The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 24, 1906, Page 1

hat ST EDITIO eee LN WEATME he News BEAT Do Print t R FORECAST.fair Tonight and Gatur@ay: Light Weet Winds FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1906. TLE, WASHINGTON, THE SEATTLE STAR PAY ONLY ONE CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE VOL. 6. a5 CENTS PER MONTH BUNCO MEN LEAVE BETWEEN SEEK UNITED STATES | NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING NEWS MAY INTERVENE fasell B. Harriman and F. W. Brown Pack Up and Depart By Boat-- Make Good Their Escape--How Norton of Sacramento’ “Steerers’ Also Was Swindied Out Police. of $10,000 and Result of His Complaint to the aeaeeeeee “ald * « According | , 8 man and F. W. B fast eight monthe a kind ever turned * night is pronounce bd dling ¢ 3 of the swin & 4 confidence men i% = * evident that they have been Spun several yrs. Th @ TERS IN THE POSS SSI * end other cities. Prospectiv & ontinary individual, merely « ® ent meaning, howeve! n to th * eeeeet os immediately after the appearance ot The Star upon the streets yos | afternven, Russel! 8. Harr maa ond FW. Brown, the fe the dig $190,000 de purtied to thelr respective packed their grips and pearee ‘They kept under ver D gight but thie morning were seen ‘wit their gripe upon the feast. It le Relieved that they went fe Tecoma on one of the early beats. PEERERS DEPART Bateres night and morning the several “steerers” who with Harriman and Brown get eat of toe tity, and this morn ing tet ene af the men who have heer active for the past few months ja the Biggest burco game ever worked in the United States could game disap have been afternoon and Chief of Police Wap mere cach Handed by 2 of The Star a copy ate paper containing the news Ge doings of this confiden: ‘The mayor at once called iiel te bis office and for an _* officials were in con- WALARD VIEWS BOAT HOUSE. Merwarts Chief Wappenstein | Gepatched Capt. Willard to the feet Rowse on the chore of Lake Washington, north of Madison fe Upon bis return Capt. Wil feperted to the chief that the wee exactly as described in Mar, and was evidently pre for wrestiing or prize fight Mayor Purposes. “found the house boat att said Capt. Willard to The this morning it was just eye described it yesterday, and Ban idea! postion for pulling fuch contests” OFFICIALS ASTONISHED. | The game a9 described in The wee of such magnitude that at RA both the maycr and the chief M police were astonished today sufficient Deen received by both of them FR Gaarince tren complete uth of every statement A personal investigation on the part of the chief, in ways known WHY to the inner police circles, WGA him information that left | MO Geubt in his mind as to the ‘Meeracy of ail the statements made | 1 The Star. ; DIONT COMPLAIN “The strange part of the Wait” said Chief Wappenstein to confirmation of th whole WOW TO REACH THE HOUSE ® TESTS HAVE — The Star, “is that the v Mt come to police With their stories. 1 tims did headquarters understand We4, and that different 8 Wed to cur methods them out of town 4 0 prevent any ‘hollering’ on ther part. "Whete so many have been swin Ot, howerve a short time it WOE seem that a number of them EMO make an effort to get their Money back. Aside Neften, the Sacramento man = 88 up $10,000, no one to from Thomas who a my - knowledge has ever appeared at Police headquarters with a com F Plaint, if they had would have Mt once caused the arrest of the fy ipdiors. ese authorities as being almost try, and from information in the hands of The Star, it is working in several different states of the union during the men refer to their scene of operations as a “store.” LET eee eee ee eee ee ee eee eee eee eaders | coms, | over! water. } tree, just how they are han-| + the same old game that has IPP eee eee eee eee eee eee PPP Russell B. Harri nich they swindled victims out of upwards of $150,000 in the trick” of the The completeness of the expose in The Star las thorities, the game worked in Seattle by ¢ fights and wrestling matches, is the biggest ed States. as unusual as the magnitude s. Harriman and Brown are believed to be two of the wisest Tacoma ON OF THE STAR refer to the “stores” in Seattle ¢ victims are referred to as “properties” and districts or om one of the confidence me to another would mean, to the business communication. It would have an entirely differ e man to whom it was writtes, eee eee eee eee eee. 2 | i MATTHEW RIES. implicated