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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Reduction of Liquor License Fee.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 9.-The repre- sentatives of the liquor interest of the State have prepared a bill, which will be introduced in the Legislature at an early day, providing for a reduction of the license fee to $500. Representative Stewart, of Allegheny, in speaking of this move, said: of the liquor men are wise they will keep that bill where nobody can see il"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Boy Burglars Captured.

of boy burglars who have infested this city for some time past were caught early in the morning while breaking into the store of Boise & Clark. They are George Demo, 19 years old, and Fred Loncto, l5 years old, of West Springfield, and Adolph Foster, F years old, of this city. The boys have confessed to 8 long list of burglaries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Fight With a Prairie Dog.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 9.-When Thomas Murphy, a Roger Williams Park employe, went to feed the prairie dogs in their cage during the day one of them seized his hand and began chewing it. The dog could not be clubbed off, and Murphy, as the little brute tore the flesh from his hand, swung the animal over and over against rail, finally dash ing its brains out. The surgeons fear hydrophobia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Placed n Cartridge tn the Oven.

AMHERST, Mass, Jan. 9.-The foreman of an asbestos mine in Pelham placed 8 powder cartridge in the oven of J. R. Rowell's house, where he boarded, to warm. The cartridge exploded, blow ing the stove to pieces, smashing all the windows, and setting fire to the house. Mrs. J. R. Powell haG both legs crushed, one leg being torn off, and Mrs. Nelson Powell, her daughter-in-law. was badly Sri
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Paving Assessments.

LAWRENCE STREET ASSESSMENT.
 The court of common council of the city of Waterbury at meeting held January 5, 1891, adopted and confirmed the assess ment of benefits and damages arising from layout of Lawrence street, made by the board of compensation, assessing and de- termining the benefits and damages to be equal to all persons uninterested in said layont.
 Attest: E. G. K1LDUFF, City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
No Trains for Eight Days.

MnToNDALE, Kan, Jan. 9.-A snow storm, accompanied by a high wind, is raging throughout Northern Kansas. Freight trains have been abandoned. There have been no trains in on the Central branch of the Union Pacific for eight days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Favors Grecian Islands for COnsumptives.

BERLIN, Jan. 9.-While recently ad- dressing number of Greek physicians, Dr. Koch said he was glad to known that intelligent and skillful Greeks were us- ing his cure. Tho Grecian islands, he added, met his views of proper location for 8 consumptive sanitarium.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Baptist Church Burned.

UTICA, N. Y., Jan. 9.-At Springfield Center, near Richfield Springs, the Bapr tist Church and Mrs. Conkling's millin. cry store were burned to the ground There was no insurance on the church The loss will not be over $10,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
The Australian BalIOt systsm.

AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. Ex-Governor Ed win c. Burleigh's annual message to the Maine Legislature deals mainly with To- cal issues and urges the adoption of th 6 Australian ballot system.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
The Bay State InauEuratss a Governor.

The Bay State Inauguratss a Governor.
 BOSTON, Jan. 9.-Both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature met at eleven o'clock and joint convention was held at noon for the inauguration of William E.ERussell as Governor. Governor Rus sell is the third Democrat to hold the office. The rest of the State officers. all Republicans excepting the Auditor, were also sworn in. Governor Russell, in his inaugural address, advocates the aboli- tion of the poll taq and other tax quali- fications for voting. He favors the giv- ing of more powers to cities and towns in matters of taxation, municipal con- trol of municipal work and franchises and the betterment of the public school Rvsten
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
New Railroad Superintendent.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 9.-Henry F. Sampson of this city has been selected superintendent of the Connecticut River Railroad to succeed James Mulligan, re- gently elected president. Mir. Sampson has been conductor on the road for many years
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
WARD STREET BUILDING LINE

WARD STREET BUILDING LINE.
 The court oi common council of the city of Waterbury at n eeting held January 5, 1891, adopted and confirmed the assess ment of benefits and damages arising from the establishment of building lines on Ward street, made by the special com mittes, assessing and determining the benefits and damages to be equal to all persons interested therein.
 Attest E. G. K1LDUFF, City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Eovarnor Tuttla svorn In.

CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 9.-Goveror Hiram A. Futile was inaugurated in Represent atives Hall in the presence of the mem- bers of both branches of the Legislature and a vast throng of spectators.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Searching for a Salesman.

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 9.-The Dan. iels-C Cornell Company, wholesale grocers and commission merchants, of this city, have discovered that Stuart M. Stanton, a travelling salesman, is short in his &C., counts to the extent of 5000 or more. State Detective Hayter is searching for him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Iowa Indians Restless.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-A dispatch from Waterloo, Iowa, says it is reported there that the Musquake Indians, located in the southern part of Taman county, have an attack of the Messiah craze, and there is apt to be an outbreak at any time. There are about 300 of them. Troops have been ordered out by the State.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Father Graft May Recover.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Gen. o'Beirne received the following dispatch from Father Craft at Pine Ridge: "Brooke re- ceived letter, for which thank you. Wound better. May recover. Will Rrita.n
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Waterbury Board of Trade will be held next Monday evening at 8 o'clock at their rooms.
 Per Order. c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
six Men Killed.

CHARIEsTowN, W. Va, Jan. 9-News has just reached here from Logan County been renewed, and that ip 16ft on Ha7t's Greek rlK nsp Nerr 'lln<
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
A nIinister,s Son Drowned.

CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 9.--John Hunter, aged If, son of the Rev. Peter Hunter, of Prospect Park, near this city, was drowned while skating on Darby Creek. His brother Walter made efforts to aays hin; fnd efinf hfnr drowning himnslk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
DoEoRhue to skate in London.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Joseph F. Donoghue. the champion American skater, is ex- pocted hg'In. to-day, and efforts are being mads to ng( . much in the metropo-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Judre Devens, Funeral.

BosroN, Jan. 0.-The funeral of 'i l S3sl';S qS9;sl \ ' ''ss s's1I
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
Meetings This Exsninp

Meetings This Evenings: Second Advents.
 Local Photo society.
 Endowment rank, K. of P. Townsend lodge, No 89, I. O. O. F. Hawthorne lodge, Sons of St. George spesdwsll lodge, Nc 10, K. of P.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
soClETY AND CLUE MEErINGs.

EB~ Secretaries are requested to send in the dates of meetings of societies, Hodges and clubg ing nights. "
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-09
I. E. JudSOn.

In order to close out our stock of q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

the northeast corner. and the south fork
continuing TO the southeast. forming the
famous Snoqaalmie pass In hewlng this
mighty gateway for the traffic between the
Eastern plains and the sea coast, nature
exposed the richest mineral veins OF the
Cascades 1t is in this pass that the IA
nous Denny iron mine, one of the richest
deposits Of iron ever discovered, Is located.
4 wagon road, known IS the Toll road,
has been constructed through the pass
for years A large number Of immigrants
with their stock and wagons pass over this
road every year.
A force of men has been employed for
several months IN opening the Denny
mine. and will continue work throughout
the winter. Before winter six months
supplies were taken into the camp, that
there might be no interruption OF the
work 1t IS expected to have the mine
opened in time 10 supply ore for the steel
works at Kirkland.
Companies have also been organized TO
develop the gold and silver prospects dis
covered IN the pass The Cascade Gold
Mining and Milling Company has forces at
work developing their properties In Mount
Uncle 81, near North Bend.
The SnoquaImie Coal and Coke Com
pany has for several months past been
pushing the permanent works on its coal
mine about three miles from Snoqualmie.
This mine Is known as the Niblcck mine.
The Northern Pacific railroad is construct
ing spur from the main line at Palmer TO
reach this mine. About twenty miles have
already been graded and ten miles Of track
laid
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The Town of Eothen.

