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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
my DAN DEAN


Frankie Neil. q years old cham
pion bantam weight pugiiiat OF the
world. race horse owner. eapitaliat
and philosopher. says be s. la Seat
TO only on a pleasure trip aud not
10 offend the majesty Of the law BY
causing starr 20 twinkle before the
optics Of some ambitious local
pug
The San Francisco youngaier
who has ast0nished the pugilistic
world by bis remarkable feata in the
arona. has been in Seattle since the
opening uf the Hce meet at the
Meadows. where he has a couple Of
ponies which. he declares. are al
WAYS in the running.
NdI ia queer. democratic little
chap and talks Interestingly 81 bic
ring eafeer which started when he
was kid working AZ a linotype
apprentice on the san Francisco Ez-
ainiHef
4 fpt ~ week. and u was hard
picking said Neil 90 tie writer.
ThuradaY "rhu first fight ever
hal Vas Nhcn q Jap pitched onto e
hftle fellow near the office huildinE
ono night soaked the Oriental Ia
tho las aud pat blm Out.
ia seems that lhe frllaR / pro
tested had on eye Tor business. and
he looked me ~ a iew days after
wards asking me how { would iibe
Ia make SIS That was q gight of
coin for ne. and aaid sure IL
told me hat be wanted me 90 light
felio~ and ! was game. ali fiKhi
Well continued Frankie when
my old man found ont ab1Ht BE- he
was pretty dubious bat he said.
It's this way. ron. II f0u ain
that fsht YOU can keep NJ b. bot
the first time you lose. yoHYe Eci
20 quit
The next day. 10 my aarprire !
found that nay patron had had
printed a lot u posters Announcing
that ! was goine to fight the other
chap The scrap Was pulled OF la
hail. and when / stepped 20 the
center Of the ring and found myself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
New High School
for Next Year

The time for a new high school
has arrived.
That the board of directors will
have 20 provide more high school
room h. now certainty.
Three hundred aud eighty-seyen
have already registered for first
year work. and with those who
enter the higher classes. together
with the newcomers the school
will be so crowded that there will
not be enough seats left in the
recitation rooms for the students
who desire TO study
The work was handicapped this
year by the crowded class rooms. as
a great many pupils cannot do sat
isfactory studying In room where
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

class Is recitlng. Much time was
lost in getting from one room to
another, due 20 the crowded halls.
Considering that the building was
only planned 70 accommodate / 400
students, Il is evident that the best
work cannot be done when 1000 are
In attendance. although the board
has handled them admirably under
the circumstances. The time is
past that one high school will be
large enough.
In an address 10 the students OF
the high school last fail. Superin-
tendent Cooper said another build
ing ought TO be in course of con-
struetion. as the present one would
prove inadequate before the year
was over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

facing a big sWele. who weighed
about Is pounds more than l. my
knees Knocked together Ike a pair
Of minstrel bones weighed 80
pounds thesi The biz chap made a
few iunRes at me. when ! clipped
over M left aud down he weni Tor
tho count
That "tis fight" as Frankie
fuhbs IL. started him In his career
which has brought him many sheck-
els and much fame
The Frisco bantam has fought
three fierce confcsfs with Hanlon.
who recently gained doubtful vic
tory over Young Corheit The first
two fights were too close to gain
either a decision. but in the third
miS-up Frankie put Il all over
Eddie.
or his recent fight with Joe Bow
her. the English champion. who was
given a decision over Neil Frankie
has much to say In language i'm
prcssive IL not permissible in the
/ United States malls.
Il fought Bowker In London. Dc
/ toher l.. last year. under English
boxing rules. and certainly had II
handed to me on a folding platter. .
exclaimed the little fellow. his eyes
gilttErinF with wrath nj the memory
OF the battle Il didn't know as
much about English rules as a
steamboat rustler does about aerial
navigation. They took me TO see
one fight under English rules. in
which George Dixon was a principal
Both Of the boys fought clean and
fast and couldn't see the differ
ence betwcen the English and the
American rules.
so when Rowker and square OFF
/ go to him In good. old-fashioned
/ Uncle Sam style. laying my head on
his shoulder and boring in with my
free hand.
II did this for several rounds
and the Britishcr.lookedH like he had
swallowed a pint OF prussie acid
Finally the referee said:
81 soiy. old chap. you know-yor
cawn't fight that way here. Yot
must stop HIT"
Franke's sarcastic imitation oil
the British ring officials accent
was delicious.
u quit Tor n round OF two, hui
boring IN Is second nature 10 me, 50
| thought ia take another chance
and In goes again.
but Mr. Wise Guy In the flannels
Is next aud tells me that II com
NIT the h'Offense' again the fight
will be called aud Bowker get the
long end OF the purse.
THAT rettles me and go way
up In the air and lose the fight
Frankie declares that he has tried
his "d--dest" to get another crack
az the doughty Englishman. and
that the two boys were Offered a
$4,000 purse for a 20-round 20 In
New York, but that Bowker backed
down. A San Francisco club Of
fered to put up $4,000, but could
not coax BJwker sway from his ma
tive heain.
- Just received a telegram from
Frisco offering me a fight with
Harry Tenny. Tenny is a clever
amateur who. having knocked out
all QHnateurs In his class in one VI
two rounds. is after professional
hannra OF onnrsa IN Eo With him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

