The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 28, 1899, Page 2

ft eee tied Se hahaa THE SEATTLE STAR. eee RAR AAA BH. Watts & Co., PUBLISHERS, Pike 180 1. WELLS Foren One cent * cong py. ke . D ditertal Reams | ae | Dasiness ities . . . butered at the postoltice, at Beattie Ne tier Third Avenue a-oiaen tne Warhin emgton. PRESIDENN MELLEN SHOWS The Star publishes today an exceedingly Interesting interview with President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific railroad, who ta now at Ta- coma, en route to thie city. To secure this Interview the Star sent one of Ite reporters to meet Mr. Mellen's special train coming from St. Paul Tt will be seen that the attitule of the Northern Pacific company, as represented by Mr. Mellen. is exceedingly autocratic The explicit statement de mede that unless Seattic will close Spring and Geneca streets, and allew the Northern Pacific to build its line of water-front barricades, and do juet as it the road will no nd a dollar on terminal tgeilities, but will do business as of old. and a mud-hole for a platform pleanes, tmp with the sky for a roof ye Mr te and freteht houses if there is no interference by the city council wit Improvements. This statement sounds very much like a bluff, The Northern Pacific would have the people Bere believe that for concessions {t will, in righteous indignation city off of ite car-whe and go forever to Tacoma, refusing to take its share of the profits of Seattic’s enormous traffic This statement has its humorous side, In view of the hot Might which the Northern Pacific has been making to get the business away from the Great Norther railway No one im Seattic need lose any sleep for fear that threat will be carried into effect. The Northern Pacific wants Seattle trade, and wants it badly, Mr, Mellen well knows that he would be unable to do any business here in competition with Mr. HMiti if the latter erects a magnificent depot and warehouses the tide Mats south of King street, while the Northern Pacific clings to its sky coveriet and Its mud-hole Mr. Melien practically admits that he has bought up, or leased most of the property along Seattle's water-front, even on the tide Mate, and that he has done so for the purpose of controlling the salt-water traffic It Is somewhat surprising that he should make this admission, but it may seem necessary at this time, in order that he may give @ reason to the people for his flat refusal to unite with the Great Northern in a union depot south of King street, Seattic cannot afford to grant the concessions asked for by Mr. Mei Once granted, this city would be forever effectually placed under the domination and control of the Northern Pacific. Seattle owes fair play to both the Great Northern and the North- ern Pacif Let both roada be put upon a basis of equaitty upon the tide-fats. ther In a union depot or separate depot®, as they may elect If one or the other refuses temporarily to accept the city’s location, then the management of that road should be allowed sufficient time to get out of the sulke and come ‘o its business senses. —_—_——___ DECLINE IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT. On the other hand, # Mellen, a mititon and a-hatf dollare will be expended in depo ware h the proposed ne it Is refused the wished the dust of thie big in ¢ wipe such o on Wheat prices have declined 1) cents per buahel The weakness in the markets has been due to the comparative indifference of foreign Duyers and to ipcreasing visible stocks. Although the Interior move- Ment has continued lighter than it was four years ago, there has been & further accumulation of stocks at centr ‘The visible supply in this country is mare than three times as lari 9 tt was last y while American and foreign stocks combined are about twice large they ‘Were at the corresponding period of 1898. This comparative plentitul- Ress of immediately available « ocks and the continued free shipments from Argentina and increasing exports from Russia, together with the Pecent sharp advance im ocean freight rates, have induced a more cau- thous policy on the part of European importers, The situation in so far prospective supplies and requirements are concerned has not changed, and all authorities agree that Europe will need upward of 290.000.0008 Ddushels of United States wheat and flour for the crop year; but of thie amount something like 65,990,000 bushels have already gone abroad, and the absence of urgent need and the hope of cheaper freight service cx- plain the smalicr current buytac. -_ BATTLE ROVAL BETWEEN RHODES AND KRUGER. That Ceell Rhodes went to Kimbericy because he thought it war as “safe as Piccadilly,” is not at all probable. If such was his belief, he tas been quickly undeceitved. His motive in going there, however, was most likely far removed from a desire to find a secure place of residence The political philosophy of Rhodes may be summed up in his own mark that “there is no use of having big ideale uniese you have the money to carry them out.” Kimberley, with ite diamond mines, ia the Goteonda from which Rhodes obtained the millions that have become hie instruments of power, an@ he dovoticas went there, mindful of all the risks he incurred, with the purpose of bringing ail of his resourcefulness to bear in the defense of the place whence he drew the means for the fur- thering of his colossal projects. Kruger’s hatred of Rhodes and « d+- sire to destroy him and what he stands for, possibly influenced the ‘Transvaal president more than any other consideration in throwing down the gage to the mighty British Empire. The conflict around Kimbertey in, therefore, destined to be a battle royal between the political giants of South Africa. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN THE ARCTIC. An exceedingly Interesting practical application of the Marconi eye- tem of wireless telegraphy will probably be made In one of the most in- hospitable rr ne of the world, and if It shall prove succeseful—as there is every reason to hope and believe that it will—the great value of this novel method of bringing \eolated people into immediate and constant communication with the world will have been fully established. Every year early in the month of June, a great feet of fishing smacks, echoon ers and small steamers sail out from the harbor of St. Johna, foundiand, point thelr course toward the north, and distribute them- selves all along the rock-bound coast of Labrador, extending almost up to the Arctjé where they engage in fishing In the comparative- ly narrow portion of the Atlantic Ocean which separates Greenland from Labrador, Between ten and twelve thousand men leave their homes in Newfoundland each season at the time of this migration. The ships are largely owned, and are all “fitted out” by merchants in Newfoundland and from the time the vessels leave port, turn in October, the only means of communication ts by a small steam. er which is sent out at intervals to carry provisions to the crews and to bring home news of the progress of the catch It frequently happens that the chosen fishing grounds of many ships of the fleet are, for some inexplicable reason, avoided by the fish in one year, and the next season the finny tribe returns in larger schools than before. In order to avoid the risk of complete failure of the fishery, it is customary for the boats to scatter all along the Labrador coast for a distance of about 600 miles. The which happen to “fall in luck” sometimes load up to the water's edge in a few days and start for home, while the unlueky ones may remain out in the same waters, a few hundred miles distam, for four months without securing a good catch. When storms arise the boats run for shelter into the innumer- able bays between the jutting headlands of Labrador; but they are not infrequently engulfed in the terrific seas. When saliors are wrecked on this inhospitable coast, there is no means of communication with those who might come to their rescue, and many poor fellows hav ary. ed to death or have suffered frightful tortures from cold and exposure on the rocks. The vital importance of having telegraphic with the coast of Labrador has long since merchants of Newfoundland, New- circle, early in June, until their re- vessels communication impressed itnelf the and the government, but the enormous first cost of erecting a land line and the certainty of its partial or com- plete destruction each year by snow and ice in winter, proved prohibitory obstacles to the construction of such a line. Now, however, the problem is in a fair way of being solved by Signor Marcont At the invitation of the Newfoundland government, Signor Marconi's Principal assistant recentiy visited St. Johns, the capital, carrying with him a complete outfit of the Marcon! apparatus; and highly successful public demonstrations were then given. Thin representative of the young Italian Inventor stated that six stations could be established on six high headiands jutting far out Into the sea along the Labrador coast, at distances of 100 miles apart, and that these would practically cover the entire coast from the northernmost point, bay, to the termini of the exieting land telegraph lines, At no time would « fishing boat be apt to venture more than 60 miles away from the nearest of these stations; and any vessel would thus be enabled to communicate with the coast, whence its message could be sent from station to station, upon have near Hudson's THE SEATTLE STAR, and so on to St, Johns interfere with the system. An @oon «4 Moreover, weather conditions would tn no wine ne boat should find “luck” (as the sallors expream it) she could telegraph to the nearest station, and ina few hours all the Veasels of the Meet would be on the spot, having been notified by #lenaln from their nearest stations Whenever the catch should exceed the ’ | mate loading capacity of the boats, word would be flashed to Bt and one or more steamers would be dispatched forthwith to thelr | #istance. In