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Tested the GaIIows.
Condemned Woman Wept
AS Doom Approached

WINDSOR. V5.. Dee. S.-Wracked By
her own cOntending emotions. Mary
Rogers arose from her sleepless COG this
morning TO live though the few wretch
ed hours of her life. and meet her death
before the day is near done, on the gal
lows in Windsor prison
Pallid from fear which clutChed AT her
heart. she left her cot and half reeled
10 the cell door. where she watched the
first gray tiuJS of morn creep through
the barred window at the end OF the
corridor and as the shadows fen more
lightly on the whitened walls and the
corridor began 10 al with light, the wo-
man knew the final day had come. A
half sob. Il catch Of breath il might have
been. escaped from her and she turned
snd placed her hands in those of Ma
tron Durl6e who had come TO the cell
10 be with her when reused from
troubled sleep
No tears filed her eyes She had
wept early iR the night, but the truth
OF her hopeless end had come 10 her at
last and burnt itself deep into her soul.
leaving her bat a poor. miserable thing
for the execution of the law. Long into
the night she had prayed with Father
Delaney, who mad gone 10 her when she
called.
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CHICAGO WANTS COYNE
: REAPPOiNTED POSTMASTER

Representative Foss OF Illinois. chair
man OF the House Naval Affairs Com
mttee. called at the White House thi;
morning To urge the reappointment OF
Postmaster COyue. of Chicago.
MI Coyne has the unanimous sun
port Of the Republicans of Illinois. said
Mr. Ross. and feel certain that tho
President will reappoint him"
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SENATOR GORMAN
IS MUCH IMPROVED

Senator Germans condition was re-
ported as much improved this morntne
Though at present confined 10 his room
and not permitted TO receive any call
ers. he expects To be sufficiently well 70
attend Mondays session OF Congress
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Senator ]. II. Mitchell
Is Bleeding to Death
Hemorrhage From Extraction of Four Teeth
ADDED TO Kidney Trouble, Surely Killing
----- congressman Convicted Of Fraud.

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. S.-United
states Senator John II. Mitchell lies at
the point of death Early this morning
his physician said he might die at any
moment. There Is no hope for recovery.
At O'Clock the physicians pronounced
Senator Mitchell as dying He cannot
live. they said. He is unconscious
Biabetic coma has set in and he IS
kept alive under sii:nuIants OF saline
solution.
Mitchell had four teeth extracted yes
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Genuine Sale.
CHANGE IN LAW.

An amendment TO the Constitution
providing that Representative in Con-
gress be elected every four. instead OF
every two years. is contained in a. Joint
resolution introduced IN the House late
yesterday afternoon by Bourke Coch-
AN
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

depression near tho southwest
coast OF Florida has caused genera
rains In Georgia Florida. the ga 81
S.ili states and eastern Tennessee
ihere were also rains and SHOWS In
,he norm Pacific districts; elsewhere
tne weather continues fair
temperatures have changed but little
eHSePt ~ portions OF New England and
tne north Pacific States. where thev
40 = IaiIen from 10 TO 20 degrees
.liil e states. followed by fair weatber
SHsturuay rain tonight and Saturday I'm
me south Atlantic States; rain or snow
tan,s,i 1ornsns anu saturday In TIE middle At
,i, 49, SlsN,es ahd the upper Ohio valley.
and rain or snow Saturday IN the rnId6HIs, /,
htianuc states and lower lake repton
II VIII De somewhat colder toni9bt g.
the eastern lower lake Regions III ia
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Governor Bell Deaf TO
All Pleas for Glenn
enCy.
COLLAPSED In HER CELL
Unfortunate Woman Over
come When Told There
Was No Hope.

