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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
Ready for the National Regatta.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 10.-Prom-
inent oarsmen from many points In
the eastern states and Canada are
here to take part in the thirty-third
annual regatta of the National AS
ISOLATION of Amateur Oarsmen. the
races will be rowed tomorrow and
Saturday upon the waters OF Spring
Gardens, a branch of the Patapsco
river. the course, which has been laid
off by one of the city's surveyors CIV
ing practically a straight mile and
a. half and what is said to be the best
course in the country for the longer
races. The Spring Gardens have lit
tie tide or current and high banks
on both sides give protection from
wind and fine vantage ground Tor
SPECTATORS. All indications point to
one of the most successful regattas
ever held under the auspices Of the ma
tional association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
Seventh Day Adventists.

MANSFIELD, Ohio. Aug. lO.-Ine
Seventh Day Adventists OF ONO pe-
gan their annual camp meeting and
conferences at the fair grounds mere
todav President H, H. Burkholder OF
Belleville presiding. Several hundred
members of tine denomination were
present at the opening and it is ex-
pected that the attendance during the
ensuing ten days will reach 10000 peo-
ple. Many distinguished speakers from
this and other states will be hearu'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
JUDGE HANFoRD OF FEDERAL
COURT RENDERS DECISION
IN FAVOR OF PRISONER.
Says Chehalis Boy Should Be Dis
charged or Given Hearing as to
His Sanity.

Judge Hanford has ruled in the case
of Thomas Brown, the Lewis county
boy, acquitted by jury on a plea Of
insanity of the murder Of his father.
but now locked up in the county jail
at Chehalis on an order of Judge Rice,
that the boy should either be given
his liberty or another hearing to de-
termine his sanity. Judge Rice ord
cred Brown confined under the provis-
ions of statute providing for the re-
straint of such persons.
After Brown was placed in Jail his
attorney appealed to the state SUI
preme court, where the action of the
lower court was upheld. Then the
case was carried to the federal court
on a writ of habeas corpus. and the
hearing came up today. In his decis-
ion Judge Hanford said in part:
1T would certainly be unwise to
discharge from legal restraint a per-
son acquitted of a criminal charge by
reason of insanity, if, in the opinion
of the court in which the case is tried
the defendant, by reason of insanity.
will probably be a menace to the peace
and safety of the community. The
court in which such trial is concluded
is the appropriate tribunal to assume
the responsibility of dealing with the
defendant in manner to protect the
community from such mischievous
conduct as may be expected to follow
his release from restraint.
1.-The court however, in the exercise
of the power and discretion conferred
by this statute, must dispose OF the
defendant upon due consideration OF
the facts and conditions existing sub
seauent to the time of the acquittal.
and, instead of Furnishing him by i'm
prisonment for the injurious act con-
shutting the basis of the criminal
charge of which he has been acquit-
ted, must find sufficient ground for
committing him to prison in a then
manifest necessity to restrain him In
order to protect the community, and
the conclusion of the court should be
arrived at by orderly proceedings as a
result of a judicial hearing in which
the defendant shall have full oppor-
tunity to submit legal defense, II ne
has one."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
PAST WEEK OF WARM WEATHER
RESULTED DiSASTROUSLY IN
SOME LOCALITIES.
Rain Is Badly Needed for Pastures,
Late Potatoes and Fruits-Good
Harvest Weather.

