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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29
SNAP SHOTS.
1T was a regular .Nor'wester.
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1T was regular Nor wester.
The cold wave got here on time.
When the pugilist has his hair trim
med. even the barber can give him an
uppercut.
1t is the loose change that slips
through our fingers.
1t is better 10 have been a son-in-law
than never to have wed at all.
For some time after a girl wears
her hair on top of her head she wears
nothing inside of it.
If wives sent advance notices the
way insurance companies do when a
premium is to be paid, their husbands
could remember their wedding day.
"A woman likes to wake up in the
night and begin to cry just to be able TO
get mad over the comfortable way her
husband can sleep through It.
All men who claim to be gentlemen
are not free from decisions.
Judge man by what he says and a
woman by what she doesn't say.
"A Young man in search of wife
always hopes to find one ready maid.
Fortunate are they who have money
to burn; they can buy coal with it.
Those persons who make specially
Of finding fault are never out OF JOB.
1t doesn't require pull TO so down
hill.
"A good husband is always a good
listener.
No fellow is too slow to go fast
asleep.
"A glove on the hand is worth two
in the pocket.
Some women seem to think that the
objectionable sin is TO grow old.
You can't hear cornstalk any more
than YOU can hear corn's talk.
Good wine needs no bush, any more
than book agent needs a nerve tonic.
The man who is too lazy to work for
himself is the one who will work others.
The man who feels that he is above
reproach must be stilted sort OF IN
dividual
ways RegaemlseE she EuI .NsAne
axatIXe Eomo Ounn's
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29
The Bucklers

Of Washington, D. c., with Moving
Pictures, Song and Story. at Maryland
Avenue M. +. CHURCH. Thursday and
Friday, December 2oth and goth, at $
d. m. Do not fail to see the Wonderful
Cinematograph, the world famous NOV
ing pictures. Instructive, amusing and
mystiiying. Admission, 10 cents. d2I !
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29

that he offers to pay $500 in legal money
of the United States for any case of Leu
corrlea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus, or
Falling of Womb which he cannot cure.
All he asks is fair and reasonable trial
of his means Of cure.
II suffered from fosnale weakness for five
months writes Miss Belle Hedrick. of Nye
Putnam Co, w. Va. 81 was treated by good
physician but he never seemed to do me any
good. wrote 10 Dr.. r. v. Pierce for advice
which received telling me TO take his Favor
iie Prescription and Golden Medical Discov-
cry when had used the medicines a month
my health was much improved. 1t has contin-
ued TO improve until now can work al almost
all kinds of housework. I had scarcely any
appetite. but il is all right now. Have gained
several pounds in weight. DIR. Pierces med-
cines have done wonderfully well here.
would advise all who suffer from chronic dis
eases to write TO DR.. Pierce.D
Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women we'll.
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt Of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
I'll cne-cent stamps for the paper-covered
book, or 81 stamps for the cloth-bound
voss:=s. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buff
falo. N. Y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29

,oe sauare ave lines non1LSi s ~. saeis
fLuO, 80 sith monthly, quarterly ana yearly
aa's.-'- al notices and political OF persona
~ Lo.S(aa. ,i Is cents per line Bourgoise,
co.-LD lul-,Tt in sertione. 10 cents per me-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29

80 80 "a.
The KIND Yoa Iaa ksags BBaEA
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29

Take a double dose Of Chamberlain 5
colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
as soon as the first indication OF the dis
ease appears and threatened attack
NAV be warded off Hundreds OF Peo-
nIe use the remedy in this way with
Iperfect success, For sale by Feldmeyer
Bros.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-29

a.. bour train Annapolis to washington al
:, ~ ~ '~a,nrning Washington Annapois oVo p
m a arriving Annapolis 4VO'
ass minute aud one hour train to ana nom
Baltimore. -.
pv-AIitra.rs over this road to leave from
w. K. SLAUGHTER
Traffic Manager.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
To Pick Way Carefully.

