The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 28, 1903, Page 5

BLIZZARD'S SWEEP LEAVES [1 wns BITTER Rockies to Atlantic Seaboard--Swooped Down on New York Todey, Causing Complete Suspension of Business NEW YORK; Dec, 26.—The worst} ton, Ind. which was tr res atorm of the year swe vat " blow thia city f Morning, ar and th darkness about the thither by their alto K 1 ERO WEATHER s which ft aran-| CINCINNATI 0. Te 26. r « ew at we © th s morning , te vy, | EIGHT BELOW storm, business is pract y CHICAGO. Th pended, and today is being obse ae Na — xero sine © er bureau that today has been a er for cold weather 1 OMAHA, Neb, De joury dropped %5 deg yen and last night, and it was se sero this morning. T Th old weather is general through Nebraska and lowa | SWEEPS OVER OHIO | CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dee wing a flerce aard that swept | the city last night the ther-| momete tinued falitng 4 the! ae ratu the lowest pinging structure th} mark for the winter today @ifficulty | ye | EXTENDS INTO TENNESSEE SEVEREST STORM OF WINTER |) KNOXVILLE, Ten. Deo. 36 CHICAGO, Dec, %¢—The entire; The th iT de Middle West nding to the) &rees Re- Southern states. in the throes at. orta the state in- the most severe snap of the| a winter. I wave Is ac and biisaa pplaces the id 1 by high winds | ime. © aking th the more severe. seriously at-| pad tr and legraph service} MEMPHIS throughout Mississippi {coldest weathe valley {s tmpaired. All the wires fact, for seve are down in laces through out th atting therm | ris hovering several ddeg ‘omimunteation. |below the freesing point LIMA, ©, Dee. 26.—Charles Wi enmyer, & wealthy }found dead within « k of bis home. this ning. He was ana |t® death in a snow-drift | the bligzard swept ~-— j EXTENDS SOUTHWARD INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. %—Consia.| ST. LOUIS, Deo, %—The cold wave erable damage was done by the bitn- | continues t r ty here ward that swept the state last night. | at through Northern | A five-story bullding at Washing- | Arkansas, nd Kentucky. | J | EVERYTHING GOES WITH THE BOARD OF WORKS WHEN CONTRACTORS MAKE IDIOTIC BIDS, “SUNSHINE” WA severest Storm of Winter Extends From) | BELOW ZERO IN NEBRASKA actor, was SUFFERING res L- TERS AND HIS ASSOCIATES SHUFFLE UP THE CARDS AND ORDER A NEW DEAL—CITY TO BUILD RAILROAD AT NORT BEND TO AID CONSTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT A ludicrone mistake, which illus- large portion of th trates the carciesaness and tack of | abiy ! Bineerty of the street antractors In) whe taking thelr bids. was discovered at| At the concluslor the board of works meeting this morn- | board, accompanied ing. J. W. Pitts made a big for doing | W. Fitts, made a per the grading on Nineteenth avenue Je on Sixth north, whieh could not be understood. and James Hefore hie bid had been opened 4. treyed a portion Normiie’s bid had also been read and por f placed on file. Fitts’ bid read $199.20 per acte, But that sounded so ynrea @onable that Secretary Bagley tried to figure out if some other figure might not be meant He ftalled and so did the three meat Des of the board. Fitts, who was in the lobby, thén explained that he Meant 10 an acre. Then it was dis govered that some of the contracto were bidding by the acre and ot fe lump sum. Chairman Thomsc moved that all bids be the mix-up was adjusted, the bide to he apened two weeks from today, and his motion carried. “What could be more unfair,” said of the co ecto ifter the mee oo Oeeead ana Doueden of edtaen |81G STEAMERS COLLIDE sack by th to get it mething were read. #0 that when bids are] BOSTON HARBOR—A CLYDE) ho - BEATEN AND. ROBBED IN A TOUGH DIVE It is said that Met ting to