The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 30, 1899, Page 2

} j THE WAR action of the provincial government in keeping the country closed up. Americans should be thankful that the alien law kept them out, Peo ple in Atlin now «ay that ‘Murhting Joe’ Martin should be givon & large purse for framing his law Tam of the opinion that the a tion of the government in extendi the closed season im to ‘freeme out poor miners who hold supposedly good claims, Of course this action nh Deen instigated by supporters of the country now In Atlin who ex pect to get i on the ground floor, I Carefully OVER Finds an Expenditnre of 664 Lives and $63,000,000 in Cash - Daily Cost $280,000. WASHINGTON, D. C., June ®— ‘The Philippine war has cost the/ country to date $63,000,000 In money and 664 men. / Besides about 500 soldiers have) deen wounded and many times that number have been made invalids. Yet the war seems no nearer an end than it was months ago, The Americans contro! tess than 100 equare miles of territory and will lose much of that when they rainy) returned from | tounding 8! ment today that 80 per centage of the) soldiers in the Philippines wil! get | pensions for dysentery and other in.) PILIPINO LEDGBR Martin, but I will do everything ia my power to defeat him now,” Mr, Humber and hia brother leave for Wietorta tomorrow, in the Atlin district was revealed at & mana meeting of 1000 angry miners, held in Atlin city a week ago last Wednenday At this meett cording to the last janue of lin Claim, the statement was made |that hundreds of miners have been | reduced to a state of beggary and are ready to ateal to save themselves from starvation. Mr, Graham, the gold commission- er, was asked how he intended to wip the destitute men out of the country, and he replied that he would find the boats, if the meeting would find the money. J. A. McKinnon, a well-known miner, made the statement that the closed season had been extended to afford political grafters to get trol of clatms, He knew of one com- pany that had over 200 claims. The meeting decided to send Mr, McKinnon and Capt, McPhatten to Vietoria to lay this matter before the government Strong resolutions were then ed condemaing the late recorder, Norman W. F. Rant, for quertion- able practices, and also Gold Com. missioner J, D. Graham, for sanc- testinal complaints. An officer of high rank, well quali- fied to speak, estimates that the war is the government about today that the expenditures for the transportation of troops, equipment, supplies, subsistence, maintenance of the navy and the payment to Spain $20,000,000 indemnity and other {n- cidental costs will probably foot up not less than $200,000,000, with the probabilities that this sum will be sugmented by indefinite cam- & ‘This enormous cost has practically resulted In no material gain for the ‘United States. The Americans have i | atte ae The American troops have landed the other islands—Min- and Ne- grow they are compelled to) Femain in fortified cities. From this it would appear that the| military jurisdiction of the United) ‘States te nil in Philippines, ex-| the immediate vicinity of the does not extend far as did that of the Span- Ss to this ts the island it Is not known how IN ATLIN —_—_—_—_——_ ‘News of the most important char- @cter to Americans holding claims $n the Atlin gold flelds was brought down by the steamer Orizaba this Morning. Only two Atlin miners re- turned on her, Fred and Ross Hum- Der, of Victoria. They t Atlin | etty last Saturday, and made a re- cord trip to Puget sound Fred Humber's story ie given in another | column of this paper. Russ Hum- Der, the elder of the two. has even & more interesting yarn to spin, in| that he ts the bearer of news which | will giadden the heart of many Americans. He says that before he left Atlin, | Justice Irving bad arrived in the @istrict and was adjudicating upon the disputes arising owt of records! to mining claims. His first decision ‘was that cigims of original stakers, whether they be Americans or ¢ | | | n- @dians, should be made good. When this decision was given out, there ‘was jubilation in the American ranks as many of them possess what ar considered valuable claims on Pine Spruce and Wright creeks. “There wan considerable kicking on the part of Canadians,” said Mr.