The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 10, 1899, Page 1

» PIL POS SOLODOOEOS Twenty-five Cents a Month he POOIOVOSS. _d BOSTON MAN'S SHREWD TRICK Captures Seven Cuban Bandits by a Bit of Yankee Strategy. SANTIAGO, May 10.—Seven heavily armed bandits who attempted today to hold up @ Boston man named Maurice Baldwin and three Tuban companions, were all captured by a clever trick, Baldwin rush- td upon the bandits, waving his hat, apparently to persona following be hind, and exclaiming, “Hurrah, boys, here they are! The torror- stricken outlaws, supposing that a detachment of soldiers Were upon them, threw down thetr arms and bemwed for mercy. Baldwin told them that he would spare thelr lives only on condition that they prompt. ly submitted to be bound, declaring that the soldiers concealed i the Dushes woul! shoot at the first sign of resistance, He then called to his Cuban companions to secure the hands of the robbers behind their backs, while he kept them covered with his revolver. The work of ty- ing was quickly accomplished and then the bandits were informed, much to thelr chagrin, that their were no soldiers present. Raldwin com- pelled the bandits to march to this city, where they are now in Jail. WASHINGTON, Mey 10.—General Otis cabled “Transport Pennsylvania left for San Francisco today. on the 2th, Cleveland oo 12th, and St. Paul on 13th. ‘The War department is not informed ax to whether any of the vol- unteers now serving in the Philippines will be sent home on these transports, today as follows Nelson leaves WASHINGTON, May 10.—The failure of Gen. Otis to announce the departure of any volunteers for home 1s pusaling to the War department, in view of the official assurance that the return of the volunteers to the United States was simply a question of providing transportation. If Otis lv ending back any empty transports, hie action ts utterly at var- lance with Alger's telegram to the Governor of Colorado, Nearly three weeks ago Otis was urged in the most emphatic terme to hasten the discharge of the volunteers, and send them home as speedily as pos- midble. The entire California regiment was expected to be the first ree!- ment to leave. Seeretary Alger bas cabled Otis for a detailed report upon his plans for starting the voluateers home, WASHINGTON, May 10.—The beef packers of Chicago have mar- shalled their forces against Major General Miles, and are endeavoring to have him relieved from the command of the army, as punishment for tits action in stirring up the embalmed beef investigation. They claim that Miles fs responsible for a large failing off in the foreign demand for Amertean canned roast and canned corn beef. President McKinley is, however, reported to be indisposed to take any official etepe in the direction desired by the packers, and Miles will probably not be dis- turbed. a WASHINGTON, May 10.—The Industrial commission will begin its inquiry Into trusts on next Thursday morning. A large array of impor- wtinerses have heen : petuding John Rockefeller, rep- > ‘KP woser bin Arbuckte. the head of the coffee combine. These three men will be among the first examined,amd will be asked many searching questions calculated to bring to light any combimations which may exist against inter-state trade. WASHINGTON, May 10-—The following despatch from Admiral Kautz ts given out by the Navy department: “Apia, May 2.—The Brutus arrived April 28 All ie quiet at Apia. Condition of affairs is much Improved. Have withdrawn marines from the shore, their presence being no longer required. —Kauts.” eeeonenemeneetneee ROME, Ga., May 10.—The residence of Dr. L. P. Bagwell was des- troyed by fire early this morning. The doctor, his five children and the housekeeper, ali perished in the flames. LONDON, May 10.—The American commisstoners to the Czar's dis- armament conference arrived here today after an uneventful voyage across the Atlantic. BERLIN, May 10.—A ferry boat carrying « picnic party was cap- sized today near Rosa, and fourteen of the passengers were drowned. HAVANA, May 10.—Sixty cased of leprosy was discovered here in one howpital. CHARLESTON, 8. C., May 10.