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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

NEW YORK. March i7.-frhomns
Ryan. ~ years old. and Sarah Plat
ford. % years old. were arraikned
efore Recorder Con In Part II Of the
generai sessions Tor sentence. The
two had cen convicted 81 robbery In
the first degree for working the
badger came on a marine from the
Brooklyn navy yard Ryan was up
FIRST and Recorder 9off. addressing
him. said.
n scarcely know what ! ought 10
do Ia your case. You are only ~
years old. and l probably ought TO
give you n chance to reform. do
not want To send you 20 state prison
because Of your youth II send you
10 the Fimira ref9rmatory they are
liable to keep you there for twenty
years The law permitting such n
state Of affairs ia exist should be re-
psaled Immediately. However, I
viii sentence you to the reforma-
tory. and at the end OF two years.
n you are still there. ! VIII apply to
the governor 10 have you pardoned.
All the judges In this court unite In
the opinion that the law committing
a man to the rofermatory for an I'M
limited number % years should be
changed
The woman was sentenced 10 three
years imprisonment In the state
prison for women at Auburn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

very IL carpenter ana was doing
a good business an a contractor and
hulleer. lseeentiy he purchased
same teams ana prepared 20 do an
extensive business iie has many
friends In aud around Pullman. @hn
Signed = monster petition aHkinE
that his sentence be reduced Ills
arrival here Ia custody Of Constable
I'M about l a'cioeh last nifhf, haN=
inH driven down from Pullman,
This caEe has attracted more than
ordinary interest. and has been Bit
terly contested throughout Meeil-
very'a counsel appealed from the de-
cihion ~ the superior court, but the
supreme court sustained tbs daci-
sion. 4 motion FOR a new trial WAS
osefrnied. Before the remlttllur
has been returned from the supreme
court. and while the motion gef a
new trial was psndinf. JudEc Nc
Donald ISSUED a commitment ZOE
MenilNery, ana he was brought %
colfAx and lodged In jail ~ O.
lteed. bis attorney. went To- Olympia
10 argue the motion for rehcafinn
Ia the supreme court. and during his
asvnee u. l.. bitttlnser secured the
release Of NedilYury on writ 81
habeaa corpus ou the ground that
the superior court had no luriHdio-
ton until the rrmittiiur WAS receiv-
cd from tho supreme court. Mcaii-
very was released on his own bond
and has since been at lilerty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Good Signs Of the Times.

The newspapers ~ the last few
days have announced the advance Of
wages In many 81 the great plants
~ the country Many ~ these face
tories are those IA which iron and
steel are worked Tbs price af iron
~ usually safe index 81 business
of all kinds. but the demand for
cotton aud other goods q also very
active. Not a few % the euttan mills
In the South cannot nii their orders.
Tbs. ouiioo for gsod crops ls excel
ient'
what does 81 all meanT IL II
hoam along All lines ~ raniemror-
AIRY character. 20 b. followed BY de-
PRECISION and fAitursn4 T-hrre ~ no
Indication ~ anything ~ that sort.
The prosperity and the general up
ward tendency uf nearly everything
seems tn have a sound tasia. The
country ls simply rich. and develop
ment II proceeding rapidly. because
the people are hopeful. and those
who have money To spare see where
they can make a pfoflt by Investing.
This American people are selling
more To outsiders than ever before
"A long as foreigners continue to
take our surplus. whether ~ fooh
products or manufactured goods.
money must continue 90 come t. this
country. This being used for further
Development means the making Of
more money for those who have n
10 Hpats for Investment. and more
money in the poe hets ~ those who
tive b. daily labor r aaisimofa Am.
ertcan-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Bureau Chiefs Titles.

WASHINGTON. March 17.--Con-
fusion has been caused In naval cir
eies over various Interpretation of an
opinion rendered by Capt. LemlY.
the Judge advocate general Of the
navy "a to the right Of bureau
chiefs In the navy department to the
rank and title of rear admiral. Some
officers who read the decision were
of tho opinion that the preyips4s sta
tus OF the bureau chiefs had not
been chaneed-fhat IN. they had the
relative rank and pay Of the higher
grade. but retained the titles Of their
actual grades In the service. Under
this construction the surgeon geger-
al would have the ran Of rear admir-
al and be entitled 20 be addressed
only as surgeon general
Judge Advocate General Lemly.
however. states clearly that bureau
chiefs have a Fight 10 the title Of
rear admiral. His opinion is lndorsed
by Secretary Long in q letter to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
From the Capital Of Guam.

