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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
A BODY IN
THE FLAMES
Wealthy Texas Woman Muir
dered and Burned.

BAN ANTONIO. Tex. May s-No
positive elew TO the murderer OF Mrs.
NJ l.. MadarasE. the wealthy woman
whose burned body was found In
the ruins % her home near here yes
terday morning, has yet been dis
covered.
Mrs. MadarasE lived alone In the
center Of magnificent estate. her
house being fully half n mile from
her nearest nelghbor. She was a
woman Of rare culture and the wife
of Hungarian nohlem0n. who was
banished from his country Is years
ago for political reasons,
About seven or eight years ago
her husband mysteriously disap-
appeared and has not been heard
from since. Three years ago her
son likewise disappeared. Since then
she has lived alone.
Her home was discovered on IRE
about 2 o'clock In the morning. The
body of Mrs. Madarasz was found
on portions Of a mattress. which had
escaped burning, and which was
covered with blood. The body had
knife wounds on II
Robbery Is believed TO have been
the incentive. a Mexican lahorer.
who worked on the place. has been
arrested on suspicion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
DECISION AGAINST
KING COUNTY

a decision was rendered yesterday
by Judge Jacobs % the superior
court which. n upheld. viii eoEt the
county about 5000. IL was a tees,
case brought by Morris II. Sachs
aEains; the county To ascertain the
legality II the action Of the board OF
equalization In raising the personal
taseH after the assessors had COM
pssted the roll The board sum
rnonei by written notace several hum
dr~i taxpayers 10 appear and show
ean<e why their taxes should no, he
l,sstgss.d. Tes, seert Is. s BE-, rx ssiffn
Co the Law. that the statutory rule
requires a I'VE days notice when
served In person. Considerable ar
sumsut between the attorneys was
had on this point. Judge Jacobs
based his decision upon a recent de-
ei.lon of the supreme court regard
ing statutory notices required I'm
civil actions.
The case will undoubtedly be APP
pealcsi. and II the supreme court up
holds Judge Jacobs decision. the
county viii have Co refund all per-
scnai tax In excess % the original
tar an levied by the assessors. which
amounts to nearly 5000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
WILL sing
FOR THEM
But the Girls MIST Stop Using
Feathers oe1heir Hats.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. J.. May 8.
Nine. LlIii Lefman will probably
sing 10 the pupilisf the Livingston
Avenue high schol % this city next
November Mrs. MarT u. Jordan.
the Instructor osmuHlc in the high
school. met MINE Lehman recently.
and their conversation turned upon
the efforts OF thelovsrf Of song birds
to discourage the klliirg of birds for
the sake Of thar pitFnage. Nine.
Lehman IL enthusiastic about the
work q the Audubon society. ana
she asked Mrs Jordn II she ala
not think she could prt her pupils
70 agree not TO decorftc their hats
with birds and birds nathers. Mrs.
Jordan was doubtful bbout u. but
promised to bring Il p the atten-
tion o. the high school girls. Nine.
Lehman promised tha " the girls
agreed 10 ID ~ she nd asked she
would come 10 the fhooi In the
fall and sing FOE them. Nhe was very
willing to make this aRrement as an
Indication ~ her intereH tn tho pre-
seTvati1n ~ the Featured singers.
On the spur Of the snoFent a great
many u the high school girls prom
ised Mrs. Jordan that they would
carry out their part o. One contract
and declared that they would resist
the temptation 10 DECORATE their hats
In the prevailing fashion, and II IL
believed that all. or hearF all. will
so agree. with the consent Of their
Dareufn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
CHOATES new HOME
He Mas Tskan the Town House
Of the Curxons.

LONDON. May 1.-THE house ieaa-
"a by Mr. choate. No. Carlton
House terrace. for the next two years
has double Interest To- Americans. a.
Il IL the home of Lady Curzon. Vieer-
enc ~ India, IL was given to Lady
curxon by her father. Levi Letter Of
Chicago. II has been assumed. there
fore. that u must be something IN
usually paiatlai This impression is.
however. erroneous.
IL IL. Of course. maryeiouHly vel
situated. standing quite at the end
81 the terrace. overlooking ~. James
park and buckingham palace. The
exterior 1 Hthe familiar cream tinted
stone. plain nrchiiscturally and tire
mendounly ugly The interior.
which. by the by. has not before
been described. ~ extremely pretty
and hamslike- IL In not gorgeous,
and nothing in " seems To- SO toward
any definite scheme Of decoration or
furnishing.
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laborers' Good News.

