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, 1890-05-29
A DISASTROUS BLAzE.
An Iucendiary Fire at ballard. Near
Seattle.

SEATTLE Wash, May 2;.-A Post
intclligencer special from Ballard, the
northern suburb OF Seattle, says; At II
o'clock tonight a disastrous ire oc-
cured, burning thrrc two.story frame
buildings with most of their contents.
The fire. which started between Nord-
lends and urquharl's looks like tile work
ofnn inccndiary.
Following are those burned out: $.
u. Murphy, two.story frame building
occupied as a grocery and general
merchandise store and dwelling
valued at S7,lOo, barn with feed
and hay, s.. co.. blacksmith shop, $50
insured for 81. 500; Nordlend's. occupied
hy T.. II. Amos furniture store, nnd
drcssmnking departments In the second
story, estimated loss 500, partially in
surud; Urluhart's tWo-story building,
unoccupieu, valued AT $1,000.
At one time the Stcinson mill, the
steamer Bailey Cat leFt and all the Off
ccs and dwellings IN tho range OF the
wind were in Imminent danger of
destruction. Elk stores directly
across the street were on irc
hut by tearing part of the
frames oil tltcsc were saved. The
miliincrs In Nordlrnd's building. aud Mr.
W. ". Smith ami wife had marrow es-
capes from being burned. IL l. reported
that one man was bu med to death, but
whether true or not can not hc nsccr
tained until the debris Is searched In the
morning.
, 1890-05-29
THE STATE SCHOOLS.
Public-Spirited Citizens Consider
ing the Matter OF
a Site.
Another Meeting to Be Held To-
Day-Proceedings of Yes
terday's Meeting.

a meeting of citizens and land
owners was held at the Browne
National bank, yesterday afternoon,
to consider number Of propositions
of sites ior the location of the Agri-
cultural college and the Scientific
school. Mr.. Am. Cannon presided
at the meeting and +. T.. Curtis act
cd Hs secretary.
Propositions were received from
Or. Porter, Edward Ross, I. :.
Kaufman, Strobach q Munter, Mr..
Wharton, the brick yard Kan, and
Mr. Williamson.
Each OF these has n small piece OF
land which ho " willing To depart
with for the schools fora considera-
tion.
People from Five-Mile prairie also
offer n tract Of land, and James Mon
Afghan has already offered forty
acre tract near the fair grounds.
The matter was discussed at some
length by those present, but no con-
clusion was arrived at, and 1t was
decided To- put the matter over until
to-day at 10 O'clock when q number
of propositions will be received.
The citizens are very determined
not to miss the opportunity Of hav-
ing the schools located here, and
there is one site in particular that
the commission looked at while
here that they liked very much.
The meeting to-day will undouht-
edly he largely attended, as the
question of locating the schools here
has become very important one
among the citizens of the city, who
will leave no stone unturned to have
them located here.
, 1890-05-29
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Remarks by Ono OF the Judges In
the Recent Elooutionary
Contest.
A Good Word for Mr.. Dillman's
Offer Of an Exposition
Site.


