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fHE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER. BVOL. XXIII, Na 154. SEATTLE. WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 17. 1893. EIGHT-PAGE EDITION PAR SHIRTS? my Mach more satisfactory Y to have them made to fi erder. Onr Spring line 11 of Colored Shirtings K new ready. : : : i : KNOCK & COEASTY I' 806 FRONT ST. W. P. BOYD & Co. PRESS eoODS DRESS GOODS ML m THIS week. At 9 IP Pieces Chevron Cloth and Novelty Suitings in At fajul; strip**, checks and tweed effects; cheap at 35c. Af M\fi 15 Fancy Changeable Diagonals, good ill lull vain* at 60c. It W* French Armnre Serge, in black and ill' WU colors; real valne 65c. .*. .?* it choice line of Fancy Cheviots, Imported; ill IW regnkr price, SLOO. And fa addition a large collection of PARIS NOVELTIES ILLUMINATED) DIAGONALS, SUBLIMES, CHANGEABLE WHIPCORDS, PERSIAN SD«K BANDS And oti-er high ela« Silk and Wool Mixtarw at priest that cannot fail to attract attention. New Lime of Spring Cloakings FRONT STREET 1 W. P. BOYD & CO. [PIONEER PLACE I THE MOGUL'S CHINESE. informed that he had indorsed Tibbals' application then Saunders' friends )>egan to heap abase on Voorbees. Judge Kuhn's friends aver that Saunders has made over- tures to him looking toward an amicable understanding, whereby Tibbals could be thrown overboard and Jefferson county united on Saunders' candidacy. The status of the controversy now indi- cates that both Tibbals and his following have decided upon'a guerrilla mode of war- fare against Saunders. They allow no op- portunity to escape to assault the opposi- tion's forces all along the line, and now Saunders' crowd are retaliating by attack- ing the political character of Judge Kuhn and others who have supported Mr. Tib- bals for collector. Since it has become ap- parent that Tibbals was out of the race some of bis supporters have been quietly working up a sentiment in favor of and securing a few private indorsements for W. H. Talbott, of Seattle. This fact has come to the knowledge of the Saunders people, and in a quiet manner a bitter and most uncompromising factional light is being kindled into a flame. YESLER'S WILL BURNED. speech betrays provincialisms common to her section of the country. After the commenced telling her story it came with an air of sincerity and truthfulness, and at times it was dramatic in its narration. It is given below, substantially in her own words: They Will Have to Go Back to the Flowery Empire. Mrs. Yesler's Annt Helps to Clear Up the Mystery. "Mr. Yesler, Mrs. Gagle and Minnie Gagle came to Hagerstown in the latter part of August, 1800," said Mrs. Morgans. "Previous to their arrival I had received a letter from Mrs. Gagie, dated at Massillon, 0., informing me of their intended visit. They remained in Hagerstown as guests at my house from August until the first week in October. When they tint came, Mrs. Gagle, who is my sister, in a conver- sation told me what a dumb trick Mr. esler had done. She said he had made a will and forgotten to sign his nsmetoitand had sent back West to get the will to sign his name to it. Iremarked that it would not do me any good if. there was a will, as I never had seen him before, but Mrs. Gagle told me that we were all remembered in it. WASSON OBEYING HIS ORDERS. A TELL-TALE LETTER PRODUCED. How the Certificate Factory 1b China Toms Oat Passports. In Which Mrs. Gagle Admits Her Daughter Destroyed the Will. Barak Jane Morgan's Betrayal of Roslya Bobber Oang?One of Them AbiMd Her. and She Revested Herself by Inforaatng. Mrs. Ante M. Morgans, of Hagerstowa, Md., Bays Minnie Guglo Told Her She Didn't Love Mr. Tester, bat Her Mother Insisted on Getting the Old Man's Money?They Kxpeeted Mr. Tee- ter to Die Soon?The Most Startling Development Thus Far In the Cele- brated Case?An Interview With Mre. Morgans. Who Tolls n Story That Beglne Before the Marriage?How a Slight Cine Followed Carefnlly by a " Post-Intoll Igeneer " Reporter Brought to Light Sensational Alio- gatloas. The MaMachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company «f Sprlagfteld, Mask h|| A. WING, Manager, i| tl74ffl BaUtf Building, \u25a0 ntr ORCHARD DRY DO® BREMERTON. inWlUiaa Bremer, 616 Seeond St gnsnc EMBROIDERIES Xsrelties in Fine Needlework. UM Mpi for ?tMDBlac- 'all 11MKoymi &ociaiy SUka «|9IXI MEXICAN DRAWN WORK MRS. WHITKMAN, TACOMA, April 18.?[Special. ] ?The stand taken by Collector Wesson regarding the Chinese now trying to enter this port is pronounced by those attempting to aid the Chinamen as equivalent to the virtual exclusion of all Chinese. Thomas Sing, a Chicago Chinese preacher, claiming to rep- resent the Chinese actors now aboard the Mogul, has a letter from the treasury de- partment on which he believes the actors ought to be admitted. This letter simply announces that Chinamen can enter to work on the World's fair grounds, etc., and that other Chinamen can be admitted under section 6 of the Chinese act of 1882. This section provides for letters of cre- dentials furnished by Chinese officials and it has been decided unconstitutional by the United States supreme court, inasmuch as its provisions are unreasonable because no ordinary Chinaman can secure such credentials. Therefore, to exclude China- men on credentials of identification here- tofore furnished, virtually leaves them without any means of entering aside from personal identification and letters of ap- proval sent by prominent Americans in China, or from prominent people in cities in this country. But Collector Wasson having proved beyond doubt that there is a systematic certificate forging establish- ment in China, is loth to accept docu- mentary evidence which is susceptible of being forged. It is evident that he has decided to exercise the greatest caVe in ex- cluding all who are not fully identified. He was asked today ifit would not work a hardship on Chinese merchants to com- pel them to furnish additional evidence of identity. He replied that he did not pro- pose to act beyond his orders and his orders are not to recognize certificates at all, and to be furnished with evidence of personal identity before allowing Chinese to land. It is known that the method of forging certificates has been to steal or forge a notary public seal, take it to Hong- kong or some other place in China, and then grind out certificates by. the whole- sale at S6O apiece. Those doing this work are fully acquainted with the cities from which they draw references and the names of prominent men, which they forge to certificates, to which n bogus no- tary attaches his seal and an- nounces that he personally knows the men, signatures, et* For instance, Cash- ier Gordon, of thtf National bank of Asteria, has issued many genuine certifi- cates or letters of identification to China* men, it is said. His name has come in Ibr repeated forgeries. Some of the forgeries were so cleverly executed that it was diffi- cult to detect them. When Collector Was- soc first began an investigation of forged certificates, he sent deputies to China and secured some of the certificates with Gor- don's name attached. Gordon pronounced his name forged to them. This led to a further investigation and the discovery of wholesale certificate forging. Then the government ordered all certificates ignored and now all that Wasson will say is that he simply proposes to ignore them and not admit any Chinaman unless he can prove who he is and that he is entitled to enter either as a merchant or a man of means. "After staying in my house at Hagers- town for some time, Mr. Yesler and Min- nie went to Philadelphia. This was, I think, on or about September 27. Mrs. Gagle, during their absence, remained at Leitersburg. When they left tor Phila- delphia both denied that they were going for the purpose of being married. I asked tbem if such was not their purpose, having been informed by Mrs. Gagle that tbey had come East for that purpose, but both de- nied any such intention. Before Mr. Yes- ler and Minnie started for Philadelphia the subject of the marriage was talked over continuously; not by Mr. Yesler, but bv Minnie and her mother, in my presence. Minnie told me that she did not care for Mr. Yesler, and did not want to marry him, but that her mother was insisting upon it giorning, noon and night. " 'Ma wants me to marry him in order that I may get his wealth,' is whst she told me. TROUBLE lit CE NTR ALIA SCHOOLS. Cltlaeas Ineensed nt Snmmnry Dismissal of Several Teachers. Cistralia, April 16.? [Special.]