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coRRUPT SEATTLE
OFFICIALS INDICTED
.,d,l Which Will Make
Affair Seem Puny Said to
Be forthcoming.
,,zu ARE ALL PROMINENT
Were Indicted on Serious
' csaroes, Among Them the Mayor,
Chief of Police and
Justices.

Wash. April AFTER =
sealte' scene in court, in which rep
drana.!Iiye members OF the local bar
reseh'asa ~ every means in their power
resolsee IT, the grand jury yesterday
to pIen returned all the indictments
atteIsv ~ had voted during the past two
"hlGn including those against the
Ween,' chief Of police. justices nj 9TH
nasn,inent men in the community.
er III nineteen indictments were re-
nd seyen Of which are against pet
'Lnssnders. A number OF the more
vninpnt ones are also withheld from
lpno minutes Of the court, but the fol-
,anine list embraces all save b minor
ones referred 70;
.saa chief Of Police Sullivan. mall
oll'.o ance In office; Police Judge George
le sSa failure to perform his sworn
Su.' Justice T. II. Sam, extortion and
uo u- !, George u. Upper. perjury; ia
~ y Firth. obtaining a valuable prop
c u.v NV fraud; Walter Shuff1eton, fail
sn" ~ nerform his sworn duty; Charles
~ Whittlesley, larceny by embezzle-
want. P. P. Padden, larceny by embez-
lament: w. H. Whittlesley. larceny by
pmbezzlement.
InTge Cam was indicted for falling to
.o,tsfactorily account to the jury for the
.ronsr notation of $3.50 paid into his court
bRr Fred Gardiner, clerk In the United
v,atas attorneys office in connection with
,ha ISSUANCE of a warrant for a woman in
Can Francisco. It Is claimed that Judge
CAMS testimony relating to h misap-
propriation of h fee incidentally con-
yicted him of perjury.
Necsrs, Furth and Shufheton were in
,,o.ad for their connection with the grant
inr of a lighting franchise to the former
hv the city council in the spring Of 1902.
Mr. Furth Is president OF the Seattle Elec-
,rIc company, and acquired the franchise
Immediately after 1t had been issued to
Sbufaeton, who, several councilmen say
told the municipal body that he applied
for It tor his use as the head of a rival
lighting corporation. and not for assign
n,enr 10 any other person.
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WOMEN TO RUN PAPER.
chieasoans Expect to Purify City mt
Make Money Besides.

chieasoans Expect to Purify City ana
Make Money Besides.
Chicago, March Boa new daily
newspaper, owned. edited and con-
trolled by women, is to enter the jour-
aalistic field of Chicago.
The promoters feel confident that the
new venture will be on its feet in a few
months. Considerable Of the stock has
been already subscribed for, sand DR..
Francis Dickinson Of the Harvey Med
cal college, is to be at the head of the
organization.
The hackers of the new publication
to handle everything In the
way of news thai comes in their a.
They say they expect to do much IN
the way of purifying Chicago, by tell
ing the truth-by telling things which
nay happier in the city council, board
Of education, city hall, and other pub
lie institutions, exactly as they hap
pen, and without fear Of political bias.
They say the papers as conducted at
present are tramelled by political afhl-
lttons which prevent them oftentimes
from telling the true ~inwardness OF
,htngs, and say they will show no favor.
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The Ptarm,oan,

