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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
Condemned Bark Sold

SAVANNAH. GA. Jan. s0.-The Ger
man bark Elvra, i4ia tons. recently COM
demned 40 this port. having arrived here
w..h cargo Of chalk. was sold az pub
hc auction to-day. There were a number
Of bids, the highest being Mr.. l. Lucken-
bach. representing the Luckenbach Com
pany. of New York The prce paid was
flo.os5 for Tho vessel and q cents a ton
Tor the cargo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
NEW TERMINALS.
The Georgia and Alabama to Spend a
Million and a Quarter.

Million and a Quarter.
SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 29.-The direc-
tors of the Georgia and Alabama Railroad
Company and the Georgia and Alabama
Terminal Company az a Joint meeting held
yesterday authorized President j. Skel-
ton Williams to contract Immediately for
the construction OF the great steel draw
bridge across the Savannah river. be-
tween this city and Hutchinson's Island
where the company's extensive new ter
mina-s are to be located. The bridge will
cost approximately, a quarter OF a million
dollars, and the terminals and docks q
million. Engineers are now preparing
level land and pronlcs for the Terminals
ana docks The Georgia and Alabama
now enters the city on the Central of
Georgia tracks. The directors authorized
the construction Of sixteen miles OF new
trackage from Meidrim into savannah
Work on the bridge and extension will be
begun az once.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31

CHICAGO. Jan. 30.-Ten degrees below
zero at 10 O'Clock, the lowest reported
by the mercury this winter in chicago.
The cold = growing. aud 0y morning il Is
probable .hsn u or II degrees below zero
viii be reported.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
y ehlh CavaIrY 20 Go.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Jan. 3O.-ThC
Eighth Cavalry. which has been under
orders 90 proceed 10 cuba for some time
LETT tonight for Savannah. The regiment
moved IN five trains the last getting
away about $3.50 tonight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31

Judge ge-Advocate-General through the
usual routine channel. General Lei0er
could not say to-day how long 1t Will take
him to complete the review. When ne
has concluded with tho papers he VIII
send them along to the adjutant-Generai.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30--The Comp
troller OF the Currency has declared that
,Ao SIS per cent. dividend in iavor of
the creditors OF the insOyent Clls Ma
t,onal Bank Of Getesy!le. Tea.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
Mr.. GARLAN0'S FUNERAL.
The Remains OF the Dead Statesman
Laid 10 Rest in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK. ARK. Jan. 3O-Tho re-
mains OF the late Hon Augustus Hul
Garland were laid 10 rest IN Mount Holly
Cemetery this evening. The ceremonies
attending the funeral and interment were
.mpOsing, and were Witnessed by d great
throng. Tho train bearing the remains
and escort reached Little Rock this
morning, and were met az the Union De
pot by committees from the Legislature.
the state Supreme Court and other
organizations. Governor Jones and his
stan were also at the station.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
An Ice Dtsrstcr.

KOFNIGSBERG, EAST PRUSSIA. Jan
so---Twenty children are reported 10 have
been drowned by an ice disaster at the
village Of Waypuhnen-Boifh --
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
EAGANpS CASE.
The Judge Adyocate-Grneral Cannot
Say When He VIII Finish Review.

Say when Tie VIII Finish Review.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. The record OF
the court-martial In the case OF Commits
sary-General Eagan was placed in the
hands of Judge e-Adyocate-General Leiber
today for review. Secretary Alger dis
cussed the matter with the President
yesterday. aad the papers came to ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
WEATHER FORECAsH.

Forecast for Tuesday:
Virginia--Light snow followed by fair
weather. colder. brisk west 10 north
winds: colder Tuesday night
North Carolina-Raln, followed by snow
In northern portions. colder In western
portions. fair and much colder Tuesday
night. fresh variable winds, becoming
nOrthWestcrly and Increasing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19

labor Troubles In San Francisco May Force TIE
Government to This Course.


