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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
INDIANA DEMOCRACY.
District Delegates Selected Who Are for
Cleveland and Gray.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 26.-Delegates
to the national convention and district elec
tors were chosen last night by the Democrats
assembled to attend the state convention to-
day None of them were instructed, but all
favor the nomination of Cleveland and Gray.
The names of the district delegates are as fol
lows: First District. E. Mccullough, Gibson,
and William Rahn Jr., of Vanderburg. Second
j NJ. Oglin, Washington, and l. B. Mullinix,
Green Third-O. o Steaiey, Clark, and Wayne
Cook, Harrison. FouTth-Frank R. Dorman,
Dearborn, and James K. Ewing, Decatur. Fifth
John c. Robinson. owen, and John
w Ragsdale, johnson. Sixth-Thomas
J. Newkfrk Rush. and William NJ.
Harris. Randolph Seventh-Allen W.
Conduit, Marion, and Charles @. oiful. Hancock
Eighth-Maurfce Thompson, Montgomery, and
Perry H. Blue, Sullivan. NINTH. o. Sanderson,
Howard. and Charles B. Stuart, Tippecanoe,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26


foreman of the jury,
Mr.. l.. E. Losee, handed
the judge a harmless
looking piece Of paper,
which was passed to
the clerk. The silence
that hung over the
court room was OPP
pressive, and for the
first time the defend
ant began to show
signs Of severe mental
strain as he watched
the piece of paper up
on which his fate was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
They Boomed Depew for PRECEDENT

New York April 26-The Federal club
was opened last night with large attend
ance of noted guests. Among the speakers
were Gen. Sherman, Theodore Roosevelt,
and Elliot f. Shepard. The two latter
doomed Mr.. Depew for president. Mr. De.
pew WINS expected but did not arriye
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

was given to t h G
jury M o IL d a y, and
there it had been ever
since until yesterday
morning, when what
may be called a com
promise verdict was
reached at 8 n. III. The
judge was sent for,
and by the time he ar
rived at the court
room he found it be-
sieged by an anxious
crowd of spectators,
all intent uDOn henri
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
Texas psleeates Not Instructed.

Fort WORTH, Tex, April 26.-Tne Repub-
lican state convention was presided over by
Gen. Webster Flanagan. The delegates
elected to the Chicago convention express no
preference for presidential candidate A
special committee of thirty-three were APP
pointed to nominate state officers The reso
lutions adopted condemn free trade tenden-
cies as ruinous to our industries, and lament
the death of Mr.. Conkling. The delegates to
Chicago are uninstructed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

NEW York, April GA Washington
dispatch to The Sun says; The latest slate
proposed by the president is said TO be Phelps
for chief justice, Secretary Endcott for min
lister 10 England, and Pat Collins, of Massa-
chusetts, TO take the latter's place as secretary
of war This is very liable TO go through.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
AN OBSTINATE ELEVEN.
THEY INSIST ON HANGING BILLINGS
OF WATERLOO, IOWA,

But Finally Compromise with the Other
Juror on Verdict of Murder in the
Second Degree-The Defendant Speaks
His Mind About the Case-StOry of the
Tragedy and Its Cause.
WAvERLY, Ia, April 26-The trial of
Col NJ E. Billings for the murder of young
Lawyer Kingsley has been in progress here
for the past two or three weeks, and the case
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

YoNKERs, N. Y, April 26.-John Heating,
f, Hastings H. Flynn and Michael Vail, la
borers were killed yesterday by the caving
in of earth while they were digging a sewer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2i-The treas
ury made a purchase of bonds yesterday ag
gregatng 81, $40, 600. nearly all that was offer
eds, or, 900. The prices paid ranged from
81 O75 to S126
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

NEW York, April ga Pittsburg dis
patch says that Dominick McCaffrey and
Jem Smith have signed articles for a 10
round small glove fight in this country in
June
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
Cleveland to Review the @. A. II.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, April 2G The managers
of the Grand Army parade on Decoration
Day announce that President Cleveland has
accepted an invitation to review the parade,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

New YORK, April 26-The directors of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st, Paul Railroad
company yesterday elected General Manager
Roswell Miller president, to succeed the late
Alexander Mitchell
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

LYNcHBURG, Va, Agril 2t.-There has
been heavy frost for two nights 1t ID
thought that fruit is greatly damaged
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26

ALBANY, N. Y, April 26.-Col Robert G.
Ingersoll has been invited to deliver the me-
mortal address ON Roscoe Conlling before
the legislature
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
THE MARKETS.
CHIcAGo. April 25.

