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VOLUME XXXII.
WAGE SCALE
DISCUSSED
Quastion Before United Miners'
Convention.
EIGHT HOUR CRUSADE- WAS DISCUSSED
Schedule of Wages and Hours Will Be
Submitted to Mine Owners a.t
Conference.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 18.—The
attention of the delegates to the min
ers' convention today was mostly taken
up with the preparation of a wage
scale. In anticipation of an attempt to
force a decision for the entire country
an eight hours' crusade was discussed
this morning.
MEAD BOWS TO GRAND ARMY
AGREES TO OLD SOLDIERS' CON
TROL THE STATE HOME
AT ORTING.
Governor Announces That He Is Plan
ning fo- a New Prison on
West Side.
No civilian will ever be appointed
commandant of the Soldiers' horn at
Orting during Governor Mead's term;
the present adjutant, C. N. Beal. the
governor's brother-in-law, will be re
moved, and if it be found that the office
is a necessary one a veteran will be
appointed in his stead, and the office of
quartermaster will be abolished, and,
if possible, an old soldier will be named
as physician. These promises were
made by Governor Mead to the legis
lation and home committee of the state
department of the G. A. R. at a con
ference Friday night in the Diller hotel
at Seattle.
The governor receded from the posi
tion he had taken. He told the com
mittee the appointment of Beal was
only temporary and that the adjutant
will be dismissed.
Beal in Mead's Eye.
A letter the governor had written to
Commander Goss was read, in which it
was said that Beal was sent to the
Soldiers - home as he had been sent to
other state institutions, to loar- of the
conduct of affairs and report to the
governor. The letter said the governor
could not find out these things unless
he had a personal representative at the
institutions. He insisted that Beal's
appointment was but temporary, and
thast it had never been intended to ele
vate the adjutant to the cammandant's
place.
Proposes New Prison.
During his talk with the Grand Army
men. Governor Mead announced he is
at work on a scheme to build another
penitentiary locating the new prison in
western Washington. The governor
said he had found three years' cost
of transporting convicts from western
Washington to Walla Walla would de
fray the cost of a new prison.
TWO WOMEN MURDERED
SKULLS OF MOTHER AND DAUGH
TER FOUND IN STOVE NEAR
TILLAMOOK.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. Jan. 18.—Another
discovery has been made in connection
with the mysterious death of Mrs. A.
J. Hembree and her daughter, parts of
whose bodies were found in the ruins
of their home at Sand Lake. All that
remained of the women after the Are
were a few charred bones. The sus
picion that so small a house as that in
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which the family lived could hardly
give sufficient heat in burning to en-
tirely incinerate a human body led to
further investigation, with the result
that what is believed to be the skulls
of the women have been found in an
iron stove which was in the Hembree
house when it burned dtwn. A. J.
Hembree, the husband and father, who
was arrested in connection with the
supposed murder, is now in the Yam
hill county jail, whence he was taken
after waiving examination in this
county to prevent a possible attempt
at summary vengeance on the part of
Hembree's neighbors, who firmly be
lieve that the prisoner committed the
crime to conceal the fact that he had
maltreated his daughter.
The discovery of the skulls in the
stove seems to be conclusive evidence
that "the women were first murdered
and the heads chopped from the bodies,
and that afterward the house was set
on fire".
SCHOOLS FOR SOLDIERS.
Secretary of War Wants Them Re-
Established.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 18.—The
secretary of war has sent a letter to
the speaker of tne house of represen
tatives calling attention to the matter
of post schools for the children of en
listed men at remote military posts
where no educational facilities are
available. Prior to the war with Spain
such schools were maintained as
branches of the post schools for en
listed men, authorized under section
1231, revised statutes. As legislative
sanction is necessary for the reestab
lishment of such post schools, sugges
tion is made as to how such sanction
should be given in the army appropria
tion bill.
Dime Novels to Bad Man.
CINCINNATI, Jan. IS. —Edward Pet.
tis. 17 years old, consumer of "Dead-
Eye Dick" novels, and would-be "bad
man," rushed into the office of Stem,
Heidman & Mehlhope, attorneys, in the
traction building yesterday, flourishing
a big six-shooter. Bringing it to the
level of Attorney John Rohrer's eyes,
the boy ordered him to write a check
for $50.
