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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
OFIFlGIELg TRYING
TO gVNDS TRUTH

CHICAGO
presiding
sAtlon into the community Of interest plan Of the
ohcytng issued BY the
the request Ok the
the Northern; Mn, Pacific
o. Harris. president Of Chicago Quincy
Burt president Of the Union
the Hartman
commission what they know about the
Darius Miller and
Quincy.
first witness arranged
n destroy competitive
business Ills unsatisfactory.
j. G. stubos traffic Of the
followed In
majority
Mr. Stubhs admitted
nc roads fruit shipments but said he nothing
be In
stubbs believed
fo affairs Of Of Northwestern
change tbs Of his lines
by The press His satenents times rather
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24

VENEZUELA
MENACED
France to Make Naval
Demonstration

WILLEMsTAD Island 81 Curacao.
Jan. 2f.-Nenezpela h again involved
IN outside trouble This time ID H.
believed a demonstration VIII be-
made against her BY France. u is
Understood that two French war
ships, now at Fort de France viii
be sent -nnedintely to Venezuela.
The cause or the demonstration IN
IA protest made by Mons. secrestat.
a French subject. who was refused
permission 20 land IN Venezuela hy
the government lie visited that
country to protest against the sclz-
IRE Of estate, by the revolutionary
general. MatoE. which has been lcaa-
ca to his father with all legal OBJ
servanccs.
The Venezuelan government refuH-
ed secrestat permission TO land on
the ground that he had been In COM
munication with Matos since the
revolution began. Secrestat, on his
part, claims TO have disproved all
these charges and has appealed TO
France 10 aid him In securing con-
troll Of the property involved.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
APPEAL To
CONGRESS-
Americans in Cuba Ask
Consideration

WASHINGTON. n. C.. Jan. "a.
The following eabteRram was recrtv i.
Cd today by Speaker Henderson from
the American club Of Havana,
Please have the following read 60
the house, American interests ira
Cuba amounting to about 80. n11 olsd
demand help from the American gov
eminent In this moment when We
are on the verge Of a finAnciA! crlMls.
With reciprocity Cuban imports OF
American manufactured goods alone
would Increase t20. oeo. 900 within tho
next year. A. American investors
Who are working for the uphuliding
OF Cuba. ne well m fer the interests
of our home country. we ask con-
Fideration."
II il expected the letter win have
an important bearing on the leefR
lation which Is now before the house.
and there IA n probability that IL
viii open the way for further da-
cussion on question over which
there is a threatened division.
treaty Signed
The treaty between Denmark and
the United States for the transfer
Of the Danish West indies 10 this
country. w-a signed this morning BY
Secretary Hay and Danish Minister
Hrun.
II win be sent TO the senate Mon
day. where IT, speedy ratification a.
expected.
May peeiiae
The Democrats Of the house viii
cauCua tonight. Although no agree
ment has been reached, n n believ-
ed resolution viii be adopted de-
claring Il 10 be the sense Of the
caucus that II Is not within the prov
tnee Of Democrats Of the house TO
formulate . party platform.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24

case. The defense has not been in
q ifed but several women are prea-
ent 20 testify on that side.
An amusing episode occurred this
morning AZ tie trial. One Pat Grit
fin. st.. wh9 by the way didn't tea-
tify as he old at the preliminary,
talked 70 rapidly and iudistlnyiiy
that he nsafty choked on his own
words. Finally Dan Kennedy the
lightning aten ographcr. lost patience
and said stop and get your breath,
you've got plenty ~ time" II was
not exactly Kennedy's time 20 chip
Judge Griffin made no COM
mcBt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
ROBBERY
AT RENT0N
Three Masked Men Hold Up
MenfOrd's Saloon

At i0;30 o'clock last night three
masked men entered Drunc a Men
ford's saloon, at Renton, and at the
point OF a revolver went through the
cash register, getting about si5 In
silver ana two checks uHgregntinE
about $50. They also secured two
3s-calibcr revolvers from behind tho
bar,
There were three men In the room
besides the bartender when the rob
bcrs entered. Their work was done
very quickly and they had disap-
peared when the alarm was given.
Two deputy sheriffs are at Renton
working upon the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
UMATIlLA ARRIVES

The Umatilla arrived this morning
from San Francisco. She was In the
stream an hour before she was able
TO dock. She brought 900 tons of
freight and 40 passengers TO this
port. Her officers report very
pleasant trip until o'clock this
morning when the ship ran into the
storm
The Queen sailed for San Fran
cisco this morning at . o'clock with
a large cargo and 80 passengers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
Reelected

