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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
A Man of the World.

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maps of the British Isles, Norway, Sweden and
Germany, with explanatory index and marginal
notes that add greatly TO the value of the work
The map is mounted ready to hang, and is an
ornamen. to any home, schoolroom Office.
The PosT-INTELLIGENCER has the exclusive
right to this map in the state of Washing
ton, and to all old AID new subscribers makes
the following special offer:
Daily subscribers in the city, who call at the
publication Office, may secure the map for 81.
To daily subscribers by mail, postage prepaid,
the price is sI.25. The WEEKLY Posr-INrEL-
LIGEScER one year and map for $3.50. The
publishers price Tor this map is SO, ana the
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
NEWS OF RAILROADS.
Improvements to Be Made in
Lake Shore Equipment.
NEW SHOPS AND RouNDHousE.
Northern Pacific Building Many New
Cars and Developing Coal Mines
Lake shore Changes.

J. C. Barber, of St Paul, superintendent
of the car department, and II. II. Warner.
of Tacoma. master mechanic of the Pacific
division of the Northern Pacific railroad,
were in the city yesterday and planning
extensive improvements in the equipmsnt
of the Lake Shore road. Mr.. Barber said
yesterday to PosT-ISTELLIGESCER re-
porter:
We intend to make number of changes, all
OF which will be for the better. The cast wheels
Will be replaced with steel ones and we shall
put in steel axles as well. The old-fashioned
bell cords will be replaced by air signals and
air brakes will be put on the cars aad loco
motives. They are figuring on the erection OF
rouud-house and small shops on the Lake shore
property on the water front and VIII MAKE
number of Improvements which the old man
agemert could not afford. In place of dropping
any men in consequence OF the consolidation,
the road vii. employ more men. We shall con
tnue to get our castings and other material
from the machine shops in this city.
The Northern Pacific is making many i'm
proyements in its equipment, which will make
great change for the better in the next two or
three years We are building new Pullman
seepers Of the most improved type, and have
no doubt you will have some of them running
into this city before long. Cars would now be
run through to this city on the transcontinental
and Portland trains If there were enough busl-
ness to warrant it, but that will come very soon
The Northern Pacific rea lies that Seattle is one
OF the best points on the Coast; in fact, nearly
all of our business from this end of the line
comes from this city, Tacoma and Portland.
One serious element of cost which we hope
soon TO reduce is that OF coal. For this end OF
the line we get most OF our coal from the mines
of this state. but for all the eastern end, through
Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana, We have
to bring it all the way from Ohio. We are now
trying 20 &c. it from the Red Lodge district,
near Billings, in Eastern Montana, AMI have
built branch fifty miles to those mines. When
they are developed We shall be able 10 greatly
reduce the cost OF coal on that part of the line
and then shall be in better position to reduce
freight rates.
Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Warner went to Ia
coma last evening" The former goes on to
Portland and thence returns East.
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AUSTIN Tex, April 3o-In the circuit
court today suits against five leading rail-
roads were filed by the state railroad COM
missioner and attorney general, the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company of
New York, being complainants.
The trust company sues as
trustees of the bondhoiders of the Inter
national IL Great Northern against Re-
ceiyer Campbell, the commissioner and at
torney general, and made prayer for an in
iuntion 20 restrain the company and re-
ceiyer from continuing the commission on
rates. and restraining the railroad
commission and attorney general
from instituting suits against the
company or receiver to recover penalties.
The next suit against the Gulf, Colorado
Pacific company pulled all of its boats Off
the Sound routes the La Conner run was
left open, and Captain Green immediately
chartered the steamer Washington and
put her on in place of the Hassalo. The
Il Santa Re, the commission and attorney
general, was brought by the company and
ask for an injunction as in the preceding
case. The other suits are by the
Mercantile Trust Company. as trus-
tees OF the Texas & Pacific bond
HOLDERS and the bondho!ders of the St.
Louis x Southwestern and the TYLER q
Southwestern. No day was fixed for hear
ing. The suits apparently are a tight on
the Gould and Santa Fe systems.
1t is remarked that Huntington and
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas are not IN
volvei. 1t was thought that the Southern
Pacific is better pleased with the commits
sion's tariffs than the Gould roads. and
this legal battle has been predicted for
some months
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NOT A SEPARATE DIVISION.
Northern Pacific Announces Absorption
of Lake Shore Road.

