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ONE CENT •.
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Ttf-».3k and M -*-r"*»d -Rain or _*>.-. l-< __ teat*
INiIOHT EDITION
A CHANCE FOR SOME SEATTLE GIRL TO MARRY A MAN WITH HALF A MILLION-READ THE STORY IN THIS ISSUE OF STAR
CITY OFFICIAL. FEAR
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION
DYNAMITE LEFT IN CARS IN RAILROAD YARDS MAY RESULT
IN TERRIBLE LOSS Or* LIFE AND PROPERTY AT ANY MO
MENT—CARELESSNESS WOULD DE FATAL
4) ' A
a "t'nlcM atopped, thl* dam ♦
*> ou* practice I* likely to -Hit •
♦in a catastrophe far more till- *
♦ a.trims that the Iroquot* the- *
♦ ater horror la Chicago."— l-l re ♦
♦ Marshall Kellogg. ♦
♦ ♦
Seattle la facing * danger horrible
in its pneaittllltle.
Thousand* .-• case* of dynamite
»re e.releeaty handled within the
city rait, and th* strict la- re
garding the etorlna or eipltialvee
are being eonßtantly tgnoreil.
Every month th* »te.mer Mon
t_!"_ Of th. P.elfli" Ca__at Naviga
tion roap.ni a fleet, bring* to Se
attle 1* tona of dynamite from San
PVancUc to be loada-d onto the
steamer Alkl and aent to "-.east
crn Aleak.
The law exprrsaly provldra that
dyntmlie shall not be allowed with
la the harbor over night, .nd shall
net be brought Into the rtty, unless
for the purpose of stirage In the
city powder mag. link.
The Star haa poattlve Information,
however, than tun* of thl* danger
ou* explosive are brought within
the city limit* and remain on board
the "d.uuar. sometime* for day.
The ship doe* not steam nut into
the bay at night as is data—ndrd by
the regulations.
Probably the moat flagrant breach
of law on the part ot the Pacific
Coast company Is when the dyna
mite la 'ailed in the wharves
"tail place- on Great Northern flat
car. la the railroad tarda
At one time let tone of dynamite
waa loaded onto flat • ars .nd atood
oa . Great Northern spur tr*ck for
several day., .waiting th* arrival of
th. steamer Alkl.
During the time that three ram
loaded with dynamite, stood within
the city limits. Seattle was threat
ened with . fearf-il disaster, tor.
through some trivial accident, com
mon in railway tarda, such mi a
wrong-turned -a -. h. a defective
frog. etc.. thou* car. could have
been bumped into and a portion of
Seattle sent skyward by the chock
of the explosion.
On a recent trip the steamer Moo
tar. brought »*> r_*ee of dynamite
to Settle. The.* were held in the
chip for mure then . day. when the
law orders that any explosive-bear
ing reeael shall limit her May In the
harbor to not more than 21 bo—ra,
Thl* la bad enough.
Bat when th.- company car*, ao
little for life and property that they
pile tons of death dealing exploelre
on flat care and leave thim stand
ing within the city limit*. It !- tlm*
for The ..tar to demand a atria*! In-
Ma._lg.tlon at. 1 . (top put to three
unlaw fui practice.
The steamer Montara left Ran
Fran- isiu yesterday with a led of
dynamite, and Tbe Star assure, th*
people of Seattle that this cargo of
danger wll be hand). -I in a manner
provided for by law
Regarding the matter Fire Mar-
WILL RAID
___ae^-*'"**_ii.*' . ijw^--' .-----t>j. -
GAMBLERS
TACOMA GAMBLING BOSSES WILL BE ARRESTED DURING THE
DAY ON WARRANTS CHARGING THEM WITH VIOLATION OF
THE FELONY LAW— ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE SUCCEEDS IN
SECURING THE AID OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CAMP
•ELL IN PIERCE COUNTY
*H ' ' _ _
(Bp*«ial te The Star.)
