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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
VIRUS OF GENIUS.

Inhaled gas until he died, merely
because a magazine editor refused
his sketches. This man, too, was hat
rarity among young artists, one with
a competence independent Of MS art.
Accordingly the case is that of de-
spondence amid the ruin of hopes, a
ruin he charges to the hard-hearted
editor. The incident suggests the
query as to whether or not the de-
ceased has proved himself a genius
and rebuked the editor by sucking
gas through a tube.
Doubtless this lad-he was twenty
three-was cursed by birth with the
artist virus. Doubtless, in his boy
hood spent in Kentucky, he felt ouc
Of place in the democratic kingdom
Of Boydom. Doubtless, instead of
joining in the runnings and tumblings
Of less burdened youth. he wandered
afield,' drinking in the song of the
birds, the plant of the woods, and
the still voice of Nature. At least,
when at maturer age he became a
neophyte at the shrine of Art, he I'M
agined that such had been his early
experience. And, certainly, while
thus a neophyte, he became absorbed
in the toploftiness about art for arts
sake, became convinced that he was
a sensitive soul and thoroughly salts
fed that he was very important
pebble on the only beach.
All of which was extremely innocent
and harmless, seeing that he had
money, but the trouble is that upon
high pedestal worshippers are ne
cessary to perfect cOmplacence.
When worshipers fail to materialize-
well, it hurts.
The editor failed to grovel; simply
sent back his sketches-thereby eX-
tending a courtesy. Then the boy de-
termined that his superfne spirit
should HE away to pastures more
kind where his light might shine and
be understood. where swine would
not blacken pearls. Yet his act IN
masks him. Were he master, he would
have declared emphatically: More
fool the editOr," And sooner or later
the editor would have admitted it.
Not long ago James Mcneil Whistler
passed away, who more nearly than
any other OF the last decade earned
the title, Master. What did he do?
Ruskin's reviling he challenged, and
left the Slade Professor a mangled
corpse as an art critic. The other
critics, one and all, he wrung their
little neclls with lampOon for lampoon
Quip for quip, argument for argument.
They chung to the tail Of Whistler's
kite, though their frantic efforts to
pull him down only buoyed him up
the more securely Critics as enemies.
often, are Of infinitely more use than
critics as friends. A soldier cannot
be great unless there is war A man
cannot be a cOnqueror unless there Is
somebody to be whipped. A strong
mans enemies are his best friends.
4 weak man-as for him it is of 10
consequence whether he has the more
friends or enemies He would still be
impOtent in either case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
REPUBLICAN FIAT MONEY.

\ few years ago republican organs
had a great deal to say in ridicule of
popuIist ffaJ money, but now We find
them advocating so-calIed currency
reform that provides for money OF the
same sort. They propose to allow
banks to issue money based upon al
legged assets. which may be real or
imaginary. This is like the scheme
Of the OcaIa platform in which the
populists declared in favor Of a cur
rency based upon farm produce stored
in government warehouses. President
Roosevelt will call congress in spe-
cial session soon in order TO expedite
the adoption by the government Of
this doubtful financial reform. What
this asset currency scheme is may
be better understood by reading
what eX-ComptrOlIer Dawes. who serv-
ed under Mckinley. says Of it. In a
recent speech before a bankers asso-
citation he thus expressed his views:
This plan for the authorization of
lightly taxed national bank notes IN
secured by government bonds if
adopted at this time, would probably
precipitate an early AMI most calan-
itous crisis in the business of the ma
ton. 1t is a matter of common
knowledge, and the aggregate state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

The fact that the noldover senators
of King county who betrayed Harold
Preston last winter are now opposing
Sam Piles is the best recommendation
that has yet been given that genie
man. If the railroad lobby fights
Piles it is proof that they do not be
lieve they can use him. Piles may
yet become a popular fayorite because
of the enemies he has made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

go to the tropical countries except IL
a snasmodic manner for the purpose
Of exploitation; adventurous sous
and the representative of large com
mercial houses will take a flyer IL
those lands, but they are birds OF
massage. They feel clearly that the!
are strangers il far away land ever
in Cuba. and that the institutions
people and government are alien.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
Coal Trust Conspiracy.

