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NEWS OF THE WORLD
a
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
AU PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
John Brady, 22, unemployed waiter.
Is under arrest In St. Louis and has
confessed to having stabbed 14 women
slightly. He says he Just felt a de
sire to cause pain to any woman.
Among the 188 members of the
class which graduated from the Unit
ed Stales naval academy at Annapolis
last Monday, who shortly enter upon
their two years' service at sea before
receiving their commissions as en
signs. are an unusually large number
of bright young westerners.
President Loubet Saturday night
gave a farewell dinner at the Blysee
palace to the cabinet members and
their families, a number of personal
friends and the members of his staff.
Mrs. Edward Lett and her three
children were burned to death In a Are
which destroyed their home at Mis
souri Valley, Iowa. The oldest child
was but 4 years of age.
Delegates from 42 states and the
District of Columbia are forming the
divorce congress at Washington this
week.
Charles Raines, mayor of Milford,
III., and Gilbert Vennus, a politician
of Milford, are under arrest, charged
with enticing Myrtle Taylor. 16 years
old. Into a room. Raines is also charg
ed with enticing Essie Childs, 18 years
old. Both were bound to await action
of a grand Jury. Raines gave bond
of $2000 and Vennus $*)00.
Rev. George Q. Ware, who was re
cently convicted at Omaha of conspir
acy to defraud the government by Il
legal land entries, has tendered his
resignation as pastor of St. John's
Episcopal church al Doadwood, S. D.,
and of Christ's church at 1-ead, and
has also sent to Bishop Hare at Sioux
Falls his resignation as a minister of
the Episcopal church.
At a recent meeting of Irish mem
bers of parliament John E. Redmond
was reelected chairman of the Irish
parliamentary party.
Irving D. Smith, a wealthy resident
of South Dakota, Is dead. His wealth
consisted of lands In that state and
lowa reported te be valued at $1,
300,000.
Negotiations between the Union Pa
cldc railway and the St. Paul & Ta
coma Lumber company have been
closed whereby the Harrlman Inter
ests have acquired 17 acres of Tacoma
tldelands. forming an ideal site for
railroad terminals and having a front
age of 1500 feet on the bay and about
1400 feet on the Puyallup waterway.
The property Is the highest priced land
on the tldeAatS, and cost approximate
ly $1.000,000, of which the Union Pa
clAc has paid a large amount In cash.
R. E. Strahorn. promoter of the
North Coast railway, who has return
ed to Spokane from an extended visit
east, says recent dispatches were
wrong in quoting him as announcing
that contracts had been let to J. O.
White & Co. for building the road. He
declared also the announcement was
unauthorized that the line would be
built from Pasco to Spokane,
Horace G. McKinley, the alleged
arch land fraud man wanted by the
government In the Oregon land oases,
Is in Shanghai, China, in company
with a well known variety actress,
"Little Egypt. "
A petition asking for the expulsion
of Senator T. O. Platt of New York
from the senate, whiho had been died
with the vice president, was laid be
fore the senate Monday.
The price of wool this season is
higher than ever before in Arizona.
The average price of that bought to
date has been 20 cents.
Miss Graoe Thurston, oldest daught
er of former Senator Thurston of Ne
braska, is dead, aged 22 years.
Ten unknown victims of the Valen
cla'Jwere interred at Viotoriajlast Tues
day, alongside five others. The 16
graves are in a row, each numbered.
Superintendent Hnssey of the provin
cial police has kept all information re
lating to the victims in the hope that
some may be identiAed.
Thomas W. Asbdin, Indian agent at
Blntalnta, Basks, who died at Victoria
recently was one of the first to join the
northwest mounted police and was
with Major Walsh when Sitting Bull's
surrender was received in the Kiel re
bellion.
SEND TRAINS O'ER GULF.
Flagler, Florida Millionaire, to Ferry
Cars to Cuba.
Mobile, Ala — W. H. Flagler, the
Florida millionaire. Is pushing to com
pletion a remarkable railroad enter
prise. He plans to send fully equipped
trains across the gulf of Mexico.
It Is planned to have trains take a
steamer at Key West and proceed to
the nearest point on the east coast of
Cuba—Point
Demaysl, very likely,
which la within 24 hours of Key West.
If railroad connections there could not
be obtained Flagler would build a road
through Cuba to a point where traffic
arrangements could be made.
Boats are to be constructed with un
usual breadth to resist the rolling of
the gulf of Mexico.
