The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 2, 1899, Page 1

' rita Cents a Month By Mail or Carrier VOL, 1, ANOTHER BATTLE AT LADYSMITH Startling Report of Further Disaster to the British Forces. PARTS, Noy, 2—The statement t# clroulated here on all Bood authority, that a second battle has been fought at Lady Smith, in which 1,000 of the British army was killeé and the re Mainder of White's army is retreating to Pietermariteburg Tt is impoesibie to authenticate this rumor, ‘The authority for the report that beyond a doubt the second battle has taken place ° LONDON, Nov. 2A Ladyemith dispatch fled this morning, Tecelved at the War office, says that White's army is In good con G@itjon and is holding its own, An official dispatch from Ladysmith, received under today's Gate, says the bombardment comtinuese, and that Léeut. Keer ton, of the cruiser Powerful, t# dangerously wounded by a shell A Capetown dispatch says that emalipex has broken out there. The disease is believed (0 have been brought to Capetown by refug ‘The latest cawualty list shows that 84 men of the Dublin Pusi Yeers were captured after the battle at Glenooe, in addition to the 188 Hussars, indicating that this Hritieh victory was very much big company says that 20 dead and 100 wounded ts ‘icholgon Nek, where White's left was captured. Bight hundred and seventy prise a have been sent to Pretoria. ° CAPETOWN, Nov. 2—A pelted message received here says thay 3, Boers are gathered at Hethulee, The dispatch adds that th ab ° e e e e e e e ° e e e e e ° ° e ° ° e 2 ¢ river, on account of its swollen condijies, ja impars eee ‘Wertetrate Harnsworth, who W9* reported captured by the esky, he arrived at Hopetown. A Cape Cotony dispateh says that Kimberiey is besieged by 6,000 Boers, and that a heavy cord of rs have drawn around (he town arrison at Kimberley {* In good condition but anxious Jy awaits retief. Harneworth thinks belt of the Duteh popu ten of Brehuanaland and Griq¥@land are ready to revolt rave anxiety is ft here reg’fding the situation at Lady- Smith. A telegram got through ffom Durban, Natal, last olght, Whieh announced that the Boer* Were thregtening Cotenga, 2 miles to the south of ith, where there is railway If the Boers should de White would be tsofated. ite would abandon Ladyamith if it were not for the im mense quantity of military store* there. Thoee amount to about @ne-half the total Hritigh store* in South Africa, When they Were placed there it was mot dreamed that the town woyld be a PIETERMARITZRURG. l—The Boers are occupying — to the nertheast of Natal, and they hawe taken d ay LADYSMITH, Oct. 21.The Boers have unmasked new bat- teries, which are easily silenced, Only fo bpesk out again when the Aritioh fire slackens. It is thought that the bombardment, Whieh is not serious. is designed simply distract the attention naval while Boers ary being moved to the rear of the town, bsigade now has four long range Hung mounted. o— USEPLS, Nov. 2—Dr. Ley’*, the Transvaal agent, naid to~ lyamith might capitulate within a few days. aa [t was day: ible for reinforcements to artive there before many da: é effect of the capture of White's left wing,” said the doc i O98S 68 69S FD OS ECCOL OH GOR ESE EES SE OED OE EESE OSES SESE EEO OOSEE EE 6OOT De enormous on the Afrikanders in Nate! and at Cape- eesee PAOSHSHSESOHSOOSHSOSOOSOOO OOS GAMBLERS PAY UP ON THE DOUBLE QUICK The expose iu Tuesday evening's Star to the effect that toca’ “gambters “were not paying into the mugicipal qpurt fir aietiatp of the fines that were boked against them at police eadquarters, created a big stir in official circles and among the * gambling fraternity. The Star clinched [ts statement that on Ox tober 11 the fine collected from the Clancy house should hav deen $200, whereas only $15 had been paid. rly yesterday morning an emissary from Judge Cann went to the Clancy house and demanded the missing $50. It was paid Withaut delay. Judge Cann stated that he was behly indignant that snyone would think for « moment that the court wae § sling with gambiers’ fines. and he gave out the following state. met: “| think the Star was w gin what it said. I was inform that the Clancy house wut to be closed, and thought tt Reet to collect $167 than be cheated out of the entire fine “Will you explain why the fine of the Standard and Clancy's was less this month than last?’ was asked that the proprietors of the gam- (which is am easy mation), who tes. iy that several games in cach house had been c 4 down fore he did not wish to fine the lhouses for games not in operation. ‘The dally average of games tn the Standard ts said by the off. be 13. Last Thursday night 23 games. were running a the Standard. “The chief of police, ©. 