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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
GAY WITH FLAGS NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN ARMS TO
PLENIPorENTIARIEs OF WARNING NArIoNs-ENvoYs IN
HUMoR

Mead and staff led the way. with
the Russians Immediately behind.
accompanied by Assistant Secretary
Of state Pierce. followed by the Jap
anese. The rear was brought up by
newspaper correspondents.
When they arrived az the building
an elaborate breakfast was served
TO the ENJOYS. Admiral Mead acting
as host on behalf OF the govern
ment The best of humor prevailed.
the Russians being particularly
joyial.
At the conclusion OF the breakfast,
automobiles and carriages appeared
and the distinguished party proceed
ed across Kittery bridge At the Kit
terry bridge end II companies OF the
National Guard. with the Second In
fantry band and Colonel retley. were
drawn up. After an exchange Of
eourtesies between Colonel Tetley
and Secretary Pierce. who was IN
the first carriage. the parade was
formed. the band leading. ana the
guarastnen surrounding the ear
riages. and proceeded up Market
street across the parade. down CON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

Eress, through the middle of the
street and down State street TO the
Rockingham county court house.
There the ENJOYS were received
by Governor McLane and staff. the
council and the New Hampshire
congressional delegations. The re-
ception was entirely private. only
the ENJOYS being admitted. General
McIane made a speech and the for
malities were ended for the day.
The ENJOYS then returned to the
hotel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

other place for them 20 spend their
time except in the saloon
\ large number Of the saloons are
equipped with closed boxes. which
are comfortable source OF revenue
to the so called chamber maids"
Whenever the question of removal
% the boxes from the saloons j.
brought up in the council the city
dada gravely WaEEed their hoary
heads and muse among themselves.
40. W. must deliberate on this.
yea, these many days and that IL
All that has ever been done toward
ahatinE the evil.
Not only do immoral women FIRE.
queut these saloons but they play
the role OF PROGRESSES and attempt
20 lead innocent young girls into
lives Of vice and shame.
That the police department IL for
some mysterious reason unable "a
cope with the situation - shown b.
the fact that officer Nelson arrested
three of the women and a gentle
man friend Monday night and
locked them up in the jail The
women were released forthwith
without bail. and were back plying
their nefarious trade IN the saloon
from which they had been taken a
short time before.
The Stars expose Of the Disgrace
ful conditions existing in Ballard.
40 far as the low saloons are con-
oerned has crested considerable Of
sensation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

The North Seattle Improvement
club vii meet ON Tuesday night To
protest against the route proposed
for the Seattle Electric company'a
new var line up Second avenue. for
which a franchise IL now before the
council The proposed route is only
from Pike street to Denny way. The
North Seattle people want the line
extended north to Mercer or Roy. 10
that II Will do aomt good
The turn-doWn OF the Moore-Gil-
man franchise Will be considered
Judge John y Humphries viii
make n municipal ownership speech.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

ness district. but II they persist In
80 dolnE. u will probably mean ruin.
The city has aa good or a better
plant than either OF the other two
companies u was constructed more
eheasiy and Il n not bufdened with
an enormous amount Of watercd
stock To ket over the difficulty Il
Il not improbable that the CONSOLE
dation between the electric and gas
oomnsnies, which has been In view
for mame time. will take place
At present. however. neither com
paay has a cut In mind for the i'm
mediate future. az tho eity's dlatri-
button system rs not Tar enough ad-
yanred 10 make it necessary
" n Workman. assistant man
aser Of the SeRttle-Taeoma Power
eamuany. was asked Tuesday morn
lnr II Ne could make any statement
In regard 20 tho matter and. al
though he was glad 20 tell The Star
man All be knew. he said he did not
knnw very much.
r haven't looked over the eity's
rates riose'y enough 80 that can
Judge what they are he said, and
| oaaisin't say positively that they
are fower than those nOw In force
hara The manner of making
CHARGES adopted by the city la dit
ferent from any ever tried In this
city ard for that reason 4 eompari-
son fa dlffcult. n the eilY'a rates
are fower than ours. II vii be a
maffe4 Cor the beard Of directors 20
decide whether or not our rates
shan BE- reduced 10 the same fig
urea"
.larhs and power IL already cold
IN fhaa rity cheaper than IN 90 oui
81 100 eifl~n in the United States. in
Guiding that generated By Niagara
] F'Aiin-
sunurintcudent fntz. Of the light
/ ing aarartment 81 the Seattle Elec-
+ irie ssfnpany. could not be reached.
sud ". J. Cambs. his assistant. was
asked n make a statement Grambs
had been busy All morning answer
ing cbfnriaintn from customers
= ~. having heard OF the rlty's low
{ rates. wefe anxious 20 ditch" the
T octopus. and his temper WaH slight
! Il ksn~trung when The Star man
hakes him 20 make statement
20. won't say a word. hs
cried whats the use The Star
/ Won't print things % suit ua. any
how
aFarnbH IL a young man. and n he
lives until Jacob rurth dies he may
f heeasale president ~ the company
/ lie does some 81 its political work
lie san turned loose IN the Fourth
ward with a bunch Of money the
last municipal campaign to do what
good he might FOR the Seattle Eicc-
/ trle company J. a. James. who
was running for the council. con-
scented 20 allow him 10 manage his
campaign ana he regretted Il ever
{ aimee. on account 81 Gfamba. poni
management and the fFht made
sEansi him by The star. James was
defeated. AMI " was that fact that
seef,Nd r. be on Gramha mind Wher
H. added 90 tho reporter left
etAsaat come around here again.
We asel't want TO talk to you We
deu't like youi~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
Store Col1apses
Scores Buried

