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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser.
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at close OF morning service. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening REV. O. a. CARMAN, Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Seryices at
10 80 a. m and 80 p. M. Sabbath school al
II AS a. m. Prayer meeting on Ihursuay eve
ming REV. j. j. STALEY' Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Services at 1890 a. m.
and 80 d m. Sabbath school at close OF NOR
ming services. Prayer meeting on Thursuay
evening REV. GoRRELL QUICK Pastor
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Prayer and
praise service, eleven o'clock a. m. Preaching,
7: 80 d. m Prayer meeting Friday evening.
REV. OSCAR DAFoE. Pastor
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE services will be held
every Sunday afternoon at o'clock p. m, in
the new Beldng block. All are invited 10
attend
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DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-Once over
i Pages hardware. ONCE hours: : TO y q;
m | TO 3 D. m. /; except "Wednesday, $50 10
d IN Pension examining surgeon. New
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TO 2and Z tosp. m.
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nENTIST. Specially OF Crown and Bridge
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JNCLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON;
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
THEY WILL GET
PRIZE MONEY
Dowey's Men Will be Well
Paid for Their Work.

WASHINGTON. u. g. April rs
Admiral Dewey ana the officers and
men u hia neet have filed claims Tor
price ana bounty money Tho latter
has been referred 90 the court Of
claims The eases involve several
interesting questions Admiral Dew
~ WIN receive as his share not less
than go 600. ana may be eonsiderab-
" more. if II Il held that the Am
oriran fleet engaged an equal or au-
perloF force the awards VIII be twice
what they would be- n an inferior
force was engaged. The point 10 be
considered IN reaching the decision
II whether the land batteries are to
be Included In estimating the total
strength ~ the Spanish when Dewey
engaged the fleet about one year ago.
II IL understood that Admiral Dewey
holds that IL the guns on the forts
are Included tho enemy's force Was
superior 20 his own,
Another important question IL as
ta whether the three spanish vessels
restored aud added Co our naval re-
eiaier are 70 be treated as prizes,
a. was done with the Confederate
ram Aihcmarie. sunk and afterwards
raised. A decision will also be re-
ausuted as 10 whether the property
captured ashore In the arsenal at
Caylis should be condemned as prize
a. the ptins law Of 1854 renders a
favorable construction ON this point
quite possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
A Scrap In Boston.

~ was on Washington street In
dear old Boston. The man coming up
Elared az the man coming down and
the man coming down returned the
glare.
one was n pronounced annexation
ist. the other bat a few nights be-
FIRE had wildly checred at a public
meeting for ARuihalao.
Then they riinched.
wildly they swnyef about. Dread
fui werr the words they hoarHely ut
tered
Cave copper" cried a specialized
nswsbgy. which In nswsboy Boston.
csc means. Beware the policemen -
hat the struggling men did not
break away They were rtiii AZ u
shen tho officer OF the law APP
preached them.
Come. COME" he said in polite
yet FIRM tones. this win never ID.
You gentlemen mustn't nght your
political battles on the publie aide
walk . And he resolutely @sparat-
81 them.
but the policeman was mistaken.
II vas not an animated dispute
over the relative virtues Of aansx-
aiiaa aud Anti-impsFiaiism.
Nothing Of the sort.
The eonhatants secldeBtly bump
ID arms az they passed and those
arms had been recently vaccinatea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
DEATH BY
CYCLONE

KtRKsvtLt.E. Mo. April U.s.
Death and deHaiation rpiEns here to-
day, The weeping OF the orphaned
and the widowed mingled with the
means OF the wounded In heard on
all sides, Scores OF physielana. sur
sconn aud nurses are faithfully per-
forming their missions Of mercy.
The search for the victims ot the
cyclone continued throughout the
night. and with the break OF dawn
this morning the Hearohera were
Joined by scores who Joined In the
task. The actual number of dead II
stu unknown. 40 far. forty -one
bodies have been recovered.
The work OF the wind at Newton
la worse than was al fret reported.
II IL now supposed that at least
twenty-five persons Lost their hives,
Nineteen have been found 40 far.
and over forty are reported a.
wounded.
The storm which threatened all day
yesterday did not break until las;
night shortly after 9 o'clock. The
cyclone swept a path a quarter Of
a mile wide, and as clean as a noor
the eastern portion Of tho twon was
demolished and over 400 houses. IN
GLIDING residences and mercantile
buildings we're ievstei 20 the ground.
After the cyclone rain fell Ia tor
rents but through Il all the people
worked herulcaliy 60 save and help
those who needed assistance.
In spite Of the dreadful rain. fre
broke out In several places. and a.
the flames leapt from place 20 place,
and the workers were seen pursuing
the rescue work. the scene was most
weird
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

