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NOW
\ Of RIVAL PHONE

but the first list that has 80 far been
given them by the strikers will be
turned in today, and they number
about 1000, leaving q balance Of a
thousand that the girls have not yet
given over to their central bedy.
The object in turning this list Of
removal orders over to the ofYicials
Of The company At this time is to
show the strength and activity Of the
strikers In the hope that 1t may i'm
nuence matters in being brought to
an early settlement.
In the meantime the girl strikers
are keeping UP their spirits and the
work Of getting signatures to removal
orders goes on As vigorously as on
the start.
There appears to be no visible
change In the aspect Of the linemen's
strike. the Company a. yet not hav-
ing sisniAsA liz intention Of with
drawing from ST. petition Of not
treafing With the strikers.
Local linsmsn have organized b.
Ecycls brigade and these do picket
auty. looking after- operations Of the
company and IsAding assistance to
,, the girls.
Members Of the union deny the
statement being circulated that C. M.
Allen, foreman Of the telephone COM
pany, 10 q member Of the union.
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CAIV|PbE[ D0NA TES
A SITE FOR LIBRARY


nounced today that he had in a bid
Of q plot 100x100 feet at the south
east corner Of First avenue and JET
ferson street. the price asked .beins
$4,000, Of which sum Mr.. Nelson
would contribute $1,000 II the site
were selected for the library. Another
site offered 10 at Post street and
Front avenue.
The Boyd-McKay company has Of
fered q site on the northwest corner
Of sprague avenue and Browne
street, just east Of the .Pedicord no
tel. for t77So.
J. J. Browne has submitted two
propositions, one for $4,000 at the
west end Of Front avenue, and the
southeast corner Of Lincoln street
and Front avenue, behind the Elks'
temple, for $12,500.
The generous action of Mr.. Camp
bell shows the advantage Spokane
reaps from having such men as resi-
dents. A short time ago ]. A. Finch.
partner Of Mr.. Campbell. bought and
presented to the city land necessary
for the right of way for the Hangman
creek bridge in order to expedite the
necessary improvement.
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an unobstructed view to the north,
northwest and northeast. On the
other sides the open space Of the ad-
jacent streets would give plenty Of
room for light.
In his customary quiet manner Mr..
Campbell refused to discuss his offer
to the city. He merely said the offer
was unconditional.
Miss L. F. Grippen. member Of
the library commission. said this
afternoon that she saw the letter com
tanning Mr.. Campbell's offer, but did
not know whether the other members
Of the. commission were familiar with
the offer or not. Personally, Miss
Grippen said she favored accepting
the site because OF its pretty Local
tion and suitability for library pur-
poses. The letter from Mr. Campbell
was merely addressed to the mayor
and the members Of the library COM
mission, specified the lots contained
in the site and said they would be
given on condition that they be used
az a site for the city library.
The library commission has adver-
tised for bids for the site to be open
ed next Saturday. William Nelson an
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k|lvCH TO build
$4,000 VILLA

John Finch, the millionaire mining
magnst& has planned a $4,000 sum-
mer residence, to be erected on the
shores Of Hayden lake, the first fine
suranisr home Of the kind to be built
in this vicinity.
Mr. Finch has bought 20 acres
comn,anding a. fine view Of the lake.
the grounds slope gently up from
the shores Of the lake and are COW
cred With fine forest trees. 1t is the
plan OF the owner to thin out the
trees plant lawns. build driveways
and get out fancy shrubbery. In ad-
dition to the residence there will be
servants quarters, fine automobile
stable, . beach and &. wharf for
launches and boats and picturesque
boathouse. s
Hayden lake IL 80 miles from Spo-
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SHOT IN THE BACK
KILLED AND ROBBED