At : o'clock three bodies were
taken out badly mRngled. They are
not identified Sixty-aix persons are
IN tho three hospitals netween 30
and 40 are still In the ruins. some
Of whom are undoubtedly dead.
That the death liHt Is not larger II
due 20 the noise preliminary TO the
crash. which caused many TO jump
from windows and fire escapes OF
make their way TO the front Of the
building. which remained intact
Tho panic following the crash was
terrific. men and women rushing
for entrances. knocking down and
tramplng the weaker.
Fortunately fire does not add 10
the horror. the boilers being In the
front OF the building
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
ALMOST ANOTHER
H0B0KEN HORROR

NEW YORK. Aug. Sire broke
out late Monday night among the
docks at Hoboken. destroying the
terminals Of the Delaware. Isacka-
wanna q Western railroad. a new
immigration station. Dukes hotel.
Public Service Corporation buliding
two ferry boats and threatening the
entire water front The fire start
ed in one OF the ferry boats and
spread 20 the main building of the
I.arkawanna- For 4 time Il vas
thought the loss would be greater
than when the North German Lloyd
piers burned here several years ago
The damage. roughly estimated. ID
between s4J0. 900 and $500. 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
YELLOW JACK

NEW ORLEANS. July S-This
first day finds the health situatinn
entirely in the hands Of the federal
board OF health and the marine hos-
pltal service.
The quarantine regulations have
become 20 dlatreasinFly severe that
the governor has deemed II necea-
sary 10 issue a public statement.
urging relaxation and pointing out
that many towns cannot get food
Ice or medicines. while communion
ton by wire and mail Is Impossible.
The rice crop is going 10 waste. be-
cause sacks and twine cannot be
brought In.
Six cases were reported at Bon
ami. 10 al Patterson and four NJ
Shreveport Tomorrow will be a
public holiday, when the business
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
OFFICER SHOOTS
WRONG MAN

August Couileh. foreigner. was
shot IN the shoulder Tuesday after
noon by officer Cameron while the
latter was placing under arrest
George Denver. bartender
The shooting occurred at Western
and Spring az 40 q. M. and was
on accident.
While the patrulman and his pria-
oner were standing al the patrol
box. Whiting for the patrol wagon.
Denver attempted TO break away
and fought fiefeely with the officer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

who drew his revolver and struck
the prisoner In some way the
wea pan Was discharged and ConIlch.
who WIS q bystander. was struck
By the ballet
The bullet evidently hit the
gtound Eround first. CHANGING up.
conlleh was not seriously wound
ed, ne bullet bruislng his shoulder
and dropping down into his shoe.
a physician dressed the wound and
conIieh sent his way.
Denver. VINO gave his name az the
station ne George Hansen. WAS ar
resiel ON an assault and battery
warrant lie is % years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
CLAIM THEf ARE
"cHAhBERhAIDS

we are chamber maids and We
Earn our living honestly.
Under that plea many young
women are spending their time lott
ering in Ballard saloons and picking
up stray dollars rustiinw drinks az
the bar and lowering the moral tone
Of the community Ia general This
excuse Is worked 70 death for the
reason that some Of the low drink
ing resorts are lodging houses. and
the women say that there Is no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
ALBANY DEPARTMENT CAVES IN AND NEARLY 100 ARE
pENNIo RuiNs-MAN RESCUED RuT OTHER VIC.
TINS STILL MISSING

