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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30
WAS THE MAYOR BLUFtED!

In speaking of the suit brought
against the city by Charles T. Allen
for the infringement of his patent in
the building of the Worley fiume on
East Alder street the Union says:
Later it was charged by an in
ventOr that there had been an IN
fringement upon his patent hoops. AS
a matter of fact he had no grounds for
such complaint, but he made it any
now. and finally secured an injunction
in the federal courts, which suit fin
ally was settled by the city upon legal
advice But it was not Mayor Hunt 5
fault that a suit was commenced. He
had infringed upon no patent. Any
man can make plain iron bands, and
he did not provide any fasteners.
If there was no infringement Of the
Allen patent why did Mayor Hunt
consent TO the payment OF S625 to
Attorney Titlow for Mr.. Allen? Is the
mayor so easily bulldOzed as the I'm
ion would have us believe? 1t says
the suit was settled upon legal ad-
vice. 1t is known that SIS was paid
to Attorney W. H. Upton for this ad-
vice. If Mr.. Upton had not seen that
Mr.. Allen had a strong case, he GER
tainIy would not have advised a set
tlement.
Several months before the contract
for the Morley fume was let Mr.. AL
len visited this city to confer with
the council about the use Of his stave
pipe in building the proposed gravity
main from Thomas springs, and at
that time he warned the water COM
mittee not to attempt to make use OF
his patent without his consent. In
the face of this warning Morley was
allowed to infringe upon the Allen
patent and the little iron rods that
constitute the patent fastening were
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30

receipt of the information, again went
to see Secretary Hay.
Realizing that if Weizenburg had
smuggled the goods into this country
upon his return from China they
could be seized and gained without
much trouble, the state department
communicated with the collector at
San FranCisO on the subject.
Weizenburg, however, apparently
knew what he was about, for, &C.
Ording to the statement OF the col
lectOr, he had paid at least $500 in
duties on a miscellaneous assert
ment of merchandise upon his arrival
from China about TWO years ago. 1t
remains to be seen whether WeiZen-
burg will be able TO hold to his lot
or whether he will yield to the pres
sure brought to bear upon him by
the state department and surrender
the stones to the Chinese government.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30
JADE STONES ARE LOCATED.
Present Owner Demands an Exorbit-
ant Price for the Tablets.

Washington, d. C-With the as
partments Chinese Minister Sir LANG
Chen has at last succeeding in To-
eating in San Francisco part of the
imperial jade, which, with articles
of value, were stolen from the for
hidden city during the occupancy of
Picking in 1900 by American and Eu-
ropean troops.
Some time ago the state depart
ment received information from SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, to the effect that the
whereabouts of the jade could be as
certained by communicating with one
Frederick Weizenburg of Campbell
California.
The matter was intrusted to Sc
cret service men, who repaired TO
Campbell to be told that Weizenburg
had removed to San Franciso. The
secret service men went to San Fran
without difficulty.
Fruits of Expedition.
He showed them into room at his
home at 1870 Duncan street. which
had been fixed up for the purpose of
displaying the fruits of his expedition
to the forbidden city. He admitted
having in his possession imperial jade
stones. which, however, he had de-
posted in a safe deposit vault in San
Francisco for safe keeping.
Weizenburg was not willing to
voluntarily part with the stones and
the Chinese consul at San Francisco
called on Weizenburg and desired to
know whether $1,000 would release
the jade.
Weizenburg laughed and said:
Make it $4,000 and | will talk
business. Not a cent less.
He also Informed the Chinese min
lister that ten of the tablets or stones
were in the safe deposit warehouse OF
Hilbert's Mercantile company, San
Francisco, while three or four were
in New York city
Photographs of Stones.
Weizenburg placed in the hands of
the Chinese consul set Of photo
graphs of the stones for the purpose
of submitting them to the Chinese
minister at Washington, who, upon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30

If you agree with the national bank
organ that taxes against national
bank stock are not collectible," and
if you approve of the action of the
Ankeny bank in refusing to pay the
five mill school tax, which you have
to pay, you should vote to continue
in power the Hunt city administra
ton. which, under the controlling in
fluence of the bank, threw off over
stock last year
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30

