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a Vessels of Spain Sunk at Manila and se onepwie S see “0 | Raised by Dewey Will Be Made of Effective. [fee eceprament pana rte ~ Don Juan de Austria, isla de Cuba and Isla s..".ancve ee de Luzon Will Be Provided With American Guns and Put Into Commission. WASHINGTON, March 11.—The | maval board of construction met at the navy department to decide on | THE SEATTLE, WASHINGT rotiations | the ova | cht | time past n nm going on between government oMeials and the o of the vessel for sending th | have arrangements have been batiafaetor | ity completed, and the big vessel will | begin loading in a fow days | Every pound of the carge wo to) anila wilt be loaded at this port. | ome | be shipped to the Puilipines cheap rand more easily than from an other port on the coast, The untir> ing efforta of Captain Richard Chil- | ‘ib better vessel could be selected for such service than the Marion [Chilcott, She te one of the few tron | |veaxels fying the American flag, and she ix one of the fastest clipper }ahips attoat. On her recent voyage jfrom Europe to America #he came ry near breaking the sailing ree- | ord, She arrived from Port Miakeley | this morning, where she has been tria have four S-inch guns, four on the beach being cleared and over } pounders and four Colt automatic | heuled, This war done in conten guns, and that the Cube and Luson | Diation of her being chartered by the | the character and number of guns to) each have four 4-inch guna, four ¢ | KOxernment be placed be the three Spanien gun-) pounders and four automatic Colt | boats, Don Juan de Ausiria, Ista d¢/ guns. Admiral Dewey's recommend: | ly 3000 tone ‘The cargo to go to the Philippines om the Chilcott will amount She hauled ai Cabs and Isla de Luzon, sunk in the) ation that the Spanish names of the | the Ocean dock thi forenoon, ant battle of Manila bey and raised un-! der direction of Naval Constructor | Capps. They are now at Hongkong being reconstructed under the super- Vision of Naval Constrector Hobson. ‘The board decided to follow the re- commendations of Admiral Dewey, and will recommend to the navy de- ‘partment that the Don Juan de Aus- | LAND OFFICE GASES Work for the Local Depart. mont Is Acoumulating. appeared before local register of lands yester- to the claima of Bamuel the southwest quarter = township 23 north, was homesteaded by ee rl Hi : “ : Betz aH i thers have bend Oother set- i ? i it ' q i tl i | ! i m. i.—flena- sick, Ht out much! f t | | 54 ! oe Ej : | WILL BE CHRISTIANS Japanese Government Will Follow England. HAMBURG, March I1.-- A Tokio @ispatch says the Japanese govern | Ie considering the wholssale of Japan, making | the official. religion. for this is alleged that | belicf that the move would | Japanese in their progress. Me's Sad but Silent. NEW YORK, March 11. — It was given out this morning that Kip-| Ing is still improving. The writer is taking the death of his daughter keenly, but silentty. Will Ratify It. MADRID. March l.-Queen Re- gent will probably ratify the peace treaty with the United States be- i 52 FF SANTIAGO, March 11.—SIx brig- ands captured at Conceplon have The authorities The prisoners “made confessions, in which they im- pitcate many Cubans. SMILING SKIES Salisbury Promises a Beauti- ful Sunday for Seattle. Weather Director Salisbury not only agrees to furnish cerulean biue skies tomorrow, but he promises tha: the weather shall be heated to a de- ‘Nghtful temperature from that stoc of grateful warmth which he has had in cold storage weeks. Salisbury ix a man of his word. would ‘not proniise such “bes Sunday weather untes# he hi Article on tap, Tt would be criminal warelereness on his part now to let @ rain storm get loose on the Bound to destroy thousands of ostrich plumes on the ladies’ hate aed pro- duce bitter lamentations. Mr. Salis- bury feels his responsibility. He will do the right thing tomorrow. — | BE oie a | for #0 many Sy nian SECOND IN THE SERIES. A large crowd gathered in the! auditoricm of the Y. M. ©. A, taet) night to witnens the second of the) Pentahlon contests being held by the | @sanciation. Last night's scores, together with the totals up to date, for the first five highest in the lst, are as fol-| lows: i MeDougall soon 186 807 6-10 | Crooks 43 068 8-10 Cook . SIA 1-3. 