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es KE CENT A COPY— SIX ONcents A WEEK a « CITY MAY HAVE | A REAL QUEEN FOR A VISITOR Italy, Feb. 1—America known that arrangements have been Peycome without any political bear Consul General Serra ‘ oud tae ta |The Itallan Consul General Carlo iam aoe Dowager © Margarhita | » ‘Serra says he has had no official as expressed b fon of Visit~! notice the queen's coming to eg America during the coming sum-) America, but has understood for oposes to Make an ex- | some tin t she had such a visit me ane prope axe an CX" in contemplation. tended tri When shown the cablegrams today he said he feared that, owing to her advanced age, the length of the trip and the hardships of travel, she would not come as far weat as Call- Twasnouncing her plans she park. It ts possible that Tueeeciinue her trip ay tar fornia, He ald in case she anould! — to Cart Away Plunder fee California. in which ahe COM? by the route named tn the ge much interested, In| Cable messages, that it was within . e will probably go to|th€ Tanke of possibilities that her that, eves was of Satt Lake | {our would be a leisurely one, dur-| Burglars with more than the usual | urn over the! Which she might visit the|/@mount of nerve broke into the Se- the way of Ore Puget sound country en route to/attie Commission Co.'s store, at 114 on. Yellowstone park and 116 Main street, some time last ¢ American f last night. They were unable to . ¢ dowager queen |. Th® dowager queen t# about 85/carry away the plunder stolen and ~ iawaaer queen | years of age and retains to an un- | used a wagon for the purpose a, ee fer the Unit, | uous! @ the remarkable ebauty| When the employes of the company arriage which distin- a her In early life as one of - ; - ‘ women of Europe. Ts Caltfornia is the daughter of the Duke of ‘ WAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb and was married to Humbert Ge mers recelved s later she and her Peat the dowag 4 to the throne of America and w t marks an epoch deGaitfornia, bas created a great stir of ess in Italian his- athe! y. D. Marchettl, mmission merchant July, 1900, the world was * ad private advices shocked with news of the vio ‘ vetleve there is ¢ King Humbert, who was oming Fra ated by Bresct, an anarchist en Margarhita has exercised Italian residents wil! extend ficial Influence over her only it invitation to her to come|son, now king of Italy under th nia when it is definitely name of Victor Emanuel IIL DAES NETH Wm CRUSHES ONE BOY TO DEATH Gharles Henry Neumann, aged 7, “Let me down; I can walk,” said mie. s02 © monthe. was killed at] the little fellow, but then he lapeed € ener of Broadway and East into unconsciousness and never re- street while coasting shortly be- | gained it. He died at his home a few W o'clock this morning. With| moments later. The teamster, after m Yerkes ther child, he doing all that he could, drove oasting down the hill on Broad-| His name is not known. from East Pine to East Pike The sled ran under a jamber Be. Weg Teolate pn and the rear wheels passed) pr. ner EL Heg was called tn, young Neumann's back. The but it was too late when he arrived. es boy escaped death by rolling Coroner Hoye was notified and he the aled. | went ou to the home. J. H. Neu-| bh boys attend the Columbia! mann, the father of the boy, is & and as today is a holiday they painting contractor and was working spending their time coasting on Boren avenue at the time of the the hill near their homes. accident. His grief when he recetved ‘Neumann lived at 1401 East | the news of his son's death overca: ¥. at the corner of Seneca im The ® to u fetkes itves near the corner Coffins wheteks en y and Pike street, The dead boy was a beautiful chil ‘A Sad Accident | perfectly formed and Coroner Ho’ a little before 10 o'clock says “He was a handsome specimen ‘aceldent happened. Both/of youthful humanity. ging down the hillon the) When the coroner went to the Neu- gach tying face down-| mann home the dead boy was in the Yerkes boy was on top. kitchen. As the father carried him M bad gained « greet sperd|into the front room and iaid the hing Pike street. A body tn a little crib, he broke down with lumber was sobbed. The sight of his child's and as it was pass- 4, body was too much for him to sidewalk on th. ‘ away the boys’ between the whee a was on top, rolled off When her son brought into the house by the teamster Mra. Neu- mann did not at first believe he was | fatally Injured, but she was pros- trated terward that he wi bors led the ert ricken mother away from his boy's side and not un- til after her husband arrived could she believe that he was dead ‘There are two other children tn the Neumann family, a boy and a girl, | both older than their dead brother. RLS SUICIDE CAUSED BY A FORTUNE TELLER CLEVELAND, 0., Feb. 1.