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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15
wHI1LED 10 DEATH ny A TAG.
 TOBY BHIF.

With scarcely a moment's s warning Albert Walker was whirled to almost instant death at three O clock Monday morning, when his body was cruelty mangled as it was jerked from the floor by belt and crashed against the ceiling of the engine room of the Peoples Ice factory at Phoenix, and then dropped to the floor, where a few minutes later life was found to be extinct.
 Just how Walker became entaneled
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

Be wise, read the Journal. lnns.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-15

faction of knowing that there IS one eastern concern whose money, intrusted
 to my care, was in no way dissipated. |"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
THOMSON FILES
TROLLEY PLANS

ans tinss the matter has been con.
naa.fesi b. the finanee committee
Hsf4 & IL possible thai u wili nov
~ 10 ihs committee VI the who'll
II ~ sopasii t. really ia a. much
hsafu about submitting u and thv
lneH wassf main question to the
earle - hnine 81 ia members haKt
i#efe1AHtea thfs can pas fhruBsa
- nfilnanees e submission vlialn
os3 week
Already Prepared.
The ordinance submitting IN.
mafar mats u already prepared
ana the one submitting che street
fslisaY naitsf suuld be prepared
nsthln a day or i've. introduced 81
special meeting 81 the council
AarinH She week. aud finally pAsn
- next Mouaa. night Whether
the members Of the council do this
ef not wili be test 90 the siucsi
Us 81 fhcif cFlIiriainx Of Engineer
Thmafen
EaElassr Thomson appeared 81
hts office this morning gomeSlRi
Improved In health but With tn
appearance Of a man who has pass
ed through a long sieFe 81 Illness
lae expected "a prs sent the railvat
piana e. the finHnce committee this
mafniaE and had made al arrange
uients 20 do 20. bat az no meeting
~ the committee had heen called
he had iuem filed sith the comp
srsller The f1eeiluK of the ccfa.
mlitne this afternoon waa not call
"a artii after the report had been
filed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
HATFIELD HAS
FAILED
kLoHplkE RAlNmANER DID
NOT MAKE GOOD WITH WET
GOODS IN TIE MINING DIS.
TRlcT.

G. A. Hatfield. the Los Angeles
ralnniRkef Who went 20 Dawson e
supply water for the ~ draulic coin
pAnien has absolutely failed In his
project. according to passengers
from the interior who arrived on
the Dolphin Hatfield vas ONLY
able 70 give several light showers
~ various times during the pres
ent season aud has not furnished
water according ia hts contract.
r ID Stone. one Of tie hydraulic
minera on Colorado. stated thHt
morning that yAfloua times threat.
enine clouds would form over he
district and a deluEe seemed poe
ible. hut With a paeaing shower
nothing came OF the mysterious efs
efiinas af Hatfield
Work nan been greplly retarded
IN The klondike on account Of lack
af wafcr Instead % three shifts
many OF the companies onis opef
atnd with one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
LONG JOHN IN
THE LAKE

John Kelly for years The yeter'
an patrulman % the police depart
ment. urtn recently dismissed by
Chief Mappeuatein. tells Of uer
ron escape from drown IN Lake
Washington yesterday afternoon A
ruNboat iu which he vas riding cap.
sized. ana according "a the story ha
told b. the veteran policeman. he
sank for about the steenth time.
when b. spled tbs boat about %
feet distance. aud Immediately
struck out Tor a. he sol 80 tho
beat auteeedsa Ia righilng 81 and
made for the shore onlt 10 be con
fruntea b another veteran official
from aea,iquaftt IA whom be re-.
lated the accident
This veteran has developed a
vsra bad case ni ahaa the. sud
Ia telling che story afterwards. said
that the oaly thing lacking 10 back
nu Kelly story wan the fact that
there atro no indications 81 wster
above thp waial hne kellN fell in
All right, but his mishap was due
20 putting ais foot on the wnana
Aide 81 the Eunvgie. aa result %
whleh h. landed waist deep hhomi
three feet and a hair from the
shore
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
CRY usoisGGss s1hlgo DOC
umgsT Will 81 OPENED AT
roniear's MEETING o. rHE
CRY COUNCIL.

