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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25
Fire In Hot Springs.

Ark Springs, Ark, February 24.- Fire this morning In the business dis trict caused lolkses estimated at $70,- 00C. The print tipal sufferers oan are Sl, mon Mendel, Fy goods, sa1,oov, aaa ana the Indian cld s2o,ooo. The losses are partially Rvered by insurance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25
Wanted to Test His Gun.

Carmi, H., February 24.-Frank Lohne, white, aged 19, shot and nor tally wounded Lee Bush, an aged col ored man. Lohne had new gun and said he wanted to test it on a negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25
Returns With JeweIry.

Cleveland, February 24.-Collector of customs Leach returned today from New York, where he spent day in looking up jewelry imported by Mrs. Chadwick. MT, Leach stated that he had brought back about s5O.000 worth of jewels which, he said, had been imported by Mrs. Chadwick and upon which no duty had been paid. Mir. Leach added that he believed he had also located a small amount of money be- longing to Mrs. Chadwick, but" he said, that is not what am looking for.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25
Appropriatlons for Alabama.

The general deficiency appropriation bill, the last of the great supply bills to be reported to the House, will come in to- morrow or Monday. It carries about thirty-three millions It will carry among other items a judgment of fifteen thous- and dollars by the court of claims for the Alabama Land company of Birmingham.
 Five thousand dollars Is also appro- priated for the commencement of tests of cement under the geological survey at St. Louis This is especially important to Alabama, owing to the cement beds in Marengo and other counties of the state.
 Senator Pettus has drawn up an amend ment which he proposes to offer to the rivers and harbors bill appro9riating two hundred thousand dollars to complete lock on the Coosa river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25
Democrats steal a March.

The democrats of the House, under the leadership O. Representative Williams or Mississippi stole a. match on tae re- publicans today and in committee of the whole, despite the objections Of Repre- sentative Heininway, chairman or the ap- propriation committed, mustered more democrats than there were republicans, and struck out the sundry civil bill the appropriation of $130,6 800 rent for the Ma tional City bank of New York.
 The old custom house in New York was sold to the National City bank for $32O0,- 000 No deed WAS ever passed and the hank was enabled to escape all state and city taxes. The government then proceed ed to rent the building at the rate of $13O. GOO per annum. The new custom house will not be finished for about ten years. and when that time Is reached the sum total of the rental will at least equal the purchase price. thus virtually making a present to the bank of its present build ing. In this connection it was reported at the time that the bank received this graft on account of the money 1t put up for the republican ticket in 1896.
 Every year the democrats have opposed tie appropriation. but this Is the first bil' in which they have been able to se- cure more votes than the republicans
 The action of the committe of the whole will likely be reversed when the para graph is voted on in the House. as the word has gone forth for all republicans to be present when the vote is taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25

tcontinusd on Fourth Pass.>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-25

bodies. Neither one of the men has any relatives in tlis state, but the relatives of Joe Scott. with whom Gallaher board ed. have received instructions to bury the men in Bessemer.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

A Sad little Sparrow sat on wire
Singing a Sad little Song.
III were Big and Snowy Like Yon
der Turkey" he said. people would
pay me more Attention.
Aa he spoke a tan man came alons
with an Axe. and II was all day with
ths Turkey.
However" continued the sparrow
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

against the Santa Fe and other roads.
was dismissed az kar as City. This
decision. which was by Judge Phillips.
exoncratea Paul Morton.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

Captain AlFa r. Berry committed
suicide az Vancouver. Wash. By
shooting himself through the heart.
lie was recently tried ~ general
court martial In vane yer barracks
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07

II suppose am well enough on. after
al. +"
Brethren. let us not Envy the Big
and Snowy. Sec what happens to
them before the Investigating Com.
mIltee. Lot ms be- Thankful for Small
nlesslngs-the Smaller the Hettcr.--
Newark News.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-12-07
The OMAHA DAILY NEWS

