The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 14, 1899, Page 1

| ae Cents a Month By Mail or Carrier VoL. 1. WILD REPORTS OF _ VICTORY AND DEFEAT Which Are Flying Al About Today in the City of London. HAS BULLER ENTERED LADYSMITH A Statement Is Made to That Effect—Rumor That General Methuen Has Again Been Defeated. LONDON, Dee. 14.—Lord Met dattle north of Modder river, ex wade alone lost Sf office The endless list of cas n to arrive 1 with an many heartrending scenes whe the Dulletin boards The list of casualities receiv ed and Lieut. Wauc wound Royal Highlanders, Licut wounded, three missing Seaforth Highlanders, two ke Total High!and brigade casu wounded and five missing ed, six men killed, 4 wounded, \ ‘The cavalry loss so far rep: The following additional hoon Mounted infantry ¢ulates a report. originating in ih. The report is not confir reports add that Buller =) LONDON, Dec. 14.—The Britt have suffered another appalling tein, Beyond the Modder river. Boers, protected by heavy earth The British General NEW YORK, Dee. 14. SPCPSCOTOTSOSSSSOESTSSSSESOOSESESESEOOEOOSESD South Africa to fight the British. ——, immediateiy. GOV. BRADY BLOODSHED IN ALASKA judtetal arrangements in Alas- a. I fear there will be bloodshed in me of the districts, The settlers ‘unable to acquire clear and de ite titles to thetr property fo spoke Gov. John G. Brady. of Jaska, to a Star reporter this morn at the Occidental hotel. He ar- ed here last night from the north the #teamer City of Seattle, on way to Washington, D. €., to at 4 a convention of governors ap the details of a celebration the centennial anniversary of the al of the national capital from fiadelphia to Washington Questioned as to the probability of division of Alaska into smaller More convenient judicial dis- the governor said “There will be no well defined 4i- It will simpty amount to a ta vast extent of country Alna- covers, If the one judge there id he compelied to go from Cape jome to Sitka he would have to vel over 2,200 milles. However, itriped to the waist and with bare inuekies, two teamstern settied a te this morning as to which the better judge of horse ight wagons containing about 4 rts from the tenderloin, went out & vacant lot at Fourteenth and ‘Weller, to witness the battle, The meters, one supposed to be nam- Martin, and the other fought until their bodies were ¢ @4 with blood. Esary went down and honor was satiafied. Indian Joe Gregg refereed the mill Judge Hanford is today hearing the case of the Pacific Lumber Co e@gainst, Kichard Brown for the sum of $2,001.42. The Lumber Company claims that Brown fatled to deliver epara aecoraiig to contract Market Inspector Brown placed on exhibition with the county sioners today, trees from the Wood burne, Ore., nursery, which fected withe wooly aphirs and obiiets borers. He has decided to hold the commissioners responsible for the enforcement of. the law, and has thrown the matter into their hands ‘To a Mtar reporter today, he sa “If the commissioners do not enfore the law, I will foree them into com pliance with its requirements.” commis The three-masted ship Oriental, a vessel of 1,559 tons net, is loading coal at the south bunkers for San Francisco. ‘The Went Seattle ferry will be laid Up for repairs until Sunday. This is consequent upon her collision with the steamer La Conner. Meanwhile transportation by 1 in being pro vided, The trains leave from the foot of First avenue and reach West Beattie by way of the bridge across the tide fata, — sand 60 men in Major General Wauchope, cor Colonel Goode killed, Guards brigade. Lord Winchester killed, three officers wound one officer killed and two wounded. Roya! Horse artillery, two officers killed and two wounded. Field artillery, men wounded. -2o——— LONDON, Dec. M—The Exchange T raph Company cir Micted a crushing blow on the Hoers and raised the sic The losses are estimated at #60. The Wauche ———O &— On Thursday $0 Irishmen wil! for Paris, there joining an Irish volunteer regiment which goes to nS en LONDON, Dec. 14.