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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
ANOTHER INSURANCE SCANDAL
Policy Holders in Many Companies
Have Been Duped.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Infevtigation of
the affairs of the Western Life Indem-
nifty company by state examiner has
brought to light facts tending to show
that claims of perhaps thousands of
policy holders in assessment companies
have been practically wiped out
through company manipulation. Ex-
aminer Lucius Fouts discovered that
no fewer than Is insurance companies
have terminated their existence by
merging into the Western Life Indem-
nifty company. THAT MEANS" said
the examiner, that the claims of the
policy holders of the original compan-
les have gone thousgh a sort of arasive
process, which leaves them practically
uninsured, although they are still pay
ing their premiums and have been do
ing so for years. This condition is not
particularly the fault of the Western
or other absorbing companies, for the
absorption is done according to law"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
TAFT and PARTY
HAVE RETURNED

San Francisco Sept. 28.-Secretary
of War Taft, who returned Wednesday
with the congressional party that tour
ed Japan and the Philippines, reviews
conditions in the islands. He says con-
corning his work and observations in
the Philippines:
THE political situation in some re-
spects was not as good as it ought to
be. A wave of ladronism has swept
over the province of Cavite and it has
necessary to suspend the writ of habeas
corpus in the province of Cavite and
Batangas, the neighboring province.
The same was true in Samar, but the
use of troops in Samar and the use of
the scouts and constabulary in Cavite
has put an end to the disturbances;
however, there were two or three men
responsible for the keeping up of la
dronism who had not been captured.
Complaints were made against Tire con-
stabulary and, while many of them
were unfounded, it was probably true
that a change in the constabulary
ought to be effected, and it is now I'M
bSt SOiSAuCA oNAOh ny tliO SONtI
THE distressing agricultural depres.
sion, due to the loss of IS FER cent of
the agricultural cattle, drouth, locusts
and cholera, as we'll as other causes,
will probably not cease to be felt for
several years. This, naturally. subjects
the government to criticism because
this alien government is much more
1iynlxy tn ha aTifi
ditions, however free from blame in re-
spect to them, than a native govern
ment.
Some of the younger men of educa-
ton hvae been advocating immediate
independence. 1t therefore became
necessary to state, with considerable
emphasis, the policy Of. the adminsitra-
ton on this subject, and to say that in
the opinion of 1.-THE administration there
was no possible hope of independence
short of a generation, because the peo-
pie could not be fitted for self govern
ment in that time; indeed, it will prob
ably take a much longer period.
The party consisted, as is known,
of democratic, as we'll as republican
SeHdOOIs duu COuBT6sF men, ana Uney IN
their views represented all sides of the
Philippine question, but with self re-
strain and moderation which can not
be too highly commended, it was tacit-
ly agreed between the members of the
congressional party on both sides, that
it would be most unwise for them to
discuss before the Filipinos their diff
ference of opinion, and therefore that
no statement should be made by the
representatives of the administration as
to the policy of the political adminstra
ton. Hence, the sight which some of
the irreconcilable Filipinos had hoped
for, towit: A constant combat be-
tween the republican and democratic
members, with the Filipino people as
an audience, was not presented, and
can not express too emphatically my
appreciation of the patriotic stand
which our democratic brethren took
in this matter in remitting discussion
of differences of opinion to the proper
representatives in congress-. "
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
RIOT IN CHICAGO SYNAGOGUE
Speaker kraus Dared to Place Faith
in M. Witte.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-The police were
called to quell a riot Sunday night in
the Jewish synagogue, Clinton and
Judd streets, where Adolph Kraus was
addressing a Jewish meeting. Several
persons received slight wounds and 10
men and women were arrested. Mr.
Kraus was giving an account of his
interview with NJ. Wittee the Russian
envoy at Portsmouth, at which he ask
ed for justice for the Jews through NJ
Whites good offices.
I'VE may trust the word of NJ. White
that he will do all in his power tC
ameliorate the sufferings of the Jews,
Mr., Kraus was saying when suddenly
a member of the Jewish society sprang
to his feet.
DO you trust Russian Politician
he shouted.
Before Mr.. Kraus had time to an
swer there were shouts from severa
hundred men and women in the audi
ence, Down with Witte," Down will
tyranny" came the shouts. While the
excitement was at its height the door:
of the synagogue were locked, anC
someone telephoned for the police. Ii
a few minutes several patrol wagons
filled with officers, were on hand. The
leaders were arrested and the meeting
was dispersed by officers with drawn
clubs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
news OF The WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Hall Game has arrived in New York
from Liverpool.
The British government has decided
to establish a naval base at Singapore
as a part of a vast new scheme of i'm
perial defense.
There has been considerable discus
sion recently regarding the formation
Of an alleged wine trust in France.
The Cuban government claims to
have discovered liberal plot to dyna-
mite the city hall, courthouse and 9th
er public buildings of Cienfuegos.
The Minneapolis Times, in its issue
Of Monday, announced it's suspension
of publication.
1t is understood in st. Paul railroad
circles that H. A. Kennedy, assistant
general superintendent of the Great
Northern at Spokane, is to be made
acting general superintendent of that
road.
At the democratic county and city
convention in Cleveland, Ohio, Mayor
Tom Johnson was renominated for a
third term.
Six new cases Of yellow fever were
reported at Pensacola, Fla, Saturday.
Preliminary steps have been taken
for sending home the Cubans still re-
naming in Spanish prisons.
Professor Francis Peabody of Har-
ward has arrived at Berlin for his Sc
ries of lectures at the University of
Berlin, under Emperor Williams plan
for an exchange of American and
German professors.
A protective tariff for Siberia will
have the support of Finance Minister
kOkofsoff. M. Kokofsoff said that pro-
tective duties for Siberia as an outlet
for the products of young Russian in
dustries appeared to him necessary.
City Chemist A. c. Bottle has report
ed that after an exhaustive eXamina-
ton he had failed to find any trace of
poison in the stomach of Mrs. Harriet
Hadley, who died at the Bon Air apart
ment house in San Francisco on Sep
TENDER Is.
Rain in the Face, the Sioux Indian
chief who is reputed to have killed
General Custer at the battle of the
Little Big Horn in June, 1876, died re-
Gently at the Bullhead station, Stand
ing Rock reservation, N. D., in his 63d
year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
Killed in DOUGH Mixer.

