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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
lst. is dead at Baker City,

cine coast. is dead at Baker City,
ore.
Denis J. Swenie, Chieago's veteran
fireman and former chief of the ire
department, is dead.
Vic Langley OF Wallace put Jack
Overdorf of Wardner, Idaho, out in
the second round OF a mill Monday
night.
Inc senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of George b. Cortelyou to be
secretary of commerce and labor un-
der the act creating the new depart
ment.
The Montana board of pardons has
affirmed the action of the governor in
granting a pardon to Antonio Lopez,
who was sent up for 10 years for kill
ing an Indian in Choteau county. Lo-
peg is about to die.
The miners of Nanaimo, B. c., have
gone on strike. About 800 men went
out against the Western Fuel COM
pany of San Francisco, which re-
Gently acquired the mines at Nanai-
mo. The miners are asking for a gen.
eral advance from March 1 from 70
to so cents a ton.
A special from Carlsbad, n. M,
says George hutchins, proprietor
of the Hotel Schlitz. and one of the
best known newspaper correspond
ents in the south, was shot and killed
by Caleb Merchant. Merchant was
badly wounded, but may recover. They
quarreled over a tritiing matter.
H. A. Allen of Seattle, Wash, met
death in a deep well on the T. A.
Wright place, near Woodland Park,
recently. He fell from the top to the
bottom of the well, q distance of So
feet. He had but started on the
descent when the rope broke and he
fell downward. He leaves a widow
and three children.
1t is announced that President
Roosevelt will appoint James r. Gar
field Of Ohio commissioner of corpora
tons under the act creating the new
of commerce. Mr.. Gar
field is a son of the late President
Garfield and is at present member
of the civil service commission. He
is an Ohioan by birth and residence.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Castro Thanks Mr.. Bowen.

Caracas.-News of the raising of the
blockade was received by President
Castor in the following cablegram from
Mr.. Bowen:
The protocols have been signed,
Blockade will be raised Immediately.
Congratulations"
To this message President Castro
replied as follows:
Bowen, Washington: In the name
OF Venezuela and in my own name I
offer you expressions of my eternal
gratitude for the decided spontaneous,
ness with which you have served the
cause of justice, which is the cause of
humanity, that distinguishes superior
minds. CASTRO"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
OREGON JOTTINGS.

The Little Walla Walla Irrigation
company is making application to use
5000 inches of water for ditch pur
poses.
John Davidson won the old fiddlers'
contest at Milton after playing off q
tie with "Sawmill Bill Fletcher, who
came down from the mountains to
compete.
e. Weston, another of the gang Of
alleged horse thieves which has been
operating through Umatilla and Whit
man counties, has been captured.
The Columbia Packing company has
been incorporated at Portland with q
capital stock of $750,00O. The company
will erect large meat packing estab'
lishment near this city. Eastern cap
ital is behind the concern.
What was probably the Oldest cat
in Oregon died in Penoleton recent
ly 1t was said to be aged about y
years. 1t belonged to Mrs. P. N
Thompson and was distinctly pe
neer cat, having crossed the plains ID
1872 behind mule teams.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Senate Is Burdened.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The sena''
still finds itself burdened with tns
statehood bill and while just as anAr
GUS to dispose of it in some way
in order to proceed with other busf
ness, finds itself unable to do So WIZ
only IA working days left senators gen
orally feel that the matter must y
gotten out of the way, but when sus
gestion of this kind is made the repp
invariably is that, notwithstanding wv
statehood bill has the right OF wa
position practically during the enln'
session, there has been no lack OF les
islation, and that all bills to Whiu
there has not been serious opposllvs
have been passed, and that not ~
gle appropriation bill has been deiass'
for a moment by the statehood OiS
The feeling is none the less strousI
however, that the statehood bill w
be seriously in the way at the close :
the session unless disposed OF s"'
soon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Parliament Opened.

London, Feb 18.-King Edward
opened parliament Tuesday afternoon
with a ceremonial in all essential re-
spects similar to that of the two
preceding sessions of his reign.
The procession to the house of
lords was one of the same character
as that witnessed on the occasion OF
the opening of the session of last
year, and within was seen the same
state pageantry. historic dresses and
revival of ancient forms.
His majesty appeared entirely re
covered from his recent illness.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
CONFESSED 70 A MURDER.
w. 9. MARKHAM KILLED DAN AN
LEhSON.
1e Goes to Great Falls and Tells Of
the ratalIty-Says the cold Weatn-
err wouIo Preserve the Body, So He
Lid Not hush-Soloiers in Fight,
One Leao-omelter ACCIDENT.
me Leaa-omelter ACCIDENT.

