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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
MARRIED
And Died
Husband at noon
Corpse at Night.
WEILKlOWi NEW YORK LOVERS
John Hall Van Worst Dies Of pneu-
monls on the Day Of HE
Wedding.
WELIrKlOWi NEW YORk LOVERS

NEW YORK. March s.-John Hall
van Worst. "a son 81 the late Judge
Hooper g. van Worst. was married
on his deathbed on Monday morning
at the residence - his mother and
sister. at i2s East Tweniy-second
street. 20 Miss Bessie McGinniH, a
daughter Of John AcGinnis. jr.. a
wall street broker. of 81 Madison
avenue. Before midnight Ar. Van
Worst was dead.
lie was about twenty seven years
old. aud hia vidOW IL twenty-four.
They had been engaged for some
tiuse. but no date had been set for
their wedding. the intention being To
have IL take place some time next
summer. Three weeks ago Mr.
Van Worst WINS best man at the map
risge Of Cleveland Monstt 10 Miss
I.usk. q daughter Of Dr. Graham
IuHk At the wedding. which took
place a the Church Of the Epiphany.
Van Worst caught severe cold A
week ago last Tuesday he was about
20 go out 10 a dinner party with his
bstrothed and his mother and sister.
but complained Of feeling iil and
they did not go. His death was due
20 pneumonia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08

CHICAGO, March s.-we shall
have to altar that line about pearls
from the ocean and gems from the
ian has found out how TO grow
pearls i'm aquarIa by the aid Of tams
oysters trained to do his bidding.
This is OF course. n very different
thing from the dodge Of inserting
small sphere In an oyster shell.
which In time viii become coated
with mother Of pearl and resemble
pearl. The Italians system Is 10
make real pearls The pearl. ms we
learned In tender infancy from
Mangnaiis Questions. ss an excres-
ence In the shell OF the right kind
Of an oyster. the translucent lining
Of the shell itself being mother Of
pearl.
The pearl Is the result Of Irritation
something gets into the oysters
eve. or he had bad cold. r. crossed
IN love, or is annoyed because din
ncr Is late-and Mr.. Comba. an ftai-
ian naturalist. has discovered how
to treat the oyster 20 make him
manufacture pearls az command. Hs
has formed a company which intend
TO breed pearl oysters, and by pre-
serving the spat from the dangers
Of the seas IL Is expected that q
much larger proportion OF babies
Will be reared than usual. Tickled
In the right way these oysters viii
all produce real iustrous gems.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
Dewey az a Prophet.

II has cen said that Commodore
Dewey sought to obtain the COM
mnn6 OF the Asiatio station because
he foresaw the opportunity that was
To cems 60 him. In one sense this IL
true. Dewey has always been a
man Of action. a natural fighter.
That he went gladly 10 the East In
dies command. when at least two
other nag officers could have had it.
4 the, had wanted II. but that he
preferred taking service afioat 10
any Kind Of comfortable duty on
shore. IN <rue. but u was the s~a-
mars In rtinct that led him. rather
than any prophetic power.
There were several questions of
grave Importance likely 10 come be-
fore the country. and Commodore
Dewey knew that the man in COM
nssnd al sea IL the man who In In
a position 90 make opportunities for
himself. while the men who eiing to
easy bliless ashore must-when war
clouds thresten-rtand around and
walt for chances 10 come TO them.
IL vas no mere chance that put
George Dewey in command In the
FAR East. ~ was the logical working
got Of the principles Of a lifetime.
The men who had always had sum
cisnt influence 10 keep them in time
81 reaee In easy places In New York
and Washington. while others did
the hard work Of the service at sea.
discovered that all their influence
could not give them the places Of
danger and Of honor In time Of war.
u WAS good lesson for the navy.
and II should be remembered by cv-
cry young ofs,cer.-Ffam with
Dewey al Manila by Joseph l..
stlchnsy in Harper's Magazine.
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MRS. BOOTH COMING


