iff M Ml 111 Wnght Hole Cue. MtIOHT'S STORY 18 DENIED. jil, rr r Nasttek, mt flwa Frsselw*. lays Caat. Hair Mgaai *• *•***• «a Aasnat O. liM, aa4 Waa %mt »■ Seattle Fart sf tk« Psiy l»» a* - Baagkter Praaaaace tile |«ts sal teatrset m Forgery. Strange as It may seem. an allbt !■ <*ne tbe defenses in the Blair- Wright not* aui: Judge Jacobs overruled th* de fendant 'a motion for a ao«-rHit yesterday mammg upon the opening of eourt, and tbe rest of the forenoon WAS tak*n up with the tesf.naony of Edwin B. Masti«"k, who testified that on Aug-,wt C, P®6. the day an which tne big no*' and contract are ul tlgcd to have been executed, he waa with Capt. Blair from th • Usst the latter roa*i tn tbe morninit until fc» retired at night, and that no paper af any kind ar»w signed }tg Capt, Blair that r» l»> o'clock until lata in the afternoon, was #peiit by Capt. Blair and Xra. Ma*ti< k In t iking a trip to Fort Biakvisy. according to Mr. Maati-k's story. Wngiu'a te.unior y was that his uncle aigied tb*i hot* and contract at 9 30 or 10 s"ck*:k In th« morning of tbe day e«i. in th'- lobby of the Italnier-Orand hotel. Air. MasticS's testimony wan corrobo rated by that ot his wife, who «u In Use lobby ot the hotel, she say*. up to 10 •'slock. Mr. Maatick wai Capt. Blair* a la»yer from until the latter"* d*ath. and dKitird on the v.and that the signa litm to the not* ant! t :>n tract were, In hi* judgment. not thu«i» ot Capr. Blair, Still more positive that th~ signatures Wr» not genuine was pretty Miss Jennla M. B!»lr. who said her father could never havs writt< n them Several other witnesses tes tlfl'-'l pretty closely on the Sine# Indicated by Attorney Hughe* In his opening state ment for the defense made yesterday storming. but Use lawyer and the daughter ot the dead San Francisco lumberman wer* the eu»r arltnesses for hi* adminis trator yesterday. It is tfconght the trla' of tho caw* will oc cupy th«» balanes of the week, at least, MaMlelt on the- Stand. Edwin B Mastick. a prominent San Francisco lawyer, was the first wltn?«» raHed by the defense. He Is an elderly atari and very feeble, and had to be »»- tisted by the attorney* to ascend the wit s'» ttand. In response to the inqulrieg propounded by Mr, Hughts, Mr Mastick tesliSed that t<- had l>een the friend un) •Homey of C.ipt, BJalr from I*£6 until the Utter# death. In Aug.at, 1«&3, witness and Ida wife at the. request of Capt. Blair exonipt;ni»d tho latt>r ©n a business tr'p tsSeattl# to look after legal matters con mtsir.g the C.'.ttr river coal minos. They arrived In Baltic on August 3, in the »*»* ing wheh wa< Sitjifgsv. On Suti ity wftr.'sa and his wif- went to 1,.k-> and I ,»k* t?aion. On that ev«SRg < npt Blair l*ft th« Hairs- - Grand I ote!. where the party was stop* J- ; T ann > liy and Capt. Blair w»nt to the off!'rs of the latter's attor neys. itruve. Allen. Hughes * M. MU km. tft i»cert;t whet a trip c mid b. to Tser,mt wh a certainty of finding tt'r V'tir'h'rn Faoific land .iKprit regiird lag Biaii a litlgat'nn A telegram was win; and in the afternoon »n an»wer re eeiiif'' (ted lhaf the jgept cotj'tl Stan Wertnemlay. This left Tuesday free to wttnrss snd Capt. Blair, who decided to spend that day at Fort Biaketcjr. Tuetday Wis August « and the day upon whli'h Wright claims the note and eon trjet we»e executed bv til# uncle Ir thA lehby of the Ranter nrand hotel. «om tl»e during the forer Or Tuesday the witness »<• * Cspt. Riair and * m, s* nif,. t.vsk brr-,kf«>f together * r ' l th>" w• ■ .'.s, trt !lv hot"! lobby and watted f.-\ r half an hour or so, until H+*+ time f >r the hon! to tnvf f ip port Witnes* an< C"apt PJalr *tt lse*r ra. h nth* - a ;t the time Wt'nfo kh< «*t'ata i <■.■ l it-no/ any kind wr« Cnn* W,(. ,lur«r< the morn •rs <*>» h U slgpatur# or stcned hv him WittvsK » mM certainly h»ve «*e n Flip Sign s , n y such pjjwr* if the latter Mtl dot}** * v , «■', time for the boat to at iih ".! to ,V,-I,irk. wttnem and '■V V r Ms-trtly down ta ths »*d ; .