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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27
REAL EeTATE
N. S. BOOTH { CO.

Wk, the UNDERSIGNED, HAVE
w associated under the 6fm name of
y. 9. Booth Z Co. for the purpose Of act
timber lands and city lots left with rs for
sale will receive the attention merited.
Persons desiring to purchase such proper.
ties from Us will be furnished ali informa-
ton necessary. We have ON hand ., ex-
sive list Of city lots and farming lands,
improved and unimproved. and keep
horses and carriages in readiness to give
QUICK dispatch to customer, in sho wing
them our properties.
Lots for sale on the instalment plan.
Call and examine our list and priceA
Once. frst building west Of Post Once.
VI. s. BOOTH,
J. g. NOLOP,
EDWARD sANDERsON SMITH.
Seatt e, ". T.. Dec. 1, 1883 DEF I'm
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PACIFIC COAST.


-
.m. Dea 26.-A man named
q he employ Of the Oregon q
!se.;e Railroad Company In the Sls-
.cnntaips, was killed suddenly
l.srine by falling tree, which
IT, ~ cabin in which be and his
~ oue child were living. The
eecaped with slight injuries.
IN. two years old, vas unhurt,
IN vas caught under the trunk
- and died within q few hours.
= large fir, was broken on by
;cirt OF snow upon it. The body
Ss.<Oht 10 Ashland for burial to
G.,al Hsndriok, Of Ashland. former
Hasjsn County, Who has been en-
- ~ night Waterman at one Of the
s..sS camps for the past year, died
..S.,iy today from asthma, from
I.;sb - has been sufferer for q mum
-. Seayisst rain storm since the
~ hsre in February, 1881, began
y. sr.nino. and is still in progress.
~ 4 NOV in the mountains.
Eseape u Two Nsrderess'
80. WaILA. Dec. 25.-Elfus and
Ovcnby, both condemned Iu aS sSss
~, ssntenoe Of death, attackeo Sner.
n ThcmuaOn and Jsiler Williams AZ
u. eeonty Jail this evening. The oner-
n ~ knocked senseless, and tns 1aiiet
~ nost horribly cut and aashsd about
~ thross and face. The prisoners e.
spsd, bot the whole popuiscs y y a lar ss
IA sfter them. Particulars Of the On,
49, ~ ~ n follows: Az the jailer ana
"a sheriff we're entering the insaoe e
5nors Of the Jail for the last time, about
5 o. M, on unlocking the door the ! PIE,
sners. one on each side, attacked them
nth bricks and knives, ana Ionue.ak
sssm ssnseless unlocked the OUTSIDE
Spos and escaped.
yhippisg Intelligence.
porr TOWNSEND, Dec. I.-Arrived-
100. Marshall and Canada.
Porr LUDLOW. Dec. 3.-Sa'isd-Cow-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27

Sherman Estus, Eima, Chehalis.
Smith Troy, New DunQsness. Clallau.
A. b. Nicholson, Vancouver, Clarke.
Miss ]. Newkirk, Dayton. Columbia.
y. W. Barker, Carlton, Cowlitz.
Mrs. F. G. Morrison, Pomeroy, Gar
field.
Jerome Eli. Oak Hartor. Island.
Z. A. Collins, Port Discovery, Jeffer-
son.
y. 8. Jones, Seattle, King.
!: n. Ordwsy. Port Gamble, Kitsap.
". h: Neal, Goldeudale, Klickitat.
Miss F. Page, Fayette, Lewis.
4. WaskinsOn, SkOkomish, Mason.
Mrs. j + .Griswold, Oystsrville. Pacific.
Mrs. G. j. b. Greer. New Tacoma,
Pierce.
William Bell, San Juan. San Juan.
j: u. Waterman, Cascades, Skamanis.
Mrs. L. n. ]. Bell. Snohomish. Sno-
h0mish.
A.. ]. Warren, Cheney, Spokane.
y. r. stuart. Fort COlville, Stevens.
Mrs. T. G. Hale, Olympus. Thurst0n.
NV. Clemens. CAthlamet, Wahkiakum.
]. w. Brook, walla Walla, Walia Walla.
@. z. Harrison, Mt. Vernon. Whatcom.
n. 7. Crawford, Colfax. Whitman.
Miss Eta Stair, Yakima City, Yakima.
In the recent selection of Prof. Kerr,
of Port Townsend, for Territorial
School superintendent, all teachers may
feel gratiied because of the choice Of
an able instructor. The support Of these
school Ofiioers-and there II no other ex-
peuse for supervision, With . possible
exception in one or two cities-cannOt
be considered excessive, especially with
the small salaries allowed. Il would be
better il living salary were allowed, 90
that each Superintendent might devote
his full time to school visitation, re-
mainioR at least a full day at every
school each term, With leisure for Office
work in preparation of reparts for the
press, the compiling Of statistics. the
getting up of institutes and generally
stimulating the public In behalf Of edu-
cation. In many ont Of-the-way dis
tricts lecture would not only be nov
city, but very profitable, educationally,
and few DAYS visit with directors and
patrons wonld show the ,use Of many
school troubles, which few apt sueges-
ti0na 10 teacher or complainant would
cure. This would secure q larger and
more beneficial school attendance than
q compulsory school Law. As to ex-
pense, Il 10 better 10 stand with illinois
paying nine mills school tax and having
but six psr cent Of population over ten
years unable 70 read and write, than to
rank with Alabama, paying but two
mills and having moro than half her
population over ten years Of age unable
either to read OF write.
Much might be said on the question
Of school institutes. which was settled
in the right way by our recent Lsgisla-
turs. There ia more done in the way of
institutes Tin the States each year than
in this Territory during the writer's
ENTHUSIASTICALLY seven years.
Dave N, PoRT.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27
BARGAINS.