WASHINGTON. March lin a
report to the navy department. dat
ed san Luis d'Apra. Guam. January
q. Commander Tausslg. ~ the gun
boat Bennington gives some inter
cstlng In formation about the town
Of Agana. the capital Of the island
There are eight stores IN AFana.
besides n number Of small hutE.
where the native aeuariiente. made
out of fermented cocoanut milk. II
sold. Tho ono Japanese store 10 m
extensive establishment and the
best In the town. There o. also an
American store. moro pretcntlous.
but inferior to the japanese. A mis-
cellancoua clasa OF goods 81 kept
here. Including canned Huppliea. kcro-
sene oil. rice. accordtona hnts. stock
ingH. lamps. lamp shades. croekcry.
trunks. paints and nails. In the city
-four iE difficult to obtain and butter
and lard keep poorly IN such. a hot
climate, and are expensive. MIX
can be purchased IN small quantities.
Chickens and eggs are plentiful Tho
beef Is poor and there are - sheep
on the island. Vans and aHcct pos
tatocs grow freely and corn. used by
the natives to make bread. is like
wise plentiful. Pigs abound every
where. bananas, coeoanuts ana the
breadfruit furnishes the chief sour
ccs Of food for the natives. Very
little fishing Is done. a fair guam
tity Of clam Is found and very
small oyster Of sweet taste. Deer
and goats abound. Wild turkey.
plover. ducks and other edible birds
are plentiful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

NEW YORK. Narch 1.-THE ap.
plseaiion Of Ida =. Eysrltt Ia review
and set aside a dcrininn - the board
% school trustees which removed
her from her place an public school
teacher. has been denied bY the ap-
peiiain division % the supreme court
graham. The decision u based on
want Of power ~ review the action
Of school authorized
Miss EyeFllt taught In school "a In
East Forty second street. when In
1891 she waa summoned before the
superintendent 60 explain love let.
ter which IL was alleged she had
written 90 ~ N. Farrell. teacher
IN school -. ChryRsie street. Farrell
had a wife and grown children. The
plaintiff and Mr.. and Mra. Farrell
had been friends Airs FARRELL left
her home IN April. issT, while tenn
porariiy insane. and about that time
the school authorities got wind u
the alleged love affair. Mrs, Farrell
said subsequently that she had no
cause for Jealousy regarding Miss
Evefitt.
Farrell and Miss Everitt were
summoned 60 appear before the su-
peFintrndents. who. under THE old
law. had jurisdiction Of their schools.
Miss Evoritt was dismissed aud her
appeal to the hoard o. education was
thrown out Farreiis ease was left
open and he Il stiIi teaching.
The appellate division cites many
authorities and refers 90 the stat
u,es and the charter 10 show that
the court cannot review the action
Of the school authorities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Webster's Speeches.

