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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
Detoes Franchise on Northwest B0ul=
evard and Declares That Splendid
7horoughtare Shall Not Be Ruined
ifs Driveway for Which it Is Vow
Designed--Cecretary Bleeckerof Local
Electric Trust Loses His Temper

Mayor Boyd handed the corpora
tion councilmen a hard jolt today by
vetoing the Washington Water Power
ordinance for a franchise for a car
line on the Northwest boulevard.
The corporation councilmen won a
hard fight in putting through the
scheme to steal the only driveway
left in the city when they passed the
ordinance.
But today the mayor, with cour-
age of conviction that Is commend
able, declared himself unalterably OPP
posed to the ruin of the splendid
driveway.
In his veto the mayor says:
'The ordinance granting a. street
railway franchise to the Washing
ton Water Power company on North
west boulevard. passed by your hon
Orable body on the 9th inst, Is here
with returned without approval.
'"The Northwest boulevard is n
magnificent driveway running north
westerly through the city from the
intersection of Monroe street and
Indiana avenue and was acquired
through the efforts of public-spirited
private citizens after many months
OF hard work and expense and nu-
merous condemnation proceedings in
procuring the right of way. The
boulevard was finally accepted by the
clay and II was the opinion of city
officials at the time that the thor
oughfare should forever be used as
q driveway-for vehicles and that the
pleasure of the public In using II
for this purpose should not be
marred by permitting the construc-
tion Of street railway tracks thereon.
while ! was myself Il member Of
the city council remember stating
publicly that so long as ! had a
voice in city affairs l would never
permit a street car line to be built
on that boulevard, II could prevent
II, and the same reasons urged then
apply now.
'"The city should in time plant and
maintain shade trees along the en-
tire length of this, the finest drive
way in the city, instead of permit
ting the erection OF two lines of I'M
slightly poles and the laying of rails
TO spoil the roadway and the running
OF cars TO brighten teams"
The veto has stirred up the cor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
# Strong Document UW Be Read to
City Fathers Urging That Public Inn
vprouements Keep Pace Uith City,
Gr0Wth==7hdt Wdter U0rkS be COM
pleted If Now Planned and Recon-
n1ended By Gill and Tanning.

Mayor Floyd Daggett-after 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Inauguration of a new admin
istration which is pledged to the car
rying out of the interests of the
people as against the corporations.
A wise, economical, fair admnistra-
ton of municipal business is pre-
saged in the message which the new
mayor will send to the council to-
morrow.
Although Mayor Daggett has re-
fused day after day to be inter-
viewed and has declined to give out
the subject matter of his message,
IT is known that he will adhere
strictly to the platform upon which
he was elected.
In his message tomorrow the may
or will advocate street improvements,
under strict regulations and designed
to keep pace with the city's growth.
He will insist upon the continuance
of the present system of collecting
improvement taxes by the city treas
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
(scripps News Association

HARRISBURG, Pa. May 1.-THE
bursting of an air hose on a freight
of the Pennsylvania railroad south of
Harrisburg at l:10 this morning
caused the loss of about 20 lives
and the injury of hundred people
on the section section of the Cleve-
land-Cincinnati express, and the de-
struction by fire of the passenger
train and part of the freight. The
bursting hose was in the middle of
the freight and at Cedar street 1t
caused several of the cars to buckle
and fall across the passenger track.
The passenger. westbound. crashed
into the freight cars which had
fallen on the main track. causing
the explosion of two cars of dyna-
mite, strewins the ground with dead
and mangled bodies, The explosion
set fire to the wreckage of both
trains.
Following the shock was a terrific
explosion of dynamite. which de-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
SCORE KILLED, HUNDRED INJURED
j by EXPLOSION FOLLOWING WRECk

