The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 19, 1899, Page 1

SS 822 Ser FESS 257 cal nd | B cies POVOIHOSO OOOO OOS Twenty-five Cente a Mouth Hy Mail or Carrion VOL, I oa THE SEATTLE » STAR. C= IIN¢ ATTLE, WA ig i Y Unguished offictals of th if N AT nt, ‘There ha een im t \ aay plaint regarding some of th . offices, and the postoffice inspectors have been notified to report on the \l Ald i NV] Recently the postmaster general ] issued the folowing order designed K I 1) gorrect the evit situation. “Postmasters at presidential port Mees are requested to give thelr eer ree nal attention to the bust wir office, and must not absent es therefrom for a longer jauthority granted upon written ap lication to the department. A vio ° J American League ftion of this onder will bo Geemed . sufficient cause for removal.” it js @ humiliating onfeaaion for - - the posteffiee department tO make, | that its highest-priced postmasters , , are the men who ignore their duties SUGGEST TRYING TENAS PLAN | Moet ie iat tney have to be threatened with removal to pel them to attend to the business of thelr offices. Safe Blown to Fragments L. DORADO, Kan, May 19-Ken- oyer's bank, at Leon, Was visited by burglars last night, and about $2000 secured. The robbery was evidently he work of amateurs, the toole hav~ NEW YORK, May 19—Many of the "te #tolen from a blackamith shop. Most iniviligent and influential men| The safe wae blown ty fragments in Cuba ar favor of the island 4nd the building was Wrecked, but Seeking admission into the United ‘here is as yet no clue fo the perpe- States as Texas sought it according trators, to letters received by the officers of the Cuban-American League. This) league was formed shortly after he at wh William ©, MeDowell, now president | Of the organization, was introduced | Wants to be a United Ste Cith to the patriot Jose Marti by James) G. Blaine. The league Much toward helping the education in Cuba, and has | MINNPAPOLI®, May 19 ~~ The Presbyterian general assembly to every way possible the growth ef | sentiment among Cubans in favor of — bere port of the com eee ee eee ie A Taited | mittee APpetnted to secure & vote on oman | the bil to erect a Cathotic church at “We think.” said Mr. McDowell, | West Point. The committee on tem- “that Cuba will soon ask to be taken | Tames yoo eee om hed ante tite the United Bates. We are op-|'> cure tainted tn Git the etntes geted to the word anndiation~ihe | pre ene Sennettnnetees Brum ger Sea of annexation, Our idea is that) "Aine % Slcohollc liquors, the Cuban pe having achieved | Uberty as the Texans did, wit! freely} ] and independently ask Inave to be come part of this free county, We} hate imperiatiam. We favor expan sion. “Here is a letter,” Mr. McDowell | said. “whieh I have just received ! from Carlos Ye @ prominent Cuban, who lives at Trinidad de | Cuba, and te a relative of the New York Yanuagas "‘T am glad to repert that the cause of annexation of Cubs to the United States Is progressing ve > Wi I) D d | rapidly, and. wonderful as it may | eman an n- Seem, those who are helping it the! Most are the moet ns u <M fears me twkwnten’ vant! W@Stigation They are continually Sabting am: themselves. rf “They are also «reatly helping us| Dy the uncivilized conduct whieh they} have adopted against the unfortun-/| ‘INTO THE CHARGES oF BRIBERY | ate Spanish element. They leat no! opportunity to inault and oppress the | STREET CAR — CIRCULATE A PETITION Asking the City Council to Fix a Mini- mum Rate of Wages as Part of a Consolidated Franchise. The conductors, gripmen and mot. ormen of the wix street railway lines in Beattte, whieh will probably be consolidated under one franchine, are circulating a petition today which will be presented to the ety councl! next Monday, asking that body to Mx the minimum rate of wages at The petition is the result of a meeting held Wednesday night in the Pioneer block, and at which over forty men, representing all of the op orators of the six | They decided that # taken towards the regulation of the wages of the new canrolidated com pany, should the franchise be grant ed ‘The petition was placed in the hands of a #tenoaraph er last night, and this morning aa copies were given to committees of the following aix lines: Beattic Trac- tien company; Union ‘Trunk tine, First Avenue Cable company, Madi on Btreet Cablecompany, Went Bireet Rleciric Railway ¢ompany and the) | Third Street and Suburban company. | Among the street car employes the Idea of conselidation js not looked on favorably. As one prominent oper ator sald this morning. Alle the [men want to see the public secure the benefit of the transfor syatern, and will not oppose the consetida tion, We want to protect ourselves from having our wages cut The present ranges all the way | 18 to 22 cents an hour, Of course the old men recetve more than those fuat entering the service.” | Al the meeting last Wednesday the only discussion was on the minimum charge, Some thought that 20 cents per hour ought to be Oxed, but when ii was pul to a vote, t motion of 22 cents per hour was carried al- }most unanimously. Very few of the operators have, #0 far, refeerd to laign the petition on account of the difference of opinion on the mini- |mum rate, As one member stated {thie morning ame of the men are jatrald of lowing their positions If they cents per hour w preaeat wr up and x pte o8 Antonentet, party bas Hove Retained on Atterney—Gourt slemand what thep. ceaily belive Le given out it war ery: Autonom With the United States for our Moth- Scandal Tokes on @ Hew er Country. This, ofcourse, means annexation.” Aspect THE UNIVERSAL em publicity, the matter will be thor- ougfihly investigated and the cul- Holds a Large Meeting at prit catiet to account, If possible. ke Hall | Thie is the desire of the Jurors who janke s Natl. were discharged, and they have re- There was & good attendance Inst tained Attorney Jay A. Allen to night at the meeting in Ranke hall, Prosecute the investigation, They under the auspices of the Universal held a meeting and decided that their Brotherhood Mra Katherine A,|feputation# were at stake, and re-) Tingley, the official head of the Uni. | #0lved to probe this matter to the versal Brotherhood, and her cabinet, bottom, no matter who was drawn were expected to be here, but they |!tto the affair. If there is any truth were detained at Tacoma. Owing to| thet the curbetone lawyers who are this fact another meeting has been | #uapected of acting the part of mid- arranged for tomorrow evening at|@le men are In league with a jury- Ranke hall, and the offictals wii! be|™an or Jurymen, they want to find it out who the men are, and thereby Mr. J. L. Harris, of Macon, Ga,,|¢sonerate the rent. addressed the meeting last night and|_ The court is not disposed to go any explained the object and scope of the | further In the matter, on aerount of organization. Mrs. Richmond Green| the lack of evidence to convict. The spoke on the good work done by the|lawyers who are interested are also organization in Cuba during the war | of the opinion that It would be use and the great amount of relief that | les" to pursue the matter any fur- was given the sick and starving Cu-|ther. They think that the verdict bane |in several large cases was Influenc- —— ed by thetr refusal to accept the brib. ACUINALDO 1s direct evidence on whith to pvict T MISIT CHICAGO “The summoning of this jury by open venire, ta said to have been a =. sorme offered; but they have no |custom in Judge Benson's depart |ment for some time past—acuatom OHICAGO, TIL, that originated at the instigation of ported yesterday that those interest-|the prosecuting attorney during the €4 in the success of the Chicago au-|trial of some large condemnation tumn festival were laying plane to suits bring Aguinaldo and bia entire staff) Before the investigation can be car- to this city to take part in the grand ried on, permiesion wil have to be allegorical water and land fe with bad from Judge Beneon. their immense aggregation of «ub PERSONAL MENTION lime spectacles, pageants, sports, Hon. J. & Allen, brother of ex- games, stadium concerts and review which the general committee has an- nounced will outrival the World’s| Fair in splendor Just how the invitation to be pres-| Senator John B. Allen, is in the! ent and assist the