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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

Detectives Freeman and Hubbard
began a relentless warfare on the
gang a few months ago. AT that time
the outlaw Japanese were getting
money by matchmaking women IN the
redistricted district. They would
threaten to kill a woman unless she
paid them a stated amount.
in Japan hlghwaymen use swords
or knives and slash their victims on
refusal to give up money. In this
city the members Of the Gonda gang
Invariably used knives to enforce their
threats. More than once the officers
caught them in the act of breaking
down doors to get into the rooms OF
their intended victims. .Gonda him.
self was finally driven from the city.
Haishida, a companion, was given a
jail sentence.
During the past few lays Gonda
slipped into Seattle, but Immediately
departed. It is thought by we'll
known japanese that he is lurking
near Seattle and is helping to plan
the new method of campaign against
the more respectable portion Of the
Japanese cOmmunity
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
Western Ideas Needed,
HAS A WATER PLAN FOR COLFAx
Professor Roberts Favors the Arte
sian Well Supply.

ColfaX, Wash, Oct. S.-Colfax may
have a good supply of pure artesian
water, if the plan suggested by W. J..
Roberts, assistant professor of civil
engineering at the Washington Agri-
cul'sral college at Pullman, is fol
lowed. ColfaX gets her water from
the Palouse river, into which the sew
age of Palouse and Elberton is pour
ed, and during the rainy season, when
the river is muddy. the city water is
not lit for even laundry purposes.
Pullman has the best water in the in
land empire supplied with artesian
wells. Numerous efforts to obtain ar
teslan water here have failed and the
same is true at Guy, six miles this
side Of Pullman.
Professor Roberts says that he
thinks artesian water can be obtained
four miles this side Of Pullman, where
there IS a marked difference in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
LOOKING FOR TRADE
With ABYSSINIA
ROBBERY p. Skinner To Visit That
Country With the View to In
creasino Commerce.

Washington, D. c., Oct. S.-Great
public interest is manifested in the
mission of Robert P. Skinner. the
United States consul general at Mar
settles, who sails from New York to-
day under instructions from the state
department to penetrate the wilds of
Abyssinia and if possible, to negotiate
with Negus commercial treaty,
which, it is hoped, will give import
ant advantages to American trade
Mr.. Skinner will enter Ahyssinia and
proceed TO the capital under escort of
a guard Of United States marines,
probably from the San Francisco,
which is now at Beirut
The importance OF Mr. SINNERS
mission is reflected in the lively com
ment which it has aroused in Ger
many, and other European countries
which have trade relations with Abys-
sinia. 1t is generally cited in the
European press as a fresh indication
Of the United States ambition abroad
Most Of the news from the Negus'
empire comes by way of Marselles,
which is the terminal port of the il
butt steamers, and Mr. Skinner, from
his post at Marseilles. has long kept
the state department we'll Informed of
the trade conditions and prospects in
the African kingdom. Almost without
the knowledge of the American public
Abyssinia has been receiving more or
l. 49,
many years. The empire has a pOpu-
latiOn Of 100000 a stable govern
ment and a recently completed rail-
read connection with the outer world
AS American manufacturers are not
in the habit OF dealing directly with
foreign customers, it is felt that this
government has very real interest
in ascertaining accurately the cOndi-
tons under which business is being
transacted in that region, with a view
to increasing American commerce.
The United States now supplies
Abyssinia with cotton sheeting. petrO-
leum and other staples, while the
American imports from that country
consist principally Of hides, carpet,
wool, ivory and civet. The CONNER
cial relations between the two cOun-
tries are important and reciprocal,
but not direct
In addition to his endeavors to ne
gotiate a commercial treaty Mr.. Skin
ner will use his best efforts to in
duce the Negus to prepare an elab-
crate Abyssinian exhibit for the ap-
preaching worlds fair at st. Louis.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

