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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-12
R. H. Bat le Speaks.


 R. Fl. Battle of Raliegh, N. C., another member of the committee, thought that no civil court in America should adiudge any one to be divorced unless the cause appeared in the recorus, and declared that the breaking of vow or covenant taken in the marriage ceremony by one of the principals, frees the other according to the practice of common law. He said there was nothing in the prayer book to prevent the remarriage of the inno- cent person.
 Rev. John Williams of Omaha, Neb., thought that if the deputy from North Carolina was correct in his argument as to the marriage vow the church had laws as loose as those of South Dakota. Two members announced that since the San Francisco convention three years ago, they had been converted to the side of those who oppose the remarriage of divorced persons They were E. r. Bailey of Chicaco and Rev Dr. Samuel Ringgold of Knoxville, Tenn. The church said Dr. Ringgold. has no power to un- marry and should have none to remarry anyone.
 The Rev G. B. Vanwaters of Portland, Ore, in d fervent address declared that the divorce reformers of the church were requiring more than Christ himself re- quired, and that such q canon as the
  persons to other denominations He ad- vocated letting well enough alone
 Take Up Matter Later. At this point the committee arose and was given permission to take up the matter later in the week. The Right Rev. Edwin c. Weed bishop of Florida, who has been confined to his hotel on account of an injury sustained l in New York appeared i'll the house of 1 bishops for the first time during the con vention today.
 The house of bishops appointed Bishops l Talbot of central Pennsylvania; Cole man of Delaware Brewster of Connects cut. Lines of Newark, and coadjutor Bishops Anderson of Chicago, Mackay- Smith of Pennsylvania and Greer of New York as members of the Sunday school commission
 The house of bishops voted in favor of consecrating a bishop for Cuba The Cuban field Is now under the supervision of the Right Rev James H. Nanburne, bishop of Porto Rico IL is understood that if the house of deputies endorses the action of the bishops, a diocesan bishop for Cuba will be chosen at the present convention
 The house of deputies and the house of bishops sitting as the board of missions during the late afternoon session of the convention, heard reports from the mis- sion fields
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Reports By Committees.

Rev. Dr. Parks R. IL Battle of Ral- eight N. C., and Rev. c. B. Vanwaters of Poftland, Ore, spoke In behalf of tho minority report, while the majority re- port was advocated by Rev John Will
 Hams of Omaha, Neb.. E. P. Bailey of Chicago Rev. Samuel Ringgold of Knox sviIe Tenn, and (, H. Stanley of Wash
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-12
Those Present.

The following committeeman were pres ent:
 First District-w. A. Carter. Clarke Thomasville.
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Japs' Suepriority Conceded.

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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
OREGON ITEMS,

Omer Campbell, one of the earliest
pioneers of Umatilla county. is dead
at his home in Echo.
F. B. Hawk. a passenger brakeman
in the employ Of the Southern Pacific
company, was accidentally killed at
Portland at the jefferson street de-
pot. Hawk was in the act of coupling
two cars.
Because Postmaster F. A. Bancroft
Of Portland persisted in Withdrawing
money from the various funds in his
care an investigation of his conduct
has been ordered by Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne.
Sheep shearing is about half over,
taking Umatilla county as a whole,
and the results of shearing so far
have justified early expectations of
what the clip would be. The grade is
high, the texture fine.
At an expense of from 80 cents to
81 per front foot to the property hold.
ers. Athena is grading, guttering and
putting crushed rock on block after
block OF its streets. all work done un.
der supervision Of the town.
The biggest real estate deal of re-
cent years was made at Pendleton
when w. F. Matlock purchased the
Ladow building and six residences of
the Pacific Realty company for $780,
900 cash. The money was paid and
title transferred within two hours from
the time the deal was closed. Mat
lock is now the heaviest real estate
owner OF Pendleton, his holdings be-
ing valued at 100000 or more.
James L. Murray. a civil war vet
eran, met horrible death in Portland
recently by falling from the high rail-
road trestle at Second street and
Hawthorne avenue. His body was
found in three feet Of stagnant water.
Apparently the man had been stun.
ned by the fall and strangled in the
shallow water The old veteran was
dressed in his Grand Army uniform.
The death was thought to have been
entirely accidental.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11

