The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 15, 1899, Page 2

Pong AREER I EEE THE SEATTLE STAR TW WELLS & 00, Punlshers Every afternoon except Sunday, BM, WRLis, Nbrron. BP. CHASE, | Worse SLawacen One cent per copy; Sx cents per Week, of twentyAve cents per mouth delivered by carriers, always ih advance, No free copies, Telephone Pike 160. | OMces No. 1107 = = Third Avenue | It is now understood that the din- armament conference of the lead- ing governments of the world will meet May 18, which ts the birthday of the Crar, and the representativ of the Untied States to the confer- ence have been announced by the State department It is a good representation, the members being Ambassador Whi who will go from Berlin to the meet. | ing. Minister Newell, who is at the- Hague now; President Seth Low, of Columbia University, Capt. Crosier of the Ordinance department to re- | Present the army, and Capt, A. T. Mahan to represent the navy. The secretary of the delegation is Mr. | Frederick Hollis of New York. Whatever may come of the confe ence im regard to the great Buro- pean powers, it is not expected that its decisions will in any way affect the present military or naval force of the United States, or the plans that are contemplated for the next few years. Our army, even at the figures permitted for the coming two | years by the recent army legisia- tion, i so much smalier than the + oo renee speny Sommer ne ans re Pendleton, 0 thin season will witness renew energy, and in a few Weeks prospectors will be leay ing here to put in the summer, al- [though the excitement in the Spo- [kane mining region may somewhat reduce the number of men who may hunt for wealth in that district, Many of the old prospectors are pre- paring to leave for the Spokane ter- ritory, and will put in the summer there, instead of returning to thelr former stamping ground south of Pendleton, At the present time the Jefferson mine, located. near the Tom Thumb in Republic, has the lead, and hold ere of stock here have been recelv- ing some reports from the develop= ment work, The Jefferson mine is located as a northerly extension of the Tom Thumb, with a well defined Tom Thumb ledge running through it, Returns have been received from the assayers showing $4.15 in surface ore, 46.85 for ore at a depth of 12 feet, and $64.18 for ore en from a depth of feet. The assays show an Increase In richness as the depth The vein Is seven feet in increases width, with well defined walls, The ore shipment from Moyle, B. c., during the month of March, amounted to 2 carloads, or 412 tons, The gross value of this ore, at the present price of sliver and lead, is $32,960, and a net profit to the mine owners of nearly $16,000. The St, Bugene shipped 370 tons of the 412 tons, and the Lake Shore made up the balance of 42 Since the first of February, Moyle hae shipped 822 tons of ore of a total value of over $65,000. As there were 28 days in February and 31 days in March, 59 days in all, it will be seen that Moyle’s ore ship- ments have been averaging consid- erably over $1000 per day for that time. Advices from Rossland, B. C., say that in many places throughout the oe mares aoeas THE SEATTLE STAR. Range, L. MeWilllama, W. J. Mar | ris, W. M, Moore, C. 8, Willett, W. A Diekey, F. A. Day, Mra, Moore, J ¥, Cryder, John MoeQuade, J. Simp FOR BAGS son, L. Greenwall, 8 Barrington, M A, Mahoney, Mrs. Liscomb, PD. D. — Sawyer, L, Rohifars, H. Berryman, H, B. Pierce, W. 2. Shute, M. Her Experimont Successful at tho M, J. Carter, F. 0, Sissons, Fee, 1B. W. Spe Penitentiary. N Rand, J. Ls Day, H. Me Mrs, Garvey, Mra, J. F. Geisenburg er, Clara Geinenburger, Walter Gein enburger, W. Buckman, J. Kitsrom, J | WALLA WALLA, Wash, April 15. |—An Innovation In the manufacture K. Nelson, Martha Swans te penitentiary in the pres-| Weed, John Silene, B if proper conditions can be| BE. KR. Cheadle, Wo H met Warden Catron received re- | Soreilo, H, B& Ruggles, 8. Bedlow, 0. cently a quantity of flax tow from| Mvans, BR. Boyne, J, Wabrig, FF. | Oregon and California, sent for the | Stau A. Piloom, H. C. Stewart, purpose of rtalping whether or| Thomas Stocker, A. G. Wilms Dd | not it could be converted into bags yney, J. Farley, J. L, Merril, Rt )by the jute mill machinery now in Culver, A. J. Piglow, Mra, A, | the Institution. Pidgeon, Henry Ernest, D. Thom- The experiment was tried, and as| #08, J. Smith, HH. Seave, D. @ result the test hae proven un-| Prager, B.C, Carpenter, F. 1, Ry- qualified success, Warden Catron/4o, ©. G. Wiseman, J. 