Rates Fall for Oar From St. Paul to Seattle
A brief notice reports a decrease in passage rates for an oar voyage from St. Paul to Seattle. The reduced fares are highlighted as a promotional opportunity for travelers seeking the route.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
1
Canadian Pacific Sells 12.50 Tickets in Rail Rate War
A race among Great Northern Northern Pacific Canadian Pacific and Soo line lowers second class fares to the Pacific Northwest. CP and Soo set 12.50 from St Paul. GN may drop to 10 and NP may follow, with rumors of 50 cents. Businessmen predict benefits for Beattie and Seattle as immigration and commerce rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Pacific Northwest
Canadian Pacific
Soo Line
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Beattie
Seattle
James Goldsmith
Isaac Cooper
John Schram
K. M. Gordon
J. Redelsheimer
Re. F. Bogardus
W. J. Beges
Gold Hunters From Frisco Mine Alaska Venture Near
San Francisco March 23 The Dora steamer carried 5000 dollars worth groceries for the Satoya Hay Gold Placer Mining company formed with ten million dollars capital. Directors include Bernard J Stahl New York president and Louis Levison treasurer all San Francisco residents. Nearly all shares sold. an English syndicate offered 51 percent but the offer was refused. The expedition of thirty men under Superintendent J Adams departs aboard Dora from the Alaska Commercial Company. Batuya bay territory in Alaska spans ten and a half miles. Stahl plans Alaska inspection in June or July. A stray news item notes a 52 year old Indiana farmer with all teeth missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tre
Dora
Alaska
Satoya Hay Gold Placer Mining Company
Bernard J. Stahl
New York
M. Blaskower
Louis Levison
O. H. Savage
Oscar J. Mayer
Alaska Commercial Company
J. Adams
Seattle
Batuya Bay
Stahl
Young Thief Moran Arrested In San Francisco Case
John T. Moran sixteen a town boy from New York state is arrested in San Francisco for grand larceny after stealing 120 from his employer. Detectives Dinan and Reynolds identify him at the Palace hotel and prepare to return him to Herkimer county. Moran admits spending 846 total with purchases and travel. Deputy Sheriff Conklin escorts Moran back to New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John T. Moran
New York State
Herkimer County
N. Y
Dinan and Reynolds
Palace Hotel
James Conkling
Moran
Chicago
Denver
Conklin
Ion
John A. Giblin
Youth Seen Stolen Money From Safe In Temptation
A young man described as well dressed and handsome stole money from a safe. He contemplated a life of wealth and ease, aiming to have a £000 time, but the act unfolded as a crime of theft driven by temptation.
Seattle Traction adds three new electric street cars
Three electric street railway cars for the Seattle Traction Company arrived from the east via the Great Northern. The cars feature the latest electrical appliances and are expected to operate on the Second Avenue and North Seattle lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Traction Company
Great Northern
Second Avenue
North Seattle
Alaska Steamship to add new Seattle Alaska route steamer
At the Alaska Steamship office officials stated a new steamer will likely be placed on the Seattle to Alaska route to replace the Dirigo. Repairs to the damaged vessel are expected to take three to four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Steamship Company
Old Resident D. K. Baxter Dies at Beattie Home
D K Baxter longtime Beattie resident died yesterday afternoon at his Yeater way home near Fourth avenue south after a yearlong fight with dropsy. Born in 1827 at Seneca Falls NY he joined the California gold rush before settling in Beattie in 1848. He leaves a wife a daughter Katherine Baxter and five brothers William John Samuel Jacob and Andrew Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Baxter
Beattie
Yeaterway
Fourth Avenue
Mr. Baxter
Seneca Falte
N. Y
California
Geattie
Puget Sound
Katherine Baxter
William
John
Samuel
Jacob
Andrew Paxter
Filipinos to govern Negros Island
A committee led by Col Ramith drafts a simple native government for Negros Island. The plan excludes customs, postal telegraph, military police and external politics and calls for peaceful business resumption. Benor Lacaon may retire. Juan Araneta could become president. Native troops become gendarmerie with Springfield rifles. Col Smith praised for tact and popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negros Island
Col. Ramith
Benor Lacaon
Lise
Juan Araneta
Crittenton Meetings Move to Armory Auditorium
The Crittenton gatherings at First M B Church outgrew the lecture room and will be held in the main auditorium. Mrs. Moffatt sang bravely during the night program. Rev. Dennison read the scripture and Rev. Selleck offered prayer. Mr. Crittenton preached and will wrap up his labors next Tuesday night with special services planned for youths and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crittenton