To rHx Fpfron oy THE REVIEW
AS one Of tho judges upon the
prize contest of Tuesday evening I
have "a few things to say In justice
TO the contestants and to those upon
whose judgment the prizes were
awarded. 10 render "A decision upon
readings Of so great excellence and
Of such uniform merit that would
meet universal approval could not
be expected. Very little timc was
given at the close of the contest to
carefully consider their relative
merits. The presence Of an impa-
tlent sudienco and the conflicting
opinions OF the judges were likely
TO force hasty, and perhaps an un-
Just, decision. The announcemcnt
OF the result should have been post
poned until the following evening.
Under all the conditions / am con-
fidcnt the decision was Just. In a
room of less dimensions, or better
acoustic properties, the result,
am equally confident, would have
been different. The highest type OF
elocutionary effect Is not possible
In that hall. Only readings that ad-
NIT OF almost uniform volume OF
voice can be heard throughout the
room. This fact defeated one of
the most truly artistic recitations
Of the evening. All of the condi-
tions affecting the acoustics of the
hall should be taken into account
In the selection Of u piece. A seiec-
ton of less merit, adapted 10 the
physical surroundings, will often
succeed where one of finer quality
will fail.
The lady and gentleman who
gave the only humorous selections
Of the evening gained the first
prizes. The excellence of their
work IL generally conceded. Aud
success, IL should be remembered
that comedy is the lowest type of
the dramatic art and does not no
quire the highest grade OF dramatic
talent. The sentiment Of humor Is
easily awakened In mixed audi
ence, and their demonstrations are
apt 10 overshadow the selections
that appeal To deeper sentiments.
Humorous performances should
not be admitted in contest with
the serious for II common prize.
These are different In every respect.
They should stand alone and upon
their own merits.
The administration Of this prize,
which Il il hoped will be continued,
would be more satisfactory and more
lust III all successful contestants be
hereafter ruled out OF the contest,
for prize loses Its true value IL re-
pcatedly gained. \. q. WILSON.
, 1890-05-29

Cheney Sentinel; The Cheney cream
cry has got started, and We understand
IL is we'll patronized. The farmers arc
bringing in all the milk tho lirm can
and are getting their cash, and they
seem to be satisfied. These gentlemen
have been so busy getting in their ma
chinery aud starting up that they have
not had time to circulate around and
get acquainted, but they are very highly
spoken OF, and we have no doubt they
will mako u success Of the venture. Let
the people Of tho town stand by this
creamery it and foster 1t In every
way possible. Ii will help the town, and
above all help the farmers In disposing
OF their milk for cash at the highest mar.
ket price.
, 1890-05-29

her husband what LogIndicc had
said. Rosita became very angry
and ordered his boarder TO leave tho
house instantly, but tho latter mada|
abject apologies and begged 10 hard
to be permitted to remain thaq
finally he was forgiven.
"l pay my board" he said, "and|
you ought to keep me. I am com-
Portable here, and want tn stayt
until l die"
He spent last sunday night gam
bling and drinking, and when isoi
returned home hc was guarrelsomel
and ugly. He threw himself onI
the led In his room and went toA
slecp. When Rosita got up ycster-i
day, about 4:80 o. clock, he awakened,
Logindlce, but the latter rcplicd0
that he was sick, and would!
stay home that day. According III
Mrn. Rosita, he went into her rOofn1
soon aiterward and renewed his adj
vances. He refused 10 leave her all
her command, and In her extremity
she ,irew an ugly blade. which hcr1
husband had made from the bayonetI
of an old muskot and sharpened1
down to n needle point, and thrust1
II In ais abdomen. lie staggcrcsk1
out Of the house and was finaiIy1
taken to the hospital, where IL wal
found that his liver was penetrnted{
and that he could not possibly ro-
cover.
Mrs. Rosita was placed under ar
rest by Policeman Gorman and
taken before Justice Patterson, at !
Essex market. The Justice gnzed
with pity at tho fragile little woman
~ she was arraigncd before him.
"If what 1 have heard about the
case is truc,v remarked the court
"she did perfectly right"
Through an Interpreter Mira
Rosta said, In answer 10 the charge,
that she defended herself to save her
honor She was held without ball
to await the result OF the victin's /
Injuries.
, 1890-05-29

