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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
COMING TO SEATTLE.


The Legislature Accepts tho Invitation
Of the Queen City.
OLYMPIA. Feb. 2.-[Special. AFTER the
second ballot for senator was taken today,
President Luce requested the joint con-
ventiOn to remain in session, as a delega-
ton desired to address it. Mayor Ronald.
OF Seattle. then stepped forward and was
introduced. He smoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Leqisloture:
We are here rs n committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce and also from the city OF Seattle We
appear before you today for the pleasant duty
of inviting the Legislature OF the state of WASH
ington to visit the city OF Seattle tomorrow. We
will be frank with you and say that we have
little selfish interest in this matter. The Queen
City OF the state desires you to accept this in.
vitaticn, and consequently your expenses will
be paid. There 10 legislation pending here in
which the farmers and citizens generally OF our
section have vital interest. and they are anx.
ious that the legislature visit us tomorrow aft
ernoon In the evening and the next day you
will be the guests OF the Chamber OF Com
merce and OF the city. The president of the
Chamber OF Commerce Is along and will also
extend this invitation to you. and we trust.
gentlemen OF the legislature, that the city of
Seattle will be honored by your acceptance of
this invitation. and that you will remain with
US over Sunday at the expense of our city.
The mayors invitation was received
with applause. E. o. Graves was next in
troduced, and said:
M. Speaker and Gentlemen: There 10 very lit.
tie for me to say excep, to supplement the invi-
tation already extended to you by the mayor Of
the city OF Seattle, and to extend to you a cor.
dial invitation to accept the invitation of our
city and our Chamber OF Commerce., and to
thank you for your generous reception of US
here today. Aside from the desire on the part
OF our citizens to meet tho members of the leg
islature, there 10 q bill pending here providing
for the bonding of counties for public pur.
poses. This measure we conceive to be q meas
ure for the benefit OF the state, and especially in
the interests Of the construction of the Lake
Washington canal, and it would be In
accordance with the wishes OF our peo.
pie on this important bill that you should
look over the site Of the proposed canal
not only with reference to its commercial i'm
portance. but also rs a means OF draining the
waters OF Lake Washington. We are confident
that il you will visit our city and see the situa.
ton there you will grant us what We ask, which
is, simply. that We ourselves BY public vote be
permitted to bond the county for this purpose
and for no other purpose hope that the legis-
iature will consider this invitation aud decide
to meet MS and accept our hospitality.
As Mr.. Graves concluded, manifesto
tons of appreciation of the invitation
were renewed.
The senate accepted the invitation i'm.
mediately after the dissolution of the Joint
convention, and at the afternoon session
OF the house that body also accepted it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb "a w. ID. Roberts, of
Portland, has brought suit in the United States
district court against the bark Harry Morse.
The plaintiff wants 1000 damages because of
the failure of the vessel to deliver a part of a
cargo of lumber that it had contracted to de.
liver.
PORT TOWNSEND. Feb. A-ISpeciail -Arrived
--Br bk Lakemba. l56 days from London, with
a general cargo for Seattle. Sailed-Bk Sea
King, from Nanaimo. for San Pedro
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. A-Arrved-B Aure-
ola, from Columbia river Cleared-Str Column.
ba. from Astoria; str Empire, from Nauaimo:
BIZ Harry Morse, from Vancouver. Departed
str Walla Walla. for Victoria; str signal. for
Seattle.
HAMBURG, Feb. MISUNDERSTANDING from
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. 24-Arrived-Elbe Nav
York for Bremen.
NRw io8x. Feb 2a-Arrived-vega, Lisbon:
Bolivia, Glasgow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
WATER FRONT NOTES.