PENpLEToN. ore. April 2s.-in=
.dieatiouR point % an extremely Hlug
gish wool market. with no deallnHn
before July and August With an
opening then FER active buying. the
market viii be belated FOR two or
three months This IL the view Of
the representative buyers. commits.
sion men and wool growers Of East
ern Oregon.
Figures gathered from the various
wool eentorH give a total OF COCO. 600
pounds remaining unnold from tho
clip 81 is9s. or this the nalles has
by far the largest amount. having
). 300. 600 pounds IN the warehouses.
one house alone containing 1000 600
pounds.
There IL no precedent for the pres
eut situation Ia wool here and ~ all
Eastern Orcgon towns The enor-
nous quantity 81 1925 unaold wool
unsoid on hand nils the warehouses
70 OVERLOOKING. even the platforms
being In Some places crowded. and
yet already the 1899 clip Is due 60 ar
rive from the hundreds Of shearinE
camps. and there "a no room In
which 70 store a.
Absolutely 20 sales are being made
though small quantity moves out
from time 20 time on consignment 10
Eastern buying houses. The wool
growers griniy hold on 70 the hope
that the advantage % IN Eastern
wooden goods manufacturer viii not
endure forever. and that no viii be-
fore long be compelled 20 come TO
their terms. which involve from 5
cents more than the nominal quota
ton OF the day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
A Peculiar Fad.

PittsburR girls have an unique fad.
says the pittsburg Dispatch. was
started by one clever girl In the East
End. who wished to do something
new" She requested several OF
her male acqualntnnccs 10 give her
a baRfui OF their hair. Each man
was very much surprised NJ such n
strange request. but each gave II.
One Of the young men went 70 call
on this young lady and carry her
HIS bag OF hair. and incidentally to
find out what she wanted with f..
He found her making n fancy pillow
cover. and saw several bags OF hair
similar to his own.
When the cover was finished she
had enough hair 10 MI II. The young
men are beginning 20 md 81 difficult
20 meet all the demands made on
them.
The girls are enthusiastic In fol-
lowing out the fad. and say II goes
far ahead Of tho autograph pillow
cover scheme. one girl has com
blued the two. by the way. and II
using tho hair of the men who wrote
on tho cover 10 Oh the pillow. Other
notifications are bobbing up, and
from all Indications the fad ~ likely
10 stay Ia favor longer than any OF
|, its prcdeceBeors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

MEMS Fine uniaunfried White
shirts, rpiondldly made, cheap at
49e. only ssc each
HEN'R Fine uulaundfied White
Shirts. body Of New York mills
muslin. fine linen bosom, pfotee-
ton neck band. actually worth
fBc. Saturday d0c each.
MEMS Fine f.aundried White shirts
splendid wearing, nicely finished.
fso value. only COO each.
MEMS Fine Laundried White
Shirts. with fancy fast-colored
bosom and eunB. splendid made,
perfect hitting. 7sc. e0c and 81 70
value. our prices COO. l5o. and sse
each.
SEE the Samson Drawer Support
most unique and servieeabio sup
port made. only Zoe "A pair
MEMS suspeaders. lie. ZSe. BIC, zoe
pair.
MEMS New Fedora Hats, latest
style block. 81. si.25. ti.bo. q each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

The General Electric company Of
New York has at last revealed lis
hand en- the way that was predicted
by che star several weeks ago. y.
X. Mitchell and W. J. Gramhs. for
the General Electric company. have
announced that they have absorb
I'd" the Seattle Steam and Power
company FOR the sum Of $4,000.
They also admit that they are act
inc for the Washington Power
Transmission company. and are con.
nreted with the Union Electric COM
pany Of this city. Their intention II
10 secure power from Cedar river.
and 90 antasoniEc the Bakers sao-
auainYss Fails Power plant which
was equipped BY the Westinghouse
company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
WOMEN WORKERS.

