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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-11
A Hatfield Family Wiped Out.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-"Bill" Hatfield
shot and killed his wife, Maud, and
then blew out his brains, at Meeteetse,
Wyo. 1t is said that jealousy was the
cause of the tragedy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
WAR CHESTS CONTAIN
GREAT SUMS

LONDON, Mar. 2.-Of all the Euro
pean powers, England is practically the
only nation that does not keep a war
chest. On the continent, stored in
vaults and cellars, it is estimated that
sl,5o0, 600 600 in gold and silver is kept
ready to be drawn on for war.
Germany keeps her war hoard in the
impfegnable vaults in the Julius Tower
in the grim old fortress of Spandau,
about 10 miles outside of Berlin. The
size of this sum is unknown. but out
of the French indemnity, Germany
placed 800 600 in her war chest.
France is even better prepared for
war, from financial standpoint. II
is suspected that she has $500, 900 600
in gola and silver
In the custody of the Austro Hungary
bank is fund of Sl50, 600 600 for pur-
poses of war.
Russia it is said, has something like
S5o0, 600 900 stored away, although il
was said that She had borrowed great
sum in France before declaring wan
on Japan.
In the years gone by England had an
eno1 nous war chest. hut it was dis
selvSd in Pitts constellation fund
which now represents the finances tbs
British government can eall on ici
war purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

east are lined up in Manchuria. But
the biggest test of all is upon the
Russian government itself.
In one of my letters l explained why
revolutionary movements in Russia do
not amount to much. The population
is too scattered and far too ignorant
for them to be effective. Besides, a
war in Russia, as elsewhere, has ten
dency to make people drop their small
grievances and stand up behind then
rulers, whoever they may be.
But no nation is above the necessity
of being efficient, and the supreme
test which the present war will place
on the Russian government will be
whether or not it is competent fol-
the job in hand. Russians at this crisis
are not going to demand reforms OF
any particular kind, will not rebel
against increased taxation and greater
cost of living, but they viii insist that
Russia shall win. The nation is in
tensey proud and will not submit
tamely to drubbing by the japanese.
If the present rulers of Russia cannot
win, there will be ground swell
movement taking in every grade OF
Russian society, demanding leaders
who can win.
When the Russians under the lash
Of defeat begin to take stock OF how
it happened they will see plainly
what every foreigner of intelligence
sees, that there is any amount OF
rottenness in their present system o.
government. The Capitalization Of
everything in St. Petersburg, which
puts not only the army and navy but
! all the state business of Russia into
the hands of stupid and dishones,
bureaucrats, will be sized up for what
it really is. The car, it may be pre-
dieted, will not be criticized, as in
, Russia for many day to come the
car will be above criticism whatever
happens, so all the wrath of the deceiv
ed people will fall upon his ministers
and advisers.
The ear himself will be in the posi-
| ton of every man in Russia who is
not grinding his own AK in st
Petersburg bureau, of wanting to win
at any cost. The cars first proclama-
ton was addressed not to his admirals
and generals but to the people OF
Russia, and as the war goes on the
tendency will be to draw the car and
people closer together.
II the bureaucracy muddles every
thing, as it is likely to do, starves the
army through lack OF proper transpor
system, loses the navy through in
adequate preparation and allows Rus
sian prestige to fail in heap from botl
these reasons, il may come that the
ear will appeal over the heads of th'
officials TO the people of Russia fol
counsel and support,
Such a state Of affairs would sooI
bring new men to the front. and the,
mQuestionably would he younger mel
than those now at the head of affairs
and would have more liberal ideas
Then under the stress of renewing ,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
Seven years in the penitentiary,

