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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21
STRANGE FATE OF STEAMER ON FRIDAY THE 18TH GIVES CREWSOE
MEANING To PREDICTION OF THOS W. LAWSON

When rhoa. W Lawson published
hia famous novel Friday. tho
lath." he prcdleto dthat terror and
destruction would set In On Wall st.
on December ~, which happened
20 be Friday, he issued atatcHaent
saving that the day made famoun
by "noh nrowniey' the hero IA hts
novel had already arrived lie said
"Aa scan the surface OF Wall w.
aud gaze beneath ita green oeze at
the corpeea on the bottom, | realize
the feehlcness Of my description.
ny the time another Friday the
18th swings into Wow. Wall nt VIII
resemble the graveyard OF a desert
cd boom town
on Friday. the i8te. about the
time Lawson WAS making this pre-
diciion about Wall st., grim fate
was playing "A grewaomc Jest The
seven. mauted schooner Thos w,
Lawson waa lost of the scilly iHl.
anda. with most ~ the crew
There We're 20 la the crew, ana z
we're drowned. The Lawson was
tho largest sailing vessel Ia the
world. She was built hy CrOwnin.
shield she was propelled wholly
hy sails. but a larger crew was not
necessary. because much OF the
heavier labor was done By steam
holsta and other machinery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

stantly. oku followed Nogi. ana
then came the military attaches.
the places OF honor being given the
French altache and our own Col
Irons, who rode u Kentucky horse
Finally the mlltadn arrived aSaln
before his temporary throne. and
while the rain began Go fall aud the
band played the national anthem
the troops passed by FOE nearly two
hours
tlrpt came tbc. infantry IN ca.
hofts ~ eco, praollcing the foofe
step like the aefmunr. and swing
Inc thoir arms hike the French In
btond 90 nreaontinE arms as VIZ do
they carried them AZ riRht shoulder
aud dressed eyes right as they
passed the emperora carriage.
Many OF the regiments were Man.
churlan veterans, and marched AZ
one man
Al the close Of the review the
mikado rested awhile IA hts tent.
and then departed. II IL not ctiuuet
here for the diplomats ia pay their
respects % the emperor The fo.
view over he returned Go his dom.
iCile. 20 become again for months
a voluntary captive in the beautiful
moated prison be calls his palace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21
U. P. EARNINGS

NEW YORK, Dee n The
pamphlet report Of the Union Pa
clfic railroad for the year ending
June 30 last. has heeu made public
The statement shows grnaa opernt
lng earnings Of t7e.oi0 7as, an In
crease OF $3.50 .iHt. q total operat
ing expense Of st0.b7t $50. nn in.
crease of tT.3t3.7is After pas
ment Of charges Including taxes,
interest. sinking funds. rentals. etc
there remained t2i. $50. sos. an Ia.
crease of s8.isa0t4
After payment ~ the dividends
OF per cent ON the preferred and
e per cent on the common stock
thore remained a surplus 81 $3.50.
0s9. an Increase az t8.o6f0e0
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21
NATIVE DEMANDS ARE IGNORED AND
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL MAY RESUL 7

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HONOLULU, Dee 81 Native
uawsiians may capture the ncSt
legislature and change the entire
political control of the territory as
tho result OF the persistent declara-
tion Of Jose Tor Mallach. a Swiss
mechanic. that he can cure leprusy
Wailach made hts claim shortly
after arriving here two Years ago
No attention was paid % him save
by the natives. nearly every one Of
whom has some relative in the Mo.
lokai leper settlement Their de
mands that he be permitted 10 try
bis remedies were ignored hy the
board Of health. which held the dis
ease ca ho incumblc and objected
further because Wallach was not q
physician
Then the natives began organiE
ing a political party with Mallach
as It's patron saint Recognizing the
CROWNS gravity 81 the situation.
the legislature. by resolution. asked
the board 81 health 10 permit Wal.
bach 90 experiment The hoard lin.
ally has agreed 10 this. giving Wal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

