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WBATSS* WMOim TOMOmBOW, SHOWEBS.
MAYOR DAGGETT TAKES OFFICE
AND CITY COUNCIL IS ORGANIZED
Councilman Kfiontz Causes Delay in Or*
ganization of City Fathers By Repeat*
ed Attempts to Secure Something for
Himself** Fleming Is Again City Clerk
and Names Same Force of Assistants.
Quietly and without frills or dem- ,
Onstratlons Mayor Floyd Daggett I
took up the duties of his new office
today, succeeding Mayor Frank Boyd.
With the snme quietness the new
city council was installed and Organ
ised.
There was but one flash In the pan
before the council voted for George
Koontz for president and that was
brought ahout through the Insistence
of Councilman Haines for recogni
tion in tlie committees and appoint
ments.
The council was called to order by
city Clsrk Fleming at 10:16 o'clock
nnd Immsdiatsl yafter the roll call
Councilman Gray moved the nomina
tion of Councilman Baldwin as tem
porary chairman. Mr. Baldwin de
clined the honor und Councilman
Balnes was named by Snyder and
elected.
For president of the council Snyder
named t leorge B. Koontz.
Mr. Pratt named Baldwin, who de
clined in favor of Pratt. The latter
nlso declined and Councilman Funk
was named.
tin the first ballot Koontx voted
for Funk and the latter returned
the courtesy.
The votes for Funk were Gray,
Baldwin. Koontz, Pratt. For Koontz
were Funk, Estep, Snyder, Horr and
FhtUtps,
Councilman Baltics cast his vote
for Kstep, thus defeating the elec
tion of Koontz.
Councilman Funk moved that a
vote of thanks he given to the out
going president, J. 11. Boyd.
Councilman Snyder declared thanks
were due to Joe l.lndsley. his col
league, and ln a few remarks threw
many boquets at the man from the
Fourth, declaring he was a good man
despite what The Press said against
him and that the gratitude of the
people was due to Mr. I.lndslcy in
large chunks. Baldwin moved to In
clude aii outgoing members In the
vote of thanks, which was done.
Councilman Snyder moved to take
a recess for 10 minutes, but a spec
tutor In the gallery yelled out:
"Ten minutes."
It was only when the councilman
pointed out that outsiders were in
terfering with the proceedings that
the IS-minute recess was voted down.
It took nearly an hour to get Coun
cilman Haines and the democratic
memhers Into line
Councilman Balnes first helld out
for the appointment of City Clerk
Fleming, who was being fought by
th. Spokesman-Review. As Fleming
was certain of the election the re
publicans agreed to this and then Mr.
Balnes declared for the chairmanship
of the finance committee, This his
republican brethren refused to grant
htm.
The matter wns finally tlxed up nJul
Koontz was elected on the second
ballot with n vote of II to 1. Koontz
voting for Funk.
For president pro tern Councilman
Kstep moved the election of Council
man Phillips, which was made unant
mously.
Baldwin nominated Charles Flem
ing for city clerk and Rnyder named
A. C BUrrOWS. Mr- Fleming received
eight votes, Snyder nnd Koontz vot
ing for Burrows.
On motion of Councilman Baldwin
a committee of three waa nppolnted
to wait upon the outgoing mayor
and ask him to address the council.
While the committee was out the
city clerk announced the reappoint
ment of his old deputies.
1,. Frank*Boyd was escorted Into
the OOUnell chamber snd In a brief
speech thanked those who had stood
by him. He referred to the "Jack
pot" in which he had fallen through
the dissensions in the council and
the handicap under which he labored
In trying to give a good administra
tion.
There were tears In the ex-mayor s
eyes as he referred to the slanderous
nbuse to which he had been subjected
by the Hpokesman-ltevlew during his
two yen\p, ln office,
lie ClOUgd with S pretty compliment
to Mayor Daggett, whom he described
as a clean and capable official. In
whom the people had made a good
choice, nnd bald:
"I am a good man always was —
but they objected to my policy I
can only say In tho word of a great
man who, when subjected to base
calumny, said: 'I shall so live that
the world will not believe It.' "
At the suggestion of Councilman
Baldwin the outgoing councilman
were nuked to express themselves.