Seven years in the penitentiary.
This was the sentence imposed upon
Leroy Rambaugh and William Hon
man in the superior court this morn
ing for having committed highway
robbery in the holdups for which the
James boys were first arrested.
Unlike the scenes attending the
trial of the James boys, the court
room was almost empty. Neither
Hoffman nor Hamburger are the sons
of bankers, their family names are
not found in the blue book, so when
court convened this morning only the
two self-confessed criminals. Hon-
mans Borrowing father and mother
ana few court attendants were
present No swish of silken skirts
was heard nor was there anyone
there to comfort the mother An old
woman bore her grief I'm loneliness,
while her boy was being ordered sent
to the penitentiary. Her grief was
pitiful. and It seemed doubly hard
for her to bear on account of the
knowledge of the guilt OF her son and
the seriousness of the crime and its
consequences.
The sentence came in the nature of
a surprise to the boys, When they
returned to the, jail Hoffman turned
to Hamburger and said; we got off
easy. l was expecting about 10 years.
He gave us the same dose, too. Let's
shake" And they shook.
Judge Richardson. In commenting
ON the sentence, said that there were
many things to be considered. In
the first place Rambaugh was entitled
to some leniency on account of his
open and free confession which clear
ed the James boys ana at the same
time saved the sherifr's office a lot
of work in locating the perpetrators
OF all the recent holdups. Hoffman's
confession had to be wormed out OF
him and was only made because he
knew that Hamburger had already
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
BAKERY Law
IS NOT GOOD


The law prohibiting bakers from
opening shops In cellars or Easements
was declared to be unconstitutional
today by Judge Richardson.
The question came up in the case
of the state against Peter Marshall.
Under the new law passed by the last
legislature bakers are forbidden to
open in easements, but there Is .
clause In the law that stipulates that
bakers who were operating in a base
ment at the time the law went into
effect would not be effected.
This is the clause upon which Judge
Richardson declared the law unconsti-
tutionsl and sustained the demurrer
to the complaint. He held that the
law was a discrimination in favor OF
one class. of bakers against another
class.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Barn
hardt has not decided whether or not
he will appeal the case to the supreme
court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
IS FACING A CIVIL WAR

great war in distant province, friends
of Russia might hope that the police
system and the present tyrannieal ap-
purtenances of an autocratic power
would one by one be dropped. The fall
of the bureaucracy and the limitations
of new ideas would lead to the dawn
of democracy and a new Russia. But
all this is long cry from the present
conditions, and before it can come
about all that has been characteristic
of Russia for nearly 30 years must fall
to the ground.
Since the war with Turkey, Russian
policy has been a tyranny at homo
and aggression abroad. The foreign
aggression of it is already receiving
severe body blows from Japan, and it
may soon come to pass that the terror
ism which Russia has exerted in the
Balkans for so long will result in Bull
garia and Turkey throwing of her DOM
nation and fighting it out their own
way.
The fall of Russian prestige in the
world would mean a great change, but
if it brought about important altera-
tons in the whole internal government
Of Russia is would be still greater
change. Altogether, the present war
may do very much more than ehangs
the map. Could it make the degraded
peasant into a free and intelligent man,
it would make the affair at Port Ar
thur fade into insignifcance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
TO PROMOTE
C0vERLY

Fred Pearson introduced an ordi-
nance at the meeting Of the city coun-
Gil last night providing that police
officer may be promoted from the
ranks to the position of chief, and, at
the expiration Of his term, return to
the force with his old rank.
This is in line with the movement
to make Captain Coverly chief OF
police. He does not desire the ap-
pointment unless he can return to his
present rank at the expiration of his
term as chief. The fact that Mr..
Pearson introduced the ordinance, in
dicates that he may be ready to join
with the other opponents of Chief
Woydt in an effort to remove him.
The council adjourned last night for
one week. At that time the ordinance
can be passed if desired. 1t contains
no emergency clause, and therefore
it would be 10 days before it went into
effect.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
mar AQR[ST
UNION MIN

Captain McClelland Of the Ondawa
Inn, this afternoon made complaint to
Corporation Counsel Judson and the
mayor that members of the Cooks and
Walters union were disturbing the
peace in front Of the Inn. The cor
poration counsel told him that if the
disturbance was continued restrain-
ing order could be issued against tho
unions.
Judge Hanford of the United States
court holds that such an order can DO
drawn" said Mr.. Judson. "The same
order was issued when the unions de-
clared the japanese restaurant unfair
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
Reed Smoot Hearing Begun in Presence of Big
Crowd Today. President Smith First Witness.

