The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 15, 1902, Page 1

-B0-CENT GAS = ST EDITION a WEATHER FORECAST...9 Tal tats THE ana T “4: om BO-CENT GAS rrev wv -Oc easional CATT Rain renin . LE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 190a WAR BETWEEN RIVAL < « eaib a) — TAI ff Aa One Cent MONTH as CENTE PER H Hireat ult TT t " | Fight for Competit | The Bar's ORDt y oF compet . ' | tayned ug ne FALL that the old i JEPiapony claimed an exehieive und y ‘ | the Stare pub jon of the firat Rewepaper article announce that the board of public works wa — | paring (6 contest the claim of th | id gus Company an agitath wae ° . ! begun which finally remulted in a re f ‘ for illuminating gas from $e to $1.60 anne er and by Putting Him Out of Office Hope to Find i The pre ' wat wan pre-| ee ' Py und gave « history of the newspaper | +] fight for liar gan” in Beuttle fe sold throughout the city CARACAB, Dec, 16.~A movement | the state partment. where he wasithe hou { ie nnow i . redicted with almost absolut on mtarted, If the request i#| fro vermment that nvasion Bainty 1 and tied with, ft is| PUERTO CABELLO, Dee. 16—|the ¥ versy be sub- The tact that the néw gormpany's | proposed to ask Vice President A) ed hed yenetiny cea he mg | ted ta pHi ja ot yet ready for | assume the preaidenc will b enter ternoor ; ee eee rat Ue MO ree reer ime, | sugested to Ayale that he convene Britian ‘cruiser “Bhaybdie and the | | LON Dé 61m the to t ‘ s, - ongrem to try and find means to | German crutned ete duced | « ner this morning y f and better than dot. feet, You will be allowed « discount 7 stele Wane Ga, or ane. dealipocth, eaten bean ah wel [end the trouble with Great Britain |In 46 minutes, i was practically | Healey caused great disorder by de : B HOW being wold thm of 20 cents per thousand cubic feet « i# apparently not only |competitore In the lighting buginess.| has preciptiated another war which |Mhd Germany Hverything Im quiet) iin ahed, ery few were nding to know what was the com } Na paid the 10th of the fol- | woken, but diamond mtudded ae well| in case inquiries are made of you! Prinnines to beco ture of the ere te METY A007 | citate tie GUUMGTE ts eens oh Lapetaen Vanosusla nad tha waakeaee wing month, at 214 Cherry street.| with the managers of the rival gaa|by the public, you will refer all eweh|Plebt of the rival corporatic for ficial ateps until the /Sttack the commadore in charge of |aguinat Ver la and the gunboats re controled [In that event the gas will cost you! compa Mr. HU) thie morning limauition te vesident of the pem-| Supremacy United Mtates has been ra from, |the British fleet here sent W pn sunk in Venezuelan ie Gas and Electric Light |€0 gents per thousand oubie feet met.| told u representative of the Star that |pany, whe will im turn receive his ins| Friends of the old company insist | 4 general fecling prevalla in govern: | {he Mushorition of this city depund > sae Bre Pioneer in the gas in Unteas | hear from you in writing he had nothing to add ctructions trem the beard ef tewa-l that the so-called water gaa ia a| ment circles that the United Btates | 06 nals n for the action®f the an uc eity to the contrary, | will understen nt he had made tees. product dangerous for 4 use, | Will come to the relief of Venesuela me? which hauled down the British nag a war Was inaugurated last |that you accept the above proposi-| letter and referred the reporter for SAMUEL HIL and have Giready taken in the present crinix. It iv learned [O4€ from the custom h giving | Was panned the house adjourn 1 tion. lam enplandtion te a net Preetdent & stop © tte manufacty this morning (hat a German genident | hours time for compliance | until # o'clock tonight, wh On receipt of notice from parti conrpicuously in the office of S eemeenanadh tanita that prohibitive legimiation has bee d two wervants, living at Bunexto- |, The authorities sent a mensage to| will begin the Venezue @ direuiar letier announcing |having prepayment meters, they will! company, reading as follows ©. R. Coiling, manager and enét-] passed in other stator three milies in the rear of Puerto | | resident Castro, asking for inst thon 4 after January 1 he|be ad) te conform te the we.