The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 1, 1902, Page 1

000 MEN MADE IDLE HANDY NOT “BY GREAT INUNDATION) PRESENT tsburg and Allegheny Mills Are Under Water/ Supreme Court Has ---Rivers Still Rising Very Unusual Case Pa. March 1.—A fheod in the Lacka- valley swore this region yea- and Mast night, and this the territory slong the fiver presents a deso- shut off by high water. Other street ear lines traversing low lying dis- triots have been compelled to aban- don service, The following warning bulletin was this morning received from Temple- ton, 55 miles above Pittsburg, on the OLYMPIA, March 1.--The supreme court handed down an opinion in the state of Washington, respondent, va. Capt, FP. N. Handy, appellant, this morning. Handy w ronvicted May 31, 1901, In the superior court of King county of obtaining money under Allegheny river; “Prepare for big | fl#e bretenses and sentenced to two flood The Allegheny river ia over. | Y°@r@ in the penitentiary He ap- re rans creat Gauss flowing its banks and rising rapid. | Bealed the decision. A motion was made to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that Handy had since broke jail and la now a fugitive from jua- tive ly. The river ts full of lce-wrecked | boats, loaded with lumber pr cruat. | ed, eweeping past. Several bridges Residents along ‘ have fled to other Pecity. Many of those been @riven from homes by |*F* Fone Household effects and In conformity with the usual prac ns poor aitnmnaa, wrecked buildings passing indleate tlee in such enue, the appeal ‘ah be falta heavy on them, |‘P4t there has been much destruc-| dismissed 60 days from date hereof —_ Yon above unless the appellant returns and de- Mills Close oo : livers himseif into custody. Judge March 1.—~The Atie- One Life Lost | Dunbar presided. Borgshela rivers con- PHILADELPHIA, March 1—The| In the case of the state va, Oacar Smeand ail cellare and | 0st disastrous flood tn years on the} Bliss, appellant, of Pierce county, oop Schuytkill river was said to be on its way down the entire length of the stream last night and this morning. Tt is doing hundreds of thousands of } dollars’ worth of damage. Thus far only one life has been reported lost The river was expanded to twice its width, but this morning began | torecede. There is only meager in- | formation from. other towns along the river, as all telegraph and tele- phone wires are down, In thie city the water swept back for three blocks, Inundating tracks and tearing up maufacturing Plante. All railway service is prac tleally abandoned Thousands of toms of coal have been swept down the river, and a number of jumber yards entirely washed away. Others Subside CUMBERLAND, Md., March 1.— The flood here ts subsiding and all penne is practically over. Consid- era’ Gamage haa been done In tts Hine and many bulidings undermined Bliss appealed from the judgment sentencing him to serve seven years in the penitentiary for grand lar- ceny. A demurrer interpored to in- formation that more than one crime was charged, was overruled; also a motion fn arrest of judgment based on the same grounds w denied by the lower court. An appeal was taken The Judgement was reverwed by the ;#upreme court and the cause re- jmanded. The lower court wae in- | atructed to grant the motion for a | new trial, with leave to file new in- | formation if the state should so de- } sire, HIGHWAY. ~ ROBBERY air A bold attempt at highway rob- ° jbery took piace In Ballard on Thur jday night, the detalia of which came ‘ to light today. John Gravam, «4 i jlaborer, wae walking towards his jhome on Broadway and First when he came near Second avenue. A }With a Fireman in the Cab of Locomo- tive and Enjoys Himself the river front are ¢ may tracks are many . . Many mills along Allegheny have been the exposition bulld- those inundated, and Ward schools have been fe feared the river wil) om bi although tts maxi- Of 3 fect was reached Pal — 10,000 Iie Mea S, March 1.