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The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-05-22

Our prices defy competition in
the line of harness, buggies, phae-
tons, surreys, road wagons and
farm wagons. The Edwards Har-
ness Co. 1926
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-05-22

If you are thinking of buying a
vehicle of any description, it will be
to your interest to see The Edwards
Harness Co., before doing so. 3 25
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ID have tried bottle of Peruna, and trthuIy IS
of the best toncs used and take pleasure recommending
to all sufferers who need of good medicine. recon-
mend it Of the very best remdies for cataHh
I

on December 81, Chief Justice William
Lee Chambers, native OF Georgia, neid
court in Apia, Samoa, and told the stii-
wart natives and the German and I'm
glish and American residents why they
should all regard Malietoa Tanu az king,
instead OF recognizing the rival claimant.
Mataafa The trial had lasted eleven days;
Samoan genealogies, customs, titles, and
practices had been examined and discuss
ed; and finally the chief justice decided
that Tanu, who was the son Of the ate
King Malietoa, and who, by the gift OF the
people had been endowed with the laine
Of Malietoa. was the duly elected king.
A tonic Is a medicine that givea tone
TO some part OF the system. There are
different kinds of tonios but the tonic
most needed in this country. where catarfh
is SO prevalent is tonic that operates on
the mucous membranes
Peruua is a tonic to the mucous mem
branes Of the whole body. II gives tone
to the capillary circulation which con-
stitutes these delicate membranes.
Every organ Of the human body Is lined
with mucous membranes. This membrane
Is made up. principally. OF a delicate ret
work Of minute blood vessels and nerves
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CoNvICT's PECULIAR CASE.
Recommended for Parole. hut Has
No One to Act as sponsor.

Special Dispatch to the Post-lntelligencer.
OLYMPIA. March MANUEL Payne, a
convict I'm the state pcnitentiary. occupies
a peculiar position. The warden OF the
penitentiary has recommended that Payne
be pardonsd and GOV Rogers would act
favorably on the recommendation, but for
the fact that the prisoner seems 20 have
no one TO act as his first friend a
prime necessity " the parole law. Payne
is nov an OLD man. over 80 years of age.
sentenced froc Clarke county In 1892 for
twenty years on the charge OF attempted
rape. He is a Greek. and was a fisherman
AT the time OF his arrest. and spoke very
little English.
The presiding judge and prosecuting at
torney Of Clarke county az the time. rec
commended executive clemency. and the
governor seems satisfied that Payne was
not so guilty as appeared at the time. The
prisoner has a good record az the peni-
Tertiary. His case came to the governor :
attention through Payne himself, he
had no one TO make application tor him
The governor does not care 90 pardon him
outright bat states that no Will parole
the prisoner if any 81 his former friends
will come forward and act as the man )
sponsor In a letter Go she governor the
warden writes that ia cases far less de-
serving there are many people willing TO
act as FIRST friend" and it seems "a pity
that in Phyue's case. which. Ia his opiu-
ion, A. "a deserving one. no one can be-
found 10 MID the prisoner iR hls Efforts
20 gain his liberty
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questioned about II the sheriff only winks
the other eye and says they are testing
the rope. The rope TO be used Is an or
binary COW rope which has been an heir
loom in the sherifs office for dozen
years ever since J. Fl. wilt, then sheriff,
procured II to hang VIM. Martin, a man
Convicted Of murder but who succeeded in
getting away from the death watch the
night before his hanging day. IL was got
out once In the time Of Col James II.
Price to hang the Italian Picani. but never
