The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 10, 1899, Page 1

ad ; é - Twenty-five Cents a Month By Mall or Carrier THE someeray o SHATTLE Nee ee nnn a teeens adele latin iia ia ies aia aaa es ar aie VOL. kL 8s HORSELESS VEHICLES | FOR USE IN SEATTLE » First Steps Taken to ‘Secure Automo- bles From the East for Trial. THEY WILL CLIMB “HILLS EASILY Numerous Inquiries Concerning the New Motor Machines Which Are Revolutioniz- ing Transportation in the East. Within the past two weeks numerous inquiries have been made of @ealers in carriages and of agents for Kastern manufacturing concerns regarding the new automobiles which have suddenly attracted so much attention in the Atlantic States. There are @ number of citizens in Se- attle who are contemplating trials of the motor cerriagee and trucks, Provided that their protiminary Inquiries prove satisfactory, Mr, D. D. Bowman, representing the great Studebaker concern, said to a Star reperter today: “The automobiles will certainty come wee in Seatile very soon. I have just written to Studebaker's for full Information concerning the various kinds of automobiles and aa soon as the information arrives I will be in « position to answer the frequent questions that have been asked of late and to quote rates upon the new horseless carriages aed wagone. In fact | may get an automobile for My own use as Hoon af one can be furnished me, so ae to give practical demonstrations of its utility upon the AMly etreets of this town. As yet T do not known meh about the machines except what I have re- cently seen in the Eastern newspapers.” Mr, R. J. Reekie. of the Beattie Transfer company, bad some definite viewe on the question of the use of automobiies in Seattian. “They are bound to come,” seid he, “and I think within « (ew years wil! be used extensively here. We will need to fx up the streets for their opera- tien.” ‘The managers of the Butler hote! have been investigating with a View © running an automobile in the ‘bus service from the depot to their hosteiry, but have deferred pyrchasing one until the machines are better understood here. The But will, however, be among the first to try the novel machines which seem to be working great marvels in tr ° portation in New York, Chicago and many other Eastern cities BIG DEAL IN TO INCREASE TIMBER LAND) CAPITAL STOCK A large timber land dea) has just Deen consummated whereby §.009 tice will be sent tomorrew te the Qeree of land in Snohomish and Ska- | stock holders of the Diamond Match it counties have changed bande. company of a meeting to be held purchasers are Michigan and | July 3, At which they will De asked mngsota lumbermen, who paid | to authorise an increase of the capi- 90 cash for the property. ‘The | tal stock of the company to $4,000,000, pal purchasers are James A.| The object is primarily to terminate ¥. of Mantatee, Mich.; D. P.|\ the cut-throat competition which ha! who represents a syndicate | impaired ite profits for several years, im the above states; and David Te-| This will be acoomplished by secur- Ber, of Stilfwater, Minn. The aver-|ing control of or making terms with age price paid was $12 per acre. The | some of the outside match factories Mw tingle tract, of 2000 acres, was) which have been troublesome. Chief by Scott Jamisen, of Port Gam-| among them is the Continental plant bie. |of Bdwin Gould. Mr. Gowild has ta It ts reported that it is the inten- ty acquired large holdings of Dia- tion of the purchasers to withdraw) mond Match stock. and @ith the the immense timber tract from the | shares of the new issues which he markets, They will retain the tim- | will obtain, he will become one of the ber for an wivance in stumpage. largest holders of Diamond Match —_—_-— stock. To provide for this the stock holders will be asked to elect two WORK ON by additional men, making the board | Consist of seven instead of five mem- | ners. Who the seventh member will be has not been fully decided. ‘The | pew stock will be offered to present holders at par, and the rest will be used to discharge the floating tn- debtednese of the company, and to inte To be edpertind at Once— enlarge and extend the American Contract Awarded. business. The floating debt referred TACOMA, Juy 10—The contract! '* supposed to represent money spent in bringing about peace with for the construction of the Palmer the outside ~ 2 ees cut-off has been awarded te H. E. Henry & Co., of Seattle; Mr. Henry and Neisop Bennett, of Tacoma, be- ing the firm. Their's waa the accept- od bid out of the total of eight. Work on the actual construction of the branch will be recommenced a9 soon! as the contractors can secure men | (May Erect « Plant te Handle the Output. Details of the @nd can move its grading machinery to the right of way. Northern Pacific officiais expect the cut-off will be completed before December 1. It will be 22 miles in| length.