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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Caught in Storm With
Party on the Yacht
SyIph.
SEES A TUG SINK
Much Damage Done
Along Easter n Coast
Today.

Oyster Bay. Sept 16.-The prcsi-
dent. accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt,
Secretary Loeb. and a few invited
friends. boarded the naval yacht
Sylph today and started for New York
for a two days trip which will include
visit of inspection at the immigrant
station at Ellis island. and the par
ticipation in tomorrow's ceremonies
at the dedication of the monument to
the memory Of New Jersey soldiers
erected on the battlefield of Antietam.
New York. Sept. 1G.-The president
and party landed at the Brooklyn
navy yard at 1870 this afternoon. On
leaving Oyster Bay the Slyph ran into
terrific storm. Rain came down in
torrents and the wind blew gale.
Off Willett's Point the vessel was in
serious danger
On passing through He'll Gate the
gale increased in force and about
quarter of a mile from the Sylph
tug towing a three-masted schooner
went down. 1t could not be ascer-
tanned whether all the crew were saw
ed owing TO the intensity of the storm
which forced all passengers on the
Sylph below deck.
Warned of Danger.
On passing up East River the Sylph
was hailed by the naval tug Powhatan
and told it would be impossible. or at
least foolhardy. TO attempt to follow
out the presidents plan of continuing
to Ellis island.
After consultation with Admiral
Rogers. however. the president decid-
Cd f.1.4, ha
started for there shortly after ,
O'Clock. At that hour the storm had
abated considerably.
The SyIph arrived at Ellis island
about 2:25. At that time it was so
rough landing could not be made.
Worst Sea in Years.
New York. Sept. 16.-The heaviest
winds and the highest seas known
along the Staten Island shores i'll
years was experienced at noon. The
entire fleet of the Staten Island Yacht
club at Stapleton. consisting of IS
boats. was wrecked. \ feet of small
boats of the Ocean Yacht club was
sunk or badly damaged. The large
pilot boat Hermit dragged her anch-
ors off Stapleton against the dock
of the Staten Island Yacht club and
was wrecked. She was valued at S10,-
600.
\ big three-maSted schooner and an
American barkentine colIided off Sta
pleton and were swept in toward the
dock. where they may go to pieces.
The gale is so heavy and the sea is
running so high no one could venture
out from shore to offer assistance.
The wind blew down telegraph and
electric light poles. Some trolley
lines were compelled to discontinue
service. Plate glass windows were
shattered in many places. Along the
New Jersey coast the storm was es-
pecially severe.
Storm Strikes PhiIadeIphIa.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16.-Tne severe
storm from the gulf region reached
this city early this morning. Rain fell
in torrents driven by an Smile gale
Telegraph and telephone service is
badly crippled. Passengers arriving
from Atlantic City say the storm
there is very severe. The wind un-
rooted in the neighborhood of fifty
hotels and cottages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Killing Freeze Last Night
in Some Sec
tiOnS.
I'm MISSOURI VALLEY
Situation in Iowa is
Considered Very
Grave.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Frosts are re-
ported last night in Nebraska, west
ern and northwestern Iowa. western
Missouri and Kansas, with killing
frost at Dresden and Hays, Kans. Di-
rector Sage, of the Iowa weather and
crop service, said today: ''All Iowa
is threatened with frost. Fully two
weeks of warm weather is needed to
ripep the corn crop. With such con
ditions staring us in the face, the Sit
uation is very grave"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Farmers ComplaIn OF Rain.

Holland. Mich, Sept 16.-Farmers
are complaining of the incessant rains,
and report that much of the growing
beet crop is rotting in the ground
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
AFFAIRS IN INDIES
President of Cuba EnthusiasticaI.
ly Received During Tour
of the Island.
ALL TURN OUT TO HONOR HIN
InsuIters of the Flag in Porto Rico
Sent to Prison-San Do
mingo News.