If the First National Bank by the
reelection of Mayor Hunt can secure
continued exemption from taxation
of its stock and force the city to pay
twenty-five thousand dollars for land
at Thomas springs for which the city
has no earthly use, it will be glory
new manager of the local machine
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30
Wholesale Dealers.
Bachtold & Alderman.

payment by the sheriff's office. Gov
ernor Mcbride last spring also raised
voice against the prison board bill
that passed the legislature through
the efforts of Representative KEGS,
the veto message declaring that the
only purpose of the bill was to in
crease the profits of prison boarding
house keepers by holding their board
ers twice as long in jail.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30

The Union says that when Frank
KEGS was sheriff mo man raised a
voice against him" Many people
have a vivid recollection of a strenu-
Gus voice having been raised by Os-
car Drumheller, chairman of the
board of county commissioners.
against certain bills presented for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30

The coupon contest is for YOU. Are
you at work for the prize?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-30

Are you busy this vacation? Work
for the coupon prizes in the States
man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
A BERTH FOR SENATOR PRITCH-
ARD.

1t begins TO look as if Senator Nc
Comas is not going TO let Senator SIM
mons get mis- bill through al this ses-
sion providing for an extra circuit court
judgeship. 1t is said that the Mary
land senator wishes to postpone this
measure for two years. at which time
his term expires, with the hope that he
can then drop into this soft berth. If
this be his idea it is expecting too much
of him to let the bill pass through sen-
atorial courtesy.
The friends of Senator PritChard, rec
ognizing this fact, are casting about
for another place for him and it is said
they have il. 1t is rumOred that Chief
Justice Alvey of the court of appeals of
the District Of Columbia, will soon re-
sign. n those friends Of the senator
are casting longing eyes at his seat for
the senator. They ny he has a good
chance TO get the place. 1t is said that
Judge SimontOn. OF the circuit court
will not remain on the bench much
longer and enato Prirchard's friends
think that if they ear get him IN Judge
AIvey's place it will be a stepping stone
as successor to the former judge. 1t Is
mi hat Senator McCOmas VIII
give his support to Senator Pritchard
for any judicial position he may aspire
to as an offset 10 his defeat Of he bill
providing for the extra judgeship. II
he helps Pritchard now he VIII expect
give him their support for the circui
court judgeship two years hence. They
are of opposing parties. it IS true. but
that senatorial courtesy would come il
here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
Profit in Pigs,

Six years ago q daughter of DIR. w.
Seward Webb, in order to show her
business ability and to obtain a little
additional pocket money, took a little
flyer in stock breeding on Shelboulne
Farms, DIR. Webb's country seat on
Lake Champlain. She invested 500 in
a brood sow, and with her fathers PER
mission made arrangements with the
shepherd to care for the SOW n the
pigs. AS there was an abundance Of
skim milk. this was given her without
cost. but all the grain feed was charged
for at market prices. From this single
investment she cleared $50 the firt gear.
5000 the second year and $500 the tktrd'
by this time the stock had so incre t5ed
in number as to outgrow lis quarters:
and was proving so profitable that lr.
Webb thought it advisable to buy her
out, So at the end of the fourth year
he took over the stock at market pri:es
and gave her a check for 500, which
represented the years profits.
From his start he present plgsery
has been developed, which is the INST
profitable department Of the place.
Last year 200 pigs were sold, aVefaGing
from $50 to 800 pounds in weight and
bringing one-half cent per rOund inore
than the ruling market prices bec"uSe
of the superior conditions under which
they are kept. The piggery is a model
of its kind. The building is In ke ping
with the others on the place in eXte-
riOr style and the interior is finished
with hard pine, cement floors and iron
and fixtures.-Country Life
in America.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24

