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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
Chicaao's Bic Strike.

The Chicago Team Owners associa-
ton, an Organization employing 5000
union transfers, has decided to re-
main neutral in the present labor
struggle, now in progress in Chicago.
Ever since the commencement of the
teamsters' strike the team owners as
ISOLATION has been anxious to have the
question of making deliveries to strike
bound houses submitted to arbitration.
The transfers, by a unanimous vote,
refused to agree to the proposition
and for time it seemed that the
team owners would force a strike of
these 5000 drivers by ordering them
to make deliveries to firms involved in
the strike.
Negotiations for peace, which prom
Used for a time last week to be sue
cessful, have apparently been aban-
doned for the present, as both sides
are so far apart on any plans of set
tlement that further efforts are be-
lieved TO be futile.
The employers declare that they
have conceded every point possible
The strikers assert that settlement
along the lines proposed by the EN-
ployers would mean "dishonorable sur
render" and this the officials of the
teamsters' union emphatically declare
they will never do.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
Spring Sown Wheat Is Good.

preliminary returns to the chief
OF the bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture on the acre
age of spring wheat sown indicate an
average of about 1880 acres, an
increase of $4,000 acres, or 2.S per
cent over the estimate of the acreage
soWn last year.
Inc average condition of spring
wheat on June 1 was 93.7, as COM
pared with 93.4 at the corresponding
date last year.
Inc average condition of winter
wheat on June 1 was 85.5 as compar-
ed with 92.5 on May 1. 1905; 77.7 on
June l. 1904.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
MONTANA NOTES.

Bonner is beyond doubt the banner
fish center of Montana this year.
The May receipts at the Helena
assay office were $1S9,130, an increase
of more than $4,000 over May, 1904.
Martin Miller of Billings died from
the effects of lightning shock receiv-
ed recently.
Livestock growers in Dawson cOun-
ty are happy. They have had album
dant moisture this spring and are
assured of good grass crop.
H. H. Swartz of Helena, Mont, who
is in charge of all the special agents
OF the general land office stationed in
Montana and Idaho, has been at Wal
lace investigating the proposed forest
reserve in Shoshone county.
ANY man who pays his liquor bill
and is not too boisterous is entitled
to get drunk once month";" said Po-
lice Judge Warren recently at Butte
in acquitting Luther Wilson, charged
with being a periodical drunkard.
Accidental though it unquesionablv
was, the discovery of oil at Kendall
is none the less genuine, and the own
ers of the Billiard tract are now try
ing to figure out whether they have a
bonanza or a white elephant on their
hands.
The excitement at Kendall and vi.
cinity during the past few days over
the discovery of oil has brought hun
dreds of people to that point and over
1000 acres of land in that vicinity
have been filed upon, according to a
report from Lewiston.
Angered because his friend ordered
settler instead of whisky when inyit.
ed to take drink, Claude Billings. a
miner from Eureka, Utah, sent a bul
let into his brain after shooting his
companion, Levi Bacon, in the thigh
The tragedy occurred in Dan Drew's
saloon In Butte. Billings fingered but
few minutes after the shooting.
A peculiar accident at the Red
Lodge Coal companys mine recently
resulted in the DEAN of the master
mechanic, c. E. Hymer, a well known
young man, and son of the manage,
OF the company. He was leaning over
the shaft when suddenly a heavy NIL
ley wheel dropped from the frame
work above and struck him on the
head, breaking his neck. Death re
suited short time after.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
THEY HAVE AGREED TO AGREE
Through the Efforts of President
Roosevelt Peace Is Assured
in the Far East.


