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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
DOES WILSON FAVOR PILES?
Seattle Man Says He May Withdraw
From Race for Fosters Office.

SEATTLE, Wash, April Sex Uni
ted States Senator John l.. Wilson, now
resident of Seattle and candidate
to succeed United States Senator Ad-
Olson G. Foster, said yesterday that he
would be willing to Withdraw from the
race if it was shown to him that he
could not be elected. In that event he
said that he would do all in his power
to secure the election of a King coun-
ty man. Seattle is in King county.
Ever since Wilson was in the sem
ate he has had a hankering after the
office again. He tried to get it when he
lived in Spokane, but was always turn
ed down. Wilson owns the Post-In-
telligencer, in this city, and, backed
by that paper, he has kept up his fight.
About a year ago, Wilson realized
that it was about time for King county
to have United States senator. He re-
allied that there was no chance for
him if he remained in Spokane. So he
moved to Seattle Ever since that he
has been asking for the office. AS a
resident of King county he thought he
had show. Recently Wilson formed
slate that was a formidable one. At
ter he thought everything was fixed, he
took trip to Europe. He returned but
a few days ago to find that his slate
was badly cracked. He set about to
patch it up, but found that it was in
bad shape.
While he is still in the race, he says
that if he can be shown the necessity
for such thing he will readily with
draw and favor any other good man
from this county.
This is taken to mean that Wilson
is for Samuel H. Piles for the senator
ship. For two weeks the columns of
the Post-Intelligencer have been
Thrown open to him. Politicians agree
that within the next few days Wilson
will formally announce that his candi-
racy is over and that he will come to
the front and support Sam Piles, candi-
date of the Great Northern railroad.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08

Cushman. A prominent political leader
today stated that he thought the coun-
ty convention would retermine the mat
ter as it would result in the Mcbride,
or Crowley support, or the anti-Mc-
Bride, or Shaw upholders, sending the
delegation to the state convention. He
said if the Mcbride people won the
matter would probably remain as it
now stands, but if the anti NC Bride
faction succeeded in gaining control
it would almost necessitate the support
of Cushman's Endorsement, for Shaw
for postmaster in order for him to gain
the votes of Clark county. This would
Immediately appoint Shaw postmaster,
as he would then have the Endorsement
of the entir delegation from this state,
which would cause the postoffice de-
partment to sanction the appointment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
BABY RESTORES HER MIND
Birth of a Child Dethrones the Reaso,
Of Loving Mother.

WATERBURY,, Conn, April S.-The
birth of a baby daughter a year ago
left Mrs. Josephine Truanski of this
town insane, and she was sent to the
asylum at Middletown almost before
she had seen her child.
The regaining possession of the lit
tie one has restored her reason. TC
nurse it, to cuddle it and to smother
it with motherly kisses has done what
the noted alienists of the state were
unable to do for the deranged mother
No sooner was the baby born than it
was deemed wise to remove the mother
to Middleton. The baby was given in
to the care of friends, who pitied the
woman, and hoped some day she would
live to reclaim it.
Months of Torture.
The twelve months passed at the
asylum. the unfortunate mother know
ing vaguely that she had been tor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
TOOK DINNER AT LEISURE
Senator Stuart Did Not Propose to Be
Hurried by the Stage Driver.

Charles Stuart, one-time senator
| from Michigan, was travelling by stage
through his own state. The weather
was bitterly cold, the snow deep, the
| roads practically unbroken. The stage
| was nearly one hour late at the dinner
station, everybody was more or less
cross and in a hurry and the situation
uncomfortable to the last degree.
Senator Stuart sat down to his dinner
with his usual elaboration, notwith-
standing the word that was passed
around: Fifteen minutes for refresh
ments."
When he had finished his first cup of
coffee the passengers were leaving the
table. By the time the second cup ar
rived the stage was at the door. "All
aboard" shouted the driver. The SEN
ator fingered and called for third
cup of coffee. The crowd laughed and
flung back chaff at the deliberate man
at the table.
While the household, as was the Gus
tom, assembled at the door to see the
stage drive away the senator continued
calmly drinking his coffee. Sudden
ly, just as the stage started there was
a violent pounding on the dining room
table and the landlord hurried in, to
find that the senator wanted a dish of
rice pudding. When it came he called
for a spoon, but there wasn't a spoon
to be found.
THAT shock headed fellow took EN-;
! thought be was a crook" exclaimed
the landlady.
The landlord jumped at the same
conclusion.
Hustle after that stage; bring 'em
all back" he shouted to the sheriff,
who was untying his horse from the
rail in front of the tavern.
A few minutes later the stage, in
charge Of the sheriff, swung around in
front of the house. The driver was
in fury.
Search them passengers" yelled the
landlord.
But before the officer could move the
senator opened the stage door, stepped
inside, then leaned out, touched the
sheriff's arm and whispered:
Tell the landlord he'll find his
spoons in the coffee pot
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
Educators at Albany.

