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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
a,ven BETTER SERVICE

fsn-Tninute schedule was IN
auxurated yesterday on the Ma
drona park car line. which makes
a considerable Improvement over
the service given heretofore. To
.tln further facilitate the traffic on
the line the Madrona Heights I'm
provement Club has pesitioned the
Seattle Electric Company 10 double
track East Cherry street and TO place
large cars on the run
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
JAPAN WILL Be
BIGGEST power
ON THE GLOBE
my serIpns Nswa Aaa.n.l

SAN FRANCISCO G.-IIarod Boee correspondent
Book n "a
day. lie has a studying
Of lie
country. Speaking
about
Japan expect to mes rom The as the Ese'ert power
enes. w he superior all he markets They plan make japan
federation Of Asaue her DR. There little Of
oer oruash
sdr
There vas little excitement stRHy Of tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
ELECTED TEACHERS

TACOMA. April s-Ths bl-mouthiy
meeting Of the board q trustees Of
the University Of Puget Sound was
held yesterday AZ The university.
The beard reelected Professors Mar
latte. Grumbiing. BoweTS0x and Her
riot.
Two new members % the faculty
we're selected. Professor b. y. Me
Proud and Mrs. MeProsd. who are
now doing high school work Ia Me-
braska. They will teach Latin and
modern languages
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
IS IT WAR?
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
NAY CEASE MOMENT

from sofia to the effect that the Bull
xarsnn ministry 10 convinced that Tur'
krv IA acting To- bad faith and - &c
eretly rushing troop. 20 the fronticr.
bulgaria Win meet such actions By
an Increase In the frontier guards and
vii make every possible effort 20 b
ready for any hostile act on the par'
4 Turkey.
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JTMER
MREGD
Especial 70 The start

VICTORIA. n, G.. April s-Thc
steamer Tees arrived from Ciayoquot
this afternoon.
Indians report that the schooner
Kipla loaded with lumber was found
bottom az or C1ayoquot point No
trace 81 the crew wasfoun q.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
Boom for Miles

ISpfANAPoL1s. Ind. April at
the state convention Of Pruhihitl0ulhts
yesterday, a movement VAS started
faf national ticket composed of Gem
erai Nelson a. Miles Tor president. and
Felix T. NeWhirter. Of Indiana. for
VIC nrnaiArnl.
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SIGNED TREAH
fny setipps New. Assn1

WASHINGTON. Arrti s-seeretary
Hay and Minister Qaeaada this morn
Ing ssFned the treaty for the extrndi.
ton q criminals 90 and from Cuba
and the United States
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
ROU TED

MuKpES. April e.--The Russians
today routed a band Of Chanehuass
south ~ ths Trans siberian railway
The bfissnda lost ten killed and
twsnty wounded. The Russians lost
Tires wounded.
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HIS OWN
FAULT

A coronsr's jury agreed this morn
Ing that Hans outren VAS killed as
a result OF his own carelessusss.
April /. when he jumped from a
Rentou electric car In front of an
Interurban milk train.
The inquest Vas held In the Bon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06
NINE couNclLmEN

Nine councllmen were elected, one
for each ward. and a member for
the short term In the Fifth ward.
Five OF the new couneilmen are Re
publlCans and four are Democrats.
The Republicans elected are w. A.
whitman. First ward; Jesse II.
Read. Third; q. II. Christoffersen
and A. NJ. Richards, seventh. The
Democrats elected are Frank NJ.
I.nmborn. Second: otto Duevl,
Fourth. Schuyler Usher. Sixth; A.
c. Hoenig. Eighth.
CHARTER AMENDMENT LOST
The proposed charter amendment
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l-1-77-97-7-7717l-l717771--
MAY SAY
SOMETHING
PRESIDENT SMITH EXPECTED
TO TALK ON PoLYGAMY

nv RcrIpBa News Assn
SALT LAKE, April 1T II under
stood here that President Smith OF
the Mormon church this afternoon
will make a statement 60 the assem-
BLEED Mormons IN conference. relative
60 the attitude 81 the church regard
ing politics. polygamy and other mat
tiers brought out In the SmpOt invcHti-
cation.
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VIENNA. April s-The Sofia core
sponAent Of the TaEsbiatt wires his
paper today that. u the IufNo-b e'-
Earisn agreement IL not signed i'an's-
diateiy. diplomats relations bstN@sn
Turkey ard Bulgaria are HAesa 70 D"
broken off at any moment
That the situation 10 extremely grave
4. Indicated BY the dispatches sent
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my serIpps News An..n.,