Joe l.lndsley was the only one to re
spond and made a clean lit 1 10 speech,
In which he thanked his former col
leagues aud declared ugnlnst tho har
boring of political feeling.
All this time Mayor Daggett had
been sitting In the council chamber
gu inteiebted observer und apparently
The Spokane Press.
oblivious to the fact that certain!
ceremonials were pushing along in
his direction.
Former Mayor Boyd happened to
notice the new mayor Just In time
to get htm out of the room ns Coun
cilman Baldwin suggested that the
mayor's message he read. I
Mr. Daggett scurried out nmld
laughter and cheers while the coun
cilman was moving that a committee
be named to go after the mayor and
escort him inside.
Mayor Daggett didn't run very fast
so that tlie committee captured him
out in the committee room nnd
brought him in to read the following
message:
"Mr. President and Members of
the City Council:
"This occasion Is fraught with
great responsibilities to your honor
able body, to myself nnd to each and
every oftlcial In this administration.
While any admintatratlon has a great
responsibility In financing and con
trolling the destiny of this city for
two yenrs—we have the added re
sponsibility due to our rapid growth
aud the Installation of the extension
to our water system
Our City's Growth.
"it is reasonable to suppose tlmt'
our city win eclipse during the next
two years the remarkable growth it
has experienced tho past few years.
This will mean more street improve
ments, more water extensions. In
crease in departmental expenditures,
additions to and beautifying our
parka,
"Improvements should keep pace
with the demands, hut oars must he
sxsrciasd In s carsful study of the
financial resources before ordering
any extraordinary expenditure.
" . . . . _
Extension of Water System.
"You are urged to proceed without
delay In devising the financial plan
for the purchase of Supplies, and
proceeding with the work of extend
ing our water system In accord with
the plans approved by Mr. Fanning.
These plans should lie strictly ad
hered to. Mr. Fanning stated that
by laying the 30-inch main to con
nect with the distributing system.
Immediate relief would he obtained,
without waiting for the Installation
of the new pumps and the construc
tion of the reservoir. This. nlso.
ought to bring a reduction In the
excessive insurance rates now de-
manded.
"[ recommend the passage of an
ordinance creating a fund upon which
warrants may be drawn for this ex
penditure such fund to receive the
proceeds of the sale of the water
bonds voted at the recent election.
This will obviate the necessity of
waiting several months for the com
pletion on the sale of these bonds,
which of necessity must take con
siderable time Hy adopting tills or
a similar plan, tlie hoard of public
works can at once he authorized to
purchase the pipe and supplies neces
sary to proceed with laying this
main.
"Of course, this does not contem
plate any delay in proceeding with
the Sntlrs plan outlined, hut will
afford relief at an early date.
Improvement Collections.
"1 recommend a continuance of the
present policy of collecting Improve
ment taxes by the city treasurer In
Conjunction with the legal depart
ment. The additional expense of a
deputy ln charge of this work has
proven a wdse expenditure —In fact,
a very necessary one. If these col
lections ate not kept Up we may rea
sonably expect the city to he saddled
with the payment for these Improve
ments as was done In the past, when
the city had to assume some three
quarters of a million dollars unpaid
Improvement tnxes.
liSgal Department.
"I recommend that one member
of the legal department have his of
fice nt the city hall; that the Office
he kept open during the usual Office
hours for the convenience of the of
ficials anil the general public having
business with the department.
Improvement Ordlnanoes.
"It Is strongly urged that your
committee on Judiciary and legisla
tion go carefully Into nil Improve
ment ordinances before them, con
sulting the board of public works
nnd the city engineer, with a View of
tlxlng dates of delinquency of as
sessment rolls, and the Issuance of
bonds. In order that, first, the prop
erty owner need not pay for the work
before It Is begun; second, the con
tractor need riot wnlt for his bonds
after the work is complete.
"It is also recommended that the
board of public works be Instructed
to Insist upon the payment of a
penally by the contractor for delay
In completing ills contract after the
| time limit theteiu *s«elficd.
Health Office and Crematory.
"I recommend amending the ordi
nance so as to provide a suitable
salary for the health officer, also pro
viding him with a clerk—he to de
vote his time to the service of tlie
city.
