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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-14
Sensation in Los Angeles Suit.

Los ANGELES. oct. 14.-There was
a sensation today in the trial of the
to collect a 100000 fee from Colonel
Griffiths. eX-park commissioner. now
ing his wife A letter was read writ
ten by Griffith in 1887 to the girl he
married and afterwards shot. He
asked that the engagement be broken
as she had misrepresented her wealth.
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LADIES CLAIM TO OWN STREET
Warn Annapolis People Not to Trespass
Upon Them.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. oct. 1.-two Ia
dies. the Misses Lucy and Hester a.
HarWood. members of prominent
Maryland family. are contesting the
ownership by the city of Annapolis of
King George street. which borders on
their property and separates it from
the naval academy. They claim that
its historical name is the Lane" and
that it forms d part of the unsettled
estate of Jeremiah Townley Chase,
the chief justice of Maryland. who died
in 1928. and of whom they are the
heirs They have foreWarned persons
from "trespassing' on this property.
Notwithstanding that it is one of the
most frequently used public streets,
and the municipality has had it paved
it's entire length. They also refuse to
lay pavements on their sidewalk and
abate nuisances, as ordered by the city
authorities.
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BENSON FREE
LAND DEALER
Aabeas Corpus Was Issued by
United States Court.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND ASKED
Prisoner Was Charged With Gigantic
Land Frauds in Oregon and
California.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND ASKED
Prisoner Was Charged With Gigantic

NEW YORK oct 14-Judge Lat
combe of the United States circuit
court today granted the application Of
John \. Benson of San Francisco for
discharge on Il writ of habeaS corpus.
He ordered Benson To furnish $4,000
bail for his appearance within 80 days
in case the government enters an ap-
peal. Benson was arrested last May
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government in public land deals
in California and Oregon.
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WARD is FINED.
Will Have to Pay $125 Into PendIeton
Courts.

PENDLETON, oct. 14.-(SpeciaD-
Ralph Ward who was found guilty Of
committing an assault upon Miles
kemler, was today fined 1925 and the
costs of the prosecution.
Ed StultZ, the pickpOcket who was
captured at Milton in August while
he was attempting to rob passengers
on a train. was found guilty in the
circuit court and sentenced to three
years in the state penitentiary.
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Logging Train Jumps the Track.

monte Lumber & Trading company's
logging train jumped the track near
Lamoine last evening. Every car went
off. logs rolling all directions James
Wright. conductor and Mrs. Chapman
riding on the train, We're instantly
killed. Two other men were injured.
The coroner and surgeons have gone to
the scene of the accident.
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min contributed largely to the favor
able developments of the situation in
that quarter. The central and left
columns of the right army both occu-
pied important eminences. continuing
the attacks. The operations of the
central army progress faVorably, dis
lodging the enemy from several strate-
gical positions. Our reinforcements
are arriving at Yentai
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Davis Got a Shock.

TOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Oct. IL
Discharging a cannon under the car or
the Davis special as it came to stop
here today shattered the glass IN the
car and stunned the occupants OF the
whole train. None was injured. DAVIS
smoke to a crowd of 200 here.
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Rebellion Against Germany.

BERLIN, Oct. 14.-A dispatch from
Windhorsk, German southwest Africa.
states that Hendrick Wilboi, who Led
declared war against the Germans. 1t
is expected the majority of the Hotten-
tot tribes will join the uprising.
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Woman's Golf Contest.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. 14.-In the
of the woman's national
golf championship Mrs. f. Fl. Sanford
beat Miss Pauline Mackay seven up,
five to go: Miss Georgiana Bishop beat
Miss Katherine Harley, four up, three
to 90.
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Worse Defeat Than Lao Yang.

ROME. Oct. IA telegram from
Toxic states that the Russian defeat
at Yentai was more severe than that
at Lao Yang. The Japanese captured
more prisoners than in any other en-
gagement: there was also quantities
Cf ammunition and enough provisions
to feed the entire Japanese force a
week
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Admiral Togo Lands Siege Guns.

ROME, oct. IA Chefoo dispatch
states that Admiral Togo has landed
81 large siege guns to be used in the
next general attack on Port Arthur.
Reports received here state that
Oyama captured nearly so guns in the
recent fighting.
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ALL SHOULD REGISTER.

