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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29

Character and Development of SUM
day school Work Discussed.

OAKLAND, Cal. May 2S.-At the ses-
sion of the Pacific Coast Congregational
congress today the character and devel-
opment of the work in the Sunday schools
was discussed
During the morning session the general
subject was THE Relation of the Church
to the Young"
Improved Classihcation'' was the theme
of the Rev. F. l.. Wheat, OF San Fran
cisco; Improved Lesson System" was
the subject OF the Rev. j. H. Goodell,
of Petaluma, and Improved Teaching"
the subject of Rev. NJ. u. Dunning. of Pet
aluma.
The Rev. L. NJ. Walters. of Fresno,
spoke on Young Peoples ORGANIZATIONS -
Just before the noon recess Il. r. Sar-
gent, of Berkeley, read paper on Ma
tive Classes"
The afternoon session was devoted to a
discussion OF the Social Side OF the King
dom" J. T. Nichols. of Fremont. Wash
talked on Home Life" l.. ID. Rathbone,
OF Santa Rosa, Cal, spoke on Social
Life" T. $. knight OF Salem. Or. on
sabbath and r.. ID. Weage, of Tulare,
discussed The saloons"
Tonight the delegates discussed the
relation OF the church to social move
ments of the day.
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-, r,spatch to the Post-Inteliigencer.
s.TnHAyEN, May &.-The Bellingham
=. 4 Eastern railway, at a meeting of
- r,ty council called especially for that
1870. today applied for a franchise
~. the whatcom terminus Of the road.
.".r~h Fairhaven. on Railroad avenue to
~rcrsnut bay. In asking for the fran
~ Superintendent ]. J. Donovan said
Z. company would begin construction
~. within thirty days after the grant
~ - the franchise, and rush the work
= = .omuletion. Mr.. Donovan. who is also
D,ss,,rfendent OF the Bellingham Bay &
c1s,sh Columbia railroad, also promised
= svtend the traffic arrangements be-
-.sn that road and the Canadian Pa
"a and Northern Pacific railroads to
rsirhaysn ever the new line. thus giving
~ ~ canneries and mills of Fairhaven
rarosd facilities equal to any city on
- Coast.
q the Post-Intelllgencer representative
..Asv Mr.. Donovan said that the Belling
~ I3ay 4 Eastern had also decided to
.sssnd its line from the present terminus
\ lake whatcom. along the lake shore
!. Wickersham, about sixteen miles dis
ssst and there connect with the North
a Pacific railroad via the Seattle & In
ispational.
surveyors will be placed in the field
ininedIately. and construction work will
I'm In about sixty days. and In a years
n through passenger and freight trains
mi be running between Seattle and Bel
,nrham bay. via the Seattle & Inter-
sational and the new road.
me Bellingham Bay & Eastern is now
MY logging road. over which the Blue
fseyon Coal Company ships its product
a the city. 1t is about five miles in
lmeth and extends from the Fairhaven
IN limits TO Lake Whatcom. The ex-
iension through Fairhaven will be along
Railroad avenue, which follows the shore
Sne. and will be about four miles I'm
NTH, making about twenty miles in all
Il new road to be built this year.
his road, with its construction work,
md the Bellingham Bay II British CO.
lambia railroad with Its extension to the
Mount Baker district, will spend this year
4 total Of 10000 in Whatcom county
me Bellingham Bay 4 Eastern has
secured an option on a corner Of the
phncipal business street for depot site
Not since boom days has any news
caused such excitement in F'airhaven as
lhis, which. coming on top of the secur-
ing Of the big plant of the North Ameri-
can Fisheries Company. and the sale of
The biz Bellingham mill, as announced in
loday's Post-lntelligencer, has brought an
old-trne real estate boom, and lots are
ydlng right and left. Fairhaven's only
drawback In securing factories and indus
ihes has heretofore been the railroad
Abilities, which have been limited to one
rad. the Great Northern.
A prominent railroad man today pre-
dlcted that this extension would compel
The Great Northern to complete its Chuck
taut cutoff this year, which will cost
hat road 100000 This is in addition to
Northern. which that road promises to
bQld this year
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PREDICTS MARTINS DEFEAT.
Conservative Nominee Says He VIII
He Elected in ROssland.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
GREENWOOD, B. c., May 2S.-Ex Gov.
CHARLES II. Macintosh, conservative
nominee for legislative honors in Ross
land riding, returned here today from n
tour of the Boundary. He said: After
visiting all the towns and many big mines
In the district. can report a strong feel
ing indicating great triumph for the
opponents of Martinsm on election day.
Many leading liberals will vote for me
and ranching sections are almost solid
In my favor
II attribute this not only to the unpop-
ularity OF Martin, as exemplined in the
candidature of Mr.. Curtis, but also to
their policy of Misrepresentation in re-
gard to my attitude to the working class
es. Evidence from Eastern Canada and
elsewhere that / produced has rapidly
cleared away any doubt on this score.
l am satisfied that Boundary will give
me a majority, as also Trail and Ross
land"
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MEMORIAL DAY OBsERVANCEs.
Programme of Exercises to he Fol-
lowed at Aberdeen.

