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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

and ki-yied to the big, fat, jolly
looking cook.
In the interim the reporter sur
veyed the place and it's occupants
a cosmopolitan crowd. indeed.
There was the gambler with a kind
lY glance; perhaps he was just off
shift. In his shirt front sparkled a
large diamond. Beside him lay
ferocious looking bulldog. Across the
table from him sat two women, who
stared boldly about. One was dccid-
eddy pretty. From their conversation
they appeared intelligent and evident
ly we'll educated. In n nearby box
sat a bunch of youngsters of Spo-
kane's underworld. The young men
were what all true high-heeled-boot
gamblers would term contemptuously
tin horns those whom Dame For
tune has endowed with good APP
pearance and a faculty Of dressing
well whether they eat regularly or
not--of such was the crowd.
The Chinaman now arrived and,
making his most obsequious bow,
spread the decoction Of noodles etc.
before the reporter. who soon hied
forth in search OF other trouble.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
Traffic Ceases on Entire Cascade Division
of Great Northevn---Usi Northern
Pacific Tracks.

far as Wenatchee. $50 miles west.
and was snCwbound.
The train arrived at Leavcnworth
at , o'clock this morning and was
sent back to Spokane bringing with
il all the passengers and the United
States mail. which will be sent over
the Northern Pacific.
It is with great difficulty that the
Northern Pacific is able to handle its
trains, having found it necessary to
run a snowplow q few minutes in ad-
vance Of their trains. Freight is at
stardstill on all lines in this sec
ton.
Three large wrccking crews are on
the way to the crippled bridge west
of the Cascades on the Great North
ern.
Special instructions have been is
sued not to accept live stock ship
ments or to sell tickets for points
between Leavenworth and Seattle.
The only trains now running be-
tween Spokane and Leavenworth are
the two local trains. The eastbound
train viii be handled as usual. but
with some difficulties which will be
overcome promptly.
Superintendent w. y. Scott has
been fighting the snow blockade be-
tween Old Mission and Leavcnworth
for I've past "a hours without much
SrcccSs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
IN ITALY.

ROME Dec. 25.--According to the
old custom in the court of Italy the
queen spent the past week in purchas-
ing the best and newest toys and
Christmas gifts that could be pro-
cured. The result was that two en-
tire rooms of the Quirinal palace were
filled with them. Some Of these toys
are to be hung on the Christmas trees
of Princess Yolanda and the baby
princess, while others have been sent
to all the children's institutions
which bear the names of the infant
princesses or that of Queen Helene.
Every child, also. of everyone con-
nected with the court and the royal
household is to receive present
from the royal infants. The court
ladies and gentlemen receive the
usual presents of jewelry, tea serv-
ices, coffee services, etc, according
to their position.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
worst SNOW BLOCKADE
IN Railways HISTORY

Assistant General Superintendent
II. y. Kennedy, who accompanied j.
j. Hill east as far as IEavre, returned
here for the purpose of spending the
day with his family, but on account
of the critical situation has left for
the Cascade tunnel Kenredy's
Christmas presents were delivered at
his car during a heavy storm. The
train was held at Spokane about 40
minutes. waiting on the railway man
to get food and supplies.
on the Great Northern, No. 3, west
bound, can not be heard from and has
been annulled. \ train left last night
for the west and turned at Leaven-
worth, coming in today as No. 4, an
hour and 40 minutes late. The regu-
lar No. will be in some time today
on the Northern Pacific tracks. and is
anywhere from IA to 20 hours late.
On the Northern Pacific, No. /, due
here from the east at 6:55. is 4 hours
50 minutes late: No, 4. eastbound, due
last night at 1915. arrived 10 hours
late; No. 8, westbound. due at 2:30
this morning. was three hours behind
time, and No. 6, from the west, due
at 1880 this morning, did not arrive
till 10 o'clock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
SPORTING NEWS.
MONROE OF BUTTE.