CHICAGO Aprll2o.
Board of trade quotations to-day were
as follows: Wheat-No 2 May, opened s19sc,
closed s14c; June, opened S23sc closed S214 36c
July, opened S39sc, closed S314C. Corn-NO =
May, opened and closed 5i3Gc; June, opened
541sc, closed 5I1i$a nominal; July, opened
5416c, closed 543s-I1. Oats-No. ? May, opened
3l1a9sc, closed 321sc asked June opened 1850,
closed 32Isc asked; July, opened 319s-94c closed
321sc Pork-hlay, opened $13S5 closed S13 7716
June, opened $685., closed S13.S719 bid; July,
opened S1i.00, closed S13911S bid. Lard-May,
opened $500, closed S1911k
Live stock-Union stock yard quotations were
as follows; Hogs-Market opened rater slow
and weak; prices &c lower; light grades, 5000
$50; rough packing, S525G5.40; mixed lots
S. 4095GO; heavy packing and shipping lots
S5500l57O Cattle-Market weak; bids 100
lower; beeves, S3.75GI500; cows, mixed. $1.75b
3.75 stockers and feeders, Sa.5OQ865; Texas
cornfed steers, $39OQ450 Sheep-Higher;
wooded S475Q6.75; shorn, Si0O460O; lambs
S5.75Q7OO.
Produce Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery, 24G6
IS per ID; fancy dairy, 2O6P 23c packing stock, IL
@l6c Eggs-Fresh lAd, lie per doz Poultry
Chickens s@Sl2c per ID; turkeys, 11914c;
ducks l0cgeese, SiOOG5.00 per doz Potatoes-S5
@90c per bu; sweet potatoes, S25O940O per Dbl
Apples-Choice, S2,5O0s.50 per bG
New York.
New YORK. April %.
wheat-Quiet; No. 1 red state, 96096I6c;
No ? do, 05llc; No. . red winter May, $3.50;
do June, 93aic. Corn-Quiet; No. ? mixed cash,
6907Oc; do May G34; do June, 621sc bid.
Oats-Dull; No l white state, 43lR044; No. 2
mixed, 35lac Rye-Dull; state, &c. Barley
Nominal Pork-Dul; old mess, Sl4 259 1880.
Lard-JunG. S. %; July, Ss.27,
Live Stock: Cattle-Firm at steady prices for
choice and au advance Of about 1Oc u 100 lbs on
the middle grades steers, S45O@53O y 100 lbs;
few tops, 81. i06t5 50; bulls, S3@4lO. Sheep and
Lambs-Active, firm and higher common to
prime unshorn sheep, S6.5o@7 u 100 rbs; clipped
do, S525Gl7 unsholn yearlings, $7.5o0s75;
clipped do, Sb50QSG'5; spring lambs, S4Q6.j0 q
head Hogs Nomiually easier; live hogs, S575GD
6.10; dressed hogs steady, 1870 i9s t, ID.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, April %.
Wheat Active; cash, s71sc; May, s1Ltc; June,
ssl4c; July, s;14c; August, sG34c. Corn-Quiet;
cash. 55lec; May, 55l4c. Oats-Neglected
Clover seed-Queti cash $40 and nominal; DC
tober, $I.3Gla.
Detroit.
DETROIT April 25
Wheat-No. ! white cash Soc; No. red
cash, sS}4c; May, SS3sc; June sac; July, SIC.
Corn-No. =, 551pc. Oats-No, =, $3.50; No. y
white. 3Sc.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
Money TO Loan

Money TO Loan.
Six per cent loans by the Building Ass
ISOLATION Tuesday May 1.
E. 81. GUYER, Sec'y.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-17
HOUSEKEEPING LINENS.
Blankets, Quilts, Com
fOrtables, &c.

