The Seattle star. [volume], January 03, 1905, Night Edition, Image 1

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EXTRA!
Muni' r.niTioii
$5,000,000 In Gold
En Rotate to Seattle
Bound For Japan
810 CARGO OF YELLOW METAL BOUGHT BY JAPAN IN NEW
YORK ROM PROCEEDS OF GOVERNMENT BOND BALE
WILL BE SHIPPED ON THE K.ANAGAWA MARU
* 4>
. (Sold for Japan U. 000.000 •*
% Hob ejecured Kale of war bonds •'
•i w - ■ • ■-i New York markets *
♦ :-!i",;-.l from Seattle .
*. Doing to Japan Via egawa Mam *
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94)$ $ |a}« M# ♦<»»♦•»»•♦»»♦♦ »♦♦<#»♦♦»« ♦»•♦♦»♦»♦♦•»♦»
1.-.. million dollars In sold I* on
Its *•• from New York to Seattle
lo bet transpetrtetl on the Kansgawa
Mam th* Japanese liner, which
will sail from thts port for th.-
Orient on Jsnunryr IT, hi* money
I* a part of the proceeds of the .ale
ot war lion.l* Issued hy the Japan
t*r government and sold In the New
York market*.
The shipment left New York re
cently snd wtll reach this city sev
eral days before the big steamer
•all*. it Is undemtooc! thst the
money will be In Seattle cm the dste
ot the arrival of the Kanaga»a and
mar be put aboard her iu-.i:i. diatel)
Th. local express cotnpasnles ills
JAPANESE 111
PORT ARTHUR
MIKADO'S SOLDIERS NOW OCCUPY LONG-COVETED FORTS
RUSSIAN OFFICERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO
PORT ARTHUR ON PAROLE
TOKIO. Jan. 3.—The Japanese to
day occupied a number of Port Ar
thur forts. It Is learned that the
Russian officers and officials will
be permit- to return to Russia
on parole, the officers retaining
their sword*.
HOLD GARRISON AS PRISONERS
TOKIO. •-:-. 3.—The Rusrlan
rank and file of the garrison at
Port Arthur will come to Japan as
prisoners.
BALTIC FLEET WILL WAIT
PARIS. Jan. 3.—A Russian naval
attache says that since the mission
Of the Russian second Pacific
squadron wa* to save Port Arthur
the sqnsdron will now probably
wait until reinforced by a third
and probably n fourth squadron.
Semi-official advice?* from I'ort
Arthur Indicate thst the Russlsn of
ficers bat not the rank and file will
be penaltUJ to return to Russia.
LONDON, Jsn. 3.—Th* Tok: cor
respondent of the News wire* that
It Is officially announced that the
garrison si Port Arthnr will remain
prisoners of war. The officers will
be paroled, retaining their arm*, but
rar.k and file will be disarmed, for
which purpose they will assemble
forthwith at seme appointed place.
ENFORCEMENTS FOR OVA
MA
It'tMß, Jan. I.—A telegram from
Gen. Nogl's h-'B-leJIIIBIr'S. at I'ort
Arthur, state* that 10.000 Japan***
besiegers will remain st Port Ar
thur to repair Ihe foitre** while the
remslnder. under command of l>n.
Nsgl, will go to r*-enforcc Field
Marshal Oyama.
FIGHTING ON BHAKHE RIVER
ST. PFCTHRSfICrtO, Jan. I.—Th*
J»r»ne«* yesterday r»*umed hostil
ities on the Bhakhe river, aerordlng
to dispatches from Mukden and
Ilatbln.
Gen. Oka's army ma*»ed north of
Khahopu. advanced In a wedge
shaped formation upon the Russian
line*.
Russians abandonedset-rat trench
es arid lacc-ntly fortified ;■•-,-,-..
south of I .. drawing the Jap
an... after them.
When the rtuaslana had the en
emy In what proved to b» a trap
they turner] on the J„pancs» and
Inflicted a great lo«« and forced th*
Japanese to retreat from the po*i
toina they had taken.
