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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-26

ney across country to the capital.
In addition to this mule, was pro-
vided with a guide as famous and
withstanding the danger and hard
ships of the Journey as depicted by
solicitous friends. l rode into this
oldest existing city in the new world
on the morning of the fifth day after
leaving Santiago, none the worse for
frequent
Plunges Into the Mud
along the trail, numerous shower
baths from the tropic skies, and
plunges into deep and almost i'm
passible rivers. Fasting was n rule
rather than an exception on the trip.
After such journey l felt that I
could declare, in accord with the
mortal navigator Columbus. who
exhausted the language of praise in
describing this island, that in the
whole world there is no better But
outside of one or two settlement
beyond Moca and La Vega, l found
1t to be in as primative a state as
when it was discovered.
Even at the very gates of the cap
ital. after crossing by means of a
rude ferry the Yzabal river. you
plunge into a strip OF primeval for
est, to come out upon and traverse
a deserted plain, at the end of which
you suddenly find yourself In a
street leading through the bruned
town of San Carlos. with its bat
tered churches standing like a grim
specter above the ruins. There are
the famous old capital rising before
you. You enter beneath a Fashioned
gate with parapet and turrets, bull
let SCARED with as many holes as a
pepper box, and ride down street
thanked by ruined palaces, massive
old churches and converts. to the
French hotel. where you are greeted
by the Borrowing madame, who sheds
tears at the very mention of her be-
loved Paris.
1t does not take long to discover
that Santo Domingo City, with its
estimated population of $4,000 in
habitants. is a city without industry
or enterprise. Barring a macaroni
factory and n match factory, in
which the products are imported ar
ticles put together in the factories
and sent out as home productions, 1t
is city IN WHICH NOTHING is
PRODUCED. Upon what these 1900
people hemmed within the city walls
live is a mystery. and when you
learn that from time to time they
withstand
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
CALL ISSUED FOR BIDS
FOR THE NEW CUSTOM-HOUSE
Washington Authorities May Decide to
Retafn the POstofHce Building at
tho Ferry landing

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Advertise-
ments for bids on the new San Fran
cisco Custom-house were prepared and
sent out to-day. The bids will be
opened here on June 20. The amount
of the appropriation for the work is
$1,000. goo. The Postofice Department
SIS of the opinion that the new Postofice
at San Francisco will be ready to oc-
cupy by August !. The intention was
to abandon the ferry postoffice, but it
IS possible that this decision may be
changed If il is shown that it is essen
tisl 10 the rapid distribution of the
mails.
The following adjustments of salaries
OF California postmasters were an
nounced by the First Assistant Post
master General to-day: Santa Maria,
1890 to $500; Soldiers Home. s1100 to
$1,000; Sutter Creek. 1890 to $1,000;
WeavervilIe, S1400 TO $1,000; Santa Rosa.
s25O0 to s26oo; Sonoma, s1100 to 1920;
TAYLOR. $1,000, to fourth-class; Wood
land, S21o0 to $4,000.
Edwin E. Cherry has been appointed
fourth-class postmaster at vending,
Mendocino County, Cal, vice Alvin r.
Clary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
GARBAGE REMOVERS
INDULGE IN GRAFT
Compel Washington Resi-
dents to Come Forward
With .'1'ips."
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-One of the
most peculiar and at the same time
audacious abuses of the great American
system of tipping was brought to light
to-day, when Colonel M. M. Parker, pres
ident, retired from the firm known as the
Washington Fertilizing Company, con-
tractors under Government supervision
for the collection of garbage in the Dis
trict of Columbia. He was succeeded In
Office by John r. wilkins under a ere
organization movement"
Charges made by business men and
property owners were In effect. that the
drivers of garbage wagons were in the
habit of charging fees-or rather solicit
ing 'stips''--for the removal of waste mat
ter. Although the Government pays lib
orally for this service, the spirit of graft
could not be downed, and the contractors
paid small wages and the drivers did the
rest. They became persistent and impu-
dent.
Keister Brothers, firm of retail mer-
chants, determined to take the initiative
against the abuse, and the result was
prompt and decisive action by the Dis
trict officials. No more tips will be paid
for keeping Washington refuse barrels
clean, and failure to perform the duty
assigned him will mean imprisonment OF
a fine to the tip solicitor.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
HIGHER PRICES
FOR PRODUCTS
Bureau of Labor Bulle-
tin Shows a Steady In
crease i'm Late Years
COST OF LIVING GROWS
Food, Clothing, Fuel and
All Household Goods Be-
coming More Expensive
Special Dlspa,oA to III. Call

CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, May 2z.-A bulletin
just ISSUED by the Bureau of Labor of
the Department of Commerce and
Labor on the course OF wholesale prices
from 1890 10 1904 shows that prices
hnve been steadily increasing In tne
last four years until they are relatively
higher than in 1884, just before the
memorable financial and cOmmercial
depression.
A table giving the highest and low
est prices Of various commodities
classed under the head of farm prod
ucts, food and clothing, fuel and light
ing, metal and implements, lumber and
building materials, drugs and chemi-
calls and house furnishing goods
shows that q majority Of the highest
prices are the figures paid at certain
periods since 1900. The majority OF the
lowest figures fall within the years
1885, 10 1897.
The lowest price for cattle was in
the fourth week in April, 1895, when
the best were quoted at So IS to 81 %
per 100 pounds. The highest price for
cattle was the latter part OF August.
1902, when It touched 81 so to So per
100 pounds. Corn was lowest in 1885
and highest in 1892.
Sixteen articles OF farm production,
including sheep, cattle. hay. hogs, hides
and grains, are enumerated. All have
increased over the average price from
1880 to 1893. The increases in 1904
range from rs per cent on sheep and
SIS per cent on cattle to S2.6 per cent
on corn, s5.S per cent on oats and 3S.3
per cent on wheat.
The average increase in 1904 in
wholesale prices of farm products over
the average for the years 1890 10 1899
is 252 per cent OF the fifty-two ar
tfcles included under the head Of food,
il is shown that in 1904 the prices of
only fourteen were lower than the
average price of the articles from 1880
10 1899. The increase over lseo-1S9S
prices is 6.s per cent.
Seventy articles under the head of
cloths and clothing show that the
average price for 1904 is s.s per cent
higher than from 1890 to 1899.
The table on fuel and lighting
enumerates both bituminous and an
thracite coal. coke, petroleum and
matches The average 1904 price is
1915 per cent higher than the lSs0-ss
price.
Thirty-six articles under the head
Metals and Implements" show an in
crease for 1904 of 1e.I per cent over
the average price for 1ss0-ss. Lumber
and building materials, of which
twenty-six articles are listed. show an
inerease. for 1904 of 24.6 per cent over
the average price from 1890 to. 1899.
Drugs and chemicals, house furnish
ing goods and miscellaneous articles
show increases of 10 and III per cent,
respectively.
The prices of raw commodities in
creased 1877 per cent and of manufac-
tured commodities lis per cent and
the prices Of all commodities increased
8 per cent over the average price from
1889 to 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
GRAVE DUG IN CELLAR
FOR MURDERED WOMAN
Husband Disappears and
Wife Is Found Stabbed
to Death.

PUEBLO. Colo. May 2T.-Rsturnfnx
to their home on South Santa Fs- ave-
nue. this morning. the two sons Of Mrs.
Guiseppf Carmechi found her dead body
lying across the bed. A hasty examina-
tfon revealed more than a dozen knife
wounds about her breast, any OF which
would have proved fatal Further in
vestigation by the police resulted In the
finding OF freshly dug grave In the
cellar under the house. the tools with
which IL had been dug remaining beside
1t. search is being made for tha
woman's husband. who apparently has
disappeared
The woman had been dead for .av-
eral hours when discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
FIDELITY FUNDING
COMPANY LOSES SUIT
Texas Court Appoints a Re-
ceiver for San Francis
co Concern.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

AUSTIN, Tex. May 27.-In the Dis
trict Court here to-day. in the case of
Sam Hirschfield and others against the
Fidelity Funding Company of San
Francisco, Cal. Judgment was rendered
against the defendant company and the
temporary receivership was made per-
manent. Joseph Cohen OF Austin was
appointed receiver.
This company has more than 1000
policy holders in Texas. from whom 1t
is alleged to have received more than
100000. It's assets are said to be
$500.
DENVER, May 27.-Stephen d. Fox.
State manager of the Fidelity Fund
ing Company of San Francisco, which
recently changed its name to the Pru-
Dental Investment and Security Com
pany, received letter several days ago
from the home office of the concern
stating that the United States postal
laws prohibited the company from full
filling matured contracts and that to
secure the money paid in all patrons
must enter into new contract to pay
81 every week for the next 44o weeks,
at which time the $40, besides the
$3.50, will be paid.
Fox, who is well known in Denver, is
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
SANTA BARBARA FARMERS
PLEASED WITH PROSPECTS