former Congressman Taylor of Ohio
of the counsel for the opposition.
Smith said he had been n resident Of
Salt Lake since 1S4S and was presi-
dent of the church. the recognized
prophet, seer and revelator and that
the same recognition was also accord
ed to the apostles of the church.
Continuing, President Smith said he
believed he possessed all the powers
and authority possessed by any of his
predecessors In the Office OF president,
Besides being president of the church
he was president OF many business in
situations.
lilo gave the history of the Mormon
church. saying II was founded by his
uncle. Joseph Smith, who discovered
the plate containing the creed of the
church now called the Book OF Nor
mon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
RICH FIND
VANCOUVER MAN CLAIMS TO
HAVE DISCOVERED VEIN OF
PECULIAR oRE IN THE YALE
DIsTRICT.
Especial to Press.)

VANCOUVER, b. c.. March g.
George Kirby claims to have discov-
cred molybdenum in the Yale district.
Molybdenum is a rare mineral element
and Is very valuable.
Mr.. Kilby says that the rich vein
is about 10 inches wide. He says
that besides this rich streak Is huge
deposit OF mineralized rock which
contains molybdenum all through II.
He says when drawn across white
paper II leaves n greenish streak and
the edges of the streak are dotted
with silver powder.
If Mr., kilby is correct in his sur
misses he has the only molybdenum
deposit in British Columbia, as far
as known. though there are many
frances of this metal throughout the
province.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
tscripps News Assooiation.)

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The In
vestigation Of the right of Reed
Emoot Of Utah to retain his seat in
the senate OF the United States. he
being an apostle in tho Mormon
church, began this morning before
the senate committee on privileges
and elections. The room was crowded
with witnesses from Utah and repre-
sentatives of various organizations
and others interested In the case.
President Smith. the highest Official
In the Mormon church, was the first
witness. On the lapel of his coat was
a button an inch in diameter. bearing
tho picture of his father, the patrl-
arch of the church.
President Smith affirmed instead of
being sworn. lie was examined by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
WILL ASH FOR
Ills PARDON
ACTS ST. JOHN DIX WILL 60
TO PRISON TINS WEEK.
Especial to Press.)

BELLINGHAM, Wash, March p
The remittitur in the case Of the
state against H. st. John Dix, affirm
ing the judgment of the superior
court of this county imposing a SEN
tence of 10 years in the penitentiary
for the alleged wreckipg of q bank
in this city, has been received from
the supreme court.
Attorney Meade, who represented
the state in the trial, Immediately
moved that Thursday be fixed by the
court to hear motion to issue the
commitment to the state penitentiary
and the motion was granted.
1t Is probable that unless the gov
ernor interferes the prisoner will be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

WOULD f|dhT
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, March 2. - The
"Show me- state was much in evil
dence in the house cloakrooms this
morning when Representatives Coch-
ran and Hunt of Missouri nearly came
to blows in discussion Of the guber-
material candidacy OF Circuit Attorney
Joseph Folk. Hunt is anti-Folk and
expressed contempt for his colleagues
who come from outside of the Sc
Louis limits.
Cochran holly stated that only
fraud could defeat Folk. whereupon
Hunt started to show Cochran.
Champ Clark broke in and literally
lifted Cochran from his feet and car
ried him out Of the danger zone. Hunt
then announced that he could lick the
whole Missouri delegation, but hos-
Titles gradually ceased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
INSPECTORS Will
INVESTIGATE
Especial to the Press.)

SEATTLE, Wash, Mar, limited
States Marine Inspectors Whitney and
Turner today announced that they
would hold an investigation in an effort
to ascertain the cause of the disaster to
the steamer Queen, All licensed
officers will be called upon to testify.
Both inspectors have looked over the
boat. As. yet the date of the investi-
cation has not been set.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
LONDON, March 2,--Bulle-
tina rumOr is in circulation
in the house OfComm0ns that
Port Arthur has fallen. No
information is Obtainable.

