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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
A TRICK OF
WHISKY TRUST

HARRISBURG. Pa. May - -For
many years the distlliing interests 81
Pennsylvania have tried g. have leg
islation passed that viii permit the
incorporation 81 distiiiluE companies
but they always failed. Recently
they accomplished, whether BY blum
der or intention. II not apparent.
their purpose. aud they can now be
incorporated,
In the closing days 81 the isgis-
iatare there was passed an amrni-
meat 60 the Corporation act OF 1874
which permits the Incorporation ~
companies Tor alt legitimate purpos-
IS. and brosiens the scope indefinite
~. The corporation act Of IN. ex.
pHcseiy stipulated the Kind Of COM
panies that could be chartered. some
twenty IN number. but expressly cx-
Guided companies for the distilliug
~ splfitunss liquors. The nes blan-
ket corporation Law a. 4 passed the
senate and houRe retained the pro-
vtsa excluding the dissllilng com
pa mics. but the franscfibinF clerk In
copying the hil Tor the signatures
Il the presiding officers of both 81
The hosssz. put in the word "incius-
i've instead q exclusive" 50 that
ne bill Included distililnE companies
among those that could be incorpor-
Ated In this shape " MAS signed by
the two speakers and sent 70 the
governor Tor his approval. Whistler
COY. Stone saN - Or not IL not
known. but he signed 1t last week.
ana Il Ia now iaw
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
SPOKANE TO
HOLD A FAIR

SPOKANE. wash. May 2z-ity a
unanimous vote Of % of the leading
citizens ~ Spokane IN meeting In the
council chamber Thursday night u
was decided that there IL To be held
an 1893 fair IN this city. II the sense
81 the meeting IL realized. II VIII be,
Instead Of the regulation fruit FAR pf
years past. an exposition OF the re-
sources aud Industries 81 Eastern
Washington. Western Montana. the
northern portion Of Idaho. north
eastern oregon and n considerable
portion OF British Columbia. an eH-
position. thoroughly representative,
Of not only the excellent things 81
eastern Washington counties and
towns. but as well Of the material
fruits Of the enterprise Of all that
great country mentioned. an earnest
II the future Of the Inland Empire.
Under this plan there can be no dis.
sat iHfaction. such a. manifested IT.
self Ia former years over unequal
representation Of the fruit growing
districts 81 the state. for such prod
uets - the soil will occupy subord-
mate department Of the fair. rather
than assume the proportions Of the
whole apple"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
OUR TRADE
WITH RUSSIA

WASHINGTON. n. c. May r.
owing to the original suggestion
and the unremittinR work Of Ambas-
sador to Russia Hitchcock. now the
secretary OF the interior. Il Il more
than probable that project. which
In certain to mean millions Of dol
lars 10 American trade. win by the
cooperation Of the manufacturers
and the government Of the United
States be brought To- a successful
conclusion within tho next two
years. This is nothing less that a
peculiarly American exposition. In
either st. Petersburg or Moscow, OF
articles OF American manufacture
previously exhibited al tho Paris ex-
position af next year while amhas-
sador at 81 Petersburg. Mr. Hitch
cock conceived the idea that such
a display would be practicable at a
very small expense. and an investt-
CATION convinced him that II would
be enormously profitable to our
manufacturer, because Of the good
market afforded by Russia and the
friendly feeling Of the Russian gov
eminent and people toward the Unit
81 States, Ambassador Hitchcock
took immediate steps to interest his
own government. and notes have
been exchanged and official inter
views held which seem to pave the
way for the successful prosecution
Of the plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
TRAINMEN LET OUT
Twenty OF Them Discharged
for Selling Rides.

