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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
ENGINEERS HAVE
BEGUN WORK BETWEEN
WALlULA AND CELLO,
Work to be Done in Connection With
Clearing of Three Mile Rapids
for River Navigation.

A party of 16 government survey
from Portland last night and tomor-
row will commence surveying out a
practical fixed channel in the Column
bit river from Wallula to Cello. a
distance of nearly 100 miles. The
work is being done in connection
with the government work in open
ing up Three Mile rapids to naviga-
ton.
The work mapped out for surveying
the river will probably take two
months to complete. The party is
we'll equipped for a long outing, be-
ing accompanied by commissary
wagon and necessary sleeping &C
commodations to make the trip one
of pleasure as we'll as hard work. A
triangulative survey of the river will
be made and a fixed channel charted.
distractions in the channel will be
carefully noted and an estimated
cost of their removal submitted IN
the final report. The work will be
done under the supervision Of Cap
tain A. r. Frieze of the United States
army.
The work of removing obstruc-
lions to navigation at Three Mile rap
ids will be resumed the first of the
week. About 20 men are employed
at present, but this force will be in
creased within a few days in order
to finish the work by the next nigh
water.
The main obstruction to be re-
moved is a point of rock at the head
of the rapids. About 25 feet of it
will be removed, and after that is
done it will give the boats a long
and easy swing into the channel
Camps have been established at Ce-
lilo and active work will be COM
menced on the canal in about 10
days. About 800 men will be en-
ployed and the work prosecuted
with the utmost speed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
REAL ESTATE.

FOR. SALE-FOOT HILL FARM,
cheap. 160 acres with plenty of
running water, close to town and
school; 20 acres in Meadow; 80
acres is suitable for dairying; no
acres is good soil; has produced SO
bushels of blue stem wheat per
acre. Price is only $500 per acre
for few days. See us or write us
at once about this. Baxter Realty
Co., 27h w. Main st.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
GRAIN FIELDS BURNED.
Several Hundred Bushels Standing
Wheat Destroyed Near Pomeroy.

wheat destroyed wear TOHnSTOys-
POMEROY, Wash, Sept. 2.-Tne
most disastrous harvest fire of the
season has just occurred in the vi
cinity of the Valentine postoffice, Is
miles northeast of Pomeroy. Sparks
from a thresher engine set the grain
on fire in the field og w. B. Smith
and 500 bushels of standing grain
was burned. The fire spread to the
adjoining field owned by j. w. Stall.
cop, where 600 bushels was burned.
Another field adjoining the one IT.
which the fire originated and owned
by George Lille was burned over and
80 tons of hay and a dwelling were
consumed by the flames. The sep
arator was pulled away from the path
of the fire by workmen and saved, but
the harness, clothing and bedding OF
the outfit was nearly all lost.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
Not His Style.

Nov, my lad said the old gentle
man who was always giving advice,
try to grow up to be a useful man."
Il don't want to be a useful man."
replied little Ostend.
why not?"
Because ma says pa is a useful man
when he stays home and helps her
with the dishes and dustpans."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
Very Painful.

Major Bluffen tells us that he es-
capped out of one great battle with
several hundred marks on his BODY
"Ah, stings of the cruel bullets?"
mo, stings of the cruel hornets.
The major in his haste to climb a
tree, overlooked white nest that was
hanging above him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
lns and Outs.

WHATS that noise?" asked the visi
tor in the apartment house.
Probably some one in the dentists
rooms on the floor below getting a
tooth out" said the host.
But it seems to come from the
floor abOve?"
"Ah! then it's probably the Popleys'
hammering carpets"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-ROOMS TO BOY
students of college or high school
401 Cypress ST., adjoining college
campus. Enquire at Houghton &
Readings office, Ransom building,
or after p. m. at residence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

SLEEPING ROOM TO LET-50S
Pleasant street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

5-ROOM HOUSE FOR RENT AND
furniture for sale. 8O2 North Main.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
GROCER.
PROFESSIONAL.

