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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20
MYSTERY AT LAST CLEARED
Murderess Was Rich Mans Daughte
Forced Onto Marriage

CHICAGO, May 2O.-After a lapse
of more than half a century the mys.
terry surrounding the identity of the
yelled murderess' of Troy N. Y, mas
| been cleared.
''She was Charlotte Ward, daughter
of wealthy Canadian merchant, wife
! of Sir William F. Elliott, an English
man of rank; she was a graduate OF
the famous Emma Willard school al
Troy, N V" said Mrs Charlotte P
Norris of this city, when the news OF
the woman's death was made known
to her
Mrs Norris was a classmate and an
! intimate friend of the dead woman
She visited her once at Sing Sing over
80 years ago, and the bond of secrecy
that was entered into at that time was
held sacred until death broke the seal
which hitherto had been inviolate.
Mrs. Norris says:
Born to luxury, and reared with all
the advantages which luxury gives,
her life was as bitter as it was pos
sible to conceive. Beautiful AMI ac-
cOmplished, with a command of sew
eral languages, she was forced to mar
ry Elliott because her father demanded
it. She ran away from England two
years after her marriage, but her ia
Their spurned her and she turned from
his threshold broken hearted.
AT first she sought to get employ
ment as teacher at Miss Wizards
school, but before she had filed her
application she met a New York poll
| tician, with whom she fell in love. She
lived with him until he deserted her,
and from then on she sank lower and
lower, until she killed two persons with
poison-why, no one has ever been
able to tell.
LAS Henrietta Robinson she was
tried, convicted and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life. That was in 1853,
and for 80 years she remained within
the sombre walls of the state prison.
until her reason left her and she was
sent to the insance asylum at Mattea-
wan, N. Y. her reason hopelessly
gone.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20
NEW MILKY WAY.
Found by Means of Professor Bar
nard,s Telescope ON Wflson'a Peak.

Found by Means Of Professor Bar
nard's Telescope ON Wilson's Peak.
The Bruce telescope, which was re-
Gently erected on Wilson's peak by
Professor E. e. Barnard. is already
turning out material of the highest in
terest and value. says a Los Angeles
dispatch. The telescope was made in
accordance with the professors own
designs.
Every night from dark until in the
morning Professor Barnard is making
observations and taking photographs
His Investigations are directed to the
region Of the milky way, near the con-
stellation of Sagittarius. This area of
the heavens has never before been ex-
plored in this manner.
A few days ago, upon developing q
plate taken with long exposure COW
ering the region in Sagittarius, there
was revealed in the lower left hand
corner a whitish appearance, with the
edges sharply defined and looking not
unlike the gauzy wings Of fly, the
dimensions, as projected on the plate,
being about half an inch by third of
an inch.
This white blur was picture Of q
celestial object Of uncomfortable mag
nitude and which until that morning no
mortal eye had beheld. 1t was a hith-
erto unknown nebula
The nebula is so remote from our sys-
tenn that no accurate estimate of it's
area can be made. There is little doubt
that thousand solar systems such as
ours could be contained in it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20
RESERVE YOUR ROOMS FOR THE
PORTLAND FAIR NOW.

Through an agreement with the
Portland Service Co. we are in a posi-
ton to reserve rooms in Portland for
a limited number. 1t is not necessary
to give the date you expect to be in
Portland at the time application is
made for room. Your accommodation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION
June list to October 18th.

June list to October 18th.
Tickets to Portland will be sold from
Walla Walla daily at rate of 1915 for
the round trip, good for thirty days.
For ten or more travelling on one
ticket a rate Of $3.50 for round trip
will be made. Tickets limited to ten
days.
In addition to the above daily excur-
sion rates the o. r. & NJ CO. will, from
time to time during the fair, run
series of coach excursions at very low
rates. Dates for these excursions will
be announced later.
r. BURNS,
General Agent, o. r. & N. Co.,
Walla Walla, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20
Half Century in Prison.