Great h ais, mont, FEB. 19.-W. b.
markham came into the city and gave
nIlnset up 10 the snerln. He said mat
Lour Gays ago he mad an aILercatlon
Win DanIel ANDERSON in mis- CABIN and
allied MIN. he claims that he acted
IN self defense. When he was asked
why he mad waited as he did before
coming in and giving himself up, he
said That the weather was cold and
mat the dead man would keep until
ne got time to come to town. Ander-
son was sheep herder and Mark
nam was engaged in hauling wood.
Fatal Shooting at Fort.
Fort keogh, Feb. ia shooting
ARRAY occurred here, in which Private
Oliver of G troop, who was on guard,
fatally shot Sergeant Rist of the same
command. Stories of the ARRAY diff
fer. 1t appears that the men had
Deen gambling and that Rist had won
from Oliver, which fact afterwards
resulted in a row.
Accident at Smelter.
Anaconda, Mont, Feb. 19.-P. B.
Collins sustained injuries that it is
thought will prove fatal, and j. c.
Bernard had his foot cut off at Ana
conda in an accident in the Washoe
smelter. Physicians give out but
small hopes of Collins recovery, and
say that he is also internally injured.
But little is known as to the cause
of the accident, except that one of
the air line engines ran into a NOV
ing B.. A & P. train
Gas Worker Dead.
Great Falls, Feb. 19-Joseph Berni,
employed in the gas works here, met
a frightful death. While he was re-
moving ashes from beneath the pro-
ducers he was overcome and fell into
the trough, and was evidently suf-
located by hot cinders. Steam and
hot water, which were being used to
flush out the trough, burned Bernis
body in horrible manner.
Canal Is First.
Washington, Feb. 19.-The repub-
lican senators held caucus recently
and decided to have the senate con-
tinue consideration of the Panama
canal treaty tomorrow, and in future
until the treaty shall be. disposed of.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Seventeen Persons Drowned.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. ia tornado
struck the passenger steamer Olive,
which plies between Franklin, Va,
and Edenton, N. c.. at $50 at night
and sent her to the bottom of the
Chowan river, off Woodley's pier, be-
tween Mount Pleasant and oliver
Wharf. Seventeen persons are known
to have been drowned, and others who
were rescued are in serious condi-
ton.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.
Minister Bowen Congratulated by Sec
rotary Hay.


rotary Hay.
Washington.-In view of the restor-
alton of peace between Venezuela and
the allied powers of Great Britain,
Germany and Italy, Senior Augusta Pu-
lido, the Venezuelan charge d'affaires
addressed an appropriate note to the
British ambassador and later called at
the Italian and German embassies. Mr..
Bowen, as soon as he had cleared up
some details with the British ambas-
sador, paid farewell call upon Secre-
tary Hay at the state department and
reported the signing of the peace pro-
tocols. The two were in conference
for some time and the secretary con-
graduated Mr.. Bowen heartily upon
the success of his mission.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
IDAHO NOTES.

