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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
WARSHIPS OF Three
NATIONS PARTICIPATE
IN TODAY'S EVENTS

resented by prominent citizens in tho
costumes of the times.
The religious ceremonies In the 81.
Louis cathedral will be identical with
those of a hundred years ago. and tho
salute will be fired from Jackson
square formerly the Place d'Armes)
and from cannon century old.
The colonial exhibit will remain
open a month in the archiepiscopal
palace. formerly the Ursuline con-
vent. the Oldest public building in
the Mississippi valley The exhibit
will include a large number of inter-
esting relics which have been pre-
served by the creole families Of New
Orleans.
The program as finally completed
will be opened tomorrow evening with
a reception and ball in the Cabild0.
The celebrated beauties Of New Or
leans will dance the minuet In eos-
tunes duplicating those of colonial
days. and an old fashioned New Or
leans supper will interrupt the dan
cling at midnight. This even is In
charge of the ladies' of the Historical
society it's patronesses representing
the best and oldest families of New
Orleans.
Saturday morning the commemor-
alive exercises will be held in tho
Cabildo at which there will be adj
dresses by Governor Heard and the
French and Spanish ambassadors,
followed by a military parade and a
naval review before the city. In the
evening the guests OF the city will
attend a special gala performance at
the French opera house.
Sunday. which will be the real CEN
tenary of the transfer, the day Will
begin with high mass and TIE Deum
in the old cathedral. after which, at
the hour when the actual transfer
took place, there will be an Grafton
from the balcony of the Cabildo and
the national colors will be raised
amid the booming of cannon in jack
son square.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
A CHRISTMAS DINNER
FOR POOR CHILDREN

The email stomachs- and the young
hearts of young America are to be
made glad on Christmas day. Captain
NcClelland of the Ondawa Inn will
give monster dinner at II o'clock to
all the poor children of the city. The
chapel of the inn will be handsomely
decorated fer the occasion. Four long
tables will be loaded with turkey
chicken, cranberry sauce and all the
good things that go with Christmas
dinner. \ large Christmas tree with
candy, present, and old Santa Claus,
win also be in evidence.
IF everything permits" said the
captain. I'VE will feed 400 children,
and will give them as good dinner
as they could get at home. | will have
men to decorate the chapel and pre-
pare the tree by tomorrow and by
the end of the week all will be in
readiness
For the past five years Captain Me-
Clelland has fed between 400 and 500
children in the Mckinley hall. About
$500 was donated for the purpose last
year, and like amount will probably
he raised this year. Presents in the
shape OF shoes, clothes, etc, will be
received by the captain at the inn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
TALKS IN HIGH TERMS
OF RICH WALLA WALLA

thing save possibly a few potatoes.
Shipments are made to all points nv
Washington and Montana, while not
little goes further east.
The fruit growers are pretty well
organized and the meeting of the
Northwestern Fruit Growers associa-
ton, which will be held in Portland on
the 18th, 18th and 18th of January.
will be largely attended by growers
from Washington, Oregon. Idaho, Mon
tana and British Columbia. The com.
mission men Of the east always attend
these meetings, as do the railroad peo-
pie. Our grievances, il we have any,
are then laid before them and in this
way We secure better treatment and
siivece than we could in any other
way"
Mr.. Otfner is an authority on fruit
and fruit raising and is at present
studying hard how best to cope with
the apple pest which if not checked
will eventually ruin the apple orchards
of southeastern Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
People VINO
APe Coming
and GoIna

S. w, Rogers and NJ, NJ. Sammons,
attorneys from Newport, are regis
tered at the Grand.
II. W. Roberts and wife of Rosalia
are stopping at the Grand while in
the city.
Dan Crowley and wife of Rockford
are at the Victoria, Mr.. Crowley IS
prominent merchant of that place.
George s Morley, deputy by the
state horticultural commissiop, from
ColNle, is stopping at the Grand.
j. Il. Taylor, a merchant of Wallace,
is at the Arthur.
w. NJ. Falconer, who is interested in
mines in and around Kellogg, is STOP
ping at the Arthur,
A party Of miners consisting of c.
L. Graves, ]. w Frost and Bert Peter
son, all OF Greenwood, b, c., are stop
ping at the Hotel Aruhtr.
f. A. Winter and w A. Baker If
the Colville bank are at the Rdpath.
s, Douglas. an attorney OF Colyille,
is at the Ridpath,
Judge Edwin McBee of Rathdrum is
registered at the Victoria.
Dr !. s. Clark and wife of Spring
dale are guests of the Victoria.
Eddie Hooper, one Of the popular
members OF the local fire department
has returned from visit TO friends IN
Seattle
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

