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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-24

B6pyright by Golfers Weekly
s'Weu. Mr.. Holmes, ao1aot do gou make
Of these2"
play billiards to steady the cue; third,
you never play billiards except with
Ihurston; fourth, you told me four
weeks ago that Thurston had an op-
lion on some South African property
which would expire in month and
which he desired you to share with
him; fifth, your check book is locked in
my drawer, and you have not asked
Tor the key; sixth, you do not propose
to Invest your money in this man
ner."
AsHow absurdly simpler cried.
s1Quite So" said he, little nettled
EVERY problem becomes very childish
when once it is explained to you Here
40 an unexplained one See what you
can make of that, friend Watson" He
sfossed sheet of paper upon the table
and turned once more to his chemical
mnalysfs. j.
I looked with amazement at the an
gurd hieroglyphics upon the paper.
why, Holmes, it is a child's draw
angG" / cried,
&tOh, that's your dear
What else, should it be?''
That Is what Mr.. Hilton Cubftt Of
Riding Thorpe Manor, Norfolk, is very
anxious to Know. This little conun-
sdrum came by the first post. and he
was to follow by the next train.
There's ring at the bell, Watson. I
lAhouid not be very much surprised If
mis- were he
A heavy Step was heard upon the
STAIRS. and an instant later there en-
s2ered a tall. rudy. clean shayen gen.
Eieman whose clear eyes and ford
cheeks told Of life led far from the
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fro BE Continued
Robbers Loot Country Home.

New York, June 23.-Under the
guise of telephone inspectors two men
are reported by the American to have
robbed the country home of promi-
nent corporation lawyer doing BUSH
ness in New York and Boston. Dia-
monds and other jewelry of the intrin-
sic value of $4,000, but of inestimable
value as heirlooms, were secured by
the thieves.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-24
BuTcHERED BY cossAcks.
Russian Strikers and Women Ruth
IessIy Slain.

Moscow, June 23.-The Velchernaia
Pochta prints a report of terrible
events alleged to have taken place
June 16 ip the manufacturing town OF
-Voznesensk, where serious
trike disturbances prevail. The Cos
sacks, while dispensing strike meet
ing in the suburb of Talka, displayed
ferocious brutality, pursuing the I'M
fortunate fugitives, including women,
to neighboring forest, dragging them
out of their houses, organizing a reg
ular battue and ruthlessly killing the
strikers AMI disfiguring their faces
with their knouts. It is said that
twenty-eiSDt were killed and hundreds
wounded
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-24
Boycott Continues to Spread.

Island of Pinang. Straits Settle
ments, June 23.-The Chinese are con-
vening a meeting here to discuss the
adoption of a boycott of American
manufacturers until the Chinese ex-
clusion act is repealed. 1t is said that
the Chinese of the Malay states prob
ably will follow suit.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-24

for some hours in silence
with his long, thin bach
curved over a chemica
N3UH3T vessel in which he was
ERSESESSE brewing a practicularly
malodorous product. Hi:
head was sunk upon his breast, and be
looked from my point of view like
strange. lank bird with dull gray plum
age and black topknot.
$50. Watson" said he suddenly, "you
no not propose to invest in South AT.
rican securities?"
I gave Il start of establishment. Ac-
custoned as | was to Holmes curious
faculties, this sudden intrusion into my
most intimate thoughts was utterly in
explicable.
'.How on earth do you know that?' I
ssked
He wheeled round upon his stool with
a steaming test tube in his hand and a
CLEAN of amusement in his deep set
eyes.
Nov, Watson, confess yourself ut
terly taken aback," said he.
81 am
ST ought to make you sign paper to
that effect"
''Why?"
Because in five minutes you will
say that it is all so absurdly simple"
II am sure that I shall say nothing
OF the kind
'You see, my dear Watson"-he prop
ped his test tube in the rack and began
to lecture with the air of a professor
addressing his class-''it is not really
difficult to construct a series Of infer
enees, each dependent upon it's prede
eessor and each simple in itself. If,
after doing so, one simply knocks out
all the central differences and presents
ones audience with the starting point
and the conclusion, one may produce
a startling though possibly a meretri-
cious effect. Now, it was not really
difficult by an inspection of the groove
between your left forefinger and
thumb to feel sure that you did not
propose to invest your small capital In
the gold fields"
Il see no connection"
1'Very likely not, but 1 can quickly
show you. close connection. Here are
the missing links of the very simple
chain: First, you had chalk between
Jour left finger. and thumb when you
returned from the club last night; Sec
and you put chalk there when you
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cassini viii Not Participate.

