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FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
W. S. MOORE,
haCliliSt, Iron and Brass Founder
sHIPsMITH AND BLACKSMITH,
(oLD DOMINION WORKS.
DEFRIGERAToRsl wATtf cooLERsl

D EFR1GERATORS! WALTZ COOLERS!
We wish to call your attention 81 our line of
Refrigerators and Water Coolers With which we
had such success last season, and which we have
reduced in price for 1889. We arc sole agents for
Alexandria for the renowned 4RIDGWAY"
WOOD-LINED REFRIGERATORS, undoubtedly
the most perfect article ever offered. We also
have other varieties and feel sure VIC can please
you. Our Water Coolers need no other recon-
mendation than this fact: that we have sold only
the Robinson" make and have never known of
case where they have not given perfect satisfac
ton. 1t will be to your interest to examine our
goods and prices before purchasing
E. J. MILLER & SON,
my14 317 King street.
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RAILROADS.
DEDMoNT AIR LINE ROUTE.
RICHMOND AND DAHyMLE RAILROAD.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND DIVISION.

CONDENSED SCHEDULE, IN EFFECT
June 80. 1889.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-16

DOCKET LAMP-A perfect, instantaneous,
self.lishting lamp, Of convenient size for vest
,,ocket and for homo use; superior to matches,
Embracing match receptacle and candle in one.
Absolute safety. Price, with. 225 lights, soc.
Additional lights furnished at Zoe per 1000. Sent
nv mail, postage free. For sale BY
ysrIS E..S. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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" F. CREIGHTON & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer Ia
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STUFFS,
GARDEN SEEDS, &c. &c.
Corner King and Royal streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
Orders Will receive prompt attention.
mh24-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-16

HEINEKEN's VIRGINIA WINES
Nortons Seeding Claret.
Rose of Virginia
Extra Virginia
Virginia
Mill Park Sauterne
All these Wines are absolutely pure. For sale by
my21 GEO. McBURNEY & SON.
NEW GLAsSWARE-We have just received q
IN lot of Fine Glassware, in imitation of an old
time pattern, which is like Cut Glass that con.
noisseurs are deceived by it. We have this ware
in most every article you can name, but would
call special attention to the Flower Bowls st 46c,
and Kiraffes : each. 1t is well worth your time
~ mh2s - E. J. MILLER & SON.
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4. BADEAIT BEATEN.
The Supreme Court De-
cides Against Him.
THE rEEsInKSv TAKES A SAN.
Death Of Rear A dmiral william
Rogers Taylor After . Nest
BrsiIiAEs Career.

NAsEESSToN. April Ia.--An opinion Nxz
rendered By the supreme coHst oS the
United States fo-sisy In the case of Adam
Ba1esE- appellant IS. the United states
This was the sut brought By Baxzesu in tie
court of claims fog pay IS retired captain
II the a-my, frprn April Is. lS-0. 70 Septesr-
Der Is, fesls curing whsc<4 time he wss
consul generel - London. and frara Ne
yea1oeT =. Iss2, up % the dste OF the fling
sul rsnerai a. Harana- TIE United States
nlsa q c0snrez claim. stating that Baceau
was indebted 20 tie United States for
money enormously paid him as an army
officer for porfioas OF q period from Deeerr-
Der Z, 30, 90 oesooer 81; x}sz The couss
both the claims. Ths supreme court ho!as
that General Bsaezz- while drawing
salary as eolsul-generel, was expressly In
hibltee from receiTing any additional
compensation for dischargiag the duties of
any other Office. Il IL true. the court says.
holding two Offices or emplay mensx under
the government when the services rem
dered, or which Eaighs ba required of
them were not Incompatible. is not pre-
eladed from drawing the salary Or cons-
pensation OF both, bat the treasury de-
case as falling within that exception, and
the court agrees with that conclusion
II 10 held, though. mnder the act 81
1873 that certain army officers
may hold diplomatic 81 consular
appointments wffhou. being held tothersby
resign their places in the army. This does
not entitie them 70 pay IS srrny officers
when they are absent from their country
In the discharge of continuous Official du-
ties. Consistent with the subsection to the
military rules, such officers, though they
may stll be borne on the retired list. can
NOT receive double compensation. The
court also refuses to disturb the judgment
of the court OF claims. adverse To the
counter claim of the United states. II be
was not an officer in law, I'D was serving
as such in good faith, aud no reason Is
seen why he should be required 10 return
what was paid him whiie he was dis
charging his duty as an sr1ny officer. The
opinion was rendered By Chief Justice
ETflIer
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A LIBERAL GOVERNMENT.