Bothel is an inland town On the Seattle,
Lake Shore & Eastern railway, twenty-five
miles from Seattle, and one mile from the
head of Lake Washington. It is princi-
pally a numbering and manufacturing
town of about 600 inhabitants 1t has
two sawmiIls and two shingIe mills, which
in al employ about seyeuty-nve men.
Bothell has two churches, one two-story
schoolhouse, with an attendance of eighty
five pupils; two grocery stores, two butcher
shops. two general merchandise stores,
one hardware, one drug store, one barber
shop, three hotels, two saloons,
two telegraph Offices, one express Office.
There have been many valuable improve
ments made during the past year, the
schoolhouse being one. The Huron Lum-
Der Company built large bridge across
the Samamish river over so feet long.
great many houses have been built
during the year. One year ago there were
but two stores here and two hotels, and
one butcher shop. The town has grown
100 per cent. and the prospects at present
are that there viii be a large amount of
building the coming season.
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The souak slough.

Sauak slough, which drains Sarnamish
lake, is sluggish stream. tiowing through
a wide bottom to Lake Washington for a
distance of twelve miles. embracing 10000
acres of the richest bottom lands.
The soil is twenty-five feet deep
and more, composed of silt
from the mountains and vegetable mould
Of the same character IS the famous White
river valley. 1t has produced over 100
bushels of oats per acre and other crops IN
proportion Though these lands have
been settled for over twenty years but little
progress was made in the development
of this bottom until the Seattle. Lake
Shore & Eastern opened communication
with Seattle. The greater part of the pop
ulation of the valley IS composed of the
settlers who have arrived within the past
two years The town Of Redmond is the
oldest trading point of the valley. 1t is
situated about one mile below Lake Sam
amish.
The new town of York is situated
in g the heart of this valley,
midway between the two lakes,
three miles east of Kirkland 1t is
situated opposite the opening in the hills
separating the Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern from Kirkland, known as the
Sagland Gap. E. F. Whittier mas pur-
chased a tract of the rich adjacent bottom
lands upon which he proposes 10 make .
leading horticultural farm.
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EnQuclaw.

This town is beautifully located on the
west side of the line of the Northern PACING
railroad, nfty-six miles by rail from Seattle,
and is a growing and prosperous town of
about 400 inhabitants. The ground is suffi-
GENTLY sloping 10 secure good drainage, IS
supplied with abundant pure water, and
commands beautiful view Of the Cascade
mountains and Mount Rainier. 1t
has three general merchandise stores.
one drug store, two saloons, one
hlacksmithing and wagon shop, one
millinery store, two hotels, one livery and
sale stable, one bakery, one shingle mill,
two real estate Offices, one large school
building and public hall, one Catholic
church, one meat market, one cigar
factory, railroad buildings, express
agencies and weekly newspaper 1t is
fast coming into prominence as shipping
point for hops, hay and vegetables, and is
the distributing point for large section
of country.
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UPPER WHITE RIVER VALLEY.
Prolific Of All Kinds of Vegetables and
Frufts-Deep. Rich Soil.