The past week was without rain.
and was of the moderating tempera-
ture during the fore part, but very
warm during the latter part. 1t was
favorable for the growth of corn, mel
ons, tomatoes, squash, and all those
vegetables requiring a hot sun for
their best development. 1t was un-
favorable for pastures and meadows,
drying them up badly, and the late
hay crop will be short. The heat and
dryness nave injured apples and
prunes, causing them to drop off badly.
Rain is badly needed for pastures, late
potatoes, late oats and fruit.
Hops are doing we'll and the out
look is promising, although aphis are
numerous, and there is some appear
ance of mold. Late potatoes show evil
dence of blight in some localities, and
there are some reports of blight in
tomatoes. Root crops are doing well,
and the season is unusually favorable
for sweet corn.
The entire week was ideal for hay
ing and harvesting. The winter
wheat harvest is nearly completed, and
threshing is we'll under way. Most of
the wheat will grade number one.
Spring wheat is ripening rapidly and
oats are ripening a little too rapidly.
The barley harvest is about finished,
cat cutting is we'll under way, and the
cutting of spring wheat has begun.
The wheat is now too far advanced
for further injury from hot winds, and
a bountiful crop is assured.
Reports of Correspondents.
SPOKANE COUNTY-East Spo-
kane-Grain is being tnreshed. Wheat
and oats are turning out we'll. 1t is
a little dry for corn. Garden vegeta-
bles are abundant. The apple crop is
good. Hazard-Nearly all grain is
cut. Most of it is in shock. Some is
stacked and ready for threshers. The
crop is bountiful. Pleasant Prairie
Oats are ripening too fast. Gardens
are growing, but need rain or cool
weather.
BIG BEND COUNTRY-Coulee City
The yield of grain will be materially
lessened by the warm weather. Spots
are being somewhat burned. However,
there will be a fair crop. Crescent
Spring grain has suffered. The rain
on the thirteenth helped truck at lit
tie.
PALOUSE COUNTRY-Rosalia
The cutting of fall wheat is completed,
and of oats and barley in full progress.
Ritzville-Harvest is in full progress
Most of the wheat will grade as No. 1.
Summer following is full of weeds.
KLICKITAT COUNTY-Bingen-
The grain is all out of the field The
third crop of alfalfa is now being cut
The grass in the Columbia meadow,
which started to grow after high wa
ter, is short. The hot weather injured
fruit somewhat. Tomatoes are blight
e dins ONE places. Lyle-Corn is In
need of rain. Apples are badly burned
by the heat. Gardens are doing we'll
where there is water to irrigate them.
YAKIMA COUNTY-North Yakima
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
SEEKS EXILE IN PARIS.
Fears He Can Never Live Down Equi-
table Scandal at Home.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-James Ha-
zen Hyde has practically decided to
leave America forever, and to spend
the rest of his life in France, accord
ing to a story that society is repeating
eagerly.
Mr.. Hyde is now convinced, it is
said, that he can never take up his
life here as it was before the Equita
BILE scandal broke forth.
Superintendent of Banks Kilburn
will be asked to do a lot Of explain
ing about that mysterious loan Of
1856, 1000 to the Equitable society by the
Mercantile Trust company. The loan,
which was of long and gradually in
creasing- proportions, was known in
side of the trust company and Equit-
able ring as 1.-The yellow dog fund.-"
WHAT it was used for, why it should
grow from 100000 to $6S5,OO0 in
seven weeks; why no attempt was
ever maze 10 take IL up, why TIC
state insurance department did not
know of it's existence until less than
two weeks ago; why the superintend-
ent of banks did not show it up in the
books of the trust company when he
made examinations of the books re-
quired by law; who first negotiated the
original amount and increased it and
who finally paid remains to be o.
tablished by direct evidence mat
should not be difficult to secure.
From a reliable source have been
tanned answers to some of those ques-
TONS The first and most important
is that the yellow dog fund.- was in
tended to take care Of matters that
could legitimately figure in the books
OF the Equitable. Some politicians,
both in New York and Washington
are said to be in a position to throw
light upon this point. The legislative
investigation committee will probably
have no trouble in clearing up the
mystery and smoking out the men
who shared in yellow dog fund.-" if
they probe deep enough.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
Neoro Business Men.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 10.-The
fourth semi-annual session of the
Arkansas Business Mems League.
colored, was called to order here at
noo, TODAY nv President ]. M. Common.
Many representative business men
from various parts of the state were
nresent The sessions are to continue
over tomorrow and will be devoted 10
the discussion of various problems re-
,at;np tn the Industrial and intellec-
tual advancement of the negro race.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
Tennessee Endeavorers.

MONTEAGLE, Tenn. Aug. TO-
Scores of enthusiastic young people
have taken possession of this place
and during the remainder of the week
they will take part in the annual con-
vention of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. Judging from the character of
the program and the prominence of
the scheduled speakers the convention
will prove to be one of the most sue
cessful ever held by the Tennessee
society. At the formal opening this
evening, following the greetings and
responses. President Hendrick of the
state organization will deliver his an
nual address.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10