—Because and the prediction was made, with a| + SGpey fortune teller predicted that se, that the girl would die at the ‘ Would be murdered within 10 days, | hand of a murderer. : Brags. the 11-year-old niece of Miss Bragg seemed unduly tmpres: Confederate general, ed with the jargon of the gipxy, and | Eommitied suicide with var-| brooded over it for the last few days, | ‘Seid last night it is believed her mind became | & party of others, the girl vis- need. She was a very popular the fortune telier in @ merry me Indy, and the lender in a large | Joked the gipny, intimating her | circle of society friends. She was! faith in the truth of prophe-' known throv th. Offi. This aroused the kip Core are pearc r the gipsy. pusy bringing In the voterm, and may number will be registered between 6 f EXAMINING REGISTRATION His Body could stop the te had passed boy's back just 7 ‘The teamater the little fellow was adie te pelat v0 his home just below. ‘There he was car- tod | Registrations are coming tn quite 4 rapidiy y att city hall. The | afternoon the total number registered wan 9402. It Is expected that a largo &F, Taylor Is Looking Into the Whittlesey Shoriage BY. Taytor, TT . Mielity and Depor: fe'o the city, Th 64 le the second term -4 ty Treaxurer Whittlesey, and Mr. we business in the city is to ch the accounts as shown by the | pecial agent of the Co. of Maryland, Corporation nam. f surety of ex ents of the experts. He was| HAVA a, Feb. 1—The pr Saterring with Hepere Cc. Br aranc |cut hing the Neely-Rathbone he courthouse this morning trial to an early conclusion. ‘The end gy Ee ae a otis cre weeks, Rath PRPUY vais, wut torther than that retary, Wilmot, was 3 pertained the rites In Rat Wes with funn ra tow min and then ex tortes, en bevaad bimacif ! FROZEN- | SILVERWARE that © young man n NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—Poltce today Whester, living near Oucn amcut iz | Fecovered $8,000 worth of allverwa fet from Arlington, while out hunt- | * Wed y trom the Meridan Bit he haw since died. He’ wan nc. |_ The robbers were not captured. ‘The D EaBatlet by his younger brother. Ha | #tolen goods were found in « hotel Sytite suddeniy ‘ne ne for assie' was 80 Sediy"trrmen that wt'e| DIED AT DAWSON | | Charles Grant Perkins, whone death | known in Beatle. Formerly he was | employed in the Dexter Horton bank ‘ ted to |and later was in the city treasurer's org mgr dpe ns. M. E. Atkinsor ig, THF Will likely be a large whom are in Dewson, Linvited to att THE SE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1 Minor Railroad Merger he Hoattle and Northern railroad, running from Anacortes eastward (0 Rockport, has been merged with the Great Nerthern system, Today the control of the smaller line was as sumed by the officers of thi Northern under an option of sale, and before the expiration of the time spect fled in the option, the stock of the minor road will have b purchased |by the Great Northern Co. ror mome time the Seattle and rthern, though operated as an in dependent ling has its polley by the Great thern, and the recent merger is a matter of no surprise to rallway officials. HAD WAGON Great | WITH THEM PHILIPPINE DEATHS omnis in the Ph bubon | ort HAYS great attention in | |@ ing paid to the destruction of rats, which are believed to be ]@ the prime cause of the spread © | f the disean« e | The report says that at the |@ present time the islands are in a much more healthful cor than they were at this t year ago and that the perf of sanitation ar haements w have even a more marked effect during the co yoar |Thieves Employ Conveyance | came to work this morning they at once saw that thieve been at work, The store wa |larwe quantitte, ing. They lice headquarters and Sergeant F ers detailed Detective Sam Corbett on the case, He found that the thieves had driven up to an alley window of the store from which the glass had been broken. They