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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07
THE ORPHANS HOME.
Friends af the Institution Care for
the Little Children.

Among the eleemosynsry institutions OF
Seattle perhaps none il doing better work
than the Orphans Home. Its records for
the year just closed give very gratifying
results. At the close OF December there
were twenty-five children In the home.
one boy and one girl have recently been
taken by excellent people. who will &C. as
their guardians until the proper time
GENES for their adoption.
Owing 20 the kind remembrance Of
friends throughout the city the children IN
the home had a very happy Christmas
holiday. Among these who contributed in
81 substantial manner were the following:
Mrs. f. j Davis. % Brighton Reach.
salt pork. Mrs. r. Rausman. sack Of -four,
corn meal crackers. Frye & Br,ihn. trr-
key ard cranberries. Mrs NJ n Maddox,
six bottles Of fruit and niekieS. Mrs
Stacy. sack OF potatoes ham box ~
crackers: Mr. Gepfera. : iars Of fruit.
cookies and apples: Coluuhis Sunday
school class lars az fruit apples and TEL
"; Miss Ethel F'ylkins. 3 large dolls and ,
drum Mrs Meyers 6 dozen hanffkerchtass.
Florence ard Francis Rooie. fruit ard
dolls; rartor grocery. turkey: Mrs. Dr
klneher. ! box Of arpies: Mrs Frauenthat
~ yards 90 outing flannel. Mrs Stanatsh
candy ard nuts: Mrs. William wagener
cash. University school books fruit vpr.
e;ahles. c'ofhtng. toys. room No 2 Pacific,
school apples books ;ovs: speirsv & Uurl-
bat. dolls and toys; + w Newhall &
Co. dozen pairs ~ stockings. Mrs Cam
TOYS hooks ara clothing: Mrs Suffer fur
key: Mrs =. II 0sccoi box Of annle=.
Mss HHrne}rs Sunday Srhoal class Soy
er7l gifts. the o-ilIfa Sunday school. a
ia rSp Donation OF vegetables
IN addition 20 those Mrs Fred Stlnxan
contributed a handsome Christmas tree
already trimmed, With present for each
child Fpr All these presents Tire children
and the managers %. the home were a,,,v
and heartily grateful
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COMING To SEATTLE.
klondfkers Routed This way ny
Eastern Connections Of Oregon
Railway Lin<A.

W r. Conan. general agent Of the Ore
gon Short Line, is In the city from FeFI-
lard and told q representative % the Post
Trtefl:genesr Yesterday that reports from
The Eastern agencies Of his road and rs
connections the O. r. a. N. the Rock ISL
and Missouri Pacific and Rio Grande sys-
tens indicated that a very large percent
age OF the Kl3ndike travellers booked over
those iines would come 20 Seattle TO make
the start for the gold fields. THE Santa
Fe Rock Island. Rio Grsnde system and
the Missouri Pacific are working with the
Short Line TO bring people 20 the North
Pacific coas:" he said. 1.-THE Rock ISL
and and Missouri Pacific are advertising
Seattle extensively as the chief Alaska out
fitting point and there is no question in my
YnEnd tina; very large proportion of the
travel West over these Hines VIII be routed
To Seattle This city's advantages are thor
oughly understood in the country trinu-
tary TO the lines have named.
Portland is making great efforts TO Sc
cure some Of this business. and doubtless
will do "A very large amount.
e f. Ellis. general agent of the O. r. &
~, who heard the conversation, interrupt
81 a. this point to assert his opinion tfiat
al per cent of the klondikers coming West
over the Rio Grsnde, the o. r. * n. and
the Shcrt Line would come 10 Seattle 10
outfit Both agreed that the Santa Fe. in
stead of sending people 10 San Francisco.
would route the bulk OF the Klondike travel
TO the Northwest The present relations
between the Santa Fe and the Southern
Pacific are such as TO prevent any har-
mony of effort between the two roads
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SMl aGLING NOT pROFlTAbl.E.
Congress Killed the Ira fiic by Keep
Ing Down the Duty.

