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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-02-09
FIRST NEWS OF The
WINTER FROM nome
o Big Gold Discoveries Made by ProspectOrs
Much Suffering and Crime Reported.

VICTORIA. y. C.. Feb. 9.-The
lowing dispatch was received on
\ Amur. which Err!vod today;
fKA0WAY. Feb. THE first ad-
kfs from Cape Nome since the
r. OF navigation ware received
special dispatch from Dawson
AFTERNOON BY the skagway Daily
- zhs e4yiese w~Ess brouEht %
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BETS Rad EVERY CHANCE To
COMPARE THEM AND To IN
NFSTiGATE THE PERSONALITY
OF THE HESPEC-rIVE ApPfi.
CANTS PLAINLY THE DUTY
or TtiE COMMITTEE WAS To
Do THESE THINGS. So THAT
SEATTLE WOULD HE ASSURED
AN INDEPENDENT. GOMHisTf Nel
TELEPHONE COMPANY. WITH
a FRANCHISE THAT SAFE
GUARDED THE INTERESTS OF
THE CITY.
The corporations committee. aes
coraing to the members statements.
made No Investigation. A majority
Blake. Parry and Vincent wcts
Tor tha McGrearty franchise. Mr
James vas absent I'm the East Nr.
Murphy considered the sseiey- Hunt
proposition better Tor the city. but
made no opposition 20 a report. be-
cause it was undefuood that both
franchises were @ Be reported - the
council Tor discussion In detail
In the Council.
on Dse l.. the MeoroaTty bin was
reported 70 the council. II was vot-
ed at once thas the sama be pub
Iishad
AIR. BLAKE. WHO HAD FEIT
FOR THE SUNSET TELEPHONE.
leo. DURING THE TELEpHON 2,
STRIKE. AID HAD HELPED To
sTfFT.E THE MAXIMUM RATE
BILL hlaNsomed out as n friend ~
the supposed opposition 60 the sun
ST Go. RE spraug to his feet ard
moved that u b. the neuHs ~ tbe
council that the hlil Be passed hy
the council ~ as early date az
possible. The vote resulted
Ayes - Blake. Byers. eriehtou.
Muldo1n Murphy, Navin, Parry.
Rude. Taylor and Vincent.
Nay1-nsuiamin and Rinrhbrt.
M James vas absent on Tho
Eastern trip 70 investigate public
works Mr.. Murphy i understood
"a have voted for the bill because he
favored giving both applicants m
opportunity % form an opposition
% the Sunset Co.
The sunset Co. msan~htls Vas
nsklng no effort TO proven, the
passage Of the aeetostty ordi-
nance. 1t has eosHssd iss opposi-
tioa sppsrsatly 20 the ssslsy.hunt
Co.
on Dec. 81. the necessary time for
publication had elapsed To carry
out the plan q passage at a. early
a date as possible. the Mcgrourty
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STARTLING FACTS BROUGHT TO Light BY THE STAR CONCERNING
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE DEALS IN COUNCIL,

Is there Job IN the local telephone
sShtG Is either Of the new e0mpan-
les q creature % the sunset Tele-
phone CO. why are the council
men 50 wrought w over the rivalry :
The following facts may throw
soue light on the case.
The Sunset Telephone Co.'S friends
In the council are also the blends o,
the McGroarty- Blankner Co.
The Sunset Telephone CO. iobhled
bitterly against and prevented the
passage o. the Hunt seelsy franchise
btu Il made no opposition what
ever 70 the McGroarty- Blankner
franchise bin
TIE Sunset Telephone CO. has com
planned OF several Objectionable fea-
lures In its own franchise. These
objections are guarded against In
the MeGToarty ordinance.
The sunset Telephone Co. from its
san Francisco headquarters. wrote
% Mr. Jacob Furth. endeavortnS 70
dissu4de him from ailying himself
with the Automatic Telephone CO.
II Il took any such measures against
the McGrparty Co.. the fact - not
known.
An Official Of the sunset Teiephona
Co.'S branch at Spokane recently de-
ciared TO q friend thai the company
had nothing &c worry ever In con-
cNf4a
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SOCIETY AG0G over
The HAMIL TON TRIAL
Sensational Developments Expected Involving
Well Known Minneapolis People.

sational developments are expected.
Both young men were close personal
friends Of Miss Marie Hagle, OF this
city. and Il II claimed that when Day
took a trip TO Europe some time ago,
Hamilton was a frequent visitor at
the young laay's home She Is said
10 have told him Hooe dorogatory
..4....f... ...s...aVs.lfsr Aha fafsfnor and
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20 grant franchise only 90 men
who you had reason 10 believe would
not combine7''
Yea"
Then why have you 30 much con
ndtnee I'm people whom, a. you say +,
you DO not known"
Well, l don't know any more
about the geeley- Hunt people"
Mr. Hyers admitted that. as prin-
cipis, inyeutiEa before granting
valuable franchises. might be good
fNfWa
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Home Wedding.

