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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
Our Of-CoIor Hotels,

That Hotel Royal fire of last week still
leaves its terrible impress upon the city.
The usual sense of horror has been
aroused, but the probabilities are that not
single thing will be done to prevent a re-
currence of that shameful holocaust. The
Hotel Royal was one of a score or more of
hotels in this city which in their affairs
skirt along the border of responsibility,
but which are at the same time conducted
in most infamous way. Originally
corner cheap hotel, it kept adding to its
area by annexing adjoining buildings,
and, as result, was badly constructed,
badly ventilated and badly supervised in
stitutlon. Its rooms were small and
greed showed in every aspect of the place.
While a number of respectable people
and at least dozen respectable families
made home in the hotel, it was
really house of entertainment for
questionable casuals. No questions were
asked, so long as names of men and
women were registered at the office and
no baggage was required. 1t has been
stated that while 100 rooms in the build
ing were occupied on the night Of the
burning, there were only four trunks in
the baggage-room. The place was not
much frequented by Illicit couples in this
city, but was meeting place for people
from the neighboring cities and towns.
The character of the house was well
known to all the men about town, but vet
its seml-respectability and its excellent
cafe, together with its charming location.
alongside Bryant Park, gave it a certain
popularity, which enabled the proprietor
TO make at least $50, 900 per year, after paw
ing his avariClous landlord Mr.. Hy-
man lsraels, an enormous rental. In
view of the Undertook character of
the building, its wretched elevator shaft,
its dark corridors. its paltry rooms and its
IN ia "a H.-
that on that fatal night only seventeen
people persisted out total of at least $50.
While We have here in New York an al
legged system of building inspection. it is
pretty generally believed that there is
practically no inspection at ALL There is
deep-seated belief that the man who is
willing to pay little money in the shape
OF an official subsidy can erect and main
tain any sort OF building which does not
excite public hostility. The fact was
brought out the other day that at least
twenty hotels were not complying with
the law in providing fire escapes in each
room. Outside OF the new hotels,
which have been put up during the last
few years and those now i'll process Of
building, there is not a hotel here that
can be said to approach in any degree a
condition OF iireproofness. The elevator
shafts IN most of them are small wooden
chlmneys and man on the top floor
would have no earthly chance of salvation
in the event of a basement fire. The
Hotel Royal fire, l am told, injured the
hotel business considerably. In the old
establishments people do not care to
mount above the second story But in a
month from now, unless We have q new
horror, this catastrophe will be forgotten
and people will be found contentedly snor-
ing IN the tops OF wooden hotels as before.
Perhaps 1t is well that We forget easily. y
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
A Bachelor without a Vice.

"Charley" Bacon, a young lawyer. who
came down from Elmira some years agu
with the glamor of Governor Hills law
partner" about him, and speedily becand
one of the most familiar figures of Nes
York life by gaslight, has returned from 4
bridal trip up the Nile and settled quietly
down. Bacon is an interesting characie
and knows as much as anybody do5|
about the tastes and habits of the meil
conspicuous of American bachelon,
David b. Hill. Everybody has hear.
that Mr.. Hill neither drinks nor smoke
He doesn't frequent the nocturnal
resorts of young men and actually
bushes when confronted with thu
other sex. He doesn't gamble or own and
bet on race horses. as Mayor Grant and
other good old bachelors do. As a matte:
of fact, Senator Hill finds all his enjos.
ment in politics. To him politics provide
wife, children, home, cards and all recres
tive amusement. He doesn't drink Be
cause alcohol doesn't agree with his ston.
ach. But while an apparently cold and
reserved man, when you come to know
him well and to possess his confidence he
Is one of the most genial and companion'
able of men.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
Hotel Men and Politics.