Haley mas Deen experiencing q Sc
we're cold snap.
The ice crop in Troy assures full
supply for next summer.
The house has killed the eight-hour
day bill for miners by the vote of %
republicans.
Articles of Incorporation of the Idaho
Booming company, limited, were fled
in Boise recently.
Fire has destroyed the old Baptist
church and the two story building adj
Joining that structure at Payette.
The man who was seriously injured
at the Atlanta mine near Mountain
nome by falling rock is Sam Olston.
The Nez Perez Indians are dancing
near the mouth of the Potlach, where
medicine mans lodge has been erect
ed.
Arrangements are being made at
Payette for the organization of what
is to be called the Payette Fruit COM
pany.
w. A. Bartlett, prominent resident
of Shelley, was held up at his home in
the southeastern part of town recently
oy two masked men.
Never in the history of the Occur
d'Alenes has there been such a scarcity
of water in Canyon creek as at present.
The date for the shooting tourna-
ment that was planned to be held in
Kendrick on March 10 and 16 has been
changed to March IL and 13.
Bramblette & Johnson of Moscow
announce the sale of the Volmar saw
mill, at Troy, to Watt e. Bussong of
Sprague, Wash. The sawmill is one OF
the most complete in this section. The
price paid is $500.
George D. Campbell, proprietor of
the Hotel Spalding, has sold the three
bears, which have been an object of
interest to guests of the hotel during
the past two years, to Eaton brothers
of Medora, North Dakota for SIS.
AS soon as the weather permits
active work in the construction of
the Occur d'Alene & Spokane railway,
the proposed electric line between
this city, Post Falls and Occur
dAlene City, will begin.
With force of men, White Bros. of
Lewiston are repacking and shipping
from the fruit warehouse 5000 boxes
of apples that they have held in stor-
age at Kendrick for eastern spring
A special from Market Lake, Idaho,
says that Harry Simmons of Mountain
Home, fell from the platform of the
northbound passenger train on the
Oregon Short Line near Idaho Falls
and was almost instantly killed.
The measure presented by Speaker
Hunt provides a cent pound bounty
for beet sugar. No payment unless
product contains 80 per cent of crys-
tallized sugar. 1t must be pat up in
original packages, which are to be ex-
amined and marked by the state board
or it's representatives.
A surprise was sprung IN the legis-
lature recently by Price of Latah in
the introduction of a bill to repeal
the law against gambling and restore
the license system. Members looked
from one to another in establishment
Moore of Idaho was the first to re-
gain his composure and offered mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone the meas
ure.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 15.-George Cole,
under arrest here, has made a confes-
sion of the Burlington holdup and i'm
picates George Howard, alias Joe Kir-
by He says they sent boy to Nor
rows livery stable on South Main
street, to hire rig, about $3.50 o'clock
at night. They drove to the scene OF
the holdup and held up the train. Cole
says he had IA cartridges in his rifle,
all of which were fired in the effort to
brighten the train men and passengers.
AS they were leaving the scene Super
intendent Boyle fired at them, the bull
lets being heard to whizz by them ov-
away.
Howard, alias Kirby, had two guns,
but was too drunk to use them. Kir-
by is the man who jumped onto the en-
CINE as the train was nearing Home
stake and compelled the engineer to
stop and made the fireman get down.
But for Kirby's condition Cole thinks
they would have met with better sue
cess.
Cole and his companion were arrest
ed because they had just come to town
and answered the general description
of the two holdups. Cole was put
through the sweating process and he
broke down and confessed the whole
thing.
The officers have practically wrung
confession of the Burlington holdup
from Kirby and Cole, the two men ar
ersted by Detective jerry Murphy. De-
tective Murphy, two Northern Pacific
detectives, the fireman of the Burling-
ton engine which was detached at the
Time of the robbery and Kirby were
closeted for half an hour. After hear
ing his story the officers went into an
other apartment of the city Jail where
Cole was confined and put him
through the sweating" process.
Kirby is the taller of the two pris-
oners and answers the description of
the tall robber. Cole is a short man.
When arrested SO caliber revolver
was taken from his person.
! Howard, or Kirby, was released from
prison six weeks ago, having served II
years for highway robbery committed
in Butte. Cole was considered honest
until some family trouble about year
ago.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Vance Froze to Death.

Battleford, N. w. T.. Feb. 17.-En.
5lneer Vancesof the Canadian Pacific
nonton has been found frozen to death
Exploring party on the new line to Ed.
near Lizard lake, where he was ex.
lloring.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Widows Get Money.

Salem, Ore, Feb. 1S.-The legisla.
ture is to give $1,000 each to the wild
ows of Jones, Tiffany and Terrell, the
guards killed by Outlaws Tracy and
Merrill on their escape from the state
1enitentiary.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21

Portland, Ore.-Walla walla, TAO
76c; bluestem. SSc: valley. 7S1sc.
Tacoma, Wash.-Unchanged Blue
stem, SSc; club, 751sc.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Beet Sugar Factory,

North Yakima, Wash. Feb 19.-The
9eet sugar factory for North Yakima
GEMS to be assured.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
The Newspaper Deadhead.
Why should people ask for free

