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John Van Horn. Republican candidate
for constable to succeed himself, was born
January Is. 1856. al Niagara Falls, y. Y.
His father, Hon. John Van Horn, sr.. was
chairman of the Niagara county Repub-
lican county committee for over twenty
years. After being educated in the CON-
mon schools young Van Horn entered
Bryant q STATIONS commercial college
at Buffalo. y. Y, and was graduated.
After leaving school be was in the whole
sale hardware business with his father
until % years old. Then he was APP
pointed United States deputy collector of
customs in the Buffalo district. and held
the position five years. In 1850 he went
TO Kansas City and was in the employ of
the Kansas City railroad aud went sue
cessfuIly through the mileage, car ac-
countant and coupon ticket account de-
partments. When the road consolidated
with the Union Pacific system and the
auditors office was abandoned, Mr.. Van
Horn went to LeadvilIe and lost consider
able money in mining operations. lie
then went into the employ OF the Grant
Smelling Company aud learned the trade
of melter. After the burning OF the
smelter he went TO San. Francisco and was
employed in the United States mint, first
as helper and. on the appointment of +.
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has been nominated 10 succeed himself.
The justice has host OF friends and is
very popular.
Justice of the Pesce-w. p. MeElwain.
w. p. McElwain. one of the Republican
nominees for Justice of the peace. is a ma
tive OF Pennsylvania and. of course, has
been Republican ali his life. His ances-
tors were Scotch and came TO Pennsylya-
mia from the old country 10 the seven
teenth century. During his boyhood Mr.
McElwaln worked on a farm and at diff
ferent times cierked in a store When he
was IL years old he began teaching school.
he was graduated from Allegheny college
with adegree of A. NJ. and later was grad
uated from the Union Law College. He
came to this city in iss9. and three years
later was elected TO the legislature. He
served with credit on the judiciary. rail-
roads. fisheries and other committees. As
the author Of the bills reducing all court
and justice fees and one opening the
waters OF Puget Sound TO fishing all the
year he is specially remembered. Mr.. Me-
Elwain lives in the Fifth and owns prop
erty in the First. Fifth and Sixth wards.
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during the last year OF the war. He has
certificate OF honorable service from
President Lincoln and Secretary Stanten.
In is76 he was admitted TO practice before
the supreme court of Illinois and then
began 10 follow the law as a profession at
Gaieshurg. III. lie soon moved to Dead
wood. in the Black Hills of Dakota. and
was elected district attorney in ISIS.
being the only candidate who was
elected on the Republican ticket. The
district represented by him extended over
oue-third Of the two DAkotas and was
known as the FIRST Judicial district In
isSo he was again elected By the largest
vote of any candidate in the field. -Four
years ago ne came to Seattle with his
family and during that period has been an
ardent Republican worker. lie has en-
joyed lucrative Law practice aud has
hosts Of friends outside Of politics.
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DIR. Allen p. Mi;sen ass born January
II. LAS, st Moani Vernon, O. and = con
seauenfly in his 5oth year. While he : IS
still child bis father removed the family
20 Huntington. Ind. where the lad,
Alien, grew mp with ssudious habits. at
tending school. and eventually securing
the honors Of an acadenicai education.
lie next studied medicine and. attending
the Rash medical coiiews IN Chicago, he
was graduated from that institution Ia
the spring u fs67. Dr. Misisn then To-
Gated in Columbia City. Ind, where
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ard sister had come 10 Washington and
taken u2 thesr residence ~ Kirkland. and.
desiring 20 be near them. be resigned ana
came 70 Seattle. Ia March. l-ssa Dir. be-
man was employed under AHastor W. T.
Forrest IS eopylst. and later be Was sTs-
pointed deputy ander Auditor IwacaeAa.
He = nov clerk Of the board Of county
commissioners. deputy auditor, ana Tor
nearly foar years has been ACCOUNTANT IN
charge Of the financial books 81 the
county. His sister, Miss katharins be-
man. in q teacher IN the South school,
When Byron Phelps was elected mayor
tha. gentleman appreciated the aoit-sy Oh
Mr.. Beman, he being the hrst person the
mayor thought OF for the position Of
city comptroller Mr.. Bemsn az that time,
however. contemplated being candidate
for The nomination he has secured. and &C.
cilned the comptrollership- His father.
the late Hon :. ;. Beman, had most re-
markable political record At the age OF
"A years be ran for congress IN Aiseama
on Wing ticket, and was defeated by
Democrat BY only thirty votes in Demo-
cratic dissr1cs Of 600 majority. Remov-
ing TO Sew York be became 3 member OF
the legislature in 1852. and in 1855 moved
again TO Minnesota. In 1s57 he was
member of the first legislature OF that
state, and later held several county posi-
tons. From ISL 10 lss2 almost eontinu-
ousiy he vas q member OF tie state legis-
latnre, and died while in Office in ISL
Although he had ample opportunity 10
profit by his high positions. be was never
rich. and died practically poor man.
