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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
THE OVERHEAD WIRES
An Ordinance Providing They
Must Go Underground.

The ordinance providing that all
elective wires shall so underground.
IL receiving careful consideration by
the corporation committee or the
city council. The limits mapped out
IN the ordinance wherein all over
head wires will be prohibited, are
a. follows.
Beginning "a tho northeast corner
Of pike street and Third avenue. and
running thence along the east line Of
Third avenue and Third avenue
south to the north line " Jackson
street. thence along the south line
OF Jackson street to the east line
Of Railroad avenue. thence along the
east line Of Railroad avenue 10 the
north line Of YeHier way. thence
along the north line OF Ycsler way to
the west line ~ Western avenue.
thence along the west line Of West
ern avenue to the north line 81 Pike
street. thence 10 the place OF begin
ming"
Managers Of the different electric
companies have been consulted. and
II IL their opinion that the change
should come gradual, NaRt Improve
meuts have been made latey, and "A
great deal Of overhead wire Is on
hand. This would be a loss To- the
company, as the wire used FOR uu-
foreground purposes IL entirely
different, The committee VIII re-
port to the city council next Mon
day night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

NEW YORK. March ls.--Ths Rev.
Father Henry Van Renseiasr. az tbs
church ~ ~. Francis xavisr. In
West Sixteenth street. has written =
play entitled al War which - To
Be produced by the YouuE Mems So
dality of the church IN the theater
of the Jcruise college connected with
the church. on April II The play
= founded on the spanish American
war and the movements Includes M
efdrnts In Cuba and Porto ftico and
this country. The three women
characters viii b. played b. young
nnen- This Is said to be the ffrst
dramatic piece that Father Van
Rensselaer, has written Father Van
Rensselaer, not iong aEo took his
fnai vows. fIe belongs To the Van
Rensselaer, family % this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
IIE POUNDS
MISSIONS
Crittenton'S PhiIan-
thropic Work.
THE n. Y. MERCHANT EVANGELIST
Says No viii Found . Fiorenee
crittsnton's Nome In Seattle.
Ms Visit Mere.

Charles N, crittenton. New york'n
merchant evangelist, has arrived In
HIS private ear "uood News" lie
VIII deliver aud Interesting lecture ~
Plymouth Congregational church
sunday morning. and viii begin
series OF revival meetings AZ the
First II. g. church in the evening.
which win continue throughout the
week. lie will siao conduct . SER
Ntce at the v. NJ. q. A. sunday after
nom. at o'eleek. Mt. crittsnrn
is the founder af tho 'sFierence crit
teatan mission." nf New York clty.i
being named IN memory u Mr
daughter Florence. The
uiiasion IA situated At sis5s niescker
street. surrounded By houses Of ~
reputs. and the object % the mission
10 Go aid these fallen women. II II
four ssory house. MI. crigtenton
haa established sixty simitar homes
la America and they all bear the
name Florence crittenlan mission"
Mr. crittssfoa viii establish home
In seattle during his stay here.
lie IL aided In nj. evangelical work
By Mrs. Emfna Mofratt. Of Los
Angeles who IL an accomplished
singer devotinE her time 10 this
work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
ssas-i-=saasa=s-7--asa - -
WEATHER FORECAST.

ohnervor Salisbury predicts rain
FOR tonight and tomorrow. This
morning he issued the following
weather synopais' "a high barom-
cter area has now appeared on tho
California coast In place of the
atorm area that was there Thursday.
and low has replaced the high"
that was yesterday over Alberta and
British Columbia. The winds from
northerly have become southeriy In
Washington. and cloudy weather has
onaued in the coast district No
rain has yet fallen in Washington
or oregon. and the only rainfall re-
ported from any station this morn
ing is OF from Roseburg. .o2 from
anaw at Wlnnemucca. IL from snow
at Salt Lake city, and .o6 from snow
at Idaho Falls. The temperature
b. . tribe higher in Washington. and
has fallen somewhat In the plateau
region"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
CZARINA
GOES NEXT
U. S. May Take Her
for a Transport.
FREIcHTER OF THE kRrSE LINE
u She Is Chartered She viii 90 to
Manila loaded with Freight
No Psssesgers.
FRRICHTER OF THE kRrSE LINE

