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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-28
GROWTH OF THEOSOPHY.
Mira. Besant Interviewed on the Train
Nine. Rlavatsky's Manuscripts.

TACOMA Dec. q. Especial. Mrs. Annie
Besant arrived late this afternoon from
Portland, enroute for Seattle. She was
due to lecture in Portland Christmas, and
large crowd gathered there at night.
But her train was blockaded for two days
near Bridal Veil falls, on the Columbia
river. Christmas night. by request of the
hundreds of delayed passengers, she dellv-
cred lecture on Theosophy in the car.
She was seen here aboard the Seattle train
this evening by Posi- INTELLIGENCE bu-
reau reporter, and said she greatly appre-
ciated the novel situation, as it was her
first experience in an Ameri can snow
blockade
AS to the growth of the Theosophical
movement, Mrs. Besant referred to the
great progress in England of late notwith-
standing the death of Madame Blavatsky,
which it had been predicted would end
the Theosophical furore. She said great
advance has recently been noticed IN
Sweden. Norway is not quite so much in
terested. The movement has taken firm
hold in Holland of late and is spreading
rapidly among the artisan classes. The
interest is growing rapidly in France, also
in Spain among the purely Catholics,
strange to say.
While she is encouraged by the numeri-
ca! growth. evidenced by the formation of
new branches of the society, she recognizes
that its influence cannot he measured by
numbers, it being a mental growth.
Before the death Of the leader, Nine.
Blavatsky, it had been claimed by certain
persons that she had forced the famous
occult letters" from her teachers in India
by phsychic methods. Thus she was con-
sidered really the author Of them by ''sug-
costing" the sentiments which they incor-
porated in the letters. Mrs. Besant reit-
crates her statement that she personally
receives similar letters from the same
teachers, proving to the satisfaction of
herself and associates that the
communications were also authentic and
that they were all that Nine. Blavatsky
claimed. Great excitement was caused in
England by this statement, and many
demands were made for proofs of the let
tiers. But she realized that many would
refuse to believe if all the proofs at hand
were presented to them. 1t would finally
come TO a question of her own individual
honesty. She gave her word for it, and it
was widely believed. Instead of a re-
action, the society seems to have received
a new impulse since the death of their
great leader. A great mass of MSS. was
left by Nine. Blavatsky which is being
gradually transcribed and edited by Mrs.
Besant, and it IS possible that several more
volumes will be added TO the literature of
Theosophy in the line of posthumous
works.
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The Field Club Ball Tonight.

The Seattle Field Club will give its first
party tonight at the Seattle theater. The
managers have made every effort to make
this the most brilliant affair ever given in
Seattle and there Is now every evidence
that they have been more than successful.
The grand march will take place promptly
at 9:l5, and will be followed by dancing,
which will continue without intermission
until 3 in the morning. The First Regi-
ment military band will give a short con-
cert early in the evening and will also
play selections of overture music between
the dance numbers. The managers beg
to request that guests will instruct their
drivers to approach the theater from the
south to avoid confusion. Gov. Ferry
will arrive IN Seattle this afternoon and
will be the guest of the evening
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" DEATH AND AFTER. !"
Annie Besant's Lecture at the
Seattle Theater.
ASTRAL AND OTHER BODIES.
Mme. BIavatsky's Successor Tells Her
Hearers What She Has Seen and
Known OF Theosophy.

Mrs. Annie Besant, the well-known En-
giish speaker, addressed small but repre-
sentative audience at the Seattle theater
last night on the subject. "Death-and
After?' She came upon the stage about
s:l5, dressed in simple black gown, and
in slow and deep contraito tones began
her address by saying that it had often
been remarked as strange that belief
which was openly professed by so many
millions of people should have SO little
effect upon their lives. The belief referred
70 was that this life was but brief and
unimportant period compared to the vast
time through which We must live beyond
the grave.
On one day in seven the claims of the
life beyond we're considered, but on the
other six and in actions generally. the life
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STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The Annual Meeting Nov in Progress
The First DAYS PrnceeiiuxS.


