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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-05

/ buildings OF all descriptions. and
fences have been swept away. some
stock has been drowned. and large
quantities OF hay and either portable
chsttels have been carried on hy
the rushing waters Much injury
has been done also 10 farm lands hy
va shirE nNNs OF soit- Some people
| were temporarily driven ffeln their
houses but IN arr hack today.
The long tfretie Of the Northern
i Pacific, below Kent. Is Washed away
| for mere than a quarter Of mile
and Il viii require svNefal days to
rchuiid a.
The passenger travel between se-
attle and Tacoma, both over the
l Northern Pacific and intrrurban.
saturday Night A big frainiesd from
l Taeanaa MAS stepped Al this place on
/ the iuterufbAu on that evening, ON
account II the Vasheot 81 the track
Set1ss % them walked into Seattle
rather than walt Tae others we're
taksn up en- the Northern Pacific re-
lief train yesterday.
osRRIEN. Jan. 6-Ths most dis
astruus fisod known IA more
than - YEAR, IA. swept the White
River valley for the Past - hours.
resulting In the tosa af tNo lives and
IMMENSE damage % rfepcrty The
waters began rising ga SATURDAY and
by siark thr Whale iossr valley was
covered win water. Houses In the
I foWtands sefs. many ef theea. more
than haif submerged and the swiri
fnr waters carried aNAy et~fythin
that Was movable. Fences. euthulid=
inEx. haystsskR. wagons ead othst
machinery and even livestock We're
hufn- aWay BY the water.
The FaueherN on the bottom lands
were imprisoned b. the waters which
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
Practical
Politics
.. By
WILLIAM II. HINRICHSEN
V.-TakinG a Poll.

0\HE next work to be taken up is
that of taking a census of the
voting district in which you
live or ma EinO q nnll aS it is
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
When the Tenderfoot Was "t."


Several years ago l was down in
the Indian Territory on trip" said
the dancing man, land some of my
friends got up a dance for me. l asked
my most particular friend what
should wear He Informed me full
dress. l went that way and was the
only one at the dance with even
white shirt on and was the target for
all the eyes in the hall. Naturally
felt very uncomfortable. The girls,
however, were taken with me at once,
and any one Of them was mine for the
asking. In fact, for awhile l forgot
there were any other men present. The
cowboys stood around like lot of has
beens.' l was it for once in my life.
Flight months later l made return
visit to this little town, eighty miles
from railroad, and happened to strike
the place on the eve Of dance by
club that had been formed that season.
received an invitation from my friend
and, remembering my previous expert
ence, attended the dance in my travel
ing clothes. No dress suit again for
Willie. To my surprise, when l
emerged from the dressing room l
found all the men in full dress. and a
more evenly balanced lot of dressy
I fellows l never saw, all being dressed
exactly alike. was the only has
been in the hall. l learned that the
club had engaged tailor to come in
there and fix them all up correctly:
! New York Commercial Advertiser.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17

forgetting that while charity blessed duty with right motive
the height of spiritual and Scrpura ignorance
the appreciation Of the white throne through giving
however and astonishing without the inspiration of penent
obedent ard trusting heart This be with the dark
of Pagan mind the of the Middle Ages, when
thought in their God buy off his by bequeag
their possessions to charity or to the church,
Some have gone farther and given their bodies to suffer the
intense and suffering and deprivation Gododained
pleasures and blessings of life have been suendered they have shut
themselves the aunts of and entered lives of SELF
with the identical principle involved the suffering
heaten who appeae their gods have given their lives
blade of sword.
Whatever the FORM however great the sacrifice be moth
ing but overreach God to ouw him. unless there is
desire to be perfectly obedien giving sin
ward and inward % through the virtue of the All
ward obevances and sacrifices without that of the heart
of the sepucher.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
PRESSING PROBLEMS IN
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
BY JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN,
President Of Cornell University

