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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-03

facture of the cable began in a shed
in the old Emmes ship-building yard at
the foot and west of Maunakea street
A crude cable-winding plant was erect
ed here and three layers of cocoanut
fiber were wound on the core, each layer
receiveing a heavy coating of tar mix
ture for preventative purposes. No wire
sheating or arrnor was used on the main
portion of the cable, a mile or so of
armored cable having been imported
to he used at the ends, where it was
expected that sharp coral would be met
with, the belief being that beyond that
distance the soft bottom would render
any wire protection unnecessary. The
incorrectness of this belief was destin-
ed TO cause the failure of the enter
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-19
Loans at 5 Per Cent.

WE make LOANS on FURNITURE. fI-
AMOS, ETC, without removal: NO PUBLIC
ITY. See us before getting LOAN elsewhere: /:
will say, save % YOU money; I GHEAPER E RATES e:
pay on any LOAN or balance on your FUR
EITURE Pay at your CONVENIENCE, Lib
Write to telephone Kinloch A e52.
UNION FINANCE CO.. so2 and 3os Oriel bldg.
8. {. cor. Sixth and Locust, entrance sls N.
Sixth, opposite 3ayTA
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-19
RELIANCE LOAN COMPANY.

new concern. New planN Original ideas.
FIRN1TURE LOANS No removal No recor6s
ing
SALARY LOANS. No indorser No publicity.
.enick money. Cheap money. Good money.
Loans FOR long time. Leans for short tina
Low rates Easy payments Receipts given.
Liberal discounts. Loans arranged at home.
for us to call. Kfnloch A 203. I.
ROOMS s11-Si1 HOLLAND BLDG.
I'll n. Seventh St. between Olive and Pine.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-19
We Share the Profits
With Our Cusfon,ers

is a great SAVING TO THE PEOPLE Who
want want % money on EASY TERMS. By shayinG The
PROFITS with our customers. II REDUCES
every eye " month nth instead Of FEW YOU Eettin6
@PIANos @ HORSES AND WAGONS WITHOUT
REMONAI4 on your OPEN NOTE; in case OF
SICKNESS or DEATH, We will carry youf 40.
count WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. WE viii
Pa9y PP9I- any my. Blk iId rou OWE. and and kpXAN@ kXN
every loan helps US ard SAVES YOU HON1X,
telephone us. G era OLD RELIABLE.
MECHANICS TRUST Co,
III n. Sixth St. Second 11o0A
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-19
LOANS IN EAST St. LOUIS.

Also in surrounding towns. On TURNTTuRR
PIANOS and SALARIES. Amounts to suit
your need and TERMS TO suit YOUR AB1l-
lTY TO pay. We do not remove goods Exta0s
s!9ns in case. Of sickness. Liberal discounte
kfnloch 1872 THE HOME TRUST CO..
415-uI Missouri Ave East n Ioufa
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-19
INVESTIGATE This
WHEN you WANT Money

We make loans furniture WITHOUT m.
sM0VAL We make no inquiries & Ut
a,d friends or employer. We give yoa tAe fslI
men ments TO suit your CONVENIENCE and Anil
~ frf' we Go not RECORD loans We RDShR3
SgIlEIs GTHER @ LOAN or balance on fITnitnre a.1
In case Of SICKNESS. We cancel All Pa
PEAS IN case OF death Of husband or VIC. We
Grant LIBERAL DISCOUNTS for time msnsS
t,, ts not used This is our business in nutskei6
SED US before getting loan ELSEWHERE ~
be cor rtnced that we are THE PEOPI2
THE HoISEHoLD LOAN CO..
ROOM a1 FULLERTON BUILDING.
SEVENTH AND PINE In,
Teiephone Tor Us to call. Kinioch lDd,
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-19
MONEY TO LOAN.
On Personal Property.
(EASY-PAYMENT pl AeD

ON FURNITURE. PIANOS HORSEO
OUR NEW SYSTEM gives you q CHEAPE1
RATE OF interest. LONGER TIME and SMALI|
can PAY AS you WISH either weekly u
monthly. and only pay for such time e. ~
SESSION.
NO PAYMENTS required while sIcK On
ALI. INTEREST PAID REFUNDED aAd Pa
PERS CANCELLED.
No puBLCITY. no 1NcoNyEN1EMH. NO
DELAY: papers can be signed at hot - aA1
You can get money same day you alply.
your goods and GIVE YOU MORE NONR1,
US and We Will send agent to explain our NGvG
SYSTEM. TELEPHONE KINLOCH b a.
FIDELITY BROKERAGE CO..
koon No. go Commonwealth Trust buildinG
Broadwav and Olive St Entrance "a Olive 4
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
lewiston MEN Drowned
M'FARLAND BROTHERS ATTEMPT
RAPIDS IN SNAKE RIVER.
They Were on Way to Investigate
the Saving Of Machinery Of Lost
Steamer Imnaha-Four Men Were
In Boat When II capsized- Of
River too Steep to Climb.

