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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FIERCE COUNTY
SEAT FIGHT
lesvenworth and Wenst Chico
are now Rivals.

VI. J. Callahan. Of Lsavsuwerth.
has been In the city during the past
few days. Mr. Callahan has been
prominent in business In Wenatehee
and I.eavenwprth for a number OF
years. Speaking OF the newly diva
"a county % Chelan. AFR. Callahan
said.
THE fighf for ti-c county seat this
fan promises to be a warm one.
I.eavcnworth and wenatchec are
going to both make a strong pull for
the court house. The vote viii nm
doubtediy be Close. Cascade tun-
mel people are Joshlnr' us about
getting the seat at that place. The
tunnel people will probably have
quite a number OF votes Go cast in
the election.
Things at Iscavenworth are peck
ing up. We have been having some
very hot weather East of the noun
taina. Mining operations In the
peshaEtln district are booming A
road IS being put through from
Isaavenworth to the mincs.f
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
VANCOUVER
A HOT TOWN
Crusade Against Gambling
Ends In a Failure.

A prominent Canadian paeine rail-
WAY official Nhu has been IN the city
faf several days. tells an interesting
story Of az ahaFtlNe attempt 10 sup
press gambling IN the moral city of
Vancouver. u. 9.
For many months gambling has
bssa carried on IA the vide open"
idea ia the brisk rttir northern city,
Many young man sho has
patruulEsd the ''hetiH." as they arc
called up fhere. have been ruined.
The proprietnra OF she games have
made fortunes in less than year.
Several weeks aKo little weekly.
called Town Topics" struck cut
straight from the shoulder at Eafub-
ling. and called upon tn police and
city authorities % act without de-
lay. The exposure ~ gambling as Il
L. conducted les Vancouver. was most
complstc. The different Joints
we're infinitely described. and dupcs
were told how they lost ihelr money
IN the games played. Town Top
lea went even 80 FAR as % ehaiienEu
bank managers To deny that they had
sent out no;irea 20 certain business
men 70 the effect that they would
have e quit gambling or have their
credit in tfsc banks stopped.
The ministers Of the gospel also
took up the craHade against gamh-
Ing. bat the games went merrily on
day and night The wide publicity
given to gambling In Vancouver
brought click cafd men from all
porta Of tho Pacific eaaat. T'hot
were told that they wenld not he
moiemted By the police. and they
either opened up games themselves.
or obtained employment al the large
joints."
According to the railway Official.
the crusade against gambling has
proved a failure. The police refuse
20 act. and the city officials appear
20 be Indifferent about the matter.
In the meantime. Vancouver. u. G.
can Justly hold the name Of being
the hottest gambling town on the
Pacific coast. II not in America
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
Will Turn Down
Fighting Joe"
chsseisg MIN With Al the ois-
SISTERS Resulting from the
Alta EHciussos tsv.

The northern god fields cannot
be developed 70 any extent. or. at
least. TO a profitable extent. n Amer
leans are excluded. Canadians. 20
speak plainly. are not miners. F'pr
instance. they cannot alone ssxsiop
the Attn roId nelds. For this frss-
on argue that the alien mining Law
u = failure. and that ., will perman-
entiy inJar~ ths Canadian Eaid Acids
In the north.%
~. T.. Shaw. Of victoFis. meat con
tractor for the WHITE Pass a Yukon
Railway company. who IL staying At
the Hotel Seattle. made the above
statement TO a star reporter this
morning. He has Just returned from
the north. and IL In o position to
speak Of what he terms the diNaz-
trous results ~ the obnoxious Can
adian legislation.
An the British Columbia coast
cities have" said Mr.. shaw. been
injured By the enforcement Of the
alien mining law. The merchants
had prepared for a tremendous rush
into the new gold fieids. Many Of
them established large branch stores
In Atlin district. The .'rush" never
maferialized. az comparatively few
Americans went into thh district at
ter the isS was passed.
business was very dull In the
north when I was there. and quite a
number Of people were leaving At
lin in disgust. The places OF Cana
dams who are leaving cannot be TAX
On by experienced American miners.
who would soon ascertain what the
district Is worth. This IL but ona
Of the bad effects of the alien law
passed By the British Columbia gov
eminent at ita last session.
sTTRhting Joe" Martin. the httor-
ney general Of British Columbia, Whs
n responsible for the law VIII un-
doubteaiy be turned down" at the
next election. The feeling In both
Vancouver and Victoria II very bit
ter against him. The majority OF
she Canadians living on the coast
want the law repealed. ] am con-
WINGED that II will be, before long.
We must let aliens into our gold nelds
or they viii lie Idle for years"
Mr.. shaw draws very discouraE~
Ing picture OF the conditions up north
due to the enforcement OF the Hen
law, and the mismanagement OF the
Canadian officials In the matter OF
settling the records. He says these
two causes have given Atlln a black
eye for AZ least this year. Thous-
ands Of dollars put into business en-
terprlaes and spent by miners for
outfits to work the new gold fields
have been lost. and the end or these
losses II not yet in sight.
Mr.. shaw. who Is well Informed as
to the condition In the north, Is en-
phatic In his assertion that the Cam
adam gold fields In TIN north wiz
never he properly developed. n OBJ
noxious legislation continues to ex-
ciude American miners.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
A DREYFUS
MINISTRY
France Now Has Ono Of That
Complexion.

