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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
"MID-WINTER NIGHTS DpEAw
No RehenrsnIs Save for the pr,nc,.
pals During HoIid,x

There VIII be a short cassa.fo, -. a4x,,,
winter Nights Dream rehesrssIs =. az
>. a I, curing The holidays and the com,
Nany WIZ rest from their tbsa.rs,sI 80.
The management. Is pleased 10 have ~ so
Tor since the beginning tire -,sys-. -.
attended promptly and taken great ,n.sr-
est. A'S'
characteristic az $. A. C. SHOVE has
been their finish, and the coming ona vr,,f
ne no exception. When professionals -,,,,c,
"ork TO DO this. ii IS obvious that great
patience Is required by the inaxns-ssnc.s
X good results are TO he expected
After the holidays the corrlnauv vii, ha
called together again and So. rror1nffv "a
work or the final drill II is drill .rd
Keep drilling but IL IS not all drudclng. as
many aughahie incidents enlivsn the ra
heafsats. The rsheavsais are no.Iceably
Tree from the harsh orders and crustv re-
t2Natiors that nary times make this Kind
% experience very unpleasant. No tpa,
ousy ccres between the members 70 r,ake
discord. Such pleasant conditions exnlsir
why so many otherwise retiring seattle
men are singing ana dancing al the
\. 9.
They can qui; business and repair "a a
secluded hall, "hers they find congerial
Tun-rn3 king crowd. And as the scirft
warns. they for4et dignity and sing wif7
spIrtt the jolly songs and join IN the folly
dances. Talking. singing danclng. sigh
Ing and laughing: 1t only requires the APP
piCaJion o. costume. and the srectat0-
himself IS made 70 l&e in the long age
with the careless characters Of a Mid
Winter Nights Dream
II Is. as a rule. not until the date % per
Torrance = SCI that the best work is done
IN amateur the2trica}s. II requires tact
in the director 70 snthuse the PLAYERS a.
tire start and keep M the working iuteres.
They must n : degree. be entertained and
81 mad. 20 Interest each ether in doing
the work OF rfe play. This IS well con
Sde-ed IN drilling the amateurs and the
stage manager employs his ats accord
tnSiy After a tiresome turn al singing
difii~G]t chorus. the players are asked TO
tarow aside books ana do some lively
dance. even II not coming IN It's regular
turn.
The principals. - far. have been q little
slow. but Will make Up rapidly from Tow
or They will not he excused during
Christmas week Immediately after New
Years the bale: will be called and work
begun A premiere dauseuse will he thea
selected Costumes FOR pictures wlIi arrive
~ January : They are needed 20 COM
plste ire souvenir programme Il Is 4
great task 20 produce show OF this mag
r!tssae. ara y - net unfair 90 say thai the
s \. {. stands a. the bead % ths lAsx IN
s1ch work.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
CHEHALIs SOCIAL NOTES.

