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The Washington times., 1904-12-27
FERREIRA PROMOTED
iii BRAZILIAN LEGATION

Alfredo de M Comes Ferreira, who
for some time has been acting charge
d'affaires ad interim of the Brazilian
legation in Washington has been pro-
NOTED to the position Of minister pleni-
potentiary ad interim.
The Washington times., 1904-12-27
EMP OYES JUST
DODGE EXPLOSION
Was a Narrow Escape
From Death.
POWDER MILL DISASTER
Plant Blew Up and Workmesl Who Had
Just Departed Thrown to
Ggoana.

HALIFAX, N s., Dec. 27-Just after
twenty employees Of the Acadia Powder
Company's works at Waverly. ten miles
from this city. had left thez place part
OF The plant btew up with an explosion
which shook the country and broke
windows for twenty miles around.
Fortunately no one was seriously in
jured. but the workme,l who had Just
departed We're thrown TO the ground
and Stunned by the shock
Less Is Heavy.
The plant is situated q nile outside
OF Waveriy, yet every window IN the
town was broken and many people on
the streets were cut BY the shower Of
broken glass The property loss at the
Acadia works IS estimated al S25 Geo.
The explosion was IN a small building
known as the dry house, in which bout
a ton of powder was stored ard is be-
neyed to have been due 20 overFeat5ns
me conclusion demolished half a dozen
Gther buildings close by the dry house.
put DID not explode the powder IN the
magazine, although the building was
partially wrecked. 4 hole several feet
deep was blown in the ground
About a quarter Of a mile OF was the
mouse or Robert Layton. the manager
OF the plant, and this was very badly
damaged All the windows were blown
out, while The plaster II nearly every
room was shaken down Miss Margaret
Layton, who was sitting in d room on
the second floor, was hurled from her
chalr and rendered unconscious Her
condition is not serious. however.
Rush From Houses.
People in WaverIy rushed from their
houses, fearing that other explosions
would follow, and that the town would
be wrecked. and it was some time be-
fore they were treasured
The shock was severe enough in this
city TO break many large plate-gIass
windows in the business section and
throw open doors. At one OF the houses
OF the fire department. the large front
doors Were burst open and partially
damaged IN many houses articles we're
thrown 70 the floor from tables ana
shelves.
Similar reports were received from
Bedford. three miles from the powder
plant. and from Renfrew, Oldham. and
other small towns situated up the val
ley toward the scene Of the explosion.
The fact that only about one-f-fth ~ {Elk,
ordinary working force was aboct the
building today undoubtedly prevented
loss OF life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
S. A. Burns Fatally Injured
at WaIIuIa
STEPPED OFF Of A FAEIsHT CAR
Fell on Pile Of Rocks and Died at
-. HOSPITAL in WaiIa Waila
This Morning.

-sfe
s. A. Burns an -ex-raiiroader. died
this morning .as the result of injuries
received by stepping from a railroad
bridge near Wallula last evening about
8 o'clock. He in company with man
named Higgins,--,was travelling on
freight Nc. % and while the cars were
being switched about at Wallula Burns
climbed down off the ladder on the
side of one of them. He made another
step before he realized that the car
was on a trestle instead of solid ground
and fell head first about IL feet on a
rock pile, crushing in his skull. He
was brought to this city on the MORN
ing mixed train and taken to the Wal
la Walla hospital. All efforts to save
his life proved unavailing and he died
few minutes after 8 o'clock Of con-
cussion of the BRAIN
l. Young Burns is a stranger here but
papers found on his clothing tell that
ne was 90 years of age being born in
Missouri, September 5, 1882. He
worked for the o. r. & n. Company
as a wiper in the Albina shops from
November 25. 1901 to October 81, 1902,
when he was promoted to fireman con-
tinuing with the company in that ca
pacity until May last. He was then
honorably discharged with cOmpli-
mentary mention for faithfulness. He
had been working in the bottling de-
partment of the Enterprise Brewing
company Of Portland all summer leav-
ing their employ of his own volition on
November 5. He was a member of the
International Union Of United Brewers
Workmen local union No. POI in Port
land. ..4> 49,
Bert Trigger of Albina. Or, a rail-
road engineer, is brotherin law of
the dead boy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
ReBEkAns nolb nEETIne.
District Convention Was Convened at
Prescott Today.