make France a second rate power
IN EUROPE The kaiser Il determined
10 huuirsfn France and recognizes
this ~ his Opportunity a. fianee' =
aiIF. Russia has mere than her
hands fun new The battle 81 l.los
Yang definitely convinced Germany
~ the military impotence o. France .
ally. and the possibility ~ an early
return 60 Europe 81 Russia Man
ehutian army viii not have the
paign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

r. that Tacoma can't afford 10 put
up a biz purse snd Cove isn't Jet
well enough known 10 draw big
money In the real fight towns"
Outside OF keeping tab on tha
races young Sell o. not trying 20
make much Of q stir in Seattle,
which Is al the more to his credit.
However his trim little figure. clad
In quiet but fashionable clothes,
with his stock tie. his diamond and
ruby pin and his big "gllm" on hts
hand. Is veil known among the local
sports with whom the nervy IL
.dimunltiye bantam Is Justly popular.
I'm learning 70 dance now. said
Frankie "and it's great sport"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
HANGED

DECATUR, Tenn. June 1.-THE
train bearing the three negro con-
victs which was wrecked near
Birmingham this morning. reached
here safely under military funrd
and the negroes we're executed
without incident Smith and Collier
were convicted Of killing Miss Belle
Bloodworth. OF Decatur, after a
criminal assault Jackson killed Of
fercer Steele. who was trying 10 ar
rest him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

The new state of Norway Is q
country of queer architecture. In
fact. It's architecture Is the most re-
marxable in the world.
Some OF the suburban houses IN
America may appear TO say about
the last word in the use Of shingles,
but the Norwegian houses leave
them at the post It is amazing 70
see how many roofs a Norwegian
architect will stick ON a single cdi-
flee.
Each IL vary staan So the snow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
By
CAR

sepu'Y Sheriff G. II. Lund Is
,-.-hs lame nowadays and IS
s'anhE The marks Of several pain
~ y. 'alnriea received BY being drag
y " a South Seattle car. aalur-
l.la states that while he was
shun6 from The car the motor
~ put on the juice too soon.
.'.as hand caught 10 the gate and
vac dragged FOR az least a block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

Paul G. Harper, n member Of a
local real estate firm Of this city.
met with q voliey Of stove wood
when he attempted TO Gust tenants
who refused TO vacale the premises
at 1894 Third on Thursday
Now the real estate dealer charges
John Doe with the crime OF as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
FIRST JOBS or
SEHT7LEiTES

The first sob ever had vas
picking Bartlett pears on a south.
sru fruit farm. { earned tiz5e !
month. The first sob ever had
~ not both~rins me ~ much how.
ever aa what my NEXT one IL 60.
lnE "a BE- r. { Rains. Chief Dep
uty Clerk of king County.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
NC Magnafes
End Session