The recent importation OF opium at
San Francisco. the first in many months,
aroused considerable interest in that city
and on Puget sound, and revived talk
among the initiated regarding the opera
tons of the old smuggling ring that form
erly operated on the Pacific coast from
San Francisco 10 Victoria. The ring had
an Alaska annex. 1t Is said by man sup
posed to be eonversant with the facts.
This party Is authority for the state
ment that the ring had an agent skilled
in the ways of the lobby in Washington,
and with the assistance Of an ex-employe
OF the department. succeeded in persuad-
ing the senate committee having the mat
ter In charge. that an addition of 81 per
pound duty TO the rate then agreed upon
(s0 could easily be collected.
1t so happened. IL is stated. that ex-
Collector Max Pracht, of Alaska, was In
went before the committee with evidence
that at once caused a reduction Of the
duty to the figure first named S. per
pound. and legislation is possible making
1t 81 per pound. at which rate Mr.. Pracht
assured the committee II would be un-
profitable to smuggle the stuff.
The fact that only three OF the seven
opium yefineries III Victoria Vancouver
and New Westminster are in operation is
taken as evidence that the business Is no
longer profitable. and II Is believed by
persons familiar with the business that a.
further reduction OF the duty will close
the last OF the refineries save such as arc
needed 10 ill the British Columbia de-
mand.
Mr. Pracht believes that a low rate of
duty Will bring in more revenue 10 the
government than high one. as the
dope" VIII then pass through the Gus
fs-xE -
OF a band 81 snugElers II IS claimed that
a small amount OF opium Is being SNUG
gled hejwecn British Columbia points and
Puget sound cities az present
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FATAL FAIL FROM A BRIDGE.
Peter Simons. a Bridge Carpen-
ter, Killed While at Work.
THE ACCIDENT A MYSTERY.
Simons Was Assisting in the Repair
of the County Bridge Wear Kent
Missed by Two Fellow Workmen,
Who Were Near By, They Searched
for Him. Only 10 Find Him Dying
ON the Ground Thirty Feet Below.

Peter Simons, carpenter who is well
known all over the Sound country. fell
from bridge near Kent yesterday after
noon at 40 o'clock and was killed. His
remains were brought to Seattle last even
ing over the Northern Pacific railroad
and taken to Bonney q Stewards under
taking rooms
Simons was working for Bailey & Cross.
who have a contract with the county to
lower the bridge across White river about
a mile from Kent. The planking had been
removed from the bridge. leaving only the
strinsers. which are three feet apart. On
top of the stringers. near one end of the
bridge, was the pile driver. Simons was
standing at the south side of the driver.
with Cross opposite him on he north
side. and man named Shay between
them. lacking up the driver so that a
timber could be placed under it. To the
ground below 1t was fully thirty feet.
Suddenly Cross heard a sound as if
something had struck the ground. He
looked around the driver and saw that
Simons had disappeared. Cross imme-
diateiy ran down below and found Simons
stretched out at the side of timber, face
down, blood running from his mouth ard
nose and a wound on his head.
When raised up the stricken man simply
gasped. He could not speak. Cross
started out on the run for Kent and on
the way told several people 10 hurry to
the bridge as Simons had fallen. A ply
stefan FASTENED to the scene of the accf-
dent as soon as possible. but Simons was
dead. His remains were placed on the
first train and brought 10 Seattle. In
speaking of the accident last night Cross
said: 1T is one of the strangest things
1 have ever met in bridge building. There
was absolutely no Reason why he should
have fallen unless he was taken with
fit of dizziness. He was not doing any
thing as We were waiting for Shay to
raise the driver up SO THAI we could put
timber under IL. Simons was an old hand
at bridge carpentering and has done con-
sidera bic contract work, SO he was GER
tainly capable of caring for himself. l
was on the opposite side OF the driver and
had my back turned to him when he fell.
Therefore ii Is impossible for me to tell
how he happened to fall. Shay was also
in such a position that he did not see the
accident 1t is my opinion that his death
was due to wound on his head where
he probably struck the timber that lay
on the ground"
Mr.. Simons death will occasion great
surprise, because he was well known In
almost every town on Puget sound. where
he has lived for the past twelve years.
He was A single man and came from some
town in Wisconsin.
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Mrs, HfSan Hurfed.

