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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
DEATH FROM 4 FALL.
A Builders Fatal Tumble Down
a Light Shaft.
FELL OVER THE 6ALusTRApE.
Another Man Takes Plunge From .
High Sidewalk and II Seriously
Injured.

James Louden, foreman for James
Parke, the weli-known contractor. died az
the Waco house on Com mercial street yes
terday morning from injuries received in q
fall early Sunday morning.
The interior of the Waco house, like
most lodging houses and block in this city,
has an open light well in the center that
runs from the second floor 10 the top of
the building. Around this opening on the
floors above are ratings to keep people
from falling. Louden roomed on the third
floor. He started TO bed alone, and in
some iuexplicable manner fell over the
railing TO the door below, n distance of
fifteen feet. He struck on his left shout
der and side of the face with such force
that he was rendered insensibie. Still I'M
conscious he was carried to his
room. where physician examined
him. So far as could be discovered
there were no bones broken, and when
he reganed consciousness il did not APP
pear that he was seriously injured. Dur
ing the day he complained of pains below
the teart, but yesterday morning when
his friends left him he thought that he
was on the road to rapid recovery, but his
apparent Improvement was only the fore
runner of death. Suddenly he was seized
with fit of vomiting and death followed
in few moments. His remains were re-
moved to Bonney & Stewards, from which
place the funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The in
terment will be in Lakeview cemetery.
James Louden was born in Glasgow,
Scotland. hfty-six years ago. of good
parentage. He was apprenticed in the
shipyards of the famous River Clyde and
served his full time. About the time of
the civil war he came TO this country and
eventually drifted to Seattle, where he has
lived for about ten years. During that
time he has been almost constantly in the
employ OF James Parke, who has held
his services in the highest regard. Louden
was a quiet, unassuming, strictly honest
man. He leaves two married sisters in
Glasgow,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

Many People Expected . Flood and
Were Disappointed.

We're Disappointed.
The high tide foretold by Fred PIummer,
OF Tacoma. and others has not material
lied and Christmas has gone. Had the
tide been as high in Seattle as was fore
told Railroad avenue and all the wharves
in the city would have been several feet
under water, and this would have flooded
the entire lower portion of the city. The
highest tide OF the season, according to
Mendenhall's tide tables, occurred at three
minutes before O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. and at Seattle was fifteen feet. This
was one-tenth OF foot higher than the
tide will be this morning, according 20 the
tide tables.
Despite the derision with which Plum
mer's prediction was met on all sides, ali
astonishingly large number of people be-
lieved that it would come true, and the
subject has been talked about for days
along the water 'front.' A great many
had taken pains to get to the front early
in the morning to see the flood. but were
doomed to disappointment. The tides, as
usual at this season. are high and the run
out is long. bringing low water below tho
usual stage. Consequently boats are con-
siderably Inconvenience in making land
ings at low water. and when lying long
time at the wharves in shifting the ar
rangemcnts for loading and unloading
cargo.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
THE COLD CAR CASE.


ern Pacific Witnesses Here.
The suit of Miss Rena Carver against
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
for SIS, 600 damages comes up in the
United States circuit court today. Last
year her mother, Mrs. Minta Carver, OBJ
tanned verdict against the company for
5000 on a similar ground of complaint,
which was that while coming West IN
February, 1891. the family caught cold
through the cars not being properly
heated. At the trial year ago Mrs. Car
yer was brought into court on q streicher
to give her testimony. She has since died.
A number of employees of the railway
came in last night from along the line Of
the road to testify in the case and are
auartered at the Grand. They are: Con-
ductors f. III. Smith, of Mandan, n. ID. !;
W. Z. Preston and Ed O'Rourke. of Hell
ena. aud II. l.. Miller. of Glendive, Mont,
the latter accompanied by his wife and
family: Brakemen A. X. Wilson and q. w.
Clarke, of Mandan, \. D.: ). l.. Wallace.
Great Northern train dispatcher at Halls
pell, Mont; J. Z. Walter. assistant train
dispatcher at Glendive, Mont; Charles
Bingham and J.. l.. Pierce. OF Livingstone,
Mont; c. \. Ellsworth. of Helena. Mont
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
SANTA CLAUS BURNED.
'.Snow" ON the autle of . Dispenser of
Gifts Catches Fire.

