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NEWS OF THE WORLD
Charles Chrlstador, the capitalist,
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ahot and probably fatally wounded
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At attorney announces that Fltzslm
nions and his wife have effected a
complete reconciliation.
The smeltermen employed at the
Brltish Columbia Copper company's
smelter at Boundary Falls. B. C., have
won their strike for an eight hour day.
Both smelters resumed operations at
once.
On January 6, 1769, George Wash
Ington and Martha Dandridge Custls,
were married.
The Kansas supreme court decided
that the law providing for separate
hlgh schools for the whites and ne
grues at Kansas City. Kan., is valid,
11 is officially announced that Mid
Shipman Stephen Decatur, Jr., of
Portsmouth, N. H., has been found not
guilty on the charge of hazing and has
been released from arrest and restored
to duty.
Five men were Instantly killed, four
others fatally hurt and seven seriously
injured by the explosion of a ton of
dynamite at the quarries of the Dol
ese & Shepard company at Gary. HI.,
recently. All of the men Injured are
foreigners.
A $100,000 lire occurred recently In
the $350.000 plant of the Lacombe
Electric company at Denver. The In
surance is placed at 76 per cent.
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Train service on all lines running
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out of Moscow, Russia, has been es
tabllshed.
William C. Dins, president of the
Citizens' Investment company, was
found guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses by a jury In the cir
cuit court at St. Louis, and sentenced
to 16 years in the penitentiary.
The gigantic project of connecting
'by rail the Island of Vancouver with
the mainland of British Columbia has
been long mooted, but Is Just now
taking some practical shape for the
early commencement of this groat en
terprise.
The National hotel at Washington,
one of the oldest hostelrles In the city,
was threatened with destruction by
Are recently. The monetary loss Is
$76,000.
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE JLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Leonard B. Imbodon and James A.
Hill, convicted of conspiracy to wreck
the Denver Savings bank and direct
Its funds to their use, were sentenced
by Judge Palmer In the district court
to be confined In the state prison ior
nine and ten years at hard labor.
Gaston Smith, a Frenchman under
conviction for bringing two young
French women Into the country by
way of Canada for immoral purposes,
was sentenced In the federal court at
Salt Lake by Judge Marshall to two
and one half years' Imprisonment and
to pay a fine of $100,
In a fight between Norton and Arn
old families near Sand Springs, Ky.,
recently, James Arnold and hla son
were killed and Mrs. Arnold was shot
through both arms. The families were
related by marriage. The trouble
arose from a dispute over the custody
of a grandchild of Arnold.
The state department haa received
a cablegram from Nicaragua announc
ing that the Albert brothers, who have
been In prison, have been pardoned
'by the government.
On account of the serious condition
of affairs on the Siberian railroad,
many stations of which are in a con
dition of anarchy, 17 districts through
which the line passes from the Ural
mountains to Lake Baikal, a distance
of 1800 miles, have been placed under
martial law.
The Montreal express on the Boston
& Maine railroad was wrecked near
Hooslok Falls. N. Y„ and seven per
sons Injured.
Jacob C. Rustman. president of the
Jefferson Ice company of Chicago, was
found dead in his office with a bullet
wound In his head. Beside the body
was found a revolver. The police be
lieve It to be a case of suicide.
Arthur W, Ryder of Harvard univer
sity. an authority on Sanskrit lan
guage and literature, will aet as In
structor at the University of Califor
nia.
From advance sheets of the official
Catholic directory, It Is found that the
total Catholic population of the Unit
ed States Is 12,651,944, an Increase of
189,161 over last year.
Although Japan Is advancing by
leaps and bounds toward a state of
civilization comparable with that of
the western nations, she has not reach
ed In the matter of newspaper pro
duction the standard of excellence that
prevails in America.
Heavy Sea Swept the Deck.
One man was killed by a heavy sea
which swept the decks of the British
ship Scottish Lochs on November 24,
when the vessel was about 600 miles
off Cape Flattery. The ship came
around here from Cardiff, Wales, load
ed with coal. Captain Park Hills stat
ed that he saw the bark Pass of MeV
fort, which was wrecked December 26.
two days before she went ashore,
drowning all hands. His ship was
caught In the same storm, but being
heavily loaded, he was able to beat
the sea.
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One Hundred Persons Burned.
Londop, Jan. 9.— A dlsyatçh from
Tokio to the Dally Telegraph says thaï
on January 4 tu» explosion set fire to
•a mine at Akita, on the main Island of
Japan, and that 101 persons were
burned to death.
