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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1899
Page
2
A collage of 1900 era items and fiction blends news on Peary Arctic pay, Aguinaldo, a fashion rumor, and a moral tale. The sail of press notices sits beside a romance where a man recalls a past love and confesses to a life he chose, ending with a vow to marry Madge and find happiness.
A light column surveys fashion myths and social quirks. It notes how fat women pose, how to please a man with cooking praise, and playful rites like hats called bonnets. A luncheon trend is blamed on dressmaker bills, with a vintage recipe for bag pudding included.
A narrator revisits a long-absent home, entering the drawing room of Mrs. Darrell Bruce where Helena greets him as Bert. The scene shifts to memories of a widowly figure, past struggles, and a life shaped by relentless fate as he recalls nights of restless pacing and battles endured.
The fire department answered twenty one calls in March. Engineer Brabon died when a hose reel toppled on March 6. The Sacred Heart church on Sixth and Bell streets burned, causing the largest loss at twenty one thousand dollars. Overall fire losses totaled about twenty four thousand dollars with several Lake Union calls linked to arson.
Ex President Harrison, a voracious newspaper reader, will depart for Paris on May 17 after presenting the Venezuelan case to the arbitration board. He then plans travel through Europe and the Holy Land for several months. Cabinet portraits costs and a proposed Black memorial station are noted, along with Joseph Medill's wealth and Chicago Tribune earnings rising from 275000 to 400000.
The Commodore presented at the Third Avenue Theater is touted as a top scenic drama in the city. The play overflows with patriotic sentiment and is expected to draw crowds for its staging.
The Rustler Grocery at 210 Columbia, between Third and Fourth, is identified as the cheapest source for groceries with phone contact Main 443.
Chillicothe April MemAl len O. Hewitt once a prominent attorney died at the soldiers home. He confessed murder of Penn a young attorney poisoned years ago by strychnine in medicine he was taking. Hewitt, remorseful, wrecked in body and mind, died at the home.
The Genttle Benevolent society has been incorporated for preaching the gospel to the poor providing lodgings meals medicines and employment. Trustees are Nower E Green Alexander De Soto Frank D Hinck Alexander Peers Amon O Benjamin John W Cowan and George G Wright.
In Mo April 2 trained dogs have robbed hen roosts on a wholesale scale for weeks. Police blamed earlier suspects but James Gorman spotted two large black dogs fleeing with a chick. Investigators believe the animals are trained to steal and deliver prey to their handlers.
In San Francisco on a Saturday a bold theft occurred in front of Wells Fargo express on Second Street. A sack holding 2509 in gold coin was carried off from Waters wagon while Waters spoke to a stranger asking directions to the Grand hotel. Waters, long trusted with banking consignments, reports no suspicion against him.
Six masked men entered the Carbondale Traction power house at 6 am, beat a worker, robbed a clerk of $80, and fled as officers opened fire. A pursuit along a freight train led to a fatal shot when elf spotterman William Leach and others returned fire, wounding two attackers and killing one.
In Murray Kentucky on April 3 a worker cutting a felled tree near the Marshal county line found bones in a cyst inside the trunk. A physician identified human bones including skull and hip remains. A historic tale recalls 1860s coon hunters and the unexplained disappearance of Bardman who may have suffocated inside the tree cavity.
Felix P Canfield, charged with murdering his wife Grace Dane Canfield on Overley Street in North Brighton Friday night, confessed during a preliminary hearing. The arraignment followed the sensational admission by the elderly defendant, detailing the alleged crime between 8:30 and 9 o'clock.
In the dock Felix B P Cantley remained seated as his name was read and he offered no response until mumbling I did kill her. The exchange occurred during the reading of the complaint with Cantley appearing furtive and remorseful before speaking.
In Rosbhung Ohio April tet residents report a thief who robbed J T Riddie's sluice box at Crackerjack mines. Loot ranged from 56 to 200 dollars with a later clean up yielding 876. A prior mine clean up of 800 reduced the thief's opportunities in the night season.
Portland reports 11 year old Alice Campbell who ran away from the Canyon Road home Wednesday night was arrested by Detective Weiner on the East Side and held in the city jail. She says she saw James Aiken of Lowtown with whom she eloped but no trace of Aiken has been found.
