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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
SPOKANE CELEST|ALS
KEEP new YEARS DAY

Gpokane's Chinatown Is doing
stunts these days. There are about
500 representatives OF the fiowery
Kingdom in the city and the JOY of
New Years day is seen In every yell
low countenance.
The 'chinks'' that operate the
"washse Washes" stood their ironing
boards in the corner. put up the shut
tiers and dressed in their best clothes
today for II was the occasion for
visits.
The individual with party en-
gagement tonight is In hard luck Il
his shirts are stu in celestial hands
for no threats or persuasion or the
presence of an army of policemen
will suffice to get u laundry open to-
day for business.
II is the Chinese New Year and the
festive occasion was welcomed hast
night by many OF the Cinnamon, side,
walks in front OF many laundries be.
ing this morning carpeted with the
remSins of fire c-ackers.
The rear rooms OF the laundries
where the Chir-se receive theii
guests. were the sSenes of many so
cial diversions charming to the ce
lestial. Tea and waters were in
varialiy served and IN some cases 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
DEAD AID D1|hQ WR[(k VICTIMS AR[
ROBBED AND NUT|LAT[DD1 GANG
Of ITALIAN QH0UL},
Fingers Gut Off and Earrings Torn from Womens Ears
Fire Adds to the Horror. Some of the Injured
Being Roasted to Death.

Bound Brook, where its service
changes to local. The Royal Blue
Line flyer left New York at 6 o'clock
and was to overtake the way train
after leaving Graceland.
At Graceland the way train found
it's usual track blocked by a freight
and got orders to take the express
track to Dunellen.
Just before reaching Dunellen a
hot box caused a delay and as the
train got under way the flyer. trav-
cling at 85 miles an hour. struck it.
The flyers engine left the rails after
blowing half way through the rear
coach of the local.
The flagman sent back by the local
had been recalled as the train started
and the torpsdoes left on the track
were not noticed by the flyers crew.
Railway officials this morning said
they had knowledge of but Is dead
as q result of the wreck.
Fourteen were removed from the
wreck and the other died at a nearby
residence. a Although traffic has been
resumed, the wreckage is stu being
searched
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

fair grade OF American beer where
the particularly blase set congre-
gates.
To-Day . given over to visiting and
gaily dressed celestials III groups of
two or three. some of them women,
are making the rounds.
Tonight and every night for 10
days fireworks will be assiduously set
on and Chinese concert is talked
of among the Acknowledged residents
!, In New York and Frisco, where the
Chinese populations are large. mat
tiers are carried to high pitch
Gotham's yellow elemsa. tnRabits n
big group OF dilapidated strssctx &c
ON Mott and Poll SITS. a.sd ths 8o1ery
The star attraction 81 New York
among The denrzens OF Cb.nStoSp s.
the Chinese theeter on Daxer ct and
the manager expects to display the
standing room only eiso 1aring the
celebration
In San Francisco the various CHI
nese factions strove to Guido each
others efforts at keeping the day.
Professions and big display of Ply
rotechnics will wind up the Festivities
| there.
There will be no procession in Spo.
/ kane. Advantage will he taken of tn,
mayors granting permission for fire
works display
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
BEER TO HIM
BETTER THAN
, CHAMPAGNE
Wine Expert Calls for the Lemonade Shaker aud
Does Stunt that Surprises Ills Only
Sympathetic Friend.

Louie Hunt of the oxford cafe told
good story the other day on an
agent for leading brand OF cham
payne who Is well known throughout
the northwest. Mr.. Hunt said the
man was known as one OF the best
dressers on the road. but on the
morning that he furnished the ex-
cuse for the story he looked like any
thing hut a member of the swell set.
lie was standing near the outer
edge of the sidewalk. his hands
TANNED deep in his trousers pockets
and his eyes resting fixediy on the
curbstone. His hat was battered. the
points of his collar hung down like
the flaps of n wet tent, his necktie
was soiled. his clothes needed brush
ing and his shoes were partly UNI
laced and badly In need of shine.
Hello" said Mr.. Hunt. whats
the troubre?'
Tough feel awful Tough and
then added from force OF habit, let s
go In and have Il small bottle"
Mr. Hunt declined. saying he didn't
care for wine, but would take some
thing else.
Say, Louie" said the man with
the wine-buying record, shake
b, YOU'RE the first man I've met in two
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

