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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-10-04

Christ OF 1.atternay aaina, or Nor
mons, aaaemhlea IN the taberneslo
this morning.
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DELEGATES TO DENVER.
Governor Hoch Appoints Representa-
tives at Public Lands Meeting.

Announcement was made this morn
Ing from the office of Governor Hoch
of the following appointments of dele
gates to the Public Lands convention
to be held at Denver. Col, on June IS.
IS and 20. The delegates are each and
all provided with a handsome commits
sion, signed by the governor and sealed
with the great zeal of the state of Kan
Eas. This commission entities the hold
er to go to the convention at his own
expense. The list is as follows:
D. o. McCray, Topeka; ]. N. Dolley,
Maple Hill; J. w. Bergman, Ashland;
d. b. Dyer, Smith Center; d. ]. Hanna,
Hill City; e. w. Wellington, Ellsworth:
w. NJ Kinnison, Garden City; E. p.
Rochester. Scott City; w. A. Barron,
Phillipsburg; John Boyle, Goodland.
The Square Dealers" will no doubt
appreciate the recognition accorded
them in the appointment of ]. N. Dol
ley, chairman of the committee, to this
position.
In addition to the above list of dele
gates, the United States senators, con-
gressmen and governors of all the west
ern states are ex-officio delegates.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones, 1915
North Harrison street, are the parents
of a boy born Tuesday.
The following contagious diseases
were reported to the board of health
as total for last week, one case diph-
iberia, one case chickenpox, two cases
of measles, one case of tuberculosis
one case of scarlet fever.
The city treasurer will pay or $3.50
in waterworks bonds due on July 1 and
SO, 1850 in interest on bonds.
People residing in the Second ward
have petitioned for the opening of alley
bounded by Madison, Monroe Fifth
and Sixth avenue.
A petition for a sidewalk on the west
side of Liberty street from Fourth to
Liberty to Leland streets has been filed
with the city clerk.
The condition of P. ]. Bonebrake,
who has been suffering from a COM
plication of stomach troubles since
Sunday is much improved today and
his friends expect him to be able to
be up and about by the last of the
week.
Justice A. L. Greene of the supreme
court is reported to be considerably
improved today. He had a good night
last night, and his family is feeling
dition. He has been improving slight
ly now for nearly a week.
Glen A. Knox, aged %, and Ethel
Neale aged 10, of Arkansas City, Sc
cured a license to marry this after
noon of Probate Judge Hayden.
Mrs. Frank w. Thomas and sons,
Christopher and Carson of 1915 To-
peka avenue, left Sunday for visit
to Atlantic City and the jamestown
exposition. They will, afterwards.
spend the summer in the mountains
Of Virginia.
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curtains ingram carpets, fascinators.
mems hose. womens hose, navy blue
jeans, moss for pillows, mattresses.
mirrors, shifting, silesia.
Mills Dry Goods company, Topeka
Bedspreads, collar buttons, suspender
buttons, lace curtains, drilling, flannel,
gray outing, bingham, -unbleached ia bl !.
linen, India linen, opaque, rugs, chev1ot
shirting, suspenders, towels.
Warren NJ. Crosby Topeka-Bed-
spreads, bleached crash, U. B. crash,
handkerchiefs, table linen, mosquito
bar, napkins, elastic webbing.
H. D. Lee, Salina-Leather belts, cot
ton batting buttons of nine different
kinds. combs, fine tooth combs. barber
combs, white and black darning cot
ton, needles, pins for hair, safety pins,
shoe laces, thimbles.
M B. Cohn, Ottawa-Cloth belts.
blankets Indianhead brown cotton;
pepperell brown cotton, Pequot brown
cotton; fruit of loom, bleached cotton.
Androscoggin bleached; Pequot bleach-
ed, Pepperreu bleached; boys eaps,s
I.onsdale cambria; oilcloth.
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FIGHT WITH FISTS.
Fred Vespcr and Tom Cooney Have a
Hot Mix-up.

Fred Vesper. raiser of chickens,
who has a place on the West Sixth
avenue road, walked into the county
attorneys office this morning and said
that he wished to give himself up on
assault charge, plead guilty and pay
such a fine might be assessed
against him. Mr.. Vesper had a fist
fight with Tom Cooney. a neighbor of
his, yesterday and it was for this fight
that he had come to surrender. him
self to the authorities An investiga-
ton showed that Cooney had filed no
complaint charging Vesper with as
sault and in fact had not even called
the attention of the authorities to the
quarrel and the fight. So Mr.. -Vesper
was told that he was little prema-
ture in giving himself up for crime
with which he had not been charged
and he went his way.
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STRUCK SOMETHING.
IN Excursion Believed to Have Run
Down Minnesota's Launch.

