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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-25
JOHN QUINN AND WORRIES RE-
LEASED FROM STATE PENi-
TERTIARY FRIDAY.
Former Attempted to Rob Fountain
Saloon Four Years Ago-Attempt-
ed to Kill Police Officers.

John Quinn, one of the most deSper-
ate criminals in the northwest, was
released from the state penitentiary
Friday afternoon, after serving SEN
tence of four years for attempted
burglary, committed in Walla Walla
About four years ago as Officer
Frank B. Morse was passing the
Fountain saloon about , o'clock in the
morning. he heard a slight noise, and
looking through the window he saw
Quinn crOuching behind the bar. The
officer ordered him to throw up his
hands, but the burglar started to run
when Morse fired two shots at him
Quinn jumped out of the side window
of the saloon and fed down Main
street.
Officer Mike Davis joined the pur-
suit and both he and Morse started
after the fleeing criminal. Quinn then
turned into Second street and Morse
again ordered him to stop, but the
robber paid no heed and another shot
was sent after him. Quinn then turn
ed and fired two shots at the officers
but missed his mark. Rushing to the
bridge he jumped into the creek and
all sight of the man was lost.
The officers were determined that he
should not escape, and securing lad
der and lantern they finally located
him under the sidewalk, where he had
craWled. The man was commanded to
come out, a request he reluctantly
complied with, and he was taken into
custody. He denied that he had pis-
toll but several days after u revolver
was found lying in the bottom of the
creek, where he had thrown it when he
jumped off the bridge The weapon
was the property of officer Emil San
dersOn, then constable, who had loan
ed it a few days before to an employe
of the Fountain saloon, and which
Quinn had picked up in the saloon
when he was discovered.
Quinn was convicted in the superior
court and sentenced to serve four
years in the penRentiary.
When he was released Friday he
came to the city, but the officers We're
waiting for him. and he was told to
leave Walla Waila at once. He did
not go, however. until about 10 o'clock
that night, when he took passage on a
brakebeam on an .. r. q y. paSsen-
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
TO INVESTIGATE DEATH
OF HRS. M'WGKER
Her Son Horace Convinced That She
Was Victim of Some Hyp-
rctic Influence.

CHICAGO. Aug. .7.-Following the re-
ceipt OF news OF the death Of Mrs j. Il
McNicker, Wife OF the famous theatrical
manager, mother OF Mrs Edwin Booth.
and owner Of property which is valued
at from $4,000 20 100000. Horace Nc
Wicker, her stepson, has started an in
vest.Satc1 which may lead TO serious
charges being brought at Pasadena.
Cal, where Mrs. McVicker died.
Horace McVicker. who IS business
manager for Ethel Barrymore. Is sole
survivor Of tho family. He said.
I am firmly or the opinion that my
mother was under a hypnotic influence
l viii not venture 20 state now who wac
responsible for her death but a thor
ough investigation will be made. J have
teiegraphed to II. G.. Wyatt In Los An
gees 20 look into the matter"
l. W. Condee. the attorney or the es-
tate, admitted that there was room for
suspicion. and that an investigation
would follow
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
ASKS FOR OFFICERS
FOR WAR COLLEGE
General Bliss, the President, Makes His
Recommendation to the Chief
of the Army staff.

Cen =. II. Bliss. president Of the
Army War College. has recommended to
the chief OF staff the detail OF ten Of
ficers for duty at that institute begin
ming in November The officers TO be
chosen will be of the grades Of major
and captain. and will be proportionately
divided If General Bliss recommends
ton is approved. between the infantry.
cavalry. artillery and engineer corps.
II the War College Were IN its own
home at Washington Barracks Il would
be possible to employ more than ten
officers, whose detail has been requested
by General Bliss. but for the present. in
the quarters in Jackson Place, there
are no opportunities for the emplO--
ment OF more than the number named.
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
BURNED BY ACID.
BROKEN BY FALL
Two Men Killed and Others
Hurt in New York
ELEVATOR DROPS TO CELLAR
Bottles Smashed and Woodwork Set
on Fi-e by the Fluid-Fore-
mn Arrested.