RUSSIANS LEARN OF DISASTER
FT. PETEIUHIFRO. Jan. J.—The
cenaor today permitted the n*w*pn
per* to publish the new* of the fall
of Port Arthur, no mention of which
was made In yesterelay** papers.
Full recognition I* given Ihe he
roism of the defenders, while the
bravery of the Japanese. | a gpoken
claim all knowledge of the ship
ment of the money and assert that
thry would not tee ti * position ax
the present time to say anything
stiout It If the bond Issue were actu
ally on the wsy. The money 1* due
to arrive here over the Great North
ern railroad, and the atitctect • -
rrv-y I* being ob»erred hy the of
flctsls of the company when the
subject Is approached.
The liner I* due here on January
7 and It Is .;.. . -.-,' that she will
Immeellately take the precious rargo
shoard. Agents of the Japan**"
government are coming ■- in« and
hare a watchful eye on th* coin to
see that nothing happens to It.
of In high terms
The difficulty of the task before
Oen. Kuropatkln t* alio mentioned
While the story had been carried
from mouth to mouth thrrmghout
th* capita! yesterday the full real
isation of what rt.» fall of the for
tress really meant in ltu**l* did not
come until today, when the report
of the capitulation was published.
The is hole nstton Is In despair
over the revere*.
I' Is believed here that an active
winter campaign will soon b* com
menced by Oen, Kuropatkln. This
aggressive campaign will be at
tempted before It will be able for
Field Marshal Oyama to ... ut. re
enforcements from Port Arthur.
RUSSIANS DESTROYED PROP
ERTY
CIIFFOO. Jan. J.— The fort where'
negotiations for the surrender of
Port Arthur were held la called Itlg j
Eagle* nest, end Is near Itlhlung j
mountain.
Midshipman Elleorlrh, command
ing the launch Whll h left Port Ar
thur at I o'clock last night, nald to
day:
"No shot ha* been fired at Port
Arthur for two days. The firing
heard last night was the i: .. --...-,
blowing up fort*, ships, magazines,
warehouses, docks and everything
valuable. When v. left port Ar
thur, fortress and lain were almost
completely wrecked. The warships
died hard. Several exploaion* were
n#cc*-,iry to complete the wree-king
of them. The harbor entrance I*
blocked with sunken ships The
statement that 1.000 fighting men
remained I* misleading, as a ma-
Jorlty of these are tick or slightly
wounded."
STOESSEL SEVERELY CRITI
CIZED
TOKIO. Jan. I.—Japanese i.-.-, «
papera to-lay crttlclx* Oen. Stoe*»e|
for destroying the warships and at
tempting to hTockad* the harbor
and also for sending deatroyer* to
Chefoo subsequent to the effer to
surrender.
The Nlcbl Nlehl says while eien
Woe*»e| made a gallant defense, hi*
action In thl* matter leavea n ln*t-
Ing bleml*h on hi* military reputa
tion.
The JIJI Khlmpo characterize* the
action as "mean and unlawful" and
adda that "It should deprive him of
atiy military honors at the handa of
hi* captors."
The i-it't. charge a tfotatlc—>'of
the Ite.l I'ross at I'ort Arthur. Iloth
paper* contrast Oen. Htoe*se| with
the in.unanimity of the mikado.
L\ B. .VII,I. KEEP HANDS OFT.
WASHINGTON, I>. C... Jan. 3.—
It Is -tit..! on the highest author
ity this nflernoein that neither Rtia
a!a nor Japan had approached the
I'nlted .mm for the purpo'iie.- (if *.•
he Seattle Star
SEATTLE. WASHINGTON, TUESDAY. JANUARY 3. 1905.
curing peace with the lulled State*
aa nn Intermediary; alaei that th.
I'nlted state-. will make tin ad
vances 111 the latter without a re
ijucßt from both parties.
JAPS WATCH RUSSIAN,
CIIKHOO. Jan. 3- A dispatch
from Tcliistlii .ays . Japutie.e tor
pedo boat destroyer entered that
port st 800. Other, are outatde.