The regular meeting of the Rebekah
district convention for Walla Walla
county is in session at Prescott today,
with large number of delegates pres
ent. The day was spent in discussing
matters of interest to the lodges in
the district and at the close of the ses-
sion a social was given by the Pres
colt Rebekahs The two Walla Walla
lodges were we'll represented at the
convention The lodges comprising
the district are Narcissa No. and
Beehive No. 70 of Walla Walla; Sun
shine No. Sc of Dixie; Naomi OF
waitsburg and Clematis No. n of
Prescott.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

HOUSE FOR SALE OR RENT-1N-
ouire at 313 North Palouse.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
caEA1oae IS conIne.
Will Bring His Famous Band to Walia
WaIla in March.

CreatOre and his Italian band, the
great big military band concert or
ganization which has been such a
successful feature Of musical enter
tainment in the large eastern cities
during the past three years, is likely
to come to Walla Walla for one grand
concert Friday night, March II. Ac-
cording to all accounts Creatore seems
to have shed a new light upon musi-
cal Interpretation and Instrumentation
so that the effects heard at his con-
certs and the beauty Of music, as he
produces it, cause the people to mar
vel and make him a great success
everywhere.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

Call at Stanleys music house 70,
good planes and organs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
new BOAT FOR The 0. R. & n. co.
To Ply on Snake River Between Lew
iston and Riparia.

The O. r. & n. company. in the
near future, will place, in operation a
new steamer to supersede the Lewis
ton on the Snake river on its run oe-
tween Lewiston and Riparia- The
craft will be built at the company s
boat building plant at the latter men
toned place. It will be of the same
dimensions as the Lewiston. The
contract for the making and installing
the machinery has been awarded to
the Columbia Engineering works OF
Portland.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
WaIIa WaIIa Merchants Ex-
eursion Big Success
unATIllA PEOPLE CONE TO THE CITY
AvaiIed Themselves Of tiGs Opportunity
Of Purchasing Christmas Good.
in Waiia Watla.

The frst of the special excursion
trains that the business men of Walla
Walla have arranged for from Pendle-
ton during the month Of December was
run this morning, and it proved to be
a decided success. While the number
of people it brought from the Oregon
towns was not as large as was ex-
pected, it gives assurance that the re-
mainder of the trains will bring a
much larger number.
The total number of excursionists
was IS. OF this number seven came
from Pendleton, Adams II, Athena 8,
Weston %, and Milton and Freewater
Is. .s@.a~~e&
Under the arrangement with the o.
R. & N. company the passengers paid
full fair for the round trip to Walla
walla. Upon the arrival Of the train
the excursionists were notified that
they could secure a rebate by calling
at tile OllCG VI lAC ulCI CIldILo COhAAlAt-
tee in the Ransom building and pre-
senting their tickets.
Most of the excursionists were
women, who came to Walla Walla for
the express purpose of looking over
the stocks Of the local merchants and
making purchases of Christmas goods.
The local merchants report a splendid
trade from the out of town visitors.
The excursionists expressed them
selves as being highly gratified at the
effort made by the Walla Walla bust
ness men to afford them an opportun-
ity of coming to Walla Walla to do
their Christmas trading and promise
to make another visit when the next
train is run.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

tered plentifully all over the house,
one on the back door step making IT
probable that the thief came in that
way with skeleton key. The pet dog
left in the house must have proved
troublesome, as a broom had been
carried to the front room evidently for
the purpose Of whipping him ana he
was found outside in the yard whln-
ing when Mrs. Greeshamer returned
No trace of the burglar has been found
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
ANOTHER BURGLARY REPORTED.
Residence Of John Greeshamer Entere
Last Night.

i The home of John Greeshamer on
Fifth and Pine streets was burglariZed
last night between and O'Clock.
The thief entered while the family
were away from home and when Mrs.
Greeshamer returned shortly after 8
o'clock she found that both the front
and back door were unlocked, the con-
tents of the bureau drawers in the bed
room had been scattered about. The
Thief only took gold dollar and
small bracelet for his trouble. Matches
seemed to be the only light he had on
the subject for burnt ones were scat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

The bids Of Eugene Tausick, Samuel
Loney and c. N. Hatch to furnish coal
and wood to the county were opened
yesterday afternoon and all were re-
jected, being considered too high by
all of the board.
The hearing on the s. A. Ash road
matter was set for Tuesday, January
3. 1905, and the hearing of the petit
ton of E. s. Isaacs for the use OF
the roads for a motor line was set for
Friday, January at o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
4 eREA1 CONCERT.
WaIla WaiIa Choral Union to Be As
sisted by Distinguished Talent.

