The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 15, 1899, Page 1

( ue the city in 1850. Mr. Hopkins moved|¢*tensive repairs to her engines. * &round considerably, and it was his Weather for Tomorrow ‘ RAIN THE VOL. I-NO. 16, Washington Volunteers Stand the Brunt of the Firing and Capture Two Towns. Private Van Buskirk Killed and Private Rodney Church Wounded —Greatest Fete Since February 5th, Says General Otis WASHINGTON, March 15—(Bulletin)X—War department officials are gratified over Wheaton’s victory. It is un- derstood that General Otis’ policy is to drive the insur- gents into the uncultivated region before the rainy Weather sets in. There they will have nothing to eat, and it is thought they will lay down their arms. No attempt will be made to buy off Aguinaldo. WASHINGTON, March 15,—General Otis cabled the * following this morning: “Three thousand insurgents moved down last night to the towns of Pasig and Bateros confronting Whea-| ton’s troops on the Pasig river line. ANOTHER GALLANT FIGHT a i aa cee ead SEATT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON when the noon lunch hour arrived, Wan etill at it, Observer Saliebury had brought his umbrelia to the office for active service, but when he observed the evident intent and purpose of the sun, he quietly placed the article out of might In a back closet, and began ealculations on the weather for Thursday. We shall have fair weather to- nlaht, aid he, “and probably tomorrow, with southeast winds. It will be observed that the “probable” is a diplomatic inser tion tn the foreoant, and whether it rains or not, the prediction will pot be very far wrong, THE CHILCOTT RELEASED. The ship Marion Chilcott, whieh Was recently libeled by the sheriff in behalf of parties instituting a civil sult, has boon released from custody, This was done on a supersedean bond of $8200, fied by Barneson and Chil- eott, The Chil rtly begin loading her cergo for Manila. The Volunteers of America will celebrate St. Patrick's day by a grand shamrock social, In the evening a musical and tterary pro- ‘The ladies of ® lunok. gram will be given. the poet will serv aca TME COOLER. Posninskt, the secondhand dealer who has been a leading fiaure in the fortminal courts during the past two weeks, and who was recently te- arrested by Detective Meredith on a By heavy fighting | charge of receiving stolen goods, over for trial in Wheaton dislodged and drove them back, taking four] {nv worse court, be dudes cane hundred prisoners and inflicting heavy loss in killed and) tt rane wounded. Wheaton reports his own loss to be ‘eaiy| sie ek ‘MeRoberta bi moderate. He now occupies the towns of Pasig and Pateros with sufficient force to hold them.” , Fillpines Are Again Routed. MANILA, March 15.—The towns of Pasig and Taquig were again taken this morning after a desperate fight with the rebels. The Filipino forces were opine | He will annwer to the heey, HAPPY IN DAWSON Boston Man In the Klondike ‘The Boston Herald of recent date bas the following to say relative to touted. Pateros was occupied during the night by thes Bostonian now tn the Kiondike: Washington volunteers. They early formed for a night Baa Crossed the river and fell on the insurgents, who} after being shelled out of the place. The Washington volunteers had one man killed, Pri-! vate Van Buskirk. Private Rodney Church ‘was| wounded. Twelve of the enemy were killed and eleven’ capture The fighting around Taquig was fierce. | Psp, nryporss inte they had] this morning at a place indicated by | cleared two lota at Rampart City of| the murderer, | Wheaton’s brigade attacked the enemy, who had con- centrated their forces there, and routed them after most severe After the battle Wheaton pushed forward and captured. Taquig. The American losses are not fully reported. Privates Carroll and Combs of the Twenty-Second infantry are among the wounded. General Otis is highly pleased with Wheaton's opera- tions, and today’s victory, he said, was the greatest since February 5th. Two gunboats started out this morning) to destroy all the lake shipping. MANILA, March 15—(Late Bulletin)—Severe fighting occurred at Pasig today, the enemy being routed after a seven-hours battle. The troops engaged here included three companies of Washington volunteers, two compa- nies of Oregon volunteers, the Twentieth Infantry, and two guns of Scott’s battery. Many of the insurgent’s