Crop Conditions Indicate q Prosperous
Season for the Grain Men I'm
the South.
SANTA MARIA, May 27.-Crop indi-
cations on the whole are very en-
couraging. Barley is bright and plump
and If the weather continues favorable
the section will have a large yield OF
this grain. Oats have suffered from
rust and in some localities the loss will
be severe. Yet, in proportion to other
grain, little oats are raised in this i'm
mediate vicinity. SO that the loss will
fall on very few. The threshers are
getting their machines in order for the
seasons run.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

angry over the action of the concern
and has written letter to the presi-
dent of the Prudential Investment and
Security Company. stating that unless
a man is sent to his territory at once
to settle up all claims against the com
pany he will begin a bitter fight on
behalf OF himself and patrons to get
what is coming to them.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
BOARD OF TRADE FORMED
BY CITIZENS OF REDDrNa

REDDING, May 27.-Reddinx citf-
zens at big mass-meeting last night
oreanized a Board OF Trade under the
State laws. Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed The organization will be in
corporated- The board Will act with
City Trustees in supervising the ex-
penditure of $130.00O, recently raised
for city Improvement at a bond cleo
tiOn.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

"Does your mother allow you to have
two pieces Of pie when you are at
home, Willie2" asked his hostess.
No, ma'am''
you to have two pieces here?"
~Oh. she wouldn't care" said Willie
conhdentially; this isn't her pie
Rams Horn.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

1ysentery-Dtaxrnea Skin Diseases
RAnorun-Drcpsy Stomach Trouhlsa
9yspepsla Throat Troubles
Ecxema-EryBipelaB Tuberculoais
feverz-qaIl Stones TurnorS-TI TI1c.r~
Goitre-Gout Varfeoc~a.
Gcnorrhea-Gleet Womenss r,a.-....
All diseases that begin with fsver-aH N
nammation-ah catRrrh-an conta xious ais
e9ses-Al the results oe impure or poisonsa
IN nervous debility Llquozone acts an = Vi
talixer. accomplishing what no drugs can a.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
For a Disease

On every bottle of Liauozone we Of
fer $1,000 for a disease germ that it
cannot kill. We do this TO assure you
that Liquozone does kill germs.
And it is the only way known to
kill germs in the body without killing
the tissues, too. Any drug that kills
germs is a poison, and it cannot be
taken internally. Medicine is almost
helpless in any germ disease 1t is
this fact which gives Liuuozone its
worth to humanity; = worth so great
that, after testing the product for
two years, through physicians and
hospitals, we paid $Ioo.ooo for the
American rights. And we have spent
over one million dollars. in one year.
to buy the first bottle and give it free
to each sick one who would try it.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
AUBURN WOMAN BADLY
BURNED BIZ BOILING WATER

Pan ON Stove Ups<ts and Contents
Scald Housewives Head, Neck
and Shoulders.
AUBURN May 81. - Mrs. Fanny
CiegE Of this place was horribly scald-
ed this afternoon. She was scrubbing
the floor near stove when pan OF
boiling water was accidentally upset.
The water ran over her head, neck and
shoulders, burning her in fearful
manner. Her condition II considered
critical.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
Acts Like Oxygen.

