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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18

Olympia, Jan. 11.-Albert. E. Mead
was inaugurated the fifth governor Of
the state Of Washington In the presence
Of large crowd Of people at $3.50 this
afternoon.
The Legislature met in joint session
at O'Clock, and retiring Governor
Henry Nc Bride delivered his farewell
message.
At the conclusion Of the reading Of
Gov. McBride's message a joint COM
mittee OF the senate and house escorted
Governor elect Albert E. Mead to the
rOstrum.
Lieutenant Governor Charles T..
Coon was sworn in by Chief Justice
Wallace Mount.
Governor Mead then advanced to
the. front Of the rostrum aud was
greeted with deafening cheers. The
governor smiled and bowed his thanks
and then turned to Chief Justice Mount
and took the oath Of office.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
SPECIAL SERVICE
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
bRISTOv RESIGNS.
Has Seen Designated to investigate
Railroad Freight Rates Between
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and
In Europe, "to Determine Best
Policy for panama Road"

Washington, Jan. l4.-Joseph l.
Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster
general, has rendered his resignation
to the president to take effect on jan
uary 20. BY an executive order, L.
sued late yesterday afternoon, Presi-
dent Roosevelt designated Mr.. Bristow
az special commissioner to make an
investigation into the present trade
conditions and freight rates between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and be-
tween the west coast Of South America
and the East coast Of the United
States and Of Europe, to determine
the best policy Of management Of the
Panama railroad. The announcement
came at the conclusion Of an extended
conference between the president, Sec-
rotary Taft, MIR. Bristow and Senator
Long, Of Kansas. The order issued by
the president says, in addition to the
foregoing:
"He is authorized to employ for this
purpose stenographer at not exceed
ing IS and his actual and necessary
expenses, and to take evidence Of all
persons whose knowledge Of trade con-
ditions or rates will assist in reaching
the neces ,ary conclusion.
1.-THE secretary Of wsrl will furnish
to the special commissioner special
letter Of instructions, in detail, a. to
the course and extent of his investiga-
tions and "a to the time he shall report
his conclusions.
Until his report is forthcoming the
commissioner will be allowed his &C.
tual expenses and SIS a day. The
president will finally fix bis entire
compensation. The isthmian canal
commission is directed to furnish the
funds needed in the execution Of this
order"
After the conference at the White
House Senator Long said that the
transfer Of Mr.. Bristow from the post
Office department to work in connection
with the proposed isthmisn canal had
been under consideration for a long
time.
1t is also stated that Mr.. Bristow
will probably after time become one
Of the canal commissioners.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
Spur Track to Fort WaiIa Walla,

Walla Walla, Jan. Ito facilitate
the handling of troops and supplies at
Fort Walla Walla, the o. r. a. N. rail
way is making arrangements to lay a
spur track from the southeast corner
of the reserve to point midway be-
tween the barracks and the stables
The branch will connect with the
main line leading to Pendleton. Work
will begin as soon as material can be
shipped from Portland.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
WASHINGTON NEWS

Ferndale has q new free reading
room and public coffee club.
The president has decided to reap.
point q. NJ. Stewart postmaster at
Seattle.
Mrs. Louisa Harvey, an Indian wo.
man living near traitor and reputed
to be more than 100 years old, died
last week.
Fire In the First Presby terrain church
at Seattle Thursday evening, did dam.
age to the interior to the extent Of
about $4,000.
Tho annual meeting OF tho Pierce
County Pioneer Association took place
at the Ferry Museum at Tacoma last
week. with over lao MEMBER in at.
tendance.
Collector Of Customs Ide has receiv-
ed instructions from the department
that after May /, 1905. certain officers
Of the service designated in the in.
structions. would be required to wear
uniforms Of a prescribed make.
The funeral Of former Mayor T. j.
Humes, of Seattle, who died at Fair.
banks, Alaska, early in the fall, was
held at the Grand Opera house, Seat.
tel, Friday. The services were largely
attended and many glowing tributes
we're paid to his memory.
Ballard is to have free mail delivery
after May l.
Tacoma is taking steps looking to a
rose carnival this summer.
Charleston is to have an ice plant
with a capacity Of fifteen tons day.
Sixty five fiat cars for Japan have
arrived at Seattle for shipment to ia.
pan.
Two Everett boys caught 800
pound skate while fishing Of one Of
the piers for rock cod.
Adjutant General Drain reports that
the national guard Of Washington
stands highest in Workmanship.
A review Of the building statistics
Of Vancouver for the past year reveals
the fact that one hundred fine resi-
dences were constructed.
Superior Judge A. l.. Miller, of
Clarke county, will resume the prao.
tice Of law at Vancouver next week
His successor on the bench Is W. w.
McCreedie.
The Seattle council committee has
unanimously recommended the repeal
Of existing smoke nuisance ordinances.
The city health officer threatened to
enforce the law.
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Representative Sherman Of
New York, authorizing the location of
TOWNSHIP on lands owned by Keller
and the Indiana Smelling Company, on
the South half Of the Colvtlle Indian
reservation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
Minor. Happenings
Of tho Week.