has appointed u select committee to
ascertain whether they have n
grievance, and what, II any, II IL.
The committee have now been
sitting for some time, and this week
they have taken the evidence of two
important and representative wit
nesses. Robert Norton, who sits In
the house for the chief hop.grow'ing
district of the southeastern counties,
temporarily left the committee the
other day to be the spokesman of
that view at the witness table. His
opinion IL that u large quantity of
cheap substitutes Is employed when-
ever hops are dear. lIoer-drinkers
may bo entitled To know whether
they be imbibing hops or quassia.
TO the hop-growor II IL immaterial,
unless the siirrepiltlous bitters have
displaced substantial quantity Of
his goods. According to Mr.. Sala-
mon, British hops are deprecated,
partly because smaller proportion
Of hops of any sort IL wanted for
beer, aud partly because such ms are
wanted are oftener foreign descrip-
tions. IL Is poor comfort to kentish
hop growers II the only help they
can expect from legislation Is u
req uisitlon upon German and
American importers to explain
from what foreign land their wares
came. SO long as English hops
kept n virtual monopoly, hundreds
of gardens without any peculiar nat
liral advantages were able to be cul-
tlvated with tolcrable result. Now
that foreign enterprise has, IA Ii
were, found the range of the Eng
lish market, foreign hops grown in
favorable foreign circumstances are
certain to push their way in and eX-
clude less fortunately situated rivals.
For the best gardens and their prod
llcc there is little fear that some will
not always exist There are spots
dotted over tho southeast of En-
gland, and especially in Kent, where
hops may be trusted to flourish un-
til Sir Wilfrid Lawson has accom-
plished his whole mission and Brit
isl beer ceases 10 he drunk. The
select committee will dogood service
If IL elucidate how the industry can
be fostered in those localities yet
more advantageous than hitherto;
but 1t will do still better If 1t dispel
the illusion of the rest that they are
victims of anything worse than the
propensity Of science to economi2e
raw material, and to improve out OF
working eNlsiencet the least naturally
gifted of its purveyOrs.
, 1890-05-29
A DECISION or IMpoErAN cE
Relatives or Chinese Merchants May
La a,

PORTLAND, Or, May 2@--Judge Dcndy
rendered n decision to-day In the habeas
corpus case of Mrs. Wong Ham and her
daughter, Chung 10y lilo, and ordered
that they be discharged from custody
and he permitted 10 land. The court
stated tina, the object OF the restriction
act was to prevent laborers from coming
TO this country, but does not include
merchants, teachers and students
Wong Ham, the husband aud father in
this case, had the required certificates,
lie brought his wife ana daughter, whc,
as is we'll known, are neither teachers
nor students, and therefore could not get
certificates. aud from the naturs of their
national customs women are not labor
Urs. Tho law permits a merchant to
bring his family, servants and all the
persons constituting his household,
hence the wife aud daughter could not
bo separated from him.
The decision is one of importancc, as
1t has definitely settled tho vexod qucS-
tion, and all such cases hereafter will
doubtless be kept out Of the courts.
, 1890-05-29
RETURN or TRAIN.
o life BIy's Record Bcaten Five
Days.


TACOMA, Wash, May H.--Citizen
George Francis Train completed his
great trip around tho world this even
ing, making the voyage from start to
finish in % days l3 hours 3 minutes and
3 seconds. This is five days better than
Nellio Bly,. The distinguished tray
clcr was met at Chchalis
by deputy Of Tacoma citizens,
who chartered special train, which
brought him back to this city. Train
arrived horo at 6;i5 T, H., and was met
10y an immense crowd OF citizens. Can
mons doomed, and the city was docora,-
ed with bunting. Great excitement pre-
vailed for q while. The military escort
ed Train, the timo-keepers and citizens
In carriages to the Ledger office, and
the great traveller stepped across tho
brass plate set In the sidewalk precisely
at 30A seconds past O'Clock, amidst
the cheers OF the assem- bled people.
lie was then driven 10 the Tacoma
hotel, where an informal reception was
held.
Train will probably lecture on his
trip Monday at the Tacoma thcater
THE PHELPS SHOOTING.
, 1890-05-29
STILL ANOTHER SITE.
Mr.. Heath Offers to Donate n
Block 3oox3oo Feet in
His Addition.
The Committee Will Meet Again
This Morning and Canvass
the Offers.