aows, all seeing eyes Of this home
of affiuence, the maid.elect sought
the kindly shelter Of a fence and q
tree, and proceeded with vigor and
spow-wet handkerehisf to clean the
cosmetics from her face.
a little bird, percbed on the tele-
phone wires over her head, chuckled
to himself as he heard her say:
II l really were girl gone wrong
what a chance and what encoura ge-
ment for reformation"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

W. S. Offner president of the Walla
Walla Produce company. speaks in
glowing atrms of the Walia Walla
country.
Our country is great vegetable
and fruit country" said Mr.. Offner.
I'VE raise almost anything and are
able to supply the northern markets
earlier than Spokane farmers on ac-
count of the earlier season. This year
was very good year for us except
that the coddlmg moth is fast spread
ing and running many apples The
moth is now found generally in and
around Walla Walla. the Palouse coun-
try and is even becoming very notice
able in the Spokane country. This
pest has forced many to abandon their
orchards and turn to wheat. alfalfa and
vegetables. This year our company
shipped out over 300 cars Of fruit and
vegetables. besides consuming about the
same amount in the local trade. We
have had no trouble in marketing our
goods and this year disposed of every
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
A Chance
For Stella

stella" is offered lovely home.
Through The Press. last night, a
number of well known Spokaneites
made inquiries. All were interested,
in the remarkable history of the 16-
year child. One offer was that Stella
take a place in a we'll known musical
society. Should Stella accept 10 be
determined today. The Press will
print her full name and all details
heretofore withheld
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
Our City's Gates.

Did YOU read it in last nights
Press? This woman, aged 20,
went out on the street with a
woman friend, met and drank
wine with two strange men
whom neither woman had ever
seen in her life before.
You see, this strange man
slipped chloral into her wine.
She was dtugged.
And now she has a life long
regret.
She says in The Press that
she thought the man was a
perfect gentleman"
Instead he was libertine 60
ing about seeking whom he
might destroy for an evenings
pleasure.
This innocent young lady from
California contributed to her
own downfall by placing herself
In a position in which man
could take advantage of her.
1t Is easy to say she should
not have done this, but that is
only a small part of the story.
The young lady needed compare
ionship, no doubt, and sought
it In her own way. Her unsus
pecting heart made her the
teadier victim.
1t takes the world long
time to learn THAT msn are BY
instinct polygamous. The per
petual incursions against NO
men, the cruelties practiced
with drugged wine, the immense
amount of time wasted laying
traps and planning to ruin wo-
man, fill in the leisure hours
of armies of men.
Perhaps the reader will reply,
'Men polygamous in instinct?
How shocking! How false.'
Be not deceived. If you seek
visual confirmation. lopk around
you. Think of it! Something
that would not be allowed in
Sailors alley in New York. in
Negro alley, Los Angeles; IN
old Green street. St. Louis; In
Croghan street, Datroit-in none
of these Is spokane's example,
by the widest flight Of reason,
imaginable.
It's got so here that city off,
cials actually put gates on an
alley and turn the alley into a
long row of dog-kennels. How
can these officials sit in their
Offices. in the city hall, and
look out on this alley and its
gates?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
WILL FILE HIS BILL
TO ENJO|N THE CITY

1a~nr q. z;ste, IS xiegler building,
has served notice on Mayer Boyd, r.
,at president OF the board
Of public works, and on the city of
Spokane, by its attorney, J. p. Jud-
son.
MIR. Eiste gives notice that he will
make application to erjoin the city
from contributing s95oo TO tie Hang
man creek bridge.
Following Ia q copy of the notice
served on the mayor ana commission
er this afternoon:
To the city of Spokane. Frank L.
Boyd and T. NJ. Weymouth;
You, ana each of you, Will please
take notice, that Timothy c. wolcott
intends to file suit in the superior
court Of the state of Washington, in
and for the county of Spokane, on
Friday, December 10, 1903, wherein
he will pray for an injunction to re-
strain you, and each of you, from
taking further action toward COM
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

