The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1902, Page 1

oa, LAST EDITION — WEATHER *» FORECAST. “Teniaht THES SEATT DEAD WITH BULLET IN yrdett, a well the local a i of at 2694 Judkins str Selock this mornin wound through his h inces point to suicide. ‘the dead man Bred. The bedy « Presumen's wae found tying dead in hi vet, at ith was lying face downward, and right hand w. HIS HEART Own Coor-yard---Body is Found By Messenger Boy mA to do ® me wotk connect with hin trade ince then his wife has hoard nothing from hin. Shortly after 8 ck this morn Ag, persons living in the wieinity ef . The | the Burdett home neard a shot, but The | Paid little wtte nm to it Policeman Wilts Milliken heard the report, but could net locate It, yugh he went to several houses in trom whieh one shot had cold and Reighborhood in an effert to do thewing that it had been dei 5 heure. me time during the night =e whe lives aimost opposite the discovery was made by Foster tg ’& messenger boy whe w Cup and partially dreaes way to deliver a message in ihe Wont Gaaatdaand atieraneed As YOUN) to find from wh rt cane passed he saw the bedy,/ Failing in thin, he returned to hin ad wert to examine it, From the house. only to disturbed again by He to the door 1s 2 dista: of ently | the groaning wome person, evt Apparently the shot had dently in Again he out fired just after tthe man step- but ae be - hot the inside, He had fallen forward Source of th the ord His heed wes close to the deer-| Neither Mrs t nor M but we! the hangie of the w at once went to the police and notified the police. taken to Butterworth’ Antonio, @ little g dody shortly after the ’ did, and telephoned the pwn to headquarters. “Mrs Burdett seys that she heard t of the and knew nothin until told thie morning inding of the bedy. of Burdett to says that the fingers of man did not grip the re- outspread, resting apon. The was sent up and the morgue. discov - mes- news after nave ay te thought by hix family to cause of bis OR two act of wolf. former ocem- be made preparations to kill But each Lime his wife found letters written to her. tn to prevent him from car hie Jared purpose. Mfecead Werden vgnt to Ta-| DECISION Dee. 22-—The this afternoon in the contests for seats In the lower! pon the United fuse of the legistature. iB the election for senator largely depends. i decider In favor of the | the houne| ithe candidates, Beard expects to give I vying _ EXPECTED fhich May Settle Col- orado Senatorship state vari+ u 33. Republicans and 37 cake it § wilt be unable to carry nof unseating the Derm- tom = fren would give t Pallet. whieh jority on jer epublicans </n increase their rity te the nour FOR by Bie guardion. Bled « Ge the City of Bollard, court, today elaima that while avenue, b tard avenues, into a hole in permanently Thomas fast Juf: the side Behn Grover Donald. » 10-year-old Araphoe | thems «| The Dem-| we & ¥afe majority in the! schoo senate. which imeuree the of Benstor Teller uniess the cargo of lumber from Grays harbor, ma DAMAGES Don- e mult for $15,300 | in the atking tween Shitehote y. he walk injuring his ‘The plaintiff! alleges that ent was the result een of the defer to keep the eondftion. 2 Humberts Had M Wh Arrested dante sidewalks f the in in MADRID, Dec. 22.—It in stated it-when the Hurmberts, the noted ewindler®, were ar of the family placed hands of a perm with th recovered by the police berts are kept in separate cells the jail, but are well treated. maid servant says that th family were at ail times ex iy nervous and that the er went out except at erick Humbert persista ment that prominent maxes are involved in ed dealings of bis family he has in Will prove it. ROOSEVELT e en eed m night in his French the » and Paris documents that RETURNS WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22— Kent Roosevelt und family ar= ellie morning from their oa trip. When the train pull- fie Aepot, the president left tne ear end walked down to cordia eae we Seng 0 hande fireman, We then entered his gS riage with bia tamily en t6 the White gg a driv. eg hBW YORK, Dec. 22,—Tho pa who butchered, Bopteriner 12, Soret te the Eopire hotel, was today oath by electro- Gution, the date being wet for the ag inning “Monday, Febru- WABI INGTON, D. G, Dec, 22.