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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

New York. March fo---The an
nouncemsnt II again made that the
negotiations for the consolidation
Of all the transportation companies
in Brooxiyn. including not only the
surface trolley roads but the two
elevated roads. are progressing Ia n
most satisfactory manner. and that
within sir months the consolidation
will be- effected 1ne brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company. which re.
Gently added $4,000. 900 to its cap
itai storA and has assumed control
Of the Nassau Company. IL to BE- the
operating company OF the united
syHtems IL 10 calculated that the
union OF all the companies Will re-
suit In q yearly saving Of over
81 SOC. 900 In the op sting expenses.
In regard 10 the se.too. 900 stock
issued BY the Brooklyn Rapid Tran.
ait Company for the purchase Of the
Nassau Railroad. former Governor
Flower said yesterday that the in.
t.rcstA Identified with the company
had absorbed all the stock. 10 that
no part Of Il would be offered on the
market
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Passing Old kssksskis.

Nashville. ILL.,. March l0.--All
that IN left of Old kaskaskla. the
nrst capital OF the state Of Illinois,
tho first settlement in the Mlsais.
aippi valley and at one time the me
tropoas OF the great middle west
territory. will be swallowed up and
disappear In the muddy waters OF
the Mississippi river within a few
days.
Tho current of the river recently
made another OF those sudden shifts
for which fl is noted, and several
acres OF rich fertile soil. part of the
ground trodden by the forefathers
OF the state. wae swept away. But
a few hundred feet of the old vii
lage yet remains. and this Is fast
crumbling into the river. Ever
since the Mississippi cut through
the peninsula above the town In
1892 and formed junction with the
Kaskaskia river, eight miles above
the point where II originally emp
tied into the Mississippi, the his
torlc old town has been washing
away rapidly.
Col. Sweets historic tavern, In
which Lafayette dinod when he Wis
tied KaskasIsia In 1926. and the old
atatchouse wherein met the FIRST H.
hnois general assembly. were
among the last buildings TO go. The
old cemetery has also fallen a vic.
tim 30 the relentless waters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

HUDSON. n. Y. March i0.-Ma-
bel Conner. Is years old. for whom
the police OF New York sent out n
description as missing. was found
In the suburbs of this city today.
She left her home. but failed to
meet relatives who were waiting for
her nj the Grand Central Station In
New York. Outside OF the family
no persons here knew OF her disap-
pearauoe until they read IL In the
Sun this morning. Then persons
nj once hurried 90 the anxious pa.
rents with the Information that she
had been seen Mt early morning
mass I'm the Catholic Church here.
She was gradually traced from
street TO street and ut noon one OF
the searching party found her near
the fair grounds.
ON reaching New York yesterday
she alightod Mt l2ath street. and.
forgetting her aunt's address and
becoming bewildered. took n train
back for Hudson. reaching here
shortly before II last night. She
wandered about the city all night
and this morning until found,
While being brought home in a
sleigh she fell asleep Mt once. Her
father is n prominent business man
here. and has held several political
offices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
LAWYER DEAD.
A. W. Coleman Passes Away
on colviiIe Reservation.

A. W. Coleman. q former well
known lawyer Of this city. died a
few days ago on the Colvllle Indian
reservation In this state. where he
was Interested In mining properties.
Mr.. Coleman had many warm
friends here. where he was esteemed
as n gentleman IN every sense Of
the term. THIS following despatch
from Spokane gives some additional
Information concerning Mr.. Coleman
and hiH death;
aPoI1ASE, March io.-'Aivyn w.
Coleman. aan Of Hon. James Cole
man. % Washington city, whose
death at Tofoda creek. on the rescr-
walton, II reported, wns a ninrulariy
bright aud scholarly lawyer who had
lived ia Seattle for six years prior
TO removing to Toroda creek in May
Of last year.
A college graduate. ana 81 pleasing
address,, he made many friends In
seattle and Tacoma. and was prom
incnt In society In both cities. For
a time he was engaged IN practice
with James Hamilton Lewis. but Ia
ter formed a partnership with Frank
oulnby. and before leaving Seattle
had been In several other partner
ships.
"He came TO Toroda last May"
said +. W. Rosenfelt, postmaster at
that place. lie acquired excellent
mining properties IN the camp. and
was in a faig way 10 do we'll. Ever
rlnce his arrival he has done all our
legal and notarial work for all Of us
In the camp. lie was an exceedingly
popular young man..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Vale Owns a Railroad.