AUBURN Wash. July 13.--Mur-
dered by an unknown assailant. the
body of well dressed man. as yet
unidentified. was found in clump Of
brush near the Northern Pacific track,
Ave miles east Of Auburn. yesterday.
The motive for the murder is
thought to be robbery. as the grip
carried by the dead man showed evil
dences OF riding. and the shoe had
been taken from his left foot, which
leads TO the belief that whoever COM
mitted the crime knew that he had
money hidden there.
The course OF the bullet shows that
the man who fired the shot was walk
ing little behind and just to the
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right Of the murdered man. who fell
In pool Of his own blood ana Vas
dragged. evidently by the arms. about
10 feet to the north OF the track ana
thrown over loE behind a. stump.
In q hurried attempt 70 conceal the
crime.
The murder compares. In matter Of
cold blood. with almost any In the
criminal history OF the county. and
following. ~ II does. on the holta-up
Of Marshal Berner. has thrown tho
citizens Of Auburn into q state of
Wild excitement. Fully zoo people
inspected the body IS 1t lies il. the
morgue. No one has been able II
identify the man. No clue 70 The muu-
der has been obtainsd.
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James M. Lynch. international pres
ident Of the typographical union, and
Frederick Driscoil OF the publishers
association. who are here to arbitrate
the trouble between the Review Pub
fishing company and its printers. met
the publishers and representatives of
the local typographical union this
morning In the Spokane hotel. and
the preliminaries. preceding the actu.
al consideration Of the trouble as a
board, took up the time OF the arbi.
traitors until noon. when an adjourn.
ment was taken until . o'clock this
afternoon
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Elevator boy Sues
toE- S1500 DAMAGE

Jasper p. James, the elevator boy
who was SO badly injured In the .ele-
vator Of the Blalock building on
March rs that his right leg had to be
amputated eight inches above the
knee. has retained the law firm Of
Roche 4 Onssfsfe: ana prepared papers
in a suit for $4,000 damages against
M. M. Cowley and wife and James
Monaghan, owners Of the building.
James charges that the lever oper-
ating the elevator was SO badly worn
that 1t refused to stay in it's proper
place on the day that he was hurt,
and that II was for this reason that
the machine started and his leg was
crushed between the bottom Of the
cage and the top Of the elevator door
on the day OF the accident. 1t will
be remembered that James heroically
stopped the cage after he had been
frightfully injured. 1900
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kane. 1t is a beautiful body Of water
and is at an elevation much higher
than the city of Spokane. From the
adjacent hillsides magnificent views
into Idaho and the Spokane valley are
to be had. The lake is stocked with
trout and other game fish, In the
last 10 years it has been rapidly
coming into. prominence as a fayorite
summer resort for Spokane people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finch are now enter
tanning large party at the lake and
the tents OF other Spokane people are
nearby. .
According to the plan Of Mr.. Finch,
he and his friends will be able to
easily make the trip from Spokane in
automobiles. The roads between the
two points are excellent for automo-
bile travel. On the lake will be .
fine private launch.
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UNION COOK FOUND
DROWNED IN river

Charles Bye, a member Of the cooks
and kitchen helpers union. was found
drowned in the river below Monroe
street bridge at an early hour this
morning.
M. Alderman Of the Model bakery,
who was fishing along the river.
found the remains. notined Jones. the
colored policeman. and the body was
taken to the morgue.
Coroner Smith 10 OF the opinion
that Bye accidentally fell into the
river, though he has been Ill for
some time and may have been tenn
porarily dsranged. Apparently the
man was drowned last night. In the
pockets Of the dead man were a re-
ceipt for dues paid up in the cooks
and kitchen helpers union until next
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STRUGGLE WITH DRINK
DEMON ENDS IN DIVORCE

threatened death to his wife, has not
furnished her with the necessities Of
life. has offered liquor to his little
ones. has signed and after six months
has broken a written pledge Of tenn
psrance. 4sa@
Mrs. Nee works and supports her
children. The decree states that Nee
must pay his wife 81 week and $50
attorneys fees, and not modest either
her or their children, and gives the
wife custody of the children and all
the community property.
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Hill, son Of President J. J. Hin Of
the Great Northern railway. who are
shortly 10 visit the company's iron
properties near Valley. wash, have
not yet left ct. Paul.
II. N. Caller. assistant to Manager
Jay r. Graves of the CRANKY CONSOLE
dated company. is down from Grand
Forks.
Professor William r. Thyns of the
mining department of the Washing
ton Agricultural college at Pullman.
is in the city from Rosslsnd u. c..
where he has been conducting the
ssssmer school Of minin~
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Personal,

