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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

ANNOUNCED
(Scripps News Association

tScrlppS News ASSOcIatfon.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. H.
Cannon today announced commit
tee assignments as follows:
California-Gillette, chairman OF
civil service reform and appropria.
tons; Mckinley, insular affairs
Knowland, banking and currency,
immigration; Needham, ways and
means; McLachlan, rivers and har.
bors; Smith, education, public
lands.
Idaho-French, immigration and
public lands.
Montana-Dixon, patents, mines,
public lands.
Nevada - Vanduser, irrigation,
Indian affairs, public lands.
Oregon - Hermann, Indian af.
fairs, election president and mem
bers of congress; Williamson, irri-
cation, mines.
Washington - zones, rivers and
harbors; Cushman, commerce, pri-
vate land claims; Humphrey, mer-
chant marine, elections No. 3, edu.
cation, expenditures, agriculture
department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
Uhy a Seat
in the, Jury Box Uds Not
for 7hen1-=-Durkin Had
a Doctors Certificate.

Men summoned for jury duty in
Judge PoindeXter's court appeared
this morning and answered to their
names after the Jury docket for
the day had been disposed Of by
the court.
Even before the decks had been
cleared for jury action, julie" Gal
land arose and as attorney in fact
for Charles F. Applequist, entered
a plea that Applequist be excused
from jury duty as he was the chief
engineer in some mammoth build
ing construction work Of danger
Gus character now in process of
contamination by the Spokane
Brewing & Mailing company.
1.-The court will consider that in
its proper order" returned Judge
Poindexter, as he returned to con-
temptation of motion docket mat
tiers, apparently undisturbed by
the brewery interruption.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
GREAT MEN OF SPOKANE TELL
P0|NDEXTER THEIR TROUBLES

examination into other things
Then the court excused all the ap.
plicants for relief.
When the piece of paper which
Durkin had used came into the pos.
session of the clerk it was found to
be a certificate from DR.. D. L.
Smith announcing an alarming con.
dition of "Jimmy's" health. "He
has been under a severe nervous
STRAIN" vouched the letter. "In
fact he has neurast henia," contin-
ued the paper. "If compelled to
undergo severe strain like con-
finement in jury, it would likely
cause him to collapse" was the
prophecy of the physician.
At any rate, Durkin is ineligible
because of service on juries within
the time prescribed by law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
SUBSIDY f0l
f|[R(HAhT
f1AQ|h[
(Scripps News Association.l

tSCTlppS news ASSOcldt1OnJ
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. Ii
Cannon announced the standing
committees. The republican MEM
bership of each important commit
tee is increased by one in order
that democrats should retain previ-
Gus numerical strength, one to each
two republicans. The chairman
ships have few changes. The re-
port of the merchant marine COM
mission was made public. It rec
ommends a bill, which is drafter,
providing for subsidies. The de-
tails of disaster worked on all
the coasts as a result in the de.
cline of shipping is told. 1t says
proposed legislation will entail the
expenditure for ten years of $685.
625 annually. 1t will create naval
reesrve force Of 10000 officers and
men, manning a fleet of 100000 to
100000 tons of fast mail ships in
addition to cargo and fisheries tom
mage of a million and a half tons
and enable this country to carry
80 or 40 per cent of our own trade.
1t will earn $60,Ooo,OOO to $S0,00O,-
600 in freight and passenger re-
ceipts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

~ am the manager of the toy
department of John w. Graham &
Co.," commenced F. w. King, and
then took a deep breath as if in
preparation for telling the court
more Of his troubles.
"I'll consider that" came from
the court.
E. H. Hutchinson arose and from
behind the railing explained to the
court how he was proprietor of a
periodical publication for which he
was on the road most of the time
and just now he was getting in
shape for the greatest publication,
etc.
'T'll take that into considera-
tion," said the court.
A. R. Colville then advanced to
within speaking distance of the
bench and averred that he was one
of the engineers Of the city pump
ing station where each Of the three
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

