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DOG TRIES TO SUICIDE TORTURED BY CURBSTONE LOAF CPS THE ANIMAL SEEKS RELIEF IN DEATH. Threw Himself Under the Wheels of a s'. eet Car in Minneapolis— Wss Rescued. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. July S.— Three times yesterday afternoon a handsome stray water spaniel at tempted to commit suicide by throwing himself beneath the wheels of a Hen nepin avenue street car at Washing ton avenue. Bach time he was pulled away and the third time Patrolman Charles Hallman, whose heat is at Washing ten and Hennepin avenues, took the dog to the rear of Donahue's saloon, where he was tied. A crowd <>f curbstone idlers, search ing foi amusement of any kind, had caught the poor homeless brute and applied a liberal quantity of a highly irritating chemical to the creature's body. For a time the dog rolled about the pavement, howling with pain. Seeing an approaching car, and beside himself with the pain, the suf ferer sought to end his agony by throwing himself in front of it. Street car men pulled the dog away and tin- car passed. Tie- poor brute, literally crying with pain, waited until another car came, when lie again tried to plunge beneath the wheels. Again he was rescued. Still a third time he sought death, and tin ally Patrolman Hallman tied him up until the Irritating effects of the » hemic tl had (. eased. The young rowdies who tortured the dog escaped before the officer arrived. State of Ohio. City of Toledo. | } ss. Lucas County. I Frank .1. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo County and State afore said, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS I'or each and every case of catarrh that cannot he cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed it my presence, this tlth day of Decem ber. A. I). 1886. A. W. GLEASON. [Seal] Notary Public. Hall's Cartarrh Cure is taken inter na Uy. an>l acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Bills for consti pation. May Have Been Murdered for Another IOWA FALLS, lowa. July .8. —That .1. F. Hardin of Bldora, treasurer of the State Sunday School association was the intended victim of the burg lar who shot Rev. Charles F. Mayne is a theory now advanced in the mat ter of tin- robbers' raid made on this . ity last week. It is said Mr. Mayne and Mr. Hardin look very much alike. A meeting was held by the associa tion at th.' opera house and $1566 was raised to pay off a debt. It was known that Mr. Hardin would rece've the money and the burglars may have confused the two men on account of their resemblance and the close prox imity of their stopping places. CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC CAU CUSES AND CONVENTION. By order of the Democratic County Central .ommittee of Walla Walla county, a convention of the democratic party is hereby called to meet at the court room of the court house in Walla Walla on Thursday. July 14. 1904 at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of electing 22 delegates and 22 alternates to the democratic state convention to he held at Belling ham. Wash., on Tuesday. August 2. 1:"!. and for the nomination of a leg islature, county and precinct ticket for the general election of November S, IM4. Caucuses for the election of dele gates to said county convention shall he held on Saturday. July 9, 1904, at the hours following, to-wit: In all precincts outside of incorporated cit ies and towns, at the hour of 7:30 p. m.: in Walla Walla. Waitsburg and Prescott at the hour of 8:0 a p. m. All caucuses to be held at the usual poll ing place in each precinct, except in the city of Walia Wall;, where the caucuses will be held in the court ro m of the county court house. The number of delegates and alter aates to be elected in each precinct is as follows: Clarke 6 Lewis 11 Stevens ** Simms ■ Whitman 1° Steptoe 5 Fremont H Mullan 5 Waitsburg 10 Ritz 13 Washington € Wallula 3 Small 8 Russell Creek , 2 Prescott 3 Lincoln 3 Mill Creek 5 Lower Touchet 2 Lower Dry Creek 3 Hill 4 Had ley 2 Frenchtown 5 Eureka 2 Dixie 8 Coppei 5 Clyde 5 Baker 4 160 All electors who believe in the prin ciples of the democratic party and in tend to support its nominees in tne coming campaign, shall be qualified to vote at such caucuses. The chairman and secretary of each caucus shall make and sign a certifi cate of the delegates and alternates elected at such caucuses, which certifi cate shall be presented to such county convention. The County Central committee is hereby called to meet at the court room in the court house on Thursday, July 14. 