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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-18
Tacoma Breyitios.

TACOMA. Nov. E.-tSpecial &c. c. Parkes, of
the Puget Sound Iron Works, is preparing TO
build $4,000 three-stcry brick hotel at and
Twenty FIRST streets
with Miss Emma z. Unthank as principal The
new Franklin school building opens tomorrow.
Tomorrow evening Miss Blanche Moses and
Mr.. 8. s Loeb will De married at the Abbott
hotel. Wednesday evening the marriage OF Miss
Emmaline Il. Johnson and Mr.. Giles II. Cook
will be celebrated. Marriage licenses were issued
today to Christian holden and Katie Peterson
Benjamin Collard and Nancy Sandeago.
The Washington Guards will hold their social
tomorrow evening ct the Unitarian church.
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TACOMA. Nov l7.-ispecisI. Bids for the
construction OF the second track from Tacoma
to Mceker's junction, on the line of the North
ern Pacific, viii be called for early In Decem-
Der. The road will cost, il is estimated. be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 The second North
ern Pacific track from the wharf to the car
shops. south of the city. hes been completed
and viii be turned over to the company Dscem-
hcp
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THE UNION PAcIFIO TRACK SAFE.
Roadbed In Good Condition-Not an Un
sound Bridge On the Line.

hound Brfdge On the Line
PORTLAND. Nov. E.-tspecisl l--Messrs. J. r.
Fault and Robert Cow, Of the STATE board of
railroad comn,issIo sers, who left Portland last
Tuesday in company with Z. Cookingham, as-
sistant general manager OF the Union Pacific to
make an inspection of ,ne Union Pacific lines
III this state, have returned TO this city. The
commissioners found oota track and bridges
In much better condition than they
had been led 70 expect from
the newspapers and editorial comment The
company has heen putting 10000 new ties per
month in the road, and still has q heavy force
of men engaged In this work. in order to pat
the track in good shape TOR winter.
Not single unsafe bridge was found ON the
lines. Mr.. Cookingnam said: There Is no
truth In the statement made TO the effect that
general condition of rottenness exists on the
lines of the Uni N Pacific"
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THEY CANNOT HANDLE THE CROP.
Railroads Have Not Combined to Squeeze
Pasouae Farmers.

Paiouse Farmers.
PORTLAND. Nov. H.--Consderable attention
was tractej by despatch from Colfax pub
lished today, 10 the effect that no more wheat
was being bought in the Palouse country, and
that the farmers are in financial straits on
that account, and intimating that
the elevator and railroad companies
have taken advantage OF the situation
and combined for the purpose of mutual profit
A number OF leading shippers and wheat buyers
were interviewed today. and all secuted the
idea that q combination existed. They say the
blockade is caused by the unusually large crop
and the inability of the railroads to handle it
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Robert R.y Hamilton,s win.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE will of the late Rob-
ert Ray Hamilton was hied this afternoon. He
beQnesths to .the child. my adopted daughter.
an annuity Of Sl,210 to be paid In minthly In
stall ments during her natural life. Several
other requests are made, but Eva Hamilton II
not mentioned among them
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Anything Better Than Kansas.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov H-Four hundred
colonists left yesterday for Lower California
They take all the requirements for cooperative
farming and living including fifty horses.
school teachers and SIG community tents which
will be used TO shelter them until houses can be
built They are splendidly equipped.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-18

Barnum Has . Good show for Recovery.
BRIpeEPoKr. Coup.. Nov H.-P. + Barnum u
better this morning. He was able to sit ups
read the papers and attend TO some business.
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victorv for BiIlv Daoev

NEW York. Nov 17.-Billy Daooy, q New;
York, tonight knocked out Joe WilianA q
Baltimore. In . fight with skin ezepo1t - o6nsy.
island NJ &
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rHEl INDIANS rHKEArEN TROUBLE.
General Miles Says There IL Reason for
Grave AppreheusiOu.

