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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-25
SHIPPING FROM THE SOUND.
Report Upon the Recent Trade and I'm
mediate Prospect.

Report Upon the Recent Trade and I'm
mediate Prospect.
A report Just issued by Roihschild & Co., of
Port Townsend, shows, among other items of
interest, that during the month OF June so
vessels sailed to foreign from Sound ports. The
total registered net tonnage OF these vessels was
3O3ss tons. Fourteen OF them were
American, II British, 8 Scandinavian
and l Hawaiian. six loaded at Port
Blakeley, 10 at Tacoma, 8 at Port Gamble
2 at Beilingham bay, 2 at Whatcom, l at Seattle,
at Vancouver and at Moodyville. Seven took
cargoes of lumber, lumber and lath, 5 lumber /,
lath and pickets: lumber and spars, lumber,
Iath and slaves; ] lumber, lath and shingles,
and wheat. Six OF those laden with wheat
sailed for Havre, of the others sailed for Aus
tralia, for Shanghai, for Cailao, and 2
for London. The aggregate value Of
their cargoes was about $4,000.
The report gives the following freight quota
tons:
"Freights in lumber are dull at present and
slightly lower than our last reports. Rate
TO Melbourne, Adelaide OF Port Pirie, SIS cd 10
Cos; Sidney, 47s Cd to ass Cd shanghai. 62s sd to
6is Cd; Valparaiso. as Cd; United Kingdom,
67s Cd; San Francisco. $3.50 to $500. Two me
dium carriers have been chartered for Mel
bourne at slight advance on our quotations.
"There are no vessels at present loading wheat
on the sound, aud none TO arrive to load prior to
the middle of August So we cannot estimate
spot rates. We quote charters prior to arrival as
follows, fall loading: United Kingdom or
Adelaide, iron, 40s to IT'S Cd wood, 37s Cd to 40s
Goal 'frcights remain unchanged from our
last report. Sanaimo or Departure bay TO San
Francisco, $3.50; to san Diego San Pedro, So. %
% $3.50; Tacoma and Seattle to San Francisco,
fps to $3.50"
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Rrief Tacoma News.

TACOMA, July 24.-[Special. Work on
the Northwest University building Of the
Christian church at Buenna will be begun
at once. The building will be four stories
high, will cost $50 900 and will be patterned
after the Lincoln, Neb., Christian uni
versity.
Judge Beverly has decided that Thomas
W. Long was sane three years ago when
he willed the principal portion of his for
tune to John Frazier and his two sons.
Ellen Ramsey of Kentucky, contested the
will, but she did not appear at the trial
yesterday.
A quantity of opium and two elegant
opium smoking outfits were captured last
night at the Waverly hotel. A man and a
boy were in the act of leaving the room
containing the paraphernalia, but no one
was caught smoking and therefore no
arrests could be made.
Mary j. Ramsdell today began suit for
divorce from J. H. Ramsdel
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have procured q suit of citizen clothes
probably from some ex-convict, and when.
the bell was rung at IL 80 to cali the pris-
oners, secreted himself behind brick pile,
and putting on the clothes, walked out of
the Enclosure. Officers Immediately started
out to find the man, but have not yet sue
ceeded in locating the fugitive.
Mayer escaped from the Dayton Jail o ne
night while awaiting trial, but was recap
tured the next day and brought back,
when he was tried and found guilty of the
wholesale stealing of chickens.
The trial of Adolph Schwarz. for keep
ing the back door of the saloon open on
Sunday, was held in the justice court to-
day. The jury returned verdict of not
guilty of violating the Sunday law.
Today section hand on the o. & w. T..
railway found valise lying near Dry
creek, seven miles west of the city, the
property of Julius Studer, the man killed
by a train on Wednesday morning. From
the following letter it is very evident that
he intended to make away with himself:
J. p. Gully, Sifnset, Washington; With half OF
all that is left after my accounts are paid, have
holy mass said for my wronged mother, father,
sisters and brothers JULIUS STUDER.sl
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Work on Cruiser No. 8 Begun.