TACOMA, Dec. 27.—Every gam
bier In the city of Tcrnm. will lie
.rr*i." ■■' before night.
Warrants are now tiding "pared
In ProaecutlDg Attorney Campbell*
office for tea of the hoea gambler.,
charging them with violation of the
atate felony gambling law,
Thla action on the part of ''amp
bell is the outcome of a long anil
gam toir.g ruaade carried on by the
Anti-Saloon league, through Attor
ney Thomaa 11. liain. of Seattle.
Tbe Anti-Saloon league finally Be
cured the co-operation of Proaceu
lor Campbell and yesterday Camp
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY. DECEMBER _-, 1904
•he! Kellugg sal.! Hit* morning:
"I regaril th- prrseut method ot
handling dynamite and olher espial,
elvee In the city •• atru.'l.iiialv dan
• .-1,..is If not Btopped I fear it will
result In a a-ataatruphe far mure ter
rible than the Iroquois fire horror.
Twice I have Introduced In the coun
cil ordinance* providing for th*
atorage of etploalvea outsit!* of th*
city "nil*, but the council has never
eeen lit to ...try out my recommen
dation. •
•"Tlie last time I recommended . I
VOTE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST AGENTS
GRAND JURY AT PORTLAND DECIDES TO RETURN TRUE
DILLS AGAINST ORMBBY AND LOOMIS—SENATOR MITCH
ELL IS EXPECTED TO BE ALLOWED TO TELL HIS STORY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
PORTI-ANT*. I>ec. 17.—Henealton
a! developments are taper led to be
the re.ull of the rederal erand Jury'B
Inveetlgatlon today in th» land
frauds
p Senator Mitchell today aent th*
Jury a letter r*a_ue*ttng that he be
made sealualnted wtth the chargee
mail' again*! htm »nd Ihe nature of
the government", evidence •nd
name* of erttaeaaea who have In
volved htm tn the mils.
When the grand Jury convened
-i-iitt this morning It a. teat on In
dict enia against <-'. I*. leoomta and
8. ll Onnaby. former employe, of
HOT FIGHT
fSeeelet to The Star)
RT I'M"!- Da 17.—0n th* *v» Of
Ih* convening of the atate legisla
lute to elect * t'nlted Rtates senator
to aucceed ': ... fl. Clapp. chargra
ef bribery are rife and tntenee and
bitter strife |* tn progress*.
Senator Clapp la a randldate for
re-election. J. IL OUflllan. of Mln
neapailla, I* alao a candidate, and
the formal announcement of On v.
Van Bant that he also I. In the fight
haa created con »tern at lon,
To make lb* •lluatlon more **n
s.itl nai Republican flenatnr-elert
Frank Ha.a-.I says In a published
statement:
"I wss offered 11.00- '■• mak* a
public Interview In repudiation of
Bene!< Clapp and I wa* offered en
adlttnnal 11.00. If 1 would Indure
another Ramsey county republican
to give out a similar Interview. Il
ia a party friend of mine an. I can- j
not give hla name."
bell sent a notice to Mayor Wright
to rloae all gambling houaea In Te-
coma.
CAmpbell added In hi» notice to
tbe mayor that If every gambling
house was nut closed last night he
would himself laaua warrant* for
the whole park of gambler*
Mayor Wright look no notice of
the request of Proaecutor Campbell
and gambling was running full blast
as usual last night.
When Campbell learned this
morning that hi* request bad been
Ignored he at once communicated
wtth Attorney Ualn. nnd the two of
them are tbla morning drawing up
the warrant, for the gamblera.
The Seattle Star
liiratloll for an explualve warehouse
on the thli' llsata. near \\*e»t Mealilr.
tthere It would be accessslble love*.
■. ts ,1.. i i to lllllnild | • if), I. but
in the lata.* lime removed from the
henit of the rlly. Trie matter sal
placed In Ihe band* of A>*l*taut
I'lljf engineer Beat! and Ibeii for
gotten.
