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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22

mems meut exercises. The meet vii
Be held though. far Mr kvyra has
taken hold ~ u and secured the
sanction II the 4. a. 4. and = A. e.
The program all Include a TOO AMI
20 I'd dash. go "a. so -. ana !
mile run. 10 81. hlgh hurdle. run.
Ming bread and hiFh jump. pole
vauitine. is %. hammer and disc
THROWING. and relay race The
prizes consist ~ gold and silver med
ais Tor frst ana second NEE. a sill
VeF cup % ths Winning team in the
reisY tacs. and = cup @ the srKan-
iratiea scoring the most number of
reints. A special gold medal viii
be given to any one breaking coast
records.
In connection with the meet on
May % there VIII BE- amateur and
professional bicycle races. Csusid.
eFshi~ interest il being taken IN this
para - the program. and Il 10 eN.
pectcd that taeFw wiil be some sharp
contest and good time made. About
twenty e~aCk riders ar~ trimming TT
this meet AMI the entries are larss#
sevesa Victoria rtdsrs will enter AMI
attempt 81 carry away semr 81 The
henaga Threu medals wHi be given
the three winners IN the amateur
rares. ari the professionals viii re-
eeive cash prizes
The Y n 6 a. wili hold an ops n
handicap meet at the park On Juae
- The clubs Go participate IA :he
event will probably be = a -. Y.
". c. A. and the Tacoma Y. ~. G.
A
The Y. NJ c. A. basket bali team
will 60 20 Victoria to take part IN
the Qu.en'a birthday celebration. A
ampluns'iip basket bail game will
be played with the James Hay Afh-
lotto association team. Mr.. Lewis
has received word from Victoria that
they will insist upon playing seven
men. while Ave men constitute a
team. Under these circumstances
the local team aay they VIII not play
FOR the championship. Considerable
interest f. being manifested IN this
contest. as this e the first attcmp;
% play basket bah out Of doors.
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Easily Accounted For.

The boarding house mistress (su-
aYelyl:
When the cook was cleaning this
spring chicken today she found an
old-fashioned silver three-cent piece
in Its crop. Wasn't that strange -
The star boarier. .'oh. no. those
three cent pieces went out OF circu-
iation just twenty years ago. and
this bird probably swallowed 1t In
childhood days Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
RUSSIA NOT WORRIED
Refu sal of Dema nd for Conces-
sion Not Deemed Final.

WASHINGTON. u. c., May 22.-
The report that the Tsung Ii Yamen.
or Chinese foreign office. has refused
TO grant Russia's demand for a new
railway concession connecting PclSln
with the Russian railway system In
Manchurla, IL not regarded here rs
final. such a refusal might be made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
4 Queer Story.

srARBucK. Wash. May IA
curious thing happened the other day
on rho news line Of the Snake river
valley road. which Ia voaehed for by
several eye witnesses, \ mule be-
longing 10 $, r McGrath. con
tractor. was bitten on the Jaw by a
rationale. The Jaw sweiled terribly
40 that he could not eat. He stood
Il Zoe two days then deliberately
committed suicide BY walking out In
she Snake river 20 the depth % hts
breast. lay down and was carried out
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Her Logic.

Rlckers: Women are such Illogical
creaturesl"
Morgan: Granted; but what Is the
trouble this timer
Blckers: My wife threatens To sue
a young widow down our way for
alternating my affections, and she has
always declared that never had a
particle Of affection for her."--Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Mayor Humes informs the Star
that he received no direct lnttmation
from Washington last week that the
Pre.ideu, had decided to bring the
First Washington volunteers direct
from Manila TO Seattle The rumor
to this effect was xfthou, fouuda-
tion. The only authentic information
IN regard TO the probable action to
be taken was conveyed in the teis.
gram sent by Secretary Airer to the
Star early In the week. stating that
he hoped to have the soldiers trans
ported direct 10 this port. and that
he had Instituted an Investigation 20
see II u could be done Preslden;
Mckinley has been appealed 70 by
both senator's and representatives
from this state. but owing to the fac,
that he has been resting az Ho,
Springs. Va. many matters Of I'm
portance. including this one relating
90 the volunteers. have been deferred
for future consideration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
CAPT. BUCHAN'S
SAD RETURN

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May ~
Capt. r. r. Buchan's return home
from the Philippines on the United
States transfer Valencia was a sad
one. He brings with him the body
OF his wife. who suocumbed to the
climate in the Philippines. Mrs. Blu
chan had been a bride but a few
months.
When the Kansas regiment left
home to night its eountry's battle in
the Philippines. there was an IN
Outstanding between Capt Buchan
and his sweetheart. Miss Lucinda VI.
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EXAGGERATED STORIES on Daw
son tIRf LOSSES.