That portion of King county which hes
between White and Green rivers and the
Muckleshoot Indian reservation and the
Cascade mountains, is known as the Up
per White river valley. This part of the
county is from 60 TO 700 feet above sea
level, and is one of the largest tracts of
good farming land in Western Washing
ton, embracing about four townships. The
soil is deep black loan, very productive,
with subsoil of clay cement which retains
water throughout the dry months Of July
and August. and causes plants TO grow
without interruption during the whole sea-
son. This section is comparatively new,
and the choicest of hop and farming lands
can be bought at prices very much below
the price of lands In places which have
been improved for q long time. Having
been opened to settlement by the build
ing of the Cascade division of the
Northern Pacific railroad in 1887, people
eager to secure homes were attracted by
the healthfulness of its climate, the fertil-
ity and productiveness of the soil, and the
ease and comparatively small expense of
clearing of the land, on account of the light
growth of small trees and absence of big
logs and stumps.
The fruits which grow best are apples,
pears, plums, cherries, prunes, peaches
and all kinds of small fruits and berries.
Hay, wheat. oats, barley and ali kinds of
vegetables and hops grow to the greatest
perfection.
The nearness to the mines, numbering
camps and Sound cities insures the best
prices for everything raised, and the GER
tainty Of bountiful crops is assured as the
succession of seasons.
There is vast amount of valuable tim
Der available for numbering, which lies
along the base of the mountains and in
the mountains, on the banks Of White
river and its tributaries. This timber has
large, long trunks, with limbs growing at
. great distance from the ground and trees
close together, and is exceptionally valu-
able on account of the large percentage of
clear timber which can be sawed from it.
The mines are at present undeveloped,
but many claims have been perfected by
the payment of SO per acre, as required 10
secure the title to coal lands, and paying
veins have been secured which invite the
expenditure Of capital TO develop them.
The development of this section can be
conceived by noting the change IN the
schools. In 1855 the whole was embraced
in the one district of 0sceola, and the &C
commodstions supplied by one small
schooIhouse with few wooden benches
were sufficient. Atpresent there are nine
schools in as many districts, well attended,
from the same territory, with greatly in
creased accommodations in each.
Several towns, with wen-established en-
terprises in each, have been built upon the
line of the Northern Pacific railroad, the
principal one being Enumclaw.
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Lake Samamish, ct an elevation OF 10 iees
from the lake, on the divide between sne
lakeon she Snoqualnie, Martin AcnaAoh
has ranch of 80 acres of as tine bottom
land as can be found anywhere. lie was
the earliest settler to push back from the
valleys into the uplands. he mas
several acres of natural cram
berry marsh, from which he Annually
gathers large quantities OF berries. Inc
uplands abound IN Wild cranberry marshes,
which can be developed into most pay
ing industry. The Indians bring large
quantities of the berries TO market every
season. The ranches of George " I'D
belts, W. E. Bush, T.. 4 Wald, Anderson,
Wilson, and the garden ranch Of ID. keafd'
In the valley near Gilman, are among the
best on the Sound.
About l25 pupils regularly attend the
schools Of Gilman, large proportion OF
the population for a mining town. tine
new schooIhouse, NJ E. church, and
several residences hare been built during
the present year. The payroll OF the coal
mines is over $l4 900 per month-over -
for each man, woman and child OF the
town-an enormous resource for so small
comnrnify
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Newcastle.

The town of Newcastle is located on the
east side of Lake Washington, two and
one-half miles from its waters, on the Col
umbia & Puget Sound railroad, nine miles
from Renton. 1t is village OF about 600
inhabitants, composed entirely of the en-
ployes of the Oregon Improvement Com
pany's Newcastle mine and their families
This mine is one of the oldest in King
county The coal mined here was shipped
to Lake Washington by rail until the Col
umbia & Puget Sound railroad was con-
structed. The mines are located one
mile beyond the town on Coal
creek which iows through deep and mar
row gorge to Lake Washington. The
mine is located on the side of the canyon,
several hundred feet above the lake. The
entire nine miles of railroad to Renton is a
steep down grade, down which the heavy
coal trains run at frightful speed, requiring
not pound of steam for draft the entire
distance. The Newcastle mine is the larg-
est operated by the Oregon Improvement
Company. the output the past year exceed
ing 40, 900 tons.
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Blaek Diamond.

Black Diamond, near which are located
the three mines of the Black Diamond
Mining Company. is situated on the Coz
lumbia Il Puget Sound railroad, about
thirty miles from Seattle. The mines of
this company have this year yielded TO-
GO tons, and have capacity Of Is 900 tons
per month and would export that could
ships be obtained for its transportation.
The mines are superintendent by Morgan
Morgans. one Of the most scientific coal
mining engineers IN the North
west. The mines are equipped with
the most convenient system of
appliances for handling coal, most
of which are the invention of Mr..
Morgans. At present an electric dynamo
for hosting is being placed on the lower
level Of mine No. Ii, 1000 feet below the
present opening. The mine employs $50
men. There are go inhabitants in the
town of Black Diamond. During the past
year neat Union church edihce has been
erected, and q number of dwellings
There are $50 pupils enrolled IN the
schools The schoolhouse was built and
furnished two year ago without drawing on
the county school fund for single dollar,
and when it was completed there was
money in the treasury for the teachers
salary for whole year.
The region about Black Diamond
abounds in numerous small lakes, sur
rounded by fertile bottom lands The
town presents the appearance Of a thrifty,
industrious community.
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SEATTLE PosTNTEIIIGENcER THURSDAY,