Albany. n. Y. Aug S-A part
of the building occupied By the de-
partment store OF the John @.
Myers company collapsed at S;t5
this morning. burying beneath It's
ruins 80 to 100 persons.
But a portion has been explored.
subsequently the number OF victims
Is unknown. Girls and young boys
compose the majority.
The cause Is believed to have
been due party 20 excavations be-
ing made preparatory so Improve
ments. Robert Chalmers. one OF
The firm. Is missing. and is believed
% be under the debris.
Tho store had opened for business
~hen tho catastrophe occurred. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

prospect Il Is possibly worse of.
because the city has the privilege Of
using all is poles BY paying a rea-
sonahis rental
Tho two companies may com
moncs 10 cHt rates in the residence
district. as they have IN tho bust
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

side walls and roof. In the imme-
date center Of the building. fell
threc floors. constituting a mass OF
mangled humanity and broken Tim
bera Brick and iron Is piled In
tho cellar.
The structure is In tho center OF
the shopping district OF North
Pearl street. All stores were closed
and turned into emergency hospi-
tails. Fffty physicians were hurried
10 tho scene
by noon IS were rescued from the
ruins By the firemcn aud police
Only one body vas recovered. but II
is feared that many others are IN
the debris in tho cellar. OF the IN
iurcd many will die
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
'HEBTERFfELD WILL
IMnECIIE.

= The condition OF Jack Chea-
. terrified remains practically
4 unchanged. although he rs
= slowly gaining very little
y strength
= A quantity Of brain matter
4 was removed Al the first OPP
q Grafton. aud tho physicians say
II he should rcrover the
4 chances are that he will be an
. imbecile
4 His attorneys viii probably
= make an effort 60 have him
\ sent 90 an asylum instead OF
= the penitentiary.
49, ktsst $500 4 1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

ALBANY. y. Y. Aug. s.-Roher'
Chalmers. a member Of the firm
- -
was caught IN the ruins. lie was
buried two hours. being caught un-
der an upright which supported the
Debris above his head. lie vas con-
selous all the time aud directed the
Warkmsn how 20 proceed With the
work ~ rescue. lie Was taken cot
with his right leg fractured. Thirty
Girls escaped across "a fire escape
into an adjoining store. Great care
Is being exercised IA removing the
beams Tor fear 81 bringing down ths
debris on those IN the cellar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

OYSTER Ray. Aug. s-Prssiden,
Roosevelt II comforting with Assist
ant Secretary T.oomia and Dr. Jacob
Hoiiender. special commissioner to
Santo Domingo. this afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
NEWS
OF STRIKE


= Postmaster Stewart sayH 4
q with the exception Of the 4
. Great Northern limited. which 4
= arrived nearly four hauea late 4
= Monday. AN % their trains are 4
. on time 4
Northern Pacific tralnm are =
. atiil a little irregular. bat are 4
. seldom more than half an hour =
= late. All traina arc reported on q
= time today 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
CORPORATION roors ri

HvEREn TIE GOODS
q The corporation tools In the 4
4 city council got In their fine 4
= work while the city light rates 4
. worc being prepared IN com :
4 uitiee. Every act ~ tho com !
. mittee. every item of discus 4
. sion every bit of Information 4
4 dealing with the basis upon 4
a which the city rates were 10 be
\ fired. we're carried Go the Sc 4
4 attic Electric eomnany by spies 4
4 in the city council.
q The star has Il on absolutely 4
= uuqueatlonahie authority that 4
q both the Seattle Electric com 4
a many aud the Snaftie-Tacomh 4
4 Power company officials re-
A relred copies 81 the yarinra 4
4 rates 20 be established BY the =
= city, before they wcre submit I
. ted 10 the city council ON Nor 4
. day night
In fact. solicitors Of both the 4
4 lighting corporations hoasted I
q that they had the rate sheet In
. their possession before the
. council meeting on Monday
. niFht
The paipahle object the cor :
= poratlon had In view In getting =
a a list a. the rates beforehand =
was 60 give them that much =
q mere tine 20 prepare their :
. plans for hneking the munle- 4
q lpai lighting plant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