In following out this policy the anti
Mcbride faction must placate the
Meade and Brownell followings in or
der that no break shall occur in the
combination against the governor. I'm
less that is done the slate would not be
strong enough to ignore entirely the
convention strength of the Eastern
Washington and other Mcbride coun-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09

terday by Judge George on a drunk
and disorderly charge. AS soon as Bell
was locked up it was asserted by the
police that the "fxers" reached Mrs
Bell and informed her that he would
be released last night, and that if she
cared for her life she had better hide
herself This was done, the police al
lege, to scare the woman out of APP
pearing against her husband in the as
sault and battery case that is yet pend
ing.
Bells cruelties to his wife, the po
lice say, have been of a continuous ma
ture for the last three months. They
eliminated in his arrest yesterday
morning for the second time after a
complaint had been made that he had
torn the dresses of two women who
were in Bells restaurant near the cor
ner of Pike street and Eighth avenue.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
RUNAWAY COUPLE CAUGHT.
Rainier Postmaster Apprehends Young
Seattle Girl.

OLYMPIA, May &C. G.. Norris,
postmaster and deputy sheriff at Raj
nier, Thurston county, has taken into
custody 14-year-old Birdie Walker,
daughter of q Seattle liveryman, who
disappeared from home in company
with John Bloom. Bloom was also APP
pretended in Chehalis in a telegra phic
instruction from Mr.. Morris. The
couple appeared at Rainier in a light
wagon and the yOuthfulness of the girl
excited the attention of the authorities,
and, after some cross questioning
apart from Bloom, broke down and
confessed that she was Birdie Walker
The couple had been on the road since
Wednesday, and were on their way to
Portland. Bloom succeeded in getting
away with the horse and wagon while
Miss Walker was being questioned but
was Overhauled at Chehalis.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
Northwest News

rive at an understanding with the set
tiers relative to the lands in question.
He states that all settlers will be
given the privilege of purchasing lands
occupied by them at prices appraised
and placed on the same by the COM
pany and that no advantage will be
taken by the company by reason of
Improvements on the lands. In fact,
the matter of improvements is not
taken into consideration at all.
Prices range from SO to $40 an acre.
This applies to lands in Clarke county,
and will probably apply to those in
other counties in which the lands lie.
There is said to be some complaint
among the settlers as to the prices
asked for the lands, some contending
that other lands in the same neighbor-
hoods can be had for less figures than
those asked by the company.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09

sible figure. The shippers declare thar
it would be impossible to engage a
British or German ship at the present
time for less than 2Os, and for that
reason they contend that any rate ac-
cepted by the Frenchmen is no criter-
ion of the true condition of the market.
1t is the general belief however that
the rates will remain at low figure as
long as the local price of wheat re-
mains as high as it is. They are of the
opinion that it will have to get on a
parity with the Liverpool market be-
the charter situation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
Low Rates for Ship Charters.

PORTLAND Or, May g. That
charter rates are steadily on the de-
cline was again shown when the
French ship Marechal de Noailles was
engaged to load grain at Portland for
the United Kingdom at 15s. The YES
sci was taken by Balfour, Guthrie &
Co, and is for immediate loading. The
same company chartered a ship a short
time ago to load on the Sound at the
same rate.
With these two exceptions there has
not been a vessel chartered during the
past two months for spot business at
less than EOS, while a number which
have been fixed for new crop loading
have received as high as Els Cd. At the
way the quotations stood a month ago
the representatives of the shipOWners
were confident that the low rate period
was a matter of the past. They We're
looking forward to the time when there
would be some profit to be derived from
the operation of vessels, and they were
led to believe that such time was
near at hand. But when q rate of los
is accepted they state that there is no
money to be made at the business and
if they should happen to come out
even on the deal they consider that
they are doing we'll.
But exporters say that low char
ters are not indicative of the true con-
ditiOn of the charter market. Both yes
sells taken, they explain, are French
men. To lie idle for any great length
of time means big loss to them, as
their government allows a big bounty
for every mile they traverse the sea.
Hence, it is claimed, their owners are
DESTROYS to keep them moving in order
to bring their earning capacity from
the government up to the highest pos
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09

les. A thorough confidence is enter
and the apportionment of places on
either the national delegation or the
state ticket accorded the Mcbride
entirely to the friendship of leaders to
the anti Mcbride movement.
The convention will be a slate af-
fair. None of the politicians who will
take part in the fight is willing to take
any chances with unexpected develop
ments in the convention, and the pro-
gram will be completely outlined be-
fore the delegates go into the meet
ing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
BREAKS WILL OF MILLIONAIRE
the Wife, Is the Verdict of
the Jury

