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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
SALVATION
ARMY IS
LOSER

The Spokane Traction company and
the Occur fAlene & Spokane Rail-
way company won their battle against
the Salvation Army this morning be-
fore Judge Belt. The question as
to whether there was a necessity for
the condemnation of the property on
Washington street between First and
Sprague avenues, where the COM
panies wish to build their new depot
and terminal station, was argued, and
the court decided that il was proper
for the companies to acquire the
property for the erection of their
station. t't-.. '--.
The matter will be referred to a
jury April 26 and the value of the
property will then be settled. The
property has been acquired by the
salvation. Army. for the erection of a
building. The companies declared that
it was necessary for them to have
IT, Under the statute before a con-
domination can be had under the right
of eminent domain il Is necessary for
the parties wishing to exercise this
power to show that the exigencies of
the case warrant the condemnation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
CONGRESS
(Scripps News Association. }

WASHINGTON, April SIN the
house today the Frye bin extending
the coastwise- laws of the United
States to trade between the United
States and the Philippines was given
consideration, Grosvenor, chairman of
the committee on merchant marine
closing the debate.
He favored an amendment extend
ing the time from July L., 1905, to
July /, 1906, as the time for the law
to become operative.
Birdsall, republican of Iowa, offer
ed such an amendment, which was
carried by viva voce vote and the
bill passed.
BY rising vote of 156 to SO the
resolution from the committee on
rules, providing for the immediate
consideration of the Lewis ard Clarke
exposition appropriation bill was
adopted. II provides for an appropri-
alton of s475,000 for the government
exhibit.
Bartlett, democrat of Georgia, and
Robinson, democrat of Indiana, were
opposed. Livernash, democrat OF
California, supported the measure
which passed without objection: PEN
sion bills were then considered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08

street bridge. A protest was made to
the board of public works year ago
and is renewed at this time by the
stone masons because of the fact that
the large concrete pier installed has
cracked and extensive repairs will have
to be made before the bridge can be
opened to heavy traffic.
In company with p. Levander, a
member of the stone masons' union, u
Press man made personal investiga-
ton yesterday afternoon of the three
concrete piers on the south end of the
bridge. 1t was found that the piers
had been plastered over in several
instances; that cracks showed in one
of the piers besides the one now being
repaired; that the rock used
was not crushed as it should have been,
but was composed of round pebbles.
On this account as was explained, the
piers were bound to crumble from
the fact that round water washed
stone is incapable of holding the cement
together.
In explaining the situation Mr.. L.
wander said: "A committee of three
of the stone masons' union went to
Commissioner Weymouth and the 9th.
er members of the board of public
works last year and represented to
them that stone piers with practically
the same amount of money could be
erected more easily and much quicker
than the concrete piers. The money
which was expended for a substance
from another part of the country might
as well have been expended in Spo-
kane. We represented to them that.
the stone piers already placed under
the bridge had stood the test for over
II Years and were in as good condition
as they were the day they were placed
there. We were turned of with the
answer that they knew their business
and would erect pier as they saw
fit and with any material they saw fit
to use.'
Commissioner Root said this morn
ing: Concrete piers are all right. They
can be erected for less amount than
the stone piers and are now being used
in all the bridges of the railroad COM
panies at this time"
If this were true, say some Of the
masons, the fact remains that the con-
crete piers have already cracked, which
would indicate that the board has
been buncoed either in the quality of
the material or the workmanship.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
TWO MORE
R0BBER|ES

Two more robberies were added to
the police records this morning. At
late hour last night someone, sup
possdly small boys, broke into the
Statue saloon, owned by H. II. Miller,
on the corner of Monroe street. and
Mallon avenue, by smashing the rear
window No money was taken. but the
marauders succeeded in taking away
large clock, quantity of cigars and
some whisky.
The gang which has been robbing
the saloons and small grocery stores
has not been heard from by the police
for the. past week. This is the iirst
report for some time. The number Of
larger crimes going on in the city seems
to have put damper on the petty
thieves.
The second case reported to the
police was by Howard Criss, of ll0lh
First avenue. He reported the loss of
a coat and vest and a gold filledwatch
and chain, taken from his room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
EDWARDS MAY run
WINST0N'S WEEKLY

81 can obtain possession of Winston ;
Weekly if | wish it," said Ches Ed
wards today. 81 do not know whether
to take it or not. IL should decide to
do so would run it along different
lines and would run it as a sensational
paper. / used to run paper of this
sort in Spokane and it was well read.
"The only reason that | would want
Winston's Weekly is because it is al
ready established and is known here
and elsewhere.
"The last issue of Winston's Weekly
will appear on Saturday. I have been
helping to get it out. 1t will contain
q history of the life of Colonel Win
ston and also some of his best articles
which have appeared in the paper up
to date. 1t will be valedictory is
sue"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
ADAMS
I. SPEAKS

