The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 5, 1899, Page 1

Twenty-five Cents a Month Ry Malt or Carrier Serer eee {eT RIT BO EIEN ON LE IC TENTS SEATTLE congress STAR. Pike 1560 5 Vln SEATTL E, APPALLING LOSS — Resulting From the Inundation of Por- tions of Texas. HUNDREDS OF PERSONS DROWNE Property Loss Estimated at Many Millions of Dollars--Devastated District Four Hundred Wiles Long. HOUSTON, Tex, Tuiy 5 Your others have been torn from thelr correspondent has Just returned fro,q | foundations. & tour of the flooded districe in thial What were once rich cotton and state It ts estimeced that the loss ie no lesa than 100, and it may reach 300. of tite} ‘The property loss is placed at from) a perfect sea of water, being four the and five miles wide at some points Seven to 19 million, Including damage to crops, buildings», railroads, bridges, and loss on livestock Six.) wheat felds, are now slimy waste covered by carcasses of hogs, horee: | mules, cats and dogs, Everything te under water from twe to 17 feet, | Portions of Navasota bottome are The flooded dietriot miles long and & wide ie about Go Tt was one ty bodies have been recovered, and It| of the richest parts of Texas te feare’ many more will never be} unfortunste farmers and or Biron found. Hundreds of houses are tot- ally submerged, while as are helping each other, and tak aed | many | reuse wherever they can. THE PRICE OF ‘THE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE C.E. CONVENTION Edueation Into Mysteries e Opens Today In Detroit— wax cone st hand. but * the Tenderloin Is Costly. When F. W. Miller and George M.! Stevens, two citizens of Nanaimo, B.| pival of “Father” Clark at noon. the evail C., return to their home after having several days celebrating in Se- they will have wonderful tales to tell of experiences im Seattio’s tenderloin district. Heth men are short of = through the nimbte- ness of the fingers of several In that district. sor anh to report to Readqual @tated he had been robbed . of $400 in & Saloon on Washington street late fast evening. He could sive no clue. as to Who the thicves were, Stev- ene reported the loss of @ valuabic gold watch and 49 in be “touches” are supposed to be the ‘work of women. EXECUTED. Four Lawbreakers Meet Death Meet Death in Tennessee. Le, Tenn, July & Pleas, Wynn, Catlett, and Typion, | four white-caps, were banged here today for the murder of Wm. Whaley and his wife. ‘The murderers belonged to an or- @anisation to which more dozen murders haye been traceabd! DOG CATCHER HAS TROUBLES Wiley Benton, the has serious trouble on hand. Last night he attended « colored ball ‘There was 4 bar attachment, Benton soon felt the effects of too) mech liquor. A dispute arose be- tween him and another on aro — tleman over a trifling matter Benton displayed his dow Ak ad star of authority. datant evidently was not repulsed by | this bit of authority, and J now has « badly swollen heat He was gaken to police > ters and locked up Capt. Willard relieved him of his star, and inquiry into his case will follow CORNERED BUT NOT CAPTURED the Kentucky De perado Is at Bay. WILLIAMBON, W. Va., July 5 The sheriff's posse has corner Blias Hatfield, who killed deputy El- lis om Monday, in the Kentucky mountains. News of a bloody battle ie expected hourly Hatfield h Deen reinforced by his friends. WILL INCREASE OCEAN FLEET ‘The Gentle Yukon Transportation company has decided to increase its steamship fleet operating from Se- attle to St. Michael, by chartering steamer Laurada. It was stated at the office of the company today the steamer would probably ve for the north about July B The steamer at present ia at St cohael, but her agents expects ae to arrive here about July 18. The company will operate the Laurada on two trips to 8t. Michme?, afier which time the ‘travel will be about ended Hetfie She will than «| The other com-/ nton | season for! at Arlington dock | Marry Fun in connection with the steamer | steamer. | “Father” Clark on Hand. DETROIT, July &—With the ar- great Christian Endeavor Conven- tion may be sald to be opened. fortunate one suffered untold sgoM- young man standing beside her drop- although the forma! hot begin until this evening ine S| welcoming service. Ciacinnat said to have the best chances of se- curing the 191 pore Alters enone CHIEFS MAY HAVE CONTROL |Of Natives In Semoa—Joint Commissioner's Scheme. | LONDON, Eng, July & — The snag Apia dispateh of June 28 saya: ‘The commissioners are in favor of i reptoring to the high chiefs a large | ure of control in their | tive tive distrieta, and bave proposed a | native counct] which would deal on- ily with mative affairs.” STRUCK BY A