used, as Picani was afterwards discharg-
ed and is now peddling vegetables on the
streets of Tacoma.
Today the rope was tried, however, and
broke. coupe OF grain sacks weighted
at 300 pounds were dropped a distance OF
six feet, the jerk breaking the rope, and a
new one will have to be purchased.
The Pierce county court house IL buit
on half block OF city lots, covering the
entire space, so that there Is no Jail yard
nor any open space whatever about the
court house except small strip OF grass
along the sidewalk, leaving no place where
"A scaffo,d could be erected.
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Present Outlook Promises the beat
Ever known.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Intellgeneer.
COLFAN, March 3.~-The fruit croD o.
the Snake river valley. according 90 the
present outlook. promises to be the best
In the history OF truit culture IN that sec
ton. The mild winter has brought the
trees through In the pink ~ condition.
George Smith. OF Penawawa, one OF :hs
principal fruit growers OF this county, was
up from his Snaks river fruit ranch this
week. and says that even the tendcrcst
varieties are entirely unlnjured. The ap-
pie crop promises 20 be the largest ever
known In the county ]. e. Lee, OF
Penawawa, called attention 10 the fact
that in over twenty years there never
have been two successive failures IN fruit
production. and that there Is belief "a
the peach district Of the county and anon
the peach growers. that "a failure of tbs
peach crop can be expected each seventh
year. This theory IS In accord with the
history Of the Industry during the past
twenty years, As last year WAS iu "a
sense a failure, the growers look wlta
confidence for a bountiful crop this SEASON.
Eau wheat ~ uuiulurrd throughout :hA
palouse country and seeding Of spring
wheat will begin tn the western portion ~
Whitman county on Monday.
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BIG TREES IN CHEHALIs.
Monsters of the Forest Reported by
County Surveyor.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ABERDEEN March 3,-An item is go-
ing around the state papers claiming that
a cedar tree near South Rend Is the larg-
est in the state Its diameter Is given
as about eighteen feet. As Chehalis COM
~ contains moro standing timber than
any other county In the state. IL must
always he counted on when taking a CEN
According to tho Vidette. ex-County
Surveyor T.. l.. Wade ~ authority for the
statement that "a cedar tree stands as a
witness to a government corner in town
ship l6-I. directly south OF Moufesano.
that measured nineteen feet four inches
In diameter ~ high up as his surveying
party could hold their chain. Al height
where a man would chop Il down by
standing on the ground II measured be-
tween twenty-one ana twenty-five feet
The tree Is perfectly sound. not being
hollow butted ms many % the big trees
are and had good body Of more than
10 feet in height. In that same vicinity
another cedar measured eighteen feet six
Inches. ON Johns river. Ia this county.
there used 90 stand three cedar trees
which measured between twenty and
twenty-one feet IN diameter
But the king 81 trees was "a spruce
tree, which grew on q. NJ Wade claim.
on Black creek. q few miles north az
MonteSano. N was measured 0V Meesra.
y J.. aud g. NJ. Wade. IN ls,4 iB which
wear IL was blown down, This giant %
the forest measured sixtv~six feet six
inches ip circumference ahpte where tho
roots started t0 spread ont IA seventy
i've feet from the butt it measured eleven
feet I'm diameter tn" tap OF the tree had
been broken o0 at 300, feet en chat Us
exact height was ueyDr known This tree
was DESTROYED by fire in ISL
SIR. Wade Was one 20 fhe early set.
81 FROM end 90 end and Is oac ~ tbe
Authorities op timber iu this sec-
uoh. .s. ts-4 =
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QUARANTINE Ar CENTRAI.IA.
Rsfiroa I W.T. bring No Passengers
From tho Town.