— read Romovelt announced thin ft that no callers will be re ‘ at the White House and tha Will be no remulnr off! Christmas and Nev her card the shat hough they sleeping but t from where it wan fred After Mra. Burdett had been tol of the tragedy, she rushed out inte j the front yard. where the body lay and attempted to drag it Into the house, Bhe only succeeded fn mov ing It a few feet. At this moment Police Detective John Barck and Sergeant Leighton arrived. They kept the crowd of curious away from the remains until the arrival of Cor- a * Mra Burdett bre friends in the how land rushed past the policemen | the dead body of her husband, ; She talked to the dead man an if lhe were #tH! alive and chided Dim for not coming to see her before he! Killed himsecit wan finally tab te where ‘or~ | joye made a thorough search uid of the mew Nothing that w ht on the cause WARM TIME PROMISED Dec, 1 —An inter eating Ume it promised the American tug Rabbon! the t time she " ters the port of Victoria, Some time | ago the Rabboni towed the barken tine Wiltte R. Hume from the Capé to Victarla, and after anchoring her VANCOUVER, within the port limite the Rabbont | t to Hea Without entering or clear ing. According to t adian ree Julations, the Rabbon! is lable to a | penalty of 100 for her breach of the act. And It is therefore very probable ithat she wilt not again viett Victoria. } ’ SANTA BARBARA, Dee. ~The | * Plan ver, whieh has arrty~ route to Africa with & jed here en i reports lowing several of her crew in a storm, BIG DEED FILED A deed wan Tied In the auditors ffiee thin . whee nveye Hfrom the im & Puget Sound jRatifoad Company to the Great | Newrthy Rallway Company parts of lots 1 to 19, bleek 25, and parts of lots 1 to 19, bleck Beattie tid. lands, for & coaside 7 Oe, jon of $287, SUCCESSFUL RAFTER A, Dee, 22—Chevalier Oc | ¥ | the office | xolnk!, ao high official in | of the secretary of state, has fied to America after perpetrating frauds which are reported to reach a half million dollars. His principal vie~ tims are prominent Austrian neble- CHANGE | WasH oN, D.C. 22,-~ | It is the generally accepted belief ej umorg hign officialx that Secretary | Root of the war department will re- | after the mettlement n question and that Judge Taft tire immediately of the Venezue he wilt be succeeded by TO BURY THE PAST! Dec, 22 NEW YORK, Heved that a reconciliation is taking | Place between Cornelius Vanderbilt | and his family, -A long cablegram was received from his mother in London today. morning any t critical, but the His physictar at his comdit etill hav COSTLY FIRE | KNOXVILLE, ‘Tenn. Dec, 22.— The Knoxville Knitting Mille, on |Commerce avenue, were destroye fire this morning. The flames which started at about 1:30, rapidly | spread to the surrounding buildings, and $500,000 worth of property wa destroyed. The entire fire depart-| ment was called to the scene, and it became necessary to awk for aid from Chattanooga, which wan sent. The fire was finally brought under control. BOOSTING _ DARROW CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—Clareneh &, Darrow, who has been acting 4 ehief cou for the Unite Mine Workers in the heatings before the thraette ¢ 1 OM ieion, Will be fered the nomination for may Chieago by the United Labor | Thier rwe a determt a) ' hy the committee of that party thie morning tow will oceur in Aprii, lor 1 j wien Tom Pe | to 4 and Pre rem hy ON, MONDAY, D LE, WASHING SMBER 1902. Briak Pose bly Heh Southerly Wind STAR. One Cent as CE MONTH TS PER BUSINESS MEN MAKE EMPHATIC PROTEST DEMAND THAT THE CONSIDINE LICENSE BE NOT GRANTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT TONIGHT'S MEETING—KISTLER'S | CHANGE OF HEART A hot fig Yat th nd H i P ' ney build granting ' th | let af at nse and re «| protenta ’ George 1. I cht wae held up what he was