The municipality of Parts awards
every second year a silver medal to
the most Industrious street cleaner.
WOULD KILL HOPELESS INSANE.
Dr. Nerton Joins Forces of Miss Hall
and Mrs. Booth.
Dr. Charles Elliott Norton of Cam- (
bridge haa joued forces with Miss Mary
Ann Hall of Cincinnati and with Mrs.
Msud Balllugton Booth in their cam
paign for the killing off of hopeleasly
insane, hopelessly diseaged and victims
of accidents. His views are expressed
in a letter to Miss Hallaud_made pubic
here today. Dr. Norton was formerly
professor of literature at Harvard. He
a ft lend of Longfellow and Low
ell, and with ,them made the famous
translation of the "Divine Comedy."
He heads his letter, "An appeal to
reason, a. well as compassion," ad
dresses Miss Hall and writes,
, iri noiple that it is a duty to
sasxsr-n: as
j r j ne 0 f saoredness of bnman life,
"jhe doctrine and the parotioe have
both been pressed too far. There is no
ground to hold every human life as in
violably sacred and to be preserved, no
matter with what results to the indivd
nal, or to others. On the contrary,
there are caoes to which every rcaaon
able consideration urges that the end
should be put. Settling aside all
doubtful oases, no right thinking man
should hesitate to give a dose of laoda
nnm, sufficient to end suffering and
life together, to the victim of an acoi
dent from the torturing effects of
which recovery was impossible, how
ever many hours of misery might be
"dded to conscious life by stimulates
surgical opperations.
"Nor should a reasonable man hesi
täte to hasten death in the case of a
mortal disease, such, for example, as
cancer when it has reached the stage
of incessant severe pain, and when the
patient desires to die.
"The prolongation of life in such a
case' by whatever means, is merely
criminal cruelty.
"Or tHKe another instance, that of
an old person whose mind has become
a chaos of wild imaginings, productive
of constant distress, nut only to the
sufferer, but to all who live with and
attend him. The plain duty in snob a
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case is not to prolong, but to shorten
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"It is nott to be hoped that a super
stition so deeply rooted in tradition as
that of the duty of prolonging life at
any cost will readily yield to the argu
ments of reason or the pleadings of
compassion, but the discussion of the
subject in its various aspects mnv
lead gradually to a more enlightened
public opinion and to the consequent
relief of such misery.''
GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION.
Great Gain in United States Over Last
Year.
The preliminary estimates of the di
rector of the mint upon the production
of gold and silver in the Unitedl Slates
in the calendar year 1905 show a gain
of approximately $10,000,000 in gold
and 1,000,000 ounces in silver over the
product of 1904. The gaiu in gold is
almost entirely represented by the in
creased output of Alaska, the product
of which is placed at $04,660,100,
against $9,160,500 in 1904. The Alas
ka gain is nearly all in the Tnaaua dis
trict. the returns for which are $6,
107,000. California shows a loss of
about $1,500,000, due, it is said, to se
vere drouth, which -not only brought
hydraulic operationes to a standstill,
but interfered with quartz mills to
some extent. Nevada shows a gain of
about $400,000, and Utah as much.
Colorado gained about $1,000,000;
South Dakota, Montaua, Idaho, Ore
gon and Arizona are estimated at
about the same as in the previous
year. The Klondike continues to fall
off, and is about $2,000,000 below
1904. VVasshington shows $368,800 in
gold and about $70,000 in silver.
Orchard Wanted in Denver.
Denver, Jau. 6.— Sheriff Edward
Bell of Teller county, Colorado, has
teleraphud the sheriff at Caldwell,
Idaho, requesting him to hold the pris
oner identified as Harry Orchard on a
warrant charging him with murder
committed in Cripple Creek, Col.,
should the charge of assassinating for
mer Qoveuror Stuenenberg of Idaho
not be pressed against him. Orchard
is aoonsed of having blown np the In
depenenoe depot on Jane 6, 1904, kill
ing 14 nonunion miners and seriously
injuring a number ot others. It is
stated he fled from Cripple Creek after
the explosion and has since eluded the
Colorado authorities. He has been
traced through several states and
finally into Idaho.
ENGINEER FORGOT HIS ORDERS.
Cause of Wreck in Which Three Men
Were Killed.
Corry, Pa., Jan. 8.—To an engine
man's failure to remember orders Is
attributed thé wreck on the Philadel
phia & Erie railroad, when three men
were killed and 20 persona Injured.