rns
win
oons" 70 me "osns mis- city and
~ wnen m spsoy
we almost ready Tor sea- win delayed
ina. om labor organizations win take
no r night work they demand msnsy1ix
al
"The United
pouring thousands Of dollars
promptly
he gode
seu
0
the
The hrem
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19

tsIappins the table with Ms hand. on .hs
spot where the Great Northern holdings
south of King street were shown They
can 20 there. ! vii give Mr. M<IIsr half
of what 7 have ~ cnss. 7 bought n sfx
years sxo. ] would rather pay him ~ -
yes. SiB N. than 10 u. Yet I know tn~t
that y foe fbe hest IHtesvsss ~ nnnstls
The people ~ Sesffie should remember
that they have = chance 90 build up q
great city here That can b. dcne by fos-
tering the Oriental trade Think ~ the
large traffic on the Atlantic With Europe
And then compsre rho population Of Eu-
rope with that n Asia You ara nearest 20
Aslafs m'Illous The trade may be veur~
" you so wfii u. The matter hes entirety
IN your hands Not one buf sff % your
products may hnf a martef there The
great thing however--fhe greatest ~ att
" 20 make Seattle fh~ cheapest place
where this great business can hs hsudfef
The fraction % a cent per nundrc6 pounds
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19

remarks. Nov and again he wss inter
rupted with questions and often he APP
pealed 10 iumbcrmen and others present
for confederation of his statements - TO
certain lines Of business.
epsakins Of the intention of the North
sra fAcioc - locate ~ terminals %
the water fseat north of TESTER wsy on
IN properties lately purchased. M. HfIl
said:
III that In done. within ten years you
viii be applying 10 the !eGisssure TO pass
an act allowing you 70 purchase thss
property by condemnation ana restore II
10 public us~. Two parties cannot occupy
Railroad avenue, the public and thu rail.
roads. The interests ~ one must. IN time,
II Seattle In 10 grow. give way TO the
other.
'Tf the Northern Pacific people ask you
where they can 70. tell them right here
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19

PsHIs sep< ix~~re~ s~smx~ z@
hkgn rDmrs sf tas<se~ tsa~s - - 60
far no 3nrp~~~ - erv<nw sW<ww
amlissef&ns am f1~ narww - ~r<mmunmww
kgNfn~s fn~ <s~~<uxsers
rh~ pnn4fe sn<s pr~~~ n~<a~~4~w ~~w
erowvf~<f ~ - D - ss~t s<~ 1~<mpnpw
pzse~~ w~~~ T1z~<S n~w rnssms-~ nnmu~~
, D N Tn~ rekB - = sl~-xrx - z~mu4
% rns tt~vsne~s smrnmnws~r fM~w z<~m<A
sfs.f rsssf~rs~sl ser~~<yxws~-s - 90 sp<-
st~ sfNr~r~ wx~ eup~m~~@t~~ $780,
-~U~nfs Ssfs~ I. ss~rr 80 sn~ rArnx - 80
eBsnsns~ w<s shrmw4 mp~w smzx tnm wnne
1sh~r snnosnr~f ss~ sre~&<~r~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19

OR fuo hours yesterday Pwsi-
e. dent James J. HM, of tie
Great Northern. tailed to 4 catherine
Of nepresensstfve business men and
city Officials In the psrlocs of tie
Bstier hoteL lis subject being tie
question of = location of = snion pas
seaser station IN tbs city. to Be used
jointly BY tie Great Nonhem. tie
Seattle q International and tie
Np1hem Pacific and sgeb othe,
roads IS may enter Seattle hereafter.
AAR HILL stated his position ~ al.
lVk ready given in tho Poss-fnssilisen-
Ger, and In hk characteristic fore.
fbie manner. lie declared that he
stood ready 90 give the Northern Pacific
haif his Possessions in the south end of
the city. az coat. and this a; considerable
sacrifice 70 his own interests He prophe.
sled magnificent Oriental trade for the
city. and ended by saying that II the
water front were tied up by placing f,s
control In the hands ~ one company n
would result dlsawrousiy.
An efnrioye of the Butler guarded the
doors 70 tho parior on the second Moor ~
the hotel when. at 4 O'Clock ye2terday. the
hour set for the meeting. post. fn,rili.
sencer reporter called 20 get report of
tho proceedings The rooms were ssll
hiisd, Among those present were. = w
csisr. y w, Andrews J. A Jame~ 4,
DiIier. Judge " G Hond. " w Msrr,ch
Eras'us Bralnerd. Thomas rrosch. g q
Rfnehar'. Herman chspsn w. G. am.
Homer N. HliI and william McArSl.
Judge Thomas burke. j A. Moore. n. %
Graves. Jsmet y. Goldsmith and H. Q
Henry
Mr.. Htl opened his speech by EXHIBIT.
inr map ~ the water front from the
city waterway 80 Smith cove. inciuf.ps
also the business portion - tse city ON
the map was depicted the io,a,ion ~ a
proposed union passenger station. 70 be
built by The Great Northern IL 10 los~tsa
On the map on Occidental avenue. in.,
south ~ King street The building Itself
I; q proposed. viii b. baIis ~ stone ana
brick. ~, feet in width and 10 feet iotw
Tho terminal yards -stsnd for almost a
hsf mile south of the d-pot sis
Ar. Hlli started 20 ttscusa the subject
81 the proper location ~ u union station.
~hen ne discovered 'te presence ~
reporter Then Ne apis
TALKING. saying he proposed tc ssy some
things that ~err not intended for the
newspap<r. Anysay. no ssie. re news.
rarerx are APT sometimes 10 do moro harm
than good. Il viii rot 20 ahead q. long
az ,hsre are any repor,srss present" ne
said.
MN. MIL MAKES PREDICTION.
Tire russ.fntsIfgencer reporter With.
6rew. Mr. HlI prcce~dsd. What hs sasa
sftesssrts. hos~vsr. eia net ineisss any
state secrets
The Great Sorthsrn president vsrs ovrr
much ~ the sroand esvss~t ~ hss rsnsn.
fn:e~sw In Ths Fss-fsseilisvscsr The
ma tority 81 thcse IN the rom ss,herss
about Mr. HsII ~ ths ssbse vr~assnsl,
aursns ~ ssit yse railway msgns,s smsss
shs tssss vssn hss ass - s@Dhasass ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19

