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The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News —- the peapie star Vol a a9 PER MONTH NIGHT EDITION SEATTLE WA SHINGTON, SATURDAY DEC 4.1904 AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MOTHER RYTHER THE STAR ANNOUNCES THAT SHE WILL NOT BE QUSTED FROM HER HOME MINNESOTA AT LAST REACHES PORT AND IS ADMIRED BY THOUSANDS TODA _ ee ! MONSTER 18 A FLOATING PALACE AND ADAPTED FOR COM FORT OF PASSENGERS—WILL BEGIN LOADING FOR MAID. | EN TRIP TO ORIENT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK ay C. L. Hunt, Staff ¢ » ty t nual t ant “ whieh ‘ kw wa " ne ‘ the a ' wily arrived br ne station at k A Townsend | th ert { Decemt 4 att and rose to a gale MINNESOTA ANCHORED IN THE 5 | . to th ple ail boat ti At daylight next 1 ng i nd ‘ w were taken aboard. By tingling with exctteme ne pilot and quarantine | steamed An anchorage the a « he n \¢ f th urges nel | officer from boarding he ud ah k t “ \w which has yet entered the waters was forsed to anchor off the quar-|vesse! dropped anchor shortly after ain we I fore MINNESOTA TYING UP AT THE ARLINGTON DOCK of Puget » antine station all night 6 « k, & ‘ he for { mn the ¢ Ch WILL THE CITY BE COMPELLED Graft and Boodle Are Rampant in TO BUY THE HOTEL LINCOLN City and County Printing Contracts =; he thought the $3,046.25 election job ‘ . "¢ 5 THE TRUST, BY ITS CROOKED MANIPULATIONS, HAS BEEN | wa also masarted ae of the existence BIG BUILDING HAS SLID AT LEAST AN INCH TOWARD THIRD | “*enue at louse cues at the AVENUE AND MAY FALL IN EVENT IT CONTINUES TO SET mae bes hs aon ot er { er until bide were EL TO BLAME beg : t . we TLE ANY MORE—THE BIG TUNN ROBBING TAXPAYERS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARSIN THE PAST—HOW THE GRAFT HAS BEEN WORKED-—OFFICIALS f e printing of tax state» ents a few d At that time ask ever, ARE IMPLICATED € nine of the bid- wr ay ave made exactly the same price, ] | | but it claimed _—_ f > ‘ ‘ ‘ e ire er. clained thoug that tt bid was made b ‘os (al L * : being aware of t p ne H ! fo not want t | ta t winx Bi “" » Ay oe f 2 : \ ne of ‘ iders furnished the L ncolt new the ented on Mac Third and Fe qpunting on forcing take the propert when the proposed being obliged to rt rice | men, w , and of n rty changed hands it was ne na grafts a it « } represent ja 5 of print- | og y 4 plot of the prim i 2 | less than . m of $18 rue Bohs. : beer Bj: fwd trust. Wher next set of more astonish- started on Third avenue x A nad ; rae A ; It ts said that the peculiar f ha ated that ¢ « ts a Prone wo a. : Bmp ns 4 ng result ay be expected. mation on which the | n at nt in any dang ‘ a cheno gy hago nbetonr gen bari ¢ «|The met employed by t0 stands will not be able to hold up lapse, many of the hotel's @ po dia aa iiaea ‘Gave ltha sales sya and ty of th association is unique, bub the structure when the 16 or 18 mave become badiy . 2 the hae sotitaren ener After 6 Witte Gated that s. The association em- feet of adjacent land is cut away, al have Cpe saay Tt on rake a ned that to | 8 a retary, termed an “audl- t a » is required to notify the pee RS a tue aihar te Con er Rip- 18.3 “fi a iit sy'n | auditor of the amount. The andi- : Ris basa narvlaw Gouk fie aeons te seg wan {tor t busy with his tele THE STAR HAS THE ASSURANCE FROM MEMBERS OF BOARD | | é ite bantebot » thea oa args aft ne the Phone and notifies the other mem- jf forme . 8 ‘6 havin nas jon sate one | Ot ft amount of the bid, a9 | THAT THE GOOD WOMAN WILL NOT BE DRIVEN INTO THE | former office, and L eagell node rfnyet og me] nat they will not bid lower to 1k TREET—A BIG VICTORY FOR THE STAR—CHRISTMAS AT ug the work done. This 8 ‘ | s i i , of preventing | THE HOME WILL BE A HAPPY ONE | ear nother gra nm the nt u the othe f i4 $o9 Th a has also been it know { the e nation of the larger establish- the work is eee eee oo ee eo “ t the small ones that was lucky * reconsider M yther’s diam issal and plar mulat- @ [divulged att t has been | prof in a certain class of work, so thet > eames print- | tor fice ary aw, of among the . erevelill : ; : - ' . , Rutherf , f