Jeffries, the big champion of the
world. says he could easily have put
Jack Monroe Of Butte out. but he
wanted the audience to get the worth
Of their money. That was good on
Jeffries' part. And the audience got
the worth of its money, too. Mon
roe not only stayed the four rounds
and won the small purse of $3.50, but
he sent Jeffries to his knees at one
time. He is the only man who ever
sot a decision against the big follow,
He is a native Of Minnesota and is
little known excepting on the Pacific
coast, where at Frisco he gained
some reputation four years agao as
trainer. In Minnesota he was known
as a football coach. Butte sports
offer to bet $1,000 that there is no
man in the northwest who can stay
10 rounds with the miner excepting
Jeffries ana Fitzsimmons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
$500 EAT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Twenty-fVe
hundred cold and hungry wanderers
were made glad today by Big Tim
Sullivan. representatives. elect from
the Eighth congressional district and
his nephew, Alderman Timothy r.
Sullivan, in the bowery headquarters
of the Timothy D. Sullivan associa-
ton. The arrangements include a
typical Christmas repast and gifts
of warm stockings and knit gloves to
each attendant For the mammoth
feast there was served 10000 pounds
of turkey, 1000 mince pies, barrels
of apples and cranberries, bread,
cakes, nuts and plum pudding in pro
portion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
NEW FIGHTERS.

California is growing several more
big fighters. Among those in sight
are "Toothpick" Kelley, who prom
Uses to become the only rival Jeffries
has had since he became champion.
Kelley is feet inches high
weighs 240 pounds trained and has
immense strength. He is said to be
as clever as feathcrweight and can
send them in. Two colored fighters
are also being uursed in the art of
fighting-Cam McNey and Jack John
son, both big men, McNey being about
the size of Jeffries. Johnson is big
enough also and recently defeated
George Gardner, who aspired to fight
Jcffries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
In AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Dec. 24.-Emperor Fran
els Joseph spends Christmas with his
favorite daughter, Archduchess Marie
Valerie, at Wallsee castle, as has been
his custom for a number of years,
Vienna palace with its sad memories
and vacant chairs is a gloomy holi-
day abode and the venerable emperor
loves nothing better than stealing
away from his capital with as little
state as possible, and joining the
grandchildren in their romps. Before
departing, however, he sees to it that
his retaincrs are provided with the
wherewithal to have a merry Christ
mas in their own way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

The railways experienced one Of the
worst days in the history yesterday.
The snowfall, which was not heavy
here. completely blocked the Great
Northern line between Wenatchee and
Leavenworth and delayed trains on
other lines.
Later several slides. averaging
from 10 to 60 feet deep and running
in length from two to three miles.
were reported.
The Cascade division is completely
tied up. No through trains will be
handled between Spokane and Seattle
over the Great Northern for four or
five days on account Of a terrific slide,
which completely demolished a span
of a bridge west of Cascade tunnel
All through trains east and west be-
tween Spokane and Seattle are run
ming over the Northern Pacific.
The eastern divisions are little bet
ter OF, being only able to keep the
line open and operate trains with
great delays. Trains from the east
are on the average nine and ten hours
late.
James J. Hills special was stuck
in the snow and somewhat delayed.
Heavy rotaries were Immediately
sent to their rescue and the special
is fighting it's way to St, Paul.
The evening train, which left Spo-
kane Tuesday at o'clock. went as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
SP0KANE'S SHOWING
SECOND GLASS MAIL

up well with cities Of more than dou-
Bile the population.
The last month of the fiscal year
is taken by the department to illus
trate the amount of second-class mat
ter each city is handling For the
month of June, 1902. the figures for
Portland and Spokane are: Spokane,
10 publications. 66.04S pounds mailed;
Portland 5S publications, 61,3O3
pounds mailed.
BY this statement it Is seen that
Spokane with only 10 publications
mailed per cent more matter than
Portland with As more publications
than Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