The steamer Vina arrived from
(Whin China with several hundred
soldiers aboard. it Is reported I hat
•he t>-long* tO the Volunteer fleet
used In running relnforremrtit* Into
Port Arthur. Thl* city I* peaceful
iiotwtthstsndtng the preeenc* of
uisu.v Japanese anel lluaalan*. The
continued presence of three Japa
nese torpedo boat ile-.ltiiVe.ts Is
merely retarded a. a precautionary
meaaure on the part nf Japan. No
trouble 1* expected, unless the Rua
slsns attempt to ersde their parole.
The .lupine se .nill.lt All!. 11
sh I ni- entered the harbor thl* morn
ing and exchanged salutes with the
American cruiser Baltimore.
CHEPOO, J*n 3 -Two Kiißßlan
torpedo taunrhe* from Cm I Arthur
arrtveel here yesterday. l_i' •
third Russian launch arrived.
l-'otir of the seven Jspane** tor
pedo tui.it destroyers have drpsrted.
I'htncwe report having heard heavy
firing last night.
SKIPPED
Manager Newton, of the IMleon
theater, la among the ml*»tng. Tile
irnptielors of the theater any that
In- left Ihe illy .•-.t'ut-l •> tilsht and
look with him between li"" and
1190 1.,-i..,,»!!,« tv the proprietor*.
and forg.it lo say tshere he « ,a
geitr.g. ll* left Ihe theater at » M
and waa *u|i|-ce-..-,l lee have gutc*
ii«>r for i f*w momenta
When h» did not appear at th*
!' - ii't until tat* an it •• •' * '•■ "
* t. newel* and 11 waa ■■- .- I that
over floe had gen* atsw. Several
I i.ia remain nnpatd and It ta Bold
that i,ant "f Ihe performer* -i Ih*
theater will have lee wall a while
for their money, B.m of them drew
th.lr teay in advance and are now
patting themaelve* on Ihe bach.
The ib.-.iirr will continue under
the olel management Bnd It la Bald
there will It* no greet i ... to th*
actor*, as the pretse.nl proprietors
assert they will make good what
ever loss the pin.) era have sets
t cine I A search for Mrs. Newton
revealed thai ahe had gone with her
husband, or la keeping In hiding.
WAR AFFECTS
SEATTLE
The war between Rtiaala and
Ja|MMi baa alreaely noal Seattle ap
proximately 111.000,000 In itade
T lit* is shown by Harbormaster
Jensen In the report for the 11
months of the past year, filed with
the .. tin'll last night. He state*
that chiefly on account of the war
the foreign Imports to this rlty have
fall, off |1 '. .'•.! ..I over those of
!•>•>.!. th* loss In exports being I-.
--379.070.
The coastwise and Ala I,t trade
Increased, The Imports exceeeled
those of I!K'3 by more than $l.t*K>.-
MM and the exports by more than
11,000.000.
WOULD REGULATE
DYNAMITE STORAGE
Fire Marshal Kellogg recommend
ed radical safeguards for the hand
ling of dynamite on the waterfront
In th- report Incorporated In the
mayor's message to the council last
night- M renewed the ricommen
dstlon thai a powder house be con
structed on the tide flats, removed
a* far as possible from the husl
nrsa center.
He Bald that tons of explosdvc*
were being mov.?d each week
through the rity and thai a die**
ter transcending the Iroqunl* fire
horror might occur at any time. If
steps were not taken to remedy the
evil.
He also reeommrnled the sage
, Of m ordinance regulating the inn
strurtion of crude jetlroleitm tanks.
He reported that sppllrationa to
construct tanks -if from si»i lo 1,000
gallons rapacity, segregating 15,000
-.- il-.n c, were ilready in hi* hsnd*.
MARKS BEFORE COMMISSION
\. tt ..e Market n young twin who
Is well known In itiis city, I* being
examine-! by on Insanity romml*
*ion In the superior court this af
ternoon and It I- '„.. ee-en wish thnt
he be . -.ti milted tee an asylum. Ill*
family la convinced that he I* not
t ■ sponsible for his net*, a* he hn»
recently been lnvolvpel In flimm 1,1
dlfflcnltle*. cM-e-(e«leened tiy hi* giving
worthies* check*, and *eem» to be
iitiHotutely unable tn avoid doing »cc.