st. Petersburg, June 23.-The Russ
says it is authorized to say that Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador at
Washington, will not participate In
the peace negotiations, but will leave
the United States Immediately on the
arrival of Baron Rosen, his successor.
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KIX5T-YYXH

"Excellentw said Holmes. Excel
lent! Pray continue"
"When / had taken the copy I rubbed
out the marks, but two mornings later
a fresh inscription had appeared. I
have a copy Of it here"
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The Adventure OF
the Dancing Men
No. 3 of the Series

f6se,,4s5t, 1908, BY II. Conan Doyle and Coiiisr's
Weskiy.)
(Cesyight 1905. BY Mcclure, Phillips q Co..
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-24

DIMES had been seated
for some hours in silence,
with his long, thin back
curved over a chemical
vessel in which he was
brewing a practicularly
malodorous product. His
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-24

tell you everything in order. When I
got back after my visit to you the very
first thing L saw next morning was
fresh crop of dancing men. They had
been drawn in chalk upon the black
wooden door of the tool house, which
stands beside the lawn in full view OF
the front windows. l took an exact
COPY. and here it is He unfolded
paper and laid it upon the table. Here
is a copy of the hieroglyphics:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

Los Angeles. July 10.-Information
coming from an authoritative source
has just brought to light the fact
supposed to be carefully guarded,
that +. II. Hartman is preparing to
recoup his loss of freight that has
been allotted the Santa Fe from Pa
ciflc Mail steamships in San Francisco.
Hartman, with the cooperation of
II. f. Huntington. is preparing to
build at San Pedro. in the southern
part Of the state, quays, docks and
warehouses for the accommodation Of
steamships to ply between San Pedro,
the Hawaiian islands, Japanese. Chi
nese and Philippine ports.
Not only will this line offset the ap-
portionment of freight that Hartman
has been compelled to concede to the
Santa Fe on every third steamship OF
the Pacific Mail line that arrives in
San Francisco, but it will offset the
Oriental traffic gained by ]. ]. Hill
for the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific at Seattle and Tacoma. In ad-
dition it will mean the upbuilding OF
San Pedro as one OF the Pacific coast
ports and add another factor in the
commercial progress of California
The United States is building a
large breakwater at the harbor of San
Pedro. In addition. the Pacific Elec-
trio company which is owned by II.
f. Huntington, has been since last
Sunday running cars between Los An
geles and East San Pedro wharf by
way of the Long Beach line to Do
mingueZ.
At this wharf the boats of the Will
mington Transportation company from
Catalina island land their passengers
at the same place as does the South
ern Pacific.
The selection of steamship line tc
enter San Pedro will give routing tc
| freight over a railroad of the stock
| of which Hartman owns over 80 pei
cent. Routing can be made by way OF
| Salt Lake. which is shorter by Sc
miles TO the coast than by way of Og'
den. The steamship line to be select
| ed VIII, with little doubt, be the Toyi
Kisen- -Kaisha. which operated tbs
America Maru. Nippon Maru ant
Hongkong Maru into San francisco
before the breaking out of the Russo
| Japanese war.
Within a short time Hartman is t.
make visit to Japan. The object o
this trip will be TO enter into negotia
tions looking to the completion of ar
rangements with the Japanese line T.
handle the shipping bound for tn
| United States by way of San Pedro
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
PURE FOOD MEN MEET.
Scientists Will Discuss Pure Food
Laws and Manufactures.

Men, whose duty 1t is to look after
the purity of foods in the United
States will convene in Portland July
10 to Is. These men comprise the
National Association of State Dairy
and Food departments. which is com
posed of food commissioners, chemists
and state haelth officers of different
states. In view of the agitation over
impure foods this convention, which
will be the ninth annual gathering OF
the food workers, promises to be the
most important ever held.
1t is estimated that 100000 babies
died in the United States last year
from the effects of impure foods. 1t
is shown the nature of the poisons
placed in food products by manufac-
turers, and a long list of the names
of the persons who have been killed
recently by eating the deadly adulter-
ations, has been published. Aniline
dye in butter, preserves, jams and
other timed goods; salicyic acid in
beer, arsenic in fruit flavorings; zinc
in canned vegetables, and forma!de'
hyde in milk are mentioned as among
the most poisonous of the adultera'
tions that have created such wide
spread CONSERVATION throughout thu
country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
On His Dignity.

