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probably due to mistakes made In
reading the meters by the company's
employees, but it was noticeable that
the mistakes We're always made in
favor of the company and no money
was refunded to consumers who had
been overcharged.
After the protest of consumers not
able reductions We're made in the
charges in many instances, but now the
old rates are being gradually restored.
Perhaps this increase is due to the
employment of the old meter reader
der its charter the city has the right
to employ an inspector of meters and
ercise it's right in this respect for the
protection of patrons of the electric
light company.
The charges for gas in Walla Walla
are nearly double what they are in
Portland or Seattle, and the reason
given is that the cost of coal is 80
much higher here. An investigation
would probably snow that the differ
ence in the cost of coal would hardly
justify the difference in rates.
When the Northwestern Gas &
Electric Company asked for it's twenty
five year franchise the Statesman
urged the council to reserve the power
to fix the rates to be charged consum-
ers. This advice was not needed. the
only restriction placed upon the COM
pany being a provision requiring the
rates to be reasonable. This provision
is of little practical benefit, as it would
take decision of the United States
supreme court to determine what rates
are reasonable and if the rates charged
by the company were held to be I'M
reasonable it would take another de-
cision in another costly suit to deter
mine that rates only a trife lower
were also unreasonable. And so on
ad infiinitum.
Fortunately the Northwestern COM
pany was not given a monopoly of the
sale of gas and electricity in this city,
and if it's eXactions become too bur
densOme the council has the power to
grant a franchise to any company that
will undertake to enter the field as a
competitor. This franchise should be
granted on liberal terms, regardless of
the opposing influence of the present
company or of any free shares of stock
that may have been distributed where
they would do the most good in the
past
The people of this city commend the
of the Northwestern Gas &,
Electric Company and they appreciate
the importance and value to this city
of it's stupendOus Walla Walla river
power. They are ready to uphold the
company in any reasonable charges it
may make and to lend it their hearty
support and encouragement in all its
efforts to improve it's plant and pro-
mote the growth of the city. But the
people are in no mood to submit to eX-
tortiOn by gigantic monopoly and the
sooner the company opens it's eyes to
this fact the better it will be all
around.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-07

Now that Congressman Jones and
Hon. John l.. Sharpstein are billed to
occupy the same platform 1t will be
quite in keeping with the railroads in
consistent plan of campaign to con-
tnue the abuse of Judge Turner for
having changed his party utilization.
1t would be We'll, however, for the party
managers to have their campaign ora
nation and censure for this Offense is
applicable only as to Judge Turner.
Otherwise it might be taken as a re-
dates and party workers who have
changed their party cOlOrS.
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The Orioin OF 1t.

We are listening to the new pr1ma
donna.
Her voice has a great range we
say. How did she obtain it?
1T is rumored," explains our friend,
that she used to be a cook
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Walla: Gentlemen-I hereby ar,
myself an Independent candida.
the Office OF Justice of the D.. ~
Your votes are respectfully solic,,.,
WIN. GLASFopn
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

For President
ALTON B. PARKER.
For Vice President
HENRY G. DAVIS.
For Presidential Electors
FRED NEIL,
j. j. CARNEY,
JOHN TRUMBULL,
j. s. DARNELL,
S. P. RICHARDSON.
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Fine new cloths for lady's tailor
made suits, cloaks, skirts. etc. Rock.
Come in and examine our line. Jones
building. Second street.
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Alheit's feed mill can save you none!
on hay and grain.
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Register today.

Go to Alheit's FEED mill for your hay
and grain.
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J. w. Cookery. Ilcensed embalme
and undertaken. Babcock block. IN
First street Tele. Main $40.
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95 to 100 PER CENT

~ ~ wv IN YEN
Of the Chicks saved when g.,
Dr.. Buffum's
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sale at groceries. Phone Red eso
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w. T. Young-pakery ana grocery
211 West Main street.
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The best hay and grain on the mar.
ket at Alheits feed mill.
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w EATHER.

Tonight partly cloudy; Saturday
fair.
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CANDIDATES CARD.

