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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
4
Cincinnati street car workers threaten to strike on Saturday unless paid 20 cents per hour and a ten hour work day are granted. They accuse Consolidated Cincinnati Lines of niggardly management and chronically long hours for low pay, with unrest rising since July 1 in Cincinnati.
E A McDonald reports strong merchant cooperation as the pure food law nears full effect September 1. He notes three months of enforcement show adulteration remains widespread but not health risk, and urges grocers to stock products produced under the law to ensure fair profits and consumer protection.
Forty eight officers and men of the steamship Merrimac were rescued by the steamer Gavey after a severe storm left the vessel on rocks off Gull Bay. Fears were high that all aboard could be lost as the rescue occurred in rough seas.
July 27 report from Cleveland notes no settlement on the second street railway strike as special city council meeting convenes to probe responsibility. The company ran all lines except two with little trouble while a striker’s son Frank Wright, shot in the leg by a non union motorman, was not seriously hurt.
The Journal reports the completion of the Standard Bogue Machinery Company with a capital block of 6 million dollars. A fixed cumulative 7 percent preferred shares amounting to 2.82 million is planned, while the remaining funds will be issued as common stock. Six companies have already been taken, with options on five more.
Washington July 27 officers and men of the Vy who took part in the victory over Cervera's squadron off Santiago on July 3 1898 have asked the Navy Department for prize money for the capture of the Maria Teresa. The board will appraise the vessel value as wrecked by wreckers. The ship carried 444 men and the division of proceeds is under review amid barmpacon's figures.
The report discusses a large sum, possibly over 500000 dollars, tied to the Maria Theresa and whether she was captured or destroyed. If the vessel is confirmed captured, about 500000 dollars would be distributed among American officers and men, versus far less under the head money rule.
About 160 employees of the Gillam Manufacturing Company in Canton, known for bicycle saddle production, are discharged after the firm joins a trust. The action reduces local employment and reshapes production under new corporate control.
The planned date for the fight between Denver Ed Smith and Tom Costello has shifted to Tacoma with wagers and readiness noted. Costello trains in Georgetown under J W Mayo and expected the bout last Saturday before resuming serious preparation. Nick Hurfey of Portland challenges the winner.
Fire gutted the Lakme, a large steam schooner from St Michael, at the Pacific Coast coal bunkers. Firemen and the fire boat fought the blaze overnight, pumping hundreds of gallons into the hull before extinguishing it around midnight. Captain Weber estimates ship damage near ninety thousand dollars, personal property of 22 crew lost, gold in Captain Weber’s safe thought to remain intact, ownership traced to Charles Nelson of San Francisco.
Lewin Levy sues Sheriff Van de Vanterie over possession of the hardware store at Sit Second Avenue. Levy seeks 5730 in damages claiming unlawful seizure on July 4. If the sheriff cannot restore the store, Levy offers 1500 in cash as settlement.
Poor executions by electricity are planned for New York next week with four electrocutions listed. Two at Sing Bing and two at Auburn involve Louis Follereon Michael McDonald Keith Titus and others including Joan Kennedy and Geear Rice.
Contractors on the Palmer cut-off project say 1,000 men are required for the Northern Pacific extension as grading and improvements equipment arrives. Three gangs operate at Palmer Auburn and the Columbia Puget Sound junction. Wages are 63 cents daily plus 4 dollars weekly for board, totaling about 1.25 dollars net daily. Camp settlements along the right of way are planned to rush completion before January 1.
Lake Washington becomes a popular summer home location with many on site. Mechanics are at work on new buildings along the shore between Madroma and Leechs parks. Grading is underway for half Gosta new cottages designed to be winter habitable.
Adolph Luetgert once famed Chicago wife killer died in his penitentiary cell this morning. Reports cite heart disease or possible self-inflicted death as causes. His sensational trial ended in a life sentence after a first mistrial, with the muted evidence lingering on the fate of his missing wife.
Tonight and Friday the Seattle area and vicinity expect fair skies with temperatures easing along the coast from 1 degree in Seattle to 6 in Portland and 12 in Sacramento. Some places report high fog near Eureka and Fort Canby remains foggy, while Walla Walla and Calgary see modest rises.