Engineer rhomson's p'ans Tor the
nfruleipal Mfssf raiiwaY systvfa
nrru flied with cofopinolieg Cartoli
lAla morning by Assistant cts I'm
xiuesf Jeffrey ThfF wefe sealed
and addressed ta fbe citt eoancit.
fhsY wiii b. read before II" s0uns
ca If tht regular weekly meeiing ssf
that lspdF tonight
The nnanea eumfnlfieF. which
originally ufdsrwa The pEAns. aaa
ordered them reported ~ the com.
aiHtaa. has been called "a nieat IS
7 O'Clock ttA afternoon % cunfifis
er another matter. and ma sake
% the faiifua1 plsus. bas that has
not a. let be.u decided tnleSs
this Il done tho pisns Wiil prutshlt
remain recalled Until opcufd ia he
council chamber tonight
Report 10 Lono.
The report proper complies e
fFpewfitten PAGES = manuscript.
bat Wl,h Il there is memorandum
Of the details Shich covers nl9re
than 50 pages
After The report has been read IN
TIE council 70 all probably y refer
rod 20 committee Tor considers
ton and report up 70 the pFrn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

ASeIrsEA. y j. JulY Sc
unn. rsfaruiag from the fishing
A.rks yesterday afternoon two
,eehl. wesr eapsiaod en- Hereford
par lniet and a. faf - cen BE- as
s..,alned fisht pffscus we've
ssounsa II uas believed az first
,Aat nom "a to 90 lives were sac
riflcsA
Tee twa boats that sos into trou-
Al, we're ths sioep -riEsrd yacht
Nora. wiz Captain Harry shiVerH,
Ala naie. ant ta passengers. and the
.lccr AWE r. VITA PARTY q a.
II. and etstFuelion Or bar IL
ahesg nile from shore. Just az
ne Nora vas shoat % - over it
4 heavy squat struck her, A. the
craft keeles over sns was hlt by
a huxs wAve aad turned completely
svrr. thfepink the - occupants
into the So. A. the yacht turned
ever ne nasg snapped off short.
Arer hankius 90 the overturned
yaehf fcF an hour a government
Acat iaok err Is sufelveFs
shefsly after the survivors % the
Nara were brought ashore another
Yacht the Alvin Il. vas seen %
eafsizs sbaut a mile above the place
~h.se ne Nora went ever There
~<rs several beats n TIE vicinity a.
~ tine aaa al bot Two % thc tm-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
MILWAUKEE, To
START WORK
PLANS ARE AL COMPLETED
TO IMPROVE LOCAL TEsaiN.
AIS ON SEATTLE TIpE
LANDS.

The Chicago. Allwaukes a ".
Paul railroad IL nov ready 70 be
gin the improvement ~ itn terfnin.
Il pfape to on the Seattle Tifa
Lands The fiFst cars ~ rails have
arrived over the Northern Pacific
from tie east and Waahiuei0n Ties
are ready Tor delivery Piles for
the construction Of the Whafycs are
nov in the boom for delivery and
the Contractors are IN readiness for
active work
II T. expected tbat actual work
wili begin tina latter uau 81 This
seek or bK the first ~ nc1t AZ the
employment aEsncs 81 the Mtiv 80
ase. GA Jackson 81. men are want.
I'd Tor The work ia Seattle Per
mission 10 80 ahea } vii BE- sekcd
from the city council AMI Beard
81 Pnbilc Works TO-DAY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
SANITARY EXPERT Will ~
vEsTlcATE T4E CEDAR Riv
Err oUEsrioa-mAY CO OVER
GROUND ALONE.

