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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11
NEITHER DIRECTLY NOR INDI
RECTLT.

The mayor has the right. and it is
not disputed by law. to manufacture
goods or make sales of material 10
contractors 50 long as he is not di-
rectly interested in the contract.
~ The Gilbert Hunt Company
made certain bands for WOrley. ma
terial which any one can make-Un-
ion.
By what authority Of the consti-
tuition of the nation or of the state
does the organ of a United States
senator presume to overrule the en-
phatic decisions of the supreme court
Of this state? That court declared in
a recent case:
Long experience has taught law
makers and courts the innumerable
and insidiOus evasions Of this salutary
principle that can be made, and there
fore the statute denounces such a con-
tract if a city officer shall be interest
ed not only directly, but indirectly.
However devious and winding the
chain may be which connects the Of
fcer with the forbidden contract, if it
can be followed and the connection
made, the contract is void. 1t would
seem that the interest of a sock
holder OF corporation brings such
stakeholder within the reason of the
rule prohibiting an officer from be
ing interested in the city's business. -
City Of N0rthpOrt VS.. NorthpOrt
Townsite Co, q Wash. 543
The Union admits that the little
| iron bands and the little iron rods" for
which the mayors company received
over $500 could have been made by
any blacksmith in the city" Then
even the plea of necessity, which is
not recognized by the supreme court
does not apply to this case. The
| mayor had the inside over any would
| be competitor in dealing with Worley
and hence he got the making of these
bands at a good round price. That
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

If Eoss Burford insists upon the
purchase Of half the Thomas ranch
for twenty-five thousand dollars in
order to enable the First National
bank, which owns the land, to get
back its money Oh an old loan and
clear big sum of money on the other
half. he Will have his way, if Mayor
Hunt is reelected. just as he has had
in getting bank taxes settled at 60
cents on the dollar and in promoting
the passage Of the new twenty five
year gas and electric franchises. No
wonder Boss Burford's morning and
evening organs are SO jealous in the
support Of Hunt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11
might cover a multitude of sins for
all the public knows.

might cover a multitude of sins for
all the public knows.
The water registrar is not to blame
for the vague nature Of these reports.
FIa gives the council just what the
water committee wants him to give
AMI no more.
1t was through such methods Of SUP
pressing the facts that the council
was able to wash away in the water
department some Of sthe disburse-
ments il the settlement of the Worley
flume matter. According 20 the morn
ing paper there is still a thousand
dollars Of expenditure on this account
chat has not yet come to light. BY
the same means the council covered
up the expenses of the member ON
their junketing trip TO Portland Seat
tie and Tacoma last year. No report
Of the cost to the city Of the trip, no.
tel bills, etc, was ever made.
OF course if the people of Walla
Walla approve of this system Of con-
Quoting the water department. all we'll
and good They can get more and
plenty OF it by rejoicing Mayor Hunt
next Monday. But on the other hand
if they wish to see the water depart
ment conducted according to sound
business principles, they should vote
for that excellent business man,
Frank S. Dement, for mayor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

There is said to be good reason for
believing that the reason Adam
Schmidt waived preliminary eXamina-
ton on the charge of perjury in Sc
curing naturalization papers for ma
tives Of Russia because the ma
chine by which he is employed feared
that the evidence to be brought out
at the triad would show that Schmidt
acted under orders from machine lead
ers and that he alone is not culpable.
The fact that Levi Ankeny went on
Schmidts bond lends color to this re-
mort
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

Yes, KEGS voted for the Sunday
closing barber law which, is OF COM
paratively little Importance to Union
labor, but he voted against the fellow
servant law that was intended to pro
tect families CT laboring men killed
or injured while in the service Of cor
poratiOns. The machine to which he
belonged killed nearly all the labor
bills that were presented to the legis-
lature. Union labor owes nothing &c
KEGS or to any other member of the
legislature who voted from first tC
last according to the dictates of the
corporations represented by the Stev
ensOn lobby.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

Union labor men should not be de-
ceived by letters written by Repre-
sentative Lyons or any other member
Of King county's bunch. Certainly
no such letter should induce any
member of a local union to sign a pc
titiOn in favor OF Frank KEGS as chief
Of police
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

