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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-06

had no ffisnds IN the city 70 whom
she could appeal for help she alec
talked about some tabists Of some
druE which. she said. her husband
had given her
Tusard morning fhe wumau fsli
asleep aud ala not awake until nsar
uouu. Then che srenasd perfectly
sane and elalmed that she femsm=
hered nothlns - the events - TIE
niFht. The iaifsf aliuHed heF fo re-
turn c. her home. hleh BE- learned
VAS a. gia University street bet
she refused 20 Eiee bee name
The woman TALKED - 20 having
been aruEEsd that U Han believed
that shs usH the victim ~ faui piaN
vn tha part ~ hsf husnand although
hen she vas in hef fiHht mind sils
refused 90 answer Hn8 questions
IS htch we're asked her
The ueuana husband T. IL
Charles D. spencer. dentist. Who
has lived in the eity bot few
months
Spencer Has tHhsn IN charge -
fhr police this hffsfuuun ana sent to
she Waysida Mission hospital Hs
T. suffering from deisfium freusns
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PRETTY WIFE MEMpZD
GWLM M LNWY jill
MRS c. '. SPENCER DRIVEN rEmPoRARiLY INSANE TIE
rNrEmPERArG HABlrs OF sER HUSBAND rRiUp TO HANG
HERsELF-HER SPOUSE HAS oGLGRlum rRImEEs

Crazed either By drugs or by grief
because of her husbands intempsf-
ate habits. a pretty young woman.
found on the street BY the police in
an irresponsible condition last night
attempted tu take her own life Ia
the county jail She refuahed 90
FiYe hef name 90 the officers and
appeared 10 be a ravinE maniac.
When she vas placed In the IN
sane cell Ia the unmena ward 81
the county prison. she muaned pitt
fully aud a. Hoon as she Vas left
alone. tore some u her clothing IN
strips and By tying them around
her throat attempted u strange
herself She Was prevented from
killing herself BY Que 81 the lAilstn
Sho came into the cell In the uirk
Of time. and Euard was placed over
her
Later In the nlEht she took of
her belt and attempted "a hang her
self 10 the cell bars
The Iaiicrs gathered from her De-
ilri0uH talk that nhe Was vretehsds
y unhappy because her husband
uas on q pfutractsd spree and she
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MOHAMMED
IN HOOK
WITNESS IN bFeHhs MURDER
CASE HELD BY vhscouVER.
o. C.. IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

a stream - messenger boys has
been travelling up the bill 70 ths
sherlfrs onieo this uarninr. bear
ina tsieErums from Nohammea
Khan. one Of the witnesses for the
state In the Afghan murder eaHra
Mahammed sent 60 Vancouver. n
g. % spend the Fourth Of 1uiY nnd
claims that the immigration officers
there will NOT allow him "a return %
the city.
Under. sheriff corcoran 81 once
communicated with the Vancouver
authorities when Mahammsdsa nrat
message arrived aud believed he
had arranged % for Mnhnmmad 20
return without any difficulty Other
kilograms from the EMat Indian.
however. state that BE- Il suu beinR
held there and is allowing his angry
passions 40 fise.
n the local sherlfra office viii
not rescue him at once. a. wires. he
viii GO right back 90 hlH own eouns
Try aa he ls sick and tired % white
mems laws
~ Mohammod ta one Of the most
important witnesses against obabz
shaw and Niaair Khan. Hho viii be
tried In the fall for the murder Of
Merrill. an East Indian. an effort win
be made 90 keep him from carry Ing
out his threat
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CELEBRATED
MM4Y