PARIS. Juno -. ~ The ministry
completed by Waldeek- Rousseau
yesterday II practically composed Of
those In sympathy OF Drcyfus. The
ministry as formed r.;
President 81 the council and min
lister Of the nterior-.tonator wal
deck Rousseau.
Foreign amairH-M Delcasae.
war-Marquis de gaillsot.
Marinc-M. de rAnneasau.
JuHticc-M. Moui.
FInanceaM. eullaux.
Commerce Miilernnd.
Public InstructianB-M LeyRuos.
colouicH=M. Dcefaia.
ARrfeuiture-@M. Jean Dunuy.
Public works M. Pierre Daudln.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
STATE RED CROSS.

A meeting OF the executive cam-
mistee of the Stae Red Cross So
oiety Ia being held In tho club halls
At the city library this afternoon.
Mrs. j. y. Allen. state president. icft
Tor Spokane yesterday TO attend the
funeral Of her brother. Senator ~ n.
Allen. ana Mrs. Chaunesy GriKRH. Of
Tacoma. ls presiding at the meeting
In lrcr place
Red Cross memorial services viii
be held In st. Marks church next
Sunday az a =. m. Addresses will
be made nv Rev. J. L. u. Llwgd.
Fred Rice Roweil and ", n. rhemp-
son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FOR THE BEST
DESCRIPTIONS

Secretary Moore. Of the Bureau OF
Information. has hit upon n good
plan for the gathering Of descriptive
articles OF Puget sound. He pro-
poses 10 offer prize Of s. for the
best article on some phase OF Puget
sound life. such aa numbering. plon-
Ger life. farming, hunting. fishing.
shipping. etc.
The FIRST contest VIII close Monday.
.tuly ~. and each article should be
fGned by the authors full name.
Fhe articles viii be printed as far az
POSSIBLE In Eastern papers. and the
ritter Is requested to designate the
aper which they would like tho ar
lfIcle TO appear In n accepted. Com
munlcationH should be signed by
he authors full name and address,
to the secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
EASTERN GUESTS.

Major Twcedale. formerly chief
clerk in the War department. and al
present assistant chief n the record
and pension office. accompanied by
MRS. Twcedaie. Mr.. and Mrs, Franz,
Bourn, Mrs and Miss Maeomber, all
Of Washington City. arrived in se-
attic yesterday The major and his
party visited san Francisco. and they
VIII probably spend a week or more
on The Sound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
Aguinaldo Prepares
for an Attack.
HIS BEEN LARGELY REINFORCED
Wants to gssSrfaFe San Fernando
Macarthur Ia Ready to make
It Warm for Him.

MANILA. June z1.--Aguinaido. Who
has taken uHrsonai command IF the
forces formerly led b. Gen. Luna.
and L. worrying MsrArthur'a men
with petty uight attacks. Two mem-
bera Of the Seventeenth infantry
were wounded last night In a akir-
nlish with fhr Fiiiplnas. MaeAr-
thur Il Of tie opinion that Aguinaido
Il preparing g. make a desperate at
tempt 10 retake san Fernando. ns-
Inducements in larse numbers have
Joined hlm within the iaat few days.
Until Row he has force Of from
$3.50 to 1000 men. The Americans are
prepared for tbs attack.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
sHE WANTS TINE LOT.