A rare treat is in store for the music
lovers of Walla Walla on December
10 when the Walla Walla Choral union
will give it's fourth concert Senior
Ruiz, the distinguished Spanish vio-
linist. will give several numbers and
the union will also be assisted by
Glare Montieth a famous baritone of
New York City, formerly a Lewiston
Idaho how. This concert will be held
in Whitman college chapel.
On December 13 the faculty of
Whitman conservatory of music will
give the first concert of the year. All
members of the faculty will appear
on the program.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

Don't forget the Farmers ball at
Prof. McMinn's dancing academy to-
night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
LOST 4 DRIVE WHEEL.
Broke Loose From Locomotive While
Rounding a Curve.

A drive wheel torn from engine No.
100, drawing the east bound passen-
ger train from Portland Sunday night,
delayed the arrival of the train in
Pendleton for more than an hour.
THE broken wing, occurred as the
engine was rounding a sharp curve
along the Columbia river, west of
Umatilla.
The huge wheel tore out the piston
rod as it went spinning away from
the engine, and railroad men declare
that if the rod had dropped onto the
rail the entire train would have been
piled into the river
Another engine was secured from
Umatilla and the damaged one will
be taken to the repair shops.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
A GILT EDGE INVESTMENT.

WE OFFER 500 ACRES OF CHOICE
wheat land, $50 of which is in culti-
walton, and. 100 acres more should be
under the plow. There are 100
acres in summer fallow now, and it
is leased for one-fourth delivered.
Possession of the balance can be
had Immediately. Prominent land
owners of this city claim an aver
age of 80 bushels of wheat per acre
on the adjoining land. This Is the
best investment offered in wheat
land in the valley. Price for one
week only, $14.00 per acre. Call or
phone ]. A. Baxter 27k Main st.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07
NOTICE.

I have bought the stock and tools of
A. G.. links and hereafter the wood
shop and blacksmith shop will be I'M
der one head, which I think will be
appreciated by my customers.
I have also secured the old wagon
maker, Jens Anderson. to do my wood
work and am now better prepared to
build new or repair old vehicles than
ever before.
w. A. WILLIAMS,
Corner Third and Poplar SITS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

LOST-AN IRISH SETTER BITCH;
last seen on West Main street today.
Finder return same to Louvre sa-
loon and receive good reward.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

FURNISHED OR UNFINISHED
rooms; AT East Rose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-07

Corner Third and Poplar ST
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

kindt q Co.. has been interviewed in
relation To the suit for damages be
gun against his firm by Manager Ber-
quiSt. Of the Auditorium, who alleges
his house is being boycotted by the
syndicate. Mr.. Chamberlin did not
care to say much about the matter
just now, though lie intimated that he
had something up his sleeve that
would probably settle the difficulty
before long. 1T is d simple business
proposition" he said. The people
of Galesburg are not at all satisfied
with the present management OF the
We have purchased and
own a majority OF the stock. The d.
Tectors represent our interests. II i
cur property. We wish possession of
what belongs to Us. and propose TO
get il. It's 4 straight road. and there
can be only one final result, no mat
ter how many fake damage suits or
other impediments are put in our
way"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
IN THE COUNTY COURT.

