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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11
CITY NOTICES.

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT ROLL OF
Local Improvement District No 40 for
the improvement OF Howell Street from
Boren Avenue 10 the alley between Terry
and Ninth Avenues. and the alley run
ming through block u. Heirs OF Sarah A.
Bells Second Addition. under Ordinance
No. 1894 and hearing thereon.
Notice is hereby. given that the assess-
nsnt roll OF Local Improvement District
No. 40. for the Improvement Of Howell
Street from Roren Avenue IN the alley De-
alley running through block q Heirs OF
Sarah A. Belle Second Addition, under
Ordinance No. 4Gs has been reported by
the Board OF Public Works TO the City
Council OF the City OF Seattle and Is now
on file IN the office of the city comptroller
and ex-officio city clerk, and the same IL
now open for public inspection nj said office
and will remain open for inspection until
Monday. the sixth day OF December 1891.
at 5 oclock p. m. and all persons inter-
eeted are hereby required 10 appear before
tha City Council Al a session 10 be held in
the Council Chamber In the CITY Hall on
the sixth day Of December tsg7 at 7:39
o'clock p. m. and make objections there
to. At said time 80 Fixed the Council will
consider any and all objections made and
will make such corrections in said roll az
x deems Just. ard will then. by Ordinance
approve sueh roll and levy and assess tne
amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot shown IN said roll. and declare the
same. a first lien thereon. Said matter
may be adjourned 10 a later date IL so er-
dsred by the City Council
WILL III. PARRY
City Comptroller and Ex-osYicio CITY
Clerk Of the City Of Seattle.
Date OF first publication. November 9TH,
ief
CITY TREAsURER's EOTTCE-Tne fol.
lowing city warrants Will be paid upon
presentation at the City Treasurer's Of
fee. Interest On said warrants will
cease at the expiration Of sfteen DAYS
from ,ns frat publication OF this notice:
First Series Fire Fund. Nos. 1905 10
l97e inclusive
seoo-9 Series Road Fund Nos ss7 20
..pss inclusive.
GEORGE r. NEAcuAM.
City Treasurer u fhs City % Seattle
Data II FIRST publication. November eth.
iss1.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11

FOR SALE-Rastaurant, down town.
sl,Vc: fruit. cigar and tobacco store, $50;
del!cacy store. 800.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Notice IL hereby given in accordance
with section Of article XVI. OF The city
charter, that examinations will be held
filed applications for positions in the
CLASSIFIED service of the city OF Seattle.
a. mentioned below
= Said examinations VIII begin or. the nth
tae following positions: Patrolsaan and
driver In police department: pilot enai-
nser. stoker. driver. pipeman and truck
man Ia the FIRE department: desk clerk
and page In the library department.: and
registration clerk and clerk -copyiss In the
clerical service.
Applicants will be examined In the sub
iects mentioned on pages 30 and 10 Of ths
civil service rules and reguIa ions, to-
gether win such additional tests as will
best show the qualifications Of the appIi-
cant for the posi- ion for which he applies.
Registration clerks should be informed ~
20 the geography of the city it's divisions
into wards and precincta the systsal used
in naming and numbering streets, the elec.
ton and registration laws. etc .
According 10 the provisions Of amend.
meats recently adopted by the commits
sion. each applicant for police service
must be al least feet 10 inches in hefgnss
Ia HE bare feet; Cred.. will he given an
applicants for IRE and police service who
have mad AZ least two years experience 10
slea seFvic1.
Under the provisions Of rule :. IN. CON.
mission valves for this examinA ton the
age limit as mentioned In rules 81 and y.
IN 50 far as IL affects pagraimen ana
drivers In police service, and pilots ana
engineers in fire service. making the e..
IRENE age limit for original entrance -
these positions ~ years.
No app ,.carion fer these examsna,i lions
VII o. approved later than November
1887. Each applicant Will receive posEal
BY order Of tho Civil Service admission.
A. II. CIRCUIT Secretary.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11

GN0-WANTED-One or more parties 10
join advertiser In purchasing OUTFIT Tor
packing purposes 10 go TO klondike IN
spring: advertiser thorough packer and
comes well recommended.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11
kLoNDrKE-MIsCELLANEous.

