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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
DOG POISON
THROWN ABOUT

A wholesale poisoning Of dogs on
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues from
Stevens street west has been reported
to the police.
Yesterday and today four or five
valuable dogs belonging in that neigh
borhood' have been poisoned.
Neighbors are making a search and
have found pieces of poisoned meat
distributed along the avenue. One
woman telephoned this afternoon that
she found several pieces of poisoned
meat.
Two dogs were poisoned this after
noon and were found dead at Fourth
avenue and Mill street.
The owners of dogs in that neigh
borhood have asked for an officer to
watch for the person or persons scat
tering the meat, which, it is believed,
is done early in the morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

Immediate rslief from the dangers
Of mo water" from the insurance
companies ana their pink slips.
Tho reduction Of the loss in press
ure to minimum figure.
The quick construction Of 40 ,ooo,-
900 gallon reservoir and the use of
the Cook Hill standpipe, with direct
force nains-made Of steel, not wood.
The increase of the pumping ca
pacity from 1850, 900 to $4,000, 900
gallons daily.
The abolition Of the Stage site
chosen by the water commission and
the eventual use Of the Cliff Park
site.
Four new pumps, to cost, with sta
ton, $65, 355.62.
"A 80 inch force mail for the low
pressure service to cost sll1,sl3.
Reservoir at Ninth and Pine street,
40 oo0, 900 capacity, Seo,716.
Additional mains in low service
district ana to reservoir, S54,39o
Extensions Of mains, S67,55O.7O.
Total cost, $4o9, 1854. added to
which will be the cost Of the reservoir
site.
This is the substance of Engineer
J. II. Fannings report made to the
city council this afternoon.
The report wipes out the water
commission plans and adheres closely
to the plan of City Engineer Gill.
The water meter gang listened In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
SIN. MITCHELL PLEADS
(Scripps News Association.)

PORTLAND Ore, April lin the Federal district
court today Senator Mitchell plead not guilty to three
of four indictments returned against him by the federal
grand jury To the fourth Indictment that charging him
with violating section 1882 Of the revised statutes of the
United States in having received compensation for his
services while SENATOR before department of government
he demurred alleging the grand jury not regularly
constituted and that District Attorney Heney had right
to appear before it. If these technical grounds
tanned they would knock out the othe four indictments
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

HAS RfpL|[D

WASHINGTON, Ajril 1.-THE
state department today received a
copy of President Castro's reply to
the United States proposition to sub
nit the issues between the two gov
ernments to arbitration. The docu-
ment will not be made public. 1t
will be held for the consideration Of
the cabinet upon the presidents re-
turn from his vacation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
MISS BRANDT
SINGS TONIGHT

Brandt, the brilliant young contralto,
in a fine concert at the Spokane the
alter tonight.
Miss Brandt will be assisted by
Mr.. Harold Hurlbut, baritone; Herr
Franz Steiner, celloist, and Mr.. Oscar
Haase. pianist.
This concert promises to be one
of the musical events of the season,
and will doubtless be largely patron
lied.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

bApT|5T5 TAXI
Dad l10h[1
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, April 11.-Dr. Fl. L.
Moorehouse, corresponding secretary
of the American Baptist Home Mis-
sionary society. today announced that
John D. Rockefeller had just given
100000 to the society, which makes
total of more than 100000 given
to the society in the last 20 years.
This gift is separate from two gifts
recently made to the American Bap-
fist Missionary union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
CHICAGO STRIKERS
VISIT MAYOR dunno

approved a permanent court Of arbi-
tration to settle labor disputes. The
mayor warned the union men against
breaches of the peace and announced
his intention to preserve order at any
cost. Meantime two caravans Of
wagons moving through the strests
to the freight houses were assailed
by missiles of every description. Tho
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
(Scripps News Association.)

LAYTON, Okla, April 11.-Cow-
boys from Burnett camp are expected
in today with further reports of the
success of the presidents hunting
party. The president rides a large
black horse supplied by Waggoner &
Burnett His hunting attire consists
of light wooden trousers, a corduroy
coat and black cotton shirt and white
broad-brimmed hat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
MUST
STAND TRIAL
tScrlpps News Association.)

