The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 30, 1901, Page 1

eoeoe se0ecceee SIX CENTS A WEEK Phone Main (050 VOL. 2 ° 9 ’ © . Se ooeeoosee NO, 92 THE SEATTLE, MacARTHUR I$ REGALLED, First Move in Carrying Out the New Army Bill Is a Serious One--Gen. Chaffee Probably Will Be the Military Governor. WASHINGTON, D.C, Jan. 9. The first step to anticipate the en- forcing of the army bill has been taken in ordering Generals Wade and Ludiow to th® Philippines, Gen. MacArthur is to return to this coun wy, and likewise are Gegerals Ra: and Wheaton, all having completed two years of foreign service. Ir | MacArthur's case allure it is said that nis the pact ! toward his the islands has work recall Gen, Chaffee probably will be pro. moted t MacArthur's rank and place as ary governor of the Philippines: The news of the oall of ¢ Me Arthur is oceasioning the liveliest discussion in Washington. The ac tion comes almost without forew | ing or pre friends of clined to re vious intimation den, MacArthur are in- t his reeall with of feeling almost amounting }to bitterness, It is generally con 1 that Gen, Chaffee will prove himself an eMolent governor of the jistands under military rule, should hy be chosen to that position of gr trust, but there is a more or general feeling that Gen. MacArthur is not being dealt with justly. Official WOMEN KILLED IN A FIRE, ARRIVING. THRILLING RESCUES FROM A BURNING HOTEL IN NEW afternoon and wos VORK--ROPE BREAKS ND ONE VICTIM FALLS FROMTHE FOURTH STORY. NEW YORK, Jan. 30,—Two women — their lives in a fire at the Hotel Jeferson 4 oelock this morning ‘They were suffocated in 4 room on the seventh floor. Eleanor Dowing, @ trained nurse, swung by a rope from a fourth story window. The rope broke. Her skull was fractured. PLEASE FIRE ALL OF US SKAGWAY, Jan 27.--Advices trom | Dawson state that the Yukon etl bas addressed t the government =| Ottawa a lengthy memorial recom mending several changes in the pres ent method of administering intern al affairs in the Yukon district. Among the changes suggested are the following: Reduce the royalty gold-production to 5 per cent. or os tablish an assay office and maintain ® smal! export duty on gold, ostab- lish a government mint im a place accessibie to the district; creat a higher court; authorize the election | ‘of al members of the Yukon « by the a of the Yukon Ter- ritory, wetradicating appoint- ment by the Ottawa government a last pe gee is practl: al an to chop off the heads of Mg and xigners of the memorial, Paintul Accident. While engaged ip sawing wood in| a yard at hitvocee Wall stree this | morning. C. W. Showers had thr fingers of bie left hand complete! severed. He was taken to the Monot/ hospital. oyncil | Four other persons suffered injur fes In eweaping A wild panic prevatied, following the discovery of the fire. Sev thrtlling rescues were made | ‘The property toms tx $00,000. Faulty insulation of electric wires caused the fire. ORDERED HIM SHOT: Dawe Accused of | Murder. | | CAPE TOWN, Jan. %—A strong command of Boer invaders has ar- rived at Lambert's bay, on the west coast. it is reported that the Brit- Ish are expecting an expedition with arms to land there. A man named Mullock, who claims | to have beén an eye-witnens to the Jexecution of « Hiritish subject at Morganveal, Orange Free State. while acting as @ peace env tn Dewet's camp, asserts that the or- fer to shoot was given personally by Gen. Dewet, a preliminary trial ihaving been dented. “BARBARIAN” WASHINGTON, D. Tesponse to @ reselution-request of the senate, President MeKiniey has transmitted to congress certain pa pers bearing on the ¢laim of R. F. Brown, of Spokane, net the South African repubite This # “Barbarian” Brown. famous in Seattle and throughout the Northwest as one of the youngest richest and most e@udactous mining men of the day. Several years a “Barbarian” Brown struck Spokan He was 2 penniless newspaper man Without the price of a meal. He worked in Spokane a short while, then succeeded in ting passage to South Africa. was at the time of the initial excitement in the Transvaal. Mr. Brown stak ed half a dozen gold claims whic eventually proved to be very rich He got wind of a scheme on the part of lish and Boer prospectors to jump his claims and then by bodily interference prevent him from reg- istering his own titles on the morn- ing of the first opening of the regia trar’s office Mr. Brown quietly got together a) smali crowd of Amertean prospectors and privately taught them the tac- * of the famous college football rush.” On the eventful morning the registrar's office, situated in the open, was densely packed about by C., Jan. 9.