8. Gibson, J. thinks that the jute mill machinery, | Laferty, J, McClelland, M. J. Birtoh, | by @ few alight changes, can be ad- | ©. Morgan, D. Morgan, C. Morgan, apted for the use of flax tow, and in|J. Wilharm, B. C. Hawkins, Mra that event the successful operation | Dervant |would mean little expense to the ie While, on the other hand, | the encouragement of the new indus- |try of flax raising in the State of | Washington is certainly worthy of consideration, since {t would serve |not_only for an economical, but a profitable undertaking. ‘The situation can be more fully ap- preolated when it is known that the tate appropriates $80,000 annually | for the purchase of India fibre. This to be of (much inferior quality to that which joan be raised in our own common- wealth. Kage made of jute and fax tow were put to the severest test, and it was found that those manufactured from flaz tow were put to the sev- erest test, and it was found that those manufactured from fax tow withatood @ strain of 30 per cent more than the jute bags. A RESCUE HOME. To be Opened in Temporary Quarters on Yesler Way. At @ meeting of the Florence Crit- tenton Rescue Circle held in the First M. EB. chureh yesterday after |noon, it was decided to rent rooms |somewhere south of Vesler way and } Jonce. A committee of three, consisting of Mra. Ryther, Mra. Priest and Mre | Hil, were appointed to find a suit- able location. The ladies believe | more good can be accomplished by | having the mission south of Yes! Jewtablish a temporary mission at/ armies of the Buropean great pow-| mining districts snow has disap- ers, and our navy so much behind peared sufficiently for prospecting, them in number of ships and weight md the spring exodus of prospec of guns, that no reduction agreed up- | °°* fs on. The majority are head- on by the conference will hring the |‘ for Similkameen. fighting force of any of those powers tines located in the east belt of down to our standard. | Republic camp are said to be look~- The importance of our representa-|ing fine. The particular part of the tion at the confe: ] belt Hes northeast of the upper end Me in the efforts that may be made °F, CUFeW lak and Is only about a xd jmite north of the Gold Ledge prop- for the substitution of arbitration | erty, ant by some it ts said to be for war in all practicable cases. As ion the same ledge. If not on the that has been the policy of the Unit-/same ledge It is in the same belt. ed States for very many years, xo pon ong et ong — in ae proper that ive much promise. om stuniry shouts be | Among them i# the Horace, upon strongly represented at the confer-| which there is a shaft over 6 feet ence, in order to aid in reaching such jIa depth, and which carries a ledge an agreemen: [that has proven to be over 30 feet —_—_—_—— in width. The Lorna Doon is in the ‘When Gen. MacArthur sent and same belt, and is « claim of great Saked the Kansas colonel how long Promise. The Independence i* an- could hold lother property in the same neigh- beet fi atepauapes position, | norhood. Tt has been developed by # my regiment 18/9 shaft that has reached a depth of Mustered out.” No wonder Kansas |to feet. It has been crosscut up- (s proud of him. wards of 35 feet. The warts is low —_——— i grade, but sufficiently high to war- Actor Joseph Jefferson has return- |rant the expenditure of a large sum 8 $ and evidently means of money to ‘elop It Into @ mine. the last act. |The assays have shown values rang- in Uncle J ., ing from $2 to $87 per ton. The o*'* | average is sald to be something over advertised any $i¢ per ton. AMUSEMENTS. The week just ending has been « very quiet one in theatrical circles Seattle, The Seattle theater has Png pes pee remained dark the entire week. At Agoncilio ts saying shocking things in. -phird avenue theater Richard about Uncle Sam over in Paris, He | poote, advertised ax the Californian takes care’ to do itsst long range. | tragedian, is filling & week's engage- BIKE PATH FUND ment. Mr. Foote evidently did not . Pry i stage there until one thing never has tours. —_——_—_—_ is always a pity to see a prom- th obliged to quit college. Im the case of Willie Vander- Were extenuating circum- ? ! My | Beginning next week, Manager “Hugo,” the drama | Representative farmere whe have been interviewed on the subject have expressed themselves as favorable to the new scheme, and think that the ingtitution of it will be a profit- able and legitimate business. It is announced at the office of the Pacific Coast Steamship com- pany that the company’s steamer