The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 31, 1899, Page 1

Twenty-five Conts a By Mall or Carrier vol. 1 THE SEATTLE, sloth SEI w ASHING'TON, WEDN PSDAY EV STAR. » MAY 31, EN spo, POO 944000005 OOF 000 Tolephons Subsoriptions to Pike 160 2OOPGD OOO OPOODOOOGS D NO. 82 EPSON IS THE MECCA ToWhich Londoners GoToday. | DERBY ATTRACTS VAST CROWDS Sloan Starts Of With Vistory— Much Betting on the Favor- | ites of the Turf. | * EPSOM, Eng., May 31.—Al! interest | fe centered in Kpsom today, where | \ the dlagert racing event of the year, | the annua! Derby, will come off ‘The poorer class of Londoners start bg @t midnight to walk eight miles 'y hewn headstone and a plece of Hrussels carpet. This, #he told the }pelleeman, were the preparations | had dug her as comfortable a grave | body trouble, | devoted to the committee on the la jof war, and was momentous for ite oMfcer into the back yard and show ed bin @ newly made grave, a crude that her husband made for her burt 41, and she ob ed to playing the tar role at the funeral Hopkins wae called into the yard and confomved that he had decided | to put hie wife under ground, and as he was capable of doing, devides | supplying @ fairly good tombatone, | Phe carpet, he thought, would ard oe well cottin, He hua wite ng to reform her with good advice, be had concluded to put ber under the ground, where she would give no- The Peace Conference. THE HAGUE, May %1.—Today's seasion of the peace conference war negative dectetons. Upen the re- quest of representatives of the emat! powers on the committees, tt was de cided to withdraw the proposal that the defenders of « country #hould not be allowed to pelsen wells, cut itkes or take other extreme meas- ures of defense. A Srepcenl for more binding red cross rules In naval warfare was withdrawn at the request of the ngiish and American naval repre- | }eemtatives, At the seanion of the FOR THT YEARS ONLY StreetCarFranchis Is Advisable. SO SAYS COUNCILMAN JAMES Declares His Committee on Cor- porati Will Decide Against @ Forty Your Grant. The corporation committer of the city council will not recommend the sranting of a 4 year franchise to the consolidated street railway com- pany, nor will it report on the matter for some time as there te a desire to sokea If he would be kind enough tr write to his wife and inform her of the act, ‘The case haw been report- ed to Sheriff Guntermann to inves tigate. A Smali Wheet Crop. CHICAGO, Ii, May M.--The Chie- ago board of trade @ays the winter wheat amationt ainee 1881 age done to the wheat by cold weath- er last wheter redu the crop 100, 000,000 bushels. Now comes the M wan fly, and ts eating up the rest of it. In Hinots, Indiana and Missourt, the farmers will s@arcely get back thelr seed. The estimate by the board is rop of 200,000,000 bush. ela, Just one-half an wrdinary crop. A Remarkable Skull. NEW YORK, May $1.—In antutop- ay on the body of Kate Ryan, notor- fous in the alums of “Big Six,” and “Big Deputy Coroner O" woman's skull was the thickest that he had ever found, + The measure- ments were from one-half to three- quarters of an inch everywhere, SHIRT LAW IN HAVANA | NTARTLING STATEMENT That Cubans Slew U. S. Soldiers. WHOLESALE MASSACRE REPORTED Grave import, Provi the | in of the Writer Was Wot Affected. QUINCY, TL, May 11.—The Journ- here today prints the following "Capt. J. A. Hoeffer, late of the United States volunteer cavalry, re- ‘cetved a letter from bis brother, #ta- WINNER LAWN NEED NOW...... “MOWERS sao SOME THINGS YOU Scythe and Swath, $1.15. Grass Hooks, 2§¢, 35¢, 50¢. Scythe Stones, §¢, 10c, 15¢. SPELGER & HURLBUT 1215-1217 Second Avense Neal's Bath Tub ENAMELS—Y | Acknowledged to be the best in the market. Third and Pike. STAR PAINT CO. and See Our New Lin ream ay Crocke ery and Glassware, 1 Just Received. It Will Pay You. | GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR CO. | 906-908 First