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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

..,i,n Russ. at one time a
.,,hx woman Nome mtnius op
49, 49, eammlttea Suicide ia the
esSss,s8 district last night be-
49, 49, her tawe'tN Nas In pawn and
sa 0unar II Ioto burnside a.,
aas'..,sna could net raise So needed
s.5sem the tfinkcta She was
" ..,ss a. iom utonar IN Portland,
~, .eull not leave Seattle with.
-, Aef diamonds
CIV 49, 4 Noman operated daringly IN
,,,,ss miniug properties, aud. be-
- 80 sane unappfaised claims. had
sa..sfts worth $4,000 Then she
s.me extrayaKaht and this yvaf
49,, nearly all her holdings TIVE
sssa,As axo she arrived Ia Victoria
- tao weeks later came 20 Sc.
s,,la elnan, her iewelry vent To
snokiNG JACKETS. $500, W
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

war ending Iuna 30. 1906. Seattle
ranks twenty fourth In the liat for
registry done IN the local posiuffIee
The total receipts ~ the Seattle
rualaftico FOR tho registering Of
letters aud parcels during the year
were tpp.26a The receipts ~ Port
land were sss.7s6 aud Spokane.
tfa.fa8
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

EVEWEI'f. Doc ia iuff IN
the superior court this morning fen-
defad "A verdict IN favor ~ Mrs Ma
tie anyroa IN her suit against tho
Woadmen If tho World dfh
sayrea sued To recover $500 alleged
20 be due ON a policy carried by her
husband. who committed suicide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
Roots Entertain prsslasnt.

WASHINGTON. dec. 81 secro.
taft ~ State and Mrs Root enter.
tanned az dinner last night IN honor
of President aud Mrs Roosevelt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

NAPLES. Dee 2 Another por
ton uf the orator Of At NoautiuH
ten today aud caused front cruz.
ton Of uahua. cindcra and sand II
vas not preceded of accompanied.
however b. either dotouatlona OF
earth shocks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

WASHINGTON. Dee FL Tho
war department yesterday cumnlet
ed the auditing Of the accounts OF
the National Rcd Cross society for
the fiscal year ended November 10.
laa6. The total receipts for the
year we're t3.af8.29f. with bal
auee la the treasury Of f2.3Ai Asa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

PEktNG. Dec. 2t-ln accord.
anoo with an agreement made with
Russia. China viii open the town Of
Taiishlkar. ManchuFia. 10 foreign
trade aud reaidvnce ca January ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

NEW YORK. Dec 20 Upon 10.
atfuetiona from Pope Plus. Arch.
bishop Farley tonight formally
made ID. Emmett Of this eitY a
Knight commander II she order u
st. GrysorY tho Great pr Emmett
la - years 81 age and d a nephew
81 Robert Emmett.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

JUNEAU. Dec 2t--Capt J r.
Lehman. a veteran pilot ia Alaskan
waters. failed 20 show up AZ the
lighthouse tender Heather yeHter,
Aay morning. aud Il 10 feared he 10
drowned Tho local lodge q odd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

PtTrsuuR0. dec. st Henry
MeCrory. for years Identified with
the steel industry. a hrutherin law
II W E Corey Of the United States
Steel Corporation. died az his homo
IN Wtlkeabhrro last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21
FORTY DOLLARS
CAUSED DEATH

a nawnahop, aud when Uronar could
not raise the money Ga redeem the
ARTICLES ahu took uarhOllo acid last
niaht aa a solsce The boty Is Rt
hnnncy MatHnnH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

PORT TOWNSEND. Doc ct
Ainhnnan Learned. city ciorb and
,ne % the oldest residents of tile
section, dropped dead az his resi-.
denee last night Heart disease u
said to have been the cause Of his
death
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

NEW YORK. Dee gt--nr ~.
nan Abbott. speaking SO a dinner In
eommemoFalion of fnfrfathera day
last night. took occasion to indnfac
President Rpos1Yelt.a action ~.
sarding the negro troops et neuNns.
Vile
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21
Olympic Market

Pike Street. between first aud Sec,
end. saves half your meat hilla
Try them and be convinced. Op
poalte the hon Mafeha go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21
Smoking Jackets and
Bath Robes

t'ur tho largest variety and tea-
sonahio prices. y n Brooks Co,
1854 Second av -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

According TO tho report Of the
postmaster general for tho fiscal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

fellows dragged the channel this az
ternoon Tor the body,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

snokiNG JACKETS, $500 W.
a HUTCHINSON co. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-21

