The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 20, 1899, Page 1

Twenty-five Cents a Month Wy Mall or Cartier THE VoL. LL COMMITTEE MOVES AGAINST SNOQUALMIE COMPANY TODAY Will Report to the Council in Favor’: of Annulling Baker's Electrical Franchise in This City. secret Session of Councilmen Held Which Results in an Order Being Issued to Corporation Counsel Humphrey to Draw Up Papers to Oust the Snoqualmie Concern. The investigating committee of the city council to- day notified Corporation Counsel Humphrey to draw up papers declaring the franchise of the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company forfeited. This paper will be presented at the city council meeting next Monday night. The action today of the investigating committee is the outcome of the meeting last night. Yesterday the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company was notified to ap- pear before the commtttee and defend themselves from the charge of being connected with the Tracy Robertson injunction suit. They failed to appear and the committee inferred that they were guilty, and today ordered the corpora- tion counsel to take the steps as stated above. ‘The investigating committee of the city counct! accomplished nothing last night. During the day several witnesses were subpoened, but they failed to put in an appearance. Yesterday it was stated that the com- mittee could have a warrant swornout, and that the witnesses could be arrested. Last hight a differentview of the case was takea, According to the statutes, there is no provisionfor fixing a method for the exercise of the power of compelling witnesses to appear and tes- tty before such @ body as the Rinehart committee. The charter is Beld not to be self-operative. : As @ result the committee simply met Inst night and adjourned. Corporation counsel Humphrey stated this morning to a 8! represen- Sative that it had not been his intention to coeree any of the witnesses in attending. “Charges had been made. and they Were given the op- Portunity of appearing and defending themaeives. If they 41d not want to attend in their own interests, I was not going to force them to. Filipinos Ready for Peace. LONDON, April 20.—Senor Lopes, the Chief Filipino envoy in Landon, Geclared today that the Filipinos were tired of fighting, throw themselves on the mercy of the Americans. Later.—Lopes’ important dectaration was made sorrowfully, but om- Phatically. He said, “Aguinaldo ts now probably arranging a truce, Preparatory to pe: and I hourly-expect orders from him to go to Washington and conduct negotiations to that end. We have full tajth in the abilities of the Philippines commissioners.” Lopez said be did not believe the story that a column of men had been ambuscaded ami captured. and) must Lawton's Successor to Gen. Shafter. WASHINGTON, April 20.—General George Davia will relieve General Guy Henry as Military Governor of Porto Rico about May 1. General Wade, commander of the Department of the Dakotas, has been chosen to relieve General Shafter in commandof the department of California when Shafter retires next October. Verdict for Malpractice. MANCHESTER, England, April 20—A jury today awarded Miss Gould, a young English woman, $1000 damages for wrong treatment Ogainst on American doctress named Potts, who js at present in Cali- | fornia, Demand of Minnesota Volunteers. ST. PAUL, Minn., April 20.—The following cablegram from Mantia Sas received by Governor Lind today; “Regiment must be ordered hhome and mustered out of service at once. Officers of the regiment.” Whe governor knows nothing of the cause of sending the cabiegram. Quay Case Goes to the Jury. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 20.—The defense in the Quay trial today Gecided not to offer any testimony, and counsel immediately began the arguments. PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-—The Quay case went to the Jury this aft trnoon, If there should be a verdict today, it will not be received until tomorrow morning. Washington Soldiers Wounded. MANILA, April 20.