davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

The Brainerd Tribune suggests that
the opening of the Northern Pacific
from Lake Superior to the Pacific ocean
IS al event of such proportions as to
warrant general celebration along the
whole line. 1t is announced that the
branch to the great Yellowstone Park
will be opened next month, and says the
Tribune:
As the main line will be opened up 50
near that date, let rs suggest that steps
be taken to open both great enterprises
simultaneously, and that arrangements
be made on scale that will interest
and engage the people and towns of the
whole line. The region Il the greatest
In resources and wealth that the sun
shines upon, on this planet; the other
planets do not concern the Yankee ma
ton Just now. Our idea would be to
make it a gala time for every town from
st. Paul and Duluth to Portland. The
people could shoot fire crackers and
homemade cannon. and the railway
company give them excursions. After
50 many years Of anxious waiting, the
goal il reached. Let those who have
hung on" and waited for the wagon"
have q chance to- take q ride" Let Us
have Q SOFT of Northern Pacific Day"
that everybody would participate in.
And the Fargo Argus joining in the
suggestion says:
No great rlilroad ever built In this
country has opened up to settlement an
area Of land 30 vast in extent and 20
productive as that TO which the North
ern Pacific will give access. There is no
exaageration in this statement. Unlike
the other transcontinental lines, the
Northern Pacific has comparatively lit
tie country along any part of its route
that will not be inhabitated. either BY
growers of cereals, those who raise cat
tie on large scale, or miners. Teen
ing villages and thriving cities are
springing up all along Its two thousand
miles. And then in addition, it is the
highway to the grandest natural attrac
ton the continent affords-the Yellow
stone National Park. This will be a
summer resort for nultitudss from all
parts of this and other lands. The
Northern Pacific will be the shortest
and mos. attractive route for travel to
the Pacific, and must command an i'm
mense traffic both in passengers and
freight. The completion of this grand
artery of commerce and medium of &C
cess 70 the richest and most productive
portion of the west, is certainly an event
that should be celebrated with one gen.
eral acclaim from Portland to st. Paul.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

RAILROAD GARpESrSo.-ln descrip-
sion of a recent trip over the Delaware
Division of the New York, Lake Erie 4
Western road, the Port Jarvis Gazette
saws: "Within the past two years Su-
Murphy has iAaugurated a
system OF planting flower gardens AZ
every depot, aud as one stops or vhirls
past the various stations the eye Is re-
lieyed by viewing the most beautiful
lawns and flower plats. Where onee
were unsiehtly. useless, and tumble
down sheds ar platforms, piles of coal
cinders, half burned ties and scraps of
iron. noU bloom the choicest varieties
of plants and shrubs, surrounded by
neat fences. IL is surprising. Mr.. Mar
ply stated, at what little expense the
improvement has been made. A few
neatly turned posts, connected by CON-
demned boiler dues, two coats Of paint.
some sod and the price OF flower seed
comprises the outlay There is steadily
growing up q spirit Of rivalry between
the station agents a. to which Of them
will have tho ncatesf kept depet and
premises. and by another year this di-
vision will bloom with brightness. De-
posit at present Is the banner flower gar
den, bat Hancock, Hankins, and other
points are growing 10 be formidable n
walls"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
THE COMING CITY.

