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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-04
Saloon Right of Way
In the City Affairs.

At the First Baptist church, corner
of Lincoln street and Second avenue
in the morning at 10 o'clock the reg
ular monthly communion service will
be held. At IL o'clock the sermon
will be intended to make the congre-
cation consider plans of work for the
future. The subject will be the ques-
ton, After the Summer. What?" In
the evening the service will be patri-
otto and the pastor will take for his
subject. '"rhe greatest issue before
the American People" 1t is under
stood that he will give some attention
to the question Of a permanent mu-
nicipal league as means of saving
the young people from the destruct-
i've work of the saloons and the pres
ent outlook for the saloons to con-
tinue to have "'The Right of Way In
the Present Administration OF CITY
Affairs"
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May HAVE BEEN KILLED
IN TOUGH SALOON BOX

The man found murdered yesterday
morning beside tho river bank in
Peaceful valley has been identified as
George Mitchell. and the investiga-
ton Of the authorities has added
color to the belief that he was robbed
and murdered up town--in all like
lihood In the box of some tough sa-
loon.
Identification Of the dead man as
being Mitchell was made by Frank
Hoffman and william Down. employees
OF the Twohy Bros. railroad con-
tracing Arm, and by kid" Decker,
bartender In the Mug saloon on lower
Stevens street.
Hoffman and Down worked with
Mitchell in Montana. all three being
employed by Twohy Bros, Mitchell
ms foreman of one of the gangs.
Dowanat Mitchell In the Combina-
tion saloon. Main avenue and Stevens
street, at noon ON Thursday. MiAcheli
was drirspE at that time and had
been cohs6rting with the tough people
in the downtown saloons. He show
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even use the word ."scab" while talk
ing to the men who have taken their
places and not to use any vulgar Ian
guage. This advice has been carried
out by the men. although 1t was
frankly stated that private citizens
who sympathize with the strikers
might have used the word -"scab"
in addressing the men working for
the company on Howard street. Mayor
Boyd and Commissioner Root coun-
seled the strikers not to use vulgar
language and above all things not to
intimidate the men who are working.
Without hesitancy the strikers have
agreed to follow this advice.
Before departing after his unsuc-
cessful effort to get two special po-
licemen Mr.. Phillips said the COM
pany had been given special police
men In all other cities where strikes
were on, that they would hold the
city strictly responsible for any dam
age that might be done, and left with
the yelled threat that unless the spe-
cial officers were provided by the
city such officers would be secured
elsewhere.
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The striking linemen state that the
company is not calling in it's men
from country districts as published,
because there are no country linemen
except those on strike.
ASK A1DIT1ATI0N.
The Western conference has sent
out a statement denying that they
have committed a single act Of vio-
lence against the company and that
the conference has the situation we'll
In hand and are willing at any time
to arbitrate the entire matter.
The linemen also state that Ed
Volk has not taken the place Of the
striking operators, as published.
The phone service now being given
by the company is very poor and in
consequence many telephones have
been ordered taken out. The number
Of these is being swelled daily, some
taking action out of sympathy for the
strikers and others on account of the
poor service.
sUPEKINTENDEMT BUSH TALKS.
G. E. Bush. recently appointed sup
erintendent of this district, said to-
day:
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BUSY WORLD IN BRIEF,