NEW YORK. Aug. s7.-George Ben
nett. aged twenty-eight. Of 90 PARK
Avenue. Hobozen, ana Tony Prince. an
Italian, aged twenty-one. Of 81 Column
bla Street. BroOE!ya. were Killed today
by the collapse OF an elevator in the
building 81 Washington Street. occupied
h. b T. Rabbit, soap manufacture.
The two men, with r. Francisco. aged
twenty-five. Of Brooklyn. and Louis
Heintzman. Of -HOboSen. were riding in
the elevator in which were a number Of
bottles filed with murlatic acid.
When the elevator was II The third
floor the cable parted and the car
crashed 10 the basement The BOTTLES
broke and the acid flowed over the men
and also set IRE TO the woodwork in the
vicinity.
Bennett G-I Prince were horrible
burned Francisco and Heintzrnan. who
were also badly burned. were removed
20 Hudson Street Hospital In addition
70 the burns each sustained fractures
Of both legs, and they are not expected
10 live.
One Of the forcmen Of the establish
taent. jacob Bech. was arrested a7d
the police are now searching for the
other foreman whose name mas NOT
been aScertained
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
Sale of Three "COHegeS"
Got Seller in Trouble
William M. Farr Sold Three Universities for
$4,000 After Having Dispute With
Columbian University.

William NJ. Farr. of Nashville. Tenn,
who recently gained considerable news
paper uotoriety because OF his connec-
ton with a corporation known as Uni
verslty of Washington" and other cor
pora tions using the name Washington.
has been cited by the PostOffiCc Depart
meut To appear Tuesday next and snow
cause why a fraud Urdc- should not be
issued against him.
1t happens. however. that on Wednes-
day last Farr disposed Of his interest IN
not alone the University of Washington.
but also the George Washington Univer-
slty. the Washington Memorial Cnlver-
Sity. and the American Law Journal. TO
On tsc day mentioned ne placed on file
q bll or sale conveying his interest IN
the corporations named TO Thomas G..
and Clarence b Lewis, of this city, for
the sum Of s20.NUJ.
Farr claimed to Zee the originator of
the name University of Washington,
and. as such. coutcndcd that no other
corporate body had a right 10 use it.
II was soon after the trustees Of the
Columbian University had, under au-
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enough 10 bear the strain Of travel, ne
went to West Union W Va. to recup-
crate from the severe strain he had un-
dergone as a result of the investigation
He returned TO Washington last week
With the understanding that the hearing
was to be held Thursday. the day he ar
rived. Il was not until yesterday, how
ever. that Commissioner Macfarlant
heard from COMMISSIONS West that he
would return from his vacation in the
mountains OF North Carolina next Tues
day This news came by wire late yes
terday afternoon.
Il IS not thought the hearing Will take
up much time Thursday. Very few Wit
r,esses have been summoned. Commits
Sioner MacfaTlGnd has arranged 10 leave
for his vacation Friday morning. when
ne will go 10 New York, and thence for
a trip through New England
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
Complicated Problems.

The reduction OF grade on Florida Ave
nue.. say railroad and District engi-
Eeers, involves the most complicated
problems that have yet been encountered
in the railroad improvements in the Dis
trlct Assistant District EnKluecE
Charles Fernald. however, has at last
worked out a plan for the work thai viii
give satisfactory results.
Under the roadway OF Florida Avenue
are Pinch water main. a 35-inch water
main. and the old 6-fOOt Boundary sew
or. Above the surface Of the street there
are two rows OF telegraph poles. one on
each side Of the roadway, and both
heavily hung with wires The l2-inch
water main crosses from the south sid
TO the north side of Florida Avenue near
the Viaduct.
The Washington times., 1904-08-28

thorltv Of an act of Congress. changed
the name OF the institution to George
Washington University, that Fa-r made
a protest against their legal right 10 do
so. Fe employed counsel and filed 4
protest with the Secretary OF the H.
terror against the Use Of the name
George Washington University by the
trustees OF the Columbian University.
The protest was based on the ground
that IL is not legal for any institution
10 be Incorporated under = name the
same as that used by any other cor
Doratc body. The Secretary OF the In
terror. however. did not agree with Fa~T,
and announced IN" opinion Jhot the Co
lumtisu University "a entitled 20 use tho
name George Washington University,
under tee authority given Il by Congress
TO change Its name.
At that time there was talk of testing
the question III the District Courts, but
no action was taken beyond the protest
Trent Cned.
The question now arises whether Earr
will be compelled 10 answer the citation
of the POSJOfilce Department 10 show
cause why fraud order should NOT be
issued against him, since he has disposed
Of his interest in the corporations men
stoned IN the TGle made against him.
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
Suicide of American
FOLLOWS Many TheftS
Women at Austrian Resort Victims of Lar
Ceny-Suspicion. Points to Miss CurIe.
She Takes StryChnine.