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 25.-In the
same room with 20 girls and men,
Carlo Colombo, IS years old, was
ground to pieces in a dough mixer az
Mocatalano's macaroni factory on SEQ
vile avenue. The head, shoulders ana
arms of the young man were horripp
mangled by huge knives running a.
terrific speed in a cylinder. HiS
shrieks of agony rang through the rae
tory and several girls tainted.
The belt operating the mixer hau
been thrown off the pulley and Coiom'
bi, wrench in hand, leaped to open ln7
tank to fix one of the knife Dlaues
which chops and mixes dough. Wnh0
he frightened the belt his foot accf
dentally moved ,he lever which thre"
the belt on the pulley operating NV
knives.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AMERI.
CAN PLAY EVER STAGED.

All who have seen Klaw & Erlang-
ers colossal and brilliant production
of Ben Hur" agree that nothing more
beautiful, inspiring, spiritual and edi-
flying than the Healing of the Lep-
ers' in the last act of that stupendous-
spectacle has ever been offered on the
stage of the American theater. At
this point this great play is most truly
and in high sense religious" Here
the stage seems to have consecrated
itself and all its resources to the serv-
ices of Christianity, and there is moth !
ing that is not reverent, beautiful and
altogether fitting in its service. This
scene shows that the stage may be
given over to uses wholly worthy, high.
ly commendable, and which cannot fail
to exert the greatest possible blessing
on mankind-that of bringing home
with immense force and dignity the
eternal truth and verify of the birth
into the world of Jesus, the Saviour OF
mankind.
Ben Hur" is booked for the entire
week of October End with matinee per-
formances on Wednesday and Satur-
day, at the Spokane Theatre. When 1t
was presented in Spokane two sea
sons ago it created a sensation, and
was unanimously conceded to be the
largest and most brilliant dramatic
spectacle that ever toured the west.
Dan Weaver, manager of the Spo-
kane theatre, will pay special attention
to orders from people of the Inland
Empire for seats through the mail, pro-
viding the order is accompanied by re-
mittance and a self addressed enVel.
ope for reply. The advance sale Oh
seats for the Spokane engagement Is
now on. Special railroad rates-see
agents.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
MAYOR DUNE RuNCoED.
Beer Garden Waiter in Chicago Plays
Losing Game.


