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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

1, Is impossible to predict the uitl.
mate fate OF the men from the York
town captured by insurgent forces
Nothing viii show more clearly
what we are TO expect in the Phillip
pines than the treatment that shall
he accorded 20 them. II. as the
sanguine reports OF the authorities.
in the Philippines have led as 10
believe. the Insurgents are about sick
OF the fighting. and are ready To come
In and behave themselves. II IL
most probable that every care viii
be taken % the prisoners, and that
their surrender viii be made one Of
the bases for a demand Tor generous
terms II. on the other hand. the
Ftloplnos believe that the tropical
weather and the rniasma and fevcrs
OF the interior viii help them fxht
their battles: II they are determined
to resist as long az possible. We may
expect that they win burn their
bridges behind them and make the
offer OF generous terms from the
United STATES Impossible by murder
ting their prisoners The country
viii walt with intense anxiety for
further news Of this little band %
Americans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
NOORE'S DOG
DISCOVERED
The Sheriff Will Use Him
as a Guide.

NEVADA CITY. April a5.-Mur.
derer Moore's halfbrood shepherd
dog. who disappeared with ita mas
ter three weeks ago. after the lat
ter had killed Policeman KiIroy.
was seen at Spanish Joo's cabin. an
eighth OF a mile from where Moore
used 10 live. at o'clock this morn
ing. lie was In n haif-famiHhed con-
dillon. and but a shadow Of his for
mer self. Old Joe heard him gnaw-
Ing At some bones az his back door
and went out to catch him. but he
led like a hare. II Is thought he will
come back tonight. and a trap has
been set 20 catch him alive II this
can be done Sheriff Gctcheii Will put
a leash on him In tho morning In the
hope that he VIII lead posse 10
Moore's hiding place. II that worthy
ia stili In this locality.
The officers have three theories.
one II that Moore iH atill secreted In
the Jungle around banner mountain.
and having exhausted his food sup
ply. he has been forsaken by tho
dog. The second is that he has
been lying low until a day or two
and then. driving away the dog.
which he Is thought to have cher
Ishcd too highly to kill. ncd. The
third theory 10 that either Moore has
died from starvation and exposure
or committed suicide. and that the
dog, finding himself without a mast
ter. has wandered back TO his old
haunts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

the action % the Seattle city eoun-
Gil last night In ordering the sno-
auaimie Falls Power company to
appear an show cause why It's
franchise should not be forfeited.
was taken by unanimous vote Of the
members. and Is therefore 20 be con.
sidered as Indicative OF a well defin.
ed opinion that the snoauainie peo-
pie have been doing that which Is
inImieal to the best interests Of the
city.
The present council shows an abli.
i,y 10 divest Itself Of cheap political
eiap-trap on important occasions
that speaks well for its members
Although no, n non-partisan body by
any means. u 10 able 10 DO eonHid.
cradle business on an independent
basis. Many cities would be slad
10 have a council like the one now
holding the rcins Of government In
this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Huge Trees of California.

The writer. on FIRST visiting timber
yards In northern Europe. could not
get rid Of the impression that the
round timber was all euiis or whhte.
A raftioad Of logs IN the GothA tiy-
or In Sweden was thought 20 con-
Eist Of telegraph poles. 1t happen
ed 10 be a collection Of small timber
even for there. and a visit b the
Pacifie coast Of North America, soon
after. stu further emphahlzed the
enormous difference IN the timber re-
sources OF the two countries. Coon
after arriving In san Francisco there
was encountered IN the street a
squared beam Of fir more than 100
feet In length. being hauled 10 a fac
tory I'm course Of erection. Follow
Ing this beam To ith dehtlnation--a
wooden factory then being bullf-it
was n matter 81 astonishment to find
ali the longitudinal bears. or
'strinFer." Of the same length. This
establishment was increased when
the contractor said; We never
bother about dimensions. and just
order what we want" A section
eight feet In diameter. cut from a
redwood tree. completed a new i'm
preston OF American forest timber.
The Engineering Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
WILL REED
liz Low I?
Belief That His Action Is
a Political Move.

