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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
BUILD A
NEW ROAD
Great Northern En-
gineers at Work.
ARE NOW CiNPED At HE'LL GATE
Seeking suitable site for 1
Bridge Across the coium.
bia River.

SPOKANE. March 10. "A orea,
Northern engineering party OF about
six men. under a Great Northern as.
sistant engineer. left Spokane Mon.
day 60 survey line OF railway ur
the San Poll river. evidently hav-
ing Republic for the objective point
A telephone message last night from
Wilbur TO the Spokesman Review
brought the Information that the
party Is campcd near Hell Gate. II
miles north % Wilbur. where II IL
looking for suitable point for a
bridge across the Columbia
This move on the part OF the Grea,
Northern. coming on top of the act
WITTY In this state Of John y. Stew
ems. formerly chief engineer OF the
Great Northern system. the several
conferences between President Hili
and Mr.. Stevens. and the fact that
other engineers. presumably Great
Northern employees, have been look
Ing over the San Poll valley and
other portions Of the reservation. In
dictate that the Great Northern ls
At least spying out possible routes
for rad TO Republic. The pres
ence Of the Great Northern en-
gineers at Hell GAts does not mean
that a read will be built that way.
but IL IL a pretty good Indication that
all possibie routes are being care
fully examined.
IL In not known whether this party
IL reporting 10 Resident Engineer
Edwards or 20 John y. Stevens.
Mr.. Edwards. however. r. forward
ing the mail Of the engineers to
them and may have general charge
over them.
Should II be the desire Of the Great
Northern railway To utilize the water
grades u the san Poll valley foe a
route to Republic. u would not have
a difncult engineering problem 60
solve. A line could be run from a
point on the main Iine OF the Great
Northern near Harrington north
west about thirty miles TO Wilbur. on
IN. line Of the Northern raeific's
Washington Central branch. where
IL would cross the track Of this rtv-
al corporation. From Wilbur the
route would he north sffts.n miles
to Hell Gate. IN the Columbia. which
IL a mile or 50 west Of the mouth Of
the San Pull. From Wilbur to Hell
Gate Their. Is a grade. arising from
the fact that Wilbur In at con-
siderable elevation above the level
Of the river. At Hell Gate 10 q
series Of rocks In the rivers chan
mel. forming natural piers for a
bridge. THE longest span !, would
be necessary TO erect on a bridge
across the Columbia a, this poin,
would be It's feet.
From Hell Gate the route would
be up the valley Of the San Poll 81
miles 10 Republic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

silver that abound In this entire sec
ton % the country deposits, the
value OF which. n current report be
true, for hundreds Of years outriv=
aled the mythieei riches related Of
pphlr. Strange 60 relate. every piece
Of machinery. every pound Of freight
ana every passenger 60 and from
catoroe. IN transported today. and
for centuries past. either ON the
backs of mon or mules, catorce II
one OF the most interesting places In
Mexico. Here are found the GUS
toms OF Mexico In their purity, I'M
affected by the influence of the
stranger. pifiicult Of access. the
town can only be reached by horse
back or on foot. catorce has sci
dom been visited by any except
those making business trips, The
ride 40 the mountain into the town
in something. once accomplished. al
ways remembered. partly from it's
element Of personal peril, but more
because of tho beauty OF the land
Eeape encountered AT every turn.
Giancing down. as you near your
journeys end, you catch sieam Of
the white walls Of Iepa catorce out
lined against the green OF the noun
tain side. Thousands of feet below
Skinner the waters of n mountain
stream. The shifting coloring Of
the mountains. as iight and shade
chase each other over ths rugged
expnnae. the browns and greens 81
the valley below, and the hills In the
hazy distance are beautiful exceed
insly." The Real de catorce Is
built ON the side Of a ravine near
the top OF the range. and has n
varying population of from 5000 To
10000. as the mines are paying well
or poorly Here are found all va
riettes OF silver ore from carbonates
% refractory ore, ylnE $4,000 To
thr ton. caturce has a fine cathedral.
richly decorated. and "a pretty plaza,
the only level spot In the place. To
use a railroad phrase. II II com
blna,ion Of cut and MI. 40 that To
tumble Into II on one side and out
on the other would be extremely dis
astrous. The streets are neatly paw
Cd. and run up and down hill. many
% thsm at an angie Of Is degrees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
City of Catorce.

