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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
TO UNLOAD ON CANADA.

London. June pa conference of
various boards of guardians was held
today for the purpose of discussing
the advisability Of sending a large
number of the children under their
care to Canada. Mr w. G. R. Preston
The Dominion immigration agent, ad-
dressed the meeting and explained
the advantages offered by the Domin
ion to immigrants of a good class.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
FATAL COLLISION
OF ELECTRIC CARS
In Cleveland Results in the Death or
Injury Of Number of Pas
sengers.

Cleveland, June 29.-In a heavy fog
electric cars at the intersection of
Wilson and Bower streets collided
this morning. William Fuller, stand
ing on the patform Of one of the cars,
was. fatally crushed and Thomas Rod
erick and August Clements seriously
injured The cars were crowded and
dozen others were cut with flying
glass or bruised.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
w" ROAD FOR ALABAMA

..s-. .-.m. -e~am. Ala, June 29.-Prelim-
rr5a.sa+ '~'I> y. -or the building of the
al p..-. '....in,ngnam-Huntsville rail
liz a+ We We discussed today at a meet
15- No.. ..''se interested in the project.
a-5 H~r- + % build with Birmingham
1-.,.rg '.-,y--@lon =, capital a road con
ru- r.. vac TWO cities. giving Hunts
ns sr '.Gedt Of cheap iron and
>- a -- also opening up the rich
ia, ss....,a ,...,a and market products of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
A HITCH IN DEAL
MADE BY ". A CLARK
For the Transfer of Part of the Ore
gon Short line-The
Difficulty.

Salt Lake, June 29.-Owing to a
hitch in the negotiations between w
A. Clark and Harriman's representa-
tive in New York. the transfer of the
Oregon Short Lines Salt Lake route
on July 1, may be delayed. No money
has yet been paid over Difficulty
arises from the transfer of rolling
stock accompanying the deal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
JOHNSON DISCHARGED

Owing to a lack of evidence tne
case of the state vs.. w. j. Candy
Johnson, formerly of Walla Walla, al
Seattle a few days ago was dismissed
by Judge Cam. Johnson was accus
ed Jointly of grand larceny and oD
tanning money under false pretenses
by Carrie Haughan for taking money
from the till of a candy store III
which he had formerly been a partner
No proof was forthcoming tha'
Johnson had committed any crime
and he was discharged.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
TO HONOR FILIPINO PATRIOT.

Washington. D. c., June 29.-War
department advices from Manila say
that a movement is on foot among
the Filipinos to perpetuate the mem
ory of the late Mabini by a public Ii
brary, a fine mausaleum and a statue.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
TO PLEAD INSANITY
WIFE=MURDfRfR KNAPP
VIII Make Hard Fight For His
Life-Jury Was Sc
cured Today.

Hamilton. O.. June pa jury was
secured to try Stranger Knapp this
afternoon He will battle for life on
the ground that at the time of the
commission OF the crime he was in
sane because he was kicked on the
head by a horse when boy. The de-
tense will also attempt TO impeach
the identification Of Hannah knapp's
hpdJy
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
PRESIDENT WORKS HARD
AT OYSTER BAY
Although HIS Is Supposed to Have
Gene There for Season OF
Rest

Oyster Bay, June 29.-The presi-
dents new executive offices were
opened this morning at $50. Not
withstanding President Roosevelt's
announcement that be desired rest,
he Immediately commenced work
when his mail arrived
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
CLOUDBURST WIPES OUT TOWN

CumDerlaDu, Md, June 29-As the
result of a cloudburst this afternoon
the towns of Bedford and Everett, in
Pennsylvania, were inundated and
many families are fleeing for their
lives. The electric light plants were
flooded and the town will be in dark
ness tonight. Details are meagre.
The Pennsylvania railroad tracks are
under water for miles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
Storm Prevents Shamrock's Trial.

Highlands, off Navesink, n J., June.
29.-There is a bowling northeast
storm today with a 20-mile wind. Sir
Henry Upton and the American
yachtsmen are disappointed as today
was TO be the Shamrocks tryout over
a measured course.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
a SMASHED NOSE.

A stranger whose name could not be
obtained fell off hay wagon in Main
street this afternoon and sustained a
badly mashed nose. From the amount
of blood that flowed from the injured
organ the man had the appearance
of being half killed. He was taken
to DR.. Binghams office, where his
wounds were dressed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
MORE GOLD FROM NOME.