may frfvs that business 60 sarue afn4r
port.
The FIRST esus~ hist woss1H sr~~.<~
sgninst seattle - 20 - pY~~snf fN~ ~sn-
srmmstsoo ~ wssxs vou snd { sre every
business man Tn S>s<ste w~n~s. renld -
nustness. The country rounf ssesf vs4s
- - be settled ny hurdr~fs - ssu~su.fs
who viii msk~ their nor1s~ ssre. f~awn
TO Seattle sr4 the state ~ SO srsBe es~
pgr~cn snt suFi5 prosperity Th~ stsss-
ness ~ ne SotFnd hr~sfs wsH sns~ xrssw
year by YEAR To pr~v~rt tse ~~srssrftsx
7 may sav. ~ fnis MISTRESS - erfnpfs
and hamper fhs sn<rsfs~r - th@ s~~s~s~
landing here world b~ suiclae snsf a~af4
ffr would be eornnsttlnx sufrtd~ - p~~1
NIT e.
In This respect - ~ nsh~rm she r~rs~@
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19
hR. HILL TALKS
70 BUSINESS MEN.
States His Case With Char
acteristic Vigor.
OPPOSED 70 N. p. PLANS.
Warns tho City Against Oongss-
ton on Water Front.
OPPOSED TO N. P. PLANS.

Pse1tets That 10 ~. nsllss 0sllAs
Terminals - Property Lately
Purchased, Clsy Wll1 Nave @ Cen.
Dssts 81 Es0ssstss - ssssels's
Tss1e with the Oseent-nossksts
fer WsshSsGtsa Pso1ssss-Cooa.
ell Shssll Rsssse - voeoAe the
stsssss Csossls0 n. 2. PsoDsseles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19
Mr.. HILL AID HIS
INTERVIEWS II THE
P0eT-IITELLloEuOE1

o1ToHE following statement
was made by President
James j. Hill. Of the
Great Northern railway. at
o o'clock last evening In front
Of tho Hotel Butler, In tho
presence Of President Y. o.
Graves. Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. and others: 1.-THE
story printed In the Times this
evening TO tho effect that ! did
not give the Post-Intelligencor
two interviews, ono on Satur-
day evening and another Sum
day 10 absolutely untrue. Tho
interviews are among tho
most correct I have ever had
printed. am only surprised
that they were so thoroughly
complete. TO me they were
perfectly satisfactory"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-19


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ps~zssssar wsfsssres as~n~s -. 4-s~@@<1
iaEw easfMv ssmesf ssszs~~as asfAssn. ssss -A-~.s
- sh@ s<rr~e - 1<m~sseaF = sa@ -
saNsts srssss 1899 sAm se~8e@ s 4m r~
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Expert Coal Thieves.

