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PAY UP OR SHUT
UP SAYS CROWE
Armory Rent Stands at $150 Per
Day for Conventions.
The trouble over the armory
price for state conventions of the
republicans and democrats is still
unsettled and neither party has yet
concluded to use the big building
tit the rate of $150 per day. They
declare the price a fare-faced hold
up perpetrated 'on a building that
was built with public money for
public uses. The county paid
$9,500 for the site and the state ap
propriated $50,000 for the build
ing.
Hut the big grievance now is the
claim that the armory was rented
to the Chicago Symphony Co. for
$75 per day. Tlie conventions will
bring a great deal of money into
town and add to local prestige in
the coining campaign Immensely,
whereas the entertainments at the
armory take money away and ac
commodate outside enterprises
solely.
This idea has made leaders of
both parties wruthy, and they have
appealed to Gov. Mead.
KICK ON ALIEN LABOR
ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS
The Kickers' club, of Liberty
park, last night took a whack at
the practice of city contractors in
hiring foreigners wherever possible
on public work in this city. An in
stance wa Belted in Ivory st., where
Mitchell Hros. have had a big gang
of alien Italians at work while
American citizens are out of em
ployment and nnxlouß to get it.
Furthermore, the property owners
tW"d up to $400 iv various in-
ROBBED GIRL
NOW 111 JAIL
"HANDSOME DAN" CASE TAKES
QQUEER TURN ON ARRIVAL
OF ACCUSED MAN'S FATHER
TO DEFEND HIS SON.
Chloroformed and robbed of
|1,600 worth of diamonds and then
thrown into jail are the rather dis
couraging circumstances iv the
history of Jennie Smith, the woman
in the "Handsome Dan" case.
A few days ago Officer Chester
Edwards arrested Ouy Morris, the
robber, in Austin, Minn., and
brought him out here to face the
charge of robbing Jennie. Last
night W. li. Morris, his father,
reached the city and Straightaway
sought out Jennie, and, the police
say, endeavored to induce her to
marry his son so as to save him
from the penitentiary.
The police got word of the efforts
of the elder Morris and arretted
Jennie and put her into jail so that
she might not succumb to the al
leged endeavors to marry her to
her assailant and thus save him
from a sure confinement on his own
confessions.
It was thought that Morris in
tended to make a plea of guilty,
but his father has engaged Nuzum
Ai Nuzum to defend him and lie will
plegd not guilty and make a tight.
CHARGE W. W.IP.
DISCRIMINATION
The charge that city regulations
are being bent in favor of the W.
W. P. Co. by the city electrical in
s|>eetlon department is made by
private parties interested In the
electric sign business. The signs
at the Model bakery and Cottage
hotel are mentioned as instances
iv which rules for wiring have not
been followed although all signs
not belonging to the W. W. P. Co.
are held strictly to regulations.
Complaint will likely be made
to the city council by the parties
who alleged they are made to suf
fer by discrimination on behalf of
the power monopoly.
JUDGE BEGINS CAMPAIGN
Judge Polndexter's campaign for
the congressional noiuination from
this district was organized last
night in Horace L, Kimball's of
fice. Kimball is secretary and A.
0. Gray chairman of the commit
tee of active supporters of the
Judge's candidacy. The organiza
tion of a I'olndexter club was out
lined aud ward lieutenants appoint
ed for the city. Tho committee
meets again April 17.
Capt. D. M. Crowe, of this city, is
a member of the armory commis
sion which has charge of the state
militia buildings, He says the
commission has fixed $160 per day
as the rate of rent and folks can
pay that or let it alone. He says
the politicians don't know what
they are talking about when they
say the armory here has ever been
rented for less.
And furthermore Capt. Crowe
says lie does not care whether the
conventions are held in the armory
or not.
But tlie men who boosted the pro
ject strong and advanced its use
for conventions and gatherings of
that nature as one of the principal
inducements in working for the lo
cation of an armory here, are sore.
Having made the most of public
sympathy and assistance to secure
the armory, they now claim the
state guard has resorted to exor
bitant rent for the building, regard
less of any obligations they are un
der, especially to the politicians.
stances for tho Improvement ob
ject tt) seeing this money sent out
of the country when it is wanted
hero.
The club formulated a strong pro
test and appointed a committee to
present it at the city hall. Tney
ask that only actual citizens he em
ployed on public contracts.
The kickers also want permis
sion to erect a hall in Union park
where public meetings for that sec
tion of the city can be held. They
are willing to stand the expense of
the building if the commission will
give them room in the park.
