The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 12, 1907, Page 1

PAY ONLY ONE CENT THE SEATILE STAR WEATHER pie sere 1b tbh TONIGHT perkins atta WEDNE 6DAY, FAIR, WARMER. DEMAND YOUR CHANGE WOMAN WistaTie IS FRIENDLY WITH SPIRITS Be On Pre Seale That Dae 1 Pit the New "MOTHER OF EVELYN IS REPUDIATED MRE. HOLMAN’S OWN PAMILY), ATTLESHIP BLOWN UP; ‘OVER 400 ARE KILLED pes secpeatitanty upon Mrs, Mol 5 ant Crew of the French Jena Are Hurled Space Magazine Explodes and Flames Ship and Many Incinerated—Battleship) ino city Suse mer at 12:90 Telegraph Service.) France, March 12 most horrible disasters oocurred this morn 12,000 ton French bat was blown up while ‘at the arsenal dock f v h giz all of the 409 officers and) a ‘were killed outright were hurled through | Meores jumped into the were drowned and many don the atve! decks ae following the explo | enveloped the big) on the docks to render as | iy standing by and oe injured un} themacives off the feasted alive. The ‘eres of the victims the crackling of the Explosion. Jena was laying at inepection of | and magazines. it)” and 12 o'clock that | } were making thetr) there came « fright| followed by others ta} about the arsenal to which the bat Ueehip was moorea were fused. For a time It seemed certain that the big government arsenal would also be destroyed as fire fighters were unable to get close tn to fight the encroaching Names, Watchers injured. While the flames were shooting around the battleship, another plosien occurred and many watch ere rere injured by fying bite of} steel Wild scenes followed this explo sion and boats and would-be reseu- ere fled or steamed away tn all dt rections, This shock was felt all lover the city it was not until inte this after.) noon that « pear examination could be made. Tt ia sald that the explosion was) due to & comprossed air torpedo be | | tng adjusted in a magazine. Admiral Injured. Among the injured was Admiral ron. Ho stated thet the of-/ ficers had fust gone below to spect the magasines when the ex pileston occurred. Beores wi re} caught between decks and never knew what killed them. The Jena was scheduled to sall within 48 hours and all her fires| were out, pending her inspection. The Jona carried 50 guns. She of the vessel were ga4 fragments of the guperstructure and re with mangled were hurled high in Break Out. ty broke out ship was at once ! furnace, the furnishing excet- was ballt in 1898 and Was a ei formidable looking craft, 400 tet | long, 65 feet wide, and 27 deep. She was the most inpeovel Charlemagne type, no wood used in her constrection. Witt be Total Lose. PARIS, March 12.--An offictal diapateh to the ministry of marine states that the Jena will probably prove a total loss Her comple the flames that the| ment required 600 men, bat only telephone peat wires 400 were aboard [Soe = t CASE IS UP: AR ARGUMENT # Telegranh Service.) Idaho, March 12.— 00 and Pettibone) Aght here this morning on the expected argument to dismiss the case be Bot tried at the term) Ptatictment, as re will show that) for the trial, bat rated by pending ap defendants, ik -.. Valdas emia eiap Stn. Gane og Waging eaprtatcal igen When court opened ¢) Judge Bryan made an Coser oat calling Judge Wood, of Botse, to preside. le Mae ee } Pre prosecution will jeourt’s attention to the fact that ine mandate of the supreme court of the United States le not here, but will be by the last of thie week. | | They will ask that the hearing of o——____. VOTE $40,000 FOR CITY STABLES o'clock today and passed the ord inance appropriating $40,000 for the final payment on the purchase price of block 281, Beattie Tidelande, bloc! Hanford addition, the site of the new city stables. The time on block 231 Myre today. The mayor #iqned the ord finance at once Block 233 also belongs with the stable site POLICE EXAMS TO. BE HELD) A number of men in = Paeges department are to be give: | portunity to pass the Seamdnation for police captains and sergeants and several men in the fire depart ments are to try t pase the ox amination for am mt Bags for captain and for leatens) Their applications have just ven ap proved by the civil service board which held a meeting with all mem Derk present yesterday for the fret time in twe months, Applications were also approved for examination for assistant en gineer, for foreman of the street department, water department and for assistant genera! foreman and —. A cas im the light depart LEGISLATORS) AGT CRAZY (Borippe Telegraph Gervies.) SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 12.