ALBANY, n. Y, April S.-The Six
teenth semi-annual meeting Of the
Hudson River SCchoolmaster's club,
which began here today, is the best
attended meeting ever held by the as
ISOLATION. The guests include sever
al educators and others of national
reputation, among them DR.. Andrew S.
cation for New York; DR.. ]. G. Schur-
man, president of Cornell university
chancellor of the University Of the
state of New York
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST ROAD
Government Brings Northern Pacific
Into Court.

TACOMA, Wash, April S.-Suit
has been brought in the federal court
nv United States Attorney General
Knox. District Attorney Jesse Frye and
Assistant District Attorney E. E. Cush-
man against the Northern Pacific rail-
road over a matter of long standing ir-
ritation between the United States land
Office and the railroad. Back in the
'7Os. when the government coded to the
railroad the alternate sections IN
strip forty miles broad as a railroad
grant through the northwestern states,
it was found that many settlers had
filed on the railroad sections, and had
homes on them. On the unsurVeyed
strips through which the railroad grant
passed, squatters had taken railroad
lands in many instances.
was passed, giving to the railroad
choice lands outside of the railroad
priated by settleds. Later many of
the settlers were found to have aban-
doned their holdings in the railroad
zone. The railroad then appropriated
the abandoned claims under the terms
of the original grant, but refused to
disgorge any of the lieu lands that had
been given it in satisfaction of the
settlers antagonistic claims.
The government now demands from
the railroad $3.50 an acre for all such
lands that the railroad has appropriate
ed. The railroad in many instances has
edit he railroad in many instances has
tons, and where the company has sold
such for less than $3.50 an acre the
government will make an attempt to
collect the difference in the selling
price and the $3.50 rate from the set
tier holding the lands.
The suit, or suits, for there are
many of them, include in the defend
ants named a number of settlers in
southwestern Washington. There are
also a number of sections and quar-
ter sections Of lands in eastern Wash
ington in dispute. Included in these
is the section on which the little town
of st. Johns, near Colfax, is built. At
tempts have been made for months
past to arrive at an agreement, but
the negotiations have fallen through.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
CENSUS BUREAU ESTIMATES.
Probable Population of the United
States and the Principal Cities
at Present Time.

WASHINGTON. April THE CEN
sus bureau made public estimates pop
ulaton of the United States for 1901,
1909 and 1908, based on the figures of
1900. The present population exclu-
sive Of Alaska and the insular posses
sions is 79,9Oo,3s9, an increase of 1885,
314 over 1900.
The population Of San Francisco is
estimated at 355,919. New York 3,716,-
1879, Chicago 1,S73.S50, Philadelphia
1,367,716, ST. Louis 100000, Cleveland
414,950, Cincinnati 332.934. BY states
New York has 100000, Pennsylvania
100000, Illinois 100000 and Texas
3,00O,0 900, having passed Missouri. Only
% states now have less than 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
MOTHER RECEIVERS BOY
Mrs. Shuffin Geha Returns With Sor
Stolen From Her BY His Father.

