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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-23
LAST LETTER FROM MOORE.
Written In Good Spirits to Friend just
Before Death.

A letter from W. C. Moore, the Seattle man
who was drowned in Icy bay, Alaska, while dis
eInbarking with the Russell exploring party, TO
his friend William L. IlnGsley, OF this city, was
received yesterday. The letter was dated
Steamer Bear, June T." and showed the writer
10 be in happy spirits. little dreaming that death
was so near. The letter read:
at Is so O'Clock, and we are off the Fair
weather islands They are snow-clad to the
beach, and the sight has tendency to make
one shiver. but I suppose We will do that in
earnest before we get back. We did
not take the inside passage, and will
make no stop q. ali until We reach Yakutat bay,
which win be about o'clock today. There we
viii leave the boat and part Of the stores and 90
on 20 Icy bay. where we will be put ashore some
time during the night. 80
Here the letter ends without signature and
the following. written in pencil in a hurried
hand, dated ''June 5, s p. m" was inc!osed
''We got into Yakutat at II O'Clock last night,
but the wind, which was in the east all day,
drove the surf into Icy bay and We could not
land; but we will leave here az in the morning
and try to make il. II we do not land win
write 10 you sgain. Ifno more letters come you
may know that we made the landing all right
remain yours truly. W. G.. MOORE
The last lines must have been written only q
few hours before the unfortunate young mans
body was tossed on the cruel breakers of Icy bay.
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rabiic school Notes.

School warrants viii be ready by FRIDAY, a.
some OF the teachers wish 90 so away as soon as
school closes
Work is being pushed on the new diplomas for
the High school graduates Miss Small, the
teacher In drawing. is doing The engrossing
A party consisting OF Professor +. C. Richard
con. Professor r. J.. Browne. Miss Sadie +.
Young Miss Kate NJ. Rlghsm. Miss Ella Red.
Miss Harriet 4. Flower, Miss seheaeie, Mss
Lynch and Miss Lix2ie Brown, all teachers, win
leave on Saturday next june =, over the
Canadian Pacific railroad for Toroato. Canada,
and other points East, TO spend the summer
vacation.
Misses Nellie and Hattie Hsmiia, teachers at
The south school, and Ma AiIes " Miller. Of
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Home From sportsmen,s Tournament.

W. II. Hardy, James West, Howard Lewis and
Sam stein, well-known Seattle sportsmen, re-
turned yesterday from Spokane, where they st
tended the annual tournament of the sports
mems Association OF the Northwest Mr.. Hardy
speaks in high terms of the treatment the party
received, and of the splendid sport enjoyed.
There were about twenty-five visitors in attend
anee in addition TO the large number of local
shots. Although the first prize for the best gen.
eral average went 20 Helena man most of the
honors were brought back to Puget sound Mr..
Hardy secured the location for next years tour
nament at Seattle.
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- Social snssinn -

"A Social Session" given at the Seattle opera.
house had certain chestnutty favor about IL
IL is described as a sparkling comedy success,
when IL should re called variety failure. a
Social Session" has been given here before by a
much stronger company. Last nights per
Torrance had several entertaining features,
however, and parts of it were greeted with
voe:ierous laughter and hearty applause Il was
performance calculated TO delight the gallery
gods and those who find amusement in horse.
play. "A Social Session" will be repeated to-
night
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-23
THE Fakir."

Hamlin's Farce Comedy Company, which me,
with great success in New York, will be seen az
the Seattle opera house this week Like its
congeners. "The Fakir' is built TO make fun
The authors, Paul N. Potter and Harry l. Ham.
lin, make no claim 70 high literary merit or
elaborate dramatic construction for their bant-
ling. What there is of dialogue is crisp and
without the shadow of vulgsrity The costumes
OF the women are magnificent Their faces are
pretty, and their forms are all that an artist
could desire. The music is bright" The
speclaitieS are numerous and elaborate
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LONGEST STAGE ROUTE.
It Runs From Douglas, wyo.. to Gus
ter, Mont.