TIE funeral services were held in Trim
,ty church yesterday afternoon AZ o'clock
over he remains Of Mrs Jennie s. V.
Rison wife OF Judge ". r. R.sen. Of this
city Mrs. Medium. the eldest daughter
az Judge and Mrs Rison and wife OF the
Rev \ n. Meldrum. pastor Of the Central
Presbyterian church OF 81. Paul. arrived
yesterday morning. Mrs. May Hatring-
ton. The youngest daughter. and Miss Lii
Han Dhu Rison reside in Seattle. the lat
ter lying sick a. the General hospital.
Mrs Richard Mercer. the only surviving
sister of the deceased. is also sick az her
home IN Los Angeles. Cal The nallhsar-
ers were: J. T Ronald ]. II. Denning
II. E. Shields. a. Downing. J. K. Brown
and J. VI. Wasting
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MAIL CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Successful bidders for sound Routes
Announced.

Awards of mail contracts were recently
made by the postoffice department 10 Sound
parties on the following routes:
Edward n. Robinson and Richard s.
Robinson. of Seattle-Seattle. by Port
Riakeley. Port Orchard Charleston. Bre-
merton. Traceytown and Chico. 10 Silver
dale 81 40,
John II. Thompson. of Seattle-Seattle.
by Port Madison, Kingston. Point-no-
Point, Port Gamble and Port Ludlow.
$500.
l.. r. Hastings Of Port Townsend
Port Townsend. by Ironside. to Hadlock
,E6l
John r. Thompson. OF Seattle-Port
Townsend. by Smith Island light sta
ton. Richardson. Argyle. Lopez Friday
IIarbor Shaws Island East Sound New
hall. Olga and Fairhaven. 10 New What
com. $500: and Port Townsend. by Port
William. DungsneSs. Port Angeles. Port
crescent. Pysht. East Ciallam and Clal-
la.n. 10 Neah Bay. 81. 600.
l.. r. Hastings. of Port Townsend
Port Townsend to Coupeville 1867
Arthur Benhara. of Aberdeen-Hoquiam
to Damon. 81 500.
Frederic q. Deming-olympia 10 New
kamilchie. $500
Ar,ia * Hunt. of Cook iniet-Tacoma
by Adelaide. Buenna,s Maury. Dies Moines.
Chautauqua Vashon tAnd Aquarium. TO
Seattle 81 24s: and Tacoma. by Gig Har-
hor Waliochet Avondale. orletta. Sylvan,
Rosedsie Springfield. Elgin. Glencove and
Lake Bay. TO Tacoma. 81 ESQ.
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Rumors around the Great Northern Of
fees are to the effect that George l.. Bon
ney, a; present superintendent OF the din
ing and sleeping car department. Is TO be
promoted. though the particular place TO
which ne II to be transferred has not yet
been announced. His assistant, George II.
Campbell. is expecting TO take charge OF
dining car on the road. T.. V. Holcombe.
manager OF the recently burned Lafayette
hotel at Lake Minnetonka. viii. 1t is un-
derstood. succeed Mr.. Bonney, while Thorn
a II. Forbes clerk last summer at the La
fayette. and formerly of the Ryan and
Windsor hotels. respectively, will succeed
Mr. Campbell
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Alaska News.

To the prospective Klondiker' Won
can't send too much news Of the gold fields
and the Post In'ellisencer takes pardon
able pride In being able to obtain reliable
and accurate information No steamer
from the north arrives in Seattle-if news
Is 10 he had-hut the Post-Intellgencer
gets Ii. The Weekly Poet-IntelUqencer
contains all the principal news Of the week
and is just the paper to send away 10
friends. Call at the business office today
Five cents will pay for a copy, mailed 10
any address In the Tnited S.ates or ca NADIA
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CONTRACT AWARDED,
second Avenue South VIII Soon BE
i'm Fine Condition.

