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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-10

the other until the remains % the
last victim rest Just a few inches
below the surface of the ground
The American sanitary brigade
has left lts mark along the line 81
the railroad. StaKnant pools. the In
enbators Of the fever-infected NOS
quito. have been drained and dried
up b. long. regular bitches. which
lead to the beautiful Shagrea river
and its tributaries. swamp under
growth has been cut away all along
the line But the dirty native re-
mains. hating the sanitary invasion
with all his heart and mind. His
sword backed swine sfill Kroyel be-
fore bis door. consuming the Tester
Ing refuse which the native house
wife dumps upon the ground from
door or window.
As the train pokes along. its
smoke begrimed passengers can sec
half-uaked women washing clothes
in the muddy streams. children.
CARRIED only In tanned eutiele. at
play on the sun-baked ground. and
men and women young and Cd.
sitting or lying about listlesa and
idle. all putting hard at bamboo
pipes.
As the train on which was trav-
cling stopped az the little station Of
Mamai. a grizzled old negro passed
along begging aims from the pas
sengers. Ills legs were In bandaKes
and his bare. toeless siumDa Of feet
were protected from the eindera by
leather sandals Some ~ his fin
gers we're missing and his face pre-
scented a hideons spectacle. An
American physician on the train
told me that the man was n victim
Of leprosy. n common plague In
Panama. He lived In the town and
had accumulated a small fortune
begging from passengers. No at
tempt had ever been made 10 mo-
lest him.
Empire. where coo American ma
rines have been stationed since the
revolution a year ago. Is model"
city compared with others. II has
fine white houses situated high up
on the hills and the place In above
the average from points Of santa
ton and general comfort. There
has been very little sickness and no
deaths among the marines.
The railroad winds It's way
through low mountains. some Of
them extinct volcanoes. until. Just
before Panama r. reached. the mag
nificent Pacific panorama opens In
the aplendor Of It's rainbow color
ing. II must be said Of Panama that
whatever violence II does 10 the
other senses. there r. one feature.
the gorgeous sky and scenery. which
r. a perpetual qualification 30 the
eye, and this Is n degree 20 recon-
pense for much OF the unpleasant
side.
As the poet OF Colon. I'm his study
Of tropical life. pointed out--under
the silvery sharges river tho croco-
die lies in walt for his victim. the
vari -eolored leaf 81 the jugle likely
shields the poison scorpion; the
beautiful flowers are odorleas. the
bird arrayed In brilliant plumage
ut 70 rival n Pacific sunset knows
no song. that inviting glade may be
the bed OF 10000 dangers. "all roads
lend TO hell" though to the way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-10
WILL GET
BUSY
FIRE AND WATER COMMITTEE
WILL CARRY OUT DkULToN's
PLAN

The fire and water committee Of
the council iH preparing 10 Issue a
statement 10 the public Of the
financial affairs OF the water de
partment. particularly In relation 70
the proposed reduction in water
rates. The recent action Of the
Chamber Of Commerce in appoint
Ing a committee 10 investigate the
municipal finances Ia that respect
lh largely responsible for the deel-
sion OF the committee.
The action Of the Chamber OF
Commerce was taken at the instlga-
tlOn Of T.. Shorrock AZ Us last
meeting. Al that time Mr. shor=
rock charged that the earnings Of
the water department were being
used for general purposes. were. IN
fact. stolen In some instances. II
Il estimated by members Of the
council themselves that the custom
OF the administration In former
years Of paying the interest on the
old Spring Hilt water system bonds.
amounting 10 more than $4,000
each year. was an Illegal procedure.
The payment OF this interest. a.
provided In an ordinance passed In
1889. was 10 be by a general tax
levy The levy has been made AZ
provided. but the money. instead Of
being used for paying the interest
has been directed 10 other purposes.
The funds Of the water department
have been wrongfully depleted IN
other ways
MIR Shorrock. IN bringing the
matter before the Chamber OF Com
merre. maintained that such hand
ling OF the city finances was i'm
proper In that ~ was causing the
water department TO pay expenses
that should be borne By general
taxation. The finance committee. In
preparing the tax levy for next
year. however. stopped the illegal
custom referred 10 and provided
for the payment OF the Spring VIII
bond interest by general taxation.
II " not only the intention Of the
fire and water committee 10 issue
the statement referred 20. IL Is said
but also within a few months TO
formulate a modified plan for the
reduction OF water rates that Coun-
Gilman Daulton has labored for In
vain for months
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Mrs. Gould Sued
BY MOdiS[S