Narrow Escape From Fire.
Los Angeles.—Fire broke out In a
store room beneath the Louise lodg
ing house, at 520 South Broadway,
Sunday night, and a number of guests
In the lodging house had narrow
escapes from suffocation. Nearly a
dozen were taken from the windows of
the house by firemen, although none
were Injured. One woman was ren
dered unconscious.
British In Distress In Tibet.
Reynolds' London weekly newspaper
says that the small British garrison
left In Tibet has been surrounded by
hostile troops, and that an expedition
(or their relief Is necessary.
f
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Hoqulam is preparing to organize
"Boosters' Club."
Halt a million fruit trees will be
planted In tbs Sunnyslde district this
year.
Unprincipled white men at Chelan.
and at Lakeside continue to furnish
I
Indians with liquor. |
The Stetson-Poat Mill company's
slx acre mill site at Seattle was sold
recently for $900,000.
John U. Hofstetter, for 10 years one
of the foremost citizens of Stevens
county, died recently. He was 76
years old.
With an initial membership of 50,
lodge No. 47 of the Theatrical Me
chanical association was organized at
Spokane last week.
The committee on subscribers for
the Tekoa commercial club has secur
ed 60 names on the list, which is suf
Aclent to insure success.
Ed Erickson and another man are
under arrest In Seattle suspected of
holding up the Groat Northern train
recently near Ballard.
The recent annual bean bake, en
tertainment and bail by the O. A. R.
post and Woman's Relief corps at
Pullman was a success.
J. F. Boise, who lives near Ellens
burg on the Cariboo In the northern
part of the valley, reports Anding a
nice Aow of oil on his place.
There were three daring holdups in
Tacoma Saturday night, all the work
of a lone highwayman, and It was evi
dently the same Individual in each
case.
Jay P. Graves of Spokane has a new
llmoslne automobile, costing about
$4000. It Is classed as the Anest ma
chine In the state. It Is Alted with a
closed body and electric lights.
The safe In the postofflee In the
East Spokane grocery was blown open
with nitroglycerine Sunday morning.
The men secured $70 and $300 worth
of stamps In small denominations.
The .Spokane Central Labor council
was formed Sunday at a meeting of
delegates from 23 unions. The new
central body will take out a charter
from the American Federation of La
bor.
It is learned on absolutely reliable
authority that the Union Pacific will
build to Tacoma and,-as announced
several wees ago. It will be the drat
of the transcontinental llrit-s to reach
that city.
At a meeting of the Cashmer^Fruit
Growers' association It was unanl
mously agreed to Join the fruit grow
era' union now being formed to em
brace every fruit producing district In
Chelan county.
The lid went down tight In Walla
Walla at 12 o'clock Saturday night.
Every business place In the city was
closed
ixceptlng hotels, restaurants,
livery stables, drug stores and under
taking parlors, which are exempt un
der the law.
The Law Enforcement league of
Spokane are demanding that all forms
of business he closed on Sundays ex
cepting the (our classes exempted by
the city and state laws governing Sun
day closing. The businesses exempt
are drug stores, undertakers, hotels
and livery stables.
L. F. Parker, who was employed on
the new packing house near Fort Wal
la Walla, was recently found dead be
side the fence west of the fort. A
revolver at his side with one chamber
empty and a bullet wound In the right
side of the head told the sad story of
a suicide. No cause can be assigned
for the act.
W. A. Nicholls, a Spokane man,
makes the announcement that money
has been raised and the delivery of
steel begun (or the construction of
the Big Bend Transit company. I he
proposed road will run from Spokane
to Davenport. From Davenport two
lines will be built. One line will run
to the mouth of the Spokane river
and the other to Rltzvllle.
Sailors on the French bark Admiral
Courbet, lying In Port Townsend, mu
tinied Saturday and, forcibly taking a
boat, pulled ashore, declaring that
they would not proceed to sea In the
vessel, owing to her lightened condi
tion. N. W. O'Rear of Port Townsend,
who arrived In the city today, said that
the sailors were afraid to go to sea
with the vessel in light ballast.
The Chelan Transfer company has
been awarded the contract for carry
ing mail from Chelan Falls to Chelan
and Lake side beginning July 1. This
company has the present contract.
Mayor Amos Edmunds has been
awarded the contract (or carrying the
malls on Lake Chelan from the foot
of the lake to Stehekin and Intermedi
ate points.
