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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

Death reared ia horrid head last
evening in a most frlghifm form,
through the sidewalk at tho corner
az Second avenue south and Wash
inEten strcet Six men were nsz.s.-
Ing n she time one was thrown
high Into the air mu,iiated. and In
SANITY Killed Another was fatally
injured. and died this morning The
other four may survive, but they
are hadly hurt.
Dave Hlske runs a saloon In the
new building at the corner where
the tragedy occurred Under the
sidewalk IN front % hts place IL a
shallow cellar where a small steam
hcatsr VS. located. This heater
xn,oded At s.oI y. m, tearing a
rfeat hole through the sidewalk.
killing and uiaimlnr the untortun-
ates mentioned. breaking al Of the
glass; windows for a block around.
aud shaking the buildings % their
very foundations Fire quickly
broke 0ut In the debris ard an alarm
was sent % the FIRE department
S hich responded together With de-
tnii - police officers. and quickly
distinguished the blaze.
Four commercial travellers. II ".
Jacobs. aged thlrty-seven. Of Chic.
ago: Alfred saltiel. AGED thirty
three. ~ New York City. y. w.
Bsais. % s.. Louis; and u. Moss. Of
Lancaster. Pa. left the hotels but
Ter ana Seattle early In the even
Ing. accompanied by Albert Swan.
son, % Ne. sa1 Maynard avenue,
ana lonseshoFefaan named Louis
Naiia 10 make a short tour
through the cttg. They happened
- Be Passing nlake's place when
the explosion occurred. saitiei went
nyinr IN irtn space. turning over
ara over. and fell near BY with a
resounAinE thud. hts face Scared
and blackensd. HIS skull cracked. AMI
bruises and cuts all over his body.
lie ives unconscious when picked
up.
Cant. Sullivan and serst. Peer
were on the scene within minute
after the explosion They drew a
rops, about the building and assist
"a the wouudei men 20 the star res
tauF ant
Or. MsKechnls. pr. Bories. and
rr. Sweeney were summoned IL
was seen az once that Jacobs. saiilei
and the ionKsharefnan were prob
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22
THE WAGES OF
RAILWAY MEN

In the last bulletin Of the United
States department OF labor. Profess
scr Walter T.. weyl. Of the Unlver-
sity Of Pennsylvania, presents an In
terestlng report on The condition Of
railway labor In Europe" Profess
sor weyl shows that I'm England the
average annual compensation Of rail-
way employees is t2s2.S7. against s5i5
I'm the United States. These figures
refer to the wages OF employees ok
elusive Of the salaries OF general
officers and clerks, More than SO
per cent. OF the 100000 railway en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22
lust Drew His Pay.

Reginald Throekmorton started
suddenly. and awakening. thrust bis
head from out the covering OF hay
that he had pulled over himself as
he cfambered into the loft with
Wandering Willie the night before.
"wlIlle' Wiulei" lie shook his
companions arm. The latter opened
his eyes and sat un. What's the
matter7" he inquired.
%Oh. Willie. exclaimed Reginald
cnraptured. Il Just had such a beau
uful dream"
''Wha. wash itT''
Il Just dreamed I was a suspended
commlsEary general Detroit Free
= .sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

