The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 18, 1899, Page 1

Cents a Month By Mail or Carrier SLA : We 1. IS AROUSED. The British Fighting Blood Is Now at Fever Heat. VOLUNTEERS BECOME PLENTIFUL Thousands of Patriotic Britons Anxious to G the Front and Take a Fall Out of the Boers, ~ Roberts, of Kandahar and Water- mander in chief in South Af ot sat. Gen. Methuen re | was taken prisoner when go flag of truce. om. Press comments are significant ore was England so @, politically he firat paper to get a 4 from a cor- since the repulse at Tugela river Friday al's defeat, amd says the reconneisance of their LONDON, Dec. ford, supers: riea. Lord Kite * his porte that Lieut andos Pole ing, with a white flag, t London is full of « ‘They state that never b The Evening News respondent with Fuller The dispatch minimises the British ge Boers lest heavily during the “successful position.” The war office's anno Lord Buller as ¢ n ¢ anew ment for a strong fon teers for Bouth Africa fs being responded to in @ gyfiant fashion. Offers to serve are pouring in from whole regiments and thou sands of individuals. In Edinbutgh today and artillery troops of 300 was organized within three pours, The war office explains today that the appointment of Roberts does not refieet on Buller. A despateh from Modder river station mye that on Baturday the Boers biew up the railroad two mies north of the British camp. fe, of volun- e ° ° ° e e ° e ° ° e e ° ° ° o o ° ° ° e ~-——— DUBLIN, Dec. 18.—The great friendship the Irish nation has for the Roers was demonstrated yesterday in the streets of this SPOOOSEOSOHOOHOOOOODOOOOOOE att over Buller’s reverse in Natal, Many commend Englands city. IT mmense crowds paraded the avenues, bearing @ Boer @ flag, which was tater seized by the police. eo Resoiations were passed at a Meeting oe States to Insure the independence ofthe Hoer repubtio, ——-—-@@ — e OATRO, Dec. 1&—Gen. Kitchener, now chief of staff to Lord @ Roberts, of Kandahar, who takes command in Bouth Africa, © leaves Omdurman tomorrow for Cairo, where he will embark @ probably Saturday e ——_—-oe e 4 NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The Commercial Cable Co. han tseued @ @ the following: “We are advised that the cable between Momam- @ @ bique and Lorepso Marques is Interrupted. A terrific cyclone at @ @ Mozambique caused the interruption on Delagoa bay cables @ @ Houses were blown down and ships in the barbor wrecked. ro e 7 sae e 2 PARIS, Dec. 18—The Paris papers, for a wonder, are not jubli- @ ° e 4 CSV eedesocccccccccccococoes CURRENCY BILL So The Republicans Voted Solidly for It-- = Provisions of the Measure. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18 Iver bullion ury may use any # Whe currency bill passed the house the treasury for coinage into today. The vote was 19 ayes, 150, denominations of subsidiary ny may be necessary to meet pubi he following Democrats voted for quirements OEE Assistant Quarterm rw. Ww | VELLED FOR HELP. Robinson went to Magnolia bluff this | anni morning to inspect the new build-| H. Burgurt, a driver In the employ ings. These comprinae one doubl set | of J. F. Adams, was held up by a " e double | Masked highwayman at the corner ‘e cee) enero "). officors: | Of First avenue west and John street F sets of non-commissioned office ra | about # ovclock Saturday night. Bur wit f quarters; one quartermaster and} tir yelied for help and the hikh- commissary store house, # Fer RR deg Pea of barracks, The contractors are| 4 a Nichols and Crothers Yesterday's Great Northern train Alvin P. V was five hours late and the North Gay fied a pet kruptey. ern Pacific 3% hours. His \iabilities amount to $9,266 A heavy Alaska mall came down ee Jon the Topeka. About 2,000 letters Emma A. Brown was arrested 10-1 trom Dawson, written in the latter yp a Aes aa : sued Dec.