Norfolk. Va. June 12.-From the
jamestown exposition grounds it was
announced today that officers from the
fleet reported that an excursion steam
er out to witness the illumination of
the warships Monday night had on re-
turning from Norfolk struck an I'M
known object, having no light upon
it. 1t is believed that this was the
Minnesota's launch.
Dredging for the missing launch
and bodies will beign from Dis
covery landing and a course followed
similar to that which 1t is supposed to
have taken.
A special from Newport News says
that search is being made for two men
of the torpedo boat destroyer Worden,
who went from that vessel yesterday
morning in a small launch to Newport
News. They had some trouble with
their engine, and repairing it as best
they could, started for the Worden-
This, the special says, is the last seen
of the men,
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The Sims hich have been pledged
IL :. Il III n an 81 c.ffr, z ruoro
HILL CAN'T HELP 1T.
He Refuses an Interview and Then
Proceeds to Talk.

Chicago. June 1.-THE Record
Herald today says: James ]. Hill
is cultivating shrinking disposition.
He arrived in Chicago from st. Paul,
had his private car switched over to
the Erie and departed for New York
shortly afterwards
When asked to give his view on the
condition of the country generally, he
SHE'D like a green filly at a piece of
paper in the road.
mo, no. he said hastily, ct want
to keep out of the papers entirely.
do not want to be ,in the limelight
any more
This is so sudden was suggested.
Mr. Hill shot suspicious glance
at the reporter and .retorted:
THE fool newspapers are to
blame
what have they been doing now %
was asked.
They go and print something
which they know to be true and in
favor of the railroads and then some
darn fool editorial. writer puts a piece
in the paper poking fun at the rail-
road man who said it suppose
they think that's smart"
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WAR BREAKS OUT.
Nicaragua and Salvador Have Severed
Peaceful Relations.

Mexico City, June 12.-Nicaragua
and Saliva dor are at war. DR.. Manuel
Delgado. minister to Mexico from Sal
vador, received the following telegram
from President Figueroa:
San Salvador, June 11.-This morn
ing the revolutionists captured the
port of Acajutla. They were COM
manded by General Manuel Rivas and
came from Corinto on the gun boat
Nom ON etombO. armed by the presi-
dent of Nicara qua. In this manner
Zelaya complies with the treaty of
peace of Amapala, which was entered
into with the intervention of the
American government.
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LETTING THE CONTRACTS
State Board of Control Distributes the
Grocery Awards.

This morning the state board of con-
troll has been letting grocery contracts
for the state institutions Price are rum
ming considerably higher than last year,
but even the members of the board say
that things are not as bad as they ex-
! pected.
A large number of items on which the
advance has been especially steep have
been 'passed"-that is, the board will
let no contract for that particular item
at this time. Among the items which
had been passed up to noon were the
following:
Evaporated apricots, counter brushes,
ceiling brushes, sink brushes, hair
brushes. radiator brushes, trap brushes,
candles, Goldfish, cocoa, cocoanut, gelatin
and grape nuts.
the following bidders;
Canned apple. gallon, 14O dozen,
Evaporated apples. $4,000 pounds.
Dolan, 91s cents.
Canned apricots, S42 dozen cans.
Dolan $2.01.
Apple butter, ~ galIons, huenhe' 90
cents.
Lee, IL cents.
white beans. $4,000 pounds. Let's
Spencer, 515 cents.
cents.
String beans, canned. 1877 dozen,
Symns, so cents.
Canned blackberries. 125 dozen, Symns,
40 cents.
whisk brooms dozen. H. D. Lee, "a
cents.
Caustic soda. 500 pound barrels, 5000
pounds Eagle Lye Works, 3z cents.
Caustic Soda Is pound pals, 4.8OO
pounds. Eagle Lye Works, $40 cents.
Cheese, $500 pounds, Symns, 1919 cents
Chow-chow IL dozen, Kuehne, $425- L
Canned corn, $500 dozen, Symns, 60
cents.
Soda crackers, 10000 pounds, Kansas
Cracker company, Independence, Az
cents per pound.
Cream crackers, $3.50 pounds. Let's
Lemon extract. 6 dozen, H. D. Lee,
$50.
$3.50. ,.,
$1.s21s. 90 49,
DoIan, $1.51.
The work of letting the dry goods
contracts was completed on Tuesday
afternoon Crosby Bros. and the Mills
Dry Goods company of Topeka secured
a large slice of these contracts, but M
r. Cohn of Ottawa and H. D. Lee OF
Salina also came in for considerable
portions. The following are some OF
the principal items:
To Crosby Bros. ,Topeka-Bedsprea
b1eached cotton toweling. corsets. lace
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MEAT RIOT.
Jews Are Angry Over the Rise in the
Price.