Charles Quade, a barber. while taking
the role of Santa Claus at a Christmas tree
at the residence of his hrother-in-law. Mr.
Robinson, on McClair street late Christ
mas eve. was severely burned.
Mr.. Quade is naturally a slim man, but
when he had donned the costume of the
bountiful giver of presents he was as
portly as Falstatf. Pieces of cotton bat
ting had been attached to his coat to rep
resent snowtiakes, and it was one of those
pieces that caught fire from a wax taper.
1t was a slight fiame when he reached the
open air. and as he kept trying to rid
himself of his heavy coat the flame
kept increasing, until his neck, face
and arms were scorched. With the
assistance of the people in the house he
finally freed himself of the burning gar
msnt, and then being overcome with ex-
haustion he sank down upon the ground
Wiling hands carried him into the house,
where physician administered restora-
tives and did up his wounds. He was so
badly injured that il was not thought safe
to take him home. He was getting along
nicely yesterday, but it will be three
weeks before he will be out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
WATER FRONT NOTES.

saiP CoElnoieSs cane IN yesssrta, to load
Goa
KeTssHs en'tsT a,eot, vas TIED Up 70 one q.
tAe oEoys YESTERDAY.
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weve e&ossd Yesterday.
hAFk hStgoak sAs o~ea chartered 70 ia.d tan.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
A FALL THAT MAY PROVE FATAL.
Accident to . Sign Painter on south
Third street.

An accident that may possibly terminate
fatally occurred last night abou, 7:45
O'Clock in front of the Kinnear block on
South Third street. L. Gingras. sign
painter who changed his occupation for
the time being TO town painter, was sitting
on the railing that guards the opening to
the space under the sidewalk. He was not
very steady and in the course of his sway
ings 10 and fro threw his center OF gravity
so far TO one side that he fell over into the
black hole. fully ten feet below.
When he struck il was not on hay, dirt
or boards but broken bottles. If he had
been sober it is probable that he would
have been killed; as it was he was taken
out limp but still able to realize what was
going on around him. Physicians exam
ined him and decided that his back was
injured. IL is possible, however, that he
may have internal injuries that have not
manifested themselves. lie was taken to
his home on Weller street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
Accident At wellington.

John Norberg. an empiove of the Great
Northern railroad at Wellington, was
taken TO Providence hospital Yesterday TO
be treated for broken leg. He was walk
ing on plank with a sack of grain on his
shoulder, when he slipped and tell to the
ground. At first he thought he had .us-
tanned nothing more than sprsin, bat il
was found that one Of the small bones of
The ankie Rad henn hrnaNn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

Chief of Police Willard received iette,
from Miss Lizzie Edwards. of Memphis
Tenn, asking for information of John 8
Edwards. presumably her brother, who IL
supposed 10 be in Seattle. He is described
as follows. Height. 5 feet inches, dark
complexion. blue eyes, 70 years old. Ed
wards is an engineer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

TIE Japanese curio Company had too
large a stock 10 dispose OF before Christ
mas, and IN order 20 get out Of business at
once will, during the next two or three
days, give customers their selection OF the
many beautiful articles left over az practi-
cally their own prlces.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

TIE Northern Paeiac are now running dining
cars between Seattle and Portland on trains
leaving seattle daily ~ g. m and leaving
Portland daily al N. This service - ae-
knowlsdge1 10 De unsurpassed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

OF the stock of ]. X. Basye, jeweler. s0i
Front street, will continue from day TO day
until the entire stock is closed out. Hours
OF sale, 10 30 a. a., 30 p. N. and 80 ,. III.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

Tas fast aaA eomaoeiio&s steamer Mon
ttoet'o BON makes daily trips TO Port
Toe assa3. ioss Ansc!ss AMI ngngensss
leAVing eers AZ : a, n. and arriving az Port
Aagv4ss 20 e. m.
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Here After sunny Luckey.

Sheriff ]. b. White. of Muskogee. i. T..
arrived last night to get Sunny Luckey,
the Indian wanted for murder a. Musko-
gee. who is now in Sheriff Wooiery's Gus
tody. He will present his requisi,ion
papers to GOV. Mctiraw today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26
Auction sale

The best family medicine extant B. a 3.
HomH opstnic Cough ant Group syrup always
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-26

Get your Christmas pocket knives from
Hardware Company.
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Christmas candy at cost at Louea, Angustins
& Ca-'s. SIS fFaat s1re%t.
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era e. ; = "a svssy .Eas,as, ~ssa LoaeA,
AS 24g.Ss & ~.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
BUSINESS sREvIrIES.

