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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23

In value. Vermont farms during and
after the war got an inflated valuation
far above their actual worth and far
mers and others have been whining
ever since about depreciation. The
high prices Of those days, however,
did not represent actual value. In
some towns in Vermont from where u @
boys Of spirit and progress have gore
leaving only shiftless, runout, Yankee
loafers, the depreciation OF the human
stock has reacted on the real estate 10
some extent, but farming in Vermont
never before offered so much to man
as it does now, and progressive, in
telligent farmer in almost any OF 200
out OF the 240 towns in Vermont Will
find his property increase in value
with reasonable treatment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23

ELIZABETH CITY, \. j., Jan. 3D.
The Old Dominion steamer Ocracoke
sunk the sloop Ray one mile from this
city yesterday. The Ocracoke was
bound here from Newbern. y. c. The
Ray left here with a pleasure party Of
men and women. 1t was very foggy,
and both boats We're blowing their fog
whistles when the collision occurred.
The OcracOke struck the sloop on the
starboard bow. nearly cutting her in
two. Mr.. Lem Chapman. member
of the pleasure party. was knocked
overheard, but was rescued
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
Like an Insane Mans Act.

MCPHERSON, Kan Jan. %. Charles
Tuxhorn. Il farmer near here, has kill
ed his two sons, aged six and ten
years; burned his house and barn, with
all of the contents and then shot and
killed himself TuXhorn smothcred, his
sons TO death, took their bodies to Il
neighbours orchard, a half mile distant,
where he laid them on the ground
and covered them with blankets. He
then returned 10 his home and set fire
to all Of his property. after which he
killed himself. He had been arrested
for maltreating his wife and children
and was to have appeared in court to.
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
DOMINGO IN LINE.
United States Takes Little
Republic Under Her Wing.
PROTOCOL SIGNED At ITS CAPITAL
American Government VIII Guhran-
tee Complete Integrity of Their
Territory and Take over
Custom Houses.

SANTO DOMINGO, Jan. 23,-It Is
officially stated that a protocol between
the Dominican government and the
American minister, Mr.. Dawson, and
Commander a. G. Dillingham;, Z. $. ~,
in behalf of the American government
has been signed at Santo Domingo.
The principal conditions are that the
American government guarantees the
complete integrity Of Dominican terri
tory, agrees to undertake the adjust.
ment Of all obligations Of the Domini-
can government, foreign and domestic,
and the conditions of payments; TO adj
just unreasonable claims and to de
termine the validity and amount of
pending claims.
The American government will take
charge of the existing custom houses
and those hereafter to be created and
will name the employees necessary to
their management, the duties they will
exercise and their rights. These will
be considered Dominicans and subject
TO the laws Of the republic.
The Dominican government will have
at each custom house inspectors in be-
half Of its interests from the date
when the contract takes effect The
present employees are to be considered
as acting under its provisions.
Out of the revenues collected at the
custom houses of the republic the
American government will deliver to
The Dominican government - Ter cent
Of the total of the gross amount FOR the
purpose Of attending to the necessities
Of the budget. 1t is estimated that the
nrst year 100000 will he received
monthly. The advance payments are
divided into four installments.
No changes in the present import
dues or port charges will be made
without the consent of the American
government until the debt is complete
ly paid.
Except import duties the government
has the right to abolish or reduce dues
Immediately.
The American government, at the re-
quest of the Dominican government.
shall grant such other assistance in its
power to restore the credit, preserve
order, increase the efficiency of the
civil administration and advance the
material progress and welfare Of the
republic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
RACING ON sEAsHoRE.
Many Prominent AutoistS al Preiimi-
nary work.