"Don't trifle with me. man," shouted
Edward, when Rehrer hesitated. "I've
become desperate. Write as I dictate."
Rohrer grabbed the desperado by his
neck, threw his revolver into the waste
basket, and kicked him into the hall
way. Later the terror was locked up.
He was formerly employed in the at
torney's office as messenger.
SURVEYING DOWNTHE SNAKE
TWO ENGINEERING PARTIES,
REPRESENTING RIVAL INTER
ESTS, ARE AT WORK.
Much Commeryt in Railroad Circles—
N. P. and Chicago & Milwaukee
After Rights of Way.
Considerable comment in railroad
circles has arisen over the report thai
two engineering parties, representing
widely different interests, are working
west down Snake river from Riparia.
One party is in charge of Engineer
Nickerson, formerly employed in the
office of the division superintendent of
the Northern Pacific at Lewiston. It
is pretty certain that Nickerson is still
in the employ of the Northern Pacific.
Nickerson's party is running a survey
down the north bank of the Snake.
The other party of surveyors is un
der Engineer George Leebrick and they
are also on the north bank, but run
ning a line above that of the other
party going in the same direction. In
Riparia the opinion prevails that the
Leebrick party is either employed by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road or the O. R. & N. and in the
event of the latter being true the story
is that there has been a breach in the
truce between the Pacific and the O.
R. & N.
Neither Division Engineer T. H.
Croswell. of the Northern Pacific, nor
Chief Engineer G. W. Boeschke. of the
O. R. & N. would discuss the presence
of the new surveying parties at Ri
paria.
The Chicago Grain M?.-ket.
CHICAGO, 111.. Jan. 18 —Wheat. 88@
8814 c; corn, 45%@45*4c; oats, 32%@
32 %c.
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1906.
6IGELOW
AS WITNESS
He is Galied Before Senate
Committee on Ganals.
HE TELLS OF HIS VISIT TO PANAMA
Correspondent and Lecturer Says He
Spent Great Part of Two
Days on Isthmus.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.—
Poultney Bigelow appeared before the
senate committee on canals today and
told the committee who he was and
his record as an educator and author.
He admitted that he was on the isth
mus of Panama only the greater part
of two days.
The witness said that while he spent
only a short time on the isthmus, he
was there long enough to warrant all
he had written. He found the sanita
tion of Colon impossible. He was pro
ceeding to give his "impressions" when
Senator Hopkins requested that he
give facts. Bigelow said that it was
a fact that many eminent engineers
refused to be connected with the canal
on account of government interference.
When ordered to name them he named
John R. Freeman, of Boston. He said
he did not know of others, but he "un
derstood that many declined." Upon
the demand that he name others re
peated he said it would be embarrass
ing to his friends to do so. The com
mittee adopted a rule to compel the
witness to give the source of his in
formation. Bigelow said: "You may
put me on bread and water and con
demn me to Colon, but you cannot
make me divulge." The committee
held an executive session of an hour to
determine what to do with the witness.
TO UNSEAT SMOOT.
Senators Framing r. Program to End
in Ousting Mormon Senator.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—
Plans are forming in the senate that
will bring an end to the Senator Smoot
case and result in the unseating of the
senator from Utah. The present plan
is to put Senator Dolliver of lowa on
the committee of privileges and elec
tions, who will vote with Senator Bur
roughs, the chairman of the committee
against Smoot. These two republican
members, with five democrats, who ar e
all against the Utah senator, will make
a good majority. Senator Smoot has
made a good impression by his actions
on the floor of the senate during the
trying times when his case was under
consideration. It is believed, however,
that a majority report will be adopted.
Some new evidence will be presented
that it is expected to prove detrimental
to Smoot's chances of remaining in the
senate. The activity of the W. C. T.
U. and other organizations, who are
insisting on Smoot's* removal will be
again in evidence at this session of
congress.
Harriman's Seattle Route.
SEATTLE, Jan. 18.—The route that
the Harriman line will follow from Se
attle to Portland was learned today.
The Interurban right of way will carry
the rails from Seattle to Tacoma from
Tacoma to Olympia. Harriman has
secured the right-of-way purchased by
the Tacoma-Olympia interurban.
TAKEN FOR NEWSPAPER MAN
ATTORNEY WHO TURNED DOWN
PREACHER ASKS HIM TO
CALL AGAIN.
