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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
THE MESSENGFR'S CHOICE.
HIS OPINION OLE THE LADY.


The District Telegraph chiefly remarkable for
his WONDERFUL independence all social laws disregard for
specific nructnns hts incorgbe exhaustion OF Valuable
time smslnes, Of heti and Of ha, When the
district messenger call Is sprnng the blue demon Of uncer
tainty and danger Is summoned. And yet there eau
sometimes be detected peculiar humor In certain
members OF the band which relieves them from
tho necessity OF utter condemnation For Instance
lady hal neei TO call a messenger q recent stormy
MI ht Willie sho giving lttla party at her house
acquainted with the perpstuI appetite OF small boys
felt she might crafty ;hs by letting him go Into o
kitchen AMI eat all no could The boy who was intensely
small but star,insly intelligent scquiosccd completely 10
the ladv's invitation, AMI surrouniea
with every style OF ornamental and dainty
Wand lie not In tho least excited embarrassed ou'
looked over everything with critical calmness
"wi you have some chicken saadt" tho lady asked,
"Naw" replied tho boy with ineable contempt ehcHen
salad g too much like hash"
The lady little surprised. but she tried again.
This bonod turkey is worry VIII yon Try '"a',
els dat boned tqrkeyi Luks ike bsosny. NAV" uoh
want mona"
He was next offered salmon crooucte He took this up
and broke IL In tive pteeoA
amt you got no,hin what Amt chopped up
Tn ayesterdays do-over"
Thelsd Restcd other things but - ooY eonN"u u "
ind TIL tho subject of ices aud cakes WAS p'S""
no sat down.
.psrs mo-" no said, "simms loo cream ana sponge
cake" ,,,,--
Tbereupon ices and innnmeraoe designs
In cake being invited no nlsd his pockets with saoa
Almonds oranges grapes eAsdis and then heA'ed ssn
Of giadnesa
"Tanks Missls tanks, dat bully feod, AN yonres
lasy."
on soing out into tho night he stopped TO picf up
handful OF wet snow male IL into ball. ana NV"
IL with uncrrins aim ut the drivor OF f"'"s'
onnibus Then chased tho omnibus. swrng hmse" u"
the stop ana Comfortably Whom last seen no was
boring the end OF big orange he mas ho' oo'
heard aud the sdy not certain thai Dor es~h"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04

military post at Hghwood Fort Sheridan instead Of
Fort Logan They contend that tho secretsrys action
Of the name which they ali expected tho post to bear
and great great peasarc to his friends. course lho
dan, but they say that the fact thss tho post = ~
Illinois and that Its establishment was proueht aovus
largely through tho efforts OF qepor hosah sar
Tho charter granted Mr.. Yerhcs for Z csblc nrs
operation by November isss. Although II Is now
over eighteen months since tho work was oeg9n ,ne
cable . s not w9snS %er bns put In have
been almost and although II was announces
more than o month ago that the cable was al ready
stu no cars have put IN opS ar Wear S IN anticipation
OF the cable being in operation the condition OF anay
rather serious for The public the p fsst that The
cars cannot get the curves so that this part OF
tho work will have to DO done again
An ordinance was adopted by the Council Thursday
which allows the West Side line also owned oy the
Yerkcs syndicate, to cable all streets It now occupIes
Shall pay tho city 100000 as contribution toward
ion that Yerkes will treat this ordinance tho same
as he did a similar one passed short time ago anu
refuse TO accept 1t on account VI the proposed raue
ton in fares.
The dissolution OF two Of the leading firms on tho
BOARD OF Trade this week IS regarded as an indlca-
ton OF the dulness In the commission business, IN
the BOOM days. early In the eighties commissions
hembers OF firm, but durn tho past two years
the "rafc-off" has hardly been enough Tor one man
to live in the style that members OF Dig houseS
have become accustomed TO-
Cook County this week issued 81 100000 in fund
ing bonds bearing per cent interest. They are due
In from ono to twenty years. and In denominations
OF 800 and $500 The entire issue was taken rom
the County Treasurer by the First Natlonai LAM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04

sell them to tho first kind hearted that along
and was moved to pity by tho inhuman way In which,
public street; Poundmsster Mcmahon sat that II
was suspected that Of the dogs offered for sale IN
the strcet wero diahonostly oons by aad chat souo
we're disposed OF to regular dog dealers m order TO
% safe from discovery the thieves seldom exposed
him, but sent him to distance, where he might 10
publicly offered without risk OF recognition BY HE
collar and lrense tag thus destroying all evidence for
idsnfinosf'on- Ho Thought the practice was so com.
dsappoarances Of valuabo dogs, and that the author
flies ought to put stop TO IT,
"Let them f0rco all these dog-deaers to tafe out
licenses for all their dogs, no said and there would
be less Of this sort Of thInrp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
HANGING MEATS.