TACOMA, Dec. 27.-TSpecial. Nearly
$50 teachers have arrived to attend the
State Teachers Association meeting This
evening at the Tacoma motel the visitors
were entertained by the Tacoma peda-
gogues. Old acquaintance and friend
ships were pleasantly renewed. and ideas
and methods of school work were ex-
changed. Tomorrow programme is as
follows:
9:-9:l5-Opaning exercises.
Observation-Disclosures spirit" A. A. Barlow.
l0l0:25-"The Place and Function Of the
State University in Our school SYSTEM" Mark
Bailey. seattle.
Io:25- 10: 5-"Dscussion q Place and Func-
ton OF state University aiFd Agricultural Col
lege.'' led by President z. Z. Gaul. OF Moscow,
Idaho.
l0:i5-1l OO-CIass in Swedish gymnastics,
Central school.
1l:0lll 10 Results, the Only True Test of
Meth DDS" W. D. Lyman, Weia Wella.
II POLL i0-Discussion, leg by W. L. Malone,
Tacoma.
1:i0-Announceuents ana reports.
AUTHORIZATIONS ONE.
disadvantages of Close: Grading'-w. Fl.
Harvey. Pullman.
ais suppene ,tary Work Overdone," O. A.
Tiffany, Port Angeles
"a Model Teachers Meet:ng," Prof Wilbur,
Shelton.
what Attachments Muzt the Grammar
School Aim To Reach" Miss N. S. McClurksn,
Olympia.
.'How Much Geography Should We Teach"
George H. Wait North Yakibla-
'How Do Methods Cultiva.e Morals" Charles
". Borst, Centralia.
Business meeting. Eleoticl OF officers.
SECTION Il.
In the High schoo; building.)
Music-Hgh School Orchestra
How to Teach Flora of Washington" Louis
+. Henderson. Olympia
Discussion Led by Wh;usin college.
''How 10 Teach Beginners Latin" c. NJ David
son. seattle
Discussion led by L. II. leach. Vancouver
The Use OF the Mcrosco5e," Ii. n Ott, Ta-
coma
Disnussiou-Ied by G. c. Ce,ton, Seattle
Mythology. Its Place in secondary schools"
Dr.. Stewart. Whitworth COLLEGE
Discussion-I4ad by Harry Pattisou, New
Whatcom.
EVENING
7.&o7:i5 Music. Annie Ws4ght seminary
7-45-S:00-Ciass in marching, ortiug schools
THE school Problem oi Educating Youth in
Character" Or. !. Fl. Hoose California
Class in pautomim me BuNlness college Ia
coma.
Superintendent Bryan called todavs
meeting TO order. prayef was offered by
Rev. f. Y. Claypool. of pullman, and the
programme, as published in the Posr-fN-
TFILt6NCER today. was cfrrried out. Prof
POweison 5 paper, treating of the essential
difference between the American and Ger
man method of teaching. precipitated
lively discussion. AS did 81 so krof. Adams
paper on vacation.
It developed in the dis. ussion of meth
DDS OF teaching, that the German plan was
more for the complete BOUNDING of the
pupil both physically ana morally, while
the American method wss more for prac-
teal results. and tended TO fit the pupil
for business life The german ann was
shown also 10 be Tor the cultivation of the
whole man, and il seemez 10 be the sense
Of the meeting that il would he a good
idea To combine the PRACTICAL American
method with the German plan. No def
mite action was taken.
As rule there seemed ~ he sentiment
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A Herald of the Infant Year.

Clip the last thirty years or more from the
century. and the segment will represent the
term oil the unbounded popularity OF Hostetters
Stomach Bitters The opening of the year 1898
will be sgnalized by the appearance OF q fresh
Almanac of the Bi,ters. in which the uses. de-
rlyation and action OF this warld famous medi-
elmo will De lucidiy set forth. Every body should
read It. The calendar and astronomical calcu-
lations to be found in this brochure are always
astonlshingy accurate, and the statistics, illus
trations, bumor and other reading matter rich
in interest and full Of profit The Hostetter
Company. OF Pittsburg, Pa, publish il them
selves. They employ more than sixty hands in
the mechanical work, and more than eleven
months in the year are consumed in its prepare
ton. II can be obtained, without cost, OF ali
drugg SITS and country dealers. and IS printed In
English, German, French. Welsh, Norwegian,
swedish, Holland, bohemian and spanish.
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fIapp0 Holiday Comics.