ALBANY. Aug. s--At sao the
only Identified dead vas Miss Her
tia Jones. A. least IS persons have
not yet been accounted for and
some are known 20 be under the
ruins. II now seems certain the list
u dead viii reach 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-A. c.
Livingston, division civil engineer OF
The canal commission. Is dead from
yellow fever In Colubra. Two addi-
tlouai cases are reported
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

BOSTON. Aug. s.-The Supreme
Council. Royal Arcanum. meets on
the a0th at put-in- Bay 10 consider
the Endorsement OF new rates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair Tonight and Wednesday, Cons
tinued Warm Except Near Coast;
Light to Fresh Westerly Winds.
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houses will close and everybody will
turn out TO c'can up the city.
DR. White states that II he knew
the precise location OF every case OF
fever in the city he could wipe Il
out In 30 days.
JACKSON. Miss. Aug. s.-Tho
fever situation Is unchanged. There
iH no case in the state.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. s. Bishop
Chappel's physicians are unable TO
state what Will be the result OF the
arehbishopa Illness lie is holding
bis own.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08
Claims That His Wife
Tried TO Poison Him

NJ J. BURKE. A RAncHER FROM PORTLAND. THAT HIS
YOUNG SPOUSE HAS GROWN WEARY WANT
ED HIM tn E wAY-BURkg MAY DlE-THE
WIFE IN JAIL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-08

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. s.-Two
deaths ut noon and four new cases
are reported officially.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-26

The Western Coal and Iron company of Port
land, Ore, with its principal office in Vancouver,
WASH, has acquired four full sections of coal land,
$500 acres situated i'll the Nicola valley on Cold
Water river B. c.. about 80 miles northeast of Van
couver, B. c., and about 50 miles south from the c.
p. r. main line at Spence's bridge and SO miles north
from the boundary line. These 1850 esti-
mated to contain 2OOoOoo 900 tons of highgrade, BIZ
luminous coal the quality of which has been pro-
nounccd by the best coal experts to be superior to
any coal known west of the Mississippi river, and is
unexcelled for steam blacksmithing and domestic
use and equal to the famous Crows Nest for smelt-
crs coke
Good and Safe as Wheat in the Barn
We offer you all opportunity to make 800
on every 20 cents you put i'll, and we believe that
Crows Nest Mining company, of British Columbia,
started in 1906 the stock then sold at 10 cents per
share and today is worth SIPS. 1t pays an annual
dividend to the shareholder of $40 per share. In
six wears from now ours may be worth the same
whv not? We calculate to have the mines ready to
shin coal in two years from now and produce 5000
tons Of raw coal per day. Figuring this as basis
of calculation the profit from output like this VIII
mean over one million dollars per year, net, III dlv1-
dends TO the shareholders Our stock is non assessa
BE and fully paid; par value OF shares $40 each
We are now selling at 20 cents per share III snort
time the stock WILDE adva need to 50 cents aud before
long we will sell for par, 81 90 per share ~,
',Two railroads are to be built into the Nicola
ooo1 folds at once. The Canadian Paclhc ana GREAT
Northern will both be there this year Two nun
dred dollars will buy 1000 shares anu M iess
than three years expect to nave our nincs equ:p
ned and then your 1000 shares "ll' Ding w." " a..
Come Of S 900 every year, or S1oo per snare III oV
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-26
| coal coal
2oo,ooo,oooT TONS
An EnterprieS Of Great Magnitude. W.
Invite You to Join us and Partici-
pate in this Undertaking.

idends which will mean market value of about $40
per share at the rate of per cent interest the in
vestment. This is very conservative estimate
Our property, has been examined and reported
upon by prominent coal experts from the United
States and Canada, who pronounce it to be of great
value a coal producer-among them B. +. August
of West Virginia. Two hundred million 100000,
ooo) tons are estimated to underlay $500 acres,
such vast quantity that it would last for years
at output of 900 900 tons per year.
We will issue from shares up so that men
and women of moderate may have chance to
participate in this enterprise. We predict that our
shares will prove in the future the most
markablc ever offered to small investors. The min
ing laws of British Columbia very stringent and
under circumstances can an assessment be levied
worcestershire stock freezing-out scheme be
adopted and carried out with any prospect of
Look at the history of the Crows Nest mine. In
90 you could have bought their stock for IOc. In
1900 it sold for $50 per share in OF it had advanced
to 500 and today it costs SIPS per share Our
than the Crows Nest. Hence, ask: "Why should
we not meet with Just good success
Spokane, WASH April 1--we going right ahead with
Smkameen construction announced James j. Farrell assist
President James HILL of the Great Northern today. The
cont ract has begin
probably between Republic and Midway
they will Sml valley Princeton
Mr. Farrell also announced that nearly
I Y. the G. r. passenger
kane Jointly with the Hill road.
a number of shares price
walks of life and you small ready cash
the railroads
get you do so without Inconvenience to YOURSELF and you
will be making wise provision for the future.
Men Rehird Orr
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-26
Prominent Men Behind Our Compan