Sentences aggregating 52 years wore
pronounced Saturday by Judge Rlgg
at North Yakima upon (our prisoners,
Joseph Whltely, colored, was given a
20 year sentence for manslaughter;
Joseph Reed. 14 years for assault to
commit robbery; Joseph Anderson,
colored. 14 years for burglary, and
Edward Mitchell, colored, (our years
for burglary. Robert Small, 17 years
old. convicted of horse stealing, was
sentenced to the reform school, as was
Stouter, colored, aged 12, who drew
a knife and attempted to stab Super
intendent Selleck of the public schools
when he had reprimanded the negro
lad (or misconduct.
Earthquake Near Rome.
Rome. Feb. 12.—An earthquake
shock lasting 18 seconds caused seri
ous damage in Calabria Sunday,
especially at Cantanzaro and Monte
Ion, the population of which places
became terror stricken and left their
houses and camped In the streets, not
withstanding the stormy weather pre
vailing.
Gift of King of Italy.
Of rare value and beauty is the gift
of the king of Italy to Miss Roosevelt
upon the occasion of her marriage. It
Is a table of Italian mosaic work,
showing designs from Italian cities
and towns. The table was made in
Florence, and was personally selected
by the king.
A deaf and dumb person who
fairly expert at finger language can
speak about 43 words a minute. In the
same space of time a person in pos
session of his speech will probably
speak 150 words.
WEDDING SATURDAY
MISS ROOSEVELT BECOMES MRS.
LONGWORTH AT HIGH NOON.
-
Episcopal Bishop Satterlee Will Per
form Ceremony in East Room of
-Will Be No Brides
maid— T. N. Perkins of Boston, Best
Man—Ushers Are Prominent.
White Hous<
Washington, Feb. 12—The wedding
of Miss Alice Lee Roosevelt, daughter
of the president, to Representative
Longworth will take place at the
White House at noon on Saturday,
February 17. The ceremony, which
will be performed in the historic east
room, will be solemnized by the Right
Rev. Henry Satterlee, Protestant
Episcopal bishop of Washington.
There will be no bridesmaid. The
groom's best man will be Thomas nel
son Perkins of Boston, a classmate
and long time friend. Three of Mr.
Longworth's classmates—B. A. Wall
ingford. Jr., of Cincinnati, -who mar
ried Mr. Ixmgworth's oldest sister;
Larz Anderson of Washington, great
grandson of Nicholas Longworth, the
founder of the Longworth family for
tune; Viscount Charles De Chambrun,
brother of Count Adelbert de Cham
brun. who married the groom's young
est sister—and Theodore Roosevelt.
Jr„ the oldest son of the president,
will be the ushers.
One thousand Invitations to the wed
ding have been issued. Those invited,
exclusive of the wedding party, In
clude:
The members of the cabinet and
their wives; former members of the
cabinet who are now In the United
States senate and their wives; the Jus
tices of the United States supreme
court and their wives; the official
members of the party which accom
panied Secretary Taft to the orient;
the New York delegation In congress
and the Ohio delegation In congress.
Later In the afternoon Mr. Longworth
and his bride will leave Washington
on a trip to Florida, traveling in a
special car. After the adjournment of
congress they expect to make a trip
to Europe.
The senate and house will adjourn
Saturday on account of the wedding.
SPORTING NOTES.
The organization of the Rifle & Re
volver club at Spokane adds another
welcome feature (or the patronage of
those who love shooting
Ten yards to be gained in three
downs was the principal football re
form tentatively agreed upon at a
meeting of the National Football Rule
committee In New York. This rule, If
Anally adopted, the football experts
believe, will do more than anything
else toward opening the game.
The crack Red Wing basket ball
team from Red Wing, Minn., met Its
first defeat in 17 games at the hands
of the Spokane Amateur Athletic club.
Ihe final score standing 24 to 16.
Indian Joe Gregg of Spokane defeat
ed Freddy Green, of the same city,
In the fifth round of what had been
scheduled for a 20 round contest be
fore the Palouse City Athletic club.
The speed of the Irlsh-Amertcan and
Yale runners was the principal feature
of the 17th annual Indoor games of
the Boston Athletic association, held
in Mechanics' hall, In Boston, Satur
day. Both Yale teams won from Har
vard, the 'varsity by 25 yards, the
freshmen by a close margin and the
Irish-American team was Invincible In
long distance running.
