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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

station on suspicion Of having COM
mitted the crime.
The police say that the evidence
against her IN strong and II ls prob
able that q complaint charging her
with murder viii be sworn to today.
George PiEgot. a brother Of the
woman under arrest, was also takef
Into custody soon after the ahootinf
by Police Sergeant Leighton and Il
also prssoner In the city Jail. Al
present he L. being held a. Wit
ness but n more sertasH charge mar
be placed against him. lie wAa IN
the rooms occupied by Lewis and his
wife at the time Of the tragedy and
the police claim he knows all Of the
details Of the AFFAIR.
Both the woman and the man I'M
der arrest claim that Lewis commits
ted suicide. Their stories are con
nicsing and the woman gtyes several
versions ~ the affair.
The nature Of the wounds in the
dead mans BODY are such. the po-
lice and coroner say. that he could
not have inflicted them himself.
The gun used was an automatic
Colts repeating revolver. n In Of
- csiiber and shoots steel jarketsd
bullets.
There were two shots Aired. one Of
them passed through Lewis hand
and lodged IN his brain and the 9TH
er passed through the wall and went
through to- the next house.
The shooting was heard by a. NJ.
Errnend and his family who live in
the front psrt 81 the house. n was
Mr. Ermend who first saw the dead
man and who notified the police.
Dra Bories and NICK echnle we're
the first physicians on the scene. Pc
lice Oaicerr wilkes and HeiVs we're
shooting Deputy Coroner Wiltsie
first Investigated the cnse. but the
ground was gone over thoroughly by
Coroner Hoye later IN the morning
Lewis has been In the saloon and
concert han business In Seattle for
the past " years, He came 10 ke-
attic from fan Francisco aocn after
the IRE and hnr been hero ever since.
lie was well known 10 the police and
had been mixed M In several quer-
tionahie transactions. The woman
who was arrested and who II sup
posed TO be his wife is also known
to the police. She IL said 70 have
been we'll known In the lower part
Of the city before she met Lewis.
] II WAS o'clock this mornins
when Mr.. Efmcnd heard the shots IN
| Lewis apartments He arose and
went out Into the hall where he lis
tened and heard whispers IN ths
room occupied by Lewis and his WIG
X cep atlil" were the words that he
heard uttered. as he supposed. by q
woman.
In few seconds Mrs. Lewis ap.
peared az the door and announced
that a man had shot himself IN,
that she wanted "a doctor called
Mr.. f.rmcnd stated that he knew .
little Of medicine. ana thnt he wouit
see what he could do. When ~
reached the bed upon which Levin
was reclining. he found that he VA
beyond the power of human ntd
Lewis died within fcw second
after the shots had been fired. ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

