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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
TAKE OUT
TIL dad
Livery Drivers May Agree
to that Much Before
NightfaI|.

CHICAGO, Dec 2l.-The first step
toward peace in the livery drivers
strike occurred this morning, when the
hverymen sent communication to the
union oficiols asking if it would per-
init union men to take out hearses at
the scale, which will be 81 day. The
union meets this afternoon to consider
the proposition, Although heavy de-
tails of police were sent to the stables
the undertakers gave up any attempt to
start hearses this morning. The dead
are either unburied or being taken 20
cemeteries in express or dray wagons,
Half a dozen funerals took place late
last night of bodies which have been
awaiting burial since the strike began.
They were hurried through the ptreets
to avoid strike sympathizers and rush
ed to cemeteries. Undertakers keel,
secret all notices of deaths of impoy-
lance to prevent pickets watching the
funerals.
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HARD TINES
!: kh0(k|hQ
At the Door of London S
Poor and Unemployed
Thousands.

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Thoueh every
one in the great English metropolis
appears to be preparing for the Christ
mas Festivities just now, with the shops
doing big business and everyone up
psrentE spending money freely, those
who see under the surface of things
detect unmistakable evidences of the
approach of hard times. Though Lon
don always has standing army of
unemployed it is quite evident of late
that its ranks are being recruited at a
startling rate.
The fact that it has been deemed
advisable to resuscitate the old Man
sion house committee on the unemploy-
ed shows which way the wind is blow
ing. Those interested in the matter
express the hope that the COMMITTEES
will change its plan of procedure SO
that substantial and beneficial results
may be accomplished. The committee
was formed number of Years ago Just
after the west end has been terrorized
by the window smashing by crowd of
hungry men marching in riotous pro-
cession from a meeting in Trafalgar
square. The alarm created by this
demonstration opened the pockets of
the millionaires of Mayfair and Bel
eravia, and money flowed freely into
the committees treasury. 1t was dis
tributed, however, so foolish and
indiscrimate manner that. in the
opinion of many expert workers among
the poor, it did more harm than good
1t undoubtedly attracted to London a
whole army of loafers from the prov
inces and the result was that the wor-
thy unemployed were cheated out OF
their share of the relief funds. A novel
plan for the relief of the rapidly in
ereasing number of unemployed has
been proposed and is just now the
subject of much discussion. This is
that the government acquire the large
areas of derelict lands in Essex and
Suffolk and give profitable and health
ful employment to many thousands Of
men in the work of afforesting the
lands.
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shocking in all its details has ever
was not complete. In the darkness,
which IL always greatest Just before
tho break Of day, those who succesd-
Cd in extricating themselves could do
almost nothing. The CRIES, the means,
the shrieks Of those under the wreck,
the magnitude Of the disaster, simply
peralyzed those who found them
selves free from the wreck, yet bleed
ing and bruised.
fire would add to the horrors Of the
situation. Some country people who
were attracted by the crash soon
came with lanterns and with the
feeble and fliokering rays Of these
poor lights the work Of rescue was be-
gun. It was very slow work, for
much Of the wreokage was SO heavy
that it could not DO moved without
the aid Of dsrricks.
After daylight better progress was
made, but no assistance had yet ar
rived from any neighboring station.
Fort Scott was the nearest place from
which any substantial assistance
could be expected, but no assistance
arrived from there or any other point
for nearly three hours and q half
after the wreck occurred.
Assistance finally came, however,
and the work Of taking out the dead
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
Best Prisoners
Arc From
the Pen

Day Jailer Smith is sore on his pres
ent bunch of boarders at the city bas-
tile. "The best prisoners" he says,
ARE those who have served several
terms in the penitentiary They re-
.quire little more watching, but they
are clean and compel cleanliness on the
part of their fellow prisoners, and
they obey every rule OF the Jail to the
letter They are disciplined veterans
and this gives them prestige over
the common drunk and vag. With one
of these men behind the bars the jailei
his little to do in the way of keeping
his department in order. While the
kangaroo court is not entirely discour-
aged, a watch is kept secretly over
the proceedings and too much rough
ness rs curbed'
Officer Smith was particularly sore
this. morning because his guests were
made up mostly of Saturday night and
Sunday buttinsky DRINKS and vags who
seek the big cities about Christmas
time, expecting to land free dinner
at some of the charitable institutions
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Mines at Work.