VNHE BEST EVER OFFERED IN
i real estate in seattle can be had at the
ONCE Of q. c. Phinney & Co. Intending
purchasers will please call ct all the other
real estate ON - first, ascertain their low
est prices. then come to US. and we will
sell property ad ioiGing a. good. il not bet
ter, ten per cent. below the lowest prices
obtained his - an unsurpassed offer
and We are in q position to stand BY what
We say. IS we own Five Hundred and FIJI
y flour lots in our own name, in all parts
OF Seattle. ranging in price from $50 to
$.OoOO per lot We own the following
blocks in Burke's second addition: !, 4
blocks. l32 lots 10 that addition. We own
four blocks en- Jackson street; those two
beautiful blocks, 10 and 20 on the ton of
the hill. 3i5 feet above the lake and level
as . floor, Il ON which the most magnifl-
cent view Of both thelake and the bay can
from which such bodies Of salt and fresh
water can be seen. The rich man can buy
= block and Day for it. The workingman
can pay part and have his own time for
balance; and Ne will give the poor man q
able
When we had plenty Of money we were
always ready 70 help q poor devil. and
have given our last dollar to him we
thought in greater need than ourselves
now We haven't . great deal Of money.
but any Gods quantity of property, and
we are ready tc give home to the poor
and such bargains to the rich as has never
bern offered IN Seattle before. Come one
and ali! Lots Of envious idiots will say
this 10 only Phinney blow" but the
proof Of the pudding % in eating il. Come
and see for yourselves.
Now 10 the time to buy real estate, be-
fore the spring raise and rush. Look at
the daily records. You will see the long.
headed. far-sighted business man quietly
gathering it in.
This offer ceases when we have sold
enough to put US out Of debt.
Office hours q, m. to IL m. every dav.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27

A oonducsor on the Hudson River
Railroad related 10 . company OF
friends, . day or two ago, very anus
ing incident that occurred on the train.
4 yoonG man. apparently . commercial
traveller. Rot on tho train at Peekskill.
and. noticing . pretty Girl alone in the
fcrpard pan Of the car, approached her
and smiiinaly asked:
Il this seat engaged, Niss?"
No, sir!' che quickly and partly re-
Piled. "b0t am, aud he u going 10 ga
on at the next statiou."
Oh-ah--indeed-thanks-beR-par-
don!' and b quickly picked mp his feet
after stumbling over them, and vent
into the smok ING oar.
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klrrurAs CoUNTv's gsRsr err
Gers.
lKtttitas Looalizer.l

