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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-23

A11 1BAR v1C810
- 10y - . gan Douna unAss -
Sssasss essese nsSAes.
- unknown mnn ~ found dad uuder
sne Seckson street. bs5des. q ~ inssssso-
aoo q eouth roarfh street., yesterday
mcsntng - about - o'cjock, and ~ hody
80 ~ = Bonnsr = Deewars's undessak-
ing establishment. ewniting kentincasion.
a aoout - hour mentioned some rcd.
oenss of ~ district, happening 70 pass
esoog under tne bridge. Which y twenty
sve fses o. moro high - this point, noticed
= naa lying facs downward In The debris
oeaos. Ihey Immediately notified the cor
cner and N undertakes, Mo took charge
q u hody. Il had, from appearances,
nsen n IT, water ossr night, md The
etds 1coae out hsd left the cioehss oct and
dirty. Whether The man uns murdered OF
whether - fell a. u The old brfiee. the
sfame q which h several osee lowsr than
that q The new bridge. IN . drunken stu
poF wi1l pEobahiy stways b nysasry. a
scar on his sight cheek sud ; lev bruises
about The body Indicated thai he may have
INST With fSui play ct the hands oG loot
peds. This iiea u further strengthened BY
the fac4 that hs had nothine In his pock-
-. With he excepticn cf small bottle a
selvs. IL very Seldom happens that there
= nothing about BODY 10 identify IL. but
This CO. proves N exception 10 this rule
and ~ viii probably b. burisd without the
cass of felatsvss Or friends.
Tbs man y absut Is years oi age. He
had . thin, dark cempte xioned face. dark
hair slightiy curly. and heavy dark mus
tache. siixhtiy ungsd win gray. He wears
dark cotored striped suit snd had his
pants In biz booss- Evidently be VAS .
working msn. and unless some one turns
Up who knew him he viii b. buried In the
Fottef'p Eield.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-23

Aired uasrsagtso HAS sa6ereA May
rrtAis Wtshts . xear.
Alfred Harrington. Who Is nos suffering
s-cu, = severe attack Of Rheumatism in
providence hospital. has had mere trials
in : erse9 year than usually falls 20 the lot
"a man. ard yes he has by no means lost
here az recovery.
on Arril ~. lisa. Mr.. Harrington broke
M. s,s, lee By . fall on the railroad q;
s;,sxs Hsraos Before be had recovered
frum the compound fracture received be
Aad : severe 1sssnek Of syphosd lever. from
vhsrA he asA nos RECOVER unssl July.
ON S>p.sussr -. he came - Providence
he.ri.al Cor treasmsns Of his leo. the setting
Of NE ieg not havsag hssn srccsssaai and
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sir pays' eo-.s-Yoa-rIsass.

The majority OF the pedestrians entered
In the six-day walking match, to COM
mence in the basement of the Winehili
block, corner Of South Third and Main
tue training for the contest. Taylor,
Stokes and DevIin are in training here.
Each Of them take from a two TO four hour
spin over the track. on which the match IS
70 be walled, every day. Mcleod and
Morgan are at work in Tacoma. but both
are expected here today. Pat Guerrero,
the California sprinter. is expected here to-
day from San Francisco. From present
indications al OF the men entered will
star. The majority OF them are training
hard, and . good match can be looked for.
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rHWSoNAu-

Mr.. J. Prank Calhoun, . prominent dry
goods merchant OF Minneapolis, Is visiting
the city.
IF. Ruir~r, late head cashier with Lord
a TAYLOR. New York city. arrived here yes
teraay To accept . similar position with
Chester Cieary.
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FREE EXCURSION.