and two daughters, family editor OF
the Pittsburg Post, were injured and
takes to the Harrisburg hospital.
Among the injured are also Harry
Spritzer, Pittsburg; George Cribbe.
Pittsburg; Charles Deforest, Cleve-
land; b. l.. Harmon. Pittsburg;
Charles Johnson, Philadelphia; Rob-
ert c. Daughtery and little son,
Philadelphia; T.. Il. Ostell, Chicago;
j. b. Phillips, Pittsburg; A. G. Cope,
Pittsburg; j. b. Mason, Chicago; Mrs.
]. a. Stapley. New York; S. Z. Brown,
ST. Louis; NJ. b. Sterret. Chicago;
Samuel Stern, Cleveland; ]. w.
Bride, Memphis; II. r. Schmidt. New
York; Herman Erickson, New York;
]. D. Berry, Bedford, Pa. Many Of
the injured were pinned under the
wreckage and incinerated.
John b. Reynolds. manager OF
Blanche Walsh, actress, was thrown
from his berth into the aisle. He
helped a woman and child through a
window, when the second explosion
knocked him unconscious. He recov-
cred consciousness and crawled from
the scene. He said: II never wan,
to witness such a scene again. Wom-
en- were screaming, children crying.
strong men wandering about dazed
and helpless The tracks We're strewn
In all directions with half naked men
and women. some dead, others seri-
ously injured"
Several of the passengers were
thrown into the river by the force
of the collision or explosion. Some
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

of a municipal collection of garb-
age
Another departure will be the re-
quest of the mayor for a secretary
in order that the municipal business
may be attended to intelligently and
that the mayor be able to devote his
whole time to the official conduct of
the office and insure the carrying out
of details.
One of the most important and
satisfactory recommendations will be
the increase Of the police force.
Mayor Daggett has responded to the
demand for better police protection
and will advocate additional patrol
men and a reorganization as soon
as the next fiscal year appropriation
will permit
Street cleaning and the entertain
ment of the great crowd of visitors
during the coming summer will also
receive attention in the message
which is to be put in proper shape
some time this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
W0RLEY'S LUCK

NEWARK, O., May 11.-Wnliam
Worley of North Beech street, this
city, Is playing in luck. Wednesday
night he purchased a can of cove
oysters and while engaged in eating
the oysters bit upon a hard substance
which, upon examination, proved to
be large pearl of the finest water.
1t Is said that the pearl is worth
$3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
MURDERER
CONFESSED
(Scripps News Association.)

tScrlppS news ASSoClatlon.)
BUTTE. Mont. May 11.-Joseph
Cranberry. n miner who was sent
to the insane asylum this morning,
today confessed to a murder COM
mitted 20 years ago In Birmingham,
Ala. The Alabama authorities con-
firm the story. 1t is believed brood
ing over the murder unsettled the
mans mind. He was arrested here
a week ago for an attempted suicide
He heard newsboys shouting "All
about the murder and thought It
referred to him. He then cut his
wrist and stabbed himself in the
chest and tried to jump out of a
three-story window.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

looked upon as the official fixer for
the water power company.
There's going to be some fun over
this" declared the secretary as he
grabbed for the veto message
The people won't stand for that
kind of work." continued the man
who has fought the people for years.
Boyd promised yesterday to sign
that ordinance. It's not for us. The
people out there want 1t ana l tell
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

you something is going to happen"
But the mayors reasons for doing
as he did are given in the veto mes
sage.
1t makes Frank Boyd bigger than
the Washington Water Power COM
pany.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

poration gang as has nothing else
since Rhe election. The veto message
was filed with the city clerk yester-
day evening, but it was not until
nearly noon today that the fact leak
ed out.
One of the hurryup callers at the
city hall after the story spread was
Secretary Harry Blocker, who is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

the tempe and one selection beside
the grave.
Rev. David Levine, rabbi of Tenn
pie EMANUEL, offered prayer at the
Elks' temple and beside the grave.
This was the only religious feature
attending the funeral exercises. In
terment was in the Jewish burial
plot in Fairmount cemetery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
ONE HUNDRED
JEWS KILLED
(Scripps News Association

ST. PETERSBURG, May ia
private telegram received here today
estimates the number of Jews killed
and injured in the riots at Jitomir
az 100. Martial law has been declar-
ed. but rioting continues. Reports
from Kovno and Smolensk say that
lighting continues In the Jewish
quarters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

a number of coal dealers OF Cleve-
land have been indicted on the
charge OF belonging to an organiza-
ton that unlawfully restricts trade.
There is every reason to believe their
cases will be disposed of by the time
people need coal again,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
TORNADO
in ILLINOIS
(Scripps News Association. }

