The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-19

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The lsdiss Of he Library sssocistsor
met ettHrdAy afternooa Ii the pariors
g ne 0fcidenfal hotel sot he purposl
q msking The preliminary zrrnnee.
nSnts hlr Tie erand bah to b given 81
the Armcry Thursday April z5th. fou
toe benlszt u tie library Eand. Ma
!. e. Hsines aet<d ~ president and
Ms. g. -. Hailer - secretary.
The lxfxs order Of business wnx a.
sftcftoz1 p4 fourteen nex xnembe1s.
The mKttkr Of the admission fee e
- charged The night az The bali was
then salken nr. After consi4er1h3<
discussion Il Was decided 10 chxrre
81 80 for riDgie tickets or S. for co,.uiex.
the sanz<. 60 inciusze supper.
The following committees we're then
named
Eeffeshmenf eomrnitzee Mrs.. IL.
II. Mzddocks, Mrs. Iaeob FurtA. Mrs.
Howard Lewis. Mrs. e. L. Marshali
Mrs. L. sseiden. Mrs George d. Blake,
Mrs J. y. Mcknight and Mrs. w. n.
Forrest.
COMMITTEES on siekets Mn. q. @.
Lyon. Mrs. j. G. Hcines. Mrs. g. II.
Halter Mrs Leigh 5. J. Hunt, Mrs.
A. II. Stewart, Mrs H q. StruFe, Mrs.
~ MeMtcken, Mrs. DR.. Minor and
Mrs ronseroy.
Commifsee on arrangements Mrs.
L. g. J. Hunt was made chairman
with power 70 select the remaining
number IL the committee.
Committee on un1sic- Mrs O. II.
Halter. chairman, was also given
power 70 select her assistants.
a gen<rai discussion followed. after
which tffst meeting adjourned to meet
1T the call OF the president
The r<ireshm<nf committee viii
meet saturday afternoon AZ the resi-
1ence OF Mrs. NJ T. Maddoeks. chair
man OF the committee.
The hall. the Armory and the music
have already been engaged.
HE rs Nor WAxxEp--A reporter
who calles At the land Office yesterday
and found Receiver Shields In such
humor that he did not appear TO be
worried about the statement aGoat to
the effect that Major J. Il. Hayden, Oh
Olympia, his predecessor IN Office, had
been appointed. II have no d0nti
that what you bear Is true,r said Mr.,
Shields, land | have no regrets in
parting from the Office, and nothing
bat the best wishes for the gentleman
who will succeed me. am prepared
70 turn the affairs OF the Office over To
the next reeeiver a. soon rs the proper
time arrives. have tried 70 discharge
the arssuous duties OF my office as best
! could, and hope that my administra.
ton OF thti affairs Of the Office hiss been
acceptable. to the people who have had
business with this Office
LIoHT AND WArKR roa KENT Capt.
j. J. Grow, Of Kent. was In Seattle
yesterday for the purpose Of purchas-
ing boiler and engine for the Kens
Light and Water Co., which has
recently been organized for the pur-
pose OF furnishing the town of Kent,
- the name signifies. with light and
water. He bought q five-hofsc power
engine for the machinery used In Dor
ing the wooden mains that will be
used in bringing the water from the
springs on his place 10 the town. . dis.
lance Of about q mile and q half
When theise mains are laid Kent will
hass an abundant water supply, and
as there il . fall of 100 feet the water
can be Eaised to tke top of the highest
building. An electric light plant viii
be put in by the company in the neal
future.
IVA NEW RoLE.-W. c. Lewis, the
dashing confidence man, who. after
swindling several prominent citizens
and benevolent organization out oil
considerable money. was given five
hours In which TO leave the city. has
returned from brief stay in Tacoma
TO create sensation in another role
Now he appears as the enamored
swain OF Annie Lauretia, an actress in
one of the variety dives. He called
on her early yesterday morning ard
implored her 10 fly with him. She
could not fly. and told him so, and be
thereupon threatened to kill her. Now
the police sre looking for him, but be
cannot be found.
THE NEW Postmaster Mr.. A. NJ.
Brookes. The nswly-appointed post.
master OF Seattle. in conversation
with repor er yesterday, said: 81
have filed my bonds, and would like
to take charge OF the postoiface by the
LIST OF May, but it may be possible tina,
| viii not be able 10 get ia before the
middle of that month. 1t all depends
on how soon get my commission. !
have requested the authorities al
Washington TO telegraph me as soon
as they take action on my bond and
issue ms commission. cannot say
at present what changes will be made
lie the office. but viii let you know
after ! get in"
FEsALg LEcruEER.-The Equal Suf.
frage Association of this city have Sc
cured the services of Mrs. Laura do
Force Gordon, OF California. to deliver
lecture on equal suffrage. Mrs
Gordon Is Described as successful and
able lawyer, and an eloquent speaker.
She has paid special attention to the
political and personalrights OF women
lie Is promised that she will interest
ii she does rot convince the opponents
OF woman Suffrage by her advocacy oil
Stu1a Albate "sstioas ofsAaSlVhs VI
sex.
BaogK HER sHArr-W When off Point
Robinson yesterday afternoon. about
2 o'clock. en- ner regular afternoon
down trip, the steamer Idaho broke
her shaft ,oniy one wheel was dis.
abled, and ,sith the other she man,
aged 20 reach this city. arriving here
considerably behind time. She left
for Tacoma. again as soon as he,
freight aud passengers had been dis.
charged. Her place on the down
night trip hs.s been taken by the Geo.
e. Starr
Row ovEs Doa.--At an early hour
yesterday morning Joseph Hayden. a
barkeeper. and one oleson had row
with Mike o'pnnneli. ex-Censsahle
Caldwell and a man named Hankinz