Il Il reported that three British ves-
sells have been captured BY japanese
warsbips and that all we're carrying
contraband.
A bill has heen introduced in the
senate to permit foreign vessels to
trade between the Yukon river and
other American ports.
The ecclesiastical court Of inquiry
called to consider charges against Bish-
op Talbot, has decided that it was I'M.
economically constituted.
The steamer Columbia, of the New
England Fish Company's feet, was
wrecked of North island a few days
ago, the crew being landed at Van.
couver.
Quartz has been discovered, it is
claimed. in great quantities near the
town Of Bonanza, Alaska. The dis.
oovery was made at Skookum hill on
claim owned by Robertson and McClay
1t 10 stated that President Roosevelt
will withdraw the arbitration treaties
recently negotiated with various for.
eign countries before he will consent
to have them emasculated by senate
amendments.
A Dawson dispatch says the Klon.
dixie Mines railway will be built from
Dawson to Grand Forks during the
coming summer. ]. A. Chute, who
recently arrived from London, is max.
ing preparations to start work as soon
as the snow il gone. -.
The director Of the Pacific railway,
from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres, has
authorized $4,000 900 Of new capital.
Sam B. Trissel. Associated Press cor
respondent. has returned from the seat
of the Eastern war and expresses belief
that the contest will continue two
years longer.
Secretary Hitchcock. by direction
Of the president, has removed J. T.
Bridges, register. and James Fl. Booth,
receiver, of the land office at Roseburg,
Or. charged with completely in the
land frauds.
Girl students in the Bible teachers
training school at New York have tax.
en- to supplying hot coffee to the labor
ers on railroad terminal at Forty -sec-
ond street at noon In order to check
their appetite for beer and it has prov.
cd effective.
Committees Of Atlantic steamship
lines and railroads had meeting last
week to take steps against the rigid
inspection Of immigrants by tho gov.
eminent, which. they say, drives bust
ness from American to Canadian
steamship lines.
All the railroads oentering in Chi.
cago will apply to the United States
district court for a permanent ipjuno-
sion restraining all local scalpers from
dealing in any form Of nom transfera-
BILE transportation. The brokers pro.
pose, If the injunction is granted, to
appeal to the United States supreme
court.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
idaho Wool Sold.

Boise. Idaho. Jan. 1l.-Wool buyers
have been active in this market for
the past several days. and it is esti.
mated that the 1905 clip, amounting
approximately to 100000 pounds,
will be sold before shearing time.
There remains only about a million
and half pounds at Mountain Home
unsold. The price has ranged between
10 and II cents. Most Of it has been
pure hased for Eastern mills.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
Seal Fishers Want riore.

Victoria, b. c., Jan. ll.-White
seal hunters have demanded of the
Victoria Sealing Company fiat rate
Of "a PER skin before they will ship.
They contend that the seals are be.
coming scarcer and that therefore this
increase is necessary.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
Col. BIethen ReSiunS.

Olympia, Jan. ll.-Governor Nc
Bride hnas accepted the resignation Of
Col. Alden j. Blethen, Of Seattle. as
y member Of the board Of regents of
the state university, the resignation
to take effect at once.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
Sues for DELINQUENT Land.

Walla Walla, Jan. l1.-Wiliiam P.
Reser has instituted suit in the SUI
perior court against Walla Walla coun-
ty to recover possession Of 100 acres
Of land which had been sold for taxes.
In 1901 about $50 tracts Of land were
sold for delinquent taxes under the
same proceedings, and il Reser should
win the suit many other gases will b.
instituted.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
Hearing on Bills Of Ladino.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE inter.
state commerce commission has set a
hearing to be held in this city Janu.
airy 81 on the question Of adoption of
a uniform till Of lading throughout
the Official classification territory Of
the railroads.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
GOVERNOR r,'BRIDc'S MESSAGE.
Condition Of State Institutions Re.
Ytewed-few recommends tiOns.