pushed the thin slats nailed over the dow and opened the wooden Joors. Six large cases of butter, three canes of egK4 8 case of soap & a few other articles were carried out pm the tracks in the it was evident that « the plunder. | months that thieves with « wagon | have operated tn the city and the| few hours later | police will use every means to run | © MEMORIAL SERVICE A memorial service will be held tn the Norwegian-Danish Paptist chureh, corner of Sixth avenue and Virginia street, Sunday at 11 a in memory of the wife of Rev. J. A H. Johnson, late pastot of thi Mra. Johnson died last Friday, Jan ary fl, at Fare D., where her husband began a second pastorate last November, Mra. Johnson will be buried In Fargo Sunday, February STRI | to KE MAY BE SETTLE Company Soon to End The executive committer of local outside linemens’ union met 10 o'clock this morning to take « the tion regarding the strike. Nothin, efinite was done and at 11 o'clock adjournment w taken until 3 o'clock today. It is thought action will be taken at that time, which will bring the strike to a speedy clone. The striking foremen of the Inde pendent Telephone Company had a wo-hours’ interview with Manager Claypool aay afternoon. Mr. Claypool says thie interview was the first notice he recelved of th alleged strike from the men then ives. They asked for the reinstat ment of Bateman. No conclusion was reached, but Mr. Claypool told Star reporter this morning that he had ascertained that there is no rule of the unjon forbidding a foreman to jo the work required of Mr. Hate man. He claims further that before & strike can be ordered their griev- ance must be iald before the national executive committee of Electrical Workers’ Union. TOWN IS BURNED Clancy, Montana, Swept Away by Flames HEL most di NA, Mont, Feb. 1 royed the mining town of an early hour this morning. in the Albany hotel, which leading hostelry of the place, and rapidly swept down the street The Albany hotel was a frame struc ture, and the guests escaped to the street with difficulty, clad only in their sleeping garments. The ther momoeter was 10 degrees below sero at Fire al: in the the time and the ground covered with | now in the|Fesident of this city one-horse | Pollce | sgon had been used to cart away | Ob This is the first time for many| | Trouble at Independent Te! lephone | vio! | Regrading Pine Street | Next Friday the streets committee | of the councl! will meet and hear pro: tests against the pi od grade of Pine street from Fourth avenue to First. ‘There in considerable feeling among the residents qlong thie #treet regarding the Improv an At Bec ond and Pine a cut of feet wi neceanary he street committee dis counted the eting he yesterday afternc BOUCTED M. Hayato Reports That His Daughter Has Been Stolen M. Hayato, « well known Japane reported to t t night that his daughte utsu, had been abduct D tive M. R, Hubbard, who mak & specialty of Japanese work, w detatied on the case. It was only a that he returned ith the aductor. | The detective arrested George | Kondo for the crime, and at police | headquarters he confessed to th Ld | | crime. He sald the girl was hidden ity. The father of was abducted for of making her lead a life STREET CAR STRIKE LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Fen 3 All street traffic is tled up here today as there is not @ street oa: city running. The eonductors an motormen have been ant trouble for several Question, Involved tn long hours, and | this morning the strike was declared | on } qT have been no attempte at and rence haa been | arranged for this afternoon, wherein | it Is hoped a settlement may be reach- 4 80 the men will go back to work. The strike is practically for an in rease of wages, as the mon ask for | shorter hours and the same pay. FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS The Fifth Ward Republican club me in the Masonic building last night. | After the transaction of business re Iating to campaign organisation, Hon. John E. Humphries was called upon for @ speech, and responded in an able | partisan addrees, which enthuni tically received. Judge Humphries pointed with pride to the remarkable prosperity now ex isting throughout the country, and particularly in Seattle, which he de-| 4 to be the most prosperous city | In the land. He ascribed this happy | situation to Republican rule, and