y bers of the association, But within this association is a first bid on the atement @ prominent member of the & ager 4 have | This ation within a combina ee ee se 2 7 ‘ e+ = t the w The ‘ ther with the fact that in- - = teh ain ate w ‘ t th ele ft V member { the trust are GOVERNMENT PROMISES SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN | wi tt a , éé ths On ant | working grafte in conjenction wae ¥ But ‘ t ‘ t ty officers, partic- THE INVESTIGATION OF THE LAND FRAUDS CASES—THE DISSENSI sentees 6.3, ae : sone aitiourn, Sartie: JURY WILL RESUME THE PROBING OF FRAUD CHARGES Hore t ht that F . f sald M arg t of vw be ter wal pling m.\% . ing. “I As rece etrated in pub- t inte AFTER CHRISTMAS . ’ while The ing paid f , t { 7 ool kaw by several prominent m wa 2 te al hee ee s Kinle . @ | close ent th t a mber of the board - * is Thekdeus 3 ‘ * | and who are xe th y rning “the finance ‘ 1 lor M When E . * | dear old b mittee of t cil had been PORTLA Dec. 24—The fed 4 be secured nit | @# agent Ma When H ®| life to the « e, of the custom of letting ont.all the eral grand jury at noon ‘ f wa be i ‘ 1 t “ L method of election pi " jobs. This wag today to meet again t Tuesda len is pat ‘ the y Pe 4 . v oing w a to call f ary to th arter and it was when the investigat f the land | ana t “ hot pet | W08 Stee ‘ ; Rutherf wa eful not | only by making a severe fight that fraads case will be resume t . is a : ’ ‘ ‘ f " anythi gatory 6 t = ictments were returned to cas on iP ( ’ . will ha ‘ audit ff * Senator Fulton's ‘ ter choald divide the expense of - . . + nl of $391 has beer whether or 1 nued on Page 6.) one in the Ores at « claims. | aid th ‘ 7 ‘ 5: : . Stel te ; ; Set roe, re ! " Fr. P. Ma ; : nny : {Hes His king-|of good wishes to his family ag torious la 2 fata . ara. whe ad | feath ecord a y work is ended and | dom of | " y aa . at l@ ing in tar a new 1 th r H ‘ a wh Rumo had no axes to ¢ several day gri for Mother Ry man J. N. “ derstood en \ t - 1 z : . n ie questions, and it were arrayed sey him is to before the ‘a po Radsgg hors beget ted ak . ® thier ition as an apprecia- | n and women of th jury. 1 Hermann ANDREW WEBBER * | children Indictme against S * =s 16 @ | justice done Mothe yther by the (Ry Scripps News Ass'n) perintendent of forest rese ° . . $oooe board, hundreds of people flocked R 24.—Nan Pat Eaepector C. #. I stat ie about standard and demanded RK, Dec. 34 mn See official at enat P ¥ ea very ustice ss night in the George C. Brownell, president of th | . t exqoutive boa ‘ t t r ico “ oat on ta.elee | shot y beine, as a bod : of a| S+PPOSSCtEoesErorerereroe $6-0-4-5-499-64400000004 + a be tne and on the first! basis of May . tte But with the expose of the = state sena expe h oa - aos | gmp di M i ta ¢ A. T. Barnes, New Yor r civen her a sedative 9 the investigations of the gra ¢ matron, the . ( One Hur Doll . @ t : ao he See bom ae r le Sor dean anaueh oA Recipien Wa Cook at Hotel W ston, 4 R { Miss Patter- more evident that the full ¢ "Phen of good things | mally, had selfish rensc ‘ : ; 1 her persone > Mites trends has bitherto bees nae visable Land the old soul out of the b one £4-644660-4-066644-660004060004004 69000000004 > 1 new trial would unsuspected Many 0 high sta tht ng weets, big bags | used their official position ® - i pie = tions were involved and the numt of | pea ‘me really nice | hoard to effect the war 1 A a competing 86s i ieadulent entr pada ola s the Claus diatrib-| ‘The Star’s prompt expose of the! When A. T. Barnes, a ing to ’ upon her received a large = ol Sure the wid (By Berippe one sured on the helght me and cne- | tr still good enough | of the incorporation knew in terda at tol nm a wh u ymp with her, conclude its labor NAGASAKI, Dec. 24—A report |) oir mit judtice being done Mother r,'the Hotel Wash ¢ wit ways = ; = Th shier the Lewis Cons earliest was in the throe what ar i~ | kitehe ed th to the bar where b art of the ear, | Christmas, a stranger n mellowest wir tock dle of January at th from Dainy states that the Russians | Mays’ indictment has been te at Port Arthur offered to surrender | Nically withdrawn, owing