The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 4, 1902, Page 1

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NO STION OF THROUGH WOODLAND Subject Brought Up in City Councli—Variety Theaters to Be Taxed $10 Per Month—Other Matters Before the City Fathers ast night ask Electric Ca, of @ Une nanciiman The city council w ed te grant tb Tranchiows for the ghrough Woodland park y also introduced a bill provid Fremont ev Blewett avenue gad from that n Albion street to Woodlas Both the tit and the mpanied ty many of Green abe ni that they : ve treet cars Fv n the park the park rthweat the boat be dis »peratio rpora 1 com, comed at 8 ‘uous committee row eres Counc a bet woridins wpmout of th ¢ the Cedar and ts at pre thern Pacif Improvement ndicate and The cost will N . the Northweet Qe te Weyerhanser rower Co. ating theaters and ced last night the amount to sician employed In Murphy maw a ce Tex mth be a was finally agreed anes also provides th not be allowed to loiter mpd the concert halls Aa ord was passed grantt fe the Seattic and Lake Washing fe Waterway Co. permission to use fame of the surplus city water for the SHALL THE CITY RAILWAY cutting down Beacon hill processes. The com Me A cent per 100 fect can terminate the cor time by giving ® days purp by pany wil and the tract at notice Resolutions owing resolutions were tn nd postponed: For the tn British Refusal of Mediation Rejected Volun- teers to Be Paid t of Howard avenue from Der to Olive street; by bulld ing # sewer; for grading, sidewalking « Aloha street from Minor Roy street marahal's ort for the referred mmmnittee rep Januar . Roberts was appe iceman without wan A pay oy provid tof a a tw wit Post a Pike Twenty * were pans street b to construct ninth avenue ta houses Now wer on First street to replank Jackson nd and Fifth avenue 1 drive ~ nication from the mayor of sco, asking the city erate advocating Chines was heard, and placed January Expenses A statement of the expenses of the January was passed by the The expenses in the differ lepartments were as follows: Ex ecutive, $15; legtel sms and comptroller. grade tax ¢ 405; law, 53S; harbor department, $2023.22; civil service, 340; police 99735; fire $8497.00; board of public works, S182; street and sewers, $5100; street ligh ing, $3800; city engineering depa: m4; bullding bridges and wharves, $978; water, $8; library $4406.50. ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT? the city own @ light & most important qu reaching effects. overshad hers in the coming mu- tion. It is no longer a of political partisanship. It fatter of vital importance to all Bo matter to which politic % some of the political or fitimtions are to a unit in f = ownership of While in the oth Mea large number of per Ghats that fur, yet are in fa ot ie owning its own Hehting PIE MA protection to Its citizens agai Gearbitrary prices now be ing ¢himgt by the corporations dominating the distribution of light and power fa this city ‘hm Git Odjec tions: Tt ts a notieabie fact that the oS Were urged some the contest in Which the people of this city deter mained that they would own and con- trol thetr own water system. It was then contended that a municipal cor- Poration could not as successfully Ghatroct, manage and contro! its yatem as a private corpora- tion, and above all if was urged that we, could upon the rity the revenue Yo be derived from Sch & system obtain the means to ‘Seatruct its water plant and system tion. ‘The People Won Ja that campaign the gravey mg Was rot pent to det Te people, but friends of city SPrership and controi of its water tem ban ard of deat: al fact demon tem under city ownership, (f theve contensions of the of city ownership were falne Tafounded Seists i MeQueen and John Scott, Young men of doubtful occupa Bim, were arrested by Captain 0 Potice ptain of Laubscher and Patrolman Mc Charges this morning as WAerants. The tw falking down Yeuter way. Matguarters ai 30 Reming. When at Mey noticed the . the this enue walking en they who were they turned and Laubscher two m w Who « fe ot LAND OFFICES Beeretary Metkic Commerc Smportan Chamber | 4 fol owing! elegran nator Intolerance At the very outset of this contest in favor of the municipal ownership of the city lighting plant, we are met with the same old ghosts from the same old graveyards, the same old by the same old argu ments from the present employes of the corporations which are bleeding th ¥ and its citizens by charges for light and power to the very verge of endurance; under a system of contracts dictated by these cor- porations more arbitrary and intol- ¢rant than would be permitted with- in the domain of the czar of all the Russian The Peopte Slamber You may think the language which I portray the