Nose Oppenheimer is in Seattle for
two or three days.
Senator w. b. Hepburn OF Wallace,
Idaho, is visiting here.
A. e. Parelle and q. f. Thonaf,
bankers Of Newport. WASH. are in
the city.
r. A. Hutchinson IL In Chicago on
business. He will return the end of
the week.
A. Van Holderbeke, state horticul-
turalist, is over from Tacoma.
DIR. J. +. Reddy has gone to south
ern Oregon on mining trip.
Jake Stencil. q well known grain
buyer. with headquarters In Spokane
has returned from two months So
journ at Gan Francisco.
1t was learned this merning that
J. ID. Farrell OF Seattle and Lewis
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Judge KEENAN, this morning signed
the statement OF facts and conclus-
ions of law for q decree in the divorce
action brought by Anna Nee against
John Nee. The facts az fixed by the
court sre . recital Of long struggle
on the part Of a wife with the drink
demon in her husband and the woes
ATTENDING.
The couple were married In 1894
and have four children. all small. The
defendant has, whom in his cups,
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GRAVES Line ISSUES
100000 OF BONDS

In only one or two instances has
the amount of a mortgage for great
err amount been filed in Spokane coun-
ty. One was that of the Washington
Water Power company to the Frank
lin Trust company Of New York for
$4,000, 900, while the daddy Of them
all is the $13O,000.000 given by the
Northern Pacific Railway company to
the Mercantile Trust company just
after J. Pierpont Morgan reorganized
the Northern Pacific interests and
blanketed the indebtedness Of the con-
stituent parts of the present railroad
enterprise.
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"A. b. Campbell. millionaire mining
man OF the firm Of Finch & Campbell,
purchased the Newbery site today and
p6ered II to the city Internationally
~ \ site for the proposed Carnegie
librar5
Neither Mr. Campbell nor Manager
+. q. Thomson of the Hypotheekbank.
who owned the site, would give the
purchase price. A few days ago Mr..
Thomson said the property could be
bought for $4,000 II It were 70 ~
used A. the library site.
The Newberry site II bounded by
Cedar street. First avenue, Walnut
street, Riverside avenue and Sprague
avenue. and commands a beautiful
view OF the river. 1t is four blocks
west Of Monroe street and IL passed
by the Sprague avenue car line lead
ing to Brownies addition. At present
a dwelling and barn are on the prop
evty.
II the proposed $500 library were
built on the site II could be surround
ed by q nice grass plot. would have
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Cars Arrive for
New Graves Line.

Six new street cars recently bought
by the Graves company for their
street car system have arrived and
are at the o. r. & N. depot. The
cars are said to be the finest ever
brought to the city. :.
This company is pushing work on
the new car barns in Cooks addition
and on the two and half miles Of
grading and track laying leading
south on Grant avenue through Cooks
addition. The company is moving
earth and rocks by the gravity sys-
tenn and the work Is proceeding rap
idly.
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, CHARLOTT6TOWN W. a., July Is.
Hayes, an ex-convict. yesterday
afternoon oriminslly assaulted the
daughter OF his employer. = promi-
nent lumberman. Her outcries
brought her mother. Hayes ned.
Parties pursued him all night, caught
him this morning and would have
lynehed him but the girls father pre-
NeAAed II. He was brought total.
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January, $3.50 in money and a gold
filled watch. -
The body 10 in good state of
preservation and shows no signs Of
being bruised. so IL is doubtful
whether 1t went over the falls or
not.
Up to two weeks ago Bye worked
at the German bakery. when ne quit
on account of i'll health, Since then
he had been receiving financial bene-
fits from the cooks and kitchen help
ers' union. He came here from Brit
ish Columbia 10 years ago. Little is
known Of the deceased. He was Of
quiet habits and reserved disposition
There will be meeting Of the
union this afternoon. when arrange
ments will be made for the burial.
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As Exclusively announced in The
Press some weeks ago. the Spokane
Traction company, headed by the j.
p. Graves syndicate, have issued
bonds to the extent of S1.000,0o6, the
money thus obtained to be spent in
Spokane in improvements and extern
sions Of their new street car system,
the plans Of which have already been
published.
The mortgage to secure the $1,000
oee worth OF coupons bonds was filed
with the county auditor this noon,
the mortgage being the Title Guar
antee 4 Trust company Of New York.
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KICK ON
TRAVELLING WITH COWS

