The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-02

The l0xxess Of Puget sound win meet Il
their headquarters In Seattle today
The steamer FIeefwosd was laid up Il
Olympia yesterday. receiving new steel
shaff-
The excursion Of Knights Of Pyshiss To
kayenna spring. has been postponed two
days.
The steamer saa1it chief VIM extend her
Sunday trip through 10 Whstcom. leaving
here ct .. m
Dor. Mitchell viii seil . consignment Of
Japanese enrios aud silks direct from
Japan II p. m,
The tug Posisloisky took no tons q ms
chincry from seattle b Pom Biakcly yes
terdsy. 10 be used In the new mill.
The steamer Ancon went 10 Tacoma yes
terday 10 take ON some Portland freight
and few pAseengefe She will return 70
seattle and sail for Alaska next Monday.
The firpt installmeut Of machinery from
the East, for the Ycaler I.umbef compauy's
been shipped out BY the Seattle. Lake
Shore 4 Eastern railway
Mr.. Boone win hsye the revised plans
and specifications for the new school
houses completed In = couple OF weeks.
when bids for the construction OF both
buildings will be called for.
fnres Of the Ocean house on Main street.
Annie T. brown TO Henry Robbins Tor
sxa0, was fiicd for record yesterday.
A drunken row took place among the In
dams Mt Bucodn, Lewis county, Thursday
night. during which bad Indian shot bis
brother-in law In the leg The would be
murderer WAS not arrested nj last accounts
The new passenger coaches for the Co
lumbIa 4 Puget Sound Railroad Company
have arrived from the East They are
very. eomfortablc-iooklug coaches and
mach superior 10 the old box-cars hereto
fore used for passenger service.
The Seattle, Lake Shore q Eastern Rail
way Company win soon begin filing in
ifs tfestie. from Min street 10 Smiths Cove,
with earth and gravel For that purpose
a steam excavation Of the Victoria patent
was recently purchased aud has arrived.
The Seattle, Lake shore & Eastern Rail.
way Company has made for The Pioneers
the very low rate Of one dollar for the trip
To Gilman and return. The rate i the low
est Of the season, and the Pioneers will
give exenrzioni-ts the whole benefit Of H.
II includes children as well as adults. No
more delightful ride Is 10 be obtained than
that from SEATTLE to Gilman.
The new coaches Of the Columbia 4
Puget Sound Railway Company viii he
nut to their hrst use ON the Pioneer excur-
sion to Repton next "Wednesday. The com
pany win also use the old coaches and
such other cars as may be required. II
comfortably six hundred people on q
sissgie train, and on Wednesday II viii run
IN many traius as may be required.
THE saie Of the steamer brick has MOI,
been concluded" said Captain 1Arte yes
tcrday, ''aisheugh have been negotiating
with some parties with that end IN view
II they decide not to take her shall pat
her on the scmiahmoo route. where I
have mail contract. aud viii run her my
self. She Ii being ovcfhaulcd At present
and will not he ready for bussuess for n
week or ten days"
The long looked for and very welcome
rain commenced To fall In light showers
shortly after midnight Tuesday and con
tiuued up TIL noon yesterday. During the
forenoon there were several heavy show
ers, but the afternoon was clear and bright.
THIS rain will prove Of lncaicuiabic beueflt
20 the berry and cherry crops. When asked
how he liked the rain an old gentleman
from across the lake slapped his knee and
exclaimed; This n just what We want II
makes half q ton OF strawberries for me.