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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
AN
IRISH FAIR
Lady Aberdeen Will Arrange
for II In New York.

NEW YORK. Nov Il. with the
Countess uf Aberdeen. who sailed
for England this week on the Cam
pania. the Irish Industries AaHacia-
ton has become fact Lady Ab-
crdcen came 10 New York with Mrs
Peter white 10 make arrangement
for an Irish fair to be held a. the
Waldorf Astoria next spring under
the auspices ~ her organization.
This association waa formed in
1855 ia boom the manufactures Of
Ireland one ~ Lady Aberdeen =
projects has been to open depota for
the sale ~ wares made In ireland
Special attention has been paid 10
womeu's work. Mrs. Peter White Is
In charge Of one Of her dcpota in
Chicago. Speaking Of her work. the
countess said.
Now Is the opportunity FOR tho
Irish workers. The skill Of Irish I'm
gers II being universally recognized
the excellence Of Irish goods ls be
ing admitted. So now Is tho time 10
70 IN and win. and. therefore. what
ever be the industry. let no EFFORT bo
spared to produce the very best. to
take advantage Of all instruction at
tainable. 10 get the best designs. and
10 g on. ever doing better and bet
ter work. and doing every detail per
fcctly and sending it Off to the mar
ket perfectly clean and perfectly
packed And 90 the reputation ~
Irish Industries viii become higher
and higher and wc shall be- prpuder
and proudrr of having anything To
do with Them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
SENSATION IN The
RAILROAD RATE WAR
Reported Violation of Interstate Com
merCe Law With Arrests
in Prospect.

The trans continental ratio war
Offers some spicy developments to-
day II II stated on reliable author.
ity that the agents Of tho Northern
Pacific have over stepped the restrie.
tluua 81 the Interstate commerce
law and made themselves ameuabie
u prosecution ia the courts Rival
lines. through their representatives.
caught on 10 the biunder % the y
g and word has gone forth that ar
rests may DO expected within a.
hours.
According 20 the law railroads are
Obliged Go notify the inter state COM
mrrce commission 10 days in al
vance. before changing rates. Dur
ing the prrnent var the contendinF
lines have avoided this proSiso b.
making all sales through outside
brokers. The latter were allowed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
Beers Make Desperate Effort to
Capture the Town.
ANOTHER ARMORED TRAIN TAKEN
English Suffer a Third Notable Reverse
Great Excitement Exists in London
as a Result OF The News.

LONDON 1.-THE one has been
the homearimen tadysmth
day with rsdoublcd Tho excited alarm here II -
before
despatch johannesburg Lorenzo
that
despatch
Moo
gloom
% Esteour II Estcourt the another
fer viii be thrown Buffers relief before
reach rugr the trial sreagh
order
% La
enea that Hhdyard
from EEtcour the Dublin FsieerH who
dane
known mounted
cover the British Up that time hundred
The report
ciaiy confirmed
Butler missing as a
result
The disaster Frefs
the third notable the British Natal has
ed much ia Enk land
PRETORIA. 1.-THE mi
Elandslaage . tasypmth completely
enercled by second successfully
mounted Buwan hl q heavy
this morning. with o side
Bohs Autographed
opened heavy with and continuously shells
into the works Iadysmith.
PRETORIA.
News prints list % $50 British
LORENZO MARQUEE Nov tT-Adveea Of a reliable
that TIE Beers subjected iysmth hohardent
seieasuefsd city from all points % ihs compass
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
A COMPARISON
OF CLIMATES

WASHINGTON. y. e. Nov. IL
TIE most hraithful town IN the
United states last year was NIiicra-
town. Pa. whercsthe death rate was
less than one PER thousand popula-
ton. while. according q the same
record. complied hy the marine hos.
ptta1 service from reports. the hIEh-
est death rate. NiT per thousand.
waa achieved by Liverpool, y Y.
The population = these towns f.
hos ever. only 1900 each. Tho most
heaifhfui town la the country ~ any
considerable size was Homestead.
Pa. city ~ ton thousand inhahit-
anta. the death rate there being 20
per thousand while % metropolitan
cities the most healthy. apparently.
was Cleveland. with n death rate q
11s1 and tho most unhealthy. New
Orleans. with a death rate Of &c 81
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liberal commissions. which they
split with buyers. according 60 orders
received from the local ticket uhicefs
The commissions. 81 COURSE. Wef"
raised In amount by the railways.
as the reduction IN rates Increased
All this was technically within the
limits. although not according to the
spirit Of the Law
During the last few days. Gloss
watch hss been kept on the North
ern Pacific BY rival foadn. The lat
ter claim conclusive evidence that y
T.. agents IT. this city yesterday
boldly sold reduced rate tickets 20
| Chicago over the counter. without
having complied with the law giving
| 10 days notice As soon AZ thts fact
vas apccftaiued. n secret meeting Of
the opposition VAS held. 10 consult
aud make preparations for arrests.
A Sensational outcome IL predicted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
TAX LEVY FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR

finance o city
on 10 A.
the passed Immediately special
called which the
adopted and the ordinance passed through all three read
under
a
paned he hoped
he
chair before adjournment
and labor
thanked city Comptroller Parry his
preparing the
following
q m
submits summary a Of
other for TIE
tsi7se2t
tnordcr produce
a
Of al
Included within the limits the for
be a follows
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
Swore Ned Kill Croker.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Once a
sworn enemy Of Richard Croker,
whom he had even attempted to XIII
John Cavanaugh now lies dead In
Newark N. J
His failing out with the Tammany
leader was due TO the failure to get
a contract, which he claimed ruined
him and drove him 60 New Jersey
to get away from his political enc
mics.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
THE REMAINS OF So
A WISCONSIN HERO

EAU CLAIRE. wis. Nov. IT
The body OF Capt. Hugh MeGrath.
the gallant Wisconsin soldier who
died At Manila from wounds receiv-
ed In a battle with the F1HpinoH. viii
be- brought TO his home At Eau
Claire for burial TIE remains left
Manila on the transport ZealandIa.
Capt. McGrath. who had an envI-
able record for bravery. was wound
"a during a movement IN clear the
country between Baccoor and linus
a brass cannon loaded with scrap
iron WIS diacarEed by the insurgents
and an iron nut struck Capt. Nc
Grath In the thiFh. Death IL sup
posed t. have been due to compli-
cations He was taken after the
battle to a hospital ~ Manila and
cahled tn his wife. wounded left
thigh. don't worry" Later he died
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
Stole Revenue Stamps.

NEW Nouk. Nov Il warwick
J Price. head clerk Of the policy dc
partment ~ tho Mutual Life inHur-
anse Company was arrested today
on the charge ~ stealing more than
$4,000 worth ~ revenue stamps J
A. Meade. a stamp dealer at No 81
Liberty street. was nisn arrested for
receiving the stolen goods from him.
The arrests were made In Meade =
store. Price rnufcaaea a theft Of a
thousand dollars worth % the
stamps. but Meade would make no
statement Price had been in the
fur two years,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
Curiosity for Paris.

MBRIDEN. Miss. Nov. 10. .
King. ~ this city. commissioner
from Mississippi 10 the Pacffe ex-
position in 1900, has arranged to Sc
cure at the right season 100000 se-
Iected full grown cotton hollis. to be
sold at the Paris exposition b. orig
inaI cotton field darkies. as souvenir
Of the American cotton exhibit.
These will be the FIRST cotton hollis
shipped abroad. and nre expected to
be eagerly sought BY people who use
American cotton. but have never
seen IL In It's natural forms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
a Tragedy In Chicago.

CHICAGO. IN. Nov Il -Cnrnellu
= Curroran. a lshofeF. shot and KILL
II three - hia children this morn
ing After fatally shooting the
fourth. he turned the weapon upon
himself and ended his iife
Dead Cornelius CpFeaFan. John.
age Margaret. axe &. Fila. aEo 4
Fatally wounded Kate. aged "a
several dass ago careuran admin.
isfsret lauiaaum Il his children. At
the time u was aaid be had given
them tie drug by mistake. The
shooting occurred At - O'Clock Al
Curcaran'n hounn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17

WE know the value Of
w a ell.pIeased Gus
" toner, and never let
him leave us until he IS
pleased. so that he may
tell his friends and thus
our trade grows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
WAS DYNAMITED
FOR REVENGE

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia. Nov IL
Unknown parties at an early hour
this morning destroyed the office Of
the trbana Monitor by dynamite.
and few minutes later blew up J
-. Hurrell's general merchandise
store, killing Clarence Burreil. who
jumped out OF bed on hearing the
FIRST explosion. Burrcil'a building
ana stock. valued at $1,000 was n
complete loss. as Is the Monitor on-e
and plant. valued at g.. 600. There
r. no cleW to the pcrpetrator Of the
outrage. Burrcll'a safe. containing
$4,000 IN notes and mortgages and
$4,000 cash, had not been touched
hence revenge 10 surmiaed to have
been the motive Tor the crime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
Give Young Men a Chance

CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-John II. Sher-
man has rendered his resignation az
president OF the Union stockyards
Company. to take effect January /.
For thirty-four years Mr.. Sherman
has been an officer OF the corpora b
ton and for n years Of this time its
directing genius.
II think 1t is time to give the
young men a chance" ne said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
Mclean Leaves Columbus

CnLuMHFS. .. Say John
Il. Mclean viii slvr up his tcmpor.
AIRY residence here tomorrow Hc r.
60 50 To Cinclnnatl. but has not yet
liked a time Tor his return GO wash
ington. Il Ia reported that he may
take up a permanent residence IN
Cincinnati In order Il escape the
charge. when he runs Tor The United
States senate. that he Is not a fcsl-
dent Of ohio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Marquis
OF iaassiaW secretary Of state for
war. has written letter Co Mics
u South Africa a. a physician. .n
which he says that ehlle he appfe=
oiates her onrr he IL not prepared
at present 20 altuw women doctors
t. JON the forces n the neld
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
craxcd by Philippine Neat

WASHINGTON. u. C., Nov IL
Eleven soldiers suffering with men
tai diseases. who have seen service
in the Philippines. were brought to
this city last night and placed in ST.
Eliznhcth's Hospital for the Insane.
Their condition lH due to the intense
heat OF the tropics. Major Fisher n
volunteer surgeon, under whose
charge they We're brought to this
country, says that they viii recover
In this climate with proper treat
menL
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Observation-Disclosures
!: CITY NEWS. !:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A small blaze was started last
niEht In the Basement % Frederick
Nelson 4 Iuuros store BY the over.
turning Of a candle one employs
has hs hand burned while sxtiu-
gushing the IRE. No other damage
was done,
A temporary order restraining Col.
Pierce from making further caiiec-
tons Of rent on the ArmorY build
ing vas yesterday signed b. Judge
Moore.
W. J. Marvin. vho Is sati by ire
police 70 be desperate man. WIS
arrested on Washington street last
night ny Detectives Cudthee ard
wappenstein a. suspicious char
acter- Marvin is p years % age.
Mrs oliver. mother % Freddie oil
yer. who complained yesterday u
her son being severely whipped by
Prof Babccck and Miss Cock at
Denny school. app@n red before Judge
Cam this afternoon AMI made n
complaint. The two teachers will b
summoned to appear before the
Judge tomorrow u the investiKa-
ton proves that IT, accusation L.
true. warrants will be issued for The
arrest ~ TIE two teachers Today
both ~ the instructors Huhstanttatad
the report ~ the whipping hut
claimed that they were perfectly JUS
tin~i.
" w Schmidt. q Anscortes. who
was injured on the water-f front sew
ersi weeks ago by a moving train.
died This morning At Providence
hospital.
This afternoon OHicsr Hubbard
captured George West. ofJChIeago.
He II a partner ~ W. = Marvin. q
notorious character. arrested last
night by two detectives Both men
are wanted At Cape Nome for drug
ring an old man and robhing him ~
81 1000. y. f. Attorney Gay rs max
ing out the papers and the two will
be taken to sitks.
Helen Liable was granted a div
orce today by Judge Jacobs from
Geo. Liable. on the grounds o. IN
compatibility ~ temperament and
disposition. Sc was given 1000 and
he was given the custody % the chill
drsn.
Henry MeDuH. a teamster. has
zeen charged with emhezzIernent.
having in his possession typesgrit-
or he was to deliver to merchant.
a warrant was t1is afternoon IT,
sued for Louis cain. an Insurance
man. charged by John s Roll with
forgery to the amount ~ 81 .009
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17
IN Unusual Burial.

wILLfAMsPoRT. Pa, Nov. II
l.. J. shelter. Of this city, today car
rief out the unique dying wishes ~
a friend. whom he conveyed the body
Of Furman Field. in an open wagon
and alone. 20 miles overland to a
cemetery here. and saw the body
consigned TO a grave.
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Funds


committee confidently adoption ~ the
above believing that Will fully proper
o the city II has been deemed
this time to raise the rate q Taxation FROM
81 last which has proved be
carried over
the funds to apply years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-17

" w Schmidt. - Anscortes. who
was injured on the waterfront sew
ersi weeks ago by a moving train
died This morning At Providence
hOepffaI
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-05-13