.,, ~. Nouid-be theatrical trust
IN -y.efs have gone back to tho
sra, 80 uncut timberB. and. ac-
4 Tug . reports. the trust ls not
ca N me fall sense Of the
a. 1919, 20 ImprnaaarlO Comet
A.,...e.' ai'iis. the I6-cent houaea
hs,s slf work In psrfeephar
IA mil. n true, means that
~ sk-.H acta viii be secured AT
sseps prices.
several little birds are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
VOHey of Stove Wood
GreefS ASfoniShed Landlord

sault and Intends 20 bring the un-
desirable tenant into court
Harper told Assistant Nanderveer,
Of the prosecuting attorneys office.
that John Does" wife also showed
fight ana that he had to leave the
place on the run TO prevent "A serious
miX-up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
FIGHTING JOE" AND DAVIS
GRANDSON RIDE IN PARADE

noon with General Stephen D. Lee,
commander OF the u, G. V. A hun
dred thousand pesple cheored the
veterans, ali Of NRom walked, re-
flsinF carriages. which were pro-
tided Tor about 5000 In the lima
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

IAN FRANCISCO. june 1g.- De-
pressed ln spirit and empty Of poek
et. 20 farmers hailing from the state
of Washington arrived this morn
Ing on the steamer Newport from
Satina cruz, Panama. over year
aga they Invested their savings IN
- society known az the Panama
Loan and Improvement company
which promised them fortunes IN
Pauaa rubber plantations.
The men from Washington pur-
chased round "trip tickets and de-
parted for Panama. but upon their
arrival there found fever laden
sWamra instead Of rich rubber PLAN
tatious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

LOUISVILLE. Ky. June H.
aFighting Joe" Wheeler and Jeffer.
son Hayes Davis. a grandson Of JEFF.
fcrson Davis. riding side by side, lst
the confederate parade this afteE1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

IT PETERSBURG. June 1e.-
seaefai I4neyitch reports that the
aAAslan turning movement forced
~ japanese 20 retire from IulAntBe
: June II after burning their sup
seA On June II the Russian
nfce advanced from the valley OF
= Tsin river 20 the village Of
aa'oungov, pushing back the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

NEW YORK. June 16.-SuperiiS
tendent Of Insurance Hendrick said
today that he had not yet submit
ted bis report in the Equitable mat
ter 70 the governor. and declined
10 say when he would y 20. C%iir-
man Morton today reiterated the
that no actien would he
taken IN regard 10 the Hyde Alex
ander affair until Hendricks re-
port va filed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
BIG DAMAGES
FOR INJURIES

William s. cole was on Friday
afternoon AWARDED $1,000 damages
against the Seattle, Rent0n & SOUTH
ern railway for injuries suffered
from a blow on the head IN az ae-
rldenl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

will slide off In winter, and where
one. roof ends another somehow
manages 10 begin ma the lowest
caves almost touch the ground. The
effect Is picturesque Tho abund-
ance of timber in the country makes
wood the cheapest building material.
The town o. Bergen, the largest
town on the west coast OF Norway,
and the principal tourist center, Is
almost entirely built OF wood, and
as result there are frequently dan
saraue firaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

TOXIC June ia. r. Bonguoin
hsnchmsn. has BEEN remandess for
raj on a charge Of furnishing in
hzation 70 the Russian govern
nsnt He came % Japan as a mill
~ aftache. ~ Strang. English
nka, atepaon Of NJ BouKuolH Was
hscharEed because Of insufficient
s1i1snce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

SAIGON. June 1.-THE Russian
auxiliary cruiser Koubau. formerly
the Hamburg American steamer
Augusta Victoria. arrived or this
port and asked Tor coal sufficient 70
reach the nearest Russian port The
vessel dis not participate In the
naval battle Of the sea 81 Japan.
having been detached to rec0nnoiter
on the east coast OF japan. When
she heard Of the fate Of Roiestven-
sky she steamed 10 this port
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

WASHINGTON. d. C.. June IS
b Fumorsd here that Minister
VISION Of Japan will be recalled to
n1reed lomia aa assistant secretary
NAte Tue report has u that the
l.kAd0 has requested Gr1scOm'a re-
an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
ALEXIS RESIGNS

japanese advance posts Other re.
ports from the front state that the
rainy season Is beginning sooner
than usual. and n downpours con-
time the military operations must
come to a standstiIl without an
armistice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

NEW YORK, June H. President
McAfdle. OF the International ABso-
citation OF Foundrymen, has an
nounced that n employers IN New
York and New Jersey, where the
strike IL now on, refuse TO grant an
increases OF % cents DAY, he viii
extend the strike over the entire
country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

