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THE R FORECAST: sewers, coder; Wed nesday < air ' VOLUME XXXII. IBS GO ON DESPITE RAIN Tut Was Heavy and the Time Slow jggg EXCITING NEVERTHELESS |*4 H. Won the 2:25 Pace in Two Straight Heats—other Results. Tv 3 Wala was visited by the first fcavy fall rain of the year this morn bg and for nearly two hours old Jupiter Pluvius kept the flood gates ;o the delight of the farmers, tetto the disgust of the fair associa te management, who had looked for- V ri to a fair day. Expert weather MiMsticators would have sworn tha' fully an inch of rain fell in Wal k Walla last night and this morning, be;all that the rain gauge at Weath. e Observer Newman's office showed t lii o*clock was .40 of an inch. hundredths of this fell dur- I ... night and the remainder be ■-,!..; v I' o'clock this morning, ft r a time this morning it looked H if the tain would keep up all day. I I race track goers were grumbling a: Qk outlook. The shower first tarted as a genuine Oregon mist, but U minutes the wet commenced ni i town In chunks. The big tops bit the pavement with an an tor hiss and soon little rivers were I pUng flown the gutters into the ■wrs, Dry good stores commenced \ a land office business in urn- Wlas and rubbers and clerks were Wf handing over rain articles and ■to?in the coin. At 10 o'clock, how rtreak of blue showed over the town Wallula way and a few t« after the rain stopped. The in Observer Newman's we took a sudden notion to be good ■Wt this time and started up, which s that tomorrow will be fair, rther evidence of fair weather * balance of the week Observer issued the daily forecast, predicts showers and cooler tonight with fair weather to ■ • Soggy at the Track. race 'rack horsemen and of -1 !lko fere slushing around in 1 an d generally bewailing the er. The track was a sea of A " M s "° n as it stopped raln | ' hauling wi<le toothed har '" Pot to work and the soft «S turned to the air. This was .1 the track began showing ~ . ' unless it should rain - n the course will be in fine c ~ tomorrow's races. Itftj... animals that do their " "uui were not displeased , is afternoon and felt es that it was their day "-n if the sun did not. The <is af.ornoon, while not ras f;lir - With fair -"Mow. however, attend a fair to be smashed. T:d ay's Results, vj 1f K ' n ' s afternoon the -.- ;'. races wer « as follows: .. : h. w on in fcther R Ronnie second; | ... ngs-SUver Heels won; third. nd James Henry Held Kes P<>nsible. I; ; iTI 26.-Cal Green < boa*, over to the < h / ;-;>- « har g , of having '^t-i: ° f J ° hn Stevens. J>t J^ 8t «>enext term of , 1 ' broU<sht out revealed a P>W "■■»■■* known as Z!" ° f was work- IV K a nd Cal i^-ih n ;r t aeohehad »v nk Green - one Cflnc 'far m . As a result The evening Statesman of the quarrel he quit the place and started away. Cal Green and James Henry, according to the deathbed statement of the victim, followed him Sn horseback, overtook him, knocked him off his horse and gave him a terri ble beating. The lad told Dr. Gregg who attended him, that they knocked him down, kicked him and stamped on him unmercifully. The coroner's jury brought i n the following verdict: ' John Stevens came to his death from peritonitis caused by blows or in juries sustained in an altercation with Cal Green and James Henry." Successful Flight of Airship. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 26.—Lin coln Beachy, in the airship "City of Portland" today made his most suc cessful flight. Starting at the ex position grounds he circled about the business sections, alighting on the Chamber of Commerce building. Thence he threaded his way among the highest buildings, returning to the starting place on record time. DEADLY TYPHOON AT MANILA HALF OF THE NATIVE DISTRICT LEVELED TO THE GROUND. Two Hundred Filipinos Hurt—Eight Thousand are Homeless—Busi ness Buildings Damaged. MANILA, Sept. 26.—A destructive typhoon struck this city today. Hun dreds of buildings. including two churches and a hotel, were unroofed. .More than half the native district is in ruins. Trees were uprooted and wires torn down, blocking the streets and suspending traffic. Live wires killed five Filipinos, including two policemen. Two ' hundred Filipinos were hurt and 8000 are homeless. Tonight the city is in darkness anJ the churches are filled with homeless. The pastors are caring for 3000 people and the police for 5000. Gangs of laborers are clearing the streets. GIRL WINS PRIZE. Hazel McKinnon's Picture Will Adorn Calendars. SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—Hazel McKin non a 15-year-old Seattle girl, has won 'he Sweeney prize of $100 in competi tion with girls from all over the coast, and her picture, taken astride General Manager Sweeney's thoroughbred stal lion, will grace the calendars of a Se attle brewing firm for the next year. Thousands of photographs were sub mitted. Mr. - Sweeney saw a photo graph of the girl in a local gallery, and had her pose on his horse. She sits astride, and is dressed in a buckskin suit. Divorced Six Times. SIOUX CITY, lowa, Sept. 26.