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The STATESMAN
VOLUME XXXII.
JOSEPH 6. CUTLER OF WALLA WALLA TO SUCCEED GENERAL MANAGER M'CABE
HEAD OF THE
W.& C.R. ROAD
Will Have Title of General
Superintendent
EL DESERVED PROMOTION
He Has Been Treasureer and
Chief Engineer of the Road
Since 1888
Joseph G. Cutler is to be the head
ih Washington & Columbia River
K.iil\\ iiy company, succeeding Vice-
President and General Manager Joseph
jltM'abe. This announcement was
i:.,ule today after a meeting of the
trustees of the road was held in Wal-
Walla. Mr. Cutler will be appointed
. a few days by Charles M. Levy of
Tao'ina, who is the new vice-president
the road. Mr. Cutler's official title
vi;i be general superintendent.
When the board met this morning at
(he general offices of the W. & C. R.
Mr McCabe tendered his resignation
as vice president and general manager
and as trustee. The resignation was
accepted and Charles Levy of Tacoma
was elected vice-president. Mr. Cut
ler was chosen as trustee to fill the
other vacancy on the board.
M. P. Martin was elected assistant
treasurer, the position formerly held
by Mr. Cutler.
Superintendent Cutler is one of the
best posted railway men in the west I
and he is to be congratulated upon his j
promotion. He has been one of the
leading citizens of Walla Walla since
when he came here to accept the
position of treasurer and chief engi
neer of the road. He has a host of
friends among the business men and
the public in general and they are pre
dicting that he will prove as success
ful as his predecessor in handling the
business of the road.
Mr. Cutler is a graduate of Harvard,
Slaving attended that college at the
same time that President Elliott of
the Northern Pacific and President
Vhe, .(lore Roosevelt were at the insti
tution. Prior to coming to Walla Wal-
Mr. Cutler was employed in the en
- eering department of the Chicago,
1 :rlington & Quincy and other eastern
i ids. proving a valuable man to his
< mployers.
McCabe Leaves Tonight.
Mr. McCabe will leave tonight for
I'' ston where he will visit his daugh
t' who is attending school there af
ter which he will take up the work
< ' constructing a railway line from
aterbury. Conn., to Bristol, Rhode
i'ul. a branch of the New York,
w Haven & Hartford road.
Federation of Woman's Clubs.
ST. PAUL. Min.. June 6.—Mrs. Jo-
Kvans Cowles, of Los Angeles,
- t lay nominated for treasurer of
1" I'ration of Women's Clubs. The
DESERTED BY LOVER, KILLS HERSELF
Minnie Kramer, 'Frisco Refugee, Makes Spectacular Attempts at Sell-
Destruction Beture Succeeding—She Used a Rope
LOS AXGEL.ES, Cal., June 6—Min
• Kramer, deserted by her lover last
Sunday night threw herself before a
• < l car but was saved by the fender.
Hie evening Statesman
ises to the contrary," women suffrage
came before the convention incident
ally and was applauded. A telegram
from President Roosevelt was re
ceived saying that he approved a res
olution regarding the saving of Cali
fornia trees and he would call the at
tention of congress to the question.
Big Shipment of Mules.
STOCKTON, Cal., June 6.—1060
mules the largest shipment ever made
from the United States by a private
corporation, will be shipped from Port
Costa Saturday to the Fiji islands.
They were purchased here for a co
lonial sugar refining company. Stock
ton is now the mule center of the
world. The English, the German and
the United States governments buy
here.
Dick Dorsey Stabbed. <
CHICAGO, 111., June 6.—"Dick" Dor
sey, formerly one of the best jockeys
in the West, was probably fatally
stabbed and a woman severely beaten
this afternoon, by three men who en
tered the home of Mrs. Eleanor Neff
and tried to steal two hundred dollars.
The robbers became frightened and
fled into the street, where Dorsey was
stabbed when he attempted to stop
them.
SHRINKAGE OF TAX VALUFS
California Legislature Is Making
An Investigation
IIS ESTIMATED AT 150 MILLIONS
BILL PASSED FOR RELIEF OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INDI-
GENT PARENTS.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 6.—Car
ter of Pasadena introduced a resolu
tion in the senate this morning asking
the comptroller to furnish a report on
the shrinkage of taxes. He said he
understood the shrinkage in valua
tions amounted to half a billion. Sen
ator Wolfe in opposing the resolution
stated that the actual shrinkage was
but one hundred and fifty millions.
The resolution was adopted.