JACKSON. Mich. Juiy G-setrc-
fafs HaH Senator Fairbanks. Gsn-
eral Aref aud Speaker Cannon are
rived here At 1o.sa o'clock This
morning shortly after their arrival
the exercises heRtu at tHamis PARK
iu honor az the r1fh anniversary of
the birth ~ the Republican party
other special trains brought in
from 1900 10 eaoaa visitors The
exercises began at II o'clock with
an opening address hy James
pnouneH. president ~ the Cclehfa
ton Association. followed hy Bishop
gmespIea Invocation \ reception
vas held a. the ptseRo hotel at noon
in honor % Hay Fairbanks Aigcr
and cannon.
Secretary lIav delivered the prin-
clnaI address Of the day and after
reviewing the history 81 the party
be launched ouf into discourse on
the strenuous efforts % the Demo
craa Go find an issue. and he hinted
thar the only issue 50 Tar advanced
Was aHu- Roosevelt Hay then
euiaaired Roosevelt at length and
closed hia Hpseah with an appeal "a
the YOUNG men 81 the party Co stand
firm aud follow the footsteps ~ the
older ana wiser ones
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Is not known whether this bullet
was the same one that entered the
dead woman's heart The fatal bul-
let vas found imbedded In tho
muscles 81 the back Another was
found In the room back Of where
Mrs Nieseh stood In the doorway.
and a third struck a window several
feet above her
The police hold 10 the theory that
the Berry woman fired the fatal
shot. In the meantime the man
who gave Ethel Berry the revolver
has disappeared, but Il IT. claimed
by some people that his revolver
was a 32-ealiber The police main
tain that the three eolored women
arrested Ethel Berry and two com
panlons. who were Witnesses have
made conflicting statements They
scott az the idea % anyone else be-
ing implicated In the killing or az
the theory that the shot might have
been fired by any other person than
Ethel Berry.
The only point which makes the
police theory the most plausible f.
that there were eye witnesses Of the
death OF Mrs Siesch who. 80 far
az least. have not intimated that any
shot had been fired nearby az that
time.
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CITY Will
AID MME
cRITrGNDos REFUGE FOR
FALLEN wonEa TO CIT 500
MONTHLY

President Cm introduced On the
gouueu mst night an ordinance app
PROPS laflnE ftaa % month FOR the
Crittendpn home az Dunlap a. gam-
rensafion FOR tHr care % such uu4
fortunate end fallen women pc fhe
chief 81 puiice u1ny order cent Co
the Institution Tie ordinance Vas
referred a. the finance committee
Ths matter Vas discussed at the
last meeting - she city advisory
eomutttee. Mayor nalliuEsr and
other officials alviue Sc their tasit
approved IN event thaf proper aH-
fuuaemsnta cnn De- made atth the
mans Eefuenf ~ the gfittendan
hafus. A. the present time CHIEF
Delaney frequently sends unfaH :
tunate women % ths hougs. which -
just nov in q depiannble financial
condiilur.
Mfs Emms Maffat and Mta. Gene
nrfs. tn uaffon. are mauaEinE the
insiauton Thst have nuceseded en-
sseuftnr contributions 20 food and
clothing aud local physicians have
furnished free medical ATTENDANCE
fur the women and Infants confined
there. but there has been iack 81
steady ineuur
4 believe the home il doing roed
work said Pc eident Glil this
norulnr and should be supported
The saneu who have been manaE
ine the Institutions have informed
me that they are on The ragged edge
Financially and IN yieN ~ the large
number II fallen women uho are
beins aided o. lead better lives there
and ths large number 81 babies that
are ta.islR cared for the city should
make ranle provision TO financially
AID the hafnr
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Coroner Hove Il holding an In
quest this afternoon over the re
mains Of Mrs. S. y. Nieaeh. who was
shot and instantly Killed on the
night of July 3. by a bullet from a
as-caliber revolver. supposed To have
been fired into the air two blocks
away by Ethel Berry, a colored in
mate Of the New Paris house. a
brothei Ia the restricted district
The Berry woman was arrested
shortly after the Killing Il being
learned by the police that she had
fired a number Of shots from a pis-
toll given her by "a man passing
through the New Paris on a slum-
ming tour
A post norton examination OF the
wound was made by Coroner Hoye
last night at the Bonney- Watson
morgue with the result that start
ling Developments may occur at the
inquest.
Chief Of Police Delaney and Cap
tain Willard OF the police depart
ment we're in attendance. The cor
oner found that the bullet entered
tho body at right angles, and, II
anything. took a slightly downward
course. whereas. II would naturally
be expected that Il had ranged up
ward The flesh around the wound
was scared. as n by burning powder.
This would be impossible at a dis
lance Of more than six feet The
question then arises Did the Berry
woman fire the fatal shot?
The position OF the womans body
had nothing to do with the course
Of the bullet which would be the
same no matter what position the
body was In when struck, Coroner
Hoyc says. II the shot was fired
at an angle the wound would show
that angle. unless DETECTED from its
course by a hard substance and, In
this case, Il was not Mrs. Niesch
was standing on the back porch OF
a lodging house on the hillside
above the New Paris when shot
One bullet pierced the forearm, II
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Convention Goes Wild at Mention of Grover Cevelands
, Name, and an OyerzealOuS Tammany Delegate is
Thrown Out==Willians Flags the Grand Old Party
Alive