years that has shown a bit of sym
pathy for me. l don't want wine
myself; let's go .. and buy some
thing else"
They entered the oxford and lining
up to the mahogany the wine agent
said conlidentially to the bartender:
Have you got n lemonade shaker;
a big one"
a shaker of the usual size was
produced and the thirsty man said:
That's what i want. Fill 1t up
with beer. and put turn-down collar
on It,"
lie emptied the big tin measure
with one short stop for breath and
then turning TO Mr., Hunt said:
Louie. the last thing that l re.
member is that l woke up In Tacoma
with room fun of empty bottles and
n bill for s7b. l paid the bill. hired
hack. fell asleep and here am
You are the first man that has shown
any sympathy for me and stood fol-
anything but wine when l was buy.
ing and l want to express my heart.
felt appreciation. You are my friend
l feel better now and II you will
stake me to Il clean collar l think
will go and send n tracer out after
my trunk"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
H0B0ES CAUSE
EXCITING CHASE.
sued by storekeeper and Po-
-iceman.

Three hoboes entered second hand
store at No. s Riverside ave. this
morning and. after picking up an
overcoat and a pair of shoes, bolted.
The proprietor, with a whoop that
startled the neighborhood. gave chase
at a clip that would put a race horse
to shame -,
AS The bunch sped down Riverside
ave. Officer Buchholz joined in the
chase. The hoboes were good sprint
ers and, rather than be heated. the
doughty officer opened fire at then
heels. 1t had the necessary effect
on the one who carried the overcoat
for the dropped the garment and
came to 4 halt.
The other men kept up the pace
but were finally captured.
At the station they were booked
on vagrancy charges. They gave their
names as Charles Regain, John Carr
and Ben Butler. Butler, according Ia
Detective Burns, has a police record
under the name of Sherwood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
SENATOR'S IN
LIVELY SCRAP
Raw|ins Tries to Reopen
Philippine Army
Scandal.
PRECIPITATES FIGHT.
"PitChfOrk" TiIIman Breaks Out
in an ImpassiOned UtteranCe
and DenOunCeS Water Cure.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Rawlins of Utah in the senate this
afternoon introduced resolution
calling upon Secretary Root for all
records of courts maritl in the Phil
ippines, particularly the Glenn, Wal
Ter and Smith cases. He declared In
his speech they We're cold-blooded
murderers because the department
would not make public the records.
Beveridge thought the time had
come to cease hdgering officers of
the army. The debate grew very
warm.
Tillman succeeded in getting in the
debate, shouting angrily in reply to
remarks of Senator Proctor that he
would to God for the honor of the
American army that all victims had
been shot instead of brutality murder
ed by the water cure"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

The injured list is incomplete. but
conservative estimates place the num-
Der between 80 and 40. Six of the
dead are unidentified.
The search up to noon adds to the
horror. The list of the dead will
reach 80. An accurate list may never
be made, for as the ruins of the
wrecked Easton train We're pulled
from beneath the flyer parts of many
bodies were found and it is believed
many were burned.
Sixteen bodies have been identified.
Several more bodies are reported
scattered through the hamlets in the
vicinity and there are several I'M
identified bodies at the Westfield sta
ton. OF these latter four are so
badly battered and burned that identi-
fication is impossible.
Workers in the wreckage are still
discovering portions of bodies.
Engineer Davis of the flyer. who
was pulled out from beneath--ffis en-
CINE and reported dead, is in a
Plainfield hospital in a dying con-
dition. The injured number more
than 40, many of whom will die.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
SERGEANT TELLS OF
DESPERATE COMBAT