„ ra ,, th< , ji,.. 1P4l Thr *'!!"?* *' ft ' , w ' in " il at th* hotel and •»;*«* '»!«' w»«t to l>*rt T-wrwerd to w-\° r# f ''" tW *?•> H:«>- *t>eru aeverat * ! * * "' **>". ? .-*kM ofr the WBfc *nl n -M the loading rtf vwl* f . , r W* ---.x r nvmhered i tl the harbmr Mark id*. Hotel. r^ n r ' ' > ,«.-a!tl» » tr.ewt nr..t tp * ***•''" *- r k to th« hotel. TTlt "*** * 4 '" M t >-> <-.> i.- s if th<- latter did *- K " ■* ' * *l*?er again: that w hitiilfr h'tn from - ri.,l th ,r h, h | g* *g,S« ' 1,1 <»*»« «»» t© *V xv- i* .. > , ftet . * v "' w -«o-#a *r ! slr5 lr , r " i »i-l n«»*t -.." ' •« wtth th "QUEEN"' i \ i ttabtntii'* \ .( t r-'—'A ' \ \ T V i- *-WI hi , V ! * r.l . r t i '. C f r ' •* '-* i . »•' V «S**t ' - , „ w w > \ V I w. lain i a: $ Rrst Ah. ACORN STOVES AND RANGES And a Complete Uie of Hardware and Tinware CAW » rorsrn AT Zo So MILES ®©o 9 BlffiCo A. Mm Pirn. THUR VAT. N!Tth»n> Pacific iutd agent and caa« home. Tfcs M?nt had wired them that b* would not meet than Wednesday. On Friday, the neat day, witness wrote to hi* daughter at home and then went to Port Townaead to bring hbi wlf« »o Seattle, returning with her Saturday night. On Sunday nomine the party left for the south, witnes# and hi# wife stopping -n Portland and Capt. Blair going on to San Franciaco. * I taring hia atay in Smttie on that trip witne** saw young Wright many times, lie W3a often with his uwk on the a:reet and elfwhtrc. In con vernation at the hotel one day witr.eas wag told by Capt. liiair that the latter'a nephew fcad been appointed a notary public, and thougnt that if he could open an office he could m>ke a living. Capt. Blair stated at that time that his n-phew had asked hira for moaejr to p<*y his office rent, but that he fCapt. Plairl was not going to give It. "WUiturn* did not comment or. Cap:. Blair's «talnnnl at the time t rat ma da. Mr. Hughes then »t-nt on to ask the witm-a* a grant many questions about Capt Blair's business and personal hab its. In the early year* the captain drank considerably, but in 1875 ceased to uae liquor. and up to the time of hla death was strictly temperate. He was a very prudent man; never Rave notes or paid interest when he could avo.d It. Witness; stated further that he waa acquainted with Capt. Blair'a signature. Then Mr. Hughes handed the witness the biK S2S.'WO note. Witness said he had never seen the paper before, but had seen copies of it. "I>ofs that signature look like Capt. Blair's writing?" axked Mr. Jlughea. "It doe* not look to me l"e his hand writing," replied the witness. "It re semble* It generally, anl yer it doesn't seem Just like it. His band was stiff and 'clumpy.' It may have been because he waa a sailor one time. It was an effort for him to write even his own name. me men write easily, without an effort, but for Capt. Blair it waa labor." The witness then went on to state a few particular s in which the slgmuur. seemed to him to be unlike Capt. Blair's. When the captain placed his per on the paper it geperally made a splotch, and the lines wero not flowing, but stiff. This was one way in which the signature to the not» srehjed unlike Capt. Blair's. The witness was then shown the con tract accompanying the note Witness had never seen It before. He w,t» asked by Mr. Hughes whether he thought the signature to the contract was Capt. Blair's. \ot lliatr'a Mgualsrr. "I don't believe that signature is his, either." replied tha witness. "it ia not Capt. Blair's; It doesn't look like him." Mr. Hughes then went off on a line of questioning regarding the different wills made by Capt. Blair with the intention, as he told the court, of showing Capt. Blair had never transferred his affections fsom his own son to young Wright. Wit ness «jld that in the will before his last Capt. Blair made no provision for any persons except his w>fe and children. Capt. Blair never said anything to wit n*»s« about any claims against hia estate that might fall due onl> after his death. Then Mr, Hughes asked the witness about the valu«» of the Biair estate. Witness t t jugbt the California, estate was w.irth ai-out S3 ! *UY>!. It had declined much in % iiu" during the re< tn y ars or- account of the fill tn prices of redw-.