NEW HAVEN. March lO.-Word
has been received at Yale that the
Indiana and Lake Michigan Rail
road. when is largely owned by the
Yale corporation and other connee'
tient capitalists who hold its bonds,
has been purchased by heir repre-
sentative, cx.Gov. Morgan @. Buike.
Icy. The road Ia 40 miles long ara
runs from South Bend. Ind. 20 81
Joseph. Mich. and valued at over
million dollars. II has been oper-
atsd by the Nandaiia system. paying
Z per cent interest on It's honda. The
Eastern bondhoiders found the OBJ
Grafton OF the road by the Nandalia
aud Pennsylvania system too expen-
aiVe and bought II In NJ n price not
announced. New rolling stock Will
be purchased.
The road Is the shipping point for
Timber from the northern regions
of Michigan and for the berry and
fruit supply OF Chicago. NJ. L. seud'
der aud Colgate Hoyt OF New YORK
are heavy owners of the roads
bonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Stream of Consciousness.

I pald that the most general ele-
ments and workings OF the mind
were all that the teacher absolutely
needed 90 be acsuaintedwith for HIS
purposes. says Prof. William James
In the Atlantic. The Immediate fact
which Psychology. the science OF
mind. has to study il also the most
general fact. II II the fact that In
each OF as. when awake. and often
when asleep. some kind OF conscious
meas IL always going on There IL
stream. a succession of states. or
waves. OF fields. or Of whatever you
please TO call them. OF knowledge.
Of feeling. 81 desire. Of elaboration.
etc. that constantly pass. and con-
sfitute our inner life. The existence
OF this stream II the primal fact. the
nature ard origin OF II the essential
problem Of our science. 80 far as
Ne class the states or fieids, Of con-
sciousnezH. write down their nature.
separate their contents Into elements
or trace their habits Of succession.
ve are on the descriptive or anaiy-
teal level. So far as We ask where
they come from. or why they are
Just what they are, we are on the
explanatory level.
In these talks with You ! shall en-
tirciy neglect the questions that
come up on the explanatory level.
II must be frankly confessed that
IN no fundamental sense do we know
what eur successive fields of con-
scIousnsss come from. or why they
have the precise inner constitution
witch they do have. They certain
81 follow or accompany our brain
states. but II We ask Just how the
brain conditions them. we have not
the reFnotest inkiing Of an answer
10 give. And. on the other hand. II
We should say that they aredue TO n
spiritual being called our soul. which
reacts on our brain states by these
peculiar forms Of spiritual energy.
our words would be familiar enough.
u II true. but think YOU viii agree
that they would offer little genuine
explanatory meaning The truth IL
that we really don't know the an
rwers To the problems on the ex-
planatory level I shall therefore dis
miss them entirely and turn to
mere description.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

Webster City. Iowa. March L.
The people in Williams art satisfied
that the mystery OF tho skeleton
found half buried under debris Of
the Fiddler drug store Is solved a.,
last. Tho dead man was Frfx ".
Schrader. an heir TO 100000 marks.
about si00. COO lie was PruAslan
who lost nresiau IS years ago.
After making n tour Of this eoun-
try he came 10 Williams. whaTe he
landed as a tramp In 1887. He
worked for money enough to buy
what whisky he wanted and became
a celebrated character. sleeping In
barns. box cars and under houses.
a recent letter from Germany
SAYS fortune OF about 100000
marks has been left 10 Sehrader by
relatives In Prussia. Schradcr dis
appeared from Williams about II
years ago. and IL Is now believed
that no went TO sleep under the Fid-
dior drug store and died OF heart
disease. The skeleton was found
when the store burned last Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

Chicago. March to.--A wedding
feast at 1880 Wabash avenue ias,
night was the crowning event In, the
romance OF two lives. Frank ].
Nertney Of la Sale. Ill. and Mrs.
Mary buckingham OF Chicago had
been married by Justice James
Moore.
Fourteen years ago they were
schoolmates and swccihcarts In la.
Sale A lovers quarrel--and Ma
Heaiey married Stanley Bueking-
ham. a student In tn. Poughkecpsis
IN. ~ Military Academy. Frank
Nertney grieyud for i've years aud
then married Kate kitday. who alao
had been a schoolday friend. Mrs.
Nertuey lived only thrcc months.
buckingham died IN this city dur.
Ing the Worlds Fair. Frank Merit.
nsy heard Of his death. and shortly
afterward sought his former sweet.
heart. but without success.
Buckingham vas the son OF q
wealthy CincinnAtian. and after the
marriage OF Ia years ago he and his
wife went abroad. They spent scy-
arai years In travel aud then came
to the worlds Fair.
After Buckinghama death the
widow took the two children abroad
again. They returpcd to Chicago
last week. and Nertney. who had
been seeking for trace Il his former
sweetheart. knew Of their arrival
within a few hours. He causc 10
Chicago Friday. and before the
evening had passed he ard Mrs.
buckingham were married.
Mr.. and Mira. Sertney will reside
In Chicago,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