TEKoA. Wash, May 22.-Asalnt-
ant superintendent buckley. Of the
O. It. a n, arrived here saturday
and discharged twenty employees OF
the road AT this point, mostly brake
men. fgr the alleged reason that they
we're carrying hoboes Tor ANAL eon-
alterations and pockeilng The pro-
cecdH. Some OF the men let out have
been In the employ u the company
FOR number Of yaara and are Of
steady and industrious habits. The
sudden dismissal came aa a sufpriss
u them. Some of them have homes
here which they viii be Obliged To
leave and seek employment else
where
The idea IL entertained by few
Htlt the Occur d'Aiene trouble has
had something Co do with the mems
dismissal from tbecomphny'r service.
II Ia said that u H. the eompany'e
intention 10 get rid 81 all Of itn em-
ployrH who are IN sympathy with the
rioters who blew up the Bunker Hlll
AMI sullivan mill at wariner, This
may be- merely conIecturai on the
part ~ some. but an opinion Of this
nature IL current about town.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
CHICAGO BANK
PENSION FUND

CHICAGO. May IA pension
fund has been created by the First
National bank for the bench; Of its
officers and employees Every en-
pioys Of the bank. from president to
janiior. has signed the membership
rolls. which entitled him 20 the adj
vautaRes 81 the FIRST National Bank
Pension Fund" The wise and hui
manitarian features % the mutual
organisation which has Just been
completed ~ the First National bank
commands praise from many dlrec-
tons. and prospects are bright that
q number ~ other banks and corpor-
aiians 81 this city and throughout
the country will emulate the example
u the FIRST National.
Under the provisions Of the rules
and constitution framed for the
bank pension fund" the employees
" the First National will be guar
anteed a pension from the institu-
ton after completing fifteen years Of
service and after having attained the
age Of so years. Discretionary pow
or. however. is lodged with the off,
GERS 81 the bank To make discrimina-
tiona or to stretch the rules as emer-
gency may demand, The conoep-
ton OF the entire scheme - entirely
for the welfare ~ the employees who
have lahorcd Loyalty for the bank.
ami face the disabilities % old age.
The eagerness with which every
one % the go employees Of the First
National bank has awaited himself
uf the pension fund II an earnest of
the kindly motives Of the directors
and officers Of the bank who engin-
eered the idea.
The system adopted Is very like
that In use in the Bank OF Mon
troal. Bank Of Nova Scotia and the
old banking institutions in large
European cities, where the pension
fund provisions have been a source
Of safety and advantage both 10 em-
plovorR and employees. Indeed the
blessings which have accrued are 50
manifold that large corporations
which have hitherto beer regarded
az "aouliCss" are considering the
feasibility Of making similar safe
guards for their employees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
FUSION NOT
IN PROSPECT

WARRINGTON. ID. C.. May a.
IN Senator Lee Mantle. Of Montana.
vito Is a member 81 the Industrial
commission now In session here. eS-
pressed the belief that the silver
wing of IN. Democrats party viii
md very little encouragement AMI
less support from silver Republicans
In the mining states of the West IN
the next presidential campaign.
There will Dc no more alliance q
silver Republicans with the Demo.
Gratis in the West" said Mr Man
tie. The h~lp that was given BY
Silver Republicans In the last prrai-
dsutiai campaign viii not be forth
coming In the next. and all talk 81
fusion In the future Is Idle The
Democrats welcomed the silver tie
pubiicanr as allies In close states
but IN states where they secured
the sscssdaney they rcpudtasesi fa-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
At the jewelers..