Vladivostok telegram states that the
Japanese fleet recently seen off that
port is believed to have been COM
posed of reserve vessels and not pow
erful enough to blockade the port.
Private advices received at Vladi-
vostok," says the telegram. ARE that
2400 Japanese have landed at Chung
Chang, 200 verts north of Gansan,
Korea. The object is believed to be to
take Munehun, which is short dis
lance southwest of Vladivostok
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

Newspaper Enterprise Association's
Special Commissioner to Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Mar. 2.-There
is more on trial than the Russian army
and navy in the present war with
Japan. Her navy wGs- suspected TO be
rotten and was proven 50 the hrst shot
on; OF the bag. Hex army, believed TO
he good. will not have fair test until
the vast lCialorl emeDts Oh their way
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
RUSSIA IL ON THE
VERGE OF REVOLUTION.

BERLIN, March q - Laegliche
Rundschau reports that Russia Is on
the verge of a revolution. Minister
Of the Interior Plehve regards the
peasantry to be in u most dangerous
condition. Starving rustics. maddened
by the excessive use OF vodka, are
piundering estates and numbering
land owners. The government has
proclaimed minor state of siege and
mild form OF martial law in SO of
the II provinces Of European Russia
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
GET SEVEN YEARS
Rambauqh and hoffman Must Go to the Penite1-
tiary.-.PitifuI Scene of Lonely Grief in the
Court Room.

confessed. On the other hand, leniency
was shown in Hoffman's case both
on account of his physical and mental
condition. He is not exactly sound in
mind. Not that he is an idiot, but he
Is weak minded--not too weak minded
however. said the Judge to go into the
holdup business. His heart is weak
and he is a little deformed.
When told that the boys considered
that they got off easy, the judge said:
Yes, l think they did. too"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

landed in the penitentiary by the end
Of the present week. A lengthy petit
ton will undoubtedly soon be pre-
scented to Governor Mcbride asking
him in view Of the statement 1uss
presented by the expert and the CONF
mittee Of the depositors who ex-
amined the banks books, to pardon
the prisoner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
Sixteen Story Hotel Build
ing CoIIapses. Killing and
Injuring May People. in
New York City.

collapsed this afternoon.
The police report eight men killed
and q dozen injured. Reserves have
BEEN called out and q dossn ambu-
lances summoned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

John Vandercook, European repre-
sentative of the Newspaper Enterprise
association, has spent many months
in Russia. He went there long before
the outside world dreamed of war,
chiefly to study the Russian as he is
at home. His articles on this side Of
life have been of intense interest. He
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

LONDON, March Again there IL
an absolute dearth OF authentic news
from Port Arthur or the vicinity Of
the Yalu. Significance IL attached to
this fact as IL indicates that pos
sibls aght II In progress at Port Ar
thur.
Several reports are current that the
Japanese have met o reverse, but
there II NO confirmation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
MORMON CHURCH ON TRIAL
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Jacklin,
S12 Virginia avenue. a daughter. Feb
ruary IS
To Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Rhodes. 23I1
Dean avenue. a daughter, February %.
To Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Aldrich, 1907
Riverside avenue, a daughter, Febru-
airy 25.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
SULTAN OPPOSES RUSSIA.

IScrIpps NeWs NssoclatIon.)
CONSTANT1NOPLE. March q
The Turkish government is resolved
to forctbly prevent the Russian Black
seN fleet from passing through the
Dardanelles. The defences of the
straits have been strengthened due
to England's threat to make demon.
stration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
WOULD HAVE WAR STOPPED.

(Ecripps News Assocfation.)
PARIS. March Former Minister
Of Foreign Affairs Honatauz has
started an agitation in favor of the
Intervention by the powers to stop
the war in the far east. French of
ficials count much on the new move
ment. .,.,. 80.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

PETTY sTHIfE 10 FORGOTTEN
PoR THE TINE BEuEo-THE
MASSES INSIST THAT RUSSIA
MUST WIN or AN OVERTHROW
OF TIE BUREAUcRATs WILL
FOLLOW.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
ANOTHER ATTACK BY
JAPs IL DrsCREDITED.