rock formation and 4 dixie o. rock.
which he thinks shuts eff the artesian
water, crosses the country. That
would make the artesion well II
miles from CCIfax. Professor Rob
erts suggests sinking 10-inch well
at that point and il flow of artesian
water Is found he says that will SUP
ply CClfaX for many years and that
it can be carried to Colfax by gravity
as ColfaX is about 600 feet lower than
Pullman. His idea is to use a 10
inch wooden pipe, wrapped with gal
vanized wire, which. he says. will
lats as long as the wire and will not
need TO be laid as deep as iron pipe
because it is not likely to freeze and
burst.
Professor Roberts thinks that this
pipe can be laid for $4,000 per mile.
CT $4,000 for the IA miles. He says
that the bonds to put in this system
could be sold for per cent Or less
and the annual interest on these bonds
would be much less than the annual
cost OF operating the present pumping
plant Of Colfax. Should this plan be
carried out, Colfax, instead of using
the sewage of other towns, would
have as good water as Pullman and
at less cost than the present system,
which has never been satisfactory.
The citizens are insisting that some
thing be done and the plan suggested
by Professor Roberts may be given a
trial.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
POEMS IN PASTRY,

-Iade after the prescription of the
New England grandrnothers, pump
kin-pie is a poem in pastry. 1t has an
individuality which no other pie pos
sesses. All pies with top crus. look
alike, and it often requires consider
able effort to know what they are
made of even when you taste them.
But pumpkin pie stands for just what
it is, and it is the most fascinating
ccquette that ever took up its post
in a bakers window. You can't pass
it by without an admiring glance,
and the chances are largely in favor
of even this slight attention becoming
serious
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
TO MURDER
AN EDITOR
| Scheme Conceded
BY Japanese
VlYTsD 10 Use DYNAMITE
Fl the Attempt to Wipe Out Sestt!e's
New Japan FoiIed by the

Seattle.-Unawed by police raids
Saattles band of Japanese outlaws
MANNED to dynamite newspaper Of
fee Tuesday night.
Fortunately the police department
was Notified and an officer guarded
the building.
Begun a few days ago with the alb
duction of young Japanese woman
this new warfare, waged by the no
t0rious GOnda gang on the respectable
Dortion of the Japanese colony, has
reused much excitement among that
nationality For five days past well
known local Japanese have Travelled
armed or in pairs.
Tuesday evening matters came tC
q climax when the editorial force OF
the Seattle New Japan sat in their Of
fee in Jackson street near Eighth
avenue. not knowing at what moment
the building was 10 be blown into
fragments. Outside a police officer
paced, guarding the place.
Inc StDis VI the ICNC4lG MUM III
operations Of these men sounds more
ike extracts from pages Of a novel
Jlan police records. Abduction, stab
hing in the back and mysterious
threats Of wholesale murder are
among its incidents.
Four members Of the old Gonda
gang are held responsible for these
damages. Warrants are now out fol
Two Of them.
These men have been vigorously
arralgned for several weeks past in
the columns of the Seattle New ia
pan. Owing to the fact that they were
arrested wherever they showed their
faces in the redistricted district
where they had operated, the rem
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
70 aho' W ne gang evidently determir ed
W change Its field of operations.
mugs Abduc+ 4 Girl

