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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-06
SINKING Of SYNDICATE
A Kentish Town in Danger of
Sliding Into the Sea.
THE TR,suLAT,oNs OF HAITI.
President Hippolyts's Repression u the
PEOPLE 81 the Blaek Repuhlio-
The War In Aries.

LONDON, March Slate last night the
people of Sandgate. Kent. were aroused by
rocking houses and loud rumblings un-
derground. Walls split. ceilings fell.
foundations sank and roofs fell. As the
inhabitants lied to the streets they found
large rents in the ground, and were almost
overcome by the noxious vapors. Every
body supposed the town Was being shaken
by an earthquake. and ~ the rumbling
continued. hundreds ded in panic to the
nearest towns. A few remained behind to
remove furniture from the falling houses.
The report carried abroad by fugitsves
caused the troops in the adjacent camp to
hasten to the aid of the people still in
Sandgate. Soldiers and citizens worked
for two hours in moving the most valuable
property from the houses and in erecting
tents in the fields about mile outside Of
town for the women and children.
At the end Of that time the rumblings
had ceased and an investigation was made
troops and several citizens. They found
stands had sunk several feet, the subsi-
dence extending throughout the surround
ing district. affecting in all about square
nile. no R6S 0uu W8tcI pipes WeI0 us.
turbed 80 that supplies of both gas and
water were stopped. Many cottages were
wrecked and the better-built houses
cracked and were thrown out of plumb 30
that they could not be occupied with
safety. Nevertheless many inhabitants
returned to town toward morning. Be-
tween and 6 o'clock, however. they were
frightened away by q further subsidence
of the ground and . recurrence of the
rumbllng. These phenomena were re-
peated several times during the day and
the town is now deserted. So far as known
no lives were lost. The cause of the sub
sidence is unexplained.
The disaster was caused BY . landslide.
The town is built on . comparatively low
cliff close to the sea. The waves are be-
lieved to have undermined the cliff which
then settled and slipped towards the water,
carrying with it the town. Two hundred
houses were destroyed.
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shotgun Policy 1t Haitian Polls.

NEW York. March 5.-A Panama cor
respondent, writing on February 25. says:
According to the Haitian press. the late
elections IN the Black republic were simply
farce. President Hippolyte named his
own official candidates for congress In
every legislative district. and by . rigid
application of his shotgun policy at the
polls procured their election. The peoples
nominee was defeated in every district.
The people are universally disguised with
the high handed official measures.
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Worlds Fair Notice.

Cities and towns Of Washington desiring
representation at Chicago during the
Worlds fair should apply at once for
space in the Evergreen State Souvenir"
the only book in which their special adj
vantages can be published and given out
in the exposition grounds at Chicago. J.
o. Hestwood, publisher, Bailey building,
Seattle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-06
Election Of County Comnfssionsrs.
Following II the text OF house bill No. 2S7, ap-
npovA6 ~ uovapuOr.


Following II the text OF house bill No. 81, ap-
proved BY the governor:
FICTION Section 272 OF the dfst volume Of
Hills annotated statutes aud codes Of Washing
ton IL hereby amended 10 - to read ~ follows:
''Sec. ~ One county commissioner shall
b elected from among the qualified elect
on of each OF said districts BY the
qualified electors Of each district. and the per-
son receiving the highest number Of votes for
the Ofice OF commissioner from the qualified
electors Of the distric. IN which he resides shall
b declared duly elected from such district"
annotated statutes and codes Of Washington 10
hereby amended % o. TO read - follows: "Sec-
zion 266 The board OF county commissioners Of
each county in this state nsretofors divided
and numbered - provided BY law into
three districts in such manner % a. to
leave one or moro fractional voting preci-cts
in any Of said districts, .hall, at their first
session ter this act goes into effect, or within
three mont 70 thereafter. redistrict all OF such
commi sloners districts In the manner
provided herein. such districts shall COM
prise - nearly - possible onsthird Of
the population Of the county: Provided,
h0,eever. That the tersitory comprise. IN
any voting precincts of ouch districts
shsll remain compact and shall not b divided
by the lines OF said districts. The lines of the
districts provided for By this section shall not
be changed oftener than once In four years, and
present Counties Hereafter organised shall b
divided into distric,s in the manner provided
herein, ana shall Re designStet and known -
districts numbered one, two ~ three"
sec. & Ali rcss and parts OF acts In condice
with this act HEREBY
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LEGAL Publication.

Following 10 the text of house bill No IS, %.
proved By the governor:
In any suit or proceeding In any court OF this
cation shall be made In any newspaper
Of general circulation In the county desig-
mated by the party or his attorney at whose ill.,
tender OF = rsceipt from the pub,i.her 81 .ba
said Newspaper IS full payment for said publica.
ton shall tie accepted ny the sheriff and court
a. payment In lieu of the cash payment of ices
TO-
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War Ar.,n.t Arab slave Trade.

