Census in Alaska to be arduous task in 1900 plan
Special Agent Dunham will lead the Alaska census starting June 1900 with crews scattered across mining regions and reindeer stations. Officials anticipate high labor costs and transit challenges as enumerators are paid on the spot and travel across the Yukon and coastal settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Alaska
Merriam
Dunham
Dusham
Yukon
Unham
Regioa
Washington
Dunning
Congress
Porto Rico
United States
Hawaii
Weather Forecast for Seattle and Vicinity Tonight
Tonight through Thursday fair and warmer in Seattle area with light south to east winds. Temperature drops noted at most reporting stations except Seattle. Rain has occurred in Washington Oregon Utah and Montana. Pressure distribution is unsettled with high readings over Oregon Washington and Idaho and no clear low pressure region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Baker City
Tdlahofalla
Winnemucca
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Building Permits Issued for Local Homes
Building permits were issued to N. H. Germain for alterations on a residence at 400 Pike Street costing $310. Wit Rakey filed for alterations on a residence at Fremont Street costing $14. K. W. Wincapaw received a permit to build a two story residence at 1011 Columbia Street costing $200. Ralph Ramaker got approval to build a one story frame residence at 719 East Olive Street costing $1000. A. N. Dalk was authorized to build a one story frame residence at 1628 Summit Avenue costing $900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Germain
Pike Street
Wit Rakey
Fremont Street
K. W. Wincapaw
Columbia Street
Ralph Ramaker
East Olive Street
A. N. Dalk
Summit Avenue
District balks at street numbering change over superstition
In Washington on April 19 the district commissioners denied relief to Henry J. Gilroy who claimed misnumbered addresses on his block. Gilroy said 2407 H Street and 2414 H Street caused sorrow and sought a change. an inspector found the block numbering correct and no action was warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry J
Gilroy
Hi Street
N. W
Ecommissionera
H Street
Beach
Gilroy Address Controversy Faces City Board
The board split over Gilroy's appeal to change his business address number. Wight and Ross opposed, noting a prior case not applicable as precedent. Gilroy moved to MIS HM street, but officials declined to grant relief, citing the saying about making one’s bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilroy
Wight and
Ross
Messrs
Wight
Rosa
Capt
Beach
Mr. Gilroy
HM Street
Wieht
Scottish American Investment Company Incorporation
The Scottish American Investment Company is incorporated with capital stock of 00,000. Trustees named are James Stewart Carrick, Joseph L. B. Higgins, Geo. Spencer, 8. B. Spencer, and W. D. Lambuth. Principal office to be in Seattle. James H. Perkins and Geo. James filed papers this morning to incorporate Variety Iron Works with capital stock of 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stewart Carrick
Joseph L. B. Higgins
Geo. Spencer
8. B. Spencer
W. D. Lambuth
Seattle
James H. Perkins
Geo. James
Variety Iron Works
Humboldt’s Close Call Off Alaska Reef
Steamer Humboldt arriving from Skagway and Lynn Canal ports struck Vanderbilt reef about fifty miles south of Skagway at midnight. The keel was damaged but the ship stayed afloat until a few hours later due to the rising tide. After coaling in Seattle she proceeds to Esquimalt for drydock. Notable passengers include L H Gray and M Mareden among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Skagway
Lynn Canal
Humbeoku
Clara Nevada
Seattle
Rcquimalt
L. H. Gray
Trafic
White Pass
McCauley
John Edson
Robert Longmire
Capt. Langtey
A. Buckingham
M. F. Vac Huser
L. Berdoe
Mra. N. Cheadie
Dan Sutherland
C. G. Sanford
H. Obin
Mrs. Charles
M. BR. King
Jelina Jergera
Cedar water system contracts awarded after injunction dissolution
Judge Moore ruled objections to the Cedar River Water works bids insufficient and allowed the Seattle board of public works to award Subdivision No 1 to Pacific Bridge Co of Portland Oregon for 911 007 48 and Subdivisions 2 3 and 4 to Amyth Wakefield & David for 215 409 25 51 441 20 and 28 014 60 respectively. Judge Moore set hearings for next Wednesday and Thursday on merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Cedar Water System
Pacificc Bridge Company
Portland
Oregon
Amythe, Wakefield & David
Judge Moore
Tracy Robertson
Seattle
Moore Saa
New York Investor Buys Seattle Block for $60,000
Henry F. Sinclair of Corning New York purchases the northeast corner of Flint Avenue South and Washington Street in Seattle for $60,000 from Puget Bound National Bank. Sinclair, linked to Watson Manford & Raser, plans further Seattle real estate purchases after returning from Europe. The 110 by 4 foot lot supports a three story building with stores on the ground floor and lodging on upper floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Sinclair
Flint Avenue South
Washington Street
Puget Bound National Bank
Sinclair
Corning
N. Y
Charles Watson
Watson, Manford & Raser
Thin City
Heattle
Flret Avenue