?The peoole of this city are much excited ever the action of two of the school directors on Friday night in refusing to re-engage a number of old teachers, some of whom have been in the schools for several years, and filling their places with inexperienced girls, pupils in the high school and two others, one from Montana and another from Oregon, whose abilities as teachers are not known here. At the meeting on Friday evening nearly all the teachers were present and a large number of prom- inent citizens, who had obtained an ink- ling of what the probable action of the two members of the board, Frank T. McNitt and C. W. Fowler, would be. The teach- ers dismissed respectfully asked the reason for their dismissal, as there were no charges of incompetency or other disqual- ification alleged against them. The Yesler will ease which has been pro* dactive of sensations from its inception, is to have another chapter added to it in a few days of such a startling nature that all former sensations will pale into compara- tive insignificance. It is in the form of a deposition taken on Saturday, the depo- nent being none other than Mrs. Annie M. Morgans, a sister of Mrs. John Gagle, mother of Mrs. Yesler. She was also first cousin of the late Henrv L. Yesler. In her deposition she makes statements strongly, confirming evidence adduced against Mrs. Yesler at the prelimi- nary hearing on the point of the burning of the will and also implicates her own sister, Mrs. Gagie, in the alleged crime. Her testimony is not confined to words alone, but she produces what pur- ports to be a letter written to her by Mrs. Gagle, in which the startling statement is made that Mrs. Yesler did bum the will, as testified to by Mrs. Fay, the nurse, at the preliminary hearing. This letter, if authenticated, will be one of the strongest links in the chain of evidence secured against Mrs. Yesler. ''Mrs. Gsgle had told me more than once before the marriage that Minnie had a lover in Seattle, a doctor or a lawyer, I don't re- member which. She told me he came from Dakota. I then asked Kecca (that is Mrs. Gag e, her name is Emma Rebecca): 'Why do not you let Minnie marry him?' Mrs. Gagle said he was rich, but he did not have the money Mr. Yesler had. Mr. Yesler would not live long, she said, and then Minnie could marry a young man. "On the Sunday before they went to Philadelphia Minnie took me by the dress and pulled me and said, 'Come, let us go into the garden.' So I went. Then she said, 'Now, Aunt Ann, I don't see how I can marry Mr. Yesler.' Then I said to her, 'Minnie, I would not marry him.' But she said, 'I have to. Ma never gives me any rest. She nags me day and night to marry him. Then I took her just as I would my own daughter, and ex* plained to her everything in regard to married life, and she remarked: 'Aunt Ann. I will never forget you the longest day I live, the way you talked to me. Ma never told roe anything only to marry him.' The only answer made by McNitt was "that when he had a hired man in his em- ploy he could discharge him without ex- plaining his reasons therefor." Fowler mede no explanation. The schools of Centralia have borne a high reputation for efficiency, and the corps of teachers has enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the community, and it was one of the boasts of the citizens that our city offered to intending settlers unex- ceptionable facilities for the education of their children. Eleven teachers in addi- tion to the superintendent are now em- ployed and all the departments are full. The present trouble had its inception last fall during the canvass preceding elec- tion, when Mr. Lease, one of tne teachers in the high school, became the Republican candidate for county superintendent and was opposed by Prof. Eddy, of Winlock, the principal of the schools in that place. Prof. Borst, the superintendent of the schools, took an active part in the canvass and demanded of all the teachers under him their unqualified support of Lease. Failing in this he openly evinced his displeasure, and is al- leged to have made threats of causing the removal of certain teachers, although he disclaims having influenced the board in any manner. At the meeting of the board speeches were made in opposition to the action of the board by President Hense, of the First National bank, ex-Prosecuting Attorney Swazey, W. G. Gaunoe, a gen- tleman of much experience in educational matters; Editor Whinnery, of the Chroni- cle, and many others. Yesterday a number of prominent gen- tlemen interviewed McNitt and Fowler, and sought to have them reconsider their action, but they both evinced a determina- tion to stand by their action regardless of the consequences. Failing in obtaining any satisfaction from them the people will hold a public meeting on Tuesday evening, at which, it is said, resolutions will be passed inviting them to resign. If they refuse an attempt may be made to get the mattel before the state superintendent on a demand' for an investigation into the charges affecting the character of Prof. Borst, who, it is thought, is the cause of all the trouble. CAPITAL PAID UP, - - *600,000. w. & rinum rre.td.dt jo«. W. rnun « bmm,. SackmaxL-jPhilli-ps Investment Co. Of Via. BAILEY BUILDING. XaTiMMiat Bukm «s>d FlnanoM Agent*. Offers 8p««tal OppMtvkltlM S~\ |~7" REDUCED FROM *6.00 TTI .1 I|4 Hi $4.50 ffiT** $4.50 V/ V/ JL\. J? A Seattle 6u ft Eleetrie Light On YES, IT"fe PURE BUTTER! ISS2SS Sttfc::::::::::::::::::'*?! FlMdilry, 10*lbtubi *26 | Extrachoic% 20-ln ttiht.... 6.16 lhn tXL2?£ii ,lbe £ w COOFgR * LETT. ???? ALBELRT HANSEN " ' ' 70« FRONT S STREET ..... rffi Jewify, Etc., Etc. Tb. C.l.br*«t FUak, Pkllllpp. A Co. Snem W.tphr., CHOICE OATS AND WHEAT ? ? * CLEANED READY FOR SOWING * * - LILLY. BOGARDDS} CO. SEATTL^l E ?S MIL1 < SEEDS B«n».nut. m 4 cm Htm Writ. for MCalofu* LOUIS ZIEGLEB, M SIUOIfD ST.. MATTII. WASH. T.;.pkon«, MS. g" fDRNITDEE f GENUINE hrfains in Furniture INSPECTION INVITED. ttfeei decidedly lower than any other house in the city. GEO.W. HADFIELD Bseood ud University BU. ACHOICE LINE OiT Large assortment. RILEY BROS. ?Men's Fnrnishers, *®OND STREET, COIL COLCMBIA. The deposition, although taken on Sat- urday, has not been made public and will not be until it is filed in court on some occa- sion when it may be needed. The attorneys on both sides are silent as the grave con* eerning its contents, and are anxious, for some reason or other, that nothing should be said about it. It was only by good for- tune, followed by perseverance and skill of an experienced reporter, that the Posf-Iw- tklligknckr secured information that en- ables it to give all the salient points of the deposition, although some of the more sensational features may be lacking. At 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon the city editor of the I'ost-Intelligknckr received a call from a young business man who gave hitn a "tip" that he thought might have a story behind it. About 10 o'clock in the morning, he said, he had occasion to go to the Occidental hotel. While standing there in the hall entrance he saw Mrs. Yesler, Mrs. Gagle, her mother, and John Gagle, her father, come in accom- panied by 11. E. Shields, her attorney. They took the elevator. He had almost ceased wondering, with natural curiosity, what business