NIer TPPS ANVWS ASSUCIa lIUNJ
STREATOR, H., May 11.-A tor
nado struck Streator from the south
west shortly after II O'Clock today,
unoofing houses and uprooting trees,
doing damage to the amount of s1O.-
600. Several persons were slightly
injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
post Off|([
!. Is ROBBED
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
Los ANGELES, Cal, May Ii
The postoffice at San Pedro was
robbed last night. The safe was
blown open with dynamite The rob-
bers secured $1,000 in stamps and
$700 in cash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
AIR SHIP
! THAT FLIES
tScripps News Association. }

Los ANGELES, Cal, May IL
The afrship Bullet made a success
full ascent this morning at Playa Del
Rey. 20 miles distant, and started on
flight to Los Angeles. l.. E.
Tromhly is making the trip alone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
STANDARD OIL (QnpAh1
LOSES MILLION DOLLARS

ing 10000 gallons of oil here this
morning. Several houses in the
neighborhood were destroyed. The
fire cost the Standard Oil company
nearly 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
SHIPS LEAVE
yLADIVOSTOk

fScripps News Assoc,ation.)
TOXIC, May 1.-Two Russian
warships from Vladivostok were re-
ported in Tsugaru straits Tuesday.
Another report says the ships are
part OF Ro1estvensky's squadron.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
A55A55!hAT[D

tScrIpps News Associatlon.)
MIMI, Novgorod. May ll.-Cap.
tain Gronhour, commander of the
Cossack patrol. was assassinated last
night on the street. The assassin was
arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

HoBART, Okla, May 11.-sixty
were killed and 60 injured by the cy-
clone at Snyder is the latest report
from the ruined town.
The northwest section of the town,
which contains $500 people, is wiped
out. Only eight buildings in this
section remain standing. The prop
erty loss will reach 100000. Fire
relief crews are at work. The dead
are horribly mutilated. Many of the
Injured have frightful wounds, which
may result fatally. Some of the dead
had heads and legs crushed off and
tiInbers blown through their bodies.
Among the dead are: X. w. Bailey
and wife, Professor Hubbard and
family, and J. n. Donovan.
At 1 O'Clock this afternoon 1t is
reported over 100 were killed out
right or have succumbed to injuries.
Fully 800 persons were injured, ac-
cording to the operator at Snyder,
many of whom will die. The cotton
compressor and all the hotels were
blown down and SO freight cars were
reduced to kindling. The railroad
was torn up for blocks. Much suf-
fering is reported among the injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

OKLAHOMA CITY, May liter
rible reports are afloat of the loss
from the tornado which swept the
town of Snyder, 40 miles west of
here, at II o'clock last night. All
telegraph and telephone connection
with the town is gone. Only meager
information is obtainable. A train
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
(Scripps News Association

(Scrfpps News Assocfation.)
DOWNS, w. Va, May 11.-Care-
lessness of an operator in dropping
a match caused fire which de-
stroyed a Standard Oil tank contain
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11

II know of only one book that my
wife can read without looking at the
last pages first
What books that?'
Her diary"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
D[F0R[ I|tLD|NQ CHICAGO
MERCHANTS WILL QO5[ Up

their petition to the president seems
to have accomplished little, If any
thing, for the labor leaders.
The Illinois Manufacturers associ-
alton meets tonight to consider the
question of forcing the delivery Of
goods to all houses whether boy
cotted or not. Such a move would
be a severe blow to the strikers.
The employers this morning stated
they would send out 200 wagons
today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-11
ROOSEVELT
IN pITTSBURl
(Scripps News Association.I

(Scripps News Association.o
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 11.-Presf-
dent Roosevelt's special arrived at
2:15 and left for the east 10 minutes
later.
Good evening, have your wife and
children struck--yet?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-14

