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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
BAKER WOW

The litigation between the white
River Power company. owned by
the estate Of William r. BAKER. and
the Tacoma Industrial company,
owned by Stone q Webster, In
which each side was fighting Tor
the Ownership and control Of the
water power Of White river. came
10 an end In the superior court Of
Pierce county. today. when Judge
Huston rendered a decision uphold =
Ing the contention Of the White
River Power company on all points
The effect Of the decision f. 10
award the property and power Of
the river to the White River Power
company, and ~ very substantial
victory for Mr.. Charles H. Baker.
the chief engineer and local man.
ag.r Of that company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

taken over to Walla Waiia- with ths
next consignment Of prisoners. Al
though sentenced % six years.
Haynie viii probably be actually
lmprisoned only three years and nine
months. ~ he Nili rscsivs two years
and three months for good behavior.
Haynis Is now only ~ years Of age,
and viii stu be young man WHEN
released. while Van Horst. a young
highwh yman Of the same age. who
held up Thomas Lippy few
months ago. aud confessed 20 the
crime. was given 20 years b. Judge
Bell and Will DO past middle age
when releaaed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
FRAUD

For the reason that Il was "uus
balanced aud thsrefofe showed evil.
dsucc Of fraud thu board Of public
works At It's regular weekly nesting
thfa morning safectea TIE lowest hid
that OF the coast Concrete Company.
as sell a. al the ether bids for
building concrete sidewalks an East
Republican street from Fourteenth
avenue north 10 Fifteenth avenue
nosth. pending a decision OF the city
AEiurnnN II The araaa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
MMD AN ND MAN

the habit u Wlfe-beatinR. and ehas-
iised her more than plenty sverY
day. Notwithstanding the fact that
che vas as good and autifai a wife
as abe could well be-. Last July
she says. he apparently grew tired
II abusing her. and left her 10 her
own resources
MawEon IL in the employ Of the
city. and his young wife says draws
salary OF SIS a month. She asks
So a month permanent ailmony
aud 800 70 pay her lawyer for hts
services. Mrs MawsJu also petit
lions the court to permit her 10 re-
sumo her maiden name Of Elizabeth
HaEHhaw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
GONE BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN
Especial to The Start

OLYMPIA. Nov. T.-E F. Har-
kins, young lumber broker Of this
city. has disappeared. and Il has
Just been discovered. according to
the police, that he secured several
hundred dollars from local msr-
chants on drafts which were bogus.
The police have also learned that
he secured money IN the same man-
nsr in Seattle and Tacoma He Is
supposed to be the son OF wealthy
parents. and ne cut wide swatch
in local society while here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
XII | T \
TEN .VEAR.oIp BOY rs SHOT
DOWN BY HIS BROTHER

NASHVILLE. Utah. Nov. Clyde
Lambert. 10 years old. was shot and
Instantly killed BY his t2-yezr-old
brother with a R2=cailnre rifs today
Tho boys were playing with the gun.
They did not know IL was loaded
The older boy. "a play pointed the
rife ut his brother and IN mock
seriousness declared he Weuld kill
him, lie pulled the trigger The
cartridge exploded and then he dis
covered that hts teat Naa a terrible
reality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
EFFECT IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. H.. Nov. 7.--No off,
cial notice OF a general strike OF the
structural iron workers has been re-
celved here The officials say the
building season Is nearly over. Less
than 1900 Will be effected by the
general strike order. Secretary
O'Brlen II OF the opinion that strikes
viii not be called against contractors
who are not affiliated with the New
York association, with which the
union has a dispute.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
FIRE STARTS IN
HOTEL BUILDING
FLAMES DAMAGE IMPERIAL RESTAURANT AND svEA HOUSE
ON FIFTH AVENUE EARLY THIS MORNING

The fire had evidently started
from rubbish in the basement, and
would IN a few minutes have eaten
it's way into the second floor OF
the hotel.
The occupants of the hotel ran
out into the street. panic-strieken as
the iurid glow 81 the fire was re-
Elected on the surrounding walls. ana
the smoke issued from the back win
dowH.
The inside Of the restaurant was
a mass Of wreckage. damaged prin-
cipalIy by smoke and water. In
suranes covered the loss.
The hotel is n three-story brick
building. owned by c. ]. Erickson.
The damage resulting from the IRE
was confined 20 the restaurant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
slap Al
GEN. BEL