liant OF the gang evidently do+o,..,,i,oa
us held of operations.
Thugs Abduct a Girl.
1o udys ago, Rev. J. Hoshide.
10y p''neSe baptist minister, was walk
-ns Oh 1esler Way, near Broadway
WIN d japanese girl. Two men sud
ueniy appeared. They seized the
80 49, ano dragged her away in spite Of
me ehorts OF the minister.
one IS now supposed to be in some
H9l2hborlng city in some dfsronutahIa
resort. Search for her is still going.
on.
Ihl5 outrage was exploited in the
, coluihhs OF the Seattle New Japan.
nat newspaper has constantly at
tdcked the laWless members Of the
japanese colony. It's editors had been
threatened at different times.
Soon after publishing the account
vi 'ne ABDUCTION, NJ. Ogino, editor of
t-e P2per, got word that he and his
'orce would meet with harm. Three
lays aso II. Aujamuro. an employee
VI the paper, was near King street
ana Filth avenue on sore business.
he was set upon from behind by two
men, said TO be Haiyo katooka and
-hotuka. They cut him about tie
head and throat.
Two days ago NJ. Ogino was given
10 understand that his office would
De blown up. Yesterday afternoon
tnls information was confirmed from
other sources. Ogino notifed the DO
lice headquarters by a note during
the evening. Later he telephoned
asking that an officer be detailed to
watch the building.
Policeman Phillips was given the
detail. Owing, it is thought, 10 the
presence Of a uniformed officer. the
outlaws We're frightened away.
Driving Desperaooes From Seattle.
AS consequence Of these events,
the business men among the mem
bers of the japanese colony have been
more anxious than they We're before
that the work Of DISCRIMINATING the
criminal portion OF the colony be
kept up. Owing largely TO their CO.
operation with the police and the i'm
migration inspectors, the importers
OF women and the thugs who have
been Matchmaking women, have most
Of them been driven from Seattle.
In this work the Seattle New Japan
seems to have been somthing of a
factor SO far as stirring up sentiment
For this reason it is thought the pa
per was selected for attack.
The Gonda gang originally num-
bered nine or ten men. They were
for the most part eX-cOnvict Japanese
According to well-known japanese
they had served time in their native
country for highway robbery and for
gambling, which is vigorously dealt
with in that country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
,,1ylIOR FULTON
SCORES HITCHCOCK
onest Citizens Deprived of Public
CONAN to Benefit Land
GrabberS.

IN an interview at Portland a few
days ago Senator Fulton thus express
G. himself regarding President Roose-
llt's forest reserve policy:
we do not criticise Mr.. Hitchcock
PERSONALITY said the senator, but his
policy. | shall try to get an interview
with him when | get back to Wash
ington. I shall talk candidly and ex-
plain the true situation to him in a
way that will not cause a sensible
nan TO feel offended or resentful.
The agents and inspectors whom
the interior department has sent, out
here don't see the logical result Of the
policy that deprives honest citizens
Of the public domain for the benefit
Of scrippers and corporations. They
are theorists that's the devil of it.,
they're theorists. They don't under
stand how farms are carved out of the
wilderness in this western region.
They expect to see field Of waving
grain when man comes to prove up
on his homestead claim. More than
1900 OF them in the Lakeview dis
trict.
Several years ago a man grown old
and his sight almost gone, a veteran
Of the civil war and the father of
three daughters, settled on home
stead. With their own hands they
ran their lines, fixed their corners.
sawed the timber and built their cab
ms. While the two elder daughters
thus worked the younger taught
school at Portland tc keep them and
the father supplied with necessaries
Of life.
Along came some landgrabbers
and protested their claims. The local
land office decided in favor of the
women and their father. So did Com
missioner Richards. But not so Sec
rotary Hitchcock. He rejected the
entries. Why? Was it so that some
body may plump down on them with
scrip?
Recently an inspector was ordered
to Investigate a number Of homestead
entries made by Albany people up the
Santiam, if | remember rightly He
found no evidence of fraud and so re-
ported. But when he did so he re-
marked he was reporting himself out
of job. And it came about just as
he had prophesied, for he lost his
job
viii western delegations combine
their forces against Hitchcock" was
asked.
Western Ideas Needed.
Il don't know what they will do
But they ought to do something to
remedy these, gross abuses. What We
need is more western ideas in the in
terror department. Yes, Richards is
from the west, but he's afraid to say
so much as boo for fear of being
blown off his SCAT
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
SAVED BIG SUM.

Spokane, Oct. S.-By the sale Of
s3o0,0OO county refunding bonds the
commissioners saved the tax
payers of this county $4,000 in inte
rest in the next 10 years. The new
bonds were sold to n. w Harris &
co. Of Chicago at Az per cent interest
1t $1,000 premium and accrued inte-
root
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

Goodart-Here's a brand-new IS
bill, old man. I'll lend you that
Borroughs-Oh, say; can't you double
1t? Goodart-Sure. Here goes. |
double it-so.-now l double it again
thus. In this shape, you see, it fits
snugly in my pocket-book. So long!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

Ethel-Haro1d says he'll never en-
ter any game of chance. Tom-1n-
deed! Seems funny such a nice-look-
ing chap should remain a bachelor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

Ode world may owe you a Twin, y
said Uncle Eben, ''but you'se got to
push de claim, case de world amt sit
tin up nights worryin' bout its debts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

ut is hard luck" said one OF Jobs
comforters. What is your latest
SUGGESTION was the patient inquiry.
IF you had lived a few eras later you
might have made a fortune writing
testimonials for proprietary medl-
CineS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
HOW 1T LOOKED.

