The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 15, 1899, Page 2

Be ee ee THE SEATTLE STAR TB WELLS & CO., Pubiianers copt Sunday F. CHASE res MANAGER Pike (60. ~ Third Avenue The experiment of having letter boxes on trottey cars has been (ried in Hartford, Conn, Fourteen boxes Were placed on various lines the frst of April, so aa to give a half-hour service, During April these boxes along collected more than 22,000 let- ters and postal cards, a number of which were special delivery letters In May more than 20,000 were col lected, and the number of special de livery letters during the month was 2141, while in the same month the Preceding year it was 1492. This tn crease, the postmaster of Hartford | | London Wants Dewey. LONDON, # is expressed that Dewey will stop at 10 Hngtish port and come to Lon don. Me would be certain to re colve an enthusiastic welcome, SPORTING NEWS... The tenth annual tournament of attle Tennis clad will be hetd at the club's court Auguat 9, 10, lt and 1, for the champlonehip of |ers paid Httle att the & the state States National Tennia association | nm the event. The courts will gov of other tenn jubs of Seattle will, in al probability, be called into to faciliate the tournament and help bring ft off within the scheduled time. Any player who fails to ap. ty 15,—'The hope Wouvered cc RE, The rules of the United ‘MADISON ST. GROCER LEAVES His Departure. J. AL Met rineyy a grocer at 4212 Seattle for parts Unknown, leaving behind Habliities of about $1500, while the assets Will not reach more than | $200. About two months ago Me n to fall off in his pay he deat wholewale gr Yon to it ae he had always been @ first-class cus tomer, Lam Sunday afternoon res of the neighborhood paw two lorge | wagons back up to the door of the ments, | had stated a few days e that he Madison street, has suddenly ieft| DRIVEN MAD BY 1K SEATTLE STAR, from passengers returning on the next #teamers from that port. The sanitary condition of the town ts sald to be fairly, good, the author! ties having tmaukurated very string gent rules fn this re Preeau tions are also taken to avoid typhoid fever and other dineanes, from gaine ing @ foothold In the town His Sight Is Returning MANITOWOC, Wis, July 1-P, Amith, aged 78, a prominent man, who has been totally blind for many years, is slowly regaining #ieht In hie right eve Ten days attacked by severe pains in that and applications of hot water reiiev~ ed the pain. ‘The next day his sight began to Improve NEXT WEEK he was | wutanthee etic! TOO MANY WIVES intended to go camping. On Thurs-| pear at the time and place assigned | day the wholesale houses te mi | f hy the comunittes, will be declared | thar MeCartney had lett fdr parte; Shah of Persia Worried by His Eight Hundred. out by default. The elub ts arrang- | unknown, ston. Armes drove up to McCartney's store! NEW YORK, July 16.—The Shah that will be worthy of the o jd. C, Readman will act as re ing to offer prises in all the events | The grocery wagons of the different or yesterday, and the remaining goods of Persia has become insane. He wiFtee Demonstrations Model Gas | Range attributes “without question to trol-/ the tournament. The events of the! wore turned over to their respective | ley-car collection services, the pub- | tournament are as follows heehee V* |tn one of the mont interesting Orient~ | Gentlemen's om siogies, winner al despots in the world, more so in He having become acquainted with OW Nem. Si lo a « y pte f the State raped delivery stamp can now be sent from eup. naw held by Mr, G, A Turkey, because he is lems subject to Kitchen d patched by messenger on wheel” Beginning with June, the letter car riers will deposit their collections, while on their rum in the boxes on care that happen to pass them, 1 s© collections will be # * #0 much quicker. ‘This enables the depart Ment to dispatch its outgetng Male] ¢. Arg: more promptly, Almost daily, the} postmaster says, he can #ee the ben- efits from this service, one of the valuable aids being the prevention of congestion. Whereas mall was deposited at certain hours of the day ta great quantity, and carriers came tm at certain hours of the day, now the mail t@ deposited threagnout all hours, so that what were formerly the congested hours are mucn re Meved. The great conveniences of this service in many direct! lenge cups now held by Messrs. A. Hurd and & Russel), of Seattle, ladies’ and entlomert ‘ doubles. 