The Washington Daily Post from Washington, Kansas • 4

GREENLEAF. This Department is in charge of Mr. Frank S. Weller, who will attend to all business connected with the POST in Greenleaf. All adm.

vertising will be handed printed to in him the before- POST 10 of the o'clock same day. Any item of general interest insertion. have only to be handed to him to insure Arctic soda at Spradling's. Refreshments at the north side ba kery, Geo. Stein will spend Sunday at Burr Oak.

Mr. John Donnelly, jour excellent fireman, slipped off to Atchison and took unto himself a wife, and they will soon take up their residence in Greenleaf. The gospel meetings at the opera house are well attended nightly. Go to Nap Paulin for fresh meal and choice flour. Soda water at Spradling's.

John C. Alten, "mine host" of the popular Alten House, has become a reader of the great moral daily, the POST. Ye reporter is getting up in this world. We hold down the responsible position of taking care of bran, while Geo. Stein is visiting.

Don't talk to us now, we are way up. Chas. F. Howe, the wicked editor of the Herald, failed to give Post credit for the write-up of the elite party. Don't let this occur again, Charlie, we are hot.

W. A. F. Maxwell went to Atchison this morning. G.

H. Johnston is doing his work while away. 0 The boys at the dispatcher's office are doubling up to fill open spots and the crew that is there now can do it. The boys are Lulu's. Conductor Uttley is rusticating for 30 days, but not at his request.

We are thankful to the boys of the road for any news item and we assure them that the PosT will be their staunch friend all through. Wanted, merchants to become members of Weiler's collecting and traceing Bureau. Oranges. lemons and bananas at the north side bakery. 6 Geo.

Elwood will ship three car loads of cattle to-nignt. J. E. VanHorn Co. have made arrangments to formally open the creamery Monday next.

They will put four wagons on the road and these will be increased as business demands. When will we have auother elite dance of the season. Amelinny." G. H. Johnson, the night train dispatcher has added his name to the DAILY POST list.

The article in yesterday's daily about Waterville managing to keep Greenleaf scared to death about the division is wrong. We will vouch to say that there is not one citizen of this city that loses any sleep over this matter. Milt Reitzer is now at the helm of the Barnes Enterprise. Milton moved his family to that burg this week. Mr.

H. C. Howe, left his name on our list for another great moral daily. Thus we catch them one by one and we don't give them away either. Dad Lott, the popular engineer ed his manly form once more yesterday.

We had not seen dad for quite a while. Next Monday we are to have a through train of the accommodation. H. D. Clark, special agt.

of the Reliable State Insurance Company, of Des Moines, paid the branch office a pleasant visit. The stars and stripes floated to the breeze in front of the Pomeroy house, to-day for what purpose we know not. Surveyor Blackstone has more than he can do and there will be an assistant here soon. There are several more additions to be laid out. The following business men have joined the Wieler collecting and tracing bureau of Greenleaf and have found that it is one of the best systems for collecting yet known.

Wm. Cairns, E. E. Snyder, A. M.

Foreman, Chas. McQuaid, Noble Langhart, Joe G. Nider, Chas. F. Howe, N.

Paulin, Dr. N. M. Gardner', J. W.

Beach, C. A. Scott, J. W. Werner Son, Foreman Stein, Dr.

O. C. Axtell, A. M. Cooper, A.

D. McLeod, C. E. Fox, J. R.

Pruden, Cliff M. Clark, B. T. Spradling, R. S.

McConnell Bremerman Simon, T. J. C. Smith Co. BARNES.

McKelvey A. J. Husselmen. LINN. S.

B. Shauers, Tate Lemper. WASHINGTON. C. F.

Barrett, A. W. Moore, WATERVILLE. J. Habenicht, G.

M. Holland. We wish to call all merchants attention to the manner in which it is conducted. This bureau furnishes reports to each member of parties who can and will not pay their accounts. We ask our merchants to look into this lent bureau as it will save them many dollars during the year.

The membership fee is $1 each quarter, or $4 a year. Correspond with the manager, Mr. Frank Weiler who will send you particulars. THE CITY. DAILY POST.

-Strawberry shortcake is ripe. -New Potatoes at Stewart's. -D. C. Taft, of Hanover, came in last evening on business.