ORMOND, Fla, Jan. %. -- On the
Ormond-D aytona beach automobile
racing course the speeding Of half
dozen or more of the leading racing
machines attracted large crowd. Con
spicuouS among the machines was one,
a ninety horsepower, owned by William
X. Vanderbilt, Jr 1t won a number
Of races here last year, While no time
was taken yesterday, it is believed that
it cut under its previous record of a
mile in 80 seconds. Good work may
be expected of II. l.. Bowdens new
machine. 1t speeded at thirty-five
second clip.
During the afternoon w. X. Wander
bilt, who has arrived with Mrs. Van
derbilt and party of friends went on
the beach in his new ninety horsepow-
er racer. Charles De Plus in his racer
speeded on the beach in very good
time as did also NJ. G. Bernin in w.
Gould Brokaw's sixty horsepower rae
or. James l.. Breese, one of the most
enthusiastic of the amateurs, spent all
the afternoon on the course in his thir-
ty-five horsepower machine. ROlln II.
White, in forty horsepower steamer,
was also on the track for an hour or
two.
The officials for the race meeting,
which opens tomorrow. are W. c. Tenn
pie, referee. and Sir Thomas Dewar,
NJ. F., associate; judges. Ray John
son. S. A. Miles, Colonel L. C. Weir,
August Sinclair, Frederick Il. Platt, Ira
Payne. T. f. Bond. Charles II. Hyde
and J. +. Hathaway
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23

NOGALES. AriZ.. Jan. %. 1t is
known that four Amerlcans-Dr. Il. c.
Coy and j. X. Mackenzie of Chicago,
NJ. A. Call of Toledo, O.. and Walter
Stubinger of Kowanee. Ill.-and Mex
lean driver were ambushed and killed
by Yaqui Indians on Jan 10 four miles
east of Cobachi, thirty-ive miles east
of La Colorado. state of Sonora. Next
co. The bodies are now at La Colora-
do II. l.. Miller of Chicago and \. w.
Tolerton of Salem, O., and a second
Mexican. Cochero. escaped
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23

The Banner looks with approval on
the efforts to save the life of Mary
Rogers as we do not think her mental
development warrants putting her to
death. At the same time we are more
concerned about the boys and
girls, running the streets night and
day, neglected by their parents ignor
ed by the authorities and headed for
the gutter II not for the gallows. Are
we raising other Mary Rogers without
taking warning from this one?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
Locomotive Exploded.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md.
Jan. 23.--An engine attached to Balti-
more and Ohio freight train exploded
near this place yesterday, Several ears
were derailed and Brakeman f. John
son and Fireman j. l.. Simpson were
killed. Engineer A. w. Stranhagen
was seriously injured. All of the men
belonged in Cumberland, Md.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
WAR IN FAR EAST.
Little LootinE at Port Arthur-Japa-
nese Troops Behaved Wen.

Little Looting at Port Arthur-Japa-
nese Troops Behaved Wen.
CHEFU. Jan. 23.-Twenty-scyen men
and women. comprising the first party
of refugees from Port Athar. have ar
rived here in junk. They stated that
twenty-five other junks bearing over
500 nOncombatants were on tbeway.
They were for n long time without
shelter and were obliged to sleep in
the sand.
The refugees state that since the first
few days following the surrender of
Port Arthur there has been practically
no lOoting, the Japanese officers deal
Ing sternly with all offenders. The
consensus of opinion is that the sol
diers behaved with remarkable self re-
Straint compared with the conduct Of
others in similar situations in the his
tory Of wars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
Tried to Save Her sister.

GAINESVILLE, o., Jan. %. - Celia
and Cassie Olive. maiden women, aged
eighty and seventy-five years respect
lively, were burned to death at their
home near Fultonham. Cassie lost her
life in attempting to smother flames
which were burning her sisters cloth
ing, which had caught from an open
fire. A brother was badly burned in
an effort to help his sisters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23

Jnuitor of "Holmes Castle" Known.
CHICAGO, Jan %, - The Chicago
police officials believe that they have
at last discovered the identity of the
missing CANTOR of Holmes Castle"
where so many women are said to have
been murdered several years ago by
II. II. Holmes, who was afterward
hanged in Philadelphia. Detectives
working on the case of John Hoch, ac-
cused by his wife of poisoning her sis
ter two days before his marriage to her
self, have come to the conclusion that
Hoch is none other than the ianitor
who suddenly disappeared after testi-
flying in behalf of Holmes when the
latter was being tried on murder
charge. a determined effort is being
made TO effect his capture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
GRIP COLDS

Laxative BromO Quinine. the world wide Cod
and Grip remedy. removes the cause. Callfor the
full name and look for signature OF f. W. Grove
25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
Hope to Avert strike.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-It is the
expectation of all those directly inter
ested in the matter that final settle
ment of the differences existing be
tween the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and the Pennsylvania Rail
road company will be reached at a
meeting today of the representatives Of
the company and the men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
snnnging schooner sunk