81 eave my beef and mutton hanging foug weeks.
TO hang Ave weeks" saa tho loading butcher Of
Washington Market yesterday II reply " qusstionsr 81
the air. The AR ripeas tho The
vsAhsriar tho last tow weeks has bad. We
have not hang beef aIr than few days
1T stms Fat. rich spots much sooner than poor
serasgy nsa, OF course hang meat no
sshouss beef winter when
Ia hungin tho air.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
THE ATTENTIVE PUPIL

Ono day como shOoi children were having
object on the blue heron Tho teacher called
attention to IT. small tail, saying "Tfe bird has no
tail to SPEAK Of" Next day she asked the claas to
write description N tho Bird and ono little German
gil thus concluded her essay, The bluo heron has
lad but II must not DO talked about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04

It a boarding house in Fffth-ave. He engaged
modest single and marveed at the elegance and
condesccnson Of the sndlady. II seemed TO be favor
to accommodate him. Arriving uptown late from bust.
ness. he hurried down dinner after rather hasty
toilet The iandlady no noticed received him unge "iouF
y the boaders seemed TO stare at him aggresivey.
an operation kept ell through the meal and
caused the boarder much discomfort Finishing an
satisfactory dinner he FASTENED upstairs ana mot tho
andlady In the hall
81 would like a word with you. Mr.. wlkins" she
said severely.
Certainly. mrdame," he replied uneasIly.
Your conduct been at all satisfactory she
continued
What have done asked the boarder anxiously.
recoectng cranberry spot Of his design the table,
cloth.
customary, sir for guests to appear at dinner
in evening dress"
is that ali r he inquired relieved
"An9 We make exceptions. You have shockei
the household"
Very well, madame" reoined the offender wrath
fully It's between getting out and eating boarding.
house dinner in evening Dress I'll get out every time
The price IS els week. said tho sndlaiy 10
middle aged who was inspecting a hall bedroom.
Rather steep 1 should say" he said meditatiyoy.
mot ai,." she answered considering the advan-
tages We have real home table and the most delight
fui family. Our dinners served in courses, and
should put you at table with generals and
Congressman"
1.-TWO generals" he repeated. apparently much i'm
pressed; Tsmmsny Congressman
81 don't know. Their conversations Literature and
politics are an education In themselves"
Anything on II should 60 TO the table where there
amt any generals and Congressman y he asked
Nothing shc said indignantly
"Well, madame ne said, 1 think generals and
Congressman rather high. Pm In tho fertilizer
business myself and for dinners the only kind
Of Ike IL the VI course. think III look along.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04

Tho long race for the much coveted championship
of the League ought to furnish well contested and
interesting spectacle. Tho race was good one last
year, but this years struggle promises to be better
one. The managers have been sensible enough TO
strengthen the weak points and this must make the
struggle for supremacy moro uncertain and exciting.
Tho Pttsburg and Indianapolis Clubs were unsatls-
factory last season. but with the additional players
secured ought to be more formidable this year The
WASHINGTON Club Is of COURSE out of the far
as winning first place Is concerned. In fact, the
Cnptol cry Climb mover was In the race Tho other
seven clubs ought, however, to mako splendid fight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04

The battle for American Association honors this
vcar ought also to bo we'll worth watching by those
who take an interest In such things. There Is con-
siderable uncertainty at present about this years
race than there this timo year ago about last
years race. Last season the st. Louis Club had the
pennant virtually before the nrst game was
played. The st. Louis Club By losing several OF It's
hest players oses It's faDgs and will do well to get
third place The Brooklyn and Cincinnati Clubs seem
TO have the chance OF winning first place, although
the baltimore Club ght to be we'll up In front. Tho
Athletic and Louisville Clubs are also better equipped
Tor the fight than they wero Sear ago The Clcvo.
hardly In the front part of It, for any great length Of
time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
PASSENGER LIST.