Engineer Kavanaugh, engineer of the
locomotive that crashed into the pas
senger train, when asked how he hap
pened to be on the main track. Is
alleged to have exclaimed:
"My God. I forgot all about the pas
senger train."
It Is believed all the injured will re
cover.
Largest in the World.
Chicago.—All plans for the addition
to the Auditorium Annex have bee._
flnished and the. completed structure
in point of size, elegance and new and
striking features will be the peer of
any hotel in the world.
The new hostelry will be known as
•he Congress hotel and annex.
The entire cost of the buildings and
fqrnishings. together with the land up
on which they are erected, is approxl
iuately.-.$l-4,000,000.
To Build Yérkêè Hospital.
The great hospital provided _ for In
the will 'rtf. Charles T. Yerkes. the
traction.' prçpgHet^ Who dried in New
York city, will be built at once. It
will be located In the borough of the
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A manuscript' of the Bible made in
. he ninth century, and the oldest one
Ip q^iatgpee^ Is living.exhibited at the
British Museum.
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CHUREES LARGELY ATTENTED,
Even the Radical Newspapers in St.
Petersburg Silence Their Gun
Count Witte I» Optimistic—He Says
the Empire Will Emerge From the
Present Crisis Rejuvenated.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 8.—Fine snow
sifting down from a cold sky furnished
ideal weather for the Russian Christ
mas so far as St. Petersburg was con
cerned. All the theaters and other
places of amusement, even the res
taurants, were closed, and the day was
given up to the proverbial Russian
hospitality. The dissensions which
have torn and distracted the country
seemed to have disappeared for the
moment and even the radical newspa
pers, animated by the sentiment of
peace and good will to all, silenced
their guns.
The day pasaed quietly and without
untoward Incident. The religious serv
ices In the churches were largely at
tended.
At the palace at Tsarkoe Selo the
emperor himself presided at the
Christmas tree. Later, accompanied
by the imperial children, his majesty
visited the quarters of his imperial
Cossack escort, to the members of
which he distributed presents.
Interviewed by the Official Tele
graph agency. Count Witte declared
that he did not believe the reports
that Germany would resort to an ag
gressive policy In the Moroccan con
I ference at Algeclras. Throughout Em
peror William's remarkable reign, he
said, German's policy had been con
sistently pacific. He believed It would
remain so, and that the conference
would terminate without any untoward
Incident, particularly between France
and Germany. It was his belief that
rumors to the contrary were spread
tor the purpose of influencing the
bourses.
Turning to the situation In Russia,
Count Witte protested ag Inst what
he characterized as the unfounded and
sensational reports spread In the for
eign press and expressed the convic
tion that Russia would emerge from
the present crisis rejuvenated. He con
cluded by declaring that r ranee con
tinued to display toward Russia senti
ments of friendship and good will, with
Russia reciprocating.
According to the Novoe Vremya the
revised budget, as submitted to the
emperor, makes the revenues for 1906
$1,614.000.000, as against $1,027,000,000
tor last year. The expenditures are
estimated at $1,009.000.000, as against
$1.200.000.000 for last year.
The dowager empress pf Russia Is
purchasing a beautiful estate In Den
mark with a view to a lengthy resi
dence, but the rumor that has been
In circulation that she will not return
to Russia Is without basts.
Claims of Americans.
Mr. Mayer, the American ambassa
dor has received from the consuls at
Moscow and Odessa, detailed reports
of the Injuries suffered by American
property during the recent riots. A
statement of the damages claimed will
be forwarded by Mr. Meyer to the
state department tor Instructions.
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SAW VALLEY FORGE PATRIOTS.
Negress, Just Dead, Remembered
Washington's Camp in 1777.
Philadelphia.—Mary McDonald, a
negress. who claimed to be 135 years
old, Is dead at the home for aged and
Infirm colored persons In this city.
She often told of the scenes In and
about the camp ot Washington's sol
diers at Valley Forge during the win
ter of 1777-1778.
Mrs. McDonald was of robust
physique and was an Inveterate
smoker up to a short time ago.
NEW YORK JEWS TO MOURN.
Monster Parade In Memory of Russian
Victims.
A. rangements have been made for
a parade of more than 100,000 He
brews through the streets of the East
Side. New York, on January 22. In
honor of the memory of those killed
during the _ r ."* 8 In St. Petersburg a
year ago. The parade will mark the
first anniversary of the massacre. A
mass meeting will be held after the
parade.