"In this connection It Is recom
mended that some system of munici
pal collection of garbage be Insti
tuted. This can be done by contract
or otherwise, hut the city should be
districted by the board of health,
thus enabling tlie garbage to he de
livered at Intervals to the crematory
so that It may be consumed at a
reasonable cost and the plant be kept
In operation.
Police Force.
"It is recommended that addition
be made to the police force in order
to give police protection to the resi
dence districts. Tills can not he
done until the appropriations for tlie
next fiscal year, but It should receive
your consideration In time to In
clude ln such appropriation.
Secretary to the Mayor.
"I believe thnt the mayor, as chief
executive of the city, should devote
his time to the duties of the oftlce.
In order that he may act intelligent
ly, It Is necessary that he be In
formed In departmental matters and
the progress of work of various kinds
throughout the city. The office
Should be open during usual business
hours for the convenience of the
public and the several departments.
I do not believe the time Of your
mayor can be profitably spent In at
tending to minor details that can ns
well he done hy a clerk. In order to !
follow out these ideas, I respectfully
ask that you furnish the mayor with j
a secretary or clerk. j
A Clean City.
"There will unquestionably be |
many visitors to our city during the
present summer, and it is the duty
of the proper departments, and the
citizens generally, to cooperate in
getting our streets, alleys and pri
vate premises in a sightly and clean
condition, nnd keeping them so. Our
city is famed for its beauty and we
do not want our visitors to change
their minds while passing through.
Oooperation of Departments.
"Being personally acquainted with
each of you, 1 anticipate a business
like, harmonious administration. You
will have your ideas nnd 1 will have
mine, but if we meet In a fair spirit,
we can evolve the best thing to be
done, nnd then It will be the duty of
us all. Including each department of
the city government, to carry out
to the letter nnd the spirit what Is
finally decided upon. I urge each of
you to give DM tlie benefit of your
advice nnd suggestions upon any mat
ters that occur to you to be of ln«
I tercst and 1 shall avail myself of
frequent consultations with your
honorable body to the end that this
administration will he a success, and
all our efforts be toward making this
a Greater aud Better Spokane."
M Ii BT Mi
OF a 111 dAS H
(Bcrlpps News Association.)
PHILADELPHIA, May 18,—Right
were Instantly killed and six injured
lv g gas explosion at the Point
Brass* gas works this morning. Fire
followed the explosion. The injured
may nil die.
DEAD FROM THE WRECK
NOW NUMBER TWENTY ONE
(Scrlpps News Association.)
HARRIBBURQ, Pa., slay ll.—
Tine,, ot the dead from ths Pennsyl
vania railroad disaster bete yester
day were identified this morning,
They are: Miss Nettle Robinson,
Cleveland; Charles it. Rlaanlck, Har
rlsburg; Thomas Lewis, Pullman car
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, Fit I DAT, MAY 12, 1905.
11l MTTERSOn B SET
IE Oil luiin iIOTIO
(Scrlpps News Association.)
NEW YtmY, May 12.—Nan Patter
son was released from jail this morn
ing on her own recognizance. This
means she will probably never be
brought to train again.
She was taken before Recorder
Go ft shortly after 11 o'clock, where
District Attorney Jerome made the
motion on which she was set free.
She was accompanied by her counsel,
Abe Levy and Dantel O'Reilly, and
her father. As soon as she heard
the words which set her free Nan
started for Levy's office. Tomorrow
she will start for Washington to see
her mother.
In making the motion Jerome said
he felt his assistnnts had done their
duty and acted efficiently. He would
have presented the case in the same
way nnd there was no recognised fu
tility in the efforts to convict the
girl. He said he had information
which permitted of no doubt that
MANY PETITION COUNCIL
SUSTAIN MAYOR'S VETO
Six republican* to four democrats
makes it doubtful whether the veto
of former Mayor Boyd on the steal
of the Northwest boulevard will be
made by the Washington Water
Power company.
In order to pass the ordinance
granting the right to the water power
company to grab the only driveway
left in the city it will be necessary
to secure one democratic vote.
