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1 EXCLUSIVE AFTERNOON ♦ uN |TtD PRESS TELEGRAMS + * GIVES THE EVENING STATES- * # MAN THE VERY BEST. ♦ + + + EIGHT PAGES BOY SHOT AND KILLED BY BROTHER FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND MEN ON A STRIKE ANOTHER AVALANCHE WIPES OUT 61 LIVES POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL PASSED Charles Marcy is Accidentally Shot By Little Brother PLAYING WITH OLD MUZZLE LOADING GUN AND "DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED" — CHARGE ENTERED HEAD Two Boys Play in Trapper's Cabin Fooling With His Firearms While He is Away—Returns to Find One Lad Dead, Other Holding Weapon. .By staff correspondent at Touchet.) His head nearly blown from his body by the discharge of an old muz zle loading shotgun, held in the hands of his younger brother, Charles Marcy, the 14-year-old son of Dwight Marcey, a farmer living near Touchet, was al most instantly killed this morning. The two lads, Char es and his young or brother Ray, aged 12 years yere pitying in an old cabin belonging to i trapper named Jones, who resides a short distance from the Abel Weary ranch, which is farmed by Marcy. The boys had entered the house of the old man, who was a great friend of the little fell iws, and were evidently play- Qg, when tlir accident happened. When Jones r< turned, the older boy was Btretched dead on the floor, while the younger lad cowered, crying and frightened, in a corner of the room, still holding the smoking weapon. Hamilton Costs The State $7,000 Now that Ortis Hamilton, former ad- genera of the state of Wash- ington, is numberea among the con- '■vets at Walla Walla for embezzling state funds, the state is preparing to straighten out the muddle which re suited from his speculations which ex tended over a period of more than two and by which he secured about I the state's money which he ■Wandered in riotious living and on an affinity,' for whom he purchased jewels, numerous other presents and *n automobile. The bonding compa aich w\nt as security for him is *«• lonsidering the payment of the QNN in full. The Seattle agent has siended to his home company lh »t the sum of $20,000, the full waonnt of the bond, be paid in full to avoid any litigation. The home conipaR > sti 1 has the matter under 'dvlsement. State Treasurer John G. Lewis is hiding up about JIOOOO worth or war- secured on vouchers issued by B*milton that later were found to be fraudulently uttered. That makes B " the $37,000 that the state &'• '- *ck. But the $10,000 which r ***** treasurer refuses to pay may **** to be Paid by the legislature "dll be paid next winter. The 's a moral one upon the state, M it is in duty bound to pay, al ] ° Ugh Payment cannot be forced J* the courts. Hamilton was a :zt . u agPnt f the gtate and vtll ht aCted wron S ful >* 1* will be wt*? * Statt> t0 pay the biUB, the bonding company will recover from the state auditor the ct . lt , ... • treasurer by reason of ' ng the b °s u s vouchers and war ' r<main t0 »c determined later. The Evening Statesman "I didn't know it was loaded," was a 1 that the hysterical youngster could say. So frightened was he at the awful accident thai he could give no account of the tragedy, further than that the two were playing, and found the gun, which neither knew was load ed. In their play the weapon was pointed at the older lad and a playful finger pressed the trigger, guided by a mind that never dreamed of the ter rible consequence. Dwight Marcy, father of the two boys, was in the city when the acci dent occured, having come to town to attend an Odd Fellows banquet. He left at once for the scene of the acci dent, nearly overcome by grief. Coroner George Mac Martin was no tified at once and left at noon for the scene of the accident. LOUIS JAMES N DEAD TODAY HELENA, March 5. —Louis James, the Shakespearean actor, died this morning of heart failure. He was stricken last night and his perfor mance cancelled. SURIANI GOES TO CHICAGO TO FACE CHARGES i Requisition papers having arrived, J. H. Kerr, of the Chicago police force, left this afternoon for the east with | Salveatore Suriani. the Italian, who has been in this city for sometime, and who is wanted in Chicago for a charge of rape. Suriani, who has been in St. Mary's hospital for the last day or two, seemed optimistic this morning and thinks he will easily clear himself of the charge, unless his enemy the "Black Hand" brings perjured evidence into the case. In connection with this case, Officer j Kerr was spinning yarns at the court | house this morning, of the disputes and tights and Plots that are continually | going on in the Italian colony of Chi- , cago, and said that it i* very likely Suriani is only t he victim of circum stances and it may be simply a case of blackmail. He was the officer who first arrested Suriani in Chicago, and knows him well. Cornell vs. Columbia. ITHACA. N- V, March s.—Colum bia's crack wrestlers are here today for a contest with the Cornell mat ar tists The meet is expected to be among the most exciting and closely contested of the Cornell wrestling sea son. WALLA WALLA'S PIONEER NEWSPAPER-ESTABLISHED 1861 WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1910. BODIES TAKEN OUT ON SLEDS Strange Funeral Cortege Winds Its Way Out From Wellington. FORTY EIGHT ARE RE' Town is Threatened With Another Slide Which Would Repeat Death. WELLttNGTON, March 5.