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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17
College Professor Indicted

GALESBURG. H.. June i7.--Pro-
fcssor Lloyd Willis. until a few days
ago teacher OF elocution at Heddins
college. Abingdon. was today indict-
Cd by the grand jury on the charge OF
burglary. The young man IL the sor
OF a prominent citizen, and. II Is
said. entered the home Of Prof. Cush.
Ing. OF Knox college. and stole man
uscripts and books. II Is said thai
Willis has ned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17
TROOPS ON
THE WATCH

MANILA. June iT.-Evsry preesu.
ton IL bsln efaken 20 guard against
the unexpected return Of the FL
iplno truaps under Gen Moriei and
a consequent assault on the Ameri.
can outpoNfN IN territory from which
the rebels wsre driven Tuesday. A
force ~ Insurgents IL reported to he
II salitdan. AMI battalion Of the
Foprtesnts infantry has been sent
from linus to watch their movements
ana Co rsconnolire the adjacent eoun-
Try.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17
VOLCANIC
ERUP'TIOyS

MANILA. June i5--vloisnt vol
eanlc disturbances are In progress in
the South Central Islands and phil
ippine Archipelago. Heavy earth
quake shocks have been felt at iieiio.
A volcano In the Island OF Scgros
IL IN a state Of eruption. and seismic
shocks have occurred In various
places.
The peculiar construction % build
lnEs In Iioilo and other places Affect
ed has prevented serious damage
from the shocks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17
BODY LIES
In STATE
Last Rites TO Memory
OF Bland.

LEBANON. Mo. June ~ - Tho
body % Hen. II. y. Bland lies in
state at the opera house. watched
over BY the Pythian guard. while
hundreds Of friends of the great Mis-
souri, epmmauer fiie sofrowfuiiy past
his bier. W. J. Bryan. senators
suekrvli and Vest. Gov. stephens.
rx Gov. Stone. 81 Missouri and other
distinguished men. Niil attend the
funeral. which occurs at s.to 3. m
today. Safnt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

LONDON. Eng. June ia dis
patch from Pretoria says that seven
British warshipn have entered Ny
ack at the entrance 20 Delasoa bay,
The report n not confirmed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

PARIS. June fT.-President IIoubei
today held a conference with Meiins
Bowler and Brirson. relative to the
formation Of a new cabinet. The
former was premier at one time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17
IN HONOR OF
THE EDITORS

The musical concert 10 be given
this evening at Madison park by tn.
Seattle Press club. In honor OF the
Canadian editors, promises to be a
rare treat, and no one should miss
II. The public II cordially invited to
be present. In addition to Mrs. Jen-
ME Houghton- Edmunds, whose SER
vices have been secured WaRner's
band viii render a splendid program.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

VIM. Scott. agent for Balfour, Gu
thrle & company at Portland, accom-
panied by his wife. is at the Rainier
Grand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

c. ID. Topcl. manager OF the Can
adam Pacific at ancouyer, left for
home today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

had n long list Of bench winnings,
and came from royal blood.
Park Commissioner Choir also
states In the report that he has taxi
en- the task OF placing statuary In
IN different parks. and the money
wili he obtained by private subscrtp-
tions. He states that the Scottish
residents OF Seattle are In favor Of
a $4,000 statue of the poet Burns.
The German residents have express
Ell a desire OF having the statue ~
Schiller and Goethe erected. the Eng
fish Gladstone. and the Irish Robert
Emmett.
In the case OF r. g. Sharkey
against the Port Blakeley Mill COM
pany In the federal court yesterday
afternoon. the jury decided In favor
Of the plaintiff by granting him t6sIo
damages.
Several residents I'm the neighbor-
hood OF Jefferson street. from Third
avenue TO Broadway. have flled an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

The county commissioners this af-
ternoon awarded the contract for the
construction Of the bridge across the
snoaualmie river al Novelty TO the
Pugeat Sound Dredging company for
$3.50. The ferryboat contract was
formally awarded 10 the Moran Bros
company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