engineers worked an eight hour
shift each day.
Excused" said the court, "for
the term"
Then there arose from some
where In the rear of the room the
form of Jimmy" Durkin. He said
not a word and he threw away the
remainder OF a chewed cigar as he
progressed toward the bench.
Smiles went around the court
room.
"If your honor please, l have be-
fore this term of court ends, a
most important business engage
ment with one of the prominent
Baptist divines of this city and
would like to be excused from jury
duty" was what the court room
attaches thought Jimmy" might
say. But he said nothing. He
passed a paper up 10 the Dencn.
The court gazed on the paper and
observed, '1'll take this under con-
sideration."
J. P. Handley of Deer Park told
the court how big saw mill of his
was in operation with 80 employees
and he would have to shut down
if the court insisted upon his doing
pury duty.
an consider it," replied the
court.
Then followed an investigation
of the calendar of jury cases for
the present term of court and an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
10MAY0R DAGGETT'S DEMANDS ARE CRANTED5UND

property owners and the general
public. l have not changed from
the position that the question of
the grade separations should be de-
finitely settled at this time. l have
said to the committee from the
chamber of commerce that if an
earnest effort to get the parties in
interest together should fail, l
would not stand in the way of Mr..
Corbin's getting a franchise.
while Division street is the
most critical point, there are other
Objectionable features that should
receive attention. These are out
lined in the veto message. While
willing to do all we can for Mr..
Corbin, we must necessarily real
ize that the advent Of this road
makes the conditions which render
necessary the Improvements asked
for. l believed then, and believe
now that if the same effort had
been made to bring together the
interests at stake that has been
made to have the council pass the
franchise over the veto we could
have all the questions settled at
this time, but with the position
taken by the council that the fran
chise should be passed as at first
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

The Corbin franchise will be
passed tonight over the mayors We
to. But the delay imposed by the
mayors veto has obtained much for
the city. Mr.. Corbin today notified
the First ward people their every
demand would be granted. The
chamber of commerce, after a spe-
cial meeting notified the mayor to-
day that it would guarantee the
carrying out by Mr.. Corbin of every
demand made by the mayor in his
veto message.
Thus Mr.. Corbin's franchise will
not be held up and great credit is
due the mayor, Mr.. Corbin and the
chamber of commerce for the dis
interested way in which they have
met the objections. The people
have gained much and Mr.. Corbin
has risen still higher in the public
estimation.
The committee of the chamber
of commerce which went to see
the Washington Water Power COM
pany reported today, as follows:
"The Washington Water Power
company has agreed to assist the
city as much as possible. If the
viaduct Is to be built at Division
street the company will assist the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
BODY OF
AMERICAN
is FOUND
(Scripps News Association)

(Scripps News Association.)
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. II. - The
body of Luther Jewel of San Diego
who disappeared some months ago
while investigating mining proper
ty near Llano Sonora, was found
Sunday by H. G. Glore and party
of American mining men while ex-
aiming the Veta Terra mine. The
body was found az the bottom Of
an abandoned shaft. The skull was
crushed. 1t is thought Jewel was
murdered by a guide for his money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
INSURANCE PRESIDENT Is
NOT |h5UR[D

officers and made few collateral
loans as they found better means
to employ their funds.
Ide said the company received an
average of Az per cent on loans
and mortgages and found surplus
of over a million larger than nee
essary and had distributed during
the 20 years of their existence all
over 10 per cent of the assets to
the policy holders.
lde explained the company's plan
of annually accounting to policy
holders but could not be induced to
criticize the methods Of other com.
panies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
HARDEN'S PAL IS
ARRESTED

George Murphy, who for several
days has been acting as trusty
at the city Jail, was locked up this
morning on suspicion of being i'm
plicated in the saloon holdup at
Hillyard Nov. 20.
Murphy Is pal of Shamrock"
Games Harden) who Is thought to
have been one of the men who did
the Hillyard job. Murphy is known
to have been with Harden that
night.
Thomas Kehoe, the proprietor of
the saloon thinks shamrock" Is
the man who shot him. "Sham-
rock" was arrested and charged
with vagrancy. He was findl $50
and costs. Murphy was also ar
rested and fined $50 and costs on
the same charge
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