Schooner South Bend. OF Tacoma, put in here
yesterday.
Steamer Yakima. of Port Gamble, came 70 Sc
attic yesterday for freight.
Schooner Achilles is fitting out at Schvabach.
ers' wharf for trading trip to Alaska
Bark Topgallant, Capt Jackson, has left Por,
Blakeley to load coal at New Whatcom for San
Francisco.
Bark vidette. Capt Piles. has arrived a,
Salmon bay from Newport, to load lum Der for
the return trip
Schooner Alice. OF la Conner, formerly of &c.
attic. came in yesterday. She has been fitting
for n sealing trip
Ship Ivanhoe has completed discha.gine her
ballast and hau!ei iuto the bunkers to lead coal
for san Francisco.
Schooner Lena sweasey, Capt Rirkholm. has
arrived at Salmon bay. twelve DAYS from San
Francisco, TO load lumber for Oakland, Cal
Steamer ldaho got only as IA. as Clinton on
her trip TO Whalcom yesterday when one OF her
engines broke down and she was compelled 10
return here. She wen, 10 the dry dock.
Bark Nonantum. Capt: Mcclure, has finished
loading lumber At Mechanics mill ana dropped
off into the lay she goes to Port Townsend TO
ship crew and thea sails for San Francisco.
Her place at the mill will be taken by the bark
Tidal Wave To load lumber for San Francisco
A.pheus Byers' weather observations Tor the
twenty-.our hours ended at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon were: Maximum temperature 70
degrees: minimum. Al. mean. ~; precip.tatiou
.oS inches; with southwest wind aud cloudy
weather at time Of last observation. Observer
fagae, Of Portland, predicts the following for
today: Ligh; rain and cooler weather
Steamship Tmatilia sailed yesterday for San
Francisco with a cargo consisting of 1867 tons
OF coal and 20 tons OF snereaandi {, Shieh in
GUIDED loo Kegs o! nails from Everett She
iooS the following pass gers from seattle: C.
n Fox, &. h. Fox, ir, Mrs. ~ Valz Miss J.
Mathews, A. r. Cough. {. ". Pierce Mrs 81
Pearl. A. jatse. Mrs. NJ c. Daley, Mrs T. S
Br.en. h r. Ham bert and wife. M and Mrs
II. Niunelt, r ". Clements and wife, Judge
scott and vile, +. {. smith, A. Z. Morris, " NJ
Melnr,t
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
The matter was referred to Commissioner

The matter was referred to Commissioners
Wolfe for inquiry.
The petition for grading East street was
ordered returned. because Senator Squire
in signing it had added some conditions
which it was feared might invalidate the
petition.
Superintendent Wilson was ordered to
put in some secondhand water pipe on
Willard street temporarily.
City Engineer Thomson reported that
the contract for grading Of Willard street
had expired and that for Carroll street
would expire Immediately, but neither
street was completed. There is penalty
of $40 day for delay. Commissioners Van
Brocklin said the snow may have been the
cause in part. In one case legal objec-
ton had caused delay. 1t was agreed to
allow forty days on Willard street and
twenty days on Carroll street, the extern
sion to be made by ordinance.
A petition was received for the grading
Of Dyer avenue, from Diagonal street to
Park avenue.
A complaint was made against the Ore
gon Improvement Company for keeping
trains for from twenty minutes to three
quarters of an hour across b and Wood
stock streets. The matter was referred to
the chief of police
Commissioner Wolfe moved that the
street commissioner be ordered to remove
dead poles belonging to Sanders COM
pany. on James, between Second and
Fourth.
The board was occupied for the better
part of two hours opening and examining
bids for the city's supplies for April and
May. Awards were made in some in
stances. and the balance referred to the
various departments for examination.
City Engineer Thomson called attention
to the question whether the city. the con-
tractor or the owner should lower stone
sewer which interfered with the grading
of street. The toard decided to let the
owner and the contractor settle it between
them.
Mr.. Thomson recommended that quar-
ter of mile of rail be purchased for the
south sewer tunnel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
Changes Among N. p. Omc,.ls.

