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ADAMS COUNTY NEWS
Offices: News Block, C street bet Main
and Railroad avenue, opposite First Na
tional Bank. Telephone No. 183.
PROFESSIONAL.
DR. PASCAL W. YEARSLEY,
DENTIBT
Room 3, Pioneer State Bank Building
RITZVILLE WASH.
Gas Vapor Administered.
tiradu&'eof Medo-Chirrurflcal college, Phila
delphia. Fa. Crown and bridge work. Fill
ing, extracting and plate work conforming to
the practice of madern dentistry.
J O. GLENN, D. O.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Graduate of American School of Osteopathy,
Kirkfiville, under A T. Still, founder of
the School of Osteopathy.
Mhs Clara Morris, Assistant.
Offices: Opposite First National Bank building.
Walter Staser,
LAWYER
Insurance. Abstracting
Money to Loan on Real Estate.
J. C. Mogan. C. W. Rathbun
MOQAN & RATHBUN
Attorneys at Law.
General practitioners in all courts State and
Federal. Collections and insurance. Examin
ation of titles. _ ~
Office, rooms 6 and 7 Gritmau Building.
John A. Peacock Office room:
8. A. Wells . 604 Fernwell building.
W. H. Ludden SPOKANE.
Peacock, Wells A Ludden,
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice in all state and federal courts .
We have also had many years experience in
land office matters and will give prompt atten
tion to land contests, titles and mining law.
Land scrip of all kinds for sale.
W W. Zent. O. E. Lovell, Bert Linn.
ZENT, LOVELL & LINN,
LAWYERS.
Insurance, Notary Public, Money to
Luan on real estate. Office up
stairs. First Nat'l. Bank.
Kitzville, Wash.
J. D. Sellars,
Contractor, Architect
and Builder.
Plans drawn and estimates furnished.
Headquarters in Thiel drug store.
DR. JOHN ADAMS.
Physician and Surgeon.
Next door to First National Bank,
RITZVILLE, • • WASH.
DR. F. R. BURROUGHS.
Physician and
Surgeon.
• Office: Second St., between D and H,
RITZVILLE, WASH.
ALICE C. FRENCH
United States Commissioner
Final proofs taken and tilings and other
land entries made.
RITZVILLE, WASH.
O. R. HOLCOMB,
Attorney and
Counsellor at Law.
Will practice in all the U. H. Courts
and Departments and all Washington
Courts. Office Ritzville, Wash.
T. W. Haußchild, President,
A. J. Womach, Vice-President,
W. W. Zent, Secretary and Treas.
Empire State Title, Insurance
and Trust Company
Incorporated.
Capital, $5,000.00
Directors—J. D. Bassett, T W. Ilaus
cbild and O. E. Lovell.
We have lust completed our books at
great expense and they are accurate and
reliable. Abstracts promptly, accurate
ly and neatly made and satisfaction
guaranteed. Offlca, over Flrat
National Bank, Ritzvilla, Wn.
Adams County Abstract Co
(Incorporated.)
The only abstract books In ida«»
county.
Abstracts promptly made.
Accuracy guaranteed.
Office in Gritman Block.
0. K. Barber Shop,
H. Goddard, Prop.
First-class and up tojilate.
BATHS—Hot or CoW.
Palace Hotel
thing comfortable and cozy, with mod
ern furnishings. Twe blocks north of
Pioneer State bank, Second street.
M.J. HURST, Prop.
W. R. CUNNINGHAM, JR.,
Real Estate,
and Load*
Broker.
AD bustosss givra prompt attention.
An earnest advocate In the cause of Economy, Progression, Conservatism and Reform; the faithful champion and defender of Truth, Honesty and Justice; the foe of Fraud, Incompetency and Corruption In Public Affairs.
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Item* Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country—Numerous Acci
dents and Personal Events TaKe
Place—Outlook Is Bright.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Governor Mead will deliver the
Memorial day address at Olympla.
