The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-06

Girl Barned-courshous Plane George
Francis Trais behind Time-
TacouA. April 5.--Listie Alice KAsson.
5 years old, Was burned 20 death to-
day In the Sixth addition, while playing
around . burning pile Of brush. Her
clothing caught Ere. and in an instant she
Was covered with flames. and expired in
few minutes. Her parents came from
Buffalo. n. Y, about year and . half ago,
and little Alice was the youngest Of three
in the family. There were several other
children playing with her at the time Of
the accident
Residents Of Fern Hin presented . Pc
tition TO the city council tonight praying
that the city limits be not extended south
70 comprise Fern Hill school district No.
q They assign ~ their reason that if the
Fern Hill school district Is included in the
city limits. IL viii come under the super
vision of the city chool system, and will
result in defeating the plans for the adj
yancement OF the school interests In that
locality.
The county commissioners today issued
. call for plans for the new county court
house. Plans will be received until June IL.
Citizen George Francis Train is four days
overdue at Yokohama on his globe-circling.
record breaking trip, and nothing has been
heard from the Abyssina- Those who are
guessing ON the citizen time are speculat-
ing ~ to whether he has gone 70 look for
McGinty, or his psychic twist has proven
too much for the machinery OF the Abys-
sina.
Margis s. Holgate began action today for
divorce from her husband, Benjamin II.
Hoigate- She alleges that BENJAMIN has
been IN m exhilarating state of intoxica-
ton from May to October. 1859, sobered up
for two days and plunged into q second
period which has lasted up TO the present
time. Therefore she prays for separation.
Warrants we're sworn out to-day by
Building Inspector Forbes against thirty
people. To different sections of the city, for
violation OF the building ordinance. They
we're taken before Justice Beat and four
teen fined - each, and costs. An officer
who was engaged in making the arrests
was found to be one of the violators. and
was also taxed s. and costs. The ordi-
nances violated are the ones relative to
building houses without permits, and the
running Of stove holes through the sides of
houses.
The joint committee of the city council
and Chamber of Commerce, appointed by
the mass meeting Wednesday night to So
iicit subscriptions for the bonus of some
thing like $500, 900. asked by the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, met this morn
ing 70 formulate plan OF seton. The city
viii be taken by wards, and . thorough
soour made. so that IL . citizen wishes TO
subscribe he need not leave the town to do
so.
AT q meeting OF the city council tonight
no definite action was taken in regard TO
the allowing Of thee Tacoma Railway and
Motor Company to substitute electric
roads for the 10 900 feet Of cable on the hill
streets. for which their franchise calls. The
matter went to an adjourned meeting
to be held Monday evening petition
was presented headed by W. II. Fife,
Henry Drum and fourteen other business
men praying the council 10 make the rail-
way company carry out the stipulations
upon which they received their franchise
and II work was not begun within thirty
days and diligently prosecuted that the
franchise now held by the company should
be declared null and void They further set
forth that they do not with TO enter into
street railway building. but the present
system IL crude and inadequate for the de-
mands OF The city and that further delay
In not having proper street car facilities is
detrimental 20 the growth OF the city.
! They also ask that the streets be vacated
COW covered by The eompany's franchise.
W. :. McGinniss. special inspector to
second assistant postmaster-general, ar
rived from Gray harhor this evening. He
states that he has made arrangements
which will 80 into effect July by which
the mali from Seattle by the 20 boat will
reach all Gray's Harhor points
on the same day and vice versa.
Mr.. McGinniss says not only will the
rail- and water routes be affected
bat many Of the star routes through this
country viii be able 10 receive mail from
Seattle the same day. Mr.. McGinniss goes
! 10 Seattle Tuesday 10 reaFrangc the service
for ail down-Sound points so that people
living along the Sound viii he able TO GET
mail from Seattle the Sana~ fiav