The final absorption of the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern railroad into the North
ern Pacific system has been carried out,
as the following telegram from st. Paul,
the Northern Pacific headquarters, an
nounces. Instead of being made new
division. as was anticipated, it will, for
the present at any rate, be added to the
Pacific division. 1t is probable that it will
ultimately be put in charge of an assistant
superintendent or made a distinct divl-
sion. The telegram is as follows:
ST. PAUL, May l-Beginning with today the
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern will be merged
into the Pacific division OF the Northern Pacific
system. Although the road was acquired by the
Northern Pacific company some time ago it was
never consolidated with the main system, but
was operated as an independent lire. The con-
soiidation has caused certain changes in the
management and working force OF the road and
yesterday a majority OF the officials of the Seat.
tie, Lake SHORE d Eastern found their old occu-
patton gone. The new appointments are as fol-
lows; l. A. Nadeau, general agent, with head
quarters at Seattle, and E. W. Ruff, travelling
freight agent, with headquarters at Tacoma
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THE WORK OF TRAIN wRECKERs.
Mr.. Dearborn Tells of the Myrtle Creek
Smash.

II. Fl. Dearborn has just returned from
n two months visit 10 California, and came
up ON the train which was wrecked last
Thursday night. one mile north of Myrtle
creek, between Grants Pass and Roseburg.
He was seen at the Rainier last night, and
said of the wreck:
The engine, baggage. mail, express, four pas.
sengor coaches and two Pullmans wero running
GA down grade st thirty miles an hour and
rounding sharp curve when the fireman saw
several ties laid disgnnaIly across the track only
a few rods ahead. aud shouted 10 tue engineer
for brakes. which were Immediately
along the length of the train, tearing
np and breaking the rails and hurting
the engine on its side aud half burying II in a
high bank ot rocks and earth The engine and
baggage and nail coaches were almost aunihil.
ated. aud the raasi caught are but was soon ex-
uuguishcd. The engineer only Jumped at the
last moment, and was badly bruised about the
head and face, His first inquiry on return To
consciousness was, Are the passengers safcP'
The ireraan was caught between the shattered
roof OF the cab aad water tank Snd taken out lJy
the passengers with the left leg broken in two
places Two Others, said 20 be tramps. were dug
from she debsis with great difficulty. They
were badly bruised. The other passengers were
asleep and uRharmed
IL IL probable the brake rods were pnrposeIy
disconnected from the engine d, Myrtle Creok.
taus making the ar brakes slEaast useless
Whether the purpose was robbery or revenge IS
uncertain. 4 reward al 5000 hiss been offered
for the apprehension OF this villains
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win yi.schrr,s yecture.

II the theater-goers of Seattle wish to
spend an evening long To be remembered
they should not fail 10 attend VIII VS.
scher's lecture at the Seattle ope-a-house
on Friday evening. Mr.. NIsscher is both
Il brilliant writer and speaker and sways
his hearers with remarkable ease. In a re-
cent issue Carl Pretsels National H-ecEy
said of him: People VINO have met plain
everyday VIII Nisscher. with his broad
Western ways and his bread Western hat.
his homeliness of face and unpretentiOus
bearing, would he astonished to see him
on the rostrum or stage delivering
one OF his humorous and descriptive
lectures. Then he is in his true
element and appears TO his best advant-
age. HIS dress then is fanltiess and his
manner graceful. easy and impressive.
Last Friday night. al Farwell hall, he de-
hverei his lecture and charmed the audi
ence. The monoiogue is full OF rich
and interesting thinrs-jolly. lud,crous.
touching, pathetic and thrilling, and Mr..
Nlsscher delivers it for all there is in II,
swaying his audience without effort from
smiles aud shouts Of laughter to tears, ami
back again. time and time again: and We
are told that he does this IN all his lee
lures Words will not tell what q delight
~! treat the lecture IS Visscher must be
seen on the stage to be appreciated"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
THE RETURN OF MARS.
Startling Aspect of the Planet Through
the Telescope.


