The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 27, 1899, Page 2

) | } ; : E SEATTLE STAR i i WELLS & 00. Publishers. pt Sunday EM. WELLS, | BF. CHAS i Darvas Max acer ‘One cent per copy; HX cen er twentye@te cents per mon: Dy mail or errrien: No free copies Strictly gausraliensiliaacnnsieunemameets PROPOSED FORTY YRAK SrRert RAILWAY FRANCHISE. ‘The question of whether a long or) talk oan easily to harrow peoples feelings with hin reminders about the weather? Tt ts & eoll-blood 4 unfeeling pro 1 lacks the first elements nt _———————. It would be simply Mdlotio to cry at this dime coeding of refin siall-pox in Seattle There is no smali-pox in this city and the none, ‘The one tmp Ballard t com pletely isolated, and there is no pox sible an epklemte, A few foolish alarmist statements Just jnow can do more real injury to Be- » will be ed came at chance for attle, through keeping people away, | than all other a combined. June {# upon us, and thousands of | people from outside polnte are ox Rmall-pox encles pecting to come here. “queer” the summer short term francnise shall be grant. | trade of merchants in this city @4 to the consolklated street railway | company which seé¢ks to control the —_—— Aguinaldo secured considerable principal lines of travel in thie city, |apital by selling out to the Span- will probably come before the cfty councit next Monday night. The Matter is one of great fmportance to the people of Seattle, and should receive the earnest consideration, not only of the counctimen, but of every oftizen who ts Interested in the future Welfare of the communtty . There te no question as to the pos sibility of improvement in the street Failway facilities of Seattle, Better construction and better equipment is @emanded, If Eastern capital will enter Seattle for the purpose of tak- | mg transportation matters In hand to the benefit of both the investors and the city, well and good, but tet the fact be made apparent from the outset that the city is to get a dol- Yar’e worth of benefit from every dollar's worth of privileges accord- & lands. His capitol nowadays ta where his head happens to strike the ground at nightfall, KAUTZ WAS | NOT “RECALLED” Secretary Long Puts a Quietus | en Published Rumors. | WASHINGTON, D. C, May f.— | Secretary Long, in support of his offt- been recalled from Apia, has given out the following letter which he sent to Kauta, March 15; “Sir, when the affairs in Samoa warrant your % doing, you will return to San Francisco with the Sagship Phila- In ite neue of May 22, the Star call. |detphia. John D. Long, secretary.” and recited at length the objections which exist to long-term street rail- way franchises, cittes @ preponderating sentiment hay i : i because a network Of uselens old tracks have been torn | up to bitumenize and modernize that ‘Will see @ marvelous in Seattle, and the! Pailway privileges will enor- | ‘mousty tnerease In value. Twenty- five years witness great ao. vances, and the corporation seeking to control transportation tn this city can well afford to be content with a grant for that length of time. . Some persone advocate the municipal own- erehip of street railways to be oper- @ted at cost for the benefit of the People. Tires sentiment may increase with the years and become dominant | long before a 4 year franchise would) { It is not wine to tie up the City of | Geattle with franchises reaching far into the future. | EEE ‘The people of the State of Wash- fmgton sincerely hope that the First! Tegiment of volunteers now in the| Philippines will see fit to vote in| favor of a direct return to Puget The fact was stat-| @¢ that in most in of the large ote bee ‘This antedates any publications of convested into « national park, bet Wauts" alleged letters to relativese | weten aesigned “reasons” for his re- | call. The past property ofered ls Pratt's Or. ——— The Decoration day athletic meet bas been dectared off but the origin- al Intention to have a bicycle meet will be carried out without any oth- er events. The races will be held under the management and direction of C. W. Keese, who is making pre- parations on an elaborate scale. Thin event promises to be the best and |etal dental that Admtral Kauts has famous Indian mounds. conside ANTS EAT | GREENBACKS Mutilate $1,000,000 of Uncle Sam's Currency. | Sent to the Philippines to Pay Off the Amerloan Army. WASHINGTON, D. C,, May 27. | Paper money cannot be used in the Philippines, for there are ante on }the talands which eat almost any |thing, ‘They are particularly fond of |paper, A recent ehipment of $1,000 } 000 In