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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-10
The oregon G. A. Il. Encampment

ASTORIA. Or, April 9.-The state en-
campment of the g. A. II. met in Odd
Fellows hall this worping and elected the
following officers: o. Summers. of Port
land, department commander; Charles 8.
Wright, of Astoria, senior vice COM
mander; c. P. Holloway. of Hunting
ton. Junior vice commander; b. II.
Bradshaw, of Salem, medical director;
Rev. T. f. Clapp, of Portland, chap
lain. Council of administration,
c. H. Dauchy, of Oregon City; I. A.
Swan, of Lebanon; C. Rockwell, of Port
land: f. A. Brodie, of Astoria; W. n.
I.adue. of Salem. Delegates to national
encamprnent: Rev. J. T. Ellis, of Forest
Grove: r. A. Frame, of Portland; J. G..
Cooper. of McMinnvilie. Alternates: j..
B. Tuttlc and f. Il. Arnold. Of Portland; !;
George Williams. OF Salem The
ladies Of the Relief Corps in ses-
sion elected Mrs. d. E. Lounsbury, Of
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Portland. president for the ensuing
year. At 80 grand parade began. and
led by the band came Company III, o. N.
u, followed by the entire fire department
apparatus, drum corps. teachers and pupils
OF the city schools, forming a guard of
honor to the &. A. H.. who marched
through the principal streets. At the
close Of the parade the visitors were
escorted on board ofthe lighthouse tenders
George Ii. Mendell and Manzanita. The
party steamed away to the end of the bay,
and returning to Fort Stevens the whole
party disembarked and took the cars 10
the end of the jetty. The party returned
at p. M, reassembling at the Odd Eel
lows hall. The newly-elected officers we're
installed in the evening. Ross opera
house was filled with visitors, the guests
OF the local post and the W. Il. c., where q
banquet was given. The next encamp-
ment will be held at Salem.
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The Secretary Of War Has 3
Lien on the Seat.
HE Is EDmUNDs' CHOICE.
Florida Farmers Alliance Likely to
Reflect Senator Call.
He Accepts All OF Their Platform Ex-
cept sub-Treasury scheme-Kansas
Elects Two Female Police Justicss--
No Change In Chicago.

MONTPELIER, W., April Especial. r
The question of who will succeed Edmunds
is one that absorbs attention in the state,
and the answer generally is Proctor"
On the trains today, where the senators
ship was the principal topic Of converse
ton, the opinion was almost unanimous
that Proctor will get it. The same opinion
was found in Rutland, Secretary Proctor's
home, and in Burlington, where Senator
Edmunds lives. Secretary Proctor has
been so long the master spirit in Republi-
can politics in Vermont that he has the
wires almost under perfect control, and
can get nearly anything he wants.
OMAHA, Neb., April 8. 9.--Sccretary Proctor
and party passed through Omaha this
evening, en- route to Washington City. In
reply to question the secretary said: II
am not a candidate for senator from Ver-
mont. All this gossip about me in that
connection is without my knowledge.
intend to go direct to Washington City
without any stops, and resume the duties
of nv office"
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The President Will Be Here on
Wednesday, May 6.
WILL SPEND wHoLEAFTERNooM.
Train Will Stop Two Hours at Tacoma
on the Way to Seattle.


