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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
Brisk Game Played
on laurada.
TWO MINERS GO III lciINST IT
Fsfsiien Arrives Tat Of
Alssksns Rough weather
All the Way.

Two steamers. the LAurada and
the Farallon. arrived here early last
evening. They both left SkaFway
Sunday. May !. The Laufada
brought down nearly nifty passen-
gers. q whom several were frem
Atm, of these. p. Brown. r. ~.
Pessk. and =. J. Shell were well sup
piled with money and during the
voyage sat dawn "a a friendly game
Of poker. The game lasted - hours
and at it's conclusion. shell and Peck
areso from the table minus t1pqo and
5000 respectively. while Eross q
sought his Htateroom = winner 81
Sseoo.
Both the I.anrasia and the FaFallon
experienced rough weather on the
seuthward voyage until the Sound
was reached. Tn. fauradA's ilst
was as follows; L. ~, Robinson, =.
brown. r. n. Peck. II. fsfeifer. II.
Add. A. vowdski. J. Rafferty,. j.
HoWeth. 4 J. Shell. Mira Cess. ~
v. Davis. "a. y. Cummings. George
JoaeH. G. Clark. J. y Steadman. y
nehgi. q. R.hri. =, Peterson. ]. Nor
anKo. NJ. Val. George Hutchinson,
p. f.rwis. 7. Erickson. n. swaBbsrs.
J. Christensen. n. Young. W Iud
son. j canpeu,er. T. " Roberts. J.
H Morris. W, l.. ina.l. ~ Gobin. y,
HlIi. q woodiey. n. Watson. p. a.
Kelly. " cansbsit. Leon Nadel
The Fasaiion had the following
pr Mrs. ]. ". Webster. ", l.. EeiErl
]. ~. Cornwall Mr. Allen, J. Fee
han. = Nsckie. and two HterraEc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
MAIL ARRIVES
FROM DAWSON
Carrier seigle Reports Much
Open Yukon Water.

A;nons the passengers who arrtv-
ed last niEft on the steamer FAR
aflon was " l. sierte. mail ear
rier 20 rawsan. who had en- his
charge Ia pounds Of mail matter sent
fFssm points on the Assserican side 81
this Yukon. including ~. Michael.
ffe made the trtp cue tn Is days.
tt~xie IMPORTS the Thirty Mile
river to Be oFsrn the entire distance
The f1fty Aiir river. he also says. n
ep@n from abpuS slx miles below the
White tfogre up to Marsh lake.
t-ron Fisrt seakirk "a the Idtsie
Salmon river. seiKis waa obliged 70
uze rttsowwan. ewing TO the HiuNhy
condition % the irssli while on tho
rad his tessosggan wfsh the mail
tsruke through the Ice. and Il was
only saved after a great efrorf
A large quantity q mail matter IL
reported . ~ stalled aIens ms routs
The larwvs amount - u hrinE deesin-
- FOE Dawson the mail Nfli not
reach vs. destination h@furc rsviRa-
tian i resumed On the lakes. selKie
n an ex.psoiicnguan - Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
HE Is A SLAVE
TO MORPHINE
Sad Story Which Comes Out
OF BlsekchapeI.

John Srnocs. once well kn-wn
railroad engineer. Is now a hopeless
victim Of the morphine habit Yes
ferday he told his pltiful story TO n
Star reporter: Il was working on
The Union Pacific" said smock.
"rallroadine in Colorado. when one
day my engine crashed into an APP
preaching train and my right leg was
crushed above the knee.
AT the hospital to which I was
taken they injected morphine to re-
lieve my sufferlngs A. the end ~
xix months, when ! left the lugtltu-
ton. the doctors told me not 10 con-
tinue the use ~ the drug any lon
ger. But Il waB too mte then TO
stop. The terrible power ~ the
morphine had chained me and
could not leave II alone. That was
over seventeen years ago, and have
been a slave to the habit ever since.
IL was only this morning that the
Wrieffts1n sisters, who had lately
been released from the county jail
an cured from the morphine habit,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
GOOD PROSPECTS
FOR FARMERS
whitman County Shows Up
Well This Spring.