Coal stealing from railroads. COM
mon atpng the iines 81 ell the coal.
carrying roads. has been reduced to
a system IN Syracuse. the Post stan
dard Of that city says. The thieves
work hard and take many risks. not
only OF detection, but % bodily IN
jury. Their methods would be CALI
ed clever n employed la an honest
business, The heaviest thieying j.
done my men with sacks. who climb
up between the ears Of a rlow-m0v-
ing train, with two or more buAhel
sacks concealed under their cloth.
ms As opportunity offers. they
hll a sack and throw Il from the
train 10 be picked up by accom-
plicca. Another trick II adopted BY
men " no. dressed like tramps. board
trains az " with the Intention Of
stealing ride. 1'aese men travel
along from one ear to another. APP
parontly seeking comfortable place
In which 60 tie down. but IN their
progress they manage L. disiodRe
large amount Of coal which IL sui.
seauensiy picked up by ihe women
aud children who are employed IN
the Industry" i.argc quantities
II coal are stolen by these and
other methods. the plumber being
disposed ~ Ia INSCRIPTIONS dealers.
who subsequently rob the honest
poor b. dishonest measure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
IT CAN GROW
NO LARGER
French Army Has Reached the
Limit in Sire.

PARIS. March ~ M De Precinct.
the minister Of war. makes an officlai
announcement on behalf OF his gov
eminent which la certain 10 create
a sensation throughout the civilized
world. II is a declaration TO the
effect that Il has attained the ex-
treme limit Of size. as far as It's
standing army 10 concerned. and ma
matter how much Germany. Aus
tria Or Italy may add % their mill
tary forces. France wiii maintain
her standing army At the present
lEurea
NJ de Frryeine; declares that u Is
Irgppssihic 10 continue longer the
H5aNe ntsepisehase. the goal Of
whtch was a numerical superiority
~ troona and which for the last
= years has led Germany and other
nations 10 annually add 10 the slxs
u their standing armies, with the
object of rendering the one bigger
than the other.
The present peace footing % the
French army. according 10 NJ. de
Frcyctnet. IL ssi. COO men, suffclent
for the defense Of the frontier. espe-
eiaiiy when II II taken into consider
alton that every man In France who
has passed his ssth year belongs to
the reserve force, and has three
years military training behind him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
A New Parrot Story.

4 maiden lady Of n certain town In
Cornwall owned a parrot. which
somehow acquired the disaEtceabie
habit Of observing at frequent In
tervalE Z wish the old lady would
die" This annoyed the birds own
er. who spoke to her ourate about
It. n think We can reetify the mat
ter" replied the good man. I also
have q parrot, and he lp n righteous
bird, having been brought up In the
way he should go. ] will lend you
my parrot. and | trust his Influence
will reform the depraved bird OF
yours" The curate's parrot was
placed in the same room with the
wicked ono. and NJ soon a. the two
had heroine accustomed 10 each
other, the bad bird remarked; Il
wish the old lady would dc"
Whcreupon the cicrRyman's bird
rolled up his eyes. and In solemn ac-
cents added: We beseech Thee 20
hear Us. good Bard'" The story got
out In the parish. and for several
Sundays II was necessary to omit
the litany at the church services.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Crew and Male Passengers Remain
Aboard, While Women Are Saved.
The Captain Stood on The Deck With His
Hands UpIifted to Heaven and
Sank With His Ship.

LONDON. March ~. - when the
vessel struck. hix boats were lower.
81. one % THESE eapsixcd. The
other has not since been heard from.
Il Il impossible az yet To- give a list
Of the saved or missing. The stslla'a
crew herolcaliY refused to enter the
haala. and seemed to forget them
selVvH entirely In assisting the
women. Most ~ the men rasson-
gers also rcfrained from entering the
boats Thase who remained on she
vessel gave a cheer a. the boats
pushed on The Stella listed hsav-
is and the sea ran up along the
decks The captain shouted. Let
every man save himself" The men
then sslaea whatever they could 10
sustain themselves. and jumped into
the sea When the last order was
given the captain raised hts hands
to the SKY and stood IN that posi-
ton tin the steamer vent under ana
he disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Not Posted.