That the will of Uriel H Croker,
Black bay millionaire, who married
his stenographer, Annie J. F'itz,
against the wishes of his family and
the advice of his intimate friend, Dr..
Charles w. Eliot of Harvard, was pro-
cured through fraud and undue intlu-
ence on the part of his wife is the
verdict of the jury in the supreme jul
dicial court in Boston, Mass. This YER
dict, If confirmed by the judge, breaks
the will, which has been contested
twice in the supreme and once in the
probate court.
Two issues We're considered. one as
to undue influence and the other as to
the sound mind of testator. To the
question Was Uriel H. Crocker of
sound and discriminating mind and
memory at the time of the execution
of the Will?" the jury answered Yes
The verdict, if Judge Braley con-
firms it and throws out the will. does
not provide for the disposal at once of
the Croker property There are prior
willis in existence and these are yet
to be disposed of.
Mr. CrOCker's will involved property
appraised at $7O7, 70G. left by him when
he died, March 8. 1902. By his last Will
he left the whole property to his wife
in trust, to use the income as she saw
fit, provided that no part Of the prop
erty was given to any Catholic insti-
tuition.
This will made it possible for the
widow to deprive if she chose, any or
all of the three sons of any share in
their fathers property. Fearing that
She would take advantage of this pro-
vision. the sons, George w. Croker,
city treasurer of Boston, and Joseph
b. E. Croker began the legal fight
which then was decided against them.
and over which a jury in the supreme
court disagreed in September, 1903.
An interesting fact in connection
with the case is that Mr.. Croker. who
drew the will, was a lawyer of high
reputation, and the author of law
books which are highly esteemed by
lawyers. One chapter in his book on
common Forms the last book he
published, deals with Wills At the trial
lawyers testified to the excellence of
Mr.. Crocker's books.
Lawyers say that no matter what
action is taken in regard to the other
wills, Mrs. Croker will get at least
one third of the Crocker estate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
MAKES ARID ISLAND PAY.
Large Acreage in Crop on Land in
Columbia.

UMATILLA, Or, May 9.-The first
cutting of alfalfa Will begin on Swift
ler's island, fourteen miles above here
in the Columbia, this week, and OF
a ton and half an acre. The three
remaining cuttings of the year will
make about a ton each, giving at the
present stage of cultivation on the ISL
and a total of nearly five tons per an
mum. When it is remembered that with
this years rains and the subirrigation
from high water, no pumping has been
necessary so far, the possibilities of
island reclamation in the Columbia
and Snake rivers can be seen.
There are $50 acres reclaimed on
SWitzler's island so far by the efforts
of +. s. McCOmas, of Pendleton, who
owns the island. OF this, $50 acres is
in alfalfa, twenty in sugar beets and
alfalfa sold in the stack on the island
at so a ton, stOclImen hauling it to
their winter feeding quarters in West
ern UmatiIla county. This, however,
was an unusually good price. The
sugar beet crop this year is the first
attempted, and is largely experiment
tai. Quite a large area will be soWn if
the venture proves successful. The
culture of sugar beets is an offspring
Of the move by the La Grande sugar
beet factory men, which resulted in
quite an acreage around Echo this
year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
territorial Druggists Meet.

TULSA. l. T., May 9.-The Okla
homa and Indian Territory Pharma-
ceutical associations began a joint
convention here today and will remain
in session until Thursday. Luther F.
Savers, dean of the College of Phar-
macy of the Kansas university, will
address the meeting upon the revision
of the United States pharmacopeia.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
AGAINST THE SPOKANE MIN.
ING MAN.
McBride's Enemies Are to Be Reward
ed by the Republican Railroad
Forces in State.

