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ligne Cent TTT OL. 4 No. 289 flepublican “ Jan. thing to @ certainty Ankeny will be elected senator on Thursday senatore from King by Van de Vanter and , Whe are regarded as prac- the Ankeny camp, have in ton at.—Tt may be om hin behalf. ‘With the Ankeny forces In a hole and the chances for the Presion or some other Seattle growing brighter, they openly Cuse Bone of the senators of laying down. Bracing Them Up Quite a large delegation of Beattie men arrived yesterday to administer & berve tonte to the delegation and try to induce them to t out an any make good on Rustic instead of merely voting tor a the man to whom they were pledged seven™ will not insist Their visit appeared only to have Preston after tomorrow if! precipitated a ect to hold them to thelr/" The key to the situation has all ae Bet to Ko inte caucus for &/ aiong been in the hands of the King + Jeager: but If Preston can-/ county men, but they have appar- & Gecisive gain tomorrow | entiy been afraid of using it. No Rite Understanding that fall-| one can question that long as the mie Ge se means the election of “sulid seven” kept in tine Ani ¥ Before many days, Preston | would never be it t just as Managers are Hikety to give! certain, that the longer the An- BH be notice that a major- my forces are kept im thelr present ihe fegiziature wont Ankeay. | situation the weaker he will become, looking for an excuse! The Ankeny managers realise thi and their fears on this score has led BE wafe prediction. therefore.) them to put all pressure passibie on . will be called tomor-| the King county men in order to fay the aid of at least a part Of! cause them break before their Spunty delegation; that ft) own forces go te pieces. i Ankeny tomorrow) Prestons managers deny that Morning. and that! there t any truth im the current Be slected senator at! rumor that if he ie not elected by on Thuraday Wednesday he will release the King was practically unchang-| county delegation from the « ‘the emly alteration tm the ‘They say that cauned by the pairing | dy to concede that one beceure only sed | ke te ctalmed that were paired today.| Wilson is ready te throw his votes rer there were three |to Preston with the understanding | Bleet one because two of his| that King county is to support WI! . toda y and only one son two yeare hence for Puster's peire ¥ were’ | sent, but the propasition has not yet Easterday, Potts with| been accepted. it tm considered doubtful whether Wilton can deliver the “solid seven” t#/ the goods as it has been understond Femainder of the | all along thet Smith, Morgan and f leva! to Preston | Per, of Snohomish county will it business men | break to Ankeny in case of Wilson's withdrawal TIVE PROCEEDINGS SENSATION CREATED BY STATEMENT THAT ANKENY INFLU- _ ENCE 18 KILLING BILLS OF 118 OPPONENTS MPLA. Jam. Sin~Bean of Che.) & fengation in the | introduced by Hopp by making «| posing an annual license tax of 2 bad) cent. gross earnings on all parlor, chair, drawing-room and sleeping cars. Other measures ted in the house were as fellows: By Com tock of King. to provide for the ap pintmnent of a state dairy ard food ormmissioner, and probtbiting re-| sale if impure milk, lard, vinegar or the tide land | baking powder. By Dix of Whit- has the approval of! man, to prevent the introduction Srperal Philbrick of| into the state of diseased stock. By Dracticnily the same) faine of King. prohibiting the salir of Hquer within two miles of a nor- Benn stated to| mal, agticuitural, reform or other Mentative that the An-| state choot threatened to Kill! Inthe senate: Ry Splawn of Yak- | Toe the howse this ning = bill of Thurston tm: ima, providing for the appointment lof @ secretary of the t “| |to the offices formerty oceu | Superintendent of Streets A ters, The intter haw | omtice rooms of the boa | works, OFFICIALS | SHIFTED TACOMA, Jan. 7 ir nKeo of 91.006 per annum. . Wal- hen the old rd of public TO WEST CEATTLE WiLL MONTANA MEN $280,000 interartan railway system be- onl