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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1892
Page
1
I have leased two store rooms on Fourth Street and will sell at a bargain for the next fifteen days any article of furniture now on hand at my present quarters. Call to purchase before other buyers do.
Special to the Tribune Roslyn May 11 Nearly two o clock yesterday afternoon when a huge explosion hit mine No 2 killing or injuring many. Rescue work began immediately with 382 miners in the shaft and gas delays noted. Bodies recovered show severe burns and broken limbs. Justice Gamble ordered a coroner's inquest while relief aid arrived from Tacoma and other cities.
Collector of customs R P Earhart of Portland Oregon is dead aged 55. Minister Frank L Coombs and wife from Japan sailed from San Francisco. Imperial council in St Petersburg to admit Jews to municipal franchises. Missouri Democrats in Sedalia back Cleveland for president. England to join bi metallic conference per Goschen. Cuban representatives petition Spain for equal duties on sugar and alcohol. Loire Inferieure towed to Thursday Island after nine days ashore at Cook's Reefs. jettisoned 500 tons cargo. Orchard refinery at Greenock burned loss £30000. refined stocks destroyed. Lodz riots expel 300 foreign workers and sentence leaders. General Gresser ill with blood poisoning from unclean syringe. mortification spreading. Iowa Democrats predict Boies as next U S president. Ottawa senate passes reciprocity wrecking act with U S and Canada. modus vivendi renewed. Navy orders Yorktown Mohican Adams Rush Ranger to Behring Sea from Pownsend.
A Seattle Telegram reports factions push Colonel T W Eddy toward candidacy while Governor Werry rejects a run and renominat ion. The scheme to place Alf later overrides public notice, as allies urge races for Congress and the governorship. The effort relies on secrecy but risks exposure as word spreads.
At the Will Man Kunce Concorp New Hampshire May 1 state convention delegates were elected for the national convention amid disruption. Oliver H. Branch chaired briefly and Arch challenged Grover Cleveland and his administration as disloyal. Cries of hisses followed as Arch’s amendment to strike Cleveland for Hill was ruled out of order and the platform was adopted before adjournment.
Lonpoy May 11 Ulster unionist members repudiated rumors of secretly purchasing arms and drilling a defense army. They claim three lines of resistance against the home rule bill start with parliamentary opposition, then boycotting Irish parliament, and finally active resistance if ordered by Parliament. They say they would not resist troops unless success justifies it.
Reports say Emin Pasha moved to Bora in Equatorial Africa but retreated due to ammunition shortages and rains turning the land to swamp. He fell ill and lost sight but hopes to retake Wadelai with Stuhlmann's aid. Also notes on wheat corn oats pork lard barley markets and local deaths and business failures.
London reports Tom Mann a prominent labor figure will run in the upcoming election for the West Birmingham constituency, challenging current MP Joseph Chamberlain in the house of commons race. The note appears amid broader financial market summaries from New York listing railway and shipping stocks on noon quotations.
Washington May 11 The article notes President Harrison and officials like Jerry Rusk and Attorney General Miller enjoy baseball and peanuts at the park. It highlights their calm demeanor, public habits, and frequent park visits, with senators such as Hill and Gorman also tied to the game. The piece also lists new officers of the State Pharmaceutical Society and a Seattle banquet tribute to The Judiciary.
The piece notes rising crimes against property in Europe with Vienna Berlin and Paris showing police limits and calls for martial law. London fears grow around the atha and czar protection, while diplomats suggest foreign war could aid France and Germany against terrorism. Independent school report covers Tenino No. 44 term ending April 29 1892 with enrollment 51 000 and attendance figures.
The McMahon circus, which disrupted the public square on Monday, ended in Tacoma with manager McMahon accusing advance agent H. Babbitt of embezzling circus funds. Babbitt allegedly borrowed 75 dollars at Port Townsend and fled with a woman.
A. P. Fitch chairs the committee to solicit funds for Memorial Day expenses including entertaining a Tacoma military company and one from Aberdeen. J. S. Dobbins, R. B. Crandall, and E. B. McReynolds will collect on the east side, west side, and city proper. The Weather: today’s high 59, low 41, rainfall 0.03 inch. Conditions favorable for more rainy mornings.