Sch f~xs~
Prof. J. VI. Layhue was born in Fayette
county. Pennsylvania. August 8. ls6i, and
spent his early days on farm and then
moved to Valparaiso. Ind. where he at
tended the public schools. Later be re-
turned TO Pennsylvania and vas graduated
from the Southwestern Normal school OF
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DR. Eamea comes oI a aalrd4v "a =. - =
patriotic family. his father, two nncles and
one brother being physicians. bis father,
DIR. William Eames. was a senator IN the
Ohio legislature and was also Hayes
presidential elector from the Twenty-hrst
Ohio Congressional district. He had
medical supervision OF a number OF Ohio
regiments during the civil war, and also
had a number of hospitals under his
charge An uncle of the subject OF this
sketch was also surgeon in the United
States army during the war. DIR. Eames
is courteous and obliging gentleman and
a capable physician, proficient IN every de-
partment of his profession, and his career
in Seattle has been alike useful to the city
and honorable TO himself King county
will indeed be fortunate in securing him
as coroner for the next two years.
For wreckmaster-Johu A. Coleman.
John A. Coleman, Republican candidate
for wreckmaster, enjoys the distinction OF
being the only candidate on the ticket
who was nominated by reclamation. lie
is a colored man, an active worker, and
the selection gave general satisfaction to
the party at large, and especially the col
ored people. Mr.. Coleman was born in
Talladega, Ala. August !, 1882. and was
educated in the public schools. After the
war he went 10 New York city. and lived
there five years, being employed in rail-
road and hotel work. He then went TO
Duluth, Mimi. and worked as a porter in
several OF the large Office buildings. Poll
tics engaged his attention during his SPARE
time, and he was president of Two different
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county. Mich. February Is lSa and
worked on farm when boy. ard at
tended The public schools. kttes reaching
has majority he moved 70 Ia tlrands. lad.
where ne engaged ia general agrieal-
tafai implement business. lie came 50
Seattle In iSSo and began hop raising on
the White RIVER. lie is practically the
father and founder 81 kens and la iSsa he
opened an agricultural implement house
IN that town. lie Is also interested in
several enterprises in different parts OF the
county. lie Vas elected 50 the second
state senate ia November. $50 sBa vas a
hola-eysr 10 the third senate. lie has
made quite catering reputation IN pol
stics - vote-gegteg, aud Is said % 10
kaown 10 every mAn. woman and child Ia
the oOuntry districts Of kins county.
whsle In Seattle he has hosgs of frseads
Ia the lsst state campaign be rendered
fenca valuable service Ia the election Of
MessEAs Tor xoyern0r.
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A. Reddy to the position of under war den
st San Quentin prison. was promoted to
the position Of granuiation meter in the
melter and refiner's department. In 1897
be came 10 this city and was connected
with the Madison street road for about
eighteen months. Then he was made
sanitary officer. which position he flied
with great credit. While in that position
he introduced improvements in the book
keeping OF the department.. which are still
in vogue. His election as constable fol-
lowed. and during his term of office he
has been splendid officer and performed
his duties to the satisfaction of attorneys
and litigants.
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dence portions of the city. Ineluding
all, DR.. Eames treated about 30
cases Of smallpox, only q remarkably
small percentages of which proved fatal
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For saryeyor-Albro Gardner.

Albro Gardner was born in 1919 in New
York state. and while still a boy moved TO
Michigan, where he was raised on farm.
During the civil war he enlisted in 1858 in
the Third Michigan cavalry. and was mus
tered out of service in San Antonio. Tex.
in 1sed He then attended the .Ailegan
academy, Michigan. in 1859, where he
learned engineering. He next secured
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Republican clubs during state and NUM-
cipal campaigns in 1856 and 1857.