PORTLAND, Dec. 1.-THE last
rites to be held over the body of
Mitchell will occur tomorrow. The
remains will lie in state in the city
hall from 10 to 1890 when they
will be taken to the First Congre-
gational church. Funeral services
at 2 o'clock will be confined to the
Elks ritualisSs-,eeremony, prayer
by DR.. e. L. House and music. The
service at the grave will be in
charge of the Odd Fellows. A mill
tary guard from the state militia
will escort the body. The Bar as
sociation will attend in a body.
There will be no funeral address,.
John II. Mitchell Jr. will be the
only member of the immediate IA
mily present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
OIL COMPANY
FILES PAPERS

Articles of incorporation of the
Spokane Petroleum company were
filed with the county auditor to-
day. The capital stock Is named
at $1,500.O00 and the concern will
do an oil well business in British
Columbia and the United States,
reserving for itself the matter OF
refining and shipping. The incor.
porators are d. p. Powers, w. o.
Jones, c. F. CARRIER, E. r. Fraser
and r. r. McCoskrie of Spokane,
and H. C. Howell of Whiteflsh,
Mont, and Isaac Best of Tekoa,
Wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

The robbery of which Murphy Is
accused was one of the most dar-
ing ever committed in this section.
On Nov. % three men entered the
saloon of Kehoe, out in Hillyard,
and robbed every man in the place.
In robbing the men one of them
started to fight and Kehoe and an
other man were snot. Kehoe Is In
the hospital at the present time.
After the robbery the three men
ran to the front door and. jumping
into a sleigh, started for Spokane.
They ran the horses until they
struck the s. f. q N. railroad
tracks where the sled was broken.
1t was found the next morning near
the track.
Both Murphy and Shamrock
were put in the strong cell for
safe keeping.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

CASE IS UP
TOMORROW

Tomorrow is the day set for the
trial Of George NJ. Nethercutt on
tn echarge of blackmail as pro-
posed by County Commissioner
George H. Collin. 1t is possible
that the trial may not actually be
commenced, the illness of Attor-
ney George H. Leonard, once at
torney for the defendant and one
of the witnesses subpoenaed by
the state, being alleged as the
chief reason.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

reiterates that he has nothing
against Mr.. Corbin or his road, but
thinks the rights of the whole peo-
pie should be first safe-guarded.
The statement follows:
''In order to correct some i'm
pressions that seem to exist in GER
tain quarters as to my position on
the Spokane & International fran
chise, which. was vetoed, l wish to
state that at no time have l been
opposed to the road entering Spo-
kane at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and with the most liberal
franchise consistent with proper
protection to the interests of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
PRESIDENT
NAMES MORE
POSTMASTERS
(Scripps News Association.o

(Scripps News Association)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Ii
Presidential nominations for post
masters were made today as fol.
lows:
Edward J. Williams, Ketchikan,
Alaska; Frieda F. Mashbir, SAT-
ford, Ariz.; Richard J. Murphy, Fol-
som City, CAL; Edward r. Collins,
Goldfield, New; C. G. Goad, Dallas,
Ore; A. w. Severance, Tillamook,
Ore; o. M. Baldwin, Stevensville,
Mont; E. Belcher, Vernal, Utah !;
j. H. Rosebaugh, Harrington,
Wash; J. M. Elder, Occur d'Alene,
Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
BRADLEY CASE
IS UP THURSDAY

On Thursday the trial of George
Bradley for holding up the Norden
saloon will be on in Judge Poin-
dexter's court. 1t is expected that
the trial will occupy the greater
part of two days and will be the
case of most widespread interest
at this term if the arson cases
against John II. MeSsner and j. w.
Prall are not tried at this term.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

