The Seattle star., July 25, 1904, Night Edition, Image 1

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NIGHT X-LDITIOP4 "~
WHITTLESEY CASE PRACTICALLY
DISMISSED BY JUDGE TUCKER
COURT GRANTS MYSTERIOUS MOTION FOR NON
SUIT. BUT LEAVES A LOOP HOLE THROUGH
WHICH PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SCOTT CAN
CRAWL OUT OK A HAD HON IK HE WILL— WAY
11.1 1 OPEN FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS— EX
PERT I.KANT DEPENDS HIMSELF AGAINST
CHARGES MADE IN THE OPINION
rnlrss Prosr-cullng Altorney
""troll and the board of county com
ml_*loners repent at Ihe eleventh
hour and lake steps to protect the
Interests ot Ihe taxpayer* who elect
rd them to office, and "wh.sae Inler
e*ts they swore to faithfully repre-
Be ■>.• and safest-. the e!*U suit of
Ktug county against ex-Treasurer
t'harle* K. Whittlesey and hit first
term bondsmen l» * closed case ana
all hope ot forcing a stitlnnrul M
the t.3.*7t.0- shortage In tb* es-
Ueasurers account* Is gone.
Attorney Wltmon Tucker, wbo
was month* ago appointed special
ludge to try the case has taken the
action forecasted by The Star re
cently snd hs* BW what practical
Iv amoiiol* to a Judgment of dls
m.».»* on the motion for non-suit
alleged to have been made In ihe
rase al tome time prior to the last
lii.iefi.it. postponement of th* trial.
Ruling on tb* motion, which re
recite* was made sl the conclusion
of the cross-examination of Chsrlea
XX. Grant, the county's first and
only witness. .-*__• Tucker holda
that there is nothing le the evi
dence before him lo warrant the
• ttry of Judgment sg-tnst Mr.
•W tiltllescy snd his numerous b«:nds
men, and grant* the non-sull with
the following limiting clause:
"However. If counsel have any
thing t" ujr upon any of the Items
trial I have mentioned, or desire to
rite any authorities oa sny proposi
tion whlrh msy <*cur lo them. I
shall be glad to give them s hesrlna"
for Ihat purpose, otherwise, the mo
tion Bay be considered granted.**
Itv the Injection of thlt clause
Into his opinion. Judge Tucker prac
tically confesses hit belief that the
la-payers hsve been shamefully
-thrown down" by Prosecuting At
torney Scot I. their leg.it reprrsenta
tt*e. in the trial Of the stilt, and
n.atli shifts the final responsibil
ity for the dismissal of the rase
back tn Mr. Scott. In view of the
tatter's sttitude In the past, ho—•
*T*r, there is little cause to hop*
that he will attempt to revive th*
lliig-tlcn. *'*•
Judge Tuckers lengthy decision
Is »t-ar.. iv a legal opinion. Its
ihlef characterUtlcs ar* a masterly
tvaslon of anything approaching a
definite statement of law snd facta.
Its tone It argumentative aad apolo
getic throughout, and wttb the title
iht-iged It would —*rv* better aa a
brief for tbe defendant and bis
Bondsmen filled as It is with ex
haustive quotations from the testi
mony bolstering up the claims of
the latter.
invested of explanations and
apologies. Judge Tucker's ruling Is
that If any shortage exists In Mr
Whittlesey's sccounts. it ansae dur
tag his second term This decision
Is arrived at from the testimony
«.f Mr .'.rant who experted Whittle
sey's books for the county mails
sioners, »nd who was ssked Just
ca* que*. by Prosecuting Attor
ney Scott. It* was then cross
examined for two solid weeks by
Whittlesey's attorneys, after which
I'rt.s.. firing Attorney Scott, In pur
suaiit-e of what appears to hsve
beers s deliberate consplrsry to plsv
Into the hands •' the enemy, al
lowed the case to be continued from
week to week and finally dropped
fiom the trial ralendsr.
The '.-.' was In this condition
when The «!*- naked the quritlon
a we. sgo: What has become of
he Whittlesey case? Immediately
thereafter Judge Tucked film-overed.
that a motion for. a non-suit had
been male and proceeded lo grind
out tha opinion now on file In Ibe
superior court.
It Is • significant fact that there
Is still absolutely nttthtng In the
court record* to show ihat such a
notion was ever filed, and until the
matter la corrected th* ; „t will
continue to show that Judge Tucker
luted on a motion which hid never
bean made.
