THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.VOL. XXIII., NO. 4.
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Canton Flannel, 5c yard.10 pieces 36-inch Brown
Sheet inir, 5c yard.10 pieces ffood Bleached Do-
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SEATTLE. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1892.
STOBMS IN THE EAST.The Town of Redbud, 111., De-
stroyed by Cyclone.
DEEP SNOW ON THE PRAIRIES.
It Blankets the Winter Wheat andCripples the Telegraph Service.
Terrible Accident at a Democratic Cele-bration in Arkansas?Fire Injures aMaryland Brewery?An Oakland Ho-tel Burned?Train Wreck in Arisona.
Redbcd, 111., Nov. !7.-Where last night ex-isted a b.autiful town, full of hapny homes, to-day is n scene of wreck and desolation, causedby a cyclone. Houses, barns, fences andorchards are leve ed to the ground and spreadover the surrounding country. Entering fromthes southwest, the cyclone first demolished theCatholic church and schoo. an i the residence ofMorgan Drage. The German Lutheran churchwus next leveled to the ground. Aflerdestroy-ing several barns and tearing away severalfences it struck the largo two-story residence ofPeter Kendall, which is oi solid stone, andcrumbled i: to fragment?. Mrs. Kendall wasseverely injured. A large double brick houseoccupied i y D. I>. Perry as a dwelling', ofiicea: d composing ro<>m,was entirely destroyed. Thefamily were buried in the ruins, but managedt' extricate themselves without serious injury.Pet.T'on's agricultural warehouse was blowndown, and fourt- en other rc-ldeuces destroyed.
The 11-year-old -o.s o; Jacob Koch was ki.le iinstantly and his mother fataily injured. Iheinjured inclu le: Mrs. Jacob Koch, fatally: Mrs.l'etcr Kendall, Mrs. Peter Kardeu, Mrs. LouisBooger, Julius Hnnos, Mr. Bremen, AdrianMarr, Mrs Emma Cro-.r. Mrs. John Manderfeldt,Mr. and Mrs. D. I). Perry. Many people arewithout clothing an i shelter, a:id th*s cold rainmakes their situation m re deplorable. The
1 roperty loss i< c>t;innti<! ut?:OO,CO'J.
HEAVY SNOW FALL IN TIIE EAST.
It Covers ths Wiutcr Wheat, but Crip-ples Telegraph "service.
CEDAV. llArms, la., Nov. 17.? Heavy mow hasbeen tailing here all day. street <ur traflie isgreatly impeied. The telegraph wires aredown, and there is no prospect of a let-up.
KANSAS CITY. NOV. 17. ?A furious cnowstormprevailed in Kansas and Missouri today. Theprincipal damage done was to the telegraphcompanies. Tue storm began with heavy rain,which turned to we:, heavy snow early in theniorniiig. It covered the wires with a heavyburden ami then ' egan to freeze. S ion a heavywild sprang up and, increasing to a gale, car-ried uuwn the overburdened wires as if theyhad been threads, taking the poles with them.Aa communication by wire east and westofKansas C.ty was entirely cut off from 10 o'clockthis morning until this evening. The saowreached a depth varying from one to tbiee feetin differ n: parts of the two states. The stormwill greatly benefit winter wheat. Reports re-ceived at the various railroad ollicei are thatthe fall of snow was as good us a heavy ruiufailand has saved the winter wheat.
Great Fire at Canton, Md.BALTIMORE, Nov. 17.?At 9 o'clock tais morn-
ing a destructive broke out in the NationalBrewing Company's establishment, near thecorner of O'Lionnell and'ijiirii streets, Canton.Flames were discovered in the upper part of thebrewlioase, a three-storr brick. aooul lIW feetSQUU.-e. The »*ntiie bui! gutted, caus-ing a loss ot from $250,000 to r#o,ooo. entirecity fife department responded to the alarm, butwere unable to quench the flames. Assistancewas asked of th.- fire department ot Baltimore,which promptly responded, and through theireftorti the ti-e was got tinder control. A work-man named Joseph Oppey was struck on thohead by a falling smokestack uud badly cutThe total insurance is 1170.001 The cause ofthe tire was spontaneous combustion.
