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ct and Yesler avenue to the triangle across

street and Yesler avenue to the triangle across
the street; granted.
The pert warden presented his report for July;
referred 70 COMMITTEES on whsrves and harbor
Superintendent of buildings, bridges and
vharves presented estimates for changing old
county jail and courthouse for city use, ac-
cording TO plans submitted; referred 10 COM
mittee on public buildings
number OF applications for liquor licenses
were referred to committee on license and
revenue.
Report Of police committee against granting
ponce protection for Woodland park was
adopted
committee on claims recommended that the
application OF j. Doran for damages on account
o. the bursting of a bulkhead on Madison
street be referred 10 the superintendent of build
ings, bridges and wharves. The matter was left
In the hands of the committee to act with the
superintendent
The committee on lights recommended that
SIX ineandescent lights be put in various places
In the eastern portion of the city along the line
OF King street Adopted.
The bill TO regulate public amusements was
reported back from the board of aldermen with
the information that the board refused to con-
cur in tie amendment of the house to exempt
baseball from the provisions of the bill The
mousse rescinded its amendment and the bill was
passed.
B. A. bill No. 4s-Relative to the removal of
distractions from sidewalks and streets in A.
A. Denny's first addition was reported favor
able by the committee on streets. The report
was adopted and the bill read the second and
third times end passed.
IL. ID. bill No. I35 Further defining the duties
OF the superintendent OF buildings, bridges and
wharyes was reported favorable by the CON-
nittee. The report was adopted and the bill
read the second and third times and passed
The committee on sanitation reported favor
ably on the ordinance to regulate the sale OF
milk. The report was adopted and the bill read
the second and third times and passed
The committee on license recommended the
granting of permit TO Leonard Parent, blind
musician, to play in saloons without license.
Adopted
The same committee reported in favor OF
granting rebate in the auctioneer's license of
| T. J. Scoones; adopted.
The same eommitte reported fauorably on
| number OF applications for saloon licenses;
| adopted
b. A. bill No. 2s4-Providng for thirty incan
| descent lights on MeClsire street; read three
times and passed
On motion it was voted to notify the board of
public works in regard TO a leak in the sewer on
Second street between Marion and Madison
streets.
III. ID. bill No. 139-Appropriating $3.50 90
from the salary fund to pay salaries OF city en-
ployes for the month of July was read three
times and passed. Shipley, Jones and Morford
voting nay. Adjourned until Tuesday, Aug
ust -
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REAL ESTATE SALES.
The Deeds Recorded With the Auditor
Yesterday.

Real estate transactions from January 1, 1891,
10 date are Sll,37l ,001.sS There were filed
for record yesterday "a deeds, the con-
sidcrations aggregating sl4.76l, an average OF
s6l5.0i. Following is the list as furnished
by Osborne, Tremper Co., sbstractors of title,
H6 Cherry street, between Front and Second:
Est. OF F. J. Griffiths to Everett Smith. lot /,
block -, leslers LIST add, s2,i25.
G. 81.
First Free Methodist church to j. Zeigler, w
Il lot l4l, Mt. Pleasant cemetery, 81.
EsWest q. Imr Co. TO John G. sullivan, lots "a,
block As, Billiards. 2d add, $3.50.
J; W. Rumsey to James Weaverling, lot IL to
IA, block ], Pslatine HILL s640
George K. kibbe TO NJ. f. Butler, lot 10, block
s, Compton's LIST add, $3.50
+. Rieketsan to Z. q. stewart, lot s, block z,
Z. f. Ward TO f. H. Ward. lots s, and TO-
block SS, Yesier's ID suppl. 81.
L. :. Clark TO \. Peterson, lots iS to 46, block
/, Lake View, $780,
Raymond Moore TO Louis Amsell lots 10 and
IL, block d. LIST add 10 Kent, $500
Abrahams TO J. G. smith, u lot 20, block A.
White Bros add West Seattle, 500
George :. List to Robert Davis, lot 4, block a.
Rosedale, 500.
George S. List TO John Jarvis, lots / and 2,
block 3, Roseiale, 5000
George ). List To Robert c. Barker, lot 3, block
4, Rosedale, $3.50.
Robert Robertson to A. J. Husman, lots SO and
81, block l6, Inglewood, So.
G. III. French to Carrie Fourtlouis, lots Is, 10
and ~, block 9, Freache's add. $40
seattle lldw. Co. to Mrs. Lou Spottswood, lots
% and 81, block Is, lSt add Kent, $3.50.
J. III. Merrill To Charles labatt, lots and 6,
block s. Rcngstortf's 500.
J. l. Kennedy 10 FIRST NJ. f. church, lot 4,
block 100, Msynar,l's Lake w $780,
Charles White to L. I. Bradbury, lot II, block
!, Whites, 5000.
A. Macintosh to Robert Mcclellan. ne ne NV
%, u, 3, $1,000
W. V. RInehart to +. r. Schenk, lots and 4
block 10, c 81. S. NJ. add, 5000.
Ii. l. McWilliams to John McKenna a Elm
wood add, $3.50.
Thomas Gowen ct al. to f. V. Brannan, block
q, Southern add, sl6S.
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
4 Session Devoted TO Merely Routin
Matters.