ALI crops are growing well. Hops
promise an average crop. Melons
promise a good yield, but are late.
Benton-There will be shortage Of
hay. Pastures are short and early
feeding will be necessary unless rain
comes soon.
CHELAN TRY-Entiat-Sec-
ond crop of alfalfa was stacked in good
condition. Wheat is ready for the
harvester.
KITTITAS COUNTY-Thorp-
is we'll advanced. Hay baling is pro-
crossing well. Early apples are be-
ginning to ripen. All apples are
specked from pelting of hail. Black
berries are ripening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
Garden Of the Gods Chautauqua.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Aug.
1o-Today's opening Of tine Garden
of the Gods Chautauqua assembly was
.rked nv a gratifying attendance.
The assembly will continue ten days.
during which time there will be lee
+,,res sermons and addresses by
sneakers of national prominence In ao-
dition to various features OF lighter
entertainment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
UNCLE SAM ORDERS ALL LETTER
BOXES DAUBED WITH BRIGHT
COLOR.
Aluminium Paint Used in the Past
Has Proved Unsatisfaetory-ReaI
Story of Change.

Hereafter all letter boxes the prop
be bright green as a color, thus har-
monizing with the leaves of the trees.
the grass of the fields and the inhabi-
tants along the R. F. D. routes.
The return to the bright green so
far as letter and mail boxes are con-
cerned but completes tine cycle. Years
ago letter boxes all over the country
were painted green. They were beau
tiful and wore we'll, but when the
Democrats broke into the stronghold
at Washington, D. c., they ordered all
mail boxes to be painted red; not that
red was a more beautiful color, but
lust because it was different from the
the one used by the Republicans.
Some time later the Republicans
again gained the ascendancy, and or
dered that all letter boxes be painted
an aluminium color, just to obliterate
all trace of the artistic abilities of the
Democrats. 1t was only a short time
ago that tine Republican leaders had
the fact brought home that green was
their official color, and they forthwith
ordered all new boxes to be painted
with the symbol of the party.
Green Lasts Longer.
They have started their green cam
paign at both ends of the nation and
will gradually work toward the
middle. In other words, all mail boxes
at the national capital are green.
and all or nearly all the mail boxes at
Seattle are green also. After While
they are going to meet at Chicago, and
then the work will be completed.
Assistant Postmaster Proudfoot
gives a version somewhat different
from the above. He declares the Re-
publican party ordered the green turn
ed on, not because it was necessarily
the true color of the party, but be-
cause IL ldSlS lOilSCl Iii'ii SiN -
or aluminium. For that reason, he
saws. he is filled with glee to think
that all mail boxes from now on will
be painted green.
The foregoing is the real story of
why the change was brought about
although the "official' reason may be
found in the following, taken from the
Boston Transcript:
Aluminium Paint Unsatisfactory.
'"The aluminium paint has been un-
satisfactory, owing to it's inability to
withstand severe weather. 1t was Sc
lected on the theory that it would pre-
vent the boxes from rusting, but 1t
has failed to do so. With the use OF
aluminium color there has been a great
deal of difficulty in keeping the mail
boxes neat for any length of time
after the fresh silvery paint has
been applied. The selection of the
green paint was made by a committee.
The decision was made only after the
committee went into the subject
Thoroughly and consulted officers or
the navy as to the best paint IN use
on transports and war vessels"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10

County Superintendent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10

Opportunities to buy at an advant-
age are as important as are oppor-
+,,nit;es to sell at an advantage: Adj
vertising brings you the latter-read-
ing the ads brings you the former.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
SPECIAL RATES TO DENVER AND
RETURN VIA N. p .RY.

$4,000, on sale August 10, IL, IL, H.
30, 81. Final limit 80 days. For par
ticulars inquire w. & c. r. X.
up. GOODHUE,
pOOT Agent Agent.
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
G. F. & p. A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10

The regular quarterly Teachers Ex-
aminations will be held in the county
court room Thursday, Friday and SAT-
,,rdav August 10, II and II, 1905. Ex-
animation begins at 8 g. m. .-.s--a.ass~..rs.
]. E. MYERS,
County Superintendent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10
Special Excursion Rates to the East
via O. r. E. N.
ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth,
Omaha, Sioux City, Kansas

City ...... ...... ......$ $3.50
Chicago ...... $3.50. ......... $500
ST. Louis $3.50. ......... 5000
These tickets will be on sale August
17tn, good for stopovers in either d.
rection and carry limit of 80 days.
Information regarding sleepers,
routes, ETC., can be obtained by calling
on or addressing
ROBERT BURNS,
General Agent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

