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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-08
MINISTER'S
PANEGYRlC

Since the recent DANGEROUS Giro ln
the Noyes block az Nblrh twenty
six urtmvn were overcome hy
Eas Firc chief Cook has received
many congratulations upon the urnN-
cry 81 hts men at time when there
was danger ot a great cuuflagrH ton.
Yesterday he received the follow
ing letter from the secretary ot the
Seattle Ministerial Association.
Ralph Cook. chief Fire Depart
meut-
My Dear Sir: The ministers so
the eity. assembled together iu tbe
regular meeting Of the Seattle Mine
isterlal Association. on the sth INST.
AZ the Y. NJ. q. A. pnrlors. express
cd their high appreciation of thc
heroic action Of the fire department
In the tate fire ar the Rainier Grand
hotel, when you and your men riskcd
Your lives % save the city from "a
great fire.
We admire greatly the personal
bravery ~ you aud your men. and
We highly appreciate the self-dcniai
which prompts you 20 such deeds %
heroism and suStalns you through
such severe ordrals.
This admiration 90 the nHsucia 81
tion was expressed by rising vote.
by which every minister present
and there were a great many -ex-
pressed his waTmest and highest ap-
prevail
In behalf q the association 1 am.
my dear str.
Yours faithfully.
"OW IN JONES Sec'y Il"
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EXCURSION
Launch Run Down BY a
Tug---Seven Drown

TOLEDO. o.. May S-rhs tus Ar.
thur Woods. ut tho Great Lakes
Towing Company last uleht ram lu-
Co and sank the nHptha launch
f,9llg carrying "a pleasure party uu
The Maunrc river. drowning seven
ct thc rNcursloulsta. THE auu, 20
had eleven Young scholars Of Rhp.
tlvt sunday srhuol clbas aboard iu
o pleasure tr'p given by Joseph Hep.
burn.
The tug was seen Co approach. hut
the stcstaman ~ the launch believed
t was going $50 mid-,hauuei lu-
strad ot this, however. the Woods
suddenly swung n toward the iron.
wood pirr distant about 100 foot
The launch was struck HmldshUpa
and Immediately overturned and
sauk. Mr. Hepburn sciEcd the side
~ ihr tug aud auccycdrd On rescuiuE
Miss Grace lowe Miss clara MARKS
aud her brother Arthur Marks. sues
cneded in graspinE thc launch ,ush.
ions and were picked up by the
tug. All other mrmhers ol the PARTY
were drowned The dead are Irwin
swain, hrHsie i.arsr. Edua Lowe.
asrd 70 William Tanner. aged DO.
l.ess hyscrum. Euialle Richard. nerd
~. Grace ifasplu.
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BITS OF GAlETY

Mrs } w Goodwin NaH the hostess
or a very pleasant card party this
afternoon at her residence. ls1 High
land Drive Some handsome PRICES
We're given the best players
The Ladies' Ala society u the
Madison street NJ b. church mot
Yesterday afternoon nt the home ~
Mrs. Harold on Twenty FIRST aVpu-
ue. The ladies' wrre an present and
q proved vegy Interesting meet
ing
Bliss NJ Piper entertained n num-
Der 81 young people Tuesday even
ms az her home on Horen avenue,
The evening was spent iu the study
~ different books Iiaht rvfrrah.
meuts were served
The Misses Brown VIII be al home
20 a number ~ their friends tonight
az their residence in West seattle.
Cards. and dancing viii AFFORD
amusement Tor the young people
The younger Ciurh club meets Sat
urday evening with Miss Lillian
Jones. $40 Fourth avenue
A mock battalion parade aIi ball
win be givvu tonight by cofNpanies
B ard y. u the First Infantry and
company a, signal Corps. y. O. ".
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-08
TRAGEDY
NEAR SITKA

Nrva lf sensational tragedy ht
psf,fshuu Heur NuRA reached S"-
attic today. 700 which the Vlrlima
ty,rr Thomas johnson d white man,
aud George Hansen hiH VIE ana
daughter. living with Johnson. Aftrf
la drunken nRhL the camp in which
they lived va burned a. the ground
hut thuy continued The hEhi IN 'hu-
ovs nud nil were drowned Johnson
who was "a pruapectur. had put'hoH-
ED Hanson daughter from her phi
irntr. paving $50 and pTuWlhiuE am
other $50 lust before Che tragedy
hr brought ease of whiHhoy 90 the
ramp and the entire batgh went on
on spree. reaulAnE 80 the wiplnf
out OF the entire party
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SAMPSON
is TO BE
K0N0RED

