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R FORECART—1 = NING MAN MURDERED erly winds. SEA" _ AND HIS BODY CONCEALED: hers Find the Blood-Stained Clothing of ries H. McCortney--Evidences of a Ghastly Crime--Suspicion Points to Prominent People ee where i Mi Ore. aeg that mAke® n MeCortney maining men ty foully murder March 14—Rvt the clothes were found, An fing on and the sheriff and local of-| i near » Apparent attempt had been made to | ficers are making an investigation t neeal the clothings and papers as |of the known facts that may lead to r well as to obliterate the traces of | the arrest of severs: minent men th | the strugale, | within a few hours. . | Up to the present time ne trace of | MoCortney was widely know the murdered man's bedy has been | throughout the mining districts found, although the country in the | Oregon and California, where he has been for has and hie friends foared « vicinity of the place has been sub-| been an extensive operator of pay | fected to & most careful search. jing propertion for years, He was | ee he was Known to have) AN of the papers known to have | supposed to be wealthy who have/ been carried by McCortney at the | he haw been On several occasions | j the past. | time he disappeared were found with | drawn into feuds more or leas bitter organteed, | the clothing, they having been first | these feuds growing out of disputes hey were reward-/ inspected by the murderer or mur- | over the ownership of valuable min Ge clothes and papers| derers, as was made apparent by | ing properties. It ie known that his | Tan in the brueh a! their rumpled condition. No money | life has frequently been threatened, | t ity was found, agh it is known that and in the absence of any other evt-| were covered with/ the murdered man had a consider. | den gat there wan evidence meee etrugsie had taken| shart distance from the «pot . me it is the general belief that able sum with him at the time he) he was murdered by some one in. | dropped out of sight | terested in some of these various ‘The search for the body ts stil go- | quarrets LUMBER FOR BOARD PUBLIC WORKS ADV FURNISH 1,100,000 FEET, CU LAKE—SAW MILL, ALSO, TO The board of public works =i authorized an advertisement for bids | te furnieh the city 1,160,000 feet ot! fumber to be detivered at Cedar Lake for the construction of the dam and a for the munictpal lighting nt ‘The lumber te to be sawed at the lake from the standing timber on the city’s land. Two alternative pro pomals are called for, the city having the option of aecepting ‘The same provision for furnishing the amount of lumber stated ahove, and at intervals to be determined by the city engineer, ts included in both Proposals asked Tor, but in one the idder in asked to state for what fum he will furnish, transport to the lake and erect a fully equipped saw- m Fire broke out in @ closet on the first Moor of the reskience of Mrs P. Pieher, at 65 Washington street. St 10:30 ‘o'clock, last night, The Diage was discovered soon after it wtarted end the fire . called out. The damage is estimated Braces death aid mot! at about $20. ‘The origin of the blase the knife wound inflict a Champoux, but from | ™ be + performed by | amma and De Owens nexer_ trom the | ROBINSON YELLED the theory Cae | in the poun ” Today “BLOODY MURDER Silliman. who was cn more th: an hour, tes- Als opinion such was} Hawthorne Robinson, the young Hated by go that) man who became violently insave need pot ive re and believed that he was to be mar 1p ne] for} against bik will to @ girt be : | nated, was thie morning taken to the th Which Champoux/insane asylum at Steilacoom by wan so firmly im-| Deputy Sherire Bunce and « guard Sholl that it was im-| While the insane man was being e tt without chisel-| prepared for the trip he fought = retleve the preawure. | desperately that eight men cou oa goon as the girt| hardiy hold bim until the Bandouffe the contert hail to) and strait jacket were pat on. He ‘Dat from the first no|secreamed “Murder Murder” and Uaitertained for her re-| “Help” # loudly that a crowd soon St tie Unite being | gathered sround the door of the r ft ri’s| county jail office. wre Ne yhen the unfortunate young man being carried & officers of handling -| thelr brother toe roughly. When the officers were trying te get him in het pertaining to any| the hack the younger of