Seattle. June 29.-The steamer Sen
ator arrived from Nome this morning
with 100000 in gold She brings
news of the burning of the Lawrence
hotel on June 19. The loss was $50,
900
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
HURT IN A PICKLE FACTORY.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 29-Six men
and four women were badly injured
by a falling elevator in the Heinze
pickle factory late this afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
SPAlN'S HORRIBLE DISASTER.

Madrid. June pa hundred bodies
from Saturdays disastrous train
wreck have been recovered. 1t is be-
lieved that seventy are still under the
debris
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
CASTELLANE is SEATED.

Paris. June 29.-The chamber Of de-
..oes made valid today the re-elect-
IN If Donl Castr.laue by an almost
unanimous vote
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
r'AY TAKES A VACATION.

Washington. June 29.-Secretary
aa, has gone for a tW0-weeks vaca-
.o- al Newport.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29

A year in Whitman college or acad-
emy for the greatest number OF
Whitman coupons in the Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29

Why don't you secure that BuslnesS
college scholarship? 1t is worth s4'
to you Clip the coupons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29

Do YOU want $40 bicycle. Clip the
bicycle coupons.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29

'7-emoer it is the Evening
hat are getting the
results for the
art, 81 users. If you doubt it.
g4r,3..o @ 10 some of the large ad-
~. sSs ana get their opinion.
Iar,-~e l~e Evening Statesman.
SYST circulation in the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29

Evening dailies carry more
advertising than others. Inc
reason is because they bring
better results to the advertiser.
Try the Evening Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-29
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.

Chicago, June 29.-Wheat opened a.
so. closing at 1878.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
New Kinds of Nickel-s Steel.

Prof. R. H. Thurston, Of Cornell
university, calls attention to a curl
GUS variety Of nickel-steel alloys, re-
Gently invented in France, which he
thinks may have more Importance
for the world than the form Of
nickel-steel that has given US the
modern battleship. The new alloys
are practically nondilatable, that is,
their dimensions do not alter with
ordinary changes of temperature.
Thus, a pendulum Of constant length
can be made, and already the new
material is employed in making
clocks and watches to run true in
both winter midsummer. For meas
uring instruments Of precision, like
those employed in geodetic surveys,
these alloys are particularly suited
The inventor, Monsieur Guillaume,
is also experimenting with nickel.
steel as a substitute for the carbon
flament Of the ordinary in~candesceni
LIMP.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
A Hard Worker.

In his present position Lord
Curzon works IA hours a day. He
starts in the early morning, works till
half past one-or lunch time-he
gives an hour and a half to the
numerous guests he has, then he
works again till dinner time; at half
past ten he leaves his dinner guests,
goes to his study and remains there
till two o'clock in the morning. He
seldom spends more than an hour
and a half in the open air each day.
And he works at this high pressure
wherever he may be-on board a
steamer, in a railway or when resting
at one Of his temporary dwellings
during his tours. And yet those who
meet him as his guest can scarce real
ize that he is so terrible a worker.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11

mlltee on agriculture sud H. j. Waters
is superintendent. County prizes will
be az arded rs follows:
Class A, white corn, first prize $40;
second priz So; third prize So.
Glass B, yellow corn, first prize $40;
second prize So third prize So.
Class c, mixed corn, first prize So;
second prize s; third prize 80.
Fycthv COLLECTION of ten largest ears,
the sum of 80.
For the collection of the ten longest
ears, the sum of so.
The sun Of 81, ZOO will be offered by
the commission in state prizes. De-
tails of the show will be announced
later.
The meeting of the Missouri Com
mission at which this special award
for corr prizes was determined upon
was held Friday in St. Louis. Mem
bers of the commission present we're {:
NJ. 7. Davis, Springfield, L. F. Parker,
ST. Louis, F. j. Moss, st. Joseph, b.
H. Benfoey, Unionville, D. P. Stroup,
Lakeview, n. II. Gentry, Sedslia, j..
c. Allison, New London, W. H. Mar
shall, M%orehouse, and J.. H. Haw-
thorne, Kansas City. Capt. Frank
Gaiennie, executive officer, and B. X.
Blair, secretary, we're present also.
H j. Waters, superintendent of agri-
culture, L. A. Goodman, superinten-
dent of horticulture, H. H. GIeggs,
superintendent of mines and metal.
lurgy and Walter Williams Superin-
tendent of Publication made reports
from their departments.
WALTER WILLIAMS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
The Biz Show Coming.