going to do in the mat-| «? front er }his t Mr. Kistler has giver fence of| WP & change of front In regard to grant: | ¢ Jing the People’s theater lice i i 1 kind, found. In the pockets were found aad date ee te’ hee was twat gopepe tins yn some papers of little value and oe ed, I certainty | 19%, © be) S eae te The bultet which caused death t * be - Ih per . tered the right wide, a Il front adv Whe wens commditental fed ina slightly downward at told isn in. the fection, passing through the heart mph that he did ne and « « out on the “left mide the bie wee: | The ie » pellet was found In the w see the whol | Upper Vest pocket on the leftside, it] ow Yesler 1] had sp 2 tu and dropped enderioin fe | when it plerced the inner side of the <innear miade practically} ere was no bullet hole fossa on ‘ r | maker pu nnouncement of the he rlubk side of the coat or vest. | J hapin, in a letter writ fact that he has successfully trans ® veal and vest had been unbut-| . te of the cit | mitted wireless messages from the foned and the mussle of the revolver alnet reli | shores of Canada to England. The Binced aainat the shirt. } ln > Peopte’s thea od | Zenaon immos etates hat 46 tibks be p ThE Kun that wan used Ip a 88 catt-| : | the council cleanne ¢ eived the following wireless men- per Sanit aie | : iv 7) Pos w Yesler way of its dens of | sage from ite correspondent, trans- Withtem J ott wan one of the | — aul} . “4 mitted from Glace Bay, Nova & t known men in Seattle. He test against granting the mu, Cornwall: “Being pres I lived In thie elty for the past 12 i" # theater license ing clr * transmission in Sign sre and wan alinost constantly . on is ulated ar he business men of Canadian station, ved on the newspapers, Ste! NOT THE STORY-BOOK SANTA: “I'VE FILLED SAMMY'S STOCKINGS PRETTY FULL, NOW sity teen, Th wil be presented {a send teretan tee eee various times operated the! pit PUT SOMETHING IN MY OWN STOCKING” council tonight entor's first wireless tran: Preanen of the three daily papers and | anwhile John Considine, the meseege of greeting to Kng- unted a wkiliful rm former czar of the tenderloin, is iit Two brothers, Kd and Charles Bur ett, live Beattie. He was 23 ed with straw. | The snow was years of agé at the time of his death. turated with blood. and the wom eter Dougtaa, the boy who found Jan's head was horribly mangted. the body, Is the non of A. J. Deugtas, the optician THE LAST OF EARTH WASHINGTON, D.C, Dee. Mi General Wager Swayne wae barted Hitary honors this morning: The honorary pallbearers were Jum th arian and Shires, Generals Breckenridge, Davis and Gillespie, ex-Senator Thurston and Judm Maury CERTIFICATE IS BOGUS CUSTOM OFFICIALS ARREST TWO CHINESE WHO HAD EN. TERED TH COUNTRY iv THE UNDERGROUND ROUTE Evidence which seems to show that there ix at. Vancouver, B.C. an e@ tabliaament for turning out forged certificates for Chinese wishing to evens the Hine, was disc d by the ocal custome offic Saturday night. Immigration Inspectors La caught two contraband Chinese, Jim LOS j IN [¥in and Pisher went to Fremont and | total | Lee and Ye Fung, ae they were jen: wenger trains on ing the train. The latter had won of which i made @ felony un- der the law | [formed certiticate, the mere posses |Right, Is now 23. Beveral oiberas thought that the : } } | Both Chinese had ilewally entered Twenty of the injured are tn thin country from Vancouver, where it in supposed the forged certifionte was manufactured Jim Lee's certificate is genuine, but It in believed that he w gaged in “steering newe to thie city the other Chi GETS BETTER Archbis LONDON, bishop of p of Canterbury Dec. 2-—-The Arch- nterbury is better to- . and his recovery is now consid- d probable. —_———— VENEZUELA WASHINGTON, D. C, Ambassador Tower state department the official Venon Dee. 22. informed the thie morning that announcement of the lan blockade had been issued by Germany, Ambaseador Meyer at Rome, h also onbled from Italy that the Itallan government has an- nounced that it will participate in the naval blockade and has ordered