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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11

Whitman, Garfield, Adams, Asotin,
Douglas, Stevens, Lincoln, Ferry, Che
Ian and Kittitas would all give record
breaking majorities for the democratic
candidate for governor.
Now, this man is a strong republi-
can and an old time worker in the
camp. But he said that national poll
tics cut no figure on the east side when
the great question of the railroad COM
mission is preached.
"A prominent republican, a man who
has long held high Office in this state
returned few days ago from Spokane
and Whitman counties. He told the
writer that without exception every
prominent republican whom he inter-
viewed. stated that eastern Washing
ton would be swept by Turner and that
two counties at the most. Walla Walla
and Yakima, were in anything like fair
condition for republican success.
Another prominent republican poll
tician, who now holds office in the state
and who knows every foot Of ground in
Spokane county, said that not one in
ten of the republicans of that county
is supporting Mead in this campaign
He said that Whitman was just as bad
and the entire wheat growing country
would give Senator Turner such ma
jorty as is little dreamed of.
This great uprising Of the people,
which is already visible even to the
railroad lobbyists, is plainly due to the
complete subservience of the republic
can party to the railroads and the fact
that it's candidate for governor, A. E.
Mead. of Whatcom, bears the railroad
label"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
H. (. ANKENY IN CITY.
Is the Guest Of Senator Levi Ankeny
While in WalIa Walla.

H. f. Ankeny, OF Eugene. Or. is in
the city attending the meeting of the
irrigation commissions of the states OF
Washington and Oregon. He is a
member of the board and one of the
leading republican politicians of the
state Of Oregon. He was prominently
mentioned as a candidate for governor
On the republican ticket in Oregon sew
eral years ago. He will remain In
Walla Walla tomorrow and will be the
guest of his foster brother, Senator
Levi Ankeny.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
Leishman Gets instructions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Rear Ad-
miral Jewett's squadron is expected to
reach Smyrna within the next few
tons will be sent to Minister Leish-
man at ConstantinOple. These involve
Turkey if the porte persists in its
refusal to satisfy the demands Of the
United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
WALLA WALLA FURNISHED MATERIA
Iron Work for the Big MatIock Build
ing at PendIeton.

The iron pillars and girders for the
new brick building which is to be
erected in Pendleton by William F.
Matlock, were manufactured by the
Gilbert Hunt company of this city. The
material was shipped to Pendleton yes
terday and the work of constructing
the building will be prosecuted as rap
idly as possible
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
WALlA WALlA TIN SHOP
PaIOuse st. Near Alder
Phone Main 232 Jas. Saup
Personal Mention

N. D. Nettle of Pomeroy is in the
city.
II. L. Hines city marshal of Waits
burg, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Chandler of Pampa
are registered at the Dacres.
Albert J. Hooper of Pampa is in the
city and is registered at the Dacres.
Richard Taylor of Walla Wala is in
Pendleton visiting with relatives.
Leo Ferguson is in Pendleton visit
ing with his brother, Charles Ferguson.
John Doak of Wallula is in the city.
f. NJ. Warner of Colfax is registered
at the State.
Edwin T. Conan, cashier of the FRS
National bank of CoIfax, is in the city
attending the irrigation convention.
E. A. Bryan, president of the WASH
ington Agricultural college at Pullman,
is in the city to attend the meeting of
state board of irrigation.
John II. Morrow. a leading merchant
of Waitsburg. is in the city. Mr.. Nor
row is also the democratic candidate
ond district.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
WALK WAS TOO LOW.
Concret Pavement in Front Of Ransom,
Building Torn Up.

When the cement sidewalk was plac-
ed in front of the new Ransom building
on First street some one made a big
mistake i'll the proper grade AS result
it is now being torn up and a new one
will have to be constructed. When
the work of running the lines of the
street preparatory to paving was fin
ished it was discovered that the walk
was about four inches below grade. As
the building could not be changed it
was decided that the walk would have
to be removed. This is now being
done by Contractor Smith F. Hender-
son.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
DO THE PEOPLE STILL RULE?