The Omaha Daily News is inde-
pendent in all things, prints all the
news from the different political part
les without any political colOring, fur
nishes complete and accurate stock
and grain market. Also full Scripp--
McRae telegraph and cable reports
which are the most complete furnished
by any Newspaper Enterprise Associa-
ton, and has special corps OF cor
respondents in all the principal cities
of Europe and .ur own country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09

was away three officers and three
ladies mad champagne, whiskey and
beer dinner. Mrs. Taggart and all the
guests except one lady, drank freely.
On cross examination Moraldo ad-
mitted that he told Captain Taggart
since the suit began that he never had
seen any impropriety between Colonel
Minor and Mrs. Taggart The witness
didn't know Fortescue who was trav-
cling with Roosevelt when the witness
said Fortescue was calling on Mrs.
Taggart. He witnessed no impropriety
when Fortescue called. Further uues-
tions brought out the fact that the
room in which Mrs. Taggart received
Fortescue was Captain Taggart's
smoking room, containing a secretary,
chair and lounge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
ATTORNEY VIII.
SON ENTERS DENIAL THAT
HE ADVISED GUARDS.
til He Read in Paper That Men
Were to Be Arrested.

Prosecuting Attorney Wilson this
afternoon entered an emphatic denial
to the statements in yesterday s
Statesman which stated that he had
rendered legal advice to the guards at
the state penitentiary who were
charged with false registration. In a
communication Attorney Wilson says:
Editor Statesman:
Your yesterdays paper states upon
what is claimed in the article to be
reliable authority that the peniten-
tiary employees involved in recent
troubles over registration, sought my
advice before registering; that 1 took
the matter under consideration, and
that after having gone through numer-
Gus authorities, and having made a
close examination Of the law, I ad-
vised them that in my opinion they
were entitled to become voters In
Walla Walla city, if they established
cinctS.
"These statements are without any
foundation of fact whatever. I did
not know of the intention of the men
to register nor did 1 know that they
had registered until an article was
printed in the Statesman to the ef-
feet that prosecutions would likely be
commenced against them for violating
the registration laws. These state
ments that the men relied upon my
advice as county attorney, or other
wise, in registering, places me in an
equivocal light in view of my connec-
ton with their prosecution, and I de-
sire to thus correct them.
LESTER S. WILSON"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
JAPANESE VALET TELLS SOME
QUEER STORIES ABOUT
MRS. TAGGART.
One OF Her Devoted Admirers and
Frequent Callers Was Lieu
tenant Fortescue,

WOOSTER, O., Aug. 9.-Thomas
Moraldo, Captain Taggart's Filipino
valet at Fort Leavenworth, was the
first witness when the trial was re-
Sumed this morning. He described
what he called the Japanese night
dress he said that Mrs. Taggart wore
when she received the officers at her
house. Colonel Minor and Lieptenant
Fortescue, President Roosevelt's
nephew, were frequent callers. He
testified that one night when Captain
Taggart was in Kansas City, Fortes-
cue and another officer called at the
house at o'clock at night. Mrs. Tag
CART told the witness to go to bed. At
o'clock the next morning Fortescue
came again and sat in the parlor, re-
naming half an four. Mrs. Taggart
wore her Japanese night dress. At
1890 he came again and entering
without ringing the bell, went UP
stairs. Later the witness saw Fortes-
cue coming from Mrs. Taggart's room.
Mrs. Taggart still wore her Japanese
night dress. The witness had seen
Mrs. Taggart smoke cigarettes and
drink whiskey when they had COM
pany At one party when the captain
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
WANT POSTAL SWINDLER.
Said to Have Worked Money Order
Fraud Extensively.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Charged with
swindling merchants in twenty-one
cities out of thousands of dollars,
Norman E. Roberts. alleged money
order raiser and forger was arrested
last night at a sub-postal station.
Roberts said he was salesman un~
til a few months ago. He is 27 years
old and comes from New York, but
has a wife living in Baltimore.
Roberts method has not differed
from that of several other swindlers,
including one woman, who have been
sent to the penitentiary from Chica-
go within the last three years.
The forger buys a money order at
a sub station, usually for rs cents.
and payable to some other person.
Then all the writing is erased with
chemicals, and the blanks are filed
out for any amount under $100. IN
Chicago the signature of H. M. Coyne
was forged.
The raised order then is offered by
the swindler to some business house
in exchange for a small purchase,
and the remainder, which the forger
receives, represents the amount OF his
dishonest gain.
Roberts itinerary included New
York BOSTON. Providence, r. l., Paw.
tucket, r. l., Woonsocket, r. l., New
London, Conn.,, Baltimore, Philadel-
pnia, Harrisburg, Pa, York, Pa, Nor
folk and Richmond, Va, Cincinnati
and Dayton, Ohio, Indianapolis, Chi-
cago and Milwaukee.
Il expected to be caught sooner or
later" said Roberts to Deputy IN"
spector Larmour. II am not dis
honest naturally, but this game was
80 easy"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
Texas Farmers in Session.

