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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-05
THE FATHER az ruE SIsH.
Commissioner Nc Donold and His
Westera Mission.

PORTLAND, Aug. 4.-Colonel Marshall
Mcdonald, of the United States fish
commission, is in the city. The OBJ
ject of the visit il an exten ion and
development of the fish calture On the
coast. lie says he hopes by means OF
artificial propagation 10 make salmon
a plentiful in the Columbia river a.
in the early days. He visited McCloud
hatchery on his way here and since his
arrival has Inspected the hatchery on
Clackamas river. and says that the
Ciackamas station is the most favor
ably situated on the coast, ia
regard 10 collection OF eggs. but
not SO we'll located for distributing
young fry. He hopes to establish Nc
Cloud and Ciackame hateheries as
central station for collection OF eggs,
and to establish auxiliary stations on
the head waters OF the various
streams, where eggs can be hateheu
and fish put ia the water.
Colonel Mcdonald intends making
visit To Alaska next year. and hopes
10 have some streams there reserved
by the government, especially for fur
nisbipg sal@on eggs. and expects that
!ar-off land to lie source from which
will be procured enough salmon eggs
to stock the rivers OF the country.
The party will leave here Wednesday
for the National Park. where it is pro-
posed IL establish hatchery for trsut.
which, being placed in streams rising
IN that section, will stock the waters
of several states and territories.
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THE aoTok RAN AWaY.
several People Hart I'm . Taeams
Railway Accident

Several People Hart In . Taeoma
Railway Aecidxnt
TAcssMa. Aug. "A serious aecicenI
occurred on the Tacoma & Fern Hi
railroad at D O'Clock this evening
which resulted in the serious injury oi
four or i've persons A steam motor
with q passenger coach was returning
from trip 10 0akcs' addition. When
near the terminus, near Twenty-sixib
street and Pacific avenue. the motor
became unmanageable and dashed OIL
the track. Tits known four persons
were seriously injured. one being q
woman whose rame could not be
learned, As she was taken from the
scene of the accident by friend tn
her hoGle
Among those injured we're Rev. Mr..
Tobias and John r. Smith, a printer.
both having legs broken. Rev. Tobias
left this morning for 0akes addition To
preach in the Methodist church re-
Gently erected, holding services at IL
O'Clock this merning and was return
ing Tn the city this evening o.. the
motor. When nearing the terminus.
realizing the danger he jumped from
the car. breaking all the bones below
the knee. lie was taken 90 the Ia
coma hospital. where physicians at-
tended him. He afterwards returned
TO ihe Denver lodging-house, where
he was resting easy at last accounts.
John t. Smith, printer, was en- the
ear when il ran OF the track. He was
no, able To escape on account of tire
crowded condition OF the car. His
wound IS more serious. there being
compound fracture of the left leg near
the thigh anu several flesh wounds.
He was also taken 10 the Tacoma hos
pltai, where his wounds we're dressed,
tie is a young man aged aboa, 81
years.
The cause OF the accident connot be
aseertained. IL is believed by many
that the ear was much too crowded
being filled inside and out. aud the
grade was so heavy that when the
train got started the brakes gerc not
strong enough TO hold.
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SITTING RUIZ DEFgArrp.
lie Attempts ss Rulidsse Againse
the Treaty.

STANDING Rock, Dak., Aug. "A
final council was held this afternoon
with all the chiefs present bat Gall
and Running Antelope. Grass made
very nice speech in which he said a
his friends at the other agencies had
broken their promise 10 sign he WAS
now willing 10 accept the treaty. Med
Bear followed with q speech to the
same effect. When the signing
was about To begin, Sitting
Bail, who had come with his
band. ali mounted on their
horses, entered thc circle and asked tn
talk. This being considered too late
an application. he was refused the on
rortunity. lie retired in anger, and
when John Grass, Mad Bear. HE
Head and Deer Face had signed the
bill, be ordered his Young men 10
stampede the crowd who were gath
cred around the table. A rush on
horseback was made, wAich scattered
the crowd right and left. bns hy the
pronp, action OF Agent Mclaughlin.
fbc attempted disturbance waa
quslled, and strong force of
police we're soon placed In
position and several OF the
sonng braves taken into custody, after
which Sitting Bull retired to his camp,
followed by his band. This httle
episode over. the Indians again con-
gregated about the tables, and the
slgning went on as rapidly as four
clerks could Identify and inscribe the
names. At this writing about 400
names have been taken, and signing
IS still progressing rapidly.
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rHE CossrcTs REVENGE.
y Witness sxs,ast Him Aiaese
Jpguistsd While Aale<p.