The argument made by Henry w.
Miller before the committee of finance
on the subject of taxation was an anle
dignified and mastery one, and IN j
judgment is u~nanswerable. 1t showed
that Mr.. Miller knew what he was
talking about and knew how to say it.
for it was the brain work of a mo-
found student and the uttecance III an
ornate and gifted speaker. Mr.. Miller
is unquestionably endowed with the
strongest mental forces and his ster-
ling qualities and magnificent attain
ments will ere long make HIM the reer
of the biggest men of this COUNTS
Wilson News.
You had better be careful how you
have anything to say c~ommendatory
of the Southern railroad or corlpll-
entar of any of its officials. The
first thing you know the charge will
be made from certain quarters that
your paper is owned by the Southern
and you, its editor, are only the
mouthpiece of Colonel Andrews.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24

when death came his mortal remains
were laid to rest in the posts burial
grounds. There he lies beside the
men whom he once opposed in battle.
While il is sad to think of this death
and burial far away from home and
among strangers, it is gratifying to
know that incl: who wore the blue u
into practice that ~comradship of arms
toward one in their midst who had
worn the grey and ministered TO him
ia sickness and after death placed him
beside their own comrades who had
gone before, and to know that his
grave in that far-awaY cemetery will
ever he cared for. Such acts as this
~ calculated. more than any others,
to bring the two sections closer to-
Cether and 10 make the veterans OF
the north and of the south forget that
they were ever arrayeu against each
other. The politicians and the s%tirrers
up of strife OF the two sections should
take lessons from the men who did
| the fighting and who when they laid
down their arms said a sincere
amen" TO Grants Let US have
neace."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
FIRE IN SPRINGFIELD.
Fountain Square Theatre and New
". VI. c. A. Building Destroyed.

Springfield, O., February 19.-Threc
lives were lost in an early morning fire
which destroyed the Fountain Square
theatre. and the new Y. Il. c. a. build
ing. The total loss is $3.50 insur-
ance $40. GOO.
The worst feature of the fire occurred
a little before day break when j. H.
Mulhelland. the proprietor of a jewelry
store, aided by several spectators was
removing his stock. Without any
warning the heavy walls Of the theatre
block toppled over. 1t is not known yet
how many were pinioned under the
ruins, but so far the following dead
have bGen taken out:
J.. H. Mulhelland. Dorsey Crane. AL
bert Voorhees,
The injured removed are:
Harry Erect. Warren Richard and
Fireman Peter Rude.
All but Rude are expected to recover.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
SPECULATION.
Chicago, Writes to His Son Pierre
pOnt.

Now, 1 a to give you that tip en-
the market. There are several reasons
why it isn't safe for you to trade on
Change just now. but the particular
one is that Graham & Co. will fire you
if you do. Trading on margin is 4 Zeal
like padding around the edge Of the CID
swimming hole-it seems safe and easy
at first. but before a fellow knows it
he has stepped off the ede- into deep
water. The wheat pit is only Thirty
feet across, but it reaches clear down
TO He'll. And trading on margins
means trading on the ragged edge of
nothing. When a man buys. he tuy-
ing something that the other fellow
hasn't got. When a man sells, hes
selling something that he hasn't got.
And it's been my experience that the
net profit on nothing is nit. When a
~speculator wins he don't stop till he
loses, and when he loses he can't stop
till he wins.
Yon have been in the packing bIsi-
ness long enough now to know that it
takes a bull only thirty seconds to lose
his hide: and if you'll believe me wren
1 tell you that they can skin a bear
just as quick on Change, you won I
have a Board of Trade Indian H+lrg
your pelt for a rug during the long
winte months.
Because you are the son Of a oork
| packer you may think that you know
| a little more than the next fellow
| about paper pork. There's nothing in
it. The poorest men on earth are the
| relations of millionaires. When I sell
] futures on Change, they're against
hogs that are travelling into dry sat at
the rate of one a second, and # the
| market goes up on me I've got the solid
meat to deliver. But. if YOU lose, the
| only part Of the hog which you can oe-
| liver is the scueal.
l wouldn't bean down so hard on this
matter if money was the only thing a
| fellow could lose on Change. But if a
| clerk sells pork, and the market goes
down, he's mighty apt to get a lot OF
ideas with holes in them and bad nab
its as the small change Of his profts.
And if the market goes up. he's l'f"ly
to go short his self-respect t. win haCk
his money.
dwell a little on this matter of spec
ulation because you've got to live next
door to the Board Of Trade all your life,
and it's a safe thing to know SOME
thing about q neighbours dogs hcf-re
you try to pat them. Sure Things,
Straight Tips and Dead Cinches viii
come running out to meet you, wagslne
their tails and looking as innocent as
if they hadn't just killed a lamb. but
they'll bite. The only safe ruaG - rel
low in speculation leads straight away
from the Board of Trade on the deaC
run.
OF course. the Board Of Trade nnt
every other commercial exchange hive
theid legitimate use, but all you Nee
to know just now is that speculation o1
a fellow who never owns more nnrl
| at q time than he sees on his breakf%s
plate isn't one of them. When you be
come a packer you may &c en- Chung
as a trader; until then 0 can go Their
only as a sucker.
From Letters from n Self-NIad
Merchant to His Son. by Georg
Horace Lorimer. BY permission o
Small, Maynard & Co.. Publishers
Boston,) Mass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
ROOSEVELT TO FORGE THE ISSUE.