—After five unsuccessful attempts at matrimo nial bliss, Dr. Oliver Fisher, a well known physician of Stern, lowa, has made the attempt the sixth time by marrying Miss Mina Norwood of Den ver. All his former wives are living, having secured divorces. He married his first wife, Ida Fisher, twenty-five years ago, but shortly after told secrets during a delirium while having typhoid fever, that caused her to part from him. Wife No. 2 Mary Check, was married in 18S3 in lowa City, but the two separated on the dav of the wedding. No 3 was Mary Blanche Williams, daughter of a farm er, and No. 4 was Laura Richmonds, of Leeds, who obtained a divorce after a few years of married life. Two years ago at Council Bluffs he married Margaret Wilcox, but she lived with him only a few months be fore going into the divorce courts. BUSINESS MEN JOLLY ROCKE FELLER They Assured Him of Their Confi dence and Esteem CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. 26.—A deputation of prominent citizens called upon John D- Rockefeller today and assured him that the people of the city appreciated what he has done for the city and assured him that he was really a "good fellow." Rocke feller gave them a hearty welcome and manifested great pleasure. ESTABLISHED 1861 WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1905. RECEIVER IS ASKED FOR Western Life Indemnify Com pany Is Insolvent DUE TO DISHONESTY OF OFFICERS Premiums Are Still Being Accepted and Policies Issued-—Criminal Prosecutions Likely. CHICAGO. 111., Sept. 26.—The re ceivership case of The policyholders against the Western Life Indemnity company was before Judge Kohlsaat of the federal court this morning. The defense asked for a continuance, but were refused. Attorney Clark Var :ium filed intervening pleas for 21 persons having unpaid death claims. He said: "I know of 400 other such claims, aggregating $450,000. This company s evidently insolvent. The officers' md agents' acceptance of premiums may lead to interesting proceedings." FOR DUAL TARIFF. \merican Reciprocal Tariff League Is Formed on Non-Partisan Lines. CHICAGO, 111 . Sept. 26.—Determined to stand firmly on their own feet, to ict as the support for no political boom, and to fight "the fight of the west" for a dual tariff permitting for eign trade, the executive committee of the American Reciprocal Tariff league met and organized yesterday in the Great Northern building. The non-political character of the league, which is the result of the re ciprocity conference held in Chicago last month, was shown by the fact that neither Governor A. B. Cummins nor any of his faction were put on the committee. Headquarters will be maintained in Chicago, and William E. Skinner will have charge of much of the executive work in the great campaign to be waged over the country in favor of the dual tariff. Gustave Schwab, who represents the New York Produce exchange. F. J. Hagenbarth. president of the National Stock Breeders' association, and E. N Foss, recognized leader of the reci procity forces in Massachusetts, are the most prominent committeemen ap pointed. HUSK CORN FOR CHURCH. Presbyterians of Sac City, lowa, in Unique Scheme to Rjvse Funds SAC CITY. lowa. Sept. 26. —Men and women worked side by side Monday night husking corn at 3 cents a bushel to raise funds for the First Presbyte rian church. This plan was suggested by the Ladies' Aid society and was quickly taken up by the pastor. Rev. George M. Rourke. The work was done at the canning fac'ory and the men and women would have worked all night, but the factory force insisted o n stopping at 11 o'clock. Czar's Reserve Fund. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 26— An investigation started during the peace conference shows that the Russian monasteries hold four and a half billion dollars, upon which the czar has a right to draw. Treaty Before Storthing. CHRISTIANA. Sept. 26—A. Mich elson laid before the storthing today the treaty with Sweden. It was sub mitted to a special committee. ♦ FOR WALLA WALLA ♦ AT THE FAIR +■ President Catron of the Commer- + ♦cial club this afternoon appoint- ♦ ♦Ed the following committee on ♦ program and general arrange- -♦- ♦ ments for Walla Walla Day at ♦ the fair: S. B. L. Penrose, R. E. ♦ Allen. C. F. Van De Water, C. L. ♦ ♦ Wnitney, Gilbert Hunt. The ♦ committee will meet tomorrow ♦ ♦ afternoon at 2 o'clock in the of- ♦ flee of the Northwestern Gas & ♦ -♦• Electric company and map out -♦• a program. "* COSTLY FIRE IN SPOKANE Raged in the Wholesale Dis trict This Morning LOSS ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND District Between Mill and Post Streets on Railroad Avenue Is Swept Clean. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 26— Fire In he wholesale district early this morning caused the loss of $160,000. It is ill burning. The district on Rail : oaJ avenue between Mill and Post streets was swept clean. The fire started in a building of the Cudahy Packing company. Good Roads Convention in New Mex ico. LAS VEGAS. X. M., Sept. 26.—The first good roads convention in the history of New Mexico met here to lay with delegates from every county in the territory. It will be addressed by men prominent nationally during he three days the delegates will in augurate a good roads campaign in the territory. Defense Consumes the Day. PORTLAND, Sept. 26.—The attor ney for the defense consumed the en .iro day with their closing arguments in the Williamson case. The Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO. Ills.. Sept 26.—Wheat 84 3-8, corn 45 7-8, oats 27 1-4. Shaw Makes Definite Announcement. DES MOINES. lowa, Sept. 26. —Sec- retary Shaw definitely announces in a letter to the Polk county republi can club that he will leave the cabinet February 1. Sonts Lunched With President. OYSTER BAY. Sept. 26.—Theodore Shouts lunched with the president this afternoon. He will sail for Pan ama Thursday. Bomb Wounds Four Officers. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 26.—The chief of police, three policemen an.l three women were wounded by a bomb at Kevno today. Eleven thou sand reinforcements have reached Baku. Witte in Germany. BERLIN, Sept. 26.—Witte arrived at Grossromin at 10 this morning. He entered an automobile and was driven to the emperor's shooting box. Won't Buy Boni a Paper. PARIS, Sept. 26 —All in vain have been Count Boni de Castellane's plead ing's for the purchase of the Paris Press. His wife, formerly Miss Anna Gould, still positively refuses to buy it for him and set him up as an editor. The countess is reported to have said that Boni has had too many expensive plaything's to weary of and throw aside, and that she does not propose to risk any more of her money in what she feels is nothing more than a pass ing whim. The count, much beset by 'his direful state of things, will make no overtures to end the serious family quarrels it has caused. His wife, he says, is not only withholding shekels, but immortal fame, for the Paris Press is a historic paper in which many of Balzac's novels first appeared in serial form. The paper is to be sold because of the failure of its owner, who was caught in a recent sugar crash. Harper Again 111. CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 26.—Inquiries made by alarmed friends of President W. R Harper of the University of Chicago as to the reason for refusing all guests admittance at his home, and not allowing telephone connection to be had with the residence have led to ■he issuing of the following bulletin by his. physicians regarding the state of his health: "On Monday, a week ago, Dr. Har per returned home, and during the week suffered from indigestion, the result of intestinal retention. On Sunday a minor operation was performed by Drs. Murphy and Bevan, which was so slight that neither chloroform nor ether was required. Dr. Harper has reacted and has taken food all day and has a normal pulse and temperature. He will be up and about his usual af fairs within a few days "Inasmuch as Dr. Harper's general health is good and the operation so insignificant, no further statements will be made by his physicians.—Dr. F. Billings. Nolan Draws His She.re. SAX FRANCISCO, CaL, Sept. 26.— Battling Nelson and his manager, No lan, had a settlement of their account* last night Both declared themselves satisfied with the result. Nelson re ceived as his share of the receipts of Colma fight a little over $18,000. His agreement with Nolan called for the payment to the manager of 35 per cent of his portion. This gave Nolan some thing over $6000 for his work and trouble. Nelson finds that his left arm is somewhat sore as the result of the battle with Britt, and has decided that a week's rest is necessary. He will start for Salt Lake with his show Sunday night. COUNCIL TO SEE THE EILLS PLAN OF MAYOR HUNT TO HAN DLE WATER DEPARTMENT FINANCES ADOPTED. Accounts of Water Office Will be First O. K'd by the Council Before Be ing Paid. Five members of the council met at .he water registrar's office in the Keefer building this morning and adopted the plan suggested by Mayor Hunt to change the method of hond- Hng the finances of "ne Titer depart ment. Councilmen Glasford, Cox, Bachtold, Bridges and McKean and Mayor Hunt were present. The new plan docs away with the water regis trar being furnished a sum each month to pay the current expenses and requires each bill contracted in the water department to be first add ited by the water committee and then referred to the council as a whole to pass on before being ordered paid by warrant. A new form of warrant will be adopted and these must be first signed by the mayor and clerk and countersigned by the water registrar before being valid. The new plan was thoroughly In vestigated