WASHINGTON CITY, April 0.-The timer
ary of the presidents tour was finally pre-
pared today. The personnel of the party
was not finally determined, but it is be-
lieyed Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick,
Postmaster-General Wanamaker, Secre-
tary Rusk, Private Secretary Halford,
Marshal Ramsdell, and Il. +. Tibbett,
executive clerk, will accompany the presi-
dent. Assistant General Passenger Agent
Boyd, of the Pennsylvania road, will have
general charge of the train, which will
start from here next Tuesday morning.
going via Chattanooga, Birmingham, Mem
phis. Galveston and Los Angeles to San
Francisco, and returning via Portland,
Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, Spring
field and Indianapolis.
The presidential train will reach Tucson
at $50 p. m. April 21; Yuma. $50 a. m.
the 22d; arrive at Los Angeles p. m. !;
leave there at 1 a. m. the 3d. go to Coro-
nado beach, San Diego, remaining till II a.
m.; return to Los Angeles and go to Pasa-
dena, spending the night at the hotel
there; leave Pasadena at II a. m. the 24th !;
arrive at Santa Barbara p. M,
and leave at IL p. M: short stops
ON the 18th at Bakersfield, Fresno
and Mercer, arriving at San Francisco at
p. M; remain there and vicinity until the
night of May 8; leave San Francisco Il 10
a. m. the 4th; arrive at Portland at noon
the 5th; leave there at a. m. the 9Th.
Arrive Tacoma at a. m. leave 10 q. m.
Arrive Seattle at Il so p. m. leave D.
m. back to Portland that night and leave
via the Union Pacific at 7:l5 a. m. the eth f;
brief stops at The Dalles. Umatilla, PEN
dleton, La Grande: arrive at Boise CITY
a. m. the Sth; leave at 10 a. m; arrive Salt
Lake City at 3 a. m. the 9th, leaving at
noon via the Rio Grande Western. Sun
day will be spent at Glenwood Springs,
Colo.
The entire distance travelled by the train
will be over 1900 miles.
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NEW FIELD ORDNANCE.
War Department Preparing to Expend
the Appropriation just Made.

WASHINGTON Cry, April 9-Ordnance
officers at the war department have been
earnestly at work for weeks past preparing
to give effect to some of the more import
ant provisions of the fertilization appro-
priation act, which will go into operation
after June 80. To avoid loss of time most
of the advertisements for proposals to sup
ply material have been prepared, and will
be issued in advance of the beginning of
the new fiscal year. Those ready for
issue are as follows: For twenty-five sets
of forgings for steel field guns of 32-inch
calibre; sixteen sets for steel field mortars.
S6-inch caliber, and sixteen sets of steel
carriages for the same; steel forgings for
large s, 10 and 12-inch ritied coast defense
guns and s, 10 and Pinch armor-piercing
projectiles. For the large coast defense
guns above referred to congress appropri-
ated $so0,000 for the procurement of the
necessary forgings, and the material will
be assembled at Watervliet factory and the
finished guns turned out.
The 36-inch mortars mark a new de-
parture in military field operations. They
are intended to replace the small coehorns
which are used in trenches for shellinp an
enemy behind earthworks or like defenses
and out of the direct fire of field euns
Their range is nearly three times
as great as the coehorn smooth-hore
mortars. The projectile is more than
twice as heavy, and great accuracy of fire
Is obtainable. The weight of the piece is
about 525 pounds, so that it can be easily
transported in wagon or moved about by
men in trenches. The armor-piercins pro-
leetiles are to be manufactured by do
mestic concern, but upon specifications
that viii secure the use of some one of the
modern European patented processes. For
Their procurement an appropriation of
Sioo coo will be available.
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A stevedore's Character Restored.

PORTLAND, April9.-fSpecial. THE dam
age suit Of John Ryan against the Union
Pacific Railway Company for $4,000 for
defamation of character is declared of.
The company affected satisfactory set
tlemcnt with him today, and the case will
not be further prosecuted. Ryan, who was
chief stevedore for the company for seven
teen years, was arrested last December on
charge of appropriating money belonging
to the company by overcharging and COL
lecting for work that had not been done.
A preliminary examination in the police
court resulted in his acquittal, and the
damage suit was commenced Immediately
after.
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The Illtnoi. Grand A.,

DEcArUR, ILL.,. April 9-The twenty-fsyh
encampment of the Illinois departments,
G. A. r., and the silver anniversary Of tho
order, was formally opened this morning.
Commander Distin's annual report We
devoted to a history of the Grand Army
and what it has accomplished =
the quarter century Of its existenco.
Illinois, as the senior departmenA.
was recommended to push the matter a
erecting a $oO,000 memorial hall g
Decatur. The affairs of the Departments
are in . prosperous condition. Majag
Connolly reported finding the original
records kept by Major Stcphensoa,
founder of the Grand Army. Thus all the
carly proceedings are recovered and win
be Published.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Jersey Cranberry Orchards Ablaxs-
cfnnati Stock Yards Blazing.

