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

OF police by Mayor Wood.
May 2S-Capt. r II. Pratt, founaeE aiia
superintencent Carlisle aaaiAh sN'i0V' -
Nay s-Comrodo-e z. D. Matthews
chief United States bureau OF yaras ana
docks. inSpscts Port OrChsTd dry DOCK
Jsua 4sran6 Master workman ]. r
Sovereign. OF X. Of l.. in Seattle
June Susan B. Anthony lectures Al TIE
June Prof. I. L. Dvche. Arctic ex-
plorer and scientist. visits Seattle on ais
way 10 Cock inlet
June s-Meeting Of the Grand Council Of
June eS g PR n = paddock Of Seattle.
and A. l. Turner. Of Port Townsend, start
on their bicycle trip 70 Boston -..s
June s-Nayor Wood appoints oai~iAe'
kellogg chief OF FIRE department
June f1-Ex-Street Commissioner Lar.y
Cummings shoots his wife and attempts 70
shoot his daughter.
June NV. l.. Benham appointed gen
eral freight agent OF the Great Northern
In place Of p. p. Shelby.
June f3-President ]. ]. HILL OF the Great
Northern. in the city
June 15-Nrs Cumming. shot oy her nus
band. dies from her wounds
June 2-Larry Cummings arralgned IoF
the murder Of his wife. ,,..,,,-
June NV s. Lamoraa TX. co.nnllssi OF
er United States general land office. visits
Seattle.
June a4-United States seal commission
leaves Seattle on the Albatross Tor berlhs
ssa.
June 27-Judge GLASGOW decides against
the o'clock saloon ordinance
June 29-Gen E. NJ. Carr and Charles
Esplin have fist fight on the street. grow
June 30-Seattle Lake Shore 4 Eastern
railroad turned over TO the new incorpoIa a.
tion. Seattle & International
July e-Mayor Wood vetoes the Sot ma
chine ordinance. :,
July 7-Commander ]. C. Morong relieved
as commandant Of the Port orchard naEai
station: is replaced by Commander w n
Whiting.
July |sam whaley. rancher. drowned
in Lake Washington.
July s-Dr. Dawson given divorce rom
his wife on the grounds OF crueity, MIS-;
Dawson TO have charge or cahoIeh "nth
July III. r. Mckee. ex-President Har-
rison's son-in-law visits Seattle.
July I7-Nippon Yusen Kaisha announces
Seattle as its American terminus.
July 24-Seattle wheelmen determine TO
bui'd path around Lake Union :,
July 25-Judge Osborn sustains the
o'clock saloon ordinance.
July &C. c. Swift new secretary or the
Y, NJ. c. A. takes his office, a.
July 2s-Forecasfing station Tor tho
Sound established al Seattle.
August 2-E. w Winter. new president
of the Northern Pacific. IN Seattle 20 at
tend the sale OF Northern Pacific lands
August 3-Iarrv Cummings in the coun-
" Jail awaiting trial FOR killing his wife.
shoots and kills himself
August -seenator Watson c. Squire
comes ont for silver and BRYAN.
August 5-National foTestrw commission
In Seattle In the interest OF forest preser-
walton.
hsld to elect delegates 10 the state conven-
ton.
August e-Receiver Burleigh, OF the y.
p. asks the city to vacate parts OF Column
bia and Marion streets for depot purposes
August S-Dernecrats and silver Repub-
lica7s hold county convention 70 elect DEL
ega'es to the Fllensburg convention
August l2-Republican county caucuses
held to nominate delegates to county con-
vention.
August 15-Republican primaries held IN
King county.
vention dominates county ticket
August 31-Pev. ". A. Shankiln resigns
As pastor OF First NJ. f. church. to go to
August 2i-Miike Maru. first steamer OF
Nippon Yusen kalsha line. arrives In Seat
tie.
September New management OF N. P.
takes control Of property.
septenher 1-senator T. H. Carter Of
Montana. in Seattle.
September e-Congressmen Ansley and
Mccall of Massachusetts. visit Seattle.
September Labor day celebrated by
the local unions.
September 11-Bishop w. ]. Gaines. or
the African NJ: E; church; visits Seattle.
September ia Post-Intelligencer cor
respondent interviews IL Hung Chang at
Vancouver. p. G.
September I5-Democrats and Populsts
in county conventions to nominate coun-
senten,her 1e-Conrrassnan Frank AID
rich OF Illinois visits Seattle.
Septemher 21-R F. Bush, superintend-
ert Of Oregon Improvement COMPANY re-
signs and il elected superintendent Of the
Northern Pacific Coal Company.
Senten1ber p2-Alexander J. Mcfvor-Tyn-
dali mind reader in Seattle.
Septenher 29-Cten Nelson A. Miles. COM
mander-in-chlef I. s A. in the city.
ders women or ni-fafne 10 ieaNe uptown
'O september 2s-King county Prohibition
lists nominate their county ticket :,
sr sep,e ropmander Southern jurisdiction.
Scottish rite. visits Seattle: -,
Sentemher M-Party Of DISTINGUISHED
railroad people headed by FREDERICK Har-
rison. general manager or LONDON NeFth-
western railway visits Seattle.
September 3o-Dr. David starr Jordan
and other members Of the seal COMMISSION
arrive in Seattle from Bertng sea.
October 2-President Winter and other
Northern Pacific officials visit Seattle.
october 4-Presldeut ]. J. HILL Great
Northern. visits Seattle r-,..
october 9-Seattle Lodge. b. +. U. Elks'
dedicates it's new home.
October i2-Steve Brodie, the bridge
Jumper, in Seattle. ~,
October 16-Rev. Sheldon Jackson, Uni
,aa states general Of education OF Alas
ka' visits Seattle; Prof. L.. /. Dyche ar
rjvas in Seattle from his Alaska exploring
trip. .o,5
CONGRESSMAN Mel. y. Haugen visit Sc
aftIe 10 make political speeches,
October 20-Miner w. Bruce, the Arctic
explorer arrives In Seattle from the Tar
October 22-Republicans have the great
est parade In Seattle history. and Hon
Ben Butterworth and Robert +. Porter
make speeches.
Chinese consul a Seattle.
October 29-Eharles A. Bouteie OF
Maine. makes a Republican speech az the
Noyemher bishop Nicholas, OF the
Russian-Greek church. dedicates church
- Novenaber 4-Harrv De windt. Pail Mall
Gazette correspondent who attempted TO
cross Siberia from Bering sea, has 10
give up the trip and reaches seattle on
his way home.
November State supreme court dis
misses appeal I'm Denny hotel case. and
Contractor F. s. Potvtn gets sZlo.o5
judgment MA. ,,,,-. 81
Colman property on haitIo&u avenue A"'
Voveufher 7-B. c. Van Houten and J.
+. Brewer elected members OF the board
% November u-Hon. Thomas 2. Reed
visits Seattle
November lex Postmaster General
Dan NJ. Dickinson visits Seattle
November 15-Seattle entirely cut on
from railroad communication on account
OF heavy storms.
November Estate supreme cour; de-
rIes new trial 10 william Carey. VINO
murdered an Indian woman with whom
ne was living
Noveuber 2I-Twelvs inches OF snow
fan in Seattle in twelve hours.
November "a. r. BuTieigh dischargeo
as receiver OF the Northern Paciuc.
NaNerlaer As--Mayor wood signs me