The Avalanche, of Silver City, Idaho,
in its issue Of August 4th, tells the truth
in the following plain, unmistakable
manner
The town of Seattle, Washington Ter
ritory. is destined to be the largest CON-
This is saying great deal, but We
think that the natural facilities of its
harbor, the depth of which will permit
ships Of the deepest draught to enter it
at all times; its nearness to the Pacific
ocean, with its unequalled hsrbor; the
immense coal fields surrounding it on
all sides, with farming lands in abund-
ance; the vast timber lands extending
to the waters edge; the iron mines of
Washington Territory, and the advan-
taRe of being nearer China by several
hundred miles, is reason enough why it
should outstrip in the course OF quare
ter of century all other towns and Oh
ties on the Pacific coast. Then, another
thing TO be taken into consideration Is,
that nearly all sailing vessels from the
port of San Francisco 60 nearly as far
north a. the northern coast of Wash
ington Territory before they strike oil
for the coast Of China. 1t must be ap-
parent TO the mind of any person who
will sit down and study the situation,
that in competing for the China trade
Seattle will be nearer, for sailing YES
sells, at least the distance travelled from
San Francisco to where the trade winds
set in near the northern coast of Wash
ington Territory for the Orient. Then,
another advantage which this rising
city will have over all other rivals on
the coast is, that il is nearer New York
and eastern cities. via the Northern Pa
cific Railroad, several hundred miles.
As a matter of course, importers will
ship their goods by the steamships and
railroads that will deliver their oareoes
in New York City and Chicago in the
shortest time. They will not ship by a
line that il from one to two days slower
than another. For this reasons above
stated, We think We are warranted in
making the assertion that in twenty
five wears the town of Seattle will be the
queen city of the Occident. Washing
ton Territory has natural resources not
possessed by any State or Territory on
the coast, and they will be set in motion
as soon as the Northern Pacific Rail
road is completed. We have every as
surance that the long hoped for trunk
line will be completed by the middle Of
September, when il will be opened for
traffic from Puget Sound to Lake Supe-
rior. This road passes through some OF
the beat farming lands in the United
States, and over grazing lands not ex-
celled in any part of the world. lmmi-
grafton will come to Washington Ter
ritory by thousands, when lands that
have lain idle for years will be cultivat-
ed aud the produce will have ready
market in the East. The terminus of
the Northern Pacific will be Seattle,
which place aud surrounding country
will be visited by thousands of people
Who have read and heard about Puget
Sound. the most beautiful sheet of
water in the world. and the beautiful
scenery to be found in the Territory
named after the father of our country.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

AFNr CoUSTsr.-From j. W. Hal
bert, Of the Skykomish, We learn that
that coansry 10 improving very rapidly;
booming. a. il we're. He says: I'VE
have a good wagon road from Pattison's
place through to Fern Biud. over which
wasoning 10 . pleasant task. A year
AGO il would have taken man over .
day 20 travel this distance. which can
nov be accomplished in an hour"
Speaking of crops. he said: ~. c. Ran.
dolph, my neighbor. cut sixteen tons OF
hay OF three and one-half acres OF
ground, and cut three tons OF three
fourths Of an acre. by weight and meas
ursment." This may read like pretty
big hay story 10 the eastsrn farmer. bot
he might take little SALT With Il and
thsn swallow i6curatively speakin9.
so bushels Of potatoes per acre, which
10 not An uncommon yield--Ese.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
PACIFIC COAST.
Not Guilty in spite OF Himself

San FRANCISCO, Aug. SIN the opium
smuggling and bribery case agaipstHar-
kins q OBeirne, the jury disagreed, the
verdict being six for conviction and six
for acquittal. The verdict produces
much surprise, as it was believed that
OBerne's admission in respect to the
Gafsy note would have resulted in a
verdict of guilty.
Those Lepers from Ealakaua.
1t WAS reported last night that five of
the members of the Hawaiian house
hold, who are expected to arrive in the
next steamer from Honolulu to take
part in the conclave, are lepers. 1t is
doubtful whether they will be permitted
to leave the steamer on its arrival, as
doubts even OF their suffering from such
disease would prevent others from as
sociating with them.
To Guard against Cholera;
SAN Francisco, Aug. Sat a meet
ing of the board of health this evening
to take steps to prevent infection of the
port by cholera, all Asiatic and African
ports were declared infected. DIR. Par
try moved that the rules of the board of
exemption of vessels from examination
by quarantine be amended so as to ex-
clude none but vessels from California
ports from examination. He said that
the Northern Pacific railway was about
completed, which would remove Oregon
from its isolated position, and connect
it directly with eastern cities and ports,
thus rendering it subject to cholera and
other contagious diseases that might be
brought into it from the east, and
therefore all vessels from there should
be examined. Quarantine officer Mo
Allister said the trip between San Fran
cisco and Oregon and Washington Ter
ritor, was made in three days, and that
during that time it was not likely that
contagious disease would break out
among passengers. Again, it would be
impossible to examine all vessels, as
they are sailing at all hours of the day
and night. Mayor Bartlett said that the
road WAS not yet completed, and in his
opinion il was not wise to act hastily
On his suggestion the matter was laid
over until the next meeting of the
board. New quarantine grounds have
been selected in Mission bay, three
miles from the coast, and quarantine
officers have orders To enforce the laws
strictly.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