SAN Francisco, July A.-The first rivet
in cruiser No. was driven this morning.
Henry 7. SCOTS has been the hand to
drive it to its lodging place in the keel. In
addition to Mr.. Scott, there were present
several other gentlemen. This cruiser will
be the largest marine contract ever let to
the Pacific coast. The government has
not yet decided on name for the new
ship. She is to be a protected cruiser of
$500 tons displacement, $40 feet long,
SO feet beam, and the test of speed
is to be not less than twenty knots
an hour for four consecutive hours. The
contract provides that she must be com.
pleted by April /, 1893
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COOLER WEATHER TO-DAY.
Californians Suffering From Unusual
Heat-Frost i'm Wisconsin.

SAN FRANcIsco, July 24.-Forecast till 8
p. M, Saturday. for Washington: Fair
weather, except light rains in the eastern
portion, and cooler.
SAN BERNARDINo, Cal, July 4.-This is
the hottest day of the season, the mercury
at 2 p m. standing at ITO degrees. The
weather is very sultry, with clouds and
transforms in the mountains. Quite a
heavy shower passed south of the city
about 2 O'Clock, accompanied by thunder
This is the hottest July for years. The
mercury has gone above 100 degrees at
Riverside fourteen days out of twenty
three this month.
SANTA ANA, Cal, July 24-The heat was
greater in Santa Ana today than at any
time for years past. The thermometer
stood at so degrees at noon, and at 10
o'clock tonight it has cooled off to 81 de-
grees. At Newport, nine miles south of
here, the weather was delightfully."- pleas
ant
CHICAGO, July A.-Temperatures: New
York TO- New Orleans 76. st. Louis 70, Gin
cinnati 70. Chicago 66, Winnipeg 40, Min
nesota 80. Frosts are predicted for tonight
in exposed places in Wisconsin.
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LABOR UNIONS. REQUEST.
The City Council to BE Asked to Send
Delegates.

DGttk1tGS~
The Western Central Labor Union IL anxious
10 have Mayor White call an extra session OF the
board of aldermen and house of delegates to in
vsstigate the action OF the grand jury in the
miners troubles. The letter TO Mayor White
says the labor union believes that the grand
jury failed to transact the business for
which 10 was summoned-the investiga-
ton of the causes of the strike.
It says "The citizens committee has decided to
90 to Franklin and investigate. The labor
union desires to have thoroughly representa-
tive committee Tho aldermen and delegates do
not meet until Monday and we therefore request
you 20 call special meeting for the purpose OF
selecting members OF those bodies to act with
the citizens COMMITTEES.
"This matter, although not city business, IL
of vital importance to the city, inasmuch a.
the shipment of coal is one of our chief sources
Of revenue, therefore 1t is our duty to do all in
our power to aid in the development of our
natural resources; we desire to see q thorough
investigation and hope you win aid u.s.
The letter was signed by James l. Barrie,
secretary of the union. The committee will
meet at J T. Ronald's Office in the Pioneer build
ing at o clock this afternoon.
Mayor White was somewhat in doubt as to his
legal power 20 call the council together for the
purpose, but as the matter is urgent he has re-
ouested both houses to meet this evening al
O'Clock and accede to the wishes of the labor
uniou
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Suicide OF Drunken Soldier.

SAN FRANCTsco, July 24-Joseph Joyce,
private soldier at the Presidio. commit
ted suicide this morning He took a
Springfield rifle. and resting the butt of
the gun on the floor, leaned over the muz-
zle until the orifice covered his heart. He
was barefooted. and with his big toe pulled
the trigger. The bullet passed entirely
through his body and through the build
ing Joyce belonged 10 Battery c of the
Sixth artillery. and il was in the Office of
Battery c that the deed was done 1t was
in this room that he slept. First Sergeant
Welch heard the report. He rushed
into the apartment and found Joyce
lying dat upon his couch.
with his hands clasped under his
head, stone dead The only cause that
Joyce's comrades can assign for the
awful act is that his brain was temporarily
crazed with liquor. Six empty bottles
We're found beneath his bed. To those
with whom he conversed last evening
Joyce gave no hint of any such purpose.
but seemed TO be deeply chagrined at the
fact that he had been placed under arrest
yesterday by his captain. The body was
removed 10 the hospital building, where
Coroner Garwood held an inquest. The
remains tomorrow will be buried with
military honors. Joyce was rs years of
age and native of Tipperary. Ireland.
He has two brothers living I'm New York.
He was very well liked by his associates.
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wALLA wALLA NEWS.
Convict Escapes From Prison-The Last
Wishes OF "a Suicide.

