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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21
DYING Wife SADLY
ACCUSES HUSBAND
Takes Her Own Life But Leaves Letter That Tells
of the Misery She Suffered.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-Mrs.
Josie V. Smith was found dead in her
room at the Sunburg by her husband
and DR.. Starr, her physician.
The woman had killed herself in the
night with carbolic acid. She had
also killed the pet dog by giving him
chloroform.
Three letters We're found. Two of
them ascribe domestic infelicity as
the cause of the act.
The third, written after the death
of the dog, states how the woman
suffered upon seeing her pet breathe
its last.
The fact that the husband lived in
one part Of the house and the wife
in another lends color to her state
ment that family troubles caused her
death. The first letter. to her hus-
band, follows:
wv. G. Smith: You have accom-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21

port the following sales for the past
week, being only those of most i'm
portance:
To w. NJ. King, lot 4, block 49, five
room cottage. consideration $4,000.
Five-room house at rs Gardner ave-
nue. to DIR. w. o. Wisner, considera-
ton $685.. DR.. Wisner is a recent
arrival from Omaha and expects to
make his home in this city.
II. a. North of Elmendorf e. Ell
mendorf, in reviewing the real estate
situation of the city and it's suburbs,
said that he had not know a time in
Spokane's history when prospects
looked more favorable.
Elmendorf & Elmendorf report hav-
ing sold to Voss Bros. Of the Cotton
Exchange cigar store a section of
land near Kennewick in what Is
known as the Horse Heaven country.
The consideration was IS an acre, or
$4,000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21
LYNCH VICTIM OF
HOLLOW M0CKERY

LONDON, Feb. 21.-It is announced
the government will not disfranchise
the Galway north constituency be-
cause Colonel Arthur Lynch was con-
victed of treason.
The new election writ will be is
sued Monday. Colonel Lynch will
probably be reelected. although un-
der a life sentence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21

The members of the Southern Asso-
citation of Baseball Clubs met in New
Orleans today and discussed the final
arrangements for the coming season.
Chairman NJ. j. Finn Of the schedule
committee presented a schedule pro-
viding for the season to open April
25 and close September 20, with prac-
tically the same number of games as
last year. The managers and owners
of the various clubs embraced In the
circuit are pleased with the outlook
and predict the most successful sea-
son since organized baseball was in
troduced in the south.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21

plished your purpose, and driven your
wife. whom you promised to love
and cherish, in health and in sick
ness to her death.
Il hope you are satisfied. Your
new clothes will come in handy for
the funeral, and my life has paid for
them. This is not the raving of a
stricken brain, as you will perfectly
understand the significance. My blood
be upon you and yours forever.
JOSIE V. SMITH"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21
DE-. VAN osDEL's SERMON.

At the First Baptist church, Sec
ond avenue and Lincoln street, to-
morrow DIR. Van Osdel's morning sub
ject will be THE Joy Of the Harvest"
In the evening he will deliver his sec
ond discourse on marriage. The SUBJ
ject will be The Duties of Hus-
no nd
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21

baseball situation and see what can
be done toward a settlement of the
trouble between the Northwest league
and the Pacific Coast league. Sexton
will go direct to Seattle, while Hickey
will go to San Francisco. Hickey,
who is a warm personal friend of
Morley of the Los Angeles team, is
relied upon to arrange a compromise.
1t is believed both Hickey and Sexton
are charged win the duty of arrang
ing a settlement and that any action
taken by them will be final with the
national board.
The Washington Agricultural col
lege at Pullman is trying to secure
a track meet with the University of
Oregon. Latest advices look as though
they will be successful. Teams from
these two colleges have never met
and as the Oregonians have about
signified their willingness the inter-
est among the farmers has been re-
vived considerably and many aspir-
ants for positions on the track and
field teams are getting down to solid
training.
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PRETENDER PERISHED.

MADRID, Feb. 21.-A Tangier dis
patch says the Moroccan pretender
was defeated on February Is near
Melilla. The pretender persisted in
the battle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21

At the s. A. A. c. bowling alleys
interest has Jagged somewhat owing
TO the fighting talk which has taken
up much of the week. However al
though tlssre has been no change in
the individual standing Of the men,
several have added few points to
their averages. Perhaps the most
noteworthy was the work in the 10
pin alley of L0ckhart. who has got
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21
SHINGLERS' new SCALE
HAS been PREPARED.
1t Receives the Approval of the Trades Council
and Will Go Into Effect April list.

