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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-25
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

I . W HUM IT MA CONCtRN:
Having disposed of the Walla Walla
hospital to take effect May 18th, we
respectfully ask that all accounts due
the Walla Walla Hospital Co. and all
Indebtedness Of the Walla Walla Hos
pital Co. to May 18th, 1904. be pre-.
sented at the office Of DR.. j. F. Cropp
where accounts will be receipted for
and all Indebtedness Immediately paid
j. F. CROP,
President of Walla
Walla Hospital c.
By order Of the trustees.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-25
CHABOT FOR COUNCIL.
May Become Candidate From the Sec
ond Ward.

The name of Michael Chabot is be-
ing used in connection with the office
of city councilman from the Second
ward. 1t is stated that a large number
OF the taxpayers of the ward have APP
preached Mr.. ChabOt and asked him to
office. He has not as yet given them
q definite answer but has taken the
subject under consideration.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-25
NOTICE..

1naSmuch as there has been g.
change in the management Of the
Publishing company. 1t 10
desired that all old accounts be set
tied with promptness in order that the
old books may be balanced. A new SET
Of books is to be opened.
STATESMAN PUB CO.
P. G. Holland, Mgr
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-25

an obvious fact. Public sentiment,
which frequently has been aroused, is
accentuating this connection; perhaps
to emphasize the growing belief that
corporations ought to have souls, if
they have not.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-25
Personal Mention

w. r. Anon of Waitsburg is in the
city.
H. w. DeMuth of Waitsburg is in the
city.
r. Burns. general agent of the O. r.
& y. is in Portland.
S. L. Holingshead. the teacher at
Groves is in the city today.
Miss May Carmichael is in the city
on a visit from her home in Weston.
Charles Monzer, right of way agent
of the O. r. & \. is in the city from
Portland.
w. j. Bennett and wife, parents of
Mrs. Lum Hale, are in the city from
Chico, Cal.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss of F'reewater
is here to spend Sunday with her
daughter Mrs F. S. Phelps.
Werner Rupp, of the Tacoma News
repotorial staff, leaves tonight for Ia
coma, after a pleasant visit with rela-
tives in Walla Walla.
Mrs. w. \. Ritz and Miss Helen
BrentS returned this morning from
Green River hot springs where they
have been for the past eight weeks.
Walter G. Whitfield, of the Seattle
Post -Intelligencer, who has been in the
city visiting With his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Wilmot Whitfield, will return
to his home tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-25
Candidates Cards
II. Il. CHAMPION

Candidate for reelection to the office
of Street Commissioner at the city
election July II.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

small party is attract attention itself by
the notoriety of its standard bearer The original Re-
publican party wise in its day by nominating Jefer
son, the author of the Declaration Of Independence and
the philosopher of the Revolution The present Repub-
can party, albeit little short of timber in 1885, yet did
very well by nominating Fremont who had become nti-
maely known to the whole country the Pathfinder.
Benton's speeches the Western country his pio-
neering of Pacific railway along the path that Fremont
had bazed his impassioned exclamation in his speech
the courthouse steps in ST. Louis pointing to the
West ut is the East-t is India" all had aided in FIR
ing the popular imagination about Fremont, the young
army officer, of the first Senators from California
and the husband of Jessie Benton True his father-in-
law refused to support him for the Presidency When
asked if he would do Senator Benton supplied the
slang and epigram of the campaign by replying mot in
the day time sir. not in the day time"
General Miles will make as good dry campaign as
anybody and will bring the Prohibition party into
notice than it could gain through any other personality
in the country. The General is still what known
"a good locker" His record as a soldier deserves
respect and even if his acceptance of nomination is
bit of old mans vanity the country will him with
respect and he will be picturesque figure in the
paign.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