the two y have. bee so far been un- that Champoux has pa Sane GC ar. case will be made when the train polled out with him on board EYED WITH ant ruling as to the Mt of routine business to the beard of public “Was so great that it was an afternoon seme fo transact all of the tor laying conerete Kinnesr Viace and "was awarded to for $2272.00; an@ the sewer contract to MeCicliand & Co, for Dresident of the fe~ rte Company, filed With the board un- The OF MACK SCOTT \HE ATTEMPTED TO ott RUN THE SALOON ion , but the ily and de- rations were ap- secretary instructed bide for the foliow- sprawled out on five men were holding loaded him into the wagon, and he war gent to fall sober up. PERSONALS —_—— ibbals, jr..a prominent mer- fra Port thcousend, in at the Carl Trolel, postmaster at Fort Flagler, is in the city. J. Y. Waldrip of the Waldrip Oy ter Co. of Olympia, arrived In the BAY Jeginiat ad. ernor Para © ‘in bis farewell mersage pays the sension has been one of splendid results, TLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY |Purdick murder inquest bewan thie jm around —— P M CITY AND COUNTY : IN CONFERENCE ittee on muni rhe comy the id a long « iimen J and meveral eltteent elative to the propast: ta ne ity hall and B s ipal shore nattek Was mone Inte matter is of auch yitel of publi 1 BURDICK — MURDER INQUEST ‘The BUPPALO, N. ¥., Mareh 14 «Tremendous the poltee atation Unes pec bitterness tn betnw shown. tiver have acouned Dr. Narcy all that i* possible to frus ie apl though fro crowds are man's bead, the d it wae the CITY it te said utmost te Sica LIGHTING PLANT\z ERTISES FOR CONTRACT TO T AND DELIVERED AT CEDAR SE ERECTED BY CONTRACTOR be furnished and fully equipped ad the etty Hoth proposals wilt tnelude dis- mantiing the mill and removing it after the contract for the lumbeg has Deen filed. In the second creda, however, the efty will own the mill and the contractor may or may not | be forced to deliver ! back to the ity at North Bend after the oom. Pletion of the contract ‘The amount of lumber asked for, it te eatimated. will be all that will be necessary far the construction of the dam, oil the wooden # ures in commection with the plant. and tne wooden stave pipe to carry the water from the dam to the generating plant / Among the separate ttems of the! lumber contract are (50.880 feet of he wooden stavepipe; oft Im the other propoen! the bidder te ete, and amount of poles and lumber the POISONED The suite of Mi Mockly against Henry Mockley, and Bela Orey naguinst Florence Orey, were ineed by the court it was not stated In the complaint that the plaintiffs were residents of King ‘The fotlowing 4} wing divorces were it~ «Gertrude, Branch” from. Sohn xs 8 g af if 53a Fee men wit turn out in full ss faehins, of the schooner ings at Port Biakeley @olock this svening. The steamer Sarah M. Renton will make Several extra trips this afternoon in order to carry the crowds of Seattle who will attend the jauneh- dance will be given on a tem- 7 deck bulit in no hold of , Glectrictty. wqadins — TWO BIG REAL nm at the cor~ da Columbia Price paid was $21,600, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNO. OLYMPIA, March 14.~Gover Meliride yeaterday appoln Vietor Martin of Ww. oan - Judge of the newly created disvelet consisting of Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas ond Ferry counties, Th ,|M. H; church secured a permit \ 1 f We 8 4 ARCH 14 | OF ITALY ONE 18 A PREMIER AND THE BARON GONNINO 18 THE LAIN IN “THE ETERNAL nome pondenee) ing men OTHER ORIGINAL city.” WOULD LiK® TO BE OF HALL CAING'S VIL ren v in Italy, ¢ king himeeit sister, and Mar of the They are ke and thelr wtant * plenty of (Bpec ernmer may wre Jos, % antowo of | of Crimp fow Naples ntry in « paewage of un. | Joe, Zanerdelli. juenee, He sald His we t which he en Italy with extreme mained unamirehed by scandal the | preeent jow- | his abil pun of | has redu ie being |@ surplus ol weight of |the Sockalistic med both by | parties in th dun-| Haron & original of 1 » Ronin, lain tm Hall Caines story The real me # very fine ners and great finesse, but, accord fam mutually bandying scouns-|ing to bis friends (* not the villain tone of reaponsibility for their| that Hall Caine maker him out to common loss, end in the midst of | be the grners! discontent, only| As he has mot been succemeful tr thing which ewells