An extract of the report Of the
general superintendent of railway
mail service for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 last shows that in second
class matter Spokane is far above
Portland and Tacoma and many other
cities of it's class.
The showing also indicates the de-
velopment of this class of matter in
the Spokane postoffice. y few years
ago there was no thought of making
q comparison. Spokane was far down
on the list. However, II now ranks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

The presents which would have ar
rived here December "a from points
east of Omaha will not arrive before
Montay afternoon.
The reports from Wyoming, Ne
braska and Dakotas indicate that
trains are tied up on account Of the
heavy snowstsym and the prospects
are that very poor tins will be made
to the coast after the blockade is
raised, owing 80 the fact tha. the
snow is badly drifting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
ERNIE RETIRES.

Frank Erne of Buffalo, eX-light-
weight champion Of the world, has re-
tired from the ring. His retirement
follows his defeat at the hands Of
Jimmy Britt of San Francisco, which
was the saddest blow of his career.
During the II years he has been in
the ring the Buffalo lad has made
over 100000 He has not been a
spendthrift and can retire with a
comfortable littl" sum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
BASEBALL SITUATION.

The baseball situation seems to re-
main unchanged. The war still RACES
and appears to go against the out
law Californians. OF late feeling
has sprung up in Seattle that il is a
most foolhardy proposition to try to
support two league teams. 1t is a
einch that if the thing is tried it
means losing money for both leagues.
a valiant effort Is being made to
checkmate the formation Of club in
Seattle for the outlaws.
The Seattle baseball team to be a
member Of the Pacific Coast league
has been fully organized with Park
Wilson as manager. Work on the
new grounds will be started soon
after January ! and at least $4,000
will be expended in the construction
of the new park. Among the hnan-
cial hackers of the team are Phil +.
Kelly, George B. Lamping, Perry Pol
son. ]. e. Long, George W. Dilling.
Lou Cohen, Fred f. Fisher, Scott
Calhoun and r. NJ. Kinnear.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

SEATTLE, Dec. 25.-There are nine
snOwslides in the Cascades on the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads and no train arrived here
yesterday. The railroad bridge on the
Great Northern at Madison was car
ried away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

Otto ZicGler, the crack bicyciist,
who is known in racing circles as the
Little Demon" of California. is to
return to the track after an absence
of two years. He has received let
ter from Dupay of Paris, offering him
$4,000 per year to ride in the leading
cities of Europe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
sHAREEY WILLING.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.---Tom Shar-
key. replying to the expressed wish
Of Jack Monpoc the Butte sensation.
says that he is willing TO fight either
Monroe or Jeffries a short bout
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

WENATCHEE, Wash, Dec. 25.-
This section is covered with a 20-inch
fall of snow, which occurred last
night, and all trains are blockaded.
The merchants are feeling the effects
of the storm on their Christmas trade
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

Dick Lewis Of Spokane who . Is :.
Wallace. says hs will accept the chg
lenge ofsRufe Turner of Seattle, and
will put up a $3.50 forfeit to bring the
fight off in the next 80 days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

On January s. Kelley, the Tooth
pick" and big Sam McVey. colored,
will come together in Los Angeles
and the winner Will probably get a
30 with Champion Jeffrics. Neither
man has yet been beaten The two
men VIII fight At catch weights.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25

Tom jenkins, the great catch-as-
catch-can wrestler Of Cleveland, in
his match at New York with George
Bothner, in which he was to throw
him four times in an hour. failed to
throw his man in the required time.
Jcnkiii~ scored three fails. the first
in p seconds, the second IN IS min
utes sct<1ds, aud the third in 10
minutes 10 seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-30
WELLS PROMOTED
Takes Neyin's Place as Santa
Fe General Manager.
No Successor to Wells Has Been
Named.