committee tn| city, from Spokane. keeping up the excitement, is to eee reach the chief of the Filipinos has| Ex-Judge Carroll not yet been divulged. Should peace | Ellensberg, ts be declared before the messenger lands in Manila of course the mat Mrs. C. B. Zahren and Mies Zahren, will be simple enough. It will be ne? from Winatchee, are guests at the cessary for the invitation bearer to | Butler. Place the square envelope, bearing oo 2 the seal of the fest! ittee, Mr. and Mra. F. J. Ward, of Dunge- in the upper left hand corner and) ™ are visiting in Beattle, three embossed stadia rampant along | the lower e¢ upon 4 palm leaf PARIS, May 19—Agoncillo #ald to- day that the Filipinos are willing to their due. Ne matter if all of the jemployes of the lines do not sign fe f ' fare entitled to; olulu route, The Port Author is now * 7 Jen route to fan Franciseo from Au tratia with a cargo of coal, Whe And whereas, Throughout the | this is discharged, she comes direct Joln Our Hog cr Clad United States sivuated as is Seattic,|to Meattie, and is expected to ar- | 7] f ew Ht aa EMPLOYES the petition, It will be presented to the council.” ‘The petition cireulated today reads an follows We through our reprementative, James Hamilton Lewis, most re.) epectfully petition your honorable body in our behalf, and hereas, We ar Informed through the public prese and other- wh that you have been petitioned street railways of Seattle in behalf for & consolidation franchise for the | Puswt sound. airy 10,2 et and the ae] VISIT OUR——e cae cree: Hardware Store mine at Neweastie Wednesday morn: | worm teal iow as Lf you are building. proveht in a verdiet of ide deat ur eed We can supply your wants eae | cule aetaueig ee SPELGER & HUR LBUT Herbert anes, « r usity; Oschr Lit | Builders’ Hardware. echanics’ Tools lequiat from Milly Lillequiat, adult- ery; Mary B. Paimer from Wert B.| 1218-1217 Second Ave Palmer, abandonment and non-sup nN hd etc Acne Ae! port; Elisabeth Btevenson from Miles If you want it Stevenson, cruelty, and Hattie B. done WELL, Haven from Herbert Maven, cruel: | endare vdbing aalocieds Prosch, of the Seattte |! Pay a fair price, let us figure with youTu———— STAR PAINT.CO,. chamber of commerce, re vl Third and Pike. ter today from Washington. stating at General John A. Wil son, of the board of governmént en. @ ear 2 SREP SOBER PIPED °° BER POB RED DAG PRIDE PLLC PPE ATED tae” errerinets“fortasatoes "at Crockery and Glassware | le Sox Crane, oa "habe yee Just Received, It Will Pay You. BI gral tour of the coast defences on | |j) GOLDEN_R RULE BAZAAR CO. ii . | Qe a. ._-. The steamer Garonne i* expec of persons Interested therein; able and eleetric, as and calling; And whereas, We are most de- sirous that your Ronorable body shall protect us as citizens and work- ing men in euch rights as you feel we ae rn reas, te arrive Sunday from Be yaniv cia Ph peo eae ee ee eee upon her arrival here she will oly meas one] : jbe put on the route between St. Mi. | should ped ystem and have @ fam line of bust. |ehaet and British Columbia porta, Win & Liquo t ration of the street cars, | No vessel will be plying between fe. es « Liquc rs our profession | jatie and Monolulu until the mel |ateamer Port Author, of the British- American line, arrives, which will | Telephone Green TH. take the Garonne's place on the Hon- Family Trade Solicited. Prices aes and Satisfaction Ouaranteed. “Table Clarets from abe per gallon up.” Kept the Same as New in the matter of street ratiwayn, it is a uniform custom that conductors and motormen are @fanted and per- mitted not less than the sum of 32 cents per hour during @uch hours as thee work; “And whereas, Tour petitioner anxious that this privilege and ght and the rete of 22 cents per hour be assured then by the pertons or cor- porations taking said franchise; Therefore, For the protection of your petitioners from unjust redue- tien of their compensation tn the event of the said franchise falling within the hands of those who might net protect the rights and interests of your petitioners, or who for seme reasons of their owe might deny your petitioners their rights, your petitioners moet urgentiy petition that the franchise or law given the sald persons or corporation seeking the same upon the lines of street railways in Seattle, Include a prom- ime incorporated in the sald franchise exacting and enforcing in behalf of all employes in the operation of the street railways a# motormen and conductors, that a tum not less than 22 cents per hour e#hall be paid to them for their service as workmen in the lines of theit eeoupation and enmaged by whomsoever shall oper- ate and control the said lines of street iways.” ‘ARE AGAINST "EXPANSION LONDON, May 19.