pounds of contraband opium
was found buried on the beach in an old
sack today, near Cnicago, Whidby island,
by two workmen. It is evident that the
smugglers were hard pressed by the offi
cers, and when they put in to the shore
they cached the opium and awaited a more
favorable opportunity to get it away.
Delegates From Skagit County.
MOC.NT VERSON, March 20.—[Special.]—
The county Republican convention held
at Hamilton yesterday to elect delegates
to attend the state convention at Seattle,
was a large and harmonious gathering.
The convention was called to order and
Dr. G. V. Calhoun, of La Conner, was
elected chairman, and E. K. Matlock, of
Mount Vernon, secretary. The following
delegates were elected to attend the tfeattie
convention: Captain Jones, Hamilton;
Thomas Caine, Edison; F. *P, Hastie,
Skagit City; J. B. Moody, Mount Vernon ;
J. A. Power, La Conner, and Major Magee,
Anacortes.
Wahkiakum County Delegates.
CATHLAMET, March 19.— At the Republi
can county convention held today, H.
M. Montgomery, J. G. Megler and S. G.
Williams were elected delegates and Will
iam M. Colwell and O. A. Bo'.ven alter
nates to the Seattle state convention. The
election of a new county committee was
deferred until the next county convention.
Island County Delegate!.
COCPKVILLE, March 20. —[Special.]—At
the Island county convention, held here
yesterday, the following delegates were
selected to go to the convention: Thomas
Cranney and John M. Izett.
i'olitlcg Caused the Tragedy,
SAN JOSE, Cal., March 20. —An inquest
was held this afternoon on the remains of
John Combs, who was shot by C. B. Wil
cox yesterday. A number of witnesses
were examined. Nothing was developed
further than was published today. All
witnesses agree that the tragedy was the
result of a hot discussion over the issues
of the approaching city election. The ver
dict of the coroner's jury was simply ttiat
Combs' death was caused by a gunshot
wound indicted by Wilcox. James Dough
erty, who was shot by Wilcox at the same
time as Combs, is still alive. His recovery
is a matter of conjecture.
Still Killing: tlir Kahhits.
TRAVEB, Cal., March 20. —The fifth drive
of the season took place this afternoon
south of town. The weather was cold and
disagreeable and the rabbits kept well to
their holes in the ground. Nevertheless
some 1,500 were killed. A large crowd
was present from Visalia and neighboring
cities. A grand barbecue and drive takes
place here April 8. Each wing of the cor
ral is to be made two miles in length.
The weather permitting, this will doubt
less be the largest drive ever held in the
state.
ISail Weather la California.
BAKEESFIELP, Cal., March 20. —The
weather has been cold and unsettled here
for the past twenty-four hours, and very
stormy in the mountains. Occasional
showers have fallen in the valley, and this
afternoon there was a hail storm with
thunder.
Transcontinental Freight Association.
SAX R>IE«O, March 20.— The Transconti
nental Freight Association will convene
at the Hotel Del Coronado for a two or
three days' session. A number of the
members arrived today.
I ruiier Boston Sighted,
San PiE<jO, Cal., March 20.—A min
of-war has been sighted off the harbor. It
is believed to be the cruiser Boston, on
her way to San Francisco.
FI EL FOR WOKLD'9 FA 111.
Standard Oil Company Will Likely Get
tlic C ontract.
CHICAGO, March 20. —The Standard Oil
Company made the lowest bid for furnish
ing fuel to the World's fair on the basis of
three barrels of fuel oil to a ton of coal.
The companv offers fuel oil at the rate of
70 cents per forty-two gallon barrels dur
ing LF*G and TJ'I cents in 1898. The low
est estimate of coal required is 75,000 tons,
and bids from coal dealers ranging from
12.44 to $3.95 per ton have been received.
It is, therefore, probable that the Standard
company will get tiie contract.
Blaine, Morrill and Springer Better.
