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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28

In the near future there will have to be 1000
or 5000 feet OF 6-inch pipe ordered to cover other
districts not provided for at present
This is the most economical plan can think
of, and one which will conform generally TO the
plans prepared by Mr.. Williams. Although II Is
only temporary plan, 1t will I'LL the require
ment until the city can purchase new pumps
and lay q force main to the reservoir.
Hoping you will give this your early atten-
ton. remain yours respectfully CO...
Superintendent of Water-works.
Major Rinehart moved that the report so far
as the pump was concerned be approved. No
action will be taken as to the stand pipe at
present.
Superintendent Chalk reported on the bids for
water-works requirements. He analysed them
and arrived at the conclusion that the offer Of z.
G. Miles Co. was the lowest. The board spent
considerable time making comparisons OF prices
Of or the many an arsc.es NAMED. Owng % the num
1t was task of some difficulty TO determine the
lowest bid Secretary Hoibrook's technical
be PcOsed q 20 rhaR
Mr.. Heiibron read the ordinance, which de-
clared tina; no bid DE accepted unless all the ar
no option Mr. Chalk explained that such being
the case. the cocks, valves, etc, must be bought
Of q. C.. Miles, pipe from Schwabacher Bros. d
Co. and possibly some small articles from the
Northwest supply Co. The bids viii be acted
upon in that way.
1t was resolved, on motion OF Mr.. Hebron,
that the council De asked 10 autuOff1e the DoaIu
to pay for the running OF the pumps OF the
Union Water Company. The result will be that
q iargodistrict in the northern part of the city
will be fully supplied with water all night
Great complaint was made because of the hazard
of fire to which the district was subjected, and
Major Rinehart reported that some such action
was very desirable. The cost will be $1S7 per
month.
superintendent Chalk reported in favor OF pur-
chasing q smith tapping machine, referred TO
few days ago in correspondence with the Calvin
Brass and Iron Co. twill cost altogether $4,000
1t was referred TO the council.
Complaint was made as to the sharp spikes on
the rail around basement openings of the Seattle
National bank. Referred to street commits
sioner.
A complaint as to the blocking of Vine street
was also referred to the street commissioner
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
sEATTLE's CREDIT GOOD.
a Demand for City Warrants Coming
From the East.

Yesterday City Treasurer Ames received a let
ter from Farson, Leach 4 Co.. bankers of Chi
cago aud New York, in which they said ..Can
you offer us any city warrants? If SO please let
us hear from YOU
II have seldom known so great demand for
city warrants" said Mr.. Ames III knew of
none for sale and asked the comptroller if he
had any warrants on the water fund for sale
He gave me the same answer.
Hardly day passes that we do not have an
plicat.ons for warrants"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
MADE A ROPE AND ESCAPED.


Charles Piper, patient at Providence hos
pital, suffering from delirium tremeHs, escaped
from his ward in the second story of the south
wing Of the hospital at noon time yesterday,
letting himself down into the alley in the rear
by means Of rope made of the bed clothes, aud
ran over to the Rainier hotel and into the kitchen,
where his wild md strange demeanor created
no little excitement He was retaken there
and returned to the hospital Piper was taken
to the hospital last Monday and lodged in o cell
In which violent patients are treated. He has
since been under the care of DR.. Smart Yester-
day morning he asked for his clothes, stating
that he wanted to walk around the vcrandas Of
the building for fresh air and exercise. At
noon, while the sisters were at luncheon, he
was seen by passers-by scaling the walls, AZ
above stated, and climbing down q rope made OF
Q blanket and sheet tied together
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Colonel o. r. Briggs and r. w. Parker
Candidates for the Once.

