The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 25, 1899, Page 4

} | THE SEATTLE STAR. pauese ee ® @ ra SEATTLE'S AUTOMATIC | HEW SEATTLE DIRECTORY Will Soon be in Operation---The SyS- | ees tem a New Invention. Seattle is promised in the near future 4 telephone L which ite promoters claim is bound to work a revolution T syetem ip to be introduced for the first time on the Pavifle coast service by the Beattle Automatic Telephone Exchange company, whieh Was recently granted a franchise by the city cou It ie known as the Automatic exchange system h om that the “Hello girl” te dispensed with, and connections secured by means of ina ohinery at the central station, instead of by human agency The aystem of making connections is purely automatic throughout, and ts very simple, From the sut ibers’ standpoint T ts all atcompliehed by manipulating nm the face of his telephone box. Cut through this dis iptical holes num dered frem 1 at the bottom tod atthe top. The finger te Inserted in these hole, and the disc revolves at the pleasu of the ou seriber eo ae to call up whatever number he dewire Hy the act of hanging up his telephone after ure he resto Rermal condition. The automatic system in telephony t* not exactly new, as at tempts in that direction were made with a considerable degie t fuccess Several y and were exhibited at the World's Fair In 1993. Howeve that it has been brought to such practical use to warrant it in tsking the felt in tion with high-class, modern manual s) stems Ite admirers ¢ for it three exclusive features whi) toey aay pla t #0 ahead of all other sys " ar fehl for fF as to give lar faver, namely, speed, secrecy and jouRn ROFY Rections are made very speedily, and at the same time aceur ately, for the r nm that no time !s lost by ca p a centra operator. A practical teat of peed of the syr van e leet year in Augusta, Ga. N * than «ix different subseribers POSS OSSH SOHO OHOOOHOOHOOSOOSOOOHOOOD were called up in turn from the same teleph and had by talking briefly with each one, all in the wpe f one min ute. When two subscribers are connected. it Is impossible for thetr conversation to be overheard by any other persons and they cannot be interrupted There are no a telephones, and a conversation can be carried on with as much sincerity as If the parties were tete-a-tete in a private By continuous service is m t a service which ts the same night and day the year round. No operators being required, as many eails can be made in the middie of the night as at the noon hour, or any other hour. The central mechantem t* always at its post and tt never 8 tired or makes mistakes when prop- erly In motion. In addition to the advantages me by dispensing with operators, the service can be operated at expense than any manual system and so permit lower rates to t Made to subscribers. A! the smail amount tion required for an automat hange, the one at Au Y., whieh has nearly 300 subscribers, ie in sole charge of a wo- man, who does a)! the office work, Including book-keeping and collecting. The automatic system is in enc Eastern towns, among which are Augusta, Ga, Amstertam and Auburn, N. ¥., and Princeton, N. J. In the West there are, among other places, exchanges in Trinidad, Colo. Albuquerque room e o yned, it is claimed ¢ ful operation tn over 20 and Santa Fe, N The high developr t of the system has been so recent that there has not yet been time for its Installation tn any of the great cities However, not long ago @ franchive was @ranted by the City of Chicago to the Hilinois T phone & Tele graph company, which will inetall an automatic #eysterr Fran chiess heave aiso been granted in Philadelphia, Howton, Hochester, N. ¥., and other large cities. ‘The system is also coming into vorue in Pun countries, ‘The city of Giargow has given an order for While Berlin is also to give It a trial Perhaps the most important (nstailation of the syriem and Rest recommendation of its quick service and