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
by the county auditor for James Samuel
son and Anna Olson. both of Seattle; Ar
thur Il. Buck and Alice Constance Hutton,
both of Seattle; A. u. Eddy, of Madrone,
and Emma O'Loughlin. OF La Conner: A.
+. Lowering, of Nashon. and Catherine y.
Reese, of Chautauqia; Andrew Marten-
son, of Arlington, and Christine Ander-
son. of Seattle; Il. l.. Holman. of Oregon
city. Or. and Jesse HIxson. OF Seattle: A.
+. Chatley and ). 4. Thompson, both of
Seattle
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Office of the
Seattle Board of Health,
SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. %, Il

SEATTLE, Washington Dec. %, 1897.
Having read the endorsements of the ROYAL
BAKING POWDER + X and finding in analysis
that it is made of the highest grade of cream of
tartar and bicarbonate of soda, and is entirely
free from any adulteraton, we heartily recon-
mend the ROYAL BAKING POWDER for its great
strength purity and whoesomeness.
JAMES SHANNON, NJ. D., P,vsk,
F. II. NOBLE, NJ D., Doaiuo'
GEO II. T. SPARKLING M. D., Health officer:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-28

ME. from San Francisco. Sailed-Schr Fred f.
Sander, lumber: bk George +. Manson. coal,
for San Francisco
SAN Francisco, Dec. 27.--Arrived-str Will
lamette, from Seattle: Ceasad-Str Columbia,
for Astoria. Departed-Sh Kate Davenport,
from Seattle.
NEW YORK, Dec. q The officials of the Gu
nard line say that they have 10 boubt that the
cause OF the Umbrias delay IS due to the break
ing down of her engines.
LONDON. Dec 27.-Anxiety "a felt over the non
arrival at New York OF the Cunarder Urnbria,
which sailed from Liverpool December II. aud,
allowing for stormy weather. should have
reached port at least two dass ago. Apprehen-
sion il so serious that reinsurance has begun.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 27.-Passed Browhead-Str
Oaio from Philadelphia, having in tow a
steamer supposed to be the Nz,rdland, New York
for Antwerp.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 27.--Ths Nordland, just ar
rived, has her shalt broken.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-28

The miners of Newcastle and Franklin
spent a merry but orderly Christmas At
the former place the white and negro min
erS each had a dance. while At Franklin
the two races fraternized at a Joint
dance. The Franklin mine ran on Mon
day and Newcastle started yesterday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-28
PASSENGER LISTS.

ELLIsToN, Mont, Dec. 27.-[Special.l-
Northern Pacific train Nc. has these pas
sengers:
C. ". Spul and wife, D. sraith, W. II. Heiss,
F. H. Mccullough, q. Borxm&rn, W. A. Lewis,
DR.. +. Atkinson, H. II. Richmond and wife,
Joseph Siebel, John 5. McMe;lar, c. II. Marathon
son, ". H. Fife and Mrs. f. Talbot.
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The Indian Schools.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 27.-Notwith-
standing the difficulties experienced by
the Indian Office in securing attendance of
children at Indian schools, reports just re-
ceived show that the enrolment for the
quarter ended September 80, iS92, in Indian
schools of all kinds, was Il, 400, as COM
pared with 144o5 for the corresponding
period last year.
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One patient was discharged from the
pest house yesterday and two will he dis.
charged today. Six patients are GONZALES
cent and ten smallpox patients and one
suffering from typhoid fever following
smallpox are still in bed
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The auction sale OF pictures NJ the Bake
Cole Art Company continues the balance
Of this week. Afternoons al =. evenings at
: 50. sGa Third street. They viii accent
any reasonable offer tor pictures at private
sale.
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Railroad and Corporation Notes.

haIIFO8u ana COrpOfatIOn Notes.
The Northern Pacific has issued q new tariff
or fruit and vegetables from North Yakima TO
Roslyn, the rates being 20 ceets on car loads and
A cents on less than car loads.
The Western Union and Postal wires on the
Southern Pacific line to sen Francisco were
beth down yesterday in consequence OF the
blockade III Cow creek canyozI
g. ]. McCabe. assistant superintendent of the
Column bia d Puget Sound road, who was i'll with
rheumatism las, summer, has had another at
tack, aud is going to Southern California in a
ew days.
The Northern Pacific has snsde the rate on
nails in kegs and wrapping i-aper from Everett
20 Portland, apply also to book, news or print
paper The rates are - centS:on car loads and 20
cents on less than car loads
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A California kaistn hctopus

SAN tKANCIsCu Dec 1.-THE Examiner
states thai the ralSIa growers OF tins state
are forming trust, Ia he known as the
California state EaISln Growers Associa-
tlon. and that hnai aCranrementS were
made at a meeting Of producers ut Fresno
Wednesday. II = said that packers and
brokers are to ue admitted to the or.
gan'zaiion, but viii have to pay
higher entrance fee than growers.
and that IL the executive committee OF
sixty which l. 10 lie selected forty will I've
growers. According to the pan of the
trust, "a II IL understood, packers ana
growers must give bonds 10 maintain
prices. Ralsins shall be consigned only 10
packers and brokers who have given
$lo,oo and $4,000 bonds. respectively. not
90 sell 81 q figure under set prices.
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OUR COASTWISE TRADE.
Entrances and Clearances in This Gus
toms District During the Year.