MOUNT VERNON. N. y. April 6.
Five persons lost their lives and
which destroyed Columbia hall. a
thfse-Etory frame building early this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-06

The city building inspector issued a
permit yesterday fer tho construction
OF a miniature roof garden on the top
Of the Lincoln hotel. for the use %
the RaeatE during the summer.
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morning. Three others were seris
ousiy injured.
The dead:
NATHAN FREY. shoe dealer. ana
his three children.
BESSIE DEERING. a maid.
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The East Union Improvement club
held itH annual election Of officers last
night John x. Mason was elected
president: ] w. Moore. vice president.
Mrs G. H. Bridges, secretary. and A.
}. Smiley, treasurer After the cleo
ton n basket social was aiven hy the
ladies' auxiliary. Tor the purpose Of
adding 10 their building fund.
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Burn En-
To Death

FIVE PEOPLE THEIR LIVES AND GENERAL ARE sg.
vHRILY INJURED IN A NEW YORK FIRE
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CHARTER AMENDMENT LOST

The proposed charter amendmenl
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
oLETEl1ND DENIES II:
Never Entertained Negro at Dinnsr at
White House.

Washington, March S.-In the House
to-day a letter from Grover Cleveland
to Representative Webb of North Caro-
lima, denying that c. H. ]. Taylor, a
negro, had dined with him at the White
House while he was president, as charg-
ed by Representative Scott of Kansas,
few days ago. Mr.. Scott promptly Of
fered his apology to the former presi-
dent, saying he never before had heard
the statement which he had made de-
MED. A discussion of the race ques-
tion followed, during which MIR. Will
liams. the minority leader, criticised
President Roosevelt for having invited
Booker Washington to seat at his ta-
BILE. Representative Webb said Mr..
Cleveland had been friend of the ne
gro, but never had held out to him the
hope of social equality. Mr.. Williams
said that objection to the appointment
of negro to position was met with
the statement that there could be no
discrimination, but asserted that a
Chinaman would not be appointed a
postmaster on the Pacific coast.
The House passed the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill and took up
the Indian appropriation bill.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
THE ILLINOIS DAMAGED.
Run Into by the Missouri and Her Port
Propeller Injared.

Washington, March 3-Rear Admiral
Barker cables the navy department
from Guantanamo, under yesterdays
date, as follows:
"On making passage from Guantana-
mo to Pensacola, Fla, the Missouri's
steam steering gear became disabled,
and she collided with the Illinois, dam
aging the port propeller of the latter,
hut with slight injury to herself. The
Illinois has been ordered to the navy
yard at New York to have her propeller
replaced.
Beyond this information the officials
OF the bureau of navigation say they
have nothing. The admiral in command
will appoint court of inquiry to fix
the responsibility. It is not believed
at the war department that the damage
to the Illinois is very serious or that it
will take any considerable length Of
time to make the necessary repairs.
Should these be completed without
much delay the Illinois will accompany
the squadron to European waters, as or
dinarily planned.
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The purchase by the Consolidated
road includes the entire trolley system
centering in New Haven with branches
to Mt. Carmel, Derby, Montowese and
Woodmont. 1t is generally conceded
that this purchase is first class In
vestment for the Consolidated. the prop
erty being a very valuable one with its
plant and franchises. Moreover, the
trolley company stockholders have OBJ
tained a good price for their stock. and
all ara to be treated alike and most
equitably. President Mellen, with his
customary enterprise and push has
consummated transaction which some
Of his predecessors had in mind, but
were not at that time. able to accom-
plish. The late President Clark urged
the purchase Of the Fair Haven trolley
system when the Stamford trolley was
bought, but could not then induce the
directors to agree to it. The situation
was not then as important as it is now.
The purchase not only gives the Con-
solidated a good paying property, but
gives the road the control of all trans
portation business of any importaIce in
and around New Haven and further
than this, Consolidated ownership Of the
electric systems at Stamford, New Ha-
ven and Meriden, blocks any plans Of
capitalists outside Of the state to get a
through trolley line from New York to
Boston through this city, and practical-
" forever settles the question as to the
disposal of this valuable property.
The general public sentiment, SO far
as expressed, is in accord with the hopes
of the board Of directors Of the trolley
system, that the deal will meet with the
approval of all.
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GREAT PRAIRIE FIRES.
5000 square slsIss Barned In okiaho onas
Five Persons Perish.