Admiral Yates Stirling, U. 5. N,
now commanding the Asiatic squad
ron. when first lieutenant of one of
the smaller vessels, several years ago,
was taking her, with some difficulty,
into a small harbor on the New Eng
land coast.
A typical old down east lobsterman
in a leaky old dory piled high with
traps, managed to interfere with the
ships progress, whereat Lieutenant
Stirling leaned over the side and gave
him the benefit of some choice deep
sea language.
And who be you?" inquired the
lobsterman, leisurely resting on his
oars.
who am II" clustered the lieu
tenant. I'm the first officer of this
ship"
We'll. go to your skipper, then, "
replied the ancient mariner with dig
nifty. II don't argue with nobody but
my equals, an I'm capn O. this"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
4 Fourth of july Fake,

Some Dayton kids had lots of fun
on the Fourth with a gigantic bluff
cannon cracker. The kids had
length of stovepipe, or something of
similar nature, covered with red pa
per, and with a fuse inserted in one
end. 1t loked fiercely dangerous, and
as they ostentatiously set it down in
the middle of the street in front of
the Hotel Dayton, horses SHE'D and
drivers yelled at them to wait till their
teams got past. while the curbs We're
lined at a safe distance by morbidly
expectant people who were figuring
out the after appearance of the diff
ferent kids. when the five pounds of
powder exploded, and said kids would
be shy an arm, leg or head. as
the case might be- After the kids
lighted and lost all their matches
without effect. George Dorr went out
into the street and gave them more.
and at last the fuse was ignited and
the kids scattered. People block
away drew themselves together to
await the shock, while those at
lesser distance proceeded to get fur
ther away The fuse burned bravely,
and people held their breath, and in
about half minute there was a series
of baby explosions scarcely to be
heard from the curb and then every
one knew 1t was "bluff."-Dayton
Courier-Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
TREASURY STATEMENT
Deficit for the Past Fiscal Year
amounts TO S24,5OO.OOO.

The following statement OF the OPP
erations of the treasury for the fiscal
year ending June 80 have been made
public: The treasury deficit for the
year will oe approximately S24,500,-
900 This amount is subject to
slight but not material change. The
last report of the secretary of the
treasury estimates a deficit for this
fiscal year of 100000 The actual
deficit exceeds this by $6,5OO,OOo
The receipts for the fiscal year
year have been about S543, 100000,
$4,000, 600 more than the receipts es-
timated by the secretary of the treas
ury in his last report. The eXpenli-
lures have been $567,500 O00 or
about SS.500.000 more than was esti-
mated. The month of June Just clos
ing shows handsome surplus of
nearly s1S. 100000 ANA reduced the
deficit from $4,000, 600 10 $24,500,-
900.
a comparison of the receipts of this
Iiscal year with those OF the preceding
year shows remarkably small changes.
A comparison of the expenditures of
the two years shows wider variations.
Civil and miscellaneous expenditures
in 1904. excluding payment for the
right Of way for the Panama canal
and the loan to the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition company, were S1S2,-
400. 900; this year they We're s147,-
zoe. 900. an increase OF sl5.o0o,Oo9 Of
which more than half is an increase
in the postal deficiency
The war department expenditures
in 1904 were $115, 100000: this year
s122,4OO,Oc0, an increase of $1,000
600. Navy department expenditures
in 1904 were s1O2. 100000; this year
S117,SOO.O0O. an increase of s14,b0o,-
600 Indians in 1904, $1o.40O,0OO; in
1905, $14,60O, 600, an increase of s4.-
10000 Pension payments in 1904
s142.6OO. 900; in 1905 $141,7o0,000,
decrease of $1,OOO,OOO Interest
payments were the same for the two
years. S24.50O,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
LAND OPEN FOR SETTLERS.
Annual Land office Report Disclose
Over 100000 Acres.