Beveral of the 11 typewritten
pages of Judge Tinker's opinion are
devoted to harshest criticism of lis.
pert Orant's report and his testi
mony with reference to his Inves
tigation of th* records of Ihe county
treasurer's office.
Attorney Tucker seem* to have
forgotten that he was appoint**! to
try Ihe rat. for the purpose of do.
Ing strict justlie between th* par
lies, snd Ihere I* not a lint in th*
opinion that the court ever even
»ugg*«ted to Mr. Haoit that h» might
reasonably be expected tr, close his
case before submitting it to the
i ...,'t on a motion fnr Ron-suit,
A* a result of this peculiar action
on the part of the court the Whit*
Uswey esse waa allowed to go üb*n.
liitrly by default. Merely because
IS-perl <ti**rit, the county's cnvn wit
ne*s, wss not able to Rive the court
the facts ami figures which were
properly maters of defense, but
which Whittlesey's attotnry »t-
Iriifl' I to i. t-t nit on i it--a . I ."
Inaliuii. the court helil that 11. rn
llrvr- testimony of the wltnrss aat
dlsrrevliteil. snd disregarded It. «*
Ihe ii|tin!i>n shows.
I v|. •! Hi .ni who Is now In the
Staples of the sheriff* efflce, I*
greatly , hagrtrt*-.l over the outi-iim*
t>r the . .!■■ although he admits ili.it
uniter the evlilt-nc* as It V. ft* left ley
Prosecuting Attorney Hcutt Utile
else vi.itl to he expee-teil,
'The lilnl was a fare* from stsrl
tv finish." he stiiie.l in *n Interview
wllh a .-! .• 11 . t this i • .on t "Mr.
Scott made no attempt whatever tv
het|. rive out on the witness stmi'l,
antl a* t was the inly witness lie
ratted I am nevw i« he made th*
scapegoat, .:,•'••■".. for every -
hotly Bt fault.
"tvrsplt* Jmlge Tut ker * decltlun I
maintain that the facts *et forth In
the i I'liti'liiltit anil as stated hy Rta
on the avitne.s stand regarding the
shortage are torrent.
"The ill lnn it to ehlfl th* shirf -
»g* of the first term over Intel the
BBCOttd Is absolutely without Jusll
flcatlon.
"I inalntalne.l on Ih* vxltne**
ituml and am still rea.lv to testify
snil to prove t.y the record* thenv
srlv.s. Ihat Mr. Whittlesey *, ..
short In hi* act-omits for hi* fits!
term In excras of t;l,0OO.
OIL WELLS
PROVE TO
BE SUCCESS
WINNIPEG, July X— According
to I* L*. Kean. who has Just returned]
from a visit to Hi* Alt., rt. oil field*,
nil ot the highest quality ever dis
covered In Ihe history of th* world
It now gushing from Ih* earth tn the
•tilth'in set lion of the province 0/
Alberta, t'p to date two well* h.tva
been bored, both of win. h. in their
uncompleted stage, ar* cat—ble of
producing over IDS barrel* of oil per
day each.
Tbe wells sre tltuatrd In the ex
treme •outhwrstt-rn ..-. tit.rv ef Al
berta, five miles from Ihe Inttri
t<!n!ee boundary Hn* and forty mile*
«.iuth of I'lni her creek. The lirlt -
Ith I'olumbUi government recently
lease*] a large bulk of coal and nil
bin I* near then* wells, of whl. h
I .•■ •■. J. Hill of the Or—Bl Northern
has searured five *». linn* In thl*
country a Tt-fool vein of the fin. -1
channel sad west of Pennsylvania
baa been discovered. The tires I
Northern I* now *urv*y!ng tor a line
through Kootenai pa——, which will
form an eutl»t for the products of
the Rocky Mountain Ifevelopment
company.
ASSAILANT
ARRESTED
Thomas and John Zedka. roal
miners of Franklin, were arrested
Saturday at that pure for assault
ing Charles ll*tchr|l, who ts now In
a rrltlral condition, as told by The
Star Saturday. Ireputy Bhrrlff
Hodges made the arrest and
[brought the men to the county Jail
ilet-bsU It at Providence hospital.
ASSESSMENTS
RAISED
(Sptcisl Is Th* St**)
WALLA, W.M.I July 2a. — As
-1! sessor llerryman has fixed the
valuation of railroads In Walla
Walls county at Sin.Oot) , mile.