f'hc steamer caarina. the freight
steamer OF the Kruae Steamship
company. Is likely to be chartered BY
the government 20 serve as a trans
port 10 Manila. The arrangements
Tor chartcrtns the crarina arc now
being made AT San Francisco. =. o.
Game. agent u the company AZ
Seattle. Was seen this morning. and
said.
taking the caarina 90 50 so Manila
10 n present beinx talked over be-
tweent the officials and the company
st san Francisco. but as yet We
have received no aavtecs that uhr
had been secured. The c4arina left
Seattle four or ave DAYS age for
San Francisro. aud should have ar
rived thsre today. n the matter i
satisfactorily srttIed. We viii no
doubt hear 90 n soon"
In the event of the Czarinn's gns
Inc 20 the Philippines. she will take
. cargo % freight. bur NJ pasNcn.
gers. az she has no accommodations
for them. Last summer thu sov-
ernmcnt had It's eye on the trim
eciiicr. and came very near charter
ing her then as q transport. she
was rejected. however. on account az
her small sixe. larger and nwifteF
steamers being on hand 1T that
time. The steamer has operated on
the coast for several years. and i
well known on the Sound. The
crsrins Is sse.es tons net. and sis.xt
tons groea Captain sesfnen. her
commander. has many friends az
Seattle. as have also her other
Officers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Runaway Girl Found.

NEW YORK. March 1s.-ARent
william II. King. OF the Gerry So
clety. accompanied by two policemen
from the Mercer street station, went
to a boarding house Et25 East I.lcv-
enth street last night aud arrested
Malcolm Diekerson. 81 years old.
telephone clerk. and Laura Saville.
n fG-year-oid girl who was found
with DIckcrEon at the boarding
house. The girl was sent 70 the
Gerry soclcty'g rooms and the man
was locked UP IN the Mercer street
police station, charged with abdue-
ton.
According 10 the story told by the
police the girl disappeared from her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
THE EpWORTH LEAGUE
Held . Sub. District convsa.
tion In Seattle.

The sub-dissrict convention Of the
F-pworth league opened al Seattle.
Thursday evening IN the Haven ".
- church. In north Seattle Rev.
w. N. sstleck. Of the Grace NJ. =.
church led the preliminary aona SER
vice at 8 o'eioeks REV J. W. Miller
preached on ''chrIstianity. the power
Of God for service An altar ser
tice followed. led by Rev. sciieck.
The following fer the entire session
= as followed $40. opening dsvo,ioua,
led by Harvey v. Jones. sss. bust
ness. led BY r. NJ Randall. s.st. de-
partment work and discussions. r.
81. Randall. f.25. paper. General or
Eanixailon.- Battery league. 10. pa
per, Literary department" Trinity
league; 1910. paper. Junior league. T"
Grace league. iisso. paper. Social
department" Haven league.
lao. Opening devotions. led by
Miss Dora Adron. las. department,
work and discussions. led by r. NJ.
Randall. $40. paper. 'Corrcspon-
dsnee." Fremont league. ;. paper.
Mercy and help" ballard league.
sAo. paper. Finance" Madison
street league: go, spiritual depart
usent." First Church league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
SHIP IS OVERDUE


The bark Oregon. which arrived
last evening from Hawaii via Port
Townsend. brings news Ut the prob.
abie loss of the American bark Do
minIon. She il now out fifty-nfne
days from Honolulu for Puget sound.
ana nothing has been seen or heard
Of her. The Oregon sailed frofn
Honolulu twenty days ago. fourteen
days after the sailing OF the Do-
miuion. She IMPORTS a stormy pas
sswc across the epcean. and On March
encountered heavy nortAwesseriy
gale. While wrestling with the wind
the fore toprnast and fore royal yard
were carried away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
The Passing Of kaskaskia.

RED HID. III. MaFEh as@Thf last
vssfikc Of what was once the city
Of kaskankia. the first capital 81 the
state 81 Illinois. and the metropolis
Of the ~sss. will have disappeared
In the Mississippi within a few dayt
There are noN only few hundred
feet % the cid corporate limits Of
the town left. and the land r. fast
eaytug Int the MiN@issippi.
Ever since the Mississippi river eu,
through the peninsula above the old
town In tsse and formed a junction
with the kaskaskiA OF okaw river,
eight miles above the place where
u originally emptled into the siisHis-
sippi. this waters have been washing
away the land upon which the tow n
stood. until now the last trace -
the historic Old place has almost dlA-
appeared.
me residence % Governor Bond.
the arat governor ~ the state 81
Illinois. Was washed into the river
about three years aRe. ana al the
old bulldinEp with their quaint old
fashioned French colonial archtec-
turr, have one by ono followed the
ttfffa1 faHtnHhNHa AsNf f4NA = }aN tMAAAH
0verhanainr the brink % the river
are all that remain Of what vas
once city u 1890 people. the cap
i,al nrst of territory. and later 81
a state.
The church Of KsHkaagis vas torn
down and removed several years
aEp. and last fail the ground upon
which Il once stood was washed
away. The old erayeyards. 90
which there were three. are gore.
They Originally contained ,heusa ufia
OF KaskaSia's dead. most ~ whom
were disinterred and removed O. a
new cemetery on the bluffs opposite
the old town. Through the effprta
OF Ex-senator Rickcrt. who intro
dnecd the bill for that purpose IN the
Illinois legislature. they now rest
where the waters cannot reach
them. but many we're left behind
and washed nut by the river.
The passing ~ kaHsaskia closes
an epoch IN the history OF the west.
for with its Disappearance the mnai
important landmarks q French cai-
onlsntion IN the middle west VIII
have disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
new coUHTv OF cMrlam.