4 Session Devoted TO Merely Routine
Matters.
All the members were present at the meeting
Of the board of aldermen last night. Superin-
fendent of Buildings Compton submitted a
Yeport stating that the alterations in the old
county buildings would cost about 81 800 Re-
fcrrcd to the committee on public buildings.
petition was received from Joshua Audette
asking that the building owned by George
Meister, on Front and Pike streets, be set hack
or removed, according TO the ordinance proyid-
ing for the widening of Front street, and de-
manding 500 damages. referred to the street
committee.
The theater license ordinance was amended
b. making the license according TO the num-
Der of musicians employed, viz, at $50 for
each performer.
The ordinance providing for street improve
ments was delayed until Judge Jacobs receives
q copy OF the full text of the recent decision of
the supreme court on this question
An ordinance amending prior ordinance by
designating the places On the street where
hacks. etc., shall stand, and defining the differ
ent classes OF vehicles, was Introduced by Korn.
The bill was passed.
II was recommended that the petition for
street lights DO referred to the street light COM
miftee.
House bill making it the duty of the superin-
<esident of building 70 examine the cause of the
destruction of buildings by fire or other cause,
was referred TO the committee public build.
fngs and grounds Miller moved that the same
conmittee look into the condition of the half
destroyed building on the corner OF Third and
Madison streets. Tho motion was carried.
The petition of T. J. Scoones, for rebate on his
aactioneer license, was referred to the license
e1snmittee.
The committee on fire and water recon-
mended tho passage of the ordinance to author
sfxs the purchase of the Lake Union water works
plant for the sum of $1,000 The recommends
tion was not adopted, but the ordinance was
amended so as to read as II did before ii was al
tered by the delegates; it was then passed as
amended.
The ordinance for the extension of the fire
limits, az follows, was read: The ordinance ex-
tends the limits ia North Seattle and South Seat
tie. and was referred TO the committee on public
buildings and grounds
The petition OF L. Caroline for rebate taxes
was rejected.
Mr.. Baker offered to take from the city the
spring water tank in MERGERS addition, with its
connections. at a fair value, the city, when
the system Ia extended, cannot nave any use for
It. For the tank, pipe and franchise he proposes
To pay $4,000. The matter was taken under ad-
visemcnt by the board.
The board then adjourned until next Friday
night for the purpose OF passing the appropria-
ton ordinance.
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,
But Little Work Yesterday for the
Commissioners,


