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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
IFNS FROM TACOMA
- n no HURRY TO REACH
vALLA wALLA~
exhaust the Laws Resources
avefl the Penftentfary-Gov
a.fsscsioa Dissolved, and Claims
.~,f.st the City Mag Now he
raid


<.sona Bureau Of the Post-IntsTrgencer'
liz Pacific Avenue.
~.rr.gA. Dec. .-syeclzl--Georgs W.
-. rte convicted eK~treasllrsr of the
49,, Taoorsa, Is 10 no hurry 70 enter
- 49, doors OF the state peritenfiary az
-s WalIa. Thursday the supreme
a. Olympia affirmed the dscss-on Of
Co. ...-.sr,fr cogrt Of Pierce county when
- - poggs guilty OF una wfulIy convert
:, ~ own use and profit the public
-. tntrUsted 20 hls care Boggs tels-
$50 from Spokane 20 Sheriff Parker
fs,s = vagiId return, and asked him 20
=. Transportation 20 him. Tzas sheriff
= vssferday for Spokane. aud - expect
8 are with Boggs tomorrow. But the
..ssv treasurer VII not so 70 jail. ard
8. sSsnres are that lie win remain ~ lib
- for some months. and perhaps years,
q eenne.
~ - decree Of the supreme court -
1900 before IT'S sentence can be put
- ereet. One OF Boggs' attorneys sad
..-s,ass that Boggs cannot s,e touched til
- fblfty days expires. and meanwhile
= aapiscat5on vii De made a. Olympia
= r~hearlng. A stay OF execution VIII
= .st4.s for at the same time and several
80 and perhaps months may 20 By be-
80 ne court passes upon the application
a. 4 reaear.ng.
~ eaon,id the court override the motion
= Fauxs' counsel there s. left one course
= a,~ion which. II followed out. may keep
sswrs oat Of the peniten;isry for long
80 10 come. This II an application for
81 az error TO tine supreme court OF the
Fsassed sa:es. Boggs' attorney sfftinated
.ssssaf that IL ali other means fail. This
49,
- for obtaining 81 stay Of execution
ssys..r the appeal 10 the United States SUI
s-sus court. and pending she hearing on
=. rsoggs may be allowed his f5il liberty.
-.avsded. Of course. that none OF his
sssdssnen 20 back on him. These have
ssrk - him during his troubles, and
skfrs All likely be very little trouble
sssas getting bonds enough.
aae on the attorneys interested In Toggs'
t.ss sala tonight that this course would in
s probability be followed out II II r.,
- 3oylal, plucky and enterprisins ex-
,ssasarer and ex-ll0ss OF Tacoma, may
ssss a chance 10 earn another fortune be-
tss the grim walls OF a felon's prison
ssst him out from his accustomed assoc
eaton With free mankind.
TIE story current 20 the effect that
hxzs robbed her majesty's mail at 81.
TAonss Ontario. f. Incorrect. y. r. Ellis,
ssatae agent OF the Oregon Railway e.
xgslsstlon and the Union Pacific says he
Hsss al 81. Thomas for many years, and
ia, the Boggs arrested there vas an
sasr man. Iila name was George
r. Boggs. son OF George w
aggs. weU-known citizen and for many
isars city superintendent OF markets.
Tang Boggs WAS born there. went into
~ postsfiice when young man and
rsx up in Il. He was finally discovered
= b crooked, having made a practice Of
seaing registered letters. and he was
sci 10 the penitentiary for a term OF
rars on a charge OF having afnbezxled
shout $500. IL is thought he may yet De
prison.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
COVE INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
Last Obstacle Removed TO Payment
of Claims Against Tnnomn