SACRAMENTO. April 11--Superlor
Judge Hart today denied the motion
OF attorneys for boodling Senators
Bunkers. Wright, Emmons and
French to set aside the indictment of
the grand jury. The next step will
be to set time for the trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
new EVIDENCE FOUND
IN BEEF TRUST CASE

terday in a raid on a safe deposits
vault and which are said to contain
important beef trust documents, were
seen in the. office of the district at
torney this morning. That Official
refused, however, to say whether
these documents would be placed be-
fore the jury today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
HAS REVIEW HAD A
CHANGE OF HEART?
Is the Spokesman-Revie eating crow9

Is the Spokesman Review eating crow9
Have the sesults obtained by Nelson W. Durham's
insane fight for a railroad commission developed so
rapidly that the tall tower organ must turn to fawn and
oady to the railroads has roundy abused in order
protection against the conditions brought about
by rabd Durhamism?
The drift of stories anent the traffic mems visit to Spo
kane this morning certainly indicates that last the tall
tower tribe realizes the difficulties into which the obbers
and shippers of Spokane placed by the decduous VIC
tory of Nelson W. Durham in the railroad commission
tangle
In opposing the railroad commission The Press pointed
out the disastrous effects would would nure to the Spo
kane obbers. At that time the Spokesman-Review de-
clared it to be "coarse abuse and villfcation."
But with meticulous truhfulness unusual with that
awful insensae enemy of the railroads. the Spokesman
Review, this morning, says:
with the Inauguration of the new railway commits
sion in this the railway expect crusade by
coast obbers for the annument OF special distributing
rates of Spokane whereby this city protected IN It's
obbing industry for radius of 100 miles The traffic d.
recors expect that the coast towns will call for similar
low rates. which will enable them to invade this field
Should the commission by any chance grant this demand
according the traffic directors the railways will still
protect Spokane by the class rates which are to be
put In effect"
Isn't this exactly what hasbeen argued by The Press
and denied by the Spokesman Review-always with the
execution that until now the tall tower organ did not go
down on it's bones to plead with those awful rail
road magnates to "protect Spokane?
The Spokesman Review worked an injury to Spokane
shippers by rickily putting through railroad commits
sion bill by declaring the railroads to be thieves
Now the mouthpece of Durhamsm is assuring the
shippers that the railroads will protect Spokane from
the railroad commission!
Truly it was time for Traffic Manager Stubs to poke
fun at the Spokane shippers in that truly brilliant talk of
his last night which he closed with the following invita-
ton to ego to Hades'':
1T offensive to in any sense to be up against
the warfare of every day in my fe So can come
to Spokane and listen requests of shippers for
thing they should have according to the best thoughts
of those represent and feel comfortable about it as
I had just granted them everything they asked"
The blame should be placed where it belongs
The Spokesman Review and Durhamism brought
about the railroad commission against the wishes of the
railroads and the Spokane shippers
Now the tall tower tribe, with honeyed peadings is
trying to induce the railroads to "protect' Spokane
HEAVY FIRE LOSS Fire caused by lightning n"ss 'n, mo.n
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
WILL EXPEL
THE LAWYERS
(Scripps News Association.)

ST. PETERSBURG, April IA
demand will be made today by Gov
ernor General Trepoff for list of
the barristers who attended the pam
Russian congress of barristers yes
terday which was broken up by the
police 1t is believed they will be ex-
PEELED from the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
CHICAGO, April 11.-Twenty rep
resentatives of the labor unions in.
volved in the strike against Mont
gomery, Ward & Co. called on Mayor
Dunno this morning and offered to
submit their grievances to him for
arbitration. Dunno expressed his will
ingness to appoint arbitrators and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
WILLIAM VISITS
THE GREEKS
tscripps News Association)

CORFU. Ionian Islands, April IL
Emperor William arrived here today
on the royal yacht Hohenzollern, ac-
conpanied by a fleet of Greek YES
sells. A large crowd greeted the en-
peror, who was given an enthusiastic
reception.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
f[AR 5pR[AD Of
DR[AD LtpQ051
(Scripps News Association.)

SEATTLE, April 11.-Immigration
ofhcers at Puget sound ports will re-
fuse all passengers on vessels touch
ing at Honolulu, fearing a spread Of
leprosy as result of the recent ac-
ton of the Hawaiian legislature in
repeating the segregation laws. A
junket Of 400 persons recently visited
the leper coloney on Molaki island
and mingled freely with the lepers,
taking no precautions against the
spread of the disease. The action Of
the legislature has been reported to
Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
(scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Joseph
l.. Bristow, appointed by the presi-
dent to investigate freight rates with
reference to the Panama canal, re-
turned TO Washington last night from
Panama and Pacific coast points. To-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
(Scripps News Association.)

(ScrippS News Associatton.)
CHICAGO, April 11.-With an UNI
usually large number of witnesses
on hand the federal grand jury in
vestigating the beef trust resumed its
hearing today. Three trunks, believ-
ed to be part of those obtained yes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
SPOTTED fever

(ScrIpps News Association.)
DIES MONIES, Ia, April 1.-THE
first victims of spotted fever in Iowa
are reported. They are Eva Lambrith
of Clinton and Gladly Wilson of Sac
City.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
FOUR CHILDREN
BURN TO DEATH
<Scripps News Association.)