EVERYBODY seems to be talking about
radium nowadays. The editor Of this
paper has been looking up the matter
lately and he finds, in the first place,
that it is entirely out of the question
to furnish each reader with sample
Of radium, for the simple reason that
it costs over 81, 900 drop and a pound
at IS, SOC, 900 would not go very far.
1t is said that it took the discoverer
Of radium three years to produce the
first pure grain and that she (for the
disOoverer is a woman) is only enabled
to continue her experiments through
the means Of public endowment.
radium is q grayish- white substance,
resembling coarse grained salt. One
grain is produced from half a ton Of
pitch blende. 1t possess the power..to
emit spontaneously and continuously
light, heat and power. Radium ap-
pears to be an elemental force in nature
like air and water, and is only pro.
duced by long, expensive chemical pro.
cesses. For the reason at it is not at
present available for COMMERCIAL pur-
poses. It has been used in the practice
of medicine, espe ,ially in cures for
cancer.
If radium should ever ,,be discovered
in sufficient quantities to render it's
production less costly, it may become,
like electricity, great commercial
factor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
IDAHO ITEMS.

Installing new telephone lines into
the country is being rapidly pushed.
The first graduating exercises Of the
Wardner high school was held We'd
nesday.
The Idaho Lumber Dealers associa-
ton has disorganized and its members
have Joined the Western Retail Lum-
bermen's association.
The first shipment of cherries of this
season will be made from orchards on
Snake river, about May Is, and ship
ments Of that fruit from the Vineland
orchards will begin by June 1.
The new Troy council has ordered
an ordinance drawn providing for a
special election to submit to the voters
a proposition for bonding the town to
construct system Of waterworks.
The board Of trustees of the Pres
byterian church let the contract at
Juliaetta for a $4,000 church at that
place. The building will be % by 40
feet, with gallery and bell tower IS
feet high.
Paul Clagston of Athol, Idaho, one
OF the Wealth1est young ranchers IN
the northwest, and Miss Cora Kirk,
daughter Of a multimillionaire soap
manufacturer Of Chicago, were mar
ried recently in Burlingame, Southern
California.
At a recent meeting of Wallace
citizens it was decided that an endeav.
or should be made to have all the
veterans of the civil war and the Span
ish-American war in the Occur d,Alene
to participate in the observance on
Memorial day. There will be music, a
parade. speechmaking and a banquet
to the visitors.
The proposed electric line from Lew.
iston to Grangeville and Nez Perce
has been carefully examined by A. ].
Wiley. an expert in electrical railway
construction. Mr.. Wiley expressed
himself as entirely satisfied with the
feasibility Of the proposed road, and
expressed the opinion that 1t could be
built and operated at reasonable ex-
pense. He will probably recommend
that the road be built.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11

of Labor and American Labor Union
by refusing to grant the Injunction
prayed for. The decision is a signal
victory for unions. and they may con-
tinue parading the streets with their
boyer t banners and drums.
TIE strange malady, spotted fever.
which has been battling the skill Of
physicians since its appearance sew.
eral years ago, has broken out at
Victoria, the daughter Of John Cleary
being in a precarious condition from
the disease. Great apprehension ex-
lists over the fear of a possible spread
Of the disease.
In the track meet held at Missoula
Saturday. the boys from the Wash
ington Agricultural college won from
the Montana State university hands
down. The young men from Washing
ton proved they were tried athletes
and true sportsmen. The final score
was 81 to 26 in their favor.
John Jackson, typhoid patient at
an Anaconda hospital, escaped from
that institution during his delirium
by jumping from a second story win.
dow. yelling to the startled attendant
that he was pursued by devils. All
night long Jackson eluded the vigil
ance Of guards who searched for him
and finally some time during the early
morning hours he wandered upon the
railway tracks where he was struck
by freight train and killed. Jackson's
body was frightfully mangled and was
cut almost in twain.
The grand jury Of Silver Bow coun.
ty has dropped uombshell among Of
ficials of that county, in the finding Of
81 indictments. each embodying seri
GUS charges against the various Of
fcers. Gross violations of law are
charged to County Commissioner w.
D. Clark, against whom five indict
ments have been found, one charging
grand larceny and the other four "in'
dictable misdemeanors."
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
TRADE REPORT.