New York, Sept. 2S.-The hearing
Of the charges brought by Hears of
the New York Journal against the
Philadelphia and Reading officers con-
tinued today before the Interstate
commerce commission after an inter
val Of several months. The charges
are that the company control the coal
output and arbitrarily fixes the price
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
One and OnIy One

Roxley-I hear you are engaged to
marry Miss Oldgold, the heiress.
Shortgun-Yes; that's right.
Roxley-Any membranes on her
property?
SEortgun-None-er-except Miss
OldgOld
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

Angry Father-Young man, you are
sitting up too late with my daughter
Last night I heard you kissing her
Caperton-Well, sir, some one has
cot to.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

ments of the national banking system
published by the comptroller show,
that the aggregated liabilities of the
system are at present in a we'll ex-
banded condition.
I'm other words, these liabilities
taken in the aggregate bear at pres
ent such a ratio to the actual cash
reserves that to increase them much
more would result in dangerous in
adequacy in the proportion borne by
the cash reserves to liabilities. Now,
in this expanded condition of bank
ing credits and with well-eXpanded
condition of general credits other
than banking credits-at period
when the financial history of this
country and every other would indl-
cate that we should be preparing
methods for facilitating the future Ii
uuidation of credits-we hear the ad-
vocates of lightly taxed asset currency
calmly advocating as a bulwark OF
safety to the banking and business
interests of the country the granting
of authority to the banks to still fur
Their increase the disproportion be
tween their liabilities and their cash
reserves by the issuance of these
notes.
ut is a principle Of sound finance
as it is of sound architecture. that
u,bop q hiob structure seams 1it 1e
unstable, the situation is one demand
ing masonry in the cellar rather thar
Daint on tho roof -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

your husband" said Mrs. Old
castle seems to be so altrulstlc
Yes. | know it. But Josiah always
was a great hand to overeat, and l
think that must be what gives 1t to
him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

Guest Cat restaurant)-This is the
second time / have seen that fat,
bald-headed old man walk out of
here without paying for his meal.
Waiter-Yes, sub. We let him eat
here for nothing because he attracts
all the flies, sub.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
A Definition.

Little Elmer-Papa, what is a
trust?
Professor Broadhead-A trust, my
son. is a large body of wealth entire
~ surrounded by envy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

Cholly-That was a clevah thing
you said to Freschey lawst night.
Miss Peppery-Who told you? Cholly
I-er-heard you say it Miss
Peppery-Yes, but who told you it
was clever?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

The Blushing Bride-The deacon
done go ask me eff I take Washington
fob bettah or fob wohse. The Brides
Father-He did? "Ya'as, an | dun 60
tell him fob bettah, if you please
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
War hiareuyers at West FONT.

West Point. Sept 2S.-Twenty-seve9
hundred regulars began maneuvers
here this morning and will occupy tie
time until joined by 10000 militiamcn
Thursday when the large war game
begins.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

Il see smallpox broke out at one
of tn, suburban iails decently. That's
rather funny, isn't it?' Yes; but 1t
would have been still funnier if the
guards had managed to catch it"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

Castleton-Tsn't she ugly? Clubber
ly-My dear boy, ugliness is only
skin deep.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30

Confetti has been placed under the
ban by the Spokane Interstate fair,
but it seems to hold its own in Walla
Walla. Only the music rendered by
the Royal italian Band has charms
that call for an occasional truce in
hOstilitieS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
WEATHER..

Tonight fair and slightly warmer
light frost Thursday partly cloudy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-30
T'AO TRAINS DAILY.

Read the ads in the Statesman
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

cry ranchers to turn the accused man
over to him. The crime is the third
Of it's kind that has been committed
in that neighborhood in the past IS
months.
Frank Geiger, Jr., about % years of
age, fell dead recently while stacking
straw for a threshing machine at the
old Albert Lang place, eight miles
south of Pomeroy. Over exertion and
a weak heart are supposed to have
been the causes of death.
At the competitive drill Sunday af-
ternoon between companies B and d
of Seattle and H of Spokane at the
state encampment, for the Tacoma cup,
in close order work, Company B won
the trophy by a small margin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
MEMS FROM MINING CAMPS
AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES
EVERY SECTION IMPROVES.
Items of Interest Gathered During the
Past Week-B. c. Mines Busy
Occur d'Alene District Making a
Wonderful Neutrality-suspicious. and
Personals-Mergers All the Go.