BELLINGHAM. Jan. 18.—Penitent
because he had turned his back on the
church an" refused aid of the ministers
of the gospel in freeing him from a
term in prison. E. L. Kelso, the former
Seattle attorney, convicted of forgery
in the county court, yesterday sent
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word to the Rev James Thompson,
pastor of the Fairhaven Presbyterian
church, that he was sorry for his ac
tion in rebuffing the minister when he
visited him in his cell last week, and
asked him to call at the prison again.
Dr. Thompson saw the prisoner this
morning and secured his story of the
difficulties that placed him in jail Kel
so stated that when the clergyman
first called on him he mistook him for
a press representative, some of whom,
he says, have treated him in a shame
ful way. As a result of the minister's
visit to Kelso's cell this morning a pe
tition for Kelso's pardon is now being
prepared which will be forwarded to
Governor Mead for his signature. Dr.
Thompson was urged to take action
originally by Dr. Matthews of Seattle,
out of sympathy for Kelso's family.
Will Discuss Municipal Ownership.
FORT SCOTT, Kas., Jan. 18.—Muni
cipal ownership will be the keynote
of the principal discussions at the
meeting of the Kansas Municipal
league, which opened here today. An
excellent program has been prepared
for the meeting and many dis
tinguished speakers will address the
members. "Municipal Ownership of
Public Utilities" will be extensively
treated by J. P. Hindman, city attor
ney of Olathe and F. T. Burnham, city
attorney of Beloit. It is expected that
both papers Will lead to a long and
interesting discussion of the general
subject of municipal ownership. Ad
dresses on other subjects of interest to
municipalities will be delivered by R.
E. Cullison, Iola; H. H. Mead, Junc
tion City; W. B. Talbert, Holton; R. A.
Lovit. Salina; E. J. Crego. Burlington;
Ralph Nelson, Kansas City, and others.
AN UNIQUE DEATH RECORD
FOURTEEN GRAVES AT WILSON
CREEK—TWELVE OCCUPANTS
MEET VIOLENT DEATHS.
WILSON CREEK, Wash., Jan. 18 —
Perhaps one of the queerest records of
violent deaths is held by this town of
about 300 inhabitants and less thau
ten years old. Fourteen graves are in
the cemetery and only two of the oc
cupants died from natural causes. Per.
haps the saddest of all the accidental
deaths was the crushing of a small
child by a large and very heavy coun
ter falling, which had been placed on
top of another counter. Several child
ren were playing in the vicinity and all
were out of reach except this little
child.
Among the other deaths were one
suicide by morphine, two killed on
railroad, one during childbirth, one
man drowned, one man had his neck
broken recently by falling from a wag
on and several other violent deaths
from various causes.
MRS. SUSAN HASTINGS DEAD
WIFE OF WELL-KNOWN WALLA
WALLAN SUCCUMBS TO
LINGERING ILLNESS.
Mrs. Susan E. Hastings, wife of Wil
liam Hastings, the well-known wood
and coal dealer died at the family
residence, 504 Moore avenue, this
monring of paralysis, after an illness
of several months. Mrs. Hastings was
aged 54 years and is survived by Mr.
Hastings and five daughters, as fol
lows Mrs. Edward Johnson, Mrs. Sam.
uel Loney, Mrs. A. D. Augustavo, Mrs.
T. Howard and Mrs. J. W. Dickenson.
The funeral will occur from the fam
ily residence Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock Rev. F. K. Fowler, pastor of
the First Baptist church, assisted by
Rev. J. H. Beaven. pastor of the Park
Street church, will officiate. Interment
will be in the Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Mrs. Hastings was a member of the
First Baptist church.
Dredger Runs Amuck.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 18. —A
mining dredger on the Feather
river broke away last night on account
of floods and is now rushing down
stream, tearing out bridges and threat
ening all kinds of damage. Two steam
ers have been sent up to the mouth of
Yuba river to intercept the dredger
before it reaches the Sacramento river.
CUT THROATS
OF HIS FAMILY
Then Set Fire to House to
Conceal Crime.
REMAINS OF SEVEN VICTIMS FOUND
Horrible Tragedy at Lakeman Home
stead Near Pembroke, New
Hampshire.
