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THE EVENING STATESMAN. VOLUME XXX. SUYER OF OFFICER HAS SURRENDERED A loruo Reeves Kept Fifty Armed Men at Bay All Night—Killed Deputy Sheriff. L*. L, l)ec\ 1". —Alonzo ogeves, who shot and killed a deputy yesterday when the latter "at to serve papers on him and L..1;, barricaded himself in his home, isXendered this morning after de- If/d 5 his house the entire night, deputies surrounded the house ' hel beeves refused to surrender and . r , !I up a tire from rifles and shot This morning the officials made ! ttack and attempted to smash the Reeves appeared at a window md fired a shot gun on the mo o one of whom was seriously .1 Reeves received a charge of r in the face and a few min ut,.« later he gave up. j STREET CARS ] J \ fellow remarked the other ( right out loud "street cars \ iin Walla Walla." Now another ( ' . alarm like that young man j j m <l tc. tli*- work house you go | ) for ten days, understand? If he ) : said 'the streets need pay- j [ ing" "i the Toggery for Swell \ I Togs or some other short truth- ( saying we would have for- \ iriven him. Swell Toss at the i : y is no bubble it is a pos- ) j itive fact. The Toggery is the j of i Haberdasher Shop ( ! lown on Second street in the ( es block and. Togs are fur- ) ishings for men. carried in said ) ■ shop, so there you are and if j [ you don't believe it, ask the ( landlord. It takes quite an as- ( ortment to satisfy everyone, but J ■ we have the assortment. ) Bath Robes $5 to $12.50 TOGGERY For Swell Togs \ Jones Block, Second Street Watches, Fobs, YOU Chains, Rings and many other WILL useful and pretty articles that would FIND make suits Xmas presents. HFRF 1 bave ,ately it axe adde(i | com . plete and en tire new line of Jewelry to Btock, and invite your personal inspection when looking around. I GEORGE G. HEDGER The Optician 21 MAIN STREET AN INGERSOLL WATCH for I>OI-.1-^» P| !. will be an ideal present for that boy. He will Ol \| ink more of his watch than he will of the Chr.st- %l |ig mas dinner anl it will be his most cherished treasure. MM \m ws- Phone Main 264 Meyer & Keeney NO . n- s t«et. Lowaey's - Lowney's CHOCOLATES and BON HONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS The packages are beautiful, the contents fresh. From ioc to $3,00 at The Hockett Drug Co. No. 5 jQASt Main. SITUATION IS GRAVE Russia and Japan Can't Agree. CZAR'S TERMS NOT ACCEPTABLE The Mikado's Government Wants Rus sia to Evacuate Korea and Manchuria. ToKIO. Japan. Dec. 17. —It is gen erally believed that the eastern situa tion has taken a graver aspect, since the meeting of elder statesmen yester day was unable to come to any con clusion, as Russia's proposal is not acceptable. LONDON, De<. 17.— Reuters says that Russia's reply to Japan has not resulted in solving the eastern dis pute and further negotiations will be necessary. Reformers Put to Test. SPOKANE. Doc. 17.—The preachers' crusade against scarlet women was given a unique test by the Spokane Daily Press. Rev. George Wallace, head of the clergy who are agitating reform, declared that he would hire any girl from the red light district if she would reform. His theory was to let the scarlet women hire out as ser vants or go to jail. The Press sent a woman of the slums to his home. He offered her a job in his mother's house, where the girl was required to do washing for a family of six. wax a hardwood floor arm" do general housework, but' had no use of the bath. ' The. salary offered was $15 a month. The girl laughed in her mistress' face and left in disgust. Perry Heath Pleads Not Guilty. CHICAGO. Dec. 17. —Perry Heath arrived last night enroute to Indian ajv'is. Today referring to the charges made against him in the postal frauds report he said: "The stuff relating to me is a lie from beginning to end. There is nothing new in it and it is a mere rehash on old lines." Maxim and Gay Under Fraud Order. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—A fraud order was issued today against Maxim and Gay, turf tipsters, who are charg ed with having caught many suckers through extensive advertising. PANAMA. Dec. 17.—The Atlanta has returned to Colon and reports that she saw about 500 Colombian soldiers north of Atriat river. Murderous Engineer Adjudged Insane. LONDON. Dec. 17. —George Robin son, the engineer, who made a murder ous attack on the secretary of the bank of England. Graham, nearly a month ago. was today adjudged insane and sent to a hospital. Cleveland People Cremated. TOLEDO.. 0.. Dec. 17 —Mr. and Mrs. Herman Neihaus, wealthy and promi nent people, were cremated by a fire in their home this morning. Reeves is believed to be insane. It is now learned that he wrote numer ous letters threatening President Roosevelt. WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, THE EVENING STATESMAN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903. ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST THE STUBBLEFIELD ESTATE Henry White and Mary' Mctlroy Bring Action in Equity Department of the Superior Court Attacking Validity of Home Bequest. This morning R. M. Dorothy, E. A. Reser and C. M. Rader, excutors and trustees of the estate of Joseph L. Stubblefield, deceased, were served with a copy of a complaint, by Mc- Donald & Rupp. representing Henry White and Mary McElroy, of the state of Arkansas, in another suit that will be instituted in the equity department of the superior court, to set aside the 31st paragraph of the will of the late Joseph L. Stubblefield. The former action commenced by the Arkansas heirs, which was settled by consent last Saturday, was brought in the pro bate department of the court and the plaintiffs asked that the entire will be set aside, alleging that at the time of the making of the will Stubblefield was not in sound mind and was not capable of executing a will. In their last compplaint the plain tiffs, after setting forth the facts of the death of Stubblefield and other matters, allege that in and by the will of the deceased the sum of $151,- --000 was devised and bequeathed to the trustees to be held by them upon a pretended trust, which trust provision of said will was for the establishment maintenance and support of a horn« for orphans and indigent widows ol the state of Oregon and Washington; that the defendants have not devotee any of the proceeds of the estate to th€ objects specified in said pretender. PERISHED BY EIRE MANY TRAGIC DEATHS Families in Various Parts of the Coun try Cremated in Burning Dwellings. ASHLAND, Ky.. Dec. 17.—1n a fire this forenoon in the residence of Wil liam Benedict he with his wife and six months' old babe was burned to death. His 16-year-old daughter was ser iously burned. SALT STE MARIE, Dec. 17. —A fire this morning in a ramshackle water front dwelling burned to death Martin Olsen, John Rusk and L. Anderson, lodgers, and Mrs. Charles Sandstrom had her legs broken by jumping from a window. PORTLAND. Or., Dec. 17.—The Sherlock building on Second and ouk streets, destroyed by fire last night was occupied mostly by Chinese. Three dead bodies have been found and Half a dozen Chinese are missing. The building is located across the street from the police station and the officers helped many to escape. It is reported that $10,000 in coin is missing. Mother and Children Cremated. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17.—Mrs. Harry L. Smith and two children, aged 12 and 16, were cremated in a fire at their home this morning. Mrs. Shel mire. a policeman's wife, in trying to rescue the Smiths was seriously and perhaps fatally burned. Idaho Promoter Under Arrest. NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Frank Hobbs, of Idaho, is in the Ludlow jail under an order for his arrest by Edward Tus tin, treasurer of the Green Copper company, who claims that he advanced $75,000 to develop mining property to which Hobbs has no title and which he called the Comstock Mining com pany. Morgan's Man a Witness. NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Steele, J. Pierpont Morgan's right hand man, was a witness in the Shipbuilding com pany's case today. He said that $2.- --500,000 of each kind of stock had been received by the Morgan company. Murderers Must Stand Trial. NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—The two men arrested in England for murdering Contractor Ferguson, at McDonald, Pa., arrived at New York today and will be taken to Pittsburg tomorrow. After Hanna's Job: WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—President Roosevelt took luncheon today with Governor Crane. Senator Lodge. Secre tary Cortelyou and Secretary Root. It is expected he will know by night Nvhether or not Crane would accept the national chairmanship in case Han na refuses to serve. Spain Won't Show at St. Louis. MADRID. Dec. IT. —The cabinet to day decided to send official notification to America that Spain won't partici pate in the St. Louis exposition. The alleged reason is shortage of funds. The real reason is Spanish merchants' hatred of America. trust provision of the will, and they have now in their possession and under their management and control property of said decedent to the value of $151,000: that said trust provision of said will is invalid, for the reason that said defendants as trustees therein are given by the terms of said instrument an absolute and unlimit ed power and discretion as to the exe cution of said trust and as to the ap plication or non-application of any of the proceeds of the said trust estate} to the purposes therein mentioned, or | to any purpose, or at all, and it is un certain and unascertainable from the terms of said trust provision what the intention of said testator was as to the application or devotion of the pro ceeds of said estate. They pray that the trust provision of the will be de clared void and that the defendants be declared by decree of the court to j be the trustees of the residue of the estate described in the 31st paragraph of the will to hold for the use and benefit of the heirs at law of said Stubblefield, and that said defend ants be ordered to distribute to the plaintiffs, as heirs at law of said de ceased, their distributive shares of so much of said estate as is held by them under the authority of said paragraph, as by law they may be entitled