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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Held In Peonase BY the Government

JACKSON, Miss, March 3.-A. L.
Horton, negro postmaster at a way
station in Madison county, makes the
charge that ne is being held in peon-
age by the postofice department. Hor-
ton has been postmaster for several
years, and has frequently resigned. the
last effort having been made only
few days ago. but the postoffice de-
partment refused to accept the resigna-
tion for the reason that no person can
be found who is willing to take the
Office.
The negro is very much in earnest
and has written a letter to the federal
authorities here asking if there is not
some law by which he can quit with
out rendering his bondsmen liable. Ha
asserts that the postmaster general is
holding him in involuntary servitude.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
FINE LOT OF HORSES
Mord Mcdonald Sells 18 Head for
$34206Go to the Sound,

Mord Mcdonald, the we'll known
horse dealer, today sold to Robert
Henry, of Snohomisn a car of Is head
of young work horses, obtaining $3.50
a span for them or a total of $342O for
the car. The horses are part of a
shipment Mr.. Mcdonald bought up in
the Elgin country week ago and are
considered one of the finest lots of
work horses ever shipped into walla
Walla. Mr.. Mcdonald delivered the
animals this afternoon and they will
be shipped to the Sound this evening
over the W. & c. R.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Thieves Sell $4,000 In Silver, for Load

Thieves Sell $1,000 In Silver, for Lead.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 3.-Af-
ter entering a plea of guilty in tne
federal court to a charge of stealing
silver bullion, George Majors, of East
st. Louis, gave evidence against his
former companions, William Burroughs
and William Rogers.
The three were indicted at East st.
Louis for breaking into car con-
signed to the government mint at Phil
adelphia, and stealing large quantity
of silver bullion. Presuming the heavy
bars were lead, the men sold the plum
der to a st. Louis junk dealer for $40.
The value of the silver taken amounted
to about five thousand dollars.
Majors told the court that Rogers
broke the seal on the car, and that
Burroughs carried the metal into
nearby cornfield, from which some
days later Majors hauled it to east st.
Louis. Government detectives recov-
cred the bullion few days after it was
taken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
HIS REPORT is FAVORABLE TO
THE COMBINATION OF
PACKERS.
He Fails to Find Any Evidence Of a
Trust to Control the Prices
Of Meat.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The
president sent to congress today the
report on the alleged beef trust pre-
pared by Commissioner of Corporations
Garfield, according to a resolution of
the house March of last year. The
report ayers that the price of cattle
and dressed beef and the margains be-
tween such prices, conduce to the pro-
files of corporations engaged in the
beef industry. Summarized the report
says that six packing companies,
Armour, Swift, Morris, the National
berger and Cudahy, designated as the
Blk Six in the year 1903 slaughtered
25 per cent of the 12,5OO,000 mead
slaughtered in the United States. The
net average profit of Armour, Swift,
Schwarzchild and Sulzeberger that
year was SO cents per head, not includ-
ing the Incidental profits. The year
1902 was less profitable than usual,
during some months the leading pack
ers actually losing money on every
head slaughtered. In 1903 the price of
cattle fell sharply, chiefly because of
a large increase in the supply. The six
leading packing companies are appar-
emily not overcapitalized. The per-
centage of profit on the gross volume
of business is comparatively small.
Swifts profits during the last three
years were only 2 per cent on his total
sales. Cudahy's profits last year were
1.s per cent on his total sales. The
report says that the profits of the pri-
vate car lines in the packing industry
on mileage were very liberal, being
from II to II per cent. While the big
Six" control the large centers, in the
small cities and towns they are much
less important. The fact that they
handle only As per cent of the business
of the country indicates the existence
of active competition.
The bureau places the average cost
of refrigerator cars at $1,000, and the
average yearly cost of maintenance
$115, the net profit from mileage alone
being from IA to II per cent. The
Cudahy company made % per cent in
1902 on it's cars. With the exception
of the National Packing company,
which is joint stock affair, the COM
missioner found no general inter-own-
ership among the six principal COM
pah'eS. reb Pr krM A&ts,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
LITTLE CHANGE FOR PEABODY.
Republican Majority in Colorado Leg.
islature Divided.

