The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-26
SEATTLE INKLINGS.


T. s. Army Surgeon X. O. Fverts
u Vancouver barracks. accompanied
by Capt J. ] Robinson. st.. left for
MarrowEtone Point this morning t.
select a site fuf the new hospital
building. y. A. Mckay. 81 this city
was awarded the contract FOR ths
construction Of the building. and
work Will begin at once.
The United states Coast survey
steamer Patterson. Capt. Pratt. ar
rived In port iast evening from sas
Francisco SHE viii leave soon for
81 Michael and aoiofnin hay. where
ahs will make neundinFs and surveys
fuf the new chart af Alaskan waters.
which viii Hnan be prepared by tas
United states Coast 4 u,~odesie Sur
yey service The Patterson win lay
a line % landmarks for the aid Of
naxtsAtanz. which viii extend from
81 Michael 20 the mouth of the
Aphoon river The Patterson il here
for supplies. etc. The trip Will prob
ably last ali summer.
judgement In the caAs Of y. G.
shafk~y ~ tho Pert fsiAkeicy NH
company. was fled in the federal
court this morning IN favor II plain
tit for the sum of tss50 The plain
TIT aharhsv sent = herd Of cattle
consigned 10 sksgwsy on board the
bark Prussia. operated by the de-
PENDANT company. The cattle were
lost. aud the plaintiff claims that the
defendant was responsible.
a horse belonging 90 Hruunear a
Co. the PIKE street Eroccrp. broke
away from the delivery wagon nearly
opposite the Northern hotel this
rnorninz. ard made things lively tn
tn. ylcinity anfa IL was captured.
H W. Treat. president Of the Van
AnliA Mining company. ef Texnda is-
Land. u. g. arrived in ,hv city today
on the Ca,tsRu city. He has spent
several hundred thousand dollars de-
vsiaptnx quartz mines M the coast
and 10 at the present tire erect ting q
large wmsitcr on Tvxsda island.
~ panissr. the lsisorer who war
injured Saturday afternoon in a
eav~-in in the Olive street sewer
died % hls injuries this morning
The deceased is about 90 years Of
ar.. unmarrier. and has no reiafivss
IN thls country.
An application was Med in the cir.
cult eoutt this morning for writ
Of sabesH corpus on behalf Of Sal
fest A sylvester. awaiting extradt-
tion. who - wanted In North Dakota
for endorsement
The pumping station In Rors.
whieh supplies the water for the
mills 81 ballard. caught IRE satur-
day night aud was burned to tho
ground fsoss nbon; sibDo
The resolution recently passed by
the city council directing the board
OF public works 90 ascertain the cou
81 an electric uEht plant for the city
has been referred TO City Engineer
Thompson.
AkNtAfA NHN NNANhAh RAFkkAA iAAarA
society viii hold ita regular monthly
meeting IN the psriors Of the Rain
isr-Grand-
Elizabeth Bradley was granted
divorce from George Bradley sAtur-
day afternoon By Judge J. =. Hadley.
on the grounds OF cruelty.
A municipal ownership meeting
viii be held tonight on Pioneer
square. Among speakers At the
meeting will be Everett Smith. Clark
Davis and WIN. Koran. The open
air meeting will be under the direc-
ton Of the committee OF one hundred
city Engineer Thompson left this
morning for the intake OF Cedar lake
He goes to stake out the precise To-
cation Of the dividing weir at the in
take. also the cana which leads
away from the dividing weir. Mr..
Thompson win be absent until We'd
ncrday afternoon.
The corporation committee OF the
CITY COUNCIL VIII ifFhahAs hRhf hhft
repart on the franchise Of the go
atile a Tacoma Electric Rail
way company tonight. Chairman
James this morning said that II the
report was finished. II would b. read.
The corporation committee has not
considered the 20 year franchise as
yet.
sam johnson. prospector, was
relieved ~ $500 by n clever woman
pickpocket on First avenue Sunday
morning.
]. n. vickery. who rooms at the
Seattle house on Railroad avenue
and jackson street reported 90 police
headquarters this morning that he
had been robbed OF $40 by woman
Nellie Gray. alias the Peterson wom-
an. was arrested on the description
given by Vickery. and brought 20
headquarters. Vickery failed to ID.
entity her, and she was released.
j. ~. Fuller, a painter. was ar
raigned before Judge Cam this
morning on n charge OF attempting
to assault young girl on Ninth av-
enue and Jackson street Saturday
afternoon. The charge was changed
10 assault and battery, and he was