Chicago, Sept. 25.-Mayor Dunno has
been fiimfammed by beer garden
waiter out of SO, but the executive
had the satisfaction later of appear
ing against the swindler and seeing
him fined SIS and costs.
His honor and a party of friends
were returning from a funeral, and
stopped at the Bismarck gardens
where they had a couple of sandwiches
around and few glasses of beer. They
finally called for the bill and Mayor
Dunno insisted upon paying it. The
urbane waiter presented him bill for
1915, and the mayor gave him a SIC
bill. Meanwhile another waiter came
up with bill for $3.50, and the mayor
realized he had been stung.
He threatened to close up the place
unless the swindling waiter was pro
duced.
1t is believed this is a regular game
carried on at many big establishments
whereby out of town visitors are
swindled unknown to proprietors OF
the places. At any rate, the offending
waiter was produced in court and the
proprietors gwen warning to investi
gate attendants.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
The DRESSMAKERS CONVENII0v
Voted Against Adoption of Hoon,
Boer Women and Corsets

Chicago. The most startling th;r.
in connection with the National Dross
makers convention was the announoe
ment that it does not intend to advano.
prices. Madame Baker, the presidan,
said the organization was not Va,
strong enough to make this move. ii
though she urged modistes to get an
they could.
1t was also brought out that Boa
women are crazy over American en-
sets, paying as high as $50 and $aS
them. They will not accept anyGS
with hose supporters, however, n
just why was not explained in the Co..
vention.
In the final battle for and agaiDs
the adoption of hoopskirts the anti,
won, the argument being that women
shout not take any more clothes, "A
they are oyerburdened with garments
now.
A feature of the convention was tn
display of new corset patterns on liy
ing models, whose identity was con
cealed with wells. 1t was said tina
they belong to swell athletic clul
famous for the perfect forms of il
women members.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
MAYOR dunno BEING Gnlpor,
Chicago Police Attend tn,
wight and Da, Mayor

Chicago, Sept. 81. A ~.
is maintained about the rassG;ssoeguard
Mayor Edward f. Dunno, s 1aa n Of
street, and develops the fact :. Beacon
executive has been receiyips mat the
nous, threatening letters Of e. Snony.
character that were sent To GU s same
Inns few weeks ago. Thew au Col.
to intimate that the mayors s said
chance for safety to is 'Iet M, only
efforts to suppress gambling ana ~ his
vices. One patrolman walks - o'ner
down the street fronting the r W and
house all day, and two stand ano "SOfs
night near his house o az
A burglar who is said to have
as booKmaker for the gamblers aa ~O'eO
the day gave Chief Collins snoS
formation as led him to beliar. u
might be able to capture the W.. ne
and instigators of both sets of lo. .'orS
A saloonkeeper, working under ths y
rection of the gambling chiefs on ,o VI
)terie of constables, is said to h.
der the surveillance of the police u'
Postoffice inspectors have been con.
upon to aid the police, and SO ac,; ;eu
have both sets of officials been that "
letters have been received for the Nv :.
10 days. F"''
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
PAID FOR HIS OWN DEFEAT.
Democratic Candidate in New York
Puts Pertinent Question to Mccall.

New York, Sept. 25.-In an open let
ter to President John A. Mccall of the
New York Life Insurance company,
Franklin Leonard, Jr., a defeated dem,
ocratic candidate for congress in the
Seventh district of this city, has ask
ed MI. Mccall how much of his money
paid on a life insurance policy had
been used to defeat him. Mr.. Leon
ards letter was "ompted by President
McCall's statement before the legis
latiye investigating committee that he
had ordered a contribution of about
$4,000 to the republican national cam
paign fund in 1904.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
SHORT line WRECK.
THREE PERSONS KILLED EIGHT
MILES BELOW WEISER, IDAHO.
Mail CLERK, Engineer and Fireman All
Killed by CareIessness of Engineer
Trains Crash Into Each other, De.
molishing Engines and Cars-Few
Passengers Injured.