(Scripps News Association)
WASHINGTON March .2.-Infor-
nation has been received here from
Japanese sources that another Jap
anese attack on Port Arthur will not
occur foH a fortnight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, March 2.-(Bulletin.)
Tho Hotel Darlington, an uncom-
pleted structure, Is stories high, at
Forty-sixth street near Sixth avenue,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
Several Reports Current at London That Japanese Have
Met Reverses but They Lack Confirmation Sultan
Is Forced to Refuse Gar Permission to Take His
:. Black Sea Fleet Through Straits.
ANGER
LIVES OF woRxMEN THREATEN
ED-sEwER CONNECTION FOB
MOST or BROWNIES ADDITION
MAY BE BRoKEN-BoARD At
TEMPS A REMEDY AND PROP
ERTY OWNERS PRoTEsT-CoN-
TRACTOR WANTS TO QUIT.

Contractor Use appeared before the
city council last night and said the
bank below Riverside avenue on Will
son street was in very dangerous
condition and buildings on the upper
side of the bank were near falling.
and If they did fall the city would
be liable for damages to the extent
of $4,000 or $4,000. The council
referred the matter to the board of
public works for immediate action.
Build on Piling.
The board acted quickly and decid-
ed that the east bank will be made
six feet higher than the opposite to
allow room for the change in the
plans for the retaining wall. The
workmen struck quicksands while
digging the trench to complete the
wall and this gave rise to all sorts
of complications. This wall was to
have been built IA feet down in the
ground, but this depth will not DO
attained where the quicksand has
been encountered. Instead piling will
be built and the wall laid upon it.
Owners win Kick.
A protest to the change will be
made by three of the property hold
ers. whose lots will set down three
or four feet below the street accord
ing to the last plans.
Altogether the job is at the present
stage a very dangerous undertaking.
Should the action Of the Quicksand
weaken the hill above the excavation.
the hill will cave and bury the work.
men. The danger is fully appreciated
however, and will be warded against.
This is one of the contracts which
has been held up by the board Of
public works for years. Some months
ago the board was ordered to call for
bids and Uses bid of $500 was the
lowest Still the board held up the
work Then petition was sent in
by the property owners of Wilson
avenue and the contract was awarded
nse Wants to Quit.
Use has already expended more than
the amount of the contract and 1t will
necessitate his putting i'm fully $500
more before the job Is finished. Some
time ago he offered the city s4700
cash if it would take the contract off
his hands and complete the work it
self.
Various propositions have been
made regarding a way to get around
this piece of dangerous work. but all
have met with disfavor on the part
of the property owners. One was to
narrow the street to 20 feet. thus
making room for a wall of earth to
reinforce the stone wall. Use offered
to buy outright one Of the lots owned
by the dissatisfied ones. He also
offered to buy strip of 10 feet of
the south end of the lots and donate
the strip to the city for the finishing
of the road.
Break Sewer Connection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
FALLS
The police payroll for the month
ending March has been completed.
The roll for the 40 officers amounted to
$326l IS,
DANCE OF FoxHsrE1s.

Court Syringa. Independent Order
of Foresters, will give social dance
at Pacific hall tomorrow evening. All
friends are invited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
| S
ELECTED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
COLUMBUS, O., Mar. 2.-The joint
session of the legislature today elected
General Charles Dick to succeed the
late Mr.. Hanna in the United States
senate. He will fill the long and short
terms
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
JAPs GOING HOME.

(Scripps. News Association)
LONDON, March 2.-Twenty-five
Japanese officers left for Japan today
via America A large crowd babe
them farewell and wished them good
luck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02

NSUFIHpb NeWs NSsUCIHtIUHJ
LONDON. March at Is learned
on the highest diplomatic authority
that no overtures have yet been made
to either Japan or Russia relative to
mediation. If such overtures should
be made. 1t is understood Japan will
given them careful attention and pos
sibly agree If assured her vital inter-
ests will be sufficiently protected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
HE WON'T
STAND FOg
THE WASTE

- j. A. Clarke doesn't like the waste
from brewery spread over his land
and therefore has sued the Schade
Brewing company for $3.50 damages
and asks the superior court to restrain
the company from emptying waste on
his property near the brewery in the
eastern part of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-02
Break Sewer Connection.

AS things now stand the dirt bank
is about ready to crack and cave down
upon the ditching. II this happens, II
will break the sewer pipe which
drains most of Brownies addition.
1t is believed the plans as now ar
ranged will suffice to eliminate all
danger