There viii be . grand free excursion TO Wood
land Park Monday. at $50. m Call II 81
OF lots as whole ale prices; terms one-fourth
cash. We will also pes one block Of choice lots
on the market Monday at retail. - several wish
70 buy one or tWo 10 20 build on. DO not buy
until you rec these lots, then sse your own
Judgment. We wish Ia show this property, aud
il viii bear inspection. Daniel Jones 4 Co.
nuaufa 61g sts nd street
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Mrs. Matte r, Kreker. of Kansas City.
No. viii deliver her famous Seizure. The
geiiricn and Church 81 the future" ~
rr~cas hall. on Ninth street. hesveen Olive
sna Pine, Sunday evening. February =, ~
~, oscloek sharp. Mrs krekes Il one o.
the brightest woman Ga the ro<truna to4ay.
and voa miss . sr~st Ii you fail 20 Aear heg,
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Bt,i Posters Arreste<,.

John Costendiks, H. A. Miller and
josiah White, three bill posters. were ar
rsssed yesterday afternoon BY Officers w.
g. Hubbard and Cover, on Union street.
for posting bills on the poles Of the firs
alarm system. All three were released on
cash bail. and all three viii b tried before
Justice Miller tomorrow.
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a BEAUTIFUL RARY.

bsaufiful Baby Grand Weber piano
Vas received yesterday. Together With sew
erai other beAut fal Instruments Call and ex-
anime them. beet makes lowest prices and
easiest terma Stiles 4 Co. SIS Columbia street
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Auditor John Craig. Of the Seattle. Lake
Shore q Eastern railway, and Chief Engi-
neer +. II. Talcott. of the Eastern Con-
strucsion Company. leave here this morn
ing for Spokane Falls 70 gain information
about the suit recently instituted against the
railroad company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-23

Lumbee - she 0eosnd-Wsrk On Il
Streets.
Lumber 10 on The ground for the new
University street bridge, between Front
ssrsst and Railroad avenue and work viii
commence q once on shs construction.
Grading on Weller and % Fourteenth
streets b well under way and 10 being
pushed rapidly forward.
The One weather Of the past few days
has greatly facilitated work on the streets
Of the city, and Street Commissioner Alex
ander has several large forces st work grad
inx and planking the streets. spring street
has been lowered about three feet between
second and Third. and Marion street has
also bsen brought down TO conform to the
grade as which Third street will soon b
tevUled.
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TAKEN OVER THE Road.
II He'd Nos Heand for the Peal
teut}agy.

t~ntiary.
sheriff Mc(iraw left Yesterday morning
with q batch of prisoners for the waila
walla peniieatiary. he was accompanied
by Mr.. n. x Jones. who went with him TO
acs o. guard for the men. The names OF
the prisoners and their terms Of sentence
are q follows: John Rass~tt. forgery, three
years: John Brand. forgery, three years;
John DufYy and John Kelly. robbery. i've
wears; Joseph cottrsIi. robbery. one year,
n. 4. Chaffee, two years.
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PLANK ROAD.

A wide drive will be enili 20 Fremont. con-
Meeting there with the Woodland Park bouie-
ward This will give Seattle fine drive withons
any hills from the CITY around Green lake,
Which via be Q great scqaislsio8.
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NOTICE. TO TRAVELLERS

Hereafter the fast mai via the Onion Pacific
will leave Portland ~ .. m This win enable
passengers from Seattle 10 reach Chicago In
via any other route A. c. Martin. city asens,
20 Sscou street. Boston block; .. y. Briggs.
AGENT cffv
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THE WORLDS rAIR

Two 6Yxtciass tickets TO the worlds fair win
be presented Co 50 ne enc al the purchasers OF
either piano or organ by Peffis 81 lee 4 Co.
Every purchaser during the year 1890 viii have
cnaaco. Gail ard see our stock Of Weber, En-
er-on ard E-tes pianos and Estey organs SIS
Columbia strrct
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nearly Ready for Operation.