TACOMA. Wash, April S.-After a
chase of more than 6000 miles. Mrs
Shuffia Geha has returned to Tacoma
from Southern California. She was
accompanied by her eleven-year-old
son, who was kidnapped from the home
of the mother while a suit for divorce
was pending in the local courts The
father after securing possession of the
boy disappeared from the city. The
child was later heard of in various
parts of Washington and in British
Columbia. The mother made desper-
ate efforts to find the father and her
child, but her efforts proved unavailins
until recently. firing of the struggle
Mrs. Geha. who is a dark-eyed Assy-
rian. employed the services of a local
detective agency and the chase after
the boy began.
The detectives located the child in
a family of a settler near Port Town
send, but when they arrived at the
place they found that the father and
child had disappeared again. The
pair We're later located at Victoria
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
POSTMASTER AT VANCOUVER
County Convention Will Determine The
Successor to Dubois.


VANCOUVER, Wash, April S.-The
matter of a new postmaster at Van
couver has long been the discussion
here, and from present indications it
appears that the settlement Of this
question will be part Of the issue at the
county convention. Mr.. Dubois, who
holds the office now, has served for
over year past his term and though
there is no fault to find with the way
he runs the Office, yet the sentiment
prevails that new man will be ap-
pointed.
The two strongest candidates are c.
q. Shaw, who has the Endorsement OF
the TWO senators. and Dan Crowley
who has the support OF Congressman
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
LONE ROBBERS NERVY DEED
Held Up Twelve Men In Barroom
At Vancouver.

PORTLAND, Ore, April S.-A tele-
phone message from Vancouver, Wash
says that at 2 o'clock Wednesday
morning, a masked man entered the
bar room of the Hotel Columbia, and
in the place, robbed them and the till of
$3.50 and made his escape.
The man wore laborer'S clothes but
apparently appeared to be experienced
at the business. The police were i'm
that he will be captured, as all the ex-
it's to the town are being watched.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
AmuSe m ents
1.-THE Game Keeper" Next Week


Thos. ]. Smith in his new play Tho
Game Keeper" will be the attractio,
at the new Walla Walla theater. ThurS
day, April IA. 1t is a bright. interest.
ing play from the rise to the fall of tba
final curtain, with thoroughly orig.
inal plot worked out on lines, almos,
in every respect new to the Irish dro-
ma. A pretty story is told, every act
being literally brimful of surprises
and there is nothing glarngly absurd
and impossible. as is almost sure 70
show itself in the stereotyped Irish
play. THE Game Keeper takes its
place in the ranks of dramatic litera.
ture as strong, crisp, original and
thoroughly Irish play Land league
dramas will never be popular, even
the good old red coat play is no more
since Americans can speak of the war
What is wanted in Irish plays, is a
picture of the Irishman as he is found
among the boys of his native com.
try, as he is seen lounging-what is
called in America, loafing-amid the
old and cherished ruins of his native
land, the 'dhudeen' in his mouth or in
his ''caubeen,' and not care in his
heart; with his "cead mile failtha,"-
welcome one, welcome ALL" singing
or whistling one of the many tunes of
sweet Innisfal, making love to every
lass that chances by; rushing in the
midst of danger to help the weak and
friendless.
The Game Keeper" is being highly
commended by the press of the cities
just visited for it's representation. of
real Irish characters and it's refusals
to make nOnsensical caricatures of that
nation of keen wit and unflinching in
tegrity. Mr.. Smith is an artist in his
line and Rowland and Clifford have
him with an excellent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
JUDGE WOOTEM WILL ATTEND.
Will Be One Of the Speakers at Jeffer
son Day Banquet.

H. S. Blandford this morning receiv-
ed a telegram announcing that Judge
Dudley G. Wooten, of Seattle, has ac-
copied the invitation to attend the
Jefferson Day banquet to be held in
Walla Walla by the democrats April
IA. Judge Wooten is said to be an
able speaker and he will respond to the
toast Democratic Clubs Judge
Wooten is a former member of con-
gress from the state of Texas.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08

