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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

T. S. BayIey Thinks That Seattle Man
Met Foul Play at Oakland.

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. 1S.-After
investigation of the circumstances
surrounding the death of r. G. Collins
of Seattle, found last Thursday night
with his skull fractured, jaw broken
and his body severely bruised, Attor-
ney r. S. Bayley of Seattle reached
the conclusion that Collins was mur-
dered. He left last night for Seattle
to consult Collins widow in regard
to employing detectives to unravel the
mystery.
At the inquest Monday night the
jury. declined to state whether the
death was accidental or the result OF
accident or foul play. Since the in
quest Bayley has conducted his in
vestigation.
1T is my belief that Collins was
fiout the theory of foul play, because
his watch, jewelry and money We're
only ST. was found in his pockets, and
| know he had nearly 5000 when he
left Seattle. a few days before. Not
the slightest evidence was produced
at the inquest to show that he had
been drinking.
Collins came to San Francisco for
the purpose of consulting the Ameri-
can Bridge company, with which firm
Gerrick. Collins & Gerrick had some
steel contracts 1 find he was never at
the offices of the company in San
Francisco. Moreover, 1 am unable
to find where he stopped, whether at
San Francisco or Oakland, nor can l
locate his effects, which consisted of
handsome suit case and grip.
collins was we'll do, but most of
his money was invested in the firm
of Gerrick, Collins & Gerrick, OF
Seattle.
"The absence of any trace of his
whereabouts from the time he left
Portland on February till he was
found near the railroad tracks. is most
mysterious, and 1 am firmly con-
vinced there is behind all a story Of
crime that must be ferreted out
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
o1HER IYRANTS ARE MARKED
PLOT OF THE NIHILIST PARTY
1h Gar and General Trepotf Are Among Those Under Con-
dennation Of Death by the Revo|utionsts- Memorial
Services Held in Honor Of Grand Duke Ser
gus Today --Reactonay Meas
ures Probable.

,r PETERSBURG, Feb. 1S.-The
of Sergius was decreed by Mos
49, reyblutionists after the demon
Tin, of December II, of last year
g Petersburg was put down. 1t
..d. If cur demonstration at Mos
,,r December IS to 19 is crushed in
90 hIooly manner as that of our
,-o,bars Of st. Petersburg then let
-. ouilt therefor be upon the head of
Grand Duke Sergius and General
rr.ros and we the committee in that
srant have foreordained their death
The alarm caused by the murder of
corOus was increased here today by
,ba widespread scattering of revolu-
tiorary literature among the workmen
,rvinp them to rise against their op-
nrpssOrS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
DOODLE SENATORS ARRA!GNED.
CALIFORNIA; Indicted Solons Plead
Technical Errors.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1S.-Senators
French, Bunkers, Emmons and Wright
We're arraigned on the indictments
charging them with bribery in the su-
perior court this morning. Bunkers
and Emmons entered demurrers which
are now being argued. The cases Of
French and Wright were postponed
till next Thursday, when a motion will
be made to quash the indictments.
None of the four made pleas.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
PANAMA FEES
INVESTIGATED
Members Of the Commission
Are Uader Fire.
WERE PAID BY RAILROAD COMPANY
(.
Admiral Walker Says Fees Wore Ae-
eepted by Direction Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
WERE PAID BY RAILROAD COMPANY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-In the
investigation of the Panama railway
before the house committee on inter-
state commerce today T. A. Drake,
vice president, testified that Commits
sioner Harson was the only member
of the commission who drew fees as
a member of the executive board, but
that all the canal commissioners, ex-
cept General Davis. accepted fees for
attending the meetings. Drake was
ordered to submit to the committee
next Monday the books and accounts
of the railroad showing these pay
ments. He said the majority of the
stock of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company is owned by the Southern
Pafiic railroad and that the Panama
railroad. and the steamship company
divided the freight receipts equally.
William Nelson Crommell, attorney
for the Panama railroad, told the
committee that in his judgment the
bill passed by the house condemning
the outstanding railroad is constitu-
tional. The railroad is a necessity to
the canal. He denied that the railroad
company has connection with the
Southern or the Un4on Pacific.
The committee received a communi-
The committee received a communi-
California, stating that he had attend
ed the meetingssof the directors, but
had refused to Accept fees.
Admiral Miller Explains.
Admiral Walker, chairman of the
Panama Canal commission, in an in
terview today said that the president
and himself had authorized the MEM
bers of the commission to accept fees
as directors of the Panama railroad
and that he had bought stock in the
railroad with the authority of the Sec
retary of war with government funds.
The dividends on the stock have been
turned over to the government.
The court room was crowded with
spectators. The arguments of de-
PENDANTS attorneys were chiefly di
rected to the proposition that bribery
consists of the payment of money to
influence vote. The senators had
not voted consequently there was no
bribery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
To Revive Office of State Printer.