WASHINGTON. April 2s-Does
he retirement Of Speaker Reed from
congress mean his retirement from
politics. or IL Il a move 10 bring him
elf more eonspieuously 90 the front
ia 1907
This question is asked In two
ways A majority Of Reeds admir-
ers believe that the Speaker has
really retired from political life;
that he could not indorse the Presi-
dents Philippine policy. and that
he had either 10 smother his eonylc-
tons or array himself against the
Presidents expansion policy. a min
GRITTY, however. are of opinion that
Mr.. Reed viii play good politics by
resigninK hts seat IA congress By
this Move he will avoid a clash with
a majority Of his own party and will
not only disappear from public life
but viii by reason OF his residence
in New York. become a much strong
er candidate for the nomination for
the Presidency In 1900 than he would
be- II he continued in congress. out
- congress these politicians say.
the es-speaker viii be free to speak
his mind.
Who Mr., Reeds successor viii be
IL a question that viii probably re-
main unanswered until the meeting
81 the neat congress. Several names
have been mentioned. including the
names OF McsHrs. Payne and hhet-
man. Of New York. Daireil Of Penn.
sytVania. Grosvenor of ohio. Hop
kinn and Cannon Of Illinois. and
Henderson and Hepburn Of Iowa. II
Is believed the contest viii ultimate
~ narrow down 20 SIR. Sherman II
New York and Ar, Hopkins Of II.
iinuis. Mr.. sherman. IL IL expected
here. will have the support OF MIR.
Reeds personal following. while Mr..
Hopkins will receive the support Of
the West. Whoever may be elected.
il r. probable. will be more in har-
mony with the Mckinley admins
tfation than has been the case with
Mr. Reed This viii Improve the
chances Of the monetary reform leg.
Inlatlon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
s Rogue River Fruit.

GRANTS PASS. ore. April a.
Evsryw here IN the Rogue river val
ley may be seen trees Ia all the glory
II fun blossom. So far the liEht
frnsts have dome no HARM az the
winter was mild. orehardis,s are
happy In the fact that few trees are
killed. The apple crop will be light
or than laai year. a. the trees are
aas showing much blossom. but the
cherries. pears. prunen and plums
are a solid mass % white. Melons
paid good returns the last two years
and Huch heavy shippers as T. y.
Lee. John Christie and u. A. y.
Reymers arr putting in a large acre
age. Josephine and Jackson county
farmers are looking forward 70 a
prosperous season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
A KIONDIKE
IN MISSOURI
Price OF Zinc Ore Reaches the
Highest Price Known.

JOPLIN. Mo. April F1.-rhe high
est price ever paid for rlne ore was
reached last night when Buyer
Huntley. Of the Empire Zinc com.
pany. OF Joplin. paid SIS per ton for
the weeks output Of the Easle and
Arkansas mines at nellevilie. This
same ore sold last week at ssi.so. q
net advance Of tsso per ton. This
- a fancy grade of ore aud always
sells at the top price for high grade
ore. but this latter is selling this
week at an advance % - per ton
over last week and lower grades
have advanced proportionately.
These prices break all records and
as the output will BE- heavier than
usual the total value Of ore sale.
this week win be near ana. 900. OF at
the rate OF tissoa.eco for the year
II prices and output be maintained
tbs Joplin district wiil be the Kion-
dixie OF tbs United States this year
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
NOTABLE APRIL DATES

April ls the prominent month In
American history. as the following
shows;
April Is. f7Ts-Pani Rsvsre's fam
GUS midnight ride.
April 10. i77s-H.xinnlnE Of the Re-
volution by the battle OF Lexington.
April II. 7s1-conTrsss prociaims
cessation OF hnstlliuss
April IS. i7s2--conEress ra,lnea a
preliminary treaty Of peace with
Great Britain.
April Z. isi2-conKress establishes
embargo that begins the war Of isi2
April u, fs1b-santa Ana suffers a
great defeat at San Jaelnto.
April Is. fs4s-Hostllities open be-
tween the United States and Aexi-
CO.
April IL. issi--war Of the Rebellion
begun by Gen. Beauregard firing on
Fort sumter.
April 10. issi--First bioodshef Of
the war. In conflict between United
States troopa and mob at Baltimore.
April .. fss5-Lee Eurrcnders 90
Grant at Appomattox.
April "a. isst--President Llncoln's
assassination.
April 10. Notwithstanding Of war
between the United States and
Spain.
April 2. isas-FirBt shot (ired by
the Nashvliie) in the war with
SPAIN
April Is. isas-Declaration NJ war
with Spain by the United states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