WINDSOR VI Dec S--Mrs- Nary
Rogers paid the penalty OF her crime
today on the scaffoId.
The trap was sprung at la p. m
1t was just approaching o'clock when
Sheriff Peck issued the order and Mary
Rogers began her march to the scaffild
More than one tearfui eye was OBJ
served. both among the small audience
and the contingent of officials who led
the condemned woman toward the gal
lows.
Dressed for Her Doom.
Shortly before O'Clock Mrs. Durks
went to- Mrs Rogers cell and dressed
her for the execution. The woman wore
the combination black dress of waist
and skirt that was made last sprfng
for the execution last June Mrs
Rogers. wore no corsets or collar. When
the six deputy sherfns. who formed the
death procession. came. she left her
cell with Matron burke. who accom-
panied her down the three flights Of
stairs to the guard room.
Saw the Scafold.
As Mrs. Rogers left the guard room
to walk down Il short fight Of steps 10
time the instrument of her death II is
4 walk Of forty feet or more to the
gallows steps. When the woman
reached the .allOws floor a deputy tied
her hands. The black sack and the cap
were drawn about her
No Relatives There.
No relatives or friends of the woman
witnessed the execution. There were
only the prison officials. the sheriff and
his deputies. counsel for the woman. the
States witnesses. and the representa-
tives Of the two press associations
The preparations for the execution
were completed early this morning
Tested the Gallows.
Superintendent Wilson s. Lowell and
Sheriff Peck went into the incIosed
court within the prison walls and made
a careful inspection OF the galIows The
moose WAS examined to ascertain If the
knotted coil would slip freely over the
hempen strands. and the black sack
was spread out en- the gallows floor with
the black cap near.
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CAPTAIN STOCKTOr
WILL LEAVE LONDON

Capt. Charles II. Stockton. FOR the past
two years naval attache at I.opdo,
England. has been ordered home ard
Commander J. H. Gibbons has been d.
tailed to succeed him
Captain Stockton was relieved from
duty at London because on the eth of
January he becomes a rear admiral
succeeding Rear Admiral Glass who
goes ON the retired list
Commander Gibbons was slated In 90
TO Loadon as naval attache last JuI,-
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COUNT W|TTE HAS
RESIGNED HIS POST

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. S-Coun,
Witts. premier OF Russia, dIssati,oe5
with treatment received at hands or
Gar Nicholas. has handed in his resi-
nation.
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sr.as to Baltimore and Return. a..

Pennsylvania Railroad Saturday ana
Sunday; tickeTs good on all trains -
cept Congressional Limite,, ana good
for return until Sunday night.-AdT.
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FOR PROTECTION ALIENS.

bill TO punish the lynching OF aliens
was introduced in the House last even
ing by Representative Crumpacker.
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Beautiful Xmas Tree Ornaments Fys.
See next Sundays Times.
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Beautiful Xmas Tree Ornaments Ere.
See next Sundays Times.
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Escape Incredible.

superintendent Hart said.
HOW those men who were I'm The
building escaped uninjured is more than
can explain. IL ever Providence had
a hand in the affairs Of humans il was
last night
The supply Of gas FOR the east-
Srn section OF Washington will NOT
ne affected tonight for the connections
o,,o,,aS ~es1ern supply house will be
i@sIa @ mere IN the reserve tanks
ne credit for the saving OF the life
f,'n.. S'.u pIopSerty IN the two adjoining build
fearless action Of the firemen. anu
Ihe mer1bers of companies IS .r,d
uuck deserve great credit for rnsb-
ing lnto The building in the dark for IL
gas was so strong that thev w.
afraid t. carry lanterns "ei'
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100 feet of good dressed Lumber. sa.oo.
Frank Libby & Co. 6 y. Y. ave-Ad,-
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Tears Came at Last.

The sun haG fallen below the Tray
and cheerleSs hills Co the west last night
and the departing shadows within ths
prison walls had fed to inky darkness
when Mary Rogers. standing At the
grated cell door watching the fading
light die out for the last time I'm her
life. turned ID Mrs. Lou1es. the guard.
and began TO sob. II was the first emo
ton she had shown since she bade her
mother farewell last SATURDAY
Father Delaney was sent for. Al
Superintendent Lowell feared there
might DC sudden collapse The priest
came and wen; 20 the womaDS cell
Mary Rogers brushed the tears rom
her eyes and spoke a quiet greeting to
Father Delaney. The good priest spoke
kindly words Of comfort 20 her. and
she made reply bur her words could not
bc heard as she had retired To FAR
corner of the cell The priest and tho
woman sank 70 their knees and prayed
The unusual nisht sounds in the prison
corridors were hushed. for the convicts
knew IL was Mary Rogers last nisht on
earth. The evening conversation among
the convicts in the cells was settled 20
Z drowsy monotone. Even the guards
in their unce5sins rounds of the CORR
dor trod silently The thought OF q
woman hanging from 1. rope until she
struggled and strangled 20 death sober
ed the prison watch :ounds in theis
viSils
Delaney left tae cell and went 10 tha
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TEMPERATURE
THE sun
TIDE TABLE.
Beautiful Xr,as Tree Ornaments Free

see next Suno,ly $ Times
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All Accounted For.