The annual report of the United
States land office located here shows
that there are 2,250,423 acres of gov
ernment land unappropriated in this
district, which includes Spokane, Ste
vens. Lincoln and Ferry and portions
of Adams. Douglas, Whitman and Ok
anogan counties, says the Spokesman
Review. The unappropriated lands
in the district by counties are as fol-
lows: Adams, 1870; Douglas, 1900;
Ferry. 632,619; Lincoln, 55.476; Okla
hogan, 137.434; Spokane, e7,7S5; Ste
vens. 1.349.305; Whitman, 3943.
During the past fiscal year, ended
July l. the government disposed of
115,764.51 acres to settlers in the dis
trict. divided by counties as follows:
Adams, 9556.S9; Ferry, l0,7O5.69,
Lincoln, 2S.O3O.S3; Okanogan, s05.7S;
Spokane, 7s45.41; Stevens, 61,657.5l;
Whitman. 2726.4l.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
LITTLE MYSTERIES Of EVERYDAY LIFE

child died early on the following
morning.
Some years afterward the writer.
in company with a member OF this
family and some other friends was
seated in a room playing cards.
Suddenly he heard three distinct
taps at a large French window which
opened into the garden. Looking up,
his gaze met that Of his friends. and
he saw a sudden pallor come into the
latter's face. Afterward he mem
toned the occurrence. and received
the reply that it was the death tap
he had heard. Surely enough, tele-
gram arrived on the following day to
say that his friends grandmother was
dead
Another instance occurred in the
writer's own family. lady dream
ed that she was journeying to the west
of England. At Swindon she left the
train and waited in the waiting room
until branch connection arrived.
Suddenly she looked up at the clock
and saw that it registered 1915. At
that moment a dense blackness came
over the scene, and she remembered
iiOAililE
The next day the news arrived that
her mother had died at 7:15 that same
morning at her home in the west of
England.
Some years ago a gentleman was
seated at a table busily writing At
the moment he was alone in the house.
Suddenly he heard the patter of feet
outside the door, and then the sound
of dog barking. Going outside the
room he saw, to his surprise that his
dog had found its way from the gar
| den into the house and for some in
| conceivable reason was violently
barking.
Crashl The room behind him was
| suddenly in darkness, and a smell Of
escaping gas pervaded the air. Di-
rectly he understood what had hap
pened and hurried to seal up the
| brokenp ipe of the chandelier The
latter was lying in a thousand pieces
on the floor.
But for the mysterious instinct that
caused the dog to enter the house and
attract this gentleman's attention, he
would probably have been killed by
the falling chandelier, for he had been
sitting directly beneath it.
But there is no end to the number
of similar experiences, until one is led
to believe that there are many mys-
terious forces at work of which we
have no conception.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
Where Was She Reared?

Although she can neither read nor
write, cannot count the smallest
sums of money and is penniless, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mckinley, young and pref
ty. is attempting to make her way
through the country with two little
children. She started from Phoenix,
Ariz. where she was recently left a
widow. and with her babes began
making her way to High River, Cana
da, where friends have promised to
care for her and to educate the little
ones. She got transportation to El
Paso and the charity authorities there
sent her on to Denver. She started
today farther east. She appealed to
the charity organization society for
aid and that is when the startling
revelation was made that she had
not the faintest idea of the value OF
money and could not count it correct
ly--Denver Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

hotel keeper. TO provide him his din
ner and then secured a job and went
to work harvesting. A little later he
filed on a homestead IA miles from
lone, on Eight Mile canyon, where he
has since built house and barn. Mr..
Lober planted this spring about 30
acres of potatoes 12 acres of corn and
several acres of peas, onions. etc. all
of which he says are in fine condition
All of these crops are being grown
on hill land without irrigation. Mr.
Lober is a hard worker and has done
nearly all of his own plowing seeding,
cultivating, etc. He now has COM
Portable home, ranch which Is
bringing him in a good income and
for which he says he would not take
S50O0-ail the result Of years work
on "A capital of 10 cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
Value of Advertising.

