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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-13
Its Heads Deniais of Laziness Promptly
Met by the Friendly Visitors.

Henry X. Warren, whose family was reported
in the PosT-ISrELLiGEScER of November % TO
be destitute, and who, IN the issue Of this paper
OF November -. was reported TO be unworthy of
charity aud unwilling to 60 the work offered
visited the PosriNIgLLiGENCER cfice Yesterday
and said:
The article of November - does me Injustice
The board OF Friendly Visitors never came near
us, anu never gave US a Loaf OF bread tili two
weeks alter we needed IL. My family has had
much sickness III IL. Ny two oldest daughters
are al and nay wife is delicate aad can only at
tend "a the baby. and the well members ot thu
family needed at home TO take care of them
My Oldest son has worked when he could get H.
The members OF the board OF Friendly Wis
itors were asked a. 10 the truth OF this state
mcnt at their meeting yesterday afternoon, and
they united in the following statement:
Mr.. Dooley visited the family the cay sitter the
account OF November - ap eeared III the Posr
lNygLLIdESCRR Capt :, J. BURNS, a member of
the hgrean, gave them s. the same day Al the
request OF the Bureau al Charities a ton OF coal
Was sent ny tbs county authorities on December
!. A member OF the bosrd. Mrs. Parkhurst
visited the family repeatedly. The board nssi
the expenses ot moving the Msrrens in to a bet
ter house. During laSt week the ladies' Relief
society sent groceries anu prov iSIpnS to them
also at the quest ~ the board. Though thea
ol the youngsters OF the srren family s.e .tck
il IL $50 true that four I'VE al It's eleven
aud that members Of the Board OF FrieudN
Visitors offered work 20 two o. them which WAS
refused GA trivial preieIts.
TAe board passed the following resolution:
Rtsoigsi That il DO declared 10 be the sense Of
ths h0ty that the publications contained in
the FosT isTEEIt8ESCsS OF November . con.
corning the family OF ii. h. Warren are true
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Am UsEMENTs.
"rhe ocs.roon" At cordr.y.s.

ssInG OctarOO0'' NJ CCr0R1y'Os
Dion Boucicausts melodrama, 1.-THE octo-
ROOM, was PERFORMED at Cordrays last night to
q good humored audience The scenic effects
werc admirable and reflect great credit on
Messrs. Mcfarland aud Kloss, the scenic artist
and stage machtnist respectively. The manage
ment has spared no expense in producing the
piece, there are nineteen characters in the
cast. most of them speaking. The gleee, planta-
ton songs and other pastirnes characteristic OF
the play were highly entertaining, and. under
the leadership OF Ernest Hogan, who assumed
with praisewocthy fidelity the part of Old Pete,
they were heartily applauded. some Of the
Characters might have been more judiciously
cast, and with considerable improvement to the
ensemble. Walter Hale was altogether out
of place in the role of the brutal oyer
seer, Jacob McClosky. Frank Jamson
presented Salem Scudder with fair merit,
but would have been more at home as
McCiosky. Thomas Quinn was q model Mr..
Sunnyside. James A. Num- az Col Poindexter
and Bert Coote as Capt. Rats bore their roles
credi;aSly, although the former would make
his part more effective By introducing more1iie
into the auction scene. The Indian, Wahnotee,
was represented by George Osbourne, whose
makeup was exceedingly picturesque and ap-
propriate. His portrayal was talented and his
stimulation of the pecu.iarties of the ignorant
red man was realistic in high degree. George
Peyton, the heir Of Terrebonne, was presented
by Milton Lpman, who had evidently studied
his part carefully. The Mrs. Peyton OF Miss
Margaret Marshall was fully in keeping with the
previous excellent work OF that lady, and Miss
Alice Sheppard proved fascinating picture of
the beautiful heiress, Dora sunnyside. Zoe. the
title role, fell to the lot OF Miss Florence Lytelle
whose work was meritorious, but scarcely equal
in quality to that demanded by the part. Little
Edna Kelley was really clever as the negro boy,
Paul, and recited her lines and went through
her business" with an intelligence far beyond
ONE OF her years. The auditorium hall was
crowded. Steve Carroll. the humorous lecturer
and dispenser of the latest bon-mots, was the
lion of the evening and was repeatedly and de-
servedly applauded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-13