Christmas Is near At hand II
will be well to make your selee.
tons for gifts early while stocks
are complete. A large line Of
fancy rockers and ladies' writing
desks has been specially priced
by the DahneE Woodhouae com.
pany for the holiday trade. II
will pay You 20 see them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

for one. How they lived underground
nobody can exactly say. Every tour
ist had the privilege of seeing China
town, and every tourist went away
satisfied he had seen all the strange
and mysterious things that were to be
seen, but he was mistaken. Secretary
Using, Chinese aristocrat stationed
ut the legation in Peru. once took two
white men to theater In Chinatown.
After the performance he conducted
his friends TO the rear of the stage,
slid secret door back and asked his
guests to follow him. They walked
for an hour through tunnels leading
past doors to gloomy apartments, some
of them dungeons, against the bars of
which unfortunate prisoners of both
sexes pressed their faces.
In telling afterward of their expert
ence the visitors said that there ap-
peared to be hundreds of women and
children as we'll as men in this under
ground town. Ordinary tourists saw
only the picturesque and more or less
pleasing side of Chinatown. In the
chants carried on q slave traffic. lep-
rosy fourished, and numerous murders
were committed. Battles between the
"tongs" were fought and the victims
buried far beneath the surface.
But now the catacombs in which
these deeds were done and in which
so many persons dragged out miser-
able existence lie exposed TO the glare
of the sun. The new Chinatown. If such
a place exists in the San Francisco OF
the future. will not rise above the holes
in the earth which short time age
We're dens OF vice. The Chinese are
being quartered at some distance from
the site of their former colony, and II
is prophesled that the conditions which
made the old Chinatown plague spot
will never exist again. In the days
now gone by 1t was very easy thing
for a hlghbinder who had just shot or
stabbed fellow countryman to get
away from the police. The roofs OF
many of the buildings almost touched.
A fugitive would skip to a roof and.
taking n plank. cross upon 1t to anoth-
er building and next to another. al
ways taking his bridge with him. Then
he would go down into an underground
passage and either remain hidden away
from the police or come mp blocks
away from the scene of the crime and
escape suspicion IN connection with IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Growing Chicorx.

The best soil for chicory is limy.
sandy loan. Stony soil and clay soil
are equally unsuitable. The surface
soil should be deep ana the subsoil
porous enough to allow the long tap
roots to penetrate foot or more The
seed is sown about the last week of
May. Chicory seed is fairly hardy,
more so than corn. Just before sowing
the seed it is well TO lightly harrow the
land to destroy young weeds. Seeds
should be sown fifteen to twenty to the
foot, requiring two to three pounds per
acre. The rows may be. twelve to If
teen inches apart when the cultivation
Is to be done by hand, but under horse
cultivation rows should be sixteen to
eighteen inches apart.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Passing Of
San FranciscO'S
Chinatown

~AN FRANCISCO'S Chinatown
Va was long both a magnet for
~ tourists and a plague spot in
the community. The fire follow
Ing the earthquake swept 1t completely
out of existence. and In the opinion of
many people its destruction was q
blessing In disguise. 1t was head
quarters for vice and crime, the depths
Of which the officials of San Francisco
We're never able fully to sound. In the
new San Francisco care will be taken
to prevent the vices of the orient from
taking root so deeply as they did In the
old. How deep underground the Chi
nese of San Francisco went in their
efforts to evade inspection OF their
ways of living white men never knew,
but the fire has revealed the strange
and awesome facts. The conflagration
made complete job OF 1t In China
town. Not Il single painted wooden
fabric was left. The flames ate down
to bare ground. andJ Joss houses. gam
bling dens, opium joints and theaters
all went up like so much tissue paper.
y
from the scene, bearing in their arms
opium pipes. money bags. ebony furni-
ture, silk hangings, clothing and such
other articles as they could snatch up
In their flight. Some who fingered TO
save more of their property were driv-
en- out by soldiers when the flames
pressed close upon the colony, but even
the soldiers could not enter the holes
in the ground where slave women who
had lived for years without ever seeing
the light of day were confined and
where the victims of opium lay in n
stupor which even an earthquake could
not disturb. How many persisted in
these underground passages will never
be known. but the fire has unmaskcd
the secrets of the hidden city and laid
bare tunnels leading down fifty. sixty,
perhaps a hundred feet into the ground.
The Chinese colony OF San Francisco
is supposed TO have numbered about
10000 The Chinese quarter was near
the old city hall and was full OF wind
ing alleys leading to all kinds of re
sorts and curious places of entertain
ment possessing Il strange fascination
for tourists. The population lived both
above ground and under ground.
Above ground as many as dozen per
sons often slept in an apartment which
a white man would consider too small
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

minister. During his residence at Ber-
lin he made the acquaintance of the
Baroness Won Rahden, Prussian and
n member OF an ancient family allied
to some of the great houses Of the Ger
man aristocracy. Not long after the
acquaintance of the two began their
engagement was announced, and it Gre
ated a sensation at the German court,
as 1t was the first instance Of Euro
pean woman of rank and title choosing
japanese for q husband. Objections
were raised by the relatives Of the
baroness, but she knew her own mind
and married the man of her choice.
The viscount and his wife have sew
eral children, among them a daughter
who was married not long since to an
officer of the German army. Neither
the new ambassador nor his wife has
any occasion to fear social ostracism
at Washington and 1t Is said that they
would not suffer anything Of the kind
at Berlin now. but at the time OF their
marriage the feeling against it among
Germans was 50 strong that Bismarck
refused to let the new made viscountess
appear at court.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
BOX FOR TYING WOOL.