dead floated down the river since the fighting ceased. The Filipinos largely outnumbered the Americans. Away at His Home. Captain Chas. Hopkins died yes- terday at his home, corner of Ferry | becn undergoing repairs at the Stet-| the Anacortes Ran. The steamer Bay City, which has avenue and Columbia street. The|son & Post miil, will probably re- Gecensed was eighty years old, and| sume her run on the Sound tomor- | a. of the pioneers of the northwest. je came around the Horn in ‘49, dur- ing the gold excitement, and en- pied ta et on Oe on ee ele ae waged tn t in San F deco to truck, and has received sev- 4nd made money, but was ruined in| ¢ra! improvements, the most impor- the fire which destroyed nearly all| ‘Mt of these being a new boiler and row or next day. The steamer has) The exterior planking along the in nearly| des bas been removed and replac- every place he would locate. Hel @d by new. The hull has also been finally settled in Milwaukee, Oregon, |¢Painted. Among other improve- and engaged in the lumber trade, in| ments is a strong searchlight, which connection with his mercantile busi-| b@* been placed on the roof of the ness, and was successful, It waa| Pilot house. The Bay City runs be- there he married Lucy §. Baker,| tween Seattle and Anacortes, Fair- daughter of Colonel BE. D. Baker, the| b#ven, and Whatcom. Since repair- first United States senator from/|'!ns. her route has been covered by | Oregon. When the war broke out,| the steamer George E. Starr. peretine enjisted, and bocause of = is knowledge of mercantile affairs, he was made captain -and quarter.|(MPROVE THE SERVICE. master at Vancouver, where he re- baie mained during the entire war. He then engaged in the hardware »usi-| spring improvements is being map- ness in Portland, Oregon. ped out by the Grant Street Ratl- Captain Hopkins’ life was a busy | way company. This line has already one and full of ups and downs. He| the smoothest roadbed of any line| died as he lived, believing in the jus- | rnning out of the city, but the man-| tice of the Supreme Ruler. ager intends fo improve the service peed even more. Old tien will be replaced by new onés, and the bed leveled wherever. necessary. An official of the road stated this morning that the company had re ceived. bids from eastern car com~- panies for new cars, but no contract for cars has been made yet. WEATHER FO! O14 Sol smiled this morning over the wet prediction of the weather fate to be burned out Considerable work In the way of Chief of Police Reed declines to #tate how he in to use the ten extra men granted him by the city council Monday night. His reason for not telling the public is that the thieven| and thugs read the newspapers an! close ax anybody. He Intends to Prewect the outlying district such as Renton hill, Lake Union, Beacon bill, ‘Walla Walla addition; but whether | Woodman of the World, will give an “W. D. Ballou, who was well known to patrons of the Boston & Maine a# ticket ggent at Winches- ter, and later at Winchester hill, and who waa at one time employed in the awitehing tower at the North station, this city, is in the Klondike, “A tetter recently received in Win- interesting details as to the manner in whieh he Banh to winter, timber, which furnished them with wood. A cabin was erected from fogs cut two mites up the rivér, rated down and backed up a fifty foot bank to the let. The structure! ts email, with «@ well-chitked roof of poles covered with « layer of otal another of birch bark, and then one} of dirt. There isa porch in front,) inclored with poles ‘They | whipsawed lum! floors, window | and door casings, and two doors, one of which is a storm door, for the poreh. The Inside walle were! hewn, white birch bartt was tacked) to the ceiling, and a Yukon stove waa! intended to furnish heat and a way! to cook. “A storehouse was put up on poste to keep dogt away from the pro- visions. The sanitary condition of | the camp was also amply provided| for. There were 100 cabins in the) locality, and more were going up} every day when the letter was dated. | When the cabin had bean furnished with whitewood tables, chairs, and other convenience, Mr. Ballou and hie companion got out another set of bullding logs, and a second cabin will be erected in the spring. They have purchased two claims, one on Little Manook, and the other on Chapman Creek. There clairns were to be worked during the