VOICE MENDING A SPECIALITY
Director of opera oratorio and church
choirs-Signor G. Ferrari, the emf
nent Italian vocal teacher, formerly
of Milan, Italy. Signor Ferrari has
the highest endorsement Of music
critics of Europe and America in re-
gard to the excellence and efficiency
Walla Walla Wash. Telephone Main
Ills.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

each evening nearly all the homes Of the
Evening the best advertising medium the placing
vo Card Advertising Articles Properties for Sale
For Found better medium could be
word for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

WANTED TO Rents OR Room
House. Good location. Address c,
care Of Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

FOR RENT-FIVE DOWNSTAIRS
housekeeping rooms partly furnish
ed lawn, shed, etc. Call forenoon
373 Grove st.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

ONE BATH WILL GIVE AN IDEA
Of what a course Of the Viavi baths
an5 our system Of treatment VIII
do. Try one. viavi Pariors. 4os-
ana Ransem Bldg. Tel Main sos.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
WANTED.

CUSTOMERS WANTED - MIC E
milk from a private family. Deliv-
cred. Phone 976.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
CLAIRVOYANCY.

MRS. VILLA WALSH, THE GIFTED
ClairvOyant is still giving readings
at her residence at 600 West Alder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
FOURTH FLOOR.

WEATHER BUREAU, ROOMS az
Al. F. Newman. observer. Tele-
phone Main e14.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

WANTED-TO TRADE 10 ACRES OF
onion land one mile outside city
limits for house and lot in good 10
cation in city. Inquire Rooms and
Roman Bldg, Phone 1872.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

WANTED-TO REPAIR THAT OLD
wheel at the Alder Street Bicycle
Shop.
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WANTED-FURNISH ROOMS
for light housekeeping; close in
preferred. Also an Office suitable
for real estate business. A. R.
Buchanan, Palace Hotel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

WANTED-100 SECONDHAND b.
cycles at Alder Street Bicycle Shop.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

FOR RENT-FURNISHE ROOM;
1923 Park st.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
OcULET AND AURIST.
UPHOLSTERING.

WALLA WALLA uPHOLSTER1NG
Company, 60 South Palouse street.
Phone Main 673. Chas. Caldwell,
Proprietor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

FOR RENTS ROOMS, 3O7
South Fourth.
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THIRD FLOOR.

f7IRO TEVVns
r w RALES, M. D., Physician ant
Surgeon. Special attention to dis
eases of the digestive organs. Room:
3O2 and 3O3 Ransom Building, Phone
1890.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
NO SIGNS OF PEACE.
Chicago Strikers and Employers Un-
able to Reach an Agreement.

Chicago Strikers and Employers Un-
able to Reach an Agreement.
CHICAGO, April 14.-After a day and
a large part Of the night spent in con-
ferences with both sides in the Mont
gomery. Ward & Co. strike, Mayor
Dunno late tonight announced that he
had made no progress toward a settle
ment Of the trouble and he did not seem
hopeful that an adjustment will come
in the near future. Further confer
ences will be held tomorrow, but 1t is
not thought tonight by either the en-
ployers or the strikers that any ar
rangement will be reached. The great
obstacle to the settlement Is that the
teamsters insist that the strike Of the
garment workers, now four months old,
be arbitrated before the teamsters re-
turn to work, and the employers insist
that the teamsters return to work be-
fore anything is done concerning the
garment workers.
Mayor Dunno endeavored tonight to
bring about joint conference, but
neither side would consent to meet the
other. The firm OF Montgomery, Ward
& Co. succeeded in sending more goods
to the freight depots to-day than at
any time since the commencement of
the strike. All of the wagons were un-
der police protection, and there was
less violence than on any of the pre-
ceding days.
Mayor Dunno declined tonight to
discuss a charge brought to his atten-
tion that bribe had been offered for
the settlement Of the strike.
A fight between union and non-union
men, which almost attained the magni-
tude of a riot took place tonight at
State and Van Buren streets, where a
crowd of union men attacked four nom
union men who were leaving restau-
rant. The non-union men fought des-
perately, but were overwhelmed by
numbers and were compelled to run.
All of them sustained scalp wounds,
and James r. Galley, one Of the union
attacking party, was stabbed in the
arm. His injuries are not serious.
James Mallery, a teamster, 81 years
old, who had delivered a load of mer-
chandise to Montgomery, Ward & Co.,
was tonight dragged by several strik-
ers into an alley at Jackson boulevard
and State street and beaten into insen-
sibility
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15