—-- Rictous scenes ocecurred In the a sembly this morning, when an at tempt was made to rush through the resolution to make a final gift of $5,000 to the attaches. The conr mittee reported against the resolu tou, whereupon the members favor ing the Dill grabbed chairs, jumped ou them, beat thetr desks and threw the bill files about The apeaker added to the confusion by wapar Hameatary ruling tn favor of the raiders, but the resolution wae “MURDER. TRIM PROGRESSES ri contest 1s to come wp| the motions be set for next Mon- ‘The state’s evidence tm the trial he Peading motion, and a/| day morning. of Lorena Polansk, an Austrian con! RRR NE A miner, for murder in the first de CENSURES HER FOR HER TREATMENT OF THAW'S WIFE WHEN A GIRL. (Star Special Service.) PITTSHURG, March other and two ate bit, father of Mra. Thaw, have repudiated Mra J, Holman, who was wife of W, Reott Nesbit and mother of Mra, Thaw, in a moat remarkable statement, This statement was writ out at a family conference hela Miles City, Mont. most of the mombe of the Nesbit family residing In that viemnity, The state. ment, tn part, follows “The attitude which Mra, Charles J. Holman, mother of Mra Harry K. Thaw, hae taken toward her daughter Evelyn ts, to our minds, inhuman, The evidence ¢ has been given at the trial reflects ARO i i ti ~The m3 iat te give the im- it she, a woman in the twentieth eentury, having attained AN age lop@ past maturily, was so in- nocemt, 9 unsuspecting that she thought maney given ‘the wae given without any recom what 7 Does she wish to the people believe she innacent #nough to think men gave her money for nothing, of simply because they were friends? “What pir! could live the life that Bvelyn Hesbit lived and come out entarn| a? Mothers, anewer-do you thh your daughters could be placed Im the same circumstances, mind you, with much an example of a man ae Bianford White to teach bands for protection, 18 years, pase (through eveh « crisis 4 come through all riebtt” JEROME SCORES A DECIDED VICTORY BROTHERINLAW OF eran cae ieee FORD WHITE WILL cHier WITNESS OF THE 6TATE— | JUDGE FITZGERALD FOR ONC Jupge FITZGERALD FOR, ONCE RULES IN FAVOR OF PROSECUTOR. (Gerives Telegrach Service.) NEW YORK, March 12.—Jerome/| son & signal victory for the state: today, when Justice Pitagerald de) How James ©. Bmlth,| w of Stanford White, w be placed on the stand as 4 witness ie chtef in the trial of Thaw Smith has made two trips to Europe since the killing, returning the last time after the state had rested its case. Jerome since then hase learned how Important ie Smith's testimony.| Smith talked to Thaw op the ont) garden before the killing of White, and Jerome declared today te court that Smith's testimony would tead to show not only sanity, but also the grounds aeually presented ta making out a cave of first seth es) murder on account of preme: jon. it teh | Jerome sald he believed wr ot Rr eer about “ ae boing defeated only after a) 41 post stubbors go nel after easing ca — ree, Senn When Jero called to the proves Rovedeman | Howe, who alded in the arrest of! Thaw, who testified as to the com yoy! Bn bad with Thaw. He rational % “Gothen when Fllst was called. He had met Jack Barrymore, the actor, 6 also knew Evelyn. 1901 or 1903 did Byelyo ons aut, and the noon recess was taken. Thaw gave out the following statement for the reporters at noon made no statement regarding RENCE HANFORD === === 10 BE ARRESTED ( ee Ie A affidavit that he is over 60 years MB HANFORD FAILED TO| 4 #04 physically incapable of serving on « jury. found FOR DUTY ON JURY) The jury at 3 o'clock CLOSING CASE. | Stromberg guilty. He was fined bom and coats. LAND ORDER REVOKED Telegraph Service.) ON, March 12.