616 2-15) McDonald . 319 2-8 610 3-10 Hinckte~ , mrt 9.90 | lands, building ground, house rente, | veasels be retained was indorsed also | Will beatin loading in @ few days by the board. The ‘guns required | it '* expected that she will be ready = " Capt, are ready and wil! be pped to Ban bang gee ees Te — Shite. vet! Francisco for transportation 0 to the Sound, wil) atlll be retined a» Hongkong or Manila in April on the | her commander transport Buffalo preparing for her voyage acroas the Pacifte from | Manfta. j | At the Seattte theater Inst even- ing Lewis Morrison appeared in " Faust. The piece will be repeat- WILL BE WEEKS YET ed tonlent / ‘The nate of seats for Nance O commenced this morning at Postmaster-Elect Stewart Is. “**''" ‘"""" Not Office | Sousa is on the coast and will roth nf | shortly appear in Seattle with hie Postmaster-clect Stewart expects | farnour band. his papers from Washington City to- | . But he does not know when Ne| Manche Stoddard will be the at- wit take charge. Those papers ars | traction at the Third avenue theater to he signed, returned to Washing- | next week. MePhee's company has ton, and sent back here. Mr. Stew- | enjoyed & gond week's business at are has the matter of his bonds etili| that house during the week. and in hand. the company will appear for the last Mr. Btewart said this morning: “1 | time this evening don't know just how long it will be | ‘a before Lean take charge of the office.|_ Licenses to wed were insued today You know Uncle Sam dove things | for Carl John Carlton, age 47, and slow, Dut sure, and it ail lays in his | Jennie Emile Carteon, age 2 both Hands. It will be several weeks be- | of Reamond: Nite Christian Engdot. fore I can pousibly begin my duties, | age 2%, and Marte Linbo, age 2, both but you know the ‘General’ and I are | of Norman. friends, and everything is all | ~— } Queen in France. | SEATTLE INKLINGS. “AMUSEMENTS. et the | BOULOGNE, March i.—(Tulletio) }—Queen Victoria arrivet here this [morning and immediately proceeded [by spectal train to the south of | France, A large Jotoe of gendarme. ga00.008 iy Taronieeme te ge escorted her from-train to trate | line near th during ins ene Duluth during the samme" Bsterhazy Coming Back. Cc. & Fee, general passenger) PARIS, Mareh tt «It ie expected | on, | agent of the Northern Pacific, pre-| that the United Court of Cassa diets © brisk business In the east./now considering the Dreyfue re ern traMec this summer, vision cane, Will order & rupplemen- | <attitiny leary inquiry into the care neat week It f@ predicted that much freight! Eaterhasy will be, tiven fate con Will be shipped from St. Paul to the | duct to Paris In order to appear for Sound thie summer. It ts already | examinaiton. moving freely from Chicago via the — == START Benj. W. Pettit has been promot 4 to the position of paying teller fn | the Dexter Horton bank. This will necessitate his giving up the man- the Seattle clearing | agership of for over seven years. carteen cs — EXPONRE Secretary Prosch, of the chamber | ae of commerce, has a letter which pus ign i Eaters. Rotten Meat for the Soldiers. THE BERR INQUIRY IY CHONG ‘The boys at Manila are in need of - " literature, such as magazines and foood and clothing, wager for skit! ed and unskilled inbor. Mr. Proseh will anewer these questions. He is wondering if the outcome will be the errival of a ehipload of natives headed by the Hon, Ralf Bey Ef- fendi. pers. They can obtain nothing of toe ‘hind over thave, and anything | “0% Col. Sharpe Tells 2 Ho in that Hne would be appreciated. Story of Bad in Parents who have boys in the army ben would write them oftener if they Pp realised how time drags along. and if they could see how faces brighten - up when mail is received from home. —— CHICAGO, March 11.