The Nav York Tribune comm1nds
president Roosevelt for not taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity given n.m
by the senate committee OH commr: &c
and Withdrawing the nominate Of
Crum as collector OF customs at C'.,r-
lesion 1t seems to think tn president
would be more embarrassed by ha ing
TO ithd the nomination because ne
knew it would not be confirmed han
by having the senate TO reject il. The
Tribune is kind enough to give the 4 m
mittee credit for showing an 'am.Gtle
desire" to save the presidents feelings
by p~ostponing report Of its Ldvsrse &c
ton 50 he could withdraw the nOmi-
nation.
The Tribune contends that his G: Sc
is different from those appointments
generally in which the senate declines
to confirm the nominations. and mat
the president is right in Forcing the
senate to a vote. We ,7nnot see
wherein it differs. The president APP
pointed Crum and thereby declared
that he thought him a tit person for the
DOSlIlOH. he Stildlc
duty 1t Is to pass upon su'li appoint
ments report their cOnclusloi's 10
the senate has investigated the case
and declares that Crum is not n mt
person to hold this office and has DE-
cided to so report to the SENATE. 1t
nakes no difference on what this COM
m1ttee bases its finding. it has 50 de-
clared after giving the matter rlu'h
consideration. Its member are as
much entitled to credit for sincerity in
their action as is the president in max
ing the appointment. 1t is their con-
stitutional right-in fact Guty-tO look
into the qualifications of the president s
appointees, and in making this ihV's-
tigation they rave to take into consId-
Grafton objections of every kind to the
appointee which would make it imPro-
per for him to be indicted into the CT
nce to which the president has recon-
mended him. This the committee fas
done. and the finding has been against
Crum. How can his case be different
from any other? 1t makes no differ
ence what the ground of objection for
unftness may be. If it IS considered
sufficient it is the duty of the senate
to reject. In this case the senate COM
mittee has found the objection suff-
cient and has so reported. n tina, IS
all that there is in the case.
In one respect only is this no OlCl-
nary case and that is that the president
is acting in his own political interest by
standing by Crum so doggedly. He eX-
poets it to help him secure the plcsi-
Dental nomination
The Tribune says. The president has
souarely shOuldered the responsibility
of dealing with this Troublesome q'tes-
zion If negro office holding 1t must
be remembered that in this state where
there is strong opposition II the rtDIh-
lican party to the presidents policy OF
putting negroes in office he has 81
modified that policy as to the
cause Of Sam Wick. against whom there
is the same objection of c-lor as aSaIIs
Crum, and less outside of that. NpC
the fight against him was made II
Senator Pritchard ON the ground Of hi!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24

gso,,+h. The Kind You Have Always pGugm
Signature ~ LNN~
- t& 1<%'! a -
How the Typhoon Came.