SWITCH ENGINE . John Nevin Is Intoxicated. John Nevin, a laborer, was struck | by « switch engine on Ratiroad av. enu, near the foot of Columbia | street, about 1:39 o'clock this morn- ing. He was intomtosted, and at- | tempted to pass in front of the mov- | ing engine He was taken to the dog catcher, police station, and attended by Dr. MeKeebnie. No bones were broken, but it is thought that Internal in- and | juries may prove FIRST TRAIN TO BENNETT Will Be Run Today by White Pass & Vukon Co. | The White Passe & Yukon wil! run the first train from the summit to, Bennett tomorrow, This is the lat- jem word received from General Man- | ager E, C. Hawkins, who is there in | person superintending the construc- tion hag The plan all along has been to e the opening on July 15. | mowerer the conditions of business | makes It imperative to get a train through at the eartiest possible time. Temporary tracks have been laid. In | the meantime the work of getting the roadbed into permanent condi- —'tlon will be carried on as fast as pos. sible. TRIED TO POISON THE AMEER ST. POTPRSBURG, July 5.—Ad-| ices just received state that two attempts were recently made to as- | sausinate the ameer of Afghanistan, At the instigation of the ameer’s brother, who is the pretender to the! throne, the cook placed some poison in the ameer’s food, but it was di} covered | beam in years ago, and ja OF HUMAN LIVES | Recently her owners decided to bring in Down While, every intermediate port along the coast to replenish her supply of fuel and water The Pilgrim ie a lone narrow craft, 96 feet long and 16 feet She waa bullt at Portiand summer war Where she has between that Haines Mission. ent to Skagway, since been operating | port, Juneau and her to Seattle, pd it is understood she will operate on the Bound, HAVANA, July S.It is feared here that serious trouble has oocur- | red against at Cienfuegos, between |Cubans and Americans, Telegraphic news of the disturbances bas been suppressed by Gen, Wilsen, and none of the partic: ulare can be learn- \ ed. WASHINGTON, BD, C., July b~ Otis reports MM deaths since the last Weekly report Fred Friteon and Paul Rhodes, of the Thirteenth Min- nesota, and Paul Pugh, of the Fifty- ete Towa, have died from wounds ecelved. while in action, New YORK, July 6- The ox story mercantile bullding at the cor- w ASHINGTON, ON PIONEER SQUARE Efforts of a Young Man’ ibers and Washington burned thie afternoon. HENLEY, July 6 for the Grand Challenge cup at the regatta here today, was won by the Ontario, eight, 4 heat for the Diamond Reulls, Bright and Goldman, Can- a were shut out by Howell, an American, who holds the trophy, and Hemmerde, of Oxford, The first heat | BA ELONA, July 6.—Rioting | was renewed here today. A number ersons have been Injured, and 7 te has been @ great lows of prop- erty sc HER DRESS — CAUGHT FIRE | CLEVELAND, 0., July 5.—-Loulse Pedenck was burned to death in South Brooklyn last evening while (plying with Areworks, near ber home, The child, with several com- Panione, was amusing heree { shoot- ing fre-crackers, She was clied in | & dress of light fabric, and in some | manner it caught fire. the flames were extingulahed the entire boty of the unfortunate child was burned. Dr head hed been burned of The un-/ les for several hours before death | |“ pelleved her broil coas Se Mee “(IT WAS NOT A FIRECRACKE Ge the Little Boys Found te Their Cost. ‘Two email boys, age seven an ‘nine years respectively, met with | furtes yeaterday which may reswit in | who accompanied her. | the loss of an eve to eath of the The young boys found a box of dyn-| amite in Denny way. partly conceal- ed by earth, They opened it and | took out « large stick of dynamite which they thought wae a fire crack~- er. They lighted it, and ran away, | the concussion, however, throwing | | the boys to the ground and injuring | |them severely. Dr Loughary was | called, and is of the opinion that = will lowe an eye. The powder h been left by workmen in the Ea: | Denny price newer Les MADRID, 3 July b—It the ¢ the disturb-— | ances in the provinces do not yn soon, the government threatens i the constitutional pv add ‘THE DEATH OF BARATOGA, July 5.