The cost of living in the islands is
very reasonable and the Philippine
civil service board reports that the
erection of many dwellings will ma
Eterially decrease the cost of living. The
climate is warm and balmy and the
nights cool, with the exception of a
couple of months. The candidates ire
required to furnish recent photograph
of themselves for the information of
the commission
The papers will be marked strictly
and eligibility based strictly upon the
showing made. Those desiring to take
the examination should send at once
TO the civil service commission at
Washington, ID. c., for forms , and
375, upon which their application
should be written.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

A comfortable home, with a broad,
fatherly appearing set Of doors,
whose old fashioned bell gives a most
strenuous ring; and Il pink checked
china doll maid-that was the pro-
logue TO an interview with the Rev.
Dr. Wallace. crib crusader of suffer
ing Spokane!
The girl who awaited the doctor in
the parlor2 Well, she had silk skirts
of the rustling variety, French-heeled
patent feathers and her massive hat
advertised an ostrich farm, just as
her face did rouge de theater!
unfortunate. but still with a
nucleus OF good therein" thought
the reverend c. c. of 8. s. when the
fair visitor blushing and stammering.
told piteous tale OF repentance. and
an all-pervading desire to quar- deep
ly of that panacea for the social evil
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

monster petition sent to congress ask
ing for appropriations to remove OBJ
structions in the Columbia to make 1t
navigable as far up as possible
The electric roads should be owned
and operated by those who would be
directly benefited by their eonstruc-
ton and the stock could all be sub
scrbed by the cities and villages and
by the farmers in the country through
which the line passes. As general
thing the right of way would about all
be donated and bonds TO. the build
ing and equipment of the road could
be easily foated.
We must have more railroads in this
country, No part of the United States
has ever been settled in so short n
time as the great Palouse and Big Bend
countries, and thousands OF acres Of
wild lands are being brought into cul-
tivatlon every year. The time is not
FAR distant when it will be impossible
for the roads we now have to move our
crops. Thousands of acres of orchards
are coming into bearing, hundreds Of
new mines are becoming shippers, and
our present railway facilities will lie
wholly inadequate to handle the bust
ness in sight. and roads of some kind
we must have.
| believe the possibilities OF the elec-
trio railway are not generally under
stood. or they would be more popular
in this section. With the immense
water power of the state distributed in
such manner as to be available for
Railway purposes it is great wonder
more has not already been developed.
Not 10 per cent of the power that could
he had from the Spokane rive within
FIVE miles of the city has yet been
harnessed Nothing win bring the
rans-continental lines to time quicker
than to cut into their revenue. 1t is
way of fighting the devid with fire,
but | believe it would be eifectual.
A. FARMER.
Fairfield Nnsh DcS Ia
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
|tW MEXICO
GOLD f|[LD5

A letter was received this morning
by Frank Rsburg, an old miner Of
this section, dated December II, from
a placer miner in the new gold fields
near Engle, N. M. The new find is
in the Los Pailnas and the Cabello
and is the richest strike in
the state for years. The discovery
was made at place about ten miles
from Engle, on the Santa Fe railroad.
The country was long noted for its
low grade copper ore, but no one had
"sabe' enough to prospect for placer.
In Hillsborough county, few miles
from the new camp, rich placer mines
have been worked by the Mexicans sor
the last - years. The crude system
of dry washing employed by them, al
though wasting most of the values, has
proved profitable. In the new district
the ground has been staked for 30
miles along the Rio Grande; and clear
across the Cabello range. The STAN.
pede started from Engle couple Of
weeks ago, and the only ones that
have not gone to the field are the post
master and two others. Over Ss0,000
has been taken out of strip of ground
no larger than good sized room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

and banquet, President Roosevelt has
given private dinners. galore and last
winter he was the host at numerous
musieales at which 300 guests were in
vited at a time. Indeed. white house
hospitality grew to be so lavish toward
the end of the season that Mrs. Roose-
velts private secretary was accused OF
compiling alphabetical lists of thou
sands of more or less distinguished
Washingtonians and transients of the
capital and of supplying these names
en- bloc to the official hairdresser and
hller-m of invitations.
And from all indications the present
winter will eclipse the two just passed
in extravaganza Of executive hospital
ity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
PRES. ROOSEVELT MAINTAINS
REPUTATION FOR HOSPITALITY