—In | BROWN’S LUCK lumpers’ gang. The Am quickly formed a “fying holding Brown—who is a hte bit of a fellow—in their arma as an apex, and with lig ne aperd bore down on the crowd «# und the registrar's window wedge The force of the impact was irre eistable ¢ Americans tore their way Victoriously through the Eng ishmen, knocking down burly men by the half-doze me and land jed against the we mo «-bullding with a crash. Then Brown and his confederates compelled the registrar record his claims. ‘That is how Brown came to be giv en the na Barbari which has stuck to him so persistently and su ceusfully ever since ‘The “flying wedge” | Utigation over the real Brown's claims, and course of this proce brought MO in equity Jaime. About sult to recover $1.5 for the jumping of h | $800,000 of this amount won by “Barbarian” and p rt him ‘The papers tra br President McKinley to congress bear ‘upon the plucky American's efforts to rebuke the supreme court of the for South African Rer rning him down. Mr. Brown not propose to lose the million dollar bal ance MR. MONROE IS STUBBORN Ten Cent Verdict Doesn’t Please This Man. TROY, Ida., Jan. W—One of the} most peculiar damage suits in the history of civil law practice In the Northwest, has Just been decided in the probate court in favor of the Nerthern Pacific Rallway ( Alex. ander Monroe, of Troy, sued the Northern Pacific for $500 damages because he had been put off a train ear Moscow for refdsing to pay th the rebate-charge and the additiona We penalty imposed by that roa for tendering cash fare instead of a ticket The yerdict being against him, Mr. Monroe says he will appes se to higher courts, He say he doesn’t “care anything abaut the nd 19c, but it’s the principle of thing, you know.” He {a taxed| th the costs of the present sult FRIENDS ANXIOUS. W. W. Orr, aged 21, disappeared from his residence, 12 First av uth, Jan, 2%, and his friends are pf the opinion that he has met wi foul play, On the day that Orr t ween he told friends that os tention was to @o to Tacoma with a friend to look for work He had 50 Ia his possenston. DER KAISER SAVES MONEY He Doesn't Gwe Herr Krupp, if You P W YORK, Jan. 1,.—A dispateh from Berlin says: There t# no truth in the rumor that Emperor William of Germany is heavily indebted to Herr Krupp and other German cap Italists, and of a consequence Is suf fering considerable personal incon venier As a matter of fact th emperor is not, only on firm financtal f ut is and for some time past saving money has been, ADOPTED. Jan, 90. | ASHINGTON, D. ¢ The senate ommittee on finance | has adopted the amendment to the | war revenue bill, exempting from |taxation all salen-produce, Ike Tain, cotton and pork, when pro: uced for actual delivery; also, bille lading and invoices whe in red for t ail or #hip taxed the same transactions or produce is detty ane portation either by Bucket shops are as houses for exchange J, Roderick Rot ploneer mine own’ disrict, was a Visitor | Pacific office today. rteon, on rsa of the at th Kootnal Conadian | LONDON, Jan. 90.—King Chartes jot Portugal, arrived tn London thie oelved at Buck | ingham palac King Edward af the gree . King ward started for Oxborne. T Duke of Cornwall ts ome to his room at Osberne, with mi He will be unable to attend the eral. fun: END, Belgium, Jan, 30.