—The male tion of Hishop Newman was ost |eertous this morning, The physi- ed, but his services were of no and the nex Sven the hatr of tre girt‘e| | | rible strain, REV. NEWMAN Pe eee clans feared he could mot live throughout theday, He died this afternoon. | ‘IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMEN Hawaii Steamship Line. | In all probability the long-contem- plated steamship Iine of the Pacific Coast company between Beattle and | Hawall is about to be establiahed It was stated at the office of the company this morning that when the steamer Cottage City resumes her run to Alaska, the Queen with removed, and replaced on the Ban Francisco Puget sound route. The steamer City of Puebla, now cover- Ing the Queen's place on that route, will then be removed, and un- doubtediy will be operated between Seattle and Hewall, thus confirming | all reports to that effect which have | been published. That the Pacific Coast company | has its eye on island traMe, — be no doubt. Prominent 4 | high off of the company have Grated th to be a fact. The com- tablishing a steamship line between thie port and Honolulu, but were | obliged to delay for a time from lack of vessels. It was partly for this purpose that the handsome steam. ler Senator was built last year at San Franciaco. completed, however, the Senator and the City of Puebla were both chai The other attempt was that of an + unknown man, who shot at the | apredia Dang af Myyrserp os Br] east ameer, but without effect. TR¢/, 06) could be secured, the company wouldbe assassin esc: ponte ; PILGRIM FROM “SKAGWAY The little steamer Pilgrim has ar- rived from Skagway, and is tied up Dumars, engineer of the The Pilgrim left #kagway Lakme, which vesecl is expocted from| June 26, and had a tedious trip south. @. Michael about July 15. She was obliged to stop at nearly She is owned by | was obliged to abandon ite project for a time. The recent release of | the Puebla from transport service now removes all obstacles from ea- tabli#hing the line, | PARIS, July 5.—M, Guenoe, the | detective who testified against Drey- fus in the first courtmartial, died suddenly here today, and it is ru- | morea that he was poisoned, Shortly after being | | | tees the Seattio and) These questions are axked, follow- |Ing the authoritative statement of | | Brigadier-General Charlies King, just pany has long been desirous of oa. | | 5, WED SDAY EVENING, JULY "| just at the moment when Adjutalt |General Corbin is striving to rival YOUNG GIRL the censorship at Manila, by closing the niouths of every subordinate in the department, and ordering that no news is to be given to the public except that which passes under bis own eye. The estimate of the situation in the Philippines given by Gen, King forcibly recalls that made by Gen caw Rp veNaa® ted Lawton when he had looked over the field after his arrival at Manila Lawton said that 100,000 Amert tan soldiers were necessary to carry Firecracker. Apparently no need was given Law-| “advice, In fact, for some time; er landing in Luzon he was sight of, and for some reason, a | unexplained, was given no active command there. | to ROBBED IN DAVLIGHT. The residence of J. W. Biggs, 1006 =Thirty-seventh avenue, near Union street, w entered yesterday afte mm while the family were ab- @ent, and eral articles were # among which was a diamond ring of | Considerable value. Entrance was! effected by breaking in a basement window. Mr, Biggs reported the robberF to the pulce jas evening He state that it is his opinion that the work was done by boys who. re- wide in the the neighborhood to Save Her. FINALLY SMOTHERED THE FIRE | nd | vsign sen, ot vers, 8. THE BOMBSHELL “veayenee. | CAUSED A STIR ts Badly Burned. NEW YORK, July 5.—The bomb A shocking accident, and one | exploded in the Tammany camp yes- which nearly resulted in a f ity, | terday by Gov, Hoxg, of Texan, who, ocurred on Pioneer square shortiy |{n @ five minute speech, annihilated before 11 o'clock last evening. Van Wyck's presidential boom and While hundreds people were wend- jStemupeses the wirwam for Bryan, jing their way to the Victoria and) is the senmation of the hour Nanaimo boats. a piercing shriek | Hoge this morning sald thet he did followed by a cry of fire, was heard!) 50t know of the Van Wyck boom, in the vicinity Br the Moat Rowan.| and dove not want anyone to think In & second almost, there was the) nga to spoll the Tammany meet- REVOLT IN ped on his knees and attempted to smother the flames. Before he suc- the spectators were horror-stricken to see @ young girl partially envel- been viewing the Rowan float, when « targe fre cracker wae either AN thrown at her or rolled clone to pres feet, Unaware of her danger, girl, whore name is Evelyn Monn of Victoria, made no attempt to) CAPE HAYTIEN, July 5.