The announcement that Ringing
Brothers, Worlds Greatest Shows will
exhibit in Kansas City will be received
with more than usual interest by the
people in this neighborhOoG, The
Rim CLING Brothers have a pane that
stands for all that Is new, novel and
entertaining in the circus lire, and the
management Gun that this sea-
son the show has been enlarged to
such an extent that a whole extra train
is used IN addition to the four trains
of last season.
The show is now transported from
place to place In eighty seventy-foot
cars, constructed especially for the
Kingling Brothers. In connection
with the circus proper, in which the
arenic performance is %unexcelled, the
Rim CLING Brothers are this season
presenting the beautiful and sublime
spect acular production Of Jerusalem
and the C~rpsades. The pantomimic
play necessitates the use Of 1920
actors ard actresses and Of almost 800
horses. l. is presented Oh the largest
stage wei used for exhIbitional pur-
poses. Special excursion rates have
been arranged for on all lines Of travel
by Ringing Brothers, and those who
desire to 60 10 Kansas City where this
great circus exhibits Monday July 20
can do 40 at a comparatively small
cost. This Will be the only point in
this vincinity where the circus will
exhibit his season and no n should
mss the opportunity to see il. Watch
this paper for additional announce.
ments.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
Real Estate Transfers.

Thursday, July End, 1908
Sarah Z Graves to Leila B Shack
lerte and husband, consideration 81
900: land in Lexington.
Friday, July, 3rd, 1908.
Jno G Cobb to George B Thacher,
consideration, 81; strip in /, 4S, %
Saturday, July 4th, 1908.
Catherine E Davis to Nancy Z
Jones, consideration, $500: land in
Odessa.
Edna G Piper to Stephen Gates,
consideration s52; land in Napoleon.
Monday, July 9th, 1908.
rhos W Hancock and wife to Geo
W Liter, consideration s. $4,000; land in
"a, so, "a.
Geo L Muller and wife to August
Abka. consideration $500; lot in Hig-
glnsVille.
John | Ritter and wife to j L Tram.
well consideration so, $50: so acres in
10, 40, 20.
Sallie NJ Vivlon to Fred Freymiller,
consideration s137; strip for road.
Vim Wehrman and wife to FREQ
Frcymiller, consideration $40; STRIP
for road.
Tuesday, June SOth, 1908.
Dora E Bates, ct al to Jno M Setter
consideration So, 800; lot in Licking
ton.
Wednesday, July LIST. 1868.
P Buck to Chas G Christie, con
sideration 500, 1923; 1868 acres of Goa
land.
Nellie p Corder and husband to N
Buck, consideration 81; 100 acres o
coal land.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
Women at Work.

One woman in the English census
figures is returned as a dock laborei
and another as a payior. There are
also five female farm servants re-
turned in charge of horses,
while four women are work
ing as bricklayers, four as
boilermakers, two as locksmiths and
one as a coppersmith. In some other
trades the number Of women is sur
prising. Women brewers number
nearly 100 and women builders III,
while the ~lightermen, bargemen,
seamen, boatmen and pilots who, be-
lying their name, belong to the fair
sex, run into several hundreds
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
Tribal Customs Of the Indians.