Patterson. y. J.. March lo.--A ~
inch water main. lcading 20 tho
large reservoir OF the Paasaie Water
Company. burst about 5 O'Clock this
morning. Eearth aud stones were
hurled TO a great height. and the
road wan washed out for n hundred
feet around the hrrak. The rnp
turc took place close To the reRer'
volr. The main was used TO con
duct the water "a the reservoir from
the Little Falls pumping station,
ave miles up the read. There was
no communication between the ros-
erVoir and the upper station. so that
before the water could be turned on
a messenger had 20 be sent TO Little
Faila. For almost two hours the
wnter poured IN torrents down the
Grand street hill. tearing up side.
walks ana curbatones. An area OF
eight blocks was thus del-Eed and
cellars all along the course were
flooded. The tracks OF the trolley
line we're ripped mp aud travel could
not be resumed until almost noon
time. II was 7 o'clock whom the
water was shut on, and the work OF
repalrinR was begun at once.
The upper sections Of this city
and also passaic city were without
wat.r the greater part of the fore
noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

ups Of her scenery. One paper has
given ~ columns, and cannot nnd n
place Ia bring the descriptive arti-
eles To close Z. I. Collins. OF the
Northwest Agricultural. Minneapo.
liu. IL making a continued story OF
hia articles. aud hts readers call It
good STUFF Collins says that II he
doesn't end His articles his entire
subscription list will be In Colorado.
large number OF his subscribers
having gone there already.
The Stats zeitung. New York.
win send special correspondent TO
Oregon. who will make the tour OF
the state With the editors.
A we...known accident insurance
company 10 New York has rendered
a policy 20 all delegates who make
the trip Co the coast. evidently hay
Ing great faith In the safety Of the
transportation facilities In the land
where rolls the Oregon
The business men of Portland,
and all others Interested In the sue
cess Of the meeting. are urged In the
name OF the general committee to
attend a meeting in the Chamber Of
Commerce Friday afternoon at
o'clock. rortland'u honor Is nj
stake. and Il Is important that her
citizens complete arrangements "a
soon as possible.
A letter from Past President
Charles A. Ice. OF rawtaeket, X. l.,
gives the information that the Press
Association OF his state viii send
the .arEoat delegation In its history
He says that the delegation will
come prepared to photograph every
thing IN aiEht. He wishes 10 know
u Fish Protector Mcclure viii have
the Columbia river salmon on dress
parade.
The Florida State Press Assoeiai
ton Is intending 10 visit Oregon In
July. arriving here at the close of
tne National Editorial Association
aud touring the state with the lat
ter body. The Florida association's
president writes that he deslrea to
return the Northern weather that
Was sent 10 that section this winter.
n. W Durham. of Spokane. presi'
dent OF the Washington State Press
Association. writes that Spokane
will send a delegation To meet the
national delegates At tho state line,
and extend 60 them the hospitality
OF the city. He says thai Spokane
viii give the delegates a spread and
show them over tho city. Hand
some souvenirs will be presented 70
the visitcrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