Mrs. Maud BsiiinEton Booth. one
OF the chief oficcrs Of tho Volunteers
of America. 10 to visit Seattle on
April &. In the interest of the voiun-
ter work. and especially the prison
work. Mrs. Booth In the head Of
the Volunteer Prisoners league,
which she was Instrumental In hay
is.s organized a year or 10 ago. and
which In regular branch of the
voiur teerr of America.
Mrs Booth will com. to Seattle
from Tacoma In the afternoon
OF April 6. and viii be given a pub
lie reception In one of the city
churches. The First Presbyterian
church has been secured for Mrs.
Booth'r address. which will be at
night. and viii be along the line Of
prison work as she has found Il In
the many states Of the Union. Mrs.
Booth is one Of the ablest Christian
speakers in America. and u has been
said that she can move an audience
from laughter to tears, In telling OF
the prisons.
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THE MIDNIGHT SKIES.

To finite minds there can but be
The finite In infinity.
and nE within It's systcm's space
Each planet has allotted place
Tire whole must he n continent
Within undreamt-of limits pent.
Again. n that be true. indeed.
That all the stars together speed
Forever through the empty vast.
one nioust be first and one be last.
Then. ss the midnight skies we sean.
Think OF that star which leads the
van;
Flung back by those huge prows OF
seas
or terrible tranduilities,
Aroused to Intellectual storm.
Surge round the stars that following
swarm,
In new amozcment. TIL the last
Pale iaRRard of them NIL In past;
And all the fiery burrows fade
Gods worlds In splendid passage
made.
w. q. Hole In Spectator.
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ONE MORE
HERO GONE
-----~-----------
Fought Spaniards in
Cuba.
RE DIED At OLD FORT STElENs
-
George Berger. "oniy . Rssuisr."
Finally suesumbs to
RE DIED At OLD FORT STEyENS

ASTORIA. or. March =. - George
Berger. an enlisted mau Of company
NJ. Third artillery. died four days ago
at Fort Stevens. and was buried with
military honers. lie was one Of the
herorn of the late war. as the fever
that he contracted In Cuba was
the cause Of his death. although not
the inimediats one. lie Was a menu
Der OF the First infantry of the reFu-
lars. and ~ not the firs,. was one II
the first tn touch Cuban sell after
war had been declared. He was
through ali the battles around san.
tisra with his regiment. that took
the hrunt Of nearly every night but
get little credit. because they were
regulars. After the var was over
he wa found tn have contracted a
fevsr. was sent to New York. and
from there transferred 10 the THIRD
artillery, and sent 70 Fort Stevens in
the belief that he wouid soon re-
cover. rheumatism quickly set In.
and from II he died. lie had been
In tho regular army for fourteen
years. and had the bsst OF q eotda
from all the officers who had hsm In
their commands lie Was not man
81 iodusetoas disposition. ana little
was known of him. except that he
was born In Cleveland. O. For the
fourteen years that he had been la
the regular army. his marks have
all been ercditahie. As he was
strong. healthy and Of good habits.
HE experiences In Cuba can be at
trihnted as the direct cause Of his
death.
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CLEVELAND. O.. March s.-The
Big Consolidated Street Railway Co.
is to have funeral car. The funer-
al car, the most novel in the coun-
try. viii be of the eight.wheeied sub
urban type. a partition viii divide
the car. The forward room wiz bs
furnished for the reception OF the
coffin.
Two rows Of seats viii be arranged
In the rear compartment In the same
manner ns are the seats In the sub
urban cars. These seats viii be for
monrners. The car will be finely
finished and appropriately draped In
sombre purple. The interior decora-
tions viii be costly and appropriate.
Common cars, draped In mourning
coIors for the occasion. will be pus
into service. should the size OF the
funeral cortege demand IL. The fu-
neral car will be rented for a singis
trip for $40. THE innovation VIII be
especially welcome to people In
moderate circumstances" said Pres
icent Everett Tuesday. The cost
of funerals nowadays Is above thu
reach of people only fairly weli-to,
do. The use OF the funeral car will
greatly reduca the expense"
Trolley funeral cars have been In
use In Boston for several years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
PECULIAR AND PERTINENT.