M. B
Moffatt
J. M. Dennison
W. H. Selleck
Windsor Hotel Fire Claims Forty Five Lives
New York police report at least forty five dead in the Windsor hotel fire. Most escapees are accounted for but thirty five missing remain unaccounted, including unidentified bodies. Workmen target the elevator shaft for more bodies as fragments of another corpse are found. Sex cannot yet be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Windsor Hotel
Explosion victim to undergo amputation this afternoon
Louis Molla, one of three men seriously injured in Tuesday night’s blast, is scheduled for amputation this afternoon as doctors doubt he will survive the operation given his critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Molla
Tiia
Bennington Seizes Vessels Suspected of Filibustering
Gunboat Bennington arrived in Manila towing two small steamers and a brig seized at Horsogon on suspicion of being filibusters. The action underscores ongoing efforts to curb hostile private expeditions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bennington
Horsogon
List of Casualties from March 16 Wounds and Kills
Washington dispatch reports General Otis wired a list of the wounded and killed since March 16. The release covers casualties up to today, detailing names and statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Otis
Vision of Kitchener Battle as Dervishes Fall at Athara
R Valen tine Webster, partner of the Colombo tea firm, witnessed the Athara clash with Kitchener's forces. He describes marching at dawn from Mattras to the sareba, artillery fire, and a brutal hand to hand fight where 3000 Dervishes lay dead and 700 Anglo Egyptian troops were lost or wounded. He photographed and captured Mahmoud the khalifa's general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
R. Valentine Webster
Co-operative Tea Gardens Company
Colombo
Ceylon
Kitchener
London
Derviehes
Athara
Mattras
Sp. m
Allence
Gattacre
Hunter
Sareba
Gazeba
Atbara
Mr. Webster
Mahmoud
Thoroughbred Guarded Horse Euthanized in Kentucky
In Lington Kentucky on March 24 the famed thoroughbred stal lion once valued at 100000 was euthanized by order of its owner after developing gangrene in a foot. The action ends the horse's suffering and marks a sorrowful moment for its handlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leington
Sherman Makes Steady Progress After Night of Recovery
In Bantiago on March 4 John Sherman shows improvement after a difficult night. He slept well with little pain and remains stable. Doctors expect a complex but certain recovery as his condition improves today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantiago
John Sherman
Port Orchard Dry Dock Urged for Immediate Use
At a chamber of commerce meeting the push to spend the $160,000 appropriation for Port Orchard dry dock was discussed. President Graves argued there is no reason to withhold funds, despite earlier opposition by one official. Engineers and other influential parties favor proceeding with the construction. A committee including Judge …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Port Orchard
Graves
Pins
Harbors, Officials Set to Start New Dry Dock
Hurke Allen and Graves were appointed to oversee the project with work on the new dry dock likely to begin promptly. Secretary Prosche read letters on Alaskan affairs including a state request for information and protection for citizens in the Atlin country. Olcott Payne P Zimmerman and Aneel G Tull added to the chamber of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hurke
John J. Allen
G. O. Graves
Prosche
State Executive Department
Atlin
Spain’s Secret Dialogue With Filipino Envoys Reported
Convincing evidence suggests Spanish diplomatic secret services aid the Philippines. Filipino envoys Losada and Lopes held a long conference with the Spanish embassy official and said they would proceed to Parte to meet Agonesilo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Spain
Losada
Lopes
Parte
Agonesilo
Refugees Report North Manila Filipino Sympathy for Insurgents
London dispatch says northern Lugon refugees arrived and claim Filipino residents in North Manila support insurgents by growing crops to supply rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lugon
Manila
Orders On Cuba Money Orders Introduced
A Washington notification informs local post offices that money orders may be drawn on certain Cuban post offices with domestic fees. The change marks Cuba as the first foreign country colonized by these fees, and the notice adds that from April 1 orders will be issued for British Honduras in Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
United States
British Honduras
Central America
Inquest Opens into Tuesday Explosion Victims
