LAST EDITION
NEWS WITHOUT FEAR OK FAVOR
CASE WHERE CUPID HAS TO SHAKE
HIMSELF AND GET HADEAS CORPDS
FOR BRIDE ONLY TO LOSE AT LAST
Wavering between obedience for
her mother's wishes and her love
lor Arthur Billups of Seattle, Miss
Ooldine Gaitsklll last night re
fused her lover's request that she
meet him on the Monroe street
bridge and from there elope.
As the result of Miss Gaitsklll's
refusal to get married last night,
today both city and county officers
are mixed up in the case. They
are trying to decide whom shall
have the girl, Billups or the moth
er. Billups wants her, and wants
her so badly that today he com
menced proceedings for habeas cor
pus to compel the moter to give
up the girl. The mother wants the
girl just aa badly and called for
the assistance of the police.
It's a long story fj-om beginning
to the present, is this one of the
plighting of the troth of Ooldine
and Arthur, wherein family inter
ference seems to mar the joy of
wooing.
Mr. Billups and Miss Gaitsklll
became engaged some mouths ago
and the date was set for Septem
ber 4. But the girl was always
Obedient and wrote to her mother,
who was in Kansas City, Mo., tell
ing her of the step she was about
to take. The mother was annoyed
and wrote Ooldine asking her to
tell her more about the young man.
Goldine couldn't, for she didn't,
know any more about him other
than that she loved him. That's
where the trouble first started.
Mother came to Spokane Wednes
day and gave daughter a severe
talking to. She upbraided her for
not looking closer into Mr. Billups'
character, which Insofar as the
mother knew might be angelic, and
then again It might not.
Anyway the nioter wanted pro
ceedings stayed until Billups' pedi
gree was looked up. And Ooldine
consented. But Arthur objected,
and wfeon he heard of Mrs. Galts
klll's presence he went last even
NOW 11
IS O'BRIEN
What's the trouble with J. P.
O'Brien, general manager of the O.
R. & N.?
City commissioners and council
men want to kuow. A request was
made yesterday that the general
manager intimate when the city of
ficials might meet him for the pur
pose of discussing tlie question of a
Washington street viaduct, but in
stead of replying he hitched his
private onto the Northern Pacific
train early this morning and went
to Seattle.
Mr. O'Brien was out over the
local division on a freight engine
all day yesterday and did not return
to the city until 11 o'clock last
night. He snatched a few hours
Bleep and then went west.
Does he really want to do busi
ness?
TO ENJOIN
THE UNION
,LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.—Tho
Crescent Wharf Warehouse com
pany made application in the su
perior court today for a permanent
injunction against the longshore
men's union and San Pedro and
coast federation of longshoromen,
restraining them from Interfering
With plaintiff's employes by picket
tog.
MILLIONAIRE IN
HARD LUCK
NORFOLK, Aug. 24—Raynor
Wells, the millionaire seaman con
victed of being absent without
leave, was sentenced to 10 days on
tread and water iv irons today.
ing to the county auditor and want
ed to take out a license, but could
not get it because the mother ap
peared and prevented.
Mrs. B. B. Brown of E22 Gordon
avenue, with whom Goldlne had
been living, was where the mother
stopped when she arrived In the
city. They heard of the proposed
clandestine meeting of the lovers
and Mrs. Brown charged Goldine
with it. She admitted it but prom
ised she would not wed without her
mother's consent. Of course moth
er didn't consent. Then Arthur
wanted to see his sweetheart, but
she had disappeared and he was
in an awful stew. He was so thor
oughly wrought up this morning
that he told his story to the police
and wanted them to go out to a
Mr. Smith's house, at 27 Courtland
avenue, where he suspected the
girl was and get her for him. He
saw Justice Hinkle later and was
advised to get a habeas corpus. A
reporter for The Press visited Mr.
Smith this morning and came near
being thrown off the place if Mr.