name 81 The jasper Hluer aH thhl OF
a aatupnny formed In jasper county
"a. At the outbreak ~ the rebellion
Upon his return south. he caused 70
be printed IN the Athntn c1pHi M
ton mn inquiry Ia regard 10 th' IHf-
per Blues which brought o response
from the only surviving oiileer. one
a. the ten survivors Of the company.
Details have bren arranged. ana 'ge
itaF VIII be sent south Immediately
The Jasper Blues we're recruited
from the aower ~ iasaer county
the naf wnn made for them BY e
eoieria ~ southern bellies. ana hence.
in workmanship md design. y was
far above the average company
col0rn.
The company entered the service
October IS. 1861. IN Savannah ah''
sor six months. as state troops. IN
der Governor Joseph p. Brown
n was ofiicored - follows. Cap
tain, J y. ~ Phillips, liehtenHnts
" y. cornweii. ", ~. Key ana W
T.. Persons. the latter being the only
surviving officer.
After serving six months ~ Cav,
anuah. the company ionged for he-
tive work and re-eniinies as COM
pany a. Thirty-aecond Georgia reHi.
ment The regiment was ordered
FIRST 10 James island. near charlsn-
ton. s. 9. and until the surrender
OF Gen. johnson al Greensboro. WIS
IN aetiv. service. and left record IN
excelicd by Eny company % the fore
- ~ the coufederncy,
The company was W tho aEst . .
see.asionviiIe. =. G.. and also on
Johns island. near charlcaton. >
G. where two were killed and sever
nj wounded. The same Jasper Blues
we're IN the battle Of Fort Wasner,
Morris island. 4 C.. and At olusta.
FLA. where their loss was nine KILL
ed and twenty-three wounded
At Fort Wagner a detachment or
thirty picked men Of the Blues cap
iured IFS Of the Union men, who had
succeeded in getting into the fort.
The Blues witnessed the heroic
charge OF Colonel Shaw al the head
~ the FIFTY fourth Massachusetts
regiment. and saw him fall on the
top Of the parapei as he was lead
lnR his colored soldiers.
From Fort Wagner the Jasper
Blues went 10 Fort sumter and were
nnser the heavy artillery firing dur
Ing July and August Of iSst. and
were still there when General sher-
man made his memorable march 10
the sea. They evacuated the fort
early IN 1885 and rejoined their reRi-
nent at chsraw. 8. g. nfterward
participating In the battle AZ Ayers
horo. y. T.. also the last battle OF
the war al Bentonyliie. -. G. and
were al smithncld. n. g. when news
Of the surrender Of Lee was received.
These these same Jasper Blues
started fer home. tired and footspre.
and without their battle flag. which
had been lost In some action. Il
was but a few Of the original COM
pAny which arrived back May e,
isss
At the present date but eleven Of
the present Blues are known. Their
Joy At hearing that their old battle
nag was s,ili in existence and would
be returned 10 them knew no bounds.
and was only equalied by the willing
ness with Whlrh IL will be returned
BY the gentleman Of the north who
has carefully preserved u ali these
years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22
A LIVE DOG
IN THE MAIL

NEW YORK. March 22.--Joseph
Mangoid. a letter carrier attached 10
Station j. found In a large news
paper box from which ne was col
Letting mail this morning a diminu-
tive yellow pup A tag was attach
ed to the dsg'a neck, Addressed 20
Miss Blanche Loomis. ~ 1926 State
street. Chicago. M Attached to
the tag was a 2-cent stamp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

I, would 30, % SURPRISING 20 hear
a query FROM her Chinese majesty,
the pawaeer Empires. ~ 10 wheth-
er Or no, sha Is ta b. allowed to re-
tain a stoeSAolaeTa' intcFest IN tae
new Monaghan trust which the
rulers az Europe are Organising ia
her dominlona
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

TN here to clean out the place"
announced the stx-footer with long
lection Of side arms.
"Ah'" exclaimed the little editor.
from the far East. = see. The new
janitor. just begin operations in the
basement. my good man. Detroit
Free Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

There are three things that n
man should never fool with" re-
marked the cynic as he poured ont
a full glass. his wife. pork deals,
and his razor"
And he wiped his mouth thought
Free Press.
Rnl-1n parts Of Cuba two crops Of
tobacco arc raised every year.
JILL suppose one Is smoking and
the other chewing tobacco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

1T Is limited that Miss Tenspot is
Indebted to the druggist for her
complexion. said Miss Gazgam.
"oh. I can't credit that. FOR know
her Well" replied Miss Ricketts, In
fact | am her dearest friend"
Then she doesn't use cosmetics at
all9"
ooh. yes. but she pays cash. DE
troit Free Press
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

Gen. OTIS Is fast depressing the
fact upon the FRlpines that war b
not the picnic ma. they onec sup
nosea e . b.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

whea the newspaper circulation
liars strues seattle few days ase
white-robed Truth silently s.reaa
her wings aad loaird away 10 Taco
rn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22

The milk trust Is reported to have
gone to smash. The promoters un-
duly watered the stock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22
MINING NOTES.

FREE milling gold has been struck
a. a depth Of Is feet on the Grand
Forks No. :. on the north fork q the
Kettle river. three Hailes from Grand
Forks. =. &, 1-hs claim Is owned by
Jack Smith aud James Davidson.
The work Of development VIII be
rushed.
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RECEIVER FOR
A FRATERNITY

RICHMOND. Ind. March .s.-Ths
appolntmeps % q receiver for the
con,insnto rsisrnsi Union caused
sonasthias of . ssnsstion here. and
there Is ouch soaesra among the
members 81 ths local lodges OF tho
order. Despite Of the fact that there
had been rumors aaoat for week
or two that the order might dissolve.
there were but few here who were
familiar with the inside affairs and
who were aware that the crisis had
been reached. One of the lodges in
this city Vas scheduled 20 be paid
OF next month. and the members
say that they will have q prior elalfn
to the assets OF any OF tho other
lodges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-22
A Proclamation Of
Good Will
ISSUED By AMERICAN COMMISSION
President Mckinley Promises Self
Government 20 tho Natives
Of the Islands.