$1aoo SECURES FARE, including meals
to Prince william sound. and experience
per river goo miles from i;s mouth. APP
ply 2. Sullivan building. Freight free.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11
BUSINESS CHANCES.

$sce-GROCERY. fruit cigar and tobacco
store. centrally located. and making
money: rent very reasonable. party de-
ssres TO sell on account Of other business:
this IL Q paying business
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u laEHe NOTICE-The only att
Ayeltng agents Of tie Post-In-
ate J. a. Mcclellan and J. l.
ely collectors are J. A.. Cath
4aNiey, w. II. Hanna and G.
Po1tmAsters everywhere are
~ Pay money only TO these and
eoent agents Ia the various cities
~ the Northwest.
= lrTen dollars will be paid for
leading to the conviction OF
- stealing copies of this paper
u 70 eueecrlbeTs in Seattle.
u s5k4gI1UBR8 - Changes for adser-
u the Sunday P0xt-InteIiigencer
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41z9l&9-Ofice hours OF the
e4lt9encer business Office: Daily
- 2. M: Sunday hours, 3 q. m 10
-. and Z to . D. m. Classified
9nontg Will Be received up to that
A0vertisements under the head OF
found, For Sale, For Rent and
30 Wanted viii be inserted at the
Ill cent = word each insertion. Pay
2aW1yo ~ advance. No advertise
oce1ved Tor less than . cents.
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ell. FOR BLDs FoR - PRINT.

CALL. FOR BIDS FOR CITY PRINT.
iag~-fAs provided oy Section q OK AZ
ticle Nv. OF the City Charter.
Notice 10 hereby given 10 owners ana
managers OF daily newspaper of gsnesei
circulation published in The city II Seat
tie that sealed proposals 10 60 ne CITY
printing for the next ensuing Gscal yedIs
to-wtt: From January l. is9s ~ DeceD'
Der u. les. both inclusive. VIII be -
c~ved on or before the tweDfieta taEn'
Gay next after tua publication VI taIS eau
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
A Dangerous Subterfuge.

The most dangerous subterfuge now
being taught by the politicians in the
interests of monopoly is the doctrine
that the industrial masses have no
remedy at the hand of the law. That
doctrine destroy faith in government,
and gives rise to the most dangerous
of sentiments of revolution. Convince
the working people that for all these
hard times, low wages, and oppres-
sion, they have no remedy at the hand
of the government they are taxed to
maintain, and their love of the flag
and their hope in the government is
destroyed. Once the common people
become convinced that the govern
ment is powerless to protect them
against the oppressive encroachments
of aggregated wealth, and unless
cowed by arbitrary force, they will
grind cities into dust and desolate the
country with FIRE and sword. The pol
itician who teaches working people
that the government cannot remedy
the social and industrial ills from
which they suffer is the father of an
archy in this country. That hopeless
doctrine held out to the masses on the
one hand is equivalent to presenting
a dynamite bomb on the other. Al
ready the hopelessness of the poor is a
menace to the public peace, and the
general unrest and distrust will con-
tinue to increase until the power OF
government to protect the rights OF
the masses against the invasions OF
organized greed is acknowledged and
demonstrated by legislative acts.-J.
R. Sovereign in Jonrnal Of the Knighf,
of Labor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
The Constitution Applied.

Topeka, Kan, November 1.-The
Supreme court yesterday was called
upon to construe Section 8, Article S,
of the State Constitution, which pro-
vides:
"Sec. 3-No soldier, seaman, or m ar
iner, in the army or navy of the United
States, or of their allies, shall be
deemed to have acquired a residence
in the state in consequence cf being
stationed within the same; nor shall
any soldier; seaman or mariner have
the right to vote.''
The court holds, in effect, that it
has not the power to abrogate the pro-
visions of the Constitution, and that
individuals residing in soldiers homes
and similar institutions are disfran-
chised during the term of such resi-
dence.
This rule has been applied hereto
fore in all national homes, and in al
most all the states, but this is the first
time the question has ever been raised
in this state.
There is some talk among officials
and others that this section of the
Constitution should be re-submitted
to the people for rejection or approval
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03