Terrible Accident at Fayettevflle, Ark.FAYETTEV:U.E ,Ark., Nov. 17.?The itemocrats
of Mountain View hci 1 ti ratification meetinglast night. Aquantity oi powder aud fireworkshud been stored i:i the schoolhouse iu wiiiohthe speaking was held. Iho house was packedwhen an explosion accidentally occurred,wrecking the building and burying the occu-pants in the ruins. The debris took fire in sev-eral places, and it was with the utmost difficultythut the rescuers were enabled to extinguishthe flames before the cremation of the persons
pinioned among the timbers. Berry Scherred,one of the most prominent residents of thiscounty, his son and daughter. Silos Graham andan unknown man were killed and fifteen othersinjured, some fatally.
l>ad Train Wreck in Arizona.KINGMAN, Ariz, Nov. 17.?One of the worst
wrecks ever known on the Atlantic A Pacificroad occurred Beven miles east oi Ilackberrythis morning. A trokeu wheel under thesmoker threw the car ofT the track on a tiestle,and four cars f<?llowed down a steep embank-ment. One man was killed and thirteen badlywounded, four of whom will die. A brakemaucrawled out through the top of the rear coach,and flagged the second section of the train intime to prevent it crashing into the wreck.The dead au't injured were taken to PeachSpring;". The names oi the victims aud otburparticulars are not obtainable tonight.
An Oakland Hotel ISurned.SAN FRANCisco, Nov. 17.?The Piedmont
Springs hotel, near Blair psrk, Oakland, wastotally destroyed this morning by tire whichbroke out on the roof. The building was vaiuedat about lI.O'JO, and was not iu-ured. Little ofthe furniture was saved. That which was
burned was worth about It.QOO. The hotel hadstood there twenty years, an ' was the propertyoi the Piedrno:.t Park Co pany.
A Meteor Kails Clone to a Hunter.PETVLLM A, CaL, NOV. IT.?Tiie metaor seen
last Monday near Cloverdale fell oa the re.uchof F. K. Sprowl»«, Just over the county line, in!>ake county. fcprowles was out hunting qua.l,an I th ? meteor f 11 within about twenty feel ofhim. He wa< knocked down by t'n :? andit wo* about live minutes before he recovered.It ::.ade a deep bo.e ni the ground where itstruck, and nianv pieces of meteoric metalwere lyingaround for a space cf -? \j feet. Someof th ? spec mens cam-jJ. to etia Fran-cisco to have assayed.
TIIE LONG AM) SHORT H.U'L.
Important f>v the InterstateCommerce CommiMion,
WASHING TON CITY, Nov. IT.?The interstatecommerce comra s«iou today, in au opinion t>yI'omniMioocr \eaiey, announced its derision
n thj ci»e« brought by the Georgia RailroadCoinpsav again*: the Cincinnati »V New Orleans,Texas i'af .ii'', Louisville & Niishvil.e and otherrods a d steamship lines, \u25baeven in all, in volv-i»pr rates for lon* and short hiuls fromCi'tn innati and other Ohio river i data andIT- m New Yo k and other North At.ir" * pointsto pints In soutr.ern territory, fhe *l«>:ig andshort clause of the inter-tat# commerce law is
construed by the comm a- ion in light of morethan Lvo years' ojioration ofc v.ons heretofore rendered ly theand courts. The points decided are as io.iows:
The phrase "common center of c :;tr \u25a0!, rr:an-asem"!:t t»r arrangement lorcontinuous < .irrineeoi .i shipin-- nt," in the t.r*: -ec'ioa o: th ac. toreu ;.«te com er< e. *s« e ! U> cover a. iintersirtte trati.e carried thn.ujrh over a!: railir t art wa'er and part ra.. i.nea. The rere.pt- H.es-lvety by two or n:Ofe carriers c; '.ra a-portatioa, V>f "traffic ahip:«-t under throughr .s for continuous carr:H_-e over the rl:ac , is a-ser.t to a c mmoa arrange-
for a:. eh continuous carriage, arid a ; r>-v. ;» formal arr.injtr.iv'.it between the .» ia notEefys*s»ry to br'.ng such tr.< ;-r : i. n underthe terms of the law. Ihe total ra'e f >,- throughcarr over two or line . o :.*!her madeby tne auunioa of e*tiLli>hea io i.a or oi
tor ? : ay i 1 -C&. ra;e* or tit>oti a : r t->»r---- uti- bat.*. ;?» tne t ro;.gb rate that :a sublett:> -cr ay t-y ti.e regu.ati: g ao.hor:ty.
Ihe fourth ik-ci.' n»; the *ci i*construed andthe prini-ip es laid down la t.ie caee oi theLoai»v ; e Naahvii.e Corapa:.y, arereauiriawvi, except mUag tb«t«ia wavtefcjr
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WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, SILVERWARE NOVELTIES, ETC.
ai.isrt,
COKE REDUCED TO $6,00 PER TON!Before putting in your winter supply of Coa!, buy some of our Coke.
At the reduced price you will lind it cheaper andmore convenient.
