The Evening statesman. [volume], June 09, 1904, Image 2

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1 Northwest News
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Fdled Cartridge With Powder and
Touched Match to It.
CENTRALIA, June •—Last Satur
day afternoon Kenneth Sewell, the 10-
--year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Jewell, was frightfully hurt by the ac
cidental explosion of a catrtdge. Mrs.
Bewell was away from home at the
time, riving a music lesson. Kenneth
was playing on the grass in front of
the house by himself. By some means
he had got bold of some gunpowder
and a blank rifle catridge, and, tilling
the cartrideg with powder, he touched
n lighted match to it. Xo one was in
Bight at til.- time, but a man in a
neighboring house, hearing the explo-
Blon. ran out, and saw the hoy lying on
the ground. He picked him up and
carried him into tlie house ami then
summoned a doctor. Dr. Dumon made
rui examination and found that one of
the hoy's eys was gone and the other
badly injured. Three lingers on his
rijd't band were torn so as to prob
ably necessitate amputation. His left
hand was badly cut and his breast was
bruise,l and lacerated. The doctor
said that unless the injured eye was
removed the other could not he saved,
and the wounded boy was accordingly
removed to St. Joseph's hospital in Ta
coma, where his injuries are being
dressed and attended to. The great
mystery in the accident is where the
boy secured the gunpowder.
DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Terrible Fate Befalls Alvin Lane While
Stopping Runaway Horse.
EUGENE, Or.. July 9.—Alvin
a 13-year-old boy residing near Wal
terville, 20 miles east of Eugene, on
the McKenzie river, was dragged to
•death by a horse Saturday evening.
The boy and his older brother went out
to catch a horse which had jumped out
of the pasture into the county road.
The horse had on a long rope, and the
boys succeeded in getting hold of it.
The animal started to run. and the
older brother l«-t loose the rope, but
in some mania*!' the rope had taken
a half-hitch around his leg and he was
unable to free himself. At a break
neck speed the horse tore down the
road, dragging the boy with him. His
brother at once mounted another horse
and took after the runaway animal
and succeeded in stopping it about a
mile from where it started. The boy
was dead before his brother reached
lum. Tlie back of his head was almost
completely torn off by striking on the
rocks .and hard earth, and his back
and limbs were badly lacerated. The
boy was an orphan and was the son
of the late Al Lane, a well-known res
ident.
OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS
Attorney General Renders Opinino
Upon Employment of Teachers.
SALEM, Or., June $>.—Attorney-
General Crawford has rendered a le
gal ('pinion which is <>f considerable
importance and of especial interest to
the teachers and normal schools in Or
egon. The legal expression is in re
ply to a question propounded by X. Z.
Dozier, of Ashland, and addressed to
the governor, as t«» whether the board
of directors of a school district of the
•second or third class can be authorized
by a majority of the legal voters of the
district, to contract with the manage
ment of a normal school to furnish
te a hers for the district school from
among the students in attendance to
teach the children of the district, even
though such students may not have
passed the regular teachers' examina
tion provided by law and licensed to
teach.
The attorney-general is of the opin
ion that such an arrangement would
not be according to law. in that teach
ers must be employed by school boards.
This is one of their duties. He also
cites that such boards may authorize
the drawing of warrants in payment
of teachers' salaries, provided that all
such teachers must have legal certi
li, ates, and that such certificates must
cover the entire time of the teachers'
service, and must specify all the
branches taught. Such certificate can
neither directly nor indirectly be made
to legalize another teacher's service.
"If a teacher who holds a certificate
is permitted to send a teacher who
does not hold a certificate to do the
teaching, then the certificate is made
to legalize another teacher's service."
In the opinion of the attorney-gen
eral such power is not vested in the
voters of the district, but in the legis
lature.
ACUTE RHEUMATISM.