and West Seattle now SSP an assured fact. The (visit to Tacoma of A. E. Mitchell peor ed enter prin | superintendent of motive power of And Charter Clark, ali |the Northern Pacttic, is « readjust Mr. Noyes is a son of ment of offices, Mater Mechanic | dohn Noyes, ‘Chariea| Mohr being drawn from Spokane to} the son of S« r W. A. [Sct here in the cot tH. Wa The estima on | ner, who, on February 1, will assume | tad cont In $0. | Charge north of Seattle as master ik line witt he Iata| mechanic while Maurice Hickey wilt | me , but at both termin-| 69 te Spokane Be tracks will be constructed | i, the system may be & Al) Point | franting the fran- Passed its second re: Beaitie city councti, and | Meeting of the Seattle i Was introduced aml re- terporations committer it to construct and Proposed system in this a It ts announced COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE ALLOWING BONUS PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS | | Hereafter contractors on municipal | imp nents will r a premi-| jum ranging from $2 to $10 per day for the completion of work prior to| cia | | ra ‘ the time fixed in the contract, and Pe Bite eotunett aixy: con-|@ penalty from $10 to per day wil . Foutine busin even-| be imposed upon those contractors who fail of performa within the GM, Taylor and Crich-| time fixed by ifieations The Appointed mmittee tO) bourd of public w {ll determine With the board of health re-| the premium or 7 nity according to the action. if © belthe magnitude of the improv Feference to the bubonic apecified. | te now prevalent In San fe pr Me thiet of police was An on February 1 sine passed plained the purf LUNCH December 20 paid that the aver BAe of Becnnd avenue north exceed t verage premium, the Highland dri and Galer| mensure recet avorable consdder WSS changed ts Highiand| ation pea | Asan excuse for ite passage mem | bere of t IN OFFICES poe jab that under awible | id not works haw reslto enforce f Matters tn the city hall| be collected u Jer the old.jaw | FOR ANKENY Senators From King County Notify Preston They Want to H Go tato Caucus After Tomorrow--It Is Probable That Walla Walla Man Wiil Be Elected on Thursday ciation who shall be paid @ ealery | morning, after some time had been pur, 2 UF \Reveral Important witnesses who are |” that one of the resulte of the recent |* SYSTEM WHATHER FORFCART... Toninht and tomorrow, coeasiona! enow, and colder, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1 SS LONDON, Jan, 2.—-One of the al fires known here destroyed ® partially inmahe North the arovernment asylum at London, and Colmey Mateh, caused the lors of probably 00 liver started at thie mornin The fire 1M o'clock in the Jewish wing whith has 600 inmates. The bulld sstands on an eminence whore Japproaches have very steep grad tents, making it difficult of acces 46 heavy vehicles, ‘The fire wag which bad to come from 4 consider Bi LS = ¢ OLD EARTH: DAD GAST THAT SNOW-MAN'S BOYS: THEY? RE AT ME AGAIN. SEARCHLIGHT ON CITY COUNCIL Grand Jury Said to Be Inquiring Into Various Mat- ters Involving That Body--Franchises and Sa- loon Licenses Among Them The 4 «ray was turned ; btherwise been arrested for, been asked about matters of which at gard pon ytted baa thie theft the knew nothing. It te alleged that upon the Seattle city’ cou! Wilson was in the grand fury room | the distribution of the fund raised by short time this morting when | (ie liquor dealers of the city to de- The erand|he wan called out into the main! feat the $1000 saloon teense ordin eo court room as a witness in « larceny | anes, two years ago, was something © was later | Barton was familiar with, Two oth- aloon men's com- mittee which had that matter In hand called into| were in the jury room ye have devoted to police afta jury Is by no means through with the watixation, however.) cade being tried (here, gambling = investigation. nied thee tie wenn erand jury wi ‘apt. Taylor wan wanted to testify regarding gam-|** bling and the methods used by the the jury roo: ir tent | that po! ere to