Three bills were passed by the sen
ate for the re-establishment of land
titles for the relief of San Francisco
high schools, and for the purchase of
text books for pupils whose parents
are unable to buy them. The last bill
carries a provision permitting school
trustees to compromise any claim for
damages from the total or partial de
struction of a school building in course
of construction last April. Since the
earthquake work on many schools at
Oakland and San Francisco has dis
continued because there is no provi
sion in the law granting the power to
compromise damage claims.
"WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—
Germany, during the last quarter of
1905, according to United States Con
sul Harris, at Mannheim, Germany,
slaughtered 52,000 horses and 2400
dogs for food purposes. The figures
show a gain over preceding periods.
In the hospital she tried to beat her
brains out against the wall. Last
night she choked herself to death with
a rope in a lodging house. She was a
San Francisco refugee.
THE EVENING STATESMAN, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1906
TOM WORD IS
20 BEHIND
Stevens Elected Sheriff on
Face of Returns
WORD WILL MAKE CONTEST
Will Charge Fraud in Sellwood
Precinct Where Many Votes
Were Sworn In
PORTLAND, Or., June 6.—On the
face of the returns, Stevens, republi
can, is elected sheriff of Multnomah
county by a plurality of twenty. Tom
Word will pontest the election on the
ground of frauds in Sellwood precinct,
where 200 votes not registered were
sworn in to defeat local option by the
brewery.
With complete official returns from
all counties in the state, Governor
Chamberlain's plurality is 2300. The
final returns will not materially
change the result. The counties which
went for Chamberlain include Baker,
600;. Clackmafc, 400; Umatilla. 200;
Clatsop,- 250; Lane, 250; Linn, 500;
Multnoham, 250. Withycombe carried
Benton by 300, Columbia, Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lake,
Lincoln, Sherman, Tillamook, Wal
lowa, Wasco, Washington and prob
ably Harney by narrow margins. The
plurality of Bournes will be less than
2500.
REV. MINOT SAVAGE RESIGNS.
His Belief in Spiritualism Was the
Cause.
NEW YORK, N. Y., June 6—Rev.
Minot J. Savage, pastor of the church
of Messiah, has voluntarily resigned
because of his belief in spiritualism.
Rev. Savage has been at Redlands, Cal.,
since March, with his «on, Rev. Max
imilian Savage, where the resignation
was written. Rev. Savage never has
preached spiritualism, but he cham
pioned it outside the pulpit.
Insurance Dividends Decrease.
LONDON, Eng., June 6—The Royal
Exchange Assurance Company an
nounces a dividend drop of five per
cent. The company's shares have
fallen heavily. The insurance market
is nervous, due largely to the 'Frisco
disaster in which the company lost
and the difficulty is in estimating the
actual losses.
Rockefeller in Europe.
PLYMOUTH, Eng., June 6—The
Deutschland with John D. Rockefeller
aboard arrived today. The magnate is
reported well. He continued aboard
the vessel to Cherbourg.
Charged With Bribery.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. June 6.—A
charge of attempting bribery against
Secretary of State Houser was today
preferred by Insurance Commissioner
Host and a warrant issued. The arrest
will be made when Houser arrives
here this afternoon.
Express Superintendent Dead.
SAX FRAXCISCO, Cal.. June 6. —S.
D. Barstow, general superintendent of
the Wells, Fargo Express company
died at his home at Alameda - last
night. He has been identified with
the company for fifty years and is well
known on the coast.
Keeps Mum on Anarchist Plot.
WASHIXGTOX. D. C.. June 6.—Tht
state department has refused to give
out information on the alleged plot to
assassinate the king of Italy and other
sovereigns, which is said to have em
anated from Patterson, N. J. The mat
ESTABLISHED 1861
ter is considered delicate. There have
been a number of mysterious deporta
tions recently.
The Panama Purchase.
WASHINGTON, June 6.—By a party
vote, the democrats opposing, the house
ways and means committee reported
favorably the senate resolution direct
ing Panama purchases of material to
be made in America except when the
president considers the prices exor
bitant.
The house committee on judiciary
despite American Federation of Labor
protests has postponed further con-
sideration of the anti-injunction bill
until next December.
Funeral of Senator Gorman.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6. —Ac-
cording to the late Senator Gorman's
request left in a sealed letter to the
senate the funeral tomorrow will be
simple and private as possible. The
exercises at the Gorman home will be
attended by his friends and othe-s
from congress. Interment will be in
Oak Hill cemetery.
Pennsylvania Republicans Meet.
HARRIS BURG, Pa., June 6. —The
republican state convention for the
nomination of a state ticket met this
morning. Without doubt Judge Edwin
Stewart will be nominated governor.
The platform shows a breaking away
from boss rule practices.
Stewart was nominated on the first
ballot.