CASTLE GATE, Utah. Dec. 2l.-The
mine here started up this morning with
l45 men, nearly all Mormon strike
breakers, Beyond some jeering there
was no trouble. Armed guards EN-
ployed by the Utah Fuel company, are
guarding the property. No one is I'll
lowed to pass the dead line established
These mines supply most of the domes
tic coal to Utah and contiguous west
ern states. Nive President Kramer
here declines to meet the strikers
committee and reaffirms no union men
need apply to the company mines. All
mines are now being operated.
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mUT|LAT Ted AND KILLED
IN THE EARLY MORNING
of Most Disastrous and Horrible Wrecks Railroad
An Awful Crash the St. Louis San Francisco in Which
Many Were Killed and Wounded Buried for Hours

ton. No wreck 30 horrible and
happened on the Frisco and It has
hardly . parallel In the history Of
railroad disasters throughout the
country.
It was an hour before the break
of day when the Meteor, the 'Frisco's
fast train, came in sight Of Godfrey,
which II a small nag station. This
morning the Meteor was . tribe be-
hind time. The regular schedule II
= very fast one, but the engineer was
making up for lost time and the big
engine with its long train came dash
ing along through the darkness at
tremendous speed.
The whistle was sounded for God
frey, but ~ NO danger or stop signal
was displayed the train was not slow
ed down. It was coming at . 5o-mile
rate when 1t struck the switch and
In an instant was nothing more than
an immense pile OF twisted rods and
rails, broken iron and wooden debris.
The train was loaded with passen-
gers from the smoker next to the
baggage car to the two sleepers In the
rear. How anyone escaped instant
death 1t IL impossible to conceive. But
the groans, the heart-rending screams
that came from the wreck almost be-
fore the noise Of the crash had ceased
showed that the awful work Of death
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A Box Of Candy
for Every Boy
and Girl in Town

Old Santa may disappoint some of the
little boys and girls of Spokane, for
he may not be able to find all of them
in one highland he will not be in
Spokane any longer than that. The
Grote- Rankin company, however, pro-
poses to make good any oversights of
Old Santa, for this well-knewn firm
is on very intimate and friendly terms
with the great gift-giver from the land
far over the sea. With this end in
view they have laid in an immense
stock of candy and had it packed in
nice little boxes. Every little boy and
girl who calls at the big furniture es-
Enlistment at 1916 Riverside on Christ
mas morning will be presented with a
box of this candy. Every child in
town is welcome. There will be enough
for each and all.
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Root Is for Wood.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. a.
Secretary Root has written a letter to
Senator Proctor, acting chairman Of
the committee on military affairs, in
reference to the nomination of Gem
eral Leonard Wood to be major gener-
al, in which he says that the law
recognizes seniority alone as the title
to promotion up. to the grade of coli
onel; abandons that rule when it deals
with general officers, and imposes upon
the president the duty of selecting the
best men for generals without exercis-
ing any limitation upon the class from
which he is making the selection
Generals Miles, Lawton, Graham,
Forsythe, Young, Wheeler, Sumner
and Shafter are quoted in support Of
the nomination of General Wood.
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All HAIL 10
MeDeIIk
the Ming

PARIS, Dec. 2l.-Robert skinner,
representing the st. Louis fair, pre-
scented an invitation to Menelik, king
of Abyssinia, Friday, to attend the
fair. The presentation took place IT
Adisabeba. the capital Of Asyssinia.
Several thousand Ethiopian soldiers
formed the escort. Menehk per>oa-
ally received skinner in cordial ad-
dress of welcome. Americans are lodg-
ed in the palace and receiving every
possible attention.
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BUSY TIMES SENDING
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

