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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

Gam Davidson began suit yesterday in
The superior court against Aaron Cohn for
g 600 damages on account of SANDER. In
his complaint he alleges that in June,
ls2, Cohn, in the presence Of divers per-
sons. spoke of him the following false.
malicious and defamatory words: Il
know that ne (meaning the plaintif) COM
uitted crimes in the place he came from.
He (meaning the plaintifD is the biggest
-ofa-o of thief I ever saw" and
also that in May. 1892. he said: He
meaning plaintiff) is a-ofa - of q
:hief;" and also that in October, 1882, he
said to one Hugh Hume: 81 know that he
meaning PLAINTIFF has been guilty of q
terrible crime before he came to Seattle.
know it is an awful affair. I am sorry you
are having any dealing with him."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
BREVITIES.
Eureka Lodge tonight Special & A.

Eureka Lodge tonight special & n
y.F Kehce. telegraph operator. was taken
from the New Zealand house yesterday and
lodged in the city Jail pending hearing as 20 bis
sanity.
There will be a special meeting OF the Ladies'
Relief Society az oclock today. At the Chamber
Of Commerce. Al! members are urged TO be
present
The King county convention OF the ". C. I.
Z will convene az she MADISON street NJ T..
church at $3.50 o'clock today, and continue over
two days
License. to wed were issued yesterday for NJ.
: Richardson aat Thressa c. Ryan. Of seattle;
H. Argens and Ms. l. Caasen. OF Seattle; :.
B West and Annie Grflin. of seattle, and Z I.
Wh.,cnrnb anu Elizabeth Benn, OF El5s4go CITY.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

1ssnseie Sermon Over the Cause That
Led TO His Death.
The funeral services over the body Of
Nicholas Strassner, who was fatally shot
py J. c. Brackie on election day. were
held on Sunday afternoon At Gilman. Rev.
=. X. King preached the funeral sermon
before . large gathering, during which he
related something of the history of the
unfortunate man, and drew . very inter-
esting moral from his fate. He said:
6trassner Wa born In Germany In 1854 and
came TO America with his young wife In 1850
Never was there Q more tender. devoted hus.
band and father than Nicholas strasenst. Il
was the constant desire Of his heart 70 make his
nome, where loved ones gathered, Q charming
spot-s place OF sweet content and real rest
wish that might stop here and thus, with.
out jarrng sound, soften the grief that has
come upon his happy home. must, however,
eoo tnat. Notwithstanding oil his virtues, he
had one unfortunate weakness. While no was q
oevoseo husband and affectionats father. man
witn love and faith, who came home at night to
play with his children and kiss the wife who
mad left all behind to come with him over the
sea; wniie he was honest In his dealings, faith
ful an his duties and constant in his friendship,
ne had Q constitutional weakness which, like
TOO many others, he at times INDUCED have
no desire to dwell upon that weakness and wish
ana pass il by In silence I allude to IL not in
criticism, not in Judgment, but a. q warning.
was not q witness to the tragedy which
caused the death of our neghbor and friend
cannot speak OF those who participated in that
iamentable scene. but I can speak, and truth.
fully, too, OF its cause. Alcohol was the direct
cause: alcohol the fell and consciousless de-
stroyer of health happiness, character and prop.
erty; the active builder and furnisher OF our
slmshouses. penitentiaries and jails; the origi-
nator and instigator OF contention, strife and
murder; the author of all the concomitant evils
and nameless ills that render the lives and
families OF 80 many the scenes OF awful suffer.
ing and misery.
Alcohol, that which can only be produced BY
destroying the life OF that from which it is de-
rived. Where the blight OF death is not frst felt
alcoho Is not found. Fermentation always
precedes the production of alcohol and fermen-
tation 10 the first step IN the process of decay.
And fermentation must reach the stage of ao-
tual decay before alcohol Is evolved Being the
product of death, and having no ltfe-giving sub
stance, 1t causes death everywhere 1t goes
forth cursed of God and hated OF all true men.
blighting hopes, running lives. debasing great
ness, producing want, disease aud death. At
each step of its Journey 1t strikes down man.
woman or child. 1t has kindled more fires,
rung out more agonies, stretched ont more mid.
night shadows, opened more Goigothas and en-.
acted moro tragedies such as this one than any
other agent OF NELL
The speaker took advantage Of this oc-
casion to give solemn warning to all who
INDUCED in the moderate as well as the
excessive use of strong drink.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

tons made to congress by the members Of
either house from the state of Washington
will receive respectful attention. The
state has declared itself in favor Of q gov
eminent appropriation for the canal by
decisive majority at an election where the
question was made distinct issue, and I
have no fear that partisan feeling will be
allowed to intrude upon . discussion of
the merits Of the measure"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
Work Of the Friendly yfsitor.

