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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
IE 1T SWORD OF EXPLORER?
Weapon Bearing Name of "CIarke" Is
Unearthed at Cathlamet.

CATHLAMET, Wash, Nov. IA
sword bearing the name Clark on
the sheath, and possibly a relic left
behind by the famous explorer of 1905,
was the principal article in find of
rare historic value unearthed by Gil
bert Tufty in a small leather covered
donation claim. back of Cathlamet. The
collection is principally of Indian relics
and contains coins dating as far back
as 1888, both silver and copper Mr..
Tufty. after giving away quite num-
Der of the relics to friends, is beginning
to realize their value. and expects to
have them on exhibition at the 1905
fair. IS ,-:a -,
The trunk was found between two
Indian graves and has probably been
buried for so years. as it fell to pieces
on being removed and all that could be
saved were the brass corners. A large
quantity OF HUDSON Bay OeauS, SoIl'e
delicate chinaWare, an earthen mug,
which has the appearance at first sight
of solid gold; two powder TASKS, a
large assortment of jewelry, bracelets,
etc, were with the sword. There was
is readily understood how the sword,
belonging to the pioneer explorer.
Indians and been deposited with their
relics nearly half a century later. The
graves seems to indicate Indian origin.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14

on English shareholders for money for
development purposes, are short OF
money, and it looks for the present
very much as if they would have to
close down. The Victoria Colonist, in
drawing attention to the disheartening
situation, remarks that ''the freighters
have depended largely on these COM
panies for the business that they have
done in the past, and the ranchers
have depended to a considerable ex-
tent on the freighters. The closing
down of the mines would be very
serious matter, indeed, to all con-
cerned. One of the factors in the sit
uation is that freights are necessarily
very high, on account of the length
and depth of the Cariboo wagon road
Taking in heavy machinery for the
mines is most expensive and material
ly adds to the cost of operation, which
in most cases has been heavy. I'M
proved transportation is one of the
pressing needs of the Cariboo and Lii
looet districts
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
NO ClEW REMAINS,
Mrs. Peter Brown Murdered and BODY
Left for Weeks.

MOLOLO, Ore, Nov. 14.-The body
of his wife lying in pool of blood
upon the floor, with her remains so
badly gnawed by rats and decomposed
that the head fell from the corpse
when the skeleton was raised, was the
awful spectacle that greeted the gaze
of Peter Brown, when he entered his
little home after an absence of nearly
three months. Mrs. Brown had been
foully murdered. A jury impaneled by
Coroner Holman, of Clackamas county,
brought in the following verdict:
I'VE. the jury, find that Johanna
Mason Brown came to her death by
violent means, with criminal intent, at
the hands of person, or persons un-
known to the jury"
The scene OF the most mysterious
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
TRADE WILL GO TO ALBANY.
Two Corvallis Saloons Will Probably
Move-Patrons to Follow.

ALBANY, Or, Nov. 14.-It is ru-
mored here that two of the four sa-
looms in Corvallis are to be moved to
Albany. Corvallis went dry at the
recent election, and the saloons there
will be forced to close their doors on
January l. The Corvallis saloon
keepers reason that the farmers of the
eastern part of Benton county, a great
many of which are Germans and like
a glass or two of beer when they come
to town every Saturday to do their
trading, will have/to come to Albany
for their liquor henceforth, and that
they will be able to serve their present
patrons from this city instead of from
Corvallis, as now. Because of this, it is
thought that the trade of the farmers
in a large section of Benton county will
be diverted from Corvallis to Albany.
When it was learned that Corvallis
had gone dry" the theory was ad-
move across the Willamette into Linn
county which remained wet" but
this will be impossible as Orleans pre-
cnct, that part of Linn county Oppo-
site Corvallis, returned majority for
prohibition, and, although prohibition
failed to pass in the county, saloons
will not be allowed in that precinct.
under the provisions of the local option
law. Thus Corvallis saloonkeepers are
shut in on all sides by dry territory.
and it is rumored that all of them will
leave that city, and that two of them
Will move their Bacchanalian empori-
ums to Albany.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual election of School District No. I
of Walla Walla county, state of Wash
ington will be held at Sharpstein, Lin
coin, Baker and Washington schools
in said school district, on Saturday,
the third days of December, 1904, for
the purpose of electing one school dis
trict director for a term of three years,
and for the transaction of such other
business as may lawfully come before
the meeting.
The polls will be open from 1 o'clock
D. m. to o'clock p. m.
By order of the board Of directors.
Dated this 18th day of November.
1904. MARGARET CENTER.
School District Secretary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
Woman Law Firm Shuns Divorce Court