CLEVELAND. O. Nay 1t IL ga
fimated that over aafa mechanics =
thia city slii receive increased wages
dating from to-day seven hundred
machine moldrfH went e. their work
That's morning Wtth an advance 81 10
per cent. and the stowe plate motdefs
receive like advance. The car
psutsfs get - cents more an hour.
making total hour scale u zAia
cents. end are also b~udtri by a
universal eight hour rule. Tue union
plumbers start with a straight o. a
day ncaie. a Is cent. advance. The
structural IRON workers get n per
cent advance and The hflekinvere
work Tor ~ cents an hour instead u
Is cents prr hour. aH heretofore The
piassefnru receive Hitrat Increase.
ard the lafherr union members re-
erlve .. " per day instead Of s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
NO CUBAN
COLOR LINE
Black and White People Mingle
Freely In Social Life.

SANTIAGO. Cuba. May 5.-ono ~
the nrst things that strikes an Amer
lean on his arrival in Cuba IN the
promiscuous eo-mingiing Of cau-
ennian and negro. There IL no color
line ia Cuba. and nowhere II this
fact IN greater evidence than among
the promenaders Of an evening N
the Plaza de Arme" In Santiago.
The shade OF a mans complexion
has never been greatly considered
In this strange city. and 80 no one
need not be surprised 10 encounter
spotieHs uendemonaa hanging on the
arms Of durkY oihellos at every turn
OF the walk. Creole beauties think
nothing Of prpmenading with negro
officers In gorgeous uniforms. or &C.
toroon bellies with beautiful. nntur-
al. wavy hair. Of stroiiinF beside and
chatting gaily with white attend
ants Indeed at a wedding tin
other day In the old cathedral. at
tended by the elit. q the city and
the best people from the country
roundabout. the bride Was lovely
young white girl. the daughter 81 a
wealthy sugar planter. while tho
bridegroom was a buriy negr as
black as the ace of apade. The lat
ter was u good native blood. how
ever. and no one ever dreamed q
objscttng to this mingling OF racial
coiorn
No matter how hot the evening.
the staid and dirnifed senoras aud
the dainty senoritas-Spanlard and
Cubans alike--aiways appear On the
plaza dressed In black. They are
usually eostumed in some Kind Of
thin. gauzy material. but the color
IL always black. and the eomber tint
really adds to their natural beauty.
II was nine days wonder. there
fore. when. soon after the Ameri-
cans took possession Of the island. a
handsome young American girl. clad
in breezy white. and decked with
ribbons Of gay coiorA. appeared on
the plaza enc hot afternoon. prom
enading with a natty naval ensign
from one Of our warshipa In the har-
Nar rA----~.ftss.s -~@tahaa hsr In
silent amaxement, the senoras with
disfrust. and both seemed 20 think
her the most wonderful creature they
ever beheid. Instead Of quiet. dig
nified demeanor. the American beau-
~ ratified away to her escort like q
railroad train running away from it.
self. meanwhile pcaling forth rings
Of merry laughter. and her bright.
happy ways really had a depressing
effect upon her more precise sisters.
But the climax came a few esys
later when another American girl
appeared on the plaza riding a wheel.
and clad. according to conventions
aiIty in the States. In the usual short
riding skirts, Jockey hat and knee
leggtngs. Had the sun suddenly
blazed forth at midnight the con-
stcrnation Of the Santiago women
could not have been greater. The
astounding sight was the talk % tho
town for several days, but the novel;
~ soon wore of. and American sur
prises have now about ceased to eK-
cite comment or wonder among the
slow going natives.
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INCENDIARY LYNCHED.
Negro Taken From Jail and
Hanged by a Mob.

oscEoI.A. Ark. May william
sees. a negro. was lynchei yes
sefaay because he had burned
barn fees w'as arrested on informa-
ton furnished by hia wife. Late last
night mob gathered IN the jail
yard and overpewsred the iaiier.
They took Hees from his cell. put a
rope around hla neck and threw the
other end over the limb 81 a syea-
more trce IN the yard Sees. after
being strung up. was asked 20 con
fees. bat refused The mod then
pulled him clear OF the Ernund again
nd this time he confessed.
The mob then strung the negro up
aud left him hanging.
The iynching IL the result 81 the al
i.Tea discovery on the part Of the
citisrun ~ Onreoia that their exists
In thar neirheofhoed a hand ~ negro
inrenaiartrs. sworn 70 burn the barns
designated BY their chosen leaders
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VANDALS RUIN
A CHURCH
Desecrsted the Baptist Tab
ernacIe at Atlanta, Ca.