Three months after the great fire Cole
man came to this city. His first active
work In politics was as president Of the
Afro-American Club that assisted in the
city campaign of 1890. After this he was
one of the King county delegates that
went to Tacoma and took part in the
nomination of John l.. Wilson for con-
gress. During the last municipal cam
paign he was president of the only Afro
American Protective Association that
Endorsed the nomination of Byron Phelps
for mayor. The club was evenly divided.
and Mr. Coleman cast the deciding vote.
For the last eleven months he has been
doing porter work in the fremont block.
lie is married and lives in the First ward.
For Justice Of the Peace-Wm. Cald well
William Caldwell, the Republican can
didate for justice Of the peace. is well
known throughout the county and espe-
ciallv In the city. He has served as dep
uty city attorney, assistant prosecuting
attorney of King county and now stands
ready TO be elected to succeed himself as
justice of the peace lie was born So
years ago in Washington City. and as a
school boy attended the Bethel military
academy near Warren. Va. After three
years course he was graduated and then
went to the University of Virginia. from
which institution he received the degree
Of Il. l.. lie was only 10 years old. and so
continued MS studies two years more be-
fore entering upon the practice OF law.
He went 10 New York city and his recog-
nized ability enabled him 10 secure the
position of managing clerk for :. +. Knee
and. enc OF the most prominent COM
mercial lawyers OF the big city. short
time after this Mr.. Caldwell took the ex-
animation aud was admitted 10 practice
law AZ the New York bar. A few weeks
after the great ire he came to this city
and entered the law Office of Shepard.
smith & IL on. He was next heard from
as assistant city attorney under Job Z.
Lyon. and. when John F. Miller Vas
elected prosecuting attorney OF King
county. be was appointed deputy prose-
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For Constsbie-WiIiiam Fitzgerald.
William Fitzgerald, Republican eandi-
date for constable, Is native of Ireland
and is IS years old. He came TO this coun-
try in 1877 and first lived in Syracuse, \.
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ID. X. Abraham. the present county as
SCISSOR, who was honored with renomina-
Ion at the recent convention. is a native
son Of the Golden West, having been born
in Calayeras county. Cal, December q,
1856. lie attended the public schools an
til III years of age. After that he spent
two years in a mercantile establishment,
gaining rich and profitable business ex-
perience. After that he attended the Pa
cific Business college at San Francisco,
from which in one year he was graduated.
Here il was that he met Griffith Davies.
the postmaster of Seattle, and. talking
about him. Mr.. Davies said: II met Mr..
Abraham at the Pacific Business college in
1873 and thsn and there was drawn TO him
by his earnest manner and fine deport-
ment. | am glad he has been nominated for
assessor, for he is a man of firmly grounded
principles aud of excellent judgment He
Is worthy of the trust and confidence of
the people of this county and will handle
the office, If elected, TO the satisfaction of
all aud without fear or favor. He will, l
am sure, select his deputies with care. To
sum il up. / have no hesitation in saying
that believe him TO be eminentiy quail
fed for the position" In 1883 Mr.. Abra-
ham moved with his family to Black Dia-
mond and worked in the mines there until
chosen by the people as assessor two years
ago. He stands we'll with his former CO.
laborers and has always been a staunch
Republican. lie has filed the Office Of
assessor acceptably for the last two years
and thoroughly proven his fitness for it.
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Thomas ". Gordon. the present coanfy
eleFk and candidate Tor reelection, has
Justified as ss,sessaa 81 as Previous ex-
eslgses rscogd. lie was bern IL E.naboro,
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United States Express Company. OF
which ex-senator Patt is presi-
dent The story OF Seastle's wonderful
prosperity and growth enticed him 10
come here. Mr.. Gordon Was bookkeeper
for the city water works until the advent
OF q Democratic administration. While
county clerk Mr. Gordon has pursued .
system OF economy that has proven of
great financial benefit to the county. His
last quarterly report shows that the
clerks Office had turned over to the
county s7sLg3 per month over and above
alt expenses, that sum being a net profit TO
the county. No clerk Of King county has
ever rendered such satisfactory state
ment. Mr.. Gordon's system of economy
can be better understood shen il il known
that last year 81 more cases were filed than
in any previous year. This, too, not
withstanding the fact that the last legisia-
ture cut down fees about - per cent. The
clerks cffice under Mr.. Gordon has been
run economically and thoroughly and the
pay roll has been reduced about $50 per
month. He has always been an enthusi-
astic and untiring worker for the Repub-
liczn party. Last year Mr.. Gordon ran
ahead Of bis ticket and this year his cleo
ton is ai least assured.
