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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
SECRETARY ANNOUNCES TOPICS
FOR LIVE STOCK ASsoCiA.
TiON MEETING.
Annual Session viii Be Held in Spo-
kane December 22-Speeial
Railroad Rates.

Il am looking forward to one of the
most instructive and interesting con-
ventions in the history of the asso-
ciation," said Secretary Grant Cope
land this morning when discussing the
program of the Northwest Live Stock
Association which holds a One-day
session in Spokane December %. We
have been able to secure a one and
one-third rate from the railroads and
as result there will probably be so
persons from Walla Walla alone in
attendance"
Secretary Copeland this morning re-
ceived a complete program of the con-
vention which is as follows: Hog
Raising" by J. L. Smith, of Spokane; !;
Some Live Stock Observations in
England by Professor f. f. Elliot of
the Washington Agricultural college
at Pullman; Breeding of Beef" c. S.
Smith, of Spokane: Feeding of Steers
for Market" Professor H. S. French
of Moscow; Grasses for Pasture" B.
T. Byrns of Moscow; Range Cattle" !"
Senator A. J. Splawn of Yakima; !;
Matters of legislation E.T. Benson
of Tacoma: General Purpose Horse
Archie Galbraith of the importing
firm of Galbraith Brothers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Japs Attack BattIeship Sevastopol.

TOXIC. Dec. 14.-The commander
of the Japanese naval artillery at
Port Arthur reports that the lombard
ment on the 18th was principally aim
a5 at the arsenal, the torpedo depot at
Tiger Tail and the steamboats, v1cln-
ity. The depot was ablaze In an hour.
Three steamships were destroyed and
one sunk and many buildings greatly
damaged. The indirect bombardment
of the battleship Sevastopol OUTSIDE
tho harbor was suspended owing TO
had weather. Admiral Togo reports
that Jananese torpedo boats attacked
the Sevastopol on the night Oh 'he
18th and 18th, but the result IS uncer-
tain. Four torpedo boats were struck
by the Sevastopors fire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Arrives at Cleveland,

CLEVELAND, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Chad
wick arrived here at 2:20 p. m.
A thousand people, including many
women surrounded the station to
catch a glimpse of the prisoner. The
woman was led slowly and was almost
lifted into carriage. Crowds follow
ed the carriage to the federal build
ing, calling the attention of passersby
to the identity of the occupant
Mrs. Chadwick was taken to the
office of United States District Attor-
ney Sullivan, who held a conference
with her Cleveland attorney, Sheldon
Kerrush. She was booked by the fed
eral authorities, taken to the county
Jail and placed in cell ID.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Property Loss Reaches Over
Half a Million
SEVERAL LIVES LOST IN FLAMES
conflaqration Started in the Heart
of the Retail District-HeIp Sent
From St. Paul.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14.-Jacob
Miller and Joseph N. Fellows were
killed and two other firemen were in
iured and there is a property loss of
s55O 900 as the result of a fire that
threatened the retail district at mid
night. The buildings totally destroyed
we're Boutelle Bros furniture house,
loss 100000: Q. H. Peck's photo.
graphic supply house, loss $4,000;
Bintliff Mfg. Co., art goods, loss $780,
900. and three buildings on Fifth street
and First avenue occupied by small
concerns. all owned by Mrs. Irene
Hale. whose loss is $150,000. Powers
department store on First avenue was
damaged to the extent of 100000 by
fire water and smoke.
The fire started in the Peck concern
and for a time threatened the entire
destruction of the retail district as
far north as the West hotel. At mid
night appeals were sent to ST. Paul for
help and two engines were sent on a
special train. At 1870 the. falling of
the walls of the Hale building gave the
fremen a better chance to fight the
fire. which was shortly under con.
troll Jacob Miller, fire insurance pa
troll was entering the Boutelle build
ing with a line of hose when he fell
into an open elevator shaft. His
comrades could not rescue him and
We're compelled to witness his death
from the flames an hour later 'Thou-
sands of spectators say Tony Wilson
fall four stories to almost certain
death. Both his legs were broken and
his condition is critical. He with Fell
lows was on the fifth floor with a
line of hose and was driven out by a
burst of flames. Fellows was burned
to death before reaching a window.
Wilson tumbed headlong to the street.
H. j. Buckley. member of the in
Surance patrol. is missing and is be-
ieved to have been killed by a falling
wall.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Colorado Supreme Court Acts
as Returning Board
IaaowMs out DENVER PRECINCTS
Aiva Adams Plurality Of Ten Thou
sand Will Be Overcome by
Courts Sleek Work. -.