SEATTLE GAS AXI) ELFXTrHIC LIGIIT CO.,C'OKXEIt Tim:i> am> chekry sticeets.
GUITARS, BAMJOS, ALA.JS l>Oi-,IJN,
Agents lor the
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IRON &STEEL CO.cTI'L'l |)| ITjlO f Angles, I Beams, Channels, Bars,ul LLIj 1 Ij.A 1 IjU { I'lats, Heavy Rounds and Squares.
RIVETED STRIKTUIIES-Gi rders, Columns, Roofs, Bridges,Steam Pipe, Hibows, Branches, etc., Water Tanks andStand Pipes.
CAST IKON WATER PIPE-E Ibows, Tecs, Reducers,l'iugs, etc.
GEN Eli AL CASTINGS?Machine Shop and Foundry adaptedto a wide range of work, light and heavy.
AN'KST srPKKMOR. WISCOXSIN".
THE PAIN AMI ANGUISHWruns from the hear:a of milk pr Idlers and manufac-
turers of out-of-date condensed nii!ks ai;d
creams over the hril.iant and ua-heard-of success of the
. VXSAVKKTK.VED i" 1 I> i? 4 \IKVAI'ORATKD Llt 1 1
Would brill? tears to the town j»nu»p. WE CHALLENGE THE WOULD to
produce » niilK»r civaiu which for ( "LOii, FLAVOR, Dl-liiiVrißlLiTYand KEEPIXtr QUALI-
TIES will comparewith
THE
ST. CHARLES EVAPORATED CREAM
earners are permitted to Judge for themsaivesin the first in-tanca oi what consti-
?'« rara an< * peculiar cases cf com-petition between- rat.roads wnicn arc sub-ect to the statute «he r i a strictappiicanon
he general rule of the statutu would be de-legitimate competition, whiea is
overruied. Tee competition ot earner-, subjectto tbe act to regulate commerce doesnot create circumstances and conditionswinch the carriers can take into ac-count in deterniinicir for themselveswhether they are justified under thei?urt *2 section in charging more for shorter* :an for .onger distant es over their lines. Thecoini>eiitii>n oi marifts on dillerent lines forthe sale of commodities at a given point serve*!
T»ot -1 'lDes does not create circumstances and
con a tions which earners ca:i take into accountin determining for themselves whether thayare justified under the iourth section iu charg-ing more for n shorter than for a longerdistance over their lines. To determine theforce and effect of men competition involvesconsideration of matters whicfi are entirely dis-connected from the circumstances and condi-tions under which transportation is conducted.The currier nas the rignt to judge whether it isju-titied in making a greater charge ior ashorter distance under the fourth section in allcases where the circumstances and conditionsarise wholly upon it« own line cr through com-petition for the same traffic with carriers notsubject to regulation under the act to regulatecommerce. In other cases under the lourthsection, the circumstances and conditions arenot presumptively dissimilar, and carriers mustnot charge less for & greater distance exceptupon order of this comm ssios. There seems to
no limitation upon the power of the com-mission to grant relief under that provisionwhen, after investigation, the commission is
satisfied that the interests o: commerceand common fairness to carriers require that anexception should by jjiade. The complaint ;n
Nos. .'til and oI"> is dismissed. In casesNo*. ..11, 31--, 316, 317 and 3_'t> defendants areordered to cvt.se and desist from charging moreto the stiort th»n to the longer di>tHnee pointsmentioned in the complaint, or file applicationsfor relief under the provision of the lourth sec-tion and show cause therefor within a timespecified.
The Modern Woodmen .if America.OMAHA, Nov. 17. ?The head camp of Modernoodmeu of America put in time today electing
ofticers and fixing on a place for permanentheadquarters and this evening induced in abig oys'er si'pper. There was no opp< sition tothe r<.-eleciion o: the o!d ollieers in many casesbut for head physician®, member* of the boardoi directors and auditing committee there wasa lively scramble. Head Consul W. A. North-cott, Head Adviser H ram C. Hedges and llendClerk A. H.'iwes were rc-elected by accUnaa-t.oii, and then the rivalry centered around tliecontest for the position of head banker. On thefirst t.allot 1). C. Silk received 53 votes,
I. Thornton 'Si and 51. A. Thayer S7.There was no choice. Only one oi thetnree head physicians wa3 elected inthe morning, the lucky winner bii: gDr. Frank Swallow, of Kansas. None oi theother candidates received a majority of votes,and so the election was deferred until the after-noon. J. W. White and C. T. Ifay decker, ofIllinois; J. O. Johnson, of Kansas, and A. I*.lalbot, of Nebraska, were elected members ofthe board of directors, leaving one more to beselected from among the Illinois candidates.The eld auditing committee, consisting oi PerryPerkins, of Iowa; M. A. Harries, of Minnesota,and Humphrey Price, of Wisconsin, were re-elected, and tiio remainder of the list was filleda< follows: Head escort, W. 11. Pomson, ofMinnesota; head watchman, Louis 11. Hans, ofIllinois head sentry, L. I>. Meuteb, of Illinois;heuil chaplain, E. F. Earmoles, of Illinois.