There is food for thought in the
question raised by Ernest Poole in
Worlds Work. He wonders if there is
any longer a great American public,
and inclines to reply in the negative,
holding that it has been de-
stroyed by one or the other of the two
great economic classes into which he
thinks the country is rapidly dividing
the employers and the employed. The
labor troubles in Chicago and the re-
sultant organization there of the en-
ployers in an effort to offset and cope
successfully with labors demands
are having the effect. Mr.. Poole
thinks, of giving concentration and CO.
herence to this new movement, and he
fears that it is to take possession OF
the country.
Trades unionism is philosOphically
the sharing of money by giving the
tOiler a larger wage, and thus to i'm
family, it makes a strong appeal to
love of fairness. 1t appeals with equal
their country and want to see it's citi-
zenship uplifted and ennobed. 1t is
y. -, no ~
SO serious a problem there should be
mistakes. In the main, however. Or
tor in the improvement of the lot OF
the wageworker. 1t has done more
the gap between him and his European
brother. 1t still has important work
to do that work we'll.
If We We're to criticize organized
labor, it would be to say that it has
not always been wisely and honestly
led. The average sense and conscience
of the individual worker we believe mas,
in a majority of instances. been peter
and truer than those of the official
leaders, and yet the demands of dis
cipline have frequently brought about
compliance wnen something in the way
of resistance would have been more
desirable.
Public sentiment has been quick to
appreciate the justice of labors de-
mands, and here. too, mistakes have
been made. Labor has too frequently
strained that sympathy almost to the
breaking point by the lawlessness and
crime which have been committed in
it's name. Public sentiment quickly
grows callOuS and we have wondered
that labor was not more quick to I'M
derstand that fact. If the public ever
turns against organized labor, the re-
suits will be deplorable. This is why
| The Statesman has always counseled
| moderation and respect for law and
property rights during great strikes
| In proportion as these prevail labor
will hasten the final and happy solution
| of its problems.
The trend toward organization OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11

"Blinks overcame a lot Of obsta-
cles," said Banks to his wife. He
never went to school in mis- life. but he
is a successful business man and
prominent enough to be sent as a dele
gate to the st. Louis convention" "Oh,
I know!" exclaimed Mrs. Banks. Hes
one of those uninstructed delegates
the papers tell about"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
SOME HOPE FOR PEACE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

have taken a firm stand against fur
Their negotiations with the strike lead
ers. The strikers agree to accept the
reinstatement of stlled men in 40
hours and unskilld in 80 days. Pres
ident Donnelly, however, is pessimis-
tic. He says it does not look like a
settlement but rather the beginning of
a fight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
EATHER.

Tonight and Friday fair; warmer
Friday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
JULIA ANDREWS ADJuDGED INSANE.
Woman of Unsound Mind to Be Taker
to Hospital.

Julia Andrews, a widow, vas ad-
judged insane this afternoon, and will
be taken to Medical Lake. The wo-
man is one of the heirs of the late
James Chadsey and has been of I'M
sound mind for several years. She In
herited considerable property from the
Chadsey estate and her affairs have
been conducted by john B. Wilson,
who was appointed her guardian.
There is a suit now pending in the SUI
periOr court commenced against her by
Enterprise lodge No. =, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. 20 quiet title to
a piece of ground ON Alder street which
was sold to that organization by the
womans guardian. Several weeks ago
her son, Charles Kinman, sought to
have Wilson removed as guardian of
his mother, and petitioned the court
that he be named as guardian. This
request was not granted by the court.
OF late Mrs. Andrews mas been show
ing signs of insanity and while she is
not violent it was deemed best that
she be committed to the hospital.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-11
TALK ABOUT IRRIGATION
Continued from Page One).

They are exploited probably more for
selling stocks and bonds than for wa
tering land
Morris Bien, consulting attorney Of
the department, and D. w. Ross, engi-
neer in charge of the Idaho work, then
described the working of the Idaho
state irrigation law and advised the
Washington commission to pattern af-
ter it in drafting bill to be presented
to the legislature. They claimed that
the law mad worked successfully in
Idaho and that state was now receiv-
ing substantial aid in financial way
from the national government in its
various reclamation schemes.
Those Present.
The members of Engineer Newelrs
party are: H. W. Savage, chief con-
structing engineer of the reclamation
service; M. Bien, consulting attorney
of the department; D. w. Ross, engi-
neer in charge of the government work
in Idaho; C. j. Blanchard, of Wash
ington, D. G..
The Oregon state commissioners
present are: President. G. w. Mallett
Ontario: secretary T. G. HALEY, Pen
dleton; H. E. Ankeny, Eugene, and T.
Snow, Portland.
The members of the Washington
commission are: George T. Cottrell
Seattle; Austin Mires, Ellensburg; DR..
~ G. Blalock, Walla Walla; S. c. Call
lab: E. F. Benson, Tacoma.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
A BIG NAVAL BATTLE
Is Also Said to Be in Progress in
Straits Of Corea.

