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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
NAV Transfer Coal at Renton.

superintendent Joseph McCabe, OF the Pacific
division OF the Northern Pacific. and b +. Bush,
general su superintendent of the Oregon Improve
ment Company. went TO Renton yesterday. 1t
is understood that they contemplate some ar
rangement by which coal from the Oregon I'M
provemcnt Company's mines will be transferred
TO Northern Pacific cars on the Belt line at Rem
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
Improving Tacoma Electric Lines.

TACOMA, June 2o.-fSpecial. IL III. Griffith
took charge OF the electric roads of the city as
manager on Monday and has planned several
improvements In them. He will re-equip the
road with ten new cars, partly closed and partly
open, light and of high speed with the latest
improved single reduction motors. They will
be built In Tacoma and every effort will be
made to have them running by the time the ex-
position opens. A twin engine OF 800 horse
power, similar to the one now running, will be
put In position at once.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
RJ1 Cut I'm Newcastle Coal Prices.

The Oregon Improvement Company yesterday
announced a heavy reduction in the price of
Newcastle coal, which, 1t is understood, is due
TO the competition caused by increased produc-
ton and to the light consumption of the sum-
mer months. Beginning on July | the price per
ton of 2.240 pounds Of double screened, will be
reduced from s. to s. 80: average, from $50 to
50; nut, from g. 70 to 81: screenings, from $l25
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
Free Silver in Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY. Juns 9-The free silver
advocates in the House today welcomed the
news that the Senate had agreed to take a vote
Friday on the free coinage bill. 1t is stated
that a recent poll OF the Senate showed that
there is a safe majority favorable to the PROPOSE
ton involved in stewards amendment. In the
event that the bill as amended should rome to
the House and be referred to the coinage COM
mittee. the free coinage people say they are
confident it will be favorably acted upon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
Txcursiups to uAlmi~ EaiIs.

safo- round trip on sundays. limited TO date
Of sale. s. for round trip. three day tickets
o. lie fold on Saturdays. Special rates for par
ties made on application to me Fine trout fish
ing; delightful resort, good hotel. / A. Ma
desu. General AGENT.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
NEWS OF RAILROADS.
Spokane Falls g. Northern Road
to Be Extended.
REPAIRS TO TERMINAL ROAD.
I'm orovemen in Tacoma Electric Lines
Big Reduction in Price OF
CoaI-Yarine Notes.

The Spokane Falls & Northern Railroad Com
many has let the contract for the extension OF
its road from Little Dalles 10 sorthport to }. r.
Marks & Co. Northport is a new town close to
the boundary. opposite the point where sheep
creek enters the Columbia river. This road VIII
tap the sheep creek, Trail creek and Metalins
mining districts, TO which wagon roads will be
l..Ea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
Repatrs To the Terminal Road.

The trustees of the Terminal Railway and Ele-
vator Company have decided to repair the track
of the railroad from Weller street across the bav
to the elevator by driving new piles in the trestle
where the teredo has done much damage. The
bulk of these repairs is needed west of the mouth
of the Duwamish river. The contract for the
pile driving has been let to Brown Bros.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
Thinks He Is King of Sweden.

J. 4. Johnson, the bostnouse man on Lake
Washington, rushed into police headquarters
yesterday and declared that the king Of sweden
had offered 100000 for his body. He said tina,
men were pursuing him. sud he wanted TO be
locked up. HIS wish Was complied with. The
old man ~lnlsgtHes that be Is the rightful heir To
tae Swedish throne, aat says thar the present
king IS an Qsgruer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30

Joseph Puceio, the Italian who is accused Of
aiding in the murder OF George Richards
on April = on Mercer island, was srrsigaed for
hearing last evening before Justice Won Tohel.
lie waived examination upon a charge of mur.
der IL the first degree snd was committed 10
!ali without BAL to await trial n TIE superior
court
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
A Railroad Pocket Guide.

The Rdit,rny Age has published in very con-
venicnt pocket form a directory of railway Off
cials. 1t gives the names and officers of all the
railroads in the country, and is neatly bound in
leather and gold. 1t will be found useful TO
every railroad man or men having frequent
dealings with railroads.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
VIII Improve Woodland Park.