paper money of small denom inations for the troops, was badly damaged by these pemta, and here }after nothing but coin will be sent to the telands May Ch His Mind. MPIA, May WJ. OO; Scobey, whowe name has been men tioned as a probable candida « the Republican teket for « was asked yoeterday a» bitions for gubernatorial he Scobey denies hi | | ventfon {® 1894, personal and | al conditions are not the same as at | this time, and he has no idea of try } ing to row ANDERSON, It, May 27.1 the Smitpsonian institution archar ologtets the most remarkable and in tereating prebistoric works in the United States, were last evening put under the forestry reservation laws of the state and will thus be pre- served. Attempts were mado by the Smitheonian institution to have (hem | the Dill was lost, The mounds siirt) White river east of this city and the| scientiste from all section come to; study them. | i | Lots only $20 each fn Pratt's Orchard Ada | Racing association will meet here July 4 to compete for International trophies and the local club intends to hold @ regatta @t the same tine About $300 in prises will be distrib- | uted, | one | One week from today the Y. M.C.) | A. Athletic ansociation will hold ite (annual spring meeting at Athletic ‘l challenges any man in the world to All are to be hand: probably the only one of the sea-| Park. This will be the only athletic son. Chapman, the Southern cham. ™eet of Importance this spring and pion, and Cotter, of Tacoma. who/'* open to all athletes in the Pacific) have been doing good work In Brit-| Dorthwert. Tacoma and other places | teh Columbia this spring, and also | the Sound and possibly Portiand, | the Hall Bros. and Rarnabee, will be| Fil be represented. The university, here. Other well known ridere on|® A.C. and Y. M. C. A. clubs will | the Sound have signified their inten- | 0d their best teams to compete for | tion of being present. Sufficient in-| the largest number of pointe Gold ducement In the way of prizes witi| 45d silver medals will be etven to the be made in omler to attract first class| Winners. ‘The events will be 106 talent. > yards and 220 yards dash, 40 yards ee and one mile run, 120 yards hurdles, ‘Thomas Sharkey, the pugiiiet, bas| running bigh and broad jump, posted $10,000 with a well known | Vaulting for height, throwing sporting paper in New York, and | hammer and discus and a relay race Pp eventa, ex fight him toa finish. The challenge |cepting the relay race and the throw. | is directed particularly to the win-|!ne of the discus, John A. Whalley, | ner of the coming Fitasimmons—|of the Y. M. C. A. will be the offighal | Jeffries fight. handicapper. see eee The McPartiand-Suilivan fight in| The ¥. M. C. A. basket ball team) New York last Thursday night waa left for Vietoria yeeterday in charge won by Kid MePartiand after 25 | of C. W. Keowe, manager and coach. | rounds of the most victous fighting.| They will play an exhibition game | Sullivan was beaten at every point this afternoon with the James Bay and #tood an unmerciful beating. | Athletic association team. The play | They went at each other like two) ers will be lined up as follows: Tem mad bulls with a grudge to settle, ple and Russell, forwards; Hill. Har-) rushing, clinching and hitting in a ker and Peiro, center; Mouklerour most terrible manner. jand MeDonald, guards, Mr. Keese ee | will probably umpire the game. C. W. Keese te in Victoria today) The Tacoma High Behool and the conferring with wetl known riders tn | Seattle High Sehool athietes are con- that city who are expected to enter| testing for honors this afternoon at in the bicycle races on Decoration) Athletic park. A large delegation day. A large delegation of friends|of Tacoma admirers came over to! and backers will probably aceom.| attend the meet, pany the riders from the Queen's eee dominion. ‘The P. N. A. registration commit. ore tee hae refused to sanction the ath-| The Elliott Bay Yacht club te now |letic games at the Y. MC. A. park planning for the annual races to be | May 30, which were to be held under held here July 4th and Sth. The| the direction of C. W. Keese, W. 1 regatta seagon is a trifle late this| Moore, chairman of the committes, in year but there is no tack of enthusi-|a letter to Mr. Keese ted that asm among the yachtsmen and pre- | they deemed the holding of euch an parations are being made for @ live. |event @ desecration of the day and ly season. Five new boats will be| furthermore, that they did not care added to the Seattle fleet this year | to sanction any games to Individuals and others are being built at