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WEATHER FORECAST msteomion "THES Si: EAT x LE STA. IS THE VERDICT OF zs cane Vy, ee —_- GORONER’S JURY Investigation Reveals the Fact Tha the Fact That Mrs, Mary Col- lins Met With Foul Play in Old Shack on -_ Tweniy-Ninth Avenue South--Climax of a Carnival of Crime 1 85 cents in change when tively was of ¢ }igin ond was made just ent on | death. » the bridge Ave D) 18 LYAN, FOREMAN.” The fal tre ‘ ame, he sald. uid not have ¢ | Murder has at last heen done by| the pr & injury to tho we igh w ave : reowardiy bis! | bond, Ty Vital organ of the body CALCUTTA, Dec. 1¢—John Bar- the last two rgr-| was congented with bloed. showing Wemen and you Se-| that there had been either suff aE ere sntgtio Penney yroatinness “ped Thie & the the/ thom or strangulation. ‘The face was | °f Commerce yeaterday in behalf of cermer's Jury which this afternoon|fushed and swelled which the St, Louis exposition. Today he Parestigated the « Mra |proved that gut - ‘ op he pee Whe cose Mary | proved (hat ey atipn ad some conferred: with Viceroy Curson rela ho was Sunday afternoon {hing to do with the death tlyp to India’s participation in the FS The prese ® dark blue mark affate | Ne ees thet bie. Cottina| ade by the thumb mur M im the event hae Spe meee, Send shal Mrs. Calling! ous fiend whe committed the crime ~~ peteved thas ngh or persona, unknown Whe one of the main points in the the Erit person, et Gentes ' ops the | (estimeny of Dr. Ostrom There endeavo: ares ~, throat and head, and| “®t? *¥o marks on the woman's a lng & puree in which she/ Deck. One of ther fed a mey was missing. were the grounds upon iieh the jury based tts Judgem The police had adopted the t et Genth from natural causes, ba Belief upon the fact that $105 in| coin which had been sewed jn ing of Mra Collins’ waist, was intwet ly a thumb mark and the other was an old sear.) Der, Ostrom stated that it-war his belief that the woman met ® Vielemt death at the hands of permon When Colling, the husband of the dead Woman, war put on the stand, | he stated that Mis wife handied ali | the money that came into the fam-| © Guroner Moye held from the firetiily A considerable sum, he anid wre Collina had met with foul jahe usually carted In ber bosom 1a police scoffed at the) a Mack purse. ‘The most of her| BIRMINGHAM, Dee 1@—The! ‘The evidence brought out at| money, however, she had sewed In| south-bound limited express on the | oday was conclusive, her dress. When the body wae| Qucen & Crescent lite, was wrecks rand the jury broveht @| searched the purse that Mie. Colling| near Meundvilie, Aln rly this Within three minutes after| usually carried was mlsetg. | morning A reil had been removed! Bad been charged and had re-| Her dross war open at the throat! near a trestie and the locomotive, | jand her neckwear disarrarged.| mal, baggage and express care and theury that the wemnan|There was a small coin in a scapu-| two conches were piled up in a heap! death wan ba lary that she wore sround her neck.| in the creek botton: Two express care ano i 1897 |This coin wae half out of the litte and the fire MAINTAIN WARLIKE ATTITUDE *‘Bogio-German Allies Continue to Bulldoze Venezuela ---Complete Blockade of Ports Toreatened of Venesurta. here may that afl, n anewer to a eat Britain had ute © meanengers were kt few employes of the German and Britiay railways are safe, LA GUAYRA. Dec. 16.—British ‘ithe tehew rece! ES marthion have appeared a tn Marguarite island. A German Jquery he anid that surveyed the island » year age | not attempted to refer the dl A Carac din. | ays that British fortificatic PARIS, Dec, 16— pateh it has since been believed that srbilration are being built in the environs of San | has designe upen Vene-| In the debate fast wight, Lord) Felipe | * The feeling here le CTamborne suid that Great Britain . itm / peetery. ‘e had taken no step which constituted! LONDON, Dec. 16—In the house! Pererally caimer, though the apere- an infraction of the Monroe doctrine, Of lordt® today Lord Lanedowne suid tension is general. and wowld not do ro, He se oak the i w we blockade the « i, Grea: Tiiain Wee an. enesuelan tit is in ne BVesterday the British cruiser | Great Fri wise intended to land « British force | ted States in ma’ doctrine. Cranborne sata & police and the torpedo boat dashed into the harbor here Grd took 2 position commanding the ne. Many people of the feared a bombardment and fied the country. The commander of fortress led upon the foreign