Two prominent physicians have e«
--.iiiilni-d l,in, nnd are convinced that
hee I* demented.
DO THE WOMEN TELL
BIGGER LIES THAN
THE MEN DO?
Which sri, as 11 rule. Is entitled to 11,. ... 1 111 for tho most
prolific umt Biii'ci'saful manufacture of untruths?
Hr. All-ii M.ll Lam- Hamilton the famous alienist. In a scien
tific review of Hi. Chadwl. case, baa publicly declared llial It
ie much harder for a mail than fur a woman to lie gucr—fully,
backing hla a»*crtloii by what he claims to be a natural, paych
-1 Li-1. .11 eiptanstlon.
Ami now there Is trouble brewing fur the daring scientist,
for women are up In srtns over the whole country about It.
The Star lust Wednesdsy pnlilt.hi Urf Hamilton's wholesale
. li.nKe that women nre more worthy and faithful followers of
Anuanlaa than are men, and yesterday The Star offered Its
column* and two cash prises for the best de-fens* of women's
Iruthfuln*** the first, a CM prl»e Of $10, In go lo the woman
who aiiliinlt* the beat defense, and th* bmuml prize, of fa, to Im
swarded t.i the man who send. In the test defense of tl,. ver
arlty of the op pott* *e«
The letter, are already beginning to arrlvo at The Hlar of
fice, • rectal having appeared by 'In morning mall. The first of
th*** will lie- published lv The Btar tomorrow.
I. tl.'ii for the 10nice! till, I* Written on i I,'- aide of the
paper only and mu.t not esreed -10 word. In length. The writ
er', real name and address must be signed, but will be with
held if reejiirßted.
A Talk With the I
Mayor and Chief \
The Star, tn Ihe Itileresla of public tlerenryr, would a* lo have
- little heart lo heart t.tik with Mayor I' -_l:.*;• i and Chief of I'ollee
leelaney.
The Star preauniea that ha mayor atid chief, who have worked
In Ih* i literal harmony lv Ihelr eff.nls it gltm the elty a greed .. I -
i- nlnUl' i ii.. ii ar* of nn* mind J* lei Bluet hi- been ,|, nr aim r they
.-•-.,-■ I office.
Chief 1■• lane. In hi* rr|>ort, make* a number of *|eerlflc claim*
of reform* accomplished by his department. Among ihem are these;
I Pnl.li. dance hall* abated.
I. Mrii.ll- .nil. and beggars wltfeotlt licenses driven front th*
street*.
I. Hlreet advertising abolished.
4, Gambling prohibited.
.'- l*e>ol rooms driven out of th* rlly,
* Min-i walker* and women ;.■;'•-.-. In -...:.. eliminated.
T. c'llii.e. In and .bout aalnoies :. . , frequent.
► Truant laws enforced.
* » Illind pig* _i.,.:.»! ..1
I* ..it. vi . etlrt *B* street* nnd failure to maintain red light*
on iic'iin'ii.t'i. elc. abated
li Prostitution In red light dlsftlct teml.re.l -. .. obnoxious.
11. Haloon ben ordinance enforced and airlct record of disorders
In and surve-Hlanc-e over all aitloons mßtntalneel.
II |-i.-f...i...i.il j -lee flghta „i...!!.»,. I.
11. r*r*eana living en the earnings of fallen women rigidly pros,
ecu led.
11. Vagranta. undealrable rharacler*. bokoes and loafers either
tun out ot the rlty ear placed upon the chain geeng.
In answer to Ih.-*. rlalma made by the admlnl*lratlrm The Rtar
boa Ih* following In *ay, and »' tin '. ready to prove every *tatenient
It makes If I'hlef Itelaney or Mayor 1i..-:.; _.r would Ilh* to have It
deene.
The War will take up the rhl*r» •tal.oi.nl* in order.