Of opening intercourse between japan
and the United States. After his death,
in 1858, Mrs. Perry presented it to the
naval academy in fulfllment OF his
wish.
The bell is covered with an inscrip-
ton in japanese, which was recently
translated by a young japanese who
was at one time a student at the naval
academy. The inscription reads as fol-
lows:
I'm the eighth year OF Riraku and
KonOke Tara OF the reign OF the King
of Lewchew, Kei-shi-yO-h -hi-hO-o offered
a prayer Of benevolence for the people
and afterward ordered a large bell to
be founded. He did this as an act Of
thanksgiving and presented IL to the
temple of Daisen Anil, in the kingdom,
in order that the King might reign
prosperously and live long. and that the
people Of the three worlds, heaven,
earth and hades, might be saved from
Internal doctrines. and therefore 1t was
that he instructed Sho-ko-ku An-sai to
frame this inscription: This beautiful
bell has been founded and hung in the
tower Of the temple. 1t will awaken
dreams Of superstition. If one will bear
in mind to act rightly and truly. and
the lords and ministers will do justice
in a body, the barbarians Will never
come to invade. The sound of the bell
will convey the virtue TusH. and viii
echo like the song Of Tsniray. and the
benevOlence Of the Lord Will continue
forever like these echoes
The goth day. 10th month. Tth year.
Kaitai
Shut Eishi,
Cheif Priest Of the Temple,
EmonOske TUjirvara Kumimito,
Founder of the Bell
New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

they cried in one voice. Bakulich
seized the evidence and saw "carbolic
acid in bold type printed on the bot
ties label. Another carbolic route
case" he muttered. I'll call the
wagon"
Despite his protestations that he
was merely endeavoring to cure
toothache the seedy gentleman was
rapidly seized by four husky men and
deftly hurled in submissive heap on
the floor. Several others threw water
in his face, drenching his hair and
clothes and gagging him. He fought
He fought for his life. They fought
for his life also. A knee was pressed
into the space between his stomach
and floating ribs and a muscular in
dividual vigorously worked the
drowning pump action" on him.
Throw it up or you'll die" the under
dog heard through the babel of excit-
ed voices. "iAin't got nothin' to throw
up" he sputtered.
The wagon came. IT haven't swal-
lowed any acid" the victim protested.
but his appeals for release were vain.
Policeman Baculich gave the driver
and the officer hurry-up rush and
the vehicle parted company with the
seedy mans benefactors, en- route to
the hospital. You look all right, Z"
said the officer in the wagon. Course
I'm all right. Those fools think they
know it ALL" replied the oppressed
one. Guess we'll go to the Hall of
Justice" grunted the bluecoat
At the Central station the man with
disheveled hair and toilet explained
that he had heard that dilute car
bolic acid was good for an aching
tooth. But I'll never use it again"
he added, unless 1 do it without a
labeled bottle or go back to the
woods"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
The Fire Walkers.

Those who witnessed the coronation
procession will doubtless recollect a
small group of copper-colored soldiers
with bare legs and outstanding hair,
innocent of covering. These strange
Fijians-and their ancient GER
emony of Vilavilairevo, or fire walking,
were the subjects of a paper read by
w. L. Allerdyce, c. NJ. G., at a meet
ing Of the Royal Colonial Institute re-
Gently. Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Smith
presided.
The ceremony of fire walking, Mr.
AlIerdyce explained, is performed by a
certain tribe at the island of Bega, and
originated in legend that, in reward
for having spared the life Of a man he
had dug out of the ground, one Tuf
Qualita was invested with the power
of being able to walk over red-hot
stones without being burned. An earth
oven is made and filled with layers of
wood and stone. In this a fire is kim
died about twelve hours before the fire
walking takes place, and when the hot
stones have been exposed by brushing
away the charcoal the natives, under
the direction of a master of ceremo-
MES, walk over them barefooted.
The temperature at the edge of the
oven is about 120 degrees Fahrenheit,
while on one occasion, when a ther-
mometer was suspended over the
stones, it registered 2S2 degrees, and
the solder was melted. Yet, stated Mr.
Allerdyce, after the ceremony the ma
tives showed no signs of the terrific or
deal through which they had gone BY
means Of number of views the lee
turer gave a realistic idea of the cere-
mony as performed nowadays
Vice Admiral Lewis Beaumont de-
scribed fire. walking ceremony as wit
messed by himself. Although those who
took part in ii showed no signs of dis
comfort, he remarked that apparently
they did not like it very much.
Replying to questions, Mr.. Allerdyce
said the only explanation he could give
of the apparent immunity from harm
following on the process was that the
soles of the feet of the natives were
hardened to an unusual degree through
constant walking on a sandy soil cov-
ering coral. which became exceedingly
hot under the sun. There was also the
element Of absolute belief by the ma
tives in the legend that they were
proof againts fire.-London Standard
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
His Boston ViezV.