professional and business high
interested and identified with Please
shareholders
pectus samples COAL COKE and best of references cpy
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-05-26
A Younq Heroine.

Muskegon, Mich. May 24.-Litle
Matte Jesperson, aged Z years, played
the part Of heroine before an admiring
group of sawmill workers and steve
dores yesterday afternoon. In com
pany with g playmate, Frances Char
land, who Is only six years old, the
tots wandered from their homes nea-
the lake to the waters edge at AL
bert's mill dock. The Charland child
dabbled in the water. and becoming
overbalanced fell headforemost In the
lake. Her childish screams attracted
the attention of Matte, and when she
was about to go down for the second
time the latter grasped her by the
hair and pulled her to a place of
safety. Workmen too far away to
reach the child in time to help cheerei
Justify while the little tots, hand In
hand, toddled of home.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-05-26
RAILROAD BILL HELDUP
Lacked Necessary Two-Th;rds Votes
For Immediate Passage.
TAX COMMISSION BILL PASSED
There Were a Large Number Of Bills
Introduced and Several Measures
Relative to the State Fair Were
Adopted.

Lansing, Mich, May 24.-In the
house yesterday a motion of Rep.
Head of Kent, to place upon its i'm
mediate passage the bill allowing the
Encouragement to examine the books
Of the Michigan Central Railroad Co,
was defeated by vote of So to 81, a
two-thirds majority being necessary
to adopt the motion.
The bill in reference to the tax CON-
mission was put upon its final passage
in the house and passed by vote OF
60 to %. Rep. Benton Of Worthwhile
then moved to reconsider the vote IN
order to give the dissenters an oppor-
tunity, to express themselves, and he
and Rep. Hunt opposed the bin on the
floor of the house.
( Walters OF Washtenaw offered an
amendment to reprovide for the cleo
ton of commission of three. THAI
amendment was voted down by 81 to
35. Chairman Ward choked off e.
bate by moving the. previous question
and the bill passed.
The house adjourned before the
other Galbraith bill, amending the law
to fit the new tax commission bill, was
passed. ~
- BY a vote of 70 to 10 the house
passed Rep. Smiths bill, appropriating
$4,000 for reconstructlng on the new
Detroit fair grounds the. Michigan
building at the worlds fair. The wes:-
ern representatives cast the ten votes
against.
7McCracken of Oakland asked Smell
what he would do with the building
if the fair left Detroit. Smell prompt
" replied that the fair would not
leave Detroit.
With only Ellis and Mapes OF Kent
and Wallace of Newaygo voting mo"
the house passed the Watt bill, appro-
priating $4,000 for two years prem
iums at the Detroit fair.
Ellis and some of the other Kent
men intended to try to amend the bill!
by inserting an appropriation of $4,000
a year for the West Michigan fair at
Grand Rapids, but FOUND tney ala not
have the votes and did not attempt IL.
Just nineteen bills were introduced
In the house-more than have been in
troduced there for many days. 1t has
made Clerk Pierce believe that ad-
journment will not come until June 3.
The senate passed the bill apprc-
priating $1,000 for marking the To-
cations of the Michigan troops at
Vicksburg.
Higgins of Cass introduced bill
prohibiting horse races, baseball
games and all sports on Memorial day
Among bills passed were those by
Bland, Detroit, against corrupt infu-
encing of employees or agents; by
Lord. Detroit, removing some OF the
restrictions on the investment OF re-
serve funds Of savings banks; by Dun
can. Detroit, giving mechanics the pre-
ferred claim for wages under the me-
chanics' lien law.
Rep. Dickinson states his belief that
the primary election bill will pass the
house essentially as 1t passed the sea-
ate.