( owed [Onrtrtmitfrtmbttrw | length, extending from Palmer to} Auburn. The grades will be easier! ' and the road will be able to wanes TQ Add to His Big the time East materially,. The constrncting firm will begin | work on the comstruction of the cut- F t of wt onee. Aw many men 4s can} or une. be obtained will be put to work and! ite mopletion will be hastened. It| -_—--- - is expected that ground will be brok- om om the firat piece of work within| ii # few days, proav'y some time this ROCKEFELLER BUYS IRON MINES Week, Men are to begin work all along the line of the right of way The cost of building i# a matter the railroad company naturally keeps from the public. It, with the Clear- water extension, forms two import- ant railroad extensions planned by | the Northern Pacific for this year, | EARLY FIRE. TACOMA, July 10..John D. Rock- lefelier has chased the Pexada In lend tron mines in Britieh Colurmbta and will develop the properties, The deal was made by the Monte Cristo WRONCED WIFE . The’ fire department were called @Ut at 6:10 this morning to extinguish @ emall fire on the bridge below the Bay *ye brewery by the mining com- pany and it is probable development work wi mmence at ones The price paid for the ty in & secret, but It is net hard to ap- BIOOMINGTON, July 16.—Mrs. proximate the purchase price. Six/ 'W. K. Martin went to the Folsom ho- years ago an effort was made to buy tel this morning and in an excited the mines and $250,000 was asked for) manner asked to see Ida ¢ eaby property, That was at a an employ of the house. The porter an iron foundry wae taking a| escorted Mrs. Martin to a room on thon of the output and northwent the ground floor, and left her talk-| prices were much higher than at the ing with Miss Oglesby. In a few | present time. It Is not probable Minutes four pistol shots and much more than half thie amount wars paid by Rockefeller. The Texada tron minen are the hest In the Weat, The quality of the ore sereams were heard, and the gir! was found lying bleeding on the floor, with Mrs. Martin standing over her with a pistol ts excellent and the mines lay within | Mise Oglesby is still alive, but will 200 feet of tide water, Bteamers to die. Mrs. Martin, who is under ar. | carry wway the product would He at EATTI CHICAGO, ree —Pormal no- | time |rnore is at prosent’no manufac {in the Northwest which would take output here Was @ plant at Pert Town. | bend, but this has lain idle for sev~ eral years. The machinery is of an| old date and the entire plant S| require modeling to make Ite poera- tion practical. ‘To Mt it up would! be almost as expensive as to build a new plant ‘The location of the Port Tow naond | |plant Ie not satisfactory to the new s of the iron mines, and this would be a factor in the determina- thon to build @ new plant, At present | there t# no factory which would con- sume the output of Rockefellers new industry and the erection of a plant becomes necessary. —————— Boys Are Scarce. MUNCIE, Ind, July 10.-Of great. est Importance to local manufactur- ors ts the boy question, During the | past season there has been a famine of boys, and many industries bi been crippled. The Muncte Gi company sent an agent through Ii-| Nnols and brought here several fam- ilies in which boys are plentiful. | Y¥. M. t. CONVENTION. | —e | The fourth annual convention of | the Young Men's Institute with be held in this city from August 23 to August 4. Delegatew are expected from Washington, Idate, Montana and Pritish Columbia and prepara. tions are being made for between | 400 and 80 visitors. The sessions | will be open | J.C Puller, « traveling saleema for the Hiquer firm of Dryfoos & Co was arrested yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Witeon and Levisee on « complaint. It i# claimed that Fuller is over 8906 short In hie ac counts and it * « wlieged that he collected money du ¢ company land spent it without making a re- port to the offf Mr. Dryfoos did mot Like to make & complaint agedort | his sa'exomen an by weviowaly beid him in high ¢ CLAMBER OFF TODAY They Will Ascend Glacier Peak. ANNUAL OUTING OF MAZAMAS, | Ninery of the Trip and Nemes of! Those Going From Seattic and Cisewhere. | ‘The