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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

to breakfast, but, owing to the fact
that his time was too limited, Presi-
dent Roosevelt was compelled to
decline the hospitable invitation of
his mothers friend. He remained
at the house but a short time, and
was delighted at meeting Aunt
Grace" an old colored woman, who
had been his mothers maids. The
old woman volubly expressed her
joy over her Miss Mites boy.
The president also met and shook
hands with Uncle Billy Jackson"
who also had been a slave of the
Bulloch family.
From harrington hall the presi-
dent drove to his mothers old
home. Bulloch hall, a charming old
colonial mansion, now owned and
occupied by Mr.. ]. B. Wing. After
a short inspection of the house and
grounds President Roosevelt re-
turned to his carriage and drove
to the City park, where a stand
had been erected for the president.
He was received with an enthusi-
astic ovation and after he had been
introduced by young Charles Reed,
one of Rosewell's promising young
men, at present Q student at Mer-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

ard street bridges by ordering work
delayed on the Washington Water
Power company franchise, in order
to consider the $4,000 offer of the
Traction company for a franchise
across these bridges.
The mayor, board Of public
works, chief of police, nor corpora
ton counsel have raised a hand to
assist the city council and to pro-
tect the people by whom they were
elected and by whom they expect
to be elected again.
The work goes ahead. The water
power octupus defles the people.
Why?
A large question mark is being
written into the daily history Of
several Offices in the city hall. That
question mark is coming to mean
who owns this Office, It's occupant
and through the occupant, the city.
What means the retention of eX-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
DIR, LATHAM TELLS
OF THE CONSPIRACY
TO EXT0RT MONEY

At the opening of court this
morning the work of taking testi-
mony in the case of the state
against Prall and Messner in the
alleged conspiracy to defraud DR..
Mary A. Latham out of valuable
property was commenced. Judge
Carey intimated that he hoped to
have the case over by Sunday.
The first witness called was J.
w. Posey, at whose home DR.. La.
than spent much time before and
after her trial and conviction and
from which she went to make her
trip into Idaho.
Mr.. Posey testified that he was
living at Mead on property former
ly owned by DR.. Latham and told
of the calls of Messner, Prall and
Mrs. Franzen on Mrs. Latham at
the home of witness. Incidentally
the name of w. H. Maloney, under
conviction in the federal court of
Illegal acts in connection with pen
sion affidavits, was brought In as
a notary who came at the time the
attempt was being made to have
the mortgage transferred from Mr..
Glasson as trustee to Prall, who is
accused of having played the part
of a secret service man who could
free Mrs. Latham from grave
chc~ges. Prall was mentioned by
the witness also as lawyer.
DR.. Mary A. Latham herself was
the star witness this afternoon.
The famous woman doctor, under
conviction and sentence for arson
in burning the store at Mead last
spring, is looking physically bet.
ter than she has at any tir : since
she has been before the public in
hei sensational trial and its denoue-
ment. Her cheeks are fuller, her
voice stronger and eye brighter.
She said it was shortly after her
sentence that Messner called at the
Posey home to talk over matters
with her. Messner said that he
hated to see her in this fix and
asked what she was going to do.
She said that when her appeal was
perfected and she was released she
would open an Office and practice
her profession.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

typewriters they can write a letter
and sign it. Why, the other day a
man wrote letter for himself and
took it to Mr.. Vanderbilt and asked
Vanderbilt to call on him and when
he did call he was kidnapped and
now some man Is sitting in his
chair spending all his money. These
typewriters ought to be burned up
or all the men in this country will
be kidnapped and l will have to try
and find them" said Peterson.
Peterson connects the most
trif1ing things with great men and
events. In telling of the president
his mind drifted off to a woman
who had cut her throat in Palousa
City recently. He laid the insane
act to the fact that the house she
lived in was not square.
He came to Spokane about three
weeks ago. He Is common look,
ing man and appears accustomed
to hard work. He claims to have
been born in Sweden and is Al
years old. His mania is believing
there is society formed in thf
country for the purpose of kidnap-
ing all the rich men and high of.
ficials. ID
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

