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tions shall be submitted to the attor- ney general for his advice. But he has yet to tell whether, as Mir. Gum queried, the attorney general is to pass upon the question of policy, or upon the legal points involved.
 Assuming that we have grasped the essential feature of Speaker Tilson's recommendation, and that the attor- ney general is to be made an officer of such very large and commanding in- fuence, it is necessary to understand whether he IS to consider what is good for the state, as a matter of policy, or whether he is to say judicially what the legal objections are in the way of certain charter rights being granted by the legislature If we were always sure of having in the office of attorney general man of the ability and in- tegrity of Judge Hocomb, the present incumbent, there would be no actual danger of the welfare of the people being compromised by his understand | ing of what is good policy, but there would still remain the danger of so far upsetting traditional government as to put public opinion more than ever to Tits stumps. The trouble with all of these proposals, when made with a lack of detail. is that while they re- veal a cred,table concern for the good name of the state and the efficiency of government machinery, they also re- veal lack of confidence in funda- mental principles of government, the neglect of which nine times out of ten accounts for the evils complained of, evils which individuals would correct by some new and original process. It would seem to us that if we are to trust the attorfey general to settle questions of policy. we shall have to take the office out of the hands of partisan nominating conventions.
 If, on the other hand, the attorney general Is to confine himself to the le- gal aspects of proposed charter legisla- tion, some may feel like inquiring what is to become of the usefulness Of the judiciary committee, body made up of lawyers of like legal ability? It would be rather startling to be told now that that committee is no longer able to pass upon the legal merits of the propositions brought before the general assembly. It is true that pro- posed enlargements of charter rights and the grant of new charter rights involve questions which other commit tees pass upon but there are still lawyers in both houses of the general assembly capable of suggesting their legal standing, The present attorney general was the speaker or the last house of representatives. and it is quite likely that his successor will be drafted from the halls of legislation. What is there about the transfer of a lawyer from the legislature to the at-
 torney generals office that makes a more intelligent and conservative man of him? But, as we say, 1t Is quite likely that we have not caught Speak CT Tilson's idea. Seriously, however
 would it not be better to put an end
 to the practice of granting special leg islation, an evil which has hourished
 long enough in Connecticut? Then the
 attorney general would be able to at.
 tend to the duties at present assigned
 him, and the rest of us could go on liv'
 Ing the lives the founders intended wt
 should,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17
FurrIers Are Busy.

Since the warm days have set in the business of the furrers is on the in- crease. Owners of furs and muffs are placing them with furriers to guard merchant and importer of skins said the other day: T suppose you noticed that woman who just left the store? We'll, she placed set our furs with me for storage during the summer months and cautioned me to take ex- tra good notice of her possessions. as
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

The cheapest sovereigns to entertain, judging from the bills Great Britain has had to pay, are the German emper- Or and the King of Italy. It cost about 5000 to entertain each of them. The King of the Belgians costs $20.OOO a week. The late Shah cost $100.Oo0 a week. The expenditure on decorations, etc, is not included in these figures. When the Czar of Russia made his his- toric visit to France the cost to the republic amounted to $535,OOO
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY. 12 CENTS A WEEK. 50 GENTS
 4 MONTH. s3 FOR SIX MONTHS. ss A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MALL SINGLE COPIES. GENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

Boston will begin next fall girls high school of practical arts to corre- spend in purpose with the commercial high school for boys. The school will attempt to teach girls practical courses to fit them as homemakers. Among the studies will be house furnishing, decoration, housekeeping, cooking, sew ing and millinery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

There are several ways of delivering mail One of them is that employed by steamers passing the islands of the Tonga group in the Pacific, On ac- count of many reefs landing is extreme ly dangerous, and the few letters to be delivered are attached to large sky rockets which are fired and reach the shore in safety.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

The Penang Gazette believes in free speech. For instance: Never has there been in the worlds history such a fabby, herring gutted parody of an administration as that which is feebly trying to control the destiny of the British empire to-day"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

The business of the gondoliers of Venice is being invaded by women, and the men are organizing unions to drive them out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17
E6mrAt1ntx.