For Prosecuting Attorncy-A. W. HASTE.
A. W. HASTE, the nominee for prosecut-
ing attorney. was born at Schenectady, n.
Y. May q. iS47. and was educated at
Knox college. Galesburg. ILL.,, and after
ward attended the Union college OF
Law in Chicago. La May 1854 he enlisted
in the One Hundred and Thirty-second
regiment Of Illinois volunteers and served
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For Coroner-Dr. Robert "a. Eame.
Robert ". Eamss. NJ ID. candidate for
coroner. NAs born in Ashtabula. O.. Jauu.
AIRY 8 i>sa, and his preparatory education
Vas acquired at the normal school Of New
Lyme, .. lie attended the Michigan
university a. Ann Arbor aud the Western
Reserve university a. Cleveland, q. grad
uatlng from the medical department OF
the latter institution with high honor.
Coming 10 Seattle in iSSs be began the &C
tive practice q his profession, which he
has ever since continued. In the tall Of
i>ss he sas appointed health officer Of Sc
attic. tie : member Of the state and
King County Medical societies. the board
OF ntied states pension examiners, aad
belongs % the fraternities Of the Eiks.
Knights Of Pyth!ss and Foresters. p In
l>t- he Vas Again appointed health officer.
but res Ened after serving one year. Twice
While IT. ksmes was heath osTicer, once
daring each term. smallpox broke cut
smeus the dwellsrs in lodging houses in
the loser part of the clty. the disease hav-
ing heea hroaEht here by men froTa aiher
places. bas by Aeting promptly And
adopting rigorous measures the seoarse
wa prevented from spreading TO tie real
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Aaron r. Van de Naater. of Kent. oandi-
date for sheriff. was born in Sturgis
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position as rodman on the Michigan
Southern railroad. and followed railroad
engineering up to ISIS, with the exception
of four years Which he filed Ia As sur
veyor Tor Allegan county, Mich. He
came 20 Seattle Ia iSSS and has resided
hers ever since. having ably tiled the posi-
ton of CITY engineer during three differ
ent Administrations, and been elected
county surveyor twice. Ii elected, this
viii be the third term SIS county surveyor.
and the ability he has shown during his
previous administrations is the best guar
sntee that he is the right man in the right
place.
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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-01
" MILLIONS .:Il n. z
F|.' 'ur oH ufW NTn rob fnWp' -
tor o7o --r-----r---v bro .lon' -
Successful Invention Of a
-uu yaf' 'r' brn .batunV 4or a-a :
PaWluCket Man, ''
|Hr o' ''Hrr rr+------------s-------rer urff
NEW RIB FOR COTTON GIN.
"o' yrem -a-a-L-- - LrL
tt'a .arr' pi ~ Tor -rD 'u.r-s-.,v
Indications That eeoTgs Lemoins Will
I. -.'' Soon Bs Rolling in Wealth.
TbA-IG Arff fas 'srv pfb'
NEW RIB FOR COTTON GIN.

George LsnoiDe. " ho teturned Monday
from trip down south, where he experi-
riiented his new inv6ntion known as the
fetnoine Patent Tin faib both In North
Carolina and South CsrotinA, Is now con.
hde0t ofsueoess ana IL on, the road to
fortuneo' .u'"oD 'arsrss, 'rnroD
His inyeption ~ being ma M fact ured at
HiggaBun, COnp., by the Cutaway HaE,
row TO. and Immediately shipped by tens
OF thousands 20 the Southern States. He
has esta blishsdy dstfioytionr .headqusr-
lsTs AZ Monroe, n C,,. Gopway, 5. T., and
Florepee, Ga. 81
Tho methsBi the fpvention consist In
three principal poiuts; First, ri eayes 50
per cent. IN repairing sny gin = second, u
makes a hetter sample, 81 lint and eleans
the seed better, and Third, an entire set
~ rios eau be renewed I'm fifteen minutes
without stopping the gin trum working.
Both IN AioDses saa-is Conway where
public, eXhtbitl9ps Of .the, Ipvsntion were
giv0u, the tests we're successful.