WkLLA WALLA, July 24-lSpecial. To
day at noon when the prisoners who work
at the jute mill and the brickyard were
taken back 10 the penitentiary for dinner
they were counted, when il was discovered
that Louis Mayer, who was sent from Day
ton three weeks ago TO serve a term of
seven years for robbery, was missing.
Thorough search was made around the
penitentiary and hrickyard but no trace
of the missing man could be found. When
the guard who was stationed at the fence
at the bottom of the hill came in he was
asked If any one had passed him during
the morning. He Informed the warden
that about ll:S0 O'Clock man dressed as
citizen came down the hill from the
penitentlary To the fence. He stopped the
man and asked him how he came 10 be in
the Enclosure. He replied that he had been
working en- the lute mill and was going TO
town. As several citizens are working
around the mill, the guard paid no further
attention to the man, who started off in
the direction of the city. Mayer must
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A sirocco at sprague.

SPRaGuE, July 24.-ISpecial.l IA terrific
wind and sand storm passed over this city
this afternoon. the like of which has not
been seen for years. 1t came from the
west, and one could see great clouds of
sand coming five minutes before it struck
the town. When it came upon us things
began to fly around as though they were
being borne along by cyclone. Awnings
tapped, signs creaked and were blown
down, shingles were torn off and stove
pipes mixed in grand confusion. The
storm lasted about half an hour, when it
began to abate, and at O'Clock, having
blown for two hours with greater or less
violence, the air was again quiet
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Port Crescent News,

PoRr CRESCENT, July 24.-[Special. AT
the annual meeting last night of the stock
holders of the Port Crescent Mill Com
pany the following trustees were elected
John E. Lutz, S. R. Haddock, William
Newton, S. ]. Lutz, J. C. Haswell and
Harry f. Lutz. The organization of the
trustees was effected by the selection OF
the following officers: President, John E.
Lutz vice president, S. j. Lutz; secretary
and manager, S. r. Haddock; treasurer,
Harry e. Lutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Agnes Campbell, of Vic
toria, started this morning for Vancouver
b. c., after weeks visit at Port Crescent
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YOUNG MIR. DISRAELI.
Heroic Effort to Keep His
Uncle's Memory Green.
HE is RICH AND GooDLooKING
Thinks the Conservatives Ought to Keer
UP With the Times-The Labor
Movement Not Alarming.

LONDON, July Especial Correspon-
dence. IA very swagger young man is
Coningsby Ralph Disraeli. He is the
nephew of the great Disraeli, and is max
ing an heroic effort to keep that great
mans name green and fragrant, for he was
heir to his uncle's name, as well as most
OF his estate. He was his uncle's favorite,
and was named by him Coningsby, after
his famous book. Young Mr. Disraeli is
quite as much of dandy as was his uncle
when he was q STRIPPING. As all the world
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knows, the elder Disraeli was uncommonly
fond OF dress. So is his nephew. And the
resemblance does not end there, either.
Like his uncle, he is going in for politics,
and at this moment is candi-
date for parliament. He is devoting
much of his time to making speeches. He
has written for the newspapers and maya
zines, as did his gifted uncle, and he soon
will try his hand at fiction. In dress he is
one of the SWEETEST of men. His West End
clothing is fashionable in cut. and fits his
form snugly. He lives luxuriously, is a
member of half-dozen clubs. keeps man
servant and carriage, and is much sought
after by manageable women, for he is
wealthy, handsome, only "a years of age
and the bearer of distinguished name.
Besides, he is thought to be coming
man. He is particularly agreeable to
Americans. He has been in the states
once and hopes soon to go again.
bis father is Mr.. Ralph Disraeli, late dep
uty clerk of the parliaments, and whose
father was Isaac Disraeli. principally
known to fame as the author of "Curiosi-
ties of Literature. Coningsby Disraeli
was educated at Oxford. While there he
became secretary of the Chatham Club,
the leading conservative debating society.
he is good speaker. and in this respect
again resembles his famous uncle. He
hesitates slightly until he gets warmed to
his subject, when he proves himself to be
both fluent and powerful orator.
Upon Mr.. Disraeli's invitation [ called
upon him today at Whites club. He
greeted me cordially. In appearance he is
| typical London club man. He is ex-
tremely prepossessirg. He is tall, with a
| good figure, and carries himself very up
rightly. He dresses in the most fashion
| able style, his collars being high. his neck
wear rich and carefully tied, and his boots
taultlessly pointed. His moustache is
tawny and his eyes are gray. In manner
| he is affahle He Is q man of few words
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-25
Railroad Building in Southern California