The board Of friendly visitors Of the A.
"eiated Charities had meeting of I'm.
ssaaa size and enthusiasm YESTERDAY at
@e rooms Of the bureau in the Seattle
'ahk block Mrs. w. II. II. Greene re.
se'ied an unusual sale of tickets for the
marty concert tomorrow night. More
SeSess than the original number printed
save been ordered. Everything points %
great increase in the interest taken nv
.ae public in the work of the Buresn of
associated Charities. Yesterdays meet.
Asoi the friendly visitors vas too la-e.
e comfortably accommodated in the
rooms Of the bureau.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
Logger. Suing for Their Pay.

L0kG6fN SUNG H0f THEFT FAy.
~. Nordrum and eleven other loggers
began suit yesterday in the superior court
against J. w. Perkins, for whom they have
been working. for unpaid wages aggregat-
Ing 81 .3l6 50. They had filed liens against
sraft of logs which Perkins subsequently
sold to the Port Blakeiey Mill Company.
and hence the mill company is also made
party defendant,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

Bernard, or Barney. Rock was tried in
the municipal court yesterday morning on
the charge of ASSAULT and battery preferred
By his wife Bridget. The complainant was
present with her three children, and with
q face plentifully blackened as the result
of her husbands loving attentions. The
defendant pleaded mot guilty" The
complainant, in her testimony. said that
she liked her rum as we'll as any one and
took it whenever she wanted to. As 8
-mstter of fact she had jug at her mouth
when her husband hit her. The defendant
took the stand and said his wife had
bought the rum which caused the row of
Friday night last. the occasion when she
WAS beaten. The judge imposed fine Of
$50. in default of which the defendant went
Ia iail for twenty-five days.
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Woes of British Coiumbis Wife.

! A case Of matrimonial infelicity, i'm
ported from British Columbia, was filed in
the superior court yesterday. Mrs. K. E.
Gray says she married her husband, John
Il. Gray, at Victoria April IL, 1885. and
thss two children have been born to them,
ths youngest Is months old. She alleges
that in November. 1890. he deserted her
md has for over twenty-three months
fsisd TO contribute 81 toward the support
dhhfamily; that he is an engineer on a
stam5oat in British Columbia earning
nd wages; that he is unfit to have
lie care and custody of the children
shtrefor she asks tor divorce and $50 a
nouth aimony,
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Superior Court Notes.

On motion OF plaintiff IN the case OF W. II.
How Va Fred Msreo. Judge Humes rendered
Judgment in favor Of plaintiff for $l.O6i.2s Tor
rent due on lease.
On motion OF the defendant Judge Osborn
yesterday granted q new trial In the case OF C.
H. Metcalf ". J. C. RedwRrd. in which the
plaintiff sued to recover $500 on . plsstering
contract
Before Judge Lichtenberg yesterday the
claims Of fifteen employees OF the Quincy Cab
and Transfer Company for wages were being
heard. They seek priority over q nveryman's
uen On the property Of the company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
RTNKOED THEIR BAIL
Ton and Bottom Dice Swindlers
Fail to Appear in Court.
.o.os or $3.50 EACH FORFEITED
90. q n Engineer sues fer Divorce
Lsegsrs After Their Psy-curnsy
CAB Co. A6airs-Blottsr.

Charles Chapman and George Bell. who
,rrtoed q Swede out Of 5000 check last
acvust in the Bureau saloon at the top
nd bottom dice game. failed to put in an
.rrearance in the superior court yesterday
hen their case was called. and Judge
urmes declared their bail forfeited and
.s;-.cted bench warrant to issue for their
arrest. They had given bail for their APP
...r,uce in the sum of $3.50 each, Burton
s.ythe and William P. Egan. of Skagit
county, being surety for Bell. while Chap
An nut M $3.50 cash and John Egan be-
-me surety for the remainder.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
NEW CORPORATIONS FORMED.
Church, FIGURING Mill and Mercantile
Associations Formed.