Avenue. ee eee x boost PERE 4 fo Epsom, and in the early morning | @ dosen coaches were bearing every Body of oficial and political promin @nce in London to the common _ Wer of rich and poor alike. ther was glorious. The ke . | working committee of arbitration to- |4#ertain public opinion, As & mat- tay five plane for arbitration were | ter of fact, the meaibers of the com- precented. jmittee are not in favor of @ 40 year franchise and will probably recom- 8 ee amet sat tioned in Santa Clara province, HAVANA, May iiisenn ar-|Cuba, as a member of the Second | rests have recently teen made under) United States cavalry, which nives| : dation orbida| the de of & massacre of United ee eee een east cutent| States sitions by Cubans ust eek =o. NN. RICHMOND PAPER CO. 213-015 Occdental Ave @ shirt or coat ne thome ar-| no account of which was received by| i mend one for 28 y » years. or possibiye jeonceived a Was soon Jammed by the car @lages and coaches and pede#'rians Phe costermonger, with barrow @onkey decorated, and himself fan- tattcaity costumed, furnished, as ‘Beual, the humor of the road, There fras an immense crowd at the track, @nd betting was lively. A dogen dif- ferent opinions are he. on Hole- faust, the French horse whien Bloane will ride. Holwcauste came out from France Monday, and was a Bittle stiff on the track yeater whieh caused a repert that he wa Jame. Many, however, have picked Bim because «cane rides. The Duke of Westminster's Flying Fox is the favorite. Sloane began the day by winning @ race for the Caterham Plate of 206 Sovereigns, on Heresford’s Lutelta, Later.Sioan was not placed. Fiy- ing Fox came in first; Damocies #ec- ond; Innocence third. A BIG STORM iS COMING Information Wired Out From eth inate Coast veering to southwest on Thurs- day. High winds over Sound and Straite.—Payne.” } Local Forecast.—Por Seattle avd! PONTOONS ON THE ANDELANA TACOMA, May 1.—It ts anid by « Man who is closely in toueh with Mr. Halstead, although that gentieman keeps his own counsel, that the next bia with a view of building them here if it is cheaper. This method fs said to be the one which ‘will Probably next be tried If thie ts done, however, it wil! net Be by the usual method of getting chains wader the ship. Captain Sor- enson has ascertained to his satis- faction that the ship is now on her beam ends, and chains could not be Sawed under her without carrying @way the rigging and getting hope- lesaty tangied, #0 the operation would Be impossible. The plan is to send Gown a diver and make fast to the ship with grapnels. Sorenson believes she has moved Into deeper water since the attempt ‘Was made to raise her, but not to |@ny great distance, He says the Breaking of the chain was caused by the tide In conjunction with the Faising of her bow. As she was freed from the bottom by the rising | scows, he thinks the tide carried her | rapidly eastward, and probably rotl. ing or twisting her suddernty so as to snap the cable. He says the post- | tion of the buoy above the ship in- Gicates clearly she has moved to the| east. } All the scows and paraphernalia used in the attempt were towed in| Yesterday and returned to their CAPTURED BY THE FILIPINOS MANILA, May 11.—Several officers Gnd a boat's crew from the hoepital ship, while sailing in a catboat yes terday off Camp Dewey, Paranaque, became becalmed were captured by insurgents who put | off from the shore in small boats. NEW CURE FOR INTEMPERANCE TRENTON, N. J., May 21.—Frank MFlopkins, 4 resident of this city, has ew cure for intemper- ance, At arly hour this morn ing Mrs. Hopkins rushed out of her front door and throwing her arms around @ péliceman, asked him to t ‘come in and. protect her from her fhukband ‘Tie woman Gras under a high ner voumtension and ‘the polleeman went into the house with her, but #he did Ret stop at the house; mhe took the | IS IMPROVING NPW YORK, May 11.