—A strange funeral cortege is slipping and sliding over the dangerous mountain trail to Scenic today from where the victims of the avalanche will be sent to relatives and friends. The proces sion is made up of Alaskan sleds drawn by men. On each sled, wrapped in blankets, is one of the bodies dug from the snow and shattered cars. In places the trail skirts chasms where a false step would send living- and dead down a thousand feet. The tracks may not be open for ten days. The bodies, buried in temporary ice tombs, had been un covered and the little Wellington de pot was so crowded with dead this morning that survivors and rescuers have often stepped on the hand or a foot of a corpse in getting in and out of the telegraph office. Seven undertakers are working steadily embalming the bodies. It will be a week before all the bodies are re covered. The total number brought out from the ruined trains is now 48. Four unidentified mail - clerks were found last night. ! Bailett's hotel, where everybody is j now living is pressed from the rear by a gigantic drift. A new slide would ! wipe out the town and everybody here. The danger is great. Thirty thou- I sand dollars in registered mail, money i orders and personal effects has been found. The mail is being guarded by I government officers. j A fierce blizzard is raging and the trail is getting more dangerous every minute. The bodies of Engineer Jarn igan and Firemen Partridge were re covered today, making a total of 47. L. A. Jarnigan Notified. 1 Upon request the Evening States man notified L. A. Jarnigan, of Day \ ton, upon receipt of the United Pre*s i dispatch telling of the finding of his brother's dead body. ' Mr. Jarnigan ' stated if the body was brought east of 'the Cascades the interment would be jin Spokane but if conditions were as | bad as reported this would be Im j possible and the burial would be at POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL PASSES SENATE WASHINGTON, March s.—The sen- I ... ' ate tht« afternoon passed postal say '■ ings bank bill, on e of administration's measures demanded by President Taft. The Cummins amendment to the postal savings bank bill was defeated in the senate today, 40 to 18. The UNIONS STRIKE TO AID CARMEN Thousands of Laborers in Philadelphia Fail to Report for Work. MORE WILL FOLLOW TOMORROW MORNING Quaker City Will Lose at Least Two Million Dollars Daily. PHILADELPHIA. March s.—Fifty five thousand union men failed to re port for work today, following the or der of the central labor union direct ing them to strike in sympathy with the striking street-car men. Sit is estimated that business con cerns will lose between $2,000,000 and and $3,000,000 daily during the gener al strike. Both sides are claiming vic tory. The street car company an nounces it is operating half of the nor mal number of cars. With darkness tonight it is feared serious rioting will occur. Families face the greatest bread famine in the history of the city. Coal, melk and bread wagon drivers join the strikers tomorrow. The union bartenders walked out of every bar room in the city at midnight but the strike so far is ineffectual. Pro prietors say it is not difficult to find volunteers. Everett, as most of the Jarnigan bro thers and sisters reside west of the Cascades. FORESHADOWS AMALGAMATION CHICAGO, March s.—The amagla mation of the National Railway of Mexico with the Mexican Railway company, limited, was foreshadowed today by the withdrawal from. active business of the freight and passenger offices of the Mexican Railway. In structions were sent out from Chicago recently to the effect tviat all soli citation of freight and passenger busi ness should cease. This order is be lieved to be the preliminary step in a plan for the combination of the roads. Traffic Still Tied Up. OGDEN, March s.—Traffic on thp Southern Pacific continues to be tied up by washouts in Nevada. The road will not be cleared for 10 days. amendment sought to prevent the re moval of money from the banks for the purchase of government bonds ex cept in war time. An amendment by Borah providing that the funds shall not be invested in state bonds or other securities pay SLIDE KILLS THREE SCORE Sixty-one Men Perish in Avalanche in British Columbia Today. TWO ROTARIES AND CREWS ARE BURIED Canadian Pacific Has An Awful Disaster Near Revelestoke. REVELSTOKE, B. C, March s.—Six ty-one men, 24 whites and 37 Japanese are believed to be dead today at Rog ers Pass o n the Canadian Pacific as a result of a terrific snow-slide that swept down upon two rotary snow plows en gaged in clearing the tracks over the Selkirks, and buried workmen and lo- ! comotives under tons of snow, rocks and trees shortly after midnight. Only one body, that of Conductor R. \ J. Buckley, has been recovered. Three more bodies were found this afternoon, those of J. J. Fraser, road master; T. Griffith, fireman; and Wil liam Phillips, engineer. A fierce blizzard is raging at the : scene of the slide and rescue work carried on with difficulty. I 0. R. &A. Road \ To Open Monday With all weak spots in the road- i lied strengthened, and trains running on schedule time, the Northern Paci- j He company in this section is again j caring for all traffic, and no delays | are being experienced, either in pas senger, mail or freight business. The j line to Dayton is in operation again j today, the bridge near Huntsville having been repaired. The road to Pasco and the Sound is said to be in excellent condition, and trains are be- I ing operated as usual. Definite announcement was made i this afternoon by officials of the O. j R. & N. company that the line to i Spokane, via Alto hill and Hay can- \ yon, would be open for traffic next Monday. This section of the line has 1 been out of commission for the past six weeks, and a work crew has been i engaged during that time to make repairs necessitated by the previous high water in this section. I • Gymnastic Meet. NEW YORK, March s.