Our neighbor planet, Mars, is once more
visible in space. From June to Septem-
Der, 1891, his course lay beyond the sun
and he was invisible, but owing to the fact
that the earth travels faster than he, he is
again within our range division, cleaning
in his ruddy glow from 8 a. M. as morn
ing star in the eastern heavens. Every
day he approaches 100000 kilometres
nearer the earth; every day his apparent
magnitude increases, SO that on the 4th of
August, 1892, the two worlds will be
divided by space of only IS, 900, 900
kilometres.
The approach of the planet to the earth
occurs at intervals of 2 years, As days and
% hours. but these periodical approaches
are not TO uniform distance. The points
OF nearest approach (opposition) range be-
tween 81, 100000 and 5S000, 600 kilometres,
and the facilities for precise observa-
ton vary correspondingly. The last clos
est approach of Mars was in 1870. SchIap-
arell's famous observations of the peculi-
arities OF his surface, which created SO
much sensation at the time, and won for
Mars the title of the ''neighbor world"
were made as early as 1877 The observa-
tons then made were verified in the oppo-
sition OF 1ss0-S1, partly by himself, partly
by other astronomers and afforded data
for the study Of the geography, or, more
properly, the typography of Mars, which
is much more interesting than that of tn
moon. There has been no opportunity
for further observations since then, the
oppositions throughout the decade having
been extremely unfavorable The next
opposition will be the first of more
favorable series which extends to 1896.
reaching the most favorable point in 1894
The iirst sight of Mars through an on.
serVatory telescope is almost terrifying.
even for person of good nerves. 1t is as
II one saw the whole earth. with its ley
poles, as solid globe, floating overhead.
One distinguishes clearly the dark blue
seas. aud the brilliant beaming, many
hued, dry land-and on this the dry beds
OF multitude of lakes, bays, CUFFS,
streams and canals. these latter either par
ailel TO each other or crossing one another
at right angles. As you continue to look
you note the variations of color and of light
and shade; and further that the outlines
on one edge OF the disk pass out of sight
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
Hop Roots Dying.
Slaughter Sun, April IS.

Slaughter Sun, April IS.
Work in the hop yards in the Green and White
river valleys is progressing very nicely although
the plants seem 20 be unusually backward for
this time of the year. Growers also report find
ing number Of roots dead, but what the cause
OF this is no one seems 10 understand. although
one grower informs us that ne noticed that the
vines that were most affected with vermin lsst
year are in almost every case the cues that led.
We should like TO hear reports from other grow
eIs regarding this matter.
Just before going to press Dave Hart brought
Us in a large bunch of leaves from an early
plum tree. which was completely covered with
hop fice OF various sizes. Frequent spraying OF
plum trees will destroy thousands OF the verlnin.
We understand that Mr.. starkey, living near
o'Brien, has lost $3.50 ellis OF hops from some
causes unknown. Growers in this locality are
very much exercised over the loss Of roots sew
eral parties informing us that fully one-third of
the entire number died last winter.
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SENENTS.
Harbor Lights" Continued.

1t will afford considerable pleasure to
those who have witnessed the performance
of "Harbor Lights" at Cordray's during
the past week, to learn that the manage
ment has considered it polite to continue
its run three nights beyond the usual
time. Tonight. Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, therefore, will be devoted TO extra
presentations of this exceedingly popular
melodrama. So much has been said about
the mounting and acting Of the piece that
II is only necessary to state that il has
proven by actual business to be one of the
strongest attractions billed al Cordray's.
An excellent programme is announced for
the auditorium
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PORT TOWNSEND CELEBRATION.
Arrang ements for a Magnificent Centen-
niaI Programme This Week.