If the anti Mcbride men control the
coming republican state convention
little attention will be paid to the in
dorsement of candidates made by Nc
Bride conventions or to the support
made by Mcbride delegations. The
anti Mcbride men will support those
politicians who made their fight.
This is particularly true of Spokane
county, where the anti-McBride men
are determined to prevent the selection
of Charles Sweeney as a delegate to
the national republican convention.
The anti Mcbride men insist that
Sweeney's Endorsement was brought
about by a deal between himself and
the Mcbride club of Spokane, made
for the purpose of carrying the city.
1t is insisted the country delegates
were opposed to him and that Swee-
ney does not represent the feeling of
Spokane republicans.
This same policy will be carried out
with regard to other antiMc Bride
a rather interesting fact that the move
ment against Sweeney is supported by
anti Mcbride men in part because he
was responsible for turning down :.
G. Cosgrove three years ago. CosgroVe
is a strong Mcbride supporter, but
this makes little difference; SWeeney's
opposition to Cosgrove is still held
against him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09

Settling Overlap Land Cases.

VANCOUVER, Wash. May &c.
II. Plummer land agent for the North
ern Pacific Railroad company. is in the
city looking up the matter of settle
ment of the overlap land cases which
have been under dispute for years. Mr..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
Moving Toward Mckinley Memorial

.
NEW YORK, May 9.-In response to
the call of President Day, of the Ma
tlonal Mckinley Memorial association.
the trustees of the association met to-
day at the Manhattan hotel in this
city The committee that was author
lied at the last meeting of the trus-
tees to select a jury of experts and re-
port this jury's findings on the designs
submitted under the publication pre-
Vlously made was present at the meet
ing, together with the experts who
have been acting under it's direction.
1t is understood that the jury has
agreed upon a design to be recon-
mended to the trustees and that the Sc
lection will be made public within a
few days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
EASY FOR TWO FEA HEHo.
Joe Carroll Offers to Throw Indian Ok
Falls in One Hour.

The Seattle Times says: Joe car
roll, manager of Frank Gotten chail
MON wrestler of the world, has par
ticular itching to get hold of Chlef Two
Feathers on the mat. He has had
money posted here for the last month
TO bind a match with the Indian, put
lack O'NeiI. on one pretext or another
has passed Carroll up. Carroll is now
in Minot n. d, and every time ne
thinks about the Indian he gets the
madden.
In order to get a match he offers to
throw TWO Feathers six falls in one
hoyr or forfeit $500. Here is his letter
TO the sporting editor of the Times, re-
ceiyed this morning and it looks like
a bunch of easy money for the Indian
and his hackers. unless there is
string attached to the offer:
Makes Liberal Offer.
About four weeks ago | issued
challenge through your paper to Wres-
tie Chief Two Feathers and offered to
bet him any part of $4,000 at odds of ,
to / that | could throw him four falls
in one hour. and should he succeed in
staying fifteen minutes on any fall |
would make him a present of $3.50.
Chief Two Feathers hackers said they
would match him with Mcmillan, but
l.. 4gJ, nd
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
Fight Against Sweeney.

It was promised COsgrove in the last
presidential campaign that he should
carry the returns from the electoral
meeting to Washington. At the last
minute Sweeney decided he wanted the
honor and the pledge to CosgrOve was
ignored. Sweeney won his point, and
the fight against his selection as a ma
tional delegate is, in part, traced to
this fact.
The anti Mcbride men will not stop
with Spokane county, but intend to
nominations they can from men who
were identified with their fight. Cir
cumstances might dictate some minor
departure from this rule but as whole
it will be followed as outlined.
It is not likely much attention will
be paid to the demand fro an East
ern Washington candidate for gov
ernor. The anti-McBride forces insist
that the greater part of the support for
the republican candidate must come
from Western Washington. and that
this part of the state must be recog-
nized in his nomination; not necessar-
lily that a man actually living here be
selected. but that one we'll known to
the people of Western Washington
must be chosen, is the Mcbride
sentiment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-09
No Candidate Elected.