The Chirac o Water Tax Frauds.CHICAGO, Nov. 17.?That this city has lost hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars through gro-s ir-regularities in the water department has beendemonstrated by an examination of the bnokßnow being made by the expert accountant, Hoibrook, and his assistants. Although the inves-tigation hag extended over only a few monthaof the current year and has not reached the as-
sessment department, losses of SIOO,OOO have al-ready been discovered. AU through the bookshave beeu found accounts with the originalfigures scratched out and much smaller amountssubstituted. Brodski reduced bill after bill atthe request of individuals who desired to beatthe city out oi their water taxes. When all thetifty-seven books are examined it will proDab'.ybe found that sjoo,o Ohas been improperly takenIroin th 9 cityV revenues and given to favoredindividuals, mostly known as "prominent busi-ness men." Thousands of accounts are overdueand unpaid. Many accounts were not trans-ferred from the old boons to the new. and manywill be lost to the city. It is impossible for ex-perts to ascertain how mucn is due the city,how much Ras been paid in. what account hasbeeu properly or improperly credited, or whatcorrections have been rightfully or wrongfullymade. To make matters worse, Expert Hol-broolc say* the books are in such slmpo that itwill be impossible to straighten out the ac-counts so that the city can collect the money ofwhich it has been robbed.
A North Dakota A bscouder Caught.GRAM> FORKS, N. !>., Nov. 17.?Two weeks ago
N. L. Comers, who has beeu purchasing grain
m East Grand Forks and shipping on commis-sion, disappeared suddenly, forsaking his wifeand children, and taking, it is alleged, all theproceeds of several thousand bushels of grainbelonging to farmers. Yesterday a youug mangiving his name as Charles Williams arrivedwith a letter from Comers ton young girl wholived iu the family of Comers as nurse girl. Themissive urged the girl to come to him. The let-ter was dated San Bernardino, CaL Williamsbrought with him a return ticket from thatplace. Comers' wife obtained possession of the
letter and informod the police oflieers, who tele-graphed to San Bernardino, Cal., to have Com-ers arrested. A telegram has been receivedstating that he had been apprehended and themoney he had taken recovered. Comers wasliving in California under an assumed name,lie WHS highly connected here aud occupiedvarious positions of trust.
Navy Yard Appropriations Inadequate.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 17.?Commodore Far-quhsr, chief of the bureau of yards and docks,in his annual report to the secretary of thenavy expresses regret that the appropriationsfor the maintenance of th-3 navy yards and sta-tions are so limited that it has not been possible
to keep pace iu repairs with the deterioration.Great permanent improvements have been ma ie.however, in the yards. Stress is laid upon thenecessity of an increase iu the number of civilemployes, the estimates for tho various yards
and stations being: Boston. 1127.500; New York,IHKi.CO): League Island, ? ->'?,3-is; WashingtonCity, Norfolk. Vs., |i;;i,C<Kj; Mare Island,Ji ;7,'J3S; Key West, fcjO.OOO; Port Koyal, $ 10,230;Puget Sound. |:;7,0U0.
Suicide of a Drunkard.DENVER, Nov. IT.?Joseph M. Calhoun, of
Minneapolis. committed suicide at the Markhamhotel in this c ty y sterJay. but bis body was
not discovered until this 'afternoon. Calhouncame here about a week ago, having, it is *aid,left Minneapolis during a spree. Remorse isthought to have prompted the act. ilu leaves a
wile and two children, and is said to have well-to-do relatives in Minneapolis.
The Non-Partisan W. f. T. U.CLEVELAND, Nov. 17.?At the nonpartisan W.
C. T. I*, meeting th;s rooming the su; jeet offederation was discussed ar.d a motion torecommend feleratlon wita the counc.l wascarried by a rising vote. to .0. A motion to
refer the matter to the local unions wS s carried.T e election of officers resulted ;n the choice ofMrs. ELien J. Hinsey as president tor the fourthterm.
Th«> I'uget Sound I»ry Dock.WA9HISUT N I ITY, Nov. IT. ?[Spt«Jial.]?lt ia
r.ndersto h1 at '.he navy departnLent t' at pa.o-.i ox ti»e l'uget aoun l dry dock site havingbeen civt-n to t.i« contra-tors, Ryron Harlow A.