-ixl timl>»>r lands. The eatate. it seems, owns 7,000 a 'f* of such lands!, ?dr. Mastick **< cross-examined at con siderable Img'h by Mr. Files, who first w iOted t< know jti<»t how familiar th» wit ness had been with <"apt. Blair's business afT > rs. Witness did not know any of the i tk- (n C «pt. B1 tiKs ofll *e and wa* rare ly there hlmseif. Capt. BUr generally < i.w to witne--*' wheft he. wished io witness on bu-intM. Capt. Blair usual ly wrote with t gold pi ;> With a steel P*n h»s signature he slightly .liff.r ent. Kv«t If he did not know that the sig natures to th»> note and contract were db- i puted, witness would hesi'ate to accept them as genuine "They sr.- not good imitations then?" I Inquired Mr Flies. "X<\" replied the * itn- -s, "they don't I look like him " Then Mr. File* took a course de-U:nt»d to t*>si the tnemory of the witne*. He wanted to know th«» first thing the witne»>-< did en the morning cf i. IK«:; where he was on August 17. lw7; what was the «e ;i te of the weather on August «, l>et, a rui s« vera! questions of like character. Tht> witness was unable ta answer any of the queftiot>s, h it exp aliWi to the Jury that the reason he remembered so irateiy w l ut happened during his visit to Seattle In August, rn*. was that it was his « r *t visit to Fuget soattd and all o>-*can>nces during the visrt were ImprcsseKi on his memory. In a.-lrtittnn to this, letters writ ten home he him«e!f *nd wife at that time i had aided him m recalling datts and cir- Cttmstances Mlnlr Th.» witm-Mi was further crosa-esaralned on many othfr aubjec:# fji,«»«tk>n ask ed was w-hethfr it was not fa,*t that he had mad* tsrse ftv* out nf r >.jvt liui* *nd tiit«. The Witnesa replied that <'ijt JUalr wis ■ ! a man who paid large Wit r- >"« M I rnrr** .| to conduct tht» litigation of th» for ll.0»a». he said. If re»pona« t a frotit Mr. Hughes. Mr. caused *au*hter t'V 1: * "•' iitln* que; #i. $m to w>.eth« r st \u« not habit of the s*.*n !'n:.. u ( -o < i unr« to |9(W b if fee* to lawyer* in liti- of departed mintrnntnea. Mr thougbt li w #«t, \\ .»* it ft .-:. Mr I*l'v> wars'; d ta k-»« w • tt Cdj.? i!'»lr had dur!n« ht< . viin- k v.-n a*: • ««) r • *nief».-.s on Van t't« tr>v«; faahfonaMs «*r*--t ' <• " ■ »to h:s »•', ? Mr :iu ?Tacoma on Aricuet *. '**•' rt? ' e of the N »rthrrn Pat-tr'o li-.n.' acn: *S . » f. u >: UJaIP were • v *r *''■* t: « The w.r--^ awhile Mr i . ; a . j u !.„„ rvnj , , h „ l ruber that he hsd «rer • - s- .» T u- >:ra. «>«*e other inter. -• -,.••> v .i, rurw!i of thw ti.r w .« when Juror 1 vnHl. who ON*! to lj. . -t <•»'!,' w.'.a a»k ed ivraWMii'n of the -t i- .s rr Ined th»j witness on the r-\»v .r,* fi»r*ths*fa ; ' i- l-r of f\r a rut son from Mr. M .»• Hra Vi*tirL'« «i„ r , Mrs Ma«tlok the age»i *•. t f - t v,, •->. w;-r,-« called. S:e ,-0rr.0, ; , fefkr h - *nd' '» testimony and said «he waa cer> *•»'« was twt m'aiake-, be ause she • d<« *?rs Ph« .