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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
STATE NEWS.
IN. town Of stevens need. public

The town Of stevens needs public
hall.
King q Wiley are starting q pot
terry at Paiouse
A 1900 hotel 10 being built at XII
cna. in the Yakima valley.
Cattle round-ups have commene-
cd In Eastern Washington.
New whatcom il arranging for a
big Fourth Of July celebration
A parior Of Native Daughters has
been organized At Port Gamble.
Several new business houses have
recently opened up in Elma.
Mrs ". A. Woods IL a candidate
for school clerk in New whatcom.
Farmers are drilling wells near
walla waiia. and striking good flows
Of water.
c. s. Kale has sold his single min
ct Noosack. TO Buffers & Mcleod. OF
DemlnE.
The Port Townsend city council
has levied a poll tar Of 81 per head
on male Inhabitants.
Forest fires north Of Blaine last
weeks destroyed three orchards. one
containing 500 fruit trees.
A piece Of land seven miles south
west OF Dryad. Pacific county. which
has been nled on BY Emil Meyer as
a timber claim. IL said by Eb Rus
sell to be agricultural land, and
should be nomesteaded. and he Is
having 10 contested.
j. NJ C1app. United States engin-
Ger at the jetty. was up from West
port Saturday. Mr.. Ciapp said that
about seventy men are now employ
ed on the jetty and the work viii be
pushed vigorously the coming seas
on. The men viii be put on shifts
90 as to work fifteen hours a day
Aberdeen Herald.
A warrant call Of unusual mag
nituds has been made by State
TREASURER Young. 4 general fund
call In made for 57.5s3.s5. for war
rsnts Nos. 32.sii to 33.si5 Inclusive.
On the military fund a call II made
for f57.5s3ss for warrants Nos. ~
s1t TO 35.sis inclusive. on the mil
itary fund call is made for the
sum Of tsssi.0s. for warrants Nos.
2541 to 1854 inclusive. In terest ceas-
es on these warrants on May Is.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Grape Crop Threatened.

ST JOSEPH. Mich. May a.
There has heen scarcely a single va
riety Of fruit or berry that has not
been declared a failure in a great
er or less degree this spring be-
cause Of the severe winter Now the
report comes from Lawtan. which
Is the largest grape district in the
central states. that the entire grape
crop is ruined By the cutworms. A
large number Of the leading grow
srs fear the crop. which last year
reached over go coo baskets. VIII be
reduced to one-duarter of that
amount unless the present warm
weather continues. which will in a
few days force the buds out Of reach
Of the worms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09

Although ON its face the Anglo
Russian understanding With refer
ence 10 China concerns Itself main
~ with the delimi,ation Of a sphere
In which Russia shalt have para
mount rights 10 build railways and
work mines. It practically excludes
Maneharla and fiaotung Peninsula
from the purview Of the open-deor
policy Of Great Britain, Those ma.
tiona which havr Interests to con.
serve In the aforesaid regions can
no longer depend upon British lead.
ership In the nght Tor equality Of
commercial privileges In that part
of the Chinese Empire lying beyond
the Great Wall. II happens that
Ssuchwang. which IL situated In the
sphere tacitly abandoned to Russia.
II the mest important entrcpot for
American trade with China To be
sure. Russia has promised 10 make
a free port OF ralienwan. the future
terminus OF her Transasian rail
way. and that Niuchwang shall re-
main norninally a Chinese treaty
port open 20 US In accordance with
our commercial conventions with
China: nevertheless. the temptation
TO Russia will be ssreag Ia exclude
the competition % sea borne com
merce with her overland trade in the
Manehurlan interiand The bur
den % the struggle to keep this re-
Eion free OF access 60 maritime ma
tons viii hereafter fall upon the
American Minister at Pekln a. the
representative Of the Power most
interested In keeping II open.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09


In the days when the trusts were
less than a doHen IN number. there
was reason TO believe that ouiy a
few avaricious persons were cen
necsed with them At the present
time. however. the enormous dsvsI-
opment OF these combinations. bath
as regards their numbers and the
capital invested. suggests the belief
that their promoters and stockhold.
err ARE TOO numerous 10 mention. Il,
will not DO 20 assume In these days
that when ten men meet together
on q street corner and denounce the
trusts that half OF them have trust
stocks In their poekets- The fact
remains. however. that the billions
OF dollars tina, have recently been
invested In the various combines
have come from many Thousands OF
pockets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
To Control jerusalem.

coNSTASTfSopLE. May s.--it
il becoming more evident every day
that Russia 10 extending the inans
ence % the state church more and
more In Palestine. with the object
Of controlling Jerusalem
The election tn announced of 3gr.
aaiateoa as patriarch % Antioch by
the Antioch synod. The election u
directly contrary to the Huiian'H
trade and met with strong opposition
from the Greeks.
Russian influence. II r. predicted.
viii finally overcome the ionFstsnd-
Ing control Of the Crstes tn the Holy
Land
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Builders Trial Trip.