A neat cigar case has a border OF
tobacco leaves in enamel. with initial
In nat gold in the lower left hand
corner.
soarfpins. with the miniatures OF
loved ones are gaining in favor.
A pretty lace pin represents lilies
Of the valley with enamcied leaves
In their natural color.
Cut glass powder boxes with yaeh-
ting and fishing scenes enameied on
the silver cover are popular
A match safe Of gold has n wreath
OF oak leaves In enamel around lit
tie trout fly. which is Sc, in the cen
ter and covered by Crystalline
jewelers. Weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22

sion In a moe. eontsmptupuu man
ner Tho men who received this
treatment are not likely 10 place
themselves In a position 20 receive
IL again. and whatever the Demo-
Gratis hope to accomplish In States
like Montana and Utah they will
have to achieve without the aid Of
any other party"
Mr.. Mantle thinks present indica-
ton point to the nomination Of Mr..
Bryan next year BY the Democrats.
with regard TO free silver rs the
leading question In the next cam
palgn. Mr. Mantle believes that the
questions arising out Of the late
war with Spain may overshadow ~.
III 10 should come 90 a question Of
standing by the government in the
prosecution Of a war Il did not
seek" said ne. millions % patriotic
American. wlll lose sight Of ordln-
airy issues and vote 10 uphold the
policy that seeks the maintenance
81 our national honor and prestige.
There are bound 20 he new political
alisnments anyway I'm the next cam
paiFn. Thousands who went with
Mr. Bryan before Will he glad TO on
pose him next year. and viii urge
his anti-expansion views No n rea
son. Some Democrats who opposed
him in 1896 will for that same rca
son, and because they want 10 get
back I'm the party. declare In his IA b
yor,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
KILLED BY
HIS COUSIN

ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 20 "A shot
sun In the hands u Eugene Hogan
who did not know n VAS loaded.
caused the death II Admiral hodE
co. the 10 year-nid son 81 John
Hodges, n Rose ilili. At. Louis cpun-
~ sunday afternoon
lounE Hodges aud hir cousins.
Eugene and Archie Hogan. had been
shooting IN the woods around Nora
mac Highlands They we're return
ing home when they commenced 20
argue among themselves as % the
question % which of the three we're
the strongest Hu4Hea was carrying
the gun. Whleh belonged to Hogan.
Hogan remarked that he thought he
could rest the sun from hin enm-
psnion, ana iiodHra invited him Ca
try e. Tho boys CLOSED IN a ncufric.
and Hogan succeeded In Wrestling The
gun from his cousin.
Hedges wanted u try u again, AMI
hr advanced toNard Hogan TO lay
hold Of tss gun. when IL WAS dis
charged. and Hodges received the
fuit charge In the head and fell 10
the ground dead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
MOBBED THE BOSS
Japanese Attacked Him With
Picks and Shovels.

arARDueK. Wash. May ss-The
Chinese.I apaneae war was not more
determined aud more desperately
wagcd than was the Japanese walk
lng boss war waged here several
days aEe, Mr., suipcs IL a walking
boss for Contractor brown on the
building Of the O Il, n ~ company's
new Snake river valley line Of rail
way, Two or three Of the Japanese
labprers on the contract refused TO
work Mr.. snipes discharged them.
There was a mobilization Of the
Japanese forces, 100 strong. and a
concerted move was made on snipes.
Picks, rhoNels. Nheolharruws aud
anything else handy were used for
Weapons The japanese had chased
tho hora contractor into the river
after n sharp battle. when tho Jap
aneHs bos~ contractor appeared on
the scene and halt was called Mr..
snlpcs said that during the melee be
put two or three OF his opponents TO-
sleep. and Is not sure whether az
not they would wake up. Mr snipes
has gone To Portland 10 rest and re-
pair damages
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
At the Firing Line.

Dave Burnett, big center Of the
football team OF Stanford University.
Is with Battery a Utah artillery, in
the Philippines. In letter written
ten after an experience on the firing
line, he says. ones feelings under
IRE are curious; fear passes away.
except a dread that one may be drlv-
en- back. one looks at others and
admires them, ana thinks that
everybody ~ brave but himself.
You wonder why a man standing be-
side you remains there; you think he
Is foolish and probably tell him tn
get down. You viii notice some lit
tie thing and pay no attention to
anything Of importance"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
LARGE WASPS
LIE IN WAIT
To Attack Men Who Visit the
ia Mona" Crottoes.