--The | president ine order today jeancelling his land title order of | February 12. requiring a personal inspection of ali applications be tore the issuance of patenta, He says congress neglected to provide for the funds to carry the big pro- fect ont MEMSER OF LOw- _— ‘warrant for the arrest of Hantor4, the wealthy | @f the Mationery firm of} & Hanford, was ineued this) OF Police Judge Gordon, of Mr. Hantord’s (ailure to @ furor in the trial of Sa Edwart St With violating ¢ aw. Was «ne of six prom Men summoned on first test case under the law. The others Mehoenteld, of the Standard 7M. & Atkin were ‘Poet mitt Was excused court arn A tn with an y TATESMEN ON WAY TO PANAMA : es lhl FROM Lert ro RIGHT foes, TOR curtis, OD Weripps Tele. ihe day th thernae in ~J halen, in » A | Meee tio REPRESENTATIVE JAS, &. SHERMAN, SPEAKER J. VAN VECHTEN OLCOTT, REPRESENTATI VE JAS. A, TAWNEY AND SENA seph Starkavick, George Ralicop the groundless story circulated that and Andrew Marcus. All of them|/ any of my relatives desired me to testified to the events which took} sperste from my wi Buch place in Marcas’ saloon the eventing | *torles deserve no answer.” of January 7, the sight on whieh the Bmith Gives Ttestimeny, ard the south end of the garden, turned at the end tnto the alse, and walked toward the elevator. White's table was tn that direction, When ne reached the entr © nearest to he elevator Thaw turned and walk- ed back, atill looking In the same Hrection. He passed Smith and went to the table with Evelyn, Beale} 1 MeCaleb. Story of Killing. his Seon "iss lamenncten Skroupa took) smith resumed the stand at the n taterpreter was deed. |. tternoon seasion. He identified the nap showing the positions of him- MEMORIAL DAY WELL|*'=:208-"sFm°8 ouch he Thaw party pass him. BE OBSERVED Thaw stood still @ moment, look- ng over the heada of the people a ‘Thaw walked toward the witness A number of the large department | ‘4 spoke to him. He said it stores of the city will observe] {unny he could get only three seats, Memorial Day this year by remain-|e sald he was going out to stroll, {ng closed ali day. The Bon Marche|%¥t then, discovering « seat next to was one of the first.to announce] ‘he Witness, sat down and offered ita Intention of remaining closed. him @ cigaret. They conversed about The Stevens Relief Corps, No. 1.|‘* matte of the play, which Thaw , « | *DPrev" SR Bei Be ovr Mee Thaw suddenly asked ff Smith to the day of May 30, The corpa|*®* © “very much married man.” has sent o letter of thanks to the) TD? witness did pot understand Boa Marthe for its action. Thaw, and he anawered, “Are you ~~ - ve meeting a nice girt?” Whe do you mean’ Is she here? No, she is not in the garden, ut 1 expect to go away and would @ gied to arrange for you to meet her Thaw then described the girl as s brunette, not particularly good soking, but nice, Witness told him 1e was much obliged, but did not believe he would bother with that The 298%ton barkentine Amelia,|*ind. Thaw then left him, going to- which went ashore at Portland in December, has been sold by A. F. Bertelsen, of San Francisco, to the Sun Juan Fish company, and will be converted into a fist ning boat seat and walked tale, then | He then ¢ looking M shortly after 1own to the Madison ay in to By aleb gave fh Thaw got up, whery tes, going int down he came intently the and nodded as he 5 and back sn the amoke passed th ar er the dead Thaw v where ian | brother-tr tify hi * ‘ 4 tor aa » ¥ JOE” CANNON, 5 gr Mrs. Holman Relents. RG, Pa, March Br of the aker Ca sacrifice. She's my laughter return to and will rto the mother ha gainst Bvolyn, t anxious for a rec daughter, She ent now 1d soon be in a ponit ntrol thetr own legislation. she seoms pcilia tion with her saya she did her best toother seis Uk Eo, ual she ie her will realize this when Uttle older and y from PEPER EON eee eee * AGPHALT BILL DEAD, - * tar Special Service.) * PIA, March 12.--The '* ‘eo bill, pushed by Hkarns, wae put to s night by the house 4 commift tee, +eeSP +9 A hd dnddadaded OMNIBUS BILL IG DISCUSSED then toesas { Rervien) gfe March 12.