OTTAWA. April sS.-Qa Wednesday ,,exe
Hon Mr.. Foster viii more thss tae house
so int committee Of the whole 10 coz
sss1Ef slie fcllowins resolution
kesseee9. T4as i Is exyezseaf 70 prss ID.
L.sst the goyeraor-gene IN ceuncil. nay
give to any sziiySsiuxss CO casnusuy
q subsidy nor exceeding sxs.eoQ Yser
anazrn. % assist IN the establishing
Of Az effective foFtnikhfEy sseanashf,.
service between British CofnEahsa aud toe
Australian ceE1EseS and New Zealand: xs,rb
stsfszdy fs be given f0g saca term sf yeers
ana on sach conditions as The goyern0r2
general N council may consider ssxrsessl.
ent On The same Gate he win moSe that X
= cxped1s1t % provide tase tie
governor general in council may eater Into
a coztrkcs for terra, not exceeding 10
years WITH any inalriduel or coral ssany for
toe f3F1o1msncc OF q fast weekly sfeant.
snis service hsEween Canada and fhe
lnIfed Kingdom. making connection with
IRE Eso-t On szea serrrs and conditions as
70 The carriage o. mails and otherwise
a the government IN council
deems sxresIiens. for q subsidy not ex-
cesdanz SSS.4 per annura: also that * Is
expedfent to prov ide that the governa--
general in council may give 70 any indi-
yiduAi or company 10 whom a guagatiy
may be giyen By the government OF the
united kingtDEn of Great Britain
and Ireland : subsidy not exeeedipg
1l5,eOo per AMMAN. for monthly steam
sap service; a subsidy not exceeding
100 per annuEn. for forfnsghtly steam
snip serytee between british Cclura-
bis aud china and Japan. Smeh sub
sldy - be given for sazh term
OF years as uaay be considered expedient
oy the governor In council. provided that
ne imperial government gives 70 the com
pany sncsldy Of not less than <sss. COO per
annafa. for ScofftfY sf~yrffsss ~ af s.r- f..xs
IAN ESQ } per annum for fsortrightiy
~ 20 80
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Rear Admiral Taylor bead.