Eight miles due east, over the
mountains from Cotoree station on
the Mexican National railroad. Is the
city of that name. city along
whose steep. winding streets neither
wagon nor cart. neither stage nor
bus, nor any other wheeled vehicle
was ever known to pass, although "
has often boosted of n population of
10. 600 souls. Gays n writer In Modern
Mexico. The city takes It's name
from oae being the stronghold and
the property Of n band OF fourteen
Of the most daring. desperate, dan
gerous and successful robbers that
ever laid tribute on roads OF Mex
leo. They discovered, and for many
years worked. the rich deposits OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

shift appears 20 be nearly regular.
and yet theory would rather indi~
cate that for various reasons IL must
be more or less Irregular and ac-
eompanied by corresponding changes
I'm the rate Of rotation or length OF
the day. IL In 20 be hoped that be-
fore very long we may become able
TO detect the presence and amount Of
kuch Irregularities ~ they really ee-
tat. and IL In not TO be diAguired that
somo anxiety h felt lest IL should
be found that we are already near
the limit of accuracy In astronorn-
teal predietion-actually approach
ing a boundary which cannot pos
sibsy be overpassed. For II the
earth. our standard measursr or
time, "soes Wild 90 some appre-
ciabie amount. II In clearly inporri-
bile Go predict astronomical events
within time limits closer than the
extent Of her vaEaries unless. In
deed. some other time measurer can
be found. steadIer and more 20 be
trusted. to take her place.
Doubtless. also. the years TO come
will correct our knowledge Of the
Dimensions OF our globe and Of Its
mass and density. Al present our
estimate OF the distance between
any two "weii-defermined points" on
opposite hemisphcrcs - say. for In
stance. between the ccnters Of the
domes 81 the obserya'ories at wash
ington and the Cape Of Good Hope
lis uncertain by at least q thousand
feet; the earth's mass In tons In stu
In doubt by fully I ar per cent
The limits or error have been much
diminished by the geodetic opera
lions and Kravitaiionai experiments
Of the last twenty-five years. but
there remain. abundant room for
Improvement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
victorla's Bear Tanner.

During the recent visit of Queen
Victoria To fsaimorai. says the
ctronik zeiy the queen was taking
n drive With her Hrandsonr. the
young princes OF nattenberg. when.
nearing the gates OF the park. they
heheid n bear tanner with a huge
animal standing In the road waiting
for tho approach OF the royal car
rage.
Persuaded By the children, the
and watched with much pleasure the
performance OF the bear. she sent
the footman with n sovereign In
hand TO the tanner. who refused To
accept the maney. and asked N her
majesty would condesrend 20 EiVr
him some sort of note as q proof
tina. his bear had had the diatine-
ton Of havins danced before the
gracious eyes OF her majesty.
The queen hesitatsd tn grant this
rather impud~nt request. but the
children prevailed upon her 10 ac-
csde 10 the tanners wish.
why not do it'" argued little
Prince Henry. Was there not a
horse made consul Of Romsf"
well. tell me the name of the
Emperor who committed such fol-
~" said the queen. and the bear
rhaii gain recognition"
The prince named caiigula with
out the slightest hesitation.
That same evening a letter bear
lnr the royal seal was delivered tn
The hear tanner IN which the title.
Pear Leader Of Her Majesty the
Queen Of England and ireland. EN-
press OF India" was conferred upon
the tsppiest Of animal seaehers.-
New York Herald.
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when the Day 10 None.

Proverbs are the sanctuary or IN
buttons.
Dispatch Ia the soul OF businsss.--
Lord Ches;ernsid.
Good Christians should never
a~eng- injuries. --Ceryanses.
There In nothing which vanity does
net desecrste.--Bccchct.
God tsmpers thu wind TO the shern
iamb.-Laurence sterne,
Providence perfects US In all the
detail. Of our iot.-Mme. DE sasi.
sorrow is the mere rust OF the
youi. Activity will cleanse and
brighten it.--Johnson.
Today always looks mean IN the
.houghtiess. In the face n uniform
experience that all good and great
and happy actions are made up pre-
eiseiy OF these blank todays--bm-
eranu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Meeting Eyebrows.