IL Is hlgh time that the truth
should be told about nrea In naw.
son. Three CONGREGATIONS have oc.
Cured there. the last one on April
80. but the losses have been grossly
exaggerated In published stories Of
the several eatasirophes. The tend
eney 10 tell million dollar tales when
fires occur seems 90 have become lr.
resistaeie, Tho first published story
concerning the blaze OF April IS.
which appeared Sunday. was that the
loss amounted 60 tt.oeo. 600 in cash.
Tho papers OF Monday morning
shaved the loss down three millions.
but did not see nt to strike the bed
rock OF facts. The actual loss was
about $4,000 on a Dawson city
basis computation. figuring on the
excessively high prices paid for the
construction OF buildings. These
same structures and their contents.
n located on Puget Sound. would not
be valued al over tsseoo
The fallacy OF the million dollar
story II shown BY a study Of the
claimed losses Of the various burned.
out arms, Here they are.
Opera House. $4,000.
DonInfon saloon. $4,000.
Tivoli theater and saloon. s.oeoo.
Northern saloon. SCI 800.
Aurora saloon and restaurant. SEQ.
eoo.
Bank Of British North America
building. titeoo.
Mcdonald building. tiaeoc.
Parsons Produce bnildinE. u..oeo.
Victoria hotel. s.So00
other structures estimated at $50.
600.
Grand total. t3os.seo.
II mus, be borne In mind that all Of
the structures destroyed were either
log or rude frame buildings. and tina,
the contents. especially Of the "a.
ioons. didn't aIuoun, 90 much. The
stock Of liquors on hand vas very
small owing to she lateness Of the
season.
Since the buildings IN question
were er~cted. the prices asked for
labor and materials have fallen. and
the burp~d structures can easily BE-
replaced for half Of the original
cost.
Persons who are familiar with
Dawson viii smiie when they read Of
million dollar fires. but the stories
may pass unchailenxed by those
whose conceptions Of the vast wealth
of the Kicndike have extended 60 all
features % the country round about.
Including the modest log buildings Of
Dawson.
The frr was disastrous enough.
without making ;, appear siiil worse.
Exaggerated reports OF ic~s~- on
the Yukon. WHISTLER In Dawson or
elsewhere. are 90 b. deplored as
tending to discourage capitalists
from Investigating more money In
the country. The telling Of the
truth. plain ana simple. win b. the
best thing all around.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
TROUBLE MAY ENSUE
Powder Trust Has Cut Prices
In Indiana Coal Fields.

TBRRTo HAuTE. Ind, May "a
The powder trust may bring about
serious labor trouble In the Indl-
ana bituminous coal district. For
some time the trust headcd by the
Dupont Powder company has had lts
agents working throughout the ter
ritory In an cndeavor to induce tho
miners to purchase It's powder Mt the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May -
Leather workers 70 the number Of
800 gathered yesterday afternoon TO
take action looking 20 a more thor
ough organization Of the trade II
was stated that out q 500 men EN-
ploy-.t In the various branches Of
the leather industry only 800 WERE
members % the union. Wages II
vas said. were very low. Eiarlers
making from - 90 s. per week. men
In other branches not making more
than tis at the best Machine men
average 80 per week
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PORTLAND. Me. May so-rhs
msn. women and children Of West
Falmouth ard nelFhburinR towns.
fought With Ereen bouEhs and shoR .
els this forenoon t. demolish forest
nrc which Threatened u wipe out the
entire property Of the village. only
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one house caught hrr. and that was
saved by pulling down a shed. Tho
firc was under control this noon
TIE women did heroic duty. one
brigade led by Mrs. Leighton 81
East nvcring fighting the flames
steadily four hours and saving the
village church. which stood In the
path % the fire. The loss is about
5000
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Plot to Poison q Governor

SANTA F'E. ~. NJ. May BE H..
Bergman. late superintendent Of the
state penltentlary: his son. Henry.
and o. ]. Merrill, assistant superin-
tendent. have been arrested. charE-
ed with conspiracy to induce a pris-
oncr 10 accuse r. -. Catron OF en-
ploying him to poison Coy. Thornton
and several others two years ago.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
FOES NO LONGER.
General Coils and His Zounves Warm
>, Greeted IN Fredericksburg.