0 Ladies’ open singles, for chatlenge | oup now held by Mise Keown, of Ta- coma Ladies’ open doubles Consolations, apen to player beaten match gentlemen's singles The wits will hold the Marion street cup. At some time preeeding the tourn- ament for the state champtonship, the Seattle Tennie club will hold a meet to play off local scores, Some interesting work ts expected. ‘The Hawthorn club never allows interest to lag for an instant in the manly art of setf-defense. Next Thureday pill occur the exhibition mg contest between J Downey ot New York amd C. H. Washington, of Seattle, These men have both 20% MY | boon traintng hard for the match and readily be imagined. Thus far the) wit enter the ring in the best pos- Hartford street railway has carried | sible condition. the boxes gratuitousiy and the rev- enue from additional specia! delivery detters has fully met the expense of takteg the letters from the boxes 88) once more. He wilt meet W. H./ | Seattle wae on @ holiday this !served by Mrs. Cohn and Mre. Hed- ‘the care come to the postoffics, Er- forts have been made to secure the The ctub also has another match to announce. Ike Hawking has ob tained his heart's desire, and secur ed an opportunity to enter the ring at some time The two Jones, of Philadeiph i within the next few wee! attachment of boxes to every car!" have both begun training. and to the whole extent of ther runs. If these succeed, the country | ‘within @ radius of 12 to 15 miles will) have a prompt collection of letters from 12 to 18 times @ day, Doub! Jess the Hartford experiment will bv repeated, and it will be no lome time) Unt] street cars everywhere will be traveling letter collectors. This. with the development of letter detiv- | ery by street cars, wil! do much to, give to large cities and thetr sub-| urbs mail factiities that thus far have not been experienced. ‘The bicycle and the Lomodile stving new proofs of their usefulness as means of locomotion, The fret has shown that it can be driven as fast as @ rpiiroad train, while the latter is soon to be put to the test of endurance across the continent. To drive = horse a mile a minute fe a feat anticipated for half a cen- tury. But that « man, afded by any The plan of hotding the fall cham- plonship games of the P. N. A. Aug- et 19, rather an during the third week in Beptember, ae required in the bydaws, bes again put all the athletic teams to work. Barely a | month intervenes before the date for holding them, and teams expecting be the immense number of bis wives, | According to the last accounts, they Hospital Is Overcrowded WIth guinvcret soo. many of them pot be Sourvy and Typhoid Fever." *rielly speaking. wives The diMeulty of caring for them in the Passengers arriving from St. Mi- manner presertbed by the customs of chael report that there is much sick-| Persia has wrecked the unhappy des- | meee at that place. The hospital te) pot's mind. said to be overcrowded with reurvy) A Russian officer who has just re- and typhoid fever patients who are/turned from Teheran, the political larriving in large numbers on the! capital of Persia, reports that the |eteamers from Daweon. So many| Shah bas become mentally and phys- |deathe are dally ooeurring in the | ically Meapecitated and that he suf- hospital, the matter of keeping 4 ree-| fers from baliveinations, He finds ord is about stopped. Dine f amusement with telephones, An accurate list of the persons who! which are installed throughout the have died at M. Michael could not) palace. be obtained, but more authentic ac-| “unts will undoubtedly be given week, that i#, a8 far aa social mat- | ters were concerned. Every one joined in Welcoming the editors and the reception wae a big one, The warm weather of the past week fur- nished the inventive for many to; leave for the resorts aml summer homes, Devotees of wheeling kept | the paths warm as the weather was to carry off Northwest honore have| i. peat tad thie year for spine. ho time for playing, As scheduled now, the championship games will be only pert of a the athletic car- nival. The Astoria Regatta commit- } | Several lagnch parties have been |siven and several email partios have been held, Next