ixpraEAroiis, Aug. The throat
ot Mrs. Mary Smith. widew. was
cut hy burglar while she was asleep
Friday night. She was awakened By
consciousness oi a stinging pain In her
neck. and in voluntarily raising her
hand she teit the keen edge ol knife
or razor across her finger. sha
screamed, and her son from q room
above caruc 10 her assistance, but the
burglar escaped. The wound WAS deep,
and severance Of the jugnlkr vein wxA
prevented only by the slight ohstFuc-
iion vi the strings Of her night cap.
which were cut. She will die. No
attempt at robbery was made.
The only explanation that can pos
sibiy he given 80 far Is that several
years ago Mrs. smith testified In court
against criminal who was sent 10 tho
peniisntsary. yowing vengeance On
the witnesses In the case. II -
thought possible that this man may
hays committed the deed.
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THE BosroN srRIKxs 4 49,.
si< Hsie In the Bessom - -
kfR WxrUhfr

New Segx. Aag. THE Em<, -.
the following special from Nevno,4
Il, L.: The navy has Just escape6 -.
sng ono OF the finest el its nev shin.
The Boston was last evening run ce |.
rock 81 the southern end al gose -.
and, IN this harhar. The Roston ~
Just completed tie last OF a series -
trials IN Nsrragsasest hsv and ~ -
turning to anchorage of Goat iSlnrS
when the accident occurred. ~
sooner did the steamer strike than -
she siid- In an instant al the wases.
tight compartments were hanr1A
tight shut. bat not before the rs.~-
rarimsnts OF the double bottom un1Sru
The engaue-room were cvmpiv1Ii1t
i2ooxieSi,
The tsosion was at once headed clS
ln-shore, ard now. with ali her cso,
rsrtments tightly shut. she appearS3n
keep the water confined. IL fsoshirS
worse develops she viii he able
reach New York ~ steamins slovie.
As soon a. she reaches the nays-vnyi
not a moment viii he lost in geSfinS
her into the dry dock, and until th]S
y done no idea can be formed OF IT,
extent of her injuries. No one douhen
that she has Knocked hole in hce
eottem somewhere amidships.
This morning she was listed ON one
side While a diver examined her bot
tom. The amount of damage Is nct
yet known. The officers are rvtieena
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Famine zad Flood-ExtrEordi dinary
Progress Of Japan.