DENVER. Colo. Nov. Gov
efnor Peabody has decided that al
though the findings Of the court
martial in the General Case case are
technically correct. the offenss does
not warrant his dismissal from the
state service. therefore he sets aside
the verdict. General Chase was
charged with disobedlenoe OF tho
governors orders.
The governors decision r. a hard
blow 70 Adjutnnt General Bell. who
prosecuted the case. Many reslEna-
tons from the national guard may
result
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
BAD MISTAKE

Edward London Of III Second av-
euue b looking for a teamster who
carted away a box Of valuable goods
tn place Of an empty box. The man
was called TO remove the boxes
which had just been unpaeked. IL
WAS found after tbs man had gone.
Mr. London alleges. that be had
taken q full box Of goods along with
the efft5tr ones
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
BRYAN AS
EXECUTOR

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. TN
probate court today william J. Bry-
an was admitted 10 act a. executor
Of the win Of the late phllo Bennett.
the objection 10 him BY Nrs. Ben
Hett's counsel being overruled. COun-
sci on both sides Indicate that an
appeal viii be taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

the Ifainze- AmniRamated dispute
had been settled. 4 vigorously de-
MED here By both parties az being
entirely foundationlcss
IL t. stated that there r. absolutely
nothing tn the story that r. Augss-
tus Heinze had sold out TO the
Amaigamated Copper Company. and
would become the general manager
for tha copper trust In Montana.
The end Of the trouble Il not yet
In sight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

Sheriff Richards Of Victoria ar
rived In Seattle tod,y for the pur-
pose OF securing from Sheriff Cudi-
hee plan OF the scaffold on which
Nordstrom and Seaton were hanged
Five men are 70 be executed Ia that
city, November 81. and he IL anxious
10 erect n scaffald "a near like the
one designed By Cudlhee as possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

The theory popular among many
unwedsed damsels that it IL better
10 be an old mans darling than =
young mans slave. was greatly dis
credited today BY young Mrs. Elix-
abeth MawEon. A divorce COM
plant was filed BY her against her
elderly husband. Louis Nav son
The suit IL brought on the ground
Of extreme cruelty and desertlon.
Mrs Mawsun alleges that when "A
debutants Of Just Is. she pllRhtsd
her trofh 70 the defendant. who IL
Is years her senior. Before the
honeymoon had waned. according to
her story. her husband contracted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

NEW YORK. Nov president
buchanan has issued a general order
today for a national strike OF the
international Association OF Bridge
men a Structural Iron Workers. Ihe
strike viii be chiefly centered In THIS
city. because ef the failure OF rec
oEntation Of local No. :, here, by
contractors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
q INJURED
IN WRECK

rate u 2 miles an hour The traia
turned completely over rolled down
i5-f0Dt cmbaukmsHt aud slid a e0nald.
srablo distance On the roofs Of ths
coaches. Twenty passengers aboard
we're all more or lesa Injured. but mona
fatally
Seriously lnjuredi
Bliss Irene Haiius OF PahEroviils,
Ind.
william Guessing. baggaEemastsr,
Toledo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
LOOKS LIKE
WAR

BELGRADE. Nov 7.--ordinarr traf.
Go has been suspended for tpo days 10
permit the transportation 81 troops
and military supplies 20 tho Turkish
frontier. The reason Tor this sudden
military dlanlaT D. unknown
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
PANAMA is UNCLE
SANS FOUNDING

a constitutional convention 20 meet
Monday Tor the pur t0ie OF adopting
permanent form OF government
providing Tor the selection OF a
president and drafting canal
treaty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
WILL TRY
IT AGAIN

wAsHtNGToN. p. g. Nov r.
Professor Langley has announced 20
the VAT department. that he will soon
make another attempt 20 ny his
aerodrofna a. whitewater.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
According TO European Powers
Which Commend the United
States for It's Action and Hint
ar Sovereignty Over AH0f South
American STATES