Denver is out to secure the Bowling
congress'two years hence, or in 1908.
At Berkeley, Cal., the New Zealand
Rugby football team defeated the Van
couver, B. C., team by a score of ■!
to 6.
The most sensational turf scandal
of recent years was revealed recently
when it became known that E. E.
Smathers, the millionaire horseman,
had been accused of knowing that
drugs had been administered to Lou
Dillon, C. K. G. Billings' famous trot
ter. when, at Memphis, in October.
1904, Smathers. driving his own horse,
Major Delmar, beat Lou Dillon. The
gold cup. worth $5000, which Smathers
won at that time, is now in the sher
iff's office.
Sixty and one half feet was the rec
ord skee Jump of the year's carnival
at Ri island, B. C., and was made by
Torg--1 Noran, the champion skee
jumper of Canada. The Jump was 17%
feet behind the record of last year.
The Denver Bowlers are after the
championship as they will have three
teams entered in the tournament of
the Western Bowling congress at Salt
Lake, March 17.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 14.—Persistant
rumors that the revolutionary party is
massing have caused the government
officials to adopt precautionary meas
ures. Fearing an attack, all the main
approaches to the capital are heavily
guarded by artillery. Gnus are being
held in readiness to resist any attempt
ed assault on the palace.
The steam trawler Veronica belong
ing to Stavanger. Norway, has been
lost off Lossiemouth, Engleshire, Scot
land, with a crew of 10.
The Rio Grande Sonhtern round
honse and two engines, together with
considérable other property in the
building, was destroyed by fire recent
ly. The loss is estimated at $100,000.
Japanese fishermen are the apecial
target at which the Cnsbman bill, to
pervent aliens from fishing in Alaskan
waters, is aimed.
Revenue Cutter for Puget Sound.
Beginning Thursday the house com
mittee on foreign affairs will hold
hearings on the Poster bill which
amends the Chinese exclusion law so
as to bar out only Chinese laborers.
The house committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce decided to re
port favorably on a bill (or a revenue
cutter for Puget sound.
James Wilson Shot.
James Wilson, while at Granite
Creek, on Lake Pend d'Orellle, Sun
day. accidentally shot himself In the
leg with a .44 rifle.- The wound Is
serious.
THEY WILL DEFEND CATHEDRAL.
Catholics Arrange Reception for
Troops in French City.
Montpelier, France, Feb. 12.—As a
result of the religious controversy and
last week's riots In and about the ca
thedral, the city is Ailed with greatly
excited mobs, and clashes with the po
lice are frequent.
Trouble is looked for when the au
thorities attempt to take the Inven
tory, under the recently enacted re
ligious law, of the Attings of the Fig
nan church, the parishioners of which
declare they will kill anyone who at
tempts to enter the edlAce without per
mission.
A force of expert workmen labored
frantically all day Sunday building a
wall of brick and mortar around tne
church, while a large number of mem
bers of the congregation passed brick
and stones inside the barricade for
use on (he police or soldiers should
they attempt to compel the church au
thorities to let the agents of the gov
ernment inside.
Two hundred men took up their sta
tion Inside of the wall, taking with
them supplies of food and wine, and
announced that they would protect the
euiAce at all costs.
SIX PERSONS
BURNED ID DEATH
Portland, Ore., Feb. 13.—At least
six persons lost their lives in a fire
which swept a bnsy little commercial
district at the east end of the Morri
son street steel bridge,which spans the
Willamette river, at an early hour
MOnday morning. Ten or more persons
Were seriously injured, and were re
meed to hospitals or to the homes of
nearby residents.
The dead: Nathaniel P. Yonng,
aged 38, watchman for East Side
Transfer company and for the Davis
Wood company.
Eddie Dailey, a yonng boy.
Two unrecognizable bodies. One
may be a woman.
Many firemen hud narrow escapes
from injury.
The district horned is partly bnilt
over a sink and as the planking along
the sidewalks burned the positions of
the firemen became precarious.
In endeavoring to save some of the
lodgers from the rooming house over
the Monut Hood saloon two firemen
were overcome by smoke and were sav
ed from death by their comrades.
The wooden surface of the Morri
son street steel bridge and its ap
proaches on the east side were badly
burned for several hnuderd feet.
Twenty-two horses, property of the
East Side Transfer company, were de
stroyed in the fire.