or occupy Venemuelan territory that duty A private nay that « ne President revent Venezuela { national law. He t sMfirmed ian government @guinat the for- them te intervene. |tection of the lives n allies that he had orders to evacu- Hiritich subjects before aatic men . fortress. but would fight if sures trad b n mier Bal-| PARIB, 1 15—-At the counell tn the tay, he could withdrnw. four followed in the same strain of the min = today it was an- im the day the warships sailed) = Sir Henry Campbell-Mannerman, Pounced that France in not tnter- thte Liberal leader, severely eritic ented at present In events in Ven- ¢d the course pursued by the gov-|etuela, The guarantees of @ set-| hoon. Dec. 16-—The Vene- ernment tw the controversy. He|tlement of French ctatme made last Oe ee eae BP again In the said that in thie mattendirent Tiritain| Apri by the Veneauelan government common® today. — LOrd| seemed to be Bound hand and foot t| are rexarded as mam@clent until prov- » Wnder secretary of for-| Germany. en to be inadequate. France there- war the target for nu-| sue ean only wait until the tine ete Re sanction a mere! BERLIN, bundes- | when the payments Become due Dec, 16—The | CUT HIS THROAT | FROM EARTOEAR Ghastly Suicide of £. €. De Marsh---Casping His hig Breath He Tries to Tell of a Crime Which Purports to Have Committed in This City “hguinst an Unknown Woman With his throat eut trom ear to Banborn’s house in Bullard. Me. r it was jearned that I far, and bas oh had, or so he claimed, larg « interests in Alaska, and in De Mare, « miner, was found in| t wanted to get in. n worth about er no re but p t of hich is Atbgy P ' which is in Ont Of @ residence in Ballard this ble demand for ad sittange “ inally It in this olty with the r. Banborn grew tired of the noise It is Pa aay snk of Commerce, 9 o'clork J that he had property » oe and called for the police. The prostrate form of @ man was He died trom an hour later | » interests in N aka, an well an & ite of Dr Em yund in the front yard > by words { prpnik LOA , ont yard when Police-| large farm in Montana, where his he man was able ty | 8h Bhoemaker arrived. Aasiatance | mothe 4 several bi é Sitter when he was in the physician's imenediataly called pnd the an |ustare rence, ee nory the disconnecte PMice, 1 is thought that the According to : OMAR In the case. # & ghastly wound in hia | story told by De Marsh to thowe wh that would be. arrestea ond but little Hite was lett | found him, the crime he committed in feat. \% "im. The did nil that | dest * “t= | he could for the muff | orgs eae ae with some unknown won ufferer, but was not| sermewhere In 08 hie viet) his services. he mary | i# believed by the tn Hatlard, He asked the officers if t Who were near him during bia nat Fh, Wo wate determined | had found Wie knife and hin waich rd to tell all ‘ound was dre where he te Nn 000 pA wor wel ball wont before the operation fee sled" te. wanton ae worth #80 ker, and be ae expire He niso told @ dinjointed While the doctor wan working with him, De Marsh trie@ to tell what had | thin atit saat nan ble to give a connected “THIS JURY FINDS THAT searched dhe body at the WOMAN, MRS. MARY morgue They stated ~positively INS, CAME TO HER Bl there den that no purse had been found. M BY STRANGULA. 8 be The funeral of the murdered wo OR SUFFOCATION AT _Not unttt today did all the det man was held from the chapel of THE HAND! F SOME PER f the case come to Heht The firet Mutterworth @ Bens thin afternoon. OR RSONS UN. @| “!thene put on the stand tod WN TO THIS JURY, THE @) OF H.C. Ostrom, the phywie CE OF DEATH BEING @ Pr formed che port more TWENTY NINTH AVE lien He testified that a i SOUTH. IN SEATTLE, the head wa Hand that a her ING COUNTY, STATE OF hage’ of the brain had Forulted { INGTON. from the blow This wound he 1 } iw the result “THE UNITED STATES 18 JUST FIFTY YEAR® BEHIND THE PLACE WHERE IT OUGHT To ee ee 8 DILKE, M. P. CONSIDINE WINS CITY COUNCIL Is Granted a License to Run the Notorious People’s and Danica Hall in the Old Tenderloin John Considine it aupreme Ayes—Crichton, Fitapatrick, Gill, counci! has decided to reticense Con- 4 indomitable will o drat. | Kinuier, Morrison, Mullen, Kedward, ; sidine® variety theater and concert 6 gs peng eg rls Ste Hinehart, Rude and Taylor, [halt on Becond avenue south while bors of the old tenderloin 6-1 Naye—James, Murphy. ila not disturh licenses granted iret ruled the clty counet last nett. | Atment—President Parry. [by the city council, but ait pine contro) must