Special Dispatch to the Observation-Disclosures
ABERDEEN, May 2S.-Memorial day
will be ftungly observed by George
Crook Post No. 50, G. A. r., of this city.
The exercises in the cemetery take place
In the forenoon, and public services in
the Congregational church in the after
noon. The following is the programme
for the exercises at the chuch
Authentic Thee a Tribute High Is
Brought" fun chorus.
Prayer-Rev. A. II. Lackey. d. D.
Reading of orders and Lincoln's ad-
dress
Music-"The Flag Without Stain"
male quartette.
Oration--"The Volunteer Soldier" Rev.
Charles McDermoth.
Musc-"Peace on Earth" full chorus.
Oration-"Fraternity, Charity, 10y
atty" Rev. II. d. Crawford
Musc-"Rest. Soldier, Rest" male
quartette.
Exercises-Public school children.
Music-"America," audience.
Benediction
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VIOLATED LAKE TREATY.
Chicago chief of Police Used Armed
Tugs In streeter War,

CHICAGO. May &-In trying To drive
on Capt Streeter's "squatters" from the
lake front, Chief OF Police Ripley, acting
IN behalf OF the city of Chicago. is al
legged To have committed A breach of
international law.
BY armlng with three-inch cannons the
nre tug Illinois and the tug John Hay.
Chief Ripley, Ii Is said. transgressed the
agreement between the United States and
Canada. which prohibits any but spec
ined number of duly authorized enlisted
ships OF war from plying the Great Lakes.
The captain OF the John Hay advised
Chief kipley that he was on dangerous
ground when the order came 10 mount
the cannon on the tug. but the chief
said that he would assume the rcsponsi-
bility.
The chief OF the squatters. Capt Street
or. has determined. 1t f. said. to cali the
matter TO the attention OF the resident
British consul
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Get Your
Shaving Outfit
Ready for Nome.
Razers, Strops. NUTS, Brushes
and Soaps, at

company advising him that they should
mold him personally responsible for the
destruction of nursery stock to the value
OF sl5Z2 burned by deputy inspector,
ana demanding immediate payment ito
save trouble" etc. The deputy inspector
VINO DESTROYED the trees was s. w Phil
lips, OF Cheian.
10 this somewhat threatening ep,stle the
commissioner replied that the trees were
INFESTED with crown gall, very danger
GUS and infectious disease. and that tho
deputy Inspector, in burning them. used
the only known method of s'disinfa,,inx''
trees so infested. He further Informed
me nurseryman that the bringing Of such
infested stock into the state was a crime
under the laws Of the state, and If he
could get his hands on the representative
OF the nursery he would have him arrested
Mr. Baker says while It may appear a
DIT severe to destroy nursery stock sent
across the continent, It becomes necessary
In few rare cases to prevent the spread
OF fruit pests
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Jury for Criminal Court.

