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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
.B|NGER HERMANN RESIGNS
GIVES UP OFFICE OF LAND COM,
MISSIONER FEB. FIRST.
He Was Lax in His Methods-Charee
Against TWO of His Subordinate Of
ficials-His Successor viii Be w. A.
Richards, His First Assistant
Hitchcock and Hermann at Outs.
Hermann,

shington.-Binger Hermann
commissioner of the general land of
fee, has resigned and will be succeed
ed by William A. Richards, now the
assistant commissioner of the genera
land office. The change will take eff
feet February l, said Commissioner
hermann.
Mr.. Hermann's resignation was re
quested about two weeks ago by the
secretary Of the interior and was i'm
mediately presented. Charges have
been preferred against two of the sub
ordinate officials OF the land office in
volving alleged irregularities and they
have been given a specific time in
which to make answer.
The two officials are Harry King and
Fred Metzger, assistant chief of the
draughtsmen's division of the govern
ment land office. The former is charg-
ed with neglect of duty and the latter
with mismanagement and unsatisfac-
tory administration of his duties.
tory administration of his duties Mr..
Metzger was formerly from Kansas
and was once chief clerk of the gen.
eral land office.
The relations between Secretary
Hitchcock and Commissioner Her
mann have been strained for a long
time.
Land Commissioner Hermann's lax
ness in enforcing the land laws has
brought the latter's resignation about,
the secretary of the interior believing
that the timber and stone frauds par
ticularly were the result of the loose
ness of Hermann's methods. Many
errors, the result of careless examina-
ton of records in cases submitted by
local land officers, were approved and
passed by the general land office and
were not detected until they reached
the secretary's office for approval.
The secretary also believes that the
commissioner has allowed sentiment to
play too large a part in the settlement
OF cases, the commissioner at times so
literally constituting the law as to al
most nullify it. Local land offices
have been so often reversed in their
decisions that they were compelled to
fall into line with Hermann's general
policy, to which the secretary attrib-
utes many abuses now existing.
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered an
extensive investigation of the work of
two Of Hermanns subordinates and
extremely interesting developments
are expected.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03

Washington.-Con opposi-
ton is developing to the ratification
of the Cuban reciprocity treaty now
pending in the senate. 1t Is not TAX
ing quite the form that the opposition
to the Cuban legislation took last
spring, but 1t is sufficient in substance
TO give concern to the friends of the
treaty.
From time to time as opportunity of.
fers the president is discussing the
matter with senators, particularly
those who are known to have objected
to legislation extending tariff conces-
sions to the Cuban republic. Several
weeks ago 1t appeared that the treaty
when presented to the senate would
be ratified without difficulty but some
senators now are taking as strong
grounds against the treaty as they
took against the legislation proposed
at the last session of congress. These
senators are of two classes, those who
are opposed on principle to any tariff
tinkering,' and those who represent
states whose products may be affected
by the concessions extended to Cuba
by the pending treaty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Prices Paid to Producers.

Poultry and eggs-Chickens, roos
tiers. 10Q11c; hens. 121sc per live
weight; young chickens. s3@4.50 per
doc; turkeys, live weight, lac per lib.
dressed Ice; eggs. fresh, 25030c dog:
ducks, live weight. lie ID.
Observation-Disclosures, 45050c peI
cwt; onions 81 per cwt.
Live stock-Beef, live steers. $3.50
@S.75, dressed, 61A@7c; cows, &c
dressed, &c; mutton, ewes, $4,000
per cwt, dressed, &c; veal, dressed ga
1Oc; hoge, live, 6Q7c; dressed, 5000
per ID.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Foolish Women.

Portland, Ore.-Complaint has been
filed in the district attorneys Office
charging A. B. Amandus, clairvoyant,
with the larceny of $1028 from a Mrs.
Moore and another woman living at
Mona Villa, suburb. The women had
visited Amanuds several times at his
office, and he had gained their conf
dence. He asked the women to bring
him $500, telling them he would
charm the currency and that 1t would
be transferred into a box of gold of
fabulous value.
The women finally raised $102S in
currency, which they gave to the clair.
voyant. He placed it in an envelope.
sealed it and handed an envelope back
to them. He told them to bury the
money and not to dig it up until De-
cember %. They hurried away to their
home and buried the envelope, accord
ing to instructions. On December %
they dug up the treasure, expecting
to find huge box of gold. Their dis
appointment was keen when they
found nothing but the envelope which
had been buried. With trembling
hands they opened the envelope and
found bunch of newspaper clip
pings in place of their $102S Com.
plant was made to the district at
torney and detectives were sent to ar.
rest the clairvoyant, but no trace OF
him can be found.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