confederate privateer namcsake In
iSGt.
Cot. Duncan II. Hood. commander
OF the itolTuln district OF santiago
province. is the youngest officer Of
his rank In the army ana 80 far as
possible selected young men as ofii-
GERS Tor his regiment. HE IN son
OF the Confederate general. Hood.
Edward Everett Hale recalls the
solemn fact that when James Rus
sell Lowell first went on the lecture
platform he was content to earn IS
a night, Hut with the development
% the system and the increase OF HIS
own popularity he was abln to echo
the demand Of Thomas starr King.
made IN response 10 the question as
to what his terms would be for each
ieeturc-''F,AM,E.-Fifty and My
Expenses. ="
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April %.
a mysterious murder was commit
ted on Lookout mountain on the
edge OF this county last week. Miss
Angeiine Tucker lived alone in a
house a quarter Of a mile from her
nearest neiehbor. Yesterday Il. II.
Bates sent his young son to take her
some mail. Tho lad went TO the
house and called. but could get no
answer. lie went 10 the house OF n
neighbor. Mrs Mahan. who accom-
panic dhim bask to the house. on
entering abe discovered feather bed
on the floor and under II the body
Of Miss Tucker. with her neck brok-
en-. Money amounting TO $50 was
found In the room. Miss Tucker was
u years old, highly respected and re-
puted to have considerable money.
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The Ffiiplnos place a cash price
upon their prisoners and scor at the
idea OF exchanges An American In
their hands Is appraised at tio.eoe.
and 10 regarded as q good invest
ment. tnssmueh as there are no taxes
TO be paid upon him The soldiers
Of AxulnaIdo would rather have one
Of the Americans as = prisoner than
90 get twenty % their own people
hack from the clutches Of the enemy.
Such peculiar IDEAS Of warfare make
campaigning in the Philippines full
OF stirring novelties 20 the boys night
ing under the banners Of uncIs sam.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
PERSONAL POINTS.

Cecil J. Rhodes IL the fourth son
of Bishop stortford.
Robert Mazet. the New York In
vestigator. was once one Of DIR. Park
hurst's parishioners.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria refuses 10 shake hands with any
one but brother sovercigns.
Speaker Reed was recently bother
I'd by an interviewer who wound up
with the question. What do you
consider the issue now most en-
crossing the attention % the masses
OF our population ?" ''Dodging blcy-
cles," was the answer.
Senator Depew vii. in Washing
ton. be a neighbor Of Secretary Hay,
whose house Is In the same block.
Emperor william says: II tell my
officers to study we'll Capt. Mhhan's
books and 10 sleep with one under
their pillows"
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. form
eriy Miss Irene LaBghorne. Of Bal
tlmore. will. It In said. pose for all
her husbands society pictures In fu-
ture.
Queen Victoria has order a set Of
the zone Hundred Best Books" az
determined by Sir John Lubbock. A
special messenger VIII take them Ia
Osborne.
Ex-President Harrison In beiiev-
err in the wisdom Of early rising
When at home he IL up every morn
Ing at 8 o'clock and takes a long
constitutional before breakfast.
Rear Admiral Kautz's interest ir
che WinsIow during the spanish wal
f. due TO the fact that the admiral
was once a prisoner on that boats
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

GOLDENDALE. Wash. April 81
A. A Todd. a respected and prosper
Gus young farmer of ccnterville.
Was today lodged in the kiickitat
county jail. lie was recently ar
rested In Portland for forging John
". Smiths name 10 n 500 note that
was recently negotiated by Nathan
LimAtta- Peter Ahola. q merchant
Of ccntsrvilie. discovered the for
gerry. Friends of Todd say he has
fallen a victim Of some one else. who
forged Smiths name and drew a big
share Of the spolls. Todd Is nom
eommittAi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Successful Eiopers.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April IS
Charles Boyd, a young stonecuttrr
OF this city. and Miss Della johnson.
daughter of weii-to-do farmer
near Sswance. Tenn. eioped yestcF-
day from Sewance. where the gtri
was at school. and after a race with
the lrats father and a brother OF
the girl through several towns. fall
Ing 10 Get a license % marry. they
reached this city. They secured a
license here and were married By a
Justice OF the peace only a few min
utss before a telegram came from
the father warning the county clerk
not 10 issue the document. Miss
Johnson u still in short skirts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
LOST IN A
LARGE CITY
And Found Again by a
Mere Accident.

