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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
PACKERS
!. DEFEATED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Judge Hum
phrey Of the federal court this
morning sustained the indictments
in the beef trust cases as to four
counts, alleging conspiracy to &C.
complish unlawful restrain of
trade. The indictments alleging at
tempts to conspire and those alleg-
ing maintenance of monopoly were
not sustained. The packers will
be forced to plead to the indict-
ments at a second trial.
The cases were continued until
Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
when the packers must plead and
the trial begin. The defense asked
a week, but were refused.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

John M. Bum, attorney for the
Northern Pacific railroad, o. c.
Moore, an attorney in this city, and
Sam Stems, who claims to be an
attorney, are trying to rob me Of
5000 and I know 1t. l will not
stand for the graft and will fight
the case Of the three so-called at
torneys until my last dollar is gone.
They were hired to do work for me
and never did it. have given
them money already and will ask
the court to make them give it
back instead of making me pay
them more"
Such is the statement Of M. S.
Linslay, an attorney from Priest
River, this morning, in speaking
of the complaint filed a few days
ago by Attorneys Bum, Moore and
Stems asking that money to the
amount Of about $500 due him
from the Northern Pacific railroad
for legal services be garnisheed so
that one w. F. Meier could collect
1903 due the three attorneys for
services rendered Linslay.
Linslay says he knew nothing
of the trouble which had been Gre
ated for him till he returned from
Washington city and was presented
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

jury, then about to convene, II said
facts should be made known; that
the plaintiff was then retained and
employed by said defendant to
cause to be secured and destroyed
the books and documents by which
said facts were shown; that said de-
fendant Collin further employed the
plaintiff to look after matters grow
ing out of said transaction, and to
advise him, said defendant Collin,
as to the proper defensive steps to
take for his protection in the event
Of prosecution on the charge of
bribery, or any other charge grow
ing out Of the matters then in
hand; that said defendant Collin
then and there agreed to and with
said plaintiff Nethercutt that he,
defendant Collin, would pay the
plaintiff $1,000 for said services;
that the services above referred to
consisted, in addition to the above,
Of the securing of note dated
back to cover amounts paid said de-
fendant Collin by parties having re.
ceived work from and through him
as chairman of the board of county
commissioners, and securing stock
to stand as collateral security for
the notes of w. D. Knight then held
in the name of plaintiff, for the use,
however, and benefit Of the defend
ant, amounting In all to the sum of
$S3S.
ii. That the services performed
by the plaintiff for defendant con-
sisted in advising the defendant
continually during the months of
June, July, August and part of Sep
TENDER regarding the situation and
the ways and means of defending
him in the event of indictment and
prosecution; that said services
were accepted by defendant Collin
and he agreed to pay plaintiff said
sum Of $1,000 therefor
III. That the money alleged to
have come into plaintiffs hands and
been expended by plaintiff under
instructions of defendant. George
H. Collin, was $500, given to plain
tiff by defendant George H. Collin,
and the further sum of $23S given
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
TOWN IS
REPORTED
WIPED OUT
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-The
mining town of Sorrento, H., is re-
ported wiped out by cyclone. At
least four are dead. The river Des-
peres at that city is out of its
banks. A cloudburst at Alton caus-
ed the wreck on the Chicago,
Peoria & St. Louis. An engine and
five cars of a freight train were
thrown into the river. Two carloads
of horses were lost and several
trainmen and tramps are believed
drowned.
The following are dead at Soren-
to: Mrs. Thomas Files, Mrs. Will
liam Stewart, William Mann, Har-
rison Mann. Four are fatally hurt.
Over 40 are injured. Forty build
ings were destroyed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
WATER POWER CO..
IS BLOCKED

Six men there are, at least, in
the city council who do not wear
the brass-tagged collar of the
Washington Water Power company.
Six men of the city council, elected
to protect the city's interests and
the taxpayers money, had the hon.
or and manhood at last nights
meeting to do their sworn duty.
Six men voted to delay work on
the Howard street car line until
the whole matter of the Howard
street bridges could be Investigated
and, if possible, some way devised
to take advantage Of the Traction
company's offer Of $4,000 for a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
BUDDHIST
CONVERTS