A very pretty home wedding was
eoiemnlzed al the residence OF Mih.
Mary ~. Webster dVs lfth hYeille
north, last wednesday eE.h t. :, =,
n,a,rtage Mics Alice M. seaman 20
Or. Geo. u. MoCufloch.
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Mc6roariy Eyasiye.

The Automatic cas- representa-
tives, Mr.. Sceley aud Mr.. Hunt. are
At their offices during the usual bus.
mess hours Mr.. Meoifuarty was
found az hts office oaly once during
IL calls made In three days The
usual reply q questions was that he
had been ia Tor few minutes IN the
morning. bat had not returned
Mr.. Mcfiroarty- ignored q written
request from the Star 20 name n
time when he cneld - seen When
finally met. h admitted that he Ia q
been DESTROYS % avoiding an inter
view
Mr.. Gronrty said that AZ the time
tbs biu granting him a franchise WA
passed. he dtd not know Just who
would be In his company. He added
that he now knew. but ga not cars
20 say who the stoc khnlfera were.
though he would mention some di-
recsors.
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MRS. E. WINS0R
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Elizabeth Winsor, mother of
Richard winsor. died last night 1t
the family residence. 2i02 sixth ave-
nue.. at the advanced age of IS. Mrs.
Winsor has been resident here
for the past l2 years. She leaves
sons and daughters, all residents OF
Seattle.
The funeral service viii be held to-
morrow afternoon from the resis
denee.
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therefore bought the stock ~ the
Automatic Te Hphaue Co, and thus
acquired a frnuchlra.
The Automatic CO. Ra T. well
known, asa not construct q system
Bot the council had granted it an
extension 81 time until June IT.
Therefore the new Automatic CO.
the seeiey-Hunt rupie--hnve until
june o. 20 complete the system.
But on the very night that the
councils majority 0ver-rode the
mayors veto. the friends ~ No
Gruarty made an effort 20 have The
council disregard its extension -
time and declare the Automatic Go. =
franchise void This resolution at
first passed. but on reconsideration
the council majority decided that IL
would be better % 60 more slowly.
The resolution was referred 10 tho
committee on corporations. The
corporation counsel. being asked FOR
an opinion. gave n formal opinion
that the Automatic Co.'S Franchise
was valid This opinion vas not
allowed 10 stop the council majority q
a.s4-fas4H Hesr.nEaH
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Was Not Posted

Mr.. Bysra was asked II he knew
anything about Mr.. McGroafty or
hia hackers. He said he did not,
adding that he did not see that Il
made any difference. All he wanted
was 20 ret a rival telephone system
II was suggested that investigation
~ the people behind an application
for franchise was one way 10 be
sure that they meant to compete and
not 10 combine with another com
pany. lie answered that there were
deposits To guarantee that the line
would be built.
rs there anything TO prevent n
combination between the McGroarty
60. and the Sunset Coz
NO There is nothing; but don't
sec how you can make II impossible
for company TO combine with an
other"
"Thcn the practical plan would b.
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Board Of Public Works.

The new Automatic Co. paid no
attention 10 the McGrearty Co, but
aet about constructing n telephone
system. one ~ the Ohio capitalists
came to Seattle and saw the work
started. Applications FOR permits to
erect poles were flied with the hoard
OF public works, together With blue
print maps showing exactly what
was n be done. Solicitors were sent
out and contracts for phones sign
ed
The McGroarty forces In the coun-
Ell were by this time weakened by
the withdrawal 81 Parry and Tay-
Tor The seven left, however, made
~ IN zeal what they lacked In NUM-
beers
when the board o. public works
met Saturday 20 take up the Auto
matte COS applications for permits
20 erect poles. a strange scene pre-
scented Itself Seven counoilmen ana
the McGroarty attorney appeared
and elamorcd for the board TO reject
the applications. The couneilmen
ala not even remain In the seats
provided for those who care TO at
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Hostility Of the Sunset co. 20
the ser vEfunt people and not 20
the Metre srty people.
Frfruaahfp % the Sunset Cos
friends u the McGruarty 60.
Fuvorftisrn BY seven councilman
% the McGroarty 90. and remark
a BILE zeal IN aiding them 20 block che
sseiey-Huu Co.'S efforts 20 get a
franchise and % construct a system
70 compete with the Sunset Tels-
r4hs~a -
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n by a mail carrier.