With the remarkable values
which We offer this week in
housekeeping goods, We shall also
present three extraordinary bar
gains in table linens secured by
Us the past week At prices much
under cost to import. Hotel
keepers and restaurant keepers
should avail themselves OF this
opportunity to supply their wants
Is pietes 50-inch loom dice Ala
linen table damask, 2oc; Is
pieces so inch damask full
bIesched 1t sc; 10 pieces 81
inch full bleached dosble damask
At 4Oc; IS pieces special pur-
chase 60-inch extra heavy double
daussk full bleached, fer Soc; ~
PIECES 6e-inch Turkey red dam
ask, warranted fast colors, zSc;
special sale Of fringed doy'es a.
I5e, SOC and Csc per dozen. All
linen special, adapted for hotels
and res suranis.
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W. e. Forrest returned from Taco
ma last evening.
Mr. 5. Baxter returned last night
from San Francisco.
Mrs.. Capt. Nickel> and Niss Nickeis
are visiting At the residence Of Gov
Ferry.
Hon. William Payn. l. H. Pontius
and Deputy Collector of Customs w.
q. Thurman. Of Port Townsend, were
in the city yesterday.
Judge r. A. Jones has accepted an
invitation from the faculty Of the
University 10 deliver the annual
address at the commencement exer-
cises, June s.
Hon. T. G. Sears, Robert wingate
and City Attorney Carroll Ut Tacoma.
were in seattle yesterday They were
astounded At the signs Of progress 50
apparent here.
Mrs. J. w. Wilkinson left yesterday
morning via the Canadian Pacific for
years absence in England Going
direct to London, she viii then con-
tinue her journey to Plymouth, her
native home.
Mr.. d. T. Wheeler, supreme repre-
sentative of the A. q. L. W. for Wash
ington Territory. viii leave for Louis.
vile, Ky. ON SATURDAY. The grand
lodge s=-scne- June 18Th. Mr.. Wheeler
will III absent -sx weeks
Dr. J. r. bingham and wife arrived
from an eight months visit east yes
teftiay. The doctor says that Seattle
i all the talk in the Eastern States and
that he caught the fever 50 severely
back there that he oontemplates locat-
ing here
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FOURTH OF JULY.