SAN Francisco, Aug. i.-Tbe steam
er City os Peking arrived today from
Hong Kong and Yokohama. There is
much suffering in Loa Chow, China.
caused by the late fire, which de-
stroyed ihree-fftns of the city. Ii Is
difficult Tor many poor people 10 find
means 10 sustain life. Fortunateiys
however. rice is exceedingly cheap this
year.
Heavy rains fell III certain districts
of Japan last month At Amagi and
neighhoThood. ON the 10th uit.. So
houses were either washed away or
knocked down. and twenty people
drowned. AT Hita. on the same date,
10 houses we're washed away and
nine PEOPLE drowned
In celebration of the completion OF
| .ooo miles of railway in Japan. a
surnptuous banquet Was given on the
10th nit.
ofe hundred students were gradn-
ated from the Imperial university Of
Japan last month
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and gsvea written Instructions to tax,
the schooner 20 Sisk. island. Irss.e ~
the vessSl came here
OTTAWA. Ont. Aug The govern
naent hxs Flct receives: any report -e-
Eaydrg the escape ef the Bssck Dsa-
snond from the United States author
fses- Ness Of her escape was gsyyu
20 the cabinet ministers tonight.
The news has gwen great satissae-
ton here. eus fEe members @. the
government decline so cypress an
opinion Mr.. Rowell. minister OF Gus
toms. has te.egraptaess Tor parsscslxrs.
WAsBryeruSs Ang- THE ruo-
Eshed report OF the arrival III Victoria
II. G.. OF the sea.er Back Diamond.
xhich had been seized lsy the revenue
cutter Rush for Illegal sealing ia
Behr'ng sea. and pat in charge of .
ssarssara, caused iitsle surprise here.
80 far as knoxn there a. been no Off
ssai Information received on the sub
leSeS from any quarter. Assistant Sec
refsry Whsrson, who il acting secre-
tary o. state, fe-eivssi has frst
information Of the arrival al
the steamer through q newspaper
repre- ensasive. and said he had 10 in
formation On the sshiecf.
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FRom HONOLULU.
The steamship >ipsic 20 lie Ee-
paired.

sAS fsaScTsco, Aug. g. Asv.ces
from Honolulu received by the steamer
Msriposa today state that the United
states steains hip Alert left Honolulu
falv : for fsnnipg Tsisrd, 10 bring
the NipSie "a HonolH3u for repairS.
The nissa States steamship Adams
vas stiil az ilonosulu Eifess fke Mari
v.sss left there. Tuly -. The Adsms
intended 10 sail for Samoa = week tre-
fore that time. bat she j. s;.l! detained
ewing - the Illness of her sarreon.
who j. suffering with pneumonia. anA
i suarteresi at tse Qa-eB hospstAI.
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THE CRUISER yoRxrown.
sh. rsovs. 10 se an Admtrabls eee
Bont.

WAsniseres. Aug. g.. Secretary
Tracy has received the following r.
port from Commander Chadwick,
who accompanied the Yovktowu
under orders from the navy depart
ment, At the recent two days trial at
sea. in which he saws: The ship
showed herself an admirable sea boat,
and was remarkably steady on the
gun platforms. she steamed well
into head seas, taking scarcely any
water on hoard. She ruled easily.
Extreme rolls were twenty degrees 20
seewafd and sixteen degrees 10 wind
ward. Her windward rolls were gen
orally from tao to five degrees iees
than to isegarsi." +"
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rHE SEIZED sEALxs ESCAPES.
srrisai Of the nisek piamerd at
ktssorfa-GAukdfs Harpy

VERONA. Aug. The schooner
Black Diamond. reported ssf1e,i ~
the Rush. s2i.esi into the harlsor Fri
day evening. Captain Thomas came
ashore sad reported that Lieutenant
Tatlie. three officers and two boats
crews ocsrtse4 him f-nsn she AIneri-
cau cutfsr Rash the liIh o. July. lie
u Shset TIE Rash fFe niles awag. sad
Immediately made sasl. bat @aS ever
haasSd Ia sn Ao8Fs t.sse. lie
kssElt ca aae nay ard
sf.er ;hges 1ssues eEtlersS hsns
81 say 80. sns IA 4 stsssaeA aeFssss BIS
sso~s, esusT-l 4sse hifa ~ ssy -. 4asise
sSsl8 him ae = As aF.ssSr ssszagH NEsa ste-
snan sesi his paf~fS. se~e IspsasE'
Thomas refused ia give, an after r~-
r~as.xs resas as. Lieutenant IgtsSe
ordered The seeker broken cE~Ss. aEssl
took charge ot sise pas~-s. An Anera
can hue ackes azs tAea Placed xecsrsi
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Corner Second and James Streets.
oil Of the City
nnicn De tntenoirg Purchasers