The Pioneers' association of the
state of Washington will hold its an
nual meeting in Seattle, June 20-21.
Exports from the Puget sound cus
toms district to April were the heavi
est on record, reaching a total of
$4,702,616.
The tallest concrete chimney in the
world has just been completed by the
Tacoma smelter. It rises 306 feet G
inches from the base.
A building boom seems to be in
store for Asotin this summer. Citi
zens look forward for one of the best
years in the history of the town.
Five thousand people crowded the
streets of Walla Walla last Saturday
to witness the parade' of fine horses,
in which GO high grade animals were
shown.
The present population of the state
is 847,000, according to estimates com
pleted by the statistical department of
the secretary of state's office. The
same estimates give Seattle about 154,-
000 people.
The $1 01,000 appropriated by the
last legislature for buildings at the
western Washington hospital for the
insane will be used by the board ol
control in erecting and equipping two
detached ward buildings.
The Columbia Irrigation company,
which is building a canal from the
Walla Walla river to reclaim a large
tract of land, has 107 teams at work
and ten miles of the 24 mile canal is
practically complete.
About 45 members of the Foresters
of America left Spokane Tuesday to
attend the session of the grand court,
which convenes in Seattle May 16.
This will be the fifteenth grand court
to be held in this state.
The library committee of North
Yakima has been notified that An
drew Carnegie has given an addition
al *5000 for the library, making the
total $15,000. Work on the building
will be commenced at once.
Superior Judge Frater of Seattle de
cides that the probate fee law, pass
ed by the legislature of 1903, is uncon
stitutional. The county clerk will
hereafter collect probate fees in ac
cordance with the former law.
In a drunken row between a party
of Finns and Swedes Sunday morning,
John Thornsen was killed by a blow
from a two by six inch plank, which
fractured his skull. Martin Marten
son, one of the suspects arrested, was
held and is now in jail here.
In a row which started in the bar
room of a hotel on Main avenue, Spo
kane, shortly before midnight Satur
day night, William Crane, the barten
der, was shot in the back by an Ital
ian, and his wound may result fatally.
Kleinberg Bros., the old hay firm
of the Kittitas valley, have bought
from Henry l.utro 160 acres of land
three miles from Ellensburg for $10,-
000 cash. This farm sold for $5000
three years ago and $2200 five years
ago.
' Grain merchants on the Sound are
expecting a large flour trade with Jap
an, due to the new Japanese war tariff
which will go into effect July 1. At
least two steamers have been especial
ly chartered to load with flour from
Tacoma.
B. F. Onstot, whose daughter, Miss
Mae Onstot. was drowned by the col
lapse of the foot bridge In Colfax on
the night of April 5, has offered to
settle with the city of Colfax for
$1500. The city council refused the
proposition.
The countrymen of H. Arao, the
Japanese who murdered a Chinaman
in Spokane and is sentenced to be
hanged in the Walla Walla peniten
tiary on June 3, have petitioned War
den Kees that tne body be given to
them after the hanging to dispose of.
The law says there is nothing to hin
der him from granting the request.
The new "cow ordinance" at Sedro-
Woolley, prohibits all stock from run
ning at large within the corporate
limits of the city, except milch cows,
which are allowed to run from 6 a. m.
to 7 p. m. The cows, however, are
prohibited from wearing bells, but
must wear a license tag.
St. John lodge No. 9, F. and A. M.,
the oldest Masonic lodge in Seattle,
will erect an appropriate memorial
over the grave of its first master,
John Webster, who, 45 years ago, pre
sided over the lodge sessions, mak
ing the journey from Port Madison,
where he then resided, in a rowboat
by himself, returning to his home the
same night in order to be at work in
tbe sawmill next morning.
The summer science school for the
teachers, which is to be reestablished
at the Washington State college dur
ing the summer vacation, will be a
boon to teachers who are desirous of
Improving their vacation by taking
special courses. The college faculty
will teach, and there will be many
special courses which may be taken
by any teacher in the state.
