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RAILROAD COMPETITION
ALMOST ELIMINATED
' WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The
bnnual report of the interstate com
merce commission was sent to con
gress this noon. ■
The report shows that the net
learnings of all the railways in the
[United States for the year ending
June 30, 1902, are 1605,500,000, or
13100 per mile for each mile of
Constructed road.
The earnings exceed those of the
previous year by $51,000,000, while
over 130,000,000 more In dividends
was paid than a year ago.
The report is outspoken regard
lng railway combinations and as
PREACHER ON TRIAL
FOR BEING TOO GAY
On tho charge of conduct unbe
coming a minister and a Christian,
nccused of having fallen in love and
having attempted an elopement
with a former member of his con
gregation, Rev. C. D. Nickelsen, the
popular young preacher of Colfax,
Is being tried today before a com
mittee of the clergy in tho First M.
E. church.
Rev. Nickelsen is allagod to havo
telegraphed the young lady, who
resides in North Yakima, to meet
him in Spokane, saying they would
"go together." Instead of comply
ing with tho request, the woman
sent an attorney, who met the
preacher. Explanations followed
nnd the preacher returned to his
charge at Colfax, who charitably re
gard him as having been temporari
ly out of his head.
Some threee weeks ago Rev.
Nickelsen came to Spokane with
the avowed intention of commit
ting suicide, s*it changed his mind.
SPOKANE HOTELS
ARE ALL CROWDED
All Spokane hotel men report that
the present season is showing un
precedented business. With many
of the houses for tho past two
■weeks it has not been unusual to
turn people away.
When Bob Fit/siminons came to
Spokane the other day one of the
largest hostelries here was compell
ed to direct him to a rooming house,
DELIBERATION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
At last night's council mooting
Julius Galland nnd Attorney W. J.
(Thayer, representing Oust Pearson
and the Stockholm, failed to ap
pear when called upon, though pres
ent a few minutes before.
Copies of tho complaint filed by
F Studley with tbe city clem on
Monday against the Coeur d'Alene
and Comlque theaters were read
nnd referred to the license commit
tee, and the hearing fixed for 1:30
Monday. At the same time will bo
NO SEARCH WARRANTS
AGAINST GAMBLERS
w ll '
Yesterday C. X fturnhatn applied
to Judge Richardson of the superior
court for search warrants against
tho five Howard st. gambling
houses, against whom complaints
were (lied in the Justice court.
judge Richardson took the matter
under advisement and today declin
ed issue the search warrants, hold
ing that, as tho complaints were
CHARGE CUTTING
GOVERNMENT TIMBER
A case was today filed with the
[United states marshal'! office
against the Cameron Milling com
pany of Idaho, which is alleged to
have been cutting timber on gov
ernment lands.
Judge Hanford will hear the case,
tho company being cited to awcsi'
The Spokane Press.
serts that competition which for
merly existed has been largely sup
pressed. It is declared to-bo only
a matter of time, if the present
movement continues, before the en
tire railway situation will bo con
trolled by a few Individuals.
The resulting conditions Of. this
almost entire elimination of compe
tition and common ownership are
declared to involve consequences to
the public which claim the most
serious and urgent attention.
Tho commission recommends cor
responding changes in the regulat
ing statutes of the Interstate coru
merce acts, as existing laws are to
It is presumed that his wire that
they "would go together" meant
that there would be a double sui
cide.
The committee trying the case is
composed of Rev. 11. D. Kimball
of Vincent M. E. church, Spokane;
Rev. Mr. Brown, Union Park; Rev.
T. Q. Hudson, Coeur d'Alene; Rev.
.1. 11. Martin, St. Maries; Rev. J.
iW. Spangler, Latah; Rev. A. L.
Hawley, Garfield; Rev. T. 11. Fer
itg. Ritzville; Rev. \V. Raskins,
Sprague, and Rev. J. P. Barker of
Cheney. Mr. Nickelsen is present
and is represented by M. E. Carley,
S. C. Armstrong and Henry Copley
of Colfax.
All witnesses were sworn to sc
crely regarding 'the proceedings,
and no spectators allowed to be
present.
Mr. Nickelsen requested a change
of venue from Spokane and also np
plied for a postponement of the
trial. Both requests were denied.
lowing to the hotel's crowded condi
, tion.
In addition to the usual local and
customary country business, a very
largo number of eastern people
have been and are guests of Spo
kane's hostelries, advance guards of
the crowd of bomeseekers that will
i flock westward with the melting of
the snows.
heard the complaint against Com
missioner Lilienthal by s. w. Green
for not enforcing the ordinances
against gambling houses.