DENVER, Mrach 3-The general as
Sembly in joint session is hearing ar
guments on the governorship dispute
A vote will be reached by next We'd
nesday, possibly sooner. 1t is now
conceded that the republican majority
in the legislature is hope1essly divided
and it will be impossible to seat Peo-
body. 1t has been proposed that the
republicans declare the office vacant
and seat Lieutenant Governor McDon-
aid, but such action is unlikely.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Japanese Use Heaviest Guns

TOXIC. March 3.-General Oku no
ports under yesterdays date that the
japanese opened a terrific lombard
ment along the entire line. The he.y-
Ties guns ever used in the field dill
great damage to the Russian defenses.
hundred guns of all sizes were en,-
ployed. The Russian guns were quiet
Evidently being unable to reply. The
japanese left has completely blocked
russian attempts to effect a turning
movement
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03

Steps Through PIanI<ins Onto Steam
Pipe Badly Burning His Leo.

Steward J. F. McAndrews of the
state penitentiary badly scalded his
leg this morning by coming in contact
with a steam pipe. Mr.. McAndrews
accidentally stepped on a piece OF
planking in the prison yard his foot
going clear through. Before he could
withdraw it the pipe which was almost
red not badly burned his leg. He was
taken to the prison hospital for treat
ment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03

Mrs. Stanford's will to the police and
private detectives. The information
contained in the document will prove
valuable even if there is no clause
making provision for any of the SER
wants as it will fully dispel the belief
that cupidity was the cause of the
supposed murder and leave only the
theory of revenge as the motive, if
murder was really done. The attorney
and the detectives refuse to state
whether or not the will provides for
any servants under suspicion.
Attorney Wilson announced this
morning that the will may be filed
within few days or as soon as there
is no longer any necessity of keeping
the contents secret. Under the law
he has 80 days in which to file it, but
he believes it will expedite the inves-
tigation to nave the document on rec
ord. He denies that he has revealed
all its contents to the police.
The chief of the private detective
agency is working on the case. Chief
tectives Burnett had a protracted con-
of Police Spillaine and Chief Of De-
ference and as a result it was agreed
that all radical action will be post
ned until the chemists report is re-
ceived from Honolulu. 1t was stated
after the conference that the officials
were not prepared to say that they
suspected any particular person.
A representative of detective
agency called upon Attorney Wilson
tbs ssS+Inuoll and arranged for a
meeting of Stanford's relatives to dis
cuss the advisability of filing the will
and plans for pushing the investiga-
ton of Mrs. Stanford's death. This
meeting is set for a late hour today
1t is unlikely that any conclusion
reached therein will be given out be-
fore tonight or tomorrow.
It is authoritatively stated this af-
ternoon that Captain of Detectives
Burnett has in his possession informa-
ton that he believes will lead to tine
solution of the mystery that the mo-
tive for the murder was the immediate
requirement of a legacy; that the
finger of suspicion points to one in
high position, that arrest will follow
as soon as the information is thor
oughly confirmed, and that there is nc
danger Of the suspected person get
ting away. The captain of detectives
mas gathered a mass of information In
the last few days in regard to the case
but all is of little value with the ex-
ception of the story on which these
statements are based. The revelations
are said to be so astounding that the
captain is using the utmost precau-
ton. His informant was ready to
talk only after tremendous pressure
had been brought to bear.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL.
Creating New Judicial District for
State Of Washington.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-President
his signature to a bill creating an addi-
tional judicial district for the state of
Washington.
He informed Representative Jones by
telephone of the action and further
aside for him as a souvenir. Jones
says he will utilize the pen to indite
is sent to the senate by the president
to occupy the bench created by the
act
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03

