The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 6, 1903, Page 1

E CENT CAST ‘ Nand winds, THE SEATELE G FIRE SWEEPS OVER FAIRHA VEN: re Northwest Water Front Wiped Out by}; Flames Early This Morning--For a Time En- tire City Is Threatened With Destruction March &—jale effort to check spreading coutagration Hundreds of volunteers § . t water front getire aorthwees » of this city wae [Ah® Aahters. but al thelr got Watinens aeotion © jAvalied nothing except on the wide « lea We ot vn carly nour| the fire fram whieh the wind Plowing. In this direction the « bined efforts of citizens and ft this morning plante tre marted shortly before 2) and ™ Pacific — ot the Bells land Navigation ¢ ot The rawmill ech vapitity that in ruins and then pany jetruction of a | am hour 't and © the was be-} ahd for @ time the on-road treme of the city was| Ry this time every resident of the Ma destruction joi Was awake and watehing the pA wes blowing at the/confiagration, Hundreds of peop! am together with the Whatcom and many of of the big ware rendered — herote i fm the path ef the | fighting the flames futile the best ef-| ‘The fire swept the territory along Gepartment, The the y front ering & distance Whatcom was call. |of almost a quarter of a mi'e All Gbd it soon Joined) of the big mills, warehousen and ment in a her- manufacturing plants tn the track fConfessed the rapidly aIRHAVEN, Weed of Uy Bound Sawmill ompany, and the Packing fire started Hh, wae we jowed the ring of box cars the Great Norther the lgng wooden rail fe in de Bervice Jof the Names w efforts | Lumber | © | ‘The thy » fire © awept the most wus fighters wer he threatened plants were the America the Behorme Can the Bteot Minh cans ern Pacific ing tn the tr neger coaches stand the Great North One big ware f $60,000 worth opt away entire properly lose cannot yet be estimated, though it will be in ex cone of $200,000, ‘The Hill Welbon wharf, on which the Northern Pa cific depot was situated, was entire- ho! | ty consumed Re no liv far ae i» known at this hour, ugh ther Rellingharn batlt within the taet of $80,000, and whieh 08 worth of et the ground. Ineura at the cost contained $46 was burned to © only $20,000. Murderer Amd His Latest Victim now awaiting trial at Hamilton, ©. for murder tm women and girls, Goes a of theme bets his wives. Se ) Sanaer— coe the |BENSON CHA first degree, has confessed to He ta said t be a moral pervert and tv (oo. tanamnnd of matore renee SE IN COWLITZ COUNTY Thinks He Has the Outlaw Surrounded Mear Castle Rock-- Yakima Suspect Not —Word has at the sheriff's Huntington of to the effect that he and that her bande were large and coarse. He finally came to the con- chusion that the beggar was in real- ity & man, and so reported to the sheriff. While Sheriff Mille placed itttie credence ih the story he nevertheless rode out for several miles on the Tur Toad, but could find no ima that they had forwarded photo graphs of man arrested there a day* ago on suspicion. As secon these photographs arrive Sherttf Mule ‘will be able to tell whether the suspect is the much-wanted snur- derer, Later in the day the photo- he were received, but proved to fetures of 6 man own here. Pierce count re ha endows ioe oan ne kd Benson, ae STIGA 7 JON IS BEGUN CHARGES AGAINST INSPECTOR CHERRY—BOTH MANY TALES OF WOE Tacoma under Captain Bryant's or- his| ders the best possible. He had re- made apomt fon for =~ ability of both Bryant chery. fr, nee seen him drunk, Me’ vetteved, him'to be « competent ingpector. 