~ tthins Akntnrt EHNouan.
/ TACOMA. Dec. i2-SpeciRl.-Anoshsr
j Important step I'm the city's finances was
aksn today. whom the attorney for II. A.
Cove appeared I'm Judge Pritehard's court
aad moved that the injunction In the
tsss OF Cove Va. the City OF Tacoma be-
flssolved. Cove obtained an Injunction
Rom the city last summer restraining
iae treasurer from complying with the
trtinsnee directing him TO pay out the
current revenues FOR current expendi-
lures. The Injunction was granted on the
ground mat thu oldest outstanding war
rants should be paid with what funds
there we're on hand.
10 View q the decision handed down
Saturday BY Judge Stsllcup in the Murry
case wherein al outstanding warrants
are pronounced illegal and void, the mn-
helpal authorities had determined 10 APP
ply The sli5.o@ now on hand TO the pay
mens OF The bills and pay rolls from jan
ssTy last The Cows injunction stlil
tsoe1 N The way. Substantially tying up
.as tahas IN the city trsssurer's hands.
seN that shs injunction has been dis
se'Fsd, and that the Representatives OF
sas warrant holders. as was first pub
SEED In the Post-Intelligencar. are will
- Y allow the money 20 be spent. there
.e'nsins nothing 10 prevent Treasurer
ssfnhefg from calling in and casAing the
sTtehi Claims against The city. lie has
@*eAsed MS purpose 20 do this. aud has
sss4fed The approval or the finance com
Astsee Ng the council
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sAtuMA. Dec. e Special. Secretary
- u The state board OF horticulture.
feeeiVcd a letter from the managers
-. - saRihtrg exposition asking for an
8 q NasalnEtoa's fruit REQUIRES.
i, ssSt'as ihat the German government
-F.Fopgiaietl $40 80 TOP additional pre-
- eefm3n consul GIesn recartiv
: se fof Germany with a f3ue exhibit
: 49, ans ii is PyoHable ne viii arrive
- Al1he for the exposition. After the
!, nlas u - 70 - permanently located
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

a = hec. r. Special. - British
:. ssaAls sailed to-day Win ge.1ss bash~
y. FaeAt valued az 81 &0. The Ire
- Chartered by McNear & Co.. %
L. s'sasisco. and is destined to FAl-
No,shern Pacific stsa rushlp Ofvm-
- .1Ae cur te "a zee; 90 lumber from
49,. fasl mil fog Japan. she vii SAIL
L. 90 lo2ds q tea fron ne STEAMER
sss.e.... Esnt Rssl FRIDAY nssht over tae
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

prominent IN political csrcIe-. * vax de-
ci1ed 20 leave the choice % postmaster 70
vote OF the Republicans o. iris pr~cfncz
The contest was held today. and resulted
IN a victory for ?. II Mcmahon. over his
opponent r T. BIssel. AL other candida tes
having Withdrawn Tie contestants hav~
ing agreed 70 abide By the decision OF the
voters. * IL almost certain that Mcmahon
will % indorsed for the position By seq
ssor Wilson
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
WHIST GLIB Ar TACOMA.
Natne Players Defeated In All tn.
flames

TACOMA. Dec. Especial the
81 game between Tacoma ard Seattle
szs' clubs. Tacoma won. defeating seat
s2ia N the afternoon and evening
500 Eaca team was represented by
e players
= tas afternoon play Tacoma won by u
-, &na IN The evening by i. TIE Sc
payers were entertained az Tacoma
.'4 ay ne Tacoma Whist club.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

VANCOUVER. u. G. Dec. 1e.-Eldridgs,
who In vel known 10 the police on the Pa
cIfc coast as a daring burglar and all
round crook. effected bis escape from the
provincial jail a. New WeEfminlster this
morning. and so far has not been recap
fEred. The prisoner wag IN the JAN yard
and made his escape b. breaking the lock
Of the door
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chocta~s sign the Agreement.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA special 10 the
Post-Dispatch from Fort Smith, Ark,
saws that the Choctaw delegates have
agreed with the DAVIS commission for the
attainment OF lands and abolition OF trib-
unal government In eight years. Town
sites viii be set apart and sold 10 Ct .zens
and non-citiZens. and the balance OF the
land equally divided among citizens.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
FUNERAL OF THE CoOPERs.
Neither and Daughter TO he Buried
AT san Francisco Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. The funeral
services for Mrs. and Mss Cooper. who
we're asphyxiated FRIDAY night will be
held Monday at the FIRST ConEregat. onal
church Rev. Dr, J. X Mclean, OF Pa
cfic rlcolo g3cai seminary. viii otncsa5e,
The funeral VIII De a public one
Today a coroner's jury was imPaneled
and an Inquest on the bodies VIII be held
al the Cooper residence Il - now a gen
orally accepted theory that while Mrs
t,ossper slept. Mss Cooper. n her falling
mental condition, quietly rose. furned OF
two gas tegs and then lay down beside he'
.oothe~. hoth dying together.
PORTLAND. Or. Dec. i2.-The Oregon
State Equal Suffrage Association last
night adopted resolutions OF condolences
On the death Of Mrs. Sarah r Cooper and
esurnter. witch occurred IN San Fran
cisco yesterday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