PORT TOWNSEND. Dec. 27.-[Special. i
The following table shows the entrances
and clearances of vessels engaged in coast
wise trade during December. 1891, and the
first eleven months Of 1892:
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HARD toUGg d.stresses the patient and
racks both Lungs aUd Throat pr u Jayre's
kxpectoEant i the remedy wanted To cure your
Cough. aud relieve bosh thu Pulmonary and
Bronchial organs.
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ladies, 20 ~ ! J. Rlttve-. SIS Front str.s.
So hsve sa'i- cs3y property attended -
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-02
WOMAN's PRISON BURNED.
The Inmates Pledge Their Word Not to
Try to Escape. 7#as

7~A" : -N~S AANtA -
Try to Escape. as
INDIANAPOLIS. March 1.-The state
woman's prison and reform school for
girls burned here tonight. The building
was entirely destroyed. The fire was dis
covered a few minute after supper in the
laundry of the reform department., The
night Waterman, engineer and day watch
man, with the fire apparatus at hand.
had succeeded. as they supposed, in
quenching the fire, when the hose broke.
out again and rapidly spread. The ~institu-
tion was situated in the center of a five
acre field on the eastern edge of the city.
1t was q model prison mud one of the most
noted in the country. When the fire was dis
covered Miss Kelly, superintendent, ordered
the 157 inmates of the reform department.
into the yard, where they were guarded by
a half dozen attendants. From those con-
fined in the prison Department. the most
trouble was anticipated by the officers.
Miss Kelly went into the hallway and told
the prisoners the building was On fire. 81
I want you to promise me that
NOT one TRY try to escape escape" T5he women prom N
Used and the doors were opened. Tn fifty
three prisoners hastily followed Miss Kelly
through the Railways and to the grounds,
where they were plHc6u III charge OF Lle aL-
tendants. So far as known none made any
attempt to escape, though some
of the reform girls were dis
covered during the evening roaming
about the streets, and were sent to the
police station. The fire was of incendiary
origin. Three girls-Imogene Thompson,
Mary Stevens and Lydia Kinseley-it is
stated by other inmates, formed a con-
spiracy to free themselves in this way if
possible. The prisoners will be confined in
various other state institutions. The loss
will exceed $500, 900, with insurance of but
$5l, 600.
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PERSONAL.

J. M. TAYLOR, Of Livingston, is in the
city.
z. Halli1ger and wife, Of Havre, are in
the city.
viii Hanks, the Great Falls banker. is at
the Grand Central.
w. X. Tuppel, Of Deer Lodge, is regis
tered at the Grand Central.
A, r., Commander and Il. G. Reiss, of
Butte. are at The Helena.
Attorney Ihos. Joyes, Of Boulder. is
stopping at the Grand Central.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. r. RAIDER, Of White Sui
phur, are spending a few days in Helena.
j. u. James and w. Fullerton, Of Glas-
gov, are among the nostherc visitors IN
Helena. r
Mrs. Moses Morris went to Butte yester-
day to meet her sister, Mrs. Henry jacobs,
who has been visiting in California. She
will return in about Il week.
Mrg. G, w. Mueller, of Elkhorn, left yes
terday for the home Of her parents, lex
ineton, ILL.,, in response to a telegram an
nouncing the dangerous illness OF her
father.
Mrs. George Dow, for Lansing, Mich
igan: Mrs. L. /. Cooper. for keokuk,
Iowa; Dan Bishop. for Sioux City; =. y.
Hayden, for St. Louis, We're among the DE-
partures over the Great Northern yestes-
day.
G. H. Connolly, for Kansas City; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Kelley, for Colorado Springs;
Mrs. +. W; Fletcher, for Kansas City; ana
Mary Lindlake, for Dubuque, Iowa. were
among the departures via the Great North
ern yesterday.
Richard Marsh, of Missoula, who has
been appointed assistant to Executive
Commissioned Blckford, is in Helena. Mr..
Marsh will look after the mineral exhibit
in the western section of the state, partlcu-
larly in Miasoula county.
The departures via the Northern Pacific
were Mrs. G. W. Mueller, for Chicago;
Mrs. S.. a. Fisher, for New York; Joseph
Houle, for Montreal; Mary M. Houle, for
Montreal; Charles A. Greene, for Column
bus. Ohio; f.. L. Montgomery, for Boston.
Mrs. S. A. Fisher, the Main street milli-
ner. leaves for the east to-day, on her regu-
lar spring purchasing trip. While absent
she will visit all leading eastern cities.
and promises on her return to have for the
ladies of Helena the most fashionable and
best things i'll the way of millinery.
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HE DID Tor DANCE.
Rev. Mr.. hoe Tells About tho erahdina-
Wan Lutheran EntertninMeMt.