CHEHALIS. Dee. 25--Rev. s. s. Sui
Tiger. presiding elder az the Olympia dis
,rict. NJ. E. church. was In the city last
Monday.
Attorney Z. K. Harmon was in South
Bend several days this week.
w. c. Marion. who has charge Of a rail-
road line which the Northern Pacific Is
mas at home.
e. A. Frost Is in Tacoma. spending
Christmas with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs W. =. Alien. of Tacoma,
are visiting at the residence of Hon. ]. II.
Long. Mrs. Aliens father.
Mrs. s. NJ Gerowe Of Salem. Ore, Is
visiting here with her sister. Mrs. II. Has
keIi
Mrs r. f. Carpenter is enjoying a visl,
from her brother Mr.. Sherman. who lives
in Southwestern Kansas
Harry and Ray Cofman. university stu
dents. are spending the holidays here
with thelr parents
Mrs. II. J. Miller was in Portland this
week
News has been received os the marriage
OF Miss Anna Rogers and Mr. Lowell Cas-
tie. AZ MIssoula. Mont. Both are Well
known here and have many friends, They
will make their home az Garnet. Moat-
TIE Knights OF Pythias lodge will give a
masquerade bali this year. as usual. on
New Years eve.
Miss MeIva Forrest. who has been teach
inx at Agate. Will scsou so 20 Shelton 10
visi, her brother. who IS engaged I'm bust
ness there. Miss Verna Hernaou Will take
the school
Stanley Long Is spending the winter in
Salt Lake city.
gone 10 Portland 10 spend a short v&ca-
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ARLINGTON, Wash, Dec Z-with
the advent Of the holiday season new lie
has been infused into Arlington society.
ard several important functions are on
the tapts for the coming week. Cards are
out announcing the marriage OF Mr..
George Byrd, Of Bryant. and Miss Annie
Hammer. Of BotheIl- for this Saturday
evening, at the hall OF the I. o. o, r.
lodge. under the auspices OF which the
wedding Will be conducted Mr.. Henry
Hayton ana Miss lilly Naef. Of oso. viii
also be married some time between Christ
mas and New Year.
The principal social event OF the last
week was the marriage Of Mr.. Virgil A.
Stewart. a prominent merchant OF this
place. and Miss Fl. Lois Allen. school
teacher. Of McMurray. which took place
az the latter place. wednesday. Deem
Der q Rev. George w. Frame officiating.
Several friends and relatives were pres
ent ard the affair passed OF In most
pleasant manner. Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart,
after receiving numerous congratulations,
some of which came by wire from a dis
lance. and after enjoying an elegant
wedding dinner boarded the southhound
train for Seattle, where they will spend
their honeymoon.
AZ a Christmas entertainment given At
the NJ. r. church last evening. Mr.. James
Grant and Miss Sadie Holllngsworth.
both OF this place, were united in the holy
bonds of wediock by Rev. Frame. A
large crowd was present. and the cere-
mony was quite . brilliant feature Of the
entertainment.
A Christmas tree and entertainment will
be given at the Scandinavian Lutheran
church Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Murphy are spend
ing the holidays with friends at Sumas.
J. W. Stewart. C. c. Brown and c. l..
Marsh paid Seattle brief visit this week
Misses Edna and Winnie Preston and
brother. Burleigh. are spending Christmas
with friends on the Snohomish river.
Miss NJ. E. Jones. who has Just COM
pleted a term OF school here. has gone to
Edmonds 10 spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John lies. l.. C. Frye and
daughter Viola. and Miss Amelia Bond, Of
Oso were visitors In town this week
Barney Mullen and wife left for Seattle
on a holiday trip Wednesday
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COMPANY who makes his headquarters a.
the Grand Central hotel went 70 Seattle
en- THURSDAY evening. He has been seri-
ogsIy Fl with lung trouble brought On
by damp weather. After the holidays he
viii 70 east o. the mountains 10 remain
during the rainy season OF the SOUND
Mr. G. II. Alien. teacher Of Latin II. the
High school. x spending Christmas and
the Sabbath with friends In Seattle.
President J. Il BioesseH. Of tee Blue Car
yon coal rnire, Was IN the city this week
Mss Mcfarland, who has been in Seat
tie for some tine Investigating the method
o. conducting the public library, has re-
turned
Mrs. Melvin Swartout is quite i'll az her
home On Twan1y-sixth street
The ladies Of the Catholic church win
give q progressive pedro party In pyth.an
haa On New Years eve. Friday. Decea1oer
e. All are cordially invited
Mr. F. Il. Milford manager of the ran
niiIl, has gune TO New York to spend the
holidays.
A i. TUttie VIII spend the HOLIDAYS a;
his Old home IL Tacoma
2ir. Robert Swa.we-l has returned from
British Columbia, where ne has been Iiv-
ing for the past TWO years
AIr. p. H Feeney. Of Minnesota brother
OF 7. 7. and N j. Feeny. is in the city.
Carl and Hiram Tuttle OF Tacoma. who
have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tuttle. Of Lowell, have
gone to Tacoma TO spend the holidays with
Mir. Tuttle's parents.
Mr.. Leroy Parker. Of Lowell has been
called suddenly 10 Renton TO see brother
who is not expected TO live.
Mr.. .. Yan,. who is one Of the employees
OF the Lowell paper mil. IS visiting his pa
rents AZ PGy aiIup.
Mr.. F. More OF Lowell. has gone to Puy-
allap to spend the holidays
Ar. Norman Wilson. Of Lopez island. is
spending the holidays with his brother. ].
III. Wilson. OF Lowell.
J. Larama, OF Lowell. Ii spending the
holidays visiting friends on Lopez island.
Rebekah Lodge, No. 90. has elected the
following named officers for the ensuing
year: Mrs Ida Goldthorpe. noble grand,
Mrs. Allie Hagar. vice grand: Mrs. Alice
Chase. secretary Mrs. Crittendep. treas
Urer.
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PORT TOWNSEND SOCIETY.