'.No old line company has ever paid
over three million two hundred thou
sand dollars in Kansas. The A. o.
U. w. has done this and done it with
out litigation. Old line insurance
companies are. organized to make
money. Two companies took out of
Kansas more than two hundred thou
sand dollars above the amount they
paid in here. You never heard of a
fraterna1 insurance order doing that.
No, they keep the money at home.
There are about $4,000 members of
legitimate fraterna1 organizations in
Kansas. Whenever the old line COM
panies get their friends in the legisla-
ture they try to legislate the fraterna1
organizations out of existence, but it
will be cold day when they do that
in Kansas. Ihave no difficulty in my
business. 1t is the other fellows who
are walking the floor.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
ARE STILL AT 1T.
SHUTS OTHER DEALERS OUT OF
THE EUROPEAN MARKET.
Chicago Man Buys Up All the Room
for the transportation Of Cattle on
Transatlantic Lines for a Year
Will Advance the Price of Reef in
England, d,-SchWarzsc and Sulz-
berger Affected.

New York, November 1.-Practica1-
ly all of the outgoing room for the
transportation of cattle on the regular
transatlantic lines has been cornered
by syndicate composed of English cat
tie buyers and p. d. Armour of Chi
cago. This means that independent
cattle shippers in this city will be shut
out of the English markets, and that
the price of beef will thereby be ad-
vanced.
Contracts have been placed with the
White Star line for one year for all of
the company's cattle room. Other
contracts have been made with the
Atlantic Transport line of New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore for the
same length of time, and with the
National line for two years. The ne
gotiations have been carried on by
William Bower, formerly large cattle
shipperkof the city, but who has of
late been in England. Schwarzschild
and Sulaberger and Shamburg and
Sons, the two largest shippers in the
city, who are out of the syndicate, are
shut off from getting space on any of
the vessels that ply between here and
London or Liverpool. The only lines
not contracted for are the Wilson limo
to Hull and the Allan line to Glasgow.
The prices at which the contracts
were made provided for the carrying
of cattle at 40 shillings head, not in
Guiding at this rate any insurance or
fodder. A representative of Schwar-
zschil and Sulzberger, in speaking of
the effect that the corner on shipping
space would have, said to-day:
'As conservative business men we
did not feel warranted in making large
contracts in advance at 40 shillings
when competitors have been able to
obtain rates as low as IS shil1ings.
The new arrangement may result in
our doing our business via other ports,
which will take the shipping of our
cattle entirely out of New York"
The cornering of the cattle trade has
led to negotiations for a new line of
steamers to run between New York
and London.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
APPEAL FOR DELAY.
ernment I'm Full for Both Pacific
Roads

London, October 30.-Long cable
messages have been sent to United
States Attorney General McKenna in
the matter of the Union Pacific sale
on behalf of the Coates syndicate
making offers that meet the objections
raised. The syndicate claims that its
bid would produce $40, ,OOO, 900 more to
the government than any other bid
and urges that the sale be adjourned
until December IS, to enable Congress
to determine as to the advisability of
the acceptance of bonds in part pay.
ment.
Coates, Son & Co, say that by the
sale of the Union Pacific separately
the United States will be loser, while
they Coates, Son & Coz propose to
pay the government in full for both
roads.
The final cable message, sent yes
terday, asserts that the latest Schiff
bid is very little better than the pre-
vious bids and that once Mr.. Schiff se-
cures the Union Pacific he will have
the Kansas division at his mercy and
be able to get it at his own price. The
dispatch concludes as follows:
eff the government secures a post
ponement of both sales to December
Is the Coates syndicate will furnish
guarantees to pay in full for the gov
ernment claims on both roads. Con-
gress can then determine whether
both roads should be sold dconcrruently.
by our bids we have already
earned $1,000, 900 for the government"
The Timex, in its financial article
this morning, thinks it certain that
the reorganization committee will at
tain unopposed possession of the main
Union Pacific line on November l."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
ALamp Her Weapon.