II II popularity believed that II
ones eyebrows meet IL indicates de-
ceit. Charles Kingsley indorses this
belief. but Tennyson has other idea.
and POLITICALLY speaks of married
brows."
In Turkey. says the New York
Herald. meeting eyebrows are great
~ admired. and the women use arti-
fclai means TO bring the brows TO
this condition, and II art cannot in
duce thin eyebrows TO grow they
make up by drawing black line
with paste.
II would appear that the Greeks
admired brows which almost met.
and the fashionable inhabitants Of
Rome not only approved OF them.
but rrsorted to pigments TO make up
the lack which sometimes existed.
Some proverbs state that the per-
son whose eyebrows meet Will al
ways have good luck. yhile others
state exactly the reverse. The Chin
csc say that people whose eyebrows
meet can never hope to attain 10 the
dignity OF n minister Of state" and
In Greece of today the man whose
eyebrows meet In said To be vam-
pire, while In Denmark and Ger
many u is said he is n werewolf
sonnets innumerahle have m
written on the shape OF the ea-
brows. the arched style being e-
ferred and styled by Harder tho
rainbow OF peace" because "when
81.
n storm" The old masters always
painted the arehed brow. and In
speaking OF his beloved, Dante says;
The eyebrows, polished and dark,
as though the brush had drawn IT."
A woman's eyebrows should be del
icately penciled and dark. though
some prefer a contrast between the
eyebrows and the hair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
IS A TEST CASE.
Sachs rsx Case May Cause
Many chssgss.

Attorney 81. ". Sachs commenced
suit yesterday against the county.
and county treasurer. 10 recover s,so
personal property tar. Tho actual
amour, involved II a mere trife. but
tn. suit IL broush, TO test the legal
i,y Of the action Of the board 81
equalization 10 raising the valuation
Of property 10 over 500, 900 above the
assessors nGursss
Mr.. Sachs claims that the notices
sent out BY the auditor requiring
property owners TO appear and show
cause Why their assessments should
no, be raised. vas not legal under a
recent decision of the supreme court.
should Mr.. Sachs vim hts point.
tn. county wiii Be obliged 20 re-
fund or cancel the personal property
tsxe- over and above the asrsssoss'
original figures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
TT GOES
FOR WOOD
GaIoWS In New York
Is Burned.
--e-=aa=
CRlESOME RELIC Is DESTROYED
Dragged Out Of . Cellar where u
Mad Laid for Ten tong
CRtESOME RELIC Is DESTROYED

NEW YORK. March io.-The old
gallowa. which stood at the north
end OF the Tomba prison IN the days
before death In the electric chair
was adopted In this state az the pun
lshment Tor capital crimes. was
dragged from Its resting place In the
romba by order OF Warden IiaKan.
and on Monday IL viii be sawed into
firewood. II has lain undlsturbed
for almost ten years.
AZ IL appeared yesterday. ~ lack
ed nothing hut the rope There are
four uprighta OF yellow pine. four
Inches square. and two erosstreca
Of timber Of the same thickness
The platform - OF hcmiock The
Warden nays that he expects To have
at leaH, cord OF wood for the
Kitchen nrva out Of the relic. and.
as there IL no possibility that IL may
be required again. he has decided To
get the cumbersome thing out of
the way.
Keeper Simpson In the only man
of the present force at the Tomba
whose tcnur. Of one. goes back to
the time when the eaiiows was IN
uae. Simpson IL now seventy three
years old. lie started In a. prison
keeper in isia. and has bsen In the
Tombs since isSs. lie said ycstsr-
day that the last execution which
took place within the walls OF the
city Prison was on August -. 1855.
when four men we're hanged In the
short time Of twenty minutes. The
men were Pseh~nham. Nolan. Lewis
and Handsome Harry Carlton.
The nrrt three were hanged for kill.
inE women In drunken bfawis.
Handsome Harry" shot Policeman
Bennett In a saloon, lie was SEN
fenced to die. IN the spfinr OF isss.
hu; secured a reApite. and was finai-
~ hanged with the other three. An
other murderer named 1ihiin was
sentenced to die at the same time.
but a respite was secured for him
and HIS sentence was aftsrward CON-
mufsd 10 life imprisonment
Il suppose there IL some little
sentiment connected with the old
machine" said Warden HaEan. hut
u IL % an unpleasant kind. and
we'll. We need the wotsd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Force of Waves.

