The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 13, 1903, Page 1

ONE CENT T ight and tomorrow, R FORECAST i to noutheast winds R || mississippi from important points! Memphis the public light and water) days yet It Is now & feet 1 inch | dollars jesipp! from St. Loule systems are endan: ad, above the danger line ee and along the Ohio There is Joubt that the flood J will reach the highest point ever Galre te Pittsburg, _— known, and the damage that will re sendition in the flood situ. | sult will be enorn The water flood waters have risen | condition, But little loas of life hy ke and gas plants are now pever known before, with yet been reported, hundreds of re- | threatened with destruction, and an fexeeption of the great flood |lief boats are patrolling the Inun. | other hours may ave thin city| igh-water mark | dated and thre: and| Without whole water or lights. git, Even thie h n at re) are taking th ind | MEM Rerritery have already been | ivr rome wix inches dt the Mississippi at some sq hours and th prosmert being 42 miles in width, in it will continue to rise ft ning Attomney, to home by fitness and ‘romectat ling Con noon that nothing could be done t ward drawing up the indictme) voted against why until Mr. Reott returts to office, as it is a matter whieh been wholly in Mr. Seutt's charge. Mr. Beott ie not be out until next week ‘This afternoon the jury te inv her | gating ordimary criminal cases. bawement corridor wae filled with ra) witnesses this morning. Nearly ait the efty detectives were in the crowd of true. of men waiting their turn te be ‘ d regarding cer-| called in. that the jury has al- Among the cases comaidered was Tmuch testimony on,ithat of the deat mute, who te ac- LANS FOR NEW COURT HOUSE Commissioners Are Disoussiag lon toErect a Building on the Property on Third Avenue and James Street | fommissioners are this vault space for keeping the volum- uering at length the |inaae and rapidly meréasing records.) buliding a new court-| of thone offices | itemediate inspiration! The county commissioners are in- | lott Was the recent sug-| clined to push the matter of acquir the Chamber of Com-}ing the proposed new ‘site, with =» the olf Terty block on | view to beginning the erection of th , Adjoining the present | building during the prevent year, if Purchased by the city | possible. It will be needed as soon | MY are site for « joint pab-jam it can be finkshed without un reasonable delays. The present ‘The property has been BHOr gale at $225,000, and the | building could probably be sold for a - are agreed that that | schoolhouse or to private parties, 4 aS panble price tae ee a iemioners will endenvor Bee to vivinin sone general ex-|1O IDENTIFY AN ¥ fiat opinion apom the | m, should appear that & Bil 98 the poopie at the county UNKNOWN SUICIDE jor af the proposition to < Courthouse on the Yewier a Will be taken to effect| City Detective Jack Barck tn at at ance. tempting to get a clue to the identity id od comomesiers = of an unknown sufcide, thought to " wou od jer im enterpri snawid prvi be m Seattle man, who killed. jl at ofed, hte present| self in Phoenix, Ariz, on March 6. Ry “coer being ieee ‘The man took carboitc acid in» the oeated, is becoming | vendome hotel of that city, but hin | Petant,, moreauing buat-l identity could not be learned, He} of @ fifth divt Superior court hak added @ Upon its mpace, Judge i balding court ins oaks had several recepti t t wae purchased | hat he store of the ore iouth ordinary bunt Macbougell & The great f down from mreater in under wat railway companies Rave « © of men at work chaining the tracks to prevent them u washed away th Men reine. and has already reached Y en you didn't hear much atimony. Eietter go after esos and find owt what they grand jury will be forest te ED CITIZEN: “Wake up, Mister. Don't ye see they've taken two billions from yer strong box SAM: “What you bothering me about? 