brought them to the hotel, when Daniel Kelleher, one of the counsel for the prosecution in the will case, came in, with N. W. Bolster, the stenographer, and they, too, took the elevator. Then his curiosity became thoroughly aroused, and was increased rather than diminished when a moment later W. 11. White, lead- ing attorney for Mrs. Yesler, put in an appearance, followed by Col. E. M. Carr, another of the attorneys for the prosecu- tion. He was convinced that something important in the Yesler will case was about to be done. He pushed his investi- gations, but Landlord Seagrave, like the discreet man tbat he is, would not tell him in what room the party was meeting or anything about the nature of the busi- ness, if he knew anything to tell. As he could not satisfy his curiosity for himself he gave the benefit of his information to the Post-Intellioknckr, trusting to it to give him the news. A reporter of tried skill and determina- tion was at once detailed on the case. He visited the hotel, arriving there about 2 o'clock. He could get no information from the attaches of the house, although he learned that members of the party had gone out at noon and had returned a few moments before his arrival and were then meeting in one of the parlors. An at- tempt to gain admission was fruitless, so there was nothing to do but sit and wait for adjournment. That did not come un- til 5 o'clock in the evening. When the party came out of the room the re- porter was surprised to see two per- sons other than those named by the paper's informant come ont oi the room. They were both strangers. One was a man of about 50 years of age, the other was a woman of about the same age and evi- dently bis wife. She leaned heavily on his arm, as though she were ill or ex- hausted. The reporter went away, expect- ing to meet them at the entrance and learn their identity, but they did not come down tne elevator. It was evident that thev had staved in the hotel. All effort to learn who they were was repulsed by the hotel people. The attorneys in the case were then called upon, but they each de- clined to give any information whatever. It was not until yesterday afternoon that the reporter secured the clue tbat gave him the story published below. While at the hotel he saw two of the at- torneys in the case enter the house. He followed them to the fourth floor and after patient waiting saw them come out of room 63. He waited until after they had gone and then went to the room and knocked on the door. It was opened by the woman he had seen leaving the parlor the previous evening with the part v. After an introduction of himself and the object of his visit, the woman volun- teered the information that her name was Mrs. Annie M. Morgans and that her home was in Hagerstown, Md. She said she was here in connection with the Yes- ler wiil case, but did not feel at liberty to talk upon the matter, as she had been cautioned by attorneys to be reticent and to avoid newspaper men. Finally, how- ever, under the questioning of the re- porter, the story came out and she ad- mitted that the had made a deposition the day before. Mrs. Morgans is a woman of 4A years, with a tall, rather spare figure and fea- tures which show that she must have been possessed of considerable beauty in her youth. She has large brown eyes, which give a charm to her face, and her voice, while harsh, is subdued and not implead- ing. She is a woman of intelligence, al- though not much education, and her "On another occasion, before they left for Philadelphia, I had a talk with Mr. Yesler. He and I were in the room alons, and he said: "Sit down here, Mrs. Morgans. Here is my last will. "He took a paper out of his pocket, and folding it so as to show me one of the items, said: 'Here is a little item I want to read to yon,' and read: " *1 leave the sum of $75,000 to the heir* of my three aunts.' "They were Aunt Polly Hayes, Aunt Bet- sey Nor ford and Aunt Barbara Wampler, the last named being my mother. Then he pointed his finger at another place, and said: " 'Here is my half brothers and half sis- ters.' I said to him: "'Well, I guess yon hare provided for Minnie,' and he said: " 'Yes, I have provided well for Minnie, and J. D. Low man is my executor.' "When Mr. Yesler and Minnie came back from Philadelphia I asked both if they were married, and they both denied it, although I soon found out the truth. Mrs. Gagle told me that Minnie told her tbat after they were married and before they had left Philadelphia, Mr. Yesler walked up and down the floor and cried like a child. 1 know from what Minnia told me that she did not want to marry Mr. Yesler, and I don't think that Mr. Yesler really cared much about marrying her. I think he was forced into it by Mrs. Gagle. During all the time of their stay at my bouse, before and after the marriage, on the coming in and going ont of Mr. Yesler, Mrs. Gagle always rushed at hint and threw her arms around his neck and hugged and kissed him. "One day after the marriage they were talking about Jim Lownian (as we call him), and Minnie said that Jim Lowman should not attend to any of Mr. Yesler'a business when they returned to Seattle. I said: 'Well, but he is the executor.' And then Minnie said: The only way the Chinese can get ashore here is by habeas corpus through the United States district coart, but Judge Hanford is at Spokane now and as the Mogul sails for the Orient *on Wednesday morning it will be impossible to pursue that method. Some of the merchants and actors on the Mogul feel offended under the circumstances. Before they will be able to furnish fresh identification letters from friends in this country they will be on their way to China. Some of them who prove their identity, or can show by speaking English that they have been here in business before, will be allowed to land. CHECK A NUT BAT TBAGBDT. The Murderer and Suicide Crased by His Partner's Treatment of Him. FAIRHAVEX, April 16. [Special.] Friends of Charles Smith, who killed his partner, Henry Horn, yesterday, and then committed suicide, say that his mind, never strong, was undoubtedly unbal- anced as a result of the treatment which it is said he bad received from Horn, whom he had trusted implicitly and as- sisted a good deal with money saved dur- ing the past two years from his earnings at hard labor. The day before; the tragedy, Horn, it is claimed, declared his intention of taking a calf, which really belonged to Smith, but which Horn claimed as part- nership property, to Whatcom to sell to a butcher with whom Horn was arranging to go into business. Smith told him not to do it, saying that he bad already con- verted too much uf his (Smith's) property to his own use, and finally threatening that if he did do it he would kill hirn. Horn disregarded the warning and took the calf and sold it, and when he returned Smith shot him before he had time to get down from the wagon. Both men bad borne good reputations. Horn was about 33 years of age and Smith some five or six years older. Horn indi- cated his desire to have his property, con- sisting principally of a claim on the slope of Chucktvnut mountain, toward Lake Samish, left to a relative in Connecticut. Boycotting of Chines* at Butte. HEI.ES A, April 16.?Attorney General Haskell has submitted an opinion to Gov. Hickards on the action of the Butte city council in directing all city employes not to patronize Chinamen. The opinion en- dorses the council's action as proper. The attorney general holds that it is not in vio- lation of any treaty and that the city coun- cil has a right to protect the municipality from danger of pauperism. "'Before Jim Lowman shall attend to any of my bus : ness after Mr. Yesler's death. 