"I -at 111 think that something
should Immediately be done about
Ihe matter, end 1 have mude tea tim
•liana In my annual mnsais
to the mayor. The preaent ordi
nances are fairly well observed by
tWatllp lii.li and othete. but they
•re i-i.idr._.ii. Lan ire quantities of
powder should not be hauled on
draya through the city or be atored
on the dock."
th* land department who certified
lo fictitious Improvement* upon th*
eonteatrd claims The charges ma.
not be made public for aome daya
although the Indictment ha* been
voted.
Senator Mitchell will appear be
fore the grand Jury late thle after
noon and It la presumed thai Her
mann will be given a chance later
Th* charge* against Mltrbetl have
not been mad* public, but are pre
sumed to relate to hi* using hi* in
fluent * a. a*>na' to aeeure patent*
for lh* ronaptrator*.
TOGO WILL NOT
MEET BALTIC
FLEET
STATED AT JAPANESE LEGA
TION THAT HE HAS SET
BACK REPORT IS DISCRED
ITED
-By BrrtPß* N.w. Ann i
n.lMl_ Dec. J7— It la .-... | at
the Japanese legation that Admiral
Togo'a fleet, which Milled, presum
ably to meet the Italtlc fleet, ha*
returned home to make repairs.
While repair* «re proceednlg Ad
miral Togo will go lo Toklo to con
fer with the government.
The truth Of the report la doubt
ed, bb It la believe.! In naval circle.
lo lie • tfcMtß* to throw the Baltic
fl-.-t off Ita guard.
GEN KOOAMA SLAPPED OVA
MA'S FACE
PARIS. Dec. 27— The Temps cor
respondent at Toklo -ir.-. that
General KoalaJna. chief of Field
■Marshal dramas staff, and the one
..mural .ho is said to have been
i most inatrumental In Whipping the
Japaneae army Into Sl]i good ati»p.
before the outbreak of ihe war, has
been recalled, because he slapped
Field Marshal Oyama In the face.
The two quarreled over campaign
plan*
General K"laiiiß I* consldercal one
of th* greatest of the Japanese gen
erate and strategist.
nCRIaIN, lie. 27.-AI Kra.no*
Jai-ki. inland, lb. anil-war eym-
I athlsers derailed a Iraln conveying
gee ißßaivlata for in.-lul I/a i ion at
la.!/ Many re»ervl*t» were killed
and Injured.
TH. HAGt'K. Ilec. 27.—The re
port that Hoi and will place the Sa
bank Stialt* Bi ttleini urn at the .li*
position of the Baltlfl fleet I* off!
daily denied here. Holland will ob
serve atrlrt neutrality.
Deputy Marshal A N Short, of
Yakima, arrived In the city ye«ter
| day with two Indian prtconera,
Chester Hpenrer and Joe Kdgar,
i !i»rg. I with rubbing a white men
of $40. Tbey were Indicted by tho
United States grand Jury. Their ball
waa fixed at $1,000 each.
TIENTSIN ~*TANO, I>ec. 27 —
Hhaokl Taota, of Tientsin, left Mum
morning en rout* to Tibet to In
veatlgate i iipditliiiiH there.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦M«IMMMItIH»»MIt»M.>MMW«<
% 111 l STAR'S CHRISTMAS PRESt-NT
I - —
♦ Tb" Star received . touching t'hrlstinas prseenl _,e«tsri.»v.
*> In tbe atiap* of a Irtt.r fruiu the 3* Utile i lilldieu al he Ityther
♦ home, exprea*l!ig Iheiilae fur the flaht Tha Htar hn* made to keep
♦ .Mi.iii. i lii iiin at the home, Th* I'leseiil was simple, but It it
*> preeaea th* ta.>•.- -1 aeiitlinenl uf h"iie»»t childish hearta aud, fat
**' that reason, I* appreciated far more than nil oilier complinenta
♦ The Hiar haa received for Ila »uccrr»ful flgßt for Hell ■ Ilylher
<*> and her Utile flea -
♦ <in Chrlslnvaa ava ihe 31 lit*'" aaaa el Ihi home, knelt nt
•# lln li I-.-it-id. - nnd ffered up thl* Utile Christinas thank.