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LONDON, oct. IA dispatch TO
the Central News agency from Rome
states that Agenzia libra has dis
patch from ChefOO stating that tne
Japanese have captured the last forts
outside Port Arthur and now occupy
the periphery of the town.
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Revolution Rife in Venezuela.

WASHINGTON. oct. 14.-Private
advices received at the state depart
ment indicate that Venezuela is on the
verge of a serious revolution against
Castro's administration. Numerous
arrests have been made. large bodies
of men are gathering for the purpose
of organizing a revolutionary party.
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Contest Yet Undecided.

TOXIC, oct. 14.-The contest around
japanese cavalry under Prince kamin
made Il detOur Of the Russian left
flank and partially scattered the Rus
sian supports.
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Ovama Makes a Report,

TOXIC. Oct. 14.-Field Marshal
Oyama reports as follows: 'On We'd
nesday and Thursday in the direction
OF Pensihu the enemy made repeated
counter attacks. All were repulsed
The enemy showed signs Of retreat to-
ward Wednesday evening. There upon
our force Of cavalry under Prince Ka-
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Goinq to Meet It's Fate.

LONDON. oct 14.-A Copenhagen
of the Exchange Tele-
gaph wires that a telegram from
.ibau to a Danish paper asserts that
he Baltic feet has sailed for the far
,act
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Insane Professor Dies in Jail.

SALT LAKE, Ocvt. 14-Professor
Otto Weinschenk enrOute from Salda,
Colo, to Los Angeles who was taken
from a Denver & Rio Grande train,
raving maniac. died today in cell at
the county Jail.
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Roosevelt to Make Election PLAY.

BERLIN. oct. 14.-Tageblatt de-
clares on high diplomatic authority
that President Roosevelt intends to
invite the powers to an International
peace conference before the American
elections and will complete arrange
mentS afterwards.
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Submarine Boats for Far East.

NEWPORT. r. l.. oct. 1.-two of
the submarine boats being built here
for one of the eastern belligerents are
being packed for shipment. They are
guarded by special policemen.
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JAPS CAPTURE THE LAST FORTS
CLOSING IN ON PORT ARTHUR
According to the Latest Reports the Fall the Russian Gibraltar Is Not Far Off,
General Kukins Army Forced to Retreat All Along the Line General
oyama Seems to Have Gained Decisive Victory.

near Mukden as :ollOws: Monday
5000 killed and wounded; Tuesday
12,750; Wednesday, 1915; Thursday,
10000.
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kinq Edwards Brother Hurt.

EDINBURG oct. 1.-THE duke Of
COnnaught brother of King Edward,
while driving an automobile from
Edinburg to Cosford was thrown out
TWO physicians are attending him.
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News of Today's Battle Lacking.

ST. PETERSBURG. oct. 14.-Offi-
cial news regarding tOday'S lighting
is lacking. The prevailing impression
here is that the day has gone against
The city is even filled
with a rumor of his disastrous defeat.
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The Battle Still Raqes.

TOkIO, oct. 14.-General Oyama
reports that fighting continues today
along almost the entire front. The
Japanese are making satisfactory pro
greSS
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Kaiser Honors a Jew.

BERLIN, oct. 14.-Emperor Will
liam has nominated James Simon, the
Jewish millionaire merchant, to be a
life member of the Russian house of
peers.
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The Day With Judge Parker.

ESOPUS, oct. 14.-Judge Parker
had no callers today. He passed the
forenoon disposing of correspondence.
He will return to New York next
Tuesday.
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Russian Casualties Are Heavy.

ROME, Oct. IA dispatch from
Toxic to Giornale DRoma places the
Russian losses il the recent lighting
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Archbjshop Sails for England.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Archblshop
Canterbury's party sailed Tor nome To-
dav on the White Star liner Cedric.
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Iady Curzon Not Out of Danger.

LONDON, oct. 14.-Lady Curzon
passed quiet night but her condition
is still serious.
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The CHICAGO Gram Market.