—The exam- The funeral of John A. Ladd will |ination of witnesses by the beef In- take place from Hik's hail at 1:99 | Guiry poard today developed some ere enrrey. tartiing testimony by L t FE. H. Anderson died March 9, at | Sharpe, Chief of Commissary Providence hospital of acute gas- | at kamauga. He » da that tritus. |the beef transported from the depot | ite the « p in wagons, was recking cuohesy. toe er ee tea eae! |with filth and filled with maggots, the dence, 1113 Thirteenth avenue, at 2| Worms falling and trailing along the p. m. today. |road. The beef packerg were not | --— | reaponall: fi thia, he id, but the The remains of Charles Levy will| regimental commissarios were to be shipped by Bonney & Stewart to | blame, Louisville, Kentucky, this afternoon, | - — for interment. David Levy, his son MINING EXCHANGE will accompany the remaine 1 W. H. G. Temple, of the Plymouth | ae Church, will address the meeting for Local Bureau Was Incorpor- men tomorrow afternoon at the Y M. C. A. ated This Morning. Articles incorporating the Mintng Exchange were drawn Reginning March 13, the passenger | rates of the Canadian Pacific rail- | Bureau and road from eastern points to the|ap and adopted at the ting In coast to those of the Great North- | the chamber of cow this morn ern. That ts, $25 for second class ing. The capital stock in to be 81000, tickets and $52 for first divi into #50 shares, $1.60 down ad and $1.0 assesament per month vt aradise Lake Mill company | made to pay current expenses of the has been Incorporated with a capital exchange, The object in organizing stock of $15,090, divided into 400 |i" to foster d pment of mining shares at a par value of $60, to build | properties tributary to Seattle, ald and operate mills at Paradise lake | in uring investments in legit ining enterprises, provide for Incorporatora ere Frank HK. Tom. | ma linson, Clayton @. Converse, Harry |reporting mining properties and H. Chamberlin, H. Frank Phillips. blish reports thereon, collect and maintain, exhibit of ores, and give such authentic Information as may be valuab hvestors, and to dis- COING TO WAWRILA countenanc th ing and sale of wildeat at cs and properties. | aot Fifteen trustecs were elected to Steamer Chil i has Been hold office until June 10, 1899. The | next meeting will be held March 16, | in the office of Robinson and Rowell, | Chartere The first vewel to leave Seattle | when permanent off for the ex direct for Manila In the government’ change will be electe®by the trur | co wilt do #o inaide of two or tee | The case of Chas, W. Nordstrom, l who kitle wm. M { Cedar | and are anxious for a forward move- Mountain, on Novernber 1891, ment on Aguinaldo. General Law- came up before Judge Jacobs thi®}ton has taken hold, and is prepar- morning A ition of fT for lv: h os ie Caw errant. [08 for an advance, which everybody ed by the court on motion of Den expects will speedily begin & Cready present N rdatrom’ a | The last of Spanish soldiers, except | attorney HH. Lewls, during | the in hospitals, embarked for! his absence Lewis has had the | gpain today case elt inning, and it te} hatte ASE cae SOs necessary be he | This case has been carried from The Chicago Market. one court to another ng ayn tovong CHICAGO. Mareh 11, Cattle | feet in etill very much alive [© "vem HOES stockera unchanged; | ) URDAY EVENING MANO 11, \" WANES A BAY VIE Jack Dalton to Live In Seattle. RESIDENCE ON QUEEN ANN MILL To Be Tried for Murder. NEW YORK, March 11.—lNeeorder Goff decided this morning that Ko land Molineux will have to stand trial for the murder of Sire, Kate Adams, COPENHAGEN, March 11,—Prtne coms Mexandrina, wife of the her apparent to the Danish throne, gave birth to @ son today, Fire in Missouzi MOUNTAIN GROVE, March 11 A business block Was burned here thin morning: Lone, $115,000. Indi. Have Smalipox. GUTHRIN, 0. T,, March 1.