The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 9, 1901, Page 1

wawvecesceos ° . i s SIX © cENTS. A WEEK & | q ») Soveocornerersoese: : fain 1050 3 4 P ¢ * fier eoeoocese VOL, 2, NO, 801, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SATURDAY EVENING, 1 1901, ONE ¢ STARTLING FACTS BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY THE STAR CONCERNING === "= TELEPHONE FRANCHISE DEALS 1h COUNCIL. ae ADAMS & BLANCHARD wo mene Seven Members of That Body Enter Into a Combine, With the Sunset Telephone! 3:33: sis. re Oe at Betas fons "worsnee ome COMpany as a Silent, Approving Spectator--Remarkable Secret Moves Made by the»: 7x" | Mockenbothen Underwear Solid Seven” Which Demand the Instant Scrutiny of Every Taxpayer--Jug- 9 scare Patt glery That Forbodes No Good to the Interests of the People--An Expose. ; ela sie <A » guarded Groarty ordinan: Sunset Telep San Francisco he >» Mr. Jacob Fu: endeavor him m allying > he Automatic Telephone ( ok ANY such measures against ty Co. th is not ited | one sb js : : ge hereby Stewart & Holmes Drug Co, at be . Bi 5 Biome uthin ‘period 0 at Avenue, Foot of Cherry ®t The Plot Laid Bare ere Miclal of the Sunset Telephone branch at Spokane recently ¢ 4 to a friend that the company r e caniscant on ft he #0 246 wwevrrerr ss nothing to, worry over in con- In the Council oe ee ae ‘ 4 ganized for | o* envoeeneete eres: nection with the McGroarty fran a 7 weve jones , ft o SALE ? spike salient rted t an * Bune 1 r not preven come 5 Throttied the Move. | : “ F t ¥. it gues 710 monera Ae 1 The counctl’s committee on cor: @—| lished M 4 gonie ennmmaanaaan porations has deliberately suppress { Ay HO MA ete ed a bill to Ax maximum charges by| Hostility Sunset Co. | to| FO 8 EPHON t t the Sunset Telephone Co. The coun-| the 8 nt people and not NG EPH 3 cil for months has refused to order the Metir eople HAD HELP « e i the b ht out. ‘The three| Friendship of the Sunset Co.'s| STIFL HE MAXIMUM ‘ ’ 4 rv t 4 *'3 bot. a sraamatsion whe p- friends to the McGroarty ¢ i med a ; BA 1 : handful of “atraw men” trot . rtun ng the next few among those who st . 0 the M arty Co. and ° " x to his f ¢ : . oe of vaniding th nt in Wool and Merino Underwear Groarty people. ! 1 in aiding them to block the | r 1 ® tt « ounct ° nst Seeley-Hunt Co.'s efforts t . ; , cone t : t th etdering the bi ‘ ek ta A . Bong . 4 ’ Possibly the inconsistency has \-: 2 3 or by, the MeGroa ° compete with t wet Tele-| passibie. wulted 2 als t ¢ not escaped Mr. Vinognt’s eye. The whatever Weight Nat Beeiey-Hun History of the Case ae - ba ie Mr. Youngs. colneidence may have been meant The Wide Di ierence sand Draw —— | aay ions ¢ - Rud In the Courts ase gentic reminder to Mr. Furth 7% ey-Hunt ore € now, each, 43¢. * for « w Last summer the Nay» rie thet the Seattio Electric Co.'s in-|2nce had a ree aT are at r yee ee eee see ¢ M -d t % — That Men's Medium Weight Caro i Medium Natural RMIT first, and 1¢ passed the council. phone situation was pa n tr inv t ' . * f « terests might ised by his transfer of this nchise, oF } e's Hair and Natural Wool? ‘ests and Pants—ece ‘The Beeley-Hunt bill was taken out All efforts to induce t works. Mr. Murphy tet Pa ' Taylor t y diy f th eonnabites Automatio|rieht or privilege granted by Shirts and Drawers, were 31. Soo, new, and immediately killed. It >ffered to gtve good service « 1 heca t and asked for an | 4 ordinance shail be made by the sald pe Detter terms t city. Yet no prices proved fruitiens. | cored giving both appticant James, M ° . ard of slephone Co. It might be intended peanice his # re or emetens, oo _ mad: ao earns Se Les, Srouaes ts bear ca the ¢ | ty to form an opr tineha: ks f « with the to suggest competition in street |» tt sent of the city coun: I & view to choosing the better. "|voke the Sunset Co.'s fr Sunset ( nti pa K of t - fel of the elty of Seattle, exprense’ No effor made by the corpor- nothing was done. "the 8 ©. - The Fight Continued. 