—tcouting parties of Washington Volunteers en- fountered 200 Filipinos near Taguim. They engaged the enemy and stood them off until reinforcements arrived. The insurgents were then speed- iy routed, losing twelve killed and a number. The American loss was three wounded, The Americans also captured a number of rifles. Explosion Kills Seven Men. NOSENTHAL, Germany, April 20.—Seven men were killed here today by the explosion of a boller. Proving Innocence of Dreyfus. PARIS, April 29.—The Figaro today points more depositions of wit- nesses in the Dreyfus case before the Court of Cassation; also further tes. timony by Captain Renault, to whom it was alleged that Dreyfus had confess. Another Brush With Filipinos, MANILA, April 20.—#eouts from the Minnesota regiment had a brush with the enemy near Guiguinto this morning. One American was kill ed. General Ries informed General Otis that the Spanish forces on the Island ef Mindando end the Sulu Islands will evacuate next week. SEATTLE, SEATTLE APRIL C00D PROJECT | war brought about by the laws of Rastern states. Thin new t n linols law provides penalties for the | sale of such articles, but that is onty ol. to keep the manufacturers from fending them here. It will have aj) rs Directly Home. beneficial effect upon the depart stores especially.” At the chamber of commerce meet- “Four carat rings, marked ‘solid | tn held yesterday afternoon, Capt, gold,’ have been sent to the trade j Robinson suggested that immediate After the Old ua- by the manufacturers. That ac-| steps be taken In providing for the counts for these sales o fsolld gold return of our soldier boys now In . ker Fashion, rings at 50 cents each, We very Manila to Beattle rather, and not often wend jeweiry he mint to be have them landed at San Francisco, | WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EVE ING, For Bringing Seattle . aneayed. This law will give ue a pt. Robinson, in presenting the amance te.prasenmte ibe manutactub matters, stated that the men want- lers who try to defraud us, and wilt ed Very much to come to Beattle dl- | protect our customers.” rect from thelr stations, “Many of " The bill w need as the remult them may be wick or wounded and BUT WHT MUSICAL ADDITIONS oe Work whieh Senauie “teney by comime to Seattle, the home port, | Evans of Aurora has kept up for 15 their comforts can be looked after | years much better.” Lotters were read from Sereno B, Pa Chandler P. Anderson, Chas. A Remarkable Wedding ~ e0. PLANT FOR A J. Faulkner and Chas, W, Fairbanks, relat to thelr proposed visit to} Alaska during the summer A letter war also received from | Senator T, C. Platt, of New York, in |which he said that his interest in the Puget Sound naval eta suffered no diminution and he w FAIRFIELD, Wash, April 20.— The Skagway Daily Alaskan of Work ja progressing on the brick | Apri 14 contains an account of the | plant. and next week the company The steamer Al-Ki morning for Alaskan po large number of passengers and a Dig freight cargo. She went north | extend all the a: in his | poetic wedding of @ young man will be in ‘ufacturing brick. At power In gaining the desired object. | named Gillis and Misa Aggie Dalton, lohesent’ core Woks rd being put Witlam PF. Perking and Charles on the Koyukuk river which took up and the grounds prepared, The HM. Baker were elected to member- ace on November 10. There waa no company expects to engage in the ship. minister in the camp where the pusiness perm. wily, as, in addi- ny young people were, and they were ition to the brick requlred for the AL Kl HA A at a lows to know what to do, untll beet sugar factory, there will be « - i friend, J. Durant, alias “French | prisk demand from other sources, as | Joe,” suggested a marriage by con-\the erection of a number of build- | tract, agreeing to Mil the place of | ings 1« contemplated, |the priest. He performed the cere-| Gorey Bros. @ company, the con- |mony in the following manner, Fe tractors, who re grading the branch —_—---- | bride being requested to repeat &f-| trom Fairfield to Waverley, have sailed thin |ter French Joe the following lines: been at work during the week with + with a| "Ten miles from the Yukon on the a targe f of men and teams, It banks of the lake j peoted Uhat