1 would burn the will.' "We hau not a man upon the place that had the activity Mr. Yesler had. llesfaa then so years old, bnt he did not seem more than tJO. One day Mrs. Gagle and 1 were talking about Miunie marrying him, when Minnie was in the room, and we talked about Mr. Yesler's age. I said: " 'Oh, Becky, if he was not so old Min- nie could not marry him.' "Mr. Yesler had told me a few days be- fore that he thought a man ought to live to be 100 years old, and I told them what he had said. Then Mrs. Gagle sprang up and said: BETRAYAL Of BOSLTN 8088889. Sarah Jane Marfan, a Relative of Oae of the Gang, Was Informer. PORTLAND, April 16.?[Special.]?It now transpires that the woman who betrayed the Hoslyn robbers is Sarah Jane Morgan, a sister-in-law of Ray alias Chris- tiansen, one of the gang. It appears that she went to visit the Lewis family last Oc- tober just before the Iloslyn robbery. While there she heard of the plot to rob the bank, and after the deed had been committed met the perpetrators at the house. Soon afterwards she intimated her intention of leaving for her home in Salt Lake, but Lewis refused to consent to her departure. They had a quarrel, during which she threatened to expose the gang and he threatened to kill her. An Oregon Kanrhtr Killed h? a Train. " *Well, if he lives too long we can give him a dose.' A . J N I>; KOU *\u25a0». P. 1». Sterlings, Majesties, Aeriah, Tirtsl lisM UhwU, Xaumher*; *#tvi fiir nrcuiv. ***** aavi cuar%ri«*d. hJ 1 4 MM» - Wash. JAPANESE STORE AR COLUMBIA llo sl lls 10 ° KDER < Vn Jf.**". * I » i ? -»<*'" * *.v»rt Tilt V H*iUiutxv. I 11'* "tt.i tu meworu for sls. , Mt.t, cuaiiur. Aw THY AX OJitli. I'ESDI.ETO!*, Or., April lt>.?[Special.]? J. C. Cavanaugh, a rancher living two miles west of Huntington, was struck by east-bound passenger train No. 2 this morning and instantly killed. He was walking across the bridge over Burnt river, and when he was struck was thrown into the river. The train was immediately stopped, and Engineer Thei- son and Conductor Carmine jumped into the water, which was neck deep, and dragged his dead oody to shore. He was a man about W years of age and leaves a family. "I was terribly shocked, and exclaimed, ?Oh Becky!' " When Mrs. Morgans came to this part of her story she could not repress her emo- tions, and her form trembled with excite- ment as she sprang from her seat to illus- trate the manner in which her sister had given vent to the horrible threat. When she had become calmer she continued: At last Miss Morgan contrived to com- municate with Brooks, a young man of Salt Lake to whom she was betrothed. He rescued her from her relative and she went to I tab. Then she informed Snively, attorney for the bankers' associa- tion, of the doings of the gang and he caused their arrest. She is now in jail at Ellensburg, held there as a witness. "After the marriage and daring the rest of their stay at Hagerstown Mr. and Mrs. Yesler did not live together as man and wife, nor did they act as though they had been married. 1 said to Minnie on* day: 'lf you are married you sleep with Mr. Yesler.' Then Becky spoke np and said: 'Minnie did not want to and would not sleep with him.' "After Mr. Yesler's death I wrote to Mrs. Gagie and said, 'You know yon told me Mr. Yesler had a will, and that were all remembered in it.' I also wrote that he had read parts of it to me, and told her 1 would like to know what bad be- come of the will, but she never answered my letter. Then I wrote to Jim Low man, asking him if there was a will, and when an answer did not come promptly I wrote to the clerk of the court about the matter. A few days after I wrote the letter to the clerk I got ao an* swer to the letter I bad written to Jim Low man f-ora Preston, Carr A Preston, who said they were hia attorneys. They asked me to furnish any information 1 could about the wiIL A few days afterwards I got a letter from the clerk ?aying that Minnie Yesler bad ukt4 for An Orrfon Thief Breaks .fall. OBEGOS CITY, April 16.?[Special.]?'To- night it was discovered that George Wei- terwaull, confined in the county jail for stealing carpenters' tools from a dwelling, had made good his escape, leaving no trace behind as a clue as to the manner or time of bis escape. The grand jury will meet tomorrow and his escape is opportune for him. There were seven other prisoners, one of whom is under sentence of death for murder, but none of these seemingly at> tempted to get sway. TBI C('STOMA COLLECTORS!!!!*. Sawders and Tlbbsli Fighting Karh other Tooth and Nail. PORT TOWSSENP, April Pi.?(Special.] A local Sunday paper. The (iraphie, which has advocated the candidacy ot J. C. Saunders for collector of customs, has pre- cipitated another factional row in the Democratic ranks. In us issue today the paper says editorially: Should Mr. A»unJer» perrrut either George Hcstatd, kt.r.n, or tx -I <<nffree»man Voor- heea to »ifn his peutloa for tne office (collector of easterns] his pruapect for that or any other political plum would be eternally and lrretrlev- ub y ruiued. Alleged Opium Smugglers Oat on Bail. TACOUA, April 16.?[Special.]?R. G. Drames and Lena Jackson, of Whatcom, cnarged with smuggling opium, were re- leased today on SJ*K) bonds each, with Senator Richards and others as sureties. Tibbais' friends are furious at this wan- ton insult to such warhorses as Judge Kuhn and ex- Representative Voorbeea. They declare that Saunders especially so- licited Voorhees' indorsement, and when The expert accountant has found that the Eooaomite Society, at Pituburg. is solvent by a uaali margin, its holdings being valued at iwn * , \u25a0? IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS Of IWV RRIK Cigars and Tobacco! LiEil 1 Dllm> INOKKBS' ARTICLES, KTC. ? ?? %' ill Connwrfial Stmt TVrrT-Deaar Betldta* J. WL FRIJiE. \u25a0«»*rlatc>d«Mt. j. RBaAmAH. IwraUrr. WASHINGTON IRON WOBKS COMPANY Works, flni* Street Bride*, Bet. Norma tad B Street* FOUNDRY, MACHINE AND BOILER SHOPS PEIZE ST. CBARUS EVAPORATED CREAM COMPANT: ' Ist Priza. SIOO?C. H. H»>ipfer, 1,037 labels, Tacoma. j 'id Prize. sf*> Ferson ft Wling, 1,000 labels, Muckilteo. 3d Prixe. $25 ?A. L. Fischß. 578 labels, Tacoma. 4th Prixe. sls?New York v itcben Co., jl 526 labels. Spokane. 9 sih I'rxe, f 10?Virgil Bogc;=, 338 labels, Seattle. Mrs. M. Clark, Spokane. Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, Spokana. Otto Hti ben thai, Spokane. Elizabeth Thatcher. Spokane. Mrs. C. E. Green, Spokane. Mrs. Thos. Shuster. Spokana. Mrs. C. P. Leavitt, New Whatcom. Mrs. E. Martin. New Whatcom. Frank Chi ids. New Wnatcom. Hetty E. Luthe, Fairhaven. Mrs. M innie Fa ler. Fa rhaven. W. H. Manley. Fairhaven. Tollie Sollie, Port Townsend. f>tto Shields, Port Angeles. LyJia Landers, Port Anjreiaa. Mrs. R, C. Brown, Kalama. Mrs. Francis Abernethy, Ralama. T O Johnson, Anacortea. Mrs. K. I? Kemp, Ocosta. Mrs. W E Pasre, Ocosta. C W. Kvie, Orting. Henrv Caaael. Mt. Vernon. J no. 11 s-arbir l, Richmond Beach. W. A Hurril, Prosser. Mrs. Thos. A. Caaev. Buckley. Mrs. Alt* Clancy, fctlensburg. Chas. A. G-.lbert". Fremont. J. Hani. Harrington. Mary S-himtz. Cuehalia. M'a."J T. How son, Excelsior. Wm. E. McCaalin, Leavenworth. Mrs. E. C. Gtiyer. Dragoon. Frena Huston. Sumner. Mrs. C. W. Anderson, Lincoln Co. T. W. Doyle, Coamopolia. Mrs. J. li. Cannon, Hollmgsqrorth. Total number labela, SIXTY PRIZES. EACH. Mrs. M. B. Tnitr. Seattle. j| P. S. Brown, Seattle. Mr*. J. C. Carson, Seattle. j., Abbie D Lindsay. Seattle. .: Mrs. C. G. Seattl* Mrs. J. P. Kennedy, J-eatti* Wm. Bovs, Seattle. Mrs. Catherine 11. Emma L. Smith, Seattle. Mrs. M. E. Carter Seattle.?; Eusrene Levr. Seattie. Mr M J. Svk*« Seattle. Mrs. M. P Mi i.ken, Seattls Mr*. T. E. WiUard. Ta-omC Mrs. 8. V. Greit -. I »wmv ?. Edward G.enneld. ivoma;: Mr? K W. !»?«.: a ma.- fH. I.a«r*n ( v. rlf' ma. ~ Mrs H. K>*di#e- I \u25a0 -ma. Rodney L- Smail. *? una/; E.more Stewart. » kana, ; ij J. A. Wales. Spokane Mary Buckley. Sjx&ana. - Van Bormer, Spokana. Awarded to elders of most "Gold Cow" labels ;irom r*n* of St. Charles Evaporated 5 .a. . Cream, by ? , . i R. Ml BCfYD. \ ,| C. W|SWARPLEB, J Committee.