-Alex. Lynx, claim agent, was in the city yesterday morning. -The City Council meets again on Monday night the 9th. Messrs. Brown Borst are having a cellar put under their market building.

-Bill Shull is having some good work done on the roads in different parts of the city. -Dave Evans sold onother lot of second band furniture in the court house yard to-day. -Mrs. M. A.

Waters has been visiting the past week at her father's residence in Strawberry township. -Ed. West, whose goods are being sold on the square this afternoon, will start for Florida in a few days. -The street sprinkler is in course of construction and will be at work in a day or two. -Some one is going to start a progressive chess party in the near future.

Just who we were unable to ascertain. -The Blue Rapids Ashing party returned sometime late last night and brought home about thirty pounds of channel catfish. -Capt. Wills says that Tom Groody and himself talk too much to catch fish; but a silent man like Jesse Rector gets there every time. -Dr.

J. W. French and daughter, of Morrow were in the city yesterday. The POST acknowledges a call from the Doctor. -Hon.

J. J. Veatch, of Coleman was shaking hands with his friends in the city this afternoon. John is a very strong possible candidate for county treasurer this fall. -Strawberries at Stewart's.

-Mr. Al. Heckert, one of the PosT's solid friends at Greenleaf, paid us a pleasant visit to-day in company with his bright little daughter May. -St. Joseph started out some weeks ago to raise $5,000 for a hospital.

The total at last accounts was $3,600. We wonder what St. Joseph would do with a college fund. -It does not look now as though the court house would be finished before Sept. 18th, although the treasurer's and clerk's rooms will be ready for occupancy by June 1st.

-The POST seldom does such tricks, but yesterday it left out Stewart's advertisements of new potatoes and strawberries. Stewart was first in the field and fir to say so, only the business manager mislaid his ad. You will find the goods at his store just the same. -Among the numerous parties of the past week was one composed of Messrs Sofield, Alspaugh, Hutchinson, Harrington, Diffenbaugh and Mr. Chapman who is visiting the Alspaughs.

They went down to Bond's Mill and report a goods day's sport. -The promoters of the College enterprise held an informal gathering at A. W. Moore's store last night to receive propositions from T. M.

Achenbach regarding a building site. Nothing was definitely settled, however but it is more than likely that one of his propositions will be accepted, and the college built this fall. -The G. A. R.

post held a meeting at the armory last evening to prepare for the ceremonies on Decoration day. Committees were appointed and Chas. Smith was chosen orator of the day. Rev. McBride will deliver the memorial sermon on Sunday the 29th inst.

at the M. E. church. The names of the committemen and the progiam of the day, will be made known later on. -The Post does not wish to fall behind the procession, and as the best metropolitan dailies run columps for certain classes of advertisers, we have concluded to follow suit.

Our first "Free column" is printed to-day and its patronage shows that a good thing is always appreciaetd and patronized. We hope to make this a feature that will not only receive careful attention from our readers but which will prove beneficial to the advertisers therein. -A prominent tax payer has a card in this issue which contains a query that we respectfully ask the city dads to read. One Ofact set is altogether too true, and that that the lumber yard owners are all non-resi dents, and probably in a pool; but if the city wants to escape paying higher prices than is fair and legitimate the way can be opened, and with the aid of the inter-state commerce bill another ward can be established and maintained here if necessary. The PosT editor has in his pocket the address of a representative of a lumber yard that is not in the Kansas pool who wants encouragement to make a northern Kansas location.

Free Column. NY ONE suffering from biliousA ness or constipation should subscribe for the Republican. 16t1 SALE. -A second hand rule work map form. Can be used in any of the newer Kansas counties without much change.

Inquire at the Republican office, under the sidewalk. 16 t1 REPUBLICAN if judiciously will keep ants out of sugar cure the worst cases of insomnia. HANG it. SAM CLARKE, 16t 1 Trustee of the Brains. OW is the time to subscribe for the Republican.