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 49,
For the first time since Buddhist
teachers arrived here. it Is said, a
class Of young women converts will
be fully enrolled in the faith to-
morrow.
The class Of 20 has been study
Ing for some time and have attain.
ed sufficient knowledge of the faith
to be enrolled. They are under the
direction of Swami Margarinanda
The girls are said to belong to some
OF the best families In Los Angeles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

Direct charges Of grating.
Fear Of grand jury investigation
for bribery.
Evidence tending to eliminate.
Defense in event Of Indictment
and prosecution.
Notices and stock In the American
Bindery 4 Printing company.
Destruction Of evidence.
Men named: George n. Collin,
w. D. Knight and r. N. Taylor.
ers, George H. Collin, inshrdlunun
Such is the blrdseye view Of the
charges made by Attorney George
N. Nethercutt against the chairman
Of the board Of county commission.
ers, George n. Collin, In a bill Of
particulars filed this morning pur.
suant to the order Of Judge Hu-
neke.
The matter of deal in which
graft was suggested became a topic
Of conversation when the grand
jury was In session last summer,
and gossip suggested a printing
and binding establishment as in
volved in the deal whereby business
was to be done between the firm
and the county purchasing agent,
but it was not until this morning
that definite statement of names
and the firm came to light on Of
fetal records.
The paper filed this morning
speaks for itself, and speaks so
plainly that no calculation is neces-
sary. 1t was sworn to on the 14th
inst. by G.. NJ Nethercutt before r.
e. Porterfeld as notary public. Fol-
lowing is copy of this exceedingly
interestin excerpt from the records
of the superior court in and for
Spokane county:
THAT during the month Of June,
1905. the defendants employed the
plaintiff to adjust and settle litiga-
ton then pending between w. ID.
Knight and f. M. Taylor, to the end
that certain evidence about to be
given be not made public, for the
reason, as stated by defendant, that
1t would incriminate the defendant
George H. Collin and probably sub
ject him to indictment by the grand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

to plaintiff by an agent OF defend
ant, to whom defendant George H.
Collin instructed plaintiff to go in
the event of needing additional
money in the conduct of said bust
ness, while the defendant Collin
was absent from Spokane on q trip
to Portland, Ore; that 1888 has
been expended and paid out on be-
half of said defendant; that said
sum was paid to F. M. Taylor.
Nv. That the notes now in the
hands of plaintiff belonging to de-
PENDANTS are four notes, executed
by w. D. Knight, for the sum of
$209.50 each, and payable six, 10,
10 and "a months after date there
Of; that in order to secure the pay
ment of said notes there was put up
IL shares of the stock Of the Ameri-
can Bindery & Printing company,
corporation, with and as a part Of
said employment; that said notes
and stocks were placed in plaintiffs
hands by and at the instance of the
defendant, George H. Collin, to be
delivered to him if not paid as and
when due, subject always to pay
ment Of plaintiffs fees to be paid
by the defendant Collin, upon de-
mand, after the adjournment Of the
grand jury, and after it was ascer-
tanned whether or not he, the said
Collin, should be indicted by said
grand jury In connection with the
transactions out of which this con.
troversy arose, and for which, and
on account of which transaction
this plaintiff was retained to defend
the said Collin in the event of me-
cessity Of any such defense, and to
advise him and protect his inter-
ests as aforesaid.
GEO. II. LEONARD and
&c. M. NETHERCUTT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff"
Subscribed and sworn to, Octo-
Der IA, 1908, before r. e. Porter.
field, notary public"
Only few moment prior to the
filing. of this bill Of particulars,
Judge A. e. Barnes filed the answer
of the defendant Collin, in which
Is made general denial of all the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
N. f. READ
HELD UP