of Irvine is used. Both are objection
able features, says Il South Dakota
sheepman who describes the two ways
Of tying wool in Orange Judd Farmer.
In boxing the fleece can be done up
in a more compact form with the use
OF less Irvine and is less liable TO come
to pieces in handling. Buyers, how
ever. do not make any serious objec-
ton to either form when properly done.
First the shearer should endeavCr TO
keep the fleece in as nearly q compact
form as possible. After removing all
tag locks lay the fleece flesh side down
and after closing in the edges fold over
toward the center from all sides, fold
ing over enough TO make Il bundle
about foot square; then turn the
fleece over on about four feet of Irvine,
passing It around the second time the
opposite way, and tie firmly. The same
process is gone through in preparing it
for the box.
Almost any one can make a wool
box. For each side take boards CA, Al
three feet long and one foot wide and
for the center three pieces (B, G, 81
foot square and hinge them together,
as shown in the cut. Now saw two
notches on each of the four sides to
hold strings, as indicated in diagram.
Cut your strings about three feet long
and lay them on the board, as indicat-
ed by dotted lines. After folding the
fleece as stated above lay it on the
box. fold up the sides, then the end
pieces, fastening them with cleats. The
ends of the strings gre handy to tie to-
gether.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
cucUMpERs on TRELL1s.

do if left on the ground. Any of the
common sorts of cucumbers will climb
like a gourd About the time the vines
get two or three feet long tie them to
the fence. They will do the rest them
selves and will climb and cling on rs
if they enjoyed it. The cucumbers sit
better. and you don't have to hump
your back picking them. Besides, you
save great deal of space, which Is
quite an item in a small garden.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
THE vISCOUNTEss AOKi.
The Romance OF Her Marriage 60 the
Japanese Ambassador.

The Romance OF Her Marriage GO the
Japanese Ambassador.
The Viscount Siuzo Aoki, who has
been appointed first ambassador of
Japan to the United States. was sent
to study in Germany by the Japanese
government when he was Il young
man. He was one of the first students
the government sent abroad after the
empire had awakened from it's long
sleep and begun to take notice Of what
the rest OF the world was doing. The
young japanese student made good use
of his opportunities and acquired such
familiarity with the German tongue
and the affairs of the country that
some years after his return to Japan he
was made minister at the court of Ber-
lin. Though he was recalled and hon.
ored with the post Of minister of for
eign affairs at Tokyo, he afterward
served for second time as German
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
New Homes in the West.

Over million acres of land will be
thrown open to settlement on the Sho-
shone Indian Reservation June 10, 1906.
These lands are reached by the direct
route of the Chicago & North Western
R'y from Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis, Omaha and other points in the Miss
issippi Valley, Send &c in stamps for
pamphlets, maps and full particulars to
w. b. Kniskern, p. T. NJ, @. IN. w.
R'y Co., Chicago
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Ssyss.9
SgARN", cARDGN
<p~D 49,
TYING WOOL.

Boxing and the Loose BundIe-Dox-
Ing Common ON Farms.
There are two ways of tying wool
still practiced in many sections. Both
have their advocates. and both have
their merits. Boxing, rs it is called
is probably most commonly practiced
with wool on farms. On ranches wool
is either sacked up loose or tied in
loose bundle.
The loose bundle is preferable except
apt to come to pieces before reaching
the sorter unless too large an amount
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

The best safeguard against headache,
constipation and liver troubles is DeWitt's
Little early Risers. Keep vial of these
famous little pills in the house and take
dose at bed time when you feel that the
stomach and bowels need cleansing. hey
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
SAVING OF THE MINT.
One of the Incidents of the Grent
San Francisco Fire.

One OF the most exciting incidents
in the history Of the destruction of San
Francisco was the feat Of the men who
saved the United States mint from be-
ing devoured by the flames along with
almost al the other structures in that
part of the city. The mint is an i'm
posing stone building, And its con-
struction proved TO be OF n character
TO resist to the utmost the attack OF
fire. But ii was surrounded by large
buildings which were going up IN
smoke, and only brave and skillful
work on the part of the men who de-
Tended it prevented the mint from
sharing a similar fate. Large quanti-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Nos. 90 and 90

Observe the partswe have described.
Also the heavily braced steel beam
which no jar can loosen.
Notice how every part is centered
toward the pull. Not an ounce of power
is lost.
1t is adapted to the heaviest work
will pillow any kind of soil and pillow it
thoroughly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Drag the Road.