John Dunn. an experienced mining
man Of san Ffarcigco. gave a short
talk at the Seattle Mining exchange
this afternoon Speaking o. Wash
inRtou'E future. he said he had left
ASH Francisco for better field, and
he was quite sure Seattle was the
place. "a years work In this state
leads me to the conclusion that
Washington IT. the coming center for
gold and copper mining. aad there Is
no reason In the world WHY Seattle
should not be the exchange center
for the whole region"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

r. Zimmerman. sheriff of snohom
ish county, Is at the Stevens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

Park Commissioner NJ choir nlea
a report today IN regard t. the poar
eaudltio u the park department. A
portion % the report reads a. fals
Iowa Park Commissioners Chaplin.
fsowman. Williams aui Lenders have
held meeting ana the result was
afEcunrAEinF. Tho commissioners are
highly indignant Al the lack ~ on.
eial power"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

The Grant Street Electric Railway
company viii sean place a row %
seats around Triangular park az the
Junction ~ tsec~na avenue and Yes
Ter way They inted 80 place the
seats there as soau az permission IL
granted by the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

Loicl de Lobel and two daughters,
OF Paris. are at the Butler. en- route
TO Dawson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

Mayor Humss received a letter Of
inquiry from r. 4. Although. ~ SIS
broadway. New York. asking for IN,
formation concerning the where
Rbaets ~ nestIey ). Dunwapdy. whe
ia ssppos~a 10 be resident o. this
city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

Howard Scarborough. ynunF boz
10 years Old. residing at sis Third aN
enue. Was reported o. The police tat
morning a. missing frum hiH home
Later IN the day he was found BHisel
In one 81 the rooms IN an adjolnlHl
house. having gone into the wronl
dour on returning from the show las
evening
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

Joint gradnatInf cNercIHcs were
held by the Kingston. HouFhton and
Juanlta schools last night. at the A.
o. II. w. hail. In Kingston. There
were the following seven graduates
from the different schools: Arthur
wlttenmeyer. Of the Juanlta SCHOOL,
Maud O'Connor and Laura o'Fonnor.
the HouRhton school; EmilFoger-
berg. Lena Whtmore, Laura Teeg-
ardner. and George Houghton. OF the
Kirkland school.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

r. Yamaaaha. japanese who !
held in the county Jail under = com
mltment from the United States com
missioners' court. has applied &
Judge Hanford for n writ Of habea
corpus a hearing viii be had oi
June 10. Yamasak IL held unde
the pauper immigration Law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

appeal to the superior court agalns
the e-aascssment OF the abov
aIreela.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-17

lie also states that the pioneers OF
Seattle should erect a statue %
the chief 81 Seattle.
The money "a - used will he raiHs
81 BY public subscription. The park
commissioners also heiiexs ina, the
eouneli should grant them lsEai pow
er.
Mayer Huuss received a letter u
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
A Young Lady Initiated Into the Or
der of the Eastern Star by Her
Father and Mother.

For the first time in the history of the
Order of the Eastern Star in this State,
a young lady was initiated into a chapter
of the order by her mother and father,
the one acting as worthy matron and the
other as worthy patron. This occurred
last Thursday night in Oak Leaf Chapter,
Oakland, and the candidate was Miss
Gertrude. the charming and highly edu-
Gated daughter of Past Grand Patron
John Bestor Merritt and Mrs Merritt,
both past officers of the chapter.
When the time for Initiation came the
matron and patron of the chapter resigned
their places to Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt, and
the young lady was introduced into the
beautiful mysteries of the Eastern Star
with an impressiveness that has seldom
been equaled in a chapter-room The
ceremony was witnessed by a very large
number of members of the order from the
chapters on the other side of the bay and
by members who belong to the chapters
in this city.
After the ceremony there was an excel
lent collation. and congra atulations to the
initiate and her parents, and at the close
there were good wishes for pleasant
journey and speedy return, as on the fol-
lowing day Mr.. Merritt and family were
to sail for the Paradise of the Pacific,
which they did. They will remain in the
Hawaiian Islands for several weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
RICHMOND IS HAPPY.
The First Avenue Entrance to Golden
Gate Park Is Now Open.