WAsutNGTON -. a.. May 81
The funeral scrVicc7 over the late
Admiral Sampson WIll take place to-
morrow morning al o.l1 O'Clock nt
tho church Of the Covenant An
huuufn commensurate wlth tho rnnk
~ the deceased arc 10 bc fully ub
served. Al warthlps. naval yards
nud stations that fly the United
States Rag VIII fire nalutca at that
hour having been instructed by the
secretary ~ the navy
The death ~ thg officer hos quiet
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PASSES 1T UP

ITHACA y T. May s--Cafi
Schurx. In his effort To bring the adj
minlstration into question tn its
Philippine policy. has received one
set back IN the refusal Uf President
Schurman. % Cornell university. O.
participate. Schurman declined 10
meet with the committee. saying that
he believed President Roosevelt was
To handle the question and
was acting IN accordance with the
desires u the American people.
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ranch ifHeDt
heear NutVe Washington uiu cream,
ttte Eastern. Sow NoIk. lIAutlc
HeeHain lac. RolucforJ Att. ttism
tll wsH 1900 nor caae Nrw Vows. iartU-
y, ~ safFer ieaiie. pHek. iUrifc. swlra
tks1 NtrlrtN fresh ranch. lhHeNg. Oau
t'tnh. itulac. Oreaon iae
i've Poultry Hone. tiNUttct f.,ers
St'.aN.eo prr toa. turkeys. iaHttc. Fgrae
lNHiies ducks tae.
. lfcfHed Poultry rHrkrVa. tlNler scrae
u. W., d1ckr, ita tas. chickens. lJullc.
honsy ai2uiJe
Commission Mems Prices
Nortvctet daily The following prieta au
tc'hR enrrcd o. tho prtiHccr in r1und lyt'
90 the de,k or in ihe ,ar Bt Hrsttft.
Drain oats $50 aOa 20 5o. barley. t3i ga
$50 -
1hfsee Native Washington. ttHifhc,
lass strictly frvah rtrch. ife
Batter Washington creamery. tsUiot
ranch. lhgtsc
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LESS THAN FIFTY

MARYsVlILE. o.. May The
Onto state Association Of Mexican
War Veterans is celebrating the
nfty.sIxth uhnlNrfaarY of the FIRST
battle 90 the Mexican war. Pnlo Alto
bv holding their twenty eighth m
nupi rruuiou here. That the ranks
az tho bld soldiers are fast thinning
ont ~ evidenced rs the fact Tint less
than 90 veterans are present though
there la "a large attendance 81 Their
families aud ffieuds.
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s,nnaina 81 the Clubs
M MARKETS

fsaw cherries Of the season ar
nAa n local markets yesterday
kzsz. Being a novelty. tney
~ 15i4iy from s225 10 $3.50 per
ae A sudden falling of In the
HsEaergy shipments ran the price
Ens. and s125. but the raise is
~ snporary Lemons have an
HHasa tendency. the demand hav-
Z ssrsased con siderabiy since the
M wsather set in. Asparagus is
szssg to-day The demand IL good.
kszA reaipfs are very variable.
= markrSs ara otherwise prac-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-08

IL would cost too much 20 tell you
an about the Battieahip oregon
through these columns. 50 We would
suggest that you take trip and aes
for yourself Boats leave Colmnn
dock az S 30. S. SO and 10 q. ma, 1 rs
and 30 .. m.
Excursion steamers for charter
call on Port Orchard Route
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CITY OF Seattle Arrives

Tho steamer CIV nf Seattle mI,
ga from LINN 'uulI iaH night e.
~. Ask came from ttHfWuy, accom-
pnuvinE The irualua nf MrH NHt
who recently died there ul heart dla
ruFu.
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SEATTLE
At TOP OF
THE LIST
:. ,.,ln From Butte Only One
Deleat This Season