--The sen- ate this morning gave way unde: by teeeeee seeee threat to stop the wheels tm th bi which breaks by more tham $1,000,000 a CHOIR “Albertson today allowed the account of Everett H. Smith) a4 special administrator of the estate of Melody Chotr. Aceording to the account, Mr Smith ame into possession bout @960 in money while admin letrator, he did not collect any of the rete ae he regards the rents at which the property is jeased as totally Inadequate, and did net wish to impair the right of any future) administrator of executor to bring Proper action to have them set aside. Judge. Albertson allowed Mr. pong ollapdhapal for bie service and also allowed Howard Ww in a fee of $600 as attorney for t administrator, Bi NOT CON6IDERED. The bids for the regrades of Jackson #. and Fourth ay. were not considered by the board of public works today, Gity Engineer Thom son being t. PLANNED E FEES ee | RIOTING AT LOUISVILLE STATE TROOPS MAY BE CALL ED OUT TO QUELL DISTURB. ANCE OF 6TRIKING STREET CAR MEN. (Boripps Telegraph Servi: LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 12 ‘The state troops may be called out any hour to quell the noting of the striking street car men. For three days the greatest disorder has been experienced and today the author! tles are alarmed Karly this morning Mayor Barth admitted that the situation was most acute and that at any moment 3,000 svidiers would be thrown up- on the streets Strike breakers are arriving con- antly, but many are deserting the ranks, being won over by the old car men. Care being operated today are fow and (ar between. Windows are broken and the men on the plat- forms are chased from - their cars. BROKE LEB IN scHOOL DAIL While going through some physl- cal culture exercises at the Denny |achool yesterday afternoon, Fred. | die Unzelman had one of his lege broken below the knee. He was taken at once to the Bmergency hospital, where the injured limb ts progressing f bly. The parents ¢ only been tn the city « short and live at 710 Stewart st. time ASKS. TERMINAL PERMIT Chicago, Milwaukee & &t Paul railroad company today ap piled for a permit from the city to lay all of ite terminal trackage fm this efty for which permits have not already been granted. There are about two and one-half miles of trackage on First ay, south and on Whateom ay. yet to be laid A latge blue print was filed with the petition. CAINE DEFENSE IS PRESENTED The only feature in today's pro- coodings In the case of Adolph | Hammer ve. Capt. Elmer B Caine, for $12,000 damages as a result of being run down by an aulo, wae the attempt of Walter 8. Fulton, attorney for the defense, to show | that the plaintiff, Adolph Mammer, lhad been convicted in Judge Gor don’s court’ for assault and va- grancy. As Judge Gordon refused to allow the original records to leave the court, the tender of proof | was excluded. DOUMA WILL NOT BE ORDERED DISSOLVED. 8T. PETERSBURG, March 12.—It is announced that the rumors re- garding the dissolution of the douma are utterly false and the cab- inet will give the organteation a right to demonetrate it# chance for extatence A LOCAL ARMY WORKER ENCOURAGING A WOULD-BE SUICIDE MADE DESPONDENT ‘ THINK WATER BILL: IS A MENACE iN of Commere evening ¢ it of itle pecial meeting defoa 1 of igh supply anything Howse bill of the of unding ft thei town part water au outside ite lim The Commercial club, together BY LACK OF WORK hamber of ent citizen: bill pwith and promin }the stand that the to the olty, Itt the bili tx directly vent the anne even a almed xation of such BANK'S NEW QUARTERS Nation n t v1 ecoad and Columbia st } The Trust company will oc cupy bank’s old quarters, the ating force in the affairs of the Communes With Them and Tells Her Victims of the Wonderful Tales They Tell Her of the Richness of Her “Prospect”—Fidelity Company Is in Trouble. eee ee el FROM THE LETTERS OF A WOMAN WILDCATTER. the property; sxked if all the stock we could deliver, “We have had another offer on we would consider $2 per share which would make it $6,000,000 for the property without the other My, sometimes we hardly stockholders. We of course refused. know what to do.” “1 am glad you ask questions . It shows you are interested, Our property is #0 Valuable that capitalists are anxious to buy. P. Morgan), another supposed rporation are all making in- One firm (said to be backed by J to be Rockefeller, quiries about us.” and a French ¢ “Teli everyone you have talked stocks to they had better close their deals right away. The man who is sent by the gov- knock property and said if he was manager he would not sell another share for lens than $26, #0 close any deal you may have or I expect the next meeting will put the stock up at least $5 per I mean to let your brother or any one you may have tn- ernment to out wildeat sebemes inspec our hand, and share terested have