Much minor business was trans
acted.
The fire limits were enlarged, the
final payment for the proposed cre
matory site ordered and the ordi
nance reducing the salary of the
police judge $50 per month defeat
ed. A resolution carried that the
finance committee furnish funds for
poor people suddenly taken ill.
tiled in tho justice court and not in
the superior court, he had no juris
diction in the matter.
Hail the complaints been tiled in
the superior court, then he would
have had Jurisdiction, but as they
were not only tho magistrate be
fore whom tho complaints were
tiled could issue tho search war
runts.
and show cause why a restraining
order should not be passed.
Cases such as charged are report
ed numerous, one notable Instance
being given as that of the town of
Republic, which is said to bo al
most wholly built of timber stoleu
from the government
THE WEATHER—Tonight and Thursday fair, probably stationary temperature.
.tally Inadequate to meet the new
conditions.
The criminal provisions of the
present law, as tested by the North
ern Securities merger and other
prosecutions of the past year, are
declared to be dead letters. There
ought to be some power, states the
report, which will compel the grain
carrying roads of the northwest to
maintain their published rates, as
well as to force the railways to
mako fair and reasonable rates.
Attention is also called to the
gratifying results of the safety ap
pliance law, by which nearly 10,000
less deaths occurred among those
engaged in coupling ahd uncoupling
cars than during the previous year.
WILL SUE,
ft, A. Morrison, a former conduc
tor on the Northern Pacific, will
bring a suit for $20,000 damages for
personal injuries which, he states,
ho received in a head-end collision
last spring.
Mr. Morrison claims that he is
totally incapacitated for ordinary
d uties.
GLINDEMAN.
The arguments on the petition of
John Glindeman. who is in jail on
the charge of incest and whose wife
has filed a bill for a divorce, asking
that he be permitted to mortgage a
portion of his property, whje-'t is
tied up by an injunction, fOT the
purpose of securing fnTMs with
Which to defend himself in court,
[were heard before Judge Kennan
| this morning.
At the conclusion of the argu
jments his wife agreed to allow him
,to mortgage certain real estate for
the purpose of raising $1600 and an
order was made to that effect.
GIRL BURNT.
YREKA, Cal., Deo. IT.—The
homes of E. B. Edson and L. M.
Foulke at Gazelle, near here, were
destroyed by tire at 8 o'clock this
morning. Miss E. Foulke, oldest
daughter of L, M. Foulke, was burn
ed to death.
Mr. Edson is railway commis
sioner for the northern district of
California and w:<s a leading candi
date for gubernatorial honors in
tho last republican state conven
tion.
TELE-GRAPH BREVITIES. "
New York - .—Physicians today pre
dict Cornelius Vanderbllt's re
covery.
Victoria, B. C. —By a decision of
the privy council just received, nat
uralized .laps can exercise the fran
chise in British Columbia.
London. —The archbishop of Can
terbury's condition continues the
same. There is no noticeable Im
provement this morning.
Pendleton, (ire. —Chris I.empke
hanged himself to a rafter in an
outbuilding. His brother Clans com
mitted suicide Saturday in a simi
lar manner. Despondency.
Copenhagen. — A German first
class armored cruiser is ashore near
Koever, in the Baltic sea. The
battleship Kaiser Wllhehn Her
Grosse and other vessels are trying
to save the stranded vessel.
Condon.- Great ceremonies at
tended the christening of the in
fant son of tho duke and duchess
of Manchester at noon today. Queen
Alexandra is tho child's godmother.
Portland. Ore. —Solomon Hlrsch,
ex-minister to Turkey, was buried
here this morning before a great
Concourse of people. The body was
placed in two feet of cement, Armed
guards will watch until the cement
hardens, This is a result of the
theft of the body of YV. S. l.add
some years ago.
CITY NEWS.
Hal J. Cole is back from Grand
Porks.
The supremo court has sustained
tin' Hallett inheritance tax law In
the James Clark case from Spo
kane.
A reception was tendered to Hish
op Well* of tho Episcopal church
at All Saints' parish house last eve
ning on the tenth anniversary-of his
appointment.
Business men report that the
buying for Christmas started this
year earlier than ever befordj and
(hat tho season and holiday stocks
are now far advanced,
The High school football team is
practically disbanded, unless games
can be secured witli Cheney or any
of the coast teams, which tit this
time does not seem probable,
Tho county surveyor is almost
dally in receipt of petitions from
various parts of the county, asking
him to survey for the opening of
roads, but on account of the cold
weather and short days nothing is
being done iv that Hue ut present.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903.
NIGHT FORCE
AT POST OFFICE.