AZ the Hanroe Journal stated, The day
after the experiment "rhe rib is a, great
success md the WORTH Of the Invention
wSl be better lmdetspood wncu 1t IL
known, That There are Rowiin the fsont sert
States 1900 900 old style gin, ribs,"nr, p.
Mr., Lemoino has a fortune in his hands
Ana before Tong he VIII be One of The
weAlthiest CansStfaBs 'living.g onpsrf
Mr. LemoIne Will losYe Sst1rasyp next
tor the south, where he Will reside IN
the future 10 superintcnd personally tho
sale OF his mRobine.
He bns' Also obtAfSSd patent Ia india,
good for fourteen years and VIII soon
place hls invention on the market In that
RottOniprodocin country. -p.rirr"p a,,
. All Mr., .l,emolne'so fellow, ,townsmen
VIII gish him God speed Up the new, 6eld
fiow open TO hls capacities. 49,. Vh
.i VTfuugst ana Ia VfAuuut1ft, s,tl T. .-
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-01
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Woman Badly Hun by a
Runaway.
CARS STARTED HER HORSE.
Abby Smith Of Providence Was the
Unfortunate Victim. ~

A serious sccident sccatred ION Paw.
tuchet avenue at the head OF Garden
street shortly before noon today A horse
attached to carriage driven by Abby
Smith OF Fountain street, Providence, be-
came fright ensd by the electric Gers aud
started on a run. 80
The wheels got caught In the car track
overturninR the carriage and throwing
the woman oat with such force that she
was rendered unconscious. she was
picked up aud carried ~into~the rssiaenes
of Mrs. Elizabeth Mcguire, and the am
bnlsuac and DR.. Jenka sent for. -
On oxahlinstion Dr. Jsncss found that
tho woman had two small bones in her
left foot broken, a bad wound on her
head and considerably shaken up inter.
nplly, She wsS .akoRto her, beme.lp he
ambulance -..-f
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-01
W6s'Ao'FAvoRlTe.e2 e.e2
Many -AttsVa,s 4 tn. ijfuoera'7 I,ayoOf Cath


.,. erine sIneI "a,
rho ,iRRsssh H.. Miss catherine Byrnc
took plsc9 TO-DAY from her, late residonoe,
corneS. OF Raiiroad avenue and Dexter
street, andN war ivory largely attended,
there being nearly ifty carriages IN the
funeral cortoge, as the deceased was widely
known ana respected. 'n.".t.. Pos
high mass oi requiem was celebrated
at the Sacred Heart Church by Rev. NJ.
FitEgnald, ~ and, tho, sacred edlhoe was
nsarly tilied With pnourners. '.' '.
The yDusic of The mass was rendered an.
der the direction OF Prof. Domsrs apd
WIS by tire regular choir, assisted by Miss
Maggie McNamsrs and Charles Appleton
The cusket 10 " hich the remains re-
posed wac nearly hidden by the floral tfi-
butes ~ triendssnpng which were pil-
low, Inssri hed,, DsughLer;"S pillow, in
scrioed "sister ."'piltow, from Mr.. and
Mrs KcBsrd 'Bprns, cross, from Mr.. and
Mrs. Holmes; erOss, frum Miss Mary
Flanagan, wreath, ir9m ner cousin, bliss
Flanagan, baakat from Mrs. James
Burnes, and sey1xai bUuqaets. '
Intetmept took pIaceiln old ~, Mary's
cemetery. >. the, bearers being Charles
Appleton -, pstrtck .,'tiisnoy, Willisnl
Murray ard 'Daniet 0'Conngil.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-01
VERY YELLOW GlNE.
HaverhilIs AnnihiIate the
PaWtuCkeiS.
NINE RUNS IN FIRST INNING
-,-.'-r
Moore Made Costly Errors Mxroons
Will Be Here Tomorrow.

HAvERHILL, Aug. 1.-Hsverhill gave
another brilliant exhibition Of stick work
In the game yesterday and downed Paw
tucket hands down. The visitors for Ave
innings only got four hits of visu, and
after that he simply tossed the bali over
the plate. Haverhill played a snappy
game In the field, Anderson making four
phenomenal catches. Five home runs
we're made In the game, one Of Freemsn's
being the longest drive ever made on the
grounds, the ball clearing the right cor
ner OF the center field fence by SO feet.
The visitor had Jim Ryan, q local twirier,
In the box, but his support In the first in
ming was execrsble. Moore made three
errors, which were all costly, and the
home team secured nine runs.
The score: