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Psi Orchard Adaiios. . 4 THE SEATTLE STAR, ‘ | AMUSEMENT HTEN, d d 1 Belasco-Thall company, in “Peace ool ted | David Parker, a Pacifo Northwest | | meet in the eity hal tonight to pre | haw wwalded in Hemton for eure ; i | pare for examinations in the various and wan M years old, His wife died departments. Chere are positions at Renton five years ago. He leav and eity en whieh are being filed temporarily and examinations will be held for eligibles for them. From a Self Aimed |= *""'s* Pistol Shot. WASHINGTON, June 1.—Mhe War department today gave out the fol TRAGIC END OF A YOUNG LOVER ing Alger that he etill is of the op in the public ans tar ial oftte wineens library nion What 10,000 troops will be neces mary for effective work to control the Philippines. Alger admits that a call for volunteers is being consid ered, but sald the matter has not yet on decided. The call made will be for 10,000 men Who Expectod That His Sweetheart) wo cuincpon. Db. C. June b= Would Also T. Mer Own Negotiations between England and the United States over the Alaskan Life With @ Pistol. boundary, are at a atandstill, Bec. | Hay haa informed the Tritieh gov | ee ernment that he could not accept ite! tons for the United States to SPRINGFIELD, Mo. June 1 declare a@ Britieh territery the neu- Balked in their marriage plans, Ben! tral strip of territory leading from White and Mise Lulu Pord, of Dade! the head of Lynn canal back across county, agreed to die together the mountains to the Canadian line. Withite kept hia part of the con- ———— j tract, but the girl's attempt at sui-| | “une COLLEGE OF TACOMA Wilhtte was 18 years old and bis | eweetheart was a year younmer. He) Pee | was heir to $10,000, which he would | have received at (he age of @ His First of the New Buildings to home was at Walnut Grove. The girt lived at Sharon. id | be Built This Season. The tragedy occurred on the public TACOMA, June 1.—Another po cag Mina gp ee of} known educational institution of Ta. rye. Ever was pre arranged and the giri is alive today only because the revolver which hed Killed her lover failed to explode as turned it toward herself She swooned and was found by farmers unconscinvus Leede tit ead body of the boy she loved. Pe eS ae ge — the soliciting of funds, Upward @pvouring love that approaches (his | $5000 hae been sabscribed, and | e and Stee Ford bad bean tention of the board to bein weethearts when they work on the first butidings of the in- the district school | #titution thie season on the Sine prop wi ‘ t < | erty whleb the college owns at North | Wines Grows, The aitachient| purth and K etrects At the annual meeting of the Col- well coma yestentay decided on active op erations for forward movement Ube season The College of Tacoma, at ite an NUM meeting, Tecelved a most ca | couraging from the special finance committer having in charge E report AF a4 . ge a doy and girl, Sait aatens lege of Tacoma yesterday trustees and as easily forgotten. were elected for three years, as fot-| But when they ieft echooi thetr|!o%* Kev. O. 2. Fowler, of Orting: fove was not forgotten Both re- Rev, Samuelx Greene, of Seattle; Dr mained true, and it became gener-| Y: © Burkhart. G. R. Andrus and ally known qhat they were engaged. | VC. Davie, oO Tecome. | ‘They had the sympathy of al! of the er eer frieuda, but relatives who could not @o young could not be serious, barred the way toe marriage, the climax of qeeeanen _ thetr young dream. i : i &@ home of a friend in the neighborhood! } their meeting being pre-erranged. In| COLVILLE, Wash. June 1—The) order that they might confer with-| ase of the State of Washington ve! out interruption he proposed a drive |T. C. Green, charged with practising | During the drive they discussed|@* an M.D. without a license, came | the situation thoroughly. They were| Up before Judge Richardson yester- | wnabie to devise a way of real! day. Defendant pleaded guilty to their hope of marriage. the charge and made a statement to “If we cannect marry let us die to-| the judge, giving Bis reasons for gether,” said Withite Gnally. the violation of the law. He said Sho Gil, whast whele Hite wue soi thet price to Nie reece Te eee lee ‘having @ diploma, had prac- first agreed that they would! ticed his profession in the east. On @rive to the @ac river and drown | coming to thie state he had engaged ‘themselves, but Wilhite thought of aj im other pursuits In «mall mining quicker death. He had a revolver|c#mps, where no regular physictan and proposed that each commit sul-| was located, and bis knowledge of chde. the medical profeasion often brought The girl again assented. is service in demand, and since “It will be easier and quicker,” he| then be has engaged more or less paid. im the practice as requests for his ‘They drove on to « lonely part of | #ervices have been made upon him. the road six miles northeast of Wal-|The court took a lenient view of the mut Grove. Here they left the bug-|c@s¢ and fined Green 0, which was gy end to the side of the road.j paid. Dr. Green will take out a U- i i BE a i [ } i EE le Ht t i KEEP OUT ANADA LUMBER WASHINGTON, D. C., June t— Secretary Gage has before him just i ig i {fF j : z bel oOo ft faint ends the bear Saar seen now & préblem that involves the @he G4 uot recover coneciousnces|'U™!r trade with Canada. and is a picked up by passing farmers, |"°!'* of the failure of the high joint i | i i i States was increased from $1 to $2 per 1000 feet by the Dingley tariff Wil), the Canadian partiament, in re- talation, put an export duty on logs for the purpose of competing the Americans who own large tracts of tinfber in the Canadian forests, to move their sawmills across the bord TO PAY FOR States. The Amertean lumbermen reward thie a# a discrimination, be- PRORITA, Til., June 1.—The young! cause it practically probitdts the im Sebrews of the city above the age| portation of logs into the United of @ have formed a protective club, | States, and they are asking the pres- the object of which i# to reimburse | idemt to retaliate by prohibiting the Members who fali in their matri-|importatton of luniber. Topial conquests. Although not officially admitted ‘The iden was prompted by « re-| here, there te litte doubt that our cent incident, in which the president | covernment is being Inclined to these of the club figured as one of the| retaliatory considerations by the die- principals. He lavished his money | couraging results of the negotiations and presente upon « young worman|in Londen looking to the clearing of Bloomington, also disposing of his|of the field for the reassembling of business because she wanted him to] the joint Canadian commission. It enter a more Gignified line of work.| is gathered that the Firitieh forelen ‘Then she jilted him, and Mr. Finkel] office, which had seemed inclined to carted his presents from her house; meet Mr. Choate’s advances tn the im an express wagon spirit of compromise that promised Hie friends have since become tn-| well, has been again influenced by terented am! are trying to start bim| Canadian opposition to anything lees in business again. That others/than a concession of all their de- should net suffer from similar affaire| mands, which has stopped all pro- the protective club has teen formed. | gress. The members are in earnest. RAILROAD PERSONALS. ey will secure a charter, amd will con- William Kelly, master mechanic of He i duct the affairs of the organization on the Hnes of other protective ord- ers, the Great Northern at Spokane, ts — at the Hotel Northern. a Mothe bib Bs Mrs. Carbon WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1 A letter from the hustand of Nvan J. B. Hotton, ticket agent for the Soutivern Pacific, returned last night / - i from a trip to Tacoma, Centraita and | geitna Claneros, now Mrs. Carlow A.| other points in Southwestern Wash- | Carhonnel, of Havana, announcing | ("Prin the birth of a daughter, who is to re- i = ceive the name of her mother, has iis F 4 boon received by Mrs John A, Lo.| ommittee Fixes Hours. TACOMA, June L—City At wan The romantic rescue of Mins Cis-| W. H. Pritchard yesterday gave t neros from prison in Havana counell cow salaries an offi one of the most thrilling Inc clal opinion to the effect that the ot the Cuban war for indep |law of 1899 relating to the hours of She married Mr. Carbonnel on. June|*™ployment referred only to 1s rs ane others engaged in actual con- 6, 1898, in this city. struction work on munteipal under- Must Deliver the Girl, | ‘kings ‘The clty attorney sald the aw did not include firemen, engin- FAL, RIVER, Ma re, clerks, or a number of oth Judge Morton, of the supreme court,| employes, and their hours of fesued a writ of habeas corpus today! could be fixed at any number of| in Boston, directing the parents of] hours determines as just by the com- Francisca Conseo de Cook to deitve mittee her up at once on \he petition of Jos casecttinentenesmnamnne{oneneaersne " Vieven Comaro, her sweetheart. Cc Excursion to Tacoma, maro and the girl arranged to ele pittee « June 1—|¢ labor | and marry, but the girl's parents dis-| State of Washington covered the plot and locked hgr up in| leas ler wharf at 8 a. m, next a garret unday. Round trip 60 cents 9 - a To homeseokers special ve 1 party offered is Pratt's Or-| ta Addition, \have almont |day atternoon, a crowd of | meade some insulting remarks, and ae Counctiman Leonard Diller ts pot in favor of a 40 year franchise being sranted. He says, She question ts» \ hard one to solve Just now. There ore other things which at present de. mand the attestion of the authort- ties. Ip the first place the clty bas wot now the means for taking care of the railroads Let 25 years «lip by, And at the end of that time if the finances of the clty are in a oon- ditee to warrant such a proceeding. then tet there be municipal owner- ahip.” see Counciinan Homer Mill, Fustonet saye, “Lam most assuredly in favor of municipal ownership of the wtreet raliways uf Geattic. I look at i in thie way. We are as well eituseted in Soattic to operate street raliways as @ any city tn the world tt hee been etated thet ¢he railway com partes of Detratt, Mich. have offer. od to reduce the car fares to 34% couts af the city aid not take possension at the tines, If fares could be re- duced from 6 to 3% cents here, it would mean the saving of 660,000 per Year, OF $2,000,000 within the next 4 years, Under the present system the COUNGILMER On the Questions of a Forty Year Fran- chise and the Municipal Owner- Ship of Street Railways in This City. people is ascertained, If a consolid ated fray granted the roads should b mpelled to give better service and a transfer system, | would not be in favor of any fran chiee for n ~ than 2 to 90 years.” eee Counciiman dames, “My views? They have alrwady be exprowsed through your paper, Mun toipal ownership me some day but it te hardly p cuble at prom Republican may ent, ae the city # up te the limit ort indebted nowa. Ae for a 40 year franchise, 1 am opposed to it. One of 25 yoare is suff one fer #." “in my opr eaid Con man H. Cc. Gil, Re municipal ownership of the street railways would be entirely feasible, but this resuh could hardly be present time, owing to the floancia comfition of the city, Te begin with the majority of the roads are in a very poor condition, and the repair ing and improving of these roade would cause a large expense. Then, too, the purchase of the roads wovid cont the city a large sum. After five years have elapsed | should think that the idea of municipal owner- ship would be more favorably receiv- sblican ecured at thy arose receipie per year have been od. about $100,000, whick, taken on the average of the next 40 years, would be 000,00. The chy bas great fnctiities im the way of water power, and for that reason could furniah citizens with Nght, heat and power.” Counciiman F. M. Muldoon, Repyud- thought: “Both are teportant ques- tions gow, mon se than the Cedar river water question,” he remarked 1 understand that there is a peti- tiem being cirewlated in Aeattic which demande that an election shail be held to settle the question of munt- “it # could be browght about, I would favor municipal ownership,” said Counctiman Rinehart, Republi on, “hut at present I cannot eee how we can eeccure # The firet thing) necessary ta for the city to do hs own lighting. 1 have always been tm favor of a city laht plant. One thing against municipal ownership. of any sort, ts the tendency to polit. teal jovbery, but as soon as we have adequate civil service restrictions, | the difficulty will be avoided. 1 think 3} years te the extreme length of time for which @ franchise is per-| missibie. No committer could get a) longer one through cowncil. Any franchise granted wilt probably con- tain a provieton for municipal own- ership whenever the city wishes it.” . “Yea, 1 wil! favor municipal owner. ahip when the city can afford the expense,” wae the answer of Coun ciiman Taylor, Republican, “but 1 do wot think we oan undertake the pur- chase of the ronust now The of4 franchises, running from 14 to 4 years would have to be bought up. The Corporations committee should not be in a hurry to consi¢er a fran- chime before the sentiment of the NO CABLEGRAM IS TO BE SENT At the meeting of the chamber of) commerce yesterday afternoon, the committee having charge of the cete- bration tn boner of the Washington volunteers, was authorized to solicit funds for 4 cable gram to be sent to the boys at Manila, stating that a celebration was being arranged for) them here if they would come direet to Seattle instead of going to San_ Francisco. A. M. Brookes, treasurer of the celebration committee, stated this afternoon that no cablegram would be sent, and that he had done noth~ ing in the way of @oliciting funds to wend it. Thomas W. Prosch, secretary of the chamber, has made hie annual re~ port, which wae an interesting re- sume of the work accomplished by the chamber for the yeer. The annual election of the cham- ber wii be held Monday morning, and the next meeting will be a week from today instead of next Wed-| nemday. | FITZ, WAS INSULTED NDW YORK, June 1.—From now on Witesimmons and Jeffries will beth euse up on training, as both completed their pre- paratory work Fitasimmons will do moat of his work Indoors, confin ing himeeclf toa punching bag, wreat~- ling, bowing and general gymnasium work, While out for a run yerter eee Thomas Navin, Fusioniet, father of the municipal ownership ordin- ance, stated, “I am unanimously in fever of municipal ownership. and faver immediate steps to bring i about. | will vete against any kind of @ franch “+e “T am decifediy tn favor of the meakipal ownership of the street rallwaye,” said Counciiman William Crawford, Fusteniat 1 wil b one of the greatest benefite that the city could secure. 11 has been tried in many of the principal cities of the United Btates, and has been wuc. couefull In every case. It le the moet Profitable means of revenue. 1 | wtated that the city i not in a posi- ton mt the presemt time to bring the railways under municipal ownership. bu then when will it be? I am op- posed tos ws . . Dr. J. BE. Crichton, Republican: “As & principle, 1 am in favor of muni- etpal ownership. If the people dem- onetrate that they want municipal ownership, I am in favor of giving it to them, and if we want municipal ownership, now ts the time. I will hot vote for a 4 year franchiee, but will faver a % year franchise.” see HN, W. Castleman, “Persomally, | am against municipa: ownership. but I am tn favor of } ting the people decide that question themacives. I will vot for mo fran chime unless it carr city regulation of fares years.” after ten eee Counciiman McArdie, Fusioniet: “1 am in favor of the muntctpal owner- ship of street railways in thir city, and am opposed to the granting of any franchise to a consolidated com pany.” eee Republican: “If for « franchise fixed up with meet with Counctiman Rud the present schem for # years can b such provisions tn It « the approval of t ona, then I stall be willing to vote for it. I do not believe that the city can afford at this time to purchase the street raitways and operate them.” the champton passed tried to draw him into a fight. Fitz started to resent the Insults, but turned away and continued on his way. He be Veves it was a plot of his enemies 4o ¢raw him tnto a freeh fish and give the men an oportunity to in- jupre him and affect bis chances in the coming fight. Hereafter the Aus. tralian will take his rune late tn the evening. Jeffries expresace himeeclf as cer- tain of winning. “Iam prepared to fight at @ moment's notice, What's the use of training any more?” he aaid today. It is a curious fact that the sports who have visited the Cal- {fornian’s training camp, and saw him at work, have me away im- pressed with Jeffries’ ability, and geome few are ready to back him with their coin, WICHITA, Kan., Jane 1. — The ,cCommittes on nominations has made the following report to the trans Missiasippl congress: For president, ex-Goy. Standard, St. Louis: vice president, Walter Gresham, Galves- L. Bradford Prince, New Mex Smatiey, Missouri; J. HW Kansas McKnight, PARIS, June 1.—At the Monard’s address, Dreyfus « pended session sine die, and the ac tion carried was a great surprise every Work, the court was practically ted President Masau wil reconvene court for pur pome passing verdict when he seres clowe of irt sus J, June 1 received at the PASSAIC, N telephone messar news office 3:40 o'clock, tates that Marion Clark, the abducted New York child, has been found in moun tains at West Haven, Rockland eoun- | ty, N. ¥., all alone. Discovery was me by several boys who reported {t and are on the way to vw York via the West Shore railway MADRID, June 1.-Silvela, in a speech before the Conservative cau cus today, said that if he was not successful in passing desired reform toughe | measures, the country would fail un- | dor a dictatorship. Republican | tation # with it the! aaid, | two sons, | Lowell, W Yorker, ree and James Parker Leroy Hing m, and one daugher Mrs. Mary Ki. Gardner, of Maker City | Orewon | *“_*-* | Hiram MeKinney 70, was ad. | Jud, insane by county com. | ads sere thin morning i eee | The wteon Relief Corpe met yes |terday in the Armory hall, and ¢ | was decided thot reafter the corp | WH be known as the George H. Fort json Kellef Corps of the Firat Wash jington Volunteers. Fifteen new | re | fenizetion, one by haven, Mre tele were appe secure a hall for ltainment. A vote of thanks wae ex od to Mre. Clara Buckland for ne & home to the discharged “a volunteers who are sick in this city nhers were received inte the or letter from Fair sand Mre. Dan ted a committe to holding an enter se. The smallpox quarantine was re moved from Providence hospital ye terday afternoon by City Physich MeKechnie John Pompericl, an employe of the Everett amelter, was locked up in the city fall late yesterday afternoon © prevent him from taking hie own Nite nperte! threatened to take = and jump in the bay When searched at headquarters he had £1700 In certificates of de and #40 in cash. ee ual man. mt of C. M. Montgomery, an old found dead in the bas the Court house saloon on Yester way thie forencon. He was com- phe eg of being aick yesterday, and when Dr. Me hirn this chnie went to attend he was found dead thought to have been the death. He was an old ommonty known as character “Bismarck.” “4. The funeral services of Emmanuel Proad, who wae killed in the col linton of the Grant street electric car |B and the Northersa Pacific train Mon- day morning, were held this after- noon at Bonney & Stewart's chapel, under the auspices of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fettows Lutu Hetrick, age 14, died at Inter-| bay this morning, of diphtheria. | ALONG THE WHARVES } ph | The machinery and other valuabie | [material is being taken out of the} | side-wheel steamer Golinh. She} ie one of the pioneer crafts of the| | Sound j | A fore of workmen are engaged in | repiactng the piling and strengthen jing the bridgework of the Pacific | coast bunkers. ' eee today, and the Rush, with the Yu- j kon steamer Nunivalt in tow, t# ex~ iene to arrive today or tomorrow | from Quartermaster harbor. ‘The cutter Thetis arrived thie morning | trom San Francisco, and tt ts not) known when she will proceed to Ber- | ing oa eee i The steamer Brunewik, with the) | three barges of the Empire Transpor- company, in tow, left for St Michael yestemtay afternoon. The company’s etee! tug Empire steamed along in the rear. The two remain- jing barges will be towed north fn a i Gays by the steamer National city eee Steamer Ronalte walled last evening for Skagway with passengers and freight see The steamer Discovery will leave! about June 6 for St. Michael, pre- paratory to operating on her new) route between that olofnin bay and Cape N owery will be handled by the Norton Sound Navigation company, the stockhold-| ers of which are Sol, G. Simpson, Lester Turner, A. MH. Anderson, Ric ard Chilcott, and J. M. EB. Atkinson The Discovery will traneport the freight and passengers arriving at} ot. Mich from Seattle on the steamer Laurada, but will not be/ connected with the Seattle am ship company, the operators of the latter vensel. The Discovery will probally go perth in charge of Cap tain Robert Hall, who has been her! master nince she has been operating | on the Sound. | see The schooner Hera. lying {dle in the months, has been chartered by the Tiiue Star Navigation company, and will take @ cargo of freight to St Michael. She will go to Port Binke-| ey in a day or two and begin load ing lumber, and she will sail north | in about two weeks. j The Hera ts commanded by Cap- tain Kelsey, who wae first mate of) the vessel when ahe made the voyage! to Copper river laet summer. She has just come off the ways at Bal- lard, where she has been receiving an overhauling. hich has been for several! ‘The annual meeting of the Wash- ington Children's Home society wilt! be held tn Seattle In the Methodist | Protestant church, corner of Third avenue and Pike street at 2 o'clock, Tuesday, June 2. At thie meeting the annual report of the state super intendent will be made, and eight trustees will be elected to serve three | years. A number of addresses will be m by prominent oltizens of and all members and friends lof this soetety are cordially invited ead. At 4 o'clock of the same day, and at |the same place, the annual meeting of the t lof true will be held |It 18 hoped that every member of the board will be present BALTIMORE, June 1.—Miss Anna |@t, Clair Paterson, and the Count Cescare de Conturbia, of Milan, It- jaly, were married at noon, The cere was performed by Cardinal Gibbons, Count Conturbia is prom. inently connected in Italy, and pos- | eewnes large estates. money Excursion to Tacoma. | mer Slate of Washington « Yesler wharf at 8 a. m ind trip 60 cents, st leav Sunday. BR next Om . Within walking distance, Pratt's Orchard | Addition. i \ |Jubilee Gold Mining Company twithstanding the Backwardness of the Season, our-———~* ’ Wash Goods Selling Has been remarkable. It's the Handsome, Up- to-Date, Beautiful Patterns selling at our Re- sistlessly Low Prices that attract the Shrewd Buyers Here. For Friday and Saturday's Selig 1500 YARDS fiecome: ‘xtc as Handsome, Rich, Fast Colors, actually worth 5c and 6c, Friday and Saturday only 3c a Yard, nch Dimity,|MERODE Dimtty, fine wheer cord- a beautiful fine eh fabric, With! e4 fabric, handsome fest colored clusters of fine cords woven - patterns, 100 value, only Te « yard. pattorne, He value, only ike a yard, [SATAMELLA Stripes, « beautiful : fine shere fabric, handsome fast GHNUINE Imported FRENCH Lace Fantasia, a beautt ful open #tripe, sheer fabric, rich| colored patterns, you would guess fast colored patterns, actually) them worth 2c, sold in some stores worth lhc, our price We a yard. at iSe, our price Be @ yard. 8 in. wide Pine Netural Colored Linen, so popular for Skirt Waists, ote ly Me a yard ' SILK ipe Embroidered Natural cotored lnen, the eveellest wash fab- ric out for skirts, He value, only 2c a yard. O. W. PETERSON & BRO. 206, 208, 210 Pike St. ‘GEO. H. WOODHOUSE Poceersor to Woodhouse & Long Havas getty Plumbing and Tin Work 1331 Second Avenue. Telephone Pike 44. Seattle, Wash, WATER POWER Delivered Electrically for Manefactaring and Industrial Uses Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Pestibating Statens at GILMAN, RENTON, SLATTLE. Seasad Ave. and Maia & Safe Deposit Boxes For the safe keeping of Valuable Articles and Papers) Yor rent at #2 «year, You carry | the key } Safe Deposit Vauite | HW. Colombia Gt. E. SHORMOGK, Manager 50 - CENT FOLIOS OF. is now offering another block of treasury stock for 44%c a share. This is a good purchase at this price, based upon the showing in the work now in progress. Our advice is that | you should not lose an opportunity | to get in early, for Jubilee sock ts a safe and sure winner. SLATER & SMITH, Official Brokers ‘Phone Main St. 114 James St, Seattic, $20.00 GO TO Sparkman & McLean FOR BARGAINS IN In the market over thirty years—the well-known DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE. Pricestreasonable. Ses vtpuone tiny 192 MICKELSON, Agt ‘The Finest Talking Machine Mote From $7.00 to $800 Sherman, Clay & Co. ‘Thone Red 1798, 606 Batley Big j —— _ § When — Excel von mre ¢) You Want In a New, Slightly Used or Second-hand Remember we have the Largest and Most Com- Call or write for prices and terms D. S. JOHNSTON REGINAS ~~ A Bargain PIANO or ORGAN plete Stock in the City. 903 Second ave, Burke Butidiag Our grocer says There are not any APPLES SAN DIEGO FRUIT CO. Has Plenty. Fine as Silk All Work Guaranteed. PETER EGGE Painting, Paperhanging, Kalsomining rit ri ae aaa Residence, 1907 6th ave, 406 Pike Street PIGOT & FRENCH CO, 104 Washington 8t,, have the only Linotype Job Printing Machine Ri grams War teeta A Between 4th and Sth ving ‘ab Op) unity : } : | r

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