If YOU want to continue paying
three dollars a thousand for gas while
the CITY pays the gas company ten
thousand dollars year for few sick
ly arc lights, vote for Gilbert Hunt,
who will assuredly do the will of
StockhoIder Burford in seeing that
no competing gas company agreeing
to supply gas at $3.50 a thousand is
given a fOothold in Walia Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

Will Merchant, a candidate for CITY
assessor. is a native of Walla Walla
and is a young man Of whom the city
has reason to be proud His pOpu-
larity will be proven at the polls next
Monday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

Even the ministers Of the city see
that J. G. Billman, whether he knows
it or not, is being used as catspaw
for KEGS and none Of them will sup
port him. It should not take much
knowledge of politics to discern that
every vote for Hillman is vote for
K apc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

Whether or not there shall be an
other issue of the Statesman before
the election depends upon how well
the two machine organs conduct
themselves on Sunday and on Monday
morning
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

ne violated the law which he took
solemn oath to uphold there is not
shadow of doubt in the light OF the
plain declarations of the supreme
court as well as Of the law itself
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11

Remember that Jerry Browns name
will appear as Alvah Brown on the
official ballot. 1t will be third in the
list but first in the count.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11
WEATHER.

Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy
cooler Sunday
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-11
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Copy O. change of advertisement
must be delivered 20 the business Of
Ace by the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. to
insure insertion in the issue OF even
safe.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
SITUATION AT SAN DOMINGO.
Rebels Refuse to Entertain Peace Pro-
posas--City In Panic State.

Rebels Refuse to Entertain Peace Pro-
posaIs-City In Panic State.
San Domingo, Sunday, Nov. %
President Wos Gil, in his effort to
bring out peaceful arrangement with
the insurgent forces which are be-
sieging this city today, commissioned
United States Minister Powell, the
Belgian minister, the minister of Hay
ii and the Spanish consul to visit the
insurgent camp. Consequently an
armistice was agreed upon, to expire
at noon, and the peace commission
consulted with the insurgent leaders.
The latter, however, refused to enter
tain the peace proposals and demand,
ed the surrender Of the city, but they
prolonged the armistice until O'Clock
this evening, after which hour the bonn.
bardment of San Domingo will re.
sumo and will be continued until the
capitol falls.
The United States minister's resi-.
dence was destroyed during the pre-
v1ous bombardments. The inhabitants
of this city are in a state of panic.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
RIOTERS CUT WIRES.
Street Car Lines In Chicago Still Hav
ind Trouble.

in9
Chicago, Nov 23.-Nhile prepara
tions were being completed today for
the opening of the State street cable
line, not heretofore operated during
the strike of employees Of the Chica
go city railway, rioters were engaged
in trying to put out of commission the
four lines which the company has been
operating on limited scale.
Trolley wires were cut in a half doz
en- places on Halstead street and the
cars on that line were delayed over
an hour while repairs were being made
under police protection. An effort
was made also to blockade Archer
avenue, where it was apparently be
lieved cars would be run today as a
possible result of the State street line
Quantities of rocks were found to
have been hauled in wagons and
dumped on the tracks. In policing
the four branches opened last week
as we'll as the State street line pa
trolmen were stationed only at street
intersection, except where trouble
was thought most likely to occur.
Fewer policemen were detailed tc
ride on the cars today than durine
last week.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
STEAMER DISCOVERY
IS PROBABLY LOST
Thought Vessel Went Down
In Arctic Regions.
is WASHED ASHORE.

| ~ 10 NSW AIiSASiaS ShOA N''S
Discovery With a Passenger List of
Thirty, Is Lost-Missng Since Early
in October.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 23.-A dispatch
to The Post-Intelligencer from Ju-
neau, Alaska announces that j. Bent,
a passenger on the steamer Excelsior,
which has arrived there, reports chat
a mass of wreckage from the Nome
steamer Discovery has washed ashore
at the mouth of Seal river, 80 miles
below Yakutuk. This information
makes it practically certain that the
Discovery is lost and leaves little hope
for any Of the passengers of the crew.
The number aboard the Discovery is
estimated at 80 The vessel left
Nome early in October and sailed from
Yakutuk on Oct 20. This was the
last seen of her.
The passenger list of the Discovery
is in the possession of the steamers s
agent at Nome and cannot be obtained.
The following members OF the crew
are believed to have been on the YES
sci:
Captain J H. McGrath, master;
Captain M. R. Walters, manager of the
company which owns the Discovery;
Edward Ford, first officer; Guy VOL
ford, chief engineer; Edward Van Sice
purser; William Daingerfield, steward;
Robert Carlson, deckhand; Albert Kis,
sci, acting walter; Henry Price, Sec
ond engineer; William S. Hadek, fire
man.
The Discovery was built at Port
Townsend in 1898 for the Puget sound
trade. She has been in the Nome traf.
f1c for the past three years.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
WHOLESALE HOUSES
ARE PREY TO FLAMES
Knoxville, Tenn, Suffers a
Severe Loss by Fire.
ESTIMATED AT $4,000.