It Runs From Douglas. wyo., to Gus
ter, Mont.
Mr.. ard Mrs e. r. Page. of Portland, are at
the Arlington hotel. Mr. Page was for fourteen
years IN the contract division of the postofics
department AZ Washington City, but Tor nearly
year now he has been secretary Of the North
western Nail and Transportation Association
This is the largest company in the country oper-
ating stage lines and i has routes in this state
and also ss far south as Arizona In speaking
of mail carrying and staging Mr.. Page
said isst night: "The building of rail
roads is rapidly cutting into the cid
stage routes, and though take the whole coun-
try over q good many are yet left, still they are
mostly short ones. We operate the longest
stage line now IN existence in the United states.
covering So miles between Douglas, Wv, aud
Custer station in Montana That runs seven
days in the wee and takes eight stages each
way and 20 or so horses"
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those times e wss Cherry creek. There the fs-ss
geld was discovered, though the metal was not
foand in paying quantities until later at point
forty niles away.
II vsx in one Of the Colorado regiments, and
we did some lrvely Indian fighting under
Colonel shev1agto1- AT one tine we killed 20
ArapAhoes and Sioux The Eastern papers
condemned "a Tor killing pe2ce.hls Indians.
bat I'm very sure that they were far from
peacexase until after We hAd Gone with them
Then they were quiet enough
The killing Was good lesson to those tribes,
for they we're actually friendly for fifteen years
sffo -
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MAKING GOOD INDIANS.
A skagit valley Man Who Assisted a, g
Big Conversion

M. J. J. Conner and Mr.. John Noe. OF Cum
eer-and, met at the Sno9uolmie hotel Mr.. Con
ner, who has lived in the Skagit valley for shout
twenty years, was one OF the early settler, OF
Colorado, having gone into that state before Ire
civil war ended. II have seen Denver" ne ssI5
last night when two or three hundred indians
could haye coma down and elSared il out In
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Building Permits.

The following permits to build were issued
yesterday:
w. J. Brewster, one-story frame, lots and 4,
block /, Jensen addition, 21xIixI5 feet cost $50
A. L. Hail, repairs One-sfory frame, lots and
g. block 3, Jackson street addition, 5Oxalx20 feet
cos, $50.
Redemptorist Fathers. move and repair two
story building, lot 10, block T, W. " Bells addi-
ton; cost, si,5l0.
E. VI. De Lappe, one-story frame. lot ~ block
/, Bradners addition, 14x24xl4 feet: cost SIS
p. c. shannon, one and-one-half story frame
lot 2, block z. Renton's addition, 34x5Ix24; cost
$500
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FOR SUNDAY CLOSING.
Ministerial Association to Start q C.
kade in This CITY

The Ministerial Association, of this city, is
about to commence a Sunday closing crusade
against the saloons. At its meeting Yesterday
morning resolution was passed that the mat
ter OF sunday closing be discussed at the next
meeting, and Revs. D. Bagley, Benjamin Par
sons and 5. A. Bright were chosen a committee
10 arrange plan OF discussion
Nearly a full attendance was present at yester-
days meeting The topic under consideration
was -The Relation of the Y. NJ. c. A 10 the
churches, Rev. G. J. Burehett making
the opening address He called stten-
ton 10 the magnitude of the Y. VI.
c. A. movement-it numbers 5000 Young men.
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Highest al in Leaveng Pow-U Govt Report Arg 1889
@H!A!:'I!! B Bsxdss9
ABSOLUTELY PURE

will be used, and the ascension will
take place from q scow on the bay. Mr.. Woodall
says the balloon he proposes to use will go up
from 1900 to 5000 feet
F. W. Wald and W. II. T. Barnes were ap-
pointed on the finance committee, to solicit
funds in North Seattle.
The committee adjourned to meet again
Friday evening
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The diplomas Of Alice Clark, L MAY Fonda
Carrie Il. Lake, Nola Il. Cowden, Ala Callgan
Winnie lAtimer, all High school graduates, were
destroyed in the fire of lSSa The school board
b having Others engroSsed for them and seers
tary Whitney will endeavar 20 have the original
signatures attached Several of these ladies
have since become married
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PORT ANGELES SOUTHERN.