CHICAGO, oct. 4.-December
1oH Is112a: May s11Oas ms1.12A;
corn 49as G5O1s oats 2Sa4 M29.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
WOODLAND BEACH GROWS POPULAR AGAIN
Rebuilding of Marsh Roads Gives a Fresh
Impetus TO This Old Pleasure Resort

Rebuilding of Marsh Roads Gives a Fresh
Impetus TO This Old Pleasure Resort
Now that the marsh road LEADING to
Woodland Beach has undergone re.
pairs at the hands of the Levy Court.
this resort is experiencing some of
It's old time popularity with the peonle
OF this vicinity. The road, when II
gets sutficfently hardened promises TO
be great improvement and one that
VIII lnure to the success of the beach
which at one time was one of the most
popular on the Delaware Bay shore.
Ieams are going over it every dav.
Dut the newness of the road has NOT
been sufficiently advertised to do much
good this season, but next year Wood
land Beach will doubtless have a
boom. Despite the condition of the
road, Proprietor Mott has spent mucb
money in improvements and the
beach has had successful season.
Large crowds have been brought there
daily by Str. Thomas CLYDE and
Mine Host" l.. P. Campbell has had
good season at the hotel, but as a
day resort for Smyrna people and the
country folks round and about. If was
almost completely abandoned unt,I
the marsh road was made passable.
One of the first parties from Smvrna
TO take an outing over the rebuilt road
TO TO woodland Beach, moved off on
Thursday last, where a pleasant dav !
was spent. The party was composed |
OF Mrs. j. R. McCausland, Mrs. Har.
vey W. FAIRIES, Mrs. John Anthony.
misses Blanche HAZEL, Agnes Carrow.
Marie Estlin, Bertha Price. Hettie
Grace Lloyd, Mary Hazell
Lillian Speakman, Flora Wells
Messrs. j. Harry Jefferson, Memphis.
renn., Townsend Jefferson, Lee Cliff
ION, Ernest Collins and Harvey W.
FAIRIES. !
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
CONSTABLE FOURAKER ILL AT KeNrON
Suffered Stroke of Paralysis Saturday and
His Condition Said to Be Critical

KENToN, August 23.-Charles s
Fouraker, the popular constable of
kenton Hundred and one of the most
wide awake and progressive officers
henton has known in recent years
was stricken with paralysis Saturday
and is lying in a critical condition
constable Fouraker retired Friday
evening in his usual health when
about four O'Clock the next morning.
he was taken suddenly ill. DR.. Frank
Vlrden was summoned and found that
his patient had suffered a slight stroke
OF paralysis that involved his left side.
The sad intelligence of Mr.. Fouraker's
condition was received with general
regret and while his physician fears
that another stroke might follow.
there is nevertheless a sincere hone ON
the part of his friends that he will re-
cover.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
LIGHTHOUSE MAY REPLACE
BLACKBIRD CREEK RANGE
NEW FINNS POINT RANGE LIGHT SAID To RP
WORKING VERY UNSATISFACTORY.
RumOr AflOat that the Government Intends
Abandoning Them and Erecting a Light.
house Near Mouth of Blackbird Greek

IHoRoUGHFARE NECK, August 23.-
A permanently established lighthouse
may substitute the range lights at the
mouth OF Blackbird Greek in the very
near future. There is a rumor aAoat
that the ''New Finn's Point" RANCE
Lights erected last winter, one at Tav.
Tors Bridge and the other at the
mouth of Blackbird Creek are soon 70
be abandoned These lights which
created much curious interest with the
people of ThOroughfare Neck dur;,,g
their course reconstruction, were desie-
mated to mark the course of the new
channel at that poiut. The Iamns
consisting of lamps by night and
wooden "daymarks" by day. have NOT
proven satisfactory owing to the
distance from the water, especially in
stormy and fOggy weather. In view
OF this fact, the keepers quarters and
other improvements planned bv the
lighthouse Department, have never
Oeen completed. Lightkeeper John
d. Steller lives in part of the farm
house on the Robinson Farm" and
attends to both lights, which on ac-
count OF their distance apart are very
lnconvenient to manage. The varions
objections offered in the range LIGHT
system at this point must have been
carefully considered by the Govern
ment engineers, for it has given
ground to the rumor that thew are
soon to be abandoned and that per
manent lighthouse is to be built in the
Delaware Bay near the mouth of
Biackbird Creek. Just what stvle of
lighthouse will be erected cannot he
learned, but it is supposed that it will .
oe on the order of the Bombay Hook
Lighthouse, with dwelling attached
with lights so arranged as to answer
the purpose of the two range lights
now IN use, in which event one man
could care for it more convenient and
would certainly prove more satisfac-
tory IN case of storm or fog.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
SMYRNA'S THIRD REGISTRATION DAY.
more Interest Manifested Ou SATURDAY. u
Names Being Added ia the Casters Dis
Iriet and % in the Western Ois,ri,t

