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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

PREFERS LOVE IN A MAGNIFICENT
COTTAGE.-Miss Pauline Astor, daugh-
ter of w. w. Astor, whose money bar
rel has enabled him to cut wide
swath in London society some time
past, seems to have will of her own.
and her engagement as a portionless
bride to Capt. Spender Clay is the
talk Of the Smart Set on both sides
the water. The father, it seems, was
willing to pay the price for a prince
ling, or any other tin.ornament that
pleased her fancy. but she listened to
the wooing of true man, and thus
aroused parental displeasure. Capt.
Clay is, however, not destitute. He
owns fine estate at Ford Manor, near
Ling6eld, and has yearly income
estimated at $4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

UNCLE SANS LAND GIFT ENTER.
PRIsE.-Wiliam Mccormick, q veteran
of the Spanish war. drew the prize OF
first choice for homestead at the lot
terry, conducted by the government, at
the Rosebud Reservation in South Da.
kota, on the 2Sth ult. One hundred
and six thousand names were placed
in barrel, revolving on an axis, and
after the slips Of paper had been thor.
oughly admixed by its revolution, a
government clerk drew name, which
happened, "by chance" to be Me-
Cormick. who is q years of age. All
the names will be drawn, but only
about $500 will get claims, the re-
mainder having chance if those with.
in the limit fail to select their award.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

Two distinct shocks of earthquake
are reported TO have been felt in Mon.
tana last week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

No bedroom SUIT, No Wedding
The Mardi Gras fete at Tacoma, seems
to have been failure in many senses.
Aside from the injury to the little
girl who performed the looping. the
loop act, who lies at the point OF death,
it seems that the management went
so far broke as to declare the public
wedding "off," simply because the
committee could not raise the 500
to pay for the prize-a bedroom set
and the gritty young couple refused to
comply with their part of the contract
unless the prize was forthcoming
So the wedding is put off till October,
and the manager of the carnival makes
the humiliating excuse that the pat
ronage had not been sufficient to war
rant purchase of the prize offered.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

The wife OF Gen. Nelson A. Miles
died suddenly on the LIST inst, at High.
land Falls, N. Y, of heart disease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

SENATOR Hanna's widow gives $1O,.
GOO to the National Republican cam.
paign fund.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

HoBsoN, the man who gained little
ephemeral fame from sinking ship
to obstruct an enemy's harbor, is said
to be " Parker's Burchard," from the
reckless way he has lately been hand.
ling his jaw-bone. He is said to have
given utterance to this sentence in the
st. Louis Convention: "The only
President who ever enforced the laws
against labor union was Democrat.
The hero" loses sight OF the fact that
the Democratic party long ago purged
itself Of all faint from association with
Grover Cleveland and his acts, and
there is no sense in attempting to
make capital for the Peoples party by
emphasizing his disposition to main
tain the plutocratic" element" Gas
the pops would designate iD of the
nation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

ALTON B. Parker has resigned his
position on the bench, preparatory to
entering the Presidential campaign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

The Democratic donkey will feel a
little awkward wearing a blanket en-
broidered with 5 marks.-Er.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12
For President.


For Presidential Electors,
FRED THIEL ...... ........... $500. OF Adams
JOHN TRCMBULL 80. ............. OF Clallam
J. : DARNELL .-... ............ OF CowliiZ
:. +. RICHARDSON ...... ....-.... OF Mason
For Governor
GEORGE TURNER OF 5pokane
For Lieutenant Governor,
STEPHEN JUDSoN. .......-... . OF Pierce
For Congress,
HOWARD HATHAWAY ..... OF Snobomish
J. J. ANDERSON .................Of Pierce
For Secretary of State,
PATRICK HOUGH....... ... OF Clarke
For Treasurer,
GEORGE NUGGET ........ ...... OF spokane
For Auditor,
For Attorney General,
Z. ii. NEAL ..-...--...-... ...-. o.. or Lincoln
For Land Commissioner.
VAN X. PIERSON ..........-.-.....Of King
For Superintendent of Schools
W. ID. GERARD .....................O or King
For Supreme Judge,
ALFRED BATTLE ............ ........ OF King
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