The Consolidated Street Railway Company Is
negotiating with G. C. Phinney for the improve
ment of Woodland park on an extensive scale.
The company proposes TO take charge of the
park and make summe gardens in it and use 1t
rs O pleasure resort.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
CuIcKrNs. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Have YOU been % River Park on the Grant
street car line, where the best OF lots Tor poul-
try, fruit aud vegetables can s;ill b purchased
tor SO II So EACH II you have not then have
Eo0id h.twoFih, - Olympic block, show you
klVer Park
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
Strong Feeling ACainst Henri

H. f. Leader. constable OF Justice Emerson's
court 81 Ballard. says that the feeling a, Ballard
is strong against y ght Waterman Henry for
the killing OF II. Hendrackson, and that Henry
asked to De locked up at Seattle instead Of
Ballard as he would feel safer there.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
IN the House.

WASHINGTON CITY. June 2.-The House to-
day declined 10 concur IN the Senate amend
In.nts to the agricultural appropriation bill,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30

WASHINGTON CITY, June 29-The president
today approved the joint resolution directing
the pres dent to proclaim a general holiday
concentrating the 400th anniversary of the
discovery OF America, the 2lst day of October,
1909
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30

Fer any ease O. nervousness, sIeepiessness.
weak stomach. indigestion. dyspepsia. try Car
ter l-ttIe Nerve Pills. Relief > sure. Tie
ou!y nerve medicine ios the price IN market
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30

The volcano of ColIma, Mexico. broke on, in a.
heavy eruption Tuesday morning. The in
habitants 81 the neighboraood are terrified BIZ
the subterranean rumblings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04
California without meeting Mankato
no0nlp or thoCa from that lncalitu

California without meeting MankatO
people, or those from that locality.
The father of S. d. Parsons lives at
National City and enjoys a good old
age. We were shown the home of E.
Ware Boyd, who is spending the win
ter in Mankato. Marshall Fall is To-
Gated at Santa Anna, a thriving little
city on the Santa Fe between Los
Angeles and San Diego.
Jan. 29th was the Chinese New
Years day. and the Celestials observ-
ed it with all the rites of their heath
en- religion. | visited the Chinese
quarter at Riverside on that day, and
was much interested in the sights
which / saw. From one building is
sued terrific noise made by the ming
ling of strange musical instruments
resembling drum, cymbal and tin
pan. This was kept up from dawn
until dusk, and was for the purpose of
"drivlng out the DEVIL" Each house
was open to the public, and in the
front room Of each was.a small altar
erected to the heather god Joss, be-
| fore whose likeness continually burn
ed incense, and before which were en-
ticing piles of fruits and cakes. Chi
nese lilies mingled their rich perfume
with the fragrant incense. Each Chi
naman called upon the other and left
a New Years card-his name printed
upon red paper. Delicious tea was
served up, and often cigars and gin
were added. Fireworks were set off,
and the observance lasted for week.
In many places we saw the inmates
smoking opium, and in others gamb-
ling In the quarter was the rarity
! of Chinese baby, cute little chunk
of humanity. Two women also be-
long to the colony though not fire.
quently seen by strangers. In San
| Bernardino, Mr.. Sherk and also saw
many of the Chinese smoking opium
in rear apartments of their ''many-
apartmented" houses. The home
missionary societies have large work
to perform in these western cities in
redeeming the Chinese from their
heather worship and slavery to the
opium habit, as well as from the nasti-
ness which surrounds them in their
houses and about their persons. The
more | see of this race the more I am
impressed with the fact of the neces-
sity for their strict exclusion from our
shores, and I can realize why the feel
ing against them, where they are best
known, is so deep. T.. f. S.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04

by the free trade papers during the
past two or three years. They have
alluded to the country as going to the
dogs because of our industrial policy.
They have represented the farmers as
crushed under the burden of debt;
that their farms were eaten up by
mortgages, placed there by the "rob-
Der tariff" No matter what the
cause of business depression they
charged it to the tariff. The farmer
might have had poor crops, which
obliged him to borrow money, but
they declared it was all on account Of
the tariff. If he purchased a farm,
and placed mortgage upon it for a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04