that is-well, you'll excuse me, my
lord, but we're down here quite incog.,
as you may say"
AS Lord Auchester, staring at the
man, was about to laugh, the clear,
rather shrill voice of the invalid was
heard from the room.
rs that you, Yorke? Why do you
not come in?'
The young fellow entered, and took
the long, thin hand the duke extended
to him.
"Halloo, Dolph; how are you? What
made you think of coming to this out
landish placer"
The duke, still holding his cousins
hand, smiled Up at him with mix
ture of sadness and self-raillery.
Il can't tell you, Yorke; l got tired
of town and told Grey to hunt Up some
place in Bradshaw that he had never
heard of-some place right ont of the
beaten track, and he chose this"
Poor, unfortunate man." said Lord
AUchester
yes, Grey suffers a great deal from
my moods and humors; and so do
other persons-yourself to wit, Yorke.
1t was very kind of you to come to me
SO soon"
"Of course | came" said Lord Au-
chester. q wasn't very far off, you
see"
"Fishing?" said the duke with evil
dent interest.
"Yes-oh, yes" replied the other
young man, quickly. Il rode as far as
Northcliffe"
The duke sighed as his eyes wan
dered musingly over the stalwart, we'll
proportional frame.
you ought to have been in the
army, Yorkc," he said.
Lord Auchester laughed.
SO l should have been If they hadn't
made the possession of brains a sine
qua non. 1t seems you want brains
for pretty nearly everything nowadays,
and it's just brains Pm short Of you
see, Dolph."
you have everything else" said the
duke.
He sighed and turned his head away;
not that he envied his cousin his hand
some face and straight limbs.
You haven't told me what yon
wanted me for, Dolph," said Lord Au
chester.
Il wanted-nothing," said the duke
There Is nothing l can do for you?''
Nothing, mless-unless you can by
wave of a magician's wand change
this crooked body of mine for some.
thing like your own"
II would If l could, Dolph."
TO be Continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-14
TlE STRENGTH OF A LION,
Noted Hunter Killed by One Blow of
Brute's Paw,

Pail Mall Gazette-The Indian mail
to hand brings US vivid and pathetic
details of the death of Maj. Carney
during the lion. shooting exploit in the
Cir forest district. The major, of
course, was the political officer OF the
sicercy, and the expedition mad been
arranged by Lord Harrington on the
site of the lion hunt prepared for Lord
CnrzCn five years ago, but never full
filled. II is believed there are GO or
20 lions in the Cir, and the major.
having spent the last couple of years
in The vicinity,knew the Junagadh bet
ter than anyone. On March 9
tTaclter arrived who had bAen attacked
by lion while riding into camp, and.
while he dropped his weapons and
escaped, it was only by abandoning his
pony and seeing the animal carried
eff
The shoot was divided into three
parties, with the major in the second,
and 1t entered the jungle to the depth
of about 10 miles. The major and his
two friends, Mr.. Du Boulay and Capt.
FCljambe, selected d tESe each, rang
ing along nullah, and the two latter
fired ut a fine lien, wounding him high
in the right shoulder. The major also
hit lionCss. The natives also fred
their old-fashiQned guns, ana it was
thought safe to descend the trees for
a consultation and search for the
Ma
peared aid ran for a shikari, but the
major fired and dropped her dead.
Then there was a pause for drinks.
and the party began TO follow the
lions trail down the nullah for mile
or SO. Now aud then the men ascend:
ed trees to keep lookout, and at last
the party came into clearance with
waisl-nish grass instead OF trees.
Suddenly there was a roar and the
lion dashed out, making straight for the
major, VINO fired one shot, just grazing
lne beast. simultaneously there WAS
a struggling cloud of dust, in which
the natives say they saw the lion beat
The major down with a blow of mis-
paw. CAPT. Foljambe fired, Mr.. Du
Bouldy ran up ana fired point blank al
the lions heart native fired into its
hindcuarters, while others dubbed il
with a rifo but and swOlds. The
major was found to be dead. He must
have died instantaneously The body
was carried on charpoy by torchlight
ord convened back TO RakjCte by
special train, and the shock caused by
the news throughout the Junagadh
district was intensely felt 1t is added
that the lion measured II feet from
tip to tail The other shot were two
lions rather less III size and lioness
nhe majOr'sl of nine feet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-14
AS TO JAPAN's TERMS OF PEACE.