II 5 =
A soldier in blue sat in the shade of
roadside tree a mile in the rear of
his camp. He had been at Warrenton
three miles away ona pass. and had
halted on his way back for smoke.
His home made briar-root was charged
with Virginia leaf, but he had no
matches to light it. With his thumb
holding the tobacco in the bowl he
waited for the coming Of a soldier who
was following in his footsteps. When
this man came up he flung himself
down on the grass with a sigh OF satis-
faction and said:
Cassed hot day, amt it?n
''Roastin' hot replied the other.
''Got a match about yer clothes r.
"Of course"
The newcomer, stretched on the
broad of his back, showed his fingers
into his vest pocket and brought out a
match, but as it was extended he sud-
denly sat up and withdrew his hand
and fixed his eyes on the Others cap.
eWhat ye Iookin' al? ?''
"At the letters on yer cap"
.sa..sss.s1A Well, what of 'eEl r.
..Nothin', 'cept / don't want any
trtck with you. wouldn't give We a
match if ye never had another smoke
on earth!''
The man with the pipe grew pale
with anger, but he turned his face
away and looked across the fields and
ulafa M answer Rafh men sat fil1o-
ging their knees and main tanning 81
lence, for four or five minutes. Then
the last conner said:
'.Yer company B man, and that
settles il with all the rest Of us. IN
belonging to company Fl, same regi-
Inent, but it's a shame instead of a
thing to brag Of. Company 4B'-bahl
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-05-13
gsass taA
Nr0MAN-A STUDY.

woman, worlan, w3pson1e wGmarfs
Tell us are you sainkor human,
Or toy Reelzehub has sent us from afarss
~ We've Thought about you, ,4sigled abous
you,
Fought about you, cried about you,
Stayed up nights and lied about you. puzzle
that you are. "a - - s
- Just when we would 1reani we've got you
Figured out, as like as not you
Leave US topsy-turvy. guessing what ito say
or do;
Now we hate you, then earess you,
Now berate you, then we bless you,
But our lives are stale unless you keep us
In stew,
Some there are who really dread YOU.
Some who long TO WOO and wedyou, e
Some would Danish you forever to distant
land:
Artists paint you, poets verse you,
s Bishops saint you, cynics curse you
But for better or for worse you still are
In demand.
There are times you sadly vex us.
Puzzle, plague Us nd IS erplex as,
Till we wish you were fiji Texas, very far
away.
But, althoughEWe sadly doubt you,
You've such wfnsonae ways about you
We can never do without you, so we let you
stay.
Nixon Waterman. in T.. Al. w. Bulletin. 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-05-13
The Prig and His Cane.

In the number of the Taller for 0c-
tober6, 1903, it is observed that "a cane
is part of the dress of a, prig" this, by
the way, shows the erroneous notion
prevalent that priggishness" is amod-
ern word1 sand always worn upon q
buttony for fear he should be thought
to have an occasion for it or be es-
teem'd really and not genteely a Grip
pie" In the number for November Is
a rural squire in town is sketehed who
is the prototype of one of the pavement
nuisances. His arms naturally swang
at an Unreasonable distance from his
sides, which, with the advantage of a
cane that he brandished IN a great va
riety of irregular motions, made it un-
safe for anyone to walk wi thin several
yards OF him And under date of De-
cember there is an amusing sketch
of "a lively, fresh-colored young man.
who was among the applicants to Isaac
Biekerstaff's Court of Censorship for
license to- use tcanes, perspective
glasses, snuffboxes, orange-fower wa
ters, and the like ornaments of life y
This young man had his cane hanging
on his fifth button and was aan Ok
ford scholar who was just enfer'd at
the Temple. Gentleman's Magazine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-05-13
leard this mornin, that they was

