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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-27
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC Special.
New York Oct 26.-Railroad earnings
reported to-day:
Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific
Second week October. s1s9.i+a: increase. s13 1sf.
From July I. 3. 1Gs 80: increase. 49, S34
International Great Northern-Third week
October. sfs5.S15: increase. s7s7. From Julv l.
S1si1. III: increase. sos. rs
Iowa Central-Third week October. s55 i35: In
crease. 1900. From july 1. s7ss, 3S2: increase.
slssIs
Louisville and NasbviIle-Third week October
Ss1c.a c.a25: increase. $1,000 From July /. S11.-
5S1. .9e4: increase S15S $50.
Missouri Pacifc-Third week October sSs7 90
increase Ss.c1o. From January l. 80 f1s. Isl
increase $14s.Ss3.
Pere Maruuette-Third week October sos. .5I2
increase. s62. Isa From July /. lIos. 900: in
crease s3S2s55.
ST. Louis Southwestern-Third week October,
s2ei Iii: Increase. sf5,i5, From July /. Ss.7I1.-
III: increase. A5c6H.
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HoLsTEAD CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Will Edit American Newsboys'
Nforazipo

Washington Oct 26.-Murat Halstead.
the veteran journalist OF Cincinnati. has
been elected president of the American
Newsboys Company. which was organized
to publish the American Newsboys' Maga-
zine. He also has been chosen editor of
the magazine.
Mr.. HaIstead will go to New York and
begin his new duties about November L
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Club Women Elect omcer..

REPUBLiC SFENIAIs.
Guthrie, Ok. Oct. 2s-The woman's
Federation of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory. in convention to-day. elected the
following officers for the next two years:
Mrs A. C. Scott of saltwater, Ok, presi-
dent; Mrs. F. E. Riddle Of Shawnee, Ok,
first vice president: Mrs. A. W. Ledbetter
@; Ardmore, L T., second vice president:
Mrs. J. F. King of Newkfrk, recording
secretary; Miss Maude Decou of AIya,
treasurer: Mrs. F. NJ Clark of Pawnee.
auditor. and Mrs. T. G. Chambers of Ok
City. Federation secretary. Mrs
James Lewis. president of the Kansas
Federation. delivered an address to-day
Governor Ferguson also spoke.
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B C.
dentw
inued despe
In shor a health
condit n
recommend those suffering
trouble.
To-day B..
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: HILL WARNS INVESTORS
: TO BE MORE CAREFUL.

. REPUBLIC SPECIAL
= New York. Oct. 9s.-The following 4
. interesting dispatch from afinneapo- 4
q lis was published this afternoon: 4
. James ]. Hill. who is leaving to- 4
. night for New York in the course 4
q OF a conversation had this TO say 4
q about the stock market: 4
They had better be n little eau 4
q tious They may get bumped. Some I
. of the railway stocks are selling for 4
. more than would be willing TO pay 4
q for them. These stocks had just as 4
q much real value six months ago as 4
. they have to-day. and 1 think one 4
. ought to be a little careful about 4
. rushing in to buy them. after their I
. actual prices have advanced 20 to 4
q 30 share"
IA "A a a n 2
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New York, Oct 2s.-The directors Of the
Pressed steel Car Company to-day passed
the dividend on the common stock, but
declared regular quarterly dividend of
u. per cent on the preferred stock. pay
able November q The passing of the
dividend on the common stock occasioned
no surprise. as the recent financial state
ment OF the company showed q heavy de-
crease Of earnings.
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wabash Change Denied.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Oct. 26-At the Gould Offices
1t was stated to-day. regarding the re-
ported changes to be made in the Wabash
management. that Mr.. Gould neither saw
any reason for nor contemplated change
in its management
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See the wonderful "head-on' railroad
collision at Delmar Race Track on SUM-
day. October 90
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south c.n.di.. bridge Fiai.hea.

gEPUBLlcsS SPECIAL.
Thomas, Ok. Oct. 2s.-The big Frisco
bridge over the South Canadian River
was finished this morning. The drst pas
scnger train since October ! passed over
this afternoon
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thoroughly. Dates left cut OF list certain days
does not mean they are Cancelled. unless notice
is given by letter or wire.
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Real Estate Transfers.
BkRTMER-6g f. n e, n. e. cor. Ham
ilton city block GsZs: Mary E. Prender-
Eaes 70 Charles Houtz-w. d--.------..-s a.soo
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B0TANICAL-fo It. II. s. II. 2. cor.
Spring. city block .lli: ST. Louis I'm
nrovemcnt Go. TO Susie l.. Nickruy--
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-16
PROCLAMATION is ISSUED,
Executive Of Washington Fixes the
Date of Thanksgiving.