'ARE STILL AT THE OLD STAND J, lL, Wildy and A. J. Godstein of the Madison theater makes the statement that they have |not sold their house to the vaude- jville syndicate, and that they have ot contemplated such a move as has been reported. nye steamer ‘ner, master , stated tha purvuant to instrue- vising Inspector who had instructed Cherry from bis of- mding the con Vertigation, he expedient. Thus | Foster to we Fonerte| SALVATION ARMY ‘iresisent WILL MOVE ITS HEADQUARTERS |. President of the p Company; John B. Of the Puget Sound BK. Peabody, Navigation The old Star theater at 212 Occt- dental avenue, In to be the mew quar- ters of the Salvat ‘The place i# being completely remodel- ed. Where the painted dameeal in abbreviated skirt# once # need her way into the he t bald-headed men in the fre row, the Army leesie will sing the old, old story to the twang of the guitar and the tinkle of the tambour- Against Cherry alleged that Mr, Inaobriety, incom- ee preju- # of the porta in- district by requiring ay and expensive ot Venmeln which he Furtherm he had ~ ny venael aa Fequirea by law. feasons the complain- the discharge of Mr. On investigation. it presented his Cherry, which in- thowe already stated jemtorting with lewd imony given by in Bryan and Mr. Cherry up with a disous- Aitfioultien between the made on the quarters on Second and Yesler, will be opened tomorrow night. The oe canton wili be made a« jubilee ser vice. 4\LOST SHIP MAY BE THE SLOTERDYK ‘The vessel which the steamer Pina reported a couple of days ago having sunk on Feb. 16 in the Atlan tie ocawn, may have been the Ger- man steamer Bloterdyk, 27 daye fs from Rotterdam to Newport, strongly are marine inem of ibe opinion that the Bloterdyk war today put on the reinsurance Hat, quoted at 20 per cont ‘There are half 4 dower venaeta on ne #0 ri the reinsurance jet, any one of Guartermanter, bay -! which may be the vensel which went sAbeard, Cherry went,|te the bottom, but ft seemm more home. pre ble that Moterdy was the femtified that helifi-fated eraft. The jatter the work done on the Rotterdam Feb. 7, for Newport, The that with his duties submitted to Cap- Abused Him that Ceptain ke the to Victoria to in- Captain Bryant they say they have no assurance that the outlaw has left the confines Or. lan, the lé-year-old with another tad county jail here 4 few days Benson made bie break for liberty MoClelian Was arrested tn Albany several days ago. ‘The county commissioners have confirmed the appointment of John Mot jailer and deputy David Morrell, MeClelland distingutehed hinweif on the Tracy hunt, when he figured ae ® member of the posse under Deputy Sheriff Jim Woolery of King county, which kept nearer to Tracy than any other party in the chase Pisa lett New York for Rotterdam, Feb. 13, and saw @ vensel apparent ly abandoned, sink three days later. BUSINESS OF COUNTY CLERK 1S GROWING ‘The total earnings of the county clerk's office for the month of Feb- ruary were $9027.68, For February 1902 they we $2214.70. The total number of cases, civil and criminal flea last month was 437. In February the number was 8u THE A. 0. U. W. Auguste Detboich, widew of the late Btephen Diebcioh, in suing the grand lodge of the A. O, U. the superior court, on « certificate wigned by the defendant agreeing to Day to the family of Diebelch $90 at his death, ‘The plaintiff alleges that the lodge has failed to fulfil th. : tract, although the dues were all 14. contention of th Fondant te that. ‘Detbetch pelled from lodge before his 4 which occurred in January, because Heged false ntatements made tn hia certificate of physical qualtfica tion for membership. ANNIE ROONEY IS SHANGHAIED AGAIN Little Rooney was ox ated again this morning. Mra ¢ in, the police matron on board @ vensel boun com without Intermediate stops. The police are hopeful that Mise Foo: will not be able to get back before the robine neat sain. STILL AT IT WASHING patri~ *hap- d Annie for What- pl N, D.C, March 6— ‘The anthracite coal comminsion re- sumed ite regular sexsion tod: having concluded the interrogation on ai points, As heretofore, the meetings will be held behind cloned doors. WANTED FOR TILL TAPPING Archie Alton, a