Acting Mayor Bowen received
this morning a repls 70 his teies
gram "a Prof Abbott ~ phliadci
phIa. accepting the eiiy'H offer of
o.. 300 10 come 10 Seattle to lnveaii
gate the Cedar river pollution aays
tion. out atptlng that Il VIII he In.
possible for him tu leave PhllstlcI.
phia before August ,.
whether 10 wire him 20 come on
that date will be decided by the
finance committee az a meeting Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
ABBOTT ACCEPTS
CTY'S OFFER

the committee that IL being held
this afternoon
Prof Hafrir EtDn. who With Prof
sodesick aud Prof Abbott are -
mhkc up the sanitary commission
y expectod 10 arrive in Seattle 90.
morrow Il has been planned TO
have them delay starting on their
tom Of investigation until The ar
rival Of Prof Abbott. bat az abbot;
canuot arrive until the middle 81
next week 81 IL probable thtt they
viii proceed with their investiga.
fion aud permit Abbott to 30 oyoi
the ground alone when he afriyes
is neither this will be tone or net
viii depend In a measure ON the
plans of Sedgwick and Harrington.
and viii be discussed and probably
decided at the meeting of The com.
miitec this afternoon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
elwl SERVICE COMMISSION
Will sEcIs INVESTIGATION
or Ais PERSONAL CONDUCT.

sss testimony II former Assist
80 chisf Latham. os ths fire de-
psstmsnL that on enc occasion bs
wAs iaforalsA BY The ssefetary ~
chisf Cook that Cock uas lutoSl-
s4fsd. kas prcsipliated she decision
e ne eitH service eommis-iou %
igaA into tho psfsonai habits ard
seaduct q chief cook The date for
ne cnos Investigation las not yet
hesn ftxs3 cot probably wtIl be at
M nassssns q IRE commission tfis
evening
That chief coak has teen accused
- drinking iataxieatiux liquors n
ihe extent ~ hsegralnE lnraracitst-
81 for the dufiss % hia offce is
very generally known. even "a mem
hers q the eivH service commission
bat q has newer before been brought
effieiaIly before the commission a. a
pablie hearing
Geek Nearing the End.
Fyifance - accommodating that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

b. ths evening Beginning wsdusF-
Gay All that portion - the city B-
Sos south ef lins formed bY Pike
- Westiakr boulevard. Lake unian
ena she portage wiii be permitted
10 sprinkle from 20 10 : 20 a. M
This district includes the bust
nesa SECTION Or The city south 81
rlsr Ct. the ftfsi bill the Broad
Way district Capitol hill isentan
hiii Madrana hiii. the Waiia WHiia
addition valley nainief Hslsbts.
naiuisf valley. Deacon hlll eni
nenih Seattle
Beginning Wednesday ell thai
rasglon ~ fhs city lyinx uerth ~
tie above described llus all be ter
ialiisd o. anfiuNie from & 40 10 80
r. m. Thai district lueiudes Denny
hin Nofih seattle. Queen Apns
hni IotrFbay. Magnolia bluff. Ffe-
mani. Green iAke. Rosa Latona and
The University district
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
SAY the GERMANS
WERE CRUEL

cAREroWN. 1ulY % --Germans
returning from Gcfman Africa ~
that the German soldiers rsrofter
10 bafbafeas msthnia IN eabaHFna
the rebeiiiAhx aatifer They sss
one was killed and mrs usfp
wounded bseaass thef refused -
reveal the hiding place u chisf
Nafvuao
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
BOATING TRAGEDIES
CAUSE 10. DEATHS
DIED BECAUSE he
WAS so FAT

ARcOtA. m July 50 The AT
wood Fat nuA Is dead lie Vas
10 wears 81 axe and wcighvd 400
pounds Ills waist measurement
vas inches ITS parents Hre AN
der the usual fiEs. his father
Weighing iiA pounds Death Nta
due Ca faty degeneration Of the
heart The hof name Was PruYio
Henry lie was famed throughout
the middle west on account % bis
immense silc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
TO
CHANGE HERE
REAR ADMIRAL swiHBuRsE
WILL TAKE COMMAND OF
TIE PACIFIC SQUADRON ON
TIE SOUND.