N. P. Train Wreck at Tacoma.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 8.—A Northern
Pacific local train, southbound from
Seattle to Olympia, collided In the log
with a light engine In South Tacoma
today.
D. Z. Driscoll, express messenger,
was thrown against the side of his car
and severely bruised about the shoul
ders and neck. His condition is not
considered dangerous.
Two other men. passengers. left the
train unassisted and walked away.
Both appeared slightly Injured.
Odessa.—A leading municipal coun
cillor says he would not be surprised if
there should occur here within the next
few months a masssaoie of Jews mote
appalling than any yet perpetrated,and
the same fears are expressed by many
others who are neither anti-semites or
sensation mongers.
Rabid anti-semites openly describe
the revolution as a "God send oppor
tunity of finally ridding tlve country of
all the devouring Jewish parasites. "
The civil governor, who has been
warned, replies that the Jews will be
eftecti«ely safeguarded, bnt it is doubt
ful if he could cope with any widely
organized attack, and the alarming
fact remains that the anti-Jewish feel
ing here haa never been mote intense.
Hlta Him With Lead Pipe.
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Hot Springs. S. D.. Jan. 8.—James
Long, an Inmate of the state soldiers'
home, has been arrested on a charge
of assaulting Colonel Goddard, com
mandant of the home, whh a piece of
lead pipe.
H. ORCHARD WAS AT SALT LAKE
It Is Thought He Made the Bomb in
that City Which Was Used in
Murdering Ex-Governor
Stuenenberg.
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 9.—Harry Or
chard, suspected of complicity in the
assassination of ex-Qovernor Stuenen
berg, arrived in Salt Lake on the day
before Thanksgiving, and registered at
the Cullen hotel. A few days after his
arTrval he met here Arthur Dolan,
whom he had known in the Cripple
Creek district during the 1904 troubles.
H-3 took Thanksgviug dinner with
Dolan's family. Dolan was around
with him for two or three weeks. They
went hunting and fishing together.
Dolan does not know where Orchard
secured the fishing tackle, but Thiel
detectives are trying to ascertain if
what he used here coirespond with that
found in ex-Governor Stuf nenberg's
ya*-d after the assassination.
Although Orchard and Dolan were
much together. Orchard never Invited
Dolan to his room. He spent mooli
time alone there, and the officers are
working on the theory that it was there
He would
always make appointments to meet
Dolan n the barroom or elsewhere.
Wiiht Orchard much of the lime was
a man whom Dolan does not known.
This man frequently played "slough"
in parties with Dolan and Orchard,but
Dolan has not seen him since Orchard
he manufactured the bomb.
left.
On December 18 Orchard bought a
ticket to Spokane and paid $5 extra for
the privilege of stopping over at Nam
pa. He also checked a trunk to Nampa
Mr. and Mrs. Dolan saw him check it.
He left here (or the north on Decem
ber 14.
Doaln says Orchard is not guilty of
the ludepenenoe dynamite outrage. He
says that for two days before the depot
at'Independence was blown up Orchard
and another man bad gone on a hunt
log and fishing trip. Orchard is quite
well khown in Salt Lake. He has
worked here at intervals for several i
yars as a teamster. When here in Nov- .
ember and December he seemed to have j
no business or means of support. j
Orchard told Dolan he wts expecting
a letter from Spokane which meant
considerable to him. The officers have
confidence in the theory that the bomb
was made in Orchard's room at the
Cnllen hotel.
Identified by Colorado Sheriff
Boise, Idaho.—S'. eriff Beil of Teller
comity, Colorado, states that he recog
nized Harry Orchard, the man suspect
ed of the murder of ex-Governor Stnen
ouberg, us the same man who is wanted
in Colorado for theblowiug up of the
Independence depot at Cripple Creek.
The officer with him likewise recog
nized the prisoner absolutely.
Sheriff Bell said further that.tnough
he had come here with a requisition
for Orchard, he had found after look
ing over the case of the state against
him for the Stnenenberg murder that
it was not likely Colorado would get
hold of him at this time.
LONDON PAPER WANTS DUTIES.
Advocates Preference for Canadian
Wheat in England.
London. Jan. 10.—The Morning Post,
In a long article discussing the fiscal
question, points out that retaliation
alone will be practically a useless
weapon against the United States
and the other protective countries. To
be effective, the paper says, retaliation
must be combined with colonial pref
erence. It adds that with the help of
Canada a 50 cent duty on foreign
wheat would turn every wheat grower
In the western part of the United
States into an opponent of the McKin
ley tariff.