—The rumor that Gen. Clery has entered La@ysmith and that Buller had captured 3,000 Roers. Rand mining stocks to Jump a pound on the exchange this after- noon. o—— LONDON, Dee. 14.—The war office announced this afternoon that the sixth division of the second army corps would leave Bun @ay for South Africa, and the seventh division would be mobilized “Unless some change forthe better, kes plate very soon in regard to) inted by President McKiniey to) ing of additional judges where | people can get hold of them down here do not realize | aloes as to his whereabouts. huen'’s casualties in the Monday coded 1,000. The Highland bri- killed, wounded, and ualtios for which the public has today. The vicinity of the war xious inquirers and there were m names of victims appeared on ed so far te as follows umanding the Highlanders, kill od five officers tiled, two missing. aities im officers, ten killed, 38 “ed is two killed and 27 wounded. wallies were received this after- Edinburgh, saying that Buller in- of Lady- med at the war offic captured 16,000 Boers. > sh troops, under Lord Methuen, reverse, this time at Magerafon works, suffered little. ope is among the slain. eave ‘amused the POOP SESSOSOOSHSOSOESESHSHFOSOOOOOSOSOS OS SOOOOOOOOD EXPECTS — though congress seems unwilling to give us three more judges, it may allow us one. “This is a very important matter, decause it affects not only the inter- este of the people of Alaska, but the interests of this whole coast. As it is, the whole of Alaska is tied up judicially.” Gov. Brady has nothing to say in regard to the resignation of Judge Johnson nor could he give any hint or Indication as to who will Mii the | vacancy He knew nothing definite concern ing the proposed electric rathway over the Chilcoot pass. I have heard both favorable and unfavorable accounts of Mr. Kin ney, the promoter of the enterprise,” he said, | tleman personally.” While in Washington Gov. Brady | in common with every other govern- or or the union, will be under the orders of the secretary of the In- tertor. Gov, Brady has the interests of Alaska very much at heart, not only because he is governor of that great country, but because ft has been his home for nearly a quart of a century. Gov. Brady leaves for the thia afternoon, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 14.— The senate today tabled Petticrew's resolution inquiring of the secretary of the navy if it was true Admiral Dewey saluted the Filipine fags on the insurgent vessels in Manila bay. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 14— ‘The debate on the currency bill was resumed today. Cox, Democrat of Tennessee, being the first speaker He protested againat the de-monet!z- ation of silver as a money metal Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, succes sor to the late Speaker Crisp, spoke along similar lines. Crumpacked Republican of Indiana, gloried tn the prosperity of the country under Re publican rule, and predicted tinuance If the bill was pa WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 14 The senate today confirmed the fol lowing nominated to be ministers to forelan countries Bellamy Storer Spain; Arthur Hardy, Gr Row mania and Gervia; William lord Argentine Republic; John Irwin, Por- tugal; Lawrence Townsend, Belgium and H. W. Rowen, Persia The Pacific Coast Company has lea the contract for the general over hauling of the steamship City of | Puebla, to Moran Bron. of this city | As this contract Includes the re bollering of the vessel, It amounts to ja large aum | San Francisco firms bid for this | work, but Moran Bros. was the low yest. The obtaining of this contract | by a Seattle firm in competition with the Golden Gate City, ta a good Ins lication of the growing importance of Seattle as a competitor in ship building | Willie Blow, age 11, living with the j family of W. B. King, at Lator disappeared from his home noon, and fears are en THE LATTLE, but I do not know the gen-/ TATTLE WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EVENING, 14, CURFEW ORDINANCE TO BE ENFORCED Chief Reed Gives Strict Orders to Patrolmen to That Effect. | Chief of Police Reed has instructed the patrolmen to enforce the curfew ordinance, and from now on all boys and girls under the age of 16 years will be compelled to seek their homes by 9 o'clock or they will run the chance of spending a night In the re celving cell at headquartery DECEMBER CITY NEWS. & F adele deeded. 