The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 8, 1899, Page 1

roc ere elunaaetiaumammmemiaanad ; Twenty-five Cents a By Mall er Carrion CL PHPROOOGS) Telephone Subscriptions to Pike 160 ARR PDE Ge PODRGOG DOD ren ey NO, 62, BE VFitteonth avanug, fo coat $400; | 3 Is a Money-Making One for You. THE St a ei Sill TR I ET SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WONDAY MOEN LNG, MAY §, 1899. ~ THE REQUEST Gunboats Bombard Two Pilipiy MANILA Bagolor, attempted 4 no Town : insurgents wha are gathered in fore tay to interrupt twa army gunboats whic establishing @ water base for the Americana, owt miles from rebel# opened fire on the gunboats from tWenches, thele shooters attempting to plok off the Amgricana, The sunboala May §—The CHICAGO, May &—Three large Meetings Were hekt hore yesturday ‘ \_ Washington Volunteers Will Not Come SUGGESTION FORA ; { the five With laterest, shelling the trenches and bombarding the ty of Sexmogn aad Guagua. No gasuaitios occurred on the Amoriéan ey MANILA, May 8.—Pho gunboats, after shelling two oltien, sent Ing partios ashore today which captured the towns without lowe. buliding® had been fired by the rebela be fleoing, At Sex Direct From Manila to a Seattle. TRANSPORT WILL LAND AT 'FRISCO ‘Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn Sends The Star a Communication to That Effect —Gives His Reasons, The following communication from Acting Secre- tary of War Meiklejohn was received by the editor of The Star this morning: WASHINGTON, May 2, '99.—Sir: Ac knowledging the receipt of your telegram of 28th ultimo, asking if the re- quest of citizens of Seattle, made to this department, for return of Washington volunteers from Manila by the Puget Sound route instead of by way of San Francisco, ‘will be granted, | beg to inform you that the Quarter Master General of the Army, to whom the matter was Teferred, reports thereon under date of April 29, 1899, follows: : “To send the ship conveying the Washington troops frem nila to Seattle, would cause much defay in Preparing the ship the return voyage to Manila with troops, for the reason that le is no dry dock or other facilities for repairing the ship's ma- Ty or hull at Seattie, "Favorable consideration of the request is not recommended."’ _ In view of the foregoing, the department is con- ed to deny the request, Very respectfully, G. D, MEIKLEJOHN, Editor Seattle Star, Seattle, Washington. | In explanation of the foregoing it may be stated that the Star | Feturo of the volunteers direct from Manila to this city. | Today another telegram was sent to the Secretary, worded as follows: ! To George D, Meiklejohn, . Acting Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. SEATTLE, Washington, May 8,—Can you arrange to have First Washington volunteers mustered out in Seattle, bringing them by train from San Francisco, so as w permit them to be guests of honor at a mammoth celebration already arranged for by} city council and chamber of commerce? Kindly wire answer. a MARTIAL PAGEANT ON PUGET SOUND he following M. Stewart; communication from the new ‘Beattie, Wash, May 6. | ~The project for an imposing celebration tn honor of the | Teturn of the Washington volunteers strikes all citizens favorably. Tt has | 4 Gecurred to me that the suggestion recently made in the Btar concerning y & pageant on the Sound is worthy of ectacular procession on October 9, on time, Chicago is preparing for a spectacular procession on Octobers, on | the lake in front of the elty, that bids fatr to he one of the most gorgeous night exhibitions ever witnessed in this country. For mite: the water will be illuminated, and ghantom fleets will ride to and tr: nid#t a5 aurora of shooting colors and sage Se watt arate & nce mettenns Pogo dep star bombs. The spee- | nknown, and the court 60 finde, | burch @ juley roast, and with ed ‘The court also finds that there is no| Other table delicacies it wan put in Why would It not be an appropriate thing to have a night pageant ground for any imputation what- | th. cupboard to keep cool, Yesters | on Puget 1? It would be a fitting climax to a celebration in honor |ever of ar tuating motive on the | 4ay when it came