To the voters of Walla Walla coun-
ty. within the precincts of Walla
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Copy Of change of advertisement
must be delivered to the business Of
fee by the hour Of 10 o'clock a. m. to
insure insertion in tho issue Of even
date.
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Of the Chicks saved Whom g.,
Dr.. Buffum's
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29
EX-MINISTER WU TING FANG
TELLS SON To RETURN.

Atlantic City. y. J., July 29.-wu Chao
Chu. son OF ex-Minister WI Ting Fang.
who has been attending school here, has
received a message from his father. who
is vice president OF the foreign board at
Pekin. directing him 20 return 10 China
at once Young WI says that he will
start Saturday or Monday.
The summons was unexpected especial
~ as he had matrlculated at the Unlver-
sity Of Pennsylvania, having intended 10
take a four years course there. He says
that he does not know why he has been
called 60 China but feels sure that he
will not return 10 the United States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29
MILK DEALERS TO Be PROSE-
CUTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

Philadelphia. Pa. Julylso.-ro punish
adequately unscruplous dealers who have
sold adultered milk and caused the death
OF n number OF babies in the western
part OF the state. It is declared by an
officer OF the dairy food commission. that
future prosecutions would not end with
fines. but would extend 10 indictment and
trial by a jury on the charge Of In
voluntary manslaughter.
IL will not be necessary to obtain new
legislation for this proceeding as the
present laws make the dealers arnenable
TO punishment for manslaughter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29

six vessels which were about 10 enter the
canal and a few days later repeated the
stoppage off Alexandria. Mr. Bowles also
wanted TO know what steps the govern
ment would take 10 prevent belligerent
ships, securing at British ports, coal to
be used in operation OF war"
RUSSIA FILES PROTEST.
London, July 2s-Russia has filed a for
British shipments Of contraband 10 Japan.
The Associated Press learns that the
Russian government. since the beginning
OF the war has carefully watched the
manufacture OF goods intended for the
use OF the Japanese government, and so
soon as IL was established that such goods
were about 10 be shipped 10 a hostile des-
tination the facts were officially COM
municated 10 the British government,
with the request that measures be taken
TO put a stop to it. II is further asserted
that I'm many cases the government has
not taken action, and II Is understood
that when the war ends Russia proposes
to present a bill for damages 10 the
British government which will Offset the
indemnlties claimed for the seizures of
British ships.
II is also learned by The Associated
Press that Russia does not intend 20
hasten the settlement OF the question OF
the rights OF the Russian volunteer feet
vessels 10 pass the Dardanelles. as IL such
negotiations we're conducted at this time.
as desired by Great Britain. Russia might
be forced by the existing situation 70
grant concessions she would afterwards
regret.
Continued on page Two.
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ALLEGED MOTIVE FOR
RESIGNATION DECLARED ABSURD

Paris, July 2e.-The report from St
Louis that NJ Bouefve. the French rep
resentatlve at the exposition has resign
ed his position I'm favor OF NJ. Glrald be-
cause OF the hospitality he extended "a
Cardinal satolll during the period OF
strained relations with the Vatican
which IL said to have offended the home
authorities is denied at the foreign Office
where It is pointed out that NJ. Boefve Is
not deputy commissioner but diplomatic
agent. The alleged motive for his resig.
notion is declared 10 be absurd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29
NAVAL OFFICERS ATTEND
FUNERAL Of LIEUT.. CLEMENT,

Ffype. Hungary. July "a delegation
OF officers OF the United States battleship
Kearsarge attended the funeral OF Lieu
tenant James Wilkinson Clement today
at Trisse. who died at that place yes
terday morning Of typhoid.
The body will be taken home. The
United States battleship squadron will
sail for Gibraltar tomorrow. The dis
patch boat Mayfower remains at Trieste
until the sick men recover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29

