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WENATCHEE
VOLUME I.—NO. 144.
WHEAT BLOCKADE
PARTLY BROKEN
AT WENATCHEE
C. & 0. Steamboat Company Transfer
ing Ten Car Loads a Day and
Amount Stored in Warehouses Along
the River Is Gradually Decreasing
The C. and O boats are still haul
ing wheat down the river and tbe
blockade is partly Droken as far as We
nachtee is concerned. The steamboat
company has an order for ten cars
which is usually filled by the Great
Northern. The steamboats ;ire nam
ing slighlty on the grain that is piled
up at the warehouses ready for ship
ment. Last month there were '100,
--000 bushels at the biggest station alone,
and no effort was made to count the
nmonnt of grain at hand at the small
er stopping places. At the present
time on a careful estimate by Mr.
Da vies, there are 300,000 bushels of
wheat on the river banks between
Bridgeport and Wenatchee. Besides
ibis amount the farmers who ship
their wheat out of the country by the
river have at the v?ry lowest estimate
fully a quarter of a million bushels
he!d for the spring shipments.
An idea of the way wheat lias been
shipped out of tli9 Big Bend this year
may he gained from the quantity carri
ed by the river steamers. In August
10f5,,000 bushels went down the river,
in September 113,000 bushels, in Oct
ober 200,000 bushels, in November,
in spite of the blockade, 205,000
bushels were carried, and this month
2(K),000 bushels to date have been
brought to Wenatchee.
The steamer Pringle today made
her Inst trip to the Tramway for wheat
and wil' make bit two more to Orondo
be'ore being placed out ot commission.
There are still immense quantities of
wl eat to be hanled but the water in
the liver has been so low that Managei
T. A. Davies believes it unsafe to mil
the big boat any longer. For come
time the Pringle iias been carrying
only half her usual load over the
rapids.
The Columbia and Chelan will re
main on the passenger run all winter
and Mr. Davies expects to give his
patrons a fair service. Beside 0 pass
engers the boats will carry a very
little upbound freight and the mail.
Hardly any freight down rhe river
will be carried. The first of Feb
ruary the North Star will be placed
in commission until high water.
The Wenatchee Milling Company
is shipping only two or three cars a
day from all its stations combined.
The buyers at the warehouses are
buying less than 1-20 of the regular
amount of grain as they have no way
to move it. The wheat out of doors
has been denied up in fairly good
shape md the only placesjwhere grain
still remains in the open is at
an 3 Ephtata. This is being taken
care of in good shape However. The
company has a great wheat at
Bridgeport and Tramway which they
aie now moving down the river as fast
as possible. The latter stations are
te only ones that are giving trouble to
the company. At the others the wheat
has been well taken care of. Mr.
Gehr states that the market is higher
and inuo - steadier since the blockade
has been lifted.
RLOOMINGTCN, ILL., Dec. 16.—
Word has been .received here from
Middletown, in Logan county, that a
stranger by the name of Morris Allen,
supposedly insane, is holding the en
tire village at bay with a nun, threat
ening the life of any one who seeks to
stop him. Sheriff White, of that
county, with a posse, has left for the
scene.
WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY DECEMBER 16. 1905
TURN MACHINE
GUNS UPON MAD
MOBS OF RIGA
City Has Been Practically Abondoned
to the Revolutionary Bands and
Situation is the Most Serious in
City. Will Bombard City.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 16.—1t
seems to be beyond question tiiat
bloody collisions have occurred be
tween troops and the united peasan
try aud wotkmen in the stte-t; of
Riga, during which machines puns
were used.
The situation is most serious in the
country, which is practically aband
oned to the revolutionary bands owing
to the concentration where the hind
lords, ailed by a few faithfulatiher
ents, are att< mptiug to protect their
property, the revolutionists are con
ducting regular military operations.
They reduced tiie garison of the estate
of Baron Yon Loewisl to submission
after a majority of the defenders had
been killed, and plundered aud burn
ed the buildings and carried off the
baron. The surivors were made pri
soners.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. H>.— It is
stated upon the highestruthority that
two cru'sers and two topedo boais
have been ordeiei by tbe minister of
marine, acli lg under itistiuctions of
Count Witte, after an nudience with
the czar, to proceed from Li ban to Riga
and shell the cirv. i. revolutionists
refused to s i"euder.
A provisional government has been
established there, and the pa bii 3 build
ings are occupied by representatives
of the bonis rule party, who have
determined to m ike itiga tiie capital
ot the Bhltic provinces.
Barricades have been ereeteti every
where, and stea uers arriving in the
port are unable t ? communicate with
the sbcre. P.ibli' buildings l aye
been horned. Tne population is flee
ing, and merchants are abandoning
their business
Coons Get Even
ST. LOUIS, Deo. IK.—Negioes in
Naermle, Tenu.. have refused to rHe
in that portion of a street car allotted
to them by tiie recently enaoted "Jim
('row" law, aud expect to tide in auto
mobiles instead.
They intend to have an automobile
street car system of their own.
Several prominent negroes of Nash
ville, one of them an undertaker, re
cently came to this city and negotiat
ed with the World's Fair Automobile
Company for the purchase of a number
of tbe large electric passenger vehicles
which were used in transporting visit
ors about the exposti ion grounds.