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. a.
The United Miners convention to-
day called for the election OF off,
GERS, and without a change rc-elect-
ed President Mitchell and Secretary
Wilson, az well na the old executive
board. Tho elections were made
unanimous and we're carried through
with as great q rush aH that which
attended the adoption OF the reaolu-
ton in which all charges made
against the officers were repudiated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
AN ACCIDENT TO
STMR. GREYHOUND

mile gale blowing at the time. and
as she Is drifting toward the mid
die o. the bay. there is fear Of her
becoming a total wreck
At $3.50 o'clock Capt. NJ g. Jensen.
hRrbormaster. with an tho force no
could command. boarded the fire.
boat snoaualmie and started IN pur-
suif 1'he steamer Smith. after coli
Hiding. swung round into the slip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24

At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the old
steamer r. l. Smith broke loose from
her mooriugs at Coleman pier and
swung around 20 the northward, col
Hiding with the steamer Greyhound.
TIE Greyhound broke lose AZ the
stern and swung out into the stream.
swapping her how hawHcr.
She was badly listed BY the 90
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
ANOTHER

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a
Joseph Pedro OF Napa, was found
dead upon the street early this
morning with a bullet hole through
his kidneys. II In supposed that he
was a victim OF footpads. This Ia
the second murder within a week
L.ater.-Podro proves 10 be man
shot at by officer crancklon. lie
was taken for footpad, and start
ed to run when the order was Civ
On him 10 halt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
OLD BOREAS BRINGS
FROM THE NORTH A
SNOW WHITE GOBLIN
Being Unaccustomed 10 Affairs Like SnOwstorms People
About the City Have High Old Times Street Car
Traffic Blocked-Telephone Connections
Very Bad-Marine Movements
Uncertain and Things
Generally Upset

Beautiful snowl Several inches Of
crystallxod yapor manticd the earth
at daylight this morning. and more
has been coming ever since.
An hour past midnight the air was
sharp and frosty and the geld par
tieiea giittercd upon the ground IT,
lumined by tho melancholy light ~
the gihbouh moon. The helntrd pNden-
TRAN buttoned his coat closely round
him and shivrred as he walked
against time
cold tonight Going 10 freeze
HARD before morning, said one 10
another. pleased that there Was
some thing new TO BE- Haid about the
cnthcF.
nus the freeze was sklmlly DE-
netted. SIN the weather clerk save
everybody something elise % tails
about This something IL getting
foot derp now. and tho waste basket
OF The Star already auataii.a the same
depth Of poems on beautiful snow.
Inv News From Rsms
IL h like news from home TO thoas
Whose nativity WAS Ia more ffieid
zones. The occasional touch OF Win.
ter 10 the phase ~ Puget sound cii-
mate that renders Il more attractive
- Nash H**A*AttAA AsA ANEAA AAAf NtAtNu OF
the Great Lakes than the perpetual
sunshine and flowers Of southern
California
Seattle knows that ita winter rain
fail II liable 20 pop aut white az any
time ana stack up a foot or two
highs but like an Arkansas fiAdier.
anticipates no climatic burdens
When the precipitation rryrtaiiirrn
her citizens do the best they can
with A.
Yet the majority Of people look
happy The miniature hiixxnra which
has been blowing since the middle 81
the forenoon fans pleasant faces. and
adults enter into the spirit ~ the
newAhoF who proclaimed "Ig'li BE-
bully one " u keeps coming all day"
Car Traffic fafsrrurtsd
Not for three years have the real.
dents % the city aud is nuhufha
suffered such a lack Of street car
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
struck by a Car

Edward Foster, an employe Of the
Seattle Bridge CO., was struck by an
electric car at Main street ana Oc-
cidental avenue last evening. Tie
was removed 10 the police station,
where Dr. Boriea attended to MIN.
A severe brulse on the forehead
seemed 70 be the extent OF his injur-
les
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
BANK CLEARANcES

