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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28
WORK OF THE FIREMEN.
They and the Police Worked Well, bas
Had Rotten Hose.

Owing to rotten hose on the freboat a
good deal of delay was occasioned in get
ting streams from that source on the
danes. bat otherwise the work Of the de-
partment was of character that should
re commended. Chief OF Police Roger.
was on the scene Immediately xith q
squad OF police. snd ropes were stretched
keeping the crowds back. allowing the
firemen every facility TO work. All night
long the place vas guarded, add nothing
9as stolen from any Of the stores adjacsnI
which had been broken open to permit
she tiFemen 10 attack the ire from better
points Of vantage.
Capt +. c. Connors and others Of The
freboat crew say that the delay on the
part OF the hreboat was no; occasioned by
the fact that the vessel did not have
sufficient steam up. as vas frequently
stated yesterday. They state that when
the alarm Vas turned in they had ninety
Eve pounds Of steam. and in i've minutes
later they had les pounds. The freboas
proceeded TO the Marion stree. slip and
laid hose from thsrs. The hose burst on
foGr different occasions and on each occa-
zion sne ire boat had TO cease operations
and take of the broken length of hose.
This caused less Of from ten TO fifteen
minutes. The hose Is Old and rotten, and
nes hose IS sadly needed The aremen
claim. too. that they have not enough
mea TO properly handle toe frebost and
It's and line o. hose, AID thew vers
further Handicapped last evening by the
fact that the driver of the hose cart IA,
OF. Il beng bis regular night Of.
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the entire building was finished The
upper door Was divided into i've large
storerooms, ss il Was intended for store
rooms for wholesale houses. IN the latter
part of 1891 W. E. Stevens leased the
binding and fitted up the second hoor Tor
. hote. by dividing il into 100 rooms
The rooms were nearly al made sxlz
feet. The partitions were of pine. which
shrunk and left large spaces There vas
one hallway, four feet wide. which ran
north and south. and five Railways four
feet in width, running east and west M.
Stevens, in his desire TO use every foot OF
the space, made the hall ways very narrow.
There were originally three stairways
leading to the upper story. Mr.. Stevens
closed one of these in order 10 accommo-
date q West street tenant. TINS
left only two means OF exii
one . stairway near tie south
east corner on the Columbia street side
leading into the Office of the hotel. the
other on the northwest corner leading out
on West street. About a yesr ago Nj.
Stevens sold the premises to w. Z. Butler.
who has run the place ever since
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THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Money Damage by the Disaster-Total
Loss Nearly $4,000.

Money Damage by the Diaaster-Total
Loss Nearly $4,000.
The losses and insurance on the burned
building were
j. VI. Colman & Sons, loss on building,
IS. 600; insurance, s., 200
c. q. Sanborn. wholesale and retail
grocer. Nos 500 and 500 West street, loss,
5000; insurance. So. goo.
W. +. Butler, restaurant. Columbia
street, which was leased, loss, $50; insur-
apce, srD0.
w. f. Butler. hotel furniture and fix
lures. loss, $500: insurance. 5000.
Hill Syrup Company, No. SOS West
street. loss. $500: fully insured.
California Commission Company, dealer
in fruits, No. s12 West street, loss, $50;
insurance unknown.
T.. VI. Rice, sign painter, Post street, be-
tween Columbia and Marion. loss nomi-
nal; no insurance.
l.. II. Henderson, barber shop, Column
bia between West and Post streets, loss,
SIS: no insurance.
The total loss was SITES; insurance,
SIG, 600
Rather q novel point has been raised by
the storekeepers in the burned building
whose stocks of groceries, produce, ETC.,
were destroyed solely by water, and the
decision of the insurance adjQsters will be
awaited with considerable interest. Its
claimed by the storekeepers that the loss
is greater than If the goods had been SIM
ply vet by ordinary water. inasmuch as
the water. or portion of it, came off the
burned corpses- They say in support of
their peculiar position that the loss on
mos; of their goods should be total. as they
claim that no one would care TO purchase
goods that had been wet by water from
dead bodies. The matter was debated pro
and con By large number of citizens and
the consensus of opinion was that the
position of the storekeepers was tenabie.
and that ultimately the underwriters
would have TO come to their view of the
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Personal.