conditions ts ¢ treme, but It is not. The people of this city are slumbering under a di tation and unconsciously signing contracts every day that, when they come to realize their force and effect will make them ery aloud, “Good Lord, deliver us from all such dicta tion and contracts. There is but one way that this practice can be stopped, and that ts ity erecting and maintaining ight and power plant as re ommended by the city engineer. The y is threatened with a competition from the existing companies. ing the price of electricity below coat of its generation the plant, and, tn concluding this article. permit mé to ask, what of ft? The ty can afford to pay for its plant and never turn a wheel if it produ such results, thereby saving to th pockets of its people hundreds 4s of dollars. you for opening this discussion, to say anon YE fin Fourth Ward Democra‘ The Fourth Ward Club has arranged for a meeting this evening at their club rooma, 7 and & Howard block. A number of of the most prominent orators of the party will be in attendance. Much Important business will also come up for discussion. KILLED BY LIVE WIRE Deadly Trolley Electrocutes Horse in North Seattle A valuable Wakefeld, a was instantly killed by a live wire at und Western this The tearm barn, near First eet, toward the ba rn broken of the West street car line was hanging down and struck the hand almost knocking it ae wire then recoiled and the other horse, a large gray At the same time the horse t. thrown li to the ground de in {ts own yo T will OM Pin, Democratic horse owned by W ct « contractor, street avenue morning. from the and Bell » w At st nue a trolley left horse, n.. The adr and f 4 IN MEMORY OF | ompany tal ior the desig. und marine trafme, ROBERT EMMET! the crew were landed in Yokohama Arrangements are being made by the branch of th American » Tor # fitting celebratic nth ening of March 4 of the birthday Robert Fim Ireland's immortal jot, Jas. Hamilton Lewis will d liver oration, which will be fol lowed by music and dancing. with the Ban Fran- | | WASHIN | preme court t¢ as being driven | LONDON, Feb, 4—It te oftc announced that the British go ment has rejected the Dutch “peace proposals.” The announcement was made in a reply written by Marquis Lansdowne to Dutch Premier Kuy per's note Kuyper sought the safe conduct to Boer land for the purpc them to confer with # in South Africa, to re England nclude a treaty this Lans wn replied that the British gov ernment will adhere to tts t on not to accept the intervention of any government, which the ed on Holland's ac it has not secured the con: of the Boers in the field to make peace proposals The reply adds: “If the Boer lead. * themselves ask for a safe con duct the requeat will be considered. It concludes with the statement that peace negotiations, if any, must take place from South Africa. granting of leaders in Hol of enabling the Boer lead hey were then given power Reception to Dr. Mathews A reception to the Rev, Dr. M. A Matthews, the new pastor of the | First Presbyterian church, will oc Jour tonight at the church, corner Fourth avenue and Spring street. The genera! public is invited to t reception. There wil! be special music, and a most enjoyable time is promised. IS AN EX- Charges Made Against Roosevelt's Friend | | WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb 4—A tispatch from Cheyenne, Wyo. to the! effect that Ben Dantela, who was re cently appointed United States mar shai of Arizona by President Roose- | Veit, has created a flurry in the ate and the about the White H The facts tn the case will be laid| before the president and he may call # resignation. ie pers president, and when | ally known to the| the opposition oped to his appointment, was based on the fact that| he had at one time, and up to a quite Tecent date, been a faro dealer. The| President is maid to have asked tf the man dealt a square game, and on It being admitted by Dan detractors that n uld bring a word against the man's honesty, the president made the appotntment regardless of the charges G TON, D. C., Feb. &—Gen. pung has been selected by ¢ war to be president He will be- gin the duties of his new aadignment as soon as relieved from command of the department of California. Sam: DIVIDEND Fob. 4—Tke Standard Jeclared a dividend of for the quarter. y YORE OU Co. toda $9 per share IS NOW IN SESSION Special Call of Minne-| | | CONVICT | etty editions of the @tar, Including the OLYMPIA, Feb. 4—A draft waa re ceived from Washington, D. ¢ $2963.00 by Gov. MeBride this me It covers the claim for pay of ed men who were in Camp Rogers dur ing the mustering of soldiers for army in the war with Spain General Drain ts aceredited favorable action t Ad). Drain ad he will attend the