Special nispatch to tie P0sl-InteIIE0nCcr
TACOMA. May "a jury was drawn
Tor tho criminal department Of the su-
perior court this afternoon. TO report for
duty juno II at 10 a m This will be the
last Jury tern before September. The
Jurors drawn are: c. II. Allison. J II.
Mcdonald. J = Lupt0p Tncoma Ralrh
Cumming Purdy. l.. Engie, ISlbe !. n
Harmon. LakeV.ew, Frank Morgan. Span
away: II W Ma!ouey. +, C. Hovcy. J r
Oliuger. sumner. Georga Ferguson Arton-
dale; L r Rove. Orting: W. u Arper.
Lake city. 5. A Ravenluu. Mountain
View: q A. Kline. L J Hermann
Vaughn. sam ponly, Puyallup, William
Mahcn. Lake Park.
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PURCHASED SINGLE MILL.
Parker Bros, of Sedro-WOOlIey, Buy
Pflchuck Plant.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteligencer.
SEDRO- WOOLLEY. May 2.-Parker
Bros, who recently sold out at Biglake.
To the j. D. Day Lumber Company. have
just completed the purchase of two
big Textbook single mill and outfit at
Pilchuck. a few miles below here on the
Seattle Il International Railway. The
purchase includes a large belt of valu-
able timber.
Ii will be remembered that a short
time ago Parker Bros bought the barge
works plant, buildings and site, at Ever
ett with the idea OF converting IL into a
single mill. This idea they have aban-
doned. and will simply hold the Everett
property as an investment.
The price paid by Parker Bros. for the
controlling interest In the Pilchuck con-
Germ was $4,000. Walter Parker is now in
Sedro- Woolley. but will so down at once
to take charge of the firms new inter
eStS.
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A Chance Of d Lifetime.

To any one interested IN music until June you
can buy any one n q different makes at whole
sale with payments from $3.50 per month up to as
much as you want TO pay This will givo every one
who would like to have a piano an opportunity TO
get one. This offer wil not hold good after June J..
IA we will have 10 store such pianos as are not
rented or sold ut that date. Among TIM pianos left
afe the worldfamous Mason Hamiin, kfeil. Mill
lrr also such as Chickefins Bros ssTauhcs. Royals,
go This is an opportunity Tor both rich and poor
aud viii cost nothing to Investigate. Rea0Fatioa
via begin Wednesday 81 neat week.
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FEDERATION OF woMEN's CLUBS.
Washington Annual Convention To-
day at North Yakima

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Intellgencer
NORTH YAKIMA, May S.-The fourth
State Federation Of Womens Clubs will
be held here on the 10Th. 30th and 5Ist.
Delegates and visitors to the number
of about nifty arrived this afternoon. and
were taken in charge by the committees
appointed by the local clubs As many
more will come tomorrow. The first Sos
sion of the convention will be held to-
morrow morning and will w for the pur-
pose Of hearing committee reports. In
the evening a reception 10 the visitors
Will be given At the Commercial club
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29
HE BLEw OFT THE GAS.
sudden End To the Missionary Lnbors
of Mormon Elder

Los ANGELES. May p Rev. William
Joseph Beecher. a missionary OF the Lat
ter nay Saints. who came o. thls city on
Friday Of last week. was found dead in
mis- room here yesterday.
He had blown ont tho gas. and death
from asphyNlatpn Was the result
BepCncr Vac sent here from salt Lake
10 assist the campaign Nhlch Is heirp
wagr4 in southern california IN the in
teresI7 ~ Mnrmoulsu. auI expected h
remain some months he was esil, utIv
unfamiliar with the use 0f gas
DON'T miss q tonight Aunstre! en-
tertaiumcut and hall Ranke nall. Pike
and Fifth avenue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29
WONG YEE HELD FOR MURDER.
Accused of Cutting the Throat OF "a
Chinese Gambler.

CoLFAX. May 2.-Wong Yee. com
monty called the "Highbinder," Is under
arrest on a charge Of having murdered
Ching. the Chinese gambler whose throat
was cut early Sunday morning.
Wong Yee was captured near Pena-
wawa late Sunday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Carter. who chased him fully two
miles, the fugitive stopping only after
two shots had been fred by the officer
AT the second shot he fell on his face
and as the officer ran up called out;
who tell you. no shoot Ching"
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visitors to Victoria Apprcciative OF
CONrleAH Shown.