Even if the Democratic leaders, the Hill
German Brice- Albeit combine" as Rel
publicans call it, had wanted the DEMO-
cratic national convention to be held in
this city, the hotel men would probably
have persevered in their opposition. The
proprietors of the Hoffman house, where
the Democratic headquarters are, signed
on the Democratic subscription list such q
meaeer amount toward fund to help &c.
the convention for Gotham that the rais-
ers or would-be raisers of the fund "sme.
n rat" at once. The Fifth Avenue hc.el
subscription toward the same objec.
is declared to have been i've
times as large. Some day tbs
hotel men of New York may go into POI
tiles on their own account. Something
interesting ought to happen to then.
They have enormous 'intluencen nov,
and they are reaching out on all sides.
The firm which began here a few years
ago with the Bartholdi, not a house Of the
first class, has already secured control q
three other hotels on and about one Of the
most valuable corners of Broadway. viz,
the Grand, the Imperial and the Sm
Carlo. The three new hotels at Fifth ave
nue. and Fifty-ninth street already actu-
ally overshadow Central park, and the
tallest of them is the property of an actirs
Democrat, Judge 2. II. Dugro.
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the majority of them believe Hills nomi-
nation to be fixed fact. This brings him
many adhesions, and it may be pretty
safely said that if he can not secure the
nomination for himself at Chicago he will
come very near nominating the man-and
that man, it is more than safe to say, will
not be Grover Cleveland.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21

Senator Vests declaration, in his lettel
to the Democrats of Denver, that 'if th'
nominee is to come from New York, tho
Roswell P. Flower is beyond question tA'
strongest candidate" amused the admirs''
of William c. Whitney. There is a great
yearning among 1.-THE boys" hereabouts 2
see Mr.. Whitney nominated for the presi
dency. They know he would then see
them. 4 million dollars is a moderst'
estimate of what it is considered his can
vass would cost him. Mr.. Flowers eiec
ton expenses in the gubernatorial canvas
were put down at nearly half million
But, no doubt, to statement of that kin-
he would calculate Rats"
Ses>~NbeIts~ILk
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avenue side. and although he rsro..
TINS had been done. the iirenen y LEU ~ ths
OF the ire discovered that there .a ns nlgs
ire escape on that side Of the bn;lJ;aas mol |
many lives were lost on that us, a.
Eectrocution would be mild nn, asctconh'I
for such a hideous crime. bnt :.
counts this inspector had simnIv ha aas1
missed. With public sentimsr zen q \
ened on the subject he win &C., llic-
made an example of, but otbsrms;;ess
would be allowed to go his wav sas Use
other man with political '.nnli sosa
callous, would be given his MAJ. equ va.
this sort of a hotel inspectien "a wa
many proprietors as economicai uu Wiz
matter of fire escapes AZ a.. N u
in their butter. it is time for hey Al
to make fight for their lives s' msV'
time to do this is before ana ~
breaks out. This can be done bv ~. -a ~
to go to the top of these rookeris. 's,osa
ing gone there and finding no frs, s ~ nss
at the window or rope applianrs. e;scaleiI
room, the guest should return n ~. = !, vi
and arrange to go elsewhere. II Will, oa:s
some moral courage TO do this, bn, ~ l.s
plan was generally adopted We Y
speedily see hotel proprietors r ~
their structures safe, even if thev "a
curtail expenses in the gaudy deeo...al
with which many of them are s,' ~slo
their offices and public rooms.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
Buffalo Bill's Big scheme.

That remarkable citizen of the world
Colonel William +. Cody, turned upkhere
the other day, fresh. from Europe, tall.
did outdoor Life showing ID every feature
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21

Have no equal rs prompt and positive cure
for sick headache, biiiousness, constipation
pain in the side and all liver troubles. Carter .
Little Liver Piils. Iryihen.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21

The official inspection of hotels in most
cities is horrible farce, and in no sense
does 1t afford any assurance of protection
to the guests. In the case of the Hotel
Royal one of the inspectors in the employ
OF the city confessed that he made a false
report to his department regarding the fire
escapes on the building. He was ordered
! to have ire escapes placed On the Sixth
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
Newspaper Managers in Demand.