--Anoth- moment the young | head of the uprising which occurred Wer Dress ignited. in Monte Cristo. The population of the town ts terror-stricken. Jiminez lady's musite skirt had ignited. Aj is @ candidate for the presidency of) the republic. oe ceeded In doing so, Miss Mason was SACRED BEART CHURCH | badly burned, the light, inflammabie ed under the ter-| Josenhans & Alien Monday evening. wan taken tn a| There were six bidders, and the bids hack to the Vietoria boat, where_) from $29,009 to $30,000. After | doctor was called. ailengthy discussion, the church corm- ‘The full extent of her injuries was | mittee decided the prices were too not ascertained, but they are ald| high, and will now furnish their oped in flames, She had, with a party of five visitors from Victorta, move. er revon is reported in Ban Domingo. There was a fash ands joud report,! Juan Jimines \# said to be at the [nature of wer dress making it almom| Bids on the new new Sacred Heart her from serious |church were opened by Architects to be serious. Mise Mason ts only own material and let the work out 15 years of age. That she escapes | by contract. Impossible to sa Injuries. Bhe fa and | a terrible death, was due to the) The basement wil! be finished, and - | Prompt action of the young Victorian the superstructure bullt first The Main suditoriam will not be finish ed until sufficient funds are on hand. CARLIST ARMS CONFISCATED MADRID, July 5.—The revival of the Carlist excitement has been caused by the discovery of a large GEN. KING'S CRITICISMS Upon the Conduct ijs\"s sro e's of the War. pina Someone Detectives Mike Powers, who aps been visiting friends and relative: | California for the past month = | rived in Beattie thie morning | Powers left June 7 to accompany te |remains of Bolton Rogers to Gan | erengins a, _ McMILLAN IS NOT WORRIED Who ts directly respensibte for the), MANCHESTER, Mass, July 5.— failure to suppress the Filipino re- | S#nator McMillan, of Michigan, who bellion? | i= staying here, said the new phase Does the fault lie with President |!" the senatorial contest in his state McKinley, the War department, or | ¥44 "ot @ surprise | Gen. Otia? "The announcement that Gov. Pin- | gree has gone over to the Alger fac tion Is no surprise to me, for I have known Ff a tong time. erence is made to Mr. Alger as making trusts one of the issues of the contest and as making stock of a letter from me in which I upheM judicious combina- A among industries, I admit that quite a while ago I did write such a letter to one of the senators and used uch an expression, but IT did not Mean comMinations as a trust in the general acceptance of the term “I believe a combination of indus- |tries a good thing, which has ‘already been proved by the fact that wages have gone up greatly since the combinations have been formed. The prices of material have advanced and the general condition of the en- | tire country i# much improved. Ry }this the incorporators will reap large dividends later on. When speak of combinations I don’t apply it In the nature of a trust “Rut I don't care to enter upon any (Seys 2 Mueh Lerger Army wes! Wooded ot the Outset-Some Mistehes Made. returned from the Philippine: Gen, King ts not only a soldier who commanded a brigade in Gen Otis’ army, and took active part In the fiehting in Luzon, but is a trained) observer, Gen, King says that the fatiure of Otis to crush the Milipinos in due to the lack of men, He claims that if Otis had been given an effec. tive force of 60,000 at the outbreak of hostilities, the war would now be over, In his opinion, Otis should have at least 60,000 fighting men when his offensive campaign is resumed at the close of the rainy season, Gen. King is quoted as follows in an interview at Chicago “I believe that when the Philip- pine war began, the United States should have sent 50,000 men, includ- ing three regiments of cavalry, in-| wtead of 15,000 troops. I do not think we can conquer the Filipinos inside COM roversy just now, T have two of three or four years by our present YOOrs Yet to serve and later on T will method of warfare. The natives ®*¢, What I can do have got too strong for us. ‘They|.. Mt McMillan sakt he was opposed are well up in most modern methods '° the election of senators by direct of warfare, and greatiy outnumber | Vote Of the people. us. ee ee “It Is absurb to think that a few) soldiers in a strange country can successfully combat @ much larger force who are replenished time and time again, and who are thoroughly acquainted with the conditions of | MORE TROUBLE IN BRUSSELS the country When you consider) that they are well acclimated and that their generals are capable men, PRUSSELS, July 5, — Notwith- I believe that it is no wonder that) standing the government's con our troops find it hard to deal with! sion in the chamber yester¢ them,” | Virtually withdrawing the electoral The statements of Gen, King haye| bill, there were more Socialist dis- caused more consternation at the) turbances last night. 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