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I'D RATHER DIE THAN
BE THUS ACCUSED

j. c. Kicks of Rockford was sight
that elected much pity and sympathy
from the court attendants today. He
was brought in by Constable C. H.
Moorhouse of Rockford to be examin-
ed as to his sanity.
Mr.. Kicks had just arrived at the
sheriff's Office when a Press report
er appeared, to whom he related mis-
story.
Old and decrepit, it was with diff
Guilty that he walked. Bent almost
double, his cane his only support,
he tottered to his cell in the Jail from
the sheriff's office. He is IS years
old and has wife and four grown
children. A daughter, Mrs. E. Price,
is with him today.
The wife, aged rs years, is very in
at home with what is termed tongue
disease" Her tongue is swollen so
that it fills the mouth and protrudes.
Her face is twice it's natural size and
she suffers excruciating pain. Her
husband claims 1t is cancer and that
he has an infallible cure for it. He
is prevented from using it by his
wife and children, whom, it is claim
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ed, are faith believers. The family
was divided as tothe old mans future,
but the complaining witness, c. l..
Dean of Rockford, is of the opinion
that he is a fit subject for the asy-
lum, and, while he has not been guilty
of committing any crime, is not wise
to allow him to be at large.'
Ricks' hobby is going about as q
doctor and he names several OF the
colleges in the United States from
which he claims to have graduated.
He says he has a sure cure for can
Ger and named several patients ne
has cured. Mr.. Kicks has cancer of
the nose, which serves as evidence
against his argument. He owns q
home at Rockford.
"All l want is fair treatment" he
remarked to III. ID. Doak as he was
leaving for the Jail. my people are
taking this means of getting rid of
me. This Is always the case when
old age Is reached. Your usefulness
is outgrown. It'd rather die than
come to this"
Poor old man.
His case will not be heard for o
few days to see how he acts.
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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE
IS THE RESULT OF FOSSIL in CHARGE OF WATER DEPARTMENT

Once more the property owners and
business men of Spokane were COM
PEELED to stand idly by and witness
the spectacle of $150,000 worth Of
stock and property go up in smoke
while the hard working, exhausted
fire department were making her.
culean efforts to secure supply of
water sufficient to prevent a wide
spread conflagration. That the de-
partment, with the use Of three fire
steamers, finally succeeded in get
ting pressure sufficient to prevent the
spread Of fierce flames through the
downtown business district Is due to
the firemen and their leaders and not
to the handling Of the water works
system.
At 4:40 o'clock this morning an
alarm Of fire was turned in from
the passenger depot Of the Occur
d'Alene Traction company, at Sprague
avenue and Washington street, over
the telephone, to the effect that the
smokehouse Of the Cold Storage mar
ket, 315 to 317 Riverside avenue, was
burning.
The alarm was turned in by tho
engineer running the ice machine at
the cold storage plant, who left his
post and ran to the depot to get
telephone connection, although there
was a telephone in the market.
Assistant Fire Chief Joyce respond
ed with No. and No. companies
and found the smokehouse, to the
rear Of the building, near Sprague
avenue, a mass sof flames
No water.
Three lines of hose were laid at
once by the firemen, but the water
pressure was so low that it was found
impossible to make any headway
against the rapidly spreading flames.
Assistant Chief Joyce grasped the
situation and at once turned in a gen
eral and special alarm, to which all
of the steamers and fire companies
and Chief Myers responded.
More lines were laid from the hy-
drants, but these also were almost
useless owing to no pressure. Then
the big steamer from central sta
tion and the two smaller steamers
arrived.
The water was shut off until three
leads could be connected with the big
steamer and two each with the small
er steamers. From that time on,
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IS DIR. MARY LATHAM
THRILLING WITH COURT?