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, April Ii
Four children of George Mall were
burned to death by fire which de-
stroyed the Mall home early this
morning. The parents escaped with
the baby.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
LAFOLLETTES
RAILROAD BILL

MADISON, Wis, April 1l.-Lafol-
lette's railroad rate commission bill
was advanced in the assembly today
by vote of 81 TO 10. 1t provides for
an appointive commission of three
members with large powers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

FORT WORTH, Tex, April Ii
AS no word has come from the presi-
dent over night. Secretary Loeb takes
it for granted all 10 going well at the
hunting camp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
RATT[[R TAILS VICTIM
TO PRESIDENTS pQ0wt55

Early Sunday morning while out
exercising the president encountered
rattlesnake coiled in the grass.
Leaping from his horse. he killed it
with the butt of his whip.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
ENGAGED IN
MILITARY PLOT
lScripps News Assooiation.)

lScripps News Assooiation.)
PARIS, April 11.-Captain Volport
Of. the Eleventh infantry was arrest
ed on "a charge Of completely in a
supposed military plot against the Sc
curity of the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
WIRE KILLED IN INDIA

LAHORE April 11.-Commissoner ,ullundur, after
investigation of the fatalities of the recent earthquake,
reports thousand killed in the Kangra district
three thousand in the Palampur district at Dharmsala
1900 besides Gurkhas who crushed to death by tho
falling stones of the barracks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

Fire caused by lightning this morn
ing destroyed the Blake wholesale
grocery plant of tho American Stogie
company and damaged neishboring
property. Loss. 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
RULER AND FAMILY BURIED
BY EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA

rool. Ibe. khan, his uncle, five cous-
ins and 2S others were buried in the
ruins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

the advance guard of 16 German ves-
sells chartered by the Russian gov
tic squadron. 1t is supposed Rojest-
vensky is awaiting the arrival of
this fleet before trying to cross the
China sea.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
JAPANESE ARM WILL b[
INCREASED To MILLION MIN.
NOTHING HAS BEEN HEARD FROM THE FLEETS
OF THE WARNING POWERS, BUT GREAT PREP
ARATIONS FOR CARRYING FORWARD THE
WAR UPON LAND ARE ANNOUNCED.

TOXIC, April 11.-According to a
high military authority Japan is MAX
ing extensive plans to reinforce the
Manchurian armies as counter move
to the Russian reorganization scheme.
The total military organization will
be increased to a million men in the
field, which will give a fighting force
of 100000. Reinforcements will af-
feet every branch of the service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

LONDON, April ia dispatch
from Singapore says four large
steamers, apparently colliers, passed
Singapore this morning, going east
ward. 1t is believed the vessels are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11
HEAVY FIRE LOSS

(Scripps News Association.)
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. April IL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-11

WASHINGTON, April 11.--A dis
patch from Minister Griscow at
Toxic states the Japanese govern
ment has closed the port of Kelung,
on the north end of Formosa, to
foreign ships. This action is taken
to indicate the port will be used by
Togo as base for his feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-28

stopped the State Journal reporter who
visits the police station, and asked him
whether it was true that Zimmerman
had killed his wife. s
About that time the reporter thought
it was time for him to get busy So
he went to Zimmerman's restaurant
where he found the proprietor. The
question whether Zimmerman had kill
ed his wife, was answered by the latter
with a shout and an oath: "Oh -- it,
of course not. Where you hear dat -
story? How dat -- thing git out?''
Il go over to de house mid YOU" said
Zimmerman. With the reporter he went
to 104 Quincy street, where he lives.
Mrs Zimmerman was alive and we'll
She had just finished a big weeks
washing, which was drying out in the
back yard.
Zimmerman Dead women don't
wash And he laughed wild inordin-
ate laugh. Within minute he relapsed
into a stream of inVectiye against the
person who started the story.
But there is some smoke said Tim
norman after a bit. My wife she git
nervous and hurt herself last week. She
sometimes try to kill me. She oder
wise is der finest wife in der world.
The reporter asked one of the neigh
bors. after Zimmerman had gone, as
to the origin of the story
This person told that on last Wed
nesdav night Zimmerman had struck
his wife with a sharp-edged poker. from
which she suffered considerable loss OF
blood, and that bad results We're feared
for a few days, but that now she IS en-
tirely strong again
The reporter came back up town to
Shellabarger's undertaking establish
ment. The inquest was Just about mn
ished County Attorney Hungate and
Coroner Keith were putting on their
overcoats and had called a horse and
buggy to so down to Zimmermans res
idence at 104 Quincy to get the particu-
lars of the murderf They had been
called up by half a dozen different par
ties, telling them of brutal and deadly
assault which Zimmerman had made on
his wife with an ak The immense
amount of smoke led them to believe
that something was wrong.
After being told that there was moth
ing in the tale, they gave up the mat
ter.
Just where the rumor got its start is
hard to say, but the manner in which
it was accepted and carried, without
anything to back it. is almost miracle
past belief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-28
MISS TARBELL COMING.
Standard Oil Authority Will Visit
Topeka Soon.