Feb Estate of Frances +.
Crcmpton. Claim Of Levi :. Head al
lowed III class at Sl6l. Claim of y.
G. Brewster allowed in class at So
cents.
Estate Of Sarah Elizabeth Bedford.
r. c. Clarke appointed special admin
istrator TO appear and defend for the
estate in the matter of the claim of
George w Bedford. executor herein.
Claim heard and allowed IN class at
s134. Claim of Hodges & Bladel al
lowed in class At S2.S'.
Estate of Nellie Peterson. Proof OF
death filed. Petition for probate of
will filed. Hearing on petition for
probate of Will set for Wednesday.
March > 1904. at 10 o'clock Il. m.
In re guardianship of minor heirs of
Nellie Peterson. Petition by DIR. {. l..
Carlton fer letters of guardianship
filed. Oath taken. Bond fixed at
$4,000
In Re guardianship of minor heirs of
Newton Ricketts,. Guardians report
filed and approved. Receipts and re-
leases of wards. Raymond j. ickets
and Minnie q. Ricketts, both now of
age fled and approved and guardian
dis charged as to them.
Estate Of Nels Swanson. Petition
Of Emily {. Swanson. widow, for let
tiers Of administration with will am
nexed. filed. Petition granted. Oath
taken. Bond of said Emily {. Swan
son in sum of $500 filed and approved
and letters of administration with will
annexed issued to her.
Estate of Eric Okerberg. Bond Of
{. W. Lindahl as executor for S2,4O0
filed and approved and letters tesla
mentary issued TO him.
I'm re guardianship of Charles II.
White and Clifford +. White. minors.
Guardians inventory filed and approx
ed.
Estate of AGolph NJ. Petersen. In-
ventory filed and approved. Final re-
port and settlement of cNecutriX filed.
Hearing thereon set for Friday. Feb.
IL. 1904, at 9 "a. IN. Ordered that exc
cutriX notify heirs by publication in
some newspaper published in Rock
Island county. H.. fer at least three
days by at least one Insertion in said
paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

shall contract an ambitious marriage.
II = IN engaging story.
Rudolph and !dolph." the musical
comedy by Charles Newman. in which
Mason and Mason are So successfully
star=.tg. and " hich j. TO be seen here
next Thursday. j. unlike the average
sr-cailcd musical comedy, mas much
a. il confirms a well developed plot.
" Gich Of itself j. sufficient to provoke
rcars of laughter without the aid of
The MAN. meritorious SpeciaIfieS and
musical numbers which are introduce
Cd during the action Of the play
Four thoU.anl six hundred dollars
were the receipts Of the Willis Wood
theatre in Kansas CITY for four per-
formances cr We Are King" Mr.
Nhite>idc's new >atirical comedy. In
81. .ic~cph. Mo. for one pres cntation
of the play. the receipts were $1.192.
In Omaha. 5000 for three perfor-
mances. Mr. WhitesiJe'S tour. 80 far,
has been triumph. both for the act
or and the play. which was written
especially for him by Lieut.. Gordon
kean, of England. Mr.. White
side plays here Feb. -. matinee and
night.
T. ". Chamhcrlin. Of Chambcrlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

is mostly worn. Soft hats fer young
men will be of medium crown with
wide brims. ana of ced2"- brown and
pearl cclors. These hats will be very
stylish The regular soft fedora hat
viii be conspicuous * usual
There viii be It new fashion fer
Young men known as the college town
hat. with low crown and wide brim.
The p&ntounist. which viii have a
high crown and slope 10 the front and
tie mp at the back. i another new
style that viii be placed on sale this
season.
Ninety per cent OF the hat worn
are If dark color. Some hrowg hats
are worn. but there is no great de
mand for them. | don't think the
prices on headwear viii advance.
Even when the price # goods is rails
ed we never have 10 pay more for
them. and the quality of The stock
seems to be rs good - ever. Of
course. the wholesale firms are not 50
liberal with the discounts as they
used to be"
Soft hats are worn mostly In the
spring because they give mere COM
fort than any ether kind. hut on the
average the derby i the FREEDOM
mating headWear among men during
the year The price OF stiff hats VIII
range from $3.50 to 81. while the cost
for soft hats VIII he $50 and up.
There seems TO be no foundation to
recent rumor that great combine of
clothing dealers was being formed
for the purpose Of absorbing az
clothing stores in the country.
why. such thing wuuu lie alb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

come was hearty one. the theatre
being filed Little was known If the
play when it came here TO fiji a date
earlier in the Scasrn, but those who
saw I'll" performance have Lecn talk
irC IF Il sine. II X another shore
Acres not murder, or a fallen wo-
Tlc1. an explosion CT train wreck:
.i"@t plcin. rH.arHishcd tale of life
in Il small &c& Iuri. village. told with
:;,u! Iiciiy and sweetness, ami staged
with "a raturaInc-s thai makes one
f'~' thgt for IT," time h really i liz
ing ing p" people who are being
eTactci tcsa-c Ein. IT,, play i in
The Laa+- IT Che .amc clccllen. com
Tau> headed bf .'amcs Lackayc and
Ray J.. ':oyce.
The great i'rEamar success. The
Pg''r of JcHHicc." viii lie given here
tomorrow cscn-n". This highly sue
Cos ful ,rmantic drama was first pro-
duel H. Daniel Frohman. and ran
for lie greater part Of Il wear 1t the
Criterion theatre in New York. II X
based upcn the chief incident in Eyer
ton Castles novel Of the same name.
au.i was put in it's dramatic form by
Abby Sage Richardson and Grace l..
furri~s. The hero. Capt. Basil .icnni-
GO. l. = wcll-hcrn young Engli~hman
ana the favoritc Of his great-unclc, a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
An Early Riser.

