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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
LOVE IS HIS GUIDING STAR
CAPTAIN EssoN or THE GOOD Snip PORT STANLEY. WILL
SEATTLE COMES - .

since last july. and Captain Esson
soon made many friends la town
and one evening he set enc who IN
short time became more than
friend" aIff some folks SAP they can
understand why Il has taken nearly
ffye months to load the Port stan
ley With her cargo % lumber. and
these same f1ihs are willing to
wager that II won't talkc half 40
long 20 unload Il and bring the Port
Stanley back TO Seattle again, for at
the end bf the return voyage tbs
wedding bells will ring.
Esson couldn't entirely keep the
good news q profound secret 40 b.
copflded TO one Uf hf~ friends. who
told The star about IL bat "sifnri.
would not tell. who the lucky Gin
was
During his shert stay here cspiaIs
Essen was one Of tho most popular
Of the many ses-faIing men who
touch this port. HIS career on the
deep dated from about six years ago
when he shipped on tire Port Stan.
ley In "A humble position. but rap
idly climbed the ladder an he is now
IN command Of his ship and Is q
most efficient officer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

Patrick Brennan. railroad la
borer Formerly employed by the Sc
attle Electric company. shot and
killed Edward Dunn. seafariug
man. IN the Seattle Mus saloon. cor
nef ~ Naiiroad avenue and Main
street, az 80 o'cleck this morning.
II was a murder as deliberate and
cold aleodea as Was evvf peFpe-
trated In Seattle. Brennan made
hts ESCAPE after the Killing. though
he Was chased through an alley as
Far as Nesler way
The tragedy was enacted before
those who Witnessed Il cuuld even
attempt 20 interfere brennan had
been tying 81 wait for his victim for
nearly an hour. when Dunn and
john davidson entered by the rear
door OF the satoon brennan had
hssra standing in the front deer. The
two men walked TO a point forward
Of the middle of the room. Then
Brennan stepped up behind them.
ard. without a word. ffred a shot
into punus side. The latter fell
forward With a gasp. and expired a
feS seconds later from an internal
henorrhags. nreunAn's weapon Was
q 91-calther revolver.
Before BFsnnn eaouid fire another
shot Dumas compnfAuu, Davidson.
assisted By another hssts nesr, gtap-
pied with him The murderer
threatened 20 shoot Davidson, hat
the latter Nreneh@d the gun away
from him before he ceuId carry out
his purpose. Daytdsons thumb uas
badly iseerat-si IN the encounter. ct
ting cauEhf near the trigger of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
PATRICK BRENNAN Law IN WAIT EDDIE DUNN. SHOT HIM
IN THE BACK AS ne ENTERED WATERFRONT SALOON,
MORNING EsoAPEo-rRAoEoY IS THE OUT.
CONE. PROBABLY OF QUARREL BUSINESS MAT.
rsss-wsRs JOINT OWNERS OF A FISHING sLooP

gun. lie handed the revolver 10 the
other man. and while he was dotns
80 Brennan nan out OF the frunt
door lie turned az the alley be-
tween Railroad and First avenues.
and went as far as fexier NAY
n herr all traee ~ him was lest.
PatrOlman Chapman. who was
standing al ths cotnet of FIRST ave-
nue. and Washington street. WAS no.
TITLED. bat did BOT get Into the ksns
untii the murderer he'd disappeared.
He took charge ~ tifeunaus hat.
u hitch the latter dropped IN the "a
loon IN the seuffie. and his Eun.
The motive for Rrennan'a crime is
uncertain. AZ o'clock this morn .
ms he told Henry H~nwpod that he
Was going 81 90 harm 10 Dunn.
Henweod said this morning.
brennan had been talking an
grtiy about Dunn most 81 the night.
Dunn and Davidson had gone up
town. ! saw fireman pat three
cartridges into his revolver. lie
talked 10 much thar I could hardly
sleep At O'Clock this mcFaing.
h~ said To me. Tell the Dunn raan
that when I sc him again Il Kfli
be the shortaHt account I ever had
Then he placed HE belongings IN tho
small boat which gas lied To- a sraw
AZ the foot OF Washington street.
and pulled away freua The sinon on
which We were sleeping. not saying
where he wns EulBK The boat has
not been found. I rather thought he
YVES joking
That vas the last { heara ~ che
matter Until Davidson sauts running
down to the sioop to tell me that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

