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

Seattle defeated Tacoma In the. opening
game OF the professional baseball season.
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psrsSs.s Sr5i 4. %cbonsidS''s' private esS'
o. r Briggs made traffic manager Of
'n wo UssGs Home ~ssocistion Organised
June.
Great Northern decided to comn,ence
work east and west simultaneously within
thirty days.
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First German M. e. church dedicated.
Nonpartisan ticket for charter delegates
Post-inteiiigencer anniversary edition Of
Council passed Union Pscinc risht-of-
&. K. pcbson, contractor. killed by T. ).
Pratt Pratt died recently.
Thirty-one vessels were loading at Puget
Charter trainers commenced work.
First Bering sea case submitted to Judge
Charter trainers decided upon dual
First Assistant Postmaster General
Garrison visited Seattle.
Council granted franchises for the Free
Charter commission decides on police
commission Of four. members; chief Of po-
lice to be appointed by the commission.
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made superintendent Of Seattle schools.
Herbert Foote Beecher acquitted on the
Decided that every voter must register
Real estate sales for the first six months
in 1880 amounted to $T1 .422.
July.
Steamer Eastern Oregon arrived from
San Francisco and was put on the Port
r. j. Miller was made Coast manager Of
the Great Northern.
washington Belt Line Company filed.
Rev. D. c. Garrett delivered his inau-
gurai sermon at st. Marks church.
MSsy by White hit TSs wss
first partisan ticket ever nominated In 6e-
attic. George G. Monroe was named for
chief Of police and T. R. Shepard for city
:, RsEissl.tiona i, IN Seattle for municipal
DsmOeTsts nomina .. 5Shp !, Collins :s, for ,ss
E. r. Blaine for city attorney.
Charter makers provided for public
washins.on Industrial Fair Association
The Mcbride land contest over alleged
mineral land in Tacoma was heard before
Union Pacific surveyors reached the Vi
TWO railroads surveyed in outskirts Of
Capt william Renton appointed admin
istrator Of the estate Of Sarah M. Renton.
with bonds Of 100000.
Harbormaster's report made In July
showed 143 vessels in Seattle during twelve
Patsy Mulligan and Jack Smith shot by
Billy Lynn in Spokesman office at Spo-
kane.
West Seattle wheat elevator completed.
visited Seattle.
Census returns gave Tacoma popula-
tion OF 1926 and Seattle 1897.
Seattle purchased four chemical fire en-
Mrs. John Leary died In San Francisco.
First contract on the Seattle end Of the
Great Northern. s g. n.y., miles. let to
The assessed valuation OF Seattle prop
erty jumped from a.62s.275 in 1880 to $1s.-
Friedrichs. the murderer Of sherbring,
made murderous assault on W. H. Car
ter, prisoner.
Harry White inaugurated mayor of Sc
Congressman Murphy, Of Iowa, took up
the Lake Washington canal project.
Northern Pacific put on through
sleeper to Seattle.
Dayton. WASH. swept by fire; loss
Recount OF census resulted as follows:
Seattle. 42,T4; Tacoma, 3e0o1; Portland.
s., 1851; Spokane, o. l42.
Engineer Benezette Williams defended
his Cedar river water system plans.
Omaha councilmen visited Seattle
Corbett & Co.'s directory showed that
Seattle had nearer 5000 than 10000 popu-
1ation.
Slaughter visited by $5oooo fire.
Strike at the Gilman QssaQuah) coal
mines; reason, payment by car instead OF
B. 3. johnson. professor Of zoology in
against, stocking Lake Washington with
Cruiser Chariston. which was recently
lost in the Orient. arrived in Seattle har-
Dor.
Active work on James street trunk line
commenced
Rainier mill burned: loss $4,000
Myers cannery burned by an incendiary:
loss $685.
Admiral Brown and officers Of Charles
ton banuueted.
Tax levy, county, II mills; city, II mills.
Commission created to locate a navy
yard on Puget sound.
Corner stone of Odd Fellows hall. North
Democrats nominated Carroll for con-
gress.
w. C. Hill, capitalist. stricken with apo
plexy.
September.
Capt. Carl A. Denny died from injuries
received in a fall.
]. w. Hanna enlarged the stage OF the
Turn Hall 'theater."
Great Northern mortgaged to Central
Trust Company for $50. 100000
Steamer Greyhound was put in commits
sion.