Railway men Of this city are much
interested in the little difnculty at
present existing between the Rosslsnd
(B. CO. board OF trade and the Ca
madam Pacific railway.
The burden OF the complaint Is
that the service now being given the
mining camp by the company 10 the
woret possible. Rosslanders say the
service has been growing worse in
stead of better.
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STOCKS IN wall ST.
i BREAK Low RECORDS

New York Central got a. low ~ nav
but climbed up to liSx at closing
Amalsamated Copper fell 70 Ask.
closing at sex.
The lowest points touched during
June were: Pennsylvania, 125&; At
Gibson. 6sM: st. Paul. 1872: New York
Central, 12s; Amalgamated Copper.
beh.
A year ago these stocks were SELL
ing: Pennsylvania, 1S1h; Atehison.
o4h; ct. Paul. 1ss%; New York Gen.
trial. 1879, Amslsamated Copper.
esq.
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SEDALIA, Mo-, July i3.-J. J.
Frey, former general manager OF the
Santa Fe railway system, who has
been Ill for six weeks. died this
morning from aneurism Of the heart.
He was recently engaged in plans for
the Alaska railway to connect with
the trans Siberian road.
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Neal to Try Bysrs.

Judge c. II. Neal Of Lincoln coun-
~ will be at the Spokane county
courthouse tomorrow to commence
the trial Of William N. Byers on q
charge OF embexzlement in connec-
tion with mining stock operations.
The case was originally set for this
morning before Judge Richardson. but
the case was continued until tomor-
row and the court announced that
Judge Neal would sit on the case.
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The train which leaves the camp at
s:1b in the evening Is mixed train
with exceedingly poor coach accom-
modations. and It 10 stated the method
Is dangerous one on account of the
steep grade between Rossland and
Trail. The train on it's return in
variably picks up cattle car and
attaches It TO the passenger coach
ana the odor is another cause of the
complaint.
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NEW YORK, July 13.--The market
again opened semi-panioky. Further
low records were made. Particularly
was the pressure felt on Pennsyl-
wanna. Atchison. ct. Paul. New York
Central and Amalgamated Copper.
Atchison reached the lowest point.
Pennsylvania went the lowest since
1ess. The market was steadier to-
ward noon.
Pennsylvania reached 11o%, but
closed at l21h. Atchison dropped to
sax. closing at s6h. st. Paul tum-
bled to 1A2M but rallied to HAM.
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fatal Wreck or
Florida Coast.

PENSACOLA, Fla, July 13.-The
schooner Amelia, merchandise laden
for Mobile, capsized and went to the
bottom in storm Is miles of the
shore this morning. william Ward,
wealthy merchant Of Mobile. on q
pleasure trip. was drowned. Gus
French, the mate, and James Mcvail,
passenger, were also drowned.
Others Of the crew spent hours in an
open boat without oars, several of
them entirely nude when rescued by .
steamer.
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ROME. July 1s.--In the middle Of
the afternoon the pope u still In =
state OF semi Inconsistencies and
seems to be in = kind Of mental CON-
fusion. His disxiness this morning
led him to believe that he saw Wis.,
ions. He explained aftsrward that he
thought he saw an underlined shadow
moving about the apartment and
slowly approaching his bed. whsrsup-
ON he became agitated and screamed
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EndoFssd Tor Queen.