NEw York, March 5.-A dispatch to the
He raid from Stanley pool, dated February
6. says: The Delcommune and Bia ex-
petitions arrived here today. Lieut.. Hack
anson and Capt. Bia are dead. and 400
soldiers and porters persisted. Jacques is
still alive at Tonganyika. Leipens and B.
Bown were massacred at Kasongo. The
expedition leaves Stanley falls for the
South to make war AGAINST the Arabs. All
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Paul E. Tarbel, whom many persons in
this city have good cause to remember,
and who was charged in Boston recently
with being crooked. has sued bank in
that city for defamation of character.
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emplOyO Of the legislature and members of the
pssss are hesohg mnss gratefully rendered 70 the
management Of the Everett Land Company, the
omcess and crew Of the steamer state Of Wash-
ings0u. 70 the Management Of the Hotel Monte
Crtsto. 70 the odacsn Of the Everett 4 Monte
Cristo raiiroad. 70 ths oficss of the various In
ouoesieo visited and to the citSons generally Tor
their opsu-hAadsd hospitality.
Among the excursionists were the fol-
lowing members Of the legislature:
senators-Hou. Trusten p. Dyer Ind wife. B.
c. Ven Houten. frank Richafda c. ". Ide,
Louis Foes, David Miller, T. L Brown, c. Z.
Forsyth, R A. Hutchinson, ". p. Sergeant, C.
Helm. wife and daughter.
Repfeeentatives-A.bsr bert Sherman and wife,
". D. NAYS. q. ". Grsenhers. A g. McKen-
ne, E. A. Lettefman, w. Crockett, C. J. Moore,
". n. Ludden. H. r. smith and wife, J. H Rine-
hart and vile, n. B. Hurd. +. D. Nash. A. Wood.
worth. Gecrgs h. Collin. ). h shade and vile.
". D. E. Anderson, d. r. Anderson, T. Z. Ed
monde. Win White. p. B. Egbsrs J. J. Dursnt.
O. B. Nelson, z. C. Heliksr. John Leo, r. D.
Speck, William p. McIIwain. Samuel Dem. r.
y. full and wife. c. H. Scott. D. ". Pierce, n.
". Bush. R p. Cowan. c. I. Roscoe, J. J. Foster.
William Payne. r W. winchsil aud wife. 7. G.
Mulksy, James Burton and vie. D. W. Nc.
Murphy, g. W. Hsmill, 7. r Baker. J. o. Ed
wards.
Among the others were:
Henry Hewitt, t.. and wife. u. D. Smith, or.
geantatafmS of the senate; W. J. Nflroy.
serseant-at-arms Of the house: J. C. Howe.
J. W. Romano. o. B. Hanson, Z E Hunt
tngten, John I. Jones. J. T. Strstton. J. d.
l. McGaughey, Ray Laughton, J. Win Lysons,
Oregonion; J. W. dc Lacy ledger and vile; A.
H. Mcguire. Spokane Chronicle; Albert searls
Olympia Trs6sne) ami wife, n. W. O'Kesr. d.
Armstrong anu wife, Will Clayton. J. D. Hanne.
gan. W. J. Sutton, G. B. Moore, w. A. Hage-
meyer. J. w. Willis, W. H. Anderson, William
Riley. g. H. Foster. W. Van Waters Seattle Tele.
graph and wife, A. A. Barton, c. H. Carpenter.
Lee tsirchiid, l. Abbott and wife, r Frost and
wife, p. R Helm, c. C. Helm, John w. Corson.
J. r. Buxton, George W. Noble, r. w. Dillon,
Horace White. Guy L Smith, R. Abernethy. o.
Patton. W. Sco6eld. c. w. Bean, L l. Tslcott,
A. W. woodsrd, 81. +. Lukssdorf. c. w. Dom,
William Nelson, Gilbert Paulson, John L MUIR
ray, c. i. Painter, J. Z. Candy, o. J. Gale, George
White. A. l. Vincent, d. L sergeant, Fred E.
Steward, Mrs. Nys and sons. Miss vogt. Miss Ray
Roscoe, Miss Emma Roscoe, Miss Under wood,
the Misses froebstes, Miss Rosa smith, Miss
MarQuisu, Miss Stewart, Miss Miller, Miss
Helms, Miss Meta Forbes, Miss Strive, Miss
MAcDougalt, Mics Mamie Vault, Mrs Lizzie Nc
Gary ton aud son, Mrs. Alexander and son.
OLYMPIA, March Especial THE State
Of Washington returned from Everett to-
night. reaching Olympia at 10 o'clock.
The excursionists enjoyed the trip exceed
ingly. and the members speak in high
praise of their treatment BY the people Of
Everett.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
Irnorn nee of MiIltnry Rank.