At the center OF the sea OF the An
titles. a, tn. middle Of the passexs
which separates san Domingo from
Porto Rico. there raises Itself abov'
the waves a steep rock. 20 which tbs
ancient spanish naytgaforr gave ihs
name OF La Mona" Of "Moniia.'
the little money. Among the saiior'
Of the Antilles Ia Mona ln Away,
called the island Of pirates. and u
thought 20 conceal some mysteriou'
treasures.
II H. an immense chaiky block. rev-
en- kiiometsrs long and four or nv
vide. 20 thirty or forty meters above
the sea. The waves. always agiiat'
"a on these coasts. have shaped this
block into a pedestal Of pointed Gins
and. except for two or three points,
where narrow stretches OF shore ad.
vance. the island is almost inacceH-
sibie. Ships are kept at a distance
as much by the violence 81 the waves
as BY chain Of rocks which sur
round IL. and where alone open fsw
passages for small vessels.
At the southern point OF the island
an enormous rock seems miraculous
Is suspended from the crest Of a ciie
and the sailors have named IL Cal
20 no caigo." which means shall
I fall or shall I not fair In spitc Of
It's perllous position. the rock in Its
equilibrium has resisted for many
ages the attacks Of storms and the
waves.
hut one Of the mos, peculiar parii-
euiarn Of the island. 80 strange from
many points Of view. IL that It's mass
Of chalk IL thoroughly pierced by
immense caves. innumerahle grottoes
which ramlfy In all ways. and have
their entrance under the surface 0t
the cIir conduct by sinuous passage
TO the very summit OF the plateau.
The Frottoes. inhabited by bands Of
seahirds. we're but lately. In part,
ohssruc,ed by xuano. which has been
nearly all taken away.
The adYenturer intrepid enough "a
engage himself in this formidable
struggle soon nnds himself arrest
ed by two very formidable obstacles
In effect. among the tangls Of plants
are hidden suarmE OF immense
wasps. which. at the least rus,linE,
preclpitate themselves upon the IN
truder, and can by their dangerous
sting put his life In danger; again
II he escapes from these guardians
Of the jungle. he has to brave the
darts of opuntisus. a kind OF dwarf
cactus. which In many places stud
the earth. and the pricks of which
without being as dangerous as those
Of the wasp. are very painful and
cause a high fever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
Thompson Mas No Title.

GREENWOOD. n g. May "a
Land Commissioner Norris decided
At Midway Saturday that ". Thorn
son. % the Beaverton townaiie. has
no legal claim - the same. as no
person has a right 10 make any
aErvemcpt 20 sell or dispose u land
until Il has neens crown granted.
Hence the transfer from wheatiey
20 Thompson becomes null ard void
AMI the many agreements made by
Thompson in Greenwood to d.tivcr
town lots are o, no effect. This has
created a stir in real estate Affairs
here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22

Smith. or Lawrence. Kan, Separas
ton was more than the two could
stand. 40 with the exchange Of let
tera came a determinations 10 Joan
their tos In the fortunes of war. They
were married. and the young bride
followed her soldier husband to San
Francisco With the regiment. Here
she arst cloud fell across their honey
moon Tho officers were not permit
ted To- have the eomrany Of their
wives On the transports and Hcpar-
alton seemed inevitable.
hut the Kansas girl had nluck.
wiuh the wife II another officer she
became st0waway On the Indiana
and iouruvycd as rar as Honolulu
on thr way TO Manila. Though com
pellcd To leave the transport, she fol-
lowrsi Capt. nuehan within few
days on the regular steamer and
shared his lot up 10 the time OF her
death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
Big Mining Deal.