coutlve committee of National Guard association to be held in New York. 7 haa charge of the matter curing favorable action rt the reorganieat Guard, the | Adj with the ine kovernor that cof the « © Inter-Biate which is mmit tow of for « before congress apitol commission meets today in the governor's office. For the firat re | The time a * sation PAID FOR cURIOSI | Experience of Persons Bought “Extras” TY A remarkable feat In jourr eded in Bea acted at G 4 and cost them five ce apiece, ae & resuit of thelr curtomty, | I happened this w. om we re It & special despatch from ite Ban Fran | cinco correspondent, tng that | federal court of appeals, in seasion in that city, had ordered a new trial for George Allen of Seat who was convicted at winter of participating in & murderous assault. The Star's des patch stated that the court of appe severely criticised the trial of Julg tleally that young Ab len had not been given a falr trint Thin news appeared in all regular Papers sold on the etreets. Sud@enly, about dark. ra eateemed contemporaries hold of « copy one of the Kot f the paper contal ing the news, rushed a teleph Iry to Senator Allen. Se confirmation of the despatch Star, the esteemed contemp mediately ran an extra nm at five the the py incement n the Btar several houre be- | public, taken supposing that nome. | thing extraordinary had transpired and then rr: In amazement, an tn complete synopsis of the Stars news | previously sold for one cent | When the Star states that It gets the NEWS, it refteraies a truth that te becoming well understood by the people of Seattle, vent ENOCH ARDEN TO BE GIVEN |Y. MC. A. Wil Give Another Mus-| Thousands View the ical Soiree Tonight company of high-cla t Richard 2 posit! ¥ Arden,” tomorrow evening at the ¥. M. C. A. root It will be the fourth number in the M. C. A. star c The company is com 4 of the fol wing artista: Mr. Alfred Joodwin, pianist; Miss Edith Van War Miss Hlanche Breneman, reader; Miss Myra Olive Chase, plano. The company is under the manage- ment of Mr. J. 8 Atkinson. They A artists will | Y ire ©, violinint coms attending their performances of Strauss’ great production has been sota Legislature ST. PAUL, Minn., Fab. 4—~The Min- | nesota legislature convened in extra | seanion today in response to the call of Gov. Van Sant. The purpose of the session is to consider and act the report of the tax commission, which was appointed at the Inst » sion to revine and codify the awa re to taxation, ‘The eo prepared a new tax ating a permanent state commis sion of three members, 2 supervisor of assessments and changes in the state and county boards of equaliz tion. It ts hoped by making the bill | operative this year to add nome $200, 0.0% to the askexsment rolls Inasmuch as the United States » i Ajournment yen- terday until Feb. 24, it Is probable the extra session will do nothing with th railway merger matter FOUNDERS #AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4 Exchange of Yokohama tive nmin h The Merchants just received, states that the | of the Com in aavic ship Knight, @ Railway companion Oregon Navigation pany’s Oriental line, foundered the China sea, All passengers and JUNEAU ROAD NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—A syndicate of New York capitaliste has applied for a franchise to build a railway connecting Juneau with Douglas 1s: land and Treadwell, well merited, according to the fiat tering press notices they have receiv ed in the various cities in which they have been STORM WARNING The following me cotved at the for the Informatt A severe storm is couver island, and moving eastward It will thin aft i cust shifting t tonight along the Oregor ington There will aq shifting went gable AGTORS’ FUND axe has been weather bureau Kh no} southwent and weather inland na ashington. tern W NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Daly's the ater was filled to overflowing this afternoon on the occasion of the an nual benefit for the A Fund. Charles Hawtrey, the English actor speared in & new one-act play, and mong the other prominent partici- | pants were Isabelle Irving, Francia Wilson, Adele Ritchle and Christie MacDonald TALKED T00 LOUD erry } afternoon, over a labor all landed in jail, ¥ made the arrest WEATHER FORECAST Seattle and Vicinity Wednesd southeast southwest. J, Jeffery front this dispute, and ih ‘Tonight and brisk to high to south winds, becoming | | who TAR. , 1902, YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DROWNED IN THE BAY ly hid the features, Wher # Was removed It was found that features had not been preserved | to such an extent as to make ident | fication possible, Nothing on her per won bears an ‘Wasa Young Woman The partially decomposed body of | face entir i