Brooks Adams, heralded as the
pefs, arrived in the city today at
noon He was taken at once to the
office of ]. d. Sherwood and after
that he met members of the cham
Der Of commerce. At $40 this after
noon there will be meeting in the
Brooks will address those assembled
on the economies of freight traffic.
He has made special study of the
matter and is thoroughly versed In
every branch Of traffic business His
visit to Spokane Is the outcome of a
OF commerce by the Interstate Com
merce association asking the local
chamber Of commerce to lend it's CO.
operation in the matter of getting
before congress a bill authorizing the
various states to regulate freight
rates.
Only members of the chamber of
commerce will be present at the
meeting. 1t is hardly a meeting of
the shippers association and the mat
ter Of the local trouble may not be
discussed at all. The proposition of
j. c. Eden, general western traffic
manager of the Great Northern, will
hardly be discussed at this time. but
MIR. Adams will devote all his time
in talk on freight matters as ap-
piled to the northwest and what he
has learned through comparison with
other places.
The executive committee of the
shippers association will have a
meeting later on in the week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
THEY HAVE A
KICK COMING

"The latest Rick and complaint that
has been heard in the city lately is
one coming from the Great Northern
depot" said traveller this morning.
"For some time past there has been a
general lateness of trains. In the
baggage department there is a previous
ness that is surely alarming No
matter how late train is the baggage
men will not check trunk unless it
is got down to them Is minutes before
the scheduled leaving time OF the train.
"For instance, yesterday morning
parties leaving on the Spokane Falls 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
DEBATE ON TRADE
UNIONS

SEATTLE, April S.--Keen interest
Is manifested by the students in the
debate tonight between the teams of
the University of Washington and the
University of Oregon. Oregon has the
affirmative and Washington the mega
tive Of the propositions: Resolved,
That the history of trade unionism in
the United States for the last 20 years
shows general tendency beneficial to
the best interests of the country"
This will be the Fifth annual debat e
between the two universities, each
having won two Of the four previous
contests,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
WILL BUILD

Rev. s. c. Dillon for the Gonzaga
college received a building permit this
morning for a $3.50 600 addition to the
present college building. The building
10 be put up will be an exact duplicate
OF the building already erected
The Spokane Realty 4 Construction
company took out permit this morn
ing and submitted plans for the erect
ion OF a s3l 600 brick hotel on River
side avenue between Brown and Ber-
nard streets. The building is to be
four stories high.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
he WANTS THAT LAND

Milton Showalter has brought suit
In the superior court against Rasmus
sorensen and Soren p. Hay to compel
the specific performance of con-
tract to convey to the plaintiff the
north half OF section II, township 81,
north of range 40. containing $40
acres. The land was the subject of
a lawsuit In April. 1902, and the
plaintiff says he entered into an
agreement that If the case then un-
der way was decided In favor of Sor-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
IS MIKE A
HORSE Thief?

Mike Schomers. who was recently
brought from Walla Walla, where he
was arrested on the charge of being
horse thief, was brought before
Justice Stocker for his preliminary
hearing this morning. Schomers
waived the hearing and was bound
over to the superior court under
bonds of $1,000. He has been unable
to furnish the bond and was returned
to the Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
FEAR A CHINESE
INVASION
(scripps News Association. +,

Noctipps NcWs ASSOCfatlon. 4ssE
WASHINGTON. April SIN the
senate today Patterson discussed the
Chinese exclusion act. He said un-
less additional legislation was had
before congress adjourned every bar
rier against the Chinese immigration
would be removed December next
and all ports of the country would
be thrown open to the Unrestricted
coming OF Chinese hordes. whose m
vasion of tho United States had been
arrested % years ago.
The trouble now comes from tho
fact that the Chinese government has
served notice that the treaty Of 1854.
the last exclusion treaty. would cease
to be effective December Z. and with
that treaty out Of tho way, Patterseh
maintained. that all our exclusion
laws would fall to the ground.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
SACRED CONCERT