*> "We thank you. deur Hod, for letting Mother Ityliier slay
♦ wllh us."*
♦ following Is the letter received by The H!nr nnd Ihe inline*
♦ of the It elgner*. Th*lr age* ar* from 11. to 11 year*.
♦ Ilyther Child Home, i-«: !>eniiy Way. I»ec. rsth. IMI.
•*• <hir liear I'llni.l. Tlie Hiar: Wa the clillilirn al lh* horn*,
4 wish lo aeud Xmaa greeting to you all of The Hlai for Ihe good
*> lltne we hale been enjoying Ihla Xmrlß time .mi our bee! earth
a ly ft lend, and hope ahe will be with U. a. long a* we need her.
♦ M.ii.-ii I Hunter, ittib.tt Hunter, Kdna Hidden, rTi.rrnre ||o|.
♦ den. Kay llrrnlason, I'eßrl OarfteM Krafirea Ila!il.|illat. liene
. Orlffln. Vemoa tlilffln. May l-*il«k. t'uilla Cirtffln. Adieu liahl
♦ quiet. Jliiimle I, mt...1, Lfiyd llor*na*». llutrel .•-...-. nei, MorKati
♦ l.'dit.tid-. Willi* Kdward*. i*r»d Keekl". Wllllle Uiii.l.iii, John Mil
a aaill. Clifford MnJ.'ia. Kmery tllbbl*. la.* Huberts. Winnie II
♦ war.la. Cc, llle I ile-in. Nrala McCasy. I_lnd»uy Hubert*. Charley
» It.. .M. .. May finch, lloeamoiid Warren. Ellle Way lloea. land
♦• Corey, Etmei Welt*.
♦ We trlah you • very happy New Year.
■__• _________• -— - — ----- lilllllllllllllllillllllllllll
Mr. Little, Wealthy Klondiker,
Wants to Marry a Seattle Girl
HE WA BONCE A POOR MAN, BUT 00T THE START TO FOR
TUNE IN THIS CITY AND HOPES TO WIN THE HEART OF A
DAUGHTER OF THE QUEEN CITY—HE PREFER* A WORK
ING GIRL
♦ ♦
a WANTED—A write) must he b.tß.an II and 7* /_*'. sf ag.i *
. good look, no! ne-itin,. but will not I*. found again*! appll- at
•> cant*, no blend** need apply! ..met b* willing I* travel sen- se
* tinueusly for three years. Addr.a*. liißar, Young Lilt 1.. Hotel •
•*■ Washington, Seattle. . *>
♦ ♦
Z. Y. Little, of rain all, Ky
want, a wife.
Mr. Little*, who Is a retired Kaon
dlker, and Is at present .lopping at
tlm Hotel Waahlngton. baa esprea*
ed Ihl* da-sir* and Is particularly
anxious to marry . Seattle gtrl. In
asmuch as ail of hla good luck start
ed In Ihla cliy, he believe* that It
would only be tempting fate to en
ter into tb* «..'.. ttti contract of mat
rimony anywhere el*..
Mr. Utile has an abundai of
800 l qualities lo make him ellglbl*
la th' matrimonial rare and Ihe Se
attle maiden who rapture* hi* heart
and hand will be opea to cungrali
Istiiin
For—
ll* la mm. arallvelj- young—l.
years old.
PLAN TO SPRING
HOE'S NAME
—_-____
RAILWAY COMMISSION FORCES ARE ORGANIZED AND THOUGH
IN MINORITY THEY MAY P ROVE TO BE BALANCE OF ROW
ER
fSp.e'.l I* Th* Star) {
OIaTMPIA. Wash . Dec. 27.— Par- !