«aid »'e heard CsjK. - say he vooM no: give fey rfpbem f r- J to pa> ofJloe rent, Mr. Mtftkk waa for a few mo- THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, ins. ments after his wife left the stand, aad told bow he had examined the papers in Capt. Bialr'a safe deposit box after the latter'* death. So duplicate of the Wright contract waa among the papers, nor was auch a contract found elsewhere arhen the bulk of the remainder of Capt. Blair'a pa pers waa examined by tbe witness. Aft*-r the. noon adjournment B-jbert Oourlay, of Cedar Mountain, waa called as a witness by Mr. Hughes. He testified that for some time in 1536 he acted as su- perlmendent of the Cedar river coal m.nes for Capt. Hlair at a salary of SITS a month. In the fall of that year Wright came up to the mine* and collected two months' rent from the storekeeper for the building Occupied by him. and refused to turn the money over to him (Oourlay). Wrisht ai#o requested the witness to "fire" the pumpman at the mne and hire hia fWright's* brother. Witness refused to make any su< h change on advice of J. M. Colman, te whom witness had told by Capt. Blair to go for advice. Wright's action led witness to write a letter to Capt. Blair uoking for instructions. He received an answer telling him that Wright was not authorized to come upon the min ing property to collect rents or meddle with employes, and further telling him to throw Wright off the premlsea if. he attempted to enter upon them for such purpose. Witness was shown bis own let ter. which was found among Capt. Blair'a papers, but he failed to product the letter he claims to have received frvm Capt. Blair, and told the court that he thought it had l>een destroyed. Oourlay was crosa-examined at consider able length by Mr. Piles, principally with the object of showing that after Oourlay and others leased the coal mines from Capt. Blair, they employed Wright to rep resent them in certain litigation. Another fact brought out in this cross examination. whlrh afterward proved im portant. was that In the fall of 18S5 Oour lay met Capt. Blair at the Busier, although the latter was a guest at the Raln:er-Orand at the time. (apt. Blair'a »oa< The defend then called as a wltmss Wtl llnm Blair, the son of Capt. Blair, who save his age at 36 years. He testified that for the fourteen years immediately pie ceding his father'# death he was the book keeper In the latter's office in San Fran olsco, and was familiar with his signature, Mr. Hughe* handed the note upon which Wright ia suing to the witness. "Judging from your knowledge of your father's handwriting, do you think that Is his genuine signature?" he asked. "1 do not," replied the witness. Then Mr. Hughes showed the contract in controversy to the witness and asked a similar question. The witness replied that the signature was not his father's. The witness went on to state that when In Ban Francisco Wright wa# cor.tinuaiiy asking Capt. Biair for money; and that when Cap*. Blair camp to Seattle Wright made like demands. The relations be tween the witness and his father had al ways been cordial. They had never quar eJed. and his father had no ill-will against him. He was quit# familiar with his father's habits in business. They we e good. He would discount his bill" eves if he had tb borrow money to pay them. Cross-examined, Blair testified that he wis .-il'Sent frcin his father's office during hi* employment on occasional vacations, on -e for three months, and once for a longer period when he was in Europe. Witness did not know wlio did the cffice work when he was His father had no other clerks. Mr. Flies dived deep Into m investigation of the knowie.lgti of the witnr s regarding W. O. Hsyden and Simmy Ross, both of whom bad been oc casionally employed in Capt. Bla.r's of fice. The witness claimed to km* a ceedingly little about them. Then Mr IMles wanted to know where the witness had been at various time* in September. 