Lewiston, Idaho. Dec. 1.-Word was
brought this afternoon by Jack and
Frank Carsley of the drowning Of their
two companions, Eph Mcfarland and
Bert Mcfarland, in the rapids Of the
Snake river, just below the mouth of
Salmon river. The Carsley brothers
and Mcfarland brothers left here a
week ago to see what could be done to
save the boilers and machinery of the
lost steamer Imnaha on percentage
basis. On the way up in small boat
they took supplies for the Eureka
mines. They were returning from
Eureka in the small boat. having
aboard 700 pounds of ore and two
trunks, and were towing two gaso-
line tanks attached to lines held by
both Frank and Eph Mcfarland, who
were in the rear end Of the boat.
When at a point on this side Of Sal
mon river they struck the rapids. The
boat was engulfed, leaving the four
men struggling in the water. The Cars
ley brothers swan around and each
got hold of a trunk. They managed to
get to shore, but could not get out Of
the water owing to the high bluffs
which rise perpendicularly from the
water at this point. They hung onto
the rocks and the trunks.
Bert Mcfarland was thrown close to
where the Carsley boys were. Jock
Carsley told Bert to grab hold of the
trunk, which he did. After getting
hold Of the trunk Bert said his brother
Eph was attached to the line which he
held. Nothing more was seen Of the
two Mcfarland brothers by the Cars
leys.
The two oil tanks were later seen
floating down the river minus the line.
The supposition is that Eph McFar-
land had wrapped one end of the line
around himself and Bert had wrap
ped the other end around his body,
and when Eph began to 60 down he
pulled Bert with him.
Eph Mcfarland was about 26 years
Of age, and married. his wife being
an employe Of the Pring Candy com.
pany. Bert Mcfarland was about 20
years Of age. They resided on Upper
Snake River avenue
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
CAPTAIN CARTER FREE,
Has Served His Four Years In the
Pen.

Two SSsVV0 VV0U kU0
Pen.
Captain Oberlin M. Carter, after
serving something over four years In
the federal penitentiary at Leaven.
worth, walked forth q free man.
His case will be regarded as one Of
the most sensational in the military
history Of the country. He was an Of.
fcer in the engineering branch Of the
service, and therefore took high rank
at West Point. His ability was recog.
nized, he had strong connections, and,
when serious charges were brought
against him, he was able to bring
strong influences to work at the task
Of clearing his hitherto good name.
1t was alleged that while in charge
Of important government work in the
south Captain Carter took advantage
Of his position to swindle the United
States out Of large sums Of money.
and. while he strenuously denied the
accusation, those before whom he sat
in trial were convinced of his guilt
and decided accordingly.
With friends and money to support
his cause, the case of Carter dragged
itself through a number Of years. and
because of delays and interference in
high quarters the execution of justice
was long postponed. At last. however.
when all technicalit,es had been ex.
hausted and the last hope Of executive
clemency was gone, Carter was lodged
In prison, and for more than four
years has been paying a part of the
penalty for his wrong-doing.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
PRINCESS ALICE Is ANGRY.
Says Damaging Reports Were Invent.
ed BY Her Husband.

Says Damaging Reports Were Invent.
ed by Her Husband.
Paris.-Princess Alice. in an inter.
view with the Genoa correspondent of
LIE Journal, announced she will leave
Genoa Monday for Dresden, where she
will use every means possible to Sc.
cure the speedy granting of q divorce
from her husband.
"You can positively deny" she said
to the correspondent, "all the reports
which have appeared about me. They
are monstrous infamies. invented by
my husband to discredit me with the
domestics who were witnesses Of his
brutality and who wish to be heard by
the Judge before whom the divorce suit
will be brought. The indignities to
which I was subjected by this man
have revived my courage. and will
recoil before nothing which will en-
able me to show his conduct"
Count Despa, who is with the prin.
cess, related a number of instances Of
Prince Frederick's brutality, and add.
ed: when one saw the coachman he
would understand that the report OF
an elopement could not possibly be
true. He is too ugly"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