week will be a bury tee has offered to donate the medals! one for the socidl world as many af- and take charge of the preliminary work of ¢irculat ang Information about the games. The proceeds of the meet will be used to defray the ex- penses of the teams contesting for honors. Prof. A. W. Crane, of the Seattle Athletic ciud, left recentiy for a visit to Bie old home in Milwaukee. While gone. Prof. Crane will also visit Chicago. While here he has been a tireless worker to bring the faire that have been in preparation for the warm days will occur, Ex-Senator Allen's dinner to the | congressions! party at the Firloch club had to be prepared rather bur- | riedly, but ite success proved that Seattle enterprise wae to be found in social as well ae business cittles. | The table, tastefully decorate? wih | roses of native growth, the unusual | perfection of which struck the aee- 8. A.C. to the front and build up his| thetic sense of the Eastern visttors team. Denver EY Smith f to go up machine that could be inverted and | against Costello, of the lowa on next Griven wholly by muscular power, | Saturday evening The fight will letietting many pleasant remarice, | The dirner was excellent and the | company enjoyed a moet agreeable evening.” In tie absence of Mre. Al-| }ien Mrs. Betle B. Haines acted the a a * could cover « mile in a minute, has| tke place at some accessible point) postess The congressional party was hardly been considered as within the Of the Sound ‘ Faced uader re |in full attendance, and included Con Gomain of possitvlities. But it was) T2nesement of the well-known poll-| gressman Payne and wife. Congress- ; }tician, ‘Thomas Bevan, who has! man Joho Dalsell, A. T. Hull, J. B done, and more, in Brooklyn. N. ¥..! worked hard to get his man in shape psiclita p George Stee! and William when Charies M. Murphy rodeabi-}He has atready materially reduced | pug, the party's sedretary. The en-| cycle over a surveyed mile in ST 4-5| bis girth; while his wind Is improv-|tertainers were: Hostess, Mra. B.| Seconds, oF as fast as the locomotive | 'P. He will enter the ring at very) # Haines, Mr. Allen, Senator and | which paced him could run, This | ‘lo to IM ibe Those who know | Mra. Foster//of Tacoma; Mr. and} feat will be accounted one of the | St and have watched bim work | srs Thomas Burke, Mr, E. © are astoniahed at the way he hes) Graves, Mr. E. HAAmmidown and Most remarkable achievements in| gotten into shape. After his morn-|yire H.C, Coline, | Mote sport. and establishes «| ing plunge and a long cross-country reeurd that will probably remain| run. he is rubbed by hie attendants.| On Wedhesday evening « pleasant unbeater f~! some time. Later in the dey he does some rapid spt be = epein| a ee an “ ; work with the bag and hix partner.|honar of her sisters, the Mivses How- | ‘The test of the automohile’s endur-| Sous isin excetient physical shape |en, at her residence on Third avenue | ance, soon to be made, will have) and has shown remarkable powera|north and Hightand Drive. Among | More of & practical bearing than the | of emturmance in outiasting four suc-| those present were Mr. and Mra. H./ Dicycle feat. If an automobile can| cessive men aboard the boat. Cas-| Bowen, Mr. and Mra. H. Dowman, | be driven from New York to San | t#ilo, by the way, Is a marine, not a| Mre = Jackson. Mrs Fone gunner. He is known aboard the) man, Mr HM. Requa, CARAOM, Francisco without serious mishap. | battleship by the sobriquet of “Mex.|Mre. Marks, Mr. Marks, Miss Bertha one of the most important questions | ican Pete.” The go which was ex-| Olson, Miss Mabel Bowen, Mins Car- in reepect to this machine will be an-| pected between “Indian Joe” Gregg|tie Brown, Mise Grace McAllister | Swered succewstully . One demand | and a lightweight from the Lowa witl| Mise. Olive McAllister, Miss Minnie that will be put on it is its capability | not materfalize owing to the sailor hig can = een. an Se c ving his shore leav ol Johnaon, Mrs. Sperow, Mise to travel long distances and over the ° « ere Gasher, Mina Carrie Knipe, Mine Ada oor roads 90 common in this coun-| Jin o Donnel, of the Seattle Ath- Knipe, Mine Ida Johneon, Mrs. Peart try. If it, can do this, doubt as to|'etle clad. who has been suflering : | Johnson, Mies Clara Waugh, Mr. B fee usefulness wil! be remove! | with an injured hand, t now able tol bite Mr. Burnett Ripicy, 3 thietic work. He will undoutriedly ‘The steamboat and the ratiroad)| moke a etroug ah Ramaker, Mr. Ab Tenney, Mr. Con- T . strom ywing with the 4 train wosked a radical change in| cus in the August meet, and wi bse bg Mey Bary. ne a Nei methods of travel. The trolley and ve Thayer, of the of W., a hard haries Starke, rd t the bicycle are making still further|?