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i(T FOR THE Dl'ST.roriDMnc *F.f irf tEQnmoTO FLOCK TO SE ATTLE.500Thr^* **»olh Oie* f««r Tp FromPortlan4-Jr«lin Aaimoa'i Fx-|m-Hrnrr with Them in That Citr •Bow He Bet |7 01 a Lone Ace.* ehing t« Seat?’# ud among Hem arlt;* earning adveviusrers froa a i irtf of the wor 1 arh ■n rtwnrt! fr-»rr the„j ex:-*ct ro re*9 *I I I thou re id# of erf n*•* who »-• to T*«* through h«re to t* -us mining redoes of the te r*.h. A “ '*”# of :ra 1e* ar 1 professions ere repf'► ,*:t**d la the thror. fttions ire n ,!lt;?! •■ ire blocks ere - • hg hous*s ar :*er# end buy*'*#»lt;*w-»-«y * li nrup, r oms in b* r.f sought ? - ar 1 la demand both byThe - f crowd I# notere but every on* believes the? !? :s p»o arriv* Ai these Imrr rar*# have lore or !ea» money and so will tho«# w o ire eomsng * »«!• Uter to embark f r * ,fk*- af*«r fitting out in Seattle, A !-■ ‘■titurer# a-• on t-- frouid to tempt the- wary with scheme* of various sort for rt ■ i ' - * r r* •••g the new r are three accom-An‘ shed confidence men who are now ;n th* tty and w,:; doubtless a? on'* attempt to t * a me of the shekel# that Jlngis in theThesis thr*«ttwti of w\M-be n.tnor#.wen have Juit arrived from Portland, they \|c* m i* i several ran bera.tiahereind ,t la hojed that this wjuxur.g wFont them from doing any wo-k Hio pol 39 have been appr and of‘rtteneo in the city and are keeping a close ►y# upon their movements. It * better.heret he: rowever that to# public should knov ibout them in time to prevent the ne*-rs-• y of calling on the police to recover tfa# nonsy taken from seme victim.The up-to-date ©onfi ien e man Is not a iealer in hogs or CAHle. hr is a K ndiker r a partner f one. and he soon *e*s hi# let m interee*ed by ment.onlng something kbcut the all-ahsT inf trpir. John An* lers n * -!erk in one of the !e#d rg turner m * of Pttg*»t aound. ha 1 in experi-nce in Portland 'he other day with t; e-e hree accomplished confidence men and t f his experience wb :h put the police oaheir tra k wh*-B they came here. Ev|d*ct-7 *h y left Portland v. ry soon after their ixjerlence with Anderson.Andersen's experl*rce « interestlnf and. is Jold by himself, i# a* follows:*T took a short trip down to Euftoe and rot back to Portland with my valise and itartrd up the street to n.y hotel. At it lalf-way up SSx'h strest I met a w* .1-Irtased. smooth-faced you-* m.»n, who In-red the loca i of W is Fa *o’s ex-r-es offi e. I to 1 him I did not know there it was. at the same time Informing lira that I «ti a stranger in the city. We ralked up the street t ce her chatting amiiiariy. He tcld me that h‘.s fa-her sad been to the Klond ke on a trading ex-eili:ion and had br night ba k a lot of rold In dust and nu*«* :s. S.-rne of the lUfgets were to be seen in his friend’s* reil «tate off. *e up town, and my new found v *nd askrd me If I would like to s« ewas a most affible and Innocent oung man. and. compU telv taken off my :uard. followed him to an office across he str^t from the Chamber of Com* nerce bu:Idir.g. As we slipped Into the loor to go upstairs I overheard one man ay to another. ‘There goes one more anr.er.