city as follows: They will pay one
third of the cost of building the
viaduct if the city will see that
the work does not cost more than
$125,OOO. They will pay their share
fthe city will grant them a fran
chise for rs years Nom the date OF
the expiration of their Lidgerwood
franchise and will agree to pay for
the paving under the proposed via
duct"
The committee which called up
on the o. r. & N. company had
nothing to report. They brought
the letter which was written to the
company. The letter will probably
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
PRINCE MIN
SEES Mr.. ROOT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. IL
Prince Min of Korea called upon
Secretary Root this morning to as
certain the status of his country
here. He was told it was regarded
as an Independent nation, but we
would be compelled to recognize
the preponderant influence of Jap
an. Charles Richards, American
charge d'affaires at Rio Janeiro,
said the Panther incident would
probably be settled amicably.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
FRESH
MUT|NY
tscripps News Association.y
CRACOW, Dec. II. A fresh
general mutiny of sailors and SOL
diers at sevastopol and kleff 10 re.
ported.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. II. -
Wltte Is openly siding with the re-
actionlsts to certain extent. He
made General Grodski, a better re-
actionlst, commander Of ST. Peters
burg fortress, with extraordinary
powers. A great meeting of roughs
today cried: "Down with the intel.
IectuaIs. Down with tho Jews.
Down with the liberals" Many
priests were present. The police
diseprsed the union meeting. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
CUTTING DOWN
DEAD POLES

The old wires and poles which
have stood on the north side of
Broadway west Of Monroe street
are being removed by the tele-
phone company. The wires are
dead" which means that they are
out of use since other wires were
placed in an underground conduit,
and many of the poles are rotting
sufficiently to constitute menace
to ~. pedestrians.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK, Dec. II. - Henry
Il. Ide, president of the Home Life
Insurance company, was witness
in the insurance investigation to.
day. He said the officers had no
"joint account" by which they re-
ceived commissions on transactions
In securities. The witness said he
was not insured in any company,
though some of the officers were.
The company neither directly nor
indirectly participated In syndi-
cate operations. They bought rail-
road stocks for investments, but no
industrials. They made no loans to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

drafted, there is no particular in
centive to do anything at this time.
| am not impugning the motives Of
any member of the council or any
one else who have interested them
selves in the solution of this ques-
tino. We are all working to the
same end and only differ as to how
il. should be DONE"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
COST $40 TO
LEARN GAME

John Harris Of Havre, Mont, was
taken in on the old Can you un.
lock this LOCKE" game last night.
He met a man at the Great North
ern depot and went to the Occur
d'Alene theater with him where
the game was worked. 1t cost him
Just $40 to learn the game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
FRENCH ARE
STILL ANGRY
(Sc Rips News Association.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IL
French Ambassador Jusserand con-
ferred with Root today on Venez-
uelan affairs. The French fleet at
Martinique is prepared for an
emergency. Castro still refuses to
give France satisfaction for the al
legged insulting note sent the
French representative at Caracas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
No f|[hT|0h
MITCHELL )
DEATH
(Scripps News Association.J

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
When the senate met at noon to-
day it gave evidence of embarrass-
ment over the death of Mitchell.
Mis- desk was undraped. Fulton
decided not to. formally announce
the death. A spirited rate discus
sion was precipitated by the in
PRODUCTION of a rate regulation bill
by Tillman, proposing to give the
commission to fix a maximum rate.
There was no mention of Mitchells
death in the house, which adjourn.
ed to Wednesday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
Corbin Franchise LDillPdss7 onight OUer
Deto-=C0rbin Sends Letter to /st Wdrd
Citzens.-Chdn1ber of Commerce Guar
dntees all Objections UM Be Carried
Out.

be answered February, if luck fav.
ors the committee.
Several of those present spoke
on the good the road would do the
city and all agreed that the veto
of the franchise by the mayor was
for the best interests of the city.
In a statement issued this morn
ing Mayor Daggett again explains
his position on the Corbin fran
chise. He takes pains to deny that
he has changed views on the fran
chise matter. He still thinks it
best to settle the street questions
before passing the franchise. He
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
TAkAHIRA
GOES HOME
(Scripps News Association)

(Scrfpps News Ass0cfatfon)
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Takahira,
minister from Japan, spent the day
in Chicago and lunched with the
Japanese consul. He leaves for
San Francisco to take the steamer
Manchuria. He expects to reach
home Jan. 3.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Ii
Senator Thurston of Nebraska ap-
peared in the supreme court this
morning and called attention to
the death of Mitchell whose case
is now pending. The chief Justice
nodded acknowledgment, and the
notice of death inserted upon the
docket and the dismissal of the ap-
peal, quashed by the death of the
appellant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-11
USED NAME OF
HIS COMPANY

