The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-20

ItsBtonf Iowa. on May ). 1876 and
that for the past 10 years he has treated
her in cruel and irihnrnan manner.
As specific acts OF cruelty she alleges
that her husband has broken 4 chair
over her head, publicly accused her of
wifely infidelity. threatened her life
with knife and BIZ many other and
Ike acts OF cruelty made her life q
burden. she further alleges that he
keeps one Of their children, girl OF
tender years, constantly EMPLOYED
picking up coal along the railroad
track. where she is subjected to ali
sorts OF indignities, while their three
other children are kept at hard labor
and deprived Of school privileges.
THE FIX IN THEiE t;rr-Lass night
when the Salvation Army took It's
evening constitutional through the
streets with the accompaniment OF
curnef, snare and bass drum il was
not moiested by having the rninions
Of the variety snow following behind
II q few feet with huge TRANSPARENCY.
The only demonstration made on he
half OF the variety theater WAS by a
small boy with big head who carried
q transparency on which was inscribed
such devices rs 1.-The. Greatest Show
on Earth and s.The Only Sensational
Show IN Town" The boy kept from
50 to IS feet behind the Salvation lads
and lasses as they marched through
the streets singing hymns and render
ing music sacred to the Salvation
Array. Though they did not say so,
the mad Chances the Salvationists cast
back at this boy showed that he was
the fly IN their cup of happiness.
ExAMrsrxG NATIONAL BANKS Mr..
w. A. Head. United States national
bank examiner, for Washington. Ore
gon, Idaho and Montana, is here on 8
business visit. Mr., Head has exam
ined the First National bank and the
Puget Sound National bank. At pres
ent he IL engaged in examining the
books and accounts OF the Merchants
National hank. This task will occupy
bis attention for day or two vet. MIR.
Head has no regular set time for
making these periodical examinations
of the affairs of the national banks in
the district assigned 10 him. He acts
under orders from the treasury depart
ment and makes the examination only
upon order. The main object OF these
examinations is TO protect the deposit
tors. III bank Is found TO he in a
shaky condition it is within the PROV
ince OF the treasury department 10
wind up its affairs
A Cool Police Captain VIII
lard arrested man named James
Spencer, who was trying to dispose of
a valise containing waterproof coat,
some underwear and shirts in a pawn
brokers' stop yesterday. The arrest
shortly afterwards learned that the va
lise and contents were the property of
q. Z. Mitten, guest of the Arlington
hotel. Spencer had walked into the
hotel Office yesterday morning. picked
up the valise and carried it off with
such an air OF proprietorship that the
clerk did not suspect him of stealing
IL. He had revolver and lot Of car
tridges on his person when arrested.
Justice Rivers fined him $50, in default
OF which amount he was last evening
committed 70 the county jail for .
DAYS.
About 10 o'clock yester-
day morning heavy draft team at
tached TO lumber wagon became
frightened while standing at Stetson
Il Posts sawmill, and ran up Com
niercial street at a break-ueck speed,
The hind wheels of the wagon were
torn loose before the team left the
yard. and the team ran at break
neck speed with the front running-gear
as far as Washington street, where an
obstruction was met, in the way OF an
express wagon. which stopped the
mad race. One of the horses was cut
on one of Ills foreiegs, and the wagon.
tongue was broken by its contact with
the express wagon, which was not
damaged.
Nor A SAFE DErosrr A large mum
Der of plats. deeds. mortgages and
other instruments fled for record in
the county auditors Office remain I'M
called for, although they have been
recorded in some instances for over
five years. The auditor is not the Gus
todian Of such documents for any
longer time than is necessary for re-
cording them, and that in no instance
is more than three weeks. Those who
have left instruments for record with
the auditor for more than three weeks
should call for them at once. rs his
vault is 10 small for him to engage in
the safe deposit business.
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Nor 50 CARELESS, AFTER ALL Mon
day afternoon two wagons, one driven
by Daniel Moore and the other by A.
Shawl, collided in the street through
the carelessness of the former. A
spoke was broken out of Shawl's
wagon. so be swore out a complaint in
Justice Miller's court yesterday ,charg.
ing Moore with careless driving on the
streets in violation of a city ordinance.
The case came up for trial, and then
Shawl learned tibet Moore was driver
for one OF his best friends, so he asked
the dismissal of the case, which was
allowed.
Two FREE LEeTuREs.-Dr. /. j..
Driver, the eloquent minister of Port
land, viii give two free lectures under
the auspices OF the Y. M. C. A. next
week. The first lecture is entitled,
What made the Yankee. and will be
given on Monday evening next. The
second is entitled Evolution" and
will be given on Tuesday evening. No
admittance fee will be charged. but al
the conclusion of the entertainment a
COLLECTION will be taken up for the
henyft OF the Y. NJ. c. A. building
iva.
Losr AND FoUsn- Frank Haigh,
the 4-year-old son OF George Haigh,
who resides at 26l5 Second street. wan
dered away from his home last eve
ming about 6 O'Clock. The child was
not missed for some time. bat when
he was searching parties We're imme-
diately formed and search was be-
gun. About . O'Clock the lost boy
was found asleep in vacant lot sew
eral blocks from the home of his par
ents. He bad suffered considerably
from the cold, bat was otherwise all
right.
FINED FIVE DOLLARS - Luther Davis.
the coiored waiter at the Occidental
cafe, who gave q. ;. Riper, the col
cred barber, a terrible beating at the
Southern hotel Monday evening, paid
fine Of s. and the costs Of the action in
Justice Miller's court. The dusky
mistress over whom the two Lotharios
got into trouble. and all the elite OF
colored society were tsrzSeyst.. -. lbs
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