A BISHOP ON THE GRILL-Bishop
Porter, of New York, has brought the
whole ecclesiastical hive of bees buz-
zing about his head by being present
ut formal opening Of a saloon in that
city, which was started on a plan for
supplying pure drinks and cleansing
the saloon atmosphere by adherence
to all the moral proprieties. 1t is con.
Quoted under the auspices of the City
Club, and is patterned after the effort
OF the English Earl Gray in his efforts
for reform. The Bishops course has
been the subject of bitter comment
likewise from other than the gotham
pulpits.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

AN Oregonian, New York, dispatch
says that Tammany has marked w. r.
Hearst for slaughter as Congressman,
as means of eliminating him from
the Presidential possibilities in 1908.
1t seems, however, that Tsmmany is
counting long before the period of set
ting the incubator time-lock. If We
mistake not, Mr.. Hearst will be wholly
able to take care of himself in the
future. He is young and resourceful.
lie is engaged in a splendid work as
champion of the rights of the people ;
his field, unlike that of Tammany,
confined to operations in single
State, is wide as the nations domains,
and he has but to place the finishing
touches on a career that has been re-
markable for lis philanthropic en-
deavors, to make himself the idol of
the people, whose will, if unrestrained,
is the voice of the Great Ruler of ma
tions. Politicians of the professional
kind, had better pause long enough to
ascertain the direction the thistledown
blows before making a choice of action.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

Not more than the Republican eli
plant with an empty trunk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12
Importation Of Plant-Life.

The Agricultural Department, at
Washington is doing some very COM
meudable work in its line OF present
effort, among which is the importa-
ton OF tiny bug which it is thought
Will exterminate the boil weevil in the
cotton fields. Another is an attempt
being made to find soil and climate
for demonstrating japanese plants in
this country. David Fairchild lately
arrived on the Sound from the De-
partment, to investigate local cOndi.
tons for introduction of at least three
products OF the East which will result
in much profit, ii the effort is a sue
cess. He has made arrangements for
Seattle firm to set aside an island
CT 1GO acres, not far from the city, for
this years work. japanese labor will
he employed to give the experiment
the benefit Of expert manipulation.
The three important varieties of plant
life that will be tried are the bamboo,
one of the most beautiful of decora.
tive plants, the udo plant, which is a
winter Said highly priced by tho
japanese, and the paper plant which
it is hoped will supply pulp that is
becoming every year more scarce in
this country, the rag supply being
wholly inadequate and the species Of
wood suitable, becoming rapidly ex.
tinct.
Mr.. Fairchild seems to think that
the conditions of climate and soil re-
quired can ali be found here, and so
confident is he of his judgment being
correct that he will make thorough
test of each of these plants. 1t is his
mission TO travel over the world to
ascertain what foods and plants may
be transferred with advantage to this
country. Another object Of the De-
partment is to instruct aud educate
the people in use of the novelties thus
introduced. AS an evidence of the
wide range of products that may be-
come acclimatized, he mentions the
fact that in France they have six
times as many vegetables on a bill of
fare as in this country, which gener-
ally begins and ends with potatoes,
cauliflower, lettuce, beans and peas, in
one form or another. Celery is a rel
ish that was unk nown on this side of
the water q few years ago, and the
liking for which had to be acquired.
The Winsor bean, q vegetable intro
duced on Puget Sound a few years ago
by an Englishman. was without sale,
absolutely, until the people had &C.
quired a taste for it. This is not q
POPULARITY of this country. In Hol-
land, according to Mr.. Fairchild, the
people eschew mutton, and the sheep
they raise are sent to England. Eng
lish people refuse to eat sweet potatoes
and in Germany sweet corn is regarded
as food for swine. 1t is only lately
that the inhabitants OF Madeira tasted
Indian corn, and it was partial fam
inc that led to its introduction.
Mr.. Fairchild thinks that Western
Washington's conditions ensure bril-.
liant future. The moisture, united
with an equsble climate, provide for
great possibilities. They are different
from the climate of any part of the
country, and should be we'll adapted
for ornamental plants, many of which
could be grown nowhere, unless OH
Puget Sound.
A BISHOP ON THE GRILL.-Bishop
Porter, Of New York, has brought the
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-12

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
For President.
ALTON B. PARKER,
OF NEW YORK.
For Vice President,
HENRY q. DAUIS,
OF WEST VIRGINIA..
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
COURT WILL DETERMINE
IF PERSON is A LEPER
Afflicted Woman in Honolulu Appeals
From the Decision of the Board
of Health.