TACOMA, Dec l2-lSptciaL 1.-THE latest re-
port from Chicago is that the Washington
Worlds fair building is entirely under roof"
said Ed S. Meany, assistant to President Bla-
lock, this evening. He said there had been
numerous causes for delay in the arrival of
material for the building The original idea of
having different mills and companies of this
state contribute material for the building has
not worked satisfactorily as was expected.
Shingles were delayed by washouts, other ma
teral CAME slowly from the donators, and sew
eral contributors were mills that burned down
before the material had been shipped 1t was
necessary to secure shingles on the market at
Chicago, to be replaced by shingles donated and
shipped, but delayed. Mr.. Meany said that now
that the building was under roof, he expected
that the work would soon be finished
President Blaiock will probably not return to
walla Walla until after the meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee on Thursday.
A number OF fine Autographs OF the Wash
ington Worlds fair building have been received
in advance. 1t 10 proposed to supply the news
papers with them and then sell enough to pay
the expense incurred in getting them up
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THE CONVENTION OF CITIES.
To Be Held at Seattle-What the Tacoma
Delegates Will Propose

DeieSateS PROPOSE.
TACOMA, Dec. 12.-[Specisl The convention
OF cities, to take action toward securing uni
form legislation for Washington cities of the
first class. will probable be held at Seattle The
convention will convene one week from tomo--
row. Tacoma will present three especially i'm
portant propositions for incorporation in bill
to be presented to the legislature, viz:
First-To authorize reassessment of property
second-To secure right of eminent domain.
Ihird-for improvement OF streets by dis
tricts, instead OF out of the general fund.
There are other propositions emanating
from Tacoma, such as giving the city the right
to declare foul places, swamps, stagnant ponds
and the ike q public nuisance, aud improve
them at the expense of property owners who
are thereby benefited. This latter proposition
has been promptedspartielly by salt water ponds
at the head of the bay, which, in the summer
time. become public nuisance. Heretofore the
city could not abate such nuisances except at
the expense of the city.
During the past year the city has been cheated
out OF street assessments, owing to various
technical defects. 1t is now proposed to author
ize assessment in ali cases where the assess
ment is rendered illegal by Irregularities. The
right OF eminent domain is desired in order to
enable the opening of streets where non--esi-
dent property owners objecting resident
owners stand in the way of the majority desir-
ing Improvement District Improvement is an
old subject of discussion in this city, 1t con-
templates Il district section of the city max
ing and paying for their improvements as a
district, without the aid of the city as a whole
1t is proposed under this scheme TO divide the
damages incurred and the benefits derived BY
districts. For example, if Il street is to be cut
through hill, those deriving benefit from
such improvement are 20 share the damage with
those who are damaged
City Attorney Murray is preparing Tacoma's
data for submission to the convention of cities
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NEW YORK. Dec. PA will containing 5000
words and disposing of s72,000,0oo worth of
property was filed for probate in Judge Ran
sons court this afternoon by Judge John F.
Dillon. 1t was that OF Jay Could Judge Dillon
stated that the original documents contained
nothing new additional to the facts already pub
lished. Probate Clerk Tierney at once issued
citations to the heirs aud next of kin for
probate OF the will, which was made returnabla
the latter part of this month. The affidavit of
the executors. George J. Could Helen NJ. Gould,
Edwin and Howard Gould, has been filed with
Probate Clerk Iierney and shows the value of
the real estate which Mr.. GoulG left in the state
to be 500 GOO. and the value Of personal prop
erty in the state lett by him TO be So, COZ 900.
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NEW HAVEN, Dec. 12.-The case of Fred NJ.
Weyerhauser, the Yale student charged with
breach OF the peace. was called in the city court
this morning, but, on motion of defendant s
counsel, was continued till next Friday. Pros
ecuting Attorney Dow said today that warrants
had been issued for several more students, and
they would be served soon. 1t is now thought
the police will carry out their threat of several
days ago. and arrest all that participated in the
disturbance. This afternoon Detective Sergeant
Cowles arrested James A. McCrea, a member of
the Yale football team, charged with breach of
the peace against Adler, of the New Haven
opera house orchestra The prisoner was re-.
leased on bonda
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-13