OeHet9t Htteo S8yB 1net6 II R016On Tor
Grave Appreciation.
CHICAGO, Nov T.-General Miles was inter.
viewed tonight In reference to the reported up-
rising Of the Sioux. He said. In part: ssIt
would b unwiae to say anything at this time
Anything that might say would be te egraphed
al over the country and tomorrow won ID be in
the Indian campA I have nothing to say now
bevond the fact that there is reason for grave
sppfehensions Of trouble With tho Indians Of
the plains OF the Missouri river and the mount
alma It II serious question"
Can you say anything Of your consultation
with Secretary Proctory'
Certainly not That IL just the matter about
which II would be most imprudent to speak"
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SYDNEY. Nov E.--NcLAan deioa&ed etonns
bury in sculling race on the Paramatta Sivc9
today.
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Five Thousaud Danbury Hattsrs Idle.

girls, employed in the trimming departments OF
eighteen hat factories. were locked out this
morning. Some of the factories have shut down.
The remainder viii continue WORK in other de-
partments Over 5000 hatIers are idle.
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New knitting alka Doheny : Aarun.
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NAVY YARDS AND REvExUr nAn1xn

BAN FRANCISCO. Nov iz.-saa Tssnsisee -
Stockton 2.
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NEW NORTHERN PACIFIC SCHEDULE
Seattle Now in Close Connection With
the Southern Pacific.

TACOMA. Nov. i7-lSpecisl l-The Northern
Pacific today arranged schedules so that seattle
people can connect with the Southern Pac.nc at
Portland for San Francisco and California points
by having seattle at O'Clock instead Of 6:lo q
m, thus avoiding laying over at Portland.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-18

TACOMA. Nov. l7-fspecial mabel Lamont,
an eban habitue of Opera alley. on being Ar
rested this afternoon for disorderly conduct, At
tempted to knock out one Of the two officers
who had her in charge. Freeing her arm from
Officer Mayhood abe led out with her right hand,
grazing the back OF Officer Strands neck. She
aimed for the juglar vein. but the oficer duoked
his head quickly. Mabel paid SIS fine.
William f. Zwickey, who was appointed chief
of police. Saturday, by the city council, to sue
ceed Mart Dillon, took the oath OF office today
and assumed charge of the force. For the pres
ent he win not make any changes.
William p. Alvey was today adjudged insane
by committee Of doctors, but Probate Judge
Bayerly, believing that Alvey desired to spend
the winter st the asylum at The expense Of the
state, discharged him and admonished him to
60 to work.
Carrie Brink this afternoon asked for divorce
from her husband. Andrew Brink, and also
asked for an order restraining defendant from
disposing of household goods.
Real estate mortgages 6led today aggregate
$l5.040.
Thomas Bsshford, laborer, was fined SIS this
afternoon IN police court for stealing twenty
three bottles Of ciaret from the California Wine
House. Bashford stuffed the bottles between
his vest and shirt while the bartender Was en-
gagged When arrested, I've bottles we're found
thus concealed. the balance havi.g been stolen
oi10 hAaoCA rCvOtuA 0ny6 dSUs Su44eB ABNou1
who was arrested as an accomplice, was dis
charged.
Waitsburg News.
WAITsBURG. Nov. l7.-Elder p Il. Burnett, af-
ter stay Of one year, has resigned the pastor
ate Of the Christian church. Elder r. Walden,
state missionary, will probably succeed him.
Mrs. F. /. Brown and son and daughter, Miss
Julia. of Cary, Ill. are visiting Mrs E. C. Davies
Miss Lissa Canon has gone TO Portland to At
tend commercial school.
Miss Relie Brown departed Wednesday to
spend the winter In Omaha, Neh
s. NJ. HARRISON has gone to Seattle with horses
From there he will go to Arkansas to engage
with his brother in the meat business
Miss Fannie Barnes, of Dixie, is reported dan
gerously i'll Of typhoid fever.
Our militia company will give full dress ball
on Thanksgiving evening They have been ex.
pecting to be called to Dayton TO help quell an
Indian outbreak. bat the outbreak has not ma
terialized II was reported that 500 bucks had
encsm ped near that city to avenge the death of
one OF their number recently killed by police
m w shot arelv a fyiChfau
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
Some Big Theatrical Receipts.