1594. Witness was not posted on the subject. During this Mr. Hughes objected several .times to Mr. I'lies' questloms. Finally th»* latter turn ed to Mr Hughes and remarked: "Counsel seems to me. to be a little too thin-skinned in this case. If he will ailow me to conduct my cross-eaamlnation in the courtroom as I please, then, if counsel objects, he can meet me outside at d it there." Judge Jacob" either failed to heir tie w .,r ts. or deemed It wise not to take no tice of them, and in a few minutes the two lawyers were agam basking in the sunshine of peace. Capt. Illalr'a Finsera. Miss Jennie M. Blair, the pretty daugh ter of Capt Blair, succeeded her brother on the witness stand, She was asked by Mr Hughes what the condition of her father's right hand was during his life time. "My father's finjtwrs were not «uppl'\" *-he r«psled. "They were rather clumsy. H e w<» .;wkw.»r*. and proceedc l to give her tia s*:ms. "Th. l!:n s of this signature," *h? said in »üb«;ari • "are very fine, en if :t had l-en writton i»y a woman. It would have h»r. absolutely impoasib'.a for my father to nr" -o hnr When paps dot"<»d his *i »" a'w iva fljj<»d hit r«'n full of ink, at-.d w : v.* put it down tt mad. a blot, not a «*.•» p<- it like this. Then there a the line this V in 'Samn down it the bottom. It would have l»een impc*!' . for j.apw to make this kind of Children should always increase in weight. Not to grow, not to increase in belongs to old age. Present and future health demands that this increase in weight should be steady and never failing. To delicate children, Scott's Emulsion brings richer blood and firmer riesh. Better color comes to the cheeks and stronger muscles to the limbs. The gain in weight is substantial; it comes to stay. jae. rn-i $. —* *, ~ti i n. mm Tafc a break la hla writing- Tbe line whe#e ft is broken goes right on and if papa had made such an Interruption in tbe lines of hla writing he wcuid have made a smudge when he put hla pen down agatn." Miss Blair then gave it aa her »pin.a# that the signature to the contract watf alao not her father's. Miss Blair was asked about* the relations beiweee her father and Wright. In the fall of ÜBS her father informed her that he waa eery much annoyed by Wright's Interfering in his business affairs, and at his dictation she wrote a letter to Robert Oourlay. tbe superintendent of tbe Cedar river coal mines, telling Oour_ay that Wright was not authorised to collect r- sits or otherwise interfere with GourUy's man agement. In September. 1806, witneaa came to Seattle with her father and stopped at the Ka:nler-Orand hotel. During their atay of a week la Seattle ahe was with her fatr,er at the hotel every evaning except two. On those evenings she requested Capt. F. J. Bums, a friend of Capt. Blair, to stay with her father until her return, and Capt. Burns did so. Her reasons for not wishing to leave her father alone were that bis health was vf-y poor at the time. This testimony of Miss Hlais's is contra dictory to the testimony of John B. Hart, for tbe plaintiff, to the effect that he ac companied Wright to the Bstler hotel one evening in the fall of I*S. tn September, he thought, and there had a conversation with the old man. In which the latter ad mitted that he had given his nephtw a J2T\(XW note. The balance of Miss Blair'a testimony was devoted ta her father's papers. She had never sven the copy of Wright's al l«g»-d contract anrong them. She was not cross-examined to any extent by Mr. Piles. "%l» Life aa Opew Buok." Capt. David O.lmore, who was once a shipmate of Capt. Blair's, and for many years commanded different ones of the lat ter'? vessels, was next called. His testi mony wa« of particular interest in but one or two points, though Jse was on the stand for nearly an hour. One of these points was where Capt. Gilmore testified that he had once In 1596 twitted his old friend. Capt. Biair. jdklngiy on the probability of some contract wife or big note turning up after his (Capt Blair's) death. Witness waa moved to make the remark by seeing some reference to the Fair will case in a newspaper, and hearing the Kenyon note case discussed. Capt. Blair had said to wltnesa: "Xo. captain, my life is an ojwn book. There will be no contract wife, or big note In my case when 1 am dead." Another little point in the testimony which struck the audience as amusing was when, as the witness testified. he and Cant. Blair were .