| nart of October, was distributed in rom the federal court, charging | g, - nt literature 1 her with sending indece through the mail. She is being bh awaiting $200 be It has been definitely stated at the » aiid quartermaster’s department that John Martin was arrested this af ; rnoon. % charge was made H the tra yort Grant will not be load $% suspected of ng implicated in| ¢d on the Bound. Another vessel will the recent robberies | probably be sent here in her place age wnt The transports Sheridan and Port fx-Detective Meredith has again | Albert are due to arrive before , Deen detailed for detective work juary 1. The Port Albert will earry Chief Reed. Frank Kennedy, former-| horses and mules, and will be loaded ly clerk, ie behind the desk at head | her warters at his old work | _ - : sh Fol | ‘The S. & I. has filed its answer te The bank clearances today were| the suit for damages brought by J $797,896.17, and the balances were| H. Jones It claims that he was stealing a ride when hurt, HE ALL ENGLAND pluck and fortitude in the hour of adversity. “3 “fasion oy ieee | Sylar le reported to'bave dccort PASSES THE HOUSE. TTLE, WASHIN THE DIRIGO DUE, George Rob She how- Steamer Dirigo, Capt is due to arrive tonight waa delayed in getting away and it ia likely she will not port before tomorrow pal wharfinger states that she will bring down a large quantity of saimon, | and in this case she will pot get here | Before tomorrow night ROBBED WHILE HE SLEPT, ertas, mas Kinnella was sales! © a yesterday morning by Offcer Holt on a charge of stealing a gold wateh and chain from J ve while the latter was asleep in |} tenderloin saloon When searc hed at headquarters, the chain waa found in Kinnella Brumby ts Dead. WASHINGTON, PD. © Dec. Lieut. Thos, M. Brumby, fag tieuw tenant to Admiral Dewey during the Mantia campaign, and who was il with typhoid fever, died at the Gar- | Meld hospital last night Mas OF REV. NAYLOR. | Naylor, a Methodist evangelist, who has serious charge against him, is reported to have re turned to Sea after an extended Rev. Isaac absence. When seen this morning by a Star reporter, Rev M, Kan dall, of the First Methodiet church said there were not, to hie k wh edge, any regular charges against | Mr. Naylor. 1 have heard rep derogatory to his standing evangelist. Whether there was any foundation to them or not I do not |know. There is no one here who has |the authority to make any definite }oharges against him id he j“Naylor ts not a member ligious body represented here | betongs to a church tn Engi jecharge of erious & nature }rumor about Mr. Naylor would have }to be made after due Investigation jand by @ conference vested with au- | thority to do this.” There was a rumor to the effect that Naylor's case would probably | | be dealt with In the Methodist con. | ference this morning. But Naylor did | not show up. nor were any of the mi dat able to say whoth-)} jer or m in the city ‘The fact that he didn't put in an! | appearance at the conference (pro- | of any re He vided be te in the city) te rather! | positiv® proof .in the opinion of the | majority of the members, that the rumors concerning him are wn- founded Fev. A. 8. Grege, secretary of the conference, said the matter could not be investigated by them, any-| way, it was out of thete sariedigs a wife and Give children in Eng land, procured & divoree In Dakota jand married a f days tater in Caltfornta. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Rev, F. B. Whi l lecture at T.6.0 2 ber 2. His ject be or the Mis nary Spirit Mre Fe K. Baxter, who formerly nducted the Rusiness Mens’ noon | day pr meetings in Chicago, has been indaced te oduct © series of poe afternoon meeti at the ation hall during December and Jen wary | William A. Reid, the secretary of th kagway panociation, is the t » Dawson this winter The » banket team eaven Sat for Porth » play the Portland association team Bat and Monday ¢ t The pand New Year's r =) tT IX SHAPE 'Is Seattle Cataract Franchise a *| OR SELLING LIGHT IN TH ny Electric Company Will Ask Council for Certain Modifications of Present Restrictions ees Sec. 6 All worn and unecurrent Levy, Underhill. Wtisen, t, | subsidiary =e hath te a Becudder, all of New York; Denny. of Th w iimiting the agurenate Maryland; McAleer, of Penn.; Thay-| amount of subsidiary silv er, of Mai $50,000,900 ie repealed Phe vote was one of the largest) gic 7. ‘The secretary of @ver cast in the house on any bil treasury may prescribe the denom! After adjournment the } OO perenne y= Ryponiree Seates ar publicans congratulated themseives | yeasury notes. noel @n the unbroken front presented by |... es oe them, and on the fact that the bi! O°) ave dollars Speees without a single nendment m Te a i aa - ‘The bill provides t We | doen eons | psoesbe tng banks whose capital Is $150,000 or Sec. 1 The standard un ot saat iain Wimaa vain value shall be the dollar of a capeet, Waees: 0 vesiet grains, gold nine tenths fine, or ae Oe eet Y Sraine pure gold ene-fourth of the capital, and # jo phe Algo r — tes all not exceed the par value held payable in gold coin This 7 eke bee omattad ee ran Sees the Theat sender ane Bec. 9 Provides that the amount ity of the silver dollar BG cr sll . ot the Gemption shall be estabiial nthe) aaa - at yo hana” ententa | Bec. 10.