and prospers is | getting *, it ie not easy to tell g just what he would do. Should any hing happen to the present gov Are the gradual reduction of /ernment, however, he ls inevitably the taxes, the exemption from land | the prime minister of the future. He Of small holdings and exemption |i# & man who would be sure to do taxation of Iaborers’ wames| things on a big scale, and might ant domestic animals, The fact there are euch taxes at fe What pase the Italian # BURGLARS CARRY OFF * - BIFTY FINE HATS GOODS VALUED AT BETWEEN $200 AND #400 TAKEN FROM BEN- NETT'S HABERDASHERY ON FIRST AVENUE—POLIC' As USUAL, GAY THEY HAVE A CLEW burglars gained entrance, This was easily accomplished as here are iron acrom the win- dows at the side of the court which Jadder by the burg- ‘hen @t the bottom of the court the burglars forced open the beck door with a Jimmy. The hate which were stolen were near the rear of the store. HM. F, Bennett, the proprietor, mid this morning that about § of the hate had been stolen, All were Btetson’s and of the same shape, althousk they were of assorted sizes and ovi ordehed under the ite Becal burdens, tm: an the the vi Uke otable which Gveper in misery every day factions wage their fruitiess war bring about a ~ | int, have been made. The burgiare are =e have been in the store! oven anewertng the Keown criminals looking at the| In order to get away with the hats without arousing suspicion the thieves stole three large leather var- leer in whieh they packed their plunder PROF, KINCAID TO LECTURE Prof. Trevor Kineald, head of the department of bielogy at the Uni- Yernity of Washington, will deliver a lecture tomorrow evening at Carpen- ters’ hall, Fourth and Pike street, Hie subject ts: “Environment and Adaptation, Hiustrated.” Thin lec- ture will be free. As Prof. Kincaid in the moet popular lecturer on nmat- | ural sctence in this state, a large at- tendance is expected A SIGTER DEAD ry of St, Cecelia, one of the -teters of the House of Good lgvceera on Ninth avenue, died ) vesterday m iiness © | months. Consumption wa: jeaune of death. Sister Marty wi |yeare of age. She came to Sea j England 10 years ago. family name wan Fitzgerald. SHAKES CITY nt earthquake t shook in Benttio at 6:26 iy of the local of the United States i at the time. An earthquake shock fa rare in Washington, but are not entirely unknown, el4-timers remember reve: greater moment than jast night. The of any ance was It was felt throughput ‘LOTS $75 AND $100 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, HERBERT S. UPPER 10-11-12 Scheuer- man Block, First av. and Cherry st. FROM JAPAN ‘The Miejun Mary, Capt. Ohno, 1# from ma, arrived harbor late yeaterday al heen. She brought passeng aid 4000 tone of freight. Amota the Riojun's passengers @ troupe of Japanese acrobats. com | ¥, under the mar of Fim Keeler, a well ki Sed, manager, for York. Captain Ohno reports encounter- b> Ona storm while crossing FOR NEW HOTEL Third Avenue hotel has been incarporated In the office of the sec of state, Daniel Carmody own & majority of the stock. The y. will begin immediately the conmfuction of & $200,000 hotel on the northwest corner of Third ave- | nue and Marion street, where Mr Carmody recently purchased a tract Of land 120 feet square. PLANS FOR A NEW CHURCH ARE FILED nn for the new Tabernacle Rap- ‘chureh, which is to be built at nth avenue north and Har- rison street, were filed with the building inspector yesterday a noon, The edifice ls to be a modern church building And will cost $11,000. The members of the Battery Street n leaves today AFTER SIX O’CLOCK SPECIALS Ladies’ Waists, new spri styler, all sixes, O00 value 3 7-Button Melton Gatters ie xi0 Extra Heavy Cream Turkish Towels, ae value... Serge Dress Skirts, «new strap finish, $2.50 value 1.79 Large size Gingham Aprons, 200 value; after six Rie Corduroy Binding, all colors, be value... Large Cube value Nickle Alar Bin 1,200 repaira on their build rete Mich waa recently damaged byte. CONCERT FOR REV. J. G. M’PHERSON testimonial benefit concert Is to endered the Fev. J, Gordon Me- raon Sere tment chaplin of the! nish-Amerioan War veterans, at) ¢ Zian Baptist church, ai es Be Ladies’ Fine Bilk Golf Tier, $1.26 value ‘ B80 Pure Glyberine Tollet Soap, 3 cakes in a box, We value, et box oe DOO Gent Unlaundered “White Shirts, (0c value B30 ETERSO appointment