con- | trasted It with the conditions which prevailed during Cleveland's last term away near the the mayen she * « days over the wage | “| Btatisticn were cited showing the tre mendous progress made by Beattie since 1897, and the prene ty ad ministration was warmly eulogized. Referring to the present method handling the lawless nt, 1 “A glance at the pc 1 show that in 18 there was collected in fines in the imu rt, and the beg g of Mayor iwtra ’ 0; i a 1800, $27,445.80; In 1900, $63,649. tha enormous sum of $61 t there has been grafting by the offi * under the Republican adminis» wn, ax charged by Democratic candidates for may the money grafted was paid in fines into the city treasurer anting to $61,420.10 dur ing the year 191. After the colle tion of this enormous sum of m from the violators of the law, it would appear there would not be much left for grafters on the outside, — Thin sum of $61,820.10 has gone to pay the expenses of carrying on the govern mant of the city of Beattie, and no will charge that one dollar of corruption money has ever touched the fingers of t xeoutive of this city CAPTAIN HARRY. PASSES AWAY. snow, Before the fire could be checked it Gentroyed all buildings on the main strest, Including many business houses and the postoffice building, and many other reside “e who were made shelterless ire were given homes In the fow residences left. | Every insurance adjuster in this city has & © the scene por! No| estimation of the lons have been fur nished up to this time James N, Hogdon Deed Jaen N. Hogdon. Civil” war, died inst advanced age of #6. to senile decay. Mr. Hogdon was an old resident of this state. For many years ho was a residence of Beattle. Tho past few rs Mr. Hogdon spent in the Sol: teran of ¢ evening the Death was due ‘s home at Orting. Recently he was taken to the home of his ad Geo. W. How he died Inst night WEATHER FORECAST For Seattle and Sunda brink east Vieinity.—Tonight al snow and to northeast winds. The regular monthly meeting of the Charity association will be held at the chamber of commerce on Mond flerne > m, All represen tatives of organizatt are n, in Brooklyn, where | fresh to | Capt, William H. Harry, aged 67 | 4, died at his res ie Twenty-third avenue south at ently hour this morning. Death was due to Bright's ake und was not inexpecte the family. Captain arry 18 survived by a * tivo ehildren, Jamen, W the United States assay Mra. Will H { wall known atte Captain Harry came to § 4 | his home in Xenia, Ohio, for his health and to visit his children, He | improved gradually, but last Wed | nesday he was taken {Il again and expired this morning. He is a mem ber of the G. A. R., having serv with distinction during the civil w | “Funeral services will be held at the residence of Mr, Morris, on Mon day, February nt th ir of 3 p. m., after which the remains of Captain Harry will be sent to his | former in Ohlo, accompanied by his and his son James W Bide for the building of a aldewnlk the city hall this morning. There were Jdders and the ntract will Ibe awarded this afternc | TT LE PROMISES IN PLENTY Head Officers of Seattle Electric Company Appear Before City Council and Admit Bad Street Car Service, but Assure the Citizens of Immediate Improvement The Seattle Wlectrie Company last and ‘Twent A avenu night renewed its prominos to t waded n of t is y council to furnish better atreet | f° Ut b sap —- onaiderable more weight w to the p Owing to tho prea | prove the s 8 “ ene and statements of C. A. Stone, , W , fo an { Honton, one of the directors of the | ¥ . @ and pom Ritter the te ye! James Street Question litle routine business, the coun Councilman James asked Mr. Stone rewolved iteelf into a committee of the to discuss the resolution Introduced weeks ago by ( Parry demanding from tho » OF ne & revision of Uh ¢ on th § plied that ferent lines so as to afford t been ordered for Jame . nervice, After the talk of Mr, § will be combination cars, # and other electric company ‘p thone use on Yosler way It was voted to place the resolution | Mr. Btone maid that he expeoted the on file cars to be here in 90 days The representatives of the com-| In reply to acquery of Dr, Crich- pany surprised the council with | ton’s, regarding the Queen Anne hill promises, Almost every concession counterwelght, Mr. Stone wald that) aked by the counel] in the way of the track