Identified by women who had been the
victims o. these thefts. Miss Curle was
not arrested, but q preliminary in
quiry was instituted by the police. and
she was 20 have been examined yester-
day fer the second time.
In the early morning means were
heard emanating from her room. and
she was found writing in agony on
ner bed. \ doctor Was hastily summon
q. but before ne arrived the unfor-
-unate girl was dead. She had ended
iCr life with stryChnine
it Is now claimed that Miss CUrlc
as kleDtOmaniC.
Her family connections are not known
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viii be cut Oft and done away with for
a length of about 2OJ feet. owing TO the
fact that il VIII be in the way Of the
grade reduction. and the further fact
that there are other sewers near 10y that
viii keep its loss frcn being detrimental
In any way to the citizens or 20 prop
crty.
While the north half of the street is
being lowered. all the telegraph wires
vii be hung on 5he poles on the south
side. The lowering Of the south side viii
necessltaJe the transfer OF the wires 20
ne nOTth side lRaI1
The Washington times., 1904-08-28

BADEN. Aug. IA mysterious af-
fair. the sequel to which Is a suicide,
has just occurred at Baden.
Hiss Clara CuTle. said TO be an
American governess, arrived at the
pretty Austrian resort a few weeks ago
with a family who took rooms in ons
Of the best pensions. Within the last
few days the young woman gave UP
her engagements. remaining. however
at the pension She was a FREQUENT
visitor at the baths OF Baden. where
constant thefts have occurred Of late
Suspicion fell on Miss CurIe. an,
various articles found I'm her room wsr,
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
Temporary Mains.

In the work Of grade reduction, the
north half Of the street VIII be lowered
first. and while this is being done. a
temporary Pinch water main will be
laid on the south side Ia order 20 pre-
vent the water service In the neIghbor-
hood being interrupted by the altera-
tons. After the grading Of the street
Is completed the 36-inch main. which is
farther below the surface han the
other, viii be permanently changed from
the south side 10 the north side.
At this point the old boundary sewer
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
READY TO BEGIN
LOWERING GRADES
Railroad Engineers tOStart
on Fourth ST. Tomorrow.
MANY PROBLEMS TO FACE
Water and Other Mains and Many
Wires to Be Movei-Fifty Thou
sand Dollars Saved.

The work OF reducing Florida Avenue.
between New York Avenue and Fourth
Street northeast. 10 the grade required
for the subway to be constructed at thar
point I'm connection with the Baltimore
K Ohio Railroad Company terminal Inn
provcments viii be started this week.
Already the walls OF the subway have
been erected, and, after the street shall
have been reduced 10 grade. an opera
lion that necessitates a cut fifteen fent
in depth at some points. it will be a COM
parativeiy easy matter 10 complete the
subway The cut will be almost half "A
mile long
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
Honey Saved.

In connection with the railroad work
at this point, the Baltimore and Ohio
Company has decided TO raise the grade
of its tracks near here one foot. saving
thereby about $4,000. OF which y2).Uy,
would have had to be paid by the rail-
road company.
The raising Of the grade made II IN
necessary TO put farther down I'm the
ground the new boundary sewer. which
measures fifteen by seventeen feet.
As the matter now stands. with the
tracks grade raised one foot. the gut
Ter of Florida Avenue. where the new
sewer passes beneath fl. will be only
about four inches above the top Of the
sewer.
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
Cape May Labor Day Outing.

Ten dollars covers all expense Of high
C:ass personally conducted excursion via
Queen Annes Route, rail AMI water
combined. Leave Washington. Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, / p. IN, Sat
urday. September . Leave Cape May
Is p. m. Monday. September B. Two
DAYS at Hotel stockton Particulars NJ
Baltimore and Ohio Offices
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
New Times Want Ad Branch.

Want advertisements and subscriptions
for the Evening and Sunday Times viii
be received at regular office rates at
Nichols Pharmacy, 1881 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
sI.a5 Baltimore and Return, B. & o.

p R. Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways. both days. except Royal Lin
fled Hourly Service Saturday.
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
The Case POSTPONED.