DENVER, Dec. 14.-Leonard Rogers,
a well-known democratic leader, Po-
lice Captain Lee and four other demo-
cratic election officers of Precinct 2,
Ward I, were placed on trial in the
Supreme Court today on the charge
of fraud in the recent election. There
is a growing belief that the court will
throw out enough wards in Denver to
wipe out Adams plurality of 5000 and
seat Peabody.
At noon the court decided to throw
out all the votes of Precinct 8. Ward
I. establishing a precedent, which will
probably mean the seating of Pea
body. This is one precinct in which
fraud has been charged. Many others
will be scrutiniZed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
RETURNS TO CLEVELAND
HER HOME CITY THIS
AFTERNOON.
Several indictments Were Returned
Against Her by the Federal
Grand Jury Today.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 14.-At s
o'clock this morning when Mrs. Chad
wick awOke a board the train bearing
her to Cleveland she said: Good
morning." to the Pullman porter and
seemed to be in good spirits. Break
fast was served in her state room.
When the train reached Buffalo
Mrs. Chadwick sent for the morning
papers, which she glanced over, re-
marking that she would read them
carefully before reaching Cleveland.
The train was due at Cleveland at
11:10, but was two hours late owing
to a snow storm.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
THE SENATE
WILL Be JURY
viii Try Impeachment Of
Federal Judgs Sxayns
FORMALLY NOTIFIED 81 HOUSE
Speaker Cannon Appoint. a Commit.
tee to Conduct the Prosecution
Before Upper House.
FORMALLY NOTIFIED sY HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Speaker
Cannon in the house today appointed
committee of seven to draw up ar
ticles of Impeachment against Judge
Swayne of Florida. Palmer Of Penn
Sylvania is chairman.
The committee with Palmer at it's
head appeared in the senate at 12: 80
and it formally announced that the
house had officially impeached Swayne.
President Frye assured the commit
tee that the senate would take proper
steps in the premises in due time.
The committee then withdrew.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
LAWSON is READY.
Notifies Colonel Greene That He Is
Ready for Meeting.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-In reply to
message from Colonel Greene to
Ihomas Lawson stating that Greene
would be at Lawson's Office in Boston
at $50 this afternoon to denOunce
nm, Lawson has changed the place
ol meeting to the front of the old
Fiat house on State street, adding:
; herewith notify you that l will do
all the denouncing that will be done.
Colonel Greene did not go to Boston
DIS advertised. He announced this af-
'eHhoon that he declined to make
1901 Of himself and be agged on to
personal encounter with Lawson. Il
was hot. when | said it, he admitted.
he episode is closed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
FOUR FROM SNOHoMISH
Population at the Penitentiary Was
Increased.

The population at the state penlten-
tiary was increased today when SherlH
Frank P. Brewer OF Everett Drought
from Snohomish county four prison.
ers. They were:
Iobn Ward. five years for sodamy.
Joseph Blaminck, ten years 1or
grand larceny.
w Pundagles. four years for burg
larry.
Elmer Pope, five years for burglary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14-With
tears streaming down her face. Mrs
Fred Ellis, former wife of Abram Can
-
non. apostle of the Mormon church,
now deceased, told the senate commit
tee at the Smoot hearing his morning
of the plural marriage of her hus-
band to Miss Lillian Hamlin, after the
issuance of the manifesto prohibiting
polygamy and against the protest of
the witness At the time of the mar
riage the witness said that Cannon
had three wives living. He gave as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Grand Jury at Work.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 14.-The fed
era1 grand jury for the northern dis
trict of Ohio this morning began an
investigation of the Chadwick case.
The deposition of President Beck
with of the Oberlin bank was placed
before the jury. The receiver for the
defunct bank at Oberlin, appeared as
witness.
The federal grand jury returned five
indictments against Mrs. Chadwick,
four against Beckwith and four
against Spears.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
EM1ARTAIsED WITH DANCE.
Rathbone Sisters Gave Successful
Party Last Night.