NEW YORK. Dec. t0-Mra.
Katherine Clemm0na Gould whose
husband Is Howard Could 10 the
defendant la "a suit in the aupreme
court brought BY "a dfessmaking
firm. 10 recover $3.50 fOr dresses
which the firm says Mrs Gould ore
dered aud agreed 10 pay fgE There
are 10 Items IN the bill Among the
charges are 2lG9 for a blue cloth
jacket and skirt. so for a taffeia
and velvet souple dress. $500 for a
yellow fadium" silk embroidered
dress. and 1896 for a black spangled
aud JET dress
According to the dfeasmakers,
Mrs. Gould ordered f6 gowns on Oc-
t9ber 4 and November o They we're
delivered 40 her At St Regis With
In a few days she ordered work
stopped on the other five. aud then.
being unable 10 collect the bill, the
mOIistea determined 10 Sue.
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due IN PORT
DECEMBER 20

According to thep resent plans OF
the officials of the Great Northern
Steamship company. the big trans
Pacific liner Minnesota will arrive
IA Seattle on December 20. The ves-
gel WILL II she makes her scheduled
time, arrive at san Francisco next
Tuesday morning She will lie at
hiatt port few days, after which
she VIII proceed slowly to Seattle.
Arrangements are now being con-
sidered by the special Chamber Of
Commerce committee for the recep-
ton of the vessel ON her arrival
here.
The officials Of the Great North
ern Steamship company have stated
that no demonstration viii be made
by the company ON the arrival of
the vessel here,
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farer thcy seem like paths TO para
disc.
A telegraph line parallels the
railroad Ton cents a word Ia the
rate There h parcel post aud
the trust collects 10 cents "a pound
Tor this class 81 freight
The Panama steamship line oper-
ates four good sized steamers be
tween New York and Colon. A tire
mendoua amount Of freight "a han
died aud each steamer has a
capacity for 200 odd passengers
Illustrative OF how Panama is made
the butt Of the sleamship-railroaa
trust business. Il may be said that
first cabin passengers. from New
York 20 Panama. 1881 mllce. pay
/ 500. while the same class 81 passen
gers bound through 10 San Francis
co. connecting with the Pacific Mail
line. pay $40. though they are to
travel total OF b25s milcu The
Panama merchant PAYS more than
+ two thirds as much for freight
shipped from New York as does the
san Francisco merchant for goods
from the same point via the 18th
MUS
The United States government if
conducting the steamship line II
conjunction with the railroad
though al the present time there
have been no radical changes tn the
system
/ GOV Davis. OF the fone strip. has
had his own troubles with the rail-
road Those zoo individual share
holdings made u necessary 10 con
duet the canal and railroad business
rs separate enterprises. Freight on
an canal supplies was paid Tor Al
tariff rates. and though thereby thf
United States may pay more than
sixty nine aryentieths ~ Is money
into Uncle sans pocket II made
the expenditures look very heavy a
speeiaI rate Was then eontFived ant
canal employees we're given hal
rate when travelling on govern
ment business All machinery for
the canal repaired NJ the railroad
shops il charged Tor At tat rate
+ Another complication which The
+ Taft commission must settle. In re
gard 10 the railroad. II a. 10 hos
the treaty IL 20 be- Interpreted rcla
tive 90 the lands owned By thai
+ corporation In Colon Under IN
treaty Colon aud Panama elite
are expressly left cut Of American
f Jurisdiction. though at Colon tn
leone line encruachea upon the cti'
and covers the water In the port
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FINED
especial TO The ssar.)

CHICAGO. Dec. f0.-Mrs. G. II
Robinson, wife OF the assistant rec.
tor OF the Grace Episcopal church
was fined s. under the name oil
Mary Carson, al the Harrison street
police court yesterday The fin,
was the result OF charges made by
representatives OF a State street de
partment store, who said Mrs Rob.
inson attempted to take a collarette
from the store. When arrested. she
gave the name OF Mary Carson.
Charges OF larceny and disorderly
conduct were originally preferred
The larceny count was dropped and
fine entered on the minor charge
Rev. MFR. Robinson said no de-
Tense was made in court In order q
avoid publicity.
"Of course. n Is all a mistake, 81
said Mr.. Robinson. There was q
Misunderstanding. and Hrs. Rob
inson did not care to reveal her
identity. We thought II best TO let
the whole matter 20 By default
Now that IL has come out, intend
10 take measures to show that Mrs.
Robinson was not guilty of the
charges"
Mrs. Robinson denies that she has
been in court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-10
THEY HAD FUN