Governor Mcbride has issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamation: :
State of Washington. Executive Dent.
Nov. IA, 1904
Whereas. the president of the United
States, following a time honored GUS
tom, has appointed and set apart
Thursday, the oath day of November,
1904, to be observed as a day of fes-
tlval and thanksgiving by all the peo-
pie of the United States at home and
abroad
Now, therefore, I. Henry Mcbride.
governor of the state of WASHINGTON.
In accordance with custom and nv
virtue of the power vested in me by
law do hereby
Appoint Thursday, the Gath day of
November, 1904 as a day of thanks
giving and prayer throughout the state.
and do earnestly recommend that the
people cease from their usual voca-
ton and dedicate this day to deeds of
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progressive? These are the great
questions waiting solution; and when
they are solved, then the forecasting
Of the seasons will be established on a
proper basis.
THE meteorologists of India are
keenly alive to the Importance of a
foreknowledge of the breaking Of the
southwest monsoon in May; and we.
in California, although better able to
undergo periods of deficient rainfall,
may well study the pressure swings
over the north Pacific and the seasonal
conditions in Japan for January, Feb
uary, March and April. And some day.
let US hope, the weather services Of the
world will interchange reports, and
the procession of highs and lows
around the girdle of the earth be thus
closely followed. The forecasters along
the line will forsee conditions favoring
stagnation or, on the other hand, UNI
usual activity
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-16
MIXED POLITICS IN cHELAN.
Democrat May Become County Com
missioner Through an Error.

CHELAN, Nov. 16.-Because J. A.
Macarthur appeared on the republican
ticket of this county as "a. H. Near
thur the democratic candidate for
county commissioner, Charles Calver
may secure the Office. Macarthur was
elected by a large majority, yet he cam
not take the Office because of the err
rOr in the printed ballot. There is
an A. H. Macarthur at Chelan Falls,
who now declares that he has been
elected commissioner. He cannot quail
iify. however, as it was plainly not the
intention of the voters to vote for him.
Further, the law requires that only the
regular nominees of a political party,
of persons nominated by petition, shall
be voted for or placed on the official
ballot. The democratic candidate seems
to be the only duly qualified nominee.
and his election is therefore claimed
He became the father of twins on
election day and he is now inclined to
think that his political luck is a note
worthy testimony against the old
adage that ''misfortunes never come
Singly.'
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DAY OF BAYONET NOT YET PAST.
J. Gordon Smith Tells of Its Frequent
Use In Eastern War.

THE day of the bayonet is not over
If the Russian japanese war has done
nothing more it has demonstrated that
the bayOnet is still a weapon which
must be reckoned with in wars of the
future"
This statement was made in Seattle
by ]. Gordon Smith, who represented
the London Post in Machuria and has
recently returned to America from the
battlefields of eastern Asia.
After the war in South Africa
said Mr.. Smith. 1T was perhaps the
general idea that bayonets were soon
to become things of the past for in all
the fighting between English and Boer
there was scarcely an instance of its
use. But the present war has changed
that and it has been bayonet, bayonet
bayonet in almost every battle. The
charges have been incessant Again
and again at night, attachments of
the two forces have rushed upon each
other and the bayonet has been the
principal weapon, both of attack and
defense
Perhaps it has been the use of the
bayonet that has given rise to so many
stories of the mutilation of the wound
ed. For though from my own expe-
rlence l never saw anything on, which
to base the stories. yet 1 must say that
the bayonet has been used without any
mercy.
No, do not believe that either jap
anese or Russians mutilated the
wounded after battle, but during a
charge. if man was forced to the
ground he was stuck without a
thought
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AsPHYxiATED WHILE ASLEEP.
Young Man Loses His Life by Careless
ness Of Werl<men.