Tha Commissioners, Messrs. Cooke,
Canadsy and Packwood, met on Mon
day. and after being duly organized.
With h. N. Cansday a. chairman, pro
oeeded to make the following excellent
appointments:
Auditor-W. II. Peterson.
Probate JudRe-W. 4. Bull.
Sheriff John G. Goodwin.
Treasursr-Thomas johnson.
Cofoner-Dr. Henton.
Surveyor-John b. Wallace.
School Superintsadent-lrene Gun
berlin.
sheep CommissioneF-E. w. Lyon.
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IN Rusepe - fveedom u . city. prs-
sea1sa = 0n9.ooz. = noehfne - -
Dnnno1 ak
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w. ). Furay, writing to the Columbus.
o., Herald Of the Northern Pacific OPEN
Ing excursion, says:
Seemingly tho resources 0f the con-
tinent we're placed at our disposal.
was particularly struck With an incident
illustrating this. We had been to Sc
attic and Tacoma, in Washington Ter
ritory. From the latter place our pas
sage was by rail, more than hundred
miles through 40 almost uubroksn
forest. to Kalama, on the Columbia
river. II vas II at night when We ar
rived at Kalama. which is little town.
but there at the wharf were three
splendid steamers, ready to receive and
carry M back TO Portland, each lighted.
warmed and Furnished with luxury and
magnifcenoe, and each having ready on
board q royal feast which the hungry
guests discussed until after midnight.
1.-THE popular demonstrations on the
way were amazing. We saw literally.
during our journey, more than 1000
mil - Of decorations and daos; and the
merchant millionaire Of the city, the
lonely squatter on the prairie, the Chi
nose wood cutter in the forest, all had
"Welo0mer' written over their doors, as
we'll ~ on their faces and in their
hearts. The people everywhere We'd
with the railroad officials 10 do 40 honor,
and We were mads to feel at home
amongst those We never saw before and
shall never see again."
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27

Mr.. Sims, former private secretary Of
Esnry Willard, but present secretary Of
IA Billings, upon being interviewed
hAmbsr 18th by a Pioneer Press corre-
Quedsnt. said:
Il ID we'll known that there has long
IN great dissatisfaction at the condi-
- Il affairs Of all the Willard oompO-
- Since the extent of the indebted
noof the Oregon and frsnscontinental
ounpany has developed this feeling has
husaaed, and Il vas determined that
~ change must be made at Once."
Mss Mr.. Willard held responsible for
= TO great extent, Yea. Bat we're bis
peltey ever no HaRaci0ns, the suspicion
vofoA has become attached 10 his &C.
~ render him Jonah, who must be
oeuun overheard or else the ship will
dnk.~
*Bst Mr.. Willard continues to be Pres
n1es Of the Northern Pacific Company"
FER tho present, but only nominally.
y. Frederick Billings has resigned
m The Oregon and granscoutinsntal
S1oceory, and will take charge Of the
.aesoesn Pacific Railroad again. He
oo1d0na the one 20 save the other. His
~ vas sold last week, and WAs the
~ elock then unlOaded. He VAS dis
elesd with the way the 'bliud pool
- eonducted. aud disagreed With his
nvstl."
What will 10 Mr.. Billings' duties 2"
H viii be tho managing director
~ virtual head Of the road. oontrol-
- - management. Mr.. Willard will
leoe - 6nancia, policy. In very
49, time Mr.. Billings will become
oeok He has the sApp0rt of the
adelphia and the Nav England
9holders aud Of the Drexel, Nor
GOo. party here, who have united
oopnotng Mr.. Willard"
What interest has Mr.. Willard in the
eapaay ?"
Almost none. He sold his stock out
~ prices, aud has only bought since
II ~ again. like other spectators.
- he loses control of the Oregon
continental Company, the North
fAcific Railway passca out Of his
~ Also"
Who are the parties now at the
Z Of the rrAnscontinentai CON-
The Boston holders, but they have
bined With the other interests hos
- Mr.. Willard"
Then Mr.. Wizards resignation can
- way b called voluntarily p
I. well, hardly" He isn't the man %
~ aWnv xt31n0 n vaar 0y n 0pa,st
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-27

LAN0RI8HH LAST EvHNINo.-Owing to
the miserable weather, only slim audi
ence assembled at Yesler's Hall last eve
Mug, hat the few Who were there we're
amply repaid for their journey through
the mud and rain. The play presented
Was Self, or the Rich Of New York,"
and the audience was more than salts
fed with both the play and it, preseu-
tatiou. Self :" In pee-eminently q go
osety drama. aud has many strong
points which would make il acceptable
TO almost any audieuce. Ne. LAnQrishe
In tho character Of John Unit complete
u captivAted his audienoe. Hia acting
vas excellent, and the part Vas such ~
to bring into full play his exceptional
powers. seattle audiences are proverb-
tally enthusiastic, bat that 1t last night
vas unusually % Ia showing lis appss-
citation Of Mr.. Langrishc. The support
vas generally good, Miss Lizzie Lang
ham ~ Mary Apex and Niss Ada KuI-
ledge ~ Ars. COdliver being worthy OF
especial mention. Mr.. @. @. 6salsy a.
M. Cynosuse and Mr.. H. q. Davidson
a. Chloe vero also excellent. The en-
tertainmeut vas c0uol0ded with she
splendid farce, The Skepeico," over
which the audience fairly screamed With
laughter, aud IN which Mr.. LAnerishs
- Mr.. Skeptic again Distinguished him
self. Tho company, taken - . whole,
b excellent, and deaervea the liberal
patronage which cur citiSens vill no
doubt extend dusina the remaining
three EVENING" Of it, stay here.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
SOMETHING ABOUT DENTISTS.


