The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-08


eelehration Of Decoration day As yet the pro-
gramrze hss not been completed for the exer-
clses on this occasion
Chief Engineer Stevens. OF the Great Nerth-
err, has leased the W. +. Eddy residence. corner
Fourth street and Avenue B, fog period of ons
year. aad win remove to IL with his family
about the middle Of June
Considerable iaconvenfence Is experienced By
business men at the courthouse on account Of
the distance from the business center OF town
and the waas OF sidewalks Between two and
three blocks OF mud hare to be waded through
u order to reach this 1tempis OF justice"
Mason County News.
SHELr0x, May Especial 1.-The numbering
situation IL not showing any signs of imme-
date Improvement That being The principal
industry, shelton IS as duh as most Of the sound
towns However. there are not many Idle men
in town. Several OF the camps hare been closed
down for time, the IogYers concluding they
had enough logs in the water Alexander Nc
Leod, one of the rustlins loExers, has worked
al the winter. and has gotten into difficulties
BY reason Of not being able TO dispose o his logs
Of which be has about $l5,000 worth He gave
bill Of sale Of them TO the Safsop company, 70
secure their bill for hauling and supplies AID
then the loggers placed liens on the logs ssgre-
complicated, although there are ample logs to
cover the debts, If they can disposed Of as = fair
figure.
One OF Skeitol's big new hotels Is about ready
for occupancy, while vorkraen are now af work
incioGing the other. Both will furnish accom-
odations for hundred additional people when
completed. and are creditabie shree-srory build
ingx
The county commissioners are now in session
In Shelton They ars making . new order OF
things, especially in the sudiffns Of bills. which
hare always come In indiscriminately and been
ordered paid The county will save money by
following the ssred tape Of the new law, By
which all balls must Be sworn 20 and indorsed
Boston Investing - Gray's Harbos.
HoorIAx, May z-ISpeeial IA lively inferest
Is being manifested in the real estate market
over the purchase OF la7 acres Of land on the
east side Of the Hoquian river BY . syndiclRs of
Boston capitalists. The price psid WAS $O0 per
acre and the land was owned By the East Ho-
&0 Per acre- Mr. Whitcomhs Who repEssented
the BcstOn syndicate, wss here three weeks go,
locked over the land. had several Photographic
views taken Of HoquiAm and the surrounding
country. returned to- Bos1pn ana evideutly
recommended the nle jase cmcluded. II 10 -
ported that the syndicass wiz make several
more heavy buys in TIE course Of . few days
The Land 10 not being bought for speculation.
hut for Investment ard manufacturing purposes.
This Is the first Boston money Of any amount
thai hM been invested either in Hoqniam or
on Gray's harbor, in fact, and in view OF the re-
rent railroad sidings il is thought 20 have very
signincans meaning.
Henry r Barbour, vice president OF the Gray's
HarboE Company. lels Saturday morning for
W. Hunt TO meet him there. The business 10
presumably OF . railroad nature Mr. Barbour
is expected 10 return In ten days
Fresh American salnon In Australia
SAN Francisco. May 6-Australians are now
eating fresh California salmon on Ice In the
season between February and July they have
no home supply Of fresh salmon. Over . tc1
was shipped last February and found . ready
market The Nonowai took IN equal amount
last week II this last shipment is satisfactory
Others viii follow. shippers are under heavy
expense In making this experiment, and are un-
esrfain Of success on account Of the Australian
market being glussed with canned salmon The
experiment 10 . novel one. and may result in
establishing . steady business every summer
The Australian trade can easily consume from
ten 10 twenty tons OF our salmon All steamers
sailing from here TO Australia are not fitted mp
with ice chesn for the trade, but viii b If it
becomes larger
Tacoma News.
TACOMA, May Especial THE Puget Sound
Pulp and Paper Company was incorporated To-
day by Henry Hewitt. IT,. Walter Cakes and
George s. Brown The company propose TO
manufacture puis and ali kinds OF paper. The
capital stock Is $s0e,p0.
On the ground of being Of crarrelsorne and
vicious nature, Isaac Dorrnberg was today
granted divorce from his wife, Mary Elizabeth
Dorenherg-
C. j. Davis. an ex-pawnbroker, hearing that
Louis Lever. an suetso1eer, had been defaming
his character. dropped into Isvey's place while
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desist in desamstory statements. and Davis then
broke s. hickory cane over Iesey's head Both
were put under bonds TO keep the peace.
The Tacoma Exposisien.
TACOMA. May Especial. bids for the build
ing OF the Western Washington Exposition
buildings were opened this afternoon as follows
slla.5n: Nichols & Csroshers- Ei2.Ae; T. ~
Gribhse, sils,oNs James III. Barry. &iGtNec:
Armstrong Earl. $40, ,474: LlIIis sk Goss Sl3i :
o0o. James Stevenson, $ll7,s2I. Lneol, Estes
sIa.as2: Munson & sehurx. $1,000
The exposition companys architects estimate
that the work could be done fer $4,000. hence
not bid was let A meeting OF the stock holders
WAS summoned to canvass the situation
The stockholders tonight ses architects TO
work cutting coWn unnecessary features of the
plans. in the hope OF letting the contract II the
estimated cost
Trains Latest Crazy Freak.
wHArcox. May Especial }-tseorye Francis
Train is here preparing for his trip around the
world He viii leave here Saturday morning by
the Premier, meet the Empress OF India in the
Straits of FGca. and arrive in Japan eleven days
Afterwards He goes around the world via
Italy. France and England, and viii arrive at
New York yuiys, 6ffy-fve days after leaving
here; thence hack 20 whafeon- He says he can
prove Belsinsham Bay is the nearest shipping
point 70 Japan and China John y. Kleusch ac-
companies him rs secretary. Train lectures
here Friday evening before srarsing-
The Dental Convention AdjournA.
TACOMA May -.-fSpecisl The sszte denta,
society sdloarned its fourth annual Convention
this evening after eleesing the following oescers
President, D.. Giddings. Of Seattle: secretary
Dr. Grasse. of Seattle: vice presidents, G. q
Hayes Of Tacoma; Dr. Stanley. OF Port Towns
end The dentists we're wei pleased with the
meeting The next neesing win Be n Seattle .
year hence
Jap Girls Nes Permitted - Land-
PORTLAND. Nay The collector Of customs
today issued an order allowing thirteen male
fxnaueee xaxxen9erx On the fsexman gfenrnar