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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

william Brown. a iumberman OF
Arlington. IL at the Hotel Diiisr.
Al Densmore. of stanwood, II In
Seattle and IL registered at the fo-
tel Dilief.
H. wyns Finch. Claude watson,
~. A. 1iawkiey. who are interested
IN mining business near Victoria,
are stopping at the Hotel Butler.
Mrs. Keys. principal Of the phbir
schools at La Conner. IL In the city
today and IL at the Butler.
Thomas richardson and John Ma
loncy. prominent business men OF
Port Gamble. are at the Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
GIVEN u HOURS
TO LEAVE TOWN

Joe Golden. who for TIE past II
months has given the Seattle po-
lice much trouble. MAS hnei 80 by
judge Cam this morning and given
% hours In which to leave the city.
Golden was arrested 1hurEfay even
ing BY oriccr III Csfmm nEH. and
1T that time % 10 said he vas plan
ming % rob First avenue elgaf
store Golden 10 an alleged thief
and plckpockst. and II known as the
Spokane Kid" He Was first ar
reated about two years aFo on wash
tnEton street by Detectives Powers
und wappenstcin. II was thought
81 that time he was one 81 party
implicated In the hold-up OF a street
car
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
SIGHTS IN THE
XMAS WINDOWS

Ire show windows o, the down
town department. stores are the
Mecca 81 seattieites. big and little.
rich and poor. All day long heavy
streams Of Interested prospective
Christmas shoppers pass before the
big displays behind the great plate
glass windows and make up their
minds as to what they would buy.
OF course. these decisions are sub.
iect 70 revision. for back In the hlR
stores there are more thing than the
show windows expose 10 view. and
a persons calculations are likely 20
be set all aHkcw when he becomes
inEuifcd In Huch n sea as the inside
cf a large store at Christmas time.
The Seattle merchants have excel
81 themselves this season in display.
ing their Christmas goods. The
trouble Ia not to ind IN the show
windows what you want. but TO
make from these great collections
such selections as you can AFFORD
The variety Of things that are dis
played In extensive to a greater de.
gree. perhaps. than ever before.
Purely Christmas goods are given
the choice positions in the windows.
81 course. although every store dis
plays. also. things that. while they
are appropriate for Christmas ofrer-
ings. are also good for any other
scason Of the year. In the displays
Of Christmas goods there Is every .
thing that the purchaser or the proc
pective purchaser can think Of
OF course. the drum and the horn
are everywhere. So II the doll.
Along with these old fsvorites ana
last resorts Of the hewildered Christ
mas shopper are the album, tn,
toilet set and the Christmas card.
And. too. there are the indispens-
able handkerchief and the orthodox
easy slipper. Then there Is the po-
lice ratrol wagon, the fire engine.
the hiockhousc. the cardhouse ana
the toy gun. The toy pistol is not
very much in evidence. but the mar.
tIal spirit Of the time finds expires
sion In a very extensive display Of
cannona, battleships. uniforms, sol
diers. sailors and the like. There !.
an endless collection of Dewey"
The holly, the cedar. and the mis-.
tletoe are everywhere. They are
scattered about among the toys and
the furniture. and they dangle from
the chandeliers both I'm the show
windows and in the stores They
lend an air Of freshness and Of ma
ture even the most cailoused despls.
er OF santa Claus, no recourse hut
20 admit that the old Saint OF the
Yuletide has a great way Of liven-
ing up things. even IL he does moth.
ing else.
Presents have nearly all been pur-
chased. and everything has been left
In Santa's care.
The Carbonate BENEFIT Ball will
draw an immense crowd to Ranke's
han tonight,
Tomorrow evening the Catholic
churches Will hold midnight masses.
and the Episcopallan churches also
win hold midnight services. The
musical programs Will be elaborate.
ON Monday all the stores, tho
courts and public offices will be
closed. The posto1iee Will be open
for one hour, from Q to 10, in the
morning. one collection viii be
made, but there Will be no deliveries
pt male <.sAv4 - ~ ~
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Instituted by the Committee of 100
Against the City Council.
TO FORCE IT To take ACTION
And Submit Charter Amendments Bearing
Upon Street Railway Ownership
and the Referendum.