Wholesale Section of the City Adjoin-
ing the Southern Railway Freight
Depot Is Visisted by Disastrous Fire.
Insurance Fairly Covers Loss.
Knoxville, Tenn, NNoy 23-Fire
today totally destroyed four large
Wholesale buildings and damaged a
fifth in the wholesale section of the
city adjoining the Southern railways s
freight depots. The loss is from $780,
900 to 100000, fairly we'll insured.
The buildings burned were:
Swift & Co.'s cold storage ware
house.
F. c. Kaiser, produce warehouse.
Dick & Dick, wholesale grocery spe-
ciaIties. n
w. w. Scarborough, Henderson com
pany, produce warehouse.
McClung, Buffet & Blackwell, hard
ware and machinery warehouse.
The last two concerns occupying the
same building.
The wholesle grocery house of w.
~ A<OShOCL " w., duJOlulL1S, SunGI6U
slight damage.
The fire is thought to have originat-
ed in the McClung, Buffet & Blackwell
or the Scarborough-Hend build
ings.
The flames spread rapidly to other
buildings. Considerable quantities of
the contents of the buildings were
saved.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
MiSSisSippi Banks Do Well

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 23.-According
to the statements of leading fnanciers,
the banking business of Mississippi
during the past year has been the most
satisfactory ever known in the history
OF the state, and the percentage of
dividends declared at the end of the
year will show a handsome increase
over last year. The volume of loans
has been unusually large and collections
much prompter than heretofore, many
borrowers anticipating their loans. A
heavy increase has also been shown
in deposits, and throughout the year
there has been an abundance of money
in circulation all over the state.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
American Federation of Lsbo.

Boston, Nov 23.-In the conyelM
Of the American Federation of !.
the committee of grievances hand
several reports. The convention
cepted the conventions recomm
tion that no recommendatior~sx NJ
essary in the dispute between
Riggers and the Bridge and Str11
al Iron workers. A fays able n
instructing the AmalgsSS led Sou
of Carpenters to Withdrawals menjbel
from any work in which any unien
the United Society of CarpentersT \
struck was laid upon the table. 81
discussion followed on a grieval
resolution affecting the Amalgamsv
Association of Woodworkers aJn
United Brotherhood of Carper
Joiners. The former organiAat:ofS !.
charged the latter with inducing x
eral woodworkers' unions to join
carpenters and joiners.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
To CHALLENGE for Americas Gun

Glasgow, Nov. 23.-The reported In.
tention of Clyde yachtsmen to chal
lenge for the Americas cup was to.
day confirmed by the Glasgow Herald.
The paper adds: THE latest sugges.
ton on the subject which is favorably
received is that Messrs. Coates. Clark
and Donaldson, should head three sep.
arate syndicates and have three yachts
designed respectively by Watson, Fife
and Milne, the yachts to be raced
throughout the summer and the best
one to be selected to chaIlnge in 1eN5 ),
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
East Lake, Ala, Dec. 8th, 1902.

East Lake, Ala, Dec. 8th, 1902.
Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Ali
gust lst went to Verbena, Ala, to hold
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, SO feeble was
scarcely able to preach. Mr.. F. A. GuIledge,
of Verbena, with whose family was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. |
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks was was much
better. In three weeks | had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully we'll
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
j. NJ. MCCORD,
Pastor VerbenaSS SSBaptist Church.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Expedition Abandoned.

