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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star reports on a US syndicate planning electric roads in Japan with a $40,000,000 budget, noting Tokyo's population and modernization. It also covers varied items from a floating steel house at Cramp shipyards to social events, theatre box parties, and local society notes including dances, lectures, and visits by notable figures.
Ore shipments from the Blackcock and Porto Rico mines near Ymir yield gold and silver values valued at 1259 and 600 dollars respectively. Shafts at Republic's Great Republic Lone Pine and Insurgent mines plan deepening and new machinery with costs around 6000 dollars. Assays from Insurgent and Rebate mines report high gold values per ton and deeper tunneling continues through multiple ledges.
Mrs. Crawford left Thursday for a brief California trip. First M E church ladies held a social in church parlors Thursday evening. Mrs. Gilmer, visiting Dr. and Mrs. Bailey of Mt. Vernon, returned Wednesday. Mrs. Hansard, Miss Millie H gard and Miss Evelyn Graves plan a future trip abroad. A surprise for Miss Elva Stockwell of Inglewood occurred at the time of Mr. and Mrs. A T Friend.
The board of regents met at the University yesterday and approved plans for two brick and stone dormitories. The women’s dormitory, two stories with a basement, will be about 40 feet west of the men’s, and will include a dining room seating 100, kitchen, laundry, and an oven on the first floor. Second floor houses fifty sleeping rooms and studies. The men’s dormitory, similar in style, will have sixty sleeping rooms and part basement for recreation. Total cost near 23 000 dollars for the women’s and 21 000 dollars for the men’s. Plans due to secretary of the board by April 12 noon. expected completion by fall. Luncheon served at noon by Mrs Clark Davis and Misses Edith Prosh and Anna Mitchell.
Report from Washington says Aguinaldo has sent trusted envoys to negotiate with American commissioners for a cessation of hostilities. Observers believe U S troops slow to advance while talks persist. if no cease within days, plans call for renewed attack and the fiercest fighting of the season.
Washington April 1 General Otis reports quiet at Malolos with troops posted there and on the railroad for reconnoitering. Insurgents are seen only in small forces in the surrounding countryside and retreat when our forces approach.
LaIndon April dispatch reports Agoncillo, the Filipino, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Dr Knapp, sent by the Department of Agriculture to Japan, China and the Philippines, reports to Secretary Wilson on agricultural prospects. He says fear of Japanese agricultural competition should be dismissed and that Japan will increasingly import U S farm products and materials for manufacturing, with flour, butter, cheese, meat and cotton major imports.
The piece notes Hon. Garrett A. Hobart being reselected to the vice presidential slot, with Teddy Roosevelt and Bill Chandler players in the debate. It discusses political strategies, boss influence, and the dangers of McKinley’s death potentially altering the ticket. It references Adams Tompkins Clinton and their terms as historical contrasts.
Mike Finlaison and W A Stephens of Victoria visit to arrange a basketball game with the James Bay team to be played in about two weeks at the University boys arena.
WEST CHESTER April 1 The borough street committee bans all smoking by laborers during working hours citing time lost to pipe use. Workmen protest and threaten to lay down tools if smoking is not allowed. The committee remains firm offering workers the choice to cease smoking or quit working.
A domestic brings a tailor made suit to a cleaner on Queen Anne Hill after being told to press and perfect the work. Bridget reports the cleaner will be impressed and promises flawless results, claiming the dress is such a homely wearer the task requires careful handling.
The New York Mail and Fix reports the city’s fire department will be first to use an air propelled fire engine. The New York Autotruck company is building this engine, aiming to retire all horses in service if successful.
Fire Commissioner Beanwell will thoroughly trial the new air engine and a purchase by the department hinges on its performance. Chief Henner recalls the early horseless engines from 1874, noting their poor handling on narrow streets, winter unreliability, and heavy steam loads. He cites advances since then and says the air engine could mark a significant step in fire fighting if trials succeed.
Mrs Flora Sheehan of 328 West Fifty third street testified that her husband John J Sheehan beat her. He claimed she wanted an Easter bonnet worth 17 dollars and that an argument over hats led to the assault and a missing supper. The magistrate urged better behavior in five month married couple.
In Thomasville, Miss Ruth Hanna and her cousin Mr. Howard Hanna started at daylight from Melrose plantation hoping to spot a wildcat seen on Mr. Hanna's game preserves. The adept horsewoman and Hanna chased and eventually brought the cat back home in triumph after an exciting pursuit.