1 can afford it.” wal adjourn under the lew Mareh Mend. Foreman Pigott yeaterday the newspapers te notify ait havin grand Ines oMietala when cautiously came back and bed and compelled to give $1000 « business to Iny before odo the Cotdberag left the rity the grand jury moet, but in nab =u bail for his appearance mittee of mer committee of con vassed with thon, Noxt. Monday the couridit moet the the bourd of ¢ roe will the unty courthouse, Ject will be con- view to early ac mraittee on public buildings and grounds will take up the omni of papers in| Pope Damancus. his pockgi# dated in Seattle, and the | Warem gHUT OFF Water wil bé shut same make @ report at TOMBS OF and the nctl meeting in the « that day ponmibly valet sie question, THE SAINTS ROME 13,—Three tombs have n discovered in the St | Cecelia catac which archaeol bmiste decur those of Baint Mark, St, Marcelinus and the farious 1. tomorrow amt y ¢ be-| wick Company in this city, The man{on Twenty-first ave ry to j 4 ro ine registered at the hotel ae “Bhaw,” ast Jefferson and ey Me of the building for|but his linen wan found to be | streets from 9 a. m. until SF treamurer and. county | marked with the Initiale “FW. M Twentieth 4% latter ipying the sec-| He wore & Masonic pin, He ts deo |mhut off t er the firet|sertbed as ©. years of awe, & Lect & It, Madison eerest i cowary not} inghes Inpolght and thi Pianckal | until 6 p.m. In Bott « tion of currént| embarragament is qaia to have ween | off in necewmary to aio to obtain morelibe cuuge of iv Salf-dantruopn. — | alm, | | | {with certain acte THE SEATTLE STA SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH ATEST FLOOD IN MANY YEARS Still Rising and Water Will Reach Highest Point Ever Known----Railroad Tracks Being Chained Down The vast area Between Wolf and the Mixsiaaippl in under. w and houses beginning to float by There have been no breaks in the j levee, but they are hourly expected, It te now beth i that Caruthers« ville on the Minsourt side, in ange, River boats crowded with refugees are constantly arriving. Some of the people are in great distress, and everything possible (# being done te relieve th sufferings of those whe © destitute No drownings were reported this morning w ” ?| i i i Hf i! i | i! o { ? f: i ef i; i ; 5 4 H H s¢ i $F Ww ie pert tS SOME OF HIS FRIENDS NOW IN GAME WARDEN, BUT THE ‘Tee ee otra af the etty'e chief em fh termed hie that he + pebete offices at the Moyor ’ ome Warten Hoe ey — oH my meet be considered oun be made, The tm | tact that the opening of the trout eraser if chowe at hand, will heave Be taken Inte consideration. The mayor te not show to rentine the | fen of viniting the choicent trout etreame « few days in edvance of the opening day, just to eee that there wooners” on the ground. Then, agin. the grand jury ts In semion and has been so inconsider te a@ to connect the office of mayor wid to be contrary to the lawe of the land. Taken ae a whole it In « knotty problem ant one that the mayor Intends to con sider tn all ite anpeots before decid don't know whether KILLED IN A SNOWSLIDE Coroner Hoye received a telegram yenterday from Wellington notifying him of the acaidentai death of Jonn Lumberg of that place in a, snow alide last Monday, The deta were “very meitwern near the entrance tunnel when he Was Caught In the silde, hurled down the Hill and buried, When he was rescued life was extinct The remains wit! be received in fegttle by the Bonney-Watson Com. pahy. we ee ee SOLD BRAS “Phony” Jewelry Peddier ig Sen tenced to the Chain Gang One of the cleverest cheap jewelry peddlers arrested by the pollee tn tried the police court thip morning, David | tt and lenge hae been, mentatiy irre te. MAYOR HUMES’ WAY RING FOR $2 Bank Clearings Today, $651,204 This Date a Year Ago, $608,154 Increase $43,060 IR. VOL. No. 15 a5 CENTS PER MONTH 13, 1903 . = THE LEGISLATURE | \’ len Ss pot wh ‘ CLOGING SESGION MARKED BY THE PASSAGE OF MANY BILLS j KING COUNTY WAS WELL TREATED | B65 f | OLYMPIA, M h 18 mt the other le suffictent | wnt inte hawt that anined labor Was well esterday and ¢ id at the ing; you don’t know why—many of have never seen the time had a ‘ . ing they eet out to do,| best kind, We knowingly, for some of ye ell-dres on bill ry bill and t the ich clones! know ; no better time than now —s Agents for the L. Adler Bros. & Co, High-Grade Clothing— fact that