—King | old, of Beigium, salied for Rug 1 this morning CITY HALL, Lewis and Annie Lewls, bie | t@ the council th j they claimed $300 damages from the jcity for unauthorised cutting down of trees on their premises near Swan | Lake on June 15, 1990, and for leav- ing the trees on their premises and for piling up dirt on their premises jon Jan. 6, 1901. ‘The annual civil service examina me will be held next month. The date has not yet been set by the commission. According to the law, | any city employe who has been one lyeur in the service may apply for | | a. Ww wi filed nott j examination for fitness for the grade | | next above his position. Fewer buflding permits were 0 plied for this morning than any day for a long time. The cause probably | was the exceptionally large number | taken out for the last few days. Re | aides the @mall items, permits were }iseued by the city engineer's office to iday as follows: To M. Coltenbaugh, | for @ one story frame cottage at 223 ty-seventh avenue north, coat- ine to W. H. Bernberg, for « one story frame house at 123 Thirty- ‘onting $860. second avenue, THE HYADES "OVERDUE The steam Collier Hyades, of the Pagific Coast Company, Capt. Gar lish, which ft San Francisco on the 24th inetant, should have arriv- ed at Seattle on the 28th, but upto | the present time has pot been re ported at Port Townsend, nor was ashe sighted either by the State of California or Mackinaw. Both of he latter steamers left San Fran cisco after the Hyades. The officers of the Mackinaw say that a terrific | northwest gale has the Pacific ¢ This in all probability hi Hyades out of her course, a# she mes up empty and consequently stands about 25 feet out of the w Still with all these hindrances taken into consideration th much anxiety felt for the collier WASHINGTON. In the Ind been ast for the sweeping ant week sent the senate the armendment to the an appropriation bill, to, con- intenance of Indian agencies at Puyallup and Neah bay, and appropriating $71,000 for in- creasing the capacity of the Puyal- lup reservation school so that ft wil! 1 inetend of 200 In- dian pupils, was adopted. This amendment also provides for other improvements and the construction of several new buildings. BASEBALL The Seattle High school will this ear endeavor to keep up its past reputation and put a good baseball non the Geld. There is @ lot of aterial in the school, and it tent coach can be secured, ellent team will be brought out. The athletic assoctation of the hool will select a manager for the |team today who will start work im- | mediately. N THE COURTS. BE. W. Johnson has commenced an action against the Pacific Clipper Line to collect $50,000 for alleged vio. lation of contract, accommoda te Johnson states that in 1900 hy made « contract with the defen t company to carry all the freight from the vessels to the shore at -ursuant to the fuiflliment of the contract he states that he ex pended a amount of money on lighters, boats and tugs, He then states that the company failed to live up to Its contract, and allowed other persons to handle the freight The cane of the Cleopatra Mining Co. va. Geo, W, Dickinson and Frank W. Mitchell, 1s set for hearing to morrow morning in the civil depart ment of the superior court. The case ie brought to recover damages in the sum of $ ,847,99 for alleged non-ful filment of contracta, The com plaint recites that on Oct. 28, 1809, the company entered on a contract defendants whereby it wae to lease to Dickinson & Mitehell thelr property and quartz claims |near Miller river, The lessees were with WASHING TON WEDNESDAY required to pay down $1,800, which was for the purpose of satisfying an indebtedness of the company to Heattie National bank, and to liver 00 per cent. of the net earnit | to the plaintiff company, It was olro further stipulated that the fendants were to make many tin provements in the plant from time to time, which included the building f wwiteh road at Northe [a number of nneoting with the n ratlway; furnishing cars and Install! & Compressed air plant ne plain tiffe state that the defendants duly proceeded with the development of the m. d disposed of the ore to thetr own use and beneft, until May 18 lawt, when they completely aband joned ‘the property and refused to omply with the terms of the con ract of King county Amy afternoon in the oftice by Henry M. Br B. Brown. rent betw echools, to whieh wn and Barah ¢ in an age rtles to nep yeure vi not wedlock. Mrs $500 cash att of land in Ore wn promives not even to receive and 10 acres gon. Mr. Fire to write to he LOST ANCHOR. | ‘The British steamer Yang Tex Captain H. 8. A com pleting her