Official assurances that the presi-
dents efforts to bring Russia and jap.
an together to discuss peace will be
crowned with success was brought to
the White House Monday by Count
Cassini. the Russian ambassador, who
called by appointment and in the name
of Emperor Nicholas formally accepted
the presidents offer of good will. The
following official statement regarding
the conference was issued at the White
House.:
Ambassador Cassini has called to ex-
press the Russian governments assent
to the presidents proposition and to
say that they would appoint plenipo-
tentiaries to meet the plenipotentiaries
of Japan to discuss the question of
peace. The place of meeting is at
present being discussed.
During the past two weeks the presi-
dents efforts have been directed to-
ward mutual agreement to consider
terms of peace. This he accomplished
finally Monday. 1t remains now for
the belligerent powers to name their
plenipotentiaries and agree upon time
and place for them to meet to discuss
terms and to negotiate treaty of
peace. These "details are now under
consideration, with bright prospect
that such minor differences as may ex-
list will be resolved within a few days.
Conferences of supreme Importance
were held Monday in Washington. The
blue room of the White Huose was the
scene, and President Roosevelt, Count
Cassini and Kogoro Takahira, the jap
anese minister, were the principal COLI
ferees. President ROOSEVELT now has
unequivocal assurances from both Rus
STA and Japan of the acceptance of his
proposition that they enter on negotia-
tions for peace.
The president is likewise assured of
the absolute sincerity of both govern
ments in acceding to his suggestion.
Japan was the first of the two powers
to indicate its acceptance of President
Roosevelt's proposition. The formal
response to his identical note of Thurs
day last was received from the Japan
csc government Saturday. 1nfo1 I'm al
assurances of acceptances of the presi-
dents suggestion were received from
the Russian government little later,
but the assurances from st. Petersburg
were not of the same definite character
as had been received from Toxic.
Early Monday Ambassador Meyer,
at st. Petersburg, informed this gov
eminent that Russia had accepted the
presidents proposition and would name
representatives with plenary powers to
meet plenpotentiaries of Japan. While
satisfactory, the response of Russia
was not in the same definite form as,
that of apan. 1t had been the expec-
tation of the president to publish to the
world the replies of the two govern
ments to his identical notes, but under
the circumstances this could not be
done.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
RoosEVELT's NOTE FOR PEACE.
Sent to Japanese and Russian Gov
ernments.

ernments.
On June the following dispatch
was sent by the president through dip
lomatic channels to the Japanese and
Russian governments:
The president feels that the time
has come when in the interest Of all
mankind he must endeavor to see if
it is possible to bring to an end the
terrible and lamentable conflict now
being .Waged. When both Russia and
Japan the United States has intimacy
and friendship. 1t hopes for the pros
perity and welfare of each, and it
feels that the progress of the world is
set back by the war between these
two great nations. The president ac-
cordingly urges the Russian and Jap
anese governments, not only for their
own sakes, but in the interest of the
whole civilized world, to inaugurate
direct negotiations for peace with one
another.
The president suggests that these
peace negotiations be conducted di-
rectly and exclusively between the
selligerents; in other words, that
there may be a meeting of Russian
and Japanese plenipotentiaries or del
egates without any intermediary, in
order to see if it is not possible for
these representatives of the two pow
ers to agree to terms of peace. The
president earnestly asks that the Rus
sian and Japanese governments do
now agree to such a meeting and is
asking the Japanese and Russian gov
ernments to agree likewise.
while the president does not feel
that any intermediary should be call
ed with respect to the peace negoti-
atoms themselves, he is entirely will
ing to do what he properly can, If
! the powers concerned feel that his SER
vices will be of effect in arranging the
| preliminaries as to the time and place
of meeting. But if even these prelim
inaries can be arranged directly be
tween the two powers, or in any other
way, the president will be glad, as his
sole purpose is TO bring about a meet
ing which the whole civilized world
will pray may result in peace"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
Admiral Uriu.

Rear Admiral Uriu has played an
important part in the naval cam
paigns OF the present war, although
MS name has been referred to but
lie" times since the battle of Chemul-
pc on February 9, 1904, when he sunk
ane Varlag and the Korietz, He is
logos second in command and led
the cruiser division in the battle with
Rojestvensky.
Orlu was born AZ years ago and en-
Tered the United States naval acad-
envy in 1877, taking the full course Of
lour years and graduating 14th in a
class of 136 in 1881.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
OREGON NEWS.

Three thousand Odd Fellows of Ore
gon and Washington paraded in Port
land in celebrauon of Odd Fellows
day at the Lewis and Clark fair.
Calvin Easterbrook, aged SO years,
who was injured by being thrown from
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-06-17
Dynamited PoIiceman's Home.

Everett, Wash. June lathe home
of J. o. Williams, a policeman, was
dynamited Tuesday morning at 3
O'Clock, but no one injured.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
THE TROUBLED GAR
DANGERS WHICH MENACE THE RULER
OF THE RUSSlAS.