tificate must be produced when the
couple returns to Sweden.
The Swedish consul at New York has
been given permission to issue these
marriage permits, owing to the large
number of Swedes in that city, and ne
is the only person in the United States
with power, aside from the minister.
The large number of Swedes in the
northwest would seem to demand that
like authority be given the consul In
that locality, and this may De brought
about if sufficient pressure is exert
ed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
HIS POWER OVER PANAMA CANAL
ZONE INCREASED BY
CONGRESS.
His Authority Is Extended for One
Year-Can Do as He PIeases
With Commission.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The sem
extending for another year the powers
conferred upon the president by the
Spooker act, with reference to con-
struction of the Panama canal and the
government of the canal zone. Under
the resolution if approved by the
house, the president will be able to
make any changes he sees fit in the
canal commission.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
STANFORD MYSTERY UNSOLvED
THE POLICE HAVE MANY CLEWS
Dumo that Miss BerneI, Mrs. StanforGs Private Secra
au Has Given Important Information at Honolulu
Former Employees Of Stanford House.
hold Are Under Suspicion

CAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-With
tbe inquest over the remains of Mrs.
c+orford only a few hours away, the
.o,;ca have a net around every person
:, tho city connected with the Stanford
oose and the employees Of the Stanford
mansion are practically prisoners. De-
tootivas are constantly on the watch
,5 M movement of servants escapes
tbaro The nome of Albert Beverly,
former butler, with whose family Eliz
ahatb Richmond, Mrs. Stanford's form
ar maid is stopping, is also under close
surveillance.
Ar Palo Alto. where Mrs. Berner,
mother of Mrs. Stanford's private Sec
rptarv resides, detectives are on guard
10 prevent Mrs. Berne: from telling
ghat she knows until the proper time
arrives. Meanwhile detective who
worked on the first poisoning case are
Working diligently with the police and
before the day is over developments
are promised. Tonight may material
ize these developments and while they
may not come in the form of arrests
they are likely to shed much light on
the great mystery.
Upon the autopsy and inquest how
ever, rest the greatest Importance, ana
word from Honolulu is awaited with
intense interest. There can be no
doubt that the coroner's jury will find
Mrs. Stanford came to her death from
strpchnine poisoning, but what the ad-
dtional news tending to snow respon-
sihility will be is point of paramount
consequence. While the police here
claim to have no information of evil
dence gathered at Honolulu, the police
there has the impression that Miss
Berner has told something. or will tell
something at the inquest that will
serve to clear up in a measure the
mystery.
report was circulated last night
that Miss Berner had directly accused
An Wing, a Chinese cook at the Stan
ND mansion of having placed strych-
30 in the bottle of bicarbonate of
soda and that upon this information
ne would be arrested. The police deny
tnat All Wing is under arrest any more
than any other member of the Stan
tord household is under arrest and
they claim to have no official advices
ol Miss Berner's reported accusation.
vigorous search is being prosecuted
today IN Aalo Alto for further clues that
might lead to former employe of the
stanford mansion upon whom suspic-
ION Is cast. This man is said to have
purchased through another man, guam
Jules of strychnine at various times,
out 'his has not yet been verified. The
pohce and detectives claim to have
every line we'll in hand and that II
murder was done the murderer can
'o' escape. The theory advanced last
"'sh' following the erroneous report of
'''e hndlng of another bottle of strych-
'''ie IN Mrs. Stanford's trunk and that
WIS stanford had been taking poison
- iieulclne and had accidentally swal-
lowed an overdose, is scoffed at by the
'Oi'ee and others directly interested in
the case.
II is learned that Mrs. Stanford's
'''Orhey has secretly communicated
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Japanese Are Gainino Ground.

TOXIC, March 3.-General Kuroki
reports that the Japanese are pushing
forward and have gained Opuves and
Iakasan by surprising the Russians. A
tremendous bombardment of Wan Pao
San hill is in progress, 60 Russian
guns replying. The Japanese have
just occupied Vito San.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
NO MERCY FOR NAN PATTERSON
Is Not Allowed to See Her Dyino
Sister.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Nan Pattsr.
sons father called on Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Rand today and asked
permission to take Miss Patterson tn
washington where her sister May is
dying Of diabetes. Rand refused. Al.
appeal to District Attorney Jerome
was also failure. The old man left
the Office in tears.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Inuuest Postponed.