A special meeting OF the commit
tee appointed to look up ~ site for
the exposition was held in the Office
of II. Bolster, yesterday morning, ut
which time thc various propositions
for sites Offered were considered.
The proposition of w. II. Lynch
TO renew his offer of site on Lin
coln street was received and Mr. l..
q. Dillman presented his offer OF q
site ut the junction of Riverside ave-
nue. and -pragie streets.
Yesterday afternoon, In company
with Mr.. L.. 4. Dillman, the COM
nlittee went out to inspect the site
offered by that gentleman. They
cauvgssed lis advantages and dis
advantages among themselves, but
declined To express any opinion, re-
serving their report for the meeting
tonight.
submitted to the committee. II
certainly Is generous offer, too.
MIR. sylvester Heath offers to donate
a block OF ground In his addition,
800 feet square, lying near the SpO-
kane Falls d Northern railroad, be-
tween Montgomery aud Erminie
streets, for consideration OF 81, IL
the exposition Is located thereon.
Manager Robinson is confident
that the enterprise will be carried
through to successful consumma-
tlon.
"I have been through such con
tests before" he said yesterday,
"and am not the least discouraged
by this one"
The committee has been leav-
ing no stone unturnod to acquire
information that Will assist them
in their duties. A meeting will be
held to-day ut the Office Of Harrison
Il SiA,w, when the various propo-
sitions will he considered and u re-
port be mnde at the mass-necting
Tonight.
A mcmbe1 OF the committee
when seen bya REVIEW reporter
Yesterday AFTERNOON, stated that all
the proposlt Ions received were good
ones, hut 80 far they had not made
any decision. ~
, 1890-05-29
THE EXPOSITION.

a Correspondent Who Favors Mr.. Dill
mans Proposition.
To THE EpiTon OF TUE REVIEW:
In looking over the proposed sites
for the exposition buildings l am
very much In favor of Mr.. l.. g.
Dlllmanis propositions. They are
so far preferable to every other offer
that they should be unanimously
accepted. am deeply Interested
in the welfare and growth Of this
city.
In tho first place, the grounds are
donated, not sold. Two principal
streets are to be graded, and electric
lines run to the ground. The
latter item alone is worth more Ia
the city than all tho propositions
from other parties, and will do more
toward increasing the size of our
city.
On this site there IL ample room
for improving and making beauti.
iul grounds, which is great at.
traction, and when our city h>
comes OF the dimensions II IL dcs
tined To be In n few years there VIII.
be room for additional buildings fos
stock, ETC., at our annual fairs, and
would be much more suitable than
20 have 1t In the residence portion Of
the city, or cramped up at the end
OF Post street bridge. Besides Ill
this the lots donated for numcrous
Industries are worth good dcnI
more than at iirst appears, In In
dacins parties to establish new In,
dustrics. N
think any one who has the lii,
terest OF the city mt heart can see al
q glance the great advantage con-
taincd In Mr.. Dillman's offer.
\ SuESCntnEts.
, 1890-05-29
THE KINGDOM COMES.
Not by Schemes, but the
Method of Christ.
CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM DEFINED
Men Must Live Like Christ and
Preach the Gospel to
All Nations.

Rev. w. ID. Z. Bliss, the leader Of
the Christian socialists, spoke In
brunswick hall last evening on the
subject Of "What Christian Social
lists Propose to Do,p taking "a his
text, Matthew xviii, 10. "Go ye,
therefore, and teach all nations, bap-
tising them In the name Of the Fla.
ther and Of the Son and of tho Holy
Ghost" Mr.. Bliss said: The CEN
tury that saw the life OF Christ and
the century we call our own seem
more similar tho moro carefully they
are studied. Tho Roman repubi,c
had become the empire OF Rome.
Then, as now, there was great
wealth on the ono hand and great
poverty on the other. Growing es-
tates already threatened the free
dom of Rome. Trades unions, or
labor sodallties, secretly honey
combed the empire. Politics and
religion We'd with each other as
TO which was tho more cor
rupt. JuJea was downtrodden.
Poverty was common, Then Christ
was horn flo came to sovc The
,.ar,J na, Co.. hoawa, hu, a s..,h
VIZ, NV ~ NV'ee e", 'u' W e'''i' ~
from SIN nc e'ine 10 preacn Tue
gospel of II kingdom Of love, n
brotherhood of man. His work IL
our work; his method must he our
method. What did Christ do2 He
aid moi found n society be aid not
Lii, -. c.' al
Sa."oi'sh o'ooN '"i'", NO ui'i noV
advocate co-operalion OF any o,her
practical measure. He did not at
tach Rome. He lived himself the
life OF the brotherhood. He became
poor. He became u worlSingman.
lie introduced into the hearts OF
men "a new idea. He taught them
of love, of sacrifice, Of service. Jesus
Christ died to teach sacrifice. This
, 1890-05-29