It means that the Washington
Water I'ower company is defeated
unless one Of the men elected on the
anti-corporation ticket gives way un
der the pressure brought by the big
corporation,
ln the new council the following
petition signed by 46 property owners
was presented this morning to sus
tain the veto:
RUSSI VESSELS ARE
SEEII 111 SEVERAL PUCES
(Scrlpps News Association.)
HONG KONG, May IS.—The Brit
ish torpedo store ship Reckla sight
ed several volunteer cruisers of the
BslttC Heel In Nervan Fong bay. Indo
china, The y asked If the British
vessel hud seen any men-of-war,
which was answered In the negative.
Without warning one of the huge
gas tanks exploded at 11 o'clock thts
momlng. Windows were shattered
for blocks in the southern portion of
. the city. The tank weighed hundreds
of tons and contained thousands of
1 cubic feet of gas. It was rent asun-
I der and fragments hurled In every
conductor, Jersey City. This leaves
six bodies unldsnttflsd,
Bam S Hubert of New York, the
theatrical manager, died this morn
lug from burns received In the
wreck. This Increases the list of
dead to It, Others of the Injured,
who number no, arc expected to die.
there was a uniformity of opinion in
the jurors' minds on three points:
First, J. Morgan Smith bought the
revolver; second, Nan Patterson took
the revolver with her; third, Book
maker Young did not commit suicide.
In ordering her discharge, Recorder
Goff said to Miss Patterson: "I hope
that when you look back on these
experiences you will be constrained
to lead a life of chastity."
Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan Smith were
arraigned an hour later before Jus
tice Foster and on motion of the dis
trict attorney Mrs. Smith was dis
charged. Smith was also discharged
: but was Immediately arrested and
J taken before Judge Cowing on a body
attachment Issued June 9 last year
by Judge Newhurger.
Judge Cowing adjourned the case
until 10:30 Tuesday in order to give
the district attorney time to file a
J brief. Smith was taken back to the
! Tombs.
"To the Honorable City Council:
Gentlemen—We, the undersigned,
residents of the city of Spokane,
hereby respectfully represent that
the Northwest boulevard ought to be
sacred as a driveway.
I "That the same is the regular route
! for funerals and that no street car
| line should be permitted upon the
same, there being plenty of streets,
j which can be very properly used by
I any electric railways desiring to
i build in that direction.
We therefore respectfully petition
' your honorable body to sustain the
mayor's veto upon the franchise
granted on May 9 upon said boule
vard."
The petition and the question of
! sustaining the veto of the mayor wns
I referred to a meeting of the commit
| tee of the whole.
(Scrlpps News Association.)
TOKio, May i".—The Balling ves
sel Veitoku Maru reports having
sighted two Russian warships, evi
dently part Of thS Vladivostok
squadron, L'O miles northwest of
Knura. May 9. The vessels were
BtparalUg toward the south.
direction. Following the shower of
steel Was a sheet of flnme which en*
yeloped everything within n radius of
a hundred yards and caught those
workmen who had escaped the force
Of the explosion. The Injured were
taken to Stange hospital Of these
John Boyd and Owen Brady will die.
ftOSOttOr KrSUBS today began nn
Investigation Into the oauaa of the
wreck. Hs took iii»' testimony of
several of lbs Injured and railroad
oMclals and a number of other par*
sc.ns. it is bsllevsd a aumbsr of
pnnssnaTsra wars wholly consumed by
the kr* which (oUowsd th* wreck.
SEVEN DEATHS THUS FAR
IN THE CHICAGO STRIKE
fScrlpps News Associative 1
CHICAGO, May 12— With seven
deaths and scores of people Injured
the teamsters' strike today enters
upon the sixth week of what has
been one of the most violent and
stubbornly contested struggles in
Chicago's labor history, Apparently
the strike has settled Into an "en
durance contest," as both employers
and labor leaders declare the duration
of the controversy will depend upon
the staying qualities of the other
side.
The employers are Jubilant over
the display of the president's "big
stick," which they feel certain will
have a salutary effect ln curbing vio
lence, and are proceeding with the
delivery of their goods with non
union drivers on a more extensive
scale.