Buenos Ayres, Nov. 23.-Owing to
the arrival at Rio Galligio, of the Ar
gentine warship Uuruguay, with the
members of the Nordenskjold Antarc.
tic expedition on board, the French
(ArchoD expedition which intended
to proceed shortly in search of the
Swedish explorers, has been stopped:
The Uruguay found N2e officers of the
Nordenskjold expedition on Louis Phil
pc Island and the other members OF
the party are on Seymour island.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Oil Famine at crawfordviILs.

Crawfordville, Ca, Nov. 23.-Craw
fordville is in the midst of an oil fam.
inc. Recently the city council placed
a business tax of $40 per year on the
Standard Oil company. The compa,
ny has headquarters at Union Point
and serves this place with a tank on
wheels when the council increased
the price of 2. cents per gallon and
have been negligent about sending its
tank here. If it does not arrive in a
few days the people will be forced to
order oil from some other point
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
PeddIer Falls to Death.

Dublin, Ga, Nov Pm Manseur,
Syrian peddler, who had stand in
Dublin, fell from a 30-foot trestle on
the Wrightsville and Tennille railway
in few feet of water and was so in.
jured that he died in half anhour
Manseur had been in this country two
years and came from a few miles oi
Birut, Syria. He has brother-in-laW
in Savannah, but no other relatives in
this country.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Liberal Beuuests Made bv Will.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 23.-The terms
OF the will of the late Henry Klein, a
we'll known Hebrew capitalist, has
been made known although the will is
not to be filed for probate until the
arrival here of one of the executors
Besides liberal bequests to relatives
he gives to the Wesleyan Methodist
University and st. Johns Roman Cath
olic hospital, both of Helena. S. GDG
each. The consumption hospital %
Denver will get $4,000 as also viii :
Hebrew Union college of Cincin7Y
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
To Move School to Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. ga com.
mittee of Montgomery most promi-
nent business men have been taking
up a collection to raise 10000 SO as
to have the Southern university at
Greensboro moved to Montgomery
This is a prominent Methodist institu
ton. Three. sites have been offered
to the committee. Fifteen thousand
dollars has been raised.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Prominent St. LouisIan Dead.

ST. Louis, Nov. 23-Jonathan Rice,
first vice president of the Rice Stix
Dry Goods company, vice president Of
the Mercantile Trust company and a
leading figure in commercial and re.
ligious circles, died today of heart
trouble. Mr.. Rice was born at Ham.
burg, Bavaria, in 1843, and came to
this country in 1860. At the time of
the yellow fever scourge in Memphis,
in 1873, Mr.. Rice who was then in
business there, and was an active
worker of the relief association.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Waived Examination

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 23.-Ex.
Mayor George z. Perry, charged with
having received a bribe of 1888 from
Liant K. Salisbury while the Garman.
Cameron WSter deal was in progress
waived examination in police court
today and was bound over to the s,,.
perior court for trial. He furnished
bail to the amount of $4,000.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Volcano stromboIi Ao+;,,.

New York, Nov. 23.-Telegrams
from Catania report that a series OF
loud explosions and the throwing out
out incandescent matter show that
the activity of StromboH is augment
ing, says Herald dispatch from Ma
pies. The dense smoke and clouds
which covered the mountain prevent ex
act observation on the phenomena.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Horrible Fate of Lumberman

Raleigh, n c., Nov. 23.-Richard
Branch, workman at the Gay Lum.
Der company's saw mill at Kingston,
was cut in two pieces, split from the
shoulder downward. in the sight Of
his fellow workmen He was in some
way caught by the log carriage and
the saw went through him
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
BURLINGTON BACKING SCHEME
Valdez Copper River and Yukon Rail
way Project.

way Project.
Portland, Ore, Nov. 23.-F c. Heinz
OF New York, leading spirit in ting
Valdez, Copper River and Yukon Raj
way project, and j. d. McGilliveray,
we'll known Alaskan mining engineeiI
have arrived here on their way FROM
Valdez to the east
The company will build the road
from Valdez to Eaglewood, and will
have a mileage of 413 miles. 1T is
capitalized at $16,000,0OO It is limited
that the Burlington is backing the
scheme with view to making it d
link in he continuous railroad from
New York to Paris, which is now being
seriously considered. 1t is said that
the Burlington Will build through Ia
the coast, connect with railroad alr
the Panhandle of Alaska to the Valdez
Copper River and Yukon line. from
whence a connection will be built to
meet the trans-Siberian as soon as
the Russian road is constructed
through to the Behring straits.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
:. HAVOC WROUGHT BY WIND.
storm In Germany Greatly Incon.
veniences Traffic.

