The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-06

Empty houses are very scarce in Fair
| haven.
Coed work horses are In big demand in
the Palcuse country.
Five hundred head of sheep were killed
| In Stsptoe canyon during the last cold
| spell.
| Dan Goodwin. of Kiona, has over so
90 pounds of wool still on hand from last
| years crop.
A petition Is being circulated asking for
| the appointment of Fred Bernd as post
master at pasco.
John Ii. Gibson has been appointed post
| master at issaquah. Wash. vice Henry
| Hunter, removed.
| The British collier TitanIa recently
sailed from Nanaimo for San Francisco
/ With $500 tons OF coal
The Wenatchee Republican is agitating
the question or free ferriase over the CO.
iumtia river at Wenatchee.
Ninety japanese iaaorers are laying
track at Walluia Junction. They are fast
| taking the place OF Cinnamon.
Port Ludlow has been considerably beth
| cred OF late with peadiers. The following
sign appears on the houses: no Peddlers
Miss NJ Macmillan, for a number OF
years matron OK the Provincial Royal Jubl-
lee hospital, has resigned. The resignation
has been accepted by the board with con-
siderable regret.
| At the quarterly conference of the NJ. F.
church. held recently at Everett IL was
| decided To build a 400 church at Ever
| EFT. Committees were appointed to take
| charge OF the matter
Parties from Oregon are going through
| the Eastern Washington country buying
sheep and cattle. and paying for them
with worthless checks. A number OF ar
| rests have been made
| At Avon the little daughter of Freeman
| C. Tfngiey. aged 2 years. while playing
on the river hank. slipped into the water
and was drowned. At last accounts the
| body had not been recovered.
The annual report Of the city clerk OF
behind the showing CT the previous year.
The deficiency between the receipts and
disbursements amounted TO sl.sso1s.
Sheriff. Canutt has levied upon the plant
| gan OF the Populist party In Whitman
county, and advertised the same TO be
sold at sherif's sale March II. to satisfy
a mortgage given to the Second National
bank OF Co,fax.
The New Vancouver Coal Company ship
Ped 2soa0 tons OF Goa, during February.
against S3,fS tons In January. From
Wellington Is, $50 tons were shipped.
against III. I'D In January. while Union
sent out 1851 tons in February. against
5.is2 tons in January,
c. w. Lindsay. OF HarIand. who is 70
y,a old, discounts many younger per-
tinel. He owns 80 acres OF land. farms
eighty acres. does his own harvesting
without hiring any help. besides caring
for his stock and doing his own cooking.
The gross earnings OF the Canadian Pa
eiiie Railway Company for January were
81 .&i.Sse; the working expenses were 81
81 .o2s: net profits. $751;. 5A In January.
1898 the net profits were $sf5.sS. The in
crease in the net profits over the same
period 81 last year Is therefore, for jan
uary. si0i.sls.
The friends OF Prof ]. Y. Collins are
deeply concerned as to his whereabouts. He
Monica. Cal, February "A, destined for his
heme AZ New Whafcom but he has failed
70 arrive. and no trace has been found OF
him since. Mrs Collins hopes he may have
gone TO visit friends In Kansas.
OF the soldiers discharged al Fort wasla
Waila on last Saturday. fifteen have de-
ctdsd 20 re-eniist provided they vii, be
sent 10 Manila for duty. As the muster
Ing ont officer had no authority 10 promise
this the war department has been com
muGlcated With. The boys are spelling In
get az the Efslpinos and there is Little doubt
that they VIII be sent there.
Olympia has no police patrol wagons but
when necessity requires the pairelruen
there are equal To the occasion of'lcer
I4aharre recently ran across a wooienoz-
per lying on the sidewalk heipirssiy drtiak
In no way could be p1rsaade the iTehriaie
Ia stand or walk. Then the officers i'm
genuity came into play. He procured
wbeelbarrnw and carted him down the
main streets II headquarters
The Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation
Company by it's attorney w III. Nln-
free. has paid 60 the clerk % the superior
court the full amount % the tudgmea:
rendered against the com any In favor 81
JOAN H. Graham. OF oakesssaie az
damages for injuries received by falling
from one ~ the connrany's excursion
trains whlle returning from the Spokane
fruit fare In 1895 The Judgment was
f0r s.5sss hut II bore interest at she rate
% per cent. which amounted IN xSfs. n.
and 80 - costs az this sum st.fas was
paid IN Graham. VI. q. Reed principal
attorney for Graham. got ssfl6D. and
Craven q Garfield. who assisted Reed.
received 81 go
Three hnssss attempted ~ Anii up j r.
Miner While be was Aosst3ag eogivood Iusa
a ear al Qasxao' spur. near Rockford ant
came Qua xsth g1re heads result. Be-
fore he noticed whAs thSs were up 30 they
had surrounded him sna Gre was sslysne-
ing towards hlrn with an ugly solx rg
sAnwfs knife 1T the sane ssfas demanding
Ass money. He eTaAtress a sled stake cut
- his sled and soareG the mar With ;Ae
knife ttse z@can8 sarT Jumped az him arb
ha served htgs nkswlsr AMI tnsr a95 ky
strsck ths ta5ra II the mouth WITH hls aSt
whfeA satisfied Nsla, Re "a. aTaS-
Nlerr fhsr bad tase ether twa 80wH and a.
ria mercy snI after administering a few
sound sapx AZ fhe cTs8&EsfB 80 esrk Trey
legged 40 hard ne srs saen &c. eat had he