5 The local Christian Endeavorers | will publish a calendar for 1900 con- taining views of the Philippines and the First Washington troops in ac tion, Tt will be a work of art, and ready for publication next Monday # which re- reclassified freight and ad- rates to and from the Pacific have been cited to appear be |fore the interstate commerce com- mission at Washington and show cause for the changes, Shippers hope | this will prevent more adva Managers of those lin cently Charles Cooper, a wealthy Cape N miner, is in Seattle on bual- Chief Reed has been receiving complaints during the past few ness, He expects to return to Cape weeks to the effect that boys of tender ages congregate on street Nome as soon as he can reach there| @ corners in Variou tions of the city, and until late in the night | by ocean navigatic raise disturbance The officers have been instructed firat to give and then, if the youngsters fail to take no re Judge Cann individual warnin tee, they will be An effort is now na made to em teblish a marine hospital at Dutch | brought be Mar Alaska, ¢ Higbee, Poltee officers say that it is surprising to note the n al manager Empire! boys under the age of 16 who are cigarette emokera and are learn Transportation Cc has tak- ing other bad habits jen th atter up with #8, ©. N Several days ago Officer Philbrick found three boys at the | the mpany's representative at foot of Pike street, some of them 10 years of age, Intoxicated to | | Washington | ® puch an extent that they were unable to walk, They told the off | The Seattic Steam Heat and Pew-| cer that they had ou given liquor in North Seattle er Company is making arr A gentioman, who desired that his name be withheld, asked menis to rebuild ite system of dis- Capt. Sullivan, yesterday to notify the officers to arrest hin 16 tributing mains throughout the year-old granddaughter, He has b unable to keep her off business section of the city | ® the streets and lately phe has been In the habit of staying away padi Je ‘ |@ from home several days at a ti sctor rry Quinlan Several prominent ministers of the city have asked the police PUY saves AIH isn oy) 4 to enforce the curfew ordinance cha the rotaries on the Great ! Iw aiichiniie tats tha ba They claim that hundreds of sand girls are going to ruin wide Of that read recently. He wi in Seattle by being permitted to run the streets at night. No boy take a position under Charlies M or girl under sixteen years will be allowed on the streets up walld arity on the White Pass @ Yukon o'clock unless they can produce a note from their parents show- j they are on an erran: j | Katelia Dalton has purchased #ix | * * * . * ° « * * * * « * + le ® « om . * . * * + * . * * * * * Sete ete et ee eee ee eetet se eeeee eee te jlote on Stacy street for $5,000 from} | Kdith Reed. | Henry H. Shufeldt and wife gave POR ORS SSCS SSCSSC OSS ESSE ESS SSS TOTEM POLE 3 ork, @ mortgage ou (he Butler} Hotel property for $180,000. The rev sive fos't'we! Toscremen Sei) FREIGHT TRICK! = INDICTMENTS am 4 to $14.80. | Th Tenney estate has cold to C r | ' meron for @ consideration of | ea ogg fin mys he eg oa J. Griemore, a returned Kion Word was brought down on the/ * liker, Wap made the vietim of the| steamers City of Seattle and Al-K! te Firat ave treet, on | well-worn “freight trick” on the eve | the effect that the totem pole indict he southweat corne lla. es winery of his departure for Alaska last * on wor of! March. He has just came back and | ty the grand jury at Juneau tigre h avenu street | this morning he reported hia toas! indicted were the members of rat 1 Weller) at police headquarters. Griamore business men's excursion who Peers for 94,000. met a well-dressed young man on incipals in taking the ‘og from Th Fa A foan a| the Ocean dock. A conversation! the Port Tongas graveyard. Those me 1 damages in| *? up between the two and] included in the list are: N. H. Lati-/ It an ' 2.7 againat ft, ft.| Gtimmore turned over to his newly! mer, Geo. H. Higbee, Edgar B. Pi- | Drumond for the toms of a barge of | (004 friend $40 to pay @ freight bill. | per, Rev. J. PD. Liwyd, J. W. Cline oal | Glimore was given a check while the EB. Ff ne, George W. Fischer, and friend went to pay his account. He Thomas W. Proach | Rly bags gy tvor ey wife pare sold never came back and Griamore| It is not thought that any bench Taltat yor tess (Of 0m Hyde, near! went north minus $49, bent on re-| warrants will be issued. District Guit hee bee | venge when he returned. Attorney Wil B ay stated today 4 as been brought against the) Grismore left this afternoon for| that he had not received any infor city of Seattio by ©. BE. Burnley for| California, Me told an official at| mation as to the action of the Al- $20, the amount of damages his| headquarters that every boat that/askan Jury. No warrants or hortes susteined from fallinw into a| arrived in Auaska brings several! dictmenta have been sent to the Un- hele on Broadway last September,| persons who have been buncoed out | ited States marehal. If the indict A suit was inatituted yesterday | of their money by the freight trick./ te were actually insued, they will afterages by the German an Savings & | The description lett. by Griamore at | be too late, ‘Compeny oot Bah Franciacn, to] the man who got his $40 taliies with ted In the @tar several days) forceioee four mortgages, amounting | that of Harry Lewts. alias Mason, «| ago, “P.-L” excursionists rais-) to 175,008, based on promissory notes| Member of the bunco fraternity of | the sum of $800, on which was a on property owned by the Kenyon | this city. (9 by the owners of the totem oat [pole in full for their claim. The Maw Thomas J. Humes took his A BIG MAN Tsapedlc loaner! con Te grey al gael eur this morning and started for iby perches. Raveylaner ducne. lee Wii revere SALOON CA CASE UP. Bet urday Vim. Rude, a driver for Frasch’s Billy Relond, “Billy the Mugs” “the proprietor «tf mrrket on Yesler way, arrested sev saloon on Becond habebenient, we Senaeat tate pS: Cornelius Christopher, one of the | | avenue south, will be given his trial ing by Judge Cann on oth “1a heaviest owners and one of the best | betore Judge Cann tomorrow after wm motion Of known mining men in the country, | noon. Judge Cann has prepared al Deputy Hat of eighteen citizens and the pro Prosecuting Attorney Ful-| arrived from Atlin, B. C., ton de 006 ecaty, nt MmaEO Gned tie and te registered at the |mecution and defense will strike 12 He ts here for the purpose of clom- | names from the list this afternoon, F. W. Mabbett will succeed Cor-|ing up several deala which make In | jeaving atx to act as Jurors neltus Shields ae viee president and the aggregate the largest mining Thies makes the third saloon man feneral manager of the #pokane| transfer in Alaska this year. The that has been brought before Judge Pails & Northern. He will continue| London Hydraulte Syndicate ts the | Cann for violating the state Iaw in alec act In his old position of sec. | company with which he ts connect- keeping thetr places of business open retary and treasurer ed, He has just completed the de Dave Biake and Thos. on Sunday tails of a transfer by which most of | Clancy were b: oth found not guilty. James Thain, a fish dealer residing at 207 Twelfth avenue south, diet |th? Property of his company, situat biel Yenterday afternoon of heart failure (¢4 OM Wright creek, seventeen miles |from Atlin, is conveyed into the The Los Angeles Chamber of! hands of a party of London direc ‘KENYON NEARLY Commerce has written to the Seattle | tors through EB. C. Hawkins, general | chamber, requesting it to oppose by | manager of the White Pass & Yukon its Influence, the ratification of the|raiiway. There are not lese than