—Gymnastic teams of Yale and New York univer sity will hold a dual meet <■ the gym nasium of the local institution this evening. ! ing less than two and one-quarter per cent interest was carried. The Smoot amendment was then taken up and passed 46 to 24. This amendment prevents the investment of bank funds in two per cent bonds, but permits the purchasing of Panama three per cents. "Know Your City" Institute to Be Held Next Week PROGRAM HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND FIRST SESSION WILL BE FOR CHILDREN OF THE CITY SCHOOLS. Congress Will Last Twelve Days and Will Take in Every Phase of the City's Life—Strong List of Speakers Secured. j Preparations have been completed I for the "Know Your City" Institute to jbe held in Walba Walla 12 days, begin ning Monday. Miss Anna Louise ! Strong, who has the movement in i hand, and who has been in the city for some time getting ready for the [ congress, has arranged a program that 1 cannot but be a great benefit to the : city and of interest to the citizens. • Every phase of city life will be discuss led and taken up for thorough exami ! nation by the most competent to speak !on each particular subject, i Children's day opens the institute 1 Monday, and it is expected that more j than 1000 children will take part in the exercises. It had been intended 'to hold ail the meetings in the audi ! torium 0 f the Y. M. C. A. but this first ! one at least, will have to be held else ' where if indications today count for anything Arrangements are under EDITORS FAVOR SPEAKER CANNON DANVILLE. 11l- March 5 —The edi torial convention at which was rep ! resented 36 republican and independ i ent daily newspapcts of the eighteenth congressional district, Syej>ier Can j non's home district, went on record i today as favoring the re-election of J Cannon to the speakership and as ap proving Taft's attitude in "redeeming pledges." • ■ O'BRIEN STILL TALKS BASEBALL Jack O'Brien expects to leave to ! night or tomorrow night for Aberdeen Ito attend a meeting of the baseball men of the various towns desirous of | entering into a Class "C" league this season. It is (O'Brien's desire, as well as that of the manager of the Aber deen team, to form a Class "C" league ! with the towns of Aberdeen, Lewiston, North Yakima and Walla Walla. In spite of the many criticisms ad vanced of late. Manager O'Brien is '■ firm in his statement that he is doing all possible to form this league and is Confident that it will be organized. California Track Season. BERKELEY, Cal., March s.—With ' the annual freshmen-sophomore meet today, the University of California be gins its track season. Next Saturday the interclass championships will be | decided. On March 19 the Berkeley freshmen will meet Stanford on the local oval. On March 26 the 'varsity team will meet the Olympic A. C. here. The intercollegiate meet with Stanford, the big event of the year, has been ! set for April 16. i \ \ CLASSIFIED AD, IN THE.* ♦ NI NG STATESMAN WILL # +4. \ IT FOR YOU. YOU'D ♦ + BtVj. R TRY. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK way to secure the Christian church for this first meeting, and it is probable that it will be held there. The church would hold nearly 1300 children. There are more than twice that number of the grades that are included in the plans, the third to the eighth, and overflow meetings will be he d if necessary. Miss Strong has visited the schools and through the children has distri buted programs to nearly every home in the city. Tuesday will be City Government day, and Mayor Eugene Tausick will preside, with William Kirkman, Coun cilman C. H. Whiteman and H. 8. Blandford as speakers. Wednesday, March 9, will be Public Utilities day. John L. Sharpstein will be chairman of that day, with R. F. McLean, eGorge O'Connor and C. C (Continued On Page Five.) MADRIZ MAY GIVE UP JOB MANAGUA. March s.—Madriz an nounced today that he would resign the presidency if the United States re fuses to recognize the existing Nicara guan government after the complete restoration of peace. It is believed here that Washington will compel Madriz to retire. Madriz announced that the revolu tion has been quelled and the remnants of the provisional army are in flight closely pursued by General Vasquez. Madriz declared his only ambition was to serve Nicaragua and if his presence prevented American recogni tion he would retire. Will Sue for Peace. BLUEFIELDS, March 5— Estrada has determined to sue for peace, ac cording to an announcement today, to American advisers. Americans are re ported to have contributed funds for the revolutionary movement and the announcement is considered authorita tive. Witnesses May Examine Record WASHINGTON, March i. —Chaw* man Nelson of the Ballinger investi gation committee today revoked tbe ruling which had prohibited witnesses from examing the papers riled *n the case. Hereafter the witnesses f r »r both sides will go over the paper* with, their counsels. Vertrees devoted some time to ques tioning Pinehot regarding the Cate bill, wh eh Pinehot alleges would protect the Cunningham claims. The attorney was unable to shake the witness in his contention regarding the measures.