"It Is probably the opinion of
many," said Assistant Postmaster
Dieffenbach this morning, "that in
the larger cities the general deliv
ery windows are open night and
day and that there is no break be
tween the days. This is a false
impression, and even in Chicago
and New York city concessions of
the kind are unknown.
"When we keep open our registry
department window and put on an
additional force in Spokane, it will
be to accommodate the holiday
business, but the general delivery
windows will not be open except at
the usual hours.
"If the present volume of busi
ness continues, we will within a
few days create the night force, as
announced in The Press a few days
since.
"Washington, D. C, is the only
postofflce in the United States, Can
ada or Mexico which has its gen
eral delivery window open night
and day."
WRECKED.
MARCUS, Wash., Doc. 17—A
wreck occurred at 10 o'clock last
night on the Spokane Falls &
Northern at Clayton, a small station
30 miles from here. No one was
Injured. Two loaded cars and some
empties were wrecked, delaying
traffic for several hours.
ANDJAN DESTROYED.
ST. rF.TERSnCKG, Dec. 17.—
Andjan in Central Asia has been
practically destroyed by a recent
earthquake. No details have been
received of the loss of life as yet.
The sity had a population of 30,000
inhabitants.
LILY SAILS.
LONDON, Doc. 17.—Prominent
among tho passengers on the Celtic,
which sailed for New York today,
were Mrs. Langtry and the leading
members of her company, who are
to engage In a tour of tho large
cities of America this winter. A
large bevy of friends assembled at
the station to bid the famous
actress hon voyage.
XMAS AT FT. WRIGHT.
The ladies of Fort Wright are
preparing to make Chris'inas a
pleasant occasion for the army
boys.
Nothing in the nature of a set
entertainment has as yet been
planned, but it is reported that
each member of the garrison will
be remembered.
As to the officers' circle, the cele
bration of Christinas will not be
especially marked. "There are too
few of us," said an officer's wife
this morning in explanation of the
reason.
REDUCED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The
house ways and means committee
has authorised a favorable report
on the bill reducing the tariff on
goods imported to tho Philippines
to 26 per cent of the Dingley tariff
schedule. The islands now pay 75
per cent.
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—1n the
I senate the urgent deficiency bill
was taken up nnd passed in five
minutes. A notion also passed ti
the effect that when the senate ad
Mourned this afternoon it be until
i Saturday.
j Senator Morgan gave notice that
ion Saturday he would ask that a
!bill to provide for acquiring the
rights necessary to the construc
tion of the Isthmian canal be laid
before tho senate.
The pension appropriation bill
also passed without objection or
amendment.
Tito bouse in committee of the
whole reported without opposition
the Hepburn amendment to the ju- 1
dietary bill appropriating half a mil- !
Hon dollars to be Immediately avail- (
able, with which the attorney gen
eral is to employ counsel for tho
enforcement of the trust laws now
lon the statute hooks.
MARKETS.
As reported by the COS Commis
sion company:
Chicago--- Opening. Closing.
May wheat 10.77% l" T7'i
May corn .43% .43%
May oats 33% .32% ;
May pork , 15.78 15.57
Minneapolis —
May Wheat 75 .75%
Wilbur, Wash. —Jesse Uusk and
Thomas Cordon wore thawing out I
dynamite in an oven when the stuff
exploded, Husk lived 10 minutes j
and Cordon throe hours, Mrs. Wade
Colo, who was In the room, was
stunned and bruised, but uot so
riously injured,
BELGIUM NOW
AFTER CASTRO
BRUSSELS, Dee. 17. —It is of
ficially- announced today that a
diplomatic note has been sent to
Venezuela regarding the settlement
of the Belgian claims, amounting to
$500,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Minis
ter Bowen has cabled the state de
partment from Caracas this morn
ing that the Italian minister had
left. Minister Bowen has assumed
charge of the Italian legation af
fairs according to his instructions.
LONDON, Dec. 17.—Prime Min
ister Balfour in replying to ques-
the house of commons to
day repeated his assurances of yes
terday that England had no inten
tion of landing troops or of occupy
ing the territory of Venezuela.
Great Britain was most anxious
there should be as little inconven-
PARENTS TESTIFY
ON CHILD LABOR
SCRANTON. Pa.. Dec. 17.— The !
coal operators before tho coal
strike commission today began their
> response to the charges made by
jthe lufncrs. Former Congressman
I Wolverton, one of the operators' at
i torneys, began an address when
the commission opened.
Befpre he had fairly started At- |
torney Darrow said that he desired i
to call a few more witnesses. Per- j
mission was granted.