Abhie Iiatalnt has nled a suit In the
superior court against A. ~. White.
ct al. she claims to have n judg
ment for t2aiSes Issued out OF the
superior court against ~, v. white
and wife. en- this judgement only
sasG 81 has been paid. Now II, r.
White and wife have purchased lot
5 of block 4. In MercerH second adj
dition 10 Seattle. and have placed the
utio IA their daughters name. ae-
oordlnR To the complaint. Mrs.
fiatatnt would like the court To- de-
clare this lot liable for her judg-
mont
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

Later Macarthur men are an
xlaua Tor q hght Railway tFaahc
between San Fernando and Manila
has bssa resumed. Tho transport
Centennial has arrived frptu the
northern coast II fsuHpH. where she
bad au exciting experience. Tar
Centennial struck a rock aud became
fast Natives aNafmed around the
vessel IN canoes Their actions be-
came eaeszdlaHiy menaelng. and
eaHnca considerable anxiety. FIN
ally The commander OF the trans
port threw overheard a hundred tons
Of supplies lu An effort q reieasn his
ship. The natives tpwei the cases
ashore. and while nkhtlnx ever the
spells. the Centennial Heated ana
steamed away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FOUND The COLD
UNDER A TREE

ALTOONA, TIA. June 23.-Nicho-
las Bishop. a misery farmer who
lived with his grandson in the coun-
try near Rohinsonvilln. died a few
days ago without revealing the hid
Ing place of his money. Neighbors
had the premises pretty well spaded
up. when the. grandson, scarcely
old enough Co speak plainly. told In
an innocent way that he had seen
his grandson digging under a tree
IN neighborlng field. lie took the
searchers 20 the spot and about two
thousand dollars, mostly In Mexi-
can gold coin, was found,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
a YOUTHFUL BRIDE.

Grace I'urdy. a member OF Gods
ing last night. Later in the evening
she appeared a. the Army hail and
announced that she had been mar
rled 10 Hugh Bafnum, son 0f a car
pointer. The Eiri Is only Il years old
and members 81 the army have noti-
fed her father at Spokane, who viii
make an effort to have the marriage
anHulied
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
a TEXAS WIFE.

A. q. Clark wants a divorce from
his wife. Jenny Clark. lilo filed a
suit Tor that purpose IN the superior
court late yesterday afternoon. lie
states that she has gone 10 her form
er home al Lullng. Tex. She has "A
home ti.sre that she secured az the
!. re ss-ss fzzsees bDsband.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
A FEMALE
OUTLAW
Who Held Up a
Stage Coach
IN THE WILDS OF ARIZONA
Pearl Hsrts AoeempiIes Pointed the
elstol sa-shs Passengers and
She Secured the Money.
IN THE WILDS OF ARIZONA

FLORENCE. Arix.. June as.-Pcsri
Hart. allas Pearson. the Arizona fe-
male bandit. ia safe IN cell In the
county jail here. jos ~. boot her
male accomplish. IL also IA iall.
When told she eiii surely lead
lonely existence as the only woman
eonvie, at Yuma. she said; = don't
care a rap. II 1t we're all 10 do over
again I would do just what did.
don't care what becomes Of me. aud
don't propose 20 make any defense.
The man with me hadn't an ounce
ef sand" ase said. why. when
was going through the pockets of
passengers on the stage 1 hal TO
depend upon him 20 hold both of our
guns. There he stood on the edge
OF the road with his hands shaking
like anpens."
Pearl Hart Is a delicate little dark.
haired woman Ehe has refined
features. a mouth Of the true rose
bud type. a nose lightly and piauanf-
~ retrousNe. and clear blue eyes thai
would be confilng and bahy-lise
were there not a few lines that can
aniy come through seeing life In It's
harsher aspects.
zone wouldn't think" said Sheriff
Truman. that she II a very tiger
cat Cor nerve and for endurance.
she locks feminine enough now in
the woman's clothes ] got for her.
and one can see the touch of wom-
ans hand In the way she has bright
ened up her cell Yet only q couple
Of days ago I had a struggle with
her for my iife. Ehe would have kill
ed mo IN my tracks could rhs have
got TO her pistol. Sure, women are
curious creatures"
Bnot. the wosnan's arromniica. 10
a weak. morphine-depraved specimen
without spirit. ana lacking in In
teiiigrnec and activity.
nsis " the stage.
Pearl made her star appearance on
the highway last week. II WAS In
Kane Springs Canyon. q few miles
north Of th~ Ola river. The road
nj that Point 10 one Of Tn. worst IN
the southwest. following the bed Of
creek. Down this long gully the
stag. from Globe vas slowly travel
I ing. Henry Bacon. the driver, was
surprised at the command. Halt"
As two reviewers were pointed a. him
/ he obcyed.
Climb out of there'' was the next
command. There were three pas
senEerh Two Of them carried heavy
reviewers. But all were wise in wes-
tern ways. and not a man reached
for hss gun. They all climbed out.
ranged themselves In a row. che
driver on the flank OF tho squad.
aud held their hands in the air.
Then the smaller high wayman
handed his revolver 10 the other and
proceeded to an inspection Of peck
cts. OF coin, a drummer. O. y.
o'SeIi. had $500 and the others had
sine In their pockets One Of the
men nervousiy chswed a eoiored
string. The string. had the robber
I Investigated. would have been found
10 lead 60 a small tobacco pouch con-
tanning 500 In large bills that the
traveller had manhFrd TO pop into
/ his mouth when hn saw he was
trapped. The driver was no; modest
ed. the searching rcbher seesned
we'll content. and silently handed
hack four silver dollars to each or
the three usas had been searched.
Tastn the passengers were ordered
back. and the coach was sent on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FOUR GIRLS
DROWNED
High Tide Caught Them While
Digging CLANS.