MR. FREDERICK WELD will engage the services of limited number Of good singers for corus choir. Voices tried at 139 Orange St.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB- LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
 Pounded 1788.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

A drydock has been recently launch ed at Tsingtau, China, for the German government which in many respects is the largest in the world. It will lift the largest battleship now in comm s. sion, it's bearing capacity being 16,0OO tons. Its total weight is $500 tons, and it was two years In course of construc- ton. It consists of five pontoons. and the mechanism Is driven almost entire ly by electricity supplied from a cen- tral station situated on shore. With | the worlds largest battleship in the dock the work of raising can be per- formed in two hours.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

A correspondent writes to zion's Her ald: The oldest living human being of authentic record. and certainly the old est living member of the Methodist Episcopal church, is Mrs, Mary Wood, of HilIsboro, Oregon, a few miles west of Portland. If Mrs Wood lives till May 20, she will be 12O years old. She was born in Knoxville, Tenn, May 20, 17s7, and united with the church nearly 10S years ago, which the records of Knoxville will still show. When she was sixty-five years old she rode the entire distance across the continent from her old home in Tennessee to her present home in Oregon Although So old, her senses are not greatly impair ed, and she is active as many women half as old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-17

Dr. B. D, Evans, one of the experts of the Thaw trial, was criticising at a physicians dinner the browbeating method of oss-examinatlon that the courts permit. But my criticism" Dr.. Evans ended, has been feeble, and what good is feeble criticism? The crit K ic to score must be epigrammatic, un- expected, humorous. Thus. in my na- tive Bridgetown, candidate for con- gress spoke at a mass meeting and aft erward politician asked an old far mer what he thought of the speech, Wal, dunno, said the old man, sob erly, but I think six hours rain would a done us a lot more good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25
CONVICTIONS MOVEMENTS ARE
TRACED IN SEATTLE

Frank Coylnr'on was seen in
Seattle last Friday afternoon by c.
C. Ciaana. a painter living az sew
Sixth az. he may also have been
iu Seattle Saturday az Mrs clss.
ma claims 10 have seen him on
upper pike A. late Saturday after
noon. although she Is not positive
about H.
The Cissnas formerly occupied
the apartments adjacent 10 those
ia which the Covlugtona lived and
left the Koswlck apartments last
Monday after they learned Of the
murder supposed to have been com.
mltted next door Cissna says he
also saw Covlngton on Friday. Sep
tember g. about 3 O'Clock when
he and Borllaon were standing on
the corner Of stewart and Ninth
looking for an eXpreaaman Both
seemed very nervous, and hchl-
sons hands twiiched unusually. hlH
eyes were somewhat swollen and
be- kept pacing up and down
Clsaua thought both the men were
attempting 90 sober up. and
thought little OF the occurrence
C0vington said they were going
tu move Co a cottage on Terry
av. and explained that they we're
ln q hurry 10 get an oxprcsaman
Clssna wanted 10 get 20 work, and
left them, after calling their at.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25
BY FRANCIS R. slNoLEroN.

whisky was undoubtedly the
cause Of the Covington tragedy.
throughout the entire story OF
the troubles OF the young couple.
ending IN the murder Of the wife.
and the flisht of her husband and
bis friend. BuriIson. runs the rsd
trail Of the debanlng iniorieant.
without whisky the degradation
which led TO tho tragedy would
have been impossible without
whisky N. tragedy itself would not
have been committed. whisky an
dcrmined the manhood Of the man
Whisky drugged the mind and
body OF the woman Whisky In.
famed the passions aud nervod the
hands of the man who finally siran-
sled the life from the slight. help
less woman aud kept up his false
courage during the ordeal Of se.
crsting the body and taking Il Ia
the trunk across the Sound 30 the
point where Il was thrown into the
water
Different When sober.
These facts are testified 10 by
everyone who has been instrument.
Al IN supplying = link IN the story
Of deEredatiou and murder All
who knew Covinston testified that
he n not the kind Of a man they
would ever suspect ~ numbering
HE wife That. when sober. he was
most gentlemaniy aud entertaining
considerets Of everyone aud ap.
parcntly attached to bis wife. but
each one adds that whisky was re.
aponsible for tbs troubles Of the
couple.
When Covington came 20 Seat
tie couple Of years ago. he was
q decent young man. according TO
the estimation OF HIS friends His
criminal career started VIXEN be be
came a solicitor for liquor house
The sample bottles Of whisky he
carried we're an ever present temp.
tagion and his business carried him
into the haunts Of other and worse
vices A few months Of this llfe
found him as the accepted lover OF
= woman 81 the Tenderloin
Some seven months ago. when
coviugton married the murdered
woman. his reputation was so far
gone that his wifs's relatives BIZ.
ierly opposed the marriage The
girl was but ~. very small and stiil
IN short dresses She was told Of
Coyington's ENHANCEMENT in the
Tcnderioiu and Of his drinking. but
married him and was cut of from
her family.
Whisky cons,an, Companion.
Covington did not improve with
his marriage The sample bottles
Of whisky were bis constant com.
panions day and night Not con
tent with his own depreciation. he
induced his young wife 20 drink
Nightly car0usals became the OF.
der Of their life
Whisky was the contributing
cause 10 their frequent quarrels In
the two apartment houses IN which
they spent the last four or five
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GALLAGHER GIVEN
BAD QUIZZING