of the police station. The way Me
Dermott and l had of getting onto
the scene OF action didn't trouble us,
AS soon as we got in sight the
two highwaymen opened fire. After
an exchange of shots ! grappled with
Hanley. The other chap took to his
heels and set Mac about 10-second
pace.
"My man was a stout one and he
had me going for II while. While
fighting for the possession of the
gun he shot me. But l got him just
the same
Il don't know what became of the
chap that got away Guess he's going
yet, Judging by the way he started.
Things have been rather quiet for
some time now and some of the
crooks who hang about the city will
probably be in business again soon. 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Attempts
IRE being made to locate the gang
Of Italians who swooped down upon
the wrecked train of the Jersey Cen
trail railroad near Graceland last
night and systematically robbed the
victims.
Some of the stories told by the in
jured are appalling. Fingers were cut
off, earrings were torn out of wom-
ems ears and other atrocities COM
mitted in the confusion Of the cries
of the wounded and dying and the
kissing of steam from the wrecked
coaches.
Fire added to the horrors and some
of the injured were roasted In sight
of the rescuers.
The wreck took place about a mile
from Graceland. near New York,
when the Royal Blue train, at full
speed ran into the rear of way
train. Three cars took fire after the
collision. making rescue for Il time
impossible.
The way train left New York at
BIS o'clock, making express time to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
OUTPUTS RESTRICTED
Attorney barrow Says Presidents OF
Coal-Carrying Roads Are
Guilty.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2S-Attor-
ney barrow sprung sensation this
morning by demanding that the pres
idents of the coal-carrying roads be
called as he wished to show they had
been guilty of restricting the output
of coal.
A spirited debate between barrow
and Justice Gray ended by the latter
saying he would take the matter UNI
der consideration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

"Talking about desperate crimi-
nails" said John Sullivan. the big
sergeant of police last night. its
about time some more of them broke
loose in Spokane. About the tough
est proposition we have been UP
against for long time happened
something over Il year ago.
This particular bad man was nam
ed S. G.. Hanley. l remember it
well enough. Sure and didn't he pune
ture my leg with a bullet for the
sake of remembrance?
Hes doing Is years" continued
the sergeant after pause, rs n
broad smile overspread his good
naturcd countenance. "You see, 1t
was this way: Word was received
at the station that two men had held
up six different people on the Howard
ST. bridge--almost at the very door
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
LONG SERIOUSLY ILL

BOSTON. Jan. 2S.-Ex Secretary of
the Navy Long is i'll with pneumonia
at a hospital here and his physicians
admit that his condition is serious.
His family have been summoned to
the bedside and consultation will
be held by his physicians this sve-
ming.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
NEW CLERK APPOINTED.

II. ID, Beardslcy of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway has been allow
ed an addition to his office force. MIR.
Beardsley received word from Chi
cago today that X. A. Murray had
been selected to NIL the new position
In the Spokane office, Mr. Murrays
duties win be those OF clerk and
stenoSrapher. t-,.s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
STEAL TON AND HALF.
bold Robbers Get Forty Thousand
in Bullion From Bonded
Car.

ALMA GORDO. n M. Jan. 2S,--
\ ton and a half OF silver bullion.
vaiaed at $4,000 was the booty that
rewarded the efforts of Il bold gang
that held up tyain running between
~ Paso and this prtnt last night.
Tns hs'iion was u ken from a bond
81 car a.>,f 'he sY:,"css rev had
.,.>ar disabled.
- sheriff's poss~ - : t-.s HaE sEs
,nl Rcd ~ a gang .. hree Iic =
canyon. k,t'"G one OF then, rat The
timer two csl,eed in Che dan i'oass
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
Two ENGINEERS MEET
DEATH IN COLLISION

TUCSON. Arlz.. Jan. 2S.---A head
on collision occurred at I o'clock this
morning on the Southern Pacific. II
miles east OF here The trains piled
up on each other and IL cars were
consumed by fire through the oil
tanks on the engines bursting,
Engineers Bruce and Wilkie were
burned to death. Eight bodies have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
ADMIT new MEMBERS

The Real Estate association held a
well attended adjourned meeting at
the Williams Office last eve
ming and the following new firms
We're admitted to membership: Cook
& Clarke. V. B. De Lashmutt, wilson
& kahler and the Inland Empire COM
pany.
The association decided that the
FOR sale" signs now displayed on
property here should be removed by
February /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
HOWARD FIRED SHOT.
Youtsey TesSiies to the Killing OF
Goveraor 6osbsi.

