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Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
WARNS MEMPHIS OF DANGER.
Weather Bureau Predicts More Floods

IN tne SOutns
Memphis Tenn March 10.-The
river at Il Us point marks thirty-fve
feet and rising. The weather bureau
bulletin states that the present rise
will continue until stage OF thirty
eight feet or more Is reached at Mem
phis.
Weather condistions are similar over
Mississippi and its tributaries from
the head waters of the former to the
gulf. and reports from all points indi-
cate heavy rains and swollen streams.
The greatest stage ever fecorded at
Memphis was thirty-seven feet three
inches. and 1t is thought that great
er stage must give much damage in
the lowlands. What would occur
from such a stage cannot be foretold
The levees on both the east and
west sides of the Mississippi are be.
ing strengthened at all weak points
and at such places as will be sub
jected to the greatest pressure when
the flood is at its height. Govern
ment boats are patroling the river and
men on foot are patroling the embank.
ments watching for suspicious or
threatening developments of any char
acter.
Reports from points further down
the river show that considerable dam
age is being caused by the flood in
the south. At Baton Rouge, La. the
water is some inches above the base
Of the levees on Trout street. Dis
couraging reports also have been re-
ceiYed from Xicksburg and Natchez.
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
Death of Hon. James r.. 3ioun

Macon, Ga. March 9.-.4un. James
H. Blount, for twenty years member
of congress from Georgia. and after
wards commissioner paramount to the
Hawaiian islands during the second
Cleveland term, died here of conges-
tion of the lungs.
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
st. Joseph Llv. Stock.

st. Joseph. March 0.-Cnttlc- Receipts, L.
100; natives. S3.S5d5.25; Texans and west
crns. $3.35@i.75: cows and hcifcrs. 81 $500
i.f0; yoals. $3.00u6.75; bulls ard stays.
81. s5di+.4 yearlngs and calves. 81. 7a6p
i.40; stockcrs and feeders. $3o5ml.15.
gs-I,cccipts. $40: light and light
mixed, .s7.00m7.37ia: medium and heavy.
u0.7J.
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
Fire in Northern Pacific Mine.

Chestnut. Mont, March 1o.-The
fire In the Northern Pacific coal mine
has broken out with renewed vlgor
and at this time the destruction OF
the entire property Is threatened. The
mine is filed with flames and smoke
and 1t is impossible for firemen to
get within 1000 feet of the fire.
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
MANY MATTgRs ARE ADJUSTED
Turkey Finally Consents to variou
Demands of the United States.

Demands of the United States.
Constantinople, March 1O.-Thd
United States legation has finally OBJ
tanned official recognition Of the ex
aminations at the American medlca.
college. Beyreuth. on the same lines
as the French examination and also
the settlement of the long-pendine
question Affecting the rights OF tho
wives and children OF Armenans
who have become naturallzed Amer
leans. to leave the empire.
The council of minister's has agreed
to recognize the American educational
charitable and religious establish
ments and they are now waiting Inn
perial approval
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
Professor Won Hoist pxlna,

Berlin. March 9.-According to dis
patch published here from Freiburg.
Baden, Professor Hermann Won Hoist.
head professor of history at the Uni.
versity Of Chicago, is dying.
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
Sentrlee Fired On.

Colorado Springs. Colo, March TO-
Sentries at three points were fired on
by unknown persons. AT one point an
attempt was made to enter the sentry
lines.
Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12
Kansas city and st. Louis Are Best 80 -

Reached via the Union Pacific. Two
elegantly equipped, fast trains daily.
See your local agent or address Z. X.
Griffin, General Agent, Denver.
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was so sudden Mrs. Seator was un-
able to make an cutlery.
Denver, Col.-The Western Fedora
tion OF Miners yesterday adopted an
amendment to the constitution giving
the executive board full power to di-
rect the movements of local ueions
in case of difficulties.
Washington,--Near 1900 repre-
sentative citizens of Washington held
a mass meeting yesterday to consider
the recent outrages perpetrated on
the Jews of Kishincff. Men and
women of all classes and creeds unit
ed In denouncing the atrocities.
Moscow. Idaho.--Roy Vickery. II
eayrs old. committed suicide by TAX
ing morphine yesterday. The only
known cause was sense OF shame
because of the record of his father
and brothers. The father is a fugi-
tive and two brothers are In the peni-
tertiary.
Washington.-Pres Roosevelt
returned to Washington last night
from his trip of over two months.
lie was given n warm reception. the
people lining the sidewalk as his car
riage was driven to the White House.
The president repeatedly stood up IN
the carriage and bowed In response
to cheers.
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TelegraphIc Briefs.