purpose, and he simply signed them
as commandment Of the navy yard.
He was emphatic In the state
ment that he was opposed 10 the
proposed legislation 80 establish a
mile limit for saloons near the navy
yard. He said he was opposed TO
the removal of saloons entirely from
Brsmerton. and thought they should
be allowed 20 run in the town where
they would be under police control.
Iie thought al forms OF gambling
should he abolished. or AT least re-
moved from the ground floor.
Upon our personal Investigation
Of the saloons. we found absolutely
no evidences Of gambling or prosti-
tuition"
Judge Mcgllvra was retieent about
expressing an opinion ne 10 the real
cause for the charge being made
against Bremerton. but finally adj
nitted that he personally thought
the whole thing was a Job put up by
enemies Of the Puget Sound navy
yard.
There IL no doubt" he eonclud-
ed. that the conditions Mt Bremen
| ton are no worse than they are
around any navy yard or army post
/ In the country. ana I doubt " they
are nearly ~ bud as many others
! The report OF the committee viii
be presented to the chamber at its
meeting tomorrow.
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my opinion that passed also into the
head. II entered a little 10 the left
OF aud under the mouth and ranged
slightly upward and lodged In the
brain. Death must have been al
most instantaneous. The other bui-
let struck the wall at the back Of the
bed and went into the next house. a.
Is unnistakeah a case Of murder"
The body was removed to Butter
worth's norEue after deputy coroner
had finished htH investigation.
The rooiny occupied by the family
consisted 81 two rooms. ono a bed
room and the other kitchen. George
ftgEot, young Jockey. Mrs Lewis
rooms were In a state Of disorder.
a short time after the shooting 70
lice sergt. Leighton saw Geo. Pig.
got running down washington
street lie was arrested and taken
70 The police station. To crptafu
Ward he stated that he was In the
Kitchen when the shots were fired
hut insisted that the case was ena
~ suicide. His statements were
vague and although he ooatrAdioicd
himself IN several particulars, he did
man.
Her hrHi story was that Levin shot
hiinseif while examining the gun AZ
Z the time fhc said she was I'm bed. Eht
taia the run went on she thought
/ % hocideni. Later when she 81 "
that the location Of the wounds and
| the Tact that there were two did mol
confirm her story. she changed u
IN stated that lewis was in bed and
3 hNa the gun. He shot himself while
fhe was standing In front Of a mir.
ref. shn told several other ntnriea
a OF which were different. The po-
lice would allow no person TO see iht
wnmrn until chief Sullivan hnt
talked 10 hef.
ttme OF the statements that Geo
IiEEut made 10 the police lead 20 IN.
beliTf that there was quarrel in thu
rnonia this morning. " N though
TINT the quarrel. If there WIS one
was the sequel To n hight Monda,
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puiahly as possible Mr.. Exmend
rushed upstairs and telepbcn-d ia
he police spd 10 the corensr. Drs
horiss and hckschnis had arrived IN
the rsassntims. but the man was f>ad.
TIE revolver from which the shots
bad been hssd ~as nowhere to BE-
bound when the police arrived. ~c<t
fhss gun said Patrol Wilkes 20 the
woman Mrs. Lewis went TO . cup
toard between the Kitchen and ne
trdfeesn and produced the weapon
Two empty shells we're found m a.
The man who had heen IN the rsorn
made hin escape. but only TO tell his
friends IN the lower part OF the city
81 the shooting The woman was
taken TO the police station by Pa
froinan Wiih~e rfEaott was taken
INTO custody soon after.
when Deputy Cnrunrr wlitrie en-
tered the rom = CHASTITY sight met his
ssse
/ Laws body vas across the bid. e
ssld Dr. Wiasle. -snd the bod
and bed clothes verv covered with
blood, More OF the vital suid Was
fowine from the wounds IN bis
and and In his head. There Was
sne bullet hole IN his right hand The
bullet had entered from the palm
and had come ost through the back
OF the hand. II MA. this bullet M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
TO ORGANIZE
IR0NWORKERS

n. II. Taylor. delegate OF the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Union OF Portland TO the convention
~ the Washington state Federation
OF Labor VIII endepxor while In the
taty to form a local union of his
Craftsmen. He said last night.
I'm Portland we are at great dis
advantage from the fact that our
trndeamen IN Washington nrc organ
ised only In Spokane. For instance.
when short time ago we refused to
work on dredrcr under construo.
lion az Portland they moved II
arreaa the river to Vancouver,
wash. which is out Of our iurisdic-
tlon.
I'VE propose 60 reno iy this state
Of affairs by forming into an naro.
citation MI the bridge and structural
lronworkera on the coast. A year
mo there were no such unions ex-
cent in San Francisco and Salt Lake
CITY. Today we have union OF go
ma,nhers IN Portland, one OF 40 in
spokane ana union Ia Astoria and
other cities OF oregon. Tomorrow /
intend to confer with George Estes,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
STARTED.
A BLAZE

LONDON. Jan. a-'fho annual
seivips 90 the EPIPHANY NJ which the
hinH'H offcfinf Of incense ana myffh
n made. WnH held at the royal chapel
al ~. James ehHpcl today,
drought blew the flame Of "a candle
against a Christmas decoration.
which blnsed up aud threatened the
very valuable window " the hail
yaung clergyman extlnHulfhed the
nfa with hts bare hands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
SOAKED WITH A
WHISKY BOTTLE

The echo Of an anti. Christmas war
In the Italian colony WAS heard IN
the police court this morning. CERT
Grubesiehs charged with aszaultinK
Dominica HefWinieh. WAS fined s2t
and costs upon conviction. II APP
peared that the defendant had a
quarrel with the prosecuting witness
over sonns money that was due re-
lstian. The assault was made with
a filled whisky bottle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
SACASTA
] IS DEAD