the appropri Boreits and tow png tg Suits and Overcoats oe Ne cari patie $10.00 to $30.00 my Ae | 719 2nd A jue, ivan, | Adams & Blanchard 722704" oted in all #etate) - When thene | the right to protect t water supply was tunbe!l bills were onaned the governor vet complignce with his pl INSANITY IS SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER 6 SPECIALS in the LAUNDRY DEPARTMENT These offerings are from our regular stock, and are of excellent quality— »priations warded in & conser No. 2 Galvanized Tub, large and well mad regular price 8oc, special ... ; 65¢ “The Oaks” Washboard, double-faced zir strongly made; } regular price 35c, special * asc gee age cornis dl | “The Cricket” Wringer, a good wringer, to-inch rubber i r regular price No, 6 Common Sad Irons, regular price maple frame $ $1.50 goc speci 45¢, Witnesses Are Called to Testify Regard- ing the Alleged Strange Actions of Murderer Champoux The $25,000 Hicks Tacoma Stock will be placed on sale Monday. See the Sunday papers LESé Piper (Co- Matn Store Piret A Street trical 313 1st Av. 8. has assisted the The taking of the testimony for! gin, who the defense in the Champoux mur- | attorney der qare was commenced thie morn dence the, and will probably be finiehed be e Gre adjournment today. Be far the wlinesser have all been ace | qininiancer of the defendant. They Were, Aeked questions tending to pros that the slayer of Lotte Rrace r ed aure apoke threw a plate of hot Muney, and resented the mt winwation th in bis seal for ¢ leeting evidense b&b had sugaert the act to Champoux ‘tent witness on the of the first witners, Peter Rourdeau, | aes he at onet lived near and visit afternoon was z 8 an iheane yium in Michigan, tective Mubbard who afr (Picture Books od upon to what he|Champoux. Mwbbard said that w Ser Children of the defendant's condition. | he reached the concert hall after the $ Theo wate objected to his testimony | murder, Champoux had, made his BOTTLES Always for Being considered that of an expert The detective learned that One witness told of an @ecasion |the Prenchman was stopping at the Champous, exhibiting the most | Bliver Bow hotel, and, accompanied iklees extravagance, gave the bar. | by Officer McClurg, went to that tender tn & Cosmopotis saloon, $1 for | place te drinks, and told him to keep the! “On seeing ws.” Detective Hubbard! ange. The state contended that |#ald, “Champoux cried that he was fact that Champour may have a|th¢ fan we were looking for, and Generous disposition was not proof Aamitted that he had stabbed the of his tneanity girl. Be said that he was not sorry! Icha De Roches testified tndt and did not care what happened to) whittle drunk inet year, Champoux him. } hat atiempted to cut off his own | Jt ts thought that the cane will go/ hand with & knife. to the jury Thte this afternoon or to~ A young law student named Mou. | Morrew morning REALLYA | SAD CASE ROBINSON 1 S$ HE 18 ABOUT TO & 1 INTO MATRIMONY Maditborne Robinson, a laborer 2 was comumitiod to the aayiim Superior Judas Li com, it Was ‘we by members of Robinson's whom he said to have . arrested morn ih even neon ‘8 hallucination t# that some woman lx trying to marry him Aasinet bie will. He insists on read- the pewspapers constantly, ‘that he may fee sore no- of his approaching nuptials. NOW EXAMINING THE TESTIMONY The evidence in the case of the apliision of the steamers and ‘alencia, whieh [The Asking We did not discover them, but we have them for you at 50 cents « piece—and guaranteed, too. YOUR INSPECTION INVITED Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. 627 FIRST AVE. LOTS $75, ‘AND $100 NEVER SUCH VALUES A® these. To test this advertising medium and to avoid the LARGE CROWDS which throng our store i the afternoons from % to IL & m, tomorrow we offer the follow ing, together with HUNDREDS of OTHER BARGAINS JUST AS GOOD, ALL OVER THE #TORE, me + od ead all day dering thie GREAT FIRE SALE of Saks rom. 8 Great THREAD SPRCIALS— RICHARDSON FINE QUALITY MACHINE SILK, whieh received HA If you want a bargain, look this} up; these lots are only one} block from car line and 15 minutes’ ride from Pioneer Square; $5 down and $5 monthly, Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton, contract price always be. This jot, black, white and colors; 48 GHAND PRIX (Gold GREAT FIRE SALE PRICE, fedat), Parts Exposition. 