I*_it year's assi-ssmt nt was fiiiso
a mile. There Bre no first data
roads in the county. The rolling
, stock la assessed at fl.iHKi a mile
on the O. It. ■- N, and lir.Q s mile
on tho Wsshlngton t_ Columbia
li:.' i railway.
J. v. Morrow, lax agent for the
O. 11. A. N.. has given notice thst
he wlil file a protest with the eoni
riilsHionr-rs a* a basis for appeal to
the courts. The total Base-nscd val
uation of the taiiroads in Ibe coun
ty Is |2,74|,45*t, as agalmtt $1,:i.".1
--t,'.,"i In ISno, when the last valua
tion tn taiim. The total valua
tion of all property In thr. county
li iilicmt 112,000,(100. The farm
valuation haa not been rained ex
cept In a few Instances. A cut of
The Seattle Star
SEATTLE. WASIIINGTON.MONDAY. JULY .15. i.,i>.,
•The entile cffm t of the attor
neys for Mr. V*v*tllttlee#* wa* to
make It hm-.i tli.tt the moneys
thnt vvrte teceivrd by Mr. i Kittle
s.v .luting his B.'tiill.l let in limit 1..
--legally •!■!''- I to Itißklng good the
tltfl.lt nf his fltst tetni.
"It Is my tiellpf, .ml th* ■tilt W.l*
hrotight on lh* theory, Hint the t*u
terms were seimrnte „til distinct,
niul Ihere I* nn i|ite*lli.ii I. .1 Hint
when Sir. *i*t hltllrsey's first let nt ex-
I it • I he had nut lite nttitiey itn t. ... 1
to balance hit an mints is ith the
county.
'"Hut nslng lo th* fact Hint Mr
ft, ■•!' hsit no t-niii epllon v*hiitcvrr of
Itie-h matter* Involve.l uni pltltiiy
did not filth tn Inftintt hint—ttf, I
WHS ten til Bttllggl. Hll'llg th* best
I tout.l at the tilal.
*"l w*» given no chance what
ever In explain my ft port nn re
direct examination, hut grunting, fnr
the pttrpoae or nigutttrnt, that there
was nut a vs,,r.| of truth In 11. the
fact atlll remain* that the recent*,
»hl<h are the best evidence, were
tetite tv prove the truth of every
statement in the lomplatnt.
'Mr. Hcott made nhfuitulelv no
attempt tv peeve anything, nn-l the
•ull, If d!*rtt!<t*»il. will hittt l>een lost
through hi* fault.
The pm-. t ullng attorney sn I Ihe
county conintlssloners have power
to siiptilnt •; ■ i' i iiunivrl lo repre
sent the county In Ihe litigation,
ami Judge Tucker* decision gtveei
Ihern the opportunity to reopen the
litigation
It remains lo tie seen whether
they will avail them*, Ivet of the
opportunity. If they do not. In
view of Ihe fact lhal t_S county
has already had s sett lenient with
Whittlesey's fecund term Itond*
men, who admitted their liability
of more than 110.006 and |—ii! up.
th* Whittlesey deficit would a* well
b* thargeel off the l«a.i..
Mrs Whittlesey ' tn. • '. Is per.
tonally Without funds to meet thr
obligation.
%2 per acre was mad* on many
farts* on I'tirrrka flat
'Stump Day"
is Coining
(Special I* Tht Sit I
POUT ANI'KLKH. July 23
--"f-i'imp day"' Is coming again The
li!" of the Civic club have set
' next Wednesday as the day when
everybody ta town will be expect
ed to grt out snd toil In cleaning
up the atrvett of the coy. "file
great sticre** of th* tlranlng hotts*
movement Inaugural*-! about a
month ago bat given Ihe ladle* of
tbe rlub great encouragement, and
they say they are going lo keep
up their work until thry make
Port Angeie* on* of lb* prettiest,
most cleanly snd attractive little
rifles on the eoasl.
An excellent luntheon and other
refreshments Will be ... ...! the
tollers who work on "stump day
HF.INZE S MOTHLR
AT DEATHS DOOR
(Bp«c.*l Is The Star.)
rtI'TTK. Mont. July 21 --F. Aug
llelnte has received Information
Dial hi* mother Is lying at the p. im
of death at Had Naiihetm. '■• ■■• .- ■■
The message, which waa from Mr.