8. Reed, has it in his power to clos every gambling house in Seattie.” said 4 well-known Judge yew terday. “To show you how the law ts being violated daily, here see 140 of Hill's code, which says, ‘That gambling is a misde- Meanor, and all persons who deal. play, carry-on, open, oF cause fa be opened, any faro, monte, roulette, poker, draw-poker, card, oF dice games, i* guilty of a violation of the law.” Beetion 145 reads: “It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney, sheriff, constable, city of town marshal. or public ofi- er, to inform against and diligently prosecute any and all per fone whom they shall have reasonable cause to believe guilty of a violation of the provisions of this title.” fection 146 reads: “Any person named tn the preceding section who shall refuse or wilfully negiect to inform against and prose cute offenders against thie met, shall be deemed gullty of a miade- meanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not lens than #0 nor more than $600, and the court before whieh such @Mfieer shall be tried shall dee the office or appointment held by puch officer vacant for the balance of his term.” “This state of offaire could not exist for a day," said thts judge, “if T°WeFF not for the influence that Is being brought to bear upon the city and county officials.” SSSREESEE SES EEESERES SEEPS ESTES ERE ERER RES EDEGB, SSS eee ee eee te SESSSS ESE SEES ERE SS PES SSS ee eS Bicsddcedecundshentsavoveeraseeeoes ers SS La RRA They therefore asked $350,000 for the P.-1 factory. A part of the money is now on deposit in ‘ banks. The paper-changes nands December 1 Nene 0t'tne At that time, it le stated ‘The demand wae satin- the Pipers will leave for Oallfornia. * hd * * Loeal politicians were surpr by the Star’s announcement of & % the Post-Intelligencer’s sale ie Times stated last night that & % the transaction was @ political deal, ‘This statement is just days & ® behind the facts ed * One month ago Judge. Bond 4id hold an option on the P.-I, He *& * 4 by the managers, who demanded $200,000 for the property, & ® that the same os 4 $40,000 profits per year. This showing was & W satisfactory, Later, when Judge Bond asked to see the books, & W hls request was refused. He then gave up the option an * Northern Paeific re sentatives then entered the field, They & ® had pienty of money behind them The P » knew this fect. & ¥ * % * bs * bs * % . * rt Ae Te te tr tr te Ste TTT TTT te tet tt te tt ttt te te te tet At the Seattle clearing house today| ‘The first case for Bunday saloon bank clearances were $544,407 | closing has ended, and the jury has while balances were $126,060.74 | disagreed. The cane was that against — j the Clancys, It was up in Judge MEP Wikk beatiic Carty narrowly | Cann ® court today and created much . escaped a serious accident in the| "terest. The jury, T. H. Westy, F. {og this morning, On the first trip| Heber, R. W. Barto, D. B. Frederick, Samuel Rosenberg and Frank Han- | ford, after deliberating about 45 min- utes, returned and reported that no | agreement could be reached, and the over, as the boat was slowly feeling ite way through the water, the ferr grazed the f one of the stern enue cutters in the No damage! members were discharged. It was ‘wae done, but had the ferry y ried | | d that Barto, Frederick and 30 feet more there would have been | ford were for conviction, while berious trouble, i} the other Uiree were for “not guilty,” SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EVE The Shamrock L NEW YORK, Noy, & Bham rock satied for the Clyde this morn tow Tacoma Property ry SAN PRANOISCO, Nev. Tt io reported that E. J. Baldwin has © summated the sale of the better por tion of the property on which stood the Baldwin | to Jas. L. Ploed, rout $1,000,000, Although con firmation of the report could pot today from the prin alleged transaction, the reliable source from which it led to ite being re colved with credence. THE VOTERS’ LAST CHANCE School Election Registration Books Open Tomorrow. Those who have not previously rp agistered for the school élection Bat urday, will have @ last oppoetunity to do so, ~The books will be opened again tomorrow from 9 a, m. to 9 pm This is in accordance with the state law, which provides for } registration up to days previous to election, and on the day b ° The candidates are G. V. Cathoun, the present incumbent; F.C. Hughes the well-known attorney, and Henry W. Stein, a proof-reader for the Times. Mesera, Caine and Hughes om to be the strongest candidates, though Mr. @tein has many friends among the Single Tax ers ‘Thus far, about 2100 voters have registered, This ie but little over 10 per cent. of the eligible voting popu lation, CITY HALL NOTES. Lester Turoer hag petitioned the beard of public works to allow him to improve Eleventh avenue from the south line of Lincetn Pemtiua’ addi on to the south lines af Mercer street, under