The shinglers' union has submitted
it's new scale to The Press for publ
cation. 1t will go into effect on
April l and has already received the
approval of the council. The scale is
as follows:
Minimum price, $1.10 per thousand.
Tight feathered roof, rs cents ex-
ira.
Gabled roof 25 cents extra.
Rolling paper on roof, 10 cents
extra.
Shingles dipped in creosote, 40
cents extra; shingles dipped in oil
color, rs cents extra; splitting shin
giles, 10 cents extra; hips, 9 cents per
lineal foot; valley. ~ cents extra;
returns, patching, bay windows, cir
cles and towers will call for 62h
cents an hour.
The Butchers and Drivers union,
No. 227, takes exception to an article
published Thursday evening, wherein
it was stated that the organization
had decided not to ask for a raise
union has taken no action whatever
in the matter of wages. L. S. Potts
said this morning:
Such reports have a tendency to
injure the cause of a union. 1 think
it is time for labor organizations in
Spokane to call a halt on misrepre-
sensations of this kind"
Organized labor is well represented
in the county courthouse. The fol-
lowing union men are employed there:
Charles Hobart, a member of Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, in the
county clerks office; J, T. Snyder Of
the typographical union and A. c.
Burrows of the Federal union. in the
assessors office; 7. H. Dooley of the
building laborers, in the sheriff's Of
fee; Robert Farley of the carpenters
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f7E s<@r"

PEKING, Feb. 21.-Boxers attack
ed two missionary stations at the
Chekiang province of China, destroy
ing the buildings and carrying away
the contents. The missionaries es-
capped.
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WANTED.

A furnished house of five or six
rooms, with gas. within walking dis
lance of postoffice. Address G, Press
office.
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union and j. A. Long of the painters
in the county treasurers office;
Charles Howard of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers and n. A. Meser-
vey of the carpenters union, in the
assessors office.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21

Word has been received here stat
ing that NJ. II. Sexton. president of
the Western and Three I leagues, and
Thomas Hickey, president of the
American association, have started
for the Pacific coast to look into the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-21


vey of the carpenters union. in the
assessors office.
The express and truckmen's union
presented new credentials at the last
meeting of the trades council. Some
time ago this organization was re-
fused representation, as it was com
posed exclusively of employers. At
the next session of the council the
organization committee will make a
report on the new credentials.
1t is claimed that the plumbers and
steam filters union is the same as
the Federal union. This was, the
drift of a report submitted to the
trades council by the committee on
organization and it was supported by
the delegates of the Federal union,
The interstate bodies Of these two
organizations will have to settle the
matter.
At the meeting of the Federal union
held last night a committee was APP
pointed to establish a benevolent fund
for the benefit of members suffering
from accidents. Luke Kelly. travel
ing representative of the Information
al Cigarmakers' union, was granted
the privilege of the floor and address,
ed the meeting on the necessity of
demanding the union label on all
goods. The president desired the ac-
ceptance of his resignation, but the
IN n 10
wishes.
Lumber Workers union, No. 1874.
of the American Labor union, will
present credentials to the trades
council. This union has now a men,
berShip of AS
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into the crowd that to date will be
participants in the banquet at the
expense of the less successful bowl
ers. The standing at present is as
follows: Fairbanks, PA; Scott, ego;
Lockhart, 215. The cooked hat bowl
ers have made no material change in
their standing the last three days.
The matter of a Big Bend baseball
league is being considered seriously
by the wheat raisers and the propo-
sition has been taken up In Daven-
port, Wilbur Elmira, Coulee City and
Medical Lake. The Davenport team
is ready to give out it's lineup while
the other towns who have signified
a willingness to enter such a league
are making all preparations and the
work of passing the hat" among the
generous merchants and ranchers of
the towns will soon have the ball
tossers out in new uniforms, with
pairs in most of the Big Bend towns
will amount to but little.
The fame of the S. A. A. C. bowlers
has gone forth and in response comes
communication from the Ritzville
team asking for a match game and
date. Owing to the tournament now
on and the prospective match with
the Brunswick and Jones & Dilling-
ham teams a game with Ritzville
probably will not be arranged until
next month.
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The Traders National Bank
90 SPOKANE, WASH.
ANNOUNCEMENT,

