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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
ALBERT BROUGHT
JOY And Relief

j. II. Albert was a guardian angel
in the county recorders office today.
Andrew z. Harold stepped up to the
counter and asked for a marriage Ii
cense.
where is your witness?" asked the
clerk.
"Witness? Do l have TO have a
witness!' Harold showed his distress.
Il don't know soul in town and Pm
in hurry" he pleaded
"But your friend" said the clerk,
nodding toward Miss Peterson, the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
RUSSIANS ACTIVE.

tScripps News Association,)
BERLIN. Feb. ga dispatch to
the Lokal Anzieger from Toxic re-
ports that several hundred Russian
cavalry have appeared at ANU. Korea,
and have destroyed the telegraph
lines. Anju Is 20 miles south OF
Win and 100 miles north of Seoul.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
MIxADo THANKS BRITISH.

(Scripps News Association.)
TOXIC. Feb. 23.-Captains Lee and
Paynter and Lieutenant Boyle Of the
British navy were thanked this morn
ing by the mikado for navigating the
cruisers Ishin and Kasagua from Ge-
noa, Italy, to Japan. The mikado
conferred the order of the Rising Sun
on the British officers and presented
them with valuable gifts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
OUT ON PAROLE.

Charles Dunn, Dell Beardsley and
Carl Beardsley, the three boys ar
rested yesterday for shooting within
the city limits from the Great
Northern bridge, were each given a
fine of 81 and costs by Judge Hinkle
this afternoon. but had the fine re-
mitted during good behavior.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
INDICTED
SPECIAL GRAND JURY INvEsTT-
eating IRooUoIs HORROR RE-
TURNS FIVE TRUE BILLS
AGAINST THEATEH MANAGERS
AND CITY OFFICIALS.
(scripps News Association.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23,-The special
Iroquois grand jury this afternoon re-
turned five indictments, as follows:
Manager Davis, manslaughter; Assist
ant manager and Treasurer Noolan.
iStage ,carpenter Cum
mings, mansiaughter: Bniiding Com
missioner Williams. malfeasance;
Building Inspector Laughlin. malfea-
sance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
THEY Want LAWYERS

The ministers vice crusade COM
mittee met at DR.. Lambert's residence
at noon today to consider the question
of retaining attorneys to push their
fight. Several names were canvassed.
but no decision was reached Several
of the ministers were called away by
other duties and an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
coMG1ss1oNExs MEET


INVWN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.--The or
ganizaton of national assoc lation
of building commissioners and in
spectors Is expected to result from
q three days conference begun in this
city today. Building commissioners
OF many Of the chief cities of the
country are in attendance. The as
ISOLATION proposes to bring about the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
ARGUMENT ENDED
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The cli-
max in the Goff- Machen- Lorenz trial
came today when Attorney Douglas
for the defense and Attorney Conrad
for the government closed the argu-
ments before the jury.
The argument alone has occupied
six days. The jury will probably re-
ceive the case tomorrow afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
TO BUILD CREMAToRY.

A. L. and F.. l.. Decarie of Mime
has the contract for building the city
crematory, arrived in the city late
yesterday. They will be here for a
month and will personally supervise
the erection of the local plant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
May CLEAR
$1,000

Just how much of financial success
the Masonic ball at the Hotel Spokane
last night was, cannot be determined
for perhaps week Tickets were
sent out to Masonic bodies throughout
eastern Washington and Idaho, and
until the returns come in from these
places no estimate can be made.
1t is estimated that from 900 to
500 persons were present and many
ticket holders were not present. The
Temple fund, for the benefit Of which
the ball was given, ought to be swelled
at least $1,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
SELLS LODGING HOUSE.

c. r. Briggs has sold to Sadie
Dwyer the 40-room lodging house in
the Dodd block for consideration
of s3S50. Mrs. Dwyer is from Walla
Walla, where she has been engaged in
the millinery business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
CHALLENGES MR. COWLES
County Assessor Would Have a Blq TaIkieSt
With Spokane Newspaper owner.