KEY WEST, Fla, jap % The
schooner Volunteer sank inthe gulf a
few days ago. The Volunteer was
loaded with cotton from the Dutch
steamship Andana, wrecked on the
Bahama reefs. and was returning to
this port when she sprung leak. The
crew escaped in their boats. The Vol
unteer was spongng schooner
manned by crew of negro spongers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
more uand rrnud indictments.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan 23The fed
eral grand jury has returned an addi-
tional Indictment against George Soren-
son, charging him with perjury in con
nection with the land fraud cases now
under investigation by the government
authorities. Sorenson was tried on a
charge of attempting to bribe former
United States District Attorney John
II. HALL, but the jury failed TO agree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23

We are tired of hearing about the
depreciation of value of Vermont
farms because we don't believe they
have deprecated to any serious extent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-23
per.uader Reaches snnto Domingo

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Rear Adj
miral Charles ID. Sigsbee, commander
in chief OF the Caribbean squadron, has
reported his arrival at Santo Domingo
city in the flagship Newark. Both the
Newark and the Castine are now in
Santo Domingo waters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
He Loved the Law.

A good old brother who signed the
complaint to close up Athena saloons
on Sunday mad been running an open
photograph gallery every Sunday for
40 years, because people came to town
dressed up on that day, and it was
always a harvest for the photographer.
When the saloon men turned the ia
bles and secured a closing law for all
other business houses, not open for
mercy or necessity, the old brother
hunted up a friend, a kind hearted
judge, and asked if the law meant
photographers IF you are not open
for mercy or necessity, then you must
close,'' said the judge, and the good
old brother replied, although for 40
years his gallery had been open every
Sunday: well, by gum, if it's the
law I'll close it if it takes the hide
off. But it's a mighty good day for me,
judge. East Oregonian.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04

Russell Sage Enters Upon His Nine.
tieth Year.

NEW YORK, Aug. Russell Sage
entered upon his ninetieth year today.
Contrary to the custom of many years.
Uncle" Russell did not spend his an
niversary downtown at his office. Aft
err much persuasion and resort to
something like strategy, Mrs. Sage and
the family physician, DR.. Mum, sue
ceeded early in the week in enticing
the veteran financier to his summer
home at Lawrence Beach and despite
his yearnings to be near the street" 1t
is probable that he will be kept in
the country during the remainder OF
the heated period, with just An oc-
casional run into town to see how
things are going.
During the day Mr.. Sage's friends,
fellow directors in Gould companies
for the most part, sent him their con-
gratulations by mail or wire. Mr..
Sage, in spite of his advanced age and
appearance of failing strength, con-
tinues to take keen interest in ev.
erything that relates to the world OF
business and finance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
WALLA WALLA PEOPLE At FAIR
LARGE Numebr Registered at County
Booth This Week.

Special Correspondence.
PORTLAND, Aug. 4.-The following
.Walla Walla people registered at the
county booth this week: Mr.. and Mrs.
James Knott, Annie Knott, Clara Nc
Donald, Ruth Knott, Mrs. C. D. Martin.
Mrs. Walter L. Cadman, Mrs. Lizzie
Bellingham, Miss Jessie Martin, James
A. Mclean, Bessie Rice, William H.
Teal M. L. Allen, Verna Abbott, LLOYD
Smails. Matte Wiseman, Dollie WISE
man. Ethel Wiseman, Mrs. ]. T. WISE
man. Lola s. Hancock, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Smith and daughter, l.. G.
Houtchens, J. E. Leonard, Laura WISE
man. s. B. Caldernead, Adelaid Calder
head. Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Sharpstein.
Lewis S. Sharpstein, Mrs. Frank
Sharpstein, Mrs. John Greeshamer.
Helen Rrents. Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Hos
kins. Mollie Johnson, Mrs. r. II. Min
ion. Charles H. Hunt, Mrs. w. s. on
ner. Leila Offner, Winnie Offner. Mar
ion Minion, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Ker-
rick. Gladys Kerrick, Miss Charlotte
Lee, Mae McRae, ]. F. McRae. Chris
tine McRae, Edith Dice, Mable Dice.
Mrs. A. X. Dice.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
PORTLAND MEN WANTED AZ.
sEssMENTs REDUCED ON Ac.
COUNT OF ALLEGED DEBTS.
Refusal Of Whitman County Assessor
Is Backed Up by the State
Tax Commission.