SPOKANE, Nov. 16.-Elmer Sleeper
age 81, night clerk at the Columbia
hotel, 223 Main avenue, was asphyxiat-
ed while asleep in his room by gas
which was turned on suddenly through
an uncapped pipe.
For the past two or three days work.
men from the Spokane Falls Gas Light
company, have been repiping the hotel
for heating purposes. Yesterday morn
ing they finished the work. Gas was
turned on to experiment with the
stoves and see that everything was in
good working order. The workmen left
shortly before noon.
In the meantime young Sleeper had
been relieved by the day clerk, D.
Evans, and had gone upstairs to his
room on the third floor. He set his
alarm clock for 5: As and nothing more
was heard from or seen of him until
his body was discovered.
He usually relieved Mr. Evans at 6
o'clock, but as he had had little sleep
the day before, nothing was thought
Of his delay, until about $50, when
Mr.. Evans went up to the room to
call him. Receiving no answer to his
knock. and fearing that something was
wrong. he called the proprietor, H. nj.
Henning, and the two broke open the
door,
The room was full of the odor of
escaping gas, and Sleeper was lying
face downwards on the bed. dead. All
efforts to resuscitate him We're in
vain, and Coroner Smith pronounced
him dead at 9 o'clock, after he and
other persons worked on him for two
hours and a half in the vain hope of
bringing back life. For a time it
seemed a possibility of restoring res
piration. electricity and the usual
methods being employed, but these
were given up as the body gradually
became cold and rigid
An examination Of the room. made
after the windows had been thrown
wide open and the curtains drawn
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Electric Locomotive a Record Breaker

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, Nov. 16.-
The big electric locomotive built for
the New York Central railroad by the
General Electric company attained a
speed OF IS miles an hour in it's official
test here. The run was made over a
specially prepared four-mile track. 1t
is declared that the locomotive can
make 80 miles an hour on a longer
stretch of track
Several races were held between the
electric and a steam engine, and the
new creation proved a marvel and more
than the equal of it's rival. With a
train of nine heavy Pullman cars at
tached the electric locomotive beat out
an engine of the New York Central
company running alone and picked up
a speed of more than so miles in less
than two hours with a train of 400 tons
attached to it,
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aside to let the gas drenched al, 49,.
showed a startling condition. A ..,,.
pipe. extending through the wall ,ro
the next room. was pouring forth Can
1orce the poisonous fluid into thu
room in which the unfortunate -
lay, and had been running wide ono.
without any cap or covering of anu
kind since 10 o'clock in the morr;u
The force of the current could bs 90.
several feet away from the mouth NJ.
the tube. One window was half on.
but heavy lace curtain served .,
prevent the free circulation of the s,,
to the outer air.
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HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Nov. 16.-
The tenth annual convention of the
Ohio Valley Improvement association
opened here today. Many delegates
are in attendance from points In West
Virginia, Pennsylvania. Ohio, Ken
lucky and Illinois. President John l..
Vance of Cincinnati, called the gath
ering to order and explained the pur-
poses and hopes of the association. The
principal matter to be urged on con-
gress by the Huntington convention Is
the completion Of the survey Of the
Ohio river from Cincinnati to Cairo.
The construction of lock and dam
near Henderson. KY. and the raising
of the dam at Louisville will be urged.
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charity and brotherly love and in their
churches and homes. render praise
and thanksgiving unto the Giver of all
good for the many blessings we enjoy.
In witness 1 have nereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the state
day Of November, 1904.
HENRY M'BRIDE, governor.
Attest: SAM III. NICHOLS.
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WILL ray TO ExTERM,NArE EN-.
Aim to Reduce Wage, increase Hours
and Rearranss Conditions.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Six Of the
biggest trusts and corporations in the
United States have joined in a war OF
determination on labor unions. ac-
cording to statement just issued by
several of the most influential bodies
affiliated with the federation of la
Dor.
The aggregate capitalization of the
trusts is $4,000, 900, 900. and their aims
are to reduce wages, increase hours
and re-arrange conditions so dividends
can be paid.
The corporations named are the
United States Steel corporation, the
International Harvesting Machine COM
pany, the United States Rubber COM
pany, the Glucose Sugar company, the
Pullman company and the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad. Incl
dents of lowered wages, increased
hours and closed plants during the
past year are cited as evidence of the
wars beginning. Another feature of the
trust plan is said to be a determine
ton to employ no man more than IS
years of age.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL scuoo,
ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that the an.
nuai election Of School District No +,
Of Walla Walla county. state Of Wash
ington. will be held at Sharpstein, Lin.
coin, Baker and Washington schools
in said school district, on Saturday,
the third days Of December, 1904. for
the purpose of electing one school dis
trict director for a term Of three years
and for the transaction of such other
business as may lawfully come before
the meeting. i.
The polls will be open from 1 o'clock
p. m. to o'clock p. M.
By order Of the board Of directors,
Dated this 18th day of November.
1904. MARGARET CENTER.
School District Secretary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-16
SENIOR coREA, NIcARAGuAN MIN
lsrER DEMANDED INVEST.
CATION OF CHARGES.
pro,d Southern Belle Was Informed
That Her Fianee Was q
Coiored Man.