winter. Mr. Ballou says his salmon net was a big success, he having caught many fish, and profited by selling] them, Moreover, he nays he can eat the greater part of a twelve pound salmon in a day. The letter at that Mr, Fallow and his compan’ —for a Mr. Rode of Winter Hill ts also with him—tike the country and the life they are leading.” Labi S$ TO ENTERTAIN. The ladies of Palm Circle No, 64, entertainment and dance in Rankes hall Monday evening, March 2%. Members and friends are especially invited. THE FATHER WIRES Relatives of LinemanCallahan Live in St. Louis. Detective Meredith this morning rived @ telegram of inquiry from| Chief of Police Campbell, of st.| Louis, in regard to John Callahan, | the lineman who was Killed yester- day. The telegram states hin father | is jailor of Four Courts jail, and wishes to know more tn reard to the accident. No funeral arrange- ments have been made yet, as the body may be shipped Bast NEW ORDER STARTED Active Brotherhoods Inaug rated at Skagway. he will place them in uniform Is not kaown, , a department. He smiled broadly, in fact, from horizon to horison, and SKAGWAY, March 7. Last evening a new benevolent order was | successfully inaugurated, starting | off with a large membership and un- der most favorable auspices, The| order is known as the Arctic Broth- | erhood, The initial meeting waa held last evening, commencing at 9 o'clock, Officers were elected, and | a large number of candidates were | admitted ¢o @ membership in the! ti pai ee Re RT Ee Te Re eT WEDNESDAY | order ‘The temporary oft led were: Chatrman, T. W. worth; treasurer, M. F. Hall; retary, H. 1, Thacher; guide, BF. | Miller; tyte . Kern; second | tyler, A, 18 rd The following well known citizens of Skagway compose the member- |abip up to date: L. M. Johnston, J, i. Roscoe, Weston Coyney, C. G. | Browne, James Censford, A. L. }cl » D. MeGuire, Harry B, , Wm, Cheeney, Te Hennesy, ©. J, Wh Shaw, F. Stewart, T, M, Capt, EB. W. Johnson, &. A, Cochran, A. #, Bryant, P. B Kern, ©. 8, Moody, Morton BE. Stevens, Chas, B. Saake, Dr. Whitney, Robt. C, Smith, Judge Winn, FW. Adame, A 8, Dautrick, A., Seott, Judge Sehi- brede, Dr, Mahton F. Ha: men A. Nett) A. & May 5 w. orth, Ernest F. Miller, G. O, er, & large number of can- didates were present who could not j be initiated, owing to the lateness | lof the hour, and numerous other | Prominent citinens of the city have [signified thelr Intention of joining | the order, Asother meeting will be held this | evening. at which time all other ap- LE EVENING, MARCI semen gem 15, SOLDIERS POISONED By Eating Canned Beef. THE MILES COURT OF INQUIRY Wears Some Wighly Sensetional Testimony From Majer Blios, —- plieants for membership will be in- |itiated, The services of P. BE. Kern, | | the Jeweler, were secured to make a) design for a badre to be worn by cach member, Messra, Bmith, Boott and Johnsen were appointed an a committees on entertainment Mr RK, C. Smith tendered the order for liquid refreshments for the meeting | this evening. | } OLED } | TS WIFE ‘A Chicago Fiends's Confession. CHICAGO, March L-~The sausage maker August Becker, who has been in Jaf here four weeks, charged with Writes Home. | | murdering his wife, has made « con- fesnion. in which he says that he Killed Mra Becker by striking her on the head with @ hatchet In the) Kitchen of his home. He then cut the body to pleces and boiled tt in ® large kettle Al watching the disintegration of remains tor several hours, when pothing was left that resembled body, Beck- ef says he took remained and burned it in @ red hot stove, the fire having been by him. chester from Mr. Ballou gives some) The bones which not burn = Mra. Rn kde Beckers body, were found) THE ANNUAL MEETING Queen City Good Roads Club in Session Last Might. The annual meeting of the Queen City Good Road club was held last night in the chamber of commerce. ‘The different committees reported considerable work done during the year. The club has expended $2266.41 | as follows: Construction, $2230.20.) surveying, $24; Improvement and) maintenance items, $77.31. Geo. F. Cotterell, chairman of the finance committer, in hia report, | Stated that at the time of his ap- pointment in April last year, the! club was in possession of twetv miles of bieyele paths. Retween | | WH contain CHICAGO, March 16.