Cleveland, O., June ia riot &C.
Cured in the Jewish district today as
result of a ban placed upon the
Kosher meat shops. The Jews, an
gered over the recent raise of four
cents a pound for meat, refuse to buy
and are urging others not to buy.
All of the Kosher shops were picket
ed today by the women and children
of the nighborhood. Delivery wagons
were stopped, meat was soaked in coal
oil and the shops closed. When Jacob
Rockevitch emerged from shop with
meat he was surrounded by women.
In attempting to escape he ran over Il
baby. A crowd of 500 gathered quick
ly and Rockevitch was being handled
roughly when rescued by the police.
One woman who was buying meat
was severely injured and her clothing
torn off by a crowd. Several shops
were raided.
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We're returning from the army and navy
ball at the jamestown exposition that
night, and five seamen who made up
the crew of the launch resulted from the
Minnesota's launch being run down by
a tug and coal barge which the tug was
towing.
The identity of the tug and barge are
as yet unknown. 1t was said that the
tug stopped after the accident, but find
ing no trace of the object struck or any
sign of life in the water, resumed it's
course with the coal barge in tow The
presumption is that the launch sank i'm
mediately in the darkness of the stormy
night, the IL occupants being caught in
their canvas covered craft with no pos
sible way of escape and carried to the
bottom drowning like rats in a trap.
1t was raining and the choppy seas
were sending spray to such an extent
that it became necessary for those in
the launch to have the. canvas covering
buttoned tightly down from overhead
to the sides of the little vessel. 1t is
not yet positively known whether the
tug and barge were outward or inward
bound, or that the tug men knew what
they had struck
The President Is Shocked.
Baltimore. Nd. June IA telegram
expressing the shock and grief of Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt at the news of
the disaster in Hampton Roads yester-
DAY was written by the president on the
train sent from Baltimore as follows:
Rear Admiral r. d. Evans, Care Navy
Department, Washington:
we are inexpressibly shocked and
grievsd by the news of the disaster
THEODORE AND EDITH ROOSE-
WELT
Evidences Wash Ashore.
Newport News, w. Va, June r.
Shortly before noon today articles were
washed ashore at Buckeroe beach, sup
posed to come from the Inflated launch
n fha
Hampton Roads Monday night. The ar
ticles consisted of two sailors caps with
cap bands missing making it impossi-
bic to identify them and otter portions
of the cloth similar to that used for
cushions on naval launches sleeve
from the blouse of a sailor and a por-
ton of an awning similar to the one
that covered the launch in question.
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kansas veterans to Tennessee.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 12-Seventy
war veterans were transferred last
night from the National Military home,
western branch. to the Mountain
Branch home at johnson City, Tenn.
The western branch homo is over
crowded and the inmates would be-
come uncomfortable in the barracks in
the summer. The government is trans
ferring the veterans at it's own expense
to relieve the crowded condition. More
veterans will be sent away later.
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New York Produce Markct.

New York, June 12.-BUTTER-Marke
Irregular. Western factory, common to
firsts. 17G191zc; western imitation cream
CHEESE-Market easy New state full
cream colored and white small and large.
best, 11szc.
15a15szc; Official prices, 151zc; seconds. 141z
615c.
Spring chickens, &c; fowIsI 145zc; turkeys,
nc. Dressed poultry easier. Western
broilers, 2542Sc; turkeys. 1Ou14c;f fowls.
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NO WRIT FOR TUCKER.
Justice Brewer Refuse Habeas Cor.
pus Application.