Colonel Henry G. Shaw, who was
long connected with the daily press
in this city, has originated a trade IL
brary which is calculated to give busi-
ness men exact and handy information
on topics that most intimately concern
them. The field covered includes bust
ness lines and their allied professions,
such as civil, mining, mechanical and
electrical engineering. The library also
contains material from Government
and State publications that relate to
trade and industrial topics and from
the leading technical and professional
periodicals and the great trade direc-
tories.
Colonel Shaw has classified the con-
tents Of trades and manufacturers cat
alogues. Nearly all the leading houses
in every branch of industry and trade
in this city are represented by their
advertising literature on file in the IL
brary. The originator of this unique
scheme for facilitating trade is san
guine that it will assist IN the promo
ton of commerce. The library has at
tracted attention abroad.
The Municipal Engineers Of the city
of New York are assembling a library
that is to be complete and comprehen-
sive within its own field of municipal
engineering. Max L Blum, the chair
man on library, has invited Colonel
Shaw to cooperate in the work of de-
vising q special system Of classifica-
ton for the club. In China Colonel
Shaw's scheme of classification for
trade catalogues has excited interest,
the representative of the Peking syndi-
cate railways at Chiao, Honan, hav-
ing written to him for advice on the
subject.
Many trade orders received from the
Orient are accompanied by reference
only TO numbers In catalogues with
which the Eastern manufacturers have
deluged the American consulates
These catalogues are not always read
lily found in the possession of the COM
mission merchants here. The particu-
lar goods, machinery or wares are,
however, often kept In stock by local
jobbing houses and the catalogues on
file in the trade library will enable fill
ing the order in time for shipment by
the return steamer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
MIGHTY CHORUS
OF CHILDREN
Three Thousand Young
Voices Lift i'm Handlers
Largo" With Great Effect
MISS CARPENTER LEADS
Folk Songs Sung by Little
Ones in a Way to Send
Lump Into Your Throat
MISS CARPENTER LEADS
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

With seven thousand townsfolk. II
has fallen to my lot to hear the splendid
art of Nordica, Sembrich. Caruso.
Burgstaller and the rest of them-to
feel the quickening Of the pulses. the
exaltation of the spirit. the uplift Of
soul
These are things we pay for in grand
opera-this intoxication of the senses.
But through all these masterful ef-
forts, never felt / the thrill. the mist
Ger my eyes, the lump in my throat
that I did yesterday, when over at the
Alhambra Theater, I listened to 5000
little children life up their vofces-in
HandePs immortal Largo, where they
sang straight from their clean young
souls, softly, then swelling till the old
roof vibrated.
d derdt until our Journeys end.
With watchful care
That was a thing not to be forgot
those uplifted eyes, 5000 Of them: the
tenderness of the appeal; and the
dominant power that rose from those
5000 little throats at the baton of the
leader.
You talk about vigna.. Franko and
the other baton wielders over on Mis-
sion street-what is their achievement
alongside the work of a little woman.
about five feet of her-littIe Estelle
Carpenter-who has trained these 5000
eyes and 5000 voices to follow how
and where she will; to take. to hold, to
drop, to swell. to soften-just with
her swapping black eyes and her mighty
magnetism.
What's it all about?
Why, yesterday and the day before.
the choruses that will sing with Innes'
Band at the great May day festivals
at the Mechanics Pavilion, held their
dress rehearsals-and you should have
been one of the half-hundred of the
audience. 1t didn't cost $40 for an or
chestra-seat and the thrill was there
the thing you've been paying that ten
for over at the grand opera
IT was 10 o'clock yesterday when
trains of special cars deposited those
5000 lads and lassies at Eddy and
Jones streets, and they made things
lively for a time.
From 10:30 until IL they sang and
sang. and they attended to the busi-
ness In hand with a splendid enthusi-
asm.
But the real treat came when the
folk songs were given, some Of them in
four parts-"Old Kentucky Home"
Suwanee River. Maryland. My
THE Blue Danube" and sung with a
marvellous understanding Of the
themes. Here. fellow-citizens, ye who
love tunes" here's where you'll hear
them as you have never heard them
before-at the May day festival at the
Pavilion-from the throats Of these 5000
little children, think Of that, And to
Miss Carpenter and her assistant, Mrs
Peter McGlade, were the splendid re-
suits of yesterday due.
During the rehearsal Mayor Schmitz,
Alfred Roncovieri, president of the
board, and Mr.. Pasmore (who wrote
the music to Gloria, California'D made
speeches predicting great things for
the future musical understanding of
Californians.
After hearing America as those
blessed children sang 1t yesterday, let
1t not be said that patriotism is passe,
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
SCORES OF Men
LEAP FOR LIFE
Five Injured and Fifty Have
Narrow Escape From a Big
Fire in New York City
SWEATSHOP DESTROYED
Flames Spread Rapidly and
Occupants of Building
Are All but Surrounded