Sc. LOUIS. July Strenuous In
deed was the opening day Of what
promises 60 b. one % the most
strenuous powwows ever INDUCED
in by the Democratic party.
hefeft OF their coats. using their
hats for fans. and With nerspiras
tion streaming down their faces
the delegates gathered 40 the big
coliseum shortly before noon TODAY
while a spectator equally IS hot
looked on from almost every seat
In the galleries
The first real sensation % the
gathering Nas the ovation accord
I'd Grover Cleveland when Tempo
rary Chairman John sharp vii
liams In the course OF bis address
mentioned the name Of the former
president
The name OF Cleveland created
an upruar Of applause The shout
ing and cheering puuetured with
cries Of Grover "Grover. vas
Ntumultous. and IL vas With ditu-
Guilty that Williams finally again So
cured the attention OF the CONVEX
ton.
At 1900 o.clock David . Illll aud
the New York delegation entered
aud took their seats. With recoEul-
ton from the crowd The Tam
many braves also entered bat they
attracted na notice.
At 1905 O'Clock the California
delegation arrived. showing
Hearst slogan. There Vas grrat
eheeltuE from the gallery as the DEF
ekates marched up the aisle and
hack 10 their seats
At l. - William Bryaa ar.
rived az the head OF the Nebraska
delegation. He was eheered a. he
took bis seat
Az 4, 10 p m order Vas obtained
aud the call for the convention was
Rad PRAYER vas Offered b. Rev
John r Cannon 81 the Grand Az
snus Presbyterian church Searly
every seat In the hall Vas taken
with the exception OF those in the
end galleries. and those Nere filling
rapidly
AT u - p. m. the invocation vas
Concluded aud Chairman Jones an
nounced the selection uf John sharp
Williams. OF Mississippi a. TEN
porarY chairman The convention
eheered Justify The selection was
unanimously ratified aad National
Committeemen TarpeY. o. Califof-
<nla. and Guffey. Of PsnnsytNania
we're appointed sA a committee %
escort Williams 90 the platform
The Mississlpuian was Obliged %
climb over the rail % get on 20 the
platform. Nhich afforded much
amusement for the crowd
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WERE FOUND
MOTHERLESS

The seven children Of ole Bro
ton. Of Monohan. were taken from
him today by Deputy Sheriff Quill
ter and an officer Of the Washing
ton Children'u Home society. on
complaint OF the neighbors that
they we're being allowed 10 run Wild
on the streets.
The mother Of the children was
committed 10 the insane asylum
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Williams Was warmly grceted
when he finally faced the hiK au-
dienre. He began speaking AZ g.
shouts 81 Louder John came
from some friends up In the gallery
Its voice Was In a fair condition
but IL hardly reached the end Of the
hail
The convention enjoyed Williams
sarcastic fNuKs az Roosevelt and
Rect lie was interrupted by the
arrival Of the Michigan delegation
which came In only 20 find their
seats usurped Chairs wcre brought
In. resulting ia some confusion. The
Michigan bows had been caucusluE
being Ia a pretty mess. standing ~
Tor Hearst aud u Tor Parker The
Parker men had kept the deleEn
ton Ia session. pending the arrival
Of an absentee Who was Co give
them n ina iority
A. les When Williams an
uounced that the Republicans had
stolen CieNelnuds thunder the
CONVENTION WENT WILD
MaH2 delegates Fot on their chairs
chenfrd ct the top - their voices
peleEates from Mississippi and some
from Iowa toek part in the demon
stration. The Tammanyitea rushed
ouf iu the aisIes aud urged along
the cheering
Sergeant AT Arms Martin suga zsfi
De- a bout alth a Taumanf delegate
in rs lmn to rat him auf
Chairman Jones. who had mapped
vainiy fef order finally ofdstsd
Turner Patton. TammamFi1e.
put out because hs PER-
sisted iu urging along the demon
slrstion HALF the delegates mount
"a chairs 60 watch ths ennamotlan
The Tammany delegates badge uaH
torn of his coat and throNn away.
A tst5 =. m shouts - sgroyef %
Grover. became intsfminHIed aofus
With Misses. and Williams started
spsakinE sEains but the disorder
was 80 great that be could not be
heard three feet away
During the Cleveland dsmonxtfa-
tlon HiIl'a face vas 4 study The
famous Democrat looked aa though
he had swallowed vinegar. miatak-
inE 4 for syrup. The demonstration
continued over ten minutes some
NsN YORK upstate delegates de-
clared the Tammanylts thrown out
was a paid shouter
A. I % o'eloek Williams began to
find the heat distressing. the per-
spiration rolling from him In
streams. while the demands 20 speak
louder we're multiplied
fcontinusd on PAGE ThFeeD
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flat rate OF $500 or 500 a month.
the eitY and county 20 pay equal
shares OF this amount
The other proposition o. 10 pay
Tor patients 81 the rate Of Is cents
a day the cts aud county n pay
equal shares 81 this amount also
In both cases the payment all be
for emergency cases only In All
eases Of chronic ailments. or others
where Ho emergency exists. the pa
tieniH uiii he moved 90 tae county
hospital Ia the first place. the city
bearing none 81 the expense
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Two hundred and fifty dollars re-
ward is offered for the recovery OF
the body o. Frank +. Warman. who
was drowned in Lake Washington
near Mercer island. July !. All at
temnts 10 recover the corpse by
dragging the lake bottom with Crap
ling hooks. and by exploding heavy
charges Of dynamite have failed.
As bodies OF those drowned in
the cold waters Of the deep parts OF
the lake rarely rise to the surface.
Il is not likely that Warman's body
will float ashore.
c. r. Kuhnke. whose telephone
number is Main i0t9. viii pay the
reward and will assist searching
parties Ia every way.
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PING SUEY ON FIRE