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fHE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.BVOL. XXIII, Na 154. SEATTLE. WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 17. 1893. EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

PAR SHIRTS?myMach more satisfactoryY to have them made to

fi erder. Onr Spring line11 of Colored Shirtings

K new ready. : : : i :

KNOCK & COEASTYI' 806 FRONT ST.

W. P. BOYD & Co.PRESS eoODS DRESS GOODS

ML m THIS week.At 9 IP Pieces Chevron Cloth and Novelty Suitings inAt fajul; strip**, checks and tweed effects; cheap at 35c.

Af M\fi 15 Fancy Changeable Diagonals, goodilllull vain* at 60c.

It W* French Armnre Serge, in black andill' WU colors; real valne 65c. .*. .?*

it choice line of Fancy Cheviots, Imported;ill IW regnkr price, SLOO.

And fa addition alarge collection of

PARIS NOVELTIESILLUMINATED)DIAGONALS, SUBLIMES,CHANGEABLE WHIPCORDS,PERSIAN SD«K BANDS

And oti-er high ela« Silk and Wool Mixtarwat priest that cannot fail to attract attention.

New Lime of Spring Cloakings

FRONT STREET 1 W. P. BOYD & CO. [PIONEER PLACEI

THE MOGUL'S CHINESE. informed that he had indorsed Tibbals'application then Saunders' friends )>eganto heap abase on Voorbees. Judge Kuhn'sfriends aver that Saunders has made over-tures to him looking toward an amicableunderstanding, whereby Tibbals could bethrown overboard and Jefferson countyunited on Saunders' candidacy.

The status of the controversy now indi-cates that both Tibbals and his followinghave decided upon'a guerrilla mode ofwar-fare against Saunders. They allow no op-portunity to escape to assault the opposi-tion's forces all along the line, and nowSaunders' crowd are retaliating by attack-ing the political character of Judge Kuhnand others who have supported Mr. Tib-bals for collector. Since it has become ap-parent that Tibbals was out of the racesome of bis supporters have been quietlyworking up a sentiment in favor of andsecuring a few private indorsements for W.H. Talbott, of Seattle. This fact has cometo the knowledge of the Saunders people,and in a quiet manner a bitter and mostuncompromising factional light is beingkindled into a flame.

YESLER'S WILLBURNED. speech betrays provincialisms common toher section of the country. After thecommenced telling her story it came withan air of sincerity and truthfulness, andat times it was dramatic in its narration.It is given below, substantially in her ownwords:

They Will Have to Go Back tothe Flowery Empire.

Mrs. Yesler's Annt Helps toClear Up the Mystery. "Mr. Yesler, Mrs. Gagle and Minnie

Gagle came to Hagerstown in the latterpart of August, 1800," said Mrs. Morgans."Previous to their arrival I had received aletter from Mrs. Gagie, dated at Massillon,0., informing me of their intended visit.They remained in Hagerstown as guestsat my house from August until the firstweek in October. When they tint came,Mrs. Gagle, who is my sister, in a conver-sation told me what a dumb trick Mr.

esler had done. She said he had made awill and forgotten to sign his nsmetoitandhad sent back West to get the will to signhis name to it. Iremarked that it wouldnot do me any good if. there was a will, asI never had seen him before, but Mrs.Gagle told me that we were all rememberedin it.

WASSON OBEYING HIS ORDERS. A TELL-TALELETTER PRODUCED.

How the Certificate Factory 1b ChinaToms Oat Passports.

In Which Mrs. Gagle Admits HerDaughter Destroyed the Will.

Barak Jane Morgan's Betrayal ofRoslyaBobber Oang?One of Them AbiMd

Her. and She Revested Herself by

Inforaatng.

Mrs. Ante M. Morgans, of Hagerstowa,Md., Bays Minnie Guglo Told Her She

Didn't Love Mr. Tester, bat HerMother Insisted on Getting the OldMan's Money?They Kxpeeted Mr. Tee-

ter to Die Soon?The Most StartlingDevelopment Thus Far In the Cele-brated Case?An Interview With Mre.Morgans. Who Tolls n Story ThatBeglne Before the Marriage?How aSlight Cine Followed Carefnlly by

a " Post-Intoll Igeneer " Reporter

Brought to Light Sensational Alio-gatloas.

TheMaMachusettsMutual LifeInsurance Company

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h|| A. WING, Manager,i| tl74ffl BaUtf Building,

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gnsnc EMBROIDERIESXsrelties in Fine Needlework.

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«|9IXI MEXICAN DRAWN WORKMRS. WHITKMAN,

TACOMA, April 18.?[Special. ]?The standtaken by Collector Wesson regarding theChinese now trying to enter this port ispronounced by those attempting to aidthe Chinamen as equivalent to the virtualexclusion of all Chinese. Thomas Sing, aChicago Chinese preacher, claiming to rep-resent the Chinese actors now aboard theMogul, has a letter from the treasury de-partment on which he believes the actorsought to be admitted. This letter simplyannounces that Chinamen can enter towork on the World's fair grounds, etc.,and that other Chinamen can be admittedunder section 6 of the Chinese act of 1882.This section provides for letters of cre-dentials furnished by Chinese officials andit has been decided unconstitutional bythe United States supreme court, inasmuchas its provisions are unreasonable becauseno ordinary Chinaman can secure suchcredentials. Therefore, to exclude China-men on credentials of identification here-tofore furnished, virtually leaves themwithout any means of entering aside frompersonal identification and letters of ap-proval sent by prominent Americans inChina, or from prominent people in citiesin this country. But Collector Wassonhaving proved beyond doubt that there isa systematic certificate forging establish-ment in China, is loth to accept docu-mentary evidence which is susceptible ofbeing forged. Itis evident that he hasdecided to exercise the greatest caVe in ex-cluding all who are not fully identified.