LONDON. June iG.-The Evening
Standards Toxic correspondent ca
blez that the war tendency r. still
strong In japan and peace prospects
are unfavorable.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
FORE GRAND JURi

CHICAGO, June 16.-lsred GARD
ner. Of the Daniels Coal company.
and Alderman Dixon, Of the Dixon
Transfer company. testified before
the grand jury today Ia the labor
graft investigation ThlH afternoon
j. v. Farweil Dudley Taylor ana n.
q. Hartwell, prominent business
men. went before the jury TO give
the employers side Of the situation.
The executive board Of the Internal
tional Transfers Brotherhood held
another secret session. Il IS said
the board 81 making "a final effort
TO secure q settlement OF the strike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

John r. Johnson, who was arrest
ed last Sunday at Madison park FOR
selling liquor, was fined TOO by
Judge Gordon Friday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

gently carroiiing from the house
tops rumOra 70 the effect that Ger.
tain local maRnates do not pro-
pose TO LET epnsidlnn euduce them
into such a foolish and self de-
structlge policy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

ST. PETERSBURG. June IL
Twelve thousand employees NJ the
PHfiloff Iron works struck today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

MOSCOW. June f6.--The enEi.
neer's organization decided 10 cease
work this evening and will urge all
workmen to join In the strike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

PARIS. June is.-An official an
r4neement is made that Premier
Rosvier has decided 20 permanently
Mnln the position as minister OF
hrrEn affairs. made vacant By the
nsiKnation o. Deieassc. The aeiec-
dDn o. the new minister 81 finance
Eli be mads tonight or tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
frankie" Neil Tells
The Star of Fights

pLUckY LITTLE BANTAM. IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. TALKS
ErTERTAlNHoLY or HIS REMARKABLE CAREER IN PRIZE
RlNc-"srlLL IN THE BUSINESS SAYS DlMlHUTwg
CHAMPION
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

81. FsTEsRBURG. June Is
sf1nd Duke Alexis. head 81 the Rus
g. admiralty department. has re-
NxNed
~ announcement ~ his rsaIEua 70
~ has created a profound aeuas o.
~ here No reason u given Tor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

WEATHER FORECAST.
Cloudy and Occasional Thrsaten-
ing, with Probable Showers Tonight
ard Saturday. Light to Fresh South
10 West Winds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

= 4 mass meeting win be held
4 at Madrona hall. West Seattle.
4 Friday evening for the purpose
= discussing municipal improve
= meuts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

BERLIN. June fs-Germany is
sriireiy az work on her plan 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16
is BAD--I
WANT To KILL herr
LITTLE WILLIE BfCH0t
In TIE WILLIE BfCH0t
PRETTY DEFENDANT IN DIVORCE SUIT Bows HEAD IN SHAME
AT WORDS SON SWORN TO HusBAHD's AFFIDAVIT

To hear her shame pronounced by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-16

The Pioneer One Cent
Paper of the Northwest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28

they stand forth lonely indeed as o,. reads that at home-in Ireland anS Scotland and England herself-oft1ciaI figures compute the millionaires at 2'oOO. Premier Balfour himself is credited with an annual income Of $S5O,Oo0; Sir Thomas Lipton has accu- mulated not less than $26.0OO 900 in that tea business which has made pos sible his international yacht racing: and Sir Ernest Cassel. the ''backer' of the Nile dam enterprise. Is worth s1s much more.
 Of the one hundred properties. how ever, which. according to the tax books of 1904, are upwords each of $5.- 100000 the half-dozen of greatest gen. eral interest are those of the Dukes of Sutherland, Bedford and Norfolk. of the Marquis of Conyngham. Lord Iveah and Earl Grosvenor. This last named in- fant is prospective heir to the West- minister estate-not only to 10000 acres in the very heart of England's most fertile farming counties. but also to 600 acres along London's Park Lane. Just what this means may be guessed when it is said that Park Lane is the Central Park East of the British capital. where lands sells by the square foot and then only at five-figure rates. What the tiny Earl will be worth twen- ty years from now. at his majority, is purest guessworks his land today in valued conservatively at eighty mix lions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28

that the graft politics" rather too common in the greater republic 10 the north, had anything to do With this ao Goat and loose with principle, Diaz would have been worth nearer s5o.ooO'-- 600 than a paltry one. The second Of inc country's very wealthy men is an American by birth and training, Will liam Cornell Greene, who began money
 making years ago across the line In Arizona. In those times cattle occu- pied his attention; today with a rat ing in popular opinion of $5,000,0O0, he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28