Senator Hoar'n statement in his
"Reminiscences ~ the Improvement
often seen la Wehatrrs printed
speeches. whom compared with the
same specs bee ~ crafty delivered.
brings q mind The test which can
be applied u these through an e.
ceedinEi valuable manuscript IA
our public library. This manuscript.
which was purchased about twenty
years ago. consists VI the written
out shorthand reports taken OF a
number ~ Fnscchez made hy Mr..
Webster In the Tinted States senate.
These reports were takeu by Mr.
Webster and used by him IN pre-
pairing the addresses afterNRfa
printed and put IN circulation.
There Il a close resemblance between
the sentences a. laid down IN this
manuscript and those which appear
IN The volumes of wet,st~f'a speech
es. But. on the ether hand. thrp Is
IN certain Instances a marked differ
ence. and IN such cases the stgur
and eioquencc are found to a much
SrvaieF extent In the printed than
In the written account. Take such
a perorstioa ~ that which ends
with the words. ~f.iorrty and union.
now and forever one and INSOFAR
able witch. a. wc kuow ID. en-.
bodies the highest sentiment In an
almost unmatched urpt II etoqusnee.
~ the verbatim report 81 thin speech
OF Webster II 70 be depended. upon
that H. 10 the shorthand writer Of
the time Was a master Of his art.
and did not mlsatatc the enc who
trusted hius-she actual words which
Webster delivered 80 this part af
his wonderful defense of the Union.
were nowhere near as smooth. well
poised. striking. and eloquent as
those which appear In the printed
speech. Few men heard the form.
er. millions. both then and since that
tirns. have read the latter. and Il
vas doubtless. webHsrr's desire
rather 10 impress himself upon the
multitude than temporarily 10 In.
fuence action In the senate. Web
ster war unqueHtionsbiy a man Of
Ercat eIoquencs; greater. no doubt.
az some times than othurs3 bat. ap-
the case that hs appeared % be
much more eloquent la the apeechsA
that. after revision. he had printed
than In The same speeches as orig
inaiiy delivered Boston Herald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Close Of Martens Trial.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE
trial 81 Police Captain Martens on
the charge Of letting policy men run
hts precinct when he was In charge
Of the East Thirty-fifth street squad
until month are. was ended yes
terday. Counsel for Capt. Goddard
of Gen. Roosevelt's star. who ~ the
real complainant against Martens.
and who once before laid the cap
tain by the heels on exactly the
same charge. tried TO show ye-ter-
day that two Of the policy writers
caught by che young men Of the civ
&C. club were the same persons doing
business at the Same places ms at his
previous arraiGnrnent OF Martens.
but the evidence was held to he in
admissible.
Two ot the precinct detectives.
Heating and DcarinE. testified yes
terday % their vain efforts to do
what Capt. Goddard's young men
did. T'hey couldn't get I'm. Martens
had told them 60 try their eat. and
they dli try. but their best was bad
The policy men were onto them. Tho
captain himself was not put on the
stand. lie could only have testified
to his inenioiency. which was the
sum Of the charge brought against
him.
Twice before has Capt. Martens
been ancd n months pay In that
precinct for falling 10 catch Eamb-
lcra This ~ the severest Judgment
that can he inflicted short Of dis
missal. n he escapes dismissal this
time he will have broken the record
and his lucky star viii have the en-
w Of the department. The board In
10 decide his case In a few days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Cant Try Fsleaiss.

NEW YORK. March iT.--tn pasa-
ms sentence OF a feprimand ON Ser.
Rrant .. rarpsn OF the Elizabeth
street squad yesterday. President
York. Of the poiicc board. made
rulinE that has aroused great inter.
est IN the department. Tappsn was
Special ofnc~r Rich. Of the Atlantic
garden. brought In. charged BY
lawyer Max Brown. af az East
broadway. with stealing a diamond
rims from him. There had been SOME
srouhia between the two. In the
course % which the ring had been
lost. brown though, the offcer had
taken " and charged him with the
theft. ~ events proved. he was
mistaken. Thw ring wan afterwards
found on the ftoor NJ the garden.
ssrxt. Tappin refused 10 lock Ritrh
ur. President York declared taat
he was wrong.
An Officer tn charge Al the dsak
cannot ~ permitted. he said. to
ast a. an examining magistrate tn
cases Of felony brought 20 hts atisn-
ton. In this case charge % felony
vas made against the Aroused. and
such chsrgc having hcen made BY
one who appeared 10 b. \ reputable
citizen. tho sergeant had no other
course 10 pursue than TO held the
accused. lie 10 vssisd with no ats
erection In the case"
The board judged. however. that q
rwprimand waa suffeieut punish
msnt. the ruling was a surprise To
some scrxeansa who. from exercising
the Judgment ~ a magistrate In
cases ~ misdemesnof. have grsdu.
ally o.erssrpped or forgotten the
line that marks such cases % felony.
They viii adopt the presidents rul-
ing. for the next ease % IN. kind
will entail heavier punishment. pro-
baby. than q reprfmand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Emperor Willie Has
No Private Funds.
IIIS TRIP TO OoASTilTlAOPLE
Expenses wore Paid By . German
Syndicate. the Kaiser Promis.
Ing To Aid ITS Interests.

CoNSTA STfNofsf.E March IT.
A rather startling story has reeent-
~ eems 10 life Ia confirmation Of the
reports now circulating IN regard to
the sicnscrneHa % the kaiaer'H PIT.
vate purse An Enriinh gentleman
OF unquestienHhle seracity. n resi-
dent ~ this city, Hayn that he has
been told by persons directly inter
ented, that the entire expense Of the
Emperof's recent TRIP "a Turkey Was
paid by three myndieates 81 German
capitalists whose Interests in shia
feKian he promised Co further
And u he obtained one-hntf OF the
concession they couated on getting
by this means. they Will still con.
slider themselves fortunate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
1sas-sas $3.50 -
HIS OWN FAULT
Wilson Won't Get Damages
From the City.