The county commissioners, with Auditor
Twitchell as clerk held their first session YES
terday as the county board of equalization. In
al they will SIT ON this matter for three weeks
While they were in session a half a hundred
persons came into the assessors Office. hint
during the whole day but three applications
for correction were fled, and these were mis-
takes easily remedied. They were As follows;
Edward Brady, agent. applied for correction of
the assessment on lot = block 5, A \ Dennv's
first addition, northeast corner of Front and
Columbia streets. improvements on said lot
should be assessed $l0G00 or $4,000. This prop
erty was assessed in two lists, and the correction
was therefore made.
Edward Brady asked for a correction on lots
and 81 block in Prospect Terrace addition
There were 10 improvements on the lots and
they were assessed in error.
The Robert Russell, estate petitioned for a cor.
rection of the assessment on lot l. block ID
North Seattle first addition. The claim of no
Improvements 10 the value of 500 was allowed
County Assessor Paul yesterday spoke of the
difficulty of satisfactorily assessing the value
of property in Seattle. 'our hills.
guiches aud slides, said he, render
the work particularly liable TO objection.
have just started & book today in which | shall
register every objection, its nature and scope
and Will take due care TO avoid in the future the
mistakes OF the past. ] have tried in eli cases
To assess properties and not individuals ami
hope that the directors viii be Jew and far be-
tween
NJ. raul is not con:ented with the amount of
sssessaoie stock which some OF the merchants
OF seattle have submitted 10 him and he has
sent circulars IA number of firms, citing them
To show cause why their assessments should not
lie increased
A insn went into the county assessors Office
few days ago who owned some property back Of
Green lake, and complained thar $40 per acre
vas too higa valuation TO be placed on the
anu that TO prove II he would sell the same at
80 The assessor inquired as 10 the location of
the property and promised II possible 10 send
the man buyer. The next day man came in
who wanted just such piece. Mr.. Paul told
him that be could certainly get the land Tor SEQ.
ana possibly SO an acre. The
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Chairman Cochran presented plat showing
the position OF the main running through Tenn
perance street and recommended that pump, en-
CINE and boiler be placed at that point.
petition presented from n. ii. The
dinga, J. b. C. Lockwood Fl. Bingham and J. w.
Bingham for an extension Of the water main on
Joy street from Madison TO the south side OF
Division.
communication was received from the New
York Betting aud Packing Company stating that
they did not think the bursting of the hose fur
nished by them was due to any defect, but
rather to mismanagement or carelessness
Mr.. Chalk recommended that nothing be paid
to w. r. Mundell and L. A. Dyer & Co., who
claimed wharfage during the discharge of the
cargo of the ship w. Ii. Lincoln.
The sum of s92 70 was allowed to City Engi-
neer Gardner for car fare during the month.
The report of meals furnished prisoners as sub
mitted by Chief Rogers shows 1909 meals at Is
cents, eaualing sl5l35: referred to the auditing
committee for payment.
A communication from Burns Atkinson to
the effect that the city would be required to pay
on the old courthouse the pro rata for the unex-
pired term of the insurance was referred to Mr..
Hebron.
petition for the extension of water mains
on Madison street was referred to the super
| intendent of water-works.
| petition for street lights on Rainier avenue
| and Wyckoff streets was referred to Major Rine-
| hart.
A petition for water mains on Joy street was
| referred to the superintendent OF water works
A petition was received from Judge j. j. Me-
| Gilyra asking that Alhambra avenue be opened
up; it was placed on file.
| Mr. Chalk recommended that the water sys-
| tenn be extended Pearl street as petitioned
| for The recommendation was adopted
Contractor Brsnnigan directed to cease
| work on Decatur street until further orders
| The city engineer directed to see sufficient
| property owners to waive any legal objection to
the manner of assessment.
| Mr.. Brannigan said that he had taken the
contract very cheap at 81 400, and be was willing
10 accept a release from his contract and settle
for work done on an equitable basis.
The entire matter referred to Mr. George
II. Hebron for consideration.
Major Rinehart moved that city engineer
make an examination upon which to base a
| recommendation for an ordinance 10 establish
the grades of docks and wharves and roadbeds
along Grant street.
The petition of Samuel Ramsey and others for
atwo-inch pipe from Madison street on Twelfth
south 10 Marion was favorably recommended.
Major Rinehar, stated that the Oregon I'm
proyement Company was collecting ground rent
from persons occupying premises under the
roadbed, and that the chief of police states that
he has great trouble, as the company has told
the lessecs to stay, and the latter are of a
troublesome and Objectionable class The mat
ter was referred to Albro Gardner to report on
the status of the locality in question. The hoard
then adjourned.
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Tying THE BILL.
of Delegates Raises Some
Salaries.
aAyoR vEToEs a BILL,
or the Union water System
Fire-Coss OF Alterations of
the New City Hall.