Good Prospects Tor Beginning Work on
the Road Soon.
Mr. Robert Secular, well known attorney OF
Port Angeles, 10 at the Abbott house. He 10 q
scotchman by birth, but has spent about two
years In this country. He said last night: II
have been talking in this city with those inter
ested IN the Port Angeles Southern railroad. and
| learn that everything is going satisfactorily.
OF the $50 GO bonus wanted, some $4,000 is
already pledged. and the rest can be raised with
out difficulty. The work viii begin
very soon, for the projectors intend
to commence work as soon as they get part of
tue iiae located, without waiting for the sur
veys 10 be completed
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Joint Teacher., Institute.

School superintendent plekoy, o. Hitsap
county, has made arrangements with SupeFin.
fendent P1sey for the holding of a Joint teach
ers institute, in seattle. August 3 Tho cx.
penses OF the convention will be shared pro
portiountcly by the two counties II is ex.
pected that King county viii have az least NJ
teachers at the convention, while kitsap county
will he represented by about ten.
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Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced on the
FIRST appearance OF the agreeable LIQUID fruit
remedy, Syrup of Figs, few years ago. has been
more than confirmed by the pleasant experience
OF all who have used IL, and the success Of the
proprIe,ors and manufacturers, the California
Fig syrup Company
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tUE IlIE " O8If - n - -. =
week.
Professor Earl 6 Peef, princips. OF the CoauEa-
hsa sehofs. q Organizing . parry 70 60 camping
s.,d rro.,,.tafr climbing on Mount Rainier early
IN July. The party viii probably consist Of NJ
and Mrs. Peet. Dr. and Ars stargus. Miss
schernp and Miss Lodge, OF the Columbia school,
Miss Martha l. Foster, Miss Lille P. White. Ms
FIorenes stowei!, Miss Jennie A. Smith and
Professor J. .. Atkinson, all Of the south school
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A "sHoTGuN" EXAMINATIONS.
The Successful Competitor TO Be Give
an Extended Trim.

Today at / 30 in the Central High school hall
IN examination is TO be given to the members Of
the High school which is creating no little excite
ment among them. The one who ranks highes,
Is TO be given trip. together with chaperone.
with ali expenses paid, TO Chicago, PHILADELPHIA.
Boston. New York, Baltimore and Washington.
returning via Niagara Falls and Canada, aud If
the successful competitor comes from the q
class the trip is 10 be extended TO London. Paris
and Rome
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Programme for the commencement Ex.
ercfses beginning Tonight

The High school commencement exercises will
begin at High school hall tonight The gradu.
sttng class Is as follows: Those Completing
their work now-Ida NJ. Foote. Huber c. spiger
Bert Frink, Nina V. Cooper aud Hattie Proctor
Those who finished last January Acker.
man, Hattie Z. Bray, Helen Gillette and Chester
Morse
The programme for the four days ia: Tines
day, shotgun contest: Wednesday, rhetorical
contest; Thursday, commencement exercises:
and Friday, alumni meeting.
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state unirer.itx Annrais.r.

Mayor White has appointed Mr.. NJ. 5 Drew a.
one of the appraisers OF state university rrop.
srty. HE colleagues are Ex-Governor Moore
Robert Wingate aud Major J. X Hayden
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-23

Ministers, lawyers, teachers and Others whose
occupation gives but little exercise should use
Carriers Little Liver Pills for torpid liver snd
e.liousnsss. One 10 q dose. Try them
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LARGE WHEAT YIELD.

Ex-Governor Moore, of walla WALL,
Predicts Good Crops.
Ex-Governor Miles C Moore, Of Walls Wall,
is AZ the Rainier hotel on his way home from
the bankers convention at Olympia ..Tbe
crops over in the Eastern part OF the sts,e are
locking unusually well,' he said, land be-
nsVs we shall have wheat yield even greater
than the average"
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No visitor 20 Seattle should fail 10 take a trim
on LAKE Washington Take the Yeslsr avenue
cable cars and the steamer Kirkland
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SCHOOL CENSUS REPORT.
Eighteen Fer Cent. Increase In Numb
of Children of school A..