Jersey Cranberry Orchards Ab1axe-Cfu.
cinnati stock Yards Blazing.
BoRDEyTowy, n. j.. April 9.-The cram
berry lands here are afire. A mile has been
covered, and the fire is still raging.
MEMPHIS, April 9.-The cotton sheds e
Hill, Fontaine & Co. caught fire at mid
night and win be entirely destroyed. Loss.
$325, 900.
CINCINNATI, April 9.-The Union stock
yards, about four miles from the center a
the city, covering about ten acres a
ground, are burning. The fire started -
the hay barns, and has spread to the sheds
and pens. The large pork houses have
been saved, but the remainder of the ysra
will go. The loss will reach quarter Of :
million.
New LoSpos, Conn.,, April 9.-Early thu
morning fire in the Central hotel building
caused damage of $4,000. Mike DalY.
aged 90, father of the Daily brothers, pro.
prietors Of the hotel, was unable to escape.
and suffocated
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Had q Good Time with the Bows.

PORTLAND, April Especial. Frank
Haffey, the defaulting Union Pacific
freight clerk arrested in Denver, was
brought back by Detective Day today. He
made clean breast of the theft, and
friends will help him to make the amount
good. This is all the company wants, and
he will not be prosecuted. He said he
took in the neighborhood of $500 and spent
the money having good time with the
boys. Women and gambling, he said were
out of the question. He is very penitent,
and many friends visited him in his cell
in the city Jail during the day.
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A Log For the World,s Fair.

SHELTON, April Especial. l. Engines
are fast taking the place of oxen for yard
ing out trees The second one on the
Washington Southern arrived yesterday
for Mcleod. Macs big Worlds fair log
came down last week. Ii was perfect
specimen, and scaled nearly 10000 feet,
measuring 10f feet in length and 46 inches
at top end. so it would square nearly
An inches
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whatcom's Mail Facilities.

facilities are in very unsatisfactory con-
dition here. This city is perhaps the only
one in the state that can boast of two
postoffices, both of them in one end of
town, beyond the center of population.
The postoffice department seemsto be slow
in discontinuing the two old offices and
establishing a rev Office with free mail
delivery. New and Old Whatcom consoli-
dated, believing they would secure better
mail facilities, but there appears no sign of
free delivery yet. The city is said to have
population and business enough to warrant
free delivery.
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Both Parties stiIl Claim Chicseo.

CHICAGO, April 9.-The board Of election
commissioners commenced to canvass the
as to the result for several days. It Is a.
serted by the Republicans today that an
from one precinct, giving Hampstead
Washburn an additional fifty votes. The
Democrats also make q claim that Cregier's
total is augmented by 100 votes, . mistake
having been found which will take that
many from his opponent.
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skagit County Court in session,

Mt. VERNON, April Especial Court
is in session, doing court work, the jury
being called next week. Judge Mcbride is
giving universal satisfaction so far. Judge
Denny, of Snohomish, is expected to be
here tomorrow to try some cases in which
Judge Mcbride is disqualified. There are
LAG cases. making the largest docket ever
seen in this county. J. +. Ronald, w. s.
Relfe, G. X. Jenner and other Seattle at
torneys are here in attendance on court.
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THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Commission Welcomed and Enter
tained By the People OF Sprague.

C0mmfSsfOn welcomed and Enter.
tained By the People OF Sprague.
SPRAouE, April Especial. 1.-The agri-
cultural college commission arrived here
this evening on the 9:30 east-bound pass
enger train. They were met at the depot
by the reception committee, composed of
B. B. Glasscock, d. Ettleson, e. NJ. Kim
near and A. w. Holland. They were es-
corted to the Commercial hotel by the
Sprague cornet band, who played several
inspiring airs, and after remaining at the
hotel for q few minutes they were taken to
the rooms of the Business Mems Club,
whose guests they will be while in the city.
Tomorrow they will be taken around the
city to view the different sites offered for
the location of the college.
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TACOMA, April Especial Congress
man John L. Wilson arrived this evening
from Clealum, where he received informa-
ton regarding the postofiice. He had in
tended to go to Whatcom on postofIlce
business, but was called to Spokane owing
to sickness in his family. Wilson says he
will spend the month of June in the
Sound country, acquainting himself with
the needs of this section. He dincd with
W H CaIkins
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A BOY KILLED AT OLYMPIA.
His Skull Crushed by tho Fall OF .
Heavy Derrick.