Mazsamas will start fer their) sixth annual outing (his afternoon at 4:10 over the Great thern railway The party will consist of about mountein climbers. Delegations from Portiand, Spokane and Walia Waila will join them at Wenatchee and other places along the route. Members of the Mazama club ar- rived in Seattle, the general rend vous, yesterday and today rr here the party gore to Wenstehes, | where they take a steamboat for Chet Falls, From that place the Minerary of the journey wlll include Lakeside, Mehekin, Hridge creek, | Marseshoe Basin. Cascade Pass, Gil- bert Landre, Cascade Fork, Hotel Perley, Hamilton and Burlington. Short stops wll be made at some | potnt on Lake Chelan, at Stehelcin, j and probably one or two other points | The permanent camp will be made |at Horseshoe Basin, and the Ma- samas wilt stop there for several days. From here numerous side trips will be made to points of inter ext in the neighborhood, The prin- cipal ciffb of the year will alec be made here, The peak the M mas will ascend has not heen selected yet, jut it will undoubtedly be Glacier Peak | On the top of the peak they elimb the Mazamas will hold a ehort bust ness meeting for the purpose of} jelecting new members and tran: ot) such other matters and ceremonies | as are required by the organization | and bylaws. A copper box will be deposited on the top of the mountain | containing the names of the mem bers of the expedition, the date of dep and such other information las ils requisite for a complete re cord . | From Horserhoe Basin the party will take an eighty-mile ride through Cascade Pass to Hamilton, and then return to Seattle by rail. The en-| tire trip will take about 18 or 19 days The party will probably not be # large this year as former! tweive or fifteen scientists that lally accompany them are with the| Harriman party in Alaska. Just at ‘this time the Oregon volunteers ar expected home and this will keep | several Portiand members of the club away The former trips of the Mazaman have t nh to Mount Hood, in 1804, where the club was organized; Mount Adame, in 1805; Crater Lake and) Mount Pitt, In 1894, and Mount Ra fer in 1897, where Prof. Kdgar Me- Chure lost his life; and St. Helens in 180% ‘The only accident of the club was that of 1897 The Seattieites going thie year, #0 far a» can be ascertained, are; Dr E. Weldon Young, vice president of the club; Mr. and Mrs. George H Leghorn, Mise L. M. Parker, Mian} | @tebine, Alfred Martin, Judge F. A MeDonald, Dr. J. P. Sweeney, Will) Dougan, F. D, Frasier and Asael |Curtis, Mr, and Mra, Fred Fisher! jand Mr. and Mrs, Frederick A, Haus- man have already gone. Among the |party from outside are: H, L. Pit- |tock, manager of the Oregonian, and » WASHINGTON, MC INDAY avan ING, JULY 10, 1899, HE ESCAPED DEATH ON EDMONTON TRAIL One of the Survivors of a Party of Fourteen Arrives at Victoria. FIVE OF HIS COMRADES PERISHED ‘He Tells the Gruesome Story While in a Dy- ing Condition—-The Rosalie Brings Dawson Miners and Gold. (Special to the Btar.) VICTORIA, B C., July 10.—The steamer Rosalie arrived here today from Bkagway, crowded with Daw- fon miners, who have with them @ conriderable quantity of gold dust Among the passengers was 4 man named Fleming. of Philadelphia, who survived frightful sufferings upon the Bdmenton trail. He presented « sickening sight today, being bloated with dropey and in an almost dying condition, He bas undergone attacks of mountain fever. and preumonia, ending with dropey Fieming's story the! ie « frightful one typhoid, scurey)} He was a member of a party of fourteen monton trail with 8 horses in Janu ary, 1898. ‘The leader of the party Capt. Mason, the Nelson river, Another man war ac- eldentally shot and killed by «4 Frenchman at Hell Gate, on the low- who started over the Ka wae drowned in er Liard river. A third died at Deane) lake perished of scurvy. Fleming t* so enfeebled that he cannot recal hames, Many horses and much of the equipment was lost, vores had to cut @ trail for over Wo m nd two others brush aod were four months on short | rations Texas Paper Suspends. PARIS, Tex. July 10.--The Texas tate Journal, published by United States Marshal Jobn Grant, of this city, and which is the y Repubil- can organ ip the state, suspended publication with t week's imeuc, Mr, Grant says that he ot spare the time from the marshals oflce to) LAST SPIKE IV PLAC continue the publication of the pe-| per. 4 . Quay’s Chances. WASHINGTON, BD. C.. July 16. Canvanses made of the United States \aenate show that ex-Henater Quay! | hae good as an even chance of sitting there in the next session. Thirty-three senators are recorded as favoring the Pennsylvanian, thirty-one against him, fifteen @ doubtful and seven not beard from, He Preferred to Rest. NEW YORK, July 10.