London Lord Salisbury is report
ed better this morning.
Vienna-HellinE. Hungary. was to-
tally destroyed by fire today. Seven
were burned to death.
London.-The Central News assoc
citation announces that the pope's ILL
ness is Inflammation of the Bowels.
Rome, -Dowager Queen Marguerite
has written friends saying that she
intended to visit America the coming
autumn.
Kansas City. Mo.--The river is two
feet lower today. An immense force
of men are cleaning the west bot
toms today.
Paris.--Deputies Berteaux and
Quot de Nuvo fought a duel with
swords at Newly this morning, The
latter was wounded in the forearm.
Vienna.-Dr. Valintin made a new
worlds record for height in balloon
ascension yesterday. reaching the al
titude OF $4,000 feet in the balloon
Jupiter.
Portland. Ore.--The Willamette
river has reached stage OF is feet.
The rise at this point In the past
"a hours was i.6 feet. The weather
observer predicts the river here will
reach rs feet,
Seattle, Wash.--Thieves chloro'
/ formed and robbed Mrs. Robert
Seator In her apartments here yes
terday They secured about $1,000
The men entered the room on pre-
tense Of paying bill and the attach
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06
TEACHER TALKS
SCHOOL TROUBLE

been unfriendly, and he REPLIED that
it was because I had associated with
teachers in the school whom he con-
sidered unfriendly. A strange con-
dition Of affairs that there are in
the Spokane high school teachers
with whom one should not associate
lest he become contaminated.
In spite of the facts brought out
at the investigation a majority of the
board has decided to support Mr..
Coleman and have chosen to keep him.
I'm regard to the recent outbreak
in the school among the students, cul-
minating in the scattering about the
building of rotten eggs and placards
derogatory to the principal. every
teacher must deplore that. 1t is true
the feeling against Mr.. Coleman is
very bitter among nearly all the stu
dents. yet there are onlysa few who
would concern themselves in such an
affair. Nevertheless the incident
seems to show what may be expected
in the school next year If Mr.. Cole
man is again its principal The ma
J6rlty OF the students will return to
school next fall and II is not probable
that the vacation will have inspired
them with any great amount of re-
spect for a man for whom they seem
to have so little now"
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$4,000 INSURANCE
MONEY IS AT STAKE

II was told the accident happened
on Sunday night and was called in
on the following Thursday. The
young man was in precarious con-
dition at that time and died the fol-
lowing Saturday night. He did not
die from fractured skull, but from
injuries to the brain. I was told
that Mr. Alderman collided with
clergyman living in that part of town
and that the clergyman also died, but
l do not know the name of the min
lister or whether he died or not"
Smith & Co. conducted the funeral
of Mr.. Alderman and heard that the
other bicycle rider also died from
the effects of his injuries. but they
never heard the name of the other
rider. All they knew was heresay.
The father of young Alderman call
ed at The Press Office in search of
information on the subject. He had
heard that the other bicyclist was
rancher living east of the city, but
did not know his name.
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TRAINS ARE STALLED
BY SWAMPY GROUND

BILE on account of the flooded condi-
ton of the tracks between those two
points. A switch engine still patrols
the dangerous district.
Several days will elapse before Wig
lance will be slackened along the
Coad here. The high waver has gone
down during the last few hours but
there is danger on account Of the soft
condition of the roadbed. All trains
are travelling under slow orders when
approaching this part of the line.
Fl. A. Kennedy. assistant general
superintendent Of the line. arrived
from the east last night. He would
have reached the city yesterday but
stopped with his private car at Bon
ners Ferry SO as to be on the scene
Of the dangerous flooded region.
Superintendent A. E. Long of the
Kalispen division Is also on the spot
and will probably remain until the
danger is overcome.
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In the following interview with one
Of the faculty of the high school the
arbitrary manner Of some of the
members of the board is clearly
shown:
There was no open trouble until
Principal Coleman went to the board
OF education and made certain
charges against one Of us. There
was general feeling that the man.
asement OF the school was in fncom-
petent hands, but such feeling was
neither shown openly or secretly No
one was more surprised than myself
at the charges made by the principal.
OF course, we demanded an investlga-
ton, which was accorded us. But
when went to one of the members
Of the board-and who has since most
ardently supported Mr.. Coleman-he
told me that an Investigation could
do no good, whether you are In the
right or wrong the board will decide
against you.'
1.-THE feeling in the school was
brought on by Colemans own tactiexs
and arbitrary attitude towards the
students. can form no idea why
he made charges which he knew to
be false. 1 asked him why he
thought my attitude towards him had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06
WILL ENFORCE REFORM
BY REMOVING THE CRIBS