A man who sought an appoint
ment under the Now York city ad-
ruinistration called at the Democrat
ic club the other night. MIR. Croker
saw him lie said he would like n
certain position.
Let's Sec" Mr.. Croker unused.
Didn't help you 10 get a certain
appointment eleven years ago"
Yves. Mr., Croker" the caller re-
piled
and I haven't seen you since.
have I. untr now7' the Tammany
leader continued.
"No-o-o," the aspiring caller re-
piled. = thought you were too busy
to be bothered
"What district do you live in9" MIR.
Croker demanded.
II don't know"
who's your LEADER"
Il don't remember"
what do you think I ann" Mr..
Croker exclaimed with great dis
gust.
The caller went away d,sappoint-
ed. lie didn't know what discipline
was lie didn't know that offices
GO to men who know something Of
the organizations In their districts.
lie knows II now. and he didn't get
the appointment he sought, Mr..
Croker declares that he cannot run
Tammany Hall unless tls men In II
make It their individual business to
look after Tammany's interests
wherever they are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31

raad. lie began to drift from one
road 10 another securing jobs which
he always lost ns soon as Il was dis
covered that he had been blaaklist-
ed.
Letters were received nv his
friends here from him written from
bakersfield. Cal, nishee, Aria
Butte. Mont, Portland. or. and a
hundred other places. and each enc
OF them always stated that he had
a good Job and was doing well, Let
ters came in with such increasing
regularity. always from q different
place aud always stating that he
was on a different road from the
one previously mentioned, that his
friends began TO suspect that he was
not just right In his mind. but hav'
ing no means Of communicating with
him. as he was sure not to stay at
one place more than few dayr.
they could 10 nothing
Ia ..!a issf-1TttsT ne aEETf 20 haFr
his country paper sent To him al
that place as he had secured a good
joh and expected to stay there per-
manently. In isss than a week he
showed up a, wiiiiamstawn. and Il
AT once became apparent that he
was suffering from a mental aber-
ration. His peculiar mania seems 20
be tina, he In always on the eve 81
getting a good job. caused probably
by brooding 50 much over losing his
lob At different times and places.
TITS family are seriously thinking %
entering suit against the various
railroad companies that have dis
charged him on account Of his par
tieIpatlon in the strike and being a
hiarkiisted man.
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AN ACTRESS
IN DISTRESS

EUGENE. Or. March IA wo-
man. well dressed. got OF the blind
baggage OF las, nights train from
Portland. She asked the officers to
place her In the city Jail. saying she
had no means. Asked how she got
here from Portland. she said she
first rode in the coach and was put
OF. when she got on the blind bag
gage. She says she was member
OF a theatrical troupe that went to
pieces in the metropolis. and that
she wants to get to San Francisco.
where she has relatives and friends
She requested Marshal styles 10 per-
NIT her 10 remain I'm Jail until tho
southbound overland was due. when
she would get away on that train.
She did not want 10 be seen In the
streets. The woman IL about %, II
well dressed. has two gold rings and
watch. but says she II broke nm
ancially.
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Says We Use CameIs.

4 school geography. recently pub
lished IN England. gave the interest
Ing information that camels are em-
pioycd In the transport service on the
great plains. The textbook falls
90 mention the Illinois prairie as
the present habitat Of the American
bison. and. la fact. contains fewer
errors on American geography than
are usually found In - foreign school
book.
The palm for humorous treatment
OF American matters must be award
cd to the Swiss atlas which n while
ago stamped the word Yankee In
bright red letters across the New
England states.
The Mritish lnaccuracy with re-
gard 10 camcls doubtless arose from
the Introduction, years nFo. ~ few
animals Ia our southwestern semi
arid region The climatic conditions
did not suit them, ana they failed
IN America.
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LONDON. Marrh i-tBulIstinl. --
The steamer Stellar. with tourists
Tor the islands Of Jersey and duern-
sey. struck on the caaguet rocks a
few miles of the French coasl and
sunk In elsh, minutes There weF.
lie passengers aboard, only eighty
Of whom are reported % be- saved.
Captain Heeks went down with the
vessel When Il struck. the peo-
pie aboard became Intensely excited.
ba, the officers checked the threat
ened panic The passengers crowd
I'd into the boats as fast a. possible.
Two steamers that happened 10 b.
in the vicinity rescued several boat
loads. some passengers ava not wait
for boats bat iumpSd into the water.
The stsiia's boilers exploded n she
went down