the grading will not partner to Koyukuk Otitis I) he completed until about the first in charge of a new master in the! ta! of June person of Captain Olsen, Captain | We have no preacher; we have no) The town tm Ailing up with men Gage, the Al-Ki's former skipper,| ting |who are seeking employment with has been transferred to the W Jig [Tt makes no difference, its al! the the raiiroad construction force and Walla, in Heu of Captain Thomas| — same thing.” im the brickyard, There are three Wallace, It is underatood that the | The groom was then asked to re- |men here now for every job changes will be permanent, Cap- | peat: ©. 1. Morrison shipped in two car- tain Gage. while on the Al-Ki, |" swear by my sled pole under this |jonds of horses from Walla Walla made many friends both at Beattio| tree, thie week, to be used in cultivating and at the Alaskan ports. They |4 husband to Aggie Dalton I alwaye | beets. ] WHI be pleased to hear of his trans- | will be, | ———— ~~ | fer to a larger vousel TU love and protect her, this maiden i ‘The Al-Ki took north the fotlow- | wo frat, { ing passengers: J. BR. Dodeon, J, BR. | From the sour dough stiffs on the Mullay, A. W. Wallbritige, W.| | Koyubkuk traf.” O« Mra. Gould, Mra, Dora Rich.| “French Joe” then cloned the | ee eee: en Po OT loeremony with the following expres. |Sh@ Was Getting too Much) | ardaon, Mra. Beott, M. J. Muli - Breathing Ai G. Low, Phillip Schmitt, H. Lovely, |#ve rea’ ir. Mins Delitia Lovely, J. A. Heckman, |“For $2 aplece in Chickawker money, " John |! unite thie couple In matrimony; ‘The eleven boys who were arrest- Peterson, 8. 1 om, Charles He is a rancher and ehe te @ teach /44 stonday afternoon on complaint of son, HH. Seott, C. A. Rackbush, J. or, N i®, H. Bchmider, A. Ll. Mar-|/T'll do the Job up as well ase Beattle, wore discharged iate yes. | row, and forty second class. F os oes Gon terday afternoon by Judge Cann on, During the trial the arresting officer by the Quakers, and the validity of |e" © Or distances that they be- the same have stood the test of the a 7 | ASSOCIATION leourta in the United States. jome nolay, and the court was ord Mre. Heckman, Jacob Volkwis, } dark. Thomas Richardson, charging them | with defacing his building in North Marriages by contract are favored | nade a statement which so amused Hi ered cleared. In replying to the) ‘The annual Oregon conference al the Evangelical association conven: | ed in this etty this morning, meet- jw “ — of them were onmains ting in Zien church, corne Har- on the ams, tome were playing rison street and Taylor avenue. 4 S@@m Destined to Get Mim cards, and two of the larger boys) large number of representatives from i pumping wind int ttle girls eastern Washington, but eapectatiy | Into Trouble. | mouth with a bellows. Oregon, are at the convention. The — | sda mae STAR. », 1899, , AL question of Attorney de Bruler, | KOEHLER s TRICKS an to what the boys were doing when — + The found them, the officer replied, SOP ‘The captain states that the prixoner aid not confess to him. | At the «es William Horn, of Clevela made an address. fev. H. Hansen on this morning Pishop Onto, were admitted as advisory members. » in attendance are: A. Ernat, tiand, Oreg A. A. Engetbert, jonia, Oregon; 1. EB. Hornahuct, Sa- tem, Oregon, N. Shufl, Salem, Ore leon rn D. viler, Portland, | Oregon; 0. ler, Portland, [Oregon; FH. cht, Spokane, Washington; F. W. Launer, Little Falis, Washington; Hera Maurer, Salem, Oregon; L. Anderson, Jeffer- son, Oregon; J. Ft. Ehret, Tigardvitte, Oregon; A. ©. Myers, Houghton, Ore- lgon: Frank Culver, Salem, Oregon; G. M. Strout, West Portland, Ore- gon. YOUTHFUL SHOPLIFTERS Two AlbanyGirls Were Caught in the Act. Ore, Aprit 20,- Jeveloped last connection with the ea of shop- lifting by two girie who were caught in the act on Monday evening. The je ris are Della and Maud C) laged respectively 12 and 15 | police searched the house occupied |by the girls and their mother, fin ALBANY. ing several bolts of dress oo welry clothing amounting to ral hundred dollars, which had been stolen from business houses. The thievery has been carried on systematically for several