J.H. Smart, of Nanaimo. B. O., 10 ct the
Arlington.
C. ". Clark, Of Vancouver, B. c.. 10 at
the Arlington.
r. L. Ford. Of Wayne, Neb.. il 3 guest at
the Arlington.
William II. Smith, of Mortified, B. c..
is at the Arlington.
Capt. Charles Butler. of Port Townsend,
is q guest 81 tne Arlington.
]. Anderson and George Aathieson, of
yictoris, B. c., are az the Arlington.
C. W. Renwick and mother. OF New
castle, Englsnd, are Al the Arlington
Mr.. Edwin s. Grant and Mrs. James
Hoge, Of GAINESVILLE. o., are the guests OF
Mrs. Frederic j. Grant. OF this city.
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CoRwIN's SEARCH rkUIrLEss.
No Trace OF Ivanhoe - Far North o.
Astoria-Eurther search.

A dispatch from S. S. Hamin, acting
secretary of the treasury, addressed to
Senator Squire. was received in this city
yesterday by the senator's secretary, Mr.
Hagan. as follows:
"Corwin arrived Astoria. having spoken
seven vessels en- route. No tidings Ivan
hoe. Grant and Pioneer returned from
unsuccessful search west coast Vancouver
island. Have YOU any suggestions as to
further search?'
Mr.. Hagan wired Senator Squire at
Chicago. suggesting that he ask Mr.. Ham,
lin to have the Corwin search from Astoria
to Port Townsend. Mr.. Hagan has no
doubt the senator will comply with the
request
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owirg to change In our FIRM, l have
decided to resume business q: the old
location. 2i6 Cherrv street About Novsnn-
Der IS wili remove 10 the corner OF Sec
ond and Madison streets Anc GnIsl shas
date will sell AZ greatly reduced prices for
al lines OF gooS1s- Nos . splendid OPP
porianaty 20 STOCK Up with nrst-elass gro
csyisA GKozsx J. SMITH.
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The Rest Of All.

The best Of all Sunday dinners 10 served
ct the Royal for 50 cents. You can pay more
at other places for your Sunday dinner,
but you cannot ger q better one than that
the Royal serves for 80 cents. This is .
dinner that embraces every delicacy of the
season, cooked in the best manner and
served in faultless style. Menu includes
roast turkey, a bottle OF fine wine. etc.
Dinner from TO
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The receiver, Arthur E. Griffin, has
removed this well known stock of jewelry
to the corner of Front and Marion streets.
next door 10 the Golden Rule Bazaar.
The store being large and commodious, he
will have room enough to display the en-
tire stock As instructed by the court,
will close out the same at public auction
In lots to suit purchasers. The date Of the
sale will be announced in . few days.
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TIE SCENE OF THE DISASTER.


The erection Of the bGii4ing in which
the ire occurred was started in isss
shortly after the big eondagraiaon Of iasi
year. liz was two stores high. Of cor
rngassd iEoa aud wood aad stood on piles.
The back end NAs left unfinished on ac-
eo1at Of tie rams bora rsgat-of-wsy
litigation, and IL vas nss nntu ls9i that
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

Denny Clay Company Employees Come
Up With Handsome Subscription
The employees OF the Denny Clay Com
pany have come msnfuliy 70 the aid OF the
Posr-IsrELLIsExeES'sF Franklin relief fund
with subscription of So 30, making he
total sum subscribed nearly s., 500 Fol-
lowing is q list of subscribers
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A-touf-ioot Railways
Kitchen where ire started
C-ssairway lending 10 hotel once and Colum-
bia street.
D-stalrway leading 20 West street
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Our clothing appeals
to the intelligent pub
lie, who appreciate we'll
made and perfect cloth
ing, for we know there
are enough of these land
to spare) in this COM
munity of $4,000 souls.
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Spencer r. Butter. The son al sAs pFepFi-
etor, who wAs enpleyea - nssh. clerk,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-11-17
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Il. 1894

ciated visit to friends and relatives
here, Mrs. G. A. Jackson returned
to her home at Evergreen on Mon
nays train.
Mr.. Bill Wise, representing the
Clingman Nurseries of Homer and
Shreveport, is delivering fruit trees
here to-day.
Rev. M. G. Manley, of Washing
ton, and Mr.. 7. r. Carroll, of Cata-
TO, We're in Plaisance Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Landry, of Church
Point, visited relatives on the
Westside q few days ago.
A. M. Lafieur of Vile Platte, was
in Plaisance Wednesday.
Judge Guillory, went to Opelou-
sas yesterday on business.
Since the above was written we
hear that Bill claims the fire or
iginated from a spark OF a fire
where they were burning grass in
Mr.. w. Evans field, near the public
road. GRUsTACEA.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-11-17