boy 16 years old, wan arrested thin afternoon by two Tacoma officers upon a warrant charging him with tl tapping in that city, Alton te said to have ob= tained $50. MAINE SAILS NOFOLK, W. Va, March 6 batulowhip Maine eniled today to the North Atlantic aquadron The in 00 | SULLY STILL | NEW YORK ath king this morning, bears fulling to do more than 4 falling off of a quarter of « though determined battle ning, Sully betn, of interest der at his shows no signs what March @—ully cotton e onto point h jever of etratn reeting the Aght, ae ae unual, CITY EXECUTIVE CALLED 48 Mayor Humes provided the tw hours entertainment for the ere | jury yesterday afterno Hie tenth mony bore 4 striking resemblance to @ stump epeech The grand jy about everyth the counet all at once ‘The mayor remarks with had beer however, pretaoed bia the statement that he tod on a wide-open platform in ranning the towr upon that polley he had fw Wishes of the Did Not Knew Much that knew nothing ir tion with the polloe department in ng fight and the Clancy areft. He insisted (net knew little about the { the city. He denied that t the 2 per cent im fact then let the « tien tn handl rd to the alleged hold-up of the tenderiotn Interests for hie cam HOLDS REINS ie the wae the kere admirable He is personally di- S MARCH 6, 190 CUSTOMS FALL OFF of ren of his the wp rebat Custom ® * hepard Kives the Ne howling the reeetpte for thunder the new be nts ai gay thie | | | | bres sviding © ton of The office hae re : month, Mr, Shepard aye that he has collected, all | this month, just $126. At the pr Jrate the office will collect during the ye t + $9000, whereas ur w before the change, It we enched fully $20,000. ‘MILL BURNED Oleen t tity of tu burned at ® age Lome to Wd e here, lant | near MAYOR HUMES TALKS 10 THE GRAND JURY A WITNE STUMP SPEECH TELLING WHAT HE DOES NOT KNOW palgn funds, he disciain paal knowledge, and knew the members of t , in chines were an motives as @ each had @ half i to the Je and they té talk at once, but little oth eneratities did they get fre umes. Dave Argyle Coughed Ue formerly p that uted liberality the $16,000 cu@mnpaign fund, He was # the fund made up to reimburse Te Hickarde when the latter, through Cetinetinan Gt, promised to make | things lively If the police did mot tet | Mim ren « gambling house, or ao orn | te dora tic to the Hum fund. Arsyle told the Jury all of the manner in which returned to. Rickards. | brought in by rev eral juror? who are #ald to b at after an indictment against Piper on) & perjury charge new THE COURT FINDS A WAY in cy O8WRGO, N.Y, Ma supreme sort today @ new lished. Attdrney Wardell Ht yer. prayed for @ decree of pu: Newark not his lawful Wife, leging to be such, that the be ¥ ved. woman claime to have be on old daughter te his child ps Jated any form of marriage, i her for 16 yeare He seid he hy claime, The court granted the @ IS LOYAL: MURDERER KNAPP'S WIFE CLARES 6HE WILL COMMIT SUICIDE IF HE 18 CONVICTED HAMILTON, “O, March @—The Jiminary hearing of Alfred A napp Will not teke place today or tomorrow, owing the primartes: ‘The date will be fixed about the mid- die of next week. Knapp received a@ letter from hin wife this morning. protesting her loysity. She le without funds, and to work next week to earn « Hvelthood. She says she will com- mit suicide if he is convicted and sentenced to death CHAMPOUX CASE GOES OVER State ve Zennon Champoux for the murder of Lottie! Reece has been continued until to morrow in order that more jurors may be summoned. Tt te thought that a jury will not be secured until Monday. aw the defevine has still eev- eral peremptory challe Cheed. The care of t un TO PURCHASE SITES FOR NEW ENGINE HOUSES Fire Committee Recommends One in Second and Third Wards At & meeting of the council com mittee on fire and water last night it was decided to recommend the