Every animal slaughtered for food
purposes In netiln ia subjected L. n
miscroscopic examination BY corps
u women microscopic especially
trained 10 the ueFk.
In Holland. women. instead Of men
signal railway crossings
Austria has many WDmen BARRIERS.
Nine. ROSA Rsrschlaum conducts
a hospital Tor eye diseases at Wien.
ma.
France employs over 800 women In
her civil service. telephone ana tsle-
graph Office The iiant q France
pays salary e. 500 women. and 30
women have positions IN the Credit
Fonclcr. Altogether s.TSn.ee9 French
women support themselves b. their
own exertlona.
one railway company 10 Russia
has % women In It's employ.
In Central Russia. the township 90
HeHjukoase htschina--a territory Of
to square miles. divided into seven
villages run entirely By eight
women. who administer all public
Affairs.
The town os KnaiEeT. Russia. r.
run by woman Hiarosia OF mayor.
Alexandra lyme hy name.
A Mohammedan woman 10 a prae-
Using nurRean ~ Odessa. pr hkEie
Kaufiaaisnr= Ilauun II her name.
and hers Il the frst case ON record
% Mnhammssian woman prnctis-
inE medicine by western methods.
women are employed as iels-
graphic clerk and ticke, agents on
the Trab~caspian raliroad.
In Turkey. a native woman. who
studied in this country. IL now prae-
Using medicine.
In nurmah all women Of the low
or classes have "A trade; nearly all
of the retail trade OF the island IL IN
their care.
In chile all car conductors, hotel
and postoffice clerks are women.
onchunga. n. r.. has elected Mrs.
Yates mayor.
Miss Cree Stanley IL the first wo-
man member o. the Sydney. y. =.
w, Trade and Labor councii-~being
the delegate Of the Female Employ
en- Union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
Aphorisms.

Friendship between n married man
and an unmarried woman Cor vice
ver.a) IL usually founded on n
might have-been."
Fate asks IL friendship possible
bet sveen man and woman7 Eros an
sweru. I am blind. and never have
seen ~
Most women can better tolerate
the lack Of real courage In the pass
ing man that an absence of an on
EaRing auiacity.
The woman who realizes tho d'vin-
NV Of her difference will never clam
or for her rights.
lie who boasts tho loudest OF hts
freedom IL generally bound by the
narrowest limitations.
From the grave Of grief sroveth
the grace o. God.
Nonotony IL the pool into which a
fool sinks. and above which genius
scars.
The dccadent soul Of today u more
often appalled, than encouraged by
the nflnity which robs the future OF
les end.--Criterion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
FOR SATURDAY'S>
Mems Furnishings Selling
Values that Cannot be Duplicated Elsewhere for
Genuine Merit and Popular Price.

MEH's Fine Muslin Might Gowns.
pretty fancy coioted plated
boron. cut extra fun and roDmy.
5sc value. only Coo each.
MEMS Fine Madras FOft Bosom
Shirts. laundried GUNS. neck band
60 ~ collars. Handsomely made.
fast colors. Toe and SIC each.
MEMS Pine I4aundried Pereaie
Shirts. handsome fast colors.
nicely laundrisd. special at e0o.
75c each.
so Teck and Club Ties. only &c
each.
CSC ana 7oc Pun. Teek and Imperial
Ties, for COO each.
MEMS White Collars. all the new
styles. i0o and lie each.
4-Piy cuffs. isc and CSC a pair.
Complete Line 81 New Linen Hats
for Boys and Men. &c. BIC. Soc
each.
MEMS Good Quality Black White
striped duck Shirts. only 2sc each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
CORPSE IS
PETRIFIED
Astounding Discov-
cry at Niagara.
WOMAN Is TURNED TO STONE
She Committed Suicide In isss
and Mas Since Laid In lime.
stone Ground.
WOMAN Is TURNED TO STONE