y. n watterson. Of wenatehse.
IL in the city. and IL enthusiastic
over the act Of the Legislature In
creating the new county ~ chetsn.
within whose boundaries hts town Il
located
1--WE wanted the county called
wenatchrr. said he. but there vas
considerable objection. 80 the name
chrian was adopted u r. not az
good = name IA wcnatchee. hut VIII
do. and VAS setiied-as a comproFnis..
stopping objections fram peepls iiF-
InK outside the town % wenatrhee.
We anticipated fierce opposition
from Tsttensburr IN securing the pas
saHr % ths btu providing for the
creation ~ the new county. bur the
people % that toNn were really very
Just. aud masnanimoua
Nr. Wasterson says that Wen
aichee will be- selected % the PR
maneut county seat. wtihoat doubt
Concerning the outinok for the fruit
crop tbs coming season. ne reports
everything faYorshls.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
ALASKA STRIKERS
sksgwsy saloons Closed to
Preserve Order.

News from skaeway UP to tho 18th
inst. indicates that che strikers on
the railroad have been making
things lively for the Alaakan town.
Sunday. Marrh Il. they raidsd the
railway sound house and Hhofss at
Camp No. 1. and drove the employees
out. After making various threafn.
they returned 10 town. Trhs situa-
tson appeared 40 alarming that L. =.
Commissioner sehIerede issued an
order closing al the saloons and
gambling houses IA the town. and M
u the slrae the steamer bringing the
news tef; The place. appeared de-
serted. but tiasre wna At the same
time an air OF suppressed excitement.
T.ne United States Marshal sNnre in
n special posse. and he proposed tn
rres.srve order and law even at ths
cost Of bieodshsi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

per al n o'clock, nndo a last call
on man with the fsip. ana had
turned into bed. dos Hred
II WAS long after midnlrht when
the telephone boil rhnH The doctor
was sunk In dOen eloep Again
the bell range ont sharply and im-
patiently, and continued 20 ring but
the doctor ala not hear t. A the
other nnd ~ the hail a pale student
pofcd over his book he wHa study
ins law. The boil disturbed him.
aud he NJ ienRth decided 10 answer
u and stop the ringing lie took
down the receiver and shouted,
"iteilol"
ia that you. DOCTOR asked an
anxious voice.
Yes. what do you wnntY" replied
the student. who knew the doctor
was tired. and did not winh TO wake
him unless the case weH serious.
This IL Potts, doctor. II J Potts.
My wife wanted me 70 cali YOU up
10 tell YOU that the haey wouldn't
play with HIS blocks tonight. ard
seemed kind OF heavy and duh.
what 30 yau suppose IL the matter.
doetorg My wife IL very uneasy"
Hum" said the student. trying 20
think OF somrthiug % aay. is the
baby feverishf"
no. don't think he is." replied
the voice. .iiut he sneexed once to-
night
An said tire bogus doctor.
that's a gnod job, n he Hneexed
and IL not feVeriHh. he o. al risht.
You might give him q little water
II he wakes zap and eflea. Il he sets
tao " arm. take some u the. covers
on j"
''Aii right doctor. Much obliged.
s%arry 60 have had "a disturb you.
but my wife wouldn't SO "a sleep an
al called YOU M. dood night"
All. thought the pale student,
that IL s. for the doctor. Wish ]
could earn it as easily"
When he toid the doctor ahout his
deception the next day he was
thanked. and Mr. Potts bin Was
nHcti~d ts. onrsbaif 81 which went
% the pale student.
IT'S their nfst baby" explained
the doctor. sand they're tackied %
death to pay any ptlrs Ter n. |
couldn't have given Potts any better
advise myself. 's- Kansas CITY star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