During this week an extra force will
be put on and the rush work will be
handled as rapidly as possible. Those
who took the civil service examination
few months ago stand in the way Of
obtaining immediate employment.
The express companies are also MAX
ing arrangements to handle the rush
Christmas orders. Presents arriving
before Christmas day will be liable
to reach their destination on time. A
few new drivers will be put on the
extra wagons to handle the increased
receipts.
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People Who
Are Coming
and Gelag

standpoint 10 commencing to pick
up rapidly in q business way" said
John Murray. a hotel man of that
town today. Mr.. Murray is one of the
Oldest business men In that place.
4. l.. Boardman, newspaper man
of North Yakima, Is in the city on a
short visit
Andrew Hemrick. Of the Hemrick
Brewing company of Seattle, is at tho
Spokane. His business here is to try
and induce the sehsde Brewing COM
pany to stop their shipments OF beer
to Seattle during tie strike there
against his company.
e Bray of the American steel q
Wire company. Portland, rs at tho
Spokane.
Robsrt Irving. manager of the
Kootenai Valley railroad. il at the
Spokane.
L. W. t!arpcr. one OF the success
ful hotelmcn of Seattle. 10 I'm tho city.
Charles H. Hathaway. grand lodge
delegate /. o. o. +. OF Seattle. is Wis.,
itng lodge No. II in this city.
Fred Kline of Lewiston arrived I'M
the city yesterday and left this morn
inE FOR his hamc, taking with him
his Wife whu has been VI = ~
I.uks's hcspiteA
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The Spokane postoffice is having
about all it can do to handle the crowd
that throng the building from morning
to night. The register clerk needs
another pair of hands and few as
sistants. There is continuous stream
of people at this window sending
Christmas presents to all parts of the
world. The money order department
is also on the jump. If anyone wants
to be identified, unless they bring
some one with them, they find diff
Guilty in convincing the busy clerk that
they are on earth.
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and dying IL going on. Many OF the
passengers are so badly mutilated and
dishgured that recognition Il impossi.
BILE.
The nine dead are a. follows:
Conductor George Hoyt.
Engineer Charles Dewese.
Passenger Twiner, Fleming, Kan.
Asa 1Eoreland, Lenoxa, Kan.
Lon Corbin, Besss, o. T.
Joseph Cornin, Besse, o. r.
Benjamin 0arrows, Jonesboro, Ark
Unknown man.
Fatally injured:
Sherman Noble, Cooperton, o. r.
John Brubaker, Kansas City.
Mail Clerk Adamson.
Sixty passengers were injured, Of
whom four are seriously.
The latest theory IL the switch wal
broken.
The train was running so miles ~
hour when derafled. A freight crew
turned the switch on passing and sent
back a hagman, who has not been seer
since. The engineer Of the wrecked
train was found in the debris Of his
engine dead, his hand tightly clasped
on the air brake.
The FIRE which followed WAS ex.
tinguished by the passengers.
Baggageman Bell later died from
injuries, making the total dead 10
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FORT SCOTT, Kan, Dec. 21.-Ths
st Louis San Francisco meteor"
train was ditched by spreading rails
1t Godfrey, Kan, at $50 o'clock this
morning.
The train. consisted Of seven
coaches, including two sleepers.
The dead are numbered variously.
One report II six and others nine. It
II also reported that scarcely q pass
euger aboard the train escaped in
Jury. 4 relief train with surgeons
and nurses has been sent from here.
A later report from the scene Of
the wreck says the disaster took
place at q switch which either spread
or was misplaced while the train was
at full speed. The engine was de-
nolished with the baggage car 100
feet from the track. Tho mail car
was broken into kindling wood and
the smoker telesooped on top Of the
engine. The chair car, with every
seat full, slid 400 feet after the
wreck. The engineer and conductor
were instantly killed. Nine dead were
taken out before relief arrived. The
injured fireman lay beneath the trucks
Of the smoker and was taken out by
digging q trench.
The scene simply beggars descrip-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
A SCANDAL
IN ROYAL ITY

BERLIN, Dec. 2l.-Another chapter
in the royal schandal has developed.
Princess Louise, who has been NEAR
cerated in II madhouse near Dresden
for five years, because of her elope-
ment with Count Mottaceh, an officer
of the Austrian uhlans, has upset Ber-
lin. The princess started y liason with
the ianitor, who keeps the gate of the
asylum. Her object is said to be to gain
relief from the strict supervision to
which she has been subjected. A re-
port of the affair has been sent to her
husband, Prince Phillip OF Saxe-Coburg,
father of Leopold of Belgium and En-
peror Franz Josef.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
All He Wants Is His Little
10000 per cent Interest
on Investment