=
- Candidates for the Once.
Two candidates for the Office OF railroad COM
missioner. established by the bill now pending
In the legislature, are already In the field. They
are both railroad men, their names being Col
onel 0. F. Briggs and Frank W. Parker. Both
are men well aud .favorably known, not only
among railroad men, but among business men
generally.
Colonel Briggs has been in the railroad bust
ness for twenty -four years, and during his con-
nection with the freight and passenger depart
ments of various Western roads. has become
thoroughly familiar with every detail OF the
business which viii have to be transacted by a
railroad commissioner He has been in Seattle
about two years, first as general agent of the
Union Pacific railroad. and lately as general
freight aud passenger agent OF the Oregon I'm
provement Company, and has won deserved es-
teen aud popularity.
Mr.. Parker has been in the railroad business
for the last twelve years, always in Washington,
and in connection with the freight and passen.
ger department. He is thus we'll posted In the
matters with which tho commission will have to
deal, and knows all the conditions peculiar to
this state. Until about a year ago he was trav-
cling passenger agent OF the Canadian Pacific
railroad, as assistant to Z. w. McGinnis and
then became general agent of the Burlington
road. He enjoys q wide acquaintance and pop
ularity among those with whom he has had
dealings
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Union Pacific Not Cutting Grain Rates.

CHICAGO. Feb s7.-ispecial. l-General Traffic
Manager J. NJ. Hannaiord, of the Northern Pa
cific road, was in the city today. He and Traffic
Manager II. c. Barlow, of the Wisconsin Gem
trail. both denied that there is any foundation
whatever for the reports in circulation concern
ing trouble between their roads on one hand
and those OF the Union Pacific on the other in
regard to grain rates from Pacific coast points to
Chicago These reports. which now appear to
be false, stated that early in the present month
the mon Pacific and the Northern Pacific with
the Wisconsin Central as its Chicago outlet
entered into an agreement 10 equslize rates on
grain from Pacific coast points 20 Chicago on a
basis of 6ei. cents TO Chicago, Chicago Ter
lninal's rate TO Minneapolis and st. Paul being
so cents. The report went on to say that the
Wisconsin Central had discovered that the
Union Pacific was ignoring this agreement and
making 6ocent rate 10 Chicago. Traffic Man.
ager Barlow said there was an old agreement of
such nature made over three months ago. but
he had not heard that the MON Pacific had re-
Gently been charged with cutting rates, and
knew OF no trouble of any kind between the sys-
TENS named.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28

II. norne was fined So and costs by Justice
Won Tohes Yesterday fo- assaulting Henry Hill.
saloon keeper. Borne went into White
chapel saloon ard ordered a drink He then
found he was broke. and when Hill insisted on
having his money norue ran ont OF the saloon
ana down Ri alley, followed by Hill Just as he
left the alley Dorne ran lnto the arms OF a no
liceman. and when Hill came up Dome let out
his right arm AID Knocked the saloon keeper
cut by blow in the eye.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
California Railroad Lands Accessible.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-On a question raised
by the district attorney Of Siskiyou county as to
whether railroad lands and lands sold BY rail.
roads are assessable, ana whether railroad COM
panies and purchasers from them holding lands
could not he assessed because no patent had
been issued for them by the government. Attor-
roads. Unless oserryled, this decision will COM
pei the payment OF taxes on Io.sNa, na acres of
land in this state, much OF which Is worth s. an
acre. and the taxes thus gathered by the state
snd respective counties will aggregate $4,000
pcr aDuunn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Still In the Lead.

Openings and good chances present them
selves frequently, bat an opportunity to buy an
acre OF land at the cost OF one lot the same dis
lance from the city is fast slipping by We are
IN the lead on prices, on location, and we DEFY
competition regarding nature OF soil and means
OF transpor tatfon. Persons seeking an invest
ment. open your eyes and look into the fair,
square. legitimate proposition OF The Cheriton
Harden Company. Apply at Office of l. Ven
Ionsway n o.. geS From. street, over SteNar, 4
Holmes, or I. \. siartner. 900 second street
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Railroad Notes.

Thomas Graham. general agent Of the South
ern Pacific railroad 1t Tacoma, was In In the
city yesterday.
Colonel O. r. Briggs. general freight and pas
pany's railways, left last evening for Portland.
T.. H. Morrison, land agent of the Oregon I'M
provement Company, viii return from Anacortes
today.
H. B. Briggs, superintendent OF the Duluth,
Red Wing & Southern railroad, which - the
connecting link between the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 St Paul and the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroads, IL In the city on . visit to bis
brother. Colonel o. F.. Briggs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Boys Arrested for Theft.