-In addition to x pr wry shall maintain the gold re b 1-48 abdlition 66 the tas, be fund, and to do this he may ke e oy the « of July v Certain transfers of funds eaue | ery nation! banking «association and sell bonds Of the United States, hall pay « tax of one-tenth of 1) But no transfer she educe the| per centum of the value of its fran- general fund below 350,000,000, The | chive parity of every do saved or 11. ‘Allowing the organiza. | coined by the Government shall be| tion of banks with a capital of not maintained ome than $26,000 In places of less than | fiec. 6. The secretary of the treas- | 2,000 inhabitants In all probabil mpany ract Co n |w ek from tor wht for an alteration its franch Th pany sires a change in three material points; In the clause which provides that after th mpany make# en rate to consumers, it eannot rise above that rate clause which pr # that in setting poles or aking any ilar char in tts nes on public streets, th pany must firet get the council to vase a resolution allowing them to do the same; and in that clause which al 0 fe % main line to demand power makes any ine 2,000 feet in length a main line In « matter to a Starr s H, Baker, the president of uttle Cataract Company, said 3 The last of these clauses vould npel us to branch out and go on ringing new wires throughouc the city ad infinitum, while we might not well 100 horsepower on the whole net work setting new poles, ete, only by coun 1 resolution acknowledged by of the councilmen themselves # unnecessary bit of red tape The first change Is the mont tm portant to us and to the elty of attle, Under present conditions the Seattle Cataract Company ts abso |lutely shut out from competition * a > TATTLE GTON, |@ are again Invading the business section of the city and are locat Ns ‘ MBER 18, 159 aioe ated EVENING, DEC PANIC IN THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Caused by a $10,000,000 Failure of F NEW YORK, Dec, 18.—The failure the bears batter values to pieces of the Produce Exchange Trust Co.| At 3:90 money on call was 100 pers caused & semb-panic in Wall street | (ent: bid. Shortly thereafter Pier- : ‘ pont Morgan sent a million Into the| jthis morning. ‘The market could not) iiarket at 50 per cent. Money oa| withstand the shock, and declines! cai) had reached 123 per cent. when ranging from 3 & per cent. were! storgan money was thrown on the| general, Strod® houses quickly sent) market supporting orders, and the slump) ‘Phe clearing house committee got wan stayed, though the market | together, and as a result 10 million) tinued feverish and = unsettled | o¢ additional money was loaned on throughout the merning | change The failure Of Allen & Company! ‘Phe action of the banks and Mor added to the excitement, and stocks] gan afforded immediate relief, and were thrown of the market Wildly. | che market raliied sharply all along The liabilities and assets of the! the tine. Just before 3 o'clock money Produce hange Trust Co. are es) on call wan 6 per cent. bid | timated at about $10,000,000 After 1:30 the market again went NEW YORK, A notice on the doc smash, Call money went soaring.) of the Produce Exchange Trust ¢ at one time reaching 10 per cent. bid.| says that the concern has suspended This caused the market to ao com-| payment pending an examination of pletely to pieces. Declines ranged] its books | from 2 to 12 per cent. and were gen — eral NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The stock Long stock was dumped on the | exchange firm of Henry Allen Co. has) bDiocks and helped | announced its suspension. | market tn hug THE DEAD LINE IS AGAIN ABOLISHED STA erveccccsoccccocococoooooooooorors , Eto., To ISO PIKE 254, = » 0 We have placed a very large order for ____-.c-—[-~ ...Wall Paper for 1900. and must reduce stock immediately. Don’t miss this opportunity Star Paint Co., 300 Pike Street. = ry 2 Ve ~ e e a ] e oe COSSOEOHOESESOESOOSO SOOO OOOOH OD eae. Train a Boy 1417 Second Ave, a ° 3 m4 rT the Exchange Trust Co. 3 b hould go. Give him an tron train or a eS. en- : ie es tos pee a hy rmeshanioat toy and he learns $ P more in e CALL MONEY SOARED UP TO $125; Five Minutes ~~ ; le Than books, would