Birmingham, Ala, November L.
Ella Barnes and Bessie Thomas, two
16-year-old cotton factory operatives,
who met at friends house at social
tonight, quarreled over their mutual
regard for the same youth. The
Thomas girl advanced on the Barnes
girl with pair of scissors. Miss
Barnes threw lighted lamp at her
adversary. The lamp exploded and
burning oil enve1oped the creature.
The Barnes girl walked out quickly,
closed the door on her antagonist and
laughed as her agonizing cries pierced
the air.
Miss Thomas was burned to crisp
before help came.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
TAYLOR RIDDLE.
Mr.. Riddle Says None But Lawyers
Need Apply TO Republicans,

Neeu Apply 10 Republicans,
Topeka, Kan, October 3O.-Hon.
Taylor Riddle came to Topeka yester-
day. Mr.. Riddle said in reference to
the Congressional fight in the Fourth
District.
Chairman Taylor Riddle of the Pop
ulist state central committee lives in
about the contest for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the Fourth
district. He said:
81 have known ]. w. Moore, one of
the candidates for the nomination for
Congress, for many years.
"Mr. Moore is an extensive stock
man, one of the kind who actually en-
cages in the business, and who does
not do it through proxy.
"He is a neighbor of mine, is an ex-
celIcnt gentleman and we'll qualified
for the place, but he will not get the
nomination and frankly told him so
the other day.
''You see, it's like this: Mr.. Moore's
chief opponent is State Senator Lamb
of Woodson county, a lawyer. The
Republican party has record for
nominating lawyers. They are not
always elected, but they are invaria-
bly, nominated.
'You remember in 1894, believe it
was, every man nominated was law
yer, 1t was nearly the same way in
1892, and suppose it will continue to
be so to the end of time.
"Mr. Moore will not be nomina ted
because he is not a lawyer"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
Lost Eleven Head.

Newton, October 3O.-Andy Cast,
who lives on ]. T. Hedges place in
Macon township, about six miles west
of Newton, lost eleven head of cattle
yesterday. The animals were all good
stock, some of them being fresh COWS.
The animals had been feeding on
corn stalks for some time. They fed
on the dry stalks without injury, but
as soon as the rain set in, the trouble
began. The water sweetens the stalk;
then the sweetened juice sours in the
animals stomach soon after eating.
This causes fermentation and con-
sequent forming of gas, which causes
death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
important Railroad Decision.

Brainerd, Mimi, October 30.-Judge
Holt to-day rendered decision up
holding the so-called Anderson law of
Minnesota, taxing land grant rail-
roads on such grants as are not ust d
in the road. The defendant roads, the
st. Paul and Duluth and Northern Pa
cific, claimed the only tax required to
be paid by them was the 3 per cent on
gross earnings. The case will eventu-
ally go to the Supreme court of the
United States.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
Tried to Reck a Train.

Milan, Mo, October 31.-A distardly
attempt at train wrecking was made
here last night. The north switch on
the Chicago, Burlington and Kansas
City railroad was thrown open and a
loaded box car was run onto the main
track, so that a train going north
would plunge down twenty-foot en-
bankment and one going south would
be derai1ed by striking the loaded car.
1t was discovered in time to save the
northbound stock train this morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
For a Colony of Veterans.

Galveston, Tex, October 31.--Gen-
eral A. S. Weissert of Milwaukee,
Wis, and General Paul Van Der WORT
of Omaha, Neb., each an ex-grand
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and General N. r. Adams
of Minneapolis have just secured q, 900
acres of land i'll the coast region of
Texas. This purchase is made for To-
war, 800 families of whom are said to
be en- route for settlement on the land.
The location selected is all ideal one
in Mata Gorda county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
Blind Tom.