Toxic June 15.-6 p. Mt is report-
ed that the Japanese protected cruiser
Niitka, engaged the Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron off Xxi island in the
strait between Korea and Japan. This
report, however, lacks confirmation.
Three Japanese transports outward
hound from Shimonoseki met the Rus
sian warship, this morning, out side
the strait of Korea. The Russians fired
is shots at the Japanese ships. One
transport escaped. The fate Of the
other two Is not known.
Private advices have been received
from Katsun1oto a town at the north
end Of Xxi island in Krusenstern strait
to the effect that an engagement was
i'm progress between Japanese and Rus
sian warships.
The Vladivostok squadron Is report
ed i'm the Corean straits. Firing has
been heard on Tsushirna, a small is
land lying of the southwest OF Hon.
shiu island. 1t is possible that an en-
gagement is progressing.
The entrance to the harbor at Port
Arthur having been cleared of ohstruc-
tons. IS now open for the passage Of
ships In and out. Tuesday the Rus
slams protected cruiser Novik steamed
out to sea and engaged with vessels
Of the Japanese blockading fleet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
Safe Blown Open in
Phillips Pcstoff;ce.
Supposed Work Was Done by
Professional Craftsmen.
Claimed That Considerable Flundcr
Was Obt7ncd-Those In Vicinity Of
Building Heard no Explosion
Mca1rc Clue and Tlo Arrests.

PHILLIPS, Nc. June l5.-The safe in
TIA local post oGic,. W:Js blown open hy
Professional cracksmcn, early Wcdncs-
d"v. end considerable r}u'id,r obtained.
M the stan}s. rcEist rcd m,il ANA cur
r"ncy We're taken. Postmaster Sidney
4. lT1i"y would m'kc no statement as
I" III" amount OF the loss or the num-
h"r of IT registered packets.
There were no clues except that Il
"At"hmn ut the Rumfnrd Falls 4,
EHngrlcr Railroad station heard the cX-
rl"Si"n shortly after > o'clock aud Later
heard 4 carriage driven through the
Village.
The safe was covered with number
81 h'ank"is and robes taken from "A
hvArhy stnh: and the door was blown
completely OF with the charge of dyn-
Arn'". Those in the vicinity of the
building heard no explosion. Entrance
was gained through a rear window.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
Steamer at Last Beached on North Brother
Island, Where Many Were Saved.
Nearly Five Hundred Bodies Recovered and Manv
More Probably Persisted.

CT as she proceeded up the East river
was one of harmless merrynlaking GUS
tomary on such occasions. The mass
OF flags OH the vessel fluttered in the
June breezcs the bands were playing
and the children were singing or dane
ing or waving handkerchiefs and flags
in answer to the salutations of those
, on shore or on passing steamers.
At the extreme eastern end of Ran
dalIs island, off 135th street. there is
Il stretch of water known as the Sunk
en- Meadows. At this point, just as the
crowds We're watching the gaily deco
cral Slocum took fire and as the age of
the vcssel-she was built in 1S91-had
resulted in the drying of the wood with
which she was almost entirely built,
she was soon Il mass of flames.
The fire is said to have broken out
in the lunch room Oh the forward deck
through the ovcrturnng of pot of
grease. Tic wind was high and all
efforts to subduc the fire were futile.
! Vt 13fth street there are several lum-
her yards and oil tanks and as Capt.
William Van Schaick, in command of
the General SlOcum, started to turn his
vessel towards the shore lie was
warned that it would set fire to the
lumber and oil and 50 he changed his
course Tor North Brother island. one o.
the twin islands near the entrance to
the Sound. some half-mile away, where
the boat was beachcd and after burn
, ing to the waters edge, sank at 1926
o'clock. 2 hours and 25 minutes after
the fire was first discovered.
Meantime the passengers had be-
come panic stricken and those who
were not caught by the flames rushed
to the stern of the vessel, where hun
dreds jumped overheard into the swift
ly running waters. 1t is alleged that
the life prcscrvcrs were too securely
fastened to their holdings to be avail
able and stories arc told of frantic eff
forts by strong men to cut them loose
but even If they could have been torn
down they were too high up for the
children to reach them. 1t is also al
legged that 10 attempt was made to get
out the fire apparatus at the first cry
Of fire" though Capt. Van Schaick
says that he Immediately rang the bells
for getting out the apparatus. Accord
ing to several statements no attempt
was made to lower boats or life RATS.
The race to North Brother island was
horribly dramatic. 1t was while the
flames, which had now been famed in
to fury by the strong head winds. was
consuming hundreds, both old and
young. The scene was one of fright
full panic. with men. women and chill
dren jumping overheard and being
lashed by the whirlpools Of the chan
rlel against the vessels sides. Women
and children were crowded together
on the hurricane deck which soon
burned away and fell, and it is believed
that most of those on the deck were
burned.
The after-rail gave way and the pas
sengers who had crowded against it
were pushed and crowded into the
river. Mothers and children became
separated and frantically sought each
other, while in several cases fathers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
IN PORT ARTHUR HARBoR.
Imprisonment Of Russian Fleot-Bom
bardmcnt Of 0utposts. @