cane of disante the news would Ilkewlse be pr y | established at forwarded; and it ta interesting to know that & station will probably be Belle Tale, tn the Strait of Helle Isle, where the ter rible wreek of the Scoteman occurred recently One of the moat astonishing features of the plan in the exceedingly | low coat of the installation, We are informed on reliable authority } that Signor Mareoni has offered to equip the six stations with comp * | OUtAte for £120 each (less than $600), and that one operator only would be needed at each station during the time when the fleet of fishing boats should be anchored on the fishing grounds, ‘The ordinary Morr: key and sounder would be 4, and any ordinary telegraph operator could work the instruments more asily than on land tines, as the speed Of sending and receiving messages is much less by the Marcon! wireless system, ‘The apparatus in light and easily portable An no diMeulty ie apprehended in communicating. between stations 100 miles apart, and an it ip said that by Vatng the terminal wires (by means of kites or balloons), the range might be greatly extended, we see no reason why | the apparatus ehould not form an esential part of the fut equipment | of Intrepid searchers after the h Pole If And had carried such | an instrument on dis ill-fated ballo voyage, We might have known | with certainty long ere this, whether he actually reached the goal or not ‘New ' York Farmers Form a BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., Oct. 2% have organised a combine for quarters in New York The plan is to extend this farmers States and the sale ‘The farmers of of produce. Broome county and will have head trust throughout the United eVlate the sale of farm products by a scale of prices. At | the headquarters in New York a repres ntative of the association will | handle the entire product of the county | AT GOEBEL bel hae had to face so far « State senator, spoke to a tremendous crowd here Bronston made the fight against | Senator Blackburn three years ago j that resulted in the militia being called out by Gov. Hradiey, He has been a@ livelong Democrat, but now has bolted. He aaid the Goebel election law originated in cold-blooded, . scifish ambition, and that if {t remained on the statute book It would destroy the atic party in Kentucky. He through from saloon men and gamblers and 4 the inside history of the Louis e convention. He said he saw the contract signed by Goebel and Stone agreeing to unseat all Hardin dele- tes when there was @ contest Spread of the P que. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct, ™ Advices recovered by the marine hor pital from Inepector Mavelbure, in Hraail, tate that the bubonic plague which made its appearance tn Brazil some time ago. le rapidly spreading A number of deaths have aodurred, and the autopsies disclose4 the fact that the disease is of the same kind as that found in East India and China. team at the 4 for The ladies’ basket bal! state univeretty has organ the winter. Tacoma sports are taking big in- terest in the Buricy-Godirey fight, it we judge from the following in the Tacoma Ledger: "The announcement of the ffteen-round “go between Nick Burley and Dan Godfrey at the Seattie Athietic Club November 3 has awakened considerabie interest among local sporting men. Menars. Shreeder & Green, of the Olympic Club, have chartered @ steamer and will take over a party of thirty to witness the contest Beate at the ringside have been reserved by wire. The steamer will leave for Tacoma on the return trip am soon as the en. tertainment is over,” The Y.M.C A. gymnasium classes after a vacation of some monthe, furing which time the gymnasium baths and office have been thorough- ly refitted, will start again Monday under the direction of Prof. Douth itt. A large attendance is anticipat- ed “Lanky Bob” is to re-enter the arena. He meets Jeff Thorne, of South Africa, in Chicago tonight Terry MeGovern and Patsy Haley will come together the same time Dan Creedon and Joe Walcott w also have @ brief argument. There will be a handbell tourna- ment at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium in Tacoma Saturday night, between the crack teame of the Beattie inati- tution and Tacoma players. Seattie will be represented by Temple and Meyers. Raleigh and Bmereon will uphold the honorr of Tacoma. Both single and double matehes will be played. The ¥. M.C. A. men are in great form and should uphold Seat- tle's honor in good style Jeffries and Bharkey meet Novem. ber 3. The Californian's tour abroad according to wise ones, bas hurt his chances. He lived too high. Sharkey is in grand condition. Jeffries’ arm in still a matter of conjecture. Some nay it in a fake yarn, while others fear for the big boliermaker. Wisconsin's pigskin chasers wil! «co Fast again next year. They have already gotten a game with Colum bia for Thankegiv: 1900 Parson Davies says that Kid Mc- Coy Iw entitied to a fight with Rob Fitzsimmons, and that he cannot un the