Ilea *ald to he acting on behalf of
(Jovernor Mrllrtde and atate pull
tician* associated with him in th*
railway rommls«ton fight hat.- ee
cured the Pi..- during the legisla
tive session of a number of rooms
In tbe Kinney block, formerly
used as a temporary home if the
• tste office.
It Is reported that the -■Mima will
be used as headquarter, for the
commission force* during the sea
sion of tbe legislature, and that
prior to the opening of the legtata
lure the name of Mrllrtde will be
BULGARIANS
FIGHT
flly . iti'pe New* Ann)
BE—QUAD- Dee. 27.—Itevolu
timi.irv llulgarlan* today attacked
a village ii.-ar l_*vgal!ja. Thirty
person* were killed. At Velar five
(ireek* and threat llulgarlan* have
been killed.
DISCHARGED AGAIN
f. Lee You. after being arreated
twlcei for not having papers show
ing he belonged In the Culled
Mt.il' m, as discharged by Judge
llaafurd In tbe Cnlted Statea dis
trict court till* morning. You wa*
fir.t nrr*»ted l.v order* Issued by
Commissioner William*. He was
discharged, aa he proved that he
ll* is good looking tall, bread
•buuldereal. baa wavy brown hair.
ha.-'-l eyea and a very handsome,
drooping mt -'a !..
lie haa no bad habita; doe* not
•moke or drink and belongs to no
• tub
ll* is very wealthy, having
"cleaned up" half . million In the
Alaskan gold fi*l<l.
la conversation . th a Sin re
porter last night Mr. Utile ex
plained lit* reasons for wanting to
he married .„ Seattle and why he
aloes not object to having the same
matte known through the column*
of Ihla paper.
"About 12 year* ago I left my
home ctly— Tad ii ah Ky.—with a
starting capital of iv• I managed
to get a. fa. a. .-.. attic and finally
rent lo work here at my trade, be-
announced ■• a candidate for I'nlt
"I Stat-* senator.
It la also known that Ihe Mr-
Bride forces have rented a large
rweld'-a, ■ rlose In where the legis
lates and tn- ir families will be
*Bt*ltai: ' d
Although the Mcßrlde force* are
In * minority In the legt«l»t'. yet
tho contest iii the senatorial fight
anal no the passage of many Im
portant bills • in.if. t-d politically
'therewith will be so clone lha! Ihe
laelaiir. of power might be held by
th. in at times when an advantage
i to Mrflrid* and hi* friends might
be considerable.
erne born and had always lived In
th* t'Bltnl Statea. He was no more
than out of Jail than he was ar
rr-.ted again by the order of a dif
ferent . ominlsaiiiner charged with
being unlawfully In th- country.
You* attnrneya made an appeal to
the 1 nit..] States dtatrlrt court. ll*
wae trted In the regular courae and
waa found tint guilty. Judge Han
ford ordered him diacharged.
NELSON GETS
$6,900
(Hv Bcrlpps N.w* Aaa'n.)
SAN FRANCISCO, ilec. 27.—Rat
tling Nelson and 111* manager. Ted
Murphy,, Battled their differences
Ibis ma.riili c. Nelson tnktng !'•.!
"f the 19.000 etieck Murphy led to
take with him to Chlrago. The
charge of felony by cmticxzlemcnl
against Murphy and laddlo Santry
Ilea been dismissed.
WILL RESTRAIN COUNTY
IN ABSTRACT CONTRACTS
To prevent what is alleged to be
an Illegal contract by which the
county la robbed of m-urly ll'J.'i'Ki.
Jam.- Mi Nciiy, a well known local
Bttornry, acting in . ..li)iilii tilth
other cltltena. who have learned of
the alleged steal, will I talis afternoon
file In the imp. ihn court 111 l Bppli
catlon for a retraining order i-stop
pliiir lh" payment of further war
rants lo lid .nu.l P. Tremper, of ihe
Osborne, Tremper Abstract com
pany.