The announcement was received to-
day at the Office of the general manager
of the Santa Fe that Arthur G. Wells
has been appointed to succeed w. q.
Nevin as general manager of the santa
Fe coast lines. Mr.. Nevin died at Los
Angeles, Cal, last Sunday. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Wells goes into effect at
general superintendent of the coast lines
has not been announced
Mr.. Wells appointment was generally
expected by the Topeka officials He
was the logical successor to Mr.. Nevin,
as he acted as general manager during
Mr.. Nevin's long leave of absence in
Europe. Mr.. Wells has been general
superintendent and acting general man
ager of the Santa Fe coast lines since
1897.
1t is thought probable that ]. f. Hur-
ern division of the Santa F'e main line,
will be made general superintendent of
the coast lines, though there is some
talk that Mr.. Hurley would prefer his
present position.
A G.. Wells was formerly employed
in the Office of the general manager of
the Santa Fe at Topeka He was
transportation clerk, and then became
first assistant to the chief clerk
Mr. Wells was born on November Is,
1851, at Guelph, Ontario. He commenced
railroad work as a machinist's helper
in the shops of the Kansas City, st.
served as clerk to one of the Santa Fe
division superintendent, and in 1895
became assistant to the first vice presi-
dent of the Santa Fe, from which posi-
ton he went to the general Superin-
tendency of the coast lines in 1897.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-30
SANTA FE BUYS LAND.
Purchases 30 Lots From C. IL.
Holiday on Fifth Street.

Chas. K. Holiday has sold to the
Santa Fe road 80 lots of land lying just
across Fifth street from the Santa Fe
passenger depot. Three lots of the land
are between the Santa Fe passenger
tracks and the Santa Fe freight tracks,
and the Santa Fe was obliged to buy
this for self protection. The remaining
27 lots are the numbers facing the San
ia Fee tracks on the west. and include
the lots now occupied by the Wells
Fargo express depot, and several small
restaurants. The tract purchased by the
Santa Fe extends as far west as the al
ley back of the We1ls-Fargo depot. 1t
is understood that the purchase price
was in the neighborhood of $4,000.
1t is denied by the Santa Fee officials
that the purchase of land has any con-
the passenger depot which is described
a length in the railroad columns of to-
days State Journal.
D. E. Cain, chief clerk to the general
manager, says:
The Santa F'e has long contemplated
the purchase of the land. The part
which we wanted most We're the lots
tracks. If we had not purchased 1t,
somebody else might have done and
built a barn in there, or anything they
saw fit. In order to purchase the three
lots we We're obliged to buy the tract
on the west side of the tracks"
1t is stated that the land which has
been purchased on the west side of the
tracks will be used for increased track
age facilities. W. c. Ilette, chief clerk
to General Superintendent Resseguie,
says: I'VE have long needed more room
for tracks in the vicinity of the depot,
chase, I knew that it has been conten-
Mated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-30