The sales Of live STOCK at the Union
stocKyalus oI chicago TINS year ag-
gresates o2l, t2o,ooU.
III. -. ~. Peal sons, whose gifts to
coiieges have amounted 10 several mil.
non 0Otars, recently gave SoO,UO0 10
,ne Inlnols conese Oh Jacksonville.
ABOUT "a year ana a hair ago III. rear
sons announced Cnat ne would give the
90O,UO0 IL the conege autnorIues couid
secure 100000 from otner sources De-
lore January /, 1900. lac last dollars
OI this amount mas been pledged to
Presluent barnes OF llllnois conege.
one OF the most important deans III
the history OF railroad corporations
was maze known recently. early In
Che year j. Plerpont Morgan o. Co.
will announce the consondaIlon of the
erie, Lenish Valley ana the Reading
railways. The merger will be planned
afLer bIe manner or the Northern Sc
curitieS company, the stocks on the
companies 10 be pooled and held as
a basis lor the Issuance OF large
amount OF common shares, which viii
cake as their name the title to be Civ
en- the consolidated companies.
The board OF trustees OF Hamline
university III Minnesota announce that
an endowment OF $Z50,O0U for tle uni
yersity has been raised, principally in
money. James Hill ana M. q. and j.
l.. Norton OF Winona gave large sums.
The endowment insures the peIman-
ency of Hamline along lines which the
trustees have laid out.
The navy department will adopt ne
roic measures to protect the enlisted
men at the Puget Sound navy yard,
near Seattle, Wash. from the evil in
fiuences which exist at Bremerton. An
official report from Rear Admiral Stirl-
ing, in command of the yards, details
a deplorable state Of affairs in Bre-
merton and Acting Secretary of the
Navy Darling has issued an order
which will have the effect of keeping
naval vessels away from that station
in the future until the nuisance is
abated.
At the conclusion of the church SER
vice over the late Mrs. Jessie Benton
Il ClllOllI dl lJOo AAStIC6, a ulSS dCGIQI
scene was created by the attempt of
a number of women to obtain relics
of the funeral services. A violent eff
fort was made by these women to
reach the beautiful floral pieces pre-
scented by the friends of Mrs. Ere
mont.
BarquisimetO, capital of the state of
Larai, which for some time has been
in the possession OF the Venezuelan
revolutionists, has been recaptured by
government forces. The towns of San
Carlos and Tinaquillo have also been
reoccupied by the government. The
government forces were commanded
by General Serno Castillo
Al Neil of San Francisco won from
Tommy Reilly of Seattle recently on
foul in the eleventh round Reilly
put in straight left in NeiPs groin.
Miss Mary Barber. eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Barber, ana favor
lite niece of the late President McKin-
ley, recently became the wife of Major
Ralph Hartzell.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Price of Oil Is Going Up.

Chicago.-A special from New
Orleans says: The Standard Oil COM
pany has at last secured control of the
Beaumont oil fields in Texas and the
Jennings oil region in Louisiana.
There are only few small camps re-
naming outside. and they cut very lit
tie figure in the marketing of fuel oil.
The price of fuel oil has advanced 81
a barrel, and the indications are that
the quotations will go still higher.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Bio Timber Fire.

Louisville, Ky.-Fire, which broke
out in the wholesale whisky house of
Bonnie Brothers, in the heart of the
wholesale whisky district of this city,
caused a loss of about 100000 and
threatened for a time to destroy the
Louisville & Nashville Railway com
pany's general offices and other prop
erty valued at three or four times that
amount.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Archduke Renounces Rank.

Berlin.-The semiofflcial Berliner
Abend Post says Emperor Francis Jo-
seph has accepted Arohduke Leopold
Ferdinand's remuneration of his rank
and has sanctioned his adoption of a
civil name, Woefing. and has also or.
dered that his name be stricken from
the lists of the Knights of the Golden
Fleece and of the army.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Blamed for Wreck.

London, Ont.-Andrew Carson, the
operator at Watford, the first station
east of the wreck, whose failure to de-
liver orders to Conductor McAuliffe of
the Pacific express, to pass the freight
at Wanstead, is said by the Grand
Trunk officials to have caused the
wreck in which % were killed and two
score injured.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Bold Diamond Robbery.