Medical Lake Ledger; In connection
with remarks elsewhere regarding the
necessity OF our citizens doing some
thing TO advance tho interests OF the
town We havo pleasure in stating that
very little requires to he done in order
to secure an 5000 to $4,000 grist mill.
Mr.. NJ. Gulzler. who came from Mount
Vernon, Iowa, to Spokane Falls a short
time ago, has offered to erect mill and
invest in the undertaking $1,000 to
$1,000, provided the citizens will take
stock to the extent of 5000 to 5000
the latter to be rcdcemablc in three
years. y. J. Dwycr and W. NJ. Stafford
are negotiating with Mr.. Gulzler at pres.
ent Colonel T.. l.. Smith oilers free
81 to within one block OF the Seattle, Lake
Shore A. Eastern depot, and ii u few
more come forward and invest In this
sure-payiug scheme We will have started
the ball a-rolling toward the desired
goal. one thing must be remembered
and that is that Post Falls, Spokane
Falls and other places are Offering in
ducements to Mr.. Gulzlor to como and
locate with them. Hence II Is incnm-
bent on Medical Lake to work in the
matter now IL she wishes TO work at all.
Since writing the foregoing Mr. Louis
l.amorc has called and advised the
writer that he will take 500 worth of
stock. Thut is an excellent example
W. NJ, Stafford, $500; ID. j, Dwyor $500;
Colonel T.. l.. Smith, $500, and Louis
Lamere, 500 Before going TO press we
ought to have list showing 5000 sub.
scribcd.
, 1890-05-29
THE cHINEsE FACTIONS.
Conflicting Testimony About tho Re,
cent Shooting Array.

Lee Du Sing, the Chlnuman on
trial In Justice Curry's court, was
discharged yesterday for want OF
sufficient evidence.
Tho testimony was very conflict
ing, Mr.. York and his witnesses
asserting positively that Du Sing
did the shooting, while thc latter
and his friends assert ~ positively
to the contrary. There seems 10 be
bitter feud existing among these
people, and in cnse Of any difficulty
some Of them are willing to swear
anything that will crlminatu any
one In the opposing faction.
IL II thought probable that fur
ther trouble may grow out of this
shooting Gtlray, rs the Chinumen
are thoroughly worked up over the
matter.
The trial OF Oh Fry, who was
hrst charged by Lee Du Sing with
the shooting, will come up this
morning before Police Judge Dun
ming.
, 1890-05-29
usFonruNArr Mns. nRAcE.

Lincoln County Times; An itom in
the Spokane Falls papers states that the
wife OF Harvey Brace. of Rockford, has
been adIudged insane aud ordered sent
to the Steilacoom asylum. The older
residents of this part Of Lincoln county
ARE well acquainted with the unfortunate
lady, Mr.. and Mrs. Brace were residents
OF Harrington for number Of years.
Only couple OF weeks ago Mr.. Brace
and his wife were visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Nichols. Mrs Brace has
shown symptoms of dcrangcment tor
some time. There Is nothing Of u violent
nature in her case, and physicians who
have examined into the symptoms state
that the alteration is but temporary
character. Mr~ Brace was sent to the
asylum so that she could secure the at
tcntion and treatment that she could not
receive at home. The many acquaint-
nnccs of the family trust that Mrs.
Brace willspeedlly recover, and also eN-
tend their sympathy to Mr.. Brace in this
deep ailliction.
, 1890-05-29
SOLD NY HkE LOVER.
Tho Pathetic story OF Yo uns chinese
Girl.