Smith's bluff had "taken." But It
didn't. At first Smith denied all
knowledge of the affair and directed
his interrogator to a place two
blocks fnrthehr along. There was
nothing doing there, so the reporter
returned to Smith's and discovered
that he knew all about the trouble
but wouldn't tell a word.
Mrs. Gaitsklll said at noon today:
"I don't want my daughter to get
married in this hasty manner, and
I shan't have it. She is a very
obedient girl and when I asked her
not to do It until we had looked up
Mr. Billups. she consented."
Mrs. Brown says she is a friend
of both Goldine and Arthur and
that Arthur wanted Goldine to meet
his sisters last night, but that
Goldine wouldn't do It and told
Mrs. Brown sho would do nothing
against the wishes of her mother.
Mr. Billups Is 27 years old and
HAM DON'T LIKE IT
Among those who filed objections
to assessments of land outside the
city this afternoon was D. T. Ham,
who protested that much of tho
property itemized in his list of
protests had not ciinnged in condi
tion in the least during the past
two years, and he could not see
the justice of any advance. Hurl
J. Cook also appeared ub agent to
protest against real property as
sessments of his clients.
MAYOR MAY
SETTLE IT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—At
the Instance of Mayor Schmitz,
President Mullaly of tho United
Railroad and President Cornelius of
tlie carmens' union met in the
mayor's office this afternoon to en
deavor to effect a settlement.
DENIES BEING SPOTTER.
Malcolm Haywood, special police
man in charge of Natatorium park,
objects to being styled a "spotter,"
such as he has been referred to. nnd
says that his duties are altogether
along the lines of special police in
the pay of the Washington Water
Power company, "Dutch Jake," the
lngersoll Amusement company and
the Dig ltink company.
BIG MORTGAGE FILED
A mortgage to the Spokane &
Eastern Trust company was filed
this morning on all of lot 7 of block
28 of tho Resurvey of Glover's ad
dition, except the easterly foot
thereof. The property Is owned by
W. H. Cowles and adjoins the site
of the coming new federal building
for Spokane on the west. The
mortgage reads reads for 120,000
and runs until August 1911. The
property ls assessed at 124,000,
TAFT WILL COME
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Secre
tary Taft on his return to Washing
ton will make an Inspection trip,
which will include most of the prin
cipal western posts. He will be ac
companied by General Hell, the
chief of staff. The trip will have
much to do with the proposal to
concenaret the troopß In larger
garrisons, such as are considered
necessary under the new plan ap
proved by tho president.
The Spokane press
Miss Gaitsklll is 18.
Judge Poindexter this afternoon
granted the writ of habeas corpus
ond Billups, alleging that Miss
Gaitsklll was being unlawfully held
against her will at a place at or
near 27 Courtland avenue for the
purpose of preventing marriage, she
being willing and having consented
to marry Billups.
Arthur after much trouble got a
marriage license Out the mother
late this afternoon outwitted the
lover and flew with her daughter to
j the train, where tickets were
I bought to Kansas City. The ser-
I vices of Detective McDermott were
! got to save them from an Interfer
ence on Billups' part. A fast ride
in a closed carriage ended this
1 chapter of the romance.
MORE TALK
ON BRIDGE
The new Havermale street bridge
which is now on the Great North
ern cars at an expense to the city
of $10 a day may be unloaoded after
all. It is understood the matter will
come up for discussion when the
board of public works gets to
gether this afternoon.
The city council some time ago
Instructed the board to leave the
bridge on the cars until it was
definitely decided when it could be
moved into place either over Hang
man creek or on Howard street,
over the Spokane river. As there
may not he definite action for some
time the board will in all proba
bility unload tho great steel pieces,
figuring the expense of moving at
a later date as not so much as if
the steel Is left loaded, until action
is taken.
LITIGATION MILL
GRINDS SLOWLY
No entry of fee papers on the re
ceiving register of the county clerk
had been received for the entire
day up to 2:15 o'clock this after
noon. Whether the lawyers are get
ting lazy, or whether they have
nothing to do, or whether they are
waiting for the grand rush Just be
fore time expires for getting cases
on tho September docket, is not
known.
