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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1899
Page
2
The closing session produced mostly routine measures and several minor laws, with the notable passage of a million-dollar general appropriation. Commentary criticizes Cuba policy and notes public health concerns from Alaska to the Philippines and China.
A New York Herald critique notes that many women are excluded from the city directory unless widowed or in active business. It cites Dr. Mary Putnam Jacob and Mme. Julie Devereux Blake as exceptions, while most housewives and many working women receive no listing beyond “wife.”
John Ballard Miller of Dyker Heights Fort Hamilton was reported missing from his home since January 22. He left for his office in Manhattan and never arrived. he is 42, 6 feet 10 inches, iron gray hair and mustache, wore a gray suit, and recently married Miss Eberhardt of Henry Street Brooklyn.
A framed portrait of Victoria Sophie and Margaret, sisters of German Emperor William, is in the care of Dr. William A. de Watteville. The picture, taken at San Remo in 1880s, recalls the Kaiser’s Riviera sojourn and the royal family’s constrained social activities during Emperor Frederick’s illness.
A photo shows Princess Victoria Sophie and Margaret with arms entwined in white dresses, given to Baroness de Watteville after Emperor Frederick's death. Victoria marries Adolphus of Schaumburg Lippe, Sophie to the Greek crown prince, and Margaret to Prince Frederick Charles of Messe. The picture, packed accidentally, now resides in the United States as Dr. de Watteville plans to return it to France.
Buffalo Hump Mining stock bought by Toronto capitalists signals Idaho camp activity. Arizona and Texas Consolidated Copper formed by New England investors to develop King county copper. Princess Maud Tunnel ore averages 50 dollars per ton with a seven by five foot ledge. Lake Shore mine near Loomis Washington reports seventy feet sunk with cross cuts planned. Maltic Mining shows 49% assessments and copper sales totaling 200 229. expenses 160 528. net 42 016. production 25 pounds copper. Santa Ysabel notes good ore body. Montana and Arizona seek twenty six Clifton district claims. Clifton expected to become major producer. multiple camps see widespread Eastern ownership. Camp McKinney and Rosey Little Cariboo showings. Velvet strike large shipping ore on 100-foot level. Victoria Triumph and Kootenay Columbia show rich ore up to 125 dollars per ton.
J Pierpont Morgan has gained absolute control of the Lehigh Valley railroad by exercising the purchase right in New York. Drexel Co will pay 3 million dollars to the estate trustees in Philadelphia. Special treasury agents seized 203 cases of opium in New York valued at 20000, suggesting a large cross border smuggling ring.
Charlies Berkeley and N Berkeley Jr plan to grade several miles of the new F N F road near Dayton to cut around Alto hill. The project includes a new sidetrack and a wool and grain warehouse to be built by W J Furnich. Dayton residents expect the cutoff to place the town on the Spokane division main line, with Alto bill costs cited at about 40 000 annually.
Providence R I March 11 A passenger sues the New Haven railroad claiming a severe cold was caused by the car heating negligence between two state stations. The piece notes many suffer from heating issues and hints at large potential damages if all cases were pursued.
In Kansas City on March 11 Zerelda Samuels Jesse James's grandmother refused oath and then reportedly blew up a house with dynamite after surrender details were discussed. She appeared 74 years old and raised her remaining right arm as she took the oath amid profound courtroom silence.
JAMESTOWN New York March 11 BR Tutler a veteran grocer attempted suicide for the fifth time yesterday by shooting himself four times in the head. The injuries are not fatal and doctors have moved him after prior gas chlorform and shooting attempts with no clear motive.
Charles Jarot admitted a 1889 embezzlement claim against Wolf & Co. and was jailed briefly before being declared insane. He returned home then bought carbolic acid and died after swallowing a quantity at a nearby drugstore.
At a Markland Avenue Methodist Episcopal church in Kokomo Indiana a quarterly meeting's sacrament faced a scare when a bottle labeled Poison with a skull and crossbones was used for wine. A sister replaced it with real wine from her husband’s office after earlier contamination.
New York reports Priest Ed Hammerstein aged four years and Alvin Geteler aged 48 were arrested in Hoboken for obtaining money under false pretenses. They claimed ties to the Equord Medical Society and ran an office at 647 Garden Street. Letterheads found in their possession bore the organization’s name.