Philadelphia Public Ledger: The ptar-:
migan, an inhabitant Of the Rockies andd
of Alaska, is one OF the many birds whic1it
change their color from brown to gray I'M
the summer months to snowy white I'M
the winter, so that in each case it is
enabled to elude its natural enemies bSi
reason of its close color resemblance ta
its surroundings. But unlike the majority
of its fellows who are provided with a
variable moult, the ptarmigan dons a din
tinctive suit Of clothing spring and fall as
well, making, all told. four changes in t'.e.
years course.
It is told by E. R.. Warren, a.bird lover
of Butte. who has made Of the ptarmigan
a special study, that when he had ap-
preached q nest Of mother and young for
the purpose of securing photographs with
the birds plainly in sight, he suddenly l.st
sight Of them. %
In a few moments the broods appeared
again in the same spot where he had
marked it's nest before, both mother and
young birds with necks stretched as If
looking for something far above them in.
the air. Several experiences of the kind
induced Mr.. Warren also to look toward
the sky when the ptarmigan disappeared,
and he noticed invariably that some hawk
or other bird of prey was sweeping in
wide circles not far from the ground.
The autumn plumage Of the bird is a
mixture of brown and white, with the
latter becoming predominant as the apl
proach of winter dries up the grasses, and
at length covers the ground with its white
mantle. At this stage Of the year it hap
pens that the ptarmigan becomes very
shy, is seldom seen out in the open, and
when away from cover does not allow
the near approach Of the human, With
whom 1t has been very friendly during thu
summer. The winter moult in completed
In November, and for some little time. un-:
til thes snow has reached its regular depth
Of from two to five feet, the ptarmigan.
is seen hardly at all, except as it comes
to water. But let the snow cover all
growing things near the ground, and the
ptarm1gan comes out bravely again, and
In q way even more frienly than during
the summer months:
The ptarmigan finds its winter food in
the buds Of willow branches and moss
which flowing water has spared from the
snow. For the shaking of thirst it has
been known to eat snow, after the fash
ion of the small boy coasting. !:
In contrast with the ways Of the ptar-
mtEan and other edible birds, attention is
called to those of the crow, always black
and visible, but provided with a saving,
odor of musk so strong as to announce
to all the. hawk and the eagle kind that
to eat crow one must indeed be hard up.
In the animal kingdom the weasel. with
Its annual change from black to white. is,
an interesting example Of the same pro-,
lection of nature. It is, however, a double
protection in the weasel's case, because.
with all Its snow coat the extreme tin of,
the WeasePs tail remains always black.
so that the winter hunter shooting at the.
only part of the moving animal clearly
visible upon the snow, may Invariably
speed his bullet too late, or at the worst
cut from Mr.. Weasel's appsadaRe a few
stray hairs.
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Copyright, 1903, by w. r. Hearst.)

tried to answer gayly, and she gave
him her hand and said, "Au revoir."
1t was three days later that she came
upon a knot of men in the billiard
room talking excitedly.
mo, it isn't mere newspaper talk
I tell you I telephoned to the exchange
for the facts. Oldham & Graylfng
failed and four smaller firms have gone
down with them"
Millicent slipped away and tried to
telephone the office Of Oldham & Gray
ling, but central assured her rather
raspily that mo n answered"
She sent a telegram-"So sorry. Wish
I could do something. Answer'-to his
club. There was no reply.
The papers had no ~reassuring news
for her. 'Messrs. Oldham & Grayling
spent the night in their office in con-
able to prevent loss for their patrons"
For three days and. nights the firm
never left their office. At the end Of
that time it was announced that while
the firm Of bankers and brokers had
failed, borne down, by an overwhelming
tide Of disaster, it would pay all its
debts.
Following this announcement came
the news that Howard Oldham, ex-
hausted by the terrible vigil, was dan
g%erously i'll in his rooms at the club.
Miss Shattdck took the next train for
the city, taking with her IN elderly
lady and dependent relative, whose
anliability was in inverse ratio to her
funds. SO was a mos. cbligfng chaperon.
They drove to the Calumet club.
1T is not necessary to take my card
to Mr.. Oldham. Tell the nurse it is his
finance and that she must see him"
The boy returned after five minutes,
his freckled face bearing an insolent
grin.
TIIo 49,. ,o,,,o -. f.1a, =.
! said. He told me to tell you he amt
engaged to anybody"
Millicent started to her carriage. The
boy followed in the expectation of a
tip"
Maybe he's a little off in his head
he said confidentially.
mo" said Millicent In a low voice
to the dependent relative. "He is
right
She called again tina evening and
sent up her card. She was at once adj
mitted, though the nurse protested that
she must not excite him with the least
bad news and that she must say moth
ing about business.
Millicent crossed the room and knelt
beside the bed. The ha1f-starved man
stared at her. His face was wasted,
n as eloquent Of the storm that had
passed as a ravaged coast.
Thank you, Mfllicent. But you
should not have done this"
Yes, I should, Howard, for I have
the right. We're engaged now If we
were not this morning. Do say we are,
Howard?"
The mar smiled at the appealing face
and the coaxing voice.
But, what about the army of grand
old maids?" he said weakly.
"They must do their work in their
own way, and I in mine" She was
firm.
He stretched his trembling hand out
until it rested upon her brown head
The nurse, re-entering just then, heard
him say in a glad. strained voice:
God bless the good women who hell
men to do the work of the Worldn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
GREAT RUSSIAN RIOT.
twenty Eight People Killed and Fifty
Hurt in Strike Troubles
- SJa4nlsk.
at Slatousk.