—The ninth annual reunton of the Con- federate veterans formally began here today. VAN HORNE WILL NOT TALK ‘LEFT FOR CEDAR LAKE Sir Wittfam Van Horm, president! The city council, Comptrolier Par- of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, ar-| TY and Engineer Thompson left this rived iast night in his private car morning for Cedar lake, Frank Ole- from the south, where he has been | #0n, secretary of the board of public sojourning for several weeks, and Works, left Linsenb on Aegan gelled 3 prepare accommodations. The par- Jett this morning over the 8. & I.\ty "yi make a tour of the oo. soad for Vancouver, B. C. shed tributary to the lake, and the In an interview regarding the re-| question of the pos#ible pollution port from New York that he would will be discussed thoroughly. They resign in favor of vice-president ne Pasig nny s a ‘i udge Moore, of the equity depart- Shaughnessy. ‘he said thie morning | ment ot the superior court, 16 con- oe i DY POF fined to his room by an attack of oie ®. fever. In his absence, Judge Wil- It is not generally known that Sir | iiamson, of Tacoma, will hold court. William i# an American. He was coovsecnoe | THE SPAREN of the Canadian Pacific ratiroad, and four years later he waa made th president ane What might have been a serious accident, involving a large amount RED MEN’S of damage, occurred this morning at GRAND PARADE the South coal bunkers. The big Oriental steamer Gatkura Maru left her berth at the Smith cove docks, and steamed up to the bunkers to The Improved Order of Red Men,|coal. Captain Gilmore appeared to Which has been in session in thia|be in a hurry to get his vessel along- elty since erday, will give a|side the bunkers, for he ran the grand parade thix evening, followed | stearner at full speed until she wae by a ball and reception in Ranke | almost opposite the bunkers. It is hall claimed that he did not reverse his ‘The following officers were elected | engines until he had rounded the yesterday afternoon for the ensuing| buoy, and the black bow of the year: Great machem, E. 0. Connor,|#teamer was pointing toward the Spokane; great senior sagamore, Jn, | bunkers about 150 yards distant M. Hill, Walla Walla; great junior| The momentum of the big steamer sagamore, L. EB. Wolfe, Benttle; great | bore her swiftly forward to the left prophet, J. L. McMurray, Tacoma; | side of the Black Diamond bunkers, great chief of records, J. P. Caws,| where the ship C. F, Sargent * Tacoma; great keeper of wampum,|lying. It was Captain Gilmore's in John Siebentaum, Port Townsends;| tention to dock the Sakura on the delegates to great council of United | right side of the Newcastle bunker States, Le F. A. Shaw, Walla Walla,| As he neared the bunkers he rang T J. Bell, Tacoma, W, F, Learned, | the bell to back the engines full speed, but not in time to check the Port Townsend, speed of the Sakura, and there waa @ crunching #ound,, and the knob of her p anchor embedded itself in the starboard wide of the Sargent Aw the steamer commenced to back, the end of the anchor was pulled out, leaving a neat hole of about aix inches in alse in the outside plank~ ing. Had the Sakura been going at & awifter rate of speed, the damage © the Sargent would have been much greater, To Settle Disputes. WASHINGTON, May 10.-It is une derstood here that when the disarm- ament conference meets at The Hague, May 14, the members from both the United States and Great Hrttain wil both advocate the rettle- ment of international disputes by arbitrath SEATTLE INKLINGS. Lee Ingraham, age sixty-six years, died at Rose, Sunday, of conmump- Yon. His remaing were taken to Honney & Stewart's to be prepared for interment, sae The work of raising the sunken Hritieh ship Andelana at Tacoma, is sald to be progres#ing favorably Three powerful tugs were expected to fasten on to the chain cable of the vessel today, with the idea of dragging her Into shallow water Should they be successful in doing #0, the water will be pumped out of the Andetana, and the work of rats tng her wil! be comparatively easy, “+e Herbert D. Rowley has been com- mitted to the insane asylum by Judge J tm, Me lt thirty-one years Old, and has been & patient for ~ time at the Seattle General hospital Viola MeFall, a well-known plck- pocket, was last night acquitted by a Jury in the superior court of a charge 4 complaint made by B. W. Rice, « *teamboat man, whe alleged that whe rebieved him of $150 on the night of February 14 see Mre. Hannah Plerson died yenter- day at her home, 1001 Dexter avenue, of pmeumonia, She was the wife of Capt. Pierson, a well known sea- faring man, and came to Seattle with him from Nerway about ten years ago. A meeting of