When the Smiles of spring appear,
Drag the road.
When the summer time Is here.
Drag the road.
When the coriI Is In the ear;
In the winter cold and drear:
Every season in the year,
Drag the road.
When you've nothing else TO do.
Drag the road.
II but for an hour or two,
Drag the road.
IL VIII keep It good as new.
With purpose firm and true.
Fall t. i.ae-lt's - TO YOU
Drag the road.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
Cucumber Vines.

In a small garden it is n good way
to grow cucumbers to train them up
on the wire fence at the side of the
garden, as seen in the cut from Farm
er's Garden. They can thus have all
the room they want to stretch out their
vines and still will not be running all
over everything else, as they so often
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16
One Cold and another

The seasons first cold
may be slight-may yield
TO early treatment, but the
next cold will hang on
longer; it will be more
troublesome, too. in
necessary to take chances
on that second one. SCOTS
Emulsion is a preventive
as we'll as a cure. Take
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-05-16

ties of coin and bullion were stored in
the vaults, and the employees knew
that their destruction would be seri-
Gus loss. Together with the United
States soldiers they kept up a fight
:.Ds: OF the time surrounded by a sea
Of fre. Everything on the roof that
wOr;d burn was thrown into the yard.
The mint possesses a well. and water
was pumped from this to the fighters
on the roof. When walls of buildings
opposite had fallen in a lull came, and
the gallant work of the impromptu fire
lighters was crowned with success,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-01-05

The most dastardly outrage re-
corded In the history of Idaho,2 was
committed at Caldwell at 6:40 O'Clock
last Saturday night, when Hon.
Frank Steunenberg, former govern
or, was k llel by bomb while en-
tering the gate at his home. The
story of the crime briefly told is as
follows:
The governor was entering the
yard of his home by the back gate
at the hour named when terrible
explosion occurred. He was thrown
some ten feet from the spot and was
picked up in a few moments by
nelghbors who carried him into his
house.
When laid upon his bed, the gov
ernor asked who shot him. A little
later he attempted to sit up, then he
fell back with the words, "For
Gods sake, turn me over; | am
dying"
He lived 25 minutes, retaining a
measure of consciousness during the
entire time but being apparently nll-
able to understand what was said TO
him. The dying man was asked
numerous questions which were in
tended to draw out something that
would throw light on the crime, but
be failed to grasp their import and
remained without any other utter
ance until death relieved him of his
sufferings.
An examination of the ground
demonstrated that the. bomb wa.
certainly set by the post to the lef
of the gate against which it closed
The body was thrown southwark in
side the fence, while the sidewall
and post were lifted to the westward
AS the governor entered his left sid,
was to the nortayard next to tn
post against which the bomb lay. /
is evident he turned to close tn
gate and at that moment the machln
exploded, the full force of the charg
catching him on the right side.
The features were not marred, bu
the body and limbs were horribl
mangled. The. right arm was near
ly torn off; the right leg and righ
side crushed, and the left leg wa
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-01-05

also shattered. His clothing was
torn to pieces and portions of it
were found 40 to so feet away.
The bomb was expertly contrived
and was exploded by tripping the
trigger by means of long, silken,
waxed fish line IN the hands of the
cowardly murderer, who was located
at safe distance. The mighty
force of the explosion was not fully
realized by the people of Caldwell
until the following morning, when
the light of day disclosed the true
facts. Pieces of IRON, brass, copper,
etc., were blown for many yards in
every direction. Iron scraps were
found embedded in the trunks of
trees, in fence boards and the sides
of nearby houses. The hole at the
point of the explosion was cup
shaped and not many inches deep,
showing that the force of the explo-
sion was upwards.
No other cause can be ascrlbed
for the awful crime, other than that
the governor had been marked for
death because of his action in sup
pressing the Occur d'Alene troubles
of eight years ago. It has developed
since his death that as recently as a
year and half ago Mr.. Steunenberg
had received an anonymous letter
stating that "his time was short. y
Previous to that it is known that he
had received several letters of that
kind.
Immediately upon being apprised
! of the crime, Governor Gooding
offered a reward of $4,000, in behalf
of the state, for the apprehension OF
the murderer. Other rewards SC
]. far offered are: 10000 by Shoshont
2 county, $1,000 by Canyon county
2 and other amounts from different
t sources, making a total Of about
e &25 900.
9 Mr.. Steunenberg was A years ole
e last August, having been born a.
Keokuk, Iowa, on August 8, 1861
t After acquiring his education, b,
II engaged in the newspaper business
: at Knoxville, Iowa, until he went t.
t Caldwell in 1881, where he con
tinued IN the newspaper busines