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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
ESQ ARE
PRESENT

More than $50 pedasoguea arc IN
attendance at the King county
teachers institute In the new high
school building this week. The In
stttuta was organized yesterday
This morning a very interesting his
torlcal lecture vas delivered by
Prof. T. g. Meany on odd Oregon. "
which embraced Washington and
Idaho as well. lie talked before the
high school section.
This afternoon Prof. A n. YodeF
made an interesting talk on the
Songs 81 Nations" lie illustrated
his lecture by singing several songs.
A ripple % laughter was caused by
an lnadvertent mistake on his part.
DO you remember when Jennie
Lind visited this country IN 1885,
he asked.
A large number Of the teachers
hluHhed. but no one Acknowledged
meeting the swedish nightingale.
Following Professor Yoder, DR.
wInship. n prominent eduoationalls,
Of Boston, delivered an interesting
and somewhat amusing talk upon
Boys" 20 the younger teachers. He
described the average American
lads characteristics and told stories
throwing liEht on young American
character.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22

The A. y. r messenger boys are out
on strike. An increase IN the amount
q work required ~ them without
corresponding increase IN Pay has
caused the trouble. The discharge 81
number Of the boys fur the allrGpd
purpose 81 improving the discipline 81
ths office pftclpltated the. trouble.
About 2 youngsters. ranEiuk In as"
from 20 20 Is years. are Involved In
The strike. They quit this morning
when the American District Telegraph
company refused 10 listen 70 their de-
mards FoH a time this afternoon
Firat avenue tn front - the company q
office Was filled with excited yuung
Americans ard feeling ran 80 hlkh
that The police were called upon.
"Wots de natter one little lad
found time 10 answer. , dat
rnoks number a wouldn't come cut
wit dc rest q the Dc gaus an Nss
tryin' 10 st him % guilt See
And with this haaty explanation the
yaungEter hurried back into the storm
center 10 Join Ia the hooting Of reeai-
eitrant No. Il
Tho organization % the new city
Messenger company BY former en-
ployra Of the two cid messenger sotu-
paniss l. directly responsible fee The
strike The first act % the youthful
managers Of the new messenger com
pany was to cut rates. the charges "
the old companies being sxprbifant
The new company rapidly began 90
gather IN business and IN self defense
tho A. u. 7. vas forced 10 reduce
rates. giving about " per cent more
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WITNESSES HEARD
IN THE BOTKIN CASE

BAN FRANCfhC0, March % The
testimony ia the uutkiu case began
late yesterday afternoon. Tho fret
witness was Miss Elizabeth l.. Kemp.
who was clerk In the poutfff!ce at
Dover at tho time Of the poisoning.
htnn Kemp testified O. taking the
package addressed TO Mrs Dunniuf
from the mail pouch and calling Post
master uoodcn'a attention 60 H. She
described the package. itn dimensions
aud identified the wrapper. which was
ole Of the exhibits In court Size
proved good witness Tor tho prose
Cutiuu
Harry G. Pennington. nephew Of
htH. bnnnlnE. testified 10 taking the
fatal box OF candy from tho Dover
pontoffioe ana giving Il TO Mrs. Dun
ming at the Pennington home. where
he was Visiting lie related how all
who ate 81 the poisoned chocolates
became ~. he among them. Ho told
Of the death ~ Mrs. Dunping aud her
sister. Mrs. Denue. but said that tho
eanae was not attributed 60 the candy
unui after tho burial Of Mrs, DunuluR
and Mrs. D-ane.
lie Identified the box that had con-
taiued the candy aud the wrapper
around g.
Miss josephine Dateman, n school
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22

