Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-05
BREsITIGs.

Al suotion oy DOS hitckeiis pfoukn'
t33t.75.
The Oakes House at Cheney Was de-
s;royed By fro last Monday. Loss,
f25, 900.
J.B. Kerr has been given perms-
nent appointment on shipbsard, as mail
clerk on the route to Port Townsend
and Victoria
The schooner Teassr will sail this
morning for Neah Bay, after which she
will start of On her regular annual seal
hunting expedition.
The Ladies' Prayer Union will meet
today at 100 D. m. In the wing Of the
M. Il. Church. All the members are re-
qussted to be present.
The expulsion Of the Chinese from
Tacoma. and their attempted expulsion
from Seattle. furnish subjects for two
articles IN the Overland Monthly for
March.
The WaIla walla Board Of Trade
have sent on 90 the UnIted State Senate
a petition for the annexation Of North
Idaho. Tbs Seattle Chamber Of Com
merce should do likewise.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has put a oompless case Of tickets
in the Office OF Andrew Chilberg, corner
Mill and CONNIE rcial streets, and here
after he will sell tickets to all parts of
the East over the Northern Pacific.
The little steam launch Argo, beleng-
ing to the Goldman brothers, Was oet last
evening for the first time this spring.
soon the boating season will open In
haE h. a rutt a
covered with boats of all descriptions.
J. Densmore Daily. one OF the mes.
seuger boys at the Western Union Tele-
graph office, probably better known AZ
the "Sheriff," il q member of the Sc
attic Cadet Corps. His name was mad
vertantly omitted from the list of mem
bers puslisned Wednesday morning.
The ladies' Of the Congregational
Church will give social at the church
parlers tosight. Ii Is 10 be called an
apron Social" and an admission fee
of ~ cents will be charged. There viii
be music, literary exercises and refresh.
nents. These socisls are always vel
attended.
The bill to annex North Idaho 10
Washington. provides for the creation
Of the Fifth judicial District Of Wash.
ington Territory, fer the Lewiston and
C@ur d'Alene Land districts. and fer q
Territorial Legislature consisting OF
fifteen Councilman and thirty Repre-
sentatives.
President Harris says; "The North
ern Pacific has made arrangement,
with the Uaion Pacific by ~hich we vii
run down over the Utah Northern rail
road from Gsrrison to Butte. Tn,
Utah Northern Is marrow gauge road
but the section between these two
points will be made standard gauge Al
onoe."
The Northern Pacific Company made
q new through rate yesterday on agri
cultural implements and farm wagons
in car load lots. from Chicago TO Port
land. The tariff late vas tl&o per l0C
pounds, and the new rate 10 81 cents
per 100 pounds. The reduction is nsl
made TO interior points. but only Il
Portland.
The Montreal Witaess concludes IN
editorial article on the recent riot IL
Seattle, With the words following; "fhal
the vindicasion Of personal liberty has
been 80 strongly supported by the bet
ter class Of tho community In the fac,
Of the strong anti Chinese sentiment
prevalent on that coast, is no, bad
proof Of the soiidity Of the civilization
shat has been attained"
III. q. Chapman, who has been unde,
the care of doctor 81 Whatoom for
some weeks past. arrived In Seattle BY
| tho Washington yesterday, and will
proceed 10 his home In Thurston county
today. He IL In . very critical condi-
too. and uniess q change comes 20 him
| Tor the better very soon he cannot Ions
| survive the strain. His ailment 10 dis
ease Of the kidneys.
Some DAYS ago vs mentioned that
| the steamer Fanny Lake Vas high and
dry on q mans farm Just this side si
I.sccnner. having gone ashore daring q
heavy elov when the spring tides were
the highest. II was Al first intended DC
dig . canal up TO her. 10 foat her Oh.
bat the PROGRAM has been changed, aud
she will now be raised with jack screws
| and WAYS constructed undeg her, on
which she can be aid back into the
| water.
All yesterday afternoon Jadgs Greene
Vas oscapied in hearing testimony re
lative TO tie value Of the tne Tacoma,
on tbs appeal from the findings Of .hs
| appraisers. The witnesses on one side
will place her vaiae Al from tls,oQ &c
$1,000. while those on the other side
wili as persissently declare she Ia worth
from tssleo 20 t&o.0a Only fou,
witnesses have been 50 far examined
and The case vill come on for hearing
again today. After hearing all the
testimony Jadce Greene vsli probably
walk a9vn 10 Yssler's wharf. look evel
the boat md place fair and eqaisAhis