But on Wednesday Stutler. while sit
ting al his desk in the District Build
ing. was stricken with nervous collapse.
He was carried TO his home in a buggy.
and was ordered to remain quiet for
several weeks. As soon as he was strong
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
When You Send Flowers

II Is gratifying to have them fresh and
firm Order them of GUIDE. I224 T..
The Washington times., 1904-08-28

S65-25 San Francisco and Return,
Via Chesapeake and Ohio route Tickets
now on sale. Liberal limit and Stopoy.sr
privileges
The Washington times., 1904-08-28
STUTLER HEARING
NEXT THURSDAY
Superintendent Will Sub
nit Additional Evidence.
Mr.. WEST NOW HEARD FROM
Expected Case Will Be Finished in One
Day-Ve-dict Will Wait
Some Time.

The case of Warner Stutler. Super
intendent Of Street Cleaning, win come
up for final hearing before the Dis
trict Commissioners next Thursday,
September ], at II o'clock in the morn
ing
Sutler. who is charged with official
maladministration. will then submit ad-
ditional testimony, he says, 10 disprove
the most damaging allegation OF Royal
Robinson, his aCcuscr who says tire
Superintendent made his inspectors pay
Rusk. the present contractor for street
and alley cleaning. for work that was
never done by Rusl or Rusk's men.
Robinson. who is now at Cheshire.
Ontario county. y. Y. has said he would
also bring i'm additional testimony i'm
his side of the case.
The First Hearing.
The investigation into the Stuuer case
was brought to a dramatic close a few
minutes after - O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. July ST. after a continuous session
OF ten hours. during which one witness
swoOued from exhaustion. II was under
stood by all. and admitted by the prin-
cipals. al the time. that nothing re-
manned except the rendition OF the YER
dict by the District Commissioners.
The following Monday. however Slut
Ter. through his attorneys Cole q DON
aldsOn. notified the Commissioners that
ne would like to submit additional evi-
dence 20 rebut that of three Of his in
spectors who swore Stutler had ordered
them TO pay Rusk for alley cleaning
which was not done at all. The Com
missioners said they would give the Sup
erinteudent every opportunity 10 refut-
the charges against him. and they &C
cOrdingly set the concluding hearing fo-
the following Thursday.
The Case Postponed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-17
TRIED TO WALK 1000
MILES IN "a DAYS

LONDON. April 16-Probably the most
disappointed man in the United Kingdom
is DR." Deighton, the Yorkshire pedes-
trian, who set out from Lands End
month ago TO walk to John o. Groat's,
nearly a thousand miles, in twenty-four
days.
He reached Wick, eighteen miles from his
destination. by o'clock p. m. fresh
daisy" as he himself phrased 1t, and was
confident Of reaching the northernmost
point of Great Britain before midnight
But it was necessary for advertising pur-
poses that a photograph of the doctor
and his attendants should be taken at the
finish, and he was accordingly persuaded to
postpone the conclusion of his long journey
until next day.
the last two miles of his Journey into
Wick was drawn from the remotest parts
of the highlands. and in their affectionate
welcome the people so jOstled him that he
was frequently carried off his feet. One of
the demonstrators was actually trOdden
under foot and badly injured.
But for slippery roads and snow and
sleet storms the doctor" would not have
been twenty miles behind his schedule
when he set out from Helmsdale, seventy
miles from the end, on the last morning
DIR" Deightons wonderful performance
far surpasses that of Weston. the tenn
perance pedestrian, who occupied three
months in traversing the route. 'Dr"
Deighton, is well known, does not en-
tirely eschew alcohol, and believes in an
occasional nightcap of Scotch whisky.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-17
CENTRAL LEAGUE TEAMS
SHOWING GOOD FORM
All of the Teams Have Played Ex-
hibition Games with Big
League Clubs.
WHEELING IS OPTIMISTIC
Fans of that City Believe Pennant
Is Already Cinched-Gossip
of Teams.
WHEELING IS OPTIMISTIC
sp.clal % the rndIanapolls journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 1.-THE
Central League baseball clubs played some
exhibition games this week. which. with the
exception Of Evansville. were satisfactory.
Evansville was badly beaten by the Boston
Nationals twice. and they had been beaten
by Cleveland also by a heavy score. The
result is that Manager Scholler is after at
least two new infelders He wants Ed
Hickey. the Indianapolis man who is hold
ing off from Omaha because OF disagree
rnent with the management last season.
Scholler also has a promise OF a man from
Watkins. Of the Minneapolis team. as Wat
kins has three more inhelders than he
wants. Evansville's team is to be given
siege OF physical culture next week.
Terre -Iaute managed to hold the Hoston
Nationals down 10 a score or 10 4, ana
during the week has been playing daily
practice games with St Paul. OF the Amer1-
can Association. Manager Kelley, OF the
latter, will send nine Of his men 10 Evans
mainder OF hts squad will be in a game
with Terre Haute's Central League team.
Wheeling fans still insist that their Sto-
gies Will lead in the first series Manager
Grim has his two dozen men in training
and will take his time In getting down 10
the tweIve-men limit, which does not be-
come effective until June l. The Grand
Rapids squad. which Is at South Bend, was
reduced TO twelve men this week by the
release OF seven players. A number OF Col
lins's men are holding back, and Pitchers
Simonton and Thomas have been reported
TO the national board for refusing to re-
port as ordered. The South Bend Greens
have been at Notre Dame while Grand
Rapids vas using the league grounds, and
while there the university team defeated
them twice.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-17
PILGRIMAGE OF AUTOISTS
VIEWED WITH MUCH ALARM
Residents Along the Named
Routes to St. Louis Interested
in the Event.
DEMAND FOR SUPPLIES