IDAHO SQUIBBB.
W. T. Booth is the new president
of the chamber of commerce at Boise.
The Caldwell flourmlll was destroy
ed by fire Saturday. Tbe loss is about
$25,000, with $8000 insurance. S. S.
Poote was principal owner of the
property.
The Clearwater river is to be made
feasible for barge navigation. A gov
ernment engineer says work will be
gin May 1. There is a fund of 125,000
at hand for the work.
The election for authority to issue
bonds to the amount of $7000 for the
purpose of erecting a new school
(building was carried unanimously in
Coetir d'Alene. A light vote was cast.
William Bynon, an employe of W.
T. Hooper, lessee of the Standard
mine, was instantly killed by coming
in contact with the trolley wire of
an electric railway in the mine, at
Wallace.
C. L. Wilson, a pioneer and highly
respected resident of the Coettr d'Al
enes. died of cancer of the stomach
at Wallace recently, after a long ill
ness. For a year past he had been
In poor health.
C. H. Fisher, former editor of the
Capital News, has brought suit to
procure the appointment of a receiv
er for the Capital News Printing com
pany, a corporation which owned the
paper prior to August, last year.
S. A. Sutton and Charles Hall, who
have recently come west from Kan
sas. have purchased of W. F. Ketten
bach and Dr. Boston 800 acres of raw
land, located five miles south of South
wick, for $10,000.
The civic improvement committee
of the Woman's Columbian club of
Boise, will give six cash prizes to the
school children who take care of their
home yards in the most attractive
manner. Pupils over 15 years of age
can not compete.
L. F. Williams of Lewiston has re
ceived his appointment as deputy min
eral commissioner to the Lewis and
Clark fair to assist Mineral Commis
sioner F. C. Bradley in the collection
of a mining exhibit, and will also as
sist in the work at Portland during
the fair. Mr. Williams will give spe
cial attention to collecting ores of
Nez Perce and Idaho counties.
OREGON NEWS.
Oregon's new U. S. marshal, C. J.
Reed, in full accord with prosecutor
Heney.
F. A. Smith, who lives on the res
ervation six miles south of Adams,
has a most Interesting collection of
old firearms gathered during his lite.
The death of Mrs. Eliza Blaine, an
Oregon pioneer of 1847, recalls the
fact that Mr. Blaine was for a time
ediior of the Oregon Spectator, the
first newspaper publication in Oregon.
The Morning mine of Greenhorn
was sold last week at public auction
by Attorney Fred Fontaine at Canyon
City. The sale was made for the pur
pose of satisfying claims of creditors
against i..e property amounting to
about $20,000.
A Portland man has begun to raise
mushrooms. He recently obtained
spawn from the east, and experienced
no trouble In raising the plants after
they were once started. The plants
must be grown in a cellar or other
underground location.
It Is charged by the coroner's jury
that. James Foss, whose charred body
was found in the ashes of Ills cabin,
IK miles from Hood River, came to his
death from rifle shots at the hands
of Frank Ries. Jealousy is the only
motive known for the crime.
Strained relations which have for
some time existed between the Lew.-
is and Clark corporation and the Ore
gon state Lewis and Clark commis
sion have come to a head, and the
state commission has issued an ulti
matum to the fair company to adhere
strictly to section six of the state
Lewis and Clark law.
United States District Judge Wil
liam R. Gilzert, presiding justice of
the United States circuit court of ap
peals, has announced his intention of
detailing United States District Judge
De Haven to the United States dis
trict court in Oregon, to take the place
caused by the death of Judge Bel
linger. x
MONTANA NOTES.
A carload of Minnesota potatoes has
been sent to a colony of Hollanders
on Burton beach, in Teton county, for
planting.
Anaconda Is planning the biggest
kind of a Fourth of July celebration.