The delay in shaping up the King
county delegation has caused a hest
fancy among the anti Mcbride leaders
to pick out an acceptable candidate to
pit against Mcbride and his support
ers in the state convention. A, promi-
nent part in selecting that candidate
will be done by the steering committee
of the King county delegation, an or
ganization that is not yet in working
order.
The Pierce county convention is in
progress; the Lewis county convention
comes just before the state conven-
ton, and there are a few other county
conventions to be held before the def
mite standing of the two factions is
known. However, the result is so clear
Bride forces await before beginning
active work to organize for the con-
vention is the completion of the King
county delegate list
The fact that Ellis De Bruler the
representative of Congressman Hum
phrey, will have a place on the King
county steering committee substanti-
ates the statement made yesterday
that the program of the convention will
provide for the denomination of the
present congressman. In fact, there has
been an understanding among politi-
clans that the three congressman had
agreed to stand together and demand
this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
A LEGAL OUTRAGE.
[From the Atchison Globe. ]

lFrOm the AtchlSon GlODe.J
We hear a great deal about the
courts being a guarantee of justice to
the people.
In 1873, when Comanche county,
K nsas, hadn't a single bona fide in
habitant a lot of adventurers went
there, got UP a pretended county or
ganization. and issued $4,000 in
bonds; ostensibly for the purpose of
building a court house. a Jail. bridges,
etc. The bonds were sold. it is claim
ed, to innocent purchasers.
Several years later, during the
boom period" Comanche county had
three or four thousand inhabitants,
although its present population is only
fifteen hundred. During the boom
period, the pretended owners of the
fraudulent bonds brought suit, and the
supreme court of Kansas decided that
Comanche county must pay the bonds!
If ever there was an outrage, that
decision of the supreme court was one.
When the bonds were issued, Conan
che county hadn't a single inhabitant.
The bonds were fraudulent; as much
so as a check signed by a man who
has no money in the bank on which
the check is drawn. The transaction
finish. The alleged officers issuing the
bonds did not exist; the alleged or
ganization authorizing the issuance of
the bonds, did not exist; the money
obtained from the sale of the bonds
went to adventures, and was not used
for county purposes. The men who
purchased the bonds-if they were
purchased, which has been questioned
were victimized, but instead of being
compelled to pay the penalty of care
lessness, the supreme court of Kansas
declared that Comanche county must
pay the debt!
The bonds were compromised several
times, and finally the amount was re-
duced to 1923, 900. These are the bonds
lately purchased for the Kansas school
fund. And because the Topeka State
Journal criticised the transaction, it
has been sued for libel
This purchase of Comanche county
bonds by the Kansas school fund COM
mission was made in the face of the
fact of their fraudulent origin; in the
face of the fact that the school fund
held $62, 500 of Greeley county
bonds, upon which $14,790 for interest
had accrued, which the school fund
commissioners had been compelled TO
effect a compromise and accept $2.456
therefor; in the face of the fact that
said fund held $4,000 principal and $S,-l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01

240 interest on Seward county bonds
which had been compromised for $40;
and said fund held $35, 900 of the bonds
OF Wichita county, upon which inter-
est had accrued in the amount of $1f.-
700, for which the commissioners of
said fund had been compelled to COM
promise for $1,000. None of the coun-
ties named are any worse located and
of no less taxable value in proportion
than said Comanche county, and the
future of either is as good for taxation
purposes as was Comanche county at
the time the said school fund commits
sioners purchased this last $123, 900 of
bonds.
In selling the Comanche county bonds
to the school fund of Kansas-bonds
which were issued fraudulently, and
which saddled a debt on a county
which the inhabitants thereof can
never pay, try as hard as they may
one broker made $4,000 commission, and
another broker probably as much more.
And they call this justice and good
government