Dutko, father of one of the little
i girls' who testified to working :
night*? to help support her family,
Iwas fbe first witness. The company
employing Dunko entered a state- 1
: ment yesterday, showing that he
j received $1400 last year, of which
$900 was his share. Dunko testified
that "the money had been divided
between two miners nnd two labor
ers, his assistants. He had received
$:10 per month and was deeply in
debt at the company store when his
girl went to work.
Judge Gray said that he should
not have.let his daughter work like
this no matter how deeply he was
; indebted to the company.
Another father was called and
THE LUCKY CHARLIE
IS BEING PUSHED
The Lucky Charlie in the Pierre
ljtke district Is among the few min
ing properties which are being ac
tively pushed through the winter
season.
E. F. Craves, prominently con
nected with the mine, states that
GORGEOUS WEDDING
: !N BALTIMORE TO-DAY
Baltimore, Md., Dec, 17 —so-
ciety was dazzled today by one of
the most gorgeous weddings that
has ever boon celebrated in the old
city of Baltimore. The contracting
parties were Thomas Alexander Me-
Intyre, millionaire, clubman and
j Wall st power of New York, and
\ Mrs Archibald Paul Mitchell, a
! young anVwealthy widow, also ( V
New York. The ceremony was per
formed tit the home of the bride's
| relatives. I)r and Mrs. James 1). In-
Iglehardt in West Lanvalo st. Into
the c.eretnony were introduced many
j novel and costly features. From
the bridegroom's great estate of
RAN AWAY BECAUSE
WANTED NEW CLOTHES
EaM McLaughlin and Carl Hamp
ton, two romantic youths who ran
SWS] from home In order to cot
initiated Into the secrets of a mes
senger boy's life in Spokane, wore
arrested early this morning by Of-
I fleer Shannon.
atoLaughliu is a lad of only 13
years of age, but claims that this
lis not the tirst time he let* homo.
He ran away a year ago to Tekoa.
i "1 ran away both times because
'the old man wouldn't get me any
lototbes," said McLaughlin, "so 1
quit him. I'd like to go home, This
heirs place Is on the bum. A fellow
.can't go to Blet p or anything. But
lid ratt.tr hang out here than go
lence as possible to the neutral
powers in the blockade. He be
lieved that the Germans had old
grievances besides the new finan
cial claims. Nothing further, he
added, has been received regarding
the arbitration negotiations.
PARIS. Dec. 17.—Foreign Minis
ter Delcasse has obtained assur
ances from England and Germany
that the customs of Venezuela,
which by the agreement made last
April were to be set aside as guar
antees of the payment of the
French claim, will be protected by
the allies.
BUENOS AYRES, Argentina,
Dec. 17. —The South American re
public as a rule favor Venezuela
in her troubles with the allied
powers. Brazil is indifferent, and
Argentina and Chili are neutral.
I testified that his daughter made
I $1.60 per week, his wife was sick
land his hoys were employed in the
I silk mills. No certificate of age
over 13 had ever been demanded.
Judge Cray said, "It's up to that
i boss now." He requested the wit
;ness to keep his daughter from such
I work in the future.
Chairman Gray asked the counsel
lof the Pennsylvania company for
|an explanation of the discrepancy
|in their statements, and was an
swered that the company kept no
1 record of how many men were em
ployed to assist contract miners.
The railway's defense will be
based on the ground that the mine
workers were forming a monopoly
of labor and that there is no simi
larity between bituminous and an
thracite mining. They assert that
1 all laborers and miners are paid
more wages than other occupations
; requiring the same skill. They will
try to show that the educational
facilities are good and that mining
;is not a dangerous occupation, and
|also try to show that it is Imprac
ticable and almost impossible to
[adopt the system of weighing asked
j for by the miners.
i contracts have boon let which will
. provide work the whole winter
through for many more men.
The mine has a lead of feet
'of good shipping ore. Shipments
have not been begun as yet, but it
• is the intention of the owners to
: have their ore handled promptly.
3000 acres, Onslow Hall, In North
Carolina, were brought carloads of
southern vines and plants and How
ers, so as to make the great colon
ial drawing rooms of the Ingle
hardts resemble a fairy woodland
scone, and in this environment the
knot was tied. The Rev. Or. John
Timothy stone of Brown Memorial
church was the officiating clergy
man The bridal choral from "Lo
hengrin" was sung by the full Men
delssohn chorus, brought from New
York in a private train. Following
tho ceremony there was a wedding
breakfast served to 200 guests by
Delmonico of New York.
] back homo if tho old man don't buy 1
mc a new suit. 1 don't want to
walking around naked."