Abe Ruef. also note 20 the Of
feet that the grand jury was threat.
ening TO cause trouble and that the
next plan would be 10 lay traps for
the supervisors. Gallagher stated
that the note was not signed bv
Ford, and that he could not swear
that he had written IT,
Attorney Rogers probed into his
expulsion from the Native Sons.
and brought the Precipitation 10 the
witness brow as he was forced
20 relate the affair leading up to
his expulsion.
An effort was made 90 show that
Schmitz had received an offer OF
immunity but Judge Lawlor refus.
cd to allow the question aud Rogers
switched Go the evidence given be-
fore the grand Jury but nothing of
consequence was ELECTED,
Gallagher's Graft.
Gallagher testified that he had
been promised immunity by Ru.
dolph Spreokels OF the $4,000 he
received. Gallagher stated that he
had placed Il in safe deposit
vault and finally stated that at pres.
ent he had between $4,000 and
$4,000.
After figuring out the difference
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25
WILL SHOW UP
LATE GOVERNOR

BOISE. Ida. Sept 25.-Two men.
who have held the position Of chief
executive Of Idaho. viii be called
% the witness stand during the trial
Of Senator Borah These two men
are G = Goodlng present COVER.
nor and former Governor J. r Nor.
rlaon aud the man they are ex.
poctod 10 give damaging testimony
against rs the late Governor Frank
ateunenhcrg
Governor Goodlng viii be asked
IN detail OF a conversation with
steunonberg. IN which the latter
tried to interest him in the alleged
land fraud operations
Former Governor Morrison Is cx.
rpctod to tell OF an alleged attempt
of The Barber company through
steunenberg TO prevent him from
filing on lands which the lumber
company wanted to secure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept Co.
When the trial OF Tlrey L. Ford. ac.
cused OF brihlng Thomas Lonergan.
when the later was member OF
the board OF supervisors. to vote
In favor OF granting the United
Railroads an overhead franchise.
was resumed. James l.. Gallagher.
also eX-auperyisor and one.tlme act.
ing mayor. who admits having pass.
ed the brihe money. took the stand
for crosseXamiuation by the de.
Tense The usual crowd was pres.
cnt, and when the proceedings be.
gan, every seat In the court room
was occupied and many spectators
stood In the aisles
petwiler Case Continued.
Before the crossoxamlnation OF
Gallagher began the case of Ahram
nctwilor. the fugitive official of the
Home Telephone company was call.
cd and continued for one week
Gallagher was then called To the
stand and stated that he had met
Ford several times Ia regard to
various matters and upon one occa.
sion had been given a bulky en-.
vclope by Ford to be delivered to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25

tentlon 10 an cxprcHgmau standing
farther down on Stewart e. Brnl
son was never seen after that by
Ciasna
The next time the painter saw
Covington was last Friday. shortly
after noon Ciaann was on hia
way 90 dinner and saw The hus.
band OF the murdered girl ON Jack.
son st.. near the union depot The
latter acted very nervous. his head
was down and he did not carry
himself with HIS usual spriahtli.
ness. he nodded 20 Ciasua. but
the latter did not stop 10 talk 10
him because " his haste
The funeral services for the muir.
dercd girl were held this morning
from The chapel of the Bonuey. Wat.
son company Rev ~ ~ Gowen.
Of Trinity Episcopal church. offi.
cinted and the lnteruent WIS m
the family lot nt Lake View GENE.
terry A telegram was received
from J 8 McCombs father OF the
dead girl which stated that he
could not be present
An the relatives OF the murdered
girl 40 the city attended the Hcrv.
ices aud a large delegation of the
Mattresses union. with which Mrs.
CovinRton was formerly affiliated.
were present There we're q mum.
Der of floral pieces sent by un.
known parties, whose gympathles
were probably aroused through the
stories In the papers.
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lind PLACE WHERE trunk
WAS THROWN IN SOUND