NIAGARA FALLS. April ss-on
The removal OF the body 81 Airs. Ste
phen Collins from 81 Mary's cetne-
terry In this city 20 Fairsiew ceme-
tery. Niagara Falls. ont. Il was dis.
covered that the body was petrincd
80 perfectly that the features were
easily recognised by friends OF the
dead woman.
Mrs. Collins. the wife OF a well-te-
do Irish. committed suicide in the
month Of March. ISIS she cut her
throat with a razor. Burial In con-
seerated ground was refused. and Il
was inferred IN a remote corner Of
st Nary's churehyard.
Several years aEo the fence be-
tween ST. Mary's cemetery and the
Jewish cemetery was broken down
and a dispute arose whether the re-
mains os the woman rested In the
Catholic or Jewish ground. This
proved upon the mind OF her hus-
band. stephen Collins. 50 much -
that he died ak weeks ago, and he
made the deashhcd request that the
body be disiaterreA ard buried In
FaiFview ecmetsry. on the other side
of the Niagara. His son. stephen
Collins. undertook 10 d. this with
the assistance % a number ~ his
friends. The work was nearly com
pietcd yesterday when Collins found
that the coffin was resting In water.
In their efforts q remove it the
coffin fell apart and. 20 the horror
and establishment 81 young Collins
and his friends. the body ~ his
mother. except for iss color and the
clothes upon Il. looked exactly a.
abe looked the day she died The
clothes and even the shoes had been
destroyed. but the body appeared as
though II had been carved from q
blackish-sroun marble. An attempt
was made to lift q. and. 10 the as
sonishrncnt Of the fnrn. u could not
Be badxed. II haf turned 20 stone.
Many persons were attracted ~
ahe news 60 the scene. and they losk-
Cd upon the petrined body Of AFs-
Collin. and recognized the features
OF the woman they had kaoSr- The
wound she had cut Ia her throat
was exactly a. Dr. Grey had left
IL. the stitches being plainly svi-
dent.
Her hair remained arm on her
head. II il estimated that the body
weighed over 800 pounds The left
foot was broken or In the siliinx OF
the coffin The break was clean and
even. az 10 the foot had belonged 10
g statue. Physicians are NJ a loss TO
explain the marvel. The stone
throughout this region II Niagara
limestone. and water passing over II
contains a large amount Of calcare-
Gus matter. IL Is thought the pstri-
ncation IL due 20 the water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

Mich. this summer. The delegates
were Lady ilrnner Of Snohamiah,
and Lady Lduders. of Tacoma. The
next meeting II the state canven-
tian viii be held at Spokane.
The next convention Will be heid
In two years at Spokane, The fol-
lowing othecra were elected ycater-
day afternoon. state commander.
George Il Davies. ~ Seattle lieu
tenant state commander, W Aedvi,
= X. *. <. =, Evans. suehomish;
\. r. X. Frank Reach. Of puyaiiup.
supreme physician. ". A. Monior
Tekos: :, NJ A. Fred Lander, Guy;
$, 3. =. n. Johnson. Wilbur. =. NJ.
O.. -. A. Royce. Tacoma, =. NJ. O..
l. &. lurton. Cathlamet. :, sentinel,
william Hubble, Clear Lake. :, pick
ct. ". q. Lewis. kltHyille.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
SOME SIMPLE AIDS.

Tho public Health Journal furnish
IS the following suggestions In the
way of preventiveS OF everyday Hts.
Try a sun bath for rheumatism.
Try clam broth for a weak stom-
ach.
Try cranberry pouitice FOR oryslp-
elias.
Try FarFilne lager beer for cure
for sore throat
Try eating fresh radlshes and vel
low turnlps for gravel
Try swallowing saliva when trou-
blod with n sour stomach.
Try eating onions and horse radlsh
TO relieve dropsical swelllngs.
Try buttermnk for the removal Of
freckles.
Try tho Group ttppet when n child
IL likely TO be troubled with the
Group.
Try no, flannel over the seat OF
neuralgia pains. and renew frequent
ly.
Try n silk handkerchief over the
face when Obliged to so against n
cold. piercing wind.
Try n nap late in the afternoon N
you are going TO be out late In the
evening.
Try breathing the fumes Of turpon-
tine or carbolic acid to relieve the
whooping cough.
Try n cloth wrung out from cold
water, put about the neck at night,
for a sore throat.
Try a pair of stockings outside OF
your shoes when travelling In cold
weather.
Try walking with your hands be-
hind you " you find yourself becom-
ing bent forward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
-pTu YAKIMA. wash.