| Humber, “when Judge Irving's de-| dision was mado known, but it did! them no g004. He is empowered to Gispove of all matters brought before him in a summary manner, in ac- cordance with equity and good sense. It is necessary for all parties with « @ispute to file a petition and deposit 625. The fee will, of course, “freeze Out poor men who are contesting claims. “The condition of affairs in Atlin Bow ts very serious, Nearly 4500 men are in the district doing absolutely | nothing. Many have run out of provisions, and as they have no! money, can get none Hundreds will leave the district Aingust thin) summer. 1 don't believe there will be any work done urtil next year. ‘Ao for the Claims themeetves, only @ few are turnifig out well, 1 would irae Ail: not give reore than $2900 for the bent! ext funday the Seattle & In- ciaim in the district. It got $490 for| ternational will run a special train my claim, No. 70 below discovery | bran line from North] on Pine, and consider yneit r-| Bend to Woodinville, leaving the tunate. While I am a Canada condemn in the strongest terms the lappointed Fannie 2| with place at & tioning nefarious practices in vogue in the government offices, According to Fred Humber, of Victoria, who arrived in the city to- day on the steamer Orizaba, from Skagway, and who is just out from the Atiindistriet, serious resulta are bound to follow claim fumping in the Canadian gold fields. He says the mix-up the records ts simply awful, and Up to a week cme cintee Jumping was a daily cceurrence. “Some of the miners holding good claims,” said Mr. Humber, “decided to put a stop to the work of jump- ere. At a representative meeting of property - holders on Spruce creek, numbers 117 to 180 below discovery, it was unanimously resolved to ap- point a vigtlance committee to deal with all claim-jumpers. The chair- man, In a warm speech, said that things had gone f. mough in the matter of ‘Jumping. and that aa no redresa was obtainable from the offl- clals, they were compelled to resort to such measures. He strongly ad- voeated the appointment of a com- mittee to deal with ali those caught ‘Jumping” A long discussion fol- lowed as to the punishment offend- ers should receive, and it was finally decided to show no merey to claim- jumpers. Armed night guards have been placed on all valuable creeks, as the ‘Jumpers’ usually get in their fine work at that time.” Mr. Humber tells of a case briught before Judge Wood about a fortnight ago, In which James Brown charged Capt. Martin with seeking to intim- idate him. Brown staked a claim on hin aed wad the viatlane com mittee referred to got after him. then | waited on Brown and threatened him with serious consequences if he did not “get out.” The judge fined the belligerent captain $20 and costa. NEATTLE POINTERS G. A. Tufnell has brought a sult im the superior court against P. B. Bower for cotlection of $4104, with costs and interest, and to foreclose & mortgage securing the pay: it of that amount. eee W. J. Germain has brought suit against Florsheim & Co., wholesale clothiers, Chicago, for violation of a jabor contract. He asks for $500 for money expended and for time lost. He alleges in his complaints that they agreed to give him work @ traveling salesman, at $80 per month or more. When he arrived in Ctécago, where he went to re- ceive additional instruction, they told him they could not find work | for him, see R. C. Sharpe haw asked the super- lor court to help him collect $277.90 from Charlies K, Jenner eee Tonkin Bros. has brought suit against Estus & McKinley for $698.51, for goods sold and delivered at Ren- ton. eee The case of N. C. Rosenfelder against M. L. Baer came up before Judge Jacobs this morning and was continued to July 14. “ee Judge Jacobs this morning granted divorces in three uncontested cases. They were: Laura J. Higginbotham from her husband, Thomas W. Hig- ginbotham; Rupert Relsinger from his wife, Teresa Reisinger; and Flor. ence Ayer from her husband, David Ayer ot et Thomas Mullen was committed to the reform school at Chehalis this morning by Judge Jacobs on the application of his mother. C. Gibb was appointed administra- tor of the estate of Isabella Gibb, this morning by Judge Houser. His bond was fixed at $200. eee This morning Judge J. P. Houser Wilson as ad- ministrator of the estate of Wesley Wilson. A $2000 bond was requir- ed. e+e Judge J. P. Houser this morning issued an order all Knapp and wife t Flock, The little the hands of the people ring Brodner A adopt Winifrid A girl has been in Ci'ldren's home m. to connect with the regular train at Woodin- The lamentable condition of affairs) THE ville at 11.00 a.m, Returning the |train will leave Woodinville at 6 p }m. and reach North Bend at 9 