E| tftKQensbnrff Man TradedH||\ Seal Estate.HP)* WANTS TO TRADE BACK.

ft*Lawsuit of a Woman a*dHB^^pr-»aalaT?Burglar Con-HP; listed TTTT

suit waa begun in the superiorHlnton sgainst William

*Knox and R. B. Welsman forjßetlonof deads and reconveyance of

Mfcgsa that on November 27 he andfrom Ellensburg to Seattle,

thereal estate firm of Morganpurpose of exchanging his 160-

EUsnsburg for property in Seat-Parker went to Ellensburg and ex-

property,snd finding it dssimblatea acts to Morgan. White sick with

Stolon ssys he received a visit fromfes laid him of an exoeilent oppor-

to exchange his property for tenand a fine farm In Michigan,

He says Morgan told himMa vers on Broadway, near James

Union block on Front street andand the Michigan farm oon-of improved land in cultlva-

and was worth SI,OOO.to exchange his Ellonaburg farm,

worth $12400, for the ten lotsMichigan farm, and on November 28,

\u25a0Blrt ti deeds to the property and re-to ten lotslnßryn Mawr

Front street aud Lake Wsshlng-a daed to forty acres in Michigan.

to aee the Beattlo lots heaaya hafey Welsman that they wetf all

valuable and that Parkerthe prop-

somewhat Impatient haof the lota and learned they

end ofLake Waabington, nineW and ware worth only aboutm WKmJ 1*then Investigated his MichiganI Mini* that tha forty aerm forI traded waa nnimprovad swamp1 j^9Ftou ®ounty and was practically

m JMlika offered to raconvey tha Btyn'?M -I?Htod the Michigan land to Parker, andm mm* la-conveysnce of tba EUensburgHHUMer refused, so he esks a decree of

the deeds! null and void and allPgjljMce of his property.

\u25a0 AKD BUSINESS.KSliMntnra That Lead to n LawKv;' Salt.

Mary A. Harrington agalnat Jameemm*, an trial in Judge Osborn's court yee-\u25a0*g«Faaents aome peculiar featuraa and laHBtaina of a liberal oommlngling of favorite-\u25a0jKtfalbetion with business.KwAfettagtotho testimony Gesrh borrowed\u25a0HI baa Mary Harrington on December it,KftgMag her hla note for that amount, paya-

days after data. On March it ahe at-Ha dear store on the corner of Seoond

BUtaian atvaeta, on the ground that ha waa\u25a0\u25a0Mag hla property for tha purpose of da-HHfegUi creditors.

while ahe waa alck In bed onHw 27, Gearb entered her room and ford-HNMk the note from her and aald ha never in-

topay it He claimed that she gave himvoluntarily, and had loaned him tha

la order to make the relatione betweenher more pleaaant and agreeable. Andvarious atatementa it aaema that plain-

defendant were on very eoolal torma,Seattle and Portland. The trial will be

today, and aome interesting develop-Hpb am expected.H *he Claim Agalnat Bwe on thai.

who confeseed judgment onfor 912,757.98, was susd In the superior

yesterday by B. Mlehslsburg for 119,97«,Hnn attachment waa served on hla atock of\u25a0MI The complaint states that December 10,Hi Rosenthal executed sixteen promissory

for f1.248.fi0 each, payable monthly, andMptaed them to Hlekelaburg. The first of

notes fell due February 2A, 1891, but hasbeen paid. Yesterday Nickelsburg asked

\u25a0fan attachment on the grounds that defend-Hthas oonfeaaed judgment for a large amount,\u25a0p that he la dlapoalug of his property for the

of defrauding hla creditors. He askedB>the court adjudge the entire amount of tha\u25a0?sral notes to be due and an attschmsnt issueHtotoat RoaenthaFs property for the 919,978.

0e"e **ee,e ed*ttted te etttseaeh^?e* ?atriks out

SrfKufc *"*? »at«ie* tor plaintiffJ- McNeil?Stricken from

? L~IW

w£m®? 1? 41 " Fwnltura Oohmbt n. «»haMIU; J"* *UI; verdict

tjtt&Mgaigr»? o"1-"-

C»S^m>&SISAB

n' **cai*er of Oncoo Improve-ment Company, u Nicholas Hoffman-Writof institution; granted.

nal Is Practicable.