abused him for not removing the
barrels quick enough 10 suit him,
and attacked him. striking bin
with his club lie gfapplnd Win
Cassidy IN an effort 10 avoid pun
inhment, be aald. and they both fell,
Caasidy'a nose striking on the curb.
stone. Ellie denied that he had struck
Cassidy. and declared that after the
fall Cassidy beat him Into inaensi.
bility with hia club. Several wit
noaaea corrohorated this story.
Gentlemen of the Jury" said Re.
corder Con. suddenly iaterrupting
the trial. "a police offiror Is pub
lie servant Hts brass buttons aud
his club do not give him authority
To oyeretep the law. Very often this
fac. Is lost sight OF, and the public
has become accustomed 10 II. This
officer probably had q right 10 ar
rest this man for blocking the side
walk When he raised that club
and struck that man he became n
yiolator of the law himself. The de.
fcndant is n thin. conaumptive.look-
lng fellow. who would not be able
To attack this big policeman. The
police otlicer committed a felony, n
most brutal act. and should be pros.
eeuted IL may not be necessary
for you. gentlemen. 20 leave your
seats 10 considering verdict In
this case"
Theodore A. iIavemeyer. Jr.. the
foreman Of the jury. whispered TO
the other members OF the jury. and
a minute later announced n verdict
OF not guilty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
.SIIE BEAT
THE DOCTOR
-
Yanked His Hair Out
in New York.
THE AMBULANCE BROKE DOWN
-
Physicians Experience With an In.
sans Patient Rescued By
rwo Policemen.
THE AMBULANCE BROKE DOWN

NEW YORK. March fo.--A Belle.
vue hospital Ambulance broke down
yesterday at Avenue A aud Second
street. Tho front axle gave way.
and Kennedy. the driver. was thrown
out. landing on the horses head.
Or. swaniak. who was on the rear
seat. landed with both knees on the
chest % the patient. Sophia Hume
brich. who has been committed from
the jefferson Market police court for
examination as TO her sanity, She
thought that the doctor was making
an attack on her. and sniHing q hst-
fui Of hia hair with enc hand. start
"a 10 beat him with the other.
The doctor was taken by surprise.
and. although he fought an wei as
he could. was In pretty bad shape
when he was rescued By two police
men. The patient was taken TO the
hospital In another ambulance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Warns Good Citizens.

Chicago. March f0.--Prof. George
d. Heron OF Iowa college lee
fured nj Central Music Hall on
"Publr Resources and Spiritual
Liberty" He said, among other
things.
sThe good citizens are tho chief
enemies Of goodness The men OF
.biameleaa lives arc the high priests
of wrongs that affront the skies,
that blaspheme the universe. and
that make the very stones cry out
against the suffering Of man. Child
murder, chattei slavery, pFts9ncr
fiogging-which Of these has not
had upon lie side the majority of
the good citizens7"' asks an En-
rlieh writer. 'I.easc-hOlds OF ~.
ranny, ignorance aud squalor would
not be worth IL months purchase
but for the unaelfsh. devoted men
and women willing 70 die In the
support OF any lie OF injustice Ii
is this defense of evil system by
good men that constitutes the trag-
edy OF progress. The Father for
gives them, as the sons OF men for.
give them, because they know not
what they do. They are as truly
the victims OF a false system and
training as the several hundred III
tie children who are today working
beside their mothers In West Vir'
giuia coal pits. They are the lost
whom Christ comes - save IN the
social revolution. Let ua hope that
some Of these AZ least vii repent
while there is yet time, before the
day OF dreadful reckoning comes on,
and they are called TO repentance
by barricaded streets and burning
cities, by wasted and trampled
fields"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
MUST BIZ
CLEANLY
-
Health Board Issues
Its Orders.
An lLTINiTrM TO BLACK C'IAPEL
City Engineer Thompson G sias
Some Engineering PROPOSE.
tlons--Futurs Plans.

The health department viii com.
pei all persons occupying houses in
the blocks bounded b. King an Well
Ter streets. and Sixth avenue south
and Maynard avenue. 70 Improve the
sanitary condition Of their surrounds
lngs or they win be compelled by
law to vacate them.
The board Of health claims that
for years rubbish has been collecting
In this nelghborhood. especially the
old part known as Black Chapel. and
as there IL no sewer system nor can
any be placed there owing 10 the
land being 80 low. drastic measures
have been taken Ia order 70 improve
the sanitary condition.
Saloons. barber shops. restaurants
and places of all kinds. dump their
rubbish In the Sound and an the tide
lh not strong enough to carry the
debris away to deep water II lays
there and rots. The members OF ths
health department say there viii bs
a great deal Of trouble experienced
in carrying out the orders, but the
conditions must be better imme-
diateiy.
The only way TO conruuct sew
err system in that neighborhood."
says Engineer Thomson. lis 20 man
age In some way 20 have q raise on
the pipes. Most all Of this district
IL bufit on ,eh level of the whsrves
ana as a rule there Is only two or
three feet distance between the
houses and the water. The pipes
would have TO run at least mile In
order 20 reach deep water. and
could not. In such small SPACE. Be-
given a raise enough to carry the
refuse or
sff this cannot be done successfui-
iy houses near the foot Of the hill
will have 10 be raised ten or twelve
feet. TO give the proper slant An
other way is to have a pumping sta
ton In a central location which viii
collect the rubbish and send II out
In the bay"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10