Orisabe is coming to Beattle from San Francieco to take the place of |the steamer City of Topeka, while |that vessel is recetving repairs. | The Orisaba has been operating be- \tween San Francisco and Southern jCalifornia ports. he is 967 tons gross, and 143 net. She is an iron BELATED ALASKANS. Laurada Brings the City of Seattio’s Passengers. Steamer Laurada, Captain White, | arrived in port last evening from Skagway. She had on board a laree number of passengers, the greater number of whom were taken from the disabled steamer City of Seattic. ‘The list reads as follows: C Meam- ber, D. J. Warren, M. Sanshire, J Pi L. Kubach, A. Kruaner, J. 8. Keliy, A. D. Miller, J. de Lamb, J Jenkins, Mise Fannie, John Doyle, The last of the series of assembly! balls for the season will be held on Wednesday, April 24. | eee State Red Cross society monthly meeting Wednesday after- noon in the club room at the library. see week for a sh one Miss Evelyn Graves will leave the firet of next month for Wash- ington, D. C., and later she will go | standard used to hold mall pouch- way, among the fallen women, than in any other part of the city The | minsion will be in operation within | a week A call was received yesterday from the county jal! to furnish clothing for the three morphine fiends, Mat- tle Jones, Ruth Dolan and Lillie Van who are now confined there, and appropriated Fireman Seriously injured. HILLYARD, Wash. April 35. Hugh Jones, fireman on No. 4, the} eastbound flyer, was quite severely | injured yesterday morning. Mr.| Jones was & new worker on that run and put his head out of the cab window just as they were passing #80 that trains need not stop at! email tons It struck his head, cutting @ deep gash and knocking him insensibie, He recovered con- | sciousness when the train reached Mission, and was taken back to! Leavenworth for treatment. His| broth Marry Jones, was firing on the same train some weeks ago! when it wae wrecked. Chicago Markets. OLD SCANDAL Paymaster Price's Creditors to Get Their Money. WASHINGTON, April 15.—Comp troller Tra ell of the treasury has ided that the appropriation of de by congress for the benefit of the oredl of the late Rodinan Price, a paymaster in the navy, must be paid to them, ‘Thin recalls an old seandal in the navy After a distinguished political car- eer, Rodman Prise was made purser of the navy, and in 1850 was station- ed at Ban Francisqe, A clerk of hin war afterward appointed itn his place and Price came back to Wash- ington, He arrived re with re- ceipte from hin suce 000 for money turned over vouchers for expenses and disburse- ments, he said, were loat by the burning of @ steamboat. The suc- censor of Price denied having ceived the money, but admitted signing the receipts. ment sued Price's bondamen for the amount, but was beaten. In 1892 jcong! ss passed an « allowing Price the 875,000, Price's creditors Jenjotned him in the Federal courts |from realising on checks given him | but he disobeyed the injunction and jeashed the checks. The appropria- | tion was made to reim- Largest in the World. ®T. PAUL, Minn., April 15.—The the largest grain elevator in the world was let Thureday by the Great Northern railway. Schmidt ron, of Weat Buperior were given | the contract for the foundation, the bid “being $95,000, The elevator is to be located at West Superior and will be built of eel at & cost of over $2,000,000. Its pacity is to be 6,500,000 bushels of grain, or 2,600,000 mare than the largest existing elevator. ‘The elevator will have provision for wheat, corn, flax and oats, and in to be completed by next January. UNIVERSITY NOTES John Jackol, B. &., who graduated from the University of Washington in the clase of 1897, har Just achiev- od & success that will please hin nu- merous friends. He devoted nearly year to post-graduate study, ying jal attention to a new field of Pacific comet botany, the Mycotezoa, or slime molds Hin faithful work in this line attracted attention. He was offered and ac- cepted the position of teacher of nelence in the Evere ih school, and although his time was well oc- cupied in that work, he still con- tinued his advanced studies, The work of this young but rgetic student was brought to th: 5 ,tlon of John M. Coulter. head pro- fessor of botany In the University of CHICAGO, April 18. — Cattle ; stockers unchanged; cows, $1. 