Superintendent Hart. Of the Wsst,i.,.-
ton Gas Light Company, was ON H.
scene shortly after the incident ard
aided the f1remen in clearing away tbo
debris and locating the missing men Am
were accounted for.
All Of the roof except the portton
which fell over Grady and saved bi,.
from the hundreds Of brick which No..
piled upon ii was blown tWent,, g..
from the building. The engine bofIars
were found to be intact and no Over
no" or gas was discovered. The ofac-
,als OF the company are at a loss 10
know what caused the explosion.
At 4 o'clock "A force of 100 men No.. 80.
The scene of the accident, clearing au,a,,
The debris. The manager of The rI,r,t
said that he hoped TO have the ent5i,lns
running In forty-eight hours. Rivi6D a
supply or gas for the eastern section oF
the city. ''ioh OF
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Pinned by Falling Roof.

Inc roof was blown twenty feet in the
air and came down directly over him
irnprisonins him in his chair For hf-
teen minutes he sat there unable 10
move muscle.
Lieut. Z. Howard and Private
John r. Groves. both Of truck company
u. heard his groans for help and dug
MIN out He was carried to the hos
pltaI. but there It was learned that his
injuries were but slight bruises about
the head and body John Dugan. the
oiler. escaped unhurt.
The noise of the explosion was hear
all over southeast Washington. When
the night watchman at No Is engine
company heard the noise. he ran 70
the door. and, seeing the blaze from
the burning gas tubes which had Ia
niIeo. turned his company out. When
they arrived on the scene. they ~o,,,d
not get near the ruins for the odor Of
gas Until the flow into the gas tubas
was shut of. the work OF rescue could
not begin
There was great danger that the ear,as
would spread to the purifying bousa on
ohe west OF the engine house. II ,ba.
had happened. the entire plant would
have been destroyed ma everv bc,,..o
within two blocks.
The west wall OF the retorr house
which is on the east of the wracl,od
building, was shaken and cracked aho,,t.
nFe feet over the main arch.
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Gas Company'S Plant in
Southeast Washington
Blown Up.
MAN FORTY FEET IN AIR
look Window Along-Roof
Fell on Grady-LosS
IS $150,OOO

Inc engine house of the east station
ol tne Washington Gas Light Company.
on twelfth street between NJ and \
southeast. was destroyed at 3:2O O'Clock
TINS morning by an explosion whose
cause Is unknown. No one was even
seriously injured The propertv loss is
estimated at sI50. 600.
Ihree men were in the building at the
time OF the accident but none was in
jured
Inc engineer. Thomas Wood. was
oiown forty feet through a window
carrying the sash with him. but sus-
tained only a few slight scratches about
the face
n {. Grady, the night watchman was
sltuns IN a chair on the second rioor Of
the building al the time of the explosion
"hen ne felt the vibration of the floor.
ne rose from his chair but just then the
floor gave way and he fell TO the ground
below
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Beautiful Xmas Tree Ornaments Fra.
See next Sunday Times
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Beautiful Xmas Tree Ornaments Fre.

See next SUNDAYS Times.
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Beautiful Xmas Tree Ornaments Ere.

See next Sundays Times.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Mrs Rosers Sr'w cslmer and Father
Delaney lett tae cell and went 10 the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
EVANGELISM TO SWEEP GOTHAM
Campaign by Clergy in Tents and
Carts in New York.