exposed In Japan. not even on coins
or stamps
The field where the review took
place IL a splendid level plain about
three miles from the imperial pal
ace.
There tb.0oo troops we're masacd
Reside the local color. there we're
the gorgeous uniforms Of che for
eign military attaches and dlpio.
matte corps, the scarlet Of the
English. the blue and green ~ the
Raasiana. the white and gold Of the
rrussian Imperial guard. and the
plain dress suits 81 The American
embassy Civilians are required 60
wear silk hats
The mikado arrived promptly a.
S.20. lie bowed dlstantly eth
averted head 60 theH diplomatic
corps and the few women present
Alighting az his tent. hr waited for
tho top Of bis carriage 10 be- low.
ercd. after which he again entered
aud drove along the lines of tmopa
As the emperor walked 10 his
carriage " could be observed that
his China blue uniform was llLnt
ting and that bis trousers we're
about three inches too long. draE
ging on the ground
In view Of the fact that no tailor
IL permitted So measure him. and
that not one % his - better halves
know how 60 ply the occidental
needle. It is not strange that his
august hiehncaa looks strange Ia
modern European dreHa
The emperor Is tall for a Jap
anese he l. very pallid and wears
a struggling black beard Ills face.
maakiikc and mnwrinklcd. looks sad
and cvSoofn,
The royal carriage vas followed
By the heroic generals ~ the latn
war famaEatA and Oyama. tho
stfateElsta. leading Oyama. who
ia very short. retired behind a
screen while a servant brought a
high chair. which the general first
mounted before he could atraddic
his horse
behind him rode kguai. the
dashinE cavalry general. and BY bis
side NoEi hero ~ Port Arthur The
latter WAS mounted on nehsrat
stocaEela famous white charger.
captured At Port Arthur The Ruu
sian ambassador. monoclc IN eye.
saw him. and. II a look conld have
killed. Nogi would have died ia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

tomhs Of his ancestors.
Banxai" was not heard az the
review u is never used here ex
cept ia time Of war
The Japanese make no more Of q
spectacle ~ their military than ab
suiutely Necessary Only a teW
flags we're flylnx along the street
as the mikado passed. and theas
we're on public buiidlnEa
Such q thing a. a Photograph Of
the mikado seems impossible o.
purchase No pictures ~ him are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

The brown ketchum Iron Works.
~ Indiana. manufacturers of part
Of the steel used To- she cunsiruc
tion ~ the MarnuuEnii A South
wick hnildinE al second and Pike
It,. yesterday brought suit to fore
close a Item on the property on an
alleged claim Of $4,000 against the
contractors for material far,
nlshed Tho papers we're filed Ia
the federal court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

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TOXIC Dec all have just
seen the Japanese army In battle
array The occasion Was a general
review 81 troops IN celebration %
the 55th birthday u the emperor.
This birthday review IS one ~
the three occasions during the
ycag when the mikadO makes a
public appearance The other TIVE
are when he opens parliament and
goes ~ kioto 20 worship AZ the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

The FIRST Christian church viii
bold So annual meeting next Thurs
day evening NJ which officers for
the coming year viii be- chosen A
musical program viii follow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

Seattle stars Exclusive scrvlce-1
MINNEAPOLIS. dec ~ Ian.
Euage a. made By blood aud not
BY Intellect. declares pr Richard
Burton. professor Of English az the
University Of Minnesota "Peopie
who are too precise In their
speech are oniy half breeds N1at
often you will find that sort Of
man a prgtender The man % con
sequence says What be things. and
says q IN way that tells regard
less ~ overtime grammatical con.
Hiruction lie doesn't mlnce
words
4 llko the man Who SAYS ho.
tel better than the man who says
an hotel. and the man who says
aiall instead ~ at an ~ In no
danger Of losing my friendship
Grammatical precision Ia an right
don't exactly condemn n. bat
have found that too frequently n
is used rs a conversational dis.
guiae. which 10 rarely difficult 90
penetrate"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-21

iach authority to experiment for
two years ggon az picked lepers
Political leaders tear however, that
the native movement already has
passed control
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
GREAT FUTURE.
Rudyard Kipling Talks on Develop-
ment of Dominion.