Announcement.
70 the Public:
We take pleasure in informing you that a
reorganization of the board of the Traders
National Bank has just been effected, and that
the following now compose its directory:
M. M. Cowley,
Patrick Clark,
James Monaghan,
Alfred Coolidge,
Aaron Kuhn,
and that the active officers elected are:
Alfred Coolidge, President,
Aaron Kuhn, Vice-President,
Charles S. Eltinge, Cashier,
J. Elmer West, Asst Cashier.
Messrs. Coolidge and Kuhn bring with them
many years of successful and able manage
ment of prominent state banking institutions
and they will be aided by the advice and
counsel of the old directors, Messrs. Cowley,
Clark and Monaghan.
The financial strength of the bank and it's
established reputation for conservative bank
ing methods are among the substantial advan-
tages offered to present and prospective pa
irons. To maintain and increase these advan-
tages will be the policy of the management.
Completely equipped with ample capital,
and with long established connections in the
leading cities east and west, we solicit the
business of banks, bankers, corporations,
manufacturers, firms and individuals, prom
Using all of the courtesies that are usually
extended by an obliging and carefully con-
Quoted banking house.
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ELECTRoLYSIs - MoLES, WRIN-
kles. blackheads. superfluous hair.
etc, permanently removed. Thin or
gray hair corrected or restored.
Manicuring. N. Y. Electro Thera-
peutic company. 402-403 Mohawk
block. Tel. East 1871.
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sewing machines from $40 and up
wards at the New Home Office, Vic
tor block. corner Mill and First
streets, for the next 10 days.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
BLOWS IN COURT
SANCTITY OF JUDGE NEwMAN's
TRIBUNAL VIOLATED.
H0KE SMITH AND R0UNTREE
WE'RE THE DELLIGERENTs, WHO
WERE QUICKLY PARTED.

Sensational Occurrence in the
United States Court Mt Atlanta.
Dan W. ROuntree Construed n Re-
mark Made by MIR. Smith ms Per-
sonal and Started for Him-Then
There Was Mix-up-"Regret-
table," Said the Judge.
Atlanta, Nov. 25.-There was a seri-
Gus DISPUTE in the chambers of Judge
w. T. Newman of the United States
Court this afternoon between Hoke
Smith, former Secretary of the Inte-
rior and Daniel w. Rountree, we'll
known Atlanta attorney.
They were opposing counsel in case
on trial against Venable Bros, and
some statement was made by MIR.
Smith to which Mr.. Rountree object
ed as being personal to himself. He
started angrly for Mr.. Smith. One
eye witness states that several blows
were struck. while another version of
the affair is that Mr.. Smith pushed Mr..
Rountree away from him and the lat
ter fell on the heater. bruising his lip.
Mr.. Smith then caught hold of Mr..
Rountree and held him until others in
terfered.
There were mutual explanations. and
in the end everybody was satisfied.
Judge Newman pronounced the af-
fair "a very regrettable one"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
ON CUBAN STATEHOOD.
NewIands and others Discussed the
Nevada MINIS Resolution.

Washington, Nov. 25.-Mr. Newlands
of Nevada in the Senate to-day made
a defense of his. resolution recently in
PRODUCED for Cuban statehood.
Mr.. Newlands stated that the union
would mean free trade. without the
payment of American duty now paid on
Cuban sugar, and Cuba would annual
ly receive $35, 900, 900 more for her sugar
than at present. All this. he claimed,
would mean unexampled prosperity for
Cuba.
Mr.. Teller, in answer to Mr.. New
lands, said that while he was not pre-
pared to enter into a debate as to the
merits of the resolution. he wanted to
protest against the statement that Gu
ba is in any manner a dependency of
this government. He declared the pas
sage of the Plat amendment could not
in any way interfere with the sover-
eighty of Cuba.
Mr.. Hale made a protest against talk
of Cuban statehood on the ground
that the agitation was injurious to Gu
ha at time wher that republic is try
ing to negotiate a loan.
Mr.. Carmack declared that the Gu
bans could take no alarm over Mr..
Newlands' resolution. or what any one
could say on the subject. IF they are
alarmed" he said eft is because of the
action of the United States in using the
navy of this country to assist a lot of
French adventures in Remembering a
friendly republic. 1t is such action as
this on the part of our own govern
ment that makes the Cubans and 9TH
ers suspicious of US"
The Senate adjourned until Friday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
COUNTESS KWlLECKI
FOUND NOT GUILTY
She Did Not Present a False Heir to
the Estate.

