The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-07

Greenwood has three barber shops
Rossburg talks about charging its jail.
Shelton has passed q curfew ordinance.
Rossland's rink will accommodate 1.5Oo
people.
roller skating rink Is to be opened
shortly at New Whatcom-
George Earl. OF Cascade City was robbed
recently at Spokane or $500.
Two trains daily are run by the C. r.
r. between Nelson and Rossland.
Pert,eton printers are arranging to cese-
brate the one hundred and ninety third
birthday OF Benjamin Franklin on Janu-
airy II, 1889.
Mr.. WEIGH. who is at work on the Snow
fake, a galena proposition on North
Beach near O.ga. reports that their tunnel
il in sixty-eight feet. with good indica-
tions.
The Cowlitz Advocate says: II is very
probable that Castle Rock will secure both
the Rainier sash and door factory and the
Doernbacher furniture factory now locat-
ed at Chehals.
Ex-Commissioner Ed Owens, OF Coulee
City. Is circulating petition To present
to Gov. Rogers asking him to pardon Rob-
ert Owens and Levi Howard, sent from.
Dougless county TO the penitentiary for
horse stealing.
The new Methodist Chinese mission at
Vancouver. q. G., will be brick structure
and viii cost 5000 or SEQ. Besides the
rooms in which services win be held there
viii be apartments for the residence Of the
Chinese missionary.
The sheep industry in whatcom eoun-
ty bids fair to become one OF the most
important. There are 20 owners, located
near the twenty-five or more different
postoffices OF the county, and the number
owned by each Individual ranges from one
to $50
The Northern Pacific railway has met
the cut made to kootenay points by the
Canadian Pacific railway and on Ties
day morning all passenger rates to Koot-
enay points were reduced $50. This will
bring the rate from Victoria to the same
rs that from Vancouver. New Wessmin-
ster, Seattle or Tacoma
Articles OF Incorporation OF the WalIa
Waila Brick and Pottery Manufacturing
Company have been filed with the coun-
~ auditor, the incorpc7ators being William
oDonneli. Il b. oppenhei'ner. J. l..
Jones. @ w. Babcock and George II.
Smell The corporation Is capitalized at
sis...o and the Place of business Is named
Walla WaEa-
1t Is learned from Ottawa that the
three-cent stamp no longer being requir-
ed. there Will be no more Issues of II at
ter the present supply is exhausted. The
color of the domestic postage stamp. &C
eording 10 the suggestion OF the postal
union, being red. IL Will he necessary
when the supply II the ordinary two
cent stamp. which Is green. is exhausted
to change the color TO that OF the three
cent domestic stamps.
Peter Rosser, o. Edmends was seized
with suicidal tendency a few days ago.
Ho walked out into the cold water OF the
bay and number of EdYnonds people who
observed the act, decided that any man
VINO would take SEA- bath In such wealth
sd must certainly be insane. So he was
taken In charge by the marshal and n
message sent 10 the sheriff. He was ex-
amined and found TO be dementea and
viii be taken 10 Sseilacoom for treatment
he is only rs years OF age. There liz hope
Of his recovery.
Tia state mining inspectors report
shows that 5. 53S men are engaged Ia the
work Of mining coal in this state This
does not include those directly employed
in furnishing ,imbers for TIE mines. nor
those engaged in Transporting the coal
This would, no doubt, raise the number
actually drawing wages from the Industry
10 a."o men, Estimating the number Of
men. women and children depending upon
the incomes of these miners and auxiiiar.
ies, at the customary ratio of Eve 10 one
and we have aS.tsp people living or the
products OF the coal mines ia this state
The amount % coal produced in the state
during the past year Is over l.1sesl tons
II IL believed that IL the bill now before
congress 20 put coal on the free list
should pass it would permit British Co.
t9m2Aae Nth her Chinese labor. to conn
pete wftA our white miners GnJ thus gsar.
2IS2e this growing Industry.