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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
PRESENCE0F MIND PREVENTS WRECK
IOWA MAN FLAGS A FAST PAS.
SENGER TRAIN WITH
OVERCOAT.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa. Feb. 10
The timely discovery of a broken rail
on the Iowa Central railway probably
averted a bad wreck near the little
town of Geneva.
George Pearse, a Geneva man. mad
been to Hampton and while walking
along the railroad track on his way
home and within a mile of Geneva, lie
discovered a broken rail that had be-
come displaced. The south-bo pas
senger train, No. 2, was due in half
an nour. Pearse took off his fur coat
and placed it between the rails as a
signal and then hurried to Geneva
where he notified the section FORE
man. The latter Immediately went to
the scene of the break on a handcar
He arrived in sight just in time to see
No. slow up and finally stop a few
feet from the danger spot.
The engineer had seen the coat and
was able to stop his train in time. He
thought there was a man lying on the
track
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
GROWING MORE SERIOUS.
Chinese Boycott Is Encouraged by
Cows, nmsnt Officials.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10.-Rev.
DR.. Lyman Peet, for eighteen years the
head of Foo Choo college, China, called
upon the president this morning. The
president questioned him closely re-
garding the boycott Peet said: THE
conditions are growing rapidly worse
from an American business standpoint.
A large number of riots are instigated
by Chinese officials who pretend to af-
ford Americans protection, but who
are undoubtedly supporting the boy
colt secretly I think the immigration
laws should be revised to admit the
better class of Chinese, but I do not
advocate the admission of coolies. The
government should first of all in deaf
ing with Cinnamon use firmness, as the
Chinese accept hesitation as fear. The
firmer We are the more friendly they
will become"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
MRS. M|zNER TO DEMAND MILLIONS
WOMAN WHO TURNED FROM
BIER TO ALTAR WANTS
HER THIRD.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Now that the
marriage Of Mrs. Yerkes and Wilson
Miner and its sensations nave
passed into history, the question of
what Mrs. Miner will do has the
stage. On god legal authority it Is
stated that if she so decides, she can
claim her dover rights as the widow
of Charles T. Yerkes, and there is
nothing to prevent her from securing
her legal third of her former husbands
estate.
Under the will of the late traction
magnate, Mrs. Yerkes received abso-
lutely only 100000. She was given
a half interest on the residue of the
estate during her life after the pay
ment of certain bequests, and the
occupancy of the Yerkes residence at
Fifth avenue and Sixty-eighth street.
This would not, however, be anything
like equal to the amount of personal
property that she could demand as her
legal right under the dover laws Of
Illinois.
If Mrs. Miner should decline to
claim her widows dover in lieu of
the will, it would naturally follow that
the other bequests would be scaled
down to give her s5,O0O,O00, the third of
her husbands estate. Charles E.
Yerkes and mis- sister, Mrs. Bessie l..
RQndiville each were bequeathed
$500 900 under the will.
Mrs. Miner is likely to do any,
thing" and an old friend of the fami-
ly. After this remarkable marriage
and her denials of it. it will not sur
prise anyone if she decides to contest
the will. She evidently is so infatuat-
ed with ner young husband that she
will do anything he says. 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose that Miner will
look after the financial side of his
matrimonial venture closely If Mrs
Miner elects to claim her dover rights
she can do it. She is entitled to them
unless she relinquishes them in legal
FORM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10

WERE REACHED BY TuNNEL
Had Beed Imprisoned Since Last
Monday---They Were
Without Food.

STOCKTON, Calf, Feb. 1O-Once
more the treacherous ground in the
App mine in Tuolumne county has
caved in, postponing Indefinitely the
rescue of Tom Sablich and M. Vuko-
ticn, who have been entombed in a
drift on the 300foot level of the mine
since last Monday evening The air.
pipe by which the rescuers were able to
communicate with the imprisoned men
yesterday was crushed by a landslide
this morning. At this morning the
rescue party was so near the entombed
men that they could hear their shovels
scraping as they dug desperately to ef-
feet their escape.
The rescurers are digging a small tun-
entombed men are shut off from any
means of forcing food to them and with
the exception of little soup and cof-
fee sent through the air pipe yesterday
afternoon, they have been without
food for ia hours. 1t is feared that
they may starve before they can be
reached. They may suffocate, al,nough
it is believed that their chamber holds
enough air to keep them alive for days
yet. The rescue crew themselves may
be crushed to death at any moment by
a cave-in.
Two entombed miners were reached
by tunnel shortly after noon today and
were taken out. The whole community
is rejoicing. The men say they did not
get any of the food forced through the
pipe as there was a leak. They were
in fairly good condition, considering
their forced Imprisonment and will re-
cover.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
House Committee on Foreign A.
fairs Considers Foster Bill.
IT M0D|F|Es THE Law
Would Allow Chinese Students
and Merchants to Enter
the United States.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb 1O-Be-
ginning Thursday the house commit
tee on foreign affairs will hold hear
ings on the Foster bill, which amends
the Chinese exclusion law so as to bar
out only Chinese laborers.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce decided to re-
port favOrably the bill for a revenue
cutter to cost s225,00O for Puget sound.
The house cut about $50, 900 from
Secretary Shaws emergency bill. AS
result Shaw mas announced that about
seventy employees of the customs SER
vice will be dropped and $50 will be
reduced in pay. The secretary is be-
sieged by indignant congressman
whose henchmen demand that they
"get busy" and save their heads.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
RULES ON INHERITANCE TAX
WHERE PROPERTY is TRANS.
FERRED BY WILL.