time to prepare of the volw * The i of Manila might be reproduced with @ part of the commissary general, than | 4inner, the girl went to the cup- Bombardment of « Nored bombs and other fireworks, There are plooty | the earnest desire to procure the best | board, but like the traditional re- of « ners the Sound that could be pressed into service for the oeca- | pons food for the t =. The |ceptacle of Old Mother Hubbard, it! sion. The harbor could be cleared for the affair, and one of the mort |eourt pronounces this act of the, Was bare. fome person had, during | imposing spectacies be presented It would draw thousands of people |oommissary general of subsistence | the night, appropriated everything to the city from over the state. If necessary, an expert could be |q colossal error, for which their ia no | inside, and today Mr, Prosch is wear. brought out from the Keast to manage the affair. There are several men paltiation.” ing @ hungry stare, Dack there ho Make a speciality of night pageants with pyrotechnical asta setae effects.—Yours truly “G. M. STEWART,” The police department are receiv. President Graves Names Ten Committeemen Preside of the ¢ ¢ Graves, amber of commerce, today announced n to represent the chamber in making rangements for the home « celebration of the Washineton vol. unteers. ‘The list is given In the following totter, a copy of which was mailed this m to each of the committeemen: “Seattle, May 8, 1899, Acting Secretary of War,| | Mile# charges regarding the treat. | Quiren. wired to Secretary Meiklejohn asking tor information for publica-| the fran and canned roast beet were | Stephen O'Brien, Wm Quann, D. B.| | partly sustained | Hall and Burt Harrie. ‘- a8 to what course. would-bepursued by the War Department) ion ‘stresses consured for “er-| The report of the eredential com: Fegard to the petition previously sent from Seattle asking (or the |For” in failing to notify the proper mittee was read and accepted, fa the American® rescued a Spanish oMeer who waa held prisoner by insurgents. May &—The report of the court of Inquiry hae contention ip official’ circles’ Te wildness of and general disposition to take hoth w not entirely unexpee! and the general expression t# that a compromise will be reached } that no further ings wil be taken. The censure of Mileg te sufficiently Vigorous to arouse the tment ef that offteer, and tt believed he will not take the matter beGore capgresa, a8 be had Uhreat+ ened to do WASHING TO: aroused any # proc ere WASHINGTON, May &-<The following cabdlegram Was received trom General Otis this morning: “Situation is as follows: Lawton’ troops re mein at Measin @ PT partion have gone out Ww porth and eaat we ot fan Fernanda Population of the country between Manila and nerthera ule held by Gur troops, retura. ing to their homes, Appear cheerful and wtented. Army gunboats Operating \o the rivers have cleared the country to the weat of MacAr thur, of the Insurgents, Signs of insurgent weakness become more ap- parent dally. Also report death, on May 3, of Private Rdward Vaughan, of the Pifty-test.” NEW YORK, May &—The big international six day gaaeqyous please foot race started this afternaon The mee will race twelve hours a day, Champions trom thin aad aloost every foreign countey have entered ree LONDON, May &-Captain Jamesea, who led the famous raid on the Transyeal, returng to Cape Town next @aturday pursuance hurry erdera. Important wohemes relative to the critieal state Anglo-Pocr relations are supposedly afoot HAPPY DAY! APPY DAY! panied by three band through prine business streets of the chy, The procession was headed by a platoon of police, Stuffed emblems of the onder decor: ated with red, white and blue rib. bons were carried, while two lve! birds with majestic mein looked down upon the throna of apee from thelr cages The lewendary white moat oceupied an cleveted post ten on one of the floats. Col. it ward P. Edson of Beattic No. 1, was) Hear What the Beef "2°" oy expres Board Says, : ae marched were made by geyerel among them being Maurice Bisen- berg, of But mt, Whe enjoys the diatinetion of being a Mystic! —— erwemen Bhriner and Thirty-third dearee | Mason « A social seasion