With Harriman and Brown in the Fake Contests. enn been worked through the country ed his backer, and for the first time Formerty the | it began to dawn upon Norton that through fake ead of | for years. money was secured many he had been buncoed. continuing upon his journey home foot races. These men, Harriman and Brown, must be among the he returned to Seattic and went very wisest confidence men, to rectly to police headquarters. There he talked with Chief Delaney, Asa result Matt Ri sent for and came to the chief's office | pointed out by Norton the men present at the contest and judge by the manner in which they have played their game here.” The Thomas Norton referred to by Chief Wappenstein was brought te Seattic by one of the “steerers,” who visited Sacramento purport The “steerer” succeeded in winning the confidence of Nor} ton, and, after receiving the regu lation decoy letter from Seattle, in duced Norton to come here with him te back him in a contest which could be “fix and which offered an opportunity for both Norton and the to clean up a good sum of money as one of| participating in the swindling game. RIES DENIED IT for @ Ries denied that he had been at the fight or that he had ever before He denied any know! le of the sort at seen Norton. edge of any cont that time or at any other time Norton was insistent, but Delaney was inclined to take no action in the matter, and around for a few days Norton con “steerer after waiting LOST THROUGH FLUKE cluded that he would be unable to) secure the return of his money and Upon their arrivel in Seattle, went home. through the regular methods, Nor The only other man to make any ton was induced to back hie Man oiaint to an official wae Harry to the amount of $10,000. The fight | 146 of gan Francisco, who was ewindled out of $5,000. Lang went LAKE WASHINGTON |to Prosecuting Attorney Mackin tosh, but secured | Seton there than Norton received l from Chief Delaney SMALL SATISFACTION “Go out and get your witnesses |and then you can have @ warrant, |Lang was told. As the only wit nesses of the swindling transaction were the bunco men themecives it was, of course, to do anything, and realizing this, | he went back to San Francisco. ‘SUBSCRIPTION ere | OM A OCT. 2. This photograph shows, in addition) At a impossible for Lang OAT IN WHICH THE FAKE CON OCCURRE |was held out at the lake and Nor | ton’s man fost through a fluke, which is the customary result Before the contest a photograph eeting of the wa to Norton, Harriman and Brown, | mean of the Alaska and the principals in the contest, Yukon onition the Matt Ries, the third man in the ring | for cations for stock | of leaders. n the fair was set for October It is expected that more than Norton is a sporting man of Sac | required $600,000 will be subseribed ramento and made little complaint|on that one day alone at the lose of his $10,000. He did vee H. Par who chairman not suspect that he had been swin-) 0% ‘Ne commillie, mt + Ay died, and with the “steerer,” whol tion would break some records in Norton believed had also lost con-|the amount of money which will be siderable, started home for Sacra-| Pald back. Portland paid back 26 per cent nad Omaha 90 per cent of mento. the amount subscribed, and it is NORTON GETS WISE general opinion of the management of the fair that Seattle will do bet rt-lter than either one of those. “gteerer” d ‘In Portland the TO REGISTER He was) little more satis | Relatives of Valencia:*******"**"*""s Victims Call UponCan- |+ ,., a * adian Officials for |: °°” ‘ Information. fs Masi ao * | re ee | | WIGPORIA, B.C, Aug. 24 — tala James Gaudin, agent of 6 jidiegraphed to David Logar jan @t Pachena, paxing him to i vertignte the finding of a be Wmabiy from t steamer Valen ie Ren¥e on the west coast of Van eomver island, with eight wke ' inhand «ar was received | i he agent of ine from that “he had Wikcovery. ite thé Valenc! RUSSELL B. HARRIMAN. Leader of the Confidence Men Whe Mave Been Working in Seatie, 7 Superinteniens Fr. 8 “ wevinein! police, asking the report be investiga! with a w of teeavering and, If posritl« ent fying the victims | While se shipping men he jane Giapowed to think the boat » be ak which w ent fr | King David wher lw \vpethed Om Bajo polr Tiecomber Ja» with Miver ad eight m believe it to be fr and Mr, Lugrin , for the Dominion governa | Valeneta inqui opinion that the bx THOSE WHO WOULD VOTE ON MUNICIPAL STREET RAIL WAY AND OTHER QUESTIC | the Valenels, «> MUST