The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-15
BRETITIES.

At Providence hospital yesterday two patients
were received, and at Grace one was added to
the list.
Miss Edith Thornton, teacher in the Mercer
school, is Ill and her place is being filed by Miss
Matte Wheeler.
The manual training class of the High school
is still engaged upon the work of making
mineral frames.
The attending physician reports that Post
master Griffith Davies will be unable to be out
for several days.
Amarriage license was issued yesterday by
the county auditor to Chris Johnson and Mary
Hedlund, both OF Seattle.
Rev. Wallace Nutting. pastor Of Plymouth
Congregational church, goes to Walla Walls
today to deliver two lectures before the students
of Whitman college.
At regular business meeting Of the Union
Veteran Club last evening it was decided to give
public entertainment on the second Monday
evening in April, in Grand Army hall.
Mrs. NJ. D. Peass has just returned from the
East, where she purchased elegant line of
new millinery goods, hats, ribbons flowers, etc,
and they can now be seen in the store in the
Pioneer block.
Mr.. H. D.. Whitney, who had his hip broken
last winter in q runaway accident east OF the
mountains, was out yesterday on clutches for
the first time He has been staying with his
H. Il.
The Congregational ministers Of the city held
a meeting yesterday. at which Rev. George Fl.
Lee read paper on topics connected with the
welfare of the denomination In the city. The
next meeting will be held on Monday. March ..
The Y. P. s. C. E. of the First Presbyterian
church will tender the members of the Y. NJ.
C. A. a reception at their rooms, Liz Front
street, Tuesday evening. March Is. All mem
bers and their friends are invited to attend. Ad-
mission free.
George Tatra, the 15-year-old boy who was
caught by Officer Pierce Sunday morning in the
act of stealing copy of the PosT-INTHLLIoRN-
GER from James street subscribers doorstep,
waa sent to the reform school yesterday by
Judge Rivers.
Hung Len and Chin lee. the Cinnamon who
were arrested by Chinese Inspector Ben Thomp-
son last Saturday upon a charge OF being illeg-
ally in tho country, will be given q hearing to-
day before United States Commissioner Kiefer.
The prisoners allege that they have lived in
America for fifteen years, but they can notspeak
English.
The hearing OF James Monroe upon a charge
of assaultng Thomas Cowan with a cane Tues
day, March 8, will take place before Justice Won
Tobel Wednesday, the 23t inst Cowan says
that he referred to Monroe as the 'Mayor of
whitechapel," whereupon Monroe hit him over
the head with a cane Monroe claims that he
will be able to prove an alibi.
Ed and Will Jones, sons OF ex-Captain of
Police Jones, who were arrested Saturday on a
warrant sworn out by All You, a Chinaman
charging them with assault and battery, were
discharged last evening after a hearing before
Justice Won Tobel. The Chiuaman claimed that
the boys knocked him down. and then after al
lowing him to regain his feet pelted him with
stones. The boys proved an alibi.
Ole Berg, employed in logging camps a.
rnuie-team driver, who was arrested last Fri
day on a warrant charging him with seducing
Annie Jacobson, was not given an examination
yesterday as expected. When the case was
called for hearing before Justice Won Tobei
Berg's attorney moved for a continuance until
this afternoon. in order to allow him time to
get witnesses from Novelty, whom he expects
will swear that the complainant is not woman
of chaste character The hearing was set for
this afternoon at 3 o'clock