wae held taat} “ML AND NOBODY IS TO BLAME” night in the Palm Garden. Apesches of welcome were made by Mayor Hom nd othere Maurice Kisen- bere spoke again at the evening ees- sion, after which a vaudeville ent tainment was given. At a # chamber meeting im the afternaen 1ST bide were Inttinted Inte the home lodge. The following committees were ap- pointed at this morning's session of the Beagies: Credents Horace &. WASHINGTON, May &—The find. | Merkee, A. T. Van de ¥: ater. 20k ings of the military court appointed | T. Ambrose. Working and rituah— to investigate the charges tade by | P. Edson and J. A, Pitree. Char. Major General Miles in reeard to the |tere—Geo. Pagan, @ BB. Shaw. and beer furnished the troops, hag been | T. HM. Lindsay. Grievanve—-Mteven made public. |O'firien, © J. Curtie and W. J. Me- Law and appeale—M. G. re | Winstock, Maurice Beisenber@ and | ry Smith: Rules and order of neseeA. T. Van de Vanter Miles Wes Wrong and He Wa Right Egon Was Honest But Leckod Foresight. ment of the beef with oh: hot sustained. Hie alte cerning the unaevory character of med the the committee on rules and order of opinion that the beef was unfit for |busigess also read their report food. Magen was censured for) _ the extensive purchase of the beef! ‘Phe steamer Farallon, which here- when It was an untried ration. tofore has been running to Alaska The report aino finds that the Chic-lin the service of the West Coast Ago packers were not at fault, a8 | Navigation aompany, has beon char- the beef supplied to the army war read by the Washington-Alaska the same ae that supplied the regu- samahip company, and hereafter lar. trade. will ran to Skagway in connection ‘Throughout the report Gen. Mites | with the Clty of Beattie. Notice to was more or tens criticised, perhaps | this effect waa received thie morn- the moat direct etna the fi "none | by agent Carroll, of the West | uthorities Gen | | “The court finds that against none|Coast Steam Navigation company, | of the officers commanding corps. | trom the owners of the Farallon at divisions, brigades, and regiments, ! gan Francisco, and their staff officers, should al charge of guilty be brought operating to Alaska, arrangements @ court also finds that the ma-|for securing another vessel for the jor general commanding the army run, has not as yet been completed, had no euffictent justifieation for al-|' the Farallon te at present in the loming that the refrigerated beef was | north, and is due to arrive here in a embalmed or was unfit for insue toltew days. tpon her arrival she troops. It aiso finds that he com-| will be turned over to the Washing | mitted an error in that, having be-lton to the Washington & Alaske| lief or knowledge, he claimed, | company that the food was unfit; that tt caus- ED ed sickness and distress; that some! gehooner Abbi “ eho ie F. Morrie is an- of H wae supplied under the pre- | other addition to the feet of sailing tense ¢ experiment, that other beet | vessels which will go north during | was embalmed, he 4id not imme-|ine month, She is owned by Bredy | diately communicate such knowledge | Hros., of Gotofnin bay, and Is fitting or belief to the secretary of war, to| out at the White Star dock. The the end that a proper remedy might |schooner eame down recently trom | re promp' y appl a. 1 Wrangel, where she has been doing emmiseary | Genera the winter, The schooner Columbia, * verely eriticiae also owned by Bredy Bros., will leave allo about June 1 for the north. She is ‘Considering the little use that has | at present tied up in the Duwamish | been made of this beet tn the regu |river, A. Hredy, one of the owners lar army, the probability that the | oe ene schooners, is.in the elty sup- | volunteers were entirely ignorant of t it; that ite use 6 @ part of the fed |¢rintending arrangements, ration had never been #anctloned by | —_—_---——— the ident and secretary of war,| T. W, Prosch, peoretary of the the court oan but characterize the | Chamber of commerce, did not have action of the commissary general of 18 usual fine Bunday dinner yester- subsistence as unwarrantaed and |4*y. and thereby hangs a ta t he ordered the pur- |the back porch of Mr. Prosech’ chane of such enormous quantities of | |* 4 large screen cupboard, in which od that Was practically untried and |'* kept eatables, Batirday night he Aw the steamer was the only vessel the company been Eagan was| and rebuked as tng reports daily of petty burelarios roe D ID S CRE ECH [crc extty goten 7 Delfel, m barber at 108 Second avenue south, reported that-his ehop | was broken Veuterday woe Fagie Day, and the! "Yea, Yea ing birds could be end of the city to the other into last night, and razors and clippers to the amount of 100 or more wereech-| of $20 were stolen, heard from one) op, 1, Ward's The residence at 2209 tO lanhoree the polley of the preaident iy vomard to the Philippines, and to Probert awainal the seutiments of the Anti-expaasion meeting held here a Week amo. pe ene The bark Hunter, which was libel- ed Maturday by Heckman & Hav fon, of Halkard, bor $644, was bonded Out today Coroner Spariing conducted two inquests this afternoon, remains of Ole Ronde drenwned im the bay some time Mrs day pieht, and B® Aldrich, who died from the wounds received by an explosion Friday afternoon, In beth canoe the jury brought in a vewdiot of a 4 by aceident. Mrs, Van Alstine and James ban- nigan were fined each $4.00 this aft- erneon by Judge Camn, for driviog cows on the bleyele path. The seven Chinamen who were pulled last week for mr Jing game im the Wa Chong Building, were eneh fined #8 today by Judue Cann. —_—-———— G. MH. Clark, @ guest Of the Hotel Northern, received a painful wound in hig right foot yesterday, He w manding \9 fragt of the Babel, whey & man carrying 4 bottle of Bhasta water passed. hen @bout fifteen feet trom Clark the hottie was acol doatly dropped and éxploded throw tng clase in all directions, One plece entered Clarke's foot shoe Doctor managed (0 t the wianm and It te thought the fot wilh be aaved, although blax! pols ontng may set ie aed ‘The Hoattle Chamber of Commerce has recotved a letter from fi. A. fry. av, president of the Pullman college, asking if the plans and speeifications for the new gollewe bulidipgs can be Hispla vod 1s tae commerce rooms for the inspection of cowtrantars. The [pequest bas been gracted. The Red Cross will hold & meet- ing tomorrow morning at v'clewk Ip the assembly hall at the City Herary, — Geme very imeert- ant matters will come up for discus sion, and delegates to the slate con- vention, which meets at Tacome May 4, will be elected. Mra. Vaines, the | president, requests that at! the mem. bers be present at the meeting ae ene ‘The steamer Oowan Wave, which a year ago was operating on the rout between feattin Haine, and Van- couver, bas been said to « California company, and will be towed to San) Wrancisce during the week by one | of the Puget fund Tugbeat com. pany's tue The Wave was brought around and operated by Conk & Ov. proved too to run how- over, and was taken from the route, the steamer Narth taking She has ee tied up ‘The lower portion of her place at Tacoma the eteamer has beeg enclosed with heavy boarts, and ft ts thought that by this means she will be enabled to | Meney Order. All make the ocean Joutney In safety Major Bridges, of London, t¢ regia. ‘Grand. sols Bryan and Cherry are at Aber- deen inspecting steamers, M. Rosenthal, the poted musician, has arrived tn the city and is a guest at the Kainier-Grand POINTED PARAGRAPHS. — Gray hairs that can be counted don't count. | ‘Trouble never troubles the content- ed man. ‘The woman who marries for epite invariably gete It All things come quicker to the man |who meets them half way. When some actor attempts to sing there is no place like hom The recatver ften ae original board of directors. Satan te the father of lee and matrimony te the mother of excuses: ‘The only awell thing about some men is looated directly under thoir hate. Bevery man for himeelf, ts a aoc- trine that girls do not take much stock tn, farting for heaven on a grave- stone recommendation te pretty risky business. The wise man never loses his re- an the |putation by attempting to answer fool questions, Some of th eanclents were pretty ewift, but Samson was the first to get 4 gait on him. Man proposes and later on he some times wonders how he managed to make such « fool of himself. “Evil is wrought by want of thought,” says the poet, Very true, and much is wrought by thoughts | of want. Tut few angels have cause to beast of the attention shown them when they happen to be entertained unawares.