A ruling regarding the constitution
ality of the inheritance tax law was
made in the superior court at Seattle,
by Judge Griffin when he overruled the
objection to the petition of the state
tax commissioners for an order direct
ing the payment of about $500 by the
heirs of Wellington w. White. Tax
Commissioners Easterday and Frost
appeared for the board, while Charles
F. Munday represented Margaret j.
White and family Mr.. Munday sig
nified his intention of appealing the
point to the supreme court.
In the White case the property was
conveyed by will, and it was the con-
tention of the attorneys for the state
that the title of the law is insufficient
to cover the matter of taxing the prop
erty conveyed in that way, but that Il
simply covers the carrying of property
by process of law in the process COM
monty known as inheritance, where nc
will is present.
While the amount involved in this
case is small" said Tax Commission
er Frost, after the decision was rend-
cred. there are many such cases over
the state, and we expect to stand OF
fall in all of them by the final decision
in this case We understand that Mr.
Munday has several such cases II
hand This law has already been test
ed in the supreme court. on all points
except that brought up by Mr.. Num-
day on which it will now be taken c
the supreme court. In all other par
ticulars it has been held constitutional
1t was taken to the higher court in the
case of state VS.. Clark, from Spokane
county"
White, who was resident OF OAK
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
Louisiana Democrats Selecting Can.
didates for Spring Election.
ENTIRELY new PLAN IS BEING TRIED
Every Voter Must be White Democrat
and is Subject to Being
Challenged.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb. 10.-Tne
democratic primaries for the selection
of candidates for the coming spring
special election are being held here
today. The rules for conducting the
primaries are practically the same lis
before, but it is provided that when
presented by the candidates, the chair
man of the parish committee snail
make selections, and distribute them
as equally as possible between the
candidates. Heretofore the candidates
have furnished the name to the ward
leader, and he has made up the list
from them, and submitted them in
filling all vacancies where none were
named. This innovation fixes the re-
sponsibility for placing commissioner
directly on the chairman. The new
system has been adopted in compliance
with the recommendations of the re-
form leagues. The voters are assisted
by commissioners and no one else.
Under the new rules every candidate
is assessed $11. Polling booths are
in every precinct and three commits
sioners preside at every voting place
The qualifications for voting stipulated
the payment of the poll tax for 1904
and 1905, and registration. Every
voter must be a white democrat ant
is subject to being challenged. Should
a second primary be necessary to selec'
candidates, it will be held on Febru-
ary Is, and the expenses of the seco7,e
primary must be borne by the parti'
cipants and not more than two candl'
dates shall run for the same nomina'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
CLAIMS TO BE OLDEST OF ALL.
Grunday County Pioneers Beat Rec.
ords of the Eatons.