NEW YORK, May 9.-If the plans of
the committee of clergymen do not
miscarry, "open air evangelism"
week hence, will be sweeping the city.
If the first few meetings are success
full, the campaign, with the aid of tents
and wagons will be carried from Coney
Island to the limits of The Bronx.
From carts, the clergymen of all de-
nominations, VINO have banded them
selves together for this work, will
preach on the streets to Wall street
men, Sixth avenue shoppers, factory
girls-all who will stop to listen.
The clergymen whose names appear
on the list of those who will take an
active part in the campaign, are
among the most prominent in the city.
The financial part of the enterprise
will be borne by the various churches,
but no part of the campaign will be
nation 1t is common movement, say
those interested, for Christianity and
the good of the public.
1--WE have already applied to the
mayor" said DR.. Goodell, for per-
mission to open every day with meet
ing every day on the city hall steps.
We have not received a reply, but We
understand the mayor regards the
movement with favor.
"AS soon as our results become
known we will branch out. We have
arranged for wagons which will travel
around the city-to Fifth avenue,
Tyenty-third street, the East Side, the
factory districts, and the West Slde.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
SOME OF HYDEs FoLL1Es.

Probably proposition that could have been made az
fecting Equitable Insurance the storm
center of financial York. will meet with more general
approval plan outside man OF nigh
standing of president Poicyholders and those
who hold no policies other than they
desire peace would be pleased to it carried out Mr.
Alexander present appears to have many Of
he mixed in the fight that many believe
it would be better aim to step aside.
AS Hyde, his is hopeless case Every new
report but tends to show his untness for high office IN
company whose business it is to gather and conserve
great sums for widows and orphans Every
story that comes him hurts the more
and
The latest, which is found in Worlds Works, and may
be exaggeration, has to do with Mr.
stables The description of equine palace reads
like fairy tale. Everything that money could buy has
gone into them Mr. Hyde's private the stables
has mahogany furniture and modern
appliance electric bells and telephones Next
a kitchen and dining room, where when the whim
on may entertain his guests One affair is mentioned
in which donned old position hats bulfghter
ana blew coaching horns and danced the cake
walk while the merriment ran high.
questions Hyde's right to do all this If he
to dance the cake walk in stable,
well and good No objects 100000 dinners his
has chooses to spend it in
stop him, but it is matter too
treated lightly that given to such
frivolous things should have been in position of con-
of the great beneficiary institutions of the
country institution to which thousands of men look for
the maintenance of wife and child In the event OF ne
taking off. This sort of does not inspire confidence
many connected with the Equitable in
positions more prominence anyone whom might
president the fight has been long drawn
bitter that it has involved in manner
nearly available Confidence is the keystone of
life insurance and the best way to restore confidence in
management of the Equitable is to clean themall out
and start anew.
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viii have to be up and moving.

will have to be up and moving.
In all probability both applications
for street car franchises will be grant
ed. Several members of the council
have expressed themselves this way:
THAT while a street car franchise
within the next ten or fifteen years
will be a valuable asset the city can
well afford to be a trifle lenient at
present" 1t is pointed out by these
councilmen that nothing would ad-
vance Walla Walla so much as a mod
ern street car system and in order to
insure the installation of such a sys-
tenn at an early date nothing will has
ten matters along SO much as compe-
tition. With three different companies
holding franchises they argue that the
of street car system will
only be a matter of how quick one OF
the three interests can get material
on the ground and begin work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
HORSE PARADE NEXT Saturn.
AFTERNOON GIVES PRoMlsr
OF BEING SUCCESS.
Fine Bred Animals Will Be Rr,..,
From All Parts Of Wall,
Walla County.

IF all the horsemen who have o..
their promise attend the horss o..
next Saturday we will nave the ,,.-
est and finest display of b,ooa.,
horses ever exhibited in Walla Wan,,
said William Hogaboom, one ~ .,
committee having in charge tho =.
fair.
I'VE have received word from II,
over the county that the farmers an,
the raisers of fine horses nave decia,,
to come to Walla Walla next Saturd..
and bring their animals. All arran,.
ments for the parade and show h.v.
been completed. The horses will ).
assembled at the corner of Main ana
Sixth streets and at O'Clock the NJ.
rade will be commenced. The Wan,
Walla Military band will head the n
cession and then will come the hory
The line of marcn will be I'D Nam.
Palouse, out Palouse to East Aas,
down East Alder to Fifth, out Fifth 10
Main, up Main again to Second, down
Second to Alder, thence to Fifth whers
the parade will be dismissed.
There are today in Walla Wana
county more fine bred horses than ever
before and the show will be big sue
cess
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
THACKERAY's FAMOUS BEEFsTEAK.