BERLIN. Nov. THE German
foreign office has authorized a state
ment as follows Germany APP
proves Of Americas action Ia Pam
ANA which is reasonable. perfectly
legitimate. and position every
great power would take IN the same
circumstances Germany recognizes
the new republic as practically an
American dependency she well
comes the change rreferrtng that
the canal should ss under the cone
troll OF America rather than OF an
unstable South American stEte.
whose wi,tn might lead her % block
the canal and lombard passing
ships"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

Republic Of Panama fayerably I'm
pressed the French officials. The
government has NOW definitely de-
eided 20 follow suit. provided that
Panama guarantees the maintain %
anea OF the rights OF thu French
Panama Canal company. and the
protection OF French interests g
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
ooVRRNoR ApPoINrEp

WASHINGTON. u, G. Nov. -
Consul Malmros nt Colon, eabind the
state department this morning that
forfario ManendeH has been APP
polntsd and inauEurutad as governor
Of colon and the head OF the oefi
eiaiiv proclaimed dependent RE-
public OF Panama. fle adds every
thins Is quiet there today, A mes
sage from Vice Consul Ehrman OF
Panama, says Il IL quct there also.
A helatrd despatch from Minister
neaupre. AZ hogota. dated Soyem-
Der I, SAYS great excitement pre-
wallis at hoEota. on account Of the
rumor % serious disturbances on
the isthmus tending toward move
ment for Independence. According
"a state department davicea. Bur
neau Nsrilla has been chosen by the
new republic AZ It's diplomatic rep
rasentative at Washington lilo T.
a prominent financler and one OF
the most important stockholders In
thu French Panama company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
THE cLoVERLEAF PASSENGER
RUNS INTO OPEN SWITCH
AND ROLLS DOWN AN EN-.
BkNkM EMIT

FRAEKFOHT. Ind Nov "A west
bound Cioverieaf YaHnenger train ran
into an open switch this morning out
side Of the city. while running at the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
WILL NOT EFFECT SEATTLE

There is no local organization OF
the structural iron workers, and so
far as could be learned today. the
call for a general strike will have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
FOOTBALL
FINAL SCORES

FINAL SCORES
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. T.,
Harvard Il, Pennsylvania 10.
NEW HAES. Conn. Nov. Yale
20. Syracuse 0.
ITHACA. y. T., Nov 7.-Coruell
Q. Lehigh 0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
NATIONAL STRIKE
OF IRON WORKERS
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN ISSUES ORDER BECAUSE coNTRAc-
TORS REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE NEW YORK UNION NO. q

no effect In Seattle. There Is very
little of this elias of work being
done here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY

IN z NiNFNN Wv = NGioN
LONDON. New. The attitude Of
Great Britain In regard 20 the Pna-
anna revolt u one 81 approval OF
the conduct Of che government %
the United states and encourage
ment 81 the Washington authorities
- recognize the independence Of
Panama or acquire the country The
British feeling In fact Is that the
United states should undertake to
preserve good order and stability
In All the Central American states.
which practically means that Uncle
sam should absorb them.
The other Euror~an POWERS are
either apathetic or coincide with the
official attitude Of Great Britain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
END NOT
IN SIGHT

BUTTE. Mont. Nov. THE dis
patch from Portland stating that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09
FORMING oovERNMpNT

WASHINGTON. u. G. Nov -
Panama advices say the revolution
AIRY government has issued a cali for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-09

FRENCH OFFICIALS PLEASED
PARIS. Nov. 2 News that
America had recognized the new
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
UNFIT FOR WORK."
The Doctors Verdict and How Mr.
Graham Disregarded It.