1. Public dance hall* are not abatecL A few have leeen sup
prsaaed, but there are any number of Juet a* Vie iou* noes running
now a* there ever were
2. M--t. li ,ei.:s and _*-l. have not been driven from the
street*. Any-one knows that and can %-frlfy It by walking up end
down Mrst and fteennd avenues any afternocn. The department has,
however. deme Borne good along Ibis line. I
'. t*trr advertlalng ha* not been abolished. It Is ) ,-! a* '. .:
rant a public nuisance n* at any time „ Meg*tic ■ hlatory.
I. . .... I.- i.- ha* not been prohibited though It i* running more
quietly. Th. department ha* clearly ebnwn that It is utterly unable
to .upper., Iht* evil.
I. Pool rooms have been driven out of the rlty. Chief Itrlaney
and hi* men deserve full cre.llt fur Iht*.
I. Hireei walkers and women loiterer* In saloon* are .. greater
evil by far than Ihey wete wh'n Mayor Italllnger and Chief lielanry
took the reins of offhe. In an Interview with Th* Hlnr a few d.-tys
-'«" Mayor Uttlllngrr | t , 'I -.'> a<fmlite,] that they »rr» a growing
evil.
7. The records of the police department show that saloon crime*
have not been dlmtnhdted to any „ i-i i. ■ i ,t.l- extent.
*. The truant la-a* ore being rigidly enforced,
* There are plenty of blind pig* In Real tie. They are another
evil which Ihe police don'l »eetn to tee able to handle.
10. If the pe.llce department ha* abated the scattering of dirt
on etreeiß the downtown thoroughfares don't Indicate It.
11. I'rnatltullon ha* really been rendeted lea* obnoxious In the
redllght district, but It ha* simply .born driven Into other nnd more
respectable sections of the city. The evil, broadly speaking, la worse
than ever,
11. The saloon box ordinance has Bte*it certnlnly not bent en.
forced. It |a openly violated In * number of places.
11. Profeaglc prise fight* have be« n abolished. Chief He.
lansy must be 111 due credit for that.
11 There are Just ns many persona living; off the earning* of
fallen women n* ere/, Korri* have been prosecuted, but Invariably
th" charge* have be«en dropped.
15. Vagranta and undesirable rh»rarter* have nnt been run out
Of the city very rapidly. Nearly every etny report* come In of burg.
Itrle-s. hold-up* anil leaser crimes, which cannot tee attributed to any
other cause than the presence of a horde of cheap crook* and hoboes.
NO ATTEMPT ON
CZAR'S LIFE
fity ScrlOD* New* An'nl
LONDON, Jan. S.— A dispatch
from St. Petersburg state* that a
rtimtir I* current nt the Itusslan
capital that an attempt on the life
Of the czar ha* been made at hi*
villa. Thcrr I* no corroboration of
the rumor.
HT. PETERUBURO, Jan. 3.— It la
officially denltd that an attempt
wa* made on the life of the rear,
The emperor passed Mlnlsk at 1:30
o'clock thl* iftei Mm Mil,, I, I*
135 tnllea west of Moscow.
BIG GRADING IMPROVEMENT
Councilman Murphy last night
Introduced a resolution providing
for a large street grading Improve
merit In the Intel buy llstrlct. There
will probably be several property
owner* whn will oppo*c ihe Im
provement when It come* before
the »lret committee. The improve
ment provide* for Ihe grading of
Orand boulevard fmm Thirteenth
avenue west tee Twenty.fourth nv
enu* wot and it large number of
adjacent and Intervening *treet*.
Five Fatally
Hurt
'ftv ;--tli p. Net— A.an 1
"UK Pa., Jan. 3—A work train
mi the Northern Penti bucked
Info ft freight hero today. Injuring
19 men. five probably fntalty.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—William
Henry Oaldwln, Jr., president of the
l.i i ■ Island railroad since |vn,
died this morning at his .111- in
I c.. .■: i Valloy, Iriing Island.