1t would take 5000 circulars to
reach as many people as the Wednes-
day or Saturday issue of the Signal
reaches. At one cent postage the
mailing alone would cost $50. with
about twice as much more for print
ing envelopes and addressing. Figure
up carefully and you will find that it
will cost you about $3.50 for what we
will print for just few dollars. Study
this matter carefully; then come and
let us talk it over with you. We can
possibly give you some pointers on
advertising you never thought of be-
fore.-Weiser Signal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

"I knew no one for four weeks,
when | was sick with typhoid and kid
ney trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hun
ter of Pittsburg, Pa. "and when ! got
better, although I had one of the
best doctors 1 could get, was bent
double. and had to rest my hands on
my knees when I walked. From this
terrible affliction l was rescued ry
Electric Bitters, which restored my
health and strength, and now ] can
walk as straight as ever. They are
simply wonderful" Guaranteed 10
cure stomach. liver and kidney dis
orders. At Tallman & Co.'S drus
store. Price soc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
SOLDIERS ARE DISCHARGED.
WaIla WalIa Companies Lose Of Men
by One Order.

Walla Walla. July 1O.-Following
out the instructions of the war de-
partment at Fort Walla Walla this
morning "a enlisted men were dis
charged from the service.
This wholesale discharging of SOL
diers is i'm keeping with the policy of
the department that when a regiment
is ordered to the Philippine islands for
service all men who have less than
three months to serve are to be mus
tered out and the regiment filled up
to its maximum by recruits.
The regiment is scheduled to leave
Fort Walla Walla in August for San
Francisco from which place the trans
port will leave early in September.
BY the discharges this morning the
band lost 10 men, Troop A 80, Troop
80 and Troop "a.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
The New Baby.

The Mother-Isn't he just perfect?
The Father-Great kid!
The Uncle-What! Another?
The Aunt Con the mothers side)-
He favors all of US.
The Aunt Con the fathers side)-
He favors all of us.
The Nurseries a poor sleeper.
The Bachelor Friend-I'm sorry for
them.
The Cook-He's a darlint! U'n give
'em notice tomorrow
The Doctor-Shall charge $50 or
800?
The Cynic-Well II isn't his fault.
The Clergyman-Another soul.
The Milkman-Another customer.
Life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

Life is full of little inexplicable mys-
teries. They occur every day and are
passed. by as being merely ordinary.
Whenever the conversation turns on
mental telepathy or the occult science
there is always some one who has
story of the mysterious to tell, says
a contributor to Pearson's Weekly.
About 10 years ago, on large open
tract of land in the north of London
(now fortunately covered with red
brick Villds) a number of boys were
playing cricket. Suddenly there came
a loud humming noise like the COM
bined drCning of thousands of bees,
and great stone, larger than mans
fist. whlzzed across the center of the
patch and embedded itself i'm a bank.
Almost Immediately it was followed
by another and then third.
Although they waited in hiding for
some time, there was no repetition of
the mysterious missiles. The question
then arose, where could they have
come from? The nearest house was
quite 400 yards away, and a machine
to have sent these large stones whirl-
distance would be rather an extraor-
dnary article of furniture for a sub
urban villa. So the cause of this re-
markable occurrence yet requires ex-
PLANTATION.
In the same district a few years
back, four young men were seated
in a room playing whist. Suddenly
! just after midnight, the door, which
had been latched, opened slowly unit
| it had reached its fullest limit.
In surprise, the players looked up
but no one was standing in the door.
way. Then, ere one of them could
/ move, the door slowly closed itselt
again. Immediately one of the younl
men jumped up, pulled the door oper
and stared up and down the hall, bu
there was absolute silence and no ont
about.
Nearly every one is familiar will
stories of events that foreshadov
death. The writer of this article Il
personally acquainted with a famil!
who are susceptible TO a certain warn
ing, and once had the uncanny exper
ience of hearing it himself.
One night a child lay i'll. In tn
room next to 1t the governess slept
On the following morning she spok
of a tapping at her window durin
the night, and was surprised to Sc
that the father of the child was vic
lently affected by her remark. Tn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
NO ROOM FOR SCHOOL.
Promoters of Walla Walla College
Abandon the Scheme.

The plan for the erection of a nor
NAL school and business college in
Walla Walla, an announcement of
which was made several days ago,
through the columns of the Evening
Statesman, have been abandoned by
the promoters, says the Statesman.
Mr.. Carman, who was one of the
leading promoters of the college,
stated this morning that after care
full investigation of the present condl-
tions he and his associate had decided
that it was not practicable to establish
the school in Walla Walia. The fact
that Walla Walla already has one
magnificent educational institution in
Whitman college, we have determined
that it would not be practicable to en-
ter into competition with it."