1.-THE editorial in The Press last
night on improving the condition Of
the crib evil in Spokane meets with
my entire approval" said Mayor
Boyd today, and the conditions in
that part Of the city are TO be altered
as quickly as can get at the matter.
"rhe public demands such IMPROVE
ment. and the platform upon which
/ was elected promises the improve
ment. The platform is to be carried
out. Those places should and must
be removed away from the public eye.
Since my election l have been Ill
most of the time, scarcely able to get
down to the office, and this morning
/ am almost too lame from rheuma-
tism to stand. but very shortly l In
tend to personally inspect that dis
trict. The plans for making the i'm
provement will be Immediately car
ried out after that visit"
1t became known at the city hall
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Baker Electric Line.

BAKER CITY, Ore. June 8.-An
electric line is being projected from
Baker City to run In a westerly and
-southerly direction to Burns. BY air
line the distance between the two
cities 10 about 40 miles, but over
the route such line in that un-
touched section Of eastern Oregon
would have to pass the distance
would be at least ESQ miles. This
would mean the longest exclusive
electric line In the United States.
The proposed route Of the road Is
from Baker City south to Lockport.
east to Austin and thence southeast
70 Prairie.
A party Of surveyors has beer In
the country for the past two weeks
making Surveys and estimates. 1t is
impossible to say when actual work
will be commenced. but probably as
soon as the preliminary arrange
ments can be made. The line will
be wide guage and calculated for both
passenger and heavy freight hauling.
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ELECTRIC PLANT
FOR POST FALLS

I'VE have determined to extend our
power system to any place where
there 10 q market for our power. If
even extend It $50 miles. though the
further we 60 the greater the log,
through transmission.
I'm brief. we shall extend and en-
large and better our power plants.
transmission systems and our street
railway systems in every way pos
sible.
TuGHs BAD N EAST.
II found times bad in New York.
Money 10 tight. anticipate no panic.
but a prolonged stringency in the
money market. Wall street has load
ed up with unsaleable securities and
has been forced to raise money to
carry them by putting up good securi-
ties, and the result is that both good
and poor securities are deprecated.
THE weather in New York has
been exceeding sultry and hot. A
drouth has existed for the past Ave
weeks. was glad to leave.
1.-THE most exciting experience I
had was on the fast train from New
York to Chicago. We arrived at To-
ledo 45 minutes late and made 1t up
in the 1870 miles remaining. reaching
Chicago on time. averaging ITO miles
an hour. It's a bad strain on one;
feels as II you were being pulled at,
and I don't care to travel on this
fast train"
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rhs Warrington water Power
sempaAy's programs
Increase In capital stock $1,000 900,
the money 10 bs spent In snlar9ing,
extending ana inprovinS IT, electric
ana strsst car systsms tn SPOKANE.
xmihsAiats erection Of . $4,000
horse power electric power plant ~
Post rails 10 cost esoo, 900.
Immediate extension Of power sys-
ssms TO the 1is 1snA and Palouss
countries, - wsll ~ 70 wallace,
Occur NAlsne ana The idaho towns.
zxtsnsioa o. power system TO any
point within . radius Of $50 miles On
application Il su1aeisnt power - con-
txaotsd for.
Henry M. Richards. president Of
the Washington Water Power COM
pany, returned today from New
York, where he attended the annual
stockholders meeting OF his company
and is able to announce the foregoing
as the program adopted by his COM
pany for the ensuing year.
Said Mr.. Richards: "The stock
holders express themselves as well
satisfied with the showing the COM
pany has made during the past two
or three years. They have great con-
fidence in the future of Spokane and
have shown this confidence by in
creasing our capital stock $1,000, 900.
This stock was not offered for SALE
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today that Mayor Boyd. Commission
er of Police Root and Chief of Police
Woydt had already taken up this
problem. and 1t is not improbable the
crib district will be extended to in
clude all the territory confined by
Front avenue, Washington sCeet.
Howard street and north of the alley
between Front and Main avenues.
One big property owner has made
an offer to erect a building facing
Front avenue between Washington
and Stevens streets with an upstairs
sufficiently large to accommodate all
the crib population Of the town. This
building would be constructed archi-
tecturally subject to the approval of
the city officials. The only objection
found to this offer so far Is that 1t
would give the property owner mo-
nopoly Of the crib ownership bust
ness.
Another plan is to leave the dis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06
JUSTICE
AS IT IS
TO-DAY