HONOLULU, Dec. 10. - Local
health officials, are much annoyed over
the action taken to prevent the send
ing of a woman named Kaipu to Mol
okai as a leper. They say it is
clear case of leprosy and that the in
reference of the Federal authorities
will only tend to make the lepers at
Molokai discontented. Judge Dole
says the grossest form of injustice
might be worked if people could be
sent TO the leper settlement without
the chance of a hearing or without
thorough examination by their own
physicians.
The Board of Health has adopted
its own rules for ascertaining whether
leprosy exists in. suspected cases and
careful examinations are made by
many physicians before deportation is
ordered. Recently the rules were ex-
tended to provide for longer exam
nations and requiring the unanimous
verdict of the examining physicians.
1t is said that the legal question of
the powers of the Board of Health TO
provide rules for such matters has
never been settled and the present
case may make it necessary for the
Legislature to adopt definite laws.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
Yukon COUNTRY
LOSES PIONEER
"Tramway" Burns, a Noted
Character in the Far North,
Passes Away in Fairbanks
LEAVES LARGE ESTATE
Death Ends Career of Cana
dian Who Helped Gold
seekers Over ChilkOOt Pass
LARGE ESTATE
Special Dispatch to The Call


TACOMA, Dec. 16-The Yukon coun-
try lost one of it's most famous men
when Archie Burns. better known as
''Tramway' Burns, died recently in
Fairbanks. He gained fame during the
Klondike rush of 1897 by operating a
tramway across the summit of Chill
koot Pass, thereby laying the founda-
tion of his fortune. Nine years before
that he had entered Yukon with a
party from Juneau, of which Alex
ander Mcdonald was one They win
tered at Birch Greek. near Circle City
Later Burns Joined the stampede to
Forty Mile Camp and subsequently en-
gagged in freighting on the Upper Yu-
kon and between Dawson and Bonanza
Creek. He operated sawmills at Ben
nett and Log Cabin and had mining in
terests in the klOndike.
Two years ago he went TO Fairbanks,
taking up a farm there and securing
mining interests. He was As years old
and a native Of Montcalm. Quebec.
His estate, which is large, will be di-
yided between his brother William,
living in Dawson; another brother re-
siding in San Francisco and three sis
ters in Canada. United States Com
missioner Stier at Fairbanks has been
appointed administrator to protect
Burns estate for the heirs until they
can take joint action.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17

electricity from the Standard Electric
Company's wires. The accident hap
pened al the foot OF Tenth avenue in
East Oakland. where the pile-driveT
was being used IN the construction Of
& bulkhead.
The crew Of the pile-driver were set
ting piles near the shore Of the Oak
land estuary, directly under the main
line Of the Standard Electric Company.
which at this point passes close to the
shore, the work being done under the
direction Of Foreman James Mcclure.
The hoist rope had been detached from
the hammer ana was being used to
hoist pile from the water, prepa-a-
tory 10 placing il between the guides
OF the piie-driver. AS the pile was
drawn from the water il swung out
from the derrick. whereupon the hoist
rope, a heavy manila hawser. was
brought IN contact with the heavily
charged wires.
Instantly there was a flash and the
heavy rope. being soaked with salt
water. which MADE il an excellent con-
ouctor. transmitted the deadly current
10 the drum Of the winch. and through
mat TO the other machinery McCaw
was standing with his hand on the
starting lever OF the hoisting winch
and he received the full strength OF
the current through his body With
out a struggle he pitched headlong to
the deck. dead.
Isaac Wilson. the foreman Of the
dredger crew. was standing near the
hoisting engine when the rope struck
the wire and received a shock heavy
enough 20 knock him senseiess to the
deck Half an hours hard work was
required to resuscitate him and he was
later removed to his home in San Fran
cisco. James Eubanks. the fireman of
tne piie-orlNer. was in the engine
room. he received enough of the cur
rent 70 throw him from his feet
McCaw must have received the fulI
force of the current through the handle
Of the starting lever. for had anv other
portion of his body come in contact
with the heavily charged machinery
the flesh would have been burned.
Having a tight hold On the lever the
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
FORETEILS THE FATE
OF A WIFE MURDERER
HindoO Prince Sees Vision of Lem
Campbell's Body Carried to
the Grave