teach him in m 4 Pierpont Morgan and the Clearing Houses ou. an —_ —Five ‘Years : Throws Eleven Millions Cash Upon the ig eens,’ tka 3 Market and Restore Confidence. $0 we peuiven rromerix 3 $ COON BROS 3 BRUNNER & CO. Groceries, Wines and Liquors 602 Pike Street, corner Fifth, ‘Phone Green 794, On hand a fine line of whiskies in bulk and bottles _— lows: Monogram Rye, Canadian Club, Oscar Pe; Burke's Irish, Burke’s Scotch. McBrayer Bottled in etc., etc. Hennessy and Martel Brandies, French Cordials and Imported Gin. A Weleome Ghristmas Gift Appreciated for years is a pair of Gold Rimmed Glasses or a fine pea: opere Gan. ‘We have the largest stock in the cit, h ve rede: 9 in quality, st he on id pri TA. CLAY EVERSOLE, 720 OPTICIAN Toilet Sets__om In handsome designs and all prices, Fine Toilet luxu- Men. Articles are ries that are always appropriate as gifts. * Women who belong below Yester way in the tenderloin district > ® ing in large numbers on First and Second avenues and & streets. * On September 12 the Star published an expose of the condition And told of the extremes of heuses of fit-riene* | & not interfe Chief Reed is not attending to his business - Ratt hedethehhhehhhhhehhhhhhhhhhkhak with other power compar Any while we ® obliged to hold to i the low prices. Rivals could thus drown us out Yes, our francht in many \f | reer ta identical with that granted H N the Niagara Falls Power Company iY | by the City of Buffalo; with this dit if 1 d |* ference; our franchise has many bad : points which the Buffalo franchise - iz has not pd Mr. Baker then showed the repor A Fe Sioctisnbucne staron, wren is] FNG@UICAl TTOUPE IN |« now In the main building of the Se ‘ |* attle Cataract Company, A 200,000 * through the white wires which 5 stretch from Snoqualmie Falls, It ‘a “ : passes through the switching room, * * \* * * * cHas. %. CHRISTMAS @&® Spectacles and Eyeglasses ~WEUSSmeB. oe Lal Cptician, 216-216 Burke Bid a Theit Money Usually Trade at Frederick & Co,’s JEWELRY ESTABLISHMENT FREDERICK & CO, JEWELERS * ° . * * The retail district, especially upon First avenue # | ' “ae oe ® and Pike street * | HIN A . Many citizens were aroused over the condition of affairs re- ® } é jessece # vealed and complainta were made to members of the city council, ® | = # Finally Mr, Ditler, who had an undesirable establishment near his & | Mz kes ¢ S: tisfactor Gi & ow ¢ of abode, introduced a resolution, instructing the chief ® a Sasa y & of police to take all proper steps to clean up things In the busi- & jucmtiestiinemnnantion ® Deas section and to arrest all persons keeping disorderiy houses @ | The gift selector can quickly satisfactorily among the ® north of Yesier way * | fain DECORATED CHINA PIECES here, China is always ap- As a reault of this action of the city council many women @ | Dnt, Will you come in? ‘ # domictied on First and Second avenues and Pike street, left their @ CORONA JAVA COFFEE has an individual favor, It is @ rooms and went below t ad line hose who failed to move @ worth more than any price, 4c per pound. ® soo had the matter brought to their attention through a raid of @ da sonia . @ the police, some fifty females being arrested and taken to hee * # quarters. There they were given their choice between leaving ® iTh » ( me 1 Importin, Co- # town and going to the tenderloin district * | e om ercia 8 For some weeks after the raid t ae were quiet upon the @ | aN #& streets named and the complaints of merchants ceased. Lately, @ | 1008 Second hadnate & however, the women have been quietly returning to their former @ | x 2 : a, + a 1 # haunts and now the condition of affairs up those thoroughfares @ | h st =~ 1 t H e A number of merchant omplained during the lastten @ | i . » ' & days and declare that the horde of invading women of shady te- % here we are with Ladies’ and Gent's Watches An tins f & putations, i# injuriously affecting their business. They assert that @ | from 50 up. | Glas f& the presence of the women attracts @ certain class of men, who ® | uard fi $2 Stick 1 Diamond Rings, from $5 up; Ladies’ G Chains from $2 up; & up: ® loaf about the b erpetrath all nefte a lasses from : < eaking themes Ro ladies upoa the streets and w | Pine from $1 up; Vaseline Jere frenine Ge; See rings Ce 2 ee taeaeare ad an id ur mbretlas from The up, Gents’ Vest Chains from §2 up; Children’s he W ‘The women have ar pold that they freely stop r | from 76c up; Ladies’ Rings