Arrang ements for a Magnificent Centcn-
niaI Programme This Week.
The centennial anniversary of the dis
covery of Puget sound will be celebrated
in q happy manner at Port Townsend next
Saturday aud Sunday. A naval display
has been arranged in which possibly the
Yorktown, Charleston, Boston, Baltimore,
Adams and Mohican will take part. An in
vitation has been also extended to Admiral
Hotham, who will bring, if he comes, II.
NJ. s. Warspite and other vessels of the
British North Pacific naval squadron. In
addition to companies of the National
Guard, Company A, of the Fourteenth in
fantry, will take part. A stand of colors
will be given TO the victorious company in
competitive drill.
The literary exercises will consist of an
address of welcome by Mayor Tibbals and
an historical Grafton by j. B. Metealfe, of
Seattle. There will also be parade, an
Indian clam bake, races, both foot and
aquatic, and a baseball game between a
Victoria and the home nine. Every effort
has been made to make the occasion of
note and full of pleasure. The steamboat
companies have agreed to give special
rates, and the people of Port Townsend
extend cordial invitation to the public in
general TO be present.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-02
FIRST DAY OF TROUT FISHING.
Welcome End OF the Close Season
Some Good Fishing Places.

Welcome End of the Close Season
Some Good Fishing Places.
Trout fishing in accordance with the
laws of the state commenced today, and
the favorite streams, lakes and ponds will
soon be beseiged by the anglers VINO have
been watching anxiously for the first Of
May. There are quite number of expert
anglers in Seattle, each of whom has his
favorite fishing ground and, as is the time
honored custom, nourishes the idea that
he knows of brooks and ponds never
visited by other sportsmen.
1t is not necessary to discover these Sc
cluded places to catch fish at this time of
the year, as there are good grounds within
easy reach of Seattle. Captain A. R.
Leake, the authority on Lake Washington
fishing, says that trout are not scarce if a
person knows how to catch them. May
denbauer bay, on the east side of Lake
Washington, has always been good place
for spring fishing in the past, and there
is no reason why sportsmen should be dis
appointed the present season. Some fine
trout, if reports be true, have been caught
this spring in Lake Union near the FIRE.
mont mill. Snoqualmie river. above the
falls, is considered one of the best fly fish
ing grounds in the state, but carries with
it the necessity of securing boat and
boatman. Green river, near Eagle gorge.
where so many dead bodies have been
found, was favorite stream last season.
The streams that flow through the Skagit
valley are famous for the large numbers of
fish taken from their waters every summer,
but, if the angler does nos care to travel so
far, he can satisfy his passion by going to
Renton and trying Cedar river. or travel
ing up the Columbia g. Puget Sound road
to some of the several little lakes which
are within easy reach. Or he can go north
and cast his line in the. Pilchuck beyond
,.1
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Railroad and Corporation Notes.

Railroad and Corporation Notes.
E. W. Lindsay has been put in charge of the
car department on the Seattle division OF the
Northern Pacific road.
The slide on the Great Northern railroad wac
cleared away yesterday. Passengers on the
north bound train were transferred, but the
south-bound train ran through on time.
The net earnings for February of the Central
Pacific were S37I,29l, decrease of $l9059; of
the Southern Pacific, 81, l54,os6 an increase OF
ssl,7s7 as compared with February, 1891.
The yards of the new Seattle division of the
Northern Pacific extend from the east end of the
Grant street bridge to Edgewater. c. F. Gegax
is day yardmaster and A. J. Erisman night yard
master.
The part OF the old Puget Sound Shore ROAD
south OF the Seattle yard has been attached to
the Cascade division west OF the Northern Pa
ciic, aud is in charge OF Joseph MeCabe as
superintendent Of that aud the Pacsfic division.
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CREIGHTON TO BE DRoPPED.
Board of Health Partially Yields to
Mayor Ronald's Demands.


The members of the board of health
have informally considered Mayor
Ronald's suggestions for a reduction in
the number OF employees in the health de-
partment and have decided to recommend
the consolidation of the offices Of sanitary
and market inspector under one head.
DR.. James Shannon said yesterday that
it was understood that Market Inspector
d. A. Crichton would resign. so that the
change would mean simply that the duties
of his Office would be performed by SAM
tary Inspector Van Horn. The regular
monthly meeting of the board of health
will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 5
O'Clock in the Hinckley block, when
formal action will be taken in the matter.
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CROSSING THE BAR.


