The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-16

tenn 20 be bunt BY the government
en the ruyaliup Indian reservation.
The notice ta contractors which acs
companies the specification. states
/ that the commissioner Of Indian af-
4 fairs at Washington viii receive bids
for the work up 60 o'clock May 70.
/ Mrs. Jonan Nnrdhanel made appii-
cation yesterday In the superior
court Tor special letters 81 admins
tratlan upon the eHiatr II her hua.
baud who lest his life last fail by he-
Ing swept from thr deck % the
schooner Capella. The estate he vaiu'
Cd AZ over fieo9.
| Another new residence la 10 be con-
strucied In tails elts. aud architects
Ne anus aud Robertson opened bids
/ yesterday for a sluQa residence 60
De erected BY Capt. y v. keenr 81
the corner Of Seventeenth avenue and
East Pike street The reaidenee viii
have ali tho modern improvements.
/
Mrs. Lissie x Roper. dissatisfied
With her present name sni existing
condition of things ia her married
I life. desires u resume her maiden
name OF Lizzie r. Rogers and has
pssitiened the court through her at.
torneYs. llumphriea a HnstNick. 20
grant her a divorce from her hua-
band. Albert 2. Roper. she alleges
IN her complaint that he abandoned
her last July and has wholly failed
TO support her
/ Mayor Humen received letter to-
day from Supt l. Il. Stelir. 81 the
Northwest Mounted Police az Daw
aan city. announcing the death o. a
man named kilHe. formerly 81 this
I eity The letter states hr was Kilt
81 by a bear while carrying proyis-
ions to Seventy Miie crrek.
Chin Bow and Lung Coy were m
81 s. - each for smoking opium By
judge Cam this morning.
Z
e. MecurmlcE. the buneo man who
vas srreHtst ~ Detective sam Cor
[ hett "a q charge u being a disorder
~ person. wns released from the
charge this morning.
W =. WINNER. the alleged accom-
pllre % EsHle Winters. the shop int
T sr. vas arrested this morning ~
Officer Chipfnan ora complaint sworn
out ~ Onirer Hubbard wiinmrr
i charged with helping her steal two
eioaks FROM SeWhafiH dry RnaAH
store on Second avenue yesterday.
Esnie Winters. the shop litter. had
hearing before Judge Cam this
morning. and her trial has been fixed
Tor tomorrow morning at 1000
o'clock.
Representative canuorynen % the
Sound held a meeting at ihc cham
/ ts-r % commerce lat niKht and
talked over the condition OF the APP
preaching season.
Steamship Centennial has been
sold b. Morits Thomson to Charles
Nelson. The Centennial is now used
b. government as "A transport 70
Manila.
Today w. J. GrauihH viii assume
1.-THE management Of the Seattle steam
Heat a Power company, The plant
was recently bought by representa-
iivea 81 the General Electric COM
Ipany. "a stated exclusively In the
star last week.
Advices Just received in Seattle
lconarfn the recent strikes made IN
| the Caua Nome district In Alaska,
and atampeAea are heiug made TO
the new finds. Official notification
/ u the strike was sent t. Washing
ton about a month ago by william
A. Klriiman. superintendent ~ the
government reindeer station at
Eaton. Alaska
| The executive committees % the
different county shingle organization
Twill meet IN Seattle this afternoon 70
ARRANGE for a permanent state or
gsnizatiun.
The second annual convention Of
the Epworth leagues Of the Seattle
district will convene In this city to-
night and continue until sunday cv-
enlnr The program. rs published
in the star last "Wednesday. viii be
carried out. The meeting tonight
viii he held in the Battery street NJ.
y. church.
Percy Gray. notorious crook. was
arrested by Detectives Powers and
corbett yesterday afternoon on sns-
7 plcion Of being connected with sew
eral recent h0ld-u Gray was ar
rested about three months ago In a
second avenue drug store by netec-
tive Meredith. and when searched n
complete set ~ burglars tools was
found In his possession. A notebook
giving the address OF Albert Han
sen. the iewelcr. floi Madison street,
was also found. and II Is thought he
had designs on the house.
Gray IL one OF tho gang OF opium
smokers who we're arrested by Detrc-
tives Powers aud Corhett about three
years aRo Tor onticlng young girls
into a lodging house on Pike street
and First avenue and teaching them
10 smoke opium.
Tonight at the Madison street NJ.
y. church the Seattle district con-
ference of the Methodist churches
will convene. There will be a song
and praise service al 7.30 o'clock led
by REV. W. H. Selleck. and at &
o'clock Evangelist Stuart l.. Noble
viii conduct services.
Tomorrow morning the session
proper Will commence, and the FOL.
lowing order Of business has been
arranged Tor tho day. Devutlnns. J,
NJ. Denfaun: business. Current
duesrtlona In religious thought i.
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