"Ferdy's rich uncle must be dead;
he's cracking jokes ad libitum."
Yes; and must have left him lots
of money; everybody is laughing az
them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08
A Method in His Dizziness.

Teacher-You notice that boy who
stands at the foot Of the class? Well,
last summer he was the brightest
boy in school,
ommittee-Man-He is now. l no.
tice the foot Of the class is nearest
the stove!
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-08

why is it Willie is always so quiet
when riding in the street cars?'
Why, his pa told him those big straps
could be detached
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
A Little Early Riser.

now and then. at bedtime will cure
constipation, billonsness and liver
troubles. DeWitts Little Early Ris-
ers are the famous little pills that cure
by arousing the secretions. moving
the bowels gently, yet efecuaIly, and
giving such tone and strength TO the
glands Of the stomach and liver that
the cause of the trouble is removed
entirely. and If their use is contin-
ued for n few days. there viii be no
return of the complaint Sold by j.
N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
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London Jonathan Hutchinson, a
well known surgeon and former presi
dent Of the Royal College Of Surgeons
who recently returned from a tour Of
investigation In India as 80 the cause
and prevention Of lepross, has written
letter to the Times on the subject
of fish eating as the cause. of 1eprosy.
He gives the opinion that the Catholic
fast days are responsible for the
spread Of leprosy and that wherever
there is a risk of obtaining unsound
fish the use of FISH on fast days ought
to be forbidden. Reiterating his opin-
ion that neither contaglop nor the
crusaders but Christianity was re
spcnsible for the prevalence Of leprosy.
in Europe during the middle ages. he
expresses the fear that the same thing
is now happening IN Indian and else
where.
/ Utica, n. Y: Ann Amelia Miller.
now thirty-eight years an inmate OF the
poorhouse, has fallen heir TO $4,000.
Several years ago. when she was a
prepossessing young woman with s2,-
600 in the bank, an itinerant scissors
grinder married her and disappeared
with her $4,000 Subsequently she was
committed to ne Oneida county poor
house Now that she has inherited her
$4,000 she has reimbursed Oneida
county for her keep at the poorhouse
and has arranged to continue to live
al the institution. She has fitted up a
room IN luxuriant style and engaged
another inmate as her maid.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
The x.Raxs

Recent experiments. by prac&cal
tests and examination with the aid Of
the x-Rays, establish it as fact that
Catarrh of the stomach is not dis
ease of itself, but that it results from
repeated attacks of indigestion. How
Can Cure My Indigestion?" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is curing thousands
1t will cure you Of indigestion and dys-
Ipepsia and prevent or cure Catarrh Of
the Stomach. Kodol digests what you
eat--maKes the stomach sweet. Sold
by j. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
EXCITEMENT AT cAIckAsHA.
Wife Is Shot and May Die and Hus
band Is Arrested.

chiekasha, !. T., May 27.-James e
Morriss, brakeman Of Chickasha
quarreled with his wife at their home
Fourteenth and Minnesota avenue. tnis
afternoon and shot her twice, one shot
taking effect in the right upper arm
and the other in the right shoulder
ranging downward. II is expected that
she will die.
Morris has been arrested. Feeling
is running high among she citizens
and Morris has asked the officials e
protect him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The management Of the Ozark and
Cherokee Central railway company
advises that the cloudburst Of May 19
in the Indian territory on that line was
the worst they had ever experienced
The track, which was before the storm
in good condition. has just been ser
iously damaged. No wrecks and no in
jury, either to employees or others, are
repo1,sA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
Fem a Cat Scratch.

on the arm. to the worst sort Of a
burn sore or boil, Dewitts Witch
Hazel salve is a Gaick cure In buy
ing Witch Hazel Salve, be particular
to get DeWitts-this is the salve that
henls without leaving a scar. A spe-
eihc for blind. bleeding. itching and
protruding piles. Sold by ]. N. Wal
lace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
sANIA "a RRIpeE pAMAoEp.