Marcus Meyer has given a list Of the
largest theatrical receipts ever known in
this country. The figures are amazing.
Mapleson's Opera company, with Patti and
Gerster as stars, sang in San Francisco to
$4,000 in eighteen performances, or an
average of over 5000 a performance
Christine Nilsson sang in San Francisco to
$21, 40 in four concerts Patti, during her
first engagement with Mr. Abbey, sung 70
Sl2,S50 in one performance ut Boston. Mrs.
Langtry in her first season under Abbey,
played to S258.000 in twenty-S.X weeks.
Bernhardt drew %39O,0O0 in twenty-four
weeks Edwin Booth played to F3S0, 900 in
twenty-eight weeks Henry Irving played
to $4,000 in twenty-seyen weeks.-New
York Telegram.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
Manufacture OF Glucose.

The prejudice against glucose has about
worn itself out. As is now lily
known, glucose is made from corn, and
cannot help but be wholesome when well
made. The manufacture is entirely con
fined to the west, and about 1000, 600
pounds a day are turned out. At first it
had TO be delivered in disguise and candy
makers especially were particular about
this Now the very best candies are mads
out of glucose, and no secret is made of
the fact There are over twenty glucose
factories within twenty four nou]s' ride OF
St. Louie. Interview in St Louis Globe
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

A great many ingenious devices ow,
tbeir origin to taking some old familiar ap
pliancc and making it serve a new purpose
Hardly any invention is more common thar
pendulum clock, and yet from one of its
parts an American inventor has developed
a scale much more sensitive than the bes
knife edge balance. II the wire rod by
which pendulum rod hangs is examined
the upper end, where it is fastened to The
clock frame, will be found fiattened int
the form of spring. As a spring the
metal sways TO and fro with the minimum
of friction. Suspending the Horizontal
rod of his balance from just such n spring
the inventor has been able not only to con
struct an eXquisitely sensitive scale, meas
uring one part in 2,350,Goo, but also Il
build a testing machine, in which stee
bars are drawn out and brokenas easily a:
if they We're glass, and in which the fore
Mt work is Indicated with the utmost accu
racy-New York Telegram.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

\ new factor is entering the paper max,
ers' market 1t has been proved that the
banana plant contains greater quantity
u pure fiber than any other OF the numer.
oUs vegetable products used fer the manu-
iacturc OF paper During the first twelve
months of it's vegetation the plant only
produces a single bunch of fruit, after
which it dies; but from its roots four to
ten young plants spring up. The adapta
ton of the plant 70 commercial purposes
will, it is anticipated, revolutiOnizc the
paper material market, and largely affect
the industry. The plant is easy of cultiva
ton and has long since been recognized by
the wandering tribes Of Central America
as yielding many useful adjuncts to every.
day domestic rcquirements.-New York
Telegram.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
Fried Oysters by tho yoot.

Pliny mentions that according to the
historians of AleXander'S expedition,
oysters foot in diameter were found in
the Indian seas, and Sir James T. Tennent,
was unexpectedly enabled to cOrroborate
the correctness of this statement, for at
Kottier, near Trincomalee, enormous spec
linens of edible oysters were brought to
the rest house. One measured more than
eleven inches in length by half as many in
width. But this extraordinary measure
ment is beaten by the oysters of Port Lin
coin, in South Australia, which are the
largest edible ones in the world
They are as large as dinner plate, and
Of much the same shape They are some
times more than a foot across the shell,
and the oyster fits his habitation so well
that he does not leave much margin. IL is
new sensation when friend asks you to
lunch at Adelaide to have one oyster fried
in butter, or eggs and bread crumbs, set
before you; but II is very pleasant ex.
perience, for the flavor and delicacy of the
Port Lincoln mammoths are proverbisl
even in that land of Observation-Disclosures and
All About Them
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
An Effective Signal,

ut doesn't seem to be generally known"
said railroad telegraph operator yester-
day, that where the block system is in
use travellers are protected ut night whether
the operator in the signal tower stays awake
or not. Every lamp signal has three glass
slides TO tired, green and white The red
is the outermost, the green next and the
white inside that To allow train to pass
the tower the operator has to pull down the
red slide by cord and hold it down Direct.
ly he lets go the red light goes in posit ion
again. He is not allowed to do anything
else. So that if he goes to sleep or is taken
sick the danger signal always bars the
way."-Pittsburg Dispatch
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
smoking Affects tn. Eyesight.