FRANkFORT, Ky, Jan. 2S.--
Henry h. Youtsey in his confession
ss TO the part he took in the assas-
STATION of William Goebei said that
James Il. Howard of Clay county
fired the fatal shot. He said that
the shot was fired from the private
office of Secretary of State Caleb
Powers ana that ne ana Howard were
the only persons in the room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

OLYMPIA, wash, Jan. 2s.-The
King county delegation went into a
caucus at 1. - o'clock this afternoon.
The members who signed the agree
nent to stand by Preston until satur-
day have asked to be released from
the promise given Preston will call
q meeting Of his followers at 4 O'Clock
to consider what action to take in
the matter.
It is now considered probable that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

County Assessor Dayton H. Stew
art returned last evening from Port
land on his way back from Olympia,
where he attended the recent asses
sor's convention. In order to inform
himself on the manner in which at
fairs in connection with his duties
are conducted elsewhere he visited
the offices of the assessors of Seattle
and Tacoma
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
STOCK TRAINS COLLIDE

CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-A dense fog
caused a rear-end collision between
Northwestern railroad while entering
La Fox EARLY this morning.
OF the fourteen stockmen in the
caboose >thre ewere killed and four
seriously injured. All the others were
slightly injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE

ADMISSION, Jan. 2S,-The boiler in
the Scutter Car companys plant here
exploded this morning with terrific
violence causing the death of five
workmen and the serious injury of
several others.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

been found already. Many more We're
consumed In the flames.
j. l.. Hilton of Cambridge. Mass.
was burned In the smoker.
The first news of the collision was
the appearance In Tucson OF a tourist
car without the engine. which had
broken loose from the wrecked train.
and, being on down grade. ran into
the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
MARRIAGE LrcENsEs.

Archie Van Hoo2er to Agnes Hop
kins both OF Spokane.
Henry A. Jensen to Lauretta Jen-
sen. both of Wardner, Idaho.
Glen Declcr to Myrtle Kouns. both
of Wayside. Wash.
Sam L. Huddleston to Lizzie
stookey. both Of Creston, Wash
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
IN THE HOUSE.

Representative Dilling of King
county today introduced a bill in the
house relieving cities from damages
caused by accidents in unopened
streets and alleys. Charles L. Nc
KenZie of Whitman county introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 to fight
the merger suit.
A house bill providing for record
ing conditional sales and bill fixing
tho punishment for highway robbery
at not less than five nor more than
20 years passed the senate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

Eleventh ba1lot--Ankeny, 56; Pres
ton, A; Turner, "a; Wilson, 6; Allen,
6. William Delanty and s. T. Smith
changed from Wilson to Ankeny and
Henry from Wilson to Preston.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed FOR the Bonanza Hydraulic
Placer Mining company. capitalized
at $1,0O0.o00 The officers OF the
company are: w. Carr, X. r. Chris
tian, h. j. Miller and H. W. Dyer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
SMALL TOWN FLOODED

Caparons was inundated by the over
flowing of the River Aragon and it's
destruction is almost complete. Fifty
OF its inhabitants are missing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

j. = row, ~ asks for a decyse
II G.Norce from Anna Crowley. He
lleSes that her habits are vicious.
ter temper bad AMI that she is ad-
acted 70 kecling late hour
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
CHICAGO TAILORING COMPANY,
Oscar Stewards, Props

Suits made to order. Lady tailor.
ing a specially. Steam cleaning.
dyeing and repairing. win press
one suit a week for $3.50 q month.
217 Temple Court. Spokane. Wash.
Phone Front 96S.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

Judge Belt has denied a motion for
new trial in the case of Albert
Allen against the Great Northern
railway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28

Claude c. Lite OF Davenport is q
visitor in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-28
|Ahk[h1 SURF To Win
TIL SENATORIAL F|6HT
King County Delegation Holds Caucus. Which
Practically Insures the WaIIa WalIa
Mans Election.