WACO, Texas, Aug. 9.-The rapil
growth of the Texas Farmers Union
is manifested by the large attendance
at the annual meeting begun by the
organization here today. Leading agri-
culturists to a total of more than 1000
are present from all parts OF f"e
state. The illness of former Cover
nor Hogg prevented his delivering the
opening address as scheduled and this
feature of the program was abandon
ed Following the opening formalities
the convention went into session be-
hind closed doors to consider various
important matters. The ga;nering Will
not adjourn until the end Of the week.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
Enoine Blows Up.

Several employees of the JACK Brlg-
ham outfit, had a narrow escape Win
their lives yesterday, when the crown
sheet blew out of the threshing en-
CINE, which was running on
Brigham place about nine miles nortn
of this city. No one was hurt oy Tic
accident although there were num-
ber of miraculous escapes. The ou'n'
will be in enforced idleness 1or sew
oral davs while repairs are oeins
made and several members Oh 'ne
crew are in Pendleton. where 'hes
will snend the time during tnelr lay
off-Pendleton Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
Twelve known Dead Taken
From Ruins Of Building
TwEM1Y-sEvEM ARE IN HOSPITALS
Forty Persons Were Still Unaccoun<~rf
for This Morning-Work Of
Rescue Continues.

ALBANY, Aug. 9.-Twelve known
dead, ~ injured and 40 missing is tho
list of casualties this morning. The
injured in hospitals are reported to
be doing well, but one death having
occurred at the hospital among the
victims taken from the collapsed
building alive. The dead are:
MINNIE PULLMAN.
ANNA EASTMAN.
MICHAEL FITZGERALD.
F. P. LEONARD.
MARY MAVOY.
J. E. BOWERS, boy.
ALICE SHARP.
THERESA SPANBAUR.
ETA SPRINKS.
ANNA WHITBECK.
GRACE EBNER.
HELEN MALONE.
The workmen reinforced by railroad
crews toiled all night, occasionally
bringing to light the body of a victim.
The bodies of Spanbaur, Sprinks, Pow
ers and Malone were uncovered from
midnight to o'clock this morning.
Manslaughter in the second degree
is the charge that will be preferred
against any person found criminally
negligent, but no arrests will be made
until the investigation is completed
was removed at g o'clock this after
noon. Two more are in sight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09

lie was taken to the Garfield hotel
anu Is pelng cared for by DR.. Coberly
Mr.. Fraser is 56 years old. He was a
oriVer OF bull teams in the early days
across the plains, and has been in tho
west many years. He is unmarried
ana mas been working on Henry Grin
er's ranch, near Garfield. for sevoro,
months.
Mr.. Fraser has a sister, Mrs. Jane
Armson, living in Seattle, and two
brothers living in Missoula, Mont. Mr.
drlner mas wired his relatives of the
accident.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
Roval Arcanum Rates.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Prominene
New York officials of the Royal Arcan-
um believe that the forthcoming spe-
cial session of the supreme counci'
win be unproductive Of results. IN
their opinion the council will reanirm
the new rates, against which sucn Vie-
orous protest has been made by the
membership of the order throusnous
the country.
other plans will be CONSIDERED OUT
none of those advanced by the NAL
contents has impressed the members
of the supreme body. A vote OF two
thirds of the supreme councii VIII DC
required to change the new rates.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09