The biggest time Of their life was
accorded $50 newaboyH OF The star.
who were the guests or The Star and
the management OF the Alcazar the
ater last night. The youngsters
formed In line at The Stars offices
and marched down 10 the theater in
a1body. yelling like bunch OF a.
p, As after an Orangeman I'm the
forbidden land
At the theater the kids" sat ON
the ground floor and each one was
Inflated with visions OF himself as
being one day pictured as the y.
Pierp' OF the west. as they looked
With disdain on the Ordinary" pco-
pie In the gallery. When the show
Mas over every one OF the 'huxtries'
Vowed and declared Held by the
Enemy had any other show In the
uity skinned a mile
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STILL Taxing

I. Desperate because The Star
I. has beaten If Ho badly in pub
(. fishing genuine pictures Of the
q. Great Chadwick Mystery. the
o. Times again makes itself the
I, laughing stock Of It's readers
70 by publishing yesterday an
I. other bald fake portrait Of
F. Mrs. Chadwick. the woman
f. fnaucler
The Times claims 10 publish
o. what Is the best picture Of
F. Mra. Chadwick. but gives a re
q production from an old photo
graph Of one Of Cleyeland'H
1. most popular society women
I. and leading musicians, who iH
q personally known TO several
{. Seattle people who are former
residents Of Cleveland a
. number Of these called up The
= star aud exposed the Times
7. fake.
I. lnuamuch as two-thifdn 81
T. the pictures which appear in
. the afternoon faleir are frauds.
[" one more or less makes little
F. difference.
/. Meantime The Star continues
(. 10 publish the real photographs
/. and the best news first in
p this. the greatest sensation 81
= the age.
"a :.
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custom OF the people lie said
that there IL never any trouble over
things % this Kind. aa what belongs
u one Ia the property Of all
hat ia one strange Characters
is Of the lEarrotes. said Mr. Cal
iAhan. They are quiet. peacoable
add euurtsoua They never fight
and friction ia unknown. II one
man or woman has anything an
ether wants. ali the one who de
aIF~a the object does Or go take g.
fhey never ask for anything from
each other but simply walk off
wtth Il with an air Of prapriety.
They are the most agreeable
phopie have ever met While they
VII nght with other tribes on the
Islands. they arc VERY respectful Of
members Of their own tribe and
people who are respectful 10 them
In their native province they are
industrious and far advanced In
akriCuliure over other tribes.
They have no religion or super
siitions. a. far a. ! have been able
10 learn. but simply worship taeir
oWn eeopIe They ara advanced In
intelligence and ahead Of any other
tribe on the island They are ea-
tremely proud Of the opportunity
OF visiting America and will have
some great stories 90 tell when they
get back home
st Louis. the baby born while
A. the fair. Is the pride Of the Igor
rotss. They all simply worship IL
and all want n turn at caring for
it II is the FIRST lEorrote child
born outside their island home. and
great attention Is bestowed every
time Il makes any kind Of noise"
The dark-faced woman who was
caring for st Louis when the re
porter entered. proudly brought the
child forward for Inspection and
smiled when attention was paid Ia
H. The reporter Was not con-
versant with lgorrote bahyhood
beauty. but Immediately pro
nounced It wonder
The American managers Of the
fgorroteS do not charge admission
TO the colony. but chief Antonio. In
order 10 increase the number of
American coins in his possession.
has decided TO levy a tar per head
for those who desire to satisfy their
curiosity at the expense OF his peo-
pie He has learned that the
curiosity OF the white man Is pro
ductive OF wealth for him aud has
become Amoricanized enough tn
take advantage OF Il. much 20 the
satisfaction OF the woman.
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LICENSE SUSPE NDED

The liernn Of J. {. Bardwsll. mate
OF the steamer Garden city. was re-
Ynksd for one year b. the local in
apeetorH Of hulla and boilers. Whit
urY and Turner today. Hards2sll
uaa guilty OF violating the rules and
regulations Ia two rsaparta
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ATTEMPTED
BURGLARY

Mrs. James Jewett, whose house
was robbed Wednesday night OF ti5.
says another attempt was made last
night to enter her residence OWNS
To her fright by her experience Of
Wednesday night. she refused 10
live in her home. Thursday night
she slept In the home Of neigh bor,
but Mrs Jewett returned 20 her
own home last night.
About midnight she was awak-
ened by a scratching noise and on
getting up saw a man in his stock
ing feet about to enter the house
She pointed a revolver at his head
and when she pulled the trigger the
cartridge failed to explode. The
burglar was frightened. however
and quickly made his escape.
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The IgOrrOtes Are a
Most Peaceable People
TIE PHILIPPINE NATIVES NOW IN SEATTLE NEVER FIGHT
AMONG THEMSELVES. GUT BELIEVE THAT WHAT BELONGS
TO ONE or THEIR TRIBE BELONGS TO ALL the REST