New York-In full view of passing
crowds, the window in the pawnshop
of r. Simpson & Co., in West Forty
second street, was smashed with a Bel
gian paving block and $1,000 worth of
diamonds were stolen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

An athletic CLUB has been organized
at Sprague with membership of As.
henry W. Brooke of Seattle, who
was one OF the pioneer business men
of Spokane is dead.
The bank clearings of Spokane, as
shown by Bradstreets, for the year
1902 will exceed by over so per cent
those of 1901.
Allen Smith, the younger of the firm
of Smith brothers at Republic, commit
ted suicide recently with 80 calabre
bulldog pistol.
During the year 1902 over 100000
was spent in North Yakima in new
buildings. Of this big sum the great
er part was used for residences.
The report of Adjutant General
Drain for 1901 and 1902 has been filed
with Governor Mcbride. 1t covers
about 80 printed pages and contains
matter of Importance to the public
as well as the National Guard.
The Creston football team defeated
the Davenport high school eleven at
Davenport recently for the champion
ship of Lincoln county by score of 4
to s.
The large frame residence at Col
fax, owned by j. P. Slime, farmer,
and occupied by L., l.. Meyers and
family was totally destroyed with all
contents recently.
The report of Secretary of State
Nichols, recently filed, gives the re-
ceipts of his office for the period at
sos, 637.S5 and the fees collected by
the insurance department at $122,-
S48.46 in addition.
The fruit packing plant of Kelly
Clarke company has closed down at
Vancouver, after the seasons run of
80 days, during which 70 carloads of
dried prunes were prepared for the
market.
The committee in charge of the Pa
cific Coast Congregational congress.
which will be held in Seattle from May
s to May II, inclusive, announces that
G. Campbell Morgan, the noted divine
and evangelistic orator, has accepted
a request to be present at the confer
ence.
A panic was narrowly averted at
the Catholic church on Christmas day
at Uniontown through the courageous
efforts of Father Faust and the cool
ness displayed on the part of the cele-
brant, Father Collier, S. j., of Spokane.
The trimmings around the chancel
caught fire.
The Spokane Lumber company has
closed deal whereby it Acquired &c..
600 acres of timber lands along the
line of the Great Northern railroad be-
tween Milan, Wash, and the Pend
d'Oreille river. The tract was secured
from the Northern Pacific railroad and
the amount involved was about $780,
600. This company had large holdings
before in the locality and now owns
about 10000 acres near Milan.
Ed Condin, the halfbreed, was not
killed while resisting arrest for impli-
cation in the murder of Judge Lewis
and wife, as was first supposed. He
was fatally stabbed by an Indian at
Keller during a quarrel which is said
to have had nothing to do with the
Keller tragedy. 1t is reported Condin
and the Indian had been together
drinking and became involved in a
row over some minor matter A fight
followed and Condin was stabbed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
coasted Into the River.

st. Louisville coasting down the
levee on the ice formed along the river
shore opposite Olive street. Mary Gal.
leano, aged Is. and Andre Cafferala,
aged Is, broke through the ice and
were drowned.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Two Found Dead at Havre.

Havre, Mont.-Two colored men
were found dead here under suspicious
circumstances. One is a bartender,
the other retired musician of the
Tenth cavalry. Morphine or alcohol
may have caused death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Killed by Fall.

Boise, Idaho.-Samuel Johnson, E.
miner, in the employ of the Checkmate
Mining company at Pearl, was instant
ly killed by fall of rock in the mine
Deceased was working in a stope over
the 400 foot level. A rock weighing
800 pounds fell and crushed his head
against the foot wall.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Wheat Report.

decentralization, 1hc higher,
closing at Size; club, re.
Portland, Ore.-Walla Walla, zoe;
bluestem, 78c; valley, Use.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Shot BY Italian.

Sprague. Wash.-Fred Brown
young man, proprietor of a restaurant
In this place, was fatally shot while
qnarreling with an Italian by the name
of Peter Sirinni.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Fire at Portland.