Attention is also to bo called to
the children's playground for Lib
erty park. Sidewalk work and oth
er improvements needed were dis
cussed last night among tho main
topics of the evening.
The Kickers' club is about the
liveliest civic organization going,
".nd it will do the city a great bene
fit if it can start a movement that
will discourage the present prac
tice of hiring anything but an
American citizen on city work.
SLEEPY PORTLAND
OVERLOOKS CHANCE
PORTLAND, April 11.—This city
stands an excellent chance of being
entirely ignored by the Atlantic
fleet, when it visits the north Pa
cific coast. Relying upon tlie fact
that Portland is one of the largest
ports on the roast, the rose carnival
committee failed to send the navy
department a special invitation ask
ing that vessels be sent here, and
as a result the program of the
Beet's visit is made up without
Portland on the itinerary. Today
Hear Admiral Plllshury said:
"No invitation has come to us
taking flint any ships be sent to
Portland during the rose carnival
or at any time. In fact, we have
no official knowledge when the rose
carnival is to be neld. Unless Port
land advises us shortly we may
find It impossible to comply with
any request for ships."
NEW YORK SPLIT
ON HUGHES
NEW YORK, April 11- Early In
dications following the convening
of the New York state republican
convention at Carnegie hall today
pointed to a serlouH hitch in the
program of the followers of Hughes
to have delegates to the national
convention at Chicago pledged to
vote for his nomination. At a cau
cus of delegates last night If was
decided to vote against any resolu
tion endorsing the governor for
nomination. This action, however,
was merely formal, states William
Ward, national committeeman, and
no fflght will be made In conven
tion. The Hughes delegates still
tfeelare they will secure endorse
ment.
THAWS DYNAMITE IN OVEN
KAUSI'KIX, Mont., April 11,—
W. W. Brooks, a recent arrival, put
a stick of dynamite in the oven at
his home to thaw out. It thawed.
Brooks Is minus a home, and his
wife and nephew are badly injured.
THE SPOKANE PRESS
PRINCE DE SAGAN
EX-CONVICT
PARIS. April 11.—According to
statements of Maitre Bonnet, attor
ney of Count Boni de Castellane in
the recent assault case against de
Sagan, de Sagan is an ex-convict.
The lawyer states that the prince
served time from April 23 to May
12, 1894, and displayed clippings
from Parisian papers. He was
charged with swindling M. Ax Le
baudy by obtaining Lebaudy's sig
nature in blank which he after
wards utilized to obtain 1,000
francs.
NEW YORK, April 11— Sailing
on different steamers. Prince Helie
de Sagan and Mme. Gould left for
Europe today.
ENGLAND ALSO
AFTER CASTRO
LONDON, April 11.—Pres. Castro
is in danger of having Great Britain
upon his shoulders as well as the
United States. All diplomatic rela
tions between the two countries
may be severed as the result ol
Castro's reprisals on British salt
and match concessions. The I-on
don Daily Graphic today outlines
such a policy in a leading editorial.
JEFF BACK IN
RING TONIGHT
LOS ANGELES, Cal„ April It.—
James J. Jeffries, retired heavy
weight champion, will don the
gloves again tonight and appear in
a five round exhibition with his
brother Jack at the Shriners' cir
cus. Jeffries breaks his three
year retirement from the ring as
a result of an appeal made him by
the Children's hospital.
The Shriners are raising a $10,-
--000 endowment fund for that insti
tution.
DEMOCRATS ASK
FOR PICTURES
If you have a picture of noted
democrats of the Jeffersonian brand
and are going to the .leffersonian
banquet Monday evening, the com
mittee would appreciate it if you
would bring along the picture to
help out in wall decoration, Any
body will do, from the writer of the
declaration of independence to
Bryan.
Covers will be laid for 300, and
at least 100 guests are coming from
Inland Empire points.
It. F. Collins has been chosen
chairman of the judging committee
for the oratorical contest at the
high school Monday afternoon. Mrs.
M. A. Button and William Mat
thews are the other members of the
committee. The oration winning
the first prize will be delivered at
the banquet in the evening.
TRAILING GANG THAT
KILLED MARSHALL
SEATTLE. April 11.—Three men
suspected of being members of a
gang of live who fatally wounded
Marshal Harry Miller, of Kent,
Thursday night, are thought to
have passed through here early this
morning, headed SOU en. The night
marshal at Kenton accosted the
men at the railroad yards and ask
ed them what they were doing.