bride-to-be, who stood waiting. Does
not she know anyone in town."
"Not SOUL" replied the distracted
groom elect.
Harold returned TO the side of his
intended and told her of the trouble.
just at this point, Mr.. Albert stepped
into the office. Miss Peterson greeted
him with a smile and blush. DO you
know him." asked Harold. Yes"
she replied. A brief conference was
held and minute later the couple left
with the cherished license in their
possession.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

VSVTIHTS INtWS sNNSVVlsIVIVII,
PElKIN, H., Feb. 23.-The Retail
Merchants Association of Illinois be-
gan it's annual meeting here today
with the largest attendance in the
history of the organization. The pro-
ceedings will continue until Friday
and will include a number OF inter
esting papers and discussions of gen.
eral interest to the retail trade.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
COMMISSION
TO BE NAMED
NAMES OF MEN WHO WILL
SERVE ON ISTHMIAN CANAL
BOARD WILL BE SENT TO SEN
ATH IN A FEW DAYS.
(scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. - John
CARRIER. mining engineer of California.
to whom President Roosevelt tender
ed place on the isthmian canal COM
mission, has declined to serve. The
sending of the names of the commits
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
FLOODS IN
I. CALIFORNIA
(Scripps News Association.)

tSCrIpps NeWs AssUCIatIUHI
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-The
river at Marysville has reached the
l9-foot or high-water mark. The rain
continues in the central portion of the
state and further rise is looked for.
No reports of serious damage have
yet been received, but the low lands
are suffering to some extent.
There has been practically no ram
south of San Francisco. The indica-
tions for the country south of Teha-
chapi are for continued fair weather.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
MRS. FITCH
GOES BACK

Mrs. c. d. Fitch, alias Mrs. C. Ben
son, the woman arrested by the police
few days ago on the charge of per-
forming criminal operation, will be
taken back to Denver tomorrow by
defective Y. j. Carr, who arrived in
ke city this morning.
Dspver Mrs Fitch was a licensed
SSian, the detective says. Mrs,
Non, q eolored woman, came to
f2RI Rdville, December l,
private sanitarium
eh. The operation
on December %,
hen Mrs. Fitch
lon she came 70
arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
MURDER
CHARGED

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-The case of
Frederick Seymour harrington, charged
with the murder of James Mccain, a
we'll known horseman, was called in
the circuit court at Claytoa this
morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

adoption Of more uniform building
laws and to bend it's energies toward
lesseninE the possibility of fire. An
nual meetings are to be held for a
general exchange of ideas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.

OScripps News Association.)
PORT SAID, Feb. 23.-The Russian
transports Orel and Smolensk both ar
rived today at Suex and proceeded to
Odessa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
COTTAGE MEETING.

cottage meeting will be conduct
ed at 1880 o'clock this evening by
Rev. c. II. Beers at the residence of
John Stodd, E617 Cortland avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
Hill Would 1staliats.
HIS GAIT
TOO FAST

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Raoul ANA
dor, consul from Panama and brother
of the president of Panama, was fined
IS in the Harlem police court yesterday
for fast automobiling.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
An Engagement is
Reported to Have
Taken Place at
Port Arthur on
Z ThursdayL but
No Details Are
Given.