Appointment Of General ard Sub
Csmmittees--Active Work tn Be-
gin To-day.
Last evening meeting Of the citi-
gems was held in the chamber of COM
merce rooms to receive the report of
the committee appointed on Saturday
evening last. The meeting was called
10 order by Mayor Minor. Governor
T.. L. Ferry, chairman of the execu-
tive committee then delivered his re-
port. stating that the committee had
deemed it advisable 10 appoint a new
committee of arrangements, and To
vest them with the power 10 appoint
such additional committees as they
might deem advisable and to fill any
vacancies that may arise in the sub
committees. The report was adopted
and the following are the committees
who are entrusted with Seattle's great
celebration.
General committee of arrangements
&C. H. Hanfor,l, chairman, Captain
Paul d Henry, secretary. John Leary,
Captain Hatfield. Z. r. Munday. VIM.
Cochrane, Bailey Gatzert and Robert
Moran.
Finance committee-Captain John
H. MeGraw, +. A. Turner and &.
Davies.
Programme coiamittee-Colonel J.
e. Haines. Gardner Kellogg, Thomas
Burke, Otto Ranke. +. j. Barns and
Richard Osborn.
Fireman's committse-Josiah Col
lins, Jr., Il. II. Callighau. L. NJ. Rasin,
John kinnear, {. l.. Denny and Chas.
II .okittinger.
Reception Mayer T. T.
Minor. Judge John r. Hoyt, X. G.
Wa-hburu, Judge J. X. Lewis. Judge
J. r. Jones. j. T. Ronald, Henry l..
Yesler. Leigh, :. j. Hunt, Hon. II. &.
Struve, Col g. .. Halter. Hon. j. b.
Metcali and Governor Watson {.
Squire.
Northumberland f. T. Ferry,
Col G. G. Lyons. Fred ]. Grant, {. A.
Carey and Homer Hill.
pecoration-Col. :. W. Scott, An
drew W. Piper. Captain Paul i Henry.
James Il. McDougal, James Bogart,
David Kellogg, W. II. Lleweiiyn, A.
Macintosh.
Grounds-w. NJ. Morse. n. NJ.
Holmes, Ehen Smith and William +.
. Boone.
Transrortation-I.J j. Miner, W. X
Thorneil, George 5. Jacobs, T.. W. Nc
Ginnis and W X. Ballard.
sements-Lawrence Booth, W.
A. Peters. James +. Mcknight, James
West. q. +. Budleng, r. ]. Stevens
and Mr.. Pickins.
Printing-raul q Heirry, c. Morris
Halter, A. r. Stewart. W. q. Wood.
Hotel aceomoiafions-G. ii. He'll
born, q. ~ Morse. j. ID. Lowman, \.
W. Miller. L. Diller.
Music-Capsain jos. Green, Captain
T.. NJ. Carr, Captain c. l.. +. Kellogg.
Bail-E. A. Strout. Robert 6. Albert
son. Hon James II. Lewis. W. T.
IeSigerwoosi, Adam 0rth.
Headquarters for the Fourth Of July
committee have been established IN
assistant adiu,ant generals Office, bre-
gade headquarters, room l., Butler
building.
! The general and finance committee
are requested 10 NEE, at headquarters
/ this evening at o'ciWck sharp. 4 iall
attendance Is earnestly requested.
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river. navIE.k1e fssn tkas pstas sod
lDf hundrels 81 niIes- Tkus ~ @.
h1nb1a ftggT uiH bec1sne .
great lateral feeier fos The
ne1ftte. LAke Hhore and Eastern
Railway This means . great deal.
when e i understfod thzs he Co1una-
bta drains = most extensive country.
rlrh n hvth agriculture and minernfs.
The agricultural lands sributsyy 10
this river % BY the general name II
saLLs vsILA ssD vsLoesx corsrHzEz.
Which sfe acknowledged % he the larx-
81 and most fertile grain producing ne
Eiou n the Territory, being hundreds
0f miirs In extent and capatIe Of sup
porting millions 81 yeofile. What tie
Columbia river has heen In times pnss
70 tho< portions 81 Oregon and
Washington tributary 70 Il. fbis roy-
tinz Of the same river will he ~ that
great es1s1ntry south a Priests Rapids,
and Il uill sax she utmost energies Of
the Seattle. Lake Shore and Eastern
- carry the grain 30 the sea which
comes mp the rivers. From Psie<t's
Rapids the road viii bear away north
westerly 10 the Biz BEND country and
eEserprsslng eity Of the Pals.
BRANCH uSEs.
u stands 10 reason that this company
viii not he content With the main line
alone. hat the peef4e may expect 10
see, all over Eastern Washington lines
OF raiIway, or feeders 90 the seattle.
Lake Shore and Eastern, which viii
give M impetus 70 the Development Of
that splendid country. Nor viii this
eompsny be confined In IT, operations
In Western Washington 10 the con-
stsuetson ~ IL main linz, for stimuli
taneous with the obstruction 81 is
main line. IL will complete the west
eoast branch extending from seattle
north 70 q connection with the Cana
dian Pacifr syst<ss.
The main line Of the road, a. veil a.
thr west coast branch can te traced on
this map.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