NEW YORK. March l0.-stnee
Chauncey NJ. Depew made the favor
able impression on the east side
which resulted in his gaining the
title Of "the Peach" In compliment
TO his ability and magnetism, there
has been steady demand for his
nlcture east of the Bowery which
The picture dealers have ben quick
TO supply. A profound impression
would be- created among the friends
Of the senator.olect II they could
view a erayon portrait of him which
Ia ON exhibition In picture store in
Essex street. rho picture could not
be mistaken for any one but Nv. De
new. hut the artist has given him a
Hehraie nose which ~ an uncon-
eclous oaricature OF Mr.. Depew's
own organ, though IL Is likely 10 be
popuInr among the dealers custom
era
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
Gotham's Golden Days.

In the 3os came n sad and ruin.
GUS epoch of financial suffering Il
the citizens OF New York. and ifSi
was enc OF the gioomiest years tint
city ever knew In all it's fucsuations
OF the prosperity and panic" says
writer on New York Social Life
In the February Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. 1T was not until the sos had
begun their Aiisdin-iike reign that
the era of extravagance actually
dawned. After 1887 men tremhled
and boarded. but all the engines o.
prosperity were set In NATION be-
tween isso and 1880 and there came
a time when wealth was 20 great
that literally the possessors vert
without any legitimate uses for H.
Their rast had nothing to suggest %
sieir future, and men. with mcs>
eagerly assisting and deyising wc-
men. Get about establishing new
bases OF existence. The prine OF =
certain country had a palace that
had taken a 'grande dance fancy:
why should not an American citizen
"A soversirn In his own right have
one like II. only ten times finer?
Now came the thirst for show.
for entertaining, for splendid rivalry
In extravarant expenditure. which
had not yet been checked and which
may not even have reached Its ciim-
AZ. The American woman who lives
like n duchess must wear the insiE-
mia OF her order. and the metropolis
itan opera house each winter " bar
haro,s with its show Of veuls worn
In ostentatious fashion. and women
are written Of In the newspapers a.
apparently being only distinguished
from one another by the wearing or
Jewels which cost thousands Of dol
lars more than those worn by their
rivals in adjoining boxes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-10
STEAMERS FROM SfLow,

The Pacific Coast Steamship Conn
pany's steamer Queen. Capt. Jeph-
sen. arrived In port | asst evening
from San Francisco she brought
up a large number Of passengers and
much freight. Thirty OF the passen-
gers were on their way to Alaska.
Following Is the passenger list; J.
T. urquhart. r. Nelson. F.lG. seeley.
T. II. seeiey. A. q. Says. Miss SAIL
ger. A. w. Kennedy. J. A. Saiiger.
Mrs. ssliger, j. Mccarerty. ]. T.
Stidger. Mrs. q. Gibson. T.. J. Mo-
knight. J. Kennedy. A. whitney,
Miss williams. Mrs. Sieka. Thomas
o'Hara, @. Huddleston. Mrs. Hud-
dleston. c. w. Snow. Mrs. w f.
Haskell and son, ]. =. StarfofO +.
W. johnson. Mrs. Sweders. Mrs. sa-
cassi. L. NJ. williams. J. NJ. Pinker-
ton, III. 4. Potter. J. Davis. A. NJ.
stephenson. Mrs. +. u. Eustis. Mrs
Nenls. A. ]. Craig. Mrs. Craig and
SIS second-ciass.
The Umatilla. Capt. Cousins. sailed
Mt o'clock in the morning for San
Franelsco. She had large freight
cargo. Her list was as follows:
Mrs. J. X. Leaning. Mrs p. III.
Ciausson. A. +. Haas. Mrs. Arthur
proclaes. Miss Il. Myers, Miss L. NJ.
Boone. Mrs. l.. w. Osborne. Mrs.
Jane Anderson. w. IL. Jossalyn. g.
A. Taber. a. T. Jameson. Mrs. q. 7.
Jameson, w. Il. Walker, J. p. Hearn.
v. Z. Vandernook. ]. u. Thompson.
+. ]. Stockett. l.. II. Taskey. Mar
garette bloomfield. Mrs. Rees. Miss
Rees. II. II. Ernst and So steerage.