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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1904
Page
3
Secret Service agents work with Agent Burke to seize members of the Stevens smuggling ring. They gather evidence along the coast and aim to trap offenders. Transport company cooperation complicates cases as honest citizens offer aid to smugglers. Arrests of Stevens and two confederates followed.
George Williams a colored man charged with assault with intent to murder Carlos Infer a Spaniard. Williams allegedly beat Infer over the head with a revolver at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Weller Street on March 1 mistaken as another Spaniard. Infer was a stranger to Williams.
The Morgen Post reports Secretary Taft made Ambassador Sternberg wait in an antechamber and then received him in a room with Admiral Waller and several reporters. Taft discussed Sternberg's visit before these witnesses, described as an affront.
A report from Mukden states that Japanese forces lost one gunboat and two torpedo boats during an attack to block Port Arthur on Saturday. Searchlights spotted the approach, and after the losses the merchantmen aiding the blockade withdrew.
New York May 1 The suspension of 8 Man Sun Co a long established cotton house was announced on the Cotton Exchange as a missing cashier left the books in confusion. The incident halted trading as officials assess losses and seek explanations.
William B Hoppe Emanuel Swan son and William Quimby dairy men face superior court trial for manslaughter after formaldehyde traces were found in Carrie Constantine's stomach. A coroner led inquest and The Star campaigned for pure milk yielding 15 state witnesses including physicians and chemists.
In Anniston Alabama on May 91 H F Hornbuckle fatally wounded Legene Dalton his alleged wife and then killed himself. He was jealous of another man.
Mrs. Mary Kirkendall of Ballard files suit in superior court against husband William Kirkendall for divorce on grounds of non support and cruelty. She seeks custody of two children and $25 monthly alimony. Judge Bell issues restraining order preventing visits to the home and disposal of community property.
Captain D J Wheeler, a sea veteran, suffered poisoning in his room at the Lotus house on Firat avenue and died at Wayside Mission hospital. The coroner notes possible worry over Los Angeles business affairs, with a civil suit against an agent over property valued at about 16800. Wheeler’s daughters in Manila are mentioned, and a Manila-bound departure was planned. A cable to Manila seeks instructions on the body’s disposition. Card of C A Stevens, linked to a Los Angeles arrest, is found among papers.
In St. Petersburg the Lokal Anzeiger correspondent reports Admiral Prince Ouktomsky was never hanged at Port Arthur as reported. He is recalled to St. Petersburg, suffering nervous strain, and the treason connection is declared untrue.
County Commissioners L. C. Smith and Charles Maker denied rumors they considered selling the site at Third Avenue and James Street for a new court house. Smith stated the site is not for sale and that construction will wait until the majority supports the bond issue needed for the project.
Large crowds of miners laborers and prospectors crowd steamship offices at Nome amid a rush for steerage passage. Over 200 steerage tickets sold before noon and officials warn layer will be scarce while work abundance lures many to travel north this summer.
In Braver Pennsylvania the city mourned the late Senator Matthew Quay with blocks and streets draped in black. Hundreds viewed the casket at the Presbyterian church as services began at 1 pm after private rites at the Quay home.
David Zimmerle proprietor of the Orpheum saloon on Columbia street is defendant in a divorce suit filed in the superior court by his wife Maud Zimmerle. The complaint cites extreme cruelty beginning one month after marriage and ongoing, with threats and vile names. An order restraining him from speaking to her was secured pending trial and to prevent disposition of property.
The sale of seats opens tomorrow for Richard Mansfield at the Grand Opera House. He appears in Ivan the Terrible on Thursday, Old Heidelberg on Friday with Manefield at Prince Carl, Beau Brummel revival matinee Saturday, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on Saturday night. The Redmond stock company presents The Girl From Albany for a final night tomorrow before My Partner Thursday with new talent.
An unusually strong company presents A Thoroughbred Tramp to crowded houses this week. The play blends humor with pathos and is a big hit with patrons at the uptown theater. Performances continue through the week.
Superior Judge Bell named C. T. Reeves as receiver for a rooming house at 1569 Third Avenue operated by Samuel Harris and M. Jones. The action followed John Donohue’s petition and a $300 promissory note backed by a chattel mortgage on furniture. Reeves posted a $760 bond. The same edition notes the barge Chinook for American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. launching at Tacoma at 6:48 PM, to move freight for liners.
The United States sues Mountain Copper Company to stop emissions from roasters and smelters alleged to injure fruit trees. Orchardists testify as the case advances, and an injunction could force permanent shutdown of California's largest copper smelter.
Lorentz A. Sandstrom 31 and Jane Pedersen 18 of Seattle apply for a marriage license. Ole Oleen Koch 25 and Helena Landnes 24 of Skykomish apply for a marriage license.
Clay Timanus, Republican president of the council, is chosen as mayor to succeed the Democrat Robert M. McLane, who died by suicide amid rising criticism after a fire. No further explanation of McLane’s death is given.
A massive blaze in Luanco near Madrid on May 21 killed many people and burned through the town. Rescue teams searched for survivors as authorities investigated the cause of the great conflagration.
Washington May 31 The supreme court affirmed the legality of the oleomargarine law in the Dorr and O'Brien libel case from the Manila press. The editors were convicted in a Philippines court which denied them the right to trial by jury.
The court decided against the appellants noting the Philippines is governed by Congress per the Paria treaty and that Congress denied jury trials due to local incapacity. Justices Peckham Harlan Fuller and Brewer dissented. The opinion was handed down by Day.
Thieves entered the residence of Fred McCullough at 1106 Howell street while the family was away, ransacking drawers and stealing jewelry and several gold nuggets. Police suspect circus followers from Jin & Rowe who performed nearby yesterday. Separately Sam Jamieson, a Grand Central hotel roomer, reports a $9 robbery by an unfamiliar roommate.
Superior Judge Griffin hears Anita Lytle's suit against the city seeking 15500 in damages for a knee fracture and permanent disability from a fall over a wire on Summit avenue sidewalk last August. The city argues the accident resulted from Miss Lytle's own carelessness.
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