The laws and customs OF the Five Civ
ilized Tribes are fast nearing their end.
Withthem goes out a form Of govern
menl which was worthy of study, mas
much as it showed the way ID which
governments develop, and represent a
stage which the Anglo-Saxon race had
passed centuries ago.
Probably the most highly developed
of Indian cove rnments was that OF the
Cherokee nation. Of late years 1t had
shown very little difference from the
governments established by the white
man, but 10 an older time it had very
many interesting features.
AS is the case in most primative
governments, the clan was the social
unit and everything turned upon it.
The clan was responsible for the acts
of its members and in case of wrong
the clan was looked to to administer
proper punishment. II also had to
make reparatlon for any injury iDfic-
ted upon q member of another clan.
Thus, If a horse were stolen, and the
thief discovered, his clan had to make
it good.
AS much attention was paid to clan
relationship and its incidental reqnir-
ments as is now paid to blood relation
ship, and the clan was essentially one
family. Intermarriage between men,
bers of the same clan was strictly for.
hidden, and any violation Of this rule,
was punishable by death which came
as sure and speedy as one convicted Of
murder. The clan always followed the
mothers side, and a violation of any o.
the laws Of the CT an was considered tC
be the highest crime known. At the
time when the Cherokees first began tC
mingle with the white men, during the
early settlement of America, there
we're seven clans among them, known
by these names: ''Wolf," "Panther,
Bird" Deer, "Blind Savannah, ;
Fish" and "Cub.n
The penalty for murder was Away.
death. There was one possibility, how
ever, of the murderer escaping punish
ment, which is strikingly like a pro
vision in the old Jewish laws. In thl
early days of the tribe, according to tn,
statements of old Cherokees there wer
three settles of refuge" known as Tel
leo, Chota, and Gituwa, situated il
east Tennessee. These towns, existed
perhaps before Keetowah organization
was known TO the Cherokees. If a mai
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
w. G. M'CAUsLAND
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killed anyone and succeeded by flight
in reaching n Of these towns be
could not be killed by the relatives Of the
person slain.
1t was customary 10 the early days
and up until several years after the
wal of the rebellion, when a man kill
ed another, for the relatives Of The
slain to hunt the murderer and kill
him, which In most cases was done
with the same kind of u weapon the
other was killed with. In the early
days, and IN some instances, where the
murderer fled the country, the aveng ers
would Stay the brother Of the murderer.
Very many culprits never tried to es-
cape, but met their fate with stoical in
difference. They would 90 to the
place appointed and the nearest rela-
i've of the victim would act as execu.
toner and kill him With the same wea-
pom, infllctlng a wound in the same
part of the body.
After the organization of the
Cherokee tribal government IN the
Indian Territory, when a Cherokee
was charged with a crime and tired IN
the Cherokee courts prior to and a few
years after the civil wal all the jury
desires was positive proof that the &C
cused committed the crime, it matter
ed not what plea was made or reason
given for its commission, the jury
convicted the accused; the plea OF
self-defense was unknown to the full.
blood jury and the early Cherokee
courts.
AS o O as the accused was convic'-
ed he was sentenced and led out by the
Judge for execution. Ii he had stabbed
his victim the sheriff would appoir
some one, generally a relative of tt'
doomed mans victim rs execu Toner,
and the prisoner would be stabbed tc
death in the same name as he il
turn had killed his victim; If he shoI
his victim, the |executiOner would shooI
him in the same part of the body. Il
the accused was tried for stealing o.
for any of the lesser crimes the punish
ment inflicted was that the prisoner
would be tied to a tree and his clothes
stripped from him and the sheriff
would administer as many lashes will
green hickory switches on the defen
dant's bare back as the trial judge haC
prescribed for the o~ffense. The frs
conviction for stealing a horse the de
fendant got thirty lashes the second
o%ffense 100 lashes and the third offens'
of stealing a horse the death penalt,
was inflicted.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
Corn Prizes.
ST. Louis July 6, 1908.

ST. Louis July 8, 1908.
The Missouri Worlds Fair Commits
sion will demonstrate the greatness OF
Missouri as a commonwealth where
corn is king. To this end it is pro-
posed to organize a preliminary corn
show in every county in the state at
which cash prizes for corn will be
offered and a final State show Of some
central poirt where state prizes upon
all counties will be awarded. In the
county shows the sum Of $50 is set
aside for prizes. Mr.. j. o. Allison is
Chairman OF the Commissions Com.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
g o VI TY
WELLINGTON AND VICINITY.
(BY LEALMA).