Butte and all the surrounding cities
are to be invited to join in the fes
tivities.
Senator Clark of Montana astonish
ed some people in New York by pur
chasing an entire bronze foundry sole
ly because he was unable to secure
work from it aB soon as he wished.
Four children of Albert Nordstrom,
a butcher, had a hairbreadth escape
from being run down by an engine
of the Montana Central at Sanders
street crossing in Helena.
Carbon county feels assured of a
raih'oail to the Bear Creek coal fields.
Although the new line will connect
with the Brldger branch of the North
ern Pacific, it Is declared that It will
be independent of that company In
every way.
Vice President Fairbanks will rep
resent the president at the opening of
the Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland on June 1. The vice pres
ident had a conference with President
Roosevelt .at which final arrange
ments were made. President Roose
velt has arranged to take part In the
opening of the fair as he did at the
opening of the St. Louis exposition.
At 4 o'clock on June 1 he will preßS
a button which will start the ma
chinery of the exposition.
In every quarrel the person who has
been the least to blame Is generally
the most ready to be reconciled.—
Bowlder,
11ITZV1LL.E, WASHINGTON. MAY 17. 1905.
WRECKED THE TRAIN
SANTA FE PASSENGER DITCHED
NEAR EMPORIA, KANSAS.
Six Passengers Injured and Two Will
Probably Die—Was Fourth Attempt
to Wreck Passenger Trains During
the Past Four Months—No Clue to
the Wreckers.
Emporia, Kan., May 15. —Santa Fe
passenger train No. 14 was ditched by
train wreckers a mile east of town at
2:30 this morning. Six passengers
were injured and two will probably
die.
The injured:
James Eugor, 79 years of age, of the
soldiers' home at Leavonworth, fatally
injured; right leg fractured in two
places, head and hands cut and back
injured.
J. O. Rice, Santa Fe car repairer,
on way from Topeka hospital to
Shawhee. Okla.; badly bruised, left
ear partly torn off.
Nate Hendricks, Roswell, N". M.,
cattleman; back and hips sprained,
long cut across forehead and scalp
wound; condition serious.
J. L. Cooper, Spiekartls, Mo., farm
er, hands cut, elbow fractured.
E. A. Taylor, Kansas City Mo., con
ductor; deep cuts on scalp, four teeth
knocked, out; contusiou on right leg,
Loth hands cut.
F. A. Grover, fireman, Topeka;
thrown from cab and back and should
ers injured.
Remove Spikes and Fishplates.
This is the fourth attempt in the
last four months to wreck passenger
trains in the same place. Previous at
tempts were made by piling ties on
the track, and were without serious
results. The wreck Sunday was caus
ed by removing the spikes and fish
plates of two rails on the inside of
a curve. The engine passed over the
loose rails safely, but the mail car
left the track and was dragged 100
yards along the embankment before
the train was stopped. The next five
cars, the express and baggage cars,
the smoker and two coaches, went
into the ditch. The end of the bag
gage car went up in the air high
enough to ground the telephone
wires. Two Pullman sleepers remain
ed on the track.
Passengers Were Asleep.
The passengers were asleep when
the wreck occurred and became great
ly excited, but soon formed a wreck
ing crew and went to the relief of the
men in the overturned baggage car.
A window was broken and of seven
men in the car, six were found in
jured. Stretchers were made from
car doors and the wounded were car
ried to a nearby field, where a hos
pital was improvised. An hour after
the wreck, a relief train arrived from
EZmporia and the injured were taken
to Emporia.
There 1h no clow to the wreckers.
A track wrench anil claw bar were
missing. and they were found In a
pool of water near the wreck.
MELINITE MOVES OUTLAW.
Thug's Nerve Wilts When Explosive
Blows Down Walls.