secreey ts reen in Weehkington City, At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war the attention of President McKinley was directed to the system, after careful investigation, automatic telephones were set Up In the White House, to connect with the different gover nt capdetmauee. After several months of successful service, the popodes the Coast and Geodetic Survey were also supplied with tomatic switchboard ‘gu tener &t « local company in talking with a Star reporter today, sald: '@ are not making « big stir on paper about our ay Dut we expect very soon to commence work, and before ™monthe have gone by to have a ime n telephone Which will outstrip anything on the Pacttix ast We had subscribers before we applied for a franchise, and we “k Wwe can more than double this before our exc mange is comp In the down-town district we will go und nd, and we « tto have all our equipment modern and first-cias elophones, £88 OOOCOCOOOD EEE lene cen cececae ance (ARR RS SSSR SE SSS ESSERE REST REP SUES FOR SERVICES. THE ACADEMY ‘The care of ©. C. Hughes ve. Dew ter, Morton & Co. will probable go to the jury in Judge Benson's court thie afternoon smpany for $15,000 wh Mumrhes sues the h he claims Hold Last Night. At the Academy dolence last ev Seattle has long needed « business Hallett is now}ening the meeting was m starting such @ proposition Hix | #oclal nature than usual, and rectory will be issued quarterly, | Program con 1of very fine m Tt will be a complete gagette of the |) and brief addr “ Tho 4 J city's business houses, professional, | duet by Minn Jowmie Hicks at A and steamboat offices, | Norma Ronald was much apt It will MM @ long-felt | ed The vooa lone | want Lalla Drane were enthuala vieiaipniieniinienaees encored ‘CHANGE IN Mr. Arthur Jackson, president of the Alaska Geograp? al » ety submitted te the udemy his theories reurding the 5 1 | same as have appeared in thowe umna before as an interview, |} idea Im that (he observations of N | ‘The Juneau convention has finish-| sen and others wt var ed a memorial which will be present: | things have drifted a the North }ed to the next congrena, It anka for | Pole, ating an polar fea two additional district court Judges,| He would take advantage of | a in conar @ civil code, | current and with tb thu ja ex procedure, amendments to < Mt 5 the criminal code and modifications rot t ‘ h the mineral land laws, Jno, G After a brief Ma Price, of Skagway, was eelected to| ard Shipley, president ‘ present the memorial by denur | he aplair The board of examiners having in| \ie.e coftes, wart A : parge the for diy : : 5g as pharmaciats ts | ’ acen have become a 1. yesterday afternoon. The H os . in Chicago, and | registered pharmacists are Lali , | Young and M. J. Grubes ck; M. M. Graves, of Tacor oe or “atime Me™ | AT. SHANGHAL sessasseon erward had the highest per WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct tn all the subjecta Two . C. Le Story, of Montesano. and A.C. Searle, of Stanwood, were The project of establishing 4 man moth warchouse a Sh ghal, Ch where American man successful in obtaining the r ne exporters may store af aseistants. 23 applicants who took the examination. | een nAae ny urers nten for the American tra Orient, seems now amsured of promotion of this great ent due to National Ase | Manufacturers ¢ a thon sent out -2.s meen tons to a nu SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. %. ~The] 4! over the country rtak y all fic Coast Jobbers’ and Manufac- | '* eu siness houses joined the new « soctation adjourned last « after completing the organ sation. H. D. Level was clected | be kn raMc manager for the Pacific coast, | house toon elected were as follows m A. C. Bulogon, &T. PAUL Oct President Mel ). Towne, KE. Everett, George Boole, | jen has started for the coast. He of Beatt : Henry Hahn, of Portiand:| has two important matter h F. & Harmon, j uch, of Loe An { Sacramento, | Finance committee—B. R. Litten- thal, Chas, Holbrook, F. W. Vansick len, In A. Lewis, of Portland; J, 6. | Goldamith, of Low Angeles; O. G. Sage, of Sacramento. An auditing committee wag also ected, consisting of the following 1 F. Lit eid, A. L. Be and A. | to G. Towne, of San Francisco; C. H.