PORTLAND. May a.--The q, II. a
". company's new steamer Hassaio
was out for n builders trial trip
afternoon, and made n
showing. For a short
time a speed Of over q miles per
hour was attained. As usual with
new boilers there was slight trouble
an account Of foamlnR. and the FIRE
men being accustomed to using coal
ftt.t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

Bobby Oaylar and "MeSafiey's
Twins" are drawing good houses AZ
the Third avenue theater this week
The speciaIties arv good, and the
IL composed 81 clever lot
OF fanmAkefs.
Mori,s Rosenthai, the great music
ian. viii appear al the Seattle thea
ter tomorrow night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
New Fruit Pest.

SALEM. May "a new fruit pest
has made Its appearance In several
orchards In the vicinity Of Salem. IL
In a small bug. similar 20 what f.
known as the pea weeyil. and works
on the buds Of new crafts. = y,
Kimbaii. Of Polk county, orchard
let. says the insect seems TO Dc the
same a. one that made It's appear
anee several years aEo. and after
appearing several years ago. and
after alarming fruitgrowern disap-
pcafed without doing any damage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Suicide BY hanging.

TfLI.AMook. ore. May s.-Eric
Peterson. VINO has been missing
from his farm on the Miami. was
found hanging 60 tree about 900
yards from hts house on Tursday
morning. lie had shown signs Of in
sanity. having threatened his fam
lily. who had left him for fear OF
harm. lie was GO years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Big Railroad Strike.

PHILADELPHIA. May "a br
strike to tie up the big coal rail.
reads % the country IL being organ.
ixet ~ the engineers. firemen. cens
dnctofH and bfakensn Zach set ~
employees have a different grievance
The reads involved are the fcnnsyi-
vansa. Philadelphia ard Reading.
I,rhlEh VALLEY. New Jerney ceutrai
and y. l.. s W.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
nssaiIant In Skirts.

CHESTER. Pa May ? Two
young women. returning from a bail
in this city O. their homes IN RID
lev township. had an adventure
which has stirred up the citlaens of
LeiperVilleI While crossing the
bridge at the creek man dressed
In womcna clothes suddenly spranE
cut at them The girls lied. scream
Ing. With the stranger IA fun pur-
suit Waterman Fcndieton heard
the screams, and ran To- their Assist
anec, when the asHailaut disappear
ed Residents Of LeiprrVlile arm
I'd themselves and hunted for the
disguised man. but failed 10 nnd
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Asbestos Mine Sold.

ATLANTA. Ca. May s.-The fa-
nous asbestos mine in Sail noun
tain in white county. has been sold
for 500, 600 TO Bancroft a kenrick.
mining engineers. Of London. The
sale on the basis Of 10000 is the
greatest amount ever paid for a
mine in the state of Georgia. not
excepting that OF some OF the gold
mines Ia the northern part of the
state
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09

The new King Of Samoa wears no
socks. His ordinary raiment con-
stats Of ciose-fitflnx suit Of the best
eoco8nut oil. An expansive smile
Just above where his collar button
should be. does duty for a cravat.
Such simplicity seems strange In the
halls Of royalty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
incendiaVies at Work.

LEBANON. Pa. May s-FarmsrH
on south Mountain. south Of Fon-
tana. have been engaged since sat.
urfay nhtlng an ugly forest IRE.
which had already destroyed 80
acres Of timber. The fte was APP
Of ineendiary origin. as the
name. were discovered burning mer-
r.ly in three places simultaneously.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Swallowed q Fishb bone.

ST. LOUIS. May "A hshbone he
accidentally swallowed two weeks
age may cause the death OF Du-
Waldo Jean Pierre. Of TTss South
Sixth street. lie is now at the city
hospital.
The hone penetrated the intes,ines
and blood poisoning is threatened.
Large assesses have formed on tho
body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Cuban Postal Service.