The warrant* referred to are
tboae • tin Tremper I* to receive
e\rry 30 day* In payment of a con
tract lie lias with Auditor Lamping
and the county roiiimlaiili.iirr* by
which In- is to receive tl'j.m'M for
compiling a complete new set of In
dese* for lln auditor's office.
Ing at that lime a'plumber. When
the Klondike traxe struck tbla city
In '■.•*. I wa* Bill.dig the flt»t to
atart for the new Mecca, my bo**
haling anil- naked me fur the trip.
"I BH among the few lucky one*
and made enough to put both my
old employer and myself lan easy
street for the remainder of our
II lee
"Through rareful Investments I
have doubled tny capital, and alnce
then have traveled considerably to
get acquainted with this big world
of ours.
"Ktaally 1 decided "I get married
and. at I do not know any young
woman who I fancy bi a steady
male for life. I I,at. ii.*.'. up my
mind to try *|h.i In. k' bete In He
attle, the starling is.ii,! of my suc
cess
"No. I don't object to your pub
lishing thl* story. I am md sahsrti
eat of my desire lo get a wife and
I believe that Silllf honest, attract
ive young woman, who, like myea-lf.
la tlreat of .Ingle life might be will
ing 10 at least communicate with
me
"I much prefer a young woman
who la working for her living. I
don't rare a rap for !......-.. as
I have plenty of money fur two."
Mr, Ult ■ requested that Bnv ap
plicant* for hi*, heart, hand and a
share of hi* fortune, will rommunl
cat* with blm by mail giving their
addresses an thai he may answer at
hi* lei.ure. He will have no deal-
Ings with matrimonial agrnrle*.
CHILDREN PLEASED
The Chrfstmss entertainment for
the little children from tbe homea
along the waterfront, given by tbe
I.- 1 1- s church and Central mle
aton last night a' 2*13 Western
avenue, wa* a big success. A plea*
ing entertainment was given end
there waa a big Christina* tree fill,
ed with all the good things that
make the youngater* hep; Kvery
bo) and girl went away with their
arm* and heart. full of good thine*.
DESTROYED
THREE TOWNS WASHED AWAY
AND HUNDREDS DROWNED
(Special te The Star.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27.—A
dispatch from tliishler report* that
heavy rains in Persia have ruined
the crop*. Three villages were de
etroyed hy the torrent*. The ton*
of life I* heavy, 300 corpse* having
been found.
EXPLOSION
IBs BcrlDDa New. Ass n I
I'lTTSnt'ltfl. Pa., IV, 27.—An
explosion a! 1" o'clock thla morn
ing of furnace '.1 " of the 1-Mgar
Tlioinn* blast furnaces, at Ilrlde
rock. is believed to bare resulted ln
the death of several workmen. Five
physicians hair beep summoned to
tbe Riene of tho accident.
INJUR tD
While knlsomlnlng the celling on
the fourth floor of the new Tost-
Intelligencer building this morning
J. limn it fell from a scaffolding and
sustained Injuries the result of
which cannot be learned. He wa*
removed to the Pacific hospital In
the city ambulance and a lii.'v ex
mi,in.it if ti mad* Hl* bead, shoul
der nnd left leg were Injured In the
tall. The leg waa broken.
The Only Paper in Seattle
That Dares to Print the News
VOL. 6. NO. 265.
ATTORNEY JAME M'NENY ALLEGES THAT CONTRACT MADE
BY AUDITOR LAMPINQ IS IL LEOAL AND PRICE PAID FOR
WORK EXC-'. 1
i uml,. i tine, already been paid
f 1.100 on the iii H.i I It Is even
claimed that thl* »urn haa been puld
out contrary to law, the- requited
time not having elapsed before
Tremper received hi* wan ant. Ac
cording lo bl* "iiiti.i- t with I.a lull
ing and the county toiiimUalonir*,
tnade November it Tremper was to
receive an aim. ..'it i-j-i.il to an .; tl
mate of the value of tlie wotk done
every .in day a- Hi. woik progress
es. Tbla bill i annul legally be paid,
It 1* claimed, until 10 .lain later,
all'l It I..ii- I.e. ti apptuveil by tb*.