the city’s direction ‘The city te tO bear ite pro rata ox Theodore Ludgate has been grant ed 4 petition by thé board of puaiia works, allowing him to bulid a rali- way sidigg pcerore Mepoer slong his property ‘to Kepubjiea sizect. Thin te allowed under cer- tain conditions impowed by the city enginesr's qMoe. 72. Hide for tuppiies far the months of Novernber and Eeeember bewa been opened by the beard ef pybiic works and referred to the secretary for tabulation and report. eee Severat Dullding permite wore ts- | sued repalre spung acromm the | strumental in causing a fire which bong “\ sete. mee yeas yen a) hts is pro-| burned a pumping station on his te we Teese? Traaet y| vided with « on top, whieh | property. Tke Middtebrook, Tes © b 4 will add much to ite brilliancy.| Gen. Metntyre has many friends avenue, the cost being BETTER car SERVICE. Three up-te-date passenger cere have been reeeived by the, Grant Street Electric lime. They are of the latest tmproved type. and were built by the John Hammond Car compasy ef fan Francisca “They have & seating capacity of @ persona, there being (we rows of seats with a center aisle, The company ox pects to bawe them im operation in a day or two. SCHEMES OF RAILROAD MEN Hill and Harriman Both Fig uring on Consolidation. “Within less than five years there will be twe American railroad aps- te from the Atlantic to the Pad. fle aid «A prominent railway dipec- tor, whe wae in Seattle today, “and H. Harriman and J. J. Hill are the moving forces that are now at work, cach in a sphere of his own. Hilt has been making a fight for himself against the Ga fan Pa- eific on the north, and the Wall street forces in the Buat. until he | has, by sheer for ed a foothold t e and ability, gains t has compelled re- cognition, and today be atands as one of the great raliroad men of the world Harriman has not antagonised the trusts and Wall street, but he gradually coming to the front in rallroad ¢irejes for several has been of the Union Pacific The talk that was current last pring about a consolidation of the FB. & ©. and Great Northern is again | revived in railroad cireles, and I am inclined to believe that Mill will eventually succeed in his plans “The Morgan interests were afraid ould Without sacrificing too much t p HU out, and suecesded | cking the plang at that tin Eventa have shown, however, that Hill has been the real managing head of the operation and management of that system and his management of that system and his methods meet with the favor of the independent 1 would not be #urprised to see Hill in control, within 18 months, « a syttem reaching from the Atlantic » Pacific, with « line of steam- m here to the Orient that will Canadian Pacific no advan tage in point of speed and elegance of its appointments. “With the Union Pacifie it will take longer. That system has only we ut of receiver's hands four days by the payment of something Mike $100,000,000, half of which was paid last week, But that nystem is coming to the front with a rapidity and certainty p d in the history of railroads, give th An anonymous letter waa recelv. ed at the Seattle Stock exchange to- day, stating that the valuable ores stolen a few night > were hidden under the sidewalk corner of Went ern avenue and Union streets, On searching, only about half of the ove was found. The writer states that he had no idew of ite value years, though he did not flash eut ore the general public until in} connection with the reorganization of bim and made all the fight they! rely Wite| THE SEATTLE STA 1890, ING, NOVEMBER 2%, STEEL TRUST DRIVES TRADE FROM THE U.S. First Time in History of the Nation That Steel Rails Are Bought Abroad, PHILADELPHIA, Va., Noy. 2-—For the first time in many years foreign manufacturers are being called upen to supply steel ralle for the United States. During th ant W the Rea Star line steamship @witserland and the Norwegian steamship Han peat arrived at this port from Antwerp and Rotterdam reapeetively With part cargoes of ntect rai, made in Beotiand and Ger many, consigned to the Union Traction company, of this city and a New York company acting for street railway lines in other cities, They are the first steel rraiie made in f vuntries ever piracted for by any street railway in this In the midst of the greatest ¢ra of tron and steel production that has ever been witnessed ip the United Bates, when etre! prod vets, In particular, are being extensively exported to many for eign countries, it may occasion surprine that home consumers are obliged to go abroad to place important coutracts for #tee) rails The situation is egsily explaingd, however, when It In pointed out that ap iron-clad pool or trust has such # tight grip on the prod | uct of the country that consumers find it more profita nport i steel raile than to submit to