R. G.. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
Of Trade says:
Somewhat better retail distribution
has followed improvement in temper
ature, but 1t came too late to recover
any large part of the tardy seasons
injury to spring trade. Quiet condi.
tions are noted in practically all lines
Of wearing apparel. Operations for
future requirements are carried on
with caution, and this disposition to
avoid excessive commitments will do
much to reduce the number of fail
ures. Some improvement in collec.
tons. particularly at the south and
west, will also strengthen weak con-
Germs. The percentage Of idle factor.
les has increased, especially in text
lies and footwear. and change in
style has rendered unavailable much
silk machinery. Structural work is
increasing, but dealers had accumu-
lated large supplies of building mate
rails. and prices lack seasonable firm.
ness. Commodity prices declined dur.
ing April. Railway earnings in April
were 5.8 per cent less than last year.
After last weeks exceptionally heavy
traffic. 1t was natural that western
hide markets should become inactive.
Prices remain firm, however.
Commercial failures in the United
States were FOG.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
MONTANA NOTES.

George Hliboka, convicted of muir
der in the first degree in the district
court at Great Falls. Mont, has been
sentenced to hang on June II. ID the
county Jail yard, between the hours
Of 4 and 10 a. m. The condemned
man is Slav and came from CleElum.
Wash.
Charles Wickes, a stationary en-
gineer Of Deadwood. 8. D., who came
to Helena eight days ago. committed
suicide in the mountains back of Hell
ena. Wickes shot himself through the
head. His body was found on the side
Of hill by some women.
Bonnie Price, well known colored
club leader Of Butte. died from the
effects Of three bullet wounds infiict-
ed by Cordelia Mason. also known as
Daisy Price. Price declared the wo-
man shot him as he lay sleeping, while
she claims she acted in self defense.
William Parks was shot and killed
near Stevensville by John w. Good
son, while the former, 1t is alleged,
was in the act of stealing some pro-
visions from Goodsons cabin. Charles
Jensen, the boy companion of Parks.
escaped unhurt while the bullets were
flying past him. Goodson is a hermit
living about three miles from Stevens
vile.
Judge William Clancy of the district
court of Silver Bow county has made
an important ruling in the noted Peter
Peterson boycott case, wherein it was
sought by the defendant to entoin the
Silver Bow Labor and Trades Assem-.
bly, from displaying boycott banners
and flags of the Western Federation
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11

On an average 700 British subjects
are born every year at sea.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
M IN e 6.

Wardner, Idaho.-In April the Bun.
ker Hill & Sullivan Mining company
shipped between $500 and 5000 tons
Of concentrates and ore, which is the
largest monthly shipment ever made
by this wonderful property, and prob.
ably has never been surpassed by any
other mine in the district. The only
other property in the Occur d'Alenes
tina. approaches the Bunker Hill In
the quantity Of ore produced is the
Morning, at Mullan.
J. c. Ralston of Spokane has taken
bond for $4,000 on the Sandstone
property, the original discovery at
Goldfeld. New.
Kennedy J. Hanley of Wardner, Ida,
is entitled to $360,672.43 from the EN-.
pire State-Idaho Mining company, &C.
cording to the findings of Judge War.
rem Truitt of Moscow, Idaho, in the
famous Skookum mine case. Judge
Truitt was appointed special exam.
liner in the case.
G. o. Bradley. mining machinery
man. Is back to Spokane from q trip
to the coast. -. H. Conrad ofq Kalis-
pell, Mont. has sailed for the White
Horse country. in Alaska, in the in.
terests of some copper property he has
there" said Mr.. Bradley.
The outlook is bright for consider
able activity in mining and smelling
circles this summer.
Thomas Greenough of Larson &
Greenough, owners of the Morning sill.
ver-lead mine at Mullan, Idaho, is
giving his personal attention to the
development Of the mine. I'VE are
making 200 feet a month through slate
in driving our lower tunnel. which ia
in 5000 feet" said he. High water
has delayed the millmen. who were
getting out lumber for our new con-
centrating plant. However. they ex-
pect to commence saving Monday, and
as most Of the machinery IL on the
ground, we may have the new plant
running in 60 days.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
HOW HAReoR WAS CLOSED.
Official Report Of Admiral Tosa Re.
oarding Blocking Of Port Arthur.