(Scripps News Association.)
BERLIN, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Lokal Anxisger from Toxic says:
"a fresh engagement took place at
Port Arthur Thursday last. The de-
tails have not been announced by the
government"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
Big BOAT BUOND
FOR FRISCO

(Scripps News Association.)
NORFOLK. Feb. 23.-The new Paci
fic Mail liner, the Mongolia, the largest
vessel ever built in America, passed
out of the Capes today for San Fran
cisco, via Cape Horn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
THEY Re off

CHARLESTON. Feb. 90 Secretary
LOOMS and Admiral Dewey and party
sailed from here on the May Flower
today for the caribbean Sea.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

From the anxiety of railway OF.
fcials in explaining how Spokane has
been jobbed. as they claim. by the
Hartman lines it looks as though the
action of the shippers association
when it decided to boycott the north
ern lines was having an effect, and
it is said the result may be the ulti-
mate granting of requests for termi-
nal rates.
This morning railroad officials are
offering explanations and say the
Chicago meeting of traffic men has
not finished it's work but has only ad-
journed for a week. The representa-
tives of the northern lines claim that
some one connected with the Harri-
man lines sent a false telegram to
Spokane which started the whole
business.
Telegram Il Blamed.
A telegram was received in this
city, it is said, by business man
whose name can not be learned The
telegram is purported to be from q
prominent railway official at Chicago
and contained the information that
the representative of the Hartman
roads had advocated a coast terminal
rate for Spokane and that he had
been turned down by others at the
meeting
J. M. Hannaford. second vice presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific, denied
that the Hartman interests had advo-
Gated any such a rate. He says the
meeting at Chicago will go into ses-
sion again in about a week and that
no action has been taken one way or
the other in the matter of terminal
rates for Spokane. Local railway
people say the matter may come up
and be acted upon when the meeting
is again called.
Spokane officials of the northern
lines say.tha had the Hartman peo-
pie been sincere I'm advocating termi-
nal rates for Spokane they would
have taken the proposition to the
northern officials for their concur
renee and in the event of the north-
ern lines not concurring, the o. r. a
N. could then have put in the termi.
nal rates of it's own accord.
Contention Of Railroads.
The railroad officials also are rec
ferring to number of recent reduce
tfons which have been made in which
Spokane is given the best of It,
On emigrant movings the rate IL
~ to Spokane and SO to the coast:
canned corn is given the same rate
as the coast. 80 cents: implements in
mixed carloads. s1.65 to Spokane ana
$3.50 to the coast; machinery, 31.25
to Spokane and $40 to the coast;
electrical appliances and machinery,
to Spokane $40 and TO the coast
$1.95; earthen and stoneware from
Missouri river points has the same
rate to this city as to the coast, 80
cents; desks in carloads, $1.50 to Spo-
kane and $3.50 to the coast: side.
boards. $3.50 to Spokane and $3.50 to
the coast; bedroom sets, $1.25 to Spo-
kane and s1.35 to the coast.
Hill Would 1stsliats.
Should the Chicago meeting when II
again takes UP the matter fail to
grant Spokane the desired terminal
rates it is believed the northern
merger may retaliate by boosting
rates 25 per cent. Shippers say the
merger would lose by it, for from the
way things are now going the O. n.
81 N. would still be given all tho
business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
TO JOIN FRENCH FLEET.

(Scripps News AssociatiOn.)
PARIS. Feb. 23.-The torpedo boats
Pistolet and Javelin sailed from Brest
for Algiers today to join the Asiatic
squadron.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
INQUEST

The inquest over the remains of
Claude Calhoun, the man. shot by A.
II. Owen at Camden last Saturday
is being held this afternoon by Cor
oner ID. Il. Smith at Smith & Co.'S.
undertaking parlors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
FACTORIES
BURNED

p NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Fire this
morning destroyed the National I'm
brella works and the Strauss Cutglass
factory. The loss is estimated at
$500, 600.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
KING MUST
F.. SERVE
(scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The su-
preme court has sustained the lower
court in the case of Policy King
Adams of New York, thereby affirm
tits tire penitentlary sentence. sy, IA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
WILL NOT MOVE CAPITAL.

tScripps News Association.)
TOXIC, Feb. 23.-The plan to re-
move the imperial headquarters to
Kyoto has been abandoned for the
present. ..-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
TRIAL OF PRocuREss.