—-It le learned here today that Andrew Carnenic in preparing Invitations for an anti expansion conference to be held here im June. Among thoee invited to at tend will be Senator oar, Speaker Reed and Carl Schurs. Burned to Death. RIDGWAY, Pe.. May 19—John C Clune and Jennie Delong were burn ed to death in « dewerted to shanty a few miles from J burg today, Their charred -bodies were found In toh ruine. ‘Th 5 was aged 25 years and resifad with her father, a quarter of « away Clune was a young woodamna REGIS ASSAILED | BY A MOB GRPNORLE, France, May %19— Max Itegi«, the noted antiremite on trial here for tna nag the Governor of Algiers, was acquitted here today The cerdict caused great indignation among t populace, and a mob at tacked Regis as ne wae preparing to leave the city diers were hastily called to the scene and the mob was dispersed, but not before many on both sides were injur DESTRUCTIVE. | CYCLONE WICHITA, Kansas, May 18. ae is vd here today that a ¢ ened over the town of ¢ last night, completely destroying it and injuring a large number of peo. ple As the telegraph wires are down In consequence, no definite ticulars have yet been secured | MADRID, May 19.--At the cabinet meeting today, Premier Mlivela told « that he denpnired of release of the Span his colleag obtaining t jarda who are held by the Filipinos, except through the offorta of the Un ited St MANILA May 19. — General tray, and, making the m sign igi the teotheds ts sent it accept the American acheme of gov to Aguinaldo. The co it in ernment for the istands, even con- 14, will present a firm conviction |Ceding powers of government to an that the answer of Aguinaldo will be | American governor, provided the Fil- | favorable ’ can have entire contro! of the finance: , TOULon, May 19.—A French antlor }waa sentenced to death today for AWARNING TO | seni | atockers, $9.76@6.10; Texans, $4q76. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 19 The postoffice department has heard| Homs—Roug' higher; pigs, $2.20 that business in postofiices in| @2.80; mixed, $3.65403.96; heavy, $1.80 many of the larger like Ne York and Chicage ely trans Natives, $5.00; western ted by the awsistant postmasters, |!ambs unchanged while the gen n who draw sal-| oe aries as postmasters d # the larg-| MANILA May 19.—Tt iw reported er part of their t to other affairs, | that two of the Filipino peace o such as traveling alvont t a ners en route to Manila there visiting, and f for th 1- captured by ral Luna who t# op tion of people who like to meet dis-| poxed to any overtures for poace Wheaton has been appointed to com mand another expedition which is now forming. ‘The object of this ex pedition has not been announced Funston wil take command of the briges Je in n. MacArthur's div iston, Gen, Whe ” The Thirteenth Minnesota has been with drawn from the front. THE HAGUE, May 19.—The va rious delegations to the peace con ference held a meeting today to dis cuss plans. A committee of Armen fans call yn the American dele gaten, # » enllet thelr ald in bring t AnCces f thelr country bef th cont nee t ‘ie not probable that the Americans [wil consider any such pleas. at Mr. ¢ |THE AGREEMENT PUZZLES ALGER WASHINGTON, D.C, May 18— Recretary Alger is puasied over Gen. Hirookes’ agreement to allow the Cuban army to surretvier their arms to the various municipalities, in The order tasued by President Mo- Kinley was explicit that the arme should be turned over to the Amer- sank. General Corbin Is now on a Visit to the President for the pur + Of discussing thia new derelop- Until the President t# heard | the payment of the $9,000,000 “uban soldiers will not be per. | ted. Qeneral Brookes has been natructed by cable, ALONG THE WHARVES. Steamer City of Beattie will eall tonight for Skagway with a full load of passengers and freight “ee The steamer Flyer, now undergo- | n@ repairs at Tacoma, will resume | her run between that port and Se- attle In about @ week. The boller of the Flyer haa been removed and @ new one substituted “ee ‘The new steel tug Alaska, of the cmpire Transportation company, went out for @ trial spin around the vund yeeterday and made about 11 knots per hour . * Inepectors of Steam Vessels Bryant and Cherry were Inspecting the freight steamer Angeles this morn. | SEATTLE NEWS, County Commissioner Boyce has aston to confer with the nty commissioners re- garding the appropriation for the Snoqualmie road. . o-* City Engineer Thompson ts con- fined to bis bed with an attack of the grip, and he will not be able to resume his duties at the city hall for several days. . A building permit wan tasued to- day to A. Wiekersham for altera tions at the Rainier-Grand hote ‘The old elevator ja to be replaced by w electric elevator. x "ee Mary Alice Clay was this morn ing granted a judgment by Judge Moore, of the superior court, against Ida May Allen ¢t al. to recover on a promissory on with interest, amounting: to $2271.06, eee cP. ste of Stone, Sanford & La hae taken out the building permit for their new building which, in to be erected at 1206-1210 ‘Second venue, The building is to be 60 x 80 ft, one story high and will be butit of white brick and stone. Sa County Auditor Evenson has been Instructed by the county commis- sioners to call for bids for the filing og White River Brush and in behind the piles ehrane's ple 1 of to the American soldiers. | > rive here about June 1. Auditorium Bicycle Riding eee img —@® Lovard, Bigin, Waltham and Hampia Watches — At Low Pric WwW. W. HOUGHTON’'S Over the Manifesto “DANGEROUS NEGECT OF THE ETE by Gomez. 7oe ont sensitive vacusnble in tase te cpa the plat of gene tele vision. Que equipment for on of your orders is the bast ess enguiee. UL CLAY EVERSOLE, Gpbeing, tw iret Ave. dred doljens HY overlook the greatest opportunity ot your fe. =, 2. three properly invested tn good. Promising mining shares will maks you a fortun feel not say that IH eannot be done, ofthat you are not the lucky one, for MANY ARE UNWILLING TO YIELD) fortunes are being tarde eve "All that is Deeded Ie @ Little am bith ttle coun men ee tee, oa are uniuehy in making thvest follow those w. ac Be nae ret ieted time sole, kagal Tanda mck will Teach the Mocent mark befoke many weeks. Pret-clase inv ontmnen: ape a tent aint Se ae LN? ee i came 1 only 3000 famous” o Report Thet Some of the Companion 2 re on etm ste ‘ef of Soldiers WIN Mot Give Up | {fica fant Iultttng. oF ape Whois bras. Waeay Gods. a0 a More altel pe Me Sear standard stocks. eualt .'NIGHOLS «@ co. HAVANA, May 19.—The manife to imused by Gen, Gomes yesterday advising the Cubans to comply with the American demands and lay down their arma, has created great excite- |ment throughout the isle. Despatch. | The Roar of Oncoming Thousands. ‘This summer will probably witness the greatest exciternent ee from the towne {n all the provine- | in mining the world has ever seen, and Beattie is not unlikely om, state that the Cubans are div- to be @ seething centre of general interest. Any particular- ided as to what policy to pu with | iy good mining stock then—such as the Sunset, Forty-Five, |regard to the American occupation Lost Creek and Sliver Creek—will be in demand. — “Wild- in the futdre. One Cuban general | cats” there will be without number, of course, and they will and three colonels left Havana yer-| be shouted just as earnestly as the best; but, no stock which terday for Mataneas to call their h ot passed the gauntlet of close Investigation, Ike the troops together, supposedly to take stocks named, can command such high prices. Manifestly to the woods, then, while the prices rule so cheaply, the investment of a few dollars is the next thing to a positive duty, Don't you think our cheap copper stocks, especially, are worth looking after? Any advance, you