POBT.XOBTBMI OH 1001.\u25bcetertasry larisesa Still Olsagns

*ha Coadeaamad Swtaa.Tha statement of Herman Mayer, the butcher,

that ha would Immediately bring a damage suit?gainst tha city because the health departmentcondemned and ordered killed ninety-eighthogs that were said to be afflicted with cholera,w not worried the city physician. Dr. G. H. T.Sparling, to any great extent. To make his ac-tion mora convincing, however, the city physi-cian has taken steps to secure additional evi-dence for the city in the event the case doeecome into court Upon reading the interviewwith Herman Meyer and Dm. Green and Nu-?ant, veterinary surgeons, as published in theFon-UTnxiosKcn yesterday morning. Dr.Sparling and Mr. D. Creighton, eanitary officer,had Drs. J. W. Mcintosh, R. Riddell and Will-lam Faunt, veterinary surgeons, go to theslaughter-house on Grant street bridge, wherethe dead bogs ere, yesterday, and another exam-ination was made. The three veterinarians re-turned to the city physician's officeafter the ex-amination and each signed the following affi-davit: *

"This la to testify that we hm personally ex-amined aoma of tba hogs at Meyer's alaughterhouse, and wa believe aaid hogs to be afflictedwith tba diseaae known aa bog cholera."

Dr. Sparling aaid, last evening:"Wa an oertaln beyond a doubt that* the

?wine had hog cholera, and personally I do notbelieve that Herman Mayer will bring aultagainst the city. There is one incident in con-nection with this caae that savors of trickery,and Ido not like it Whan we examined theear load of hogs at the Seattle Transfer Com-pany's stock yards, and afterward condemnedthem, wa saw two animals that wan especiallysick. They ware left than whan the net wendriven to the slaughter- house. Wa gave tbeforeman of the stock yards orders not to allowanyone to remove thoae two animals until w«wen first notified. Wo wanted to makefurther examination of the diseasein iti advanced stagea. Wa thoughtnothing more about the matter until yesterdaymorning, when, accompanied by the three vet-erinariee, wa went out to the alaughter-bouse tomake another post-mortem examination. Afterthe three surgeons finished their investigationat the slaughter-house, I aaid, 'Come, go downto the stockyard and further examine tbe twolive onee down there.' When we arrived thenthe two hoga wen gone. The foremon aaid oneof Herman Meyer's men had driven them downto the slaughter-house and killed them. Wewent beck to tbe slaughter-house, and alterlooking about aome time we found the two deadanimals. One of them bad died of the diaease,end was lying then; but the other one had beenbutchered and hung up. Tbe Intaatlnea of bothaalmala wen removed and thrown away, andwe oould not make the desired Investigation.Itmay have been done for the purpoae of con-eeellng evidence.

"The animal that had died waa so far gonewith disease end was in such an advanced con-dition of decomposition that the three veteri-narians unanimously pronounced it unfit fornnderlng into tallow, that it would be danger-ous to be even converted Into soap. Tbecarcaaswas then ordered to be burned. AM the deadanimal lay cloee to when e greet deal of meatthat was to be used for food wee hanging, andas tbe good meet was liable to contagion, theanimal was ordered removed Immediately."

Dra. Green * Nugent, veterinary surgeons,who made an examination of the awlne forHerman Meyer end who pronounced the ani-mals free from any cholera symptoms, wereagain eaan last evening by a POTO-IHTXIXIGBN-CBB reporter. They en aa poaitive as ever thatthe hogs were net afflicted with cholera, andstill assert that the city health officers havemade a serious mistake, all bscause they wenoveraaelQns- Dr. Gnen said:

"How could thoae three veterinary surgeonsmake a post-mortem examination of the hopswhen the intestines?the parts of the animalsneoasaary to analyse befon the character of thedisease can be determined?wen gone? Theiraffidavit from such an examination Is astound-

The Mother Gets the Child.Bigment by default was entered In JudgeManberg's court yesterday in the ewe ofrin Benson against George A. Benson, and awss was granted on the grounds of crueltyIpsrsonal Indignities. The decree of courtpbss George Benson to feed and clothe hisM,but gives the mother his care and custody,I when the boy reaches the age of 14 years hei(boose whether he will live with his father\u25a0other. Louisa and George Benson wereBfsd in Omaha in June, 1884, and 'came tobstate nearly two yean ago.