This morning A. ]. Wells and ].
w. Goodwin. represensing the Com
mittee OF one Hundred. filed an ap-
riication for. and we're granted. a
writ Of mandamus hy Judge Benson
against w. V. Rlnehart. Hiram =,
GIN. II. p. Rude. J. A. james. +. 81
Muitoon. John Taylor. j. Z erica
ton. William McArsis. Thomas NJ.
Savin. Homer II. Hill. Leonard Dill
Ter, William Crawford. aud IL. ".
Castismaa. as city eounellmen Of the
City u Seattle.
The petitioners. who represent
themselves as voters. electors. and
taxpayers of Seattle. set forth that
on March 3. tsas. the city adopted
the charter now In force. and that
Section ! article % Of the charter.
determines the method. number Of
signatures. and provides for the
opinion Of the corporation counsel
urcn the legality OF proposed amend
m~nts.
The petitioners then state that the
number Of qualified Registered voters
at the last general municipal efec-
tion was 7.Ieo. that the next gen
eral election on March s. iso9 that
the petitioners Ia December handed
into the council an amendment pro-
vtding that the city of Seattle de-
ciar~s it's Intention and eventual
policy 90 own and operate ita own
street railways. that no franchises
or extension 81 frane hises should -
granted unless the question were
submitted TO the voters and reeetv-
ed majority vote. aud that when
n franchise should ~ forfeited cr
two years previou. % its expiration.
the city council should make plans
for the purchase and construction of
a street railway over that territory.
and that under no circumstances
should n franchise BE- granted fer
more than 20 years.
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TO OPEN A
BANK AT NOM {

Seattle and San Francisco capital
lists have organized n company TO
establish n bank at Nome. TO be
known rs tho Bank Of Cape Nome.
The new institution viii have cap
itaI ~ 500. 900 The officers are
President G. y. Lane. Of san Fran
cisco. Vice President s. @. simpson,
Seattle: Cashier ~. II. solner, Of Sc
attic. director, John Hndhloom. j.
u. Uoge. X. G. Mccormick, Lester
Turner. NJ. McMicken. +. sohmits.
The bank has been fully organized
and only awaits the completion ~
It's books and the purchase Of safas
and other paraphernalia to open ZIP
for business.
All Of the gentlemen associated In
the new enterprise are well known
In tho Northwest. A number Of local
merchants are said TO be interested
In the now bank.
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Beers and Britons are Closely Watch
ing Each Other.
Beers DO NOT SEEK FOR PEACE
The French Foreign Office Denies State
ment That They Have Asked
for Mediation.

LONDON a1--dsn. q Roberts left Lon .
don today FOR Southampton where will sail this al
drive to the railroad station TREMENDOUS crowd MED the sta
ton. cheering calling him
things south Africa The finee Of wsss Duke OF Com
Wellesley. notabsa
bid Aohertn faresei.
dispatch Of Decem-
pedfchs kiied
Roberts
bat
tories when he Killed By Bosr she'll Gen Buffers casual
estimated a Daily correspondent rs tiso
Modder Mehusns
fon~n BY the modern battle the length %
viii lasted hours
and allow concentration Of without danEer The
Standards Col Ions
artillery to the and nFod n his ammunition
exhausted"
CAPErowN. Dec s1A despatch from Bfyos sierea
the between the
British - the latter wounded
nd are
message from Moider river esup party OF
who looking missing last week
promised n 90 they
shpgftf God the bat
damn Rhoies'- They the water
original ground The
position but the result
The nag ndeatts that the naval able
Tuesia bridge.
behind nsnehuents lie
been reinforced by rimsn and waiting for another
denies N" printed
In 10 L@yds
representative the ~ the
foreign minister in the case Of peace
DURHAM. IA dispatch from chivsley definitely
abandoned Butler
, TIRE river bank IN the TaKela ensasennnl
Of cnenao has reached Peermar
proposed them board British warhps
here
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PRISONER ESCAPES.

William tnnes. the alleged thief
and plekpaeket who waa shot
through the leg while attempting 20
uaoapo arrest several weeks ago. by
Detective Powers, escaped from the
chain gang yesterday afternoon lie
has been serving a term for va
sraney. oncers sheehan and Cas.
we'll have been somewhat ienicnt On
Jones, considering his wound Ito
took advantage OF thin. and "ncw dc
COOP"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
BEATEN INTO
INSENSIBILlTY