Paris —The siege of the house In the
village of Usseau. department of
Deux Sevres, which an outlaw, heav
ily armed, held in defiance of the au
thorities, was brought to a conclusion
Sumlay morning, when a lieutenant of
engineers placed a charge of meli
nite against the wall. The soldiers,
forming a cordon, withdrew to a safe
distance, the bugles were sounded and
the melinite was exploded, destroying
half the building. Then the gen
darmes rushed In, only to find the out
law hail escaped. In the meantime
a commotion among the enormous
crowd assembled near the house had
been occasioned by the outlaw's ap
pearance among them. The prisoner
was formerly a gamekeeper, and is
charged with shooting and wounding
his late employer. During the siege
he wounded four gendarmes.
Go Back to Cave Life.
Lawton, Okla. —It Is estimated from
reports received from various towns
and "new country," that EOOO caves
are being dug. City officials and town
boards are urging this, and some of
them have passed ordinances requir
ing it. At Hinton, Okla., the follow
ing official public notice has been
published:
"On nights when clouds look at all
dangerous, a sentry will be stationed
in the bell tower, provided with a re
peating shotgun. If there is appareat
dangor he will ring the bell and fire
a number of shots in quick succes
sion. Also any person who sees a
Ktorm coming when the sentry is not
stationed will be expected to fire a
gun."
Snyder'* Dead Number 117.
Snyder, Okla. —Four more of the
persons Injured In Wednesday night's
tornado died Sunday—Miss Mlie, Mr.
Paulson, John McCart and Miss Bus
ser—bringing the total number of
known dead to 117. A number of per
sons are missing and several of the
Injured are In a critical condition.
A poeketbook containing $32 was
picked up today 10 miles from Snyder.
It belongs to Mrs. James, who was
killed and it was carried 23 miles in
the storm.
American locomotives, to the num
ber of 100, sold In England In a single
year.
BPORTB.
Central Washington will form a
baseball league consisting of the fol
lowing towns: Prosser, Pasco, W&lla
Walla and North Yakima.
John L. Sullivan, ex-champion pugil
ist of the world, who is doing "stunts"
at a Spokane vaudeville show house,
says: "Regarding my proposed fight
with Mitchell, there is nothing in the
world would suit me better than to
have a go with my old time friend to
show the public which one has de
teriorated the most, and I will clearly
demonstrate t » the world that a man
is some use after he is 40 years of i
age.
The* Yale freshmen eight won from
the Columbia freshmen eight in their
annual boat race on I«ake Whitney, j
The double wrestling match be
tween Two Feathers and McMillan,
Jack O'Neil and Jack Curran, came
off at Missoula Friday evening be
fore one of the largest crowds that
has ever attended exhibitions of this
character in Missoula. Two Feathers
won the match In one of the cleanest
and best matches that has ever been
seen in that part of the country. Jack
O'Neil was declared the winner in
the handicap with Jack Curran, but
the purse was split between the two
men. O'Neil was to throw Curran
three times in an hour. It took him
34 minutes and 10 seconds to get the
first fall, and in throwing him Cur
ran was hurt badly by being thrown
off the mat and falling into some
chairs, knot-king him unconscious for
nearly an hour.
The first annual scholastic field and
track meet at Pullman of the high
schools of eastern Washington was a
greater success than its promoters
had hoped for, which means that it
will be a regular event each year in
the future.
The following is the standing of the
different towns in the recent Pullman
track meet:
I—Spokanel—Spokane 31%
2—Walla Walla 26
3—Lewiston 24%
4 —Waitsburg 12
s—North Yakima 10%
6—Wena tehee G
7—Ritzville 5
o—Oakesdale0 —Oakesdale 5
9—Garfield 4
10 —Davenport 1
11 —Watervme %
o—Pa louse 0
o—Colfax 0
Jeffries Retires.