secure immunity | boss gamblers (0 eee ed to res}, After Capt, Taylors testimony) posed to in taken. trom prosecution, s ¥ i been given, Al Harton, « Pike! Barton Mi interested in gam- When they mmoned by @ turn to the city soon. arrive they will be eet paloonkeeper wh * at one Bling on Firet avenue south and ix ea member of the binckjack ring, /pald to be familiar with the opera th Mets cari and brought before) vg called before the fury. Marton tim of the back room poker gar ei Stated when he came out of the jury | Be may have b i thaae The most important of thew, Wie |room just before noon, that he had! Chas BR. Collina, manager of the menace Wii _prosabty, be Jou Citizens’ Light & Power Co, who of 20 per cent, fame. The testiny of Clancy will be the me regarding the 20 per « can be secured. He war hi ve with the city authorit Frank Clancy was took into the @rand Jury room the at corporation, was many months. more clomety John wan the lited with the gam politte nd pulling bim He’ ts pected in the city tonight, But f the 4 of « train would have y Lampman. theater man It t* pre ® gambler and ¥ if the r Balla prediction of Section ury, In charge TACOMA, Jan.27.—Th who “pulled off” several pri al United Kates wemtost Blof the interior has ad in Heattle laxt year, and who r bureau, does not tail, Seatite Bi | hmagenda tio ‘ ly returned after a short will very probably be clothed In Bln Ghetier, ; from wie pi @ mantle td @hter the forest reserves for sum grand ~ assed mer erasing will be counted in and put of corrals especially built for morning tint purpose aimiiar to the corral mperature pens by means 6f which the great in all parte of the |i ders of the plains count and keep who lett the elty on the eve of the anda rather heavy Mitace' se thet herte The dhrectlons ailing of the grand Jury, will soon | fall of snow. The ecid wave MB funeral, Wool ere ne ea tet return. This is denied by some,!@ brings with it enow, The ee tran ‘Waseuedens however mometer ts expected to t | John Taylor, who for seven am low am 20 years hae been a member of the city and tomorro STE Ste on council, wae the firet city couneil as warm witness called this morning by t April grand jur He was kept In the real snow of the jury room and closely av tioned for tthe ! ie ' tent nore then an hour wh “ er nd to the Sat he etated th a ity nearty Inch The tern In @ ral had be fall began earty in the ning . and that he could net at oe ng a jed intermitte iy y HIRTY acres of choice been asked WR sleet and rain and. trees ae land, level, good soil, chisom by the council to th morning ae tne th | located on good county quired into. : wring and aft coon Biread, six miles from city the tee blanket it in f the ropes” In city polith can tell 9 tenderloin moving order. A ramor|@ t fs in cirowlation that John Considine Counell aftaire ft . Himits; price $600, $300} hamber investiga f the ; é Sree aient wan not touched ‘voor jchsh, balance on or before lly thought that thin mater would be b ought b] three years. un. but ft may be re 1 for an , whe in more familiar other witness wh Fomine ieventignting,cO0 BEATEN | Herbert S. Upper Mi entrolman W. G. Wilson of the | $0, 11 and 12 Beheverman Biook, tnent poltre fe the feat wit | First avenue and Cherry otroet reas called th hie morning the erand tury|WILLEM Wilson ja the police-jA we man against whom Floyd J. Grav made a menmationnl uration of bribery festerfny. Wilron was cused before the erand fury of 4 renting & bribe to protect A certain Wan t uken pri a would conptantly arriving at Porto Cabe lewd woman who it tw sald c E SEATTLE STAR. DS Bank Clearings Today, $618,687 This Date a Year Ago, $478,712 increase . . +» » $139,974 25 CENTS PER MONTH FIFTY DEAD IN ASYLUM FIRE English Insane Hospital With 600 Inmates Destroyed by Flames and More Than Fifty Lives are Lost---Many Burned in Their Beds ad ;the meantime the inmates we moved from the wing as rap slowly up the hill while the flames|possible, It was at first suppowed | ¢ that all were taken out or had em. | struge! caped, but