The Sahara desert IN three times
~ large as the Mediterranean.
The island Of Key Yves, has 5000
Inhabitants on n surface Of only
z00o acres.
There are said to be sold about
%. on. 600 paper collars Ia the Unit
ed States each year.
The Nile IA the longest river In the
w3rid. 400 miles. Tn. Niger In 1900
miles and the Zambcri 1900 miles.
The fastest flowing river In the
world In the sutiej. in British India.
with descent Of $4,000 feet In $50
miles.
In the middle of n game 81 tennis
In Central India the other day n
tirer bounded into the midst OF the
players.
At the beginning Of the eighteenth
century people were hanged In En-
rland for the Illicit manufacture Of
salt.
A rood Arabian horse can eanter
In the desert for twenty-four hours
In summer and forty-eight hours In
winter without drinking.
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leave little or no trace after they
had been taken.
This incident recalls a famous
case IN England many years aRo In
wbirh the strong poiut 81 defonhe
was to show that the accused who
wna an expert chemist. would not
have used q poison which could ho so
easily found after IL had been taken
into the human System Sir Robert
chrlttcron Professor in EdinburE
university. famous expert ON tnSt-
colosv, whose works are Htill stand
ari on that subject, was put ON tho
stand To- prove this point When he
declared that chemist would Ger
talnly uho some poison which would
leave no trace, tho prosecuting at
torney asked n he meant Co say
that there WE'RE such poinanH.
Nir Robert replied in the afiirma-
tive. The prosecutor asked Name
theml"
sNol" shouted tho fudge. Il forbid
yor TO answer that question"
In spite OF the protests Of the pro-
aeoutor the Judge would not allow
the expert publicly 10 give the name
Of poison which would leave no
trace, aud the question remained
Unanswered.
New comes the curious part Of the
stefy. During the next two years
Sir Robert received more than 1000
letters. from all parts 81 the world.
asking. begging. Offering To- buy the
name OF the untracsablc poison al
iuded to In his testimony. Many OF
these he Kept as curioHitieH. show
iur them "a his friends sa evidence
~ the depfuyity Of human nature.
Son ~ the excuses Tor wanting tho
name of tn. poison were very inEcn-
iuua one man WAS writing novel
based on poison plot. and wanted
g. make use Of the untrasrahie polls
en- Idea. lie did not want 10 give
~ ams ~ the poison IN HIS book,
htk at wanted o. have u beside
him ~ case aud scientific critic
shouts deny the possibility ~ such
ruiadus. when he could send him the
name IN a private letter and quote
the distinguished authority from
vi o'a u came. etc. Several persons
prs fergea to be studying chemistry.
NttN nrAsf fHf the ANtHt HNAAtHH IN
The ifound Of professional courtesy.
To al such Sir Robert would send
re advice e. pursue their studies.
aua they would soon know an much
abant u as he did Aany offered
large sums 81 money Tor the rrcfei.
Usually pretending they had bit stiil
larger amounts that they could find
II aut IN given tinae, and we're
willing e. share their proftH lihcg-
ais with Sir Robert.
The thing which most impressed
ST. Robert waa tho number q per
SONS eli over the waFid who seemed
DESTROYS ~ possessing the secret of
an AGENT that would XIII but leave
no trace. and the amaxing false
hoosir 10 which they would subscribe
their IA mes In ORDER 10 obtain the
Information. n II said that what
ever poison Sir Robert had IN mind
at the trial he never mentioned u.
not cssn In his classes. 10 strongly
was he impressed with the danger
of letting such a thing become mat
ter II public knowledge. New York
sun.
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IMPERIALISM IN BUSINESS.