Chicago.—James J. Jeffries, cham
pion heavyweight pugilist of the
world, has retired. Disease accom
plished what no human being was
ever able to do. A combination of
rheumatism and malaria fever has put
the pugilist out of the fighting game
for all time, according to an an
nouncement made by Jeffries, who
has cancelled all his theatrical engage
ments and started for California in
an effort to regain his health. Jeffries
Is going to Los Angeles, where he in
tends to build a home. In the future
it is his intention to devote his time
to several valuable mining claims he
and one of his brothers possess in
Arizona.
Before leaving for the Pacific coast
Jeffries said:
"Thank God, I am through with box
ing. 1 have suffered more pain during
tho last few days than In all my fights
put together. Understand, I am not
physically down and out, simply full
of malaria and rheumatism, but I have
decided to retire from the prize ring.
I have two reasons for taking this
course. My present physical condition
Is one, and the other Is because there
seems to be no one In sight to meet
me capable of giving the public a run
for Its money."
Hilly Delaney, Jeffries' manager,
and who practically brought Jim Cor
belt to the front, will retire from the
pugilistic field along with tho cham
pion.
BTANDING OF THE CLUBB.
Pacific National.
P. C.
Spokane ... .— .. -- -- -769
Ogden .. -- -- -- .462
Boise .. .. .. -384
Salt Lake - -3G4
American.
P. C.
Cleveland .. .. .. .. .. .. -- -- .688
Chicago .. .. -- .. -- -- -579
Washington .. .. .. .. -- .. -- -571
Philadelphia .. .. .. -- -- -- -- .550
Detroit .. .. -- -- — .. -- -- -- -474
New York -- .. .. -- 444
St. Louia .. .j .. .. .. -- -- -- .421
Boston .. .. -- .. -- -- -- -- -- -381
National*.
P.C.
New York .. .. .. -- .. -- -- -- -773
Pittsburg .. .. .- .. -- -- -- -- .625
Chicago .. .. .. -- .. .. -- -642
Cincinnati .. .. .. .. -- .. -- .622
Philadelphia .. .. .. .. .476
Boston .. .. .. .. .. -- -- -391
Brooklyn .. -- -. .. -- -- -- -- -370
St. Louis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .348
Rochester Union and Advertiser:
The place for the pugilist, If there Is
any place for him, la the prize ring.
He has no business to have anything
to do with decent amusements like
baseball.
Mexico bought 137 locomotives and
23.308 tons of steel rails from the
United States in 11 months of 1904
calendar year. This was an Increase
of 70 locomotives and 21,000 tons of
steel rails over tke corresponding
period of 1903.
A woman who was plaintiff In an
action in a London court the other day
said she earned her living by lending
out silk skirts, *hats and feathers to
| working girls for holiday*.
AROUNDJHE WORLD
TELEGRAPH SHORT NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Admiral Dewey is better.
The strike of the Chicago team
sters is expected to spread rapidly
during this week.
Perini.— In a fight between work
men and the rannle, one person was
killed. The troops restored order.
Colonel W. J. Wilmcre, one of the
most prominent figures in distilling
interests in Kentucky, died in St.
Louis recently.
A small tornado struck the resi
dence part of Mcpherson, Kan., Sat
urday afternoon, demolishing several
small buildings.
Florence, Col. —The heavy roof of
the kiln room of the Portland cement
works caved in Saturday, killing Reu
ben Boyliss, Grove \iiller and George
Leonard, workmen.
Naples.—The eruption of Mount Ve
suvius is more active." There have
been heavy explosions, and the quan
tity of lava emitted produces a mag
nificent spectacle at night.
Cedar Rapitls, la. —E. E. Enyder, the
01 in banker, who disappeared March
last, has been returned to lowa. He
was arrested in St. Ixjuis, charged
with embezzling $125,000.
Daniel Costable, the Italian who was
arrested while endeavoring to force an
entrance through a side door of the
White House, was declared to be in
sane and admitted to an asylum.
Rome. —The pope has appointed
Cardinal Satolli, former papal dele
gate to the United States, to be pro
tector of the sisters of charity of the
Incarnate Word at San Antonio, Tex.