John Armstrong. a iaborer. was
beaten into insensibiliiy In the ten
isrioin dlairict last niEht. robbed 81
a gold watch. and a sum 81 money
BE was found In an alley near the
Willard house. at 3ss O'Clock this
morning ~ ofncerr Freeman and
hubbard At frst Eisnc. the on
GERS though; Armstrong was dead.
lie was taken 10 headquarters IN the
patrol wagon and hla wounds dress
81 by Or. NcKechnfe
lie had several large cuts on the
back 81 the head. and one on the
chin. evidently made BY the toe Of 4
sh0s. Armstrong; face and head
vas 50 completely piastered b. han
daxes that h was unable to speak
this morning.
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The petitioners further aliege That
Corporation Counsel Humphrey pro
nounced the e0-year limiting clause
In the petitioners proposed amend
ment to be legal. but the other pro-
visions invalid. vague. uncertain,
and illegal
They aIlege petition was circuiat-
ed and signed by i.Sto qualified
registered voters. that u was pre-
scented Co the city council on De
cember s: that the council refused
10 consider said amendment. refused
To cause same 10 be delivered To the
clerk 20 verify the signatures. aud
that the council tabled the petition.
Further. that although motions
were made ~ councilman 10 suh-
init u Co the clerk and TO direct the
corporation counsel TO proceed to
prepare proper papers Go submit,
said amendment. both notions were
tabled. and that the council viii not.
unless commanded 20 DO 81 by the
court. submit, the petition. thereby
thwarting the win Of 1850 voters
and that unless a mandamuH ia
issued compeliing the city council 10
r~ccEntizc and submit the amend
msnt to the voters, the plaintiffs and
taxpayers generally VIII sustain
great and irepsrahle injuries.
The petitioners asked for the lssu-
sne. Of an alternative writ % man &.
damus compelling the council %
submit the amendment and 60 re-
cover costs.
The writ was granted by Judge
Benson. and ~ made r~turnahie De-
c~rnher -. 1899.
The number 81 names, Il Il aiieg-
Ell. IL 7ie In excess 81 the required
- per cent.
J. W. Goodwin filed an Afidavi, to
the shove facts
This afternoon another riRnfanus
In reference 20 initiative and refer
endum viii BE- hied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23

The Olympic thrater viii have a
grand seopeeaE tomorrow night,
Manager kunkler states that hia
cosy place viii Dc the home OF bur-
ieaune." lie has secured the London
Gaiety Girls as his Christmas at.
traction. There viii be smoking con-
ceFta
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23

LOST NATION. Ia. Dee 23,-Hsn-
~ Barber. a local mathematician of
prominence. has become insane
through constant study Of the prob
lem, when does the z0th century
b, ginf" Today he walked about the
streets swapping at various objsci =
ana marking the figures 1900 on
fences and bli.boardn. lie has been
locked up.
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, Nceovsrn W on.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Harry
Forbes. Of Chicago. went down be-
fore Terry MeGayern in the second
round before the New broadway
Athletic club last night.
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Gail for M all Bids.

WASHINGTON. u. G. Dec. "a. =
The postonlce department has eallsi
Tor bids on mail carrying contracts
between Seattle, san Francisco and
Nome. ~ Michael. Dawson. and all
Alaskan points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
CONTROLS THE
WATER FRONT

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-with the sur
render Of the charter Of the Chelten-
ham improvement Association to the
secretary OF state next month. the
passing Of big Amusement enter
prise and the acquiring Of a vast
tract Of lake front land By the Hin
ola Steel Co. will be- marked.
The purchase provides for the flu
.ture expansion Of the steel com
pany. II gives the concern tho IN
disputed control and Ownership Of
the lake front for distance Of two
miles.
The s0-acre tract known M Chel-
tepham Beach on the south shore. n
mile beyond Jackson park, was dcd-
ieated 10 pleasure 20 years ago. II
was the first public bathing spot tn
Chicago - tho predeccssor % Man
haitian Beach and Windsor park
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23

NORTHTTELD, Mass, Dec. ga
The funeral NJ the late Dwight l..
Moody win be held Monday after
noon. Further than this no arrange
made. Messages ~ coincidence from
all parts Of the country are arriving
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
POLYGAMISTS
MUST ALL GO
Mckinley Will Dust Much Mar
ried Off C ehoIders.