Fedefation II Miners. hnd a con.
Naitation with President Roosevelt
yeaterday afternoon. The appeal
uss as follows
In behalf Of the fnsfaliif.r1ua
faiu~ra II the state of Colorado. will
you personally request President
Roosevelt 80 immediately inyea,i-
gate conditions In the san Juan and
Cripple creek districts u Colorado -
AZ the conclusion Of the confer
sfcr betwseu the president and the
Colorado senators the latter sent the
following telegram % President
Meyer
The president states 90 as that
under present conditions he has
neither the power nor the right Co
take such action AZ pea request"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
FROM the
BOTTOM Of
the SOUND

A hatfui 81 spurious coins dredged
from the bottom ~ commencement
bay. az Tacoma. viii be used ~
evidence against Jake cisusaen. ar
rested = few days ago by Detectives
Adams and Lane on the charge Of
countsrfeiting Information iN on
fife against Ciauassu today before
4 nised States Commissioner Keller
At on~ tiine ciaussan was watch
man on n taF AZ Tacama, aud u is
thought he threw the money over
beard from that vessel.
The bogus coin was found by ac-
rstient by the crew - the tug Ar
thur u and traced to cianREen.
when the accused counterfelter
was arrested hla pocksts were full
OF bogus money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

Somewhere out on the broad
wastes Of the Pacific. the good ship
Port Stanley. flying n British flaE.
Is making for the southern rsnH. Her
destiuioH are la the hands Of Captain
Thomas E.ss0n. che II the gounEeHt
masters Ia the British merchant ma
rine service. for h. il barely = years
old.
And this stalwsrt son Of Sepiun.
Il one OF the hapI4esi OF men. f0i
love IN his guiding star. Hla ship
left Seattle a few days ago with a
cargo % lumber for Chilean por'r.
aud when she heayed anchor ana
stood away for her long voyage. y
pretty young woman. one al seatlie's
fair daughters. waved "A farewell
salute from the wharf and babe her
betroihe1 godspeed. a safe journey
and a speedy return, for in about
four months Captain Eseon vii b.
here again 90 claim the giri az his
bsisis.
The little romance started several
months ago. when the Port stsnte,
arrived In port from Hamburg with
cargo Of merchandise consigned 20
local firms. She has been IN Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

CONaTAETfNopLE. Dec. B.
American Consul william Ross
Davis has left hia poet A Beirut aud
has caused the American flag ~
AlrzHudrettn Ia b. lowered ln con
sequence Of being iusulled and AZ
aauited bY Turkish peiiHe.
Minister teiHhWan has mHdo ear
nest proteatationH to the porte aud
u In believed that when more COM
plrts report has been received the
United States viii demand the full
est feparatleu.
The affair grew out u the arrest
Of an Armenian named Aftarlsn. q
natuTaiized American. who was
imprisoned ~ Aiephn. but released
on condition that he Immediately
leave the country.
Davis was eHeofiing him from
prison when Turkish police attacked.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
MURDERED PARTNER

