The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 9, 1907, Page 1

The Only Paper in Seattle That Deres to Print the News RY PUTS BLAME ON | “SEATTLE ELECTRIC CO. Inquest on Fort Lawton Wreck Finds]? Melialieletelehehahehhohotetel ty Signal System Partially Responsible— BANK CLEARINGS. ckintosh Says Evidence Is as Yet Insuffictent|* Morn 9 tbo. to Justify Criminal Prosecution. Fie 1,596,399,7 -eeeeee -eeeeeee Anthea naeenene ACQUIRE HEAVY ALASKA TRADE it was announced In marine ofr cles this morning that the Alaska Btenmship company the Mo Keasle Bros, of Vancouver, 8. C., have signed articles with the Gug- genheims, owners of the White Pass & Yukoa Route and the Cor dova ratiroad, excluding the Pa cific Coast Steamentp company and the Canadian Puetfic company from transacting business with the Gug- wonhetms’ interests in Alaska. ‘The MeKenaie Brom. Co. will this summer have three boats operating between Vancouver and Skagway . | The southern terminus for these boats will probably be at New Weet -{mineter, B.C, where connections will be made with the Great North: ora railroad The action on the part of the twe steamship companies ie ert demtly the cause of the Alaska Steamship company endeavoring to tntosh to a Star representative this +» jury inquiring fato| morning. “I do not kaow who fe iu which Helge Hansen | responsible any more than I did be @eath in the Fort Lawton / fore the inquest and I cannot prose- Yestertas branded the So-/cute unless new evidence in de ~ tr company with the/ veloped fixing the responalbility for of guilt in the torritle dis hake aecident : “The two persons whe, I think, jeepite the fact | could fx the responsibility, are not : testimony wae te | available Motorman MeKay ts mtly brought owt, thet the rail-|dead and Conducter Stallings te say ce tion wav guilty Insofar/ missing. We may never be able to 7 ty signa! syeteai was Con: | fix the responsibility uniess we find that to a certain extent | Stallings Ait wae responsible for the The following is the verdict of | two men and the maiming | the fury returned last evening in the coltiaton. “We, the jury, find that the said men sitting In judgment! Helge A. Hansen came to hiv death found that the street/ from having been in a head-on col Cos signa! system was/lision between two cars on the y amd that the accident was|Purt Lawton car line, near said ade possible by the dis-| Fort Lawton, on the trd day of ef orders by some em-| March, 1907, the jury unknown.” “We further find that the fealty completely balked | signal system employed by the Se certain officials to) attle Electric company on the tine, the stiama of culpability |and the disobedience of orders by Fate whote life was mangled out | an employe, to us unknown, are re th ’ and who could not | sponsible for sald collision. defend himeetf. sirtetly “up to” the) F. might, attorney to take action. | Gibson, Edward A. Seaberg, J Justice.” company’s = part record What action, if any, Coroner Car fe root: to delieve- that ft/ roll will take relative to the killing af its own volition, inetall alof Mra James Ro Brackett, of Im ite service. It anust)| Bothell, by a Madison st. cable car to do s. And that daty| Thursday remains to be seen. progeculing atiorney The coroner will see the husband <a inquest has not) of the dead wonan today, and will which to/ hold an inquest, he says, tf the i facts, in bie mind, warrant one. seers e foand ) York. ‘The consolidation of these com- panies, ia order to work tn coop eration with the Great Raliroad compeny, will be « biow to other companies operating boata) to Alaska, 2S RNR NS NNN WES J. HILL GIVES UP DAKOTA WRECKED LINER neta sac it aiden ws and, acting wpon advices UNCERWRITERS AND from Yokohama that the vesse! $2,500,000 INSURANCE. could not be saved, it was deter LIES ON ROCKS IN a ee ene fine Bos CONDITION. a ~~ Advices received from Yokohama #eamship Dakota has been aay that the boat is resting on the to the Insurance under rocks, bow down, with her shoe by her owner, James J. Hill, | torn awny for a distance of 200 feet collect $2,560,000 on the|and the wa tight bulkheads in covering the big vessel. her bow destroyed. Her bow is news fs conveyed to Seattle | down so low that at high tide the recetyed from owl weter fa. £% fink above het morning. President Hill head The propellers and the underwriters in New York | are high out of RY ELKS HAVE FUN WITH MAYOR comie song and otherwise took part in the merrymaking. Mayor Moore also took a prom- inent part fn helping to make the getasion one of enjoyment. Sunday closing made the eubject of a good i of fun by trials i punish, ment of members for alleged viola tion of the law. This part of the program initiated the farce comedy with Mayor Moore as the fudge of trial, Before K got very far the judge