ST. LOUIS. April ss,--There was a
happy reunion OF husband and wife
here this morning. Their separation
was accidental and they had not
seen each other for more than a
week.
Jehn Shields and his wife. Nellie.
live IN Greenviile. III. and have been
married Tor three years. Mr., Shields
Is in business In Greenviile and has
htEh standing Ia the community,
Their domestic life was eongenlai
and there WAS no happier couple In
all iinnd county.
About a week ago Mr Shields had
business In NJ. Louis and decided to
bring his wife with him Ahe HAD
not been 20 this city for a number %
years and was overIoysd AZ the pros
pcct 81 passing several DAYS In the
Western metropolis She packed her
and checked TO ST. Louis.
shields and her went 70 the train
and he bought the tickets and gave
them % her. He thought he would
have time 20 cat sandwich before
the departure ,1f the train. while
he was eating he saw the train pull.
ms out. he ran after a.. but was not
fast enough 10 aVertake a. He saw
the train disappear in the distance.
lie WAS worried. but he concluded
60 take the next train TO the city and
did not anticipate much trouble IN
hndinx hts wife. lie looked around
uniea station and made Inquiries.
but could not learn anything Of his
wife. Then he went down town and
for two days walked the streets. ex-
pertlnw to NEE, his wife. Many
time he saw a woman who In the
distance looked iik. her. but when
he drew closer he saw tina, his hoper
had BEEN falsely raised.
-Four days age he went 20 police
headquarters and told hin story To
c, ~. Jones. chief campb-ifs secre-
tAry. He had excellent letters -
Introduction ana furnished Mr
Jones q description and photograph
Of nj. wife. Detectives were put on
the case and finally succeeded in
tracing Mrs Shields trunk 10 a
place on Hickory street near Jcfr-
-rsoa avenue. where some % her re-
lativss lived. Mr.. jones expected 20
he able u delight Shields Nlth this
Information when he applied At the
four courts for information. About
IT o'eioek Mr. Shields came tnto the
once Of Chief Campbell and intro
dse~d his wife 70 Mr.. Jones.
lie saia he met her unexpectedly.
fs vent into a restaurant ana fol-
lowed a waiter 10 a certain table lie
saw a woman AZ an adjoining table
snd Was astonlshsi 20 ana u was
his wife. The recoeui,lon was rnu-
t1ai and they disguised their break
fas,s and traded experiences and
told how each had hunted the other
for q week in a big city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Sale of Steel Plant.

ANDERSON. Ind, April 2s--
Judge ]. r. Mcclure issued an order
today for the public sale OF the
Union Steel company's plant at
Alexandria on May 9. The appli-
cation was made by n number OF
creditors through Receiver 7. II.
Aiken. The plant II valued at $500. :
900. +. e. GodRe and W. J. Afford.
Of Anderson. and J. c. McGettigen.
OF indianapolis. were named to APP
praise the property. Interested cred
itors state that the plant viii be-
come a part of the Republic Steel
company. now forming. to CONSOLE
date the steel industries Of the en-
tire country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
SNORT LIVED sUmco.

A bunco game Of short duration
was raldcd by Detective Sam Cor
bett In the shorey block on Third
avenue and Columbia street this
morning. F1tHRcrald and sherman.
two oidtIne operators we're connect
ed with the games. II started its
operations yesterday morning. but
the police department received tip
to Its location. and many n stranger
would undoubtedly have been led to
the daughter of the innocent had
not IL been broken M.
The authorities are keeping spe-
cinl watch on the confidence men.
and. 30 far. have succeeded In frus-
trating their plans at every turn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
SAD ROMANCE
IN KENTUCKY
Ossth Prevented the Wedding
OF q Newport Girl.

NEWPORT. Ky. April 25.--Mor-
ris Sexton is a greatly bereaved
young man. lie won the love OF Miss
Mary Abe. living at Ninth street and
Park avenue. Newport. and ciabor-
ate arrangements were made for the
wedding last Wednesday. Invita-
tions were issued, the minister en-
gagged. a cosy little home had been
secured and neatly furnished.
Ten days ago Miss Abe was TAX
en- seriously ~ with typhoid fever.
The Invitations were recalled and
the wedding postponed till the next
Wednesday morning. when they
were TO have been quietly married,
no matter how iil the bride might
be.
Saturday night the young woman
took n sudden turn for the worse
and died Sunday. The bridegroom
to-be is Frustrated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
DING BELLS.

Mr.. J. c. Parsons and Miss Mamie
Mcdowell were married at the
Church Of our Lady OF Good Help
by Rev. =. y prefontasne. at ,
o'clock this morning, Mr. l. W.
Macnaweli was best man and Miss
Ada Forscy was bridesmaid, J. c,
Parsons was formerly county sur
yeyor ~ skastt county and also Dep
uty United states Surveyor. MIR.
aud Mrs, Parsons VIII leave In a few
days Tor Mt. Ncfn0n. 20 visit friends.
they viii make their future home In
san Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
DEATH RESULTS
FROM BEATING
Eleven. Year Old Girl Dies
From Birthday Pounding.