"On the Fourth" little Emerson CopIy
remarked.
Il trust you Will all bear in mind
The request that / make. 1t is small, I
am sures
A trihe. in fact. you will find
I merely would ask that you purchase no
punk.
No caps. or producers Of noise.
With any intention Of lowering me
To the level Of commonplace boys.
"On the Fourth OF July" he continued.
ito me
There is nothing so palpably tame
As crackers, torpedOes and kindred af
fairs,
When fired in Iberty's name.
The popping they make is incompetent
quite
To keep pace with my patriot zeal.
And / frankly confess that they never
give vent
To the joy that inwardly feel
so allow me-" said he. "on the Fourth
of July,
To peruse, undisturbed. in my den,
That document famous which years ago
came
From the studious Jefferson's pen.
Do this. and at eve 1 will gladly appear
The fireworks costly to see.
For the rockets red glare and the bombs
in the air
VIII remind me Of Francis Scott Key"
New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
Comparative Speed.

A writer in the current Harper's s
Weekly, discussing recent high-speed
railroad tests in Europe. has some in
forming things to say Of the compare
tive speeds of the worlds fastest
trains. The Philadelphia and Reading
Atlantic City and Camden express
bears off the palm for high speed on
an actual schedule run. making it's
ffty-five and a half mile journey at
speed of 67-96 miles per hour. Next TO
this is the Paris to Calais express OF
the Northern Railway of France. which
for 1S514 miles maintains a speed OF
1912 miles per hour. So that America
leads here. as in other fields OF ma
teriaI achievement.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
His Fight for Life.

He was a thin, emaciated looking
gent with a three-day-jag look in his
eyes. He had an awful toothache and
wandered into a Montgomery-avenu
booze parlor and asked for the mo-
mentary use of glass. The good na-
tured dispenser of jags gave him a
pitiful look and slid one across the
slippery bar to him.
Taking a small bottle from his
jeans with a skull and cross bones on
the label he deliberately poured a
quantity of the drug into the glass
and tossed it of. An old woman, part
owner of the shop, looked up. and
seeing the bottle labeled poison"
ran shrieking from the room, calling
wildly that the man was committing
suicide. The bartender sat noncha-
lantly with one hand on a monde
script article resembling a cash reg
ister, calmly putting a rope" of du-
bious pedigree and watching the
liquid change from the phiaI to the
anaemic subjects face, offering the
while no word of protest.
The alleged self-destroyer took jolt
after jolt from the dangerous appear
Ing bottle and rinsed his mouth with
much deliberation. "Toothache's
some bad, en-" he grunted. without
eliciting even a sympathetic reply
from the mixologist.
He was just topping off the last
dregs of the bottle when a maddened
crowd led by Policeman Bakulich
surged in through the door. Grab
him, hold him, he's taken poison"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

pect Of benevolence. That ii accords
well with his character was shown the
other day by his munifcent donation
Of 100000 to the London University.
Self-made and proud Of il, Sir Donald
belongs 10 that type Of man who comes
TO the top far oftener in the New
World than in the Old. He wa born in
Scotland, entered a steam shipping Of
fee in his native town Of Greenock
when he was a. ar from that humb
start on an Office stool rose to be head
Of the firm Of Donald Currie & Co,
owners OF the great Castle line Of
steamers plying to South Africa; sat
for ten years in Parliament, gained
knighthood and won the esteem and
friendship OF many Of England's most
distinguished men. During his life he
has witnessed the marvellous growth
and development Of the steam mercan-
tile marine and has played no small
part in it. He entered the Cunard SER
vice when ne was Is. At that time
this company possessed the only steam
ers engaged in the American trade. and
there were only three Of them. When
the present Sir Donald was 81 he left
the Cunard Company and started the
Castle line.
Asked once to what he attributed his
success, he replied: ITO doing thor
oughly whatever I undertook to do. 1
made that my guiding principle when
obtained my first position and as far
IS my powers permitted 1 have stuck
10 that rule ever since
His interest in South Africa has not
been that Of a business man only As
Q Britisher he has always believed in
coloring as much as possible of it red
on the maps. and this occasioned some
differences Of opinion between himself
and Gladstone, Of whom he was a
warm friend and admirer. But he did
succeed in persuading Gladstone TO au-
thorize the hosting OF the British flag
at St Lucia Bay in Zululand lust in
time to beat the Germans by a few
days. He was knighted in 1873 be-
cause, owing 10 his initiative and re-
source in placing steamships at the
disposal OF the Government and getting
dispatches forwarded, the little British
force shut up at Elleowe and surround
ed by some 10000 Zulus under Cete-
wayo's brother Dabulmanzi was saved
from destruction.
Sir Donald had at one time a great
fDndness for taking distinguished peo-
pie on long cruises in his steamers. In
1880 Gladstone was his companion for a
fortnight IN a cruise around Scotland
in the Grantully Castle, after illness
had compelled him to take a respite
from Parliamentary work. On that
voyage Gladstone's favorite book, his
host relates. was David copperfield."
Three years later both Gladstone and
Tennyson were his guests on a longer
cruise, which extended round Scotland
10 Kirkwall Norway and Copenhagen.
1t was most charming" says Sir
Donald, ito see Gladstone and Tenny-
son together. When Tennyson would
read one OF his poems TO the great
statesman, discussing here and there
the various lines. and Gladstone ques-
toned the poet as 20 how he came TO
use this and that form Of phraseology,
nothing could be more instructive.
Sometimes they would talk about
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
THE SACRAMENTO CONFERENCE.