—-Maj, Lee Patrick, agent for the Sac and Fox Indians, among whom smallpox in raging, feporte 67 deaths up to March 4 There are 69 canes in the pest house. Gores by A Cow. PORTLAND, Mareh Ih-~Dr. B. Hutehingon, inapector in en ike the United States bureau of ancl industry station at Portland, ts at | 8t. Vincent bispital euffeding from sever wound in the left thigh, inflict jed by an infurtated cow in the stock- |yard at Troutdale. Although con- fined to his bed, Be is not suffertng any pain. and expects to be able to be out within a couple of weeks, Must Pay Full License. er and Fron. ramen Likes This City and Was Purchased Property. Jack Datton, the famous Yukon ploneer, frontieraman, bh @iter, gold- seoker, and builder of the Dw traf) in Alaska, in to become a rent- dent of Seattle, He will build one of the handsoment residences in the city on Queen Ann hill, and may be contemplating wearing a silk hat Tn the event he does branch out in & wilk bat, he wilt have the capital a8 on exeure to wear it | ‘ Mr. Dalton has purchased the PORTLAND, March 11. — Unitod property on Queen Ann hill at 1615 States revenue officers are deginning Kighth avenue west, overlooking the a crusade in Portland that will have Sound right on the brow of the a decidedly disquieting effect on hill — the purchase price having got of the reall tquor dealers, and been forwarded a few days from restaurant and boarding house keop- Chitkat, where Datton te to era as are not obeying the law in re- present. The site is one of t \Gard to affixing and canceling rev- in that elevated portion of the city. cnue stampa required on every re- Mr, Daulton will remain in Alaska | coptacte containing wine, beer, or during the mining season, perhaps ocher lquor. untit September, and then he will ¢ to Seattle, and he is authority he statement that immediately | for on bie arrival he wilt let the con- Hary Coughan and Thomas Burke were arrested yesterday evening by Officer Rurkman ona warrant swore much money Mr. Dai it by the sant inspector. Im- propriate for the buildin, provements were ing made in the idence, but It f waid that the exact | First avenue house, and it ts claim- amount will cause the Alaskan o|¢d poor material wae used, They concern Just so long aa he geta what will have & hearing before Jude sults him. He wants an elegant Canm in the munttipal court next Thursday. tract for the buliding of his new elty home. It is imponsible to ascertain how home, and he is going to have it. THE UNION PACIFIC'S OUTLET Future of That System, the N. R. & N. and the Short Line.” OMAHA, Neb. March 11.—W. D.| Mr. Cornish, “owns @ majority of the Corn'wh, of New York, president of | stock ef the Oregon Bhort Line and | the Oregon Shert Line, for a time| the latter road owns a majority of | jock of the Oregon Railroad & | company, and under} tn the Went attending the land sales! the af the Union Pacific road, says that | Navigation all that will be done for the present | (hese conditions the thres tines can | had wha ee j work together nicely wilout any | the, abeception of the Ore closer agreement. There ts no prob- Short Line by the Union Pacific Co ability at present of the moving of | Three-quarters of the stock of the | Short , Lige hesdquarters, to) former road have t exchanged | Omsha. There are good reasons why for the stock of the Union Pacific, | these offices should be kept separat- | and this comntetes the transfer of /@4 from the Union Pacific in this| Jcity, the Short Line in Salt Lake | * property as fully as is now con-| ated. “The Union Pacific,” said | Cty and O. R. & N. at Portland.” | 1 WILL NOV ON ENENY done atepe lox ing WANTS CITY WATER.’ CH. Van Frocklin has pet the board of public works f wa and hes asked that « #-in. be run from Melrose avenue t¢ n Pine street and Belleview will, pay half of the a of pip and ted to vis water | nt of Lights and} nse maar! Ses tans tae vee OBA, Lawton Pre- pares to Advance. pe tion be gr WANTS AN ACCOUNTING. Anna M. Cunningham has entered a complaint before Judge Moore, tn h ghe alleges that her brother, ae Claney, has rendered no nc- ting to her of rents and profits from premises inherited and owned jointly by them. She claima to have only to Washington, and t brother has all along led her to belleve that the property has been unproductive. TROOPS ARE BAGER FOR A FIGHT AGAIN DELAYED | | MANILA, March 11.