N. e. Read, 2219 College avenue,
reports to the police that he was
robbed last night by two masked
men at the corner Of. Adams and
Broadway. While going to his home,
two men met him with the COM
mand to throw up his hands and de-
liver. The thieves ransacked his
clothes and departed with $3.50 in
cash and two passes on the o. r.
&. N,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
nf5QN0[R 601 IN YOUTH
At It AGAIN IN OLD A0t

At a stage of affairs not so
very long ago was let out
at st. Louis, and thought I'd
go to Frisco. 1t has been bad
there and | am now making
my way back to st. Louis.
But I've got to live in the
meantime. For SIS years of
my life I've been a telegraph
operator. l was with the Mis-
souri, Pacific in 1856, when 1t
was only about 100 miles
long. was operator for both
Grant and Sherman in their
operations in opening up the
Mississippi-and now, I'm
only a messenger boy again"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
An ARREST EXPECTED bI
INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S,-The insur-
ance investigating committee this
afternoon sent word to District At
torney Jerome that they required
the presence of an assistant dis
trict attorney. Rand consulted with
the committee. 1t is expected an
arrest will be made in connection
with some testimony given at the
hearing.
Frank B. Jordan, son of Thomas
ID. Jordan, former comptroller of
the Equitable, was examined this
morning in an unsuccessful effort
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

franchise across that bridge.
The men who voted to postpone
action were: Funk, Gray, Baldwin,
Hoss, Pratt and Phillips.
The men who acknowledged the
collar Of the Washington Water
Power company were: BaInes, Ea
tep, Snyder and koontz.
The matter is at least at stand.
still and the people will at least be-
given chance to protect them-
selves. 1t is to be hoped that the
Independent citizenship of this city
will now make itself heard on this
vital matter before the Washington
Water Power company consume
mates its steal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

to be made a big affair and all the
men attending will work for the
interests of the city. The city on
Lewiston has the idea that Spokane
does not like the little town and the
people expect to show them they
are mistaken.
A big banquet will be rendered
to the members on Saturday night.
A special car will be attached tn
the Northern Pacific train to az
commodate those who attend,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
AFTING, FEAR OF GRAND JURY HUSH MONEY
ED--NETHERCUTTS CHARGES AGAINST COLLIN
TWO OFFICERS
HAVE DIED

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Lieu'
tenant Charles A. Thorpfi 20, as
sistant supply officer Of the Philip
pine constabulary, from Stockton,
Cal, died at Camp Cornell, Samar,
Of typhoid fever. Lieutenant Rob-
ert B. Mcconnell, Ninth infantry, Of
Corning, Cal, died at Camp Will
helm, Tayabas, of peritonitis. He
served in the Spanish war as a pri-
vate in the First Nebraska and
was later commissioned in the regu-
lar army. He leaves a widow at
Corning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
NATIONAL BANK
IS CLOSED UP
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
PlTTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 1S.-T. l..
Clark, cashier of the Enterprise
National bank, committed suicide
this morning. The comptroller Of
the currency later ordered the bank
closed, declaring it insolvent. Ex-
aminer Cunningham was appointed
receiver to take charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
KILLING FROST
ON THE COAST
lscrinns News Association \

SEATTLE, Oct. 1S.-The first
killing frost in the Puget Sound
country this year occurred last
night, following gale which
crippled sound traffic yesterday.
The damage is heavy in farming
districts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
IN FAVOR OF
LOCK CANAL
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-It Is re-
ported a majority of the board of
consulting engineers who returned
today from the isthmus favor
lock canal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

to learn the whereabouts of hid
father.
McCurdy was questioned regard
Ing the extravagant furnishings Of
his offices. Hughes in an altercas
ton with the Mutuals counsel
Beck, over questions asked witnesa
about the Grosvenor apartment
house, where McCurdy lives and
which Is owned by the Mutual, thG]
crowd of spectators applauded
Hughes sharp thrusts. I
McCurdy was recalled and quem,
toned about press notices and disal
Dursements of sums for legal exal
pense." IA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
WOMAN ESCAPED
HUMAN VULTURES

the woman accompanying her and
sent telegraph to a former sweet
heart in this city, who wired not
to take the ship until he could
reach here. She was rescued in
the nick of time after learning
many secrets of the traffic.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
stole his open-faced watch.