The ladies of Mistletoe Temple,
Rathbone Sisters, gave a most sue
cessful dancing party last night at the
Odd Fellows hall on Main street.
There was a large attendance and
with good music and a jolly crowd an
enjoyable evening was passed. The
hall was tastily decorated and pre-
sented a pretty appearance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Bio Opera House Burns.

STANFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 14.-The
Grand opera house building contain
ing a theater offices and several
stores, burned this morning. The loss
is 800. 900.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
japanese Reinforcements.

L. Dec. IA Toxic dispatch
:, mat 5000 Japanese troops have
III "'ioed at Pigeon bay to reinforce
Ar., ''iese attacking army, at Port
AZ The reinforcements are sup
m, win a number of quick firing
''io with trenching machinery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Assessors Valuation win
Stand In County
sosE AND sasE RENDER oPIuIen
Board Of Equalization Exceeded AuA
thority in Raising the Figure. on
Stock Valuation.

In an opinion given to the county
commissioners today T. P and c. c..
Gose hold that the law passed by the
state legislature in 1908. which
changed the system of taxation of
bank stock, is valid and constitutional.
and the commissioners will be COM
PEELED to cancel the amount Of
the taxes on the stock of the banks
of Walla Walla that the commission
ers sitting as board of equalization
raised from the figures returned by
the county assessor.
In 1903 when the county assessor
made the assessment he followed the
act of 1903 and placed his valuation
Walla at the figures which were given
by the banks officers.
When the conuty commissioners met
in August as a board of equalization
the members We're of the opinion that
the assessment was too low and after
giving the legal notice to the holders
of the shares on August IA, 1908. made
an order raising the valuation about
20 per cent.
On February II, 1904. the agents of
the banks went to the county treas
urers office and rendered in cash the
amount of the taxes under the valua-
tion placed on the stock by the assess
or AS the rolls showed that the as
sessment had been raised by the board
of equalization the treasurer refused
to accept the tender. ..
At the February session of the COM
missioners, acting upon the advice OF
the county attorney. the commission
ers passed an order directing the
county treasurer to receive from the
banks the amount of their taxes for
the year 1903 upon the stock accord
ing to the value returned by the coun-
ty assessor. but the receipt to be given
Dy the treasurer Was W Silo" oiiiy d
partial payment of the amount of the
tax due upon the stock as raised by
main a valid charge and tax on said
stock.
Under this order the banks paid
their taxes and the treasurer gave
them a receipt accordingly.
At the meeting of the board held
this month the question of the legality
of the proceedings of the board OF
equalization was taken up and con-
sidered and T. P. and c. G. Gose were
employed to render legal opinion in
the premises This opinion was filed
with the county auditor this morning.
The opinion comprises 10 typewriter
pages and it goes into details of the
case. Many authorities are cited and
the attorneys have fully covered the
entire matter.
The attorneys maintain that the as
sessment made by the assessor under
the act of 1903 is legal is strictly in
accordance with the constitution and
that the commissioners had no legal
right to raise the assessment. IN
closing the attorneys say
In our opinion your honorable
board should remit such excess ana
order the same cancelled by the county
treasurer without further cost to the
banks
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
e'RI LEADS REVoLUTIoNIsTS.
'"e and Six Others Killed by Russian
Police.