himself became embrotled, for be wae accused of appotating too Many street superintendents, and explanations were demanded. The farce ended by the forcible ejectment from the room of the mayor and the president of the city couneli, amidet the roars of laugh- hae! and enthusiasm of the crowd Judge Melvin left for the south 4 | today. nearly all of the companies were carrying their goods. gardless of Politics. The conflict between Mayor’ mayor's stand on Sunday bin talk of resigning and the city councti's attitude has led to an un aaually early political discussion of year. ‘This talk, strangely enough, has arisen among prominent repubit- cans, who opposed the mayor « year ago, masy of whom have opea- ly pledged their support to the mayor if he will rum again. Mr. Gay's Opinion. “T am with any man that ea forces the law. the present contest between the mayor and a/ certain element cosetituting «a ma | jority of the council, there should) be no question as to where any !p-| telligent man, having the Interest of the community at heart ought to tand,” sald Hon, Wilson R. Gay, nited States District attorney un der President McKinley, and «4 prominent republican today. Con tinuing, Mr. Gay said, “It le rather early to talk of whom we are to sup port In a year from now, but I can safely say this, that if Mayor Moore does as well he has done, and the element now in control of| the republican party {# not literal ly kicked out of tt, republicans like mynelf will be Hned up with the tectal session of the local lodge held last evening in room, on the top floor of Heary A> Mel- of great aad to those who ‘TBS piece on the program of spe Gal wed adoorbing interest was 0 eer aaa disruption in Be municipal government, with its og geinag @& Sunday closing, | It was & farce comedy, with — lines, and it made a hit THE SEATTLE STAR WEATHER FORECAST—FAIR TONIGHT; SUNDAY, CLOU®Y; BHOWKRS; EAST WINDS. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1907, PAPERS IN SECOND EDDY| SUIT ARE SERVED GEO. W, GLOVER, ONLY CHILO OF MRE. BAKER EDOY. (Seripps Telegraph Service.) CONCORD, N. Mareh 9 ~The papers in the second quit against Mra, Eddy were served thin morning Calvin Pree. upon four defendan re. Mddy'e Christian felence These papers were served in Northern | Rev. Irving Temtineon, Mra, ie out of Sawn pereanal agent secretary; purchase two large bouts at New) girang. assistant secretary; Herman Hering, first reader of Lewis ©. Prof of the church here. Rat's the papers were jet at the house, Ne decision has been reached as to the Guggenheim ship-| when service will be made On the! ments are heavy, and previously | setendants in Boston, Chicago and Pull River regarding the first suit, Prominent Men in Public and Private Positions clare They Will Support Mayor for Re-election Res Many people are wondering whe of lamaton and ¢ mmm eee re or em MOORE FOR N neers me ot hating vein believe he al ie with any man that enforces the law, you can draw your taference trom that.” tnent fo business queation of party G. A. Virtue, « republican, and charen circles, “I am with Mayor Moore for a second term, and it te not a What Brran or Roosevelt will do if elected tn 1908 will mot be affected very much by the nest mayor of Seattle The condition of our streets, the mor! als of our community, the question as to whether our city ball shall be given over to the “flotsam and Jetsam” of politios, why are I am with Mayor Moore, though the fall of 1908 will find me enthusiastically lined up for the republican ticket.” and democrats, but A City Officiat’s idea. A city official, with an office on| dee? the firat floor of the clty hall, sald “Tt is not a question of republicans decency and view. The element in control of the ¥ back of the firet suits, George W. Gover, Mra, Kady'e onty child. ts known be absoiutely penntlons and wuld Not pay even the o filige the papers, iet alone ar tormays’ fren 4 ne Woman In Case. ‘OM, March @--A donen @ the Christian Science Wee added to the list of de i the Mmontly residents were RACE pe int Se eae oe Bprcial Session Grand Jury. a nto hurriedly called thie morn = AVAL! FOR = WHITE JEROME CLAIMG HE HA® EVi- ogNcCE TO SUBMIT THAT WHITE WAS NOT NEAR STUDIO. ON NIGHT EVELYN CLAIMS BHE WAG RUINED. (Beripos Telearaph Service.) NEW YORK, March 9%—~The subpoena lawned late yemterday aft- erno@m for Mvelyn Thaw by Prose- Attorney Jerome command ing het to bring into court Monday ‘all of the letters written to her by Stuaford White bas a double mean ing. Firat, Jerome intends to try and prove that there was really a tion between the two be fore alleged rulmation end sec oni, ba be ang ds to try to prove that wer mear the studio Se day ‘Bretyn accuses him of ruin x her, The date can be fixed PAY ONLY ONE CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE 25 CENTS PER MONTH, VOL. 9. NO. 10. EX-ZION LEADER DOWIE DIES SUDDENLY TODAY WILL HOLD’ INGEST CORONER DECIDES THAT CIA.) CUMSTANCES OF MADIBON | ST, ACCIDENT REQUIRES IN- VESTIGATION AND WILL CON ODUCT INQUEST ON TUESDAY.) } be Coroner Carroll has decided hold an inquest over the remains of Mra. James BR. Brackett Hothel, killed by a Madison 6t. car last ~Thareday morning at o'clock. Mrs. car near Ninth ay., to Brackett jumped from the after the rear uncentrofiable car was bumping over the pavement down the slop- ing st. She fell under the rear wheels and waa dragged for some distance, frightfully mangled an: died noon after being taken into nearby house. It ie charged that the track where the rear wheels left the raile has been in a dangerous condition for some time past and that the necl-| dent was due to the negligence ot} the company. inadequate to the traffic w passes over them. Three care had Jumped at the same point withia three days before the fatality CAR MAY HAVE CAUSED DEATH Another death may be charged against the Seattle Electric com pany, if « new story concerning the death yesterday of Robert A. Mo Nabb, the Seattle Transfer pany teamster, proves true wioged that McN + Mid not rua away as at firet but that a collision between the team and a South Seattle street car — McNabb beneath bis own ny ie stated that the team made no effort to run until after this oo currence, and that it was drivertesa that they bolted. Coroner Carroll but finds it difficult. tained. The motorman and conductor of! mained a supporter of Dowie on ac- the car deny the story. Coroner Carrol! will hold an inquest at 10/ retained by Mra, Dowle during the a m. Monday Daniel Jones & Co. announce that the steady work on the im-) provement of their Mt. Baker Park addition is going om, and that the tract will be ready for the market shortiy, The Rainier Heights car line extension has reached the ter of the tract. A number of nov- el features for the clubhouse an boathouse promised by the ar- chitecta. S. E. CO. MUST PROTECT BUSY CROSSINGS The Seattle Electric company fs to be made, in the future, to pay for the crossing policemen, or to} maintain flagmen at the street in- tersections where now the city Is | Corporation Counsel Scott Calhoun, | porte thousands of dollars a year | there is no reason why the company | of lot 4, block 2, Terry's Fifth add officers. The board of public works morning ordered Franchise In-/ spector Weher Wheeler to make an j | ot | x| | | The rails are light,| 064, and physicians were old and badly worn, being entirely | "200s “that he died of blood polson- com. | Passed through the throng quietly. It ta} Only | jately to the stand Judge Barnes has when the animals found themeelves | taken in regard to the dead prophet ie endeavoring | never believed the charges of fraud weston of the grand|(o gather witnesses to the accident,|,54q immorality preferred jarypwas One witness | Dowie, and theroughly believed that ing and i te belleved that the ac | needed ts « young man who gave! he hay been insane for tioae af the sheriff and coroner in| the name of Harry Thompson, but) three years, bapetg ot aat¢, hae Sor arch for Rust te befng tn-| whe left before hie addrens was od | whom there were only 260 to remain thie | ite franchise agreements in jand Judge Barnes. 10} | holding religious services. wheels had left the track, and the| nounced his imaginary interrupter Passes Away in Shiloh House, Zion City, Strictly Following His Faith That Doctors Wire U ineces- sary~--Blood Poisoning and Dropsy Said to Have Caused His End. ler and ab: te prophet of the m City, died suddenly this t 7:40 o'clock, The end wan not though he had not been in bis form igorous condition since he waa! in the fight for the control prepertios he founded At the bed# were only Dowte's personal attendants, Freman Haenel, Jobn Hershfield, the colored servant - - o —-— (Seripps Telegraph Gervice.) CHICAGO, March %-—John Alex- | ander Dowle, founder of bis str ange | religion and, until 17 months AKO, | | in er of the Yesterday Prophet Dowle wan aa! well ae at any time during the past | nix we night he became | delirious and imagined that he was} He de- and ordered the guards to “Put that man out!” Delirious Until Daybreak. The delirium lasted until daylight nd as the prophet gradually be- came weaker the attendanta sum- moned Judge Barnes, Dowle was unconscious when udge Barnes arrived and he died without gaining consciousness, The ex-leader died as he believed, that earthly doctors could do him no never — JOHN ALEXANDER DOWIE. tng and dropsy complications is be- Heved, All rancor was gone as the word | The Dowle family received the news wae fiashed through Zion, “the | of the prophet’s death this morning. Apostle is dead.” All industries | The wife