stole his open-faced watch.
M. Kirtchbaum Of 1923 Stevens
street reports that some man stole
two pair of high shoes from his
store. He lives at his store.
William Mckinley, 25 Lincoln
street, reports that someone enter
ed his house last night and stole a
watch and diamond stud while he
was out for a few minutes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
CLOUDBURST
CAUSE DAMAGES
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1S.--A cloud
burst in Franklin county washed
out several bridges. wrecked farm
and tied up the Missouri
Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas from here to Jefferson City.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

band and now In Chicago. The po-
lice have her name. Chief Collins
says the woman was lured by offers
OF a large salary as governess of
the children of rich Chinese. At
San Francisco she suspected the
snare and eluded the vigilance of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
BUSINESS MIN
WILL f1Ak[ TR|p
TO LEWISTON

The Spokane chamber of COM
merce is exerting every energy to
make the coming trip to Lewiston
a grand success and about 25 men,
bers have signified their willing
ness to go.
The train will leave Spokane on
Friday night at about IL o'clock and
will return to the city about 8
Sunday morning. The trip Is going
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
REVOKED LICENSE

The Ackley bar, resort ranked
by the police among the worst in
the city, lost it's license last night,
nine councilmen unanimously vot-
ing to revoke 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

(Scripps News Association.)
CHICAGO. Oct. 18.-The secrets
Of the alleged traffickers in human.
ity who are charged with selling
American girls for slaves In China
will be told the police by woman
escaped from the clutches of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
POBIEDA is
NOW AFLOAT

tScripps News Association.)
TOXIC, Oct. 1S.-The battleship
Pobieda, sunk by the Japanese at
Port Arthur, was floated today. 1t
flies the mikado's flag.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18

Messenger boy at IL years
of age and messenger boy at
CT, Is the cycle of existence
through which James Wilcox
has passed. He is now on the
delivery staff of the Western
Union in Spokane, a gray
haired, bright-eyed man, who
claims to have been a tele-
graph operator more years
than any man living.
ITS a long time to look
back over" cneerily said the
old man this morning, Ito
those other days when | de-
livered messages in st. Louis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
Mss AL|(f'5
T. PRESENTS AR[
[ 0h[l JUNK
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-The
gifts of Miss Roosevelt are pro-
nounced to be collection of
"counterfeits," rubbish" funk"
Taft says up to the time he left
her presents could be bought in
this country for $3.50. The pearls
given by the sultan of Sulu, all
four, were worth not more than
$50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
THREE ROBBERIfS
IN ONE NIGHT

w. l.. Andre, whose Office is at
401 and 4O2 Empire State, block
and who lives out in Liberty Park,
reports to the police that someone
entered his room last night and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-18
II
.IRVING'S BODY
WAS CREMATED

+ LONDON, Oct. 1s.-The remains
OF Sir Henry Irving. according to
MS wishes, were cremated thu
morning, N
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17
Father of Modern Land.caue

Constable painted the scene as he
saw 1t, but he was not satisfied with
merely copying nature. 1t was to him
so real a companion that, In the first
place, he tried to make It live in his
pictures-that the clouds might move
and overhang the spot. that its atmos-
phere might penetrate every part Of
the scene and that trees and water and
the very plants by the roadside might
move and have their being In it, and,
secondly, he put his own personal af-
lection into his representation. Then.
too, in the matter Of color, which can
not be judged from the reproduction.
be dared to paint nature green, as he
saw 1t, and the skies blue, with the
sunshine either yellow or glazing
white. 1t is, then, because Of this
closer faithfulness to the hues of ma
ture and to the effects OF movement, of
atmosphere and of light and because
he interpreted nature according to his
own mood that Constable is called the
father Of modern landscape, for these
are the qualities that particularly oc-
cupied the artists of the nineteenth
century.-St. Nicholas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17