Co.. of Tacoma, work will cozu;ne:.co oa L»e-cember 1.
THE CASE OF MBS. DEACON.
A Fashionable Throng Listen* to mSevere Attack on the Vt iiinin,
Patts, Nov. IT.?The r.-oia ia w:,ich the courtof appeals holds its sessions was crowded witha fashionable tirong today to listen to th.* pro-eved.ngs »n the appeal of Mr*. Iwacr.n from the?ieciaiou of the tribunal of the rtiae, awardingthe custodv oi the I'eac in children to t. t; :a:ner.Maitre ('luiamel, who ap ears :or Mr. D-acon,continued h.s beg in yesrer .ay,sfrft: n.»t the court of api*=. s reversing the judg-ment of the lower court. Yesterday mpreac ct-:tig Mr. D-aeon'a case Mr. C. -mtael give thehi Cory oi MIA Deacon's Uaison with
irom the bcj*unm< to tee ti;:.e Abei.le w,.s "notby Mr. Deacon at the Hotei Thismorning he wa« noae the iesi severe ia iii-> ar-ra.gamut.t of Mrs. Iteacon. The coi.rt an-n-jiinced that n would reaervod«v.tioatill Toes-da/.
NWS OF IBTHIVEST.Snicide of a Drunken Yonng
Printer at Spokane.
SPANGLE MURDERER CONVICTED
Henry P. Schmidt, Slayer of FarmerWygant, to Be Hanged.
Great Northern Trainmen Killed at Mis-
sion and Near Spokane-Tlie Victim
of the Wheat Car Murder a Colfax
Han?An Experience With ? Spider.
SeoKAif*, Nov. 17.?[Special.]?William T.Taylor, a priuter recently cmplojed on themorning papers, and discharged fordrunkeu-ness, committed suicide this morning by taking
morphine. He was a stepson of W. (j. Piper,superior judge at Moscow, Idaho. Taylor hadbeen o:i a drunk for several days, and when hisroommate went home this morning he foundhim in a deep stupor. A physician waa called,
but aii eir»rts to revive him failed. Ho left anote to his mother, asking her forgiveness.Taylor was only jd years old and a mau of inag-
niaceut physique. His mother arrived irom
Moscow ttna evening to take charge oi the re-mains.
STATU SI i'SKMK C«»ITKT.
Important Communitylsi.. n?Tlim Kemp Case Knded.
OLYMPIA, Nov. 17. ?[Special.]?The supremocourt made a very important community prop-erty decision today in the case of hauler va.Neisz, from Kit.sap county. Sylvanus M. Sad-ler settled in ls>73 in Kit.-ap county, and until1.459 was supposed to be a widower. During
that time he acquired certain real estate whichh<j in timesoid, and which is now possessed byU. I. Neisz. In ISS9, af,er the property iiad beenacquired by Nei*z, Maty E. Sadler, the wife ofbyivanus, cams from Pennsylvania aud as-
serted a claim to the property. Suit wasbrought by .Sadler aud his wife to have the con-veyances by Sadler set aside. The supremecourt holds that the deeds were not void butvoidable; that Mrs. Sadler's interest was anequitable aud not a legal one, aud that she isestopped bv her failure to make knownher existence earlier. While tho courtis unanimous in affirming the judg-ment a majority is unab'.a toagreo on the reasons for the decision. JudgesStilos and Anders join in the principle opinion,aud Judge Scott files oue concurring in the re-
sult Judge Scott expresses a doubt whether thestatute relating to the disposal of communitylands by the husband should be held to applywhere the wife did not beoom'e a resident ofthis state prior to the conveyance.
The judgment iu the caso of the Exchango
National Bank vs. Washington Savings Bank,from Spokane county, was modified. This is aforeclosure, iu which tho court holds thatdefendant's claim must be paid first out of thoproceeds of the sale.
The court dismissed the apneal of the State vs.John A. Kemp, late president of the West ('oastTire aud Marine Insurance Company of Tacoma.Tho defendant was released by tho superiorcourt on the ground that under the requisitionproceedings iu bis case, the court had no juris-diction of his person. The supreme court holdsthat aa appeal cannot be taken from such anorder made by a superior cout, as tho statute rel-ative to appeals makes no provision for it.
The appeal iu the case of tho Tacoma RaiAadaud Motor Company vs. Cummings,dismissed. This appeal was from an order sot-ting aside an award by arbitrators, and thecourt decides that such an order ia not a finalone and therefore canuot be appealed from.