—Pierre Lor- Mard hes resigned the presidency of the tobacco that bears his name, which paid him $56,000 4 year, be- cause he objected to getting down to his office at 9 o'clock In the morn! ing and staying until 4 in the afters} | noon. ltemplates giving up the tre For the same reason he the Continental Tobacc any, which pays him another $54, . annually. Thomas Maloney, wha is willing to get around at 9 o'clock for $1000 a week, succeeds Lorillard, FLOATING THE 1OWA May Leave Dry Dock Tomorrow. WORK DONE QUICKLY AND WELL The Battioship Will Seon Visit Seattle, Tecome a Olympic. The work of cleaning and over-| ling the bie battleship lowa,| ade necessary after her gallant) services in the destruction of Cer- | vera’s fleet at Santiago, is about completed, and tomorrow evening ts set for the floating of the vessel. The officers of the Iowa admit that the work done by the Puget Sound may chinists hae been far mort etemat fe and don in leas time than it ould have been ar any other naval at jon but one In the United States. They all agree | that the government should supply the Port Orchard * with more machinery and facifitier for doing its! we k. It t# quite probable that the unusually quick and tory werk done on the Iowa, aune the navy department to take action in this reapeet After being removed from the dook the lowa will probably h v Seat tle with her pres a fow days fhe will then v Tacoma and Olympia, leaving then for Port An- laeles, From there she goes to Ban| Francisco to await orders. It in said that she will proceed to Cuba, then to Hong Keng and finally to Paris to take part In the exponttion. At an early date her berth in the Port Orehard dry dock will probably be cocupied by the Oregon, another of Unele Bam's tormidahte bull dogs “Now they J singing about the ‘Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun." “Yea, and pretty soon they'll work Test, accuses Miss Oglesby with hav- | that distance and load with the raw | wife, Will G, Steel, of Portland, pres-|in the ‘Old Man Behind the Girl.’ husband's affece product ing alienated her Martin have Rockefeller will, in ail probability, tions, Mr. and Mrs not been living together. here from Paoli, Kan., ago, and the girl came with them. some montha| with the erection of a plant | would hi Jie the output of iron ore ‘They came | follow the purchase of this property| which | ident of the Magamas; N. W. Dur-~ ham, of the Spokesman-Review; B4-| man Behind the Old Man. ward T. Parson, of Chicago, and Pro- | fessor W. D. Lyman, of Whitman | Cottese, of Walla Walla, | “And then they'll put the ‘Old Wo- “Then what?" “Oh, imagination can't go any fur- | ther.” ymplished at! | of Jersey Ci j ——— ‘AndW.P.&Y. IsOpen for Travel. An Excursion Given to Property| Colebrete the Eveat— Brought by Rosalie. The White Pose & Yukon road has been completed from Skagway to Bennett and ina few days traing will be making regular trips bet ween the two towns A telegram to this effect was received thie morning by the officials of the company from Capt O'Urien, ot the steamer Rosatic, by ratiway epike was driven thue uniting the respective home. towns The occasion was celebrated by an excursion from Skagway to Bennett. | BK. C. Hawkins, general manager, L. HM. Gray, general traffic manager, and other officials of the company, together with the prominent author- ities and citieens of Skagway, were the participants, The trip was euc- constul in every reepect. ‘BANDITS GET A RICH DON | And Now Hold Him for $8000 | Ransom. HAVANA, Juy 10.—Guiternes Cel- is, a wealthy Spaniard of San Cris- tobal, has been nabbed by bandits and is held awaiting an $8000 ran Several other rich Spaniards have been notified anon usiy that ban dite are is mting to kidnap them ‘MINERS ARE TO ORGANIZE to form o miners’ apsovlation after the Amalgamated Miners’ | tion in Australia. The new associa- monly but will not be op erated lige the association formed in Dawson last winter, Tt will not take the place of the Yukon Order of Pioneers which is larrely a sociat and charitable organization of the | ptoneer miners of the country association is intended for the | working miners of the country, Its | prime object will be, of course, to secure improvement of the mining laws as did the Australian associa |tton, The latter was go successful that the mining laws of Australia are said te be the best in the world The movement is being taken up by practical miners who have the back- Ing of the ofictals of the district Asphalt Trus Formed, TRENTON, N. J., July 10.