PEMBROKE, N. H., Jan. IS. —The
remains of five more victims of the
tragedy at Lakeman homestead yester
day, when Charles H. Aver murdered
his entire family, were removed from
the ruins this morning. Two were
taken out last night, making in all
seven. The authorities are of the opin.
ions that Ayer cut the throats of his
victims before igniting the house.
Need a Ferry for the Navy.
NEW YORK, Jan. IS. —The navy de
partment has practically decided to
purchase from a certain bankrupt ship
building firm in th : s city a ferryboat
at a cost of about $23,000. The au
thorities have been looking into the
subject and have agreed that it would
be to the advantage of the navy to ac
quire this vessel, which is intended for
use between the naval torpedo station
at Newport and the mainland. It was
found that a boat of this type, which
was needed at the station, could not
be built for such a sum as the ferry
boat now available, could be pur
chased for. Otherwise it is likely that
the secretary of the navy would have
asked for permission to use naval con
struction funds for the building of the
ferryboat at the New York navy yard.
HEIR TO SWEDE THRONE.
Investigation Le?.ds to Belief Late
Rev. C. O. Carlson Was Prince.
DES MOINES, lowa, Jan. IS—A
man believed to be a -scion of the royal
house of Sweden and who is claimed
to be the rightful heir of Carl XV. —
and who nrght have occupied the
throne in place of Oscar EL but for
his strange disappearance at the time
of the succession controversy —died
here a few days ago. He wa s known
in this city as the pastor of the Swed
ish Methodist church.
His death was chronicled under the
name Rev. C. O. Carlson. Wolfgang
Lund and Ludwig Anderson, represen
tatives of the Swedish crown secreta
rial department, were here a few days
ago for the purpose of investigating
the antecedents of the Swedish divine.
They gathered the information and left
last night for Denver, where the widow
of the deceased minister resides with
her son.
The members of Rev. Mr. Carlson's
church are deeply interested in the
confirmation of rumors that were cur
rent even before the envoys arrived in
the city.
To a few of his personal friends it
is claimed that Mr. Carlson con fided
the story of his life. It seems tha v on
the death of Carl XV. an attempt was
made to give the throne to a youth
whom it was claimed was the only son.
The boy suddenly disappeared. He was
afterwards traced to America. The
man known in Des Moines as Rev.
Mr. Carlson is believed to have been
that prince.
TOO PRETTY FOR FRONTIER
FINE RAIMENT OF RICH FORES
TRY INSPECTOR COSTS HIM
HIS JOB.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 18 —
Wealthy men and college youths who
have been disposed to follow the ex
ample of Gifford Pinehot and take up
forestry work as a diversion find little
comfort in the pathetic finish of .-».. A.
Anderson, a rich New Yorker, who has
been given an "indefinite furlough" as
I forestry Inspector in the Yellowstone
reserve.
Mr. Anderson owns a ranch near
Meeteetsie, Wyo„ ami spends the sum.
mers in the west. He took up forest
ry for love of the work and Chief
Pinehot appointed him superintendent
He brought an array of accessories to
hear in his official duties that dazzled
the common people. He was the presi
lent's friend, but his "pall" did not
avail him against the charge ol being
a "dude." He rode the reserve like
sonii feudal lord and among the sev
eral charges filed against him was that
he had a valet and a private secretary.
The president laughed at these, but
circumscribed the spin re ot his influ
ence by reducing him to be an inspec
tor.
The complaints continued. The old
grizzled frontiersmen called him "Rob.
in Hood" Anderson. They did not
like his riding boots, his green costume
that blended wit' the color of the for
est leaves, or his valet. The Wyo
ming delegation In congress tooK It up.
The president yielded finally.
The Morocco Conference.
ALGECTRAS, Jan. 18.-—The second
sitting of the Moroccan conference be
gan this afternoon.
DID JIM GARFIELD SLDNDER?
CHICAGO PACKERS INSIST THAT
COMMISSIONER PROMISED
THEM IMMUNITY.
Cases Are so Weak That Attorney
General Moody May Appear in
Person.
CHICAGO, 111.. Jan. IS.—lt is ru-
I mored that Attorney General Moody
j will come in person to conduct the
•prosecution of the beef trust. The gov
j ernment attorneys here recognized the
I weakness of the cases. It is believed
| that Garfield blundered in forcing the
! packers to produce evidence which it
I is expected to use in the prosecution.
CRISIS HAS BEEN REACHED
FRANCE GIVES VENEZUELAN
CONSUL AT PARIS HIS WALK
ING PAPERS.