load at T: youter day morning, lost her an ) feet of water. She had b owed to the main harbor by the tugs Fair field and Favorite, and there was released. It is stated that by some error the anchor lowered and jont, with about 40 fathome of chain. Tt Ww eaid that the windlass was also badly damaged, A search tx now t ing made for both anchor and chatr THE ELUSIVE PAT QOWE® Pat Whether the real kidnaper of Miltior Is in OF about Seattle, Crowe, the not kn It ia generally believed, however, that some joker or cr teylog to have a little fun at the x pense of Crowe's notortet Detective Wappenstetn covered the postoffice all day yesterday, with no |result. He says that while the po Hee do not take the etory seriously jit reported from San Franc {that the Kidnaper ie on the Pactts coast, with the intention of getting out of the United States on noms forelgn-going vessel, and the police are keeping vigtias NO POMP, | MILAN, Jan. 30.—Verdt leeremogy wae very simple, in ac lcordance with the wishes of the | famous composer. Immense crowds aamemb! along the route of the | procenston | Haitroad Personals. B..9, Boyte. assistant general pa funeral |senger agent of the Cana ¥ Jeifie, with headquarters at Chi ano. paraé@ through Seattle today Saar wth R. FL. Morris, of hen: | Asi. Galder, traveling pansenger | agent of the Canadian Pacific, re | turned today from « short t trip.” | WATERFRONT NOTES. ‘The British bark Falkland, Capt Gracie, is expected tn Seattle today where she will take on 1,500 tons of grain for the Orient The steamer Duke of Fife, Capt Cox,.which is operated by Dodwell & o,, was reported at Victoria, B C. yesterday noon, from Japan and hina. She brings a full cargo from ithe Ortent and ab has a good lat of passengers for Puget sox YMCA BASKET BALL The ¥. M,C. A. basket ball team }will go to Tacoma Friday to play | the team of the Tacoma association. This game will be of unusual inter est an both teams have defeated Spokane and the inner of this mateh will be declared the cham pions of Washington Prof. Douthit, of th C. A, is very confident of the suc cons of his team, but says the fact that the gymnasium will be strange | will be a handicap Saturday the Chehalis basket ball |team will meet Seattie in Tacoma. | The Chehalis ageregation is an un |known factor and. may prove a | strong one. | HAVANA, Jan. 90.—Mundredn of people this morning watched Neeley, the alleged postal embezaler, din- embark here from the steamer Mex Segttle ¥. M feo, but there was no demonstration. Neeley appeared quict and com- posed, though he shows in his face the effects of the strain he is under JAMES HAM. IS 10 SPEAK At the Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce mber of at 8:29 The meeting of the ct commerce on February o'clock promises to be an interesting one James Hamilton Lewis has written that he will address the and y the members on the the advantages to b | buliding of an auditor nece In speaking of the ma this |morning Mr. Lewis said hia ot is a that Seattle should turr nd the n, within city's importance brier would pand an edifice wherein va semblies and conventions of local, atate, and en national repute, might be held SALOON MEN MOURN. HONOLULU, H. LL, Jan Mall,-Francls Murphy, the temper © advocate, is holding a series of meetings with great success, and| | the saloon men are in mournin unty auditor's re Cudahy’s won | the poltee do | 18.~ ~Ab SEATTLE STAR. | UARY TENING, JA OL, 30, THREE SALOONS WRECKED. | MRS. SHERIFF IMITATES MRS. NATION WITH PREITY) SERIOUS RESULTS..QUEER CRUSADER WANTS HATCHETS. WICHITA, Kan., Jan o TOPRKA early today by ten women, members | f' te ons ee of the W. GT. U. The daw £2 |euards, and st her ‘ the the property will exceed $20,0¢ propriet tr he ¥ ' | ‘The women were led by Mra. Sher-| with a f rate ift, of the Dangville, who claims mase meeting this mor credit for starting Mra. "Carrie Na | aire. Nation said #he would rm tion on her #aloon-smashing cru |r aid on th saloons to he sade requented tt The first place raided was James | fetch hatel Henley'® The women smashed nearly all of the bar fixtures, but) TOPEKA, Kan, Jan, # hun erlooked se¥eral hundred dollars’ | dred dollars has been subscribed by worth of liquer. W the Kanaae State Temperance Unior Mrs. Sheriff broke in » to buy & gold medal the wecond pl Bartender James | for Mr ! jshowed fight, and Mre« Sheriff | er . N |atruck him with a beer bottle, bad~|ealled, cried wh ly cutting the man’s hand. The | t Ww husbands of the women remained the #100 and turn entrance. | sal . ng fun, but she port pt & medal the n made tively refused outeide and guard No arrests have b |. OLYMPTA, Jan. 30.