—Gports from out town who have been down to As- bury park to see the Californl rain, express themselves as eurpri ed at the marvelous form Jeffries t+ showing. “I "t entirely believe that Fits don't realise he ® up acuinet « tough game.” said an old timer, ‘“Thie bollermaker can stand) & terrific amount of pounding, and he appears to have improved wond fully under Tommy Ryan's tutelage. As the time for the mill draws Acar It becomes more apparent that the best odds Jeffries will get are 2 to 1, and many declare § to 5 te about the right thing, Jullan has taken bis quartera with Pita from | now on, and will take @ hand in the Australian's training. LOCAL POINTERS. A charge of insanity has been pre- ferred against Hiram K. McKinney, of 929 Twenty-eecond avenue, by Sarah C. Conger. The case will come up at 1:90 o'clock tomorrow. see lake ‘Areck at, up considerable, Dut noone was hurt. James Sanattico | Lewis has been re- tained a# counsel for James C. Saun-| ders, charged at Baffalo, N, ¥., with) murdering his son, . ‘The revenue exter Perry hal thie afternoon on her long voyage to the Bering sea, see At the Seattle theater this after- noon the class day exercises of the graduating class are taking place. | Tonight the juntore wit! banquet the | seniors at the Rainier-<(irand hotel | Tomorrow night the commencement exercises will be held at the Seattle theater, and the alumni assoctation will meet Friday evening at the Rainier-Granda. eee The commencement exercises of | the University of Washington will | take place tomorrow morning at 10:70 Welock in Denny hall. The senior ball will be held in the evening at Ranke hall. see The steamer Rosalie is scheduled to sall this evening for Skagway. see Judgment for costs was allowed to- day in the supplementary proceed. | ings of the cause of Rita F. Woilfen- den ve. Mra. 1. R. Binn. Dewey Sails Next Monday HONG KONG, May 231.—Admiral Dewey sails for Singapore on Mon- day, June 5. CITIZEN IS jSarah were promptly arrested by/| treated well, | Deputy Marehal McElbeny and lodg- | naval office: ROTTEN-EGGED Last night, just as W. De Groas reached his home at Twelfth avenue and Washington street, he was at- tacked by crowd of boys armed with rotten eggs. There was about 20 of % boys in the crowd, ranging from the age of 12 years up. | The street where the attack was made was a dark one, and Mr. De Grows thinks the boys were after some other party, as he knew of no cause why the b should have a eptte at him. When seen this morning Mr. De Gross’ face bore evidence that the boys tad a good alm, an it wan all scratched up. He made complaint at the prosecuting attorney's office, and the sheriff was sent out to ar- tne many of the boys as could be 1, CLASS DAY EXERCISES. r f ‘The clans day exercises of the graduating clase of the University of Washington, were held in Denny hall, thix forenoon. ‘The exercises were in the form of a play, and the two acts were laid in Paria in 1901 The first represented the reunion of the class, and the second was a re- ception in the Hotel Paris, Musical numbers, speeches and orations were introduced and in some Gases they were very amusing. Several of the professors of the University verly impersonated by the @ ates. ‘The juniors had their fi the gallery by occupying the spare moments with their songs. The class day exercises were a complete suc coms. The hall was decorated prettily and every bit of available space was oc cupled by relatives and friends the class and the University stu- dents, loffense, and if ‘This statement was made to the Sar thie morning by J. A. James, chairman of the corporation com-| mittee “AS & committer, we do} not intend to do anything with the franchise until we have sounded public opinion, Mass meetings will Probably be held, and the press of the city will also furnish tnformation tor the public. Many persons are opposed to a blanket franchine, and others are in favor of public owner- ship." Jacob Furth, one