A Burglar Convicted.hsrles Hunt was convicted of burglary InjksHumes' oourt yesterday. He was charged> entering the dwelling house of WilliamWk and Jack Hnbbell on the night offeasry 11, and stealing therefrom 925 worth ofMhold goods and clothing. Hunt's attorneyiMiedto the information on the ground thatMact been certified to by the prosecutingbMT. but the prosecuting attorney was\u25a0Md to amend the information by adding hisIttttte, and the case was put upon irlaL

Will Oo With His Pal.fcta Melnery, who was charged with E. A.J* with stealing a grip containing slot of\u25a0teg, gloves, toilet articles and other things,*M4at«s7, from a room at the St. Elmo hotel? latch 5, was convicted in Judge Humes'W yesterday of grand larceny. Bums, who? wnlgned on the same charge a week ago,\u25a0M a plea of guilty.

Confession of Judgment.frUssslon of Judgment in favor of V. H. Rosen-s'**Co., of San Francisco, waa made by R.jjjnt la the superior court yesterday forHU!, balance due on account for window

glass purchased between March 1,1890,Mltttfcl, 1891.

New Suite Filed.% tallowing were among the new suits be-*\u25a0#»superior court yesterday:fejVta Improvement Company v*. John Ball"?\u25a0tor 1168.75 for goods sold.jy>Blakealey vs. Joseph Blakesley?Suit*w*tttsonground of abandonment.

THE BLOTTER.

««WiaiOE COURT?LICHTENBEEQ. 1.

JJhtt Johnson vs. H. P. Gregory A Co.?we judgment and notice of appeal; filed.Ranford vs. James Rankin et al.?Re-order issued.

?2?? Klnkaid vs. William M. Berry et alTV*?!/ filed.St ",&*isher vs. George N. Gibson?Order

revival oi judgment.|QM»ent of F. H. 11iu & Ca, Laramer

Msignee?Order fixing tees of assigneeWjwneys; filed.J**1* Irwin vs. Detroit land & Improve-

Order of dismissal; filed.n uck ®» having been favorably re-C?*P° n p> the examining committee, waa

»the bar.Benson vs. George A. Benson?Find-

IK*"Cts, conclusions of law and decree;

Seott vt.CC. Calkins et aL?Orderfiled.

*s. Henry Albert?Order to show

iSfWsra W. W. Powell?Order requlr-to answer; filed.®WARTKX!(T? LIi'HTKNBCIUi,J.

iWjtonel 8. Shedd?Order directingFrederick W. Nickerson?Order

"editors.c. Baxter?Order directing

COCRT?HtMES, J.Ts - L. Isen?Judgment entered,

fefc ln*ton *s. Charles Hunt-Burg-?ltrney amended informs-J«of VCTjgrSy_ of prosecution.Bros. & Co.?Dam

B§fca*jfcL"~^a*w trial argued and overruled;

lng. When those veterinarians went out to theslaughter-house yesterday they were too late.All that could be examined was the carcasses.No veterinarian can determine the character ofa disease in an animal unless the intestines, thelung* and the ltrer are first examined. It isthose parts of a hog that must be investigatedto determine whether there are any lesions char-acteristic of the cholera; and unless the intes-tines are examined no man, 1 don't care who heIs, can honestly say that a hog was afflicted withcholera."

"How do you account for Meyer's men driving?way and killingthose two hogs that were leftIn the stockyards to be examlued later on by tiphealth departmentT"

"That la very easily explained. HermsnMeyer had nothing to do with that Itwas my-self and Dr. Nugent who ordered those twoanimala taken to the slaughter-house. Idid notknow anything/ about the health depart-ment's orders. We killed the liveone. The other one waa dead. Ithad died while in the stockysrds. Weexamined the live one; then he was killedand we held a post-mortem examination. Hewaa Buffering from pneumonia, uot cholera.Then we took out the intestines of the dog th.nthad died and we have them preserved inalcohol, and it will be presented in evidence onthe day of trial, when the damage case comesup There were no symptoms of cholera Theanimal died of lung troubles."

AN APPRECIATIVE CITIZEN.

Ha Bends a Check to the Fire Lsd-dlea.