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-"Hoy and
Martin, attorneys and counsellors at
law" is the sign of new firm of wo-
men lawyers on Fifth avenue. The
largest fee will not tempt either of
them to practice in the criminal or di-
vorce courts.
Said Miss Hoy: Il do not see why
we should not be as successful at the
bar as men. Success is won by ability
and personal magnetism. If we have
enough of both, we must succeed, al
though we are women, and not
old"
At the end of Miss Hoy's first year
at the law school she won a scholarship
which paid for her tuition for two
wears. At the end of the second year
she won the ]. P. Mum prize. when
she graduated last year Miss Hoy stood
first of the class of ten women and
ninety-nine men.
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Woman May Clear Up Murder Mystery

PEORIA. ILL.,, Nov. 14.-By the tes-
timony of one witness, the attorneys
for Richard Higgins hope to clear their
client of the charge of having muir
dered Mrs. Nellie ThOmassOn of La
con.
The witness is a Lacon woman and
it is said that she will tell on the stand
that she visited Mrs. ThOmassOn on the
day following the incident in the rail-
road depot, and that at that time Mrs
ThomassOn was in perfect health.
The attorneys say they will prove
taht Mrs Thomasson had a caller on
the night following the Peoria incident
who was responsible for the bruises
that caused her death.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
FORTUNE FROM FAR cRAcOA.
Second of Wolf FIeischer's Three Wives
Is After Estate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-Mrs.
Rifka Gluecklich Fleischer, "a years
old. residing at Cracoa, Austria, who
claims to be the second of the three
wives of Wolf F1eischer, a wholesale
halter who dropped dead here in last
April, proposes to fight for a share OF
his estate, valued at over 100000, and
has filed notice of her appearance
in the superior court. The first wife
was divorced and is still living here.
Her son, Bonard Fleischer, Of Seattle,
and other heirs have been settled with
by the third wife, who is administra-
trix Of the estate. F1eischer, it is said,
obtained a divorce from the Austrian
claimant in 1875.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
DAUGHTER FORCES HIS NAME.
Aged Man Finds Himself Homeless
Through False Deed to Property.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Nov. A.
Cotton is agog over a forgery COM
mitted by a woman. Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
son, an octogenarian couple, owned
property in Cotton, on the revenues
from which they lived, and great was
their surprise when they received word
from a Los Angeles money lender to-
day that he held mortgage against
the property. Nelson hurried to James
Waters, former city clerk, and was
told that a deed hal been recorded,
signed by him, making over to his
daughter, formerly Minnie Nelson, now
Mrs. Pence.
Waters produced the documents
which bore the alleged signature of the
grief stricken old man. The instru-
ment provided that the property
should go into the possession of Mrs.
Pence with the understanding that she
would care for her parents as long as
they lived. Mrs. Pence then gave a
mortgage on the property for $780,
and it was upon the expiration of the
note that the discovery of the alleged
forgery was made Suit will be brought
to cancel the mortgage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
HARD TIMES IN cARiBoo SECTION
How One Mans Death Can Demoralize
Whole Community.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 14.-An
instance of the extraordinary inf1u-
ence one man may have in a huge Sec
ton of country is shown by the sad
state of affairs in Cariboo today. The
death of that hard rider and hard liver,
John Wilson. cattle king, has caused a
terrible difference.
When Wilson was alive-he died
early this year-the ranchers used to
sell their 2-year-old steers to him. He
fed them for year and then sent them
to market. At his death the demand
for 2year-olds ceased entirely
Butchers do not buy steers under
years old This means that in addition
to having to keep their animals an
other year, the ranchers lost the ready
money they had become used to relying
stores, and, as there is a big shortage