WASHINGTON. March ls.-rhe
navy department. mas decided to send
the supply shsp Glacier to Admiral
Dewey with a cargo OF provisions
and necessary 'stOres- She il nov
at Brooklyn navy yard and win be
httsd uD there for the voyage to
Manila. The Glacier has a Fefriger-
afinr plant. which Will be kept In
tact. She will be retained on the
Asiatic station for use as cold
storage supply ship. She was form
eriy the steamer Port Chalmera, OF
the Federal line Of f.ouden. aud cost
the government 33fo.ss9.
Admiral Dewey cables the navy
department to-day that the supply
shIp Eanshan had left Manila with
coal and other supplies Tor Guam.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Marriage Just Announced.

NEW YORK. March iSz@charics
A, Weed aud Miss Matte n. Peck,
% brooklyn. were married at New
Rochelle on November but the fact
has only tuat been announced. The
couple arr stlii on their weddlug trip
aud when they reach Washington.
y, c, on Tuesday. there viii be a
reception AZ the home OF MIR Weeds
parents. iass Eleventh street. SIR.
and Mrs. Weed viii make their home
nt CO Cranberry street. brooklyn.
" was Fenernily known that Mr.,
Weed and Mtas Peck werc enFancd
and the keeping q the marriage 80
long a secret II surprise 20 their
friends,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
VOLUNTEERS SOCIAL

This iocai post Volunteers Of Am.
erica gave shamrock social last
night 81 their hall ttstf second
avenue south. tn. ladies 81 the
post served coffee. eake. and ice
cream. The following proEfa Inwas
presented. America. soprano solo.
Miss Bertha Olson recitation. Mr.
Fsrmah. duet guitar aceompanl.
msut. the Misses lfrown. cornsi solo.
Mr.. ftsyeock, recitation. Miss r.
Abbott. baritone solo. Mr. Stewart
Instrumental saiu. MieH HueksnHs
hesitation. Mr.. bushnell. Sithcr Nein.
Prof Rhodes. duet. the Misses
Bowen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
NOW HAS A CAP
Port Warden Adopts . Dis,
tinguIshlng Feature.

n. l.. noEers. the port warden Of
Seattle. has recently provided him
self with a ntting emblem Of his
official capacity In the nature OF a
navy blue steamship" cap Of the
best quality obthlnabie. The cap is
OF the style commonly worn by the
masters Of ocean steamers When
purchased the cap was encircled
with band Of gold braid. with but
tons ~ the same metal on the sides.
The worthy port warden, however.
considered the appearance Of his
new article Of headgcar as being too
Official. so the gold braid and but
tons have been removed. Captain
llogera wears the cap when cxereis-
ing the duties of his office,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
SHUT OFF WATER.
Deiinquencies Almost Reach
the Sum of $1,000.

The clerks IN the city treasurer's
Office are at work on tho delinquent
water list. and City Treasurer Foote
expects 10 complete the list In two
or three days. An pxtra force Of
men under superintendent l.. u.
Younes. consisting of two inspectors.
a meter man and shut.off man.
About 300 water consumers are de-
linauent in their water rent. and IL
IL the intention To Immediately shut
or all taps leading to hYdrants Eerv-
inF deiinquenta. The dcilnqueuta at
the present time reach sum con-
siderably over $4,000. In each in
stance where the water is shut off.
a fine of 81 will accompany the
act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
AN ANTARTIC TRIP

LONDON. March ~. - Although
response to the appeal made 20 the
council Of the Royal Geographical
society for funds to send out an an
taretic expedition has not been 20
liberal as was expected. u In said.
nevertheless, that the promoters Of
the enterprise feel confident that
they viii be able 20 dispatch the
expedition southwark early next
year. or course the undertaking
viii be on n less elaborate scale than
that which Il was hoped the govern
mcut would aubsldize, but u VIII be
Of sufficient Importance to enable
this country 90 hold It's own with
other nations IN the work Of antarc-
tic exploration
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
MORE FISH SOON
Columbia River Salmon Sea-
son Opens April rs.

The season for catching salmon
on the Columbia river viii begin
April Is This event win caunc
much rejoicing on the part Of the
pr0pFietors Of the local Fish mar
ketH. both Wholesale and retail. as
there II always n great demand for
the big fellows taken from that
water.
Salmon taken from the Sound and
streams thereon are stiii scarce In
the markets. What few have been
left after the rayagcs Of spcarmen.
trapmeh. and ruachera. have r.
turned TO the waters ~ the ocean.
Haiibut continues to be In demand.
and shipments coming from the
north are quickly sold a big CON
slnnment Of haiibut II expected 10
arrive on the Ai-Ki which IL due
tonight. Small nsb are Mt present
plentiful
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Soldiers Wife Suicides.

