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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

When you want to buy Tinware
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~ a great big stock and are con-
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and are on the inside when it comes
to prices, and right there you have
our secret for the very low prices
that We give you on Tinware and
enameled ware. You are familiar
with our prices by now, and are
aware that we sell under the other
fellow, so when you need this line
come to the store where you are
sure that what you buy is as cheap
as it can be sold.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

Our boys shoes are neat, ylish and dura
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
BIGGER, BETTER,
GREATER, GRANDER
THAN EVER BEFORE.

Combined on a scale Of Magni-
tude never attempted before. Com
ing in all It's vast entirety. A mag
nificent display of entirely new fea.
lures. Grand, Gigantic, Moral Mu'
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
new THEATRE PROPOSITION
LOCAL PROMOTERS ARE WORK
ING TO RAISE SIX THOUSAND
DOLLAR BONUS.
Property Owners Have Been Solicited
to Contribute to Fund-Two Sites
in Prospect.

With the intention Of raising a bo-
nus of $4,000, the local promoters of the
new opera house scheme are now soil
citing among the property owners of
Walla Walla and seeking their as
sistance in securing the necessary
amount demanded by the Northwest
ern Theatrical association, the prime
mover in the project. Although the
definite location of the theater build
ing has not been determined, two
sites are in prospect. One is the Tur-
ner and Tachi property on Fourth and
Alder streets and the other is the
Butt and CASTOR lots Immediately
across Fourth, in rear of the Hotel
Dacres. The people who are interested
in that locality have been asked to
contribute to the fund with the ex-
pectation that should the theater be
erected on either of the sites it would
enhance other property in that imme-
date locality. A number of the prop
erty owners have signified a willing
ness to assist and several of the Sc
cret societies have been approached
with a similar proposition.
The committee that is conducting
the canvass announces that it is meet
ing with fairly good success and the
members feel confident that the ne
cessary amount of money can be
raised.
While no definite plans have been
adopted as the building, it is. stated
that the promoters have under con-
sideration plans of a theater building
similar to the Marquam Grand at
Portland. This is said to be one of
the most complete and up-to-date
playhouses on the Pacific, and those
who are financing the scheme are de-
sirous of giving Walla Walla a SINH
lar house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
bell we MIN perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNON & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c pc,
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
WAR WAGED ON GIANT TRUST.
Santa Fe Railroad Involved In Stand :
ard Oils Kansas Deal.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. PA
conspiracy between the Standard Oil
Company and the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad.
This charge of conspiracy is the
most sensational of allegations filed
by Representative Campbell with the
department of commerce and labor,
and the whole document has in it
elements to demand civil and criminal
action by the attorney-general, and
not by the slow process of formal and
tedious investigation of the Stand
ard Oil company, which mas paralyzed
the oil business of Kansas
The charge of conspiracy is of the
greatest Importance for the reason
that it supplies the missing link to
complete a chain of evidence that
would bring the Standard Oil COM
pany into court by injunction as was
done in the great beef trust case.
1t is also highly sensational, but only
cumulative as to the charges against
the Santa Fe railroad, from which Mr..
Paul Morton entered the cabinet of
President Roosevelt. This road which
has been guilty of rebates and viola
tons of circuit court injunctions, now
figures again in the overshadowing
Importance of the case against the
Standard Oil company and the inte-
rests of John D. Rockefeller.
The president and congress and the
departments are appointed to proceed
against such conspiracy in defense of
the people of Kansas.
Charges to be Made Good.
Briefly stated the oil producers of
Kansas in formal charges propose to
make good their allegations against
the Standard Oil and have restrained
not only the Santa Fe, but the sec
rotary of the interior.
1t is charged that railroads of Kan
sas are in the conspiracy to destroy
/ the oil business of the farmers of
Kansas and that all the allegations
prove a restraint of trade.
! Proof of all these allegations is Of
fered TO the department of commerce
and labor and it would be most sur
prising if the facts were not at once
taken from that department and or
dered sent to the department of JUS
tice for injunction proceedings against
the alleged conspirators.
the charges against the STANDARD
Oil company, the Santa Fe, Secretary
Hitchcock and other alleged adverse
/ influences are contained in a formal
document sent to Representative
Campbell and is signed by r. c. Raw
ling and William E. Conelly, members
of the advisory committee Kansas Oil
PRODUCERS Association. 1t is dated
February Is, 1905. Here are the
charges:
Synopsis Of Charges.
I've charge that the Standard
| Oil company has endeavored to secure
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
ton and approval is initiated by Mr..