NEW YORK, April 14.-Five persons
were badly hurt. fifty others narrowly
escaped death or injury and hundreds
were driven from adjoining tenement
houses in fire early to-day that de-
destroyed the seven-story sweatshop
building at 127-131 Hester street and
extended to and damaged several near
by buildings. The damage is estimated
at 100000.
That there were no fatalities was due
to the fact that there were no children
and only one woman, the wife of the
janitor in the place. About fifty men.
some employed as watchmen for the
various clothing factories, were in the
building.
AS the fire started on the third floor
and spread so quickly that escape by
the stairs from the upper stories was
soon cut off, more than half of these
men had to jump to the roofs Of ad-
joining buildings. some across the
chasm of an eight-foot alleyway, to
save their lives. All of the injured were
hurt in making the leap for life.
Before the fire was controlled 1t
spread to the two six-story tenements
adjoining and singed the fronts of four
big tenements and public school
building on the south side of the street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
INVESTIGATING
ISLAND LABOR
United States Commissioner
Charles P. Neill of Wash
ington En- Route to Hawaii
PRESIDENT WANTS DATA
Official Is to Make Close
Study of Conditions That
Relate to the Brown Men

Charles P. Neill. United States La
Dor Commissioner, arrived here yes
terday from Washington and is regis
tered at the ST. Francis Hotel. The
Commissioner is on his way to the
Hawaiian Islands for the purpose of
cleaning knowledge of the labor situa-
ton there and especially as to these
conditions bearing on the employment
OF Japanese and Chinese. 1t is the
duty OF the Commissioner to make a
tour of the United States every five
years for the purpose of making a re-
port on labor conditions, but hereto
for the Hawaiian Islands have not re-
ceived any great amount Of attention
from this department of the Govern
ment.
decided to make his investigation of
the situation in the islands most thor
ough this year and with that idea in
view he recently dispatched one of his
assistants to Honolulu to gather data
in advance of his coming. Discuss
ing his proposed visit to the islands,
Commissioner Neill said last night:
While naturally have the greatest conf
my assistant, Mr. Clark, I feel that it would
not be quite right for me to base my future
report to the President on resport of another,
especially when 1T will concern conditions
1000 miles away and OF great importance to
the people Of the United States AS Gov
ernment official / do not deem 1t proper at
this early date, to make any forecast TO
what action may be taken by Congress at it's
coming meeting but feel confident that there
will be much legislation regarding labor, and
know that the President is deeply interested
in the question and will naturally want all
the information that may be obtained.
Commissioner Neill leaves for Homo
lulu on the steamship Manchuria, sail
ing on Wednesday next. On the same
steamer will be j. B. Castle, one of
the leading plantation owners of Ha-
wall, who is we'll informed on the
labor situation in the islands, and will,
it is expected. furnish much interest
ing information to the Commissioner
on the subject during the voyage to
the island Territory.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
BOILER MAKERS
OUT ON STRIKE
Employees on the Santa Fe
Between Chicago and Al
buquerque Give Up Places
OPPOSE THE OPEN SHOP
Officials Deny That They
Are Discriminating Either
For or Against the Unions