HON M. B. HARRISON, of Duluth,
Worlds Fair Commissioner from this
State, died in that city last night.
He was taken with the grip about the
first of January, which few days
ago developed into acute Bright's dis
ease. He was educated to the law
and practiced his profession for a
short time in St. Paul, but removed
to Duluth in 1885, and has since been
actively identified with its interests
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04

GREYTowN, in Guatemala, wants
the Louisiana lottery to go there and
make it the Monte Carlo of the West.
ern Hemisphere. They promise, up
on the condition that it will locate
there, to build several large hotels
and make it the winter resort of
gamblers. Greytown seems to be
hard pressed in it's attempt to get an
unenyiable reputation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04

portion of the purchase money, they
declared he was obliged to do so on &C.
count of the tariff The census of
1890 entirely disproyed their state
ments. But they had given political
adventures handle and it is not to
be wondered at that they seized 1T.
Wild and impractical as are the views
of those who gathered at ST. Louis,
the free traders are the last ones who
ought to complain. for it is but the
continuance of their own theoretical
rawlings
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04

Mrs. Garrett Fawcett, the widow of
the blind postmaster general Of that
name, is the bast platform speaker in
England, and has simple feminine
manner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-04

The people of New York are still
evincing their distrust of David B.
Hill, by electing Republican boards
of supervisors where they have here
tofore been Democratic. They don't
intend to give him chance TO steal
the state next fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
TIE HONDURAS COLONY 4 Failure.
HARD-HIPs FXPFWENCED BY PARTY ff'o"
MANCHESTER, y. II.


Manchester y H.. Jan. 9.-Manchester me'ho'i' ~
n colony which started for Honduras two months "7'
arrived home Yesterday. They tell s;orF oil nsrcp
rosentation and hardship. Tie colony wis 80
tied by the socaIlcd Perry Lad Grant. ana Hio"i''
Inducements were held out Tho county was S"'u -
nroduc. All the fruit, and vegetables OF the lroPO,
the waters abounded with fish and the woouS WIN
came and land could bc easily cleared. ForN "'"e
people went from here via Chicago and Ne"-o'i'"''
10 rruxtllo the capital OF Honduras and u'hcc D!
steamer 10 the Perry Grant, but were unable u hu"
As the coast Of the Perry Grant exceedingly r'"N
and there was always tremendous shrl i"o P" ~
finally effected a landing al place called burch'i"
Concession. -,
The climate brong and roasting ho'' i"''0
was nothing like fruit vegetables growing '"Vio'
The land which could be easily cleared was an
almost impeneirable jungle. The fish were sharhS
and alligators and the game was r7zor-Daeh' WIN
hog which was seen only occasionally. To ana 10
the rest malaria fever struck several OF the parry
and one died. The party provided with plehS
Of provisions which had Teen brought along ana 'eio
was no danger OF starving.
They were taken off by 4 sailing vessel ai'er u'eS
had been there four weeks. Efforts were Hiaue "
find Perry. the prime mover in the colony. His New
Orleans Office was closed and Il said he was IN
Europe. some OF the party had not oiy Do n,ht
land but one man had paid him Sl2O to clear e,sno
acres. The clearing bad not been done. ho~cN u
The cost to each member OF the party, DeSiue io'' "
fine WIS 800.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
GENERAL BUTLER's LOWFI Il PROPERTY ATTACHED

Boston, Jan. (specal).-An attachment has been
placed on General Buffers property In Lowell for the
sum OF $4,000, the result of account of suit brought
by Estes d Laurat, publishers, Of Boston. McsSrs.
Elder Il Wait, lawyers for Estes Lauriat, say that
the attachment General Buffers property was made
because Of the suit for libel entered by their clients
against the General last December Mr.. Elder said at
the close Of the trial in the superior Court Of the In
junction to restrain the General from publishing tho
hook known as Buffers book he, in All interview
published in The Boston Herald made some severe
reflections on Estes Laurlat for ter action in bring
ing the suit They then issued writ for 10000 In
suit for libel. The writ was to have been served In
the early part OF December, but General Butler fell
sick and as they dld not wish 70 have II appear If
they were prosecuting him, the serving Of the writ was
deferred untl the present time. The writ is rturnabe
at the February OF the superior Court but the
will probably not to trial for some months yet.
AT General Buffers Office II learned that he bad
started for Washington last night and his secretary
Colonel Major, not aware of the facts about the
uffo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
TIE PRINT, CLOTH M4RKET.