Articles Of incorporation were filed in
the office of the county auditor yesterday
as follows:
Seattle First Baptist church. the incor-
porators being George w. Ward, R. G..
Caldwell, Richard Holyoke, w. o. Hardin,
T. w. Jones and Henry w. Hyde.
Novelty Mill Company. with capital
stock Of $4,000, the incorporators being
A. b. Graham, George B. Landers ard
George f. Folsom, the principal place of
business West Seattle. and the purpose of
the organization to run a Touring mill
and deal in grain.
Loyhed Tinware Manufacturing Com.
pany. with a capital stock of $4,000. the
incorporators being Frank A. Hall. Edgar
H. Loyhed, David b. Porter, George O.
Lockwood and c. Oscar Mortenson, the
principal place of business Seattle, and the
purpose of the organization to manufact.
ure and sell all kinds Of tinware, stoves,
ranges and hardware.
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New suits Filed.

The following new suits were begun yes.
'terday in the superior court:
Mrs. K E. Gray vs. John II. Gray-Suit for
divorce and alimony
f.v. Hozan vs.. George F. Kyle-euit to ~.
cover, sallas5 on contract for sale Of land.
Samuel Davidson va. Aaron Cohn-Suit to -
cover 5000 for slsndsr.
~ Esbery ct q. Va. J. K. Msnkowsky-Suitt to
recover $6l26S on account for merchandise
N. ]. Nordrum ct al. W. J. w. Perkins ct al
suit TO recover 81, 3l6.3s for wages.
Henry ". Newman Va. G. W. Gove-Suit to 70
Uyer $69S % for balance OF account for Wagea
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All Day Services ut Battery Church.

At the Battery street Methodist Episco-
pal church today there will be held an ALL
DAY meeting. AT 1880 a. IN. Rev. George
will preach. At 2 p. m. a sermon will be
delivered by Rev. E. D. White and at 40
p. m. Secretary George Carter. of the Y.
NJ. G. A, will talk to the young people.
At 1880 there will be another sermon. All
are invited to attend these services.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
Evanyelise Brown's Services

The revival services now being con-
Quoted in the North Seattle Baptist church
by Evangelist Brown are awakening a
great deal of interest. At each meeting
practical evidences of the good work are to
be seen. At 3 o'clock this afternoon he
will commence his Bible readings, which
will be held each day at that hour.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
state BOARD OF horticulture

John T. Blackburn, member Of the
state board of horticulture, is in the city
inspecting nursery stock that is being
shipped here for distribution. He says
the board will meet here tomorrow at the
Chamber of Commerce and full attendance
is expected.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

Wants Pay for Anacortes Lots.
EV. Hogan yesterday began suit in the
superior court against George F. Kyle for
Rll3.s5 on contract for the sale of real
estate in Anacortes on which Kyle has
Maid $S3a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
Concord Cranes,

The last of the season Jackson 4 Arper will
receive their last Car of New York Concord
grapes on November 81 for Thanksgiving trade
Do not delay, but place your order early with
your grocer or f:ui. dealer, this is positively
the last shipment for this season. Doa't forget
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

Baptist Minister Killed by . Democrat.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. A-Rev J. b Moffsts
pastor of the Baptist church At North Danville
and q recognised Prohibition leader, was shot
dead by J. T. Clark, a lawyer and prominent
Democrat, last Friday.
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Poultry. poultrv.

- shmeats O.; fne dressed Oregon roul,-v
r.. tuesdays ana Thursdays every week
N'eAeeal Creamery Compsay, strictly
eAa's. III south second street
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scns,ssirse from sies headache. biiiou.ne.x
5srss.~aon. etc. use Carriers Little LIVER pills
tye sssaois Iney gently stimulate the
>@0 ifse Tie stomach from bile
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VICTIM OF THE BIG SLIDE.
Another Human Skeleton Discovere
Mt EAGLE GORGE.