Three boys, Reuben Helens, aged II years,
Tommy Bullene, aged Is, aud Morris Murphy,
aged Is, were arrested by Mounted Policeman r.
E. Bryant, yesterday afternoon, on complaint OF
man charged the boys with stealing q six-foos
cross-cut saw. The urchins were to have been
arraigned before Justice Won T0bel last evening,
this afternoon
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Tacoma Hope. for Grea. Northern.

TACOMA, Feb. .1.-fspeeial l-Railroad men of
this city say that inasmuch as any arrangement
with the Great Northern railroad to enter Se-
attic via the Lake shore Eastern would Ia
made in New York city, therefore the former
company could, il it SO desired, secure of the
latter the hight 10 run the same trains through
10 Tacoma. As 10 the Puget sound extension OF
the Union Pacific, the Northern Pacific folks
seem sanguine that somebody is going TO build
II, but they are not as positive they were a
few weeks ago that the Great Northern is hand
and glove with the Union Pacific magnates.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
New Cable. on Front and Madison str...

New cables have been ordered for the Front
street cable road and the east end of the Madison
street. The former will be about 1890 feet
long and the latter ao.loo feet long, and they
will cost between $1,000 and $500 each. The
cable for the west end of Madison street has
been made ready TO be stretched whenever the
present cable gives way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Return Of An ola Favor,,.

The stock OF clothing in the stor.. s,tpa,,a a..
the Butter block, Second street, near lanes
and owned by the Chicago Clothing Co,nnany'
mas been purchased by ]. Harris, the well Known
secordingiy. Look ont Tor the gigantic saie "a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28

PENDANTS. ". = Bryant and associates. were
awarded $l0,0,5 Ly the jury. The court nd
journed today James Hamilton LeWie, Bry-
ants attorney. and Andrew Woods, one OF the
railroad attorneys, are confined to their rooms
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
THE BURLINGTON NOT COMING.

AuSHOIItStdVc DeHIAi Oh NuInOTS OF IN.
tended Coast Extension.
CHICAGO, Feb. s7.-The Journal says: "Every
few days there come Geographic reports from
some far Northwest point to the effect that the
Burlington is rapidly pushing for the Pacific
coast. The latest assuring news of this kind ID
from Tacoma. An executive officer of the
Burlington road said today that there was not
one word of truth in any OF these reports. 'Out-
side OF completing an extension to the Black
Hills, he said. we have entirely abandoned all
construction work, and will not take it up again
until times change somewhat"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
The suohomish Rirht-of-way Suit

ssoHost>H, Feb. Especial lin the case of
the seattle & Montana Railway Company against
the Wells Point Brickyzd Germany, the de.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28

Sa,oCo 10 loan g; once, on Inside property, hy
Clark kssegs - and Il Safe Deposit building.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Noun. Hood From the Courtbons.

IRON the tower Of the new courthouse one
can obtain splendid view of Mount Hood, not
10 mention Mount Rainier" said Mr. F. A.
Twichell yesterday. Il was up there a little
while ago and could see the whole country
around-nearly. The top OF Mount Hood, and
Tor good distance down its white sides could
plainly be seen. In short time we shall have a
stairway put in. ieading up 30 the tower and
from there people can obtain the finest view in
town.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
A Peripatetic shoe store,

Officer NJ. Powers found a suspicious looking
fellow trying to sell grip full of new shoes on
the Grant street bridge yesterday afternoon, and
jailed him on suspicion OF having burglarized
some shoe store The man said his name was W.
H Smell
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28

An extended popularity. Browns Bronchial
Troches have log many years been the most pop
nlar article in use for relieving Coughs and
Threat Troubles
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28

Joseph Mcknne died OF typhoid fever at
ocipck yesterday morning 1t Providence hos
pitAL The decreased was taken TO the hospital
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
FATAL WRECK AT EAST BUFFALO.


