The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29


old Ford'x theate-. and /. was there Lam
cola was carried after TIE assassination.
and there ne died The house has lately
been occupied ~ the Lincoln Memorial
ASSOCIATION as museum Of relies or the
narsyreo president. and x was TOR ina
purpose OK psrpssuatsng this museum that
congress appropriated eco for the p0r-
chase OF the properly. The price pad
was about sl25a per square foot
The Democratic congressional commit
tee nao great quantity OF manila en-
ye3cpss Tor sending out documents LETT
over after the closing Of the campo ga.
and these have found their way into
junk shop OF the city. 10 be turned over
10 the paper mills. The committee sent
out SO many OF is speeches IN ou.k that
IL did not use the envelopes Il aao or
dered for the purpose of mailing dceu-
menis 20 individuals throughout the coun-
try This rendered useless thousands Of
envelopes. which had been furnished rom
the government printing office and paid
for by The pubic.
Now and then q newspaper man suc-
ceeds IN making himself tremendously
popular, in spite OF his criticism OF pubic
men and affairs. James Rankin Young.
who has just been elected TO congress from
the Fourth Pennsylvania district, has
clear majority Of s2.sse. These fgures are
believed TO be absolutely record break
ers-" His friends think that no congress-
man elected from a single district ever
before received such majority Mr..
Young was long a well known executive
clerk In the senate. He is the brother
OF the Hon. John Russell Young. and has
himself had a protracted service In the
newspaper business beginning In tho
Washington Office OF the New YORK IT'D
une. He Is now an owner and editor OK
the Philadelphia Star.
The marvellous development Of cleo
tricity Is nowhere better shown than on
the Baltimore q Ohio road between this
city and New York. During the coming
month the three general electric motors
that have been used for the past year IN
hauling freight trains through the Balti-
more city tunnel viii begin to handle
passenger trains in the same manner. The
overhead trolley Is being extended three
quarters OF mile north and about l,5oo
Feet Al the south end Of the tunnel These
motors sre giving splendid satisfaction.
The maximum load that has been hauled
so far consisted OF forty-one loaded freight
cars and two heavy locomotives.
Secretary and Mrs. olney have leased
rer. of Ohio, where they have resided the
past two years, until May and will prob
ably not leave Washington until late in
the spring. In the event of the death Of
supreme court justica Oiney would un-
doubtedly be elevated to the bench.
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Fran
els. with their family OF interesting sons,
are soon TO take possession of their newly
Ynn1 a6 -
on Connecticut avenue. Secretary and
Mrs. Francis win entertain lavishly the
coming winter. Mrs. Francis has long
been social leader In St. Louis and at
the state capital. Jefferson City.
Mrs. and Miss Dolph, wife and daughter
of ex-senator Dolph, OF oregon, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Chaplin. of
Massachusetts avenue. Mrs Chaplin and
her guests held an informal reception to
their many friends Friday afternoon.
ALLAN B. SLAUSON.