—In the senate ping, and upon convietiontt Mr, Welty, of Lewis, introduced a hall be imprisoned in the per bil! making kidnaping @ felony, and tary not more then 14 years nor 1 be fined not on than $1,06 CHILD. [fixing the penalty therefor at from 14 years’ froprisemment in the | m of than one year, @ than $6,000, no: APING A The crtn naptng Is pur ander sent Inwe of W oy oT oF arly child under eee, nas pr 1 tn the f he age of with the intent section pied from the Was to detain or conceal such child fr n penal code (Ballinger s) its parent, euardian or other p “Every, person who shall steal and | ha the lawf elbly and awfully aF-jehiid, he ah ron, and convey such | prisonment ja th without ts hap ta unknown 1 rr 10 ye State of Washington, or ald or o ¢ ing $1,006 therein, shatl be deemed gutlty 1 prisonn INSULTING == fixing penalty for KING EDWARD © = viding for the pettie t tf o- tion; creating @ tax on collateral Hew Vork Council Courts | interitan | The deficiency bill, giving the sec- Caustic Comment. |retary of state & paased both a the bill requir- n to be residents EW YORK, Jan, —At « regu aot tu the onees « jell, Stewart M. Brice, a ae eS |Senator Caivin & Brio ae he Goats , offer m resolution to lower the a-| in the house « bill was introduced tlonal flag om the City hall to half ning appropriating 96600 for mast, ip respeet for the eriet of t to the dead heroes of Great Britain upon the death of ie eenoe sae Queen Victoria. Before Councliman ithe last icgisinture appropri Brice could ved his resolution. | an tug ws brite the bodine of thoes {Counctiman Murray moved an 44-| so idiors he me. More than $6,000 of journment, and the motion was car-| this “apnropria stil! remains in tied. Now the counctt is. being the fund. ‘This will be usd for the theally criticised for “attempting | onument ruthieawly to init the king of | 'P te nd land and his puljects” acecatcs 7 | row The house this afternoon te cons! ering the bi to abolish the office of | state grain inspector criminal claswen Tt provide j Is (minal assault, shall be unsexed | <A WiCTORUAN TONIGHT. As the Prever Rapectntendind © Schools, } | le The steamer Victorian, of the W. G. Hartranft this morning as-| yy. eds Alaain hanmenie Oa sumed the dutles of superintendent | Cart Johm hoberte, salle for Shas: { Keng county schools, to which| way and Lynn canal tonight, her he was appointed by the coun ty comn ners. W. J. M has, unt! this time, refuse om the ground that terms of Hartranft did not mence until August, which mo passenger list numbering 6. CARPENTERS’ STRIKE th} marks the wsual commencement of| Th carpenters at their meeting school terme. After the arguments! jast night, unanimously decided t which consumed a number of days. | refuse to go to work unless their de | Judge Tallman rendered hin dec ands were acceded to by the con & favor of Mr, Hartrantt actors. A resolution was drawn b passed, providing for 4 ¢ the trades’ council that rat contract WASHINGTON, D. C,, Jan oy | i P 1 be oppowed by a rival The house committee-on military af cor 1 a ted today at fnira today began the consideration | COFP Saw ea eck on be Pi the Buliders’ Exchange that if the t the army appropriation bill, which | (he Pullders eet te go to Work fs framed on the basia of 100,000 men Paymaster General # explained the needs of an army of larger nu | merical strength. ning, non-union labor would be put on the work. In anticipation f this, delegates of the ‘ Union ‘were watohing all jobs from which men had been called, N IS PASSED|” “MAY WHEAT. this morning passed a bill ioensing barbers, providing for their examtn- | 0 TOOTPAD HOLDS UP AND ROBS MISS STELLA HORAN The Young Lady Gives Up Her Purse, Exclaiming to the Highwayman, “You're a Ruffian and a Coward!” thie Jan. 20.