SAN DIEGO, July 24.-R. A. Graham.
who has the contract for building the
Peninsular railroad, to run from San Diego
to San Quentin, and to Yuma from some
point not yet determined, stated today
that on Monday Chief Engineer Earle and
force of surveyors will begin the final
survey from Tia Juana south, construction
of the roadbed and tracklaying being al
ready in progress at the southern end of
tho rooI
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threatening to kin" Thss -ers srraigned be
fore Justice Won TobeL ellis was held In
bonds of $500 70 await trial in the superior
court Cross was put under bonds Of 500 70
keep the peace, the bond to sxtend over period
of thirty days. In default of bondsmen both
men were committed TO Jail
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NOISY coLoRED MINERS.
Two Men Arrested for DisorderIy Cor
duet.

Lee ellis and John Crcss, both eolored miners
from Franklin, were brought into the city yes.
terday morning by Deputy Sheriff J. ". smart
Thursday evening about 100 colorsd miners
were in the eompanys saloon at Franklin,
enrouslng and drinking. ellis exhibited a
revolver and threatened 20 shoot the nrst
man who looked at him. aud Cross
was going 10 kin DepRty sheriff frank Burtman,
who went 10 the saloon 20 quel the disturbance
HUFFMAN s~ore cut warrant charging ellis
with exhibiting pistol in an angry manner
in crowd" and nc charged Cross with
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Shipping Intelligence.

San Francisco, July 4.--Arrived-Bk
Canada, from Tacoma Departed-Bktn
Il. X. Ham, for Port Blakeley; sh Two
Brothers, for Tacoma; str Umatilla. for
Victoria and Port Townsend. Cleared
Sin Louis Walsh. for Nanaimo.
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Hottest Ever Known in walia wai,a.

PORTLAND, July A.-Reports from East
ern Oregon and Washington today state
that the weather is very warm at Pendle-
ton. The temperature there was los deg,
and at Walla Wasla 100 deg, being the
warmest ever known in Walla Walla.
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Northern Pacific Employer Picnic.

TACOMA, July 24.-[Special. Tomorrow
the Northern Pacific railroad employees and
their families will picnic at Centralia. The
special train carrying the picnickers will
be composed of eleven passenger coaches
and baggage car.
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A WEAK BACK KEPT STRONG.

r. II. Gillian. Hixhurg, Appomaitox county,
Va. SAYS.
ALLCocK's PLssrKRS have enabled me 10 work
and labor Tor the last two years / hSye been
troubled With pain across my kidneys aud a
weakness OF the spine which ~ times rendered
me almost helpless The A;st relief | obtained
was by wearing two ALIcoCKs pIAsrEES aud I
used about two every month, and I hsve no
pain or difficulty. | consider them the beat
plssteFs in use. /, for one, cannot DO without
abaFs
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Drowned i'm Sight OF His Rria.

SAN Francisco, July pan. Scher. who
arrived here two weeks ago was drowned
while bathing below the Cliff house this
morning The drowning occurred in sight
of his wife. They had been married but a
week
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Drunken Soldier Kills a Priest.

PosEN, July pa drunken soldier.
armed with a sword. ran amuck in the
streets today, killing Catholic priest and
physician before he could be overpowered
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wAiIA wAiI.A ADDITION.
Houses built and sold On easy termA JF
Brewer. 60S second street
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Open air concert by First Regiment band al
Iesehi PARK tomorrow afternoon from a.s0 70
go. Take Isxlsr sysnus cara
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SEATTLE
DRY GOODSSTORB
SOB SECOND ST., COR. MARION,
BURKE BLOCK.