754.90; Te *, $2.7 SO. | Hogs—Heavy, Se higher; pigs, $2.30 @10. Bheep—Nativ lamba unchanged Western, 4@4.46 i a monthly meeting Wednesday even-! see | Several gatherings were held in Tuesday and Wednesday “ee Last night a jolly party of six) Thore in the party were: Miss Ida Semple, Mins Edith Brown, Frank | ‘erett, Clarence Stimson, Charlies SCOCOSOSSSSSSSZOCECOO® |make an emphatic hit with Seattle | audiences, as he has played to very poor business. . | he opened with, is good In spots, but To Receive Proceeds of a Ta- there are very few spots, His sup- port was good and he was good in coma Excursion. places, but “Hugo” lacks Interest Frank pert Thursday night “Dan Caesar de Ba- streets, Pa By phan comand | was put of and the perform- authorised by the Queen City Good |20°* 2nd the attendance was much Roads club of this city, to arrange | Detter. Tonight Mr. Foote closes his for an excursion to Tacoma on April | “™#*sement. 22 and 23, the proceeds to go to the we ted aac |W. M. Russell has again « strong attraction to offer. It is none NG NEWS other than Mansfield's version of if “Cyrano de Bergerac.” The play is lone of the recent strong drawing ‘The ent cards in the Eastern thea Ev kane has cad gran on Bagish Loe Cok: Tas Babes <6 te eee syndicate. The amount involved in the sale is reported to be $750,000. The Enterprise is principality owned by Finch & Campbell, of Spokane, and D. M. Hyman, of Colorado, and is one of the most extensively devel- | oped properties in the Slocan dis-| trict. It is generally believed by experienced mining men that the English corporation has secured a4 bonanza. News from Loomis says that G. K. Peters, one of the owners of the Cu- ba, @ location running from the mountain side right down into the town, came in the other day for 2owder to kill two rattlearakes that | aad crawied into a Grill hole. Wh the shocting was over he was josed tn discover that he had un- covered a quartz ledge about four feet wide, carrying free gold. He has since assayed samples across the face, wh run $4 to $10. When his partners return they will prob- ably do extensive work on the new discovery. Advices received from the United States Le Rol camp, in Stevens county, state that there is about 18/ inches to two feet of snow still on the north slopes and flats, The U, 8. Le Rot company will let a con- tract for 200 feet of shafting in a few days. The Copper Jewel Gold Mining! company is working three men at | stripping and crosscutting, to de-| termine where to begin permanent work. It is thetr intention to do @ great amount of development this year. The assessment work for the pres- ent year has been done upon the| Edith and Mary claims, which para- | Jel the U. 8. Le Rol on the west They make a promising showing in copper, gold and sliver. Joe Price im back and ts pushing | his crosscut tunnnel on the Ajax group. He expects to reach thej ledge in about 40 feet more Mr. Larsen {# continuing the tun- | nel on the You Like claim, which he started last year, following in on the ledge. He is expecting to reach | the pay chute at any time. He re- ports values as high as $70 to the ton. It is a gold, silver and copper proposition. According to news received from \this morning and rr the big nose, and next week Seattle audiences will have an opportunity to become acquainted with him. Th obtained is an exceptionally strong one, and a good performance can be looked forward to. Next week Manager Howe will reopen his theater. ‘Thursday night Doug! White will give lectures on Washington boys at Manila, Friday night Stu- art Robson will open fer three per- formances, appearing in “The Med- dier” Friday night and Saturday af- ternoon matinee, and Saturday night in “Two Rogues and a Ro- mance.” JANITOR LAMB ACQUITTED Has Authority to Treat Pi as He Did. MOSCOW, April 15.—Thos. Lamb, ex-janitor of the Russel school, was Wednesday acquitted of mistreating puplis, after a trial lasting six days. ‘The case hinged upon the question of whether the punishment was jus- tifled and allowable under the laws, The state statutes declare against corporal punishment, but with refer- ence to independent ac hool districts, such as Moncow is, there is @ pro- visfon permitting them to make their own rules and regulations so long as they do not conflict with thone ot | the state Documentary evidence proved that Janitor Lamb had been appointed a special policeman, and had been sworn In on the day prior to the school trouble, This empowered him to take the extreme measures which he is alleged to have taken with such pupils as resisted him. A man giving his name as Alec Wall came to police headquarters ported that one of the girls in the Green Tree saloon had robbed him of 4. He asked for a