the Seattle Red Cross mutety was held yesterday in the elub room at the public library, and the following delegates were elected te attend the state convention to be held in acoma, M 3: Mre. H. EB. Holmes, Mra. EB. W. Sackman, Mra. ©. M. Sanderson, Mra, A. Fortiouia, Mrs. G. F. Meem, Mra, J. W. Godwin, Mre Lyman Banks, Mrs. Erastus Brainerd, Mre J. KH. Hayden. . . ‘The regular spring drill of the police patrote is to be resumed next Thursday under the direction of ee Joseph Graig, an Indian, was fined $75, and sentenced te thirty days in jait by Judge Cann yesterday, for as- sautting George Keough. “ee ‘The funeral services of Mra. Sarah E. Gilson, held yesterday at But- tery Street M. E. church, was very largely attended. Rev. H. D, Brown and Rev. Daniel Hagley officiated. The floral offerings were very pret~ ty, one piece beng given by Cooper & Levy, and another by Mra. Daniel Bagley. The interment was in Lake View cemetery, . “* Thee Soctaliet Labor party held a meeting last night at 1115 Third av- enue, and Attorney Lowry made an address on “The Prevailing Disease and Unrest In Soctety, Ite Cause and Remedy.” The piace of the meet- ings was changed, and hereafter the party will meet in the Masonic Ten- ple. eee ‘Two prisoners were relensed yee- terday from the custedy of the sheriff by an order signed by Judge Jacobs. One of them, John Burgs- trum, was dismissed on account of his youth, and the other, Perey Gray, because there was no proof of aay intention to burglarize, although when arrested he had a “picklock” in his pomsession see E. A. Reeder, the station agent at Interbay, has aaked the asaistance of the police department in breaking up # gang of hobow which continually hang around the station. Last night the station was broken Into and a gold watch aml chain, several razors and « number of sults of clothes and an overcoat were stolen. one W. H. Nevitt, a freman, reported to police headquarters thi# morning that hie room tn the First avenue house was entered some time last night and bis uniform, a grip, and some clothes were stolen. “e. Ravenna Park in still closed. WwW. J. Grambs, manager of the Phird Street and Suburban railway, said today that he hoped the city would buy the park, improve it, and open it to the public, a# suggested. It has been over a week since the Star published the first account of the clo#ing of the park, and matters still remain the same. “ee President Farrel, of the Pacific Coast company, states that the com- pany has purchased the large coal bunkers formerly owned by the Oak land Commercial company at Oak- land, Cal ‘These bunkers have a capacity of containing 10,000 tons coal, and the company has been ar- ranging for the purchase of them for a long time or The bank clearances today were $242,128.%, and the balances were $76,523.93. see A certificate of incorporation of the G. T. Mills Machinery company has been filed with the county audl- tor, The trustees who will manage the company for the first #ix months are G. T. Mills and J. W. Hartwick, of Geattle, and T. Doughaa, of Grayling, Mich. The capital stock of the company {s $10,000 ore Word was received here this aft- ernoon Chief Reed that the Pa cia Jewelry & Optical company, which wae in business in this elty during the holidays in the New York Diock, was robbed of $2500 of jewelry at Pendleton, Ore, SEATTLE President Will Prob- ably Call It. TO SETTLE CURRENCY QUESTION Also to Define the Future Polley in R et to the Philip- tat WASHINGTON, D. C, May 10— Following the announcement that |the caucus committee of the house |has agreed in the Atlantic City con< | ference to a definite financial poliey |for legislation in the fifty-sixth con- agrees, there 1 report that the | president will call congress together tn extra session next October. ‘The object of thi carly meeting to dixpese of the financial measures an early as possible, to give time for the consideration of war legistation, | Not only | it necessary on the even- |iog of = presidential campaign to wettle the currency question, as far an may be, but [t Is absolutely neces- mary to determine « policy for the Philippines and to dispose of the Cuban problem, if events will per- mit, To have the next congress meet in December would throw the session well into August before any ineue could be decided. The conventions will be hetd In June or July, and the confusion thus possible must be avolded. It i not expected