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NERAL BONDS DEFEATED WHILE OTHERS CARRY met with defeat exception of the gen | regrade expenses th the MMERCIAL CLUB WILL EMAND BETTER SERVICE W. Mix, manager tee the, we are doing our duty unless we Coast Fire Supply com.| (ke steps to remedy that condi rs ton. } last night introduced a reso deforé the Seattle Commer chub urging the eity authori to take action to remedy the ‘ . mey of the service of the Electric company, was apparent from the discus try & Hittle bit and Know of many cittes where they wouldn't stand for any such conditions as we ex perience here daily, This ts one of the bestpaying car systems in the country and there fs no reason that the members of the Com-| why shouldn't get good car club want @ thorough re-| service. Upon the matter, | Reports Are Biased. municipal committee has) 4 with this question before,” Richard M. White, “and has no relief. Therefore, Mr ton. . 1 move that a special | ™° tee of five be appointed Py ante ben met 8 will take the matter up de- | 408 Gf merit of the resolution, but end senure some rettet |% what committee to refer It to. the people of Seattle and the eneral discussion then ensued and James FE. Blackwell, the archi. tect, called attention back to the| don't believe there is man here rs of this club.” 7 Ht, vet. WhO Could not cite personal ox Pi wx, who presided at the mect-| riences relative to the service.” then took the floor in support bib. Service Abominable. “Gentlemen, it ts useless to tel! matter referred to the municipal committee, charging that that com- mittee invariably in Ite defense, and referred to to having our wives and sis. committee, rove rubbed up against strange men the matter was finally pee about, I don't believe | his committee IE RCS aE DCAL ITALIANS TAKING STEPS TO AID IN RELIEF local Italian colony to a man) morning. “At the meeting tonight | B Put itself behind the movement/a committee will be appointed to! Rid the sufferers from the ter-|receive these and other subscrip- eatastrophe. tiona” A. J. Ghigtione, Ttaltan consul, | Are Southern Italians. Called & mass meeting for thi#) After the news had circulated at which plans for the re-|many of the Italian colony ef the refugees will be made. | vicinity of Dearborn, near the Rai-| Italian American club last/nier boulevard, congregated at the held a meeting and the mem-|drug store of sins Puotella, at Pledged themselves to support! Sixth and Jackson, and discussed Pelieg fund. The club will hold/the catastrophe in hushed meeting at 3 o'clock to-| Frank Buty eid this morning that afternoon. jover 75 per cent of the Italians in have had innumerable offers of Seattle come from the southern part from the Italian business’ men,/and from Sictiy, and there are fow many have promised large) who have not relations in the dis- “said Consul Ghigtione this | triet of the calamity WANT SEATTLE-TACOMA RECEIVERS PERMANENT complaint tn tutervention s ok petent, and are guilty of fraudulent that the temporary receivers practic in connection with the the Seattle‘lacoma Short Line company’s business. It states that Made permanent, was filed by certificates of deposit are being Zabiek and Herman Oswald issued to stockholders instead of the superior court this morning. stock, and that quantities of stock | t complaint also asks fora judg- have been bartered. sold or «x ss of $250 or 70 shares of stock changed, and the funda raised fool « company be awarded to Her- ishly expended. it also asserts that Oswald. the corporation is $40,000 to $50,000 | pu ame complaint states that C. F. in debt. The appointment of James | c] and Merle J. Wightman, T. Biakistone and Robert L. Blew have been recently in control itt as permarent receivers is asked aeeny * tame stis are incom- for, Soe ae oe 5 | but the objection was overruled by | the court | Minnie Ropne, a colored domes | tle employed in the home of Capt. ber cmsri today corrected the pre [ihe testimony given by her, that| told Capt. Hains of his wife's pr ae misconduct on the day < ING, L. L, Dee. 36.