of the directors of the proposed consolidated road, was seen by « reporter, ang he was asked what the company would do chine was not “Lt in perfectly proper that the public be given a chance to discuss the matter, We are not afraid of discussion, for the more people discuss the matter the more they wil realige that granting « franchise is better than public mun. cipal ownership. I am convinced that the company will accept noth. ing less than a forty year franchise. Mf the franchise is granted we will issue 30 year bonds, and to Moat such an lesue successfully, a 4 year fran- chise t# required. If such « fran- chise as we te net eranted, we will be competied to drop the matter, We could not sell a % year bend on a 8 year franchise. No street rail- wag bonds for abort terme are sale~ tried to sell a 4 bend on a % year franchise. We never seid WHAT SHALL BE HER FATE? WASHINGTON, May 31.—-The fu- ture disposition of the Reina Mer- codes in still in doubt. Members of the board of naval bureau chiefs, say that it will cost nearly « quarter of 4 miltion dotiars to fit her out, and then she would not be of the beat type. It has been suggested that she be allowed to remain at Norfolk navy yard until congress shall decide what to do with her. A FIGHT AMONG ALASKA INDIANS ‘The steamer Al-Ki }information that on |number of the Indians at Douglas City became intoxicated with whisky | sold them by some white parties, and entered into a general good time. | During the fun, an Indian named) Mortimer Austin, became involved in a quarrel and was stabbed in the neck by two Indians named Halder) Bob and Haider Sarah. The wounds were expected to prove fatal, and Haider Hob and Haider! brings the ed in jail. The authorities are look-| ing for the parties who sold the) Nquor to the natives. There is a heavy penalty in Alaska against this) caught they will be severely dealt with. ORATORICAL CONTEST Tonight at & o'clock, at the Ply- mouth Congregational church, the King County Bar assoc lation’sorator | ical contest for a prite of $190 will be held, and the following program) has been arranged Mus Miss Lucile MeIntyr “Another View of Reform” oe we fd Larson “Yeracts Cross and Burden’ Mina Audrey Souder Violin soto Mr. Dang |The Ideal American” “1 M.Korsted “Our Disfranchised Citizens’ ‘ T. T. Edmunds “Whither Are We Drifting veredre . Richard Bushott | Song YM. C. A. Quartette “International Arbitration” Jinta Yamaguc ni] “Theodore Nooseveit"...J, BE. Wright Song Trio, composed of Mins Blanche Winsor, Misa Lacile Mo- Intyre nd Mise Grace Glasgow, He Threatened Suicide. BAY CITY, Mich, May 91.—Hugh Frael, a miner working for the We- nona Coal company, at Wenona Beach, has been mysteriously mins ing #ince a week ago today It was reported that he was seen the next day at Salzberg, but it now turns) owt that he wae not the man seen at that place. He Igft a week's wages at the office of the and told one of the | rep merican teame- ‘The working lass Cubans are fast adopting the practice of dis- carding beth coat aod undershirts, and wearing instead very short out er ebirts, leaving several inches of skin showing between the bottom of ‘the shirt and the tropser band. This costume, which t# eget and comfort- adie, though not exactly elegant, complies with the law. PLANS FOR ARMY POST Specifications for the army post buildings at Marowstone point will be ready for inepection temorrow. The Bulldings will Include two double sets of officers’ quarters, one double set of non-commissioned officers quar- ters, one barracks, one administra- ton buildt: one guard house, one quartermaster’s and = sustenance | recover. house, one stable and wagon shed, on one ward's quarters. Wide for the erection of these buildings wil be opened about June 15 SS eed Wy TING THEN WELL News of Gilmore and Sailors WHO ARE CAPTIVES OF FILIPINOS Are Well Fed and s Horse ts Pre- vided for Giimore—Held for Ransom. WASHINGTON, received the following dispatch from | Captain Barker at Manila: “Mantle, May %1.