The crime for which Lady Charlotte
Elliott spent SO years in prison was
the murder of Timothy Lanigan anj
Catherine Lubese in Troy, n. Y. She
put arsenic in beer which she gave
them to drink. They were only casual
acquaintance, and at the trial, though
she confessed to the murders, there
was no evidence to show her motive
and none has ever been learned.
She lived in Troy for some time prior
to the murders, but was known simply
as Mrs. Robinson. She seldom went
out and when she did, she was heavily
yelled. At the trial she wore a vel
which was never lifted but once dur
ing the proceedings, and that was tc
receive the sentence of the court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

This is the last week of the Penny
Arcade A change in views and reels
of pictures has been made. This is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

Just what you want for Summer
outing. A strong double seated Hack.
almost new, at a bargain. A nglt
hack with pole and shafts for $25
Phone $50.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

Regular social dance at McM1nnS
Dancing Academy Saturday evening.
Glass from 80 to o'clock. Dance
from to IL.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

Good Meats, Fresh and Salt Fish.
at Peoples MLrket. Phone 90, II
South Third Street, A. E. Augustavo.
Prom.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

The case of Mrs. Minnie +. Tapey, of Brewer,
was in ADVANCED STAGE OF CONSUME.
TON. Weighed only 81 pounds. Digestive
organs SO weak she could take only weak beef
tea or q bit of chicken broth. Lobe of left
lung entirely gone. Consulting physicians said
"SHE MUST DE-" Hers one of the $40
cases pronounced incurabIe that were in
durable with anything except NUTRIOI.A-that
we treated with NUTRIOI,A while perfecting it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

"Chloroform Man" Goes to England
NEW YORK, May 18.-Dr. William
Osler, late of John Hopkins university,
sailed today for England to take up his
duties as regius professor Of medicine
at Oxford university
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

Hacks-Shaughnessy & Clancy
Stand. Caswelrs Cigar Store. Phon,
$50.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

Meals at all hours. Everything first
class.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

Found-Tne best place on earth t.
-at-at the Portland Restaurant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20
Skies Dry Goods Co,
SECOND STREET. BETWEEN MAIN a.e ALDER
Attend the Sale Now On
will be reserved for you when Won

will be reserved for you when W, j.,
! rive.
1t is advisable to make reservstio,.
for rooms early in order to saw ..
on arrival. Rooms can be had ~.
from rs cents to $3.50 per day -,
those making application now will !.
the choice Of the rooms.
For full information call On ar :,
Dress r. BURNS,
General Agent, No. 81 Main G,
walla Walla, Wash
DR.. w. j. Waite, Eyesight sp.co,..
will examine your eyes free Of cho,.'
and grind glasses to fit all dir;or,,
cases. Optical parlors, z. K. Stra,,,.
Jewelry store.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23

This long spell Of snow and onsequent
wet streets, remarked the druggist, has
been a boon TO us. We used to handle cough
candies only in packages, and il we sold
few cases "A winter We were doing well.
But this winter the demand for cough drops
has been so heavy that We have begun 10
handle them In bulk. We buy them now
by the barrel So far we have sold 900
pounds of hoarhound drops and 500
pounds Of licorice. besides quantities of
patent cough candies put up In packages.
We don't care how long the winter lasts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
RAILROADS IN PuBLIc PARKS
ElliS's BIZ. 0stenslbly to Prohibit. Really
Permits Them. IT'S Charged.

ALBANY, Feb ~ Assem- blyman Ellis 5
bill, which ostensibly prohibits the CON-
struction Of any railroads in public park
in New York city, to-day was branded
as a Tsneak bill" by representatives Of the
City Club, who asserted that instead of
prohibiting the construction Of railroad
in public park the bill would peuntit
The bill provides that no company can
build a railroad in a park in New York city
without three-fourths vote Of the Board
Of Aldermen ny the Mayor 1t was pointed
out that there WAS no necessity for such
legislation for the Rapid Transit act specf-
ically forbids any surface OF elevated rail-
roads through public parks The present
laws also permit the construction OF sub
WAYS under parks
Assem- blyman Ellis denied there was
any such object sought by his bill, but that
it was TO make sure that the Third avenue
railroad would not build a line in Bronx
Park. He amended the bill so al 10 provide
that before such road could be built the
unanimous consent Of the Board OF Estimate
and Apporionment must be secured
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
MAYOR FOR - CENT GAS.
CD's Representative al Albany Also Favors
Local Inspection OF Meters.