garding Blocking Of Port Arthur.
The official. report Of Admira, Toga
relative to the blockin. C: L. Port
Arthur harbor entrance states that five
of the eight stone laden vessels which
we're sent in were sunk side by side,
thus completely closing the channel,
except at one side. where there is
space large enough to permit tor
pedo boat 10 slip through.
The venture was very costly to the
forlorn hope, which undertook the
task Of blocking the channel. A storm
was in progress at the time and the
sea was running high. Then. to this
was added the terrific bombardment
from the land forts. which was d.
rected at the escorting feet of tor
pedo boats. This kept the latter at
distance and they were unable to
save but few of the heroes who took
the steamers in. most of whom are
believed to have persisted.
So far as known there we're 159 men
on the blockading detachment. OF
these but SO returned in safety and
half of this number were wounded.
Fifteen are known to have been killed
and the rest are missing. It is be-
lieved from Russian reports that 80
may have reached shore and the rest
re undoubtedly drowned.
All of the known dead and missing
have been promoted and their families
pensioned. The gross tonnage of the
eight steamers sunk was 1918 and
their ages varied from Is to rs years.
Three small Russian steamers have
been captured on the Yalu, but shells
damaged the boilers of two of them be-
fore they surrendered. The third is
now in the japanese service.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
Twelve Dead In the Ruins.

st. Etienne, France-A three-story
house collapsed, causing at least IL
deaths. 1t is believed more corpses
are under the ruins. Many persons
were injured.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
Hot Day at San Franclseo,

Today was the hottest of the sea.
son at San Francisco, the weather bu-
reaus thermometer registering SO de-
grees in the middle of the afternoon.
, 1904-12-10
HELD AS SUSPECT
FOR IDAHO OFFICIALS.

Bruce Riordon, supposed to have
reached the city from the west with
a companion last night. was arrested
by Sheriff Cook this forenoon and is
in the county jail, held as a suspect.
He had a new pair of gloves which he
admits having stolen from a store at
Boise, Idaho, and the sheriff has tele-
graphed to the sheriff of that city.
The companion OF the man, who had
several pairs of gloves. was hard to To-
cate. The men were spotted by
Railroad Officer Mike Fitzgerald, who
thought they had robbed a merchan-
disc car On the Wyoming division, but
the officers could find no trace of a
car having been robbed. Sheriff Cook
had not received a reply to his tele-
gram at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Sheriff Cook and Tim T. Keliher of
Cheyenne this afternoon arrested Ber,
Winters, believed to be the COM
of Riordon. He had sold the
gloves he had on hand. Keliher be-
lieves the men robbed a merchandise
car somewhere.
, 1904-12-10
MONUMENTAL TRANSACTIONS OF
MRS. CHADWICK ARE FULLY
GIVEN TO THE FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES.
Received Most of the Immense Loans
by Written Promise to President
Beckwith-Tragic Revelation of
Reynolds So Completely Duped
That He Loaned Woman His En-
tire Private Fortune.

Oberlin Dec. 10.-The monumental
transactions of Mrs. Chadwick and
President Beckwith of the wrecked
Citizens bank have been given fully in
Beckwith's confession to the federal
authorities. 1t seems amazing the way
in which the man was duped by the
false promises of the woman. The con
tession must result in the complete
undoing of this empress of frauds and
bogus millions. She got most of the
money, all the immense loans. in fact,
by a written promise delivered into
the hands Of the banker. AT the Citi-
bank he would be made the
trustee of the five million esttae,
which has just. been revealed to the
world as an absolute myth. The writ
ten promise was delivered by Mrs,
Chadwick to Beckwith that her affairs
would be turned over to the Sterling
bank in July. 1903. In consideration
therefor President Beckwith and Cash
Ter Spear We're to receive from Mrs.
Chadwick ten thousand dollars a year
each for their trouble, and in addition
to this, the bank was to be given a
bonus of forty thousand dollars when
the loans were paid back. This state
ment answers fully the o~ft-repeated
question, what in the world actual
ed the two officials OF the Oberlin bank
in making the immense loans from the
banks funds without a scintilla of &C
tual securities"
, 1904-12-10
HER WRIST BROKEN
BY SEVERE FALL

The many Denver friends of Mrs.
Nellie Bennett, lady shotgun champion,
will be grieved to know that she re-
Gently fell and broke her arm a few
inches above the wrist, says the Den
yer News.
Mrs. Bennett is travelling subscrip-
ton representative Of Outdoor Life.
While walking along the street in
Deer Lodge, Mont, she slipped upon a
pavement made icy by a careless shop
keeper. Mrs. Bennett had the fracture
set at Deer Lodge and started for her
sisters home in Hot Springs, S. d.
While en- route her wrist panied her so
much that she was obliged to leave the
train at Billings and have the bone
reset.
Mrs. Bennett holds tn target record
of 40 out of so targets at the trays.
She was to have entered a tournament
at Butte, but was prevented by the ac-
cident. She will be unable to do any
shooting for several months.
, 1904-12-10
WANTS BIC sum
FROM THE ESTATE
DOCTOR WHO ATTENDED WIDOW
OF FAMOUS MANAGER FILES
CLAIM IN PROBATE COURT.
Demands Forty-six Thousand Dollars
for Treating Mrs. Mcvicker and
Hundred Thousand by Terms Of
Written Contract for Devoting His
Entire Time to Case for Ten Years