West
Francesca Journal of Commerce
pardon within
the
81
hy
AaSks 30 VIC
the Aedits ard
Rhine We have
of
h beauty the
SsAtsle 1t
ofy
suVogn4ug that would
Of ehts
thTds himself
TIE Olympic
of wc1tne
il Caanesfui
the
rspay 2S'i complexion
either Eu extend wbAYeS
aaaS@x. sU&
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vile. Va between two frp;xht 49,.
Fireman Pred A. Fox. of H. ..'..ss.
bound freight. was killea irss-.ssS..
and Engineer Charles Dav;s ~S ;. 4
neE u bound freight. seriosssly lnie,'.s
Engineer krncst HAYS. az IL ss..sS :
hoand fright. and lIrakemsn ~
Acisonald are missing. and sur'..s... =, :
- he under The wreck. E,s.ss1
Kelly and Brakeman Mcfasv .s..
Also hasiEv IN iuresi. zS
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THE NEw YORK sTOwM.
Ceeps damaged to the Exts&t ~
Nearly e50O. 600.

NEs YoRK, Aug. s.--Depatcheo
from many points in the farming dts'
triets within a radius of 90 mile
about this city show that great dasn-
age has resulted to crops By the m
USUALLY heavy rains Of last week. IL
total losses in Sew York aud Ne
Jersey will amount TO bGfwe<n ~
teO and $sOo.yo. aud perhaps ufec~|
The hay. potato aud small fruit croc
suffered most.
EIizsaETn. y. j., Aug. 3.~The d.
age done by the storm in Esssx cou11l
/ j. estimated at 800 100.
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ougAiy dsse0 ssss that majority rnssn-
ovrs hy tbs tsnae are ~esg informed on
tue ssah5ecs The scheme shev M.
spring Ga the sSansentsca i that de-
a~sse seoald Tass he limited where the
property rigas- Of the fse;ae are in
vowed. and Il l. a sure thing that
tie sTeeches xsli le laag ard exhssss-
tire
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s.nt.nee. OF Death Amrne.i.

SACRAMENTO, Aug 3.-lhe surresue
eear, has Sled siecjslen In the cAses
of Israyer aad Olsen. convicted os the
murder Of John lowell a rzEehnian,
in FliorEsIo e0uasy. Ile-S. who = as
convicted at the saase tiras, sas
hanged for the crime. The ccur;
agsirnls the judgment snd sentence of
death irsspss~esi 0a the defendants by
the EssioF&eio eossrt The motive fo-
tie fr5sms was FaAlserN.
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ME-. CANNON WITHDRAws.
He rcar Health viii Not refmls
Him To be senator.

SPOKANE FALIs, Aug. A. Hon. A.
NJ. Cannon has announced the with
drawal OF his name as candidate fer
United States senator. He 50 ties that
his health Is impaired. sni his vast
business inte' esfs demand his entire
attention, His phy sicisn and family
insist uTon bis permanent, retirement
from politics.
Mr.. Cannon insists ibst Spokane
Falls, a. the chief commercial center
os Eastern Washington i entitled "a
name one of the senators. bat be doe
not withdraw in favor OF any partio.
gfay V.srSng
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TAcuwA. AHg sAt nsssting Ct
The eonaeiI this eversag = ETanehise
va SraHtes3 50 Sniia ; ssress rails
osst psss CaEsoa ana Nil streets IA
AFaeraean lss~. and siss To the Gea-
trai Fassro&d - ran freEa West seventh
street 80 Sssslsesosu A ssipEGation IN
TIE franchise Was that 40 steam aaoso,
be Gse3
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A MA for tn. ChsrsEss stslp.