In a high gale. mile long waves,
POO feet from trough to trough and
20 Zee; high. roar along the sea al
twenty miles nm hour with a weight
Of so.e00 pounds for every foot of its
length.
Upon these n ee0-foot ship. such
rs the New York or Paris. viii rise
Tire a floating leaf. but II the III.
fated ship drifts upon a lee shore.
blows OF 100000 tons. delivered with
remorseless fury. crush 1t like an
egg shell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Buddah's Tooth Gets to Ceylon

During the past week there have
been many Buddhist ceremonies Mt
Colombo and I'm Randy In connection
with the landing Of the golden cask-
Il. presented by the Buddhists OF
Purrnah for inciosing the famous
tooth. 81 Buddha, whose resting place
il the great Mahigawa Temple Mt
Handy. The value Of this magnifi-
cent cnHket In n lnkh and a half of
rupees (ci0,000). 1t is wonderful
piece Of workmanship In tho shape
81 a dagoba. The body is Of mass
I've gold. and Is garlanded with
strings OF jewels and rurmounted by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
u=saza=zsas7==sassas=sas77 -
W0MAN'S WORLD.

A Dickens evening was given late.
| ~ at an entertainment for charity.
II consisted Of tablcaur. ms Nell and
her grandfather. the nombey child
rem on the scaNhore. Miss HavthaFn.
and dialogues taken verbatim from
the novels. These were Mrs. Niekie-
by and Kate. with the mad gentle
man. Dick swfysiier. and the March
ionems. and David. Mrs Dick. and
Mlsa Trutwood.
The dainty riaues for the summer
OF 20. with Dresden Of rorai de-
signs. are more than usually beau
tiful.
The smart set has smiled upon
Violet and gray stationery ~ appro-
pirate for the penltenhal season.
The monogram or crest Is In silver
or gold.
Simulated ptfanKs and shirrinEa
distinguished the coming fabrics
both in wool and cotton.
ont nnishinRr appear 60 have en-
tirely superseded silver on monkey
skin belts and poekctbooks.
II you have an antique seal lockct
81 or charm-the older the better
put " on your long chain At once
IL you want TO be right in style.
The woman who doeEn't get tired
Of her daily wrestie with curling
irons IL either an angel or has natur-
ally curly hair.
The Faster bride will be very
/ oxtravngant article. for the spring
/ fabrics which are now being dis
played in the shops are extremely
hieh-priced.
The soft crush collars of ribbons
which are so popular In these days,
soil easily.
sashes Of lace. preferably some
/ heirloom. are worn with evening
gowns
The very newest kind Of chiffon II
plated In many directions. and has
a curious MORE effect. In duil black
IL is one of the sottest and prcttieEt
/ OF mourning materials.
Tuilc IL an important feature OF all
spring millinery.
nuttons are found here. there, and
/ everywhere ON the now frock.
Mrs. John Philip sousa, wife Of the
composer. In remarkably pretty
woman. who looks like girl Of
seventeen. although she Is the moth
er OF several sturdy grown-up child
| rem
There are 10000 girl typewriters In
the United states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
WATER ron MT. VERNON.

Word has been received here that
Mount Vernon. Skagit county. iE
20 have water works The
city council has awarded the
contract 20 o. q. washburn. The
work has been commenced and will
be completed In about two weeks.
The main pipe IL four inches. and
will be good In case OF IRE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Tho Christian nations control over
s2 out Of the 100000 square miles
81 the world.
Tho poor men and women who
frequent the Salvation Army shell
tets have contributed In dimes and
nickel. over Ss2.ei5
The Rev. j. a. Erwin. and wife.
Of Newport. KY, are the FIRST mis-
aionariea Of the American churches
90 tho people Of Porto Rico.
,~le Canadian authorities will re-
fpect tho peace principle OF the
BouEh0borinl, and VIII not exact
military service from them.
The Now York labor bureau Of the
eaivaflnn army recorded during the
year 1898. Z0S3 applications for work
aud succeeded in finding positions
for 1861 persons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
WILL SELL THE STUFF
Lou Van Aistine Will Lose
Under Forced Sale.

The One team OF roans. together
with carriage. blackboard. trap and a
few other effects belonging to Lou
van Alstine and sister. Emma
Norton. VIII be sold on the March 20.
Sheriff Van de vanter has had his
orders from the court Co sell the
women out. and yesterday he posted
lengthy document which ~numsr-
atss the articles 10 be sold. Tho
proceeds Of this sale will 40 90 make
up the so. set which Judge Moore de-
cidef belonged to Con. Van Aistins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
ALASKA capTAin DEAD.