before being adopted. Councilman McKean was of the opin ion that it might confuse matters when freight bills, etc., were brought in that required immediate pay ment. This will be overcome, how ever, by giving the mayor and clerk power to issue warrants for freight bills and sundry accounts that moy require attention before the council as a whole would meet. L'nder the new plan every bill contracted by the water department must first meet the approval of the council before or dered paid. The new warrants will bear 6 per cent interest. At pres ent the water department is replacing much of the old wornout pipe in the ! city in order to be in readiness for | a new gravity water system when it jis decided to put in such a system. |As the expenditures in the water de | partment in carrying on the work j exceeds considerably the revenues the i water department has been compell- I ed to borrow from the general fund of | the city. This in turn runs the city ; snort of ready money and the new plan of issuing water department j warrants was suggested by Mayor | Hunt. Saye Rates are Reasonable. CHICAGO. Ills.. Sept. 26.—George Simpson, superintendent of trans uortation of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, in the interstate com merce case, this morning defended the higher rates from Chicago. He said the greater cost of terminal facilities made it necessary. He said that transportation of live stock is costlier than other kinds of freight. Baron Kaneko Recalled. NEW YORK. Sept. 26.—Baron Kaneko. financial agent of Japan, who was supposed to remain in this country to negotiate closer commer cial relations, has been suddenly re called and will go home with Ko mura. LOCAL WHEAT QUOTATIONS. Blue Sten, 63 cento Club. 58 cents f.o.b NUMBER 111 i. P. MORGAN INCENSED His Firm's Checks Given to Republican Campaign Fund IS ANGRY WITH PRESIDENT PERKINS Perkins' Connection With Morgan's Company Will be Brought to an End Immediately. NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Wa1l street today is discussing a rumor that J. Pierpont Morgan is incensed at Pres ident Perkins' contributing New- York Life funds to the republicans through Morgan's checks, thus involv ing the Morgan firm in what are de nounced as questionable It is declared that Perkins' resigns-- tion will be accepted. HELD UP BY FARMERS. Driver Pounded With Pitchforks, the Women Passengers Threatened. RACINE, Wis., Sept. 26.—Another automobile touring party was attacked by farmers yesterday afternoon, and Sheriff Emmett and deputies are in the vicinity of Frankville. Racine county, with warrants for the arrest of the as sailants. While Mr. Hanson, Mrs. C. I Shoop and her sister, Mrs. Paddock and daughter were making a trip from this city to Milwaukee, two farmers made an attack upon them with pitchforks. They threatened to puncture the tires and compelled Hanson to ' Tt , as then that one of the farmers used the pitchfork and struck Hanson twice over the head, inflicting severe wounds. A third blow struck Hanson's right shoulder. When the women atempted to inter fere, the farmers threatened them, and they would have probably been injured if Mr. Hanson had not started the au tomobile TO GET GAMBLERS Chicago Authorities Determined to Get the Traverse Clique. CHICAGO. Sept. 26. True bills against thirty persons connected in one way or another with the City of Traverse were voted by the grand jury yesterday. Although the names of the persons against whom true bills have been voted are being kept secret until in dictments can be returned and capiases served, it was known around the crim inal court building today that several nf the leaders of the wireless enter prise are included. MUST FIGHT FOR SEAT. Two Candidates Against Him, Six Counties Opposed. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Sept. 26.—Con gressman W. P Hepburn, of Niearu raga canal fame, conceded to be the ablest debater in the lower house, will find when he returns from the Philip pines that he is threatened with serious revolt which may prevent his re-elec tion. Opposing candidates are W, A. Smith, a well-known lawyer who is the partner of Chairman Spencer of the central committee and Senator I». Lewis. Cummins and Lewis have delivered numerous Chautauqua lectures in Hepburn's district and have taken oc casion to go into his record in such a way as to turn many of his support ers from him. They pointed to the eighth district as the center of the rail road politics and a district always dominated by the Blythe crowd. Six counties are claimed by the opposition ENGLISHMEN AT BAKU. Letters Telling of Horrible Atrocities There. LONDON. Sept. 26.—Accounts" of the experiences of Englishmen during the Baku massacres are reaching relatives. Letters say the atrocities were greater than reported. They de tail the horrors of the bloodshed and robbery The cemeteries are littered with decomposing corpses left un buried for identification.