New YORK, Dec. 11.--Albert Deieur, q
wealthy contractor of Milwaukee, Wis,
has been missing since Sunday, December
4. He came to the city two weeks ago and
stopped at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where
he left an unpaid board bill and
luggage. The missing mans wife came
to the city on Saturday in quest of her
husband; she states that he took about
500 with him when he left home. She
also admitted that on q former occasion
when Deieur absented himself she subse-
quently learned that he had been taken
suddenly insane and confined in au
asylum.
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Tacoma Cont NAMa

TACOMA, Dec. l2~-(Special "A receiver has
been demanded Tor the estate of Thomas ",
Long.
Lille A stone today began suit for divorce
from Charles f. Stone, She asks for the care of
their child and go per month for its support
The receiver OF the North Pacific Consolidated
shingie Company todsy reported to the superior
court that the ha,snoe on hand due the com panv
was si,S96 During November s1$5i Was ex
pended and s.. 40 collected
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-13
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Action OF tho Chief Confirmed in Sc =
eral Cases.

The board Of fire commissioners met last
night and held brief session only, the MAYOR
having to attend the mass meeting. 1t was ex.
pected that an open investigation would be held
OF the case OF G. W. Hill, who had been supar
seeded as assistant engineer on the freboat The
matter had evidently been settled privately. as
there was no discussion, and the chiefs action
in appointing W. NJ. Coomb's in Hills stead WA
confirmed. 1t is understood that there is no
question as 10 Hills efficiency, and he will be-
appointed when a suitable vacancy occurs
Commissioners kahaey and Masel were An.
pointed to investigate the matter of the record
book OF Company No. ., from which several
pages are missing.
Commissioners Foster and Masel were intrust
ed with the task of preparing the annual report
Mr. Foster was directed to confer with Cor
pcration Counsel Donworth upon an ord nance
providing for q system OF bookkeeping TO, the
department.
The remainder of the business was entirely
routine.
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WhatCom News-

HATcoM. Dec. l2-Capt Edgett. of the bark
Highlander, was accidenuy knocked from the
vessel Into the Ray aud rescued with difficulty.
The trouble between union aud non-union
coal miners at the Blue Canyon bunkers TODAY
resulted III the dumping OF an entire bin of coal
into the hay. The union men claim that man
fell overheard and. catching the rope which
controlled the gate. accidently discharged the
contents OF the bin The company is paying 60
cents per ton toE mining and some dissatisfac-
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Highest all Leavening Power-Lates D. S. Govt Report
R@H!a:'!!! B Bsxd:s9
ABSOLUTELY Pure
ABSOLUTELY PURE
the surveyor general at Olympia This will

the surveyor general at Olympia This Will
open the land to entries.
Surveyor Shelton, who has completed the sur
vey OF two townships about fifteen miles south
west of this place, reports the existence OF
magnificent forest OF cedar timber around Lakes
Dickie and Ozette In the surveyed townships.
The timber can be easily reached BY q railroad
from this bay.
Two bridges are being constructed across the
Pysht river east of this place, on the county
road leading south from Pysht Repairs upon
two bridges across the Clallarn river. damaged
by recent floods, have been completed.
James keltner was reelected road super
visor for the term Of two years at an election on
Saturday last
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CITIES TO CONVENE.
Seattle Organizing to Join With
Tacoma and Spokane.
MEETING OF BOARD OF WORKS.
Street Labor Force to Be Reduced More
Than Half-Fire Board Transscts
Some Business.

