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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
HNR MIMIC
Jennie Weston, aThrd Grade Girl Ofhe Kent School,
Writes About Different Kinds OF Mining

about ~ feet long and three or four
fart wide. which has little wooden
bars across lt every few inches.
Theao bars are called RIFLES. They
have many hoKea pat together Ho
they slant Then they shovel in
sand Tho water takes tho aaaN
down ana a. the gold b. heavy "
settles 60 tho bottom aud Is held
back BY the RIFLES.
hydraulic mining 10 another kind
of placer mining trel theY dam un
the awtfttat pact OF stream which
10 coming dowH the mountains Then
theY LAY Ina irun piuet and take the
stream o. the place Who're thes are
wufksR. Thou thay turn it towards
the side ~ hln iu which they thlnk
there t. Eold and the force az the
water Is 20 great that Il iuhsana the
dirt nnd washes ID into the aluign
box. rhAre the water 10 shes the
sand down and az the Kaid Is heavy
n Hattiaa % H. bottom ana TIE
riftlea catch t ana the SAND eha
water - on.
Dredging r. another say ~ min
ing Minors have "a large Heew with
a shovel at ons snd of Il. and as e
aoss daWn into the water Il scoops
up lfirt from the bottom OF the river
nj hrlusa thls iirt AZ and dumps q
lntu the baat. then gees daWa Rs Hn
ard htlnga up more dlrt, Ia the
boat oF scow They separate the gold
from the tiri
ln placer mining the Sold e usual.
Is found in small particles, bot
somutimns Il ls found a quite LARGE
pieces Thura ia pihaar mining from
ihs aoufcs Of the Columbia river 81
its month. bat thera arn not many
men working az lt nnN. There are
"a efraf HAHN plhHef uilhnt ~
Hrheak creek. ~ ktttitas county
They set several Thousand dollars d
year Thsy have found auHHein
worth tieo. They also have plaeef
mlnss AZ Sullivan creek fheN Erl
nuKeeta there worth 81. ard tha1
rci ffom o. go g. tln.nQQ s. fear we
und placer sud along ire Weuaf
ehta river Aud then There are
placer tulueH working all 8ho NAY
ainuH the Columbia river ffum llfitr
iah Columbia % tho OkaHakan river.
Jennie ~ EsTpN-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
MERGER IS
EFFECTED
WHITE STAR AND ARLINGTON
DOCKS UNDER ONE MANAGE.
MENT HENcEFoRTH

A merger today went into effect
BY which the Arlington Dock COM
pany acquires control OF thu white
star dock. formerly leased and man
aged by r. a. Bell The new. or
merger corporation. II TIE Arlington
Dock Company. and Il ~ understood
that Mr.. Bell stlli retains an inter-
eat In II. thought he WI retire from
the active management Of tho White
star.
F1rty vessels lard al the two
wharfs affected ~ the deal. and
thirteen steamship companies do
business with them.
Mr.. Bell has managed the white
Star dock for years and II one u
the best known men In the city. Hts
present lease Of the dock. which The
raw company row takes over, docs
not expire until 1870. H. Reinhart,
who has long been the manager Of
the Arlington. viii be manager Of
the new concern
Tho stockholders Of the newly
formed Arlington Dock Company are
Frank Watsrbouae. w. ~. Boyle,
James y Townsend. w. y. pritehard
ard =. A. Bell.
Ths following welI known Hines
berth their ships II the two piers
Empire Transportation Company,
Boston Steamship Company. Cosmos
line, Pacific clipper line. Northwest
EN- Commercial Company, Pacific
Packing and Navigation Company
and the Kr,Iss line. All tho United
States government vessels also land
At these wharveH Some Of the
largest ana most widely known vss-
sells that enter this port are number
ed among the boats operated By
these steamship companies.
Among these Il the major portion
81 the Nome fleet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28

