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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
1
In Ida December 2 the Wallace council settled time standards, deciding Pacific time shall be the recognized town time. A petition in favor of Pacific time, presented at the prior meeting and laid on the table, reflected local sentiment with no opposition observed.
Oscar Ringstrom reported in the early hours that two men held him up on King Street and took $21. He says he can identify the assailants but did not leave names at headquarters.
Charles Carlson reports he was assaulted and robbed at 1 AM in a U S saloon in the Tenderloin district. He says he lost 23 dollars in cash and a 1.65 dollar check. His address and occupation are not known to police.
Dr. H. L. Grosh, city physician, reports the first successful pneumonia operation in the United States. Three surgeries removed lung abscesses. patient, Frank Turley, son of a lineman, now out of danger. Grosh notes improved flesh and says specialists once deemed the case hopeless.
In Rossland British Columbia beer price jumps to ten dollars per barrel this week, two dollars higher than before. Local brewers Le Roi and Lion share the market with no rivals to contest the rise. In Arlington Washington farmers and dairymen gather for the second Farmers Institute with professors from Pullman Agricultural College and the state estate station slated to speak. In Tacoma Washington the Tacoma Daily News reports in new quarters at Tenth Street, debuting with a fresh Hoe press and the Pierce County News first issue facial likeness in the edition.
A spill of poultry including chickens, geese and turkeys clogged a West Street sidewalk near a mission house as the estate porter fed and watered the fowl. Onlookers joked the birds were useless in the coop and likened the scene to a foolish member of society who is called a goone.
In Kentucky a large mountain Republican crowd gathered at the state house while Democrats went to Goebel's headquarters. Voters from Johnson County faced a challenged ballot method with tissue ballots but pledged the vote should stand. Reports said armed mountaineers were en route to oppose Goebel's commission.
Last evening the Republican city convention nominated the following ticket for Olympia: Mayor C. F. Reinhart, city clerk T. K. Prout, treasurer C. D. Mann, city attorney M. G. Royal, councilmen G. W. Winstanley M. O Connor J. Mack J. T. Bretel, health officer J W Mowall.
General Otis reports Lieut Col Brereton of the 23rd Infantry killed himself after insanity at Santo Tomas morning. Brereton, veteran of battles at Arl any and San Juan hill, later served as Port Clarence collector and rose to his present rank. Local dispatches note his earlier service and fate amid ongoing colonial conflicts.
Washington headlines report Representative-elect Roberts of Utah will not be sworn in. A Republican conference decided that objections will be raised when she attempts the oath and the matter referred for investigation amid a national protest led by suffragist Helen Could.
A jumble of brief items from Seattle area events and official actions. Notes on Chinese emperor support chatter, assay office receipts since 1898, a coroner’s verdict of accidental death, a police assault case, riverfront slide worries, an eight hundred dollar till theft, legal opinions on a San Francisco ridge company, and upcoming religious and civic meetings. Includes stock exchange trends, mining optimism, Woodmen of America merger, a burglary plea, a skating track accident, a divorce action, Armory case hearings, and local election candidates plus transit concerns on the Seattle and Rainier Street line.
In Washington the Cuban friction over a proposed public form of government eases as both sides retreat from harsh terms. Planters and Spaniards previously resisting reform appear ready to accept democratic ideas, while insurgent sympathizers shift away from disenfranchisement. Observers expect broader support for the president’s plan among factions in Cuba.
Fruit Inspector Brown returned to the city after protesting to Gov Youers about imported infected fruit and trees. The governor said this was new information and thanked Brown. Brown recently condemned a cargo of apples from Horeburg Oregon, now at the Northern Pacific freight depot. A King County Horticultural Society meeting was held at Bellevue this afternoon.
New York reports John Ger ken formed a cafe trust named the ban com pany. It absorbed real estate worth a large sum yesterday and aims to own cafes hotels and properties in major U S cities where wet goods are sold. Capital is one million dollars.
The YMCA subscription committee met to review a month of fundraising aimed at paying down the association debt. About 35 000 was sought by December 1. over 20 000 had been raised, leaving under 1 000. If all subscribers consent, the deadline will extend to December with a canvass planned to raise the remaining amount.
In Eugene Oregon the grading of the Springfield to Wendling railroad is paused due to muddy soil. Contractor Mays has a few teams at work part time, but conditions are slow and unpleasant.
Rumors again spread that Chief C B Reed will resign. Reed left Seattle three weeks ago to avoid criticism as the city police department faces demoralization. A Star reporter learned that a bunco man sought police approval to operate, but was told to wait until Reed’s return from Indiana.
Joseph McGregor arrived from Calloway Nebraska with his wife and five children. After taking rooms for the night he left to fetch food and has not returned. He carries a 700 draft on a New York bank and about 100 dollars in cash. Police pursue possible bunco involvement as the family plans to leave for Redmond Washington.
In Brazil Indiana 14 year old Frank Williams warned a speeding westbound train after noticing a broken rail pressed aside by a freight. He signaled the engineer who halted the 60 mph train within feet of danger preventing a major wreck and loss of life. The continuing court action in the W. G. Taylor vs City of Ballard case is set for Monday at 9 30 AM.
A correspondent reports Theodore and Conrad McNamer of Forest Grove, Oregon, are believed to be among two brothers drowned on the Yukon River while shipping livestock on scows. Both had worked in Dawson mining and Returned to Oregon last July for a visit. Theodore McNamer, a well known Portland stockman, supplied meat to the city for two decades. A Seattle pair, Henry H Leonard age 24 and Hortense Ferguson age 21, were issued a marriage license this morning.
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