An assignment has been made by
A. C. Wilcox, a private banker, at the
head of A. C. Wilcox & Co., 65 Liberty
street, New York, develops the fact
that the concern had a string of small
banks in New York.
Berkeley, Cal.—Consternation was
among the members of the senior
class when it was announced that 100
or more women and men of that class
had failed to secure the requisite cred
its, thereby making it impossible for
them to graduate.
The removal of the body of John
Paul Jones from the old St. Louis
(cemetery in Paris to the United
States, thanks to the efforts of Gen
eral Porter, the United States ambas
sador, has called forth some interest
ing comment in the European press.
Hamburg.—The Kussian steamer
Oorgistan, which wus brought from
England and refitted liere as a repair
ship, has been ordered to proceed im
mediately to Libau. This causes the
belief to obtain here that tint Kussian
Fourth Pacific squadron is about to
sail for the far east.
St. Petersburg.—Admiral Nazi toff
was shot and killed by an orderly in
hi» room. The orderly fired three
HhotH from a revolver at the admiral.
The crime 1b attributed to the anger
of the murderer at hiH dismissal from
hit* duties as orderly ami being or
dered to proceed to the front.
Archibald McKerlardy, American
conHul at MiiHcat, Arabia, wan mar
ried at St. Margaret's church, West
minister, Saturday, to Olive Christian
Mavlery, an Hast Indian, who has
spent five years working among the
poor of London. The bishop of Lon
don officiated, and Mfne. Calve partic
ipated in the choral service.
TAMPERING WITH MAIL.
U. S. Inspector's Case Interests the
President.
Washington.—President Roosevelt
is manifesting a particular Interest in
the case of Marcus llraun, a special
inspector of the United States immi
gration service, who is having trouble
with officials of the Austro-Hungarlan
government, whom he charges with
tampering with his official mall. In
spector Braun complained of his treat
ment to Ambassador Storrer, who ca
bled to the state department some
details of the situation.
The charge Is made specifically by
Mr. Braun that the Austro-Hungarlan
government Is paying the steamship
companies a large sunt each year to
bring immigrants to this country, anil
also that the Immigrants are being
urged not to become American citi
zens.
The president cabled for the reports
of Inspector Braun. and will go over
them himself. Tampering with the
mail of an official in a foreign coun
try is a serious matter, and there Is no
disposition on the part of officials of
the department of commerce and labor
to treat the complaint of Inspector
Braun lightly.
Commander Eva Booth Collapsea.
Chicago.—Commander Eva Booth of
the Salvation Army, collapsed Sunday
night while preparing to address an
audience In Orchestra hall. Her
trouble was due to an ulcerated tooth,
which has caused her Intense pain for
several days.
Baya Dewey I* Violently 111.
New Vork. —Mrs. Dewey, wife of
Admiral Dewey, sent a note to the
Founders' and Patriot's dinner at the
Hotet Astor Saturday night saying the
admiral was violently 111.
RITZVILLE
the beit town ou earth—
pure air and pure water,
the garden apot of Eaat
eru Washlugton.
VOLUME 8. NUMBER 20.
IRRIGATION DRAWS ATTENTION
Washington and Oregon People Losing
Millions of Dollars.
At last public interest in the state
of Washington in government irriga
tion, which has been too long apath
etic. is becoming stirred. As the facts
sink into the public mind. It is real
ized that the interests of Washington
and Oregon have been woefully neg
lected.
Under the Irrigation act, the pro
ceeds from the sales of public lands in
16 western states and territories are
set aside as a government fund for the
| reclamation of the arid lands of those
states and territories. That fund now
exceeds $27,000,000 and It is a deplor
able fact that while the states of Ore
gon, Washington and North Dakota
contributed in round numbers $12,000,-
000 of the $27,000,000, not a dollar has
been expended on government projects
within these three states!