Hearing of testimony ln support
BURYING SNYDER'S DEAD
AND CLEARING WRECKAGE
ROOM
a! aw
iii session
/c-"tr..-« \«soctatlon I
WASHINGTON, May 12.—Except
ing those absent from this city.
Secretaries Kay and Wilson, every
member of the cabinet attended the
meeting at the White House this
morning. After receiving tlie con
gratulations of his advisers on the
success of his western trip, the presi
dent entered at once with them Into
a discussion of various matters of
public business accumulated during
his absence.
An opinion was handed down by
Attorney Genera] Moody to the ef
fect that the eight hour law does
not apply to work on the Panama
canal. The ruling is very gratifying
to the president as the Sight hour
day seriously hampered the work of
construction,
TWO BROTHERS
FOUND DEAD
(Scrlpps News Association.)
THREE FORKS, B. C, May 12.—
Two brothers named Killing were
found dead in their cabin near here.
One was terribly gashed. The other
was shot. A gun lay beside him.
There Is every evidence of a double
in unlet'.
JUDGE BELLINGER
SINKING FAST
(Scrlpps News Association.)
PORTLAND, Ore , May II, —United
States District Judge Bellinger dur
ing the past week has been sinking
rapidly. Physicians state that death
Is a matter of a few hours. His death
may delay the laud fraud trials.
WRECK IS
CAUSED BY
WASHOUT
(Scrlpps News Association.)
DALLAS, Tex., May 12. — A wreck
was caused by a washout on the Cot"
ton Belt cast of Dallas today, it is
reported three passengers and two
trainman ware killed
MAILS ROBBED
BY BLACKMEN
(Scripps News Association.)
CHICAQO, May 12. Otto Kleppin
and Fred Latham, tuakcincti on St.
Paul mall trains between Chicago
and Milwaukee, weie arrested today,
charged b» postolllee otlicials with
robbing the malls of an amount ag
gregating thousands of dollars dur
ing the last few >eats.
Knew ['resident Roosevelt couldn't
stand it In Colorado as long ns he
bad planned Maybe ho beard ru-
I mors timt an election wag to be hold,
THIRD YEAR. NO. I'M). PRICE: ONE CENT
of the eight Injunctions! orders be
fore Master in Chancery Sherman
was continued today.
Charles Johnson, a teamster, wns
mistaken at midnight for a strike
breaker and set upon hy a crowd nt
Twenty-fourth street and Wentworth
avenue and badly beaten. One eye
was knocked out.
John Bernard, a union teamster,
was shot in tlie hand and thigh last
night by a negro said to be a non
union driver for a department store.
Bernard was a strike pic ket.
Twenty-one hundred police nnd
deputy sin riffs went on strike duty
this morning guarding 2000 wagons.
It is feared the return of bright
weather today may encourage the
strikers to resume disorderly demon
strations.
Walter St. Clair, colored, employed
by Armour & Co., was attacked by a
crowd of strike sympathizers while
on his way to work this morning and
(Scrlpps News Association.)
SNYDER, Okla., May 12.—The
streets are gradually being cleared of
wreckage and order restored. All
the dead are being placed in new
caskets and arrangements arc under
way for a general funeral. The In
jured, excepting those able to care
for themselves, are being removed
GERAGHTY IS APPOINTED
CORPORATION COUNSEL
James M. Geraghty if the new cor
poration counsel.
The lirst offlclal act of Mayor Dag
gett torlay was the sending in of
Mr. Geraghty's name.
Ills second offlclal act was the re
fusal to act on the resignation of
Allan F. (Sill as city engineer. The
resignation of Mr. Gill was tendered
just before the new council was call
ed to order. Mayor Daggett said:
"You can see by this whether the
promises made by Mr. (Jill were true
or—as some papers would have It—
false. 1 shall not act upon the resig
nation at this time."
Mr. Geraghty's appointment was
brought about by the resignation of
Corporation Counsel Dudley. Mr.
Dudley turned his resignation In to
Mayor Boyd before the latter gave
up his office,
Mr. Boyd sprung the resignation
at the last minute in the new coun
cil meeting and Mr. Daggett immedi
ately sent in Mr. Geraghty's name.