Minclair
Europe
Seattle
Sinclair Beet
Democratic National Committee Chair to resign
Report says Benater Jones will resign as chairman of the Democratic national committee. Possible successors named include ex Governor Bione of Missouri or Elliott Dinforth of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benater Jones
Democratic National Committee
Bione
Missouri
Elliott Dinforth
New York
Warrant Issued for Charles A Koehler in Fraud Case
A warrant is issued for the arrest of Charles A Koehler on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly impersonated Frankie, a roommate, read his letters and telegraphed Frankie’s home for funds, securing 45 dollars before leaving town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Koehler
1 Ie
Koehler
Frankie
Man drinks poison in reckless dare on ash dump
Philadelphia report says eight year old Matthew Mahon drank dark lavaquid from a medicine bottle after a dare. He grew violently ill with pains and cramps and was taken home in critical condition. The item notes a separate case in Stroudsburg where a missing son may be declared dead and a local court awarded damages in a railroad injury suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Matthew Mahon
Mahon
Matthew
Strodshuhg
Ewe Sylvester Jones
Jones
Noemaen Jones
Vision Sparks Reunion of Bauder Couple in Quincy
Mrs George Bauder reports her husband deserted her in Quincy Illinois last September. She says a dream led her to locate him in St Louis where his mother-in-law lives. She admitted she was a fortune teller to the elder Bauder and pressed for a warrant after the reunion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Bauder
Quincy
Bauder
Justice Hall
St. Loula
Hauder
James C. Olimore
Philippine Insarcenta
Luzon
Jamestown
Lieut. Gilmore
Fnally
Washington City
Tie
Marton
Monongahela
Bancroft
Vesuvius
Machias
Sigsbee
Leutenant
St. Paul
Manila
Dewey
Yorktown
Woman locates husband at bicycle factory after dream
Chicago tale follows a deserted wife who dreams of her husband at work in a bicycle factory near a large building. She finds the plant, obtains a warrant, and the husband is identified and confesses. Also reports a mine foreman’s dramatic rescue after an insane fall and legal moves in a murder case in Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thie City
Tattersall's
Henrietta Wold
Ambushed at Luzon Coast Lieutenant Gilmore’s Party Missing
The gunboat Concord heads to Manila with details on Lieutenant Gilmore and fourteen men who ashore near Luzon. A cutter reportedly fired upon and vanished after three volleys, sparking belief of ambush or slaughter by insurgents amid Spanish hopes for rescue.
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Manila
Concord
Gilmore
Caleron
Luson
Yorktown
Gilmeore
Ries
Philippines
Insurments
Duel with a Rattler Ends in Double Death in California Camp
In Tulare California on April 19 a lone traveler near Hunt Station was found dead beside a massive rattlesnake. The man, unidentified, likely slept in blankets when the snake crawled in and attacked. he beat the snake to death with a club but succumbed to venom.
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Tulare
Cal
Hunt
Here
Southern Pacific
Musual
Man
Snake
Aide
Multiple Seattle Court Actions and Transit Rate Update
The Seattle court scene includes a default entered in Scan dinavian American Bank versus Johnston Speer for 8008.42. Thomas Moway sues Going Northrup Co. over a broken contract. he claims a $772 damage after leaving a $875 monthly job. Other items include a divorce suit, a death, an insane asylum commitment, and a Great Northern collision suit for 20000. A new Automatic Telephone company briefing yields no action. The Sleeping Car rates from St Paul to Seattle rise, with many city and interstate destinations listed, plus Chicago to the Sound and New York to the Sound surcharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Moway
Superior
Going Northrup Co
Seattle Hardware Co
St. Paul
Seattle
Ellensburg
Pasco
Spokane
Hope
Missoula
Butte
Helena
Livingston
Thilings
Miles City
Fort Keogh
Glendive
Dickinson
Bismarck
Jamestown
Fargo
Winnipew Junction
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
New York
Sound
Port Townsend Mention Highlights Seattle Visit
Cc. F. Clapp of Port Townsend was in Seattle last week. C. Sunde, ship chandler, will leave tomorrow for a five months visit at Christiana Norway. He will be accompanied by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. F. Clapp
Port Townsend
Seattle
C. Sunde
Christiana
Norway
California Representative Sam Hilborn Dies of Blood Poisoning
Washington reports the death of Hon. Sam Hilborn, representative for California's Third District, from blood poisoning after an illness of less than two weeks at Garfield Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Greely Hilborn
California
Garfield Hospital
Mine Blast Kills Fourteen Miners in Bilboa Spain
A mine blast in Bilboa Spain killed fourteen miners when an explosive charge detonated prematurely. In Atlantic City the monetary committee met in secret with all members present except Chairman Henderson of Iowa who had not yet arrived.