The Arabia Isft Portland, July 2. with a
cargo OF -four and railroad material. The
greater portion of the -four. 27os tons. is
addressed TO Hong Kong and Is not liable
to seizure but 466 tons OF -four and %2
tons OF railroad material are addressed TO
Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasah and con-
sequently are contraband. The iron OF the
, cargo consists OF platforms. wheels.
axles. boilers and parts OF bridges. AS the
contraband OF war aboard the Arabia
forms less than half her cargo. the ves-
sci herself is not liable to seizure. After
the contraband OF war has been dis
charged. therefore, the ship will probably
be relea sed. The final decision as TO her
disposition rests with the prize court.
The prize crew on board consisted OF
Lieut. viadislate and AZ men from the
cruiser Groboboi
"In extreme cases, where the retention
of ships is impossible owing to their bad
condition. when they are OF small value
or ir danger OF recapture by the enemy,
when az great distance from a home
port, or wren there Is danger for the
ship which has taken the prize. the COM
mander, upon his personal responsibility,
NAV burn. or sink the captured vessel.
after having previously taken of her crew
and as far as possible, hes cargo. Her
documents must be preserved ard even
witnesses can be held for the purpose OF
giving testimony before the prize court
The destruction Of the British ship
Knight Commander. Is held 10 have been
IL al.f f-aIl
IL is further claimed that the British
government, instead Of complaining.
should take steps TO compel her ship own
ers 10 desist from carrying contraband,
I'm accordance with King Edwards neu-
trality proclamation in which he said:
81 give notice that all our subjects who
transgress will do so at their own peril
and risk and will under no circumstances
receive our protection"
FULL INDEMNITY PROMISED.
berlin. July 29.-The foreign office today
Informed The Associated Press that Rus'
sia has agreed to fully indemnify German
shippers and their consignees Tor any
losses sustained by the seizures OF Ger
man ships and the detention or the Prin'
/ Heinrichs mail.
An inquiry is now In progress to deter.
mine what claims shall be presented
| Russia also agrees 10 restore and forward
the contents OF the two seized mai
| packages
FACTS CONFIRMED.
London. July 2e-Pnemier Balfour I'm z
/ prInted reply 90 the question announced
! hy Thomas Gibson Bowles. (ConserYp
/ tive). in the house Of commons. July ~
| asking for Information regarding the &C
/ tions OF tho Russian armored cruiser
/ Dmitri Donskol I'm the Mediterranean
confirmed the facts recited by Mr. Bowles
! and adds that the British government
I View r. that any snip using coal Tor pur
poses other than that for which n wa'
/ obtained should not thereafter be AFFORDED
/ coaling facilities.
Mr. Rowies asked the government I
/ Il was aware that the Russian armoret
! cruiser Dmltri Donskoi. after being al
| lowed 20 take 200 tons OF coal az Port SaiC
and after her captain had given his wore
OF honor that he would proceed at once
and by the direct route 10 Cadiz. remained
of Port said and stopped and examined
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29

TOMORROW:
Fair and cooler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29

Vladvosto July ae-The German Arabia
of American company which captured by the Russian
Gromobo July hundred miles north Yokohama
arrived here in charge of prize
That Of the steamers which alleged be
aband from Portland Oregon The Arabia with other
ships Hamburg American company under charter for three
the American Trading which, it is asserted is
carrying contraband She commander by Capt Bale
Geramn and Chinese According
by the Chinese board American
gagged m carrying contraband including firearms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29