-itting in the lobby of the Rainier-iJrand. Young Wrtaht was with them. Capt. itlair tolti Wright to ito away for a moment; that he wished to talk pri vately with ("apt. Gilmore. Wright went awav and the witness remarked to Capt. Blair: "Captain, that boy must tie very fond of you; I see him with you all the time." To this Capt. Blair replied: "Yes. d— n the boy; I can't get clear of him; he follows my around like my shad ow," Capt. Blair, the witness mid. was a v< ry careful business man. He was very conser vative and a hard man to make a trade with. "Why." remarked the witness, turning toward the jury, "when he had a few drinks in him you couldn't make a trade with him at all." Capt. Gtlmore was cress-*examined at considerable length hy Attorney Dore. One interesting fact brought out was that dur ing the stay of Capt. Blair at th* Rainier- Grand with the Ma*ti''lus in August. 1*33, wltm'H* had seen Wright and his uncle together in the hotel lobby one morning. Neither Mr nor Mrs. Mastlck were pres #hr. Wright and £apt. Blair were appa rently on the best of terns*. When the captain made the statement that he could not clear himself of Wright, witne.** did not consider that h»» felt any 111 will tow ards the nephew. Capt. Blair was a man who used pretty roi:i£h language in ordi nary conversation sometime.", being an old sailor. The lost witness called w is W. A. Mitch ell. now a resident of Seattle, but who formerly lived In Sin Francisco and had done work In Cap!. Blair's office. HP was shown a large bunch of canceled check*, purporting to have been signed by «' * t>t. Blair. He saJd he was familiar with the captain's handwriting. and that the checks wfre jfenulne. He had filled out the body of each of th»> rhecki». He was then S)IOT « the alleged forged not® and promptly sate his opinion that the Hgnatttie was totg»d. Mitchell had ft Id tha* ht* h ; I never .-ecn the not« before coming to the witness stand, but Mr. Dore got hirn to t.lm't that he had previously t** n coptesi of hoth tho note and contract. Th»n Mitehel* went on to analyie the alleged spurious »*ig nature and give his r-awns for believing It a forgery. In a fath erly was Mr. i >-•»"• ! -v ■ unon the shoulder of the witness and askt-d hWn If he didn't notice difft-reftce* between the genuine signature* just as marled as between the genuine and the alleged forg eries" The witness candidly admitted that thin was a fact. Mr. Dore asked if it was not » fact that Cap:. Blair never wrote his name twice alike. Mitchell was not cer tain but what this WAS a fact. Then Mr. Dore asked Mitch* il whether one of the admittedly genuine signatures In evidence was Blair's or not. Mitchell replied that he didn't know. From thin time on Mr. Dore had hi* own way, and finally compelled Mitchell to admit that ths only signature* of Capt. Blair he wouid positively declare were genuine were thosa he had seen the captain write DeL ft. Harbaugh. the landlord of the Rainier-Grand hotel, was called and cor roborated the testimony of Mr. Mastick as to the date of Capt. Binir's visit to Seattle in August. W9' by reference to his account books. He was the list witness for the day. HUM: HI: M.VI r (^(MMITTKK. Meeting; to Be Held This Afternoon !n M«>or Hnmea* Olllre Nearly ev-ry arrangement has been com puted for the monster Iwncli! •r,t»»rtaln metit to N' held in the Seattle th aur on the afternoon of April K The proiceeds will be devoted entirely »u t >» n<- d-» of the families of the brave who lost their I'ves tn the battleship Maine disaster. A comm.tt !? l, f,yon. Charts F. Wh.t' vv, <; ..rr M liolhw m ay. T. 11. Waiter. Prof. Luebea'and Will A Stee held Friday. April • a: old Rain.er hotel. i'"arl Rossi, ft veteran tv. ■*.; a -g e f 4 .. tie died yesterday morn:iig at his res ider e. €l3 COtufnMa. street. He had been M' k f r three years. He was ?he propri etor of *ne stand tn front of the Horse shoe saloon. The furer*' services of the Isj'e Eugene Chaptn he;d yesterday at 2 o'ci k fr m the family r->a!, r.re. 11S »vr;,t,-. Rev. c avi* oi d. a ting. Int«tm--nt w.sa in View cemetery. S*sr.!