Captain Gus KnAck died suddenly
% pneumonia at Haines Mission.
Alaska. February H. lie left skag-
way the latter part OF January In
his schooner the Cora 8. He was
taken ~ on his arrival at Haines
Mission. while yet aboard his boat.
The remain. OF Captain knack were
buried at the mission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

Pastor Fritz F7iedner has long
been one OF the most successful re-
pre- seutatives of the Protestant
cause In Spain. The center OF his
work ir In Madrid. He Iabors under
the auspices OF a mission society In
Germany.
The Meanest Thing-Mrs. We'd
wifc-You told me before we were
married I wouldn't have to do any
cooking.
Mr.. wedwife--Weli, you haven't
done any.--Philadelphia North Am
eiican.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Problems Of Astronomy.

When we come To consider In ord
or our prospects with respect to the
pending problems of astronomy
we naturally look frat Mt the earth
AscIf and the astronomical questions
that relate 60 It. according to Har-
per's Magazine. The last few years
have brought sure knowledge OF n
minute periodical shift OF her axis
and n corresponding displacement OF
the poles upon the surface OF the
globe. So far as the accuracy OF our
present observations can decide, this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

The Seattle Star yesterday con.
taiaed col different items of news.
including local. telegraphle. and gen.
erul information. ON the first page
were Gg condensed. yet complete
articles. each giving the news
concerning some interesting event.
Included in the z0i Items were cable
grams from Europe and the Orient.
covering the days Developments in
countries 1900 miles apart. The
seripps McRae Press association.
from which the Star secures its tele.
graphic news. has special CORES
poudents IN the Philippines. In Cuba.
and IN Europe. in fact. everywhere
that fhe current news Of the day
makes necessary
The Star is BY no means a perfect
Newspaper as yet. II does claim.
however. 20 give more news for a
cent than most coast papers now
give for two or i've cents. As It's
newseatherlng facilities improve. the
results VIII be evident In the daily
editions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Wants a Little Favor.

Senator Foraker has requested the
Republicans Of Ohio to make prepar-
atoms TO rstify the nomination for
governor which he win submit to
them In due Detroit Free
Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
RECIPROCITY.

The little house that ls my heart
] robbed Of treasurcfor his sake:
hid been glad with more to part.
And he. I'm sure. with more to
take.
Ere l had time 10 miss my gold.
Love lishtened at my door his
load:
The little house can scarcely hold
The riches that he has bestowedt
Mary A. Mason In Century.
Don't you ret tiredof SO much
Shakespeare az your ciubf'
well. we always have teas."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

Beat anA only thorough Dancing school ia
city: day and evening. nh and Columbia 4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-28
Mss Ir'hur's Engagement.

The fascinating impression which
Julia Arthur seems 10 have made
throughout the country in her superb
impersonation OF Clorinda Wildairs in
"A Lady of Quality" has already pre-
ceded her TO this city and she will un
doubtedly be welcomed cordially on her
first appearance here as a star. The
artistic manner with which she por-
trayed this dashing impetuous charac-
ter and her own beauty and acting skill
has attracted universal attention to h r.
and has unquestionably made her as
popular as any other star perhaps that
visits this city. Perhaps foremost IF
all the strong pieces of acting which
Miss Arthur does i'm the course OF the
play is remembered her trying scene in
the fourth act in which goaded TO mad
ness by the taunts of Sir John Oxon she
strikes him dead at her feet. Miss Ar
thur in this act seems To ideally realize
the authors worcs: Her riding whip
lay upon the table She caught and
whirled IL in the air. She was blind
with the surging of her blood and saw
not how she caught or held it, or what
she did,-only that she struck and twas
his temple that this loaded whip struck
sinews were of steel, and even as IL
struck he grasped, casting up his hands,
and thereupon fell and lay stretched at
her feet
Besides "A Lady of Quality Miss
Arthurs engagement will be OF unusual
interest as in il she will appear in three
widely different characteriZations
prominent among which will be her i'm
personation of Rosalind in her beauti-
full production of LAS You Like II -
Miss Arthur's arrangement Of plays for
next week at the Providence Opera
House are as follows: Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday nights and
Saturday matinee. "A Lady OF Quail
ty:" Wednesday night, LAS You Like
It." Saturday night "A double bill in
which Miss Arthur will appear in the
same evening in two characters in
"Pygmalion and Galatea." and Thomas
Bailey Aldrich's play Mercedes" Miss
Arthur plays the Saturday matinee
only.