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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
WILL 6ART[hD[R} HELD
BREWERS AID DRIVERS
Ihey Say Brewery Workers Did not He[n
Ihem Last Summer in Their Fight Against
Certain SaIoonS---Sm GalIand Drives a
Delivery Wagon.

The striking brewers, bottlers and
drivers, employed by the Spokane
Brewing u Mailing company, to the
number of p, asked the trades council
last night to assist them in their fight
against the big brewing firm and de-
clare 1t unfair to union labor. After
a heated debate, the matter was post
poned tor definite action until tonight.
In the meantime the committee ap-
pointed last is confering with n
committee of brewery owners looking
toward an amicable settlement of diff
ticultes. This committee will report
to the trades council at the adjourned
meeting held tonight.
The strikers have asked the bartend-
ers to walk out in every saloon where
the beer made by the Spokane Brewing
4 Mailing company is used. They
hardly expect this last request to be
complied with. A prominent member
of the bartenders' union said today
that the bartenders would hardly take
up the fight in the interests of the
brewery employees for two reasons:
First. II is not a question of wages;
and second, when the bartenders were
fighting the Statue and Carson saloons
on the north side and other places last
summer, the union brewery drivers
still continued to haul these places
union made beer. Consequently there
was generated much i'll will between
the two organizations, which has con
tinued to exist ever since that time.
Might Lose Their Jobs.
There are over 200 union bartenders
in the city. Many of these realize
that going ont on strike will cost them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
PROVISIONS CACHED
FOR EMERGENCIES

The Russians have taken the most
remarkable precautions for the pro-
visioning of their troops. At inter-
walls of about a quarter of a mile
along the greater part Of the Siberian
railway stores of concentrated food
have been buried on each side Of the
line, each deposit being enough to
maintain a company-said to be 290
mentor a week. The position of
these provisions is not known to the
sergeants or captains, but only to the
commandments, who have the informa-
ton in cipher. They are under the
strictest orders to resort to these sup
plies only when it Is absolutely un-
avoidable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
HOT FROM The WIRE

BING-BING, May 4.-The car yes
terday appointed Admiral Bimiski-
korsakoff commander of the Black
sea fleet. In handing him his com
mission the car said TT is nv
earnest wish that when you go to the
scene of war you make name for
yourself"
IF l do" said Bimiski- Korsakoff,
Il will make a better one than my
father and mother did for me-
Colonel Japlacka, a famous Japan
csc scout, who was captured a week
ago, gave me a long interview this
morning.
I'VE began this war too soon, at
least 80 years too soon," he said.
DO you think Russia would have
been better prepared in so years, so
the war could have been more in
teresting?" l asked
No. he said, but if we had wait
ed 80 years, Russian might have been
even more unprepared."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
The Little Brown Men Prove to the
World That They Know How to
Play the Game of War.

is masquerading as a man, were as
signed to room.
Bright and early this morning an
attorney came to the city Jail and Wis
tied Miss Christy. He was presum-
ably sent by her companion. The at
torney went to the hotel anil got her
grips and brought her her female at
tire.
The police have not yet decided
what they will do with the woman.
Dressed as a man and with large coil
of golden hair concealed under SLOUGH
hat the woman and her companion en-
gagged rooms at the hotel. The clerk
assigned them by mistake to a wrong
room, and when he went to the room
few minutes later was surprised 10
see woman in bed. He notified the
police and Miss Christy was taken
to Jail by Officers Lister and Shannon.
To the police she said that she was
an actress and becoming stranded
with her companion was beating her
way back to her home in Chicago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
JAPS HAVE RUSSIANS BOTTLED

was selected, he said, to drill Prince
Arthur of Connaught, and for that
purpose was frequently at Bucking-
ham palace. On one occasion Queen
Victoria invited him with others to
attend n theatrical entertainment at
the palace, and was astonished when
the young soldier asked to be ex-
cused, stating that that form of en-
tertainment had been snare to him
In his younger days. and that he had
made vow never to have anything
to do with 1t again.
In few days he was summoned
into the royal presence, when he
found a beautiful breakfast service
on the table. Addressing him, Queen
Victoria said: Il have sent for you,
sergeant, to tell you how much I
honor you for the stand you made for
your Christian principles, and / ask
you to accept this breakfast service
as a token of how your queen ap-
preciates men who are true to their
deepest convictions"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
old SOLDIER SCORNS
"pAUpER PENSION
(Scripps News Association J