that there will be any great struggle over the measures, which the caucus Repu! leans, aided by the senate finance committee, will present. The lines of the president's message will be followed closely providing for the re- demption of greenbacks in gold, pro- viding for the Increase of circula- tion to the par value of bonds de- posited by the sattional banks, for |the reduction of taxation on clreul- liation, and for authority to organise national banks on a capital of $25,000, to give the country places facilities in currency and loans. ‘There are other important ques- tions, the Nicaragua canal and the shipping and subsidy bill being the most prominent ‘The election of a new Speaker will take considerable |time. ‘There will be delay in the appointment of in the houee, Lod to allow) anew poet tag henge ve Weeks to | Of those members of congress who of their stay. advivebility of their return before sion that he will call an extra sen- sion, but there has been no direct statement to that effect ‘The effort has been to avoid an ex- tra session for fea lead to long and useless discussion oft currency legilation, but since the caucus committee has agreed upon a Dill which seems satisfactory to Republicans tn all parts of the coun- try, that danger is lessened, and it ts considered advisable to get logisiation out of the way of crowded work which will come be- fore the regular session. uch an extra session could be called In Ov- tober and give congress the time t> appotnted before the regular session begins, much time being gained in this way, which would be an advan- tage as great aw that of currency legislation. HUMBOLDT CHARTERED Will Take Troops North to Wrangel and Dyea. The steamer Humboldt haa been necured by Capt. W. W. Robinson jr., of the quartermaster’s depart- ment, r the transportation of troops to Alaska. She will leave bere May 15, with 105 soktiers, and two lene sale of seats has been large, and ofMfcers of the Twenty-fourth infan- try, and about thirty tons of freight. The soldiers and freight will be de- livered between Fort Wrangel and Dyea. ‘Troops of the Fourteenth tnfantry now stationed at these points will return to Seattle on the same Steamer, and although it te not defin- ately settled, it is thought that they will be sent to Mantia, The Dyea company i# composed of sixty-five | Imen and one officer, under com- mand of Captain. R. T. Yeatman. There are seventy-two men and one oMfcer at Fort Wrangel, under com- mand of Capt. Bogardus Bidridge. Robert Bridges, commissioner of public lands at Olympia, has notified Auditor Evenson that proceedings for a writ of prohibition have been instituted in the #upertor court of Thurston company by the attorney | general of Washington against the | treasurer of the county to prohibit the «ale of certain school lands by tax certificntes for delinquent taxes due the county. This being a test | case, It will apply to all school lands | in lke condition, and in event of the court's denying the writ of pro- hibition, purchasers of such lands will be obliged to pay al delinquent | taxes with accrued penalty. RAILROAD PERSONALS. E, BE. Elis, general agent of the} oR today. agent of the Union Pacific, at Port. | and, is in the city today. see ‘at 9 o'elock last night, did not make up his committee assignments, ere ie Uttle Mhetthood schooner have been received by the | mulled, and had not been heard of the |&t Duteh harbor when the moonlight organize and have the committees |Chael on September 12, spoke the of disposing | ceived by parties in the olty whose until this morning. The delay was caused by derailment of @ car ° H. 8, Btedbing, “thd Hie dispaten agent, Is in Portland 4 | } HM. M. Hainom, of the PHINips-Jud- | \son Excursion company, has return- | , ed from a4 trip to Portland. | To Leave Seattle. BAN FRANCISCO, May 10.--No- tlee was received here yesterday by | Collector Jackson, that F. D. Behuy- | Jer, Chinese inspector at Beattie, has | deen sasigned to duty here | | Affairs at Wardn: WARNER, Idaho, May 10.-—The Mineowners in the county are obey Ing the orders of General Merriam that no union miners will be allow ed to work in the mines. Few of the mines are making any pretense | at working a# the authorities are | Walling for a desirable class of men) to come into the country, Flour Mills Combine. CHICAGO, May 10.