Transactions at the Seattle clear
ing houses resulted today az follows:
ClenranceA ....'... ..s..,,tAbtV,f3n.V3
Balances ......ss.. ........s lll,gbZ.S4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24

service a. they ate experiencing To-
day. The heavy fail 81 Hnow early
this morning followed BY pfacu-
culiy freezing temperature. render
almost futile the efforts OF the Seat
Tic Electric Company to keep itn eyu-
TEN Ia operation. Every oniciai and
employee and all the track ma
chlnvfg ~ The corporation are en-
gagged 81 the task ~ overcoming the
difficulties, nccasiuned by the un-
usual conditions which prevail to
day. bat despite such strenuous sz-
erfiyfa. trnfnc on the city railway II
hindercd almost 20 the extent Of alb
aoiute suspension
Many instances OF enforced In
eouYeninnefa. resulting % patrons of
the car service. have bern brought
to the attention ~ the general Of
flceE ~ the company during the day.
Numerous complaints were sub
mltled between the hours of and S
O clock this morning. and during
that time the greatest trouble oc-
CURED. individuals. who are em-
uloyrd IN the city but who reside
some distances away. we're con
strained 90 walk through the snow
and suffer n chilling wind IN order
20 reach their accustomed places Of
business, In most cases. the cars
were enabled to journey 20 their re-
Hpeetiye terminals. bat the sudden
Intensity Of the storm prevented
them returning to the city. pasHen-
gers. some ~ whom would not have
Nenturra forth had they realized the
true seriousness ~ affniTr were
compelled 10 abandon their proposed
mode ~ conveyance aud take to the
sidewalks,
VISA Fron iHtsrtay
ON the ballard line such occur
refcrs were frequent. aud many
people at tnterhay aud other points
On the system were Obliged % walk
10 fown. The James street branch
- probably running more regularly
than any other. The Weft Queen
Anne division wac started early IN
the day. AZ Harrison street the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24
AT EMPTS
TO KILL
KING

LONDON, Jan. "A dln.
patch Just received from vi.
emma says that an attempt wac
made TO hAaRsNinRte King
George o. Greece this morning
rs he was tfaVsrsing the Htruota.
The dispatch says the attack
was made BY ma anarchist, and
waa frustrated only hy the
prompt action Of thoHu " no ac-
companicd this kinK.
Later Tho attempted assault
On the King ~ Greece ia said
% have occurred ia a park nj
PhAleron. through which the
king was walking. The would
be assassin attempted 90 stab
him. but a park Inspector who
was with the king Rrappied
with tho man and held him un-
til the police arrested him.
The king was uuhurt.
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A wsis Trosa iHtsrsay

lcontInasa on psrs 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-24

Weather Forccast-scatue vcnyi
night snow colder Saturday. probably fair
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
BIG WINTER
Immigration,

ut is a startling thing" said E.
F. Graves this morning, the
amount of immigration going on at
this time to this locality.
ut is a difficult thing to get a
man to give up his home and seek
another in the winter, but that is
just what is being done and on a
considerable scale.
You see," Mr.. Graves explained,
''all the settlers located in the
spring have written their friends
and it is these who are seeking fire.
sides in the west.
ANY locality within driving dis
lance Of Spokane is the favorite
with the new people. who, to the
extent of rs per cent, come from
the central states.
1--WE are actually having more
trouble to find good locations at
any reasonable figure than we are
to find purchasers.
"Fhe district between Cheney
and Davenport is hot favorite with
all and good places there are mostly
taken. The new buyers are after
lands which will raise garden vege-
tables as well as wheat"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
PHILIPPINE, MASCOT
HUNTING FOR FOLKS

A young man of more than ordi-
nary interest is in the city today
He gives his name as Arthur Jones
and carries letters showing that he
had served two years in the Philip
pines, not as a regularly enlisted
soldier, as he is now but II years
old. but as a mascot with one of
the Kansas volunteer regiments.
While In the islands he was wound.
ed a number Of times. one ball en-
tering his throat on the left side
and coming out under his right ear,
completely depriving him of both
speech and hearing. Another ball
struck him in the head, making an
indignation in the skull, and an
other fractured the knee Joint in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
POLICE NOTES.