Oregon & California Passed Med
ford r. N. spark. J. III. West. l.. III.
Thompson. ]. T. Eagan, J ii. Hedrick
and wife, f. NJ Rust and wife, II. =.
Cohn and wife. J. NJ Burdette, Mrs.
II. q. Buckhart and son. c. Gear, wife
aud three children. II. NJ Wheeler,
Miss Josie Ray. Mrs. Scott, l. A
Cramer. and 100 second-elass. l.
Cough. +. o. Connell and daughter,
Jas. Forbes. wife and daughter, NJ. {.
Peel, Miss Weston, Mrs.. &. r. Mills,
e. l.. Daniels, j. Brown. Mrs. G. j.
Burnett. f. W. Wilson and wife, Wa.
Eastman and wife, J. Grafton and
wife. Mr. Fifz and wife, +. Burnett,
Y. II. Hiesland. III. f. Wiley, A. j.
Kip. W. z. Smith, MofFet III. Donnell,
y. +. Aston. NJ l. Mcdonald, F. A.
HYDE. A. Gilcrist. T. y. Strong, Mr..
VI. l.. Dennison. Miss May HUM, %.
A. Bernard, E. Z. Abraham and sife,
Mss ". J. Leihert. w. W. Morgan,
W. Z. Morgan and wife, w ii. seaton.
wife ami child, Miss Anna Dol, g. w.
Seifert. l. Eckert. NJ II. Butler and
wife, ]. J. Frazier, A b. Berry and
wife, g. ". Cooper. J. 7. stevenson
&. Il. Larson, r. c. swensou. l. H.
Kellogg, and 81 ernigrants-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
RONALD WILL NOT ACCEPT.


where fox . Candidate
Mr.. J. T. Ronald Is sick. and il can.
not be said that the nomination foi
councilman on the Democratic fiekei
mssie him sick. because be ~as con
fined 10 his home before that honor
vas conferred upon him. replied 3
friend Of Mr. RonaId's 10 a PosT-fx-
rELLIsEScEK reporter yesterday.
VIII Mr.. Ronald accept the norui-
usti0n -
NO. Mr.. Ronald viii not aeeeps the
the nomination. If he had been
willing - ran for Office 81 the present
time he xould have stood for renoni-
nation for the Office OF prosecuting at
sorney, which he now holds
Why i Mr.. Ronald 80 faIIy de
termine1 not 70 run for any office al
this time. Is Il because be thinks he
would ke defeated -
No. Mr.. Ronald l. very good man
and has many friends in TIE country.
and i not afraid OF defeat. but be has
a special reason. known only TO few
OF his most intimate friends, why he
viii not run for Office this year. =
Is It because William Cochrane
has gobbled the Democratic party
Of King county and nominated
himself for sheriff. and because Mr..
Ronald IS too honorable 4 man To RIM
on ticket be cannot support. and too
honest TO support man for the Of
ice OF sheriff whom he knows 20 be
thoroughly incompetent and unfit to
hold so responsible an offics -
You must not be so pressing with
your questions. Mr.. Ronald viii be
around again in e few days, aud he
can answer you fully and satisfactorily
if he chooses so 70 do. In the mean
time. pat it down that he viii not
stand for the office, and content yoar
soul in peace.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
- 80
BREyITIEs.

The Odd Fellows Of Franklin will
hold grand reunion. bali and supper
at the mines this evening.
Mr.. w. G.. Ronald received a letter
yesterday from Caledonia. Missouri.
stating that his father was very III and
not expected to live.
Messrs Wilson 4 Nixon have been
awarded the contract for building Mr..
tforse's addition 70 the Arlington ho-
tel. 1t viii be three stories high and
cost SIS, 900.
Ernest kabelae Of Austria, Anton
Settler OF Germany, and Thomas Cav
anagh and John j. Hobbs. subjects Of
Queen Victoria, made declaration Of
citizenship intentions yesterday.
Petition was filed In the probate
conrt yesterday. that letters Of admin
istration be granted Frederick NoIte
in the matter OF the estate of Wende-
lin Maurus, deceased, OF Palmer,
King county.
IL Is understood that subscriptions
are being collected towards defraying
the expenses of the Battalion band OF
this city TO attend the Republican con-
vention at Eilensburgh. IL il ex-
pected that twelve pieces win be taken
over.
Fifteen houses have been built by
the Puget sound Improvement Com
pany along the Grant street bridge
during the past spring and summer.
and preparations have been made 10
build fifteen more.
ID. w. C'Doc , Bailey, a newspa-
per compositor quite well-known in
Seattle, cut his throat Tuesday NOR
ming In the Chronicle office. Virginia
City. Nevada. He seized an old razor
used for sharpening pencils, and made
wound from ear 10 ear. He viii die.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
COD AND HALIBUT.
.-,rxx or THE ALBATscss Tsen
Alaskan wATERs.
roessed Several Valuable Banks
.s~ Far Nerth-Fish Hauled Up
r~su . Depth of Two Miles
ssr,mps Caught In the Straits.