WARRINGTON. y. g. Dec. n
President Mckinley has started a
personal campaign 20 crush out
polysamy IN Utah. The president
has had several conferences with
Chairman Taylor u the house ipves-
tigating committee. on the subject.
and Representative G0sgeuor has
also been called in to assist in carry
tng out q plan ~ procedure TO prove
20 the nation that the administration
Il IN earnest iD lending rs aid In the
Fight Ia the Interests Of American
womanho0d
The postmaster generals Office has
been requested to examine into the
cases Of John Graham. the indicted
Federal postmaster Of Provo. and
that % Orson Smith. The records
OF the postmaster general do not
show that any charges mad been nj
"a against them before appointment
faey wers recommended. Il was aaid
oy United States Marshal Giean NIL
Ter of Utah. Miller r. now IN this
CITY, and there "a reason 70 believe
ne has been summoned there 20 ex-
pain his champGnship Of the two
sheged polygamlBta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-23
CHAS. COLES
Is ARRESTED

REDoNDo BEACH. cal, rss n.
Charles Cole, the former president
81 the Globe National Hank Of
Boston. has been arrested here and
will he taken TO Los Angeles. which
city ne left n few days ago when he
heard Of The warrant out for his ar.
rest.
BOSTON. Dec. 23.-Thc warrant
for Charles Coles. charges him with
wilfully misnppropriating the funds
% the Globe hank. -Four weeks aEo,
II IL said. Cole turned over 10 the
bank hia private fortune OF a milton
aud half dollars and II was be
licvcd here that the restitution was
complete.
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MANILA. Dec. 23-CoL wilder
has teieRraphed TO ViEan from Boy
oubanR that AEulnaldo II going
Hputhward. having crossed the
mountains near Bayombnng. HIS
. 10 died In village In that vicin-
ity Gurins The Gsbt. 4v
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GILMOUR WILL
BE RESCUED

WASHINGTON, u. C., Dec. Ca
The following from Otis was rccciv-
ed this afternoon;
Gen. Young reports on the 2lst
from ViRan. Coils. Howe and Hare
we're heard from December II and
they are still In pursuit, through the
mountains, OF the insurgents column
having our prisoners. OF whom four
were captured. Lieut.. Gilmore and
the remaining prisoners are one day
In advance"
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HAVANA. Dec. % Gen. Brooke
and ataff sailed NJ noon for wash.
,agton. n military escort and a
nand accompanied Brooke to tht
steamer. ~ ~ A..
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The application in the superior
court Of Waiter Brlttdn and John
TraIgg for a writ Of hnbeas corpus
on the grounds Of Illegal lmprison-
fnent. his been continued.
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In judge tfanfnrd'H court today
Henry Bauman was dismissed as a
tankrupL. .nn ~ ~
The times., 1899-08-20
coII,ded With a Trolley Car.

Philadelphia, Aug. 19.-Abraham Lapp,
of Horner and Sherman Avenues, Camden,
is confined to his home suffering from in
juries by being thrown from his carriage
in collision with a trolley car late on
Wednesday night Mr. Lapp was driving
to Camden with his fourteen-y -year-old
daughter, Carrie, and two of the latter
companions. When near the State Road
bridge he attempted to turn from the side
OF the street to escape running into
washout, when he was struck by trolley
car from the rear and the carriage and its
occupants were thrown into swamp. Mr.
Lapp's injuries will not prove fatal His
daughter received several bruises about the
body, while her companions escaped injury.
The carriage was completely demolished
and the horse seriously hurt.
The times., 1899-08-20
GOBBRL'S FIRST Speech
In His Shirt Sleeves Before MeP-
GER County Audience.
His Reception nt First Cold. But APP
plause Was Gained when He
warmed 10 His Subject No Refer
ence Made TO Hardin - a Plea
From Former Senator Blackburn.

Harrodsburg, KY, Aug. 19.-In this city,
for the first time since the big anti-Goebel
convention of Silver Democrats at Lexing-
ton last Wednesday, Goebel, around whom
all the opposition seems to centre, ad-
dressed an audience today He spoke from
a platform at the window of the court
house. He wore neither coat nor vest,
and if he had a weapon its presence could
not be discovered. He had never been
heard by a Mercer county audience, and
the three thousand men, women, and chill
dren who had gathered to listen were all
expectation. His reception was at first
cold. But when he warmed to his subject
there was little applause, and at times
an enthusiastic follower would say, GOD
be praised for giving us Billy Goebel." He
never referred to Wat Hardin, never told a
joke, never tried to be funny. He kept
aiming sledge-hamm blows at his op-
ponents and made defence Of his election
law. He began by saying:
''On Wednesday of this week, / believe
the Louisville and Nashville railroad held
what it called a convention at Lexington
and its alleged nominee, John Young Brown
assaulted the Democratic party and its
candidates" After defending his election
law, he said among other things, that the
Republicans would again steal the State
if 1t were not in force. He closed by de-
claring that he did not expect any man TO
vote for him who does not approve of that
law. Former Senator Blaekburn's speech
was the opposite OF Goebel's. He begged
and pleaded with the anti-Goebel men to
come back into the Democratic fold, say
ing that they ought not try to remedy the
evils in the Democratic party by electing
a Republican. Blackburn, later in an in
tervfew, said that the Goebel election law
would be worth twenty-five thousand
votes to Goebel
The times., 1899-08-20
THE ARRIVAL OF FUNK.
Ii Is Thought the Alleged Murderer
VIII Reach Here Tomorrow