A mysterious disappearance has unsettled Jeffersonville and New Albany Indiana with reports of at least ten serious incidents in the past week. Authorities urge residents to remain vigilant as investigators pursue leads in the case.
Victoria BC hears the Kinehiu Maruhea reached port with 00 tons of freight and 110 passengers. Passengers report a deadly storm off Japan coast causing 160 deaths. News also notes French troops dispatched to Menttaul and possible trouble. Manila reports transport Kelief leaving with 900 Bick Kansas soldiers. Dr. Bastiake notes Tokio firm supplied Filipinos long range rifles aiding heavy American losses.
Building permits issued to EB Knowles for a small shed at 2620 Jacksonette costing 20 dollars. Charles Dillepeen to alter at 18 Twenty-third Avenue for 150 dollars. Geo Willing to build a one story frame residence at 1400 Sixteenth Avenue for 5800 dollars. Annie Kalbere to operate at 1417 East Apruce Street for 200 dollars. J Powers to build a stone wall at 408 Daetiake Avenue for 220 dollars.
Edward Brew, a line tender at the Paul Tacoma lumber camp No 6 near Wilbur’s, was killed yesterday forenoon when a dead tree was snapped by a donkey engine and wire cable. A crew member tenting the cable caused the log to break free and strike him, resulting in fatal injuries.
A street car strike is imminent in Detroit as workers demand a raise of cents per hour. The company refuses to meet a concession. A conference to resolve the issue is scheduled for tomorrow.
London dispatches report the Paris situation worsening as general Negrier’s pursuit intensifies amid ongoing Dreyfus agitation. Correspondents describe grave conditions marking a peak in tensions and public unrest.
Parah Menagh claims her husband William Menagh dissipates all funds on whisky and cannot support her, prompting her to file for divorce in the superior court.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Jacobea granted Mrs. Lou Thomas a divorce from Arthur L. Thomas on grounds that he is a habitual drunkard. The case centers on the breakdown of their marriage amid alleged ongoing intoxication.
Mrs Leti tia Perot the alleged abductee of her own child was arrested on arrival from Baltimore in Liverpool. She traveled with Capt Rico4, brother of Lady Colin Campbell, and the child. The child had been held by grandparents in Baltimore after Mrs Perot secured a divorce and custody. Perot, a wealthy Englishman, was her husband prior to the separation.
Town business notes A W Philips petitions the board of public works to allow laying a concrete sidewalk on the north side of University street between Ninth and Terry avenues. A federal court filing by Joe C Dieringer of Pierce county seeks bankruptcy. Funeral services for Hagen Peterson Mrs Pitta May Wyatt and Herbert F Hutchison were held this afternoon at 2 2 0 o'clock at local chapels with Rev Hugh Gilchrist officiating.
In Victoria on July 27 officers and politicians gathered to decide the fate of Attorney General Fighting Joe Martin after Premier Berlin urged resignation. The government caucus met late, with belief strong that Martin must step down though he pledged to abide by the caucus decision. Martin is BC figure who framed the alien mining bill excluding Americans from Atlin.
Prof. G hedd from the department of mineralogy and geology at Pullman College is in the Puget Sound area for a few days. He is examining the iron supply and other research topics within his specialty.
BT Lavais Missouri July 27 A painter named Richmond fractured the skull of a street railway motorman's wife near Hillside just outside the city limits in St Louis county He used a hammer driving sharp pain into her brain She is dying
Louisville records three serious kissing bug incidents in three days, including a near-fatal attack on a young society girl whose face swelled dramatically after the insect bitten her while she slept. A linotype compositor was also bitten two nights earlier as the insect climbed near work.
A patient describes six years of deafness with head ringing that hindered conversation. After treatment by Dr Reeves the ringing ceased and hearing improved significantly, with the patient able to hear clearly and voices no longer jarring.
A patient reports long term catarrh improvement from Dr Reeves’s new treatment. They note relief in head pressure and nasal growth, calling the therapy splendid and recommend it to friends.
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