n the present plans - the GOV
erument are carried out, Rear Al
niiFai Aviuburns wiil assume com.
mand 81 the Pacific squadron either
~ nrrmrrfon or tn Seattle. as ofiR
inaily intended Tho flagship Chit
caEo and she cruiser Boston arp
nov en- rontr from santa Barbara
to Seattle. and Admiral Goodrich 81
expected 20 be- relieved hsse
The torpedo destroyer Preble and
the RuHbuat Princeton are both a.
nremerfon. awaiting the Chicago
aud boston. and Rear Admiral
Suiuburne IL expected to arrive
from the eaHt tonight or tomorrow
The Chicago viii undoubtedly b.
placed GA fAc dock at Bremerfon
for needed epairs after the trans
fer df snmu auderx
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

FULTON. \ Y, July 80 rive
persons were drowned hers on FUN
iay durInk = squaii on Lake Seap-
tawanta. The party CONSISTING 81
Mr.. and Mrs RexneldstaH Wsatef-
beers. their tWo children. q hos ~ >
and a kirl - - ard the infant
daughter u AR and Mrs. cafsmsr
studes. vas on the lake In a boat
A Sudden sauAu struck the craft
ana she vas overturned Ne one
Vas near enough TO save any q the
parlY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
sPRiNkLlho ~ TIE MORN.
ING WILL NOW SPRINKLE IN
rst EVENING. AND VICE
VERSA.

Ths nsw order shaarins ,hs hous
aatinE nhish lawn rpfinslinK e
permitted vii 60 into effect Well
nssday. August l. on and after
that date water users u 30 are res
permitted % srriakis ia ire mefns
Ing Niil be permitted le rpEinsls
only ln the evening" and shoae nha
sprinkle ia tie eesninH Niii ~ fess
united io spfinsis nuly ou she uofns
Inr
TIE urN srfinklipF haHfn are
from Z ~ "a 50. half Of The city
ln The morning and the other haif
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
WILL DENY COMMITTING MUIR.
DER IN THE FIRST DEGREE,
AND WILL PUT UP AN IN.
SANITY pUFENsE WHEN THE
CASE CONES TO TRIAL.

Esther Mitchell. charged with the
murder Of her brother. George. vii
appear before Judge Frater iomoT'
row morniuE and enter her plea
OF not guilty Her lawyers viii put
mp the defense Of Insanity when the
case comes to trial neNt October.
Attorney A + CLARK, Miss Mitch.
ellis chief counsel. arrived Ia this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
FRANCE REGRETS1
OFFICERS DEATH

PARIS July 30.--The French
government has instructed the
French Ambassador al Washington
to express 70 the American severn
ment the deepest regrets OF France
for the accidental killing u Lieut.
England on the cruiser Chattanooga
in Chefoo harbol last week. The
authorities are awaiting further re.
ports before fiSing the responsible
ity France has determined upoa
disciplinary course, q Is stated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

NEW YORK. 1uiS 50. Three Of
party Of Hix persons. vhe wera
boating en- Lake HepstktaK. New
Jersey. en- sunday eofu dFoN ned
when their boat Nas cansi1esi
through the sprarrut inespsFtsnes
q the men who had undeftaken -
haniie tha cfan Au the dead -.
sided IA Breokiyn. 81 the rescued
tao are ii q serious condition
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
BIG RAILWAY STRIKE
BEGINS IN FRISCO
BOILER EXPLORES
KILLING TWO

VtNCENNYs. Ind. iulv 3o-Ile
boiler Of the Vihcanuea Paper Mil
company exploded this morning.
killing Harry borders. aged DO nua
Master Mechanic Lafayette l.icl
uy. Il machlnist. AGED 20. Twenty
live persons wore injured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
ACCIDENT CAUSED
BY LONG SKIRTS

EUGENE. ore. IulY 70 Mrs
Bessie Hickman. who conducts a
fruit farfn Beaf here. caught her
foot % her long skirt while %
work iu her Kitchen. she felI hsaN-
ny 10 the floor. breaking her left
lex between the knee and ankle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

WASHINGTON. Pa. July Sc
Officers brought Elmer Denpster
from CannonsburE this morning to
prevent lyuehinE. A mob of 20
boarded the train Just outside %
CannonsbuFg and dragged the prls-
oner from the car In the struggle
the officers were victorious without
killing anybody. Three hundred men
met the party al the station here
They surrounded the court house.
crying Lynch him" The negro
Was safely jailed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
Laborers Ordered to Cease Work on All City
Lines.--CIaims Made That Men Have Been
Unustly Discharged -nCidentaIy More Pay
Is Demanded.