BUFFALO, Feb. 21.--A Lehigh Valley passenger
train collided with an Erie freight at East Buff
falO tonight. Both trains were derailcd,
and both engines almost completely demolished
Brakeman Bottonley was killed, Engineers
DERRICK and Maioney were fatally injured and
Cane and vader badly burned None of the pas.
sengers were injured
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
PUPILS AND A POET.
Long fellow Anniversary OBJ
served In Public Schools.
sTALEs or 4 wAysIDE NM"


Yesterday, ~ anniversary Of the birth Of
LongfeIlow, vas appropriately commemorated
IA several Of the city schools by interesting pro-
gmmmes rendered By the pupils.
Al the +. T. Minor school the occasion was OBJ
served In the apartments taught by Miss Mas
tin, Mrs ehumway, Mis- Springfield and Miss
Hyde.
The pupils Of the third grade, Miss Mastin's
department. rendered the following programme:
eoug--,soh, the Sports Of Childhood" ;. .school
sketch Of LOngfell0w's life Mary Anderson
kecftatIon- "6omething Left Undone"
80 MAUD Aiien
Recis.tion-sIhe village Blacksmith" School
Reading From Ny Arm Chair
.....bufnest Ripley
Snort Quoennone =,
fOng-"Excele1or .ocnooi
Recitation The Arrow and the Song,
Liner zeius
Recitation ssandalpbonr Alice Porter
60ng-AI'm Z Humble Little Thing .... School
Recitation Tho Chiidren's Hour" School
Il ..sat ip Revere's Rid" M -
Recitation Reaper and the Flower
Eecitasion- -'sioss and Cain =. Emma wenzler
Recitation sThe Psalm Of Life School
Bccitaffon--ssThc Builders' Nine children
Bong sssay, What Would You Take For Me,
E1D0
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-28
Isrry Kocks Charlie Hatfield aud Lizzie

"BlcssIng the Comnclds.' ...........
.......,. Lottie DAWSON and Anna Boyer
Song. sTEe Psalm Of Life"
Nellie Talbot-last stanzs by class
In Pm nd
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-13
upner peniusnla citizens are

Z Upper Peninsula citizens are
ing over the repeal Ct the specific tax
on mines.
Fire DESTROYED the following build
ings at Eagle Harbor. Keweenaw
Co Friday night: Store and dwelling
OF Frank Bowilen: buildings owned
by Capt. Richard Wren, OF Houghton,
loss 81, 900; residence OF David Kingston,
loss 81, 500; residence Of Mrs. Williams,
loss $1,000; residence of Chas.
Schwartz, loss $1,000; Eagle Harbor
Hotel. loss $4,000. No insurance on
any Of them. The fire originated in
the hotel which was unoccupied, and il
supposed to DO incsrndiary.
The fires drove bear and family RI
cubs out OF the woode just rs Peter Il
Nelson, of Newberry, was on his way
to Grand Marais. Peters horse saw
the bear before Peter did and humpel
himself out of danger, leaving Peter IL
fight it out with the bear. Peter anf
the bear lad knock down and drag
out time. but the valiant Newberr,
man killed the brute and three cubs
and brought them into Newberrl. III
was badly scratched aad torn by thu
bears claws.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-13
correspondence.
O'BnIEN. Mich, June 8. 1870

OBnIEN, Mich, June 3, 1891.
Editor Sentinel.
DEAR SIR:-Under the caption OF
.The G4-G5 Mystery" in your issue OF
June 9th, the statement that in cutting
an oblong 13x5 containing 65 inches, as
there directed tho resulting pieces
will form square SxS containing 81
inches. tried tho problem, fascinated
by the idea that the loss OF inch oc-
cured in the cutting, and find by an
ambition to discover that lest inch or
"perish in the attempt" ] find that the
statement that square OF 8 inches
will be made Of the four pieces is not
correct except on the most careless
measurements.
Tho card board. cut rs directed,
produces 4 pieces two right angle
triangles Sx3 lib and two trapezoids
whose parallel sides are 8 and lib
and base inches. The two triangles
may form an ob.oag Sx3 liz containing
"a 8-13 inches and the trapezoids will
form another rectangle 5xS lib, con-
tanning 40 5-13 inches. These two
areas "a 8-l3 and 40 gives Go inches
The mistake has probably arisen
from the assumption that in cutting the
triang'e into which the
oblopg was divided by tho first cut the
height Of the second cut was 3 inches
A simple statement in arithmetic will
show this to beincorrect. The Triangle
to bo cut is 13x5 inches. Tn cutting 8
inches from tho large end or s inches
from the smaller, at right angles to the
base, the line being cut ut 8-13 of it's
length would give n perpendicular S-13
Of inches (the hight of the triangle to
be cut which is 3 lib inches. Had
this cut been 3 inches long the state
ment would have been correct about
the inch lost in emitting. 1t is not
however. Respectfully,
hOMESTEADER,
p. S.-This problem calls to mind
another statement Tint saw in your
paper some time ago. You were giving
the length Of the miles OF variou,
nations. and closed with the statement
that the English mile contained 4,7G(
yards. As it contains only 1,7G0, it j,
evident that the 4 was typo. error
I intended to draw your attention to it
but came to the conclusion that yol
had in mind those ,ceary homesiea,
miles, when, with 60 ID. pack yo,
were trying to surmount the wind alls
dodge the mud holes and follow tin
devious course of the trail to the right
of-way. AS fellow sufferer will beal
you. out in the statement that ther,
were 4,760 yards in these miles.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-13
They "Saw" AlvIn's Diamonds
and Raised HIM.