PETERSBURG, Dec. 14.-At
1eSSa Monday the police surrounded
'e mouse occupied by IS revolution
Ied by a girl of 10. The girl was
NY a police lieutenant through a
and the house barricaded.
siege continued As hours and end
e' IN hand-tohand fight. Seven
plrators were killed, including the
=. "'lu II wounded Two of the po
we're Killed and nine wounded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
WIFE OF APOSTLE ON STAND
TELLS OF SOME PLURAL WIVES
Mrs. Ellis, Who Was Once the First wife Of Abra Cannon
Testifos Regarding His Marriage to Lillian Hamlln
and Three Other Women After the Issuance
- .sse Of Anti Po|ygamy Manifesto.

his reason that Lillian Hamlin had
been engaged to his brother then de-
ceaHed. The witness thought Apostle
Joseph F. Smith performed the mar
riage as he went away with the cou-
pie.
The couple returned about July 3,
1896. Cannon was i'll and died three
weeks later. He confessed that he
ness said that he knew that he had
broken the law of the church. Il think
it killed him." she added sobbingly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Lawson Bears London Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Lawson's
advertisement appeared in the Lon
"o" papers this morning and created
considerable furor. The market fell
'"'A to one per cent in London, but
Stocks Sold here on a fairly heavy
scale.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Mrs. Chadwick Was Fearful.

ASHTABULA, O., Dec. 14.-As the
train neared Cleveland Mrs. Chadwick
grew very nervous ana frequently
burst into tears. She feared to face
possible demonstration at Cleveland.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Fushima in. Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Prince Fu-
shima. of Japan, arrived from the east
this morning. He will be entertained
here until Saturday when he will leave
for the Pacific Coast.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
EARTHQUAKE AT FRISCO.
It Lasted Several Seconds but Did No
Damage.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-There
was an unusually heavy earthquake at
7:1O this morning. 1t lasted several
seconds but did no damage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
Arbitration With ItaIv

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE arbi-
tration treaty between the United
States and Italy was signed at the
state department this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
x.;.., a. Mediterranean Trip.

BERLIN. Dec. 14.-Emperor william
hoe started for a Mediterranean trip
accompanied by the kaiserine. II Is
sa;d that both need a change of eli
mate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14
JAPAN ANNExES TERRITORY.
Field Marshal Oyama Professionally
Takes Southern Manchuria.

ROME. Dec. IA Toxic dispatch
announces that Field Marshal Oyama
has issued a proclamation provision
ally annexing southern Manchuria to
Japan.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-14

Colorado Election Frauds.
PUEBLO, Dec. 1.-THE special
grand jury has found 25 indictments
for election frauds.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-11-10

The fight for post mas,e. grows
hotter and hotter. So far We know
of but three applicants. We mean
by that that two two have placed
their announcements in this paper,
and at this stage of the game an
nouncements are $40 per. We say
TO the balance of the unfortunates
who desire to enter into the arena
thatahey may slaughter or be slaught-
cred to come jumping at once to our
sanctum and We will relieve you OF
$40 and give you the necessary
announcements that the dear people
may be aware Of your wants and help
you.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-11-10

place of worship that has been provid-
ed so far as the workmanship is con-
think that $500 even after a more
commod,ous church, should have
seated the same with proper seats
and placed a nice organ for the use
of the church. Of course, they have
none of this and as we stated before
there is something rotten ia. Den
mark, and it is up to the church and
the fellows who have handled the
money o show that we are wrong.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-11-10

We advise all of our readers to
trade with the people that advertise
in this journal. They are deserving
merchants, and they will sell you
goods cheaper than you can get them
elsewhere and at the same time give
you first class articles. The fellow
who will not advertise shows that he
is not in favor Of helping race enter
prises, and if he is cclorcd man
shows that he is not a race man.
There are some merchants who refuse
to advertise in a colored newspaper.
You should shun these cusses as the
devil shuns holy water They are
grafters and when you spend your
money with them you are fighting
yourself, fighting your race and as
sisting your enemies. Every adver-
tiser in this paper is worthy of your
trade and it Is our earnest desire that
all Of our readers will take heed of
this warning and steer clear Of the
fellow who refuses to advertise no
matter what his color may be, and no
matter how much Of a race man he
may pretend to be, because the cuss is
not a race man, and If it was not for
our religious inclinations we would
say that he is a., not a lover of
the truth.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-11-10