This very odd bit is by a Chinaman,
says the Jacksonville Times-Union:
"A little s~choolboy. while on mis- way
to schoo one day, picked up what
seemed to him a small, white pebble,
He put it into his pocket. 1t proved
to be a snake egg, and in time, through
the heat in his pocket, it Matched out
a young reptile.
The boy fell in love with it and
carried it from day to day to school
with him and fed it with a part OF his
own lunch, until it became too big to
be carried, when he made a nest for
it at his home.
But one day it suddenly grew to
enormous size, and upon the boys ar
rival home he was frightened to death.
When the monster saw what he had
done he was sorely afflicted and refus-
ed to be fed, but Immediately put on
mourning by turning his color from
brown to pure black. He crawled be-
SIDE the grave of his departed friend
and lay there for seven days and
nights.
at the completion Of the seventh
night he came back to his late, hone
DuI the hoy , Ola ulOlHel was 81 en-
ragged at him for killing her only son
tina she picked up an AK and chopped
his tail off.
With n fearful scream and a lash
of mis- bleeding tail. he felled the house
and made his way to the Moo Soon
San Mountains. where he never shows
himself except once a year. just abou'
the time when he lost his tail, to come
out and make trouble for the people
by creating storms called the typhoon
This he does TO square himself for los,
ing his valuable tail"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
Our Password is Work

w have zoe yards cup towel Cloth
to sell at &c per yard.
A full stock Bideye goods from 1S TO
q inches wide at cut prices.
In our mems hat department we have
received a splendid lime Of new bats
and caps. Nice up to to date hats VIII
roll brim we are selling at 81 90. Extra
heavy corduroy caps for men at Zoe
each.
In our sample department we have
"a big not Of all grades. We are selling
out at s1.o0 each regardless Of cost.
In our hosiery department we promise
to take care of you. A big line OF
samples. We are selling exactly at
first cost-all grades. Our children's
hose 8 pair for 25c with double knee and
toe and fast black. are extra value.
n ladies' black hose we sell the Sham
rock brand-our zoe quality are equal
to others 25cNos. Dur 15c goods are
beauties and our 10c or 3 for 25c nose
cannot be matched.
In ladies and childrens underwt ar
we have quite a large stock. We have
a great many samples in this line that
we will sell at cost.
We are selling a large size bottle of
machine oil at sc.
We have on hand about 200 rafr
ladies fine shoes worth $50 to $3.50 a
pair-Greenewald stock, fresh goods
that we are selling at s1.0o a pair.
Get your card punched and get a nice
present free at
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24
DIR. T.. Z. Hale Took Communion.
(BOston Dispatch 15th.)

IOOSNOu AcNAA-J
There has been much discussion
among E~piscopalians here in the past
two weeks concerning the administra-
ton of the Sacrament of the Holy
Communion at the memorial service to
the late Bishop Brooks on January %,
at Trinity church. to the well known
Unitarian preacher, the Rev. Edward
Everett Hale.
The chief of those protesting against
the part which DIR. Hale tOok in rever-
encing the memory of his friend at the
services are members of the High
church party. According to their views
Trinit church in its relations with
Unitarians has offended or more than
one occasion, as was shown in the pro
tests which were made at the election
of Phillips Brooks to the ~bishopric of
the diocese, and again after lending
the church TO the Cnitarians to accom-
MEDIATE the great gathering at the fun
eral of former Governor Roger Wo-cott,
a nember of Kings chapel.
At first little was said about the mat
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-24

The local newspaper is not a chart
table institution but a local industry,
Just as much as a cotton mill or any
manufacturing enterprise. 1t has Just
as much right to demand CT its people
their individual and united patronage
as does the local merchant, who VIII
complain if any person goes away nom
town to buy the goods he has for s..la.
The citizens of a town will complain
Of the small size of their local news
paper and the scarcity OF its news. and
never hin that the real cause of its
smallness is due to themselves, their
meager support of it.-Exchange.
lust SO. And there are some people
who cannot understand that a NJ VS.
paper is it's owners stock in trade Just
as much as are a merchants goods.
They want free local notices regarding
their business or as to other MATTERS
of interest only to them n seem to
think hat because the paper is to be
issued anyhow the proprietor loses
nothing by Inserting free of charge "a
little notice in the local columns the
hest Advertising place.