ATLANTA. Ga. May 6,--secklnE
to punish the Rev Or. L. q. Trough
ton for his dennnclatlenH 81 lynch
ine. vandaiu broke into his church
last night and made II almost a
wreck Doors were torn down. car
pets ripped up. benches overturned
and paint dropped over the floor The
church presented terrible sight this
morning
The act - the misrrcauts has ere
ated a HrnAa ttnn among the church
going people Of the city. whether
they lndnrse Dr. hruughtnn's sharp
worta about the recent lynchinga in
Georgia or not.
Or Hrpurhton has been waEinE
war on lynch law since the burning
81 Sam Hnne. denonucing mob yio-
ianec IN general. and the burning -
foae IN particular. Less than a week
ago che minister received package
= fieah. cut fram Ifose's body. and
a warning a. leave the state The
minister replied 60 this BY putting
new vigor into his hsht on the New
nan tynchera.
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UNIVERSITY NOTES

The present University school year
IN drawing 20 n close. Three weeks
more Of scholastic work, and only
commencement week remains to
close the most successful year vet ex-
perienced in the history Of the Uni
versity OF Washington.
The events that may properly be
classrd with commencement exer-
eises VIII begin Friday. May ~, In
Denny hall. when an inter-socIety
debate VIII be held between the phil
omathean society and Stevens psbat-
ing club. At that time the autstion.
Resolved. That Cuba shomfd be an
nexed," viii be discussed The pm
omathenn sooiety. represented By T.
J. Wright, H. l.. Rfchnrdson mi =.
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FOR NEXT CAMPAIGN
There Will Be Two Heads to
Republican Management.

WASHINGTON. May 6. - There
will likely be two heads TO the man
aEcmeRt Of the next Republican CAM
palgn 49, Senator Hanna OF Ohio.
chairman Of the Republican Natiou-
al committee. and Senator stephen
Il. ElIins Of West Virginia, ex-chalr-
man OF this committee.
The management ~ the campaign
I'm the West and Middle West will
devolve upon Senator Hanna. while
the states lying east Of the Aileghen-
les will be looked after hy Senator
Eiklns.
when Senator Hanna was In
Washington last week he had long
talk with Senator ElklnE. and at this
conference Il Is said he made the
proposition To Senator Eliins. 1t
IL believed President Mckinley In
spired senator Hanna's action. The
President has the highest regard for
the West Virginia Senator and the
latter has always been classed "a
one OF the Presidents advisers and
eounselors.
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In ssssinx arrnor plates for the new
esstieship Wisconsin. the muEzie We
io~f,y Of the slx-inch protectiies used
va. about isoo and isoo feet per sec
ond In the two trials made. The
eye and ons-haif inch plate was not
p~n~trated. nor even cracked: and
the entire lot OF 100 tons OF casema;e
arrnor was passed accordingly. II
should be noted. however. that high
power guns Ia actual warfare I'm
part far higher velocity TO shells
than that deemed sufficient in this
formal test Dewey's guns In the
Manila night sent projectlles at a
1000 feet per second rate Of speed.
while the new service charge for SIX
inch guns in the Federal navy has
In several trials developed a muzzle
velocity Of over $500 feet per second.
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8: ..EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SOCIETY,".