sorha doctor said ] was not mt 1or
,,-or,- ana that if / wanted to live
would have to give up business, said
y r crabau of No. l25 Jefferson street,
Peoria. Ill.
and I was incapacitated." he con-
,;nuad ar was a kind of incipient
,,araIvsis and it is due to DIR. Williams
PM; pills for Pale People that am
now IN nerfect health again. First
would be hot, then coid ana ciaiiiinS anu
at times my body felt as II pierced py
needles There were terrible pains all
over me and then l would nave no ieei-
ing at all. A numbness sometimes came
over me and could not move. with II
all were agonizing headaches and pain
in the region of my spine. look PACK
on if now and wonder how l retained
my reason through that long and trying
ordeal. There were months and months
when I got no natural sleep ana my
nervous system was a wreck from pain
and the opiates which 1 had been
obliged to take.
cone day l read the statement of
man who had been cured of a case ike
mine by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People and / began taking them
The first box did So well that / con-
tinued until six boxes We're taken and L
was entirely we'll. That was about
seven years ago and have been in per-
feet health ever since.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pIe contain, in a condensed form. all the
elements necessary to give new life ana
richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves. They are an unfaiiing
specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataxia. partial paralysis, st. Vltus'
dance. sciatica, neuralgia rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after-efTects OF
the grip, palpitation of the heart, pale
and sallow compilations and all forms of
weakness either in male or female. Or.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
postpaid OH receipt of price. fifty cents
a box, or six boxes for two dollars and
fifty cents (they are never sold in buiK
or by the .hundred by addressing Or.
Williams Medicine Company. Schenec-
t:tdy, n. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24

S. The James Boy i'll the Mountain
or Carl Green the detective Great Sur
Prise.
The Bradys and the Factory Girl or
q Secret Of a poison envelope.
This is what you might call con-
centrative or intensive reading. There
is; no scattering over the broad Held
II adventurous heroes. With one ex-
f.eption. IN which he has gone astray
on the Brsdys and the Factory Girl,
the devoted young student has been as
steady TO his subject as ever Carlyle
was to the adventurous Frederick or
macaulay to the adventurous William
or Professor Sloan TO the adventurous
Napoleon. He deserves this need Of
praise. He has followed the advice so
often given to youthful readers not to
scatter their reading, but to choose
some subject and read it up tho oueh-
ly.
The writing shows that the boy Is
not wholly illiterate. for, while h. has
no marks for punctuation or the pos
sessive. every word is spelled correctly.
He has probably gone through the
sixth grade of public school. perhaps
Ills, utI, anu itc - Il ~ pc vi
We are turning them out in great
numbers, destined to vex the souls of
Harvard's presidents years to come.
We are teaching them the simple art
OF reading, but either from not holding
the pupil long enough or from some
internal defect we are not teaching
taste and judgment President Eliot
was right when he said lately that the
products of our schools love cheap
literature-The Public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
A College Training.

Home from college came the STRIPPING,
calm and cool and debonair.
With a weird array of raiinent and a
wonderous wealth Of hair.
With n lazy love of languor and healthy
hate of work
And q cigarette devotion that would
shame q turbaned Turk.
And he called his father "Guv nor with
a cheek serene and rude.
While that raging, wrathful rustic called
his son Il LASTED dude.
And in dark and direful language NUT
tered threats of coming harm
To. the idle. shif'lcss critter' from his
fathers good right arm.
And the trouble reached a climax on the
lawn behind the she'd
Now, I'm g0in' ter lick yer, sonny, so
the sturdy parent said,
"And I'll knock the college nonsense from
your noddle, mighty Quick.
Then he lit upon the chappy Ike Il wagon
load of brick.
But the youth sereneIy murmurel, as he
grippad his angry dad.
You're a clever rtlsher, Guy'nor, but yoG
tackle very bad
And he rushed him through the centre
and he tTipped him for fall
And he scored a goal and touchdown with
his papa as the ball
strolled away,
Saying THAT was jolly. Guy nor, now
we'll practice every day"
White his father from the puddle, where.
he wallowed in disgrace,
Smiled upon his offspring. proudly, from a
bruised and battered face.
And with difficulty rising. quick he hob
bled to the house,
..Henry's all right. ma = he shouted to his
anxious. waiting spouse.
.'Ho just licked me good and solid and |
tell yer, Mary Ann.
When a chap kin lick your husband, he's
a mighty able man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
LIGHT AND AIRY.
A Transatlantic Joke.