KANSAS CITY'S BIG FIRE.
Total Loss Is More Than a Half a
Million.
Kansas City.—A revised estimate of
the losses In the recent fire place the
total loss at slightly over $500,000 and
the insurance at two thirds ot that
sum. The property destroyed and
damaged occupied two thirds of the
block on the west side , of Walnut
street, between Ninth and_ Tenth
streets.
INAUGURATED IN A GLASS CASE.
Governor Pattison of Ohio Also Had
Footwarmers.
Columbus, Ohio.—The glass cage ior
Governor-Elect Paulson, in which he
stayed during the exercises ot the
inauguration last Monday. Is about 12
xl2 feet. Besides the glass cage the
governor-elect, who was not at all
well, had footwarmers to increase his
comfort.
Figuies by states of metal operations
dnriug the past years has been made
public by the American Smelting &
Refining company, which show an un
precedented activity and aggregating
dealings of neatly $80,000,000. Metal
contents bystates include the fed lowing:
Idaho — Silvoi, ■3,163,187 ounces;
lead, 101,008,165 pounds;,copper 418,
580 pounds.
Montana—Gold, ounces; silver, 8,
983 ounces; lead, 7,911 ponnds.
Wyoming—Silver, 805 ounces.
Utah—Gold, 60 ounces; silver, 68,
986 ona-e«; lead 1,78,098 pounds; cop
er, 105,409 pounds.
Metal vaines for the above states are
as follows:
Idaho—Gold, $8,884; silver.$1,907,
087; lead. $4,747,101; copper J$64,872;
total for Idaho. $6,783,564.
Montana—Gold, $88; silver, $2,879;
lead. $871.
Wyoming—Silver, $124
Utah—Gold. $9,303; slver. $4l,7Q§;
lead, $69,496; copper $16,838
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.
In Dublin -afoné whbre there Is such
a dearth of employment It'flS esti
mated that $5.000.000 a yearr-almost
$15,000 a day—is squandered In
drink." declared Father Paul In ad
dressing the Society of 3fï V Inbent 3e
Paul at Dublin. • -
Pat Crowe has bçen arraigned in
the district"court on the charge of
robbing E. A. Cudahy of $25.000 In the
He pleaded-not, gnil
kidnaping case.
■ y and his trial was set for February
7. His bunt vaa fixed-at $7000.
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NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON. MONTANA, IDAHO
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
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A Few Interesting Items Gathered
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" an - v to lhe Wack-GIbba Lumber com
pany of Spokane, are pending, and it
is probable that the deal will be con
summated as soon as cruisers can es
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country—Numerous Acci
dents and Personal Events Take
Place—Fall Trade Is Good.
IDAHO NEWS.
Negotiations for a $3,p00,000 timber
deal, including the holdings of the
William Howard Land & Lumber com
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county which did not open last Tues
das'- These remain closed on account
°f scarlet fever among the children.
i Every slot machine In Post Falls
went broke Saturday morning and
| Sheriff Doust of Rathdrum got all the
. money.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
1 & Concentrating company has started
the new year by paying dividend No.
100 of $180,000. This makes the total
paid since January 1, 1905. $3.435,000.
The
timate the amount of timber on the
The public schools at Mace and at
Murray are the only ones in Shoshone
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i mil ' es are ' he , famous 8llverlead prop
ert ' es a J- Wardaer.
I/ee Phinney, a quarter breed In
dian, was arrested recently at Guide
sac ^ De P u, y sherllt Ferrla on the
char « e of administering an overdose
ot morphine to Mrs. Annie Fairfield
an<1 William Cox. two halfbreeds, from
,he effects of which both died,
J ■ H - McCann's son, aged 15 months,
died recently at Harrison as the result
ea tl n B matches.
On the previous
evening the infant gut hold ot a box
matches and swallowed a large mini
ter. Physicians failed to save the lit
1 ' e fellow 8 life,
F. Campbell, the suspect In connec
tion with Steunenberg murder arrested
at Council, has been released, there
rot being sufficient evidence against
him to warrant officers holding him
any longer.
Oscar F. Brooks, aged 17, and Grace
R. Redman, aged 13, have secured a
marriage license at Lewiston. Both
young people live at Dublin.
The celebrated "tailings case," In
which about 60 farmers living ln tue
Coeur d'Alene river valley are suing
for an Injunction against the various
mining companies operating concen
trators in this district to restrain them
from permitting the tailings from the
plants to flow down the stream to the
alleged detriment of the plaintiffs'
lands, has been transferred to Coeur
d Alene city, where the taking ot tes
timony began Monday.