teacher In Dover. who was passing the
Pennington home on the evening In
August. 1850. when the package was
received by Mrs DunnlnE. Told how
tho latter called her into her house
ard gave her some Of the candy. Miss
Hsteman took several pieces ~ cream
chocolates. Rhe vas taken slightly III
from the little that she had eaten. and
subsequently, learned that the hard
substance WIS lump arsenic.
Ethel J. MiiluEtan. the daughter 81
"A hoinlkeeper In Dover who wah at
the Pennington home tho same eve
ming. also testified how nho became III
from eating the candy received by
Mru DunniuR. and Identified the
wrapper that was around the box.
Miss Leila Deane. daughter Of Mrs
Jauhua 49, Deane "a sister of Hfa
Duuuins. who also died from eating
tho poisoned candy testified e. the
receipt u the boz u candy ana ldsB-
Titled the box with paper. hendhefs
chief and note She also told 81 her
mothers illness. the terrible fever
with which she seemed 90 DO con-
stunned ana how she declared that she
was burning up and hor subsequent
death. 40 we'll a. relating the illness
Of Mrs. bunnius and her death on the
day following that Of her mother.
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not been spared 20 make Il so. ana
therein lies the innate secret Of her
success.
Last night che seemed 10 have no
difficulty in pleasing an audience
that packed the house To tho
guards. and from the moment she
first appeared she did not want for
applause. And then how Anna does
work Every little bewltehinR touch
that she could put Into play was
brought 20 bear 20 hypnotize her
hearers. and all went merry az a
wedding bell.
AZ the close Of the first act re 10
peated calls finally brought her to
the front Of the stage. and with a
smile she wlnked her naughty eye
and said "spooCh 2" much 10 the de-
light Of the gallery gods. Then she
went on to tell the people how glad
she was TO be 20 warmly welcomed.
but asked them kindly to reserve
judgment on the piece and the play
ers until they had seen the rest.
Then she retired and there was
more applause.
n possible the gowns worn by the
chorus are more lavish and gorgeous
than those IN THE Little Duchess. %
In the third act they all appeared
In empress gowns OF many and
varied designs. and II might be said
that this act was the most elaborate
OF the whole production. II gilt
tered with regal splendor and rep
resented the Grand opera house ip
1909 during the first consulate Of
Napoleon. The boxes were filled
with members Of the company IN
robes OF state and other members Of
the company acted as entertainers.
During this act Miss Held al
crossed a little from her surround o.
inRa ana sang How Would You
Like to lie Me1" and the old favorite
made a decided hat.
A. usual the star wore a bewiider-
ing assortment OF gowns during tho
piece and all in keeping with the
environment. In the first act she
appeared In boys costume. In tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
B0YC0TTED
lLWkeo MERCHANTS OBJECT
TO HIGH RATES OF TRANS.
FORMATION COMPANY
especial ts Tn, starl

fLwAco. March focal rnsr-
chants and business men have in
ntituted boycott against the fiwnco
Railway ana Navigation Company.
an adjunct Of the .. X a ". be-
cause Of alleged erorbitHnt freight
rates. and will turn their business
TO the Vancouver Transportation
Company. which has promised % put
a boat ON the local run from Astoria
20 flwaco as soon as the necessary
wharf accommodations can be pro-
vlaed.
Agents % tho new ilne have been
IN IlWaeo. and IN a number OF In.
stances signed yearly contracts with
business houses. Pending the pinc-
ms Of regular boat on the run.
the company purposes 10 regularly
operate a roow 20 handle the freight
traffic.
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COURT STANDS PAT

there could be no recovery under such
premises. was handed down ak years
ago and was reaffrmrd two years
later in another case The court nov
says that we're the question before II
as one u original statutory cOnHtfue-
ton Il 10 not Improbable that a differ
sut construction would be- adopted.
but ~ the former opini0n has been sc-
eepted for ni& years az basic ruling
on the question. a change in the per
sunality 81 the court should not be
treated az Qualification Tor overriding
the former decision.
There IL no raht q recovery Ia COIN
mon law. and II At all u must be by
virtue 81 statute. Three legislatures
have met since the original ruling ahH
handed down and have not seen fl 70
enact a new statute governing the
question. Therefore the former ruins
ln again adopted ard the lower court
affirmed.
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'safAMgFITr NApOIFoN."

''siAMgELLE NAPOLEON"
Miss Anna Held. with ail her.
sweet. seductive charms. with all
her Heldish ways. and pretty girls.
and ravishinE gowns. with all the
swing and whiri o. gorgeous chorus
and ballet and Impressive tablenus.
won tumuitous applause at the
Grand last night. where che APP
peared for the first time In this city
In her latest French adaptation.
''Maul'selie Napoleon" Petite. naive
and wiuaome. she swayed the au-
disnce with that same magnetism
that has characterized her whole
stage career Yet she IL not the
Anna Held Of other days. That
dainty baby lisp. that demure man
ner. that eharmingly effective little
French accent which o. one OF the
theatrio assets OF her nrt are not 10
telling now as IN days past She
is even showing the effects Of time.
and Miss Anna So also growing a
BIT peevish and pettish. "a a result
Of some OF the cold water thnt has
been thrown on her efforts In the
tFnA % iANts " RlAANEAf W u hlHHHH w.
IN not AT her best unless the salvos
Of applause Of her audience are con-
stantly dining In her ears.
When the audience IL cold, VOLTA,
then II Anna liable 10 DO ali sorts
OF exotic things. even as Calve and
other urse-fattened artiatea do. To
guard against any chances OF such
things her managers have cur
rounded her with the most gOr-
geously gowned and beautiful chorus
girls seen on the stage today. and
with them az a halo Anna Held can
shine with both reflected and radi-
ated light that both doceivea and
convinces. Then the music adds
another luster to her crown and the
stage setting completes the blaze
OF glory in which she moves and
sways the audience with her.
Nam sslie Napoleon" II the most
magnificent thing from a theatrical
standpoint OF anything she has yet
attempted. Money and display have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
A. D. T, MESSENGERS
GO OUT ON STRIKE
RESENT INCREASE OF WORK WITHOUT MORE PAY-oLo CON-
PAnVs EFFORTS TO MEET COMPETITION RESULT IN The
WALKING OUT OF A SCORE BoYs