MANILA. March 22.--Ai n quiet
here today. The suspension of
lighting by the Americans since the
withdrawal Of Nheafdn's brigade
from the terrt,es..---s.as stern Manila
and IaEuna De Dsy ~ only pre-
iimlnary TO n more general and
eliminating campaign against the
insurgents. The troops today are
being shifted about. and there are
indications OF concerted advance
against the main Filipino army
north % the city within the next
forty-elsht hourn.
NEW YORK. March 2. -Adirpateh
20 the Evening journal from Manila
gives the Address Co the Natives 81
the Philippines. drafted by the
American commission. n assures
the fllipinos OF the intention u the
United States 60 Develop powers OF
sslf government IN the people, They
are assured that the Presidents sole
wish u 10 establish n system %
government such "a VIII render the
natives capable % administering
their own Affairs under American
control. The protection Of the Tn
TED states u not to be exercised
IN any spirit % tyranny or ven
Erance Having destroyed the
spanish power and accepted the
Sovereignty 81 the Islands. the Tn
tied States viii restore peace TO the
Philippines To this end all lnsnr-
Eents are invited to lay down their
arms and place their trust In the
government that smaneipated them
from the oppression 81 spanish rule.
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ENrAA No. :. on the HaftH taFt4 OF Anf
Kettle river. three Hailes from Grand
Forks. =. &, T-As claim Is owned By
Jack Smith aud Jamsr Davidson.
The work Of Development VIII be
rushed.
II Is reported on excellent author
ity that Dr. J. F. Gad1y. % Spokane,
has made an atcF 70 Joha Douglas
Of Midway 10 purchase the Eureka
claim. This offer has been submitted
to the stockholders % the Douglas
Mining company. owning the claim.
The property Is oua 81 the eldest
located IN the camp
Alexander Dick. % Rosaiand. has
bonded the Raby In Smiths camp,
near Greenwood. 70 an English syn
dleate Tor tis.a0o. The ore runs tbs
full width % The SHAFT aus assays
- ounces copper s ounces silver and
tia gold.
Among the properties which arr
expected to be warkinE this season
are the Bunker hill. Leadvllie. Her
cuies. Little Falls. Copper World,
Bull Frog. Tnune. Rainbow. spo-
kane. King solomon. Hiack War
rlor. Kalamazoo. surprl.e and 9th
ere. Active preparations are beina
made 70 start a. least two-thlrda Of
the properties above mentioned on
April /. Not Ia fyo years has min
Ing been an active IN and around
Loomis at tiiis season ana this years
development win so far toward e.
tabilshine this ae a permanent and
producing free gold camp.
The Lake Shore on Mount Eime-
ham has a 70-feot shaft and Il now
running cT1ascut tunnel 70 tap ths
vein 80 feet deep.
Dempsey & Griffin. q Greenwood
have sold their vulcan. Victor and
United greup IN Deadweed camp f1r
s5gs0. and the Commander fraction
and B1uitun in Copper camp foI
$500. 10 Haiiet s. MAIDEN.
The Baltimore claim In Copper
camp. near the Mother Lode and
next to the queen u shesa in Dead
wood camp. was sold by Lancaster
& Glynn. of Spokane. to = London
(OntarioJ syndicate Tor 5000.
The Roanoke. on Mount Elmeham
has a s00-fo9t tunnel. the last 31f
feet Of whichc ran on the ledge. tn
tunnel f. running 10 reach the con.
tact alth a cross vein.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
CHOCTA GIRLS IN DEMAND.
Tho Last Chance for white Mon to Got
Them and Their Property Expired Now.