He was asked today ifit would not worka hardship on Chinese merchants to com-pel them to furnish additional evidence ofidentity. He replied that he did not pro-pose to act beyond his orders and hisorders are not to recognize certificates atall, and to be furnished with evidence ofpersonal identity before allowing Chineseto land. It is known that the method offorging certificates has been to steal orforge a notary public seal, take it to Hong-kong or some other place in China, andthen grind out certificates by. the whole-sale at S6O apiece. Those doing this workare fully acquainted with the cities fromwhich they draw references and the namesof prominent men, which they forge tocertificates, to which n bogus no-tary attaches his seal and an-nounces that he personally knows themen, signatures, et* For instance, Cash-ier Gordon, of thtf National bank ofAsteria, has issued many genuine certifi-cates or letters of identification to China*men, it is said. His name has come in Ibrrepeated forgeries. Some of the forgerieswere so cleverly executed that it was diffi-cult to detect them. When Collector Was-soc first began an investigation of forgedcertificates, he sent deputies to China andsecured some of the certificates with Gor-don's name attached. Gordon pronouncedhis name forged to them. This led to afurther investigation and the discovery ofwholesale certificate forging. Then thegovernment ordered all certificates ignoredand now all that Wasson will say is thathe simply proposes to ignore them and notadmit any Chinaman unless he can provewho he is and that he is entitled to entereither as a merchant or a man of means.

"Afterstaying in my house at Hagers-town for some time, Mr. Yesler and Min-nie went to Philadelphia. This was, Ithink, on or about September 27. Mrs.Gagle, during their absence, remained atLeitersburg. When they left tor Phila-delphia both denied that they were goingfor the purpose of being married. I askedtbem ifsuch was not their purpose, havingbeen informed by Mrs. Gagle that tbey hadcome East for that purpose, but both de-nied any such intention. Before Mr. Yes-ler and Minnie started for Philadelphiathe subject of the marriage was talkedover continuously; not by Mr. Yesler, butbv Minnie and her mother, in my presence.Minnie told me that she did not care forMr. Yesler, and did not want to marryhim, but that her mother was insistingupon it giorning, noon and night.

" 'Ma wants me to marry him in orderthat I may get his wealth,' is whst shetold me.

TROUBLE lit CENTRALIA SCHOOLS.

Cltlaeas Ineensed nt Snmmnry Dismissalof Several Teachers.

Cistralia, April 16.? [Special.]?Thepeoole ofthis city are much excited everthe action of two of the school directorson Friday night in refusing to re-engage anumber of old teachers, some of whomhave been in the schools for several years,and filling their places with inexperiencedgirls, pupils in the high school and twoothers, one from Montana and anotherfrom Oregon, whose abilities as teachersare not known here. At the meeting onFriday evening nearly all the teacherswere present and a large number of prom-inent citizens, who had obtained an ink-ling of what the probable action of the twomembers of the board, Frank T. McNittand C. W. Fowler, would be. The teach-ers dismissed respectfully asked the reasonfor their dismissal, as there were nocharges of incompetency or other disqual-ification alleged against them.

The Yesler will ease which has been pro*dactive of sensations from its inception, isto have another chapter added to it in afew days ofsuch a startling nature that allformer sensations will pale into compara-tive insignificance. Itis in the form of adeposition taken on Saturday, the depo-nent being none other than Mrs. AnnieM. Morgans, a sister of Mrs. John Gagle,mother of Mrs. Yesler. She was also firstcousin of the late Henrv L. Yesler. Inher deposition she makes statementsstrongly, confirming evidence adducedagainst Mrs. Yesler at the prelimi-nary hearing on the point of theburning of the will and also implicates herown sister, Mrs. Gagie, in the allegedcrime. Her testimony is not confined to

words alone, but she produces what pur-ports to be a letter written to her by Mrs.Gagle, in which the startling statement ismade that Mrs. Yesler did bum the will,as testified to by Mrs. Fay, the nurse, atthe preliminary hearing. This letter, ifauthenticated, will be one of the strongestlinks in the chain of evidence securedagainst Mrs. Yesler.

''Mrs. Gsgle had told me more than oncebefore the marriage that Minnie had a loverin Seattle, a doctor or a lawyer, I don't re-member which. She told me he camefrom Dakota. I then asked Kecca (that isMrs. Gag e, her name is Emma Rebecca):'Why do not you let Minnie marry him?'Mrs. Gagle said he was rich, but he did nothave the money Mr. Yesler had. Mr.Yesler would not live long, she said, andthen Minnie could marry a young man.

"On the Sunday before they went toPhiladelphia Minnie took me by the dressand pulled me and said, 'Come, let us gointo the garden.' So I went. Then shesaid, 'Now, Aunt Ann, I don't see how Ican marry Mr. Yesler.' Then I said toher, 'Minnie, I would not marry him.'But she said, 'I have to. Ma nevergives me any rest. She nags me day andnight to marry him. Then I took herjust as I would my own daughter, and ex*plained to her everything in regard tomarried life, and she remarked: 'AuntAnn. I will never forget you the longestday Ilive, the way you talked to me. Manever told roe anything only to marryhim.'

The only answer made by McNitt was"that when he had a hired man in his em-ploy he could discharge him without ex-plaining his reasons therefor." Fowlermede no explanation.

The schools of Centralia have borne ahigh reputation for efficiency, and thecorps of teachers has enjoyed the esteemand confidence of the community, and itwas one of the boasts of the citizens thatour city offered to intending settlers unex-ceptionable facilities for the education oftheir children. Eleven teachers in addi-tion to the superintendent are now em-ployed and all the departments are full.The present trouble had its inception lastfall during the canvass preceding elec-tion, when Mr. Lease, one of tne teachersin the high school, became the Republicancandidate for county superintendent andwas opposed by Prof. Eddy, of Winlock,the principal of the schools in that place.Prof. Borst, the superintendent of theschools, took an active part inthe canvass and demanded of allthe teachers under him their unqualifiedsupport of Lease. Failing in this heopenly evinced his displeasure, and is al-leged to have made threats of causing theremoval of certain teachers, although hedisclaims having influenced the board inany manner. At the meeting ofthe boardspeeches were made in opposition to theaction ofthe board by President Hense, ofthe First National bank, ex-ProsecutingAttorney Swazey, W. G. Gaunoe, a gen-tleman of much experience in educationalmatters; Editor Whinnery, of the Chroni-cle, and many others.

Yesterday a number of prominent gen-tlemen interviewed McNitt and Fowler,and sought to have them reconsider theiraction, but they both evinced a determina-tion to stand by their action regardless ofthe consequences.

Failing in obtaining any satisfactionfrom them the people will hold a publicmeeting on Tuesday evening, at which, itis said, resolutions will be passed invitingthem to resign. Ifthey refuse an attemptmay be made to get the mattel before thestate superintendent on a demand' for aninvestigation into the charges affectingthe character of Prof. Borst, who, it isthought, is the cause of all the trouble.

CAPITAL PAID UP, - - *600,000.w. & rinum rre.td.dt jo«. W. rnun « bmm,.

SackmaxL-jPhilli-ps Investment Co.Of Via.

BAILEY BUILDING.XaTiMMiatBukm «s>d FlnanoM Agent*. Offers 8p««tal OppMtvkltlM

S~\ |~7" REDUCED FROM *6.00

TTI .1 I|4 Hi $4.50 ffiT**$4.50

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hrfains in FurnitureINSPECTION INVITED.

ttfeei decidedly lower thanany other house in

the city.

GEO.W. HADFIELDBseood ud University BU.

ACHOICE LINEOiT

Large assortment.

RILEY BROS.?Men's Fnrnishers,

*®OND STREET, COIL COLCMBIA.