A smoker may suffer from arrangement
OF the eyesight, consequent upon infiam-
nation Of the optic nerves, tobacco amsu
rosis," as It is sometimes called. For O
long time oculists differed in regard to
the existence of such a disease, and was
among the doubters, but believe there
Is now no difference Of opinion among
those who make a speciality of diseases Of
the eye, and I have for several years been
convinced from actual experience of the re-
ality Of inflammation of the optic nerves
caused by the excessive use Of tobacco, sew.
eral cases Of the kind having come under
my own immediate observation.
In all of these, as soon as the victims
ceased to smoke, the optic nerves began 70
assume healthy appearance, the vision to
improve, and eventually the sight 70 DO en-
tirely restored. In one case the use Of to-
bacco was resumed, and shortly afterWard
the vision again began to fail, to be a SEQ
ond time restored on the patient entering
upon course Of entire abstinence.-Dr.
William y Hammond IN New York Her
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
Wsen Is an Actor On Artistg

1t is, in word, the power of feeling that
marks the artist, all else is but the me
chanical side which is common 20 all the
arts There are many born actors who
nave never faced an audience, as there are
1RDy true poets who have nevrr written a
verse, and painters who have never taken
palette in hand To some only is gwen
the power of expression as well hs of feel
ing, and they become artists in the sight
Of the world rs the others are in the sight
of our semi-divine mistress. the art uni.
veTsal.-Salvini in Century
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

other invalids-aIl foreigners. Went back
to his lodgings and began to pack up.
"Come on, Lizzie" said he.
"Why, Nat, what do you mean? Where
are you going?" she asked.
"Pm going home, said he. 'Icame here
TO get well, but I'll die if l stay here twenty
four hours longer"
But, Nat" she demonstrated, you're
not cured yet"
"Oh, yes, l am" said he; I'm cured Of
Carlsbad, and that's experience enough fol
one summer. Eugene Field in Chicags
News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

A prominent clergyman gives this de
scriptiOn of the life of minister;
MY experiences with churches make
me think that ministers are like cats
When you go TO new place first every
body says:
"'Come pussy! come pussy! ni:e pussy
and yOu come.
'Then they begin 10 rub your fur and
say:
Poor pussy poor pussy and then they
say, 'Scatp New York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
a CHILD OF SEVEN.

All the bells OF heaven may ring,
All the birds of heaven may sing,
An the winds Of earth may bring
All sweet sounds together;
Sweeter far than all things heard,
Hand OF harper, tone of bird,
Sounds Of woods ut sundown stirred,
Yelling waters winsOme word,
Wind in warm. warm weather:
One thing yet there is, that none
Hearing ere its chimes be done,
Knows not we'll The sweetest one
Heard of man beneath the sun
Hoped in heaven hereafter;
Soft and strong, and loud and light,
Very round and very light,
Heard from mornings roSieSt height,
Where the soul of all delight
Fills a Child's clear laughter
Golden bells of welcome rolled
Never forth such notes, nor told
Hours so blithc in tones , bold
As the radiant mouth of gold,
Here that rings forth heaven.
II the golden crested wren
Were a nightingale, why, then.
Something seen and heard Of men
light be half as sweet rs when
Laughs a child of seven
-Algernon Swinbmne
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

The street car conductors and police use
the same kind of whistles in Bay City,
Mich, and it creates more fun than bar
rel of monkeys. Every few hours whistle
will sound, and II copper start on run in
the direction of the sound, only to learn
that some conductor has been starting the
car. It's fun for the street car folk. but
death TO the police
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18
Long Lived Oyeralls.