Punishment for contempt Of court
is awaiting DR.. Mary Latham if she
persists in trifiing with the orders Of
Judge Kennan to produce the real will
of her son and all copies of it which
she has made and all letters pertain
ing to it. The will in question, ac-
cording to testimony given by per-
sons who have examined it, gave all
the sons $4,000 estate to his sweet
heart, Jennie johnson.
This morning Dr. Latham was be-
fore Judge Kennan, who administer
ed biting rebuke for her noncom-
pliance with his orders and instruct
ed her to produce all papers in court
within As hours or suffer the conse-
quences. Her attorney, MIR. Hendley,
made a statement in which he ex-
pressed wish that his client should
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with seven leads from the steamers
sides the chemicals working, the fire.
men had sufficient water. The steam
ers did splendid work.
Blu by the time the IL streams were
playing the fire had spread from the
cold storage to the building owned
Liquor company, 323 to 325 Riverside
avenue and extending back to
Sprague avenue.
Grote-Rankin Loss.
The first floor and basement are
used by the liquor company to handle
a heavy stock of liquors, bottled and
in wood On the second floor is
large wareroom extending from
Sprague avenue to Riverside and used
by the Grote-Rankin company as a
storeroom.
The furniture company stored here
a surplus stock of all kinds Of heavy
furniture, mattresses, etc, estimated
to be worth in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
From the storage company east the
flames spread to the grocery of 7. E.
Westlake, where damage amounting
to $4,000 was done. By the hardest
kind of fighting the firemen were
able to stop the spread of the flames
farther east and thus saved the long
row Of shops and stores In that direc-
tion.
But 1t was on the west that the
firemen had their hardest fight. Time
and again the flames burst through
from the second floor of the Wash
ington Liquor company's building to
the third floor of the splendid new
building occupied by the Grote-Ran-
kin company and where one of the
large stocks of furniture and house.
hold goods in the city Is carried.
Chief Myers in personal command led
his fire fighters against the flames
here and concentrated his efforts to
saving the stock and the big build
ing. After three hours Of the hard
est kind of fighting the men were
east had been placed under control.
Notwithstanding this work. the
stock on the third floor, consisting
of carpets. draperies, curtains, etc,
was damaged by the smoke and water
and the floor below, where were kept
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FAKE
CARNIVAL

The first exhibition of taking money
away from the easy ones under the
alleged authority of the Foresters was
given last night by that so-called
bunch of Mardi Gras grafters back of
the auditorium. 1t was an exhibition
which would disgrace one of Uncle
Dick Sutton's aggregations of side
show blowers" before the war.
Scenes were enacted which would
bring the blush of shame to the cheeks
of respectable women; the "shows"
consisted of brazen acts by painted
people, who wouldn't last half an act
in a second Midway edition, and be-
yond the scattering of a lot of con-
fetti under cover of which the women
Of the town made acquaintance there
was nothing doing.
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comply with the courts orders and
denied all responsibility for her con-
duct.
Miss Johnson's attorney this morn
ing requested that the case be trans
ferred to Judge Belts court in order
that Judge Kennan's testimony might
be taken. Judge Kennan refused the
application. stating that his evidence
was not of sufficient Importance.
Messrs. Hyde and J. Grand, attor-
neys, were again put upon the witt
ness stand this morning to testify
to the fact that the will filed by DIR.
Latham in the clerks office was not
the will of her son which DR.. Latham
had brought to them to examine.
Hyde & Girand claimed that there
was an attestation clause to the will
which they examined and the will
produced by Dr. Latham has none.
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the heavier show pieces of desk and
office furniture, leather upholstered
goods and couches, was reached with
the water and smoke.
In the second floor addition to the
furniture company over the liquor
store the firemen succeeded in get
ting the flames under control, but not
until after the building was practi-
cally reduced to a shell. Piles of
dressers, washstands, cotton and hair
mattresses and similar goods were
stored here and as fast as the flames
were fought down in one spot they
broke out in another. AS a result it
required the attendance of nearly the
entire department at this point Of
the fire until nearly noon.
Cold Storage Loss.
In the Cold Storage building there
is a complete loss from the retail part
in the Riverside frontage to the rear.
The loss on the building and con-
tents is estimated at 100000, with
$4,000 insurance. The plant and build
ing were the property of E. H. STAN
ton, who conducted the cold storage
and the meat market.
Between the offices Of the Wash
ington Liquor company and the Grote-
Rankin store at 325 Riverside is the
Bodega saloon, owned by Herman
Brummell. The stock here is also
destroyed to a large extent and the
loss is given as $4,000, covered by in
surance.
Washington Liquor Company's Loss.
The loss to the Washington Liquor
company can only be estimated. The
building and company is owned by
S. j. Holland and up to noon today
Mr.. Holland was unable to form any
estimate, as 1t was impossible to en-
ter the building to make an exami-
nation.
There is hardly any doubt of the
destruction of the big stock of
liquors in wood and about the only
salvage will be the bottled and case
goods. On this presumption the loss
is roughly estimated at between $780,
600 and 100000.
With additional steamer service or
sufficient pressure of water
through the hydrants the loss would
undoubtedly have been confined who'll
ly to the Cold Storage plant, por-
ton Of which would certainly have
been saved.
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MAYOR HARRISON FAILS
TO STOP STRIKE