Deeds Recorded 1T the Auditors
Once Yesterday.
The following seventeen deeds which
we're filed for record at the auditors
office yesterday aggregate $ai. $50, an
average OF $lss5 each.
& Thomas T. Little 70 Martha NJ.
Kempster, the Ne !. of Section 8.
Township -, y Range east, except
ing ~ acres Oft of the NE u of said
tract. $lO0. The conveyance covers q
mill and some machinery that Is on
the land.
Charles II. Kittenger to II. VI. Hall.
lot 3, block ~, MERGERS second addi-
ton to north Seattle, $I5Os.
United States 70 Gotleib I.ieske, the
$ \ of the SW y and the SW 4 of the
Sc u of Section D, Township 81, n
Range east. I'D acres, $50.
Christopher W. and Thomas Kemp
ster 10 Thomas T. Little. the NE 4 of
Sec. g, Tp. - n, Range east. except
ing ~ acres on the NE y. of said tract.
800. A mill and some machinery in
Guided in the sale.
Robert y. McFadden 10 C. c. Calkins.
the NV y OF the Sc x of See. -. TIP.
NJ n, Range east, $500.
q. Morris Halter to John T. Cutter.
all Of block 0, Arlington Heights addi-
ton. $Is0
Daniel Jones to Thomas q. Smith
and Frank Burns, the \ !. of the NV
y Of NE !. of Sec. Is. Tp. p \ Range
4 east. NJ acres. $500.
/. y. Bigelow to w. +. Lockard and
j. +. TAFT, all of block 10. lots 5 to 10
inclusive. block II. lots to 9 inclusive,
block Il, lots 3. 6. 4. 3. 0 ana 10. block
Is. lots l. ?. ). 4. 5 and Z, block is, lots
3, 4 and 5. block IL, lots and 5. block
10, lots TO inclusive, block 81. lots
(; 10 10 inclusive, block -. lot /, block
q. lots and =. block 81, lots to 10
inclusive. block *. lots 1, .. g. :. 3. o
and 10, block 20. lots 2 and 3, block g,
lots and 10. block ~, and lots 1, and
3, block 81. Bigelow's addition, $ii go.
Walter Burritt to A. ~ Ward, lots
and IA. block ., Washington addi-
ton, $50
Walter Burritt to Walter w. Dear
born. lots . to Is inclusive, block q. and
all OF block 8, Washington addition,
81 $50.
Philip Coneley to David Jones. the
n. x Of the \. y OF the w 4 of the
Ne. x of Sec Is. TIP. . n, II. +.
5000.
James r. Cochrane 10 A. d. Level
lyn. lots IL, Is and Is. block o, Burke's
second addition, 81.
Thomas A. Conway TO Joseph +.
Conway. sill Of blocks 4; and -. and
lots Is and ID. Of the water frontage
east OF Lake avenue. III Maynard's
Lake Washington addition, <inn,
j. III. MeGraw to Howard ii. Lewis.
all Of blocks ) and 1. lots ten to Is in
elusive. block ,, lots to ) inclusive,
and the north half OF lot 6, block s:
lots |. >. 3, 1, ), III, l., Is, 10 and N and
the north half OF lots 6 and Is, block
O, Young's addition, 81
Dora Crawford to j. \. Wallingford,
lot . block 81. u. T. Denny's second
addition to North Seattle, $s01
J. y. Cochrane, sheriff. 10 ]. II. San
derson. blocks 3 and Il, T. Hanfora's
addition, 500.
Thomas Connolly TO James f.. Con-
nelly. lot l. block go, Central addi-
ton, 81.
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LING QuASs scRAPE.
Nero Trssbse sssh vrssasIess CHI
sese Cessfa<ases-

Ling Quan vas examined in Unitesl
States Commissioner Emery's court
yesterday charged wifh violating the
restriction ATT He came 10 yancon-
yer, b C.. on the steamer AbysinEa
from Hongkons and came across the
line On the steamer Premier. Cob
lector Of Customs Brooks, w. @. Thur
man, deputy collector. A, H. Win
throtie. late deputy. and Rolton Kog
ers. customs inspector. were the wit
nesse~- The prisoner presented . Ger
tifieafe from the san Francisco rus
torn house dated November. 1854,
which the United States attorney
claimed was fraudulent. The China
mans physical marks did not GORE
sTond with the description given in
the certificate. He was chased as
cock At Antioch. California, bat texti-
fed that snow frequently fell NJ An
tiorh four feet deep, and that the
mountains were about mile distant
from the town. both Of which state
ments were false Judgment viii he
given today, when two more Chinese
OF the same lot are TO be examined
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BOOM! BOOMl.

Nov is the time, while evcry-
thing is prospering, to buy : lct.
We can sell you Of $3.50 n Tek-
las, Singerman & Co. . block far
Sl2. said lot comprising cos1.
pants and vest; oil wool, TT
colors, Scotch tweed. In H.
same block We will sell lots 7l07
and 74SS. This is fee property.
which you all want aud shoul
have. 1t consists At coat, yee1
and pa t. in black and brovn
corkscrew worstsd for 9l2. Do
you want something bett~rr Lo&a
ITO and 1913 are both eoo8
ouys-coat. pants and vest I'll
wool, and imported goods, oost;ne
you SIC. Very desirable apd
d st-clAss lots are Nos. 1867 aud
726s-ssal brown, all wool, whip
cord worsted-coat pants Ard
scst lOE ~.
Our real estate brokers' ciDar
some foe bargains in the Denny.
Yssler aud other additiorss hct
has there been, or 10 there nov.
any superior addition TO Seattle
aud the great Northwest thai
Toklss singerman 4 Cos new
and imposing business eaiHcep
Go there to buy . LOT. you On
buy Il cheap and good, and CA
return it, getting your money
back II you are not salis6ed.
One or two more barraines
Lots 1898 and 802l for one wa.
They CONSIST of ell wool, import
ed Scotch tweed frock coat. pants
and vest, and cost SIS. Liehk
overcoats-Lot 3l42, I'll WOO
wool melton, SIC. Lot ll57. in.
ported grey worsted, SIC. Lot.
S302, fancy cashmere siIk.facsd
to edge. sl6. Lots 1901 and
3S54, black and mixed wos stsds.
Sic; and many Others ioa go
S22 AID S2S each in our CloGhiae
Department.
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BREvrr1Ks.