| Notice to all Employes or Seattle| meer of the Citizens Light €nd| High-grade water gas, they an-| Cabello, were killed in fiaturday's |! ond asked the Amer ENTE ee iy” furnish gas to] The regulations governing the a ¥: re hereby | Power Company, won equally pert, has no odor and has been] bombardment by shots that went | 10 Interven T" (ter MH the districts reached |tribution of gas by the Beattie Ga: mitted...Me refused point Wark| known to cause deait by amphyxia- |over the fortress. Dronldnes Coin nate Company® maine at the !@ Electric Co. will apply except nything regarding the/ tion where Ite presence was er Officlale te ie Puthoriaed the city +f per 1.008 feet, with « dis abewe specified. Vours respectfully, mpany may or may not| plans of his company except to say pected in sleeping WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 16 the acti to offer full satisfaction for y ‘cent. for payment be- SAMUEL HILL. reg 9 the eo at which ite that all its arrangements fo bigin the odoriens ti! President Roosevelt this morning | ‘he | etion of the i but before the pe tie 10th day of (he month fol-| "Phe ciroular was mailed only to product will be sold; and you are ex-| doing businers in Seattle had been ein cities wh: } ton wit wtaries | mageage was received the time-fixed | ag te rendition of the service. | patrons of the old company in the pressly enjeined to make no state. | perfected and that the matter ef }is in use. it ip clatrn | Kenator Culom, |Md expired and bombardment | ‘thie ean intents and purposes, |distrtets invaded by the new cor-'ment derogatory the Citizens’! rates would recetye due considers [appreciably increased # chair Renate committee on | DeeUN. | tented e od =e a — —— - - = -_—— - troduction of the thuminant ——, affairs ra Kepresentativ “BERLIN, De ‘ . einia | prevailing chairman of the house co ‘ « S t in offictatty ghd Thowgh Mr. Fut Medical Men Ac mittee on foreign affairs, regarding |@?hOunced that et of Italian war F dees pot gO into effect until The matter will be brought up at! the Venextelan crisie, The greatest | MHDS will Join the Angle rman al- | Se 7 the Citizens’ Light and the regular meeting of the King secrecy was maintained. The cail- |He# on the Venezuelan coast a* soon! BKAGWAY. D. ie ee a Will, without que County ts tical Romnety this oftie | iene h a meeting, however, is |“# & blockade informally declared. | mines nt Px M eg A ing “ ¢ , o 0 @ fu ew tiga |remarded ap of the nost sient \ 30.000 tc A 5 * ° erat the cut and | prc eed at gharges againet the water gus prOb-| canes It te said that an ieelaen _WAGMOIUTON, 0 ©. Shad ih [acisty ae chistes of tat ee at geath of Yesier way, other new gas company is apparent: | mage to congrens the subject |C@Plearam fr Minister Bowen| ometer regiatered 24 below “ga Er tendertotn, by the new ly undisturbed UY the agitation. tel of Venesueian developments. I confirming the account of the bom-|gelwin on the Tounon et ere at } tee precipitated the rate Officials announce their readiners at! mediately after the White Hou be iment of Puerto Cabello. Among wi, oS whos. Egeversi days gas wes any time to give olfactory 4 5 pnference Becrétary Root called at )Steretary Hay’ callers today was! A petition in bankruptcy has been Inte the mains of the new wtratic Ae ph mvs wt} De f tanches the Italian ambassador} fied in the United States district MES Nis plant in Worth Se 2 a ta eanre Hn Oe Sar! whe eld a conmultis regading|court by Leander Monohon of this [pat ft wae not until Baturday the 73, a, ba er to heave: } ehesuelan claime. ity. Petitioner asserte that he has 7 it was allowed to flow 4 ae Gaia thas the ellesed | zo~pow : bo am and that bis unsecured lia- service pipes. T m that the alleged 5, Dec. 15.—-Lord Lane-' bilities amount in the aggregate to oe pe Lar pen? “34 pow oy Aap big downe, minister of foreign affairs, in $2574.62 6 woul ler be called off gas, In “ ma gas fet lighted was the cue for y's knife welder to ‘the Rotlights company selected the die- Yeuter way for it» tiret HD entd, on account of the ft ha@ procured no gnnual fer commumers in part ty. Representatives of the went into that district morning and by diligent ir and Saturday indwced number of the largest ‘Of the pioneer company to the new gas for the oid of $1.25, and Saturday service was inaugurated fact that his territory was be- | done right, do it yourself,” is « motto) came to Mr. Mill's cara! the commercial Interests of Beattle | Te the game, and he, it | prepese to follow in the matter of} Ponce sent word to allline fight that is now being waged | Of his company who hadito secure for this city the govern- Retified them that he would