county ciiiniHlaelDiicis, no tbat tbe
warrant should not have been paid
at laust until tomorrow. Yet tbe
warrant was paid ouly -'• days after
tlie • ■ i.tiat I wa* let
Tremper, according to bis con
tract, I* to receive 3 centa .1 line
for every line 111 Hie new set t,f In
deie. A state law, It la ilalund,
restrict* the price which county
■ "limits i.an. is may pay for such
copying to X ..is a folio As there
are about 20 words to . line, Tretu
l" I* getting ID tent* per folio, or
twice Ihe price lie lew authorizes.
In round number* tlii re are In all
660,000 line* to be copied un the
new Index. At 3 cents a line Trem
per gels Ila .hi for the Job. It ia
staled In tbe contract that the
award waa made November Ik, after
bids had been submitted on Not rui
ba-r 16. It I* believed by persons in
touch with the deal Ilia' the other
bids submitted were "dummies." At
any rate Treat pet was given the
contract at 3 cents a line, or 3 a ents
tor a*, li description completed in
the new Indei.
The AL*IIITOII*B OFFICE IS
Ct--MP_.l_la_.l_ TO DO a i.l. Till)
CHECKING.
Tbe county must also furnish all
lh* slips required fur transcribing;
all books, stationery, roota and
light Tremper is to be paid 1-0 per
cent of the estimated v.lue of lib
work every 30 days as the work pro
gresses. In tier cent Ik ing paid upon
Ihe completion of the contrtucL
Tlie Star has already potnled out
that there wa* a graft of tin In
printing the alip* alone, of which
310.000 have already beea printed.
The mi,ft paid 12.25 per 1,000 for
them without any knowledge of
baaing Agent Rutherford, while
the jolt Is declared by competent
printers lo be worth but 11.10 per
I,oc *}.
The .Up* were required for tran-
An Expert's Study of
Mrs. Chadwick
_, ~****S_ * NEW ANO ABSORBING CHAPTER OF THE
i_3 3p*T_ GREAT CHADWICK CASE WILL BE PUBLISHED
f ' ' ''-'•'Jtim IN THE COLUMNS OF THE SEATTLE STAR TO
-1 __ : *>■ MORROW. IT ISA PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CRIM
r_ Wm**.' VS'NOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE FAMOUS WOMAN
tA **-** *>lVki SWIND-* BY ONE OF THE GREATEST EX
\ _L "" 4V PERTS OF THE DAY.
I & ***:' lSi ™- NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIA-
Jia-rfi-J-'i W TION' OF WHICH THE STAR IS A CHARTER
*iriar MEMBER. SUBMITTED MANY PHOTOGRAPHS
\ 'OP AND A GREAT MASS OF DATA ABOUT MRS.
V^rW CHADWICK TO DR. ALLAN M'LANE HAMILTON,
Hit. HAMILTON. WHOSE REPUTATION AS AN ALIENIST IS IN
TERNATIONAL. COMMISSIONING HIM TO MAKE A REPORT.
DR. HAMILTON MADE AN EXHAUSTIVE STUDY AND HIS
CONCLUSIONS. WRITTEN IN FORCIBLE AND POSITIVE
STYLE. ARE INTENSELY INTERESTING.
APPALLING
FRIGHTFUL CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED AT GOLDFIELD MIN
ING CAMP IN 80UTHERN NEVADA, AS RESULT OF DIS
EASE AND LAWLESSNESS—REIGN OF TERROR EXPECTED
RENO, Nev.. Dec. 27— Frightful
condition* prevail at Qoldflold, the
new mining camp ln"tlie southern
part of the state. An epidemic of
diphtheria, araallpox nnd black
pneumonia li raging. It Is Impos
sible to get medicines, fOOd, water,
building material an I other neces
attics Into camp on account of the
fii)-day embargo on freight at Heno
due to congestion.