An important decision, affecting th4
assessment Of bank stock and directly
affecting two citizens Of Portland. has
been rendered by the State Tax COM
mission on request of M. c. True. as
SCISSOR Of Whitman county. Gay LON.
bard and A. Cohn. both citizens OF
Portland, but formerly citizens Of
Whitman county, and owners Of tho
bulk of the stock of the First National
bank of Pullman and of a private bank
at Tekoa. demanded an exemption ON
their assessment on the grounds that
they owe $4,000 to B. Lombard, jr., OF
Boston, Mass. Gay Lombard, in an
affidavit, I'm which he states that his
home is in Portland, sets forth that he
owes B. Lombard, jr, $4,000, and asks
that this sum be deducted from the
assessment Of his Gay Lombard's)
stock in the two banks mentioned.
Mr.. Cohn claims an offset of $4,000
for the same reason.
Assessor True refused to allow the
claim and asked the state board of
taxation for an opinion on the subject.
Assessor True claims that a non-resi-
dent of the state cannot claim exemp-
tons because of indebtedness owed
outside the state. The state tax conn
mission sustained Mr.. True and no ex-
emption will be allowed. The county
commissioners have authorized the
county assessor to take the case
through the courts If Lombard and
Cohn attempt to fight it, and a decision
of the supreme court will probably be
given on the question, which has never
before been up before that tribunal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
COLMAN DENIES HE is DEAD.
Name Printed in List of Late Cabinet
Officers.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Norman j.
Colman, the veteran agricultural edi-
tor and the first secretary of agricul-
ture, appointed by President Cleve-
land, has received several letters in
the last few days asking when his
funeral occurred.
In each case Mr.. Colman has writ
ten a vigorous denial of the imputa-
ton that he is or has been a candi-
date for mortuary honors.
A Washington newspaper phompted
the inquiries by publishing Mr.. Col
mans name in list purporting to con-
tain the names of all of President
Cleveland's cabinet officers who have
died since their terms expired.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
WALlA WALLA CITIZEN HAS
WORDS OF PRAISE FOR MAY.
OR GILBERT HUNT.
Claims He Is Fit Man to be Chief Ex-
ecutive of the State Of Wash.
ington.

To the Editor of Evening States
man: To say that Gilbert Hunt Is
one of the leading spirits of the state
of Washington is indeed placing the
proposition in a very mild form. See
the great implement houses and ma
chine shops he has built up here in
Walla walla. His Overwhelming sue
cess in this vocation has proven him
to be a man of master mind and
benegactor to the human race. He
has made more than three blades of
grass grow where none grew before"
Through his indominitable energy, his
strenuous life, he has built up busi-
ness through the fundamentally OF
which many families are now reaping
golden harvests. He employs many
men and pays them weekly. His men
all like him and they would be unit
in standing by him for governor of
the state of Washington if the oppor-
tunity was presented.
And it is no wonder Mr.. Hunt is
popular with his men. Why, did you
say? Because he has the right kind
of sunshine in his soul and the right
why. There are men VINO always come
around their places of business in sun
shine, and there are men whose pres
ence you feel as a shadow. 1t is ever
so, meet them when and where you
will-at home, in the street, in the
store, office or counting room-there
is ever the radiant sunshine or the
projected shadow.
AS men are, so in the main will you
find their business. The man who
turns his face always to the light
brings his warm and genial sphere
into his business circle; while the
man whose back is to the sun never
enters the doors of his business house
men.
1t is Mr.. Hunts luminous mind, his
benevolent heart, and soul of SUM-
SHINE, that has made him the success
that he is and placed him in such
high esteem by his fellow men.
To be mayor of Walla Walla is
high honor, yet to be governor of the
state is a higher honor and while we
are talking about it we may as we'll
mention the fact that there are many
who would like to see Gilbert Hunt
governor of Washington. There is
no better material in the state for
that high Office than is concentrated
in the makeup of Gilbert Hunt of
the old, old town of Walla Walla.
A stitch in time saves nine. A word
in time is the proper thing.
w. A. J.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
Milton Fire Company.