Dunn had been murdered. think
that the friction between the two
men was due 10 the fact that nten-
nan MAS not a HeafaFiug man. he
had told me earlier Ia the night
that he sas going 90 set oft ~ the
beat aud take somebody with him.
Tie had bat recently bought an tn.
iefest in the nloou which NE EXPECT
Cd To take out today on getting
clearance papers
The fishing eluor referred ta by
hrnW cod u moofcd ct the foot Of
Washington street She Mas for
meriy uN ned b the thfes partners
Dunn. Brennan and Davidson. who
were IA the saloon together this
morning Five days ago Henwood
bought quarter interest in the
Negscl
'arennan came Into the saloon
shout IN hour before the shooting
said J u. Moofe. the bartender at the
Mus saloon. Who nas the KILLING
He Inquired II me whether that
Dunn man aud Ia wilson had been
around yet ! teld him they had
not. I noticed nothing unusual Ia
his manner. The seven or eight
n'Hn Ia the ronm were lined up At
I'M WIZ HAAA aHH NANAAhk AAAAA =
when the shot Was fired.
William smith q !Qngshoremgn.
VAS one 81 thoe6 in tho room. tie
saw Dunn ana Davidson enter the
room. but did not actually SEQ the
SHOT fired. lie says that after the
shot WAS fired. Davidson and n
spauiarI we're tire only men pres
sut sho dared Co attack brennan
Davidson caught the latter by the
thFo8t. bat as hs Was handing the
Gun "a the SpaBisrd. brennan got
ous ~ his reach.
brennan has brother u ha L. a
sfafnan on the tug Tyes. which 10
towing the steamer M.t~ar to tits
rsnrt lie IL about q years 81 age
Dunn VAS three ar fear years
younger. and vas = mefnbsf If the
sailors union. Roth men were un-
married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
KILLED BY GAS
THEODORE Peterson. CLERK. YEARS AGE AND MEN,
sER OF " NJ C A. FOUND cad IN HIS ROOM
AvENuE-wAs AN ACCIDENT -

T-heaaore Peterson, a clerk ~ years
o. age. who was employed In the fur
nitura store Of Frederick a Nelson on
Second avenue. was axphYxisted by
gas ~ hts room ut izii sixth avenue
iast night or this mnrfling His dead
body was found in his rpom az u
O'clock today. tits last act had h.en
20 write Christmas letters to rela-
tiv-s and friends In Sweden. These
letters were found In the roam this
morning.
Pcdersonss lack Of knowledge Of the
mechanism OF a gas heater resulted
In hts death Last night he purchased
a small gas stove and Installed Il tn
his room. Peterson was member Of
the Y. NJ. G. a. and u IL believed that
he was at the rooms Of the ass0oia-
ton during the evening. IL Is not
known at just what time he returned
10 his nom.
There are three stop-cucks on the
gas stove all Of which 81 IL necessary
10 turn when shutting off the gas.
The young man turned off but ons
Of these stops. and the Eas WAS es-
Gaping when he retired.
when the chnmbermatd went 10
Pcderznn's room this morning phe
found the door locked. Peterson usu-
ally got up early. end IL was thought
nj the timr that he had left the house
after he had locked his door. Later,
however. the 0dor OF gas was detect
cd and the door was broken In.
Cold In death On the bed lay the
hndy Of the ypunE man. IL was owl
Dent that he had died after he had
fallen asleep There were no signs Of
"a struggle and nothing 10 indicate
that he had been aware OF his i'm
pending fate.
Coroner Hoye was notified and after
an Investigation the body was re-
moved 70 the undertaking rarlors Of
the Bonncy- Watson company. tn
coroner believes that the death wa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
CITY PRINTING
BIDS OPENED

Bids for the city printing were
opened by the city council last night
and referred 20 n committee. They
were as follows. acknowledgement.
first insertion 20 cents. each suhee-
quent Insertion Ga cents each. set solid
Hgate; Times, first insertion 20 cruts.
subsequent Insertion . cents. set in
nunpareil. Daily Record. first inser-
ton cents. each subsequent insertion
cents. Dali bulletin. first Insertion
10 cent?. each subsequent insertion Is
cents.
Corporation Counsel Gillian was In
structed &C. go 90 Olympia 90 hurry
the decision In the city printing in
junction ease now pending IN the SUI
preme court
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FIGHT BATTLE
With GUARDS
STRIKER KILLED OUTRIGHT AND TWO oYlse-THEY
TELL VERY DIFFERENT STORIES