Council of Ministers Will Decide Whri
Action Will Next Be
Taken.
PARIS. Jan. 18.—Maubourget, the
Venezuelan consul here, has been noti
fied officially to leave French soil with
in 24 hours. He has announced his in.
tention to leave at 10 o'clock tonight
for Leige. The council of ministers
will now decide what course to pur
sue toward Venezuela.
Board of Trade Firm Fails.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 18—It was an
nounced this afternoon that a com
pulsory transfer was made by Mc-
Reynolls to Pringle, Fitch & Co. AH
their liabilities will be paid in full
The Mcßeynolds firm was one of the
oldest in the board of trade. The lia
bilities are $150,000. The assets will
cover the liabilities.
Stage Driver Drowned.
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Jan. 18—In the
swollen waters of Honcut creek, 12
miles above here, early this morning,
the Laporte stage was swamped and
the driver, W. T. Rackerby, was lost.
One passenger is also reported drown
ed. The mail was lost.
Verdict in Merriwether Case.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 18.—A ver
dict was reached in the case of Merri
weather on the charge of hazing this
afternoon. It is believed he will be
dismissed.
Famine in Northern Japan.
TOKIO, Jan. 18.—Published statistics
show that there are 960.000 famine
stricken persons in northern Japan.
You Get Today's News
Today in The Statesman.
BEN TILLMAN
IS SQUELCHED
Senate Sits Down Hard on His
Mom's Resolution.
ONLY SIX SENATQP.S VOTED FOR IT
Arizona Delegation Very Indignant
Over Charge That They Are a,
Corrupt Lobby.
WASHINGTON'. D. C, Jan. 18.—Till
man introduced a resolution In the
senate today providing for a commit
tee to investigate the recent expulsion
of Mrs. Morris from the White House.
By a vote of 94 to 8 the senate tabled
the resolution. The affirmative votes
were from democrats.
Davey. of Louisiana, introduced in
the house today a minority rate bill.
It* main difference from the other pro
vides for the substitution of • reason
able" instead of a "reasonable -maxi
mum" rate for a rate declared to be
unreasonable.
The oppotie- ts of the president'*
statehood policy wore goaded info
threats today hi an exciting session of
the house committee on territories.
An Arizona delegation, headed by a
brother of ex-Governor Murphy, was
present Murphy declared false the
charges of a corrupt lobby favoring the
bill and he said he would aim to send
to prison tbe persons making the
charge.
A resolution was introduced in tho
house today prepared by the "people of
Massachusetts" and signed by 30,000
persons providing for the restitution
of the old frigate Constitution. The
naval affairs committee was instructed
to ascertain how much it .would cost
and what is necessary.'
JUDGE DEUEL IS GRILLED.
Suit Against Collier's Weekly a
80-merang.
NEW YORK, X. Y., Jan. IS.—Judge
Deufel. who is suing Norman Hapgood,
editor of Collier's Weekly, for libel,
was grilled again today in cross-ex
amination by Attorney Osborne. It
developed that Town Topics issued a
paper with "hints to correspondents"
advising them in writing "to use the
razor rather than the bludgeon, ridicule
being more effective than abuse."
Duel said he did not know* about these
instructions.
Wickersham Summoned.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.—The
attorney general has telegraphed Judge
Wickersham' to come to Washington
and answer the charges which are
holding up his nomination in the sen
ate judiciary committee.
Senator Pettus, formerly opposed to
Wickersham, is weakening, and it i»
probable he will vote in favor of Wick
ersham's confirmation.
This will throw the burden of oppo
sition on Ankeny of Washington and
Nelson of Minnesota.
Six Jews Executed.
WARSAW. Jan. 18.—Six Jews, mem
bers of the local anarchists' committee
who were tried by courtmartial anJ
condemned, were executed today. They
were convicted of engaging in revolu
tioary propaganda, manufacturing
bombs and extorting money.
TO BUILD ELECTRIC LINES
JAY GRAVES AND ASSOCIATES OF
SPOKANE FORM RAILWAY
SYNDICATE.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 18.—Jay P.
Graves and associates have formed the
Inland Empire Railway company with
a capital of $20,000,000. The prime
purpose is to consolidate the present
electric lines »f the Graves group info
an enormous system radiating in all
directions from Spokane.
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