| Rev. Mr.. Isoe Tells About tho erandina-
! Wan Lutheran Entertainment
The journal, on last Sunday morning.
published n statement to the effect that tho
Rev. hoe danced a Virginia reel ut Turner
hall last Saturday evening. MIR. Boo. re-
ferring to tho publication yesterday. said u
was wholly untrue, adding: "Last Sntnr-
day evening the Scandinavian Lutheran
church, Of which l am the pastor, gave IN
entertainment at Turner hall. The pro-
gramme consisted Of Rotations. songs,
children's games, a tnblaaux III Which tho
participants were dressed IN old country
costumes, and after this refreshments We're
served. The price Of admission was 80
cents, About II O'clock, after the enter
tainment was over. a party came INTO the
hall, ana soon made arranRements 70
rented the hall for a church entertainment
and would allow no dancing; that We had
given the programme agreed upon. ana
that if any one present was not satistled let
them come forward and l would return
their money. One of the ringlead-
ers then went down stairs and soon
returned with tho Information mat he
had rented the hall till two a. ~. sent
for the lessee, and he denied the mans
story. saying / alone had the use OF the
hall for that night. The party then ieft,
but not before | had sent for two police
officers. Before going they announced
their intention of returning and having g.
dance. Then I determined to stay, even II
it was necessary to remain until morning.
A dozen members Of my church remained
with me. They played q lew games, but
there was no dancing. At W O'Clock the
lessee OF the hall came to me and told me-
he would lock the hall up. and not allow
anyone in it that night, If SO desited. We
then went home.
1--WE have giyen.'' continued NJ. Boo,
"a number Of entertainments in Helena,
and have never had dancing at any OF
them. l told the people Saturday night
church without dancing, we had better let
it rot. III the stand | nave taken ia this
matter I have my congregation with me,
and / would like to have the public
know the facts in the case. The Journal
promised to give my side Of the story, but
has not done So" -%
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COMPACT WITH ROME.


Sensational News From Winnipeg About
nm Unlikely Bargain.
MINNEAPOLIS, March IA special from
Winnipeg says the organ of the Manitoba
government there has published a startling
statement to the effect that a bargain has
been made between the Roman Catholic
church and the conservative government, at
Ottawa, by which the church has pledged
itself to give the conservatives the entire
Catholic vote. on condition that Abbott,
the present dominion premier, retire in the
near future and be succeeded by Sir John
Thomuson. who is a Roman Catholic. An
other report SAYS that in the event of the
privy council of England declaring the act
recently passed by the Manitoba govern
ment, abolishing Catholic separate schools.
valid, the dominion government will
promptly pass remedial legislation annul-
ing the act.
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Miss Mary wilkins

Miss Mary Wilkins, the writer. is a slen-
der little woman, with n fair skin, blue
ewes, clean cut features, and Il nose that
might be called share but for the gentleness
and refinement of the face. She wears her
hair in n mot at the nape of the neck,
which ia simply perfect. To emphasize
this good point the bodioes of her evening
dresses are invariably cut very much V in
the bnck.
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TO NOHITACLHFS.
Notice is hereby given that bids will be
received by the undersigned until Tuesday
noon, March S, 1882, at the office of the
building inspector of the city of Helena, in
room rs, Pittsburgh block, for the erection
and completion Of q free public library for
the city Of Helena. Plans and specifica-
tlons can be inspected at said office. This
notice ls given pursuant to resolution of
the council of said city, adopted March /,
1882. Said bids should be sealed and
marked proposals for library The city
reserves the right to reject any and all
A. HAEnITY.
HERMAN KLINE,
A. II. WEBER,
COmmlttee on uuhllC hulldinoa