The rapid Increase In the number
ot trusts throughout the country,
demands serious attention ON the
part of the American people. An
evil CT gigantic proportions is being
fastened apon the land. whose
far-ieaehlng effects win become more
aud more apparent every day.
small producers are being crowded
cut Of the markets OF the country.
and rcrcvptihlc atiuening In
prices Of manufactured goods con-
trcllcd by trusts IS already noticed on
every hand ManlpulatorS Of the
trusts truly state that these COM
b.uations effect cheapenlng In the
cost ~ production. hat they neglect
90 call attention 20 the fact that this
ctsarcnlns Is effected by throwing
many men out ~ employment II
uustr continue to multiply. the num-
her ~ thcse discharged win soon
rvaeh an appalling total There Is
no csense tor this state % Affairs.
iaasmueh as the goods sold by the
trusts are advancing In price.
Not emily do the trusts eentralIEe
"a themselves an antocrstte power.
calculated 70 hear down and sweep
away an opposition. but they become
controlling factors Ia legislative
beslfes. brihing those whom they
eaBaet eatote.
The formation ~ trusts Is directly
opposrd 70 the theory and principles
OF american Institutions. and viii
strike ultimately at the foundations
" Republican government. The
theory ~ our Institutions Is that all
men are born free and equal With
the same opportunities for advance
mont The promoters Of trusts say.
.'oa,y the few shau have an oppor-
tu-itv and shall survive Imper-
iaiism in business il almost as bad
as fendalism In government and both
arr utterly foreign to American
ideas
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Strike In the Douglas.

NpHTHpOKT. wash, March b.
News has Just been received here
from reliable sources that big body
OF ore has been encountered in the
Douglas mine THIS property II ON
sophia mountain. and corners on the
velvet. the latter being a regular
ahipper. The ore encountered was
reached in one OF two tunnels that
were being driven. and was uncover
90 Mt n depth of 200 feet. The ex-
tent CT the ore body could not be
estimated. the ore being found ON
the footwaii. and up 20 this time
they have been unable 10 get the
hanging wall. The owners Of the
claim are l. =. Kaufman. W. n.
Montgomery and II. ", Smith. Of
Spokane. and Douglas Hunter, of
Portland.
The Douglas In lust a few hundred
fect on the British side of the line.
hut these same parties own three
claims. the Abe Lincoln, Oct In and
Maryland. adjoining the Douglas, on
which claims can be distinctly
traced the same ledge as that on the
Douglas. a croaseut has been driv-
en- In the Abe Lincoln ~ feet on the
ledge without getting the hanging
wal.
Assays taken across the Douglas
vein show values In copper and gold
OF slS 40 The ore IN found In n
fsaure vein that cronscuta the form
alton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
EWES DAUGHTERS.

There IL no color more becoming 10
a little tot than red. and no material
IS warm and comfortable for a wrap
as eiderdown.
Sewmarkets are selling so ridicu-
lousy low that they are a great
temptation. II should be remember
ID. however. In buying one. that the
fashion came I'm suddenly and may
20 out In like manner.
Spring costumes are trimmed in
fur.
The ostrich feather boa's popular
its is ON the wane. Pussy boas Of
lace OF chiffon or a combination Of
both are used instead.
II YOU are n bridc-to-be, then must
you have amongst tho rest OF your
loneliness a ohemiss de mutt OF
liberty silk. This sheer satin stun
81 as exquisite as II manufactured In
Greenland.
Embroidered and painted ribbons
are the intcst wrinkle. and the ahir-
red ribbons make very stylish trim
ninea for gowns OF thin cotton ma
tcflal.
The new embroIderies worked upon
Iinen fabric grow constantly better
81 calef and design.
4 modish hat has at Its founda-
tion green moss. with roses and rose
bues and green leaves, which APP
pear 10 grow up naturally from the
crown.
The prevailing custom Of send
inG Lenten faats. signs OF Easter
Tide. and confectionery as n gift Mt
Faster, IL becoming very prevalent.
aud instead OF inciosing IL in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
ROUTES
TO MANILA
Via Suez 1t Is Much
Too Hot.
AND IT COSTS A GREAT DEAL, TOO
csbinet Concludes 10 Send Our
soldiers BY Way Of the
AND IT COSTS A GREAT DEAL, TOO