, WASHINGTON, ID. c., MAY A.
Applications for original pensions and
for increases under order No. IS, max
ing 81 years of age an evidence of ply
steal disability, now number IL 500
Commissioner Ware says it is impos-
'sihle to approximate the number of APP
plications which will result from this
order. Many veterans ON learning
from Mr. Ware the particulars of the
order decline to avail themselves Of
it on the ground that it is "paupers
pension
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
TAKING PHOTOS
FOR ST. LOUIS

Under the supervision of Secretary
Monroe and Director ID. I. Ham of. the
chamber Oh commerce arrangements
have been completed for an exhibit al
the st. Louis fair of photographs and
pictures illustrative of Spokane and the
scenery in eastern Washington. This
exhibit will occupy space in the Wash
meton building ON the second floor
MIR. Libby, the scenic photographer,
has been employed to take number of
photographs for this exhibit and will
start the work ut once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

Spokane citizens are beginning 10
awake to the fact that they have been
neatly buncoed on the crematory. After
a deal of fuss and feathers the Decarie
company was awarded the contract 10
build a crematory at cost of $2l,-
800, and Spokane citizens gave sigh
of relief, thinking that the trouble
some garbage question had been laid to
rest. Developments now point to the
fact that the present crematory is not
at all adequate and that to properly
solve the question it will be necessary
to build another crematory and to
mulct the city treasury again in the
sum of $2l 500.
The Decarie company was required
by its contract to operate the erema-
tory for 80 days and to demonstrate
that garbage could be burned at cost
not to exceed 90 cents ton. Tho
trial will come to an end next Satur-
day and it will then be up to the city
according to lawyers, to accept the
plant and hand over the money. De-
carrie, it is claimed, has lived up to the
letter of his contract with the city.
II Half Of Required Capacity.
One of the specifications for the
crematory was that it was to have
capacity of 40 tons a day. Conserva-
tive estimates place the amount of ref
use accumulated each day in Spokane
at from 20 to 80 tons Of refuse day.
The city is nearly as bad off as it was
before. 1t will be necessary to either
build another crematory with capac-
,tv IS lot,
The fine Italian hand of Mr.. Decarie
can be seen from the fact that he has
a proposition to lay before the city
fathers to build them another crema-
tory presumably the same cost of sell
500, for there was no stipulation that
if the city bought several crematories
any reduction in price would be grant,
ed.
To operate the crematory and TO
get rid of the night soil, dead horses
and other refuse, it will be necessary
to run "a hours a day even if only
40 tons a day is consumed. This will
require the services of three men and
with the cost of fuel it is doubted if it
can be operated at a cost of 80 cents
a ton. The crematory was supposed
by the fond city dads to take care of
the noxious odor from the refuse This
is mas signally failed to do, as the pro-
test presented before the city council
last night by 40 citizens of Dennis Il
Bradley's addition testifes.
Livery stable men state that under
present conditions it takes from three
to FIVE hours to dispose of a load Of
map,lre at the crematory Ii is cheap
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
Root Says IT'S All Right.