Sentences passed on criminals thi6
week By Judge 1ichardson:
1dwaxA spencer, convicted BY jury
Of murder in the second degree, ~
years at walla Walla-nins years on
good behavior.
len Drisooll, George DONOVAN and
Del Custer, assailants and rapists Of
Rachael Adler, SIX months In the
county jail.
August stahlbere, found guilty BY
. jury Of criminally receiving stolen
property, . ans Of $3.50 and 80 days
In the county jail.
Henry Hawke, found guilty Of con-
spiraoy against Harry Ortman, . hns
Of 500 ana imprisonment in the
county jail for three months.
r. Q. Foster, pleaded guilty to
stealing . second hand harness, Two
years In state psnitsntiary At walls
walla.
The above sentenced melted out IN
the past three days are causing peo-
pie to wonder whether Justice has
her bandage on straight.
Two years in the penftentiary for
stealing an old harness, valued per-
haps at IS; fine and one month in the
county Jail for the keeper of fence"
who stole hundreds, and only six
months for as dastardly an assault
upon a young girl as ever southern
negro made!
Verify, new Daniel has come to
Judgment and the quality of mercy
much strained.
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Two Great Northern passenger
trains were tied up at Naples this
morning ION account Of the flooded
district ahead and two others tied
up at Crossport. Four hundred pass
engers are being transferred and COM
PEELED to walk a mile and half
through the swampy ground.
The disastrous floods between Bon
ners Ferry and Troy caused the
wrecking of two engines at LeoE.a,
one mile west OF Boomers Ferry. on
the Great Northern, early this morn
ing. Both overturned. A wrecking
crew with a steam derrick immediate
ly left Kalispell for the scene.
Great Northern trains will prob
ably 30 east over the Northern Pa
cifc tracks tonight.
Last night the Great Northern road
between Boomers Ferry and Troy
again experienced considerable trou-
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For Sunday Dinner.

New potatoes are again on the mar
ket at 10 cents per pound and the
buying today for the Sunday supply
10 brisk. Among the good things
offered for the Sunday dinner are
California celery. 10 and 16 cents per
bunch: cauliflower. 10 and 20 cents
apiece: greenhouse lettuce. 20 and So
cents per pound. Some choice fruits
are offered and among them, straw
berries, two boxes for rs cents; ap-
pies. four to Eight pounds for 26
cents; pineapples. so and IS cents
each; cherries. Is cents per pound;
tangerine ranges. 20 cents per dozen.
The flsh stalls are loaded down this
morning with Michigan Mackinaw
trout. Mountain trout are now off
the market for the season owing to
protective game laws.
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Personal.

+, w. Boldrick, travelling freight
and passenger agent OF the Rock
Island system, recently established
here, left for Whatcom this morning.
Harry C. stimmel secretary OF the
Interstate Fair association. returned
home this morning from San Fran
cisco. where he has been for three
weeks on a business trip and In the
interests of the fair.
George Foster has returned from
Lane, Idaho, where he went TO visit
E. c. "Lum" Ray. the pioneer min>lg
man and sportsman. who is seri,1>Dy
Ill with pneumonia. Mr.. Ray was the
first expert who examined the famohs
Bunker HIN and sullivan mine and
prophesied It's future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06
NO OVERTURES FROM
MILL OWNERS TODAY