—Chicago ally News, SPRING HOSIERY, Polka dots hold an important place mong the new fancy hostery for spring, not onty in smallent but spota from the size of te pieces down, Very few plaids are seen, the last of tal mmer’a furor for gay, fan- cy plaids, but stripes, polka dots and amall aiik-embrotdered flowers cluster on most expensive fancy hose. cd ‘The old-fashioned alll side “clock” Is seen on many handsome stockings in the high-priced kinds. yo Sey Generally speaking, the golf stock- ing is more subdued than formerly, {the majority having simply a fancy | latter fell to reading a newspap Tartan effects are quite | turnover. out of date. ene ilk hose with real lace fronts for thrown =f GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR CO. 19.30 the deund fram Pertiand wre She Visit our store now-—there are some things here that everyone needs, Prices right, too. PELGER & HURLBUT 1219-1217 Seeond Ave H you want it done WELL, PAINT YOUR HOUSE and are willing to pay a fair price, let us figure with you Third and Pike. STAR PAINT CO. Moran Brothers Company ENGINEERS AND SHIP BUILDERS. trae i imludes steel and wool com Hon and covers al, beagokes of the joing and a ‘of ry bullt anf ropalsed imine eal for Worthingt BpIOg wpeblner loner” and * i af mabe balers and the Watted sathe Shotatlic Packing Company A SNAP eer | Framed Pictures on Glass | From 26 Cents Up. 906-906 Firet Avenue Qirrenneser acy e WATER POWER Snoquaimie Falis Power Co. Hestripe ring Stations #1 GILMAN, RENTON, SLATE Seoemd Ave. and Main St. coee esceee HOPKINS & CO., See's tect ctensags dE, Bailey Building, Seattle, Wash. aneooes Coptinypue werkst quotations a principal oeuter of (rede recudvet over our wires Offices Portion4, Keattle, Tacoma, Walla Walla, Vancouver and Victoria DANGEROUS NEGLECT OF THE EYE The most nemaith of somes Im the body, ts almost ctummbie in tess days, tor the relied of effect! im te lief ve $e teat Nie ooh fad the bescutson el pons enters tothe tak that cho be found eny wh 8, HM. CLAY EVERSOLE, Optician, 12 Pirst Ave. ny took the jie Spaee oyetly ta) 1. promising Shes ets tune. =) fectak sy that it rot Ug Sone x, tah pyagre a, aghaone, er er PRLS bear wort GES OARS Sea iy abep tort Tecan feces the Beane Meg bt Med Rd a udaat oe st ‘e carey all oe ier tent Stench “stocks w Hobten Mak Baliting, bor at ur of Kter pa. 008 rey a ‘emat ty Draft or ea olbedad $6 vere . se TB. NIGHOLS & Co. Excessive Caution Is as Culpable as None. It is the hardest matter in the world to convince average men and women that everyone with whom they come In con- tact ~~ aim to first deceive, and th rob. ome of (he suapictous ones who run our way have the queerest no- tions, Notwithstanding, we have again and again advised people to go see what our properties are for themeeciver- not to take our word for {t-—-still they aggressively assume we have some deeply-laid pian to filch them of their money. ‘These very same people, doubtless, if we had some property to offer them away off in Alaska, wouldn't be half so sus- piotous of our honesty and goodwill; but, as tt is, only a short ride from Geattle to the Indexilver Creek district, where our mines are located, of course there can’t be any- thing to them. Jk When {t is too late to purchase a profit-making stock like the Lost Creek, Sunset, oF Silver Creek, possibly these good people may have @ trifle more confidence in humanity, He careful always, that's business; but, never buy any- thing merely because it is cheap, A stock that is worthe lows in dear at any price. JOHN E. McMANUS & SON, 918 Second Avenue | | | Keep your children at homa | by furnishing them a splen- | did gut-door games 4-ball, 7 | $c; G-ball, gocj &-ball, | $1.15; S-ball sets, better finish, from $2.50 to $3.50. 