Highest temperature, on the 7th. - de.
grees.
Lowest temperature. on the I'd and Sd, 4s de.
grees.
Mean temperature during the month, 90 y
degrees.
Prevailing winds. north.
Total rainfall or me ted snsw, 0. IS inches.
Number Of days on which oil or more rsin
or snow fell, l.
Numoer Of days ON which cloud ness aver
a9ed or more on scale OF ten, 2.
Winds, followed by rstn, south.
Winds. followed by fair or clear weather,
n nth.
Kind Of rain gage, cylinder.
Maker and No. of thermometer, (exposedl
Fahrenheit.
Average temperature OF July for The past
six years WAS as follows: lsT7. 67S; 1873.
67>s; 1879, III, 1850, IS; 1851, 62h: lss2, 6
1858. 62k.
This month and the past have ben the
driest for the past SIX years. No previous
June or July In that period but had from 0 60
to inches rainfall.
Forest nres have also ragged the entire
month, doing great damage to the timber
No storms or other unusua! phenomena
apart from the above.
R. n EosxrSsoN.
Port Blakely, W. 7.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

Charlie went to see the apple of his
eye the other evening, and after pro-
per amount of affectionate convsrsa-
ton, he said: "I'll give you a pair of
earrings, dear. IL you'll earn them by
letting me bore your cara" "Have I
not earned them alreadyw queried the
fair object of his affections.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

Meteorological rssord for the month Of
July, ISIS Place Of observation: Balm.
bridge IAlAnd. KitAp county. Washington Ter.
risory. Latitude Az So, longitude 1872 90;
hight Of ground above the 80. 50 fest; z n
Hoskinson. Of Pors Blaksiy. Observer.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

Frequent scene At the postofiice stamp
window: Another cent. picass."
Customer-"well. I guess mot. The
two cent lsw commenced on the hrst OF
July" Clsrk-"You are MISTAKEN. IL
doesn't 20 into effect uatil October.
Another cent, please. Hurry up! Gus
TONER. indieuassly--"Taks II, but ne
an outsaRe.s
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

The Board adjourned to meet again
August 9th 20 receive the report of the
viewers appointed to examine the White
river road and to act on the same and
on any other road matters, to allow bills
and to grant licenses
s. c. HARsrs.
County Auditor and sx- ot6cio
Clerk of Board.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
r O r q / q N.
rhe Preulcr's speech.

LONDON, Aug. s.-The Lord Mayors
banquet 70 the ministers took place At
the 0ansion House this evening. Glad
stone, rising, responded TO the toast,
"Her Maissty's Ministers," and was
greeted with prolonged cheering. After
expressing thanks, Gladstone sketohed
recent public events. he said the Gov
eminent had gone to Egypt in an unsel-
Aah spirit, and desired simply to accel-
oIatA reform there. He also feared that
too much haste might spoil the work.
When the views Of the Government in
this respect were accomplished, the Brit
ish would disappear from the country.
Il said nothing would be more CRATE
a TO every one Of the ministers than
~ early and successful accomplish
neut Of q grand movement towards re-
form in Egypt.
In regard to the Tamative affair,
Gladstone said the Government had re-
eeived full advices from Madagascar
eonAFminQ the report that no difficulty
existed which could not be solved by
eensrous and honorable dispositions,
Whiah should always exist, especially be-
tween France and England. He now
felt even sanguinely confident that
ncehiuQ would arise which would dis
taeb their long accord.
Gladstone, continuing, said he was
thankful TO be able 70 record great
eAAaes in the condition of affairs in
Ireland. The authority of the Law. he
Md, had been reasserted there. and
Peaos AID security prevailed. Dark
oeeds Of assassination had been efiec-
e1ally suppressed. and the confidence
which had melted unhappy deeds and
enabled the perpetrators TO execute
!nsir deadly purposes had been. In a
asRe degree, destroyed. Deep gratitude
yas duo tho Lord Lieutenant and
Chief Secretary. He believed the ses.
aoo would chow that a fair amount Of
vosk had been achieved.
friai OF the Irish Dyna@iferS.
nvnpooL, August SIN the Irish
snals various witnesses testified that
Sitou Vas passenger on the Celtic In
tooruAry, under the name of johnson,
ma that he had been In America ten
Seh He was also called O'ConBell.
Woeu arrcsted In B0wlss' reading room,
aooooo, hs had memoranda concerning
@enIfactufe Of explosives He aiso
- roll OF paper sirnilar 70 some pa
- tound. A number OF brass tops
~ found on him. Experts testified
We explosive articles which d ,sey
slAnnlRAn had when arrested we're
.llas - th0ss uasd In thu aifamus I,
We 49, Of The Loudoa 1sMls.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