Deep tearing or wrenching pains,
occasioned by getting wet through;
worse when at rest, or on first moving
the limbs and in cold or damp weather,
is cured quickly by Ballard's Snow
Liniment. Oscar Oleson, Gibson City,
Illinois, writes, Feb. 16, 1902: "A year
ago I was troubled with a pain in my
back. It soon got so bad I could
not bend over. One bottle of Ballard's
Snow Liniment cured me." 25c, 50c,
$1.00. The Upington Drug Store, deal
ers.
FOUGHT FOR LIFE WITH RATS
Children Nearly Overcome In Mush
room Caves.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. June 9.—
Rats! Ratsl! Rats!!! Carnivorous, gi
gantic and treacherous. Such are the
denizens of the mushroom caves of
Nicollet island.
Years ago when the red Indian pad
dled his war canoe around the shores
of the island, the inhabitants burrowed
in the sandstone rocks and hewed for
themselves caves and catacombs of
refuse. Later they stored the fresh
brewed ale therein that it might become
cool and satisfying.
After many years of peace had come
to the island, it occurred to Frank
Port that the delicate mushroom
mijrht be forced to bloom unseen in
the dark depths of the catacombs. And
so, gardens were planted in the grim
darkness and the families of Minneap
oplis were wont to regale themselves
with this delicious edible, little realiz
ing its sinister and gruesome birth
place.
But of late the long, slim sewer rat
has invaded this retreat and with its
sharp fangs and wicked ways has
rendered even life unsafe. Not later
than last Monday were two children, a
boy and a girl, almost lured to their
death. On entering the cave they lit
tle heeded the scurrying forms that
appeared and disappeared, leading the
way into the inky blackness. But af
ter the victims had been enticed far
from the light of heaven and the pow
er of men to save, the rats, with
THE EVENING STATESMAN THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1904.
gleaming eyes and fangs and squeak
ing venomously, turned upon the in
nocent victims. The shrieks of terror
excited no pity in the hearts of the
treacherous rodents as they pressed
forward to the attack. The girl
clutched the arm of her protector and
he, rising to the desperate situation,
tore huge masses of loose rock from the
crumbling walls and beat back the
devils for an instant. But in the mad
conflict the light was dashed to the
ground and extinguished. Then be
gan a mad scramble and race for the
door. More dead than alive, the brave
boy dragged his companion to the light
of day. Their clothes were torn to
shreds and their limbs had been gash
ed by the razor-like incisors of their
assailants.
Since the incident, Port has provid
ed the entrance of the cave with a
rat-proof door. But even now he car
ries a lantern in one hand and a stout
club in the other when he visits his
subterranean fungus garden.
Rate to the World's Fair.
To St. Louis and return $60.00
To Chicago, and return 65.00
To St. Louis, returning from
Chicago, or
To Chicago, returning from St.
Louis 62.50
To St. Louis returnin via Chi
cago, or
To Chicago returning via St.
Louis 66.25
Tickets on sale —June Tth, 16th, 17th,
18th; July Ist, 2d and 3d; August Bth,
9th and 10th; September sth, 6th and
7th; October 3d, 4th and sth.
Good going for ten days, returning
90 days. Stopover in either direction
within limits. For information as to
routes and side trips, sleeping car ac
commodations, etc., call on or address
any agent, or,
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
Gen. Pass. Agent, W. & C. R. R'y
A. D. CHARLTON, Walla Walla,
A. G. P. A. Nor. Pac. R'y
Portland, Oregon.
O. R. & N. Co.
For Triennial Conclave, Knights
Templar, September 6 to 9 and for the
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F.,
September 19 to 25. the O. R. & N. Co.
will sell excursion tickets to San
Francisco via steamer or rail, $32.30.
Dates of sale—
Via steamer August 27, 28 and Sep
tember 1 and 2.
Via rail September 1, 2, 3, 15, 16 and
17; limit October 23.
For berth reservations call on or
address R. BURNS,
General Agent.
ELEPHANT DRUNK; SWAM MILES
Sambo Broke Loose at Coney Island,
and Started Home to Africa.