wAsHISGros, April l5.-Rear Admiral
williaua Rogers Taylor died last evening
from complication OF diseases
William RogeFs Taylor wss born af New
| port, r. l., November !, lsII, and entered
the navy as midshiptnsn April /. 1873 He
was commissioned 4 lieutenant on Feb
rusry 10, lsfo During the Mexican war he
gaxnxncnt with batteries es tam
pico, where he commanded the
launch in the expedition that
captured tbs port and FIVE Mexican sehoon-
ers on Nov. Ii. 1s46. During the ssige and
bom5ardment of Vera Cruz he commanded
the eightrtHch gun in the naval battery on
shore for So hours. Ne was promoted to
commander Sept. IL 1855. and was on
ordinance duty at Washington In
1859. In 1861 he was ordered
20 command the stsarae4 Huusafonic.
and he was promoted TO captain on
July is. 1852. While senior officer in the
blockade off Charleston, he engaged the
Confederate rams Choeura and Palmetto In
the Hosatonic, when they attacked the
squadron in January, is6S When
Dahlgren took command he was
appointed fleet captain, and par
tfcipaied in the action against Nor
ris Island in July, 1868. On July 16
1s63, he was IN battle on board the monitsr
Catskill, and on Juiy Is in the monitor
Aontaak. lie commanded the steamer
Juniaia in both attacks on Fort Fisher. He
was president of the board TO revise the
Emitted states navy regulations; was in
charge OF the ordnance yard In Washing
ton In 1885,, and was promoted
to commodore July ., 1866. In
1871 he commanded the Northern
squadron of the Pacific feet. On January
Il, 1871, he was promoted TO rear admiral.
Was president of the examining board in
1s7i-72, and commanded the south Allan
tic squadron from May -. 1s72, till Noyesn-
her Z. lsz3. when he was retired
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Dr. B<.sman. bishop cf Minister, died
sunday,
Ex Congressman simeon B. chittenden
died sunday afternoon In BROOKLYN, aged
=.
Az Hernps.saa, Tex. on sunday. posse
Of masked Yresa took Gee. Digs feoiufed :,
charged with al attemp; "a rape white
woman. and hanged hira.
The soath toand Oregon express struck
al open switch fiye riies eeiow Residing.
Ca. on sunday. causing the nass+ osg-
gage ard two saeeping cars - leave the
track Nobody wss hurt
Al the freight-braSefnen on the 10 mile
glsvistoa oa fne Atlantic & Pacific between
winsiow and Mojave, struck on Sunday
afternoon, because the COMPANY refused 10
allow three men 20 each train.
Charles Hodges ard Evan Madison were
blown 10 pieces Sunday morning IN az
ssandonei shaft Of The Grand Tunnel
rnsne. wIlkesbsrre. Pa. their hgasS having
iSuitess iArge sEG0nns OF accumulated
gas.
The Cuusrsa steamer EsrHria. which
sailed from Liverpool saturday. fer New
YORK. reports that she passed tie 9uior
s,esrner Wisconsin returning from Liver
s.Soi- The Wisconsin sailed fro1a Liver
not vet arrived st Queenstown, nor is she
Vel reported ss having pat baek 70 Liver
pool
me Iansson Ttnass, of sunday. says thA:
athe new Compton ees Eofnpse. OF P&rts,
xiIi be constructed oa the Zines OF the Old
concern, with . capital af fs.pos .ouo francs
ha,f rad up. and exclusively offered 10
the osa share holders. There VII Also be
"a GO four 1ers shares, &ntfard - - pr
cent. Of the pn91t, after pei esfas. - de-
! ducfed fer rcs1rve-
Al 8 banquet az Versailles. yeSSeFs.ay
nepat, IngHe~ye read tse1- HoEisageys :
l spe-ca. he contzsste3 tbs ca.DsS 81 fhe
/ ss-esert .-shem Republicans EssE the
ssosngx cs the kspubheans OF lis, A1aG said
I thss On The one hznGreeth anniversary Tie
rssfsrra then instituted n 1a<E he ceEa apsesetz.
l ysxue-re AID Eexioss were arrested 0n
feaving tie h2iL aus Eere afterwards r.
leased.
A sYspaseA Frxra 81 Loals S2yS thA. = fsa
/ azys ago 4 frAEe3y cccGrTss3 Ia tae casters
Part ct sskl4hAsznz territory. between fEo
rssr froxn fEswn. Ess. 2sss5 fwo Esea sFtTn
Texsx. fox lac p<tSsesss9E 0s q eszz@2s ard
-.sse ~ la. EsssTs xnesE@ vas killed. SRI 3
+ zvxsr rsssssa.ty ssGGAgE fiihsg EaF0
! ees.ssSs q trace. att sssseinw szse wezasset
vamn s,sz a w@Eaa. s.Mrse& fsss III fssksssn !
rgncA Eesssee reMeAsng X ts2s nghf wEs
rrnr-xss, gns. zee eafs3ss party vss fssseoy-
esea lA.ex uy ssasne ess s<sys, xsxzssssse1 our
O. tssx rxAtFfe Tsze eaRtSsgs COX ssfze
;sssss aud E.Esfzs Nossazs@t aae1 - tAz
u4ax<ks stage sfztlan- tf@s &eTTsss@ @
ssrs lseareauuxrh has saxzlesz erAezs - tas
rzz1ltGrg azxeesx - sss@ zezrsz0sy - sSsszlai
the honsnsrx % ssrass gne IAEssskee sEs stlae
10 rrsrs sAe DklaaoxksA iaIis o. Ezzs -. rs
ssas8 sss sgE re isy<assus VI - sTss4 ~
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PORTLAND. Apris Sc. D. LEmbsa, 4
Scandinavian resident OF this civ. was
ssken SEX en- the stree: last night. an.
while in that condition was esnbssess in
sensible by An officer. who thsnght him
drunk. lie can identity tho oihner aud
intends TO sue the city fer damages.
X. ]. Pierce. 4 ho0shiack AZ 1silEzans vas
shot Ia the knee by friend ns1nea ]. Z.
tsosncz. Tie weapon was supposed 10 be
sinaoasse<i. and uoinez ieveled Il az Pierce,
saying Vow yen dsnce or i'li shoot >
NO sooner were the words spoken shsn
Pierce fell with 9 bullet in bis leg.
Massa Miller. 3 vAriegg actFrsw. while
cc0Sang dinner, set TIRE 10 her aress ana
before thc aanes were sxtlngusshe1. one
arm and her lower limbs were hfghtfalsy y
harned
Charles RoSb, aged Ii. was ,ensenced
10 one year Ia the peasfeEfiRry teday for
larceny. lpon application Of the Boys and
Girls Aid Society, the sentence will be ssss-
pended during good behsxiar
Frank Deryille. aged -, recently from
Cincinnati. received letter today from a
legal firm arpristng HIN of the death Of
bis grandmother, who leaves him ssa,esa
TIE letter also contains sS % esasls him
20 reach home.
III. A. Diedriek was arrested and held TO
answer ia the sum OF 81 y for threatening
TO Kill neighbor, Chris Flick.
Judge cteerns denied motion for A new
trial IN the case of DR.. K. A. Jones, CEN
yicted OF uni6wfaliy selling morphine.
and fined him $50 and costs. The case
VIII be appealed to the supreme court.
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POST BUILDING
We nnve Property parts Cit,
which pleased intending Purchasers.