Puerto Principe, Cuba, Sept. 1G.-
President Palma, after he started from
Havana on his tour of eastern Cuba,
traversed long stretches of sparcely in
habited country. At every town he
was greeted by squadrOns of mounted
Cubans, received addresses from the
officials and party leaders, and was
presented with bouquets by pretty
senOritas, who made speeches of well
come The enthusiasm increased when
the president entered the region in
which opposition TO the administration
was reputed to he the strongest. On
his arrival at Puerto Principe the ell
tire vicinity of the station was flied
with cheering mass of people of all
colOrs and conditions. Nearly the whole
population followed the carriages con-
tanning the presidential party to the
provincial building. where SenOr Palma
was formally welcomed.
BIodestIy Bears His Honors.
Commenting on the enthusiastic re-
ceptiOn accorded him the president dis
claimed that it was tribute to his
personal popularity. He said: 1T is
the result of the peoples joy over the
success of the republic. and the tribute
is rendered to me as the chief eXecu-
tive" President Palma is making no
speeches save brief responses to adj
dresses of welcome. When local speak
ers bring up the subject of the revO-
lutionary soldiers pay the status of the
matter is cOurtesOusly and briefly eX-
planned by the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Clouds MAY intervene.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The weather
bureau today issued the following:
There were heavy frosts last night
in the Dakotas, Nebraska and west
ern Minnesota. Danger of serious
frost tonight in Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin is lessened by indications
of increasing cloudiness in those dis
tricts.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Bubonle Plaque pecrsa.lng,

Lima, Peru. Sept. 16.-It is officially
announced that there has been no new
case of buboEic plague at Pacasmayo
and Mollendo for four dayA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-16
Points out . notable Fact.

The premier points out that as a
result of England's policy of retaining
fiscal policy made for a free trade
country in a world of free traders,
rot for a free trade country in a
world of prOtectionists, the rate of her
export trade has not increa sed, and in
fact has seriously diminished. The
premier asserts that there is no reason
to expect an Improvement. Meanwhile
Germany. the United States, France.
Russia and even Great Britain's self
governing colonies, continues to build
up protected interest within their
borders
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
ANKENY ON THE RESULT.

Here is what Senator Ankeny told
the Walla Walla correspondent of the
OregOnian about the result Of the city
election Monday:
Il am very much\pleased at the re
election of Gilbert HUNT and equally
sorry that Mr.. keeS was defeated |
consider Mr. KEGS thA most competent
man in WalIa WallaAfOr the position
of city marshal. | eNlally regret the
defeat of two able anflcompetent citi-
zens like A. J. ellis aW Henry Oster-
man for the council. u
Il do not care to dia Wss the ques-
ton of whether there ~ political sig
nificance in this electiON | have rea-
son to believe that Governor Mcbride
was anxious to see both Er. Hunt and
Mr.. KEGS defeated There is no doubt
there was a combination between the
Mcbride republicans and the demo
Gratis to carry this out, and in the case
Of Mr.. KEGS it succeeded, while the
result shows that Mr. Hunt, who was
equally in disfavOr in the eyes of the
Mcbride people, ran 31S votes ahead
of the main strength of the combined
forces. The municipal election in
Walla Walla is supposed to be non
partisan, so that We can elect the very
best men to Office. | supported Mr.
Hunt for mayor a year ago. and l vol
untee9ed to support him again, and
also to support Mr.. KEGS, because |
considered them both thoroughly eff
cient and competent, and, as I have
said, I am sorry they could not have
both won out.
Il still hope that republican princi
pies will always prevail in Walla Wal
la county and in the state
1t is plain from Mr.. Ankeny's inter
view that the significance of the result
of Mondays election has dawned up
on him and that he regards it as a
victory for the forces that support
Governor Mcbride in his fight for the
suppression of the lobby and the just
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL.

The Union says that the result OF
the election Monday was purely a
democratic victory and that the Box
ers" have nothing TO crow over. But
it does not explain why the strongest
republican precincts of the city voted
overwhelmingly against the Ankeny
machine ticket. while the precincts
having the heaviest democratic vote,
Stevens and Fremont, voted for Hunt
and KEGS. The truth is that if the
democrats had stood solidly in line,
as good politics should have led them
to do. not a grease spot would have
been left of the Ankeny ticket. II
was the same way last fall. About
one-hundred traitOrous democrats in
the county voted the Ankeny legiSla
road lobby to send its man to the
United States senate at a cost to him
of not less than two-hundred thou
sand dollars. The same alleged dem
ocrats who gave aid and comfort to
the enemy in secret last fall worked
more or less openly last Monday for
KEGS and Hunt. They belong in the
Ankeny camp, and it would be much
better for the democratic party if they
would 60 there instead of masquerade
ing as democrats in order to lead we'll
meaning voters astray.
Mondays victory was shared by
both Boxers and democrats, who meet
on common ground in opposition to
the corrupt railroad lobby and in their
support of just taxation and reason
able regulation of the railroads as
proposed by Governor Mcbride.
AS Schley said Of the victory at
Santiago, there is glory enough for
all" and there is no danger of the
democrats and Boxers having any
controversy over the question of
which should have the greater credit
for the overthrow of the Ankeny ma
chine in Walla Walla
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
A REM ARK ABLE FEATURE.