HILLED FORMER SWEETHEART
THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE
Vcrlpps News Association.*
T,ns ANGELES, May 12.—A.
Brlghtrnan, a newspaper man from
San Jose and San Francisco, shot
Mrs. Charles Gurney, 18, the six
weeks' old brlda Of Charles Gurncy,
also a newspaper man formerly em
ployed on the Hsrald here but now
111 San Francisco. He then shot him
self. Brlfhtman died instantly. Mrs.
Gurney died an hour later.
out on.
ww am
m tm
(Scrlpps News Association.)
Ji l t'Ml, Russia, May 12 —An-
other outbreak occurred today. One
Offlclal and forty citizens are report
ed killed. The governor has warned
the mob If the disorder occurs again
ai tests will fellow at the slightest
provocation, If the threat Is carried
out, more blood will probably be
shed.
INVESTIGATE
CAR LINES
(Scildps News Association.)
CHICAGO, May ll.—The interstate
ItOniiactCO oommlsstpg today began a
One Cent
seriously Injured. He wns taken tot
a strike breaker.
The department stores are adver
tising: extensively for teamsters to
fill permanent positions. Most ad
vertisements state "union or non
union" men will he aerepted. Tho
employers today began to lay ofl men.
on account of lack of business
brought on by the teamsters' strike.
About a thousand pupils of the
Harrison school at Twenty-third
street and Wentworth avenue went
on strike today. When the Peabody
Coal company's wagons arrived at
the building to make a delivery soma
of the hoys threw stones at the non
union drivers, which resulted ln a)
riot call.
The employers announced today
that they will not reemploy any
strikers. This places an effective
boycott on 4300 men and boys. Al
ready 2400 men have been put in tho
places of the strikers.
to Lnwton and Oklahoma City. A'
relief committee will meet this morn
ing to make plans for handling sup
plies nnd cash contributed. The cit
izens have heartily expressed a de
termination to rebuild the town.
Tlie list of identified dead has
reached M. The estimated total fa
talities is 116.
The confirmation hespeaks a more
harmonious action ln the future than
had been expected.
Following the Geraghty appoint
ment the council took a recess for
15 minutes to agree upon the com
mittees, which were finally decided
upon as follows:
Finance—Snyder, Baldwin, Estep,
Funk. I'ratt.
Judiciary-Estep, Pratt, Snyder.
Streets —Haines, Phillips, Gray.
License —Grayi Baldwin. Balnes.
Fire, water and sewers —Phillips,
Horr, Funk.
Alex Winston Is to be first assist
ant corporation counsel.
City Clerk Charles Fleming was
to have been second assistant, but as
yet the deal has not been fixed up.
If the deals made go through,
Fleming will lie second assistant and
will resign as city clerk.
This will leave the city clerkship
open and no one but S. A. Mann,
present clerk of the police court, has)
been mentioned as city clerk.
Brlghtrnan was a former lover ot
the woman. He cajne here from San
Jose to see her. Going to her horn*
this morning, he found her on tho
porch. She refused to talk with him.
When he drew a revolver and llredl
two shots at her. Men witnessed
the tragedy and ran to the woman's
assistance. Hrightman ran, the men
giving chase. In a vacant lot ha
turned and tired an shot into hla
brain.
general Investigation of private car
lines.
H. Strcychmans, former stenog
rapher foi the Armour car lines, told
the Commission of a secret coda
which he s.ild the company used with,
the shippers In making rebates. The
SOde book was Introduced in evkdeuce.
Many cede words referred to re
bates, others tO the Interstate com
merce commission.
MORE FATAL
STOSMS ARE
REPORTED
KANSAS CJTTi Mo., May 11.—A!
mlimil at noon from Oheeotns, I, T..
s.i\s it is reported a torna.de Btrucis
Bouta. MeAleeter today, causing much
damage end probable loss of life,
DALLAS. Tex.. May II.—A cyclone
struck Marlow and Wynnewood. I. T.,
at 11 O'clock today. Ureal d'uuage
is reported. Muny were injured. Two
were killed at Marlow.
LOIISVII.LH, Ky.. May 11. —It I*
reported that sever*! were killed in
a tnrrlfie storm in Qwest county.