The board OF public works yesterday let
the contract for replanking Second av-
enue south from yesler way to a point
100 feet south of Jackson street to NJ. Dow
& Co.
When the bids were opened three COM
petitors appeared, as follows: NJ Dow 4
Co, s4569: Stirrat e. Goetz. $3.50: Z, r.
Smart. s5l2o. The successful bidders were
required to file an approved bond to the
city In the sum of 5000 and TO the state
in the sum of 1900
Joseph Gavin was granted leave to erect
sign lamp post at the corner of Marion
and Post streets, provided he complies
with the requirements of the board.
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4 New Order.

The board Of public works Yesterday
promulgated the following order:
AT meeting held by the board of pub
lie works on the 4th day Of January. the
said board having under consideration the
matter OF purchases Of ma terial and sun
plies for the different departments. upon
motion made the following order, to wit:
That on and after January I. 1895 each
and every department must present ;ts
requisition for material and supplies on
Monday for the ensuing week and that no
requsition will be honored on any other
day in the week. No materials or supplies
must be purchased except through the
board of public works and reauisition
must be obtained beforehand Merchants
and dealers Will be notified to honor no
order Tor material or supplies for the city
except on requisition from the board OF
public works. This rule must he strictly
adhered to.
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FAY READY TO FIGHT.
Judge Jacobs VIII Hear the Univer-
sIty Naddle on Monday.

On next Monday Judge Jacobs VIII hear
arguments in tire case Of Fay Va. Easter
dsy, the case coming UP on Yesterdays
demurrer 10 the complaint. This IS the
case IN which ex-Regent Fay. Of the uni
versitv of Washington, IL trying 70 COM
pei Gov. Rogers to reiustate him. His
complaint. which IVES fled some time ago,
sets forth that the governor. without no
tlce, hearing or notice OF charges
pending. removed him and that
the removal was fraudulent. The
complaint further states that Gov.
Rogers removed Fay because he
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The RpS1roa ds .Dubi La ut

Chicago dispatch says that the volume
of west-bound traffic freight that Is pass
ing over the Western roads Is SO great as
TO astonish the traffic officials. There is
usually little traffic at this time of the
year. but now the roads are having all
the trade they are able to handle The
amount OF business will cause an increase
of earnings on nearly every Western road
notwithsta nding the demoralized condition
OF the freight rates. both east and west
of Chicago.
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would not remove Prot. Meany. po-
iiticai opponent of the governor. from me
university faculty. The demurrer slIfi}s:s
states that the complaint does net sfa.e
facts sufficient TO constitute cause o.
action. Attorney Fay viii appear IN nis
own behalf and claims 20 have iascoveFea
legal points that viii win his case. Eas-
tsrday will be represented by Assistant
Attorney General Thomas Nj. vance
Judge Winsor ard Attorney Morris.
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Bktt tiles.

f&oy Ffsri3ge a trimmer IN the e-nnt.v
- she Union Electric itcht Company felI
fresa a pose 70 tire ground a dssszJca ~
6steen tesi yesterday afternoon. in No~th
Seattle. a0t broke has leE. rlarifse wsS
coming dawn me steps on the pole ysa@r,
tAe accident happened There WAS a ha2n
So hls glove. 0vire IN tAis nais. thA glove
Caa<ht on one 81 the steps and hefars 30
eeuld catch smother step ne losr his baes
ard weat Straight 1owr 20 ;he gra13rls
- = ktry ofs hts fret lie WIS .ake~ :, so
home a Pike street and SIXTH Avenue
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AMtsE NENTS.
Third Avruse Theater.

The Third Avenue theater will next
week he gwen over 10 comedy and drama
with high-class vaudeville in the audi
rorium The always popular Broadway
Theater Company Will appear In the the
alter with the following repertoire: sun
day. Monday and Tuesday. "An the
Comforts OF Home" Wednesday and
Thursday. Friends" Friday and Saiur
day. "A Celestial Maiden"
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wagner. sunday hand Coneer,

:. Observation-Disclosures m Wagner
,. ovcrture'-''W liilAm TelY' ........ Ee~sty,f
D. A@e$ Nb HANDEL
!, Csva,ina and finale from Anna
RoIena' tfirSt ttraef ....-... 90. DonizettE
With clarinet oblIgato BY Mi A. C
Mcleod
: Idylle-'-The Tyrolean and Ills Love-
fhy request 800. --.......,..--. Zfkof~
& soprano solo-"Aye Maria" twith vIo-
IN ooIlEAtol .-...... -. -MaScheroni
Mrs q. A. (. Rochester
Violin oaiaga'o. M. Samuel Drtsecll
:. Grand selection from AHA ff1rst
:
: Hungarian g-1axUrk4-"r-a Tx.gane''
.--.-..- 49, ..-.. ---..-.... Louis Came
: Medley C Sweet Old Songs .Dalhey
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Ia Masrotte and 0mrue.