from her baby. were months OF torture.
All the time she cried for it, and the
nervous stress of her anguish undid
what good the doctors accomplished
for her cure. They could not quiet
her. They tried to persuade her that
she was not a mother, and to visitors
she was the woman who had the de-
fusion that she had a baby daughter.
Last Sunday there was an alarm
at the asylum buildings. The woman
that grieved for a fancied baby was
gone the guard told the superintend-
ent They searched high and low for
her. They could not find her and the
neighborhood was secured in the be-
lief that she had escaped
Tuesday night, soaked by the rain,
shivering from the cold, hatless, her
clothing torn, her shoes worn from her
feet, staggering from hunger, she called
at the door of farm house forty miles
away She asked for food. Her APP
pearance excited pity, and she was ta-
ken in. AS she was eating in front Of
a warm fire, the cry Of a baby came to
her. She sprang to her feet, again
the mad woman crying for her baby.
She ran by the astonished housewife
into the bedroom. A little youngster
was sprawling on the bed, gurgling in
baby fashion.
The woman seized it in her arms, and
smothered it with kisses. Then she
fell to weeping. The frightened
housewife called her husband. They
tried to take the child away from the
forlorn woman but she would not
permit it.
Mother Claims Her Child.
It's mine; it's mine," she cried, and
would not let them touch it.
Then they recognized her. She was
Mrs. Josephine Truanski They were
the friends who had taken the mother
less child to keep. The baby WASH n
fact, the child of the insane woman.
Their first thought was to give the
alarm. But the mother, overcome
with joy, was SO ptable a sight that
they forebore it. That night she slept
with the restored little one tucked to
her breast. Wednesday she told them
of her flight. 1t was a miracle from
heaven, she said, that had drawn her
steps to the place. She was so ra-
tional in her speech and her actions
that they decided not to disturb her,
for the time, at least.
She regained her strength fast. The
magic of the presence and the pos
session of her child restored her rea
son. Her two terrible days of insane
flight across the cold, wet fields were
as nothing to her when she considered
her reward.
Doctors made an examination of the
woman and declared that there was no
need for her to return to the asylum.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08

He has whipped me three times,
said the Boston boy. And now what
do you intend to do?" the sympathetic
friend inquired. Il have proposed that
we submit our differences to arbitra-
tion," the Boston boy replied.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
MUST 60 TO PEN.
Edward Ryan Loses His Case in the
Supreme Court.

Edward Ryan, one of the first men
to pass a bogus state bank of New
Brunswick, n. j., bill in this state, who
was sentenced to two and half years
in the penitentiary in the King county
courts, has lost his appeal in the SUI
preme court. -"
Ryan passed one Of the worthless
bills Of the $40 denomination in Seattle
on August IA, 1903. He was convicted
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses under the laws of the state,
charge of passing counterfeit money
not having been preferred owing to the
nature of the worthless paper.
Quite a number Of the worthless
bills from the same bank have been
passed in Walla Walla county, the last
one being passed at Wallula by man
named Russ who was apprehended and
given a trial in the superior court IN
this city but was acquitted by the jury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08

CASH" exclaimed the farmer, as ne
stared in awe at the Siamese twins:
Il wonder how they got that way
I'm not sure" replied the circus VIII
but maybe they went to take ufiNA
and asked some one to join them
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
Some of the Opposition.

Evidence that railroad workers OBJ
posed Mayor, Campbell are related on
every hand. A few of more promi-
nent of them, including Walter Chris
tan, Lincoln Davis and w. E. Bron-
son, who are candidates for state SEN
atorial nominations, gave the whole
ticket half-hearted support, but all
around them were small fry railroad
workers who openly advocated Camp
bells defeat. With these railroad work
ers were actively engaged in some eff
fort many business men of the class of
those most easily reached by railroad
influences.
Mayor Campbell received 1853 fewer
votes than the republican candidate
for comptroller, S32 fewer than the
candidate for treasurer and ISL fewer
than his democratic opponent.
Yoke to Be Thrown OFF.
An adequate idea of the significance
Of this threatened revolt against the
lobby, can be obtained only when one
understands the manner in which the
republicans of this county have bowed
under the lobby yoke in the past In
former campaigns the lobby has WELD
ed an all powerful political influence
IN Pierce county politics, and this
threatened insurrection on the part OF
a constituency so long tamely submis-
sive is highly significant,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-08
MCBRIDE REPUBLICANS CLAIM
DEFEAT OF CAMPBELL WILL
RESULT IN GOOD.
Friends Of the Mayor Walking Streets
Swearing Vengeance on Railroad
Lobby Leaders.

