The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-30
Proposition to Create Fourteen
Fat Offices at Chicago.
THE STATE TEACHERS MEETING.
A Tacoma Hotel Keeper Shoots and
Kills Himself While Hunting.
The Pierce County Special Election-A
Japanese Fisherman Asphyxiated in
His Sloop-Trial of the seal Poacher
Oscar and Hattie.

TACOMA. Dec. 90 - rSpecialA The
worlds fair commission met this after
noon ard evening and will hold another
meeting tomorrow 10 finish 8 report to the
governor showing in detail what has been
accomplished and how the state funds have
been disbursed. A recommendation will
be embodied in the report. asking for from
$4,000 10 10000 to keep up the exhibit
during the six months the fair is open.
The committee having this matter in
charge is divided tonight as To the amount
to be asked for Some think So 900 enough,
others favor Sc, 900, while TO make the best
possible showing at the fair $4,000 is
deemed about the proper amount neces-
sary. 1t is held that Germs of ten or
twelve men and four women should be en-
ployed to show people about and answer
questions intelligently. 1t is held that
only well Informed. capable men should
be EN- ployed, to cost $50 to 5000 per
month. The commission Row has ex-
pended between 10000 and $4,000, and
there is about $4,000 on hand. When the
exhibit is installed and all the bills paid
II Is expected all of the appropriation of
sioo 1000 will he used up. Blalock. Conover,
Calhoun. Cavanaugh, kaufman, Rochester
ard Lafollette were present. On account
OF the great amount of work necessary OH
the financial committee Calhoun re-
signed in favor of Tacoma man.
Kaufman being chosen to The vacancy.
Calhoun reported that the Skagit county
exhibit to be sent to the Worlds fair
weighed $500 pounds. EIwood Evans.
president, and C. W. Hobart. secretary of
the State Historical Association, proposed
that history of Washington be dlstrb-
uted at Chicago; referred to committee.
Should cholera break out at Chicago
during the fair it is thought the fair would
be shut down for one year. Regarding
the cholera. the following, presented
by Mr.. Cavanaugh, was unanimously
adopted:
To the Senate ana House Of Representatives. Of The
United States Of america, in Congress assembled:
HEREAs, There Is now pending before your
honorable body bill for the restriction OF i'm
migration TO the United states from the differ
ent countries OF Europe and Asia; and,
WHEREAS. The most learned men in the meii-
cal profession view with alarm the con-
tinued presence of the choiera plague
in tie infested districts Of Europe,
and feel assured and express themselves
confident that unless stringent sanitary laws
are enacted and immigration eseTicted, there
Is every reason to believe that the coming year
will see this plague Transferred TO shis country.
and,
WHEREAS, This presence of AsiaIic cholera in
this country during the coming year would
close the gates Of the Worlds Columbian ex-
h:bition in the city of Chicago: there
fore. We, your memorialists, tie Washing
ton worlds fair commission, do petition your
honorable body to pass such laws as will pre-
vent the introduction of this plaque into this
country a. this or any other time Believing
that sef-prOtecton is the tirst grea5 law of ma
tions as OF men, for such relief as the congress
OF the United states can give your memoralis,s
vii ever pray, etc.
Copies of the resolutions were ordered
sent to the president of the senate and
speaker of the lower house of congress.
Manufacturers were notified that they
could not exhibit in the Washington
building. but could have space in the
manufacturers building. John c. Nygren,
OF Tacoma, presented vase SEX feet high
and four feet wide, made from cedar log,
as part of the Washington exhibit.