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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star laments Canada’s border actions with Alaska and urges a stronger U S military boundary presence. It criticizes trusts, notes Seattle’s growing Hawaii trade with two island steamers, and warns of Cuba’s unrest and schoolbook changes as U S troops deter upheaval. It surveys Archduke John Orth’s vanity and Latin America royalty, and laments land grabs along Porcupine mining districts.
Congress appropriated $300,000 for a federal building project in Seattle and questions arise about the construction timeline and start date for the anticipated facility.
The Birmingham Post reports Belfast plans a steamer larger than the Oceanic with orders for construction before launch. Firms have begun detailing the design, and a contract is expected to be let in months. Dry-dock capacity, currently two in the country at Southampton and Tilbury, may need expansion.
The arrangement of an apartment or a house betrays the occupant. A keen observer can enter a drawing room and, without ever meeting the Gweller, deduce her tastes temperament virtues and faults from the room.
A boudoir is a small, semi dark retreat in which a refined woman can dream write or meditate. It should be intimate private and harmonize with the queen of the room. Furnishings are light airy and dainty with an emphasis on privacy and personal happiness.
A New York Botanical Garden expedition led by A A Heller and with Samuel Henshaw will gather Porto Rican flora for Bronx Park. Prof. Britton says 2000 or more specimens, including woods seeds fruits and fibers, will be collected and exchanged with institutions worldwide.
Michigan railroad earnings for December totaled 2 750 979 dollars, up 382 737 from December 1897. For 1898, total earnings reached 31 646 279 dollars, an 11 percent rise from 1897, with tax revenue expected near 1 100 000 dollars after a projected 15 percent tax increase.
Spokane dispatch reports railway engineers believe the Great Northern intends to push a line up the San Poil valley toward Republic, using existing charters and new one from the interior secretary to cross Colville reservation. Debate centers on two active charters and a sweeping measure by Congress enabling cross reservation routes with mileage and construction requirements.
Sate license rules issued by Interior for Mt Tacoma reserve sheep grazing. Boundaries extend along Cascades crest to Cowlitz pass and river to reserve edge. Limited entry allowed with restrictions on reservoirs and public resorts. Only Washington citizens may obtain licenses. Grazing runs June 20 to September 20. United States Marshal Ide orders deputizing all forest rangers to aid enforcement.
The article notes golf is on hold with most players seeking novelties in clubs shoes and attire as the new season approaches. It discusses swing theory stressing body posture and a full follow through and suggests training with a ball held under the armpit to teach proper shoulder and back alignment during the drive.
Colfax Washington March 13 Sheriff Canutt and deputies recovered surgical instruments stolen from Dr Ferguson’s office. They found the items cached under the Pacific Coast Elevator company’s warehouse Tom Purcell jailed for rolling a drunk is suspected as the robber. The case waits on his current trial outcome.
Louisville Ky March 13 Rich beds of onyx the world has been located in Barren county and will be developed this spring. The onyx marble material, distinct from chalcedony, comes from slopes along the Litt le Barr en river in Green county and near the Horseshoe basin. Deposits occur in groups spanning miles with barren intervening land. Some blocks are among the largest yet found, with slabs cut and polished from about 1206 cubic feet shipped since discovery.
Boston March 1 It is only a report unconfirmed that W Morrison a Federal street printer aged 18 has inherited a fortune of twenty million dollars from his uncle Frank A Mouritzen who died in California. The family origin lies in Swedenborg Denmark and the surname Mouritzsen was altered to Morrison for pronunciation.
Private A. Wolf of Battery 1t Seventh artillery was tried by court martial at Fort Slocum New York and found guilty of desertion. With two prior convictions present the court sentenced him to a dishonorable discharge forfeiture of all pay and allowances and one year of hard labor at Fort Colum bus New York. General Merritt approved the findings and sentence.
Wholesale dealers and jobbers representing nearly every big bituminous coal company met in Milwaukee to agree on a uniform price for soft coal at lake ports. They denied forming a trust but said a uniform rate would be maintained during the year.
Police found Luigi Arbananel badly wounded with two bullets in his left side on James Street near Park Row. The 28 year old bartender, who previously worked at Adriano Piria’s Italian Immigrant’s Motel, could not name his attacker and was taken to Hudson Street Hospital where his condition improved from critical to hopeful. Detectives searched for witnesses as officers questioned the injured man, while the report notes his prior employment and suggests he may have been shot after a quarrel at a nearby saloon.
A measured inquiry shows most of the wheat crop remains uninjured in Walla Walla county. The Eureka flat district suffered total freeze out, requiring reseeding of about 6000 acres at roughly 1.25 dollars per acre, with total re-seeding costs around 76000 dollars. Despite losses, a good spring crop is expected if rains arrive late in spring.
From C M Grimes who just returned from Southern Idaho the Portland report says stock losses across Oregon Washington and Idaho are bad but not as severe as feared. The main damage is to range horses as settlers starve the animals for forage to save sheep and other stock. Some call it cruelty but see it as survival of the fittest.
A Herald reporter chats with Miss Davis about making tea at Miss Davis tea parlors on Boulevard Haussmann. She compares Ceylon and China teas, arguing Ceylon steeps faster and can be brewed stronger with proper amounts, while noting ordinary tastes require less infusion.
Albany reports the White City for the Pan-American Exposition to open in Buffalo in 1901 is moving from plan to build. Legislation set aside 900000 for New York state building and 500000 for the national exhibit with Roosevelt and McKinley signing those bills. Buffalo already shows strong support with 2200000 raised and a 290 member incorporation ready to elect directors as site selection and ground construction approach.
East Side soda water stands on Ludlow Suffolk Norfolk and Clinton streets reopen for business during milder days. Signs advertise iced soda at 1 cent a glass with fruit syrup two cents in Yiddish and English. Women sit behind rows of glasses as working girls patronize early stands, some using a mirror device to attract customers. Sleeves fashion shifts to tight leg o mutton for heavy fabrics.
Chicago March 14 Maj Joh Demeritt appointed to the paymaster's department by President Mee Kinley reports to Washington on the Philippines he insists Filipinos are alike lazy treacherous and fond of trouble He notes Manila has been cleaned up by US troops and calls for better sanitary conditions Maj Kn C Pinney travels with him to arrange supplies H S Wheeler of Kobe disputes arms shipments to Filipinos and criticizes Japanese statesmanship Lord Beresford’s plan to rejuvenate China is met with caution about official corruption.
The storied Old Tom's Chop House, founded in 1909 at Thames and Temple by Thomas J. Holahan, faces sale as executor William Kennelly partitions estates after the younger Tom’s death last February. Prominent patrons once included J J Astor and Vanderbilt. the New York landmark may seek a new home.
The wife of Robert Lewis, condemned to die on the gallows, hiked eighteen miles through rough Georgia mountains to reach the execution site. She reached Atlanta after boarding a train, but found her husband had been reprieved by the Governor two weeks earlier. She remains homeless and is a city charge.
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