Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-05-03

Dynamite Is carried from Havre
TO England in fiat cakes placed To-
tween the lining Of the messengers
coats. These cakes are afterwards
joined in one mass. Many dynami-
tiers advocate blowing up the public
buildings.
A man recently escaped from the
Tewksbury, Massachusetts al ms
house, who was afflicted with Iep-
rosy. 1t is possible by such an oc-.
curence to spread that ntagions
and loathesome disease to an alarm.
ing extent In this country.
A bill has passed the Senate pros
viding for the disposal of abandoned
military reservations. 1t provides
that the president shall place any
such reservations not in use by the
military into the hands of the secre.
tary of the interior for proper SUBJ
division, appraisal and sale.
A party of engineers in the en-
ploy ofthc Northern Pacific Rail-
road left Seattle last week for South
Pra irie, where pack train will be
made up for the purpose of survey
ing the Naches Pass. 1t is expect
ed that the greater part of the sums
mer will be consumed before the
work is completed.
The railroad commission appoint
ed by the president, to examine and
report on tho Cascade Division al>
ready built from Tacoma eastward,
have returned from their trip over
the road. They have telegraphed
q report to Washington recommend.
Ing the acceptance Of the road as
built, and granting the land grant
that belongs to It.
The establishment of a camp
meeting ground on San Juan island
is progressing favorably. Rev. l..
d. Le'Sourd, the presiding elder re-
Gently appointed Rev. J. N. Denni>
son, Of Seattle and J. l.. Davis of
Lopez Island, committee to confer
] with Rev. Watson and Others of
Victoria, for the parpose Of ohoos-
ling . tsmporary'site to hold a camp
meeting some time during the sum-
mer. c94 Q ,-4i~ g
A printing press and some type
were introduced into the lunatic
asylum at Stoekholm for the amuse.
ment OF a patient. A number of
other patients became interested in
the type setting, and the result was
the publication Of a book by the
doctor In charge of the ihstitu tien,
on which the composition work was
entirely done by thepatients.
Four thousand members of the
Typographiear Union paraded in
front Of the new spaper offices in
New York, on April 22nd. carrying
notices with the words, "Boycot
the Tribune, because it refuses to
employ Uni on men, They warn
the pol ticlans that no lrint RS will
vote for any man supported by the
Tribune. .-.,s
1t has been found by parties in
| Olympia that 200 acres Of land sit
uated within the city limits of New
Tacoma were open to settlement,
~ the men who originally filed
there had abando ned their claims.
The land ring thought that all land
reverted to them, but the rulings OF
tho Department do not uph old
them. The property filed On en-
braces one 40>sere tract on Paci6c
Avenue, the main thorou ghfare.
Shendy has fallen and 5000 per.
sons have been masachered by the
anatical Arabs.
Gen. Gordon 10 indignant at the
manner in which he has been dss>
erted by tho British G. overnment.
Great excitment prevails At Pel,n
and In other portions Of China on
account Of the recent reverses in
tho war with the French in Tom
quin. Persons who are held in the
remontsst degree responsible for the