to, and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem equitable and meet, the premises considered. CUBAN BILL SIGNED BY ROOSEVELT It Will Go Into Effect as Soon as Cuba j Has Pledged Compliance With >. t - Terms. , , WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—Roosevelt signed the Cuban reciprocity bill #t 1 o'clock this afternoon with the same lien used by President pro tern Frye and Speaker Cannon. The pen will be sent to Havana at the request of the Cuban minister, where it will be plac ed in a Cuban museum. Minister Quesada has notified his "overnment that the bill has been signed. Upon receipt of a reply thai Cuba, is prepared to carry out the pro visions of the treaty Roosevelt will issue a proclamation putting the law into immediate effect. President Palma will then issue a similar proclamation. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—President Roosevelt issued his proclamation giv ing effect to the Cuban reciprocity bill at 3:35 this afternoon. The proclama tion makes the Cuban reciprocity law effective ten days from date. HAVANA. Dec. 17.—When official news was received last night of the passing of the reciprocity bill by the Tnited States senate. President Palma 'iad a national salute fired from the Cuban fortress. As the first gun belch ed forth the stars and stripes fluttered over Moro castle, while bands over the city took up the national anthem. Im mense crowds cheered America wildly. To Purchase Friars' Lands. WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 17.- The war department confirms the news that Governor Taft and the Phil ippine friars have reached an agree ment for the sale of the church lands. The settlement provides for the pur chase of 403.000 acres, comprising all the agricultural lands and buildings of the friars, with the exception of 12.000 yeres. including a farm near Manila, which has been sold to a railway com pany, and also one sugar plantation. The price agreed upon is $7,250,000. The friars originally asked $13,000,000 and Governor Taft offered them $6.- --000.000. GUARDING TRAINS FROM DESPERADOES Officials of New York, Hartford and New Haven Road Reoeived Threatening Letters. XEW HAVEN, Conn.. Dec. 17.— Heavy guards have been placed on the special express train on the Xew York. New Haven and Hartford railway as a result of a letter received by the ofß "ials in which the writer threatens to wreck and rob the train unless a spec ified sum of money be put in a place that he designates. Captain Benjamin Dead at Manila. MAXILA, Dec. 17.—Captain Benja min of tjie Twenty-seventh infantry, died at the hospital here this morning of malarial fever. WARSHIPS ASSEMBLE New Orleans Has Cen tennial Anniversary. THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE The Program Begins Tomorrow Eve ning—French and Spanish Bat tleships There. NEW ORLEANS, La., Doe. 17.—The presence of the warships of three na tions and the attendance of scores of prominent visitors from various parts of the country give promise that the celebration of the Louisiana Purchase centennial, which begins tomorrow and continues three days, will surpass in scope and brilliance the most san guine expectations of its promoters. Visitors are already arriving in large numbers and the crowded streets and public places resemble the Mardi Gras throngs. New Orleans is particularly pleased over the presence of the Spanish man-of-war Rio de la Plata, which is the first Spanish war vessel to visit this country since the Spanish-Ameri can war. The new French man-of war Graviere is also here, while the United States navy is represented by the cruiser Minneapolis and several "mailer vessels. Dining the three days of the cele bration there will be civic, military and religious ceremonies, a colonial ball, a colonial exhibit and a naval parade. Though there will be several parades^and. other spectacular features the program fn its entirety" has been so arranged as to appeal more to the student of history than to the ordinary sightseer. Conditions are favorable to this arrangement, as all the old buildings connected with the transfer are still standing in very much the same condition as they wer a century ago. Thus the main ceremonies will take place in the Cabildo. the government house under the Spanish and Fr-nch regimes, now the supreme court build ing. It has been furnished exactly as it was on the day of the transfer. The exercises will include the reading of the original transfer, and Loussat,l Claiborne. Wilkinson and other com missioners will be represented by prominent citizens in the costume of the times. The religious ceremonies in the St. Louis cathedral will be identical with those of a hundred years ago. and the salute will be fired from Jackson Square (formerly the Place o'Armes) and from cannon a eent'iry old. The colonial exhibit will remain open a month in the archiepiscopal palace, formerly the ITrsuline convent, the old est public building in the Mississippi valley. The exhibit will include a large number of interesting relics which have been preserved by the Creole families of Xew Orleans. The program as finally completed will be opened tomorrow evening with a