"Just keep your mouth shut or
you'll get what the other fellow
got." remarked one of them. The
trio then started off down the
tracks toward Black river junction.
The sheriff was notified and a posse
is now in pursuit. Marshal Miller
died last night.
DIDN'T KNOW DIFFERENCE
Deputy PrOl6GUtor Ki/or thin
morning extended leniency to Mr.
and Mrs. Christ Anderson. Scan
dinavians, who were arrested last
night by Patrolman Hogan as ac
cessories to the passage of a worth
less "Merchants & Planters"
check which J, K. Johnson is al
leged to have passed on John
Nichols, saloon man, yesterday.
The prosecutor decided that the
Scandinavian man and wife did not
know the difference between a good
and a bad bill and allowed them
their freedom.
NO TRACE OF MURDERER
No definite clew to the where
aboutl of the murderer of Frank
Moreau at Cheney has been found.
Yesterday Special Officer Hood,
who guards union Park, brought In
Nick Oder on his brother's bad
reputation, as a suspect, in:' after
a short conversation with Police
Chief Mice and Deputy Sheriff Pugh
ami hong. Elder was allowed his
freedom without even being lock
ed up.
BURGLARIZE BUTCHER SHOP
Thieves last night broke into
Robert Turnbuil's market on Baal
Sprague ay. and stole a cleaver aud
several butcher knives. This was
evidently whnt they were after, for
they did not touch anything else
that Is known.
NEW CITY ATTORNEY NAMED
TACOMA. April 11. Judge T. 1,.
stiles, a pioneer lawyer of this city,
has been appointed city attorney
by Mayor Linck,
Weather —Fair and warmer tonight: Sunday fair.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, APRIL 11,1908.
ANNA GOULD'S SECOND CHOICE |
THE VILEST CREA TURE IN EVROPE\
Special Corre«pondence to Th« Pre*!
PARIS, April 11.—So, after all, it
is to be off with the old rake and on
with the new! • "> .'
All Paris is a-titter. It Is ''that
grand joke."
Count Boni de Castellane wfis
pretty bad. But compared to Prince
de Sagan he is a cherub with wings
only a-sprout.
Castellane was never more thin
a pupil of the prince, his cousin
and leader in wickedness. His ex
travagance was that of a novice
compared to that of de Sagan. His
life was a copy of that of his kins
man, but it was such a pusillanim
ous copy at that.
Since the days of the Caesars, of
whom the old Latin historian Sue
tonius wrote so vividly, there has
been few of such mental and erai>'
tional activity, with so many in
genious quips and quirks of vi6e,
as de Sagan. He is a past master
in all the word conveys.
Some of the little dinners, with
which the prince was wont in the*
old days to shock even Paris, were
quite as bad as the unspeakable
feasts in which Tiberius delighted
in his ancient dining hall, the Oc
tagon Cenacnlum. They were real
ly startling in their originality.
One of these affairs, to which
he invited the most flagrant rakes
of the gay capital and an assort
ment of feminine beauty culled
from the leading demi-mode, aptly
illustrated his peculiar ability fori
tnis sort of thing.
Despite the outre dishes and rare
wines, the feast had reached a !
stage where, to prevent a lapsing
into the commonplace of vice, some
divertisement was imperative.
Then suddenly, without a word of
warning, the lights went out.
The feminine shrieks were still
ed by a momentary expectation
when a red glow appeared at one
end of the room. From out this
glow danced de Sagan, picking his
way amid the enkindling flames
nnd shoveling gleaming coals upon
the heads of his guests. This was
but a mild sample of his escapades.
He has gone trough two for
tunes, left him by his two grand
fathers. At one time he maintain
ed 12 establishments in Paris. His
love affairs run into the scores.
His life, for pure deviltry, for imag
inative viciousness and unscrupu
lous machinations to get money, is
nuexampled in Paris since the
days of the Grand Monarch. He is
no longer capable of love. He is
merely a Don Juan of dissipation.
For years he has been without a
visible means of support. He has
been openly accused of being a card
sharp. His name was coupled with
the forgeries of notes in the name
of Max Lebaudy, the millionaire
susjar king, in the suit brought by
him against his cousins, the Cas
tellanes. for assaulting him, Count
Boni openly charged that he de
rived his finances from certain
women of Paris. '
Altogether it 1b said he has
fought a hundred duels. Eight of
them at least were with men of
prominence in Paris. One was with
Prince George Stourdza, whom he
first slapped one night in the lobby
of the opera house and later
wounded.