warrant, ror HUMINESS OK FT Buy Clipper Bicycles. For exercise buy others. FF. M. Spinning, agent, 1022 Becond avenue. casi Sh a company Manager Russell has) Wednesday and | to Europe. [Connor and Mra, H. A. Everett . eee | |, Mrs. Percy F. Gmith is visiting | yesterday afternoon Miss Louise ae this week at Fairhaven, thie} rroll, Miss Charlotte Evans, F ; |Connor and Bertram Bronson took {a short spin on the bieycle path be- | tween here and Tacoma Mra, J. I. Knight and fon have left for a two weeks’ visit with her) i coma Monday for a short visit | Miss Graham and Miss Irene Gra- | y tor a ‘ham, who apent the Easter holidays | with their parents in this city, re- turned to Tacoma during the week, where they are attending the Anne Wright seminary. . A jolly dancing party was given in Queen Anne Club house by sev eral of the young people Wednes- day evening . | re ea ten on| The kennel show has proven an honor of | attraction for the society people the |last two evenings. : Mrs. V. E. Sillitoe Wednesday afternoon |meveral of the visiting Episcopal eet oe oe President Frank P. Graves, of the Mr. and Mrs. Bebb have taken | University, haw recovered from hin attack of fever and was at the unl- Black- | versity during the week rtments at Mra. W. J. well's, 1200 Marion street. ee | oF 8 Miss Mabel Harper, daughter of | Mra. W. S. Relfe and Miss Gene- vieve Relfe have returned from the | L. Harper, will make @ short East. While away they visited st, | Visit to Kast Sound Louis and New York. Fee re The Unity Pastime club gave a Miss Alfreda Healy is visiting her | dance last night in the Odd Fel- |cousin, Miss Sweeney, at Spokane, | lows’ hall in North Seattle eee eee R. Wettionaes| The Zenda club gave a dance at | Masonic Temple hall Thursday ev- ening. About 100 invitations were issued. The committee on invitations wer Miss Hattie Palmer, Mrs, Ella God- frey, Frank McDermott and W. G Potts Major and Mrs. 8. |and Mr. and Mrs. Clark M. Nettle- jton have taken the Squire house on Bighteenth avenue. ee | ©. D. Dawson, of Everett, was in |the city during the week. see Mra. I. A. Nadeau is visiting In |the Kast An entertainment and maple su- \@ar supper will be given Tuesday night in the Eagle's hall in the Se Mr. and Mra. R. C. Johnson have taken apartments for the summer attle National Bank building by the jat 1009 Marion street. John F. Miller Women's Relief | 6's 79 | corps. eee | Mrs. Thomas A. Garret is visiting her mother in Louisiana. She is| F. D, Compton, of Snohomish, | In accompanied by her two sons. visiting Edward Thomas at his see jhome on Rainier heights. | Mr. and Mrs, John A. Whalley | see lieft yesterday on the Queen for a| Mins Flora Kingsbury, of Los An- short visit to Ban Francisco. Mr. |geles, Is visiting Mr, and Mrs, T. W Whalley has lately resigned from) Smart, of this city |from the wet-Intelligencer, where | eee he has been filling the position of| F. R. Borrow, of Whatcom, was weekly editor. married to Miss Edith Semple, of eee this city, last night. Mr. and Mrs ‘The Young Men's club of Ply-| Borrow left on the Great Northern train this morning for their future mouth Congregational church, held sl ih cai fioits ss et bed oberg. | The University students held a} | cee |pienic yesterday afternoon on the | 4 | Mrs. A. Levy expects to make a | #rounds ece le ltrip to the Bast next week. Adolph Bronson will leave for Ta-| farce, “Rooney's Restaurant,” ter play Mi Chicago. He went to President Har- per, and the result is that Mr. Jac- kot has secured @ scholarship tn that sreat institution. He will t ad. vanced work In botany under Prof, Coulter, and in physiological botany under Prof. Barnes, two of the best vseerneeerererorie : ? Week’s Social Events POSOOCSHOSOHSOOSEOOOCS home In Whatcom. “#e 8. D. Stemler gave a party Thure- day evening at his home on Eighth The executive committee of the honor of the visiting Episcopal cler-|avenue in honor of his sister, Mise held its |gymen during their visit in the city) Emma Stemier’s nineteenth birth- day. eee A surprise was given to Miss Edith Mr. C. B. Blethen left during the | went out on Lake Washington for|Tregoning last night at her home visit in California. |q short cruise in a naptha launch, in the Walla Walla eddition by her | Luncheon was served on the boat. | numerous friends. Mr. John W. Brewer, formerly of this city, was recently married to Mise Annie Markham, of Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Brewer will make their home for the present at that place. see Mr. Will Ask, @ weil known Se- lattice