HONOLULU, March 3.-The STAN
ford inquest has been postponed, the
ANALYSIS of the contents of the stomach
being incomplete. Miss Berner and
Nav Hunt, Mrs. Stanford's maid, are
being rigidly examined by the police
who are taking a stenographic report
of their statements.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Rioting Renewed at Warsaw.

BERLIN, March 3.-A dispatch from
Warsaw states that the imperial mani
tionary outbreak. The rioters invaded
factories in the suburbs and forced
men to quit. Cossacks charged the
mob. The casualties were heavy and
there were many arrests.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
HERMANN INDICTED AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-A

y WASHINGTON, March "a =
y special federal grand jury today =
= returned an indictment against .
y Representative Binger Hermann =
y of Oregon, charging him with un =
y lawfully and fraudulently de- =
y stroying on January 30 of last .
y year, while commissioner Of the =
y land office, 25 letter press copy =
y books, with their entire contents =
y Secretary Hitchcock was one OF .
= the witnesses against Hermann. =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03

oattie is still raging fiercely. The
Russians have recaptured several
points which they lost in the past few
days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Consider Schemes of Reform.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.-A
ukase has been issued by the senate
announcing that the committee of
ministers mas been directed to con-
for the amelioration of the people.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Japanese Are Near Mukden.

TOXIC, March 3.-A report is cur
rent this morning that the Japanese
have almost reached Mukden. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-03
Four Killed in Explosion.

PIKESVILLE, KY, March 3.-In the
railroad camp south of here today
four men were killed and two others
fatally and four seriously injured by
an explosion of dynamite. The dead
are:
WILL VAN HOOS.
HANS ANDKINS. foreman. !.
ANDERSON ROBINSON.
WILL INQUIRE.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-11-24
LAND FOR COLORADO.
Thirty-eisht Thousand Acres Granted
In Routt County.

Denver-Register Woodruff Of the
State Land Board has received an ap-
proval from the Department of the In
terror Of selection No. made by the
state under the Carey land act. This
act of Congress gave Colorado, Wyo-
ming, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada
authority to select 100000 acres of
arid land each from government re.
serves, upon which water is to be ap-
piled for irrigation purposes.
The selection approved is for $4,000
acres in Routt county. with water TO
be taken from the Snake river. The
land is to be taken by the Colorado
Realty & Securities Company, which
procures its patent through the state.
The company in return pays the state
SO cents per acre, which goes into the
permanent fund of the land board
Two other Routt county selections
were refused by the government for
the reason that they were improperly
drawn. There are now two selections
pending, consisting OF $4,000 acres and
$4,000 acres in Arapahoe and Adams
counties.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-11-24
PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Secretary Taft Wants Sugar and To
baeco Rates Reduced.

Kansas City.-Secretary Taft arrived
early Monday, was taken to the Com
mercial Club, where he held public
reception, and later drove over the
city. At the banquet United States
Senator Warner was toastmaster. Sec
retary Taft was given an ovation when
he arose to speak. He said:
In all the legislation for which Con-
gress is responsible affecting the Phil
ippine islands, there are but two acts
which can be criticised as having a
selfish motive. One is what we might
call the coastwise act, the effect of
which is to require that after July 1,
islands to the United States and the
reverse shall be carried in American
bottoms. And the other is the law by
which there is imposed on products
OF the Philippines into the United
States seventy-five per cent. of the
Dingley rates.
IF the coastwise act is permitted to
come into effect and the tax upon Phil
ippine products is not removed, we
have Congress assuming the utterly
indefensible position that for the pur-
pose of the sale of the Filipino prod
ucts, by the Filipinos, the Philippines
shall be regarded and treated as for
eign country, while for the purpose of
furnishing business to the American
merchant marine they shall be treated
as a domestic country and shall be
made to pay the higher rates of freight
which such a coastwise provision nee
essarily entails and implies.
"The legislation proposed for the re-
lief of the Philippines is an act post
poning the application of the coast
wise trading laws to the trade between
the Philippine islands and the United
States until 1909, the reduction of the
tariff on sugar and tobacco from seven.
ty-five per cent. to twenty-five per cent.
of the DINGHY rates and on other prod
ucts of the Philippines, free trade until
1909, when there shall be complete
free trade in the products of either"
Secretary Taft sad that the two In
terests in this country arrayed in op-
position to free trade with the Philip
pines are the sugar and tobacco inter-
ests. These interests objected on the
ground that all the benefits and all
the good which the country proposes
to confer upon the Philippines would
result solely in an injury to the sugar
and tobacco interests and at their ex-
pense alone, without any cost to the
rest of the country.
He declared that unless the Philip
pine government into the United
States increase from less than $4,000
tons as it now is. to 100000 tons.
which he deems impossible, it will not
affect the price at which sugar will be
sold in the United States.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-11-24
avss,AM STRIKES ENDED.
Both Railroad Men and Mechanics Ds.
eide to Resume Work.