WASHntOTos CITT, March 20.— Blaine
passed a comfortable day and continues to
improve steadily.
Senator Morrill continues to improve
slowly.
The condition of Congressman Springer
continues to improve, but ho is still con
lined to bed.
Victim of a Kallmad Wreck.
IOWA Ctry. lowa. March 20.—Mrs. Caro
lina Rumbach, injured in the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific wreck at Biue
Island, 111., January 22, died here today.
DAVE HILL'S FINE WORK
Senator Allen Says He Holds
Key to the Situation.
HE WILL NAME THE NOMINEE.
Bland Bill and Russian Extradition
Treaty to Rouse Interest.
Bill to Abolish Partisan Appointments
to I.abor Positions Under the Gov-
ernment— General Miles Says the
Army Is at Its Minimum.
WASBIKGTOS CITT, March 20. —[Special. !
—"David B. Hill is the one men in the
United States who can prevent the defeat
of Grover Cleveland for the presidential
nomination at the Chicago convention."
This remark was made today by Senator
Allen of the state of Washington. Senator
Allen was chatting about presidential
politics in a general way and about the
Democratic situation in particular. Since
the advent ot Senator Hill in the upper
branch of the national congress, the ma
jority of the members of that body have
given a good deal of attention to
the New Yorker, and he has
been scrutinized by the Republicans with
more interest, probably, than by the Demo
crats. Senator Allen has watched the
movements of the New York politician,
and has arrived at the conclusion that he
is one of the shrcwest wire pullers that
this country has ever seen. Mr. Allen
went on to say that he had no idea what
the outcome would be so far as the tight
for the Democratic presidential nomina
tion was concerned, but he said that there
was one way in which it was possible for
the Democrats to save New York to their
party. Of course Mr. Allen does not hold
that New York will be at any time safe for
the Democrats, but he pointed out a way
in which that state «ould be von by that
party if it could be carried at all in the
present national campaign. His idea re
garding the situation is somewhat peculiar,
but it will not appear strange when the
situation as he si es it is explained. As
has been previously stated* Mr. Allen con
siders Senator Hill a very astute'politician.
Mr. Allen can gee a way in which
Mr. Hill may be able to name
the next candidate of the Democratic
party, and if he is elected secure entire
control of the government machinery. In
carrying out a scheme of this kind Mr.
Hill would not only be able to widen his
grasp upon the politics of the United
States, but would be able to secure his
own nomination for president in 1896, and
would stand a very fair show of an elec
tion.
How can this be done? is the question
that will be asked at this point.
The answer is an easy one. Mr. Hill is
going to the Chicago convention with the
New York delegation solid, and will no
doubt secure sufficient votes from other
states to practically control the situation
at Chicago. If at that time he finds it
would be impossible to secure the nomi
tion for himself, or if he should conclude
that defeat would stare him in the face if
he secured the nomination, he could easily
set himself up as a martyr by saying to
the delegates there assembled:
"I am a Democrat."
This expression is a time-worn phrase of
Hill's, but if he should proclaim himself
in this way at Chicago, and the delegates
and the spectators there assembled should
grasp his meaning, Hill could walk out of
the convention hall the biggest Democrat
in America and with supreme power in
the future over the reins of the party with
out doubt. It wouid take but a few words
to solve this puzzle; Hill would simply
have to announce that lie could see that it
would be to the best interests of the
party to unite the two factions in
New York, and by doing this nom
inate Cleveland, his arch enemy at
the present time, as a candidate of the
Democratic party in the great campaign
of 1592. Hill is the one man that can
make Cleveland the presidential candidate
this or any other year. By so doing he
would, without doubt, be able to secure a
promise written in letters of blood, so to
speak, from Mr. Cleveland by which he
would turn the whole patronage of
his administration over to Hill if
elected, and thereby giving him
control of the government machinery
to be used as he willed. It is probable
that Cleveland would be willing to do this
in order to secure the nomination and by
Hill's aid a possible election in November.