treaty with Jamaica, whereby citron! soo acres in this property, all rich fruits of that country will be given| ground, The consideration is enor & 20 per cent. reduction on import! mous duties to the United States, | He has also completed arrange-| O'Brien, mente for the transfer of several BENT DOUBLE The second accident to occur on the Union Trunk line within a week night at 9:90 o'clock | Steamer Rosalle, Capt | happened | left at 9 this morning for Lynn| hundred acres of Otter creek hy pdb . canal ports, Among her passengers|draulic property to a French syndi A.M Keny a. conductor aa. 6 Ra | were L. §. Humes, son of Mayor| cata, the identity of whose officials |e? Heights car, was aceidentalix Humes, who will try to break the he would not reveal. The consider. | C?U#™ between the front # one on record to Nome over the ice. He|ation in this ease tm $100,000. | the erect and wearily bent Soutte | | will ko by way of Dawaon, traveling) Mr. Christopher ts enthusiastic over 6.000 miles, The Rosalle carried | over the outlook in Alaska, particu- about 260 tons of miscellaneous car-| larly in and around Atlin go and 25 passengers. | _"t have mined tn varie and | widely separated parts of the world” | *head of ys cae to. ture it Ae ee he said, “but I never saw such a| C8? Passed over the awi h a | rm hy rac! jan attempt to jump on the front pron te ny 4 1 a « t HE ROBBE Dd | eee nuntry as the vicinity of At.| Platform. He slipped and fell under the steps. | me. ne ago we found @ NUE-| ane car was stopped, and the in- The car wes running down the Fast Jefferson street hill at a gool | rate of speed ear the ¥, M,C park there js a switch, Kenyon ran | | |met weighing three pounds and two} | ounces and worth over $500, 1 ex.|JUred man was suffering greatly. He |pect to wee m large number of men | Wa" taken to the Walla Walla Phar- macy land great activity there next year.” i‘ ‘ Sty, Gusions Dr. George Newlands was sum- pher has been instruct |, Police headquarters has been rob-| 64 to purchase 10,000 acres of land in| Mone’. He pronounced Kenyon’s in jbed. ‘The thief has been captured, | the vicinity of Atlin for a London {Juries while painful, not serious however, and he is now confined in| company. He wil! remain here dur- | eter he was taken to his residence, 219 Sixteenth avenue, in a hack nyon received many bruises about | the steel tank on @ bread and water diet. &. Quan, a laborer, was ar Ing these negotiations rented lant Friday night by Officer body. It is probable that he has conduct. He was sentenced to five This afternoon Kenyon was res:- days on the chain gang | ing easily Yesterday afternoon has en a truaty, act of atealing seve Quan, who} was caught in the ral blankets fr FROM ALASKA v.m.c.a. concert. “m -_ a shelf at one end of the fall « ! J. D. Grat 4 ‘i A large audience filled the aud ridor, He pleaded guilty before! ¢ ainaka merived fi Fy omy Ne torium of the Y. M,C, A, last night |Jailor Corbett, and was placed in|)” gor Thy! Mee haga A to hear the second of a series of win- the tank terday and is stopping at the N ter concerts, The programme was! This morning Quan denied the| [TP — — ene se ected exceptionally interesting and the charge, and says he ts being Jobhed | Oat ag : Susie e gph Ton | performers were heartily encored by the Jallor. Corbett ot ye gle ga ent. of the srnome participating were: Jennie decté T epaihay te vit tee yie| total output. He etaten that tt Will | Houghton Kamunds, Lillian Miller be several thousand dollars greater ae . - , Quan on a charge o ary 0 Ai tell Whittlesey, Tnadore St a a * f burglary oF) nie year. The Anaconda mine has | Lilian Belt hit tlesey * n- not , german, Louls Singerman and Mr, = jjust put In a diamond drill to tert! Saunders its quartz ledges, which average |” " | CASE GOES OVER about $5 to the ton c Mr. Graham has been called down| LUMBER TO ADVANCE | : here to be interviewed by the govern- ‘ —. The hearing of Thomas Burke, ment concerning various matters FP. J. Palmer, of Victoria, a prom- charged with violating the smoke or