jynent transport business | cat and go the new com) To this end the ea: and train tents better that leaves this city tomerrow morn the apostates, it is said. jing will carry @* peseengers three | firm In their determination nent citizens who go with all | fortunes with the new lapeed to Waatiington to present te | y. At any rate, Mr | son the advantages and the matter of ghough ljustice of Beatties position aa re- te warrant the immediate | garde the transport service of hie circular letter, a copY | They carry with them: documents largety statiatical In thetr character, after Jenvary tet. 1903. ting well an charts, maps and other @ pres individually, until! daca wherewith they propone to to you. te fur-lorove to President Roosevelt and St Nve shove address for | Hecretary of War Root the fallacy | per theveand cubic TO OUTWI be WAY POKER ROOMS ROB WIFE AND BABIES If the police department te still of the opinion that “poki foothe” in the rear of saloons do no harm and should not be in- lerfered with, a letter, dated Dec. 10, received by the Star from the Wife of @ working 1 ia robbed week in and week out by the hired “boosters thon sker rooms,” may give the head of the department new light on subject Here is the letter. It should be borne in mind that what the ft police eatin “gambling” has not been going on in ttle Baturday first mentioned by the writer Mand the Star ken aginst gambling is worthy ibbart citizens, and if Who have the inter stake would join you in your fight, I am sure of the mud be forced to go elsewhere or tive within the bounds fee tee irre sgi,% good true man and oru ‘two littic ¥8 poker and Mackjack Pex, ped Unfortunately he daugh- gambles. P song The minute he get dol- vl tad tr, nat waz, And'it #eems to be a habit that no man Lop tyon fh med, a8 long as there is a place for them joxe their money. My homband works er {it Pay day betore he now p-rerenmint 0 ibiew and 1 a { ‘ “a ‘te re euffering fr hunger and othing to keep we warm. would work 46 #0 a8 Tarn in delicate healtl ‘Two weeks ago last Saturday wi OY dey Gambling had heen « beto ent Pay, fo he browght home some good no ation toed tan ‘x t acd fach of the children and myselt a palr of who Sanh, Baturds: Hut ngatn lant Bhlurduy went a cxbmmhoue wath a” rma clothing for th cttaren aud nothing for us to Peat bye 0 be bul nwo endl the, and that is through a era er: te my carnent prayer that you may be able in > pre ‘0 hie honor, Mayor Humes, a lef Hultivan in the proper light #0 they will for ail time close 1 ni T would «i ot hin wages ntly my two little ha not enough out but Tam unable to ‘ht we were happier than for » my name only I wish to shield my husband.” A MOTH.” “Ef you want a thing done, and, of the arguments now being put | ward by the San Francisco « as well aa, the merits of this city ‘The city's delegates are J MeGraw, Jacob Furth and Brainerd. They @ tives of the Chi an well an th an¢ commercial interests of and Western Washington. “We will arrive In Washir noon AS stéarm take ue ber of ¢ jeaid Governor McGraw thie morn- “and will lose no time ine The tan ting to work to stalisticn derogatory undisputable | ¢ as the represen: | eneral financial people have made a great show of thie ‘boom Personally, Secretary | manner john Ht Brastue ommer Beattie | Mr attle may full Re Teoety ngton as there, in get ranctseo city With MeGraw, Mr Ke I am convineed that consider ati nh & calm and dim and. with ment regardioss of that may be broug in not a question of polities, but business, and from what I knew will render ¥ po! to bea! J. H. McGraw, Jacob Furth and Erastus Brainerd Go 10 Washington Tomorrow to Aid in Securing the Transport Business eal t, 1 am confident that cai eo bt, rf; with ro be of reat | We are prepared to how the falsity }to the friends of Seattle who rest assured that It juntice at bis hands” ersten of Furth and -: ny 4 ord the Washington detegst “capital #f assume formidable pro- portions, The facts and which the: prove, nm them of these figures and to add some-|up to the present time been {i thing more cannet fall te carry welght BOGOTA LON, Dee. 16. from Barranquila confir report of the total lose o Bogota with a | The vessel sunk has suppressed all the disaster. j The Bogota was forme Jessie Banning, a wel north coast steamer recently verted into boat the ah at 4 Colombian 18 be used against the tn ih governm in the civil war now pre there, She was manned v American erew at San