Weiser, Idaho, Sept. 24.--A wreck
on the Short Line railroad occurred at
SIG o'clock Saturday morning at Ea-
ton station, about eight miles below
| Weiser, killing three persons-the mail
clerk, engineer and fireman of the
passenger train.
The dead. w. Harrison, mail
clerk, Portland Ore.
Buck Rovalsteadt, fireman of the
passenger train, Glenn's Ferry Idaho.
Alex La Rose, engineer of the pas
senger train.
The westbound passenger was run
ming in two sections. The second sec
ton had orders to pass the Boise
Huntington accommodation Cannon
balD train at Eaton station. When the
passenger train arrived at Eaton. the
cannOnball was not ON the siding. In
stead of waiting, the passenger train
continued on toward huntington, run
ming at high rate OF speed from Ea-
ton to the mile post beyond at the rate
of one mile in AZ seconds.
The engineer of the cannonball had
seen the passenger train coming and
had stopped. Evidently the engineer
Of the passenger did not see the can
nonball train, which was on a curve
until he was within less than 100 feet
OF It, when he appned the emergency
brakes, Dut too late to stop its mo-
mentum, and it crashed into the can
nonball tram Win terrific force, de-
molishing both engines and throwing
them into the dlCch, rending the mail
car into splinters and demolishing four
cars of the cannonball and scattering
their contents for so feet on each side
of The track.
The fireman of the passenger train
was pinned down by the engine and it
was four or five hours after the acct
dent before his body was dug out. The
mail clerk was killed and Alex La
Rose, engineer of the passenger train,
was fatally injured. The mailcar was
reduced to kindIing wood
A passenger, y. Nj. Harper, of De-
mar, Kan, was thrown through a win
dow of one of the coaches and was
DNHAJ NdN obOul lllC uCdu anu DOuy. "A
woman, name unknown, had an arm
broken, and several others were con-
siderably bruised and shaken up by
the force of the collision.
The train was run back to Weiser
by an engine taken from through
freight. La Rose was taken to a hos
pital at Boise for treatment, but died
later.
Cars Smashed Into Fragments.
Railroad men state the smashup of
the cars was the most complete they
had ever seen, the baggage and freight
cars being reduced to kindling wood
and great pieces of iron and bolts be-
ing broken and twisted into indescrib-
able shapes. Barrels of whisky that
were on the freight train were thrown
into the edge of the waters of Snake
river, more than $50 feet away. La
Rose was thrown by the force of the
collision over the right of way fence
That dozens of passengers were not
killed by the force of the collision
seems almost miraculous.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
After Land Grafters,

Washington. -Secretary Hitchcock
in an interview said:
after the land fraud cases in Ore
gon have been wound up United States
Attorney Honey, who has been con-
Quoting them, will come to Washing
ton and will look after the California
cases in which Hyde, Dimond and
others have been indicted.
Later on there will probably be other
indictments in other states. The loss
to the government through these fraud:
have aggregated millions of acres OF
land and millions more of dollars. IL
the interest of the people of this coun
try the prosecution of this case is only
one evidence of the determination OF
the nation to run down grafters where
ever they may be found"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
five CHILDREN
BURNED TO Death

Fort Dodge, Iowa. Sept. %. - Five
children were burned and asphyxiated
in fire that destroyed the home of
Frederick Adamson. The dead:
Edna, aged 10; Clarence, aged 6;
Irmis, aged 8; Ernest, aged 3; all chill
dren of Adamson, and Raymond, the
8 year old son of David Secord, lab
orer. The father had gone to WORK and
the mother WIS visiting a neighbor
when the gasoline stove exploded, set
ting fire to and destroying the house.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
SHE SUNG A SONG WHILE DYING
Touching Deathbed Scene in Chicago
Hospital.

1OSpItal.
Chicago, Sept. 27.-Although she
knew death was in the room, fast clos
ing her span of life, Miss Clara Butler,
prominent in Morgan park society and
leading soprano in the First Baptist
church there, passed away on the oper-
ating table at the Blue Island hospital
with smile on her face and song in
her heart chanting her favorite hymn,
abide With Me, Fast Falls the Even
tide, until it became whisper. She
gave no evidence of the terrible agony
inflicted by the Rock Island train
which had cruelty mangled her as she
was attempting to alight. In an adj
joining room her parents and sister
were Frustrated with grief.
Tell them l am not afraid to die,
she said to the pastor of her church,
and then she crooned the old hymn un-
til death stilled her tongue and dim
med her glorious eyes. Surgeons and
nurses, overcome by the situation, went
to the windows and waited for the end.
At her request, brief funeral service
was held Immediately following her
death while she lay upon the operating
table. This is the second tragedy in
the family within year, her brother
having been drowned in Texas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
Prisoners Blew Out Jail Wall.