get off the jot below Tester way Lots On the motion to adopt the com- mittee report recommending that the appliention of Monroe & Barnett be | nbere of that body, with fairly felt ower scramble to ex. their supposed | rejected poste y of the « of the tender Ayee=Crichten, James, Morrison. lola. Mulle Murphy, Kedward, Hinetu The the notorious F corner of He Washiggton street, « lease of anothell year In It» presemt trick, Gti and Rude. | ‘Absent y Tt will be remembered that Coun- climan Kistier has placed himself o This ) wae taken regs be! the stand recently made by the eewe- ing the paved die ell in compliance with the de wat |trict below Yesler way of ali dance the bustnees interests of the teat | hells, yariety theaters and guemblin the paved disteict betow ¥: way | dens. Yon September 22 he Introduced |$75—Lots on Renton car line, half be cleared of its mg | 4 Rye ‘The | an ordinance to compel al! dance and | way rlumbin, 15 minutes ride concert halls and variety theaters in | thie district to remove to the new | tenderloin. He wae very insistent |g260—Lote on University car line, If that the bill pass, It was killed, minutes’ ride from Pioneer square however. overlooking Lake Unt Purpose of the Bill When the new license ordinance now in effect was passed it was with the understanding that was en counell also ignored, by ¥ a resolution passed snainimoealy Chamber of Commerce recently, @® sanding coat the old Lendertoty Qh ict ve opened for Ie nena. Some Past Events ‘Three weeks ago, on the eve pansuge of the new contert halh from Pioneer Square Wind Fouth east R. Gne Cent PER MONTH T ANOTHER WOMAN IS HELD OP AND ROBBED INHER OWH HOUSE hin viet f joor and Healdbure the at abpe nee and that make story on pain death The largest and handsomest line of g nd sterling mount ed Holiday Suspenders ever shown in Seattle. The p' won't frighten you 50c, 75c, $1.00 And up to $2.00 |Adams & Blanchard, 719 2d Ave. Price Clothiers and Furnishers. ' giving away absolutely free to visitors to our store be- and Christmas eve $1200 Worth of Practical Christmas Gifts ‘The accompanying cut will give you an iden of the Ohio Stee! Range—our gift to the mont fortunate of those who come in to see us. To the lttie folks we are @iving story and pleture books, free. Banta Chews left 10,60 of them at our big main store to give to every little boy and girl who comes to visit us. rest Stove House in the North- N went Main Store, First Ave. and Spring St. variety theater license ord 7. | acted for the particular purpose treet MH. Considine surreptitiously prooured | cleaning out the dives in the paved é oe leenwe for the People's the | district. richton, Fitzpatrick, |080—Four lots on Twenty-sixth ay K James, Kistier, Morrison, Murphy enue north, betwen Mercer and Roy, magnificent view of Lak Redward and Parry voted for the Washing Of these Crichton, Fite- Kietier, Morrison and Red ed last night to grant Con- meamure set Several lets on Sixth avenur . Queen Anne hill, level an: good’ Building locations plication new Hormme and Monroe & Barnett were again re- fused a Licenee last might for the Btar concert ball and variety. theater, on the first application Barnett for a Oscidental avenue near Main mtrest. ter be reject The police, Heeuse and revenue | ed. time oot] Herbert Ss Upper committee re oted that’ the | this application was rejected becquee . the majority of the committee wi ef to cleanse the old tendertoin dix Considine application be granted’ and that the Monroe & Barnett appiica- 10, 11 and (2 Gcheverman Blook, Firet avenue and Cherry street. | ton be rejected. frist. Fle said Gt and Taylor would Counctiman Murphy, the only | not sign the report because they did | ieliheneidaniitonmenintiaind Democrat in the council, wanted to] mot want the city counct! to t know why one wax to be granted| such action. Last night Kistler an and the other dented. Redward veted for Considine’s “Well, you see, it's this ware license It now remains to be seen what the mayor and chief of police Will have to aay regarding Inst night's events in the counct) chamber Chief Not Discouraged plained Chairman Kisth is} 4 avenad and Washington = atreet inter Chief of Police Sullivan e@ald thir Murphy. go aie have Afternoon that he would continue his r forte to the old tenderloin of Fore Fo ay ae Am efforts to clear the old tenderioin Ite dives and hoyees of Jil repute. “My order the tokderiota bual- ness others than those licensed and controlled by the elty council munt move