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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star ad lists Wells & Co publishers daily editions except Sunday, with pricing at one cent per issue, five cents per week, or twenty-five cents per month for carrier delivery. It notes the office address at 1107 Third Avenue and phone number 1560, and that copies are mailed from Beattie Washington as second class matter.
The Court of Cassation probes the Dreyfus affair, urging French government to formally apologize and rehabilitate the innocent prisoner. It argues a grave injustice endangers the Republic and could trigger upheaval, urging universal posthumous redress and new laws for wrongful convictions. It then shifts to U.S. treaty implications with China, noting equal naval and commercial rights, and explores how Anglo-Russian understandings could stabilize Chinese affairs and expand American commerce.
Captain Coghlan remains on the cruiser Raleigh and will likely skip further banquets for a while. Father Time reports Susan B. Anthony, reappointed president of the Woman's Suffrage Association, is finally old enough to vote and would vote correctly if given the chance.
Street Railway News covers trolley car electrical apparatus for motormen, Zurich experiments with liquid air powered cars, and duplex cars protected by carbundera. Indianapolis employers oppose a 3 cent fare to avoid losses, Baltimore shifts to exclusive electric street rails, copper rail bond theft rising, and builders plan a nationwide consolidation of major streetcar and truck makers.
Thieves dynamited the People's Building and Loan vault in Ashtabula at noon while the bank was closed for lunch. They forced a rear window, breached outer doors, and avoided a large haul, taking about 3500 in cash and a single $20 gold piece before escaping unseen. The alarm was raised within five minutes.
A stout man wearing a mourning band on his silk hat frantically stutters in an elevator as it shoots to the top then plummets. A passenger notes he is likely to have a stroke before the ground floor is reached, and he finally boards a car labeled seven to reach the seventh floor.
Express freight experiments see refrigerator cars ferrying berries Louisiana to Chicago in pristine condition. Seaboard Air Line pilots circulating libraries for farming and housekeeping along the route, swapping sets as communities read. Canada awards $250000 bonuses for twin screw steamers Montreal to London to aid Northwest settlement. immigrant transport duties included. A London letter notes a husband urging smoking for nerves, targeting women too.
North Yakima May 10 The state fair commission outlines a reunion for Manila heroes returning before September 25 and an expanded Indian exhibit with camping grounds wood hay and camp equipment plus an Indian life display and races. Livestock shows promise strong cattle sheep and hog entries from British Columbia and Oregon breeders with a 54 per car load livestock rate via Northern Pacific.
A horse frozen to death during a severe winter storm now stands erect between the two Laramie rivers on the plains west of Laramie. The carcass remains standing with forefeet braced, though the snow has melted away. This grim monument to past terrors marks the harsh season.
On May 10 the Garfield sheriff sold 1454 bushels of wheat to satisfy a mortgage by Worley to Second National Bank of Colfax. Warehouse stock, 1998 bushels, owned by Garfield Hardware and Mercantile Co., sold to that firm at 2 cents per bushel, while 40 bushels at Walter's Siding sold to Second National Bank of Colfax at market price. Rainy weather kept prices near market value, making it a favorable forced sale.
Federal authorities in the western district of Texas report a large plan to smuggle Chinese into the United States from Mexico. Earlier the Western Central Railway brought about a thousand Chinese workers, who, after arrival, were joined by an American smuggler, prompting many to desert and head toward the Rio Grande frontier in small bands.
May 19 in Vancouver Washington contractor L M Hidden of the Portland Vancouver and Yakima railroad will resume grading and track laying this week. A grading outfit left for the present terminus near Battle Ground as work speeds toward a 30 mile extension to Yackott prairie, halted previously by heavy rain.
The Treasury Department sent a Secret Service operative to Philadelphia to determine if counterfeit revenue stamps from a Lancaster factory were sold to unscrupulous cigar makers. The agent, noted for thwarting forged bonds plots, will stay three to four weeks. If buyers are found, they face aiding and abetting charges.
A preteen admirer recalls Taylor and Wredell’s work on counterfeit certificates and stamps. He notes the prints show subtle flaws, especially in Clay’s head and right eye, but otherwise resemble genuine notes. The counterfeiters earned salaries of 2000 to 19000 dollars at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington.
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 10 a dispute arose between inspector F Noon and the Terre Haute Gas company over fast meters. Noon found 2 to 10 percent fast meters and rebates to customers led to consumer protests. Both sides hired lawyers and the company agreed to test all meters free in the presence of consumers. William Flynn of Indianapolis Gas will supervise the testing. No rebates have yet been paid.
A Cleveland real estate man recalls a meeting with a small nine year old boy in Newberg. The lad warned of a hired girl harming the man, claiming name spellings and hat likeness tied to the dealer through a local directory scare. The man dismissed it and moved on.
The third annual Whitman County Veteran association reunion will be held in Palouse City on May 4 25 and 26 under Major Anderson post No 2 G A R. Invitations invite all to attend and enjoy a patriotic program with speakers J W Reid of Lewiston Idaho Rev B K Utz of Spokane N Rosenhaupt of Spokane Judge Norman Juck of Spokane J F McLean of Walla Walla and William Goodyear and W B Hargrave of Colfax.
Dallas May 10 A. C. H. Alexander former president of the Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway company has a permanent bond while the murder case against him is tried on its merits J. J. Wilson and C. B. Bird signed the new bond Harnett Gibbs on temporary bond is not on the permanent instrument
Milwaukee reports the anti pass law will cost about $1000 per month as police and city workers lose free streetcar rides. The city may have to cover fares for cops and sanitary inspectors or risk wasted time as staff walk, with no immediate provision to pay fares and a plan to cripple city business through delays.