49, a Aec- Special Gov-e5ect
= -. e'siFes che nvst acs of shs lecans-
y 4'are 20 hs the passage. cn sae
IS session nader a suspension
q 49, ~ bin enforcing section
49, relating 20 the arrest ana
sess..s e taese guilty 81 cerrupEly
h. - safe ofiicis,s Nr Rogers de-
- eii passed before the UngteA
senator IS tailafs-i rsr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
AIdrich Cries Fraud.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Representa-
tive Aldrich. OF the Fourth congressional
district. OF Alabama, will contest the cleo
ton OF Representative-elect Plowman.
He served a notice OF contest today. Mr..
Aldrich charges fraud.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
MackintOSheS.

Why not buy Macintosh for an
Xmas PRESENT. Nothing better. We
are making SPECIAL PRICES on
them A good Macintosh at $3.50.
double texture. guarantee II water
proof and fas. color. We have them at
any price you wish. and we have mark
ell them right down to ROCK BOT
TOM PRICES. as they MUST be sold
TO get our money OUT Of them. We
carry twenty-five different styles. II
you want one come In
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
DEFECTIVE PLATE DELAYS WORK
nuslatnE Of RattIcshfps DELAYED at
Newport News.

WASHINGTON pec. i2-Ths special
h,ar4 appointed by Secretary Hortert -
Investigate the charges that plate g IN
ferfe- quality has been furnished for The
battieshtp now buiidinS az Newport News
viii resume SIS inquiry at that place next
Monday.
As far as e. Aas gone. the {naairy tu'l-
Gates thas ere amount q 6efect5ve pIsfs
supplied Is mach larger than was So ErSt
supposed 8aa tsRt the cozass-s -ieg7-os may
=. very sertsus Ia The way % delaying ire
work % constructing the h&ttlsshsps n
wh4cA TIE department IS Mach interested.
As II =. fae inquiry nas caused the szls-
rsnsson - work On the huA 81 TIRE battle
shlns. and 50 men have been lasd CT
ttsaEresable outlook for the Christmas
tide Use Ssr3shtp ls said 20 be great "a
the ease of th> CONSTRUCTING Company
which ha@ asserted IRE plate upon tha
rerert - sre government inspection fsosr5
nnA - Row facing ths proh&l.lty 81 ee-
tar oaakea - remove a good deal - taa
and rgvets3 besides ne3rg unGer go naces-
Sly % sHspendiug scsaa! construction
liz IS NGesv tAat sae oufooTaa a. tAs ST.
cagrv ~ - a complete change IN IRE
present sz.s-sectica system. and - cen
Frass ear Pc iaaucea 90 make the ueces-
~The wc-ss cold ever had in nv life ~as
cured ~ ChasnheFlaiu's Ceush kemeS3v,"
writes ". H. Merton. q Suftev Crees. tx
AThss cal3 lest nae With coush ani ! Has
sxpessoras.ax sll The tirae TIE Remedy
cured sse. al want al Of rsv friends y ben
trcuhle,i wifA eough or eol3 70 use j, fcr
j. vii d shea goo4 Sola y Druggists
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
curfew Cannot Rinx at Omaha.