St Petersburg. = The workmen's
council at O'Clock Sunday morning
decided to call of the industrial strike
Monday at noon. claiming that great
victory had been achieved and that the
lives OF 600 Cronstadt mutineers have
been saved.
A manifesto has been issued by the
workmen's council, declaring that the
government was compelled to yield to
the workmen's demands with regard
to the Cronstadt mutineers. 1t invites
the working classes of all Russia to
sustain the protest Of the st. Peters
burg proletariat against martial law,
capital punishment and uprisings Of
the BLACK hundred" 1t says:
THE council Of workmen calls on
sensible workmen to spread the revo-
lutionary propaganda In the ranks of
the army and navy. and to take up
military organization with the working
masses In order when armed, organ
lied and combined. to offer battle to
the effete and tottering government"
The railroad strike was to-day form
ally declared OF, beginning at noon
MONDAY.
p The railroad strike committee cov-
cred the abandonment of its position
in the following proclamation:
1.-The strike OF the st. Petersburg
railroad men has shown the govern
ment that the execution of cruel meas
ures like the death penalty will always
meet the active resistance of the work
ing classes. The strike has shown that
our power is growing, and If later the
committee finds 1t necessary to offer
the government decisive battle, we
will conquer.
Comrades, grid yourselves for the
struggle. When it is found necessary,
all the railroads in Russia will strike
and will continue the struggle until the
government has fulfilled all our polit-
ical and economic demands"
Twenty-Five officers Of the guard
regiments are reported to have met
committee of Social Democrats at an
aristocratic residence on the English
quay 'ast night and to have informed
the committee of the progress being
made by the revolutionary sentiment
among the troops.
While many officers and men are
siding with the proletariat, the officers
told the committee that none of the
regiments were yet ready to openly de-
sert the government in body in the
event of conflict.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-11-24
Llshtfinsered Americans.

New York.-According to Capt.
Mark Kerr of the British flagship
Drake, souvenir seekers have been as
busy as bees on board that vessel DUR
Ing Its stay here. The captain re.
ports large number of things miss
ing
Il must say you people take the
cake as souvenir hunters" said Capt.
Kerr, smiling. In all the various
points we have called at in the course
OF our present tour we have never
missed SO many things from this ship
as has been the case during our pleas
ant stay here. You have simply
swooped down on us like hawk on
its prey"
The Holly chieftain., 1905-11-24
SEAT IN THE CABINET.
Asked for by Resolution Of American
Mining Congress.

Ell Paso, Textile third days ses-
sion of the American Mining Con-
gress was busy one. Resolutions
were considered all the morning and
almost all that were introduced thus
far were adopted unanimously.
To cross the river to Mexico and
see a bull fight. the congress ad-
journed in the afternoon at o'clock
until tonight, when Professor Payen's
band gave a complimentary concert
and w. R. Humphreys, the Ell Paso
mining photographer, delivered an H.
lustrated lecture on the mines of the
Southwest
The principal feature of to-days
meeting was the adoption of a resolu-
ton offered by Ex-Governor Prince OF
New Mexico, favoring national de-
partment of mines and mining, pre-.
sided over by member of the presi-
dental cabinet.