IT. HE recent conference held at Sacramento by the
commercial and promotion bodies of the State Of
California was unique in being the first gathering
of the kind in harmonious whole of representatives
from every section of the State together in
mon 1t needs argument establish the fact
that the meeting will be productive of great good That
such action has been taken long before this is proba
bly, because of the mistaken idea that widely diver
fed interests could have little in situated
they less from each other in different
parts of Immense territory.
The fealty which should exist between the different
parts of State should be of the kind the pa
rotism which binds that State the Union. With us
whenever that feay and muualty of interest has not
been recognized by part of the State Jealous in
its local partisanshp forget there others there
has been felt the sting of criticism, which has tended
widen the breach rather than to close it.
The Sacramento meeting illustrates the fact that all
California has realize the interest of
promoted by urtherng the interests of all and that
stead of pulling in opposite directions be
compished for the individual if all work together in
cause In doing that in an intelligent way all
sections protected, intending settlers are
reached and directed the locality adapted to the
wants of each, there is longer duplication of effort
better and more neighbory feeling is generated and
the results commensurate with the thought
time and money expended
There representative the conference from
about 40 organizations in this State The questions
discussed of character enable those present to
better understand the objects be attained The ap
pointment of publicity committee composed of one
representative from each of the nine divisions of
the State, to plan advertising campaign and report
such plan when completed every development organ
ization in California, will tend bring
tangible shape
The conference at the State Capitol was Caifornia's
Hague Tribunal to adjust differences not appeaabe to
any particular court, to bring about perpetual peace
and to promote and develop the interests of all clients
appealing to it. 1t move and one that it is
to be hoped will be successful in results than
the most sanguine have expected
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
JaPan's First Gift to Us.

One of reminders Of the early friend
ship Of Japan for America now adorns
the grounds Of the naval academy at
Annapolis, Nd Suspended in a pagoda-
like structure just Off Lovers Lane
is queer-looking bronze bell of UNIQUE
design. 1t usually attracts the atten-
tion OF visitors, but few ever learn that
it possesses a history OF Importance.
1t was presented to Commodore Mat
thew Perry on July IL. 1854, by the re-
gent OF the Lewchew Islands, a depend
ency Of the Japanese empire. Commo-
dore Perry was at that time command
er in chief Of the United States squad
ron in the Asiatic seas and Minister
Plenipotentiary, charged with the duty
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
MEN aualMAaYEERS IN
THE F19RW lie WORLD
MONIES