THEY WIT 10 SERVE CITY
Interest in Coming City Election
Is Being Manifested
FIGHT FOR COUNCILMAN BE SPIRITED
KENT COMES OUT IN THE SEC
OND WARD—TONER FROM
THE FIRST.
John P. Kent has announced that he
will be a candidate for councilman
from the second ward. He will be
opposed by W. P. McKeap, the pres
ent incumbent.
The nominating petition of M. To
ner for councilman from the first ward
was being circulated today among the
voters of that ward. It is expected
that the petition of J. G. Bridges will
be out in a few days.
Much interest is now being taken in
the coming election and the voters
have commenced to figure on the pos
sibilities of the various candidates to
win out in the fight. From present
indications the election gives promise
of being one of the hottest ever held
in Walla Walla and there will be quite
a numbr of clos contsts among the
candidates.
Up to noon today the following per
sons had announced their candidacy
for the various offices:
Mayor—Gilbert Hunt and George H.
Kellough.
City Marshal —Alvah Brown and J.
J. Kaufman.
Councilman First Ward—M. Toner
and J. G. Bridges.
Councilman Second Ward —W. P.
McKean and John P. Kent.
Councilman Third Ward—John Mc-
Caw, J. B. Dunham and R. H. John
son.
Councilman Fourth Ward —Fred W.
Martin and Eugene Tausick.
City Attorney—H. S. Blandford.
City Treasurer —R. G. Parks.
City Assessor —Walter L. Cadman.
City Health Officer—Dr. Bert
Thomas.
City Clerk —T. D. S. Hart.
Street Commissioner —Harry H.
Crampton.
City Sexton—P. D. Bentley.
SASSATT NOT
SUMMONED YET
Interstate Commerce Com
mission is Going Slom
NO IMMUNITY BATHS NOW
Further Strong Evidence of Graft
ing on the Part of Pennsyl-
vania Railroad
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 6—An
"immunity bath" will not be furnished
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania
road by the interstate commerce com
mission which refuses to subpiena him
before it to testify.
Additional evidence of graft among
Pennsylvania railroad officials was de
veloped by the hearing today. J. R.
Boyer, chief clerk of the motive power
department, admitted getting money
from coal companies. Much came to
him in unsigned letters. His rakeoff on
tonnage was received from operators
furnishing the company coal. Boyer's
receipts from one company in two
years' amounted to fifteen thousand
dollars. Another company paid Boyer
eighteen thousand. Payments stopped
when investigations were begun. Coal
companies furnishing railroads with
engine coal paid Boyer $46,000 in three
years. Boyer's salary is $2500 annual
ly. He said he never divided the
money given to him, and his superiors
had no knowledge of these transac
tions. He said he never solicited gifts.
He did not wrestle with his conscience,
as he did not think he had done any
thing reprehensible. He says he did
not favor the companies that paid
him.
SAYS FRUIT PROSPECTS ARE FINE
J. P. McMinn, the State Line Grower,
Will Have Biggest Crop In
Five Years.
"The late rains have been a Godsend
to farmers out in the state line dis
trict," said J. P. McMinn, the well
known fruit grower and proprietor of
the McMinn dryer this morning.
"Fields that were thought to be hope
lessly damaged by the drought are
showing up green and give every evi
dence of producing a normal crop."
Mr. McMinn is well pleased at the
outlook for the fruit crop in the state
line district and he said this morning
that the prospects for a crop of all
kinds of fruit was better than it had
been in live years. "I will have a big
crr;p of prunes as well as apples, he
said. "My apple trees are simply
loaded down, although many fruit
growers in that section will hardly
get a third of a crop this season. My
orchards seem to be protected from
frosts better than those of some of my
neighbors." Mr. McMinn says he has
a good crop of cherries and other
fruits.
Negotiating for drilling plant
"Plans for beginning work on a test
well in the Dixie oil district are pro
gressing favorably." said President
John D. Lamb of the Blue Mountain
Oil company, this morning. e are
now engaged in perfecting our rights
and getting the stock books in shape.
We have opened negotiations with a
California contractor, who has a big
oil drilling outfit that he wants to put
to work here. We have not made any
arrangements with him yet and will
not until we receive a definite propo-'
sition which is now on the way here.
"In all probability, however, the
company will be in shape to com
mence work on a well within 30 days.
Work will be started at points recom
mended by Prof. Aughey and which
are near the town of Dixie."
Standard Oil Profits.
NEW YORK, June 6. —The profits of
the Standard Oil company for the sale
of gasoline and naptha are larger than
at any time in the history of the cor
poration. A person in close touch with
the affairs of the Standard Oil com
pany says within a few years there
will be a big shortage of naptha and
gasoline, if some substitute is not
found. It is likely due to the demand
for these byproducts of petroleum that
high grade oils have been advancing
in the past twelve months.