The second squadron of the North At
lantic fleet, consisting of the armored
cruiser Brooklyn and the protected cruis-
ers Chattanooga, Galveston and Tacoma,
selected by the Navy Department TO
bring the body of John Paul Jones from
France, assembled off the naval anchor
age at Tompkinsville, Staten Island,
" ednesday, and proceeded Thursday TO
sea on the way TO Cherbourg. OFF that
port the coffin containing the body will
be transferred to the Brooklyn. Rear
Admiral c. d. Sigsbee viii Be in com
mand- At the Brooklyn navy yard car
penters have been busily engaged on the
flagship completing an oak platform,
which is called the mahogany sarcopha-
gus, meaning the mahogany casing that
is TO receive the leaden coffin containing
the body of the commander of the Bon
Homme Richard. Admiral Sigsbee ex-
poets to make the voyage from Sandy
Hook TO the Cherbourg breakwater in
about thirteen days. On its arrival at
Cherbourg. the squadron will be met by
the French warships that are to partici-
pate in the final tribute in French wat
ers. Ten days after its arrival the
squadron, it is expected, will sail for
Annapolis
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
All Around the Globe.

The recent session of the New York
Legislature placed 100 measures on the
statute books.
The protected cruiser Galveston made
an average of 1926 knots in official trial
and will be accepted.
John A. Shields Of Benson. Mimi.
who was found guilty of murder in the
second degree, was sentenced to prison
for life
Gov. Magoon of the isthmian canal
zone cabled the War Department that
there We're now three cases of yellow
fever on the isthmus
Postmaster Herzberg and r. S. Walk
er of Guthrie, Mimi, were held up by
two masked men armed with revolvers
and robbed of $50 in cash, watches and
other valuables.
Three hundred workmen employed OH
a new power house of the Brooklyn
Bapid-Transit Company in Williamsburg
quit work in an effort to enforce demand
for the discharge Of 300 non-union men.
Work on the building was stopped.
President Roosevelt will attend the
commencement exercises ut Clark univer-
SHY W OfceSteT, MISS, > tlie - anu VIII
be given the degree Of Ii. ID.
Three four-story brick buildings. com
prising the metal screen works of Mer-
rift Il Co, at Camden \. J., were burn
ed. entailing loss Of $4,000. A num-
Der Of fremen were injured.
An autopsy ON the body of Mrs Law
renee Barnett. who was believed by the
police to have been Strangled to death
with towel tied about her neck in her
room in East Fifteenth street. New
York. has disposed of the murder theory
ural causes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
short Personals.

Earl Carr of Mountain View. Wash,
is known as the champion wildcat killer.
He is IA years old.
Health Commissioner Simon of st.
Louis believes that the law should pro-
hibit eonsumptives from kissing.
Austen Chamberlain, says Herbert
Vivian. who knew him at Cambridge.
takes offense too easily to be a good
friend.
Austin Leigh. an authority on matters
pertaining tie Eton, has discovered that
Thomas Lynch. one of the signers of the
declaration of independence, was an
Etonian.
Three brothers named Watts are may
ors in Indian Territory. Charles g. holds
office in Wagner, John W. in Sallisaw,
and Thomas C. in Muldrow
Gen james 4. Buchanan. who has
been appointed brigadier general. is a
reat-great-grandson of Samuel Ogle, a
colonial Governor OF Maryland.
In 1880 John Jacob Astor was the only
man in New York who was worth ST.
100000 Now the entire Asfor estate IS
approaching the $1,000, 000G0 mark.
Edwin Lefevre, a magazine writer.
produced 1900 words between Saturday
and II ,nday in longhand He does not
use Il typewriter. He considers 5000
words a day small work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
TO STORM WASHINGTON
Coming Maneuvers Will Test the De-
lenses of the National Capital.