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IT,
The official program of this seasons
entertainment at the white house be-
gins tonight with the annual cabinet
dinner, The list of state dinners aud
receptions to follow tonisht's function
indicates that President Roosevelt n
tends to maintain his reputation as
the dinner giving president
A review of the dinners and lunch
cons given at the white house during
the last two years shows that NJ.
Roosevelt has in that comparatively
short time entertained more people
than has any president in his entire
official career-not excepting those who
have enjoye, two terms.
Besides the prescribed state levess
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
Cuban
Reciprocity

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Roose-
welt signed the Cuban reciprocity bill
at 1 o'clock this afternoon with the
same pen used by Frye and Cannon.
The pen will be sent to Havana at
the request OF ths Cuban minister,
where it Will be placed in the Cuban
museum.
Quesada has notified his govern
ment that the bill has been signed
and upon receipt Of reply that Cuba
is prepared to carry out its provis-
ions Roosevelt will issue proclama.-
tion putting the law into immediate
effect. Palma will issue q similar
proclamation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
BILLS

City Treasurer NJ. ii. Egslestoa
says that his Office has been doing
Its fun share toward paying the city's
Indebtedness. Within the year 1902
1893 he finds that Spokane has paid
on s21I90s. This includes SI64.O27.60
against the redemption fund, that
old-time 'hoodoo' of the city treas
ury
This "hoodoo" was created for the
purpose Of taking up old street war
rants. which the officials had allowed
to outlaw. The total debts of this
class paid in 1900-1 were $S5.5b3
The city treasurer contends that the
city's finances are bound to improve
as soon as all needless expenses are
cut off and Spokane dovtes herself
vigorously to meeting the old-tin,e
obligations, The total liabilities Of
Spokane to October / are:
ho1os ..''........... 81. $50 100000
auultiohal ............. Asa, APO. 60
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
Westlake Fined.

During the hearing of the case in
Judge Hinkle's court yesterday, in
which T. F. Westlake was charged
by Deputy Weights and Measure In
spector Green with selling dry sub
stances in liquid measures, it devel-
oped that innumerable merchants in
the city were doing the same thing
There is an ordinance in existence
that strictly prohibits this practice.
patron the worst of the deal.
Owing to the prevalence of the
custom and the apparent ignorance of
the law and this being the first prose-
cution under the ordinance, ths mini
mum fine was assessod-S5 and costs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE
presence Of the wsrships of three
nations and the attendance of scores
of prominent visitors from various
parts of the country give promise
that the celebration of the Louisiana
purchase centennial, which begins
tomorrow and continues three days.
will surpass in scope and brillianee
the most sanguine expectations of
it's promoters. Visitors are already
arriving in large numbers and the
crowded streets end public places re-
semble the Mardi Gras thronss.
New Orleans is particularly pleased
over the presence Of the Spanish
man-of- war Rio de la Plata, which is
the first Spanish var vessel to visit
this country since the spanish-Ameri-
can war. The new French man-of-
war Graviere is also here, while the
United States navy is represented by
the cruiser Minneapolis and several
smaller vessels.
During the three days Of the cele-
bration there Will be civic, military
and religious ceremonies, a colonial
exhibit and a naval parade. Though
there will be several parades and
other spectacular features, the pro-
gram in its entirety has been so
arranged as to appeal more to the
student of history than to the ordi-
nary siehtseer. Conditions are fav-
orable to this arrangement. as all the
old buildings connected with the
transfer are still standing in very
much the same condition as they
were a century ago.
Thus the main ceremonies will take
place in the Cabildo. the government
house under the Spanish and French
regimes. now the supreme court
building. 1t has been furnished ex-
actly as 1t was on the day of the
transfer. The exercises will include
the reading of the original transfer.
and Loussat, Claiborne. Wilkinson
and other commissioners will be rep
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