At another time he punimeled
Mattre Burboux. the lawyer, for
having declared that the beautiful
Madame De Gast, with whom at the
GIIK CONTRACT
MUST STAND
The controversy between the
board of works sidewalk contrac
tors inclined to graft was renewed
this morning when City Engineer
Ralston submitted to the board
some proposed changes in sidewalk
specifications, recommending use of
screened gravel instead of crushed
rocks. The board called on the cor
portlon counsel for an opinion and
was told that when assessment
rolls had been prepared with crush
ed rock in the specifications it was
not legal to do the work with
screened gravel.
It seems that an expected breach
between City Engineer Ralston nnd
the board of works has occurred.
The engineer has desired the privi
lege of having charge of the accept
ance of all work. Hut this is more
power than the city charter evident
ly gives to any one man in the en
tire city government. For what
reason is best figured out when it
Is known that the engineer pre
pares the specifications.
Although the board has not en-
PUBLIC MARKET DEAD ISSUE
The public market project, which
properly handled would mean
thousands of dollars saved an
nually to consumers, has been cov
ered over in the mess that accumu
lates at the city hall, apparently,
and its resurrection Is scarcely to
be hoped for.
Spring is well advanced, and the
produce season will soon be at its
Height, but there is no relief in
sight for the consumer from high
prices and stale vegetables. The
public market was a live issue long
enough to be the target for half a
dozen or so real estate schemes,
among which It speedily got con
fused and lost. It went Into the
hands of R commit! (imposed of
Councilmen Pratt, Qray and Estep.
the last heard of it. No report haa
ANNA GOULD AND THE PRINCE DE SAGAN
time the prince was engaged, had
posed in the nude for Gervex's fa
ahous picture, "The Woman in the
Mask." Barboux had him arrested
and fined $100 in the police court,
But ignored his challenge.
Following the recent encounter
With de Castellane the latter de
clared there would be no duel as a
result of it, as "nowadays Prince de
Sagan can find no seconds to repre
sent him." There w-as no duel.
De Sagan several years ago de
nounced Prince de Chalais, who
-married Miss Beatrice Winans of
Baltimore, as an impostor, claiming
the title for himself. Later he chal
lenged the prince, who declared de
Sagan beneath his notice. The
prince still bears the title.
In the height of his career de
Saga nadded spice to his existence
by hunting up provocations for is-
iSluing a challenge. When the excite
ment of other pleasures palled, he
would, if necessary, deliberately
In the insult to invite a chal
lenge. In recent years he has fig
ured in few such meetings. Lack
$f funds has curbed his im
petuosity.
His wooing of Madame Gould has
been systematic and carefully de
termined. From the beginning of
her trouble with her husband the
prince has been Madame Gould's
■eftvored heretofore to look after
the carrying out of specifications
other than a casual observance, Mr.
Ralston's endeavor to control the
inspection caused the board to
waken to its duties. The result
|*as that Chief Sidewalk Inspector
Vuinh was called in and told that
specifications, no matter how close
ry or loosely followed before, here
after must be followed to the strict
letter. .
ANNUAL KILLING
IN NICARAGUA
KINGSTON, Jamaica. April 11 —
Kingston mall reports say that
wholesale executions have taken
place In Nicaragua as the result of
political troubles. Between 70 and
SO people have been shot, it is said,
pn Pres. Zelaya's orders.
AUTO SCORCHERS SCARCE
: License Inspector Gwydir, who
klso numbers among his duties the
work of watching for automoblliStS
who exeee«l the speed limit of eight
miles per hour, timed 48 machines
today with a stop watch and there
was not one that was going over
the limit. The inspector says that
this, however, will not cause him
lo be any the less watchful.
been made, and tlie matter, if It
comes back at all, will return to
the committee of the whole, which
is equivalent to burial unless some
thing pries open the tomb.
Captain Gray had a plan to lo
cate the market on stilts on the
liver bank between Howard and
elevens, which wouldn't have been
»d had it been permitted. The
rPhoenlx Lumber Co., which occu
pies the site by grace of the \V. W.
P. Co , is represented to have de
clined to surrender the room for
the market, and that idea falls
through.
