The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-23
LITTLE HAPPENINGS

The steamship Roanoke came off
Che WAYS AZ Hall Broa. shipyard nj
high tide last night Tho vessel
underwent q general overhaulinE
She had two new blades put on her
propeller She VIII sail FOR Nome
June 4.
The Northwestern Steamship
Companya steamer Tacoma, Raily
decorated with flags OF all colora
took n trial spin down on the sound
yesterday Tor the purpose OF test
ing her machinery. which has been
thoroughly overhauled at Morann
Captain Connaushton. who will
command the vessel this year. eN
pressed himself a. being hugely
pleased with the showing the vessel
made. The Tacoma viii sail foi
Nome June |.
The building Trades Assembly. al
lie meeting last evening. adopted a
resolution endorsing the use OF home
products and pointing cut the ad-
vantagea OF encouraging home IN
dustrles. The resolution pledges the
assembly Co give It's preference 60
home products In purchasing
George i.oueka. an oid-tlme sur
veyor and civil engineer. died at
ilavensdalc Thursday night after a
long illness. lie assisted In the sur
vey OF the International boundary
line between the United States and
British Columbia and was Is years
Of age. The body viii be embalmed
and shipped to Council Bluffs. Ia.
for interment
The last consignment OF winter
mail. which has been held up for
months by the local postofnce. will
SO 20 Nome on the steamer Saddle,
which will sail from this port May
IS The saidie will take about 5 800
pounds. all OF lew olasa mall mat
ter. The first. second. third and
fourth class mail went north on the
steamer Corwin.
Thirty-fiVe candidates are being
examined for licenses 10 practice
dentistry. About ten Of them arc
hoid-oyers from the November ex-
animation. The requirement Tor APP
piicants 10 sign the code. whereby
they agree not 20 advertise. has
been abolished. The examination II
being held az ChriHtenaen's hall by
the state board Of examiners.
Rev. John o. Rust. pastor Of the
First Baptist church. Is still unable
20 preach. owing 20 hia continued
Illness Rev Roland u Grant. A.
NJ. u. D. OF Vancouver. u. G, will
take hts place at both services to-
morrow. Mr.. Grant IL a well-kuown
pulpit orator.
A charge OF emhesElement r. hang
ing over the head OF ". A. Rapp.
a former employe Of Lyon. Slater a
Co. publishers OF this city. About
two weeks ago Rapp severed his
connection with the company. and
at that tim. was In It's debt. An
investigation. II Il claimed. showed
a shortage in his accounts, and his
former employers have asked that
be be arrested.
burglary In the superior court thla
morning and was sentenced py
Judge Tailman To two years in the
penitsntiary.
Claudia Pollitz. an inmate OF the
county hospital was committed To
the insane asylum by superior Judge
Bell this morning Nettis cahen. a
woman Of the under world. was also
committed. ffhe latter became tn
sane through excessive drinking.
l.. Connors. whom the police 81
Portland believe 70 have been con
uected With a large fur robbery
there Some time aEo. was arrested
here yesterday and viii be held
pendinx an investigation.
Thieves broke into the Eagle brass
foundry at sit First avenue south
last night and carried eff guam
tiiy Of fixtures and scrap brass.
The Pacific Packing a Navigation
Company moved their home offices
from this city To Ii.ilinshAn ysstsr-
day. A branch office wiii be kept
IN Seattle.
Guys branch drug store at the
corner of Ffnh avenue north and
Denny Why was the scene Of n
small blaze yesterday afternoon
shortly after o'clock.
Run down By Pinksrton detectives.
Waiter Burpse. wanted for ombeE-
sling ii2.oo0 from the Canadian gov
eminent while postmaster at Grand
Forks. near Dawson. Y. r. is fight
ing extradition at Eta. Mo.
An explosion Of gasoline In room
e. Of the Sullivan building called
out the fire department shortly after
noon today. W. =. McEiwain. a real
estate dealer. occupies the rooms.
The damage WAS small.
The Boston Steamship Compauy'F
steamer fIyAdcs arrived on the
sound from the Orient this after