—Seeretary of Navy, Washington.—Bxcaped prison. er reports seeing Gilmore and some sailors well, Gilmore was allowed @ horee.—Barker,” ‘The news that Gilmore and the leallors of the Yorktown who were ambushed and captured by Filipinos some time ago are still alive and is very gratifying to who believe they are teing held for ransom. INQUEST OF THE CORONER The coroner's inquest over the re- mains of Emmanuel! Broad and the inquiry into the cause of the elec. j tete car disaster of Monday, by | which he was killed, is being con- ducted today by Coroner Sparling and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Walter Fulton. Motorman Sharp/| | waa the first witness called, He testified that the car slipped and he! lecould not stop it, He shut the cur- rent off and set the brakes. He also stated that he did not hear a whistle lor held notifying him of the approach | of the train His testimony showed on the platform with him. Swan Pomplus, the conductor, stated that the car was late, and | they were making up time and were the rate of elght or nine) that Broad w | going at miles per hour. ‘There are 15 more witnesses to be examined, and the inquest wil undoubtedly be in ses. #lon tomorrow. Wall Street Is Unsettled. NPW YORK, May 31.—Stocks op- ened irregular and unsettled, The Orleans has influenced a decline in | Southern Pacific of over @ point, MILES CITY, “Mont » May 31 Fifty soldiers have been sent from Fort Keogh to the Cheyenne reser tion on the urgent request of Agent Clifford. The cause of the requisi- tion is not known, ¥o Chong, a Chinaman, has been coal company, \arrested in conenction with the mur- miners that he der of K, Taka, the Japane | Was going to drown himeelt, and | man, wo- ’ D.C. May %—| May 2 a|The Navy department this morning at the potice acnttey Dod sober up. ted case of yellow fever at New) the newspapers. Twenty-seven sol- diers, members of troops K and 1, of | the Second cavalry, he claims were | shot down by Cuban soldiers, and) not a shot was firedin return. Noth- ing is eaid tn the letter aw to the cause of the mapsacre, or the reason why the Americans were not allow- ©0 defend or revenge themeelves, but Shot With His Own Gun. SUFFOLK, Va, May 1.—Mille H Holland had threatened to kill the — first man who tried to move 4 ware- | oe ae Sy in dispute. He will CAPT. NORING IS MISSING board during the voyage and was) drowned. Chief Reed has received a letter from bie wife, who resides at Astoria, asking for information re-| garding her husband's whereabouts. | An express package Valued at $35 was lost from a Great Northern press wagen thie morning. ie) package was being delivered to Mac- | Dougal & Southwick. j —-————— | POLICE NOTES. F. 1, Ghikawa, a Japanese porte: was arrested by Officer Iverson this morning aa probably being connect. | ed with the murder of K. a, the Japanese woman, yesterday mee} ing. see William Morrie, one of the paphetal | of the chain gang, ts In troub) It} Js alleged he came on duty this morn- Ing in an intoxteated cond:tion and was locked up in the receiving cell) j . All police onion hea their hours of duty changed today, the night jahitt taking day duty and the day |foree will report for night work. | Owing to the change the regular weekly drill will not be held tomor- eee | Biage & Co"* grocery store at Georgetown was entered by burglars last night, and a large quantity of goods and some money were stolen. eee W. L. Long reported to police head. quarters this morning that his house | on Firet avenue north and Queen) Anne avenve was entered Friday / night and a quantity of brase coup- lings were stolen. PHILIP WAS A GREEN MAN | Philip Briach, @ “green man from ‘the country,” as he expressed him- | | self to Detective Powers this morq- | jing, was relieved of $6 by a confid- lence man on Second avenue yester- |day