Veniences Traffic.
Berlin, Nov 23.-The high winds
that have been sweeping over Germa.
ny for SO hours, accompanied by heavy
rainfall, continue to delay traffic and
interrupt telegraphic communication
and have caused several railroad acci.
dents. At Schlebusch the wind start.
ed several freight cars, which were on
a switch, their speed accelerated and
finally they ran on to the main line
and collided with an express train.
No one was badly hurt.
The Hamburg-American line steam.
er Deutschland, during the storm on
Saturday tore out the pile to which
she was mOored while unloading at
Hamburg and went adrift. The moor.
Ing chain and the pile struck the YES.
sci and broke a plat forward. She
Is now at Cuzhaven and will go to Kiel
or Stettin for repairs.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
ornithoIoqists Interested.

st. Vincent, B. w. l., Nov. %. Sup
posed changes in West Indies ornI
thology in consequence of recent hui
ricanes and eruptions are st5ract;s4Q
English and American or1itholog5sfs
Austin Clark, of Boston, has sao,,@,,,
many rare specimens, Including tbre,
Of the Soufriere bird, the Myyffarcp !. !
beril. The first known specime{ =
this bird was obtained by Fred.
Ober, in 1867, since which year)l
bird has not been seen, though o5fei
heard near the volcano.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
CHICAGO Sanitary Conditions.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Ihe great i'm
provement in sanitary conditions in
Chicago in 65 years is the subject oi
the weekly bulletin issued by the de
partment of health. During the quar-
ter of a century preceding water sup
ply and sewerage the average annua
death rate was 1887, while last quar-
ter ending in 1902, it fell to 1916.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Panama Railroad

New York, Nov 23.-President ca
brera has opened 80 miles ~e of the
Panama railroad, says 4 ~ dis
patch from Guatemala City. This
makes 120 miles of the line in Guate
mala, leaving only about 100 miles yet
to be built, chiefly in Mexico, to con.
meet with Guatemala City.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Cruisers Arrive at San Don,inoo

San Domingo, Nov. 23-The Ital.
ian third-class cruiser Liguria. and
the Dutch armored cruiser Deruiter
nave arrived here. The Dominican
Warship Presidente went to Azua de
Compostela, about 60 miles from here.
last night. The sanitary condition
OF San Domingo is good, but the poor
are suffering for want of food, The
prices of provisions are very high.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
American Firm Gets the Contract.

New York, Nov. 23.-According to
information received here the Lorain
street company has secured a contrac.
to put in a complete electric trolley
system In the city of Wolverhamp.
ton, Eng. This is said to be the first
contract ever given an, American firm
for establishing such a system. There
were large number of English com
petitors.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Mrs. Eddy Receivers Stolen Goods.

Concord, N. H, Nov 23.-severa
hundred dollars worth of valuable
articles stolen from Pleasant View
the home of Mrs Baker G. Eddy, the
head of the Christian Science church
on Friday night have been found in
a swamp Mrs Eddy says she has
now every thing that was stolen.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
Engineer and Brakeman Lose Thbir
Lives.

Charlotte, N. c., Nov 23-1n a
freight wreck on the Murphy branch
of the Southern railway near Balsom,
last night Engineer Guy Moore, OF
Asheville, and Brakeman Charles Por.
ter, of Andrews, were killed and Con-
ductor Bone, Fireman Fortune and
Flagman Killian were injured.
The freight train startS4 down the
when the crew lost control Of the ira
long grade on Balsam mountain
when the crew lost control of the train
and it dashed down the mountain side,
plunging into a gully below.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Teeth Removed from Stomach.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Nov. .23.-Fred.
erick G. Smith, who swallowed two
teeth on Friday night during a fit OF
coughing has had them removed from
his stomach and is doing we'll. DR.
Roswell Park, who attended Presi.
dent Mckinley on his death bead, per.
formed the operation.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-24
Sultan Has cancerous Trouble

New York, Nov. 23.-The sultan
of Turkey frequently reported to be
i'll from one cause or another, is now
alleged, by the Vienna correspondent
of the World, to be suffering from a
cancer in the intestines. He is said
to have refused to undergo an opera.