The pilgrimage OF autoists to st. Louis the
coming summer is viewed with almost as
much alarm by residents along the route
as if the crusaders Of Peter the Hermit or
Coxeys army were coming. Two Of the
routes will cross Indiana.
As the stream of vehicles begins to unite.
west of Buffalo, the demand for food, gaso-
line, drink and sleeping quarters will reach
tremendous proportions. All sorts Of sug-
gestions are being made to obviate the diff
ficulties.
One of the most practical is that trains
Of dining, lubricating and sleeping cars shall
be run. stopping at fixed points. along the
way. for the sole accommodation Of those
who scorn to confine their wanderings to
the beaten paths mapped out for humanity
by the first, second and third rails
And the trail of the serpent that snake
ology has ever insisted was over all
won't be marker to the scatter of con-
fetti and streamers that the benzine buggy
folk are buying by the bale they would
hay. 1t will be worse for the natives to
clear UP than the average front stoop on
the 5th of July. And think of those steps
drawn out 1,500 miles long and muddy, too
Considering the amount of gasoline 10
be used it is likely that John d. Rookie
feller Will join President Roosevelt in well
coming the tourists to the Mound City,
where the mound will be the only thing
not high the coming summer Now Job
had his troubles, but every sore he pos
sessed wasn't of a different kind.
Every State and about half the cities,
towns and hamlets to be traversed have
an auto law, and no two are alike as TO
speed and penalty Some of the older au-
toists do not care SO much about these or
dinances, because If they should be
'pinched" for violation in a quarter Of the
places, the remainder of their days would
not be half long enough for them to serve
out their sentences.
To drivers in pin feathers, however, such
prospects are appalling. Already the coun-
try constables along the line of parade are
calculating that they afford to con-
tribute to the entertainment fund, just like
hotel men, because their fees will land them
on Easy street. Paradoxical, isn't 1t, in
view of the fact that the chaffeurS will
be kept on an uneasy road? One extra man
will be needed in each to keep changing
tags and license numbers as each new do
main is entered
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-17
BELL AND M|CHAEL|S
ARE PROMINENT SHOTS
They Won the Two-Men Team
Championship at the Recent
State Tourney.


James E. Bell and Joe Michaelis, Of the
Indianapolis Gun Club. won the champion
ship for two-men teams in the annual
tournament of the Indiana Trap Shooters
League. which was held at the club
grounds last week. Messrs. Bell and
Miohaelis won by a very narrow margin,
the second men in the race being but one
point behind them.
Mr.. Rell is the secretary OF the local as
ISOLATION, and he worked hard TO make
the shoot a success. He has been an en-
thusiast on the subject of trap shooting
for number of years and is always pres
ent at the state tournaments.
Joe Michaelis also has done his share to-
ward getting the club upon firm basis.
Mr.. Michaelis was one of the party who
inspected and purchased the grounds where
the clubhouse and traps now located.
Both Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Michaelis will par
ticipate In the Grand American Handicap,
which will be held here June 20 to "A. and
will doubtless land their share of the
laLrelS.