J, M. Hughes, cowboy and rancher,
living near Pocatello, has successfully
"roped" a mountain wildcat.
The Coeur d'Alene Hospital com
pany has been Incorporated.
William Wagner, commonly known
as "Friday." a colored prospector wide
ly known throughout the Coeur d'AI
enes. In which district he has lived 18
years, died at the Wallace hospital
recently.
Hong Guin. one of the Chinamen
sentenced to be deported recently,
was taken to the Boise penitentiary
by instructions of the United States
marshal. Ouln escaped from the Boise
prison about 20 years ago and has
rever been located until his capture
and trial for violation of the Immigra
tion laws. Instead of being deported
Hong will finish his term In prison,
where he was sent for highway rob
bery committed in Boise.
OREGON ITEMS.
The farmers In the Ladd Canyon
section are now at work extending the
telephone system to their neighbor
hood.
Grover Martin, who was convicted
In the district court of manslaughter
for killing O. N. Preston last May near
Freewater, Is now In the county jail
at Pendleton, watting to be taken to
the state penitentiary to begin a 10
year sentence.
The Oregonian says that It Is learn
ed on good authority that the North
ern Pacific Railway company has pur
chased the Astoria & Columbia River
railway for $4,000,000.
Colbert P. Blair of Pendleton is
active and hopeful, although past the
century milestone In his life.
In the presence of her husband, who
had come from St. Paul, Minn., to In
duce her to abandon her mode of life,
Mrs. Eva Toy committed suicide at
Portland by taking carbolic acid.
At the Northwest Fruitgrowers'
meeting recently Hon. E. L. Smith of
Hood River. Ore., was reelected pres
ident of the association. The vice
presidents are: For Oregon. A. J.
Mason of Hood River; for Washing'
ton. Ben Bergunder of Colfax; for
Idaho. Fremont Wood of Boise; for
Utah. C. A. Hlcken-Cooper of View;
for Montana. R. C. Cooley of Boze
man: for British Columbia, J. R. An
derson of Victoria; secretary, C. A.
Tonneson of Tacoma; treasurer, W.
S. Offner of Walla Walla.
MONTANA SQUIBBS.
Hays Axtells, a Basin saloonkeeper,
was held up recently by footpads and
compelled to glVe qp $1000.
Robert Shad well, with a criminal
career extending back several years,
•was found dead, evidently • having
been murdered in the Chinese, section
of Butte Sunday morning shortly be
fore daylight. The body was discover
ed lying Jn an alley.'.
KAMspell, Mont.»— For a crime com
mitted in Troy on Thursday, Jan 4,
William Heard, a yqnth of 19, haa been
sentenced to Deer Lodge penitentiary
for five years. Heard robbed the
Woods' store and postoffioe at Troy,
ge(tiug£abopt $100 from the store, after
midnight»- r ' '• -
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fer Washington, D. C., the first of the
weak t« take an examination for thé
conaulgt service of the United Slates.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Ross R. Brattaln of Spokane left
He has been advised that the presi
dent has appointed him consul at
Hangchow, China, subject to the ex
amination to be given January 15. j
County Horticultural asnoclatlon. It
was decided to hold a farmers' insti
tute on January 18 and 19, in con
nection with a poultry show to be held
at that date. •
The Washington State Poultry asso
ciation at its exhibition, which will
be held at North Yakima February 12
18. Is expecting the entry of at least
1500 birds.
The Farmers' Grain and Supply
company, with headquarters In Spo
kane, will spend $100,000 in Seaule
in purchasing a site and In erecting
an elevator.
The disappearance of C. J. Hill, one
of Everett's prominent Jewelers, Is
still a mystery.
More mining development is plan
ned near Twlsp than ever before.
Spokane, Seattle and Montana mining
men are investigating In the copper
and gold properties. Railroad trans
portation for Okanogan county Is now
practically assured.
The Prosser commercial club is tak
ing steps to secure a local station of
the United States weather bureau
there. While Spokane and Ellens
burg have seen the mercury down
close to zero this winter. It has not
been lower at Prosser than five or six
below freezing, and the people want
the fact known throughout the north
west.
Four grade Jersey cows, owned by
H. W. Eldred of Ellensburg made the
following record of production last
Milk, 24,459 pounds; butter.
year:
1592 pounds; gross income, $358.61;
cost of feed, $186.27; net Income per
cow, $43.32. The skim milk and the
calves raised are not considered in fig
uring financial returns.
Ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho,
who was assassinated at Caldwell, was
one of the Idaho men Interested in
the sugar beet factory te be built at
Ellensburg.
When the new cathedral at Seattle
Is completed Charles Sweeny of Spo
kane will have borne one tenth of the
cost of It. He, on Thursday, sent
Bishop O'Dea a check for $20,000 for
that purpose. This Is the largest do
nation made by any Individual. The
cathedral, when completed, will have
cost $200,000. Father Emil Kauten,
vice chancellor, declares that Mr.
Sweeny's gifts and those of his wife
will probably never be known In their
entirety. He places the amount con
tributed by Mr. Sweeny and wife to
Catholic Institutions at $250,000. This
Is a conservative estimate, according
to the churchman.
Unless the Chinese boycott on Amer
ican goods Is removed within the next
30 days the plant of the Centennial
Milling company, with a capacity of
2400 barrels of flour per day, and that
of the Hammond Milling company,
with Its daily capacity of 2000, will be
forced practically to close down.
A love feast, participated In by la
bor leaders from all sections of the
state, at Aberdeen, marked the close
ot the most profitable convention In
the history of the state federation of
labor.
During the past year approximately
7000 tons of fruit were shipped from
North Yakima.
The county records show an Inter
esttng Improvement In conditions In
Whitman county during the year 1905
On the Spokane Indian reservation
about 35 miles down the river from
Spokane, lives the remnants of the
once mighty tribe of Spokane Indians
Civilization and disease have done
their work, and from 3000 members,
which It boasted 30 years ago, the
tribe has dwindled down to less than
600.
Bellingham is chosen as the next
place of meeting of the state labor
congress.
Predicts a Panic.
Unless there is currency reform a
panic, beside which former panics will
seem insignifiant, was predicted by
Jacob A. Schiff, head of the banking
firm of Knhn, Loeb & Co., in a speech
before the New York chamber of com
Mr. Schiff said hr
meroe recently,
did not rsgard snoh a panic as immi
nent, bnt believed it wlil come unless
something is done to remedy the lack
of elactlolty of the currency system.
He declared that he did not favor the
plan proposed by Soretary Shaw for
the relief of the situation, it being his
opinion that the plan would aid specu
lation rather than legitimate business.
He favored a currency based on com
mercial paper as more helpful to the
business interests. The speech cre
ated a sensation in financial circles
and caused a sharp break in prices on
the stock exchange.
WOMEN DEAD IN FLAMES.
Girl Dashes Into Burning Building and
Dies.
St, Louis,—The boarding house con
ducted by Erskjnp Reed at 1611 Mis
souri avenue caught fire from the fur
nace and three women boarders per
ished, a fourth breaking a leg in
jumping from an upper window.
The dead; Mrs. Pauline Hermann
aged 48 years; Miss Jewel Reed, aged
17 years, daughter of the owaer; Mrs.
pulvermacker, aged 35 years, of St.
Charles. Mo. Injured: Mrs, Hilger,
aged 70 years.
Miss Reed lost her life trying to
save others.
Aged Mrs. Hilger was lying ill In
her room when the flames broke out,
and In desperation Jumped from' her
window, breaking a leg. She was par
tially caught by a spectator, breaking
the full force of her fall, and was pick
ed up unconscious. • ■
Northwestern Wheat.
Lewiston. IdHflio.—Club, 66@67c;
bluostem, 59®60c. Mb' salas.
Walla Waite, Wasb.^Club, 82c;
blustem. 63tyc; f. q. b. No sales,
Rttivllle, Wash.—Bluestem, 04c;
Nub, 81c.
Portland, Ore.-r-Club. 78s; bluestem
74®7Bc; valley, 73c; red. 69c.
Tacoma. Wash.—Unchanged. ^E*-.
gqrt:, Blueatem.'Tîé; cM>. 71c; * red,
68c.
A farmhouse near Mlnehead, Eng
land, Is, situated In so' deep a hollow
that foi* three mwoUia tlf the year the
sun's rays do not fall uppn ,1L.- ■
PART OF ATLANTIC SQUADRON
BATTLERS COLLIDED
MIX NEAR NEW YORK
Alabama Collides With Kentucky Af
ter Latter la Aground—Unlucky
Start for the South American Wa
■Injured Man of
tens for Practice
War Is Ordered Back.