ia rehablllinting the street railways
and changing the cable roads into
electric systems
u f. alleged by the union that The
United railroads started tic trouble
by discharging workmen because or
their afnllatlon with aDd activity
In the union. and that the strike has
been called to enforce the reinafnts-
ment Of the men and the increase
Of wages
Strikers Are Foreigners.
AZ Sundays meeting Of the union
the cats was divided into districts
and committees designated 10 work
among the men The majority OK
the members Of the unions are for
elgners and strangers IN the city.
having been brought here ~ tho
United railroads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
MITCHELL
PLEADS TOMORROW

city from Portland yesterday. AL
though Mr. Clark would not be
quoted as saying that insanity
would be the defense. shen seen by
= reporter for The Star this morn.
ing. his inference WAS 20 this 81.
feet
The trial viii probably last two
weeks" said Mr. CLARK. oar plans
are far from completed az yet, but
IL il safe 10 gay that there viii be
much expert testimony employed.
Some Of the witnesses Who we're
on the trial Of George Mitchell VIII
also testify IN this case. We VIII
also bring up witnesses from ore.
Fon % testify that during much "a
the time Esther Was In Oregon she
was under the morbid Influence OF
religious fanatics"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
SHAW
IS LOOKING ON
IOWA REPUBLICAN coNVEN.
TON AWAITS OPENING ON
wEpaEspAY-ALL KINDS or
CONTESTS PROBABLE.

DIES MONIES. la. July 30-The
Republican state committee met
this afternoon to arrange Tor the
state convention on Wednesday. II
IS stated that i.ei0 delegates VIII
reHpond to the roll call. aud that
there Will be 300 contests u Is
likely that there will be two con.
venfiona. Secretary shaw II In
the state. but says he Is just look
ing on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
NINETEEN YEAR OLD COY
KILLS FARMERS WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN - OFFICERS
SAVE Him FROM mos's VEN
oEANcE.

cASSoNsBrRG. IA. July 80
Officers returned here this morning
with Elmer pemps;ef. ta-year-oid
uesro. who IL charged With the muir
der lsst night ~ Mrs Samuel Pearee
and her two children and the shoot
ing Of third child.
nsmpstcr Was employed on the
Pearcs farm and was the last per-
son seen about the scene q the
tragedy. No blood stains were
found ca him. but the officers be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

PiTTsBURG. Pa. July 3o.-Ds.
teetivo Staubb testified in tbs Mart.
je trial his morning that he obs
tanned the letters used as evidence
In the case from Madine's trunk at
the time Nadine reported TO the 20.
lice that his trunk vas looted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
NEGRO MURDERER
ESCAPES L:YNCH|NG

iieve they have good grounds fos
holding him.
The police say the negro told
them he WA accustomed 20 abusing
the t-year-oid daughter Of Pcarce.
Last Night she told her mother. who
tried to shoot him. lie vrested tho
revolver from her and killed her and
then shot the children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
Ex-MAY0R GIVES
HIMSELF UP

PATTERSON. N. J.. July 30
Ex Mayor Belcher. who hbseonded
over genr ago With S200,OV9,
funds Of the friends and firms with
which he Was connected. and who
has been a fugitive ever since. re
turned this morning and surrender
"a hifnaeff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

perlied persons we're saved The
Alvin n vas owned 81 r 1. Hall
man. a lawyer n PottsVlle Pa. Hs
and party % friends we're on
beard NJ the time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
COUNTY COMMISSIONING Will
PUT QUESTION BEFORE rHa
PEOPLE WHEN WATER ANn
STREET RAILWAY ouEs-
TIoNs ARE VOTED.