T:;o court denied the petition for a rehearingin the uoted school book bribery case of UioState vs. J. W. Womack, R. I* Edwards, M. C.Sullivan and C. O. Enines, and the case will nowIKS sent to the Thurston county superior courtfor trial, the appeal having been from a judg-ment sustaining a demurrer to the indictment.
Petitiona for rehearing were also denied in thofollowingcases: Herman C'hapin vs. J. 11. Mc-Graw; Oregon Improvement Company vs. Sag-meister; Scurry vs. Jones, and Clark, Harris <SiCo. vs. Douthitt, all from King county; I'uitedStates Carriago Company vi. Miller, from Piercecounty; Bellinghain Bay National liauk vs.Central Hotel Company, from Whatcom county;Rice & Co. vs. Yakima it Pacific Coast RailwayCompany, from i/jwis county; Metcalf vs. Bush,from Chehaiis county; Beuham uriilitn vs.Ham & Son, from Spokane county; Bell vs.Wandby, from Whitman county; llildebrandt
"vs. Savage, from Thurston county; Schtoss,Ochs «fc Co. vs. State Bank, from Jeilsrsuacounty.
'lhe motion to dismiss the case of Gilbert, re-lator, vs. Moore, from county, wasdomed.
MUKDEREK SCHMIDT CONVICTED.
To !»? Uaogrd for Killing Farmer Wy*Kant at Spangle.
Sfoxane, Nov. 17.[Special.]?The juryIn thecase ct the Hate vs. Henry I>. Schmidt returneda verdict tonight of murder iu the first degreealter one hour's deliberation. The trial has con-sumed eight days in court end fifty witnessestestified. The evidence ifentirely circumstan-cial, there being no positive proof whatever, buttho prosecution made a convincing case whichthe defense was unable to break down.
The crime lor which Schmidt stands con-victed is the murder of Johh Wyam, nearSpangle, last Jan®. Schmidt had beenout of penitentiary at Sau Quentin, Cal.,but threo weeks when he arrived here, lietried to induce Wyant to sell bis farm for aworthless note, and failing in this he (shot theold man twice, killing him. To cover up hiscrime he fired tho barn on the farm and threwthe body into tho burning building.
Neighbors arrived in time to recover enoughof trie body to make it certain that murder hadbeen committed, ani saw Schmidt ruliug one ofhis victim's horses from the scene. Enough ofsuch evidence was securad to mate theverdict a foregone conclusion. The defensemade a signal faiiu.-e of the attempt to prove analibi. The death sentence will doubtless bopassed w.thin a week.
A SPIDtK IN IMS EAR,
Remarkable Affliction and Keller of aNew Westminster Man.
Nrw WESTMINSTER, Nov. 17.?{Special.]?J. J.Shaw, accountant for Malfor & Pearson, finan-cial and insurance agents, was first trouuledabout five week* ago with a piercing pain :n taeleft aide oi the head, apparently in the earchannel. The pain W 'uld be excessively acutelor a time and anbsequently eas.er; then, afterashortiapseoftime.it fvmilt sndileniy beginagain. He coniuited leading doctors iu thisCity and told them he thought something wasa.ire in bis heal. 'ihe doctors laughci ands<ni un atscess wi.s lorming. Ten day« a»oShaw became ne*rly demeutod from pam, andhad to abandon work, "lo his e uployeri t;.- .j,...
ciared his belief that his reason was depart. Bg.A week ago a iartr-' gathering form»d behind theear, and yesterday ;t broke while iu Vancouver.
A medlcai man was called in, an l on syring-ing the ear a spider, apparently not Ic.ugf'>?a 1, was taken out. an I the pa n instantlv lettthe h-. ad. The doctors are u>w of the opinionthat tfce spider lived in tne head for so ne weeksand pronounce th» case very rtmir»ah.e. Howand wh' n the sp-der go- there h:iaw tas no idea.
THE WHEAT CAK MI'ROXK.
Identification of the Victim as L. J..Johnson, of ( ulisi
PORTLAND, NOT. 17.? 1t is now believed thatthe boiy of the murdered man found iu nfreig tear at V.Utia yesterlav was that of 1. J.Johnson, oi Coiiax. A dispatch received fromColfsx today says that the description of themurdered man H.ITOI that of Johnson, »hjhas been jn:*stng from « otj'sx for so<;,e tlrae.Ine tKJiice have tui.ed to di>covcr any ciuu tothe murderers.