DF'ADwOoD. s, H., May - The
Dcadwood and Delaware smel,sr. tn
this city. together With all the min
lng property belonging to the com
pany. has been sold 10 the Golden
Reward Mining company. The deal
was closed 90 Chicago. The amount
involved Is about one million and a
half The property consists IT no
ton pyritlc smeiter and about 5000
acres OF mining ground. a great deal
Of which 10 producing The Golden
Reward company. which has exirn-
sive interests herr. Is composed of =.
". Hartman. ~ New York, Samuel
J. Allerton. Of Chicago and a mum
Der OF Western men.
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4 ...SP0RTINC EVENTS. y
SeEEEEEEESSS SSSSSSSSSSkE

Tho baseball game yesterday At
Madison park resulted IN a victory
Tor Tacoma By a score % Is 70 Il
Tue same was exciting and long
drawn out. ard afforded a great anai
81 Amnssmeuf 20 thq tno spectators.
saattie had the game well In hand up
to toe ninth tnnlns. when Tacoma
broke loose ard ran up a score q
seven runs. making u a tic Then
the game Errw exciting and 80 eager
were the players on each aide to win.
that ms ny errofs and conicai plays
we're made Seattle failed 70 score
after the ninth. and Tacoma scored
three more runs in the eleventh. Al
vim Krasnsisin. worlds champion
broad jumper. recently broke bis
previous record u u e. "a IA. by
In.
Jack Geary. of the 3. 4 G. won
the Iaureis In the inner class High
school meet on the Z, % " campus
saturday. lie won nFst place IN III.
pole vault. nrst IN the isQ ID. hurdles
aud frst IN the hMlf-nlie run. beating
elder. the Y. ~. G. a. crack runner.
lie aiss took second In the ,to ~.
dash. and with the s. a. {. team
won the relay race.
Prof. Crane has received word
from Torkei Monsen. fas, short
distance runner. that he - training
for the coming athletic mceta to be
held here this summer.
High scores made on the Seattle
Athletic club bowling alleys last
week were as fellows Brady a..
Nelson a.. Ransom IS. Churchill -.
Daniels 81. Jameson 81.
George Paris. fast runner AMI all
round lacrosse player. will represent
the =. A. c. In the Queens birthday
games at Victoria on the etth
Paris received HIS credentials from
the Pacific Northwes; association
COMMITTEES. and " considered 70 he
the tastes, runner and lacrosse play
er on the coast,
Tue University boys intended to
give a meet on May %. but have had
10 give II up on account Of the COM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22

public In pakin to quiet the fears
81 the British who see danger ~ the
road OF their own from Ti"ntrin 10
Rpan- Hal X uan. but Russian inhu-
enc. al Pekin In considered great
enough 90 secure what "a" car a.-
mands, unless all the other f1fciEn
powers unite against H. The insilhet
FOR grabbing everything Ia china II
however 40 great IN Europe mat the
other powers will give only halt-
hearted support 60 China, allow nus
s.n 20 enforce her demands. and thrn
follow the Russian example. DC
mandinE concessions for themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
ENGINEER WAS DEAD
Train Arrived in Charge of
the Fireman.

sTfLLwEII4 Ca. May 29-Pas-
renger train No. IS on the F1orida
Central and Peninsuhr railroad ar
rived !n here today with Engineer
Bell dead at the throttle.
Fireman Edward Washington. q
few miles from this point. noticed tho
engineers head hanging out % the
cab window. As the train. well lad
en- with passengers. near,-i Stillweli
the engineer did not change his po-
sitsgTi- Then the fireman suspected
soinething- wrong AMI took hold OF
the engineer. lie fell back and the
fireman saw he was dead with a gap
ing wound In his head. The theory
II that he was struck by the ripe Of
water tank at a station ten miles
distant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
THEY ARE INDIGNANT
Tho Recent Quarantine Laws
Anger cattiemen.