—Some light Postponed flordstrom c skirmishing occurred at Caloocan and at San Pedro Macati today, but Still Another Week. no casualtion are reported, The American troops are in fine spirits, cows, $204.65; Texans, $3.50@ Light, 5c, Migher mixed, $3.60 leh, $2.50@ rough un- 90; heavy, REV. GARRETT’S CALL. Rev. PD tt, well known | atives, lambs unchanged; in ttle \ ‘or sev al years) , $3.40@4.00. he waa recte Mark's imeor nacindpaseincennighiasmenta al chureh, has had a eall to the rectorship of St, Luke's church in| Wietoria Sails for France. San Franciseo. Mr. Garrett \* af) LONDON, March 11,.—The Queen present rector of Trinity Episcopal | gaijed for France today. © chureh at Portland He has not yet a aan mntpnanteneiste aceepted the San Francisco call, but tt Is belleved he will doo, The| C¥bans Will Disband. San Franelseo rectorship tendered| HAVANA, March 1, — A report him hag been, until recently, Mied | was elreulated, last night that the! by Rev William Me and, since| Cuban army would surely begin to elected Bishop of Sacramento, disband shortly. SEATTLE STAR. ison, COFFEE POT ALL These Price 1 quart, 6c. 2 quarts, 8c. 1% quarts, 7c. 3 quarts, Oc. » phone Subscriptions to _ Pike iSO 9OOIG' PRICK ONE ay NEXT WEEK Hints Our window shows a large variety atsuch prices SPELGER & HURLBUT 1215-1217 Second Avenue OFF FOR THE NORTH City Topeka Leaves for Alaska. MANY PASSENGERS ON BOARD Spring Rush to the Morthern Goié Fields May Be Seid to Have Set in. ‘There was a lively time at Ocean dock this morning when the steam- ship City of Topeka salled for Bkag- way and way ports, From early morning until the steamer left port, the dock was packed with @ dense crowd of curiosity seekers. ‘The big steamer took north an- other large delegation of passengers. Many of these were miners and prospectors bound for Skagway and Dyes. The spring rush has set ip, and from now on it is Hiely that every northgoing boat will be well filed with humanity. Captain George Tyler, connected with Frank Waterhouse’s line of steamers at the lakes, left for Skag- way on the Topeka. He ts taking with him a large shipment of sup- plies for the company’s vessels, Cap- tain Tyler also had with him six powerful dogs, which he will use to pull sleds. Four of the dogs were Malamutes. Other parties going north had dogs fhe after part of the steamer, and an long as she was at the dock, the air was thick with discordant canine howls. The Topela's list was as fol- lows: Mike Ruth McCormick, C. P. Lynch, Arthur MeVicker, Mrs. Me- Vicker, Miss M. McCormick, ra. E. J. cCormisk, A. Witcher, C. Hanson, Mise M. Hawkins, W. M. Hawkina, J. H. Sullivan, Mrs. G. E. Howard, A. J. Knipe, FF. B. Suley, A. G. Rays, P. Sully, A. Weskor, Lena Laska, John Enekson, E. Mitchell, F. Christansen, Frank Lusk, James Pratt, P, Peterson, George West, A. Must Obey the Law. PORTLAND, March 11.-—-Collector of Internal Revenue David Dun- ne has Just recetved trom the Unit od States treasury department a 4 ciston regarding the application of the special revenue tax to broke |of county, city, and school warrt The decision i an important one, and will be the means of enriching the government to the extent of several thousand dollars at the ex pense of many of the brokers of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, who will be called upon to pay again the amount of the spectal tax, which, under a former construction of the law, was refunded to therm. This refers to the special tax for the fincal year ending June 3, 189%. Brokers are required to pay a special tax of $80 « year. ‘The old ruling, made in September, 1498, was to the eect that persons employing their own money in buying warrants were not subject to the special tax required of brokers doing a general business, FOR FISH HATCHERIES. Much interest was taken by fish. men in securing money from the leg- White river. .eccecesss errmesese Methow FIVET sescereeeeerensraee Neaqually o..