Earis.-The municipal council has
decided to reject all bids of foreigners
for supplying gas to the city. and will
operate its own gas plant.
oeettle.--Work will soon be resum-
ed on warships at the Bremerton
navy yard. The New York, Marble
head and Bennington are there for re-
pairs.
P1ttsburf.-At the coroner's inves-
tigation witnesses were sworn whose
testimony tended to show that the
late Recorder ]. o. Brown committed
suicide.
Is yisnna.-A paper was read before
the slennese Society of Physicians,
giving the history of a case where
cancer of long standing was COM
pletely cured by radium rays.
New York.-Ex- President Grover
Cleveland broke a 10 years silence
and wrote an Independence Day letter
to Tammany Hall. calling attention to
the power and responsibility resting
upon the society.
Kansas City, Mo.-The police have
raided seven gambling houses and
shut, up 500 slot machines, but left
the poolrooms alone. The move was
In conformance to the policy of the
new administration.
Chicago.-Seven people have died
and rs were Frustrated yesterday in
this city by heat. the mercury regis
tering ~ degrees. with a humidity of
10 per cent. All through the middle
west intense heat prevails.
XAslo, .. C.--Another lead. promis-
Ing to be as great as the find of last
week. has been found on Poplar creek
The new camps are without capital
but feel that 1t will come as soon as
the facts are known.
New York.-The building trades
employers and the 10 unions of the
building trades have agreed to arbi-
trate future troubles. One of the
points in the new agreement is the
abolition OF the walking delegate,
Gainesville, Textile water has
receded from this city with only one
fatality. a railroad engineer killed
when train ran into wushout.
Much damage has been done to prop
erty. the railroads suffering the most.
Colorado springs.-The mill and
sneltermen's union has declared a
strike on the Standard mill of the
United States Reduction 4 Refining
company. The company has vioiat-
ed the agreement in not reinstating
the unions since the former strike
was declared OF
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EVIDENCE GIVEN
BY MISS AUSTIN

Attorney II. M. Stephens, represent
ing DIR. Montborne, and Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart. repre-
senting the state, accompanied by
their stenographers, visited Miss Aus
tin yesterday, the object being to
give Attorney Stephens chance to
determine for himself how Miss Aus
tin feels regarding the attempt to
land DIR. Montborne in the peniten-
tiary for malpractice.
Mrs. Austin is at the home of rela-
tives and away from the many curl
ous people who tried to see her at the
rooms in the Van Valkenburg build
ing after the story of the forced
birth OF the child was published in
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which the body must have been
dragged. To the officials this is
ample proof that Mitchell was muir
dered elsewhere in the city. The
fact that Mitchell while drinking per-
sistently hangs around cheap and
tough saloons lends color to the be-
lief that the murder was committed
in one of these saloons--in all like
lihood in the privacy of one of the
boxes.
Coroner Smith ascertained today
that Matt Mole one of the men who
found Mitchells body. and Down and
Mitchell were all from the same town
in Montana; that Mole and Down met
yesterday and Mole identified the re-
mains.
The police have been bringing I'm
men all day today and Chief Woydt
has been putting them through the
sweating process In an effort to get
at some tangible clue as to who COM
mitted the murder Most of the men
brought in were picked up among the
downtown saloons.
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City News.

The First Spiritualists' society
meets in Eagles hall. Howard street
and sprague avenue; at O'Clock In
the evening. Rev. Daniel w. Hun.
pastor. Subject: '-spiritualism OF
Early Christianity" Descriptive
readings and tesests by Mrs NJ. e.
Connell
Frank symons and A. T. Mcdonald
were arrested this morning by Onicers
Dobkins and Casey and charged With
disorderly conduct. The men had
trouble during the progress OF
Fourth OF July celebration. ana did
s4s damage to the windows Of IT,
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Personal.

william Gilpin. superintendent Of
the Columbia River Marble company
is down from the quarries.
Judge Warren Truitt of Moscow
and Judge r. Il. Morgan Of Harrison,
Idaho. are spending the Fourth In the
city.
Duncan Ross OF Greenwood. b. c..
owner OF the Boundary Creek Times,
arrived In the city last night to Join
Mrs, Ross. who has been visiting her
relatives here.
DIR. T.. Il. Briley and wife Of Scotia
are In town.
Paul GLADSTONE. a wealthy rancher
OF Athol, Idaho. IL In the city.
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TsIs6raphIc Briefs.