berry in the Clybourne station holdup,
were present during Neidermeier's
confession, going over with him in de-
tail the robbery and the shooting Of
Lathrop.
Neidermeier detailed the Paducah.
KY. holdup perfectly, refusing to tell
names because none of the Illinois
Central detectives were present. He
offered to tell Special Agent O'Keefe
the entire story Of the daring robbery
and even show him the house in Ken
lucky where he hid after the robbery.
'T stalled the train alone" said
Neidermeier. "Then I entered the
baggage car and threw out three
sacks. Barnes grabbed one Of them.
did not get any as was lucky in
getting away with my life. They found
Barnes in swamp with his throat cut.
He had the razor in the hand that he
committed suicide with. Before last
May I spent three years in holdups
and robberies outside of Chicago and
If the rewards are forthcoming for
my mother I will make a clean breast
Of everything"
The police have been SO appalled, by
Neidermeier's confession that they
hardly give credence to all his asser.
tions. It is thought that his anxiety
over his mothers welfare has prompt.
ed him to make himself the author of
crimes he did not commit. From the
assertions made by Neidermeier and
Van Dine today 1t is said by the po-
lice that more arrests will be made.
Chief O'Neil tonight asserted that
there is a strong probability that
Neidermeier and Van Dine would tell
Of all their accomplices in other
crimes in which both men have &C.
knowledged they had helped.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
TRIED FOR LIFE OF ROOSEVELT,
Crook Arrested With Revolver In HIs
Pocket.

New York.-The reason It took 500
plain clothes men and sc.
cret service agents to guard President
Roosevelt while he was In the city
recently. 1t was stated. was that the
man arrested under the name of Kal.
man Foldessey was known to be after
the president. When Foldessey (who
could not be counfounded with the
harmless crank Deming, who succeed.
ed in thrusting letter into the pres.
ident's hand) was arrested, he had
loaded revolver In his possession, and
It Is known that for a week he has
been engaged In pistol practice. Fol.
dessey's intentions were known, and
It was at Secretary Yoeb's request
that Greene detailed such q large
guard for Roosevelt. No one here or
the public knows anything about Fol.
dessey and the police are not talking
Foldessey is in custody at Bellevue.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Nebraska Firm Frauds.

Casper. Wyo.. Nov. 30.-Charles
Weston, Nebraska's state auditor, and
N. 8. Bristol and w. A. Denecke. who
operated a grocery store here under
the name Of N. s. Bristol & Co.. and
bank under the name of W. A.
Denecke & Co.. are under arrest,
charged with receiving money know.
ing they were insolvent.
State Examiner Henderson will
come to Casper to investigate the fail.
ure of the bank. The money. 1t 10
alleged, was borrowed by the bank.
owners, who invested 1t in sheep and
ranch property. Every fraternal order
in town is affected. the Masonic go
cieties, 1t is said. to the extent OF
$4,000,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
CONFESSED TO MORE CRIME.
Chicago Bandit Tells Of Many Daring
Deeds.

Oeeoo.
Chicago. Nov. 30.-Peter Neider.
meier, one Of the members of the
quartet Of young bandits who for the
last six months have terrorized Chi.
cago, in another confession has added
several more crimes to the long list
already charged against him and his
companions, Van Dine. Marx and
Roeski. With parental love upper.
most in his mind. Neidermeier offered
to tell Chief of Police O'Neil of a
score Of train holdups. burglaries and
other crimes that he has committed.
II the rewards offered will only be
given to his mother.
II want to know that my mother will
be cared for after I am hung" said
the 81 year old boy, who is now the
self confessed murderer of five men.
Il am guilty of crimes Of which you
know nothing and for which innocent
men are now suffering. There are
rewards offered for my capture
and conviction. II you will guarantee
that these rewards will 60 to my moth.
er will convict myself. I will confess
crimes that will startle you"
In order to make his word good
Neidermeier told of q few crimes
which he claimed to have committed.
He outlined them in such q manner,
Chief O'Neil declared. that only one
concerned in them could do. Neider.
meier refused, however. to divulge the
names Of his partners in the crimes
referred to. pending proof that his
mother would get the reward. A few
of the additional crimes he claims to
have participated in are:
Robbery of the Illinois Central linn.
tied express at Paducah, KY, in which
Barnes. one Of the robbers. cut his
throat while surrounded In a swamp
The others escaped.
Holdup Of stage coach mile from
Butler. Nevada. two years ago and rob
berry Of the mails.
No one was shot and the robbers
escaped without recognition.
Holdup and robbery Of Chicago &
Northwestern passenger train neal
Boone. Iowa, six months ago.
A holdup and attempted robbery oi
Baltimore & Ohio train at Edgmoor
Ind. four years ago.
Mother Will Get Money.
But in all cases Neidermeier was
careful to conceal the names of his
associates in crime. merely giving suf
ficient outline Of the crime to warrant
the chief in believing that he was tell
ing the truth. When Neidermeier
went back to his cell it was with the
assurances that his mother would bt
bettered $500 financially. Specia
Agent whitley of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad promised hin
that his mother would be given the re
ward Of $500 for the arrest and con
viction Of the Clybourne station rob
berries after Neidermeier detailed tn,
robbery to him and exonerated q maj
named Dole of st. Louis. who Is nov
under Indictment.
Operator Dougherty and Ticke
Agent Lathrop. tie victims Of the rob
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
KING PETER WANTS NOTICE.
He Sends Letter to President Roose.
welt.