IOWA FALLS, Iowa, Feb. 1O.-The
claim of the Eaton family of this place
to being the oldest living family in
the United States, is disputed by the
Crecelius family living in Grunday
county, near Conrad The claim of the
Eaton family was that the ages of the
six children averaged so years. The
average in the Crecelius family is 81
years, and the total ages of the six
children aggregates 4S6 years The
members of the Crecelius family are as
follows: Mrs. Mary Crecelius Bartlss
of Conrad, aged 80; Adam Crecelius of
Conrad, II years; Mrs. Phoebe Mel
ton of Marshallton, IS years; David w.
Crecelins Of New Amsterdam Ind, So
years; Harrison Crecelius, also of In
diana, "A years. The seventh member
of the family died at the advanced age
of SO years. Adam Crecelius is a
bachelor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
They Did Not Pass the Examina.
ton at Annapolis.
WILL Be SENT TO SEA FOR AWHILE
Three Others of the First Class Are
Under Charges of Hazing and
Await Court Martial.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Feb. 10.-Officials
of the naval academy today announced
that eleven midsnipmen Of the gradu-
ating class are deficient in one or more
studies and therefore will not receive
diplomas next MONDAY, but will be sent
to sea and at the end of the year VIII
be given a special examination. Among
deficient are Vestal P. Ciffin, of Idaho;
James P. Oldring, of Nevada; and
Sherwood A. Taffinder, of California.
Three others of the class are under
charges of hazing and their diplomas
will be Withheld pending the outcome of
their cases. Coffin of Idaho stood %
In his class in general standing, but
failed to reach his mark in seamanship
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
Want Dubois Reelected,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10-"l1
all the republicans of Idaho were o1
my mind our legislature would senc
Senator Fred Dubois back to Washing
ton on the expiration of his term" SAID
Mr. William F. Kettenback, president
of the Lewiston National bank, OF
Lewiston, Idaho, at the Raleigh this
morning.
LAS it is. unless the unexpected hap
pens, the successor of Mr.. Dubois is
apt to be a republican, and it looks
now as though the toga would fall on
the shoulders of w. E. Borah, a very
brilliant speaker and able lawyer NJ
Boise"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
japanese Batueship , is The Largest
!
Warship } A|oat.
IT IS EQUAL TO ANY FOUR
No Agent of Any Foreign Power
Except Great Britain to
Inspect 1t.

PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 10
The battleship Dreadnaught was
launched today. She is the first war
ship built entirely in accordance with
the lessons learned in the Russian
Japanese war, and it is believed to be
the most powerful warship afloat She
is expected to revolutionize battleship
construction.
The British government was the only
one allowed access to Toga's fleet re-
ports and the only one allowed to have
representatives aboard his ships dur
ing war. Attaches of no other foreign
power have been allowed to inspect the
Dreadnaught. There is more interest
in this ship than in any other since
the time of the Monitor and the
Merrimac, in 1862 British experts be-
lieve here that she is the equal Of any
four battleships af1oat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
MISSING SEVEN YEARS.
Miles City Mans Estate Is Given His
Mother.

MILES CITY, Mont, Feb 10
County Attorney T. ]. Porter has filed
petition for the appointment of Mrs
Torkel Oleson as Administrative fer
the estate of her son, Andrew Ander-
son, which consists of a band of horses
in the Little Missouri country. An
derson left for Omaha seven years ago
and thence started for Alaska. He
has never been heard from since. Un-
sence is considered good foundation
for the presumption of death when the
person has not been heard of Or seen
in that period.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10

the German crown princess. 1t has
just been learned from excellen'
sources that the visit of the stork to
the young crown princes HOUSEHOLDS
which was said to be expected In the
spring, will not occur.
Complications have set in which
have made such an event impossible
A still more alarming feature of the
situation is the fact that the court
physicians are now in grave fear that
the princess health and physique are
such as to render the prospects of her
becoming the mother of German en-
peror extremely remote.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
CAUSE OF HOLMES MURDER.
Fatal Quarrel in Saloon Had Strange
Beginning.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Feb. TO-
Bad grammar used by some persons
educated in the public schools is proc
ably the strangest cause for a deliber-
ate murder that has ever come to the
notice of the police. Yet that is what
led to the murder of Elijah Holmes,
colored, by Walter Webb, who will be
tried next week The shooting took
place in a saloon at 213 Washington
avenue S, last December.
An eyewitness mas told exactly what
happened in the saloon that night. He
says that Holmes and Webb were Civ
ing a musical entertainment and be-
tween their numbers they listened to a
group Of colored men talking.
Their grammar is a disgrace" said
Holmes turning to another man who
stood near. They nave had chance
of getting an education, too"
yes" said Webb, land in free
schools, at that"
For some reason Holmes was deep
ly offended at this remark, and turning
to his partner slapped him viciously in
the face Don't you talk about gram
mar" said Holmes; for you don't
know anything about it,"
Without replying Webb left the sa-
loon, traded his mandolin for a re-
volver and returned just as Holmes
was coming out of the place. Here
Webb pulled the revolver and avenged
the insult to his education.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
To Buy Books in Japan.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 10.-Dr
Kan-Ichi Asakawa, lecturer. on the
far east at Dartmouth college, salleo
today for Japan. He has been
granted a. leave of absence until Sep
tember 1907 and will spend several
months in his native country, carrying
out a joint commission from the LII
hrary of Congress and Yale Univer-
sity. Each of these institutions mas
set aside $4,000 to be expended by
DR. Asakawa in the purchase of large
and systematic collection or DOCKS
from public and private sources.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10