OLYMPIA, April 9.-ISpecial. IA 14-year-
old boy named X. V. Brantigam was in
stantly killed today by the falling of der
rick used to fix electric light wires. The
derrick is moved from place to place on
runners, held in position by ropes from
each side. A number of boys were wit
Messing the work today. when the rope
slipped and the derrick toppled over. The
boy ran to escape danger, but tripped over
a rope and was thrown to the ground.
The heavy derrick fell on the boy, break
ing his limbs and crushing his head.
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AGAINST AN EXTRA SESSION.

Pierce County Representatives Are Al
most Unanimous In Opposition.
TACOMA, April Especial. l-Of the
Pierce county legislative delegation, the
following oppose an extra session of the
legislature: Senators John s. Baker,
Henry Drum, c. f. Claypool, c. NJ. East
erday; Representatives j. ID. Caughran, J.
L. Murray, w. d. Tillotson, s. J. Smythe,
Byron Rarlow. Senator L. +. Thompson
and Representative II. +. Garretson favor
an extra session. Senator Thompson
holds that the need of an extra session is
to do something about state school and
granted lands, and Mr.. Garretson thinks
the legislature should not have adjourned
without adopting the Hill code.
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Equipment for washington Militia.

OLYMPIA, April Especial. I-Adjutant-
General Il. q. 0'Brien has been notified bv
the secretary of war that more equip
ments have been sent from the Rock
Island arsenal. They are expected to ar
rive in few days, and win complete the
requisition for the complete equipment Of
the national guard Of Washington.
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SPOKANE, April Especial. THE de-
cision Of the treasury department allow
ing domestic goods to be shipped from the
Eastern states to Spokane via the Cana
dian Pacific railroad, the Columbia river
and the Spokane d Northern railroad, has
demonstrated to the treasury officials the
need OF custom-house or examining sta
ton at the Little Dalles, the only Amcri-
can port touched by the river boats after
leaving Revelstoke, b. c. The customs
officials i'm the state of Washington have
been notified to take steps to place col
lector Mt the Little Dalles as soon as poss-
ible. This is an official PRONUNCIATION of
the fact that the Little Dalles is port Of
entry. Satisfactory arrangements are ex-
pectcd to be made between the govern
ment and the railroad, so that freights can
be examined Mt the Little Dalles with as
little delay as possible
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The Patent Centennial,

WASHINGTON CITY, April 9.-At the pat
ent celebration congress today several in
teresung papers were read. among them
beng one by Librarian of Congress Spof-
ford on the copyright system of the United
States, its origin and growth. Speaking
OF the international copyright law passed
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Religious Dimculty ON C.m.no Island.

UTsALADY, April Especial. during
the winter the wives ofthe Norwegian set
tiers rUtsalady have been quietlyraising
money to carry on a few weeks of school,
to be conducted in the Norwegian lang
uage. Having obtained sufficient funds. a
teacher was employed and the use of the
public school building in the district was
obtained. The morning it was to be COM
menced the settlers opposed to the meas
ure made such complaint that the direct
ors refused to give up the keys to the
building, and the school was given up.
The inference is that the Norwegian school
measure was due to the influence of the
Lutherans. Now the directors have en-
ployed Catholic teacher to take charge
OF the public school, and lively time is
expected
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GOOD NEWS FOR SETTLERS.
State Surveys to Be Completed During
the Present Year.

OIrMPrA, April Especial. Following
Is the list of townships contracted for and
surveys to be completed during the year
1891 by United States Surveyor-General
Cavanaugh. This will take up $S5 600, the
amount appropriated by the general gov
eminent for the year ending June 80, 1891,
30 that the state of Washington stands no
chance this year of making any selection
OF surveyed lands for any purpose, as the
surveys to be made, enumerated below,
are all on application of actual settIers:
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-Four Great Men III.