Commissioners Root and Handley
spent almost the entire morning at the
site of the Decarie crematory, where
Mr.. Decarie, the inventor, is making
a l2-hour test. Mr.. Root claims the
plant is all right and that not enough
material is supplied to make the test
they wish.
There is scarcely any SMELL" said
Mr.. Root at is performing every
thing required of it, and l cannot see
where there can be any legitimate
kick coming"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
DIED OF OLD AGE
when But II

LIVERPOOL, May A quaint old
advertisement of the year 1854 reads
as follows: March 10, 1854. died in
Glamorganshire, of old age and
gradual decay of nature. at IT years
and months, Hopkins Hopkins, the
little Welshman. lately shown in
London. He never weighed more than
y pounds, but for three years past no
more than ~ The parents have six
children left, all of whom no way diff
FER from other children, except one
girl of IL years of age, who weighs
only is pounds. and bears upon her
most of the marks of old age, and I'm
all respects resembles her brother
when at that age"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
STRIKERS PLACES
ARE FILLED

TOPEKA, Kan, May 4.-Eighty-fo
maehinists and apprentices went to
work in the Santa Fe shops this morn
ing The company is to bring men
to take the strikers places Immediate
ly. Third Vice President Buckalew
of the International machinists, is in
charge of the strike on the entire sys-
TEN. He will tour the road Picket
lines have been established today. The
strikers are orderly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
BARGAINS At
BARGAIN PRICES

The industrious hackers of St. Luke's
hospital are preparing a rummage sale
which they hope will be the greatest
affair of the kind ever attempted in
the city, and which they are striving
to make bigger success than the one
they held three years ago when they
cleared $3.50. 1t will open May Il
and continue until the task is done. 1t
will be held at 8l2 Riverside avenue.
A great hustling for goods is now in
progress and almost everything salable
from Belgian hares to dress suits is
being obtained. All manner of bar
gains are being secured and will be
placed on sale at bargain prices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

= VScrippS NEWS ASSOC1ation.1
LONDON, May 4.--Reuters Port
Said correspondent reports that the
peninsula oriental liner Oasis was
stopped by Russian warship and the
mail gone through in search of Japan
ese letters. The japanese mail was
at the bottom of huge pile and was
not touched The Oasis was nine
hours out from Brinsishi when 1t was
stopped by a blank shot from the
warship Krat2ri and detained for two
hours
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

The Houston school has purchased
the entire gymnasium equipment of
the Young Mems Christian association.
1t is the intention of the authorities
at the school to have complete gym
nasium for the use of the pupils. The
sale of the apparatus was completed to-
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
YOU BET I'LL BE
GOOD NOW


Twenty years old and criminal
record that covers a period of five or
six years. Such is the history of Will
lie Shields, alias Frank Shields, Frank
Mullins, Chester Shields. He began
his criminal career FIVE or six years
ago when Judge Prather was on the
bench in the superior court of Spo-
kane county. He was sent at the age
of IA to the state reform school. for in
corrigibility. Since that time he has
screwed three Jail sentences and one
sentence of year in the penitentiary.
He is now in the Jail under sentence
of 500 and costs imposed by Justice
Hinkle yesterday for stealing bike.
Petty larceny and barn breaking are
his long suits. His first county Jail
sentence was the result of stealing
bicycle. He had been out but short
time when he was again arrested for
stealing junk. This resulted in another
Jail sentence. He served still one
more sentence in the Jail before he was
sent to Walla Walla for breaking into
a barn at Cheney. He has been out of
the state prison but short time.
Looks Honest.
He is very young looking boy with
little of the criminal in his appear
ance. He has what might be called
an honest face. His manner, however,
is surly. He seems to be very forget
full about his criminal record. He does
not remember how many times he has
been in Jail or what he was put in for.
The name of the committing magistrate
is not remembered. just when he
went to the reform school, how long
he was there, what he was sent there
for, in fact all of the details are appar--
emily forgotten by him. Still, when
his memory is refreshed he admits his
past.
care You going to be good now, VII
lie?" asked the jailor.
you bet l am. never said that
before, but this is the last for me. ]
guess I'd better be decent hereafter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
VALUATION WILL BE
LARGER

I'VE are getting things pretty we'll
cleaned up now in the assessment
work" said Deputy Assessor Fred Leg
horn today. 1--WE are still at work on
the business district. This is the hard
est part of the assessment work. OF
course it will be some time before it
is entirely completed, but the bulk of
it is off our hands now.
"ln the country the work is all fin
ished except a few isolated pieces of
property. 1t will be some time before
we can foot up the assessed valuation
of the county. 1t will be larger than
the amount of the last assessment"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
JESSIE SHIRLEY
COMING