Liquozonc IS not made BY COM
pounding drugs, nor is there any al
cohol in it. It's virtues are derived
solely from gzs-larGely oxygen gas
by process requiring immense ap-
paratus and IA days time. This
process has for more than 20 years
been the constant subject of scientific
and chemical research.
The result is liquid that does what
oxygen does. It is nerve food and
blood food-the most helpful thing in
the world to you. It's effects are ex-
hilarating, vitalizing, purifying. Yet
it is an absolutely certain germicide.
The reason is that germs are veRe-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL
LEND MONEY TO FARMERS

Agrees to Advance g2OO, 900 to Improve
the Irrigation system In Inn
DcriaI Wiley.
IMPERIAL, May 27.-The Southern
Pacific Company has agreed to loan
the California Development Company
100000 for the Improvement of the
Irrigation canal system, which Is
rapidly transforming Imperial Valley
from a desert into a productive agri-
cultural region. 1t is provided that
the Southern Pacific shall name the
president and three of the seven di-
rectors of the development company.
Epes Randolph is said to be slated for
the presidency
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

second-class merchandise OF him who is
traitor to everybody but himself. then
they viii know that the tariff question
has nothing to do with the Panama canal
case.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
Nert to a Beautiful woman

WABASH CONTINENTAL LIMITED
running from Chicago to New York and
Boston. No extra charge made on this
train for its superior accommodations.
Ask your agent.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
Accident Delays Trame,

AUBURN, May 27.-The breaking OF
an axle on a freight car next to the
engine derailed six cars this afternoon
just below this city. No one was hurt,
but traffic was delayed five hours.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
SOC Bottle Free.

II you need Liquozone. and have
never tried it. please send us this
coupon We will then mail YOU an or
der on a local druggist for a full !.
size bottle, and we will pay the drug
gist ourselves for H. This is our free
gift, made to convince you: to show
you what Liquozone is. and what i
can do In justice TO yourself. please
accept it to-day. for it places you un-
der no obligation whatever.
L1quozOne costs sor and e
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

STEAL LEAD PIPE.-wiiliam Ryan and
John Williams we're arrested yesterday by Of
fcer Dowfe for stealing lead pipe from va-
can't house at a Van Ness avenue. They were
booked for burglary at the City Hall station
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

LIBEL FOR wAGES-A Gonzales and
other seamen OF the crew OF the American
steamer Sea Gull fled libel yesterday in
the United States District Court to recover
$261 for wages alleged to be due
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
We Offer $1,000
a Disease Germ That LieallOzor1e Cant Kill
That IfQuOZOr1e Cant Kill

tables, and Liquozone-like an excess
of oxygen-is deadly to vegetai mat
ter.
Liquozone goes into the stomach,
into the bowels and into the blood.
to go wherever the blood goes. No
germ can escape it and none can re-
sist it. The results are inevitable. for
a germ disease must end when the
germs are killed Then Liauozone.
acting as a wonderful tonic. quickly
restores condition of perfect health.
Diseases which have resisted medi-
cine for years yield at once to Liauo-
zone, and it cures diseases which med
icine never cures. Half the people
you meet-whcrever you are-can
tell you of cures that were made by It.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
Germ Diseases.

These arc the known germ diseases.
All that medicine can do for these
troubles is to help Nature overcome
the germs, and such results are indi-
rect and uncertain Liauozone attacks
the germs wherever they are. And
when the germs which cause a diseas-
are destroyed, the disease must end
and forever. That is inevitable
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
SAN FRANCISCO is PATIENT.

San Francisco is not the only city of
Importance that has had to wait years
for its new postoff1ce. Chicago has wait
ed twenty years for its promised home
for mails, and the citizens of that mu-
nicipality have come to the conclusion
that Government ownership should apply
in the case of Government buildings as
well as railroads. Inc contractors, 'in-
espectors'' and the salaried "superintend-
ents' of the Chicago postoffice building
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
DEATH OF MRS. EGGERS.