Gov. Mcbride, when he appeared at
the opening of the joint session to de-
liver his last message, was well receiv.
ed. He acknowledged the applause
and then began the reading Of his mes
sage.
In opening. Gov. Mcbride stated
that he would leave it to his successor
to make recommendations as to future
legislation, combining himself to a re-
port on the conditions In the state and
only such legislation - 10 connected
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots I. o. b. Seattle,
and arc subject to change without no.
toe:
Grain-Oats. e.60@s7 per ton ;
barley. %. 50@23 per ton wheat, chicken
feed, 70 80 per ton; bran, go; shorts,
e90@2l; corr, cas-.
Hay-kasternW Arlington, ele@l7k,
per ton; Puget sound, ell@ls; alfalfa.
tl0@ll.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, y9@Slc.
Poultry-Lve hens, ls0lSko Per
ID; old ROSTERS, 100; ducks. l2@l9k;
geese, 90; springs, 100.
Live Stock-Choice beet cattle,
COWS, $40 per ID: steers, SA@8kc;
sheep, $40; hogs, o@8Ko; dressed
calves, 1890; live, 6@6o.
Hides, Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers. over 90 pounds, $40 pee
ID; medium. sound, 60; light, sound,
60; COWS, sound, all weights, So; stags,
bulls and oxen, $40; sailed kips, So |;
calves, s@l0o; culls 10 less than
sound; green hides 10 less than sailed |;
dry hides, ll@l6o; dry culls, one-t third
less; sheep pelts, abc@1.25 each !;
shearlings, 10000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, ll@I8o per ID;
Western Washington wool, 10000;
dirty or timber stained, 16@lsc; tai.
low. 81 gao; grease, 1900.
Tacoma Quotations
wheat-Bluestem No /, 900; club
No. 1, $50.
Mvestock-steers, 4@4kc per 10;
COWS, S@SAc; hogs, 8h@3Ao; sheep,
6@5Lo.
Poultry - Turkeys, dressed, CSC;
chickens, spring, dressed, 100; ducks,
dressed, 100; geese, dressed, 15o. Live
Hens. 12c ducks, lac; geese. l2ox
turkeys. l9c; spring chickens, lac;
squads, 81. bO@S.
Butter-Washington creamery, SOC
ranch, 15@l8o.
Eggs--33o.
Oats-$27@29; rolled oats, $4,000.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay.
e18.50@14.50; timothy tl7.OO@lS.bO;
mixed, t1S.60@l6; clover, $l4.6O@
1850; alfalfa, tl1.b0@12.O0: Puget
soundels@l4.
Feed-Corn, $685.; wheat, $50; bar
10y, whole grain, ea8; rolled. e2A. so;
bran, 5000 Shorts, esi0ss.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-18
AFRAID or TOGO.
Russians Think Ne Nay Get RoieSt-
vGUSkv

venSky.
st. Petersburg, Jan. ll.-Great fears
are evidenced here as the result Of a
rumor that strong Japanese squad
ron is en- route with all possible speed
for Madagascar to meet Admiral Ro-
jestvensky and take advantage Of the
Baltic fleet vessels while they are
scattered and undergoing repairs.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20
WILL TRY BURBANK.
Court Martial Is Ordered for the
Army Officer.


Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. 20.-Infor-
nation has been received at Fort Leav-
enworth that First Lieutenant Sidney
S. Burbank, Sixth infantry, who left
here for the Philippines in February,
is to be courtmartialed.
Lieutenant Burbank is the officer who
brought suit in the. district court here
to annul an alleged marriage with Mrs.
Conception Vasquez. q Filipino woman.
The suit is still pending and after many
delays, covering a period OF nearly two
years, is set for trial in October. The
last time the case was up in the district
court arrangements were made to have
an officer take dispositions in the Philip
pines at Valodalid. where the woman
lives, but there was some hitch over
the selection of an officer and none was
named.
Lieutenant Burbank left here with his
eral W. H. Carter, in command of the
department where Lieutenant Burbank
is stationed, ordered a court martial to
try him. This court martial was sus-
pended by an order from the secretary
of war. 1t seems that Secretary Taft
made a personal Investigation of the
case while in the Philippines and a
few days before leaving Manila revoked
the order suspending the court martial
detailed by General Garter and directed
that Lieutenant Burbank be tried. Ca
blegrams have been received at Fort
LeavenWorth to forward a. copy of all
records, testimony and court proceed
ings here in the case. They are now
on the way to Manila to be used in the
court martial trial
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20
CLOSE A DEVLlN STORE
Senator Porter Makes a Deal With the
Receivers.