Ilelir'a sister, stated thst after ron
« .i'.i!l..fi five eminent phytic tins
had announced Ihat recovery Is nut
to be expected. Mr. Itetase'S moth
er It f_i yenrs of sge Hh* sailed
from New York for Germany th*
last week In May. Mr. F. Aug
lleinze went 1.. t at that time for
the purpose of llsltltig b*r.
Women Will
Toot Horns
(Special It Th* Star)
CHENEY, Wash . July H.—Not
to be outdone by the nun. the ladles
of Cheney have organised a brans
band, wllh the following pers«mrich
Cornets. Mrs. Mcintosh. Mr*. Mirk
els. Mrs. Oteason, l."|.- Hklnner,
1.. Harris, Mrs. Hurhanan; altos,
Kate Moh*. lMna rbhults. Mrs,
Young; trombone-, Mr* Grant,
I.i ■/!'■ .''•!,. i.in i Mrs. lib lianlson;
barlttin*. Mrs Riorum; snare drum.
Stella Drown; bass drum. Mrs.
Chaffee, leader. i'rof. Mangus
Holum.
KSOIM'H. N. V.. July .B.—William
T. Hheehsn left for New York this
morning lie will remain there un
til the democratic national chair
man bus been sclei ted.
.1 iv.' ■ X Jones snd Daniel Cam
pan wired Judge I'urkci this morn
ing that Iht-v would atop at Ksnptix
today, en mule In New V'ork. Sen
ator I.mi- ; of Virginia will also
slop off. It Is ml ml 11 r.l here Ihat
lbs nian who win in. chairman has
been practically settled upon. Tng
gart of Indiana Is the only n.ui..
beard now.
ARE STILL TALKINC
LABOR LEADERS AND I 1 ACKERS CONFER— MEAN
WHILE STRIKE-BREAKERS ARRIVE Willi
MORI UNION MEN WALK OUT WITHOUT WAIT
INI. FOR STRIKE 01 in. k
Illy is- nut -,'.«, Aftni
KANSAS CITY. July SS—lt is
estimated that I •'■■ • men went lo
work In the pat king hotisea Ihla
morning. The packers are confi
dent of winning Ihe ttruggle There
li a well tli-rtnrd Impiration that the
packers' combine mn make a tpa.
t lal rffurt to break Hie strike here,
aa th* Imal plants ran supply
the country's trade hy *—____a tou
tlntiotisly.
At noon the conference adjourned
without result. Ikildrn, president of
thfl te.Hl.at.-I a Illli..|| mil |t i.*ik.,|
like war. The labor leatter* depart
e,l to talk over the situation with
butt hers' union officials in the hope
of sn uting toncnuiiiins from ll.cm.
wht.h might make un .tlii-r mealing:
with the packet- ,--..:..- in ihe;
Interval the various lra4*B_*e_ _*■
gan to walk out of their own voli
tion Six hundred sin. k handlers
quit, psralyilng that particular In
dustry. While IK) ii.i-ieis also unit.
Gup Drawr 'tr Fort Worth
■TOUT WOIITH. Tex. July a--
MERCHANT MARINE
COMMISSION HERE
The congressional merchant m* i
rine ...ii.inla.i.in I* enjoying tha
taratities of Puget Hound Itsday. At
10 o'clock tbls morning the eos_.
niltstna wss eaeorted sltoard Ihe
Malnlander, which had been re*
served by the „-...-,. of the rlty
fnr th* special excursion, and a
large delrg-ttlnn of mer.Hants snd
shippers 8.-mmp*nle.l th* congtea
slonal party. Th* Malnlander will
cruise sll dsy, returning to the city
• bout » -■. ■ All point* •round the
shores of lh* Bound will tie viewed,
snd Ihe commission will gather la
much Information Ihst will l*e use
ful to them In considering the dis
SOME NEW
FEATURES
Mardi Cras Committee Has
Procured Several Fine At
tractions for the Closing
Week
A bill of attractions that ought to
draw bigger crowd* lhan ever has
him srranged by the managerm-nt
of the Mardi lira* The mm h rx
pacts*! public wedding will lake
place In the big teat tomorrow
evening. Miss Ester Pearson and,
Charles Stevens sre Ihe contracting
parties who will tarry away the
prtte of liuo for the house -keeping
fund.
In addition to the wedding the
management annolime.l Frivols In
a doubt* i....p the i.»i;i stunt, high
dive off a 13-toot pole and a Hatty
show, the latter to lake plate to
morrow afternoon, when anybody
accfimpanlecl by a thlld under 6
year* of age will be admitted free
of charge There will be prlwn fur
the p ret Heal baby, lb* fsitest baby,
the baby with the most hair. the.
on* Willi Ihe greatest number of
teeth, wllh the most bewitching
smile, with the rosiest c hecks, and
for twins.