"I have been connected with the
county clerk's office for nearly six
years," said County Clerk Koontz.
"and today is the first day I have
ever seen when some entry had not
been made on that book by noon."
INDICTMENT
DOUBLED
CBrrfppß Nfwi Association.)
JAMESTOWN, N. V., Aug. 24.—
Tlie federal grand jury today in
dicted Standard Oil and the New
York Central, charging the railroad
with giving and accepting special
rates on shipments of oil from
Oleun, N. V., to Burlington, Vt.
U.P. IS STILL
SOARING
(Bcrtppa News Assoa.aUon.>
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 —Union Pa
cific went up four points near the
close of the market today. It is
stated Harrlman and his friends
made over 18,000,000 thereby. Union
Pacific reached 189, its high record.
Two hundred Is predicted.
BHE STARTED SOMETHING.
Mrs. "Randy" Williams, wife of
a colored man, was fined $, r > and
costs by Justice Hinkle this after
noon for throwing stones at the
windows of Mrs. Emma Williams, a
nelghoor, living at 702 Dean ave
nue. Mrs. "Randy" said her man
is all the time going over to tho
other Williams' place and they fill
ed him full of gossip, wherefore she
started something.
Weather—6o at Noon; Fair Tonlg t and Saturday.
SPOKANE, tVAKHINUTON, FRIOAT. AI MST H. H>o&
WE'RE "THRU" WITH THROUGH
OYSTER BAY, Aug. 24—Uncle Sam is "thru" with "through."
The president today announced that the spelling reform recom
mended by the Carnegie committee will hereafter be accepted in
all departmental correspondanes and official documents. Pint
ers, stenographers, clerks and cabinet officers are ordered to
"unlearn English as she is writ," and the public printer has
been directed to prepare lists of the most frequently used
words with the new mode of spelling to be distributed in all
departments.
The president thinks this will give the American language in
dividuality and result in saving time and trouble for the na
tives, as well as for foreigners trying to learn English.
REGIMENT IS
REBELLIOUS
ODESSA, Aug. 24.—A regiment
of sappers attended a political
meeting here and beat the officers
who tried to break it up. They
adopted a resolution that they
wouldn't fire on the people In any
uprising.
Murders and rioting are beyond
the control of police. Citizens have
petitioned the governor general to
increase forces and require each
householder to keep three armed
guards instead of one.
GEN. GREELY
JEALOUS
WASHINGTON, Aug. »3. —It
looks like the army will have a
Sampson-Schley controversy grow
ing out of Greely's criticism of the
army system which is regarded as
a veiled criticism of Funstons work
at San Francisco. Greely was very
much disappointed that fate put
him far from Frisco when the dis
aster occurred.
Greely was In Chicago enroute
to attend his daughter's wedding
In Washington. He heard the news
of the earthquake and hastened
back to find that Funston had ad
mirably grasped the opportunity
for distinguished service.
MYSTERY IS
EXPLAINED
CHICACO, Aug. 24.--Professor
Charles Frye, who returned after
an absence of 31 years, gave his
wife $5000 and told her to ask no
questions, was arrested today on
charge of bigamy and wife deser
tion preferred by Mrs. Clara God
dard of Hurley, S. D. She declares
Frye married her under the name
of Goddard when he knew his wife
was living and then deserted her.
CRIMINAL COURT
Judge Poindexter held court this
morning for the purpose of arraign
ing a number of prisoners, charges
against whom have been accumulat
ing since the last regular term of
the criminal department of the su
perior court.
Pleas of not guilty were entered
by A. T. King for assault at Med
ical Lake; George Shurduk for
burglary; Ben Weaver for forgery.
The statutory time In which to
enter plea was taken advantage of
by Orvis Walker for forgery, J. H.
Curtis for larceny from tho per
son, Charles Smith and James
Schmidt for attempted bur.csary.