WASHINGTON. May s.-Direetor
General Of Posts r. q. Bathbone. Of
Cuba, had a long conference with
Postmaster General Smith today.
Mr. Rathbone reported substantial
Improvement In every channel. Lat
er, Mr.. Rathbone. In an Interview.
said: From the crude, disrupted old
autonornist Spanish postal scheme
we have built up a completely
equipped American system. with the
sane domestic service enjoyed In
this country. while we have $50
Americans as acting pOstmnsters 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
DurRlsvs ut Grants Pass

GRANTS PASS. or. May a.
while Mr.. and Mrs u. A. Cords yere
I'm san Francisco burglars entered
their house and carried away wear
Ing apparel and tcwsiry valued at
ieoo. The robbery was not noticed
by the man who looked after the
house. 80 that the robbers had sew
eral days start.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09

train the natives aong modern lines.
We are retaining old employees aud
are making removals only Tor cause.
We are nov odulpping the service
With distinctive uniforms, and all
carriers at al delivery pestofileefs
win wear them"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
COUNCIL TRIP
OF INSPECTION

At the suggestion ~ city Engineer
n. ~. Thompson last night. trip Of
observation to Cedar Lake was ar
ranged for by the members 81 the
city council. Mayor Humes. Comp
troller Parry and Superintendent
Youngs. viii also accompany the
counoilmen. Mr.. Thomson viii have
charge Of the party. which will leave
tomorrow on the Seattle a Internal
tionai railroad. and go to North
Bend. From there they Will take a
stage to Cedar Lake and spend per-
haps three days inspecting the sur
vey
Incidentally to the proposed trip.
Navin introduced n resolution direct
ing the city engineer and corpora
tIon counsel TO prepare an ordinance
submitting to the voters the aues-
tion Of building n power plant on
Cedar river and furnishing to the
city electric power. This motion
was tabled. but viii undoubtedly be
taken up later.
Robert Moran sent In an applica-
ton for a franchise to build "A spur
Of track from Railroad avenue To
Alaska street To the property 81 the
company. The matter was referred
to n special committee consisting 81
Councilman Criohton. Muldoon and
McArdle.
a resolution was introduced by
Chairman CaHtlcman. of the FIRE and
water committee, directing the board
OF public works 10 purchase two new
fire euginea The resolution was
adopted. and the committee win meet
representatives Of the various manu-
facturers at the City hall, May II.
Mayor Humes' veto Of tho saloon
redlstributlns ordinance was Hus-
tanned by the council by a vote OF 7
/ 10 6.
The appointment Of y. -. Cleve-
land as sanitary inspector, was CON
Armed unanimously.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
Mis- Aim Was Bad.

LANCASTER. Pa. May a--Iohn
Swceny waa arrested last nigh, by
the police on the charges Of attempt
ing to shoot his housokecper, Miss
Minnie Do Lone n Spanish woman.
Of whom he vas extremely Jealous.
He followed her to the house OF n
friend on whom she was calling, and
ns he was leaving he fired at her.
but missed his mark. The woman
ran back into the house screaming.
and Sweeney was arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09

Korn Drug Co.. rifth aud Pike.
Prescription Specialists. Phone Pike 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
AT ! PRICE

Donsstie sewing Haehines viii ~ soA
Tar ana werk A fHfg opportunity
Bosts fik. ~. WlnVuf p0N
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-23
CHURCH DINNER.
First Presbyterian's Observance of
Washington's Day.

There are no churches in the city
where strangers find a heartier well
come or where more cordality exists in
the congregation than the First Pres
byterian church; consequently when a
social affair of any sort is announced
in connection with the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of this church, people of all de-
nominations flock thither. The annual
feasts held on Washington's birthday
anniversary have reached traditionarN
renown and yesterdays bright sun
shine somed to encourage an unusually
large patronage. Probably at no pre-
vious time has such an elaborate menu
been served on one of these occasions.
Nearly every church in the central
city was represented at either the din
ner or supper and II large sum was
realized. The ample accommodations
of the church parlors were taxed both
at the noon and evening meals.
The room committee consisted of
Mrs. c. S. Weston, chairman; Mrs. g.
l.. Frey. Mrs. Willis Kemmerer, Mrs.
A. NJ. Decker ana Mrs. II. 4. Knapp.
The reception committee was repre-
sented by Mrs. II. V. Logan. Members
of the committee unable to be present
were MIS- Mtl.tOt, WIS. D. l. INlCIldluS'
and Mrs. 4. r. Hunt. The refreshmenr
committee consisted of Mrs. Ruthven,
Mrs. Dewitt, Mrs. T.. l.. Buck, Mrs. IT.
NJ. Hannah, Mrs. Reed Burns, Mrs. q.
Il. Chase, Mrs. w. II. Perkins, Mrs. :,
| q. Barker. Mrs. Calvin Seybolt, Mrs.
| Bushnell Miss Littell, Mrs. Morrill,
Miss Deacon.
Among those who assisted were:
Mrs. f. s. Godfrey, Mrs. +. y. Nc
| Gowan, Mrs. l.aRue. the Misses Hand
! Miss Hunt, Miss Buck, the Misses
| Kingsbury, Miss Scranton, Miss Sey'
/ bolt, Miss Bessie Jones, Miss Barker
! Miss Nash the Misses Richmond, Miss
Emma Fuller, Miss Nickery, Miss Hell
en- Cook Miss Inglis, Miss Margaret
/ TORY, Miss WhitlocI, Miss Thompson
/ Misse Alice Knapp, May Logan Heller
/ Hubert, Katherine STEEL and Fanni,
/ Hannah.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-23
EPWoRTH CONVENTION.
Will Be Held at Waverly Next Fri
day and Saturday, Feb. 24-25.