Chief Kellogg yesterday sent the followingletter to Mr. D. N. Baxter, whose residence inNorth Beattle waa threatened by fire early yester-day morning, causing the department to turn° jt

BEvrri.it. Wash., March 24, IS9I.D..N. Baxter. Esq.?ZVor Sir: On behalf of

the fiie department Idesire publicly to expressour gratitude for the check so kindly given byyou to the department. While endeavoring todischarge our duty as firemen. It is a great aatia-faction to know that our efforts are appreciated.The check will be placed to the credit of our re-lief fund, a fund established and maintained bymonthly aseeesmenta on every member of thedepartment for the benefit of firemen disabledin discharge of their duty. With kindest re-gards, I am, very respectfully,

G. KEIXOOG. Chief of Department.

A New Banh Teller.

Mr E. M. Arthur has accepted the position ofpaying teller an«V will occupy the cage thismorning at the Merchants National bank of Ta-

coma, made Tacaut by the resignation of Chan-ning G. Baker, whose failing health made itnecessary for him to seek a change.

Mr Arthur is from Portland, Or., and has

Keen for the past five years paying teller for thegreat banking firm of Ladd A Tilton. He will be

a valuable acquisition to banking and social cir-cles of Taeoma, and his

connection with the

Merchants* National is in line with the well-known policy of the directors of that institution

to secure the strongest men to be had In theirrespective poaltions.-ra«»s»a Plot*.

THE CANAL IS FEASIBLE.

Board of Engineers, Says.

STEAMERS FOR BALLARD.

Funeral of the Fire *Ictlm.The bodv of Mrs. Staff, who died from injuries

received in the fire Sundayafternoon, ties still

at Bonney A Stewart's, from which place itwill

be buried today at S p m. TheBuchanan & Son, with whom MrStaff

worked,

have made up a purse to defray theburial ex.

peuses ofMrs. Staff.

House.EMvnu to loan at once, on inside property, by

CKiuee£*and a bale De»**it building.30c- Mine of Child's lisla thread

tail finished

hose, 30c. Cheater Qeery.

Salmon Bay Begularly.

THE PLAN FEASIBLE.CoL Mendell Says the Ship Ca-

THE BOARD VISITS THE LAKE.

Kual»sU ra *f Black River and MMPorUf«-A Meeting With Ciil-

nana and the Chamber.

Tha United State* amy engineers in chart* ofthe surrey of the Lake Washington ship canalap«»tyeeterday on Lake Washington. At 7oi clock In the evening they gave a hearing atu»e Chamber of Commerce to those Interestedin the canal, and at 8:30 they returned to Port-lino.

«oing, Colonel Mendell, the chairmanof the board, expressed himself ss satisfied ss tothe feasibility of the canal project.

The start was made at 9:30 in the morningfrom the foot of Yester avenue, in the steamern nS?" Th# '*rty 00 taart inoluded ColonelO. H. Mendell, of Ban Francisco, chairman ofthe board, and Major Thomas H. Handbury sndCapteln Thomas W. Symons, of Portland, alsothe board's surveyors, Mr. Philip G. Esstwlckand Mr. Eugene Ricksecker. Besides theseofficials there were Mr. Griffith Davies snd Mr.Jacob Furth, representing the Chamber ofCommerce, Mr. Philip G. Eastwick, Jr., Mr.Richard Nerins, Jr., Mr. A. F. Haas, manager ofthe Union Navigation E. G.Jefferson and Mr. J. P. Thompson.

The morning was perfect, for the sky waaclear and scarcely a ripple ruffled the surface ofthe lake. Tha air was cool and bracing. Rai-nier loomed up in the sonth, and in the norththe snowcap of Mount Baker was distinctly ris-ible. At intervals some of the snow peaks ofthe Cascades could be seen in the easternhorison.

The ateamer followed the western shore of thelake, pest point and bay, past tree-clad banksand clearings, aawmllla and farmhouses, untilthe opening of the Black river, at the southernend of the lake, waa reached, at about 10:80.The ateamer ran In as close to the shore aa poa-sible, and then two rowboats were launched, Inwhich Colonel Mendell, Major Handbury, Cap-tain Symona, Mr. Rickaecker and Captain Jeffer-a°n went out to examine the outlet They wentinto the Black river aa far aa the mouth of theCedar.