CHICAGO, Aug. l6.-Aa t secret
meeting between the mayor and rep
resentatives of the packers, it is under
stood that the mayor was informed
by the packers that there would be no
reopening of the peace negotiations,
as they claimed that they are working
the plants at almost full capacity and
have won the strike. They would not
consent to compromise with the
strikers, as they say it is utterly i'm
possible to discharge the new employees
and make room for the strikers.
Undaunted by the uncompromising
attitude of the packers, Mayor Harri-
son arranged for meeting of Donnelly
and other representatives. of the
unions today, and is still hopeful that
n common meeting ground will be
found. Donnelly has given up all
hope of settlement, and said.
II have no propositions to make.
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LABOR IS AGREED

"The lion and the lamb will lie down
together" so said the labor council
at meeting held last night, at which
steps were taken as to what should be
done toward the Labor Day parade
set for Sept. 5. a great deal of ami
mostly between the old Trades and
Labor council and the new Falls City
Trades and Labor assembly was ram
pant as to which president should lead
the parade. A compromise was fixed
up, and Thos. Joyce. president of the
new order, and President VIM. Quinn,
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of the old council, were conferred with
the honor of heading the parade as
Grand Marshals of the day. They
shall walk abreast, or ''side by each,"
in the language of member of the
council. They must work together and
not in opposition. Each have equal
rights and the privileges of either must
not conflict.
This is the first attempt to get the
old council and the new assembly to-
gether, and it is predicted that the
enmity existing will gradually wear
away,
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NO DECISION

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l6.-The
decision on the motion for new trial
for Cordelia Botkin was expected to-
day, but Judge Cook announced that
he would not hand it down until next
Monday. 1t is the belief that it will
be adverse to the prisoner. Cook
stated he received many anonymous
communications on the subject but
refused to be coerced by them.
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RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.

LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch
from Lao Chang states that the
japanese under Kuroki have advanc-
ed on the Russian outposes and con-
tinual skirmishing is going on. The
outposts have met near Hungiatsu,
the Russian force being driven back,
1t adds that 1t is believed Kuroki's
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DIsARN on LEAVE.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l6.-Consul
General Goodnow at Shanghai cables
the state department that Taotai
Shang has informed the Russian
consul general that the two vessels
now at that port must either disarm
or leave the harbor at once. The
Russian consul replied that the ves-
sells are in need of repairs to make
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JAIL BREAK
AT PORTLAND
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 16.-Seven
prisoners confined in the main cell
of the county Jail made their escape
last night by cutting their way
through a brick wall to a staircase
leading from the Jail to the sheriff S
office, thence through a window into
the street.
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ELEVATOR FELL
FATAL RESULT

(Scripps News Association)
NEW YORK, Aug 16.-An elevator
in the building at 27O Mercer street
with II persons fell this afternoon.
William Booker and another man
were killed and others injured. The
conductor was arrested.
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ARRIVES AT vLADIvosrox.
(Scripps News Association ,