Special Dispatch to the Post -Intelligencer.
VICTORIA, Il. c.. May 2S.-Visitors
from Seattle to the Queens birthday
celebration have asked to acknowledge
through the Post-Intelligencer their sense
of obligation to Mayor Haywood. Mrs.
Haywood. Miss Florence Haywood and
Mrs. Mcpherson. of Montreal. who dis
pensed civic hospitality on board the
corporation barge at the regatta on Vic
toria Arm on Saturday afternoon. The
courtesy extended to the Seattle visitors
was most marked, and was highly ap-
preciated by them
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
ABERDEEN, May 2.-The public
schools of this city close the years work
this week. class of seven graduating.
The baccalaureate sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. III. d. Crawford, pastor of the
Presbyterian and Congregational church.
es, in the NJ. f. church. Sunday morning
June g. and the graduating exercises are
scheduled for the opera house the follow
ing evening. President +. +. Graves, OF
the state university, delivers the com
mencement address.
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Preparations for Reception.

Special Dispatch TO the ntelltsencer
TACOMA MAY - Great preparations
are being made TO entertain the supreme
secretary OF the Ladies' Of the MacCabe-s
" The World. Miss Rina NJ West 81 Port
Huron Mich. who - expected 10 arrive
In Tacoma Wednesday afternoon. The
prog IA mule includes a reception WeducS-
day evening a business meeting Thursday
afternoon At the Hotel Tacoma, and rit-
uallstic and secret work after a lunch a.
Maccahee han Thursday evening
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Raised High school standard,

Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer.
ABERDEEN, May S-The directors of
the public schools have decided to raise
the standard of the high school in this
city by adding the eleventh and twelfth
grades to those heretofore taught This
necessitates an assistant principal and
Miss Kate NJ. Schutt. of Fairhaven, has
been unanimously chosen to that posi-
ton.
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Damage to Westport Jetty.

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgements.
ABERDEEN May &.-The storm last
Wednesday caused more damage to the
jetty at Westport than was at first
ported. pile driver and two cars were
precipitated into the ocean and about 400
feet of the jetty torn away The dam
age is estimated at not less than SIS 900.
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Special Dispatch 70 the Post-InteiliEencer.
OLYMPIA. Nav &.-Dr. Z Turney.
OF Davenport, and Or J. II. Hoxsey. OF
Spargle. were today reappointed by Gov.
Rogers as members OF the state board
~ medical examiners. their terms TO run
ihrnn Nnlra.
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Recovered the PiIedriver.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE Post GnfeHixenccr.
HOQUIAM May =. Win the use 81
the tuE Sampson and diving apparatus.
HALE & Kern. contractors 81 Grays hsr-
Dor lefty. have secured the pile driver.
engine and pumps which we're lost IN the
sea during the recent storm. They now
expect 70 begin work within ten days.
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TACOMA. MAY 2S.-The hip
Breconshire arrived tonight from Yoke
hama with a fun cargo OF freight and l55
japanese.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ABERDEEN. May 2s.--Aberdeen will
celebrate on the Fourth of July. The
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Iufslligencer
TACOMA. May &-Wnliam Norton.
while working in Wtlour's camp for the
81 Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. to-
day was struck by a broken cable. Both
legs were broken and other injuries re-
ceived He was brought % the Fannie
Paddock hospital. where he Is in a dan
gerous condition
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SAN FRANCISCO May 2S-The British
bark MuSselcTa,s arrived iu port today
efter a voyage ~ S3 days from Antwerp
via sydney owing TO the presence 81
the plague al the latter port she was or
dered into quarantine. The MusselgS4lg
had 4 Long Saa stoEusX tSsA
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ton that the establishment be made and
has also urged the establishment of an
other postoffice at Fish lake, which -
about five or six miles farther on from
Camp creek.
Lindley T. Smith has received his COM
mission as a postmaster at Carson, Ska
mania county, Wash.
A postoffice has been recommended at
Underwood. Skamania county, two and
one-half miles north OF Hood river and
nine miles southeast of Chenowith. with
Mrs. Grace Dark as postmistress.
Robert r. Vrown has been appointed a
postmaster at West Seattle, King county.
vice J. d. McGhee. resigned
The special service from Chesaw to Boil
ster, Okanogan county. has been dscon-
tinued. the mail being delivered hereafter
by a carrier on a rgular route.
Private James J. Mcdonald. Company
e, Seventh infantry. Fort Gibbon, Alaska,
has been discharged
Private Oliver Hallett. Company F,
Fourteenth infantry. Seattle, has been
transferred to the home battalion, Four
teenth infantry. to be sent to Fort Wayne.
Michigan.
Commissary Sergeant Alexander Smart,
Fort Wright. Wash, has been sent to Sc
attle.
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l|iNAYS At FA|RHAVEN.
- rOUNCIL ASKED FOR GRANT
OF A FRANCHISE.