REGISTER IN A HURRY. Seaying the wre " | wan never cleared j A Hut * " : ba » before the} y j o kee Ir f t “ . “? toes we " h M, 0. MASS MEETING PASSES te week | BRSOLUTION CALLING ON Sag, coher ee 8S) BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO é Hes INCREASE ASSESSMENT. n th } " oh | Perolutions nanding that t t > «> heeunty board of equalizat ig \ lepeane the asseaement on the or . erty of the Seattle Elect pany to make it commenm that placed on other forms t © " epectal ton erty were adopted by the mu | : @wnerchip macs meeting he | Bight « or Temple tt th ng Sec from Cit letter Cott All arrangements by © Com |Mngineer Thomson to Judge W. D. leted by the r olnted | Wood en tleally declaring tha ecover the bode fed near (BO lgneet confidence - scene of the Valencia wreck and a8 aad political practicabi the revenue cutter Great proposed municipal street nde ready for the tripisystem outlin by him in is re eave The Grant hasipert to the counetl Wash: | : | EPIDEMIC {a CERTAIN President and Advisers Are Seriously Discussing Cuba’s Present Trouble--General Gomez, Arrested, Denies Complicity in Rebellion-« Guerra’s Forces Defeated in Pinar Del Rio | Battle Today. Tee Pee eee eee eee eee ee ee eee * * # WASHINGTON, D. ©. Aug. 24.—The American cha af te & faire at Havana sent a cable late today to the effect that Gen # * eral Pino Guerra, with a large body of insurgents, had been de & feated by government troops in a three-hour fight in Pinar del & & Ric * . ” St tt tt tt ht | WA ‘ « i—t 1 there ur ' o in VALPARAISO. BARTHQUAKE 6 of of f } ng at STRICKEN, SURE TO BUFFER |“ ‘ “ FROM DISEASE UNLESS DRY : : : ye SPELL COMES S00N Be t ders Amerlean® of { ‘eo Brow e we * ¢ r n be 8 AGO, Aug. ‘24.—A od " ak \ « ’ 1 8 “ be é‘ 1 ‘ “ wt ' sibs e Arma Going F New York REX. &. BEACH RETURNS n rie LOGGER IN BAD SHAPE S ' k gb | Body Was Hacked i } ' ANA t ee ee | a b * * . ‘ ; # DUTY OF UNITED STATES * h i t * _ * , * Platt * WILL LEAVE FOR IRELAND f th * whic « * nw it A Prose " Gomez Taken to Havana 7 te wi w* 1 e . t : H A spa * . he od i bi n wo a nt tol * e « eo wae ¢ b ab | - * at a port te ‘ 1 t wk * tu ® . ‘—r" : , . * , n certain @ Y i 7 t a) Ge * ms s the fo @ : pdb , ) ; * lations of the United # : « ; He « * was oc & he has = * . omy * t the gove * ¢ , */ * Think America Must Step In. : 4 LONDON, A .—The i [ " * } * i * te fi © protec: he ¢ bl * f life, 5 y and in ® Ame \ * 1 liberty and for dis & ex *< obl with @ c r * i wed by ® | me 1 r A *t of Paris on the ® CHARLES RILEY, HELD ON/jests in tt ‘ * United States, now to be as @ r \ * { and undertaken by the w HOLO-UP CHARGE, IS SAID a v t F & th of Cuba.” * TO HA is | nent See te . * ¢ VE SERVED TIME IN) Joti gtuitify all the w Pee ee eee eee ee eS | BAN QUENTIN bring the } | Those who will make the trip are} Charles Riley, who was arrested M and Bverett, for thet in company with Joseph Langford trade and Undertaket} when found prow HS co, of Georgetown. The gun, and who was expedition will be gone about ten er to the sup a members j rested tra re le neo j hte port that there were = |@@CRETARY OF THE CHRIS. |)'* He Hage th TIAN ENDEAVOR CONVEN pury Ho was Jodies if the story 18 found to| TION COMMITTEE DECLARES |penitentiary in January of | th “ ear nd short! after worked is ee: THEAS 16 HO THOUMLE In |ZO’ OLS. weere be aeain ren THE ORGANIZATION 7 TERS Sk | -_ nect ngford with the robber | ut had him p ton the chair The rumor that a petition is\pang for ¢ ye 0s @ dieerde abroad to have F. Edgar Barth, | person secretary of the convention con mittee of the Christian Endea lors, and all of the committce to pe isign has been discredited by Barth He tated this morning n that he saw no reason why he ¢ jany of the comm » should re | Louis Hony, who was last week lsign, as they are working harmon Hiecharged from his position in the fenely and are accomplishing [count y auditor's office for his com | geod work. He also stated that the th the election board im|positions were given them by a Sixth cinet of the Piretiusanimous ve of the union, and 1, from which a fraudulent relepat he had every reason to expect was made in the recent city {the Endeavorers would give him Jelection, is still being “taken catelpesrty support, ax he wanted to|AK! MARU BRINGS REPORT Pa Bia grag el Mme Wea [equal to the occasion ARISE BETWEEN AMERICAN employed by the King County Re publican club check hats and | coats the Leachi park pavilion, f | where the club