ton and approval is initialled by Mr..
Larrabee, the present assistant COM
cioner of Indian affairs, thereby car
ring his approval. The records show
That the approval in the Office of the
secretary of the interior was made by
Assistant Secretary Reynolds as act
ing secretary, who has recently been
elected to congress from Pennsylva-
MIA. During July, 1896, the lease was
brought to my attention by letter
from ex- Senator Blair, criticizing the
lease. This letter was sent to Col.
Freeman through the Indian office for
a report. Col. Freeman reported
against interfering with the lease.
with this record in his Office, Sec
rotary Hitchcock declared it was ap-
proved by the then secretary of the
interior, Mr. Hoke Smith, and he uses
this further language:
1.-The original lease is an unheard-
of monopoly and nothing short of a
public scandal
1.-The mind of the secretary must
have been overstrained when he dis
covered a monopoly of oil in the Usage
reservation in 1896 before a we'll had
been bored, a pipe laid or a railroad
built within many miles. To his opin-
ion on this subject I am Indifferent.
But when Secretary Hitchcock stated
that the original lease was nothing
short of a public scandal he uttered
charge for which he was entirely with
out excuse He placed himself in the
class of the common slanderer. He
bore false witnesses against a prede-
cessor in office, knowing at the time
there was no truth in his baseless
charge
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
IMPERFECT DIGESTION.

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21

Try Broxson's Wood Yard. Pnon,
$50.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
The Everlasting Byron.

The present head Of the London pub
fishing house which doomed Lord
Byron into his sudden fame, John Muir
ray Ill, is quoted by the Pail Mall
Gazette as saying, There will be no
final life Of Byron, as you call it.
as long as l can prevent it,
The Murrays have gathered a mu-
scum Of Byron treasures, which are
placed in a veritable Valhalla, editions
of his own works in vellums and crush
ed morocco ornamented with gold and
as dazzling as his most glittering con-
ceptions having an alcOve to them
selves. On the walls are many por-
traits Of the poets friends done by the
hands of his friends, and these rare
presentments have for companions the
most celebrated paintings of Byron
himself. The last portrait Of Byron
drawn from life is a crayon which
shows him as fat as a lord, with the
face Of genius.
Mr.. Murray explains his attitude to-
ward further exploitation of Byron's
private life in print by saying, There
has been too much nonsense talked
about the poet, and will be no party
to lending his papers and my collection
to ANYTHING that tends to perpetuate
that kind of thing" The publisher
is constantly besieged with inquiries
concerning Byron, especially from
American correspondents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
Contents Of Records.

"The records show how carefully
the lease was then considered. 1t
fnally went to the secretary's Office
with the recommendation of the In
dian commissioner that it be ap-
proved. The letter of recommends
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21

Many moons ago discussion was rife
in this country as to why this people
loved Japan more and Russia less or
something to that effect in the crisis
of 1904. The questions had various
answers, some of which seemed prema-
ture, but at this date they strike
writer in the Revue de Paris as having
been in the main correct. In this art1-
Gle our pro-Japanese sympathies are
laid to three principal reasons-the dis
position to side with the under dog"
racial admiration for "smartness" and
a paternal pride in Japan because we
opened that country up to western In
fluence. incidentally this writer points
to our anti-Russian opinion. Perhaps
that is the strongest reason Of all. 1t Is
natural to take sides and to balance the
merits of the case, and there is nothing
about Russia which appeals to Ameri-
can sympathies. Eussia gets no SYM
patty here, or next to none; hence 1t
can easily appear as though Japan
were receiving the lions share.
Try Broxson's Wood Yard. Phone
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21

monopoly of the oil business of this
velopment; that it has prevented other
companies from entering this field to
compete for the Kansas oil trade. Also
that there exists a conspiracy be-
tween the Standard Oil company and
the Atchson, Topeka, & Santa Fe
railroad to prevent other parties from
handling oil or purchasing oil in Kan
sas. In support of these charges we
submit facts and figures shown by the
books of I. N. Knapp in his office at
Chanute, Kansas.
The facts shown by the books of
Mr.. Knapp establish the fact of the
existence of a league between the
Santa Fe and the Standard Oil COM
pany to crush the oil producers of
Kansas.
So We charge that the Standard
Oil company is now blackl1stlng
Kansas oil for the purpose of pre-
veting the legislature of Kansas pass
ing such measures as will give pro-
ducers relief and allow honest compe-
tition in the oil business of Kansas"
The document here gives the history
of the effort of Kansas to establish
refinery and recites dispatch to the
Kansas City Journal credited to R. w.
J. Young, in charge of the Kansas
City Standard Oil business. Mr..
Young is alleged to have said
THE closing of the plants and shut
ting down of the pipe lines will let
the legislature and people see what
adverse legislation would do to the
industries of the state and will prob
ably create sentiment abandoning the
plant of the state of entering the oil
field"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21
BILL NOT PASS LEGISLATURE
CHANCES ARE VERY STRONG
THAT A PROLONGED FIGHT
WILL RESULT.
Eastern Washington VIII Probably
Have to Wait for Two Years
More for Relief.