PORT TOWNSEND. Dec. 2s.-Nrs. I.
hatz gave very pleasant party at her
elegant home On Saturday afternoon in
honor OF her son MAton's birthday which
was participated in by tntrty-fsvs Of his
young kindergarten friends and their
mothers. The time Was passed IA DANG
ing, singing and games.
Nodawa Council gave q pleasant social
Monday evening concentrating its Sec
oad anniversary. Fourteen tables were
occupied with progressive whist, the
prizes going to Mrs. Gilbert and Sanford
Lake. the BOBBY gifts being secured by
Mrs. Lake and Mr.. Biggs.
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge entertained on
last Monday evening a, the new Odd Fell
lows hall with progressive whist games
Nineteen tables were prepared, prizes GO
ing TO Mrs. John Payne. Mr. Carr. Mrs.
Jacobson and Mr.. Molander. A fine
luncheon was served at the conclusion of
the games.
The Benedicts' Dancing Club held one
or their enjoyable parties on last Tues
day evening. During the evening new
officers for the season were elected. Pres
ident, Mrs. II. III. Morrison: vice-presi-
dent. Mrs. Henry Landss; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Wyie
DIR. and Mrs. S. .. Brooks on Tuesday
afternoon rendered a farewell reception
at their quarters in the Marine hospital
10 DR.. and Mrs. w. q. simpson, who
leave on Sunday for ST. Louis. where the
doctor takes charge Of ,ne Marine hos
pital. Those In attendance were: Mrs.
Gerrish. Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. B. 0. Baker.
Mrs. K. c. Hill. Mrs. Landes, Mrs Downs.
Mrs. Pugh. Mrs. Beecher. Mrs. Saunders,
Mrs. Blond. Mrs. Tozier, Mrs. Siimp-
son, Mrs. Kuhn. Mrs. Coleman, Mrs.
Clapp, Mrs. Sprague. Mrs. Scott. Mrs
Miller. Mrs Swisert, Miss Clapp and
Miss Downe.
Invitations are out for the wedding on
thursday night, December g. at St
Marys Church OF the Sea, OF Mr.. Joseph
T. Conway. OF Port Gamble, and Miss
Rose NJ. Sheehan. one OF our fairest and
most popular young soc-.y ladies.
The Nivienda Club gave their monthly
dance at Red Mems hall on Christmas
night. Bakers celebrated orchestra fur-
nished music for the occasion.
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This Afternoon. Concs,

me feature OF the public concert to be
given this afternoon in the Seattle thea
ter by Prof. Wagner's First Regiment
oand viii be solo by Mime. Genevra
johnston Bishop Of the Del Conte Ital-
lah opera COMPANY She will be accom-
panied by her entire orchestra Of twentw-
i've pieces. Her services have been So
cured by Prof Wagner az great expense
Following is the programme:
March-"Beau Ideal'' by request. So;,sa
Overture-"Grand Festival Y,eutnar
Z rasquItlhoe -. 1872. ottscbalk
t.tiaS .r---r+--s--...-- .--.-. Sidney ZONES
Andante from first symphony Eeetnovan
Hungarian Fantasia. .Theo. NJ TohanI
MasseueT--Arta toTeTa lie Cfd"l M
Nine. Genevra Johnston Bishop.
Grand selection-"G erusalemmss' ffirs.
t8His' .-.~s.s.-.-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Verde
The Indian Campo gn" w H Gordon
a musical description Of life in the Viii
West
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HARTFORD SOCIETY.