'"rhere's a peculiar thing about the
London fog, remarked the returned tour
list.
''What's that?" inquired the inquisitivc
man.
WHY. when it's gone it's never mist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
Harkine Back.

''Ycu We're telling Miss Gaussip this
morning that you were going to be mar
ried again, weren't you?" said the shrewd
man.
why, yes the widower gasped in
surprise, chow did you know?''
after you left her she began tc count
on her fingers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
Twice as Black.

Sambo Cole--Dat gal done insult me
done tole me ! wuz brack as de ace OBJ
spades.
Eph Dark-Sho! OATS on'y half as bad
as she insulted me. She done tole mt
was black as dc deuce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
Good Of Him.

Mr.. Borem--Did you tell her that ! call
ed to see her yesterday?
Miss Peppery-Yes, and she said it. was
very thoughtful of you.
Mr.. Borem--The idea. Why should she
consider it thoughtful of me to call?
Miss Peppery-I think she meant that
you called while she was out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
The School for Scandal.

Look at the crowd of women going
into Mrs. Gabbie's house. What's the at
traction?''
"Detraction. The sewing circle meets
there today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
The Surest Way.

They say you're making plenty Of
money in the stock market
yes I never fall
Really? You get straight tips, eh?.
Not much. I sell them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
Like and Love.

Jess-She speaks of him as "a likely
young man What does that mean?
Jess--That means a young man who
likes her we'll enough to speak of her as
lovely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
The Desired Effect.

"I see, said the supertitious man.
that they're providing for 15-inch guns
on the new cruisers
'Well?"
'.Well, they ought to wnow that that's
mlucky.'
They expect them to be unlucky to
anything that gets in front of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
The Object.

Tess--May Speit said she was going to
call on you today. Did she do it?
Jess-Yes, and she had an object in
view.
Tess-What was it?
Jess-Young BERTHE kallow. She brought
him with her to show inc she had caught
him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24

Rcv. Churchill Satterlee, Of Columbus;
S. c., one OF the most eloquent preachers
in the South. il IN washington visiting
his fathers RiSbou Satterlee, -s-4-,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24
In Lonesomehurst.

Subbubs-Our little town is booming.
! met a couple of travelling statesmen in
our business district this morning and
they were quite enthusiastic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24

Cftiman-That- So " nat Ililes WtEe
they in?
drummer and the other sod--erahen.!
undertakerS' supplies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24

This table of course includes only
English published books, and it is fur
Their to DE noted that the new editions
of 1901 amounted to 1888; those of 1902
to 1912. Thus the total for 1902 is 1881,
against GOA for 1901. Compared with
other wears, the total for 1902 is slight
ly higher than that of 1900. nearly 200
below 1898 and 1885, more than 500
below 1897 just 500 above 1896, and
1000 above 1901. But of this increase
on last year about 500 are mscellane-
ous-chiefiy pamphlets at IA few pence
each ard go are siXpenny fiction. The
increase is not great, therefore, and
we are told the money value of the
books of 1902 is not so great AS that of
1901. In fiction the number is almost
the same as in 1898, slightly above that
of 1900 and 1896, but below 1897 and
1899 For every day of last year there
were nearly five novels published
Theological books show an increase.
but this is due, we learn. partly to the
issue of pious pamphlets and of ser
mons. In drama and poetry the num-
Der is higher. than in 1901 but lower
than in the five previous years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-24

A Chicago merchant found his office
boy often engaged in reading III such
ain absorbed way that he determined to
encourage such a good habit. thinking
the reading was beneficial. On ques-
tioning the boy, he was aStonished to
find what had occupied all his spare
time and asked him for a list OF the
books he had read recently. Here IS
an exact copy of the list as written IN
the boys own hand. In spite of nu-
merous repetitions it should be read
through, for only in this way can one
get the full cumulated effect l copy
as accurately as possible. The num-
bers probably refer to certain volumes
i'll some series or library:
l. James Boys or the Bandit Last
Shot.
g. Chasing the James Boys or De-
tective dangerous Case.
8. The James Boys and Pinkerton
or Frank and Jesse as detective.
T. The Man from nowhere and his
adventures with Jesse.
). Jesse James and Siroc or 4 chase
for a horse