CoLFAx. wash. May ia.-fred
Metz returned last night from a Ga
mile drive through the farming dis
trtcts Of Whitman county. and Is
enthusiasts Ia his report of tho pruv
poets for an abundant crop. He says
that ia must parts ~ Whitman eoun-
~ the grain Is all "a the ground
and much 81 Il 10 up and growing
nicely The recent showers have
provided ample moisture 10 insure
the grain against Injury from hot
weather. ana an abundant erop IL
assured IN almost all aprqs It the
country.
Especially Is the western part q
whitman county coming 90 the
front. About Endicmt and winona
and on the lower nikah nat a vaHs
amount Of permanent Improvement
~ being made. A large colony u
Russians settled IN that vicinity In
1907 and the number has been aug
mefffed hy the arrival Of several 9th
er colonies during the past year, un-
I'll there ia now a large number of
these industrious people now cngaE-
ed IN farming IN that section Of the
country. nud they are making de-
eided nncueas 81 farming. too.
Until few years ago Il was gen-
crafty believed that the country re-
ferred to vas unit for farming, ON
account 81 being too dry. This has
been proven false during tbe pasf
three y.arp. and the best grain and
largest Yields in whitman county
have been produced here during
those seasons. This year promises
% repeat the history Of the past two
years for the season IL 80 much earl
Ter than IN the eastern portion Of
the county that grain was EowB a
great deal earlier and VII couse-
ausniiy be cut Of danger before the
hot weather begins.
Mr.. Meta Gays that these Russians
arc hard workers and are making a
lot 81 money Every family has 100
aerea 81 hand. which they Ill with
the utmost care. the whole family
working Ia the fields. The ground -
carefully titled and the entire living
is prsaaue~si on the farm. They have
n COW. a few psKe. many chiekens.
and pay mor~ attention 10 small
AuiuHA tNAh 10 Ahs AthftRtNH tttA=
era. who are used 10 raising hts
er0ps. and consider butter. eggs and
garden truck beneath their notice.
"a result II will he but few
ysArz until these frugal and indus
trious foreigners are in comfortable
circumstances. They arr delighted
with this country. and are encour-
aging their friends ia Russia 10
come to this country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
A COPPER
COMBINE
Organized With Puget Sound
Property as . Basis.

A. announced exclusively In the
eastern press dispatches ~ the star
yesterday. fhe ruwct Sound Copper
company has been Incorporated At
Trenton. n. j.. with n capital stock
q t1oo.o1d. ST. =. Downs. ~ this
city. IL one ~ the inearnurators. and
the Two gentlemen associated with
him IN the deal are well known
eastern capitalists. ~ the iucor.
pofHtian q this company another
Seattle eeuterprlse has been recogs
nized
The property II the new company
Hes ia the Silver Greek Index district,
SIX miles from index. an she Great
Northern railway The property ls
on Trout creek. and II in the very
heart % the copper district. aud il
about three miles above the xaiuab bic
properties Of John Z. xtcAsanua \
son. ot this city Mr. Downs who
ls ~ ths present time in New York.
has thirty. eight men az Hork nn the
property with cofnpresr1fr. aud ne
expects - b. ready 10 ship ore this
Eail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
HEAVY SALES
OF REAL ESTATE

when II N remembered that me
past week bridxed over the two
ruouths which arr usually consider
81 as ending the activity and usher
fnw in the duiinesa in the rcalty
markst, % must be- considered q
particularly satisfactory period All
branches u the market have sha red
In the activity The flst q Hates "a
private eontract ~ a long one. ard
many important and Interesting
properties were transferred The
numerous small saieE. which act as
a sort % backing for the larger trans
aetloas aud which make or usmake
TIRE srslidtty Of the market. were
numerous as In the previous weeks.
During the week beginning with
Monday AMI ending Nith last niuht.
- transfers were made These were
made up 81 both resident and busl-
ness property. large suns Of money
tsinR expended in some - The deals.
the most important part u these was
the purchase - & J Smith for the
Northern Pacific company. - prop
erty extending along West street and
the water front from Yesier way 90
linton street. The price paid for
the property was over 500 600.
IRE other large transfers made
during the week wcrs the New West
ern hotei by swan Lewis 20 Cali
fornia parties for - 900. the Seattle
National bank building 30 l. G..
Smith. - the Smith Premier Type
writere company. for tsf. 900; and the
HUyoke block for SO 90.
Local real estate men state that
the demand - property NJ the pres
ens time IL such ~ has never baen
seen since the IRE. The indications
are that the values viii con-
tnue 20 steadily advance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
CounciImen Return
From Cedar Lake
JiNES ElPRESSES TWO OPINIONS
Ridiestes the Pollution Cry and
Talks on Franchise Street
Car Combine.