—Later — both cities was fur- by the announcement by the weather fore- the river would rise to This would eclipse all pre- and cacse inestimable ¥ 164009 men are idleness on fet many mills and factories Afl street car line be- and Allegheny are ~ then sprang from a dark corner and struck at him with a sand-bag. The | would-be robber, however, was « | trifle faulty m hie alm, and only jwucceeded In Knocking Gravame hat oft. Without giving trie assatiant chance to atrike again, Gravam promptly attacked the robber and, by a well directed biow, knocked him down. Just then he noticed a sec- ond man coming to the aid of t fallen robber, and deeming discre- ition the better part of valor, Grav- jam turned and ran until he reached his home, several blocks distant Neither of the robbers were mask- ed, but owing to the sem!-darkness land the suddenness of the waoote af- jfair, Mr. Gravam can gtve no de- scription of the men. He had a con- siderable sum of money on his per- son when hg was ettacked, ARREST SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.—Chas Seifert, arrested as a surpect In the Nora Puller murder, waa brought to ithe city today. He atates he didn't know Nora apd ts entirely innocent lof the crime. He has a factal resem ylance to the suspect Bennett, but b much Nghter in the supposed weight Chiet of Detectives Seymour thinks he ie not the man wanted. HEN WIAD FY NHADAU ah} | iste was precipitated by a demand Hid ‘or increased. wages. ny N ink didi titiiies | Welsh National Song ” Ring The union having the hardest nt] is the parm ag Pe pacers Sens Out Joyously Ton ght made a demand for a raise of $1 per “| ni | union has started In alone. The coun- | yi 4 }efl has suspended the union, pending | + bepts Chair’s Amend ~Tariff Measure ; te Pa., March 1.—-Prince | Which left Washing- | this morning, is held | Reaches Pittedarg PITTSBURG, Pa., March 1.—Prince Henry arrived here at 1:15 this after- from the various in sorietion of this the city officials met the dis- tinguished visitor at the depot. An empecially designed address of wel- come upon parchment waa Presented to the prince by the Ger- man socletics. ‘The party ts travefing tn the huxur- fantly appointed special train in which they left Washington. This is the firet Important stop since the train left Washington and never be- fore has there been such a crush about the depot as that of teday in an endeavor to see his highness. Poke in the Ribs The prince enjoyed himself thor- oughly during bis ride to thia city. He was particularly pleased with his experience In the cab with the fire man and engineer. A Altoona, because he was drenaed in civillan clothing, he waa not rec- ognized by the mayor, who headed the committee to extend the free- dom of the city to the royal guest. “Where is the prince?” cried the | mayor, digging his elbow Into a quiet gentieman as he passed. “I am the And cheers went | prince,” responded the quiet gentle- laughed. waved his man, with a smile. The mayor waa Tepeatediy as the |nearly taken off his feet with as- | tonishment. t permit. no per- who were well been the orig train here for a én immense crowd Was made. lweued by the the train slowed passed through it ran through the Gown from Side of the cab and Way between the . le wan recog- diem for eight hours’ work. Their - ® j < . " The Welsh people of Beattie and | Buliding "reader ter aad | po } adjacent towns will tonight celebrate the anniversary of St. David, the patron saint of Wales. The meeting will be held at the Acme Business college, and an especially good pro grame of songs, recitations and ad dreases will be rendered. It is expected that a large num ber of Welsh-born people will attend |to honor the memory of St. Davi It is probable that after the r t- ng a society will be formed, the ob lJect of which will be to arrange an | nually for the proper observance of | St. David's day. The chairman for thie evening will | be Richard Lewis of Tacoma, and in reason to believe, however, th [the plasterers will get their raise, after which they will re-enter the council. Representatives of the union stated to a Star reporter today that 40 per feent of their members will be work- ting Monday. They claim two con- tractors have granted the raise ai ready. They would not disclose the contractors’ names Some Men Working the settlement of the strike. Th ‘rpg wp i March 1.