pasnage of the ordinances authoria- ing the purchase of sites for fire en- od houses, one in the Second and Ihe other in the Third ward. The Second ward site i» in J, C. Kine nears addition and will cont $1,200, ‘The other site is at Madrona heights $700. practically decided at the ed bil pre ners in the} never be more than a ¢-tnch water main, should be killed. A ma Jority of the committee took the po- sition that the property should pey for a main of a Which the necessities of their district may call tor. \SCANDAL 70 BE THRESHED OUT IN THE COURTS viding that realdence A. HM. & and his wife, Ariwm Zibbie are suing Mine Klaine Neline maiteious slander in Judge Crit- fin’s department of the su court this afternodn, ‘The coup mand $6,000 from the ndant, in sald to be a wealthy spinster Mina Nelison is alleged to have said tn the of several female who reach coup! Mise Netivon simply saya that she aida aay any 8 h thing’ and that who says that she insinuated that “tne Zibblew were not marrie “telling arent big story, #o there John Humphries is repr ing the plaintiff in the action, HA RDSHIP ON TRAIL Dawson advices of February 28, brought by the steamer Faralion, re- rt that Perey Nawh, a trader of Lansing on the ste Just arrived at Daw rible expertence 0 n after a ter on the trail, Ble missed death by a narrow margin, but will ene with nothing more than the loxs of a lirnb On « trip from Laneing, the er, while Nagh was out the ax @lipped and sunk deep into hiv thin, He was alone on |the trail, He sewed up the eut and laid down to awalt aneietance: For five daye he lay thin helplers in the mow, 3 knowing when on 1 Wag cast over bis extate might amet *lyet been caught & Gectn & handed down by the will contests ts emtab- nent and wemlthy law Louise Simmons of joining her trom al- on bis wife £ years and that her Mer. Robinson, on the wt admitted Hitt relation peid her 94,000 to abandon aii sores. Hobinson is 72 yenre old. petp might eertve, he tuapended bie pepaislons, but the " oe one ten itth day they ae had prepared to kill his dogs ry bd -— by hearing @ cat fof a ode He mn a shots brought a the name of Woods, who! ie | | | | it had healed, however, the Fa enh gat yoe y he Acoerdil = Brought to. to "Baweon where tt Os succemsfully performed. JAY HUMES Surprises Hie Friends By Suddenly Becoming A BENEDICT a Charlotte Mecbonald, daugh- ter of un MacDonald, Jay Hares. son = Mayor Thomas were quietly married at the! heme of the groom on Twenty-third south, last evening, at 9:30 Both bride and groom are we in Beattie Mr. Humes! | Sache foremost athletes of the! institution. Supertor Judge |B Grimeh oMeiated. A enna’ friends of the contracting Were present. suir TO aU 7 TITLe A suit was begun tn the court today by the state of ington to quiet ite title to block Of the Beattie tidelands Judge Taliman tast March award- od the prop Warhington Deedeing & 1 nt company, on a default but a month | later set aside the decree on the representation of the state and priv- ate partion Interested, that proper naire had not been nerves. | Bince m the matter haw remal statu quo. aa do SAME NAME BUT SOMEBODY ELSE Former Counctiman William Me- Ardle has Ly © great deal aoa during the past few days exptain« to bis friend» that he is not the jam McArdle who recently swore ton complaint before Justice George jeharging his son-in-law with big jammy eed has no connection with the tare whatever, nor has (one poo any member INTERESTED IN MURDERER BENSON Deputy Sheritt Garadic has written hee arking for « uupler of » Sheriff loture of Port port, | Hen- | coun e that fon may attempt to leave the try. DROP THEIR BOODLE Two nmateur burgtara broke Into Up cigar store that has just opened fot business in the entrance of the} new Marion building. When the} | thieves had secured one box of they started to leave the place. were seen