Special Dispatch TO tha Post lnteiligencer.
TACOMA. Mach s.-~The physicians OF
Tacoma have hal much TO do with the
more stringent efforts now being made to
quarantine and check the smallpox now
epidemic at Centralia. The latest reports
received here are that nearly or quite
hundred and fifty cases Of the ma.ady' have
appeared there. II il IN n very high. form.
and the chief danger apprshended IL that
q may spread to many different parts OF
TIE state.
The part played In the matter by Tacoma
medical men has been kept In the back
ground until today because OF "A general de-
arc no. TO iniure Centraia. There IL now
no doubt, however that disagreement
has existed among Ceutralia physicians
from almost the first regarding the nature
81 the disease prevalent there. While the
health officer has declared that the town
had smallpox and stringent measures
should be taken TO check Il, other doctors
have stated that IL was chicken pox or
some kind 81 itch and that tho people
need not be alarmed.
ON Monday or Tuesday night OF this
week something IN the nature OF mass
meeting IL said 20 have been held at Cen
tra.ia. At this meeting number OF
speakers took the position that smallpox
ga not exist there and that the d0aran-
tine against many houses Ia the town
should be raised, The health Otfcer com
batci this proposition and called up Tn-
coma physicians by telephone FOR advice.
A meeting 81 local physicians was held.
which resulted IN sending In John r Lee.
memher of the state board 81 health 20
tahtra.ia TO investigate. He returned with
photograph of one Of the ordinary cases
there. All the physicians who saw this
picture declared the disease 10 he small
pox beyond a doubt. The photograph was
thus nttestrd Tn writing by Drs Nc
sutcheon. Smith, Alien and Wagner Or
lsc~ Then took tho Photograph 60 Gov
Rogers and laid the case before him Il
was found that the state board % health
had 10 funds and that the most the gov
ofn0r ronla do was 90 recommend that
stricf quarantine precautions should BE
tskcn THIS move resulted In the visit to
Centralia and Chehalis al pr. Lee ana City
Health oricer Schug as reported Ia to-
days Post. fnte.lgencnr
u = understood that IN accordance with
thtir rvQgeHt, the Northern Pacific Mil
Got haul passengers out OF Ccutrafia until
she epidstnic h. checked
TAe several Tacoma smallpox patients
are All dNing nicely aud strict quarantine
IL pteVsnting spread % the Alsra4s
The most prominent patient t. James r
Dillon, former captain af police who is
now conN aicsCent
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INCREASING IT'S CAPACITY.
Puget sound Saw Mill and shingie
Company EnlarGing.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer;
FAIRHAVEN. March 3-The plant or
the Puget Sound Saw Mill and Shingle
Company, which already holds the world 5
record for the greatest number OF shihgies
cut in year. Is preparing TO increase ~
900. An additional mill. which VIII con-
tain four hand machines, Is under CON
struction. The company today began the
\ new box-making plant with capacity
OF several hundred thousand boxes curing
the season, VIII be built close TO the new
dock.
The mill now employees 80 men, end this
number will be increased to 30
Michael Earles, president OF the COM
pany, operates a large logging camp in
Clallam county. which furnishes logs lor
the mill, and the company in June, VIII
launch a large tug boat and do Its own
Ballard.
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MARTIN FINDING TROUBLE.
HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO FORM
A COMPLETE MINISTRY.
Offering Positions IndiscriminnteIy,
hut Finds Few Tnkers-McInnes
Threatens to Remove Him II
lie Cannot Soon FIJI Them.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellgencer
VICTORIA. -. C., March 3-The post
OF cabinet minister In British Columbia
is going abegziug. Martin has his pock-
cts fun Of cabinet jobs. and II all that Is
reported be correct. he rs offering them
Unfortunately. Among those who have
recently been offered and refused place
In the new cabinet the Messrs. Turner
Pooley. Eberts. Ralph Smith. clifford
and Richard Hall Joe's haste to secure
a few more ministers Is not hard to ex-
plain In his letter Diminishing the Sem
lin cabinet the governor assigned. as one
OF his reasons for doing 30. that they had
failed 10 I'll all the cabinet portfolios.
While this doubtless was a mere excuse,
II has now been given 10 the world in
the letter which he caused To be publish
cd Having done 50. he cannot now
sfuitify himself by allowing the new
ninistry-~whIch at present numbers but
three minIsfers--to carry on the business
OF the government.
II Is said that the governor plainly In
timated that he must complete his cabi-
net at once or suffer the fate of proceed
ing cabinets. Having failed 10 do this
at the capital. Joe posted hotfoot
this morning to the mainland. where he
hopes 10 MEET with better success. IL
may be that. falling to do this the gov
crnor may dissolve the mouse and precip
episode has put him in bad odor, not only
In the province. but at Ottawa, and he IL
trembling for fear OF dismissal
Another cause for discord is said 10
have developed last evening. when J.
Stuart Yates the new provincial secre-
tary. practically charged Martin with
breach OF faith. 1t Is said that when
Yates consented 10 Join the cabinet II
was on Joe'g assurance that Dnusrnur,
the coal baron. would support the new
party This dream was shattered by the
appearance OF the Dunsmuir organ yes
terday, which came ont flatfooted against
Joe and his policy Martin Is reconciling
his irate minister but the incident makes
very inauspicious start for the new
government.
Whatever happens II now seems certain
that the governor has destroyed all
chance OF securing HIS son billet In tho
new cabinet by his high-handed course.
ms. In the present temper of the people,
TO force such thing would involve his
repult
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TO BUILD NEW CANNERY.
Pacific American Fisheries Company
Adding to Its Plant.