John Norris, a stocky, rosy-cheeked gen.
tleman from Philadelphia, where he has
for years been the favorite aid of Colonel
William NJ. Singerly, the famous free
trade editor of Holstein cows and the
Record newspaper, has come over here to
be the third business manager" the
World newspaper has had since George W.
Turner left Mr.. Pulitzer's service. Good
men are rare, and good business managers
rarer, 1t seems, and when Dillon, of st.
LOUIS, succeeded Mr.. Turner, and Mr..
Drlscoll, Of st; Paul, succeeded Mr..
Dillon, and Mr.. Norris, of Philadelphia,
now succeeds Mr.. Driscoll, all in
few months, Turner's place seems very
hard to fill. The rumor that Colonel Will
lam l.. Davis, Governor Flowers hand
some aid, was about to cede over his vice
presidency in the World company to Mr..
Norris and retire to the enjoyInents of
leiSurely existence is as yet unconfrmed.
While on this subject may remark that
we have something new in journalism in
store fo- US. Benjamin Davenport, the
hustling Irish "GiI Bias" formerly of ST.
Louis, Denver and Chicago, tells me that
he is about to give New York new
daily newspaper which will be distrib-
uted gratuitously. He intends to HELM
himself to the news and editorials of the
morning journals and issue about o'clock
IN the morning. The paper is to be given
away at the great centers, such as the
bridge and in the stores of the merchants
who advertise with him. He hopes TO live
upon his advertisements and by keeping
the cost OF his journal down to Chinese
basis. The new periodical will be called
the Daily Life, and its early death is pre-
dlcted by the skeptical. Still the expert
ment IS worth trying in a city where the
price OF newspapers range from 3 cents to
penny per copy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
The French Ball Not French,

The annual French ball is rapidly be-
coming the most American institution in
the city. 1t has been gradually becoming
Americanized during the past few years.
until the present finds it with all the
French eliminated except the name under
(which 1t is given, the "Cercle de PHar-
monte Franchise" Two-thirds of those
present at the last ball could not, ven
ture to say. pronounce this name so that a
Frenchman could understand it, and not
many OF them had more than a vague idea
as to its meaning. French people still at
tend the ball, but they are greatly in the
minority. French is no longer the lam
guase OF the gay throng as was graphic
ally illustrated by r single incident. A
Frenchman addressed question in his
own tongue TO q woman at his side. and
was startled by the response:
"Aw, come Oft de perch wild yer gibber-
ish."
The French name will be retained. how
ever, as 1t carries with it a license to the
revelers, and under this guise Americans
VIII, at the present rate, soon be giving
the wlckedest ball in the world and cali
ing It Partisan" Not for several wears
past could the morals of the French ball
be defended, and, as for the last event.
great care seems to have been taken TO
make It tribe worse than any that had
preceded 1t. II the people of Paris wish
to give truly French ball they should
come TO New York and find out how il is
done.
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FELTON, next conceived the idea of taking
a big stock of goods up into the mount
aims. and he bought two whaleboats, pay
ing $500 apiece for them, and he bought
all the goods he could with the extra
$1,000 he had left. and borrowed $1,000
more from his merchant friend and put
that into goods. lie now had his boats
and $1,000 worth Of goods, and he moved
with these up the river to Marysyille.
Here he left the boats in charge of his as
slstant, and rode across the country
intending to so TO the mining camps and
see just how much demand there was for
the goods before he took them further in
land. lie could get n good price for them
ut Marysville, hut he expected TO get a
good deal more for them at the mines lie
made twCtTe miles the first day. and
stopped over night at 4 ranch. That night
terrible storm came up, and the ram
poured IN sheets for two DAYS. When Fol-.
ton got back 10 Marysville he found the
country about it covered with water,
and that his man who was watching
his boats had barely escaped with his life.
He had been sleeping on the banks of the
river and when the flood came had only
been able TO save himself by climbing a
tree, aud the boats had been swamped and
carried away by the food. Here was Eel
toms fortune gone again and he was now
5000 worse of than nothing. He went
b1Nh W his merchant IFieuu ~ sacramento
and the man generously told him that he
had made 81 900 out of him, anyhow, and
that he could nay him when he got ready
II was not long, however, before he was
on his feet again. and in shor: time he
redeemed his obligation. Fer some time
has life went on with similar ups and
downs, until At lasT he managed to save
enough 70 give him capital to work with,
and from that time on his progress was
rapid. He Speculated in mines and real
estate. always acting on the square but
taking the advantages which his good
business Judgment gave him. and he made
fortune FRANK G. CARPENTER.
We mite ME-, yog 70 call and t,y cup Of Beef
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01
CZAR REED STOLE HILLS IDEA
The Senator Claims Copywright on
Quorum Counting Method.