OLYMPIA. Feb. 1.-THE joint COM
mittee on printing has adopted the
bill drafted by Senator Welsh Great
ing the office Of state printer.
This office was abolished by the
legislature of 1899. The Welsh bill
provides that the governor shall ap-
point a state printer, who shall fur
nish his own plant. 1t fixes a sched
ule of fees to be charged, which are
said to be about 25 per cent less than
those formerly allowed the state
printer. and which, it is claimed, are
about on a par with those which the
legislature is now paying for it's
printing. The printer is allowed
per cent. profit on paper and other
material which he purchases, instead
of 10 per cent, as fixed by the bill as
originally drafted.
The bill further provides that the
pass upon all acquisitions for state
printing and audit all bills for such
printing when it is completed. The
secretary is virtually given control OF
the amount of state printing which
shall be done, and is allowed for such
service additional compensation OF
$500 per year, making his total an
nnaI salary S25OO
In case the bill passes F. T. Hough-
ton. of Tacoma, and Charles A. Payne.
editor of the Chinook Observer. will be
candidates for the office of state
printer. Houghton is manager of the
printing combines plant In Olympia,
and his appointment means, it is said
that the combine viii furnish him
plant, and derive the profit. In the
combine are the Inland Printing COM
pany of Spokane, the Metropolitan
Press of Seattle. and the Pioneer
Printing & Binding company of To-
coma.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
Requiem Mass for Seroius.

MOSCOW, Feb. 1S.-The body of
Sergius lies in the Choudoff monas-
terry, where it was removed yester-
day. The church bells are tolling to-
day and masses are being celebrated.
The. priests are ceaselessly chanting
prayers for the repose of the soul If
the murdered duke. The widowed
grand duchess is prostrated and re-
mains in her apartments in the Little
Palace, not being able to attend the
requiem mass. Troops are patrolling
inside the Kremlin, from which the
public is excluded. All shops are
closed. The newspapers today have
mourning borders. In several in
stances students have been roughly
handled on the streets.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
BUFFALO BILLS ALIBI
OLD COMRADES REFUTE THE
STORY OF MRS. CoDYs
WITNESSES.
Cody WAS Fighting Indians at Dates
Of Alleged Bad Conduct at
Fort Mcpherson.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 1S.-In the
Cody divorce case today Colonel Tom
Cooper, Joe Sladek and Billy Bogus,
old scouts and army men, testified
that Cody was with General Terry in
the Big Horn mountains at the time
Mrs. Cody's witnesses allege that he
was carousing at Fort Mcpherson.
Cody closed his case at noon and Mrs.
Cody began her defense this after
noon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
Vladimir the Next. Victim.

PARIS, Feb. 1S.-According to re-
liable information the Russian nihi-
lists have selected Grand Duke Vlad-
imir as the next victim. Governor
General Trepoff of ST. Petersburg will
follow. Then will come M. Pobiedon-
otszeff, procurator of the holy synod.
The czars turn will not come until
after ne has signed a constitution.
since his signature is necessary. 1t
is thought the Russian government
will resort to reaction in the hope of
saving the lives of it's prominent men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
The President May Recommend 1t to
The Hague Conference.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 1S.-Repre-
sentative BarthOldt of st. Louis called
at the White House this morning and
introduced Payne Davis. distin-
guished authority on international
law. On leaving they said the presi-
dent would at the next meeting of The
Hague conference present for con-
sideration of the powers a general
treaty of arbitration containing sub
stantially the terms of the treaties
which the senate has rejected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
Nav Have Good Effect.

ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 1S.-It is
J generally believed that the assas-
snation of Sergius will cause the
ear 10 reconsider his proclamation of
reforms for werkingmen. 1t is thought
probabla the opposite effect will re-
suit and the new era be postponed by
the act which is taken to indicate the
desperate state of mind of the revo-
htionary element 1t has transpired
that Sazoaneff, the assassin of M.
Plehve wrote a confession before his
execution. giving in detail the aims
of terrorists, which included the as
Sassination of Sergius. He said: I'VE
don't expect to overthrow the existing
system by means of ass ,ssinations.
Our one object is to avenge the cruel
wrongs inflicted on the people. 1 as
sasSinated Plenve, not because l
thought to shatter the government,
but because of his inn,hnerable
crimes.
Our party is in reality devoted to
a peaceful propaganda. 1t is only
when the ministers refuse us our
rights, speaking in human language.
Mat We use language of another kind.
Is the violent repression of popu-
M aspirations which causes our rev.
olutOnist movement. 1t is because
the government will not permit free
dom of speech, press and assembly
that We preach the necessity for a
change"
Memorial services for Grand Duke
sersus were held at the cathedral
today. large congregation was
Present, including many grand dukes
ana other notable personages. 1t is
announced that the funeral of Sergius
VIII be held several days hence within
Tie hremlin at Moscow. The cZar
duu The imperial family will be rep
resented by Grand Duke Alexis. The
council of the empire will hold an ex-
Uaordmary sitting to consider the
N'ua'lon resulting from the assassi-
nation of Sergius.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
POISONED MRS. STANFORD
hONESS OF THE GREAT
UNIVERSITY HAD A MAR
ROW ESCAPE.
'"e foison Was Placed in Water
winch Was Drunk Freely by
Intended Victim,

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1s.-Ac-
lung to local newspaper private
-. saves are working on an alleged
e''empt to murder Mrs. Jane STAN
"'NoW Of the late senator. in her
mere by placing poison in min
waller Mrs. Stanford, according
story, drank three times of the
mixture, but the poison was
=" such large quantity that it
A.. as It's own emetic and was vom-
rom the stomach. 1t was
eu and showed sufficient poison
fn.s. oozen people. Mrs. Stan
servants are being watched.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
THE WILD AND WoOLLY EAST
Man and His, Wife Held Up in
New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Within two
doors of their nome on 13Sth street
early this morning Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cornish were held up and Mrs. Cor
nish robbed of $4,000 diamond
brooch. In trying to defend his wife
Cornish, who is reputed a millionaire,
was shot and seriously wounded by
the bandit who escaped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

Russians Show Increased Activity.
TOXIC, Feb. 1S.-It is reported that
the Russians are showing Increased
activity on the north flank and that
they are extending and strengthening
their right evidently for an aggressive
movement.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
Father Gopon Goes to Rome.

MARSEILLES, Feb. 1S.-Father
Gopon, former leader of the st. Pet
ersburg strikers, arrived here We'd
nesday from Lyons, accompanied by
two Russian students and had
lengthy conference with friends here
He left for Rome last night Ine
no,;ce are watching mis- movements
closely.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
FIVE MEN WERE INSTANTLY
KILLED AND TWENTY 9TH
ERS INJURED.
A Descending Cage Struck Projecting
Timbers and the Bottom Was
Knocked Out.

POTTSVILLE, Pa. FEB. Is.--W nile
cage containing ten workmen was
being lowered in the smart OF ehe
,,++,o mine this morning it struck
timbers projecting on the side OF the
shaft and knocked the bottom out OF
tho cage. precipitating the men 1900
feet to the bottom of the shaft.
The cage contained rs miners; n'e
are dead and 20 badly injured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
Beginning Of War Of ReprisaIs.

ODESSA. Feb. 1S.--Leaflets are be-
ing circulated today signed THE
South Russian Section of the Social
Democratic Revolution, announcing
the death of Sergius and concluding:
THE event marks the beginning of
people by the unbending stubborn
ness and the intolerable oppressive
rule of the present regime
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
Railway Employees Strike.