Berlin. Nov. 25.-The Countess Isa-
bella Weisierska KwiIecki, charged
with presenting a false heir to an es-
tate at Wroblewo, province of Posen,
who has been on trial here since Oct
Is, was acquitted to-day.
The Countess, during the closing ar
guments, sat unmoved in the prisoners
enclosure, occasionally examining the
faces of the jurors, through a lorg-
nette or glancing through the window
at the gathering crowds of her Polish
countrymen, who assembled in the
neighborhood of the court house with
the design of making a political
demonstration if she should be con-
victed.
The tension was extreme, especially
when the jury retired and remained
out more than three hours, an unusual
time for a German jury, since the ma
jority decides.
The announcement of the verdict
turned the prospective rioters into a
cheering, joyful crowd. The Countess
and the boy, who is now heir to one
of the finest estates in Prussian Po-
land drove in the Countess own car
riage, with her husband, to their town
house.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
BRYAN CRACKED Jokes
WITH BRITISH LEADERS
Nebraska Man Entertained by Am
bassadOr Choate.

London, Nov. 25.-Ambassador Choate
gave a luncheon to William Jennings
Bryan to-day. Among the dis
tinguished persons invited to meet Mr..
Bryan were Premier Balfour, the Earl
of Onslow, Charles T. Ritchie, Sir Rob
ert Giffen, Sir Gilbert Parker, Moretes
Frewen, Lord Denbigh, Lord Mount
Stephen and w. L. Courtney.
The luncheon was informal, and no
speeches were made. Mr.. Bryan's pow
ers as a story teller quite deligted the
English guests.
Whether it was done on purpose or
otherwise, there was a touch of grim
humor in the fact that Mr.. Choate
placed Mr.. Bryan between Mr.. Balfour
and Mr.. Richie, who had not met since
the cabinet split
Mr.. Bryan has arranged to address
a meeting at the Mansion House, Dub
lin, where ne will be the guest Of the
lord mayor. No date for the meeting
has been decided upon.
This evening Mr.. Bryan attended the
meeting in the Surrey Theater at which
Lord Rosebery delivered an address.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26

BILE speed in the organization OF the
House. His work on the makeup of
the committees of that body is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. To-day he re-
ceived the recommendations of Repre-
sentative Williams, the Democratic
floor leader, for minority committee as
signments. and this phase of the work
was practically concluded at an ex-
tended conference with the minority
leader and the Speaker. While Mr..
Cannon will not make predictions as
to the day he will announce the COM
mittees, these announcements are look
ed for Monday next.
On the Senate side it is said the
agreement to fix a time for a vote in
sures the passage of the Cuban bill,
but that Notwithstanding that fact no
proposition for a final adjournment of
the extra session will emanate from
the Senate. All such resolutions have
heretofore originated in the House, and
the Senate does not wish to break that
unWritten law.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
MURDEROUS ASSAULT
UPON. A WOMAN
After Beating Her Her AssaiInnt
RObbesf tile Safe.

/.
Boston, Novst2aH while sitting alone
in one of the ofic& lsfathe Boston Note
Brokerage Company on Milk street to-
day, Miss LilIiant B.4Gof, 80 years of
age, a stenographer, was brutally as
saulted by a man who entered the
apartment and strlok' her repeatedly
on the head ard arms with a heavy
iron drill The woman, was taken to
a hospital and is8in IA serious condi-
ton. Her assailant escaped.
1t was at first Thought that the as
sault followed a quarrel about the
terms of loan, but la ter, when an in
vestigation disclosed thesfact that $500
was missing from the Office, safe rob-
hery was assigned assaimotive.
After regaining consciousness at the
hospital Miss Goff gave the police the
name of her assailant, and they are
now searching for him, He is said to
have frequently visited the office on
business. -
Miss Goff broke away from her as
sailant and attracted the attention of
passers-by. Fpatfolrnan found the
young woman reclining against the
window easement, with her arms pro-
truding out through the broken pane.
The assailant had escaped by rear
stairway. va %
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
WAS BURNED TO DEATH,

Murfreesboro, Tenn, Nov. 25.-Mrs.
Silas Brackin, who as Miss May Belle
Gregory was a few years ago pro-
nounced the most beautiful woman in
America, was burned to death here to-
day. The Brackin residence was be-
ing remodeled, the family occupying
a cottage near by. Workmen discov-
cred the flames, but were unsuccessful
in their efforts to. extinguish them.
and Mrs. Brackin was cremated before
she could be rescued. 1t is thought
her clothing caught fire from an open
CRATE.
Several years ago, a newspaper OF
New York, as the result of contest,
pronounced Miss Gregory the most
beautiful woman in America.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
CONDITIONS I'M J0L0
Described by n Letter From the
Governor of the Group.