A circular has been issued by NJ. C.
Kimberly. superintendent of the Northern
Pacific railroad. announcing the appoint
ment Of +. w. Wilsey, to be superintend-
ent of the Lake Superior division, to sue
coed +. Greene; &. J. Wilson's promotion
from being assistant superintendent of the
Minnesota division to be superintendent
Of the Dakota division, to succeed A. ].
McCabe. who has resigned to be superin-
tendent Of the Spokane division of the
Great Northern: and the transfer of A. ].
Sovereign, assistant superintendent at
Fergus Falls, to Staples. with jurisdiction
extended over the second district of the
Minnesota division
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
THE j. r. M'DoNALD.s Loss.
Moneymsker for Her Owners-Losses
and Insurance.

and Insurance.
c. H. Pennington. one of the owners of
the steam schooner ]. r. Mcdonald,
burned off Provost island Wednesday
night, left yesterday for Victoria, where
the rescued crew was taken.
The J. r. Mcdonald was built in 1890
by Capt. William Lake at Ballard, under
the supervision of her present owners,
c. H. Pennington and Capt. G. w. Nc
Gregor, who was formerly master of a YES
sci on the Great Lakes. The original cost
was about $4,000. She was a good boat
and proved very successful and money
making craft, plying between Seattle,
Blaine and the islands. About seven
months ago. while going into San Juan,
she ran on a rock and was badly damaged.
1t cost the owners $1,000 to make repairs
and the boat has been laid up nearly ever
since. When burned che was making her
second trip since being repaired.
The boat was valued at about So, 900
and was insured for $4,000 in the Fire
mems Fund. Her cargo consisted of 325
tons OF franklin and Newcastle coal,
which was insured for 1915.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
8. +. 4 \. L. Sold.

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Feb. N-There were
5000 shares Of stock, the controlling in
terest in the San Francisco & North Pacific
road, extending from San Francisco to
Ukiah, sold in open court today. The bid
ding was spirited. starting in at $40 a share
by Seiigman of New York and rising by
small jumps to SO y share. and at that
figure il was sold to Sidney r. Smith, of
San Francisco an attorney representing a
San Francisco syndicate headed by A. W.
Foster local stock broker
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
Track on tho Monte Cristo Road.

EVERETT. Feb. A.-G. |. Brown, vice
president and treasurer of the Monte
Cris'o Development Company. and r. NJ.
Burnett, superintendent of the same COM
pany have returned from a trip beyond
Siiver.on. There was three and a half
feet of snow when they left there last FRI
day. Much OF the way they travelled with
snowshoes. Tracklaying on the Everett
4 Monte Cristo railroad is through the
worst part of the canyon, and the railroad
Is within twelve miles OF Silverton.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
can not te shown BY any Of the com.

can not Re shown by any Of the com.
panies.
If the roads are compelled to retire be.
yond the city limits many of the large in
dustries now located near their tracks in
the city will undoubtedly follow them and
the public will be put to great irconveni-
ence. Mr.. Miller thinks the grade cross
ing problem could be solved in more
practicable way. perhaps by building via.
ducts where necessary. Many other rail-
road officials expressed similar opinions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25

William Brown, sssistan: general freight agent
oi the Canadian Pacific road, IL in the city.
The sesitle Cedar Lnmber company is incress.
Ing the power st is plant 8, Ballard by putting
IL nsx engine ani two boilera
/. A. Graham, district passenger agent of the
southern Pacific rad. has Just returned from
san Francisco, aud wa- Ia the city yesterday.
A. +. Mck~an. secretary OF the Seattle Cedar
Lumber Company. who has been on trip to
Michigan AMI Minnesota, 10 expected home
stout March "a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25

Chicago Railroad Men Cannot Comb,
with the Ordinance.

CnicAeo, Feb. o4-Rsilroad managers
..sare of the opinion that the new track
elevation ordinance. which became 4 law
:shis afternoon by receiving the signature
Of the mayor. requires more than the COM
panies can perform. President Miller. Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. raui. said that
81 the law WAS enforced il would III all
probability result in the railroads giving
s,p their terminals in the city and rsmov-
eng outside the limits. He said tina, 1t
Nas no exageeration TO say that TO elevate
tracks in the manner required would prac-
Acally bankrupt every one of the roads;
slat IL would he extremely difficult 10
$aise the money necessary. unless they
'spuId show that the earnings were suEfi-
sseat to cover the interest and that this
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
AMUsEM ENTS.
Matinee at C0rdray's.