If Hill should conclude to make a move of
this kind there is no reason to doubt but
he would be able to secure the nomination
in lsiW, and by the power under his con
trol as supreme dictator of the next Cleve
land administration, be elected in the fall
of that year. This matter was sug
gested to numerous politicians in
Washington City and there are quite
a number of the shrewdest ones who be
lieve that such may be the outcome of the
great tight for th® Democratic presidential
nomination. There is no reason why Hill
is obliged to secure the nomination this
year in order to satisfy his ambition in
regard to the presidency, By nominating
Cleveland, or throwing the nomination to
New York, Mr. Hill could entrench
himself with his party so strongly that
no other ambitious statesman would
be in the same class with him for
the Democratic nomination in IS)*?,
no matter whether the Democrats won in
this election or not. It will be well enough
for the people of,this country to keep a
sharp eye out on this aitute New Yorker,
lie is the king of political schemers and no
man can tell what he will do during the
next few weeks. He may be able to go to
Chicago with strength enough to secure
the nomination, and, even then, decide not
to take it this year. He may tind it policy
to do as has been indicated above, and, if
he does no man in this country can even
indicate the grasp that he will have upon
the politics of this country in the future.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 20. —Senator
Hill and party arrived in the city this
morning from the South. The senator ex
pressed great gratification at the hospit
able manner in which he was received
throughout the trip. Numerous invita
tions tiave been received by Senator Hill
within the past week to visit various
Western and Southwestern cities and he
is being strongly urged to make such a
tour later.
PARTY WllHOrr PRINCIPLES.
Democrats Acting only on Such Lines
and .May Win Office.
WASHINGTON CITY. March 20.— [Special.]
The Democrats profess with their usual
policy of claiming everything in advance,
of being able to elect a president of the
United States this year no matter who he
ii. The means by which this result is to
i>e attained is not so clear. There are
many uncertainties before them, both as
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION
to candidates and platforms and
record. Mr. Cleveland is quoted as
having said recently that "the Dem
ocratic partv had never committed so
many blunders within so short a time as
since the opening of the present House of
Representatives," and there are many
cool Democrats who agree with him. The
present House is, indeed, making history
very rapidly. It has started out with tho
avowed intention of accomplishing as
much in the direction of positive free
trade as possible by its piecemeal attack
of the McKinley bill. The first and
great point of attack has been
on wool, which will solidify in op
position to that party in several
doubtful states, the interest and influence
of 2,000,000 voters interested in the wool
growing industry. This attack on wool is
intended to satisfy the clamor for free raw
materials among the wool manufacturers
of New England, who have been rapidly
verging towards Democracy on the free
raw material issue. But Mr. Eland and
his ultra-silver associates, backed by an
immense majority of the Democrats in
tho House, a majority which comprisei
two-thirds of the entire vote of the House,
have endorsed the free coinage of silver,
which is. in the view of New England cap
italists and New England sentiment gen
erally, a more severe blow to the manu
facturing and industrial interests of that
section than any tariff on wool that could
be devised. It is scarcely necessary to dis
cuss the details of these two great propo
sitions further than to state them. The
ertbrt to maintain Democratic gains in
New England by this contradictory policy
will be entirely futile. The discussion in
the Democratic party as to candi
dates discloses a more positive ani
mosity than has been known even in that
party of hostile camps. Mr. Cleveland
and his friends have not given up the
struggle. They realize Mr. Cleveland's
popular strength in the party, particularly
outside of New York and New England.
Even in the South Mr. Cleveland is the
man above all others whom acute South
ern politicians believe can most easily be
elected. In their opinion he can most
certainly succeed, and success above all
other things—above principle or men -is
what the Southern leaders are alter.
Mr. Hill is campaigning even more
vigorously than ever in every direction.