—The Miles’ court of inquiry this morning heard the testimony ef Major Hiina, of the Third Linge, who served through the Porto Rieo campaign, He testi- fled that the canned beef war unfit to eat, and many of his men. fatled to reHeve their sufferings. The meat, he sald, was dirty and/ stringy, disgusting to look upon. Many cases were fillet with mag~ gots and had to be buried. NEW READING ROOM. ‘The Christian mission and Seattle Bethel have'fitted up a ete room at 109 Washington street. The room nes, Newspapers, and other ing reading mat- ter. For ti rece the room will be open only 2 o'clock noon ti @ p.m. This ie & movement for the sailors and seamen. aatw mining Company. ‘The Rhodes Mining company hae been incorporated with a capital idea pald and basepnadle Payne, John B. Mason, C. D. Rhodes, Theo Forby, and Wm, J. Waldrop are the ineorporatora and trustecs year. Fireman George Wilcox Has man in the narrow about 10 o'c! in cleaning the botlers, come by heat, the platform behind the 3 night en; gineer and his it did not im~- mediately know accident, but as soon an he a search was instituted, found un- lconscipys where he fallen, dan- gerously near machinery. He was taken to the hotel, and Dr. F. M. Carrol! summoned, Dr. Carroll thinks Wileox will be out in a few days, unless complications set In. MORRING FIRE CALL. An alarmot fire was turned tn from box 32, Ninth avenue and Yester way this morning. The chief mis- understood the call and drove with all haste to box 22, which Is at Pike and First avenue. The fire was tn a residence and was extinguished be- fore the department arrived. Ave ana tury, qnewe pom er WILL HAVE AN ESCORT penne of $100. They have also been | kept open and im good shape during | the present winter at an expense of | $275 up to February 16, Construc- tion work has been done as follows An approach from Pike street to main path sys , At a cost of $4699; Hast Lake avenue through the property of the Seattle Construction | company was widened at an expense of $63.50; the Green Lake path was built, costing $709, and the return path from Walla Walla addition, costing $400. Thos. B. Hardin, chairman of the! right and ways committee, stated) that there was now 4 state law mak~- ing it a misdemeanor to destroy bleyele paths, They would ask the mayor to appoint special police to apprehend miscreanta who do this| kind of work. Geo. F. Cotterell announced that proposed to build a path to Magnolia bluff. It would cost $2500, | and if a return path was construct- | ed, the cost would be double, Judge) Burke wan in favor of it. Mr, Har- din moved that they butld the path, and it was unanimously decided up- on, The following officers were elected: President, George H. King first vice-president, W, H. Parry second vice-president, P, Allen; third vice-president, Dr. P. W. Willis; fourth vice-president, Professor W. F. Babcock; treasurer, R. W. Con- nor; secretary, A. F. Tourville; board of directors, Will H. Parry, A. F. Tourville, Ira W. Connor, Geo. H King. F. W. Little, Geo, F. Cotteritt, Geo. F. Meacham, W, F. Babedek, F. W. Hurlburt, F. B. Harden, and Geo U, Piper, AMUSEMENTS, | At the Seattle theater this evening Nance O'Neil will present “Magda,” | Instead of “Guy Mannering,’ as pre- | viously announced, On Thursday evening the new “Fast Lynne” will! be given, and “ again on Friday evening. “Camille,” as por- | trayed by Misa O'Neil and her com- pany, is a masterful production. Miss Blanche Stoddard appears again this evening at the Third av- | enue th@ater’ in the play of “Ingo- mar.” Thursday, Friday, and Sat- urday evenings she will present “The Lady of Lyons.” “The Spider I be the attraction | next week. and the Fiy at the thea contractors a chance to bid. | at 8 a. m. | duties of his new Bidders on Cedar River Water Plan to Be Aided. The board of public works have decided to provide for the services of a man at Renton with oMfcial title of “escort.” His duties will be to show bidders ever the groun the proposed Cedar River water tem. City Engineer Thompson left this morning for Renton to make the proper arrangements for assi¢n- ing a station to the official escort, where he can be found by bidders. Several local prospective bidders have been In the engineer's office | this morning looking over the plans. |The dividing of the contract into local Many contractors could not alive a bond on the entire contract, but could furn- ish bonds for one subdivision. STRUCK BY A GAR Aged Man Narrowly Es- capes