worships forward LA GUAYRA, Dec, 22.The Woek- de of Venezuelan ports is effectively in fore The British have the ervisers In- Gefatigable, Alert and Tribune, the special service at + Célumbine and the torpedo boat destroyee slack et along the coast, The cruiser Ar * flagehip of Vice Admiral ugias, Is at Trinidad, from which point the British Operations will be Airected ‘The. criser Vinita, the German |Magehip, is bound for La to |reinforee the German cruisers Ga: ze Panther and Falke and the training ship Sloch NEW ROAD ~ PROJECTED ye SPOKANE, Review wi m sources which admit of no question the Spokeaman Review Jearna that Senator George Turner and D, ©, Corbin have made ar- rangement® for the construction of The Spokes @ road from here to the Canadian boundary line in Northern Idaho, where It will join the Crows Nest Pass system of the Canadian Pacific railway, Interents friendly to the Canadian Pacific will furnish all funds which to build the #00 milers of r It in said by promoters the chief aim in the construction of the new Hr to furnisn terminal rates for Spo: Kane he name of the new company | will bably be the Spokane & Kootenay road, although that may be chana! According to the plans it will run from Bpokar j Lake Pend d'Oretile, to Hand Point, and will th rth through the Idaho panha yrobably alone the Kootenay riv to the Canadian line, where it will join « branch of the Canadia otfie, Pa ~) | DIVORCE RUNS MERRY RACE WITH MARRIAGE BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Q2-=Diverce and ties Just comp! Fringe mtath ted by the Mérippe New ansoctation Fro ' oMfictal records of this city, ww ah interesting state of affairn. t The figures prove comehust that the number of divorces in Bon Francisco during this Will Rimost reach 30 per cent. of the number of marriages ter the ame period ‘There were 1272 divorcees 4389 marriages, ‘The predom- inant causes for divorce, in F Hamed. were desertion. fail ure to provide, cructty: Int infidelity, There was one lack of money, and one f cm ¥ 1 Janu ber of divorces, & nd Oc~ DENV herr v Burlington road. Biack Hille, was compiletety in snow, but was finally released by know plows yesterday of last week was that has occurred caused much delay to traffic some places the drifts were 10 feet | COVERED "BY SNOW . Dee. 2%-—-A train on the & Alliance branch which rune to the of t he burted $75 to $250 tober the highest, 127 * dee In the number of marrllites November was the highest poe month, with 448 February was fhe lowest, with only 262 | On account of the alarmit® Inefease tn divorce in this city, 1B the inet seanion of the Califorgia legisiature paseed a law hibiting divereed persons trom marrying In the state wit I@ year after diverce, and this Mw takes nearty s this city every year, These go to uteide the mfate, « again fumed that the clerk left with the | money th in the cash drawer Ghd the $140 that had been left for Safe keepin There ie an yet no | FP} elue to his whereabouts, although ‘ ed the police are trying hard to find aire The tact that one of the bell boys \tra n Collision Kilig),.2°05. entad jana ert | gana proprietor of th el, to More Than 20 ae Geena of ae en hat the clerk had an accom- tet known. He had been working in the hote! but a short time. Holdenshead had been in the em- M07 of the Palmer house for the past ree weeks So far ax in known he ene been honest. Little ix known of beyond the fact that he came to the houre very woll recommended. It $8 possible that a warrant will be Mamued for his arrert today 0 ENFORCE PENALTIES ATTLE ECTRIC COMPANY MUST LIVE UP TO THE PRO- VISIONS OF THE LIGHTING CONTRACT. | BAN FRANCISCO, Dee, 22 number of death The from the collivion between two the Seuthern ife ratiway at Byron, on atu the injured are in a oritieal tien and may die at any Moutbern Pacific hospital in thin The responsibility for the sot har not been clearly fixed. It | that the Owl train, whieh wae time on account of the engine's doller, Was waiting at Byron te perminsion to take the engine freight train which wan al