Dawson by q mail carrier.
According 70 this carrier, the
winter az Nome has been q cold, aes-
olate one. with considerable suffer-
ing and not a little want among
those who we're lily prepared for the
long siege. The cold, singing WHO'S
on the ocean pcntratc the tnin
houses as though they we're MADE OF
pGzeE. $3.50
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Blake's Hand Shown

Mr.. Blake had already shown his
soiicltude for the sunset Co.'S In
terests by pleading against measures
obnoxious 70 them during the strike.
II Il interesting 70 note that N TIKI
LATER EFFORTS To AID THE
McGuOARTT CO, Mr. BLAKE.
WAS SURPASSED IN ZEAL ONLY
HY AfE. VINCENT. Also THAT
Mr.. PARRY AT FIRST JOINED N
THE ATTEMPT TO OBsTRUCr
THE sEELEY HUNT PEOPLE,
But AFTERWARDS CHANGED
FRONT.
The popular demand for a new
telephone company was 50 strong
last fall that Il attracted attention
In the East Ohio capitalists who
have Contributed and are operating a
Telephone plant az Birmingham. Ala.
and are constructing plants at sew
erat other places, applied for n
franrhisa 10 put in telephone aya-
tern AZ seattle. This IL the syndi Z
cate represented By seeley ana
Hunt
before action was taken on the
aupticaffou. John r.. NcG rOartY, who
had recently come 10 Seattle, ap-
pliad for a telephone franchise ~
the name Of himself and George &.
Biankner.
An ordinance 70 grant MeGroartY
and piankner a franchise was intro
duced on Nov. IL. and referred 10
the committee on corporations. " mere
~ was allowed 10 slumber or q time.
on Dec. 10, seeiey and Hunt got
an ordinance for their franchise IN
troduced. 10 was referred 10 the
on corporations.
Shut Their Eyes
Two franchise measures were now
tnfnra tho cnmrnlttne. INC fmcIn-
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Warning to Mr.. Furth.

Among the interesting sidcHghfH
on this queer contest IL a letter re-
celyed ~ Jacob Furth. from an OFF,
einI ~ the Sunset Telephone Co. 90
san Frnnciaco. In u the writer eN-
presses surprise that Mr.. Furth
should have allied himself with the
Automatic Telephone Co, and re-
minds him that the usual experience
of opposition telephone companies
has been loss Of money.
Mr.. Furth declined 20 Eive out the
letter. and was averHe 10 It's public
alton. but. on being Informed that
It's contents were known. admitted
thar the statement was correct. No
hostile reference was made I'm II TO
the McGroarty Co.
This soIicitude for Mr.. Furth's
business interests viii be considered
rather amusing II will suggest 20
most persons that the Sunset Tcle-
phone co. IL certainly not friendly to
the Automatic Telephone co.
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she speaks tonight. She Will be at
Muscatine Monday, Chicago Tues
day and Wednesday and then return
10 Topeka. where she says she VIII
do more ,house cleaning.
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consists o. Councilmen Blake. James.
Murphy. Parry and Vincent. \ ma
tority evidently was rcsponsihle fur
the refusal TO report the bill for ac-
ton by the council when the eoun-
eli haliofed on the proposals 20 ord
er the committee 20 report a.. James
and Murphy voted for the order.
Apparently the majority that throt-
tied the regulation measure IN the
committee vas Blake, Parry. AMI
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The Solid Seven.