MADRID, Jan. e.-Prexades Mateo
Sc Eaata, former premier Of Spain.
died last night Of bronchitis and gas
trio trouble Tie was IN his fsth
year. saxanta.s family and the
members of the late Liberal cabinet
az which he was the head were
present at the end. Tho ex-premier
preserved his mental faculties until
within a few hours Of the end.
The funeral arrangements have not
been fully decided, hut he viii be
buried on Wednesday. The fight for
the leadership OF the Liberal party
has already begun. II II probable
that Cansleios. whose program IL
antlAclcrical, OF a former minister OF
the interior. conservative. Will be
chosen. The queen favors Moret.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-Flre at 8
o'clock this morning partly destroyed
the Somerset hotel. On eight story
brick structure IN the downtown dis
tnct. Mrs Perry aud two dsuRhierH
were Huff0eatsd by smoke. one other
young woman jumped from The fifih
story and WAS crushed on the pave
ment. Her body WAS horribly man
sled. The other guests fled down
the fire escapes and ftsifwAyH or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
FOUR WOMEN DEAD
I'm HOTEL FIRE
Three Suffuca'ed by Smoke--One Jumps From Fifth
Story and Is Crushed on The Pavement

were rescued by the fifemen through
the windows.
Several other people were IN jured.
but the only one seriously hurt was
q. W. Parker, who jumped ffom the
fourth story 60 the ton Of two
story Building adjoining. The hotel
porter has been arrested lie has
made admissions which induce the
belief that h. started the fire by
dropping a lighted cigarette upon bis
bedesothss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
COMPLETE
TIE-UP

Great Northern officials this after
noon announced that traffic on the
main ilue across the mountains had
again been suspended on account OF
. heavy sit1e near Madison.
The slide occurred about 8 o'clock
this morning and trains both goina
and coming had to tarn back until
the track can be cleared.
~ II estimated that this will take
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

presidsnt Of the uaitsd brotherhood
of Railway Employees. who - IN Sc
attic. lie h acquainted With bridse
workers on the spafhrrn paetfic ard
q. n q ~ Cos tellresd. and car
probably Riys me much ASSURANCE
Ia the work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

I. TO IL hours and u will probably
BE- midnight before II viii be paHeible
To resume traffic ON the main iins.
This again practically cuts off the
coast from all railroad traffic with
the east. 40 the Northern Pacific
matH line 10 completely blocked.
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sur roR CRY pa,nrino

Judge Tailman ef the equity al
Ns#ion Of the superior court II this
afternoon hearing the Injunction auit
brought b. tkr Puget raund Pub
hNhinE Co. publishers OF tho Daily
bulletin. 10 restrain. the mayor ana
city cotsasti cf seattle ard the Tines
Publishing Co from carrying out the
contract recently entered into hy the
Defendants for the city pfintins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
NANCE LEWIS
SHOT TO Death
THIS MORNING
His Wife, Annie Lewis, Better Known as Annie
Piggot, and Her Brother Taken Into Custody
by the Police on Suspicion

NANCE y Lewis. one ef the best
sa9wn concert hzH and saloon MN
~ Seattle was shot and hilied ia his
apartments ~ t11 fezler way THE
morning 81 e'ciock.
His wife. Annie Lewis. nee rrs.
got. was arrested soon after the
sheoting and ie had al the police
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
PsreR Losr MONEY

Peter nsck sWofe 90 : complaint
In Justice Georges caurt to-day.
charging g~rtte Nelson. a woman of
the under world. with larceny from
the person The Nelson woman 1.
IN the lower part Of the city. last
night. The Nelson uoman 10 IN the
city Jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
FLAMES DESTROY
A RESIDENCE

The handsome residence OF DR.. a.
~. Hoicomb. at Kirkland. xas burned
"a the ground at esso this morning.
The barn Was ALSO badly damaged.
u - reported that the house IL
heavily Insured. The nfe L. said TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06
MARINE NEWS

The eoilefH FAITH and Montana
arrived SUNDAY evening from Han
Francisco without enrHaeu,
Htcnmef imntiiIa arrived from
san Francisco yesterday afternoon
with a fair pauneufrr Hat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

have been caused by the breaking Of
a lamp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