National Live stock association bulletin reports winter losses on Western ranges. Losses range from 2 percent in South Dakota Nebraska and Colorado to 0 percent in Texas where heaviest. Montana reports incomplete data but probable 2 percent losses.
New York dispatch reports Mrs Mary Hawley, aged years, killed herself at the Shore road home near Voorhees avenue in Sheepshead Bay. She lived with husband Capt Joseph L Hawley and three adult children in Manhattan Villa. Officials believe despondency from poor health prompted the act.
Frederick C. Steffens a lawyer of 325 East 11th Street appeared before Magistrate Mott in Harlem police court as complainant against his 16 year old son Frederick B Steffens for stealing jewelry valued at 0 bail set at 2000 for examination next Tuesday The prisoner said another boy had stolen the jewelry.
In Childress Texas two cowboys John Halley and Thomas Parmer killed each other after a long feud. Bailey was shot four times and Parmer twice. Bailey died within five minutes while Parmer survived about three hours. Fathers of the duelists watched in sorrow as sons fought to death.
British trading houses in the Philippines petitioned the Foreign Office for compensation after damage to properties during fighting around Manila. Representatives met with Mr. Brodrick who said the government would review the claims and determine how compensation could be sought from the United States.
A European spokesman has left Brussels vowing to walk around the world backward, provoking New York interest. The piece mocks notoriety seekers and notes daring stunts as public spectacles, predicting more peculiar travel challenges ahead.
A man left a three month old girl with Morris Morisky at 48 Market Street near Forsyth and Grand, directing him to take her to Mrs. Cooper at 114 Madison Street. The recipient knew neither woman nor child. Morisky faced a duty to raise the infant as police and officials intervened, and the girl was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
Guthrie March 11 The Kiowa and Comanche Indians at Darlington Indian agency are boisterously drunk after receiving their annual money from the interior department. White people at the agency are uneasy as the celebration marks a first in 15 years.
The article notes a small fleet of transport steamers including the Cleveland may be sent to Manila due to growing transport needs in the Philippines. Negotiations with the government in San Francisco are advancing to enlarge the transport fleet as several vessels lose charters. The Cleveland underwent a thorough overhaul in Seattle and remains a solid freighter with ample hold space.
Dr. Ballard was called to Marcus to hold an inquest over the drowned body of Andrew Bartell found in the Columbia River. Bartell, a Marcus resident with a wife and two daughters, disappeared after a night of heavy drinking on January 12, 1898. The partially decomposed corpse was identified. investigators believe he fell through ice near the riverbank and was kept by ice from drifting more than thirty feet. No inquest was held.
Northport moves to electric lighting with a Deep Creek plant contract already let and work started. The house will be 85 by 59 feet with a large dynamo shipped by sledges. Arrangements should finish within 30 days as 15 arc lamps are installed at major street intersections. Robert Morrill serves as secretary and treasurer of the Northport Electric Light Company.
A critic links fashion evolution to deformity, arguing female dress arose to hide imperfect figures. Sources Larisch and Gottfreund Schadow note harmony flaws and ancient sculptors used drapery to conceal form. Eleventh century long shoes were worn to hide foot deformities of a Comte d Anjou.
The Tacoma Poultry association held its annual meeting on March 11 electing Stephen Holbrooke as president and a slate including C C Jobna secretary F S Bull treasurer J B Bonnell vice president and others as executive committee. The report praised last year’s management and showed funds to cover outstanding bills after dues. The show cost about 275, judged by Theodore Hewes, with plans for a larger 1900s exhibit and growing interest in poultry education.
In 1836 at the opening of the German railway between Furth and Nuremberg the Bavarian Medical College warned steam carriages could cause brain disease among passengers and onlookers. They urged five foot pallisading beside the tracks, but the Bavarian legislature did not act and rail traffic continued.
New York March 11. A detailed look at how American horses move to Mexico and beyond shows shifts in the trade balance. From 300,000 square miles of northern Mexico in the 1800s to present export patterns, the United States supplies horses to Great Britain Germany Canada and other regions while Mexico becomes a growing market aided by easier Western Hemisphere connections. Texas hosts the largest herd with 1,200,000 horses, followed by Illinois and Ohio.
In Upland Indiana Mrs Bloomer widow of undertaker J F Bloomer took the driver seat of the hearse for the funeral of Mrs Beckler joining a crowd of men on a cabless street. She supports a large family as she handles this duty amid a blizzard of harsh words.
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