HARTFORD, Dec. Z.-T. j. Uffeu Wis
i'ed Everett Wednesday on business.
). '. Van Horr was a Seattle visito.
last week.
+. j. Johnston visited Everett on Thurs
day OF this week.
Mrs Ransome Eccles visited friends ,r
Seattle last week. -
Charies and George Hartman, Of Robe
Visited friends in Hartford las. week
They left here for Seattle on a sbor,
visit.
Capt. John Monsey was an Fvere.t
and Snohomish visitor last week.
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shaw. are spending a few Gays IA Tacoma
while On . tour OF the West
- -
MI Harry Eagan. Of Yakima. has been
In Tacoma this week.
q
Mrs W. v. Burriil has been quite ~
during the past week.
.
Miss Tisdale has gone to Portland FOR
. weeks visit.
!. 8 g.
ar. Leslie Culiom has returned from
Victoria.
!. q. I.
Miss Berry. OF Seattle. Is Visiting Miss
Dakin-
q q, %
Nj. J. 7. Steeb spent Monday In Seat
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Oner ut q
IL KeeDes1
! Earnest.

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today. Nc
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Primes for Children.

A. the jefferson tAea;er matinee yes.e--
day afternoon prizes were awarded 20 tire
following children: Lille Lueben. Flor
ence kurkisr. Rudolph Luehen. Helen
Young Hattie jordan, Eta kahiuz2n-
Another prize matinee viii ee given nsxs
Saturday.
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the building
Secretary I
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FATS FOR
rife Havt
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vening Posi-
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THE MODERN HERCULES.
Catching q 2i-yoGnd bail fired from q real
cannon loaded w3ta pow6sS. a most won
Gerfas feat
Morfay. Dec. 2l-HepSafa 9outhern OPP
era Co. IL Little Duke Neg scenery.
snErry Stars elegant sOstuyTseA I'd Dosan's
yzudevsIlee-5a great speciality stars-5a B.
SHOWS In ore--3. Admission, isse. reserved
seats sssc- cafe ssass. &c boz seats. Sc .
r5rsyatA boxes, 40 an -. Boxes can 10
ordered b. telephone. Main A.. Ladies en-
trance IL Pea. alley. gsag q ihsaier.
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AnttcSPMl
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Dec. Eth
are maxim
Alaskan ira
this trari,
pr 10 them,
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hica the q
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Dec. -.-A
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Ter Sails |
Dec =.
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passengers
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BON for IN
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cavalry, wh
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l.1IiIKElIIEIII7