Ticket
THIS h the greeting AZ the Igor
rote headquarters AZ tlus Third az
suue, when the white brother of the
toE aatera apnroachea
Who says the canine davnurefs
are not capable Of Civilizations
They know the meaning % ticket
value 81 money aud how To- smoke
aud what more do they want e
complete their claim for American
.ltiseuahip7 They know that colE
viii buy dog and this has heer
learned In the few short monlh.
they have been Ia the realms Of tn
Nhita man who does not know ans
better than 10 wear clothes"
Every man. woman and child Il
the little colony can beat the whlls
man q mile ia smoking The for
mer residents % New Amsterdam
At The time Of Peter stuyyeaant. had
reputation for smoking. but that
has been faded 10 a twinkle b. the
adopted Americans 81 the southern
Iales.
Few traits Of character Of the
IEarrotes arr worthy 81 note fag
the enlightened brother on the con
tineut Cleanliness iH the only re-.
ligion Of the people. friendship and
forgiveness are thc only doctrines
they practice and dog IL tho oniY
god they worship But all ia all.
there are traits % character that
appeal TO civilization
During the visit % a Star reporter
20 the Culuuy. men and women were
busy washing clothing aud clean.
INK everything about the place. Mr
Callahan. who was In charge OF the
colony. said that tho IKorrotes are
always busy washing aud cleaning
They hathe every day and cleanll-
ness seems 10 be ono OF the most
necessary adiuncts 20 their exist
ener
No fights ever occur among the
dog eaters. no friction occurs aud no
lil-feellnKs. n they exist. are ever
shown. During the visit Of The
Star reporter. one Of the colony
quietly sneaked up behind n fellow
dog eater. who was smoking a cigar
and happily listening 10 a story
from Chief Antonio. took tho cigar
from his mouth as though II be-
lonKed to him.
The former smoker looked Mt tho
man who purloined the cigar and
began looking around for cigar
20 quietly borrow Both the Hmok
or and the "swipcr" seemed To take
the affair "a a matter Of course and
Mr.. Callahan explained that Il was
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The railroad. which ls United State
property. owns fully half OF the rca
estate tn Colon. Including the
principal hotel and the business
blocks.
This property. owned By Uncie
sam. Is without his sphere Of iufis-
diction.
Rents are being collected on
these properties a. usual. but the
zone officials decided that only
month leases be contracted until
the matter Is settled.
The railroad crosses the canal
line in two places. and Il is the
present intention Of the engineers
70 shift the entire a. miles Of rail
70 the south side % the waterway
This In itself will be a big en-
gineerinK feat and will cost mil
lions. MARt.EN y. PEW.
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OFFICIALS
CONVICTED
ony seripus Now A-s.nl

DENVER Colo. Dec. 1O.-James
T. Mullins. Patrick Reid. william
Bergman and J. 4. Kitson. election
judges and officials In Precinct G..
Ward 8. were found guilty of fraud
in connection with the recent election.
In the supreme court this morning.
Mullins was sentenced to nine
months Imprisonment IN jail and to
pay a fine of $500. Bergman and
kitson were given six months and
$500 fine each. Reid got three
months.
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~
MARION BLOCK
MAY Be SOLD