The United States steamship Alba
.~ass came 70 anchor in the harbor at
800, Yesterday, having just arrived
-, Alaska. She Is fine looking
.,oul,le propeller OF 900 tons register,
~ runs under the regulation navy
-,,Iss hat she IS operated in the inter
- ~ the United States fish commits
ion she has Just returned from a
Long fish exploring expedition in
xortbern waters, where she was very
sueeessfnI in locating cod and haiibut
L.uks OF great importance. She Il
stted with appliances for operating
srag nets two miles under water.
wanv fsh we're taken at that depth Of
water. but they we're invariably dead
t.esore they reached the surface. and
sbe;r eyes would pop out Of their
hsads As soon as they were taken from
sbe briny deep. There is a
~. s,o,e..or on board who pre-
,,s,es and keeps specimens
f "u he various kinds of fish taken
- ire cruise. The deepest water
s,,rd nv the crew was four miles.
gsndsome charts have been made
shoring the route Of tie vessel and
ne location OF the various discoveries
made together with the depth of the
water
The AIbafross is commanded by
CAPTAIN Turner formerly master VI
one Of the large China steamers sail
inr on. OF San Francisco. In coming
ar the straits just below Smiths
island Yesterday, drag net was
lowered and more than a bushel Of the
finest quality OF shrimps hauled np.
The AIbatross viii remain in this
barbor for some days, having her deep
sounding apparatus oTerhauled and
her electric lights repaired. After
that she viii spend some time in
yestigating the waters Of the Sound
and straits
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
FOR A WIDE TH0R0UGHFARE.
More Arguments offered for the Pro
posed Improvement.

THE letters of Messrs. Boone and
Dearborn in your paper relating to inn
proved thoroughfares in the southern
end of the business quarter of the city
very much interested me, remarked
citizen yesterday Mr.. Boone's ideas
were certainly good, and if nothing
better can be done should be carried
out A street, Sc feet wide, in place
OF an alley 10 feet, would afford much
relief TO the crush OF people and We
hieles now seen every hour OF the day
south OF Front street, between Com
merciai and Second. This looks to
the giving OF 90 feet from the rear ends
OF all the lots in tsat section. To do
this would require quite a sacrifice in
some cases, but still by giving time it
could be accomplished.
"Mr. Dearborn, however. suggests a
conrse that strikes me with more
favor. Instead of opening the narrow
street proposed by Mr.. Boone he sug-
gests the widening Of existing streets.
giving from the fronts OF the lots in
stead Of froIss the rears. GiYin~ ., feet
from each LOT front on Commercial
and Second streets would widen those
thoroughfares 10 lO5 feet. They would
then he grand avenues, creditahle to
the city and sufficient for every pur-
pose Of trade or travel The present
difficulty would lie removed at once.
There would he no more gorges or
brushes in that neighborhoed Every
body could move without impediment,
horses could 60 their best gaits, and
street cars would be welcomed instead
of cursed The trouble in Seattle is
that we have too RAINY blocks and too
many streets. As much space i given
here 10 streets as in other towns, but
multitude of their number has nsces-
STATED the lesSening OF their width.
Were the number OF streets reduced
one-haif We could have wider and
finer ones.
The city has already provided for a
width Of loo feet to Commercial street
az its southern end, and il cannot do
better than make like provision for
the northern end-for the whole street,
in fact IL should do this at once, too,
and not wait until the cost is greatly
increased. BY giving three or four
years time to accomplish the result
the increased width can probably be
obtained at an expense oi $4,000 or
Stoeeo A delay OF two or three years
will probably increase the expense 70
two or three hundred thousand dol
dollars. There would be ne other street
IN the territory, or for that matter on
/ the Pacific coast, to be compared with
Commercial were this done. just
think of street loo feet vide, straight
a an arrow. four miles long. as level
rs the sea from one end 10 the other
/ There is nothing like It, ! believe, in
/ any part Of the country, and il would
| be rx,lrfh To Seattle millions Of dollars :
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Deeds Recorded At the Auditors Once
Yesterday.