OAKLAND, Dec. 16.-Panima Sengh,
who claims to be a Hindoo Prince,
now in the County Jail, but profession
ally an astrologer and fortune teller,
has had a dream and foretells the
death of Lemuel Campbell, charged
with the crime of killing his wife.
Sengh wrote the dream to Jailer Harry
Clark and said:
I'm the middle of the night 1 awoke
and before me appeared the form of
Lemuel Campbell He had the death
look in his eyes, and, although l tried
to speak to him, I could not. Then
the bars of the cell seemed to fade
away and 1 saw two surgeons bending
over him, each holding a wrist and
counting his futtering pulse beats.
They left and I saw him taken away
for burial. Is>this only a dream or the
vision of a psychological moment?"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
Cutiss Wins Degree

BERKELEY, Dec. 16.-Ralph III.
Curtiss was giveR~a formal examina-
tion in the philosophy building this
morning for his degree of doctor of
philosophy. He gained the title af-
ter an exhaustive examination by Pro-
fessor Campbell, director of Lick Oh
servatory, and Professors Leuschner.
Stringham, Slate, Haskell and Lewis.
Curtiss has devoted himself to as
tronomy while working for his high
academic title. His investigations
and theses. published at Mount Ham
ilton, have attracted the attention of
scientific men the country over, the
brilliancy of his work having received
general recognition The regents will
formally vote him his degree at their
next meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
is VERDICT OF JURY
Colored Soldier Who Shot Sergeant i'm
Monterey to Get Life
Sentence.

SALINAS, Dec. 16.-Private Will
liam Allen, Second Squadron of the
Ninth Cavalry, colored. who killed
sergeant Tooley of Company l., Fif-
teenth Infantry, in Monterey last Oc-
tc Der, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree by jury to-day. His
punishment was fixed at life imprison-
ment. The murder was the outcome
or a quarrel in a disreputable house
near the Presidio of Monterey.
During the progress of the trial yes
terday. Juan Ross, a Porto Rican. tes-
titled for the defense. So palpably
false were his statements that he was
arrested for perjury.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
REASONS FOR FLUCTUATION
OF UNIVERSITIES INCOME
Acting Secretary Henderson Points
Out Causes of Decrease in Rev
enue From State.

BERKELEY, Dec. 16.-The income
of the University of California fiuc-
tuates greatly, according to Acting
Secretary Victor Henderson of the
board of regents. Henderson declares
that the fluctuation referred TO is
caused by the differences in assessed
valuations throughout the State. The
university gets the benefit of a 2-cent
tax and the income from this source
can be reduced when assessments
fiuctuate. According to Henderson S
statement there has been in the last
two years difference of as much as
$4,000 in the amounts annually re-
ceived by the university. Henderson
says:
Some S3O0OOo year of the university
revenues or about half its annual income for
the support OF the universitys activities az
Berkeley come frcm Sax of cents on each
SlOO OF asse ssed valuation. With the grown
OF the wealth of the State, the UNIVERSITY
income from this source will expand. tnoush
the tendency OF the assessed valuation 70 pc
come a smaller and smaller proportich OF tIle
actual values makes the growth OF income
from the 9 cent tax extremely irregular.
Eor instance the university will TINS year
rereive about $4,000 less from the cent
ta~ than last year while last years total was
more than $50 COO in excess OF the tax yield
~ tha praceding year, the assessment leNel
having been suddenly raised by the state
Board of Equalization for that year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
BELOVED PRIEST
Is LAID AT REST
Last Rites for Father KING
Archbishops and Other Clergy
Take Part in Solemn Services

Kennedy. Nugent. Fleming, Sesnon.
O'Connell and Crowley.
A choir composed of twenty Sis
ters of the Convent of the Sacred
Heart sang the Gregorian chants dur
ing the funeral This unusual occur
renee was due to a request made by
Father King. 1t was acceded to by
the Mother Superior because the dead
priest had been instrumental in induc-
ing the Sisters to establish the convent
in Oakland many years ago.
Vicar General Prendergast delivered
a beautiful eulogy upon the life and
works of Father King.
The funeral cortege was escorted to
st. Mary's Cemetery by the parish
school children. The pallbearers,
priests who had served with Father
King were the Rev. NJ. P. Scanlon,
the Rev. E. j. Nolan. the Rev. j. j.
Cranwell, the Rev. ]. e. Gleason, the
Rev. w. G. O'Mahoney and the Rev.
M. ]. Clifford. Ushers at the church
were G. L. Courtney, G. ]. Wallard,
d. j. Hallahan, G. j. Reynolds, ]. j..
McKinnon, j. j. Kennedy, James Rig
ney and j. j. Harrington
Among the organizations and insti-
tutions represented at the funeral
were the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society,
Branch No. l. Catholic Knights of
America, st. JoSephS SodaEty, ORDER
of the Blessed Virgin, Children of
Mary, Dominican Sisters, st. Joseph's
Academy, and st. Mary's College.
AS tribute of respect and in token
of the warm friendship that existed
between the dead priest and the late
Rev. Benjamin Akerly, first rector Of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, a re-
QUEEN celebration was conducted this
morning by the Rev. Edward F. Gee,
rector of St. Johns Church. The rec
tor also attended the funeral services.
The Mother Provincial and Sisters
of the Holy Names of Jesus and
Mary have invited friends and former
pupils to attend a solemn requiem
high mass for Father King on Tues
day morning, December 20, at $3.50
o'clock, at the Sacred Heart Convent
chapel, Webster and Twenty-second
streets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17