.,s. =
So 2 Q 9 " Q -
:. nsue Giants have asain
aean 70 defeat 10 me hands
=, seattle boys. now commonly
49, me DUDES pugdale's as
sse..' rot the best 20 McCius-
So s,,reh hy a score ~ S to :,
= rlrth inning the Seattle team
. - COR Few minutes and
-. RAJ short lapse the big fell
$50 40 on their toes and had
f.ss in four runs by the time
49, woke up and played the
- IN this inning Butte securci
~.ny hits on Hegg as they did
80 the prccedins eignt, only
- hinges were chalked up
80 - seattle pitcher and four
s.ss.. were in the last inning
- teerthsr with q couple 90 err
= "A TIE part of tho home team,
!. ssparsihle for the jump made
- Butte men.
whole The same was well
- Butte put In a school boy
tthfr. het kAA@ aNNtt@ ttt'Ns 49,
4 ~. : CLARK asa very Well. It's
'sgscn IN the ranks ~ professional
49, mon should Ne reserved for
Z heuevrr. until he h old enough
80 Ia The boy Ia an excellent
- for his age and size but IS
Sher out u his class when he
searfs % break into professional
+eanv. Twelve hits for tifteuu
= were taken from him BY the
- team. In a couple ~ years u
..ophssied that the younEster viii
icp uotcher. HogK. for seat
rlayed In his old time form.
4 s..sy and sure throughout the
80 tfntu the last inning his
Trx vas almost perfect.
- p,ay % the day vas made ny
= Hurley at first base. He made
a the most sensational catches
- seen on the seattle grounds. II
=. n the fourth inning Two men
- cut and Mchale came up. he
80 In handed. one OF the first
- tossed over he met squarely
) xartef toward first base COINS
1. shot and gradually risiug. As
tppruaehed Hurley that young
Saaw Jumped. The ball was fully
- feet over his head. but he
-ssaxed 10 touch Il with his glove
~ prsxress 81 the sphere was stop
q ard It dropped. Before IL reach
4 he ground however. Hurley had
Ard the runner WAS out. Hurley
- fairly caught the liner. even II
: al iuxxle the ball a llttle.
rs afternoon Is ladies' day and
; grand stands are fun Of fair ones
srrABng Butte endeavor TO land a
E-e.
Helena Loses Again
rtCoMA. May S.-Although Hell
q puf up an errorless game hers
uxsrday. the Tacoma Tigers de-
sses the Montana boys BY a scors
If9sa2 PartTidEe's long hit foi
,osne run was the feature % iht
go Tacoma punched her hlts
q herein Hes the tale
Portland Shut Out
i poEANE. May S-The HON,
sn shut out the Portland crowd
H. yesterday by a score ~ q Q
s@sls pitching for spokane was
ksfsnt. Although Portland sew
uuaes managed 70 crowd run
- third, they never scored
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AnnREss PARENrs' cLun

Rev ~. A Mathews. % the First
Presbyterian church. ana Joseph
Shipper wiil address thr Parents
club af the Central school district
tomorrow al O'Clock. iu ST. Fran
cea halt Kindergarten viii Dc the
subject for discussion
assssa--
Dunlap. real estate. ~ Union block
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-08

Tho funeral 40 y. ) Bailey WAS
hold from che g. Marks Episcopal
church Yesterday afternoon. Rev.
Robert Hcli offiriutr1. \ large NUM-
her ~ ih- s. -. a. W, the 7 ~, -.
p. and Daughters OF H~bckah were
present
a4aaa. -
Rcichcrt Bros. pianos. ITO Union
Fletcher 4 Carpenter. realty bar
gains only. 49,.
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PRETENDING

10 be your true friend. by AayIul
nasty things about their brothcI
members.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-08

Gates open o'clock. game COM
fuences az $3.50 O'Clock. Admission
25c grandstand Csc extra: Athletic
Park
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-05-08