The seven eounciimen even went 80
far as 20 go ino a meeting Of the
board Of public works Saturday ana
excitedly urge the members 70 re-
fuse the Automatic CO. permits 70
construct Its line. The .McGroarty
Co.'S attorney was present 20 help
the argument along
The attorney Of the McGroarty
Co. was billy white. The attor-
nsy Of the Eseley-Hunt Co. was Geo.
Oonworth.
Last Saturday the seven council
men held a private meeting In the
|office Of one Of their number, Mr.. W.
III. Vincent.
The Automatic Co. IL now at work
constructing It's line. The Mcgroar-
~ CO. has done nothing and Mr..
.AfeGroarty says nothing Will be done
Entii he returns from the East,
rhsre he r. going next week.
The Automatic co. says IL has
500 subscribers. and offers 70 show
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Seven Members That Body Enter Into Combine With the Sunset Telephone
Company as Silent Approving Spectator Remarkable Secret Moves Made by the
Solid Seven Which Demand the Instant Scrutiny Every xpayejg
g6T That bOes No Good the interests of The PeOpen Expose

contracts. Mr.. MeGrnarty says he
has as many subscribers a. be wants.
but refuses 60 say how many he
has or to show any contracts what
assHsH
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The Fight Continued.

The Mcriroarty peoples friends
were not satisfied wtth granting the
franrhi They st about trying
"a kn the Hseley Hunt people p
chances 70 put iu q teisrhuue system
The aeslry Hunt Co had b. this
time seen that g. could not get a
hearing BY ghr council even after T.
pointed nuf that tia proposed fran
rhiHa would not be open - the
mayors objections The capitalists
represented hy Getley and Hunt
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and did sports on the Times. HIS
parents reside I'm New York, and are
also wealthy. He was n great faV-
orite with the polo players, and they
are standing by him now.
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The Mayors Veto.

on the same night Mayor Humes
vetoed the McGroarty franchise ord
nance. The mayor plainly indicated
his lack OF faith IN the enterprise.
Starting with the unasesiiable prem
lse that the only Justification Of
granting a franchise to a new COM
pany Is that the people would re-
ceive better service than the sunset
90. furnishes. he pointed out that
there was nothing ia the ordinance
10 furnish even satisfactory service
He urged that n provision be IN
serted In every franchise requiring
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-02-09
In The Courts

Monday the Automatic Telephone
ca. vent before tudEe faiimau ia
The equity division - the superior
court mnf neksd for an Injunction
restraining the board ~ public
works from interfering with fhe
company iu SIS work nf erecting
POLES and Swinging Wlree A tenn
uurary restraining order AaH issueds
ard the board vas summoned 20 an-
pear Feh. fa and show cause why
the ord should NOT he made per-
maneutz
The members ~ thr board - pub
Nc works we're served with notice -
the Injunction when they returned
from the trip 70 the CEDAR river wa
ter works system. A "Wednesday g
meeting II the board r. was voted
70 issue permits % the Automatic
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TRAVELS
Delivers Lectures at
Several Points.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Feb. e.--Mrs.
Carrie Nation arrived from Topeka
late last evening, accompanied by a
large shrong Of admlrefs, .SAsu .aar
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renders the franchise valid under
present conditions
ca Feb. T. Mr. Vincent introduced
tpHu measures ia the council one
we BIN No 1es. 20 repeal the fran
rhiHo ~ the Automatic Telephone
90. on the grounds stated above
The other blII e. 80. afa. 20 mend
section , uf ordinance No. ds1. am
ordinance granting 20 i. 81 brink
- = Trrwper Geo r. Meae hsm.
ard vs.. 81 white. "a franchise - com
Hfrurt and operate e. etrrei rail- say
lHia ordinance vas approved FEB.
s. lsal The railroad has never besH
hHiil NaW SIR Vincent wants ID
amend the ordinance ~ az tu Elte
che grantees an extension II time.
THAT IT, SIR Vincent wants g.
FfHnf an extension Iu one easr. auf
deny fha legality ef au extension in
b similar Ense. What - tbe dIfsr-
snef between thr tNaF HeemiuHiy
ani9 that one is fur e street railway
and the other far a telephone system.
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BUTTE. Mont. Feb. e.--GeorTe
Brown shot and killed his wife
while out sleighing, A small boy
passing heard QuarrellnS. fQlla2ea5
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Emerson, of the First Christian
church presided. lie introduced her
as "one of the truest and noelest OF
women"
Mrs. Nation delivered an Grafton
against the saloons and justified her
course by quoting passages from the
Bible. She said that personally she
had no animosity against saloonists,
but that the destruction Of Illegal
Joints was what she wanted, She
stated that Kansas city joints
would not be molested as the city
was too large. At the close OF her
talk many photographs were sold.
At 10 y. m. a train was taken for
Des Moines. Iowa. Mrs. Nation was
accompanied by a small bodyguard
of women.
WICHITA. Kan. Feb. 9.-Mrs. q.
c. Bromwell lead n band of thirty
women in a crusade against the sa-
looms here. Hostilities were stopped
by promise on the part or the
owners of drinking places to close
up.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb, ..
Mrs. Nation arrived here at 5'lo
this morning and met with a cor
dial reception from a number OF peo-
pie who were at the depot. she re re-
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Mr. Byers' EXPLANATION.