publicity regarding the transactions
out of which the litigation arose
between myself and Mr.. George H..
Collin, and noticing some reference
by the press of the city that you
might wish to take a hand in the
matter, l wish to inform you that
shall be willing at any time to
furnish you any and all informa-
ton now or ever in my possession
upon the subject; and you are well
come at any time to examine the
books and documents referred to in
the bill Of particulars in said case,
which were enormously alleged to
have been destroyed; for all of the
papers and documents in said mat
ter ever having come into my hands
l still retain and shall continue to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

Senator George Turner, partner Of
the corporation counsel, to defend
the Washington Water Power COM
pany's interests, when they already
have able counsel in the city, re-
tanned by the year for that pur-
pose?
The people are beginning to in.
quire what it means7
The city engineer declared that it
was impossible to repair the
bridges over Howard street for
street car purposes and now he sits
idly by and allows these repairs to
take place. What has happened to
this official that his pen and his
tongue both become palsied so sud-
denly. Was he mistaken? Did he
not know his business in the first
instance? Could these bridges
have been repaired and was he used
as a catspaw when he declared they
could not. What is wrong with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
CITY OFFICIALS MAKE NO EFFORT
TO STOP WATER POWER COMPANY
Whose Duty to the Taxpayer Demands
That They .Act; .Allov City Streets to be Illegally
Torn Up BY This Company Uhose 4ctions Indicate
They Fear Nothing From the City Hail.

this official? Why Is he silent now?
Why does he not demand that this
illegal and unsafe work, according
to his written opinion, be stopped?
What has suddenly come over
the executive end of the city gov
eminent that they wear sphinx
faces and their tongues and pens
are dumb?
Attorney Frank Graves, for the
Traction company, declared this
morning that before the day was
over he would file with the city
his plans for remodeling and i'm
proving or rebuilding the bridges
and would make his offer Of SIS, 900
in writing accompanying the plans.
These plans call for interlocking
tracks on Howard street and the
widening and rebuilding Of the
bridges in such manner as to al
low of their use by both COM
panies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

Howard street 10 being torn up
by the Washington Water Power
company in violation Of resolution
Of the city council and not an ex-
ecutive officer of the city govern
ment Is raising his hand to stop
this illegal work.
The mayor can order this work
stopped.
The chief Of police can stop It.
The board Of public works can
stop II.
The corporation counsel can ad-
wise stopping It.
The city council can only legis-
late. The executive officers of the
city government are supposed to
carry out their enactments.
The city council at their last
meeting tried to save the city's
money in the building of the How
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
STATES CUNL|FFE
IS NOW IN THIS CITY

Although George Edward Gun
life has been caught and confessed
to the robbery of 100000 from the
Adams Express company at Pitts
burg, of which $4,000 was recover
ed, there is man in Spokane who
claims he knows Cunliffe and states
that he is in this city at the present
time.
A letter was addressed to the po-
lice department and reached them
this afternoon stating that a man
who signs his name as X. Y. 2. &C.
cidentally ran across Cunliffe on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
NETHERCUTT Will TELL
BARNHART ALL HE KNOWS

retain them until properly and le-
gally relieved of them. l would also
state to you that l am now relieved
of the obligation Of secrecy that l
was under when before the grand
jury last summer with reference to
George H. Collinfi from which l
have been relieved since the adj
journment of the grand jury, and
am ready at any time to aid you in
any way proper in the matter of
bringing to justice any party that
l may know of who has violated
any law of the state of Washing
ton, and especially am l willing in
this matter you or the public may
know all that know If desirable
to. Very truly yours, etc,
GEORGE M. NETHERCUTT."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
ARE THE WOOD DEALERS
SQUEEZING POOR PEOPLE?