Chicago is to have electrically pro-
PEELED vehicles.
In the manufacture of broadcloth
there are thirty-five separate processes
through which each piece must go.
A moss factory is new enterprise
proposed in Brunswick, Ga. 1t will be
an extensive establishment, and will
give employment to large number Of
men.
Numerous processes have figured of
late in the patent list whereby it is
claimed that petroleum could be rem
dered inexplosive and also unin famma-
BILE. One of these consists in adding
to about 40 gallons OF petroleum two
pounds of copper sulpnate and stir
ring the whole we'll. After about six
hours standing the oil is ready for
use.
Investigations and tests of an en-
couraging nature have been made in
London with petroleum in solid
state for fuel purposes, the crude oil
being mixed with chemical COM
pound equal to about fifteen per cent
of its weight and being then subjected
to moist heat OF about zig degrees,
after which 1t Is dried at high tenn.
perature and compressed into the form
of bricks by a powerful press.
The substitute for glass brought to
notice some time ago by a manufact-
urer in vienna, Austria. is prouou need
a practicable thing, likely to be intro
duced as valuable for certain purposes.
The sheet or plate has substantially
the same properties as glass, resisting
the action OF salts and alkalies and Of
dilute acids, and, like glass, Il trans
parent, and has no smell Again. It is
said to be pliable or flexible and In.
frangible to great degree, while its
inflammability Is much less than that
Of the collodion substitutes
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

Iows known, which have been e..
tensivcly, employed in dyeing weols,
mono have been able to quite super.
sedc tho fustic and Pcrsian berries. a.
also others Of the natural dyestuffs,
although some of the coal-tar-yellows
possess the distinct advantage of being
last to light The principal reason, as
stated, why the natural yellow dye
stuffs continue to be used Is that the
colors produced by their aid on wool
possess. in especial great degree of
fastness when the dyed fabrics are
subject to fulling, milling. or washing.
this most valuable property not being
possessed by any of the known coal-tar
yellows- Another important process
lately brought to notice in this line is
that for producing black on silk of
such character rs to render tho
material fast to light, acids and soap
ing. This meets the defect character
izing silk blacks ordinarily. namely.
that being produced from logwood
they are affected by acids. which red
den them, and the fabric. when made
into clothes, is more or less affected by
perspiration.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
A French E1periment.

In some recent French experiments
on the specific heat of various metals
at high temperature. it is shown that
If the results be represented by means
of a curve line having the temperature
for abscissas, the numbers obtained
are indicated by two sections Of
straight lines joined to each other in a
certain thermic part by curve line.
Now, it is found that these suture
curves do not remain identical for the
same metal according as the expert
ments have been made at rising or a
lowering temperature-whence results
that the body preserves, from a cal
orifc point of view, traces of the con-
dition through which it has previously
passed. 1t is thought, however, that
although this result may be novel
with respect to metals, it only con-
firms those which are supplied by
various bodies in organic chemistry
choloral hydrate. for instance, Of
which the caloric fusion is 1000 Gallo.
RIGS, but which leaves only 1000 calo-
RIGS in solidifying.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
THE WORST OF soREs.
The Man Who Is Father OF What He
Thinks y Smart Boy.

The Man Who Is Father OF What He
Thinks \ Smart Boy.
The man who Is the father OF his
baby is only less boresome than the
mother OF her first boy. according to
the Washington Post We some-
times wish the first born were eligi-
BILE to an orphan asylum. That boy
is the most beautiful child ever born.
and his form is Puck's or Cupids. He
cut his lovely teeth before other
children thought OF it; never was
sick q minute. sleeps all night never
lost time in crawling but got right
up and walked. and can say any.
thing. When you visit this prodigy
and expect to find him with note
books and charts scattered about
while he Is training telescope on
the red planet Mars what you see is
bald and wobbly-headed. weak.
eyed ana knock. kneed parody. He
walks when he is held up; he has
two teeth like the heads OF carpet
tacks on edge; he spends his time
looking ut you in such reproachful
way that you wish you hadn't come.
and his conversation is equal parts
Chinese and Chinook. Nobody un-
derstands him but his mother who
translates and assures you all in the
same breath that it's wonderful how
plainly he says things. He puts
forth .gaggle google" and you are
told it's bread and butter oh. sweet
eidolon OF parentage; happy dream
OF matrimonial adolescence! but alas
for the rest of US It ought not to be
that any mother should think her
geese anything but swans But new
parents should remember that Ian
guage was given US to conceal our
thought&
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
For Bookkeepers.

An ingeniously contrived instrument
has been brought to the attention Of
the French Academy of Sciences de-
vice which is claimed to be of peculiar
value for bookkeepers and others who
have large number of additions to
make in short space Of time. 1t is
composed of a calculating circle fixed
on a tablet, this circle being divided
into two coneentric portions, enc Of
which Is fixed and the other movable,
each movement bringing opposite the
end of needle the total of the num-
bers. The apparatus, known by the
name Of the totaliseur, is capable Of
furnishing some 200 results, and, be-
sides this. the graduation can be APP
piled TO the complex numbers of the
decimal system and to those Of the
various. systems of enumeration, etc.
Thus, q circle graduated for coins gives
in single movement the amounts and
the differences of the numbers of three
figures which do not exceed francs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
A Natural B.rom.s.r.