The claims Of Steve Wilson for
damages sustained 20 his boat In
collision with the iirc beat snoauhins
VIII not b. allowed. ehIef kellogg
says
The pilot II not Responsible for
the accident. - he WAS answering n
IRE call. and the Hioop MAS in ths
way The doek is city property. and
he had NO right whatever TO be tied
20 al that place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE
census ofssce has been partly organ
ixed and IL now under way. Only )
of the many thousand places have
been filled. but these I'VE are de-
voting their attention to maturing
plans for the appointing OF clerks.
supervisors and enumerators. The
staff consists now Of Director MeE-
Ram. Assistant Director Wines.
Chief Sfafisficfan w. A. King. and
Disburring Clerk Edward Mccauiey.
There are 1000 places. roughly essi-
mated. for clerks and others In the
census ONCE In Washington. In adj
dItion there are 10 be hundreds 81
supervisors and from 1000 to 5000
enumerators. Naturally the strug-
gie for places will be intense. II has
already commenced. For every
place Of any permanence there viii
be probably a hundred candidates.
Nothing will be done IN the mat
ter OF appointments" said Asalst-
ant Director Wines today. for at
least % days. The STAFF appoint
nnents may be made soon after the
expiration of 70 days. but the clerks
will scarcely b. appointed until
early next summer There will be
half dozen selected to handle the
correspondence. but the main force
will not be needed until the returns
begin TO come in. lis win not be
before July 4. 1900. At present the
matter Of appointments II not being
considered. Tire clerks viii all b.
subjected to q rigid examination"
Civil Service Commissioner Proc
tor said the commission had on its
list already 1000 clerks who had al
ready passed severe examinations
and VITO were eligible to appoint
ment In the census bureau. lie said
that they could equip the bureau at
once II necessary with n complete
staff. He hoped that number Of
the eligible persons would be ap-
pointed. but he scarcely expected the
director Of the census to make a re-
quIsition on him for clerks. In this
ne IL right. for Assistant Director
Wines said today that the bureau
would handle ita own clerks and wa
would handle its own clerks and
would not call on the civil service
commission for anything. The bu-
rea will prepare It's own examination
papers and the application blanks
viii be out In about 30 days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

Capt A. $, Crownlnshield. chief of
the bureau ~ navigation, who raised
the peint that the bureau was IN err
ror In using thr title rear admiral
In addressing letters . the chiefs OF
the bureaus Of supplies aud accounts
and medicine and surgery. Yards
aud docks and construction aud re-
pair.
Secretary Long IN hin letter cites
authorities and precedcnta to ahoas
that the ran Of rear admiral, being
conferred u9on officers servins a.
chiefs OF bureaus, they are enutlrd
To be 50 addressed. and IN eoncla-
sion aaypi
For the reasons hereinbctorc set
forth, the bureau WAS advised that
{. was not IN erlur In addresSlng tho
ehlefa Of bureau by the title Of rear
admiral and that such furm of ar
dress may ANA should be employed
on all suitable occasions"
This decision Increases the num-
Der OF rear hdmlrais Ia the navy
from IS to 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
ExceIsior's Stormy
VOYAGE Down.
BOON AND JlBS CARRIED AVIAN
Mate nswgsrd badly Frozen Ship
ping Along the Aieutisn Coast
at . sssndstiti.

The steamer Excelsior reports a
very rough trip from Alaska 10 the
Sound. Several gales were u fire.
auent occurrence. and the good
steamer was TOSSED about like a
cork In the heavy sea. The decks
were often completely flooded With
water. The toughest gale was en-
conntered on March :. when the Ex-
eelsior was between unga and Kari
ink. On the southward trim. The
wind blew strongly from the north
west quarter. and Increased In
violence until IL was blawlng a hur-
ricAne. The steamer was put about
and kept her head o. the sea. great
care being exercised 90 avoid hcr
preaching 10. should this have hap
pened she would probably have heen
ensuifed.
The strain on the nasts and rig
cling vas severe. and they sudden
~ began "a give under the pressure.
The big boom on the foremost was
torn from its fasteninxs. and fell To
the deck where Il broke in two like
n reed.
The 10 and sails on the fore and
after mssts were torn loose and
blown clear out OF sight. The wheel
house and woodwork along the for
ward part Of the vessel was also
damaged by the force of the waves.
which broke over her bow.
The weather was extremely cold
W bile in the Northern Ocean. and In
terfsred with the men when per-
x.t. 49,. a..tk... -. Hs.aN K44wf
officer l. {. SewKard Suffered much
from exposure during the trip. His
face Was badly frost bitten. and also
his ears 70 such a degree that hls
hearing was nearly Destroyed. His
feet were partially frozen. and u
was thought at one time that he
would b. Obliged 10 lose his toes
Shipping IN the far north il re-
ported 20 be- AZ a ssantstlii. ard
very few vessels are operating At
Cook Inlet. At Unaiaska and orca.
most CT the craft arc ticd up Tor the
winter and win not begin work
again until the summer. The win
ter has been VERY cold at those
places and little activity Il going on.
the people prsfertng 10 remain in
their houses By their fiesidss most
OF the time.
The Excelsior viii Undergo a
thorough ovsrhauling before she
goes north again She win have to
receive repairs TO her engines and
boilers. which underwent a severe
strain while wrestling with the gales
In the north. The Excelsior has the
contract for bringing the northern
mail to Seattle. and brought down a
large assortment OF mail matter.
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Must Go to the Pen.