Are the wood yards in this city
engineering a squeeze in the wood
market?
Several subscribers of this paper
have complained that wood dealers
are refusing to sell four-foot wood
and compel their customers to buy
the short sticks, thus getting $4.25
for two ricks.
One lady this morning called up
seven wood yards with the same
result: I'VE do not sell four-foot
wood. You can have the short
wood, two ricks, for $4.25."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
ChAUTAUQUA AT
COfUR D'ALENE

The Baptists of this district ex-
pect to raise $4,000 for the purpose
of securing an assembly grounds at
Occur d'Alene within the next year.
The grounds will be known as the
Baptist Chautauqua and will be
used for the pleasure of the Bap-
fists during the summer months.
OF the $4,000 needed the central
home mission board will give $4,000
and the district will give the re-
mainder. Fifty persons subscribed
$40 each yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

In the mail delivered to the Of
fee of the prosecuting attorney
came letter this morning from
George M. Nethercutt concerning
the action brought by him against
George II. Collins and whatever
may be of crime connected there
with. The letter recites that he is
no longer under obligations of Sc
crecy as he was when before the
grand jury and will help bring any
law violator to justice. The letter
follows:
SPOKANE. Oct. 10, 1905.-Mr.
r. M. Barnhart, Esq, prosecuting
attorney for Spokane county, Wash
ington: My Dear Sir-Referring to
the matter recently given so much
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

This maneuver on the part of the
wood men is a clean robbery of
one-third of cord less what it
costs them to saw it up.
The people who are hurt by this
grating system are the poor peo-
pie, those who are compelled to buy
a cord at time. The rich are able
to buy in carload lots or in big
quantities from ranchers and have
it cut at their homes.
There is also plenty of four-foot
wood to be had by the owners of
big blocks down town, who can af-
ford to contract for it In sufficient
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

quantity to make 1t an object to
the dealer.
1t is the poor man that the wood
men are robbing-the man who
needs his every penny. He is the
fellow who can not buy four-foot
wood.
If there are any wood yards IN
this city that are willing to sell
four-foot wood to the poor, If they
will communicate their names, ad.
dresses and the price at which they
will furnish it to The Press the fact
will be published in tomorrow'a
issue,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-One of the
worst storms in years swept the
chain of lakes last night and this
morling much shipping is destroy
cd and dock property ruined. At
most G.. he ports there is great
loss Of .Ss. Two barges have
broken tow lines and are adrift OF
Buffalo. The crews aboard tugs
are unable to reach them on ac-
count of the storm. One Of the
barges with FIVE or six men aboard
sunk in full view of the shore just
before noon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

the street and IL there is any re.
ward offered he will take the police
to the room occupied by Cunliffe.
He claims Cunliffe is within four
blocks of the police station. The
man asks that an ad. be put in the
morning paper, but not to mention
Cunliffe's name as he may leave
the town.
In finishing the man says: CAS-
soon as | see the ad. in the paper I
will come to your Office, or shall
l telephone you? For Gods sake.
act quick" u
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
CROOKED
JUR|fS
tEcripps News Association.y

CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Graft in the
Jury system of the federal courts
in this district was unearthed this
morning in impaneling a Jury to
try personal injury suits against
the owners Of the Iroquois theater.
Two veniremen admitted they had
been told to so to the office of the
marshal and tender services. One
asked II he could get two friends
on. He said he was told he could
II they were right" .L
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
MURDERER HANGED

ELKTON, Md, Oct. 20.-John
Shippers, the notorious horsethief
and outlaw, who was convicted of
the murder of Albert Constable in
August Of last year, was hanged
here today in the county Jail for
his crime.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
HENRY IRVING BURIED

LONDON, Oct 20.-The ashes Of
Henry Irving were buried today in
Westminster Abbey, A great throng
attended the services, thousands be-
ing unable to enter on account Of
the crowd.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20