1904, at 9:00 a. m. By order of the Democratic County Central committee. H. S. BLANDFORD, Chairman. Attest: EUGENE TAUSICK, secy. Dated July 4, 1904. NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION Notice is hereby given, that the gen eral election of officers of the city of Walla Walla, Washington, for the en suing year will be held Monday, July 11th. 1904. at which time the following named officers are to be elected, viz: A Mayor. One Councilman for the First ward. One Councilman for the Second ward. One Councilman for the Third ward. One Councilman for the Fourth ward. One City Treasurer. One Justice of the Peace. One City Marshal. One Street Commissioner. I »ne City Attorney. One City Surveyor. One City Clerk. One City Assessor. One City Health Officer. City Sexton. First Ward—Lewis Precinct — Inspector—Milton Evans. Judges—Victor Schafter, Ed Whit man. Clerks—Charles Buffum. Ed S. Mc- Lean. Polling place, Smith's undertaking parlors, E. Alder street. Clark Precinct- Inspector— I*. S. Harmon. Judges—Thomas Taylor, H. Sniff. Clerks—F. E. Reynolds, Joe Paul. Polling place, Sharpstein school. Second Ward—Stevens Precinct — Inspector—J. A. Butz. Judges—Henry Ebding, R. E. Bauer. Clerks —Nelson Morelock. Zeno Straight. Polling place 117 Alder street. Simms Precinct — Inspector—W. R. Graham. Judges—D. Mcßae, A. M. Nicholas. Clerks —Walter Kimmerly, Charles W. Phillips. Polling place. Lincoln school. Third Ward—Whitman Precinct— Inspector—Dion Keefe. Judges—W. S. Clark. Louis Scholl. Clerks —Marvin Evans. J. C. Robin son. Polling place 204 E. Main street. Steptoe Precinct— Inspector—A. J. York. Judges—John Kirkman. N. F. Butler. Clerks —Leo Cullen, C. Robinson. Polling place. Baker school. Fourth Ward—Fremont Precinct — Inspector—J. A. Taylor. Judges—B. G. Gutheridge. Thomas Rose. Clerks—Charles Paris, Harry Hollo way. Polling place, Aiels building. Fourth street. Mullan Precinct— Inspector—J. A. McNeil. Judges—James Fansher. J. A. Corn stock. Clerks—R. H. Ragsdale, L. C. Brown. Polling place. Ringhoffer's residence. The polls will be open at 9 a. m. and continue open until 7 p. m. R. P. REYNOLDS. City Clerk. Fist publication July 2. 1904. THE EVENING STATESMAN FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904. WEIRD? BEING IN WUUUS WILD, HAIRY AND AFFRIGHTED, HE FLED ON APPROACH OF PROSPECTOR. Peculiar Experience of Mike King in the Big Forests of British Columbia. .. VANCOUVER, B. C. July 8. —A weird story of a wild man, encountered far inland from the headwaters o£ Campbell river, is told by Mike King, who had penetrated Into a territory religiously shunned by Indians, none oi whom would either accompany him as usual, nor make any explanation of their conduct. King had been mak ing his solitary way through the for est, not Inning seen a human fact for days, when a cry of mingled sur prise and fear, very human in its quality and foreign to the forest land brought him to a sudden halt, rifle in hand and eyes straining for an expla nation. This was quickly afforded, ! hut in such a manner as to try the nerves of even such a woodsman as Mike King. About 100 yards from where he stood or even less, an uncouth human faced him, seemingly all uncertain whether to stand or fly. The form was that of a large and angular man. completely covered with hair, with long arms hanging loosely, and hands reaching below the knees. The eyes were quick and penetrating. shining strangely through a tangle of unkempt hair. The object was unmistakably and uncompromisingly human. Mr. King attests .and yet no human be ing such as any nation, tribe or coun try knows. Fled Into the Wilderness. After a long moment's scrutiny of the disturber of his solitude, the wild being decided upon flight, and nimbly ran up the hillside, assisting his momevents with his long arms, and uttering at Intervals cries of very hu man alarm, mystification and fear. Once it paused on the hillside and stood again gazing at the astounded white man. then plunged into the wild erness and was lost to sight, although the crackling of branches for some time afterward betrayer! its hurried progress through the woods. Coming to the place where it had stood when first seen. Mr. King found that the wild creature had been en gaged at a little water hole in wash ing edible grass roots, a pile of the cleaned roots, neatly made, resting at one side of the hole. Xo further meet ing with the wild man fell to the cruiser's lot. although he heard at interals his curious cries, as he sat at night by a roaring fire and waited for and sequel to the adventure—his rifle across his knees. Offspring of Ape and Indian. There is no conclusive and satisfac tory explanation of the phenomenon. Mr. King has brought the matter up time and again in his talks with the Indians, whose confidence he enjoys. Hit by hit he has patched together their theory and tribal tradition, by which it appears that they credit the coming of the original wild man to the days of the Spanish occupation of certain of the west coast ports. At one of these. Nootka, it is alleged, an immense hairy creature, either baboon or ape. escaped from one of the ships, and after terrorizing the aboriginal inhabitants, proceeded to make itself at home in the forest. Thence it is alleged to have issued I Walla Walla {Athletic Club t Alder ariß Fourth Phone Main 129 I DO YOU iBowl? | BOWLING 4 Is a pastime worthy of your at t cention. $} It ls surely a royal game. If ♦ you have never bowled, why not T begin now. We have the finest J alleys in the northwest. They T are open to the public. ▲ Every morning except Tues ▲ days and