The school census just completed shows that
Seattle has 1921 children OF school age. "a
against .,S9i Tor 1880. This shows an increase
OF Is per cent. over that OF last year Following
Will lie found a tabulated statement:
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Ravenna Mill Running Again.
The Touring mill at Rayenna has been put in
operation again, and three carloads of wheat
were shipped 70 il yesterday
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Waithsm, klgin, Howard and dne swiss
watches 81 discount At Hansens. 90 Front
sgreet
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twill make your eompie xion as soft As vel.
vet snu as fresh looking rs q morning glory
Nisdon'x famous Koberfsne
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Mems French esiorsggsn underwear q cent.
oppsnheimsrs, Second and Spsgng.
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Obtained More Relief From Can Of o. T. 7. T7an
4nything He Ecer Used
The writer of the following Is Baptist minister Of
many years standing well known as missionary
the Indians. and is a teacher in the school
recently established at Forest Grove for the edu-
cation of the Indian youth
FOREST GROVE Or, March g
have been troubled many years with weakness
of the kidneys, and have tried many different rem
edies, sought aid from different physicians. and
even changed climates to obtain relief, but have
met with Indifferent success. Hearing through a
friend OF the value of the OREGON KIDNEY
TEA obtained a box of IL. and have derived
more benefit from IL than from anything else /
have yet found REV. ]. t. HUFF.
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ssperxfsor~.

The board transacted bathtsle bus iness today beside making a frame for the future financial photograph. This was no easy task.
 In the morning Col Herring, as at torney for holders of general fena warrants talked Sith the board with ,he result Of a satisfactory arrange. men. being male, the Oasis of which is embodied in resolution to sile effect that an expense fund be created and that the sum of sl5,O0O he transferred from the general fund to the new fund and that the balance IT si6,5S9 be used to pay of outsiand ing warrants in order of their issuance shich will take up all of them except ing ihose issued since about July lst
 No bills Ina { been allowed ap to f p
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12
Uard Times.

A prominent mining man wss be- fore Justice Johnston last night, on a charge of having stolen ten dollars worth of timber from an adjoining shaft, which had not been used in several years. A jury heard the case but could no. agree and was discharg- ed at 2 a. m. The ballots stood g to f for conviction from first to last. The evidence went to show that the tim bers which were taken had been re- placed better than they were in their original shape and that the accused had not denied taking them when con fronted by the original ownfrs. 1t Is s2fe to say that there was not A man in The court room, who had followed mining for a livelihood bus who had, in his time, helped himself to his neighbor's windlsss without aski g for t. and has hunted the hills over for bis own when he wanted to use it. It has always been considered the proper thing to do and this is the first instance where a man has preferred charges against fellow miner for SO doing. Hereafter miners should Q cautious about borrowing their neigh bors tools snd hoisiing works.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

The Turquois stage team ran away this q. n. from in front of the POsi Office. The stage was not occupied. the driver having gone into the rear with the mail sack. The animals went down Toughnut street at A irightiul rate of speed; when in front oi BHnn', lumber yard, they struck a gay air to telegraph pole and grounded the wire for several hundred Feet. They upset the stage after wrecking ops Of the wheels sud paralyzing the top.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

T smslled rat" the miner cried, Wrsihy, vexed and sore, When in yoar statement espied 4 3 where should have stood 4." T smelt no rat" the Shelter said, obliyious to the 4, Your wrath pour on the samplers
 head, I only smell ihe ore P'
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

The articles of incorporation of tbs Algodones Irrigzting Company oi Yu- ma were filed in the county reesrder's office, April lss. Capital stock 5000 OO0. Principal place of business is as Yuma, branch office Denver. Incor- poraiors: J. A. Muir, Abrasn Carpent- CT, g.H. Carpenter, F. s. Ingalls,, E B. coe, Elisha M. Sanford and Fred NJ Coe.-sentinel
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

As ibe rioters kiIl4d in Pennsy iva- mia were aIi unRaturaIized foreigners, the possibility oE further international combIicatinns arising hss been freely diseassed. The Austrian consul, shomberg, received s diEpsteh from Parker, leader oi the strikers, inform ing him thAt seyerai Of the men were killed were subjects of Austria. He replied that he would investigate the matter, but declined to talk further.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