All the Epworth Leagues cOmpris-
ing the Simpson Union will meet In
convention at Waverly next Friday
and Saturday Feb. "A and %. The
sessions will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church, one Friday evening,
and two Saturday, morning and after
noon. Every preparation has been
made for the reception Of the visiting
leaguers and it is expected that the
sessions will be very interesting and
well attended.
Following are the programmes ar
ranged for each session.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Devotional, at 7.3O o'clock,
Mrs. ]. r. sumner
Literary Exercises, in charge of Waverly
League.
Brief addresses, "Citizenship, Good
and Bad,
Revs. j. c. I.eacock, G. c. Jacobs and
Others.
SATURDAY MORNING.
900 Union" Class Meeting,
Conducted by Rev. w. r. Cochrlne
$50 The Simpson Union, Its History,
Work and Improvement"
Miss Mary Green
Solo.................M Miss Edith Santee
Recitation. .......Miss Bertha Dewitt
1915 Systematic Bible study
Rev. w. NJ. Hitler
SOlo...............N1i Miss Bessie Sumner
Recitation.........Mi Miss Mildred Smith
1850 Reports from Senior and Junior
Chapters.
Solo................Mr J. B. Miller
1l.30 Business: Reports of Secretary and
Treasurer time and place of ne Xt
meeting, election of officers, etc.
1900 TO 1.30 Social--With dinner at Music
Hall.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
40 Devotions. Rev. e. d. Cavanaugh
1.4j Duct. .Revs. LeaCock and Sumner
Recitation......... Miss Jessie Slams
200 "The League in Relation to Metho-
dism''-
(a) Its Spiritual Product"
Mr.. Floyd Leach
Reading. g...........A Miss Edna Shelly
Solo........,..... Miss Gertrude Aten
2.30 (bJ THE Financial support, Sys-
tematic Contribution"
Miss Leona Warreu
Recitation. Miss Bertha Dewitt
Recitation..........Miss Laura Green
200 (c) Its Institutions. "The Success
of the League"
Mr. Samuel Harrison
$50 (d) Its Intellectual Product, "Typ-
ical MAN. '.....,.Mr. Roy Dcckc,
400 open Parliament.
The officers Of the union are: Presi-
dent, W. A. Sanford; vice presidents
Miss Mary Green, Thomas Kresgo, Miss
| Belle Bieseckcr and Miss Anna sum.
ner; secretary. Miss Iva stephens; re
I porter to Epworth Herald, Mis-:
! Georgia Hunt; reception committee
! cabinet of Waverly league.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-23

The directors of the Lackawanna
Trust and Safe Deposit company yes
terday awarded to Conrad Schroeder
the contract for the erection of the new
bank building and directed him to pre-
pare at once to go ahead with the
work,
The new building is TO be erected
on the site OF the present home of the
Trust company at 4A Lackawanna
avenue. 1t viii be 6S feet in length
by 25 feet in width, occupying the
space from the street to the vaults,
which will remain as at present. 1t
will be two stories in height and sur
mounted by a large dome, the top OF
which will be fifty-two feet above the
street level, and also two cupolas, the
one in the center OF the building and
the other at the rear.
The front will be OF classic design.
Heavy bronze doors at the center with
large grilled windows on either side
will be the striking features Of the first
story. Above them will extend a shall
low balcony fronted with Corinthian
columns, the rear wall being plain. The
facade will be ornamcnted in has-re-
lief
hogany. In the front of the building
will be a public lobby with desks at
either side and window seats on either
side of the door. a passage-way on
the westerly side will lead direct to
the vaults. The enclosure for the Off
GERS of the bank will be divided off
from the lobby and the passage-way
by handsome grill partition resting
~ sNf hD
desks which will front it.
The clerks desks will be on a mez-
zannic gallery, encircling an oval well,
which will be just below the dome.
The directors room will be at the rear
of this gallery.
The dome will have a double cover
ing,the outer one being hanmered glass
and the inner one Of ornamental glass
The interior will present Il strikingly
| handsome appearance and exteriorly
| the building will be most imposing. II
was designed by a. w. Fuller, archi-
| tect, of Albany, n. Y.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-23
WANTED TO CUT SOMEONE.
Bad Man with an open Knife Caused
Commotion.