Appreeiased by the People or Be-
assle-s he Preservatlen OF Naeus
raj Flower.
RAVE FILLED QUITE A NUMBER
/ Of orders from residents Of Seattle for
the full and complete directions OF the
above, and they are ell % well pleased
that it shows that such an instructive Art
4 appreciated BY the people Of the Sound.
am prepared 70 forward before my re-
turn Easil full and complete directions for
the preservation Of natural Flowers.
whereby booqusts can be preserved in
their natural color and original beauty .
Qeufecl business established. either for
pleasure or profit. The same viii Be for
by p. o. order or registered letter. Ad-
dfess FRANKLIN NOE, II Bryant street.
San FrIncisco. aus
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

BE loving and you vii newer want for
love; hehumbls and roo vii never want
e0 Gul1ino.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
BERSCH & link,
FelSen Beer DEPOT,

CELEBRATED FELSEN BEER ON
~ tap. First class wines, LIQUORS and
cigars sold at the bar.
Occidental. ana
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
TO the PUBLIC.

HAVING THIS DAY SOLD MY I'm.
ard Mercer. take this method ~ ,hsnE-
ING my friends and patrons for pas, fayors
and respectfully ask continuance Of tha
same for my successor. Yours truly.
Seattle, July s.. iSl
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
T. Sr SfusKE 4 RUshh.a ''1

DAINTIN0, DRAINING. 1919 -.
ine. flsvl<As0WgFk RasEvpssed IN eyssy
;s.,.ss66 ;.a = g: = s ssn siss
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11

NOTICE.
Mr.. Richard Mercer having failed 10
Keep his contract Of purchase, and the
ABOVE stock OF groceries still Remaining
In my possession I announce thar / viii
continue the business at the old stand.
An accounts owing to Richard Mercer
for goods sold In the old stand have hsen
assigned to me.
aul Il I. RETSrc
Seattle. August 9th 1853
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-11
SCHOOL LANps LRAsED.

Liesinger Bros. and Com. Robinson,
leo acres in section 81, township 3, W.
Range, AZ
James Entvisth, 50 acres in section
l6, township %, w. Range, 7E.
r. T. Let, 17S- 30 acres in section Sc,
township q, w. Range. E.
VIM. Andrews, leo acres in section 80,
township q, w. Range, 4E-
VIM. l. Livesby, 10 acres In section
81, township q, w. Range, E.
E p. Whitney, lO acres in section
So. township q, w. Range, 4E.
James Cole, ia IS acres in section Sc,
township p, W. Range, 4E-
ILcxSsIs GRANTED.
VIM. Holbrook, retail liquor. Rsnton;
p. J. Dunn, retail liquor, Rsnton; Col
Inns & Duty, retail liquor, Newcastle;
Bernard Kun, grocery, Lake Union; +.
Hughes, grocery, Newcastle.
The claim Of H. c. Boavick, II. D.,
for attendance on poor at Tacoma, wa
rejected.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-21