Besides Having an Enemy Gathering
at the Gates OF His Empire, He Is
Also Threatened by an Internal
FOe-The Russian Pope.
An even greater menace to the Rus
sian government than the Japanese is
the widespread discomfort which per-
vades the vast empire over which Mich
olas II. is the nominal ruler. For some
time it has been an open secret in sew
eral of the European capitals that in
the cars dominions there is Il smol-
dering flame of resentment that is like
ly to become Il mighty cOnliagration
should Russian arms meet with seri-
GUS reverSeS in eastern Asia.
1t is said that the Poles of Germany
and Austria are only waiting for the
news of u great Japanese victory to
join their compatriots in Russia in a
revolt against the ear. The Firms.
too. are ripe for instruction, and to
these elements of discord may be add
ed the ever active nihilsts.
The Pole has never been assimilated
by Russia, though reduced to Subjec-
ton by force of arms. The very Sc
verify of Ineir treatment by the Rus
sian government has served to keep
alive the spirit of resentment against
their oppress0rs, and their readiness to
revolt is well understood in st. Peters,
burg. Paderewski. the world famous
pianist, was recently expelled from
Russia because he pointedly told the
car he was not Russian, but Pole.
The Firms, who until few years
ago had large measure of liberty,
are more bitter even than the Poles
their wounds are fresher Their con-
stitution has been overriden, and the
people have been treated with the ut
most brutality. Many Finnish noble
man or merchant has been banished
from the country without sembance of
trial or even without charges being
laid against him. a failure to obey
the mandate of the Russian governor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
MISS GEoRGIANNA BISHOP.

Cricket club of Philadelphia, and Miss
Bishop won her honors by defeating
Mrs. e. +. Sanford of the Essex Coun-
ty Country club of Orange, N. j., by
up and 3 to play. The survival of
these two players formed an interest
ing climax to one of the most exciting
tournaments ever held by the United
States Golf association.
1t was the third championship con-
test in which married woman reach
ed the finals. In 1896. at Morris coun-
ty, Mrs. \. Turnue of Shinnecock was
put out in the finals by Miss BeatriX
Hoyt, and in 1899, at the Philadelphia
Country club, Mrs Caleb f. Fox of
Huntington Valley lost by 2 up and
to play to Miss Underhill. In the re-
cent tournament before reaching the
finals Miss Bishop. after qualifying
with an even 100, successfully defeat
ed her sister. Miss ii. +. Bishop, and
three other women, one of whom, Miss
Frances c. Griscom of Philadelphia,
was champion in 1899. At an early
stage of the tournament Miss Bishops
leading opponent, Mrs. Sanford, de-
feated Miss Pauline Mackay of Oakley
Boston, victor over Miss Charlotte bod,
the British champion.
Miss Bishop has won her honors by
careful, persistent work, critical study
Of her faults and analysis of the game
For several years the new champion
has been well up in the game and has
played with the foremost women golf
ers of the United States. She made
her first effort for the championship
in 1899 at the Philadelphia Country
club. In 1902, coupled with Miss Jes-
sic Howe. she defeated Miss Genevieve
Hecker, then national champion, and
Mrs. Manice, then champion of the
Women's Metropolitan Golf associa-
ton. She is of strong physique and
genial temperament, well fitted to
stand the physical and mental strain
of weeks play. In a recent cup con-
test Miss Bishop was defeated for the
first time this season by Miss Pauline
Mackey.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
Hnstx Observations.

Some years ago an authOress of con-
siderable note was entering q place of
public entertainment when the sound
of her own name uttered by a group
just in front of her attracted her at
tention, and she discovered that gen.
tleman in the company of several Ia
dies was pointing out another lady at
some distance to his companions as
herself.
"Oh, dear, she's not at all prettyw
said one of the ladies, putting up her
opera glass.
"Quite vulgar looking" said another,
adjusting hers to better focus.
$50 dreadfully masculine" added a
third. amy one might guess she was
q Questioning. I pity her husband,
declare"
"She is masculine" said the gentle
man complacently, pleased to have in
terested his companions. You can see
that even from here. But you can't
appreciate her ugliness without seeing
her full face She has most ap-
palling squint."
The authoress in question, who was
neither masculine nor ugly nor afflict.
ed with a squint, had sense of humor
enough to enjoy the situation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20