LONDON. May Is. .Ibo reduction
| Ia taxation after the BDeF waf nae
! not been what English people hoped
I for and this Is one Of the primo ipsl
causes % Installation with tbs
I present cabinet.
England raises on an average go
per head taKea. which brings u To-
| 400 yoaf on The average bead 81
each family. anppaning the average
family 10 consist Of nYe meubera.
A. "a great bulk u the population.
however rs very poor and pays no
direct taKaa whatever. n lays the
burden on the rich aud Well-tg d.
and on an people ~ moderate IN
comes. On iu1umeu over ttsn yWhf
there lH percentage tax, al oHnnn=
tlon 10 which ceases whom the In
come reaches 81 100, when II II per
cent fiat Ter auy amaHrt That u, q
man With nn Income ~ 10000 "a
year will pay 5000 in INCOME tax "a
the government or euuraa a good
many people egadn IL more ~ isaH.
but the Inquiry h. fairly strict ana
u L. not easy "a get put ~ u SOME
times II happens that a man who has
been paying ieas than he should
gosa into court and irHtiiez that he
in making a much larger sun. <l'heh
the Income tas ashfhnnf Eets O copy
81 the testimony AID uaHeaneH him
FOR the full amount for the current
year an we'll as for several years
back taNrs
Tho tobacco tax. which. 81 course,
ln an Indirect tax. bears heavily on
everyone. itaN tobacco leaf. which
~ worth about ~ cents pound
pays 4 duty ~ ~ cents on iupufias
ti0n per pound. while more skpen-
sive cigars pay duty 81 tigd per
pound IN buying IS cents worth ~
cheap tobacco three fpurtha ~ the
amount goes 90 the revenue and only
ONE fourth 60 the t9haero.
on tea the government collects "
cents q pound. - on cheap tea which
ths poor buy Al e cents pound
half 81 the amount n tax Sugar II
aiso taxed. but THE only amounts 70
81 per family a year
Whisky and gin. when imported
from abroad. pay . DUTY - 81 a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
Take Time @ Read THIS Aa
N l. TURNER A CO.
tAzE0.

Take Time 10 Head This Ad
Of
n l. TURNER A CO.
tt.zso
A double house Of 5 rooms down
stairs and 5 rcomH with large al
cove upstairs, modern plumbing in
both apartments. tho income is
over tz9 per month and " iocRt-
ed on Fourteenth avenue. one Of
the best resident streets between
Madison and Denny way.
ta.te9
A neat cottage 81 large rooms on
a corner lot. near the High school.
n makes q very neat little hosne.
or perhaps you are looking for
nice little Investment now IL will
rent for a. least t1a5o and should
rent for SIS. figure cut the inter
est and also remember the lOoa-
ton. within two block Of the High
school
st.ie0.
Lot GaKian. facing east. On TWenti-
eth. near East Onion.
1850.
GTx10n. faelna west IN NaHlets aAssis
ton. with a good View Of this
sound and city street improver'
mcufa All IN ana paid. s.
1875. II
s iota. 5azizo each. about /. hiocka'
from Madison. junt thing Of Il. icsfk'
than st00 for 10 foot lots IN the
city. when they nHk $3.50 for ~
foot lots out In the country.
fb26.
Lot t7xf00 on Twenty fourth ave-
nue. with concrete walks IN ana
all street improvements paid.
tfs0.
g0xia5 close 20 Madison, best ~
garden ground. only takes $50 cash
and SIS per month.
gi7s.
Lot fOHIi0, In Wsbster'n Madiaose
street addition, about the Cheap
est clona-in lot we know ~. ans
only takes SIS cash and $40 per
month.
Two lots. a0Ni20 each, In McGtlvrh'a
I'd addition. ona block north OF
Madison. s0-foot streets and 20
foot alleys. We know this lot
will Increase In value very fast.
IN Isot tho two lots next 20 these
ass Sssss "a s5s5 nov. they are n
SNAP for IN Investment or for
home. fine view OF the lake
WANTED.
We need more houses for rent aud
would be glad 10 have YOU list your
property with uH n your price II
right. we VIII advertise your prop
arty untn sold. so please COLL and
give us your property for sale or
rent.
23g Globe block
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
MHLi0NAIRES
NIL TESTIFY

Aftnsl4EY, n ~. NnF "a several
millionaire members uf the ogeiuas
i've AraHlal club have been sub
poenaed GO testify AT the inuuoat over
the hvdy Of John iiemerman. whu
was KILLED on the club grounds sun
daY niHht. The Inquest VIII BE- hold
late this afternoon. Edwin Gould
General Schuyler and aaYetai aHhers
scarcely iraa prominent uill appear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
WOMEN AID
INSURGENTS

VIENNA. May as~The Die zsi-
tuug today prints a dispatch from
Uskub. Macedonia, which reports
fisTce lighting between Turkish
treopa and insurgents near Hatah.
both sides lost heavily A notable
feature OF the fighting was the large
number Of women who carried arms
fuF ths insurgents.
BERLIN. May - The TaReblatt
reports an outbreak Of rebellion IN
the Russian province ~ VOronssh.
Ten thousand insurgents are under
arms and a Lila army has been sent
to suppress the uprising.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
HAPPENINGS (
ABOUT TOWN }