The local maritime exchange RE-
celyed word from san Francisco this
morning thar the china Mutual
liner Ping suey. which broke down
off the south conat Of England. last
week. took fire early yesterday
morning at her dock at Liverpool
The report stated that the fire which
broke out iu hsr forward hold was
extiunuiahed after two hours Of hard
fighting u destroyed part of her
cargo
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-
GOES AFTER
BILL BOARDS

When the fire and water commit
tee of the city council meets tonight
10 consider a new ordinance defining
the fire limits. Councilman Crioh-
ton will make an effort to inoor-
porate "a section in the measure pro-
vidlng that all bin boards within
the limits shall be made OF iron or
steel only. In the hope that the dis
figuring signs may be reduced in
number i'm this manner.
The new water main 10 the north
crn suburbs will also be discussed.
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CUT HER
THROAT

ST. louis. July 6 Edgar Lee
Evans. aged % years, today cut the
throat Of his wife. Antolnetto. and
slaahed his own throat. and wrists
in the street The woman is dead.
Evans lE At the hospital. dangerous
" wounded lie had just returned
from San Francisco. Mrs. Evans
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COLFAX. wash, July s.-Bert
Smiley was held In $500 bonds for
an assault on Chas Pierce. Smiley
Is charged with having knocked
Pierce down In a saloon here and
having kicked out several teeth and
otherwise abused him. Pierce Is in
a critical condition.
POST FALLS. Idaho. July TT.
y. Milllgan, a saloonkeeper. has
been missing for two weeks. Ills
business t. straight. and bis dlaap-
pearanee Is a mystery.
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last April and since that time
many complaints have been made
O. the sherlffH office and the
Washington Chlidreu'a Homs 90
rlsty because the youngsters we're
being nsgleetsd
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NAMED TICKET
ny srripps Ssvs Aun,

NEW YOuk. july 6 The Social
im Labor party. In convention here
to-day nominated Charles " C8fn-
San. printer. of Syracuse. for
president and William II Cos. a
coal miner Of illInols. Tor slce-nrcs-
ldeut
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FICH ING
By scfIpps Nsws Assn1

GYANTsE July {. An attack on
the Tlbetan position Is nov pro-
EFeHalnK The British have cap
tHrcd several villages ana ths tt
betans are making desperate
stand Lieut. Gurdon. Of the Brit
tah force va Killed
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PLAN TO CL|NCH
IT FOR PARKER

Judge Parker arose early this
morning and took his customary
plunge "a the Hudson. After break &.
fast and attention 20 his correspond
cn-. be aenL Arl.LnE Win l---nl--
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ST. LOUIS. July "a line % ac-
ton designed 10 eliuch the uomlna-
ton Tor Parker vas disclosed By
one o. the iatter's managers today.
he said II there was any doubt 81
parkerss success. his friends. having
. majority. could pass resolutions
releasing al delegates from In.
sfructious
That would give the nrty-six Of
the fifty fous delesatea from ilii-
nols 70 Parker and would bring 20
aim the support 81 many other
states.
New Jersey has given up al hope
tef getting Grower CleFeiands per
mission 90 present bis name. The
aeiegatiou this morning adjourned
nntn o'clock 81 tire evening tn tho
hope that a telegram may be re-
eslved By that time.
After the faeetimE Senator smith
said IL was Hkely Parker viii get
New Jerseys "a vefsH.
A. meeting - the North Dn-
kota delegation. which previously
had decided for Parker the vote
ahowea. five for Williams. three for
Hearst
Iuaamuch aH the unit rule prevails
the delegation was instructed 70
cast it vote for Williams.
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Especial to The start