was prostrated. She has were immediately closed and the | been seriously iil for tho past three workers poured out, forming a great monthe, and may not be able to at- procession in front of the Shiloh| tend the funeral. Gladstone will house. leave for Zion City today. Overseer Voliva was the first to enter the death chamber and he went in in a reverential manner. When Voliva left Shiloh house be eave no outward sign of feeling, and Dowie s History. Dowie was born tin England tn May, 1847. Hin parents moved to Australia in 186€. Dowie was a clerk in a commercial house for seven years, and it was here he de- veloped his great commercial tn- tinct, He returned to Edinburgh in 1867 and took @ course in the- ology and arte. He wearied of this denominational work and six years later returned to Australia. Dowie forsook the church in 287T and started a free Christian tabere nacie. He organized a Divine Heale ing association. In 1884 Dowle ar- rived im America, and in 1890 he reached Chicago. In 1896 the Chris- tian Catholic church was formally ergenized in Zion City. In 1963 Zion City was placed tn the hands of @ receiver. One week later the receivership was dissolved. In 1908 Dowie began the promotion of @ second Zion City In Mexico, but when charges of immorality were preferred he returned to Zion City, Trouble arose and finally Voliva de- claret Dowie deposed and assumed u Zion City wie remained at leh house until his death, although deserted by his wife amd son, and prectically all of his followers. Dowte was one of the greatest financial men of the religious world, and, although many times threat- ened with fimancial ruin, safely weathered the atorma and came out Word wan tmmediately sent to Mra. Dowte, Gladstone, the son, and Dewle’s father, John Murray, who at the summer house hear Muskegon, Mich. The Caunerai wili andoubiedly be held from Shiloh park, Zion City. Insanity Signe. Much attention has been called Today he stated openty that he against the past Although Judge Barnes was a member of Voliva’s council, he re- count of bis personality, He was receivership proceedings. Following the court proceedings Dowle began failing. He was car- ried to the services by attendants, and during the past six weeks was unable to address his followers, of after Voliva denounced the original leader. Mrs. Dowle Prostrated. MUSKEGC Mich. March 9. and Yesler way a@fat other danger points. The Seattle Bileetric company may be asked to pay the city a penalty for not furnishing crossing guards three months ago, when that provision of the franchise was called to {ts attention. Eas First and Madison, Ninth investigation and report back in one week. Under a belated opinion which | the city comptroller secured from Pettit @ Son announce the sale should not be made to live up to/tion, to J. 8. Collier et al, for this | $13,000. ‘The property Is described as adjoining the southeast corner _of Bighth and respect. The company __ will _be Made to ARCHIE ROOSEVELT IS — GIVES A CANNON BALL day laws like any other laws ought who took pictures. be enforced not only on moral | Pest #olen the republican party bn 7 name, and will again try to do so, Jorome Gets Busy. grounds but also om the ground that ots daga tn which to do bast-|'@ order to accomplish its own pur! Jeramm seached his office early ness ie safficlent for any cless.|200%*. How much do you suppose | snia merging and immediately not! This te the modera tendency. Rven| (2 Clancys, Jimmy Conway, Hearyifiod aii "the attaches that they Beck, Frank Mullen, Arnold Zbin-)woutd be required to remain all France, whieb certain! lotion ties be be den or others of their ilk know or) day and be prepared to work far ae See care of the difference between the DANGER OF RELAPSE NOT passed a la ieee one into the night two parties. They are republicans f detectives have been| OVER, ALTHOUGH BOY ndorsemente. ae Other @ ° % here becanse this ere be 8| sent on mysterious missions. EMS IMPROVED AFTER E. Thomas, a prominent repub-| republican community in New! A startling rumor was circulated can, one of the committee in| York they would be members of|cnis aftornoon to the effect that| PASSING A COMFORTABLE charge of the Christian Rndeavor| Tammany hall, in St. Leats or Chi-|Goustess Yarmouth, provided her} N!GHT. convention, sald, “Il am with Mayor|cago they would be Mugwumpe. I|prother is acquitted, will demand —_————. Moore in his attitade on the lquor|am with Mayor Moore for « sec-|that he leave Evelyn, The coun-|** ek eRA KAA AR ARR H question. Ho ought to get » second|ond term on the present issues, |tegs' social position demands the| * * ey term and republicans like myself/though I have been « republican) riddange of her ynsavory ststerin-| * ARCHIE RALLIES. * } i will see to it that gota it’ since the days of