Reports from All points IN the
white river food district received up
y seon today. contain little that 10
sacosraEinz
Ifr only grain Of comfort r. the
fa<t that she waters are recsdinE.
tnongh - slowly a. to do little to
x'isy apprehension caused by the
to1tfHn>t wafrm weather. and the
HNp~cf Of continued Fuiua During
Us u hours ending ct noon today.
ne waters IN the flooded district re-
e<4ed only 10 inches. making a total
~ ~ two feet since the high water
u4st wss reached sunday night.
NO further fatalities are reported.
0osGh v II by no means certain that
no&e have occurred. Communities
tNa with many parts 81 the flooded
ei<frf<t has not been had since the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-06

me sie"a IN me white ana pa-
"AA NV Nv 'es ~'''
- var - As si'ss sea'
eAes '"e ''''s'S OF ''''u ''~'s'
A-'s ''e s'ss'f NAsss'"'s7'
~ '"''s '" wv 'A'' mat
sesa shN "s'su'"s " was ''"is''~~'pss
- me frightened rr.ta.-nts Of The
sunaated districts 10 get together
= cerzpare notes.
4 star staff correspondent who
-.
s<nt 70 Auburn ssat hashe ana re-
-. A.. -. s,-..
" '''',f''
- xs.1, A. s..ln = vary f.fr e,rero.
asa ~ ths damage done through,
u~r~onaf observation and Interview
With farmers nj ali points alanE ths
Vary
TAT ths tis''esE eeeue ~
-. -. -. =. ..,.,,......, -.
,ss~ra wiu bs confined 10 FENCES.
wagon roads and root crops stored
In underground cellars. Very feW
hoar~> sisd barns Srfe fansssted and
nsns we're washed away a tst cat.
~. many hass and hnndr~sls ~ nn'
shsas% nos Of ehtezens we've drew ned.
nmAh s-isef sefe aAe made Nictihs
OF ~ tne reore-
~ - hfiefa- ofiliis. htae3 htsf.
seath fATk and N. fsee tfafs W
e@n4ke has ossn faf greater. ~
Vnft-u sho ortsslA the Netsf has. -
= has A. Kent ard Auburn. set-
s.lea en1st shree ret sanes SUNDAY
msshtnk a. Z oeNSs. eut = sui
very ni<h- y scnre % more OF eatti'
many hunaf-ns % hoEN an
ssss<sns we're sont a. ~ bften an
cl.is
@na ~ ,he%'
srIs .ss'"eeo ne tse s*ss
~ Itfs'i,efr NJ =
800. . .llssss Nefs
80 -. - !" .s 's.ass ~ u.s. sr.a..a
80 usInnsns 70 retasn
New-York tribune., 1903-06-03
SNYN4N'S FAMILY HERE.
General Tells Why Beers Did Not
Choose america.

The family Of General Sryman formerly of
the Boer army, consisting Of his wife and five
children, arrived in this city Monday night on
the Aros Castle There was affecting scene
when the general and a son who has been some
time in this country met the boat, and the
family was united after a separation OF four
years.
With Mrs Snyua1 and ner children were the
wife and ve-year-oId daughter Of General
Fouche These TWO families are to be the first
OF the BoeT colony which is TO be established
in Chihuahua, Mexico, General Fouche is at
present on the ground completing arrangements
for the colony. and General Snyman will join
him with the two women and the children
soon as they have recovered from the effects
Of the Journey.
At the outbreak Of tie Boer war General Suy-
man and his family were living at Dordrecht. in
Cape Colony a sudden attack by British troops
compelled the retreat Of the Boer command Of
the general. and left his family at the mercy Of
his enemies They were considered rebels and
taken 10 the concentration camp at Ronth
There ana at Cathcart they spent their time till
the end OF the war the generals wife and his
eldest daughter doing menial work in order to
support the children and suffering severely from
hardships and exposures They heard little
from the general When the war was over he
came at once TO this country TO make arrange
1nents for bringing them away from the land
which they did not desire any longer 10 call
their home. Everything they had is lost or de-
stroyed. The general shows his certificate as q
Master Mason, and his old family Bible with
the remark that they all he has left from
the war.
The colony in Mexico to which they are going
is the first Of the kind TO be formed. General
Vilioen is now in South Africa making arrange
rnents to bring over fifty families. General
Snyman feels keenly the loss Of his old home
but says that all the straEgeness and perhaps
hardship 70 he encountered in Mexico are better
than 10 remain under the British flag.
MIS-. snyman and her children were twenty
seven DAYS in coming from South Africa
When asked why Mexico had been chosen as
the site for the colony. instead OF some Western
State Of this country. the general declared that
Mexico offered advantages which America could
not give The chief objection 10 the United
States he said. was the Immigration laws he
di5 not think his people should be classed with
rba ordinary immigrants and subjected to the
tesrs for ready money and SO on. Many OF MS
co-11rr,-u!an had been left absolutely prliilItS7
h,, The war and would not be able 10 quarry
,,,,.5ar America : laws. Many, too he SAID, We're
sor7,a-,-bar illiterate. aud al wished 10 stay 10
her.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-03
ST. LOUIS NOW In DANGER
RITER RISING RAPIDLY.
Wate- RecediHg at Topeka and
Kansas CitH.