The state of Washington has con
tributed about $3,000,000, Oregon near
ly $6,000,000, North Dakota about $4,-
000,000, and 49 per cent of the $3,000,-
000 from ti«.a state has been with
drawn already and applied to irriga
lion projects in other states.
And this notwithstanding expert in
vestigation has shown that in eastern
Washington alone are 1,800,000 acres
of irrigable lands which can be put
under ditch. The great Dig iicnd
project alone would reclaim about
1,000,000 acres. The scheme for im
pounding the headwaters of the Yak
ima river would reclaim about 450,000
acres more. The impounding of the
waters of the I'alouse river in Wash
tucna coulee would reclaim 100,000
acres of the finest soil in all the west.
As much more land can be reclaimed
by diversion of the waters of the Co
lumbia at Priest Rapids. The Okan
>gan country has a meritorious pro
ject of 11,000 acres, and what is call
ad the Kittitas project would reclaim
130,000 acres.
BOGUS QUEEN 18 GONE.
Also $40,000 She Extracted From
Italians in Boston.
Boston. —A woman who claimed to
be Charlotta, wue of Maximilian, form
er emperor of Mexico, and brother of
Francis Joseph, present emperor of
Austria, has, according to the Herald,
left the city after securing about $40,-
000 from members of the Italian col
ony on the pretense that she was a
rightful claimant to the Austrian
throne.
"She is." the (ierald says, "being
sought by over 100 residents of the
north end district, who for almost
eight years have been paying her
money to enable her, as they sup
posed, to gain possession of the Aus
trian throre, upon which event tak
ing place she promised that those
who helped her would be made min
isters and nobles and bo given vast
estates. One woman, the wife of a
prominent Italian, gave her $3000 on
the strength of the promise that she
should be made a duchess. An organ
grinder contributed a few hundred dol
lars, all his savings, with the under
standing that he would be made court
musician. Others contributed tens
and hundreds on similar assurances.
"Mysterious secrets, such as would
overthrow the present Austrian ruler,
were credited to the woman. When
she appeared in Boston eight years
ago It was mysteriously whispered
among the few In the north end
that Charlotta, sister In law of Em
peror Francis Joseph, was In Boston
in disguise, having escaped from
llrussels, where she had for many
years been confined In an asylum.
"Latterly the Italians had become
suspicious and began to hint openly
that Charlotta and her henchmen
were delaying matters. Recent visits
to the throne room disclosed that the
woman had left."
WASHINGTON IMPORTANT POST.
Russia Therefore Sends a Diplomat of
i.ie First Rank.
fit. Petersburg.—The appointment
of Baron Rosen to succeed Count Cas
sinl as Russian ambassador at Wash
ing ion has not yet been gazetted, and
the press here generally Is in Ignor
ance of his appointment. Commenting
upon Count Casslnl's successor, how
over. ihe press uniformly recognizes
the lm|H>riance of the role he will
play. The Bourse (Jazette consider!
ihe post at Washington one of the
most difficult and responsible In the
ItusHian diplomatic service.
"America." the paper says, "now oc
cupies a high position In the world's
policies. Europe must listen to her
on every Important question. Not on
ly In the far eaßt, but In the near
east the voice of America must be
heard."
GET MORE PAY AND QO TO WORK
Strike of 14,000 Agricultural Labor
ers in Porto Rico Enda.
Washington, May 14.—The strike of
the 14,(K)0 agricultural laborera In Por
to Rico haß ended. They have secured
30 per cent Increase In wages and a
nine hour day.
Effects of Tornado.
Snyder, Okla.—All the recovered
bodies of victims of Wednesday's tor
nado have been burled, shipped away
or shipment provided for. The home
less persons uave found shelter and
the wounded are being carefully at
tended. Eleven membera of the Fes
senden faml.y were killed. Their bod
ies will be sent to Orldley, Kan., for
burial.