the o
attic efomn Journal q Commece
Oer
Interest IN the
eli
reveled the
influence ot tie Mediterranean
ne sought
nnta
majestic points inso fne
hesxr
In af
efta
ef
rft IN oufn
s~.aa. Thraugh viii
hxssA
tie Shzrvss
f~r.es rra -snre~
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Is IL Jack the Ripper :

MOBILE. Ala, April i5.-caps. Jones, OF
the schooner Arthur. arrived here today
from Big Islands and reports at Raatan
last month Rev. Henry Hobson. wife and
her companion. young girl. all natives of
Jamaica, were murdered by Joseph Bufes.
Bures, discovering that Mrs. HobSoa, had
money, at night entered her home and cut
the throats of all three persons. He robbed
them OF what money and yaluzbles they
possessed Next day Bnres was arrested
and made a confession OF his guilt The
captain says that the bufchery OF the three
persons and the mgfiiatson of the bodies
OF both women bore strong resemblance
10 the murders committed by the White
chapel murderer in England
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NEWS OFTHE EAST.
An ElnbezzliEg erchant
Brought to America.
DESTRUCTIVE VIRGINIA FIRE.
Suicide OF Two Prcsaineat Men In
Mlnneapsais-Sa r1ainxs or the
Denmark's Passengers

NEw Iozx, April La--Tgnaiz geiuisx
the swandliag merchant. who swindlei
the tobacco trsde aad Commercial Va
taoral bank sosae months aro 10 the ex,
teTt Of MANY IAcassn9 dolsxrx, ssas ioeke<;
up this ns0rning. he srEivSa urasr guard
aa tha Servis last night. n January
keiattz deposited three checks. srrrers;.
Is1g sTsk5. In the Commercial Sssiorxl
nsilk. agaansf which aeensuf TINS estaH-
hshed he drew <sSsSs T.ae checks y,er,.
tnen foGna 70 be f0rEeries, bat Relnits hasi
disaF@eaTed. Detectives soand thar II
had gone 70 Europe. where ne Was a.
rested II had. meantime. been siiseOv.
cred thai ether frras had been ssvinz.lea
It1e prisoner spent the stolen money frht.
ing against bis exfra6stion- He failed sat,
was surrendered 20 Inspector Ryrnes' men.
II y sid thai the iosses 70 the tobacco
merchants through his sKEn1aes. viii ex-
ceed Sao.W He wss committed IN de-
fault Of coo bail
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The San Dlabis Train Robbery.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. n. Apris is.--Thres OF
the sanDiabIe train robbers passed through
Albuquerque to-day. en- route TO Holbrook,
Ariz., in charge OF sheriifs Buck, O'Seill
and T. A. 81. Clair. Last night, near Ran
ton, y, NJ, ]. J. Smith. one of the gang,
made his escape through q window whilst
the officers were mapping. Deputies Hol-
ton and Blsck started In pursuit. As the
prisoner was shackicc. they will probably
capture him. The three men looked dis
hesrtened. and stoieally sat for the curious
crowd 70 gaze upon them. They seem TO
have made up their minds that II not res
cued they Will be iudicially hanged
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New we.tminister arIefs.