Miss Hattie E. Stevens, uith Dey Brothers and Co, Syracuse, New York. writes tbe Sentinel asking f GeoFge Stevens who has been in these partr is ia the land Of the living. If this is tke George Stevens commonly known ss Little siev-S who formerly wa che Democratic bossos Graham county he vas q last accounts, very much aisse. bat as so whore he is it would t'e hard to say, and t Niss Hattie hnds out. she probably caa turn her know ledge into ready money. hy conmuE- ieating siih Bob Paul, Uaitesi ssAles
 BAsssAIi of Arizona. as Tuoson.-Lsn . burg Liberal.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

The Bisoee Dramatic Club will give an entertSiDment on April 18th lu' the benefit of the cemetery fund. h. proceeds to be used to IenCe the een etery gFoandF. The title of the pla. will be Dot" the miners daughter"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

The specimen from the Copper queen mine, So be sent b the WoFld's Fair, DOW occupies space above ground by the side of the office, GOV cred with canvas, so protect it from the elements.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

TIE Phenix Herald says Of Col. Herring's candidacy for delegate 10 the constitutional convention: "He would be great credit to the territo- ry in tia, body ss well ss great bene- it to the people Attorney General Herring is conservative and safe or ali political and legal questions tOuch- ing upon that poiiiy which should guide US as q stafe.S
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

Sehiiling & Co, have attached the store of Nsrdini X Co at Turquois for S debt of s262. This store which war a branch Of the Tombstone business was not assigned with the latter San Watt is in charge of the store.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

G. ". Swain received his eommis- sioa yesterday ss court commissioners and also received instructions to ad joArn court till she May term. -Lis means that the, . win De nc court heI, here this month.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

Sonora, Mexico, formerly furnished the beet for this market in the sum- mer months, but Mckinley rat stoI te is which accounts for the hard look ing quarters lining our butcher shops.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

The well known firm of ". c. Smith & Co. doing business in Floi- snce and Cass Grande, have sold out to J. Levy Jr.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

The sickness which has prevailed a. Bisbee during the winter has been oyerdrawn in 8 redicuisus manner The reports are still circulating thsi people are dying at the rate of one s day, while the fact is that not one death has occurred in ten days.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

Supervisor Scott White came in on she noon coach today. He has jus; recovered from an attack of Ls Grippe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

SALEsNAS-Au energetic nan want ed 10 push our manufactures on this ground. One of eur agents earned S5, 200 last year. Address P. C. Box 1871. New York. w-3-30y
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

". H. stilweil will receive the un- animous endorsement of the bar Oi Tombstone for U. 5. District attorney.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12

Jim Kearney and Pat Braeken are in from the Winchester district. The latter is suffering from La Grippe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-04-12
S21NOO O

By order oi the board
 G. W. BRYAN, Attest: Chairman.
 Vim. D. Monmonier, Clerk. Dated April 6, 1891.
 Itwss ordered by unanimous vote that the treasurer turn over to the Assessor the original assessment roll for 1890 and blank book of the City Of Tombstone.
 It is unanimously ordered that WAT rants be issued to the following per sons for the amounts set opposite their respective names, viz;
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, o'clock D. m.
Full board present,

Full board present,
 Office of Board of Supervisors,
 Cochise Co. Ariz April G, '9l
 Re t resolved by the B ard oi Sup eryi.ors oi the County of Coehi>e that the County Treasurer be and he is hereby ordered to transfer from the county general fund to fund to be by him opened and to be known as the EXPENSE FUND, the sum of fiiieel thousand dcllsrs, together with all moneys that shall come into said general fund until the first day Of October next, from the collection If licenses, taxes and delinquent taxes and tax sales. It is further
 Ordered, That said Treasurer with the balance of moneys in said general fund and amounting 10 the sum of sI6,5S9 pay and redeem in accordance with their priorities of registration, as many of the eounty's outstanding warrants and orders ss that sum will pay and redeem. The said sum of $I5,0O0 hereby ordered transferred to said expense fund together with said sums of money as shall be hereafter received into said general fund, and then as soon ss their received, trans ferred to said expense fund is set apart in accordance with law to guarantee the maiRtabance of the county gov ernment and is hereby particularly estimated by this board ss follows, to- wit:
 Cash on hand ...-..... $l5000 % Licenses to October Ist next 3OOO %
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Tbe application Of Si Bryant for a patent 50 the Tom sse.. =:sas .: Fur quois appears in this issue.