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GROVER CLEVELAND IS DEAD
PRINCETON, N. J., June 24.—
Grover Cleveland died at 8:40 this
morning.
Mrs. Cleveland was at the bed
side when death came. Cleveland
suffered a relapse yesterday, but
rallied last night. Physicians, who
had repeatedly denied that the
case was serious, today admit that
his condition was hopeless a month
ago. The patient lost 150 pounds
In two months.
Announcement of death was
made by Dr. Joseph Brant by tele
phone to New York officials. A
statement signed by Drs. Bryan,
George B. Lockwood and J. D. Car
nochan, Bays .the direct cause of
death was "heart failure brought
on by pulmonary thrombosis and
oedema."
The technical terms used mean
dropsy of the lungs caused by a
bloodclot forming.
Cleveland had been suffering all
winter. He recently returned from'
Lakewood, where he was confined
a long time in a hotel. It was said
when he returned that he had re
gained his health.
Cleveland was the twenty-second
president and the only democratic
one since the Civil war. He was
the only president married in the
White House, where on June 2,
1886, he married Frances Folsom,
daughter of his law partner. Ruth,
their first child, was bom Oct. 3,
1891, and died January, 1904, from
a mild attack of diphtheria. Bsther,
the second daughter is the only
child of a president born In the
White House. Cleveland wns the
only living ex-president.
Pale and worn by her long
vigil, Mrs. Cleveland Is bearing up
bravely. Funeral arrangements
are not made, but probably tho
services will be held at Princeton.
Cleveland was conscious up to 10
•minutes before death. The end
was peaceful,
LAKEWOOD. N. J., June 24.—
News of the death of Cleveland is
a great shock here, where the deep
est mystery surrounded his illness.
He came here in March and lived
at the Lakewood hotel. A tremen
dous sensation was caused when
Nathan Straus, New York, a close
friend of Cleveland and owner of
the hotel, gavo arbitrary orders
that the hotel be closed at once
All guests left except tho Clove
lands. The management denied
MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND
that the teaion was out short in
order that Cleveland would not he
disturbed, but evidence pointed to
that conclusion,
it was given out that Cleveland
was slightly indisposed front stom
ach trouble. This was not general
ly believed. Mrs. Cleveland con
tinually ga\e out statements say
ing her husban 1 wns Improving,
and guards were Kept about tho
hotel to see that no one was ad
mitted. Cleveland was as much
isolate.l as if on n ship.
Two physicians came from New
York, each spending 20 hours with
the patient. All prescriptions were
taken to New York to he filled, so
local druggists would not know
what was In them. Frequent re
ports that he was dying were cir
culating when It was announced
that he was well enough to return
home.
John Hays Hammond appeared
at the Lakewood hotel with a big
touring car, wnich took Cleveland
across the country to a station
where the train for Princeton was
taken.
The cause of the secrecy as to
Cleveland's condition was his deli
cate relations with Wall st. finance
as custodian of tho secrets of life
insurance affairs in which he was
serving as Id JUS tor and general
counsel. His illness came at a
critical time and public announce
ment of his true condition would
hnve disorganized the work of re
adjustment undertaken since the
Insurance scandals. He was also
deeply Interested in other Wall st.
matters which would have become
demoralized by knowledge that he
Whs Incapacitated aud ai the point
of death Ills private affairs were
also In such shape thai the greatest
secrecy In regard to his condition
was deemed advisable.
SAYS HE NEGLECTED HER
Con A. Hadlej brought action
for divorce from Cyrus W. Hadlej
this morning mi ihe groundi nf ne
glect, They married Dec, 30, ltfOl,
in Vancouver, B. C.
CLEVELAND'S CAREER IN BRIEF
Horn at Caldwell. Essex county. New Jersey, March 18, 1837.
Christened Stephen Grover Cleveland.
In 1841 family removed to Fayetteville, N. Y.
Served as clerk in n country store.
In 1553 was appointed assistant teacher of the New York in
stitution for tne blind.
For four years, from 185r>, assisted his uncle in preparation
of "American Herd Book" and had a clerkship in a law
firm In Buffalo.
Admitted to the bar In 1859.
Appointed assistant district attorney, Erie county, Jan. 1. 1863.
Defeated for the district attorneyship of Erie county in 1865.
Practiced law.
Elected sheriff of Erie county in 1870.
Elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881.