EG GERS-Saturday, February4, 1905,
at San Antonio, Tex, Lucy Corriveau
Eggers, wife of John <. Eggers Flu.
neral from No. 1923 Hamilton avenue,
st. Louis, Mo-, on Wednesday, Feb. 8,
at 2 p. m. Interment private.
The above was taken from st Louis
paper. The sad news was received in
Wausau on Monday evening, Feb. 9th,
by Arthur Lamotte, nephew of deceased
and on that evening his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Lamotte, of Minocqua
departed for St. Louis to attend the
funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Eggers were
united in marriage in Wausau in 1885
and were very popular young people OF
our city. Mrs. Eggers has been ill fol
the past year. the trouble being of 8
pulmonary nature. Mr.. Eggers took
her to various climates in hopes of ben
efitting her health, but it was of nc
vail
Mrs. Eggers-known TO our people
before her marriage as Miss Lucy Cor
riveau-was a sister Of Mrs j. A. La
motto and resided at her home, in Wau
sau. Mr. .Eggers was graduate from oul
high school, class of 1884, and after
wards studied law and was admitted to
the bar
They went from here to Minneapolis
and from there to St. Louis, where Mr.
Eggers has for a number of years been
manager of the Antikamnia Chemical
Co. and where they have resided fol-
eight years.
Mrs Eggers was at the time of hei
death 80 years of age. She was very
highly esteemed by all who had the
honor of her acquaintance and hel
death was a shock and source of great
sorrow to her many friends il Wausau
She leaves to mourn her loss, husband
and one son, John Eggers, Jr., six
years of age; and one sister and two
brothers--Mrs. j. A. Lamotte, OF
Minocqua; A. j. Corriveau, of St
Johnsbury, VT. and A. E. Corriveau, OF
Montreal, Canada.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kickhoefer, Mrs
Otto Rickhoefer and the Misses
Fuenfstueck ard Behrendt attended the
literary meeting last Friday to hear the
following question debated - Resolved
that drunkenness has brought more
misery to human kind than war"
The question for this week promises
to be both interesting and instructive,
Resolved that it would be for the
good of all Russian people to overthrow
the present fern OF government and
establish republic"
Hon. j o. Emery, ex-state superin-
tendent of schools, spent an hour at the
Training school last Thursday morning
He spoke of the duty and possibilities
of leadership in the profession of teach
ing As an illustration OF the influence
of a strong personality he cited the
change of defeat into victory by the
sudden appearance of Gen. Sheridan
at the Battle CT Cedar Greek. He COM
pared the great company of teachers to
the Grand Army of the Republic and
said that the teachers were equally
entitled TO be called by that name.
We were honored on Friday by a
visit from Mrs. Howie, Wisconsin's
celebrated stock breeder and dairy
woman. She gave an account of the
circumstances which induced her to
engage in the business, and of the
pleasure and profit derived from rural
life urder modern scientific methods
She spoke of farming as one of the
most pleasant and ennobling occupa
tons. Other remarks were directed
wholly to the profession of teaching
She believed that strong moral train
ing was quite as necessary as the train
ing of the intellect She spoke of the
large number of teachers themselves
who were unframed in morals.
In talk to the school Mr. Wells gave
an account of his visit to the Dairy
mems convention. He listened to in
telligent and energetic discussions
about the raising of all animals Oh the
farm but nothing about the raising of
boys, the most valuable of them all
In the long run neither the farms nor
the diaries will be much improved until
boys are Systematically and intelligent
lyreared, and the responsibility of such
training must fall upon the shoulders
of the parents as we'll as upon young,
immature girls who seem to have a
large part of it in charge at present.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOItS.

The chemistry A class had test
Thursday.
Three model report cards were placed
on the black board near the west as
sembly door last week On these cards
there is nothing but Els.
In every school you always find some
person who does not know anything
more than to play jokes on inanimate
things. Who put paper IN the bell?
AS both the president and the vice
president were absent. Roy johnson
acted as president Friday afternoon at
LYceum The following program was
rendered:
Lyceum Program, Feb. 10, 1905
Essa "a Hay Ride Party ~ Harry HasSin
Defamation Dolifurs Visit, 49,.
r.. p,:,, Coda o LeaTy
Declamation-"A Kentucky Philosophy. 80.
Essay-aThe life Of the mobiles in mediaevai
times, compared with the life of the labor
Essay-"Camping at Plum Lake. Irene Albers
Declamation-''rhe King of Boyville !,
Essay-"The Recent Fire. Lena Young
Declamation-"YoungA America :..... -
...........-.. -....l MatIie feVeEsoH
Essay-"stanford University ........;;.;;....;.:
...-..-...- ...--.. -.- mary van AuS9Vii'S
Declamation-"A Asleep at the switch .:..:....
........................ Harry Christensen
Mr. Parlin acted as critic. The pro-
gram was very interesting, especially for
those in the back of the room, for they
could not hear any of the speakers.
The newly elected officers are Elsie
Smithers, president; Sop Heinemann,
vice president; and Geo Goo" Lemke,
secretary.
S. b. Do you want fight?
Everybody who attended the high
school dance Friday night, had a good
jolly time.