pieting arrangements, or entering
into any contract for the erection Of
a bridge in the western part Of the
city OF Spokane upon what is now the
site Of what is commonly known az
the Hana7nan creek bridge.
And you. ana saoh of you, are fur
Their notified that said party AZ COM
piatnant will on said day apply to
Judge Kennan OF said courS-G $50
o'clock q. M, or as soon thereafter a.
counsel can be heard. for an order to
show cause why such injunction
should not be made perpetual, and
set date for such hearing, such In
Junction 60 forever restrain you, and
each Of you, from doing the acts
above mentioned.
TIMOTHY G. woLCorT,
BY EDGAR @. RrsTE,
His Attorney.
Father J. A. Ganst Of Uniontown II
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
Mrs. Shows Death.

Mrs. j. M. Snow. wife of County
Engineer Snow. died at the family
residence, 1916 Bridge avenue, last
night. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from
Plymouth Congregational church.
Mrs. Snow has been an invalid for
some time. - xsSk&Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

LONDON, Dee l7.-Adyices receiv-
ed here tell of strange freak bf the
sea. Azop north q the Dlacl, sea is
drying with sic hroptity that ships at
anchorage are LETT high and dry. Ia
awef aty ot 5o000 population, is
uoder cloud Of sand, which is being
l|Ow1 ever shore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

The southeast corner of Third and
by I. j. Bernard, president Of the
Spokane Stamp works, who will erect
thereon in the spring a large apart
ment building. The purchase price
of the lot is reported at $4,000. The
new building to be erected will cost
about $500 and will be up to date
in every particular
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
QU. and Hrs. Wallace Did
hot Close The Door in the
Fac Of the Scarlet Woman

Ysmsls xepoftsR q The Press calls
on 1ev. and Mrs. George r. Wallace
~ their homo.
Dressed In the Aashy garb OF a
nymph Of the pave, she tells piteous
story Of repentance.
II given kindly treasasat ana .
homo found for her by 'phoning -
one Of the parishionsrs.
The psnitant girl subjected 10 .
searching examination touching her
past ana present life.
Afterwards escorted TO tho door and
told, in parting, that Honesty was
the foundation upon which 70 build q
new Nfe.'
Rev. wallace demonstrates in his
home that he practices what he
breaches.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

Total .$2.I144so 40
At that rate excluding bonds) IL
win take Spokane over year and a
half to catch up" at the rate of a
$1,000 daily payment. including Sun
days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
Weather Forecast.

Local Forecast for SPOKANE
ana vicinity-ToniGht ana Fri
day cloudy to partly cloudy
with occasional light rain or
snow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

Wallace, Zdaho.-Sheriff Marley has
raided all the saloons and gambling
places in this city, Wardner Burke
and Mullan. conflscating the para
phernalia found.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

.POTSDAM, Dec 1.-THE kaiser, ac-
cempanied by the grand duke Vladimir
of Russia, left for Gehrden, today for
a two days hunt. They will attend
the military festivities at Hanover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
WAR SPREADS AGAINST
FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION

The Press has received large num-
Der of communications in reference TO
the new freight pool which is now in
process Of incubation by the merchants
of Spokane. The fever is reaching
out into the country as the following
letter from "A Farmer" who has u
large ranch near Fairfield, shows. The
writer shows that he has given the
subject much consideration from far
mer's standpoint. The letter is worthy
of careful considerations:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

DIR. j. B. Page of Standpoint is at /
the Cadillac. !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

J. II. Gilpatrick, a -four man OF
Niissoula, is at the Arthur.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17

Father j. A. Ganst Of Uniontcwn ID
at the Cadillac.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-29

SuSsE1zg fer yesrs WITH stomach r-uzbte. snc
spending hundreds OF dollars for pay sactAus sn1
patent zss11c2nss. / E-ss t1dooes 70 tn Blood
Wine" Betare flashing aze a0ti3s rF stomach
uss -Eck t<.z@r- AFTER taxing <SFsyza bottles
feel cared | cAs eat &nyIAtnr naw wltb5zi
s-o-hae- f0--s rgGay. EvASpER COLE.
sSsls1n Street. Gl!asoB. NEss-
Blood Wine cured Mr. Cole and it
will cure all whose Stonachs are over
worked, worn out and need making over.
Fifty cents bottle