The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-25
Observation-Disclosures
: CITY NEWS. 6
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

INSTRUCTIONS have been received
from Prof W, l.. Moore. chief OF tie
Weather bureau at Washington. II.
c. that on and after January I. the
use VI the red Information signal viii
be discontinued at all wind signal
display stations including sub sta
tons.
Capt Taylor has recommended IN
his annual report the appropriation
OF tsS.0oo 10 continue engineering
work Ia this district FOR the coming
year During the past year niue
has been accomplished in the way u
dredging and elearing Puget sound
rivers OF distractions.
Saturday afternoon ndith E. he
man was granted a divorce from es.
County Auditor Nathan Iscman. on
the ground % uou-support
judge Jacobs late Saturday after
room granted the petitioners % "
nrttoa and j. TrlEg Tor a writ ot
habras corpus. ON the grounds u
Illegal lmpF soHmcnt. Tho prisoners
we're boys charged with creating dis
order at laaAauah
The Grant Street Electric Hallway
ca. has entered the nrld for city
lighting IL Is already constructing
lines q poics from second avenue
south and Main street t. Post anf
Madison streets and are building
ether lines The company si'i buy
power from the sIlaaualmle people.
About g q the White Pass a Yu-
kan Railway employees presented sx.
supt. whiting Nlth handsome gold
watch and ehain AT skaEway. a
week axo saturday evening.
The officials % the scandinavian
American bank wlrh % locRts Henry
Homer Robson. A draft fog Us IL
awaiting him
Mrs IDA Lester. formerly srnploy.
81 az the orpheum theater In this
city. canunt be feund A hair in.
tsreat IN an Inheritance II ss.nse
awaits her a; South Bend. lad. ana
an EFFORT 10 being made % iocsi~ her.
q. Kahn. wanted in Everett on a
charge 81 larveny. war arrested yes.
tsrday BY ofaesf naFr. lie vas re-
Leaned on tico ball.
J. r rrasEeui. an insane man.
vas arrested yesterday for creating
a disturbance IN the DaNn's build.
lrx lie il now confined IN the ceun-
- iall
TIA funeral % Thesdosr Meyers
vas hatt yesterday afternoon fram
Bpnnsy a stsvarts chapel.
| Manager NJ X. MacHas. % the
Northern hotel vas yesterday pre-
scented with a sold chain by the EN-
ployes Of the house.
The Great Northern has Increased
the dsmurraEe 60 i've dayr instead
Of tao. which waA the timc given for
loading and unloading Ears on aid
inss
| Fred q. Williamson. assistant su.
perintsudent of the Cascade division
q the rGeat Northern. has been or
deFsd from Everett to I-afim0re,
North Dakota. to take thh place 81
n c Morgan. who signed 10 80 on
the oriEona southwestern.
The Gerat Northern and the Can
adam Pacific are doing more gr0wl-
ing over the home scsksrS sNcur-
sion business The Great North
ern Chains the c. =. H. IL cutting on
colonist rates.
The council committee on charter
amendments VIII meet "Wednesday
nisht. Fx-Mayor Wood has Med q
letter with the city clerk. commend
ing the step for a raise in the
mayors salary.
The board % public works has re
iected the tenders on the Jackson
! street sewer because they we're too
high.
The Westminster Presbyterian
church on broadway has raised $500
cash for use In the foreign mission
field during the coming year. The
pastor. REV. Hugh W. Giichrist. an
nounced Sunday that the money
would be spent IN China. The
church VIII. In addition. make It's
usual contributions TO the mission
arg boards OF the denomination.
/ ohicer surry, % the Sufry 4 West
patrol. took a shot AZ G. Mahousy
this morning about o'clock. Ma
honey. II IN said. was attempting To
break into n Second avenue store.
We ran from the officer. but stopped.
however Mt the shot. He was TAX
en- 20 headquarters.
when the AK sails for Alaska
January rs. she viii carry no pas
senRers Her freight viii consist Of
explosives.
Christmas dhy along the water
front r. only enlivened by the pres
ence ~ few isolated lougshorsmen,
slightly intoxicated. The steamship
Offices are closed. Sound steamers
are running on tho regular sched-
ule time. but travel IL very light, a.
everyone who can Is spending Christ
everyone who can IN spending
Christmas at home.
LONDON, Dec. 2b.--Gen. Forester
Walker has wired the war depart
{ mont frofp Tapa Town