MOSCOW, Feb. 1S.-The telegraph
operators of the Moscow-Risan and
Moscow Windau railways struck to-
day, demanding minimum wages of
$40 a month and eight hours a day.
The roads are tied up. Three thou
sand employees. of the Southwestern
railway have walked out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

Russians Plan Offensive Movemsnt.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1S.-The
Russians are concentrating In force
in front of Kuroki's position south of
Mukden preparatory to starting an
offensive movement
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

Kaiser Adviser Gar to Make Peace.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1S.-Prince
Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, who it
is said was bearer of personal repre-
sentatiOns from the kaiser to the car
urging the necessity of ending the war
in the far east, left for Berlin at mid
n ght.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

sw.den and Norway Max Make Peace
CHRISTANA. Feb. 1S.-The stortn-
ing has decided to refer the question
Of separate consulates for Sweden AMI
Norway TO committee Of ~.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18
PEACE talk IS PERSISTENT
Gar IN C0NC|LIATORY MOOD
Japan Denies Having Made Any Overts for the ENDING Of
the War--kaiser Said to Have Advised the Car TO
Bring the Conflict to q Close General
Movement Of Russian Army Near
mukden Is Reported

TOk1Oi Feb. 1S.-The report that
Japan has unofficially informed Rus
STA of the. terms of peace she would
be willing to accept is officially denied
here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

or Sergius is said to have confessed
to belonging to workmen's secret
democracy. He added: Il accom-
plished the will of the executive"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

Gar Considering Peace.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1S.-It is
learned on good authority that at a
conference at Tsarko-Selo yesterday
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

Another Strike at St. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1s.-Sev-
eral thousand employees of the Sor-
noyo works struck today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

the question of peace terms was for
mally discussed. No particulars can
be obtained as the czar exacted sill
ence from those present.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-18

Assassin Carried Out Order.
MOSCOW, Feb. 1S.-The assassin
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
Western Play Wanted

Clever Blanche Bates is yearning for
a new play, and she has put her yearn
into understandable United States. She
wants to play the new type of the
Americaness, the hard muscled, clear
headed, dauntless spirited outdoor girl.
"I want a play in which the leading
character is typical western Ameri-
can woman" she says. "An out-of-
door woman, with red blood in her
veins, a strong pulse in her wrist, and
a heart the size of the country whence
she halls. A woman who can wear a
lcw-necked gown If necessary without
wrapping up her neck and shoulders
for fear of catching cold, when she
ventures into the open air. A woman
who can ride a good horse twenty
miles. Then want this woman placed
in situations where her moral and ply
sical strength will be tried to the ut
most and triumph. 1 want a western
part, because 1 believe the real gem
uine American spirit is stronger in the
far west than in the other parts of the
United States. There are fewer dill
lettantes there. They go east as soon
as they develop, and thence, usually,
by the first steamer to Europe, which
offers the most attractive life to the
blase."
Before the beginning of her career on
the stage Miss Bates went to the Pre-
sidio, the most attractive military post
in this country, as the bride of an
officer stationed there, and her youth
full, impressionable nature was stamped
with the picturesqueness and the vast
freedom of life on the west coast, She
learned that human nature is more
profoundly natural there than in the
stereotyped east and that element in
her nature which made her homeslck
at sight Of the impassiveness she read
IN eastern faces when she played in
THE Great Ruby" at Daly's is crying
out for expression in play of the west.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
DIR. McIvor-T r-TyndaHs Lecture

Dr. Alexander J. McIvorTyndall's s
Sunday afternoon lectures at Blanch-
ard hall are source of intense inter-
est and attraction for those who like
to go outside the beaten paths of con-
ventional thought. DR.. McIvor-Tyndall
touches upon all phases of life, and in
his capacity of psychologist and
teacher he deals with ethics, religion,
science and philosophy with impartial
ability. Dr. McIvor- -Tyndall holds that
all men have an equal right to deal
with the question OF spiritual enlight-
enment, and that in this respect the
clergy are no better equipped to teach
spiritual truths than is the layman.
"a study of psychology means simply
a study of life in all it's phases, from
the viewpoint of the impersonal and
the abstract" says the able lecturer,
and by right of years of psychological
research, DR.. McIvor-Tyndall feels
justified in voicing his knowledge upon
any topic whatsoever that may affect
human experience and human destiny.
The subject chosen for this afternoons s
discourse is my Brothers. Keeper"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
German Stage Statistics