The Gomerville Journal notes a wary man often remains young and single while many avoid paying out of pocket for street improvements. It compares young lawyers' finances to a hole in their pocket and questions expectations about spouses and domestic routines.
A timeless piece on money making asks how fortunes are built and why wealth starts with frugality thrift and industry. It cites ex Governor Flower as an example earning $600 a year to save $1000 in a few years and urges young men to begin small and grow through economical, diligent effort.
A friend of Dewey jokes about the many articles named for him since May 1 as he joins the Admiral at Manila. Dewey quips that a “Dewey watch” is a top model with a Maine case and recalls a hat-maker asking his hat size, to which he replies the same size as before May 1.
Philadelphia Museum reports via consul Horace N Allen Seoul Africa Korea offers openings for cotton goods watches knives and cheap shoes. avoid July August. English and Japanese needed. passports not required. hotel stay about $100 a week. Aden best Oct to Apr with Feb and Mar peak. Arabic or Hinduistn helps. no passport needed. hotel quality poor. weekly cost about $15. bring English sovereigns or $5 gold pieces.
The London New York Times correspondent reports a famine across the Middle Volga provinces as Europe learns of widespread starvation. Scurvy and typhus afflict four provinces while seeds and clothing run out. Russian relief spending lags behind India and past crises, with private charity stepping in where official aid fails.
The piece surveys style shifts from tortoise shell hats to celluloid hairpins, notes on home decor moving away from white or gold parlors, and advises on dyeing eggs with cold water before boiling. It mentions Margaret Sangster's popularity, Queen Victoria's purchase of Lady Butler's Roll Call, hospital charges for sick German servants, and gendered views on order and weather.
The item describes filling small bottles with various colored dyes and dyeing objects by rolling them in a yellow dye before repeating with other colors. It then questions why some people always oppose arguments for obstinacy and mentions a new neck ribbon holder made of pasteboard-like material aimed at improving style, noting feminines may endure discomfort for fashion.
A Grand River Avenue woman known for selective charity helps a bearded man who feigns misfortune. The man questions her scrutiny and boasts he will have inspected her generosity, only to leave in clothes with worn nap, laughing at her gullibility as he heads down the street.
Kendrick Idaho April L A railroad laborer John Jones was thawing dynamite when his hobnailed boot kicked the fire. The explosion blasted the charge, breaking every bone and knocking out his teeth. Despite severe injuries he survived over an hour.
Tonight Janet Waldorf ends her week at the Third Avenue Theatre in Ingomar. The engagement has drawn strong patronage and shown that audiences still seek legitimate drama. Next week William Roberts Company brings The Commodore, a naval drama set around the late Spanish American War, to the Third Avenue.
An old Pennsylvania farmer, new to checks, finally tries cashing a $200 check in Philadelphia. The teller asks for denominations, and the farmer, surprised, replies Luther an, what’s that got to do with it, causing astonishment among bank staff and onlookers.
The Antonelle case in the Superior court ended yesterday when Judge Benson allowed a judgment against the defendant in favor of M. B. Fuller. The American Surety company received a non-suit as evidence was deemed insufficient. Antonelle contracted to clear land for the army post and laborers claim he did not pay wages when he abandoned the contract.
A Wheat-good store owner complains that despite high prices and dry goods merchants’ behavior the new shop is not yet finished. The building adjoins the current location and, with only three walls, a floor, and a roofless frame, sun shines through cracks. He notes orders placed in January and freight charges paid on forty tons of merchandise.
At 3 30 p m Wednesday two hundred sixty invoices for goods from New York City filled our files. We have checked more than double that number already. Every counter and shelf groans with piles of goods. The basement is full and more arrive daily. The only way out is to sell quickly. This is not a cheap sale but a long standing policy of fair pricing. What do you think of it?
A brief market note states a farmer will sell wheat and other goods as prices indicate a shift. The item warns merchants and buyers to watch and wait for Monday trading and price signals.
Otis Hurley of Montgomery county, a convict who attacked stenographer Miss Tinsy Sprague, was found this morning inside the state prison near her office with a large sharpened pair of shears. He was previously convicted of stabbing and given 12 more years. he escaped solitary confinement last night using a broken ball and chain.
John Cort, manager of Cort's Palm Garden, filed papers in federal court seeking adjudication as bankrupt. Reported liabilities total 82,788 dollars while assets reach only 150 dollars.
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