.,.~hsm Bay 4 Eastern Re-
..st Right-of-Way From What
- to Chuckanut Bay-No Deci-
...r Yet-Bay Towns Interested.
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NURSERY STOCK DESTROYED,

csnnissiOner Baker Threatened
with Suit ~ PropOrietor.
llscial Dispatch to the Observation-Disclosures
TACOMA, May PSI. Il. Baker. state
smmissioner OF horticulture. today re-
ssived letter from an Eastern nursery
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Home for Volunteer Soldiers.

senator Shoup's amendment 90 tho sun
dry ciyl iln provides that. pending ieEis-
latiCn by congress for the establishment
~ branch OF national nome for disabled
volunteer soldiers on the For, Sherman mil
itary reservation in kootenai county.
Idaho. the secretary OF the interior is a.
rected. when the above Z, seryatlcn shall
be- restored to the interior department 10.
to dispose Of the same
As soon as practicable after the trans
fer Of the reservation TO the Interior de-
partment the board ~ managers Of the
sold ers' home shall cause TO be inspected
the buildings on the reservation. and the
grounds contained therein. and make a re-
port 20 congress at its next session relative
70 tNe alvisahility % establishing a branch
home f'r disabled volunteer soldiers AT
that place. and what additional buildings.
II any. should be erected thereon FOR the
use 81 such a branch home.
Postofice Notes.
The citizens and residents OF the Gle
Elum mining district In Kitutas county
have sent Representative Jones a numer-
ously-siened petition for the estsbls lment
Of a post0fficc at Camp creek which is a
small place near the mouth OF the Gle F1um
river about tWenty-seveu miles from Ros-
Ign. the nearest poSioiice. Camp creek "a
the center OF and distributing point for
Fish lake. Hyass lake. Fortune creek, Scat
or creek Mount Stewart, Mount Hawkins
and other mining camps In that region. z
T BCNls has been recommended for the
position Of postmaster
Mi Jones has brought this petition 10
the attention OF the fourth assistant post
gaAs. eS general With Z S.SsuS TeCoSs1I1eDaAr
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1900-05-03
GLASS BULB BOMBS.
Scared the Man who Used Them, but
Vanquished the Burglar.

Scared the Man who Used Them, but
Vanquished the Burglar.
"Of all the outlandish weapons ever
employed in tight" said q business
man Of the south side, "I think /
brought the most fantastic on record
into play one night last week. NV
family Is away on O visit at present,
and am keeping bachelor hall out at
the house. On the night to which 4 re-
Ter ! was aroused at about 5 d, M. By d
noise somewhere In the region Of the
dining room. and. thinking had shut
up the dog there. jumped up very
foolishly and came down stairs In my
nightclothes without so much as q
pocketknife.
"When ! opened the dining room
door, ] was startled to see d biz, rough
looking man bending over the side
board al the far end Of the room, and
after we had stood there On tableau for
Q moment the fellow made d rush at
me. ] lcaped back into the hall ana
gfared around for d weapon. on Ia.
bic near by we're a dozen incandescent
light bulbs. which Ind brought home
70 replace some that bad burned out,
and purely by instinct grabbed one Of
them and threw II at the burglar II
pit the door casing close to his head
and. to my aniazement. exploded with
noise like 4 young lyddIte she'll
= suppose II was a still greater sur
prise to the other fellow. for be let out
= yell and broke for the rear, followed
BY q rapid IRE bombardment OF 10 can.
ole power lucandcacents. which con-
tinued to chuck at him as long as be
remained Il range. They smashed
against the furniture with series OF
crashes that alarmed the whole neigh
borlsood. sud ] have been gathering up
fragments OF broken glass ever since.
rlle bnrgsar must have thought |
was chasing him with hand grenades
= was The llrst time / ever knew In
candescenfs made such a row when
they hFoke. An electrician tells me Il
e caused hy the air rushing into the
vacuum New Orleans Times Demo-
eraf.