F. OAKLAND, Dec. 1.-THE funeral
OF the late Rev. Michael King.
the venerable and reverend pastor
of the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. was held this morning from
the sacred edifice where he had minis
tered for half a century. Eminent dig
nitaries of the Catholic Church. priests
nuns and hundreds of persons, many
not OF the beloved clergyman's faith,
took part in services that were i'm
pressively demonstrative of the affec-
tionate hold the departed priest had
upon this community. Delegations
from many Catholic societies attended.
Children of the parish schools, robed
in gowps of white, had a prominent
place il the great throng of mourners
that crowded the church to it's fullest
capacity.
The solemn requiem high mass was
celebrated by Archbishop Montgomery.
while Archbishop Riordan occupied the
Sanctuary throne The Rev. Lawrence
Serda, pastor of Sacred Heart Church,
was deacon; the Rev. Thomas Nc
Sweeney, pastor of st. Francis de
Sales, subdeacon; the Rev. j. B. Nc
Nally, pastor of st. Patrick's, master
of ceremonies the Rev. P. E. Multi
gan and the Rev. H. Frieden, assist
ants to Archbishop Riordan. In the
sanctuary were the Rev. j. ]. Prender-
gast, vicar general of the archdiocese;
fathers of the Dominican, Jesuit,
Franciscan, Sulpician and Salesian or
ders and the Rev. Fathers p.
O'kane of Georgetown. Quinn of Sac
ramentO A p Dovle C. 8 p DENIM
sey O'Ryan Kennelley, Slattery,
Rogers, Long. Caraher, McGinty.
Gleason. Cranwell, Kearns, Lynch,
Brady, Mulligan, Stokes, Mallon. O'Ma-
honey, Phillips, Leahey, O'Connell,
Cullen. Byrne. Kelly. McHugh, Melvin,
Cantwelf Buschob,s Grogan, Morgan.
McNally, Foley, Vihalis, LaIly, Power.
Butler McKinnon, Dollard, Seaman.
Cannon. Gallagher, Lane, Cummings,
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
SHOOTS IRATE PARENT
In Quarrel He Kills the Man Whose
15-Year-Old Son He Had
Whipped.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1s.-E E.
Mangum was shot through the head
and killed to-day by Professor J. F..
Woodward at Magee. Miss, where
Woodward is the principal Of the high
school Mangum demonstrated with
Woodward because the latter had ad-
ministered severe whipping to Man
gums 15-year-Old son. Manguun I'm
ally lost his temper and shot Wood
ward through the wrist. Woodward
was handed a pistol by a bystander
and shot Mangum through the head.
Woodward Is under guard at his res
idence
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-17
r. H. COUNTRYMAN LOSES
A POINT IN CONTEST
Demurrer to His Complaint Against
Directors of the Pacific Oyster
Company Is Sustained.

OAKLAND. Dec. 16.-R. H. Coun-
tryman to-day lost one of the points
upon which he hoped to be declared
director in the Pacific Oyster Com
pany by the sustaining of demurrer
to his complaint charging that S. L..
Darbee had been illegally elected a
director because he allowed some his
stock to be voted by proxy when he
was present at the meeting. Judge
this.
There is trouble between the stock
holders and the directors of the COM
pany and an attempt is being made by
tne olscontented ones to upset a re-
cent election held at Haywards. Coun
tryman also alleges that the directors
are running the company in favor Of
another. He will be allowed to try to
prove this