find posits +Tead again two weeks the other c {tractors will have an advantage over| LINER GOES TO BOTTOM these two In kn x what they bid this morning. Besides, it puts off t matter so much longer that it contractors who are already loaded up with work more time in which to get | er a chance to bid. “By this method contractors might hold up the le ie of all contracts un BOSTON, Mans. Deo. 6 —The stea the Clyde liner Kio Light char til they got ready to bid ie they | hl af on. The Kiowa « could do by making = bogus bid on| Most Immoedia Th badly disabled and had account of which the beard would re-| fect ail. gnd delay matters indefi-| PACK [> port. The « ywed by « wild pani ard the | Kio finth avenue sewer was referred to| fe boats wax made. ing ahet w"| OME KILLED AND plant of the munici; near Cedar lake ngs a ‘The railroad will be « continuation hallway of » logging road that already extends| NEW YORK, Dec. %.—A workman on and » Later seven miles northeast from North Rend. The railway will be but porary affair, for the purpom rying through a heavy timbered coun. try material needed for the constru: tion of the lighting plant. Ail, or @ Jured, tw structed at ~ THE STAR'S GARTOONS ARE UNEXCELLED. of the money due hy age orks] SEVeRAL HURT « which b Riley's JUST A SUGGESTION HOW THE SEATTLE CITIZEN MAY HAVE TO PROTECT HIS HOME IF THE PRESENT EPI- DEMIC OF BURGLARY CONTINUES MUCH LONGER “TREASURER M’CONNAUGHEY WIELDS THE SNICKERSNEE OF TEN OF HIS OFFICE The men who will draw their war rants for the last us | THE BIG AXE FALLS ON THE HEADS ’ EMPLOYES—POLITICS SAID TO BE BEHIND THE MOVE oghy, (their shoes treasurer's Whittlesly's past week bi 10 of his ¢ ° ite looked aspiration plump ¢ have he! His action bh IN| Beaval in th Land were @ great su me can quote Mo who are to be discharged are among t that the 10 men who | from employes of the office and in his | Georgetown, constituents of /@ffort to secure the wants to put} FOUND AT ® good polition! onnaughy in at many WILLIAM BRADY, A LABORER, FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND PEN- NILESS IN FRONT OF A NEW TENDERLOIN DANCE HALL— H, HANLEY 18 SUSPECTED OF THEFT ean be found who aay they have no eee hat SdeCoaneumbye tear wea). fe, ENED » SHSGOVERES! for publication that will say Jot his « | non had him | 1 that their serv but waa f nelf notity th Ker required. thing about it, exee ng a drunken row and that y somebody ela others will fl wn recognina in| ness against Fantey, A MATE SOUTH OMAHA GIRL TAKE of STRANGE METHOD FOR ® GETTING A HUSBAND . J DROWNED BIG DREDGER SINKS WITHOUT WARNING IN THE HARBOR. AT BOSTON ral P TYPHOID PLAGUE IN PENNSYL VANIA TOWN CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS DAILY BUTLER eighth viet ter aring for well provided, but it > check the disease A mont enjoyable spent at the MH herd. The Mist thanks to the nder their care BURGLARS BIG DEPARTMENT STORE {68 ROBBED OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SEAL- KINS ANO SILKS FREEPORT, 0. Dec %—While a xard was in progress last night reiars forced an entrance Into the Harmon department store and carried away seninkina, | amounting | in value THEY WANT THER BOY ii, PARENTS ASK COURT TO LET THEM CARE FOR THEIR DE- MENTED SON ‘oling Abe from the to which ths ea ne boy has not his malady, but his pare Mr. and Mrs, H. H. Offield, of ed the court that they * are for him at their own home, and stated that they were well LAST Met) MODY OF MISSING MILLION HANGING IN A BOX CAR AT 8T. JOSEPH, MO. T. JOSEPH, Mo. my of Phillip Wentz, we Shoe Company been missing for nd hanging empty boxcar today, suspend n the ceiling of the car on a tives think he was murdered, The coroner is of on that Wents committed | | | EVERYTHING POINTS TO ULT!I MATE WAR IN THE FAR EAST~ ty | | ——-FRAGTURED Williams, who was at the hospital that a fracture of { knocked down by Patrolman|‘¢ sul! has been discovered. Williams is unconscious and it | Bannick on First avenue th | would not surprise his physi- |morning, is in a serious condi & ndi-| cian should he die before morn- | tion this afternoon, It is stated jing CHINA MAY HOLD THE TRUMP CARD RUSSIA 18 NOT INCLINED TO MAKE CONCESSIONS ST, PETERSBURG, Dec, 26.