At a meeting OF FEDERAL Union, No.
222. held Saturday night. the candi-
dacy Of Miss Nina Burrows for queen
Of the August carnival. was endorsed
and the 74o members OF the union
were appointed q committee to work
for her election.
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ROME, July ls.--The ofhciai bulle

ROME, July 1S.--The oficiai bulle-
tia this morning. reads:
"Be4pre midnight the pope was
TRANQUIL. but afterwards he became
agitated. A physical examination
shows there has been no change In
the condition OF his thorax since day
before yesterday. The action of his
Kidneys IL always scarce. His holi-
ness general condition 10 somewhat
depressed. Pulse 81. respiration 80.
temperature SEA centigrads.
"LAPPONI,
1859 ';MAZZONI."
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Assistant Commissioner OF Indian
Anairs Toner was IN Spokane after
a visit to the Miles agency. Mr..
Toner says that Chief Joseph and
his band are doing better since their
rations have been cut on.
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oaDa. or rzxDo ,sinrs.

Spokane council. No. l4s. Order OF
Pendo. win hold - regular meeting
this evening. All members are re-
auested to be present. especially the
guards. as the inclination bill will
be put on offieers-elect OF Cascade and
Spokane councils. hNs -
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conscious. Cardinal AEliardi In the
antschamber at noon saidr that the END
may come At almost any time. He
said that he believed the pope was
now in . worse condition than at any
time previous to his rally.
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submerged. Railway traffic 10 sus-
pended throughout the entire district
and the crop damage will aggregate
a million. Scores are drowned. while
10 have been killed by lightning.
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LONDON, July ia Rome dis
patch says Rossini 10 about to retire
from consultation with the pope be-
cause Cardinal Rampolla insists that
he 10 falsifying bulletins regarding
the pops's condition, making them too
optimistic.
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POPE IEO'S POEM ON DEATH.

The sinking sun. descending into night.
Sheds thee, Leo its last rays Of light.
In thy chilled veins the blood creeps day by day
Slowly-more slowly-as life GIBBS away.
Death casts his dart-thy mortal form. when cold.
Earth shall receive--the funeral shroud enfold
But from its prison thy glad soul shall rise,
Stretch wide it's WINGS and soaring seek the skies
Then when lfe's long hard road has all been trod.
All. II It be thy blessed wiii o God. g-@a
Grant me, II counted worthy OF thy grace,
LIN thy most blessed heaven to see thy face!
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Pope HAS A RELAPSE
NOW SINKING RAPIDLY

for his valet. Lapponi and his valet,
Pho. rushed to his bed. whereupon he
became tranquilixed.
Tho pope 10 credited with saying:
III am destined to die with this Ill
ness. feel that shall expire on
Thursday, the feast day Of the Car
melite Madonna, whom especially
worship"
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LONDON July 1S.-The Rome cor
respondent OF the Central News 1850
citation wires at $50 p. m. tonight
that the condition Of the pspe, II
again alarming. Urination has COM
plstely stopped. A marked depression
ID observed in the heart action and
ofacials Of the vatican fear the end
II near. N
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ROME. July 1s.--Towards noon the
pope lost consciousness for time
ana IL now barely more than semi
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WASHINGTON. July 1S.-At noon
the papal legation received the fol-
lowing from Rampolla:
ROME. July Decentralization in
the condition of the Industrious patient
is not progressing. Prayers are recon-
mended."
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ROME. July 1s.--It Is reported this
evening that the pepe's condition Il
worse: and that he il slowly sinking,
ROME, July f3.--At $50 p. m. it ID
reported that the pope il threatened
with cardiac paralysis. N