—By | his return from San Francisco. It was announced today | was on the Sunday following. after court convened that | mother of Thornton Jenkins | Rathskeller Opens Tonight. on trial for participation in might the Rathskeller at the @ Killing of Annis, had collapsed New Washington hotel will be open the night at a local hotel, |¢4 to the public. Manager Langton Would be unable to teatity. will have the hotel orchestra on Attorney Mcintyre, for the de I hay one gent an assistant to ascer ce rs her condition, and said that ie Would consider the presentation | 2 Mrs. Hains’ deposition the beginning of the morning , Judge Crane revoked fuling excluding the prose (se witnesses from the cou Attorney Metatyre object me Assassin Not Sentenced. SAN FRANCISCO, I 20. | Whang Chang, the Korean, convict ed murderer of Durham White 8t« his|vens, was not sentenced todas Owing to the absence of Asat. Dist Attorney. Hanley, his case vor unt! next Saturday 1 + oti ¢ Waling (a) f PIANOS —410-421 Union TALKING mace Nie Traveling Bags MEEK TRUNK & BAG CO, 919 First Ave. A MUSICAL FEAST All join in, help celebrate the and the new in” Commencing New Year's Eve, an entirely new Orchestra selected by MR. MICHAEL KEGRIZE bers of Seattle Symphony Orchestra. vocal solos by MISS FLORENCE SCOTT The plaintive contralto who won laurels by her catchy, appealing Direct from the Fart ballads i: —|-E-X-T-R-A-| A Colored Quartet on New Year's Eve both play HOTEL SAVOY CAFE BUY TIMPAHUTE GOLD MINE STOCK AT 25 CENTS. It is rapidly arriving, and will make big money for present buyers, KAVANAGH CO., Inc., Mine Operators, 704-6-6-78 JOHNSTON BLDG. “old out Al Interspersed with and sing ond tasue the bonds sub-| though the vote was close, the to the people at the special! measure lacking but 618 votes to yesterday w carried, | carry, which secured the necessary The election was remarkably ty of the vote were for | quiet, barely 9,000 votes betng cast te totalling $1,800,000 for) as contrasted with 29,000 cast at al city lighting facilities | the last municipal election je purchase’ of parks and The city councit met at Moon to-| grounds day under a call from Mayor Miller general bond issue, providing | und took steps looking toward the the improvement of fire sta.| immediate purchase of Madrona the building of public com-|and Leseht parks to be held as ations and the paying of tho | property of the city seams oe Ree nesecuzare | T have traveled over this coun- | ques | When it comes to specific cases I} White still objected to having the | returns @ report | what an abominable car service biased in favor of the Seattle| have. You koow what it ts | Electric company men can stand it, but when it/ M. B. Harben, chairman of the tn the} tones. | hand and the evening will be made| and half-crazed survivors have bee relief boat, which was walling | near by, After her firat collapsed | TH JUAKE i: Helena gained strength rapidly ond jatded heroteally in the rescue | | work | Consulate Buildings Gone (Concluded, ~~=| TRERLIN, Deo. 0.—By U, P.—The | jTt t# feared that some insane per| American ‘and German consulate fon Will attempt to assassinate the hulldings at Messina wore destroy tor ak ¢ nes : ed by the earthquake and tidal liar’ aaeentn: hares coe ae prding to a telegram re ceived by the government via Rome today reet from Messina to the wir | atation here | Many Refugees Die, Train loads of refugees, all of whom are fearfully American Consul Killed. WASHINGTON, Deo, 30.—Ry U, wounded, | P.