WE@ HE Philippine question is just very PRESSING
&$EaY question: The natives in those islands in dire
eNN6 Distress Their cattle have been largely destroyed
E5YY by rnderpest and the islands have been visited by
AMsN famine and peilence Added all these things,
NN>A THE ISLANDS HAVE LOST 100000 IN
THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE DE-
CLINE IN SILVER AND THE PUNCTUATION IN THE
RATE OF EXCHANGE.
There have been financial distress had
lands been put upon gold basis the financial expert the
department. Mr. Conan recommended and the present Philip
pine commission favored.
PUT
DUE ENTIRELY TO THE NEGLIGENCE INACTIVITY OF THE
CONGRESS- THE FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN THOSE ISLANDS Is
DUE ENTIRELY PoLTRooNERY
ARDcE OF THE MEMBERS THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
The failure of establish the gold standard has
the Philippine government 100000 the meanwhile in
Of declines in the value of silver And this loss
be borne by the Filipino Taxpayers who have a of course SUI
Tered in the much heavier personal losses from the
Congress against the Fpnos Is per Dney
tariff And Vice Governor Wright declares that the Fpnos
attitude and conduct evidence of commercial
exploitation alone
We have undertaken establish system of public schools
there and that WE'LL We have capable
paid teachers but has insisted upon language
in the schools
INSIST PHILIPPINE IS
HISTORY
Take American town Of 5000 5000 people, give all tho
educational work into the charge of Spanrd have
thing the secondary schools the elementary and lowest
grades the Spanish language and how much would tho
children earn and how could they and the community whole
relish this wonderful method Of education? Well SUBSTITUTE
AN ACTIVE AMERICAN TEACHER FOR THAT HYPO~
THETICAL SPANIARD AND THIS is WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN THE PHILIPPINES
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
THE SOUTH AMERICAN PROBLEM
By HON. W. L. SCRUGGS.
Ex-United States Minister to Venezuela,

BaEIE the Monroe doctrine will be in affected by
ia &@a present affair." because there
BMH every prospect for peaceable and satisfactory settle
A&aSA the will have faced The
world is getting popuous that the settlement of these
naturally South American be longer delayed
European nations acquire territory South America
their subjects nevertheless go there The will
will ultimately be called
thngseher they abandon greatly modify the Monroe
adequately their
subjects they of suzeany these South
republics responsible for their good behavior
Neither pleasant contemplate. The first involves
the abandonment principle and the appearance
great European with naval and coaing
stations among West ndes which would be serious
ownership and control the Panama canal The second
otion of of
equipment standing and untold to compel
and stop their periodical revolutions This
what will confront the European nations finally
either insure protection life and property the
South American countries give them free hand to do it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
ART AND COMMERCIALISM
By WILLIAM ORDWAY PARTRIDGE,


RE HAVE improved upon Bacon definition of art as
T8 man added to nature but with what kind of
kg9$AAAN to deal in the addition?
FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN ART THOUGH AT
THE MOMENT IT is CONFRONTED BY THE DANGERS OF
NOMMERCIAIISM The responds
time He reflects inevitably the needs people.
are the peoples present demands?
is not art with question Dewey arch
building? The beautiful arch honor of the
OF Mania that tor short time decorated Madison New
York. the best work of kind that produced within
century, True wholly original 1t borrowed from the
arch OF Irajan, in the Roman forum; the model
added much, and proportions symmetry and essential
beauty surpassed contemporary European the White
capitals have done in exposition architecture.
Yet the Dewey arch Its fragile beauties made
permanent and stead down Fifth
confronted by what the monstrou of Roman galley
by the most hdeou of modern skyscrapes ncknaed
Falron building It is cruel shame that beautiful Madison square
should be deecrated the uges in existence
by monster that violates principle of architectural by
great, aggressive monument to commercialsm.
Where shall the be caed
regulating the height Of budngs will other American follow
will they leave themselves the deformy and
tesqueness? Before add to
nature must be patriot whoesoued American, who
knows that life to be worthy be dominated by other spirit
from that of and conmercaism; be touched by
andWelng Of the beautiful.
Our sociological understand They know that
cleanse the enough solve the tenement house
problem They pleading always for and and foun
squares They working always to bring
beauty into the lives of the people,
The good God has made beautiful world 1t is tor His c-
enjoy that beauty and hold it sacred THE ARTIST
IS BUT THE INTERPRETER OF REALITY, OF THE PEO-
PIES LIFE Shall American life produce worther by
giving itself to the ful6llment of noble ideals?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
WOMAN GAN GET HER VOTER
IF SHE CAN'T GET HER VOTE
,y JOSEPHINE DODGE DASkAM, Author