~ Greeted ~ rfufiitk~n -
FREDERTCKSBURG VA. May a
Special General Charles H. T. Coils. OF
Now York and twenty-odd survivors OF
the Hath Pennsylvania Regiment. Vol
.uteers. Coils ZOuaves' arrived here
to-day about noon, and were met by a
committee of the National Battlenelds
Park Association.
Besides the members Of the regiment
a number Of ladies' with escorts, accom-
panied the party.
This afternoon the strangers visited
several OF the surrounding battle-nelds.
including Hamilton's Crossing and other
historic points about the city Tonight
a campfire was held. az which a number
Of speeches We're made by the visitors
and citizens
Tomorrow the entire party accompa-
MED by a number of Fredericksburgers
will visit the Charlottesville battlefield,
in this county and dedicate a monument
90 the officers and prlvates Of General
Coils command. who fell in battle there
on the memorable 3d Of May. 1853.
At the May term OF Spotsylvania Coun-
ty Court. the largest crowd attended
for many years. The principal feature
was the meeting to pav tribute To- the
late A. b. Rawlings former Common
wealth's attorney. which was participated
in by people from ail the walks OF life.
A paper prepared hy Judge Z, y WEIGH.
ON the life and character of the deceased,
was reld and suitable resolutions. ON
behalf OF the bar and citizens we're pre-
scented by Mr.. s. J. Basgett. Jr. Ad-
dresses were made by Hon W. 4. Little
Jr of this city. and superintendent of
Schools j. NJ Smith of the county.
Fire destroyed the large barn on the
farm of the Misses llardenburg. near
Partiows s. in this county. Twenty tors
of haw We're also consumed. building
partially insured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
GERMAN LADIES MEET.
Their Noble Work for the Nirginlg
Hospital Reviewed

AZ the meeting OF the German-American
Ladies Ala Association. held yes orday
AFTERNOON at the Virginia Hospital a great
Meal OF routine business was transacted.
The reports from various committees Wera
very encouraging. Mrs Moscr chairman
~ tho Entertainment Committee OF the
anniversary recently given. handed IN "A
nice sum OF money taken In on that nrca-
sion. Hearty thanks We're extended TO
both committees for their efficient Of
forts in making tho anniversary such "A
complete success socially as we'll as
financially.
one of The pleasing features al the meet
ing was the handing over TO tho treasurer
by the president Of very handsome sum
OF money that Was given her by friend
Of the association as an anniversary dona-
tion.
Before tho regular meeting opened tho
president had large committee meeting
cal ed for the purpose of giving out tickets
10 be sold for performance az the hiiou
on the OH OF May This ia ~ be given
under the auspices of the German Ameri-
can Ladies' Aid Association. Mrs Reh-
Ing was elected chairman, 20 serve Tor
the month Of April for the Virginia Hos
pit8l The money 10 he realized M ths
BiiOu performance Will go 20 pay for Inn
provements made by the committee al tho
hospital.
al Interested in the hospital 10 assist IN
selling or buying tickets. Mr.. Wells prom
ises fine show, and the ladies VIII get
One-third OF the net proceeds
The April committee are Mrs. WnNam
Rolling chairman. Mrs Charles phillips,
Mrs carl Wippermann, Mrs. william
Moeer. Mrs Gus 10th. Mrs. A. Hartung,
Mrs Kindervater, Mrs. j. Krat2. Mrs.
ROthert Miss Amelia BrOmm. Tickets
can be had from any abOve-named ladies'
and ar tho stores Of J. +. Kohler, George
Hundley. a. Hartung, and Herman
Schmidt.
BEFORE the meeting adjourned The NourR
ladies elected their officers. Jney are as
follows. President Miss Cora Iiassel, re-
c0rdlng Secretary. Miss Marka Men1el.
Financial Secretary. Miss Heninghausen,
Treasurer, Miss Anna Schaat
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts ADont H'ch'no"" >
Citilens and Other Matters