INQUEST POSTPONED
Th* Inquest over Ilie body of
Jamea McCormlrk, who was killed
In Hi* Magnolia saloon Thursday
morning, whlilt wan In be held at
Lull this afternoon, wit |ni'iponfl
until tomorrow at :.'lii oi lock, on
*• i • >iitit of lbs absence of one ol the
Witnesses.
WIFE BEATER IN JAIL
John Moore, of SIS Fifth avenue,
tieat hi* wife anil 2>t .ir-oli rhlld
iti i...-I.' Neighbors heard the row
and summum-d Hie puliie. Mooie
Today fvtio turn are working at the
local |J ■ '.i houses The paikett
. lalni Ihey will have .i full force hy
Ihe end of the wet k. tttisrtl* drew
guns on picket* this untitling, who
uit'in; f. -l lv lutetfrre with nun
. iiit.B aitlvala.
CiHCAIIO, July :f. f'omniittecs
nf the packers and allied Iradt-* met
Bt Itl o'clock Ihls mi.ruing at the
Nelnein-ltorrls office at the tit* k
yr—idt for a flnsl conference, with
til* ■•» ,)m i ' of averting a sympathetic
'r.r Conditions at the yarda ale
tjnlt t The . i '."i- n of nttu
• ft!.. 11 help • ..fiiiti'.f i without I In
le_c*_
BT. Mil'lit. Mo~ July :-.-The
I'aai FUde. plants were alt In ••;•■ i
..t-.'i tbls morning with no vlolenre
The packers assert thst lh* allied
trades will lint quit, but 11. unions'
r*t»ta*atatlvr* say .-ah organiz—
Hon will probably obey ordem
fIX PAI'I.. Minn. July ta.—No
*vxnpath- ti- strike Is on this morn
tatr. Txett thlrett of Ihe normal force
are w..ri ■„- and there la no tlisair
der. .
i t.«*|t.ns that will lake place during
Ihe next few day* at the Washing
lon Tboiel
18). i.. the points of Interest be
ing" via.;. ! are Moran I" Com
pany shipyards. Ilallard harbor
sblpSardt, the port Itlakeley mills
and th* !',:•! . ■ .; I nsvy yard at
Itrexnertiio
1 he liiitlm ss program of the com
mission will .;■••, tomorrow morn-
Icg t Much Interest la being Ukea
by I,* ii shippers snd men har.lt tn
the flavestjgatlont of the romrnis-
Siotll Tbe merobera today are
the ST'ii *'-* of ll.' Chamber of Cont
inent**.
led to whip Hergrant talghtnn and
Clts>;i>*le,ttve It .'!■ • • when Ihey
canx* to take him In the statlun, but
made i««ir work of It
TO QUARRY MARBLE
IN IDAHO
i ,1
(Seaclal I* Th* St**)
LRWIHTON. Idaho. July .5 Th* !
Urge marble quarry on Chimney
i reek ts soon to be developed. The
i art i. field Is rut by the creek and
I walls of choice marble towering
ntofw thsn 100 feet rise trhm the
■trek on either side. The quirry
nowj exposed Is from 10*1 to -no feat
wide m i contains ledges of pure
wttllr. v . , ■. . snd loyal blue
mart'l* Ihat ha* been pronounced j
to equal any found In Hi" West. A
i-ftod wagon road has been built i
new Ihe Snake liver In the mill I
•ita'and shipment* of maible will
erxtnmenie scam after the mill It 1
liatltlleil.
-t, , ,
A* Same of >■ i . ii: between the
I'tiiifi.i. Palate Car team and Hie
'"Olllfnh'.t wt played yesterday af
i |er*Jr*rrti The si ore was Ifi lo lln
I f tv. of Hie Columbia*, who put up
SlVy-ry Billing game.
raatll I ,rnlg* No 7, I, „f |f , w |t|
___■•-> "at home" and Ice cream
sorfctl In Its old hall ill the Masonic
________!■* i tuner of [second avenue
'id I'lke street, Wednesday tn..
ing July 27. All friends of the
.irdfi are Invited to attend.
