The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31


Olympia Tsnino railroad made stand
q Cen IN Nelson 4. Miles visited Seattle. ana
spoke in favor Of better coast defenses.
rG 81 *. 5ISfs
Prohibitionists nominated d. u. Ward
for mayor of Seattle.
z. .. Pratt acquitted Of the murder Of
csnsu. retusns y ward. gave Seattle m
crease in population to 45.S6S
Labor unions placed boycott on
Bseae's care. which was located where the
John Collins nominated by Democrats
Maj. II. c. Baxter. proprietor Of the
Bellevue hotel. died OF Bright's disease.
Supreme court held eeatties water and
sewage bonds valid.
neh Hf in the se0 nDInth round sns
Republicans renominatcd CONGRESSMAN
Wilson by reclamation.
william lillian Wsyne Bei vini lawsuit n mo famous
Norwegian-Danish Baptist church dedi-
SPOKANE baseball team won the pennant.
rived.
October.
National Geographical Society named
triangular peak at head Yakutat bay,
Alaska. Mount Seattle" $50.
by plurality Of 25s White had s.li7. Col :
Democrats nominated "Bnl" cochrans
James j. Hill announces Seattle to be
the western terminus of the Great North
William sprague. jr., grandson Of SAL
mon p. Chase. committed suicide in Sc
attic.
From January to october 1. 1890 eo7
miles Of railroad track were laid in WASH
baanie Needham knocked out Billy Ma
han al Beede's pavilion In forty rounds.
e. II. Blaine refused to run for superior
Judge on Democratic ticket.
Senator John B. Allen visited Seattle.
Peter Stanup, foremost Of the Puyallup
Indians. outlined his plan for selling tribe
"Big Bertha" the ex-"confidence
queen" visited Seattle as wrestler.
Thomas w. Keene appeared as Richard
W. 8. Melien, general manager OF the
Northern Pacific. astonished at progress
The 6. b. Hess Opera Company was in
Joseph Cook. the famous lecturer. talk
ed of Puget sound. sesae y
November.
s The entire Republican county ana Leg
islative tickets were elected.
Senator and Mrs.. Squire were guests OF
the Chamber of Commerce..
Thomas hi Canned, OF Burlington, VT,
chief promoter Of the Northern Pacific,
G. b. Perkins, president Of the Chicago.
burlington 4 Quincy railroad. made fly
ing trip to Seattle.
Olun Ellingson murdered at Lake WASH
Financial troubles of the Barring Broth
ers did not affect the Great Northern e
ing an investigation of his books. Subse-
quently he was dismissed.
West Street and North End Electric
w. B. Bushnell elected president of
the Pacific Northwest League OF profess
sional baseball players, and w. e. Rock
Work on the county courthouse on the
hill delayed by lack of stone.
Lines Of the harbor as laid down by the
commissioners.
Capt George D. Hill. Of Seattle. drown
board the steamer Eastern Oregon.
City practically decided to fund It float,
ing Indebtedness
known as Edith Valentine. committed sui
eide before a looking glass with re-
Port Orchard selected by Puget sound
naval yard committee.
Alderman r. W. d. Holbrook resigned.
]. F. Pratt. secretary Of the board Of
public WOThSb TcSISucu " uccoIlC SupcA-
intendent of the water works ssi.
Fire boat SnoQualmie proved success
on her trial trip.
Steamer T.. j. Potter beat the Bailey Cat
zert in race from Tacoma to Seattle.
Time one hour twenty-six minutes. This
created @ new record.
Nelson Bennett banqueted the entire Re-
publican delegation Of King county. having
lost a bet with Col. j. c. Haines that
Pierce would return larger Republican
majority than King county.
Steamer Ferndale burned of Lopez ISL
and loss $4,000
Council decided to reject contract with
Benexette Williams In connection with
Cedar river water system and pay him
compensation to date.
Pioneer George NJ. Bowman. OF Fremont,
died.
H. L. Yesler applied for writ of prohi-
bition against harbor line commissioners.
Dismissal of the celebrated RAMS Horn
right-of-way' case. 1t was reinstated by
stipulation and in the end tho supreme
court sustained the railroads position.
The Seattle postoff1ce receipts jumped
from s13, go in 1885 to $4,000 In 1890
Steamer City Of Seattle arrived from New
York and was heartily greeted.