nent to the workings of the commits
sion.
Railroad Rates.
The principal subject taken up by
the Walla Walla people was that of
local rates on freight shipments out
of Walla Walla. The matter was
handled in an able manner by Harry
B. Strong and Ben c. Holt who gave
the commission quite a number of
facts and figures to show that the
shippers of Walla Walla were being
Disseminated against by the railroad
companies. They claimed that the To-
cal rate was SO high that the Walla
Walla shipper and manufacturer was
not able to complete with those of
Portland, one reason being cited t.
the zone in which the rate applied
only extended for a distance of a little
over so miles from Walla Walla. This
permitted the Portland dealer to COM
pete with the Walla Walla shipper and
take great amount of trade that nat
urally would come to this city. They
asked that Walla Walla be given as
good a rate as had been granted to
Spokane and that the zone be extend
ed. 1t was claimed that Walla Walla
was not being injured by the distrib-
uting rate that had been given Spo-
kane as there was at the present time
no competition between the merchants
of the two cities.
In addition to calling attention to
the discrimination of rates Mr.. Holt
called attention to the inadequate
depot facilities that were afforded at
Pasco and the discomfort that Walla
Walla people were forced to endure
by having to wait at that station for
trains on the Northern Pacific in 60
ing from and returning to Walla
Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
FAMOUS CATHOLIC DIVINE DIED
OF YELLOW fever THIS
MORNING.
The Scourae Is Becoming More Viru-
lent and Is Spreading Through
out Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9.-Accord-
ing to the mayors proclamation all
business houses weer closed today and
everybody engaged in cleaning the
city.
At 1890 three deaths and eleven
new cases were reported.
At noon three deaths and II new
cases were reported in the city. Two
suspicious cases are reported at Tai
,ulah in north Louisiana. DIR. Itch
enor and two nurses left this morning
to attend Bon Ami patients near Lake
Charles.
Archbishop Chappelle died at 1880.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
Dave Seven Mills on Dollar

CLEVELAND, Aug. 9.-CreoitofS u
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick VIII
q tota, dividend of about seven Hills
on the dollar when the matter
eno,,v settled. according to Referee
in Bankruptcy Remington. Ine as .
sets will amount to about szo'Voo' -
is exnected. against which are ciains
for attorneys fees and court cos's
amounting to $1,000, deaving aDou.
e,4 4ooo With which to meet $2,ooo'ooo
of Indebtedness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
TOM LAWSON TO THE REsclE
Puts Up Two Million to Avert Panic

BOSTON, Aug. 9.-Tom Lawson nut
up S2,O00,000 today and that, together
with the promised. action of the secur-
tiles committee, averted sensational
developments on the stock market.
An attempt was made to prevent the
transfer of a great block of stock of
the Copper Range company. 1t is as
serted that if the attempt had sue
ceeded a situation of almost unparal-
leled delicacy would have been created
on State street. 1t is claimed by some
that about s7,5OO,OOO was involved and
nearly seven -eighths of the houses in
State street Lawson promises to un-
wind the mystery of the Copper Range
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
Taqqart Trial Postponed.

WOOSTER, o., Aug. 9.-James
Sterling, Captain Taggarts attorney,
was taken ill last night and the divorce
trial was postponed till this afternoon.
Later the attorneys agreed to post
of a court martial of Captain Taggart
after the trial on charges preferred by
his wife has no foundation. The wo-
mans attorneys say that such course
is not contemplated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
AUTO STRIKES MILK WAGON.
Owner Had Neck Broken-Youno
Lady Injured.

HOUSTON, Aug. 9.-Running 40
miles an hour the automobile of James
Darrough, who was accompanied by
Miss Bette White struck a milk
wagon. The auto turned turtle. Dar-
rough's neck was broken and Miss
White was seriously injured. o. M.
MastersOn, wagon driver, has broken
leg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
RAILROAD COMMISSION
HOLDS SESSION IN CITY
Met Officers Of Commercial Club Merchants, Shippers and
Railroad Men To-day Subject Of Freight Rates
Was Discussed.