Washington, June IL. - Justice
Brewer refused TO grant the applica-
ton of Frank L. Monnett for a writ
of habeas corpus in the case of H. H.
Tucker of the Uncle Sam Oil company
Tucker was sentenced to ninety days
in Jail by Judge Hood for slandering
Judge John G. Pollock.
Justice Brewer held that the case
should have gone to the court of ap-
peal on a writ of error
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earlier to North Michigan Resorts.

Tuesdays and Fridays during June
daily after June 30 through Sleeping
Cars leave st. Louis 12:45 p. IN. over
Pennsylvania Lines via Richmond AMI
G.. r. & /. in The Northland Limited .
reaching Petoskey and Mackinaw City
next morning. Breakfast in Dining Car.
Get details from d. B. Steeg. T. p. Agt.s
2 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
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THE WASHBURN FUND.
Amount Subscribed Today Not Up to
Expectations.

Two hundred and fifty dollars was
subscribed to- the Washburn endow-
ment fund this noon at the meeting of
the canvassing committee.
Although the subscriptions which
have been received by the committee
during the last ten days have not been
up to the full expectations of their
dreams. there is still a strong feeling
that the sum will be realized. No one
of the committee will admit that their
project will not be fully realized by
the first of July and are working as
haEel@to this endzas though they were
certain that the desired end would be
The ssi1r4fss which have been pledged
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SESSION MAY BE OPEN.
Federation of Miners Votes to Employ
a Stenographer.

Denver Col, June 12--After a warm de-
bate occupying the entire morning session
today the convention of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners voted to employ ste
nographer to make a stenographic report
of all the proceedings of the convention
which will continue in session for two
weeks.
nographer from outside. the federation
this decision is regarded the first step
towards holding open meetings.
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ALL WERE DROWNED.
One Kansas Man Among Officers Lost
in Hampton Roads.

Washington. June 1.-THE loss at
one time of six bright young midship-
men fresh from the academy at Annap-
oils a young marine officer very re-
Gently appointed. and a boatswain and
four enlisted men attached to the big
battleship Minnesota, II men altogeth-
er, with the battleship's launch, as re-
ported to- the navy department, was
one of the hardest blows that has fallen
upon the personnel of the navy since
the Spanish war, in the estimation OF
the officials.
The navy department received a dis
patch from Rear Admiral Evans, in
Command of the fleet at Hampton
Roads, which says:
"A ditty box belonging to the FIRE
man of the Minnesota's missing launch
has been picked up afioat near berth
q. and 1 am forced to conclude that
the launch with all on board is lost.
Have ordered board of investigation.
Steamer last seen at exposition pier
about midnight"
Admiral Evans telegraphed that the
FIVE missing Seamen are:
r. H. Dodson, seaman; H. L. Van
dern, ordinary seaman; F. r. Plumber.
ordinary seaman; G. w. Westphal, fire.
man. first class; Jesse Conn, coal
passer-
second class, was attached to the Con-
necticut, and took passage on the Min
nesotas launch. He was a member of
The second class, and was appointed tt
RES Naval AAOlH
Del His father. Thomas Holcomb. is
employed as a clerk in the comptroller's
ofice at the treasury department
Midshipman Henry c. Murf1n, Jr.,
was a native of Ohio and a member of
the second class at the Naval academy.
Like the other, he had been sent aboard
the battleskip Minnesota for a summer
course of instruction, to afford the prac-
tical education necessary to supple
ment the theoretical work at the Naval
academy.
Philip H. Field was a midshipman
from Colorado. who belonged to the
first class of the academy.
Midshipman Walter G. Ulrich, of the
second class. was from Wisconsin
Midshipman W. H. Stevenson, of Call
ifornia, was a member of the second
class, and Henry L. Holden. of Wis
cousin. was a member of the same
class.
David NJ Randall. second lieutenant
of marines, was born in New York and
appointed from Newton, Kansas, enter
ing after a severe competitive exami-
nation March 10, 1905.
The conclusion was reached at the
navy department that either on account
of the lateness of the hour of the re-
turn trip the Minnesota's launch in her
haste had been driven hard into the
heavy sea that prevailed in Hampton
Roads, or that the little boat had been
run down by some of the giant tramp
steamers that make use of the roads as
a refuge in time of storm.
How 1t Happened.
Norfolk, Va, June LIT was reported
sd
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Mike Mcmillan. an employee of the Santa
Fe railroad, in the shops at Argentine,
received Monday while attempting to pass
between two freight cars He was
brought to the Santa Fee hospital IN this
where he died this morning. He was
about So years of age and resided in Ar
for iIlferulellt
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BIG THUNDER STORM.
Unusual Atmospheric Disturbances at
Early Hour This Morning.