Senator Samuel Porter of Mont
gomery county is in Topeka today for
the purpose of settling up with the re-
ceivers of the Devlin estate one of the
companies in which Mr.. Devlin owned
a third interest. The company was a
mercantile concern at Collinsville, I.
T., which had for its business the sup
plying of merchandise to the mines
which are located there. Mr.. Porter,
Mr.. Devlin and Frank Wear owned
the mines and each had a third in
terest in the store. Porter sold out
his mining interests to Devlin and
Wear, but he kept hold of the third
interest in the store.
Now the mines at Collinsvile are be-
ing shut down, because it is claimed
the low price of coal does not pay the
cost oe operation. The owners of the
Collinsvile Mercantile company have
decided to sell off the stock and go
out of business. Mr.. Wear and Mr..
Porter have agreed to the sale, but it
was necessary to get the approval of
the receivers of the Devlin estate.
This approval was secured this
morning but the shares of stock
| which Mr.. Devlin owned in the con-
cern can not be found. The receivers
do not know what Mr.. Devlin did with
| them. However, the sale of the store
will proceed. and when it is closed up
one-third of the proceeds will be
| turned over to the Devlin receivers.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20
JUST BUTTED IN.
Now Dr. Brownfield Wants Out of
Penitentiary.

Attorney j. G. Waters of Topeka has
made application to Governor E. w.
Hoch for pardon for DR.. J. c.
BrownfieId, who was convicted of per-
jury in the Jessie Morrison case, and
sentenced to serve seven years in the
penitentiary. Mr.. Waters called at the
supreme court this morning and took
out the record in DIR. Brownfield' S
case, and will make a hard fight for
his release.
The way Mr.. Waters got into the
case is interesting. He was down at
the penitentiary not long ago, and one
of the prisoners stepped up to him and
said:
Joe, don't you know me?'
mo, who are you?" asked Waters
I'm BrownfieId; Doc Brownfield;
don't you know me?"
Sure" said Waters, How on earth
did you get in here %
Just butted in said doc"
That seems to describe the case quite
accurately. Brownfield volunteered
some testimony in the Morrison case
which had it been established would
have cleared Jessie Morrison. It was
proved, however, that DR.. Brownfieid
was very badly mistaken about what
he said. and he was arrested for per-
Jury. Seven years is the minimum
sentence for perjury in murder case,
and Brownfield was given the mini
mum.
DIR. Brownfield used to live in To.
peka, and made a great deal of money.
He was the vendor of patent medicines
and used to give elaborate street shows
to get a crowd. There is feeling that
he has been sufficiently punished and
therefore he may be pardoned.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20

checks were put in Mr.. Hamilton's ac-
counts for the foreclosure of a mort
gage on the Bennett building which was
finally not used. Mr. Mccall then said
Mr.. Hamilton had never made any ac-
counting of these moneys and said he
had caused an entry on the journal that
$45, 600, SIS, 900, $4,000 and $4,000 be
charged to expense account.
Mr.. Hughes asked If he knew of any
reason why Mr.. Hamilton should keep
this money and Mr.. Mccall replied he
might be entitled to it by reason of a
contract he took to recover $500, 600 in
taxes from the state of New York, of
which he was to receive one-third. This
recovery was made in the United States
supreme court in 1904
Just before the committee adjourned
for the day Mr. Mccall asked and was
granted permission to make a state
ment denying that he was a man of
great wealth. He said:
Various publications have stated
that / have amassed great wealth in
a few years and I want to say under
oath that am not millionaire nor a
part millionaire. If I should die to-
morrow the greatest part of my fortune
would be my life insurance"
do you pay the premium on that?"
asked Mr.. Hughes
Il pay my company $4,000 a year"
replied Mr. Mccall, s.and another thing,
of the many assertions I have never
been one of them that have sold the
bonds of the company
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20