Governor OF the Group.
Washington, Nov, ga strong pic
ture of conditions in the Jolo group of
the Philippine archipelago is contain
ed in a letter from Col. H. l.. Scott.
the Governor of that group, to Col
Clarence Edwards, chief of the insu1ar
bureau of the War Department. The
letter, which is dated Sept. 10, is made
public as an explanation of the cam
paign now waging in the Jolo group
In 1t the writer says:
II find that the condition is one of
peace so long as the big Moro chiefs
are allowed to have their own way I'M
reservedly-to rob and steal and en-
slave. The Sultan Aisi a man of no
power of his own, and must depend on
the chiefs. who may .or may not do
what he wishes. They are all sur
rounded by gangs of~rpffians, who do
no useful work, butswho live through
robbery and by filming both sides in q
case, irrespective of who may be guilty,
the full amount of their ability to pay.
If the victim refuses to pay. he is en-
shaved. No peace orh order can be
maintained in these ,islapds so long as
these conditions exist-movable prop
erty is always on the move without the
not work and accumulate property,
which they will not be,permited to en-
joy, and there are constant turmoils,
murders and enslayements going on.
mo one is allowed to go beyond the
outposts here without an armed guard,
and it Is even advisable to go about
the streets here armed on account of
juramentados, one of whom got through
the gate past a sentinel about four
days ago with his arms, ran through
the barrack yard. slashed a soldier
across the back and fell dead on the
main plaza and in front of the COM
missary office, shot Ave times by flu
SHADE from our soldiers, which killed
also a trumpeter. who was getting
ready for guard. -..~.--.
This makes the sixth or seventh ju-
ramentado who. has appeared since
last spring. Onesengineer was chopped
up last spring bysone of them after he
had seven Colts 3S caliber balls in
him--he chopped loft va leg and an arm
each at one stroke of his barong.
"AlI during ttEt spring the garrison
has practically been i'm a stage of siege.
When Capt. Ellinges troop went out
barongs and spears,asand he had to
come back because his orders were by
no means to HAYES Sconflict.
you will see by. this the way peace
has been kept heretofore and at what
sacrifice. Now the, Moro province act
contemplates changes, among others
the adjustment of slavery, a very
sore point with them. 1t contemplates
trials of offenders by district courts.
and these things will surely bring on
conflicts" at,s {
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
BARLOW NIX SAYS HE
FIRED IN SELF-DEFENSE.
Certain Evidence Was Not Admitted
by Judge Butt.

OGEIHAh ENluGhCc was NON
by Judge Butt.
Columbus. Ca. Nov. 25.-When the
Barlow Nix murder case goes to the
jury tomorrow the prisoners life will
hang upon the boys own statement,
the testimony of his father. w. A.
Nix, and his attorneys pleas. The
court ruled out all other testimony Of
fered by the defense.
The defense wished to prove that the
disputed land on which the killing of
John T. Edwards and his son occurred
belonged to w. A. Nix. and also that
John 7. Edwards had made threats
against the Nix family, saying that he
was going to cut the oats on the land
if me had to wade to his work in
blood" Judge Butt decided that this
was not admissible. however.
Nix, in his statement. said that he
killed Edwards and his son in self
defense.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-26
MRS. HARKER DOES NOT
WANT ESTATE DIVIDED.


Temporary injunction nus beeh IS
sued at Augusta.
Augusta, Nov. 25.AJudge Gary has
issued a temporary injunction against
the heirs of the late DR.. E. w. Har-
ker, to prevent the distribution of the
100000 estate.
The action is based on a petition in
equity, brought by Julia Palmer Har-
ker, the wife of E. w. Harker, Jr.,
who is now separated from her hus-
band. and the first divorce verdict has
been granted. She claims a deed
from her husband to his share in the
estate.
AS her claim to E. w. Harker's
share was about to be ignored in the
distribution of the estate, she asked
the restraining order to prevent the
division of the property. Judge Gary
set Dec. for the hearing.
E. w. Harker repudiates the deed
under which his wife claims his share
in the estate.