Ny pilot, take the helm! The night is dark,
Aud this ship plunges, labors feariully;
The wind shrieks round US, high and shrill-
and hark
The wild wave-crasRing of the midnight sea.
Around, about, the ships going down,
And one bears madiy on yon fatal shore
Now, God breathe prayer for each lost ship
That, steering falsely once. comes back no
more.
Trust thou no other pilots, pilot mine,
But set thy Prov toward the unbound blue.
Full many time this ship has lost its course,
But thou alone hast brought it safely through.
So many helmsmcn, guiding out, have cried:
'rhis is the only way! Follow my saar!'
But after crossing, never one has sent
A hopeful message back across the bar.
Millions OF ships may drift If waves are calm,
With sleeping pilots, in a land-iocked bay,
And helmsmen, weak and strong, will nnger
near
Each trying to steer the fleet out his own
way.
But, ship, when just before thee roars that bnr
That shuts Deaths unknown ocean from
Lies sea,
Trust thou no other pilot than thine own =.
The soul OF each man must his pilot be.
Ella HigQins0p
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Highest all in Leavening PoweU Govt Report Aug III 1859
RH!A!,.:!! B BsM5sg'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Pacific preferred will be paid at the usual rate.
1t is claimed that 40 PEI cent. OF the wheat crop
in the eastern part of the company's territory Is
yet to be moved. 1t is announced that the Ia
coma Lsnd Company, in which the Northern
Pacific is largely interested, has increased Its
capital stock from s.. 100000 to 81 900, 900.
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BR EvITlES.
Royal Arch chspser tonight Past Mast.

Royal Arch Chapter tonight Past Master.
The body OF little Charley Diaz was buried
yesterday afternoon in Calvary cemetery.
Sale today at 1880 q. m. Seventeen rooms
furniture at Shorey block, corner Third and
Columbia. Seoones & Co., auctioneers.
An overcoat which was stolen Saturday from
c. W. Stark. who lives Depot street, was
found yesterday by Detective Spriggs in Third
street secondhand store. The officer cannot get
description of the thief.
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Prisoners Going 10 wan, wall,

Sheriff Woolery will leave for Walla
W ana this morning with four prisoners
;. II Thurman, sentenced TO three years
Tor grand larceny; Richard Lee, two years
Tor grand larceny; James ". Walsh, one
year Tor forgery; Charles Harris. six
months Tor assault with deadly weapon.
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The steamer Fairhaven, which has been
tied up al Tacoma for the past year. left
last evening for La Conner and Wildly
Island points. The boat has been perma-
nently leased from the Pacific Navigation
company by Captain T. Green, formerly
OF the steamer Hassalo. When the Union
Washington viii now be replaced by the
Fdlrhaven. Last night she went IN Ia
coma with ten tons of hav and 1. go sacks
OF potatoes. She will return to Seattle to-
Day and probably be tied M.
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Respect for a Dead Brother.

kespeCt 1Of q Dehu BFUtEIeTs
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
held a meeting last night at the hall OF
the Knights of Labor and adopted set of
resolutions out of respect TO the memory
of j. W. Cary, who was killed in an acct
dent at Gilman on April 6. The attend
ance was large.
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THE courEvILLs CONFERENCE.
Programme NJ North Puget Sound Con-
greg onalist.-Seaitle nelerntrs.

HfaGfhmFuN 81 North EuEet sound Com
Eregatioaalists Seattle Delegates.
The annual meeting of the North Puget
Soand Association of Congregational
Churches will be held At Coupeville on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Ministers and lay delegates from Seattle
will take the steamer Fairhayen from Yes
ler's wharf at : a. m on Wednesday. Fol-
lowing is the programme for both days:
Wednesday. May lie a m, devotional sesv.
tee. Rev. :, Greene: organisation and business.
p ~. ''fhs sieae and TolI.'' Rev H. BasaelI;
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win Pay the Regular Dividend.

ine New York Journal Of Fiannos says:
Is positively asserted upon unqucstloned
authoFiIy that the July dividend ON Northern