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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
3
The administration feels uneasy about the treatment of treaty obligations and the protection of the trans Isthmian railway as control of the port of Panama shifts between the government and revolutionary factions. The unsettled status raises concerns over the enforceability of commitments and security of transit routes.
In Frankfort on the Oder on September 11 the keiser commanded 114 regiments of heavy cavalry in a bold assault during army maneuvers. The heavy horses swept forward while lighter units narrowly avoided a rout as they were ordered to retreat.
A patient at the naval hospital died by his own hand today. Chaplain Morrison reported the man had recently been admitted as an invalid from the Times. Temporary insanity is given as the cause of death.
A local feed from an authoritative source says a large beef combine is practically formed and meetings have been held in Chicago over the past two weeks. Gustavus Swift is named as the dominant factor in the stockyards outlook.
Port Townsend September 11 The British steamship Quite arrived from the Orient and attempted to enter the quarantine station without a pilot. She ran aground but may float at high water.
In Richmond Virginia ex worker John King was imprisoned for one year after conviction for blackmail and accepting heavy bribes from a street paving contractor.
A large wholesale business plant on Harrow Road, London, faced total destruction as a major blaze grew, with thirty fire engines in action. Dixon's warehouses were completely destroyed and the loss is expected to be substantial, though the exact amount was not yet estimated.
In a terse item from Mans dated Sept. 11 the Navy reports that William F. Morrison, a chaplain in the United States Navy, died by his own action. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
May Fox, held in the county jail, proclaims she is the wife of a millionaire and imposes luxury on inmates. She orders expensive foods and 24 bottles of champagne plus 10 ports to her cell, issues a fake 50008 dollar check, and is committed to an insane asylum after a court hearing. She claims a lodging house with 9% rooms and mocks the judge as the wrong woman.
The Pacific Cold Storage Co. steamer Elihu Thompson, Captain Klinger, arrived from Nome and St Michaels with 600 cow hides. The northbound voyage was rough with decks continually under water from Cape Flattery to Dutch Harbor. The ship will move to Taku to fetch fishermen and fish from the pannery there.
Paul Havers. 114 Fifth avenue, had only two dollars when a masked highwayman stopped him near Fifth avenue and Lenora street. The robber demanded surrender of the money, threatened to shoot if resisted, and took the two dollars leaving the victim unharmed.
Tonight and Friday fair and cooler with light winds shifting from northeast to southeast. Temperatures near normal with no precipitation expected in the Seattle area.
The China Mutual steamship Ping Buey arrived from Hongkong this afternoon at 3 o'clock carrying a cargo of 4500 tons.
F W Merrick showcases celebrated John B Stetson hats at four and five dollar prices. The agent offers durable quality and classic style for customers seeking trusted headwear.
Longshoremen’s strike halts sailing of the Hertha Dirigo and Umatilla with two lines, Alaska Commercial and Pacific Coast, already granting wage increases while Pacific Coast and Alaska Steamship refuse. At Ocean Bank no violence. crowd disrupts hiring, banner protests urge workers not to help “unfair” companies.
Fireman Peter Kumpf reported he was held up between 1 and 2 AM this morning at street and Terry avenue by two masked men. They robbed him of 57 dollars in pay and 47 dollars four cents, then pistol whipped him and took his belongings. He said he was on his way home from salary day with the cash.
The Call reports a June formed coalition of railroad conductors and braid lines aiming to raise wages sharply with a proposed 260 percent increase. It cites a Dr Onakiend of Southern Pacific at the helm and notes widespread signing by employees with Stafford supporting railway unions.
A small blaze broke out near the roof of the Butler hotel around 1 30 this afternoon due to crammed wires. Fire crews from auxiliary box 16 arrived and quickly contained the fire with no damage reported.
Francia P. Goss, editor of the Daily Recorder since its organization, resigns and plans to leave Saturday for England to visit sick relatives. He has worked in Northwest journalism years, formerly telegraph editor at the Standard in Anaconda Montana, and intends to return to Olympia around January to resume newspaper work.
The surrender of Agua Dulce and capture of Gen. Berti is a severe blow to the Colombian government. Insurgents now hold another seaport with gun boats ready to defend the port from water. Government forces will likely be busy protecting Colon and Panama, with reinforcements from Bogota. Both Colon and Panama are entrenched.
George Hi Mead, an Alaska mining man, sues the Standard gambling club owners Jap Hoisington George L Abbe and William Molloy in superior court. He says he dropped a 20 gold piece from his purse during roulette and the dealer grabbed his money claiming it was wagered. Mead seeks return of 156 dollars and vows to fight for redress despite police remarks.
Matty Matthews and Patey Sweeney square off at New Britain Connecticut tonight under the Pastime Athletic Club banner. Matthews returns to the ring since losing the welterweight title to Martin Duffy of Chicago several months ago.
In Dubuque Iowa on September 11 the Democratic congressional convention of the Third district met and is expected to nominate former Governor Morace Boles to challenge Speaker Henderson. The move follows a plea from party headquarters to nominate candidates of prominence and prestige.
Cottage City Pacific Coast Steamship Co announces the 8. City of Tepeke will depart Seattle Friday February 12 at 9 p m aboard the Cottage City schedule.
Races Everett schedule for September 9 to 12 offers reduced rates aboard the City of Everett steamer. Tam orism promotions included with the travel.
Samuel G. Corbett once a local police detective was arrested today by Acting Detective Corping on a charge of interfering with men grading for public improvements on West Mercer street. He was released on his own recognizance after a confrontation over street access through his land.
The Marine Exchange reports the British steamship Quito struck the jetty near Townsend quarantine station shortly before noon and went ashore. The Quito was piloted by the master of the Brit steamship In ie.
The fisherman Umetaro Ashinaka found a bottle at sea near Kochi Prefecture containing a French note dated July 1900. It describes a ship meeting a pirate and a lover urging steadfastness as the writer risks money and life, believed to have traveled from near the Philippines via the Black Current for about two years.
George McNamara, a well known Puget Sound mining man and former Port Townsend resident, died in Prineville Oregon on August 30. Relatives in Beattie received no notice. He was buried there. Estate valued at about £194,900. He was 48 years old.
The draft text notes Francie Mel Namara daughter of his divorced wits and formerly Mien Alice Hullene of Port Townsend. She is expected to be among the claimants in the case surrounding Mel Namara’s marriage history.
A fragmented notice notes a claimant living with her mother in Danville and references relations including a son and a designer in Danville along with individuals named Mere and McNamars. The text shows multiple claimants and a remarried mother, indicating a civil proceeding or settlement context.
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