DEBORGlA. Mont, July 6.--Lil.
liam HigdahL aged Il years, Wal
burned 10 death in awful agony yes.
torday. Her clothing caught ftu
from a fireeracker. Her mother WA
badly burned. but she will recover
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DROWNED

EsPANofA. wash. July s-John
J. Nelson. a wealthy raucher. was
drowned In Silver lake yesterday
when taken from the water blood
xuahed forth from the mouth. nose
and ears. IL had wife and SIX
children living here.
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wore gorgeous gowns and ieWeify
Domestic trouble was the cause oi
the murder and attempted suicide.
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ROME. july G.--rhe Populo Ro-
mano reports the arrest at MesgIna
Of Capt Eruleno and wife charged
with selling the plans of Italian
fotfili,atious tn foreign powers. A
scandal of Dteyfus proportions Is
threatened
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WHITEHEAD. idaho July "a
rloudburst causing a uaIt Of water
IS feet high 10 rush down on the
city yesterday. damaged buildings
in the amount 81 $1,000 and caused
e panic among the people. who fled
O. the high hills near the town.
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EsoPUg. n Y July C.-At his
home In Rosemouf. Judge Parker
passed the day quietly fTe oeca-
pionaliy teceiped o meHsage By tele-
phone from 81 Louis, and iu that
way kept posted on the moves made
there.
The Judge still refuses 20 discuss
politics IN any form and has inti-
mated that should he be nominated
he will not break his silence until be
, has been notified Of the nomination
- - esFpu~A1Lse.
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Continued on Pas. Thfs.1
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Tonight and rhursday-Partly q
Light to Fresh West Winds.
Sharp County record., 1904-03-25
N~Nss7~-eN-TN- Ne-~~~-~~-~--s-~-~-~s-
LET NO REPUBLICANS VOTE.

The Record wishes to call the
special attention of the primary
election judges to the following
resolution adopted last Novem-
Der by the Democratic Central
Committee:
"Resolved, By the Democratic
Central Committee of Sharp
county, duly assembled, that. at
the next Democratic County
Convention, on motion of any
member of the Convention, the
poll books of any Township may
be examined by said Convention,
and if it be found that known
Republicans have participated in
the Primary Election in any
Township, this fact alone, with
out cavil, throws the vote of said
township out Of the Convention. I"
Sharp County record., 1904-03-25
s~~--I-~|---~|~|N~N-~~~~~~
COUGHING CAUSED DEATH.

"Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years
choked TO death early yesterday
morning at his home. IN the pressnc,
of bis wife and child. He contract.
ed slight cold few days ago anc
paid but little attention to it, Yes
terday morning he was seized with :
fit of coughing which continued fol
some time. His wife sent for ply
slclan but before he could arrive
another coughing spell came on am
blackwell died from suffocation. -
st. Louis Globe Democrat, Dec. !
1901" Ballard's Horehound Syrul
would have saved him. 25c, so,
and $lO0, w. A, Edwards.
Sharp County record., 1904-03-25
Tragedy Aycrted.

Just IN the mex of time our littl,
BOY was saved" writes Mrs w
watkins OF Pleasant City, OHIO.
pneumonia had Played sad havoc
"''n MN and a terrible cough set In
besides, Doctors treated hlm. bu,
he grew worse every day. At length
we tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
1ot Consumption, aud our darl,po
was saved. He's now sound and
We'll +" Everybody ought to know
''s 'he only sure cure for coughs,
colds and all lung diseases. Guar.
anteed by Snow, The druggist. Price
'i~Ia..las fro.
Sharp County record., 1904-03-25

Anglers for the finny tribe
will soon begin to HE to the
rivers,
1t is the duty good men owe
their government and society to
vote for the very best men for all
public positions.
William F. Stanfill, a leading
citizen of Reed, was in the city
last Friday and made this office
a substantial visit.
Edgar Burns, a prominent
young farmer Of Franklin re-
plenished our treasury a dollars
worth the other day.
W. H. Williams of Morgan
township was in town one day
the laCCer pafI OF lasC week. he
is preparing to remove to the
Lone Star State.
W. c. Shaver is fitting up
one room of his old store build
ing, which will be used by the
Sharp County Telephone Com
pany as a central office.
Prof. John A. Watkins Of
Sullivan township was pleasant
visitor at Record headquarters
Monday. He recently closed a
very successful term of school at
Cushman.