p,m. ce | Mise Meartion Wood, private ree retary of Mra, Marion B, Baxter, will leave for Issaquah tomorrow, to re }main until after the Fourth. the | will be the guest of Mra, 8. D, Man- ning While there, see On July 4 the Seattic and Interna | tonal train will be held until 10,30 P. Mm, instead of going out on the | schedule time of 3.60 p,m “ee A. D. Chariton, anaistant general passenger agent for the Northern Pa~ cifle, is due to arrive here on the City of Beatile from Alaska today, ee The Great Northern coast tine will inaugurate a new time schedule Sun- day The train will arrive | Whatcom at 6 p. m. instead of h an at present. Other trains will have | the same time an at present | see Steamship Idsum! Maru, Capt. M J, Carnow, of the Nippon Yusen | Kaisha line, arrived tm port this af- terpoon from the Orient She had }as passengers Rev, T, Dickie, who |hae had charge of one of the mis- jstonary stations in the interior of Japan He is accompanied by his wife and children, and is on his way jto New York There were also | Lieut. N, Kato and K. Ide, two off |cers of His Imperial Majesty's navy ‘The former is en route to London, Washington, D.C neer woe Fred Hadra, a Seattle merchant. There | were 19 passengers In the steerage, all of whom were Japanese. The Idsumi left Yokohama June 14, and had a comparatively pleasant the Pacific, with the which prevatied at different When half-way across the ocean, a dead whale was discovered of unusually large The steamer brought over a large consisting of 2000 tons of teas, rice and curtos. The committee of one hundred will hold a meeting tomerrow night In the chamber of commerce rooms. The sub-committees appointed to do special work will report. The situ- tion will be discussed, and a cam- paign planned for concerted action when the final passage of the fran- chise egmes up before the council. eee i N. Okawa, convicted of counter- felting, was sentenced this morning by Judge Hanford to two years at hard labor, and to pay 4 fine of $100. John Condine, committed in the federal court for selling liquor with- out the payment of the tax, was sen- tenced to © days’ imprisonment and & fine of $100, ee Joe Gable. of the firm of White & Gable, and J. M. Kepner, real ee tate agent and broker, of Chehalis, were in the city last night. eee The Nugget Express has just fitted up new offices at 112 Yosler way, where the business of the company will, in the future, be transacted The company has made great pre- parations ngage in express bus- Inena between Seattle and Dawson elty. The excursions to Port Orchard, where the battleship lowa ts on the d@ock, continues unabated. Sunday the Phred Excursion company will operate three steamers between Se- attle and there. A military band hae In the eventny @ fireworks display will be given. cee The Phitologists of Washington will meet at the University of Wash- ington on Thureday and Friday, July @ and 7. and all those interested in the study, growth and development of language, will find the sessions interesting end instructive. This ts the fourth annua! meeting of the association. President 8. B. L. Pen- rome. of Whitman college, Walla Walla, will deliver a lecture on “The Philosopher's Dream.” Dr. Penrose ie « learned and accomplished scholar, and his lecture will be a rare treat. The officers of the association are President, Charies A. Barry, of Pull- man; vice-president, Louls F. An- derson, of Walla Walla: secretary, Richard H. Goehegan, of Tacoma. Chairman of departmentse—An- clent, Carl Moench, Seattie; Oriental, Rev. H. H. Gowen, Seattle: Amert- can, James Wickersham, Tacoma; modern, James W. Cooper, Walla Walia; English, Albert E. Reme, Pull- man; comparetive philology, B. Gunlagsen, Tacoma. see F. A. Weber, a mining man of Spo- kane, returned from the Kiondike |this morning and registered at the | Northern hot He was one of the |last men to leave Dawson, having leome out on June 14 with a party of | 120. Mr. Weber came down from | Skagway on the Vancouver steamer Cuteh, and arrived here on the |wteamer North Pacific early this morning. “There was nothing very startling in Dawson when we left.” he said, to a Star reporter today. ‘Of course, |you have heard that a great many people are trying to get out of the suntry. I place the number that | will leave’ before next winter at 10,- A large number will have to get aasistance. “The output this year will be any- where from 12 to 15 million dollars. | This, I think, is a conservative entl- The City of Seattle, due here this evening, will