The report made by the trustees of
the A. M. Z. church just before the
pastor left for conference was COB
bled and twisted in such a way and
manner that even the most astute
tumbler would fail to understand just
what was meant. In some instances
the items stated were repeated but in
such a way that to the uninitiated it
would not be noticed.
Nothing was said about what was
done with the windows that cost $500
that were in the old church. (They
were given away.) Nothing was said
about the stone foundation, abou the
ceiling that cost in the neighborhool
of 500 that was given away and
numerous other articles that could
have been used in the new building.
We are stifl of the opinion that cor
rect statement should be made to the
public. We have no ak to grind in
this matter. We are not member
of the church and are not trying to
break in for selfish motives, but at
the same time we believe that since
we fellows are compelled to contrib
ute to the support and the building
of these places of woShip that the
fellows who handle the money should
at lease be half way honest. The
pastor who goes to conference and
gives himself credit for building
church has really done nothing. The
church they sold for $500 was
easily worth $4,000. The church
that they have built is not worth the
half. Hence, even fool can see that
there has been a leakage somewhere
and that somebody has made great
thing out of the sale. Somebody mas
succeeded in advertising themselves
by having their names printed on the
coner stone, and without paying a
sent for the advertisement. The
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-11-10

Our schools in Muskogee, our color
ed schools, are over crowded. We
need more teachers and better teach
ers. We need a school in the south
part of the town and need IL badly.
II the school board will look just a
little after the interest Of the colOred
children of the town they will estab-
lish a school in the south part of town
and give them some additional teach
ers in the big building; and right here
it might not be out Of place to say
that a number of reports have come
to this Office that some OF our teach
ers are not keeping up to that high
standard of purity and morality that
persons who are in charge OF our
youth should be. If this is true 1t Is
a grevious fault and one that should
be and must be corrected. The col
umns of this paper are open to any
and all who desire to make known to
the public any facts touching the NOR.
al condition of any Of our public SER
wants. In cases of this kind we nave
no pets and the electric light will be
turned on each individual no matter
who they are, no matter what in
fluenc they may have.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-07
NOTES ABOUT ANIMALS.

There is nothing odd or peculiar about
the sleep Of the lions and tigers. In
captivity they show the same indiffer-
enc to danger that they manifest in the
jungles, and by day or night will slum-
Der through an unusual tumult, unmind-
full or unconscious of the noise. Their
sleep is commonly heavy and peace
full.
Since the Indians have been thinned
out the gila (heela) monster is over
running the southwest territory. The
only antidote known for the gila's poi
son, which is fatal in about 30 minutes.
Is a secret Of the Hualipis Indians, in
Mexico, who think it Godgiven, and
never have divulged it, although gov
eminent officials and scientists have
lived among them for the purpose Of dis
covering it.
That ants perceive and avoid rays Of
ultra violet light much higher in the
scale of vision than the human eye is
able to detect, has been shown by Sir
John Lubbock. Now writer in the
Electrical World suggests that those who
are trying to determine the wave length
Of the X-rays experiment with ants.
The X-rays are invisible to man, but
it has not been determined whether
they are too long or too short for his
eye to see. The ultra violet waves are
too short
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-07
Provincial Prejudice.

II now the representatives OIL a
mingled race make themselves thus
personally attractive, why should the
very existence of such race be re-
garded as. an insuperable evil? The
answer is that the tradition lies simply
in the associations of slavery. Outside
OF this country such insuperable aver
sion plainly does not exist, nor is it to
be found in the land nearest to us in
kindred, England. A relative of mine,
a Boston lady. distinguished in the last
generation for beauty and bearing,
was once staying in London with her
husband, when they received a call at
breakfast time from a mulatto of fine
appearance, named Prince Sanders,
whom they had known well as a stew
ard, or head waiter in Boston. She
felt that she ought to ask him. as a
fellow-countryman, to sit down at
table with them, but she shrank from
1T until he rose to go; and then, in a
cowardly manner, as she frankly adj
mitted, stammered out the invitation.
To which his reply was: THANK
you, madam, but I am engaged to
breakfast with duke this morning. -
Which turned out to be true.-Atlantic.