A New York minister says heav-
en- is full of apartment houses. May
be 1t is. but you can bet there's
sign In each one. "Janitor wanted"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
NARROW
ESCAPE
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
RAINIER, Ore, Oct. 20.-An AS
toria & Columbia River train, Port
land to Astoria, was derailed by a
COW this morning on the brink of
the river. 1t went several hundred
feet before 1t was stopped. 1t had
a narrow escape from being hurled
into the Columbia. Passengers bad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-20
5TQRH ON LANES DOES
GREAT DAnAQ[

Hundreds of thousands Of dollars
damage has been done by the storm
along the lakes, over 100000 at
Holland and nearly $250,000 at Me-
nominee. Summer resorts suffered
untold damage.
The tug Irene and schooner
Glenn Cuyler were lost at Menomi-
nee. Every craft reported this
morning crippled.
Lorraine, O.. Oct. 20.-The
steamer Sheldon, 20 men aboard, is
wrecked five miles off shore. The
steamer Wisconsin is on the rocks
just outside the harbor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-08
Decision to Change the Loca-
ton Causes Hard Feelings
Among Business Men
INTERVIEWER
HULL
An Attempt Will Be Made to Over.
rule tho Orders Of the Special Agent
Of tho Departmont--An Improved
Service Will Result From tho Asi.
tation.
peclal to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada. July s..--Tbcre is postoffice
fight warming UP in Nevada that
promises something interesting before
1T is settled. Some days ago George L..
vanDyk, assistant superintendent of
the division, of salaries and allowances
of the postoffice department, was In
the city and looked over the situation
and as u result he has advertised for
bids for the furnishing OF a building
suitably furnished for a postoffice site.
Heretofore tho postoffice has occupied
n building Jointly with ncws and
novelty store and has been in extreme
~ crowded quarters. The specifications
required in the call for bids require II
room to be occupied exclusively by the
postoffice, to be from 1900 to 1900
square feet. with case containing 300
lock boxes and 400 call boxes OF an
approved style. and I'M entire new
postoffice equipment,
TO fit the building up as the requires
ments of the call means an expenditure
Of Mt least $4,000 upon any building
now built as 1t requires vaults. safes.
heat. water. closets. toilets. etc. There
are buildings now In the course OF
construction which are In much bet
ter position to make bid on the prop
ositlon. The highest rental that will
be paid is $a00
The situation M II now stands is
this. The postoffice where 1t is now
located is on the south corner of the
south business block Of Lynn street.
To meet the requirements as per call
for bids 1t will go into the block north
and north Of the middle of that block.
The downstreet business men and
property owners are making kick.
and making n hard one. Congressman
Hull was interviewed about the mat
ter Thursday evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-08
STOLEN GOODS FOUND
Two Stock Buyers Of jewell Accident
ally Find Large Quantity Of Goods
Indcr Chicago & Northwestern
Railway Stock Yard Scales.

Jewell, July S.---A sensation was
created here by the finding OF a large
quantity of goods under the Chicago
& Northwestern railway stock yard
scales. the goods being supposedly
stolen from a car. The discovery OF
the goods was entirely accidental. Two
local stock buyers. were unable to ball
ance the scales and started an investl-
cation which resulted In the discovery
OF forty eight pairs of shoes and IL
complete hunters outfit. The snoes
were In pasteboard boxes marked with
the name of an Eagle Grove dealer.
The rest OF the outfit included "a nunt-
el',, coat and sweater and u new Colts
shotgun said to be worth fully $50.
Correspondence was entered into with
the, Eagle Grove dealer MT once. He
said d crate Of shoes was missing from
o. recent shipment, but that us he had
already filed claim against the COM
pany for them he would take no action
IN regard to the goods found. Yester-
day railroad detective took Charge
OF the goods found. closing UP the az
fair
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-08
Held ROAD 70 BLAME
Coroncr's Jury at Iowa City
TENDERS Verdict OH the
Downey Wreck
----
aAv,s COMPANY NEGLIGENT
SAYS COMPANY NEGLIGENT
County Attorney Of johnson County
sa,ts There Is No Authority for
Holding Inquest Over Remains of
esrsons Killed by Aooidont-lowa
News.