cOLFAX. March 7.--Archie Me
Gllvery, Of Pullman. who was con-
victed in December. 1897. on a charge
Of attempted incest with his step
daughter. Carrie Barnett. and SEN
fenced 10 six years In the peniten-
tiary by Judge Mcdonald. was TAX
en- 20 colfax by Constable I'm. Of
Pullman. and lodged in the county
Jail. preparatory 10 being sent to
Waila Waila.
ed AT this action. He had boon led
to believe that he would never be
sent TO the penl,entiary. and only
reeeHly told the reporter that he
would never hive 10 60 70 Walla
walla, but would remain In Pullman
and work al his trade. Nr. McGiii-
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An unheeded Protest.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
President today appointed Samuel
q. Dorr postmaster at Buffalo, not
wiihstanding the protest OF Con
gresham Mahany. who in n tcle-
gram 10 the President yesterday
said.
ITO refuse 10 appoint my best
friend and 10 select my bitterest en-
envy II a double insult and a shame
full return for my carrying a Demo-
cratic congressional district twice
for the Republican party. ! cannot
believe you viii be a party to this
outrage"
Rcuben ]. Getz was Mahany's can
didate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
BOXING rouRNaMExr.

Tho r. A. g. VIII give boxing
tournament al the club rooms this
evening T.e official program II ha
folloNHt
paisey corrlgan We. young Mitch.
eli@'rhree roundn.
Edg. pineuH W. Tom fraker-
Three rounds.
Lyman Norris W.. Frank Phslan
-Four rounds.
Harry slade W.. Indian" joe
-Four rounds.
Joe Leo vs.. Harry carll - -Four
rounds.
wind ups Tommy Buiiene Va.
Patsy carroil-six rounds
kid" Kirwau, ~ Chicago. Va.
Danny Dcano. of spokane - Six
rounds.
Ike Hawkins w. Dan Godfrey,
the Australian Blaok"--six rounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
DAIRYMEN ARE MAD
Threaten to Raise Price Of
Milk Ten Cents . Quart.

The draft Of an ordinance was
presented 20 the city council some
timc ago 60 prohibit the keeping %
hogs within tho city iifnssn. The
draft was changed somewhat and
made 70 include regulations affect
ing other live stock. each family be-
inx allowed 10 keep not over three
COWS. This has raised quite an up-
roar among local dairymeu. eho
claim that ~ they arr compelled 10
drive their cows out Of the city
limits. milk IL Liable to take a raise
to 10 cents per quart"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
SHOES AND ovEacoaI.

Joe w. Williams. n tailor. and Chas'
Nnlapd. we're arrested last night by
oa,oer Y l.. Bark. william had an
extra pair of new shoes, ana Noland
new overcoat In his possession,
Judge Cam in the municipal court
They win have "A hearing before
this afternoon. on n charge OF lar
ceny.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
AL-YI DUE TONIGHT.

steamship AK, OF the Pacific
Conat steamship company, viii ar
rive from the north at II o'clock.
Tise present trip VIII be one OF tho
quickest that this steamer has
ever made. In this case she will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
Setback for the Propbets.

The prophets who said all SORTS Of
national difficulties would follow tho
Of Hawaii, are unable ms
yet TO point with pride TO the slight
est trouble of any kiud.--5t Louis
Globe DenScrat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

arrive ono day ahead of time The
Al-kl ieft Seattle for the north
on March g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17

THIRD AVENUE ruEATER -
Miss blanche stedaard Ia sThe Lady
of Lyons"