Yale, Okla, May 27-The Cimarren
river is higher than ever. owing TO the
recent rains and high waters AS a
consequence the Santa Fe bridge has
been damaged and no trains viii prob
ably be run with any regularity until
the steel is laid on the new bridge.
which win be very soon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
TRAVELLING MAN HURT.
He Receives Severe injuries in a Run
away.

chlekasha, !. T., May 27.-Charles
Iddioles, a travelling salesman for a
Kansas City house. went driving with
a local merchant yesterday.
The horse ran away, throwing both
men out. Mr.. Iddioles received a black
eye. dislocated hip and shoulder and
other minor bruises. He is confined
to his bed at the Royal hotel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The d. E. & G. construction crews
are having bad luck Ia their work by
the rain washing out part OF what they
have completed, Dut everything will
De in readiness 90 make the big excur-
sioa trip over this road from Guthrie
to Enid by May 80, the day Of the big
races here-Enid Eagle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

Charles Barret, who was a section
lab~rer on the Choctaw railroad near
Calvin. was found guilty Of the murder
Of an aged man, in the district court
at South McAlester Friday night It
was charged that Barrett assassinated
the old man Tor his money.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The wet weather is delaying the
construction Of the brick pavements.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The price Of ice at Davis dropped
from seven;y-hve to ten cents a hun
dred pounds when she- Purcell Ice com
pany entered into competition with the
old companies. Citizens are encour
aging the fight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The happiness that comes out Of a
quart botfle may develop into a hogs
head Of misery the next morning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The gardens in Guthrie are showing
lack Of care, caused by the rains
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The BARRIERS Of Perry nave organized
union and have increased the price
OF a shave to fifteen cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

Joseph Kolby bored an eiehty-hve
foot well on his lease three miles
northwest Of Horning in the Usage
country, and found enough gas to light
and heat his house
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

Brigadier General A. f. woodson,
for a number OF years Indian agent at
Darlington, has gone from Fort ASSN
iboine to Kansas City for medical
treatment Upon retiring from active
service he expects to make his home
in Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

Chickasha had an election Saturday
as TO whether or not s135,OOO in bonds
should be issued, the purpose OF the
bonds being to pay of outstanding in
debtedness to put in waterworks
plant. sewerage system and pave
some Of the streets. The proposition
carried almost unanimously.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
LEADsRErrEs.
Local Happenings Of City and Terri
tory Briefly Told.

Flower beds will not need irrigation
for time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

Colonel Breeze Of the Whirlwind
printed this warning last week:
Beware the gentle zephyr that
Doth daily in the vale
Prepare to scoot, its gentleness
Conceals a sprouting tail.
That tail once sprouted, soon
Begins to twist and wave;
It's goodbye world, if you are not
The owner of a cave
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

Free delivery for South McAiester
has been postponed by the postoffice
department from June 1 10 Sept. !.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

wynnewood is going to have a good
roads picnic July 16 TO II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27
LEApERErrEs.
Local Happenings Of City and Terri
tory Briefly Toid.

There are sixty-ave prisoners in the
vinifa Jail.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

The eighty-fye pound rails between
Haileyvilie and Boonville. on the Choc
tw, a distance OF lOl miles, viii be re
placed at once with ninety-fve pound
rails.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-05-27

roads picnic July 16 70 II.
Sidney w Finley has been appoint
ed postmaster at Finley. chOctaw ma
tion.
Jesse J. damascus has IN appoint
ed postmaster at Allgan. Cherokee ma
tion, vice Alfred A. Scott, resigned.
w. H. Lawrence, the proprietor Of
the Quick Service Telephone line, is
building a telephone line from Roberta
80 Allison.
Mrs Tom Tinker. a squaw. ewns
seven quarter sections Of land in Lin
coin county.
Muskogee wishes to issue $4,000 in
school bonds, and viii hold special
election June s2
High water in the Arkansas carried
away the temporary Santa Re railroad
bridge al Kaw City.
A fine quality Of coal has been found
at Henryetta at a depth Of 100 feet
Heretofore coal az Henryeua was sur