ALBANY, Feb. 22-That Mayor Mcclellan
favors Is cent gas bill for New York city
was asserted to-day by Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Charles l.. Guy at hearing
on the Fitzgerald 70 cent gas bill before
committees Of the two branches of the
Legislature.
There has been hint in the newspa pers, :
said Mr. Guy, OF giving Us so cent gas. It
does not seem very important to the dwell
ers in the wealthy sections Of tho city
whether it is 10 cent gas or 80 cent gas,
but large part-the ma iority Of the people
Of our city-are not wealthy, and tho differ
ence of five cents means very much
But without these amencm ents in the
law which have been suggested by Mayor
Mcclellan. we may be in exactly the same
position we have been since the last re-
duction in the price Of gas, when the gas
bill OF every cons umeT in the city Of New
York has increased rather than decreased
with the lower rate
Il am not here 10 make any accusations
Of bad faith or misconduct against any one
] simply say that State inspection OF gas
meters has proved "a failure. Let US have
a local inspection Of gas meters and the city
administration viii accept the responsibility
and will hold itself answcrabe TO the people
OF the city Of New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
sPITTO0NS ron the SUM- ~.
Health boards Advisers Discuss Also Soil ed
Money and Infecie ed Baths.

The advisory board Of the Health Depart
ment held a special meeting in the Office Of
President Darlington Of the Board OF Health
yesterday.
Some Of those present were Drs. Jane
way Jacob Loomis Biggs, Brannan. Prud-
den, A. A, Smith and Polk and ex-Com-
missioner Lederle.
The first matter taken up YVES the posi-
bility Of the infection OF swimming pools
in baths Me,srs Allen and Wing OF the
Society for Improving the Condition Of the
Poor made u report OF investiga lions they
have been carrying on in this country and
in Europe II was decided to lay the matter
over to the next meeting.
The subject OF additional water supply
for New York city was not considered
After some discussion Dr. Lederle was APP
pointed a committee TO investigate the mat
ter and submit report at meeting to be
held next week.
The meeting then discuss the use of
cuspidOrB on the subway and elevated roads
as d sanitary precauuon. A form Of Gus
pidOr suitable for the stations was SHOWN
and was approved, IL ls made OF tin
painted white, and is to be attached 10 the
side Of building. In shape 1t is ike an
enlarged opera glass case. IL is likely that
subway and elevated roads will be requested
TO provide a sufficient number OF these
SO that the public will have no excuse for
expectoratag on the floors.
Dr. Prudden was appointed a committee
10 devise "A plan for thoroughly oleeninR
lie cars and the station platforms o. the
elevated and subway.
Reports were received In regard TO the
amount of oxygen contained in the air In
the subway. and in the trains there. The
condition Of the air was said T. be salts
factory, but further experiments were
ordered
The opinion was expressed that the bill
now before Congress relating TO soiled
paper money was Of great public interest
affecting public health and that soiled
bills ought TO be Withdrawn from circula-
ton as eoon as practicable.
A proposition TO devise measures to zeal
with cerebro-spinsl meningitis was APP
proved. Several other questions Of public
importance we're touched upon, but as the
session was already long they we're laid
over for the next meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
NEBRASKA RACKS uP KANSAS.
Applauds Her standard Oh F1Eht-Lauds
Roosevelt for His stand.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb % The Legislature
Of Kansas and President Roosevelt are sin
ged out for commentator for their fight
on the Standard OIL in a resolution intro
duced in the Nebraska House OF Repre-
sentauves to-day. The resolution will
not come up for a vote until tomorrow
but its passage by an almost unanimous
vote is predicted by legislative leaders
The resolution says
Whereas the people Of the State Of
Kansas have entered into a contest in order
to determine whether the law or the Stand
ard Oil monopoly is supreme, and
Whereas IN their patriotic efforts the
Kansas people have received the indorse-
nent Of the National House Of Repre-
sentatives and are now receiving the cor
dial cooperation Of tho President Of. the
United States therefore be it,
Resolved, BY the Nebraska House Of
Representatives that on behalf OF the
people of Nebraska We express sincere
sympathy with the people of our neighbor-
ing State In the fight they are now wagnR
against the most oppressive OF all monop-
olies. We bid Theodore Roosevelt, Pref
dent Of the United States Godspeed in his
determined efforts TO protect the public
interests against the encroachments of
monopoly; and be IL further
~Rcsolred. That we desire it shall be
distinctly understood that the acceptance
from John d. Rockefeller Of considerable
sum of money, same TO be used in the cree
ton Of a building at the University Of Ne
braska IS a religious temple shall not be
regarded before the people Of the world
as an indication that Nebraska has any
sympathy whatever with the dishonest
and outrageous practices for which John
ID. Rockefellers monopoly IL responsible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
PREPARING BEEF TRUST CASES
REPORT DELAYED UNTIL THE
EVIDENCE WAS READY.
Likely Soon 10 lie Made Public--Indict-
ments ENpected-Special Agents
for the Standard on Invest cation
Garfield Not 10 go TO Kansas

