The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03


January 2t-Price Of wheat jumps 10 -
cents Al Walla Waila-
January 2s-i4owry Patten. a hunter.
found frozen 70 death near Nenateaes,
January aS-Thomas MSloney, Fort An
gelsS appointed secretary Democratic
state central committee
January 27-Foreelosure suits against
siss $50
January as-Adclph Niese. OF Cosville
who. with his wife. was sentenced %
twenty years for beating his le-yesr-olo
son 20 death, kills himself.
January @-Ballard passes curfew or
dinance.
January se-State capitol commission re-
ceives eleven bids for the construction OF
new capitol building.
January Sl-Charles Asinus hanged at
kalama for the murder OF James Grsen-
wood near kelSo, September Il. mo; mrs
A e. Cody. OF Chicago. mySterlously dis
appears from her parents home in Ia
coma.
February sLGovernment army post
commission arrives IN Seattle 10 examine
Magnolia bluffs.
February Arthur ]. Shaw. OF Spo-
kane. nominated by caucus committee 10
be secretary OF United States senate.
February Ie-H. Cranston Potter, or Ia
coma. drowned al San Francisco.
February fs-James Williams shoots
and fatally wounds E. r. Callahan AT
Everett in dispute over wages.
February Island commission orders
sale of school lands on Magnolia blur Tor
the army post.
February 2s-Ex-City Treasurer ]. w.
McAuley OF Tacoma. found guilty or I'M
lawfully using city funds.
March 2-.Body OF Mrs. A. IS. Cody. who
disappeared from Tacoma, January 81,
found on the bluff at Tacoma.
March 9-War department formally ac-
cepts Magnolia blum for army post site
March l6-Mayor orr, of Tacoma re-
nominated by the Republicans.
March l9-Dr. J. Fl. Lyon murdered at
! Roslyn.
April 1-House committee approves sl5.-
oA appropriation for Spokane army post
April Tin Tacoma city election raw
cett. fusionist leads by two votes, OFF,
ciai count necessary.
April S-WaShington militia called out
TO protect Columbia river fishermen.
April 14-Tacoma council decides that
Fawcett was elected mayor.
April 2i-Mayor Fawcett takes office at
April 22-Monterey enters Port Orchard
dry dock. making successful test.
Nav 14-Repuhlican state convention at
Everett elects delegates to national con-
vention at St. Louis.
June 2-Washington Pioneer Association
holds its thirteenth annual convention In
June s-Graud Commandery. Knights
Templar. meets in Seattle.
June State Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union hold a state convention in
June 12-Prohlbitionists hold their con-
vention in Seattle and nominate a state
ticket.
June 16-Annual Grand Army of Repub-
lie encampment held at Tacoma.
June 29-Nathan Phillips. Jewelry ped
der, of Seattle, shot al Monte Cristo by
I David Leroy. thief who steals his
June so-Free silver boilers from the
Republican party meet at Tacoma and
organize Free Coinage Republican party,
of the state of Washington.
July 6-Hugh Wallace elected at Chi
cage national committeeman for Wash
ington.
holds its tenth annual convention at
Yakima.
July I4-Great forest fires burning In
the woods of the Cascades.
July 21-Annual meeting Of the Good
I Templars Grand Lodge at Vashon.
July 29-Republican state central COM
mittee decides TO hold state convention
at Tacoma August 70.
July 3I-Democratic state central com
mittee decides to hold state convention
at Ellenshurg. August u; l.. H. Plattor,
weli-known lawyer and Democratic poll
tician shot and killed at Spokane by
Henry Seiffert.
August washington lumbermen meet
at Seattle and form a state organization.
August 5-Hugh Wallace. Democratic
national committeeman. bolts.
August 6-Pierce county superior court
declares against Fawcett In the Tacoma
August Populist-Democrat and Silver
Republican state conventions meet at Ell
lensburg.
August i5-Fusion state ticket nominated
at Ellensburg.
August 2e-Republican state convention
held at Tacoma.
consecrated as Bishop of Washington at
Vancouver.
September 15-Pierce county Agricultur-
al fair opens at Tacoma.
September 26-National Democrats OF
Washington meet in state convention at
Tacoma and nominate an electoral ticket.
September 2s-Washington state fair
opens at North Yakima.
october 2-Supreme court declares E.
s. Orr elected mayor OF Tacoma.
October Shank OF Kent fails.
October 9-Northwes Mining Asso-
citation holds its second annual conven-
ton at Spokane.
October 10-Pacifc naval squadron
leaves Port Angeles.
November 4-State of Washington elects
entire Populist ticket
November .1o-Dr J. 8. wintermute.
prominent physician Of Tacoma, shot and
killed by an insane patient.
November l0-Schooner Inca largest on
the Coast. launched at Port Blakeley.
November 21-Town OF Hamilton. Skaglt
county. almost destroyed by food.
November 22-Ten people in Cowiitz
county lose their lives.
December e4-State supreme court
makes a decision in favor of Everett
Snohomish county seat case.
Wrecks on the Coast.
January 1-Schooner EIwood. GARDENERS
reef Alaska.
January 9-Lighthouse tender Column
bine rescues strathnevis' crew from De-
structon island.
January 9-British ship Janet Cowan
wrecked on Carmannah point, Vancouver
island.
February 5-British iron ship Kilbran-
nan goes on rocks at Point Wilson.
February 5-steamer Cricket burned at
February 2s-steamer Point Iona
wrecked at Long Beach, near South Bend
March 1g-British ship Glenmorag
wrecked near Iiwaco.
April 13-Schooner Ida Eta reported
wrecked off japanese coast.
May 3-Scho0ner Lincoln. forty days out
from Cook inlet. thought to be lost.
May 16-Briiish bark CsdZ0w Forest,
missing for many days. given up as lost
of Vancouver coast.
May 20 WreckaEe found IN Northern
British Columbia. sealing schooner May
Belle given uD for lost.
May 3i-Missing schooner IDA Eta
heard from at Yomada. Japan.
June i5-Steamer Royal from SAN Fran
cisco 20 Chignik. Alaska. sixty days over
due. thought 70 be surely lost.
June e9-Schoone Lincoln that left Sc
attic April for Cook inlet given up as
July l4-Pacinc Mail steamship Columbia
wrecked az Pigeon Point. Cal
August s-Pacific coast steamer 81. Paul
goes on the rocks at Moss beach, Cal.
September 29-Steamship Tmatilia goes
on the rocks near Point Wilson; after
wards gotten of.
September aa-American bark James A.
RorIand reported wrecked on Tugidek
island Alaska September 70.
October 23-Steamer Arago wrecked at
Empire city. Or: II lives lost
November 21-Steamer San Benito
wrecked OF Point Arena, Cal
December SHERMAN bark Potrimpos