—May wheat 1-80 and cloned at 76 1-8¢, CHICAGO, ened at an operator in the Sunset Telephone offic r of First Vine stre nan took the young lady's pocketbook frightened to death, Miss Stelin Horan, ®, was held up by # footpad at the night or two ago. ‘The highway containing $1.40, and, leaving her nearly ed down First avenue. Miss Horan was going from the telephor 2228 First avenue, at 6:45 p.m. Wher ar th wearing # cap and red suddenly avenue and ta disappear office to her home » corner mentioned a man, sweater jumped from the shadow of a building and struck het violently on the elbow, at the same time ex claiming hoarsely, “I want your pocketbook!” Miss Horan was greatly startled but showed brave front, She replied: “You're a ruf flan and @ coward, ‘This is all the money I have.” At the same tim she handed the fellow her purse, which contained $1.40, a few post stamps and trinkets, ‘The robber seized the purse and ran away with out further attempt at molestation. | ‘The young Indy arrived at her home, very pale from the excite | ment, and told of the occurrence, It was not, however, reported to the Miss Horan saye she could identify the footpad, as he Ne or disguise, He was apparently young and quite tall, wore no journed untt! tomor- | OOTOOOOROOOS Co] 4 The only Paper in & Seettic that dares ¢ to print the News. * oeoronewe ONE CENT A COPY, 1 That Have You Ever Notice Brunner & Co. | Tel. Main 1060. §02 t «Groceries and Liquors Have the mont complet f nd liquors in the city. Give 1 cheert r , FIVE AGRE TRACTS Several five acre tracts; good garden land; nient to the city. EASY TERMS HERBERT S. UPPER « nerman Block nue and Cherry Ot SSAYER’S MATERIALS We have everything needed for Amateur, Profes- nal, Field and Laboratory Retorts Gold Scales Crucibles STEWART & Holmes DRUG CO. iret avenue, foot of Cherry Bt. Colored Shirts_~ We are ah new spring go ry handsome patterns in the re now recelving. Monarch and Princely Makes. NONE BETTER 75s, $1.00, $1.25 and Up. ADAMS«& BLANCHARD CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 719 Second Avenue, Hinckley Block. Poroeoooe > Das or THE LEADER rer ee Still Further Reductions During the Last Two Days, reductions are general throughout the store. Not ere, but a genuine mark-down aale. We you in, Remember & few specials here and t mention a few lines that we wish especially to interest where the largest reductions exist. Fancy Silks follow close. Dress Goods tn colors. Look at the line marked 290 and 3c, They will surprise you, Dress Skirts, Jackets, Capen ete., show th Shirt Waists, Sacques, F come next, ( ‘ 2 ‘ Remnants. Remnants. Remnants. In all departments, at clearance prices that move the goods, OOCOSOOOOOO POPOPO PO OSHS SOHO DIM OOD F 04000000060 00960O000000 ‘WHY DON'T YOU PUT A MANTLE IN YOUR HOME? w is your time; all week we have been selling off our immense stock of high grade mantels at a discount of from 16 to 30 per cent ORNAMENTAL TILING WE ARE aiso allowing the same discount on tiling. It you will call at our store and examine our tiling you wilt have’ no further scruples as to price or quality. Literally speaking, it’s as cheap as dirt. Nothing will make a bet- ter improvement in the appearance of your home, and it will save the housekeeper hours of work, 12.C. MILES & PIPER CO. 78-84 Yesler Way. oeeene ore OGDEN Has two First-Class Second-Hand Steel Ranges, one 6-hole LX. L., one 4hole Oxford. Call and see them, 507 PIKE STREET | PSSCHOOE OOOOH HHOOe oe eeee eece | Seereeoeooeoorooososooes | By Moving into orr new building we have increased our cas pacity about four times over what it was formerly. | Cascade Laundry co., | | seeesees: Corner Third Ave. and Main St Telephone Main 310, Uptown Office, 817 Second Avenue. Telephone Main 493. POOSSOSHSSOSSSOSOOOOOOOD AA Aitatlntntntntnd, a duly iit garde heeiay alley th Peasy etd aah docbl yies ¢ MORAN BROS. : tig ed and Ship Dalieee ¢ ° oo : COMPANY e 3 3 LUMBER MILL SOOSSSOOSO SOS SO SOE OOOO OO OOOO eeee SOOOOOSe | A nice quart bottle of ZINFANDEL FREE |] with every purchase of Port, Sherry, Angelica or |] Muscatel at $1, $1.50 or $2agallon. Special delivery. MIGLIAVACCA WINE Co. Phone Main 657 1O9 Main Street Mai