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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
2
The editorial notes wireless telegraphy will enable city to city talking without letters. A century hence, people may laugh at past writing with steel pens and slow trains. The Philippines war nears end and a new duty of governing educated Filipinos is anticipated as the white man's burden.
Twenty five thousand dollars in gold lies in the vaults of the First National bank of Pendleton to be used for development work at the Ajax mine three and one half miles from Granite. An additional twenty five thousand is held for use if the plan proves sound. Depositors are unknown except to the cashier.
Tacoma businessmen push to relocate Lakeview rolling mills to the city to cut shipping delays. Manager Wilson cites the advantage of tide-water access and near water for improved handling of growing business, noting current nine mile distance from Lakeview.
The Seattle theater hosts George H. Broadhurst’s farce A Why Smith Left Home on Tuesday and Wednesday with a capable cast led by Frank Tannehill Jr. Liassie May Ulmer Lavinia Daly Rose Hubbard Nellie Maskell Eugene Redding and others, praised for buoyant humor and strong performances. The Third Avenue theater features A Hot Time closing a successful engagement, while Black Patti Troubadours drew large crowds and applause last evening.
The night featured Sissieretta Jones known as Black Patti delivering clear, expressive opera numbers backed by a spirited troupe. Al Watts's clever monologue and James Wilsons juggling wowed audiences as the program stacked vaude and comedy. The Lyric Company at Olympic drew crowd after crowd, with Fred Tracy and Planche Cronier popular in an active Beattle week. A new program and play Human Hearts open tomorrow at Third Avenue.
The Astoria Progressive Commercial association formed a committee to study building a federal dry dock on the Columbia. They gathered data and sent a letter to the Oregon delegation in Congress, with the Portland Chamber of Commerce asked to support the effort.
Teams from the Seattle Athletic club and the Union club of Tacoma will bowl a match game this evening at A C alleys. Union club lineup includes BE L Parsons J T Meeled J L Carman A Tingling Seattle Athletic club features Flowes Cole Churchill Huggins Nelson and additional players.
Contractors Rydstrom & Georg begin Tacoma end work on the Seattle Tacoma electric line. Track extends from Pacific avenue along Eleventh Street over the bridge to the mills and toward the Puyallup river. About 600 workers from tide flats mills will be accommodated as the line is activated. A bridge crossing the Puyallup river will be built later to extend the line.
FRANKFORT Ky Dec 9 The governor's commission was awarded to Taylor Republican this morning. The commissioners also made out a certificate to Republican minor candidates.
The Alaska grand jury filed a report criticizing inadequate law enforcement and public buildings, urging better jails and facilities. It notes murder trials, tax law noncompliance, and school facility failures, with a consignment from Treadwell mines aboard the Cottage City and a long list of early passengers.
HN. E. Jorgensen of the Tailor's union sat as a delegate at the latest WoCLU gathering. Last Wednesday featured an open meeting discussing Trades Unions, Oil and New. The clgarmakers are promoting their label and all union cigars carry the blue International union label.
Deeds recorded yesterday include J W Clice to Joseph Tomlinedn lot 22 and 1 251 block Squire Park Oct 14 price 1, Executora of Nes Jacob Ohm to C A Larson lot 6 block 40 Supplat Pontiao Second add March 25 price 560. Beattie Tidelands block M48 Dec 1 price 1911. Dora W Troutman to Thomas Price lot 14 block 2 Engiewood Dec 4 price 206. Gilman Park 6 Magee Lude wig lot 2 block 17 February 2 1898 price 5. Charles H Macket to Mary D Halock lot 6 block 16 Union add Dec 6 price 1200. Steffen J Grefenson to Co W View add to Salmon Bay March 11 lots 11 and 12 block 25 Bay price 25. J T McPherson et ux to Mary Jh Young lot 2 swi 2 sec 22 tp 22 r 4 Dec price 1. Ida A Ticknor and Beth F Ticknor to Samuel Anderson lot 19 block 110 Db T Denny's Fifth add North Seattle Dec 8 price 9600.
The Stock Exchange at 1020 Fiest avenue invites all to attend free sessions daily from 11 to 12, 4 to 7, and 7:59 to 8:90 p.m. The plan aims to connect buyers and sellers directly with low minimum bids and full stock value to miners and investors, with emphasis on legitimate stocks in Beattle vig and related districts.
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