| fantry, ste Mack, of Seattle; BE J. DeHart, of |G. J. Stewart and Priv @ | Portiand; Frederick Moffatt, of Ta-| Boyer, have b ore e oma; J. O. Koepii, Los Angeles; O.| M, Third art . G. Sage, Sacramento. Oregon ° * of Tacoma; P. Bar- | Wiliam Shaw, demand attention—the controversy with the 0. the terminals at Seatt! stop over at the Clearwater territory The recrulting office tn the Pioneer building was closed Inet evening Capt. C. L. Hodges has been ordered nand, the Twenty-Ofth in 4 in Texas. Corp. Albert D. to Battery t Stevens. ° ° e e ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ~ ° ° ° ° ° o e ¢ ° ¢ ° ° e ° e ° ° ° e ° ° ° ° ° e e ° ° ° eo ° e ° ° ° e ° ° ° ° ° e ° ° ° ° ° o ° ° ° e e ° oo eee ] -_ SEOPSSOOSCOPSS SES HESS SS O99 99 S99 SCOOT lel ae: 3 WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct 25—A Bryan-Croker alliance has @ | @ been arranged. The agreement in mid have been aolemmized © | @ anda atiested. When Chairman Jones returned from Europe @ | @ a representative of Me. Croker aproached ascertain wheth- © | er he would receive in truet for Mr. Fryen f of the loyalty @ AY BADLY NEEDED @ ami devotion of the New York Democratic | He was ¢ e | @ an affirmative repiy, and subsequently returned bearing formal @ — « @ proof of Mr. Croker’s cordial and earnest support c he \ " ° @ kan. Mr. Croker is now ding himself in readiness to pm r ° Bey Loaves His Home and Has Constructor Hichborn Urg any political duties in New York that Mr. Bryan may require, @ : |@ and can, it is asserted, be rewarded as a firm and steadfast sup- © Some Experiences. its Early Completion. & cate of es Ganiies tom Hees, . Pp Frank Sproul, aget 9 years, who) WASHINGTON, D. ¢, Oct. 5—/|% ° has been, living with his parents at| In his annual report to Sait SPHHSSSSHSHSSS SHS SHS SS SHSSHSSSOSSOSSSHSOOSD Ninth avenue and Pine t*, was f the navy, Ch c tructo —_——_—_-—— ——~ pieked up by Officer Glasscock this Hi Th lays special stress upon the morning and taken to police head-| importance of continuing the work “RAILWAY NOTES. AMUSEMENTS quarters Frank f improving the plants of the var . home life was not as us navy yards, particularly at might be, and, taking $7 of his aue Isiand and Boston | | slits er's money, he left home Sun pailwaye for the econ-| And now comes @ new pifase of| Tonight morning ing of torpedo boats are | the car famine. ity Seattle Re jumped on a street-car and 1 at New Yorks went to Ballant. On ar watt place his first thoughts were to buy some candy. He went in a fruit Stand and displayed his . He ieiay in securing was given h andy, and then the whip nal keeper of the stand asked him if } ¢ construct emo witness the The National association of Grain Dealers, who held the annual meet nman,” a8 presented by the Shaw }ing the other day In Chicago, are | company at the Thir They raise | ter, Last night was - vigorous protest against the lack | entation of the play by this f ats » ° he present hi es. | f service at the present high rates. | company, and the most would !lke to buy a watch, A deal ommendations that The annual meeting of the stock-| @Udience that has filled the Third was woon cicsed, and Frank b act with t holders of the Pullman company wae! Avenue theater this season, fo t the dealer $5.50 for an old time he ship com | held in Chicago last Wednesday. No| oughly enjoyed the performance that Late Sunday night Frank started mor 1 of making lconsolidation was made with the} M oR for Interbay. The car did not stop | contracts for the latter Wagner company | Penner et Smeets ae Rereerens eve ae it passed through that # present strength of the corps oe | aratulated at the of by several of Frank chanced it and jum; n netroctors