inent lumberman, is in this city. He | pertaining to his office A man by the name of Smith made the trip fro Au o e const formed the judge this morning that flares a "mien, in hese thud lumber firms are unable to fll th he had sold ais plant end the prea- establishing a new record. He cama | Per Owing toa scarcity of shiz am wer SFO Wetnee Cre O BOW! ous by dog team ee ian i process which they say will aba Arguments Made. | ep oy a8 All the miners from Alaska report nu n the weather very mild, with no pros EVERPTT, Dec The trial of states that lumber in this region | will certainly advance and that the dinance, has been continued several days by Judge Cann. Mr, Burke in STAR. 1599. Finely Decorated Dinner Sets The Christmas Is Close at Hand And here we are psn Ladies’ and Gent's Watches Pins from $1 up Umbrellas from TS up; from TSe up ver and Ebony Brushes, Combs and Mirrors in Christmas we are going to tell in this space ate Chrismas gifts. Toilet Sets, Perfumes, Purses, Telephone News Tips, Subscriptio: PIKE » Eto., To NO, Bargains in Wall Paper th. $tar Paint Co. 300 Pike Street Toy Watches Are small things, but our prices are small, too. We’ 1 today we show one of the finest lines of To So the prices haven't changed. THEY a BMALL. COON BROS., i417 Second Ave. a ati ~BRUN NE! ER & co. Groceries, Wines and Liquors 502 Pike Street, corner Fifth, ‘Phone Gr 794. On hand a fine line of whiskies in bulk and bottles as fol- lows: Monogram Rye, Canadian Club, Oscar Burke's Irish, Burke's Scotch. McBrayer Bottled etc., etc. Hennessy and Martel Brandies, French Cordials and Imported Gin. A Weleome Ghristmas Gift Appreciated for years is a Rimmed Glasses ora fine We have the la t stock in the cit have everythin Hn, CLAY EB OPTICIAN R Christmas Suggestions From now until e of appropri- Your head eches Your print blurs carefully oat thorough _ cnamined Tuse on 7 latest im proved instruments ments bave actually been retarne’ CHAS. @. HOLCOMB, Optic on. 216-216 Burke B Among the many suitable Christmas presents that you'll find here are three styles of splendidly decorated DINNER SETS. For Friday and Saturday. Priced at $8.50, $9.90 and $12.00 the complete wets, they make a very approoriate gift. CORONA JAVA COFFEE; a distinctly good favor. Forty cents per pound, 1008 Second Ave. from $2.50 up. 150 251, In order to make room for new stock, we will close out our stock of ‘99 patterns at a great reduction, commencing today, the we baile up our business on small articles at small prices, j sinthe i air of Gold ar! ae glass. We he ae hag to style an ‘price. First Avenue Commercial Importing Co Diamond Rings, from $5 up; Ladies’ Guard Chains from $2 up; Stick Ladies’ Kings from $2 up. One of the largest lines of af Vaseline Jars from25e up; Opera Glasses from $4 up; Gents’ Vest Chains from §2 up; Children’s rings the West. Silver now sities from thc up. Can please you in anything in the jewelry line. W have a few of E. Howard & Co, Watches left at about one-half their ae tual value. 70% First Avenue Where the most liberal inducements to buyers for the coming holidays are offered JE! 715 od Ave. Hinckley Building W. W. 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They object to| arrest was polftical spite on the part paying Pierce 875 as ordered by the of Sheriff Van de Vanterfl The ar The local Democrats meet tonight| court, on grounds that hia services| uments are being made today in the G. A. Rt. hall, Collins bulld-| were not performed as ordered, and ing, to ratify the constitution and| that he has been interfering with| Detective Michael Powers ret: rn ed from Everett last night, where 4 been a witness in the Lyts ie | py laws of the new City Democratic] Mr jCtud Bell in a proper discharge of the , . [court's orders, . 1 ceca cost ARDEA O80) - Made to order; parquet floors; floors pol: ‘Mantels Is ished and guaranteed, ART FURMTURE & GRA CO. WEA DRVRCCRRER TR DETETEO900 094 by the linen he wears. Our work is done to please the most fastidious. 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