—The | foreign office t fit t Vremaya today states « the belief is felt fs plotting to ald Jay ¢ proposals b 5 to satisfy Japan. JAPS' FIGHTING FORCE TOKIO, Japan, I The war arouses Consid~ nmigrants, suspected fighting e Hers in disguise, are ent Por #0 small buria in large numbers. being bhi The pag nting force of Japan The army include ) men. Tl Itimately hold the viption a Manchurian campaign. ie waar we o n for service JAPS ORDER BULLETS { attle~ LONDON, Deo. 26.—The corre-| ships, six armored cr 14 cruta- spondent of the Dally Ma rs, 4 t lo gunboat eatroy- orn, 4 edo boats. In additio ney, N. & W., cables that t nent han placed or-| these ships which are now in n, there afe a number uth Wales con ing bullt ‘These ships are umption is that { anned by nearly 40,000 officers and ed for the manufac-| men. neme Jers for b with New and that the p lead will be © of bullet ge quantities of pig lead i . PARIS, Dec. 26.—It was learned to~ CANNOT CONCEDE MORE | any that Japan is preparing @ force ST, PETERSBURG, Dec nich will probably number 15,000 the Russian foreign office nen, which will be sent into Korea insisted that the Russiens at the disturbed in the Far Eantern affair ha ports. She has been assured by so liberal aa to make further con-| ft that such action will not be ceasiona improbable. }« ed as an unfriendly act oF It is stated, however, that the| ® casus beil! | WMARGHING ON OAN DOMINGD MACORIS’ INSURGENTS ARE APPROACHING THE CAPITAL— THEY FAVOR JIMINEZ FOR PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 26— arrived from San Domingo today, The state department received the/say that the country ts a se |following dispatch from Minister | storm of riot, ana hy and r day. “Insurgents are now | tion until the people have no idea of San Domingo, from | what they are fighting for. cr o wport has ‘The passengers predict that the same condition will continue until me outside country steps in and Dm it the y Jimi ate Communteation between ports is | dent |wuspended and all wires are down. REVOLUTION AND RIOT | Business is at a complete stand- } is practically, NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-—Passengers | still, and al Clyde t New York, which | suspended. FINDS CORPSE IN PLAGE OF HUSSAND GIRL CROSSES ATLANTIC, ONL Y TO BE TOLD THAT HER BE- TROTHED WAS VICTIM OF CONNELLSVILLE WRECK NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The steam- {mitted the brother of the deceased, George Good, to sign a bond for her © Cedric today brought from Eng- | support T orning she accompanied hing his land Miss Lillian Bennett, who ex- | to his cKeesport to attend : the fur » man whom she pod, who | Was to e married. | pected to marry Ambrose ELLSVILLE, Pa, Deo, 2% ve victims of the Baltimae & Ohio railway wreck are still” une claimed, including four unt The time of the reque has been deter | co was killed in the Connellsville wreek | CO® | while en route to meet her, The news was broken on board by pas- ingers. The girl became nearly MM) BANAMA, Dec. 2%6.—Willlam sane with grief. Ruchanan, United States ainister to ("“rhe immigration authorities made! the republic of Panama, presented an exception of her case and per- his credentials here yesterday IN THE WEST