One of the most remarkable geologi-
cal substances found In any part Of
the world Is stone believed to be
peculiar to Finland, where it occurs in
many localities, its peculiar property
being that of a natural barometer,
curiously foretelling, by change Of
color. the probable character Of tho
weather in the near future. It is
known by the name of the semakuir,
and is said 10 turn black shortly before
an approaching rain, while in fine
weather it is notified with spots of
white. For a long time this interest
ing phenomenon was mystery, but
an analysis of the stone shows it to be
q fossil mixed with clay and contain
ing q portion of rock salt and nitro.
This fact being known, the explana-
ton of the changes was easy; that Is,
the salt, absorbing the moisture,
turned black when the conditions were
favorable for rain, while the dryness
of the atmosphere would as naturally
bring out the salt from the interior Of
the stone in white spots on the sur.
face.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
Tho Nav Flashlixht.

~ II is claimed for the new magnesium
fashlight for lighthouses, introduced
experimentally in Germany, that its
ability to penetrate almost obaque
atmosphere exceeds that of any other
known light, and is far superior in
this respect to the electric. The APP
paratus is described as CSC high and
feet diameter, having inside bellows,
through which benzine gas is led,
while air is forced through pumice
stone, strongly impregnated with ben
zine; this benzine gas is then passed
through finely powdered magnesium,
and passes out of an upright pipe
through a small fame, by which it is
lighted, and where it develops such an
intensity that there is exhibited a
luminosity of about 100000 candle
power. The apparatus is regulated by
clock-work, ana the consumption of
magnesium is very small; thus, il a
power of 200, 900 to 400. 900 is desired,
only 0.6 to rs grains of magnesium are
required. The use of condensers or
other OPTICAL arrangements or reflect
ors is not necessity, but il lenses be
employed the brilliancy is greatly in
creased. 1t is stated that the arrange
ment requires floor surface of some
five feet square. and that for pene-
trating heavy fogs the light is un-
rivalled.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

4
| when Wids Awake.
1t may be serviceable to remark
that visions OF this kind sometimes
present themselves to US In the dark
whom we are awake. perfectly Sane
unaware OF any sort OF physical dis
turbance and without any effort OF the
Imagination. They are dream stuff.
so to speak and the precursors OF the
dreams that I'LL our minds whom quite
asleep In This way lady used to
see showers OF red rosea which turned
into flight OF speckles or spangles;
and not only were the roses presented
to her vision as distinctly as real
flowers In broad daylight might be.
but she could smell their perfuine
There is nothing like that In my ex-
perience Gays writer In the Con-
temporary Review. except that ut
infrequent times OF fatigue share the
sensations OF those who are said to
have discovered rose scent flower
ing from and about them. An evane-
scent but very distinct violet scent
Pushes from my hands or SO fancy.
But Mr.. Maury and Mr. Cation relate
stories OF faces seen In the dark In
like mapncr-faces seemingly stand
Ing oil upon the air and coming and
going with will and purpose OF their
own. NJ. Maury's experience seems
to have differed from nine Ia this
particular In his case these phan-
toms nearly always represented per-
sons known 10 him.
In minc 1t has never been so on
single orcaslon. and the difference 10
noticeable. As look at these faces
asking myself who was like that or
that 1 dnd no answer except In a
fancied resemblance to some historical
or NEUROLOGICAL parsonage. They
strike the view as entirely strange
and surprisingly original" Posi-
oily Blake's visions were some such
faces as these presented to his eyes
In broad daylight / am inclined TO
think SO because his wonderful.
dreadful Tho Ghost of Flea" is
precisely such transcript as l could
have made by the score had l pos
sessed his pictorial skill Under my
own eyelids have seen Many face
OF the same awful family; some even
more dreadful still being all astir
with animation. But the greater
number Of them are not OF the too
terrible Kind.
After the fact that nothing fore
known or familiar ever appears among
them. the next most remarkable
thing about these visions is that they
often look like the feeting embodi-
ment OF some passion or mood OF the
mind; usually not the bettermost
Some faces expressive OF a great
nobility and serenity appear but l
have never seen among them the
mask OF pity. OF love or any soft emo
ton. Grief the most despairing.
scorn. cunning pride hate inquiry.
envious or triumphant mockory-no
human lace that ever was seen. / felt
sure displayed these emotions with a
comparable fullness and intensity. 1t
is not the characteristic OF all. but it
Is OF some to an almost APPALLING ex-
tent; and IL Blake did see these faces
either in daylight or in darkness he
had more than his imagination to
draw upon whom he depicted the
passions
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
Mud Baths.

Mud baths were common among the
apcients the raud on the seashore and
the slime Of rivers being especially
priced for this purpose. The Tartars
and Egyptians still use them in GER
tain diseases. They are taken by
many people at places on the CONT
nent Of Europe among which may be
named Driburg. Eilsen. Neundorf
Pyrmont Spa Marienbad. Franzens-
braun. Eyer Kissingcn and Teplitz