TACOMA, Wash, April S.-The rail-
road republican leaders in Tacoma
have stirred up a veritable hornets
nest Of indignation among loyal repub-
lican voters by openly knitting Mayor
Campbell at the polls, and now there
which is hourly making it more certain
that Pierce county will elect a Mcbride
delegation to the state convention.
Scores of friends of Mayor Camp
bell are walking the streets vowing
vengeance on the railroad lobby lead
ers who worked against the party can
didate, and declaring that the day for
their revenge is near at hand.
The railroad influences were not
alone responsible for Campbells defeat
Against him were arrayed also the
influence of the Tacoma Railway &
Power company, the sporting element
and number of active enemies of the
administrations policies. But these
latter were in a sense natural enemies.
Mr.. Campbell, as mayor had opposed
them and they were retaliating.
False Stories Were Circulated.
On the other hand the enmity of the
railroad forces grew out of a suspicion
that Campbell would use the power of
his administration to advance the
cause of Governor Mcbride and the
commission fight. During the campaign
which grew SO bitter, enemies of May
or Campbell openly charged that Mr.
Campbell was in an alliance with
Governor Mcbride. This has been en-
phatically denied by both the mayor
and the governor and the two men
have not met to discuss politics for
several months. On this account the
friends and supporters of Campbell
and republicans generally who were
loyal to him are bitterly incensed at
that action OF the railroad leaders and
declare their determination to put an
end to lobby dictation in Pierce coun-
ty politics.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
.STORMING SEA
DAMAGES JETTY
Bents on a Costly Structure
in the Columbia Near As
toria Are Carried Away

ASTORIA. Or. Feb 4-8Ioustsr
breakers rolling up from the south
west to-day carried away about TWEEN
" bents q the Columbia River ietry-
Examination OF the 5ettv IS made twice
daily. and the damage was not dfscov-
cred when the midday examination was
made
The portion Of the ietty swept away
was about go feet IN length and 10
Gated Z short distance from the outer
end of the breakwzter- II was part
Of the new work having been put II
last summer. When the damage Occur
red 4 severe gale was prevailing out
side and az the end OF the fetry the
wind BOWED along At the rate o.
eighty miles an hour. driving Up i'm
meuse breakers from the southwest
The statement vas made late this
afternoon that the damage IS not very
great An estimate OF the money loss
eutaiIed could not be secured
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
HOLD CONVENTION AT
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Golden Gate Christian Endeavor
Union InstaIls Officers 70 Act for
Ensuing Year

The Golden Gate Christian Eudeavor
Union held its seventeenth annual and
sfxty-eighth quarterly convention AT
the First Cougregz Li0naI Churcz last
night The church was crowded with
members Of that religious body.
Rev George c. Adams opened the
exercises with 4 prayer; then followed
Superintendent Rogers. who chose for
his topic A New Enterprise" Mrs
L Suider Johnson rendered Z fine vocal
solo. and addresses were made by Rev.
= K Harrison and P R Patterson
The following officers to act for the
ensuing year were then installed by the
Rev ". N White
J. W Hatch. president; ". T. Ellis,
first vice president; Miss Mary z. Bow
den. second vice president; Mss Grace
Pinney, recording secretary. Miss Lucy
z Hall. corresponding secretary = O
Mzttsou. treasurer; Miss Rose e La
mont. superintendent intermediate
work Miss Flora HuddIest0n. super
tutendeut Junior work. Miss Belle Stan
ford. assistant superintendent junior
work
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
sONoNLA CoTNTY VIZ.

SANTA ROSA Feb "A heavy rain.
accompanied BY q high wind. began
here early this morning and there are
fndics rSsuS q q big storm II can do
10 damage unless il continues for sew
erzI days. While not especially needed
rain VIII do good for stockue1 and
3sruers IN the improvement Of young
feed and growing grain
CALISTOGA, Feb 4-Rzin began 70
Ssu here about ; o'clock this morning
Rnd II less than five hours an inch
had fallen While II had not rafned
for nearly two weeks, the dowupour
was not needed. ss al crops and vege-
tation are doing well Farmers are busy
setting out grapevines and pruning
trees Prospects for good crops IN Napa
Valley were never better.
VALLEJO. Feb "a rzinstoru. zc-
oupanIed by a high wind. set in early
this morning and there has been a
heavy fall OF water during the day.
This part of the State was not suffer
ing particularly for moisture, but the