= MACON, ga, NOV. H.
,,isnatches briefly telling of a scanda-
Ions charge made against Senior Corea
the United States minister from Nj
caragua, have not pictured the heart
rending scene in which Mrs. Lee Jor-
dan. the proudest beauty in Georgia
was the chief actor. The beautiful Mrs
Lee Jordan's wedding day was almost
ar hand. when suddenly the other week
she was confronted by very solemn
deputalion of distinguished citizens
If Macon-the door opened and be-
fore her appeared the mayor of Macon
and the city council.
THE man that you are about to
marry" said the spokesman, the Nj
caraguan minister, Senior Corea, we
ar informed is negro"
They showed her letter signed w
II. Silva, saying that not only was
Corea a negro, but married and the
father of d family.
Mrs. Jordan took up the letter and
telegraphed Senior Corea. Let US be
married at once
When Corea heard of the charges he
demanded that they be looked into and
the wedding postponed. Senior Corea
himself received a letter signed "A. B.
C. General Delivery. Baltimore, re-
auesting $4,000 hush money. The writer
threatened to disclose all he knew UNI
less the money was dispatched at once.
In his dilemma the Nicaraguan min
lister declares that he has turned to his
own country. He has sent cables there
requesting vindication, while in Wash
ington Secretary Hay, who holds Sem
or Corea in the highest esteem. has re-
uuested him to direct any inquiry to
him.
Han Dunlap Jordan the affianced
bride of the Nicaraguan minister. grew
up in Macon. Ga. Her father. old Col
onel Dunlap, has the reputation of be-
ing the handsomest father of the hand
soonest daughters in the state.
Suitors flocked about them in plenty,
but Ilah Dunlap helf off for some years.
Suddenly to the amazement of every
one, she selected one of her fathers
generation Colonel Lee Jordan, ire
mendously rich and distinguished.
He limped a trif1e when he came to
court his old friends daughter Ilah.
and his back was bent with years that
seemed to match his gray hairs. He
was considerably over 70 when Macon
society awOke to the fact that he had
wooed and won the lovely 25-year- old
daughter of Colonel Dunlap.
1t was five years ago, not more, that
the wedding took place.
The aged Colonel Lee Jordan lived
only a little while after his marriage,
and dying endowed her with all his
lands
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-16
FARMERS WANT TOWNSHIP PLAN
Members of the Grange Head Agita-
ton in Whitman County.