the break to Ankeny will come to-
morrow. Today's caucus practically
assures Ankeny's nomination.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05
ASKS FOR INFORMATION.
Chamber of Commerce Wanted to
Take Part in Politics

Secretary George ". Smith of the cham
Der of commerce is III receipt OF COM
munication from George Burnham. Jr.,
chairman of the committee on business
organizations of the National Municipal
League asking what part in municipal
activities and in municipal reforms this
club has taken.
The National Municipal League was
organized for the purpose of bringing the
different commercial clubs of the country
under one head and for the purpose of
carrying on the work of municipal re-
form.
This associat has played an important
part in politics in the large eastern cities
and the purpose of these letters is to in
terest every commercial club in the west
in the work and have them take Il part
in municipal politics An invitation is
extended to the local board OF commerce
TO join the National Municipal League.
The letter reads as follows:
The National Municipal League desires
TO learn to what extent the business Or
CARNATIONS of this country are interest
ing themselves in municipal governmental,
affairs A considerable number of boards
liar bodies have taken an active part in
promoting a more extended activity in
municipal affairs and in maintaining
higher municipal standards. The work
of the New York chamber of commerce
the Cleveland chamber of commerce and
the merchants associations of San Fran
cisco, Chicago, and New York are strik-
ing illustrations of what can be done by
business men when they bestir themselves
in the matter
In this connection it is interesting to
note that the Wall Street Journal of
August 1st said: THE interest of the
Wall Street Journal in this matter (on
municipal reform) as d representative of
financial opinion is simply this: That the,
Improvement of the administration Of
the great cities of the country is absolute
ly necessary for the permanent advance
of the nation in trade and commerce.
ton of the United States that now live inF
the cities. so largely are concentrated in
them the vital business interests of the
country. that any characterization. inca
pacity or corruption in the cities is sure
to be harmful to business. This is no
theory. 1t is a fact
Il shall be greatly obliged if you will
kindly send me at your convenience a
brief statement of whatever municipal
activities your body has undertaken, if
any Yours very truly.
GEO. BURNHAM. Jr.
Chm. Com. on Business Organization"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05
SUES PULLMAN COMPANY.
Leopold Hays Wants Equivalent i
Money for Lost Clothes.

leopold Hays vs.. the Pullman Com
pany is the title of the case filed yester-
day afternoon in the district court by
Kos and V. Harris as attorneys for the
plaintiff.
Mr.. Hays asks for s119s5 Judgment and
costs. On the 18Th Gay of August, 1908
according to the petition, the plaintiff
was in Detroit. Mich. and purchased a
ticket over the Wabash railway to St.
Louis. He also purchased a sleeping
ticket on the Pullman car Walsingham.
for $3.50, which entitled him 10 berth No
on the said car. which left Detroit
about O'Clock in the afternoon and ar
rived in St. Louis the next morning be
tween and s O'Clock. He claims that
owing to. negligence On the part OF the
employees of the Pullman. company he
lost a grip containing Il model for 4 pat
ent. and his wearing apparel. The petit
ton states that he gave his grip 10 the
porter who placed il in the section he
w2s to occupy. When the berth was
made up later the grip was placed in
the aisle next 10 this section and covered
with the curtains. The plaintiff claims
that on his return from the wash room
the next morning his berth had been
made up and he noticed for the hrst time
that his grip was gone. He spoke 70 the
porter about it and he said that il had
been in the seat in front OF section No
A. and that he had put il of the train
where the Wabash made connections for
Jacksonville. H.. thinking that it be
ionged to the man who had been sitting
there and who left the train at that
junction.
The grip contained small patent
model brass trace carrier which was
valued At sl5. also two suits Of clothing.
shirts. pajsmas, shoes. collars, neckties,
brushes and other articles OF wearing
apparel making a total value Of Slls-s5.
for which he asks judgment lie claims
To have made 4 demand for this amount
from the company on August Il and that
Il did no good. He also asks interest on
the above amount II 6 per cent per an
mum from August Il. lSsc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-05

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