The ftrhooncr Gypsy V\ recked.Ponr Towxssyn, Nov. 17.??The
achouuer uypsy,of t';,» port, wrc a i iathe surf near Pom, Nu?»at, »Vh; Jby .sland. lastMonday morning at 5 o'clock. Taa only cr >uaboard iLv TOKi was Uia Jotiu ii. At-
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llns;ton, who was cn rente from Pert Ar.celtstor I aeon.a. A storm was encountered ami h Vrun into aa inlet and let go both anchor*. Thheavy so .l < carried the vessel ashore, where ahvruj totally wrecked. The Gypsy was owned bythe master, and was valued at about $500; ao ia-suraucc.
A Great Northern Krsksnisn Killed.SPOKANE, NOV. 17.?[Special.]? Charles Kiliott,
brakemait on tho Great Northern, was run overby a locomotive and killed at a »idiag betweenJona and Beau Creek, oast of here, yesterdaymorning. Kiliott got off and ran abead to turathe switch, when his foot slipped ia tho snowand he fell ou the track. Beiore the train coaMbe stopped tho pilot struck him on the head an dtwo wheels of the engine passed over his bodkillinghim instantly. The body was taken oBlackfoot, near which place he lived. He learnsa wiie and one child, who recently joined hi, nfrom the Hast.
Brief Taconia News.TACOMA, Nov. 17.?[special.]? Chief of Polii 9
Davis hia uotnied all the gambling houses oclose. It is claimed there are too maay of thes 1.
Diphtheria is on the increase, six ca»es ha 1 T-iug been reported to tho healta departmentaince Monday.
A novel election bet will be paid tomorro *revening, when Rob Roberts, of the Hunter »*
Home, will wheel Dennis P. Foiey over aci >
cuitous route, haviug a band and torches a* >
companying hiru.Sergt. C. P. Nutter, of the Tacnma police* la
accepting congratulations. It is a boy.A landslide tonight on the Tacoma ft Stei'. %?
coom electric railroad, stalled incoming passe! 1.gers. The road was quickly cleared. Hesaf:a;a caused the landslide.
Circus Manager McMahon Dead.HELENA, MODI., NOV. 17.[special.]? John %
McMahoa, proprietor of McMahon'a circus, dU don a train near Helena about 7 o'clock tool);!] t.He was ea route to Chicago in a private car, a c-companied by eight of his people. The cause afbis death wad consumption, aggravated by asevere cold. W oni was sent to Helena and i .nundertaker took the train and will embalm t) iabouy on the way.
(John S. McMahon was born at Manchests r,Mich., aud was au accomplished bareback rid* r,being the star of his own show, which hi .dpitched its teat in Seattle the past three oui ti-mers.]
Sniitliy Sues for Divorce.TACOMA, Nov. 17.? [Special.]?William M.
Smith, who recently created u sensation 'aymarrying at 4 a. m., while intoxicated, a womi inknown as a frequenter of houses ot prostitution,has tiled a suit for divorce on the grounds ofdesertiou. The woman, after securing t.'O otSmith's, disappeared with a former lover who iaa gambler, smith, better known as "smithy,"is a Western i'uion telegraph operator.
Portland Democrat* Celebrate Victor'PORTLAND, NOV. 17. Jhe Democracy of Oi e-
gon tonight ratified the election of Clevelandand Stevenson by a parade and public speakiu g.There was a largo delegation present fioui d; i»ferent parts of the state. Tho parade was di-vided into live divisions, about 5.000 persons k«-ing in line. Speeches were made at the expptii*
tiou building by leading Democrats oi the ataj a.
Bluebeard at Victoria*VICTORIA,Nov. 17.[Special.]?ln the sew* ac-
tional divorce case of Kussell vs. Russell a c e-cree was granted today. Russoll ia a rich eldtyrant of tjO, who made a specialty of mar>/yi;jggirl wives, tho winner of tho present suit Ueiagtho second divorced from him, and sho yet rec-ognized as an infant iu the eyes of the law.
A Great Northern Conductor Killed.WANATCHRE, Nov. 17.? [Special.]?Wlllla a
Elliott, a conductor on a Great Northern con-struction traiu, waa run over and lnatautiykilled at Mission at 7:15 laat night. It is so p-posed he was trying to loard empty cars justdetached from the train. Deceased leuvua ?
family in Montana.
The Plttendrlgh Murderers.NEW WESTMINSTER, NOV. 17.? [Special.]?Pel ef
and Jack, *he murderers of A. E. Plttendrii; h,bad a preliminary trial in the police oouit *,o-day, and were fullycommitted on the chargo otmurder. They will b« tried at tho next aasts*..i.
A Defaulter Arrested In Caused a.