GUTHRIE. o. T.. May 27-The
cattlsmen Of western Oklahoma are
organizing a boycott on Kansas City
md threaten to ship all their cat
tie 10 Chicago and South Omaha be-
cause Of the recent action OF the
Kansas quarantine board in reauir-
ing inspection Of all Oklahoma cat
tie entering the state. This rule was
approved BY the Missouri board, thus
making shipment 10 Kansas city a
difficult and expensive matter.
Col. Albert Dean. Of Kansas City.
agent OF the United States quaran-
tine department sub-statlon, met the
Territorial livestock commission and
granted the boards request to raise
the government quarantine line 30 az
TO exclude Logan. Noble and Okla
homa counties from the quarantine
district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
AN AMERICAN SULTAN
One OF Our New Possessions
In the Philippines.

WARRINGTON. d. g. May Ia
Through UNOFFICIAL aEenta the Gov
esnnasut here has been quietly max
ina investigation into the state Of
affairs IN the suiu group Of the Phil
ipriucs just Houth % the NlsaysH isl-
ants. with a view % determining
whether By Eood management the
Inhabitants cannot BE- brought into
allegiance 60 the United States with.
out inMurrnctinn The natives are
generally Mohammesians. and owe
allegiance 60 Sultan whom the
sna ussrts have never been able to
bring into more than nominal sub
mission. 80 maintains haren.
and lives In state. and u - proba BILE
that an annuity VIII have TO be pro
yiasd for him out 81 the revenue Of
the islands after the United State.
takes possession.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22
OBSERVATIONS.

The furnace man now seeks a po-
sitlon with the ice company.
arise from the NEST trivial accidents
The character % family can pref
~ vastly be read from the weekly
wash.
Nothing u 80 ssasp@ra,lnE a. the
memory % misfortune tina; Was all
our own fault
The HmudEe from a black glove
san convert a beautiful woman into
a vsrtitable horror.
A man may be in the wrong a
thousand times. but he seldom. II
ever. says Forgive me"
Fr1lls ar. 80 fashionable that a
woman can be forgiven II her tenn
per gets runied at times.
The woman who doesn't own any
fur. is spared the worry about moths
destroying them
There arc none in the world ready
to confess that their Influence by any
possibility could be bad.
some persons are 40 perverse that
they do not enjoy strawberries when
they come within their purse range.
The iinkle 81 the see in the pitcher
II the pleasantest music when the
Thermometer is on the upward move.
A man never fully realizes the Joy
Of home until he sits at his own
table and eriticizes his wife's cook.
ing.
The greatest ofYense you can give
| the really hospitabie woman II "a
fail 90 eat heartily Of the food shs
sets before you.
/ 4 woman carried away by her ON.
otions generally discovers that the
same conveyance II not 10 be had
to bring her back.
The stage struck girl receives a
| severe shock when she sees for ths
nr-t time some popular matinee lido
OF the stage.
! II r. narrowing TO dwell upon tbs
/ bundle OF rag-tlme melodies that
/ will be wheezed forth from the mer-
I ry- Ro-rounds this summer.
A woman may say all sorts OF IN
kind things about her husband. bui
I she IL not true blood II she let's any
one else say them.
A man gtonfes n woman's freckle'
into beauty spots until ne marrie'
/ her. when ne soon tells her the can
I DID truth about them.
We are yet 10 uuaccustomet e
I the automobiles that one never ap'
pears that n gaping crowd does mol
/ follow its progress with their eyes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-22

rate II tig5 pcr keg Of Is pounds
The object OF tho trusts rutnphiEh
IA R1ld to be the wlping out OF tbs
antitrust powder concern ~ this
city, composed ~ the heaviest oper.
atofa Ia the state. Al the convention
held Ia this city last March an
agreement was reached hy the min
era' and operators joint committees
By which the minsra' demand for a
scale 81 90 cents "a ton Was allowed
on aa agreement that the miners
would pay fi.15 per keg for their
powder. n the powder agreement ls
tempered with 60 lH feared the opef=
ators aill attack the 60 cents setle.
and strike may result. President
Van Horn. ~ the Indiana Miners
association. has advised sticking 60
the agreement