Although Milton once organized a
fire company, yet she has been with
out a legal organization for fifteen
Jears because it did not comply with
rs bylaws from the start. The dis
covery was recently made by Major
Miller and when ne discovered that
the town was without a legal COM
pany he ordered that the poll tax be
collected from the members of the old
organization and this raised a remon-
STRANGE So in order to have proper
fire protection, a mass meeting was
called Monday night and a committee
of citizens, consisting of w. E. Put
nam, w. H. Anderson and A. Mckay,
was appointed to form a new company
and start it out legally so there would
be no further question. The committee
will report within few days and the
new fire company will be launched.
East Oregonian.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
New Bookkeeper.

Claude Aspinwall, who mas been
bookkeeper for the board of control
for several years, will retire on August
Is and w. r. Sybert, formerly county
given the position. Mr.. Aspinwall re-
tired several weeks ago to make a
Mr. Hanna did not like the job and Mr..
Aspinwall was induced to return. He
is now let out on a political move
Olympia Recorder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
CLATSOP BEACH is BOOMING
Cheap Round Trip Excursion Rates
From Portland via A. e. c. r. r.
In Connection With Excellent
Train Service Attracts
Thoueande
1houSandS.

Thousands.
Travel to Clatsop Beach has COM
menced in earnest and this summer
promises to be the banner season for
this popular resort. All hotels at Sea-
side and Gearhart are open and pre-
pared to take care of their guests in
a manner that has justly made them
so popular in the past, and that these
famous watering places are the OBJ
jective points of nearly all visitors
to the Lewis and Clark fair at Port
land, who have included in their itin-
erary this delightful side-trip to the
ocean, is evident by the activity on the
part of the A. & G. r. r. in provid-
ing ample transportation facilities at
extremely low rates, as well as the
propritors of the numerous hotels In
preparing for most desirable accom-
modations for their guests at the beach
at moderate charges.
Round trip excursion tickets are
sold at reduced rates by agents OF the
o. r. & N. company from all points
on that company's line to Seaside,
Gearhart and all other points on Clap
son beach, the only summer resort en-
Toying direct rail connection from
Portland. In order to avoid transfers
to boat line at Astoria, prospective Wis
itors to beach resorts should be partic-
ular to specify Clatsop Beach as their
intended destination.
An attractive illustrated souvenir OF
this celebrated summer resort has just
been published by the A. & c. r. 4
copies of which can be had by address
ing J. C. Mayo, G. F. & p. A.. Astoria,
Ore, or C. A. Stewart, Agent, 24S AL
der street. Portland. Ore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
Sold Liquor to Minors.

James Stanford, the proprietor Of
the Arcade saloon, was arrested yes
terday for selling liquor to minors ana
arraigned before Justice of tine Peace
John E. Hough. The defendant waiv-
ed his right to an examining trial and
was held to answer in the circuit court
in $500 bail.-La Grande Observer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
BE Careful With Water.

The patrons Of the Walla Waha
Water company are requested during
the present warm weather to be as
carefu, as possible with the use OF
water from the city mains. 1t VIII
prove of great benefit to the depart
ment as well as to the people In gen.
.ral if the patrons will adhere strictly
tn the rules laid down by the depart
wont in using water for sprinkl1ng
and domestic use.
E. A. KNIGHT.
Water Superintendent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-04
Pioneer Stage Driver Dead.

L. c. Scovell, Familiarity known as
Cal Scovell, one Of the first stage driv-
ers to enter the state of Oregon, died
at Salem Monday night, aged 70 years.
He came from Iowa to Benton county,
Ore, in 1853, and in 1854 began driving
stage for Dave Thompson between
Corvallis and Oregon City, and when
the Oregon California line was put
in operation in 1860 he was the first
driver to take stage out of fort-
land on that route and continued to
drive there for a number of years.
His most famous escapade was to
carry Henry w. Corbett from Port
land to Salem one stormy night during
the legislative sess on Of 1868 when
Corbett's services were badly needed
at the capital. 1t was one Of the his
torical drives in the annals of Oregon
staging and Scovell was always proud
to tell the story.-Salem Statesman.