Indianian, Negotiation# are pending for a re- turn match between Terry Met yv ern and Pedlar Palmer. The latter is not satisfied with the result of the Club of England Conn,, this fall. At the annual meeting of the P. N A. inst Saturday the report from the registration committee showed that} derstand why the Australian ignores) LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. M&i-The} most severe arraignment that Goe- me last | ocrats nigh, when Charles J. Broneton, ex-| showed how the bill became a law | the use of money wrung | Jian wanted at Muskogee for the | murder of hin wife. They left tate last night for Portland, from which place they will proceed directly |» ome. iC, with Amos Brown, A HARD BLOW WILL VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS. BALTIMORE, Md4., Oct. 2% —The Butter and Poultry Combine | Week commencing @unday | committee of forty of the Gold Dem. | of Maryland announce they will support the ae can state and legisiative tickets in vember, and urge Gold dtaseara | Democrate in Maryland to do tk Wise. The committee, of which H A. Carr ia ¢ rman, bas mued «a signed cireular, which atate In Maryland, although dealing with all other national issues. Demoertic platform te alent on t currency question in deference tot dominant principles and po the Democratic party of the na | thon. A vietory by the Democratic par ty in Maryland upon a platform \« noring the financial question and therefore, framed in the interest the Democratic party of the nation. must give encouragement to the ad | Yocates a depreciated currency and be « biow to the busine # of the country.” WOW HE’LL HANG. Deputy United States Marsha Reed, of Wagner, I. T., arrived in the city last evening from Neteon, 1. the Creek In- nter there were €2 registered athletes in the Northweat Jack Root, the undisputed middie- weight champion of the West, is in fan Francieco, He is matched with Aleck Greggrains for a twenty-round bout on November & Root is {n fine fition, and expects to return from the coast with another victory Wided ‘to his unstained record. The Ca rhia sports are anxious to see Root perform. Prof. Crane, of the 8 A. C.. gives out the following official programme for November: 7:90 sharp, Joe Poe quette va. “Indian Joe” Greeg, six rounds. Frank Kennealy, the "Port land Kid." vs. "Kid" Leo, of thin} eity, eight rounds, for the north weatern featherweight champion ship. Nick Burley, of Seattie, va Dan Godfrey, of California rounds The Seattle and Tacoma h schools meet on the Y. M. C. A gridiron thin aftern are putting up a £0 In fact our bigh acho Both teams appyY Kame so far as up to The University football team start ed for Port Townsend this morning where they wi ay @ return mateh with the boys. The ‘Var sity plays Pullman on Thanksgivin day at the ¥. M.C. A. grounds, T' team is getting into excellent shay It is playing a faster game than ever before. A movement is on foot to get a coach for November The man sele “is a veteran on the coast and should put the finishing | touches on the team It seems to me," remarked a prominent sporting man the other day, “that Seattle is having a boxing boom. I hope no reaction will fo low, What I mean to say is that there are too many clubs here who | patronize the manly art. Two local lant battle, and wants to meet Terry | again before the National Sporting | | land Institutions were enough it was aqueezing things ofa Even then But the ad vent new organization means dinaster, I know it. Ihave seen the same thing In the past. I have no favorites, but some one of there three clubs must shut off or there will be a slump in boxing. I know I am wine on this The 8 A.C. has a taken no active steps in football, They may do something later Wilson's Business College has some very good football talent. Murphine nd Collins, of the University of Washington and Hoyle of the Seat tle high school talent Prof. Douthitt, of the ¥. M. C. A., cannot play football this season. The gymnasium classes conflict with this work are some of the new Among the volunteers from Vic Harvard won the Inter-collegiate| tora HC, svuaey is Gand ae tennis championship at New Haven, | pay, w saint, tie well known basket ball player of that city Will Scott, for years a memb of the unbeaten four-oared crew of the James Bay Athletic club. | that | lee ATI I 1416 Second Ave. GOOD AMUSEMENT, PLE THEATER Howe, Manager Three Nights, Ge Commenc _ ‘Sunday, Oct. iY OL Lv ad Ben Hendricks Ma t Arthur. In the ba Hwedieh Comedy Dram: a Yenuine Yentioman HIRD AVENUE THEATER rhone, Main i M oll, Lemee and Mau Special return engagement begin ning Bunday, Oct. 22 THE SHAW COMPANY Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Mr. A. M. Palmer's great society hit, JIM THE PENMAN A play that made the phenomenal run of @0 nights in Madison | Square Theater, New York Thursday, Friday and Saturday matine, and night HELD RY THE ENEMY, Most successful war drama of today HIRD AVENUE THEATER Vhone Mata i? 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