known at the sixty thousand odd
post-offfees of the country. It is
made especially for family reading.
/ Tt gives the entire news Of the
world each week, in such condensed
form as will save reading scores Of
pages Of daily papers to get less in
formation. Republican in politics,
Temperance in principle, always
on the side of justice and right, it
is just the paper for the rising gen
Grafton, and a great educator for
the whole family. Serial stories,
wit and humor, shortstories, House
hold department, Question Bureau,
Farm department, Camp Fire,
Sunday School and Young
Folks are a few of the many other
prominent features of this great
paper. A specimen copy will be
mailed free to any address OIL ap-
plication, and the publishers invite
any person to send in long list Of
addresses to whom they will mail
sample copies. They would be glad
to mail a couple Of hundred speei-
mems to readers of this parish. The
Weekly Blade is a very large paper,
and the price is only one dollar a
year. Address,
THE BLADE,
Toledo, Ohio.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-11-17
big Cane.
November 18th.

November 18th.
Mr.. III. III. Bur1eigh's remains
were inferred near Morrow in the
afternoon of the 9Th, inst. A large
number of his friends were present,
and Rev. A. w. Turner performed
the burial. ceremony. After all
that could be done for him the
angel of death claimed him, and
he died in the blissful realization
of imperishable hope, trusting in
God. Thus has passed away a good
neighbor and true friend, and our
community mourns his departure.
Mr.. J. I'll. Reeves, Of Southwest
ern, Texas, has been here trying to
sell drove of horses and mules.
He said a month had passed since
he left Texas during which time
he had sold only one head. He at
tributed this unfayorable state of
affairs to the low price Of cotton.
Mr.. Robert Hart, of CheneyvilIe,
has been spending several days
with relatives in this neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. Sharland, who has been
keeping books for Goetz Bros, left
for New Orleans a few days ago.
Mr., NJ. J. Richard has returned
from a very pleasant visit to rela-
tives in Lake Charles.
Mrs. S. o. Andrus and children,
have been visiting relatives near
Opelousas.
Mr.. G.. G. Scott has been visiting
friends in Washington this week.
Mr.. B. F. Sherrouse, of New Or
leans, was in our midst last week.
The fever which has been caus-
ing Mr.. Hardin Hebert's friends
considerable uneasiness has left
him, and we are pleased to state
that he is improving.
It is to be regretted that Mr..
Ernest Morrow still has fever and
issquite sick.
We hope that these and others,
who have been sick in this vicinity
will not be delayed in recovering
their health and strength.
The roads are again dusty, and
all indications to-day point to rain.
r. M.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-11-17
Real Estate Transfers.


From Oct.3l to Nov. IA, inclusive:
H. L. Garland to A. Chariot, IA ar
pents in Coulee Croche, $3.50
credit.
J.B. Lemel1e to Rose Dejean, 60
acres on Bayou Teche, $500 cash.
Lucien Fruge to Augustin Fruge,
40 43Il00 acres in Mamou, $1,000
cash.
Theodule Doguet to Joseph Vfdrine,
50arpentsi in Mamou, S1S7 so cash.
Angelas Clare to Eraste Mayer, ]
of 200 arpents ON Bayou Courta-
bleau, $3.50 cash.
Theo. Lammie to Preisilla Smith.
so arpents on Bayou Courtableau,
$400 cash.
Sam Wells to New Zion Church, !
acre on Atchafalaya, $25 cash.
Yves Andrepont to Andre Andre
pont, l0l arpents on Bayou Cam
on, $1400 credit.
b. ID. Duplechain to Fannie Young,
80 acres on Courtableau, $500
cash.
j. b. Birotte to Antoine Franch-
bois, 50 acres of prairie and 25
of wood lands in Plaisanee, $500
credit.
D. Mcdaniel to J. IT. Parker, 153
acres in Tate Cove, S636.2I cash.
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get his money. It is good to mem
ton the advantages of farmers as
the majority of city folks imagine
Tasso.
Father Clark has received his
new organ, and every one is pleased
with the dulcet notes of the good
instrument.
Our three schools are in full
operation. Patrons, but, especially
the pupils are jubilant over the re-
appointment of their teachers.
Miss Littell and Miss SWayZe had
given proof of their talents as prin-
cipals of their schools, and their
reputation was firmly established.
Those who truly appreciate the
real value to community OF a
conscientious and refined teacher
will be delighted to see these two
excellent preceptresses again at
the post of duty.
Mrs. Brulatour, an amiable and
accomplished lady from New Or
leans, is paying visit to her
oduS hCCI9 4h1Ss " ulilCts 1h1 ~ dIi-
let's mother, who is perfect type
of womanliness, was already living
with the family. Happy house
hold!
DR.. Moncla moved into his new
home several days ago. The Doc
tor has gained the confidence of
the people, and they are glad to
see him settle permanently.
Mr.. T. r. Carroll, ST., one of the
members of our excellent School
Board, was here last week OH busi-
ness. His genial countenance and
courteous manners will be long re-
membered.
Mr.. J. G. Davis, of Jennings,
came too, lately, to show us sam
pies of his marble tonbs. Come
often Mr.. Davis, we need you.
When some one dies in this vi
cinity, it is customary to erect
brick tombs. No one ever reflect
ing that brick work cannot last.
Marble is the only thing that may
defy time. Iron is not as good as
brick. No doubt, those who travel
have noticed often, in many ceme-
taries, brick tombs all demolished
while the marble pillars near by
stood firmly with their inscriptions
as plain as if written only yester-
day. AcADEMUs.
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Plaisance.
November 10th.
LINDA.