F. K. Smith, aged 0, formerly head of FE. K. Smith & Co. in Columbia, died last evening at the Lantern Penitentiary in Philadelphia where he was serving a two year term for embezzlement. His firm failed in 1892 and nearly 30 indictments were found against him. He entered the penitentiary in 1891. If he had survived, further indictments were expected as creditors feared lenient punishment.
In New York a taxi dash on Broadway drew a crowd as a woman screamed Police Murder. Police stopped the team and arrested Grace Wallace of Pittsburg and cab owner Edward Gaynor after a dispute over fare and alleged robbery of 933 percent.
The discussion cites Dr Francie Wayland of 1883 noting Auburn state prison statistics from 1818 to 1882. It highlights pardons and escapes, with a small share dying in prison and many serving long terms. It contrasts Massachusetts and Connecticut experience with high pardons and varied outcomes.
Rear Admiral C C Carpenter, confined six weeks in the Adams nervine asylum, shot himself in the head yesterday in Boston. His war record was brilliant but he suffered severe nervous disorders after retirement. Details are withheld at relatives' request.
The schedule for summer excursions to Alaska by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company is issued. The Cottage City sails May 20 and alternates with the City of Topeka through August 2, visiting Glacier Bay Sitka and famed Alaskan resorts.
Janitor Thomas Lamb of the Russell school was arrested in Moscow on April 3 after resigning his post February 7 amid allegations of mistreating pupils during the February 8 school difficulty. Dr Albert Forrest is in New York, with dental work handled by Al Smith, dentists, Room 10, Sullivan Block.
The War Department expands the regular army to 65 000 men and opens a local office led by Captain J P O Nea to recruit first class men. Many applicants from mining and sailing backgrounds are examined with a high acceptance rate and some sent to the Presidio in San Francisco. Age limit now 18 to 38.
Leslie's Weekly reflects on silent endurance of wounded soldiers marching toward hospitals. The scene shows bloodstained, ragged men moving with grim resolve, waiting for care as pack trains pass and beds remain scarce. Describes pain, isolation, and the quiet dignity of those awaiting treatment.
A man calling himself Frederick King, claiming to be junior partner of Olds & King of Portland, is arrested in New York for swindling dry goods merchants. He placed large orders then swapped them for cash with counterfeit or worthless checks. N G Shipley of Olds & King reported the case after King was nabbed at Winterfield Co. on Fifth Avenue attempting to cash a 1400 dollar check.
The Railway Gazette reports 1898 saw more accidents than 1897 but fewer passenger deaths. Thirty nine passengers perished? No, 46 were killed, with 128 in 1896 and 178 in 1892. employee fatalities rose to 425 from 276, amid rising mileage.
Went street market activity is quiet with scarce salmon and no greenstall. Prices for evaporated apples rise to 9 cents, table pears to 2 dollars, sago and tapioca to 4% cents. producer offered rates for round lots on the Seattle dock or in the car. Grain oats 27, barley 25, wheat 19. hay Puget Sound 7 per ton, Timothy 11.50, alfalfa 8. butter ranch 14 to 11c, creamery 22 to 26c. poultry chickens 1 live cent, turkeys 1 cent. Livestock prices show beef cattle 4c, cows 4% to 4c, hogs 4% to 4c, calves 6c live large 4c small 9c. hides and pelts priced by weight with salted and dry varieties.
The London baroness insists she has not abandoned efforts to secure release for her daughter Mrs Florente Maybrick, life-sentenced for her husband’s murder. She requests consideration of humane treatment and potential alleviation, suggesting transfer to a convent for English prisoners as a possible precedent.
Indianapolis police arrested John Harrison and his wife over their 7 year old daughter believed to be dying from appendicitis. The child was taken to city hospital where an operation was planned.
Daniel Fauber Brownfield a pioneer settler of the state died yesterday afternoon at his son Charles Brownfield's residence in Denny Park. Born August 1822 in Augusta County West Virginia he helped organize Oregon Territory and served in the territorial legislature. He moved to Jefferson County in 1853 and later enlisted 1855 to fight Indians on the Skagit and Snohomish rivers. He leaves one son Charles an engineer on the enagboat Skagit.
Olympia notes June 1 marks the start of a new act fixing a 6 percent legal rate of interest on all interest bearing documents unless a higher rate is written in a contract and 12 percent maximum for written deals. State warrants drop to 5 percent unless a higher rate is specified.
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