on the siding at that faeman was sent back | | Flyer, which was expected moment. It in claimed by wit that the flagiman did not go enough back, and that when the The Piyer waw ronhing Hereafter, if the action practically miles an hour. Agreed upon at a meeting of the nontens 24: eoeomeead committee on lights and Hehting Aaturday is curried out the Beattle Electric company will be nalized the limit for tardiness eetablishing lights and for a fail- re to keep them burning No final action waa taken, but it Waa tacitly agreed that steps would Tibe taken at the committes'’s next % ah tug in view of having the coun- Rem of Stacey Whitney [oj) instruct the board of public works Interred at Tacom to enforce the penalties provided for n> the liehtin contract. « ACO = ac. 2 it was potmterd out that the Be F. Hincey Whitney, the inte geneael (Atte Electric Company ham been no- organiser of the Americat, Federas |teciously delinquent in carrying out tion of Labor, which was held {the provisions of ite contract with terday afternoon at 2 o'clock from] the city during the past two years. lthe undertakers, wan one of the|, @inal action awarding the contract largest held in ‘the city for some| Sr street iahling for the year 1993 time, Not only did a host of pers not taken, but it t* admitted sonal friends turn out, but ali jopal| tet the contract will be again branches of Organized labor were| #Warded to the Seattle Electric com- well represented to show respect to ¥. The board of public ke their honored member, #6 early out recommended that thix award be short in hie labors. h ‘The services were under w auspices, Rey. Alfred W. Magttin preached the rermon, andopwtd wi ltribute to the character of the ~ | consed, as @id William Plackmap, STATELY _FUNE BURGLARS |atate president of the American Feds eration, in a brief, eulogistic addreas. The floral offerings were tn pro fusion, many elaborate and beauth- ful designs being among the num- ber, The remains were laid at reat casiahainemnaaceiees in Tacoma cemetery cen at the grave. A special ear w provided the sceommodar | ton of friends who visited the cem- etery, with brief set-| By removing « pane of glass from the rear window of the Seattle Hardware store at Firet avenue and Marion street, last night, robbers effected an entran Three trays of — pocket-knives and four doen rasore were stolen. When the burg did the work w i they paxsed Private Patrolman Wilson ht wae but a minutes after thie | Beat the robbery was discovered. At | the time that Wilson saw the men | 3 he did not know that a crime had been committed. PORT TOWNSEN Dec, 2.—Tite + British ship Cromartyshire arrival | SAYS HE'S UNCIVIL here this morning, 68 days out fram | Fva Solliday inntituted divorce | Manila for ‘Tacoma, When 18 @aga pproceedings against David Solliday out the Cromartyshire reports speak- [in the superior court, today, She ing the well known American bark /States fh her complaint that her hus Big Bonanza, alvo fr Manila for }Dond, who is a bookkeeper, refuses this port, T Big Fonanaa was | te comply with the eivilittes of mar sighted off Cape Flattery last Fri- | tled life, and sometimes day, but was driven off shore. We peak to her for days Cromartyshire was ordered to quar- | They were tr in 1907 Jantine at Diamand Point, where abe ; will be required to discharge 800 tone | of wand baliaat and thoroughly wash out her hold before proceeding tp the sound to load grain for Afrt She is now in command of Capt Nicoll ‘MEN AND MONE! MURDERED FOR MONEY Atrocious Killing of an Old Coupte WILBUR, Dec, 22.