The first severe thunder storm Of
the season broke out in this city at a
quarter to o'clock this morning and
for the next hour the sky was a con-
unuous glare of lightning while the
crash OF the thunder ratified the dishes
and shook the houses. This atmos-
pheric disturbance was accompanied
by a downpour of rain while only
measuring 81 of an inch came in
sheets during the few moments when
the storm was at its height.
mere was every indication of the
proximity of a tornado and the barom
eter at the government station in the
Columbian building bobbled about like
q thlng possessed. When the storm
was at its height the barometer fell
Observation-Disclosures of an inch in as
many minutes while between the hours
of and 5 the temperature rose from
% 10 tS and during the hour follow
ing dropped back to 65.
There was every indication of a cy
clone for awhile last night" said Mr..
Flora, assistant at the weather bureau,
and the action of the barometer as
well as the sudden changes in the tenn
peratures indicate unusual atmos-
pherfc conditions. The wind at no
time attained a velocity greater than
Is miles an hour, but that was enough
TO blow the rain around considerably.
Inc air was heavily charged with cleo
tricity and the storm between 8 and 4
O'Clock from the electrical display
point was a beautiful sight
cal it was of that nature and covered a
portion of the northeastern corner of
the state east from Riley county
where the heaviest fall occurred, to
Topeka and reached as far south as
Usage county. The nature of the
storm was about the same at all points
included in this territory a light hail
which did but little, damage, falling at
several points while the atmospheric
conditions were highly disturbed and
thunder and lightning prevailed.
The sun has been shining since its
first peep above the horizon this morn
ing. just as though this section had
not been visited with soaking rain
just before daybreak, where all of the
elements took a hand in the grand
finale.
The forecast for tonight and Thurs
day is partly cloudy which indicates
an unsettled condition of the weather
over the state and showers may occur
at any time and at any place in the
area covered by the forecast which is
for the entire state. The wind is
Blowing from the south at the rate of
10 miles an hour and the gauge which
recorded last nights precipitation in
dicates a fall of 81 of an inch.
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Uncle sam calls in 100000
Washington, June. -12.-The secretary
of the treasury issued call for the re-
turn to the treasury by July 10 of thir-
ty million dollars now on deposit in ma
tional denository banks.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

An invisible, instantaneous skin perfunins
beautifer, describes Satin skin powder.
FOR SALE-$3S folding bed, almost new,
SO Also settee and small gasoline
stove. Parties leaving city. 719 Western
ave.
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Mayor of Springfield. ILL.,. Drowned.
Springfield, Ill, June 12.-Mayor Grif-
fths of this city was drowned this af-
ternoon while endeavoring to ford a
stream on horseback southeast of the
city.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Miranda Brown, aged 81, died at her
home S24 Madison street, last night at
O'Clock from complications ensuing from
stomach trouble The funeral will be held
a her former home at o'clock Thursday
afternoon and the remains will be shipped
to Dixon, No, for interment.
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Manhattan. June 1.-THE heaviest
storm of the season broke on this COM
munity shortly after midnight last
night and at o'clock this morning the
rain which is still falling amounted
to 2.92 of an inch which is by far the
heaviest amount of precipitation re-
corded this spring. This is the second
good rain within a week and the
ground is in splendid condition for
growing crops and the prospects for
late crops were never better than at
this time. The rain last night was &C
companied by a high wind and a light
hail storm though the damage done if
any. will amount to little When~eom-
pared with the benefits to be derived
from the soaking rain which fell.
Usage City. June 12.-This section
was visited by a heavy electrical show
er last night during which .6S of an
inch of rain fell accompanied by a
light fall of hail which did no damage
The atmosphere was heavily charged
with electricity and high wind pre-
vailed during the downpour which
lasted for about an hour.
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Senator John Tyler Morgan was SO
years old. He had served in the senate
since 1877. In the civil war he served
in the southern army and came out as
a brigadier general.
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How 1t Happened.

today that the disaster in Hampton
Roads Monday night which resulted in
the sinking of a launch from the battle
ship Minnesota and the drowning OF IL
men. including six midshipmen who
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Women's White Silk Shirt
Waists, fronts are trimmed
with val lace and plaits-
credit stores ask $1.9S for
such garments, Thursday,
each $1.39.