afternoon. Eriach was ap- | proached by an Individual who asked him his business and where he was | going. Eriach replied that he in- tended leaving for Port Filakeley | during the afternoon, The buneco man then stated that he was a store. | keeper at Port Blakeley, and would accompany him over, The bunco Jartist fnally asked for the loan of $6 to pay an express package as| he had no chan, Priach handed him the money and the fellow step- ped into an adjoining building. Erfach stood for a long while awalt- ing his return, “but he never came back.” Accident to the Brooklyn! WASHINGTON, D. C,, May a1. Capt. Jewell telegraphed the secre. tary of the navy that In rounding battery of New York, the cruiser Brooklyn touched bottom, The damage ia not severe, but the author. ities fear, however, the worst. Sec-| retary of war has ordered the Brook- | lyn navy yard for thorough exam- Mation, The Broklyno has a notort- ously tender bottom. A sourt of In- quiry wifl be appointed to investigate the circumstances, Sell Sheathing Paper; 500 Square Peet of Paper for 346. June ad, we will FREE On BREE give all comers a A Bicycle Lesson to | Ay sae show you how we teach. REE Auditorium Bicycle Riding Academy Third Ave. and Madison St. DIAMONDS > Have atvanced from 1010 20 per cent. Our prices are atill Lew.” SWatolves ot all prices’ ” ” WwW. W. HOUGHTON _, DANGEROUS NEGLECT OF_HE ETE ong ESR RSsS Optician, 72 First Ave. WL B. NICHOLS & 0, ovat arate sen er eet The Boom Is Now 0: on falc Hi yf ag ta'and buy while Hide and buy while it! Buflalo Legal Tender ‘ You Are Sure to f Make Money. Word reaches us from the ¢ Inden-Qtiver Creek country that the camp of Index is wild with excitement, due to phenomen- ally rich ore found on the Rainbow property, just over the hill from the Bunset claims, Eight feet of “pay-streak” is the story, the like of which has never been seen except in the first great strike in the Sunset. Is it any wonder that the people have inflated ideas up that way? If you hed some of that Lost Creek stock now, don't you think you would have a comfortable feeling too? It in somewhat gratifying to be able to indulge our pen by writing the words, “we told you so.” Oh, for a sudden in- spiration, a chance visitation of a fortunate moment, or the flashings of Intuitton—wholly on your part, however— to make you see what you are missing “as the days go by.” JOHN E. MCMANUS & SON, 918 Second Avenue Flags for Decoration Day Muslin, Silk or Bunting Hawaiian muslin flags, 6x10, 2 for 5c; festooning, 30 feet, 25¢; lumes, wreaths, Japanese lanterns,. parade hats, balloons, etc. ig picture of Dewey or Sampson, $c each, Coen BROS., 1417 Second Ave. in time. and a small leak in your drain pipe in the cellar will contaminate your entire house wtth disease germs. Only the bewt sanitary plumbing can save your home from fevers, diph- theria and germ diseases. As sanit- ary plumbers, we are experts, and make a specialty of the complete fi ting up of bulldings and houses {n the most skillful manner. Estimates are given to architects and builders. RAUTMAN PLUMBING CO. Cor. Third Av: Spring St. ‘Phone Buff 71. Delivered Electrically for Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Distributing Stations at GILMAN, RENTON, SEATTLE, Second Ave. and Mata st, Moran Brothers Company ENGINEERS AND SHIP BUILDERS. Our plant Includes steot and wood construction and ¢overs all brauchos of thy business.” Mining and ail othor classes of machinery built and repair Agents for "Worth! pum machinery, the “Mosher” water (ube boilers and the United Sta jetallic ing Company. Just Opened "= SEATTLE HAT FACTORY WILLIAM TAYLOR, PROP, and “Roborte” Late of Christy Hat Factory, London, England. The only place tx ity to have hat made to order and ropaired by Practical Union Hatters, Cor rot avenue inion streot S40, $30, $25, S20 Cash or Installments. FRED. MERRILL CYCLE C0, 1108-1110 Second Ave., Seattie Satie