* This aroused my suspicion butwent on, and at the top cf the stairs ny friend rapped on a dour and was told0 com# in. Inside were two men, one n elderly man with English chop whis-:ers, the oth^r apparently a Hebrew. erhapa 30 year# old. with a Mack mus-ache. There was a cheap sign In or.erner. a cheap table in the center of he room and four chairs. Thert were ibaoluteiy no papers or maps such as are isuaily found in a r**al estate office My rier.d inquired of the elderly mar. If Mr. imlth was In. Being answered In the legative we sat down to watt for him. is soon as we were seated, the elderly nan took a newspaper from the table, there ft had be#*n lying pen. and ex* osed a pack of curia scattered about, as f a game had been interrupted. The Iderly man explained that they had beenlaying Just b f re we entered, but he ad covered up the cards, thinking that1 was hi# wife who had knocked.To pa** ‘he time away wfcile waiting or Mr. Smith a game of poker was proposed. My friend urged me to take a and. and agreed to back me If I should tappen to lose. I told them that I didot know hew to play poker: hardly kn»wno card from another which was a fact.rhe Hebrew meanwhile had dealt out aand around, and I was soon holding rr.v ards with the rest, although I hardly :now how they worked me into the gam*, inb ss it wa» by hypnotism My friend vldently did not have % good hand, for e threw ^wn bis cards and came over n where I sat. I had an ace and some •her cards I d n't remember, but rrv rierd told me that I ha l an excellent sand. He urged me to bet fC. and I ilir.dly followed his advice. The elde-iy ran was the only nr.e who remained in he rarr,». He met mv bet and raised n* a amount. Yielding to the ur-rent advice of my backer, who seamed onfldcr.t 11 t my band would win. I dug :p a IS b 1 and p!ac*d it on the table b -r assured by my friend that !f I !o«t herould make ‘he am unt good The eld r-y B in ral.c-d n*e f and my friend ns--tred me that I con d beat him* V,i Uthe black mustache arpeiaka mv4 a.ard cffe-^d ^h^ r.ibilanta- t*a*Of i but byIad an are j had him irse I knrw that I had*’ a *..c.** haring c^m** ta •anAupration cf the fact that I vu Inst \ brace of lt;“fnf.denre men, I de-®d to put -IP irv more Yfvr rrHelu ai haveto eX'tatm ex-:hock«Ymf ro? lav drafts orTi in*kven t V, f h at-a fmt w^fhalf You are % sure wlr»r*Yhen It b* aroe evident that be? m re. the mtn seemed to ... at In me The elderly man swept in ey on the table. *nd my frier 1 * 'Well let's ret cu* of this It.* He scabbed rrrwou' 1► mi4 ■ r sMlrr j»*bJd a{ Yl 11 ffi-is the $stairs on the street %:ital/4p-• . ufrSt.whereAt tt.e fxtno loan iroke. I**§ayA ^ •S i 1 ^mmSHfwi , ...that h#to goi wassta of mor. I vanished*i. ofhe asked me fcr was about_ ack to hisr is upstairs, who h.1 .-ail. ‘I guess I will.'eatn# to Swattla »•‘enlay to see my tb ______intances conv*»rsirg ln**rest#d5y on street OOTBCP. I asked rv?e»-fixe h. e whom I happened to meet a mo~ lat^r. who the elderly man with the jw. a-chcp whiskers w as and CudilMS spiled that he was on# of ths • mot heat f conf.denc* men.en Sf as*I«s.rab's modem jeren-rSE fconts; ex-esMeu: aelghMrhoc-i and grand view. C.hg cartx. s-*r. T S3£ a acr ’Jl W# a new .;5t good properties offereda: a mCuiufcxJ. Cfrrux'ttC202 and 20tt Vew lerk RWk.was piAttanuIL1 out, but in I v w kins Me w asA*3 a fr? rdexcitement: idea that odilv. Mr.Hawkins vu not, however in a pewit: a:o iuUge accurately, a* he got out lr*—- ■4 14tr r*w M in • /ft • » ' a •111 CfTIUvli ifl LSftr v K .3 at the Third Av?etheater, is what is known s thw *uM-t r.um. w -re the A n -ta Gold Ft* * Company has an exhibit of curios, a dbrought abust by the action of the B. B. Frlnt!,g Company in Its efforts to collect a small biU. This ts tbs way Attorney Hawkins explain* the matter: “Harry L. Talmer of the Alaska Goid Fields C'trpiny ordered printed matter rather Indiser mir.ateiy. Aimmg bis creditors was the B. B. Ihinting Company. %Yhen an attempt was atade to collect the b:i! Mr. Palmer would say that he would be dewn and straighten the matter out. He did not come, however Finally the account was placed in my hands and 1 got out papers to levy on the stvXrk, Ac* f-.npsniei b Constaaie Osgood. I weal to the place. There was a t-g man with i fur overcoat in charge. Palmer h.