HALIFAX, ". s., June 23.-Four
little girls. while olam-digging. were
caught by the high tide yesterday
and drowned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
VANISHED
IN SMOKE
Whore the Fires Burn Etev
nslly Hot

HAMILTON. Ont. Jane n --Tssn
Parrost was hanged here this morn
ing for the murder of his mother.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

Seattle and Vicinity.-TonIeht
turday. fair weather, warmer;
v winds.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

Are these great generals ouly men.
common, every day mon, after all? How
glibly they call each other. liars, thieves.
etc. Gold lace and brass buttons are
not armour proof against strife. Shafter
big, bully, beefy martinez, aptly illus
trates the old saw, put beggar on
horseback and he'll ride the animal to
DEATH" The government will svon have
to cage its military offices, and give the
common soldier q chance, ~ he has
shown himself In the late war. At least
upoa par with many OF his oficsrs.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

According to the logic Of past events
In political history, William Jennings
Bryan should be "has been" The
genius OF the man, incompatible ~ it
10, his born leadership and his unswerv-
ing loyalty to the cause OF the common
people, elect to make him greater today
than ever. That nightmare OF vascillat-
ing democracy. Henri Wattsrson. elected
to make Mr.. Bryan take a::baskI Issat. ~
did Richard Croker, Dave Hin and
others, but il is the people Who will not
allow the man to down. II Watterson
makes another break like he did in
naming Dewey and Lee for the candi-
dates OF 1900, he'A get ticket for the
crank asylum.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18
Scientific Farming.

An agricultural editor Of Chicago
made trip into southern California
where he confidently expected to aston
ish the natives with his superior knowl-
edge Of scientific and suooesEful farm
ing. He had stretched things considee.
ably one evening with . view to max
ing stronger impression, when one Of
the old residents. who spoke slowly and
had squint In his right eye, took
charge Of the oonversation.
Il s'poss you hain't heerd O. my
peach brandy orchid, mister. reckon
that's bout soi'ntifio ~ anything you
been tsllin NJ bout. ! goy certain way
o. treatin them trees 80 that tap 'em
In th' spring, jest sams's you do . ma
pie tree. ah by bottlin up tn sap fur six
months have tn fines peach brandy
you ever put down your swallow. That's
kereot, an have . neighbor an kinder
lays over me in farmin. He's 'speri.
mented an developed = punkin pie
punkin. He tangled up milkweed, sug.
n oane, eggplant. water cress an some
spice plants till he got tn thing to suit
tn tasts, an now all you have ter do u
to bile tn fruit an make your crust. He'a
got more boardin house orders than he
kin fll In 1000 years. Jest now I'm
turnin my 'tention to tn raisin o. ap-
pie dumplin's. an think by mex year
I kim
But here the agricultural editor gasp
ID for breath and the old resident called
another old resident to help get the Wis
itor to his hotel. Free Pres.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18
extension pockets, spring clamp. In
other words the old "whiskers" was
looking for snaps.

The Colorado Fuel Il Iron Company
pays taxes on land which produces two
trainloads Of coal per day. at the rate OF
s14.0O pei acre. Such manifest robbery
Of the state is the cause of the great
distrust of such monopolies. A poor
man will pay more taxes than that on .
s5OO house. Mr.. Smith your opportunity
for reform is boundless.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18
o. ce,ssss... rhy.sea, Tr.i.i.s.