1here was more interest Iu the reg
lstratlon Saturday. with theresn.,.na-
" appeared before Registrar o,1.-.irg
OF the Eastern District to aual,fv ana
20 before Registrar Phillips # .bs
Western District The former wa1.t
up the third dav with a ts,al - ~
which Is . less than the .o-r--,..-.l
ing day two years ago, aud tie latter
completed the third days ~.tr.-- ai.b
Io' names. gain OF over the --.-..
tratlon on the corresponding Isr --.,
years ago. There are vet MANY name.
10 be added aud the next ta. lsv.
Will give our registrars pl-u,e p. al.
Registration lists are .o. .-...
printed and Will be hung up within
the 10 day limit prescribed b. ..v
The next sitting Of the registrar. Wi.
be Saturday, September l,,a after
which one more opportuuItv Will h..
given, Saturday, October as \.
one can vote at the couiu- -.-..-,,-
unless he be duly registered 81. .-s-
scrlbed by law. Saturdays r-,i..-a-
ton brought hope to the Republ.sn-
IN Wilmington, for on that dav SIS
men were registered, Of which nun
Der the great majority were R-.1bH-
cans. For some reason the Demo
Gratis were unable to get their me1 TO
the polling places in any con>.ier.s,a
numbers, and in consequence .bev
VIII not be able to vote q, the urinary
election of their own partv. ON .ba
other hand the Republicans went 10
the polling places AMI registered With
out much urging The total Duu.bsr
OF voters now registered ia Wllmine-.
ton Is 9,Ss1, which Is - more tban
were registered in 1902 when the total
Tor three days in August was a.1g4
and LII less than for the Presidential
election of 1900, when the total rrm-
Der OF voters registered in Wilmington
n the three days was 1I,04S.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
MOSQUITOES PROPAGATE RAPIDLY.
English SparrOws Blamed With Bringing About
the Condition of Things By Driving Off
the Swallows and Blue Martens.

Residents along our marshes who
are troubled with the pesky mosqui-
toes can blame the English sparrow
Ior many of the discomforts he has
been subjected to if we are to believe
tne statement of Col. Isaac W. Brown
oI Indiana, who is known throughout
the west as ''the bird and bee man"
because he knows so much about
oirds, bees and insects. Col. Brown
mas interested Miss Helen Gould to
enlist in the war of extermination
against mosquitoes, claiming that TO
put an end to mosquitoes the so-called
English sparrows must be driven ont
OF this country-and for this reason:
Ihe sparrow which comes from Russia
and not from England, has practically
eXtermlnated the blue marten and the
swallow which feed on mosquitoes.
There being no more blue martens and
swallows, the mosquitoes increase and
multiply at an astounding rate. The
pee and bird man, told Miss Gould
that the sparrow is the greatest pest
IN the United States, and that every
county should put a bounty on it's
mead. lie thinks the kerosene oil
treatment of mosquitoes is useless.
lie told of an experience with mos
qultoes at Winona Lake, at the Cha
tauqua encampment in Indiana, three
years ago. The mosquitoes were so
numerous and hungry that the old
people could not pray and the yonng
people could not spoon. The next
year cotes were built for homes for
purple martens and swallows. which |
were bred in considerable numbers.
ms year the campers are there, but
no mosquitoes, the birds having caught
lot only those of last year, but the
eggs of this year. Col. Brown recon-.
nends as the first attack on mos
luitoes that all cats be'let out of doors
n summer. Not that cats eat mos.
lultoes-nor do mosquitoes pail their
lppetites on cats. But cats eat SPAR
ows.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
MRS. BOTKIN GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FAMOUS Dover Poisoning Case Came to an
End Monday When Sentence was Passed