WILL LYNCH
THEM
ATLANTA, Aug. 24— A mob of
500 have gone to Decatur, where
the supposed assailant of the Law
rence girls are imprisoned, to lynch
them.
GANS GETTING FAT.
GOLDFIKLD. Aug. 24.—Oans
finds that he is gaining weight and
is now back to 135. He takes on
heavy training again, which he will
keep up till next week. Cans was
a winner at poker hut refused to
say how much. Nelson has been
taking a rest but starts in again
today. t
PROHIBITIONISTS
MEET TONIGHT
The Spokane county prohibition
ists will meet in mass convention
in the First United Presbyterian
church this evening at 8 o'clock to
nominate a legislative ticket and
delegates to the state convention at
Seattle September 11, County
Chairman John Melvin will preside
over the convention tonight and all
voting members of the party are
entitled to a seat.
A tentative slate has been fixed
up and the prohibitionists will fill
out the legislative places although
they will probably not nominate
county officers, it is stated. J. C.
Hicks is likely to be named for
representative from the Sixth dis
trict; J. H. Short from the Fourth
and J. W. Walsen from the Third.
John Anderson is talked of for state
senatorial nominee from the
Fourth.
COMIC OPERA
WAR STILL ON
JIAVANA, Aug. 24—The govern
ment announces that Guerra is in
retreat. General Jose Miguey;;omez
was brought to this city today un
der a strong guard. He denies
complicity in the conspiracy to
overthrow the government and says
he was arrested because of many
friends in the rebellion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Sleep-
er, American charge at Havana,
cables to government claims mthe
cables the government claims Guer
ra was defeated in a three hour
fight at Pinar del Rio.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Secre
tary Shaw denies thut he is going
to buy government bonds. He says
the rumors are senseless and con
tinually misleading, originated by
somebody trying to deceive the
thoughtless. Shaw declares should
the occasion demand relief he
would give it in the way he thinks
best without advance Information.
The government of Japan has
sent Hanara, second secretary of
the legation here, to Alaska to
make a full Investigation of the
seal fisheries killing. The United
States government will lend every
assistance.
MAN AND WOMAN ARE
UNDER ARREST
Patrolmen Shannon and Lister
last nigh* arrested O. \V. Moyer and
Mrs. fl. M. Richardson for unlawful
cohabitation. The parties were in
the Old Minnesota lodging house.
They appealed before Justice Hin
kle this morning and the case was
set for hearing tomorrow. Bonds
were fixed at 1260 for the man and
|160 for the woman. The man is
said to have a wife who takes In
washing and he is the father of six
small children.
MURDEROUS NEGRO
SOLDIERS CAUGHT
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug 24.
—Twelve negro soldiers and one
discharged man were arrested to
day charged with murder as the
result of an investigation by author
ities. The fort commander declares
he unable to learn the names of
others Implicated in the recent riot.
LANE TAKES SEAT "
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 — Frank
lin Lane this morning assumed the
duties of Interstate commerce com
missioner. Lane and Clements
think the roads will make no efforts
to prevent enforcement of the new
law rate though some features will
eventfully reach the supreme court.
SPAIN IS FRIENDLY
announced that the tariff agree
ment made with Spain is the most
advantageous Spain has made with
any nation except Portugal, it be
comes effective September l.
MADE CLEAN
BREAST
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 24.—1n
the Mays' land fraud trial today
Captain S. B. Ormsby, ex-command
er of the Grand Army of Oregon
and former forest superintendent,
testified that he received school
land certificates from Mays which
were afterwards sold. He admitted
the transaction influenced him to
make a favorable report to the gov
ernment for the creation of the
Blue Mountain reserve. Ormsby
offered no excuse and made a clean
breast of it.
STRIKE IS
INEVITABLE
(Scripps News Anaoclatlon.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 —
The United railroads will today
send a communication to the car
men's union asking the union to
take no strike action until a meet
ing of the board of directors Mon
day, which President Calhoun will
attend. There is little chance of
the union complying with the re
quest and it ls likely that all lines
of the company will be tied up Sun
day. Indications are that employes
of the Geary and California street
lines will also go out although these
men have not yet made any de
mands.