November 10Th.
A very singular case of fire oc-
Cured here last Monday. While
a darkey known by the name of
Bill LaBoutille was hauling cotton
to market-no, not to market, as
we no longer have a cotton market,
but any way, was hauling Mr.. E..
Sylvestre's cotton to town the cot
ton took fire, it is supposed from
Bill's pipe, and strange to say, two
bales were about half consumed,
and the third one and also the
wagon bed, were considerably dam
aged when some one kindly in
formed Bill of the fact that the
cotton was on fire. With the as
sistance of several men the fire was
subdued. We understand Bill
congratulates himself of his mar
row escape from perishing in the
flames.
There was some ice Monday
morning, weather cool, a heavy
shower of rain Tuesday evening
and clear weather again Wednes-
day and to-day.
We note that Mr.. w. Evans has
had a large and commodious barn
erected a few yards back of where
his corn crib burnt some weeks
ago.
After protracted and appre-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-11-17
Marriage H4icenses.


Oct. 81 to Nov. il, inclusive:
Hebrard Manuel to Mary B. For
tanot.
.Cyprien Taylor to sidonie Guitlry
Jacques L;atiolais to sylvina Jotl.
bert.
Adras Fontenot to Ameo Chapman
VIM. Jones to Caledonia Pains.
Arthur Areeneau to- Rosa Mallet
w. johnson to Artelese Domingeau
JOS. L, Eagland to Rosa Guidry.
j. B. Fontenot to Marie Manuel.
Frank Thomas to Annie AMBROSE
Polite Woods to Hasieth Sanville.
Thomas Jones to Angelic Pitre.
JOS. Deville to Lucy J. Vidrine.
Louis Ardoin to Armide Boudreau.
Jos. e. Tate to Amilene Landre-
neau.
Isidore Boudreau to Annie Paul.
G. l.. Gibson to Julia Lalanne.
Louis Deshotels to Victoria Fon-
tenot,
Francois Lafeur to Ernestine La
chapel.
Willie Hunter to Ida Ford.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-11-17

L. Goudchaux to Agnes Clark, 90
acres on Bayou Jack, $3.50 cash.
Corine Allan to Ernest Guillory,
25 acres in Mallet, Sl50 credit.
Maxile Lafleur to Etienne Laheur,
81 arpents in PAnse-aux-Pailles,
$400 cash.
J. P.Pitre to Etienne Lafleur, 37.7O
arpents in Plaisance, $40O credit.
N. Davy to J. Perry % arpents 8
miles south of Opelousas, S4O0
credit.
Josephine Haugue1 to Aug. La
londe, | arpent on Bayou Teehe,
$400 cash.
Homer Manuel to E. Thibodeau, /
arpent near Vile Platte, SIG cash.
Antoine Lanelos to Cyp. Castillo,
LIS arpents near Bayou Teche,
1887 so cash.
Azelien Fruge to i. H. Parker, 100
acres at Point Grand Louis, $500
cash.
Rev. A. Dubourg to- town Of Opel
ousas, a strip of land in Opelous-
as, 500 cash.
j. B. Dupleehain to J.. B. Clay, SO
arpents in Coulee Croche, 500
credit.
j. III. Parker to A. Marryman, 100
arpents in Point Grand Louis,
200 arpents in Mamou, and 153
acres in Tate's Cove, $4,000 credit.
e. B. Fentenot TO Azenon Fontenot,
30 arpents In Willie Platte Prairie.
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Reads Bridge.
November 1871