travel faT the same Zee.
The A. i r. messengers are paid =
per cent st the regular charges on al
messages and parcels delivered aud
they Htrenuuualy objected 20 shat wiz
tuaily amounted 90 cut ia vases
For example. whore a message deily-
cred ten blocks formerly nstied the
messenger cents. under tbs new zeal"
he wnH Obliged % carry II i bluukr
fur the Hame money
To-day Manager Cotton fired three
or four 81 the boys who WFfe doing
the moat talking Thrreupou Z 90 -
other lads thfes their badges down on
the counter and walked ouL
Manager Cotton stil insists there -
no strike ard that be has all The boys
he nseds-
And the huYs SAY 10 has practically
no messengers and will have q FrcoE-
niEe the demands q the strikers.
MeanWhlio the city Messenger cpu-
pany continues 10 do rushing basi-
uTeN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22

OLYMPIA. March y An attempt
made Ia an appeal from Pierce county
To secure an overriding BY the supreme
court q formvf decisions Of the So
prems court. wherein d was held that
10 action Tor damages can lie for the
death - en- adult unmarried person.
has failed.
The eaHe ~ question vas that where
IN Nancy A. Manning sued the Taco
ma Railway and Power company Tor
taeg Tor the death u her con. l.. Oil
bert farr Fhrr. who was ~ years
Old. ard unmarried. Wa thrown from
a cat May H. iNa At South G ana
Seventh streets. by the car jumping
the track and was run over and killed.
The mother was hia sole heir.
II was frankly Acknowledged IN the
supreme court that thu sole question
at issue was the correctness 81 the
former ruling ~ the court The orig
iunl opiulyn IN which Il wha held that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
NOT TRUE,
SHE SAYS
MRS. MINNIE THAYER DENIES
HuseAN SENSATIONAL
CHARGE

A continuance IN the Thayer al
yores ease. on trial IN the aupSrloF
court. will be asked for BY Mrs
Minnie Thnyrr. the defendant. IN
order that she may be able e.
get additional dispositions from
Juneau eoutrovvrtlnE the sense .
tlonai charges made against her
by her husband. Prank Thnyer
Thayer and his Witnesses finished
their direct evidence yesterday and
the defendant took the stand in her
own behalf this morning. Ars.
Thayer denled IN every detail her
husbands sensational allegations aH
90 her too intimate relations with
other men.
T-haysT will takr the stand again
IN rsbuttal late this afternoon. after
which the stay 81 proceedings viii
be asked FOR rs Mfu Thayer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
MIKE POWERS BURGLAR
rs GIVEN TEN YEARS
ADAMS PLEADED GUILTY AND NEARLY FELL DEAD WHEN
NE HEARD Tse COURTS JuoomEnr-cLAlmeo 10 CAR.
RED A WORTHLESS GUN As a POINT m His OWN FAVOR