NSNTIPPS NeWs ASSOCIdtlOn.D
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. l6.-The
family of one of the officers of the
Russian cruiser Diana today received
a telegram announcing the arrival of
the Diana at Vladivostok. The Diana
escaped from Port Arthur during the
sortie of August 10 and eluded the
Japanese fleet.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 16.-
This city is made defendant by three
packing house employees for personal
injuries sustained in attacks by the
strikers. The suits are instituted un-
der the state law holding q munici-
pality liable for mob damages. The
suits aggregate $4,000.
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FOREST f|l[5
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association)
EUGENE, Ore, Aug. 16.-The Nc
Kenzie fires are in a measure checked
A telephone message at noon says the
line is drawn sufficient to protect
further advance into the valuable
timber. Another big forest fire is
proceeding rapidly along the Mohawk
river toward Vending, where there
are big lumber mills. A small army
of men are now attempting to head
it off. Still another fire above Wild
wood is destroying an immense
amount of timber.
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BED AFIRE

Another fire alarm at $50 o'clock
this forenoon resulted in a run to
the Marion block, on Riverside ave-
nue.. y bed in room 213, on the fourth
floor, occupied by w. NJ. Gillis, caught
fire. but the blaze was extinguished
with slight damage.
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CABINET TALK
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16,-Most of
the time at todays cabinet meeting
was consumed in the discussion of
the presidents letter of acceptance,
which is expected to appear about
September 10.
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SWEAR TO
BE LOYAL
(Scripps News A ssociation.O }

(Scripps News ssociation.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia report
to the navy department from Com
mander Underwood at Tutuilla an
nounces that the native chiefs of the
island of Manua have acknowledged
the sovereignty of the United States.
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CRuHER SUNK.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Consul
Fowler at Cheefoo cabled the state
department today that it Is reliably
reported that the Russian cruiser
Pallada was sunk on the night of
August 10.
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VESSELS WILL DIsMANrLE.

KIAO CHOU, Aug. 16.-The Rus
stan battleship Czarovitch and three
torpedo boats, which hauled down
their flags yesterday. will be dis
mantled today.
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DID NOT SEE JAPs.

CHEEFOO, Aug l6.--Word was re-
ceived here that the Russian squad
ron which made n sortie from Port
Arthur this morning returned to that
port 1t did not encounter the Jap
anese fleet.
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LOUNSBERRY DEAD

(Scripps News Association)
RlDGEFIEI.D, Conn, Aug. 16.-
Ex-Governor Lounsberry died at his
residence In Pennington this MORN
ing
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Mayor Harrison is in closed con-
ference with the labor leaders, who
have expressed willingness to meet
the packers but are Indifferent. The
strikers stated that while the packers
claim they have the strike won, he
would learn the contrary to be true.
They would be willing to meet any
agency likely to promote peace. The
mayor admits his efforts to promote
peace have been failure, and says he
has no further peace plans in view
but to take advantage of any further
opportunity to mediate.
7. A. Carroll, special agent of the
department of commerce and labor,
was admitted today with Is assistants
and is investigating the alleged beef
trust and present labor difficulty.
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JEFFERSON Is BETTER.
Scripps News Associat

(Scripps News Association.)
BCZZARDS BAY, y. Y, Aug. 16.-
Joseph Jeffersons condition is i'm
proved today. He has been suffering
from indigestion.
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STOP POLITICS
co TO WORK