81 Petersburg, March 3o.-A great
,tnke riot accompanied by much blood
,hed occurred at slatousk. government
IF orfa, among the Ural mountains In
which twenty-eight persons were Killed
Ind fifty wounded.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
and finally a rush came that left h

and finally a rush came that left hE%S
and dry in a permanent place.
Jim vas all right in his way. but it
a new way, and I hadn't been broas
gagged enough to see that 1t was a beyT
ter way.
That was where I caught the connection
between a college education and business.
I've always made 1t a rule to buy brains,
and I've learned now that the better
trained they are the faster they find rea-
sons for getting their salaries raised. The
fellow who hasn't had the training may
be just as smart, but he's apt to paw the
air when he's reaching for IDEAS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
WOULD LAW.
%" Administration in New York Can't
Afford to Play Favorites.

New York, April 1.-Controller
trout today sent a letter to Mayor Low
.eco1nmending dismissal Of Fire Com
customer ~ Sturgis for alleged violation
r. r. me city charter in awarding con-
az the conclusion of the letter Grout
Stses the dismissal Of Sturgis, as Stur-
6s dismissed Chief Croker, by saying
We nf should receive a rigorous application
NJ me penalty of the law he, as a Judge,
hhaillIiistered to the former chief. whom
nv nc recently removed from Office. The
ttuntroller does not believe any different
teatment should be accorded a mem
other. No ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
CREvAssE is SERIOUS.
Break in Mississippi Levees at HymIia
One Of Worst in History.

New Orleans, March 31.-Discourag-
ing news m today from the Hymn
liza break. During the early morning
more of h cribbing was swept away
by the terrific current. Large forces
are at the scene, and lunroer Is arriv-
Ing in abundance, but the crevasse ia
apparently beyond control. If the Gre
vase be abandoned the break will
doubtless prove n of tie worst since
the Davis creyasse OF 1884.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
Lady Syhil Weds.

eldest daughter. Lady Sybil Primrose, was
married today to Lieutenant C. J.. c.
Grant, son Of Lieutenant General Sir
Robert Grant. The wedding was a quiet
affair. r.l ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
VIII Find Out About That Lat

Chicago Tribune: Pardon me.
madam said h uniformed mai al
the door, II ave come to look at thea
gas meter"
Il am not aware, SIR" frostily an
swered the y6nnLY Wife, that there iT
anything ron with our gas meter"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
SHOW ROOSEVELT
milwaukee Claims It Has mop. 49,
and Larger Babies Than Any
Other Town in Amer;ce !.

~ FNItI0TICa.
-. Wis, March 30.-It hav.
Me peeh announced that one Of rho
siea. kesnote speeches of the nrasi.
vents tout will be delivered here 49,
.iey to return the comn,,n,ont
:. presenting to the president a granhio
mo"ihs OF Its most thriving industry
Inc country needs no to be remind.
ed OF the industry which bos $50.
waukee famous" what Milwaukee,
proposes is, to demonstrate in another
e~spa'einent, near and dear to the presi-
1.ne' u likewise has every other m,,.
inequality In the country backed off tha
map. vi ue.
milwaukee, in short. proposes to show
tne president that it leads the world IN
babies as well as in beer; that race sn,-,
moe nasn't reached that good old Ger;
oTen IN proportion to population than
else, and that more of them
are arriving every day, week, month,
aAu year, IN proportion to population,
snan anywhere else. If there should
% to nov the capital of the
Onited states during Rooseyelt's adj
Illustrator. Milwaukee proposes to
~ A.SSi! So1Q with the president by,
entS display OF his favorite product.
Tho Milwaukee Baby Output. |
SWhen the president comes here he
VIII be presented detailed statistics.
now being taken, to show that Milwau-s
aes mas, IN proportion to population: T,
More babies than any other city. :
city. N"n any oeher
More persons under 2 thar any other
city. N~N sA"t a"S oeiei
A larger average number of persons to
she family than any other city. ;
1t Will further be shown that Mil
yankee has the largest family in the
United States, Including father, mother
ana Il children: and a group photo
graph of this gold medal family group
VIII be presented to the president, SO
mat when he gets worried about the
race dying off he can look it over and
cheer up a bit.
Milwaukee has about 5000 popula-
lion. 1t has just about 10000 births a
year. A record Of births will be pre-
tented to the chief executive. The
'uggestion has been received with
much favor that It be labeled:
/
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An Original Remedy.