q. ~ Adams. tho youthful day
light burglar who broke Into th'
home OF Police Sergeant Mike Pow
era. last "wednesday afternoon
pleaded guilty In the superior eourl
this morning and was sentenced by
Judge TallmBn 10 10 years al hard
labor ln the pouitentinry.
Powers. who was AZ home the day
or the burglary. arrested the fellow
Just after no had succeeded IA open
Ing hlH kitchen door with skeleton
key. The young fellow showed a
deposition to resist arrest and the
officer WIS obliged 10 bring him 10
terms by holding n gun against his
body \ big ~ calibre gun and n
Hhndbng made from an old sock were
found IN Adams pockets.
After Adams had entered his plea
of guilty thiA morning Powers fetat-
ed the circumstance ~ the arrest
very graphically 20 the court and
produced the gun and billy. which
be laid on the desk.
when Adams was asked by the
Judge n he had any reason why he
should not be sentenced. he replied
that he guessed II was up to him
10 stand for II. bat requested that
Judge Tallfnan examine the gun.
Your honor will find" he said
that the revolver isn't any good. II
won't 40 off once IA three times
A man could not have any very
murderous intent who carried a gun
like that"
Judge Tallmau pondsred n minute.
then his eye fell on the billy.
How about this? ?" he said. point
Ing toward the sock. This goes Off
all right. don't ~"
Adams admitted that the billy waa
In good working order II the gun
Was not.
when the Judge imposed the SEN
tence the burglars face grew very
white and he seemed 20 be hardly
able 70 refrain from making an out
cry Of some kind. he had expected
TO get only five years al the most.
Adams was haudcuffed before be-
Ing taken back TO the Jail. as Dep
uty Sheriff Mef4od. who had him
AA NAHA1AFs fHAl tNMt NHaH lie
brought him upstairs Adams looked
around him a. though he were con-
templating a break for liberty.
while Sergeant Powers was lead
lng his prisoner from his home TO
the city jail. Wednesday. the young
fellow offered him 81 600 10 let him
80. he told the officer that he had
friends below the line In the city
and could raise the money in two
hours. When searched at the police
station a bunch OF new keys. some
Of them skeleton keys. was found In
his pocket, and jewelry stolen dur
Ing the week. which was afterward
identified II il thought that Adams
has not been In Seattle long, as he
IL unknown 10 the police.
The burglar Is only about e years
OF age. lie refuses To answer any
questions about himself
II have nothing 60 say at all" he
said In Jail after he had been sen
fenced. Il Was caught In the act.
I guess got all that was coming TO.
me, but l Gid not expect such a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
THE JAPS show that THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR
RESTS ON RUSSIA ALONE

take necessary steps faf self pfotoc.
ton. The responsibility for the chat
lcnga TO war rests then not with Ja-
pan but solely with Nusnia.
FINALLY. on February 9. Japan an
nounesd u Russia her decision To ter
inmate pending negotiations ana that
Hho would take such independent ac-
ton as Hha might deem best to defend
her position menaccd by Russia and
60 protect her established rights nnd
legitimate interests ard that nhu
would sever her diplomatic relations
and withdraw her legation The term
Independent action naturally Includes
tho opening Of hoHulitieu. Even sup
posing that Russia was unable 20 IN
dcrHtnnd tt ln that sense. that IL ~
course no reason why japan should,
ln Nuauia's place. be held responsible
for the mlsinterpretatlun. Again. u IN
the unanimous opinion II Information
al iuriata that declaration II war IN
not an Indispensable pre- requisite 90
tho opening 81 hoatilities Indeed, %
has been the common practice In re-
cent wara To declare war subsequently,
20 the opening OF huaulitea. Japau'a
action 81 not therefore open Go the
least criticism from the standpoint OF
international law it must certainly
be- confessed that tho charge sounds
rather odd. toming aa u does from the
lips - Ruasia for there are not only
very many historical Instances Of that
country herself instantly iaking hos
tile action without declaring war. bot
IN ISIS she Invaded FINLAND even be-
fore tho rupture OF their diplomatic
rela lions. -
WILL II BRILL.
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR
RESTS on RUSSIA ALONE.


'@rhe Russian government has. In its
communications q the 18th and nth
alt, charsvd Japan with having
trcacherously obtained slight vic
terry BY a sudden attack upon Russia,
who was bent upon maintaining peace,
and asserted that since Tho rupture q
diplomatic relations can never be
looked upon as the opening u HOSTILE
tics and since Japan did not Issue
her declaration Of war until on the
uth. she was guilty ~ a fragrant
breach q the principles 81 information
NJ law IN making as early as Feb )
most unwarranganie attacks on Rus
stan men-uf-War and mere liant shipa
That Russia had never entertained
any sincere desire for peace may be
clearly seen from the facts that shs
persistentiy refused throughout the
whole course q the negotiations to
meet the proposals made BY Japan In
. conciliator1 spirit. and that by wan
ten delays puk of the settlement q
the question While at the same time
she was busily extending her naval
and military preparations In con-
firmAticn OF these facts may be given
Der waflike preparations In the Far
East since April iast. when sas failed
70 carry cut her promised second
evacuation ~ Manchuria.
EGftFfEt EsrsH Moth
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Especial TO The Star. }