~ 4Fo prsoh1 SEahAs
Lawton, Okla, March 5.-Reports re-
ceived here indicate that five persons
have been burned to death and three
thousand square miles of territory in
Niowa and Comanche counties swept by
prairie fires. Hundreds of people are
homeless and it is impossible to esti-
mate accurately the financial loss ow-
ing to the wide extent of country af-
fected.
Following is partial list of the killed
and injured: D. Harmond, living near
Lawton, burned to a crisp. John Har-
nond cannot hive. A. N. Crawford,
near Lawton, seriously burned. Mrs.
Henderson, widow, near Lawton, and
/ two daughters, seriously burned; one
caanot live.
The report says that more fatalities
are expected as the reports from some
districts are meagre.
At Hobart the county seat of Kiowa
county, the fire approached from the
east destroying stables and fifteen race
horses fifteen residences, two business
houses and various small buildings.
Spreading to the southwest the fire
swept seventy-five thousand acres Of
government military and timber re-
serve and Indian school reserve, de-
stroying several Indian houses and
| forty had of government cattle. Spread
| ing westward the flames covered miles
of homestead district destroying
houses, barns and stock. 1t was in this
district that five persons are reported to
I, 10,
their property. The three persons were
Dock and John Hammond, brothers, and
man named Fischer. The other two
were women.
| Late at night the fire began moving
southwark toward this city. At mid
night five thousand people of the city
were battling with the approaching
| flames! The advance line Of the fire
was fully two miles in length and came
| in a semi circular form. A. thousand
men turned their efforts to checking
| the grass borders Of the reservation at
the city limits. Water from every
source carried in every conceivable
way, was distributed along the line and
carried all around the city limits. This
served the purpose Of checking the ad-
vance lines of the fire, but was fo little
avail in hindering the continual rolling
of the fire brands into the streets of the
city.
In more than hundred places flames
arose from dwellings, barns and out
buildings, but wherever a blaze grew
men were present to quench it with
water. Families lay out on the prairie
throughout the freezing night after the
storm had passed with only thin
clothes on their backs. Hundreds of
people are destitute and are suffering
| intensely from the cold.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
FAMOUS BOODLER EXPIRES.
JOHN KEENAN,, FORMERLY A
POWER IN NEW YORK..
Head and Front of Great Conspiracy by
witch GOtham's Board of Aldermen
of 1884 Was Bribsd to Give Broadway
railroad Fran chise 90 Jacob sharp
Never spent d ay In Prison.