The deposition, although taken on Sat-urday, has not been made public and willnot be until it is filed in court on some occa-sion when it may be needed. The attorneyson both sides are silent as the grave con*eerning its contents, and are anxious, forsome reason or other, that nothing shouldbe said about it. It was only by good for-tune, followed by perseverance and skill ofan experienced reporter, that the Posf-Iw-tklligknckr secured information that en-ables it to give all the salient points ofthedeposition, although some of the moresensational features may be lacking.

At 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon the cityeditor of the I'ost-Intelligknckr receiveda call from a young business man whogave hitn a "tip" that he thought mighthave a story behind it. About 10 o'clockin the morning, he said, he had occasionto go to the Occidental hotel. Whilestanding there in the hall entrance he sawMrs. Yesler, Mrs. Gagle, her mother, andJohn Gagle, her father, come in accom-panied by 11. E. Shields, her attorney.They took the elevator. He had almostceased wondering, with natural curiosity,what business brought them to the hotel,when Daniel Kelleher, one of the counselfor the prosecution in the will case, camein, with N. W. Bolster, the stenographer,and they, too, took the elevator. Thenhis curiosity became thoroughly aroused,and was increased rather than diminishedwhen a moment later W. 11. White, lead-ing attorney for Mrs. Yesler, put in anappearance, followed by Col. E. M. Carr,another of the attorneys for the prosecu-tion. He was convinced that somethingimportant in the Yesler will case wasabout to be done. He pushed his investi-gations, but Landlord Seagrave, like thediscreet man tbat he is, would not tellhim in what room the party was meetingor anything about the nature of the busi-ness, if he knew anything to tell. As hecould not satisfy his curiosity for himselfhe gave the benefit of his information tothe Post-Intellioknckr, trusting to it togive him the news.

A reporter of tried skill and determina-tion was at once detailed on the case. Hevisited the hotel, arriving there about 2o'clock. He could get no information fromthe attaches of the house, although helearned that members of the party hadgone out at noon and had returned a fewmoments before his arrival and were thenmeeting in one of the parlors. An at-tempt to gain admission was fruitless, sothere was nothing to do but sit and waitfor adjournment. That did not come un-til 5 o'clock in the evening. When theparty came out of the room the re-porter was surprised to see two per-sons other than those named by thepaper's informant come ont oi the room.They were both strangers. One was a manof about 50 years of age, the other was awoman of about the same age and evi-dently bis wife. She leaned heavily onhis arm, as though she were ill or ex-hausted. The reporter went away, expect-

ing to meet them at the entrance and learntheir identity, but they did not comedown tne elevator. It was evident thatthev had staved in the hotel. Alleffort tolearn who they were was repulsed by thehotel people. The attorneys in the casewere then called upon, but they each de-clined to give any information whatever.

It was not until yesterday afternoonthat the reporter secured the clue tbatgave him the story published below.While at the hotel he saw two of the at-torneys in the case enter the house. Hefollowed them to the fourth floor and afterpatient waiting saw them come out ofroom 63. He waited until after they hadgone and then went to the room andknocked on the door. It was opened bythe woman he had seen leaving the parlorthe previous evening with the part v.After an introduction of himself and theobject of his visit, the woman volun-teered the information that her name wasMrs. Annie M. Morgans and that herhome was in Hagerstown, Md. She saidshe was here in connection with the Yes-ler wiil case, but did not feel at liberty totalk upon the matter, as she had beencautioned by attorneys to be reticent andto avoid newspaper men. Finally, how-ever, under the questioning of the re-porter, the story came out and she ad-mitted that the had made a deposition theday before.

Mrs. Morgans is a woman of 4A years,with a tall, rather spare figure and fea-tures which show that she must have beenpossessed of considerable beauty in heryouth. She has large brown eyes, whichgive a charm to her face, and her voice,while harsh, is subdued and not implead-ing. She is a woman of intelligence, al-though not much education, and her

"On another occasion, before they leftfor Philadelphia, I had a talk with Mr.Yesler. He and I were in the room alons,and he said:

"Sit down here, Mrs. Morgans. Here ismy last will.

"He took a paper out ofhis pocket, andfolding it so as to show me one of theitems, said: 'Here is a little item Iwantto read to yon,' and read:

" *1 leave the sum of$75,000 to the heir*ofmy three aunts.'

"They were Aunt Polly Hayes, Aunt Bet-sey Norford and Aunt Barbara Wampler,the last named being my mother. Thenhe pointed his finger at another place, andsaid:

" 'Here is my half brothers and half sis-ters.' I said to him:

"'Well, I guess yon hare provided forMinnie,' and he said:

" 'Yes, I have provided well for Minnie,and J. D. Low man is my executor.'

"When Mr. Yesler and Minnie cameback from Philadelphia I asked both ifthey were married, and they both deniedit, although I soon found out the truth.Mrs. Gagle told me that Minnie told hertbat after they were married and beforethey had left Philadelphia, Mr. Yeslerwalked up and down the floor and criedlike a child. 1 know from what Minniatold me that she did not want to marryMr. Yesler, and I don't think that Mr.Yesler really cared much about marryingher. I think he was forced into it by Mrs.Gagle. During all the time of their stayat my bouse, before and after the marriage,on the coming in and going ont of Mr.Yesler, Mrs. Gagle always rushed at hintand threw her arms around his neck andhugged and kissed him.

"One day after the marriage they weretalking about Jim Lownian (as we callhim), and Minnie said that Jim Lowmanshould not attend to any of Mr. Yesler'abusiness when they returned to Seattle. Isaid: 'Well, but he is the executor.' Andthen Minnie said:

The only way the Chinese can get ashorehere is by habeas corpus through theUnited States district coart, but JudgeHanford is at Spokane now and as theMogul sails for the Orient *on Wednesdaymorning it will be impossible to pursuethat method. Some of the merchants andactors on the Mogul feel offended underthe circumstances. Before they will beable to furnish fresh identification lettersfrom friends in this country they will beon their way to China. Some of themwho prove their identity, or can show byspeaking English that they have beenhere in business before, will be allowed toland.

T» CHECKA NUT BAT TBAGBDT.

The Murderer and Suicide Crased byHis Partner's Treatment of Him.

FAIRHAVEX, April 16. [Special.]Friends of Charles Smith, who killed hispartner, Henry Horn, yesterday, and thencommitted suicide, say that his mind,never strong, was undoubtedly unbal-anced as a result of the treatment whichit is said he bad received from Horn,whom he had trusted implicitly and as-sisted a good deal with money saved dur-ing the past two years from his earningsat hard labor. The day before; the tragedy,Horn, it is claimed, declared his intentionof taking a calf, which really belonged toSmith, but which Horn claimed as part-nership property, to Whatcom to sell to abutcher with whom Horn was arrangingto go into business. Smith told him notto do it, saying that he bad already con-verted too much uf his (Smith's) propertyto his own use, and finally threateningthat ifhe did do it he would kill hirn.Horn disregarded the warning and tookthe calf and sold it, and when he returnedSmith shot him before he had time to getdown from the wagon.

Both men bad borne good reputations.Horn was about 33 years of age and Smithsome five or six years older. Horn indi-cated his desire to have his property, con-sisting principally of a claim on the slopeof Chucktvnut mountain, toward LakeSamish, left to a relative in Connecticut.

Boycotting of Chines* at Butte.HEI.ES A, April 16.?Attorney General

Haskell has submitted an opinion to Gov.Hickards on the action of the Butte citycouncil in directing all city employes notto patronize Chinamen. The opinion en-dorses the council's action as proper. Theattorney general holds that it is not in vio-lation of any treaty and that the city coun-cil has a right to protect the municipalityfrom danger of pauperism.