The trial OF Mamie Tayce, charged
with being a procuress, is on before
Judge Richardson today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

Foot passengers can now use the
Monroe street bridge, but the con-
tractors say the roadway will not be
open for another week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

The Polk city directory for 1904 is
out. Distribution commenced this
morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

When the boys pleaded guilty the
tears flowed down the cheeks of Hoff-
mans friends, and when Will kissed
his Borrowing mother others were af-
fected. Besides his mother there
were present in the courtroom at his
side his stepfather, Phillips, his
brother and his sister
No one spoke to Rambaugh save
his attorney and none offered sym
pathy to him. He sat apart but con-
tinually glanced at his old partner
with eyes of envy. 1t was all he
could do to control himself
Sentence will be pronounced Satur-
daY.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
SAD SEQUEL TO
JAMES TRIAL

William Hoffman and Leroy Ram
baugh, the youthful holdups, pleaded
guilty this morning in Judge Rich
ardson's court. Spokane society peo-
pie were not present to offer any
sympathy to the boys who pleaded
guilty in order to save the James
boys, but there were a few humble.
sad hearts present. The mother and
relatives of Hoffman were there.
While not condoning the offense, they
gave him a silent sympathy. a SYM
pathy which was envied by Ram
baugh, who sat along with wistful
glances at the group about his com
rade.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

EASTERN MARKETS.
AS reported by the Coe Commission
rOmDanV. ....
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
ROCK ISLAND INNOVATION.
Puts COLLECTORS ON Trains to Re
Heve Conductors of Work.

Puts collectors on Trains to Re-
Ieve Conductors of Work.
The Rock Island railroad company
put collectors on trains NO. 30 ana
No. IL out of Topeka yesterday, in ad-
dition to the regular conductor VINO
has charge of the train.
The collectors will collect all fares
and make out the reports and the con-
ductors will have only to look after
the running of the train. The col
lectors wear suits like the conductors
and the plate on the cap bears the
word collector instead of conductor.
The two collectors put on the trains
out of Topeka yesterday are q. Boyle
and Arthur Snidman.
Just what is responsible for this &C
ton on the part of the Rock Island
officials is a question. Whether it is
permanent or merely temporary ar
rangement is not known. Rock Island
officials will not talk about it. This
has been done On some roads when
there was a question as to the honesty
of the conductors in the employ of
the company but brother railroad men
say there is no reason to suspect that
the conductor on either No. 35 or No.
1 is anything but honest.
The matter was kept a secret until
the collectors were ready to take
charge of their new jobs yesterday.
Some railroad men say the plan is to
be adopted all over the system, but
others say it is only temporary, and
that after the company finds out just
what certain lines are making each
day the collectors will be let out
There is no doubt but that the Rock
Island conductors are worried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11