—In the . urner of Washington, ® reference to the commit- and elections of his Ay a the authority of any senator of a 2 Vote, testise, s hi There are 78 members in the plas-|the following will act as vice presi St te ed to his high ap- terers’ union, all of whom struck last Gente Edward T. Morgan of Seattle ' recent ap coy Moe night. Eleven are sald to be work-| Morgan Morgans of Black Diamond, i P aaeiiteiatmed the exister g today : John P, Jones of Buekley, Rev. W Se teaolntion” the introduction |, 2 %* ere pi mgr ia or B. Williams of Tacoma, I. iw Da h chair “tkaies 96 dee tie HAKING | vies of Carbonat ivan owls « F pote on house and senate | ‘Mb wages $6 for nine hours. Two Hurnett, John W. Lewis of Wilkeson, com, m this morning, at | qe ar ane ping © Gus Jones of Lawson, W. R. Tees « ning demands, and thelr men are at work LA 4 5 He bineteement on ‘the out 114 r are at work. |teary, John T, Davies of Kenton About 118 men are still out, but it iit ‘Was reac expected they will go to work M Sxcention of a few un- '* | The committee in charge of the ce "| bration is composed of the following Changes the bili « ' lay morning, as al! dificu Joh D. Jones, chairman; J. | Sead pew the bill will b it im thought, be settled by nig John i Ce oe he dutios AT ae ne ew or tomorrow. Thomas, secretary; 1 Dan Davies and Lioyd Jones. Ar ception committee has been appoint- Di ey he be The plumbers were granted a 60 | | | | | | | | Sent of the full ent raise we ast J but gag? for the they th ak aay gneeid fa fe ¥ per 04, composed of Mrs bet yo dis |} day, which puts them equa to the | Mra. Michell, BR. Hughes, Mr d Heycock and Mra. Thomas F. Jones The program has been arranged as follows: National Fy Nhadau” Asterers on the present scale } The Painters i The painters demand an increase of 50 cents per day, which makes their . wages $2.50. The Building Tra | Address ...Chairman Richard Lewis council has indorsed this demand,| Bardic addresses + ares ry 1 it is expected the difficulties will| Cornet solo, “Drearos of Paradine adjusted in time for work M | ’ bie Samuel KR. Price ‘Two employers have granted “Come, Fairies Tripit’ . increase and their men are W. Williams, John Edwards rk today. Lloyd Jones The lathers’ and sheet metal work . Rev, Owen Jones song, “Hen Wiad te Bg be Trio, Ww. That Matiers wii) Be Settied Within a Wook : | Address .. re’ unions have demanded an in-!gong , diss Rachel Jones crease of 50 cents per day. The citation »» John W. Davies demand does not go into effect until| Address..W. J. Watkina, Snohomish | April 7. Chorus, “Comrades in Arms” The jnaide mand a effect A electrical workers de cent increase, going Into 1 oe es . ... Welsh Glee Party Piano solo ... Miss Sadie Morgans Baritone solo ... . feeee ceceecee Price H, Willlama | Recitation |*Sallors' Chorus”..Weish Male Party |Addrees .. Rev. Rowland Hughes 3 pos and 48 fitters’ and one Star ie able to state ¥ reliable information Mt Very brief dura- it fo wai i, matters Thi The Teamsters Tacoma The teamaters’ union had intended striking this morning for a 50-cent raise, but they have deferred action the city ene building ir The Vous Plasterers’ association | Song ... - Miss Grace Jones , nd Will be brought to| meets tonight to act aipon the de-| Duet . ne ete nees beseges a os: © nO reasonabie| mands of their employes Arthur Gower, Wm, Harry, Tacoma ott ee already the e of business men eall-| Tenor solo...Wm, Richards, Lawson Strike ts broken } y ied t ullding Trades headquar- | Song.Prof. Tom Griffiths, Carbonado Several empic involved, they iad ng nas of the men. The of Base solo....Willlam Harry, Tacoma Arthur Gower, Tacoma iat night to ask a 15 days’ post- ponement of any strike, but the plasterers had already acted, Tenor solo .. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDA Y EVE .. John T, Williams | SEATTLE FALLS IN ‘Four Girls and Two Men Are Missing | CLEVELAND, 0. March 1.—Be- fore all ocoupants could take advan | tage of the preliminary signe of dis. | jaster, the four-story biilding oceu- pied by the Cleveland Raking Pow }der Co, ! this morning and lapagd | fairly erumbled Into a huge heap of debris, Four giria and two men are missing and are supposed to be dead in the ruinge The top hoor was u#ed for a stote- house for the manufactured product of which there were enormous quan tithes on hand. It is stated repeated overloading of the floor weakened the bullding, #o that when an addi tional quantity waa placed there this morning the Noor gave way, carry: | ing everything before it to the base- | ment It wae feared that. fire would fol- tow, and @ general alarm was turned in, Large numbers of men are work ing to clear away the wreck, but it ia almost a Certainty th were In the Bullding cou no way short of a miracle t those who 1 escape in VESSEL IN Queen Gives Provisions to. Barkentine Northwest | The steamer Queen of the Pacific }Coast Co, which galled for San | Franciaco last Sunday, reperta hav \ing epoken the barkentine Northwest 40 miles northwest of Point Arena, The barkentine was fiying signals of | distress "We are out of provisions w the first Information that the fisgs conveyed to the steamer The Queen, with considerable diMicuity, asx the fea woe very rough, landed a supply of f ieions on board the vessel Th Y speaking of Queen prevented actual starvation. The Northweat left Everett 18 days ago for Ban Francisco, but had ex- pertonced repeated gales. Most of her salle were blown away and she was leaking. | COMPLIMENT IN CHINESE, | A Cats Ste | j The local office of the Nippon Tus. | en Kaisha has received a red letter ;Which cannot be read by anybody in the Gre Northern offices t fs a finttering testimonial from 22 Chinese gontiomen who recently re- turned to the Celestial kingdom on the Kaga Maru. After transiation the letter is found to be a strateht up and down com. | |piiment for the steamship company, and the officers of the company ar exhibiting the epletie with pardon able pride, The letter atates that the home ward bound Celestials salled fr Beattie on the eighth day of th inth hinese moon, which for for- eign devila would be Oct. 19 He- | jsides « 3] ommodation on board | ts the ngera were treated with | j at kindness by the captain of the| lebip The Chinese cook Si King Kong, provided choice actos for jthe passengers and is k ly men | thc ned in the letter. followers of Confucius close | The wilth the recommendation to home- ward bound Chinese to patronize the }Kaga Maru, ag it is really a most jaultable stear to travel on be- j tween Seatt! 4d Hongkong. TALE OF THE -GLENARGY | Feartut Storms Sweep Her Decks While Crew Hides Below } VING, MARCIE 1, 1902, 25 BUILDING DISTRESS. atation. | Collin lore neral are made and announced, ied a Mritieah bark in baliast, ro} | letters STAR. 1Cent ‘TS A MONTH OF HOW THEY STAND ON EVILS OF THE CITY Extract From a Speech Made | Extract From John Godwin's Last Night by Mayor Open Letter to Voters Humes to Fifth Ward Published on Republicans Feb. 26 “T have sald b hat I could not} Touching the roctal evil, I am fi suppress any of the Vices of this city, | to say that 1 do not believe any ohh and 1 with to reiterate that state-|exeoutive of Beattie can absolutelg ment, Any man Who promises to d » | Suppress it. But I do belleve in eo lw a fraud and a bhypoertte It} Quarantining it to districta remote cannot be done, Gambling hae been | from all residence and retail portions practiced from time immemorta f the city, aw well ae the great thor- Other Vices have continued since the Savior said: “Let him that ts without sughfares along the water front. I belleve In putting this evil under the #in Ona@t the firwt « The edicta of |cloweat police surveillance, with the mintaters of the gospel for 2000 years | penalty of immediate expulsion from have not stopped it, and yet they ex~|the city for any serious violation of t me, a8 mayor of Beattie, to pul | thome regulations The soctal evil, an end to tt all, while it must be endured, should be “Lam trying to run this city as the completely controlled by the authori- business men want it run. Hy bual- | ties and never be permitted to flaunt ness men I mean not simply the | its offensivenessa in the face of the bankers, merchants @nd professional |public, Dives like the Paris house men, but the mechanios and totlers | will be suppressed aa well--every man who has a legit! Gambling will be driven off the mate busines I believe in the rule street and to cover, Their haunts of the majority, and I shall continue #hould be so remote that no innocent to consult the majority aa I have | perwon, no minor, and especially no tone heretefore, member of the “dinner pal) brigade" “I belleve in making vice pay for oan find them, ite own regulation. I do not take in The public parks of the city—or piration from elther the hill or the private ones, for that matter—are slum. niended for the benefit of ali the it