NEW YoRK, June 9.—Sambo, a
baby elephant performing at Coney Is
land, got drunk, tore loose from the
compound and, reaching the surf,
struck out for Sandy Hook. He came
ashore at daybreak off New Dorp,
Staten island.
Evidently he figured on swimming
back to Africa, but, going the wrong
way of the track in the channel, he
turned in between Swinbourne and
Hoffman Islands and was headed for
the glassy waters of the Kill Yon Kull,
when he was sighted at daybreak by
Frank Kesler, Jersey City, who was
in a boat a mile from New Dorp.
Kessler thought he saw a sea serpent
and was in great consternation until
Sambo lifted his trunk from the water
and trumpted.
Kessler recognized the strange appa
rition as an elephant and threw out
all his provisions. Sambo gobbled
them, and, swimming up to Kessler*s
boat, laid his trunk across the gun
wale. Kessler pulled for the shore.
Sambo calmly followed Kessler
ashore. He is not a formidable crea
ture, standing only 5 feet and being
gentle as a lamb. Kessler led him to
Adolph Eberel's Speedway Inn, on the
boulevard, back of Midland Beach, and
mine host provided his strange guest
with a bale of hay. Sambo seemed
grateful. Then the police of New Dorp
were notified, and they impounded
the elephant in the barn back of the
station.
Sambo was tired after his night of
adventure in the water and soon rolled
over and slept. He swam over ten
miles in his water journey from Co
ney Island to Midland Beach. He wall
hereafter be labeled as the only deep
sea-going pachyderm in captivity.
Thompson Club Banquet.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 9—The
Thompson club, an organization form
ed to keep alive the memory of the
late "Dick*' Thompson, the famous re
publican senator and party leader,
gives its annual banquet at the Terre
Haute house tonight and elaborate
plans have been completed for the
function. The principal speaker will
be J. Frank Hanly of Lafayette, re
publican nominee for governor of In
diana. ,
COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS
MORE SPURIOUS COIN IS DISCOV
ERED IN SEATTLE BY CAP
TAIN BELL.
They Would Easily Pass Muster Al
though They Have a Peculiar
"Soapy" Feeling.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 9.—Count
erfeit silver dollars have now been
added to the ranks of the spuroius
coins which have, in large quantities,
been Hooding the Puget sound country
some portions of Canada and the Phil
ippines. Capt. Bell, chief of the local
United States treasury office, discover
ed two of the coins yesterday, and al
though up to the present time no
large quantities of the bad dollars have
been found, still it is probable, Capt.
Bell said, that more will come to light
soon. The fact that two were found
in one day leads him to believe that
many more are in circulation.
The dollar counterfeits, unlike the
spurious quarters and halves recently
discovered ,are undoubtedly made in
this country. They are slightly thick
er than good money, have a large per
centage of alloy, and the milling and
engraving is not clear cut like a gen
uine coin turned out under the su
pervision of Uncle Sam. They would
easily pass muster, however, among
those inexpert at detecting good money
from bad were it not for the fact that
they have the peculiar "soapy" feel
ing that characterizes coins in which
the percentage of silver is low.
Looking for Clews.
Capt. Bell states that the secret ser
vice men are still hard at work en
deavoring to trace down the gang that
have flooded this portion of the coun
try with bad quarters, dimes and half
dollars. The officers are still working
on the theory that the coins have been
sent over here from China. Inasmuch
as they have been circulated almost
exclusively in the Puget sound coun
try, British Columbia and the Philip
pines, the inference that they came
originally from the Orient would ap
pear to be well founded. Word has
been received in this city by Capt.
Bell from the San Francisco sub
treasury that bad coins of various de
nominations, to the value of $1,400,
have been forwarded to the United
States from secret service men in Ma
nila.
Keep Coming to Light.
Every day, according to Capt. Bell,
a few more of the bad small coins come
to light. The most prolific source of
the supply is from the street railway
employes. So clever are the counter
feits that, in the rush of collecting
fares many conductors find at the end
of a clay's work that they are possess
ed of a number of them. These are
given over to Capt. Bell and forwarded
to Washington.