LOrlmer fullon Was mere on business
Thursday.
Mrs. j. l. COrse has been quite sick
but is improving
Several of our citizens spent the
fourth IN Higginsville.
Rogers Wright was in Kansas City
Saturday aud Sunday.
H B. Corse left Tuesday morning
for Oklahoma 10 take a look over his
farm there
Mrs. John Ritter visited friends 10
the eastern part ofthe county Saturday
and Sunday.
Wellington had an unusually loud
and noisy fourth, though there we're
no serious accidents.
W. S. Griffin has purchased the in
terest of r NJ Wright in the restaul-
ant heretofore owned jointly by them.
Wellington and Sunshine teams
played baseball here on Saturday. The
score was "a to II 10 favor Of yelling
ton.
Mrs. James S'rcdtman and daugh-
ter, Miss Pearl len Fir day morning Tor
a two weeks VISIT with friends ia Den
yer, Coloraco
Misses Eleuor Starzlman OF Blue
Springs and Minnie SIeinmeye; of
Odessa were the guests of the Miss s
Slade here Thursday.
Wednesday Henry Budmeyer bought
the undivided half interest of his part
ner, Otto Koch in the old Central
hotel here. Consideration $500.
Henry Rocklage Of the Sunshine
vacinity has purchased the dwelling
house owned by The heirs of Thos. W.
Rulings and will move his family here,
Mrs. Fl. B. Corse went to Lexington
on Monday morning and IN company
with Mrs. P. S. Fnlkerson took the
evening train for Eldorado Springs
where they will stay for several weeks
John Gau-man and S. C. Archie
made a long, though unsuccessful triI
down the river In The early part o.
the week in search of a skift that haC
been stolen from the Wellington Ferry
Company a day or two before.
The Steel Steam Tug Melusina en-
rout to St. Joseph, Mo-, with W bis
borges in low arrived here Monda'
evening and on Tuesday morning lef
the borges here and returned to Gas
gonade City TO move the boat ant
borges formerly belonged to the Gov
eminent, which we're purchased by
stockyard company and will be use'
in rip-rap work at St. Joseph.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
BRAvEsT HUNTERS IN WORLD
Rubber Cutters Of Central America
Finht Iannars with Machetes

Fight Jaguars with Maehstes.
President Roosevelt, Selous, Cor
don Cumming and other world
famous hunters of big game must
play second fiddle to the rubber
cut ers Of the Chiapas forests in Cen
tral America 1t is the daily business
and pleasure Of these men to fight
jaguars and cheetahs with no better
weapon than the long, heavy knife
called a machete in Latin-American
countries.
Wandering alone in the jungle in
search Of rubber trees, says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, the rubber cutter
lives for months among the fercest
Of all American wild beasts until he
learns to treat them with scorn.
AT night he swings his hammock
between a couple OF trees, rolls a
cigarette and lies down for a COM
Portable smoke before doing off.
Presently he hears the long, snarling
roar Of the jaguar, the sharp bark Of
the alligator, or the catlike whine of
the cheetah.
"Carambay" he mutters, discon-
tentedly. 81 suppose I'd better
make a fire."
Perhaps he is too lazy, and just
drops off to sleep, ready to fight any
wild beast that dares to disturb hi.
dreams. But if he is a cautious man,
he builds a little hut Of branches and
lights a wood fire in the doorway
Then he sings his hammock inside
the hut, places his machete by his
side, and, with the blazing, cracking
fire on one side and the shelterine
roof on the other, sleeps as TRANQUILITY
as though there were no iaguars o.
alligators nearer than the New Yorl
500"
Seldom does a rubber cutter return
to the civilized settlements without
few skins Of jaguars, slain in deadl,
combat with machete or club. H
often seeks out the wild beasts anC
} fights them for a dinner when h.
runs short Of food.
LUZ Mendoza, a famous hunte
and rubber cutter of Spanish Hon
duras, was once attached by a chez
tab when asleep in his hammock. H
woke up to find the beast OF his chest
digging its claws into his neck. Seiz
$ ing 1t by the throat, he swung GU
of the hammock into the wood fir
burning a few yards away. Over an
over they rolled among the blazin
e sticks, until the cheetah, howlin
: with pain, broke away and fed int
: the jungle.
The ordinary manwouldhave bee
G satisfied with that victory. Not $
Mendoza. Covered with wounds an
burns as he was, he caught up hi
= machete and followed the trail c
. that cheetah for two days until h
n caught it and slew it after anothe
' desperate battle.
y No wonder the beasts of the fol-
est have a healthy respect for tn
: rubber cutters Of Chiapas! laugh
. by bitter experience, they seldom a,
. tack them now.
why don't you carry a gum" Oh
i Of these men was asked.
at is too heavy, and what need?
was the reply. 81 would like to Sc
the wild beast that / could not XII
g with my machete. Why, l hay
d known men to fight a jaguar wit
t their bare hands and strangle
e There is no sport huntingwith a gun
), 1t is child's work"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-11
Matinee Races
higglnSVlIIe Fair Grounds, Sat
uTday Afternoon, July
4 18Th, 1903.

The matinee races at the Higgins
vile Fair Grounds, July is, are ex-
pected to be Of unusual interest. Some
Of the best horses Of this county are
in training there now and a number
Of horses from the other counties will
take part in the races. Races will
begin at 1870 O'Clock Admission 1c
and Is cents.