Berlin.-M. Miletchvich. the Servian
minister here. has requested United
States Ambassador Tower to forward
to Washington an autograph letter
from King Peter to President Roose.
welt informing him Of his accession
to the throne. Mr.. Tower accepted the
letter and cabled the fact to Washing.
ton. The step taken by King Peter
is doubtless designed to bring about a
resumption Of diplomatic relations be-
tween Servia and the United States,
which lapsed after the assassination Of
King Alexander and Queen Draga.
Precisely why the Servian kings
letter should have been sent through
this embassy, instead Of the embas
sy at Vienna. does not appear.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
New Wage Schedule.

Providence. R. L.. Nov. 30.-The new
wage schedule adopted by the cotton
mills Of the state. which reduces the
wages Of operatives 10 per cent. re-
storing the price list of two years
ago. went into effect Monday. Thirty.
seven mills. with employees aggregat.
Ing more than 1900. will be affected.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Cases Of Chief Offenders.

The three chief offenders In the gov.
ernment service were Tyner. Machen
and Beavers. The friends of Tyner
have advanced the theory that in his
case the chief offender was really his
nephew by marriage, Barrett, who
was Ills assistant In the ONCE for a
part Of the time. and that Tyner's Of.
lenses are due to his falling bodily
and mental powers. The facts set
forth In Mr.. Bristow's report do not
tend to substantiate the validity Of
these excuses for Tyner. while they
show literally astounding misconduct
In Barrett. For Machen and Beavers
no excuse of any kind has been al.
legged. In the case Of Metcalf. the su.
perintendent Of the money order sys.
tenn the most vigorous protests were
at first made on his behalf by q large
number Of reputable citizens. and also
by others who were at the time deem.
ed reputable. but who 1t has since
been discovered were proflting by Met.
calf's misconduct. Ono Of them has
been indicted In connection with him.
When these Investigations were be-
gun. some nine months ago, many of
the chief offenders who have been In.
dicted or dismissed, or both, as above
enumerated. were considered to have
excellent regulations. A number Of
the most respectable people in the
land offered voluntary testimony on
behalf of Mr.. Tyner. So highly we're
Messrs. Beavers and Machen thought
Of by those who had been brought into
close connection with them that the
congress actually provided at its last
session for raising the salaries of both,
the salary in each case being in.
creased $500, to take effect at the be-
ginning Of the fiscal year on July 1
last. BY that date they were both
out Of ONCE. and the department Of
justice was taking steps to have them
indicted. During Machen's term Of
service he was twice Investigated by
the congress, once by q committee Of
the senate and once by committee Of
the house. but cleared on each occas-
ion. Yet at that very period, a. has
been shown In the present investiga-
tion, he was engaged in the corrupt
business for which he has now been
removed and indicted. This is no re-
Election upon the committee who con.
Quoted the investigation; for so skill.
fully had Machen concealed his wrong.
doing that 1t was only revealed after
months of laborious and exhaustive
work by trained inspectors.
heartily approve Of the recommen.
dation Of Messrs. Conrad and Bona
parte that the statute Of limitations
be extended In the case Of government
servants to q period Of at least i've
years; for the persons who In such 20.
sitions of trust engage In corrupt prac.
tees can ordinarily conceal their guilt
ly hoped that It will be acted upon
for longer time than IL covered by
the present short statute Of limita
tions. This recommendation has been
laid before congress in the report Of
the attorney general. and It is earnest
favorably. Moreover. our experience
shows that outsiders claiming political
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Threatened the Kaiser.