Special Dispatch to the ntelligencer.
FAIRHANEN, March S--Next Monday
the Pacific American Fisheries Company
will commence work on a new cannery in
Fairhaven. 1t win extend from the east
line Of the main cannery to the middle
Of Sixth street, and viii have a capacity
OF 5000 cases per day. In dimensions 1t
will he 200 by 800 feet two stories.
Almost 100 feet OF open water will be
left between the main cannery and the
new one, for fire protection. and to give
safe anchorage 10 the company's fleet OF
small boats. The main cannery, which is
already two combined under one roof. has
a capacity of 5000 cases. A large wharf
Will be built, giving facilities for the larg-
est vessels to tie up and load or dis
charge freight
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Proper Spraying of Fruit Trees.

Special Dispatch to the Observation-Disclosures.
NORTH YAKIMA, March 3.Fruit In
spector Beck. OF this county, is giving
very close attention to the duties of his
office this spring, and insists that spray
ing be done with rigid adherence to the
rules MANY people," said the inspector
today, are careless about spraying. They
do the work in a s,ipshod manner and
then, when they find that their trees are
still infested, they complain that spraying
does no good To he effective every
branch and part OF the tree must be COW
cred with the solution Another thing Is
that people must stop guessing when they
mix salt, sulphur lime and I've for spray
ing The proportions must be exactly as
required by the formula. IL every
orchardist would spray thoroughly, and
follow the directions in making his spray
ing solution one years work would be
enough to rid this county Of the San Jose
scnla "
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Increasing Orders From san Fran
cisco VIII Enlarge the Output.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelllgencer.
ROSBYN March 2-The president Of
the Northwestern Improvement Company,
j. w Kendrick and General Manager b.
r. Bush arrived here today In Mr.. Ken
bricks special car from San Francisco,
where they have been for several days on
important business connected with the
coal company. The Northwestern I'M
provement Company's business with San
Francisco ~ growing Al a rapid rate. and
they are now supplying regularly eighty
six retail coal dealers al that place.
Arrangements are being made to In
crease the output Of the mines this sum-
mer and twelve double houses have Just
been fitted up at Ronald two miles above
here 70 be occupied By miners, who will
enter the mines at that place and have
walk of about two and half miles
each day TO their work. Many improve
ments are mapped out by the company
for the coming summer.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-IntcIligencer.
NORTH YAKIMA; March 3--Consta bic
a. > Panl, of this precinct. having given
II out that after February q he would ar
rest and prosecute all offenders against
the gambling law. the games closed down
Sunday night last. and have been closed
ever since There was some talk OF rum
ming in spite Of the warning. but this did
not result in anything tangible. This il
the FIRST week In several years when there
Yakima
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TRIED TO DROWN HIMSELF.
Prominent Farmer suners From
Mental tuhninnrc

Special Dispatch Go the Post intelligence.
Fpl.FAN MArch AIT Ethcriou Yester-
dnf spencer Gy3gg, q prominent iud
Wealthy faymet attempted to drown him
Induced 10y excessive drinking Hr was
brought 10 CuitAN and De- uaN uHder msl-
ienl treatment at Tho hospital
GraRE Sold = tract OF land ,eVHTai mrnjts
ago. and bias since been diss3pat.ug heavily.
During tae past fortnight he hss been 1-t-
las duesrly. ard Yesterday kept telling Lie
Wife 'h8E che ordcr 30 Rcd Men. 90 walton
away NTH HIM, because he had broken
some ot the laws ~ the or1eF AFTER he
had hren taken from the water. Gra-9
s,ii that ybe Red Men Ald showed hlm ia.
ana has al ergttd ~ grrvcui his So trum .us
ashore The attending physician thinks Il
Nrl NOT Ac necessary to scud Grass 10 the
tuaHna aENl1ff
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supreme court wui Pass Ipoa ne
frndant. Appeal

speeial Dispatch e the observation-disclosures
TACOMA. March G-ludgr Mean uas
ordered a transcript ~ the record ia thr
ease ~ tcrhcvt Goats, the Young man
convicted ~ hurgiariEipg the Tacnma
thnatFr safe ~ $50 ogc Might a year ASo
ana tbs case VII be heard ga tho SUE
prsnie court,
Coats claimed that he Waa WORKING as
a special detective Ter the Tacoma police
department and several of thv pollce ot-
ncsFa testiHcd that ho was in tho sta
ton a. his supper az thc umc tha theatsr
was robbed
Cuats was convicted 0O tbe evidence of
a Vauug man who ctzinied ta have brvu
with him. ~he Ga uaW vcfNlus "a teFu3 iD
Watla Walia Tor that burglary snd others
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spoclal Dispatch 90 the Post -fnfaHfgnnrsr.
AUBURN. March 8 State flcu.lfs Grand
Foreman Robert Mcfarland organized "A
homestead uf ihe brotherhood - Auofi-
stu eotEen here vast uight, With twenty
four charter members The new h,tga
viii D., Known as Ara hef Homestead SO
tl The following officers Wero elect 4
aa3 lnsial-l; Barber foreman. A .
HfRnpHn. 81 ~ o.. T. E Grlfnu. rorrr.
-pon}~nt Mrs A. g Barter. Isl of a .
W a. 9hauer. uye1NfsT. Mrs I.Da War
uoob- physician Margaret Holm watch.
mad SITS A3iff4 hFaWBnF. sentinel TYR
lfI " alia aEe. saafd. Hattie BicharIaan
isaay beh+eea Mrs. }. A. Foliey. Lady
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Special Dispatch TO the post-I telhgencer.
NORTH YAKIMA, March arthur
eager aged lb, and his brother. Roy.
three or four years younger, were taken
into custody by Sheriff Tucker today for
stealing a horse al Fllensburg the first OF
the week. They took the 5horse from a
hitching post on one Of the business
streets there and rode II down here. The
boys say that their parents live in Seat
tie, and that they have been working
there until short time ago When taken
they had loaded revolver and knife
They seem to be victims of the dime
novel The older boy says that he stole
horse OF +. ]. Jaeger. of Zillah, this
Kfona
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AGAINST THE PAPER TRusr.
Warn, md Exciting Debate Of she
Editorial AssocIustou