It seems idle to expect that any sys-
tsmatic physical training worthy Of the
name will b taken mp BY the mass OF
students o. tie voluntary system. DIM
denoe, inadvertenoe. love Of ease, dis
traction in many directions. excessive
and morbid devotion to study In some.
mere boyish lasiness, Ignorance Of how
20 begin and natural sluggishness and
vis inertis In others will prevent It un-
less the work il laid ont and required.
e ought Of course to he part Of their
education. not an accident Of their reo-
seation OF . passing incident Of their
leverish and overwrought thirst for
glory. There 10 NO greater boon for boys
than 10 have their work laid out fof
them. and the word required" has NO
terrors at all for them, but quite the
contrary, II the work itself IL obviously
beneficial. They welcome it. Being .
fundamental and nearly universal nesd.
physical training should not be tho sub
isct of election, but should be required
Of all except invalids and cripples. with
election only - to the kind and form Of
exercise in the large field from which
choice can b made.
The builder Of . tan story modern
building may have the largest freedom
at choics - to architectural style. ma
terial, ornament and internal arrange
ments above the ground. but be car
have no alternative ~ to his founda-
tiops. and the buildeFs Of our growing
youth or ths youth themselves should
sertainly have mono In the same psrtio-
Ulax. -Hasvasd Craduatss' Na9asine.
ysz-we w.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18
AN ANIMATED PICTURE.

~ xaase ~ Other WeOen Said NE
Wanted to BE Scared A.
This girl had the nickel between her
pretty lips before she steppad aboard the
oar at the corner Of Eleventh and r
streets. The nickel was probably part
Of ber shopping change. Her hands and
arms were filed with bundles and pack
asss, and she had NO doubt converted
her inviting mouth into oar fare r.
oeptable before leaving the last en-
porium she visited. Even after she
found . seat ahe made no move TO 70
move the nickel from its enviable lodg-
ment. She was too busy counting her
packages and bundles, to see il she had
Lost any, probably.
The conductor ~ the girl got aboard
bad soowled when he observed the nickel
resting between her pearly teeth. for
conductors are prosaio. With the coin
still showing its shiny rim between her
lips delightful effect Of silver and
coral In oombination-the girl looked
mp winsomely in the eyes Of the oon-
ductor when he approached her for her
fare. The conductor held out his hand
with pretty short, Fare, missr'
Tho girl very carefully set each and
every one Of her bundles and packages
IN the space beside her. smiling vaguely
the while. When both Of her hands
were free. she drew tiny. spotless laoe
handkerchief from the lizard akin bag
hanging from her girdle Then shs
took the cent piece from between her
lips wiped and polished it carefully
Nth thu hand kerChief and With fhA
prettiest grimaoe in the world, dropped
IL into the now apologetio paw Of the
conductor. Tho conductor smiled, and
20 did all Of the man passengers ON the
car.
The woman passengers murmured to
each other that the pretty girl had only
done the thing 'for effect. Waahing-
ton Post
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

Organized labor frequently suffers
more from the treachery OF its own lead
ers, than from any other cause The
more prominent they arc. the greater
target they prepent for corruption. Fro
qusntly the men courageous enough =
tell labor OF Its shortcomings, thereby
engendering hatred, are its bsst friends.
It is not the practiesd man Of the world.
who views mon a. they are, not - they
wish to be. who falls before the wiles Of
tho corruptionist. 1t is the over oon1-
dent laborer, ambitious. thrust into
new positions and conditions that fesda
the hopper OF the bribery mill. Very
frequently the fellow Who pa,ss the 6sv-
u on his fastest run, u the unsophisti-
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

A positive fact. A young miss on the
street yesterday, excitedly:-"I'll speak
to no young man, however much may
regard him. who is 80 lasy and discour-
teous as to forget to raise his hat"
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18
MoKi.l,y ma Civil servsee,

II Mr.. Mckinley wants the civil serv.
loo system abrogated or cut down, he
has only to issue an order to that e1Yect,
and II he does not wish to destroy. the
system he should let congress know 70.
Mr.. Mckinley now appears to be trying
70 get congress 10 do his promise break
Ing for him.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

A chamber Of commerce would be a
very efficient auxiliary at the present
time. 1t should be run on broad
gauge system, not on the plan OF "me
and my crowd"
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

A Colorado senator when asked for a
reason for his unwonted quiet, replied
In a homely, but highly expressive SEN
tence, "the quiet SOW always gets the
big end of tho swill" You can safely
count that fellow ~ having adjustable
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

satsd fafnsr boy. The came = true in
the contest bstwseh the labor leader
and Lobbyist, the latter finds his best
srist in the longest tongued asitator.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

Denver's fire and police board will
soon petition the lone highwayman not
to molest its officers The officers most
ly carry watches and the governing
board wants them to be immune from
attack.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1s.

To the credit OF Grand Junction, it
can be said its citizens have been as one
mind upon the question of the beet sug-
ar factory.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-18

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