1 . e Ate rallwey ieee L » SOSoeroooees ation commit t eetigate the Even a bill to fix maximum chare je Sen e-, Mennwhle, WES) the uw f ° « * tenued * he wily enough to « *| The cow sid Chae have bad ® S@eeeereoe COS COOOOOOOOO® personality men asking fran- es was referred to the |making no effort to nt the . nh « t q was ed to mp. | f h Ry” W chance t the ‘company tn: Chises. As Inte as today the coun- on corporations, ‘ . ' Fet 1 st ne why | it is, of intenable. A coun-|eorporated to build the aystem Glimen who are so warmly working ported back to th | cet ory Me chro t Aer should not het : a hia same tolft hed not commaence to the men | i for the MeGroarty Co., admitted that every meeting for several nance. It has confined its opposi- at <7 . * f the stuff r 4 ent a corporation fr U. they @id not know who Mr. MeGro- efforts made to inst the | thom arently to the ley-Hunt e fe e of th § of put Mr. Byers’ Explanation gai title to the frane hive t i t : . t there ts no legal obstacis arty was, where he came from or committee to bring out this bill. 1 who was behind him: but they be- was, to be sure, an Inadequate mens. | ©° bination with the Sunset Heved he was financially able tolure, but It WAS AGAINST THE| On Dec. 31, the . time for| pointed out t proposed t t robes woth 8 ages ees carry out his plans INTERESTS OF THE § T | publica ad ¢ |. To carry chis 1 he ter * A , #: I want munt-| John & roarty is hard to meat ior en s 2 f ° f et t in but wor t trouble, He is one of The Scheme Revealed. ba pire a —— 7 oy, Tk . “ Ete the 2 ; “a a t. be ie Stee Giibete that hae ‘The mayor vetoed the MoGroarty _ - S 3 Re ttle in many Years By ordinance on the ground that {t|~~ 4 ‘i ough and not @ word AT — re leaves preesion of q ‘S$ San Diego Fruit Comp’y ‘ 415 PIKE STREET 0000000004 0009040600 0006 even than the Sunset Co. was giving. and that the interests of the ctty were not protected. He potnted out many grave objections to the fran- | consists of Councilmen Blake, J chise. He declared that there was Murphy, Parry and Vincent nothing in the franchise TO PRE y evident 5 VENT A TRANSFER TO THE t . t . SUNSET TELEPHONE ©. tion by t “ an- | M Mur Na Pa t , un vee di . ‘The MoGroarty ordinance was b : : &... +) : - : passed over the mayo with- | er y foe Out remedying Its grave defects. an The councilmen admitted that | Appar there was no clause to prevent the tl McGroarty franchise being turned over to the Sunset Co. v SEVEN COUNCILMEN SO ARD. ENTLY CHAMPIONED THE INTERESTS OF THE ; KNOWN CORPORATION, THEY YOULD NOT THE HUNT - SEELEY CATE EVEN A HEARIN( Despairing of getting a franchise from the council, the Hunt-See People bought up the etock of th @d Automatic Co., which already Pomnessed a franchise, and set to UY ih work to put in a telephone system. Mi. PARRY 4% Pine Then the seven counetimen tried 7 Neer AUNT their best to declare the Automat! SOTERWAE Co.'s franchise vold, despite the fact amas . that the couneil had previously ex tended the time for the company to dune 27 next, and despite the fact that the corporation counsel r @4 an opinion that the franchise was not void The Solid Seven. The seven counctlmen even went » far as to go ino a meeting of the board of publie works Saturday and excitedly urge the members to r fuse the Automatic Co, permits to construct ita Ife, The MeGroarty Co.'s attorney was present the argument alongs! , The attorney of the McGroarty Pit Co. was “Pilly” Whit one, attor- Blankner Last Saturday the seven counoii- and Bl fankner & a fran ise wan intro. | in men held a private meeting in the duced on Nov and referred to Ine Of ome of thelr number, Mr. W. the committee on corporations, wh Bi. Vincent it was allowed tc : , The Automatic Co. Ix now at work| On Dee. 10, and Hunt got | gr onatructing its line. The McGroar-|an ordinance for thetr franchise Mh. | par y Co. hae done nothing and Mr,|troduced. It was re > eGroarty saye nothing will be done | committee on corpora intil he returns from the Eas Shut Their Eyes here he is going next week. sures were now | H The Automatic says it has{ Two franchise measures } (9 subscribers, and offers to show e the mmitte The men would not guarantee better service THE HIDDEN HAND OF A MONOPOLY REVEALED. = ‘Drawi tered Attorney Colman Dlock. Tei Bine 679, Seats Searches Thomson's Warning ‘ t cn ‘ mparative eteat eoooee nosecccesucacesacestees ate ed the fact th ‘ 1 “ t set, on ; ; Wanted No Publicity ¢ MORAN BROS. Engine and Ship Builders : ° “ vete o °° hye . avons c bs ~4 Bane wk 3 ° Stee! and Wood ¢ * 4 | franch noxious to th tha 4 nteresting tor IN THI h he monet EFFORTS TO AID TH 4ty, howeve 4 | wo ore al ROARTY ¢ MR. BLAKE |r t these points of pr nolu n t SURPASBED IN ZEAL ONLY | tect Hi re Aces Roche , 1D ALSO THAT rom When You Get Tired * We dont sale. We don't fo have spen We can and work. H, CLAY EVERSOLE, 705 2d w PITITITITINILI LLL Has two First-Cl ond-Hand 06 Steel Ranges, one vole Oxtord. Cal ,one 507 " mligks STREET 20068560098 