TOPEKA, Kans., April 1.-THE boil
er-makers on the Santa Fe system be-
tween Chicago and Albuquerque. more
than 200 in all, went on strike this
morning. The strike was ordered by
the officers of the Brotherhood of Boil
er-makers at Kansas City.
One hundred boiler-makers walked
out here, but the Santa Fe officials in
sist there is no strike at this point
Business is dull" said General Fore
man John Purcell, "and we have laid
off some men. That is al"
The men say they have quit work be-
cause of sympathy with the boiler
makers on the western division of the
road, admitting that they themselves
have no grievance. In reality the whole
affair is a struggle for the closed shop
principle The Santa Fe has won its
fight with the machinists, and is now
conducting it's shops here on the open
shop plan. The boiler-makers allege
the road is employing non-union men
whenever possible and they fear that
If this continues their union will soon
be in the same position as that OF the
machinists.
Santa. Fe officials deny that they are
discriminating in any way either Tor
or against the union.
The boiler-makers held meeting this
afternoon and another tonight They
announce that they are in good shape
to strike and say the contest will be
vigorously pushed.
No expression can be secured from
Santa Fe officials as to whether they
will treat with the union. as General
Manager Nudge Is out Of the city. Ne
gotiations on the part Of the Santa BE,
If there are any, will be in charge OF
Third Vice President Kendrick In
Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
TWO REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY
HAVE REUNION AT HONOLULU
Soldiers Going East and West Ex-
change Greetings In the
Islands.

Honolulu has been a big transport
center for the last few days and the
officers and troops on the different
vessels have been enjoying the hos
pitality of residents there. 1t has
been a general reunion of the Four
teenth and Nineteenth infantries. The
Sheridan arrived there on Wednesday
fantry on board, bound direct to Port
land. Or. The cause of her stay at
that port is the fact that she is un-
loading 1895 tons of coal that she
brought from Nagasaki for that port.
The coal is to be stored there for use
of the transport service.
Major c. A. Devol expects the Sher-
idan will sail from Honolulu to-day.
The transport Dix, loaded with horses
and mules. arrived at Honolulu on
Monday from this port and sailed for
Manila late Thursday night. ALI the
animals were given a run on shore.
The Buford. which arrived at Manila
early in the week from Portland. Or,
sailed late Thursday night for Ma
Mia. She has the Nineteenth Infan-
try on board.
The transport Sherman is due to ar
rive here from Manila late to-day or
early tomorrow morning.
General Frederick Funston intends
to move to-day out to his new quar-
ters at Fort Winfield Scott. He has
chosen a fine site just beyond the
national cemetery, which gives him a
commanding view of the post and the
Alcatraz and Angel islands.
The officers stationed at Fort Miley
paid their respects to General Funs
ton yesterday. In the party were Cap
tain Charles H. Hunter and Lieuten-
ants James l.. Long, S. c. Cardwell
and Jesse G.. Langdon. They were all
in full dress uniform.
The following officers registered at
department headquarters yesterday:
Captain Charles G. Walcutt Jr., quar-
termaster from Prescott, Ariz., on
leave, staying at 2218 Dwight way;
Captain John D. Shea. Fourth Cav
airy, from the Presidio at Monterey,
at the Occidental Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
WILL DEVELOP
The ORE LANDS
Special Dispatch to Tho Call.

BOSTON, April IA new corpora
ton is to be formed to take over the
last holdings of ore lands owned by
the Great Northern Railroad and de-
velop them. This innovation In finance
is intended as conversion of the fixed
assets into dividends for the stock
holders. The Great Northern stock
holders will receive as "a bonus for, giv-
ing UP their equity in the lands. new
stock which will be worth 800 per
share to them. On this basis 1t will
be worth $29 share to the holders of
Northern Securities and about fifteen
per cent to Union Pacific stockholders.
The Union Pacific will receive about
s22, 900, 900 of the Great Northern stock
and will therefore receive the same
amount of the new ore stock The
Northern Securities stockholders will
receive about $29 in Great Northern
and on the basis above outlined will
receive the same amount in the new
ore stock.
The purchase of the lands will be
made from the. Great Northern direct
by the new company. the exchange Of
rights being effected by giving the new
stock to the holders of record at the
time the deal is announced.