At preeent the waters of Lake Wssh-ington reach the Sound through twooutlets; one by the channel cut between Unionbay aud lake Union, and the other by the Blackand Duwsmish rivers. When tbe canal is builtit will probably be necessary to lower tbe levelofLaks Washington six feet, to that of LakeUnion. Most of the water would then run outthrough the canal, and the waters of Cedarriver would probably be drawn Into the lake aawelL Aa In any case there would probably be agreater flow through the canal than is needed tokeep lta locks full, the question arises as towhether it would not be best to cut Cedar riveroff from the lake with a dam. To aid in deter-miningthia matter, the engineera made somerough calculations aa to the flowof water fromthe lake through Black river, and from Cedarriver Into the Black.

After this work hsd been done the steamerturned back to tbe north, passing along the esstshore of the lske. The work on the Belt linewss progressing busily. The rails were laid to apoint back of Mercer ialsnd, and a constructiontrain waa running back and forth. For a longdistance beyond the end of the track the gradewss all down and many of the tiee were down.At intervsls along the ahorea were gradera'camps.

Aa the Klrkland came out of the channel be-tween Mercer island and the east shore the La-ton a met her.

Tbe Klrkland then steamed up the lake pastKlrkland and Yesler to Union bay. There theengineers lsnded to look over the portsge andlog canal between the bay and Lake Union. Atthis plsce the heaviest cutting will be done, andin all probability the channel will be made wideenough to lower Lake Waabington to the levelof Lake Union.

A canal for logs, built some fifteen feet wideand six feet deep, now connects the two bodiesof water. The current in thia canal is at pres-ent quite swift, snd it was estimated thft theflow through this outlet Is about as great asthrough ths Black river.

The lsnd between the lakes is very familiar toMsjor Handbury, who twenty-two years ago,under direction of Colonel Alexander, made thefirst reconnoissance for a canal there.

After a thorough examination of the land, theengineers returned to the foot of Madison av-enue, and took the cable car back to the Rainierhotel.

CHAMBER OF COXKKRCI HEARING

Facts Presented to the Board of Engi-neers Last Evening.

Before the meeting at the Chamber of Com-merce last night the members of the boarddined at the chamber in company with Mr. E.O. Graves, Mr. George H. Heilbron. Mr. JacobFurth, Secretary J. W. Dodge and Mr. E. F.Wittier.

The meeting itself wss well attended. Amongthose present were Mr. G. E. De Steisruer, Mr.Griffith D ivies, Mr. E. O. Graves, MY. JacobFurth, Mr. L. D. Ross. Dr. Samuel W. Ramsey,Mr. Wesley Wilson, Mr. George 11. Heilbron,Mr. Andrew Knox, Secretary J. W. Dodge, Mr.Philip G. Eastwick, jr., Mr. James Leddy andCaptain W. R. Ballard.

Mayor T. W. Lake represented Bsllard.

city. The city council have under considera-tion a proposition from tha contractors gradingthe Seattle £ Montana to grade thiastreet. There la a possibility of thiabeing accepted, as the railroad company re-quire more earth for their grade than they caneeenre without going to the expense of trans-porting it from some point along their line.Not only will thia be a earing to the city, butwill enable the Seattle *Montana to completetheir grade much sooner than if they shouldbe compelled to haul fillingfrom a distance.

The fact Is fully realised by tha citisens ofBallard that the sooner the Seattle A Montanabecome a completed line the quicker manufac-turing industries will be increased and tha citybe extended as a great commercial canter. Tbacity council, fully understanding thia fact, willundoubtedly see that every fsdllty is offered tharoad for the completion of the work.

As has been Said, Ballard has a great future aaa railroad metropolis. With the Seattle, lakeShore & Eastern and the Seattle A Montana bothentering the city, other railroads will naturallyfollow. In addition to the railroad facllitlea thacity enjoys and willenjoy, it is mom than likelythat the steamer Cascade, which was launchedyesterday afternoon from Holland's shipyard,will be put on a Sound run snd touch at Ballardtwice a week regularly. This Is understood tobe the purpose of the owner just as soon ss acity dock bss been built Thereto a possibilityof her being used ss aa excursion boat betweenSeattle, Tacoma and Ballard, but thia has notbeen stated as a fact as yet At any rate Ballardis pretty spt to havs a line of steamers beforethe summer baa paased.

A CAMDLI AMD COAL OIL.

Carnteasaoss Dastroye n North SeattleGrocery Store.