-The state department today re are arriving here today. Many dted| ceived the following from Consul! on the way ® trating are loaded | William H. Gale at Matta } at @ point 12 miles from Mosstna, | “Coneul Arthur 8. Cheney iI | nearly | | whic h im the noarest approach to! ang wife both dead at Mes \' — wy eit | gina. Bodies not re | the refugees are atupefied and| covered are unable to give any coherent ac-| , | counts of thé dleaster Most of | The state department is informed yet them chatter Hike small children, | at the American consulate tn in Jit was learned today that several | "ine Cheney ts @ native of Itt blue jackets Were killed in a /nols. He was appointed from Con. | with outlaws soon after the oarth.|Hectiout as consnl at Mensina in quake at Mossina. The outlaws | AMsust, 1907, Stuart Lupton, of made a desperate wtand but prac-| Tennessee, vice-conaul at Messina, | | tically“all ‘of thom were killed, tt in| !* Among the survivors sabes. 3 “Little Italy” Subsoribe | Fires Breaking Out, NEW YORK, Deo. 20.—-By U, P.| M ; “Little Italy,” the home of thou » B, Deo, 30. P. eo . ers for SO Hy Pe Fires) sands of Italfana and Stollians tn this city, and the poorest section of cities in the earthquake districts. according to reports received here today by the minister of marine. | it Is believed the fires at Messlua have done their worst and have now been controlled by the soldiers. Rigid enforcement of the law a Messina today fatled to bring about | } much semblance of order, Looters are at work The soldiers shoot | down any man they see tn the act of stealtng from the dead or looting wrecked buildings, but in many tn-| | stances the fiends seem to be un aware of the danger of death from the rifles or unmindful of it Adopt Relief M | The deputies are gathering | Rome today for a special « the crowded Bast Side, today has & subscribed fund of $26,000 for thelr compatriots who are suffer jere in the thquake, The fund ts increasing rapidly in all sections of the elty. Tammany Hall's con tribution was $2,000. Red Cro WASHINGTON, Dec, 30.-—By U The executive committee of the ational Red Cross society at a] eoting today decided to send the | tallan Red Cross society $50,000 This amount ts the surpins on hand | from the edntributions to the fund | for the relief of Gan Francisco fol lowing the earthquake of 1906 parliament at which relief m ore Disturbances. will be adopted speedily. The min-| . ei - US lister of marine received messages|, NAPLES, Deo. 30-—Hy Late this afternoon the cable to from the warships at Messina say Ing that the rescuers are | the lonian islands weat out of com so badly overwhelmed with work that tt will) @is#ion, and this, coupled with the require many days to establish an| ct that further selsmic disturb } The ances bave occur at Palermo, adequate relief system ref | ugees are scattered for many miles|@md that the Voleano Stromboll te jin every direction. Pneumonia and! Setive, leads to the belief that am | meningitis has broken out in the| other earthquake haw occurred | | refugee camps. The food supply is} A® offictal message to Rome this utterly insuffictent and the danger /®Veting confirms the report that to death ts|™any miles of the Calabrian-Stetl of hundreds starving Many Additions Have to the Semi-Annual Furniture Sale important value- giving occasion has reduced the space congestion to an extent that ‘has made possible the placing on display of large quantities of Furniture not previously shown. time to come will see altered assortments on the sales floors, so frequent visits will prove advantageous to those in search of certain styles or articles of Furniture. THE STAR—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1908, FREDERICK & NELSON, Inc, STORH CLOSBS DAILY AT 5:00 The heavy selling of the early days of this All deliveries must necessarily be at our earliest convenience OAK STAND, SPECIAL $4.25 — one |, OAK ROCKER SPE Each day of the Sale for some Been Made sa lan railway had supk into the sea. 4 - } Of oak, principally AK , I IG er nia teal to tbe Sgr Bete oe gh CIA ‘i $2.50 — Of yak, principally } OAK DINING lope Wants to Go. ables connecting Corte , 3 ‘ . a ¢ quarter-sawed. Good } CHAIR, SPECIAL Pope Pius X is torn with distress sak the eainiend eae LARG ARM CHAIR, } oak, principally mah rele at the calamity that has befallen | sienced late this afternoon 2pEC * 96 rubbed finish; shap- § $1.95—A box seat | his people and is particularly un-| onc SPECIAL $5.25—Of quarter- } quarter-sawed, fin- ed 24-inch top with } Chair of oak, finished | happy at bis confinement to the} ilk aad aca Salad » an- eo r . Rca | vatican. The holy father, who until on. oy for Aid. ed oak, finished waxed golden. } ished golden, shap svoaved tal. Large golden, with cane seat he became pope, was the intimate| ALBANY, N. ¥., Dec, 30.