WASHINGTON ClrY, April 9.-lSpecial.]--
Attorney-General Miller is confined to his
home tonight by sickness.
Ex-Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, is
very low with pneumonia.
General Rosecrans and General Spinola
are reported slightly better tonight.
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Tho Ut.alady Mil probably Sold.

UTsALApY, April Especial. There is
rumor going the rounds that the prop
erty of the Puget Mill Company at this
place has been sold to Nelson Bennett,
while others say that the Great Northern
is the purchaser. The action of the COM
pany indicates something of the kind.
The mill is shut down; the lumber and
logs are being taken away; clerks in the
store and bookkeepers are being trans
ferred or suspended the dining hall has
been closed up and dishes and other uten-
siIs are being packed up for removal; even
the scrap iron about tho mill is being
carried away by the company tug boats.
Onesof the best indications Of sale is the
fact that every foot OF real property on
the islanl owned by the mill company has
been abstracted at an expense of about
xNn
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Candidate. for Surveyor General.

OLYMPIA, April 9.-[speciall-It is un-
derstood that Colonel L. S. Hewlett, of
North Yakima; Senator B. C. Van Houten,
of Spokane, and H. F. Garretson, of Taco
ma, are candidates for the Office of sur
veyor general of the state, vice General
Cavanaugh, appointed state agent.
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Female Police Judges i'm Kansas.

ATcHsoS, Kan, April 9.--Two Kansas
towns elected women police judges, Mrs.
Mary l.. Burton, formerly editor Of the
Kansas Gazette and at present postmistresU
at jamestown. and Mrs. Jessie McCor.
mick, of Burr Oak, Jewell county. Both
are strong prohibitiOnists.
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A steam sealer Reported wrecked.

VICTORIA, April Especial. THE seal
ing schooner Sea Lion returned from the
west coast this morning with $50 skins.
the top catch of the season. 1t is rumored
that the steam sealer Thistle is wreck,
but definite news cannot be obtained yet.
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IMPRESSIVE MIDNIGHT SERVICES.

Masons Mourn Reside the Bier Of Gem
eral Albert Pike.
WASHINGTON CIrY. April 9.-The body
OF General Albert Pike, the eminent Ma
son, was removed from the Scottish Rite
cathedral tonight to the Congregational
church, where at midnight impressive GER
emonics were performed. The funeral will
be held tomorrow.
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In0OTSes the Stu3ed Prophet
LONDON, April ga letter written by
the late Lord Granville is published today,
which attracts some attention. The date
of the letter and the name of the recipient
are both omitted. The letter reads:
Undoubtedly we agree in respect to the action
of the president. 1t Is equally certain, however,
that any expression of mine might help Mr..
Blaine quite as much as Mr.. Cleveland. -
that the latter is trying, though not very sue
cessfully, TO separate free trade for his plan.
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J. ID. Dean Postmaster at Hoqui.m.

WAsHrsGros CrrY, April 9-The presi-
dent today appointed j. d. Dean postmas-
ter at Hoquiam, WASH, the Office having
become presidential.
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON friday TO- 1891.

at the last session, he said: at may be re-
earued az experimental, and all opinions
g g % Its ultimate working or results are of
little value at this time"
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,rr.. Henry ward Beecher Arrives.

TACOMA, April9.-l Special Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher passed through the city to-
day en- route for Port Townsend to visit
her son.
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FIRE IN COTTON.

The DufY Hotel, . Drug Store and .
Dwelling Burned-Loss $4,000.
SPOKANE, April 9.-Fire at Cotton yester-
day afternoon destroyed the Duff hotel. a
drug store and dwelling. The loss is $l2,-
coo; insurance, $500. The hotel was
crowded at the time, but no one was in
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Also, the extension oil the range line be-

Also, the extension Of the range line be-
tween range % and "A east of the interna-
tional boundary on the north, and the sew
enth, eighth and ninth standard parallels,
north, through ranges q to q east; also,
the subdivision of several townships in
Okanogan county, yet to be designated.