WASHINGTON. Feb ~ While the Depart
ment Of Justice officials have little 10 say
on the subject. they are going ahead with
! their preparations for the prosecution of
the beef trust which has already been in
stituted in the Federal courts in Chicago
1t Is now admitted in official circles here
that the delay of Commissioner Of Corpora
tons Garfield in making public his report
on the alleged violations Of law by the
trust was due in large part TO the fact that
he WAS cooperating with the Attorney
General in the investigation started by the
latter soon after Judge Grossuip granted
an injunction against the packers.
II was declared to-day that publicity
was the watchword of the Administration
but 1t was said that the President wanted
well timed and not indiscriminate publicity
1t was of the utmost importance that the
Administration should not reveal its hand
before it was ready 10 act. and that was
why Commissioner Garfield. it was ex
planned, adopted policy Of delay in his
work on the beef report While the pack
ers were watching for the Garfield report,
il was added. the Acknowledgement and his
assistants, aided by the Department Of Com
merce's special agents ,were collecting evil
dence on which the present cause Is based
The Administration is starting out with
the intention Of indiclng violators Of the
law. and as this Is the first criminal prose
cution under the sherman antitrust act,
the outcome is awaited here with great
interest Under this law the packers may
be tined and imprisoned, and 1t Is the in
tention of the Administration to make an
example of the packers. II 1t Is possible with
the evidence at hand.
Promises have been made time and again
by Commissioner Garfield that his beef
report was nearing completion and that he
would soon place 1t in the hands Of the
President, 1t was said to-day that there
was no reason why the report should be-
longer withheld.
Although thi, was holiday, Commits
sioner Garfield made some progress in
his plans Tor the investigation Of the Stand
ard Oil Company. He had in conference
with him about thirty special agents, whom
he il instructing in the duties they are
about to perform.
That the Investigation will be thorough
was shown by the "a CT that many men in
the bureau who have hitherto never been
In the field but who are regarded as ex-
perienoed lawyers. will be sent out to gather
evidence These men will augment a
force already at work investigating the
petroleum industry.
Representative Campbell Of Kansas. the
author OF the House resolution directing
the oil investigation, said recently that
he was OF the opinion that Commissioner
Garfield himself would go into the Kansas
oil district and personally direct the in
-quiry.
i have no mora intention OF going to
Kansas than | have Of going 10 Europe"
said Commissioner Garfield to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
BIRTHDAY FOR BISHOPS TWINS
DIR. POTTER RECALLS 4 DOMESTIC
INCIDENT or INTEREST.
Also Points the Moral OF the Odcli S5O-a-
Plate Dinner Fiasco for Diners Of
the Observation-Disclosures COghlan
Finus Mr. Roosevelt Great Man.