An indignant sufferer at the hands of
some dentist has been at the pains to
collect some interesting statistics about
the numbers of that profession. He
says there are in the United States IT,
900 of these fellows, who take as great
liberties with other peoples mouths as
BARRIERS do with their noses. Every
year they pound and hammer into the
teeth of their helpless and suffering VIC
tins million dollars worth of gold and
of other material about as much more.
The amount OF suffering, granting,
groaning, howling, slipping down in the
dentists char, deferred hopes. .that-it-is-
all-over, and determination never to have
q tooth filed, etc., this sum of money
represents is incompatible. This statis-
tician estimates that 26.52G,OOO of the
people OF America are annually tortured
by these heartless dentists, and that SO
great is their attractive power that if
something is not done to break the spell
resting upon the people at large they
will before the end Of the century have
pounded all the gold in the land into the
teeth of human beings, withIwhom when
they die it will be buried forever. 1t is
evident that if this be true, this country
must abandon the double standard un-
less some method is adopted to prevent
this enormous loss of gold, for which the
dentists are wholly to blame, they al
ways urging their patrons to have their
teeth filled with that precious metal, SO
that they can charge the more for their
services,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
-
Took the Bribe.
TEroy,, X1,a not~o;t Drare

A man who took care to tell the clerk
that he was from New Hampshire and
on his way to visit his sister in Wiscon-
sin, whom he had not seen in twenty
two years, registered at Detroit hotel
the other night. When shown to his
room by one of the bell boys he sud-
denly asked:
sob, say, have you fire-escapes on
this building?"
"'Deed we has, sab"
"Show me the one am to use in case
of fire."
The boy took him down the hail to
where an iron ladder ran to the ground,
but after surveying it the man remarked.
Mercy on me but I wouldn't dare
climb down that ladder in broad day.
light!"
"Dey's all alike, sah."
"Well, they wouldn't do me any good,
Say, I'll make bargain with you.
"Yes, sab"
81 don't want to be roasted, and I
can't use that ladder. If you'll come
up and give me ten or fifteen minutes
warning before the fire breaks out I'll
give you fifty cents, and here it is"
cru do it, sab"
"It's mean trick on the rest of them,
l KNOW" continued the man, "but
mebbe they are used to ladders and
don't ask any fayors. When you come
to rouse me just knock three times and
quietly say: Mr.. Slabs, this tavern is
on fire. LII tumble to it without any
fuss, and after I get out I'll yell fire and
do my best to save the rest. Good
night. bub. and remember that 1 paid
cash down."
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Statement Of the Only Survivor Of the
Wrecked Steamer Eclipse.

WHARTON, Ont, November 2S.-Fol-
lowing is the statement of John Drew,
the only known survivor of the steamer
Eclipse: ssThe steamer Eclipse, Capt.
Bury, left Algoma Mills November 10Th
for Port Sarnia with the barge Eta IN
tow; ran into Battlesnake Harbor, Mani
touiin Island, and left there Wednesday
November 21st, intending to make
SOUTHAMPTON. Capt. Bush, OF the
barge Eta, left me alone on the
barge and went aboard the Eclipse.
The weather was fine and |
was up until we passed Cove Isle light
about 10 o'clock P. NJ. Then I turned in
and slept until about LA. NJ. l dressed
and went on deck, and could see nothing
of the Eclipse, and realized that l was
cast adrift and alone on Lake Huron and
a fearful gale raging. After a while L
heard the steamers g whistle several times,
then saw nor heard no more of her. At
daylight I saw land about mile dis
tant and about P. NJ, the barge went
ashore on the beach at Little Pike Bay,
and I jumped ashore and started for
Wharton, sixteen miles distant. do not
know the names of the crew. There were
seven men on the Eclipse" Some fisher
men we're out in boat at Pine Tree
Harbor and saw three bodies floating
near the shore with life preservers on
marked steamer Eclipse, and what ap-
peared to be the upper works of q
steamer. One of the bodies had watch
and $22.25. Another had watch and
S22, and another 1896. By papers
found they identify one as Capt. Bush,
of the barge Eta, and another as j.
Moore, engineer of the Eclipse"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
HIT ,EM AGAIN.
The Supreme Court OF Georgia Glasses
Dealings in Futures with Faro.