Carl Hampton, who says that he
iiu't McLaughlin in Tekoa, says be
has always earned liis own liveli
hood, and at period! make* a sud
den departure for other points In
order to better bis Condition. His :
stepfather Hv> s in Wallace, Idaho.
Carl ■peaks of his home in glowing
terms, stating that bis stepfather,
\V. J. Doudy, has always been good
and kind to him. He Is 15 years
of age.
Both boys paid their way to Spe i
Kane on money earned while em
ployed at the city restaurant in
Tekoa.
The Wonder
409-413 Riverside Avenue
Only one week more to do your Christmas
buying. During that time do not forget to visit
our store. You will find many fancy novelties
and many useful as well as ornamental articles
for holiday gifts. An early visit will give you
best choicii.
Holiday Prices Still Prevail in Onr Millinery Department.
Coats and SKirts.
Come 111 and make a selection before they are picked
over. We will lay it away until Xmas for you.
150 ladies' all wool serge cheviot and covert cloth dress
skirts in bjack and colors; former prices were
$4.00, 15.00, $f>.oo; holiday price «P«£«VO
Ladies' Monte Carlo Coats—Only a small lot left, and
some of the best, but they must go; come and get a bargain;
price no object.
Watch Fobs for Xmas.
We have a few samples of elegant fobs and at one-half
the regular price; Just the thing for a fZ(\
gentleman's Xmas present; 98c to Cp^£.C/\f
Men's Cuff LinKs.
Stone Pros.' famous warranted gold goods; a good assort
ment to select your husband a present from; AC.f
your choice for ™ W%*
Men's SilK 'Kerchiefs.
Pure silk, initialed, hemstitched, plain white tyfZf*
or fancy border; our holiday price tfa%f\*
New TracK Railway.
# Combination passenger coach and open freight, car: en
gine, coaches, switches, track signals, etc., all complete; just
the thing to delight the boys; a*fcCr»
for VOC
Burnt Leather Pipe RacKs
Genuine burnt leather Indian landscape; smoke the pipe
IT™:. 49c
Celluloid WorK Box.
Containing six inch mirror, scissors, hock, etc.; all com
plete; satin lined decorated a/> _
box 49c
Tarn o' SKanters.
Extra heavy Angora; all colors; gray, red, Q£\„
blue, white; for the holidays O J\\>
Opera Shawls.
Those are lovely Xmas gifts; made of Shetland floss; 140
inch sweep; white, pink, blue; t£| AO
holiday price *pl« JO
Go-Carts, 25c. Fancy Baskets, 10c.
LOWEST PRICE STORE IN SPOKANE FOR GOOD GOODS.
WHITEHOUSEft
DRY 6OOBS |S
Specials for Thursday
Suggestions for Christmas Gifts
in Men's Wear.
Bath Robes and SmoHing JacKets at Cost.
Continuation of tale. Only two or three of each size left
Special Stfe Linen llandherciilefs.
Men's full size, pure linen handkerchiefs; Of"«
worth rt)c each; on sale Thursday at two for C.3C
Mens Glove Sale.
Dress and walking gloves in One quality dogskin; colors,
taiis and reds; regular price, $1.25; €J*l<»
on sale Thursday at. per pair SJUC
Host quality colored stiff bosom shirts, two pairs cuffs; all
now patterus; regular price everywhere $1.50; QC*»
on sale Thursday at, each 30C
Men's Underwear Sale.
Fine quality fleece lined shirts and drawers: also a heavy
jersey ribbed cotton underwear; regular price 75c
garment: on sale Thursday at "&0C
Sate of Men's Outing FfanneS Night Gowns
Our regular 75c and $1.00 qualities
on salt' Thursday at each DSJC
Sale of Pillows in Art Dept.
_ a
All OUT finished pillows on sale at .;;! 1-3 per cent reduction.
126.00 pillows fur $16.75
$15.00 pillows for 10-00
$9.00 pillows for 6.00
$6.00 pillows for 4.00
$5.00 pillows for 3.35
$4.0n pillows for 2.75
ON SALE THURSDAY.
SEE DISPLAY IN OUR CORNER WINDOW.
Rabbi Bloch has written Superin
tendent Savior, demanding that nil
mention of Christ tie omitted from
anqnd uj sutu.isojd ftpiioq etp
schools.
Spokane Bank Clearances today:
were $ 370,564
One Year Ago , . . 254,168
Gain of $116,396
• and'
Men's Shirt Sale.
In all the schools of the city pro
greiUS are being arranged for
Christmas exercises to be held Frl
i daj afternoon, the closing day of
the term.
PRICE; O.VK CENT.
J, HELBF.RC & CO.