The members Of the city council
who accompanied Engineer rhomp-
son out Cedar river % the lake for
"trip ef inspection. returned 10 Sc.
attle this morning.
you can say" remarked Ceuna
Gilman James 90 star reporter.
''that the ceancilmen are pretty
generally Of tho oplnian. as a result
Of their Investigations on this trip.
that there IL no possible danger "
pollution To the waters g Cedar
river from che establishment 81
power plant up near this falls. The
establishment % such plant In
wolves. as understand II. the build
Ing q a 50 q. dam AZ the lake. Now
dam Ike that would raise the
waters 50 a. to completely food all
20 the surrounding how country.
which might pazsibly BE- brought un-
der cultivation some day. ana would
thus prevent any pollution from
farms. etc. In fact. the lake. wtsh
a SO q. raise, would cover 5000 acres
and extend 10 the precipftoas walls
81 the mountains on either hand.
There would be no places left Tor srt-
tisnaent. Hcnee there could be no
pollution.
How about that forty year fran
chlse that the new street railway
combine seeks 20 securet. was ask
ed
Well" replied Mr.. James. s'tha; Is
an shrupt question on an entirely
different matter. Thc thing was
sprung while the csupciimen were
all cut Cedar river. A. chairman
Of the corporations committee. 70
which this question % franchise will
necessarily BE- referred. 30 not feel
that II would be the right thing at
this time 10 express any opinion. Il
would be like Judging the case be-
fore the evidence Il heard, II may
be said. however. ihzt there are
many things To be considered before
the cnurcll can afford % grant any
franchise. The corporation seeking
this forty year privilege In seattle
s. foreign one. 60 all lntcuts ana
purposes. and while We want 10 do
everything 20 encourage outside cap
ttal 10 come here. the rights u tire
citizens must always be kept In the
foreground They are entitled to a
good street-car service. better thar
they have had In The past. II must
also be borne IN mind that this corn
hlnatlon q railway interests VIII
destroy the luiueemeuf TO extend
lines for competitive purposes as In
former days. 1 cannot forecast the
action 81 the corporations corn.
rsttee.
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COLFAx. May l3-=The new .. n.
q y. depot will be built on the site
selected. and viii occupy the alley
over which the controversy WIN the
city council arose. No legal steps
have boon or viii be taken 10 stop
the erection Of the new depot. and
work on the foundation f. being rap
Idly pushed. Instead Of a solid stone
Foundation brick piers are being
built upon which the loistH and sills
viii rest. a large force ~ men IL at
work. and the work is bcinR push
81. Many carloads Of material have
arrived and are unlnaded. a large
amount n timber from old bridges r.
being used FOR stills. piers and other
uses about the foundation. When
aud where the freight depot will he
erected has not yet been announced.
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same % me and hegRod Tor aotne Of
thc drug"
AZ this point tsInock stopped In his
conversation. and, with a look 81 pain
On hla face, hastily produced a little
SILVER needle sun, loaded with NOR
phina, witch he proceeGed 10 Inject
into his person Then a took Ut re-
lief aSefspread his features and he
continued e. talk % bis lamentable
history. ssnosk IL one II the most
ritiable objects In the iilackchapei
district where he resides. Most of
his money Eoea Tor murphinc for
himself and fidenda, The police state
that therv src fully twenty CONFIRM
ed morphine uenda now residing In
che illaekchapel aistrict. nearly all
- whom trace their present coadi-
ton Go the use - the drug Ia hos
pitfalls and ether places while under
thc care % physicians.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
Favor Uniform Trust Laws

AtETiS. TEX. May t1~-Membsrn
{ the Texas legislature who have IN
Auguratcd a movement locking 70
the holding % convention here 81
this governors and attorney TsneF-
ais ~ all the southern and western
states at an early date. for the pnrs
pssxe - formulating Eouc concerted
plan q action against the operations
II trusts IN their respective states.
have communicated with number
u governors on the subject ard the
idea sseruH 20 meet with general Ia
vor. Gov. saysrn stated tnstny that
he would not issue the call for the
proposed convention until after this
TexaH legislature adyaurns
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a~77777.7777777l7777a7s--a
PLAN
FOR A SOCIAL

Tue FpsroFth leagues % the city
VIII hoid a jubilee social Monday
evening at thc First Methodist t,plso
coral enurh Each league wifs wear
Different raioF. ard the following
program haa b~en arranged. Prayer.
Rev. 4. = tircEEl fsAno Nnia. Mss
Edna ffreu. recitation. Miss iaIioek
vocal duet. NFSsra THssuan and
Hazard. reading. Mrs Ward; corHef
sssas. gvol brooks. recitation. Mssa
Hattie Wall. mandolin duet. Miss
Eva Ronald and Miss Edyfhe Wolfe
vss=ai duet. Miss tfNttia Evans ard
Miss Mabel uariinK"rs piano solo.
Mss Nurria Ronald. vocal duet.
Misses Josephine and Nabeiie Dun
bar. recitation. Miss Gates. male
auartetts from Arbary league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
SHOT HER
Mich cows
And Nelghbor Collins Must
Stand Trial.