Puck: Pat-Bedad! It's confusin' th.
way the strates are unnoomb<red.
Mike-Yis; they might at last put
signs up sayin' what strate II In
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-03
WINS
o''k Workers Of Buffalo Adjust Their
differences and Resume Work.

b%uffalo, N. T., April Mime hun
naa men employed by the Buffalo Dry
SCI o y company. who had been on strike
Tne eial days. returned to work today.
biz. ttoubles are being adjusted by ar
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

ANY purchase not
found satisfactory
|nay be returned
and your money
will be promptly
Erefunded.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-08-21

chased it of the builder and first owner,
Mr. Sunderland of Danbury. Mr. N.Y.
gait and family spend several weeks of
each season at Lake Waramaug and
his landed interests, with Mr. Breinig
and Mr. Stantan, are among the heavi-
est on that side of the Lake. The lit
tie cottage near Mr. Mygatt's, formerly
called the Soule cottage, has been SO
added to and improved since D. e.
Soule of New Milford built the same
for his personal and family use, that
it has jumped from $500 to $500 and
has been taken in by Fl. w. Brown,
proprietor of the Carter House adjoin-
ing.
The Carter House has been run sue
cessfully for several years by Mr. and
Mrs Brown, taking it's title from its
first owner, the late Charles Carter,
who erected it and was known many
years previous in the hotel below as
one of the best and most successful
landlords ever about Lake Waramaug.
Mr. and Mrs Brown are ideal enter
tainers and are keeping up in every re-
spect the high prestige established by
| Mr. Carter.
The cottage and livery barn of Will
liam c.. Beeman, owned by Mrs o. J.
Winans, stands next to the Garter
House, on which Mrs Winans has ex.
pended upwards Of $4,000. Passing
the property of H. S. Mygatt where
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Beautiful Lake War;
amaug.
AN HISTORIC AND DELIGHTFUL
SUMNER RESORT.

By the Aid of the Camera and the Cooperation of
Many of the Owners of the Hotels and Cottages
The Bee is Able to Give Its Readers Some Idea of
the Attractions of This Beautiful Spot.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-08-21

grant the petition without further ex-
pense.
The highway On the north or Warrt n
side Of the lake, running along it's Dor
der for two and One-half miles, was laid
out less than 30 years ago. Forty yea s
ago the road led up from the main
highway to Warren village, by George
Taylor's up steep hill past William
Hopkins place and from there on to
the Kent line, and was most rough,
uneven highway, hard to urge a horse
outside walk the entire way. Forty
years ago the only family around the
entire circuit of Lake Waramaug who
attempted to entertain city guest
for weeks was Mr. and Mrs William
Hopkins, parents of the present pro-
prietor of the same house, George G.
Hopkins, whose real estate property,
with his sons, has SO far increased in
Is years as to take in the e. r. Beeman
estate and the George Taylor estate
besides the hew house built and occu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs Howard Hopkins.
Forty years ago there stood, mile
or more west of William Hopkins
near the lake, small red farm house
connected with the main highway by
length, access to which had to be made
through d gateway, always closed, 50
that whoever wished to visit the owner
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-08-21