have about $200,000 }on board. My fellow passengers on | the steamer Cutch ald not have much \gold. Judge O. Strand is a parsen- | ger on the Seattle, which left Skag- | way last Monday on her return trip.” | “ae | There will be a meeting of the Fourth of July celebration commit- tee this evening at headquarters, see Nat A. Woods, charged with em- bezzling $125 from the Globe hotel, has been located at Juneau, Alaska, and will be brought back for trial ee Edward W. Drew, the Chicago cap- italist, and Dr. E. F, Adama, the lrecent purchasers of the Satanita group of mines located on the west coast of Vancouver island, will leave for the mines today. They will take with them 20 men, together with an outfit and machinery for the exten. sive development of the claims. ee The property has not as yet geen developed to any great extent, but the indications are such that it will produce rich ore, Some that has been taken out assays $4 in gold per ton, and $69 in copper ae The city water department sent out 646 water meter notices today. see A number of prominent business |men Interested dn the scheme to con struct a large bullding In Seattle suitable for conventions and other gatherings, will prohably meet next SEATTLE STAR, «/ LON SENN NEN ERE ERO PERE ENE RIE ee ~ RUDOLPHGROSS «The Bargain Clothier... AT 200 PIKE ST. COR. SECOND AVE. MASONIC BLK. addDdEeCH WILL show you a thing or two in Men's Clothing that will astonish you bar- a < gain hunters. We have suits for $12.00, We have a Silk Mixed Worsted IT $18.00. to pay at least $22.50 for elsewhere. We have others at $7.50, which you cannot duplicate for less than $5.00; they will cost elsewhere at least at $9.50 which you would surely have IS AN EYE OPENER. Also balance of our Boys’ Clothing must be closed out at less than manufac- turer's cost. ee Men’s We have a few lines that must be s¢ Shoes Id at once at less than one-half price. ae * Shirts, Underwear, Socks, Suspenders All will go at prices that will sell the goods we offer. Another Attraction A complete line of hats at less than one-half price. Call and see our attractive store, and we will prove to you our willing at- WE WANT YOUR TRADE tention. “To Gain Means to Keep It” FAIR TREATMENT GOGB GOODS Rudolph Gross The Bargain Clothier 200 PIKE STREET MASONIC BLOCK COR. SECOND AVENUE ~~ LOW PRICES - NOTE—Don't torget the number and be sure you come to the right place. It means money in your pocket. Wednesday to take immediate ac- tion in the matter, No date for a general meeting of citizens to ad- Just In vance the project has, however, yet been called. ene ‘The two weeks daughter f Mr. and Mra. Cateh the home of her parent: Thirtieth av- enue and Judkins street yesterday. oes Police Officer J. C. Wickman re- ceived @& severe reprimand from Judge Cann this afternoon for strik- ing a man without cause. A sailor by the name of Allen Campbell, and @ companion, entered a renta’ nt on Occidental avenue last evening to got a 10c meal. They kept ordering extras until the bill reached $1.0, They refused to pay for it, saying that they understood a meal cont only Ife. Officer Wickman was call- od in, and learning the trow 5 struck Campbell, who had furnished ne occasion for such a thing. Camp- bell was then arersted for disorder- ly conduct. When the case came up) for trial today, Wickman admitted} striking Campbell, Judge Cann dia-| missed the case and reprimanded Wickman for his uncalled-for treat-} ment to Campbell. “ee Klondikers = arrived) here late this afternoon on the! steamer Farallon, bringing with them a large amount of gold. The exact value of the treasure cannot | Fhe estimated, but there was depos-| ited with Purser Pingree, dust and nuggets to the value of about $89,000, | He estimates that the total amount brought down on the steamer was in the neighborhood of $100,000, see A small cottage owned by F. HH.) Williams, situated at the corner of | Sixth avenue and Terrace street, was totally destroyed by fire this after ‘The fire was caused by sparks | Laborers’ union. door north of Yesler, any time if you want to avail yourself sale ever known of Ninety-five line. | call or send for one. ed as a delegate from the Bullding noon from @ bush fire. The loss was about) Some time ago an invitation was $150, \sent to the Vancouver, B. C., Trades see land Labor council, inviting them to Tony Trip and Tript Gusippi, two| come to Seattle and participate tn Italian fruit peddiers, were arrested | the labor-day exercises. A commun- | this afternoon for pedalling