of hay, they have to buy feed at high
freighters. everybody, is feeling the
pinch so remarkably created. The
storekeepers will, it is said, have tC
depend on the banks to carry them
through.
Further than this, the large mining
companies, who have drawn heaVll!
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and CHASTITY tragedy eastern Clacka-
mas has ever seen is six miles east of
this place, in the foothills of the coun-
try, where the Brown cabin is located
in a secluded neighborhood 1t was on
September IS, when Mrs. Brown was
last seen, and there is no means of
telling when the foul deed took place.
though she had probably been dead at
least a month.
On finding a corpse where he had
expected a welcome and a caress. Mr.
Brown hurried to the nearest neigh
boris place, and a messenger came at
once to Molalla, whence message was
sent to Oregon City. Coroner Holman
and Attorney Loder went to the cabin
concluding their work about noon. The
murder took place % miles from Ore
gon City.
Brown was laboring man. and has
been employed for some time on con-
struction work at Oregon City. His
habit was to leave home for long inter-
walls while away working. At those
times Mrs. Brown was left alone. and
she herself was often away for vary
ing periods. Consequently, the neigh
bors did not visit them much. and no
one discovered the remains There are
no children.
Blood on the pillow and smudges on
the lamp, a teacup and the table, were
found by the searchers, but nothing
that would give any clew to the per-
petrator. Criminal assault might have
been the motive, Coroner Holman
thinks. There was no way Of telling
how the unfortunate woman had met
her end.
The dead woman is 81 years old and
a Norwegian. Her husband is aged 81.
The house had been carefully fastened
by the murderer, and the key left in
the outside of the kitchen door. The
body was found in the kitchen. Robbery
| could scarcely have been the motive
as the Browns were poor. Mrs. Brown
occasionally did washing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
FOURTH ANNUAL CON-
vENTiON WAS CONVENED IN
SAN FRANCISCO TODAY.
pousinu Welcome Given to the Frater.
nal Delegates From British
Trades Union Congress.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Nov. IA
The twenty fourth annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor
which was opened in this city today,
and which will continue probably for
Two weeks, is the largest gathering in
point of numbers in the history of the
big organization. Secretary Frank
Morrison and Treasurer John B. Len
non presented their reports for the
past twelve months. A rousing welcome
was given to William Abraham, M. P.
and ]. Wignall, the two fraternal del
egates from the British Trades Union
congress.
Though the proceedings today were
lions were not lacking that the con-
yention has some lively debates before
mart of a considerable element of the
federation membership is bound to
other, and it is not improbable that it
will oppose the reelection of Presi-
dent Gompers, who has never taken
any pains to conceal his hostility to the
socialistic movement. Another matter
that is likely to precipitate lively
discussion is the proposition of Presi-
dent Michael DonneIly of the packing
house employees to take steps to spread
the Chinese exclusion act so that il
will cover Japanese.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
Railway Postoffice Is Investigated.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA new
investigation at the postoffice depart
ment is now under way, and is directed
against the railway mail service. Half
a dozen railway mail contracts are
now before the departments of justice
for examination as to their legality,
and under investigation on charges OF
collision by government officials, some
of whom are supposed to be in con-
gress.
President Roosevelt ordered the in
vestigation before the death of Post
master General Payne, but the fact
that an inquiry has been going on for
two months did not become known un-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
CLASH OF DOCTORS IN AN IOWA
TOWN REACHES lNJuNc.
TON STAGE.
Whole State Is Interested-Aonso
pathic Physician Stands Alone in
Fight Against Vaccination.