—By U ' cas he tes tunes 4 wood seat, spin- 82 afkeky Bee Z nssink teats Oi . friend and counsellor of his parieh.|®.—Gov. Hughes today fesued & Three shaped slats in back, } ed woo » Sf shelf fitted to shap- and panel back. Strong: lioners tn their time of trouble, now| proclamation calling for contribu wide top rail, shaped arms and } dle bac k, embossed ed legs. A substan- ly constructed. insists that his place is among the| tons to the state branch of the rail ni vt j . ‘ sufferers |Red Cross society for the relief saddle-shaped wood seat. Aj top rail, curvec tial, well appearing Arm Chair to match, The po; erts his belief that/of the Italian earthquake suffer 4 acis $4 vtec maans al. lo well-made, high-grade Rocker. } arms. Stand. special $4.00. place for him when death and de fotien of Teutete Pennds | struction has spread over the land ROME, Dec, 30.—By U. P.—A | report from Mesaina late this after hoon stated that 30 bodies of Ger- | | man and Bngiish tourists have been | taken from the Hotel Trianeria. where thore were 90 guests. Ii is ed that the remaining 60 will nvered tonight or tomorrow jan showed evidence of suffocation. WILL TURN MONEY TO RELIEF FUND For the past two years the 20th- ofSeptember society, an Italian patriotic organtsation, has recelved ubecriptions and raised funds for | an Italian bewpital to be established here until there fe at present over 9400 in the treasury Vreaideat Nicolas Paotelia this morning said that the majority, if not all, of this mount will be reverted to the re Net — and countless thousands are in deep | | distress. If it were not for the inviolable} lrulo which makes him a prisoner uid go forth among the in He believes that he should as did Bay Queen Helena, to 3 the suffering ‘is grea Death List at Reggio. Plans for rebuilding the railroad | the ruined cfty of Reggio, cap- ital of Reggio Dicalabria, are being | pushed today. A trainload of work | | mon and material was started *| ward Reggio this afternoon, The telegraph wires will be re ie | paired and as soon as possible ai* telegraph and telephone station will | established near Reggio. It ts feared that Canvattelli and Las aro, both of which are adjacent to) | Reggio, have been destroyed | The latest reports brought by ret |agees from Reggio by way of | Palmi say that the whole city was | destroyed and the number pm dead is estimated at from 20,000 to 30,000. Morgan Gives $10,000, The earthquake relief Ae jtoday received $10,000 by peed | ‘RELIEF FUND IS TOBE COLLECTED Bishop O. J. O'Dea of the diocese | OAK BUFFET, SPECIAL $33.75—Largely quarter-sawed, {| CIAL $16.85—Has 44-inch round finished Early English. shaped front drawers, one lined OAK DINING TABLE, SPE- DRESSER, $16.50—Finished Three top with 2'%-inch rail and 8-inch SPECIAL Tuna on }from J. Plerpont Morgan to be add jot Nisqually will send a letter to oe ae 7 3 > b ‘ led to the funds : Le cleray of he diocese thls after for silver. Storage compartment round pedestal base, to which four } birch, with mahogany drawer- All ow Yea cole! noon ordering them to receive col- | ‘ ‘ % ‘ » cad i mde Fe . . Sh os gre Italy have been aban | lections tor the rel sof, the refu- with two doors; — pulls. shaped legs are securely fastened. = and — Four ore Sneed, AR te thesieas and pases | gets sndgatieers at GS the Macey French legs with carved feet. } pyj 4h tinted ‘woldes ine-front