Pneumonia 1* taking men off In
i a nigh!, and BO effort is being made
tn isolate the smallpox patient.
The supply of coffins la Inefficient,
and the corpses are permitted to
remain above ground fur day* Hun
dreds are sleeping in thin tent*.
The rush Into tin ramp continue,
and unless building material Is
brought in soon the conditions will
become ..palling. Holdup* are of
j nightly occurrence, and a veritable
I reign of terror I* expected by tin
first of the year, when a large mi in
ber of tense* expire, forcing opera
' tions to shut down for lack of
equipment.
_^. , .--, _ *-.
at CENTS PER MONTI)
Bcrllilng Ihe old inline* After b*f-
Ins placed on the slip* Ibey tit
copied into the Hi v. book*. It being
1,, . , , .. _ to put the description* on
the slip* fur -. .-I • gallon. There are
.t praaaat Ihrea set* of indexea,
whli ti are In very bad shape. These
are being merged Inlo one up to
date set.
Auditor l-uii!-.!.,: Mailed out laat
April to do the work, as lie natur
ally should. Then fur some reason
ba concluded that It would be quick
er and cheaper to let out the work
by contract. Tremper (rot the Job
at 3 cent* a ill.- Ha la paying lb.
do. I. or mi men working lor blm
'..:, cents per 100 line* fur copying
two of the cell of old Indexes onto
the Blip*. In itu-Bf- two Ml a of '.id
Indexes are about 450,000 line, that
mutt be transcribed onto the flips,
at ranged and then recopled Into the
new books.
|i will, therefore, cost Tremper,
beside* 65 cent* per 100 line* for
copying onto the Klip*. not to ex
ceed 75 centa per 100 llnea fur segre
gating tbe . lips and reaopylng lata
the new books. Therefore, the work
of putting 150.000 line* In Urn new
book* will cost Tretaper approxi
mately II!'' per 100 llaaa He I*
getting 13 i-i 100 tine. lie make*,
therefore, |l ',-. on wh 100 line..
On 450,000 line, he makes a net
profit of 17.200.
Now it must be remembered that
In ir.nacrlblng the latest set of the
present indexes to the new I. mill it
will nut be necessary to copy onto
the slips for segregation. The 210.
--000 llnea In tbt* act can be copied
directly lata the new iiooka Thla
work will co*t very <lo*e to 75 centa
per 100 Hi.- Tremper la getting »i.
He make* a profit of 12.23 un 100
lines. On 210,000 line* be cleans up
14.725.
Till* sum combined with the net
profit made on the 450,000 line.
make* a total net profit of 111..25
which taper makes for copying
f.fiu.ooo line. It coat the county
$19,800 lo get the work done, and
when It is completed, according to
the contract, it remains for the
auditor to do the .bet-king, He la
responsible fur all mistake*.
pereuns who were acquainted
' with three facta and desirous of pre
venting the taxpayer* from being
robbed of nearly 112.000. resolved to
get out the -training order pre
venting the payment of the war
-1 rants until the affair can be ventil
ated.
Lease holders openly threaten to
jump valuable claim*. and the own
ers are preparing to defend their
piupertlea with their Uvea.
BOIMU arc being made to keep
the true condition of affairs from
the public and to present * possible
(hrlnkage of value of atock. It 1*
worth a correspondent* life to send
a story over the wires, or tie even
suspected of giving information by
other mean.
Saloons and gambling hall* are
practically deserted, and tome of
them have been closed by the bar
tenders or dealer.
There la absolutely no sanitary
sysiem. Men lllerally one mats of
smallpox sores work ilde by tide
with men in the first stage* of
pneumonia and diphtheria and oth
ers untouched by the disease. Small
pox patients at- permitted to mingle
Willi crowd* around the saloon
stoves. The cold is ml,lis.-, the
tempt ratlin- being a* low as 10 be
low UIU.

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