Coroner Sparling conducts an inquest at Bonney and Stewart this afternoon into Tuesday night's blast victims. Three witnesses have testified including James Lee the cream fitter who moved the boiler with approval from plumber Conckling granted by city authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparling
Bonney & Stewart
James Lee
Conckling
Cruiser brings Admiral Spotts remains to Valparaiso
The United States cruiser Badger arrived at Valparaiso with the remains of Admiral Spotts who died in the Falkland Islands in 1892. The vessel proceeds to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparatso
Chill
United States
Admiral Spotts
Falkland Island
San Francisco
Fussim mons Jeffries Fight at Coney Island May 25
New York March 23 Julian and Brady accepted the Coney Island Athletic club offer to stage Fussim mons versus Jeffries. The bout is set for May 25 with twenty five rounds refereed by Biler. Purse listed at 20000 dollars with one third picture privilege to each father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julian
Brady
Coney Island Athletic Club
Fussimmons
Jeffries
Biler
English Parliament eyes US Alaskan boundary plan
In the House of Commons the Foreign Secretary said the government is considering the United States proposal for a modus vivendi on the Alaskan boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
United States
Weather Outlook From Salisbury Forecast
Observer Salisbury predicts occasional rain in the next 24 hours. Tomorrow should bring warmer conditions with south to southwest winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Vanderbilt Wedding Invitations Issued for April 14
Invitations to the Fair-Vanderbilt wedding are issued in New York with fewer than 100 guests slated to attend the event on April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alaska Geographical Association to Meet in Seattle
The Alaska Geographical Association will hold a meeting next Tuesday evening at Plymouth Congregational Church in Seattle. Gov. Brady will speak, and John W. Pratt will read his report on the recent legislative session at the chamber of commerce meeting. Capt. W. W. Robinson Jr. is preparing for an Alaska exploration party under War Department command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Geographical Association
Plymouth Congregational Church
Gov. Brady
John W. Pratt
Ofg—— Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Robinson Jr. Ling
Atting
Alaska
Army to hire five Mahlamute dogs for glacier travel
Mara thon county sheriff Thomas Malone arrives in the city pursuing ex-treasurer Berg charged with embezzling $100000. Berg found in Shelton since last October and will be brought east with his prisoner tomorrow as other local cases include burglary arrests and hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Thomas Malone
Marathon Country
Wis
Defaviter Berg
Embeerling
Berg
Shelton
Malone
City Boiler Explosion Prompts Damages Debate
Seattle officials discuss who pays damages after Tuesday night boiler explosion beneath the Coleman building sidewalk. Inspectors fear large claims as the city lacks explicit remuneration provisions in the charter. Police and jail facilities report dangerous boiler use with staffing gaps at night risking further disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
Seattle
Coleman
Judge from Olympia to bid on Tacoma Land Company property
Judge J W Robinson from Olympia arrives in Tacoma for legal business tied to the Tacoma Land Company closure. His clients plan to bid on the property if sale occurs, aiming for fair outside competition. He notes Olympia’s rail and steamer prospects improving regional prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
J. W. Robinson
Olympia
Tacoma Land Company
Washington
Port Townsend
Port Angeles
Hood
Portland
Northern Pacific Railway
Trade With Ladrones Trade Figures Hidden In Pacific Data
Washington reports indicate limited and fragmentary trade data for the Ladrones and Caroline Islands. 1897 imports from the Ladrones and Carolines totaled 5047 dollars, down from 8884 in 1887, while U S exports to those islands were 8885 dollars. The Ladrones mainly trade with other Pacific islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ladrone Islands
East
Frank H. Hitchcock
Agricultural Department
Philippines
United States
Ladrones
Caroline Islands
Carolines
Pacific Islands
Emigration Trends From Britain to Australia and the U S
Official returns for February show 2928 Britons emigrated to the United States, down from 7477 the previous year. Emigration to Canada shows little change, with many Canadian-bound migrants settling locally. Emigration to Australia appears to be increasing while departures to the United States decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Isles
Australia
United States
Canada
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