The fire started in the Mount Hood
saloon, it is said,and rapidly consumed
that place and the lodging house above
it, in which a majority of those killed
and injured were stopping.
Later Report.
Four known dead,11 persons serious
ly injured, some perhaps fatally, and
a financial loss of $50,000 briefly snm
marizea the result of the fire.
Watchman Young's death was one
of thé thrilling spectacles of the fire.
He bad made several trips Into the
transfer company's stable endeavoring
to save horses, when he was out off by
the flames. He made his way to one of
the upper windows, which he broke.
Looking ont, he waved his hands to
the crowd below and cried; "Goodby,
boys, 1 can't get oat this time," and
fell back into the flames.
CONSULS ARE POORLY PAID.
J. W. Davidson Tells of Weakness in
the Diplomatic Service.
Opposition In congress to an Im
proved consular service with perma
nent tenure of office has caused the
loss to the consular service of one
of its most efficient and experienced
officers by the resignation of James
W. Davidson, consul to Tntung, Man
churia, who after a service of nine
years retires because of his Inability
to longer draw on his private Income
to maintain the consulate.
Lynches an Alabama Negro.
Gadsden, Ala., Feb. 12.—Bunkle
Richardson, a negro, charged with the
assault and murder of Mrs. Sarah
Smith here July 15 last, was forcibly
taken from the Jail here Sunday morn
ing and hanged to a bridge. Four
negroes were charged with the crime
against Mrs. Smith, one of the most
fiendish ever committed In the slate,
two of whom have been legally exe
cuted. The third, Will Johnson, was
recently convicted and sentenced to
death, but last week Governor Jenks,
believing that there was strong doubt
of the prisoner's guilt, reprieved thi
negroe's sentence to life imprison
ment.
Richardson, the man lynched this
morning, had not been Indicted, but
was in Jail, awaiting the action of the
grand jury.
Anti-Chinese Convention Called.
San Francisco.—The board of super
visors have adopted a resolution which
authorizes the mayor to call and ar
range for a convention to be held in
this city dnring the early part of May,
1906, of representatives from the var
ions cities snd communities in the
states and territories west of the Rooky
mountains for the purpose of consider
ing the proposed legislation to repeal
the provisions of the Chinese exclusion
act. The convention will be called for
the purpose of obtaining the opinion
and an intelligent expression of senti
ment of the people of the aforesaid
states on the questions of Chinese im-i
migration.
Passenger Train Wrecked.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 12—The Illi
nois Central railroad's Chicago and
Florida limited, leaving here for Chi
cago, is reported wrecked at Chap
mansboro, 54 miles west of here.
Three passenger coaches and the en
gine are said to have turned over.
Bomb Outrages Continue.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 13.—Bomb out
rages continue In the city.
MAY FOUND GUILTY
I
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DAVENPORT BANKER LOST HIS
CASE WITH GOVERNMENT.
After 24 Hours of Deliberation the
Jury In Federal Court Returned a
Verdict Against Accused—Penalty
Is Five to Ten Years in Penitentiary
—Asked for New Trial.
Spokane. Feb. 12.—Charles C. May.
president of the defunct Big Bend
bank of Davenport, who has been on
trial fur wrecking that institution, was
found guilty by a Jury In the federal
court. The verdict was arrived at af
ter 24 hours' deliberation and was
handed to the court at noon. Convic
tion was made on the fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh counts of the Indict
ment returned by the January federal
grand Jury.
The minimum penalty is five years
in the penitentiary, the maximum be
ing 10 years.
May's attorneys will argue for a new
trial and, failing In this, they announce
that an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
At noon the Jury announced It had
reached a verdict. The attorneys and
ihe court attendants, who had waited
tor hours, quickly gathered. May sat
behind his attorneys. Charles S. and
Reese Voorhees. He appeared as stoic
al as during the long days of the trial.
He scanned the faces of the jurymen,
but they were as unresponsive as so
many sphinxes.
An expectant hush fell upon the
courtroom as the verdict was handed
to Judge Whitson. He read It quickly
and handed It to Clerk Nash, who
voiced the fateful words.
Immediately after the reading of Lie
verdict Judge Whitson remanded the
defendant to the custody of the United
Slates marshal. As May left the court
room the weight of many years seem
ed to have suddenly fallen upon him.
Judge, Whitson has a new bond,
pending an appeal, approved.