Hirdsboro Pennsylvania May 10 The employees of the blast furnaces of the S and G Brooke Tron company have been notified of another advance of 10 percent in wages taking effect May 15 They will then be getting a raise of 25 percent over the 1808 wages.
Korn Drag Co operates at Fifth and Pike offering prescription services with a focus on accessibility and local customer support. The brief card notes the shop’s location and emphasis on pharmaceutical care.
Washington May reports Representative Dolliver of Iowa pushing General Henderson as Speaker hopeful and notes Sherman’s rising support. Dolliver says western congressmen should unite behind the candidate with the most first ballot votes, while Sherman predicts he will be Speaker with Brookings style backing. Smith of Michigan travels to secure votes for Sherman and is eyeing gubernatorial plans.
The afternoon brought a case of mistaken identity as two travelers from Chicago fruit and commission houses, C. K. Mathews and J. HM. Phrets, were found to be the real individuals and promptly released after the mix-up.
New York May 16 subscriptions pour in for the Jewish Colonial Trust opened March 2 in New York and London. The trust aims to aid Zionist goals and supports the establishment of Jewish states in Syria and Palestine under Ottoman suzerainty.
Formal announcement lists incorporation of the American Hide and Leather company with capital of 70 million dollars. It plans 90 million in 9 percent cumulative preferred stock and 4 million common stock, with six million of each stock held in the treasury. J and W Belleman & company are slated to finance the combination. options on hides and leather firms have been secured.
Four men injured when a shed collapsed at Armory Baseball Park during a Fort Wayne vs Edo game. Frank Harmon likely to die from internal injuries. Frank Hogan also internal injuries. Frank Wilson leg broken. Frank Banks wrist broken. Victims taken to hospital. all others escaped.
Tim Hogan, renowned mail box robber active from Cleveland to major cities, escaped from Columbus Penitentiary yesterday. Positioned in the shipping department of a cigar factory, he climbed into an empty box and fled with an accomplice aiding the loading crew. Guards pursued as nails squeaked during the break, but Hogan vanished in his prison uniform except for an undershirt. No trace found. Hogan previously carried keys to mail boxes in 124 cities and eighty four robbed letters, making reimprisonment likely if recaptured.
In Hutchinson Kansas on May 10 the trial of John Moore begins for killing his five children in March. Prosecutors allege Moore and his wife failed to find work due to the children and that Moore planned the murders. the defense pledges epilepsy as a factor.
Five miles west of Texarkana Junction a Black man was found unconscious beside the railroad tracks with a crushed head and two knife wounds in the neck. Believed foul play aimed to mislead investigators, victim described as a stranger with no ID.
The University calendar lists a handball tournament set for tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the university armory with doubles and singles, opening Thursday, semifinals and finals Friday, prizes by Prof. Van der Veer. Entrants include Shrieker, Walker, McDonnell, White, Hubert, Street, Souder, Creager, Herren, Case, Lynch, Reagan. A spring outdoor athletic meet follows Friday at 2:30 p.m. on the university grounds featuring a 100-yard dash, broad jump, 120-yard hurdles, 16-pound shot put, and a 440-yard run. inter-class competition.
Edmund Harty, a descendant, died by suicide here yesterday after a shooting. Norman Bates, friend of Harty, then killed himself in his room upon reading of the death in the evening paper.
NORRISTOWN May 16 Charles Lukens a years old was instantly killed this afternoon on the Reading railway at Bridgeport. A coal car had been derailed and Lukens and Conductor William Stanler were under the car assisting in getting it on the track. An engine backed up against the car shoving it over Lukens and his body was cut in two.
Biddeford Maine May 10 four hundred machinists at the Saco and Pettee shops walked off the job seeking a twenty percent wage increase.
New York May 10 Senator Chauncey M Depew dismissed rumors that Senator Hanna should yield as Republican leader. He praised Hanna for organizational genius and said Hanna’s services to the party were of inestimable value and crucial to bringing the party into battle.
May 10 Chicago reports the strawboard manufacturers two million dollar trust dissolves after a closed session at the Grand Pacific. Disputes over remedies for alleged wrongs led some members to withdraw, leaving the century old arbitration attempt unresolved. Ec B Weston of St Louis had been elected president when the trust formed six weeks ago.
New suits filed in the superior court yesterday afternoon include Frank H. Morse versus Percy W. Rochester on a promissory note Ada Power versus John Sharp and wife for wages Mary McKeown versus John McKeown on a promissory note Jane T. F. Walsworth versus board of county commissioners in junction Ida J. Bergert versus Chas. Henniger et al promissory note J. N. Wallingford versus A. Thompson writ of restitution Vincenzo Calaighi versus Rodia Matteo execution of deed Emily L. Davis versus A. T. Van De Vanter damages
In Wichita on May 10 the wives and sisters of Twentieth Kansas soldiers in the Philippines began farming duties. Mamie Dix, whose brother died, says crops need attention and sisters will fill their brothers’ spots in the fields. Many Twentieth Kansas members were farmers, so hundreds of girls work on farms now. Also noted is Chicago’s public school bathtubs experiment.
At 2 a.m. in Selmar city, county seat of McNair County, unauthorized entry broke the post office safe and 87 was stolen. Dynamite was used to blast the safe open. The robbers fled, and two strangers were arrested in Jackson for questioning.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky this morning a large sawmill five miles north was blown up. Owners B McKnight and Effle McKnight were killed. J White suffered fatal injuries while T T McKnight was seriously injured. The mill was totally wrecked.
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