Nm fonH, May 27.-A strange story
came out at hearing in the Tombs
police court to-day. A young Chinese
maiden was tho victim. She mad been
locked up on the top door Of No. IL Mott
street aud was compelled TO submit TO
iudignitics from Chl.lamrn. II further
appeared that she was sold to her mas
ter by her lover, The case was
discovered by reporter, Suen
Yec rs tho name of the pretty IL
year. old victim. She came to this
country ilvo years ngo, four Of which she
spent in San Francisco. She was tho
hundmaid OF ~ wealthy Chinese bride.
One day she fcl In love with An Poor,
a Chinese gambler. Tho scandal drove
her from TIER employers home. She
came TO New York disguised Ms a
boy, and in poor circumstances Her
gambler was unfortunate and poverty
drove him To sell the girl 10 Lee Xiii.
I.cc Xii was held In $4,000 bail Tor .x-
animation TO morrow.
, 1890-05-29
SHE AVENGED HER HONOR,
Rosanna RosIta Defended Herself
Win n stiietto.

New York World
Rosanna Rosita Is frail little
woman, not weighing over eighty
five pounds, who lives with her hiIs-
band and their three children on
the top floor of the tenenlent-house
at No. Is Monroe street. The htis-
band Is n laborer and works on the
coal docks in Long Island City. For
a year past boarder, Gilarde Long
indIce by name, who also works ON
tho coal docks, has lived with the
Rositas. He has always been IA
reckless and dissipated young fel-
low. Yesterday morning, after her
husband had gone TO work, Mrs.
Roslta stabbed LonginIice with a
stiletto made from au old baynet,
which she carried In a fold of her
dress, iniiicting wound which will
probably result in death. She conn
initted the deed, she declared, TO
save her honor. which Longindice
had attempted to violate.
Giuseppe Rosita, the husband,
WAS Logindico's friend, and Offered
him homo in his house. The
boarder had no. lived with the
family long before ho began TO pay
marked attention TO Mrs. Roslta,
finally proposing TO her that they
clone and lice TO Italy. The honest
vile ycpelled his advances and told
, 1890-05-29
HOPS AND BEVERAGES.
California and German Hops Driving
Out the Native Product In England.

London Times
a century ago a prediction that In
the year 1890 II select committee of
the house of commons would be in
am,r,no into tho c,,,ses or tbo dn.
i"" AZ ~ n.,,..I -, ~
ciihe oi 'nv i,v,sn nop INDUSTRY
would nave been thought equivalent
to a prophecy oi the decline and
fall of England. The sovereignty
of beer AS tho national drink re.
mains undisputed. More and more
49,, T., ,aan,,,a,,nrod and r,a,aand
ocer " ''iAn,'"oeu,'o, W. an'' i'io'u "''',
more IL solu' hut 'he necessary OF
the connection between malt and
hops Il no longer equally unchal-
lenred; and the right of native hops
i'm particular TO nm inseparable associ.
nt,pm ,yith the other cnpstitmrnts of
, 1890-05-29
SHE KEPT ilEii WORD.
A Young Girl Commits Suic lido to
Elnhn q Brutal Lather.

SAN Francisco, May 2J.-Nictoria
Valencia Marisco, young girl not
quite II years old comm itted suicide this
afternoon 10y taking doseof ''Rough on
Rats" No cause is known for the
act other than that she feared that
her father was going 10 attempt to
get her back TO live with him again. lie
had several times beaten her, and in
consequent OF his treatment she was
taken away from the family and given
in charge OF the Boys and Girls Aid
Society, From here she found a home
With Mr.. Kelly, and when, ON satur.
day, Marisco called to take her away
she said she would FAR rather kill her
self than ever live with him again.