(Ranke's Ham. Corner Pike and Fifth =,
Telephone, Pike IA:
THE NORTH SIDE FAMILY RESORT
Dolpa Levine ana James Townsend
Projectors and Managers
TONIGHT, SUNDAY. Dec d
Last night Of the beautiful drama
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.
Master Woodie Van Dyke and the Pike
Stock Company
Vaudeville by Susie Levine.
COMMENCING MONDAY, DC. -.
The Thrilling Production,
tAS->
THE NfRGTNTAN.
A Big Cast % Characters!
%ow Scenic Effects
n cents 10 entire balcony. = cents par
ouette: Do cents for reserved seats I1o'ses.
81 cents. Matinee pr1@es. 10 and - ceats.
The record-union., 1897-02-18
CHING SING HANGED.
Suffered Death On the Gallows for
Three Atrocious Murders.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Feb. IL
Chun Sing was hanged here at 1873
this morning. Death resulted in twelve
minutes. the Chinese dying game.
The man suffered death on the gal
lows for three atrocIous murders. His
crimes were committed at Lundy, a
small place in Mono County, in Sep
tember. 1895. With an ak he attacked
without any provocation fellow coun-
tryman. Ah Fook, in the latteT's house
He LEFT All Fook for dead, and Drained
his wife as she was attempting to es-
cape. Then he went to a house occd-
pied by Charley Tai, another Chinese,
ard killed him and woman he found
there. actually beheading the latter
He was tried and convicted December
i. 1890.
While in jain he attempted to Kill one
of the jailers, but was unsuccessful. So
desperate was he that he was taken 20
San Quintin about three months ago
heavily ironed and under strong guard
Since he has been in the prison he ha3
exhibited a surly temper and has beet
under close and constant guard. In the
absence of Warden Hale the execution
was conducted by Captain Edgar.
The Chinese showed no sign OF repen-
tence for his deeds at the last, and
made no sign to indicate that he regret
ted the course which brought him TO
the erallOWS.
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JUDGMENT SET ASIDE.
New Trial Ordered in Suit Against
the Southern Pacific.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA tech
nical error on the part of a Judge in
overruling an objection prompted the
Supreme Court to-day to set aside a
Judgment of IS 963 against the South
ern Pacific Company and order a new
trial of the case.
In 1871 r. w. Pierce shipped two
carloads of orange trees from Apopka.
Florida. to Riverside. The Southern
Pacific Company hauled the cars from
New Orleans, an agreement being that
the shortest route to California would
be utilized Owing to washouts and
heavy rains on the Southern Pacific
route the company shipped the trees
over the Central Pacific TO Cotton and
thence to Riverside.
While in transit the trees were frozen
and totally destroyed. Suit was there
upon brought al Los Angeles and
Pierce secured judgment for $S.9G5.
The Southern Pacific Company appealed
from the judgment claiming that the
court had erred in Oyerruling certain
objections.
The Supreme Court said: we think
the court erred in overruling the OBJ
iection Of the defendant to a proof Of
the market value Of the trees at River
side. instead of confirming the inquiry
10 the cost or value Of the trees at
the point Of shipment in Florida as
per. contract. which with the freight
paid was the true measure of dam
ages -
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NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS.
Annual Convention of the American
Association.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE eleventh
annual convention of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
opened in the Hoffman House to-day,
and will continue tomorrow and Friday,
closing with a dinner on the evening of
the last named day. The attendance
is unusually large, publishers from all
parts of the country being present.
a conference between a special COM
mittee of the association and members
of the Association of Manufacturers
and Wholesale Dealers in Proprietary
Articles on the subject of substitution
was held yesterday.
The first question to be considered
to-day was that of Incorporating the
association. The rest of the programme
was largely technical and dealt mainly
with the relations between newspaper
publishers and advertisers.
Not a little of the interest centers in
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. Among those in the lead for the
Presidency are Charles H. Taylor, Jr..
and Stephen O'Meara of Boston, and
J. Ambrose Butler of Buffalo William
Cullen Bryant of Brooklyn was re-
elected Secretary, and the various COM
mittees will be changed somewhat in
their personnel.
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The Benson House Adopts Resolution
to Adjourn Tomorrow.
Chun Sing Pays the Death Penalty on
the GalIOws at San Quentin Prison
for Three Most AtrociOuS Murders
Patrick Dolan, Who Was Shot
Tuesday Morning at San Fran
cisco by Barney Kenney, Dies
From the Wound Received.

SALEM, Feb. 17.-That it is the in
tention of the Benson House to adjourn
next Friday night sine die was proven
to-day by the adoption of concurrent
resolution to that effect. When the
House convened to-day Crawford m
troduced a resolution that the Speaker
appoint a committee of three to con-
fer with members who are staying out,
and ascertain their reason and the con-
ditions on which they would come in.
The resolution occasioned protracted
debate, and was finally laid on the
table.
Thomas then introduced a concurrent
resolution that the House adjourn sine
die on Friday at midnight. The reso-
tuition. was adopted and the House ad-
journad till IL a. m. tomorrow.
After the roll was called Thomas
moved that tine convention proceed to
ballot for Senator, with the under
standing that if forty-six members
were not present no election would be
declared. Chairman Br0Wnell ruled the
motion out Of order. The chair then
announced that there would be con-
ference of members at : o'clock to-
night The convention adjourned till
tomorrow at noon.
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FORGER DEWEY ON TRIAL.
Defendant Regarded by the Police as
Most Dangerous Man.

SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 17.-Judge
Carroll Cook is engaged in the trial
of f. p. Dewey, the young Eastern
forger, who is regarded by the police as
most dangerous man.
Dewey came hither last December
as the representative of a publishing
concern alleged to be engaged in print
ing directory. The enterprise was
called the Union Business Gazetteer,
with headquarters in Chicago. The pre-
liminary work of soliciting subscrip-
tionss and advertisements for the Ga
zetteer' had been done in the San
Francisco business community about
a year previous, and Dewey came to
gather in the profits. He presented the
contracts at different business houses
and collected, under protest, consider
able sums of money, for in each in
stance the original contract, which call
ed for 50, had been raised to sums
ranging from $40 to $40.