rail- River, Jan. (special).-The print cloth
market has been firm and steady throughout the
week. and The sales for future delivery have been
large. The stock hand has been reduced 10000
pieces, and Is now only nominal, being about two
DAYS production. Standard 64-squares have sold In
excess Of odd goods but there does not appear to
be much interest taken In dvertlng the production
Of odd goods mills toward increased manufacture Of
regulars The decline In cotton during the week has
frightened the outlook for mill and present prices
are not expected 10 hold. The Narragansett Mill
weavers' strike now IN its eleventh week. has at
tracted much attention because Of the utter failure
OF the state Board Of Arbitration to effect settle
ment last Monday. The weavers held ball last night
and melted $50 and their association now proposes
10 offer a prize to be contested for by the four
local football clubs a means OF increasing the fund
for the support Of the strikers The cloth statement
is as follows Production 100, 900 pieces deliveries
100000 pieces; stock, $4,000 pieces; last weeks
stock, $4,000 pieces sales, 172OO0 pieces; odds
$4,000, pieces; GOx5Gs, 5000 pieces; 64xG4s, III
600 pieces; spots, $4,000 pieces; futures. IA 0OC
piece. Sales for weekly dellveres-January' 1!0Go
pieces: February. $4,000 pieces; March. 4OoOu
pieces April, 5000 pieces May 5000 pieces June m
2 "a cents for 6Ox5Gs. The market Is firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
An ECCENTRIC JERSEYMAY DEAD.

SOmerville Jan. 9.-Oliver Dunster, who dled last
week at his home near Bernardsvile. LETT an estate
valued at nearly 5000 900. although he began 10 build
up his fortune by working for the cents per hour as
a man-of- work for ex-Sherif Samuel McMutry lie
was eighty-two years old, and was In some respects
eccentric. He had relics which he took much pride
in showing his friends. One was the indentue bind
Ing him to Oliver Woodward, and the other tobacco
box halffcd with tobacco. He shut this tobacco-box
up forty yeps ago and had used the weed after
that He first married Abigail sanders, and by her had
five sons and one daughter. His first wife died III
1856 and he married. again last Year lie bequeathed
his entire estate 10 his grandchildren cutting of his
own children without cent. They are now contesting
the will. some years ago Mr.. Dunster quarreed with
his sons Andrew and John, and drove them from hit
house at the point Of shotgun. His other children
sided with John and Andrew, when tho old UI
hls will and made new one, dsinhenting all his
children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
THE RrBArE VIAL 10 THE wmsKEY Trust.

Peoria. H.. Jan. 0.-Presdent Grrenhut' Oh 'hc
DisuIing and Cattle Feeding Company IiSV HS'
said 10 a reporter that he did not believe the ahsuso
vas used which was credited 10 DisrictAtlorney NIL
christ where reference Is made ~ hrcN III ANU
trnst dlseries He cor sdcred they were after the re-
haze branch II the business. and "a TINS was one
az the essential. o. the cOmpanys business lie dlu ho
care TO see 1t disturbed. Continuing, he sam III
my Judgment we are not violating the law IN carry
ing on the business rs do ] am free 10 CON
tss that do not relish any such unequal combat
for the reason that there Is popular prejudice
AGAINST any corpora ton institution which has the
slightest semblance n combination Naturally
enough courts and juries are Influenced by ueS'
popular preiudices. What dislike most Is the WHY
This case is drifting in fact that IT Is To he brought
first before grand jury, where only one size OF
case is heard and where can hope for no f'of
mr. show The litigation also Keeps the company Ior
the time being before the people in an uhiaVoraoc
light" -. ~,
Mr. Greenhut could not understand the object OF
tbe people I'm Atlanta, Ga who had written inc leu
TORS and were furnishing the rebate certificates 10
the District Attorney. These certificates had never
been presented for payment, so payment had never
been refused ard he considered that they were "I-
ing in the interests of some one else VINO dcsllcu 70
rri Inc company I'm lawsuit with the Governments
For his own part he did not relish the hca Oh u
fendiur mi, case in the United states courts Slil
"a, fought for the rebate system Is one VI to
ytnI business Interests of The company, ana the ''
must be carried TO a decisive point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
STONINGTON LINE.
l]roposale.

