Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-09

solved daaermination in wosd ana ID /
41t, and IN tie uRfaltering trugt h God 4
. tide over the unparalleled calamity /
taat has % nmexpeotealy ooua upun o. /
This disaster. that Faaches every home /
and every part of oar oily. can only Be |
mes and oEere1me hy moral eonraQe /
and TIE united o1ort of NE whole pop !
alatiu1. The immediate and serious /
duty for us u the profession and naccor
q ths houseiess. tie sick aad indigent
unfoEtanAtsa. and TIE helpless thal
crowd arennd ua. AZ she Executire 81
this city it i ny duty % orsats an o.
gaRization looking toward DEALING with
the different problems bafors u3. and /
have ta acs a once. have. theFefOres
initiated this weak by askiu1 the asrvi.
oea - some of my fellou citiEsns in ihe
woftAy attempts - organize such plans
aa viii mitigate she suffering aud dis
1roN 80 anigergai around o.. and which
threatens such serious consequences b
many of ear people.
1heee plaaa vii b explained II faund
ID any way wanting IL oompleteaaaa.
lt ia The source Of Rroat gratitude - us
20 knou thai We are not grappling with
tAia nnapeakabia disaster aione. Ihe
aympathy % thoae whole united Slales
has touohod d deeply, and The spoE-
tane0as giving Of practical ana speedy
aid IL this, eur gtEaQnle. shows tha1 The
large and tgus heaFt Of TIE people Of
thn great country beats with us noR aa
it viii hereafter ID this hope. Ohserod
vita this promising future, as part Of
TIE great people whoee helping handa
are 0atstretohed b ua. let us tarn man /
times IN the pass. on tAia VeFY spot, /
work out undsF tie blessing Of 0od /
naw future for our now shattered, bul |
deArly loved city.
WuhzAM A. CoUKxENAx. Mayer.
Reiief Committee a. wsgk n Charlss-
ten.
CzkREnsraa, sapt. R.--Thinqs are set
titng doun 10 Charloslen, and tho slight /
trenor Of earthquake which l. folt anoe /
o. twice daily atttraota litile more a.
tention than the rumbiinQ Of pagsinR /
wagons. LabQroE8 are 81 work In every i
dissotisa clearing Away the masses q
1 falling brick and stone. fhoro are
strong efogks being made 30 protect In
jared buildings from expected rains.
Everywhere there are signs Of rostora-
tion of the nsrmal condition Of thinGs,
and business q moving.
The relief committee, which vas Or
Ranized Saiurdaf. h actively a. work,
and has nov provided aooommodations
IN h0ts for ever q thousand persons.
Besides that tha subsistence COMMITTEES
is IN full agina, and sewing out today
AMPLE rationa b ali Qofthy applicants.
Contributions are coming ii very freely,
asd the aggregate now is aboat tl0o.-
600.
stock Company 10 Rebuiid chaFleston.
NKw YonK, Sept. Sat an informal
meeting held hare today Of several
pruminent business men Of Charleston
and q portion OF the committee ap.
pointed BY the Chamber Of Oommaroe
at lie recent neeting for the relief Of
the Charleston sufferers, steps were
taken towards the organization af q
company With its principal Office IN
Charleston and with branch Offices 10
ell the large cities Of the oountry, for
the purpose Of raising the necessary
funds By subscription 70 iis stock, Tor
the rebuilding Of she ruined portions
Of The city. The money ia 20 Be loaned
on bonds secured By mortgage on The
property improved, 81 thFee per cent IN
terest.
The Charleston Earihqunke Foretoia.
The Sun's Atlantis special sayss A
gentleman IN this city has letter writ
ten by ksv. W. n. Harrison, Who vas
The hrst Democratic Chaplain Of ths
House since toe war. The letter vas
written i've or SIX years ago, in which
10 vas pFsdioa6d that the South Atlantic
Coast Would be visited by severe earth.
quakes IN August, 1856. Ne farther
predicted tha at no diatAnf date after
she shocks on the Atlantic Coast the
city Of San Francisco would be totally
destroyed. He alleged taai his prodin-
tions were nade on soiauiido calouia-
tons.
that shaken elly.
CHAALEsToN, Sept. 6.-zTha mayor has
appointed q board Of engineers and az.
ohstsots, Uish Captain Bixby. Of the
United StAtee Engineers Corps, as chair
man, 70 examine And report upon dan
Rorona baildinQs for removal.
Fsur oolOred infants have died from
exposure today. Ihare vas some rain
today bat The weather tonight ig clear
and hne. TIE mayor h working oneF-
eeticaliy and h ably seconded ~ the
capital relief commission. He Il sab
dividing The city into districts, and with
the aid Of cleggYmen Of all shades Of
religious belief, u carefully distributing
funds remitted 70 him. Money aud
plenty Of Il is uEgenily needed 20 meci
present wants. General feeling in
security prevails and residents camp in
open lois and along the battery, 81 vel
as Oh The borders OF Rallodae street
lakes. A foul. aickening odor, arising
from hssures in The streets and opsn
aswers and inleta. peFVadea she city.
Hharn Il . latent dread af sickness, and
tie mosi eneFgetic efforts are 0eina
made 20 clear the atEaata Of dabFiA
Nta nnsnfrskn -, 80 aramrs.A r.man ~ fha
oommittes en relief amounts IL The az
RfezAto 70 8ti0, ,z37.
Ths western Unfsa's Diviaend.
EEw Yonx, ssps. --Ths directors of
TIE Western Unior Telegraph Company
have decided 70 pass the regular quar-
taFiy dividend.
Wauesnnin nepahlsean Nsmlneea.
MAuEsoN Wia.l, sept. 8. -. n. Rask
VS. fenominatsd fer 6Overnof today b.
aociamation 10 tie Repubiioan Canven-
ton. George w. hYlAnd vas nom
insted for LSeutenant 0ogsrnof and
Ernest g. TENNIS fof Secretary o. state.
Ths platform approves TIE pfevipna
roeord % he Hepnbiicau party believes
the laboF question - b TIE moat In
portanl prsbiem % the time; recognizes
Ihe evils of intempeEance, but opposaa
the ntafals regulations not supported By
publie opinion.
TIE menFy seoFEe @svsmsnt.
Nav YoaK. Sept. e.--Ths work Of gsf-
tina aienafuFes % tke Henry George
mosemont ID beina asiivsly pnsned. d
4 stated that nearly 5000 names have
bssn prOsared, and q - sxpeoied thai
tha n1mbsF wiil be increased 20 5000
before tAs nomination ~ tee eguFe1-
tion on Ssp4embsr l1th. There i 20
doabt taAt GsorRs vii be tbs nominao
fer Mayer.
me Kahar Tiehea carries I've Cemm-
Hes.
Lrf7EE Rock, (Ark. SEPT. 8--PaFifai
retafna from several of TIE soantioa in
this STATE indie4ts 10 change fFDm the
estimates faleerapbed On Aoadag nieht.
The aomhinations baiwban lhe hapuhii-
ran aud ofhaF et1uenfs ueFe ngt Affect
a bY the DsmooEafie iickets Wholly %
n psrs. The stats LthoF tiaktt carried
whits and Nsg1da eoanties aud viii ~
eMfEa rEubably isus o. I've thoa1Kd
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