The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-21
LITTLE HAPPENINGS

The steamship Roanoke came off
the wayh at He'll DroH, ahipyard al
high tide last night. The vessel
underwent general ovorhauling
She had two new blades put on her
propeller She viii sail FOR Nome
June 4.
The Northwestern Steamship
Compauss steamer Tacoma, gaily
decorated with flags OF all colofH
took trial spin down on the sound
yesterday for tho purpose OF test
INK her machinery. which has. been
thoroughly ovoihguled at MoranH
Captain Connaughton. who will
command tho vessel this year, ox
pressed hiWself as being hugely
pleased With the showing the vessel
made, The Tacoma VIII sail fol
Nome June 1.
The building Trades Assembly. at
its meeting last evening. adopted a
resolution endorsing the use of home
products and pointing cut the ad-
NantaEes OF encouraging home In
dustries. The resolution pledges the
assembly 20 give ita preference TO
home products In purchasing
George t.oucks. an old-time sur
veyor and civil engineer died at
ilavensdale Thursday night after a
Ions illness. lie assisted IN the sur
Ney OF the International boundary
line between the United states and
British Columbia and Was 20 years
OF age. The body will be cmbalmed
and shipped to Council Bluffs, la.
Tor interment
The last consignment OF winter
mail. which has been held up for
months by the local poatoffice. will
so 20 Nome on the steamer Saddle.
which viii sail from this port May
Is. The Saddle will take about 8 200
pounds. all OF low class NATL mat
ter The first. second. third and
fourth class mail went north on the
steamer corWin.
Thlrty-five candidates are being
examined for licenses 20 practice
dentistry About ten OF them are
hold-overs from the November ex-
animation. The requirement for ap-
plicanta TO sign the code. whereby
they agree not Co advertise. has
been abolished The examination ia
being held at Christenneu'u hall by
the state board % examiners.
Rev John .. Rust. pastor % the
First baptist church. f. still unable
60 preach. owing 20 his continued
Illness Rev, Roland u. Grant. A
NJ. ~ u. Of Vancouver. H. g.. will
take his place az both services to-
motnow. Mr.. Grant IL 4 well-known
pulpit orator.
A charge 81 gmbennlement e. hang
ing over the head OF W A. Rapp.
n former cnpioye % Lyon. Slater A
co. publishers % this city About
two weeks ago Rapp severed hts
connection with the company. and
at that time was IN It's debt An
Investigation. IL IL claimed. showed
shortage IN his accounts and his
former employers have asked that
he be arrested.
Mike nericic pleaded guilty 10
burglary In The superior court this
morning and was sentenced by
Judge Tailfnan 10 two years In the
peniiontiary.
Claudia Puiliix. an inmate 81 the
county hospital. was committed g.
the insane asylum By Superior judge
Hell this morning Nettie Cuhsn. a
woman Of the under world. was also
committed The latter became Ia
sane through excessive drinking.
L. ConunFH whom the police OF
Portland believe 20 have been con
nscted wtth a large FUR robbery
there some time ago. VAS arrested
here yesterday and vtll be held
pending an Investigation.
Thieves broke into the Eagle brass
foundry NJ ut First avenue south
last night and carried off quan
tity ~ fixtures and scrap brass.
The Pacific Packing A Navigation
Company moved their horns offices
from this city to BeiilughAm yerter-
day. A branch office win be kept
In Seattle
Guys branch drug store at the
corner Of F1fth avenue north and
Denny way Was the scene Of a
small blaze yesterday afternoon
shortly after Z o'clock.
Run down by Pinkertan detectives.
Walter uurpee. wanted for embsE-
ziinE 81 0o9 from the Canadian gov
eminent while postmaster At Grand
Forks. near Dawson. Y T. II fight
iug extradifinn st Eta. Mo.
An explosion % gasoline IN room
Is Of the Sullivan building called
out the fire department shortly after
noon today W =. MrEtwain. a real
estate dealer. occupies the rooms
The damage VAS small
The Boston steamship cumpauy's
steamer Hyades arrived on the
sound from the Orient this after
noon with a large cargo Of general
ruerchn niise. She vent 90 Tacoma