Charles Sweeney has sold for the
Federal Mining and Smelling company
the Everett smelter, with over 100000
worth of ore on hand, and the Monte
Cristo mines, to the American Smelt-
ing and Refining company at price
exceeding one million dollars. This
is more than the Federal company
paid for these properties and adds this
much money to the funds in the treas
ury of the Federal company.
The Wallace sampling works have
been bought by the Federal company
from the American Smelling and Re
filming company, which bought them a
year ago from the Occur d'Alene Mine
owners association. The price paid,
$4,000, was less than tie real value.
They cost $4,000.
The Everett smelter was owned by
the Puget Sound Reduction company,
whose stockholders were identical with
those of the Monte Cristo mines, all
New York men. The smelter and the
mines together were Profitable, al
though the mines by themselves were
not.
E. H. Moffit, who has been manager
of the Standard mine at Wallace for
several years, and under whose direc-
ton the mine has made a most excel
lent record, has resigned from the Fed
eral company, and is devoting all his
time to the management of the Hecla
mine.
j. F. Mccartney, who has been man.
ager of the Mammoth mine for num-
Der of years, continues with the Fed
eral company. He represents the Will
sOn-McKay interests in the merger.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
MINING NOTES.

The two-stamp mill, hoist and other
20 tons in all, for the Lucky
Lad mine, in Buffalo Hump, are on the
road from the railroad at Sites. The
mill is to be used for sampling mostly
in development.
f. H. Allen, a prospector, was found
dead in his tent in the south part Of
Prairie City, Ore, few days ago. An
inquest was held and it was decided
that he had died from natural causes.
The conference at Kansas City, Mo-,
between the coal miners and the op-
orators, which has been in session for
II weeks is ended. The result of the
conference has been the raising of the
wages and a consequent raise in the
cost of mining coal, which will result
in a yet greater raise in the price oil
coal to consumers.
w. G. Moore, of Colorado Springs, a
mining man, is at Kendall, Mont, and
has commenced extensive explorations
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
Drilling Contest.

A decided surprise was sprung in a
drilling contest held at Wallace re-
Gently, when a team known as the
Swede team" carried off the first
prive, valued at 5000. The winners
were Johnson and Nygreen of Burke.
They won over four competing teams,
drilling 80 inches.
Following are other teams with their
records: Morrisey and Banford, Null
Ian, 81 3-S inches; Morrison and Kepp-
ner, Mullan, 20 Is inches; Cummins
and Ross, Nine Mile, 2S 11-16 inches;
Durham and Patterson, Kingston
27 1916 inches.
Cummins and Ross and Morrison and
Keppner were picked as winners and
considerable money was wagered upon
the result. The latter team carried
off the prize at Mullan on Labor day
The granite that was used was ex
ceedingly hard and this accounts fol
the distance drilled being small.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.

The strike in the Fisher Maiden in
the SLOGAN, is proving one of the most
important of the season. Superinten-
dent Long at the mine says that the
strike has widened to showing of
three and a half feet of shipping ore
carrying ruby silver.
The Hesperus group on Hardy noun
tain, has joined the ranks of the ship
pers. The CRANKY smelter is now
treating considerable Hesperus ore, the
first smelter returns of which gave
values, principally in copper, of SIG
per ton The properties are four miles
from Grand Forks.
The Jumbo mine in Rossland camp
controlled by Finch & Campbell of
Spokane, has increased its monthly
output to 1000 tons, with the proba-
bility of still further increases after
the snow has fallen sufficiently to
make sleighing.
e. E. Andrews has started the plant
for the Pacific Coast Mining company,
the biggest hydraulic plant in the Yu-
kon and stated to be the largest plant
in the world. A single casting on one
of the pumps weighs thirteen tons.
This pump will throw Adopt 500 gallons
of water per minute. The plant is
almost complete here and works per
fectly. The cost is about 100000
The ground to be washed is sufficient
to last about eight years, the plant
working to its full capacity.
Fire recently destroyed the big
boarding house in which 80 men were
sleeping at the Venus mine near Mel
son. All escaped from the burning
building with the loss of what money
they had and most of their wearing
apparel The building was utterly de
stroyed The fire is supposed to have
originated from a candle left burn
ing in the room where the men dr.!
their clothes 1t probably upset ant
set fire to some dry clothing.
Ore shipments from the combines
mines of the Boundary district wer
greater last week than ever before
as all the large mines are now workin
at full capacity. The output has aver
aged considerably over 1000 tons pc
day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
MONTANA ITEMS.