A fire in C. A. Kelly A Ca's grocery store stSecond snd Wall streets, in North Seattle, yes-terday afternoon, destroyed the entire stock ofgroceries, burned out two families snd nesrlydestroyed a three-story building. One story ofthe origin of the fire is that Charles Kelly, theson of C. A. Kelly and junior member of thefirm, was fillingan oil can for a customer froma five-gallon can. He had a candle, which behad placed on the floor near him, and be waa aointoxicated that be fell over on top of the canand the lighted candle. The oil ignited in-stantly and the back end of the store was soon inflames. Another story, told by a woman who wasin the store, is that young Kelly built too hota fire in the stove and the adjoining wood workcaught. Mr. Kelly himself, when approachedby a Post-Intelugbkcxe reporter, waa maud-lin, and could give no Intelligibleaccount of theorigin. He eacaped to the front of the store, butreturned to close the safe. All the books of thefirm were lyingon the safe and on the deak ad-joining, and they were nearly all destroyed.

Engine companies Nos. 1,2 snd 4, and No. 1chemical responded to the alarm, which waaturned in by Mr. Pritchard, a neighbor. Thefire was gotten under control in remarkablyshort time, and though the contents, includingall the groceriea and the furniture on tba sec-ond floor, were destroyed, the building waaaared from destruction.

The losses were: Mrs. Nevlns, owner ofbuilding, SI,OOO, covered by Insurance; C. A.Kelly A Co., grocery stock, 12,000, insurance|I,OOO, In the Westchester Insurance Company, ofNew York, W. J. Clark A Co., underwriters;George Hamlin, SIOO on furniture, and ThomasW. Marks, S2OO, with no insurance.

Colonel Mcndell made a short speech in be-ginning, and said that he wanted to get informa-tion as to the kiud of vessels which wr>uldprobably pass through the canal, so that a de-cision might lie reached aa to the scope of thework. He himself would suggest that the betterplan might be to begin modestly, snd then, asfuture need might arise, the canal could be en-larged.

BUILDING PERMITS.

Lively Spring Renewal of Works of Ina-provement.

The following permits have been Issued forbuildings, additions and removala during thepast twenty-four hours:

Robert M. Anderson, two-story frame, SSOO.Thomas Mitchell, addition, S6O.Carsten Bros., repairs, SSO.H. C. Raymond, one-and-one-half story, SI,BOO.J. S. Robinson, one-story frame, $25.Charles Hart, one-story frame, $25.A. M. Brookes, Improvement, $75.A. Rabel, two-story frame, S4OO.Charles Ashton, one-and-one-half-atory frame,

$1,200.Tudor Tudemann, repairs, SIOO.Amos Brown, improvemet, sls.Kela Bergman, one-story frame, S3OO.

BREVITIES*

Blacon Hill 1s that beautiful ridge between theSouth school and the reservoir, within one mileof the business centre ol Seattle. It will soonbe reached by the James street cable and SouthFourteenth street electric railway; fare livecents; call early on H. H. Dearborn & Co., room1, Squire-Latimer block, 216 Commercial street,for bargains in the choicest lota.

W. H. Kawishiri, of 1,102 Second street, cornerSpring, has on exhibition a magnificent collec-tions of Camellias of all colors; also a displayof bitter sweet orange plants of the dwarf va-riety, all bearing fruitbeing 10 years old. Con-noisseurs say that the Comgnet (a variety ofcitron) is the smallest ever imported to thiscountry.

Mr. Furth said that the people of Seattle hadlong hoped (hat the government would build acanal connecting the lakes, a canal which couldaccommodate quite large ships; for instance,those tthi«'h now come to the Sound. Such acanal would be a benefit not solely to the city ofSeattle, but to the shipping interests of thewhole Coast. The lumber business was growing,and would receive increased development bythe opening of the canal. The iron business isas yet in Infancy, but will be well developedwithin a year, and this industry will be greatlyaided by the cutting of the canal.

The Good Templars' lodge, of Latona, willgive a pink tea social and entertainment atMarquis hall, at La tons, on Thursday evening,March 26. Refreshments served after pro-gramme rendered. Admission 10 'cents. Allinvited.

George Boehen, John Campbell and PeterMorrison were arrested by Officer llanna lastevening on suspicion of having stolen a watchfrom a man in a Whitecbapel saloon. Nothingwas found in their possession, however.