and weight would be be nore care, more tracks and few un at once and more new cars add schedules Was «ranted inatantly./ed and give a regular six-minute Councilman Murphy presided and service up Queen Anne hill. The called on the com: y aiready author lives to explain n ted Ned that Ce of _ the ‘ tracked mpoke briefly itr nd Denny way ' h mor , also said in reply to Mr plished by the company th n| Rude’s interrogation that within « e had anticipated. He th tro-| year the Kinnear park extension of who outlined brief-|the North Seattle line would be mpany in building up the ny Woodland Park Extenston Mr. Sto ¢'s Statement reward to the W k kr well. th peor ing out in that ty had t through the park. H as y on h en t » corporations committee of the| e. Me ted thn ancil to give the company a hear-| had just eause for comp ing upon this question at an early that the company he nable| date and said the company | for various reasons to secure equlk 1 ready to give a five-minute ment and rolling stock fast enough ice during the summer m We are now authorized to offer bet-| The line will be double-tracks: ter service,” said Mr. Stone, "“We/as far am Park juncti will purchase additional power to a| Counefiman James then spoke a capacity of 2.000 horse power and a in favor of the compe have arranged to add M4 extra and proponed that Mr. Par to proceed at on It is our plan ¢ ution be placed on file. On ¢ with the bufiding of an track {nto regular and counter welght up Queen Anne resolution w and more lines on Bighteenth | senting vote. hi FOR FREMONT AND GREEN LAKE City Council Opens Bids for Laying Water Main Which Will Supply These Two Suburbs With Cedar River Water —Other Business Before Board of Works At the meeting of the board of pub) Mr. I nt te b will ru works this morning, bids for a ver rtant p ¢ work were opene to Pike ‘street, around to Be is waa for the constr m of the south on Second, and around the Melrose avenue water main, by means | lower loop, the object being to carry D casi Cialiad stad waster ath bb 6 wncngers for short 4 # in the siness districts Other Matters of Interest The board also granted permite to th Béathe Hlectric Co, the Tndepin- ted to the residents of Fre Green Lake, The pipe is to be be tween fovr and five ratios tn length and will extend across a corner Of dent TelephoneCo.and the Sunset Tele- Lake Union. The pipe used will bel prone Co. to put up in the neighbor- what is known s* m banded | hood of 3 poles Indifferent ue iaes, from hes, to sult the} ferent districts. | P. wooden pipe of var inches down to € In ¢ city he following estim: posed improvements were ap requirements of the d Saswalh on Twenty-eccone An estimate cost places the} , south from King to Norman street tocomt $17; to build @ cement side- contractors, Mtirrat Od) walk on Twenty second avenue and eon, bid on the | Twentyesecond avenue south from ave bee mit | Terrace to King street. to cont $57) for computa | co improve Aloha street from Eastluke pat Erickson will Miner avenue north, and Minor tract, as hie bid is street, to cont $40 from Aloha to F natruct @ newer or abo. lower than the other Howard ave Street Car Improve m Denny way to Olive atree Georke W. Dick a mt Soe he estimate on the ager of the Beattie F . ing and p of petitioned the ' Hroadway . da new © ¥ was ponty n Queen Anne b an there is niready ; Leo street, and perm er #1 to tmp the street the one now in place to these tm Twenty-third eA majority He also to recrade Union street from q t & was reforred to the engine A pr f Crawford Conover agains ard at be used aa a pa t and Battery was to th prove the Rainier H polte A number of assers Six minutes; to bulld a curve at First # were approved | Assurance that the extremely difficult produetion will b eantully ren The announcements state that 1 be given in the Grand oper = the even t Feb. & The tandard Purnitur 1 tendered ¢ benefit a complete Persian stage jetting, which will be lavish in detal d expense. Which Limits Female Em- SOME DRUG ployes Working Hours Th law wa ided to be uncon- sand by the time jen re ere 1 bu ne: "The matter came up on @ demurrer you get th to buy, they oe th sides were heard, and the ds “ARE JUST OUT 9° appeal to the supreme court This store does not resort to such = tactles. w advertiae quoted OF TRINITY izcce ste | vzine, pint bi +10¢ “In a Persian Garden” to