That the railroad commission bill
will not pass is the general express
sion among those VINO keep their
fingers on the legislative pulse
While the measure, as amended by
the joint committee on railroads, viii
undoubtedly precipitate a fight on
both floors, it is likely that both the
friends and enemies of the commits
sion idea will unite to deal the emas-
culated measure death blow. That
the present session will adjourn with
out accomplishing what eastern WASH
ion that is growing stronger day by
day.
That the minority of the railroads
committee Will submit a report re-
commencing the adoption of the sub
committee bill has been announced by
the strong commission men who were
outvoted in the committee sessions.
When these reports come up for con-
sideration the fight, probably the most
momentous in the annals of the pres
ent session, will be started.
Eastern Section Determined.
That neither house will pass the
subcommittee measure is predicted,
and past experience gives good
grounds for the belief that this is a
certainty. When the vote is taken on
the amended bill the eastern Washing
ton members, who were elected on
commission platforms and came to the
capital determined to fight for such
a law to the bitter end will assist
those favoring the railroads in killing
the emasculated measure.
Lee A. Johnson, Crane, Reiter and
other staunch commission men from
east of the mountains, have announced
their intention of killing the amended
measure in the event of their inabil-
ity to enact the subcommittee bill.
Interest is centering in the coming
test of strength and it will uhdoubt-
edly pass into history as one of the
memorable events in the life of the |
ninth session.
Among the western members there |
is a division of opinion. Representa- |
tive Williams, Of Pacific county, said |
that ne would not vote for the amend |
ed bill because he believes it would
simply saddle a useless additional
expense of $4,000 upon the state !
without producing any results of |
value. This sentiment is shared by |
not a few others from the western |
counties who believe a bill along the |
lines of that drafted by the sub-com |
mittee is legislation of which the state |
is sorely in need of.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-21

I've charge that the Standard
Oil company has endeavored to secure
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-30

a single ship and indeed hardly
single life, and 1t would therefore not
be surprising to find that Togo had
gained a relatively bloodless victory"
In varying strains of eulogy all the
papers pay tribute to Admiral Togo's
extraordinary success. They say that
the sun has set on Russia's naval
glory and comment on possibilities of
peace
Universal opinion is that 1t would be
criminal for the emperor of Russia
to continue the war, but serious doubts
are expressed as to whether Saturdays
disaster will even convince the war
party in ST. Petersburg of the hopeless
ness Of further struggle. The belief
seems to prevail that 1t will rather
harden the hearts of the war advo-
Gates to persevere to the bitter end.
Details of the great sea fight are anx-
iously awaited, for beyond the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches and the Japa-
nese official accounts, nothing is yet
available. The version of Togo's re-
port published by the Japanese lega-
ton says that the Vladimir Molo-
mach foundered and was afterward
captured.
Naval experts mostly hold to the
opinion that the greatest damage was
done by the japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyers. 1t is said that Togo was pre-
pared to sacrifice practically the whole
of his mosquito fleet If he could there
by destroy Rojestvensky's battleships
and armored cruisers.
The surrender of several of the Rus
sian vessels is regarded as proving
the complete Generalization of Rojest-
vensky's men, and it is fully expected
that further captures will be made be-
fore the remnant Of his ships reach
Vladivostok.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-30
FRENCH STUNNED BY
COMPLETENESS OF
RUSSIAN DISASTER
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, May 29.-The magnitude of
the Russian naval disaster has fairly
stunned the French public opinion;
which had hoped that late advices
would show that Japan had also suf-
fered some share of the losses. How
ever, dispatches showing that the Japa-
nese fleet escaped practically un-
scathed from the encounter dispelled
the hope entertained that Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky, by sacrificing a portion
of his fleet. had succeeded in crippling
Vice Admiral Togos fleet to such an
extent that the Japanese would be
placed in a position of inferiority. The
disaster is therefore generally dis
cussed by the officials, the public and
the press in a tone of depression, the
prevailing view being that Russia now
will be compelled to seek some means
of terminating the war.
The Bourse first gave evidence of a
strong peace sentiment by the buoy
ancy of the market. The leading jour-
nails, including the semi-oficial Temps,
urged peace, declaring Russia has
played her last card.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-30