barber. told The Press: Say, boss,
that 5-cent-s10- proposition Is a
dandy. I'd work it like this: I'd go
to a department store and buy a pair
Of cast iron scissors for cents, or
If / had to pay 10. I'd have to buy a
scent penknife. Then along'd come
a newsboy and I'd stick him with
the bum knife. for rs cents; or, I'd
knock on a widow ladys door and
say, Lady. I'm so hungry, l don't
know where I'll sleep tonight. Will
you please give me so cents for these.
fine scissors the last thing left Of a
once happy home? I'd work on her
sympathy and do her good and hard.
Then I'd take the so cents and buy
some of those patent egg separators,
TO separate the yolk from the white;
buy half a dozen for SO cents; peddle
'em out for 25 cents piece"
And, in the meantime, who is
paying your board and lodgingT' ask
ed the reporter, who IL no business
man.
We'll see here. Mister Press, were
only supposin' q case"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
C0EUR D'ALENE MINES
SHOW fine THIS Year:

The official figures of the enormous
output of the lead-silver mines of the
Occur d'Alenes for the present year
and the consequent enormous value of
the ore produced will give an excellent
idea of the mineral wealth of this dis
trict. A market price of SO cents per
ounce for silver, and $3.50 per 100 for
lead, is given in the following figures,
which, however, do not include the
California Consolidated, nor any of the
small producing mines on the Murray
side of the district, nor the gold and
copper producing mines which carry
considerable lead and silver:
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conservative average market price beei
ed on market quotations, the value OF
the output for these IL months comes
to $l0,22S, S24, which means an average
output of 1897 tons per month and es-
timating the production Of December
to be the same, the total output for the
year 1903 will reach the vast sum u
POP 1888 tons. having total gross value
of Sll, 1853, 100.
These figures show an increase Of
l2l 400 tons, or $2,sl9,575 over the cut
put of the year 1902, which also in
cluded the amount produced BY the
California. and as they are sweeter re-
turns. the report Of the wonderful in
crease of the Occur d'Alenes is reliable.
1t is expected that the 1904 will dou-
bic any ore production in any year
since this district became shipper Of
lead and silver, and for the reason that
at present there are II new mining
companies developing properties in the
vicinity, besides many other properties
on the Murray side of the district,
which are sure to pay an important
part in the near future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
JEWS
Another Massacre al
Nisheneff Said to
Be Likely

BERLIN, Dec. 2l.-The Tageblatt
reports new massacre OF Jews IS
being planned at Kisheneff, which in
tends to complete the determination
of the IsIaelites on Christmas day.
The Jews are panic stricken and flying
from the city in great numbers. The
new governor, no longer friendly to-
ward the jews, has notified them he
will be unable to answer for the troops
in case of an outbreak. The newspaper
Weltamentog confirms the Tageblatt
dispatch and states the governor re-
ceived instructions from st. Peters
burg to adopt hostile attitude to-
ward the Jews.
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This Is Certainly
Genius.

The Press has heard Of "get-
rich-quick" schemes before.
All sink into insignifcanoe be-
fore the astounding financial
genius Of DR.. Lambert Of Spo-
kane.
The doctor thinks . little
matter Of 10000 per cent IL
about the stun.
He sees no moral principle
at stake in asking one OF his
parishioners to decorate q clay
pipe, worth l cent, and sell It
for $40.
You see. 1t 10 q matter OF
"raising revenue"
The fact that the enterprise
may develop q few more hypo-
critics, who under the doubtful
guise Of service, for DR.. LAM
bert, coax and tease some
one to give 40, 900 per cent, II
in this case, according to DR..
Lambert's own authority (and
he ought to know), entirely ad-
lmissible-conside
Let J. ]. Kill look to his
laurels.
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lambert MAKES HAY
WHILE SUN SHINES