HARDY CHESTNUT ROBINSON, Proprietor. LEW SPRENGLE, Proprietor. of Robinson. 16t1 DAILROAD MAPS for sale at the Republican office. A temperance Purchasers chromo every map.

of five copies will be allowed to look at Grandma's bald head through smoked glass. 16 t1 STRAYED, spotter. OR When STOLEN. was roaming around town complaining of neuralgia and begging for a drink. A liberal reward will be given for his return to the Republican office.

16t 1. RENT. -The upper story of a large and elegant head. Was built for the storage of brains, but has never been used. Enquire of HI.

C. R. under the sidewalk. 16t1. THE REPUBLICANS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: I want you to show your confidence in Lew Sprengle by electing me treaurer next fall.

1 only want one term and then you can elect Lew again. Very Humbly Yours, 16t1 H. CHESNUT ROBINSON, good sized boy, about 7 years old, to wipe press and assist the editor of a (mis)leading paper. Enquire of L. J.

under the sidewalk. 16t1 dozen o1 two gossips to keep track of the whereabouts and doings of Charlie Barrett. Blanks will be furnished in which records can be made each hour and all expenses will be paid. Good wages and steady job until after election. Call at The Hole in the Wall, under sidewalk, from 18 to 21 o'clock.

16t 1. -A small boy, or little girl, to brush flies off the bald head of a literary old lady while she is writing articles about her wicked neighbors. Enquire at Republican under the sidewalk. 16t 1. ANTED, -Two more men to help drink what beer and whisky comes to town and report regularly regarding same.

Call between midnight and morning at Republican office under the sidewalk. Enquire for H. C. R. or L.

J. S. 16 t1 -The Post man nearly fell over himself in his haste to get the following resolutions before the alliance, Saturday: WHEREAS, The weekly Post has offered its columns to the farmers' alliance as an official organ, therefore be it Resolved, That we, as an alliance, adopt the weekly Post as the official organ and that the secretaries of the local lodges be instructed to send in a complete report of each meeting to the said weekly PosT." After the scheme had been properly sat down upon, he looked as it he wanted to hire a cheap hand to kick him. -Republican. As the above mentioned "POST man" was on the edge of swooning away, his nerve was stayed by the sudden appearance of an awfully bald pate, which bobbed up from the seclusion of the way back benches and began to drawl out something after this fashion: C-h-a-i-rm-a-n, 1-f y-o-0 w-1-1-1 a-p-p-o-i-n-t a c-0-u-p-l-e 0-f f-o-r m-e, ah, a-n-d 1-e-t t-h-e-m f-u-rn-1-s-h m-e, ah, c-0-p-y 0-f t-h-e m-i-nu-t-e-8 o-f e-a-c-h m-e-e-t-i-n-g I- g-i-v-e ah p-r-o-o-f t-0 t-h-e p-a-p-e-r-8." The unsophisticated gall of this bald-headed engraver of maps, proved to be a perfect soporific and nearly every member present went to sleep during his ungrammatical speech.

Then he became aware of what he had done and his, conscience smote him, so he sat down, buried his face on his arm and was heard no more. -Grandma has made a discovery that the PosT was led to say a few words about Judge Hutchinson because of Geo. Elwood's toes being tramped on by the district court. If George has had his corns squeezed he probably knows enough to take care of them, and Granny deliberately lies when she says that commenced its fight on Jndge Hutchinson even as late as this year. Granny is crazy as ever.

-J. F. Sprengle and a party of friends were fishing, last evening, at Mill Creek. When it begun to grow dark Mr. Sprengle proposed a fire and started in search of some wood.

He came upon a pile of brush and was in the act of picking up some of it, when he was bitten on the band by a snake. He immediately began sucking the wound and succeeded in drawing out a large portion of the poison, but left sufficient to cause his hand and arm to swell. Medical aid was reached as soon as efforts possible, forth but notwithstanding came put the snake out ahead and Joe is confined to his room. The new syndicate that has purchased the eighty acre tract north of the B. M.

depot bas been named College Heights Syndicate, and they offer ten acres of the tract to the organization that proposes to erect a college at this place this summer. The land to be given to the college, free and clear of all incumberance and platted to suit' them. If the college company do not desire the entire ten acres they can sell what they see fit and put the money in the building. Besides this, the individual members of the syndicate say they will donate in the way of money, as liberally as they can, and as liberal as they would if they'd did not donate any land. Whether or not the offer will be accepted by the college, we do not know, but the matter is under consideration, Washington is so fortunate as to have two or three fine sites for a location of an institution of this kind, and the board of managers do not wish to act hastily on the matter.