MAYOR BALLINGER PRESENTS
ANNUAL MESSAGE TO COUNCIL
Mayor HiillliiK'-r lard night |tre
sentecl lo the council bin hiiiiiihl
nn- •cc It cellliilHts of a compre
hensive riimitilng up of the prregretta
of th* city for the year, with recom
mendation* for Improvements by
ii,- mayor, and rc-i»orls from 'in
head* of the departments The Ball
lent feature* «if the lengthy docu
ment are the fullowliig;
MA Villi IIAI.I.IN'tIKIt'H RECOMa
MENTATIONS.
Water rat it* should lie reduced If
they rail be wlihout recklessly
straining the fund* of the water de
partment;
I.eg Is ton relating to the over
- t.iv..iins of theaters, particularly
10 cent playhouse*, and dating
the »p.ee-el of veblclc-B unci street car*
on crowded street*;
An amendment lo the city ihsrte-r
snd ■ t-.'.- legislation provltlltiK for
the rare- of the- city's petor and *b k
In la. levy. Dili* doing away with
the m.ii • 1,-1! in mil ■:i • l,* ■ tow In
Use;
The i Ity e-l.i i,'el not resort to 11
- e-ileitis: crime for revenue;
The hanka In wlile l, i Ity fund* are
plated eln .it lel pay an tntrrrat for
the use of the money, thus prtivld-
Inr an additional revenue of about
$.0,000 _ 'It.
A new codification of the city or
dinances, and the formation of new
iiuiidiiiK ordinal
Charter amendment alius. state
and county land* to be taxed for lo
cal Improvement.;
Tim unification of the city and
county .hould be a-cnmpllshed;
A commission of business men
shun!,! 1.. u|.;e..ni'e i to at t with the
council In ncnring a new tie hall.
A Juvenile court should be estab
lished In the rlty and it* offenders
should be Bent to the Industrial
school now conductcil on Mercer
island;
The financial sffair* of the . I!>
■ hould be rtperl.d ut '• a-' one c a
year, a full leport of the sal being
made to the public
limit i aiitii.ii should be taken in
enforcing the smoke ordinance;
The rlty should be rcdlstrl'ted
Into ward* and precincts,
An Inspector of weights and meas
ure-* stiou.il be aj ;■•..!•• ■:
CHIEF I.I.I.ANEY'K RECOMMEN
DATIONS,
legislation providing for the 11-
HILL WINS
INJUNCTION ENJOINING DISTR IBUTION OF MERGER STOCK ON
HILL PLAN IS DISSOLVED AND RAILROAD STOCKS ARE
BOOMING
PHILADELPHIA Jan. I.— James
J. Mill has scored another victory In
the Injunction of the l'nlte.l States
circuit court of New Jersey, pre
venting the division of the North
rru Securities stock as proposed by
the Great Northern president.
Thi* morning the t'niled State*
c in i:t court of appeals dissolved
the injunction preventing the divi
sion of the Northern Securities
stock as proposed by the Great
Northern president.
Judge li.ill.it. of the court of ap
peal*, wrote the majority decision.
Judge Acheaon concurred. Judge
tlray dlsaented.
The majority rtoelalcn Is ex
tremely voluminous.
The Injunction was secured by
the II i; :••■!..-i Interests and granted
by Judge' Uradrord when, on the
dissolution of thn merger ns or
dered by the 1 lliteei! Sl.lie* su
preme erourt, Mr. Hill made public
hi* now famous plan for dissolving
the great corporation.
TAGOMA SAILS
FOR SHANGHAI
THE ORIENTAL STEAM! CLEARS FOR THE CHINESE PORT
SHE COULD NOT CALL ON RUSSIAN TERRITORY
Tho (.leanihliip Tacoma, of the
Northwestern Ktenmshlp company,
sailed today for the Orient with a
full cargo of general merchandise.
The Vessel will lake no passengers,
her Object In sailing being for the
purpose of carrying freight only
The cargo of the Tacoma consists
of 2,000 tuns of general ruerchadiac.
rnmi>o*cd of I'eOO tonit of canned
beef, conslgiinl to tin- different job- :
blng house* of Shnnghal. Chlnn.
The balance of hc,r cargo consists
of general mere handlße, mostly dry
good*, hardware iind other articles
merchantable sort.