Kansas is to have a chapter in the his
tory of the Standard OIL company that
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbei has been publishing
in McClures ma gazine. Miss Tarbell will
come to Kansas within a few days to
gather data on the history of the Stand
ard in connection with the Kansas field.
The Standard Oil articles of Miss Tar
bell have had much to do with the anti-oil
trust agitation that is now sweeping over
the country She is one of the associate
editors of ATcC1uTe's magazine and she has
won a piaeez inv the front rank of the
country's historians by the Life of Lin
coln,'' which she prepared for McClure's
three or four years ago. She was some
wnat familiar with the workings of the
Standard OIL company from personal OBJ
servation. and after the completion of the
Life OF Lincoln Miss Tarbell COM
rnissioned by McClure's to prepare a his
tory of the Standard Oil company. The
exposure of the rise of Standard Oil and
the methods employed by john -. Rookie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-28

Teller and his associates in crushing com
petition went far towards arousing the
country to the oppression practiced by the
oil trust. If it had not been for the indis-
putable facts presented by Miss Tarbell
the public would have discounted the ex-
posures made by Thomas w. Lawson.
Now Miss Tarbell is coming to Kansas
to prepare an additional chapter to her
Standard Oil history, showing how Rookie
Teller and his allies prepared to throttle
the Kansas oil industry. Kiss Tarben has
informed Frank s. Monet that she ex-
poets TO reach Topeka some time this
week 20 begin the work OF Investigating
Standard Oil in Kansas.
The form of the state bonds to be issued
to pay for erecting Vie state refinery and
branch penitentiary at Peru has been
completed and the bonds have been order
ed Autographed. 1t is expected that they
will be completed by March TO- There will
be 219 bonds of one thousand dollars de-
nomination each. aggrega ting $4,000. Two
hundred thousand. dollars is to be used
for the refinery and $4,000 for the branch
penitentiary. 1t is contemplated that the
bonds will be taken by tie state school
fund and the state viii then SIMPLY be
paying interest to itself. All outstanding
state bonds have been held by the school
fund for years The bonds will bear
per cent interest. They will be drawn TO
run ten years, but the state will have the
option to pay them at any time after five
years This provision is immaterial if
they are held by the state school fund, as
any bond held by that fund can be paid
at any interest-p paying time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-28
MRS. RoosEvELTs GOWN.
One to Be Worn at Inaugural Ball
Cost $4,000.

New York, Feb. 2s.-At the in
augural ball in Washington Saturday
night Mrs. Roosevelt will wear gown
distinguished by its dignified sim
plicity It is to he of brocade and
chiffon. electric blue, trimmed with
old lace. The brocade from which
both the waist and skirt are made is
woven in q pattern of golden feathers
and medallions on a soft blue ground
At intervals among the medallions are
small figures Of flying birds. The de-
sign was made especially for her and
has been destroyed.
The skirt is cut long and full with
a wide circular sweep. It measures
seventy eight inches from the back
girdle to the tip of the train and con-
tafns thirty yards of brocade. Twenty
yards of taffeta silk chiffon of the
same shade go in the elaborate lining
in which are rows upon rows of silk
chiffon plaitings. At the edge is
three inch putting, also of chiffon.
The petticoat is of taffeta and the
lower half is given up to numerous
rows of silk chiffon plaitings similar
to those of the skirt. Twenty yards
more of chiffon and taffeta were used
The bodice is of the Louis XIV. style
and a long pointed affair. 1t is cut
square at the neck with a tucker of
shirred chiffon across the front The
shoulders are trimmed with old lace
of round point design, an heirloom
in Mrs Roosevelt's family. The small
sleeves have simple frills of plated
chiffon. Slippers and stockings of the
same shade will be worn with the
gown A feather in the hair, also cleo
trio blue, completes the toilet
All the materials are of home manu-
facture, in accordance with Mrs
Roosevelt's rule. More than 100 yards
of chiffon and forty yards of taffeta
were used. The materials cost more
than $1,000 and the costume complete
cost $1,000. It is being finished in a
New York establishment
Her Hat Comes From LapOrte, Ind.
Laporte. Ind, Feb. 2S.-A milliner
of this city has been notified that
hat which she had made had been Sc
lected through a New York milliner
by Mrs Roosevelt, to be worn by her
On Inauguration day. The hat went
forward to Washington by express A
Laporte woman wearing the hat was
photographed. and the picture sent to
New York. where Mrs. Roosevelt
saw It.