other/|in a city where there were so m: points. The International Yacht | members of the @association. | | } Seattle ONE HOUR = Camothi 0 vacoma Something About It) Street Cars Will be Running sound, and not elect to go by way of San Francisco. The travel pay) would amount to very little after| vatiroad expenses from California to| expects to have the first car running Weaahington had been deducted, and would in no way compensate the | eoldiers for the loss of their arms and | other accoutrements of war before reaching home. They are entitied to a chance to appear among their old friends and neighbors, wearing their battle-stained uniforms and carrying the guns that so often swept the fields around Manila with a lead en hail. It is a fairly safe guess to make that the volunteers will ap Preciate the #ituation and will fore- @o the driblet of extra pay in order to come home in a body with all of the eclat of returning victors. —___-— The man who meets you on the street nowadays and says, morning!” fabricates in his throat He 1s one of those miserable fellows who would rather lie than tell the truth. ‘The fact is patent to him that the morning is not good wet, constitutionally wet. There fen’t even a faw diagonal rays « Diessed sunshine to warrant the b Nef that the “Good morning!” man may have been unconsciously misied concerning (he weather. He Tepresema tt with deliberate pur pose. And yot for what purpose? mis- How does it benefit him franciatiy| ‘Tako Cedar #. cnr to Pratt's Orcburd Add. “Good | Makes it look different Henry Bucey| {OM Tom, Dick and Soon y ewieg| Harry’s Clothing. In- over the Tacoma-Seattie electric| deed, Our road by November. Some time that)». . x month, he says, his electric trains Business Suits Are Swell will begin making hourly trips a day | between Tacoma and Seattle, the] first car leaving here at 6 a. m., and] hourly trips following. The last) They Look It train will arrive at each terminus at| They Show It jdnight - — \They Hang Well The franchise for which Mr. Bucey| . wy ‘ in waiting is ready for action by the! They Wear Well counctl. It was under consideration | er ty the jadtclary connittce of tee) APd the: Price council yesterday, and will ub |\S10.00 mitted favorably at the next meet-| in November. TACOMA, May 2%.- Easy Going ling of the council. Mr. Bucey will} $i2.50 have 20 days left in which to accept lthe franchise, but as he has already | ngreed to the terms proposed, this| $15.00 will be @ mere form $I6.50 Gets Right of Way. | AERP aPS! aii In the state. “7 DEEL SHRIMER to a right of » gets ite straw hats from & CO. niong the county First Avo., cor, Columbia St. county and direc a jur Frida | 0 fHE SEATTLE ST =PRATT’S==— ORCHARD ADDITION STREET - nm A FIFTH AVE. NORTH NORTH ON QUEEN ANNE HILL. Pratt’s Orchard of over 6 acres of large bearing fruit trees has just been put on the market by Holman & Robinson. For a Home or Speculation It will pay you to see these lots. Beautifully located, fine view of Lake, City and Sound, Extra choice for a desirable home. Take the Cedar Street Car Every Lot Cleared, ready to build upon. At least ten full bearing fruit trees on each lot, Five Lots Sold Yesterday Easy Terms to those who wish to build. Price $250 per Lot. No Reserve A representative to show the property will be on the grounds. For terms see any of the following Real Estate Brokers: THE MOORE INV AVENUE SIXTH HIGHLAND DRIVE SEATTLE LAND COMPANY, 112 Columbia Street BROOKS & HAWLEY, 405-406 Washington Building BETTINGER & VAN HOUTEN, Sullivan Block TMENT CO. 112 Columbia Street PEABODY & BROTHERTON, 311 Washington Building F. M. JORDAN, Rooms §-6 Colonial Block VIRTUE-WARNER LAND COMPANY, 303 New York Block NGLING BROS. 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Seattle, Friday, June 16th $08 Reserved numbered seats and admissions on show day without any advance in price at the Stewart & Holmes Drug Co., First Avenue, foot of Cherry Street. KNOWL First Time THE AC SNOID 3sSeJeEOUD sS,eoVELUY PIGOT & FRENCH CO, | | PETER EGGE ‘ Linotype Job Printing Machine | painting, Papernanging, Kalsomining | 0999990 O99SOO CODON OOO Meals at All Hours, i y OUR CAFE j $ 104 Washington St., have the only SEATTLE TRANSFER 00 e Freight, Passenger and Baggage. e to Ceder.. Look Mrs. Con, A. Rideout, - Proprietor ALL Kinds, ramph Picture Frames Mo: smith Repairin STORAGE Phone Main 41-46, — Ollce 623 First avenua : © FOOD HDT GO0000F OOO 0 OOOH \ I BAVE MONEY’ by giving them on opportunity to figure Cor. Third Ave, and Rosidence, iw othave, 406 Pike Street Yo Ar Ww) Am coun the trove Beyn der