WAsHINGToN, d. G.. December IS, 1891.
BUILDING. NEW-NOKK. y Y. BY virtue OF au.
uiOrity vested BY ACt OF Congress, approved Mach 3.
1891 page $50 volume 20 U. >. Statutes at Largo
..acd proposals VIII De received 70 BE- opened tho
United states 5asury Del ortment az oco y. M.
January 20. 1882 Tor tn purhas OF The follow ug
scrbc1 land situate lyiLg and being city Of
ScwlorK, IN tlt County OF Newly and Of
WILLIAM, and Hanover streets and EXchange dee. and
bounded theIT 0fetrr with tho building and al
ment ard known the United States Custom House the
YORK. Each bidder must distinctly understand that hlJ
proposal must b. submitted the following terms ard
In accordlncc provision. of said Act Of Con.
gress approved March g. 1891. above cited no prono-ll
WI be considered for the purchase Of sad dc,ci bed
therefor. Each bid must specify the OF money which
the bidder Will pay 10 the Unted Stats for The above
land AID the in thereon and to
pay the Secretary OF the Treasury twenty pr cent
TO tho and twenty i've O.
money II one ard THREE wears respectively with i'm.
tcrst thereon the Of -four per per annum and
give lien the property .or the ulpad balance
deed property, ard to lease the property tho
United states Tor such time as the Unlte state
sire OCCUPY the and until the tho
work erecting the u. s. Custom Hois, buliin in
u the OF the purchase money. Each prolo-ai
must b. ACCOMPANIED Is certified check I'm the sum u
el5 0C1 Payable To the order Of tho Treasurer TN
United States guarantee for the faithful compliance
The the right reject ali Ud
Proposals must be- sealed properly marked addressed and
aelvered 70 "CHAEL,S FOSTER. Secretary VI the
Treasury Washington, ID. T."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
RTNOPS 4BOTT A DEAD CASHIER.

Jamesburg Jan. 9.-There is much comment IN ths
place regarding the death Of r. Wihon HILL cashier on
the First National Bank who died about three "eehs
ago At first ii was generally supposed that Mr. Hi
died Of the grip. his ply sicans giving certhcale ~
that effect For the last few days rumors have been
circulated to the effect that Cashier Hill cOmmt'eu
suicidc and was a defaulter. Mr. Hills most iht'-
moto friends Indignantly denied the TinOrs ana theS
hive been instrumental in preventing run on the
bank.
\ reporter saw Edward Ill., the only surviving son
of John Hi. lie is discount clerk In the Nin'h
National Bank of New York City. lie was ret'eh'
about his brothers alleged defalcation lie said ne
knew nothing concerning his brothers dealings WIN
the bank He confined: Il do not care TO discuss
the matter | am positive that he did not commit
suicide. has been reported
George E. Gordon. Of Ne,v-Brunswick. who owns a
large stable was Mr.. Gordon SAID ne WAS II
depostor in the Jamcsburg bank lie had not heard
Of Cashier Hill's embezzlng the funds OF The bhh 10
the extent Of so5 600 He had seen President i'uckelcw
~ the bank few evenings ago, and Mr. Buckley had
said the affairs Of the bank all right with the
exception of some Of the early vouchers, which ne han
intended an expert examiner To stalghten out VI
tinuing Mr. Gordon said 1.-THE story that Hi was
trustee Of tie Presbyterian Church is not true he
was Universaist but he acted 81 the collector OF the
Presbyterian Church pew rents because the members
of the congregation We're nearly all depositors In inc
bank | hold a pew there now lie used to collect
the rents, but failed to credit the amount Mr.
Gordon said he had heard that Hill the admin
istrator of the estate OF Jonathan Emmons and that
the widow Emmons had only received from her prop
erty valued mt $4lOO. the small sum of 800
j. W. Chandler another resident Of View BI1inSw WICK
who has interests at sake in the Jamcsburg BANK ga
poison alleged, and that he was an embezzier 10
The amount Of $4,000 "Why. l am quite sure.
said he d" that the bank never Ind n surplus amount
Ing to over a2O 900 at the most. am dcposit0r IN
the bank and If there has been discovered such heavy