Toronto, Oct. 1S.-Rudyard Kipling made his
first public appearance here at the Canadian
Club luncheon to-day. Nearly thousand men
greeted him with enthusiasm. Mr.. Kipling con-
fined his remarks 10 the growth of the British
empire and the magnificent part which Canada
destined 10 play in its development. He
paid great tribute to Joseph Chamberlain as
the man who first formed any conception of it's
possibilities and had done the most for its uni
fication. He feared that Canadians too
much preoccupied with their own affairs TO
take the interest they might in the other parts
OF the empire. and thought that on the plains
of South Africa was born a treaty OF mutual
preference that the regular diplomats would find
some difficulty annul.
Regarding their mutual trade, Canadians were
as children playing the threshold Of their
real markets for he had passed through parts
of the empire where there would inevitably de-
veIop strings OF cities which would require
enormous supplies. which must be imported
from somewhere. The men of these lands
were working out their civilization with the
same superb faith and fearless outlook as had
been exhibited I'm Canada. They had faced the five
great problems or points of fellOwship-educa-
ton, immigration, transportation, irrigation and
administration. None could supply their wants
better than Canada, and IN company with the
four young nations or the empire-the big four
Canadians should go for themselves and
make sure that their roads land together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
PETERSES TO MEET.
Henry clay Would Fight Brooklyn
Editor.

Henry Clay Peters. the Brooklyn alderman.
would infict corporal punishment on Thomas F..
Peters editor rather than institute libel suit as
the result OF editorial published in The Brook
Ign Times on Thursday The alderman called at
the newspaper office yesterday morning. prepared
get revenge for the published article. which.
among other things. mentioned Mr.. Peters as an
expert in the line of delicate hints After he
waited for nearly hour and the editor did not
appear the offended alderman decided to challenge
him.
lie must either retraCt the statements made in
the newspaper or his face will become intimate
with my fist declared the alderman to his fol-
lowers last night in the headquarters of the Mu-
nicpal Ownership League, No. ~ Lee avenue.
Brooklyn. when he outlined his plan Of action.
Then he added that he would wait for the editor
Q o'clock this morning and demand apology
mete out punishment for the insult.
T. p. Peters. the editor, declared that he would
be glad TO meet the alderman, and added that he
could not provo just who wrote the editorial in
question The wrath of the alderman has waxed
so great that Police Captain Cruise of the CIymer
street station will have detectives near the news
paper Office when the two Peterses meet this morn
ing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19

Vehicle Transportation Company. The oriei aa,
company was capitalized for 500, 00OOoO; IN 1so-
reduced to S5,O00000; the stock was half palo H.
and IN 1902 the last assessment was paid IN ana
the stock reduced to a half stock"
This company, said Mr.. Meade, owned the en-
tire stock of the Fifth Avenue Coach Conpahy'
which runs the Fifth avenue stages The COM
pany let advertisements-'tob adVefuse-
ments" Mr. WINS specification those buses 1or
5000 year The Transportation company also
owned the Park Carriage Company, which runs
tho Central Park public hacks. The Metropol-
itan Securities Company, Mr.. WINS showed III
August, 1904, purchased 10000 shares OF the
Transportation company at 50 a share A sec
ond lot of 500 costing &c. 37 90 was purchased
through E D. Hutchinson Another block OF
1900 shares bought for S36,15O 46 through
A. A. Ryan & Bro, and 1880 shares costing
S132 Q31 % were purchased through Ryan d
Kelly who succeeded A. A Ryan & Bro. The
total number of shares held by the Metropolitan
Securities Company is $3.50, representing eX-
pendftures of S542, $50 O3 Mr.. WINS asked for
a balance sheet of the Transportation company
MIR Cravath raised an objection about the COM
missions Jurisdiction which Mr.. WINS answered.
bv saving that he wanted to see whether lhe
METROPOLITAN Securities Company was solvent OF
fnsolvent and so wanted to determine the actual
value of its assets
At the beginning OF the hearing MT WINS re-
verted for A moment to the mysterious SZoo'Vo
check He found in the passbook OF the com
many that a deposit of S250,OO0 had been made
on October II but that this entry was made be
tween entries for November and November
instead of directly after the entry for october
9 whore it naturally would have belonged. Mr.
Cravath could give no explanation of the az
fair.
Thomas P Fowler. president OF the Metropol-
itan Securities Company when the S9oo'VD
check was drawn to Anthony n. Brady VIII be
nut on the stand when the hearings are resumed
on Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
REoRGANIzING PERE MARQUETTE.
Road Leaves Hands of Receivers-C H G.
d. To Turn Over Stock.