The verdict of guilty was a great
surprise to nearly every one. A dis
agreement was what the majority of
those who followed the trial looked
for, and a verdict of acquittal was tne
hope of many.
IDAHO NEWS.
Lewiston has Installed 120 water
meters in the business section of the
city.
The Alamo colony, established near
Bonners Ferry, by Bishop D. N. Mein
turff and followers of his faith, has
been Incorporated for $100,000.
The bridge between Stltes and Koos
kia is now completed and the ford In
the river is a thing of the past.
Surgeon R. D. Hasbrook, who re
cently underwent an operation for
appendicitis in Japan, is improving.
After lying on the frozen ground 23
hours, pinned beneath a load of lum
ber, Adrian Glass of Lewiston was
found Sunday afternoon with both
legs frozen.
Edmond Leighty, aged 25 years, one
of the most prominent and promising
young men of Wallace, died Sunday
from the effects of a self administer
ed dose of laudanum. The motive for
the suicide is unknown.
J. Clarence White, manager of the
Red Collar line, plying between Coeur
d'Alene City and all points on the
lake and on the St. Joe river, has been
officially notified of the government's
acceptance of his bid to carry malls.
Mrs. Mary Hutton of Idaho address
ed the Woman's Suffrage association
at Baltimore, Md., on conditions in
Idaho. She advised girls to go west,
and intimated it was a good place to
get husbands.
The Northern Pacific has brought
suit in the district court against Wil
liam Phlnney and 58 other defend
ants, practically all of whom are In
dians, to condemn the rlgjit of way
not yet purchased for the Lewlston
Grangeville line.
Mrs. Ed Crane, wife of a well known
citizen of Harrison, came to a saloon
about 10 o'clock Sunday night armed
with an umbrella, and on her husband
falling to respond to her calls, smash
ed two plate glass windows. Her hus
band appeared about this time and set
tled the damages.
William Smith died at Harrison Sun
day as the result of an accident oc
curring Friday afternoon. He was
engaged in felling a tree three miles
east of Lane, and was trying to'keep
some small boys out of the way. when
the tree (ell and crushed him.
A special meeting of the Idaho Wool
growers' association has been called
to meet In Boise Wednesday, Febru
ary 21, at 10 a. m.. in response to a
general demand of sheepmen of the
state (or a reconsideration of resolu
tions adopted at the annual conven
tion at Welser December 12 commend
ing the forest reserve service.
The agricultural committee will
make a favorable report on the Hey
burn livestock shipping bill. The bill
as reported permits railroads upon
Written application from shippers to
continue live stock In transit in cars
for 36 hours without unloading and
compels the railroad companies to
maintain a minimum speed of 16 miles
an hour except when conditions are
such that this cannot be done in
safety.
The coroner's Jury in the Inquest
over the remains of D. M. Edmonds,
who was killed In the wreck of the
ore train on the Morning mine mill
road near Mullan. returned a verdict
exonerating the Federal Mining &
Smelting company, owner of the road,
from all blame. The Jury also found
that the men aboard the train did all
that prudent railroad men could do
to avert the crash and that the acci
dent was unavoidable.
Woolen Mill Destroyed.
Aurora. III., Feb. 13.—The Stolp
woolen mill and the factory of the
New Moyer Wrapper company has
been destroyed by fire. Loss $125,000.
"Did Buffington marry someone of
his own station?"
"No; an Olsonhurst lady. The next
station eut. you know."—Puck.
MONTANA 8QLMBQ3.
A sensation was created In Missoula
Saturday when It became common talk
that J. Carl Dowell, one of the em
ployes of the postoffice and one of the
best known young men of the city, had
been placed under arrest by the fed
eral authorities on a charge of rlAlng
the United States mails.
Mrs. Arvllle Walbrldge-Hunter-Mel
vllle-Northey. the 19 year old girl big
amist under arrest at Butte, has be
gun suit for divorce against George
Melville, husband No. 2, charging him
with pernicious hypnotism and com
pelling her by suggestions to marry
Harry Northey, No. 3.
James Sherman has been sentenced
to life Imprisonment at Lewiston for
the murder of Samuel Studzlnskl, an
aged pawnbroker, whose brains young
Sherman confessed to battering out
with a hatchet for the purpose of
robbery. Sherman also confessed to
having attempted the life of the prose
cutlng attorney and to committing a
number of burglaries. He Is about
20 years old.