New York. Jan. 8.—While the battle
ship squadron under command of Rear
Admiral Evans was proceeding to sea
Sunday the battleships Kearsarge and
Kentucky ran agrbund in the harbor
off the west hank lighthouse. The
Alabama and Illinois were following
next In line, and before they could
alter their course the Alabama collided
with the Kentucky, striking bet - a
glancing blow. The Illinois Just got
clear of the tangle, and proceeded
down the bay, anchoring outside the
bar with the flagship Maine.
The starboard side of the Kentucky
above the water line was quite badly
damaged. She will come up to the
navy yard tomorrow for repairs.
The accident occurred shortly after
l p. m. The Alabama stood by to ren
der assistance to the Kentucky and
Kearsarge, and wireless messages
were sent to Brooklyn navy yard for
tugs. i
In about two hours the Kearsarge
and Kentucky were both floated and
started for sea, accompanied by the
Alabama. The Kentucky, however,
was ordered back and returned
Tompklnsvllle, where she anchored
late this afternoon.
to
and
The Maine, Illinois, Alabama
Kearsarge remained off the oar until
5:20 o'clock, when they weighed an
chor and proceeded to sea.
The squadron of battleships
was
bound for Hampton Roads, where the
révérai divisions of the North Atlantic
fleet in home waters are to be assem
bled under Rear Admiral Evans pre
naratory to sailing tor the West In
dian and South American waters for
'he annual winter maneuvers.
Later Report.
Following 'the dissaster, the opinion
was expressed in naval circles in New
York that Admiral Evans would be
oourtmartialed. The admiral in com
mand is always held responsible for an
accident, especially one of this kind,
where the captain of every ship must
keep in line with the flagship or be
open to immediate suspension.
FAT YEAR FOR THE FARMERS.
Afhat Evergreen State Produced in Its
Grain Fields.
Last year was a fat one for the
vheat farmers of Washington. The
ipcoml largest crop of wheat In the
ilslory of the state was raised in 1905
and had the production been only
\bout 6.000,000 bushels more, thé crop
would have been twice as large as that
if two years ago, states a Washington,
D. C., report. As It was, the 1906 har
vest was only a little smaller than the
bumper crop of 1901, when virgin
fields produced a phenomenally large
acreage yield, and when the grand te
al of 34,518,968 bushels were reaped.
This year's crop amounts to 32,516,810
bushels, as against 32.140,603 bushels
n the great year of 1904. These fig
ures are from the latest estimates of
he department of agriculture.
Other crops in the state this year
were very large, and are only leas
notable than the wheat hatvest be
cause they constitute a smallel*' total
value. The production ot oats, for In
stance, reached a total ot 8,227.000
bushels, as against 7,407.198 bushels
In 1904, and 7,598.185 bushels two
years ago. The total farm value of
this year's oat crop is estimated at
$3,373,070.
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WOOD 16 IN COMMAND,
At Head of U. S. Troops In the Phil
ippines.
Orders have been prepared at the
war department relieving General Cor
bin of the command of the division of
'he Philippines February 1, to Jie re
lieved by General Leonard Woqd; also
assigning General John F. Weston,
now in command of the northern de
partment, to the command of the de
partment of Luzon, P. I,
On the same date General Williams.
In command of the department of the
Columbia, will be ordered to the Phil
ippines to command the department of
the Vlsayas. General Corbin will be
assigned to the department of the
north, with headquarters at St. Louis,
succeeding General Weston,
E. C. WILSON FOUND DEAD,
Well Known Chicago Man Fopnd
With Bullet Hole in Head.
Colorado Springs, Col., Jan. 8.—The
dead body of E. Crane Wilson, a
wealthy Chicago man, and a member
of the firm of Wilson Brothers, In
Fifth avenue, Chicago, was found upon
the highway seven miles east of tb(s
city with a bullet hole in the head
The indications point to suicide, al
though a gold watch and chain be wore
are missing.
French Senatorial Election,
The IPie'nnial election for one third
of the membership of the French sen
ate has resulted in the return of mpst
of the former senators.
COMING.
January Attractions at The Spokane
Theater.
January 9-10—''Orientals."
Jaanary 15—Calve. ,,
January 16-1T—"Buster Brown."
January 18—High School Com
mencement.
January 19-20- ; - , 'College Widow."
January 21—"When Johnny -Cornés
Marching Home."
January 23-24—"Bohemians."
January 30-81—"County Chairman."
It is said that 7700 wives were de
seHed'by their husbands In New ^Pflt , ,v 5
last' year.