the extortionate nands of the mon opoly The steel rails imported om the steamers Hwijsertand and made especially for curvég and switch en on street railway lines, They differ from the ordinary street rallway rails in that, in addition to the usud! flat’ surface on which the car Wheels rest, they gre provided with a guard to pre Vent the wheele from elipping or jumping off the iracks, as the flanges of the car wheels ore held tightiy in the groove between the guard and the wheel rest euttace of the rail. The two steam ere browght @ consigament of over 700 tome of guard ralieol which 400 tons were for the Union Traction company Phere arg only three of four pteel mills ip thie country that ere equipped for rolling guard ra! ul the “special work” re quired for atpeet railway curves end switches, as their manufac ture requires very costly machinery and highly skilled labc The entire praduction of guard ralis in thie country is contro! by three companies, the Pennsylvania Bteei Company, of Blegiton; The Johneon Company. of Johnstown, Pa., and Lorain, 0., and Wiliam Wharton, Jr. @ Co.. of thie city. Those three companies eateblipbed a poel, or trust, Co Maintain and advance prices. [ARRANGING —|HE IS CHARGED DECORATIONS] WITH ARSON Mcintyre Is Under Street Preparations. teh The ations for the| Gensational charges have been grand brat are wal under | made against Brig. Gen. J.D Mein ¥. The frame-works for several | tyre, of the state militia. He left of the arches are giready up, but, of | thin city very suddenty yerterday af bua will be left to | ternoon, presumabiy under arrest on gree SS te supposed to have been ing & patura) | worn out In Douglas county, chars j ing him with the crime of arson. ft rumored that he had been in Hanseat are “guard rails, | | See eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee ee See ee ee ease teeter see ees eee eee eee ee tee ee the last, Along the Saree evergreens | 4 warrant « being placed, od ee At certain Totervais & chain of/ ‘Thie ia @ new depadiure since the) in this aity, and they have branded ate ee last decorated. the supposed chargese as i te last feature to be completed of belief. withe the grand triumphal arch at| This afternoon ex-Senater Rarge First avenue and University street. | received @ telegram from Gen, M>- ‘This will be the most expensive thi Intyre at Wenateheg, in which the | of the kind yet used herg, and it will/ latter said: “T am here under @ | be beautifully destened rent. A Thiel ageney detective has | "Swany of the public buildings ere| been in Seaitie for many days, and | | now bein decorsted. ‘The Mutual | he im said to have left yesterday with | | Ldfe pullding ie well op to ign. Molatyre in charge. | oe Orta bi pe eer rag: CITY DADS TO GO TO TACOMA) mn | Soc the features of the | will be the division of sehool ebhil- ldren. Col, Bdeen, grand marshal of the parade, expects to have about dren tn the line of march. 3,000 hi Por weeks the boya have been uh Sanaa ing for the parade, ond battalion and! , wee pany alfhcers have been elated, There'll Be a Hot Time There ‘The fi officers will be mounts, | jand the sntire division will be in un'- | This Ew forma. The city councl! takes a Jaunt to The United States revenue eut*er | pacoma this afternoon. It leaves on | | Corwin, whieh ts now in this pert.) tne myer at $46. The entire mem- has received instructions from 'h¢ bership of Agaitic’s lewiniative body | ‘Treasury department te PArtivi@Ale is going, and severa] of the other in the great naval parade which W4'l | city gMelais will go te the City of | acoompany the Queso Up the BAY. | Destiny, paaaminey eitinyy yor | The Tacoma council will act as) host. It has arranged @ good time BOTH THE MEN for the muee The boat will be met | by a special ar whieh will sonvey | the featile eontingent to the Ta Dinner will be served early in the | Seen evenings. Then the Tacoma council will go to work. will watch the fun. After the er be served in the Hotel Tacoma. Or atory and felicttation will be the om] der of the evening Rooms have t neoured at th hotel for the visitors if they ve them. Tomorrow morning they wi! | be served with breakfast Our elty fathers Botting Still Slightly Favors Fitzsimmons’ Vict NEWDORP, Nov. 2.—Sharkey this morning took @ little walk and ha a few rounds of very light sparring | | with Hob Armstrong today. This! evening he will leave for New York where he will act as one of Dixon Sty 6 aati seconds in his fight with Will Cur ae pier Se bn wii fly Rggciss jtey, After by Sem Shartey Sil S| that Seattle money will not pass in |to Delaven house, whe | thet city temtant. |} main until tomorrow afternoon, He = | will leave Delaven at 4 oc Coney island, Sharkey t# thorough- Inight, through his manager, bet | {$1,700 against $2,000 with Mar- tin Dowling, and §700 against $1,000 | with Nat Goodwin on himself against | Jeffries, AT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D. ©., Nov, 2 ASHBURY PARK, Nov. 2.