Chairman A. B. Spreckels of the Park
Commission has redeemed his promise to
give the people, not alone of Richmond,
but the whole city, an opening into Golden
Gate Park at Fulton street and First ave
nue. To obtain this driveway into the
park at this particular point has been one
OF the chief objects of the Point. Lobos
Improvement Club for number of years.
Periodical promises We're made by the
Park Commissioners to make this i'm
provement but unfortunately these prom
ises invariably were broken. However.
the driveway is now ready for public use,
much to the joy of the Richmondites and
the qualification Of President George B.
Fletcher of the Point Lobos Club, who
had given material aid to the work.
In keeping with the progressive spirit
manifested by the owners of property in
improving the streets and avenues on the
outside section contracts have been let to
Contractor Felix McHugh for the grading
of Clement street, between Twenty-sec-
ond and Twenty-third streets. The same
contractor has about concluded a con-
tract with property owners for the grad
ing and macadamizlng of Clement street
from Sixteenth to Eighteenth avenues,
including crossings and sewering.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
WILLIAM \.
MILLS WILL
CO TO PARIS
Special Commissioner
for the Railroad.
is PREPARING AN EXHIBIT
WHY HE DECLINED THE STATE
APPOINTMENT.
The Southern Pacific Is to Have a
Little Sideshow of It's Own Rep
resenting All the Lines
of It's System.
is PREPARING AN EXHIBIT
WHY HE DECLINED THE STATE
APPOINTMENT.

The Southern Pacific Of Kentucky is TO
have an exhibit and a commissioner all
of it's own at the Paris Exposition. Will
liam H. Mills, land agent of the Central
Pacific, is to be its commissioner. and he
is out now on the first of many trips ne
will be obliged to take in selecting and
making ready the immense showing the
company has decided to send to Europe.
Since Mr. Mills abruptly declined the
commissionership from California ten
dered him by Governor Gage there has
been considerable speculation as. to his
reasons for doing so. Mr.. Mills said it
was because California had not appro-
priated enough money to guarantee a fit
exhibit: others said it was because he did
not countenance some political affiliations
he had been forced into during the re-
cent session of the Legislature, and was
resolved, so far as he was personally con-
cerned. to accept no remuneration for the
services he had invountarily rendered in
the fight of a certain Senatorial aspirant
Both these conditions may have had
something to do with Mr.. Mills almost
rude refusal wired to Governor Gage, but
the prime reason has become apparent in
the announcement just MADE by the COM
the sections through which its lines ex-
tend shall be fairly represented.
Mr.. Mills left a week ago in his private
car Tor Portland, ostensibly to visit his
daughters, who had preceded him to the
northern town by few days. He has
not arrived there yet, but has been stop
ping at nearly all of the summer resorts
along ms route. as well as the big fruit,
cattie ana grain centers, and has minute
project In view.
II is the intention of the company to
prepare an exhibit Of every branch of in
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
FIGHT FOR THE CHARTER.
Merchants Association Resents At
tacks Upon the New Code.

The members of the Merchants Associa-
ton have rallied to fight the movement
on the part of certain office-holders to de-
stroy the new charter. The position of
the association upon this question is well
known, and that the Superintendent OF
Streets, or any other politician, should at
tack a creature of the Merchants AsSo-
citation naturally arouses their wrath.
This was manifest at meeting held yes
terday by that body, at when they ex-
pressed themselves In the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
Whereas, Pursuant to the constitu-
ton of California, municipal charter
for the City and County OF San Fran
cisco was duly prepared by lawfully
elected board of freeholders, and has
been legally ratified by the people OF
San Francisco and approved by the
as. the Merchants Association, by a
practically unanimous vote favored
the adoption of this new charter and
devoted its earnest efforts to secure
the same; and whereas, certain legal
proceedings based upon assumed tech
nicalities in the law, have been 1nstl-
tuted in the Superior GoqrJ 0l tHe for Gs ny
purpose of invalidating the entire char-
ter; therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That the Merchants Asso,;
citation hereby expresses its unqualified
disapproval of any such selfish attempt
to defy the will of the people as eX-
pressed in their new organic law:
Resolved, That it is the intention of
the board of directors to take an active
interest in all actions that may be
brought to test the validity of the new
charter and. If necessary. to secure
and tender the services of speclal coun-
sci to act in conjunction with the at
torney of the association in defending
the charter against all legal actions IN
stituted for its notification.
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THE MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION ON
THE FRANCHISES
Opposes Granting All
of Them.
FAVORS THE CORKSCREW LINE
DESIRES THAT RESTRICTIONS
BE IMPOSED.
A Communication That Will Give
Majority Members of the Board
of Supervisors Food for
Thought.
DESIRES THAT RESTRICTIONS
BE IMPOSED.