They will no doubt select the place that will give them the best natural advantages, and at the same time add as much as possible to their capital. Every person should express themselves on this matter at once so that the board will know what to do. The college will be built at once, and the size of the building will depend largely on the assistance that can be obtained. We want the college and will have it, for those who are at the back of it never do anything by Register. Belinda Darby, age 76 years, died at 7 o'clock p.

May 4, 1887, of paralysis of the side. Mrs. Darby was the wife of Rufus Darby. She was born in Montgomery county, Maryland, June 30, 1811. Was married to Mr.

Darby in 1835, and lived happily with him for fifty-two years. They came to this state in 1858, locating in this county. She was the oldest female settler, in this county. She leaves a husband and four children, Mrs. W.

Woodard, of Cloud county; J. W. Darby, of Montana Philip Darby, of this city; Asa Darby, who still remains on the old homestead. Mrs. Darby had a host of friends who wlil mourn her sudden demise.

-There were thirty-two applicants for examination for tencher's certificates. The superintendent reports the issue of four second and eight third grade certificates. There being thirtytwo applicants, twenty must have failed to pass. -The Electric Light Company will shortly make the city a proposition about water works that will astonish them all as to its cheapness. -Glancing through our exchanges we learn that Lew Sprengle has secured the support of another newspaper in this county.

The Bladder" says: "The Bladder wants it understood that it is for Lew Sprengle, first, last and all the time. Lew possesses many of the virtues of the Bladder." With the Greenleaf Bladder and Independent-Journal, the Haddam Clipper, and his own and Granny's Republican, we shall be surprised if Lewie aint beat. -We are receiving queensware and glassware daily. Call in and see some nice goods. 17tf PARRISH SPRAKE.

-Full line of men's and boys' light weight clothing, including seersucker for warm weather. PICKARD McELHANY. Henry Bashford, late of Logan has been secured by Cullimore Miller to wrestle with the work in their tin-shop. Mr. Bashford is an experienced mar and will produce the best line of work ever done in the city.

-Fish poles and fishing tackles going fast at Parrish Sprake's. 17tf -A few more of those canned goods are left at the First National Grocery. They are good goods and cheap. If you want them, go now. Last call.

-Just received another lot of Dress Satins and Lawns. Come and see them before they go. PICKARD McELHANY. -Good pasture, water and timber, for young cattle and colts. Known as Hook farm.

Enquire of THos. HAAK. -If want best lawn mower in the world -one that will cut high grass as well as low, and run easy, call at Parrish Sprake's and see their stock. -Parrish Sprake have a fine line of "Alaska" Refrigerators, and those who contemplate buying would do well to select one before the assortment is broken. -Tea can no longer be classed as a luxury.

It has come into almost universal use. Its quality and purity are of importance to every one. To meet the demand of good, pure, wholesome tea the First National Grocery has given the subject years of careful study and thought. Their care and study have given them the necessary experience and tact to know where, when and how to buy. The result of this careful study is to place within the reach of all a pure and unadulterated leaf from which ladies brew the most delicious cup.

-There is nothing more appropriate for a wedding present than some of the high novelties in Glassware for sale by PARRISH SPRAKE. $100 Reward. One hundred dollars reward will be paid for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who fired our ice house on the morninng of Tuesday, April 26th. FITCH JACOBS. -Those new designs of collar button and pin at W.

Calvet's jewelry store are simply beautiful. It is a that something of this kind can not worn by the men. -Our stock is complete in all lines, und lower than the lowest. PARRISH SPRAKE. -Talking about cyclones and water Works, what is the matter of buying your boots and shoes of T.

B. Fredendal. -J. C. Stevens carries the best line of perfumes in the city.

-Red Letter Cigar is the best 5 cent cigar in the west. 12-6t -Go to J. C. Stevens for hammocks and fishing tackle. -Smoke Red Letter 50 Cigars.