Cincinnati, Oct 1S-Pans for taking the Pere
Marquette Railroad out OF the hands OF a receiver
and allowing ii to reorganze received the sanction
of Judge Horace Lurton, of the United States
Court to-day. All accounts with the road shall be
submitted to Judson Harmon and William w
Grape. If the arbitrator differ they are to name
some third party
Cancellation OF the lease of the Pere Marquette
is made of the duties of the arbitrators. and
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad is 10
turn over to the reorganzing committee of the
Pere Marquette its 10000 shares of common and
14,s7s shares of preferred. owned controlled The
stock is TO be used In marketing the bonds which
the reorganized Pere Marquette is TO issue. These
bonds to be in the form of per cent debent-
ures amounting in all to 100000. 6
The reorganization is to he brought about by it's
consolidation with the Pere Marquette Railroad of
Indiana The consolidators authorized to issue
first and second preferred and common stock in
order to take up the present outstanding stock of
the two roads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
METZ SAYS SHOW ME-"
Holds Up s1,O00,o0o for Bridge
Loop for Further Details.

Controller Metz. at the meeting yesterday OF
the Board OF Estimate and Apportionment. op-
posed the granting OF $1O00OO0 for the bridge
loop subway system. on the ground that he
wanted to know what the city was TO get for
its bonds before he helped to authorize them.
Il want to know what going TO get for
our bonds city bonds. before take any
additional fris and fads contracted to the ex-
cluslon OF more important matters" he said.
Mr.. BIackmar. OF the Public Service Commits
sion. explained that S1.OOoOoo was the figure
fixed by Douglas Robinson and Charles f.
Brown who put a figure the property the
Public Service Commission wished to acquire.
The matter referred TO Controller Metz.
who will confer with Mr. Backmar the
proposition.
MT. Blackmar briefly explained that the COM
mission bought property adjacent TO the subway
route. and after the subway was completed
would sell or lease the same subject TO the per-
manent easement to the subway.
Mr. Metz. IN the course OF a heated TRADE
against prevailing financial conditions. said:
Fifty millions dollars. debts from Mr.. Lows
time. coming In on us. OF course they are
public improvements. bridge approaches. etc.
and l want TO know what I going to get FOR
my bonds. I have enough left OF the money
taken in by the recent bond sales to last TO the
end Of the year, but If the people want to raise
the salaries Of teachers the people must know
just how matters stand and be prepared to have
the tax rate raised or the assessment valuations
increased. to meet the demands asked for. 1
want to do all l for those who need in
creased appropriations. but for the present a
halt viii have 20 be called"
public hearing on the budget to be adopted
for 1908 will be held Friday morning. This
was agreed upon by the board.
q 20
for the Park Department. 10 improve Central
Park, was referred To the Controller Acting
Commissioner Parsons requested that this
amount be appropriated to put Central Park in
first class condition.
Mayor Mcclellan said he would like 10 see
this matter passed upon favorably, but owing
10 a shortage of money it was almost impossible
at this time, although later provision might be
made to do this work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
WORST BRIDGE CRUSH YET.
So Captain Murtha Characterizes Te-up Due
to Disabled Motor.