COLFAX, Nov. 16.-There is a
strong sentiment among the rural
population of Whitman county in ia
vor of township government. C. B. Keg-
ley, a prominent member of the grange,
circulated petition asking the coun-
ty commissioners to submit the propO-
sition to vote of the people, at the
late election. The petition was signed
by 1852 taxpayers, and the law specifies
that the commissioners shall submit
this proposition to vote of the people,
when 1000 sign such a petition. The
petition was filed with the commits
sioners and no reason for failure to
submit the question is given. Mr.. Keg-
are indignant because of their wishes
being ignored.
Harper precinct voted on township
government and the proposition car
ried almost unanimously. The farmers
in that precinct are in favor of town.
ship government and want the COM
missioners to submit it to a vote of the
people. Many farmers, and especial
ly members of the grange, are strongly
in favor of township government, and
will insist that the question be sub
mitted to vote of the people at the
next general election
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-16
SECOND DAY OF IRRIGATION CON
GREss OPENED WITH IN
CREASED ATTENDANCE.
Many Interesting Subjects Were Pre-.
ssntsd by Noted Persons Of the
United States.


ond days session of the twelfth an
nual convention Of the National Irri-
cation congress opened with an in
creased attendance. ''
The days progress was full of prom
Use, many interesting papers being
scheduled in the several sections:
The subjects for the day were PRO
duction by Irrigation" on which the
principal papers were read by w. j.
Spillman Of the department of agricul-
ture and Prof Thos. Shaw Of st: Paul,
MINI.
In the Engineering and Mechanics"
section w. C. Mendenhall discoursed
Interestingly On Underground Waters
of Southern California" giving practi-
cable ideas on the bringing of adequate
supply to the surface.
Prof. A. C. McAdie of the Pacific
coast weather bureau addressed the
"Climatology" section on wet and
Dry Seasons in California and Arizo-
na." He said in part:
The country mentioned above has
been somewhat POLITICALLY called The
Land of Little Rain; but to one travel
ing in this section during the months
of August and September of the cur
rent year the characterization given
must seem out of keeping with the
general appearance of the soil. Prob
ably not within recorded history have
such heavy and frequent rains been
reported. Day after day, throughout the
so-called arid region, especially in the
mountains. thunderstorms, cloud
bursts, or washouts occurred. AS there
is little or no forest covering, brush
or grass to hold back the flow, the
runoff was both rapid and destructive.
Without further delay let us agree
upon the fact that seasons differ, that
there are we'll marked wet and dry Pc
RODS, and that if it were possible to
forecast (upon a scientific basis, of
course) the general character of an
impending season the achievement
would be one of unreasonable value
to all who live in the southwest.
Causes there must be for these
marked variations in seasons, and
causes which we believe will yet be
understood by man; but not yet are
these known
Forestry" brought out papers of un-
usual interest by experts. The after
noon session was devoted to papers
on similar subjects. one of the most
interesting being that in the Forest
ry' section by Col. William nj. Slossen
of Nordhoff, CAL. on THE Plans of
Fire Protection of the Santa Barbara
Forest Reserve" He said:
I'VE have, however, been able to de-
tect a general relation between the
permanent pressure movements and
the general character of the seasons
During wet winters the continental
high is displaced we'll to the east of
the Rocky mountains, while the North
Pacific low extends we'll inland. over
shadOwing western Washington.
1T is plain that the swinging of the
great pressure belts north and south
either cause or coincide with storm
movement and intensity of rainfall
pressure areas? Are the movements
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LOOK HERE!

II you will call at our Office, We will
give you seven good reasons why you
cannot afford to buy real property
without an abstract Of title. Walla
Walla Abstract Company, 1924 Jaycox
building.
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Fine new cloths for Iady's tailor
made suits, cloaks, skirts, etc. Rock,
the tailor. All garments made to order.
Come in and examine our line. Jones
building, Second street.
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CHIMNEY SWEEP.

1 am prepared to do all kinds OF
chimney sweeping and cleaning. W.
Rand, at central fire station.
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500 to Pendieton and Return

$1.0o to Psnd'eton and Return.-s1 M
The o. r. &. N. Co. announces tho
above rate to Pendleton and returr e,u
Thursday. November II; train laav..
Walla Walla at 7:45 a. m. Returp;,.
leaves Pendleton at 5:45 p. m.
r. BURNS,
General Agent
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w. T. Young-Dakery and grocery
I'll West Main street.
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Call at Stanleys music mousse for
good pianos and organs.
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The best hay and grain on the MAJ
ket at Alheits feed mill.