Theb objection to Mayor Moore's
plan of dedicating a pportlon of a
Street to market places is that
property owueis abutting are like
ly to object, hence that has to be
abandoned.
guicle and sympathizer. He has
been almost constantly in her so
ciety. He knows women well, an.l
was able to say the right tilings at
the right time to soothe her ruf
fled feelings and quiet her un
strung nerves. Madame Gould be
came deeply touched with his ap
parent devotion. More to the point,
lie neither censured her, as did her
family, nor abused her, as did the
count. Hack of it all, though, was
the schemer's thought always.
The prince comes of an old fam
ily. Generations of azure blood
flow in his veins. His family is as
noble in Prussia as in France. Prinz
yon Sagan is his German title.
Eventually he will succeed to the
duchy of Sagan in Prussian Silesia,
now held by his father, the Due de
Tallyrand-Perigord. The income
was $400,000 a year until the old
duke's creditors got hold of it all
save $4,000 a year.
He conies of a family of profli
gates, and is a lineal descendant of
the famous Talleyrand, star liar,
renegade and cynic of French his
tory. A dazzling line of debauchees
preceded him, but he has outdone
them all. In all Europe he proba
bly is without a superior in extrav
agance and loose living. But for all
that, he can play the polished gen
tleman to perfection.
CRUSHED BY
BRAKE BEAM
A string of freight ears propell
ed by a switch engine in the Great
Northern yards opposite the crema
tory this morning knocked down
and crushed w. H. Harklna, a
switchman who was looking for a
job. He was not run over on ac
count of the quickness with which
a switchman signaled the engineer
to reverse his engine. Harkins was
crushed by the brakebeam. It was
thought he was dead at first, but
when the patrol wagon reached the
scene he revived sufficiently to in
form the police of his name and
ask that his relatives, who live in
Barney, Ontario, be notified if he
was badly injured. He has been
working in one of the Milwaukee
construction camps near Kind. He
is about 35 years old.
WANT THE BLUFF
BEAUTIFUL
Northside people are endeavoring
to have the park commission im
prove the bluff in Terrace addition
between Monroe and Post sts. If
the commission would get water
onto the bluff and seed it with
grass it would make one of the
beauty spots of the city. It has
been dedicated for that purpose
The City Beautiful committee of
the chamber of commerce has
been interested in it and will add
Its efforts to those of property own
ers to get action from the com
mission.
HAM THIEVES AGAIN
The police were notified this
morning by Blmmi & Shields, the
contractors, that 40 pounds of ham
was missing out of a Great North
cm refrigerator car. It is believed
that the thieves are tlie men who,
when fired upon by Patrolman Mc-
ClOUd the other morning, dropped
a sack of hams and took to their
heels.
™ ONE CENT
SIXTH YEAR, NO. 133. 25 CENTS PER MONTH
$100,000,000 IS
STOLEN FROM U.S.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11 —
Representative George L. Lilley to
day startled the house of represen
tatives by making a charge that
$100,000,000 of the people's money
had been misappropriated in provid
ing navy yards and stations with
supplies.
He introduced a resolution call
ing on the president to appoint a
DIAMOND
BURGLARY
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 —
Diamonds valued at $50,000 were
stolen from the jewelry store of T.
Lundy last night as the result of
probably the most daring robbery
ever committed on the Pacific
coast.
After boring a hole through an
adjoining wall the burglars entered
the store, smashed a combination
lock and escaped with a tray of
valuables.
They worked so quietly the rob
bery was not discovered until 5:30
this morning.
PRESIDENT OF UNITED
PRESS DEAD
CHICAGO, April 11— John Van
dercook, president of the United
Press association, died at a local
hospital this morning following an
operation for appendicitis. He was
stricken down 10 days ago wliile
in this city on business in connec
tion with the association. Two op
erations were performed last night.
TELECOM FAKER ARRESTED
SEATTLE. April 11—James
Ausiin Larson, formerly of Spo
kane, practicing a new "cure-all"
which he calls the "teleconi treat
ment," or the science of vibration,
was arrested on a warrant charging
him with obtaining money by false
pretenses, and with practicing
medicine without a license.
IT TICKLES ENGLAND
LONDON, April 11.—London's
stn'ge door Johnnies have been
given a new thrill by a San Fran
cisco girl. Miss Maud Allan, who
is dancing as Salome at the Palace
theater, clothed in some black mos
quito netting and a few ropes of
Montana pearls.