months by the little girls, whore tender age protected them from suspicion until recently. Mrs. Chapel is a widow, her husband having been killed tn attempting to rob a bank in Spokane three years It is not known how the other were stolen and die- posed of. The arrests may lead to ther disclowures, as it is believed they had confederates: Butiding p = were today issued to Dr. W. N, Powers to butid a two story frame residence at 420 Kastlake avenue, cont $1400; W, J. Mc bulid a two story frame residence | | 41 Thirteenth avenue north, cost 000. » Great Northern train of three sections, which left @t, Paul last | Monday for the Pacific Coast, is due |to arrive here tonight It contain. ed about 200 immigrants bound for various coast points One of the aoldest milestones ts to 1 in the museum at Leicester, It i# a oylindriea!l block of sandstone roughly Inseribed with an sbreviated statement to the effeat t it was erected during the em- erorahip of Caesar Hadrian, son of Trajan, conqueror of Parthia, it al- su ways: “To Leicester, two miles,” The Hadrian milest was discov ered over a century ago beside the iclent fosse way, and narrowly ed being converted into a lawn yiler by the unromantiec and practi- al finder be we England another complaint entered against him. Mrs. F. Gepiner, who has a lodg- jand Rev. D. Marrigton, of this cttyrting house on Firet avenue, claims that Koehler gave her two bogus ‘checks. The checks were drawn on |the Seandinavian- American bank nby, Oregon: F. M. Fisher, Vern: | ang were for $9.30, They were sign: | led by “O. P, Nelson.” Mrs. Gepner | did not present the checks at the bank to be cashed until Koehler had disappeared. HAVE LEASED MINERAL LAN Chicago Pe Secure Prop- erties in Cotorado. DENVER, Col, April 20.—Preseat indications point to a tremendous production of precious metals from the mines and placera of Color during the summer. The great enc of the pagt winter insure and abun ance of water for washing the gol bearing gravel and already prepara- tions are making for opening the sluices and firing up the dredges. The production of ore mines which, fell off considerab! during March, will this month go 80 per cent. more than during April of last year. The «mail ore produe- tion of laxt month was due to the heavy snows and the almost impa laable condition of the road which made ore hauling in many cases an imponsbility, The Leadville output this summer will be fully as large if not larger than any season in the history of the Cloud Cit |MORRORS OF HOBSONISM a ecrany man, has been taken from police head- quarters to the county jail Maw- kins imagines that he was a sailor ympanied Lieutenant Hob- and he ts con- Unually fighting away numbers of the fair nex who he claims want to kies him LAW AGAINST | BAD JEWELRY IMlinols Takes Steps to Pro- ct Itself. April CHICAGO, No more p gold and silver-plated jewelry and novelties will be sold in [linois as the genuine article if the provi- sions of a bill passed by the leais- lature are carried out. ‘The new law provides heavy penalties for the fraudulent marking of gold or sliver plated ware or for the sale of the same. It is a copy of the law In Connecticut and other Eastern ate liver plated novelties marked sterling’ but containing only ster~ ling silver in the strip #0 gtamped, jwere formly sent out west here by | Charles A. Koehler, accused of re- | meetings will continue throughout presentin, his room-mate, John | the rest of the week closing Mon-|Prankie, and obtaining $45 from the | ty Angee Postal Telegraph company, has had | | ON FIRE ‘Confi.gration at Black- well’s Island. | NEW YORK, April %—(Bulletin). ~The prison and hospital on Piack- | | Well’s inland ts afire at 2:39 p. m. | Later.The fire was discovered in the cupola of the penitentiary. The flames «pread rapidly, and soon the lupper portion of the bullding was ablaze. The roof fell in, A_ police reserve was sent to the island from |the elty, which kept order among | the prisoners, all of whom are safe, ‘no lives being lost. ELECTION OF ~ PROFESSORS The annual mecting of the Board of Regents of the University in be ing held this afternoon. The matte of