aaecssn The entertainment was for
the benefit ~ the library fund aud
Quite sum was nettcd.
The annual meeting - the North
west association q Congregational
churches wns held az Kirkland Tues
fay and Wednesday.
Mr.. W. I. Smith. a prominent so
cicty man q spokane. is In the city.
Mrs John Rahlc IL home from her
trip 70 Paris and Berlin. having loft
her daughter. Miss Ethel. abroad to
continue her study % the violin.
Miss Eiva stockwsll. who has been
In InFiewood for several months. l.
IN the city. the guest ~ Mrs. a. T.
Friend. Tor the summer.
Miss Ida Hnurhton was visiting ut
HouEhton during the week.
Mrs Edna Munaou viii leave to-
morrow for Vancouver. n. G. for the
summer months.
Air and Mrs ". +. lloyd. we'll
known IN Seattle. have taken house
In London. England
Mr. 4 ~ Ice. a well known artiat
in this city. Il visiting hla brother in
Victoria. Mr. Lee viii leave for Lon
don In n few weeks 10 viFt his folks
whom he has not seen FOR twelve
ycarA
Mr., John =. McManuH. formerly ~
Everett. has moved his family to this
city 10 reside permanently. lie has
purchnHcd a handsome home on Ron
ton hill.
ternoon for visit In New York
state.
Mr.. c. X. sturtevant was In Port
land during the week.
4 reception is being arranged by
the musical people Of the city In hon
or 81 Rosenthai the pianist. on his
visit 10 this city next Wednesday.
Mr. James n. Hogc. ir.. left Mon
day for a visit to tho East.
Mr.. W McMlckcn. Of olympia. was
In the city during the week.
Mr. s. NJ. Bruce. we'll known at
torncy " whntcom. was In the city
during tho week.
Mrs ". n. Aborcromhie. wife Of
Capt. Abercrombie. left on tho Ex-
oelslor to Join her husband at VAL
deH.
Mr.. g. W. Howard. prominent
Falrhaven attorney, was visiting IN
the city Wednesday.
Judge Carroll u. Graves, Of FL
lcnsburg, who has been III In this
city FOR several weeks, returned To
him homo Wednesday.
The following are some Of the box
parties given at the Seattle thea
ter Wednesday evening; Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles Hamilton and Mr. and
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There In no question as to the sem
timeut Of the community In regard to
the proposed celebration in honor Of
the Homecoming Of the Washington
volunteers. Every one In In favor Of
making 1t the red letter event In the
history Of Seattle. The action OF the
city council. In providing for a COM
mittee to take charge 81 the affair. In
timely. Such events require weeks
OF preliminary preparation.
One week ago today the matter was
FIRST preached. and now most Of the
preliminaries are arranged and a
competent committee Of twenty citi-
xens. with the mayor as chairman.
will begin to formulate plans for the
celebration.
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EXPENDITURES
WERE LARGE
Receipts Foil OFF SIS, 400. 900
In April.