on the same highway, is tie summer
home of Mr. and Mrs Harry Reinhardt
of Staten Island, also among Miss
Locke's cousins. who bought the cot
tage of 1. J. Beardsley and fitted it
up nicely TO suit their taste for
summer outing. Above this we
come to the summer home Of
Edward Gustaveson of New. York City
which was formerly the George g.
Hitchcock residence. This place
when bought had become run down
and somewhat dilapidated through
the reverse Of fortune which had come
to Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. Gustavson
was enabled to purchase the house and
farm OF administrator the late Hitch
cock at a moderate price. To day by
use of real estate and the improve
ments made by Mr. Gustaysun The
house and farm is considered worth
three times what he paid. The public
golf links is the latest acquisition
the property and enhances it's value.
Coming down from the golf links OF,
the south side of the Lake we pass
the boarding house of Berkeley Morgan
Fifteen years ago the site where this
house stands was a pasture lot well
grown up to alders and briers The
change was commenced by Harrison
Ferris, "The Lone Fisherman" who
lost his life by drowning just as he got
small house built and ready fcr his
occupancy. Mr. Morgan bought the
real estate and to day the house is
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or resident, Jacob Green, was obliged
to alight, open the gate for the team
to pass through and then close it again.
To-day on that ground stands and has
stood for more than 80 years, the hand
some summer residence of Mrs S. G.
Goodhue. This house was erected by
briggs Brothers OF New York City,
and after passing through the hands
of three or more purchasers was
bought by G. G. Goodhue through his
trusty agent, Robert Kirk, who still
remains faithful agent for Mrs Good
hue, Mr. Goodhue being several years
deceased. Connected with the farm
Mr. and Mrs Goodhue have erected
several barns and other conveniences
and by the laying of the new highway
on the border of that side of the lake
within a stones throw of the farm
house it has become one of the hand
soonest, most desirable farm properties
about Lake Waramaug, which money
can scarcely buy. The point Of land
projecting into the lake below Mrs
Goodhue's summer residence has been
changed in name from Green to Arrow
Point. Mrs GoOdhue has also secured
some valuable real estate west of this
farm, running into Kent Hollow, call
ed the Charles Beardsley farm, with
good farm house thereon, all of which
I she is gradually improving and bring
ing up to the same high grade of cul
ture as marks her home farm. In this
Reardsley farm is contained Holy
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come to Lake Waramaug in 40 years,
everybody must come and see for them
selves.
Passing the large icehouse built the
last six years by +. J. Hosford,
who has supplied the houses about
the Lake for three years with the
finest ice to be found In the state, we
come to Hotel Villa Luzerne, formerly
the Sherman house, on which in
erection and since has been expended
many thousands and which stands, an
ornament, at the foot Of the Lake and
we hope permanent success.
Going up the east side of the Lake a
mile we reach the Lakeside Inn,
Thomas Bray, proprietor, who built
the house two years ago on the site Oc-
cupied several years previous by Isaac
Smith. Mr. Bray is one of our best
citizens and the success which
has attended him since he opened the
doors of his hotel to the public has
been phenomenal and most satisfac-
tory.
Above him is the cottage built on
the steep incline of the hill, last year,
by Mr. Bumstead of Jersey City. 1t is
we'll worth visit for it's unusual loca-
ton, but when reached a most tasty
and conveniently arranged cottage is
apparent, costing, with the boathouse,
from $4,000 to $4,000. Above him is the
CONTINUED TO PAGE SIX
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the petitioners for this highway
around the west and sou tn side of the
lake had in successfully having it
granted at last. Even some of the
heaviest landholders about that side
Of the lake went to the town meeting
and fought the project tooth and nail
as long as an obstacle could be put in
the way obstructing the majority vote
to grant it. And still some of these
same landholders afterwards refused
handsome amounts offered for their
land on each side Of this highway, sew
eral times the amount of the assess
ment Of this same land before the road
was laid and made. This strong op-
position was caused in part by the bit
ter animosity felt by many towards
George G. Hitchcock, above mentioned.
This man had many enemies, perhaps
justly, but he was also public spirited
man, one who seemed at times to en-
JOY oppOsitiOn-and therefore his hand
was seen and felt in many projects
which lave proved OF great benefit
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lake has not developed into 'gOld
mines" dis yet: Still some city specu-
iatorS- have already invested in small
part of it and the owner of the hand
some ridge which formerly belonged
to the George G. Hotchkiss farm, has
refused to take $500 for 1O-acre plot,
on which the would-be purchaser
wanted to place handsome summer
residence. We wonder if departed
spirits could return to earth, if prom
inent opposers of these highways
dead-would affirm again in court that
in their opinion, highways lessened the
value of property adjoining.
Lightly touching Kent Hollow,
which is near the lake, we would state
that just bel)w the Charles Beardsley
farm house, which has been thorough
ly renovated and made over by Mrs
Goodhue and Is now occupied summers
by Miss Emma Locke and her nieces
of Staten Island, we come to the resi-
dence Of l. J. Beardsley. This place
has been greatly added to and improv-
ed by Mr. Beardsley since he came into
possession Of the same. His native
residence was the house below, which
three years ago he transformed into
very attractive summer home and it
is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs White
and children of Staten Island, relatives
Of Miss Locke. Above Miss Locke's,