i heard this mornin' that they was
goin' to put women clothes on yela
The man with the pipe WINGED per-
ceptibly, but made no reply
s.Disgraced the Tenth at home and
at the. front, )" continued the other.
4. Pears to me that this is d good time
for you fellers to either desert to the
Johnnies or go hang yourselves. We
amt got no use for towards down
here!"
The company B man flushed holly
and bit his lips, but had no word OF
protest.
IF I'd known you was 3 man
wouldn't have sat down here. Darn
your hide, but it was cheeky thing to
ask me for match d ye think I'm
communin' with a man whose legs run
away with him as soon as he hears the
sing of a bullet? You go to hades for
your matches!
There was another painful silence,
and the last conner was getting up to
go when the other turned on him and
said:
4 amt sayin that company B dent
deserve some hard words, but ye are
pilin' it on too heavy. Mebbe you don't
know exactly how it was? ?'
why, you was detailed to hold a
bridge, and the Johnnies had scarcely
showed up when you all took legrbail." /"
st was this way: Not d mansof as
had ever been underfire before. There
was some mistake about orders, and
I'VE was trying to hold ford above and
ore below as wen as the bridge. The
IJohnnies got men over and IN our rear
before we knowed it, and when the
tight opened we got ratified. Every
body knows there were 500 to our 100,
and didn't we iosestyro killed and seven
svounded2 4 The colonel piled it on to-
sis because he blundered in the orders
and wanted to cover his tracks. =
Mebbe there is somethin' in that
said the company 81 man effectively,
but ali of ye came running into camp
like a flock of sheep Pears TO me that
se ought to have stuck rightthere and
lost at least so men.
Well, nobody can tell how he is gofn'
10 act when under fire for the first
time. Wen get another show some
day, and m bettin' there won't be any
runnin' away. It's mighty tough On
company sB' to be called passed. Of
towards, and to be cha fed and hooted
by the rest of We. but this war ain't
Isoyer yet. Just wait and see how the
rest of ye pan out when the .Iohnnies
close in on three sides and begin 10
pump bullets BY the IarreIfall. =
Yon said you wanted a match. & OBJ
served se critic after a long svait.
" ar
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-05-13

aWeIl, I'm handing it to re. That's
takin' back bout half the ugly things
j said. Mebbe you fellers wasn't al
together to blame
1T won't never happen agin," re-
piled the company "Bn man as he
lighted his pipe and closed his jaws
on the stem.
The .H'' man rose up and continued
his way without q word. He had made
concessions, but he would not enter
camp in the company of the other.
The ssB' man sat and smoked and pom
dered until the tobacco was exhausted.
Then he pocketed his pipe and rose
up and growled:
How burned contemplate mean it
makes a man feel to be called cow
ardl If they'll give me another chance
III fight the whole Of Lees army be-
fore I'll obey orders to retreat" /"
One morning four months later, the
Tenth infantry marched into Vir-
ginia hamlet with orders to hold the
position until certain other moves by
other troops had been perfected. Down
at the end OF the long street was a
willow-fringed creek crossed by a ford.
Company B was detailed at this
ford, and other companies sneered and
jeered as it marched down the streets.
1t was a 'soft-snap position = The
post of danger was on the hill above
the town, where the four highways
crossed. Two days passed without
alarm. Then the pickets thrown out
beyond the creek came running in to
report the advance of the enemy. As
in duty bound, the captain reported
the fact to the colonel, and back came
the order: Hold him in check as long
as you can and then fall back on the
regiment The man nearest the cap
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-05-13

around and wondered why the captain
did not order q retreat. A messenger
came from the regiment on the hill for
company B to fall back in good order.
The captain pocketed the briefsorder
and waved the messenger away. Men
were waiting for the word to fall back
when a corporal growled out:
Damn yer skins, but are you goan'
to make another holy show OF your
selvesl There will be no retreat. We
wanted show to prove that we coula
fight and die, and it's come to us. =
The waiting was not long. The in
significant strength OF the federal
force could easily be seen, and regi-
ment was pushed to the front to carry
the ford. It dashed forward with q
cheer, but was checked. broken and
thrown back, and so many men went
down In the bed OF the stream that It's
waters were damned back. 4 minute
for a breathing spell, and then the
thousand dashed forward again. This
time they carried the ford, and as they
moved forward the defending force
was taken on both TANKS as well as
in front. The ground was gained foot
by foot, only, and when the field was
won at last there was no cheering.
The yictors saw but one man on his
feet. He was hobbling painfully up
the long street, and turning now and
then to see If he was followed. They
could have shot him down. but not a
musket was fired.
How many of your" was asked of
one of the wounded.
Less than d hundred"
aAnd why the devil didn't you faIl
back on the force on the hill 2"
Because IL was our chance"
And half mile up the street the
wounded man reached the Tenth in
fantry as It was moving out of camp
and falling back towards the federal
lines In the face of superior numbers.
'And who are you2' demanded an
officer as he dashed ont at the man.
Tenth infantry, sfrs'
What company and where have you
been fghting?'
Company nought, sir, and I've been
down there taking my chance. have
to report, sir, that there il no longer
any company B. The rebs have got
'em, but they were all dead or wound
ed frsti ~