Somerville, N. j., Sept. 25.-A dar
ing attempt at jail breaking was made
Sunday night when a gang of desper
ate prisoners blew the side of the coun
ty Jail out with a heavy charge of dy
Mantle and attempted to make a gen
eral Jail delivery. A Waterman pa
trolling the Jail yard drove back the
prisoners at the point of Winchester
rifle
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
No Panic, Says Rockefeller.

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 26.-"I can
not see the slightest reason for pre-.
dieting a financial crisis or hard times
in the next few years" said Mr.. John
D. Rockefeller. in the library of his
home at Forest Hill recently. "The
statement which has been given pub
licity that | have made such a predic-
ton is absolutely erroneous"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
Secretary Shaw to Resign.

Des Moines, Sept. 27.- Secretary of
the treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw, will
leave the cabinet February /, 1906.
He makes the definite announcement
in a letter TO the president of the coun-
ty republican club.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
Ovation to Royalty of Italy.

Milan, Sept. 26-King Victor EN-
manuel and Queen Helena received a
poplar ovation here on the occasion of
the dedication of a monumental tower
on Sforzesco hill, erected to the mem
DRY of his majesty's father, King Hum
bert Many members of the cabinet
were present.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
Attempted Graft in Nome.

The Nome chamber of commerce has
dismissed Frank w. Gowan from the
position of secretary. Gowan was
charged with attempting to blackmail
Nose Rosencrantz, the owner of prop,
erty in the restricted district recently
devastated by fire.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
Fire Hard to Fight.

1t was about o'clock when ,Ae
fire broke out and First Assistant Fire |
Chief j. I. Shinnick and his men went
to work at the tap of the gong, and at
the first opening smoke, thick, yellow
and suffocating, belched forth, making
entrance impossible.
The cigar company in whose place
the fire was first fought occupies part
of the ground floor and basement of
the big Symons Dry Goods company's
building.
The firemen realized that to keep
the fire confined to the basement and
away from the elevator shaft was the
only hope of saving the block Three
lines of hose, manned by crews who
CALAMITY brayed the smoke, advanced
into the poisonous cloud and poured a
food of water into the hole. Unfor
tunately, the basement of the Symous
company was easily drained, and the
basement being a double one, with a
subbasement beneath it, was impos-
sible to Hood.
The men could not reach the seat of
the flames, but several went through
the rear sidewalk windows and held
the streams as close as they could to
the origin of the smoke.
Spread OF the Blaze.
Finally, with a favorable change in
the wind. which kept the smoke back
temporarily, the firemen broke in the
three doors on the ground floor and
poured the water in the direction of
the elevator shaft. which roared like
mill race. A perfect geyser of sparks
and burning shingles spewed its tor
rent across the roofs of buildings,
starting patches of flames from the
Renshaw hall all the way to the Park
building. From II o'clock until noon
the Symons company building burned
free as a bonfire, anu the department
confined its labors to saving adjacent
property The Renshaw building seem
ed doomed, as did the Lewis, King and
Clark buildings. Louis Rosenstein, in
the Clark block, stayed until his plate
glass windows cracked, when he lock
ed up and was forced TO fee.
Early IN the course Of the fire Chief
of Police Thomas Mulholland had
stretched ropes across Renshaw alley
and later across Park from the Sho .aiI
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
President Harner Sick.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-President ia
per of the University of Chicago, wni,s
said to be slowly gaining ground - :.
still a very sick man and is known :
be suffering agonizing pain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
PEACE IN CAUCASUS,
Tartars and Armenians to Bury
Ratchet,

Baku, Sept, 20.-A conference of
representatives of the Armenians and
Tartars under the presidency of
Prince Louis Napoleon, governor gen.
eral of the Caucasus, has just been
concluded during which the principal
conditions of an entente were agreed
upon.