The subsequent trial established the
fact that Gerschunin was the head Of
murderous conspiracy, similar to the M
hilist conspiraces of the early eighties.
the object of which was to create reign
OF terror In Russia by killing ministers.
governors and the emperor himself.
Gerschunin is a Jew and was former
petty official OF St Petersburg.
SELECTION BY LOT.
The perpetrators OF the murders. as well
as the victims. were to be selected by Lot.
The series OF crimes resulting from this
conspiracy began with the attempt on the
life OF Priyy Councillor Pobiedonoetzen.
chief procurator Of the Holy Synod who
was fired at by a man named Logowski.
March %. 1901. and Included the killing Of
NJ Bogdanovitch, ex-governor general OF
Ufa. European Russia. twho was as
sassinated May 10. lso3) NJ. Bogoiiepon,
former minister OF public instruction.
(who was shot by Peter Karpovich, Feb.
"a. 1901. and died March Is from the effect
of his wound. and NJ. Scipiaguine. M.
Won Plehve's predecessor. (assassinated
April l6, 1902, by a student named Bal
mashoffD, and the attempts on Prince
Obolensky (now governor general OF Fin
land), while governor OF Kharofr, he being
fired at four times. Aug. IL. 1902. and
Prince Galitzsin, governor general OF the
Caucasus, who was stabbed by three
natives in the outskirts OF Tifiis. Oct.
21, 1903.
OTHER MURDERS.
The more recent murders of Governor
General Bobrikoff. OF Finland, (who was
shot by Eugene Schaumann. June 1s and
died the following morning, and OF Vice
Governor Andreiff OF Elizabethpol Trans
caucasia (assasslnated July IL last). prob
ably were not connected with this plot.
The latter crime was undoubtedly due
10 private vengeance.
The arrest of Gerschunin was conduct
ed under dramatic circumstances. He
had been shadowed by the Austrian police
and upon his arrival at KiefY tried 70
escape by jumping from an electric car
after exciting chase. Gerschunin was
captured and he and two others, one OF
whom was a woman. were tried, con-
victed and sentenced 20 death, but the
emperor with Won Plehwe's acduiesenc~
extended mercy and commuted the SEN
tences TO rs years imprisonment. Gers
chunin is now serving his sentence In
Schlusselberg prison.
FACILITATE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Paris. July 2s-Despite the prominencs
| already given NJ Whites name, well In
| formed circles here do not believe he WIN
suco eed the late NJ Won Plehve a. Rus-
| slap rnniister of the interior as ft'is not
! considered likely he would accept the
| office without receiving such extensfvs
powers as the emperor would hesitate "a
accord
The death OF Won Plehve il not expect
! ed here TO AFFECT the course OF the war
which. II ~ added no minister. however
powerful. could stop at present, out the
tragedy will unquestionably facilitate the
peace negotiations when the POSSIBILITY
for their Initiative arlssA
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NAME IS
GUARDED.


5 ST. Petersburg. July 2s.-The @
. name OF the assassin OF Interior o
3 Minister Won Plehve III given by q
. the Bourse Gazette as Prozef. but @
o this is not confirmed by the police. o
B who. II satisfied that they have en- .
. tablished the identity or even the o
3 nationality OF the murderer are Q
o carefully guarding the fact, per- 9
9 haps TO throw his accomplices or 9
Z, the scent. o
. The general public is disposed to .
& regard the crime as intimately con- q
6 nected with the far-reaching ter &
@ rorist plot revealed last summer by g
@ the arrest OF Gerschunin, the Rus q
I. sian revolutionary agitator at
s. Keiff where he had gone to organ e
3 lie an attempt on the emperors q
o life at Caroff during the ceremo- q
8 MES incident to the canonization OF =
8 st. seraphim.
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A D1iTTINd that newspaper ad-
"A vertising will sell goods--th
question Of how much newspaper
advertising you should DO becomes
one Of how much goods you can
afford TO sell. That's all there Is
TO Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
Business is Business.

William II. Cranes engagement at the
National Theater. beginning a week from
Monday. in Business is business" will
serve to Introduce the actor I'm one OF the
strongest roles that he has ever been called
upon to handle. The play itself is a serious
work and comes from Paris. where ii Was
produced at the Coincide Franchise. Every
thing in the play centers in the character
of money-worshiping man, and he is not
merely sketched. but drawn in the most
VIVID colors. Coming, it does. at time
When the theaterS are crowded with light
and facetious forms of enterta inment that
add little or nothing to art and less. If pos
sible, to dramatic literature, it is likely to
be hailed here as it was abroad-as a treat.
A celebrated Frenchman. Octave MirbeaU.
wrote it, and Robert Hichens, who is rot
without reputation as literary man, made
the English translation of it. Since its
original presentation in Paris the drama
has found its way around the word. Bust
ness is Business" is said to be a play for
thinking people and to make a direct APP
peal to ones intelligence. There is moth
ing light or frothy about it. 1t makes q
vigorous attack on the craze for wealth.
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"The Messiah

