The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
SPEAKERS DAUGHTER WILL
HAVE CHARGE OF HIS SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS THIS WINTER.
sHTER WILL
.Iudoe GEORGE Turner's Strong Cam
paign Had Good Effect On
State of Washington.

WASHlNGIoN, u -, Lee. L.
Speaker Cannon will keep house again
this winter having renewed his lease
on Vermont Avenue. Miss Cannon,
who was such success as hostess last
season, will again preside over the es-
Establishment and will have as guests,
Mrs LeSeure, the speakers other
daughter. and her small children.
Uncle Joe is very fond of his grand
children, and considers their presence
in the house one of the chief advant-
ages of housekeeping as compared with
hotel life.
Scotch Firm Gets Contract.
Official reports received from Van
couver, B. c., say that the contract for
the new British steamship line between
British Columbia and Mexico has
finally been awarded to Andrew Weir
& Co, of Glasgow, Scotland. This
firm has agreed to put on first class
steamships, capable of carrying $500
tons of freight each, and fifty first
class and from 300 to 400 steerage pas
sengers. 1t has been definitely
arranged that Vancouver is to be the
port of departure and Victoria a port
of call. The steamships are to have
British register and are to make
monthly trips. The subsidy to be paid
by the British Columbia government
is $4,000 per annum for each vessel.
StonewaIi Jackson's Grandson.
StonewaIl Jackson Christian, grand
son of Stonewall Jackson, the famous
confederate military leader, is to be
appointed a cadet at West Point by
President Roosevelt. He decided upon
this designation a few days ago when
he was waited upon by a delegation of
Georgia congressman and Prof. w. c.
woodward of the Georgia Military
academy, where young Christian has
been a student. In announcing to the
their candidate for examination, Pres
ident Roosevelt said:
1T has been the practice to give
this class of appointments to sons of
army officers only, but l am going to
make an exception in this case. If 1
can place the name of Stonewall Jack
son in the army register am going
to do it,
Effect of Election.
Thomas B. Hardin, of Seattle, has
been in Washington for a few days on
business. He is telling people here
the truth about the recent guberna-
tOrial election. But he argues that
good will come to the fight for Tur-
ner's election. although it was lost, in
that the railroads probably will pur-
sue more liberal policy in the future
Interviewed in local paper Mr.. Har-
din said:
The election in the state of Wash
ington, so far as the governorship was
concerned, was a victory for the rail-
roads. Ex-senator George Turner
championed the policy of railroad reg
ulation, which was extremely popular
east of the Cascade mountains, but he
was beaten by 10000. It is probable.
however, that the campaign will re-
suit in the railways pursuing a more
liberal policy toward the people of the
state in the future"
Better Times for Alaska.
Charles Andrews Ferrin of Nome
says that better times are coming for
the people in Alaska, so far as the
judges and other officials are con.
cerned
The situation in that respect is i'm
proving" he said here recentlv
There are signs of better day at
hand, and the old day of graft, corrup-
ton, and packed juries is at an end.
In Mr.. Hoyt we have a fearless and
able United States attorney, and if we
could get a few more of his sort there
would be no room for complaint
Neither the 233 is per cent prefer
entail tariff in Canada in favor of
Great Britain nor the anti-dumping
clause put into effect some months ago
seems to have had the effect of check
4ng the growth of American exports
TO that country. Reports from official
sources are to the effect that the ex-
ports to Canada in the ten months
ending with October were S116.775.656
IN value, an increase of about IS 600 :
600 over the corresponding months of
last year, while the imports from Can
ada show no increase.
Taxes In Washington.
The annual report of the commits
sloners of internal revenue shows that
the collections on account of internal
taxes in the State of Washington last