"ALONE IN GHKATEn NEW
YOU it"
Tfic Wei.b matin rompsny scor^l
another hit with the Alcs/ar pa
irons last nlgitl lii "Alotii. In llteat
er frfew York." The piece Is a four
art tnclodrama, with a vein of coma
edy^rttiininß through It to retlerc
!llie*Jiiore traitlc elcnipnt.
■ Wiedemann appears In a
comedy iiiaraiter Bit, which be
handles with his itsunl cleverness,
snd Mii* Weidemann In thl* plet s
Is seen Sgaln 111 lur own favorite
role, that of Boubrettc, The rt—l
of the rompany la aptly caul, and lv
its entirely "Alone In Greater New
York" |>iominfa to be one of the
t*a*Bai' best diauing cards.
IT WAS
LOADED
PIT I' YORK, A WOUKMAN, IN
JURED HY DOMIJ EXPLOSION
ON CARNIVAL GROUNDS
l'ele York, a wiirktimn fur Hi
carnival, was hiully littriieil hy the
i v|.:..i-ftii nf n liiiiiili this iiiiitiiliitT
The Imiiiili was a defective one nnd
liml I-ri n ftiiii-il Willi it iititiil.ir <if
other flirwtirks lift over fioin the
tipciiitig i.i, i.t nl the iriiititry store.
In senile innnner It was transferred
ttt the i-.iii,i|-.. I..nn I i.'.nl.v ami
itivered Willi old confetti.
York discovered ll Hit* innrnliig
and. taking It to Ihe dig tent, set
II off. It had tin fuse und eiiilod.tl
In-fore Yolk ctitilil git away from It
York was Inn mil In the fan-, und
Ills chest and hands were hiully
lacerated. While not of a danger
ous cbarartar, Hie wounds will be
exceedingly painful fur -tune tiavs
</•»•-*, if tf____3
DELEGATES
CHOSEN
* * "•* 11
DEMOCRATS ARE COMPLETING
i
PLANS FOR COUNTY CON
VENTION — MUCH INTEREST]
SHOWN
I.iv.lv ,t '.!.■! » ,■ manifested in!
the iii mm ratir prlmartt— Saturday
nlghi, the prim Ipal contests lieing
in the Fourth and Fifth wtnls,
where the friendt of J 11 Williams
and J M Quiltrr, ihe iital candi
dates for Ihe numlnailtin as sheriff,
wrra fighting fur Hirir men Ik
jnii.l thlt iontt-»l the primaries were
not will attended or lex eloped much
Interest,
The result of the rauttier* can
not It* definitely told Friends oft
both Williams snd Quitter claim
thst their favorite ha* the lead In
the race In the ionia-rt for proa*
ruttng .."-.. there was hardly
soy Interest shown
Four hundred ile-legates »ill at
tend the ..tt.i.f-. . till veil! Inn in till*
t ity next Wednesday, at whlili time
the various . ,v. II -..,<■ tut the
tounty i.(in.a will be nomlnalett
and the ..,.-. to the stale rort
vention at lit ilinglittn. on August
2. Will tie chosen. At the present
time it It hard lo lell Jutt who
•tandt foreran*! a* randldatea for
tb* various offl.e* Ketrrtaiy Iheea,
of the county toromltlee., gives out
the following randiila.e— for the va
rious county nominations:
Sheriff. J. 11. Wllllamt and J M.
Qullter; prose, ■ uting attorney. Jay
f. Allen. II F. Ilennetl and Wlilisra
C. Keith; county t—_t—ll—lloner*.
Klrwt uistitit. M IL "i.i. Ter
ence O lirlt n, I*d I'udihte. Hr. J W.
Hweeney; Second district, IC. II
I'vßttson and Fred llernrr; treasur
er, J. W. Ulllraple, of West Sett lie.
auditor. I ll Cox. of Ilallard, < ierk.
Uarl 11. Jennrr; coroner. Dr. I* O.
Fltelt; •urveyur. William T. Slurry;
Btaesiiif It. 11 l; i;i...i
In the tlate contesi there teems
to be th* same smount of Interest
as In the tounty fight. J. II Met
cslf snd Van It, Plerson are the aa
plrants for lieutenant-governor.
Metralf see mt to hsve the lead In
the rate and It Is claimed by tits
friends that he will walk off with
the honor without mm h trouble.