Homer and the Greek poets and on one
occasion these two great men had the
most interesting discussion on Shakes
peare that 1 ever heard. Although
Tennyson was not very early riser,
Immediately after breakfast he used 10
return to his cabin TO study and write,
for, as he told me, he considered this
was the best part Of the day for work
When Tennyson talked 1t was just like
one Of his own poems. When he was
viewing scenery-a moonlight night,
or a sunset, or q little bit of impress
sive landscape-he would sit and look
at 1t silently for a moment, as though
drinking it in and filling his soul, only
the next moment to tell it all to those
whose privilege it was to sit near him. "
Sir Donld's "reminiscences of this sort
make ones mouth water for more Of
them. BY doing thoroughly everything
he set his hand to he has earned we'll
merited distinction, but If he were only
a Boswell, by giving US a record of
these rapturous monologues Of the poet
and the discussions between him and
Gladstone, he might earn a fame that
would endure long after himself and
his ships have been forgotten.
1t was on this voyage of the Penn
broke Castle that royalty paid its
homage to genius, a banquet being CIV
en- on board at Copenhagen, at which
were present the King and Queen of
Denmark, the then Emperor and En-
press OF Russia, the King and Queen
Of Greece and lesser royalties swelling
the number TO twenty nine. Gladstone
made a speech and TennysOn read two
Of his poems, and royalty expressed
great satisfaction with both perform
ances.
On this occasion Sir Donald obtained
one Of his most cherished possessions
one of Tennysons clay pipes. After
the dinner Tennyson had retired to his
cabin for a smoke, where Sir Donald
hunted him up and conveyed to him the
request of the assembled royalties that
he would be so kind and obliging as to
read to them some of his poems. The
poet was 10th to lay aside his pipe,
even for that, but by Scotch persistens
cy Sir Donald got him to give it up,
and TennysOn, instead of tossing it out
of the cabin window, as he was accus-
toned to do with his clays after a
smoke, gave it to Sir Donald as a
keepsake.
When told Gladstone this" relates
Sir Donald, ''he said, Keep it; it will
be precious some day"
When Gladstone returned to England
after this voyage he got a wigging
from his royal mistress, Queen Victo-
ria, a great stickler for etiquette and
all the prerogatives of her exalted po-
sition as everybody knows, because he
had dared to put foot on a foreign
shore without having first obtained her
permission, which, as Prime Minister,
he ought to have done And, as Mr..
Morley records in his biography of the
statesman. he had TO make a most
humble apology to the Queen for hav-
ing ignored her authority.
Sir Donald has a town residence at 4
Hyde Park place, and among his art
treasures there are more Turner's than
can be found in any other private col
lection. His country residence is
Garth Castle, near Aberfedy, Scotland
and there he keeps his Tennyson pipe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
Elephant Sausage.

In those lands where horses are the
food Of men, all manner of flesh goes
the way Of the sausage machine. Re-
Gently there had to be slaughtered at
Ghent an elephant well known in Bel
gium by the name Of Jack, the last in
habitant Of the geological garden, and
his flesh, which is stated to have
weighed $500 pounds, OF nearly two tons.
all went to the sausage makers. In ad-
dition there were 100 pounds of bone;
head. ESQ pounds; heart. so pounds;
liver. 100 pounds; tongue, 30 pounds;
skin, 1000 pounds and viscera, 600
pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23
Sir Donald Cwrie'S Rise.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE CALL,
HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT
GARDEN. LONDON, June 10.-Al-
though, according 20 the latest reports,
Sir DoEaid Currie is recovering from
his recent severe illness, his advanced
age-sO-makes it unlikely that this
friend Of Gladstone and Tennyson and
great English captains Of industry will
live much longer. Sir DOnald's most
recent portrait accompanies this sketch
Of him. His hair and whiskers have
long been snow white, imparting to his
thoughtful, earnest face a marked as
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

Japanese statesman high in authority and close in
the confidence of the Mikado. made the astounding
statement recently that Japan would not look unkindly
upon overtures for mediation in her with Russia.
This admission from such fairly brises with
potentialities of distress for the island kingdom The
Gar stands to-day Inundated before the world A few
more defeats add sackcloth and ashes and
thousands of lives be given death before
the great conflict is either interrupted or ended
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

MILES, FOR PRESIDENT.

probable that the Prohibition party will NOM
mate General Miles for the Presidency. The Cen
4 eral has been credited with willing mind as to a
Presidential nomination and has had favor in some Sec
tons of the Democratic party He is aged rich and of
active mind and will find continuation of that stimulus
of excitement to which soldiers accustomed by lead
ing forlorn hope in the Presidential race
The Prohibition party will probably be wiser in nomi-
mating him than he in accepting The first purpose of