WASHINGTON. March "a, a
cabinet meeting recently there was
sams diseussion of the respective
merits Of the Suez and the Fan
Francisco routes between the Unit
IS States ana the Philippine islands.
Objection had been raised TO the flu
- faute on account OF the oppres-
alive heat ~ the tropics. and this con
e'dsratton IL an important one In
chipping troops. The principal con-
aiaeratinn. however. II the cost of
tht tolls for passing through the Su-
"a canal. The bills for tolls on the
transport Grant were received at
the war department from Gen. Law
ton yesterday. They were unexpect-
edly high. and this convinced the de-
nertfuent that IL In less expensive
everything considered. To transport
troops from San Francisco.
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nev Prayer awaswsvsd.

NEW YORK. March s--when
Mrs. Adolphins Fuss. Of sos Grand
strect. Hoboken. was arraigned be-
fore Recorder stanton In the Hobok-
en- police court yesterday. on the
charge OF being en- h~bitusi drunk
arc. her two children and her moth
er-in-ia~. Mrs. Jane Foss. an AGED
woman. appeared In her behalf. tip
On being questioned the children adj
rnittei that their neither drank a
great deal when the recorder sen
fenced their mother 20 jail for sixty
days they burst into tears and beg.
rcd their grandmother 90 intercede.
The old lady stepped forward and.
kneeilnr at the foot q the record-
e-'s desk. prayed 10 God for her
dauehtrr-ln-lsw's RELEASE
Recorder Stanton told the old lady
10 rise. lie then DISCHARGED tue pyis-
oner who took the pledge before
leaving the court room.
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LONDON. March Ain the house
Of commons the Hon. Philip Stan
hoise. Radical. asked tho gpsern-
nent WHISTLER its attention had been
called TO the death Of British sub.
iects nj Manila. and whether the
circumstances thereof were such az
permitted friendly representations
to be made TO the United states TO
procure peculiarly compensation for
the families Of those whose lives
we're lest.
Af. Frederick. representing the
foreign once. replied that the Brit
ish consul at Manila had reported
the facts and would doubtless fur
nish a full report. when the govern
risnt would be abis 20 decide what
course To take.
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Caught In the Stream.

RosALfA. Wash. March A.
when coming 20 town J. u. King
has a narrow escape from losing his
life. About one mile north u town
the road crosses Pine creek. which
for many years has been npanned by
wooden bridge that was con-
drinues. about .ilne months ago and
the rianks removed. This has Gem
PEELED a very thickiy populated part
OF The district 90 resort To tho very
ian~sroua recourse % fprfing the
creek about 10 yards beio~ the old
bridge. The entrance from both
sides Of tho creek 10 the ford II
down steep banks.
Mr.. King. on arriving Mt the west
bank drove down ita PERCEPTIONS side
ar entered the ford. which had
swollen Co n greater depth than he
vas aware Of until his horses began
tc struggle. showing the dangerous
preaiearnsnt he was In. His horses.
fimtelf and conveyance were car
rted down the stream. while he
struggled TO FIRE. himself from his
wraps and the riE Luckily they
fiaated on 20 small island. but In
this time one OF the horneA was lost
The water was swift and deep on
all sides Of the little island. W.
o'Connor. the section boss on the
railroad. Jaw Mr.. Kings position
and rushed over with his gang ~
men and threw him a rope. which he
tied around himself. and with strong
and willing hands at the other end
Of the rope, he entered the creek
and was speedily hauled across. lie
suffered severely from the cold. as
he wss exposed to the elements ~
minutss before he was rescued.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
A STRONG POISON.
Scotch Chemist Not Allowed to
Name II In a Murder Case.