The Green Lake Electric Railway Conn
pany leased car from the Seattle Electric
Railway Company yesterday for use on its
road. The car win Be shipped TO Fremont
over the Seattle, Lake Shore q Eastern
railway. and will be running on the road
within ten days. This will give thirty
minuts service on the rosd. The company
has ordered two cars and they are ex-
pected to arrive here about April l. These
two additional cars will give fifteen min
ute service on the road.
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rcr tcw rsfes. exselleat s~cosannesas ons and
All RE seasasxs that .sate . sn 81 sssaI end
ersayahse trip The ks<F. take the Nssrsnfre ~
rsre fhroGxa ssssiease sasrs 10 ~ FAa1
Nfnneap lsa. pQsnFA aa4 SAtcssA eos Ssssinx "a
asrsnx arawsnxrs.om aa8 slSxr Nc ears y
sonrssr sssse<~s aa&<s TIE dtreessaa 81 tse fusi-
nan pasar< aF g,sssa Parry ar attaches 70 %
eA.sss~n sr~sua No a~st~f sRgvsse 90 - oas1
a t.nSsn<rx stty ssxkss aSsns. 20 ~eec1d ssrse<-
Fsssca klera; X ToaAsn. espes uSkss sxvns, -
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FlREl ERE, FrRr,

Goods saved from the Gre on second street
will be offered 20 the public 81 sal
wage prices al 81. Secont street, corner Marion
street Kesseh~r 4 Co. SIX salesman wanted
Central addiison Is The bess Anacof;es property
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s>as q Woodland rsra hssrks sAss veee-
Nouey q sAtA Macy t0prove7e19 Pre- @tS1.
80 81 trsc lire rannkuG IN APRIL va ~
Csns6san rnrsA< rstsreaa 70 bald IN nxxs feA
Prsceo vii sseesiisy sivan<~
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70 - ioliewtag descriptive
PRICE, LIST
ofehoies susineas. r..id.sc. end aers property
CURRENT WEEK
son 0flfl-rvo iots, sosthwsss corase q
~SS Front and Seneca strests: ane
business location. The corner Wild b sold for
$1,000 and the inside lot for s4o.ooa
&30fl -slnsis acrss in Days Acss oardsns
$35. OOO-co.nsss, lst .pa , icar story su.l.
In the rear on Front street. Building rents for
ss,sD per annunL
$500 Ssnssn s 'Si ssscn0aao' Adjoining
6oJ,oUU ssd bsssmea'. corner sonsa
Third and ksin streets, lessed for a.. 400 Per
annum- This 10 on ground leased for Is years
Il $40 per month.
4.sss S and S css.s;. . ssss:. Of
S4OO-Los In sisslows addition.
G6 6fln-fwo lots scuthvsst corner Of
VOsOVV Seventh and Battery ssreeta
S25 600 Pan les ana shss. ssosy suainc.
for sl.aoo per annum.
81 600" ss's' land win 'n.'l Aes'.
$1,000 :,ss. ''F''' :. Mob 1m 'ad'
$1,000. q. ana a.. ,s GO ga ::,ss
on Yeslef avenue
u s1sss; .. "a , sa 8:
Limo Property f zssSss :ss.' % = o e:
Jslapt. with IN aAlimissd supply Of lime and
valuable Improvements To close mp ~ estate
this VIII b sold q sacrifice.
&13 OO0--ral, ,os on From. ssrsss b
VAOs wv tween vifCnia and LenofA con-
tanning valuable improvements An unimpfoved
lot adjoining sold recently for $1,000
90 gnfN- Double corner. in Nm Ponsdus'
VAsOVV addition, near electric roai. over.
looking Lake Union: can Be- sold separately.
$40 ss: e N. M sss sss 9 Issss ses
Twelve-milc point Everything Il IA good
working order. The owner would prefer TO ell
= fourth or hall interest to . rel able and prsc.
teal man. This 10 . rare opportunity.
&7SO- High. aeht,y lots on Depot ssrsse
VSOO west Of broadway.
To Be Given Away . .u, =: =;
TO dons.s fonr scres Of water front on Onion
bay for sawmill with . capacity Of 5000 feet
S115OOr..,s'a s with God s. ss.,as. nc.
sixth stxeetA
So OOO-Lo; On sissh street. betwssa Ben
@zo,UUU street. between Hsdison and
spring.
SIS 5OO-Ins ness desirable ..s building site e
Madison and Ninth streets.
Hotel for Lease 1ss o sys ssI a0 sa
ishcd. supplied with all modern convenisnces;
Tor lease for . long term
%, UOO On tue lins q the seattle, La:
shore Eastern railroad
S2OOO-ahsss l sss. on , nsgos s,rs:s sg
demos. with magnificent view.
"a ()00-rne ssas Of .lsy Tor brick msk
V1svVv ing purposes in tas heart OF the
GIN n00-Los and tvo GOD houses. scssh.
V4V,VVV cast corner Of seventh and hadt-
son x.reeA-
&cno-Lots in Edes Knigars addition.
90 0Nn - FYve-roon house with bath, On
20 ,AUV Lombard street. two blocks from
e.ectric road.
e. nnn-Thirsy acre. At Pcrs orchard. "a.
V1,VVU joining the Savy Yard.
&C onn-rweuty acres of rich, beaver dam
Vo,U land drained aud cleared. almost
adjoining Rayenna Parx-
ST 6OO-choIe. e. on Roy street. in Queen
~7 sn0-rns eeniainls< three god houses.
- ,OVV crrne- OF john and Dexter streets.
a. nnn-Hoase snd lot. corner Of sixth
3,VOO aaa Bell
81, 800 near ua,oa = W '
o. Snn-es0xl1 feet clear a AMI feucod.
u, OOV assosnsas woodward sdisslon-
$1,000 ls's ia fsa''a .a4i'isa
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wsssA eas ne ne csasrsi s11ssiep se Ans'
eorseA - sctA
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AnacorteS