ts Just as hard to hide a gam-!people, and empectally the wage t den from the tin bucket bri-|earners,. The sale of intoxicating ptt gade as from a banker. “The only promise I have to make If elected again as mayor of T will do exactly the same in the past.” liquors and the maintenance of assig- nation houses therein are both for- ibidden by the law, and neither will be permitted if l am elected mayor. | If elected mayor of Beattie it wil! | be my greatest ambition to give the people of this city a clean and hon- Carpenter Expert est administration, such a@ the busl- The navy department has detailed |"**8 men and law-abiding citieens & master Carpenter to inepect the | *® commend without qualification, arpentry work on the battleship Ne- | ALL EVIL arrived last night from the East, and will today report to Command Prohibitionists = Announce Their Determination an Burwell of the Puget sound naval | The following communication wae na, Sherman, Foley Co.'s par- | received by the Btar todayy jore until full arrangements for fu-| The Prohibition party of Seattle ts | Waging {te own battle for good gov- ernment, inviting to {te aegistanee lany and all good citigens that de- |etre a change from the present char lacter of administration, We speak jmot of the chargeter of the men in the opposition, but @f the character this elty in the future a MORTALITY REPORT The funeral of the late Mr. Piedel | Mera was held thie morning from | Sherman, Foley Co.'s par clock, to Calvary cemetery Thomes, the beloved son of Mra Kate Mullen of this city, died yes terday at Chebalie and his remains} arrive thie evening and be at SHINANO HAS - jot the parties they Demo- cratic and Repu have {both been tried * ‘ed un- able to cerry the business é ‘tape | without reproach to the good morals jof this city. Prehibitiontets are cit- British Bark Rolling Heavily jixens, and every one ef them good jcltisens, They stand for obedience in the Storm to law on the part of the citisenand enforcement of law on the part of The Bhinano Maru of the Nipponithe official eftizen. To this piat- Yusen Kateha line, which arrived|form, neither in thelr platform or here yesterday, experienced verylin their individual signed ulteranoeg rough weather from the time whe left' are the old partion, or thelr cand. Japan, Feb. 12, Gales biew from the dates, pledged. Yet many of our east and southeast without let-up. good citizens are today following When nearing Vancouver teland she tyeir leadership. encouhtered a heavy southeast gale. A Plea fer Votes A © neared ° it on - As ah ared the straita aly iimea | We respectfully imvite your eut- avy wea. The frases for Everett Smith for mayor, holeted the &nd for the entire Prohibition tleket. Curnew of If we are defeated, it will be because Atat uleh 004 citizens are deceived Into vot- name Castle Inge @ Ucket which they believe can Sights and pitching in the } bark aled and F. 8. P, Capt the liner wes able through his giases t Under the as sig on the ahir old code these |Win out, and which, {f it does wia, letters w «! > the Mritieh bark | bas not promised to enforce the law Newfield of Li pool The Shinano | and the ordinances concerning social aleo #ighted a four-masied schooner 1, gambling or the liquor traffic, bound the contrary, the old parties have dietinetly indicated that they will not do this thing. Now the law is the best exponent of public senti- ime Criminal public natiment is |never up to the law. - Force must be yed to compel ite submission i lic sentiment expressed in the uw Have we come to the time when anarchy must reign by the volee of the people? If not, vote for jam party that will enforce law and [has vo pledged ita candidates. Meetings to Be Held | A rally will be held tonight at Rosas ODESSA, Russia, March 1.