NORTH YAKIMA, wash. April
2s.-Although five months VIII go
by before the opening Of the state
fair the commission II actively at
work on the premium list. transport
alton matters. renovation OF the
grounds and preliminary advertising
work. DR.. r. u. Gum, secretary OF
the commission, has begun mailing
n prospectus. inviting the co-opera-
ton Of all Interested in the states
annual show. II Is given out that
more liberal prizes will be offered
this year than last and that the
premium list viii bo considerably
lenGtheneE
AZ an inducement 10 collectors or
farm products Il has been decided to
offer n liberal premium for the best
and most complete display OF farm
products made by any Individual or
firm in the state. II In believed that
this plan VIII result in u number ~
collections from various sections,
where formerly no one took the
trouble 10 gather an exhibit.
To encourage the friendly rivalry
which has sprung up In the different
sections Of the state relative to the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

John waiscth was brough; down
from o'nricn station today and tax
en- 70 Providence hospital. He was
injured Internally by a large log
rolling on him
Salvatore Campo nellie II suing the
city for 5000 damages alleged 20
have been received by fan On
Washington street several months
ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28
A Tripartite Reply.

And how DO you IKE your present
form 81 governmeuf7- inquired the
commissioner Of the Samoan
"fliTH hall rsEht. by darn. vers,e-
hen sivy'' replied the polite ISLAM
der.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

most productive land the commiHaion
VIII offer four handsome prizes fpt
The largest and best display Of farm
products which have been froWn on
any single farm. Diversified farm
ing Ia the Yakima valley declare
the phiEea will be held Ia this eoun
~. A similar set 81 prlHes viii be
given 10 the best display OF fruits
grown IN one orchard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

since the revenue tar imposed by
the United states Treasury depart
mrnt on checks. drafts. legal papers.
kilograms. etc. which went into
effect on July 4. fkss. the govern
r,ent has authorized certain firms 70
pratt the governmental revenue
stamp on bank checks AMI drafis-
Most Of these firrns are located In
the principal cities Of the east. hui
there are two az the present time on
IN. Pacific Coast. One IL in Tacoma
and the other In san Francisco.
The ohjeci Of the printing Of the
stamp on the check IL TO make "
more convenlsnt for the patrons or
banks and parties using them
when the revenue tax was ffst
levied. the average merchant and
business man often found II exceed
inxiy annoying to have TO paste
stamp on HIS check or draft before
presenting Il st the bank to be
czshed.
In order 20 guard against fraud In
the stamping Of these checks by the
authorised arms. they are required
20 notify the officials ~ the Treas
ury department % the number Of
checks they hav. recsived for stamp.
ing. No orders for less than 1000
checks are taken. For each ehek
stamped. the frm PAYS the Depart.
nnept two cents. A each check u
stamped. a record Of u II taken. and
Afterwards forwarded To washing
ton
partie. buying these checks from
the banks or elsewhere. are reduir-
81 90 pay two cents extra for each
check bought. thus the price for 5000
checks would be -. etc.
NEW YORK. April zs--Artielss
Of incorporation Of the Copper Trust
we're aled at Trenton today. ". J.
Marcus Daily 10 president. The
CAPITAL stock 10 81. 90. 900. but viii be
Increased 90 SEQ. 10000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-28

The steamship Glenogln came over
this afternoon from Tacoma and an
chored In the harbor. She Is "a be
repaired here by Moran bros. Sew
crai steel plates will be removed and
replaced by new ones. The repairs
VIII amount In tho neighborhood OF
$50. 900.