Toxic, June I'D p. MIA fiotilla OF
torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers
under the command of Capt Tsuchiya
ard cooperating with the army. made
reconnaissance in force near S,lao Ping
island. yesterday, and bombarded the
Russian outposts on the coast to the west
on the island. At noon the Russian cruis-
or Novik, conveying 10 torpedo boat de-
stroyers. steamed out from Port Arthur
The Russian shore batteries protected the
vessels with a heavy cannonade.
The japanese flotilla retreated slowly.
firing as 1t went for the purpose Of decoy-
ing the enemy to sea. At o'clock In the
afternoon the Russian ships returned 10
the entrance of Port Arthur The fact
that the Novil1 came out OF Port Arthur
makes It certain that the Russians have
been Blasting a channel through the ce-
nient-ladcn merchantmen sunk by the
Japanese in the entrance to the harbor.
This freedom Of cgrcss comes too late
to permit OF any effect on the operations
OF the Japanese army, for men, guns and
stores have practically all been landed
and Admiral Togo is capable of keeping
the remnants OF the Russian feet i'm
prisoned In Port Arthur.
Last Monday night. vidette boats. pro-
tected by torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers. succeeded In reaching the en-
trance to Port Arthur and planted a Sc
ries of mines. stsat. ~ $50
- fssTfContfpuod an nara 4 A s-7as %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
-
Crushing Blow to to 4. Rus
slams Near Port Arthur.
Lose 1000 Men, All Their Guns
and Retreat in Disorder.
Big Force to Be in Full Flioht-NavaI
Battle Is on'in Straits Of corea, but
Ali Details Arc Lacking-RoncwaI of
Fight Near vafangow. ---

London. June 16.-A dispatch to the
Daily Express from Toxic. dated, June
Is. says news has been received there
but has not yet been officially pub
lished of great Japanese victory near
Flu Chou on the railway, 20 miles north
Of Port Arthur. The Russians. 1t is
added, were overwhelmed. lost 1000
men. left all their guns on the field and
retreated in disorder. t-'t
The Daily Chronicles correspondent
at Toxic cables the same news, ad-
ding that the Russians, to the number
of 1000 men. are now in full flight to-
wards Tshi Chaise and Kaio Chow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16