At the beginning of the civil war a
great many people were quite ignorant
of the pomp and splendor of military
rank, and the Importance of military
titles Their ignorance led to many
amusing incidents, one of which is told
in connection with Gen. Hardee. 1t was
at the time that Albert Sidney John
ston was in command at Bowling Green,
Ky, and Gen. Hardee was ordered with
his command to that place from Colum'
bus, Ky. At that time the bridge over
the Tennessee river at Danville, Tenn,
had not been completed and The general
and his command had to be ferried over
the river to cars on the opposite side,
When Gen. Hardee had crossed the
river supposing, nf course, that spe-
cial car had been provided for himself
and his military staff-he accosted a
brakeman belonging to the train with
the question. Where shall / and my
staff go?" The brakeman, having nc
idea who the general was, or of what
his staff consisted, after surveying him
and his sword thoroughly and some
what contemptuously, replied: "Yor
can go into that car there, and You car
stick your old staff out OF the windowl'
Chicago Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax-
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
PAID HIS WAR DEBT.
A Pennsylvania Veteran Who Reimbursed
the Tennesseean He Robbed.

A Pennsylvania Veteran Who Reimbursed
the Tennesseean He Robbed.
John Railey, who resides about four
miles from Trimble, Tenn, is one of
the happiest men in the country. The
cause of his exuberant joy is the receipt
a day or two ago by express of six hun
dred and eighty-five dollars, not a cent
of which he ever expected to receive.
In 1864 squad of the Fifty-fourth
Pennsylvania cavalry, who were out on
a scout endeavoring to learn something
of the movements of Gen. Forest,
camped at a spring near Mr.. Railey's
residence. The following morning, be-
fore departing from the neighborhood,
they rode up to Railey's, all but one,
who was walking, and he went to the
barn and led out the finest horse there.
Railey expostulated in vain.
"Let that horse loose! / wouldn't
take two hundred and fifty dollars for
that horse, you low-down Yankee
thief!' he angrily exclaimed.
Don't worry yourself so, pardner, "
mildly replied the soldier. "You see,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
Cntnrrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not QuacR
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years,
and is regular prescription. 1t is com
posed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly
olnatlon Of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
a TIMELY CHARGE.
How Gen. Hancock Saved the Day at
Gettysburg.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Gettysburg.
On the Cd day of July, 1868, one regi-
ment, detached from its brigade, di-
vision and corps, was guarding a bat
terry located at one of the vital points
on the field of Gettysburg. This regi-
ment lay within full view of Sickles'
corps when it was thrown into con-
fusion after its gallant commander had
been wounded. The men of SiclSles'
corps swept backward through the
lines of the regiment alluded to, and the
victorious confederates pressed forward
to capture the battery and the impor-
tant position it held.
At this moment Gen. Hancock gal
loped on to the ground, and for one
brief moment took in the situation.
Looking around upon the little band of
men guarding the battery, he said:
''What regiment is this?"
"The First Minnesota" quietly re-
piled Col. Colville.
Colonel, form your regiment, and
charge that line"
That line was the victorious confed-
crate division which had just driven
from the field the corps of Sicllles, and
was pressing forward to capture the
POSITION held by the First Minnesota
and the battery guarded by it.
The command was instantly obeyed.
The first regiment fixed bayonets and
charged down the slope with shout,
springing for the center of the confed-
crate line.
The confederates paused, apparently
in perfect amazement to see this little
band of determined men spring from
the earth to offer themselves Il willing
sacrifice.
The confederates opened fire, and the
charging column melted rapidly away.
Again and again the colors went down.
to be seized by other strong arms, and
still the little company pressed forward
until it had crossed bayonets with the
confederate center and thrown their line
into confusion.
While this charge was in progress this
second corps (Hancock's) had been
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06

my horse died with the collie last night
and am bound to have another. III
were to depend on my feet to get me
out of this country Forest would get
me sure"
81 wish he'd get every one of you,
confound you," replied the owner of
animal.
"I'll tell you what I'll do" continued
the trooper; 'if you will tell me your
name and 1 get through this blamed
war alive and ever get able will send
you the money for the horse"
"My name is John T. Railey, curse
you, but I'll never hear from you again,
you cursed Yankee thief"
"That may be-" smiled the soldier,
but wait and see," and amid a roar of
laughter from his comrades he mounted
the horse and with them rode away.
| At that time Railey was well off in
this worlds goods, and the loss of tho
horse occasioned him no pecuniary en-
barrassment But since the war he has
met with many reverses. He has been
compelled to sell part of his farm at
various times until he now has but
forty acres, and this sp:fng he was COM
| PSllSu W liOluB dBS VluO loI CNo nun
dre-a dollars in order to obtain money to
purchase seed and some badly ne eded
farm implements. A few days ago he
received letter which read as foil lows:
READING, Pa. April 8, 1893 John T. Railey,
| Trimble, Tenn.-Dear Sir: 1 suppose you re-
member one April morning in ls64when squad
OF Yankee soldier, as you called them, came to
your house and one of them rode off one OF your
| horses, which you said was worth two hundred
and fifty dollars! The Yankee promised TO pay
| for the horse II IL was ever in his power to do
30, am that same Yankee Fortune has dealt
very harshly with me until the last few years,
| since which time have accumulated consider
able property. [ am getting old now and talk
ing your horse was as near stealing as / have
ever been guilty of, and wish now TO pay for
him learn from your postmaster that you
are still in the land of the living and have had
pretty hard luck, which am sorry to hear.
send you by to-days express six hundred and
| eghty-hve dollars, which allows you six per
cent. interest We will likely. never meet
again in this world. but hope to meet YOU in
that land where there is sectional hatred.
Trusting you may prosper, I remain, yours
truly, FRANK Is. WALLDRAN."
ST To1iS G1phn- TemOprnt
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
Free Trip to Chicago