New York, March s.-John keenan,,
known in the days of the famous
doodle board of aldermen as the Bis
marck of the County Democracy" died
to-day at his home in Hollis L. l., where
he had been living quietly for several
years, with his three children. John
keenan, was head and front of the great
doodle conspiracy by which the board
os aldermen in 1884 was bribed to give
the Broadway railroad franchise to
Jacob Sharp. He was the man who held
the bribe fund and apportioned the
money to the members of the board. He
was one of the famous Doodle colony
in Canada, where he fed just before his
Indictment.
John Keenan, was born in Ireland,
but came to this country with his PAR
ents when he was three years old. He
had a public school education. became
clerk in a grocery store, then worked
Cor liquor dealer and later made his
entrance into politics through the me-
dium of Tammany Hall. who sent him
to the assembly in 1885. Resigning from
Tammany Hall Keenan, became one of
the organizers of the County Democ-
racy, and was chosen one Of its most
important leaders. When 1t became nee
essary to buy the Broadway franchise
the matter Of handling the delicate ne
gotiations was entrusted to him.
When the true history of the bribing
began to leak out and the grand jury
got at work, the historic rush of alder
men for Canada began. Keenan, stayed
behind as long as he dared, and then
left for the Dominion. This was in the
spring of 1886, and 1t was not until Sep
tember Of that year that he was indict-
ed with Jacob Sharp, and Messrs. Rich
mond Kerr, Forshay and Moloney.
When Colonel Fellowes was elected
district attorney keenan, returned to
New York, with the indictments against
him still pending. He was placed under
arrest and held in $4,000 bail. The bail
bond was Immediately furnished, but
for his work in the transactions of 1884
Keenan, never spent "a single day in
prison. Soon after his return the in
dictments against him were quashed,
District Attorney Fellowes refusing to
prosecute him.
In recent years Keenan, had dropped
out Of sight, his bad health and his
fallen fortune driving him into practice
al exile from the scene of his former
exploits. He had been a great sufferer
for years from rheumatic gout.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
NAVAL BILL IN SENATE.
Mr.. Hale criticisss the Plans of the Ma.
val Board.

Washington, March s.-For almost
four hours to-day the Senate while
technically engaged on the naval ap-
preparation bill dicussed a wide range
of subjects, including the policy of the
United States in the Philippines and
the Russo-Japanes war. The principal
participants were Messrs. Hale, Bacon,
Lodge, Depew, Patterson and Money
Mr.. Hale, in charge of the naval bill,
criticised the plans Of the naval board
as tending to an establishment beyond
the needs of the country.
Mr.. Lodge and Mr. Depew and Mr..
Perkins defended the naval officers.
Mr.. Lodge declared large navy essen
tial to the maintenance of peace. Mr..
Money said he did not consider the to-
tai appropriation Of $97,OOO,OO0 appro-
priated by the bill as excessive under
our present policy in the Orient. He,
however, criticised that policy, as did
other democratic speakers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
MANI CONFLICTING GAMES
Big League. Unable to avoid Them In
Completing Sch hednIs

New York, March s.-After a two
days session here the American league
and National league committees on
schedule agreed upon playing dates for
the coming season at a late hour to-
night. The American league announc-
ed the schedule tonight, while the Ma
tional league will not make its playing
dates public until tomorrow While
the committees endeavored as far as
possible to make the schedule non-con-
fiicting, they were not successful, as
during the season there will be eleven
conflicting games in this city, twelve in
Boston, six in Philadelphia. twelve in
Chicago and thirteen in st, Louis. The
American league season will open on
Thursday, April H.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
ANOTHER DEMAND ON BAN Ks
NOTIFICATION TO ALL SPECIAL
NATIONAL DEPoSITORIEs.
Secretary of the Treasury shaw Re-
qnires That They Pay twenty Per
Cent. of Their Holdings of 0overn-
msnt Fuads Before March rs on Ac-
count of the Panama cauai Purchase.

Washington, March B. Secretary
Shaw has notified all special national
bank repositories. including those Of
New York city, that they will be re-
quired to pay on account of the Panama
canal purchase 20 per cent. Of their
holdings of government funds on or be-
fore March 25. The 20 per cent. aggre-
gates about $4,000, leaving about $780,
100000 to be supplied from the treasury
It had been decided heretofore to have
the depository national banks in New
York city pay their individual proper
tions over to the New York sub-treas-
ury at once to meet at this time the
payment due Panama and later to pay
the new canal company at Paris the
$40,000000 due it by calls on national
bank repositories outside New York
city.
In view. however, of news received
srom Paris later in the day to the eff
| feet that the French company would at
once call a meeting Of it's directors and
carry out the formalities necessary to
the transfer of the title to the property
70 the United States it was thought
best to make the two payments to the
canal company and to the republic of
Panama concurrently about April 1.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
SENSATION in SMOOT CASE
PRESIDENT SMITH MAKES As
FOUNDING CONFESSIONS.
admits That He stIli Lives as Hus-
band with ais Five wives-wouid
Rather Defy the Law Of 1890 Than
suffer tho Disgrace of Deserving Their