complete the Iiss The W. C. T. C. has an
efficient organization here and Is doing
good work The saloons number but
three, the $50 license keeping out the baser
sort
The city has four lawyers, four physicians
and four resident clergymen. A fund has
been subscribed for public library and
free readingroo1n-
The membership Of secret organizations
is very large The Odd Fellows are most
numerous. the junior order Of American
Mechanics next, then the Masons, Daugh-
tiers Of Rebecca and Good TempIars. The
knights Of Pythias are about TO organize.
The number Of houses now being built
is about seventy-ave. They are n OstlT
cottages, but are neat and comfortable in
plan.
Fruit Of all kinds common TO the Sound
region grows to perfection, and the yield
is enormous Farms IN the vicinity of the
town are being rapidly divided into tive
and ten-acre tracts, and it viii not De long
before this valley viii be one vast vege-
table and fruit garden There is an IN
failing demand for these products at
highly remunerative prices.
The streets of Kent are being graded
and sidewalked, and every effort is being
made by enterprising citizens to render
this one Of the beautiful cities Of WASH
ington.
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A POTENT FACTOR.
The Payment of $500 900 when Most
Needed-The Firm That Did This.

The ire of year and half ago was the
great furnace in which the institutions of
Seattle were tried. Those of a metal of
inferior quality could not stand the reGTu-
ing process. while those of superior metal
only stood out the holder by contrast. The
great disaster acted as q refner and
strengthened TO the solid and business-like
men OF this community. 1t will be re-
membered that the total insurance on the
property destroyed In that memorable ere
was nearly two and half millions of dol
lars. OF this amount about one-thfrd. or
eight hundred thousand dollars, was car
RED by the companies represented by that
old and reliable nrm, Burns & Atkinson.
successors 10 Taylor & Burns. This
amount was readily paid by these comma
MES, the prompt payment being, perhaps.
the chief factor In the rapid rebuilding of
the city and the speedy resumption of busi-
ness on even more prosperous basis than
ever before. When one considers that this
one agency represents the companies that
stood nearly If not quite one-third the en-
tire loss Of that great ondagration. it calls
for words OF the highest praise for this t,rrn
and makes the confidence of business men
rock-rooted and unbounded.
policy in any and all OF their COM
panies means absolute security, and no
better evidence is required than the fact of
their readiness TO adjust and nav the
heavy losses IN the great tlre.
The names Of the companies are familiar
to all who make it point TO buy the hest
insurance, and include the London and
Liverpool and Globe, California. Girars of
Philadelphia, Commercial Union of Ion-
don, London and Lancashire. Ftna OF
hartford. State Investment. Han,buro-
Bremen, Niagara of New York. arricuI-
turai Of New York, Continental az New
York, Scottish Union and National. I.anca-
SHIRE OF Manchester, Metropolitan Plate
Glass, and the Travellers Life and Acr;.
cent insurance Company.
With this array of strong companies snv
insurance agency would prosper, but when
represented oy such well-known and sub
ssahtia4 men as Messrs. Burns G Atkinson
prosperity is doubly assured.
Inc hrm has been in existence for 6fteen
years anu has seen Seattle grow from a
sinan to~n TO Its present metropolitan
proportions, and, seeing this growth. has
up pace with the development by ADDING
neg and strong companies To thair s;s.s
suranee laws 4eSs III
Ihe residents Of Seattle shouId Ia a,s
are: indehtec TO Burns & Atkirso,, go sa-
Iner able efforts in securing good ~.
suranee and absolute security from loss hv
IRE: ms agency is member Of the pa; =
mon Board of Underwriters. and hss
oesh strong factor in securing favorable
s a. % Seattle from the board wheneve-
ZIG opportunity offered. Their offiess a.
On the ground door of the Butler hIoes
80 saoa snshee emanates knowledge ever.
iasEang on the insurance business