NEW ORLEANS. March AIT toisys
session 81 the National Editorial Assacss.
ton the resolutions against trusts intro
nucsd Yesterday were taken up. j. n
tanning. ~ Norwalk Ohio. made "a
eloquent address. lie said .mphat!css's
that there was no duty on wood pulp an4
here the excitement began.
PRESIDENT Henry, who had taken IN
chaif, vas compelled go rap continually
for order
Mr. Ianplug Fead from what he ssit
WAS fhe free list ~ tho existing taH!f
law showing that wood pulp was tn y.
atty an the FREQ Il~t
The debate on the question consiaatt
Tor some time and with much heat m
resolutions RgainHt trusts were asfapssa
20 o. "a. with an amendment urging enas
gfers - iuk~ immediate action axaine
The paper trusts
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Special Dispatch to the observation-disclosures
ABERDEEN March state Land
Cruiser McGiillcuddy has just returned
from a TRIP OF two weeks iu the Hump
th3pS country, and started out again
this morning 10 cruise about 5.U0a acres
OF land between the Bnmptuiipa and the
ocean beach for D. O. Mills and others
Ihey are about TO pat the land on the
mafket, ana are DESTROYS of having a
reliable estimate of the quantity Of tim
ber that they possess
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postmaster In
Puerto Rico. l
contracted yellow
fever and have
been suffering
from the IN e.
fects of that
dreadful disease
since my return
home. I was adj
Vised by a friend
20 use Peruna AMI
] can speak In the
highest terms OF
your remarkable
medicine. l feel
like q new man
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, March 3.--The. trial OF the
suit Of the Alaska Steamship Company
against the Firemens Fund Insurance
Company was commenced today before
Judge Hanford.in the federal court. The
case grows out OF the loss of the old bark
Canada in Lynn canal during wind
storm about two years ago. The insur-
ance company is endeavoring TO show
that the steamship company did not make
proper efforts 20 save the vessel and
cargo after the accident.
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INDIAN NErER PENSION NIT.
Clause Rendering Void Existing
Contracts With Attorueys

Special Dispatch 90 thc Post Intelligence.
OLYMPIA. March Thomas iruthtr.
% this city. has received a ltttfr from
senator Fuster. inclosnE also q copy Of
thc senate pension committee report Ola
The Indian var veteran hil. which pro-
posses tc pension suTslVors and widows nj
those who took p4rt lu tae Indian wars ot
iSU-s tn Washington territory Out very
important amendment was .n1alc go the
0rigiu8, hlH by she committee. thaf. qtf-
haps, is uot generally known. aud that
is of particular interest 90 Veterans. The
committee added q UresIs1 tn tar effect
thgt "aU contracts heretofore made he-
tween th. hru"dciariea under this aCI and
pension stiorneta aud claim agents, are
ktrray declared pUU ana Void.@
Flr several Years past. ln various i1-
cahues cluas haNe been formel - the
veterans Go procure fas services % pension
attorneys and rstm agents fu look after
thvlr iotcrrsts Do Washington. It would
8ppetr fJut0 iht provision thar 8uy cru-
tracts made with these claim agents are
le ZEE rendered sati However. ~ lA- as
thn IburstoU county veterans are CON-
cerHed, tAry state that auy such contracts
taAte. while probably uuU au1 void. viii
So considered asata ~ hou1r ANA paid
JUST cas- ID the. contracts were vod