OMAHA. Dec. i2.--The district court al
Omaha today declared the city curfew
ordinance unconstitutional.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. l3.-'rhere were
two suiciies today, joseph Hanii. a car
renter. died By inhahnE Gas, and J. C.
.acks. q student, whose family lives 81
I .scksfcr5 near stockton, was found Ia
Golden cate park with as throat cut
from en- 20 ear.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
Hanna Goes TO Cleveland.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1e.-Mark Han
ma, who has been the guest Of First Vice
President Granu Thompson, OF the Penn
sylvanla railroad, at his country home
near this city. since yesterday, left to-
night for Cleveland.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

The directors report speaks IN the high
est praise OF Superintendent westendorf
and Mrs. Westendorf. the matron.
The board consists Of John Dobson, OF
Chehalis, president; Henry Drum. OF Ia
coma, secretary, and W. v. Rinehart, OF
Seattle
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t.t,lea one. Nyounded on~.

yfF,T. INA. Dee E-Wi}Nau Cooniz ~ 8
kUIed ans Reuben Beveri3ge fatally
wounded By George Bleroer IN 8 quarrel
"a a salooa a. Princeton, Granite county.
today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Today's state
ment Of the condition Of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. S226.-
e31. on; gold reserve. as, -, 27s.
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- - ihe,. 1@-Saecaa Tas 81
i 60 J4aEes TODAY nxea tha sson, -
- F C3erk-e,ecs G~ax@ at 81 90
- - less than the bends q tlerR
s<,sss,, - AT Grass win farulsA =
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

xzry provision. civilian expert Inspectors
VIII repi1ce the naval officers who are
now detailed for Inspection duty.
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Father dead

There are Ie4 boys and 30 girls in the
school, and during the past term III boys
and g girls were released on parole
Twenty-Five boys and girls were dis
charged, boy escaped. / boy was stolen
and boy died.
The following table shows from what
counties the children were sent:
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THE REFORM SCHOOL.
III WILL TURN s1s.ooo RACK INTO
THE STATE TREASURY.

Appropriation Not Ccns1neA-Totnl
of e4s.ooe Needed for the Next
Two Years-GooA Results From
Instruction sf the IncorriGible
Youth.
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Provin 4 Mexican.
323 Pike ST., Near Fourth Ave.
Trimmed Hats.

We have q nice stock OF Trimmed
Hats 20 select from. We can get you
Up hat os any kind At any price you
wan; Il We have nothing that VIII suit
you IN stock. II yea wsns a hat Son's
purchase before looking at our styles
end prices. They Will surprise yoa in
regard TO their stylish makeup and
extreme low prices.
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'saHoN ron POSTMASTER.

vote OF Anhurn Repah-
sas,.s IRA s for The Position.
&C., ssee. ls-srsrc .sl Soon after
~ "a .'..a e Mckinley was Announced
Z sss.'Nere,s that yhere were q nura-
- - 'esass Tor postmaster or A.
WV es tbs Gacg ghaG al neve
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
Special Low Prices on
All Our
Stamped Goods.

We have Oil the newest things In Vel
Cases. Glove Cases. Laundry Bars.
Photo Frames. Handkerchief Cases.
These are all nicely stamped.
Full line Of Tray Cloths. at 100 up
20 JDc-
Full line Of splashsrx. at Zoe up to
Coo.
Full line Of Bureau searss. from 2o
20 s2aa
Full line OF Comnods scarfs. from
&c and Up.
Full Tine OF Pillow shaFns. ali lrfrdE.
Full line Of Embroidered Net Bureau
Scarfs.
Full line Of slaeboaFa scarfs,
Foil line Of Lunch Cloths.
We carry fun lines OF all thses goods
and AL marked away down Cali snd
see them
Monday we VII give away fres with
every Zse purchase or over a chance
on cur 400 Doh. 20 be given away
Xmas eve; also a very pretty Cslsn-
dAr for 1881.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
SPECIALS In
CLOAK
DEPARTMENT.

We cannot complain about our bust
ness in this department We arc sell
ing more every day, but now is the
time 10 close them out. when custom
srs are buying. What Is the use Of
waiting until there is no demand ana
have to carry them over for another
season. That's not our style. Out
they must go now. just come In and
look AT what we are Offering IN Ladies'
Jackets and Capes and Misses Coats.
and IL We can suit you. the prices we
guarantee viii suit you.
We can give you beautiful Jacket
at Sass. sass. Ss.sS. los. ss.aS. s6.ss.
Cloth Capes. A-4S. ss.4S. s2sS. a$s.
S.4S. S5.sS-
silk Seal Plush Capes. sIss. SIS. ss.ss.
s6ss. $685. $S9S.
Misses Jackets. sass, fs.ls, 1855. Ax
Sass. etc.
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Everything New ana Pretty
and at Extremely Low
Prices.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-01-31
a Pennsylvania Farmer.