The story is told of man who works on
the water power who has worn the same
pair of overalls for twenty-six years. II
was only few days ago that he was Obliged
to throw away his old pair and buy q new
pair. The old ones were originally blue
drilling, but they had been patched SO
many times that it was at last impossible
to determine their composition.-Biddeford
.TouYnal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

Alexandra Dumas, novelist and drama
fist, is generous and cultivated art collect
or, his private gallery of modern pictures
being considered the finest in Paris-city Of
galleries. His close curling hair and heavy
mustachs have becon quite white. He f
q conspicuous figure, while the brilliancy
of his talk and the warmth Of his nature
open all doors to him
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

Observations of the Muir Glacier show
that the fall of blocks Of ice from the end
is extremely irregular Sometimes they
come tumbling down at five minute inter
walls, but there is often an hours space be-
tween two successive blocks Heavy rains
cause more frequent falls
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

M. Jansen from observations taken ut
the summit of Mont Blanc concludes that
there is no oxygen as we know it in the
photosphere, and that as oxygen would
tend to combine with hydrogen and cut
OF our supply of heat by absorption, it Is
satisfactory 10 know that the sun Is still
far from that stage in its process of cooling.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-18

The French Microscopical society have
calculated that there are 625, 0OO, 900 para
sites to the square inch Of smut in corn, q
disease of the cereal for which agricultural
science has not as vet discovered a remedy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-06
RANDOLPH,

ITO be or not to be,'' that is the question
these interested are trying to solve regarding
the existence of farmers alliance in this place.
An attempt is also being made to organize
branch of knights of Maccabees here.
Rev. Stewart. of Edinburg, occupied the NJ,
E. pulpit Sunday.
On the list of sick and indisposed we note
Chas. G. Bentley and B. F. W. Price.
Convert Sperra, of the Seventh Day Advent
lists % faith. is attending a mass convention of
his " brothers and sisters,'' at Marion, 0 We
anxiously await his return and the religious
enlightenment attendant upon it.
Our pension article of two weeks since called
forth keen response from " "Fallstaff,'' in the
Alliance Review. Now look here, {" Fallstaff,''
how many of those bullets did you see. feel, or
heir in your hundred days of war? We laud
and praise our soldiers for bravery and heroic
LOYALTY, dare you, Mr.. "Fallstaff," insinuate
that they faced those Rebel bullets for money
onIy2 Oh, "Fallstaff,' don't detract from the
honor they deserve by thus stigmatiZing their
hitherto fair and noble deeds of valor. Our
motto, millions for the orthy. not one cent for
the spectators who faced bullets for money
only. "Qui Spo1iataS est de6et ante On1niG res
titui."
A horse trade with chattel mortgage lien
on one of the horses created a lively discussion
one day last week.
Mrs. Bell, of Kent, is the guest of Mrs. j. 3.
York.
Randolph High School begins in two weeks
with Mr.. Chas. Atkinson as Principal
No commotion in Randolph over the Real
Estate appraisement.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-06
ROOTSTOWN.

1 think the good people of this place should
hold social greeting circle with their neigh
bors of Shalersville, for your correspondent
from that town says when they have nothing
else to do they pitch into the Real Estate AS
SCISSOR. and it is stated elsewhere that they
times use " cuss words " when talking on the
subject.
Our people are evidently quite dissatisfied
with the valuation of their lands as returned by
the assessor, and at q meeting of land owners
held at the town hall on Saturday evening, it
was decided to appoint a committee to present
the matter to the County Board of Equalization
as proper means of redress.
Miss Adelaide Green, of Delaware, O., is spend,
ing few days with her friend and schoolmate
Jessie Powers.
The subject of township supervision for our
schools is being discussed and we are told will
be presented to the Board of Education at their
August session. with hopes that it may be
adopted for the coming year.
Miss Ida Seymour, after returning from hel
work at Portsmouth. G. ,and visiting her friend:
| here for couple of weeks. has gone to Cincin
natl to work at her profession, that of stenog-
| raphy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-06

The citizens of Newton Falls are greatly ex-
cited over the appearance of a strange animal
that has made its appearance in that vicinity. 1t
is described by those who have seen it as about
4 feet long and ? feet high, having sleek, slim
body. covered with brown hair. Several per-
sons have been terribly frightened by its sudden
emergencc from the roadside bushes, at night
An organized hunt was recently made and over
sixty guns were shouldered with a determna-
ton to lay it low. Five shots were fired without
effect by those who saw it. Monday night a
party of four went from this place, but were not
lucky enough to obtain glimpse of the creature.
They, however, discovered tracks at the road
side, which satisfied them that the animal had
been there and that the stories told of it were
not drawn entirely from Imagination. Another
hunt is in preparation.