Elected governor of Sfew York in 1882 by a plurality of 200,000.
Elected president of the United tSates in 1884. Majority in
the electoral college 37.
Broke all records by vetoing 115 out of 987 bills.
Married Frances Folsom in the White House June 2, 1886.
Defeated in campaign for re-election In 1888.
Engaged In the practice of law in New York.
Elected president of the United States in 1892.
Settled Venezuela boundary dispute in 1895.
After leavina White House in 1896 established home for his
family in Princeton, N. J.
Died June 24, 190 S.
FIGHTS FOR HIS
THRONE TODAY
TANGIER, June 24. -Sultan Ab
dul Aziz's troops today are ap
proaching Fez for n battle with the
forces of the pretender, Mulai Ha
fid, which Is expected to settle the
right to the throne of Morrocco.
Hafld has an army of 20,000
trained soldiers of the desert and
has'been so bold us to declare that
he Intends to capture the sultan
ship by force and put the present
occupant to death. A battle is ex
pected to occur before the day is
over.
THIS VILLAIN STOLE
ONE LEGHORN HEN
OJhn Sc ha rack, n laborer, plead
ed guilty to the theft of a brown
leghorn chicken before Judge
Huneke this morning. Scharack
confessed to stealing a chicken out
of a fanner's coop near Cheney. He
was caught with the bird under his
arm coming out. Farmers near
Cheney complain that since the
railroad construction work began
In the vicinity they have been pes
tered aud robbed of their chickens.
CITY HALL EXPERTS
WILL DRAW $750
The bill "f $150 submitted by
LelfMter nnd Cannon. bookkeep
ilie water department record a was NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 24.—
refilled to the tlnanee committee Pres. Hadlev, of Yale, today con
l>y 'In ( mil lust nlgtll along ferred the honorary degree of
with a request for an appropriation UL.D. upon J, Plerponl Morgan
of |600 which will be Heeded ti> who is a direct descendant of one
continue the work. LeMastei and of Yale's founders, James Morgan
THE SPOKANE PRESS
FORMER PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND
Cannon draw $7.80 a day and esti
mate that 1600 will be needed for
them to complete the job. Mayor
Moore this morning said they
would not submit a report of their
work for several days yet.
ROOSEVELT ABANDONS
PLEASURE PLANS
OYSTER HAY, June 24—Roose
velt today replied to a message
sent by Mrs. Cleveland announc
ing the death of her husband:
"Your telegram shocked me
greatly. Mrs. Roosevelt joins me
in deep and sincere sy input hy. I
have abandoned my intention of
starting for New London for the
boat races. See if the funeral can
be held Thursday, Friday or Sun
day, when 1 can attend. If held
Saturday there are a number of
men coming from various parts of
the country on business engage
ments which 1 cannot well break."
ASKS $20,000 FOR
LOSS OF ONE EYE
An action for $20,000 damages
for the loss of an eye In a dyna
mite explosion was begun In the
superior court this morning by
I'hilllp Goggin against Burns &
Jordon, railroad contractors. Gog
gin claims that he was employed
as a foreman of a night gang at
Taft. Mont., Feb. 17. The day gang
had left dynamite In a tunnel.
When this exploded from some un
known cause Goggln's eye was put
out.
MORGAN GETS DEGREE
Weather—Fair tonight and Thursday; probably cooler.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1908.
NEWSBOYS READY
FOR FINE PICNIC
DAY TOMORROW
Chief of Police Rice today issued
a permit for tho newsboys' parade,
with which they will usher in their
picnic tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
They will start from Sprague and
Lincoln and parade the principal
business streets little fellows, big
fellows and all with their papers
under their arms. They will be
led by a band and some regular
soldiers and members of the G. A.
R. are scheduled to help the boys
out.
After dinner the boys will put in
the time at Natatorium park with
a list of the right kind of sport un
til 8, when the afternoon paper
boys come into do their work. In
the_ evening a program of music
ana speeches will be rendered at
the park theater with Mayor
Moore, Judge Huneke, Judge Poin
dexter, Rev. Hindley. George R.
Meyer, Arthur Prague, who Ut
sponsor for the picnic: Chief Rice,
and others, including several news
boys on the list of orators. Prague
was a newsboy for years aud will
explain his plan for helping the
boys here. The Masonic quartet
will sing.