The Seattle Times says:
One Of the remarkable features of
the campaign which has just taken
place in Walla Walla is the fact that
The Union" owned by Senator An
keny and edited by his private secre-
tary, should have permitted the publ
cation of letter from Ex-Governor
Moore. in which the assertion that An
keny bought his seat in the United
States senate was reasserted. Was
this accidental? Was the editor off on
a junketing tour with the senator!
Did Gov. Moore insert the business at
so much peri" Has Ankeny become
so done up in money making that
he cannot even resist the price offered
for an attack on his own character to
be published in his own paper? We
leave the question to be answered &C
COrding to the feelings of the reader
with the suggestion that Mr.. Ankeny's
defenders as to the course Of corrupt
ion pursued in the last Legislature
cease their attacks upon The Times
and The Spokesman Review, the only
two papers in Washington which had
the courage and manliness to expose
that corruption 1t is said that
The Walla Walla Union is for sale
Why don't Sammy Perkins candidate
for the United States senate-Banker
Thorn of Tacoma-buy it for Sammy?
Or does the trade with Ankeny for
the next United States senatorsnip
make a purchase undesirable?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
MORE THAN A LOCAL FIGHT.

A number Of state papers which
have always fought Senator Ankeny
have taken it for granted that polite
ally he received a solar plexus blow
in the late city electiOn-UniOn.
1t is not true that only such papers
as are unfriendly to Mr.. Ankeny inter
pref the result of Mondays election
as defeat for his machine. The Ore
gonian, for example, which is a
staunch supporter Of Mr.. Ankeny be-
cause it regards him as a third sena-
tor for Oregon, published yesterday
morning opinions gathered by its cor
respondents from Walla Walla. Olym-
pia and Seattle. and all agree that the
result of the election has considerable
bearing upon the future of the Ankenv
machine. The Seattle correspondent,
who is evidently a warm champion of
the Ankeny-railroad combination,
says:
THE showing that Ankeny could
be defeated gives queer unnatural
feeling Of unrest to those politicians
who had been counting upon his
strength upon the East Side, and when
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
RACE SUICIDE.

Vain and empty have been proven
the hope and faith that from the high
ly educated mother profound advan-
tages must accrue to the nation, IN
the consequently superior mental
equipment of her child. says the North
American Review. The highly edu-
Gated woman avoids or is incapable OF
maternity The eXhilaration Of none
tary profit in exchange for her physi-
cal and mental toll, and the pursuit
of her purely selfish pleasure or for
tune, lure her from the self-sacrif1ce
of maternity and the restraints of we'd
ded life. Or when welded, she brings
forth few or no children.
Always, among our upper and mid
die classes, where the daughters and
wives enjoy the broadcast and most
varied mental culture, and where their
avocations are semi masculine by
choice. f1ourishes that blight and dry
rot of the race, numerical decline. On
the superior vitality Of the well-nigh
illiterate European peasant woman
do we now depend largely for the
maintenance of our population. On
her we shall depend more and more,
as time and the pressure brought to
bear upon the native American wo-
man widen the field of her own nom
domestic interests.
Great as we appear in our wealth
and strength, should Europe cease to
nOurish us with the warm blood OF
her vast maternity, who can doubt
that we would fall an easy prey to
the constitutional fragility and con-
sequent vice that destroyed the i'll
balanced and determined Roman
empire?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