Some quick love aking is now going on in
estimated that 1000 white men will carry of
Choctaw brides between now and the nIs, OF mex
month tNoyemberl About 5000 white men
have already won Choctaw brides and the land
and money that accompanies them,
The cause Of the rush IL a recent announce
first OF the month all persons not Choctaws by
blood will not be enrolled on the citizenship list,
This means no white men who marry Choctaw
women will bc allowed TO share in lands and mon
cys Of the Choctaw tribe; Hence quick love,
making on the part OF civilized man.
are highly educated, Those who are not full
Hoods refuse to marry Indians hence there is
a great demand for whites Choctaw girls marry
at the age Of II. Because Of their $50 acres oi
land equal amount being given TO their hus,
bands no trouble is experienced in finding suit.
The Complexion Of these girls is clear white.
Their eyes and hair are black. as rule, although
some are perfect blondes. They are Of a kind and
loving disposition, and are said by the white men
who have tried 10 make excellent wives
To avoid tramps and degenerates marrying
these girls the Choctaw laws provide that all
white men before they can be admitted TO the
tribe must produce recommendation Of good char
actcr from the County Judge OF the county where
they last resided
popular girls Of the Choctaw tribe have received
proposals. Of marriage from alleged French and
English men Of title. but because they refused 10
prove their ancestry were rejected;
It's queer sight TO go into Choctaw town Just
now, Al the hotels are stopping at least dozen
women, with the purpose Of matrimony, Not
long ago Choctsw girl, lust for fun, inserted an
enlightenment IN a matrimonial papeT She
received sovoIal hundred answers
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oh. oIR;4Kt1pe h. winning til. queen and tn.

game.
l. B-Kt CHI. K-K5; = P-o 8 CHI. 30. 20
Correct solutions received to No. sas from r. ".
R st' W sisaforS; Mas; WsrpsF Muller New York;
Edwln L. sa! = e. Brooklyn - - o''' '''" io'A'
ps G9Tei Ms sSson .sevsd to w. a.. from
sissis, Brooklyn; Werner Muller New 9ori; K. V.
&-s; S. G GSSSia; New New York; YORK:
H Il Barry Barry. Med "a M: lip siSrosr jersey
a i,tionKl correct solutions received from George
Hobbry, N..hp.. \. II. 10 Nos $50; $40: s6a; from
Mer:hd Decorsh Ia So sop sss sal s ir0 from h
waII <. =, Paul. MINI. TO Nos, $50. s67. sis:
$50. SOL. s62. and Kossk's endhs study.
CORRESPONDENCE
Club, BROOKLYN, forwarded tho following notice to
@ on o .eh" ss Of ssf
were elected for the ensuing year; G., H.; Dthey.
sec etary and treasurer board Of Dirse,ars: "f.
t;:,s + Rs"S !! H. coai ans, Dr. Bsrn.,eip and
two, and the club is in hoprishing condition Any
PLAYER, in our vicinity who would like to join us
II II, dutman. Sew York.-Thanks for your kind
TRr srs has great pleasure in announcing thu, L.
d Issig has offered SUGGESTION "a week which THE
N, oh in favor q Dei.sls and Tar srS woaid prob
The c,"es AZ. nat Bar.h Under the eieeam.SnS S
barry Iedford Mass. MANI. rs 81 IL, ,Sst &c.
1913 10 not solvable b means OF OBJ unl q white
pawn IL placed IN X insteal OF on o. This corre-
, sponden' says that l-B-Q defeats It.
W. Chlenburg. New York-The Cosmopolitan
Chess CLUB ~ Second avenue. may answer your
pui poses
L. j. vauce. New Yort-Ths key move suffics. for
two movers. but the principal variations ought to be
given in threemoye
Francis 4. Tying announces that he has won one
game in The Second Correspond" nee Tournaments
am 1ng Tar srs ,ders again John J. Byrns in the
s.cond section. In Section OF the same contest
VIII an Cruger CushmAn hEa 4 against II.
johnson. +. Brown wishes to withdraw his de-
mand to two wins in the seventh section OF the tour
nAmcnt.
J. O., New York. maintains that 1. Ok Kts de-
feats the int nded solution by means OF 1. B-K7 to
No. 1855. ,.
THE LONDON TOURNAMENT.
Following sre the Of come additional
games, y hyed in the recent London tournament,
not printed before in TIE SUS: -
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The Ch.sa Magazine.

The double number Of the American Chess
Magazine for the months oi October and No-
vember has Just come to hand To jndgs from
It's contents. the new management which has
taken hold will inaugurate another era for
chess publications. In addition to being pub
lished on time. the issue contains bright and
readable matter. and is IN every rosrect a pub
LEGATION which chess rlavers will value very
menis. including those for games. problems,
endings, clubs. foreign news, &c, all of which
number q excel ent features. which will doubt
less PLEASE all classes OF readers. The maya.
zine 10 richly illustrated.
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A Travellers Invitation to Dewey.