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Bilboa
Spain
Atlantic City
N. J
Monetary Committee
Henderson
Iowa
Reed to resign as Speaker of House
New York April 19 The surprise announcement says Speaker Thomas B Reed will retire from Congress and join Simpson Thacher Barnum to become a partner in the law firm. Rumors of a challenge to Reed in the House had circulated but were not believed credible until today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thos. B. Reed
Congress
Simpson, Thacher & Barnum
Reed
House of Representatives
Steam and sailing traffic at Puget Sound wharves
The Willamette sails for San Francisco with coal while the Spartan arrives from San Francisco to load coal. Wasp undergoes a deckhouse build and repaint. A new schooner from Port Angeles will arrive to receive sails and rigging. Rosalie carries freight and passengers to Skagway and Lynn Canal ports. Sargent en route from Honolulu to Seattle. arrival imminent. Salmon runs scarce on the Columbia with price rises. Halibut supplies steady. Drumbarton loading cargo at West Seattle and set to call for the Orient. Hutton Helm expected from Vancouver with 500 tons cargo for Schwabacher dock and flour for Hong Kong. C G Merchant heads to Seattle from San Francisco. Orizaba replaces City of Topeka on Alaskan route. Elihu Thomson arrived Honolulu April 9. Corona sails from Port Gamble to San Pedro. Garsdale arrives from Tacoma. Kirkhill spoke en route Cardiff to Hequimalt. Henry Villard arrived at Falmouth from Tacoma.
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Hutton Helm
Vancouver
Liverpool
Schwabacher Dock
Seattle
Hongkong
Earthquake Devastates Villages as Volcano Erupts
An earthquake in BUENOS AYRES on April 19 killed several people and destroyed the villages of Vinclina and Jaquel. Eruptions from the Huango volcano near Vincling caused additional damage and disruption.
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Buenos Ayres
Vinclina
Jaquel
Huango
Vincling
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Special
Weather Forecast
Cedar River Water Works
Board OF Public Works Acts
John P. Neynolda
Northern Pacific Railway Company
John P. Brown
H. L. Wilehelm
Fred H. Parr
John Fi. Allen
Benjamin Gooscup
London
Epsom Downe
Newhaven
Survivor
Tom Cringle
Ind
Berne
MT. Carmet
Joseph Beiersehmidt
Locust Spring
Lelerschmidt
Chas. Nordstrom
Col. J. Hamilton Lewis
McEinroy
Picrre
Martinique
Guadalupe
Rattler
Hunt Station
Ve. Johnston & Speer
Henson
the Plains
W. R. Gay
Capitol
Interior Department
Tacoma
Mr. Gay
Feassion
Mattie Winyard
Superior Court
Nelson Winyard
Edward J. Murray
Weller Street
Electric Laundry
Third Avenue
Madison Street Avenue
Marion Street
William Pornanski
New Automatic Telephone Company
Frank B. V. Ingersoll
Wee Prenent
Ihs
Antonio Silveria
Great Northern Railroad Company
Smith Cove
Spelger & Hurlbut
Wall
Star Paint CO
Moran Brothers Company
Beente “Worthington ” Imping
Mosher
Roberts
United Sates Metallic Packing Company
Golden Rule Bazaar CO
Eosot Avenue
Snoqualmie Falls Power Co
Gilman, Renton
Stont Ave
Mein St
Jowning, Hopkins & CO
Stervts, Stecketencags Brokers
Bailey Building
Seattle, Wash
Walla Walla
Victoria
Clay Eversole
Optician
Buel Legal Tender Development Company
Beattie
Dexter Horton
B. Nichols 4 CO
Czar Reed
Rengn
Law
Willamette
San Francisco
Spartan
Wasp
John Johnson
Port Angeles
Rosalie
Skagway and
F. Sargent
Honolulu
Columbia River
Drumbarton
West Seattle
Orient
Centennial Mine
C. G. Merchant
Orizaba
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Topeka
Elihu Thomson
Corona
Port Gamble
San Pedro
Hamburg
Garsdale
Kirkhill
Cardiff
Hequimalt
Henry Villard
Falmouth
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