There were no developments in the Funk
case yesterday, and from present indica-
tions the local police anticipate little or
no trouble in getting their prisoner here.
He has, according to advices received here,
expressed his willingness to accompany
Detective Weldon to this city without the
formality of requisition papers. He says
that he has nothing to fear as he can easily
show that he did not murder William H.
Brooks nor assault his wife. He claims,
however. TO be sufficiently familiar with the
crime to settle the responsibility for it.
AS yet he has not given the name of the
man and woman whom he claims COM
mitted the murder.
Only one telegram was received here
yesterday from Detective Weldon. It was
sent from St. Louis and stated that the
detective. with Funk in custody, had ar
rived here at els O'Clock. II also con-
tanned the INFORMATION that the detective
and his prisoner would leave st. Louis at
u o'clock today, and would arrive in this
city at $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon. The
delay in st. Louis is to enable Inspector
Boardman to meet Detective Weldon. The
inspector left Washington at II: :o5 Friday
night and should arrive at st. Louis this
morning. Weldon was notified OF the de-
parture of his chief, and will await his
coming. 1t is considered better by the
police that Funk should be accompanied
on such long journey by two men. He
is recognized as a desperate man, and ii
is said that ne would stop at nothing to
gain his liberty.
Though Funk expressed his willingness
to come to Washington and expose those
whom he claims are guilty of the murder
he may at the last minute change his
mind and refuse to leave Missouri. 1t is
thought by some that there are others i'm
plicated in the Brooks murder.
The times., 1899-08-20

In the park at o'clock in the morning,
He said we would have to go home or else
go to Baltimore, but we did not want TO go
nowhere. 1t is SO siekly at home and amt
strong. We saw George at another time,
and he said he could do nothing for US.
Someone told me that the boys said We
was crazy and that they had written
note to the man they lived with Saying We
was to be got out the way, but George
took hold of my hand and smiled when I
asked him about it and said he had not
written anything like that. We wouldn't
ask the boys to help US because we
thought they had trouble enough. and l
know anyhow that they was influenced
against us. Finally man came and
talked to us and said he was policeman,
and that we would have to go away and
then the night man came and said we was
not wanted at the house and he brought
US here"
AS matter of fact, the old persons were
found by Policeman Hendricks at the park
at Sixth and l. Streets northwest. He
talked to them and on learning the cir
cumstances as they gave them reported
the matter to Lieutenant Heffner, and ar
rangements were made to get Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnes transportation to ST. Louis. Later
Sergeant Kaucher was sent TO make fur
ther investigation, with the result that
the old people were sent 10 NO. station
and put in charge of Matron Pennifll. The
police claim that the sons are willing to
provide for the parents. but are unable 20
90 so and did not send for them to come
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes admitted that
they came on their own account because
they wanted to see the boys. Mr.. Barnes
said he was too old to work and that the
best he could do in st. Louis was to earn
So week as a cook. To earn that amount
he was compelled 10 work from o'clock i'll
the morning until s o'clock at night.
He said last night that neither he nor his
wife had tasted food all day and that he
would eat il Mrs. Barnes would let him.
This she refused to do, claiming that the
food would probably be poisoned She was
assured that such was not the case, but
doubted the truth Of 1t, and snatched a
cup of water from her husbands hand as
he was about TO drink She said that her
sons had tcld her that if she remained in
Washington they would lose their posi-
tions, and she believed that some one was
anxious to get rid of her by foul means
After considerable persuasion Mr.. Barnes
was finally allowed to eat, but Mrs. Barnes
positively refused to partake OF food. She
said she would rather be starved TO death
than be poisoned.