gave its big get] | |together banquet | | Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh is making a searching investiga- tion of the circumstances, and may cause Huny's arrest for com plicity in the election frauds. MEET HERE IN 1908. After communicating with M. J | Roche, of Portland, Henry FB. Reed,| One of the large sales made to director of exploitation of the Alas-|¢4 that of the northwest corner ka-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, stated }of Washington st. and Occidental this mornin gthat the national con-|** ‘or $50,000 The pr rty Ww vention of t joan Associa. (Bold by the owner, the den In tion of Tra enger Agents |Yestment compar o the Duggan would, in all ty be held |Perguson Investment company. The here in 1908, the year before the ex-|techmical description of the prop | position is held erty fs D. 8. Maynard's Plat, part of ke block § O. Btubb h bought tial ote 1, 2, 3 and 4, block| TWO MILLION si SHINGLES enna’ gah oRETT Carlson. Bros.’ stroyed by fire today, It 2,000,000 shingles. The lone ip $2,500 and the insurance is smbdl The entire plant was destroyed’ by fire over a year ago and was re bullt. # ane in North § AGED MAN DIES ALONE James Flannigan, an aged bach lelor, died last night at his home, },011 Fourth av, He had been tlt for some t and about 10 o'clock last night he was found dead, Th are no suspicious clroumstancer surrounding his death, but Coroner Carroll has decided to hold a post tem kiln of was de ontamed Aug. 24.—-The shingle mili AND CHINESE NATIONS. Nippon he Aki Maro, of the sen Kaisha, arrived in | the Orient at noon today Maru has a full cargo of fretght and brought passengers aad brought senger returning from work in China and Japan The officers of the Aki Mara re 1 by pir n Hong and Can n British government that amers engaged in the coastwise tra flying flag of the three nations must not be — 1 NEGRO SOLDIERS ARE ARRESTED: RETAINS POSITION, MORGAN 1 F. Morgan, who yesterday put ch od a controlling interest in the Ki : p Transportation company, will not give up 4#e management { dock, but will still H The steamers \o Mr. Morgan are | Sentir nd Reliance, d ream is one of the best ransportation men on the G. ELLIOTT JOHNSON, THROWN |! mt. The steamers will be kept same runs as they are now FROM A BUGGY, 200. DEAD ON ROAD NEAR REN-| is FOUND| perated u DIES OF DIPHTHERIA. TON, | Ralph Allen Parker, aged 5 years, |died at the family home, 1319 Ter- wnt . |race Court, last night from diphe ria. A private funeral was held . 2 at ent |t morning to Lake View ceme : an ae ,|tery, where interment was made 4< k yer r r in a Re He} cane 1 . 4 sent} b ble boy b t after | 4 fou 4 J son's body : r of the f i} Presumably thre he bugsy nh - — heck the Might of the a : ‘ MASTER OF STEAMER VASHON a « hnson's partne ‘ 1 ed th HAD NO LICENSE TO COM opal - roday| MAND A PASSENGER STEAN body wa 5 ER. BR w i it r Captain 8. Y. Hall, of the steamer Vashon navigating actions whose Vieterie. A are under inquiry by the United city, eurvive States inspectors, together with : t Captain G. Ferguson, of the Burton, so fi Yor |has been fined $100 for operating practiced law for 1 the Vashon. Captain Hall simply entered Into part held a license for freight and tow- P. Rossman, t ing and the Vashon is a R ¢ Alaska buildin ' ger craft hanes The Burton-Vashon inquiry has been indefinitely postponed owing ) » the lack of witnesses who are | in vidably absent One of the esses is an ¢ on the rev- ¢ cutter Grant, who was a pag wenger on the Vashon. EXCELSIOR OFF FOR NORTH. Stear excels sailed ef ternoon for Cordova, ard via the outside passengers ODESSA 4A regtine ‘ ers for U of sappers 1 a political ypper River road. | meeting 1 the officers who r had a full cargo of freight. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aug. 24 attempted to break ft up rhe Twelve negro soldiers and one dis-| pted a resolution that they |/SARATOGA SAILS TOMORROW, charged man have been arrested] wouldn't fire on the people in an here, charged with murder, as the| uprising, murders or rioting be-| Saratoga sails tomorrow aft> result of an investigation by the | yond the control of the police. The on her second trip to Nome, authorities, The fort commander |cttizens have petitioned the gov | \ he returns she will make ong declares he is unable to learn the lerne general to imerease the} northern trip and then b@ names of the others linplicated, forces. et on the Seattle-Seward route by