The Montana Society of New York
held its annual banquet at Delmonico's
Saturday night. Among the guests
were United States Senator W. Tl
Heyburn of Idaho, Representative D.
McKinlay of California, Representa
tive Frank W. Mondel) of Wyoming
and former Governor S. T. Harrison
of Montana.
The jury which Investigated the
Northern PaciAc wreck near Helena
recently in which Ave lives were lost.
Saturday returned a verdlce Andlng
the wreck due to the gross negligence
of the railroad company. The Jury
Ands the company worked the crew
too many hours; that the brakemen
were not sufficient for a train of the
tonnage and that the crew was negli
gent in handling the train.
WILL DENY INJUNCTIONS
ON EX -PAKTE EVIDENCE
Judge Joseph Very Quarles of MU
waukee, who has announced that here
after he will Issue no temporary In
junctions on ex-parte evidence—that
he must hear both sides of the case
before issuing a restraining order—Is
a stalwart Republican leader, who
completed a term In the United State:
Senate last March, but who was de
feated fw re-election by the La Fol
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XT DOE JOSEPH V. QUARLES.
iette forces. Last spring he was mad<
Judge of the United States District
Court. He was born in Kenosha 1
1843, and was a student In Mlchigar
University In 1862, when a call foi
troops caused him to lay down bU
books and go to the front. He rose tc
the rank of captain, and after the wai
closed re-entered the university and
was graduated in 1866. Two years
later he was admitted to the bar.
Judge Quarles baa been district attor
new and mayor of Kenosha, and also
has served In both branches of the
Legislature. He Is considered one ol
the foremost members of the Wiscon
sin bar.
Treaoheroua Memory.
"I have auch a wretched memory.
Now I have an appointment with my
dentiat to-day and I've Just thought ol
It"
"W«n, you've remembered H
time."
"But, blame It, I wanted to Cirgel
It!"—Cleveland Leader.
Aboot the quickest way for a young
man to win a girl's love Is to brll-e hei
father to object to him.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
W«nU| Not«* Calling the Wicked
Kopt.tB.ee.
OME of the
chaps who don't
go home till
morning cause
mourning when
they do go homo.
It takes more
than a love
beauty to make
the beautiful
life.
IN
The (ever
Inst takes away
the appetite for the food of lo"e.
He need never despair who face»
difficulty under divine direction.
Many a chronic sickness is only an
habitual bid for more coddling.
Some are afraid to eat peaches lest
they lose their appetite for prunes.
The man who voluntarily has noth
ing is seldom »the one who Is nothing.
A man's knowledge of doctrine
counts for nothing If he neglects duty.
Many a man's religion would grow
all right If be would let Its roots alone.
A single tear In the study docs more
(or a sermon than a whole flood in the
pulpit
greater the damage when he Jumps
the track,
The stronger a man's character the
The Introduction of a half-cent plecs
would be a dire misfortune to the Sun
day school.
While you have to walk to Heaven
a little horse-sense will be a big help
on the road.
When a man gets to thinking that
all eyes are on him be becomes a
, Te" himself.
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I Some preachers think they are Bay
: Ing the devil because they are raising
a dost In the pulpit,
( Many despair of the race because
they know nothing of It save what
they see In the mirror.
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WILL SOON SING IN SPOKANE.
Some of the Brilliant Prima Donnas,
Tenors, Baritones snd Bassos With
Celebrated Savage
Grand Opera Company.
the
English
Mr. Henry W. Savage will Introduce
to Spokane music lovers a boat of
glorious voiced songbirds when his cel
ebrated organization appears for its
Arst season of grand opera In English
at the Spokane theatre, tor four per
formances, beginning Thursday, Feb
ruary 22.
Four different masterpieces are to
be given, and each will have Us special
cast.
Among the many artists to be heard
will be the silver-voiced Gertrude Ren
nyson, who has scored a series of tri
umphs in the east in leading drama
tic soprano roles; dramatic Rita New
man. whose thrilling contralto is well
known in the west; William Wegener,
whose magnificent tenor will be heard
in "Lohengrin" and "Tannhäuser;"
Joseph F. Sheehan, with his golden
high notes for "Rlgoletto" and "La
Boheme;" artistic Winfred Goff,
whose resonant baritone will be In the
tame casts with Mr. Sheehan: Arthur
Deane, for "Telramund" and "Wol
fram;" and Thomas Richards for an
other series of baritone roles.