a Terrible Death. W, Collis, an aged man from Fre- mont, was struck by @ Front street cable car at the corner of Pike street and Second avenue last even- ing. He was picked wh and carried into Harrington's drug store, where hin injuries were attended to. He received a cut over the eye and sev- eral smaller benises,/ Mr. Collis is very old, and did not the car approaching. His injuries are pain- ful but not necessarily serious. RAILROAD HOTES. The new evening train of the Den- ver & Rio Grande railroad will be- gin operations in about @ week, con- necting at Portland with the North- ern Pacific train, leaving Portland Five new a dining car and bagi make up the train. C. J, Steeple, freight and passe ger agent of the Southern Pacific, and Thomas A, Graham, ex-freight and passenger agent of that line, left for Victoria this morning on a tour of inspection of that part of the road. Mr, Graham will go Satury four sub-divisions will give n Liberal injeetions of morphine | STAR. Ss 1899, ngretm “PRICE ONE You Need : Goods WE HAVE THEM Our large store is brimming full of goods you need. Our prices—well, you know about them, or you should know. , & HURLBUT Furniture SPELGER headquarters will be at San Jone, Cal, Peter Hardey, general agent of the Baltimore & Ohio ratiroad, is in the city from Ban Franciseo, on official business. SEATTLE INKLINGS. M. B. Anthony, who came down on the Cotta City, says they passed the Dirigo, and that she was high and dry on the rocks. The Cottage City took some of the passengers off, but most of them preferred to |remain with their goods, Amongst the latter was Mr. Bailey, of the Northern hotel, who is taking up a | party to bulld his boat on Lake At- | tin, . ‘The labor bureau in thie city has received, through Comminsion Grout, a letter of praise from J, M. O'Neil, of San Francisco. Mr. O'Neil holds the bor union of Seattle very high in his esteem, and i# greatly interested in the plan which has been carried out to tur- nish work for the unemployed, | Catherine Weber, daughter of Frank Weber, died at her home, 2618 Second avenue, March 4. Remains at Butterworth & Sons’ undertaking parlor. ‘The funeral of Ann Wallace will be held from the residence, 2 Twenty-fourth avenue south, March 15. Interment tn Calvary cemetary. The funeral of A. Andrew was held from the family residence, 1234 Minor avenue, at 2 p. m. this after- noon Licenses to wed were tenued today for Harry G. Martin, age 44, and Bertha Dyson, age 31, both of Beattie; Henry Brown Lowman, age , and Marie Pauline Sixton, age 29, both of Seattle. ‘The Rainter Bargain Howse com- pany made application this morn- ing to Judge Moore, tn the superior court, for an order to declare the corporation dissolved. The hearing in set down for April 19. CW. J. Reckers hae brought suit the superior to recover on the sum of $911.25, including interest and $75 costa. An alarm of fire from the Cafe Habe, Collins building at noon, resulted in the fire department be- Ing called out. ‘The damage wae very slight. Mr. H. L. Geary, formally, con- tracting freight agent for the Great Northern railway, has recently been appointed traveling freight agent for the same company. Mr. Geary has Just returned from an extended trip around the Sound, and reports a general business activity in all the Sound cities. John Hadley, the crazy man who told his troubles to Detective Pow- ers some days ago, and asked to be locked up, has again been arrested Constable Nelson, of West Seattle, brought him over today to see what can be done with him. He will have his hearing before Judge Cann this afternoon. ‘The superintendent of public bulld- ings has been notified of the poor condition of the Fremont fre de- partment home, and will take steps to have the necessary repairs made at once. MINES OF WHATCOM Mount Baker District Will Be Booming Very Soon. P. D. Willis, of Whatcom, ts tn the city, and predicts a prosperous season in mining for the region about Mount Baker | “We have some of the best mines, in the west about Mount Baker,” said he, “and had it not been for the Klondike excitement and the war with Spain, which distracted public attention, the people would have heard of our mines before this, Re- public is having a mining boom just now, but as soon as the snow ts out of the foothills, you will hear some- thing drop up our way.” Mr. Wilits says that the people at Whatcom are enjoying an