|HE women who most vaianty anxious get their
rights to forget that the party of the first part
E by that mean our brother today right where he
f ~ in the beginning He has the number of adj
vantages he always had The of today Ill
these and about 53 mor her shoulders broader and
her back than The girl of the future will
be obliged to choose between her present privileges and her rights
IF THIS EVOLUTION CONTINUES I SHOULD ADVISE
YOUNG GIRL WHO ASKED ME WHAT TO CHOOSE
TO HANG ON TO HER PRIVILEGES AND LET HER
RIGHTS GO.
CANNOT GENERATION YOUR VOTE,
YOU ALWAYS CAN GET YOUR VOTER
Women have always Influenced men, and don't but what
that's just as good.
think there great deal of unnecessary wdde days
about the increasing strenuouness of the young girl don't think
she has changed much don't think these little fads
girl and modern such physical culture vegetarian
ism Greek grammar which she devote least mornings
week. changed the underneath She mind
She may her mind little differently but it's the old mind
There two things which always have had
the faro islands of the high Maachu
Sets.
A SUCCESSFUL MUST BE GOOD AND st.a
MUST BE CHARMING.
You may think of her charm her parliamentary ability her
oratorica her excellent canning of peaches but
be there And she good the world can't progress
be something interesting in the bad woman, but she can't
perpeuate nations and after ALL that the main of
CREATION think If good and nothing else
will be dull anything the world made but if she
good and charming her heritage and posey absolutely
nothing better.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
Attempt to Bribe the Almighty
By REV. JOSEPHUS STEPHAN,
Pastor Mount Auburn Methodist Church. Indianapolis.

AS the sin of bribery between man and man is
old the race and still, after thousands of CEN
turtles, is brazenly pracced the attempts to bride
the Almighty. Unregenerate and unsanctihed
human nature continues the vain effort By sort
Of superstitous belief in it's virtue they attempt to do
something; to perform good works; to invent re-
vive ceremonials and minor obligations because they
easier than true obedience and holiness OF heart,
and they tend to ease perverted conscience.
They 60 farther and make costly gifts to Cod,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
prisoner shot by Guards.

A special message to the Bee OF Sac
ramento. Cal, from the Folsom state
prison. states that a second-termer
named E. Manuel was shot by the
guards and killed while attempting to
escape. Manuel was discovered with
opium In his possession and was
placed in the dungeon. He was re-
moved by the officers to point out the
locality where other opium was stored
He had passed the quarry and mad
reached the hill where the famous Som
tag break occurred, when he made
dash for liberty up the hill he nao
gone seventy-five yards when he was
fred upon by several guards at once
He dropped dead in his tracks
Manuel was sent up from MADEIRA
county for nine years for perjury. Two
years credits were recently taken
from him for having opium in his pos
session.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
KILLS WHOLE FAMILY
cRAZED BY ILLNESS WOMAN
COMMITS AWFUL DEED.
Drained One Child and strangIed tho
Others to Death.

While temporarily deranged, Mrs.
Louis Iverson. of Monterey, Cal, wife
of a Salinas machinest, murdered
three Of her four children Sunday
at the dictation, she said, of "a SUI
preme power"
She first strangled her eldest daugh-
Ter, Louisa, aged IL years. She then
attempted the life Of her eldest son,
aged II. who had just come into the
house. but the boy broke away from
her and took train for his home in
Salinas. She then strangled her son,
Harold, aged 6. and then went out OF
the house and got an ak with which
she struck him blow on the head
Later in the evening she killed her z,
months-old baby. Maria. by strangling-
The murder of her children was re-
lated by Mrs. Iverson to Sheriff W.
]. Nesbitt. She added that during the
night she had walked about the house,
living down for short tine on the
floor. She said she realized now that
she had done wrong. but believed she
was doing right at the time she COM
mitted the deed
Early in the morning Mr.. lverson
hirnself drove to Pacific Grove He
knocked at the front door of the cot
tage where his wife and family had
been living and was told to go around
TO the back door. He did so, and en-
tering the house was about to kiss
his wife when she said: Don't touch
me. Don't put your hands on me Go
and look at your children"
With that he opened the door OF an
adjoining room where law the bodies
of the three children. the boy on one
bed and two girls on another The
house was in disorder and indications
were plentiful that the two older chill
dren had struggled hard against their
death. Mrs. Iverson had been III for
several months and had shown signs
Of mental arrangement, her mania be-
ing of a religious nature
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
pies Raise in Price.