A sacred concert will be given Sum
day evening in the Spokane theater
under the auspices of the choir of Our
Lady of Lourdes church for the bene-
ct OF the church
An exceptionally fine program has
been arranged and in addition to the
choir the leading vocalists of the
city will take part.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
NEARING A
SETTLEMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, April s.--Repre-
sentatives of the streetcar mems union
and the united railways again went
into conference this morning in an
effort to straighten out the tangle
which threatens to result in a strike.
1t is believed all differences will be ad-
justed before night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
KILLED IN
EXPLOSION
GAS TANK BLOWS UP AND rKREE
MEN ARE DEAD AND ANOTHER
FATALLY INJURED.
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April s.
The explosion of a gas tank of the
Pinteh company in the Pennsylvania
railway yards this morning caused the
death of S. Henderson, j. Cumberland,
and an unknown negro, and the prob
ably fatal injury OF C, Bixby.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
MAYOR WILL never
STAND FOR METERS

ensen he would buy the land. Show
alter made a partial payment on the
land, but was not given a deed to the
property. Instead, he claims, the de-
PENDANTS decided the property to soren
P. Hay. He now wishes to have the
deed declared void and that the court
compel the defendants to transfer the
property to him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
AVENGED
vIRaINIAN KILLS TIE MAN WHO
WAS ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING
TO OAn1INALLY ASSAULT HIS
DAUQKTER.
(Scripps News Association. }

(Scripps News AssocietIon.)
NORFOLK, Va, April st. l..
Drury, hearing of an alleged attempt
by Parke Meisheimer, aged 81 years
and married, to commit assault on his
tDrury's) 15-year-old daughter. called
Meisheimer out of his house this
morning and in the presence of Meis-
heimer's wife and child murdered him
by firing six shots into his body. Dru-
ry then surrendered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
BAR MEETING

The members of the Spokane Bar as.
ISOLATION will meet in Judge Kennan's
court tomorrow morning at $3.50, at
which time resolutions in. regard to
the death of Colonel P. II. Winston
will be presented. There probably will
be short eulogies made by different
members of the bar, although at pres
ent it is not known who will speak.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08

Willie Noodle, one of the boys
arrested and charged with taking oran-
ges from the storehoase Of Shinn & Co.
was not confined in the city Jail Tues
day night, as enormously stated. His
mother says he was not in company
with the Schoessler boy Saturday night
but was with his parents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
Says Commissioner Weymouth in one Month Would
Make Desert of Spokane's Beautiful Lawns.

place a few thousand dollars. He
has attractions in view Of exceptional
excellence.
The muchly talked Of meeting Of
off, but 1t seems foregone conclusion
that no proposition will be made
whereby the Interstate fair will be
let in on the receipts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
WOULD CAPTURE PORT
ARTHUR NEXT SUNDAY.
(scripps News Association)

tScripps News Assoc1ation.)
ST. PETERSBURG, April S.-A
Port Arthur dispatch says the Jap
anese have planned supreme at
tempt to capture Port Arthur Sunday,
which is the orthodox Greek Catholic
Easter. Twenty-Five fire ships have
been prepared for sinking in the
channel, while the whole. Japanese
feet In the vicinity will lombard the
forts. The Japanese are convinced
they will succeed because the Rus
sian forces will be short in numbers
because of the Easter celebration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
Paris Dispatch Says the Car Met Another
Setback on YaIu RVer---No Details of
Fight Given.
'uting Attorney Barnhart, when asked

cutting Attorney Barnhart, when asked
about it.
Il met the vice president of the
institution the other day but he said
there was nothing of the kind being
done so far as he knew. / then asked
him to bring the matter to the atten-
ton of the principal and to instruct
the latter to write ME and give me the
facts in the case. So far, he has not
written.
81 understand, however, that al
though they have been doinc a great
deal of dissecting they have not done
any vivisection. The latter is in viola
ton of the state law and if they have
been doing it they will have to stop"
The inquiries made by the repre-
sentative of The Press were prompted
by positive statements that vivisection
had been practiced at the school-nor
generally but in few cases.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
At The ALTAR

The following marriage licenses
were issued yesterday afternoon:
James Cowan of Frontier and Jose
phine Ivy Brock of Kaslo, b. c.;
Robert Mowry of Spokane and May
Weber of Riverside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
(scripps r~vws Association.

(Scripps vrws Association.)
LONDON, April S.-Dalziers Paris
correspondent wires that a report has
reached the French capital of a fresh
defeat sustained by the Russians in
the vicinity Of the Yalu. Their loss
Is said to have been heavy. No con-
firmation has been received.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
WRECKED
(Scripps News Association. J