A new wooden bridge has been built
on the Neihart branch of the Montana
Central road which is 500 feet long
and 1872 feet high.
II. A. Schlagel of Kalispell is dead,
in his Tooth year. He had but few
days to live to reach the century mark,
and was preparing to celebrate the
event, when death came.
William S. Thomas, the wounded
man captured after being shot while
fleeing from the scene of the murder
of Police officer Schaneman at Seattle,
has been identified as William S.
Smith, alias kid" Smith, an ex-con-
vict, who on April IA last was released
from the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
Federal officials have made the dis
covery that the silver bullion stolen
about two months ago from the Gran
tie Bimetallic mill was not taken to
be sold but for the purpose of being
coined into money. Iso Koveovitch
arrested at the time of the robbery
is now held on the charge of being one
of a gang of counterfeiters. In barn
at DrummOnd, where Koveovitch was
arrested, the officers have found a com
plete outfit for the making of silver
dollars, which had evidently been used
The other members of the gang sue
ceeded in escaping.
Posses are surrounding every section
OF country in the vicinity of the Beai
Paw mountains after Kid Curry, tn,
leader of the gang which held up TIVE
Great Northern express trains on Jul!
3, 1901, and who escaped from Knox
vile Jail while awaiting transportation
to the Ohio penitentiary to serve GU
20 year sentence for forging sigma
lures to the stolen bank bills obtained
in the robbery.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
IDAHO NEWS NOTES.

A move is on foot to organize an
up to date athletic and social club at
.Genesee.
The registration at the University
Of Idaho this year is greater than ever
before.
Between IS and 20 large threshing
outfits are at work in the neighbor-
hood surrounding Summit.
H. Smith WOoley of Boise City, has
been appointed assayer in the mint at
that city, vice, ]. w. Cunningham, re-
moved.
The three warehouses at the head of
the proposed tramway near Summit,
have been almost completed and grain
is being delivered as fast as teams can
haul it here.
Thomas II. Hardy, a travelling man
for the Spaulding Manufacturing COM
pany, of Grinnell, Iowa, mysteri-
ously disappeared from Boise Septem-
Der and has not been seen since.
1t is expected that the threshing on
American ridge and the Potlatch will
be completed within few days. There
are now 13 steam threshers at work on
American ridge and % on the Potlatch.
All the crops so far harvested are
yielding fully as well as last year.
Grain is being received at the ware
house at Lenore rapidly, from 60 to
rs loads a day. 1t is principally wheat
and most of it has been sold as rapid
ly as delivered. The prevailing price
for wheat has been 65 cents a bushel.
The lately organized company which
has purchased the water power at the
falls of the Orofino and is developing
an extensive power plant there has a
force of surveyors in the field running
lines for the electric road from Orofino
to Pierce.
The commercial importance of Troy
is gradually increasing. 1t is said more
cars for transporting wood, lumber
grain and fruit are required at that
place than at any station on the
Northern Pacific in Shoshone or Me-
Perez counties.
Lane, a town of 200 population, i:
seldom mentioned in the newspapers
but it is one OF the most prosperous
and enterprising in the Occur d'Alenes
1t is situated on the Occur d'Alen'
river, 13 miles above it's mouth, anC
on the Wallace branch of the o. R.
N, As miles from Tekoa. There ar
two trains daily in each direction.
The Lewiston city council has decid
ed to call a special election to author
ize the issuance of $4,000 bonds. Tn
money is to be used in funding the out
standing city warrants, which will re
quire $6O,OOO and in providing fun
for the betterment of the city water
works.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