Ssw WESTMINSTER, April lS--The sn-
nounceneDt of the death OF Hon. Robert
Dupsmuir last evening caused profound
sensation throughout this city, and the sad
event is the engrcssing topic Of converse
ton. Flags are az half mast today out OF
respect for deceased
Mr.. H. Abbott. superintendent of the Pa.
ciic division of The Central Pacific Rail-
road. held a conference at the New West
minister Board OF Trade to-day, respecting
the matter Of the draw fn the railway
bridge az st. Nary's mission. He stated
that the railroad company had no desire
90 impede the navigation of the river, and
in order 10 satisfy sfhe board he woalc
probably consent 10 draw .of eighty feet
in the bridge. After some discussion on
the matter, the board asked for time TO
consider II IL would be Of interest 10 the
public 10 modify It's demand for 30 feet
draw
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a Daring Bank Robbery.

DENVER, April I5.--A Cheyenne dis.
patch says that al Grove. Cola. to-day, an
unknown cowboy entered the bank and
presented check for $40 Cashier Smith
was alone at the time. He turned towards
the window to examine the writing, and
when he turned his face towards the
man he sou;gTi himself covered
with six-shooter The cowboy
demanded ell the cash. which was given
him. He then made his escape 10 q rail-
way station. posse soou after followed,
but could not tell in which direction he
went. lie is still at large.
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WRECK OF THE TRENTON.
Constructor Hitchborn ThSnks Her
Fires Were Not ExtfnguEshed.

wAsHf,asTos. April i3.--Savsi conssrssc-
tor Hischborn. acting chief OF the con-
strucsion burexu, does not credit she re-
pert that the fires of the Trenton were ex-
tingaished By the food that came through
the hawss pipes. He says that these pipes
were placed on tbs berth deck 10 allow
heavy forward gunstie to be worked. The
effect wal 10 make the vessel ride 1T an
enor more easily than II fhey had bee.
placed on the upper deck. 10 heavy sea
the water would come through them. and
the complaint had been made that they
kept the deck wet. Still they were turn
Ished with rubber packed backiess. which.
II sppisesf. wonld make tho plres nearly
waser.tsghf, and Captain Hischbsrn says Is
= entirely incredible that enough water
should come through 90 entinguisb the
fires Ut.doubteEir sha cause Of her wreck
vas insufficient engine power. The Eng
lish shtp callioyr. which escaped By :
bare nafxln Of hall a knot ali hour ta
wtadwer'i- had 400 horse power 20 z70o
tons The displacement 81 tf1a Treuton
had siep horsepower, but her tonnage was
mt1r
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rHE NEW STEAMSHIP LINZ


san Francisco, April iS.-nonald !.
Kerpson, an Englishmsn. who was sent
to the Melbourne exposition as the rep
resentative OF the Birmingham chamber
commerce., and who came in ffem Aus.
fsalia on the last steamer, said to-day that
while down in the colonies be hid heard
coed deal of talk about the new Pacific
steamer liue 10 RI from Vancouver
70 sydney. and which, with the s,anzGlan
Pacific railway and the new Atlantic
Inc. would form a through route from
Liverpool 10 Australia. THE Canadian
government, / am informed said ne.
.'HiIl give q subsidy of Elso.t } fer the Pa
cife steamer line and fieo.0G0 for the
Atianeic line. This would make
total of fbooo available for that
purpose, aud think the Canadian Pacific
wiz have no real difficulty in starring with
that. That they slataaa ~ do eoin AnHrsa
u titAe. IhAtc no doubt
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A REaAEKaRLE EXPERIENCE.
4 ThuuderboIt Plays Sad Havoc
fn u Family.