Charles l.. Davis, tho ac.or, other
wise known as calvin Joslin," was sit
ting recently on the porch of hotel in
Texas, when man from Detroit step
ped in front of him and looked over his
head in ~ arch of an acquaintance,
whom he supposed was in the hotel
lobby. Davis, misiaking tho Detroit.
er's purpose. remarked; 'Ah, I see
you admire my diamonds. This one
indicating tha stone on his shirt
bosom-"cost me $4,000. These
showing his cuff buttons cost me 49,
500 each. AMI my wife has trunkful
up in our rooO."
The Detroit man did not say much,
but that evening, by arrangement with
the head waiter, Davis was placed at
supper alone at table where were sew
eral vacant chairs. Presently seven
mon, all commercial travellers, entered
the dining room, and CHI one had o
large cut glass fr;l;t dish fastened on
his breast, wbio glass prisms hung
pendant from each coat and vest button.
Sobe,ly marching to Davis table,
tho seven mon took tho vacant seats,
and tho Detroit man entertained the
alleged actor with: "Ah, ] see you
admire our diamonds. This one, point
ing to the fruit dish, "cost me $1,000
600. These" indicating the prisms,
"cost $3.50, 900 each, and VIC have three
carloads like them at the depot waiting
to be side-tracked." Dcvis not only
changed his table, but went to another
hotel.-Auslin Statesman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-13
The Longest Locginga. r,

The longest logging railroad in Mich
igan, and probably in the world, is
that OF the Manistique Lumber Co. 1t
extends from the village of Manistique,
Schoolcraft county, back into tho pine
forests of Luce county, distance OF
fifty miles. Thomas Oliver, supa rim
tendent OF this road, gave to Free
Press reporter the other day the
following information concerning the
company operating tho roads "Thc
Manistique LAUNDERING company is
owned by Al.5cr, Smith 81 Co. and
Abijah Weston, OF Painted Post, MY"
sail Mr.. Oliver. "Its operations the past
year were somewhat in excess of those
of preceding years. During last winter
we hauled over the railroad to Mans-
tique 33,0O0,0O0 feet of logs and bank cd
2S,000000 on the Manistique river
The three mills of tho com pany, Mt the
village of ManiStiquc, are water power
mills and have an annual saving capa-
city of 100, 100000 feet. The population
of the town is about 5000, nj supported
by the mill and numbering operations
Mr.. Weston has just completed blast
furnace at Manistique, the advantage
being the cheapness of charcoal. There
are immense tracts Of hardwood in the
county around Manistique. The iron
ore is brought from the mines over
the Chicago & Northwestern and
Minneapolis road. Alger, Smith 81 Co.
recently sold Al large tract os their
timber to Hall & Munson, OF Bay Mills,
on Lake Superior, thirteen miles from
Sault Ste. Marie, and it is understood
that the latter company viii lumber
about 20,0O0,000 a year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-13
(First publication June 81
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE At MARQUErrE Mich.

LAND OFFICE Ar MARQUETTE Mich.
june |, 1881.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof III support OF ms clam
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court OF Baraga county
at L'Ansc, Mich. on July u, 1891. viz: Frenk
Bloom. ID. :. application No. 26ss for the SO
of swii and VIZ OF ST. u sec 3 tp 80 r35w.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land viz: Michael j. Burke. Her.
man Kline. Ole T.. Fossum and Edward
Courtney, all OF Baraga 90. Mich.
O GEO. A. ROYCE, Register.