Thieves broke into a building AZ
| he Stewart street lsst night Hud
stole ~ ga uauHy that was "a ths
huuse Ire rnite were nafineH a
she saHH ~ triaehnHH. this marniaG
I lsut the naHna - the rnsn mhe luFl
Z che mnHey saH not HfYen-
TIE seafffs police have been ass Z
I g. lanE far 81 y WYer. Who disap
I iaeaHfl ffrn1 hts how're near l.na An
/ ErlHs. Ealifafnias MaFch if he T.
.. ysssats; 80 80 4, - y 49,. :. Z. -
/ though - traen " hin has hset
found here - tie Seattle police
ri u Perry. = fafuseF hrH boy 4
fha whahiHsfUn hotel has t9sr
charged wfth getty larceny aud
prndisss MS trial b enuansd IN M
city faH Tire boy d alleged g. haTs
stolen fIstf - trousers and an
ovesenst from william = fiafcv. an
eutp1aYa - tbs hntel pet~ctis Z
/ naflsrr q tha police made ths arrest
IHe Queen Anue iili fiFrHk Cluls
sasafsssef = buys IT tfr ifniHn Cone
Nreaa tianai church vii held doe
bate tomorrow evening n thHlF tsf4t.
eurner Queen Anus sYeuuH and GAR
fed Msn ard bags oniT afr ia
xited 20 attend
atfh Laura Taylor Instituted a.
Torea PROCEEDINGS in the sarefius
court to-day against her husband.
Heufy Taylor. on grounds - erueitf
The eUuple have been married fauf
YoafH
John clark. better hnswn below
Jester va - 'uutrh" rFas arrested
fhss morning by Policemen Grimm
and Hubbard ON a charge q vaR.
rancY CLARK wss arrested GA aas.
ulesaa II being implicated IN The
agahhinK - Ssitia Cody in the Cd
6iuo=aea Eye saia1n year OF more
aga BE vas later released
The trial 81 = A HaIi. charged
with having ernhnEKiea $4,000 from
the faEaqaah Gaal campanY. MAS b.
gun in the eeiminai Department. 81
the superior court today The moth
saE vas devoted - the inrsnslins
e a bury The aftrrnpum the states
opening statement vas made and the
testimony of witnesses Tor the state
Is being heard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
LIFE SAVER
FATALLY HURT

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Four fire
men were injured. one. Rudolf Ulster
fatally, by the breaking away of a
fire escape whiis flames weFs sweep
ing the PieTsen eonpsny's cabinet
works this morning lister was 70
receive the medal 81 honor next
week for heroic resoues. The fire
loss amounts 60 f7s. 700.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
LIVES LOST
IN THE FLOOD

FORT WORTH. TEX. Nay -
The high water situation IN OKLA
hofna is becoming more srfious
Several lives are reported lost on
the Canadian river. where the PEG.
pie are unable % escape the raging
waters. During the night ~ trains
were moving and the wires are down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. MaY ss.-
Vice President IsrNia arrived TITS
morning and h IN conference with
President Mitchell II - believed
thav are considering - eser - tire
settlement Of the West Virginia
strikes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
sroLE apAaklna MAcnInr

a sperkiug machine Waived IT izt
vas stolen from . gasoline launch
balonging % capt cnpp ~ tho Rain
Ter boaghouEo. I.e@sshi park. last ulEht.
The thief found Che lauuchhouae
aa.e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28

frufn Prof PrFctvai lowell ne E7ak.
star. Aria. states that a iArgs prar
Isrtlan on Mars was found on the
night sf May -. which lasted -
minutes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
HIGH OFFICIALS
ARE INVOLVED

WASHINGTON. D. G. Aay "a
Further developments IN The Maehen
ease lrai 10 tie belief that even mare
serious charges than bribery viii be
made against him Nhan the evidence
n complete. other officials. too. are
under are and disclosures of a SEN
sAffenHi character are likely 10 re-
.,-s.- 49, ts, ~ :.
vvtvinE mHn holding positions almost
~ important az that held By
Maaheu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28

$50 81. Paul and return. via Great
Northern railway. on sale Juns and
g. for A. O. y. w. meeting 81. Paul
Tickets and fuii information az city
Ticket once. Gfz fst ave. s"s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
NOTICE on srocKHoLDERs

Notice " hersby given that the an
nual nesting % the stockholders Of
the Seattle Labor Temple Association
yin be held at CarpentsrG hall. No
q 1870 Fourth ayenus. on Monday.
June the 18th, 1909. AZ O'Clock ,. m.
y. A. RUST,
Secretary and Manager.
May 18th. 1903.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28