Proprietors of quick-lunch counters
in New York are up in arms against
the manufacturers of pies There are
four companies which practically con-
troll the supply here. and they have an
nounced an advance from 31s to 4
cents per pie. The lunch counter men
are preparing to resist the advance.
and ii is possible the famous product
OF New England win not be IN evil
dence on their shelves in the near ru-
ture. There is also talk of co-opera-
tive factory and general boycott Oh
trust-made pies.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
STOLE A LOCOMOTIVE.
Six Desperadoes Tie Up Division on
Chicago Northwestern.

The theft of "a Chicago & North
western locomotive at Milwaukee by
six desperadoes stopped all traffic Tor
twenty miles south of GAINESVILLE for
some time. At II o'clock Thursday
night the men stole the locomotive
from the gravel pits near Beloit' and
started south at full speed. The THEFT
was not known until the engine was
seen leaving Beloit the throttle wide
open and the men aboard yelling
defiance to the railroad men, who had
discovered that the engine had been
stolen lust too late to turn switch
and stop the runaway.
AS soon as the GAINESVILLE offices OF
the railroad company were notified the
train dispatchers stepped every train
between Janesville ard Caledonia
Ills. The Chicago officials OF the d.
vision were called out and emergency
crews started out with officers In Dur
suit of the fugitives, and every effort
was made to catch the runaway en-
CINE and its crew.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
schwab's Star Sinking.

The report of ex-senator Joseph
Smith. Jr., receiver Of the United
States Shipbuilding company, to
Judge Fitzpatrick, was fled Monday In
the United States Circuit court at
Trenton. n. ]. 1t recommends that
a suit be brought to nullify and have
declared void and Illegal the 10000
600 bond issue held by Charles M
Schwab and through which he controls
the company
It will recommend that receiver
be appointed for the Bethlehem Steel
company, the corporation winch
Schwab and ]. P Morgan & Co. sold
to the United States Shipbuilding COM
pany-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
Railroads to ADOPT Electric Motor
Power.

The New York Central railroad is
planning to establish electric roads as
suburban branches in the central and
western parts of New York state, in
order to save local traffic, which has
been cut into heavily by the independ-
ent trolley competition, by reducing
fares and increasing the number OF
trains. A section Of the Rome. Water
town G Ogdensburg railroad. which
is leased to the New York Central, Is
to be equipped with electricity it is
claimed. and New York Central troll
lev cars can be run to and from all
points along the southern shore OF
Lake Ontario. This project viii posi-
bly, also absorb the Rochester & Su-
burban electric lines.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
Robbed the Order.

Charles L. Conine. national secre-
tarv and treasurer of the National
brotherhood of Leather Workers and
Harness and Horse Goods Makers, OF
Kansas City. Mo-, has been convicted
Of embezzling s5,676 from the order.
and was sentenced to two and one-han
wears In the penitentiary. The money
which Connie was charged with taking
was appropriated at different times
When detection seemed assured no
fed to MINNEAPOLIS. where he was ar
rested last February Conine was
bonded by a surety company for slo'-
600.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
RUSSIA THREATENS CHINA
Punishment Assured If She sides With
japan.


A dispatch received at London from
Toxic says: 1t is reported from Pekin
that NJ. Lessar. the Russian minister
has addressed a long note to Prince
Ching. head Of the Chinese foreign Of
fee. saying that Japan's interference
in the Manchurian question viii com
pei Russia to adopt final measures and
threatening China with severe punish
ment IL she sides with Japan This
action, while the negotiations are
pending, has caused deep umbrage-
The newspapers at st. Petersburg
say the Russian Pacific squadron con-
sists of ffty-four warships, including
six battleships, eight first-class and five
second-class cruisers, seven sea-going
gunboats, two torpedo cruisers, two
torpedo transports and twenty-four tor
pedo boat destroyers, having an aggre-
gate of $50 officers and 1920 men
There are now on the way to the far
east two battleships. three frst-class
cruisers and eleven torpedo boats OF
various classes, with 1874 officers and
3.2S9 men.
Preliminary arrangements nave peeh
completed, says a MOSCOW dispatch,
for the expeditions calling out OF the
Russian infantry reserves
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30

The attorney general has made
favorable report to the secretary OF
the treasury on title deeds to property
sought to be obtained by the govern
ment at Reno. New, for a site for a
new public building in that city. This
property is located at the southeast
corner Of Front and Virginia streets
and cost the government $4,000 A
treasury warrant will be sent the own
ers. the Occidental Land and Improve
ment company. next week
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
Mayor on Trial to Show Whether no
Had Authority.