The Choral Society is progressing finely
with its rehearsal for THE Messiah" and
there have been several additions to the
membership roll There will be an extra
rehearsal with the orchestra Thursday
evening. which Will obviate the usual Sum
day afternoon rehearsal.
The performance this year brings back
to Washington after an absence OF several
years Miss Marguerite Hall. the contral;o.
Miss Hall has had much success In the last
year in singing in New York and elsewhere
Mr.. Nicholas Douty has sung with the So
ciety every year since his first engagement
hve years ago. No one has quite equaled
MN IN the rendition OF the tenor part in
The Messiah" Nine Anito Rio. who was
engaged last year for the first time, was
Immediately re-engaged because of her
great success. 1t is doubtful whether a
better soprano singer can be found for this
part Mr.. Croxton the bass singer is a
newcomer to Washington, and will compete
with the recollection of many distinguished
singers or this part The reports are that
he Is specially qualified for oratorio work.
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President Set Style for Collars.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
'In spite of the efforts of the jobbers to
force the high collar on the market, the de-
mand is still for the low comfortable grades
which We're popular during the summer"
said A. Stern of Chicago.
Some of the manufacturers and whole
salers who are not familiar with the type of
collar worn by President Roosevelt have
been at loss to account for the persistent
demand for the low collar. but the fact of
the matter really is that the President has
been setting the fashion for the country In
the collar line The style was first taken
up by young men, and now in the cities all
over the country you see good dressers
wearing what used TO be ridiculed as mid
dle-aged collars.
This vogue of the low, wide front collar
has brought the wide four-in-hand necktie
back into favor, and If you don't believe
that the Presidents manner of dressing has
been influential in determining neckwear
styles, just look at any of his pictures taken
curing the last few years and then go out
on the street and see how many men you
will meet who will exhibit almost IDENTICAL
ly the same necktie and collar combina ton
Many of the dealers have taken in the situ-
alton and are offering Roosevelt collars
and necktieS
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1.-THE Other Girl.n

The holiday offering at the Columbia week
after next will be Augustus Thomas latest
effort, 1.-THE Other Girl" This play comes
here with record of practically an entire
seasons engagement in New York. where
1t was presented in three different theaters.
Mr.. Thomas has to his credit some of the
best American plays ever written. such as
Arizona" Alabama. ION the Quiet" In
Missouri and The Earl of Pawtucket"
The players include such well-known art
lists as Lionel Barrymore, Frank Burbeck.
Ralph Delmore, Frederick Raymond Rich
ard Bennett, Wallace Eddinger Joseph
Whiting, Francis Byrne, Mabel Roebuck,
Grace Henderson. Maggie Fielding. Lou
Middleton. Ida Greeley Smith and others,
The comedy is in three acts The engage
ment opens with Christmas matinee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
LAFAYETTE Theater.

The musical comedy. Running for Of
fee" will be presented at the Lafayette
Opera House all next week, under the man.
agement of George M. Cohan and Sam III.
Harris, commencing with the usual Mon
day performance Running for Office" was
suggested by the passage of the local OPP
ton bill some three years ago in the state
of Vermont. The white flag of temperance
Is so often waved and its adherents sell
dom taken seriously. that when state
like Vermont makes local option an issue
attention is excited both of a serious and
humorous nature. The possibilities sug-
gested to the author resulted in this COM
edy. The scenes are laid in Tfgersville.
Vermont. The characters are in keeping
with the surroundings, and are not exag-
gerated To conceal the fact of having q
grown-up daughter from his wife, John
Tiger, a politician. who is running for Of
flee in his native town, resorts to all sorts
of white lies" and when his wife surprises
him in the act of kissing his daughter his
troubles begin. To further compicate the
situation, Mrs. Tiger, who had been pre-