ffx2tay. o, April i5.-The family al
c. II. Perkins, living ia jackson township,
this conntr, hsi reuarkanIn experience
during thunder storm yesterday.
A bolt OF lightning struck the
family residence. tearing away the
tin root with the cornice, sua
then descending by pine TO the kitchen.
Here Il knocked down tae furnisure aud
threw dog. which was sleeping iy the
> 'se, 50 violently against the stone wall of
the apartment that Il was killed,
4 servant girl who was stand
Ing ~ toe stove was STAINED
and shocked 50 severely thss she IN not ex-
pected 20 recover Nrs. Perkins and the
babe. who were also In The room, eScarcd
without injury. IN front Of tie house was
q hired man with e team Of horses The
team raa away, throwing the man from
the wagon and severely sn5u--
Ing him. Mr. Peskins was oas in
the garden when the bolt struck the house
tie was so severely stunned that be aid
not recover consciousness for an hour.
The house caught FIRE from an overturned
stove, but the heavy rains ext!neuished
the flames before much damage was done
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Tnhuman Yiends.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April is-Masked
men on Saturday night invaded the house
OF Christian Yoder, near Meyersdale,
Seward county. They spent several hours
torturipg the Old man, whn wss In
hrm and ~. They hung him 10
a hook, took him down and hung
him up again. aud then steart6 slsS and
left. AT the time of the roobery there
were i've persons ia the house, hired
man asd two servant girls besides Mr. and
Mrs. f0deF. Yesterday neighis0r gained
an entrance AMI found the occupants on
the floor, All bound and gagged
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Two OF a KIND.
Two Prominent Minneapolis Men
Commit Softstde.

MINNEAPOLIS, April a5.--Charies 4.
Hatch. president OF the Wisconsin, Mime
sofa & Pacific railway. committed suicide
this morning In his Office by shooting him
self in the mouth. His friends deny the
rumor that he lost heavily in wheat The
suicide Is inexpiicable.
MISNRAPoE.is, April I5.--P. r. Lockwood,
u realestate dealer and capitalist, com
initted suicide last night by poison upon
his own cemetery lot. He was IS years
old. HIS aftorney thinks the deed was
caused By Loekwo0d's peculiar ideas OF
spiritual sssisf2nae hereafter
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Oregon & Caiiforaia Passed ifedlosd
A. Johnsfon, c. z. Campbell, G, Y wfIlsts
wm. Arrsss JF., l.. C. Churchill aud wife
J. Ray, W. r. Carroll. J. VI. coilins. J. 4
kacie. o. r. Blend aud wife, L. Frazier, A.
Y An6ress. +. q. Schumacher, Il. n. Schu,
mseker. J A. sales, ST. Wood. K EiekHell
and son. Ida Bscknxsi. Mrs shaye4, Arthur
walker. Mrs. Hm. Wake. John Grunk.
sanx, Mrs. II Levy. 4. Brown aud wife. q.
H. Sickers n and wife, 4 r. TrfmIser. sfse
and two children, Ass Mary Hamilton. r,
r. McCracEen, Mrs. M. &. MeloEe, r. Cat
xers and wife. Mrs. II. wessoc, " Hudson.
and sl second class
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-16

sAs Francisco, April la--The United
states steamer Thetis came down from
Mare Island Saturday night, and IL now
taking in stores, preparatory 70 going ON
her northern cruise. she viii sail On
Thursday next Ijeatensnt-C Commander G.
II stockton has been detached frum duty
in the bureau Of yards and decks. and
ordered 20 her com mand. Her officers say
that the vessel VIII cruise about the north
seas TO assist whalers or seslers Should oc-
casien demand IT,
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Lieut. Book,. Trial B.run.

WASHINGTON, April Is.-The ooHrtmartial
convened TO try ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Book on the charge of absence from duty
without lesye met to-day. 1ohn c. walker
chief of the bureau of navigation, testified
tiIst Lieut. Book did not leave the ship
with the permission of anv department.
The accused stated 20 him thai he
sihlity, and had come TO Washington
To secure certain repairs needed. In de.
tense GOV. Swineford, of Alaska, testified
that he had requested the passage of the
Pinta to one Of the islands, where dis
iurhanee existed, and had been informed
that the vessel was unfit for service. The
people OF SltSa were anxious that the YES
sci should be put in good condition. rs
they feared that they would be the first IL
suffer ia case of trouble with Germany