—Judge Lewis, aged 73, and his wife, aged 66, were brutally murdered near er yes ‘ terdny The bodies we found by : ©. J. Walters, who rents a p on oft Night Clerk and Beli Boy at the Pal- | (ne in piace. There scema to mer Mouse Cannot Be Found }be itely no clue which might About $200 Also Disappears. load to the apprehension of the mur- der Edward Holdenshead, night clerk |. The old couple often kent a turge at the I Hounse, and ome of the | Fun of honey, whier fact te th | night bell boye have dieappeared, A)ito furnish the motive for the ¢ | rae had en thoroughly ran the ¥ shortage tr he tel funde of «bau $140 has been found and the police [Racked and some valuable jewelry have been notified of the facts in the | luk cane. | ‘The body of | wis wan dis The greater part of the missing cove in the wedroom where the | lmoney was the property of one BE) Refe kept. The heav tron door] the guerts of the house, R.A. Strat- | was standing wide open, ford, who gave the clerk $140 last| ‘The body of Mra, Lewis was found night to put in the sa It je pre- lying near the barn, completely cov- The baseara ve the worst | in years and In Lats on Renton car line, Univers Twe corner jot avenue bargain. $47 $70 ity car line and Queen Anne bill room house, woodshed, 602120, one block from streot car, Fifteenth and f look thir wp. lolgat near Jefferson car line on Four room house en Twenty-second Herbert S. Upper 10, 11 and 12 Bcheuerman Block, Firet avenue end Cherry otreet. CHRISTMAS perials, versibles and TIES We have a most beautiful line of 60c Ties, regular Four- in-Hands, Narrow Derbies, Re- soft, wide Im- Out of the High Rent District. MEN’S SILK BOWS The Regular 56 25c Evenings Until Christ Open mar R. T. SHANNON GROCERY COMPANY Ancor 1220-1222 24 ave. Faney Butter Good pound 1061 Her Heat Tow per poun: Cooking ed W.B. HutchinsonCo, Corner Second and Unien 20-222 Phone, Main a 4 Butter, Crean Good Butter Fresh Dalry Rutter, two pounds ime | AND FURNISHERS You'll find at ovr store, and at Silk Suspenders Bath Robes Dress Gloves, etc. Perhaps you are thinking of ACTUAL COST Adams & Blanchard 7/22i4"" help you. Hear in mind that every articles in our immense stock in of the useful sort. Among other nee te that of Silverware. In Bitver- ore to our stores during the Christmas buying 81,200 WORTH OF USEFUL PRESENTS ABSOLUTELY FREE, Santa Clads has left something which will bring joy te the recipient a month and a year aftér it i# received EVERYTHING moderate prices. We wish tocall Smoking Jackets buying a swit for your boy for an Hin: kley Block | YOU'RE STILL IN DOUBT AS TO WHAT un 10,000 Story and Picture Books to give to ttle boys and girls who STORE OPEN EVENINGS, CARRIED BY FIRST CLASS CLOTHIERS your attention to our late imgor- tations of Silk Umbrellas Neckwear Seek pean. If so, you can get YOU WILL GIVE FOR CHRISTMAS We've heiped hundreds solve the perplexing question, and we'll Hi Jewelry store when you can save almost half by purchasing of us? And dont for that we are giving away absolutely free to visit- visit us before closing time Wednesday night. Send the little ones in. i Every article in our imme: stock te of the u ul sort. Give N. W. Fixture Annex-—Everythiny Electrical. 313 First Avenue ‘Largest Stove Houre in the North- west Main Store, First Ave and Spring St South. *HRFUMERY—We Are headquarters. MLET CASES —Compare Our Prices, LEATHER GOODS— Latest Make-ups. LOWNEY’S HONBONS—Henutiful Packages, Hot Drinks While Yau Wait Dainty Bervice of Oyster Cocktails. Christ- ‘ mas Goods At He The People Great Bargain Store The Biggest Bargain in Pictures ever offered in Seatt! sate at the LEADER tontght and tomor- row. We bought some hundreds Platinotypes, Steel Bngravings, Chromos Lithographs ete, away down under price, and at a third less than you can buy them in other stores, we have them here onsale, ENGRAVINGS, mount- FAMOUS PICTURE reproduc- |] ed on gray mat, twenty different ~ Hons The Bere mde; “Magne,” jf Gir" “Niagara,” “The Chorus," others, wth heavy white mount. 1p. eet Mo, gS ae Worth 26c; gelling at 106 COLORED LITHOGRAPHS, NEGRO STUDIRG, Wi Patios with heavy dark mat mount, type finish, the most artistic col- worth We for Te. lection we have seen, 10c. DON’T BE DECEIVED red 10-year-old Wine for $1.00 per gallon, sam- buying. We don’t have. to deceive our cus- everything sold by us guaranteed as repre- When you are of ple the goods befor tomers to do business. sented. "The | BRUNNER & C the Holidays, 802 Pike St. ‘@ Tel, Main 1080. Finest Wines and Liquors for