ATLANTA, Ga, November 29.-The
supreme court rendered decision yes,
terday which shows that judicial body rs
down on dealing in futures. The case
came up on appeal from Richmond su-
perior court, and was that OF the Ma
tionsl Exchange Bank OF Augusta,
against Robert e. Cunningham: Gun
ningham gave his note to Warren Wallace
& Co., cotton dealers of Augusta, who
transferred it to the bank. Payment
was refused and the bank brought
suit. The plea was that the note was
given as part CT future contract. In
delivering his opinion the judge said
betting on faro, brag or poker was not
more hazardous, dangerous or uncertain
than dealing in futures. He dealt
crushing blow against the entire system
of speculation, holding that the whole
business is vast gambling scheme;
that all contracts or notes based on fu-
lures are gaming contracts and sbso.
lutely void; and that they are not good
even in the hands of an innocent pur-
chasar
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
How They Are Not Lost.

A lady, who keeps her valuables in
one ofthe New York safe deposit vaults,
lost six bonds of 81 900 each the other
day, and did not discover her loss until
after she had left town; so she asked a
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record if he would inquire at the vault
and see if, by any possibility, she could
have left them in the little room where
she cut off her coupons. He made in.
quiry, but the bonds had not been seen.
manager; "they are probably in her
box with the others. 1 have seen 80
much of this sort of thing that I never
think thing is lost until it is found
again" With this encouragement the
lady came down and made search of her
papers, and, sure enough, found the
missing bonds tucked away under pile
of another denomination. 81 supposed
you would" said the manager; "they
are never lost. Do you see that vault? ?"
and hepointed to one of the larger of the
vaults. "Well, that is as full as it will
hold of things dropped around here by
careless people; and even people who
could hardly be called careless do care
less things occasionally. Whenever
any one goes in one of those rooms to
cut off coupons we go in and make a
regular search when he goes out. One
man left a tin box full Of bonds the other
day. He thought he put it in his safe,
which he was very careful to lock
When we sent for him he could hardly
believe it possible that he had been so
careless. Another thing people do:
They cut off their coupons, put them in an
envelopeand put the filled envelope back
in the rack and the empty one in a
pocket. picked 81, 900 out of a spit
toon the other day. A man cut his cou-
pons and put them in an envelope. He
directed it wrong, tore it in twoand tos-
sed it, coupons and all, away, directed a
new one and put it in his pocket. We
have restored 81, 100000 worth of pro-
perty to its owners in the fifteen years
that J. have been here. ALI left around
through carelessness. Yours is not an
exceptional case at all; on the contrary,
II ia opa in n &bn,,uopa -
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
POLITICS AND posroFF1oEs.

The Philadelphia Times says that one
OF the clerks employed in the postofiice
in that city received the other day this
letter from Postmaster Huidekoper: 81
I am informed that there is considerable
discussion of political and other matters
which do not pertain in any way to the
postoffice business during the time when
you ara on duty, and that you are one
of the principal disputants. This being
the case, I do not consider that your
services are worth $500 per annum, and
unless am satisfied that you totally re-
frain in the future from discussing all
matters not connected with the regular
business which may arise in the course
of your duty, you may expect your sal
aryto be at the rate of$60O per annum."
This is the kind of civil service reform
that amounts to something. Pay the
postmasters and other officers for the
actual performance of their duties, Just
as employees in business establishments
are paid, and not for time spent in
sloshing around in politics, and tho SER
vice would soon be reformed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06
w. q. BROWN. Publisher
ITALIAN EMIGRATION.

l. IS aHI
Italian statistics show that during last
year no less than 16l, 592 of the people Of
that kingdom emigrated, or over one-half
of l per cent. of the entire population.
II they took their hand-organs with them
the consequent diffusion of melody is
something ravishing to contemplate.
About 40 per cent. came to America. A
good many stopped in our sister repub-
lie on the continent of Europe, France.
It is poverty and want of employment
that is driving them into exile, rather
than a spirit of enterprise impelling to
betterment. About sc per cent. were
males, mostly young men. The standing
army of Italy is 100000, including re-
serves, and the navy is proportionately
out OF proportion to the nations ability
to stand taxation. The truth is that all
Europe groans under the burden of vast
standing armies, rendered necessary by
the division of what is really one coun-
try, as much as America is, into numer.
ous rival nations. In the special burdens
OF European in comparison with Amer
ican taxation, resulting in emigration
and revolution, may be seen one of the
great advantages of our federal system
of government.