Why should people ask for free
newspapers, asks the Toron to
Evening Telegram, any more than
they look for free cigars, free UNI
) brellas, free walking sticks, free
collars, free cuffs or free beef
steaks? Every copy of a news
paper is product which costs
5 money. The tailor, the tobac-
conist, the gents iurnisher or the
grocer is not called upon to sup
ply free copies of the products
5 which they handle. The people
who are aggrieved if they cannot
get free copy Of newspa per
would not think of struggling for
5 place on the free list Of groc-
3 cry store, dry goods store, or
s butchers shop.
; 1t is the principle more than
8 the cost of the free newspaper
B idea which is repugnant to all
8 sound business notions.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21

A Frenchman has invented phonet.
= typewriter which can be operated
1t the rate of 200 words a minute.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Robbers Confess.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 19.-George Cole
and George Howard have confessed to
the robbery of the Burlington express
train and will plead guilty. Develop
ments show that the entire booty was
$375.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
H|GHWAYMEN cor SYOOOO
LOS ANGELES STREET CAR HE,n
UP BY TWO MEN.
There Were 80 Passengers Aboard
All ShelIed Up Cash and JeweIrv-
Car Was Stopped 10 Minutes--Roh.
bers Disappear-Were Old Hands =,
the Business.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 20.-The dar
ing deeds OF hignwaymen, VINO seem
to have invaded LOS Angeles In to,co
reached a climax when Two unmasKod
men neld up and robbed a carload of
passengers on the Los Angeles.pa
dena electric line. Thirty-two passep.
gers, one half of whom were women
were forced at the points of revoye,s
to surrender cash and jewelry to tbo
amount of between $500 and $500 Tho
robbers performed their WORK leisurelv
but effectively. The car was held for
10 minutes. The men then left it and
disappeared in the darkness. Tho
holdup was carried out in way that
marked the two outlaws as old hands
at the business.
LeisureIy Climbed on the Car
The car left Fourth and Spring
streets, Los Angeles, at 9 o'clock for
Pasadena Nearing Thirty-first street
and Pasadena avenue, just to the south
of the Arroyo, the motorman observed
two men making signals for the car to
stop. AS he brought it to a standstill
the two men climbed upon the stems
one at either end of the car. They
presented revolvers at the heads of
Conductor Dalhoff and Motorman Cor.
win and drove them inside the car
With revolvers in their hands, they
stood in the door, and with foul and
obscene language ordered everybody
Ito dig up their coin and their iewelry
without any - -- monkey bust.
ness"
One on Guard.
The robber at the rear door stepped
upon box, and from this commanding
position covered the startled passen
gers with his revolver. The other one
passed down the aisle, taking pocket
books, coin and watches and thrust
them carelessly into his coat pockets.
While taking the property of the pas.
sengers the bandit kept up a flow of
abuse.
Narrow Escape From Death.
John w. Gay, agent of the Raymond
Whitcomb excursions, narrowly es I
capped being shot by the desperate rob
bers. He resisted being searched in a
mild sort of way, pushing the ROE
Der back. Instantly the man shoM
his revolver toward Gays face The
latter struck the weapon upward Just s
as the trigger was pulled and the bull {
let passed through the roof of the car I
The conductor and motorman were
ordered to keep their hands above
their heads. The robbers forgot to
search Conductor Dalhoff and are con-
sequently about $50 poorer because Of
the neglect.
The point at which the robbery oc.
CURED is an open spot and peculiarly
favorable for robbers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21

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The Washington times., 1903-05-12
INGERSOLL HEIRS LOSE
FEE FROM RICH ESTATE
Claim of sos 900 for Breaking
VIII Denied.

HELENA. Mon, May 1.-THE SUI
preme court has affirmed the decision Of
the lower court in the case OF John s.
Harris. as administrator OF the estate
of Robert G. IngersoH, against the heirs
of the multi-nillionaire banker and
mining man, a. J. Davis. involving a
lawyers fee OF $4,000 alleged to have
been due for breaking the bankers will
The contract with IngersoH called for
the defeat of the viii. The defendants
maintained that an attorney has no
right 10 enter into such contract with
out the consent and special authority
from the client. In regard to tbs phase
Of the case the opinion says:
An attorney. as such. has no author
ity TO compromise a controversy of his
client, no matter what may be the diff
fculties involved nor however advan-
tageous the result may be to the client
general retainer in a case does not
imply such authority, and in the absence
Of ratification by the client the COM
promise agreement. as we'll as any judg-
ment entered in pursuance OF it. is void
at the option Of the client"
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
THINKS CLEVELhND'S
COURSE "INEXCUSABLE'
Stone Calls Idea of Nomination
LntO,erable.