is The American Association of Gen. | Geattie’® representative zens He landed in a tare ditch an ntirely ineuMec and |eral Passenger and Ticket Agents ‘ fies fighed out of the mud by a man erable increase is wuggest | ret Inst Wednesday in Boston. They | Commencing w spent the night in the 6. & I. station ing an assiatant chief decided the 6,000-mile interchange am Ae jette’s ¢ play and on Monday started for the glass lable mileage ticket impracticable, | 4e!4 by the F my ~ P mances @ sale of factory near Interbay, to look for work. He told hie « lences to the proprietors. Th informed him that he could stay at the factory for & few days until there was some- thing for him to do In the meantime, how JEFFORDS LOST The commercial travelers had fought hard for this ticket The Chicago, Lake Shore Pastern has ordered 1,000 ateel ars to haul Penneyivania fireday night is already the outlook is that “Held pmy” will be or f the of the season “My Friend from ‘India’ closed a r, the po- | Western roade are discussing the successful nt of three p Hee were notified, and Frank was visability of getting similar care to | gormances at the Seattle theater last pd i Riya and taken to haul grain, They are Nght and) night t strong eee Vrank’s father and stepfather are of 09 Tonight an amateur pretuct f Botti in Alaska. Capt. Willard! Go : Be The executive officers of the south-| «4 Gay iver’ will be piven: ai thinks that young Sproul! is not alto. | NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—Jim Jeffords | ern iines met yenterday and discuss | tne Seat tie. gether to blame for running away | ent to #1 the fifth round Imat| eq the abolition of passes issued to rat BL from home. night Gue Rublin, the Akron Ohto employes | The Seattle ¢ nter 1 rer ene ee giant, did the business, before the | - 58 | @ark until next Sunday night Broadway athletic club. Jeffords | The Chicago-St. Paul lines meet to-| 4 yonuine Yentlemar THE RIVERS ARE mixed up too much tn the beginning, | morrow to agree on higher passen-| closely following this a tion w Hoth men siugged freely |mer rates, ‘Phe war in over between | come Hoyt'a "A Milk- White Fin, In the fourth, Jeffords atarted as| those points. | Wednesday and 7 bay in ¥ NOW FREEZING aegrensor He stamgere d Ruhlin by ie Best aponieation of (he mech. | o8 i ght will be given the great lneaiket Gah hems lento tha 4 vor {anical stoker to a locomotive ban | Seeners sucvess Hotel y-Tur by @ straight left. The Californian | bee? made on the Chesapeake & ¥ ¢ 4 3 Ohio railroad, The coal is put into = The City of Seattle and Cottage took eixht recond to get up, and then fei 4 ae th Oley arrived from Lynn canal ports hukKed, Gus scored another knock-|@ hopper by the fireman: thence It} WATCH YOUR LETTERS last night. steamers had about down Pegers Mery baa ; tal 900 passengers each. Much gold was, If the fifth Rublin took hin time |® piston. opern Pane tor far te | Postmaster G, a, Moen, tue: Brought down. ‘The Seattle had at it. He finally planted a left awing | ® & pounds, through an opening in| ested that all letter led f three boxes of dust, valued at $152,. With bis whole 000, consigned to W. M. Rotaford, fords dropped as though shot. care of the Washington National RI» Dank of this city, MM. i. Miller had several large sacks of nue RELIEF CORPS FAIR. mets, the proceeds of Ceals in cattic force behind it. Jet At the same time | elders in the dressed with the pany and regiment the nar f the * | General Passenger Agent Daniels,| trouble has been ext ! Jof the New York Central, declares} the fire-box door. it 1s spread out evenly over the sur. | face of the grates from side to aide livery, and it ia only t beervir Many of the passengers wery di The Stevens and Miller Relief |that war against ticket scalping will| this request that #afe carriage ca Feet from Dawson, being probably | Corps will ive a fair in the G. A. It.