to the patriotic task of hearkening to the
viii of the Missouri and Kansas push that
moment he and we have got fight on our
With Roosevelt the hen poitici ans 0o Of our
state and the Junior senator from Kansas
'.Mauger the fact that there are over
100000 of us while you muster but a
that this disparity in numbers is not a
sufficient justification for our longer re-
terms of amity and equality You are do
ing the best you can and it would be I'M
sides, what you lack in numbers is more
than compensated for in splendid lighting
big. There be generals who could out
weigh a nall dozen tunstons but that ire
the heart of your famous brigadier. en-
ables him to do the deeds which admit
looks with admiration. love and wonder;
You We heard SO oftenIyou couldn't
of what terrible P9nishmenf t'e we are al
ways about to infict on the Democratic
therefore that now and then there shond
fit across your mind the vague shadow
souri, in line politically with her noble sis
tiers, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois,
the nation, but, my word for it, the hour
of our sure and splendid triumph can not
I plead guilty to the charge that the Mis-
souri, Republicans sweep more elections by
fewer of them at the polls than almost
any other set of Republicans on earth,
but their unprecedented augmentation in
numbers from 145,029 in 1876 to 314092 for
the greatest president of modern times in
November, 1860. and the rapid declensfon
of Democratic gubernatorial ma jorities
from .924 in 1875, to Is. 1876 for the biggest
disappointment of all governors in Novem-
Der, 1900, / here offer in substantial ton of
the declaration that your big neighbor to
the east of you is almost if not quite
ready to march shoulder to shoulder, step
to step and heart to heart with you in the
mighty and majestic procession of stall
Wart Republican states.
1T would be an easy quest to find here
and there man of timid, pessimistic or
believe that there is any power in heaven,
Hanna or hell to lift the Democratic mort
gage from the state of Missouri. 1t is, in
deed, task before which the
weakling and the coward NAV
well stand hopeless. helpless and
afraid. But to the man who Heights
In doing mans work. the man who has
seen deep enough below Hfe's superfceS
and trivialties to know that the good
things of earth, those that broaden the
mind, enrich the heart and lift high the
horizon, are won, with seldom exception,
only through toll. through sacrifice and
derstands that only the hard victories are
the helpful ones; that only upon founda-
lions of stones and steps of granite do
rear the structure that shall not fall
nor crumble at the crumbling touch of
time-to such a man l say the prospect
of a redeemed Missouri is full of joy and
hope and courage"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-30
MEDIUM RECALLED.
Continuation of the Trial of AL
bert Il. Patrick.

New York. Jan. S0.-The trial of AL
bert T. Patrick, attorney, accused of
the murder of W. NJ. Rice, was con-
tinued today before Recorder Golf.
Norman S. Medium, a banker, to whom
Patrick is alleged to have made the
suggestion that there be no contest of
the will of 1900, alleged to have been
forged, was recalled to the stand as
the first witness of the day. Meldrum
said he and Capt. Baker met Patrick at
Rice's apartments on September "a,
1900. Patrick on that occasion told of
the 1900 will, and showed copy of the
document
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
asked again to have the 1896 will adj
mitted as evidence. Counsel for the de-
Tense objected, and the recorder ruled
that the document should not be al
lowed.
The signatures to a will made by Rice
in 1898 were submitted to the witness,
and after examining them he said they
Medium said the last time he saw
Rice write his name was in September,
1896.
Joseph L. Blinn. of Springfield. Mass,
a nephew of W. NJ. Rice, was called
and asked to give list of Rice's rela-
tives, the assistant district attorney
saying that he wished to show that
every human being who could make
a fight got a larger legacy under the
will of 1900 than under the will of 1896"
The list was then made. Blinn said he
was nOUlned OF R1ce'S death by tele-
gram from Jones and he hurried to New
York. He went to Rice's apartments
and there met Jones. Patrick reached
the house an hour later.
Patrick. the witness said, asked me if
l knew how l Jared under the will. I
said no, and he told me 1 was to get
$4,000 and my son $1,000. Then he sat
down and began to figure how much
each of US would get I asked him how
soon 1 could have the money and he
said could take it home with me.
The witness said Patrick made his
calculations on the margin of a news
paper This margin of paper was placed
in evidence. The assistant district at
torney read from 1T the figures $50 O00
$25, 900 and $4,000 and argued that these
figures showed knowledge by Patrick of
the 1896 will. He offered that will in
evidence again and Recorder Goff on
the objections of the defense again ruled
1t not competent. Blinn said he heard
Patrick say to Jones:
4 got that money all right"
On SS-examination Blinn said an
agreement had been reached that he was
to receive SIS, 900 from the Rice Insti-
der the provisions of that will he was
left $1,000 and under the Patrick will
$40. 600.
Emanuel Raphael, secretary and man
ager of the Houston clearing house and
one of the trustees of the Rice Institute,
was nthe next witness. He said Ire knew
Rice for more than 80 years. The re-
corder would not permit the witness to
tell of a conversation he had with Rice
about the institute before it was incor-
porated.