Thackeray the famous novelist, evidently not
customed to getting juicy steaks as can be
bought in Wala Wala any day the week Once in mis-
life he did good and this is the way he
describes his gustatory Letters Cor
1nandizing":
BY the shade of Heliograbaus! 1 write about it
now, week after have eaten it, the DID, rich, sweet,
pquant juicy taste smackng my lips again.
feel something of exquisite sensation then had
ashamed of the delight eating of that piece
of meat caused me- c. and 1 quarreled about the
q said and don't return to the subect)
but when began the steak looked at each other
and loved each other We did speak-our
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
WARSAWED CHICAGO.

Between Warsaw and Chicago there is only difference
tumutuary degree The Poles after being parttoned
neghborng who have sought to ami
distinctive nationality, irrepressibe when
of chance to strike telling blow at their
oppressors There's life in the old dog yet They are
for personal and national liberty and the Hpery
loving world sympathizes with them.
Chicago the nsurgent element the Transfers union
conendng for higher shorter workday but
domination of trade unionism the commercial
interests of Chicago Organized labor mas
decreed fight bitter and the employers have
accepted challenge. They would test the validity OF
of sole proprietary right the use OF
right to do the truck transporta
mercantile community If the were sub
right trucking of the community
right and the Streets and
rights trades unions to work
labor contracts would be set aside as
preposterous, and in short order.
The object Chicago strikers according to
declaration is prevent the disruption of
ganized labor massmeeting, Sunday of the in
surgent element only voice heard advising the use
the strike Flight sounds bet
said union but in another week you'll re-
gret people believe should be ended 1t brings
odum upon labor. all know this is not question of
wages There be some who will lose their
POSITIONS the end work will be found for ALL In
sympathetic with master hand to guide it, murder
brought in and property is destroyed the
workers blamed"
There was no response O this advice. ignored.
to the employing determining to
the the dominant declared motive
union The plain issue in Chicago is the
union to take possession
of that city and what traffic may Or may
not be conducted thereon and VINO in it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
DOES MORTON SPEAK FOR ROOSEVELT.

Secretary Navy Paul Morton, who before en-
terng general traffic Of the Santa
dispenser of rebates to the Standard Oil
shippers has made two three
public lately in which he has presumed to out
presidents views the regulation of railroad
freight According in this country
the lowest in the world and they should not be
with by the interstate commission
Morton nothing say of rebates and private
secretary the correctly represents
administration toward rate legislation,
all that will be accomplished prove just eff
fectiye correcting abuses Commissioner Garfields
report In curbing he beef
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-09
JAPAN'S PEACE TERMS.

If Mr.. Adach Knnosuke knows anything of the in
tentions quite evident that it will
be excellent Togo meet and smash the
ships delightful Rojestvensky, for Mr. Knnosukes
probable of inconsistent
with smashing the capture of Vlaiivos
schedule includes the cession of that section of
which Japan took from China ten
years ago. and cheated by Russia and
Germany of Saghan and the Russian mainland
directly the Amur river to the boundary Of
Manchuria including Valadivostok the Chinese Eastern
railway which would be requested to buy ana
Japan.
Mr. ntimates that Japan would in addition,
ships into the Pa
possibly to do if agreed to
the other terms shut his ships from
every possible port the coast of Asia.
IDENTITY Mr. Kinnosuke believes that will depend
duration of the
These terms if they seriously thought of by Japa
must be predcated the complete defeat
completely defeated when her
is wiped off the 1t seems to be strictly up to Ro
jestvensky whether his country has maritime
future in the Pacific.
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FARMERS SHOULD NAME THEIR HOMES.

ought to their homes, thoughtfuily re-
marks a contemporary. When man asks where SO and
SO lives is give the than to tell MIN
first white house with the green shutters and TWO
which stands about twenty
the slope of the hill on the left
west with your back behind
you just road with big stump in
the corner of which leads to creek lined on
side with ederberry bushes Then have the name
nicely painted sign and put the front gate
post After that, go a printing office and have your
name and Of your place printed leterheals
and envelopes. up to date"