Miss Allan's sensuous worship of
the head of John the Baptist is fill
ing the Palace theater with record
breaking audiences, and the patter
MIDNIGHT FIRE CAUSES
MILL LOSS OF $40,000
Just what started the fire which
at midnight threatened the whole
section of the city near the Wash- j
ington mill on Sharpe and Walnut
is a question which Fire Chief
Myers and the insurance adjusters'
are today trying tot determine. The
chief said it was possible it was
of incendiary origin, or detective
electric wiring or a hot box.
Property to the value of about
140,000 was destroyed. When the
Ram SI were at their highest, a few j
minutes after discovered, it was
thought the entire plant was doom-'
cd. The fire department worked
until ti o'clock this morning and
succeeded in saving most of the
building and the warehouses,
where was stored thousands of dol
lars worth of hard wood.
The usual peculiar circumstances
which surround lumber mill fires
were present. The night watchman '
PUBLIC MUST DIG UP
200,000,000 NICKLES
NEW YORK, April 11—Judge I.a-
COmbe of the United States circuit
court has granted a petition made
by Receiver Whit ridge of the Third
ay. road, to discontinue the inter
change of transfers between that
road and the Metropolitan and New
York City railway, after April 11.
The Metropolitan, New York City
railway aud the Third ay. railroad
and its branches were all under the
control of Thomas K. Ryan It was
then possible to ride anywhere in
the city for 5 cents by using trans
it i> Following the looting of the
Third ay. railroad by the Ryan-
Whitney clique, these systems were
forced into the hands of the receiv
er. Now, by abolishing transfers
the public will be forced to pay an
committee to report on the ad
visability of abandoning Kietten,
Maine; Port Royal, Charleston, S.
C; Key West, Fla.; New Oreleans,
La., and Mare Island, Cal., with
suggestions that no member of con
gress be on the committee in which
these stations or yards are located.
He pointed out that abandonment
of More Island had been recom
mended 10 years ago.
of her little bare feet on the stag©
holds everybody from the stalls to
the gallery breathless with inter
est.
Even the acting prime minister
of England, Herbert Asqulth, has
been to see the performance,
though he didn't take his wife.
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DISPUTE CLAIM
Evidence In the case of the fight
for the administration of the will
of Laurence Stutler, a farmer of
Paradise prairie who for years lived
alone on his ranch, was taken to*
day before Judge Sullivan, who dur
ing Judge Huneke's absence is at
tending to probate matters. Stut
ler left an estate which it is said
is valued at about $20,000. Before
he died he expressed the wish that
the Deaconness hospital share
equally with his brothers in Ger
many and one in Canada.
This oral will is about to be pro
bated, and those who were with
Stutler at the time he made the
statements are being heard in
court. The hospital has asked for
administration with power to name
the executor.
They are opposed by Henry Drew
and Elizabeth Alexander, who
claim to be the only living heirs.
Judge Sullivan is merely taking
the statements of witnesses and
will leave the final consideration
of the case to Judge Huneke, be
fore whom it was started.
CONVENTION
MAY 9
The republican county central
committee this afternoon decided to
hold the Spokane county conven
tion in this city May 9. The cau
cuses will be held May 4 and
primaries May 7.
The apportionment for delegates
to the convention was fixed at one
delegate at large and one for each
25 votes or major fraction based on
the vote for Wesley L. Jones. This
will give an attendance of about 375
delegates. The county convention,
_will be held at the courthouse.
says that he had made his rounds
without discovering any evidences
of Are when suddenly he was aware
that the whole place was bursting
into flames. He turned in an alarm,
but already someone else had seen
the blaze and sent for the depart
ment. By the time the department
reached the scene lumber piles and
buildings were inflames. The heat
was intense, but firemen fought
successfully and prevented further
spread of the flames by hard work.
Where the blaze already had a
headway the department did not en
deavor to fight it, but devoted ev
ery effort to saving the rest of the
property and preventing spreading
to residences. It is said today that
this good judgment saved not only
numerous residences, but the W.
W. P. carbarns aud the J. A. John
son cabinet factory.
The property will be restored.
It was covered by insurance.
extra fare, and In due time, when
the road is again on a firm financial
basis, the receivers will be dis
missed and it will again pass into
the hands of Mr. Kyan aud hla
friends.
What the passengers saved by
the use of transfers amounted to
$9,738,207.10. The Third ay. road
will be able to credit their account
with about $10,000,000 more by
abolishing transfers.
Thus the public gets it in tho
neck, coming and going. The heav
ily loaded watered stock was sold
to the people and now, to recoup
those compauies. busted by over
capitalization, the public must hand
over about 200.000,000 extra
nickels.