The III dependent - The argument
that Japan is q pagan nation has pre-
cisely the quality of that criticism
which The committee Of estimable
clergynIen made to President Lincoln
upon Gen. Grant, that he relied too
much en- his whisley, and it should be
taken in the spirit of Lincoln humor-
Gus reply If Japan's achievements
are product OF her paganiSm. the
sooner the Christian world cultiVateS
that particular kind OF organism tho
better off We shall be in both morals
AMI worldly success \ nation that
can conduct a government without
corruption. keep her word to the letter,
do things instead of boosting and IN
maintaining a vast army on foreign
soil lose fewer men by illness than in
battle. obviously has some OF the quail
tiles that ST. Paul recommended in the
18TH chapter of his Epistle to the
Romans. ami which the Christian ma
tons have not been too diligent To re-
member Indeed, Emperor William,
forgetting his yellow peril picture.
now says that it is the Christian vir-
tues of Japan that have enabled ner
to win against Russia.
AS for the contention that by eN-
torting these terms of peace Japan Will
become dangerously formidable orI-
entail power, it is worthy of that par
ticular specimen of the schoolhoy wlN
occupies the Ounce block. japan
either is a formidable oriental power
or she is not If she Is, the conees'
sion Of these terms of peace will not
make her stronger; the denial OF them
will not make her weaker. II she Is
not formidable she will not be able To
hold any nominal advantage that these
terms may seem TO give her, The real
question is. what are her elements 81
strength and how are they likely to
levelop? If she has the resources ana
the military genius to dominate the
east. any refusal by the western world
to concede the advantages that she has
won in the present war will amount to
as muca as did the Withholding from
her OF the fruits of her victory over
China. II is only question OF TIME
when she will get what she wants. II
size has the ingenuity AMI the industry
to develop vast manufacturing activ.
tty she viii: force her way into the mar
kets Of the east. whether the western
world wants her to do - ar not. II
her people have the vitality, the tenn.
perance and the frugaliry TO multiply
more rapidly than the people Of the
vest. no cly Of yellow peril vii! pee
vent their spreading over great areas
that are now occupied by less vigorous
stocks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-14
URUGUAY AND ITS CAPITAL.
The REDS and the Whites" the Coun
tp's Two Leading Parties.


Bishop Thomas b. Nceley in North
western Christian Advocate.-Monte
Nideo, little to the southeast of
Buneos Ayres, is just across the River
Ia Plata from the Argentine capital
but that diagonal line is 100 miles, a
nights journey by steamer. Running
down from Brazil through Uruguay is
a continuous mountain rtige, along
which, it is said, one could walk across
Uruguay and into Brazil without get
ting his feet wet. On the end of that
ril2e, which iuts out into the Atlantic
where the Rio de la Flata touches the
sea, is built the city of Montevideo,
the capital Of the republic Of Uruguay.
On another point, across the bay, is
me little mountain point from which
the City has derived its name, Monte
Niieo-a mountain ! see
From the summit of this mount one
looks ever the bay and the end of the
ridge gust mentioned, into the Atlantic
ocean. On the point between the bay
and the sea is the main pGnt of the
city, beginning at tle water front and
tanning UP the slope and along the
back of the ridge.
Most of the residences are one-story
nat-roofel lCuses, but above them rise
the churches with their tow ers and
domes, ana also other high buildings.
The city aNounds in open squares, or
plazas. as the Spanish call them, some
of which are pretty parks, and few
are open places that would do for
parade groun Is, like the Plaza indie
pchdcncia, which is so named in COM
incarceration of the independence of
Uruguay. Here are the government
buildings.
The government of Uruguay, at the
present time, is liberal. There are
two leading political parties-the Col
orados and the Blancos; or. in English,
the re Is and the whites. The SYM
Tathy of the Roman Catholic cieriCals
has been with the whites rather than
the reds, though possibly the lines are
no SO sharply drawn as formerly. The
reds are now in power, and the recent
revolution was an effort or the part Of
the whites 10 drive the reds. or lib
erals, from power by force of arms.
The government. however was ulti-
matcly successful. so taat the Color
ADDS still retain the Offices.
The pre- sident of the republic is a
rcd; that is to say, a liberal, AMI
though in a Roman Catholic country.
he does not call himself Romanist.
He does not identify himself with ang
church, but he is liberal in his views
re garding the evangelical churches.
His breaking away from strict Roman
ism Is indicated by his marriage, II
Is said his marriage was not by a
priest or bisnop, but according to the
civil process. by a judge or magistrate
of some rank: and 1t is stated that,
after he attained the presidency, the
highest women in the land in large
numbers appealed to him To be mar
ried by priest. and So recognize the
cnureh, but this he emphatically re-
fused to TO- This shows a decided
breaking away from the church u
Rome.
The power of Romanism still Is very