means exile to Siberia, and popular
gatherings of protest have been ruth
lessly suppressed by fire and sword
In Russia itself the spirit of the rev.
Olutionists is different, although no
less determined. They are loyal to the
ear, whom they believe to be misin-
formed as to the real state of affairs
by his ministers. They are fighting to
overthrow the power of the bureau
crazy, which they hold responsible
for the misgovernment of the empire.
This movement is largely supported
by the educated people of Russia no
bles, scholars and army officers being
active in the struggle for reform.
Perhaps the best hated man in Rus
STA today is Konstantin Petrovitch
PobedonostSeff, procurator of the holy
synod, head of the Greek church and
the most powerful man in the empire,
not even excepting the car himselN
All things considered, it is probable
that no other man living is so power
full foe of modern progress.
His ruthless fanaticism has broken
up thousands of homes, ruined count
less men of the noblest character and
driven the best elements of Russia in
to cruel exile. He has been the evil
spirit of two ears in succession.
Whenever their better instincts
prompted them to break loose from
the traditions of Russian despotism
and tyranny Pobedonostseff has al
ways been mt hand to turn them back
The massacres of Jews, the exile Of
hundreds of students and the knouting
of countless peasants and workingmen
are all laid at his door by those who
are striving to break his power
The story of the Russian pope's rise
from plebeian beginnings to the high
est position open TO subject of the
car is proof of his wonderful energy
and ability. His father was poor
peasant but the youth determined on
different career. Through the aid
of bis village priest he went to Kiev
to study and had brilliant career in
the university. Later he became a
tutor to several land dukes of the
imperial family, including the one who
afterward became Alexander Ill, and
through his influence rose to be privy
councillor and senator.
When Alexander assembled the throne
he made Pobedonostseff procurator of
the holy synod and chose him to be his
chief political adviser. so that he be-
came at one stroke the pope of the Or
tbodoX Greek church and chancellor
of the Russian empire.
All his life Pobedonostseff has been
inspired by two ideals. One is that the
Slavs are the chosen people. destined
to be the ruling race of the world. The
other is that the doctrines of the Greek
Orthodox church constitute the only
true form of the Christian religion and
as such are destined to predominant
over all other forms of belief held
throughout the world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
The Doctor HnI to Go.

A physician in south Baltimore hav-
ing decided that flagpole on his house
would add to its good appearance, en-
ployed a man to rig the staff to his
roof. This man had for his assistant
a six foot negro imbued with all the
superstitions of his race.
The big staff had been hoisted to the
roof and was nearly in place when the
negro happened to glance down at the
crowd that had collected in the street
TO view the work.
The physician, desiring to see how
the work of setting up the pole was
progressing, had gone to the opposite
corner to see the work, when the negro
saw him. The crowd saw the darby
stop working and say something to his
employer Then the negro left the
roof, and the work was postponed. The
negro had said:
Look, boss; dere's dat doctor down
dare lookin' fo' job. | knows rs
agwine to fall off dis roof, and dat
man'll cut me up. Deed, amt agwine
TO strike another lick O. work while dat
mans down dere" Baltimore Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
Slate Marble.

Slate marble is a Belgian product
which when completed looks just like
black marble and carries polish quite
as durable, so that the surface can be
etched, engraved, gilded or silvered
just as If it were the genuine article.
Slate suitable for the purpose is first
polished with sandstone, then with ar
tificial and finally with very light nat
ural pumice stone By this time the
surface looks soft, like velvet, and aft.
er being dried and heated it is impreg
mated with hot mixture of oil and
fine lampblack, which Is allowed to re-
main on for twelve hours. If neces-
sary, this operation is repeated, and
the polishing process is renewed, first
with emery and then with tin ashes
and lampblack.
AS finish wax dissolved in turpen-
tine is spread over it and allowed to re.
main for some time before being rub
bed off with linen rag and plenty of
elbow grease. Then the imitation is
complete, and no one looking at the
smooth black surface could guess that
1t hid beneath it slab of homely slate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20