NEW YORK. april ss.--Llttie Ed
ma Jane Morrow. an ii-ycar-oid
child Of Elizabeth. ~. J.. died yester-
day as the result Of a birthday beat
ing 81. Patriek's day was her ma
tai day. and a boisierous sehooiboy
Of her class gave her = blows on
the arm with the edge OF a slate.
eleven TO grow on"
That the blows were not brutal
was evidenced by the children who
were present and saw her laugh
through the punishment. The arm
grew numb. however. and was soon
completely paraiy1ed- Then the side
of the body became affected and the
child iost consciousness. She died
yesterday and the doctors said that
the blows had caused blood poison
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
SERMONS
AT AUCTION
Officials to Try . New Tack to
Secure Chaplains.

ATLANTA. Ga. April 2b,-It has
been suggested that the prison offi-
cinls OF the state hold n contest for
the supplying OF sermons to convict
camps for the next twelve months.
Under the new convict system no
provision has been made for chap
ialns. Before the present reforms
were Instituted Il was the custom to
pay 81 per Sunday TO ministers for
preaching sermons to the convicts In
the camps. Now the attorney gen
oral has decided that this is Illegal
for tho state to make expeditures
direct. and the only manner In which
conviets can be supplied with rell-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Sheriff 10 Ready.

RosEBURG. Ore. April 2J.-Thc
scafforld upon which J. 81. OLDER
man will be hanged next Friday Ii
finished. Oiherman II bearing up
well under the trying ordeal. and
thanked sheriff stephens for build
ing the soafroid 30 close 20 the Jail.
The main think connected with the
execution that he shrinks from ap-
pears TO be the publicity Of II. He
says he would not care II the sheriff
could take him on alone somewhere
and do the job where there were no
spectators.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Fuse Factory Burned.

xENIA. o., April s5.--A disastrous
Are at the fuse factory, located Just
outside the city limits and operated
by the Aetna Powder company, de-
stroyed the main building OF the
plant Just before noon today. TWEEN
~ girls barely had time to escape
from the burning building. leaving
all their personal possessions In the
building. Loss. about 5000; insur-
ance, $500. The powder magazine
was prevented from exploding by
heroic efforts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Arrested at Mis- Sons Grave

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, April rs.
Albert Guilfoll was arrested today
and locked M ON a charge Of big
amy. lie deserted his wife. whom
he married In 1890. and without n
formality OF divorce, married n
Chicago woman, ana has since been
living ut Frankfort. His syear-old
son died Sunday, and the father ar
river 70 attend his funeral. His
wife heard Of his coming and had a
warrant issued and 1t was served
during the funeral exercises on Sun
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25
Wide-open Town.

CENTRAIIA. wash. April 2S.-
At the regular meeting OF the city
council a petition signed by $50 per-
sons was presented. asking that
Sunday closing ordinance he enact-
ed. A motion that the prayer of the
petition be granted was lost, the
vote resulting IN two for and four
against The city win continue to
have open doors on Sunday.
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don IN 10 set aside money from the
revenue gained by their labofa.
~ has been suggested that 10 pre-
vent complaints Of Partially from
the host Of country preachers who
want 20 minister % tho state charges
that an auction be held and that the
lowest bidders be awarded the priyi-
lesc Of delivering n sermon once a
week
Under the former system Il cost
the state over 5000 a year 10 main
tain chaplains. The prison officials
look forward with interest to the
contest, and the bidding II expected
to be apirtfed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

II II suggested that Spain may use
the 10000. oos received from uneis
Sam for the construction % new
cruisers. Well. supposinx that she
does7 The bottom o. the ocean -
broad. and there = plenty Of room
down there not yet occupied By old
wrecks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

when we finally do get hold OF
Aguinaldo. what shall we do with
him. The people Of Boston seem to
have a great fancy Tor thia Malay
gentleman and might want to adopt
him for Mayor OF the town.
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Now He's Satisfied.

CHICAGO. April s5.-Frank spat-
ney. IS years old. pretended that he
was going to commit suicide and
held a revolver close TO his right
temple. lie did not know Il was
loaded and pulled the trigger three
times. The third time he shot him.
self and he will not recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-25

Those who have investigated the
subject make the startling announce
ment tina, 100000 women in the
United States are addicted TO the
habit OF smoking. but an. 500 OF
them Tive either In the Philippines
or In Puerto Rico.