The Merchants Association has adj
dressed a communication to the Board of
Supervisors relative to the street railway
franchises that have been petitioned for
by the Market-street Railway Company.
The association recommends that all of
the franchises and privileges asked for
be denied, with the exception of the So
called corkscrew privilege and the privi-
leges and franchises asked for in connec-
ton with the changing of the motive
power of the present Post-street line 1t
is recommended that the corkscrew line
be compelled to run down Post street
from Taylor, instead of down Geary
street, and that certain limitations as to
the time in which the roads shall be COM
pleted be imposed. The communication
in full is S follows:
To the Honorable, the Board of Su-
pervisors of the city and county of San
FranciSco-Gertlemen: In accordance
with our request of June 2 that your
honorable board defer action until
Monday, June II, upon the applications
for franchises so as to enable this as
sociation to investigate separately
each request. we beg to report that
each of these franchises has had our
careful consideration.
We beg to favorably recommend the
extension of the Sansome-street line
from it's present termination at jackson
street northerly to the bay upon GER
tain conditions specified herein. The
reason for this favorable recommends
ton upon this particular application
is that it will carry out the plans con-
templated by this association in here
tofore recommending the proposed
new electric road to connect Sixth and
Tenth streets, via Post street, with
Montgomery and Sansome streets
The specific conditions upon which
we recommend the above franchise
are as follows:
First-That the time for which the
above franchise is granted, instead of
being fifty years, shall be limited to
and terminate at the same time with
the franchise of the line with which
it connects expires: viz, the year
1929
Second-That paragraph of section
2 of the proposed order granting the
franchise which provides simply that
work shall be commenced within one
year and be completed within three
years, be eliminated and the following
paragraph be inserted in its place:
'Fifth-That the grantee will, within
six months after the date of this
grant commence the construction of
said railway, and continuously there
after, in each and every month until
the completion thereof. expend in such
construction at least the sum of three
thousand $4,000 dollars, and that said
railway shall be completed within not
more than two years after the taking
effect of this order"
We recommend that the application
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

dustry represented along it's lines 1t is
ton, but will include all the system east
to Ogden. the Sunset route to New Or
leans, its lines in Southern California and
the Oregon, or Shasta. route. Mr.. Mills
is accompanied on his present trip by Mrs.
Mills and serre Boeringer, an artist, who
is preparing sketches of the principal
points of interest along the way.
1t is calculated that 1t will take at least
six months to get the exhibit in such
shape that possible colonists Firms or
get comprehensive idea from 1t of what
they may expect to raise on some of the
Southern Pacific's choice farm sites on
but once it Is prepared it will be com
plete. and Mr.. Mills will go to Paris with
1t to explain it and disseminate general
KNOWLEDGE
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
K. OF H. REPRESENTATIVE
Secretary of State Charles F. Curry
Gone to Detroit to Attend the
Sunrenna T,od0o

Secretary of State Charles F. Curry and
Maxwell L. Grove. representatives from
California to the Supreme Lodge of the
Knights Of Honor, which is to meet in
Detroit on Tuesday next, left this city
last Thursday for that place 1t is as
serted that the session of the supreme
body will be the most important one that
has ever been held in the interest of that
order
The representatives of the local lodges
have decided to celebrate knights of
Honor day on the Both inst. by high class
literary and musical entertainment and
ball in B'ne Birth Hall.
The circular received from the supreme
reporter under date of June l shows that
during the month preceding there were
100 deaths in the order, making total of
1873 during the past six months, as against
1926 during the preceding year.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
SHE SAW SANTIAGO
WITH OUR ARMY
The Noted War Correspondent
En- Route to Manila.