The famous poisoning case of Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin came to an end at
San Francisco Monday, when Judge
Cook OF the Superior Court sentenced
Mrs. Botkin to a life term in the peni
tentlary at San Quintom for the mur-
der OF Mrs. John Dunning at Dover.
He did so after rendering his decision
on the motion for a new trial, in the
course of which he declared that if he
had his way the condemned murderess
would be hanged for the crime. For
tunately for her, the jury fixed the
punishment at life Imprisonment. Mrs.
Botkin received the sentence without
any show of emotion. A stay of thirty
days was given for an appeal. Her
crime was committed in 1898.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
LOST FALSE TEETH IN LUSCIOUS PEACH.
Downs Chapel Man Meets With an Uucomfort.
able Predicament in Peach Orchard

hENToN, August ga set of false
teeth and luscious Delaware peach
caused considerable amusement on
the farm of T. E. Sylvester, near Ken
ton, last Friday and the Joke seems to
De on a certain young man from
Downs Chapel. The latter had gone
over to the farm of 7. E. Sylvester to
nelp pick peaches, but like a great
many he did not mind sampling some
OF the softest IN the orchard. eating
probably half peach and throwing
the other half away, and thus contin.
ued the sampling under another tree.
Now the Downs Chapel man had a set
Oh false teeth and strangely enough
the teeth disappeared. He told HIS
friends about it and search was in.
stltuted. He looked through his
pockets, he looked everywhere. but
with no success and he began to
tnlnk he would have to visit his dem
list. Finally one of the pickers. in
looking over the route he had travelled
through the orchard, picked up a half
Oh peach and sure enough, the false
teeth were imbedded in the luscious
lrult Just as he had chomped down on
II before he threw it away. 1t is need
less 10 say they had much fun at the
expense OF the Downs Chapel victim.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
ENGAGEMENT OF SOCIAL INTEREST
That Of Miss lille Walter Of PhIIadeIohis saa
Ridgely Harrington OF Dover. Announced.

Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of H. Ridgely Harrington.
OF Dover, to Miss Tillie Walter Of
Philadelphia. Mr. Harrington is one
OF the best known young men, social
ly in Delaware, and is a prominent
member of the Kent Club Of Dover.
and scion of the Harrington family
which has figured in Delaware's Judi
ciary and statecraft for centuries. Miss
Walter, who came from q well-knOun
Sussex county family and is a cousin
of Former Governor Ebe ". Tunneli.
has lately developed into a charming
reader and during the past year has
been associated with the Neff College
OF Philadelphia, as q member of the
faculty.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
GUNNERs PREPARE FOR REED BIRDS.
Season Opens Tomorrow With the Prouise Of
Some Fine Sport on Our Aarshlauds.

Season Opens Tomorrow With the Pronise Of
Some Fine Sport on Our Marshlauds.
Thereed bird season opens tomorrow
Thursday, and local guuners are max
ing preparation for several davs Of
sport in the marshes along the Della
ware River. The birds have begun In
arrive in good numbers, and everv-
thing points to a good season. The
season for rail birds will open on Sent
ember 1, aud the outlook for fine gun
ming is excellent. NotwithstandiDa
the reports to the contrary. gunners
say that the reeds in the marshes along
the Delaware river upon which the
'reedies = feed are in good condition
and plentiful and thst the birds will
find plenty of food. The best shoot
ing will be in the vicinity of Della
ware City and Port Penn where the
growth of reeds is more abundant.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-24
chESwOLD FAMILY OF BABIES BAPTIZED
Rev. W. E. Barcus Of BeIIveruOu. Performs
the Solemn Rite on Six of His Relatives

CHEswoLD, August 22.-Incidental
to the visit of Rev. W. E. E. Barcus
of Bellvernon, Pa, a class of six in
fants, all near relatives, were baptized
by him at the home of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. P. L. Barcus Sunday last.
|pssisted by Pastor Goodhand, as fol.
lows: Crawford Barcus McNamee. Ada
Boyd Casson, Anna Mckee Ford.
Clara Reynolds Boyd, Fareda May
Barcus and William Hermon Barcus.
A few friends gathered to witness the
solemnities.