—Alex . ander Afianoff, an industrial mag-|**™lnary, at which Everett Smith nate well known throw t the nd other will speak A rally will world, has absconded after per be held at Green Lake Monday night trating frauda nounting to at ast |to bea need by erett Smith, R, 4 million dollars. London and New |E©. Dunlap and others Mr. Dunlap York houses the principal euf-| Will speak at the Salvation Army ferers, as he was the agent for some | ball tonight John Bushell will of the heaviest financial enterprises |#Peak at various places arranged for in the two cities, in the central part of the city. Let Aflanoff's downfall is attributed to | th Prohibitionist stand by his col- reckless gambling in stocks, and an | oP in this campaign Finale, “Bydd Mydd O Ryfeddodau” | nights. effort to recoup through the use of C. lL. HAZZARD, Chairman, | Details were recelyed here yester-| money entrusted to him. He sold Prohibition City Committee, |day by the steamer Shinano Maru of securities and in addition to thi« Cap ser wag jthe damage done to the Glen liner fatied to return collections on large ;Glenargy when bound from Victo-|shipments of wheat which passed ria to London, via Kobe and thé through bie hands aa a broker Orient —e ee When about one and a half days’ steam past the Aleutian islands a, fearful hurricane was experier | LS 7 gale inated all day tong decks were awash continuously. — Two boata were carried away. The main deck was sprung. Sheep and). CONSTANTINOPLE, March 1 The residence of Hiram A. Davita, fowl pens were swept from the deck Miss Stone arrived here this morn-|one mile south of Van Asselt, was and the port lifeboat was washed ing, and immediately called on the entered by burglars Tuesday night, clean out of the davits by one sea, | American minister, and the lower flower ransacked, but i Chinese cre id below and no enema fe valuables were taken, The amount of threats or coaxing wou thieves found a patr of trousers with t them on deck to assist the ¢ } 1 26 ents In one of the pockets. The | cers }trousers ¢ no yer ) * Capt. Stevenson ef the Glenargy | Pde oe ROG. Riemer Were Seereee uid he never experienced such | | In Miss Lola Davis’ room they took weather during all the years he has| /$185 from the young lady's purse. A jbeen at sea, | nickel and a few pennies were left. | . } TACOMA, March 1,--Superinten The pantry was the last place vis- | jdent Sheller of the Northwestern ited, where pies and cakes were | USED GIL \f rest rve, hae been notified by ekly made away with, together the department of the interior that | with three or four quarts of milk, larg reas of standing timber onthe| The thieves gained entrance by ‘ a forest reserves will be solid to the |opening a door with nippers. The SAN FRANCIS( oO, March 1 T he | highe bidders This move will | cccupanta of the-house believe that jship Fred 6, Beammel of Nova Sco- | greatly increase the available tim- (there were at léast two burglars. tia, arrived here 83 days) ber supply rhe upper part of the house was out et rapper o Alene 7 to not visited, as three railroad men strains he crew a compelled o > oceup he rom ere, lwork the pumps during the entire Marshal of Georgetown | hi aes een eee Be | Voyage and the oll bags were con Applicants for the y ition of mar- | fact stantly over the e@hip'’s sides shal of Georgetown are springing up | -- rs —— | magic, ‘They all want the hon Knights of Arctic Circle ' per which t# offered as salary. The Knighta of the Arctic Ctrole Many depredations are being com-|held thelr first publie meeting last POLICE SHIFTS mitted each night in the suburb, and | night in Foresters’ hall, First ave- It i# important that a man be ap-|nue, There were nearly 70 auditors, pointed at once There are many | Chiefly Alaska miners, present. Ad- The quarterly change of shifts in | C@didates Grosses Were made by John Arthun day. The night patrol, in charge of | , ry Ag py ty ap lGapt Ww iiatd and Hergt. Peer, go on | or Making Trouble bieasant evening was spent, The or. | duty from 4 a. m, until noon; Capt Frank Hart, a chronie offender, oe * benevolent in character and | Laubsicher and Sergt. Powers, for-| was arresied by Detectives Hubbard |! en in existence two monthe, | mer morning men, go on duty from 12 and Freeman and Policeman Damm |T!¢ membership js nearly all Alaska noon until § p.m; Capt. Ward and | yesterday evening, charged with | ners. Sergt. Leighton will work from 8 p,|making a viclous assault. upon a ae wey m. until 4 @, my. downtown lodging house keeper WEATHER FORECAST Jailer Steple will continue on the,Hart is accused of drawing a revol qanikien morning watch; John Corbett will go| ver and threatening the life of the Seattle and Vicinity—Tonight and on afternoons and Jatler Corning Sunday, showers; proprietor of a bagement bunkhouse . southerly winds, on Mat street ight ta dregh