The convention at Tacoma on December %
promises to be one of the most important
municipal gatherings ever held in the state
There will be five delegates each from Spokane,
Tacoma and Seattle. The immediate object will
be to unite upon some measures which all
three cities have found to be prime necessities:
and bills will be drafted to e submitted to the
state lie gislature.
1t is probable, however, that the whole sub
1ect of charters for cities OF the firstcass will
be considered. Each OF the cities has a differ
ent form Of government adopted in 1890, and
each has found it inadequate in some
respects and cumbersome in others. One serious
obstacle to reform Is that while there is consti-
tutional provision for amendments there is
doubt as to whether there is any for the adop-
ton OF an entirely new charter, IS every provIs-
ion must be voted upon by the people separately
II any change is made. Opinion 10 divided upon
this subject, some lawyers holding that there is
nothing to prevent city recurring to the con-
stitution and re-enacting charter de novo. and
that city's power in this respect is not ex.
hausfed by one exercise of II.
Alderman Correll, of Tacoma, has suggested
that the three principal cities combine and en-
ploy municipal lawyer like Judge Dillon, of
New York, to prepare a charter to be adopted by
the three cities through the machinery already
provided by the constitution.
The first meeting of Sesttle's delegates WAS
held yesterday, attended by Mayor Ronald,
Corporation Counsel Donwo-th, Alderman
Brewer and Delegate Kloeber. They were en-
powered to select fifth member.
Mayor Ronald reviewed the occasion for the
convention and predicted that beneficial results
would ensue. He took occasion to say that had
the invitation of Tacoma not restricted them il
the choice and number OF delegates he should
have certainly suggested adding Attorney John
w. Pratt tc the number on account OF his exccp-
tionai familiarity with municipal affairs, but as
IT was he felt that they were limited to the five
members OF the government
1t was agreed that Comptroller Carson should
be the fifth delegate but the hope was ex pressed
that al citizens specially interested IL the sub
Ject would strengthen the delegations bv sug
gestions to be submitted to the convention.
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MIR. MALAN'S SUCCESSOR.
James swyney Elected Plumbing In
spector bY BOARD OF Health

The board OF health met privately in the Office
Of Dr. +. a. Churchill yesterday afternoon and
elected James II. swyney 10 succeed J. r. Malan,
VINO has Iust resigned the Office of plumbing In.
spec,or. Mr.. Swyney Is q plumber doing bust.
ness IN North Seattle. He was recommended nv
Fred Gssch, chairman of the board OF county,
commissioners; Jesse Cochran, OF the board o;
public works, Fred ". Valid, ex SUPER nteudent
OF the water department; Gardner kellogg ex
ire chief. aud Dr. L. T. ~ Miller
The position OF plumbing inspector was ea.
gerry sought for Among the applicants were
Frank Is. Cleveland, Frank ". Cotteriu. Georvs
H. Brown. captain OF the MeGEaw FIanhesu
Club, and Joseph Bro8n.
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Salvini at the New Theater.

Alexander Salvini deserves the thanEs of the
thcater-i,oing public for his successful feat of
rcviying the romantic drama; for with the new
productions of the same School he has in view
he is likely to exert very wholesome Influence
on things theatrical. Even though the atmos-
phere which surrounds his plays belongs to a
period long since past, the sword of a D'Artsg-
nan or Don Cesar is a healthier piece of stage
property than sane knife of a murderer in the
lurid Inelodrama of the day. though the latter 10
certainly more realistic
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THE BOARD OF WORKS,
Reduction OF Street Force ThrOuR
Scarcity OF Funds.


The board of public works yesterday decided
that it would be necessary to reduce the force of
men on street work, the comptroller had
notified the board that the city funds are getting
low. There are now thirty-two laborers, and
Street Commissioner Cummings was directed to
reduce the number to fourteen.
Application was made by a number of resi-
dents OF Fremont for a sidewalk on Maple ave-
nue, and across lots, TO enable many
children to reach school without having to 60 a
long way around.
So many complaints have been made as to the
arc lights that ii was resolved to have the CITY
electrician test the candle power furnished.
superintendent Wilson said that the lamps have
been burning only about half the power the city
was charged for.
City Engineer Thomson reported that it would
cost about 1890 to drive piles and bulkhead
sufficient to extend the outfalI of the south
sewer tunnel TO the Duwamish channel The
report will DO sent to the city council
petition for improvement of Ninth street ut
private expense was sent to the city council
with favorable report
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Fell Fifteen Stories.