We ARE a1e-tns by I'll o3ts the best bargains
IN she ossgsnAa sesnsits Of Anaro-ses. On easy
tesmx
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Seattle Tribe. No. .. I. O. X. NJ. held .
meeting in their hall last Tuesday night
and Transacted considerable routine basi-
hess. Nexs Tuesday nisht the tribe viii
coaGue, two candidates through the wig
van and confer upon them the Adoption
and Warriors degrees.
An etfer, is being made TO organise tribe
IN Tacoma
GRAND ARMY OF rus nEPrsLIc.
The 6rana Army men are In excellent
sririts ever the fact that their bill for the
Establishment asd maintenance al Sol
uiers' home has at iass teen passed By =
good majority.
Stevens Port. No. 1. @. A. r., VII hold =
Regular meeting in the Young Nsinraissts'
hall Tuesday night for the Dispatch 81 reE-
uiar hasiness.
General George II. Thomas Camp. No L,
Scns Of Veterans. met last THURSDAY night
N the Young Hssuralisfs' hall. Eight ar.
raieataoas for membership were received
ond nve recruits mustered Post Captain
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11

Secret correspondence by means of
postage stamps might very easily De
carried ON. according to Notes and
Queries. A postage stamp can be
stuck on each of the four corners of an
envelope in at least twelve different
positions, forty-eight in all. These
twelve different positions can be re-
peated on quite eight to ten other
points of the envelope. II it is square
and of good size, ninety-six 10 $50 mall.
This will give us, say. 100 different
modes, easily distinguishable one from
another. of applying a stamp on an
envelope.
Let each one OF these different posi-
tious or modes --or us many of them
as are wanted represent word or u
sentence, and let these words or SEN
fences be tabulated so as 10 form code.
such as is used by those who telegraph
to very distant parts of the world. aud
the system of correspondence is COM
plete. If adopted and dare say it
has already been adopted-it would, /
fear, be principally by loyars, but it
might evidently be usedr;ns cipher
that could not possibly be found out
unless the code were laid hold OF.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11