The tugs Yakima and Biakeley were
in port yesterday.
The revenue cutter Oliver Walcott
coaied at the bunkers yesterday.
Fifty thousand shingles arrived on
the Nellie yesterday from Snohomish.
The Rod and Gun Club will hold
their regular shoot at the race track
today.
Arthur Jackson was committed by
Justice Soderberg yesterday for be-
ing drunk and disorderly.
The Norwegian bark Charles Bal,
which was hbeiled by the steye,lore.
who loaded her. has been released.
The county commissioners yester-
day approved the bond of r. p. Pattcn
for a license 10 sell liquor at Franklin.
The steamer Gleaner.was 'floated off
the gridirops yesterday II is stated
she will 60 on the Stilaguamish
route.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton have arranged for grand ex-
cursion over the lines of the Seattle.
Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Saturday. May a6th.
Sparks from the furnace set the roof
OF the Queen City Boiler Works ON
fire yesterday, shortly after noon. An
alarm was sounded. the department
turned out, and the flames were ex-
tinguished in short order.
At the regular meeting OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
tomorrow evening, nominations of of
ficers for the ensuing year will he
made. All members are requested 10
be present. and all back dues should
be paid up.
The house on Jackson street that
WAS burned Tuesday night belonged
TO Messrs. Post & Beleney, and was
Only a short distance from Mr..
Holiness residence, which by error
was said, in yesterdays paper, To have
been the one destroyed.
The second instailment OF Puget
Sound Strawberries for the season
comes from the farm of II, l.. Sorthup,
at Hodghton. The berries are excel
lent, and IL is evident that there will
be no future necessity for the impor-
tation Of California berries this season.
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THE PIONEERS.
Preparations for Entertaining Them
During Their Coming Reunion In
seattle.

Preparations for Entertaining Them
During Their Coming Reunion In
seattle.
Pursuant TO Published call Of Messrs.
Hillory Butler. o. Jacobs, q. .. Halter
and Ii. q. Struve. meeting of pio-
neers of Washington Territory dwell
ing in Seattle was held last evening. in
the county court house. To make prep
arations preliminary 10 the holding II
the annual reunion in this city on
the 5th Of June. Col. q. q. Halter was
called TO the chair, and Thomas W.
Prosch was made secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated
hy the chairman, and a number of
suggestions Of value made. On mo-
ton OF Judge Jacobs, committee Of
thirteen was appointed to be divided
| int, subcommittee, tn make neces-
sary preparations for the reunion. and
/ 10 have entire charge Of the reception
and entertainment Of the visiting pio-
neers. Hiliory Butler. J. W. George.
/ n. Jacobs, VI. G. St-uve, A. A. Denny
"a. NJ. Haller, Thomas w. Pro~eh. G..
I II. Hanfori, r. NJ. Smithers, III. l..
Ye<ler. W. IL TAYLOR, Thomas Webb
analM. r. Madaocks. were appointed
members of the committee, Mr.. But
I Ter being made chairman, and ex-ofsicio
a member of eacn subcommittee.
ppon motion ef A. A. Denny, the
committee OF thirteen was instructed
Ia I'll vacancies in its number; ansi
further. was given authority tn act
I finally in all matters pertaining TO the
| business entrusted 10 them,
The participants in the meeting in
duised In a general Interchange of
views a. to the manner OF entertain
+. nlent IL h. given whiting nleiabers ef
the Association. after which and the
reading III the minutes, the meeting
| adjourned.