Miss Maggie Korse continues very III
with typhoid fever
Miss sara *. Burgess. Of hichmonn'
is visiting relations at Central rams
Va
Mr. O o Harman. Of Lee county Va.
is visiting his mother and brother 81 81
north Tenth street
The annual meeting Of the Hollywood
Memorial Association Will be- held in lhe
lecture room of tine second Pres oyteiiah
church to-day AZ ~ VI.
Rev Cohen, OF cincinnati. VIII be
the guest OF Dr. +. y. Calisch for Two
or three days. Mr. Cohen is Oh his way
20 Norfolk
Mrs olivia Allen IS critically ID ~ me
residence OF her daughter. Mrs. James
r.. Pesrman. SIS north i"enty-se'en'n
street
Miss Alice Lodge Houston left
Al o o'clock yesterday morning for Mon
treal Canada. which she Will make hef
permanent home.
The Junior lakewood Memorial A'soc''.
lion will meet tomorrow afternoon
o'clock In the brick school-nouse I'D
Old 81. Johns church yard.
Second Lieutenant Luther l.. cheat
wood. or thtc late Company a. OF ne
Fourth Virginia Regiment. left Yesterday
afternoon for GOochland 10 spend re"
DAYS with his family.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
COTTON Market

NEW YORK. May 2.-COTTON-arar.
ket started quiet and easy. with prices nm
changed 90 3 points lower and soon de-
Ntiopou weakness under liquidation of
summer months and light foreign saline
OF new crop, this pressure sending nrices
on 90 "a net loss OF 400 points under.
The weakness was due 10 a number Of
causes but more particularly To rpnorts
mat showers mad greatly bcnefitcd cot.
tDu Zoo tho Southwest Suuplcmentinp
this news were forecasts for more en-
tended rains IN the cotton belt and re-
ports OF satisfactory progress in the
troWln OF The plant in the southern sec
zion andd Zoo held work throu- hort the
northern districts. Futures al IIyerpool
were neglected, while the situation AT
MANCHESTER Mills was reported 10 have
reached critical stage Later in the
day the market partially recovered on
scattered demand from shorts who saw
tempting profits In sight. and light invest
ment buying on the Idea of too low
price. AT thc close the mar',et was
steady at net loss OF lar points. The
crop movement continues 10 run remark
ably heavy. Thus far this week port
receipts arc 1000 bales ahead of last
week. To-day port receipts reached ID
ia bales. or over 4.OOb bales more IMAM
the official estimate Indicated.
COTTON-Futures opened quiet and
easy. May. SIS, June 5.S5. July ana Az
gust. 5SS, September. 5.s2; OCTOBER, ESQ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
A. P. HILL CAMP
Have Completed Their Arrangements
for Their Reunion Trip.

PETERsBURG. VA, May Especial
Mr.. Charles s. Campbell, Virginia agent
Of the Atlantic Coast Line, was 90 me
city to-day and met a Committee OF Ar
rangements from A. =. Hiu Camp Con
Tolerate Veterans Arrangements were
made with Mr. Campbell for me trans
portation of the Camp 90 Charleston
The camp Will be furnished with spe-
cial cars and sioepers ana viii leave
here on the night OF the 9th AZ 500 o.clock
on train 80. 35. Tho camp viii carry
about 100 men, including its fine drum
corp.
Judge J NJ Mullen. Of the ilustinea
Court will adjourn his court on next
Thursday for the term.
Miss Laepa Hartley daughter of Mr.
l.. A. Hartley. OF this city who has
just finished her music term in the New
York College Of Music has returned
home.
The sales Of loose tobacco al the dir
feront warehouse to-day We're quite
large the prices ranging from s. 10 S20
per hundred The highest price WAS paid
bv Mr. r. g. Orr for "a lot Of fine wrap
pers Weighing l.i25 pounds
Mr. W. - Corning or Lynchburg is in
the city Mr. C0rling Is "a brother OF Mr.
Charles g. CorI.ng. OF Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03

ROXRORO. y. c.. May 2.-Speclal.-i
,be municipal election Monday the OLD
hoard was reelected. there being no op-
position. by unanimous vote. Coionel
n Fea,herstone being elected mayor.
There will be another election IN hoA-
boro on Monday. May 18th 90 decide the
question of issuing bonds, not 70 exceed
sgo oO0 This was voted on March lth'
but owing 10 the legality of the election.
it was decided the safest plan to nave u
,,.o- There is very Ittle our0s' ION 20
thts election. II 10 20 decide whether
Roxboro As to own and control IFS water
works. and t0 make general improve
ments on streets. lights etc.
Person county will also hold an cleo
tion in tho near future 20 decide the
question of the Issuance ~ bonds. not 70
exceed $4,000 TO pay o0 IRIS present IN
debtcdness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
TOBACCO EXCHANGES.