reception and ball in the Oabildo. The celebrated beauties of Xew Or leans will dance the minuet in cos tumes duplicating those of colonial days, and an old fashioned Xew Or leans supper will interrupt the dancing at midnight. This*event is in charge of the ladies of the Historical sactety. its patronesses representing the best and oldest families of New Orleans. Saturday morning commemorative exercises will be held in the Cabildo at which there will be addresses by Governor Heard and the French and Spanish ambassadors followed by a military para*? and a naval review be fore the city. In the evening the guests of the city will attend a special gala performance at the French Opera house. Sunday, which will be the real cen tenary of the transfer, the day will begin with high mass and a Te Deum in the old cathedral, after which, at the hour when the actual transfer took place, there will be an oration from the balcony of the Cabildo and the nation al colors will be raised amid the boom ing of cannon in Jackson square. Nicaragua Recognizes Panama. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17— Xicarag uan Minister Meyer cables that the state of Xicaragua has recognized Pan ama to the extent of appointing a con sul at Panama city. Job Offered John P. Irish. SAX FRANCISCO, Dee. 17.—The Citizens' Alliance, an anti-union labor merchants' organization of San Fran cisco, has made John P. Irish, naval officer of the port, an offer of a large salary to manage their fight against unionism. It is the same job that W. M. Parry holds in the East. NUMBER 237. MITCiELL SPEAKS Urges Appropriation for Portland Fair. TELLS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. The Wood Investigating Committee Will Not Report Till January 4. " WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The sen ate military sub-committee has decid ed "to postpone action on General Wood's nomination to be major gen eral until January 4th. It was announced at noon that the president had tendered the position of civil service commissioner, vacated by the death of Proctor, to General John Black, of Chicago, commander in chief of the Grand Army and commissioner of pensions under Cleveland's first ad ministration. In the house this afternoon Hamil ton, of Michigan asked unanimous consent for consideration of a bill au thorizing Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa, Arizona, to bond themselves for $100,- --000 to be expended in building a rail way from Phoenix to ReserVer at Tonto creek and Salt River, a distance of 75 miles. A spirited colloquy fol lowed which lasted an hour when Hemenway formally objected, after which the house committee of the whole resumed the consideration of the pension appropriation bill. In the senate Hoar called up his res* olutlon on Panama affairs and made a lengthy speech. Most of the session of the senate to day was occupied with an eloquent and forcible argument by Mitchell, of Ore gon, in behalf of his bill appropriating $2,125,000 for particpatlon of the gov ernment in the Lewis and Clark expo sition at Portland. He showed that the work is well under way, the site graded, and landscaped, the macadam izing finished, the water and sewer sys tems well ad ra need, and that nine states had already appropriated a total of nearly $1,125,000. these Etates being Oregon. California. Washington. Idaho, Utah. Montana. North Dakota Minne sota and Missouri. He declared that the exposition is of such national char acter as to justify the appropriation proposed. He showed that according to treasury reports since 1875 the gov ernment has appropriated in excess of $21,000,000 to aid various expositions but no one dollar for such purposes west of the Rockies. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Senator Hanna today said emphatically that he would continue to fight against the confirmation of Wood on the floor of the senate. FUNERAL OF MRS. YANSYCKU. Pioneer Lady Buried in Walla Walla This Afternoon—Died in Seattle. The remains of Mrs. Susanna Van Syckle, who died in Seattle Tuesday were received in Walla Walla this morning and the funeral took place this afternoon from Cookerly's under taking parlors. The deceased was 77 years old and was one of the pioneers of the Pacific coast She was born in New York In 1826, came to the coast in 1865 and re sided in Walla Walla many years. She had lived in Seattle for the past 18 years. Mrs. Van Syckle was the widow of the late J. H. Van Syckle. a former member of the Washington legislature. She leaves three hclldren, Mrs. John Dines, of Seattle; Oscar Van Syckle. who lives in North Yaki ma, and Hugh Van SyekK a purser on the Alaska route of the Pacific Steam ship company. AMERICA'S NAVY REGARDED AS WE/It Russian Official Paper Says United States Cannot Maintain Open ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 17.—Nova Vremya today says that America won't find It easy to keep the open door to Manchuria as it has been shown be yond the possibility of a doubt here that her navY is too weak and her mer cantile fleet too small. Chicago Wheat Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 17.—Wheat opened at 78%; closed at 7».