Coroner G. NJ Horton yesterday re-
ceived q telegram from J. w. Bonner, Of
Eagle Gorge. 1t was as follows:
skeleton OF another dead man found here.
DR.. Horton sent his deputy. +. NJ. Car
roll, at 10 O'Clock last night to the scene.
The skeleton is supposed to be that of ono
of the number of railroad laborers killed
in the big slide at Eagle Gorge last March.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

The large dry goods house Of T. L Keli & Co.,
Milwaukee, was Quilted by fire Monday morning;
loss $1,000. insured.
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Winning

Winning
DR.. Price has been for years
perfecting his Delicious Fla
voring Extracts, and they are
now winning their way to
universal favor from their
merits.
No housekeeper who has once
favored a cake, pudding or
cream with Or. PRICES FLAvORS
OF VANILLA, LEMON, ORANGE,
ETC., will ever return to the
use of any other favoring ex-
tract.
AsKYoUR GROCER FOR DR.. PRICES
and satisfy yourself of their
superiority. The Price Fla
voring Extract Company are
the only exclusive manufac-
turers of Flavoring Extracts
upon the continent.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15

TIE residence of Can't Elijah Wheaton, o.!
Tuckshos, n, J., was robbed OF s., 600 in money
last week.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23

The bin taking the appointment Of the
reporter from The judges of the Court OF
Appeals and giving il to the Governor
passed the House by vote OF 46 TO p.
Before the passage of the bill was freely
discussed and the caucus that led TO its
introduction fully ventilated Mr.. Laird,
maintained that If passed it would be
nugatory. as the constitution gave the
Court OF Appeals the right to name its
own officers He said that section Of
article so of the code was superfiuous and
non-effectiye, as that article was IN the
code before the constitution of 1867 went
into effect He appealed to the House
not TO stultify itself by passing a measure
that would not stand judicial investiga-
ton. The debate al times became hea-
ted and feeling ran high as the debate
proceeded The roll-call was watched
with care as IL proceeded. Mr. Carter
contended that the bill had not received
the necessary constitutional majority
The friends OF the bin applauded the re-
suit when announced The bin now goes
to the Senate. and If it passes that body
il will stand good chance OF being We
toed
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23
The Child Labor Bill.

When the motion was made in the Sen.
ate yesterday TO substitute the child's la
Dor bill for the unfavorable report of the
committee came up, in the course OF de
bate, Senator Moss made a forcible
and impressive argument in favor of the
bill. He said that no one can go into a
factory or big store where children are
employed without concluding, by the
sight of the pincbed, suffering little ia
ces, that the employment Of little chill
dren is cruel and wrong. And as an
economical question, even upon the farm
no good results to the employer by the
work of child under fourteen can Re
suit The labor of adults is cheaper in
the long run, and no bad results viii fol
low to any one by the stoppage of the
inhuman practice of child labor The
bin was substituted for the unfavorable
report and went to its third reading.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23

MI. stephen Gambrill, Eugene Hig.
gins, Free" Rasen and others came on
Monday evening and were seen in and
about the Senate and House looking af
ter the bills they are interested in and 70
see how the pros" and cons" were
working. After session they went to
their quarters at the Maryland Hotel.
State Treasurer Jones. Comptroller
Smith and Mr. j. Frank Ford, Senator
and Mrs. Bennett. Senator and Mrs.
Toadvine arrived also at the Hotel dur
ing the day.
Senator Washington Wilkinson is do
ing some very tall work in the Senate
this year.
The Rev. DR.. Brick OF ST. Mary's
Church, opens the House every day with
prayer
Delegates Rogers. Townsend, McSher-
~ and others gave select champagne
supper al the Maryland Hotel last night.
covers were laid fortwenty five and 1.-THE
boys" had good time generally.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23
Naval ORDERS

The following naval orders have been
issued by the Navy Department since
our last issue:
Capt w. r. Meade has been ordered
to examination for promotion March
22nd
Commander A. S. Snow has been de-
tachcd from the command of the United
States steamer Essex upon the reporting
of his relief, Commander w. w. Meade,
and ordered home.
Medical Inspector A. A. Hoehling has
been ordered to duty as president of ma
val examining board at Naval hospital,
Brooklyn, n Y, to convene on first
proximo.
Surgeon b. S. Mackie has been order
ed to duty as member of medical and
naval examining board at the naval hos
pital Brooklyn, N. Y, 1st proximo.
Surgeon j. L Nelson has been order
ed to duty as member and recorder Of
medical and naval examining board ma
val hospital. Brooklyn, n. Y, on LIST
prOximo
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23
LOCAL JOTTINGS.