NJ. NJ. Luther, East Troy, Pa, grew
last season over 2O7 bushels Salzer's
Silver Mine Oats from one measured
acre! How is that for old Pennsyl-
vania? Over 10000 farmers are going
to try and beat this in 1896 and win
5000 in gold, Then think OF 116 bus.
barley from one acre and 1000 big full
bushels of potatoes and 230 bushels OF
Golden Triumph Corn,
What's teosinte. and sand yetch and
spurry and fifty other rare things? Well
Salzer's catalogue will tell you. Largest
growers of clovers, grasses and farm
seeds in America. Freights cheap. r,
IF you sill cut this out and send
it with 10c postage to the John A. Salzef
Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis, you will re-
ceive their mammoth catalogue and ten
packages grains and grasses, including
above oats. free. w.n.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-01-31
TEN PERANCE

The effort to repeal the Sabbath law
was defeated in the Pennsylvania house
OF representatives.
a Young Woman's Christian Temper
ance union has been formed among the
Cherokee Indian girls at Tahlequah,
Indian Ty.
Michigan legislature has prohibited
the sale of liquor within one and one
a miles of the Soldiers home at
Grand Rapids.
The W. c. 7. U. of Covington, Ken
lucky, has lately given a reception to
all the Sunday school workers and
teachers of the city. Ways and means
were discussed as to the best plans for
teaching the next temperance lesson.
Judge Myers of the district court,
LeaVenworth, Kan, in a case for dam
ages against DR.. Leslie Kelley
rules that he must make known the in
gradients Of his bi-chloride of gold rem
edy; that it is neither a property right
nor a trade secret.
Two illustrious Englishwomen, Flor
ence Nightingale and Jean Ingelow,
celebrated their 18th birthday this year.
Each lives in London. Miss Nightin-
"Sol III dtlu XIlSS 1llSClO"
in k~ensington.
Al. Blackwell. the millionaire aborig-
Inc, who owns the cities of Blackwell
and David in the Indian Territory, has
decided to erect a $500. 900 temple at
David City, o. T., for the perpetuation
OF Indian religions.
Berlin is to have soon a sport ex-
hibition," in preparation for which, and
to save the German language from for
eign faint, a committee offers a prize
OF sl2o. $50 and s25 for German equiva-
Tents for all foreign sporting terms
A French judge, before whom a d.
vorce case was recently tried, compli-
Gated matters seriously by handing
down a decree divorcing the lawyer who
appeared for the man who "a asked
for a divorce instead Of the man him
self.
The man who minds his own business VIII
ALWAYS have something to do.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-01-31
$4,000 for sf.ou.

Unadilla, N. Y, (speciaD-Onc of our
substantial men here, Fred J. Joyce.
recently made a $3.50 investment, and
considers the results worth $500 to him.
For over fifteen years Mr.. Joyce was
an inveterate smoker, and the tobacco
habit gained such a hold on him that
1t affected his nervous system and
made it impossible for him to quit.
Upon realizing the loss of health and
money which threatened him, he made
many unsuccessful attempts to break
himself of the ~life-sapping habit, until
on a chance he took No-To-Bac, the
great cure which has saved yer 300,-
900 tobacco victims. Two boxes COM
pletely cured Mr.. Joyce, and he has
no desire for tobacco now whatever.
When be attempts to smoke it makes
him as dizzy as when he first acquired
the habit. He now is in the cry best
physical condition, and SoUO would not
tempt him to use tobacco again.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-01-31
Uncle Dicks" Shopping.

"Uncle Dick was out shopping with
the niece to whose bosom friend he had
recently plighted his troth.
Il want a very pretty Empire fan"
he explained. No, l don't think that is
fine enough" as the saleslady, gather
ing in the situation, showed one mark
ed S11. She produced a dainty trifie
for So, and then a beauty, with Inlaid
tortoise shell sticks, for $50. But
Uncle dick could not be satisfied. His
eyes roved over the counter.
"How much is this?' he asked, pick
ing up a simple little black fan, with
tiny spangles.
"Ninety-fve cents, sir.
''The very thing. Please send it TO
and he rave the address.