i# to take effect April 1, The governor also app ‘rl y of rher examiners, viee W. D. Ja om”, term expheed. iversity grounds, Tuesday we Gee thtarch TT. at 8 oelock. | Great ions have — been and it iw thought " | inde forthe event pont mi ‘thet Unie etl be on | Comatel jub 206-208-210 PIKE sfRenr My the colored people of Seattle, THE RAL STATESMEN | | | | | | teat with the pope |» all| on the lines suggested by the novel-| 7 j BANK CLEARINGS FO BANK CLEARINGS POX W INCREASE SURE CURE FOR THE CANDY HABIT BY THE DISCOVERY OF A MORGUE TO THE CANDY $3,791,061 3,478,798 $312,263 S PER MONTH A SPOKANE TRANGFER OF FACTORY SENSATION CAUSED SLABS FROM THE ated nery whe alib rage batter and the by mixing of war Id fe es for sith offices candy reten sub There in a the candy oo LEG AND ARM BROKEN Ernest Mart 1 a fract n suffere and | LICENSES TO WEO folle AVERTED » wing marriage leenses (Special to The Star.) ARLINT« Wash, & Fe Warner m the D ther fray Jeuxie Bryant, 21, of Oregon Cteero, r authort- ties there have been notified. PROGRAMME FOR . ST. PATRICK'S DAY) St. Patrick's day will be fittingly 1 by the Ancient Order of rhiane at Kenke hall, Tuesday Program will given in the ing, being am follows Overture, Irh airs: plano solo, Mrs. Boyle: solo, M } sell, solo, M. J. Heneh, Fontenog.” J. A Ha Mixsor Fitepatric Kathleen oration, nolo tation. Mine M Mits Newe: z rtrude Braun tin Bob Dans; sole noko, by Gotter- © Ww. F Hue Tuesday morning, at 9:90 o'clock, solemn high mane will be celebrated @t the Church of Our Lady of Good Heip, Father Pre aine officiating. Father Mahoney will preach the ner- mon on Bt. Patrick. a NEW Y. W. © A. TERM The new term at the Y. W. C. A will open next Monday. Al! the pres ent classes will be continued. Cha es in eymnastum work. basketry and china painting wil) be added. Our Business Methods Are of interest to you. From time to time we have told you a few things concerning our policy. The whole story can be summed up in this: We want every customer to leave our store feeling that he has received the best value for his money. Our salesmen hold their positions beeause the customers are satisfied, not on account of the amount of sales they make. “We buy everything direct from the factories, for spot cash; we price our goods accordingly—do you see the advan- tage to you? Agents for the YOUMANS HAT Adams & Blanchard Clothiers and Furnishers, 719 Second Ave., Hinckley Blk. W. B. Hutchinson Co Cor. 2d Ave, & Union St. i A FEW SAMPLE® BARGAINS OF COLD WEATHER WEAR- AHLPS TAKEN FROM THE GREAT FIRE SALE. of Saks Bros.’ stock for “AFTER-SIX” sejling TONIGHT and from 9 TO 11 A.M. MONDAY. HUNDREDS of OTHERS JUST AS GOOD will be on sale ali day MONDAY. FUR BOAS AT 25e EACH. Women's Coats, for winter or One lot damaged by smoke and spring wearfi sell regularly at water, but still very service- aT Great Fire Sale Price. able, Great Fire Sale Price, ++ sree esbe each bees 2Be One lot Imitation Bear Rona, with Squirrel Tail. Tips, not darnaged in any way; Fire Sale Price ieeh st eee One lot La Jackets styles are different and near- ly all black, some trimmed, others plain stitched; Great Fire Sale Price, each 98 Now while they are asleep. Don't wait for them to come to dinner. A Ti-cent box niakes a barrel of spraying solution, For further in- formation call or write to Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. 627 FIRST AVE. A RARE OCCURRENCE..--THE $25000 #2 TACOMA Is Now Nearly Arranged Roth of our big stores are overflowing with these goods. When the doors open for the sale Monday morning the blue tags marked "Hick Tacoma Stock” will be hanging from hundreds of articles in our Mantel and Fixture Parlors. We want to again Impress upon you the Importance of this note- worthy event. Special sales of Clothing, of Dry Goods, and many other things of transient value, occur every week; but spectal sales of Mantels, Fixtures, Grates, Furnaces—these more substantial fur- nishings which help so much to make home beautiful and comfort able—these sales occur but seldom. When they do occur, and 6s) jally with NEW GOODS of HIGH GRADE, it ts really putting money into one’s pocket to take advantage of them. DON’T MISS THIS CHANCE TO PUT MONEY INTO YOUR OWN POCKET. , DNDN Sheets Serpe Tose | nd §) Street SAY oat alae Pisetrical- M3 ist Av. 8

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