Richmond Va. May .. 1893
Sales Of new dark loose tobacco on the
Richmond (VaD breaks to-day. ShOckoe
Warehouse sold 2S.4J DOunds-highest
price s1f. Crenshaw's Warehouse sold
ATi5 pounds-highest price ST. 80. Stone
wall Warehouse sold G3SO nounds-hieh-
est price. s1I.fu Total. - $50 pounds
highest price, $40.
Among the crops sold al stonewall
Warehouse to-day were the following.
Mir. George W. Luck. OF Caroline coun-
~. Va. $40 pounds dark loose tobacco at
s7.1s 90 pounds at 50 -. anad loo pounds
at $3.50. Mr. b. Johnson 81 Carolina
county. Va, 20 pounds dark loose to-
baooe at sIi5. A. W. Patterson, of Caro-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
NA-AL STORES.

CHARLESTON. s. c., May. 2.-TuR-
pf,%TTNE-Market firm at &c, sales,
none. , ....,,.,,r,, ..,s-
none.
u,tfNINGTON. y. G.. May 2-SPIRITS
Cr' Tr-RPENrINE-Stead at aoaailc.;
'RGsrN-Firm at 95c. 0S1. receipts. 224
'TRIfDH TIRPENTINFi-Stead al 81 30
a., .o. receipts. 10 barrels.
"TER-Firin at s1.1J. receipts. ~ bar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
- rnnk ID Gnnns ,fAHKET.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The dry goods
market Is without material change TO-
day There is "a steady demand for nll
descriptions of cotton goods but MOI Tor
large quantities on home account mere
are good orders again for heavy b.oWh
goods for export. principally 100 shertlnEs.
Bleachcd cottons are firm, with the I'M
preston general that prices Of Leading
makes VIII further advance. Prints, are
firm in price Recorders fairi flannel ei-
fects are well sold. Ginehams are NeIy
Am, White goods I'm both staples and
ssnciee m. steady with prices and sales
fair quiet market IS reported FOR
woollsn and worsted dress goods Men s
wear worsteds are firm ana "ooHehs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
THE POLICE BENEFIT.
Two Admirable Performances Given
Yesterday.

Yesterday,
The two performances given at the
Academy 0f Music yesterday under the
auspices off the Police Benevolent AssOca-
ton served 20 present "a large number OF
most interesting features.
Tho work of the talented young vocal
ist Miss Gay Rasland, was heartily enc
loved
Miss Ragand was IN superb form. and
her s.Igrrv tones filled the building with
the most delightful melody She Nas
forced t1 respond tO several encOr8s
The minstrel part of the entertainment
was most pleasing. although the perform
ers had bad DUO little opportunity 20 re-
hear-s together Messrs Charles r..
Harrl LOu Wilson Freeman and Herbert
Curtis were splendid boo their coon au-
tlrs. and fne ballad singers. Messr1.
Frank 49, Cunningham Charles ~. Phil
lu- i 49, Trihhiu Oscar Lehman. and
others. were most delightful
Mr Charles Hlarsou. as stage MANAGER
and iuter'0eut0r uobly did his part ana
deserves great credit for the success on
rna readings of Mrs Jennie Gowdey
and tho -nline off the quartctte. consist
inc of Misses Annie Martin. Levie Martin,
T.|I4 Charter and Nellie colder was ad-
,rfr.bI. a- was the banjo duet Of Mcssrs.
r D. and T. l.. Davis. Very clever was
fh. olun-sggiueing OF the Golden brothers.
The Ladies' Mandolin club was draw
f,., .ar.I qr Was also fhc rlasti0ue march,
Objected bv Mr. Frank Cosby
,rho dances 0f Miss Mary ShaWs fairies
,p0ra suIlUld and particularly fetching
yas fIe work of little Miss Mary Boz
harmon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03

club will eive ? german in compliment 70
tbe state Dental Association.
In tho supreme Court to-day there was
n long argument I'm the case involving
Democratic title 10 offices on tho Asr'-
cultural Board.
The North Carolina society OF 'he 30
olety OF the Cincinnati wil' az the meet
ing OF the general society AZ Ne" iotA
this month. apply for full memoersnlp.
IL has now hfty members ana ABOUT 50"
t,,,,osted Il, bonds 70 has now only pro-
,,isional membership
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-03
RALEIGH DEMOCRATIC.
ONLY Two Negroes Win la Municipal
Election-Supreme Court Cases.

RALEIGH. y. C.. May Special
The State Board Of Elections has elected
W. n. Nealo president IL will meet
again next April.
A. the city election yesterday fourteen
Democrats and two Republicans were
elected aldermen. Both OF. the Republi-
cans are negroes. and one OF them said
in = speech that he would vote next year
in favor of the constitutional amendment
limiting negro franchise.
Next Thursday evening thu Capitol