12-6t We are crowded for room and will give our customers the benefit of some very low prices on cook stoves for the next 30 days. PARRISH SPRAKE. -We are the acknowledged he adquarters for everything in our line. PARRISH SPRAKE. -Sunoke Red Letter Cigars.

12-6t -Our motto will always be good goods, honest weight and prices to suit all. PARRISH SPRAKE. -If you would like to hear an instructive lecture on how to save money, call on T. B. Fredendall the boot and shoe dealer.

-300 styles of pocket knives to select from at PARRISH SPRAKE's. -FOR SALE. -1000 Concord Grape vines, 2 years old, at $4.50 per hundred. T. J.

SEEVERS. -Before painting your house call and 886 those Tinted Leads at J. C. Steven's City Drug Store. -In order to continue the sale of first class groceries at very low prices, we must as continue to sell for cash.

FIRST NATIONAL GROCERY. -The "Jewell" vapor stove is too well known to need a recommendation from them us, for the past 5 years and they will ask those who been using tell you that they "can't be beat." We are sole agents. PARRISH SPRAKE. -Smoke Red Letter Cigars. 12-6t -We happened in the jewelry store of W.

Calvet to-day and our attention was drawn to a new pattern of ladies Combination cuff button, and sleeve pin. They are something beautiful and the ladies should not fail to take a look at them. -We are receiving the daily. latest Call novel and ties Glassware, see them. PARRISH SPRAKE.

-You will find a nice line of shoulder braces and trusses at J. C. Stevens' City Drug Store Washington Markets, FURNISHED RY B. WILKINSON Co. 23 Wheat 40055 Rye 20(022 Hogs.

4500470 GEORGE L. GREER. WEST SIDE TONSORIAL PARLORS, Washington, Kansas. With good workmen, clean towels, and sharp razors, we can warrant satisfaction. Give us call R.

S. BIRCH. ATTORNEY AT LAW, WASHINGTON, KANSAS. Probate Judge. J.

M. HARRELL, DENTIST. Has all the modern appliances of dentistry and is prepared to do all kinds of work Teeth extracted without pain by the use of oxide gas. Office over Fredendall Cole's store, Washington, Kansas. J.

G. LOWE, CHAS. SMITH. SMITH, LOWE ATTORNEYS. WAININGTON, KANSAS Office over the First National Bank.

WILSON. Wilson, RAMILTON. 8. H. Hiamilton, Co.

Atty ATTORNEYS AT LAW Washington, Kansas TILBURN SCOTT. BARBER. Washington, Kansas. Has fitted up a neat shop in rear of Wasnngton National Bank where he is prepared to accommodate al' who come. W.

H. TRUESDELL. HOTEL AND LUNCH ROOM, Greenleaf, Kansas. Mr. Truesdell has remodeled his lunch room and opened up a first -class hotel where the traveling public get the best accommodations in the city.

Call and see him TRY THE People's Laundry W. J. KELCH. Northeast corner of Square. Laundry work of every description done in the most satisfactory manner.

Regular customers can have their wash at any city address free, being called for. work delivered SECURING THE DEAD. An Exploring Party Breaks Into the Nanaimo Mine in British Columbia. Dead Bodies Recovered--Two Hundred Lives Lost-Mexican Herders Found Dead. Supposed Due to the Earthquake--Floods in Arkansas- -Scurvy on Shipboard -Lightning Storm.

Died. NANAIMO, B. May exploring party that went down yesterday morning broke through into the mine and discovered the dead lying in all directions. All hope is now given up of saving any of them. Thirty-five bodies were recovered from the mine.

The fire is still burning, but is under control. The mine is owned by the Vancouver Coal Company, of London, England. The latest investigstion shows that 101 whites and eighty. five Chinese were in the mine at the time of the explosion, At two o'clock the body of Michael Lyons was found on level No, 1, 700 yards from the hoisting shaft. He was a mule driver about eighteen years old, and was found at his station, near dead mule.

The corpse was taken to school house where he lies, terribly burned about the face and breast. His face is black from the effects of the gas. His father is still in the mine. A cave-in evidently occurred just beyond where he was lying. After the strictest inquiry it is learned that there are forty seven widows, most of whom have large families.