About September I the county
commissioner viii call for an cleo
ton to decide the question Of the
county lsauelng bonds In the sum Of
5000 for the construction of the
Lake Washington canal
This decision was reached by the
commissioners this morning ut q
Joint meeting with the commntee
representing the Commercial saIib
and the Chamber OF Commerce NC
meeting was an info.maI .nsnuui1
A. Moore. -xAsr - =. ii -
xtc.n. Jndnp tsnfsse - n 3 = W.. ".
', : =.
sIection ~ou}a tef{<f 80 =
posses. ~ ~ y penttij e're<l<@ :
bond Issue might be lost t'kn' Or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
Inflated Sunday Pleasure Seekers Are Capsized
on Sandbar and Drowned inexperienced
BOatmen Lose Their Lives in SqualI-..En-
tire Family Sink in Small ROwboat

ststtttstttstt
g.h.s ssbes parties IN add shes, New York with
70 lives the
sssn. .ss, sss handupo 81
s..r il saddsn squalls Whs sailing IN dangerous
overturned
.sss IN the 81 inexperienced and sabeat
"a. ss.rthrs~a furious win squa Tire sssh
"a, declared death drsNa.
=
,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30

SAN FRANCISCO. Jeiy ~ The
local street car situation Was FER
thof complicated TODAY when about
600 track iayofs and PAYERS struck
for an eight hour day. and wages
of $3.50 per day for iaborers and
$3.50 for PAYERS The men have
been working 10 hours per day for
81 50 and $3.50 respectively.
Today's strike follows the strike
OF the lincmen and electricians on
the United railways. aud rs Ia obed-
fence 10 the decision Of a special
meeting uf the Street Railroad Con.
HtfHction Workerh' union. neld sun
daY afternoon
1000 Men Involved.
The union numbers about ] 900.
but the order. u IL said. affects
about Loo men who are engaged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
TO HAVE ELECTION
ON CANAL BONDS

voting on less important matters.
n the election eau be held In con.
Junction with the city election on
ihe question Of the municipal street
railway and new Cedar river main.
IL will be done, In order to save eX-
pense aud time II is closely est
mated that an election on this
question alone would cost the eoun.
~ $4,000. but II voted on commune.
lively, II would cost only about
$1,000. thus saving about $4,000.
VIII Put Up Bond.
Owing TO the fact that MIR Moore
will be DELAYED IN preparing hia
plans aud having them approval by
the war department, he will be re-.
aulred 20 put mp a bond covering
the cost of the election. 10 be In
force until the plans have been ap.
proved aud the actual work on the
canal begun,
LL.tho bond issue falls. MIR.
= = bond will be at once can
the county VIII pay the
<rleetiou.
Tsse II or tho bon<fn ieoi.led
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-30
ONE STREET OR
THE OTHER
COUNCIL WILL GIVE FouRTH
Az. TO THE UNION PACIFIC
~ HILL DOESN'T SELL PROP.
ERTY ON FIFTH Az.

Upon the decision Of James J
Hill, president OF the Great North.
eFn railroad. depends the question
neither the Union Pacific shall en-.
ter the city over Fourth aY \. OF
over Fifth av. =
The question OF selling the Union
Pacific or the city 4 street through
the Great Northern property for the
opening Of Fifth ay s has been
submitted TO him by l.. G Gilman.
attorney for the Great Northern.
and a reply Is expected some time
this week
Hill May Agree.
From some the expressions drop.
ped b. Mr. Gilman in the meeting
Of the corporations committee of
the council Friday afternoon. some
members Of the council believe that
Hill will permit the opening OF
Firth av. 8. When the suggestion
was made that nm would not sell
a right-of way through his property
for a rival line. Gilman replied that
he had never been approached with
an offer TO purchase such right-of.
way. Gilman offered objection,
also, on the ground that II wonld
require the Great Northern's prop.
erty 10 be served exclusively over
Union Pacific tracks. but when II
was pointed ont 20 him that the
proposed franchise granted com
mon use Of the tracks TO be laid
under II. he offered no further oh
lection
One Way or the Other.
The corporations committee has
virtually decided that II Hin viii
not permit the Union Pacific TO
come In over Firth av. s, they will
give the road the franchise as ask
ga for by It over Fourth av $. BY
the members of the committee and
Of the council generally, II is be-
lieved that the much-veXed quos-
ton Of the entrance OF the Union
Pacific 10 now approaching a salts
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