Fr and only recently reach: isthmus. She took part whieh several kille wer After deliberating 24 hour In the vase of the Btate : tterly tailed to jerstood that while 10 were in favor of finding guilty, two persinted in ata soquittal ettorly wae charged wi criminally aspwulted his year-old stepdaughter Sloane lant apr IS LOST Advices Magnolia river. The government detatis of a gun attle shipyard for isive and bloody engagement of he TWO DOUBT HIS GUILT in our own Behalf that | ta! the | | | | m the nf the joad of in the rly the known he s ent, to went vailing with an the one ed ir * crew ns the jury net WIL e. it is Jurymen the nding ¢ th having pretty bh« 4 Martha at ty thelr efforts to promote interesta of the city. LONDON, Dee. 16.—The Arh. {bishop of Canterbury is better toe laay, and it i* now thought that hq | may recover. BOLD BAKER BATTLES T THE FOOD TRUST. # The st rae Ramuch an It is prepared by mixing Water gos with petroleum epray and permanently combining them by the oy of heat ue Water gas, they admit, has no odor, and is wiso almort entirely de void of illuminating power, though when mixed with ol! it is superior to coal gan of ordinary quatity Water gas mixed with Ol spray deaired by ‘the comminsion, wh has been old by the old y mininaion, which | aakpony, 4 On eee eee” gq | he eaid would factittate thelr work “TV without | 7 ‘or | He wounced that adjournment corresponding Increase the death rate in Beattie. Mr, Hill Telke With reference to thin last charge President Hill, of the old gar com pany. this morning gave the Star the following writ tement "The Reattle Gas and Electric | Company has at ite works a plant for the manufacture of coal go: consisting of what are known on five benches of @# and eight | henches of #, making a total of 102) retorts. t hae a plant for the manutar ture of off gan mad ntted Gas Improvement ¢ Stalled in December, i800 Thi known as the Standard iter One Apparatus.” Gas conmumers in the old tender- tein district ptate that the new gompany han offered to meet gut made by the pioneer corporat OF are elated over the prompect if sheep gar, whichever company suc- ceede in wecuring thelr patronage Consumers tn others districts of the @ity who have signed $1.8 contracts with the new company also claim to have received aswurances that the it of the old company will be met the new concern. ‘On ali sider It ie rumored that a startling revision In the rates of both companies will be announced within next few days Lowe TO DOWN THE PET "PAGKERS ut Them on the Same Basis as Gom- mon Peepie CHICAGO, Deo. 15-—Special Coun nel Day, representing the governmen Min the petition for an Rranted at the instance of the in terstate commerce commission, which temporartly retains 1% rail- roads from granting special rates and rebates (o favered shippers of live #tock @nd packers’ products, to- day asked the federal court to make the injunction permanent Judge Day declared that the pack- £ who comprise the alleged beet at derive advantages ‘trom the Fates complained of. which make competition with them impossibie. Armumentes wil be heard upon the motion tomorrow. ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY ROME, Dee. 16.—The College of Propaganda today nominated Bishop Sm: of Buffalo to be archbishop ot loaso. Bishop #paulding’s Rame was not presented. Quigley ea . WITH ARMED ROBBER /P. J. Gable Attacked Early This Morning and Would Have Captured His Assailant But For the Fact That His Team Be- came Frightened and Ran Away A masked robbe with a gun, anylanded a straight right jab to the enraged t attempted near the Jamen street power house his oppone: The | to fight. team. the aff Gabe 616 Bros dway. 5:80 och wer ho by the vietim. ean) am. ‘alr #00 oideup t k this m reniste P. 2. master and his rune’ the features of a livel hat ocou porning. vee of the in- Gabel, a bakery, | ste be A ha that threw the highwayman off je guard lof business. and almost put him out Me was a# game as t, however, and stood up The hignwayman fought highwayman was baffied in bis at-|with the desperation of a inan who tempt tended ‘The team mall amount has everything at stak Was fighting for a ‘the timely runaway of) Of money that he knew he would lone driver for thug the teamater ste The poliee were after it happened. a bakery at With his team and | teamster a din ted # ed if he lost the fight, When the tum hig | sel Was ut ftw height, the unex; notified of a8 UruAl, bh