Iowa Clay, July S,;-The coroner's
fury Of Cedar county, investigating the
wreck ut Downey In which one was
killed and three injured, held the Rock
island company oriminally negligent.
The conductor OF the freight train
which pulled into siding just ahead
OF the Rocky Mountain Limited test
flied that he left Iowa City four min
utes behind the time recorded on the
train registers thinking to reach Dow
iney safely. He said that he jumped
on the train hree-quarters OF mile
from Downey and tagged the passenger
when II came, but the engineer didn't
stop. He said that the regulations or
the company required that the freight
be side tracked before the passenger
left iowa City The brakeman testified
that the switch stuck when half why
over.
Des Moiiies. July SThe local orflc-
tails ~ the Rock Island stated last
evening that there must be u mistake
y OVIS WutkS do VIE CVuuuGtVh VA lItS
freight truth never received ihstruc-
lions to the effect that one train must
be side tracked or passed the next sta
zion before another Is started between
the two towns. They claim that there
is no such rule on the road. It Is
tor this reason that the tagging regu-
aatiorls' are In vogue, the engineer or
the following train being instructed
of the one preceding him,
and the conductor OF the first
train Of the one following him Both
are expected to be on the alert for
danger, the conductor to be ready to
flag the following train. and the en-
ginenr of It to be in readiness to IN
stanily obey the signal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-08

who Will have a hearing before JUS
ticei Held ut Kingsley. Miss Smith
bears an excellent reputation In the
vicinity Young Kelso denies the
charge Of rape, but admits he was
crtminnlly intimate with the girl but
that 1t was with her consent.
West Point.
Eight persons were injured moro or
less seriously in Fourth Of July ac-
cidents here. They are: Clyde Nc
Cannon, son of William McCannon.
shot IN left eye with roman candle. He
is under the care of DR. Grimwood, eye
specialist, at TT. Madison. It Is very
doubtful IL his eye can be saved: Will
lam Schitlte, shot in the eye and sew
erely injured by a roman CANDLE Mr..
c. Holtz, wounded above the eye by
cannon fire cracker Dee Fisher burn
ed on hip by explosion of blank caps
In hip pocket. Dora Pietz, injury to
eye by toy pistol. Dial McCannon, in
jury to hand by large fire cracker Mr..
Behdlage, barber Of Fort Madison, shot
In eve by cannon cracker; eye thought
to be entirely gone. Miss Schneider OF
FIT. Madison, arm and ribs broken by
being thrown from buggy in coll
lision.
Carroll.
Housebreakers were numerous in
Carroll last week, no. less than four
teen houses being broken into or at
tempts made to enter, In single night.
At j. l.. Bargers residence the fellows
entered the house, emptied the con-
tents of the, bureau drawers on the
floor and WI t away without taking
anything. A. Rev. Abel's they were
discussing on the best plan to pro-
coed, but we're frightened away by
Mr.. Abel, who had overheard their
conversation. At Mrs. kneppers
the fellows opened the refrigerator,
helped themselves to some eatables,
but the next morning the missing
articles were found in the street. 9th
er capers were committed, but so far
as known there Is no clue that would
lead to the identity of these midnight
providers. Swender's bloodhounds were
put on the scent and followed the trail
to the Northwestern tracks.
Clarion.
The younger members of the j. w.
an uneasy frame of mind the first OF
the week. When the two older boys
went to the Great Western depot to
procure their Sunday papers, they,
boy-like, tied their team to a nearby
freight car. While they We're in the
depot switch engine came along and
hooked onto the string of cars and
was about to start off with them, when
L.
team was In and released them. The
following morning little Thomas,
about five years old, made things
lively at home by building a bonfire
in the barn. He gathered good sized
pile Of hay and touched it off, and
when discovered the blaze had almost
reached the hay NOV. The timely ar
rival of Dave Box alone prevented
bad fire. for had it got beyond contro:
1t is probable that the house would
have been destroyed. -