The athletic program Is a dandy,
with a pie and watermelon eating
contests included. The prizes are
on exhibition in J. W. Graham's
window. Tonight the boys will
mention their picnic from the ad
vertising car of the W. W. P. Co.
TRYING BARNES AGAIN
FOR MURDER
WALLA WALLA, June 24 —The
retrial of Bud Barnes, accused of
murdering Mrs. Anna Aldrieh with
a pick handle, t egan today. Attor
neys for the defense pleaded for
acquittal on the ground that the
Jury which failed to agree on a ver
dict at the first trial was dis
charged while asking for instruc
tions.
The motion was overruled and
the trial proceeded. A jury is be
ing selected today.
LOST BESSIE RUNYON
HAS LOST HUSBAND
Bessie Runyon, whose disappear
ance was reported June 17 to the
police, has been located at Che
welah under odd circumstances.
This morning police Chief Rice re
ceived a letter from her Inquiring
for her husband, Grover RUnyon.
She saw where a trick diving dog
whs doing stunts at Natatorlum
park nnd asked if her husband was
there with the dog. The .police,
however, have not located him
yet.
ACKNOWLEDGES CRIME
Fred Haakina, a baker, pleaded
guilty before Judge Huneke this
morning to a statutory offense
against Margaret Walker, a minor.
ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE
OYSTER BAY, June 24.—Roosevelt, when notified of
Cleveland's death, at once issued the following proclama
tion to the nation: - - ■ ~ • j
>' To the People of the United States: I
4' Grover Cleveland, president of the United States
from 1885 to 1889 and from-1893 to 1897, died this
morning. In his death the nation is deprived of one of
the jjreatest citizens. By profession a lawyer, Cleveland's
chief services to his country were rendered during a long,
varied and honorable career in public life.
'' As mayor of his city, governor of his state and twice
president, he showed signal power as an administrator
coupled with entire devotion to the country's good."
HPS SECRETLY ORDER
27 NEW BATTLESHIPS
FOR DELIVERY SEPT. '09
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 24.—
Confidential reports have been re?
ceived warning the navy depart
ment that Brazil will secretly build
27 battleships for Japan. Com
mander Sims, of the navy depart
ment, today admitted that Japan is
ITER RULE
CHANGED
Owing to the heavy de
mand for water for sprin
kling purposes the board of
wior-k this afternoon
changed the sprinkling
hours for the district 'north
of Nora and east of Divi
sion to 8 to 10 o'clock in
the morning. The rest of
the city will remain under
the former rule of from 6 to
8 morning and evening. At
all other times the nozzles
must be held in the hand.
With the sprinkling season at its
height the city is confronted with
the annual water shortage. Were
the public willing to observe the
regulations made for its own pro
tection and convenience the prob
lem would not be half so serious.
In the past month the inspectors
have caught 140 citizens violating
the sprinkling law. The result has
netted the city $2.50 for each of
fense, but the waste still goes on.
Enough water to sprinkle a good
sized lawn is wasted night and
morning by many property owners
placing sprinklers where the most
of the water falls uselessly on a
concrete walk. A small portion
reaches the parking strip and It
.therefore becomes necessary, ac
cording to the property owners'
idea, to keep the water going until
the strip is sprinkled, regardless
of how much water is wasted dur
ing the process. This could and
should be stopped by the In
spectors.
So far as can be judged this
early the new underground supply
will prove entirely adequate and
satisfactory in every respect. The
city lacks the pumping facilities
for meeting the heavy summer
drain for water, as the city has
simply grown too big already for
the latest extensions made. But
care and economy on the part of
individual citizens would go far to
ward meeting v. hat has amounted
to a pressing emergency every
summer.
The underground water is be
ginning to be noticeable in the
mains and the water is better
tasting and colder than the river
supply.
A committee from the Country
club* Is meellng the board of works
this afternoon relative to Manito
park water supply. For the last 48
hours there has been very little
water at the club. Commissioner
O'Brien said th.it the only way to
relieve the club would be to shut
off sprinkling in Manito park dol
ing the day. The board has not
yet me* the park commission on
the subject.
Similar complain has been made
from Pine Grove terrace, on the
Northside.
NINE MILES
OF PAVING
Th.c council last night authorized
preliminary work for the paving of
the entire Thin) ward, including
19 streets and six avenues aud
embracing nine and a half miles
Of streets
Councilman Schiller introduced
I supposed to be at the bottom of the
! order.