IOWA FALLS. Nov 1.-THE merry
war over vaccination methods, precip-
itated several days ago by an order
from the school board requiring that
all pupils must be vaccinated who could
not produce a recent scar or a certifl-
cate from physician, was made all
the more interesting last evening when
the attorney for the homeopathic school
at medicine went to Webster City and
asked Judge J. H. Richards to issue an
injunction to restrain the school boari
from preventing pupils yaccinated by
homeopathic methods from attending
school.
This step grew out of a decision ar
rived at Saturday night when the
school board decided that the only
method of vaccination that would be
recognized was the one defined by the
state board of health as being scarf
fication and incubation of the virus
| through the abrasion
| Today representatives of the schools
| of medicine were at the schoolhouse
and each was attended by a police Of
| ficer. The president of the board is
| said to have ordered the arrest Of the
homeopathic physician if he entered
the grounds and buildings and at
tempted to vaccinate pupils by homeo-
pathic methods. The homeopathic ply
stefan decided to rest his cast with the
courts and so did not push his claims.
1t appears that. the homeopaths will
Polk county district court of a year
ago, when a similar case came up and
was tried, resulting in parents of pu-
pills in the Des Monies schools being
given the choice of allopathic or home
Opathic methods of vaccination. On the
other hand, the allopathe will rely on
the state board of health and it's def
milton of vaccination
The trouble has stirred the entire
| CITY anu parents 1nSlSI, III many cases,
on their right to decide which methods
of vaccination shall be employed. The
situation points to a legal battle in
which every physician in the state will
take a lively interest in the outcome.
It is thought the state board of health
will become involved in the legal pro-
ceedings and that the state allopath
and homeopath societies will back
their respective schools to finish. ,
Several pupils We're sent home from
school yesterday because they had not
been vaccinated in the manner pre-
scribed by the school board, and these
pupils will probably remain out until
it is decided whether or not pupil
vaccinated by internal application is
eligible under the state law to attend a
public school.
DR.. E. n. Bywater, who came here
from Eagle Grove, is the only homeo-
pathic doctor in the city, and he is
battling for his rights and those of his
school in a determined manner. The
old school is represented by half
dozen or more physicians
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til today. In ordering the railway
mail contracts to be examined by the
secretary the president has stolen
march on members of congress. who
always protested in behalf of the rail-
roads against such an investigation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
Eoruet It,

The scheme to help raise an army of
expert marksmen by making sharp
shooting a part of the public school
curriculum will be hailed with delight
by the boys themselves, doctors and
glaciers, but will bring dismay to
mothers, cats and the general public
likely to officiate as involuntary tar
gets.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14

Mrs. Van Newport saw you in
court this morning. Mrs. Dakota-Yes;
! am trying to sue Tom for breach Of
promise. Mrs. Van Newport-Breach of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14

Come in and see our new fall and
winter suiting, trouserings and over
coatings. Rock, the tailor, Jones build.
ing, Second street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14

promise? Why he married you. Mrs.
Dakota-Yes, but he solemnly promised
to apply for divorce two months after
the ceremony, and now the deceiver
wants to wait year.
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YAU ARE INVITED.

Come tomorrow and see fine dis
play of oriental irugs and fancy goods
at rooms 2-3 State hotel. A. Atiyeh
& Bro, importers of oriental rugs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
LITERARY suNco MEN.

You think the star is always at the
mercy OF the author then?"
Every time. The dramatist is a sort
Of literary bunco man, declares Willie
Collier in New York Herald. He always
gets his, and all that is left for the actor
Is what he can dig up. In the first place
you are obliged to hand over TO the au-
thor a good sized roll before he will de-
liver his gold brick of a manuscript That
roll IS usually 81. 900; sometimes it is as
high as $1,000 that you have to part with
before you can get your hands on the
play. Then come the authors ROYALTIES
He always gets them. Even if the play
proves failure and loses money for the
manager, the author gets his royalty and
makes money. OF course. if the play is
a financial success he gets a much larger
sum. It's the only business l know of
that can be carried on at a loss and still
make money for one of the owners
rs it always heads / win, tails you
lose with the dramatists?"
Never fails. They have the slrest
thing l know of. They get it both ways
In one Of those failures 1 had a line to
speak about a man who got s., 900 either
way. Every time | said it / thought of the
author and wanted to shake my fist. No
you can't beat those gentlemen. They
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
THEATER ON A THEArER.