The executive committee Of the
millworkers Is going ahead with it's
plans for a general strike of the
building trades unions If the mill
owners do not come to terms by the
first of the week. No overtures for
peace were made today by the mill
men and II was stated by several
of them that none will be made.
The different committees of the
unions interested are at work and It
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06

On their ability to prove that Mi
Ian e. Alderman met his death by a
collision with another bicycle rider
at Sprasue avenue and Sherman
street, the family of Mr.. Alderman
must depend in order to collect $4,000
life insurance
According to the story Of the rela-
tives- of the deceased. Alderman's
death was directly due to this acct
dent, and the man with whom he
collided also died from injuries re-
ceived in the collision. The accident
occurred on March 20 and Alderman
died from injuries to the brain on
April 4.
Alderman. who was 10 years of
age, was removed to the home Of his
parents, Riverside avenue near Sher-
man street. He was a fireman on
the Northern Pacific railroad and Dr.
N. Fred Essig. physician for the rail-
road company, was called to attend
him.
DIR. Essig said today:
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trict in the present quarters, but re-
quiring the owners to build an addi
tional story on their property so that
the women can move up stairs, and
to require that the upstairs buildings
shall connect so that one policeman
could watch the whole district.
Unprecedented officials say the only
way to remove the crib evil forever
from the public view is to move it
UP stairs. Once up stairs, crib own
ers admit. 1t would never come down
stairs again. Otherwise. the protec-
tion from the public would only be
a subterfuge at best. would only
mean the building Of an extra fence.
Another proposition that has come
up In connection with the cribs Is to
require those who rent the cribs to
pay regular monthly fine to the
city. The law already provides that
such fine shall be collected. but up
to now the law has not been enforced.
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Judge KEENAN,. after hearing ex-
haustive arguments and bordering on
the merits of the case for two days.
this morning handed down his decis-
ion In the matter of the application
of Charles Their for an injunction
restraining the officials of the Spo-
kane Falls Gaslight company from
selling its property, denying the
prayer of the plaintiff.
The property has been advertised
for sale on the I'd inst, but on that
day the sale was stopped by tenn
porary injunction sued out by one
OF the stockholders who felt that the
interests of himself and others were
to be damaged by the proposed sale
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06

Mrs. J. b. Ikemeyer, who lives in
the Falls View hotel. Front and Post
streets reports to the police that a
thief took her purse In the Ideal res
taurant night before last.
Mrs. lkemeyer ate her dinner in the
restaurant and walked out forgetting
the purse which she had placed on
the table. The purse contained SIS
in cash, certificate of deposit on
ono OF the banks for $50 and papers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06
Bids for StandpIpe
Finally Asked For.

The board OF public works today
have asked for bids for the furnish
ing and erection of a standpipe locat-
ed on Cooks Addition hill, near
Grand street and Thirteenth avenue
These bids will be opened June rs,
1903, and the contract will be prompt
ly awarded II the bids are satisfac-
tory. and the completion of the work
hastened, In order that the residents
Of that locality may be supplied with
better water service.
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LAST DAY
FOR SUNDAY SLAVES

the Spokaneite with weeks hirsute
adornment will be able to have his
face moved In the local barber shops.
The new law which provides for the
closing OF shops on this one day of
the week goes into effect June 10.
and BARRIERS are correspondingly
happy,
day ana feels that he is entitled to
one day OF rest. The BARRIERS feel
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06

was stated this morning that they
are meeting with encouragement 1t
10 believed that the millowners, al
though they refuse to commit them
selves. will welcome a general strike
as 1t will doubtless mean a speedy
settlement of the existing difficulty.
AS soon as the different commit
tees finish their canvass OF the situa-
ton they will hold joint meeting
to decide upon the time Of calling
the strike
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-06
Two $500, 900 Firms

Two million and half dollar COM
panics have filed articles of ipcor-
poration with County Auditor Stew
art. They are: The Antelope Min
ing company. with A. b. Railton,
Julius Colmorgan. ]. ii. Stopleton, w.
Il. Smith. ]. Jesse Reed and T. r. l..
Harris as trustees; and the Orc
Grsnde Gold Mining company. with
trustees @, M. Annis. A. b. Railton,
j. M. Davis, S. g. Frost ana +. f.
. Robins.