Covington and Burilson TO reach The lack of good
picture is one drawback in securing aid from the
authorities outside Of the city but distinguishing iea-
lures OF the two men will make their Identification,
even without pictures, comparatively simple matter,
he police expect TO be in possession Of Burisons
picture within very short time and copies OF this
will be sent out in every direction to aid in the capture
Most of the preliminary skirmishes, which must
always be accomplished in murder mystery where
the motive is lacking and the steps taken to accom-
psh the crime sklfully yelled have been finished up,
and the chain Of evidence is practically complete.
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was between death and life in the
TenderiOin.
That the unfortunate woman did
not appeal 10 her relatives FOR pro-
lection Il explained BY the fact
that they lad cut her of and never
took the trouble 90 hunt her up aud
find out how she was faring. She
had no one 70 appeal 20, nowhere
10 60. One night she did try 70 es-
cape from her hfe At the KeHviok.
She ran out on the street, but was
followed by Covingfon. who in
ducod her 20 come back after she
had gone q few blocks.
The girl wife Stunned the other
women IN the building. Evidently
she was ashamed 20 face them.
She dld not wish 10 explain to
others the reason for her screams
and struggles behind the locked
door % her apartments She did
not wish 90 explain the presence ~
30 many sample whisky bottles In
the garbage box on the back porch
Of the keswlck Her DAYS she
spent doing the work Ia her little
apartment and II anyone saw her
come 10 her door. che aYerted her
face and stepped back
Sympathy for Girl.
In spite OF the evidences Of
drink IN her Young face. the other
women felt human sympathy for
the girl wife Ia short dresses,
whose life was evidently SO hard
and hopeless Gllmpses Of the pitt
fui. Respondent face went 10 the
hearts OF the women, but they hesl.
tated 90 interfere or 10 attempt to
pass the locked door. which barred
the tragedy OF her life from public
gaze until her body Was thrown
on the beach BY the tide.
Even In the trunk containing the
body was a clue 20 the cause OF the
murder, the card OF the whisky
house which Covington repre-
sented
Returned for Whisky.
Coyingtons love Of the whisky
which was his downfall was strlk.
ingly shown tn his return 10 the
keswick apartments after the muir
hfA IL AAAt nasty Atibuts tN1 DOT
ties OF whisky had been left behind.
Whisky was necessary to keep him
up. lie had drunk whisky on the
way 10 the boat when he accom-.
panied the expressman who car
ried the trunk containing the body.
He had steadied his nerves with
whisky while he sat on the trunk
on board the Florence X. on he
way TO Eagle Harbor. He had
drunk throughout the ordeal as
long as whisky was obiainable and
when he returned to Seattle on the
following morning. his whisky was
gone Remembering the bottles
left at the Keswick. he faced the
ordeal OF returning to the scene Of
the murder Of his wife TO get the
whisky which he craved.
When Mrs Mackay insisted on
the return OF the comforter taken
from the house or the surrender OF
the things left behind, he begged
one bottle OF whisky and left the
other articles as an offset TO tho
comforter which was wrapped
around the silent body in tho
sound
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between the two sums. Attorney
Rogers exclaimed Are you sure
you did not get $4,000 Of that
money ia connection with the testi.
mony which you are now givlng?'
Absolutely no, replied Cal
lagher
Where did you get $4,000 OF IL
II you did not get Il from Rudolph
Spreckclse Take the witness"
Rogers continued without giving
Gallagher an opportunity to answer.
First class. exclaimed Presl-
dent Calhoun 60 his leading attor-
ney. as he finished his cross ex.
animation
Upon redirect examination Gal.
lagher denied having received
money from Spreckels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25
BARBER CO. GETS
SMALL CONTRACT