I The report js that orders were
1 placjed through Brazil with British
shipyards. Three of the ships are
to be of the Dreadnaught type,
' with stipulation that all the ships
be delivered by September, 1909.
the resolution, which passe? after
some objection by Councilman
Baldwin, who desired the' matter
taken up wjth property owners in
pommittee of the whole. On Bald
win's suggestion Wall, Post and
Lincoln sts will be paved from
Second t 0 Fifth. Either asphalt or
oileroid may be used. This is the
biggest improvement undertaking
that has yet .been started in the
ictty at one time.
JUROR'S JAG
COST HIM $20
C. E. Cook, the juror who was
jailed yesterday for appearing in a
drunken condition in the court
house, was fined $20 and dis
charged by Judge Huneke this
morning.
HARMON IS FIRED
NO CAUSE GIVEN
Pat Harmon, foreman of the city
yards, was relieved of his position
this morning by Street Commis
sioner Witherspoon who appointed
Joseph Simpson as foreman. "I
have not a word to say against
Pat," said Mr. Witherspoon, "but
it was necessary to remove him."
All of which means that Pat's re
moval was caused by politics. He
was appointed to the place during
the Daggett administration.
BEGGARS ORDERED
OFF RIVERSIDE AYE.
Beggars must keep off Riverside,
Sprague and Howard streets or be
arrested, according to an order
which was issued to the police
again today. Beggars were put off
those streets about a month ago,
but of late have been working
again, to the annoyance of pedes
trians. The chief has received
numi .mis complaints and the or
der is the outcome.
COMPLAINT AGAINST
NATATORIUM PARK
An action under the nuisance or
dinance Is likely to result next
Sunday at Natatorium park, or
sooner, unless an improvement of
accommodations is made out there.
Complaint has been made of dis
gusting and unsanitary conditions
in certain respects. The same
complaint was registered last year,
other parks being included.
WEDDED TOO SOON
SHE WANTS DIVORCE
Married within two weeks after
securing a divorce is the grounds
on which Mary K. Owen's seeks an
nullment of a marriage to William
Owen. She pleads ignorance of
the law. She was divorced from
J. N. Thennes May 16, 1907, and on
June 1 married Owen. She claims
that as soon as sne knew her mar
riage was illegal, she left Owen.
SUMMER SURELY HERE
Perfectly awful! A wom
an yesterday called up po
lice headquarters and noti
fied the officers that young
hoys garbed only in their
skin were swimming near
the Southeast boulevard
and Twenty-ninth st. a
policeman went to the
scene and reared the boys
into their clothes
£~ ONE CENT
SIXTH YEAR, NO. 196. 25 CENTS PER MONTH
RUSSIA READY TO
ATTACK PERSIA
Dynamite, Sword and Fiendish Tor
ture Rule in Shah's Capital. *
LONDON, June 24—Advices
from Teheran today state that con
ditions there are worse than they
were yesterday. Pillaging, fihting
and looting by the shah's troops
continue. Some streets are com
pletely block with the dead.
Houses are wrecked and a large
portion of the city Is in ruins.
Drunk with their deeds of yes
terday, the sultan's troops are in
complete centred. Over 1,000 men,
women and children were killed by
soldiers. The houses were sur
rounded by Cossacks, who used
flynamite when the occupants re
fused to come out to be shot down.
ENJOINED FROM
CUSSING WIFE
Judge Huneke this morning
granted a restraining order to
Alice Breckenndge against John
Breckenridge. Mrs. Breckenridge
alleged that since she applied for
divorce a few days ago her hus
band comes to her home at 719
Railroad ay. and curses her. He
Is an employe of Ware Bros. They
married June 30, 1896, at Roslyn,
Wash., and have five children. Di
vorce action was brought on the
ground of cruelty.
BOARD ORDERED TO
GET AGREEMENTS
The city council last night order
ed the board Of public works to
secure agreements from the rail
FORGETS WIFE, BABY AND
HONOR IN WILD DEBAUCH
After a 10 days' debauch,
Charles Wheeler, a printer who
came recently from Ohio, is in jail
on a charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses and his wife and
baby are in the care of the Salva
tion Army matron, pending a trial
of the case in which she was im
plicated.
Yesterday the Victoria hotel
management caused Wheeler's ar
rest for passing a check for $100
on them when he had no money !n
the Old National bank, on which
it was drawn. His wife cashed it.