The usual matinee performance will be
given at Cordrays this afternoon. "Hum-
bug" one of the most entertaining farce
comedies ever staged in the city, will be
presented. Its enaction by the Cordray
company is racy and entertaining, and is
worthy of liberal support. A very pleas
ant afternoons recreation is offered la les.
and those vino have not seen the perform
ance will be we'll repaid by visit to the
theater today. "Humbug" again tonight
and tomorrow night
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
Funeral Of John r. Curtis

The funeral services over the remains of
John f. Curtis. the well-known railroad
man, who died Thursday night at his
residence on John street. Of asthma. will
be held tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
at Plymouth Congrega tional church, Rev.
John +. Damon officiating. The inter-
ment will be q, Lake View cemetery. The
services will be under the auspices of the
Masons and Knights Tempar.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25

NJ. b. Leavitt's spectacular production
Spider and Fly" which closes its engage
ment here with matinee and night per-
formances today. is one of the best shows
of the season. The company presenting
this costly extravaganza is an entirely new
one, and was recruited abroad especially
for this production. Its brilliant costumes.
gorgeous scenery, fantastic accessories,
most beautiful ladies. terpischorean won
ders and clever specialties delighted an
other enormous audience last night. Mat
inee and night performance today.
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Another Great Northern On,cial.

+. s. Jackson has been appointed travel
ing freight and passenger agent of the
Great Northern with headquarters at
this city. and will report to the division
freight and passenger agent. Mr.. Jackson
has been general agent at Portland and
is already we'll and favorably known here.
having frequently made trips here on
busiDeSs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
Winter Ta.ed the street RaIlways.

Winter Taxed the Street Raflways.
The Street Raiiway Review. after q care
full study OF the reasons for the overcrowd-
ing of street cars this winter. of which
there has been much complaint, says in
explanation:
The demand on street car service this winter
il wholly unprecedented one. This winter
has been the most severe on street car operation
OF any in the past five years During that time
cities have grown enormously, downtown dis.
triets have become greatly congested. and the
public has been educated up to high standard
Of mechanical service which breeds impotence
OF delay, which, under the old horse regime was
philosophicsliy accepted a. part of the inevita-
Bile, aud then aroused sympathy which 10 now
turned to complaint Tho winter has proper
tiOnately been much harder on street car
operation than on the steam roads: al
though on the latter the arrival of q
train on time was the exception, and yet
people found no fault In addition to difiicul-
ties OF operation there has been a tremendous
increase in riding from people who during the
past few winters have been accustomed to walk
or use carriages This season these two meth
DDS OF transportation have been we'll nigh i'm
possible. The pu bile also have largely in
creased their short riding owing to difficulty Of
getting about All this has taxed the Car ac-
binary conditions, would have been ample, and
all an ordinary business could afford. II any
one could have predicted the existing weather.
not less than eighteen months ago. it might
have been possible to have ordered extra cars
built TO meet the unexpected want We have
yet, however, to hear from any one who did 80
forecast the future.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25

A Joint tariff on iron and steel articles
used in the construction of merchant ma
rine vessels from Chicago and West Supe-
rior to Everett has been made by the
Northern Pacific. Great Northern and Ev-
erett & Monte C-isto roads. The rate Is
o. cents from Chicago and 90 cent from
West SIperior
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THE FLOATING DEBT.
Compilation Made Of All Amounts
Owed by tho City.

Deputy Comptroller Blackstone has
made up complete statement of the float
ing Indebtedness of the city, part of which
is the balance OF warrants which could not
legally be included in the previous issue
of bonds. Another part of it is the deti-
cheney in last years income, due to the
low rate of tax levy, which was only ~
mills.
The following are the amounts due the
several funds:
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More About the co. Extension.

Boise. Idaho. Feb. PA gentleman
who is in position to know and who is
now visiting in Boise states that the pur-
chasing department of the c., B. & Q.
road has been ordered to make contracts
for material for 500 miles of new line in the
Western division
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PRINCIPAL


The city is paying 10 per cent. on this
floating debt. but there was no help for it
until this session OF the legislature, when
a bill was passed providing means for the
authorization of a bond issue. The object
in issuing bonds is to save per cent. in.
terest and defer the liquidation of the
principal until the city is better able to
do IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Busin ess Relating to Streets, sewer
aad Water.