DR.. Lambert wants 10000 per cent
interest on his investment!
He gave each of his parishioners 8
cents and asked them to invest it,
to return IT to him with. 10000 per
cent added.
How can they do it?' asked the
amazed Press man. who confessed
that he wasn't business man."
oh" said DIR. Lambert. thought
fully, "Methodists are great people.
We are accustomed to doing hard
things. This church has added over
1000 members during the past year.
A little thing like taking cents and
turning it into $40 is nothing I'M
usual. It's only "a way We have of
getting money.
Now. in one place I distributed
pennies. There are few pennies here,
you know, and when they see one
on the plate they get mad. (The
doctor did not say whom they"
might be- So, we used nickels. When
gave out pennies. one young lady
bought . clay pipe, for cent. Elk
pert with her cofors, she decorated
the bowl, tied a blue ribbon on the
stem and sold the pipe to her young
man for so cents. She reinvested the
SO cents--and that's the way it went.
1 have parishioners who bring in
$50"
But do you inquire how they do
it,"
IT'S only way of getting in
money, you see"
Yes; but as business PROPOSE
tion"
Business? If couldn't make $10,-
900 year, in private life, in bust
ness, I'd give up"
MANY think 1t is hard game"
.Oh. yes; but If you have the ex-
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The G. A. R. Ball.

Last Saturday night was the date
of the third annual ball given by the
G. A. r. in the Symons block, which
proved to be very enjoyable affair
A large crowd participated in the
pleasures and very elegant as well
xas dainty rspast was spread. Prizes
were given to the most graceful lady
and gentleman walters, which con-
sisted of pair of elegant $500 shoes
for each.
Miss f. E. Beck was the fortunate
lady. while Mr.. Ward King carried
the honors away from the gentlemen.
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Look 1t Over.

When a reader of The Press
gets catalogue rom a big
mail order house away OF
somewhere east of the Nilsson
ri, just look the catalogue over
and see what they will pay for
your money; also investigate
and see what their terms Of
credit are in case you do not
have the ready cash; how
much they viii give towards
the keeping up OF the side
walks; just write them and
ask how much they win give
towards Che erection of Il Spo-
kane schoolhousc or academy;
how much they win give To as
sist the poor, After you hsve
done this and received a reply.
see If your home merchant
won't do as wen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
KIDS
Arc Playing
The Coin
On The Ponies

That the laws forbidding minors in
poolrooms and saloons are very slightly
observed is clearly seen. A clique of
young boys, aged IL TO Is, are in the
habit of obtaining bets, one way or
another, from at least one poolroom
in this city.
To Press representative the cash
Ter of the poolroom in question EN-
phatically said that the law was, and is,
rigidly kept. Tho ringleader of this
clique of pernicious youths. whose name
is in the possession OF The Press, has
confessed to having placed bet and
is very repentant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
WA|TECAPPERS MUST
PAY THEIR VICTIMS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-The Louis
lana supreme court has given judg-
ments, according to a dispatch received
from New Orleans, in the sum of 5000
each to Peter Warner, Reuben Brown
and Edward Warner. against 30 citl-
zens of Dodson, VIM parish, who
whitecapped them in an effort to Sc
cure information as TO the author OF
several incendiary fires recently.
The jury in the district court gave
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-21
Alderman Sentenced.

I CHICAGO Dec. 81. -- Alderman
Brennan and two others were this
morning sentenced for voting noaters
and using names of dead men at the
recent city elections. Brennan was
given two years Imprisonment and
the others six months. Notices OF
appeal were Immediately filed.
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perience. I was offered recently $4,000
salary in private life"
would you care to say from whom
that offer came?'
Not at present; no."
But to turn a nickel into $40. isn't
that a bit on the Yankee order?'
II never thought of it in that way.
We've got to have the money to run
the church. l have no hesitation in
saying my salary is $4,000 a year.
and the house is figured at 5000; or.
say $1,000"
The reporter, who is no business
man, made a swift mental calculation
and figured that Rev. Lambert was
getting something like $40 week.
and your church costs $4,000 a
year; that's 5000 a week."
I'VE expect to use $4,000 this
year"
The reporter figured this at eAeo q
week.
DIR. Lambert replied: TT costs
money to run things"
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each of the victims $500. This was
increased tenfold by the supreme court,
which declared that the action of the
whitecappers, in refusing to await hear
ing in the fire cases by the grand jury,
reduced the community of which they
protested to be the representative to
the level of lawless and ignorant
horde Of savages.
1t is believed the decision will break
up whitecapping in Louisiana.
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UNCLE SAM TO
TAKE ACTION

COLON, Dec. Information has
been received here that 100 Colombian
troops have landed at the Isle of Pines,
northwest of Cape 1Iburon, the west =
ern entrance to the Gull of Darien.
The island is not Panama territory.
The Mayflower has gone to investigate.