Be Sung) Wood 4 votti¢ 0 for Benefit Vaseline, oné-pound cans the pr MK uth Ofnt ‘ i It is rare hat an opportunit in| f Iron and Win 0. wiih fo of the moat beautiful of | Pinkham's Vegetable Compound musical creations, ‘The demands made | Rootes gc penaagl : tette the must n beautiful harmony ke ndruff Cur 6 nia Belktirk, Norton, contralto; Arthur Gu Wis lephone, Main 787 6, 1. Co, Pike Bt, and Second Ava, fact the Pacific slope—to warrant the STAR. WEATHER FORECAST ADAMS & BLANCHARD The New Hats ate Arriving Twenty cases of the new § are arriving e | now have the agency for the Youman Hat—there is no better hat made. The Oxford at $3.50 and the Cheltenham at $2.50 will give you the same shapes in the lower priced goods. Hats, as everything else in the store, dre bought for spot cash direct from the makers. You'll find the advantage to you in the values at the price you pay. The Handsomest and Best “Dressed” Hat of the Season is the Youman’s, $5.00. ADAMS& BLANCHARD | 749 Second Ave., Hinckley Block IRESCRIPTIONS We Prepare Them Jay and all night, and nerve you. | Deliveries made any where in the | city. Phone Main 35. Two Weeks of jrand Cleaning up Bale. odds trom known, hundreds , Including Underwea: After the busi 4s from © purcha. The Bailey Cloak and Suit Company’s Stock our Fire Sale purchas of JAS. F. Wat co. All kinds ef Drygoods from our Big Auction of RDWARD RIDLEY AND BONS, New bo Children's end Misses’ Dresses from our entire LINGTON APRON COB STOCK, New York” ”~ —_— The cleaning up of these Sales will be the cause of keeping The Leader to the front as the People’s Bargain Store. | Linens of all kinds from Y It is well for you who in assortment of Klondik Utensils and Miners’ Hardwar best class of goods, made pai our prices are always found to nd going north to Investigate our large well stock of Cooking Our stock consists of only the very foularly for the Northern country, and e right, Stoves as as our OVE HOUSE IN THE NORTHWE icians nee of Phys: APhysician of Princes DR.MACKENZIE'S @YENGLISH CATARRH CURE Sir Morrell Mackenzie, who took care of more royal threats. and more every day ones, than any man in Europe, out of his vast experience per- fected this superb preparation. The Simplest, Most Rational, Easiest and most directly applied remedy obtainable for this distressing trouble. Catarrh makes its victims uncomfortable, unhealthy, unpleasant to their friends and peculiarly subject to disease. They are to be congratu- lated upon the fact that this scientific method will give them Relief in one day, and cure in a few weeks. Put up ina package containing six months treatment, (more than is needed in the worst cases) the cost including Nebulizer being only $4.00, or 2 conte @ day. For sale only at Originad Cut Rat the Pacific Coast. G.O. GUY, Ph.G., Yesler Way and Second Ave. South SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Drug Store, by the sole agent for OPEN ALL NIGHT Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. 627 First Avenue if It Is Sporting Goods of Any Kind See Us GOING KORTHRUP OO., 804 First Ave. HE Only Paper Dares to Print t A MONTH, Herbert S$. Upper 12 and 13 Schewerman Block First Avenue and Cherry St. Brighter Than jiamonds Is the effulgent rays of the Electric Light! In the boudoir, the office or factory Electricity Is a prime requisite, ia The Seattie Electric Cow 907 First Ave. 50c ON THE DOLLAR Men's $15.00 Suits and Over- CORE oe aeseeseeee TBO Men's $10.00 Suits and’ Over- CORB oeoeee seesesess BOO Men's $1.50 and 62.00 Hats Se Men's $1.50 Ali-Wooil Ti . The wel Come quick for these beautiful $20 long yoke Overcoats $9.50 Just a few more left You get everything as adver- tised at the Lion . Clothing House 220-222 First Ave. South CORRER MAIN TEN DOLLARS MAKES A START | Ten dollars will make a start toe }wards purchasing a piano. The balance you can pay in little sumg of six dollars a month—just the |same as rent, with the difference that you eventually own the piano, This offer is a permanent one, due our ‘unequaled facilities. We sell the most good pianos. STE! NWAY DEALERS. Sherman, Clay & Co. FINE PLANOS Ill Second Ave., Seattle We Never Substitute re always sure to get just whag rv orders when your pred are filled at You scriptions A | 2d ave. and Columbia, Tel, Main 19%, QUEEN CITY LAUNDRY | Our Call Trade Prices | | | t 4th and Pike