electing the faculty has been tak- en up with the result that all of the faculty has been re-elected, with \the following exceptions: Prof, Fost- er, who has been occupy of Biology in the absence of Prof. Hill in the east, waa made perman- ent; Prof, Colgrove, an eastern man, will be offered the chair of Philoso- phy, now occupled by Dr. Hamilton; chair of Rhetorte and Oratory has been created at a salary of $1500 a year, and Prof. A. B. Priest, an eastern man, has been offered the chair; Edward C, Stocks was elect- ed curator. Mr. Kelly, aUniversity graduate, was clected assistant physic instruct. or; Mr, Fraser was elected assist- ant in the mathematical depart- | ment, | Charles J, Erickson has filed papers ‘in the Federal court against the United States government for $4978.84 jdue him for the building of a light house at Gray's harbor Dancing came very nearly having a serious set back recently, A young woman sued a young man with |whom she had been dancing because he allowed her to fall very heavily Luckily the Judge decided that the young man was not responsible. The |young men are not #0 enthusiastic in their devotion to the dance thar they would stick to it even with the |prospect of a sult for damages hang- ling over them, Women who love dancing will have to content them- |welves with taking out an accident | j'paseance polte; | | /not break up for a month, and as land proven to be very rich one Subscriptions to Pike 150 HOSE>* RUBBER COTTON §0 feet, $4.00 50 feet, $3.75 50 feet, 3.50 50 feet, 4.00 $0 feet, 3.75 §0 feet, 5.00 §0 feet, 4.75 50 feet, 6.00 50 feet, 6.50 SPELGER & HURLBUT Wall Papers BEFORE BUYING. 300 Pike Street. STAR PAINT CO. Moran Brothers Company ENGINEERS AND SHIP BUILDERS. Ali brancaes of the red eebiner Mosher” and “ Kobertt jotallie Packing Company plant Includes Mining and ai ts for bas water ‘Grockery and House Furnishings PAERLIV LIRA LEIS SEED PAA AT LOWEST PRICES. GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR CO. | 906-908 First Avenue t ee e WATER POWER Snoquaimie Falis Power Co. Distributing Siatiens a1 GILMAN, RENTON, SEATTLE Second Ave ane Mais St ¢ eoecorcesoorseoosons eee HOPKINS & CO., Stiv2s.St2ct eteass$¢ BROKERS. Rooms D and E, Bailey Building, Seattic, Wash. Continuous market quotations at principsl centers of trade reee!ved over oar wire Offices -Portiand, Keattle, Tacoma, Walia Walla, Vancouver and Victoria e hd Lideded ae0ed DANGEROUS NEGLECT OF \HE EYE The most sensitive organ of rense in the boty. is almost fnexensable in these days, for the re f effective vision, ‘Our equi) ent (or the exeeution of Your grders is Use best that can be found anywhere, M, CLAY EVERSOLE, Optician, 72 First Ave. Por a Sare investment Bay Stock in the Befale Legal Tender Development Company jistance 8000 foot from the Rig Baffalo, BET he company owns the Legal Tener Mine, whieh to the biggest end richest fron milf! hat property in the world, end the I Tender is on ite ledge. Ten million dollers has been paid for claime in this istrict Im the lest six months BOT ie Legal Tender is now being developed rapidly, The company hes ten prospec: tore o@t ling other rel £2, Fort hounane ave been sold in Beatle in the inst few days flave Ait od price will be rlisedte 10 Ph Minited namber of shares left et 3 cents, ther 1 Call at offer, #8 Dexter Horton Block, and get correct map and report with full per share. explanation GOW! handle at! standard stocks, We want to make money for our customers. You Will make money by seeing us before buying. ALASKA RATES. FOR BIG ATTENDANGE Second Class Tickets Raised |C. E. Committee Working Up, te $17.50. State Convention. th 1 The local Christian Endeavorers The representatives of the several | see actively making arrangements local steamship companies who “t-/for the tenth state convention which tended will be held in this city beginning Steamahtp ansoc 7. "4 { [June #2. Over 5000 posters have just B. C.. yesterday, have returned. and |i.on printed and will be sent out at they state that all differences here-|0c0 ts the different uniont la the otore existing between the Amer! a e hoe tom I~ \etate to be posted in conspicuous can