estimable value" continued Mr. Bean,
las it runs through the great coal, lead,
zinc and timber lands of Indian Terri
tory, also the fine agricultural and
grazing lands of Kansas and Texas.
Besides this, it will be much the short
est and most direct route. We pass
directly by the famous Jumbo asphalt
mines in the Choctaw nation owned by
the Anheuser-Busch company.
do you anticipate building on to the
gulf" Mr.. Bean was asked.
'-Of course we expect to go to deep
water" he replied, hut we are conf
dent of the projected channel being
made at Houston and therefore that
city will be our permanent southern
terminus.
II can assure you." he added, this
enterprise is not merely on paper, Dull
work of construction will be commence
ed all along the line just so soon as the
right of way can be secured, ana Will De
pushed to completion with the utmost
dispatch. The most important detail
that of finances, has been arranged.
The Kansas City, Oklahoma q Hous-
ton will run almost straight south from
Kansas City, passing through Johnson
a portion of Miami. and through FRANK
lin Anderson, Allen and Labette coun-
ties, Kansas; thence through the Cher-
okee, Creek and Choctaw nations in In,
dian Territory to the Red river ano
due south to Houston.
The officers of the company are p. w:
Bean, Kansas City, Mo-, president ana
general manager; Lewis 7. RANKIN,
Springfield, ILL.,, vice president; Scott
McVeagh, Chicago, secretary and treas
urer. The directorate includes these
men and Don C. Smith, Guthrie, OK;
r. P. Mcclellan and James G. Gregg,
of Kansas City, Mo. This line is an in
dependent project, according to Mr..
Bean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
SHORT LINE TO GULF.
New Line to Extend From Kansas
City to Houston, Texas.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 11.-Con-
struction work has begun on the Kan
sas City. oklahoma & Houston rail-
road. which, when finished to Hous-
ton. will be 10 miles in length, short
er by eighty miles than any other
route from Kansas City to Houston:
The line will ultimately be extended
to Galveston and will also be the snort
est line to the Gulf by several miles.
Judge P. w. Bean. who has been 1den-
tilted with railroad work for years ana
who, from 1889 to 1888. was judge
of the probate court of Atchison coun-
ty. Kas Mr.. Bean has been active in
this road only since last December and
already a company capitalized at $15,-
600. 900 has been organized and ma
iority of the bonds f1oated. Mr.. Bean
says:
I'VE expect to build this line OF
road. and you can say that within
three and a half years from now trains
will be running over the entire line
from Kansas City to Houston. The
company has been incorporated under
the laws of Oklahoma and within the
next ten days we Will also take out
charter under the laws of Texas.
1--WE have two surveying gangs in
the field and they are pushing the
work as rapidly as possible, one of
these being north of South AcAlester,
I. T., and the other at Honey Grove,
Tex. Actual work of construction is
now in progress on twenty miles of
the road from Honey Grove and the
Red river, for the purpose of trans
Dortine material for the construction
of our bridge at the latter point, which
we expect to complete this winter.
"I believe our line will prove of in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-11
Horton Shops Of Rock Island
Closed Down.
More Than 800 Shop Mer
Thrown Out OF Employment.
TWO WEEKS VACATION
Layoff Said to Be Temporary at
All Shops on System.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
In Railway Circles.

Horton KansaS-The Horton Com
mercial says in it's issue of today:
Superintendent Cunningham received
a telegram from Rock Island headquar-
tiers at Chicago, last Saturday morning
instructing him to close the entire shops
for two weeks. The telegram was re-
ceived at the telegraph office Friday
evening but was not delivered to the
superintendent's office until Saturday
morning. But in some way the report
leaked out and the shut down was ex-
pected before the notices were posted
in the shops The closing of the shops
will affect more than 800 employees OF
the company.
The closing the the shops will be
hard blow for some of the shop en-
ployes, as many of them have Deen
working short hours and only hVe days
in the week. Last month some OF the
workmen only put in 1S to IL DAYS IN
the whole month, and it costs just as
much to live wnen they are not at WORK
as when they work House rent ana
grocery bills go on just the same HAD
this shut down taken place during mar
vest, many of them could nave pul ~
the vacation in the harvest heloS ana
thus made enough or nearly enough 10
have evened up for their loss.
1t is a well known fact that since
SUPERINTENDENT Cunningham has had
charge of the shops here, we have mao
better class of men in general MOI
nearly so many boomers and tourists
as heretofore. 1t has always oeen MS
aim to get good steady men, and when
he found that a man had family. ne
always gave MIN the preference Inc
books of the company show that IN the
last seven months there has peeh oe
ner cent less changes made in the work
ing force of the shops than in any
seven months in the past. Eighty pei
| cent less time checks issued, Whlcn
means that Horton merchants nave
better class of patrons. superintendent
Cunningham said: Il feel very sorry
that so many are caused to be idle, as
well as to cause my shop output to De
crease. I hope Horton shops WIN ranh
among the best always and our mer
will stay to promote its interests ratn-
er than to have it'return to the boomer
1