¥!!. The Y. MC. A. have ac puagte | wer Sr aoauers Tichauar tev Ome changes. If it can be demonstrated| of promising candidates for thie ev-| >. , Roy Sch r Met. the. bebammeitin le 8 cate, chebn| cere ene eee very | ree eeceetale * depercycs » Ch@&P | popular among coast athietes. and quick method of transit. one} If the TT. of W. sends a team to the| Mrs. Sears’ gerden party on Wed- more change in the direction of-bet-| meet, they are going to pull out sey- ter traveling will be reached. Ona) eral firsts, and etand a strong show Proof of this will be given {f a journ-| for the relay race ey across the continent can be suc-' The & A. C. seem to be in poor cessfully accomplished. shape at present foreprinters. Pari#| among thone present were Mr. and ———— | is probably going tobe out of con-| yrs sears, Mr. and Mra. P. L. Allen, The dispatches regarding Dreyfus’ | dition. Uniess a find or two be made, yr and Mrs. C. W. Franktin, Mr state of mind toward his persecutors | the three diamond men are not going | ait Mra, J. R. Nelson, Mra. G. C are much at variance. Some say he|*? break the string in many events. | juonards, Mr. and Mrs, McAdams, Dear no “ill-will,” others that he ts ~y Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. very bitter. Who could blame him THE NATIONAL besoin inet van, mite baht for bitterness, after what he has en Ansoriten, Mise Marie Kurtz, Mins dured? An unjust accusation of the Yarno, Miss Kdna Pinkham, Mies Frink, Dr. B. K. Hubbard and Mrs. every particular, The garden was prettily decorated, and with games, singing and mandolin and guitar music it made charming event most dreadful character, a trial in} which perjury and forged documents RK. MeRobbins, Melville Nelson, J. H were used to convict him, a public | tevin, A. D. Pitkham, Harry Cope humiliation of the most theatric sort,|_ CHICAGO, 1., July 15.—Games in|!and. J. H. Kennedy, Ace pea banishment to the frightful Devil's ational league yesterday result. |J4*. Re Hickman, Frank FE. tleox- feland. a® follows: At Baitimore—Cleve- | ®™ D, Wilcoxen, and F. Ander and practically solitary con-| jana 1, Baltimore 14; at Washington, | %? finemenmt under the burning equat-| Louiavilie 8, Washington 6; at New orial sun for all these years. It) York—Mt. Louis 2, New York 1; at|Tuceday afternoon Miss Loila makes the blood of any decent man| Philadelphia—Cincinnat! 6, Phila-| Drain gave an outing in honor of her boil with indignation to think of it | @¢!Phia 9; at Boston—Boston 2, Pitts- | guest, Miss Etzabeth Moore, of Spo ail. Now he js back in France, a UUt%,% ®t New York~Chicago 3,| kane. Mra. John BE. Humphries act- an, | eoomlye 4 ed aw chaperone. The day was spent | Woodland Park was a merry piace prematurely aged aml broken man, fobbed crucily of years out of hi« clubs lof the trees. A light luncheon was The followimg Is the standing of the | in boating and chatting in the shade} Ufe. “Bitter! One could hardly B sokian . ove BI 680 served on the park grounds. Wonder % TetecRy Wd a mad desire hie ta moe “es y A party of young people enjoyed for vengeance possessed his soul. needy ae “hog | the hospitality of Dr..Munday Sun- be agen: epigeagear sg 43 “gai | Gay afternoon yachting on the bay Race of Automobiles. 40 ‘a7 | Among those present were the Miss- NEWPORT, KR. 1, July 15.