at $1, if they take their stock immediately.” eee ee eeeeee teeter eee eee eee ee See eee eee ee teeeeeeeeeee Po RECS OSC COCO OP IR SASS SASS SE SS | BY FRANCIG A. SINGLETON. (the O. K. of the all seeing and Spiritualism as a medium for sett: | “*°*™ —, Dividends. most i {ng mining stock i Ue story, of| A# & result of this alleged com pert oy ns pe and misrepresen-| "ection with the spirit world, tation in the affaires of the Fidelity many spiritualists in different sec- Mining & Milling pany, & Beat tions of the country have bought corpo resen stock of Mra. Rynerson and have in the vara ‘e pon ited expectantly for the golden eourt dividends a were —, As the dividends were constantly post- Mra H. M. Rynerson, the domin-| 4 and the stock is practically unsalable on the market, the spirtt- ualists are losing faith, not in spiritualism, but in the alleged mane ifestations from the spirit world reported by Mra. Rynerson in her business dealings Second only to the sptritualiem in this tale of odd financtering is the fact that for four years & wo- man has dominated the affairs of this company and directed Its pol- ~ over the heads of od eminently respectable officers and trustees, ey ee tee tl ge one Even her husband, whom she used to the case, Bhades of the depart-|%* a2 adjunct in the sale of stock, ed were conjured up by Mre. Ry | apparently bad no influence a nerson, according to her bepresenta-| °F course and bowed to — —_ tions, to advise thelr living rela-| | Remonstrances a . i tives to invest all they could spare | Of *rustess and ai Mey of the in the stock of the Fidelity com-| tbe affairs and policy. = a. which ts supposed to carry! ee ae FEAR BIG CONFLICT AT GOLDFIELD Set nerrindiilcaiitiidaemanna LABOR TROUBLE EXPECTED IN| Order to permit ‘the miners to ae tend the meeting. THE LITTLE NEVADA cAMP} The st ‘are fell Of mi TODAY—ALL SALOONS OR- but all was quiet at noon. DERED CLOSED UNTIL AFTER —e BIG MEETING. mining company, claims to hold communion with the spirit world and tw be directed im her affairs | by the bidding of the spirits. Following the dictates of the spirit worl’, she has apparent | paid iittle attention to the tempor. al laws governing the conduct of | corporations and the sale of cor poration stock Mrs. Rynerson has employed no agents to sell her stock excepting : on Page 7) ee) Tonopah Selle Arms. TONOPAH, March 12-—In antic pation of t aa the reeult of the labor quarrel, “Diamondfield” Jack GOLDFIELD, Nev., March 12.—| Davis, - of the meat, dtterm — ve Ww un-}™men in Nevada, came ‘ono The igi tegen ane a oh is IN ae cael aanes ie pera, bought all the available arms and is expected this afternoon wheD| ammunition im this city, and went there will be a parade and m back with a tonneau loaded with meeting of workingmen opposed to} guns and cartridges. ithe LW. W. | No more arms will be sold bere All saloons were closed by order | until the present trouble is over. of the committee organised to mato. | —- tain order, They will remain closed until after midnight, The meeting| * this afternoon is held with the ob-| * ject of organizing a local miners’) # March 12, 1907 ‘onion and breaking away from the s March 13, 1906 . LWW | Most of the (Sorippe Te! ph Service.) pete eee eee eee BANK CLEARINGS. * Ba * 1,520,867.08 § mines are closed ia Taeteeannenaneane SEATTLE ANTI-SUICIDE BUREAU BY SALVATION ARMY Comfort and Aid to ws Teed Planning Self-Destruction Will Be Given by Army Workers--Plan Has Succeeded in Other Cities, Statistics Show Seattle's Need. ee Seattle’s Black Record. There were 63 suicides ttle year, or 000 population 22.7 suicides The s was Francisco's 49.6 per in & per New per aver 17.9 last 26 of had }# 100,000 population ® age of 50 large citle \® per 10 San % record is blackest *® city Seattle *% first in t ® cides * ARERR E RRR ER EH ++eeeeee eee tex Anti-Suietde | ation Army, en work in other to have ar Saly his growing rec and tnsy en to fro: thi with tion In COMMANDER EVA BOOTH Nahe ’ b Da of the ide moves case ach 1 h nt throughout the country city of Mane 5 organize will mdent ments, bles, neially drink of ner ord anti-sulc and home id sth apiri tem 1 every by Iriven to despatr hunge and sh great « vietuos Among women w and can attle |in the Jat the en at ide Di \ accompanying pictu local t arrach