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age Of our Choice English Cottage Garden Flow
This combination includes the latest and most
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
World,s Fair Number.

The Youths Companion publishes this week
an Extra Worlds Fair Number of 36 Pages,
with 60 Illustrations, and q cover in Ten
Colors.
number that has ever been published by
The Companion during the sixty-seven years
of its history. Whether you go to the Fair
or stay at home you should have this mum.
ber 1t will be sent free to any new sub.
scriber received in May with Sl75 for a
years subscription. 1t can also be obtained
of newsdealers, or by sending ten cents to
THE YoUTHs COMPANION, Boston, Mass.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06

ASSISTANT CoMMIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE.
to the adiutant on the deck of the YES
sci to send him fatigue party to un-
load his rations.
Sam was no red-tape man; indeed, he
was so independent of any circumlocu
ton office that he went to the other eX-
treme and gave off his orders as if he
were the commandant of the post.
AS might have been expected, the
onmipresent Butler was suddenly on
hand and the assumption of authority
by this Eastport disciple of Mars we'll
nigh dazed him. He watched the per-
formance awhile, then, stepping up to
the offender, and, focusing his peculiar
eye upon him, gruffiy demanded:
"Who are you, sir?"
Mr. Leavitt coolly looked Butler
squarely in the face, and, as uncon-
cernedly as though the terrible czar
was merely company orderly, drawled
out, in his peculiar tones:
"Who am l? I'm Lieut. Leavitt."
And who the deuce. is Lieut. Leav-
itt?" quoth the irate commander.
The pseudo commandant of Ship
island Strengthened up to his full pro-
portions, and, in deliberate, we'll
measured, grandiloquent language
drawled:
Lieut.. Samuel D. Leavitt, of East
port, Washington county, state of
Maine, and present assistant commits
sary of subsistence, Fifteenth Maine
| volunteers"
"And who, sir, made you assistant
commissary of subsistence" earnestly
and excitedly, his voice fairly trem-
| bling with rage.
This was poser.
Leavitt, green as he was in military
| knowledge, well knew that no such
rank was recognized in volunteer regi-
ments; the title was a reminiscent flash
from his schoolboy reading of the ear
| lier American war which had come to
him with Buffers first interrogatory.
But he was ever fertile in expedients,
and after moments hesitation he au-
daciously replied:
"Gen. Taylor"
"And who the deuce is this Gen. Tay'
lor you so profoundly quote?" haughtily
demanded the general.
But Sam Leayitt paled not
The crisis had come, but he was equa,
to the occasion.
With mocls-heroic bow, Chester
fieldian suavity and quiet impudence
he coolly responded:
"Ah! excuse me, general! l forgo
you We're volunteer officer, and no
familiar with the names of our regular
army officers; but beg leave to inform
you, sir. that Gen. Taylor has been com
missary general of the United States
army for the last twenty years!'
The climax was reached; and on tn,
countenances of Leavitt's comrades il
arms blank dismay was depicted. Maj
Shorey remarked: "rhey expected tina
he would be marched off by squad o
men and summarily shot"
But Leavitt's impudence saved hi
head. Butler threatened him with dir
vengeance, but the more he though
over it the more it tickled his sense o
the ridiculous, and the humer of sun
shine soon pierced the clouds of eNecu
tive wrath. Sam was let off with
fatherly admonition to go and sin n
more; and ever after Lieut.. Sam D
Leavitt, late assistant commissary O
subsistence" was the recipient of favor
at Buffers headquarters when othe
officers were curtly refused.-Bosto
| G1nha
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-05-06
Why not, indeed?

When the Royal Baking Powder makes
finer and more wholesome food at a less cost,
which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm why not discard altogether the old
fashioned methods of soda and sour milk, or
soda, or the cheaper and inferior baking pow
ders, and use it exclusively?