—The combine | of the flouring milling corporations | at New York, Buffalo, Byracuse and | the head of the lakes, has been af. | fected, and the trust |i ‘At $40,000,000, | OPIUM DENS ARE RAIDED Detectives Gontere Severa Chinamen and Sets. Detectives Powers, Corbett and Wappenstetn successfully raided three Chinese optum dens late yea terday afternoon. The first raid was | made at 316 Washington street and Ah Yik and Chang Wa were cap. tured with their outfits. The deteo- | | | break the doors open, and found Ah Bob and T. FE. Galt, a well known bunco man, ‘They were taken to police headquarters. The detectives then raided a den on Washington street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues south, and seven Chinamen were taken to- gether with opium outfits The Chinamen were brought before Judge Cann this morning, and fined $2.50 each. Galt, the bunco man, who is known to the pollee om) "Dandy Joe,” was fined 1 and costs and given thirty days tn sail When Judee onium sets destroyed, he presented City Attorney De Bruter, the Times end the Seattle Star, each with an opium pipe. WHERE IS THE LOYAL? “Ye stated by marine men that that the Loyal, often spoken of as have gone abroad. the president haa] !oett Alaskan waters, has met her full, Men who have talked with him| 1 188, her destination being Kotze- recently have received the impres- | bUe Sound Tt was the Intention of tte men to epend two years in the north. The latest tidings of the Mra. Isaac Taylor, wife of one of that it might |e men who went north tn her, and the letter was dated St. Michael, and stated that the four days later. The fact that the schoon- or was not at 6t. Michael, Septem- ber 4, when the schooner Moonlight arrived there @ month Mater, gives rise to the belief that she is lowt, Word has been received that one of the steamers which left St. Mi- Loyal In 6t. Michael harbor. She had apparently not eailed at that time for Seattle, From letters re- relatives were on the schooner, It ts posibie that the men on the Loyal decided to remain tm Alaska at either Kotzebue sound, Golofnin bay or St. Michael. Much time has japeed since a vessel arrived at Se- aitle from St. Michael, or even Duteh harbor. It is probable that the next steamer or sailing vessel arriving from thet part of the north will uring some definite news of the Loy- AMUSEMENTS. Moritz Rosenthal, the wizard of the plano, will appear tonight at the Se- attle theater for one performance. the indications are that the theater ‘will be crowded. eee At the Third avenue theater large audiences are nightly laughing at the funmaker, the original Bobby Gaytor, supported by an excellent company of comedians and special- ty artists. Bobby ti jolly come- dian and his jokes are new and/ bright, John GriMths opens at the Seattle theater tomorrow night for three opening in “The ly S WASHINGTON, Ma 10.—Charlos Parker, of Santa Clara, has been | awarded the contract for the distrib- ution of government seeds. ‘The con- tract bid was $64,000, and the seeds must be ready by January 1, 1900, | THE REGENTS MEET. | At the meeting of the board of gents In the chamber of comm roome this afternoon, @ resolution | for the establishing of a law depart. | ment fn the University was passed, | Interest and |The cont of establishing such a de- | partment t# not to exceed $4000, | Fifty students were recommend- ed for various degrees, subject to the approval of the faculty The apportionment of money for the & N. railway, is in Tacoma |equipment and support of the instl- | the famous | tution was referred to the executive Ingraham of this city, a personal committee, The meeting is still in W. T. Kelly, travelling passenger | sension. Col, James Hamilton Lewis is be- | fore Judge Jacobs this afternoon pre- ‘The Great Northern train, due here | senting his arguments in the Nord-| steel trust is nearly completed and | stock of $2600, The inporporators are a - ee edhe TAR. ATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1899, Cann ordered the | 5; SOR 9OOGSG90OF OOOO DOG Telephone Subsoriptions te Pike i590 2OOOCOD OCOD OOD NO. 64, CLOCKS .:.:.:.:.: Sunrise Alarm $ .65 Tattoo Alarm (rings every 20 seconds un- til you get up and stop it) SPELGER & HURLBUT MONITOR STEEL RANGES. 1218-1217 Second Avenue 1.50 If you want it done WELL, PAINT YOUR HOUSE and are willing to pay a fair price, let us figure wih oa ——————-——— Third and Pike. STAR PAINT CO. Moran Brothers Company 2RS AND SHIP BUILDERS. 