to @ cler- | to the Japanese under Gen. Nogi on feal error in the description of the |condition that the garrisons and and they were glad to fat, juicy tur-| fluence to right the wrong. monly known as “the auce weet| Merry Christmas to you (mind you, [| Ryther, and to your flock made a mistake he bombard paying the company’s employes one eae Sg <3 or pate te Pach of the 16 employes found $3 of Puter, McKinley and others who were convicted in the first of the ay stormed and now hold the east of Houyang Shukou at But, these promise are nothing | need bitter on the unkind fate iclous cockta y y me e u it wa vl of hos “ - aug’ biggest | The Star will continue to watch | foreed him to be away from his wife wierghe ee ee pared to Santa © ' r for Santa Glaus con- land farud trials bave put the @ rt Arthur CHEHALIS, Wash. Dec gift, which will cause every little| over you and your childre 1- | and children on Christu he day t Vick chat ernment into possession of many| Prisoners report that the Rus-|Thomas Brown, aged 17 Soave tn the fyther heme. oe foe though it hopes that Gvaiadan |e ot aare | 7. are tributed the extra “V" Salaam important details. The substance of |sian Generals Kondratanko and | night shot and killed his father on|and jump with Joy | will it be called upon to @emand Um \ ry of 1 tife, of | {his cave Sant® Claus happened! ta, the story told by these and other | ima have been killed, and Gen-|@ ranch 12 miles west of } The wr Santa Claus bas given Mother | justice for such a noble woman ns his woolly head emphatt inefdents that h tN to] De the Lewts company. ns is that Puter came to Mays, | eral Bock te emong the wounded, {had quarreled over a ho The r back to ber children “for ain't no way for you uns to feel on|a waiter, until the Gothamite whom he had known for many | father thrvatened to kill the son. | keep She wit not be kicked such a ‘splotous ‘easton, Ah jest |t face brol El ian Joslyn this after< ears, and proposed to him thet) Letra, tus, $4—Morom Hay- ; tee latter then secured a gun and | into the street, ag was Ubreat Your deeds of el/-sacrifice, of | naterly can't see you tn ha state }of smiles and he la my 1 arrangements for ey should enter into am arronge-| aml, im regueting the capture of iqwhed bis father if he meant what| by the more drestiealip tnclined|ebpeity ta tte treme and sweetest |o' mind. If you'll allow me for to|at each witty installing five newfire signal alarma uu ah'll bet you ens} After the pony of brandy and the}in the following locations: Second jent to secure aims in downselp | Howyond Shutes tights, wary the she veld. Receiving an affirmative | members of the boned; om hi cep} yetuw, doe so mewifest, that surely | subscribe for y 1, Puter represented that Busses mt @ freon comet @ jreply, he shot bis father twice,| trary, Mother Ryther wift te af? smur reward even in this life should , will clean forget all about de blues | “emi tasse” Mr. Bi arose from »la, Second and a Madioony get men, at small expense, Ce i ee - 4 killing him instantly. The boy|lowed to remain at the home she begother than to crucify you on the afore long | his table a new m and hurried to and Pike, Third.andé Colume up claims and provided pagerttes’ 9.to Chehalis and augrendered. founded in her origif®@ capacity of coos of ingratitude, injustice and The New York man was more’ the desk to send a happy telegram bis, and First and M e: land. It, however, will be imme ships be allowed to return to Russia, ni : ¢ toe cream lovable, clean-souled je or land, Mr, F es f anyt a 1 Unde wat ey tt ately returned with correction. | The Japanese rejected the offer, w h ntictpations ta ft knd merry Christmas to It was in this mood that he | beaming w Sip. Meseee } than thetr regular pay in their ™ | - trene t th shaw $5 3 ' 8 arn pk Bes Se ange tha Ryther flock is in| army of big-heated friends who | addressed himself to “Dick” the fat | the inner man with the most temg 7 CONFESSION TOKIO, Dec. 24.—The Japanese the best of spirits? sptang to your side in your hour of | and 1 wait and compl ing viands, washed down first a |. And they natervaty | ees einai