The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-14
TACOMA NEWS.
Bitumcn q Bad Ca go-The Struggled
Chinese Own Up.

TACOMA, Sept. 1.-The steam schooner
Signal. ioaded with bituminous rock from
Por; Hartford, Cal. arrived here Friday
When the matches were taken off il was
found that the rock had softened with the
heat and become so solid that pickaxes
have 10 be used to cut it out. There were
so tons Consigned 10 paving contractors
here, out it is now being dumped into tae
BAY.
The Democrats of the Second ward or
gam d cub last evening and elected the
f.loxing named officers: President. RAM
uei c. slaughter: vice-president. w. c.
Sharpstein; secretary, James II. Dege;
treasurer. II. J. Reilly executive committee,
w. II. Snyser. J. Z. Donneiiy, e. F. Stat
ford. Phillip d. Rice and James ID. Smith
The Washington Burial Case Company
have secured plans and will soon begin the
construction of 5000 building on the
site OF its old factory at the south end of
towa.
Rosalie MceiIer was examined as to her
sanity today and committed to the asylum
at Steilacoom. Religious excitement is the
cause of her insanity.
The board of educ stion has been urged
by petition to establish a night school. II
such a school can be held under the legal
direction of the board it will probably be
opened soon, as the board think favorahly
Of il.
The two Cinnamon who were arrested
here few days ago On a Charge of being
in the country contrary to law, were ex.
amined before Commissioner Ayres.
Frank Raft the Chinese interpreter. assist.
ing. One Of them admitted that they ar
rived at Victoria last week on the City of
Pekin. They were ut Victoria a week,
then came here in sloop, intending to 20
on 10 Kansas City. Neither of them kne y
a word of English. They have been sent
back to Victoria.
Henry BUGGY, of the Chamber of Com
merce committee, has received werd from
the manage ment OF the spokane ex.osi.
ton that some other date than October IL
will have to te selected as Tacoma day.
Most OF today's session of the North Pa
cifie German N. Z. mission was devoted to
rea,iIng reports OF committees on church
matters. Bishop Newman will preach at
Germsnia hall tomorrow, following which
the ordination OF deacons will taEe place,
and later the appointments will be an
nounced.
The total of real estate deeds recorded in
the last six days is SIS ,373.O6. and still the
real estate market is said TO be dull, good
part OF the transactions above reported be-
ing final payments on old deals
Hal Hoffman. late CITY editor of the
Ne,cs, and present owner of the Puget Sound
Real Estate Ners. today purchased the Ia.
coma Weekly Record from John e. Nc.
Manus. The Record was started about six
months ago by McManus. Bethel & GILES.
pie. a few weeks ago McManus bough,
out the o her interests, and now sells to
Mr.. Hoffman, VINO will merge his two pa.
pers into the Real Esq.e Nems
The application OF Jonn j. Mcbride to
restrain the acoma Eastern Rail way Com.
pany from building through school section
l6 was denied yesterday. The ground O:
denial is that petitioner claimed it as min.
eral land. and the Unites States courts was
the proper tribunal for hearing and deter.
mining such cases.