and Canadian companies a8 [0 | Hives to continually Keep people in the touching of Seattle north-moing | ning of the convention. Every two boats at British Columbia ports, have | weeks bulletine will be ieeved and ee eat ie settled. wart of Rent out from this city, giving the in importa: ow par progr i late i the association yerterday, wan the POF sane ree L matter of increasing the second class | 9 p15 city, and Rev, B, passenger rates to Alaskan ports, |fejer, of Tacoma, will § hag af ; be rate will 52| mountains and leeture in all of the into effect May ere ts also ® | towns in that part of the state. At posaibility of the first class rates be- | ine same time western Washington a shortly : he |Endeavorers will come on this side clded to increase ‘te jand take the road jn the interest of rae . vd | the convention, Alaskan ports to $25, the present) ‘rhe sate committee has secured now being $22.50. the presence of Rev lof Nashville, Tenn, |*peakers in the organization F. Lingen- east of the TOO MUCH RELIC Jacob Maer, a to this city last Sherif Wells, Maer, who is insane will be taken to the MACHINERY — FOR ALASKA Hi. A. Ferguson, partner of Alex. | MeDonald, who arrived on the Ros- | alle, ie taking Into Dawson fifty-five | a | Sergeant Beebe Punished for Marrying an Actress. AKRON. oO. Ap rreant A. L. Ree’ arge of the recruiting station a this city, has been reduced tn rank to private and ordered to join Uie Third cav- ry tons of hydraulic mining machinery, | “'S nhac AROS : says the Dally Alaskan of April 13, | einen ng Me rte ee ge antlo This machinery was purchased in | M4Priage to Ab he leading lady of the King Dramucie company, Glasgow, Scotland, and was brought through the United States in bond over the Great Northern, When he arrived in Tacoma there was no boat that could carry bonded goods, but the Great Northern Railroad com- which played in this city a few * ago, #0 incensed B e's BUH perior officer that his degradation follows. Reebe's father | York inerchant and Ss & wealthy New nt was rae any came to the rere tal paar 7 eva with tx abeus on the {St one time a cadet at West Point, hl Rosalie, ‘Thin machinery |VUt Was expelied for a breach of be : the rules. Will be takeu over the Wilts os Reebe was furious when he receiv. rajiroad to the summit, and then | at , A taken down to the lower end of |04 Pier 1a ok Soo ont Lake LaBarge on sleds, The idea | Addressed tot rh Beebe,” and reiting it to LaBarge lake ts to | declares he will have the case before catch the first boats to Dawson and |* Court of Inguir 2 thus save three weeks’ time. Mr. ny Pe an rraueon How Indians Are Cheated, Ferguson states that the lakes will 1 was present at a reservation tn the freight was packed so it could|the Indian territory when a com. be handled easily, he thinks that it | Mlssion was negotiating with the In- can be taken down on the ice. dians to Induce them to take thelr In two weeks a shipment of thirty | lands In severalty and to sell the additional tons of machinery will/ surplus. ‘The commission made no arrive, and this will also be taken to] secret of the fact that the adminis- LaBarge. All this machinery is ex-| tration had urged them to carry cted to be in working order by the | through the sale, because at the next middle of Ju ground election they wished to go before the which It will be worked 1s on claim | people with the statement that they No, 2 below on Ronanga and 1, 2, 3,| bad thrown open to settlement by T and & on Skookum, ‘These claims | the public a certain number of acres have all been thoroughly prospeeted | of Indian reservations. This state- Mr. | ment would Influence many votes in f|the West; it would be a good poli« Ferguson thinks a great saving gold will be made the use of ma-|tical ery, The negotiations began, echinery, and then there is to be tak- one by persuasion, promis: and at en into consideration the time that | last by threats, about one- third of [wil be saved. Mr, Ferguson thinks | the Indians were induced to sign After that signa Aulantia the agreement tures came very Monthly. that hydraulic mining by machinery will be adopted by owners of many claims, slowly,