The Chinamen met last night and made arrangements for burying their country. men. Some of them refused to place the dead in coffins and had to be compelled. to do so. The stores still continue to be closed and little business is being done.

Most of the men are from Cornwall, Yorkshire and Wales, and a few are from Nova Scotia. The fearful character of the explosion can not be exaggerated. Over 130 children orphans have already been counted. The progress of subduing the flames is proceeding rapidly and it is thought that all danger of a second explosion is over. EFFECTS OF THE BARTHQUAKE.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. May Mesa, seventy-five miles west of Albubuerque, on the Atlantic Pacific railway, is a rugged upland occupied by countless flocks of sheep which are cared for by herders who follow their flocks day and night unseen by the owners for weeks at 1 stretch. On Tuesday Hubert Gonzales, 8 large sheep raiser, rode over the plains 1 to inspect his flocks, reaching the Mesa at 3:30 p. and climbed to the top of a high rock to scan the country in search of his herders. At that moment the sky become overcast; 8 low rumbling sound seemed to approach from the southwest, and then a slight tremble shook the rock upon which he was perched, followed immediately by a loud report and severe shocks which made the rock sway to and fro like a ship at sea.

He was overcome by a deadly sickness which almost caused him to fall from the rock. Recovering, he started by the path he had climbed, but found the rock had been rent in twain, leaving a fissure ten feet wide, which accounted for the report he had heard. He managed to regain the ground, and remounting his horse rode rap idly in search of his herders. Gonzales found some of the sheep scattered and bleating with fright, but no herders were in sight. A short distance further on he was horrified by finding the body of one of the men stretched upon the ground, dead.

The other two he found a mile away, both dead, but the bodies bore no mark of violence or injury of any kind, and they were scarcely cold, the flexibility of their limbs indicating that death had overtaken them all within the time that Gonzales had been in the Mesa. The only plausi ble theory that could be formed as to the cause of their death was that' the extreme fright caused by the terrible convulsions of the elements, which he himself had witnessed, had killed the three men at the same moment. The expressions of their faces, which bore the impress. of fright and terror, sustained this theory, it is believed that these three men were perhaps the only human victims of the great southwestern earthquake. ARKANSAS FLOODS.

LITTLE ROCK, May from Clark County are that the rise in the Ouachita river at Arkadelphia yesterday was fifteen feet, and a fearful overflow is impending. People are moving to the bills and much destruction to property and stock is feared, especially as many cattle are in the bottoms and can not be driven out in time. LIGHTNING'S WORK. JAMESTOWN, N. May terrific storm passed over this region yesterday morning.

Four buildings at Randolph were struck by lightning and burned, and several horses and other live stock were killed by lightning. Fruit and forest trees suffered considerable damage. SCURVY ON A SHIP. NEW YORK, May British ship Bancla, 118 days from Manila, arrived here to-day. During the voyage three of her crew died of scurvy, another is at the point of death and of a crew of nineteen men only six are able for duty.

TORPEDO BOATS DAMAGED. PARIS, May Temps says that a number of torpedo boats were seriously damaged in a storm while going to Algiers, and that two have been dismantled and four others docked for repairs. Unpleasant For Phelps. NEW YORK, May Home Rule Club of this city last night took into consideration the statement of Minister Phelps that Americans as a rule were not in favor of Home Rule in Ireland, and it was decided to ask Secretary Bayard if such a statement was correct, and if so, to declare that Mr. Phelps no longer represented the people of the United States and consequently should be recalled from the English Government.

"Citizen" Train and Omaha. OMAHA, Neb. May George Francis Train's secretary, H. C. Bemis, is here and says that he comes to bring suit in the courts for title to 6,000 lots located in the most densely populated part of the city of an estimated value of $10,000,000.

He says that Train lost possession of the property by being adjudged harmlessly insane. Herman Kauntze is now the owner of a great share of the lots, and claims that his title regular and good. Train is Tacoma, W. T. Afghanistan.

LONDON, May the House of Lorde last evening Viscount Cross, Secretary of for announced that Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India, did not confirm the report that the Khyber pass had been closed by the rebels, The Viscount added the Government had no reason to beHere that the forces of the Ameer of Af ghanistan had been defeated..