A hostile fleet under the command Of
Rear Admiral Francis w. Dickins will
attempt to force an entrance to Chesa-
peake Bay and attack the cities of
Washington and Baltimore.
For the first time since the Civil War
the defenses of the capital city will be
thoroughly tested under conditions of
the greatest secrecy, and it is expected
that as a result many important changes
in the fertilization of Chesapeake Bay
and the Potomac river will be made.
Little of the actual plans for the So
called Joint exercises" of the army and
navy have been given out at either the
War or Navy Departments. The plan
of defense has been left to Maj. Gen.
James +. Wade. commanding the At
lantic division, who will exercise in per-
son command over the artillery forces
that will participate in the maneuvers.
The attacking force its plans ard opera
lions will be under the direction of Rear
Admiral Dickins, who has not reported to
the Navy Department any of the details
of his plan to take his fleet past the pow
erful forts guarding Chesapeake Bay
and up the Potomac river.
OE weeks IHe ARMY mas Deen pTepdf-
ing for the coming exercises. Artillery
troops have been brought from all along
the Atlantic coast to forts within the
zone of the coming maneuvers; guns have
been overhauled and put in prime fight
ing condition; blank ammunition for guns
and mortars has been shipped to Fort
Monroe, Fort Hunt and the various for
ti6cations guarding the city of Baltimore,
until now it is believed the Notifications
to be engaged in the mimic war are ready
not only to meet a friendly foe" but,
if necessary, to engage an actual enemy.
None of the big battleships will en-
gaze in the maneuvers, owing to the heavy
cost to the government when ships of
this size participate in such exercises.
Under his command Admiral Dickins will
have, however, the second-class battle
ship Texas, the monitors Arkansas,
Florida and Nevada, the cruisers Allan
ia and Newark, the training ships Hart
ford and Franklin, the converted yachts
Siren and Hornet, with the naval militia
of Maryland aboard. and four of the
best and fastest torpedo boat destrOyers
in the navy.
Officers both of the army and the navy
declare that in many ways the exercises
in Chesapeake Bay will be the most i'm
portant maneuvers ever held in this
country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

consular representation, measure
greatly desired by the Norwegian peo-
pie 1t was also urged that the fire.
quent and long-continued absences of
the King from Norway had served to
suspend his authority.
Both countries have been preparing
for a conflict making extraordinary
army appropriations. Crown Prince
Gustaf of sweden is said to have a
secret understanding with the Kaiser
that would bring Germany into the
conflict, and such an interference is
regarded as likely to result in all Eu-
rope becoming involved.
King Oscar, whose reat-grandfath-
err was Pyrenean peasant. startled
and shocked his brother mOnarchs of
Europe few years ago by expressing
his belief in the Darwinian theory of
the descent of man from the monkey
family. This expression, so utterly al
variance with the belief of other roy
altieS i'll their semidivine origin and
sacred character, was deeply resented
by royal personages and attributed to
the plebeian origin of King Oscar, as
a descendant of Bernadotte, one of the
great Napoleon's favorite marshals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13

sharply to a bystander who has failed tc
accord her the attention due an emperor's
daughter.
Rider Haggard. the English novelist
is much impressed by the menace of the
yellow peril"
The late Jules Verne relied chiefly on
his reading and his imagination for the
material for his stories.
Lord Kitchener threatens to resign as
ander-in-chief in India unless his
ideas of military reformation are carried
out.
The George Peabody fund for the cree
tion of model dwelling places for the
poor in London now amounts to 81 ,293,-
600.
King Victor of Italy has for years
manifested lively interest in agricul-
tural matters, and loves the life of the
farmer.
Sir Frederick Treves, the great English
surgeon, has practically abandoned his
profession because there was too much
to do"
Count Leo Tolstoi's works have been
translated into thirty-eight languages.
often appearing in fragmentary form and
under fake titles.
The Gar of Russia is said to have
$25,OO0,O00 invested in English securities
and side line Of $6,000,000 in American
rails, coal and iron.
Joseph Chamberlain, the noted English
statesman, never appears in public with
out a monocle. His son, who is rep
lica has the same habit.
Baron Kaneko declares that the in
vention Of the alphabet Of forty-seven
letters by Mable in 49, A. ID. was the
beginning of Japanese civilization and
literature.
Jules Verne is to have a memorial
which is to be erected by the school chill.
dren of France, who are asked by an
Amiens newspaper to contribute 10 cen
times e cents each.
WI Ting Fang former Chinese minis
ter to this country, was responsible for
the recent abolition of the custom Of
death by sIicing and the substitution Of
immediate decapitation.
Sir Richard Douglas Powell, NJ D..
who has just been elected president Of
the British Royal College of Physicians,
is Londoner. Up 70 1899 he was one
Of the physicians extraordinary to the
queen. and ne is now physician extraor-
binary TO the king.