Kansas City. Mo.--The police have
prevented all fireworks in the BUSH
ness sections. There IL no formal
program or observance.
San Diego. Cal-The Fourth Is be-
ing celebrated here by the planting
of 1000 trees In the city park by the
Foresters and Woodmen of southern
CalifoEpia. now In session here.
Washington.-The bureau OF sta
tistics report will show that the iron
ana steel imports for the past fiscal
year are s6o,oo0.O 900. nearly double
those of the preceding year.
Dublin.--Today's meeting of the
city corporation witnessed a heated
discussion over the question OF pre-
senting an address to King Edward
on the occasion OF presenting an ad-
dress to King Edward on the occasion
OF his proposed visit to ireland. The
confusion became so dea fleming that
the lord mayor adjourned the meet
Ing indefinitely.
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PRESIDENT SPEAKS
AT HISTORIC SPOT

HUNTINGTON. L. l.. July 4.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt. Governor Odell and
other men of note were present today
and contributed their Oratorial ef-
forts to the celebration Of the 260th
anniversary Of the settlement OF the
township of Huntington. 1t was an
oid-fashioned celebration. with plenty
Of fireworks. an elaborate display Of
the national colors and a food OF pa
triotic speeches. with the president
as the central figure Of the exercises
and prominent part also given to
the former townsmen. who returned
In large numbers to participate in
the festivities.
Though 1t does not cut much fig
ure in the hurlyburly world of today.
the quaint old town OF Huntington,
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besides being one of the oldest COM
munities in the United States. has
contributed in no small measure to
the historic annals OF the nation. 1t
was here. In l776. that Nathan Hale
made his Investigations Of the Brit
ish strongholds on Long Island, and
1t was here also that he was captured.
A part of the house where he sup
ped and slept in the night preceding
his capture Is still standing.
1t was in Huntington that Walt
Whitman began his career. The pa
per started by him here Is still being
published. and his old home at West
Hills is. visited yearly by many tour
lists. Also preserved In and near
the old town are the remains of many
British Notifications.
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st. Louis.-One thousand street
railway employees. members OF the
Amalgamated association. have struck
for an increased wage and shorter
hours. The men number about one
third of the Rapid Transit company's
employees.
Echo, ors.-Harry Rogers, a stock
man, has entered into contract to
furnish 10000 American hares within
go days after October to the Ameri-
can Hare Packing & Cold Storage
company. A big rabbit proof fence
will be constructed.
Paris.-In discussing the applica-
tion for the authorization of the
Salerian guns. Premier Combes said
to the senate that the order in caring
for destitute children did not seek
to benefit the orphans so much as
the individual interests of the nuns.
Detroit, A1ich.-The Central Confer
ence of American Rabbits has declar-
ed In favor of maintaining the his
torical Sabbath as a fundamental in
stitution of Judaism and a special
committee has been appointed to
study methods of carrying that spirit
into effect.
Boise, Idaho.-Judge Beatty holds
In favor of the contention of the
Bunker Hin & Sullivan Mining COM
pany in its suit against the Empire
State-ldaho company to quiet title to
that portion of a lode embraced with
in the side lines of the Bunker Hin
claim extended.
Louisville. xy.-The Afro American
council during its closing hours rati-
fed an address to the country at
large on the race problem. 1t was
temperate I'm tone. IL pleads for
obliterating a charge which NAV be
made against a few from the whole
race and asks for justice to the race
as q whole.
Helena, Mont.-Albert Raleigh. a
well known newspaper man. and Miss
Mathilde kessler. daughter OF the
late Nicholas Kessler were married
here yesterday after hard chase
on the part of the brides brother and
Captain Cochrane of the Twenty
fourth infantry. a former sutton for
Miss kessler's hand.
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ed Down $25 In gold and had recent
ly cashed a pay check for $97, either
in this city or Kalispell. Down eau
toned Mitchell not to flash his
money in the saloons, but reason had
left the latter and he was not afraid
to show his money II he felt SO dis
posed.
The next time Down saw Mitchell
was In the morgue last night. He
had paid the penalty of cumming
with men who love the privacy Of
the boxes of tough saloons.
When the remains of Mitchell were
cared for at the morgue last night it
was found that one Of the blows had
crushed completely through his skull
and the brain protruded. This blow
alone would have produced large
pool OF blood Immediately after It
was delivered. No>such pool OF blood
was found along the road leading into
the valley and. small spots of blood
were all that could, be found on the
stones leading down the steep path
from Main avenue to the river. over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-04