Rackhoards. iron collars and dumb
bells were the ordinary calisthenic ap-
purtenances in boarding schools for
young ladies in 1776 about the time
when Maria Edgeworth was a school
girl. In biography Of the first great
Irish novelist Hon. Emily Lawless says
that these devices were not deemed
sufficient IL Maria's case. For her
special benefit one more had to be add
ed, one which even the judicious fam
lily biographer seems to have regarded
as rather severe When she was four
teen years old her shortness was OBJ
served with no little disapproval by
the members of her family. The Edge
worths had always been well grown
race, and her lack both of height and
of good looks was blot on the repu-
tation of the family. To obviate one
of her deficiencies not only were all
the usual exercises resorted to, but
also one which Mrs. Edgeworth her.
self characterized as ''unusuaP-that,
namely, Of "being swung by the neck
to draw out the muscles and so in
crease the growth" Unfortunately it
was of no avail. Short she was and
short she was destined to be.-Youth's
Communion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20


OF all the plants used for food there
is none which has been so long known
or has had, so II say, so distinguished
u lineage as asparagus. Its record. in
fact, reaches back to almost the com.
mencement of authentic history, as it
is mentioned by The comic poet era
tinus, who died about 425 b. c., and
was a contemporary of though slight
ly older than Aristophanes.
Among the Romans also the tasty
vegetable was held in high esteem.
Cato the elder-not the gentleman who
was of opinion that Plato reasoned
well, but his great-grandfather, who
insisted upon the destruction of Car
thage and who was born 243 b. c.
wrote work, which is still eXtant,
de Re Rustica," and in it he treats at
length of the virtues and proper cult
walton of asparagus. Pliny also in
his Natural History" about 60 A. d.
has much TO say on the subject "Of
all the productions of your garden" he
feelingly observes, your chief care
will be your asparagus" and he de-
votes several chapters and parts Of
chapters TO its many benefcent quail.
ties and the best modes of raising it,
Chambers Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20

\ study Of Jan Stems pictures of
Dutch home life some 200 years ago
proves to conviction that in his day
the noses of his country folk were
quite as fantastic as they are now.
Without their pendulous, heavy, mirth
inspiring organs of smell, the artists
tipsy fiddlers and peasants, quack doc
tors and housewives would not make
one smile half as much as they do. 1t
is well that the average Dutchman is
a good natured fellow. No matter
whether his amiability be due to his
phlegmatic temperament or to the rea-
soned discipline in his soul, the result
is the same to the outer world. If
he were naturally disposed to be
prey to his passions, there would be
something horribly discordant in the
broad comedy of his face.-Chambers'
Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
Animal Arithmetic.

A certain Mr.. Tiniotieff was the hap
py possessor of a dog that was able to
calculate with precision. One day,
having been fed a large platter of
chicken bones, he found twenty-siX
left over when his appetite was salts
fed. These he proceeded TO bury care
fully in different places, as all dogs do
The day following he dug up and ate
twenty-five, went TO sleep, suddenly
woke up, apparently with something
on his mind, hesitated moment, dug
up his twenty sixth bone, ate it and
went to sleep, this time soundly.
Birds count well. They usually know
the number of eggs they are Matching.
Here is something odd: A half tanned
nightingale was always given three
beetles as a sort of dessert. If he re-
ceived but two he waited impatiently
for the third. If three were given to
him he ate them up and flew away
without waiting for more.-Revue
Rose.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-20
He Figured 1t out.

"I've got an eight-year-old boy at
home that will make either a meta
physician or a detective, I'm not sure
which," remarked lawyer as he en-.
tered his office the other morning
"The kids just getting over an attack
Of measles and has hard work amusing
himself. Yesterday his mother and
the nurse were in the room, and he
spoke up all of a sudden much to the
embarrassment Of his mother:
essay, ma. l know how old nurse is.
Ellis mother thought the nurse might
be confused, but she wasn't.
"'How do you know so much, Will
lie? she asked
"'Well, l asked you once how many
years you've been nursing, and you
said five. Then, when you forgot that,
l asked you how old you was when
you went to the training school, and
you said eighteen. Then by and by l
asked you how long you was in school,
and you said four years. Now, eight
cen and four and five are twenty-seven.
See 2 New York Tribune.