by a stranger | coming along the street, their eneape by of of * wae it evidence to ‘ the bursiara who have not NEW RULES FOR BAGGAGE HANDLING ‘The new ordinance fixing the charges and regulating permits for handling baggage within the city Hinpits,.j8 now In effect and beginning with March 10 will be enfe the letter License Inapect {fled all boxe \eotne im and 4 ‘der the new © that date, "Thorne who de ply with the lorder Will be subject to a fine in the imunicipal court | Water will be shut of tomorrow | lmorning from 80 to 11, on Seventh | pvenve south. from the Grant street | bettge and Dearborn Ftreet to the vay Hrotie, and sino from the old | ‘beach road main Mareh has they permite un- TAR. POOL Go Out of Bu. ing, weting ef Kulltvan, taet night the }c decider the George ainat them lone talk with Attorney representing the poolroom ening, and another with «thie morning regard oup. The winh were also taker in the move ning Pottoe de had been given He had B. Fuit | Mayor How ing the pr 5 of the grand jury n ratic thin into eons 0 o'clock apector WU | In | #hinente | ning come in Beattie lately, Totem and the Bachan, Argyle wan at the head ot mbination Frank [re to conduct the Exchange Toute Turned Adrift will th w out of em «nai army of men whe 14 living from the oper jroome. There we a f so called “toute run the Totem t ployment have galr jation of U large who fleece * and « large number of em ployes is necesmary to conduct the places Private wires run into the the Kastern and ing tracks Mets are wd with the loca! bookmakers at that ar the mar bet at th during the racin poolrooms are crowd [making bets The houses derive an nOrmoUR profit from the betting and |have made « hard fight to maintain |thelr existence, It has not been de 4 by the poolroom men whether | they will submit permanently to the For the present, at any rate, le Judge George Decision Police Judge orge, in dectting against the poolroom keepers, yester day, #tated that he believed the men | conducting the roc |Dusiness as outside the ¢ |tien of the gamb local empla ne laws, and that 16bdddddaaarraaaad saneaeeaarca. HAVE YOU WATCHED OUR PROGRESS? Do You Know What Makes It GOOD WORK FINE GoopE— LOW PRICES. Union Block Next to the MacDougall & Southwick Co. THE SEATTLE OPTICAL CO. TI6 Becond ave. Hinckley peta aye dye Sryrasera tution of ite kind Im this elty or state, Batisfactory work at most reasonable free of charge. ‘The Touraine Hotel Refurnished and refitted through- out, now open for business, EL J. Hickey, Prop, Occidental avenue land Main atrect, Reattle. ‘Telephone, 706 First Ave. GO SLOW! More haste is often lene speed. and one may marry in haste to repent at leisure. In Dduying « plane one does not buy for day or a week, but for ® lifetime; therefore, ut- moet care will naturally be ex- ercleed, We supply most of the muste teachers and all the expert planisi# in the North- wert. Anybody who knows pianos will acknowledge the superior- ity of these Steinway, A. BL Chase, Estey, Emerson, Starr, Richmond and Plymouth Pianos, SHERMAN, CLAY & (0, TH1 Second Avenue. | SCREEN DOORS AND wiNDow CREENS, ALL SIZES. Will Be Pleased to Fit Your Orders, Prompt Deliveries Made, Goo. H. Woodhouse Co. 1409 Becond avenue. oo SMALL FARMS We have for sale 20 small farma ad- jacent to Beattie; some of these pices are exceptional country jomes, well tr orchard, and let us talk It ov HERBERT UPPER 10-11-42 Scheuerman Bik, First Ave. and Cherry St. Boe ‘Dp the ” At the rounds and the Dave Nancy was unwary better in the ne regurded their) Bank Glearings Today, $678,89 This Date a Year — $476,871 Increase . % 25 CENTS PER MONTH ROOMS CL OSED Fob, bs.