by electric line, Whether the mitted wuicide or was murdered is not definitely known,| She ts a w but the suicide theory is most qen-|of age, rather erally accepted, A handkerchief had| large hands been tied over her face and this fact | which t# long, is of a brownish hue net aside all theories of accidental| She wore a light blue calico waist, death Ja black skirt of some he ma A minute! examination of the re-|terial and heavy buttoned # mains was made by Coroner Hoye! She 1» about 6 feet 6 inches in this morning and no marks of vio-; height. An imitation diamond ring lence were found. He believes th the third finger of her left n committed wuickle, H dered the remains sent to Butter worth’s morgue, where they were aled in an air-tight casket hief ted SAYS HIS FULL NAME’S 4 woman waa found tn th the corner of Charles streets at § o'clock this mornt Peter Peters Grant street bay near oman C¢ man probably heavily bullt, with and fe Her | hair, ) yearn er believes that some who has missed the at the the] @ morgu mm} WEATHER nity ADAMS & BLANCHARD 749 Second Ave., Hinckley Block About Hats Youmans Hats Stetson Hats Oxford Hats $3.50 Cheltenham Hats $2.50 The best the market affords in Hat Values and all the new styles. 66 4. 99 THE NEW- The “Pantowis,” TBE NE FOR JAMES “INDIGNANT” NEILL HA! HA! HA! HO! HO! HO! James Neil ed to pass the! the; Me's Mighty Sore ITE, Mont. Feb. 2—James has issued the following statem garding bin failure to take the Initiation tnto t Spokane last 8 Reflection convinces protest against persona aij | Coarse bufféonery was t juntified The Elks have pro- tested against the word indignity, but 5) 80 far I been ur find « and | softer word to desoribe the tnfitct 1 | under the cireumstances, of « with « stuffed club. Iam cor that ne and sober re rday aftern tin alled for his ber ¢ was through. He den the inttiating team for alie« tore the blind from his f from the lodge room fa ntt 4 indig o and ‘ee c me indig: par: | ely, and en preparatt shave hia command ra to take the have @ we blow A his t vinced * when t fee wes beady. Nobot as a the happe edt 1 what welt for fer to pre ryt: .: members of the or rim coded | nent then I GIRL ELOPES WITH A BIGAMIST NOBLEMAN MERE hin daughter fled he tmmoediate- wunpl the cause and notified {ficers an well as several DALLAS. from El } areh of the Marqu' ia wanted on tw toned aves He | tive te said to have eloped from Los An-| apprehension Cal, with Ruby Lockhart, «| wae only 17 years of age Foung girl who became infatuated with | @ minor file and tales which he told of hin marquis is now wanted on two A 9 possessions in France. While Nehare first being a charge of fis title te said to be genuine, be te|t ag married four months hin tithe be a ® | months more than a penniless and | @ an tn pun adventurer | preter of Oriental language in the Bam took the girl Ki | Francisco courts, the wedding taking @ couple were 4| place in that elty with all due form order to obtain « | The second offense is that of perjury marquis wan compelied to sweer|in obtaining the marriage tr that the girl was 18 years old, that| kl P The officers are #timulat being the age of majority in thie state. jed in the search by a reward offered Robert Lockhart, the girl's father, | by the girl's father y way they <a wealthy rancher and fruit grower traced the fugitives to this city bs “ wag? Sty oh i them to be In hiding here. the ground and therefore t marti bave 4 be eve Feb. 4—The} Royal Ar began th nm here In sess Masons of New Yo h annual convocat day and will remain “THRONG LONG BEACH, L. b. The Shepp and the itish steamer Ca- ur, which stranded on the beach ed so that faylight life savers were able to board both ships. f the safe, ¥ sea abs at Biddle Corpses Shepp's Crew PITTSBURG wey ties of John a Pa, Fe 4 EA. Biddle th persons ' for three hours morning Storm Subdsides Fed, 4.—The storm| the coast during the two'days has subsided. Reports| ndicate much amage to ship ping than was anticipated. VERY CLEVER SKIN GAMES She ald they The Little Honduras lottery, which the jail at an ea is one of a half dozen for had inte L. Lippman t# the Beatt games in existence. The of th atrect, Bons Jrawing re I eral thousand passed b the coffins, ber we beautif BOSTON which swept f which the greater n od With flowers sent y de unknown woman Mrs. Spffel Talks Last night Mra. Boffel, who Is in the hospital at Butler, made @ confess! of her part of the escape. She snid the plans had ny on that she #h mpany the Biddle brothers wh they excaped, but that at ¢ * t whe was won over by Ed's s. She denied that th submitted t 6 shot. y returned the fire of the « men per tam: naid th than. th heard th agent ro an Inspection bars w fied the pri lowed immediately San Franc nat