Grant. law, Th te stated that Thaw will} * * ; poaitgvély tell her to attend to her|* (Soripps Telegraph Service.) * | owteaffates ne tho woman who has|* | WASHINGTON, March 9 * 4 bared heresoul to save his life wili| * Archie Roosevelt is much im- * ‘! never be forsaken i* proved this morning and pase * * — 7 | ed a comfortable night accord: # bs TO DISCUSS INCREASE. % ing to a statement issued this * # # morning at 8:30 o'clock by Or. * ; The local. untons of awitchmen|* Lambert. Danger of another * andtrainmon will meet tomorrow in| * felapse has not yet been pase * the Labor ple to discuss the; * boy’s condition is * works of the nmon's grievance | * Still serious. * commitieeat St. Paul \* * Reportestrom the east today only| HAKKAR RARE KK ARKH sorte t> ag@ravate the situation. -_ r : stating, that 50 members of the| WASHINGTON, March 9A (Serippe Telegraph Service.) morning, was told not to #60 TC! Hievence committer of the train- | poor, sick little boy and a sleepless, i SAN FRANCISCO, March 9—| Porin ot ee mvet’ continues | Taree Me Burlington aystem have 4 mother oceupy & room on i ve Ry de ard | > > Aga held wari Omaha to take the cond floor to the rear of the ; Abo Ruef is under guard In Guar) 1 maintain a cheerful and confl:| sis eines teward woking an in tive mansion in Washington i t t the St. Francis hotel. He firstestepe toward asking an in ui hy ers a he ‘ vr a s hotel. Be dent air pretending to look upon| ‘loco or waecs on the betie of time| The drawn shades st qriety | ; oe dg te gag pots by j the entire affair as a huge joke |an well as mileage The Burlington | down on the new, low office build A Williams J. Diaey, who was appoint Allowed to See Friends. hae already granted Ite empl n {ing back of the White House, and 3 lod oneolat ations late yesterday aft-|,,22¢0r ip the day t aint Was) increase on the mileage bas tjever and anon the worried face of | : ioe “net w ieee ay with | lifted and members of the city ad-|now the men demand an advance of | the president appears low and og Fe ge Baton ys» te Gert, | ministration and personal f pay for fires nd engineers on| stares back at them as though his : la immediately went with Biggy| Were permitted to visit Rust The| the mileage per diem, eyes would read through and TA ihe Ie Panue a pee: S6Y| relations between Ruef and Elisor| it is reported from Topeka, Kan,,| through to the tossing, pain-racked VERN OF REVOLUTIONARY DAYS WHERE THE CANNON |'? ‘D* Biggs are of tho friendilest charac-|that the conductors and tratamen | little figure on the bed beyond BALL CAME FROM AND JOHN CRAGWELL, THE DONOR Ruet Net In Court. ter f theyAtehiaon, Topeka & Banta Me| For that terror of every father , Expecting that Ruef would be Ruef took occasion several tines! have Poted Bot to accept the com-| and mother, dread, destroying diph Sohn F. Cragwell, a well known| quarters for the Continenial troops| brought into court this morning, alto express his appreciation as to| prontise of A ten-hour day and a|therla, has fastened its fingers on| ARCHIE ROOSEVELT, THIRD SON OF THE PRESIDENT, WHO ices, who recently returned from| during the Revolution great crowd gathered in the court) the courteous manner in whi ho} 10 per ent inerease offered by the | one of the lo’ ones of the first 18 ILL IN THE WHITE H OUSE OF DIPTHERIA. MD to the east, brought with him| The tav situated at Gooch-|room early but the prisoner was| was being treated He ways he committer at its session | family in the land my ict 4 pet Seanon ball which he will pre-|tand, Virginia, ts still in a state of|not brought from the St. Francis,| will be released Monday morning,|in Chisago, ‘The demand of the} Archie, the third boy, who was)’ canteen anaes - —- + = fo the public rts con. | gund preservation. The Continental| The court decided not to take any| although in no hurry, as his prison| men. it in stated, has now been| stricken, Is confined to the room in| the old mansion, have solid brick] as 9 telegraph office, and was fi lr of the Re war oon were finally driven from thelaction tn his case until Monday! ts nice place and has plenty i Vues for a tine [the southeast corner of the White|walls, the quarantine dove, no iain rg tPF — ball wes found in the yard! place by Colonel Tariton, in com-| morning. good reading atte’ and a good) hour ‘fay and | an per cent increase | House on the second floor, This is|tend to the executive offices | e place where President 8 Old tavern, of the Revolution:| mand of the Britiah troops in that} R by order of the district at-| view of the ofty: pay, and they predict a strike un. {the family section, and because |reception roon awe orien + . e ction of state torney, in & communtostion this | Ruef predicts that Judge Durm dis yteld that , as well as all other rooms in! The sick room wa ) :