-There was great bustle and activity around | The new bureau to be created under Jeffries’ training quarters this morn-| the War department will be called | jing. The champion and his party | the “Bureau of Insular and Colonial lteave this afternoon for New York,| Affairs.” The position Of wad has land Jeffries has arranged to attend | been offered to Robert H. Porter, | the Dixon-Curiey fight tonight. Jef-| who recently did active service as a | leries’ long siege of training is over, | special comminsioner of the Treasury | and he is confident, He leaves here | department, in geting statistics in in the best shape. After the fight | Porto Rico, Cuba and Kurope. The | tonight Jeffries’ managers will hurry | new bureau will relieve the War de |him away to some secluded spot, | partment of the ails of govern and at 1 o'clock tomorrow he will| ment insular possessions, while un | leave for Co island, Jeffries is ‘a| der military rule. Porter may de have the same corner of the ring he | cline the position used the night he fought Fitssim- Se mons. | NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Today the to 10 with Jeffrion, money | bettin, slow to pla A rumor is still going the rounds that Jeffries is not fit, but it is vigorously denied. The opinions that Jeffries is not Mt arise rom the comparison between Jef fries of today and the man who de- | feated Fitasimmons, MANILA, Nov. 2—IAeut, Slavers and 18 scouts, while reconnoltering ~ the insurgents’ position north of An- geles toda Hobart Slightly Improved | ji¢ or ine enem PATTORNBON, N. J., Nov. &—| ing 40 men The insurgents Vice-President Hobart's physician| three killed and many issued the following bulletin thas | "Eves had no casualties Senors Paterno and Buencamino morning; “Mr, Hobart spent @ rest - night. utposts number wounded. | members of Aguinaldo’. cabinet, He slept well and wd) have resigned. They favored a pol- not require any medical attendance,” ‘icy of moderation eel te it al AB ii Ka MORE REBELS , encountered and routed |§ had |g ‘PHONE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PIKE ISO 215. ALL PAPER Estimates given on all classes of work Star Paint Co. B00 Pike St Doll Carriages, Go Carts, Children’s Chairs, | COON BRO! Are three items we are strong on, New designs and the lowest figures quoted anywhere, Bet ter buy early 1417 Second Avenue. BRUNNER & CO. Groceries, Wines and Liquors 602 Pike Street, corner Fifth, ‘Phone a 704. Angelica, Fine Red Port, Sherry, California sweet wines @ specialty, jion, $1 up. Muscatel, by the bottle, 3b¢ up; by the and White To-Kay. DANGEROUS NEGLECT OF THE YE Optictes, 2 Min awe We apply this principle to all our sults which range in price from $10 to $50. This is the principle of low expenses, mahy sales, small profits correctly applied. : Standard Tailoring Co. 1012 Third Avenue. lasses Ground — Any size, shape or strength, no matter what the defect, if it can be corrected with glasses, I can do it CHAS. @. HOLCOMG, Optician, 216-218 Burke Bid OUR PRINCIPLE AAARARR CHOICE LOTS Walla Walla Addition Denny-Blaine Land Co. Dexter Horton Bank Building. Christmas Snow Inno whiter than the linen enteneted to our case afies * leaves 6be lange dey. 1? there's one thing mesa anothes we eveig, i's the bine yellow tinge so common smans fertor laundeies. We are canaful, we ase conscientious and me prom ise and give good work. “OUR HOLIDAY GOODS ose rivi 4 will be placed on sale about November i@ Afuall oe Ubedne adve code Snalt Brana Voplon ex . Commercial Importing Co-,. 1008 Second Ave. A MAN IS" fon a banquet will | me ite appearance’ depends on the laundry, Our work is done to please the most fastidious. Domestic finish if ASKED FOR sit 4 Pie voy PALACE STEAM LAUNDRY “MORAN BROS. COMPANY Engine and Ship Builders STEEL AND WOOD LUMBER MILL HEATING STOVES GALORE Keonomy heaters, our own make, lined with No. 20 steel; three siges; Premium Garland heaters for wood, cast top and bottom, two sizes; Ivy Michigan for wea; all cast tron; Oak Garland for wood or coal (air- tight), four sives; air-tight Garland for ceal, three size hot-air blast; no advan Hl heaters go at last year's prices. 1331 Second Ave, GEO, H, WOODHOUSE Will be Popular with Our Boys from the Front OUR HOUSE | Occidental Ave. and Washington St. . Barrington’s Drag Store Store Open All Night. We Never Sleep Require a stim’ Nourishing a ng Qualities | West’s ° London Porter Sub. P. O. business trans- acted 24 hours each day, § | Is readily assimitated aud assists, nature ta , $9 | forming a tye ae S| fant " $)| (rLivenae WW Meas Te Any Panr oF Qyry West &Go., pro, td Avenue and Pike st. ‘Phone Pike 82. Day 96 ss al i at att