after the fire had been | bare which subdued nearly W bodies were found! fall back into the flames. able distance, tolled painfully desperately to bres onfined them, and then ‘There were making trem oun headway Before the firemen could reach |in the ruins charred and disfigured | were 2600 inn im the entire in ae am eignea |BeYond identification, Ali thom | stitution, At noon 61 bodies ha tie pondemontum reigned | round dead in the fire were w en recovered. The let will pr throughout ¢ . sa- | Helatives of many of the be increased. A number pouanout tha'Deliding, he Mine- | it) asived and fe in & were found burned in the beda tiem, who had been asleep when the |of suspense whi 4 ruins have not yet been fully plored. From 8 to 12 o’Clock Tomor- row Bargains hether those terested are among the dead, There is no other mean attendants and raced up and down | of tearning the identity of the dead, | Jexeept to find the patients who got i tire started, broke away from the the riders, shrieking frantically London tx thrilled with the horror of the fire, Additional detalles jadd to the ¥ of agony: It t had bee ovided tor 1 wich an ¢ he building nd there was no 2 a from the buliding snd are still at large. Others were trampled and fatally inj The firemen devoted their atten-| ster @ Be High-«rade Totlet Soap, per tion to the main buliding, leaving | t« box Oe jar 10 Bixby’s Liquid Bhoe Polish the wing to be destroyed. The fire |ing wae surrounded by high walls. . Be It wae a fMimey affair, built of cor-|Il 7c Boys’ Navy and Cardinal was under control at § o'clock. In | rugated tron and wood, built for tem- | Bweaters 580 — ae ihe Men's Knit Glover.. 49¢ Ibe Beamilens Stockinet Dress Shields isa sbseo pie $1.25 Mascot Kid Gloves We Ladies’ Cashmere G The People's Great Bargain Btore . O86 $1.25 and $1.60 Corsets tke Men's Golf Wool Gloves e 26 MOVING OUT OUR WHOLE STOCK igs Dass AT Great Bargain Prices It is & cane of “hurry up” now. The days intervening before we leave our present store for our elegant new premises are very few, and the amount of business yet to be done before our shelves are empty is enormous, We ean do it, we are certain, if prices cut very low are of any value, for every article in the store, every yard of Dress Goods, Silks, Wootens, Cottons and Linen have been marked down to cost, and in many instances even less, If you need Dry Goods now, or if you will need them six months henoe, It will pay you to visit us. We can save money for you on every purchase you make. ‘Tomorrow we continue our GRAND REMOVAL SALE in all de- partme: A GREAT SALE OF WATER DAMAGED WEAR A GREAT FIRE SALE OF UMERE THE FIRE 6ALH OF THE PARTHELL MIL ERY #TOCK Millinery, Trimmings, Hats, Feathers, Plumes, Wings, Garnitur at about a tenth of their value The Huffied Swiss Mustin Cur- Me to se Children’s Merino Shirts and Drawers ......19¢ ie Fleeced Flannelette... Te Black Silk Waiste 3. 00 Red Satin Waiste 1 1.00 Heavy Fleeced Wraj Heavy High Top zee 10 and 1 eats seven MUSLIN UNDER- AS AT We ON THE 11.00 HUTCHINSON SUIT SALE INK Of the pick of any of our high- | grade Suits or Overcoats during the remainder of this week— | At Actual Cost | Weare letting you take the choice of any suit in. our house — except plain blue and black—for $10. | Invoices or cost mark freely shown, if desired, to substan- || tiate our statements. | | Adams & Blanchard | rthchengeohe As a foo r ene eny aaean wo os ene ee ema $000 PEOPLE ATE TURKEY FREE AND WERE HAPPY AT Sunday. Over 500 lots were sold, and no wonder, when you consider the prices on LOTS ARE $50 UP ON TERMS $5 Down--50 Cents Per Week With abstracts furnished free with each lot—perfect titles guaranteed. Remember, we grade the etreets, put in sidewalks and elty water at our expenne, that is the reason we have sold 1400 lots in the last eight weeks at Hillman City AFTER THIS WEBK ALL PRICES ADVANCE 25 PER CENT So buy now. Twenty salesmen on the grounds each day this week, Take old Renton car on Washing- ton street to Hillman Offices FARE ONLY FIVE CENTS