WASHINGTON. May D.. Treasury
receipts for April fell SIS. lOa. COO be-
low those of March. while the eNpens
ditures were So 100000 more than
those for the month previous. This
great difference docs not however.
indicate a large falling OF In the ord
mary receipts or a large Increase in
the ordinary expenditures, The re-
eeiptn Tor March were Increased hy
the payment 10 the government OF
nearly 81. 0o0. 900 on accounts 81 Pa
cine railway settlement. while the exs
penditurca Tor April werc increased
by the drawing OF the warrants for
the payment uf go, coo. 600 60 spain.
Leaving out OF account two items.
the receipts Tor March wcre only
about 81 900. 900 larger than those for
April. and the expenditures FOR the
latter month were iess than 5000 coo
greater than those FOR March. not
withstandinE that the interest pay
ments FOR April we're -. 500. 600.
against only tass. los for March
For April the receipts werv SASH
ssI. aud the expenditures. including
the payment Co Spain, we're t6b,
80. 600. showing deficit for the
month 81 tet.stg. ti2 The receipts
from customs were fi7.Gts9i from
internal revenue t2s 2oi .pss and from
miscellaneous sources u.Tss.b4i
The deheit for the fiscal year TO
date amounts 10 tie9. 800. zsS. but the
probabilities. are that the deficit Tor
the entire year viii not be In excess
of the estimate u tii2.o 900 made
BY Secretary Gage in hin annual re-
port. Expenditures on account u
the War department have not de-
creased as rapidly as had been hop
I'd. on account 20 the hostliltiea In
the Philippines. but the recent favor
able reports from General Otis have
led the treasury officials q believe
that by July I practically all ~ tho
volunteers wiii have beun mustered
out of the service. the heavy rNpru'
diturev for transportation and sui
alstrnre Of troops Nili have hewu ma
teriaiiy reduced. and the army rN-
psuseu generally brought down more
nearly to a normal basis.
n thess unpactatiens are realised.
n 10 thought that the treasury can
run about even frcm the beginning
q the new fiscal year. and that the
estimated drficit or so ooe. 90 fsr that
year viii not develop. The n~crcs
tary'r esttnstca for that year are
aased on an expected rvvrnus -
SAFE. 9ss H.. and an estimated expsu-
dfturu o fy6st .oas. $50.
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Mrs. ~ A Kyer; Mr.. and Mrs. =.
tiausmnn and Gen ard. Mrs q. $.
Asem. Ar. and Mrs p A. strout,
Ar. and Mrs. L. n, s,edmhn and Mr.
j. u. Loman. Mrs. J. r. Howe and
pr. and Mrs.. ~ =. Smith.
Mr. WIlhrun n. Bennett and Mixa
Ethel Esteils Downing. both Of this
city. were married AZ tn. residence
of the officiating clergyman. Rev. J.
=. Damon. Thursday evening.
a dinner was given At the Rainier
club wednesday evening in honor Of
senator Foster and ConEressncn
CuHhman and jones. The state re-
representatives. were given a box par
~ at the Seattle theater that night
nc the performance % Robin Hood
By the Bostonlans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Butter. Of
Port Townsend. are wishing In the
city.
The chionlan club met on Thurs.
day and made a study Of The Prac-
Teal Day"
Tho Advance club gave n program
In the club room Of the Seattle Lii
brary Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Donovan. OF
North Yakima. are In the city on
their honeymoon.
The Nesika club will give a palrty
at the Queen Anne club house
Thursday evening.
waEner's band gave a concert and
ball In the Armory hall Monday ev.
ening in honor of Dewey day.
Mr.. A. Y. washburn left for Alaska
Wednesday evening on the Resale.
Mrs, George W. Fisher left T,iea-
day FOR a visit 70 her mother In San
Francisco.
Mr. II a. shaub has returned from
a trip to California.
Mr.. Seneca @, Ketchum, editor OF
the skaKlt County Times at sedro-
woollcy, was in the city during the
week.
Mrs. J. Howard Watson has re-
turned from Lake Chclan.
Mirs Alice True. who has been se-
rlously III for the past two weeks is
again able to he out
Mrs. II. ~. Gowen n visiting with
friends ut Victoria.
Mr. J. =. Farrell. president Of the
Pacific coast company. is on n visit
TO California.
Mr. Clarence l.. white Is quite III
at his home on Fourth avenue.
The engagement Is announced of
Mr. Robert $. Redncld and Miss Ell
In r. Holland, both OF New York.
Both OF the young people are well
known in this city, Mr. Redneld hav-
Ing made Seattle his home up to
month ago and Miss Holland lived
here formerly,
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Wages again advanced.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May THE
sloss IRON " Steel company anhOunc-
Cd the third advance Of "a cents in
MYERS Wages granted since January
l. The advances are due to the adj
vance IN iron. which Regulates wag-
"a Of coat hlip'tH The miners ~
Alabama VIII now sst AZ cents n
ron, an adNahts on " cents since
January !, an" me highest wages
that have been paid In n number ~
years. inc isiuIeAhee Coal. Iron n
Itailroad company VII make n sim
isr 1nnlIfe'il'i" morrow.
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Fell Fifty Feet.

1T. LOUIS. May G-Mat Lane.
aged forty-aiR years. walked out ~
n third story window at his home,
1901 Clinton street. last night and fell
60 the ground. a distance Of nifty feet
save for "a dialocated shoulder. he
was unlnjured. whether dropped
headforemost or backwards | cant
say" said Lane, ''Ail ! know II that
as fell ! felt a peculiar sensation
Tying through the air. Suddenly the
sensation ended, and lay on the
ground with shooting pains In my
shoulder.
Excuse me from making such a
mistake again The doctors have
twisted that shoulder enough. Il
seemed to me. 60 wrench u from my
body. But I'm feeling all right now
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alton by noon. AZ nn news was &c
ceiVcd from Spokane announcing
their arrival word wha sent out
from here along the llnr, hat nothing
could be heard VI their naving pnan+
81 any point further south than che
welah unpaaineaa WAS felt by mem
beers az tho whevlmcn'a families IN
an word was received from spring
dale that three tired aud heHrimrd
travellers had boarded the south
hound train. thus reaching SPOKANE
hy q much easier method thnn bY
wheel. There was much rejoicing
today over the joyful news OF their
safe arrival IN Spokane.
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thousand men are out. They are not
Ia tho Interstate or Indiana agree
mcnt aud have been receiving less
for mining than their northern broth
ren. They we're recently organized
BY the gtnte Miners officers, and are
supposed ia have "a strong argnniza-
ton. Whether they intend % inter
fere with any miners who VIII 20 u
work has not yet developed.