without | !cation was received from them this a license, Acting City Comptroiier | Week, thanking the Seattle unions Ja esued an order to Chief Reed | for the invitation, but declining to yesterday to arrest all violaters of pept it. The reason given for not the lew, sming was the fact that the Van- see jcouver Trades and Labor council has The board of public works will op-|@lready made preparations for cele- Jen bids for two new fire engines to-|brating labor day at home morrow Bids for su 1 the| The executive committee was In- next two months will also be open-/ structed to investigate the cont ot | o* {printing an official organ. In San ed Franct the labor unions publish Mayor Humes and the city coun-|4 Paper, and it contains all the items cil recetved an invitation today from |f Interest to union men, A copy is sent to each member of the diff Mayor Thomas H. Bradley, of Port : Angeles to sresent at. their |¢Mt organizations, and great bene- Fourth of July celebration fits result Wednesday, July 5, will be the next open meeting of the Western Central The subject of dis- on Albert Duncanson, a negro, was arrested on a charge of assault and| Labor union battery this morning. It is alleged | Cussion will be: “The Co-operative |he kicked his wife in the stomach, | Store System.” ‘The meeting will She caused his arrest be open to all union men . The Building Trades’ union ts in Tonight }* MoS prosperous condition at the Its membership in- For Seattle and Vicinity jand Faturday, fair weather, warm- — nt aed : | aa aa cludes over 700 names jer; winds, nort to north. ese yey | The big barge Skookum arrived A letter has been received at the | trom Skagway last evening in tow of| chamber of commerce from O. F.| the tug Pioneer. She went north Williams, United States consul at) trom Seattle recently loaded with a asks to be " DON'T BE TOO LATE! You are in time if you call at 508-510 Second Ave., fourth CLOTHING, SHOES, FURNISHING GOODS The evening of July 3d closes this great beneficial sale. If you do not take advantage of this opportunity you will sure! regret it when you see what your neighbors have received, Three Dollars’ Worth of Goods for j ONE DOLLAR Especially when everything is of the very best in every | If you have not received our newly reduced price list, | 508-510 Second Avenue ++-Fourth Door North of Yesle ia, in which he large cargo of steel rails and in’ communication with flour | eral merchandise for the White Pe rs on the Sound, He states!q Yukon Railway company. She that there is a demand for 60,000/aiso had on board a@ lar herd of} sacks of Nour per month at Manila, |tivestock, which were.consigned to) and feels sure that Beattle ca Se- | Dawson markets, The ookum will} cure the trade and will do all he | probably make another trip to Skag- can to assist in the matter, Call-| way soon with another big load of fornia is at present the source of | merchandise supply. Copies of the letter were cee sent to several mills on the Sound g Escort No. 2, of the O. R. & and correspondence has been opened | Ny, company, of Portland, Ore., was with a view to introducing the pro-|in port today taking on a load of ducts of our mills ‘Best and Biggest Clothiers in the’s coal, She brought round the steam-~- Webster er Victorian, recently from Portland At the regular meeting of the|to Quartermaster harbor. The tug Western Central Labor union, Wed- nesday night, Cari Jones was seat- | land, will probably leave today for ore First Avenue, Cor, Columbia It Time! between now and July 4th, of the greatest slaughtering A Carload Of Gas Ranges on Exhibition... And for sale at our branch appli- ance store of O8... Second Avenue New York BIk, Aristocracy Seattle Cas & Of Dr BSS plies Electric Co. that we have gathered to- gether an extreme collection of PROPER THINGS IN SUITINGS. We have scraped the markets for the swellest and best, and we're proud to say such an array as we've obtained must make it imperative for the particular dressers to come to this establishment Such ready-to-wear clothes as these are not to be found in the average ready-to-put- on stock, It’s the exception. The story is best told by your coming here, seeing, | comparing, etc., etc. | —_ ‘ALONG THE WHARVES The British was in port of salt for Van freighter Clansman yesterday for a carg@ paver, Steamer Rapid Transit is expecte ed to arrive any time from Alaska with the machinery from the wrecke od steamer Brixham. ‘ & CO. \* cee Steamer Al-Ki is receiving extene slve repairs at Moran's wharf, State.