cOLvTtlT.E. Wash. May i,.-Mrs.
Peter Rush. a widow living ten
rifles north u Tails CITY yesterday
reported % the authorities here that
sme misereaut had shot number
of her best mich COWS one was
killed and AL the others were shot
through The udder. utterly running
them Tor further use. Deputy
Sheriff T. s Wright Instituted a
rigid investigation u the AFFAIR. with
she result that Merritt Collins. a
neiehharins raueher. vas arrested.
He viii De given 4 preliminary hear
ing before justice g. ~. Duriaud to-
morrow. and there seems 60 be no
doubt In the minds 81 the officers
that he VIII be held to answer to the
superior court for trial In June.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
DEATH OF mrs. PIERCE

News has been received IN this
city 81 the death % strH. M A.
fsiersc. wife 81 Rev. n. j. Pierce.
formerly pastor ~ the First Baptist
church Ia this city, sshu died al
Berkeley. cal. Tuesday. Of pnuc-
ntonla. Mrs. Ricneo was a matfoa
of the University In Seattie from
tsaz to 1885. she was also matron
of the vashon island college DOR two
years. Mrs Pierce II pastor of the
Berkeley Calvary baptist church az
present.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
INSURANCE ADJUSTED

Capt. James Carroll. receiver for
the Boston & Alaska transportation
company. has Just returned from
san Trnnelsca. whore he was sue
cnsnful In adjusting the Insurance on
The steamer Brixham. This import
ant piece of news will be received
with great interest by the creditors
Of the company. Capt. Carroll is
also the agent for the Alaska Com
meraial company operating the
steamer Dora In Alaskan waters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
For Relief of Miners.

SALT LAKE. May is-sAs the two
meetings n fhs Western fabar
union and the Federation ~ West
srn Miners. attorneys for the Occur
planes miners solicited money for
the relief 81 the warsfner miners
who are under arrest. claiming that
shsir present condition i depiorable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
Hsbess Corpus Proceedings

wARDSEn. idaho. May is-Ai.
torueys Tor county commissioners
Boyle and stipson. VITO are ehafK.
"a with completely IN the recent
riots. have applied Tor a writ 81
hatscas corpus. ana Judge Mayhss
viii hear the argument Monday.
TIE expression ia made that with
out declaration Of martial Law BY
thc president. the evil oicerH are
stiti IN cantroi Of the city. The de-
cision u this case viii settle the
paint AZ issue
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y Sunday Topics in the Churches. y
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Rev. II. ~. Gowen. rector. Morning.
'sficaT We one anrsher'r burdens
Evening. 'PasTakcrs Of pher Meas
tslnG"
North Seattle napilss-<rornsr Of
Third avenue and Cedar street. Rev.
L. J sawyer. pastor. Morning sub
jest Enjoying IAfe." Evening.
Gods Now
battery street 81. u. Church
Corner Tizir,i avenue and Battery
Atfret. Rsv. III. u. Brown. pastor.
Morning sunless 4 Tim lis; This
charge ~ornmand unto thee. my
child Tymoshy. According TO the
prsspheaes which went before thee
that by them thou maysst war a
Fy.od warfare" The evening service
viii be the tenth anniversary Of the
+ rspwurth League. Miss Rather
Inc Rcavea viii read a pa per ON The
spiritual Work Of the League" Mrs.
W NJ. HaxKnrd will read a paper
on The Missionary Work Of the
League" and the pastor viii lee
ture on "what the League Has
Done
First Baptist churrh-Fourth ave-
nue. near James strcet. Louis x.
uuwcrrnau, pastor. Preaching at II
A. m. and p. m. Morning sermon
by the Rev. W. T.. Randall. OF TIA
comR. Evening. A Christian En-
deavor convention meeting, Special
music and addresses by Mr.. H. c.
Ewing. W II. Lewis. J. A. Smith
aud Miss Aiiec Monday.
Seattle T,abcrnacie CRaptisil-cor-
nor Jefferson street and Boren ave
nue.. Rev. =. c. ohrum. pastor.
Preaching at n a. m. and T.s0 .. m.
Grace NJ Y. Chureh-5Thirtieth av-
cnue south near King street. Rev.
W. II. seiiiek. pastor. Services at
II a. m. and p. m.
First NJ. y. Church-corner Third
avenou and Morton street. Rev T..
NJ Randall. ir.. pastor. Morning.
subject. FINISHED" Evening. cclc-
bration Of the tenth anniversary OF
the Epwash League.
African NJ. ". Church-iaeo Four
feeuth avenue. Rev. Geo. A. Bailey.
pastor. Services at II a. IN. and s
y. m.
Madison Street NJ II. Church
ner 81 Madison street and Twenty
third avenue. Rev. A. x. Gregg. pas
tor. Evening services at the FrEt
NJ. H. Church.
Market Street naptist-@Twenty
fourth avenue south near Main. Rev.
Thomas Baldwin. pastor. Services
at II a. m. and s y. m.
Plymouth Congrega tionnl Church
Corner ~ Third avenue and Uni
vcrsity street Rev, w. II. @, Tenn
pie. pastor. Preaching at II a. M.
and y. m.
Meetings are held every Sunday
evening Mt 7.s0 o'clock in tho Chris
tian Mental Science rooms In the
Blgclow block. Subject tomorrow
evening will be Healing
United Presbyterian Church-cor-
ncr sixth avenue and Seneca street.
Rev. r. l.. tanning, pastor. Morning
subject. The Bible" Evening sub
jet. Services by the local endcavor
committee In interests OF the state
convention,
First Christian Church-Corner OF
Third avenue and Pine street, Rev.
j. N. Smith, pastor. Preaching at II
n. m. and u. IN. Evening subject,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-13
SEATTLE INkLINGS.