This morning Wheeler wrs solicit
ous regarding his wife aud baby's
welfare. "I've been on a big
drunk and was a fool," he said.
"But I'll settle this thing all right,
and you bet it'!! be the last mess
10 ESTIMATE
CITT PLANT
Councilman Funk last night suc
ceeded In starting the wheels on a
municipal light and power plant
problem by getting a resolution
through directing the board of pub
lic works to prepare estimates on
cost, etc.
From these figures tlie council Is
to decide upon the wisdom of sub
mitting the proposition on a pro
posal to bond the city for the
amount at the next election.
EAST BROADWAY LINE
RESUMES SERVICE
Service on the Traction East
Broadway line, which was tempor
arily suspended yesterday by the
closing of the Olive st. bridge, will
be resumed tomorrow at 1 p. m.
The cars will be run across the In
land bridge and up Perry st. to
Olive st. A double track has been
Installed on Perry st. so that serv
ice will not be Interrupted in the
least by the new route.
BEWARE THE WOMAN
WITH BLACK EYES
Silverware, valued at $17. mys
teriously disappeared from the
! home of Mrs. Jackson, 229 Post
j St.. following a visit from a for
tune teller. Mrs. Jackson reported
the matter to the police. A female
fortune teller with piercing black
1 eyes, wearing a red jacket and
! hat called at Mrs. Jackson's, and
before she was done with her Met
Women and children wer«
dragged from their beds early this
morning by drunken soldiers, who
tortured them for amusement un
til they begged to be killed.
No one Is on the streets today
but Cossacks. So far the legations
of foreign nations have not been
threatened. It is understood that
the shah has given strict orders
that no foreigners be killed. .
Dispatches from the frontier say
the czar is, mobilizing troops to be
in readiness to move on Persia at
any moment. British and Russian
consuls demanded .that the shah
release air political prisoners and
restore order as Boon as possible.
way companies what proportions of
the cost of new bridges on North
Howard St., and an agreement
from the Traction Co. also as to
what it intends to pay as its share
of the cost of the new Washington
st. bridge. Commissioner O'Brien
this morning stated that the board
would look after it at once.
HEALTH BOARD
NEEDS $19,000
The health department, applied
for $19,000 additional appropria
tion to run it until the last of the
year, at the council meeting last
night. The request was referred
to the finance committee and will
be discussed at some length before
the committee of the whole. Health
Officer Grieve in a com
munication that the additional
money was needed on account
unusual prevalence of disease.
There is now only $1084 left of the
original health department appro
priation of $45,000.
, I'll get into. I had money In the
bank but have overdrawn."
For the last several nights tho
police have been somewhat mysti
fied as to the identity of a man
who was spending money like
water and engaging in a generally
hilarious time. It is said that he
spent about $1,000 during the last
I few days.
I Money Mrs. Wheeler, who had
j not seen her husband, became
anxious telephoned to the police
and gave his description. Inquiry
soon established the fact that the
millionaire spender was Wheeler.
It was easy for the police to find
him when the hotel management
got out the warrant. He will be
arraigned in police court this aft
ernoon.
stunt had induced Mrs. Jackson to
purchase a $48 set of books.
Later the fortune teller came
again, this time in a buggy with a
man who wore a loose handker
chief around his neck. When the
fortune teller made her first visit
she left her suit case. This sho
took away in the buggy. Then tho
silver was missed.
SHERMAN IS NO
WORSE TODAY
CLEVELAND, June 24.--Accord
ing to a bulletin issued this morn
ing from the bedside of Jas. S.
Sherman the patient passed a good
night and is resting easily. His
condition is unchanged.
APPORTION COST ON
SPRAGUE TRESTLE
Corporation Counsel Hamblen, to
whom was referred the matter ot
apportioning the cost of tho
Sprague st. treale between the city,
the Traction and Inland Empire
companies, has not reported yet,
but will in a few days. The con
tract which aggregates 86,900 will
be let to G. B. Dennis of the Ware
house & Realty Co. His was the
lowest bid. The board of works
recoiumeuded the bid but the coun
cil will not formally let it until
it Is known how much the street
railways are to pay.
THOMPSON AND KRANT '
Maurice Thompson has been
matched to fight Kid Krant In
North Yakima on July 4. Thomp
son is in fine shape, huviug been
in training some time for bis
match Friday night with Louie Or
sie before the Rmphc Statu club
at the Coeur d'Alene theater.