The trial of Mayor William b. Hays
of Pittsburg, Pa, on the charge OF mis-
demeanor, resulting from the dis
charge of Samuel Moore, veteran OF
the civil war. from his position In one
of the city bureaus last spring, mas
been before Judge Shafer. The case
being a test one. TO show whether the
MAYOR has the right TO remove vet
earns from the city employ for poiu-
cal reasons only, has attracted mucn
attention. The court room was
crowded.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
CHAPTER XII.

IS rapid articula-
ton had given Con-
stance no time for
reply, but her ex-
element equaled
his, as she bent her
yelled face upon
her hands and lis
tened in dumb
alarm at the emo
tions rising to meet
his avowal OF love
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
Denver Woman Kills Her Husband.

Jennie Davis shot and killed her
husband. Beverly w. Davis, at their
home, 1882 Market street, Denver,
Colo, Sunday. Both parties are col
ored. Davis was jealous OF his wife.
and after quarrel, during which he
struck her several times, Davis So
cured a revolver with the avowed In
tention of killing her In the struggle
which followed the woman secured the
weapon and fred. killing Davis almost
Instantly
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30
IN HASLAND. y


der that thoughts such as these have
preyed upon my spirits; racked me
with anxiety, even in the blessed hour
Of assurance that my devotion was not
wasted?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30

ITO H coSTIScsD.l
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-30

Practical tests have shown that .
bicycle runs easily on the sand Of the
African deserts. and In due time the
camel win follow the horse Into obli-
vioa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-29
WOMAN LOSES WAY
LOOKING FOR WORK
Easter Williams Gets Lost in Railroad
Station While Trying to
Find Employer

Where is the lady with the white hat
trimmed in black velvet? This is what
Easter Williams would ike to know
Easter IS a 'colored lady" nineteen
years old, who came here last night from
Warrenton, Va, wearing a pair OF black
goggles and large card pinned on the
lapel of her coat, for the purpose OF
meeting Mrs. John +. Totten, of So
Stanbridge Street. Norristown, Pa, for
whom she was TO work in service. -
She was 10 recognize Mrs. Totten by
means of the white hat with the afore-
said trimmings. and Mrs. Totten, in
turn. was to recognize Easter by means
of the goggles and the tag.
The trouble was that Easter came
one train later than she was scheduled.
Evidently Mrs. Totten thought she was
not coming at all. for she was not there
TO meet her. Detective Harrison had TO
do the gallant act and escort the woman
TO Police Headquarters. whence she was
sent to the House OF Detention for the
night. for. though Mrs. Totten had sent
Easter money for her fare to this city,
she had not furnished arg additional
funds. and Easter was fatty stranded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-29
INDIAN GATTLEHEN
DEFY j. S. TROOPS
Joe Morrigeau's Band May Clash With
Company Of Regulars.

FORT PLAINS. Non. Nov. pa
clash between the negro regular troops
and Joe Morrfgeau. the Indian cattle
owner. and his band is expected today.
a courier who arrived here last night re-
ported that the troops had halted for
the NIGHT within two hours march OF
the Morrigeau camp The attempt 10
eject the eattlemen Is likely 70 cause
trouble The Nez Perez Indians are
said TO be supporting MOrrigeau. who IS
stiH on the reservation and defiant. The
Indian police have positively refused 10
attempt to eject the cattleman owing
10 their fear of the Nez Perces.
These Indians, a band Of about 100,
under Chief Carrier-Water, have been
located in isolated sections of the Flat
head reservation for the last year. They
refused to recognize the Federal officers
or the Indian police, and have STAYED
of the Flatheads for months. Morri-
geau. il is said. has engaged the band 10
assist him. and unless Major Torrey
and his soldiers get hold Of the cattle
men before the Nez Perces come up
trouble is believed to be certain. The
troops sent out from Fort MissOula are
all veterans.