Portland. Ore.-The Sherlock block
at the corner of Third and Oak streets
has been damaged by fire to the ex-
INT Of $4,000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03

A s750,O00 sugar factory is to be
erected near Manzanillo, Cuba.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03

Hope deferred gives the letter car
rier importance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
j siNc -...7THRON6 FTFyE |BE yyE Sx

Hon. Wilson R. Brown. some time member of the Legislature from Colbert County, is in town. He is now citizen of Birmingham. Hon. Cecil Browne of Talladega passed through Montgomery last night en route to Mobile,
 He will return here tonight MT. Ed Albes, a prominent young lawyer of Decatur. reached the city yesterday He will be here several days Mir F. P. Pitts of Pittsboro is in the city. He came to enter of his sons in Pro- lessor starke's school. Messrs. W. c. starke A. J. Collier and J. M. Beard. citizens of Troy came to Montgom- cry yesterday
 Mir Edwin C. Eckels of the United States Geological Department at Washington is in the city
 MT w. H Moore returned last night from A trip to New York and other Eastern points. MT. T. M. crumpton. a prominent merchant of MapiesVllie' is visiting Montgomery  Hon. John R. Tompkns of Mobile is in Mont gomery on legal business. Hon. W. T. Smith. former renrssar,.,,,. o,
 Shelby. is in town.
 Mir. John T. Bauer. well known citizen o, Mobile, is in, town. Messrs. J. M. Hopkins and Monroe D Rloch of Mobile are in town. MT. w B. Glenn of Enterprise is vtsitins Montgomery. Mir. N. NJ Mcdonald of Andalusia is in the city. Mir. E. O. Norton. editor of The Baldwin Stan, dard,' published at Daphne and ans Oe thG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
AT CASINO THEATRE.
Good Vaudeville Bill Attracts a Large Audience.

The vaudeville performance given at the Casino Theater at Pickett Spring last evening was attended by a large num- Der of spectators. and all present were delighted with the program and it's ex- ecution. The company is good and the numbers are excellent.
 The program was opened by Billy and Harry Woodale who presented a good turn in song and dance. and a pleasing dialogue. They were followed by Gus and Marion Kohls in an interesting com edy jumping act.
 Beverly and Dauvers, an Australian sketch team, were next on the program and their performance was enjoyable a drunken act" being especially comi- cal.
 An unusually pleasing turn was given by Miss Jean Raleigh and Billy Beard who displayed an inimitable skit on a minstrel rehearsal. Miss Raleigh, who , quite pretty. was charmingly costumed and showed fine talent as a comedienne, and MT. Beard had no trouble in winning the audience by his fine comedy work
 The company will appear at the Cas- ino this week and next week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
WORKMAN WAS CULPABLE.
secretary Moody Reviews Courtmart-
 ial of the Ensign.


 Washington, Sept. 15.-Secretary Moody nas disapproved the findings in the case of Ensign Ward K. Wortman, U. S. N, ilyvho was tried by court martial and ac- luuitted of the charge of "Culpable in- tendency in the performance of duty"
 The Secretary has had the findings mnder consideration since last March Wortman, January 16 last, off San Tuan. was in charge of the third gun l6ivision on the Massachusetts, including Ahe two s-inch guns, in the starboard after lkurret. when one of them. during target mractice. exploded, injuring nine enlisted men. all of whom afterward died.
 The court of inquiry found Wortman v1,fltv of error of Judgment in giving an order to open the breech of the gun for 1 she purpose of returning to electrical fir arg while the gun was loaded, The court recommended that no further proceedings re had in the matter. The Secretary, however. ordered a court martial on the hasis of the courts findings and Wort u,an was acquitted by this court
 Secretary Moody differs from the coart's findings that there was insuf- f1cient evidence to prove that the lanyard Ied out and was hooked when the order 4, oren the breech was given. In his , review the Secretary says:
 sAfter a careful review of all the evil Aence am of the opinion that the accus- ea failed to exercise the care which was reouIred of him; that in giving the order @S, nuen the breech of the gun under the sfrcunstances which the evidence proves, ,a,e was negligent; that the death of nine fe.Iisted men resulted from his negligence and that in what he did and failed to do sv, fine premises he was guilty of culpable fnefffciency in the performance of his duty"
 The action of the Secretary does not affect the courts findings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pittsburg. Sept. 15.-It was an even split Pittsburg won the first game by hitting when hits were needed, and lost the second by poor stick work.
 First game R. E; Pittsburg.. ......O2l 3O0 Ol.-i Boston. .. .. .. ....OlO OOO 3OU-4 Batteries-Leever and Phelps; Williams and Moran.
 Second game R. H. E Boston. .. .. :. ....... 600 200 0l0.S Q Batteries-Veil and Smith; Willis and Moran.
 Cincinnati, Sept. 15,-Cincinnati shut out New York today. Hahn allowed only four scattered hits. Attendance, 2.6S1. Cincinnati. e. .. ......002 024 00"-S II Q Batteries-Hahn and Peitz; Mathewson. Bartley and Warner.
 St. Louis Brooklyn game postponed; rain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