The TIvofi opera company IS deserving
- much praise for the hne performances
given al the Jefferson. which IS bound 10
ia the most popular theat.r in the city.
omene appears in her original Turkish
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rev route 10 a large section OF the c0Gn-
Try fl ep.red 10 ire shippers Of Seattle
The allied interests are placed on an equal
footing III rsxsrd 10 this business with the
Northern Pacific and It's Burlington con-
rrrfErrrs -
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Pix Street Iheatar

\ big audience listened to - Western
Politician" AT the Pike stree, thea;er last
q oh: and warmly applaudel the work
or the company.
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ENcursion on the Peri@y - t-rs-as
States navy ward - see ire hattleshsn
Leave Galhratth doek saturday and S,fn-
day a. y. III Fare, 30 cents ruun1 trin
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THE best assortment OF Klondika -,
outfits for ladies and gentlemen at Wind
miller. the furrier. so Second avenue
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DIR. ]. p. LOUGHARY. Bailey bu,,a,o,
Special attention given diseases Of brat,
and nervous system.
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FOR Alaska-The steam schooner AN
gusta" viii sail for Dyea on or about Ian
nary 10, carrying freight only. For par
ticulars inquire Of A. Maxwell. aeen.
Colman dock.
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J. +. Morgan & Co. have rilrchase4 -,
majority OF the stock OK the Snsuuehanna
& Western railroad.
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Pctit jurors Drawn

The following petit Jurors have been
impaneled In the United States court.
sgd King. G. T. Tyler. F. r. Hiekox.
Andrew Prentice. William Whitfield. l..
III. Pontius, S. e. Harris. s. s. Gardner
r. s Gardner. L. r. Neisz |. d. ONE,
Il. W. Grover. 5. Ellicott and J.. pnst
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ELEGANT offices for rem, low. su,..
van building.
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEAns

FOR OVER FIFTY a,.ss..sss
An o and Well rled Eefns ~, a,.a r,ay yssfs
soothing syrup has oeen used io' ~s,,s,ec whio
by Millions of Mothers iof iheH bss Is
feethlng with erfect success - .,.res Wial
Caid soifens the 5nms siiay All az, - Ada n
Coiic, and 10 the best remedy Tor a. susp 49,
druggists tn every part Of the wofiL ~ and -
ask for Mrs WInsiow's soothing r5faH
no other kind. ..s.
Twenty-Five Cents
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Traced Results Direct.

Advertising pays, but it is not
every sale effected through the med
ium Of the newspapers that is traced
directly to such source-simply be-
cause people fail to inform the adver-
tiser that they saw his advertisement
in a certain paper. But MIR. Daniel,
whose advertisement of Bucks stoves
and ranges is to be found in the GOLD
LEAF, gives full credit thereto for the
sale of at least one stove. A few
weeks ago he received a letter from
gentleman at Terrapin enquiring the
prices of Bucks stoves, saying he had
been induced to write to him from
reading his advertisement in the
GOLD LEAF. Mr.. Daniel sent prices
of three sizes, the smallest, medium
and largest handled by him, and in a
few days an order was received for
one of the medium size, the price
thereof being enclosed.
MIR. Daniel said he did not know
there was such place in the world
as Terrapin until he got the letter of
enquiry, just as the prospective stove
purchaser was probably not aware Of
such firm as Daniel l. Co. until he
saw their advertisement in the GOLD
LEAF.
This is only one instance in hum
dreds where sales are effected through
the medium of an advertisement in
the newspaper, but of which we hear
nothing simply because the enquirer
or buyer does not do as our Terrapin
friend did and say Il saw your ad, "
etc