Tin vessel will not, ns reported,
sail BBder charter to an outside
party, 'ill! will, n* ehe him been all
summer, sail under Ihe manage
ment of her regular owners. II ha*
been rumored about tho waterfront
for somi> time that the Tacoma
ft 'Mill. I sail from tl.lt* port for Vlad-
EXTRA!
VOL. 6. NO. .71.
RECOMMENDS MANY CHANCES IN CONDUCT OF CITY AFFAIRS
— FAVORS REDUCTION OF WATER RATES AND LAWS REG
ULATNIQ 10 CENT PLAYHOUSES 4.
censing of im i i- li bath rooms, sev
e i ai of which an- in i -i for assigna
tion purptMM and an- a rilpieH •
growing evil; ami the further regu
lation of crowding at theaters, backs
and ci pi ess wagon*, wagon rend
er*, pawnshopH snd second-hand
Btorc* and the establishment of a
workhouse. In connection with the
illy tail;
The police force should he further
Increased, and suh-slailons be con
structed at Lincoln park, Fremont
at-'I lull ilia) .
Mounted patrolmen should *••
provided for the raaldc m • district*;
The telegraph system should be
Improved.
('II. ENfIINEEE THOMSON'S
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Btrcet Improvements should l<e of
a in i ui.i•!■ i.i nature, commensurate
with the rapid growth of the elty;
Ittgradi'H sh'-uld be. ate radical a*
the property can stand;
Granite block pavement should be
ti- '■'! on ihe streets *u»talnltig most
traffic; brb k pavei on others
.lid asphalt pavement ill tin resi
dence sections;
Attention should be paid to the
opening of new *trc«t* across lb*
title land* -it.. the construction of
pleasure dtlvea.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF PRESI
DENT IrOUOIIARY, Or THK
HEALTH HI iAIt I >
I'ntil a rcorjcanUntlrin of the
health department I* made, the
health Officer*! t-alary Bhould be in
crease'l r.o that be- could afford to
devote hi* entire time to hi* public
dutle*. to give the department a bet
ter standing ami a prop. head;
The health department should lee
reorgsnl/eel |g produce ihe proper
!■• ii' ■ the charter teeing amended
to give the mayor power to sp|eolnt
three or more medl< al men to serve
on the board of health, whose dullcs
sre:
1. To arbitrate s|l matters per
taining tO the department;
2. To be the custodian* of the
necessary fund* for the maintenance
of the department for a year, with
As • result of this decision rail
road stork* ate booming and there
is liberal buying.
I landman's fight to prevent the
distribution on the Hill basis has
i.e. n carried through it... courts
and nth sides have employed fa
mous counsel.
RHhu Root, ex-secretary of war.
Is among the nc veral prominent at
torneys tn Mr. III!!'* service.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3—Referring
to the decision of the V'nited States*
circuit court of appeals In the-
Northern Securities ra*e, E. II liar
riman said: "The matter has now
been before four Judges, and set far
It Is an even decision, two having
dec he, for v* net two again- 1 us."
He de< lined to Bilk further concern
ing the case.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3—An adjorn
mrnt of the Northern Securities
stockholders In lloboken today ad
journed again until January 9.
Ivoatok for the purpose of carrying
contraband of war to the Russian
forces.
The officials of the North western
Steamship company announced this
morning hat nil reports to that
effect were absolutely false and
that the Tiicoma would sail from
Seattle direct for Shanghai. At the
custom* offices her paper* hear out;
the statements of the officials of
the Nnrlhw-cKtern Steamship com
pany. At thai office the records
Ishow th.it the Tacoma cleared for
I Shanghai.
i All official of the Northwest
I Steamship company stated also that j
tt would be extremely doubtful if
the vessel could cnll on liiigslan
territory, ns It Would be Imprac
i utile fur her M enter Port Arthur,
Owing to that port lielnß now In
tho hand* of the Japanese, I I'd to
call at Vladivostok would be al-
35 CENTS PER MONTIf
|Kiwc-r to dispense, the Mine al
l!i-ce!e.el;
3. To elect a health off,, who**
duty it will be to appoint all hi*
subordinates;
The- city and the state hoard!
should work In harmony;
The depart—ent should he taken
out of politics;
Ite-tter ordinances should be pna
vldeel for the conduct of laundrlrg
arid barn*;
The ordinance-* regulating tha
standard of butter fat la milk and
other requirement* fur a pure mill.
