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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
4
A report states the president may seek an act to promote General Shafter to major general on the retired list and keep him active. The piece notes controversy over Shafter's Cuba campaign and opinions of officers and the public.
The Star reports Will H. Parry is being discussed as a Republican congressional candidate. Parry has long served as the city's financeer and maintains wide municipal ties. the move has been quietly considered for some time.
Blairstown New Jersey December 2 John J Blair died at home His rise from penniless boy to financier and railroad builder is noted as remarkable He was a merchant banker railroad owner and coal and iron magnate His wealth supposedly ranged between forty and fifty million in 1889 on the witness stand
The Ranger now at Mare Island has been fitted for a long voyage with six inch guns placed aboard. Officers refuse to state the voyage nature, but sealed instructions from Washington will be opened on arrival at Panama. Naval men believe Manila may be the ultimate destination for shore duty at newly seized ports.
The London Miners' Union notes ongoing trouble with mine owners despite contrary statements. Bakers of Beattie organize a union. The W Co. L UVU plans an open meeting for union men to discuss Trades Unions new and old. Tailors' Union prints cards listing city union tailors. Building Laborers and Carpenters Unions report rising membership. Cigar makers double their numbers since April. The American Federation of Labor shows growth with 72 national organizations.
Delays persist along the coast as Laida tides halt trains for about twenty hours near Mukilteo. The Canadian Pacific plans to place New Westminster on the main line by routing from Mission Junction to Vancouver, a change long sought by New Westminster citizens. EK J Coyle of the Canadian Pacific travels from the Kootenay region to Spokane. Slide trouble on the Great Northern Coast line is resolved for now. Number four left Skykomish twelve hours late. number three expected on time tonight. A L Andrews, Cascade tunnel construction chief, is visiting the city. G M Hogan and F C Butterworth of the Great Northern engineering staff are en route to Chicago via Geattie.
The council will probably plank Madison Street from First to Twenty Fifth Avenues. The street committee favored macadamiaing but lacked a petition from property holders as required by the charter for such work.
A compilation of real estate transfers lists numerous deeds and transfers involving diverse parties. Transfers include Robinson Coale to John Pere, Erma P. Plumiey to John A. Stapf, and Charles Greenfield to Isaac Melivean, among others, with dates from October to December and amounts such as 1500 and 100. The tally covers mortgages, tax-related transfers, and various parcels in blocks and estates across multiple neighborhoods.
Dec. 2 at Pana Illinois intense excitement followed Dr. J H Miller announcement that Paul Hackney a B & O railroad mail agent has developed a genuine case of smallpox. Hackney is confined to bed for several days and many people have been exposed as a strict quarantine is established.
Lewiston Idaho reports that across the river in Washington the town will be named Clarkston to honor explorer Clark. The combined area will use Vineland for irrigation land while the post office remains Clarkston, ending a naming saga that began with Lewiston, Vineland, and Concord before January's change.
Flood waters sweep Trinity and Shasta counties as 180 feet of a bridge wash away cutting Redding traffic to boats. The Weaverville line and other Trinity county routes must reroute via Douglas City bridge. Bacamento ferry at Redding halted, freight traffic halted until roads reopen. Miners hopeful for a better season after three years of hardship.
Between fifteen thousand and twenty six thousand dollars in claims have been approved by the receiver following the wreck of the steamer Laurada. Most of the amounts are held by Beattie merchants.
In Frankfort Kentucky the official canvass of the gubernatorial results is postponed to Monday with officials confident the commission will settle the matter. Governor Thachey is ready to move and believes Taylor is elected, expecting no disturbance. The commissioners will not finish until Tuesday afternoon.
Dee 1 Spokane efforts by the Retail Growers and Merchants associations aim to create a permanent public market. They may urge the city council to delay a proposed peddling ordinance next Tuesday, seeking legitimate marketing of produce and preventing street peddling.
Spokane dispatch reports Rhickis resigns as pretant general superintendent of the Great Northern in charge of the western end during a St. Paul trip. He will depart next Tuesday to become vice president and general manager of the Virginia and Pan American railway.
In Washington DC supporters of the Nicaragua canal plan push for swift action while conservative allies demand waiting for the canal commission report and diplomatic progress, expected by about January. The project backers claim a congressional majority but say delays stem from opposition to immediate moves.
Manager Howe books A Stranger in New York for a return run with strong Seattle audience support. The Rays Hot Old Time keeps audiences loyal at Third Avenue theater as Neill Stock Company heads west, Reach and Hovers minstrel show opens, Filipino acts draw, and Joseph Jefferson plans a Louisiana fishing break.
A piano dealer notes months of planow shortages due to crowded factories and shifts to let manufacturers pick styles. The firm promotes the “entire magnificent line” of instruments selling near standard prices, emphasising high quality veneers figures keys and tone. They seek second hand pianos and organs in exchange to fill two square piano orders and attract other used instruments.
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