The coins from the Orient, while
containing practically as much silver
as the genuine money, are somewhat
lighter, and the milling is somewhat ir
regular. Instead of being molded
coins they are struck with a die, and
the impresion left is less sharp and
well defined than that of molded coins.
Each coin is somewhat "dished."
HAVE YOU A COUGH?
A dose of Ballard's Horehound
Syrup will relieve it. Have you a cold?
A dose of Herbine at bed time and
frequent small doses of Horehound
Syrup during the day will remove it.
Try it for whooping cough, for asthma,
for consumption, for bronchitis. Mrs.
Joe McGrath, 327 E. Ist street, Hutch
inson, Kas., writes. "I have used Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup in my family
for 5 years, and find it the best and
most palatable medicine I ever used."
25c, 50c, $1.00. The Upington Drug
Store, dealers.
TO SING HIS WAY TO OFFICE
Republican Nominee for Governor of
Indiana, Will Lead Glee Club.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 9.— J.
Frank Hanly, republican nominee for
governor, has planned a unique cam
paign and will enter upon it early in
September.
Mr. Hanly is a musician of some
note, and has found by experience
that people as a rule love good music.
He has often entertained crowds at
country towns where business called
him by singing and playing on some
instrument.
Several days ago he sought out some
of his friends and proposed that a
campaign glee club be organized for
the purpose of attending him In his
campaign over the state. He offered
to train the club and to pay all ex
penses, and six of his friends have sig
nified their willingness to go with
him.
These have been formed into a glee
club and have been practicing. Mr.
Hanley will take part in the songs of
the club and will carry the bass. It is
proposed to make the club proficient in
patriotic songs, but other popular
songs will be practiced. Among them
will be a number of "coon" songs in the
singing of which Mr. Hanly himself is
an adept.
The campaign wall possess this en
tirely new feature this year, and it is
thought by republicans that the meet
ings will be the largest that were ever
held in the state.
DEAD? CHILD REVIVES IN COFFIN
South Dakota Physician Refused to
Allow Closing of Casket.
CUSTER, S. D., June 9.—After lying
36 hours in her coffin, Mabel Fearing,
the 5-year-old daughter of C. M. Fear
ing, has been revived.
The child was saved through the in
tervention of Dr. E. S. Norton, a rela
tive, who was at the house to attend
the funeral. Dr. Norton noticed the
rosy cheeks and unchanged appear
ance of the child and refused to per
mit the coffin to be closed. He called
other physicians and an effort was
made to revive the child. At last
signs of returning animation were
noted. Half an hour later the child
was sleeping in the arms of its
mother.
With proper care the child will soon
be in an advanced convalescent stage.
Hewitt—How long do you expect
that doctor will keep you under his
care? Jewett —Until I'm dead or broke.
Jesse
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: Amusements :
Norris and Rowe, June 20th.
When the new Xorris & Rowe's
shows, trained animal and circus com
bined, makes its appearance at Walla
Walla, Monday, June 20, the children
will have no cause to complain of any
lack of fun. The owners have se
cured the services of twenty of the
laugh-provoking, jesting fellows known
to all juveniles as clowns. All sorts
and conditions of jesters are there
tall, thin clowns, short, pudgy clowns,
the stupid clown who is always getting
into trouble, and the mischievous
clown who is always making trouble,
little clowns who simply chortle with
glee for the very joy of being let loos.-
and last but not least, the animal
clowns who enter as heartily into the
spirit of fun as their human brethren
The clown donkey, we all know him,
the clown dog who always puts his
foot in it, the clown monkey and this
year, what do you think? Why a tiny
clown bear and if you don't think he
can be funny, just you watch him,
that's all. The fun of the clowns hap
pily blends with the many other big
features that Xorris and Rowe have
provided for this season's entertain
ment with their new big shows.
Burgess —Oh, yes; Charley is all
right. A little eccentric, though. I've
noticed several times when he hns
borrowed a lead pencil, instead of put
ting it into his pocket, as any one else
would do, he hands it back to the
owner.
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