The Fremont ire department came be-
fore the board of public works yesterday
on the application of the Fremont Milling
Company for STA >. for the lumber used
In constructing the hose wagon house.
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BaIiaatiny Everett 4 Monte Cristo Road.

SSonoaIsH. Feb. 2t-lspeciai. THE
work OF bal asting the Everett & Monte
Cr.sto railway has been resumed now
that the boats are again able to ply be-
tween this place and Everett During the
frecze-up regular trains ran between Sno-
homlsh and Everett
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-25
ENsINEEx STEVENS. POSITION.

Assistant Chief Engineer OF the G. H.
Branches May Be Planned.
John F. Stevens, who has been principal
assistant engineer of the Great Northern
railroad. in charge of the construction of
the main line from the summit of the Cas-
cades to the Sound. has oeen appointed
assistant chief engineer of all the COM
pany's lines with headquarters at Spo-
kane. Mr.. Stevens made the location Of
the line through this state and discovered
Stevens pass, which is named after him.
During the construction of the line he has
had headquarters at Snohomish. As his
special department Of railroad engineering
is construction and not maintenance, his
being stationed at Spokane may be in
dicative that President Hill contemplates
the building of some branch lines in that
section.
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TO VISIT THE CANAL,
State Legislature Will Be Here
This Evening.

THE GUESTS OF THE CITY.
Entertainment 1t the Hotels and Thea.
ter Tonight and . Special Train
to the Lake Tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-24
ROYAL ARoANUm OUTING.
a Pleasant Time spent ut tho Park Las
Night.


Night.
Wheeling council No 1915 Royal
Arcanum, held their annual outing at
Wheeling park last night, Over q
hundred members and invited guests
went out on the o'clock motor and
returned at midnight. The weather was
delightful and the affair was one of
the most enjoyable OF the season.
Bowling and other games and
exercises were INDUCED in until 10
o'clock, when Lunch was announced
and the company seated themselves At
the elegantly spread tables aud did full
justice to the repast which had been
prepared by the park caterer. a hum
dred plates were sets and each guest
was presented with q fragrant magnolia
as u sovenir, At conclusion OF the lunch
and after cigars were served there
were number Of impromptu speeches,
interspersed with songs by the coun'
ellis quaTtette, composed oil DIR, II. II.
Harrison and Messrs. A. u, Dunn, w,
I, Nesbitt and Louis Huseman.
Among the speakers were DR.. Harrison,
who welcomed the guests; DR., II, b,
Baguley, who told OF the work OF the
Royal Arcanum, its objects and the ad-
vantages OF its insurance feature; DR., r,
S. Petrie, who spoke on the origin OF
secret societies. Short speeches were
also delivered by Measra. j. X, Hall,
Charles Reed, VIII Brown and several
others.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-24
An Electric display.

The possibilities in the boundless
field OF electricity continue to attract
the attention OF al enlightened people,
After tho wonderful discoveries OF tho
last half century in this peculiar force
which wise providence hasdistrlbuted
so abundantly throughout all nature,
one might be pardone,! for thinking the
electrician had reached the height OF
his power, and but little else OF practi-
cal usefulness to mankind could possibly
BIO developed. The telegraph and tele-
phone have practically annihilated
space. We converse with our friends
and recognize the familiar voice, al
though separated by hundreds OF miles.
We hold intercourse with business as
sociatcs separated by continents and
oceans.
1t is rapidly becoming the great mo-
tive power of the world and specialists
Of to-day tell US that electricity will
surpass steam as steam surpassed the
stage coach. The farther we penetrate
this unexplored Wilderness, the grander
and richer becomes its treasures, until
We arc led into that boundless universe
only limited by the power OF God.
Let us rejoice in the history OF the
past, but let us wrest what We can from
tho storehouse OF the future. To-day
marks tho commencement OF 4 now era
in progress, and the Wheeling Bakery
displays throughout the city its new
Electric Bread, tho greatest health food
in the world. You will find this new
discovery OF greater benefit to hu.
manity than. all that have preceded it.
Baked in special large five cont size,
with their seal attached to each loaf.