WiNSsBoRo, s. C.,-While passing
Though South Carolina last Saturday
Senator Hill was entertained by the ed
itor of the News and Herald.
Speaking of Speaker Reeds ruling IN
the Fiftyfr Congress, the senator
said that he had never taken any stock
in the Democratic criticism of Mr.. Reeds
method Of counting a quorum.
I'm fact" said he, "Mr. Reed stole
that ruling bodily from me. l ruled the
same way against the Republicans when
| was President Of the New York Sen
ate. had my reasons entered on the
journal, and Mr.. Reed took them ano
made use of them in his own case"
Senator Hill said that he might have
used this as capita, for himself, hut HI
saw that the Democratic party wa
being benefited by pitching int
Reeds position, and he did not sa
ANYTHING about its having been stolen.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01

There Is club of vegetariaps in chi
cago' ILL.,, that practices what it breaches
IL nad meeting the other day, at which
'ne attendance vas large. Many old
men were present who had not eaten
meat for twenty years, and one of than
saio he had schooled himself to abstxin
from all food for several days together
Another enthusiast was young Elrs I'm.
oaschey, Russian, who has lono lived
on cereals, fruits aud nuts, eatinp but
one meal day. He said he pronosed r,
make the experiment of sustaini,g Iifo
on 1ruit and nuts only. Mr.. Lubascbev
Is the Organizing Secretary of the
national Vegetarian Association. A
paper entitled "Man Not Flesh E,ter,
was read by Mrs. H. C. Garner. and
most OF those present gave their OK.
p perlences' Officers were elected, the
treasurer chosen being woman.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01
ADVERTISED FOR A WIFE.
The Romantic Marriage Of an At
lanta Policeman.

CHARLOTTE, N. C.,-R. T. Thompson.
n member of the Atlanta police force,
was married here to Miss Lydia j. Henry
a twenty-five year old daughter of hr:
Johu Henry, Of Ircdell county, N. Q. 1t
appears that Policeman Thompson ad-
vertiscd for wife The Iredell young
lady openeda correspondence with him;
They exchanged photographs ana all
that sort of thing, and arranged to meet
each other at Charlotte. Policeman
Thompson arrived in Charlotte on the
morning train from Atlanta. and was at
the depot when the train came in; watch.
ing out for his girl. They had never
met but as the passengers got out OF the
train, the people in the yard saw good
looking young lady rush up to q +-s'.
rate looking man and throw herself into
his arnis 1t was the first meeting OF
Thompson and Miss Henry. They
hurried up town, secured the license anc
we're married by Esquire Maxwell Thel
they took the afternoon train for Atlanta
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01
SCHOOL TEACHER COULD ARGUE.
He Stood Out Against Eleven Jurors
and Made Them Yield.

ATLANTA, GA.-Robert II. Horton, a
poor white cropper, was convicted In
Washington county last week Tor man
slaughter, and citizens of that county are
here trying to induce the Governor TO
pardon him.
It was brought out at the trial that
Horton was employed in 1884 by D. D.
Garner, then a rich citizen OF this county.
Garner. after months OF tempta-
ton. ruined the poor white choppers
handsome wife. Horton moved away
and Garner followed. Last year Horton
killed him. -. ..u
After the case was given to the jury
!, became apparent that the jury was
..hitchcd," and Judge Wriggs exciaim
cd: There is school teacher on tina
Jury. and he is quibbling over the mean
inG of the words : i'll imminent dan
ger , o..,.a,,
The verdict was returned Saturda.
morning and it became k"own that th
Jury on going out stood eleven ior &C
,fuittal and one the school tcacher-io
conviction. The latter held out an
brought the other eleven over
| him
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01
LITTLE FRANCIS WHALEY.
An Edisto Island Child to Live Here
after Like q Princess.