There has been no perceptible in
crease in the production of high-grade
oils in Western Pennsylvania, from
which the most of the gasoline and
naptha is extracted, and stocks are
running low.
MELBOURNE, June 6.—After two
riotous open-air meetings held on Sun
day, the Melbourne Zionists, at ticket
meetings held last night, ratified the
repudiation of Dowie by overwhelm
ing majorities, only one deacon, named
Smith, dissenting. Yesterday's jro
ceedings took the form of a frantis
denunciation of the dethroned prophet.
FREIGHT TIE-UP AT 'FRISCO
Steamship Companies Lay Off Ml
Ilia Stevedores
DONE IN JWTICIPATIOH OF II STRIKE
COMPANIES DID NOT WISH TO
HAVE FREIGHT ON THEIR
HANDS.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6. —A gen
eral tie-up of freight at this port came
at 11 this morning when the Pacific
Mail, San Francisco, Portland and Pa
cific coast steamship and United
States Shipping and Transportation
companies laid off their gangs of stev
edores as a result of the feceam
schooner men's fight now on. The ship
owners stated that the lockout is in
anticipation of a strike to be declared
by the sailors, and that the compa
nies did not wish to have freight on
hand which they could not deliver.
The union officials, however, declare
that they had no intention of extend
ing the fight beyond sailors on schoon
ers.
Shaw Going Home.
DES MOINES, June 6. —It wm an
nounced today that Secretary Shaw
would return to lowa tomorrow to take
part in the gubernatorial contest. He is
announced to deliver two addresses,
one on Friday at Newton, and one on
Saturday at Knoxville. Both are in
Jasper county, where the Perkins men
are making a strong effort to secure
the delegation.
COMMENCE ADJUSTMENT 'FRISGQ LOSSES
Underwriters' Committee, Utter Seven Weeks of Bickering end Quar
relling Reach an Agreement—Tm Losses Partially Adjusted
SAX FRANCISCO, Cai. June 6.—Af
ter seven weeks' deliberation, bicker
ing, open quarrels, deadlock and
threatened ruptures, the underwriters
adjusting committee this morning en
tered upon the work of final adjust-
Statesman 'Want Ads'
are Good Reading
PACKERS DENY
EVIL REPORTS
Their Representative Before
Committee ot Agricnlture
DENOUNCES MUGKRAKERS
Opposes Payment of Inspection
Fees—Good Reports Come
From Chicago
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.— T.
E. Wilson, representing the Chicago
packers has invited the house com
mittee on agriculture to visit the
plants and the invitation may be ac
cepted.
He read a statement favoring the
extension of the Inspection system and
sanitary regulations and endorsed
that recommendation in the Neill-Rey
nolds report, but objected to the pack
ers' paying the inspection fee.
Wilscn and Nelll clashed when Wil
son denied the incident in the report
of a bog slipping Into a privy. Nelll
reiterated that It happened In one of
the largest establishments, but he
would not say which one. Wilson ob
jected to taking the packers' business
out of the packers' hands and placing
it in the hands of theorists and chem
ists. He denied that meat is "repro
cessed."
The packers' representative said
that borax is not used in curing hams,
only saltpetre and sugar and no other
preservative than to pickle them.
Dyes are used in sausage casings only
and do not penetrate the meat. Dis
eased carcasses are turned Into soap
or fertilizer and never Into lard.
The president is pleased over tho
Chicago report that the packers are
cleaning up as a result of the Nelll-
Reynolds report and that the packers'
lobby is disturbed over the reports that
the president is planning another In
vestigation relating to adulterations..
A violent shake-up in the agricultural
department is expected. The fact that
government inspectors allowed filth to
gather under their eyes and the recent
report from the bureau of animal indus
try that everything was clean and san
itary has placed the department in a
bad light since the Neill-Reynolds re
port. It shows the president that Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson has been
imposed upon.
Representative Babcock, former
chairman of the republican congres
sional committee has be»>n subpoenaed
and will testify before the New York
grand jury investigating campaign
contributions from life insurance com
panies.
Folk to be Chairman.
NEW YORK. June 6.—Governor
Folk, of Missouri, has been appointed
chairman of the reception committee
to greet W. J. Bryan when he arrives.
ment of losses involving six or more
companies. Two losses were partial
ly aujusted. Secretary Mohrhardt
stated that in his opinion there will be
no delay In the adjustment of losses,
such as marked the deliberations of
the committee's sub-committees.
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