n r. ISIS ANNA NORTHEND
WM BENJAMIN, who had a
I x \ most adventurous and ex-
4 ~ y citing career during the
last war as a correspondent
for Leslie's Weekly in Cuba, was at
Department Headquarters yesterday.
She called to see General Shafter rel
alive to making arrangements for
transportation on the Sheridan to Ma
Mia, whittier she goes as a special
representative of Leslie's Weekly and
other magazines. Miss Benjamin,
who met General Shafter at Tampa
last year, gained for herself consd-
erable celebrity by being the first
woman war correspondent to land
in Cuba. She entered Santiago a
few days after the surrender. When
she applied for transportation from
Tampa to Cuba she was told by the
Chief Quartermaster that no women
would be allowed to go on the trans
ports. Miss Benjamin was not to be
thwarted in her purpose. so she
went to Key West, from which place
she secured transportation on a Gov
ernment collier. Thus 1t was that she
reached Cuba.
Miss Benjamin is a young woman.
Her presence is prepossessing, and
she has the happy faculty of convers-
ing as well as she writes. Her articles
attracted much attention throughout
the country, and since her return she
has entered the lecture field with sue
cess. She was accompanied in Cuba
by her camera, and she has many
striking pictures of the thrilling
scenes that We're enacted there. Miss
Benjamin is a native of Massachu-
hut adn tod n
which she now claims as her home.
She is making the trip to the Philip
pines alone, but as she possesses a
rare degree of self-reliance she will
doubtlessly duplicate her Cuban sue
cess in the East Indies.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
PACIFIC STATES EXHIBIT.
w. H. Mills Has a Project for
ShOwinC Western PpOS,1ctc


w. H. Mills, land agent for the Central
Pacific Railroad, who is about to make
a trip to Paris as Commissioner to the
international Exposition, has evidently
got the exposition fever since his ap-
pointment to represent this State in
Europe. He is a member of the Califor-
mia State Board of Trade, which is max
Ing efforts TO have a splendid exhibit Of
California products at the Pan-American
Exposition which is to be held in Buffalo.
n. Y, in 1901. Mr.. Mills is interested in
this matter. as might be supposed, but
his mind has recently reached out to a
distance far beyond the original lnten-
uons of the other members of the board
Mr.. Mills latest project is to undertake a
Pacific States Exposition, to be run as a
feature of the exhibit of the products of
California. To this end he has written
the following letter to the board which
meets on Tuesday:
l believe that we can induce
Washington and Oregon to join Cali
fornia in a Pacific States Exposition
at the Pan-American Exposition to be
held in Buffalo in 1901. While in Ore
gon | intend to see the Governor Of the
State and will present the matter to
him in as strong a light as is in my
power. My opinion is that the three
Pacific Ocean States-that is the three
States whose borders are washed by
the waters of the Pacific Ocean-and
SlSo Aldshd' IisnL JOIN III What might
be termed a Pacific Ocean exposition
If it is deemed advisable to add the
interior States-such as Montana, Ne
vada, Idaho, Arizona etc.-I would not
object.
My plan would be to have these
States represented, each Independent
of the others, but in a single group,
and project at the same time colonial
exposition relating to the Hawaiian
and Philippine Islands, having the par
ticipants in the Pacific group of Ameri-
can States hold the Pacific Ocean Ex-
position in common.
AS has been stated Mr. Mills is now in
Oregon. and it is believed within a week
or ten days he will be able to inform the
other members of the board what success
he has met with in his interview with the
Governor of the Weofoot State. From all
accounts. his suggestions are likely to be
acted upon favoraby at the meeting of
the board on Tuesday. At least the pro-
ject will not be condemned until after
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
Clever Horsemanship.

The equestrian fetes by Elsie st. Leon
at Glen Park to-day will be more Won
derful than any other of her previous
performances. She now has her pony
"Swfpes' perfectly under control and
the tricks she is performing on him
daily are phenomenal. Among the new
features in the free theater will be a
trapeze act by Dubell, the celebrated
aerialist. There will be a balloon as
cension and parachute jump by Daniel
MaIoney during the afternoon. To-day
will be Amateur day at Glen Park.
There will be singing, dancing and reci-
tations, all by amateurs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

Judge Conlan took his seat on the bench
Yesterday morning for the first time since
his vacation. He looked as if he had been
ENJOYING himself and it is said that he
has acquired the reputation of being one
Of the most skllful anglers in the coun-
try having kept his numerous friends
supplied with trout during the past
month He has been under the careful
tutelage of NJ Lewis. the African dia-