May e. a.. q. Pare and one third
for round eip. via the Scenic
Hnute" Great Northern Haiiw ay
city Ticket affios. sis FIRST ave s.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
STRIKE
rs OVER
(speeisI 70 The ssar.)

building laborers strike was settled
today and the men are returning to
work. The agreement Is secret.
They have been out since May 1.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
Go Prepared

n Sou ere centymplatna a trip
north of an nntiug Tar tho aannaer
you VIII und l'attplfs the Chez iFsai
and hrst plaoc 60 purohaso your
dfnH store requisites. Read en-
eptleurA snap sse cakss ........ IAe
ket ciosa Skin soap sac cakes lee
Gteme tefamN a perfect skin food,
,ef sife s..ts ssstas5stssstt,ss,sA ae
Violet Witch haacl Cream, eac bot
tAeA testtsssstt .aststsstttfst Asc
e'arnatlon ulscefine soap. eee eages
Coisatc's shaving soap, per ID 400
Hfices Liver Pulls, seN Nina. ID. Zoe
Moods Liver RrkulRter fho atHe Suc
rieneea Herb Tea, so aiae So lac
Distilled Extract Witch tanol PINT
bottle se.ss#t, ettttsassstsststtt Tue
Epsom salts. per lha..ss.tss., De
Rronlas Cartera eos hottles..s, zoe
Carriers Digestive Nhletas si0o
HiHe tesstfss fsssssssttss.ftsstt oNc
Tat ana White Pine Cough nalsam.
hAe siaa ..t4t.sss tst.tss4s..ss.- 3ae
Tooth brushes, s5c kinds.,.st, Toe
Hair Brushes sis5 kindsso... uae
HAIR brushes, ete kinds.s...ss, a0c
Hair brushes. tae kinds .,+.tt 2hc
Comha. large assortment fac
AAfH ssaftssfs. sssssssssessstst .auc
Combs. teo kinda ...#.....s..,.... aas
A spceial sale on ia aors. Nszar
strops, I.ather brushes, etc
PRESCRIPTION pRUG0tsrs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
$500 100 IocKEY DO caownURsr uF.

Rntsiaars
May hen
Mcdowell Cd wire last
The big
had told
hs
but beat
who unpaeed
4 %
condition 81
fret h by Wooaahs, Who was
niins
showed MS collar
placed his first
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-28
Mas. klopT RoeeNo

MRS. kLODT ROBBED
The home - Mrs Louis klodt. AZ
IFS Stewart street, was entered by
burglars Tuesday night and about
ito IN money. a gold watch and sorne
wearing apparel stolen The police
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-08
JUNIOR EDITORS ELECT
Voting of the United Amateur Press
=. Association Was Unexpectedly
Peaceful.

Contrary to all expectation, the annual
election of officers for the United Anna
teur Press association was held at the
West hotel this morning and a complete
list of officers selected without the she'd
ding of blood. FL s..- -.
Ira Eugene Seymour of Kansas City
captured the coveted prize of the presi-
dency on the third ballot, defeating: Miss
Bertha Klump Of Newark, N. j., and Nell
son D. Roberts of Mosinee, Wis. 49,. -
Messrs. Gull and Reilly, managers for
Miss Klump, came nobly to the scratch
and congratulated the victor. thus BAN
ishing and danger of disrupting the asso-
citation. :.
The other officers elected were: Vice
president, J. F. R. Trford Of Seattle; Sec
rotary, F. c. Davis of Philadelphia; treas
urer, B. H. Akers of Richmond, Mo-, Of
fetal editor, Charles H. Russell of Phila-
delphia; board Of directors, ]. A. 'Clerkin
and Albert E. Gull Of Jersey City, and
George c. Cowing of Minneapolis.
The election of Mr.. Clerkin to the
board of directors makes it more than
probable that the editorial laureate
awarded Miss Klump by the board of
judges win never reach her. Charges of
plagiarism were preferred, President
Clerkin refused to sign the award the
matter was referred to the board of di-
rectors, and now ex-President Clerkin
controls that ...
The trolley ride scheduled for yesterday
was given the association by the Com
mercial Club this afternoon, a tally-hc
ride having been INDUCED In last night
The annual banquet will be at the West
this evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-08
SING STATE SONG
Bankers Sing and Then AppIaud-Mr.