"DAREDEVIL"
BADLY HURT
"Dare Devil" Edwards came near
riding to dsth on his bicycle Satur
day ..'!••■.■••• on Hie Maull i i'.i
grounds, and now lies at Providence
In *;iltal badly battered up by a
tumble of f.o frit Edwards fell
fiom the top of Ills chute In the
piteeocs nf b big audience. Peo
ple could see that Ilie rider wsa
nervous when he ascended the run
way to his wheel, lie made a good
start, but Immediately seemed to
bwe control of the machine.
When not over six feet from the
• '.:'■..• point, be pitched over the
tide of the runway and plunged
head foremost lo th* ground, lie
was picked up and carried lo ttic*
! Ik tent, where It was found that
both arms were broken ami It was
fißrc-d lie was Injured Internally.
lie showed ,i wonderful amount of
lierve.
At ths hoeiilt.il yesterday he an
nounced Hint he was giilnrr to ride
Bruin us soon «* hi* arms were
mended. Edward- receives |4SO a
week fnr tiling bis Hick, width van
one of tht big attractions at the
carnival.
Run Down
(Sp«ci*l to Tht Star)
Si:iiltO-\V(ioi.l.l'Y, Wumli , .luly
»S.- Edward Itlnckle and Ml** m>i
tii- Crosby were run down snd wrl
ously hurl by a Northern Pacific
long! ii it, train in-nr hers nt 3 o'clock
yesterday morning. The yotuiK pao*
pie wer.' returning home from a
dapi- niul were riding on a railroad
speeder,
; THE OfJIY PAPCT IN SEATTU j
| THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS -
f
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VOL 6. NO. 133
STEAMER
IS SUNK
VLADIVOSTOK FLEET SAID TA HAVE SENT
STEAMER KNIGHT COMMANDER, OUT OP NEW
YORK, TO BOTTOM , |
LONDON, July S3,— A Yokohama
spei in| ten I veil her* stuff* that Hi*
i.n' .i. f..,'i . i Knight Command
er, from New York, was sunk yea
tiril.-iy by the I! . ■ ..ii, Yladivristok
■ , i. :•• t. off the Province of 1." i
The report was taken to Yokohama
by Ihe members of Hie crew of the
Knight Commander, Who state that
lifter the vessel was Overhauled by
Hie IttiSKlaii* the crew was trans
ferred to the steamer Chinan ami
then the Hrltlsh vessel was sunk.
in her Japanese reports have It
that the Vladivostok kijuadrem also
raptuii-d a Herman Vessel be-lleved
to lie the Alalia and hn unknown
Hi Utah steamer. Bach waa seized
cud put In charge of prize crews.
The Knight Command! r was a
I'riiish steamer of 2,17.; ton* bur
tl. ii, i oiiitnaittled by Captain Intrant,
rihr sailed from New York May 0
tor Klngapore. On June 23 she was
at Manila and laat week was re
ported as I..i.ii .: arrived at Bhang
t.s I
The owner of the Knight Com
mander is the Knight HK-amshlp
Company. I.liiiiii-tl of Liverpool.
: I.i was built at Newcastle by the
Palmers
SUEZ. July ft —The Itr'.tish Hearti
er Ardova. rapture-el late last week
by Ihe Itusslan volunteer cruiser
Kmolensk In the Itfd sea, arrived
hn* today In '..-.. of a prl_* t rew.
Mi i Volunteer Cruisers
lIKHI.IN. July 2_—lt 1* under
ttt.f.l that five ItuM.la.il unxliilary
BIG TEXTILE
STRIKE Oft
_
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND WORKERS IN MASSA
CHUSETTS AFFECTED BY THE LABOR WAR
PRECIPITATED TODAY
PALL, IUVCR, Ms** July *S —
The textile time began tn earnest
this morning. An attempt to op
erate the fat lories failed on account
of Insufficient help. Tbe crowds
hooted the few workers thst re
sponded, but there were no other
demonstrations.
Feeling Is high over the proponed
reduction of v „-. which precipi
tated the strike. The order an
nouncing the reduction, which iv
ersgr-s JJtj, per rent, wtnt into ef
fect today. More than *!> o<>U oper
atives, employed by nearly forty
KlLLtll Mil MMVLtII
Oil MIITEMIUI
____________
CHARLES WANDS, A NORTH YA K|MA SURVEYOR. MET HORRI
OLE DEATH AT MIDNIGHT AT TOWN OF MILTON
/Si real to Th* Stse.l
TACOMA, July 2.V — A few mo
ments afii-r Interurban train No. list
lift the little station of Milton, at
11:3*1 lam night. Charles Wands, a
surveyor rctildlnit at Villi Yakima.
fell from Ihe tiain while endeavor
ing to step from tar No. Co" onto
the rear platform of tar No. WO,
and was Instantly ground to death
under ths wheels of the trailer. The
train was brought to a halt before
the wheels of tbe third rar rolled
over the victim.