VICTORIA, NOV. 17.?[Special.]?Waldeck, al; asWolfe, a San Francisco defaulter and jewelrythief, whose stealings aggregate |IG,OOO, was :ii»rested at Mission this afternoon, aud will be u»arnined tomorrow.
A Girl Swindler's Mother Suicides.LONDON, NOV. 17. (iwynneth Maude, t'h«
handsome IS-year-old girl who was arrest: J,charged with swindling s»pinlc & Son, jewelers,out of silver salvers and candelabras, vm i o-nianded in Marltxircugh street police court io<
day. A few minutes before the case was rail :dthe court was informed that tbo girl'e mothercommitted suicide this morning. The hearl:»jin tho cnao was postponed for a week. Mn.Maude, who wai separated from her husband,was living with her daughter in aliaudsota*house at Hyde i'arlt gate. Mrs. Muudo wait*dnughter-in-law of Maj.-Uen. Maude, who wasformerly equerry to the queen. She killed hor-self by jumping from the two-story window ofthe Ure&t Western hou*e, Paddiugton, wfcertBhe ban been staying for the past two days.
The Indian Currency Question.LoifIK)if, Nov. I"?The Indian currency com*
mittef. which, it was supposed, was expeditingits decision with a view of influencing the in-ternational monetary conference which mot*in llru-sels on Tuesday next, adjourned today
until the conference is over. This unexpected
Btcp is attributed to tbo design of tbo commit-
tee to assist the llrltish delegates to the congressin leading tho discussion of their positiou on
the currency in India. When the commissionresumes its sitting evidence will to privatelytaken from currency ex;»«rts, including singlestandard men, favoring gold coin for ludio.
Fighting Itrgun in Samoa.
Svpney, N. 3. W., Nov. 17. -Advices receivedfrom Apia, t-araoa, show that there Is much dis-quiet in the groun. Disturbances have occurredamong the natives of Tululla Island, arisingfrom thu claims of rival chiofs to th« titlo ofMauguo. Borne fighting has occurred at Past*Pago bay, where the tow n was almost com-pletely destroyed.
The Army of the Tennessee.
St. Louis, Nov. 17.? At today's business ses-sion of the -Vrmy of tho Tennessee, tho only
work of importance was the election cf officers,which resulted as follows: President, Gen. >l*t\ I>.*ige, of Iowa; vice presidents, f.en. I>.M. Henderson, of lowa, aud ten others;recording secretary, Cornelius Cable, ©fCincinnati: corresponding secretary. Gen. An-drew liickcnlooper, of Cincinnati; treasurer,i >a. M. F. I orce, o: femdusky, O. Chicago wasselected the next place of meeting and Gen.I>. li. Henderson was chosan as orator. Hor tonPope, a son oi Geu. John Pope, deceased, waselected a member o; the society.
The lirform I'rfM Vasorlatlo*.MfMi'iiK, Nov. 17. '1 he ileform l':uiAu>
ciaton concluded its laborst«>d»y. Th£ featuresof tne day were the apj oint.nent ot a bo«rd totake charge >\u25a0( the preparation of political p!at«matter far the future. the bureau to act undertne uatio.ial organization of the 1 aruers' Alli-ance. The next meeting will be held iu Wa«b-ingtoa « ity on February 22. There were 1,500rcfor.ii papt.r< during campaign, 7<JO oiwhich will continue ia existence.
Me.urn: Nov. 17.?The delegates to the con-vention lor the advancement of women sp<.-cithe dty in receiving the coiirt«.-sies ol tim cityand utteuJing to social functions.
Hie Kiilgliltof l.atior.ST. l/>'"t-. Nov. 1." la the »e*»ijn of the ?an»
era a# mi. , of the Knigiitsof Labor this m >rn-itg the ftr»t hii«::i«"*s was discussion of the re-port oi ttie committee on la-.vs. A proposition toreduce tie term of i-ervice of general officers toone year was voted down. The proposition toreduce ar.d al»o to increase the number of mean>,-ri of tau general executive board was d*>ft ile 1. A question of the eligibilityof cx-r#>presentatives to oflire was discussed and ?
proposition to make Uem eligible defeuted.
Mr. MrCuinia Get* is .1 udgeship.WASHINGTON f:ir, Nov. 17.?The pre«:dent
today a;.p.,ut.;l I/Ouis K. McComas, of Mary,land, to DO associate of the supremo? i \u25a0!rl of the l>.strict of Columbia, vice Munt-joinery, rt-xnod.
[Mr. Mci ' mas was tr»/wurero{ ths Republicannational committee durug th> recent csnifoiifrn.If j w.s u iivpuoUcaa CoUai-:t>«utaairwa Mary>aaa.]