DENVER. Colo. Dec s.--One re-
port giving the details Of the fight
which took place las, night between
Colorado Fuel Company's guards
and striking Italians at Sesuno.
states that the guards @ere patrol
ling the plant when the strikers
rushed toward them firing a yoiley
81 them.
The guards returned the fire.
bringing down three - their assaii-
ants. one Of whom died ~ 30 o'ciock
this morning. the other two are
dying and a fourth man who was
captured has been Jailed. he was
shot through the wrist.
The wounded men say there were
but seven strikers In the fight, In
stead Of %. as first reported. They
also claim that the fight was started
BY the guards without prOvOcati0n.
ard that the latter did all Of the
fighting.
The roads leading 10 the Seguno
coke ovens are now heavily guarded.
a. more trouble " feared.
The dead and wounded are said TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
A POOR MAN HAS
Nd RIGHT To LIVE

sandy mus,schs and was neatly
dressed in black coat aud vest and
oVeralls.
The body was removed 10 May.
field's morgus By order Of Deputy
Coroner MeursBor vsho Investigated
the ease,
In hia statement he said, This IL
the only way see out Of my diff
eultisn. A poor man 10 better dead
anyway than working Tor bare
existence when some takes the
cream Of lite and leaves him tho
skinned milk. lt's nobody'a husis
ness who | was and am no, afraid
OF the other side. The morphine
route looks coed 90 me-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
HE PLAYED
AND LOST
pool ROOM TOUT ACQUITTED
ON GRAND LARCENY CHARGE

tlen Halliday. the racs horus tout
who failed TO appear ia court ycs-
terdaY when hiss case was called for
trial. wan brought ~ this morning
BY his boudanen and was rtyen n
bearing eu a charge Of stealing So
from J. A. Metirath ia a local pool
room. lie was promptly discharged
He had Witnesses Who Nwore that
McGrath gave him the money &C.
play on n certaiu horse and Other
witnesses who gaw him play the
meney on q horHe that didn't win.
Aetfrath said that HaIuday
suatchcd the money from his hand
but the weight ~ evidence was
against him. and Justice Cam dts
charged the defendant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
DEMAND
REFORM
GREEN LAKE PEOPLE ASK TIE
CITY COUNCIL TO PASS ORD
NANCE PREVENTING OVER
cRowpiso OF STREET CARS

Councilman Murphy Of the Niuiii
introduced a resolution 10 regulate
the car Service ON the Green Lake
fine. and tfs Green Lake Improve
rnrnt club presented tie proposed
ordinance against the oyervrowdiHg
uf street ears. az the council meet
ing. last night.
The ordinance was drawn In blank
and referred to the corporations
committee. which will meet nekl
Friday evening with the residents
81 Green LAX. and tho officials Of
the Seattle Electric company. 20
discuss and formulate a plan 90 give
the residents ~ the rapidly grow
ing Hnbnfb a decent car service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
KIDNAPPED
PRETTY sxrEHs.YsAR.oLo oIRL SPIRITED AWAY AND HELD
IN CAPTIVITY IN NEBRASKA

LINCOLN. Seb-. Dec. s. ncplah
Thomas. the pretty is-year -oid
daughter % a York county farmer.
Who disappeared from home tao
weeks ago. Was found hast nlEht. ia
me house 81 John iiiark, a nrigl1bof
% the Thomas family, where she
hAa been held captive after ,hav .
Ing bssn kldnap~d b. John hlaT.
AGAINST whom there In sfipi4Al
case pending She Naa the tttn-
ripal Witness for the prasHcuiioes
Rlalr aas suspected when the klfl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
Theodore Roosevelt Gefs His Dan
der Up, Hands the Colombian
General a Hot Bunch and Then
Tells Him TO Gef Out and Stay
Our