enviable commercial prosperity, and that the agricultural portion of the county expect a season of good crops. LIQUOR IN ALASK A High License Law Effective July Ist Next. The local customs house has re- ceived notice from the United States Treasury department to the effect that on July 1 the Alaska Liquor law goes Into effect. This ts known as the high Heense law, and will do away with the regulattoms now In force, whereby no liquor was al- lowed to be shipped into Alank The law will provide that whole- sale Hauor dealers must pay a ly nee of $2000, ‘The retail dealers must pay an amount according to the population of the tonw or city, such as a place having 1500 inhabt- tants, a license of $1500 must be paid, Heretofore residents in Alaska Ave 1215-1217 Seo SWEPT BY . A TORVADO Alabama Receives A Visitation. |SUPFERS HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS A umber of Persons Reported to Be injured in Various Lo- calities. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 15.— A tornado passed through this re- gion today doing immense damage. In the suburbs of the city many buildings were blown down and a number of persona injured, The property loss in the city wMt reach $20,000, Reports from outlying dis- tricts are slowly coming in, indicat- ing that the tornado spread de tation far and wide. The telegraph wires are down, hence details are few. ALONG THE WHARVES A new float, or boat landing, is he- ing constructed at the fireboat dock at the foot of Madison street. The steamer Excelsior, of the Pact- fic Steam Whaling company, is ex- pected to arrive any time from Alaskan ports. The Exceisior comes from all the ports between Dutch harbor and Sitka. She will also have gs at Port Valdes and Orca tn country, and will EG wring some “busted’ min- ers who have tales of woe to tell. Steam collier Progreso arrived yes- terday from San Francisco. She joads coal for the same port. Schooner Maweema sails today from Ballard with lumber for San Pedro. Ship Marion Chilcott was towed down to the Arlington dock this morning, where. she will begin tak- ing on her cargo for Manila. Fishing schooner Admiral Dewey in fitting out for a cruise at the Cape Flattery halibut banks. Steamers Farallon and Cottage City are scheduled to sail tomorrow for Alaskan ports. Workmen are engaged tn repair- ing the slip of the West Seattle ferry boat. The old timbers are being taken out and replaced by new. The Brighton boathouse, which was recently removed to the slip near Meyer's Fish cannery wharf, has been towed back to its original position near the Great Northern trestle south of Ainsworth & Dunn's cannery. Tug Rabbone was coaling today at the south bunkers. a PERSONAL MENTION A. B, Calder, traveling passenger agent for the Canadian Pacific rail- road at Tacom is registered at the Rainier Gran John E. MeMitilin, manager of the Roche Harbor Lime company, ts at the Seattle. R. H. Bowen and wife, of Everett, are registered at the Butler. Mr. Bowen ts superintendent of the Cas- cade division of the G. N. R. R. W. Brockam, a prominent mer- chant of Stanwood, is stopping at the Butler. W. R. Morgans, cashier of the Black Diamond, arrived in the city yesterday, and Is registered at the Diller. eee nee John 8. Taylor, who operates a shingle and lumber mill on Lake Washington, has petitioned the board of public works for permis- ion to erect a tramway on Thir- tleth avenue, between Fremont and Florence streets, The recent big siide near his mill hes blocked tho passage up, and he wishes this tramway to haul lumber over. The tramway will be twenty foot wide, and the cut which will be made across the street is to be covered with planking. He wishes to be granted the right of way for fifteen years. The cars which will be run on the tramway are to be operated BIGGPRR THAN THE OCEANIC. It is stated that before the Oceanic was launched at Belfast, competing company had given o ders for the construction of a steam- er which will exceed even the enor- mous proportions of the new White Star liner. All the details of the de- have officially been without the In- vigorating “fire water,” bat plenty day to San Francisco, to assume the location. His saccnamiis Mutable Mite bacilli was actudlly always smuggled into the territory sign are being got out, and there is little doubt that in the course of the next few months the contract will be let.—From the Birmingham Post