Lawrence Arthur and Jesse and
Harvey Lewis We're arraigned in
the policecourt on the charge of
violating the cigarette ordinance.
Jesse Lewis was sentenced to "a
hours in Jail, Harvey Lewis was
discharged and the case against
Lawrence Arthur was dismissed
Maud Williams and Ruth Clifford
failed to appear in the police court
when their names were called and
their bonds of $40 each were de-
clared forfeited.
Sam BALI, by his attorney, N E.
Nuzum, entered plea of not guilty
to the charge of vagrancy and his
case was continued until Deem
Der 16.
j. c. Longblien was convicted in
the police court today on the
charge of drunkenness and, as II
was shown that when he Is under
the influence of liquor he is quar-
relsome, he was fined $50 and costs
Frank Powers was fined SIS and
costs on his plea OF guilty of drunk
enness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
CIGARETTES ALLEGED
CAUSE RIDPATH FIRE

Employees of the Bradley Machin-
cry company scout the idea that
the Ridpath fire originated in the
machinery company's cellar.
Look here" said one of the
clerks this morning, leading the
way to the charred and crumbling
office. You see that air chute"
pointing above. We'll. the clerks
and the men in the hotel Office sit
around that air chute with their
feet on the stills at night and throw
their lighted cigarettes into it. The
bookkeeper's desk, usually piled
high with loose papers, stood d.
rectly below the shaft
"One OF the window lights at the
bottom of the shaft becoming
broken. these lighted cigarettes
would fall directly on the desk.
Another thing" continued the
clerk, the hotel people every week
or so allowed the water to run
over in the toilet and down upon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13

JUS. That electric socket" indicat-
ing one just below the Office cell
ing, was just above big file of
papers. and If the current was
short-circuited by water trucking
dow n from above, those papers
would surely catch fire."
Mr.. Bradley. manager Of the COM
pany. made the pleasant discovery
that instead of being entirely de-
stroyed, many of the valuable draw
ings were found to be unframed.
There were about 1000 drawings
and their cost ran from 500 to
$3.50 each.
Mr.. Bradley will open up an es-
tablishment elsewhere.
| The insurance people have not
yet posted guards over the insured
places. and only one policeman and
such of the clerks as choose gra.
tuitously to do so are watching the
entrances to the stores and the
| hotel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
NEW Tariff RATE.

Anew tariff rate has gone into
effect on the Occur d'Alene branch
and the saw mills at Occur d'Alene
City and Post Falls are especially
benefited thereby. Heretofore
they have only had a through rate
to points ON the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern and disposed of
the most of their surplus product
in the Dakotas and Burlington ter
ritory. The new rate over the o.
r. 4 N. let's them into, Kansas,
Wyoming and all Union Pacific ter
ritory fho rate for lumber over
the o. r, & N. from these two
points is from As to GO cents to
Nebraska points; to Kansas points,
80 to 60 cents, and to Wyoming, Az
= to SO cents. '
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
cRlSc0M GOES
TO JAPAN.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-For-
NAL announcement is made by the
state department this afternoon of
the appointment of Minister Girls
com, now representing the United
States at Persia, to be minister to
Japan.
Consul General Pearson at Tehe-
ran, Persia, formerly congressman
from North Carolina, is made min
lister to Persia to succeed Griscom.
President Roosevelt today prom
ised to be present at the formal
dedication of the St. Louis exposi-
ton, April 80 next year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
FRAUD,

Charges Of = Sensational nature
Are brought against Charles D. VIII
son, who 10 accused by his children
Of practicing fraud in the estate
of Virginia Wilson, who died in
February, 1888. -.
1t Is alleged that the father has
assumed authority over the estate
and used the property as he desired
and it is claimed that Wilson has
Incorporated great portion of
the estate.
The case will be contested and
the children, who are under age,
will be represented by an appointee
.- by the court. There is an estate
amounting to nearly $4,000 involv-
ed in this suit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
IRRIGATION.

The recent agitation regarding ir-
rigation has created an interest in
the question which is rapidly ex-
tending to the eastern states. The
Spokane Valley Land & Water com
pany is receiving numerous in,
Quiries for large tracts of land, and
the indications are that during the
coming season many eastern farm
ers will locate along the Spokane
valley tributary to this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13

one leg. With all these wounds,
however. he rs able to get around
and make his wants known.
The lads home when he went
away was at Ottawa, Kan During
his absence, however, the family
moved TO some point in the west
and on his return he found no one
to whom he could go His eX-
perience in the army had served
him a good turn in making him
self reliant and he at once set out
to find his parents.
No one could tell him where they
went and he is now on a search for
them, obtaining means as he goes
through the generosity of the pub
lie. He left Spokane FOR Cheney
this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
THE BASEBALL WAR
IS RAGING merrill

irons Of the game IN that city eea
this, light l>beiieve; to be more hNfN
than anything else. 1t 10 thu t29
ltrQlble that always comes' up -
tween seasons. = -, Ism al,
Harris IL the whole push sdnNH
in California, and, al he ctatSo15
the stock Of all the teams NOV n
that league. he only allows them
enough to play even on the seasoo.
Portland would look nice travelling
500 miles FIVE months of the season
under their own expense. -
"Yes, sir. we will put teams In
both Seattle and Portland il they
want to jump and sooner or later
those fellows will quit Mark my
prediction: When Harris gets back
to San Francisco the whole thing
will blow over" -"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
HdME NEWS:

SEATTLE, Dec. 13.-The steam
or Nome City arrived this morning
from Alaska, bringing the overland
Nome mail from ST MiGhaels.
She reports a terrific hurricane
at Valdez on December 2, which
wrecked several buildings. includ-
ing the complete destruction of the
courthouse and the loss of all court
records.
Charles Ingenbrand. baker of
San Francisco. while in a fit of In
sanity, cut his throat and tore out
his windpipe at st. Michaels on
November II.
No news was heard of the miss
ing steamers. General Siglin and
Dawson City, and without doubt the
vessels are lost with all aboard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13

'These Calitornia ~fellowss have
created quits !. stif Ii baseball cir
clea By their atAeSnpt to have ee.
attic and Portland join xAefns but
the balance Of the Northwest
league win ilght them to 4 finish II
need be" So spoke President w.
v. Garrett Of the Spokane ball club
this morning
The outcome Of the coast light,
he continued. will be that Jack
Marshall will lose his franchise. 1t
appears to be only q scheme Of
Marshall's to get Lucas mixed up.
Marshall has long been after the
presidency. An all-coast league is
q possibility In the future, but II is
not feasible at this time. The man.
,agement Of the Portland team is
mot IN good standing with the pa
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13

The resumption OF WORN on thu
Tom Thumb mine In Republic. clos
cd dowA awaiting the arrival of the
railway to the smelter, Is only .
matter Of few weeks. f-.
The ofacials Of the company say
that there Is nothing in the state
ment that the railway people are
delaying the building of the road
and that the reason that the two
short miles Of track to the smelter
Is not already laid is the heavl
rock work necessary to get a good
r0adbed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
THIEVES LOOT
BURNED HOTEL

lance Of the officers who were sta
toned at both entrances. George
Foster is one of the heaviest losers
and his rooms were ransacked CON-
pletely.
How the thieves effected an en-
trance Is mystery, us policemen
were stationed at both entrances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13

Of the promoters this morning
Business men are showing their
appreciation of the scheme by TAX
ing as much stock as they con-
veniently can and farmers interest
ed In the county's holding An an.
nnal fair aqd races are subscribing
literally. Altogether the outlook
for Walla Walla's having one oS
the finest race courses and fair
grounds in the state IL very bright.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
GAMBLING RAIDS.

PORTLAND, Dec. 13.--Wholesale
gambling raids were made here to-
day. The mayor, eXasperated by
he collision of police with
gas,hlcrs. personally gave the order
thc:. Gerry house be pulled. Scores
Of arrests followed, The mayor an
no; ncc3 that he will drive out the
Chine lotteries forever and will
Gle az games tight a. q drum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13

San Francisco. - Clarence II.
Mackay, president of the CONNER
cial Gable company, with several
prominent bystanders, was knocked
down by the hucking of a hawser
which was being used to draw the
end of the new Pacific cable ashore.
Several minor accidents also served
to mar the day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
TO annex CANADA
TO UNITED STATES

r. James, George H. .Hosdly,> John
woodward, Edward p. Brown, SilAa
P. butcher. John D. Kelly, John c.
Mcclure, Francis rWaiyand Glen,
fe4-M. e.. Edward sS-Lauterbach /;
treasurer, s6ilas b. butcher; score.
tary and general manager, FTancia
Wayland Glen. /, counsel, George
Hoadley and Edward LAuterh1ch.
Declarations are now being sent
al over the Vnited. States and CSA:
ada for the purpose nf obtaining
signatures. f.. ~. - ~ -'sF-, ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-13
UMIA WALLA WANTS
MODERN RACE TRACK

!, AlAAfWAELA, Wash. Dec. 10.
~ Yeetine 10 being held at the
couftA oaes today for the purpose
OF for3aHx plans to secure an up
to-dAts ta<e track and fair grounds
fer WallA yvAlls.
"StoftBI weather has interfereh
sOMewtSf with Z the committees
wbSk. A14scn the whole, the sale Of
stock - 6eeh gratifying" said one