Manager Phillips OF the telephone
company has asked Mayor Boyd and
Police Commissioner Root to give
him typ special policemen as an out
come Esthe telephone company's
strike.
The application for the specials
was turned down for lack Of cause"
1t Is said that violence has been
threatened by some of the striking
telephone girls, that some Of the girl
pickets called other girls who insist
ed on working mean things" I'm
til the absolute truth Of this report
can be established the police commits
sioner and the mayor will allow no
special officers to keep the girls from
rioting in this fashion.
MARCH OFF WORKMAN.
Further complaint has been made
that two Of the striking linemen
pickets intercepted a non-union line
man who had gone to work. and that
after few minutes conversation the
new workman changed his mind, and
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with linked arms marched of with
the pickets. The telephone company
has strong reason to believe that this
workman who was 30 cruelty waylaid
marched to labor headquarters. First
avenue and Post street, and Joined
the union.
The last bill of grievances put up
to the mayor and the police commits
sioner by the telephone company was
to the effect that gang Of ruffians
assembled on Howard street and call
ed some of the men who have taken
the places Of strikers ''scabs'
After careful and prolonged DELHI
Grafton on each grievance count Of
the company the mayor and the police
commissioner refused to give the
company the special officers asked for
and continued consideration of the
matter until this morning at 8
o'clock, at which time they held a
consultation with the manager of the
striking linemen to hear his side Of
the story.
Stake II ORDERLY.
The manager furnished proof that
the strikers had been asked to not
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The Press. These visitors, many Of
them strangers, were rapidly making
the condition of the sick woman
worse and were driving those in at
tendance almost frantic. Since the
change to the new address Miss Aus
tin has been gradually improving.
But little satisfaction was gained
for the defense by the visit of At
torney Stephens. Miss Austin was
averse to talking, and when the ques-
lions became too blunt the mother
of the sick woman, who was pres
ent, interfered and abruptly ended the
interview.
From present indications both
sides will be ready for the prelimi-
nary hearing next Tuesday.
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q. Rogers, Paterson's locomotive
builder, whose favorite she was, and
who had promised to give her $780,
900 some day. Upon receipt OF the
letter he went to the convent and de-
manded an immediate choice between
himself and the theater, Margery in
stantly chose the theater. and was cut
on by the uncle in his will--the bulk
OF BIS s7.ooo.ooo estate going to the
Metropolitan Art museum.
Margery liz a beautiful girl, with
roguish blue eyes and an abundance
OF golden chestnut hair. And at
Ashbury Park and Narragansett Pier.
where her family is we'll known. she
~ very prominent because OF her
dainty dancing and superb singing.
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GAVE UP $500,0O0
TO GO ON THE STAGE

NEW YORK. July 4.--The sailing
of 16-year-old Margery Rogers for
Europe to study with the masters,
preparatory to going on the stage.
recalls how this plucky girl two years
ago gave UP 100000 in order to re-
alixe her ambition.
She Is the daughter of George w.
Rogers, Jr.. cnbman and artist. Three
years ago she was sent to Holy An
gels convent. Fort Lee. N. j.. to COM
plete her education. Here she met
several children from theatrical fam
lilies, among them being the daughter
OF Lillian Russell. These girls were
to be actresses. and Margery caught
the stage fever. and two years ago
wrote about II to her rich uncle, Jacob
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-04
ARBITRATION BOARD
MEETS HERE MONDAY

The national board of arbitration
representing two OF the most power
full organizations in the United States
will convene here next week.
James M. Lynch, president Of the
International Typographical union.
and frederick Driscoll, commissioner
Of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association. representing the
board. are due to arrive here Monday.
TheIrJ object 10 to look into the
fipdingAl0f the local arbitration board
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versy between the Review Publishing
company and it's printers. The decis-
ion Of the local board was unsatis-
factory to the PRIMERS, who demand
ed a raise in salary. The local board,
instead of finding for an increase,
rendered decision reducing the sal
airy and making longer hours The
union appealed and the aforemention-
ed gentlemen will select a third party
who will act as chairman. provided
they can not reach an agreement
themselves.
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Car Jumps Track
Pittshurg Bridge.