General Samuel Veazie of Bangor
built the first railroad in Maine and
also founded he veazie National
bank Of Bangor. He had occasion to
visit Boston once and made the trip
by the circuitous means of transporta-
ton used In those early days, by stage,
railroad and steamboat. He arrived
In Boston in the evening and went to
the old fremont House for the night
All he had with him was an old carpet
bag, and as he was unknown TO the
clerk he was informed that, having no
baggage, he would be expected TO pay
In advance.
All right said he, reaching into his
inside pocket He drew out a pocket
book and took therefrom a $1,000 bill
of his bank. The clerk took it, got out
his bank detecter and looked up
the standing OF the Bangor bank insti-
tuition. In moment he came back
and said
THAT bank has issued but three bills
OF that denominat,cr.
Yes said the general, "and If that
one is not enough for you, here's the
other two" And he laid the bills before
the eyes of the astonished clerk. -Bos-
ton Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17

Copyright questions are grave enough
nowadays, but they no longer threaten
to end In war, as In the case Of st. Co
lumba. the Irishman who settled In
Iona converted north Britain and is
commemorated on June 8. He had a
passion for fine manuscripts and copies
Of them and among others copied q
certain Latin psalter belonging to an
Irish abbot whereupon King Diarmaid
condemned Columbia at Tara ruling
that ito every book belongs its copy, as
to every COW its calf" COLUMBIA ap-.
pealed against the verdict in the prac-
teal form Of melting his kinsmen to
revolt, and they defeated Diarmaid in
the battle Of the Psaltsr. The book IL
claimed to be the one which In silver
cover was carried into battle by the
O'Donnells during more than thou
sand years and may be seen at the
Royal Irish academy today.-London
Chronicle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17
Not Mere Curioritx.

The world has a store of pleasures In
waiting for the unaccustomed trav-
eler. Sometimes, indeed, they may be
mostly in anticipation, as was the case
with Amos Riggs Of Plumtown.
"How dye doY' said Mr.. Riggs cor
daily to the stern visaged man who
was his seat mate in the car on the &C.
casion of Mr.. Riggs first trip to Bos-
ton. Now what might your name be?
DO you live in Nashuy or beyondY
II should like to know what business
It is Of yours where / live or who
amT said his companion GROSSLY.
well, now, 1t amt any particular
business o. mine, strictly speaking"
said Mr.. Riggs mildly. "but It's Jest
like this: I've got cousin up In Can
ady that I've never seen. and I've al
ways thought I might come upon him
some time jest by asking folks their
name and so on"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17
Old Sevres.

Old Sevres porcelain holds its own
among those who are wealthy enough
to buy 1t, because, within definite linn
its, 1t Is perfect The united skill Of
the best French chemists, potters,
artists and sculptors of the time went
to It's making; the sordid necessity Of
earning profit did not trouble the d.
rector Of Sevres, for an easy going
monarch was always ready to make
good the yearly loss.
Technical perfection-no less-was
aimed at, and it was attained French
men Of that day grumbled at the
waste Of public money on the Pompa-
dour's within, but Louis took no heed.
Sevres was to produce the finest porce-
lain at any cost. for the glory Of
France and her Bourbon kings.-Lon-
don Outlook
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17

He Is rather serious minded boy
who has more sense of responsibility
than many grown persons. So when
he was sent to his grandmother's to
break the news of her aged sisters
death he did so with much gravity and
no little self Importance.
'Now, Alfred" his mother said.
you mustn't tell grandma suddenly,
because 1t might shock her, even
though she knew Aunt Martha was Ill.
Tell 1t to her gently"
"All right" assented Alfred, starting
out on his mission with mingled solem-
nifty and eagerness.
Arrived at his grandmother's house.
he greeted her with sober "Hello"
and then proceeded to "break the
news" by saying:
Aunt Maria's dead. grandma, but
you mustn't feel bad. cause she was
pretty old, anyhow. You'll be the next
one, I s'pose. Brooklyn Life.