He regards Now York settled, Cleveland
dead and buried, the South a fallow field
for his operations, and in that direction
he is about to make an ettort. His play is
lor the South. The .South for Hill, with
New York would give him an easy ma
jority. He expects nothing from New
England; he expects nothing from the
Northwest: he expects nothing from rant
ing, senseless crusade on the
lines of tariff retorm, but ho
expects to win in the South
on free silver, on the vociferous opposi
tion to the so-cailed'force bill, and on his
ability to convince the Southern men that
he can carry the doubtful states necessary
to succeed. The candidacy of Palmer of
Illinois, while he may be able to carry
that state against Harrison, carries no
strength with it In the East or South. He
may be able to impress some Western
states with his strength on the grounds of
availability. Assuming that Hill and
Cleveland might succeed in destroy
ing each other, the candidate
selected would undoubtedly come from
the West, and it is this situation that
l'almer is endeavoring to cultivate. It is
scarcely worth while to discuss the
strength of any other candidates of the
Democratic organization. The party is
divided; it is dominated by Tammany; it
is torn to tatters by the influence and dis
sensions of the Mugwumps; it has no set
tled policy; its pretentions of economy
are sham, and the people will not be de
ceived by them.
On the other hand the policy of the Re
publican organization of fj"
Ihe party believes it v a , lv on hand _ c * u
tariff agitation; it is opp<«!il s greatest of op
coinage of silver and believnon, for which no
currency; is believes in decend' vou can have
tions for the honest administratis reasonable
government; liberal appropriatii? 1 ' >l ' er
pensions, honest appropriations fo. a a f r " j'!
continuance of the new policy regaru M y
the construction of a modern nav>
It is supporting the president >1;
regarding all recent foreign complications;
it has been indorsed by the supreme court
in its conduct of legislation in the Fifty
first congress; its record as to appoint
ments and conduct are attracting new
support from conservative men in all parts
of the country every day. Nobody ex
pects the president to alter his course or
change his opinions, and nobody believes
that the Democratic party will give this
country a definite policy during this ses
sion of congress by which to be judged.
JiON-rAKTISAV KIII'I.OVES.
A Bill to Take I.ahur Appointments Oat
of Politics.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 20.—Represen
tative Andrews, of Boston, has completed
the report on his bill "to exclude political
influence in the employment of laborers
under authority of the United States,"
and will submit it to the House tomorrow.
The bill will affect some 21,000 employes,
and will require that henceforth they
shall bo appointed or employed without
regard to political considerations.
The system contemplated by the bill
will not require certiiications through tho
civil service commission. The only pur
pose of the legislation, Andrews points
out, is to compel the appointment of prop
erly qualified men in the order of their
application, without the delays of
cumbersome machinery. Andrews says
of the 173,7U0 employes in the ex
ecutive department only 30,72<i are
subject to competitive examination. The
oil! proposes wide extension and simpliti
cation of a non-partisan system at much
less cost than heretofore. It is not pro
posed to require competitive examination
for the scholastic test of laborers. The
rules according to which they are to bo
employed are to be left to the discretion of
the civil service commission, but it is in
tended that the rules shall simply pro
vide for physical titness and good character
of the applicant. No more labor will bo
required on the part of the appointing
officers than at present. When the ex
igencies of the case necessitate it employ
ment may be made without the system of
registration.
UKANCMEH or CO.NGKES9.
HPand Silver Kill in ltna«e—Ku*»lan Ex
tradition Treaty In Senate.
WASHINGTON CITY. March 20.—Proceed
ings in the House during the coming week
will be more than unusually interesting,as
the Bland silver bill will be the special
order for three days, beginning Tuesday.
Tomorrow appropriation bill will be called
up and consideration of the iiland i ill
commences. A great many members de
sire to speak on the silver question, and
an effort will be made to reach an agree
ment between the friends and opponents
of free coinage providing that the debate
and consideration of the bill shall run a
whole week. So understanding will ba
reached, however, as the silver ment want
the agreement to include a stipulation
that the vote shall be taken at the end of
the week without any indulgence in tilli
bustering tactics, but the auti-free coinago