as Il privilege Inherited by his heredi;-
AIRY rank, and consequently from Ls youth he
had been Taught military tactics, and at a very
early age proved his ability 10 command N II III
bttt4e 10y leading regiments to the charge with
'uccess. But FerdInnndo had nO aspiration Of
becoming AN officer of the hand al of men which
he had Just raised at the request OF NIlaZquHZ,
aud at the same time he suspected that Ctrlus
hal an ambition Ill tn I direction. Ferdiuandu
thought. too, that his rival in his eagernes> TO
excel WAS III the habit OF carrying tales Ia Lena's
father, III the hope OF prejadiclug the old gentle
mtu IN his (the talebeurer's) behalf. To be
more certain of this, young Ferdinaado resorted
to strategy. These men, which had inst enlisted.
had recently been opponents 70 YOlazCuaZ's
political policy, but Z late measure, which the
old gentleman had cauzed MS Government TO
put forth, had ccm~letely won them over, and
they Lad enthusiastically joined together and
rendered their services before they were scarcely
urged. By accepting their services with a little
caution and show of gratitude, NolaZquaz would
have secured them as devoted followers. This
Ferdinando knew, but TO test Carlos he told him
privately that these men, instead Of serving
Nolazquaz would, as soon as they were armed,
dictate to him and his Government. Now Carlos
had already lost all hope of attaining to the COM
mand of these newly raised men, and thought
that by informing the old gentleman of the dis
position of the volunteers, as Ferdinando had
betrayed 1t purposely, he would obtain his favor
and destroy his rivals chance of honoring him
self. Upon hearing that these newly enlisted,
men had base designs, Carlos reckoned, and not
enormously, that Volazquaz would Immediately
dismiss them. Hence he hurried 10 give a re-
port slightly exaggerated of what Fernando had
adroltly stated to discover whether or not he was
u talebearer. When the old gentleman heard
what Carlos told him Ferdiuando had said, ne
at once sent for the latter. and blandly directed
that the volunteers should not be used or EN-
couraged in organization. Carlos at once found
fIvor in the eyes of Lena's father. who cUu-
sidered that Ferdinando had omitted the
duty of reporting IA vital circumstance, which
Carlos eagerly performed. Soon after this
Lena's hand was awarded to the talebearer
and his rival dismissed. But although Curlos
thus succeeded in wedding the beautiful girl
whom he so ardently desired. aud so attained a
temporary triumph by virtue of a low practice,
yet his very success cost his brides father the
government of a whole realm and ultimately
brought disgrace upon Lena herself.
Observation-Disclosures, and those who trust
them, may win Il temporary day of grace, but
they loose in the end.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-21
Written for the p. e. y J
TWO RIVALS.

Alvarez Volazquaz was a very rich and aged
man of gentle birth aud Spanish descent, who
virtually. although not nOminElly, ruled over
a South American mutton. He had an only
daughter named CATER her creatgrandmother)
Lena. On account of her beauty and amiable,
virtuOus disposition, this girl had many suitors
for her hand before she had reached that a e
when marriage is considered advisable Tor a
young lady III the country where she dwelt.
Rut as Lena grew Older she selected from among
her many rival lovers two young men whom she
seemed unable to choose between, and finally
she appealed 10 her father to assist her in
making q wise and happy choice. Her parent
naturally had great love Tor his only daughter,
and felt Il deep paternal interest in her welfare.
And rs he desired to give each of the young
II II, who sought his favor III their behalf, IA fair
trial, he took both of them into his employ.
.' Now,' he said to himself, the one who
serves IN with the greatest fidelity and honor.
and who distinguishes himself most for hIgn
and genuine merit-that one shall have my
daughter in mIrr.age." But he further re-
hected, - will give both an equal chance and
favor neither until such favor Is merited." So
the two young men entered into the service of
tine oil gentleman, aud, to put the on a more
even basis, they were both employed in a similar
capacity III one office. Everything ran along
very evenly for some time. Neither Of the
youths seemed 70 gam any decided advantage,
and nothing 90. urred To discourage the one or
the other. Yet both had very different natures,
and hud t~p0uSed widely different PRINCIPLES for
life's government. At length their distinguish
ing characteristics began 70 show themselves
more and more distinctly. 1t is time that we
should have u name TO distinguish these two
rivals by, aud We will call the eldest Carlos and
the youngest Ferdiuaudo. 1t happened upon
one occasion that the girls father, their EN-
ployer. deemed il desirable 20 raise Il small con-
tiusent volunteer force to guard against some
Internal bruils, and he commissioned Ferdin-
audo to enlist a number of strong and brave
men without mentioning the matter TO Carlos,
who, when he found the men had already been
raised, htsteued to the venerable VolaZquaz and
]profered his services, hoping that he might be
placed in command. Then he went back TO he
Office where he met Ferdinando and began to
talk about the newly organized force. During
this conversation he discovered that his rival,
Ferdinaudo, was even more accustomed to CON-
mlud than himself.
Indeed Carlos had never served in an official
capacity in any army in time of actual war, but
had some years before belonged toa military
company, aud served a little time as ii sort of
high private in the rear rank without winning
any laurels TO be deemed worthy of promotion.
On the other hand, Ferdinando had been born to