Traffic was delayed the Brooklyn Bridge lass
night during the rush hour, and the usual annoy
ances and experiences of crushing humanity were
repeated But this time the congestion was said oS
Captain Murtha to be the worst he had ever seen
the bridge.
The principal OF the block was the faiiur
of motor car to work. Fhe train was well loadsa
with passengers and had approached the New i0iN
tower going to Brooklyn when the fuse blew ouN
and soon every train running at the time Waa
stalled
The motor of the following train was g.
tached to push the stalled train to Brooklyn -
then returned to it's own cars and traftc waS -
sumed. Many OF the passengers climbed 10 -
roadway and walked to Brooklyn before the SERVES
resumed. During the crush Dora Prestei' -
Richmond Hill lost her purse. containing Sa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
TRAINED HORSES URGED.
Needed for Riot Duty, Sad Major
DeberOise at Guard Inquiry.

Colonel William q. Bates OF the list Regiment
and Colonel Edward Duffy of the 18th Regiment
were the principal witnesses at yesterdays hear
ing OF the Wainwright committees Investigation
OF the National Guard
Colonel Bates said that regimental allowances
should be increased permission given the com
manding officers TO rent the armOries and use ths
proceeds for military purposes. He favored annual
instead of biennial field training. He suggested
that state. city and county employees who are n
the guard should be allowed by law attend their
military duties. Major William Schuyler Beck
OF the same regiment. favored tve-year en-
Hstments and the appointment OF officers. Cap
tain Carleton Greene adiutant of the regiment;
Captain Walter Allen Delameter. of Company b.
and Lieutenant John +. Jenkins. OF Company {.
supported many OF the cOIoneTs views
Colonel Duffy favored special allowance 70 OBJ
tain good cooks while in service Officers. he said
should be elected by the Major c. l. De-
state should make some provision fer horses TOR
the mounted organizations. Without trained horses
mounted men. he said. were useless for riot duty
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan 5. Jarvis. STAFF surgeon
of the First Brigade. suggested that all medical
officers in the guard be paid for their services and
that each regiment have a complete hospital equip
ment with six beds.
Major r. L. Austin. comman dinS the Sth Bat
talon. believed that his organization should ba
changed into regiment of coast artillery. Cap
tain Charles G. Stephenson of the battalion. SIg-
gested that the military code be changed as %
permit ex-regular army man To enlist for less
than five years Captain Clinton Stephenson. as
sistant surgeon of tine battalion said that services
in the National Guard should entitle men 20 priv
neges in Civil Service examinations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
COURT CLEARS MYSTERY.
Satisfied That PrUafe DeteCtiUes
approached Gillette Jurors.

The mystery Of the attempt 10 approach the
talesmeu impanelled for the trial of DIT. Walter r.
Gillette. former vice president OF the Mutual Re
serve. indictments charging perjury and forgery
was cleared up yesterday. Justice Bowling an
nounced from the bench after the jury had been
completed that the explanation made by the de-
fence which had engaged arm of private de-
teotives TO look into the character Of the taesmen
had proved satisfactory 70 him. He satisfied.
he said that no wrongdoing had been intended
and that the private detectives had approached the
taesmen purely on their own initiative. He added,
however. that any attempt to approach jurors or
taesmen in the future would be regarded by him as
contempt of court.
The detectives ii developed In the examination
of the talesmen called yesterday, had visited praC
tically every the panel and had made in
qulres to his standing, commercially and per-
sonally. but nothing brought out tending to
had been discussed.
There comparatively little trouble I'm com
pleting the jury yesterday. a good deal of time
was spent in conferences regarding the attempt to
approach the jurors In which District Attorney
jerome. Assistant District Attorney Kresel and Mr..
Rand. on side and ex-Judge Hatch and Solo
mon IIanford on the other took part. with Justice
Bowling
Five jurors had been obtained when the session
begun. and the other in the box
at 345. The jury completed includes Ed
ward \. Phillips agent; Albert L. Dove an
advertising canvasser; Fred Herzig. manufac-
tursr, ]. r McAloon, retired; Edward X. NIilligan
a treasurer: Walter S. Woodward. a silk merchant
J. Clifford Moore. a broker; William Hauser "a
cashi"-: Alfred Potter. bank cashier; William A.
Conway, salesman; Joseph Riser. a printer and
William Frudford. accountant. They were Sc
lected in the order named.
The adjourned until Tuesday