| pe renewed duri the coming sea-| be assured the last to come down the river by | hall, Coliin'’s block, next week, for|sion of congress, Mr. Dantels ex eteamer, an ice is reported as form- | three days, beginning Tuesday. Th that Senator Depew will be ena ing. Two steemers, the Clara and | Corps are an auxiliary to the @. A to secure the passage of anti i st on Joseph Clossett, were to have leit B.. and are organized to assist the | scalping bill through the ser SEATTLE THEATER (Toniehty Deweon October 12, but it is doubt- | soldiers, sailors and their depen lente An amateur production of “A G ful f they will reach White Horse, also the ring Washington vo In 1846 the decadence of Ireland be-| ro ceiver ©B account of the condition of the Unterrs who need care on account of | gan in earnest, and it has kept up| e°* _ a piver. sickness. Lunch and dinner will be|ever wince. In that year the popuin-| THIRD AVPNUR THEATER SS aaaaRPSanEP URE em ane served Wednesday and Thursday.| tion wan 8,205,061, the high water| (Tonight)—"Jim the Penma Hrugpe) The fair w | Ghaeance 08 Women, MMinckley, bik | Thursday night. ill close with a grand ball| OLYMPIC MALL Moving Pictures, the 30th of last June it Vaudeville and the lowest ever known, mark {was 4,631,0! An interesting Social Session | Pacific Coast Steamship Co. lor San Francisco «Woot Underweatan The company’s elegant | steamahips Que | Walia Walla and Um- atilla. | is fully as essential to health here as in colder! taye SEATTLE 9am | ‘ et. 1, 6, 1, 16, 21, 26, 31, Nov. 5, climates. Many doctor bills can be prevente dio, i 20, Dee. by and every st : fifth day thereafter by wearing Woolen Underwear. You can prac~|Leave San Francisco for Seattle 10 4.0. Get #, 14, 18, 23, 28, Nov. 3, 7, 12 garments at ou,|17, Dec, 2, and every fifth dey | thereatter sar department. | FOR ALASKA a | Leave Seattic 9 a. m, Cottage City, Oct. 12, 21, Nov. 11, 36, tice economy buying your underwe Children's Silver Gray Heavy Fleec than silk; if the best Is none too "4 HINTS and PANTS, warm| good, theee garments will sult you ne ity of Topeka, Oct. 7, 22, Nov. 6 nd good wearing, site 16. .10¢ each $2.00 value, 81.5 each Al-Ki, Oct. 2,17, Mow 1, 16, and ‘ er Panitary Wool SHIRTS | padi Bilv Gray Jersey Ribbed |every fifth day thereafter. 1 DI 1OKM, ribbed skirtand| UNION SUITS, heavy fleeced, only | Fer further information obtain teldes, finished; size 20 ibe each ms wre rgnkes % 6u: A: ‘The company reserves the right to ehange | * . a "| qtthowt previous netics, steamers, setiing Children's Fincet Pure Australian) Ladiew Natural Gray UNION | éat0e end hours of sailing. Wool SHIRTS and DRAWERS, | ITS, heavy fleeced, button acroos 1 ¥. Thowsnipes ribbed skirt, handsomely finished cheat, perfect fitting; 7bc value Puget fount Supt, Cowan Does, Beattie, if you want the best, there will! only. Loc @ ault| . Ub town ticket effice, €19 First avenue, mult you, size 16, only 0 | z *; Goodall, Perkins & Ce, Crlarer ° Gray Jersey } adies’ Fine Jersey Ribbed Natural | el egents Bac Frenciooa Heavy Fleeced UNION BUITS sels tigy verge gales ae sises, only sou wuit| button across cheat, perfe n Ww hi & Al k sone Cuncicttaie Jersey antag | rund wearers: #200 vaive. only” | Washington aska HINTS and DRAWERS, grand 7 cring. nicely finished, 680 value, | Ladiew Fine Bilver Gray, Jersey rib STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S we each | bed VESTS and PANTS, heavy. Men's Jacgar Wool Fleeced SHIRTS | WAT™ fleecing, grand wearing es and DRAWERS, heavy, fluffy, ana| Velue. only : the enc on aring; only ‘ Ladios’ Fine Natural W ‘ r Heavy Flees { s w t and yenutifully yuexgend RAW har finished, | y A ! sTeamenin . ach SHIRTR and DKAWI . ityofS 2a e Mon’s 3 t Pure Australian 1) than wilk; if vou are loking for the HIK and DRAWERS, beau best, these will | the bill; $1.50 tie trom Tester Whert at 10 5. m y finished, softer and better, value, only $1.00 a garment Thursday, Oct.26 For Skagway, via Vancouver Ketchikan and Junea, in os Hours. A 5 _ Steamship “Farallon calling st Port ane whart,, Victoria Heim Bey, Wrangel, whert O. W. PETERSON & BRO. 206, 208, 210 Pike St. incon pe Igadehene: 2 — Q.S. GOLD M. & S. CO. C, E, Theretom & Co., Official Brokers 109 Cherry St. ng wey snd i on yler ‘anoouter, Ketebike: Junean, calls from Yor! Thursday. Nov. 2. at 10 P.M. owns is clatme Patent pending: 899 foot development . ler Mmited 7 limited$num ber snares ry conte pet shar DODWELL & CO, Ltd. agents, 1158 Jemes St, ‘Phone = | Main © designed and made to order “by first-class eastern workman. Open evenings. ART FURNITURE & GRILL co. opp. Telephone MANTELS ‘Steel Ranges 20 Per Cent Less than are asked for similar quality RANGES, The Word “GARLAND” is an assurance Of quality, durability and finish. No paint to scratch or Gata — aTHenN Leove ” pels rive = NOP UW 3. sey yerett bay | burn off. Made expressly for soft coal | is GEO. H. WOODHOUS} jt Second Avenue The Great Sale of Stoves ee AND Heaters At Half Price Has begun. The best and biggest money-sav- ing chance of the year 'gg Holden & Wilson Furnitare Co, 1108-11-13 Second Ave. iri il be ox 2th 25 eS er ede | You Want A Bargain in a New, Slightly Used PIANO or ORGAN Remember we have ths Pianos A private wire from Chicago “ATV COSTS 5 CENTS A PINT rome West's English | F\le, Porter or Stout | | and an absolute famine in pianos, informe us that the Chicago 13 Largest and Most Com plete Stock in the City. (Co) 62 write for prices and terms D. S. JOHNSTON 803 Second Ave, Barks Bulldiag plano factories are about to close down, in sympathy with the Tastern strikes. What with advancing prices, On tap in your home prices will be at least $30 higher Onesixth barrel, $2.00 | Obe-ddireer tise by the firet of the year. Some ‘ “ | | at SOc a gallon. | houses in the city have already ble aid to digestion WEST & CO., Phone Bay 96 ! and promotor of rosy chee! advanced. Just a gentie hint; Comes direct from Winery, © deny Y Tel, Main 687 the Napa “That plano you were going to buy at Christmas,” would tt not be well to come in and inspect a our stock and make your selec- Found in Food prepared with Crescent who have been getting 200 per Baking f) cone Powder It is pure, ab- solutely pure, and is backed by our 500.00 Guarantee E request the readers of | W THE STAR to call and see our really rare se- lections of Pattern Hats and novelties. Everything new and correct in Millinery, tion now? For a small down payment we will reserve a piano 30 days. Of course, the houses | The same old sort the boys used profit heretofore, will not | to steal From the same old treee on the be affected as to thelr retatl pric- | side of the hill. | — They are small; but, oh, my! I like apples in various ways, They | are first rate roasted before th es, but why pay such profits. Our wholesale prices are open for inspection. We want $10 profit blaze of a winter fire, and, oh, my eyes! aren't they nice meade into ples. I scarce ever saw one | cooked or raw goo! for a boy my eise. for boys and girls, small ones, good ones. Apples for men and women, big ones, red ones. All sorts of apples at San Diego Frut Company's” 415 Pike Street. usic P. S.—We've peaches, peare d grapes; also, and new Call- Com an | fornia figs, black figs, imported p y and as low in price as the | figs and-—Oh, yes! the best new best can be sold for, Order | 1415 Second Ave. crop, peeled, dried peaches that work a specialty. | Near Pike MAS. E. H. JOHNSON almonds and filberts, Lots of good thin MANAGER 1000 fecond Avenue, cor, Madison Nall Diego on each plano we sell. But we cannot guarantee a selection, or - - haut Nponns y] Seenseeresenaenensee *$| PIGOTT & FRENCH co. | } 3 TIMBER CLAIM $ 104 W. Washington St. have tbe only | IT uit (‘0. ¢ 4 50000 rectal Lumbar Linotype Job Printing Mactitt wos Dike St & Sivtintnc Wan at et Ave 3| Riyaiovs epson tow plots "wag ” $ Ji Marion, bet, Western and RR, A ae HORE Uy elving dhaa'sb opvortuaieg | Between Fourth and Fifth, scat ti ici