afG0T Llh0 q 1I4hS0oOs
Nrw YoRK, N. Y.-Francis Marion
wbaley, three years and eight months
old is hereafter to be maintained as be.
fits her social position, at an expense OF
33. 742 a year, if the report of Referee John
A. Foley, lust filed, is confirmed. Her
mother, Louisine McCready Whaley, who
died in October, 1885, was the daughter
of Nathaniel McCready, formerly pres
ident of the Old Dominion Stsamship
Company. He died October 8, 1887,
leaving an estate of about $500, 900, from
which the child's income is about $13,
600 a wear. She has spent only $4,000
a wear heretofore. The child's father is
William Whaley. Her guardian, how
ever. is her aunt, Mrs. Marie Whaley
Chisholm, who maintains the child on q
cotton plantation on Ed1sto Island, 8. O..
The child is "rickety," and has other
| physical defects. DIR. Sayre recon-
mends that it have horseback exercise.
| and also the services of a nursery gov,
eruess. He does not think that the
babv should be brought up in hotel
"as a hotel-bred child is not likely to b.
a good member of society, and as it
not a good place to rear children.
Therefore, the child must have a home
which, together with servants, nursc
and other domcstics, and horses and car
riages, will be very expensive. IN
referee thinks that f3, 742 will not be to-
much. and that the guardian should RI
ceiye IN allowance of 81 900 year.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01
BERRY TURNER CAUGHT.
The East Kentucky Outlaw Caught
by the Sheriff After the Partons
Failed,

MIDDLEsBoRoUGH KY.,-Berry Turn.
er the noted outlaw and desperado OF
eastern Kentucky, was caught IN "mte
Oaks. near here, by Sheriff John y. ooi-
son and four deputies.
He was at the home OF his sister, anu
when the little house was surrounded
saw that resistance was useless. lie was
heavily ironed and brought to this place.
For eight wears bc has been the Leader OF
his side of the Parton Turner feud III Its
many bloody fights He always escaped
any serious wounds.
The last battle occurred on Saturday
last, and was in South America, on the
Tennessee line. The fight was brought
on like the previous ones. The Partous,
fred by the spirit of revenge and hatred
and tempted by the reward offered for
Turner, made an attempt to capture him;
The result was the probable mortal
shooting of Ike Parton, Turner man'
and slight injury to Avis Parton
Turner escap d easily.
The Partons, who have been CONSTANT!
on the lookout for Berry Turner, 60
| news of his whereabouts on Saturday
! and determined to capture him. Aivi
Parton, who was acting rs leader, dc
mauded that the occupants of the hous
come out The answer was shot fror
n window. The ball made fes
wound in Parton's wrist. The attackin
party then opened fire, and after whi'
ventured to break in. The besieger
discovered only one enemy, Ike Park'
who was known as one OF Turner
stanchest followers.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-01
RLOODSHED AT HALLE.
Serious Shooting ARRAY Between No>
groes of the Two Carolinas.

KERsBAw, S. ca general shooting
aifray occurred at the Halle Gold Mine
on Sunday, between the negroes of North
Carolina and South Carolina 1t seems
that negro named Bill Reid was dis,
charged recently by the underground
foreman, VIM. II. Reid. Later the
negro started toward Mr.. Reid, making
threats, and one Andy Abel interposed,
asking the negro please not to hurt Mr..
Reid. A fracas ensued. Bill was from
North Carolina, and there was bad feel
ing brewing between the negroes OF the
two States. So on Sunday morning a
few workmeu from each State decided
that they would settle the matter. Inc
result was that three men were wounded,
namely: John Hart, shot between the
shoulders; Milus Stokes, shot IN the leg
George Harlick, shot in the arm. The
| woun .s arc not necessarily fatal, but
| John Hart's case is not very favorable.