If the Levites did not consider the
local election of state Importance why
did they deem it necessary to import
George Stevenson. king of the railroad
lobby, Link Davis one of it's tools, and
Madge and Scobey, servile followers
of the Ankeny Grosscup machine, to
work for KEGS and Hunt? The rail-
way lobby "butted in with all its
might in an election that should have
been purely a local affair and thus
made it of state importance. The
lobby got most numerically licked
and it cannot hide its scars and
bruises now by saying that the Walla
Walla election was only little local
scrap of no importance anyway
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

originated in a bolt from the ma
chine. 1t was an assertion of the
truth which lay in the popular mind
everywhere. and accordingly it drew
universal attention. Iowaism was an
expr ssion in which the republican
rank and file participated generally
without geographical distinctions.
The idea fell in rich soil which
President Roosevelt and the others
who have labored to uproot it them
selves assisted to prepare; and not
withstanding its many "uprootings'
it has grown. The political machina-
tons in Iowa have illustrated the ma
chine-and monopoly connection and
the deceptive policy to be tried upon
the body of voters.
Iowaism, being at first a simple de-
claratiOn in favor of revision, is no
longer a positive declaration. 1t
stands now as a mere admission that
the tariff shelters monopoly. Coupled
with the admission is no promise of
relief That is the Iowa idea as it now
exists in the mind of the people. 1t
has no other existence. The "careless
phraseology' has been stricken out
of the Iowa PLATFORM and will not be
allowed to creep into other republi
can platforms. The machine in the
trusts behalf is capable of imposing
its will upon the politicians who make
platforms-but not upon the people
who do their own thinking and their
own voting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
EMPHASIZING RELATIONSHIPS

Were there not already a fitting
party for their reception, the number
Of Republican voters dissatisfied with
the national machines tariff attitude
would almost justify them in estab-
fishing an Independent political rep
resentation. Within the last ten days
revision sentiment has reached the
height Of a demonstration, by way
Of protest against the Republican
party's recent transactions in Iowa,
the self qualification of the politicians
and sitting Of the peoples Emporium
tiles as a result of machine interfer-
ence
Bold expression throughout the
length and breadth of the coun-
try, precipitated by the nOmi
nal interment of IOwaism, re-
veal the extent of public sentiment
schedules which shelter monopoly
However suddenly called forth the
expressions have not been rash or
immoderate, nor the opinions hazard
lengths to which such revision would
lead the party.
Among the rank and file of republi-
cans there is the knowledge that mon
OpoIy uncontrolled is not good for the
American people as home building in
dividuals, nor for the nation in other
than industrial aspects, but that it
restricts private and menaces public
rights, and. that its evils are percep-
tible and to large extent eradicable
During the present and past admin
stratiOns the people have had album
evil and they have in the main agreed
and settled upon the cures for it's
worst forms. Previously the republic
cans Of the country had heard from
the lips of Mr.. Roosevelt himself that
the trusts must be shackled and that
one way to do it was through destroy
ing the protection afforded by dis
eliminating tariff. Perhaps no man
by his utterances contributed more to
the linking in the popular mind of the
trust and tariff questions than he.
Consequently his declaration to con-
gress in December that revision was
not a remedy startled the country like
a bolt out of the heavens. Partly be-
cause of his inconsistency, but largely
because he had turned against the
settled convictions of the people, he
failed materially to disturb the prac-
teal unanimity upon the linked ques-
tons and only succeeded in emphas-
iZlng their correlation. In his abrupt
assumption of the machines purpose
and the propagation of it's doctrine
he emphasized, too, the methods by
which monopoly sought and seeks to
defend and further fasten it's hold
upon the people.
Iowaism, or the Iowa idea, has
wrought to the same purpose. 1t
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