Chicago. Ill, Dec. 10.-The physician
who attended the late Mrs. McVicker
durIls her illness, DR.. Ziegler. has filed
4 claim in the probate court for $126,-
900. Horace McVicker, the son of the
famous manager and step.son of the
lead woman, will resist this claim
bitterly, as he questions the right of
the physician to any share of the
estate. In the claim DR.. Ziegler
charges the 500 1000 for services and
the 500 900, he says, is due him by
the terms of a written contract, exc
cuted by Mrs. McVicker, in payment
for his devoting his entire time to her
case for ten years.
, 1904-12-10
RICHARDS IS IN A
RECEPTIVE MOOD
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE NOT AvERSE TO
CABINET POSITION.
That He Will Succeed Secretary
After He Left Washington-Chey-
enc Wife Attempts Suicide.

Rawlins, Wyo.. Dec. 10.-Former Gov
w. A. Richards. commissioner of the
general land office, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Guy McCreevy here. He
is en- route to Washington from Oregon
gated by the interior department. MI.
Richards says he knows nothing about
the report that he will succeed Secre-
tary Hitchcock of the interior, that en-
tire matter having come up since he
left Washington. Mr.. Richards man
ner indicated that such an appoint
ment would not come as a great sur-
prise, and his friends are satisfied that
he is slated for the position.
, 1904-12-10
CONFESSION PROVES THE UNDDNC
Of EMPRESS Of BOGUS MILLIONS

hoIds stocks and bond belonging to
Mrs. Chadwick the value of $4,000 900.
This also Eears what purpurts to be
Carnesie's signature. These securi-
ties have been the keystone Of Mrs.
chadwick's financial system for the
past three years. The s., 200, 900 note is
dated in 1902. The signature thereon
ald on the trustee certificate were ap-
~parently written by the hand which at
tached C~arnCgiC's name to the three
Carnegie notes already mentioned,
which have Il face valGe of $l,25O.OOO.
The total Caruegir Taper has a face
consequently Of $780, ) 900. At
torneys interested avCw At is not worth
penny. Iri Reynolds. it is stated,
was so completely Mrs. Chadwick's
dupe that he ,Gdned her his entire pri-
vate fortune. President Beckwith is
in the same fix.
, 1904-12-10
WEALTHY IOWAN HAD
NEPHEW AT CENTENNIAL

The following from the Omaha Bees
Des Moines, Iowa. correspondent re-
fers to the uncle of Niles Callahan, con-
nected with the Van Horn-Miller syndi-
cate, a resident of this city:
According to a report of the execu-
tors of the estate of the late James
Callahan. filed today, he held nearly
81, 600, 900 worth of notes at the time of
his death and most of them are secur-
ed by mortgages and are good. The
largest was a note of the Mexican Ma
tional Iron Mountain company Of Du-
range for 1885. 900 money advanced.
This was a company in which Mr.. Cal
lanan was interested.
, 1904-12-10
Didn't Need Knife and Fork.

New York, Dec. lO.-For breakfast
this morning Mrs. Chadwick did not
order anything in the consumption of
which the use of a knife and fork is
customary. She had eggs. toast,
grapes, tea II read the papers. She
has entirely recovered her wonderful
nerve. City Physician Levin said he
could see nothing the matter with her.
The prisoner was dressed with the
care for which she is noted, and greet
ed the matron pleasantly. Her son,
Emil Hoover. and nurse, Freda. were
summoned by telegraph. Lawyers
said they probably could arrange the
bond today.
, 1904-12-10
BOUGHT SOME HEREFoRDS
IN SARATOGA VALLEY.

Mr.. E. Meredith of Elk mountain was
here this morning, on his way home
from Saratoga, where he had been to
purchase $50 head OF grade Hereford
COWS and three registered Hereford
bulls from J. C. Brown of the Sarato-
ga valley, which he will place on his
ranch at Elk mountain. Mr.. Meredith
was accompanied to Saratoga by his
two sons, who left him there with the
cattle while he came to this city to ar
range some business matters. He left
fer home this afternoon.