Supply should be raised.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHIEF
COOK.
An ordinance, should be paste el
requiring all theater* with a seat.
In*: capacity of GOO or more to hara
at ii.v i one fireman on '111- stage
during performance* to see thst the*,
audience 1. properly protected from
fire, a diagram of exits to be print
ed on every program;
All theater, should be connected
with the city fire alarm system with
special fire alarms;
New apparatus should lie pur
chased for the Terry avenue engine*
house.
STATEMENTS OFCOMITROLXEII
RII'I.INGER.
Ttu-re has been paid on the Cedar
river water system debt principal
and Inte-rciit, $.00,000, while a larger
payment than f 119,000 war not ab
solutely required;
Hv this rapid payment the city
will be saved $400 In interest during
the year 13U5;
The city's assets, bawd upon tha
actual cost of Its real estate, water
and lighting system*, are $4,4a_,595.
The liabilities are $4,381,041. .ear
'teste the an. , ml of asserts over lia
bilities $72.3.3;
Title cost to date of the lighting
rend water systems has been KM,'
834. but they are actual)- worttli
$1,000,000 when the value of the per
petual francblt-e* and pie-eieut value
are considered;
If the :i"..-t.i of the .ie »era
based on real value, they would
show an Increase of $5,000,000.
most 1:-.; -■ ii! !■ owing to the Ie»
which blocks the channel In the
winter.
It would be equally Impracticable
for the Tacoraa to proceed to Vladi
vostok, owing to the fact that she Is
Incapable of carrying sufficient coal
to feed her fires during the voyage
across the Pacific, and for the time
which would of necessity elapse,
while a channel through the mas
sive Ice fiooa was being forced by
the Ice breakers.
Without a full head of steam the
severest northwest galea which
prevail along that section, would
blow tho vessel ashore in spite of a
cargo of anchors. Th* steamer Ta
■ oM-.-t 1* also one of the alow class
of freight carriers and is anything
but th* class of vessel* win won!.
be employed to carry contraband of
war. It is a well known fact local
ly thst all contraband of war Is
shipped by the fastest of he trans-
Pacific liners. None of the vessels
leaving Seattle fur the Orient are of
this class. Mi M of the steamships
making Seattle their port of de
parture for the Orient are built for
freight carrying capacity and not
for speed.
The officials of the Northwestern
Steamship company aa_onnce4 that
the Tacoma would, after ■:,-, harga
Ing her cargo at Shanghai, take on
a return cargo from that port fof
Seattle. He return cargo will con
sist of general merchandise, such as
silks, teas, oriental curios, and the
usual consignment of freight ship
ped from the Far Fast to America.
"KATY FLYER"
WRECKED
I—V Pcrlptvs New* As«'n>
srnM.iA. Mo., Jan. -The
southbound Missouri. Kansas A
Texas Flyer was wrecked near
Franklin. Howard county, early
this mornig.
• The baggage car and thrco
Clinches were ditched. A huge
boulder rolling down from the bluff
onto the track caused thi wreck.
Five persons were Injured.
CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT
A ipallal was sworn out Is
Prosecuting Attorney Scott's office
this tiftenion chargiug James Mur
; ray was assault with intent to com
mit murder upon K. O. Jones. It
| was -:.,.:• I that Murray went to the
' room Of Jones, at 1 '■-•"> Sixth avenue,
and broke In the windows nnd
doors.- After gaining admission to
the room, he succeeded in BleOlll
killing Jones. The affair lull nea
on January 2. Murray was arrested
by Officer H. l: Harding.
PEABODY WINS FIRST BLOOD
DENVER, Jan. J.— Peabody re
publlcans are claiming first blood
In securing the select lon by thi re
publlcan cuticus of W. H. Dickson
as speaker of the house Dickson
was backed by the Peabody crowd
and foutflil by the Walcuti faction.