ST. LOUIS. May 12.-United States
Senator Stone gave out carefully pre-
pared question and answer" interview
yesterday expressing his utter opposi-
ton to former President Cleveland as 4
Democratic nominee for President. This
interview says:
what DO you think of the ACCESSIBILITY
of nominating Grover Cleveland for
President, Senator?" was asked.
On what ticket?' was his immedi-
ate retoinder.
When told the Democratic ticket was
meant. he replied:
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination would
decidedly not be advisable. I should be
unqualifedly and unreservedIy opposed
to his selection as the Democratic nom
inee for President in 1904. His political
course has been inexcusable and the
idea of nominating him is intolerable.
4" He was honored three times with
the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent and elected twice with Democratic
votes, but in.1896, when his party dis
agreed with him he abandoned it and
refused to vote with those who had
three times voted for him for the Presi-
dency'"
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
STURTEVAHT MURDER
IS STILL 4 MYSTERY
Parents Of Dead Woman Fail to
Identify Lombardi.

MEpFORD, Mass, May I2.-Tomasso
lombard. the suspect in the Sturtevaut
murder case. who has been in the East
Cambridge jail since last Thursday. VIII
be discharged from custody when called
before the district court at Maiden to-
dav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturtevant saw the ItaI-
Ian in jail yesterday afternoon, and It
is understood that they saw 10 resem-
blance in him to the man who shot ami
killed their daughter last Wednesday
night
Later IN the day Mr. sturtevant and
Chief Holmes met General Whitney, of
the State police; District Attorney San
derson ana Chief Inspector Watts, II
the Boston force. in Boston. It is gen
orally believed that Mr.. Sturtevant told
OF his visit to the jail, and that the
result Will be Lombardi's discharge.
Since Thursday the police of several
cities have been running down supposed
clues, all of which have vanished in air.
Both Chief Holmes and General Whitney
said that 1t did not seem TO them thai
they were any nearer . solution OF The
mystery than on last Thursday.
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
POWERS AGREE TO
HOLD BACK TURKEY

PARIS. May 12.-There was a simulta-
neous publication yesterday morning in
Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg of tbs
official view Of the Bulgarian sit>a, ION.
It appeared in the Figaro here, the
"Neue Freie Press OF Vienna. and in
the official organ at st. Petersburg, and
carries out the idea that the powers are
satisfied with the correctness of BuIga-
ria's course and will not tolerate the
adoption by the Sultan of Turkey OF
stern measures against Bulgaria on ac-
count OF the Salonica outrages. 1t is
pointed out that the question is not
merely one between a suzerain and a
yassal, but is one between Turkey and
the powers signatory of the Berlin Con
vention. mainly France, Austria, and
Russia, owing to their geographical po-
sitions.
The Washington times., 1903-05-12
N. HURET LIKES
OUR CHORUS GIRL
Journalist Finds American Product
the Finest.

CHICAGO. H.. May I'm Jules
Huret, Paris journalist, who has been
in nearly all parts Of the United States
making observations for his paper, the
Figaro this summed up his CON
illusions today, when seen soon after his
arrival n Chicago:
The two things that impressed me
most and that I admired most in this
country were the plant Of the Steel
Trust at Pittsburg, and the New York
chorus girl. The steel works are ex-
traordinary. The chorus girl is grand
delightful. delicious.
There is nothing in the world so
well worth seeing and hearing as the
chorus girl IN America In Europe the
girls in the chorus can sing and dance.
but they are mostly passe. and they have
not the grace. the exquisite charm oil
the american chorus girl when she ex-
ecutes what Is a sort or combination OF
the can-can and cake walk
You have made wonderful material
progress. but ia your cities there is lack
OF art. Your big buildings seem to have
been built more fer use than Ter appear
auce. i don't like the residences have
seen in this country, except those in
Washington and Los Angeles.
Paris can well initiate your social
settlements. Some Paris women viii 20
into the slums and the poor quarters
fer few hours and 90 small amount
OF good, but The practical way 10 uplift
humanity seems 10 be the method 7 saw
IN operation"
n. Huret viii visit the University OF
Chicago. the stock wards, machinery fac
tories, parks and principal Jheaters be-
fore he leaves the city