"'Before Jim Lowman shall attend toany of my bus : ness after Mr. Yesler'sdeath. 1 would burn the will.'

"We hau not a man upon the place thathad the activity Mr. Yesler had. llesfaathen so years old, bnt he did not seemmore than tJO. One day Mrs. Gagle and 1were talking about Miunie marrying him,when Minnie was in the room, and wetalked about Mr. Yesler's age. I said:

" 'Oh, Becky, if he was not so old Min-nie could not marry him.'

"Mr. Yesler had told me a few days be-fore that he thought a man ought to liveto be 100 years old, and I told them whathe had said. Then Mrs. Gagle sprang upand said:

BETRAYAL Of BOSLTN 8088889.

Sarah Jane Marfan, a Relative of Oaeof the Gang, Was Informer.

PORTLAND, April 16.?[Special.]?It nowtranspires that the woman who betrayedthe Hoslyn robbers is Sarah Jane Morgan,a sister-in-law of Ray alias Chris-tiansen, one of the gang. Itappears thatshe went to visit the Lewis family last Oc-tober just before the Iloslyn robbery.While there she heard of the plot to robthe bank, and after the deed had beencommitted met the perpetrators at thehouse. Soon afterwards she intimated herintention of leaving for her home in SaltLake, but Lewis refused to consent to herdeparture. They had a quarrel, duringwhich she threatened to expose the gangand he threatened to kill her.

An Oregon Kanrhtr Killed h? a Train." *Well, ifhe lives too long we can give

him a dose.'

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I'ESDI.ETO!*, Or., April lt>.?[Special.]?J. C. Cavanaugh, a rancher living twomiles west of Huntington, was struck byeast-bound passenger train No. 2 thismorning and instantly killed. Hewas walking across the bridge

over Burnt river, and when he was struckwas thrown into the river. The train wasimmediately stopped, and Engineer Thei-son and Conductor Carmine jumped intothe water, which was neck deep, anddragged his dead oody to shore. He was aman about W years of age and leaves afamily.

"I was terribly shocked, and exclaimed,?Oh Becky!' "

When Mrs. Morgans came to this partof her story she could not repress her emo-tions, and her form trembled with excite-ment as she sprang from her seat to illus-trate the manner in which her sister hadgiven vent to the horrible threat. Whenshe had become calmer she continued:

At last Miss Morgan contrived to com-municate with Brooks, a young man ofSalt Lake to whom she was betrothed.He rescued her from her relative and shewent to I tab. Then she informedSnively, attorney for the bankers' associa-tion, of the doings of the gang and hecaused their arrest. She is now in jail atEllensburg, held there as a witness.

"After the marriage and daring the restof their stay at Hagerstown Mr. and Mrs.Yesler did not live together as man andwife, nor did they act as though they hadbeen married. 1 said to Minnie on* day:'lfyou are married you sleep with Mr.Yesler.' Then Becky spoke np and said:'Minnie did not want to and would notsleep with him.'

"After Mr. Yesler's death I wrote toMrs. Gagie and said, 'You know yon toldme Mr. Yesler had a will, and that w«were all remembered in it.' I also wrotethat he had read parts of it to me, and toldher 1 would like to know what bad be-come of the will, but she neveranswered my letter. Then I wrote

to Jim Low man, asking him if therewas a will, and when an answer did notcome promptly I wrote to the clerk of thecourt about the matter. A few days afterI wrote the letter to the clerk I got ao an*swer to the letter I bad written to JimLow man f-ora Preston, Carr A Preston,who said they were hia attorneys. Theyasked me to furnish any information1 could about the wiIL A few daysafterwards I got a letter from the clerk?aying that Minnie Yesler bad ukt4 for

An Orrfon Thief Breaks .fall.OBEGOS CITY, April 16.?[Special.]?'To-

night it was discovered that George Wei-terwaull, confined in the county jail forstealing carpenters' tools from a dwelling,had made good his escape, leaving no tracebehind as a clue as to the manner or timeof bis escape. The grand jury will meettomorrow and his escape is opportune forhim. There were seven other prisoners,one of whom is under sentence of death formurder, but none of these seemingly at>tempted to get sway.

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other Tooth and Nail.PORT TOWSSENP, April Pi.?(Special.]

A local Sunday paper. The (iraphie, whichhas advocated the candidacy ot J. C.Saunders for collector of customs, has pre-cipitated another factional row in theDemocratic ranks. In us issue today thepaper says editorially:

Should Mr. A»unJer» perrrut either GeorgeHcstatd, kt.r.n, or tx-I <<nffree»man Voor-heea to »ifn his peutloa for tne office (collectorof easterns] his pruapect for that or any otherpolitical plum would be eternally and lrretrlev-ub y ruiued.

Alleged Opium Smugglers Oat on Bail.TACOUA, April 16.?[Special.]?R. G.

Drames and Lena Jackson, of Whatcom,cnarged with smuggling opium, were re-leased today on SJ*K) bonds each, withSenator Richards and others as sureties.Tibbais' friends are furious at this wan-

ton insult to such warhorses as JudgeKuhn and ex- Representative Voorbeea.They declare that Saunders especially so-licited Voorhees' indorsement, and when

The expert accountant has found that theEooaomite Society, at Pituburg. is solvent by auaali margin, its holdings being valued at

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j 'id Prize. sf*>Ferson ft Wling, 1,000labels, Muckilteo.

3d Prixe. $25?A. L. Fischß. 578 labels,Tacoma.

4th Prixe. sls?New York v itcben Co.,jl 526 labels. Spokane. 9

sih I'rxe, f10?Virgil Bogc;=, 338 labels,Seattle.

Mrs. M. Clark, Spokane.Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, Spokana.Otto Htiben thai, Spokane.Elizabeth Thatcher. Spokane.Mrs. C. E. Green, Spokane.Mrs. Thos. Shuster. Spokana.Mrs. C. P. Leavitt, New Whatcom.Mrs. E. Martin. New Whatcom.Frank Chi ids. New Wnatcom.Hetty E. Luthe, Fairhaven.Mrs. M innie Fa ler. Fa rhaven.W. H. Manley. Fairhaven.Tollie Sollie, Port Townsend.f>tto Shields, Port Angeles.LyJia Landers, Port Anjreiaa.Mrs. R, C. Brown, Kalama.Mrs. Francis Abernethy, Ralama.T O Johnson, Anacortea.Mrs. K. I? Kemp, Ocosta.Mrs. W E Pasre, Ocosta.C W. Kvie, Orting.Henrv Caaael. Mt. Vernon.J no. 11 s-arbir l, Richmond Beach.W. A Hurril, Prosser.Mrs. Thos. A. Caaev. Buckley.Mrs. Alt*Clancy, fctlensburg.Chas. A. G-.lbert". Fremont.J. Hani. Harrington.Mary S-himtz. Cuehalia.M'a."J T. How son, Excelsior.Wm. E. McCaalin, Leavenworth.Mrs. E. C. Gtiyer. Dragoon.Frena Huston. Sumner.Mrs. C. W. Anderson, Lincoln Co.T. W. Doyle, Coamopolia.Mrs. J. li. Cannon, Hollmgsqrorth.Total number labela,

SIXTY PRIZES. EACH.Mrs. M. B. Tnitr. Seattle. j|P. S. Brown, Seattle.Mr*. J. C. Carson, Seattle. j.,Abbie D Lindsay. Seattle. .:

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