1417 Second Ave. The Plumbers Je the housewito’s delight, show our skill in furnts | Z with new open plumb! | 4 d wash tubs, or fit up i 4 hand patent closet, she will fi the most peient!: senitar, in ber home that can be dome. *| At reasonable prices BRO COON that Lum b- ewill Cor. Third Ave. and Spring ‘Phone Duff 471. | One Kind of a Man. the old map took his seat, ‘The | ear came to a standstill at the cor- He bore the customary resemb-|ner. The conductor opened the rear bras tied veg beings : age W&*) door but no one inside moved the chin beard and the clean shaven “Who pulled the rope to sto; upper Np and the trousers that fetl | .a/>" het yelled, oP to wep the Just below the ankles. No wonder| «1 guess it was that young feller {the snoppishly garbed youth at the | joo thor enswered the old man, end of the car snickered aloud when | »oaging toward the youth, jhe entered, : | “D'ye wanter git off?” inquired the | All during the ride up Woodward | oonayctor with a snap. avenue the young man smiled at the| «why no,” stammered the youth aged gentleman opposite him. The! sought that the elderly gentle but now and then he would look Man did, and I rang the bell for lover the top of it and meet the eyes|him. He was pulling one of those lof the young man. straps.” All of a sudden he tald the paper “Dear Sir lirection of President Graves, of the chamber of [S00 Jf town bicda were given af ac Fourth evento wes entered GUNGay| eee went ake RUe Gat wane |eside and rose trom hia sont, de | UYere Ope PAW. ths position the Oia to inform you of your appol ns ember of |OM* 0 tow ni whey "es “c- morning, and $10 in money was tak- id very e ye Vase Fre! on , laced e yc a Hommeres Ernie 0 tatoren.7 ‘provide form welcotae te the Washing, |centuated welcome by the parent | on ' sf aK | handsome, but it takes @ well-filled |arabbed one of the “hold on” straps ~~ “ placed " leptin ‘n he commit 04 ce and provide for elcome to the * SB pa ata d ‘os ‘The | and all eyes were turned o: m, ton regiment upon iis return from Manila, The full committee wil) | 2% Seattle No 1 Thoma Helgeson, who hag a groc- | Purse to procure them land tugged af it frantically, ‘Dh ; re turn in him, Ma ¢ of th iv named below Hince organizing, one year ago, the | ory store at 19.4 Weatern avenue, re- | 5 9 conductor did not notice his attempt | He reddened. “What did you do tt jonsist of rn ar nelow sovlety has had a phenomenal M - Miac Aa in Male, wit Japparently to stop the car, but it|for?” asked the conducto pong e : 1 ported that a window in his store} jack grounde In Hale, with gold or | appar A ir?” as e conductor, turning Representing the City J Humes, Cyrus Walker, Daniel Jones, | growth, having extended Its branch-| was opened Jaat night and several | White polka dots, are firat cholce, |nearly drove the young man into hy-| to the aged passenger. “I just want gohn A. Campbell. 1. A. Nadeau, K. H, Piper, A. J. ethen Jr, Hi. H. Jen all over the tate, ‘There are now | cages of canned meats were stolen, |and navy and tan goods, with red, |sterica, “Oh, what a rubs,” the old| 64 t show a thing or two to th Welln, H. A, Chad Redelshelmer,and N, H. Latimer. nineteen lodges in Washington, all of! United States Senator Turner, who | White or blue spots, second choice, |man heard him mutter, and then as . F oe “Representing the fi of Commerce—J. Furth, W. W. Robin- | whom are represented here in the| has been in the city since Friday, | With the majority of those desireing {though the efforts of the aged gen-| young coxcomb over there," won jr. A. M. Bre J. TK. Hayden, G, 8. Meem, J. B. Metoatfe, BH. #. [celebration of the anniversary of its | eft this morning for Tacoma, While|% fancy stocking. The mors con-|tleman had softened his heart, he! ihe reply. And he added as the Meany, W. V. finehart jr ¥. W. Young and Jost#h Collins.—Very truly | birth here he safely eluded all newspaper | servative eling to the piain black, |gaid, “I'll do it for you,” aod risine| 4.6 aucted for the door, * yours, About 1000 members formed in line| men, He will be on the Sound for | With an open-work front for evening |he pulled the motorman's bell, Af-|¥oUth ducked for the door, “I guess “T. W, PROSCH, Sec yesterday at 11 o'clock, and, accom- | voslably ten days, | Wear by way of variety, jter he had tugged at it the regular |I did it,” r ¥ \ — a itt ls iii tit