drawers, fitted wit Se easemaed nave bee aetet.len Sundil, Joneary 16 ench & Built of oak, finished golden or bess Racieane rallroads and the telegraph lines have been placed under the LK he * | supervision of the government. The *) ; ae ARE, * RUT ge | minister of marine recetved reports | * alae gee ohne below shelf popular Tyden lock. ed standards. |tonight that many of the wounded /# DEER PARK. Wash. Doo. |i cece ene AAP AAO CARA APO RACAL ARAL PL A indicia tieighilal 0 -—-By alter, ‘year #] | Ferme ed by ships from Messina to = old ~—s 8.8 hig be miles . other coast town west of here on the Spokane #| ) Prient ie and relatives of persons | ® river, fell with o tin trom *) in the affected districts are being | @ in bis Agno rw Fromme g * given free transportation by the|® of which p wd through the ® government but po Seine warned | @ soft palate into the muscles of *) not to go unless prepared to ald|#® the throat. He was brought # jin the reseue work. ® here for surgical care and it ia @ * thought that he will recover, | Reggio Submerged. * . CATANZARO, Italy, Dec 0. SEEEEREEPSEEE EES! ite Scouacion ot 8 ai tee are CUT RATR cleaning, pressing ly submes by @ tidal wave and|repalring. Sults CLEANED AND| ) 000 pe ave nd) PRESSED, Tbe. Club & ee ee pene Suerel | month. Hi. La utaman, fa captain of a company of « RON BED, SPECIAI of a captain of a company of car-| es IRO ig a | Beers, who arrived here from i / $6.75—An excellent pattern | $6.75 nt pa | Reggio today ‘Electro Painles a ; wThe town was not swallow E . Ss |i IRON BED, SPECIAL, MATTRESS SPECIAL $6.50 with heavy posts and top 4 by the earth, ae was report D ntist i es ot us CCI! Oo ; pir : bs ; pe Ba Mcp an Racer ti pn e sts H §6$4.95—Finished gold bronze Masts atotion Mattress | vars, joined at corners with tirely engulfed by the seas. The } with pretty chill decoration —fror y-poun otton Mattress, elaborate chill. Ends fitted ET catet el oo oe | on posts, top bars and fill- | filled with pure white cotton | with three satin finished tire city. Not a building was | ers. Has angle-iron rail in | put up in layers to prevent pack- | brass spindles and prettily re poner #, ee Taper both head and foot, Filling 3 C + with pen shaped filler rods. Finished a undred people escape ~ vayed w ¢ n death. Practically the entire of scroll design, Head 63 ing, i tiekin te 7g vey cream with gold chills. Full population met death almost ine | olin files cnt Ae “4 . lose ad. size only. stantly. When the water re | inches high, foot 49 inches. stripec tic King, closely turtle e ¢ ceded it was found that the SDE PRET See PNET MT oe OO nivahanppmnridipprocpaartninmninmnnnm nal lower part of the city w ALL OPERATIONS PAINLESS, ) idly settling and it is OREDIT GIVEN. : that it will drop into the - Seattle “— — ae led at Queen Rescues Child ann ff REE-=-= | Agency ; CATANIA, Sicily, Dec. 30—By Gani ravian Aah Globe-Wernicke Advertised | U. P.—Queen Helona, at the risk s } of her life, rescued a wounded EXAMINATION. | Bookcases INCORPORATED Prices child from a wrecked building in| gxperte In Every Department, ' Messina, according to an authe ntic All Work Qua 4. | por eceived here offi jeial channels thie afternoon.) 82K old Crowns, $3.80 to 85.00 anne a — 0 ’ | Tae bine. snd guatn wore Wo can sell you Davitt || ABSTRACTS OF TITLE pa 1 Pi u 3.50. mes, © , zalow the pitiful walle of the wound Full Piates as Low as $3.50, Homes, Cottages, Bungalows Reduced To The Best Dentistry that a obtain in the city and at the cheap. | ed child were heard by the | queen, and she rushed Into the | oye possible prices shes ruins and dragged the little victim to safety King Em We Do Exactly as We Advertise manuel protested against her LABORING PEOPLE'S entering the building, but she had done so before he realized | Basly shattered “and wae’ 10 ec DENTAL PARLORS: DENTISTS. constant danger of collapse Gor. Firet and Pike. 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