the rewakening comes, there is hardly
anv doubt that it will result IN a ne"
and a new fight in Walla
Walla From the standpoint OF re-
publican primary politics the result Is
hard 70 estimate. A defeat will nat
urallv have the effect of weakening
the Ankeny organization in Walla
WalIa. for there is always a class OF
voters who like to be with the winning
side, even though no one else ever
knows of the fact.
The Ankeny organization through
out the state is pretty certain to re-
main loyal to him, but what the plain
voting public that takes an incidental
interest in politics will think of his
defeat is hard to understand at pres
ent. The anti-Ankeny forces are GER
tain to be strengthened by the report,
for they will have more confidence
in their ability to break into the Ank
eny strength In this way the defeat
may be costly.
The claim is certain to be put
forth in the future by the Ankeny
forces that the municipal election was
of no special significance. The Ank-
eny forces will argue that local issues
were so deeply involved and that the
Of the Boxers with the dem
ocrats was so we'll understood that
state politics cannot be Influenced.
But the general public will go on I'M
derstanding that Ankeny was defeated
and nothing more. This is the feature
of the fight that aids the anti-Ankeny
men.
The closest men, politically, to
Ankeny are B. D. Croker. B. S. Gross
cup, E. c.. Neufelder, E. S. Hamilton,
George H. Baker, George Stevenson,
George Dysart, Link Davis, J. NJ Pick
Grill, c. w. Howard and ]. OBJ.
Scobey Several more might be
but these illustrate the char
acter of his supporters. These men
are in politics to win. Few of them
set much value on a compromise and
none of them is willing to give up a
fight after losing a single contest.
The advice they would probably give,
and individually, would be
to fight. That is pretty apt to be
what Ankeny's friends in Walla Walla
will do,
IF Ankeny is to restore confidence
in the politicians throughout the state,
he will have to re-establish himself
n Walla Walla. That is one of the
counties the anti-McBride politicians
have figured upon with absolute con
fidence in their forecasts for next
Years political drama 1t has been
insisted that Ankeny could control
number of the Southeastern Washing
ton counties against the governor,
whom he makes no secret of opposing,
and to win out the fight against Nc
Bride this plan must be put through"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
ALDER STREET PATH
Will Be Extended to the
City Limits at Once
WORK COMMENCED TODAY
WheeImen Will Soon Decide on Plank
or Asphalt Paths-SampIe of Plank
Path to be Constructed.

Bicycle Commissioner Peck at noon
today set crew Of men to work eX-
tending the East Alder street path
from Park street to the city limits
The new path, which will be greatly
welcomed by wheelmen in that sec
ton of the city, will be constructed
along the south side of the street.
will be of the uniform width of five
feet, and will have a total length of
about seven blocks.
A single block between Park and
Crescent streets, will be constructed
Of 2 by 6 planks in order for wheel
men to determine the merits of a
plank path. After a months use the
commissioner expects wheelmen of
the city to express their preference
by vote between plank and asphalt
paths. The material favored will be
used in the construction of future
paths
There is no question: the commits
SiOner said this morning. after three
months experiment on the stretch of
path from First street to Palouse
along Alder street. that asphalt is the
better material. but the expense is
greater and must be considered in the
construction of new paths. This path
which was constructed merely as an
experiment, has given the best of sat
isfactiOn. Its durability cannot be
determined until after winter weather
sets in, but the commissioner believes
it will stand any test. The greatest
foe to asphalt is frost. which causes it
to bulge and crack
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

A Walla Walla dispatch to Tues
days Oregonian, sent from the IN
ion office, says that at noon Mon
day. the fight for KEGS was given up
as hopeless by the Ankeny party, and
the fight concentrated on Hunt" The
friends of KEGS will hardly relish the
information that the Ankeny machine
quit fighting for him at noon of cleo
ton day and probably traded him off
to save Hunt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

J. o. B. Scobey of Olympia, one Of
stated to the Oregonian correspondent
at Olympia Tuesday that Il have been
so busy that l have not had time to
read the accounts of the election" in
Walla Walla, Mr.. ScObey found time,
however, to leave his newspaper and
his position in the land office long
enough to come over to Walla Walla
and give Levi a little advice on how
to carry the election. His partner
Madge did the same thing. However,
they may be working overtime now to
make up for the time they lost in med
ding in what did not concern them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16
equation and equitable taxation o

regulation and equitable taxation of
corporations.
Mr.. Ankeny does not agree with a
large majority of the people of Walla
Walla as to the kind of man wanted
for city marshal Some might differ
with the senator as to whether Mr..
Hunt ran ahead of his ticket or Mr..
KEGS behind it, but that point is of lit
tie Importance so long as the machine
was badly WOrSted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

Ethel.-DO you really think the
Lieutenant will propose to Beth?
Edith-Oh, yes; he has several medals
for bravery. you know.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-16

Why don't you go to work for the
coupon prize?