from 3 sp. One Ate See ae ee pee Rogen men have s n #0 a 7 Sresty wave 2 ® | ver and Ebony Brushes, Combs and Mirrors in the West. Silver nove yout ¢ of men on the three iness streets named and solicit ® | cities from 2b Bo Can please you in anything {n the jewelry line. We & They have up ce so-called | ne hounes, which can- ® | ive a few of E. Howard & Co. Watches left at about one-half their ec- # not ow be ¢ nguished from houses of repute below Yester * toa) value i * A well known merchant, who is doing a retail business on. ® W-W. WwW. HOUGH T ON, | @ Second avenue, called at the Stat office this morning and made & |, " . we & a vigorous kick I want thia thing published again.’ he said. # | 704 First Avenue Jeweler * Tf sor hing ten't done at once to stop nvasion from be * = — = & low Yeuier way I shall myself call the attention of the city coun. & f cil to the matter. Saturday two lady customers who were in my & ’ & store left it in a high state of indignation because of the pres. & Peo le Who Don t Care to aste & on of two women of the town, Who were acting in a most & # shameful manner on the street right in front of my door, T find & wth ething must be done to protect my trade. ‘The police do ® * « * Where the most liberal inducements to buy for the coming holidays are offered ewwwrrrrerrrerrrerrrrrrr rr tttt 1 1) THERE is no other house on the Pacific Coast * ‘les carrying such a variety of articles suitable for = CG Christmas Gifts = ies, Our stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass and Silverware, is complete in every detail ~_ => ane A Albert Hansen 0 os fustitenae™ EEE EERE EERE EERE RE EE EERE EH EER ED eee ee TD SSSEEESEE EER where no one is allowed to enter. J ries 30,000 volts of Hehtning ts NOt | Uneie pareee Sed yor rs loat pleasant for visitors. elr baggage on the northern tour From thin room the “Juice goes to| fF board bills, The What pur the transformers in the main dis fe yg ners cape Bot to th s| tributing apartment 7 and for the past two days they There are six transformers They | ine ) been quarts pd at the Work look ke big black boxes from the ||" Men's Secretary A. J teide, Their faterior ia & wetwors | OM? ane today that unless the city wires, a complication of plates, | COUnC! gave the Filipinos assistance which, by Induction, change the lat the meeting tonight, they would 000 volt current to a voltage of 2,000, | UNdoubtedly be t back to What This current in ready for diatriby.|°O™ Where they stranded. tion, It is, however, alternating and| many consumers want a direct cur rent. In consequence, many of the| , 4 daring burglary occurred wires from the transformers pang| e@rt of the business section Into two enormous converters, which | C!tY lasts oie Greham's milli in appearance, closely resemble two] tore on Second avenue, between C Mant dvnanes umbia and Cherry streets, was brok Then nvertera make a direct} © into, and goods to the value of current from the alternating. $200 were stolen reduce the 2,000 volt current to 229] Window tn the rear of the store volts for Hehting the building. The | The list of articles stolen, as left blaze of Heht which now iluminates| ®t Police headquarters, are as fol the south part of the elty from the| lows: Five electric furs, valued at Cataract Company's plant, would, at | $52.50; four 1 cupes, valued at $45; present rates in Beattle, according to| 'Wo mufflers, valued at $27.60; tw | Mr, Baker's statement, cost $13,000| OPPossUM mufflers, valued at $11; a year ne astrasian fur, valued at $45. Al _— | number of other of minor | The congress saloon on Pike street | Value were also tai Detective | was bought today from ©, W. Don-| Phillips has been det on the nett by John H, Condon for $6,000, | case + 4 He Smiled a Smole Of sailsfaction and delight, as all men do when we deliver their goods v after we have laundered them to sult rer 4 His Royal Nibs. The C of all the ~ was Russias never donned collar, cuff or an do shirt that w laundered and finer , than we can g ae | hese S Our call trade livered at these prices: & Bo shirt with oolla y 1ige; collars, Le; ew Queen City Steam Laundry 1426-98 Fourth Avenue, between Union and Pix oj shir Tel —— sealer fs ~SVRICRT 1892. DADA DROO000000 98 000000000000 MUHL Wall Paper 8000 of the Twentieth Century patterns 219 Pike Street to select from. We cater to those who Between Be A Third Aves, want their homes beautified. WA WOUR DEWRWRUUVEUEETUTO99008'