-dipecial Corre | Chief Sullivan Issues the Order and the Race Betting Dives siness at 10 O'Clock This Morning on demurrer A and A the anything uled len of not guilty was entered, put one witness, City Detective He swore to the officers whose duty it had been The wan them, thought they ¥y when they al 4 that he had n once that the poolrooms violating the bing law, yt that at that time presented by City Attor yenterday, the men wha were nue believed they were violating no law, the court en tered against them onty a nominal fine of $6 in each case, sinply to up [hold the law, Walter Fulton, who | conduct i the defense, gave notice jot app 4 the bond was fixed at | $100. ease will be fought out in the 1 court Grand Jury Started It Frank Bruler, o him, A conducting the 1 wupe Or Steak Cut From Our Fine Eastern Will not cont you @ cent more than others charge for the same cute of an infertor qual- ity. We also kive our ¢ ilar cut of steal they tnay de- wire, We are headquarters for fancy dry-picked poultry, and everything clee fret clase in the meat line. The GRIFFIN MARKET First Ave. and Pike St. Chaney, and clubs, were arrested by order of Chief Sullivan, who was impelled | by the grand jury to make the move. | When the cases were called in the polloe court yesterday afternoon At torney Fulton demurred to the com. S argued that hie cients ting On horwe ed in the law against ie fare and games of City Attorney De Bruler argued that the ordinance der which the complaint was drawn maker it a mindemeanor to conduct @ house where men congregate to bet — nies dia ted. sani oo 4 gambiin | that sort, Addition NOTHING FERED Price. $100 to $200 Near Washington, LIKE IT IN SEATTLE m LOTS $10 down, Columbia beautiful mountains and water EVER OF- FOR THE RUBBED, per month king Lake views of} over) On Renton cer line; get off at Bum- mit, or come to our office, #18 Ar- cade, and we will take you out. Is What You Pay $2.50 for at the Hat Store; All Styles. W. H. THOMP@ON, Manager, Phone, James 4821, Just as good in every respect as the best mer- chant tailor can produce, and at about one- half their asking price. ADAMS & BLANCH- DISTRI UTORSs 739 Second Ave. Hinckley Block Largest Stove House ia the Northwest SEARCH LIGHTS At the Annex we carry afull line of Searchlights, with or without pilot-house contro!. These we make in our own factory, and we can guarantee them in every respect. Did you notice our yesterda announcement regarding the purchase of the immense atock of Mantels, Grates, Fixtures, Fur- naces, eto., from the H. W. Hicks Co. of Tacoma? We shail have other important announcements to make regarding this purchase. Watch our Main Store, 1021-1023 First Ave. N. W. Fixture Annex, Everything Electrical, 313 1st av. 8. 4A GREAT FIRE SALE Of Water Damaged me. Goods is now on at THE LEADER, The Peo- Bargain Store. The stock was that of a department. atore, tment in the store is represented in this gale. The stock war bought, and will be sold o sagan an gua 2 wold 500, 260, and in some cases | | | | | | | y) will be a big day at this, Seattle's Great- at Sale of Gloves created a sensation today. 500 patra of Men's and Hoys Finger Gloves, Working | Gloves, e Fur and Hair Lined Gloves and Mits of all kinds, brought a pwd to the new store today. ‘The Sale continues tomorrow, long as they last, chi 190 per pair, Another item among the many that attracted Interest, was the le of Men's and Boys’ Best 4-Ply Linen Collars, Intest styles, all each, Not even soiled. Boxes only slightly smoked or water, Collars uninjured, We can only mention two tt just as good this, Great: Fire Einbr; 8 rare opportunity, and come ple, and avo! e crowds, The Leader The People’s Bargain Store New Lumber Exchange Building, 1118-15-17 Second Ave. INVALID TABLES device for is anda val rary, sewing damaged by of a hund t Cor. Seneca. The a Nery mere servin is ti i able a dition te the libre room and office, TAKE ONE ON TRIAL IF YOU WISH Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. ¥ First Avenue Sunset, Matin 36, Indep, 35.