Richmond, Va. Sept. 15.-C. G. W. Wegner. piano tuner, killed himself here today by strsngling with a cord. He mo- ! tiied a friend by letter of his intention to end his life. He had been in bad health and beQueaths his body to medical col lege. saying he wanted the students to find out how a man could live twenty years with q stomach utterly incapable | of digesting food. The remains were ta-
 ken in charge by the Knights of Pythias
 of whom he was one. He was born in | DanZig, Prussia, in 1887.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Make a Clean Sweep.

both games from Nashville today, win ming with comparative ease. Russell was knocked out of the box in the first game and Nickens succeeded him. Hughey pitched a steady game and the visitors were unable to solve his delivery. Fisher shut out Nashville in the second. allow ing but tnree hits. Score:
 First game: R. H E. Shreveport .. .......... 130 100 20~-7 13 O Nashville .. ........... 900 002 000-2
 Batteries-Hughey and Graffius; Russell. Nickens and Roth.
 Second game: R. H. E. Nashville .. ........... 900 GOO 0OO-0 8 4
 Batteries-Fisher and Grafius; RusseD and Roth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Hamilton Coming to America.

London, Sept. 15.-General Ian Hamil- ton. in confirming the published report that he was going to the United States and Canada, informed the Associa ted Press to-day that he will sail shortly for America on a pleasure trip in re- sponse to the invitation of an American general whom he met at the German army maneuvers last year Generals Corbin, Wood and Young attended the German army maneuvers last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.
Staple Groceries.

Staple Groceries. AppIes-western evaporated. 7h9ehc. Flour-Fancy patent. SAYS: hah patent S4 SO
 sugar-Granulated. 5h Y. C., 4%c. Coifee-Green. 7h99he: Arbuckle's. pack va nackaEes' SIo 90; Porto Rico. SIo.3o Meats-Dry saltsd ribs. skc dry salted ribs bellies IoKc. hams, fancy. Ise; medium I3Lc; extra clears, sc. LArd-Leaf, exc.
 Compound Lard-7ac. , Molasses-centrifugal. l5935c; sugar-house' 4oc: Georgia cane. 35c. sa SAC per pound
 Pearl Grtts-e2 lbg., St.6S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Barke-Lynch.

TEskegee Sept 15-Yesterday after noon at Baltimore. Md. occurred the wedding of T. J. Burke and Mrs. Clau- dia Lynch, both very prominent young people of Tuskegee. MT. Burke being proprietor of T. J. Burke's department store. His bride Is a splendid young woman. and numbers her friends by her acquaintances.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Second game
kNEWStINsBRTEa

THE Irwin Fishing and Hunting Club yester- day morning filed in the Probate office ar ticles of incorporation. It's officers are g. B. Sightler President; C. R. Illges Vice Presi- dent: W. w Brame. Secretary; M. M
 Sweatt, Treasurer, and W. A. Graves, c. F. Chandler and L. Lasseter Directors. The clubs minimum and maximum of member ship are. respectively 10 and 50, and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

Memphis. Sept. 15.-(Special. .)-aale was in great form today and allowed out six scattering hits. while Polchow was wild and hit hard at opportune moments. The game was devoid of any features and one-sided throughout. Montgomery play ed a stupid game in the field. the players making inexcusable errors. The locals made four runs off two bases on balls and four hits in the first, after two were out. Molesworth made a nice catch in center. Stultz will pitch tomorrow against Ap- plegate.
 The score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Atlanta Got One Hit.

ta down 10 one hit today and they were shut out. Drizzling rain fell all the af- ternoon and the game was called in the seventh Score: R. H. E. Little Rock ...........:..100 001 0-2 o Atlanta .. ................000 900 co O
 Bateries-Watt and Lynch; Killen and Matthews
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Allowed the Game to Drag.

New Orleans, Sept 15.-Umpire Ebright allowed the game to drag along, although he put Duffy out of the game and the contest was slow and uninteresting. Browns pitching and Montgomery's hit ting were features. Score: R. H. E. New Orleans ..........0Oa 221 O2O-1O 13 1 and Millerick.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Faed Stu&.

Meal-Bolted, esc water ground. esc; crys- tai. FOG mixed. SIeso; prairie. SIS; Johnson grass. S.&.
 Corn-Mixed, FOG: white. 73c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, S22! hulls' per ton. $Zc6n 4...- -- .v