A. A. Kinney, a representative of
the Atchison firm Of Blish, Nize & Sill
liman, proved to be a boomerang to
the Missouri river people who placed
him on the witness stand. He wilted
under the cross examination of A. E.
Helm, attorney for the Hockaday com
pany, and was forced into some dam
aging admissions.
Your firm can compete with st.
Louis in all the territory west of you,
can you not?" asked Mr.. Helm of the
witness.
yes, sir
And undersen that city, can't you?'
I'VE get the business
"You have a differential in your IA
vor in all towns, haven't you, over st.
LOUISE"
In most of them. not ALL
"How is it in the towns west of
wichita; can Wichita compete with
at does
Mr.. Kinney was then called upon to
cite towns out of the rate books, and
it was shown that in every instance he
to undersell Wichita. In the town of
Clearwater, SedgWick county, only a
few miles from Wichita, Atchison has
2 cents the better of the freight rates
on every 100 pounds: in Dodge City
Atchison had cents the best of it; in
Argonia, about 80 miles beyond Wich-
ita, Atchison is able to ship in hard
ware at 2 cents per 100 less than
wichita.
These towns were selected by the
witness himself at random, and he was
very much disconnected to find how
they figured out.
is there any reason said Mr.
Helm, why Wichita shouldn't have
the same differential west of there over
you that you enjoy west of Atchison
over St. Louis?"
sfrzr--
want to be cut out of that territory"
What do you consider your terri
tory?''
THE whole state of Kansas"
will you state, under oath, that you
consider that a fair condition to exist
in freight> rates."
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20

public. You are not here as the special
guardians of Wichita, like my friend
Taylor, nor are you trying to build up
a pr1nc1pal1ty in western Kansas with
Wichita, Salina and Hutchinson as the
capitals. l am here representing the
cities of Atchison and Leavenworth; !;
Wichita, Salina and Hutchinson are
represented by Mr.. Helm, Mr.. An1idon
and the distinguished gentleman, Mr..
Taylor, who is supposed to represent
the people of the whole state, but who
seems to be engaged wholly in looking
after the interests of western Kansas. -
Mr.. Amidon replied to this attack.
He said: THE statements of Mr.. At
wood are unnecessary, improper and
uncalled for. Mr.. Taylor's attitude in
this case is to rectify an existing wrong
in freight rates; an attitude which is
perfectly proper. I suppose Mr.. At
wood had that speech prepared and
had to make use of it. All we ask is a
reasonable rate, and we have no OBJ
lection to the other side getting a
reasonable rate too"
Mr.. Taylor himself then went after
Mr.. Atwood. Mr.. Atwood saw f1t," he
said ito make a play to the galleries
He saw fit to make a political speech
criticising my attitude as a public Off
cial The question here is whether the
rates from Atchison to Wichita are rea-
sonable; you can't get away from that
issue. The state has for quarter of a.
century been paying toll to the Missouri
river. If the Missouri river rates are
not right, I am here to help make them
right. 1 want you to distinctly under
stand,'' and Mr.. Taylor approached to
within about two feet of Mr.. Atwood
and shook his finger in his face, that
this is my position in this matter; that
1 am not here to urge an unfair rate
for anybody. Mr.. Atwood Eas no fight
on u.s.. Then why did he get up there
and explode as he did? Who is behind
Mr.. Atwood in this great effort which
he is making2
Attention was called by this remark
to the fact that Mr.. Trickett, the freight
rate man of the Kansas City, Mo-, board
of trade was in the room, and seemed
to take a great interest in the pro-
ceedings. Trickett is supposed to be the
representative OF the Kansas City. Mo,
jobbers who are interested in seeing the
Missouri jobbers win their case.
Doster Gets Back In.
At the former hearing of the case
which was sidetracked when the Mis-
souri, river jobbers filed their interplea,
the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific
asked to be dismissed from the case, on
the ground that their roads extended
The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-20
RAIDED BEN JORDAN.
Police Find Tub of Beer .sFor His
Own Use.''

A squad of police raided Ben Jordan's
house on West Curtis street, today, ex-
pecting TO find a lot of liquor and a
herd of drunken Indians. The capture
consisted of Jordan and two Indians, a
man and woman.
Several Indians were seen on the
streets this morning, in an intoxicated
condition, and as the public joints are
closed, the police decided that the abor-
igines were securing booze at private
house. A warrant was secured for Jor-
dan on a charge of keeping a disorderly
house, and the officers surrounded the
building. Before they arrived, however,
several negroes escaped from the vicini-
ty, and one young negro who was
caught in the house, jumped through a
window while the officers were search
ing the place, and escaped.
The Indian woman was found on a
bed up stairs, suffering from an over
dose of liquor, and with her was a small
Indian boy. In a closet under the stair
way the officers discovered a tub and
about two dozen bottles of beer, which
Jordan assured them was for his own
use.
The Indians gave their names as
Kaheh Shukkzee and Frank Shukkzee,
of Mayetta.
Chief Goodwin has announced that he
will help the assistant attorney general
to keep the city in its present dry con-
f7itiOn.