Two members of the state railway
commission were in Walla Walla to-
day and held a lengthy conference this
afternoon with members of the Walla
shippers and the representatives of
the railway companies doing business
in Walla Walla. The conference was
held in the parlors of the Hotel Dacres
and was presided over by Ex-Governor
Miles c. Moore as chairman.
Received at Depot.
H. A. Fairchild, chairman of the
board, of Bellingham, John S. Nc
MILAN, of Roche Harbor member and
]. w. Lysons of Port Townsend, Sec
retary of the board, accompanied by
F. G. Goss, a special representative of
the Seattle Post t-Intelligencer, arrived
in Walla Walla on the w. & c. r.
train at 1915. They were met at the
depot by President John B. Catron Of
the Walla Walla Commercial Club and
Ben c. Holt, jr., chairman of the rail-
way committee of the same organiza
ton. They were taken to the Hotel
Dacres where a brief conference was
held and the hour for the meetings
arranged
Drive About City.
After the gentlemen had been served
with breakfast carriages were provid-
ed and, accompanied by Ben C. Holt,
jr, Mayor Gilbert Hunt, John B. Cat
ron and A. F. Statter, they were taken
about the city. A visit was made to
Whitman college, Fort Walla Walla,
the Odd Fellows Home, the various
manufacturing plants and a drive
through the residence district of Walla
Walla.
Afternoon Conference.
At o'clock the railway commits
sioners met in the parlOrs of the Hotel
Dacres and were received by the Off
GERS and directors of the club and a
number of the leading merchants and
shippers of Walla Walla. Chairman
Fairchild announced that the board
was making a tour of Eastern Wash
ington prior to going to South Da-
kota for the purpose of attending a
joint meeting of all the railway COM
and the Interstate Railway commits
sion. The members of the Washington
board desired to meet the people of
different sections and get some infor-
nation as to their wants and needs
relative to subjects that were peril
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
PEACE TALK
HAS BEGUN
p|srIpptsntIaries Hold First
Conference
,sIuINAaIEs ARE NOW ARRANGED
. Are Receiving No Callers at
Their Hotel-Opening Of Con-
ference Unpretentious.

poTsMOUTH, Aug. 9.-The Jap
o,vovs breakfasted in the pub
&. dining room of the hotel while the
,-..;orc we're served in private apart
MIG Komura and Takahira bowed
.,sir acknowledgements of special
s,ntations of the guests. The order
Dyo cards" prevailed in the apart
msnts of both ENJOYS. Sato said there
vas nothing new to impart and that
,od,ys meeting was merely for the
arrangement of preliminaries. Ex-
tnmdinary precautions are being
taken to avoid all possibility of en-
barrassu ent between the ENJOYS and
msr.I4is of their suites. The Russian
and suarese flags no longer fly from
the hotel staffs. Secret service men
accompany the ENJOYS on their trips
to anil from the city.
Today the peace ENJOYS began their
great battle of wits. The first peace
conference began shortly after 10
o'clock Arriving at the general store
building of the navy yard in automo-
bl,, III. or,.o,-c ,,roro aconrtaJ hx, Ao
sistant Secretary of State Pierce, who
announced his pleasure as United
States feels in the happy outcome of
their abOrs. Then with a bow Pierce
withdrew and the ENJOYS of the two
Warng empires were left to settle
down to business. In this simple DEM
Ocratic way was inaugurated a confer
ence which, it is hoped by the civilized
world will put a stop to a bloody war.
After the return of the plenipoten-
'aIleS to their hotel from the navy
yard, Sato, on behalf of the Japanese,
SAID; Today's meeting was entirely
informal 1t was for the purpose of
methods of procedure. 1t
was decided that formal meetings will
commence tomorrow at $50. The
meetings will be held twice a day, from
10 l23o and from to $50, subject
"Sucn notifications as may be agreed
upon.
At noon the conference adjourned,
"'"e and Rosen returning to their
hotel
1Ae session lasted less than an hour.
"dS announced unofficially i'm
-Nv1la'ey after adjournment that an
V'usr Of business was agreed upon and
>'a' the language to be used should
'-' 'le convenience of the individual
'''10ers' Baron Rosen states that if
"V''y Is agreed upon it would most
y Ve IN French. From a high but
e~' '''al source it is learned that the
action of the ENJOYS was the
- ol the presidents identical
ro,. Japan and Russia advocating
n,.' and urging the appointment of
~. S''eii'laries. This formed the
- u The conference. The answer
r..1 We japanese government was then
Tbo ii'due part of the records.
non. acceptance of the Russian govern
wt,.. n' followed. The credentials of
The =, presented and approved.
af,s.U "@panese will present theirs this
0oH personally r. u..