boy, has left for Skagway. see Ranke's hall was crowded Thurs- vening by an audience to wit- the entertainment by the Queen City Dramatic club. The laughable was jfollowed by the four-act drama, “The Banker's Secret.” In the lat- Helen Brodford Frances Lee, and J. L. Morris, \Jerry the tramp, were the stars of the evening. Their interpretations jof the two parte were excellent and their work was rewarded by hearty applause. The other ladies and gen- | tlemen taking part were exceedingly | | well up In their lines and the busi- ness, and were ag follows: F. C. Dunn, EB. F. Connor, Bert Case, Mra F. C. Dunn and Mrs. Comer. The \farce, “Rooney's Restaurant.” af- |forded a splendid opportunity for the ability of the comedians of the club to be displayed. Those taking part were: B. F. Duryea, W. H. P. Bell, Mr, Mahler, Miss Herdman, Miss Birdie Mitchell and R. P. Cun- |ningham. ‘The entertainment was one of the most successful the club | has given. cee | The Junior's prom. In Denny hall last night at the university was one of the brilliant social events of the week, It was the first affair of the |Juntors, and it was in every way a complete success. The hall was elab orately decorated with ivy, cedar and senior class colors, in whose honor the prom. was given, A can lopy of purple and gold was formed by streamers extending from the chandelier to the sides of the hall. |The vestibule was decorated with chains of cedar, brightened with the enior class crimson. The members of the junior class acted as a reception committee and the fol- [lowing ladies were the patronesses Mrs. Frank Pierrepont Graves, Mrs. J. Allen Smith, Mrs. John P. Hoyt, Mrs, John B, Allen, Mra, Samuel L, Crawford, Mra, Howard Joslyn, | Mrs, Flavius Cole, Mrs, Henry Fur- }man and Mrs. Charles B. Burnaides, |The music was furnished by Wag- ner's orchestra, and after the last dance was over every one expressed themselves as being thoroughly pleased with the enjoyable event. IN THE NAVY) The govern | first contract in the construction of | "| Robert 8. Allen, $1, quit claim, lot | | authorities in America, This work he will continue for three years if possible, thus returning to the West a doctor of philosophy. Mr. Jac porition in the Bverett high will probably be offered to mes K, Gould, Mh. B., of the o of 1896, University of Wash ington, For the past two years Mr. Gould has been principal of the Port ‘Townsend high school. W. A. Poters, of Seattle, addressed |the student ansembly | Friday on jcollege athletics, He spoke from am | ple experience, an he has played on | Yale's football team with Walter Camp, and he had raced with the |Yale boating crew before hin gradu ation In 1880, His address was a real inspiration to the students. Aw he lclowed he brought out enthusiastic |applause by his reference to Pres! |dent Graves. He naid that President Dwight, of Ya proaching the age limit, lates all over the world are prepar- ling ballots to vote for hin successor Peters has consulted the Yale in and around Beattle, and resulte he men i\when he collected the found that he had a very good pen picture of President Frank P | Graves, Prof. Coffey has just returned af- ter a on of work with the teach- ers’ institute of Lewis county, It | was one of the most successful in- stitutes of the year. FIVE BURGLARIES. Make a Round-up of Harrisburg Ttores. ALBANY, April 15.--A_ special from Harrisburg say® | Burglars visited the business por- tion of the town last night and broke into five different business houses, including R. A. Rampy’s bank. Mo lattempt was made to blow open the bank safe, and nothing was taken. The thieves entered the drug store lof Smith and Molt and secured $12 \They also broke into Hyde & Hy- ler’s grocery store and stole knives, ltebacco, canned goods, cigars and $2. in cash, Porter's meat market was also broken into and 4 taken: \also T. Rogers’ dry goods store, and small amount stolen. It is believ- led the burglars were tramps, and ioe they left on the northbound j overtand train. — BLIND F' s SORROW Chief of Police Reed Is in receipt lot a letter from F. A. Gonzales, « | blind man of Jacksonville, Fia., ask- ing why hie son, John Gonzales, ie confined to the penitentiary at Walla Walla. He states that John was his only child, and left Florida to make his fortune tn the goldfields. Gonzales and Harry Stewart were sentenced on December 28, 1898, to one year in the penitentiary for robbing a tallor’s shop on Cherry street. MORAN BROS’. ACT. Enter the Courts to Get Cedar River Contract. Moran Pros. have filed