COnstantinople, Sept. 21.-In an au-
dience with M. Zinnovieff, the Russian
ambassador, the sultan expressed his
regret at the excuses committed by
the Turkish troops in the vilayets SOf
Monastir and Adrianople. He said that
orders had been sent to the authorities
concerned to prevent their repetition
and he gave the Russian ambassador
to understand that the guilty parties
would be punished.
The German ambassador, Baron Won
Bieberstein, also had an audience with
the sultan, who showed himself most
optimistic. The latter declared that
the insurrection was drawing to a
close. In fact, it had already been
suppressed in some districts and the
porte would, therefore, Immediately is
sue prOclamatiOns announcing the re-
sumption of the application of the re-
form schemes. After the granting Of
these audiences an extraordinary coun-
Gil of ministers was held at the Yildizz
kiosk and the deliberations were con-
tinued on Saturday. 1t is understood
that the council drew up fresh instruc-
tions to the wallis in the sense of his
majesty's declaration.
Official dispatches from the wallis Of
Salonica, Monastir and Adrianople re-
port numerous encounters which re-
suited in favor of the Turks.
Bulgaria Still Neutral.
Sofia, Sept. 21.-Some apprehension
having apparently been created, owing
to a misunderstanding regarding the
precise meaning of Bulgaria's last note
to the powers, explanations have been
given to some diplomatic agents here
that the memorandum was not intend
ed as an ultimatum, but was rather in
the nature of an appeal for the inter-
vention of the powers before that in
tervention should be too late The Bull
garian ministry, it was stated, was de-
termined to maintain it's attitude Of
neutrality up to the last moment, but
it feels the impOssibility of standing
by indefinitely while the Turks ex-
terminated the Bulgarian element in
Macedonia.
The governments position is rem
dered increasingly dif1cult by the at
titude of the Macedonian population
in Bulgaria, which, vigorously backed
up by the revolutionary committees, is
persistently endeavoring to force the
governments hand and provoke hos
tilities with Turkey.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

Mr. Noodle-Clever? Why she has
brains enough for two, Miss Cutting.
Miss Cutting-Has she? Then she
is just the girl you ought to marry,
Mr. Noodle.-New Yorker.
"Well, how does it seem to be en-
gagged to such a wealthy girl?"
"Fine Every time kiss her feel
as if l were taking a coupon off a
government bond. Tit Bits.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
Good Roads Convention.

The Washington Good Roads asso-
citation has defnately decided to hold
a state meeting in Spokane On Octo-
Der 8, and ~, while the Spokane
Interstate Fair is in session. This ls
meeting which should be attended
by all persons who have to do with
the building of roads in this western
country.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
Darinu Jail Delivery.

Frankfort, KY, Sept. pa daring
Jail delivery was accomplished here to-
day. Squire Hibler, Clayton Day and
Frank Chenault, negroes, all awaiting
sentence for murder and robbery,
made good their escape.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
Bio Fire at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 21.-Fire has
destroyed the five story building of the
Koch Importing company, wholesale
dealers in toys and fireworks, at 1925
to 327 West Baltimore street. Loss
about $250,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
Safe Blown Open.

Pasadena, Cal, Sept. 22.-The safe
in E. ]. Baldwin's store at Santa Anita
was blown open last night. The rob-
bers got about $500 in cash, three gold
watches, nine gold chains, a revolver
and some stamps.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25
Sutton MAKES PROMISES
HE EXPRESSES REGRET AT RE-
CENT CRIMES OF TURKS.

Russian and German Ambassadors
Have an Audience With the Sultan
He Says Guilty Will Be Punished
Turks Win in Later Encounters
Bulgaria Explains Note to Powers
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

A new rife with which the United
States army is to be shortly equipped
is said to have an effective range of
five miles, and to be the lightest rife
ever devised.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

1t is estimated that the Eskimo pop.
ulation of Alaska, Labrador and Green
land has declined from 10000 to $4,000
in 20 years, owing to the thinning out
of seal, bear and walrus.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

Uncle Sans treasury statement
shows: Available cash balance, $685.
93S,521; gold, $1O9,7SS,121.