from the old tenderioin din- trict, holds good.” he stated. “This regardless the fact that the city ithout further comment the wild was taken, It wae an follows: Mow They Voted On the motion to adopt the eom- mittee report recom: Ging thet « lie be granted to idine COUNCIL MAY OFFER A BOUNTY FOR DEAD THUGS and thugs in the The 4 CHRISTMAS GIFTS practical 4 scalp bounty for burglars. bighwaymen For men gifts, 4 for ridding the city of ttm criminals Hoth news figinated with Councilman Mullen and was sub- night to the city council in tne fo ef on the mayor to pay this Amount to the per- delivering the body of @ malefactor at the alty hall As there & sommittee on glares and blood handsome ties, fancy low-priced sm mitted by if penders, dinance ing jackets, apparel and grades descriptions 'W.B. Hutchinson Co, shed, the proposed ordina to the committee on police, ee se and revenue without discussion The text of the propawed aw does no’ any close anon for footpade nor la the Hmit of a do ‘The 6 im also noticeable In that It door net aA timerous hunter wmy tell the difference between an rive citize and a lurking burslar © rk night py ite terma the provides that t may commis sion at his discretion any nomber of policemen without pay oth Corner Second and Union er, it te left to be presumed, than that aceruls to them from their prowess in the chane Mr, M rndn the ordinance by ie not wit and that prene OTL ne OT IEEE R. T. SHANNON GROCERY COMPANY Incorporated. saying thot such a thing nt conditions are such as dent, to $1100 annually then called John Haddock tor, to the stand from $9 Darrow int,of birnaelt, he passed away. lied him tok Seating J rd h o i hin i. ° : Was taken to the under- |stated that he was drunk and did nn | ate: a ines oo of J. W. Whitlock.| want to live any longer. ‘That he / ; Coroner Wiltsle i* inves-|had drinking was evident. How et nat he nade pcs e cave. ever, that fact alone would not hav vut 3 o'clock this morning |induced him to make away wit Wea @ rap at the door of HK. himself. 2 t officers were obably the de ined the other op 1220-1222 2d >, Phone, Main ators by me pave bi. ACRANTON, Deo, 16.—Immedinte- | that a proper organt Dies a land present party conditions w id that the commission demiréd to yaniew had always tried to re impreas upon thé commutity and the | strict the output of the independent teed piesiperett oe the }operators, Haddock stated that he state’ at large the testineny Thad lodged numerous complaints Le neiemneeemenentl iittie girls taken ye day, abd tO] With the Interstate commerce com 1p, remular that in future all lage an) mission ngatnat t oal roads, and | each < tute books miaht Be ¢ a. | had finally won ¢ Pore Maple Syrap, half-gallor Haddock sald that he believed the vane ‘Tequila price. T8 miners had a right to be represented | by whe ; they chone, and, aid WAP OSE ES 8 that he had nye beer ready to eqular 46 treat with officinis of the wilon yer pound 1 fe mi then asked per t to wive a , to eubmit evidence showing nent f the tutt that a cow te among — the M the little ilk mill girta. wtve eon! carrying Judee Gre d showed great anger ¢ ald be done 4 od that the fathers earned witht ceetnin sus- ff) all §} PRICES RIGHT GOODS NEW. TOILET CASES, New Styles. ERFUMERY, Anything Wanted. LEATHER GOODS, Stylish Designs. LOWNEY’S BONBGONS, Always Welcome. We Invite Your Inspection. Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. 27 First Avenue TWO HOLIDAY HINTS Desk in above picture is made of quarter-sawed oak, polished and finished golden; height 38 inches, width 26 inches; one long drawer, Price.. . $9.75 This very artistic Chair is built of fine quarter-sawed oak, beautifully polished, irved legs; saddle seat, ich, golden ‘brown finish, Pe Te eer $5.90 Toys and Dolls Whole Open Evenings ry Until Christ mas. nd . Retail, A Great Half-Price Sale Jolis and Toys at lesn than half price has creat- g the Holiday buyers, Nothing like It has been time—nothing offered by any other » Thie od excitement ar openin ny ith in Seattle for a long ] store can equal The Leader values 1 460 on the $100 for Dolls 450 on the $1. “ad tor Games of all 4 kinds ' Undressed Doitt 10e, 16¢, to up to $2.50 J 200, 280 and up to #500 450 on the $1.00 for T ote, Dressed I worth double Clowns, Chairs, Engines th prices up to $10.00, u $6.25. After 6 o'clock you ean buy ter on he eohani mor ee to be tt 100 for Mechanical 4 + x hate = anks, Toys, et ' re Hien, AChalr, A Doll, } At tbe upto § \ Shovel, A Yen Set, An Engine,