\d g:me and the man had a receipt for a t I of saia. Weil, when the constable went to do his duty the big man Arvd him out. ami as he look- i very i *ly and determined, I followed the constable. Tv • a the big m *n locked the door lt;uid held the * rt for the ne being**M)»lery in DiHuoadt.The pollea are at work on a mys*erslt;His diamond easa. I’nusual effort at sscmy i being made, and it 1# said that there arespecial reasons why the people Interested do not want the story to get into the newspapers. The diamond* w \ are n papers. The diamonds which are missingare said to baking to a Mrs. Baker, who lives near the corner of Madison street and Seventh avenue.Ayer’s Hair Vigor. whi»h has outlived and --iperweded hundreds of similar pr p-arations, is undoubtedly the most fashionable as well as economical hair dressing in the market. By its use, the poorest head of hair su^a becomes luxuriant and beau-tiful.ftOTH K ro iOTEKLNot; « Is hereby given that the books of registration of the city of Seattle School I» r.ct, No. 1, in King county. Wash., will be clcsed on the evening of the 26thday of October. UK.The law requiring ths regljstratlon of all persona male and female, voting at any school election in the state of Washington is plain and positive. In addition to the election of or.e member of the board of director*, the Important Qtiegtion of fu--r.ishing free !• xt bo ks and supplies to•tiled af itIt \ M■• s*com!I*! inThereforei: is earnestly hoped that all cit.xena will give this matter their prompt and serious attention.A. A GUERNSEY, Secretary.To lt;nn Frsirlwo.The m w and elegant steamship Humboldt will sail about October For pas** sage and fr* *nt rates apj ly at Arlington dock. E. E Caine. Agent.CASTOniA.A choice stock of high-grade pianoe andorgans and everything Inhe musicrnun. «'iay Jk Co.'s. .13 Second Ave.iis3rin*ffiW~a♦♦♦♦♦w♦»TREAHERYM wc.Oyster and Grill Room.IfTbe «nly «n* I* the etty where prompt service mm4 asrteellrd raisin# ere lt;iom. bleed with wotrpifr o her gee. Ye*westleeebly the bvet.J. J. COLE, Mnaagcr,Ho. MS 8*cond Av. #••••••••»«#sftse6Try It.Crescent4 4 ♦-l-ib„ 25c,m. Co.Don’t NeglectThat Cold|f* matter h-w • g\* tt »n*.f —wna in jne, fnt f eiifKv, ( AM*. H i » rer-nt.f a*ar %■krtl l'ei»*«?!«o i**5 Ui Plntrmy. Fnre-eoiia. lt;es«nmptiea *lt;aer fauu l.nng f)»-rear* it -.ntt.Avert All iVexig^r by Trorapily Applylog aBenson’sPorousPlastertfc* is* /b* -t h4 h»-*k nt , rf3 *.11 • * *r*e *»* It rnGmrdn prmtmpt pr- are ties uni te* U j*# *»neen *et.ioet^ end mmm rwre. A *.'» r* ... •. h i t toe e*eal4u ed*c-. .*% P;«fc#2~ cebt*. kvcizm ml*, sueBuilding for Lease-Hr Fmhrd Them Oef.At Constat e Osgood iXwardidr ofwI .JJ re#*resdy by iv*lt;^mb*raulch r only opportt;section. thr*#-s?ory »:o-r€*. ts roetrj, 31- Must apply !*▼ tn similar lara.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle, Washington, US
Mon, Oct 18, 1897
Page 5
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Clipped by
Caroll K.
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