Ten deeds were recorded in the Auditors
otfice within the Lest twenty four hours,
one % which was fo- q nominal considsra-
gfan. The considerations amounted % s5.-
so 81 In all. giving e general average Of
s4s6
A \ NickerSon aud wife to George Drake.
let 2. block &. R-ss second addition, so.
Nm Thomas 20 Cyrus Richardson. lots !
aslss :. block 1. Comsioek addition. sise.
has T. Hathaway 20 George Dorrei. u =
of ss Of ne 4. % se SECTION 10, town
ship - north. range east. SO.
III EcagstorT and wife e. John ". Rom
ever. 10, I, block :. kiagstss-s addition.
sils-
GrKce Hussey and husband % v "
New In. lots : aud 3. block u. Ceutral seat
tie. $500.
Fsnnie : oBrien Ssd husband 20 " "
Sewiin. lot !. block -, CsntrAi SEATTLE.
san
u I neany and xife 20 Second Pressy.
terrain church. lot ]. block 81. DeEuy's third
addition. 81
rerry W Ciysne- and wife % 2 p Freed.
ios ,. Beck So. heirs : A Bell second add
teen. SaEc
Perry " Ciyraer ard wife 10 B p ? reed,
loc ;. block IS. heirs : A Bells second al
dation. Soc.
Caiies. states 10 ChAaaey A pxytoa. -
:. i Of ne i. and re q ses srcftoa %
township = norih, range east, slst "
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
A DIsINFECTED LETTER.
Message from the Yellow Fever District
Protection with sAotguns

Mr.. A. II. Dawson. of this city. a
former resident of Florida, yesterday
received a letter from Switzerland
pos;oliice in that state. piagonalty
across the envelope ran two parallel
lines OF jagged persoration, which cut
clesr through. The receiver readily
recognized the mutilatton a that of a
yellow fever quarantine station. the
envelops having been thus treated TO
Kermit OF thorough fumigation OF The
contents. for no enc knows how many
fever germs may have been lurking IN
the folded sheet. The citizens OF rural
Florida. the letter stated. had e>tah-
lished primitive but effective eaTytos's
sanitaifr. with rifle and shotgun. Thus,
at Switzerland. ON the st John : river,
IS miles from Jacksonville. armed
men guarded the wharSes 20 see that
no steamer from the stricfen city
made landing rs Jacksonville was
the commercial emporium OF wide
country surrounding. Il NAV he seen
that all business l. well nigh at a
sfau3Stan
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
STAKE LIGHTS NEEDED.
A skagi, River skipper Tells Of Several
Wants.

Captain e.. ". Cove, who has The
skaeit river mail contract, intends
meeting captain Richardson II the
lighthouse tender ManEanita and
calling his attention 10 certain points
where stake lights and buoys are great
IN needed There should be, said
he. two buOys az Port Susan and q
stake light az the entrance 60 the
slough going 10 Sfanwood, From
Rroan'S point to the nRosth of the
Skaeii river there should be four or Eve
huoyS, and stake light on Brown :
point and one at the mouth o; the
Skagit river. These places are all on a
mail route, and much OF the navigation
Is tide work. and steamers have to run
there in the night a. well as in the
day
Cant. Cove will save time 20 present
hi petiiian 20 Capt. L. sehree OF Port
laud. who has charge OF the lighthouse
Serxice in this district. The matter
viii have "a come before him for aP-
proyal. and il may a. well 20 direct,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-07
SKIPPED WITH his LANBLADY.
Frank Williams, Hudson Bay Com
nany's Agent. Deserts His Wifs.


1t was learned yesterday that Frank
Williams, agent in this city OF the
wholesale liquor department of the
Hudson Bay Company OF British Co
lumbia, took a sudden departure about
three weeks ago under somewhat pc
culiar circumstances.
Itnprears that Williams entered the
matrimonial state in Victoria, II. g.,
one year ago, and. cpnuubial infeiicity
resulting few months after the links
we're forged. he left Mrs. Williams in
Victoria while he chose the American
side OF the line "a his home.
During his residence In Seattle, Mr..
Williams boarded with a lady whose
loneliness was relieved hy the society
OF an onls child. and her spirits rose
70 flood tide by the cOurtly attentions
paid her when the new boarder ap-
peared on the scene. II il the current
opinion among his friends that Mr.
Williams found the society OF the lady
and her child more congeniaI than
that Of his wife, since il appears that
he omitted TO provide for the latter
during the period Of his soiourn here.
Mrs. Williams, who is a spirited
woman-sume say too much so-de-
termined 70 show better trump in
the game OF hearts than was held in
the hand OF her faithless spouse. She
also left the British side about month
ago, and made her residence in Port
Townsend, from which place she for.
wardcd preliminary papers incident to
securing a divorce, to the proper
authorities here.
Whether Mr.. Williams learned of
this action on her part has not been
determined. but he lcf1 the city a day
or 10 after the papers arrived His
landlady disappeared mvsteriously at
the same time and the belief has gained
ground that mutual arrangements
We're made for fight. Nothing has
been ascertained as to their where
abosts up 10 the present. but il Is sup
posed that they are in California. Mr..
Williams, evidently. has no faith in
the adage which says something about
getting off with the old love before
getting on with the new.