y strong, healthy, active constitu-
ton depends largely on the condition
of the liver. The famous little pills
known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers
not only cleanse the system, but they
strengthen the action of the liver and
rebuild the tissues supporting that or
gan. Little Early. Risers are easy To
act, they never grippe, and yet they
are absolutely certain to produce re-
suits that are satisfactory in all cases.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

must carry imported stock that can
not be got in this country. and for
which there is great demand. For
instance, Germany cannot manufac-
ture the same cloth, as is being made
in an establishment in England be-
cause it is not equipped with the re-
CURED machinery. This Is the reason
why we are obliged 10 carry stock
made in different foreign countries. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
warning, warning

Beware of substitutes offered by
unscrupulous dealers in place of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner Salve. Dishonest
dealers for a little extra profit VIII
try TO palm off worthless prepara-
tons in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of years
and thus jeopardize the lives of their
victims. For sale by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
RIVALS FORFEIT SECOND
PLACE IN BOWLING RACE

The Rivals dropped into third place
in the percentage column by losing to
the Scouts il the Tri-City Rowling
league series last evening. The one
game record was broken by the
Scouts. who rolled 999 The Recruits
won from the Brunswicks and the
Flying Dutchmen took a fall out 81
the Ccntrals. The tabulated scores:
At ROCK SI.AND-RECRUTTS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
REYNOLDS. 500.

l. Reynolds. 500.
Herman W. Walstrand to NJ. d. Ros-
enfield. W 20 feet lot 1. block >. Old or
Original Town of Moline, $4,000.
Louis C. Pfoh TO y. y. LOBBY, lot II,
block =. Black Hawk fourth add, Rock
Island, S700.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
STIFF HATS STILL POPULAR
Dealer Declares There VIII he NO Wide De-
nartmras in Mems Headgear.

Several new style hats will be worn
in Rock Island this spring. One of
these new fashions wiz be the pam
tourist. similar in shape To the pana-
ma. 1t will have high crown and
slope to the front and Zip up in the
rear. Another new styl" i the col
lege town hat.
The stiff hats this season will be
"a stylish a. ever" said Il prominent
dealer in furnishings. "They VIII have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
Baseball Chat.

what kind of team will there
be here this year?" was asked Of
Hunkey Hines IN Dubuque recently.
We'll he near the top. Won't we,
Charlie"' (Buelow) responded Hines.
do son think Dubuque i good
town for baseball. that is, will good
financial support be given the team -
was queried. Dubuque is fine base
ball town, and l find the interest in
the game increasing very much
answered Hines. The directors are
made up of good representative men.
and if the fans Will stand by them
and take tickets for the opening game
in oraer "a raise the necessary FUNDS.
l am optimistic of the result. The
team will he a good one. and l have
secured a great deal of raw mater
ial."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
Bills at Theatre


doughty old warrior whose life has
been spent in the military service of
i foreign prince. and who. dying,
.eaYes his immense estates and wealth
- his nephew. Basil. the old mans
ole injunction being that his heir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

Feb. 9.-Mabelle Carolyn Church, in
y. II. {. A. series.
The return engagement OF York
State Folks last evening WIS ike
visit from an old friend and the vel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06

Manager Mcfarland got a letter
yesterday from Pitcher viii Wright
that put his mind ut ease about that
member of the Commodore pitchin"
staff. Wright i the only man who
has not returned his contract for the
coming season and ii was feared that
perhaps he would not sign. In his
letter Wright says he has only DELAYED
closing up because he has been sick
nearly all winter with stomach trou-
Bile and had his doubts about being
able tn play ball. hut that he i NOW
getting better. believes he will be all
right and will send in his contract aud
be on hand at reporting time.-Deca-
tur Review
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-06
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers

Feb. Carrie Gaulcy to Mary E.
Johnston. undiv Y lots ) and 6. block