washington, March S.-Attorneys for
the Protestants in the Smoot investiga-
tion to-day said they expected to prove
that the defendant is associated with a
hierarchy which practices polygamy
and connives at violations of the law,
and that his very vote as a senator Of
the United States is subject to the wish
and command Of the Mormon church.
President Joseph Smith confessed
that he himself had continued to CO.
habit with his plural family since the
manifesto of $780, AID that he realized
fully that he was violating state laws.
President Smith also testified that
Reed Snloot had to get the consent of
his associated apostles in the church
before he could become candidate for
senator.
The confession of President Smith
was the sensation of'the proceedings to-
day before the senate committee on
privileges and elections. Mr.. Smith
said that the manifesto of 1890 had left
him and others with plural families in
the unfortunate situation of being COM
PEELED to defy the law or desert his
families. For himself he had preferred
to take chances with the law" rather
than to disgrace himself and degrade
his family by abandoning his wives
and the children they had borne him
He admitted that he had had children
by all of his five wives since the man
ifesto, and said he had acknowledged
them openly without interference OF
disturbance from the people of Utah.
whom he characterized as liberal and
broad-minded.
The defense will take the witness to-
morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
WATERBURY, BUSINESS MEN.
Hold "a Banquet and Arc Addressed by
yice President Todd of Concentrated.

Waterbury, March 3.-Over two hun
dred members and guests of the Wa
terbury Business Mems association sat
down to an elaborate banquet in Odd
Fellows hall this evening. Many were
present from surrounding towns. The
chief feature Of the evening was an ad-
dress by Vice-President Percy r. Todd,
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company, in which
he outlined the policy of his road to-
wards Connecticut in general and the
Naugatuck valley in particular.
Among the other principal speakers
were Mayor John P. Elton, Rev. Oscar
Haywood, pastor of the First Baptist
church, and Rev. ]. J. Curtiss, pastor
of st. Francis Xaviers.
TMr Todd's address will be found on an
other page of this issue.]
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
shipping News.

New York, March 3.--Arrived: Steamers
Georgia, Liverpool; Napolitan Prince, Cen
GA, Palermo and Naples.
New York. March 3.-Sailed: Steamers
La Champagne, Havre; Moltke, Hamburg
via Plymouth and Cherbourg
Lizard, March 3.-Passed: Steamer La
Touraine, New York for Havre.
Kaiser Wilhelm II. from Bremen and
Southampton, New York
Queenstown, March 3.-Sailed: Steamer
Celtic (from Liverpool, New York.
Lizard. March 3-Passed Steamers Stat
endam, New York for Rotterdam
London. March 3.-Sailed: Steamer Min
neapolis. New York.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
BALFouR NOT A PRorEoTIoNIsT
Arouses Cheers and Derisive Laughter
In Commons.

London, March s.-Premier Balfour
aroused both cheers and derisive laugh
ter by the statement in the house Of
commons this afternoon that he had
never advocated protection either in or
outside the cabinet. The assertion was
elected by a request of Mr.. MacNeill,
nationalist, that Mr.. Balfour give the
public an opportunity of reading his
pamphlet advocating protection, pre-
sented to the cabinet contemporaneous-
ly with the premier's published PAM
phlet on 'Insular Free Trade" Mr.. Bal
four declared that no such pamphlet
was in existence. and added the above
intimation that he was not protec-
zionist.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
PRESENT EMPLOYEES
VIII be Retained for tho Year subjcct
to Removal for Cause.

1t is learned on excellent authority
that in all probability all the present
officials, excepting the board of directors
and it's officers, will be retained for the
remainder Of this year, and that all the
employees of the company will also be-
retained subject, of course, to removal
for proper cause. This will give general
satisfaction, and doubtless be highly ap-
preciated by the large force of employees
OF the company.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04

Garnett, Kas., March 3.-There was a
split in the republican convention of the
Second Kansas congressional district
here to-day, one faction renominating
Congressman Justin D. Bowersock of
Lawrence. the other naming Henry J.
Allen of Ottawa, editor of the Herald.
Both conventions endorsed President
Roosevelt for denomination.