**i Wf!*", a. m?r»r « R-**;yn. wis J.raarft* to the rtly ye*: rd«y rnarn.n# wV.h his rscM xrm b*»iiy (VUntMl Tbe acci dent h*svjxned at the coat mine* tod wa# occ**3 >n»\J by * detective Wiwwi, Weber v» *o•« T«rk llMk. IHt UN MIL Three Schooners With 75 Gold Seekers Have Already Gone. FIVE ARE NOW LOADING HERE. Srkonarn Helen. Colatubla aad Gliif Start Karlr. Hgpiag to Find mm Ojxu raiMgr—Olhrn Will Sail t)hartl> Witk Many Putnvrn, Who Knew Little of tlio Coutry But Who Aw ('my to Ott There. Kctzf' >{ sound, OR the nerihwt sum coast of Alaska, jn th* newest field for which the A 1 aska-going contingent are heading. Within the past month ihree e.hooners, loaded to their utmost capacity with miners and their outfits, have been dispatched to this district. Other schoon er* now in port are also fitting out for the ume place. The first vessel to satl this mason for Kutsebue sound wu the schooner Helen, which left here March 2*. She had on hoard a party of twenty men from the East. They were provisioned for three years. The schooner Columbia, with twenty-five men on board, w\»s the next vessel to follow, sailing from here on March 28. The members of her party were an expe dition ssnt out by Anthony Corcoran, of this city. On arriving at Kotsebue sound the party expected to snake th*-ir way Inland, exploring and prospecting the country- The party was outfitted for three years. On the 4th of this month the schooner Elsie sailed with a party of thirty men. The party was made up of men from Minnesota and Wisconsin. They intend to spend two years '.n the Kotxebue sound country, where several of the men al ready had claims located. The vase's which are at present pre paring to leave for Kotxebue sound are the schooners Arthur 8., Life, I„*rty George and the John Kckert, The Arthur B. la prepared to sail and will leave a* soon as her party arrives. Ex-Mayor Wood gives full detail)* of hi* overland exptditlon from 8:. Michael to Heattle, together wish the latest au thentic information about the new min ing districts, the Munook and Tanana, in the Weekly Post-Intelligencer, published today. Send a copy to your friends. THEY BOTH Ul AItKEI.KD. Henry Jsines Slashee Hnrrj' Roy With n Knife. Harry Roy and Henry Jaw*, both col ored. became Involved In a quarrel at a lodging bouse at Sixth avenue south and M In street, early yesterday momtng. The result was that Roy was cut with a pocket-knife about the he*d and neck. The jHJllce arrested bflh men. HEGINS'IN'O Wedn» sd ly, April fith. trslnx from North Ifcnd and Intermediate !*>(nts on Snoqualmf? branch of Seattle <% International railway will leave North Bend at *:s® a m : arrive at Seattle 10Hi a. m. Train for North Bend and Inter mediate points *lll leave Seattle 4:15 p. in., arriving at North Bend 7:50 p. m. KKNAI PENINSULA Fast sailing .schooner to the new rich gold field*. Kenai penlnsti! v via Kachemac hsy. Co'k Inlet. For information or for passage %nd freight, apply to Pacific Ex ploration Co.. 10&-H8 Washington building. THtU'SANim of Easter lilies and rose* No advance In price. Malmo & Co., 913 Second avenue, near Madison. TEETH filled, s«c and SI. Best rubber plate, SB. Dr. Baker, Sullivan building. NEW Hair Store. 