From IA, .S,ata, Post Ini,Lii9ene,r.
Dear George,
Come ont and see rs soon;
Com. now and stay
II Ma ord n
or ,nv time, o matter; We
VIII show you things
lou cannot see
In any Eastern town
Or State,
For what We have
4. y'n are, George; the boundless West
Is Just you- size:
And what 10 best
You'll fnd on here,
And We will guarantee tha.it
VIII prove to he perfect At.
Bay. George, our snow-tlAd
Mountains rise
Unit their summits
Aud poke large holes into the blus
TO I the light OF Heaven through,
With all its uioriss and its wealth
or fruit and flowers
And wondrous health.
Here gold lies
Sleeping in the hills
And trckles down
The streams and nils.
And roses bloom so large
viii furnish radiance
while tho sun
Retirer at night
To get new brilliAncs
q ft daSs s % bright and fair
Are Ike the Grsa.
Eternal Day.
Aud fruits are ours. dear George.
Such peas.
A. man may fpd not otherwhsres,
And piums and grapes,
10 rich and sweet
As nowhere in he poor enets
And worn-out Fast
tan there be found
Their equal grown In any ground;
And peaches pinkcr than the cheeks
az anv blushns maid who seeks
To hid" h,r heart; aud has.
And oily olives, fat as pigs,
Aud thrice a. large; aDd-And-
Well. everything Ia here at hand
That kind Pomona gives I lis Coast
Whore she has alwIvs nourished most
And trees are here, dear George.
So high
That stars grow on them,
And the ky
IL theirs no less than 10 tho earth
Whose wondrnus richness
Gives them bith.
And m IN and women, George;
Such wome 1-Ohl
In them il where all gracos grow.
And thus and so on, George.
Until
Tho power of language
Fails TO MI
It's purpose, aud we stop to say
Pack up your duds
And come this way
You'll see II all
Well show you what
The ancient plAyed.out
East Is not
And everything we've got 10 yours.
go come. and welcome to our shores.
RS P,
WILLIAM J. IAxPros
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he complained that the work did not suggest 10
him single musical idea, and tried 10 break the
Jus, completed an opera on the same theme, in
which Victor Maure Is W appear al the Paris Opera
70 night Nine. Lehman has been singing at
the Berlin Opera House In production Of the
Nibelungen Trlogy
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Nine Darclce's unfortunate attempt To give
season Of Italian opera In Berlin ended in tinnn.
clal disaster for her and not Tor her ,mpresario
as he was without resources For the privilege
81 appearing three times she paid 81, 0O0 which
was the entire cost Of the experiment Der Baer.
enhaeuter" will be heard In two versions this
winter In Berlin. Opera founded on the fable
by SiegirIed Wagner and Arnold Nendelsohn
will be given The Wagner work will naturally
be sung at the Royal Opera House, whereas the
other Is 10 be given at a private theatre. Mo
zarts 'CoS Fan lutte" was recently revived in
Berlin. II was given there FIRST In 1902 and
after eight performances disappeared for period
Of twelve years il was then called "One Does as
il was produced In new version as "a Maiden's
Fidelity" y had six representations and was
not heard atterwsrd until 1890; !, WAS brought
Wager, and sung for about fifteen times during
I'VE years IL lsai presented n still another
ms is4s BEEN as Su"s st
spiel" during all these years and first in lS48 found
place on NE stage Of The Berlin QpeIa House
ii was drst given as Cost Fan lutte" In 1891 and
was was sung ten times during the next six years,
ginger WIG y, Was ,S o heard LAST summer q
Nine Savillcs engagement there has been ex.
tended for three years, Munich is To have a new
Bavaria viii be H devoted e 10 he co
Of classical dramas and the Wagner operas, There
Is said to be no intention the partoi The directors
musical features Of ,he es,ablishmsnl rivalry win
s Se haa Of 70 SsS, Ss in
C6afian play. The Polish Jew and a Composer
agreed TO a0cep,t On The delivery Of The fret act
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From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
BRENNAN, Tex, Oct, 81. Red ants stung
10 death the four yeaTold child Of G., d. Spenskia,
farmer Of Millheim. this afternoon, The ant
hill, on which the child was standing, cayed In.
and before the child could be rescued the Insects
had siung II so severely that death resulted In
a few hours
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Every Need Supplied.

Customer lemerRing from bargain counter
crushl-Help! Myleg is broken.
Floorwalk er-Yon will ind the crutch de-
partment. cir. on the fourth floor. In the rear.
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stung to Death by Ante.

WILLIAM j. LAMProN,
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OUR CHESS coRyEh.

PROBLEM NO. s8o-Br THE LATE rR. DuBBK.
RosTocK. MDCKLESBvBo. GERMANY.
BLAcx-rwKLvE PIECE.
Kon n. on k7 and 4 9: 1t on Q n. B on Q q;
KRIS.