a drink-crazed Polander with an
open knife in his hand and blood i'm his
eye caused lively commotion on
Lackawanna avenue, near the Scran-
ton house, about Q o'clock last night.
Something had gone wrong with him
and he wanted vengeance. stephen
Van Wort and his son, John, were
walking along leisurely at the head Of
a group Of Grand Army men who were
homeward bound from a meeting, when
the Polander with the knife upraised
advanced threateningly towards them.
The crowd scattered in lively fashion,
leaving the wild-eyed man with the
knife in full possession OF the side
walk.
Different parties hurried in different
directions to find a policeman, and in
a few moments one of them brought
Patrolman Collins on the scene.
The officer took no chances, but when
the man with the knife showed fight,
tapped him over the head with his long
night stick and sent him in heap to
the sidewalk. He was disarmed before
he quite realized where he was at, and
then taken TO the Center street station
house, Patrolman Block, who had come
up in the meantime, assisting in this
task.
He was too drunk to give any ac-
count of himself. 1t is likely he will
be fined as high as 81 in police court
! this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-23
LARGE CROWDS HEARD HIM
Rev. DR.. Robinson Spoke in the Penn
Avenue Baptist Church Yester-
day Afternoon and Last Night.
His Afternoon Discourse.

The afternoon meeting at the Penn
averue church was crowded yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Pierce conducted the devo-
tional exercises and made earnest re-
marks. Rev. DIR. G. Nj. GifTin offered
prayer. DR. Robertson gave a practical
address full of beautiful illustrations.
His ubject was the prayer for the re-
lease of Peter from prison. lie made
three statements concerning the topic.
One-Prayer is the pledge of its own
answer.
Two-Lieht for the eyes is always
path for the feet.
Three-The new life is to be exercised
in the old duty.
The church could not pray for James,
the Lords will was the death OF James,
but suddenly the command came to
pray for Peters release. With tho
blood of James hardly dry it would
seem that they would hardly have had
the courage to pray. Sixteen soldiers
had taken Peter, the poor fisherman of
Galilee, away to prison. His case was
apparently hopeless. Yet they were
| there sixteen soldiers appointed? y
certain uncanny feeling thrilled Her
od's heart that perhaps a greater power
!
| God.
The methods and inventiveness are
! too shallow today. We want Gods
power. The saints are getting hardened
with the church's complacency and
Indifference. There is a burden on the
church and it won't be lifted till God
comes. TIE day is coming in the
heather lands.
3 NJ
break in on the indifference and apathy!
If you are burdened take that burden
as the advance guard Of the fulfill
ment.
Peter is burdened, too, with the pray
ers for his release. He has asked the
soldiers to loosen the chains a little
and he sleeps. For him the sword of
the executioner is already on the grind
stone. IF he did not pray in his sleep
he could not sleep but he slun'bers
sOundlv.
Light for the eyes is for use, rot for
an intellectual entertainment. The an
gel of God comes into Peters cell and
the light shines around. Peter is reused
from his sleep, and the power to obey
the angels command to rise is given
God always gives the power for Obal-
]
the angels business tc pay the toll 10
pass the gates first 1t is Edian file
through this world that you will be
saved. In behind-when troubles come
God is in the lead. 1t is a pleasant
thought that of fo,lowing-not along
side but behind, safe and protected.
1t was through the old familiar street
to the old house that the angel led
Peter and for us, il is back to the oil
duty, to the old task, to the old street
not up along the clouds yet, If Goo
gives yc lighT it is for obedience, if He
gives ye faith it is for the old duties.
The business man must go back Il
business, the mother back to tending
her baiTnies. 1t is the old work tn
old duties that we must perform.
In the evening there was anotha
largely attended meeting.