Bankers Sing and Then AppIaud-Mr.
Fowler on National Currency.
The bankers convention sang the new
Minnesota state song adopted after, COM
petition under the auspices Of h
Journal. Eugene Stevens of Minns-
apolis was at the piano.; Ernest G. Brown,
A. A.. Crane. and J, w. Wheeler led, the
chorus. The audience stood, and after
they had sung three ,stanzas applauded
themselves Vigorously and cries of
That's good!' We're heard all over the
hall. rr.. f~.s;.r
]. In his address yesterday afternoon Con-
gresham Fowler. said that the Aldrich
bill was simply a. continuation of the pres
ent bad policy, an expansion and not
wise one. The Aldrieh bill would allow
more currency to be=issued on state, city
or county bonds. Said he: ..a-a, 8 :,
I & my plan, is to5 allow the issue OF cur
rency. to a certain percentage Of bank
capital 1T was as per cent ins the last
bill. II might be made as high1as 100 per
cent after the system was put in good
working oordense fThis ais bhe system In
Eanad and that scouptty borrowed 1t
/ from Observation-Disclosures 1t was in use
! before the war, and .Massa chusetts, bor-
rowed 1t. from. Scotland. aSE :. Il e. =. -
T. IF all the farmers and farm aaborers
and small storekeepers were accustomed
| to- the use Of checks, there :would.%be nc
Euse for any currency expansion IN this
4 country. But theys are not. They want
money that can Hbea passed from hand tc
hand without an Endorsement. - r
q. "Of: course, there would be losses with
4 such Ear'currency, but they would be small
1 They would not be as great as with the
4 present currency, and they could be met
with very small" tax on the banks tc
provide a guaranty fund, so the money
. would be absolutely safe 1872. p ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-08
CITY NEWS.
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day SO
Degrees; Year Ago 50 Degrees.

ais Third avenue s. had his right leg fractured
shs Tenb ny and Second He
taken tai ito to the city hospital.
GASOLINE FLAsHED UP-Mrs. Ella semon
1913 Eighth street s., was seriously burned III
shs ea1ing feathers With gasoeue when
the gas reached the flame of stove nearby;
Her clothing caught fire and she was paaiy nurnea
extinguished
RuMoRs WERE FALsE-womans clothing.
found on the bank Of the river near the foot OF
Twenty seventh avenue S, Yesterday afternoon;
wSs in Ph Ds Sullivan
the South Side police station, investigated ana
decided that the eothng came from s saafn
Sunday morning.
s. CITY 115 FOB 55 se esd pns
the bridge over the railway tracks in front Of
he union station has filed Glaim against the
passenger on the Great Northern train which was
the rse he He the
fo% sf ths ets OF eduHe W oa sSs
Buys St. Paul Property-C. G. Good
rich has bought property In ST. Paul ad-
joining the ST. Jacobs synagogue, at Col
lege avenue and Wabasha, for which he
paid $27,791.
General Olson Goes West-General S.
e. Olson left this morning for Deadwood,
S. D., to attend meeting of the Alliance
Gold Mining company, at which the mer-
ger Of various. mining properties eng1-
neered by him will be ratified. He is
president Of the company. Mrs Olson
accompanied the general and before re-
turning they will visit all points OF inter"
est in the Black Hills
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-08
THE JOURNALS
SWEET PEA SHOW.

All amateur flower growers are In
vited to take part in the open compe-
ton afforded by The Journals Sweet
Pea Show to be held on the second
floor of the Dayton Building, ITO Mic.
ollet avenue, Aug. 5, and 7. T he
= J ourna /: and the leading florists
and seedsmen Of the city offer 1854 to
be given as premiums in the various
classes Of exhibits, which include be-
side sweet peas, asters. dahl1as, mas
turtiums (tall and dwarC, carnations.
margueries, verbenas, gladioli, dian
thi Chinese pinks). and general gar
den flowers. All vases or receptacles
for flowers will be furnished by the
management and no collection Of flow
ers will be too modest to receive con-
sideration.
The object of this show Is to pro-
mote the growing Of flowers in the
homes and to assist the Minneapolis
Outing association in a noble work.
The beauty Of the exhibits as an at
traction will be supplemented during
the three days with music by The
| Journal Newsboys' Band and re-
freshments will be served by the
| Christian Endeavor society Of the
Park Avenue Congregational church.
Entries are free and entry blanks
| should be filled out and forwarded as
| soon as possible, to H. l.. Pathey,
manager the Journal Sweet Pea show.
| All entries must be In by 10 a. m,
I Monday, Aug 8.