John Mcguire, advance man for the
Jessie Shirley company, arrived in
Spokane this morning. The company
will open at the Auditorium Sunday
evening for an engagement of perhaps
Is weeks. Mr.. Mcguire says the COM
pany is largely the same as last year
and has all of Spokane's favorites
with it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
(Scripps News Association

ISVTIHpS NVWS NSSOCIaIION,
WASHINGTON, May 4.-G. w.
Davis, governor of the Panama canal
zone, accompanied by corps of
American engineer, will leave New
York Tuesday, and on their arrival
at Colon will assume the entire con-
troll of the canal property. The 1900
laborers now employed are to be con-
tinued at their work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
RUSSIANS HIDE.
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
SEOUL, May A dispatch from
the Japanese front on the Yalu states
the dead have been buried and the
wounded given medical attention. The
army is now ready to continue the adj
vance. The message adds: Many
OF the enemy. found hiding In the I'M
derbrush, have been taken"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

WASHINGTON. May 4.-The presi-
dent today receive from Attorney
General Knox a letter reporting that
he had made arrangements with the
new Panama Canal company and
Morgan & Co, whereby the latter was
designated as the agents to make the
transfer. The money due by the
United States to the canal company.
$40, 100000, is to be deposited with
Morgan & Co. Immediately upon the
delivery by the canal company to the
United States of all property included
in the purchase of the French inter
ests. The company will accept this
deposit as equivalent to payment for
all purposes and deliver the property,
although distribution of part of the
funds awaits action by the French
courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
MISS HAMBLEN GETS
INCREASE OF SALARY

Several petitions for new roads were
introduced at the meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners, but were not taken
up.
The salary of Miss Mabel r. Hamb-
len, one of the deputies in the county
clerks office, was raised from $50 to
800 month.
ii. c. Court was appointed engineer
on the road roller for a period OF
three months or as much longer as he
Is needed. The roller will be put on
the roads around Hillyard today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
TRIED ANOTHER
BOGUS CHECK

A man answering the description of
the individual who under the alias Of
]. B. Louvert passed the bogus check
for $25 on the Parlor grocery yester-
day, attempted to repeat the perform
ance this morning at the store of Al
Turner G. Son, II Riverside avenue.
The proprietor became suspicious and
'phoned to the police, but the man
fed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
AMERICA
After Listening to Cam
paign Speeches Pro and
and Con for the Last
Twenty Years at Last
the Panama Canal Has
Been Turned Over to
the United States.

PANAMA. May 4.-The formal act
Of turning over the Panama canal to
the United States government was
performed with much ceremony at
Z o'clock this morning. The canal
was received by General Brooks and
his staff in behalf of the United
States. Consul General Gudger and
other prominent Americans witnessed
the ceremony, which concluded with
raising the American flag.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
A SOLDIERS reward

What is believed to he an unpub-
lished story about the late Queen Vic
toria is told by the Rev. II. Harris
Lloyd. who for six years was a Wes-
leyan army chaplain.
One of the color sergeants of the
Scots Guards under his pastoral care
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
CREMAT0RY F|ASC0

block on the corner Of Main avenue
and Post street. The board of public
works held up the permit for awhile
until the company would agree to put
in a fire wall. The city ordinance
requires that a fire wall be put in
every building of rs feet or over. The
price Is $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
Mr.. Decarie Supplies City With Plant
Of Half Required Capacity and Is
Ready to Furnish Another Equally
Good at the Same Modest Figures.

the Arlington hotel this afternoon,
the most important function being
the selection Of a temporary organiza-
ton. Elihu Root of New York is
agreed upon for temporary chairman.
The permanent chairman will be
Speaker Cannon of Illinois.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
We are TO GET A
PRESENT
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association
WASHINGTON, May Administer
Conger at Pekin informs the state
department that a portrait Of the
dowager empress of china has been
painted by an American artist and is
ultimately intended as a present to
this country. 1t is first to be ex-
hibited at the St. Louis fair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