A young man who was holding forth
in an uptown club room last night de-
clared that il was more difficult for n
stranger to make friends in New York
than in any other city in the civilized
world.
II don't mean, = he said ''that il is
hard TO make acquaintance. That is
very easy You may even get very
chummy with some men, but there is
always certain barrier which you
can't overcome. You won't ask TO
meet your friends relations or his in
innate visiting friends. have even
known where men have roomed to-
gethcr for several years, lent each
other money, helped each other in
business, and yet each had his own
line of friends whom he visited, and
neither knew the others sister or par
ents. 1t wasn't because they had not
similar tastes or because they did not
thoroughly appreciate each others
character warrant that there are
thousands of such instances in this
city now, and l will guarantee. too,
that such peculiar conditions exist
nowhere else. IN. Y. Sun.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11
Caugl.t ! BalIooner.

Il used to make balloon aseensions
in connection with Warmers circus
said an old and retired aeronant the
other day, and one day / went up
from Pekin, Illinois The balloon was
new and light. and got much long
err ride than what / expected. ! GualIv
descended in farmhouse ard about
ten miles away, my anchor having
caught in cherry tree. The armer
was an old fellow, about Cd years Of
age, and he sat reading on his door
step as | came down. He removed his
glasses, put them in their case. put
the case IN his pocket. and then came
forward and carelessly observed:
That balloon? "
Yes. Help me pull it down. .
Are you ballooner?'
4 Yes. Pull hard =
(" We got the air ship down, and I
wanted him to take me TO town in his
wagon. He had none, and | had hired
n rig of q neighbor and was about to
depart when the old fellow stepped
forward with:
. i have little bill here. sir
g Bill! What for?'
damage 10 cnefry tree, sh1lltn $;
skeering my poultry, 80 cents; skeer-
ing my old woman, the same; services
of myself, 81. Total. 81 %. which is
mighty cheap considerin' the times
: But | won't pay iI!' . protested.
oh, you won't? Well. I'm a
Justice of the Peace, and I'll issue a
warrant My naybur is constable. and
he kin serve it. The old woman is out
of her fit by this time, and she'll be
witness, and sort o. reckon I'll fine
you about SIS for disturbin' of the
peace and contempt of this COURT
'.And was made to realize that the
best way out of it was to come down
with the amount of his bill. and luck
lily had it, and a quarter to spare
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11

A Birmingham (Conn.l man who is
so modest as not to wish his name to
appear in print claims to have 6iecoH>
cred a process by which some metal,
which he does not name, can, mt an
expense OF 60 cents a pound. be rednc-
ed so that TO all appearances il is gold.
Ii is as heavy as the precious metal, is
easily washed, and can be hammered
or drawn, The inventor declares that
there Is no use in taking out patent
because nobody can discover the secret
of its manufacture by analysing it, All
that he proposes to do with it Is to uso
ii Us foundation for gold-plated
goods. But what a cause of disturbed
consolences will be the possession of
such metal to some men, A good name
for The new metal would be "deyilldc. =
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11
HARAKlRI.
How the Real Operation is Done
by the Japanese.