Tn. Mining bureau ard Exchange
met this Afternoon IN Denny
hail at the University. 60 hear an
address by Prof. Landsa on the geo.
logical and meteorological formation
81 rocks In this state. His address
Will be mainly on the Cascades. to
which he has paid particular atten-
ton for the last four years.
Coroner aparilns has conducted
an investigation of the effects q ~
Benson. the fisherman who was
drowned IN the bay last Friday
night Hi~ shack on the Grant
street bridge vas searched. II wns
found from letters that he was
member 81 the knights ~ rythias.
ana had held high Offices in that
order Coroner Sparkling win notify
the Seattle lodge and ask them 10
take charge Of the body.
capt. o'Neil. % the recruiting
ONCE. examined fourteen men yes
tsrday afternoon.
TIRE executive committees % ihs
different county fhinwis associations.
wiii meet in this city next Tuesday
to organize a state association
The officers of the government
tug Active state that the hattieship
Iowa II expected 20 come to Port
Orchard about June 10 but that no
preparations have yet been made for
receiving tho big cruiser on the dry.
dock. Commander and Mrs Green
came over this morning on the tug.
Tue board % county commission
era have awarded the contract for
supplying the county auditors office
with n now set Of index books 10
ISDwman 4 Hanford.
Rev. shelton jackson isctured un-
der the auspices ~ the Alaska Geo
s4.anhiehai society. before the regu-
lar Friday assembly az the univcr-
slfv Yesterday on Alaska" The
apcclai feature Of the lecture was In
regard to the reindeer In Alaska.
BIDS for the building Of the new
hospital NJ Magnolia Bun have been
received and opened by Assistant
ouartermastsr w. w. Robinson IT..
and then will be sent on to head
quarters at Washington. The bids
are as follows; Nichols q Crothers.
$50. 800; G. !. Erickson. $50; NJ. J.
carkeck, 1851. and Grbble and
Duhamel, t25.sbo.
a small blaze In n vacant room Of
III -
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ThiH morning w. r. Jordan reported
that his eoom at e0i East Jefferson
street Was entered last night aud a
sold watch and chain and a silver
watch we're stolen.
Nellie 81 prathcr, aRo ~ years.
daughter OF Or J. y prathef. died
AZ the family residence, 1917 Fourth
avenue, yesterday afternoon, Of
dlrhthcrln The funeral services
wefe held this afternoon from the
family residence
chief Reed has appointed Wiley
Dcniort a. assistant dog catcher.
J. T.. Morrison has petitloned the
city council 60 have the water main
extended frum Hey street and Fair
vieS avenue 20 Valley street and
Fairylew avenue.
James " Jones. age q years. died
~ Providence hospital today Mr.
Jones has been suffering Tor some
time with the stomach trouble. An
operation was necessary. but IN his
weak condition hs could not stand
tho shock Ar Jones was appoint
ed auditor Ga the custom house AZ
Port Townsend IN 1893. and served IN
that capacity up 90 the ume Of his
Illness lie leaves a mathef. two Sis
tiers and three brothers. The re-
mains are being embaimed by Rom
noy 8 Stewart. and VIII be shipped
20 Port Townsend tomorrow for in
terment.
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ANrsrmeNr n,itrrIN.

THIRD AVENUE TlrEArER =
bobby Gaylor In "Mcaatley's
Twins.