A defective flue in a house near Madison andFifth streets yesterday morning at 9:15 calledout the fire department. The blaze was ex-tinguished with a couple buckets of water.

A dispatch received yesterday from San Fran-cisco, announces the death of W. W. Buchanan,of this city. Mr. Buchanan went down sometime ago for his health.

A Congregational church was oganieed byRev. R. A. ISeard, superintendent of the Ameri-can Home Missionary Society, at Brooklyn lastevening.

There were five homestead and four cashentries made at the United States land officeyesterday.

Two patients were received at Providencehospital and two ware discharged yesterday.

AMUSEMENTS

Second Performance of "Camllle."The second performance of "Cnmllle" at Cord-

ray's was liberally patronized last uight. Thedrama was produced with greater finish, and thaperiormers received gratifying applause. Nomore praiseworthy performance him been givenInthis cozy theater, and the management mayexpect full houses throughout the week.Mr. Wittier said that the lowering of Ij»ke

Washington by the building of the canai wouldmake aecessibl9 some of the finest farming landin the state, which at present is Hooded duringhalf of the year.

Barbers'ltch 14 Years.

In the auditorium there are several strongfeatures. John J. Leonard gives a very cleveract in his nimble clog dance and wonderfulsomersault feat, while Jame Gray pleases hishearers by rendering in telling style severalpopular ballads. Ladies' matinee will ba givenat the usual hour this afternoon.

Mr. Wesley Wilson. manager of the SeattleCoal aud Iron Company, stated that the outputof his company s mines was 6HO tons a day. Heestimated the saving in eost of shipping whenthe cmial is opened at twenty-five cents a tonfor the Gilman mines alone from «;ilman toSau Francisco. Then, too, the maintenance ofwharves in fresh water will be much less ex-pensive than keeping them in the salt water.

A Great Play.Preparations are being made at the Ar-

mory for the production ofthe latest East-ern success. "The Volunteer." A largestage is being built, and the managers saythey will be able to produce the play in al-most as good shape as it was done" at theGrand opera-house, San Francisco. Thedetermination of the managers toproduce the play at the Ar-mory rather than to give a poorand dwarfed performance at the opera-house is surely commendable, and as theexpense of doing it is very heavy, thehearty support of lovers of good plays isassured. The company is one of the bestever playing the Coast, including as it doesthat eminent comedian Mr. George T.I'lmer, Miss Cora Van Tassell, HelenCourtnay, William Seymour, Johnny Wil-liams ami other well-known artists.

Msyor Lake, of liailard, spoke briefly in be-half of Ballard.

It was finally agreed that a committee con-sisting of Judge Thomas Burke, Colonel C. M.Sheafe and Mr. lacob Furth should get facts inregard to the present and prospective shippingof the Sound and present them in writingto theboard of engineers. All who may have data areasked to help iu supplying the committee.

What Colonel Mendell, Chairman of the

Colonel G. H. Mendcll, chairman of the boardof engineers, when asked about the plans forthe ship canal, said: "The project is perfectlyfeasible. There hns never been any doubt inmy mind on that point, nor do I think that theother members of the board have any doubt onthat point. We have not vet, however, settledon any oi the details."

The Cascade Likely to Be Ran Into

The company were booked at the opera-house, but tinding the stage too small toeven intiate the big balloon, and not wish-ing to go by Seattle the Armory was se-cured. and next Thursday, Fridav andSaturday will probably see it packed, forthe prices, 25, Wand 75 cents, which themanagers have wisely adopted, and thegrandeur and novelty of the attractionis a guarantee.

The meeting of the city council of BallardMonday night resulted in the showing that al-most a mile of street improvements had beencarried out during the last month. This coveredboth grading from the natural line and side-walking. This work while requiring qui* anoutlay of funds was the cause of very little drainon the taxpayer. The improvement to the valua-tion of city property waa equal to five times thecost of the work. These kinds of Improvementshave been beneficial to every property-holder ofthe city, and have improved the appearanoe of

the streets to » great degree.There are several other streets which will be

graded and sidewalked their entire distance, bntthe cost will be nominal The establishment ofthe city dock will require a grade of a short dis-tance, which will be oi importance to the entire

REMOVED.La Roche, the Fhoto*rnpher, has removed to

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