CHICAGO Dec. 11.-Charles Chanter, a
botanist employed on the Worlds fair
grounds. fell today from the fifteenth floor
of the Masonic temple to the basement
His body was mashed into a jelly. Chan
ter attic mpted to get into the elevator as it
started and was caught between the graf
ing and the car. The grating bulged and
allowed him to fall. Chaneer leaves a wife
and daughter at Kilbourne City, Wis.
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EVANGELIST BROWNS WORK.
He 10 Making Many Converts ut the
First baptist Church.

The revival meetings being conducted By Rev
H. " brown st the First Baptist church are
now reaching high pitch of interest Every
night sermon is given, followed by sn after
meeting at which experienced Christians give
testimony OF their faith aud encourage those
who nave not ex psrienoei religion 20 sccept the
spirit Of Christ IRE subject OF last nights
sermon wss; "pers0nall,s aud Power o.
Satan"
A. SUNDAY ntghts meeting ten new converts
were secured ana last ssht twenty. The even
iax meetings begin al - O'Clock, AMI tAese Is
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The city taxes are being paid in very freely.
the entire force In the city treasurer's office be
Ing busy every moment on Saturday superin
tendens Wilson collected Se,IA.S6 from 2a5
wate: consumers, being about $500 higher tha,
the next best day. Yesterday over 81 on U.s.
taAel IN.
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SMALLPOX rattents Dischar0ed.

Four smallpox patients will DO discharged
from the pest house this morning, leaving
eighteen inmates in that institution. Two of
these nursing sick re latves, so that the real
number OF sick there now is but sixteen,
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. Bible reading, followed by a sermon, at
o'clock every afternoon The subject for the
sermon this afternoon IL aThe Ofhces of the
Holy Spirit" and for this evening Fishing in
Deep Water" All are welcome, no matter of
what denomination
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Sentence for Stealing a Lau-Robe.

Wiliism Hickey and John Waldron, charged
with stealing a robe from X. Petkovit's store,
were each fined SIS and put under $500 bonds
for six months by Municipal Judge Rivers yes.
terday. In default they were sent TO the county
Jail. where they will probably have TO serve six
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Good Cooking

Is one OF the chief blessings of every home. To
slsags insure good custsrds puddiugs sauces
etc, use Gail Borden Eagle" Brand Condensed
MIX Directions on the label sold by your
grocer sud druggist
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East liaIfsm News

East cLALLAs. Dee. i2-[Special : The In
speei4on OF what Is known here as the tvo.mile
strip survey was completed on Wednesday by
sGrseyos L ]. hermsns, WHO was sen, here by
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More cases OF sick headache, biliousuess con
supatioa. can ne cured IN less time with less
medicine and for less money, hy using Garter 5
iaNie Liver Pills than ny say other means
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Washington Pensions.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. Especial. PEN
sions have been granted To residents OF Wash
ington Is follows: Original, James +. Kirnball !:
additional. Charles Yinup, Charles II. Daniels;
original-widows, etc, minors of Charles Il.
DUNLAP.
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Railroad and Corporation Notes.

Railroad and Corporation Notes.
Henry Young, of Portland, travelling passen-
ger agent OF the Santa Fs road, was in the city
yesterday.
About the beginning of tho new year the
UnonPacifc will put on anentire new passenger
equipment, consisting of seventy-fiYe new
coaches OF the latest designs.
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The Seattle Athletic Clubs football team
practiced yesterday afternoon at Madison street
park and d number of the men were at the gym
nssium last night for exercise. There will be
practice at the University grounds this alter
noon at $50 o'clock under the coaching of
George R. Carter. The University team is prae-
ticing hard and will make desperate effort to
beat the Athletic Club in next Saturdays game
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There will be no county seat war in Stevens
county. Kansas The canvass showed that Lib
eraI had won. and the Springfield people Yielded
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Ed Smith, the Pittsburg fake pugilist. has
posted a forfeit OF $500 and challenged Joe God
dard to fight to finish before the Wichita,
Kan. Athletic Club for any reasonable amount
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Better Than the Beat

Novelty MsI Company -four. manufactured at