Berlin, Dec. 2.-King Albert Of Sax
ony is given as authority for q sensa-
tional story published here. which
states that the reason for the dismis-
sal Of the late Prince Bismarck from
his high position at the German court
was that after q heated argument with
the kaiser he raised an inkstand and
threatened to throw 1t at the kaiser.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

The Spokane Y. M. c. A. is plan
ming q lecture course this winter. Ed
mund Vance Cook, the poet humorist
of Cleveland, Ohio. will give the open.
ing number ON November 20.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Heath Replies.


Salt Lake, Utah. Nov. 30.-When
Former Assistant Postmaster General
Perry s. Heath. now proprietor Of the
Salt Lake Tribune. had read the re-
port Of Mr.. Bristow and the memordan.
DUN Of the president tonight. he said: /:
II shall not hesitate to publish In
the Salt Lake Tribune every word of
this memorandum Of the president, al.
though there Is not syllable In them.
except official comment. so far as per.
tains to myself. that is news to the
public. hope my enemies. as we'll as
my friends. will do me the justice to
read 1t carefully The newspapers
have been kept informed and have
been publishing 1t all during the past
year. That which has hitherto been
generally regarded as newspaper
criticism. It IL now revealed. was Of.
fetal criticism in disguise.
1T is no surprise to me to see the
denunciation Of me In this report.
The author OF It. from the time he
entered the postofilce department up
to the present moment, has. in his Of.
fcial capacity, pursued me personally
In season and out, as every one who
has been in public life In Washington
during the past six years knows.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

sultation with Mr.. Payne it was de.
cided that Fourth Assistant Postmas.
ter General Bristow should make a
thorough and exhaustive investigation
Of the charges in question and Of all
matters that might be developed in
connection with them. Mr.. Bristow's
report Is a record Of as thorough a bit
Of investigating work as has ever been
done under the government. After
this investigation had been in progress
for about two months 1t became evi.
dent that legal proceedings would
have to De undertaken against some of
the Offenders. Owing to tho import.
ance Of the case 1t was deemed ad.
visable that special counsel should be
employed. and Messrs. Charles ].
Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad were
chosen for this purpose. Messrs
Bonaparte and Conrad, in their re.
view Of the report of Mr.. Bristow,
speak as follows: 1--WE consider the
report an exceptionally able, candid
and impartial review of its subject
matter and that 1t shows clearly rep.
rehensible misconduct, amounting In
many cases to crime. on the part OF
a number Of public officials. 1t is
voluminous document, but this
arises, not from prolixity, but from the
nature of the matters discussed. .
. We heartily commend the re.
port and deem its conclusions fully
justified by the facts 1t sets forth; and
while regretting in common with all
patriotic citizens that the grave abuses
Of long standing which 1t reveals
should have grown up in the postof.
fee department. we consider the ex.
posure Of these abuses and the at.
tempts made to punish those respon.
sible for them a work of the highest
public utility, quickly and ably per.
formed" In all that is thus said of
the report Of Mr.. Bristow I cordially
agree.
Gross Corruption.
The investigation made by Mr.. Bris-
tow discloses a condition of gross cor.
ruption in the office Of the first as.
sistant postmaster general and in that
Of the assistant attorney general for
the postofilce department. In the case
Of the superintendent Of free delivery.
Machen. the evidence shows that his
misconduct began Immediately after
his appointment in September. 1893.
In the case Of the general superin.
tendent Of salaries and allowances,
Beavers. 1t began soon after he was
appointed to that place In 1897. In
the case of Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Tyner 1t has gone on for q mum.
Der of years, but 1t Is impossible to
say exactly when 1t began. A melan.
choly feature OF the case Is that with
one exception all the offenders have
been for a number of years in the gov.
ernment service.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Model Meat Market
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
..BUTCHERS..

Fresh meats. poultry. fsh, but
ter and lard, always for sale at
lowest prices. Your patronage
very kindly solicited !:
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

T. w. Hauschild, President,
A. J. Womach, Vice-President,
w. w. Zent, Secretary and Treas.
Empire State Title, Insurance
and Trust Company
Incorporated.
Capital, $s.ooo.oo
Directors-J. D. Bassett, T. w. Haus.
child and G. E. Lowell. L. r. Kuster,
Manager.
We have Just completed our books al
great expense and they are accurate and
reliable. Abstracts promptly, accurate.
ly and neatly made and satisfaction
guaranteed. Omco, over First
National Bank. Rltzviile. wn.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02

One-third Of the college graduates
now are women.