New York, June is.-Six hundred
persons, men, women and children, at
Il conservative estimate, met death,
yesterday. by the burning, Bleaching
and sinking of the big three-dccked cX-
cursion steamer General SlOcum, which
took fire in the East river near the en-
trance to Long Island Sound, Willie on
her way to Il Sound resort with more
than Il thousand cAcursionists, the
Sunday school pupils OF st. Marks Ger
man Lutheran church, their relatives
and friends.
At l O'Clock, this morning, according
to statement issued by Coroner OGcr-
man of the Bronx borough, 4S3 bodies
had been recovered from the destroyed
vessel, burned to death or drowned, and
found on the shores to which they had
been washed or picked up in the river
to which they had jumped or fallen
from the burning vessel.
Tugs are arriving hourly with bodies
from North Brother island.
One of the most appalling disasters
in the history of New York, tragic in
its immensely, dramatic in its episodes
and deeply pathetic in the tender age of
most of it's victims, took place, today,
in the East river, ut the entrance to
Long Island Sound, within a short dis
lance of the New York shore and with
in sight of thousands of persons, the
majority of whom We're pOwerless to
minimize the extent of the catastrophe.
By the burning to the waters edge
c. 4
excursion steamer. the largest in these
waters, more than 600 persons, the ma
jOrity of whom were women and chill
drcn. were burned to death or drowned
by jumping overheard or by being
thrown into the whirlpools by the
lurching of the vessel.
Approximately $50 bodies have been
recovered and are now being tagged at
the morSues of Bellevue hospital and
Harlem. Divers are still busy taking
bodies from the hold of the vessel.
which they say is choked with bodies,
and those of hundreds who leaped or
were thrown into the river have not
been recovered.
1t is the season Of Sunday school ex-
cursions in New York harbor and bay
of the most picturesque bodies of water
in the world. Great preparations had
been made for the 18th annual excur-
sion of the Sunday school of st. Mark
German Lutheran church, the congre-
CATION of which is drawn from the
dense population of the lower East and
West sides. and the General Slocum
had been chartered to carry the ex-
cursionists to Locust Grove, one of the
many resorts on Long Island Sound.
1t is variously estimated that there
were between 1900 and $500 persons on
board the General Slocum when she left
the pier at Third street, East river,
though the Knickerbocker Steamboat
Co.. which owns the steamer, officially
states that the number of passengers
was S73, that being only one-third of
the vessels capacity. 1t is thought,
however, that there were several hun
ireds of young children for whom fares
are not usually charged on these ex-
cursiOns.
The scene on the decks of the steam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16

and mothers, getting their children to-
gether, jumped with them into the
water. Little children holding each
other by the hand jumped together and
we're afterwards found clasped in each
others arms. 1t is alleged that men
fought with women to escape resulting
in the trampling under foot of scores
or children.
During her flame-enveloped' run to
North Brother island the General Slo-
Gums whistle kept blowing for assis-
lance, but before the whistles began
to blow, several tugs. the captains Of
which had seen the outbreak OF the
fire, started after the vessel, poincd by
yacht. while rcwboats put out from
me shore. The number of these craft
constantly grew, and not the least
dramatic incidents Of the catastrophe
were the efforts of the people on these
boats to rescue those who had jumped
overheard from the General Slocum
Men crowded to the rails of the tugs
and caught up the drowning persons
as they were borne by the current
There were many thrilling rescues by
this means.
North Brother Island. where the yes
sci was beachcd. contains a scarlet few
or ward. The patients. who witnessed
the disaster, were ordered indoors
and the doctors FASTENED to the res
cue of those who had washed ashore,
but some scores of persons died while
they were being attended to.
Captain Van Schaick and two pilots,
Edward Van Wrat and L. II. Weaver,
have been arrested.
After questioning all the witnesses,
including Capt. Van Schaick and five
Of his crew, Coroner Joseph T. Berry,
tonight, stated that he was of the opin-
ion that the fire started in the storage
room on the starboard side of the boat,
forward. where there was stored oils,
paints. old rope. campstools. lumber
and other dunnage of a highly infiam-
nnable nature. tf-5.,...--.--. .-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
SHAM BATTLE.
surprise Sprung on Soldier Boys at
South birmingham.

south FraminSham. Mass, June b.
YEN Matthews strung Il surprise on
inc camp here, to-day. by ordering n
Sh'm battle ut noon. The first battal-
>"h Of the "a Regiment under Mai.
H"nl h%'lte supported by attachments of
l''ttt"ryst. fortified Pnelps hill. while
MAI Marshall aad the.3a battalion Of
ne 6ih Reamo ut occupi4l Target hill,
supported - tic rrnandcr of Battery
T. The defensive operations were con-
quoted by Gen. Matthew'S. The latter
~ flank movement forced Mai.
Southworth and Maj. Marshall to retire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-16
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, June 15.-On the New
England and Middle Atlantic coasts;
winds will be light to fresh south, be-
coming variable. Temperatures have
RISEN in Tie Atlantic states. There will
be showers, Thursday afternoon or
night, in the middle Atlantic states. 1t
will be warmer, Friday, in the middle
Atlantic states and New England.