WASHINGTON. u. @. Dee s.
uourral ReyeH, special representa-
tive Ut Colombia, called at the
White House today, aud II was
given cut later that his five minutes
Interview with President RoosHYelt
was extremely unpleasant.
The latter Information. which IL
perfectly reliable Indicates that
there was no pleasure tn Il f0f
Reyes lie evidently made some res
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disappeared uioodhoundr were
used IN an attempt to foll1y her,
bur they failed 10 ieeate her Neigh
bofs told The sheriff % their sua-
pieions las, night. He. with a
posse. forced an entrance into the
.piark residence. and found the Kiri
lh IN upstairs room.
i THE Girl says ahe WAS kindly
lfeAtad. bat Vas kept IN the closest
taptivliy. Hiaif vas Immediately
Ieffcstad and taken 10 tho York
county jail. The farmers threaten
A. lynch tho prisoner
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
BOB EVANS WILL
INVESTIGATE

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. e.
The Runhoat Annapolis has been
dispatched Ia Lamusi. Fortnosa, by
Rear Admiral Evans, In command of
the Asiattc squadron, TO make an In
veatigatiun OF the attack VI natives
on the stranded crew OF the Amer
lean ship Benjamin seawail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
JUDGE IS
SARCASTIC

sACRoMENTo. Cal. Dec. S.--Thc
Jury IN the csae ~ Convict Woods.
the Poisson ssrspe. after being out ~
hours. brought In a verdict today of
guilty Of murder in the necqnd degree.
Judge Hart. ssrcasficsiiy asked
did rhear you Hay guilty u dis
turiinE the peace az FoianmT'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. Dec. B.
Application fer a writ 81 habe8a
corpus Ia the case of Victor Poole. n
striker incarceraied Ia the military
bull pen. has been filed at ths In
stance 81 the union leaders To test
the validity Of the martial law 90
tabllshed here. No charge has ever
been filed against Poole. The case
WllI be taken 10 the United States
supreme court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

mark which aroused President
HooseveltH lighting blood. The lat
ter went for him rough Hhod and
angry words wern heard in the al
joining rooms.
The president concluded his de-
nunciation with the statement that
IL Hsyes had any more business TO
transact with America. Il would
have 10 be done With the secretary
" state lie waa told not 10 enter
The White House again
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
SIx.DAY RACERS
ARE SLOW

NEW YORK. Dec. s ---Fourtesn Of
the ~ original teams In the HiN-
day bicycle race are stu going but
n lpw record has been made SO far.
Twelve teams were tied at ? O'Clock
this morning. showing ss2 miles and
six iapa. The record for the samo
length OF time IL G7P miles and Uno
Lap. 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

SEATTLE PASSENGER AND HER CHILD ON STEAMER QUEEN
mysrgRiouslY DISAPPEAR WHILE en- ROUTE TO FRISCO

SAX FRANCISCO. Cal. De. ~
rhq steamer Queen arrived from Ae@t-
Gle thin morning with two passengers
fnlsssua when shs left seattle Ms
tIarrs = Uidt ana her little child snr
saEssi = lssrth and sent aboard. fbsf
~rrs aesn 81 Capt Cousins and pas
SINGERS.
ne Queen teachsd pt FieteFis. bat
the passenger cay MR. oi8t ras
sacn on thu Steamer after leastug that
port a few h0ssfs latsf nsithsF ceu a
~ fe1ad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
FLASHED A GUN

Charles storms was this MORN
inE ci4urKed with exhibiting a gun In
crowd on Naahon Island. Alfred
Fabcfiie is the complaining vii
ness The trouble occurred last
sunday. The warrant was sworn
out this morning before Justice VIM
quiat Of Nashon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
new PARTY
LAUNCHED
hEINzE's ANTITRUST MOVE.
MENr NOW A PROMINENT
FACTOR IN POLITICS

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. s..-Nith n
great burst of enthusiasm the Heinzc
anti trust party was launched on the
ffonhiouH sea Of Montana politics
last night. Five hundred delegates
from an over the state were present.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
WILL
FIGHT
UNION MEN WILL NOT EVEN
DISCUSS PROPOSED Repuc.
TON OF WAGES