Margaret Crawford, the contralto
who has been singing In German op
era ln Weisbaden and elsewhere, will
be heard in the roles of the vindictive
Ortrud and enticing Venus; and Flor
ence Easton's brilliant coloratura so
prano promises a rare treat.
Tenor Francis Maclennan, Ottley
Cranston and Robert Kent Parker,
bassos, and Harrison W. Bennett, the
basso cantante, are also notable addi
tions.
The orchestra of fifty musicians will
be under the alternate direction of
conductor Elliott Schenck. the Cheva
lier N. B. Emanuel, and Signor Eu
gene Salvatore.
"Lohengrin" will open the opera fes
tival on Thursday night. Feb. 22. On
Friday evening, "Rlgoletto" will be
presented. "Tannhauser" will be the
Saturday matinee bill, while "Faust"
will close the season Saturday night,
Feb. 24.
The season ticket sale opens Thurs
day, Feb. 15, the regular sale begin
ning Feb. 19.
Excursion rates on all railroads.
Write Joseph Petrlch, Manager Spo
kane Theater, for reserved seats.
GOOD SHOWS AT SPOKANE.
Bookings at the Spokane Theater for
the Next Two Months.
The bookings at the Spokane the
iter (or February and March are as
follows:
February 6 and 7, "Baltimore Beau
ties."
February 13 and 14, burlesque.
February 18, Madame Frankenfleld
company.
February 19, Max Dick concert.
February 20 and 21, "Imperial Bur
lesquers."
February 22. 23 and 24. English
çrand opera.
February 25. Pauline Hall.
February 28 and March 1, Nance
O'Neil. •
March 2 and 3, "Little Johnnie
lonea."
March 4, "Yon Yonson."
March 5, "Woodland."
March 6 and 7, W. H. West's min
strels.
March 8. 9 and 10, Riley & Woods.
March 11, "Piff, Paff. Pouff."
March 13 and 14, "Miss New York.
Ir."
March 16, high school concert.
March 18 and 19, "Way Down East."
March 20 and 21, Empire Burles
quers."
March 22 and 23, Paul Gilmore.
March 24. Madame Gadskl.
March 27 and 28, burlesque.
March 31, "Ollle" Mack.
Among other attractions booked are
the George H. Primrose minstrels,
The Christian," Blanche Walsh. "Heir
to the Hoorah" and the Roscian Opera
company.
Out of town people can have seats
reserved for any show In any part
of the theater by sending remittance
to Joseph Petrlch, manager.
Pauline Hall.
Closely following the termination
of the grand opera session, Spokane
will be given four of the best pro
ductions of the season. Sunday even
ing. February 26. comes the famous
Pauline Hall. Nance O'Neil, In two
of her famous plays, will be the of
fering on February 28 and March 1.
"Little Johnny Jones" will be there
March 2 and 3 and Henry W, Sav
age's "Woodland" Is booked for
March 5.
" 'Way Down East."
" 'Way Down East," the perennial
rural play which has made fortunes
for William A. Brady, Is to return next
month for a brief engagement at the
Spokane.
SPOKANE—
Wholesale Produce Prices.
Vegetables—Potatoes, 75c cwt;
beets. $125 cwt; turnips, $1.1001.25
cwt; rutabagas, $1.1001.26 cwt; sweet
potatoes , $2.75®2.90 cwt; cabbage.
11.2501.60 cwt; carrots, $1 cwt.
Apples— Spitzenburg, $2.50 hex;
Winesaps, $2.50 0 3.60 box; Rome
Beauties, $2.25 box; yellow Newtowns,
$2.6003.50 box; Baldwins, $2 box;
Black Twig, $2,25 box; cooking ap
ples, 5 tier, $1.2501.50 box; 4 tier,
$1.75 0 2 box; Ben Davis, $1.60 box;
Wallbridge, $2.25 box; Wageaers, $2.50
box.
Oranges—$2.2603.25 box; lemons,
fancy, $6.2505.50 case; choice, $5
case.
Flou
sota. $5.75 bbl.
Celery, 70@75c doz; honey. $3.26©
3 60; strained honey. 8c lb; rice, $60
7.60 cwt.
Local, $404.25 bbl; Mlnne
-Standard eastern
eggs, $7.50 case; extra select east
ern eggs. $8.75 case; best ranch eggs,
$10 ca«e; best creamery butter, 32c
lb; cheese, 16%018c lb.
Butter and eggi