hlaw & Erlanger will present a most
interesting novelty to New Workers and
visitors to that city when they open the
New Amsterdam roof theater in June.
presenting a series of musical reviews
with big company. headed by Fay Tenn
pleton. and many noted players. The
roof theater is superimposed on the New
Amsterdam theater, is reached by great
elevators, and is as complete in construc-
ton and stage as any surface Broadway
theater. It's dimensions are 100X100 feet.
The auditorium is 80 feet wide by so feet
from the rear wall to the stage.
The stage is 60 feet wide by 40 feet
electrical apparatus. On either side OF
leading to an open air garden 100 feet
by so feet. This garden is situated over
the stage house Of the New Amsterdam
theater. The roof theateT has an orches-
ira, a balcony fronted by twelve boxes.
and spacious promenadeS. From floor to
dome it will be about 20 feet This is the
first instance where a theater, complete
in every detail. has been superimposed
upon similar structure
The first dress rehearsal of the company
engaged for the revival of The Two Or
phans" at the New Amsterdam theater
was held on the stage of the roof theater
This was Mr. A. N. Planners first visit
to the roof theater. After looking it over
and inspecting the stage he remarked:
Here is theater in the air with stage
larger than that on which 't,Fhe Two
Orphans" was originally produced. Times
change indeed, and theaters with them"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

humorous one, and all through the first
act he kept the house in fits of laughter.
So enthusiastic was the audience, in fact,
that after the act the curtain had to
be raised several times. Five times, as it
rose. the comedian bowed his acl1newl-
edgmentS in the ordinary way, but
when it assembled for the sixth time.
Hasda suddenly drew a revolver from
his pocket and blew out his brains in full
view of the whole theater. He pitched
forward in front OF the footHghts-the
blood flowing from his wound. The cur
tain was rung down Immediately. how
ever. and the performance brought to an
end
Ludovie Barnay, the German actor of
villains. is not dead, but when his time
comes he should know how to pass away
effectively. For, according TO a record
kept by this mimic bad man." he has
died no less than 1859 stage deaths, and
hopes to live to die a good many more
il bull may be permitted. The clas-
sihcation table Of the players wholesale
decease is as follows: Committed sui
eide. 314 times; died Of heart disease
1872 times; poisoned, 166 times; stabbed.
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uations and exciting climaxes will be
supplied when The James Boys in
Missouri" is presented at the Grand.
At the Grand next month theater-
goerS are promised an elaborate scenic
production OF Erik of Sweden by
Sidney r. Ellis, starring the Swedish
dialect comedian and Northland singer,
Ben Hendricks.
This seasons production of "A Prince
OF Tatters." due at the Grand next week,
is claimed TO be even more elaborate
than that of year ago. Al Fl. Wilson,
the German comedian, has several new
songs. The Jolly Rover" Memory
Whispering Breeze MY Old Pipe"
and the Winding of the Yarn"
why Girls Leave Home" drama
OF city life, Will be presented at the
Grand shortly.
.''URcle Toms Cabin" will be seen at
the Grand soon.
The Cardinal" drama of the his
torical kind. will be presented at the
Grand shortly with that excellent actor,
Edwin Holt, in the leading character.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
Macbeth a Tonsue-TIer.

"One of the funniest instances of poetical
misquotins / ever heard occurred during
a performance of Macbeth. . said Robert
Peyton Carter. 1T was a somewhat be-
fuddled actor in the Modjeska company
who was guilty You remember the beau
tiful passage in Macbeth:
- The Heavens breath
Smells wooingIy here; no jutty. frieze,
Buttress. nor coign OF vantage. but this
bird
Hath made his pendent bed and procreant
cradle:
Where they most breed and haunt, I have
observed
The air is delicate
Wei. that is pretty good mouthful.
ana 1t was practically impossible for the
actor, whose tongue was somewhat thick
from overindulgence. He started wei
enough, but ended with the amazing
statement:
Nc. jutt7ess, buttress, or cutlass butts
full or birds
1t nearly broke up the performance.
for the rest of the company were con-
vulsed."