~. u. Coleman announced that he
and the owners Of the Marion block
were not $4,000 apart on the pur
chase price Of the alx-atory block
at Second avenue and Marion street
Che purchase win include the buiid.
Ing and lease. Mr.. Coleman made an
offer of S75. goo yesterday afternoon
but was refused. He said this after
noon that he thought the trade
would go through within "a few
days
Coleman holds the lease of the
building from Smith a Keene, the
owners. lie made a flat offer OF
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OF men died from the foul exhala-
tion OF the tropical swamps. II was
a work OF many years.
When that Inflated combination
OF the wealth Of the money kings Of
France and the master engineering
minds Of a quarter OF century ago
the campaiEne Universslle du Ca
nal fnteroceanique--undert0ok To
open the waterway that mad been
the dream OF sea-faring interests for
four centuries. the majority stock
Of the Panama railroad was taken
over. The company's stock com
prised 70. 600 shares at a par value
OF 800 a share The individual
holders OF 100 shares OF this stock
refused TO sell. and through al the
varied vicissltndea OF the company
these stockholders have declined 20
part with their precious holdings
Today the United States Ia the pos
SCISSOR OF 50 800 OF the 10 900 shares
in the railroad and steamship lines.
This Is the first public railroad line.
run on a purely commercial basis.
that Uncle Sam owns, and the pres
enf system Of conducting II would
make the advocates OF municipal
and government ownership Of public
utilities hold up their hands In holy
horror
Changes are promised when the
United States government gains
full control. The canal commission
members are a majority In the
board OF directors and will be In
full charge after the regular spring
meeting OF the directorate. But just
what imposition is 10 be made Of
the obstrueting stockholders IL an
absorbing question 10 those who
are coping with this situation. They
are holding Off for sky-scraping
prices for their shares. II is said.
Nelson Cromwell. the New York
lawyer. who. az counsel for the re-
organized French company and the
intermediary with the United States
government in the $40 900 900 pur-
chase transaction has had big fin
ger in the Panama pie. r. said to
act as counsel for the minority
stockholders. To conduct the rail-
road In the interest Of the canal,
which IA all important TO the sue
cess OF the venture. these stockhold-
ers must be disposed of. So. Uncle
Sam has either TO meet the heavy
demand or resort 10 strategy and
the price Of Standard oil shares Is
likely 70 look small IN comparison
with the value the 700 shares viii
qssume before the fight IL over.
One plan discussed Is candemna-
ton proceeding. though this Is con
sidered BY able lawyers here as Inn
possible and Illegal Another idea
suggested would be 10 throw the
concern into the hands Of a receiver
and reorganize under bylaws that
would silence the minority holders.
Just who owns the stock could not
be aHcertained. An engineer on the
railroad IL reported 10 own 30
shares.
Two passengers trains are run
each way across the isthmus from
Panama 10 Colon daily and an av-
erhRe 81 fsg same number OF freight
trains. There are first and second
class passenger rates. Those who
can afford 10 travel first class pay
q. gold, FOR the f7-mile txfp. Sec
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EXPLOSION.
SIX MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS BY
NlTRo.GLYcERINE
CnY aortrr- News A.s.nl

ASHLAND. Ky. Dec. i0.-Three
skiff loads OF nitro Elycerine. with
two men I'm each skiff. exploded
near Sisterville. Ky. at i.20 this az
ternoon. blowing the men and skirts
to pieces The conclusion broke
many windows at Ashland. CRttles-
burg and Huntington. The names OF
the men killed are unknown. Thsy
were employed on railroad construc-
tion near Maysville.
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G. w. BOYNTON'S
HARDWARE CO.
300 PIKE. CORNER THIRD.
PhDnea Drown 1896. Il 40.

Special attention rs called TO the
B1yutoH Patent Wooden BueksaW.
This saw is revelation 70 tho
world II will cut oue-thIrd faster
than any saw known, cutting both
ways When duh. change ends Of
blade. thereby saving filing. and
you have practically a ncw saw.
Can you beat this2 Ask 20 see
BoyntOn's One-man saw with patent
double removable handles II viii
pay for itself In a very short time
as A time-saEer.
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COLON The United States ruv-
eminent owns a controlling inter
est In the Panama Railroad com
pany, the most voracious trust. of
It's size, known In this era al mo-
nopoly. Some OF che ingenious
builders OF puhlIc-squcczinK torpo-
rations In America might gee points
Of value from the managers ot the
little line OF rail that trayerses the
q miles OF wild. tropical territory
across the isthmus, and It's auNil-
larry. the Panama Steamship com
nany. This octpus Is a baby com
pared 90 the modern blllion-dnilar
concerns OF America. but its ten
aces are steel-hound. and woe 60
him who falls victim % the clutch.
For nearly SO years the Panama
railroad has been no once the back
bone and blight of the isthmus. 70
vas completed about as u stands
to-day. In 1857. and was the first
broad gauge railroad IN the world
IL served for many years 90 connect
the two great oceans Tor commerce
across the American continent be
fore the overland railroads were
built and 70 has been the best pay
Ing railroad ever constructed In
the Old days q paid on Its s. 600 600
capital 20 per cent quarter divi-
dends. and even today q earns year
Il something like $50. 900 a mile for
its a. miles OF line.
As in about everything. the United
States acquired under the crazy
guilt treaty with Panama and the
purchase OF the rights Of the French
Canal company. there is compiled
ton in regard to the railroad. whleh
viii be difficult To straightsn.
The line vas originally construct
ed by a syndicate Of Americans. II
was a tremendous task. Thousands