PlTTsnURa Pa. Dec. s-Prssidcnt
shaffer. ot the AmaiEamRtsd aSsocia-
tiun 81 iron. steel ana tin workers. to-
day stated emphaticaily that members
- the union wouldn't accept a rcdue-
ton IN wages. nor would such a re-
ducilnn hs even considered or dis
fstlaar1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
EDOFFICE

r. W. Hawkins office In Flat a of
teh Yale building was hrolScn omen
at about sls o'clock yesterday after
noon and several valuable articles
stolen. The burglars gained entrances
hv the main office door. which they
pried open with Jimmy. Trunks
and valises were searched thoroush-
IN. Among the vnlushles stolen vert
tive gold watches, two valuable neck
lAccs and several gold nuggets
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

CELEBRATE

ROME. italy, Dee. s.--The Amer
lean college today celebrated Its
ssth Anniversary. together with the
feast Of immaculate conception, at
q banquet one hundred and fifty
guests were present and toasts were
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

have been tnembers OF the gang
which fired on four strike breakers
from an Bmbuscadc. shooting one IN
the foot. The strike breakers NeFe
conveyed % Prfmero. a sawsd-off
shotgun was found on the spot
here ore Of the strikers fell.
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ROASTED
Whole Family Caught i'm Fire
Trap and All But One Are
Burned TO Death

cLARKsBuRc. y. j.. Dec. s,--Au
but 0ae u the entire family OF
Clayton Fowler. were burned to
death in their home. this morning
The dad are Fowler. his wife and
three small children. one son es-
capped
All were sleeping IN the houses
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when u caught fire. The flames
made rapid Roadway. and the In
mates Of the iaause 9eFe caught
like rats Ia trap before the fire
was discovered The one Hon man :
AGED TO fiKht his way osft. lie was
severely burned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
ALLEGED FORCER

l. v. Kay. who says be f. law
yer. was arrested by Detectives
Kennedy and Hyrney this morning
~ the request Of sheriff Ttisbeil ~
Mt Vernon. II - alleged that Kay
attempted 20 pass forged check
purportlng ~ be signed by a lumber
company ~ Mt. Vernon lie IL be-
Ing held pending an Investigation.
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purely accidental and will probably
hold ne inquest. The unains Of tbs
Citizens lAght and Power company
serve the residence ln which the acci-
dent occurred
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George Digner. charged with rob
hing Gust berring In saloon I'm
the lower part Of the city, was this
morning bound over to the superior
court for trial by Justice Cam.
DerrinR sworc that Digner forced
him 10 stand against a wall while
he went through his pockets and
stole 1850 IN money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

EXPLOSION

PARSONS Kaas Dec A natural
GAS explosion wrecked the Bsfps
block tbiH afternoon me explosion
was IT great force Windows = block
away we're broken Tho damage viii
amount 10 over f51po
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
SUNK
BIC BOATS MEET IN COLLISION
AND THREE ARE DROWNED

LONDON. Dec r. Steamers Wa
tefinnd and Stella callided in the
ruth az o'clock this morning The
Stella sank dfow ning three persons
Who were aboard
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So Said a Ballard Man and He
Swallowed a Dose of Morphine

The body Of an unknown man
WAS found on Prospect beach near
Ballard shortly after 7 e'Sieek this
afternoon. A letter In the clothing
states that the writer was broke,
~as tired Of working Ger the benefit
~ others, could not beg and had
resolved 70 take morphine. The let.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09
PRESIDENT WON'T INTERFERE

WASHINGTON. r. C., Dec. -
Senators Teller and Patterson. act
Ing on the request OF the Western
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NOT IN VICTORIA

NOT IN VICTORIA
VICTORIA. " G. De- s-iuaairY
among customs officials fails 60 re-
Nset anything further W regard 60
Mrs Harry " Oiat They have no
recollection u such = party landing
herr ard ara of the spiuipn that she
asa not Do %.
Mrs.. otdfs name aoes not appear Ia
the n~atsls city directory for che eur
rent year. and 80 far 40 eau be
learned. she ls got knowu here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-09

ter was signed with the latin word
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although the man was seen on the
street in Ballard by Town Marshal
Hunt. sunday. he was a stranger.
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