AVON. Mass. March is.--Mrs. ",
". onkeR. the wife % George w.
Oakes. = soldier Of the Flfth Mas
sachusetts regiment. now In camp
at Camp Withercll. =. G.. committed
suicide here this morning by shoot
ing herself through the head. She
received a letter from her husband n
few days ago in which he said that
he had contracted n bad cold. The
information greatly affected her and
she became mofOse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

NEW YORK. March iS-fnuis
Roaenthai. n dry goods hacker. u
sY5 pnra avenue brooklyn. took car
belle acid in front Of Ito Hickman
street last evening. Policeman Fox
saw him swallow the acid and Dr
Bailey In the Hudson street hospital
arrived In time g. save his life. Ro-
santhai was ~ and deapondent-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Die. on the Missouri.

SAVANNAH. Ga. Aarrh fs-=cor-
porai Dougherty. % Go. c. Twelfth
New York Infantry. l. dead on the
United States hospital ship Nisaou-
RI. The corporal left Havana In
the vessel Un March and died nn
March > az sea Ne report ~ his
death was made "a the local author
tiles until this morning. SIC win be
hiirl..t here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
SELLS THE BOATS
Two Yukon Steamers Sold by
Captain Carroll.

Captain James Carroll. receiver %
the Boston 8 Alaska Transportation
company. has beer offered $4,000 for
two of the eompauy's river steamers.
the Governor lsinErer and the phillip
n. Low Tho offer has been Accept
ed The purchaser Is Nris Peter
sou. OF Dawson The sale has been
made on behaif % an order issued
by judge Hanfofd. " the Federal
court. 10 Captain Carroll granting
him permission 10 sell the steamers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

home IN Pennsylvania ON February
-. Two men. friends Of her father.
came on here a few days aKn 60 look
for her They had n photograph OF
nickcrson with them. and said he
was suspected OF having mred the
stri away. They were anxiaun to
ind him, believing that the gifi was
In hla company. The case was rc~
ferred to Agent King OF the derry
society. who arrested nickoraon
last night,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

nERt.fN. March iS-Frisdrtrhs-
rub advises say that the Hfsnageh
eaa.oleum - practically completed.
The ScanoldlnK has bccn removed.
and the InhumAtion II fxed for MS.
marek's birthday. Arrtl l.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Mexican Cattle for Cuba.

MONTEREY. Mex. March is
Thousands OF head OF cattle IN this
state and adjoining states are being
purchased BY American buyers and
shipped 10 Cuba via Tampieo and
Vera Cruz. There is a biz advance
In the price OF cattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Irish Exhibits at PATHS.

DUHTIN, March 1sl-The irish
committee appointed to organize the
Irish exhibits at tho Paris oxpoai-
ton has been dissolved by the cen
trail committee la London. which has
Withdrawn ita subsidy and directed
that Irish exhibitors correspond d.
reetly with the London committee.
This action II regarded here as false
economy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
Not NeaIectinq the Baby.

The doctor had come In late from
n hard days work, driving from
place 10 place. feeling pulses. giving
Encouragement, and writing pre-
seriptionH. lie had eaten his sup
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

Crimsonbcak - owen Moore's son
was In 10 see me today.
Yeaat--Indecdl Doesn't he remind
you Of his father
VERY much. he wanted to borrow
s6v
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18

THIRD AVENUE TuEArER-
Miss blanche stoddard Ia The Lady
Of Lyons"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
anusrsrNrs roNroi,r

SEATTLE THnATER - Nance
o'Neil in "oliver Twist"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

souaa and his band win appear nj
the Armory ON the afternoon and
evening OF March 20.
Miss Blanche stoddard closes her
engagement at the Third avenue
thenter this evening
Nance O'Neii presented 'Magda"
nt the Seattle theater this afternoon.
She VIII close her Seattle engage
mont by presenting "oiiver Twist
this evening.
spider and the Fly" win hold the
boards at the Third avenue next
week. opening tomorrow night.
.-.-az----z-s-
THAT'S nice horse you've got"
yes, l think he's about right"
what do you call him2"
Nails"
Queer name. TO sure. What do
you call him that for2'
Because my wife can't drive
him. "-isichmond Dispatch.