Haraltiri, a peculiar mode OF suicide,
In the eyes Of the nobility OF Japan
The most dignified and honorable way
~ all violent deaths. the only means
OF restoring honor, revenge being inn
possible, has seldom been witnessed by
! European or American eyes. As the
word 4.harzlrirT' has cFept into Ameri-
can politics. writes Albert de Leur, an
explanation OF it's meaning in Japan
may be interesting and abe reader ca "a
then Judge II the adaptation OF the
word is allowable.
Duelling is nosE ana eTeT Fras been
condemned by intelligent Japaneses,
as the uncertainty Of its results was
considered too hazardous to the settle
meDt OF its ciuse. Fer ages 10 has
been the custom ia Japan, when n
SamuTai considered hfEself insulted
by one equal in rank. thsat the. iojl4Red
party should proceed to his home, call
together his family and friends, inform
them Of the insult suffered at the hands
of his enemy, and set apart a day upon
which he would revenge himself and
restore the family honor; injured by
the words or acts of bis opponent by
committing '-harakiFi."
The family and friends OF the noble
to commit suicide entered the room led
by priest, the latter bearing in his
hands a full blooming lotus flower
which he deposited across the sword
lying upon the platform. and the spec
tators took seats around the room.
The nobleman then entered. dressed i'm
pure white garments with yellow
eolored scarf encircliBg his body, and
carrying in his hand little saucer in
which burned wick lighted previous
ly from the everlasting light In front
Of the family god.
After recounting in solemn voice
the insult suffered by him from his
enemy. he invoked the spirit of his
ancestors to see in what manner he up
held the family honor intrusted to him
at his birth, and rising upon his left
knee he would take hold OF the waki-
Zaska with his left hand, lift up his
white robe with his right hand, wrap
ping the end Of the yellow sash around
his left wrist, and deliberately and
very slowly insert the dagger-like
knife into his stomach above the right
hip bone and draw it across until with
in four or five inches of his left hip
bone. At the moment he inserted the
knife his next Of kin would take the
katana Ordinary sword) and with a
swift blow sever the head OF the suicide
from the trunk.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-11
- rNcHANrEo WOOD.

Il a. outward world YOU pass
L w .tere the iorest skirts the plain
a.n book lies on the grass.
N thsrs for years untouched mas IAN
... are yellow now withag
nj ~, ,nny read In letters Tree,
y ~ INA tavns the ragged pnge,
NY Matted uame-Phiiosophy.
u M : student one day stood
II WI ai1a the bounds where on him ell
sngstie poEer Of that wood,
"A Love east over him spell
i ,,.g he stroye to enter therei
|, sssrdian spirits In array
{ ~ lin, until despair
\ ,smade him throw tho book away,
Il ~, when he OF length had east
FERN Philosophy aside
49, him enter, held him fast
& .osesefsF OF Self and Pride.
Il ,ov IN dim, enchanted hooks,
d .s3 ~ a Love that never falls,
Il ~. ~ 20 sympathy Of books
Il M shispsfs 10 him fairy tales.
n Ia swept by the sind and rain,
aosopby uHeaTed for, lies;
,s.pot enter Loves domain;
- no, meant for Para disc
Il .s,o.t Mines in Harper's Weekly,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-07-26
For Aid Of @. +. college.

Congressman H. Clay Evans is
labOring with commendable zeal to
secure the appropriation for G. f.
College, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing rer ort submitted to the House
on July 10th, from the Committee on
War Claims:
The Committee on War Claims, to
whom was referred the bill (H. r..
$685. for the relief of Cumberland
Female College, submit the follow
ing report:
Cumberland Female College of
McMinnVille, Tenn, was chartered
under the laws of Tennessee in 1851,
the cost OF the building, etc., being
about $4,000. From 1851, to 1861 it
was in successful operation. In 1862
the buildings were seized by the
Federal forces and converted to hos
pital use. From its seizure in 1862
until the close of the war the school
grounds and buildings were almost
continuously used by the Union
army for hospital purposes, the town
of McMinnville being held as per-
manent military post. The proper
ty was in fine condition when seized
in 1862. When the war ended the
building and grounds were in a bad
ly wrecked condition, the furniture
broken and destroyed, and the APP
paratus almost entirely ruined.
The evidence fully shows that a
conservative estimate of the damage
to the grounds, buildings, furniture,
and apparatus would place the loss at
not less than S., 900, and that the fur
ther sum Of 81, 500 would be a moder-
ate compensation for the use and
occupation of the premises.
In view of the foregoing your CONS
mittee recommend the bill with the
following amendment:
In line strike out "ten thousand
and insert in lieu thereof "seven
thousand five hundred"