909099 98000088 2 ponte Warning to Mr, Furth. oeecececcose rer) n has OOOOFOOOOO OOO HOSHO HOS OO? OO000008 give any idea of the nur By Moving into otr new building we have tp pacity about four times over what it was formerly. Cascade Laundry co., iy bs francht Corner Third Ave. and Main St elephone Main 210, { gy BR Dig hg habbo Uptown Office, 817 Second Avenue. Telephone Main 498, to lone and all to gain by lettir OOO0O SCC OSSOSSSOSESOSEOOOSOHO SOO S SOP OPOOOOOOOOOD : wn that they are undertak — ing to improve the telephone rity " Yet Mr. Mc rty to say who his stockt : ; h simply names local dire “sd Nae Se atdaation ere not profess to be financing the com n t A t : eah Try t . die t ce ai cared ¢ Vicon fesupatantd ntly No. There ta nothing; but t don't ai Who Is MoGroarty? FRENCH DELIGATESSEN gent | the} . 4 bag et open Hyp a re About himself, Mr. McGroarty says ‘ MEAU) 21 Pike Stree, sed our ca- application, John 8. McGroa had rece me to Seatt . phone franchise { himself and 4 “tr The Mayor's Veto. rhe Mote Aitone ts . eth f the f behind 4 tcitude for Mr. Parth’s|sure that they meant t ed| not t mbine with pany. He answered thi Qeporits to guarantee your gooked made ahd Ev 1 n the practical plan would b (Continued on p > at-| el f time grav —— = she speaks tonight, She will be at Muscatine Chicago Tues- ay and W 1 then return opeka, says she wil orts on the Times. Ht WINTER FROM NOH “see. TWEMAMILTON TRIAL ones SMASHER === "uu ne PASSES AWAY iat ie rn eae hy family ell educated was too large At the c © « Y ‘achew is pleasing entertainer, handson an tank gmany photographs w so | : “re‘naneven Sensational Developments “Expected Involving) picture" ana'form aivine. snes TRAVELS. tse tiny foes a hun |g imesh winae, sath ’ c after, and the swe accompanied by a small bodyguard | Puy ¢ noe, 2103 Sixth ave 0 Big Gold Discoveries Made by Pros| pectors vent ocourrence, Tt ha e . * urbed. 7 “ nue, at the ed age of 88, Mra, --Much Suffering and Crime Reported. * Larrt nows Well Knowu Minneapolis People. in tity eae spe thr eve WICHITA, Kagy Feb. 9—Atra | Whigor hse been ty Peglent”, Bang hers of the Beatt my ar ings at her home hese are now ss C. Bromwell lead ‘a band of thirty | for the pe years, 2 leave sorabera of the. Fes esa avery. aaa ae ha | Delivers. Lectures at, C, Bromwall eae we seeihet the eas | song and ¢ tall resident of a a _ |name out of the newspapers and out Toons here. Hostilities were stor oy will be held tos Dawson by @ mail carrie MINNEAPOLIS, Feb, 9 ~The Sury /aational developments aro expected.|o¢ the evidence at Hamitton's trial —- Sayeral Points. by © promise on the part of the | the gr aferncon fess. the gees owing dispatch “According to this carrier, th Home Wedding. having been completed for the trial| Both young men were close personal | put will not be successful | ey pose Amur, w winter at Nome has been a cold, de ek amous Hamilton-Day murder |friends of Misa Marie Hagle, of this| Young Day was 26 years of age, and i as ee <eishetiiihealaaanaeaaas rl se, the proceedings formally began | cit t jw claimed that when Day | has resided In the city all of his life COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb, 9. ” 4 ate with considerable sufler ty home, wehQieg ee | cn Do yee te a eee took a trip to Murope some time ago,|His folke sre wealthy. Ho was Mra, Nation arrived here’ at 6:18) | BUTTS meets Heb, & KAGWAY, Feb ing and not a little whnt am reaidenes of Nits. | this morning. er Pe : ve time ako. | somewhat of & aport, a nobby dreas-| KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 0—Mrs. | this morning and met with a cor-| Brown shot an ted hia wite from Cap thone who were Illy pr 4 for tr oe Site Sheri, | made. she, opening. adéress Hamilton was a frequent visitor at| somewhat of @ apart. » nobuy treat | carrie Nation arrived from, Topeka | dial reception from a number ot peo-| while out slelghing, of navigation were received | long siege. The cold, atinging-wit we ay ine in avin: | When Frank H. Hamilton Is plac: the young lady's home he 18 8810) fina Ho pent money lavishly and late last evening, accompanied ¥.& | ple who. werguat, the de | pas » from Dawson | off the ocean pentrate the | thin 1 ey ve Alice M, Beaman to|ed upon the stand to testity as cae have told him soce derogatory | had 4 boot of friends, large thro ” bp ns ne Datts | beusse ex:cheage Se. So St i peigeg $B. Mooutloct, [tue kutting of Leonard Dany gon letonten bier eet enn ie 53 ¥