The art exhibit given by the Field.
Grant and Holmes schools was opened
today at sl2 Riverside avenue. The
copies of the must famous works OF art.
A musical program was given this aft
ernoon. This evening between 8 and
0 o'clock musical program win be
rendered. The Payne Mandolin club
will play and music win be furnished
10y the Children Of the three sehools.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
CHINESE BIRTH
RtTURNSPADDED

WASHINGTON, May THE d.
rector OF the census today made u
statement regarding the Chinese in
the United States based upon a COM
parison OF the census returns with
the report OF the commissioner of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

CANNOT HOLD
full CESSION

LOS ANGELES May 1.-THE first
special train on the Santa Fe wien
delegates arrived thic morning in IL
sections. Three thousand other del
egates are between here and the Great
canyon. The opening session has
been delayed for lack of a quorum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
WAGON OVERTURNED.
KILLED Two
(Scripps News Association

DUBLIN, May "A wagonette con-
veying the Cahia convent school chill
dren and servants from a visit to King
Edward at Spandbally overturned and
two were killed. Others were injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
RUSSIANS ACCUSE CHINESE.

tScripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.--The
newspaper Navikie claims to have au-
thority for it's assertion that the Chi
nese generals, Yuan Shikai and Ma,
are promoting anti-Russian agitation
In the flowery kingdom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
RUSSIANS woRK HARD.

(Scripps News AssociatiOnD
PORT ARTHUR. May Am idea
of the terrific resistance offered by
Russians In defending the channel on
Monday can be gained from the fact
that $500 shots were fired by the Rus
sian batteries and guardships on the
attacking fireships.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
MORNING PAPER PIPE.

(Scripps News Association)
LONDON, May 4.-Nothing further
has been received concerning the cap
ture of Newchwang up to 3 p. m. to-
day. The accuracy Of the report Is
doubted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
THREE STUDENTS HANGED.

(Scripps News AssoCiation.)
BERLIN, May A st. Petersburg
dispatch states that three students
sent to Siberia in 1901 and pardoned
md sent to the front have been hang
ed for an attempt to betray the Rus
sian cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
JAPs GET MONEY.

(Scripps News Association)
LONDON, May 4-The Evening
News announces that the Japanese
loan of $4,000. 900 has been floated at
about 80. The loan is secured by the
import duties and bears interest at
the rate of per cent
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
MRS. FlcLElvSN
ADlupq l

Mrs laary Ftslewski ~ cssnn,i(&
ted tos>thes insane asyaum to1<y. 49,
mental trouble h thought 10 have
been brought about through the worry
of travelling from the east 70 thia
city without food and having the
care of a family Of IS children she
Is worth $1,000. E SCI
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
ALPHA DELTA PHI CONVENTION.

CHICAGO, May 4.-The Alpha Del
ia Phi fraternity, one of the oldest
Greek letter societies in America, be-
gan it's seventy-second annual conven-
ton in Chicago today. The delegates,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
ACTRESS IN MANS
CLOTHING

The police have so far failed to locate
the man who resigtered at the Havana
hotel last night as G.. Cook and who
with Maybcll Christy, the actress, who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
BOTTLED.

(Scripps News Association.)
LONDON, May 4.-Reuter's Toxic
correspondent states the Japanese
were successful in their attempt to
bottle Port Arthur on Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04

grants into the United States prob
ably reach S5,301. instead of 0.S53,
as has been reported. the difference
being due to false returns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
STILL STICKING.

(Scripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.-Ef-
forts made to drag the battleship
Orloff from the sand bank in the river
Neva today failed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
HAxHo1 BLOCKED.

(Scripps News Association.)
ROME, May A Toxic dispatch
asserts the latest japanese attempt to
block the channel at Port Arthur was
successful. Two vessels, the tele-
gram says, now lie in the harbor en-
trance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-04
TO TAKE
HANNA'S PLACE

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The sub
committee on arrangements for the
republican national convention met at