Wncp John Y. Yocum was on the
stand at the Adams inquest on Fri
day Mr. Osborne, the assistant dis
triot attorney. endeavored to bring
out the fact that the person who
mixed the poison could not have
bean n thorough chemist or he would
not have employed an agent which
could be traced 30 easily as mer-
curry. Although a chemist might
know that cyanide Of mercury was
a poison. Mr.. Yocum did not believe
hc would make use OF II. because he
would know OF 80 many better, such
as ptomaic poisons. which would
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Among applications made 10 the
Dominion parliament at ottows for
It's veto Of acts passed BY provin-
eiai arliaments. l= one seeking the
eisallowment Of the British Column
hia alien exclusion act and tn. Jap
auaze exclusion act. The news
eomcy from ottowa that the pomin-
ion parliament will do nothing to-
wards revoking the alien mining act.
but that radical action viii be
taken with rce,rence 10 the Japanese
exclusion law. An ottowa dispatch
says that -the Japanese are both
spirited and seIf-respoetlng. and may
retaliate unless the measure OBJ
nexious to them Is modified II
might be matter Of passing In
trrca. to know what the Canadians
think Ct Us. as our protests are evil
IDENTIFY without weight. II IL another
Incident illustrating British blunt
meas and want Of tact.
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KILLED In Honduras.

WASHINGTON. March s.-Repre-
sentative Dalxeli. of Pennsylvania,
has called 10 the attention OF the
Ytate department. the case OF n Mr.
Pears. formerly OF Pittsburg. who
was killed in Honduras by n soldier
Of that government. MIR. Pears was
the agent at Puerto corteE OF the
Honduras Mahogany company. II
i~s said that the sentry ordered him
to hnlt, but being unfamiliar with
the Spanish Language he continued
TO advance and the sentry shot him,
An investigation is I'm progress.
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q zulu 70 De Ordained.

NEW YORK. March s.--John l..
Duhe. a native Of zuiuiand. Africa.
{. to be ordained Ms a minister OF
the Lewis avenue Congregational
church. In Brooklyn. on March 10
he was educated in oberiin college,
Ohio. and has been a teacher in q
6.h-iasIan school In Natal. His wife
rceofnranied him to this country,
He was In the line Of succession. n
ia saii. to the Zulu throne. but was
cut N when he embraced Chris
tinnity.
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Girls Body Found In . River

uRrDGEToS. N. J.. March s.--The
body Of Miss Rae Hague. daughter
Of Captain Jacob Hague. OF Green
wieh, who disappeared from her
home on November 6. was this after
noon found In the cohansey river
only n short distance from her
home. The girl was nineteen years
old. She had a tin with her sister
and when rebukca by her mother.
left home with n threat OF suicide.
Her mother declares that Rae was
out Of her mind when she drowned
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Father Of - Dies . Psupsr

cRAwFORDsvrI.LF. Ind. March
s-Michaei derbrisk died last night
at the poorhouse. lie had been mar
riea several times. and was the
father OF thirty-two children. not one
OF whom went TO see him before his
death. nor Mt his funeral. one Of
his sons. however. some time ago.
left money with an undertaken to
defray all burial expenses.
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pruce Grave to Be Opened.

LONDON. March 3. - The Pail
Mall Gazette announces that tho
Home Secretary has dasided TO al
low Mrs. bruce to open the grave
In the Highgate cemetery, In which
her father-in-law, T. G. pruce, IL
alleged to have been buried. This
will settle the contention Of Mrs.
Drtice that the coffin did not con-
tain the body of T. c. Druce. who,
she declares. was the rightful NTH
Duke of Portland.