—1t js 36 2 “487 @% Fisher, Mine Relfe, Miss Gene e@tated that a private race betw 25 “ 479 Graham, Miss Eligabeth Moore | automodties, wteered by Mr A 2 4“ 449 Spokane; Dr. Munday and Mr. Geo man Oclriche and Mre. Lorillard Leubevil 2K “ “gag | Allen. Spencer, has been arranged for next | Washingte 2 0 483 An enjoyable picnic was given at w he Velan 12 oo +167, Green lake Tuesday, Luncheon was reen, and the day wae most enjoy- able to all. Among those present were Mra. Cohn, Mra. Stetaon, Mine Cohn, Mre Hedreen, Mra. Mabel Hedreen, Mise Liasie Cohn, Mr. Copeland and Mr. Harry Cohen. ‘The Misses Mary and Arabetia Kelly, of Boren avenue, entertained lant evening, In honor of their quest, Mise Laura Holt, of Portland, Ore ‘Thirty guerts were present. and the evening was pleasantly passed with games and other amusements, light refreshments being served A young ladies’ party of about #@ had expected to jotg in a pientc at Kast Beattie, and « boat ride on the steamer Maas thit Week; but owing to the viatt of the editors, the event win postponed until next Monday, Miss Healy will celebrate her re- turn from the north this afternoon by giving ber friends a yachting par- ty on the bay, stopping at Weat Se- attle In the evening for a dance The John F. Miller Women’s Reliet corp gave a@ picnic at Green Lake last Tuesday. There was a large attend- ance of the ladies, their families and friends and the day was one to be long remembered. Mra. Walter Westover entertained a number of her friends at an outing Madrona Park Wednesday after- noon and evening. Luncheon was served and dancing was enjoyed in the pavilion. The picnic given by the Sunday schoot of the Third Cumberland Presbyterian church yesterday at Meydenbauer bay, was an enjoyable affair. Erastus Brainerd gave a tea omday afternoon from 4 to 6 at her residence 1116 Fifth avenue, in honor of Miss Gretchen Piper, of Boston, Masa Capt .W. W. Robinson, fr. left Friday morning with the congres- sional party, whom he will accom- pany as far as Spokane. Mr. and Mre Harwood Morgan and Mise Morgan, who have been visit- ing at Blaine, returned to the city last Wednesday Little Mise EMe Taylor gave a chiktren’s party yesterday at Al-Ki point In honor of her sister Nellie's tenth birthday. Mr. EB. A. Herring, @ well known Seattle boy, who has been in Daw- won for ove r, returned on the Orizaba yer Mra. G. EB. M. Pratt, of Chicago, formerly of this city, arrived during the week and is visiting her many friends, Miss Hetie Brant, who has been visiting in the oity for the past three weeks, returned to her home at nesday evening was a success | Ellensburg yesterday The Misses Neliic and Lyle Blodg- ett have returned to the city after & several months’ visit in southern California. Miss Marguerite McKinney gave a yachting party Wednesday afternoon to a number of friends. Mise Piper, of Boston, Masa, in vie. iting her sister, Mra. George Hetl- bron. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Callison, of Chehalis were visttors in the city this week, The Nesika club is making prepar. ations for an outing in the near fu- ture. An afternoon tea was given by Mra. James D. Hoge, jr.. Thursday at her home 12320 Terry avenue Mr. and Mrs. 8. P. Hill of Victoria have been visiting friends in Se- attle during the week. Miss Maude Holden ts quite fll at her home on Fifth avenue F. H. Osgood was in Portland dur- ing the week Mf. 0, Farnsworth of Spokane ts visiting im the city Mr, C. W. Brooks has returned from a brief visit to Portland Mrs. Gen. Jones left on the Hum- of | Boldt for a pleasure trip to Alaska, Mr, Adolph Cohn has been enjoying the week at Lake Cushman. Mr. John Crawford is visiting his friends in San Francisco. 3 lenge Rn eet brs Puree ant other out ane 7O8 Second Ave. office, whence tt ts immediately dis-| Getdemen's open doubles, for chal- ° New York Block. We have arranged a Special Display of Gas Ranges, and fitted up a Model Kitchen, so that you may see the practical operation of cooking by Gas Demostrations--~ EACH DAY 3 P. M. During these Lectures all the advantages of a Gas Range are shown, and useful hints given on the most economical opera- tion of Gas Ranges. Next Week’s Subjects MONDAY _ General hints on how to oper- ate a Gas Range at least cost. TUESDAY Demonstrations in Broiling, Steaks, Toast, Coffee, Mush, etc. WEDNESDAY OVFN WORK, Cake Baking, Pies, Biscuits, etc. THURSDAY Beveridge, Steam Heaters, Y Cooking wih same. FRIDAY Hot Water Heating. Prepay- ment Meters. At SATURDAY | General ‘Work of Gas Ranges. EVERBODY: Is Cordially Invited. Users of Gas Ranges will ob- tain many useful suggestions at these lectures. Seats are pro- vided. Gas Ranges READY FOR USE... $8.79, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $17.50, $20.00 Seattle Gas AND Electric Co. Offices, 214-216 Cherry St. Branch Store, 708 Second Ave. C, R. COLLINS, General Manager. 0 gra ar