port that Russian squadron was in
sight, our combined squadron started
for attack. Weather is fine today, but
with heavy seas
Second report, received night, May
2i Combined squadron attacked
shima (southeast yof Tsushima) and
defeated it; sinking at least four ships
and infiicting heavy damage on others.
Damage to our ships is insignific-
ant. Our destroyer and torpedo flotillas
delivered attack after sunset
Third report, received Monday, May
29.-"Main force of our combined
squadron continued pursuit since the
9th and attacked on the 2Sth near
Liancourt rocks (northeast of Okino-
shima) a squadron consisting of Mich
olaf 1 (battleship), Orel (battleship),
Senyavin, Apraxine and Izumrud. IL
umrud fed, while remaining four ves-
sells surrendered. No damage to our
ships
According to the statements of the
prisoners the vessels sunk in the en-
gagement May 81 were Borodino (bat-
tleship), Alexander III (battleship),
Zemtchug and three other ships.
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff and about
1000 other Russians were taken
prisoners.
The following are damages suffered
by the enemy in addition to those
given above since the commencement
of battle as reported by commanders
not under immediate command of
Togo and by observation stations:
Sunk-Admiral Nachimoff, Dmitri
Donskoi, Svietlana, Admiral Usakof,
Kamtchatka, Iretesin and three de-
stroyers. seq
Captured-Vladimir Monomach, but
foundered after capture. One special
service ship, name unknown, and one
destroyer. 1
Russian losses definitely known so
far may be classified as follows:
Two battleships. one coast defense
ship, five cruisers, two special ships,
three destroyers, were sunk; two bat
tleships, two coast defense ships, one
special service ship, one destroyer were
captured. 1t is not yet clear whether
three vessels, as stated by the prison
ers to have been sunk. are included
or not in the above list.
There are more than 1000 prisoners
besides 1000 taken by main force of
the combined squadron. The naval en-
gagement is still in progress. so that
1t will take some time before the final
results can be known.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-30

victory. We had confidence he would
not be so badly beaten as it was sup
posed the Russians thought he would
be, but at the same time we were not
entirely free from anxiety concerning
the outcome of this long expected naval
battle Now we feel quite easy In our
minds and the remainder seems simple.
"As to whether this fight will prove
a step in the direction Of peace we can
not Judge. Outsiders cannot express an
opinion of any value on this point. The
question must be regarded from Rus
sian standpoint. One thing is certain
this makes the Japanese further naval
and military operations very easy. II
the war continues Vladivostok may be-
come a second Port Arthur. 1t seems
improbable under the circumstances
that Russia will send more ships to the
far east.
1--WE consider the victory as the most
decisive of modern times. Its effect will
be far-reaching and it will have an in
fluence not only on the future of the
far east but also on Europe.
No Longer Naval Power
Russia can no longer be reckoned
with as a naval power.
ut is my opinion that Togo's victory
is on a par with that of Nelson,
achieved a century ago this year.
At a late hour this evening Baron
Hayashi had not received single tele-
gram from Toxic regarding the battle.
He said that he thought his govern
ment was awaiting thorough round
up of the fugitive fleet in the hope of
recording Rojestvensky among those
captured.
Regarding the alleged Russian threat
to carry the war into Mongolia, Baron
Hayashi said that the Japanese would
follow wherever the Russians led. The
Japanese government, he added, had
| only promised to confine the war to the
territory employed by Russia.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-30
BERLIN NEWSPAPERS
GIVE TOGO FULL
CREDIT FOR FEAT
BY Associated Press.


BERLIN, May 29.-The Berlin morn
ing newspapers, with the latest news
os the naval battle, give the fullest
recognition to Vice Admiral Togos
achievement and say that it will rank
among the greatest events of history.
greatest drama ever known. Some of
the newspapers assume, however, that
an important part of the Russian fleet
was not present at the combat and
that the vessels composing this part
will reach Vladivostok and still give
the Japanese trouble. Some express the
opinion regarding the fate of the ves-
sells fleeing toward Vladivostok that
they will hardly escape the Japanese
swift cruisers.
Astonishment is expressed at the
sorry figure cut by the Russian bat
tleships This leads a naval expert,
writing in the Lokal Anzeiger, to
point out that a modern battleship is
a most inefficient machine unless
manned by thoroughly trained officers
and seamen; thaC the russians were
notoriously deficient in training during
the time of peace and that it was
impossible for them to make good this
defect since the war broke out. The
event, therefore, the writer says, cam
not be regarded as a sentence of judg-
ment upon the battleship, but only the
Russian officers and seamen.
The National zeitung curiously iden-
titles the entire white race with Rus
sias defeat, which, it says, must fill
anyone with grave concern who be-
lieves in the great economic and civ
ilizing mission of the white race. The
paper anticipates that the white race
will no longer be regarded with re-
spect by the yellow races of east Asia,