It Is stated on good authority that
the United railroads will refuse the
demands for $3 and an eight hour
day for all platform men.
SAM MIGHT
BUTT IN
(Scripps News Association.}
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—De
spite outward appearances of disin
terestedness government officials
are discussing the probability of In
tervention in Cuba. It is said this
morning that General Bell's visit to
the president yesterday was much
more important than the removal
of troops from Brownsville.
It is likely, however, that the
present policy will continue until
more serious developments.
Referring to the Brownsville trou
ble officials say the discontinuance
of the enlistment of negroes is con
sidered. No post wants a negro
regiment and there is no Intention
of abandoning Fort Brown.
BUNKER HAS
fIUIT
Frank Bunker, sanitary inspector
this morning handed in his resigna
tion to take effect September 1,
The resignation came as a surprise
and was due to the continual trou
ble arising from the charges filed
against Bunker by P. Saffron, the
Main aveuue clothier, whom Bunk
er is said to have abused while ar
resting. Charges against Bunker
were filed with the police commis
sion two weeks ago but the com
mission decided it had no jurisdic
tion. Yesterday charges were filed
with the board of health and when
Bunker heard Of it he resigned.
Bunker says he was asked to re
sign on account of politics, but he
would not say who asked him. It
is said that Richard 11. Hughes is
slated for Bunker's job through a
political deal.
WOULD SAVE
HIS NECK
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Aug 24—A
petition was filed with the governor
today to commute the death sent
ence of Adolph Webber, the Placer
county murderer. Several jurors
made affidavit that they would not
have voted the death sentence had
alleged new evidence been intro
duced. A neighbor of the Webber
family says he was not called as a
witness because he would not
, swear to suit the prosecution.
ONE CENT
FOURTH YEAR, NO. 248. 25 CENTS PEH MONTH
DANGER ON
THE BRIDGE
An expert engineer mutually ac
cepted by both the city and the
Washington Water Power company
as a competent judge, emphatically
pronounced the Monroe street
bridge unsafe.
This bridge Is 128 feet above the
rocky bed of the river which runs
in a torrent below.
A double track of the Washing
ton Water Power company's line
crosses this bridge, which is the
chief traffic connection with the
North Side.
A car or two with several hun
dred pedestrians dropping into the
gorge with this bridge would be a
magnificent advertisement for Spo
kane, wouldn't it?
It would add another splendid
chapter to the history of corpora
tion dominance and disregard of
anything but dollars, wouldn't it?
And it would be such a thrilling'
experience for the victims, that wild
shoot into the river—l2B feet sheer.'
GERAGHTY IS STILL AFTER
INSPECTION GRAFT
Soon the builder of a house or
other building in this city may ex
pect to be. free from the holdup in
stituted some years ago when the
city delegated to a representative
of the Washington Underwriters'
organization authority to pass upon
electrical wiring in new and re
paired buildings here.
There has been a sum of money
ranging anywhere from $400 to
$700 a month, according to the
amount of building and improve
ment going on, taken from property
owners here by this inspection of
wiring.
Some time ago a property owner
called upon Corporation Counsel
Geraghty to know whether he could
lawfully be taxed in this manner.
He said the power company would
not do business until a certificate
of inspection had been issued upon
payment of the fee demanded by
the underwriters.
INSANITY ENDS IN
TERRIBLE DEATH
(Scripps News Association.!
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug.
24. —Mrs. Albert Young went In
sane over "holiness" religion today.
She poured coal oil over herself
and ligiited it. The woman was
fatally burned. She escaped from
the hospital a week ago in male at
tire. Her husband thought ho
could restore her reason.
EPIDEMIC FEARED
AT VALPARAISO
(Scripps News Association.!
SANTIAGO, Aug. 24—There
was another earthquake here and
at Valparaiso at 2 o'clock this
morning. Rain is again falling at
Valparaiso. An epidemic is cer
tain unless dry weather comes.