TALKQvAn. /. T.. Aug. s-~-Ibe ChG<
okee commission, in cor munirn15o
10 Chief Mayes. OF the Cherokse -
ton, has rendered formal Offer IL
the purchase of the Cherokee strip
ST. e per acre. The ebiei had -
laurnesi The session of the exeeuo
council tili next Thursday, ~ Weoo
time he will present the comsuisn1Q
ers' Communication To IL.
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TACOMA TO rHs RESCUE.
Responding with the same Ainerssy
as When seattle Rurasa

TACOMA, Aug. Mayer Wheel
wright has sen; tke following message
IL the mayor 81 Spokane fails.
- tae Esse~ qf ssalsas FaEs All %!
Tasoals uoayD> S0gsr calamity Fir seems
agr wa~.t eaessg. NHst Ssu We sis ses
yaa@ EsFscd ua rs ia fAe das sf dtssstsr
K. A NWEsIE EfssstF. Maxay,
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siacns the reports set to ae saasis.
are these on elections and elective
rights. or edneafson. On medicine ard
Esshise lsaisA. on appointment. on
tsxssios and revenue. ard Others hs,s
none Of tssegm except the issssssye )
slst 20 be luag or 20 rsaairs too ra,Ich
siale for confederation.
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cBieAso. Aug. s-senatoFs Deuoe
of Massachusetts,. and st0ckbridGe. 9
Michigan ~ the eommitsee 70 invop1lp
gate Indian affairs In Alaska. srffve1
in the city today. alter i've wen44
travelling In Alaska. While they -
ellned 20 talk freely os the ps0ballID -
port of the committee, senator u9N3
stated thet she stories oil In1ian o.
reges had been greatly exngEereeeo-
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CsseIsxaTT. Aug. f~1csisy -
been the gnleiest day since The een9
attempt at enforcing the 0esn ~
va. nas.ie. A fex saloons were eefTys
inw on = si4e.doos business. tsit O~N
acre guards ststloHes! oatssie vnQ -
,ni,sed only known persons. -
have s,sen bat SIX arrests and % tse1s
lie ~ nt.r L fnd fef.grked.
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HassEFga. Aug. 8Tte wasssns
arrived fessay ifaEa oskawa. ana Mar
TN isTxe was tafnss oses 10 1alsagg
offscsr- shsx ast@ruoan The party
viii se4ve for hiessa tonasryua.
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out IN lodging house on Railroad ave-
nue. al 5 o'!ock p. M. and has got be-
yond contgoi of the firemen. The city
is doomed. Already two blocks of
business houses are gone, and the fire
Is jumping the streets and travelling
rapidly. There is no power to stop it.
SPOKANE FALLS, Aug. 4.-The Ell
tire business portion of the city, COW
ering nearly forty blocks, was de-
stroyed by fire tonight.
The FIRE broke out at p m. in a
frame block near the Northern Pacific
depot. The water pressure was very
weak. and the flames spread rapidly.
sweeping the entire block in less than
half an hour
A high wind sprang up soon after
the tire started. filling the air with
burning ;imbers and starting fires in
several adjacent blocks.
The Pacific hotel vas the first vala-
able building to- succumb. Adjoining
il was the Russ house. large frame
hotel. which burned like .inder.
The fire communicated TO the North
era Pacific passenger and freight
depots. bgrning them to the ground
The Northern Pacific railroads. loss Is
variously estimated. The loss, in
cluding freight in the warehouse, is
estimated a. about 81 (o0,0Co
THE CITY WAS DOOMED.
The wind increased in violence and
shifted in all directions, creating a
whiTlwind OF flames. II was then evi-
dent that the city WAS doomed ami
the people became panic stricken.
The firemen lost all control over the
mad demon. The mayor ordered
buildings to he blown up with giant
powder. About a dozen large build
ings and other small ones were blown
up.
SEATTLE FARED NO WORSE.
Every business house in the city is
gone, including eight banks, eli the
hotels but one, all the magnificent
structures except the Crescent block.
Every newspaper in the city was
burned out except the Kcrier.
THE BURNT DISTRICT.
The burned district includes all that
part OF the city from the Northern
Pacific railroad 10 the river and from
Lincoln 10 Washington streets .eisbra-
cling over thirty blocks. The fire ex-
harsied itself at The river for lack of
material To burn.
All the -four and lumber mills were
saved.
loss THIRTY 10 FIFTY MILLIONS.
II is impossible TO estimate the loss
at this hour. bu; it is put sil the way
from thirty 10 iiiiy millions.
FROM THREE-sToRy WINDOW.
Charles Davis. sleeping in the Arl-
ingion, was awakened l.y the flames
bursting through The window. He
leaped from third-story window.
and was shockingly mangled and ter
ribly burned. lie is now reported
dead.
A woman ieapsd from the second
story OF the Pacific hotel and Is be-
iIeyed 10 have been fatally injured.
A man jumped from the second
story Of the opera house block. and
several bones were broken.
KILLED By An ExrLopiNG CARTRIDGE.
An unknown man was shot by an
exploding cartridge, and is supposed
% be dead.
SUPPLIES rg9zNrLY SEEpEp.
NJ! the provisions and supplies in
tae city are burned. and this viii
necessarily cause much suffering for a
few days, until supplies are shipped N.
Will gsgUILp, LIKE srATTLE.
while IL is a terrible blow ta thous-
snds ol psop.e. the city viii be re-
built as speedily a men and money
can d. IL.
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SPOKANE BURNT
The Whole Business
Section Gone.
Scenes of the Seattle
Fire Repeated.
The Loss Thirty to Fifty
Million Dollars.
Seyerai Lives Lost During the
Panic and Fright.