ned The glory | the capture of a bold hold-up by an unarmed man was lost to the d the thug encaped m that had b nervy weean he went to the bakery a#| The tea weual thie morning, While he was Gabel was nearby opening the door of the shop the became frightened at the nol highwayman appeared, ‘The thag the #ouffle and started to run. did not look to be a dangerous fel- | the mreet. Gabel cared more for the low, but be had the drop on the | safety his outfit than ne ald f mater the glory of capturing the thief, 3 Throw up your hande," he com- left hit opponent and started aft manded Gabel + {hie team, He caught th htened Not the alan't t yet appear wan the viet to nen reply, but pin: musty clone to Gabel k te a th atte animals and brought th the bakery, When her that |hhowever, the man who h od to hold him vp had disapr npts a. this wnerr ators a injunction BCRANT Deo, 15.—Judge ng Aubmitted to, the tabulated fom id be taken next Saturday ary 2 CHICAGO, Dec Chem employed by « local paper clare that the 14 deaths in recent Lincoln hotel fire w caused by fumes from chemical engines of the fire partment, It ix claimed t these fumes created carbe acid gas, Which smothered vietins whole they were tempting to escape, Dam fsult® againet the city may tow the allexed disclosure. MITCHELL RECEIVES Joho Mitchells wae me parade of laboring all_portions of. the # Excursion thousands of visitors, ‘The children of the city participa’ the procession. gation appointed by th Mother Jon The parade noon. Mitchell retains his tomed immobility tinually bowed from his carri response to the greetings whi received. view, good franchine land, easily el All clea. ing orchard, good house and close to water and good road. 10, 11 and 12 Geheuerman B CHRISTMAS We neck year mendously have the swellest imaginable. A big line of it, lephone Main HE WANTS of evidence SMOTHERED OVATION SPRING VALLEY, Mi, Dec. ven an enthust amtic ovation by the miners here to day on his return from the Eanat te took | trains brought Mitchell's train was met by a dele occurred though he FIVE ACRES granted for street which will run close to property. FIVE ACRES 4 and improved, good bear- | | | Gray oper- until inte ae. the ere the de the at age fol- 16, An} men | school | ted in | ~ accus con age in ich he eared barns. county Herbert S. Upper ok, Firet avenue and Cherry street, 60¢ tre- cars | That we are giving away absolutely free to visitors to our store be- tween pow and Christmas eve. $1200 Worth of Practical Christmas Gifts The accompanying cut will give you an iden of “the Ohio Steel Range-—our gift to the moet fortunate of those who come in to see ua To the little folks we are giving story and picture books, free. Banta Claus left 16,000 of them at our big main store to give te every little boy and girl who comes to \ isit as. Fixture Annex—Everythi Electrical. M9 First Avenue South. N. W. Largest Btove House in the North- west péain Store, First Ave. and Spring 8t Neckwear Three largecases of stylish Neckwear received during the past week for the holiday trade. All the new shapes. 25¢ Prices very mo $1.25 $1.50 We Carry the Best Full line of , & W. Collars and Two for & Quarter Collar In the city, Cuffs, ONE PRICK CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, Adams & Blanchard, 719 2d Ave. Hinckley Block. For Christmas Lowney’s Superh Chocolates... TOILET HAND WANT. CASI AND REAUTIFUL rY RAZ WHAT FINE PERFUMES, LEATHER GOODS, SAFE MIRRORS WE HAVE Stewart & Holmes Orug Co. 627 First Avenue TRIPLE yot Sale of Dolls. Mant ? Auction facture Bale of Samples. Sample Sale for Tomorrow SAMPLE HANDKERCHIEF FANS AT SAMPLE PRICES, Dainty lace trimmed, emb: Gauge Fans in pink, blue, white ered and hemstitched at and black ese Fans, Lace ainted Fans about half usual pric 4 ay a 2 , DSe, $1.15 and $1.25. & 1.Be to B1.26 each. 12Z\%e, 2Oe and up UMBRELLA Presentation Paragon Framg BLT BARGAINS At Less Than Half Price. Patent Leather Belts, black INDUCRMENTS. Umbrellas. Gloria Covers, 0 and tan, worth To, fot BSc teas BL25 to RET, Silk, Batin and Velvet Belts School Umbrellas ‘ . Ihe to 1.25 Men's Umbrellas. BARGAIN IN SAMPLE FURS, SALE OF AUCTION DOLLA, buyer ight recently In Re York a lot of Dolls at 450 Stan Our New on the can buy Delis for. 1.50 Pore for... $1.96, Dollar—Tomorrow you | Furs for..... $2.49 Furs for #1.99 $ d50 Holla for » " 40c Dolls for. $3.76 ure for 82.00 $1.00 Dotle for $4.00 Pars for WI. Other Prices or SSSA