Refugees are seeking shelter in
houses, the walls of which are
dangerous.
GETS THE LIMIT
L. E. Church, the fireman who
yesterday Is alleged to have stolen
a quilt and pillow from the lodging
liouse at 0424 Monroe street of
which Mrs. S. Logan is the land
lady, was fined $100 and cost by
Justice Hinkle this morning.
The quilt and blanket wasn't
worth more than $1. It was such
a petty larceny and as Church had
$19.40 when arrested tho court
made the penalty severe.
BIG SHIP LOST IN
SMOKE
BELLINGHAM, Aug. 24 —The
steamship Packenham. 5000 tons,
bound from Java to Victoria, B. C,
with a valuable cargo, lost her
bearings early this morning In the
dense smoke from forest fires and
went on the rocks of San Juan Is
land. She was 20 miles out of her
course. Tugs are on the way from
.Victoria to pull bju off.
Possibly the company would add
no extra charge for that part of
the trip.
Not less than 30,000 people were
carried over this condemned bridge
on circus day. Thousands croaa it
every day. It's a death trap, if Ex
pert Forsyth knows what he ia
talking about.
Meanwhile the council and city
administration looks on while the
board of public works exerts itself
largely in trying to save the com
pany as much as possible on the
Howard street loss.
The council ordered the company
to bear the full cost of replacing
the rotten span. The company waa
reported at the time to have agreed
to this.
The board of public works reiter
ates the declaration that the city
pay half.
Isn't the whole thing about as
rank and rotten as it can be and
escape the crematory?
Mr. Geraghty discovered the or
dinance, or resolution, which dele
gated this Inspection business to
the insurance companies' represen
tative, arid after cogitation came to
the conclusion that the city had
no authohrlty to "farm out" this
inspection matter. In the Interest
of the property owner in question,
he dispatched a letter to General
Manager Huntington of the Wash
ington Water Power company, in
forming Mr. Huntington that his
company was a common carrier of
electricity under its franchise, and
had no right to refuse to turn on
electricity on John Smith's proper
ty because of non-inspection by any
representative of the underwriters.
Mr. Hughes, the Inspector, is ex
pected to be In town shortly. Mr.
Geraghty thinks that the matter
will be adjusted so that the city
will do the inspecting and that the
fee charged the owner will be done
away with.
BOOK TRUST
TRAPPED
CLEVELAND, Aug. 24 — Superin
tendent of Schools Elson of this
city has started out to break the
book trust. Cleveland needs a large
supply of school books this year
and In selecting revised editions
the superintendent found that four
western cities for 25 cents less than
charged in Cleveland for the same
books with freight charged besides.
The book trust representatives
was taken by surprise at the array
of facts hurled at them by Elson.
They threatened to submit no bids,
but Elson is receiving plenty of
bills and every school superintend
ent is watching the fight. Elson'3
victory will likely result fn attacks
In every city upon tho school book
trust.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24.—The fight
on the school book trust In this
city will culminate in a board meet
ing Wednesday night when a vote
upon reuewal of the present con
tract will be taken. Reformers
claim the trust sells Chicago books
for 22 cents which sell In other
cities for IS* cents. Those trying
to down the trust have vine votes
but require 11.
CAMPING PARTY HOME.
A jolly party of campers has re
turned home from six weeks' out
ing at Fish lake, Idaho. They were
Mrs. W. S. Thomas, Mrs. J. Snyder,
Hazel Leinberger, Beryl Buck,
Chester Walton, Curtis Richardson,
Rex Thomas, Harry Briukle, Reg
inald Thomas.
HALDANE WILL RETIRE.
LONDON, Aug. 24—It ls expect
ed that War Minister Haldane will
be retired. Politicians are discuss
ing the consequent shifting of port
folio appointments. Haldano this
afternoon goes to join the king and
Campbell Bannerman at Marten
bad - * .**i>*i mmtm
DO NOT
PAY MORE.
YOU CANT
PAY LESS.