The retrenchmert ordinance was AMENDED Dy
the ,oa,ae Of delegates last night. making an in
crease in the pay OF several officers, and viii
now 90 back to the aldermen for their concur
renee.
The mayor vetoed the ordinance transferring
money from the sewer and water funds to the
SALARY fund. It was referred 70 the finance COM
miftee
Mayor White also sent in the name OF w. 4.
Iedgerwood to succeed himself as commissioner
of nollce. and he vaz at once confirmed by the
house OF delegates.
Comptroller Ferris acted as clerk OF the house
to oblige City Clerk Miller, who was compelled
TO be absent. Mr. Ferris was for long time
clerk Of the old council.
The aldermen win meet on Friday night, and
the delegates next Tuesday.
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PORT wARDEN's REPORT.
Shipping of Seattle Harbor for the Month
of july.

The report of Port Warden Rogers for the
month of July shows that eighteen ocean steam
ers arrived during the month, with registered
net tonnage OF 24,052 tons Two deep water
sailing vessels arrived, with a registered net
tonnage of 1869 tons. The amount OF freight
received from outside ports was 1915 tons.
shipped TO outside ports from Seattle Y 367 tons
of merchandise and 100000 feet OF lumber
Amount of wharfage collected from city Slips
S6o45, OF which $3.50 was from Washington
street slip and 500 from Spring street wharf.
Received for surveying the cargo of the ship
W. Fl. Lincoln, SO. Total receipts sS0.f5
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HER FACE HER FORTUNE

Is commonly said of famous beauties. She who
uses with artistic taste Wisdom's Famous Rob-
ertine has fortune in the possession of COM
plexion to which nothing but the blush OF the
rose or the freshness OF the lily can be compared
This preparation is just what it is claimed to be
the most delightful toilet article and only per-
feet beautifier known. Read the testimonials
from famous artistes, celebrated chemists and
eminent physicians
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Twenty i've lots graded streets in thu
Denny Fuhrman addition u those who will
build houses ihcFcon - the value o.! s. ~
Lots are aoxli0 eot ia size. streets seventy five
ieet and alleys fifteen feet wide For further
Information call on Henry Eut rmAn room u
Yisun street @A
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Gratifying to All.

The high position attained and the universal
acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid
fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs, as the most excel
lent laxative known, illustrate the value of the
qualities on which its success is based and are
abundantly gratifying to the California Fig
Syrup COmpany
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day after that Mr. Panrs friend
came to see him and was quite indignant at
what he termed mere joke. He had called on
the Green Lake man, who was anxious to sell
but wanted 500 per acre, and would not take
faes
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Deputies withdrawn From Newcastle

Deputies Withdrawn From Newcastle.
Eight deputy sheriffs on duty at Newcastle
were discharged yesterday, and there are now
but nine on duty, anumber that Sheriff Woolery
deems quite sufficient to preserve the peace at
present Affairs are reported to be unusually
quiet at all the mines of the Oregon Improve
ment Coinpauy
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MONEY To LOAN