A glass factory is discussed in Tacoma and W C Childs will continue his travels from Colorado to California and Puget Sound. A new railroad company forms to connect Gew to Grays Harbor via Union City and Shelton. Radloff, Seattle con artist, claims you cant catch me in a letter to police. Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Walla Walla names officers led by W G Albans and J C Mitchell. Tacoma ministerial alliance condemns Rev Wolf for refusing burial rites to a pagan. Piercy and Browne, both 21, plan a Tacoma to New York bicycle tour with 100 miles daily target.
Alfred Thompson, charged with passing a five-dollar gold piece, was taken to Tacoma for trial but returned. No evidence was presented and the case was continued to the following Tuesday. Thompson claims the arrest was malicious, says he did not know the coin was bogus, and that he would not have passed it if aware. He was released on his own recognizance.
The Tacoma Ledger starts publishing stories of early Washington settlers in daily and weekly formats. Subscribers can receive the Ledger weekly for 75 cents, while non subscribers can get both the Triune and Ledger for 1.75 in advance. Electric Bitters marketed as a tonic for liver stomach and kidneys.
The Presbyterian church will install Rev. T J Lamont as pastor tonight with several prominent ministers of the presbytery participating. Lamont has led the church since November 1890 and a call was issued about three months ago. A special choir will provide music and ladies are preparing. Short addresses may be expected.
Unity auditorium will host Rev. Thos Van Ness Thursday evening for a lecture on Russia. Admission will be free, with a collection taken to aid Russian sufferers. proceeds to be split with relief efforts.
The Congregational church hosts an entertainment to benefit the music fund on May 18 at the Unity auditorium. The program features the best local singers and performers for an enjoyable evening.
The Olympia theater reserves Lange’s historic Olympia painting used by Spokane during the state capital canvass as an extra drop curtain. It will debut Thursday between acts two and three of Keppler's Fortunes. An amateur dramatic company plans Fate or Woman Against Woman at the Olympia theater to benefit the band.
City Steam Laundry trims prices to lure customers away from Chinese labor and to promote home work, claiming first-class service and no risk of leprosy, urging local patronage.
An office advertisement invites readers to buy Barton's Handbook for 1891 and 1892 detailing the state's constitution resources and county and state officer names. The price is $1.00 and readers are instructed to address the office for purchase.
A promotional note urges keeping money at home by supporting domestic industries, claiming Davis' Best flour is as good as any in the market and suitable for building up local wealth.
W N Harris authorized to collect all accounts due from subscribers. No Moonlight Excursion canceled. Multnomah expected to resume regular run Friday. Capital City band excursion to Steilacoom postponed due to accident.
Joseph Cheim receives fifty seven cases of fine boots and shoes to sell. Local parish priest warns against importing goods and suggests using home flour instead of shipped supplies. Advertises Davis' Best flour at one dollar thirty five cents per sack.
Axapuqurqui New Mexico May 11 Gould’s visit not just health related. Pecos Valley railroad stockholders met and report the road now under Gould’s control. Line runs Pecos Texas to Holdy New Mexico toward Albuquerque joining a Durango line to form a Galveston Puget Sound route. Control promises southeastern New Mexico trade leverage. Olympia board of trade delays officers and plans a revised incorporation with $10 membership.
Notice to Democrats announcing the democratic primary election for the Fifth precinct to choose delegates to the county convention. The Milroy building at Eleventh and Washington streets will open from 2 to 7 p.m. on May 14, 1892, with the county convention set for Saturday May 21. R. Simonson, Chairman of Precinct.
Mrs. I. M. Lee will open Mrs. B. B. Bagley’s store at Ninth and Adams within a week. She will offer ladies millinery novelties and related fashions.
A Groton resident Mrs Ada F Hurd writes of illness from a bad cold to consumption. Four doctors gave up hope before she trusted in Dr Kings New Discovery and recovered after eight bottles. Bucklin s Arnica Salve advertised for skin conditions and piles with guaranteed satisfaction, sold by Acme Drug Store and Marr Ross.
An item notes Robert Frost has received a patent for a hand blotter pad carried between the first two fingers of the left hand. The device is designed to aid bookkeepers and busy writers in keeping papers clean while working. Also advertised is Enterprise Manufacturing Company in Tomwater offering rough and dressed timber and related building products.
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