The case of B. p. McKenna, who
was charged with obtaining money
under false pretences, was contin-
ued by Judge Hinkle this after
noon until Dec II.
McKenna is accused of having
obtained money by using the name
of the Brunswlck-Balke company.
Did your papa ever tell you
fairy stories, mammal"
mo, my child, but your papa
did"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-24
RELIEF AND THE RUSSIAN NEWS

THE APPEAL FOR AID TO THE
Russian Jews Is meeting With liberal
response all over the United States,
and there is hardly doubt that an
immense sum win be raised
But what will be the result II the
killing OF the Russian Jews is contiu.
ued?
In that event the slavers of the
Jews will not only get all OF the pos
sessions OF the Jews at the present
time, bnt the sums that are sent to
them from this country
The first thing to do is to see thar
the killings cease.
No government has the right to muir
der It's own people. and no government
worth the name will allow such muir.
ders to take place
The Russian government is directly
responsible for these murders. They
have been provoked by the lenieney
with which Jew murderers have been
treated in the past
The trials of the murderers have
been mere farces. and in the cases
where it was absolutely impossible
TO prevent convictions. the punishment,
has rarely been made to fit the crime
The murderers of the Jews had a
perfect right TO assume that these muir.
|ders were not displeasing to the gov.
.ernment OF the car. AMI IL certainly
was not to the Holy Synod. and In
the pat that has largely controlled
IN matters u lsity In Russia
There Is abundant evidence that
these murders were not only winked
n By the local authorities. but that
guardians Of the people actively as
sisted IN the perpetration of the out
RACES. These are not facts that have
been concealed under a bushel. but
have been open to The light OF day.
There are crimes so atfocious that
the whole civilized Tefld has a right
to object to their continuance. The
murder of the Jews in Russia is one of
these crimes II Is a continuing crime.
The protest should come from every
civilized nation Il is one Of the
cases where diplomatic courtesy and
The cbeeryance of international usages
is . secondary consideration.
The Bulletin hopes that President
Roosevelt may see his way clear TO
lead in voicing the universal con-
demnaiion 81 the world so Car as these
murders are concerned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-24
MUCH lLL.ADvisED TALK.

THERE HAS BEEN MUCH ILL AID
yised talk concerning the approaching
crisis with Germany. SO far as the
crisis concerns commercial war and
trade rivalry, the note is well sound
cd As far as armed force Is concerned
the talk is the sheerest jingoism. The
crisis is serious enough without maxi
ing matters worse by seeing armed
conflict where there Is only a, conflict
|of interests. 1t is said that Germany
wants to nullify the Monroe Doctrine.
This il no news. Germany always
has regarded the Monroe Doctrine as
inimical TO her interests. which it is.
She wants colonies in South America,
and failing them, she. wants South
America trade She cannot get the
colnies. but she has devised the best
system OF consular training the world
has ever seen and she is getting the
trade Go where YOU will from Mex
ioo to Patagonia and you viii see
German. French and English goods in
the order named with America very
bad fourth. In the Orient section the
situation Is even worse. That is the
point where the conflict win come and
not By armed force. Secretary Root
realizes this as well as anyone. ana
he has held conferences with all the
congressman who have come into
in the past two weeks
with 0 view TO finding who were the
friends Ct the Administration and who
were not so as to frame a reciprocal
trade agreement with Germany that
would BE practically sure of passing
be senate. Several conferences have
also been held with the German Am.
lassadcr to find out what sort of an
agreement would be acceptable to Ger.
many, for 1t must be remembered by
be American people that a trade
lgreement has to be ratified by both
interested though in truth
his is formality that we frequently
'verloalt. Yes. there is no doubt that
here Is a crisis approaching with Ger
many. and il viii be the fault primar-
ly OF the senate II # IS not met prop
'rly. There IS always the spectre of
10 armed conflict in the background,
Ind this Is dragged out whenever it
$ wanted to extort military and naval
appropriations from congress of For
'ther purposes as the House bills
1ave Il. But the actual conflict is a
ong H&Ii II - girur Tic
'eal trade conflict Is close en9usll. and
hat is what the state department is
'triyins ~ meet at the present mo-
nent.