papers in an injunction sult against the board of public works and the firm of Smythe, Wakefield & David to re- strain and enjoin both parties from entering into any compact with the other in the matter of the construc- tion of the Cedar River rworks, Moran Bros. claim to hi made the | Thi J. F. ADAMS Wholesale end Retail Cash Grocer, Parochial School Hiowest bid under subdivinion No. 4 according to the terms of the | published notice to contractors, and $ | aithough their bid was somewhat higher in subdivision No. 3, they followed out the instructions of the notice and accompanied each bid with a certified check, which was not done by Smythe, Wakefield & Da- vid in proper form. Hearing that the board of public works contemplated awarding the contract to the latter, the Morans demanded that the court issue a tem- porary restraining order, which was done and Judge Moore set the case for next Monday. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Real estate transfers filed yester- |day were: W. W. Putnam and wife to L. N. Markle, $35, lot 26 bik 82, Gilman park Florence A. Moores and husband to Edward Cook, $325, lot § bik 48, South Park. Herman H. Behren and wife to a Turner, $10, portion of lot 4 bik of College grounds add. Cc. W. Perris to Joseph A. Saliger, $600, lot 29 bik 13, Squire park add. Joseph Farmer to L. C. Skillen- ger, $50, lots 23, 24, 25 and 26 In bik 2; lots 1, 2, 3, and @ in bik 2; lots 2. 3, 4, 25, 26 in bik 2, all in Clarke's first add. to Kent. Joseph McNaught and wife to 8 dik 9, EB add. Ella R. Hathaway, et al, to C.J | Heltborg, $340, lot 6 bik 3, Renton Hit add. ——— | ‘The Carbonate mine on Greenhorn | mountain, about 90 miles south of | Pendleton, Or. is said to be pro- |ductng good ore. This property has long ago been proved to be rich and a good paying proposition, having |a well-defined 10-foot ledge. Assays lrun from $45 to $75, with increasing- ly good showings as the depth be- |comes greater, This year they will |sink and crosseut the ledge, and \they think from this time on regu- larly operate the mine, It's a Wise Bayer That Knows We carry every new idea in The Best Store the only clothing establish Strongest Top Coat The Dog Show Closes Tonight at 10 O'clock. See the Rat Killing. ‘See the Baby Lions. ‘ Children under 12, accompanied by parents, Free. i Pupils 3 Helped p To Make A Advanced Grades. Our School, f Day ant Evening Sesto Collins Bock. “Phone Wain 416 CONVICTS FIGHT OVER OPIUM Manuel Ramos Attacked by George Keenan. BAN QUENTIN PRISON, April 15, —A desperate encounter between two unruly convicts took place in the prison yard today at the noon hour, when the jute mill force was on ite way to dinner. In conseuence Man- uel Ramos lies tn the hospital in a precarious condition, which his sallant, George Keenan, is confined in the dungeon to await the action of the Prison direqctors, There has been bad blood between these men for some time over the division of a packet of opium. Keenan claiming that he had been unfairly dealt with, As the men filed through the mid- die gate Keenan accosted Ramos, de- manding that he return a part of the “dope.” Ramos demurred, and a hot dispute followed, which was finally terminated by Keenan draw- ing a slingshot from beneath his blouse and striking Ramos a vicious blow on the head. Ramos fell to the ground unconscious. He was hastily carried to the hospital, where Dr. Lawler found a scalp wound eight inches In length, Ramond is serv- ing thirty years from Riverside on a conviction of murder fn the second degree, while Keenan is a San Fran- cisco burglar with one year to serve. Keenan's weapon was a piece of hose filled with lead. AN EASTERN IDEA. A custom which ts prevalent tn some of the leading hotels tn east has recently been tnaugura: by the placing of red lights at all entrances, fire escapes and = stair- ways. It is said that a red tight can be discerned through smoke when other white lights are in- visible. DRAIN THE PONDS. Or Disease Will Surely Result, Says McKechnie. The disease-breeding ponds of wa- ter that lie along Jackson street be- tween Second and Fourth avenues south, must be drained, according to the statement of Health Officer Mc- Kechnie. The matter was brought up before the municipal court last Satumfay afternoon, and the city was held responsible for the nuls- ance. MeKechnie believes that a box drain can be run from one pond to the other, and another drain—a jarger one, could carry the stagnant water to the tide fats. 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