Immediately after the fire which
destroyed the Cold Storage market,
the Washington Liquor company,
Grote-Rankin's storerooms, grocery
and a saloon this morning the bust
ness men of the city began to dis
cuss the question of fire protection.
They agreed that nothing but the
hardest kind of work by the fire de-
partment was responsible for saving
a conflagration which might have
swept the entire downtown district.
Then came a wild rumor that with
this last display of inadequate pro-
lection the insurance companies
would move to cancel all policies. Al
though this rumor finally resolved it.
self into a wild guess that such ac-
tion might be taken, it stirred up the
business men and Immediately a
movement was set on foot to have
a committee call at the council meet
ing tonight and insist upon the i'm
mediate purchase of additional fire
steamers pending some sort of a
settlement of the wild grab for rich
contracts in the buying of meters.
That the water was not at the high
est pressure is asserted by dozens
who were on the scene of the big fire
early this morning This notwith-
standing 1t was at an hour when no
one was sprinkling and the pumps
were supposed to be going at speed
sufficient to furnish 120 pounds of
pressure.
weymouth Don't Know.
Water Commissioner Weymouth
declares there was ssufficient press
ure, that there was 120 pounds at
the hydrants on Washington and
Riverside, but states also later that
he did not have a report as to how
much pressure there was.
Assistant Chief Joyce was COM
PEELED to put on all the engines at
once in order to secure water suf-
ficient to fight the fire, because there
was but As pounds pressure at 4:41
a. m.
1t wasn't question of sprinkling
or of water meters this morning.
What was it?
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BURNED AT THE STAKE

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 16.-Late
advices from Statesboro state that a
mob overpowered the guards and took
Gates and Reid to stakes, where they
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are being burned. Five negroes were
given terrific rawhide lashing and
others warned to be more respectful
to the whites
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Quit playing politics. Quit trying
to force big contracts for the poll
ticians to handle. Quit jobbing the
people of Spokane with water meter
talk. Buy more steamers and give us
something with which to fight these
fires. Do it at once.
This will be the sum and substance
Of demands to be made upon the city
council tonight by business men and
property owners who have at last re-
belled against the factions in the city
council and the city hall who are per-
mitting this splendid metropolis to go
down to a fiery death.
The demands are being formulated
this afternoon in an effort to have
a business mems committee attend
the meeting of the city council to-
night and insist that the demands of
Chief Meyers for additional fire en-
gines be given precedence over all
other business. An effort is being
made to call meeting at the cham
ber of commerce this afternoon to
formulate the plan of action.
With another $15O,000 fire to face
this morning, an insufficient number
of steamers and lack of water
pressure at the beginning, the busi-
ness men of the city have at last
come to the conclusion that 1t is time
to interfere with the petty squabbling
over whether there shall be a billion
dollar reservoir and pumping system
added, with water meters for the
meter grating crowd, or a sensible,
live plan for the protection Of prop
erty.
More Fire Steamers.
Chief Myers asked for more fire
steamers a week ago. Since that
time the city council has been in the
throes of political fight over
whether B. C. Riblet shall be ap-
pointed engineer for the committee
chosen to prepare a plan of relief.
The fire steamer request has been
pigeonholed. Meantime another block
of buildings sburns down and the en-
tire business district threatened
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do not think the mayor can do any
thing. We will tell him of the situa-
tion and treat him courteously."
Everything is quiet at the stock
yards district this morning.
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RUSSIA PROTESTS.
(Scripps News Association.)

''FF' VIZ -NsSVOf"tiVH.J
LONDON. Aug. 16.-Russian AM
bassador Benkendorff this morning
presented to Lansdowne an official
protest by Russian against the fia-
grant violation of international law
and neutrality by the Japanese tor
pedo boat destroyer at Cheefoo. The
protest is in the nature of circular
note to all the powers.
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ONE RUSSIAN BOAT HAS J0|NED
THE NADN0ST0K SQUADRON

that Germany has ordered the disarm-
ing the Russian warships at kiao
Chou.
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(Scripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. iS.-The
oihciai announcement is made tonight
that the torpedo boat Burnyi struck
a rock during fog and Its boilers
exploded. The crew has arrived at
Wei Hal Wei
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(Scripps News Association.


ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. l6.-The
official reports of the Russian casu-
alties at Port Arthur between August
and 10, when the Japanese made
another desperate attempt to take
the port. has been received. as fol-
lows: Seven officers and PAS men
killed; 35 officers and 1888 men
wounded: one officer and SO men miss
ing.
SAW JAP 4ATTLESHrp SINK,
KIAO CHOW, Aug. l6.-Officers of
the Czarovitch insist they saw a
Japanese battleship sink during the
battle of Wednesday last.
GERMANY TAXES A HAND.
BERLIN, Aug. l6.-It Is reported