The statistics of performances in the
German theaters during the year end
ing June 80, 1903, have been published.
The June artist who heads the list in
number of productions is Franz Adam
Beyerlein, whose "Zapfenstreich" was
given no fewer than 1888 times. Schiller
makes a good second with 1135 produc-
tions; Sudermann follows with 1858, and
then comes Shakespeare with 74S.
OF Shakespeare's plays. "Othello"
was the most popular, being given
ninety times as compared with eighty
three productions of Romeo and
Juliet" eighty-one of "The Merchant
of Venice" and sixty-four of Hamlet"
Goethe compares very favorably with
Schiller, for while, as has been said,
the latter's plays were given 1135 times,
those of Goethe were mounted on only
435 occasions. OF Goethes dramas,
Faust" was produced oftenest; of
Schiller's wilhelm Tell' was easily
first.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09

critic whose opinion 1 respect is the
average spectator.
WILLIAM GILLETTE.
I sincerely believe that more thought,
more consideration and a closer appli-
cation are necessary in the study of a
comedy role than in portraying the
deeper emotions which come in real
life. 1t is easier to be tragic. easier
to depict the sorrows and deeper feel
ings of humanity than to show ma
ture's brighter side. I can say this
confidently, because in my own life I
have had enough of pathos through
Illness and the hundred of other things
that come to all of us to make 1t
easier for me to realize the seriousness
Of life rather than its sunshine. To
me there is nothing so appalling as a
comedy role badly played, but again
there is nothing more clear cut or more
satisfying than one which has been
given the dillgent research II deserves.
The French school, to which we are
inclined to look with confidence, is
leaning more to comedy each year.
ANNIE RUSSELL.
We surely may, while painting the
life of Richard III upon the stage, en-
deavor in some measure to make him
appear as he really was, permitting
his character to conform with the
march of events and his age to be
somewhat measured by the date of
his acts. In dealing with his personal
appearance the actor has to regard the
lines of the text:
THAT am rudely stamp'd
Cheated of feature by assembling ma
ture,
Deformed; unfinished-sent before my
time
Into this breathing world, scarce half
made up,
And that so lamely and unfashion-
able
But it would seem as If the sugges-
ton of this would be all sufficient, the
more so as 1t is we'll known that the
slightly deformed are highly sensitive
and constantly and grossly exaggerate
their own defects.
RICHARD MANSFIELD.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
BernSfein'S New Play

In his latest comedy, LIE Bercail,"
which has just been produced at the
Gymnase in Paris, M. Henry Bernstein
with much freshness and power. The
heroine is woman of imagination and
aspiration, who is welded to a good,
solid, but dull husband. In course of
time she is bored almost to death and
seeks, in all innocence, more lively COM
panionship.
She is most attracted by fascinating
novelist, against whom her husband
conceives suspicious, not unnatural, but,
as far as she is concerned, unjust TIE
husband insists that she shall meet the
novelist no more, and painful scenes
ensue, eliminating in furious quarrel,
after which the wife deserts her home,
husband and child. Later she is mar
ried to the novelist, who treats her with
slight respect, and compels her to as
sociate with his more disreputable Boz
hemian friends, until her pride is ut
terly revolted and she again goes out
alone in the world, this time turning
to the stage as a means of livelihood.
Meanwhile she has been permitted to
visit her child at stated intervals, and
so 1t comes to pass that she and her
deserted husband meet by chance by
the little bed. She is humbled. penitent
and heart-broken, the husband still
loves, and so. gradually. a reconcilia-
tion is effected. The success OF the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
Charlotte CuShman'S Art

Without genius, the gift of the gods,
Charlotte Cushman never would have
attained her eminence. With genius,
she still might have been a failure but
for her tireless industry. Listen to her
own testimony, given on the occasion
when the highest in the land were as
sembled to crown her closing perform
ance with laurel:
MY text and my watchword, to be
in earnest, intensely in earnest, in oil
my thoughts and in all my actions.
And 1 honestly believe herein lies the
secret of my success in life. I do not
believe that any great success in art
can be achieved without it. Art is an
absolute mistress; she will not be
coquetted with or sighted; she re-
quires the most entire self-devotion,
and she repays with great triumphs!''