100 Bye wpool. yard # black and colors, al- 5 Cott ware Toe “FIRE BALE PRICE, git colors GREAT FIRE BALE BAC! PRICE @ spools for Se. ONE LOT FINE GRADE FLEECE LINED WRAPPERS, with yoke, velvet trimmed and flounce regular $1.50 and $1.75 value; FIRE SALE PRICE TS. We reserve the right to limit the quantity of the above goods and POSITIVELY NONE SOLD TO DEALERS. Richardson's BUTTON HOLE TWIST, biack and colors - eas 4 be, FIRE SALE PRICE 8 Fo CAMBRIC LININGS AT Se YARD—The usual be values, in all colors. LININGS AT Se that were originally 160 and 20, The edges are scorched. 10-11-42 Scheuer- man Block, First av. and Cherry st. + | Union-Made Clothing F. W. Merrick The American Clothier 703 First Avenue New Styles For Spring Open Saturday Ni Until 11 o'Clock ™ rd. Today will be spent in examining testimony. decision placing the diame for the accident will be rendered to- morrow. ing thief ts to have stolen moving picture slides | Yalued at $320, from Dr, C. A. Btod- of 111 Yesier way, last night slides were uned in the exhibt- given nightly by the doctor. police were notified of the theft morning. Early buyers are now making their selections from our splendid as- sortment of Men's Suits. The styles this season are unusually graceful, 9 much in in SIRT ON MAKING HIM A DEPUTY 18 A LEGAL HITCH to be mayor or « game warten. The Yen of game Warden waa recent hrust upon me, and 1 wae about accept when the thought came | maybe L could not held two of | positions at once, My iawyer rmed me that I could not, 0 1| am tn a quandary whether to take thy hew job or to hold onto the old one. | T haven great respect for game war but nnot see why they id insist that I be one of them “Tt begins to look ax if L will have te mayor ain, however, The} 4 jury t# forcing it upen 4 newspapers by their criticieme Of me the last.time forced me to Sither run or tacttly admit that I wae in the wrong, and here comes the grand jury after me, and it looks as if to vindicate myself I will have to try it again, “And you know don't | }Hike it, 1 would much rather have the privilege of going fiwhin’ or duck |#hootin’ by myself, untrammeled by | | Public opinion, that to be the brunt | oe criticiams by everybody Of the ¢riticn are good men, too, but they don't understand the intricactes emali neat patterns bei evidence, also Invisible Stripes rich colorings of gold and tans bien ed with black, blue and grays. Fab- ries of Worsteds, Vicunas, Unfinish- ed Worsteds and Cheviots. The Price Range $15 to $30 BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT This branch of our Clothing business will now take on a more active spirit, as new geods are arriving daily, Sailor Blouse and Norfolk Styles will be very popular, A pair of | - a Toklas, Singerman & Company Lumber Exchange Bidg., Beoond ne: PICNIC HAMS Best Quality Sugar-Cured 10c Ib. SATURDDAY ADAMS #21 Becohd Ave "vromwrzos cor. by gad, 1 was given chain ga last night cent ring for t the ring repented | found that he Roller Skates Free Ke map wh had pold a b Madison. near pis “gh ee BH With each $5.00 , but wae ar purchase, SPECIAL SHIRT OFFER To popularize our rapidly-growing Shirt business we will place about 60 new styles of Golf and Stiff Bosom Shirts on sale, value $1.00 and $1.25, at the uniform price of— Removal Special for Saturday Dry Port AA $1 Per Gal. 14 ten va with inftinls (neide the band f purpone of carrying out the docep. HEAVY DRAIN ON CITY WATER SUPPLY As ajresult of the present cold pnap there has been a very notice Cc mbie increara | tn the tune of city THis te the $2.00 grade; one water, Phould the cold weather con an foe customer only [Hinge and the penple continue to : See display in south show window, fawe nat the ing, t to in pout bttit re in a t vend bilit t dey i ard agal free ‘ J. ARONSO a QUEEN ANNE FLOUR yeing broug n ! OMe one of wate consumed a4 howrn a Bese ent has been very Der- HAMMOND MILLING ©O., Scarne 1 oepsibly increased, Ae 2