SIR Flyers. when asked Why he was
80 active fn the telephone nKht. said .
My position IL this I want mum .
clral Ownership % the telephone sys-
tenn arai II We can't have that
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Thomson's Warning

Before the vote was taken. the DE-
bate developed the fact that the op-
position had no faith In the merits
- the measure. city Engineer
Thomson pointed ont that the city
was parting with rights that should
always be- reserved He declared
that no company should be allowed
such privileges az the measure gave
away. The majority. however paid
no attention TO these points ~ pro-
tectfnR IRE clty's interests. but pass
ed the blli promptly
On Jan. 4 the Mcgroarty bill, now
ordinance 40. sfgss was sent TO the
mayor.
Then. on Jan. 7. seeiey q Hunt got
their hiil reported by the committee
on corporations The report was
signed by James, Parry and Muir
ply. SIR. Parry here left the Nc
Groarty camp A minority report
however. Was brought in by Blake
and Vincent.
n was moved that the substitute
report be adopted The Heeley-Hunt
bin was thsreup0n killed by the fol-
lowing vote.
Avee-B Blake. Byers. CrichtGu. Nav
in. TAYLOR Rude and Vincent
BENJAMIN. James, MURPHY
Parry and Hinehhri.
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These are the salient
points ~ the situation
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Vlncents Inconsistency.

Councilman Vincent IL apparently
the leader Of the fight on the Auto
matte Co.'S franchise. He declares
that he does not believe the extern
sion of time granted by the council
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ordinance was taken up before the
usual order and passed. The vote
was.
Ayes - Blake UyerB Crlohton,
MuId0an. Murphy. Navin. Parry.
Rude. Taylor and Vincent.
Nays BENJAMIN. James and Hine-
hart
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Bill Whites Dilemma

The IS. II. White ~ M street rail-
way franchise IS uHy1 White. at
t1rney faf the MeGruarty fslaph9ne
people r f. hlH business - argue
% the council that au extension II
time 90 the Automatic Telephone Co
iH rot valid but that an extension 4
time o. hla street railway project ls
highly desirable
Mr. NfneHHtH tNo bills 81 Feb. 4
we're referred o. the committee ON
corpora finnH The committee may
BE- able 90 harmonic them. wIth che
.att - .Unls" White.s logic but e.
rrers nt they look like dangerous bed
fellows.
Possibly the tneonsisteneY has
ret ssespsd Mr.. ylnosnts eye. TIE
coincidence msy have been meant
Bsa gentle reminder TO M. Furth
thst the Seattle Electric Co.'S Ia
tsrssts might be Jsopstdissd by hts
eenneesiea wish the hstomstio
Telephone Co. II Nigh, be intended
to suggest eompstition In stree,
rsiissYs.
This would be Willy enough to come
from the cunning "Hilly" white. hut
IL ia. of courRr. untenahic 4 coun-
Gilman would not lend hls name 10
assaH !. a.aeafHHsHs.a 49, aHrsrFa.H ssfftH.
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the grantees 60 furnish satisfactory
service and providing. hH penalty
for failure 60 do So, that the fran
chlae be forfeited
Mayor uamts criticised the Nc
Groarty ordinance also for che faii-
IRE 70 reserve certain privilege
The rights u the city" be declared.
should b. considered first. aud H1t
the rights ~ the grantees.
Another point on whieh the mayor
dweti WAS the failure 90 place tHa
construction property under ths rUr
pHrNisian ~ the ti.H officials. IT.
pointed cut that the eU9k should De
required fo % daue undsr fhr super
vision and control e tHa beard -
public works as provided rs the
city charter
Mayor i8umea wanted a provision
that at the expiration 81 the fran
chiza the poles and cuuduitH should
belong fn the city. This would ins
sure that ID TIE future. at leHHt. thaE
the people could secure coed service
az cheap rates