Item, Of Interest-LOoal and Otherwise
Mrs. Louis Wolfes, who has been
seriously Ill., is conyalescing.
The \ NC. A entertainment last
night was largely attended, and much
enjoyed.
A boy that will work all day without
looking at the clock, is not likely TO
grow into a rascal.
When a swindler Is looking for a
victim, he hunts up those people who do
not take a newspaper.
Fashionable society is keeping Lent
and preparing for wild revelries" when
Lent is over.
Belts Of tinted chamois skin, mount
cd in silver. will be worn with thin
dresses during the coming summer.
1T is not sign as some believe, that
agir is ugly because she wants to do
her SQUIRTING with the lamp turned down.
1t is said that engagements made
during Lent. are follawed by weddings
IN May or June
The store keepers are trying TO
tempt spring by hanging gay fabrics up
10 The windows
This Easter, souvenir spoons of a
religious character are to be placed on
the market.
There are three terrible diseases now
before married men spring fever, spring
bennets aud spring housekeeping.
There isn't much driving out into
tae county torpleasure now-a-days-bad
condition OF the roads, you know.
If some Of the sneaks of this burg
would know how slick they are caught
pm their sneakish work, they would
Neandon their profession.
Spring may be backward. but If you
aaEe note falling due on the first of
.aApIii' The chilly weather won't extend
The time.
The English sparrows are already
srylng building material and engaging
Y fough-snd-tumble fights, previous TO
@sung and housekeeping.
"A lively contest has begun among
aAval cadets for the god medal to be
sNai1ea IN June for best craftsmanship
Y uue practice The firing is done from
sle steamer Standish, and competing ca
1eS being divided in sections.
david Kane and Edward Holland,
N Saalen; were arrested by Deputy L. s.
saaisAAl, 7. Bowers, charged with re
,Ssslng TO do duty on board Of vessel in
~ chesapeake bay, had hearing before
discharged.
N William Silver, Familiarity known as
,nouaguese Bill" we'll known OYSTER
"'nsn OF the third district is dead.
Miss Margaret d. Ridout. sister of
~ - aessrs. Grafton d., and Weems Ri
,,.s merchants this city, died last night
,le residence of her brother, at st.
h-only a headache cure. The only
resa 3 sure, but the infallible headache
49,, ~ y bradycrotine. For sale by an
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23

II was Mr.. Emerson who said 1.-THE
first wealth is health, and it was wise
er than the modern philosopher who
said that "the blood is the life. The
system. like the clock. runs down. 1t
needs winding up. The blood gets poor
and scores of disease result. 1t needs a
tonic to enrich it.
certain wise doctor, after years OF
patient study discovered medicine
which purified the blood gave tone to the
system. and made men-tired, nervous,
hrain-wasting men-feel like new lie
called it his"Golden Medical Discovery. "
Ii has been sold for years, sold by the
million of bottles, and people found such
satisfaction in ii that DR.. Pierce, who
discovered, it, now feels warranted IN
selling it under positive guarantee OF
its doing good in all cases
Perhaps it's the medicine Tor you.
Yours wouldn't be the first case OF scroll
ula or saIt-rheum, skin disease. or lung
disease it has cured when nothing else
would. The trials worth making and
costs nothing. Money refunded II II
don't do you good.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23
The Iaquor License Bond

The Senate bill introduced by Mr..
Moss to abolish the bondsmen to the Ii
quor license in this county, does not meet
with approval Of the liquor dealers.
They claim if the bond is abolished it
viii increase the number of saloons, and
takes away that safeguard of RESPONSE
bility to the people. AS the law now
stands no dealer can procure license TO
carry on the liquer business without a
certain number of responsible persons
first becoming security that the seller of
liquor will faithfully carry out the law
In other words the bondsmen become
security fOl any violations of the law
The law, they claim is good law. while
at the same time ii works a hardship on
the dealer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-23
Blind Tom Coming.

Blind Tom, the famous negro pianist
delighted two large audiences at the New
Opera House Yesterday afternoon and
last evening. He has frequently appear
ed here, but the public does not seem To
tire of him. Indeed there is every rea.
son for his popularity, for it is based on
substantial merit. This performer, in
spite of seemingly insurmountable OBJ
staclcs, has achieved wonders in the stu.
dy of his art.-Rochister Morning Herald
Blind Tom will appear here at the OPP.
era House Thursday. March Gath. Tick.
cts now on sale at the Central Drug
Store.