PITTSBURG. Pa. July "A
Pittsburg Railway company car
jumped the track at the Lincoln ave-
nue. bride at S:so o'clock this morn
Ing. going over into deep ravine.
The motorman and two passengers
were killed and several injured
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National Guard OF.

Some 60 members of Company II,
Second regiment Of the N. G. W.. in
command of Captain M. NJ Richard
son. left this morning for Colville.
The company will participate In the
celebration there by giving an exhibit
tion drill at the ball grounds this
afternoon. Tonight the boys will go
under canvas on the G. A. r. camp
ing grounds east Of that town, re-
turning to Spokane tomorrow evening.
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prospect Of a shortage Of cars. A
mixup had happened and only five
cars were on hand when two score
were needed.
The crowd was frantic and 1t is a
wonder that no fatality followed the
attempts of many to board the al
ready. crowded platforms as the train
drew out. 49,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-04

Chief of Police Hunt of Portland
has sent Mayor Boyd a copy of Port
lands saloon ordinances. which allow
boxes provided the partitions are not
more than seven feet high. Port
land does not allow ground floor
cribs. Hunt thinks boxes should be
sbolishad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-04
| 500 DISAPPOINTED
Y BY RAIL WAY COMPANY

From 1000 to 1900 Spokane people
were disappointed this morning in
not being able to get to Occur d'Alene
and IL the day had been pleasant
hundreds more would have had plans
frustrated.
Local road officials saw the crush
coming yesterday from the sale of
tickets and became frantic at the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-04
Harsh Treatment
Causes Desertlons.

BERLIN. July 4.---The Kleines
Journal today lays the blame for the
reported desertion of los American
tars at Kiel at the feet Of Admiral
Cotton. The paper says that the
harsh discipline of the American
navy Is responsible in great meas
ure. 1t further says that assertions
have been so numerous in Europe
that Cotton has been obliged to have
sailors dispatched from America In
order to handle the feet.
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is what the careless and untidy dress
er gets when he enters business or
social circles. Our patrons pass mus
ter anywhere. We call for, sponge.
press and deliver one suit OF clothes
every week for $3.50 per month. The
UNIQUE Tailoring company, lIa
Washington street, phone Main 7aS.
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Briush Killed
Celebrating Fourth.

COLOMBO, Ceylon. July Awhile
the British fort here was firing a
salute in honor OF American indie
pendence Day a gun exploded, killing
one soldier and injuring another. Two
American cruisers were lying in the
harbor at the time.
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Charleston. 8. C.--The German
cruiser Gazelle did not sail today as
she Intended to. but postponed sailing
until tomorrow in order to remain in
port and fire a national salute on In
dependenee Dav
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ACNER'S
DYSPEPSIA TABLETS

cure Dyspepsia and all disorders aris-
Ing from Indigestion. Endorsed by
physicians everywhere. Sold by ali
druggists; No cure. no pay. 25 cents,
Trial package free by writing to w.
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Il don't believe there is any per-
ceptible change in our service, several
business men telling me it is even
better than before. We have filled
about 75 per cent of the strikers
places and applications are received
daily. don't believe the trouble will
be very extensive and expect it will
be all right in a few days" :.
What plans have you in pros
pect?"
Regarding my plans. I can not
say. Everything is in an unsettled
state Ito me just now and what /
shall make out Of it remains to be
seen.
KNEW MOST LIMElIEM.
II am very sorry the linemen had
to go out, but I realize they must
obey instructions. When here before
1 knew most of them and they're good
fellows. At that time they were re-
ceiving $3.50 for nine hours work,
while now they get SO for eight
hours We have enough men to at
tend to the work now necessary and
as there is no new building going on,
the strike has not interrupted our
work"
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NEW COMPANY IN PHosPEcT.

At the city hall rumor was afioat
today that Peter Larson, the million
aire mining man, contractor and
banker. Is at the head of new tele-
phone company who will apply to the
city for franchise to construct and
operate an up-to-date telephone sys-
tenn