know, means a sub- stantial profit Figs JOHN E. MCMANUS & SON, 918 Second Avenue The managers of the palatial) steamer Alice Gertrude have decided to make two trips to Victoria during | the celebration of the Queen's birth. | day ‘The fare for the round trip has been placed at the low rate of 1.0, The Alice Gertrade will leav - the city dock next Tuesday at mid- |night, arriving at Victoria in the |morning at ? o'étock. Bhe will leav The kind that sends you |thia city on her second trip Thur Fi shi T kl > fn o'elock, and will Ss n ac e home with a full b . day morning at 6 Ms ave Victorla Thureday midnight for he return trip. By this arrange- | }2 fot rods Mb AE = Mig oa en Suipare-eeedien 7s ‘ment those going Up On the first split Bamboo rods 100) Moltipiving Reels, So 65 rip wi ve Wednesda nd Thurs. | Petter, up to 380 to 16 My Med pile oth boo hone wir 4 Thurs | Pelescopte Bteol od 4 © | Spears we o day to spend In Victoria, two of the best days of the celebration, as the | most important events will come off on thome days COON BROS. 1417 Second Ave. ~ AFoul Fiend GE Of disease ix what rower wes te {nto when pluméiug ts linperte family becomes entesbled. or. ak to your plumbing andr tions. As sanitary steam. and gas fiters, out work ‘is unsur | passed. A new phase regarding the au tion of the forfelture of the license of Captain John M. Brandow, pitot of j the City of Kingston, ts being dis ussed by steamboat men, which, if true, will not necessitate Captain Brandow's appeating to the super- vising inepecters at San Francisco for @ rehearing of his case. A well |known ateamahip captain stated re. | jcently that uniews there in a law providing Against such a process, Captain Brandow oan walt until the time his present Heense expires, aft. ier whieh Seay he can ee apelin: far Gym for a new one, PREPARING FOR | da a ahs THE BIG FIGHT WATER POWER Delivered Electrically for Manufacturing and Industrial Uses NEW YORK. May 1 —tntereat tn Fall he Fitaat Jeftrion te’ an ee te maetoates «matting ‘ben Snoqualmie alls Power Co. Distributing Stations at GILMAN, RENTON, SEATTLE Second Ave. and Main St. RAUTMAN PLUMBING C0 Cor. Third Ave. and Spring St. "Phone Buff 471. become brisk, Fits is still the favor. lite. Jeffries’ followers are looking | for odde better than seven to five, 4 my ™ mam eon ss inn at Moran Brothers Company Sain ho laa fient.. dJettricn ‘has NGINEERS AND SHIP BUILDERS. an in his last fight. Jeffries has ained willingly and earnestly, anc j Cratieed Sikeeney she Sires oe lox stool and wood construction and Covers all branches of the ali othor classes of machinory bulit and repatrod. could fight at &@ moment's notice. ing machinery, the Mosher” and “ Roborts* CAPTURE OF ! /Tackled the Wrong on Fag Overbos robbers found @ lone pedestrian | Oliver A. Johnson, of Seaford, was t State street and Chicago avenue] fahing in Delaware bay, he felt a WASHINGTON, D. ©, May 19.— t State them early (hie morn’ | mighty tug at Mis line, He wrapped Omiciat advices regarding the ap: | {i Akin mith a clerk in Josenn | the line around his arm and tried to cia ase” dal phy's ore, g pull in, but was drawn fro nova ture of Aguinaldo's pence commia-| man signaled out aa a victim. When |py tne gonater and Ont non ena sloners en route to Manila to nego- the robbers surrounded Smith and! ian ibe 2 tlate for peace with the Americans, demanded his money he dealt one of | Perter Has Not Quit. C., May 19.— have not been received here, but the them a Blow in the face and began news ia generally accepied as true |striking promiscuously, Two of the WASHINGTON, D. and is received with quanimity in, robbers were soon stretched upon|The story that Mr. John Addison | Porter, secretary to the president, Fil-| fled, The twoe who were knocked |had resign was revived today, oMeial cf The War depart. the sidewalk, while the other the ment off jails say that with th ipinos divided and fighting among {/down by Smith managed to regain] Upon the highest authority it may themeelves, the task of the United thelr feet just as a policeman ap-|be sald the story is without founda- States forces will be made easy now. | proached, w tion, ee . he be