William Fay. manager of the auto
mobile company, who has offices in
the Chemical building, departed last
night for . Nashvllie. He ex nee ts the
deal to be consumated today.
According to the negroes who visit
ed this city, they expect to purchase
at least fifteen of the large automobilej,
each of which will seat twenty pass
engers. If the new system is success-
will increase their rolling
stock. These automobiles originally
cost about $3,000.
The automobile system will be
run the same as the street car system,
and the same far will be charged.
Negroes only will be permitted to ride.
Peroy Walker will leave tomorrow
night for Memphis, Term., and his
home in Le Grange, Georgia. After
a shoit visit with friends there the
will make a trip to Texas stopping for
a while in New Orleans. He will re
turn to Wenatchee in the spring by
way of Denver and Salt Lake City.
DAILY WORLD
ANNA HELD SAYS
THAT FRIGK DINNER
WAS "HOT STUFF"
It Was Pretty Naughty but She Man
aged to Get Away wiih Her Clothes
Only Slightly Torn—Many Guests
Were Drunk
PARIS. Bee. I ft.—Anna Held, when
told today Pat Williawm E- Corey,
president of the Amencau steel trast,
had threateasd to mike revelations
involving the actions (<f prominent
Pittsbntg nlen whieb tc k :hice at a
bane-net a I which Anna Hei<isang, on
less these niri: cens*d cnth iztrg d r
ey, Bpoke frsfely <>i her experience on
that occasion- Sue said:
"Yes, ih re was a dinner given
Frick at the DoQnesne elobat Pitts
j hum- I wi jtri.m to -:. g, at the din-;
nerjaad oon#nted. When I anived
! there,which was 1 ite in ti.e evening,
i
! many of the guests were drunk and
lexcessively nms~. I sang "Won't Yon
I (Tome and Pi a With lie?" Oue nab
t removed his co it and .-limited, 'certain-;
lv.' I left the rim er. Before'l got
away my clothing w.is slightly tern.
I cannot remain bet tiie name ol the
man win took of his coat. Fri :k was
there; I saw him. The dinnei was
•hot stuff."
Miss Lillian Marr, stenographer
and bookeepfcr tor Athur (innn, re
turned yesterday from a two months'
visit with fripr.ds in the east.
STANDARD OIL GETS
MONOPOLY IN PANAMA
WASHINGTON, Pec. 16.—Oontro
; versy oetween Governor Magoon of
the canal zruie and President Amador,
;of Panama, resulting in Amador's
granting tha Standard Oil Company
the exclusive privilege to lay a pipe
line from Colon to Panama through
rhe zone, is likey to result in serious
complications. Amador has also grant
ed tbe Standard the franchise for a
pipe line from Boyeas Del Toro to
David.
TOOK GAMBLER TO DINE
WITH THE PRESIDENT
EL PASO, TEX , Deo. 10. — fat Gar
rett, for years a personal friend of Pres
ident Roosevelt aud the man who
gained fame in the west through kill
ing the bandit, "Billy, the Kid, - ' will
not be reappointed customs collector
here, a position he has held for four
years. At piesent he is in Washing- j
ton with Tom Powers, proprietor of
tbe Coney Is'and saloiu, tcrmerly
One of El Paso's leading gambling
houses. Garrett is believed to have
made a serious blunder last spring at j
the Rough Rider's reunion at San An
tonio. The president invited Garrett
to dine with him, introducing him as
a oat tie man. Liter the president j
learned who Powers was.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Sitxy acres, forty-five acres good
fruit land, 1 5 acres good timber 200
bearing apple and peach trees, 160
young trees two years old, 25 acres
alfalfa four miles from Cashmere
rural free delivery, school house on
property, ten room plastered house,
fine well, large barn, 20 inch water
right under good ditch- $5,000. Half
cash, balance four years at eight per
cent. (i. A. Virtue, 306 Boston
block, Seattle, Wash.
Dwelling—six rooms and bath, Lot
50 x 120, price $1,600. Haif cash.
M inthly rental $20. Mooney and Co.
Two houses—fil aud 8 room*. Lot
75 x 120. Price $3,200. Half cash.
Monthly rentals $33. J. S. Mooney
and Co.
A FIVE-ROOM HOUSE
Bath room, closets and all modern
conveniences! very desirable location)
ALSO close in; houso that cannot be dupli
in the city for the money - $1800.00
s ARTHURGUNN
Real Estate and Financial Agent
MORNING SIDE LOTS
A FINAL SNAP
10 acres, all in trees, best, varieties,
some 3 years oldj 2 1-2 miles out;
good roadj close to White school
house! spring water piped along front;
$3250.00; $2000.00 cash.
YOU MAKE THE TERMS
Bousquet & Holm
While Buying Your
Xmas Presents
Remember You Can Save from
10 to SO Per Cent, by Buying
Them at . .
E. F. Sprague Co
A nice assort
ment of wicker
CHAIRS
We also have a nice
line of Morris Chairs
just in. All these are
new goods , direct
from factory
E. F. Sprague Co
Complete House Furnishers
FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
A fine line
of those
large roomy
leather up-
bolstered
rockers
Cooler seat
in weath -
ered or gold-
en oak.