i poEANE. May S-The home
an shut out the Portland crowd
H. yesterday BY score u 20 2.
zesls pitching for spokane was
~snt. Although Portland sew
nuuses managed 70 crowd run
- third, they never scored
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rtcoMA. May s.-Aithough Hell
a puE up an errorless game here
v1s-day, the Tacoma Tigers de-
xssa the Montana boys BY score
|fatas. PartridEe's long hit for
,one run was the feature % the
&c Tacoma punched her hits
3 therein Hes the tale.
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toni. One of the vessels now undergoing
repairs there Is the Monongahea, the only
old-time full-rigged sailing ship In the
nnvy. She was In Farra CUTS feet Capt
Rees. who commands her, was the executive
oficer Of the Olympia during the war with
Spain. Service Oh the Monon gahela is
looked upon by sailors as beln z as arduous
as any in the navy.
Most seamen prefer the steam vessels
but those who work in the engine rooms
Oh the new ships complain that theirs il
the hardest work Of all. A boat WHOSE
engine room has been newly overhaucd
makes work that drives men TO desert ion
The executive officer of a warshp said the
other day:
The ordinary sailor who il used to life
at pea Is satisfied with the conditions pre-
vailing In the navy to-day. II is certain
element of the newly enlisted men that
furnishes the descrters the kickcrs and the
trouble makers. When tho time comes for
one OF these ships to sail she will be short
forty or fifty men OF her complement
The recruiting officer hustles lot of mon In
TO make up this shortage. These are the
fellows who utter the complaints"
gun pointer on the Munongahela told n
Sun reporter the other day that while
OWLS were longer and more tiresome than
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OF the ship. Running AMI standing. an |
mlI .uvres in the rig siI.g compose the drill Of
the second division. The third il drilled wit h
the sails, the fourth with anchor and tackles
an IN" fifth with knottng and splicing.
Besides these drills, which occupy five
days "A week. there are general drills. On
the first NJ ndly of the month the first
and seconI divisions clear the ship for
action. On the second Wednesday there
is a fire drill when the men prepare TO abal.-
don the ship. On the third Friday Of each
IN nth there is a general drill. In which the
small boats are armed and cut away.
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mocks. Is served with coffee and the
smoking lamp is lighted. At s O'Clock the
smoking ceases, idlers are called up. and
the morning orders are executed.
At $40 o'clock all hammock cloths are
triced up and five minutes later all ham
mocks are piped up, Fifteen minut,
is allowed to do this. At 7:i5 o'clock tho
ness tables are spread for the watch below.
and the smoking lamp Is again lighted
Then the of watch forms for breakfast
and the apprentices pass inspection.
Breakfast is served at 7;3o and fifteen min.
utes afterward the mess tables are spread
for the watch on deck. The tables hang
by ropes from the deck overhead and twelve
men eat at each table The second mess
forms for breakfast at $50 and at 3 the
watch is relieved and men are put at work
cleaning the bright work on the ship
This stops at O'Clock, when the order
IL given to clean up decks All the duties
# personal cleanliness and ship cleanli-
ness are attended to. and at $50 the mon
appear for inspection and the first Of the
three drills 81 the day. This drill lasts
until lol5, only to be followed by the second
morning drill at 1880, At the conclusion
Of that drill the apprentices get some prac.
tice in going over the mast head Again
the decks are cleaned and the several orders
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it's clothes After supper the station look
outs are placed, the mast head lookouts
are relieved and the running lights are
set out. Hammocks are strung just after
sunset. When in port breakfast comes
AT 7.lj
With $50 boys on board the deck Of the
Monongaheli on which they sleep is a
swinging sardine box. The hammoCks
are strung so close together that when one
moves whole row SWING with It. The
Monongahela is a notorious roller, and in
heavy storm has been known to keep her
deck swinging from IS degrees one way to
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where he Is sure to meet an assemblage Of
his small friends, who Immediately demand
candy as toll He never disappoints
them.
He acts as general delivery agent and
business agent for the entire route, carrying
dry goods and all sorts of merchandise.
As hunter and preacher he has repu-
tation. He has killed 900 rabbits, $40 squir-
rels, IS opossums. bears, 1 wildcat, ,
panthers and 500 snakes, all In the past
eight years.
As preacher he does not lack congre-
cation. Every day at Lena on his way to
Spradling and at Spradling also he finds
people assembled 10 hear his ten-minuts
sermon.
Now he is engaged to the prettiest girl In
the mountains Previous to losing his
heart TO her he had been engaged to be
married to thirty-nine different girls and
each time he was the one who broke the
engagement. Now he is sure that his fate
il sealed.
The road over which his route carries him
IL the worst in Wolfe county. 1t Is rough
and rocky, up hill and down dale, over
boulders and across deep saltwater Creek.
Twcnty-seven times in floods he has forded
the creek holding the mail pouch In his teeth.
and has had to walk three miles through the
mountains in order to reach his des-
tnatiOn.
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Work on the Monongahela is harder be-
cause on each Of her two cruises year she
takes out $50 apprentices. who are shipped