VICTORIA. n. C.. March s1.-can-
norymen here have already com
inenced 20 organize companies g.
carry on business ON Vancouver ia-
land In consequence Of the an
nounooment from ottawa that
licenses for trap fishing will be al
lowed. They realize that no time Il
TO be lost In order TO do anything
this year.
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The siork brousht a prise baby Firl
to the home Of Ar. and Mrs. {. u.
Afnes. zis VALLEY. last night. The rev
hahy has great grandmother and a
great great grandmother. the latter
over - years 81 aga. and her mother
Ii third cousin to the poet Longfeliow
Despite all these hpnorn. little Miss
Arnsn takes her h0nors modestly and
ia mcdiiauvcly munehing n pink fist.
much as primary babies do. Tier ar
rival IN the AmeH family completes thu
nth generation nov living.
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ON TRIAL
Especial 10 The Starr

ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 22.-The
case Of United States Senator Jo-
seph r. Burton OF Kansas waa
called for trial today before Judge
Adams In the United States district
court. A panel OF sixty Jurors was
drawn for the trial. which ls the re-
suit Of the indictment charging SEN
ator Burton with accepting money
for using his influence In preventing
the issuance OF a fraud order
against tho Rialto Grain and Securi-
ties Company OF this city.
There are two specific charges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-22
THEY ARE CANARDS

Mayor nallinRer this morning stated
tempt % enforce the o'eicck eioalnE
ordnance and the Sunday closing Ia "
against ID. saloons wan without foun-
daiion. Reports 60 the effect that he
would make things dlHaKresabie tof
tia saloons have been On the street fur
several days IL ~AH reported ycateF-
daY that all saloons would b. closed
ct ! o'clock last night The rumot
proved 10 BE- without fgunda ton.
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HELD THEIR
TRUST SESSION

WASHINGTON. u. C.. March -
Attorney General Knox announced
after the cabinet meeting this after
noon that there has been no hitch
In the progress OF the arrangement
for tho transfer of the Panama prop
erty 10 the United States. and that
Assistant Attorney General Day J.
Russell will leave for Paris tomor-
row TO complete the details. The
newly organized Panama commits
sion met today for the first time.
All tho members were present AZ
ter a business session at which there
was only general discussion OF the
plans the commissioners adjourned
to the White House. where they
were entertained by President
Roosevelt at luncheon. They sail
for the isthmus March 20.
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In addition 10 these. Russia sent
destroycru IN section ~ rail TO Port
Arthur. The work of putting theag
vessels together was hurried Up ard
seven % them have been already com
pietei. Furthermore. two vessels q
the volunteer flsot wrrs armed At
Nladivostuk and holstcd tn. Russian
naval ensign
she further ordered out one battle.
ship, three cruisers. seven destroy efs
and -four torpedoboats ltotAl tonnage
Amounting 20 about d. 7tn. which might
have Joined the Russian squadron al
ready In the Far East had not GER
tain Interior circumstances compelled
Russia 70 rvcall them. and these II
added 20 the others. would make the
aggregate Increase Of ii3oo0 tons.
INCREASE IN LAND FORCES.
Since June q. 1904. when on the
pretsxt % a trial transportation on
the Siberian railway Russia sent to
China two infantry bTlEades. two ar
tilisry battalious. q body % cavalry
and military train. Russia has con-
tinusd 10 dispatch troops 10 the Far
East. and at the beginning o. the
present month their total augmented
strength was over p.9eo. and plans
were being made for sending out. II
Necessary. over z0.oo mere.
she has At The same time been en-
gagged day and night IN strengthening
the fOrtificafious at the naval ports
81 Port Arthur and Vladivustok. build
Ing forts at Hunehun. Lao Yang and
other stratsxicai points. and forward
Ing arms and ammunition to the Far
East b. the Siberian railway and the
volunteer fleet. ard In the middle q
October last. a train o. fourteen cars
hurriedly left Russia laden with the
equipment q field hospital
1T IL therefore quite evident that
Russia had not the least inclination
fer friendly settlement. but solely
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The fact remainH however. that
many % the saloon men have been
mortaliy afraid q such a move on The
part of the new mayor. They know
that he has a. excellent chance to re-
venEs himself on them ~ hnifinE him
st the polls u he should choose to dc
so.
NO such move has been under com
aidera,lon IN this offlce." rsid Ma OF
nalliuKsr this morning III anything
II the sort were done Il would be
through the police"
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BY viii a. Brill, Special Commits.
soner Of the Newspaper Enter
prise Association IN the Far East.

TOXIC. Japan. March An all tho
) newspapers In Japan this morning vas
published a statement which Is writ
ten 90 rcfuta the charges % troashefy
and proVecatton preferred AGAINST
Japan iu the Russian governments
recent note tu the nations.
This statement does not bear the
seal q an official document, but Il II
known here that IL Was prepared ~
the government aud issued from an
official source. IL may therefore be
taken as the official answer 10 the
lows.