The Haiti, whlrh was In ibarge of
Motoi'inan D. M. Dtnwall, Conductor
V. I*. Hodges and Trainman K. It.
lietijamln, left Milton at 11:35.i
Wands and two companions, mem
ben of tbfl Kntithts of Pythias, were
standing on the front platform nf
car No. r.nT as Trainman l-\ 11, Beta*
(areln, acting a* his duties required,
nnloi Led the door leading to the rear
of car Nu 600 snd stepped out. |
While holding lightly onto the open
door, Trainman Benjamin threw
open the other door.
As he did no he heard Wands
make twins remark to hit. two com
panions, who evidently tried to din-
Hiiade hint. me next Instnnt the
tloiir leading out of the ear wsi
1— Lm.l in.l of tI . I. ...... of lien fti
25 CENTS PER MONT
cruisers, pun hancd from Germany,
are now i mlslng Un- North tea and
I i ... I. channel to >•• Ir* .***._. be
lief*— to be tarrying contraband ot
war.
Russians Sighted Today -
TOKIO, July :". 11.. oslan
Vladivostok suiiadron was sighted
this murine 26 t- . • ■ from Ksoisn
furs, prr-fntun- of rmam The
i. • . were steaming eastward
slowly.
TOKIO. July 25— The Vladlroa
tok sriusdron was sighted st 1
o'clock this sflerooon off Ku'it
province, on the east side of Toklo
Lay. |
TOKIO. July IS-Th* liiitlstx
steamer Chinan ha* arrived at Yo-
Icijama with the rr*w of the Brit
ish steamer Knight Commander,
whlrh was sunk by the Hut-tea.
Vladivostok squadron off Ixu. The
Knight Commander's __*__ was a
general one. Hit Kurope—n paa—en
gers were detalne-d by the Kuaslaaa
and her crew of twenty-one waa
transferred to the Chinan. which
i iilsei reports that the Ka—staM sank
i two Japanese *ib<*nti»'r_
LONDON - jHly 2.— In the hrroae
|cf commons this afternoon ■renjier
Paifnur stated that the Malacca in
|eiderit was still glvln£\the govern
jf_*Bt great anxiety, but he thought
! tbe signs obtainable portended 81
] favorable Issue. He ruiid tbe awes
jtirm as to the rightful pa-sage of
Iluatian Vessels through the I tarda
; Belles would not be • ii.itttfd IS)
I The i. .• .c.
corporation*, are affected
The reduction Is the < '.nd mad*
In Fail Klver wllbln a y_ar, the last
hating i >-< t. a rut of 10 per cent,
whitti eventually extended to all th*
cotton mills of •tern New Rag
land. The reason given by the
manufacturers for the wage reduc
tion It that the cotton manufactur
ing Industry Is still in poor shape.
and the margin of profit i* excee4
ingiy small on i.t goods. or
marly four months. In spite of the
Hi per rrnt cut mad* some time ago,
the mills have been running oa
thort time.
mln snd Wands stepped fort. flen
!..::.!. throwing open tie door
leading Into rar No. ,".t 0, which was
aticßil, !■; 11...1 around to see what
was the iiiattrT. The next Instant.
Wands, overcome by a sudden Jerk,
of the car, was precipitated be
! iit'itlh tin- wheels of the car No. 507.
The trin ks of the entire car pasted
over the man's body.
Althoticli horrified at the terrible
seetdenl of which lie was an eye
wit ne—a, Benjamin hsd pre**! of
mind enough to ring the emergency
rait and the train was brought to
a bait Itefnre the wheels of the
third coach had reached the unfor
tunate man's body. The dead man
was picked up by the members of
the train crew and some of the
passengers and taken bark to the
little -t.it:..11 of Milton A special
train '„ ft at 1 o'clock this morning
In charge of Superintendent Frank*
Hn and Assistant Coroner Mellln
ccr for the scene of the nnident.
The body was brought back '..' this
rlty an.l tal.cn lo the undertaking
parlors of the assistant coroner.
The dead man Is believed IB have
been about Sf years old. Tho wheels
of the enr cut across his body above
the abdomen. His denth Is believed
lo have been almost Instantaneous.