as green as laldlubbers can be- It is part
Of the work Of the crew TO break In these
boys A sailing crew Of 100 men is carried
on the Morongahela in addition to the
officers. This gives her nearly 400 persons
when she goes out Of port. The repairs
NJ being made will take until Christmas.
Every man on such naval vessel works
twelve hours a day IN three watches OF
four hours each. He must get his sleep
and his recreation out Of the other twelve.
A day at sea begins at = O'Clock when the
watch. which has been on since midnight, is
relieved. The new watch slows It's ham
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to the Cup defender big schooner Is being
built and about twenty 30-footers for Bar
Harbor yachtsmen. Two steam Yachts
ished before IN" opening Of neyt se,smn
and several smaller vessels are to b. built
Ii was the Glorlana, built in 1891, that
first brought the Herreshofrs into promi-
hence. This boat was built for Commodore
F.. D. Morgan and finished the season wit h
eight victories out Of eight starts The
next season the Wasp was built and she
proved faster than the Gloriana. In 1898
ROYAL Phelps Carroll had the Navahoe
built and challenged for the Royal Victoria
cup. The Navahoe was beaten The
Nicilant and Colonia were built in that wear
as Cup defenders. Since then the Her
reshofs have always been busy. Steam
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ia having al elevator put III the building,
but the old mahager never uses IT,
THE boys seemed to want it," he said
and | consented, but | have been in the
habit OF going up aid down that old stair
way 10 many years that | did not like the
idea of changing my route"
The old managers age and his uEfailin &
courtesy would, of course, command the
defercnco which the staff always renders
him, but his intimate knowledge Of the
ramifications Of the business obtain the
respectful consideration which is accorded
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IS the other. She has made almost "a
knots an hour, with all sail spread. and has
travelled for twenty-four hours at an
average speed that carried her $50 miles
II Is the rigor Of three drills q day that
inclines some Of the crew to grumhlng
For drill purposes the crew is made into five
divisions. During the first forty-five min
ute period Of the morning each of the five
divisions has different drill On Mon
day, for instance. the first division has "A
battery drill The Monongaholi carries
six 4-inch guns of the most modern STYLE
Each Of these guns requires "A crew of six
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While Lieut.. Atwatcr was talking a long
line Of healthy-iooking sailors had formed
near by to draw their supplies The men
were carrying of their monthly purchases
OF tobacco, salt water = zap and neckwear
Ia reply to questions put to them privately
the men said their food was good.
The only general complaint that could
he located grew out of the command which
forced the IN Irlkoy mascot out Of the SER
vice. He was picked up on the last cruise
and proved a source of entertainment for
the sailors, but no went into the captain 3
cabin just before reaching this port and
spilled bottle Of ink on the captain :
chart.
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got into the navy and are disturbed because
the routine occupies pretty much the full
day and the regulat ions re enforced st richly.
Sailors who have been Ave years or more
In the service agree that the regulations
were somewhat lax during the Spanish
American War and the period Immediately
following. The tightening of the lines
In the enlargement Of the navy is the grew
ance Of the older ones who grumble. The
'kicks' from the new men are the eternal
faultfnding Of percentage of men who
discover that life on shipboard is more
active and entails more work than they
had expected.
Ships that come to the Brooklyn navy
yard bring but little evidence of discon-
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Iicutcnai.t-C Atwater Of the
Monongahela said to a reporter for THE Sun
In my serN ice on this ship we have taken
out l,2jl apprentice boys on our cruises
and not one has deserted. That ought TO
speak well for the service. We have had
some descrtions from the crew, as every
war vessel ia every navy OF the world has
The discu,.tcnt which gets into newspapers
once III while Is not the complaint Of the
m'l., but of the few who don't like the
service. Such men can lind lott to grumble
about, and their principal grievance is
that they are made 20 work. The navy Is
not good spot for "A lazy man now
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young men, almost youthful. The bust
n.es requires promptness aud accuracy
and familiarity with several Ian guages
1t also requires knowledge Of the trade
for many years
All these requirements are met by the
old man. He sits at his desk from $50
A. NJ. until iP. NJ. 1t is said that he rarely
If ever hesitates in giving and answer,
and that he is never wrong
The place Of business is In one OF the
narrow old streets on the East Side. A
few years ago the corporation succeeded
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BURIAL AT SEA.

men. At tho same time the second division il
being drilled with pistols and single sticks
The third division has infantry practice
The new krag- orgensen rifle Is used.
The fourth division is schooled with the
rapid-hrc guns and ordnance, The Monon-
gahela has several Of the latest Colt rapid
file guns, which are taken to the upper
deck for practice
At this time the fifth division Is being
drilled in signalling.
On Tuesday the divisions each take up
different part Of the first period drill.
The securd morning dr,ll, which occurs