-cocecsccseceverence Two More Victims of Robbers. HIGHWAYMAN COLLECTING TOLL Detectives Claim That the Majority ef the Reported Robberies Are Pure Fictions. ean, Miss Harvey Carlson, Miss). Emma Carlson, Miss Rebecea And- erson, J. A. York, Mra. J. A. York, Charles L. Urter, W. J. Makelin, Captain George Tyler, Charlee H Morris, C. J. Berry, H. F. Berry, G. T. Edgar, 8 A. Potndexter, L. L. Rooth, A. C. Carson, W. A. Mix, M. D. Mix, W. W. Hoff, Mra. J. Eng- lish, J. O. Rounter, W. H. Taylor, MH. P. Vermin, John O'Brien, Anna Alysk, A. L. Bee! and thirty-four second class. SUNDAY SERVICES. Firet M. EF. church — Rev. BE. M. Randall, pastor. Morning subject, “Living in the Ligh: evening sub- Jeet, “Gallows Reading.” aptist—Rev. 1. J. Sawyer, corning subject, “Ettied evening subject, “Empty , North pastor Clos”; ch ¥ Plymouth Cengregation—Rev. W. H. Temple, pastor. Morning, a mid- Lent sermon; evening subject, “Al- most persuaded.” St. Mark's Episcopal—Rev. J. P. Liwyd, reetor, Morning, a marriage sermon; evening subject, “Manners maketh man.” First Raptist—Rev. L. 8. Bower- man, pastor. Morning subject, “Raptiem of the Holy Ghost”; even- ing subject, “Judas and Paul.” Presbyterian — Rev, A. H. pastor Morning, “A *, evening, “Have you First Hutchison, noble exampl been invited.” Second Presbyterian—Rev. W. A. pastor. Morning subject, | Ma | “Neither poverty nor riches"; even- ing. “Refore the court of Divine Justice.” Weatminster Presbyterian ~- Rev. H. W. Gilchrist, Morning subject, “1 wi? follow Thee whether soever Thou ge ; evening, “What Jesus now Is, and what He does.” Trinity Parish — Rev. Herbert H Gowen, rector. Mornin “The fourth vision of Zachariah’ ing, “Life and works of John Wes- ley.” An inquest will be held in Bonney & Stewart's morgue this afternoon over the male child found in the garbage pile near the Vendome hotel last Thursday, Coroner Sparling will investigate the case thoroughly. Anna M, Klatt has secured 9 dl- voree from her husband, Emil A Klott, on the rounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Jabotson, as receiver for the Connecticut & Alaska Mining & Trading association, has sold the schooner Moonlight to Lister Sarle for $1000. be Another hold-up was reported at police hemdquarters today, An ex- pressman named Jackson and a friend were walking along Third av- enue, near Lee street, about § o'clock last evening, when they were com- pelied to stand forth and deliver. They had reached the corner of Lee when two men stepped out from the shadows. One man covertd Jackson and his friend with a r= volver and commanded: “Throw up your hands! The hands went up and the ex pressman and his friend were re- lieved of the few dollars they had in their possession. The robbers walked away, and no attempt was made to stop them by the victims, Detectives were sent out to locate the footpads as soon as the robbery was reported, but the mission proved abortive. Some of the local detectives im that the majority of the stories of the holdups are pure fictions. One detective said this morning: “Two-thirds of these reported hold- ups are no hold-ups at all. Men gamble and visit places of low re- sort, where thelr money is either spent or taken from them under cir- cumstances they do not cere to dis- cuss, Having no other excuse for the loss of the money, they go home {ana tet! thetr family that they have been held up and robbed. Whe have the reports of hold- ) of them turned out |just as I have related.” “Yes, sir,” said the quiet man, “we want the army reorganized.” “You think we ought to have more soldiers?" 1 haven't studied the question that far, But, from some of the remarks that hy passed, I don't hesitate to conclude that we need more chaplains.”—Washington Star. “Well, there is the greatest case T ever saw or heard of in my life.” |said a Chicago bicycle dealer the other day, as a tramp turned away and walked out of the store “What about him?” he was asked... “That fellow had the nerve to ask me for ten cents to get his wash out of the laundry.”"~-Chicago News. “Alice fell in love with Claude be- cause he was so pensive and thoughtful.”” “Well?” “Then she broke the engagement because she found out that when he looked that way he wasn’t thinking at all."—Detroit Free Press. “How shall we govern the Phil- ippines?” asked the interviewer. “I don’t know,” answered the busy. military man, “tl will be time enoiigh to think of that after we get them out of the notion of trying le govern us,"Washington Star,