FORT SCOTT, Kan, April S.-The
southbound flyer on the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas was wrecked this
morning four miles south of here.
The engine, baggage. mail, smokers
and two day coaches jumped the
track. The smokers and both coaches
turned over and rolled down q fve-
foot embarkment Sixteen passen-
gers were injured slightly. The train
was running at the rate of 40 miles
an hour at the time of the accident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
BLIZZARD
n RAGING N MIDDLE wHsT11M
tSTATBD-sIX 1xB4 AND TEN
H0Hns or Snow m TIM DA-
iZOTAe.
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
; CHICAGO, April S.-Reports from
Nebraska, Kansas. the Dakotas and
Minnesota this morning report that
a. bowling blizzard with a heavy
snow lie raging. In the Dakotas the
snow has reached a depth of six feet
and ten inches.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
CYCLONE

HOUSTON, Texas, April s.-Three
persons were killed in the town of
Mixia and nine were injured in last
nights cyclone. The killed are John
Ballard, wife and child. Many houses
were demolished and the crops were
badly damaged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08

(Scripps News Association.)
LONDON, April S.-The British
and American ministers at Seoul have
requested the Korean foreign office
to send guard to the British and
American mines in the Pingyang dis
trict as precaution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
RUSSIAN ADM1nAL pncoaArED

tScripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG. April S.-Ad-
miral Stark arrived today and re-
eeived decoration at the hands of the
rzar of the order bestowed upon him
yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
BEAChED

tScripps News Association.)
NORFOLK, Va, April s-The Brit
ish steamship Rosewood. loaded with
lumber, stranded on the Virginia beach
in a fog this morning. The crew was
saved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
R0CAN GOES FREE

Charles Rogan, the man implicated
in the killing of George Stevens in the
Marion block and who gave himself
up to the police yesterday, will be
released this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
KAISER IS
SICK man
(scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
/, BIRMINGHAM, April 8.-The Post
today asserts that despite official
assurances to the contrary the kaiser's
i'll health is causing unrest in Berlin
Professor Schmidt, an eminent throat
specialist, has left Frankfort for the
mediterranean to examine the kaiser,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
FREE

Ida Morton, the woman accused by
l.. Bouehton of raising a check from $40
to $3.50, was this afternoon released by
Judge Hinkle in police court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08

Democrats of the city have under
consideration dollar banquet to be
held in celebration of the birthday of
Thomas jefferson next Wednesday,
April ID.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
PIERS ARE
CRACKED


The stone masons of Spokane are up
in arms again against the board of
pubic works for permitting concrete
piers to be erected under the Monroe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08

II water meters are installed in the
homes in Spokane it will be without
the consent of Mayor Boyd. He u
strongly opposed to water meters N
any form, not only from a monetary,
standpoint, which Is an enormous eon7
sideration, but also because the lawns
Of Spokane would look like desert
within month.
II am strongly opposed to the meter
proposition from all standpoints," said
the mayor. 81 do not think this IL
the proper time to even suggest the
installation of meters, and do not think
the time will come for years. In tho
first place, Spokane has always praised
herself on account of her beautiful,
lawns. II the meters were installed
the lawns would die out for lack Of
water. No man in this city, especially,
those who rent their homes, will PAR,
an outrageous sum every month ID
keep small plot of grass in the 'front.'
yard.
"In the second place, Spokane ID
unable at this time to make an expsn,
diture of over 100000 on an expert
mental proposition. What the people
should have is all the water they need.
do not believe in wasting water, and
| thing that il anyone is found who
wilfully let's the water run he should
be severely punished.
Money Can Ds BETTER spent y
"The amount of money which would
be required to install meters and keep
them in running order would be more
probably spent in furnishing the people
with more water, instead Of trying I'd
cut down the amount used.
But what ] am heartily in favor Il
is an immediate inspection Of the watet
mains of the city. / believe that al
enormous amount Of water is going to
waste through the mains. II this were
remedied, ! think the people would be-
given all the water they need"
The only city officer who is con.
versant with the water proposition and
who seems to favor meters IL Com
missioner Weymouth. He, Il seems.
is willing to put the city thousands OF
dollars in debt to give the people what
they do not want. As the mayor says,
he is willing to make q desert Of ono
of the most beautiful cities In the
world in order to stand in with q cers
tain block owner, who 10 boosting for
the meter system, and who is about tha
only advocate of meters, with the
possibly exception of some business
firms who would have meters for sale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
WvISfCTION
AT NORMAL

III had heard that someone at the
State Normal school at Cheney was
practicing vivisection. and | investiga-
ted the matter" said Assistant Prose-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
JOE. WON'T QUIT
(scripps News Association

LONDON, April s.-Austin Cham
berlain today denied that his father
would abandon the tariff campaign on
his return from Egypt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
MISS ALICE
BET ON RACES
"Papa" Roosevelt Angry Because Photo
grapher Secureda Snap Shot.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April s.
Miss Alice Roosevelt attended the
races at Bennings Saturday with Con-