Starting Among the woods B afid-
frgs st the Depot. the Planes
LAP Waste All the Space Between
the Railroad and the Rivera
Whlriwfud Carries the Torch
Thirty Bloehs. Iseiuaing All the
Big Hrtchs. Destroy ed--Supplies .
gently Needed Another Opper-
tussty for the rhenix.
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wssasssTsx. Aug. A. essslssff n
occurred on The Virginia Midland
raslsas fAls nsoraiux, = Barley =. Va,
fosssnss usstss naxtA 81 fzcssettee-
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GOING FASTER NOW
LabOrs Of the Committees
Nearly Ended.
sfsHr SESSIONS rms #rrx.
Aicauesse on fnhste Lands Article
Critical Review Of
the Past weeks WORK.

oLYxF1s. Aug. s--The exsnsiisu-
nonsi convention has been in seSsicr,
precisely one month, AMI il has pre-
p2rssi the greater part of the organic
law OF the future state OF Washington.
Iae last sax days were more frn;tfal
e' sEfEiAi results than any Twelve dass
heretofore Daylight Is beginning 10
appear though much work is vs. 10
oe dose so much was disposed Of
during the week that ii may be pretty
safely guessed that the entire task viii
nave been finished by tie ash of
August, with . strong probability os
us being done even before that time.
III night sessions are held, adjourn
meni viii undoubtedly be reached by
the end of next week.
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TAs Fi-ry nia f~sa~r ef the greneh
Socialists


PARss. Ane. 8-Fellx Pyst. the
ssitxT sss2 gifafaati {. 3 deal
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Some one on The committee on pah-
.is lands has started the story that !,
did nos decide 90 recommend that the
capital Re permanently locates. Al
cly nipls. The committee had decided
on the scheme for recommendation,
aud had completed a report so the
convention, bus IL changed It's mind
Nhen II heard froa the other claim.
ants for the capital. Tic rscosauaen-
astlon viii he TOW that /: would better
Ie lest 10 the people for settlement.
The provision Is made that in case Of
no choice the three places receivsng z
'ne highest numser Of Votes shall be
votsi upon at a succeeding election,
and II no selection results then the
two highest are To be voted upuf.
olympia will OF course he the tempo
rary capital, pending decision BY fae
people.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-05

Loxpes. Anr- 4 walsis roiIlns has
had sesAp~<.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-05

The ten-minute rule has had the es-
feet OF greatly limiting the debates,
A number of speeches have been shut
OF since it went into effect. and in tgo
cases was the time extended. These
were for kinnesr, when speaking on
his corporations article and for Turner
On the railroad commission section.