—Articles incorporating the Asphalt company of America, a Philadelphia concern, with an authorized capttal of $90,- 000,000, were filed with the secretary of state, The company ts authoria- ed to produce asphalt and other pav- ing material. The incorporators are Sidney F, Tyler, Ellis Ames Ballard, James Hay, George A. Muhn, all of Philadelphia, and Jame« @. Young, subsequently | their | The ourvi-| through morasses and under.) | A movement Ia on foot at Dawson | asaocta- | in Dawson is intended | OIL STOVES "Kew" One-burner, §0c¢, 75¢. Two-burner, $1.00, $1. §0. Three-burner, $2.25. Blue Flame Oil Stoves {Good as Gas and Much Care $8 00 and Wickless ' SPELGER & HURLBUT AINTERS’ QUPPLI Glass, Wallpaper, Etc Third and Pike. STAR PAINT CO. CSEREMIREIAI AEE aay Come and See Our New Line of cm I Crockery and Glassware. i Just Received. It Will Pay You. K GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR CO. | 098-908 Firet ay rae | e- i i ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD? H. N. RICHMOND PAPER CO. | Sell Sheathing Paper; 500 Square Feet of Peper fer 346. 913-215 Occidental i) i | BRUNNER & CO. H « DEALLES Groceries, Wines and Liquors | 502 Pike Street, corner Fifth. We bare on * rlook of .o old California (bemoigs) ohare ( - wie wipes, vintages of 1, Lag spel EL ye ot stiengtt te w the ou bev ‘a y™ 2 $0 otek. “Prkeen Assortment of... Elgin, Howard, Waltham and Hampden Watohes in Felid Gold, Gold Filled and Sttwer Case Diamonds, Chatns, Charms Kings, ete. ell at very reasonable prices. Ww. W. HOUGHTON 7O4 Firat Avenue. JEWELER a= S. R. WAGONER, 0.D.S. pd Painiess Dentist. - Best Teeth, $6.00, sy eare 5, $6.00, iver Fillings, So pd a Geld Pilling, 1.4 op year® guarsntec with al! work ~ | ga $100 Reward to ything but First-class oe oo Material in the above work. Office 1516-17 Haller Bullding. Lerg “Telephone Matn ocr OF | al g. THROUGH TRAINS TO BENNETT j Growing Stronger Hourly. “Put the money undergroued a: and follow the ore are good To these injunctions must also be added that other mest important one. keep out of debt. In afl the properties operated by the companies which we represent, these directions have followed, and, consequently, in asking you to buy know that you run no risk from incompetent er maxiins in mining.”—Sclentifie Press. | | been steadily | our stocks, w | reckless management. Until the prospects become mines, of | courte, there ix always an clemept of unceriataty #8 te the out- come, but, with strong ledges, more or lees mineralized—such ap eur properties havee-the risk is reduced to a minimum. We confidently believe that Investment in ovr mining stocks will richly repay you an@ urgently urge prompt action. Copper Bell, Lost Creek and Stiver Creek stocks are certain to Jump in price and almost any day now @ material advance may be looked for. 4 cannot imagine how we have longed for some mechanical of implanting these truths imsensibly in the grinds of those way of you net otherwise receptive. You perplex us not @ little by the persistent disregard of your best interests. You are some- what of a disparity, arn't you? JOHN E McMANUS & SON, 918 Second Avenua A Neat Kitchen with stathonary wash tubs, @ good sink and boller and bot water supply, and fine kitchen plumbing im general, is just as important in the home ag the sanitary plumbing of your bath reem, We will put improved plumb- ing in new bulidings, of refit old ones with the finest open plumbing. or do any kind of plumbing, on the begt scientific methods, at low prices, #¢ | RAUTMAN PLUMBING 00. Cor. Thira Av i theme Bed OL CAMPING? OR EXPECTING TO? | We can fit you out in many things. Knives, forks, cooking pots, paper plates and napkins, hammocks, baskets, dishes, ete., Mp our well-known low prices. COON BROS... 141% Second Ave. Orders Taken for Wedding and Party Cake, —Speciat Rates to Restenrants, Hotels, & Union Bakery. All Kinds of Bread, Cake and Pies, - - - Manulacturers of Hardtack and Toast P. A. HALLBERG, Prop. 119 Pike St. 8. E. BARRON, Pros. H. E. WEYMOUTH, Viee. IT’S ALL Rient YVVHAT ? The Copper Vault Mining Co. Shares for a few days only at 2 cents. H. E. WEYMOUTH, Seattle: Mining Exchange. VIEWS! VIEWS! Mounted and Unmounted | THE DENNY-CORYELL COMPANY, 716 First Ave. i aniline sili nat ss pstoniail ihe