We have been giving enor-
nous bargains to our lady
customers in all departments
ever since we opened up here.
and the universal verdict ia
that we are 1.-The Emporium
of Bargains" in this city.
Having thus established our
selves in the favor of the
ladies, a fact of which we ara
pleased. We now have decided
to give a memoir to the gen.
tlemen. With this end in view
we have placed on sale for
this week only an immense
line of SILK and WORSTED
Underwear in solid black and
natural gray colors. This
particular underwear is regu-
larly sold for $500 per suit;
our special price will be $500
per suit, and is just the right
weight for summer wear.
Gentlemen, this is certainly a
bargain that cannot be dupli-
Gated elsewhere.
For our lady customers we
are offering at greatly re-
duced prices few broken
lines of corsets, also the re-
mainder of the slightly soiled
bed spreads, already so favor
ably commented on.
New goods arriving daily
and our popularity is on the
increase. REMEMBER THE
PLACE,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-08
FEDERAL COURT.

In the federal court yesterday after
noon the case of ChaS. Armour and Others
for the foreclosure of the first mortgage
bonds on the property OF the San Antonio
IL Arkansas Pass railroad, was postponed
until the cases concerning this road are
disposed of in Judge Kings court.
The grand jury returned the following
5. property; Rafael Ramirez, alias Juan
Hernandez, having in his possession and
passing counterfeit money; Antonio
Agueil, having in his possession and pass
ing counterfeit coin; Nick Manager, over
charging for postal cards; Jesus Chappa
Reyes and Celso Resendo, illicit LIQUOR
dealing: Pablo de la Rasas and Christie
Val James, smuggling.
The court this morning was busy at
tending to the batch of indictments turned
| In by the grand jury yesterday afternoon.
Mic Manager was questioned as to the
indictment found against him by the
grand jury for selling postal cards, four
| for five cents, or above their face value.
Mr.. Manger pleaded guilty to the charge,
and he was fined $50, to be confined in
| the county Jail until the fine is paid. He
paid up.
Christoval Jaimes, who had gazed
squarely into the face of the star eyed
| goddess at aprevious term of the court, fol-
smuggling 100 cigars, pleaded guilty to
the grand jury charge, and was sentenced
to eight monthsIin the county jail
| Jesus Chappa Reyes, who, it seems,
| had made it continual habit Of selling
liquor without license, was sentenced to
| ten months in the county Jail.
Pablo de Rosa thought he could point
out where the grand Jury was mistaken
in charging that he had done any SNUG.
| Cling, and called for jury.
| Jas. McGraw, a young man, was sent tC
the house of correction at Detroit, Mich.
gan; for one year, at hard labor, for steal
ing, L. 5. property. With this the cour
bate of grand jury indictments will b,
received. The petit jury was excused
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-08
BAT GAVE CULLINGS.

Officer Gray, late last night. arrested
w. ID. Murphy on the charge of aggra-
waited assault. The arrest was made on a
warrant, Murphy. who was out on bond,
being surrendered by his oOndSmen.
A large pane of glass in one of the doors
of Wagner & ChabOt'S store on Navarro
street, valued at S35 was broken night be-
fore last with a stone by some unknown
party. The glass was insured.
Half & Bros store on West Commerce
street, was entered few nights .ince
presumably by boys, and several pairs of
shoes and other tricks were stolen.
There were eleven cases in the police
court this morning, the fines amounting
to S25.
Louis Chapman. the mulattO, who was
incarcerated in the bat cave yesterday,
for using insulting language, was fined 81
The case of disOrderly against him was
dismissed.
The police yesterday arrested Nathan
Salinger, A. w Naffer and Morris Meyer.
who undertook TO put up an ice cream
booth in Milan park, without a permit.
The cases will be tried on May 18th.
Arthur Holloway. the colored driver,
who ran over the white boy on East Com
merce street was fined s. for careless aud
reckless driving. by the recorder.