Also Points the Moral OF lne Oucb SSO-a-
Plate Dinner Fiaseo for Diners Of
the Cnclnnati-Admirai Coghlan
Finus MIR. Roosevelt Great Man.
At the annual dinner Of the New York
State Society ofthe Cincinnati at the Waldorf
Astoria last night Bishop Potter disclosed
the fact that a colleague Of his in the college
Of Bishops habitually called him Hank"
The Bishop said also that he preferred
thanks Of dual kind on Feb. %, for that
was the date on which his twins were born
In referring to this domestic incident the
Bishop said.
Il suppose great many people have pre-
| cjsely the same sentiment about Washing
toms Birthday that a man in my houos had
came down stairs this morning and he
said to me:
Good morning, Bishop, this is a good
day
We'll replied. I'm glad Of it, Peter.
NY twins were born on that day And
he said to me:
is that the reason they put the flags
out?'
About one hundred members OF the So
ciety. descendants of the officers Of the
Continental Army, attended the feast.
Talbot Olyphant, the society's president.
was toastmaster.
At the speakers table besides Bishop
Potter were President James Simons
of the South Carolina chapter, Major-Gen.
Charles +. Roe. Rear Admiral CoRhan,
Asa Bird Gardiner, william Potter, Robert
c. Ogden. William Sloane ana George H.
Schiefein.
Bishop Potter was down to speak on
New York State. and he talked Of Chair
man Odell's $50 plate dinner TO upstate
Republican editors.
Il wonder" said the Bishop, Elf you
noticed the fiasco made by the Republicans
who attempted to get the country editors
to dinner. The country editors wouldn't
come. They probably suspected that the
nutriment fed by them TO their customers
would not assimilate with that promulgated
by Chairman Odel and others. Has il
ever occurred 10 you that the attitude Of
the Republican editors toward this banquet
has In IL something Of the menace OF the
Legislature toward the cltyi'
The Bishop said there should not be
State interests. \ wish he added that
YOU might realize how Intimately the in
terests OF the wv v are bound up together
Major-Gen. Roe responded for The
Army" He denied as gross SANDER
the charge that there are many drunkards
in It,
Rear Admiral Coghlan spoke for THE
Navy For information regarding it's
needs. be referred the dinen 10 President
Rooseyelts speech in Philadelphia.
Our sentiments, said Admiral CoRhlan,
1are exactly alike. l think Mr.. Roosevelt
Is u great man A good navy Is a forc-
BILE argument and usually carries con-
viction One thing must be remembered,
II we are to have a navy Of any influence,
and that is, II must be a big one"
Other speakers were the Rev DR.. Frank
l.. Humphreys, William Potter and james
bimons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
BIRTHDAY FOR NEWSBOYS
GJGGRNUFTHER FILLS EN- WITH
TURKEY AND coon ADVICE.
And MS TO the Turkey, "Me Appelife's Allis
Wit Me-" said the Newsle Who Vas
Asked II lie Trained-I 900 There for
Blll Brown and Others TO Entertain.

hlll brown ana OtutFs W InltTNdiu'
Newsboys from Brooklyn and Manhattan,
about COO OF them, gathered at the News
boys Lodging House in New Chambers
street yesterday for the dinner which Ran
dolph Guggenheimer provides on Wash
ingtons Birthday. There was fine spread
of things that would appeal to 'ne apostle
Of real boy, There were turhey, mashed
potatoes, mashed turnips, celery, mince
pie and ice cream. One OF the youngsters
was asked if he had gone hungry for the
last few days TO get up an appetite,
Gee, no. said he. Me appetite's allus
wit me
The boys were waited on by women
volunteers. Boys who were very hungry
received second portion. The feast was
in the large dining room on the second
floor. The boys were sent up IN groups
Of twenty 20 table. The dining room
would not hold them all, so they ate IN three
divisions After the meal MIR. Guggen-
heimer made Il speech, In which he advised
the boys TO try 70 initiate as much as posi-
Bile the virtues Of the Father of his Country
Everything Is attainable in this land OF
ours for the boy who earnestly strives
and has strength 10 succeed he SAID
Newspaper selling may be good enough
occupation for poor, struggling boy, but
l hope your aspirations point 10 higher
goal. You should prepare yourselves to
overcome all obstacles which stand bet weeh
YOU and honorable and lasting slcCeHs
Herbert $. Guunison reminded the boys
that Mr.. Brady, the Governor OF Alaska
was al one time in the NewsDoys' Home
Rolin NJ. Morgan. Rudolph Heig, Thomas
p Peters and John Paul also made speeches
All Of the fun was not in the dining room
There was an entertainment III the hlg
hall ,nstairs for those who were waiting