The ranch itself is unique in that no other in the world maintains its own slaughtering and packing plant It may be added. too. that this estab- lishment is the only enterprise Of the kind in all Mexico. Each year some 1O0, 900 head of cattle, their hides bear ing the Terrazas brand, are here slaughtered, dressed and packed wnlle good wears see as many as 50.000 head of sbeep treated in the same way.
 Don LuIz, however, Is not satisfied with mere -wealth-even such as this. His dream is to teach his countrymen something of the modern methods of agriculture and the cattle trade. So, to the proper killing and dressing Of live meat. he is about to add canning and preserving factories, and Is even
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28
The Carnegie of Canada.

Tn the north and the south of the States" great fortunes are few ana notable Canada has only fourteen all told, but three of them are among the worlds largest. There TOT ins.ane; ;hs is Lord Mount-Stephen, a pioneer of the early days, now 76, who has accumn- lated S75, ,O00, ,000; as has also the Hon. George w. Ross of Montreal, with whom politics and philanthropy have succeeded to journalism and railway management. It was not in journalism that his fortune was made.
 The richest of Canadians Is the man whom the world now knows as Lord strathcona and Mount Royal, though when he began life, eighty three years ago. he bore the solid old name of Snith-"which had already he says, .'proved good enough for my poor but Scottish parents" Brought up In hard but healthy Presbyterian life, in- stilline In the young man honesty, fru- gality and persistence, Donald, when IT crossed the ocean to accept clerk shin with the Hudson Bay Company He began at the bottom of the ladder; he climbed to the very top. For as clerk, as factor" as commissioner and as high commissioner, he kept putting his money earned not only into the best that the great company had to offer, hut also into the railways and banks which were multiplying through the do ninion. When at last he was named Governor of the territory he was said to be worth S125,00O,oOO.
 Despite his ripe old age. Lord Strath- coma has lost none of his interest in public affairs. During the Boer war he spent an enormous sum of money ntttng out the regiment which went to the front under his name. His charity Is practically unbounded and his rela- tlves in Scotland. to the uttermost cousin, have profted largely by his success.
 He possesses vast estates in that native highland home, and millions of acres in the Canadian northwest. His great home in Montreal Is one of the sights of that metropolis, but of late wears "The Carnegie of Canada" has preferred to live most of the time in London.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28

,,+orests in lands and mines as well us co" all the world knows, Diaz
 puI1 1-aere. together and squared" ana roake small showing in dollars Wwou4o w o1+s beside Luiz Terrazas, Gov anu nt Cbihuahua. Here is the larg- esH0 est land holder in the world. At OS' se 6nds himself sole proprietor Of a territory apPT9AlHmarpSh Ns% Hampshire m pIas Mas n,,ssTts plus Connecticut plus Rhode 1sIand For eight hours one may ride t,- reil through his lands, where an ns,,, os of 7O.OOO laborers tend his fiocks and herds. or care for the irrigation
 attobes which stretch off from the trsck into dim distance. General Ter razas 4.JHS city property, too; is large
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28

lv interested in banking and manufac- ture--and. all in all, Is worth some $290, ,00O. .000.
 The Terrazas homestead Is undoubt- edlv the finest farm house" in the world. It cost $2.O00,0O0 in Mex ican money, and next to Chepultepec, the palace of the president. is the most richly finished and furnished residence in the republic. The marble with which 1t is lavishly embellished was brought all the way from Italy, and was put in place and then carved by European skilled artists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-28
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S7 more, to be exact. More than half
 of them live in the United States, with
 Europe accounting for most of the re-
 mainder, though Asia has turned the
 300 mark (thanks to India's long,
 boarded treasures), while South Ameri- ca and Africa have between them enough to make good the statement that every continent now may show what long since ceased to be a wonder "a man of millions.
 The change has come In less than sixty years.
 In 1S40. Moses Y. Beach, then own CT of The New York Sun, compiled a list of the rich'' of the American metropolis. To have $100,00 was to ob-