The BARBER Asphalt company yes.
terdaY received It's second small
contract from the city since Jann.
AIRY J. Both Jobs are tor work in
alleys and Tor brick paving instead
uf asphalt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-09-25
WILL HAVE VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT

Chief n. W tlriughurat. OF the
Seattle Fire department. and Coun
Gilman Hines. ~ tho Twelfth ward
attended meeting ~ the South
PARK improvement club last night
where the fret steps Tor a ynlun.
ter fire department for that part
" the city we're taken Next Mon.
day nlFht the organization viii be
perfected b. the election OF Off.
Gers
HringhurHt proposes that the vol
unteer iremen shall be paid for
seinal work A. fires. as IL done in
Columbia City.
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SUICIDE
\. PROVEN

postmoriem over the body Of
Annie Smith, who IL supposed 10
hHFe committed suicide yesterday
r vsaied cRrbollc acid Ia The stom-
arh.
Friends 81 the dead girl we're 10.
eainod 10 dlsbclieve the suicide the.
gfy. despite the fact that an empty
buitie that had contained the pots,
% was found on a chair near the
cnfpae BY Deputy Coroner Arnold
There we're no burns about the
moaih. but the discovery Of the
poison In the stomach IL taken b
Tie coroner "a conclusive evidence
that she took her owu lie
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months before the tragedy. Driven
out Of one place on account Of
drunken quarrela. they went 10 the
keswick apartments where the
closing scenes Of the tragedy took
place
Al the time Of moving 20 the Kes-
wick IN June. Covington wsg far
gone IN degradation. He sent HIS
wife - rent the apartments and led
her 70 tell the landlady the story
that nunlson. his friend was the
uncle Of the woman. The motive
o. this story was evidently 10 ailay
the suspicious OF the people In the
house for what Covington doubtless
planned TO follow
Was In Hard Lines.
Evidently Counglon Was IN hard
lines He had been discharged by
one liquor house because he used
up - much sample whisky that his
business was a total loss TO the
firm. He paid his rent for a week
AZ a time His wife practlcod tie
sirietsst economy ia the little
household and bought no new
clothes Evidence 81 strong that
covinEton, IN bis dcpravity aud
drunkenness. turned 20 her as q
means Of livelihood.
Things which we're overheard
during their quarrela Indicate this
fact BgrilEon was present during
these quErfclg. according 10 neigh.
bOrs. The noises indicated that
CoyinRton was trying TO force bis
wife 10 DO something that she
would not do. Often women IN tho
house heard her running and
screaming through her rooms. Us.
ualiY the quarrel would end with
sounds Of scuffling aud choking
cries from Mrs Coylngton.
On one occasion. when the quar-.
rel was az it's height. Mrs CovinE.
ton was heard TO cry
I won't ! wont. viii KIN you
both before do"
scufne Is Heard.
The next moment there we're
heard tho sounds of a scuffle aud
screams from Mrs. Covington.
which died down IN a gurgle. Then
came the voice Of Coyingtou. bru-
tai In drink.
WIN you do what / tell you 10.
nowg" II said.
There was no more noise from
the apartments that night and the
next morning a man. supposed 20
be burilson. was seen coming from
the apartments.
Some Of the women on the same
floor are 81 the opinion that they
saw a third man 80 In and out of
the apartments az times.
Shortly before leaving the Kes.
wick Mrs. Coyington told a woman
friend they were going camping.
Probably that story was told
Mrs. Covington TO get her 20 leave
peaceably SO that she could be
taken 10 a place where Covington' s
designs could be carried out. lie
had been on successive sproes for
weeks. according 20 friends who
saw him during August and early
September and his most natural
drift would be toward the old life
~ the Tenderloin Nelghb0ra who
observed az closely as possible, be
liove that Mrs, Covington's choice
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- a u =
FISH


CHICAGO. Sept. 60 United
States Attorney Iiealey today bo
gan the Investigation Of the
charges made By President fafa.
ban Of the Illinois Central against
atuyvessnt Fish. former president
q the road With the view Of de.
ermining whether OF not Fish H.
liable under the Illinois laws for
transportation Of the funds Of
NE road while president The
charge made BY Hsrahan II that
Fish loaned himself tl.500.oo0 OF
illinois Central funds on unmaT
ketabls securities.