is aevera rn are Montgomery A man named There 8 ago and i She o on head lay ners, and the break f izes are known to have gone are sometimes given who runs a and neously stated Phone 111 Occidental Ave. CHEESE Eastern full cream, 8. Marino, clgar fruit stand at the southwest corner of Third avenue and Madison street, had an exciting with burglar at an early hour this morn i Marino lives in stand, a fact which the ably did not know started get in the rear of his thief prob ‘The robber through a rear r om, ADAMS&« BLANCHARD ] 739 Second Ave., Hinckley Block ; PPOOSHI OOS CEOS OOOOOD9OS OOOOH OOSESD OO OHOOOOOOOE Bedside Tables the m nventent Gevices for rving meals to invalids, and are a addition to the brary, sew- nd office. WINDOW. f you wish, at ¢ Are valued! ing room SEE OUR ‘Take one on trial Stewart & liolmes Drug Co. 627 First Avenue Big sal Under If you found an apparentiy filled uid you throw it away looking inside? Of course don’t throw this ae. away without examining it carefully. If you have not got the time to read it now, HANG IT UP until you get time, for this Clearing-Up Sale of Furs Is a Hummer Fivery article that is advertised as well as the ones that are not, means a big saving to you. Muslin Underwear Bargains on Second Floor CORSET COVERS. Assorted sizes, embroidery trim- med; sale price cose ee 22256 Assorted sizes and trimmed in lace; sale pri esas esees MOO Others tucked and ruffed, with lace trimming: sale price... .49¢ Some with embroidery and in- serting; sale price .... Many handsomely trimmed embroidery; sale price... a $1.35, $1.65, $1.75 and $2.25 LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS. Plain gowns, trimmed in ruffles; sale price +490 Ladies’ Gowns, trimmed in em- broldery; sale price 22-90 Ladies’ Gowns, trimmed in hem- stitched ruffles and tucked sale price .. The (Take Elevator.) LADIES’ MUSLIN SKIRTS. Made of « splendid qu muslin, with deep ruff price With ruffles of lac And Embroidery; sale price Some beautifully trimmed in lace sale price ° %e Many neatly trimmed with em- broldery; sale price..$1.10, $1.15 LADIES MUSLIN DRAWERS. Trimmed with deep ruffier price hi 8 Many neatly trimmed in sale pric Others trimmed with embroidered tucks, ruffiés and deep flounce sale price ++ -$1.26 and $1.3 ahie la IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT THIS UNDERWEAR SALE. REX DRUG C0.,) Do You Know What Ri x) ‘Means? 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They are to be congratu- lated upon the fact that this scientific method will give t! and more , out of his vast experience per- Relief in one day, rich, Marino saw him ie, pbed his revolver Ihe through the window who made his disay hurry was not window Mr and quickly rn fe fred a at the thief, unee in’ Aa nutty in flavor, per pound EGGS per doz st ranch, don H 28e hurt § Takes a Surf Bath reat sided moun 4a Jin ght, in 2 pounds Joe Chillo, a fisherman, took an early plunge into PICKLED PORK he bay from near the north ¢ Sweet plokle, to boll with vegetables | the Grant street bridge thin morning. He had been drinking an 1) and bake with beans, per pound 14c| missed his footing. The patro wagon was sent out and Jailer Cor- | bett. brought the man to headquarters, where he was aut and turned loose, morning MINCE MEAT in 1-po pollee dried | Beat home made nd cans—Por | 10¢! and cure in a few weeks. Put up in a package containing six months treatment, (more than is needed in the worst cases) the cost including Nebulizer being only $4.00, or 2 cents @ day. For sale only at Original Cut Rate Dr the Pacific Coast. G. O. GUY, Ph. G., Yesier Way and Second Ave. South SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Store, by the sole agent for OPEN’ ALL NIGHT 'HE Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News # CENTS A MONTH, $150 Lot Twenty south, near car | 1 ed; nd ¥ payment will a hig. level and cle 5 cash handle it. Herbert $. Upper 12 and 13 Scheuerman Block First Avenue and Cherry St. 3 jamonds Is the effulgent rays of the Electric Light! | In the boudoir, the office or factory Electricity Is a prime requisite. The Seattle Electric Co. 907 First Ave. LION CLOTHING HOUSE All Odds and Ends at 50c ON THE DOLLAR Men's $7.00, $5.00, $8.50 Suits— $4.50 Men's $10.00, Overcoats— $6.50 2.50 and $3.00 Pants— $1.95 You will find your some pattern fr lots, Lion Clothing House 220-222 First Ave. South CORNER MAIN $12.60 Suits and ize in any of these & & SALE & wt Boy’s Suits A saving of dollar or more a garment at these cut prices: $1.75 $32.75 $2.75 $4.75 Estab ished 1890, We guarantee not to shrink your flannels, We remove all rough edges from your col lars and cuffs. 4th and Pike Henry Hensel "sswvene (QUEEN CITY LAUNDRY, Ssweinr 28 Hinckley Block, Thrid Floor