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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
6
The torpedo-boat destroyer Goldsborough halted during her final trial voyage after reaching 38 knots and returning to Seattle. Officers and crew refused comment while repairs proceed aboard the vessel. A new trial date is not yet announced.
Seattle experiences a building surge causing a temporary brick shortage. Output rises from 25 million to about 36 million bricks this year as eight large yards race to meet demand and export. Local plants employ around 400 men at $2.40 a day, with $350 000 invested. new yards planned by Pontiac Brick & Tile Co at Eagle Harbor will add about 100 workers.
J Wright and Frank Edwards alias Big Frank were arrested by Detective Corbett on a gambling swindle case. Henry Miller swore out the complaint alleging a loss of 22.60 at a waterfront game called pumbered ten pins licensed for a pool table. Edwards, known to Beattie police, previously faced vagrancy charges. both men await police court hearing this afternoon.
Congressman Francia W. Cushman is expected in Tacoma for a needed vacation at his home after visiting relatives in Iowa. A Spokane dispatch quotes him defending his stance on the rivers and harbors bill, saying he is doing his best with the issue while pressing his point in Congress.
In Southpark, William Alden Seaton, recently sentenced to hang for killing his uncle Dan Richards, asks the sheriff for surgery to remove a bullet said to rest in his head after a deputy shot him when he refused surrender. William Sergie was found guilty of assault with intent to kill after an 11 hour jury deliberation. He attacked Frank Hall in the Senate saloon several weeks earlier.
London dispatch reports a British ambush in Pretoria where Lieut MacDonald and three men were killed and five wounded. Lord Kitchener notes the Ninth Lancers suffered a sharp disaster in the encounter with the enemy.
An enthusiastic meeting of the He. Attie Lacrosse Club in the Chamber of Commerce room discussed the coming season and potential matches. William Murphy was elected president for the year with A. M. Garrett as vice president. Honorary president G. M. Stewart and several officers were named along with a long list of patrons.
At the regular meeting of the Queen Anne neighborhood club last night the topic centered on clearing sidewalks of debris. Members discussed sidewalk maintenance and safety, urging volunteers to organize cleanup efforts across streets.
Discussion centered on washed debris from adjacent property and a state law from 1800 allowing city action at owners expense. The club aims to enforce the statute from Orston to Queen Anne Hill and citywide. A mispublication delayed the Queen Anne avenue improvement, requiring a fresh resolution. Parcel owners favored asphalt for Highland Drive, with a sub-committee detailing thoroughfare terms for the work.
In New York on April 19 influential Paterson and Hoboken figures ridiculed a Buenos Aires dated report of an elaborate plot to assassinate the German Emperor the Czar of Russia and the King of Italy. They express complete ignorance of any such plan.
An order from Washington assigns Chief Engineer Spear from Bear to Rush and relocates Chief Engineer Howleen to Bear. Lieutenant Hamblett becomes Bear's chief navigator, while Captain Francs Tuttle departs San Francisco for a week’s leave before his northern voyage. The Hear will sail to the Siberian coast to disembark a herd of reindeer at relicdeer posts.
Coto April 19. Engineers Hannon and Fitzgerald, conductor Bair and fireman Miller were killed when buried under their engines in a massive snowslide on the Colorado & Northwestern line near here yesterday afternoon. The train carried passengers who were unhurt.
The city council fire and water committee debated supplying Ballard and nearby areas with Cedar River water. Ballard delegates argued the plan includes a margin for leakage and city use, while opponents questioned long term affordability. Committeemen favored extending mains where costs are modest and will reconvene after property assessments are ready.
President McKinley will tour the Sound then Seattle arriving about 2 30 am May 24. Tacoma representatives and Hound cites outline routes including Port Townsend on the Flyer May 28 or via Heilinghes Hay by train.
Governor Rogers and a committee arrive in Ireneia and proceed to Tacoma, reaching the city at four o'clock. The party travels with sepiaiators and aims to secure release or freedom as part of their mission.
The Dolphin under Captain O'Brien waited in Lynn Canal last night carrying a full cargo of freight and no passengers. About ten people still bound for Lawson are noted among the potential travelers.
London marks Primrose Day on April 19 with people wearing the flower in memory of Lord Heaconah’s Field whose death anniversary is observed by the public.
A fresh delivery of pattern hats arrives direct from New York to M. D. Pease Johnson Co at 1107 Beyond Avenue. The store proclaims the latest styles at the lowest prices as its motto and marks the up-to-date era for the new firm.
Victoria BC April 1. John Rogers in the provincial prison serving a sentence for thieving may face murder charges. He threw an iron shovel at fellow convict Stoddard. the weapon missed Stoddard but struck another convict on the beach, fracturing the skull. The injured man has a slim chance of recovery.
Notes to Buffalo for the Pan American exposition are being arranged with a one way rate for the round trip. Passenger rates of one way apply for state commission members and exhibit employees. A circular of information will soon be issued by the Washington commission.
The Athlon departs daily at 9 30 and 1 90 for the Seven from Columbia street dock, the sole boat on the run.
The new ferry slip at the foot of East Madison Street will be completed soon and the ferry boat King County will resume its regular run within the next week.
Rata and Jordan promote oil ventures and have opened a U F office at 328 Pacific block, advertising Golden Weet Oil Co with 80 acres of producing wells. The stock, 1000 shares at four dollars par, trades at one cent but is claimed to rise. Fully paid up and non assessable under Arizona law, the offer is pitched as a guaranteed oil investment.
Hair nets 8c regular price 5c after six. Hair nets 6c regular price 10c.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a trip and people named Shy Beck and Miter, with references to mar eet falling. Details are unclear but the item hints at a travel note or visit with named individuals.
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