In any amount on farms and city property,
either improved or for building purposes. ID.
f. McConnaughey, 10 Washington block, Front
street
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The sunday excursions on the steamer Kirk.
,Sh4 are growing IN popularity. Iaks the Yer.
leI avenue cara
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hsckRehe is almost Immediately relieved nv
wearing one Of Carriers smart Weed ana Reli.
donna backache pissiers. Try one and h. e.
from pain. Price = cents ~ ~
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steamer :. NJ Rsnson will not make hsr reru
lar tIips Wednesday aud Thursday.
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THE CITY REPORTS.
Work Done by Departments
During Month of July.
IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS.
Permits Issued for Over S25O,O00 of
Buildings-Petitions for Extension
of Water Mains.

The board OF public works met yesterday
afternoon, and the session was unusually long
owing to the reception and consideration Of the
monthly reports of the various city depart
meuts
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NE ALWAYS HIVE MONEY
wAII.A wAlIA ADDITION.

To loan on city AMI fsria property D. + Nc
Connaughey. i0 Washington building.
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Houses built and sold on easy terms ]
Brew er. 6Q6 second street
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THE CITY's FINANCES.

Statement of the Comptroller for the
Last Month.
Comptroller Ferris report up to August 1
makes the following showing regarding the
condition of the city's finances:
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Uaion Ice Company. Tslsphons lsa.
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Total amount expense department 1854 OIL
Below Will be found a report of the work
done and material used in the street department
for the rnnnfh ardirr Irlx
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uly was as follows:
Sls,e7e 10

For July the superintendent of buildings,
bridges and wharves submitted the following.
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and talked about its parts and participates until
the sounding of the warning gong.
Following is the enrolment up to today OF
teachers from outside the city:
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crues. clsarrantIc ana transatlantic. take
wasningl What luxury unguarded did
for Ephesus, luxury unguarded may do
for all opuience and splendor God
grant to all the people, TO all the cities,
to all the lands, but at the same time.
may he grant the righteous use OF
| them.
USE THIS WORLD, But IN THE SERVICE
OF GOD.
Gymnasiumsl Yes, but see that the
vigor gained in them be consecrated to
God Magnificent temples of worship
Yes, but see that In them instead of
conventionalities and cold pornp of
service there be warmth of devotion
and the pure Gospel preached. Inn
posing court housesi Yes, but In them
let justice and mercy rule. Palaces of
journalism Yes, but let all of the
printing presses be marshaled for hap
piness and truth. Great postoffice
buildings3 Yes, but through them.
day by day, may correspondence
helpful, elevating and moral pass.
Ornate dwelling housesi Yes, but In
them let there be affairs of devotion
and conjugal, filial, pa.ernal and Chris
tan fidelity rule. London for maani.
tude, Berlin for universities, Paris for
fashions, Rome for cathedrals, Athens
for classics, Thebes for hieroglyphics.
Memphis for tombs, Babylon for gar
dens, Ephesus for idolatry, but what
shall be the characteristics of our
American cities when they shall have
attained their full stature? Would
that Holmes to the Lord" might be
inscribed upon oil our municipalities.
One thing Is certain, and that Is that
all idolatry must come down.
When the greatest goddess of the
earth, Diana, enshrined In the greatest
temple that ever stood, was Frustrated
at Ephesus, it was prophecy of the
overthrow of all the ido.atries that
have cursed the earth, and anything
we love more than God is an idol. and |
there Is as much idolatry in the Nine
teenth century as in the First, and In
America as In Asia.
AS our train pulled out from the sta
ton at Ephesus, the cars surrounded
by the worst looking group of villains
ever gazed on, all of them seeming in
a wrangle with each other and trying
to get into wrangle with us, and we
moved along the columns of ancient
each column crowned with
storks, having built their nests there,
and we rolled on down toward Smyr.
ma, and that night In sailors bethel as
we spoke of the Christ whom the world
must know or perish, we felt that be-
tween cradle and grave there could not
be anything much more enthralling for
body, mind and soul than our visit to
Ephesus. |.