November 18th.
The weather is fine and bracing,
but rather too dry for vegetables,
and for the setting out of fruit
trees. AS we have until. February
to set out trees, it matters not.
The hauling of rice and cotton
still continues; nevertheless, owing
TO the scarcity of crop farmers viii
soon be through all their work,
even to the grinding of the sugar
cane.
The cane crop and the potato is
fine here. The corn too, turned
out pretty we'll; so that after all,
the most important, the eatables
are In abundance. Creditors may
have to wait for their money, but
the laborer will have plenty to eat,
and good things at that; milk,
butter, chickens, eggs, syrup, sweet
potatoes, Irish potatoes, all kinds
>of vegetables, canned fruits, beef
meet, hog meat, lard and only for
t1ourSand coffee will the merchant
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Melville.
Monday, Nov. II.

Monday, NOV. II.
Still cold and dry; NO rain lately;
plenty ice last night.
Tramps here by the wholesale.
They can be seen going from door
to door filing their pockets, then
lurking around the depot watching
a chance to steal a ride. What a
pity we all can't live without work
ing! Q
Great quantities of cane pass
here frequently, en- route to refner-
les below.
Bridge work is going on, and has
put merchants on a boom, as we'll
as hotel keepers.
Frenchs' New Sensation enter
tanned quite a crowd one night last
week on the waters of the Atchafa-
va opposite Melville, and expects
to be back and show again in about
a month.
Several new names have been
added to the roll of the public
school since the first week, they
now number about forty-eight or
fifty.
Frank Jeanmard is now clerking
in the drugstore and post-office.
Rev. Tharp dhe Episcopalian
minister) will preach here to-mor-
row night and next day.
Celestine was mistaken about
the wedding on the tWenty-fourth.
However, it will be soon. just be
patient.
The old school house has been
converted into q dry goods store.
Farmers have been very busy
during the past two weeks, gather
ing sweet potatoes. CELEsTfNE.
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Bayou Current.
Monday, Nov. u.

Monday, Nov. -.
A few cases of colds and fever
are still lurking throughout the
neighborhood among children.
DIR. Oden informs us that Mr.. ]
w. Oden is rapidly improving.
Mr.. w. Il. Jelks, who had the
misfortune, about two weeks ago,
to severely cut his leg to the bone
with a drawing knife" while doing
a piece of work i'll his shop, is able
to be out again; but we see he Is
yet cripple-hope it will not be
long before he is entirely well, and
able to resume work in his shop
with the same energy and vim
that he always goes at things
but stop! / do not mean that he
must cut himself again with his
drawing-knife.
Mr.. III. n. Oden was seen Satur-
day evening returning from Mel
vile with a "Pan" on his wagon
for syrup making. Not many more
days now till we can test the good
quality of his new syrup.
Mrs. +. G. Richard and children
passed Bayou Current on Friday,
en- route to her mother, Mrs. A. l..
Cason, where she expected to meet
her grandmother, Mrs. hampton,
who has come to this river to spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Cason.
DR.. M. A. Taylor and brother,
Mr.. Charlie Taylor, arrived at Ba-
you Current Saturday. The doctor
looks well, and is greatly pleased
with his change of residence from
the Atchafalaya, but he enjoys an
occasional visit to his old friends
here, and at the same time looks
after the interests of his plantation,
which is also located on the Atchaf-
alaya.
Miss Lille, oldest daughter of
w. S. Boykin, spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of Mrs. II. N.
Oden.
The two young clerks at Bayou
Current, Messrs. Frank Boykin and
Lester Burr, are quite an acanisi-
tion to society. Mr.. Boykin can
always please the young ladies
when he calls and asks the pleasure
of their company for a Sunday ev-
ening drive behind his nice double
team.
Ice this morning, but lovely
day follows the cold morning.
LINDA.