310 Yesler way. Beveral valuable dogs have be»en pois oned f Cc-KMt sa(ointment) t«rtd tk* frmr o/m c&mpMtig. Feb. 31, 1*B» Hlf KAPa* ANDERSON. Genet a. Box Elder Co, Utah. My hands were coapleuJy coveted with EaKna,aad between any fingers the shin was perfectly raw. I could get BO esse night or day. 1 was to a rage of itching. My husband had to tlieas and undress rae like a baby. The best physic tans' Medicines gave me no relief, and drove me almost crazy. I used the Ci TictTfcfc ! ointment i, and jles wumU*& mftfr ik' tni mpptHntvm /seas prrfteUf easy, nmrf Utpt so« ■Mi: y mtl tkmt and 1 have not had the Ecama in two yean. AGNES M- HARRIS, Fcah, Va. Imsr Cess Tii>rai>T m Twriiw. I»i»- rw *;»» Htfsme*. errs «>s H««». ml 4 Smi vt Cmnru haaiM.TssrT,siis*m<>f>s—di«i)fsw>is rmm. «sm in MI nnr - MM.'iwns n—i i—nil The MacDougaJl & Soutfowick Co. 717, 719, 721, 723 First Avenue. AN EASTER SALE OP WOHEN'S GLOVES. Commencing tomorrow and continuing for two days 100 dozen pairs of Women's Imported Kid Gloves, in shades of ox-blood, pearl white, cream, gray, brown, navy, green, black—white stitched—solid black, Itin, mode and butter. These Gloves are this season's importations and will be found strictly up to date in every particular. Reg ularly sold at $1.50 a pair. Tomorrow and Saturday, $1.19 A PAIR. Jardinieres for Easter Lilies. We've too many Jardinieres, and tomorrow and Satur day, to make you better acquainted with our Crockery De partment's new quarters on the third floor, we will mark the prices at just one-half. They come in many designs* colorings and sizes. Tomorrow and Saturday we will sell them at 31c, 55c, 79c, 93c, $1.13 AND $ 1.55 EACH. Colored! Dress Goods. Easter is almost here, and we are ready for It with the prettiest, brightest, most stylish weaves and fabrics imag inable. 44-inch Mohair Granite Cloth, plain colors only, $1.25 a yard. 46-inch Fancy Bayadere Cloth, in shades of tan, brown, green, gray and cadet blue, $1.50 a yard. 48-inch Hard-Finished Covert Cloth, brown, tan and gray shades, $1,75 a yard. 54-inch French Broadcloth, all the shades for tailor made gowns, $2.00 a yard. Linen Values. Table Damasks, Napkins and Towels—opportunities in this department to add to your stock of Linens at very little expense. 100 dozen Damask Napkins, all pure linen, heavy weight, excellent value, $1.75 a dozen. 50 dozen Linen Huck Towels, large size, with fringe, 15c each. 25 dozen Turkish Towels, full size, unbleached, 20c each. 1,000 yards German Table Damask, extra heavy, all linen, at 75c a yard. 500 yards Table Damask, none better for wearing qualities, pure flax linen, 85c a yard. Crash Toweling, bleached, extra heavy, all pure linen, 12 l-2c a yard. Turkey Red Table Damask, fast colors, splendid qual ity, select patterns, 49c a yard. Queen Skirt Supporter. "All 6®od Thlata Cone ta Tktse Wfct Walt/' Ever since shirt waists have been in existence women have been greatly annoyed by their dress skirts sagging in the back. That annoyance has all been done away with. Pins, safety pins and hooks and eyes have been dis carded. ♦♦Queen" Skirt Supporters take the place of all. The leading physicians throughout the country say "Queen" Skirt Supporter is invaluable to women. Being a belt the heavy weight of a skirt is equally distributed on the supporter, thus leaving the back and spine free from any dragging weight. By wearing a "Queen" Skirt Sup porter health, comfort, convenience and happiness are secured. It is easily adjusted, can be worn with any belt, is an excellent support for leather belts, prevents them from stretching or cracking, is invisible and gives a skirt that correct "hang" which only a "Queen" Skirt Sup porter can. They come in sizes from 19 to 42 inches. With each one is given enough fasteners for three dresses. Are finished in black and silver. Will wear a life time. Price 25c each. We Hive Seeo Sppoiuted Sole Ageots io St attic for tije "Queen" Skirt Supporter. s