Blind Tom, the weak-witted, sight
less negro whose phenomenal gifts as
pianist and whose unnatural powers
of memory and rnimicry were the
wonder of the world some years ago,
is now grayheaded, infirm old man
living in retirement in a little cottage
on the highlands of Navesink, on the
New Jersey shore of New York bay, in
charge of Mrs. Eliza Lerche, who was
appointed his guardian several years
ago. After the death of her first hus-
band, John G. Bethune, who was
Toms manager nearly the entire
time he was before the public, there
was long legal struggle between her
and her father-in-1aw, James N. Beth
une, who owned Tom and Tom IS
mother as slaves, and still claimed the
sole proprietorship of the musician.
Tom had been a valuable piece of
property, and had brought him large
income for many years. 1t is said
that he earned several hundred thous-
ands of dollars, and Colonel Bethune
naturally objected to losing so 1ucra-
tive an investment.
Justice Andrews of the Supreme
court of New York, to whom the case
finally came by appeal, decided that
Tom was a free man and permitted
him to choose his own guardian, for,
although over fifty years old he was
incapable of caring for himself, and
Charity Wiggans, his mother, who
still lived in Georgia on the old plan
tation where Tom was born, declined
to accept the responsibility. In fact
Tom did not know his mother. He
met her at the trial for the first time
since his childhood, nearly forty years
before, when his musical genius was
discovered, and he was taken out fol
exhibition by his owner Nor did he
have sufficient intelligence to appreci
ate the relationship. and she, an illit
crate negress over seventy, wa.
frightened by his outlandish gibber
ish and peculiar habits, for when h.
is away from the piano Blind Tom i.
a most repu1sive animal. He has ar
abnormal appetite, his passions ar,
strongly developed, and he has no re
spect for persons or places He i.
simply an idiot, and his mother be
lieved him to be possessed of the devil
With the instincts of a child, however
\ when Tom was made to understand
that he must select the person who
should care for him, he naturally
clung to the lady who had cared fol-
him most of his life, and the cour+
recognized Mrs. Bethune as the natur
al and proper guardian. Shortly after
she married Mr.. Lerche, who had beer
her attorney in the litigation, and hel
circumstances are such that it is not
necessary for Tom to return to the
stage. She prefers to support him in
id1eness, and has him comfortably
placed in cottage under the charge
of negro attendant, who seldom al
lows him out of his sight.
1t is not probable that Tom viii
ever appear in public again. AL
though his peculiar faculties are re
tanned, his health is feeble, and hi.
mind has weakened with age. II.
spends much of his time at the plan,
lplaying his old pieces and practising
new ones, which he picks up as readiI,
as ne did years ago. Chicago Record
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
Oklahoma Editors to Meet.

Guthrie, Ok, October 31.-President
L. G. Niblack has issued a proclama-
tion calling the Oklahoma Press asso-
citation to meet at Hennessey on Mon
day and Tuesday, November Is and 16.
The association has us members.
Governor Barnes, Congressman Cal
lahan and others will deliver address
es at this meeting.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
MINE OWNERS ARRESTED.


Pittsburg Operators Accused of Vie.
Iating the Anti-Scrip Law.
Pittsburg, October 3O.-Last even
ing Sheriff Asdit arrested the follow
ing representatives of the coal COM
panies in this county for issuing scrip
to their employees in violation of the
state law. Frank Irwin of the Wear
Coal Company, E. P. Thomas of the
Kansas and Texas, and w. Haun of
the Kansas Commercial Coal Com
pany.
The two former are charged with a
violation of the scrip law and the lat
ter is charged with using punch tick
cts in violation of the law. The ar
rested parties went to Girard to give
bond and arrange for trial. Morris
Cliggett has been retained to defend
the charges.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
LOST 5000 AT HUTCHINSON.
Canton Man Goes ON a spree and ia
Robbed.

Hutchinson, October 30.-Thomas
Young who is a partner with brother
in hardware store at Canton. came
to this city yesterday evening on busi-
ness, and claims to have been robbed
OF between two and three hundred do,-
lars.
Young had been drinking for sew
eral days and kept it up while here.
Before he had proceeded far in his
search for the parties who had robbed
him, constable arrived from Canton
and placed Young under arrest fol
kicking down doors and disturbing the
peace generally.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03
Will Hunt For Andree.

Stockholm, November IAN ex-
pedition is being fitted out at the joint
expense of Norway and Sweden, to
search for Prof. Andree's balloon near
Prince Charles promontory.
DIR. Otto Nordenskiold will superin-
tend the expedition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03

When you read, if you ever do, some
of the strained efforts of the G. O. p.
journals, please remember that some
one of the various asylums for the
feeble minded is sure to have a care
less doorkeeper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-03

If it is true. as stated, that the Ding
ley law only lacked three million dol
lars last month of paying current ex-
Penses, what is the matter with the
Dingley law any way? Do you re-
member what they told lis a year ago?