Fridays for ladles. upon one occasion and seized an In dian girl, with whom it set up house keeping. The wild man seen by Mr. King is believed by the Indians to have been the offspring. A Sober Man, Too. As to whether this could be possi ble, the scientific authorities appear to differ. Mr. King does not often tell the story of his adventure, since the majority are apt to ventilate sar castic observations that grow tiresome He is in earnest, however, and any timberman on the North Pacific coast will attest his reliability. Nor is a man who has spent three-quarters ol his life in the primeval solitudes, never tastes liquor, and has few su periors as a woodsman, apt to see things in the woods not actually exist ent. Alabama State Fair. j MONTGOMERY. Ala.. July B.—A large number of representative law yers from all parts of the state filled the hall of the house of representa tives at 10 o'clock this morning at the opening of the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar as sociation. After the customary wel comes had been responded to the con vention listened to the annual address of the president. Hon. Edward de Graffenried of Greensboro. Reports of the several officers and standing com mittees followed the presidential ad dress. The annual address before the association was delivered by Hon. Fabius H. Busbee of North Carolina, who took as his subject, "The South ern Lawyer and the Negro." An interesting paper on civil proced ure was presented by C. P. Mclntyre of Montgomery, and H. E. Gibson of Prattville followed with a paper dis cussing the delay of the law as an ex cuse for lynching. Reports were re ceived from the committees on judi cial administration and remedial pro cedure, and on legal education and ad mission to the bar. The sessions to morrow will be held at Jackson's Bake and will be devoted to papers and dis cussions on a wide range of subjects of interest and importance to the legal profession. CHILD STOLEN BY JAPANESE Ballard Girl Taken From Her Play mates In a Boat to Edmonds. Seven-year-old Johanna Dilander was carried away from her home in Ballard the morning of the Fourth of July. That afternoon the child was found playing on the beach at Ed monds with a party of Japanese. She was given to Mrs. Brady, wife of a section foreman at Edmonds, and later the Washington Children's Home Society in Seattle was notified. The Nearly everybody in Walla Walla reads The Statesman 50c A MONTH p Ihe Reason It prints the World's news 12 hours ahead of any other paper circulating in Walla Walla. It is distinctly a family newspaper going into hundreds of Walla Walla homes each evening. Advertisers are finding it a good medium. 50c A MONTH EITHER BY CARRIER OR BY MAIL amA m Five cents. fremo The \ £ Only 5c Cigar £ £ So Good That A £ Million Men Smoke 5 It Every Day 5 Largest Seller in the World. The "Band is the Smoker's "Protection. child was sent for and taken to the home, arriving here yesterday after noon. This morning Dilander appear ecT'at the home and claimed the child. How the little girl got from Ballard to Edmonds appears to he a mystery. It is presumed that persons took her in a boat. The child has a defective mind and for that reason apparently was unable to tell how she reached Edmonds. When found she was barefooted and hatless. The father has come to the conclusion that the child wandered away from her home toward the waterfront with playmates and that Japanese took her in a boat and went to Edmonds with her. He does not think any harm was intended. —Seattle Times. | HANGS HERSELF ON CELL DOOR. Insane Woman Attempts Suicide In County Jail Cell. SEATTLE, Wash.. July B.—Only for the timely arrival of one of the jailers an insane woman who refuses to divulge her name but who is known to live at 216 University street, would have hanged herself in the insane cell in the county jail last night. The woman was arrested on Second ave nue early last evening by Patrolman Jacobs, who saw her tearing her clothes from her back. She was taken to the county jail and placed in th cell reserved for the insane. A few minutes after the jailer closed the cell door she tore the bed sheet into a small rope. She fastened one end of it to the bars at the top of the cell door and tied the other end around her neck. To reach the top of the door she stood on a bar that runs across the ! inside of the cell door several Inches 'above the floor. When the jailer made his rounds he found her hanging in the air with her feet off the ground. She was in a semi-conscious condi tion. To prevent her from injuring her self any further she was put into a strait-jacket, but the minute it was fastened on her she was out of it again. She is the first person that ever was able to wriggle out of J% strait-jacket in the county jail. Shy pulled her hands as easily out of a pair of handcuffs that were put on het wrists. '"You look hot," said Sinnick. "One would think you had been running a race." "Well," replied Falker, the re porter. "I have been chasing around today, for a fact." "For a fact? Whit possible use could you have for a fact?"