The danger point in the wez+~~r 4ood situs-
tion has now passed TO 81 Louis. The Missis-
sippi River there has passed the da7ga~ point.
thirty feet. and continues to rise ~apidlv. Three
persons were drowned there yesterday. and
great destruction Of property is fel~ed.
At both Kansas city and Topeka tha zitUa-
ton is much improved. but Topeka iz greatly IN
need OF help and Governor Bailey has issued
proclamation calling for assistance To aggre-
vate the conditions thieves are Iooting the
houses which had 70 be abandoned because -
the flood. II has been necessary 70 send deputy
sherirs 70 North Topeka armed with rides and
with orders TO shoot thieves on sight Ths
known dead in Topeka now number forty eight
In Kansas City the water Is receding rapidly
The suffering in Kansas City. No. IS not so
great IN Kansas City. Kan In the latter
place there are not only thousands OF people
homeless. but there is grea: scarcity % food
There has been no call for outside help. how
ever. and the people are so optimistic that they
say that IN thirty days the city viii have en-
tirely recovered from the food II Is irnrossfbls
70 estimate the dead in Kansas City. Only
eight are positively known 10 have been lost
New-York tribune., 1903-06-03
SUPPORT FOR TULLOCH.
BRISTOW UPHOLDS HIN.
Report Sad to ControUert Denials of
Former Postal Officials.

TELEGRAPH TREBESEJ
Washington, June 2.-The reply OF Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristow to ex-
Cashier Seymour w Tulloch. which has lain for
several days on the desk Of the Postmaster Cen
eraI, is understood TO support in many details
the charges made by Tulloch and to controvert
effectively portions of the denunciations OF Tul-
loch by ex-Postmaster General Smith, ex-First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath and others.
The Postmaster General desired to withhold Mr.
Bristov's reply until he had the report Of the
inspection of the Washington Postofice. just
made together with that which the Civil Ser
vice Commission is now preparing. in order. pre-
sumably, TO demonstrate that such Irregularities
as existed in Tulloch's time have since been cor
rected
In view of the fact that the other replies to the
Tuloch charges have all been given promptly to
the public strong pressure is being exerted to
induce the Postmaster General TO make public
MI Bristow's statement now and thus close
the TuIoch incident before the charges them
, selves are forgotten by the reading public.
Meanwhile Mr.. Payne is exerting such influence
as he thinks proper to secure the completion
OF those reports which he desires TO have ac-
company Mr.. Bristows statement
A private letter received to-day from Henry
Clay Evans, Consul General at London, and at
one time First Assistant Postmaster General
contains an interesting TeIeIeIICe tO HdCIIe44 anu
Beavers. He says in part:
4 know Beavers and Machen, and also
know something of their methods. Both Of these
men were. in their estimation. too big for
their jobs. They seemed TO feel that the gov
ernment was comparatively small affair. and
that the Postofice Department was created for
them. Although I never applied TO them for
anything that not perfectly proper, they
were always talking reciprocity until got to a
point where told certain postmasters in whom
was interested that they must never put me In
.ne attitude OF asking favor Of either Of thest
men. Even when they had granted favor they
made me feel that it not a part of the gov
ernrlent service but a purely personal matter
which one or the other Of them controlled.
The statement that the current investigation
was being brought to a close, and that 1t would
be possible submit a summary Of the affair
to the President on Saturday, Postmaster Gen
eral Payne specifically denied this afternoon. He
said that such had been his hope and intention
three weeks ago, but more recent developments
had made that course impossible, and no def
mite estimate as TO the end OF the investigation
could be given yet.