004 construct! i branches of the and “Rober” A SNAP Framed Pictures on Glass | i From 265 Cents Up. i | GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR CO. 806-906 Firet Avenue. Howard, Elgin, Waltham and Hampden Watches At Low Price at W. W. HOUGHTON'S 7O4 Firet Avenue. DANGEROUS NEGLECT OF \HE EYE The most sensitive organ of tenes in the bevty, Is almowt inexcusable in those days, for the reliet of effextive Vision. Our equipment for the execution of your ordgrs is the best that can be found anywhere. H. CLAY EVERSOLE, Optician, 7 Firat Ave. Buffalo Legal Tender Developing Company. Ww" overlook the preotest opportunity of your life. Two or three hundred dollars ally properly invested in good, promising mining shares will make you « fortune. You Bend not say that it cannot be done, or thet yon are not for great forvunes are being made pid the common stew ia ing, for a limited time oniy, Legal Ten Will reach the Mcent mark belote many works. jeotinent. and will insure you big {4 On same vein, and only 2000 feet distant from the famous fix claims, and on same vein, from the “Lucky Boy” mine, ich sock, wae recently sold tor tite é Horton Bank Buliding, for ms ps, etc. Money Order, All orders attended to pres wt y The Legal Tender Buffalo Mine,” and only controlling interest, or / Nat vur oftice, 63 Dexter ecarry all standard stocks. Remit by Draft or P.O. Box 171 NICHOLS & CO Get Into the Swim at Once. Tt ip sald that thé Whole country is copper mad, and that the demand for copper is so great that it cannot be filled. If this be true—and we must confess there appear to be good reasons for so believing—what risk do you run in pur- chasing such stable ks as Lost Creek at 10 cents, or @ilver Creek at 6 cents? We have had a slight Intimation that before long the re- spective managements of these companies may feel warrant- ed in ordering « raise in price—more particularly because the developments in both properties are now being carried on in high-grade ore. Delays are dangerous—never more so than when contempe lating the purchase of stock on a rising market. Figs JOHN E. McMANUS & SON, 918 Second Avenue CROQUET SETS 32%: $1.15; 8-ball sets, better finish, from $2.50 to $3.50. COON BROS,., 1417 Second Ave. Hot Water Fitting In New Houses Keep your children at home by furnishing them a splen- du eut-door game; 4-ball, 753 goc; 8-ball, fitting nallenge perfe ie and mtemplate having your house, either old or new, fitted up with t water heating or gas, don't fati to get } our estimate before deciding wino will do the j ied. You will find it as satisiactory as our work. RAUTMAN PLUMBING CO. id Spring St. "Phone Baft a1. - = ~ WATER POWER oturing and Industrial Uses Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Distributing Stations at GILMAN, RENTON, SEATTLE. Second Ave. and Main St. THE DEATH OF |W. C. T. U. CAPT. INGRAHAM PROGRAM Capt. Lee Ingraham diedSaturday | Annual Election of Officers to at San Juan, Wash, of pneumonia, Take Place Today after an iliness of only three | om a f p leave e A é ghter The program of the tenth annual way Mgre-Na Road td tenes cpa hae convention of the Women's Chris- New Hampton, N. Hj 0 sister, Mra |tian Temperance union of King Lena Gifford, Dunlap, Wash., and a] county, which is in session at Bal- brother, Major EK, 3. Ingraham, who|lard, as given in yesterday's Star, is at present at Kotebue sound,| Was carried out last night. Today the annual Alaska. ction of officers will Capt. Ingraham came here trom | ‘ke Place. | This evening the gold son te the Tie, Wen bat + 9tO™ | medul oratory contest will be held, mene th Med Bh 4 il about | ind the epeakers and the subjects ie Yones Bat ate Sut lee h New will be: Mra, A, Freeman “Down Hampton, N. H. About a year ago| Will, be! Mts A. Ereeman, Down hia health began to fail, and he came Libby The tattler's story Mee back to Seattle, Two months «Kolm Rockwell, “A tragedy” ot Pay Cafe Ingraham was a 3 glass"; Mra, M. R. Ratelifte, “Ser iy mon in the sawmills”; Mrs, C. L. er, and Lis mind was a atorchouse [ities te tt worth the nvcrimoest f' knowledge. He wan a brother of | Hisein “Ts | t crifice arate clitnher Matec {Other contestant are Mrs, Wilmot Whitfeld and Mr Rhoda Miller, INCORPORATIONS. friend of James G, Blainie. The Stee! Trust. CHICAGO, May 10.—The The Plymouth Tailoring company great |has been incorporated with a capital the capitalization will be $800,000,000, |C. J. Smith and I, C, Smitty