tom The only two available candi-
dates are those who received the high
est number of votes at the first con-
test.
The republican parish committee has
decided not to put in nomination can
didates for the lower house and senate
vacancies. 1t was held that the elec-
tion would not warrant the excitement
of such a campaign on the part of the
minority party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
CASHIER COLL INDICTED.
Was Connected With President of the
Bank Now at Fort Leavenworth.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. lot is
learned today that in the new indict-
ment seventy counts were found
against former Assistant Cashier Coll,
in connection with President Frank G..
Bigelow's defalcation. Gordon Bige-
named as having received about one
hundred thousand dollars by the al
legged connivance of mis- father and
Coll.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
Will Form Rocky Mountain Club.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-At a dinner
which will be given this evening under
the auspices of the Montana Society o:
New York, an effort will be made Il
form a Rocky Mountain club, to be
composed of men coming from the
Rocky Mountain states
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10

land, Cal, with property holdings in
this state, died last October, leaving 3
will conveying his property to his wife
and children, now residents of Oak
land.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
TEXAS PACIFIC TRAIN IS WRECKED
THREE PASSENGER CARS WENT
INTO DiTcH-2o PERSONS
INJURED.

Pacific eastbound passenger train was
wrecked this morning this side OF
Odessa Three cars were piled in the
ditch and twenty persons were injured,
several fatally.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
Mutiny in Baltic Fleet.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, 10.-There
is mutiny on a number Of vessels OF
the Baltic fleet and several officers
have been arrested.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-10
Stork Will Not Make Visit.

perial family and court circles are
greatly depressed over a revelation
that has just been made concerning
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-30

hate TO 60, Pro. 1t looks sneak
ing i'll my going off and leaving
you to take care of Bene. He has
been great care to you, Proctor.
You would have been famous
man with that pencil Of yours if
it hadn't been for Bene. Do you
believe mother knew when she left
him to your care?" AS sane as
either Of us, my brother, but let
us not talk of this, Hal. If you
are to 60 the preparations must
be made and some day you will
come back and take care of us.
God keep you safe, my boy"
1t was with Il sad heart that
Hal went his way. Looking back
he saw Proctor and Bene rocking
in his chair. Poor Pro with the
sweet peace on his face. 1t made
the boy weep heartbrokenly as he
registered a VOW TO he true to this
brother who had been so faithful
to the living-so Just to the wishes
of the dead. Alone are we,
Bene. Will you, too. 90 away"
and for answer the child crept
closer to his loving breast.
1t was only few months after
Hal left that Bene died. He
seemed glad to go. At last he
said: "Bene lonesome-Bene so
tired" And they laid him away
in the hope of the resurrection
perfected through suffering.
Proctor Harland is an old, old
man in these last days. His life
has been full of quiet happiness
in doing daily the will of God.
His influence has been of untold
blessinsg to those with whom he
came in touch. He lives alone in
the hower-embowered cottage he
loves So we'll. His books, his
drawings, are his employment
His look is pleasant, his light is
burning.
This is II true story Of an old,
old friend. n. 5. COX.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-30

1--WE are all a goin' where apples
an peaches grow, an you can ride
Il shore putty horse. "
/ Mr.. Mills smiled at the picture
and said good bye" The will
of the Lord was done. In the
course of two weeks every thing
was in readiness to move Just
across fences to the Little Burr
Pasture Farm" with its meadows
of bluegrass, it's red barn, and
cow-lots, trees. birds and-home.
No rent had to, be paid and Il
living could be made out of mother
earth. So it was with u tender
thankfulness of heart that Proctor
threw off his coat and went to
work in dead earnest. Mrs. Har-
land gave her time to grieving
over the past, but the others-full
of newborn hopes, laughed, and
enioved the novelty of life.
To Hal, this work from morn
till noon, from noon to night was
not of his own especial choosing,
for playing on the hay was better
than hauling it in, but Pro- was
at the helm, and when he said
ready, there was no going back
after Proctor called.
Mary much preferred playing
with Blanch, to washing dishes.
feeding chickens, churning, and
other homework, but she, too, had
faith in her big brother, and grew
to love to follow the light that
his presence always gave. The
angels who are sent to guide us
must have known the blessings
which were tc follow in the life of
the deformed child-the lessons
to be taught-the lesson of meek,
sweet patience. Bene was beauti-
full. His little life was like u ray
of sunshine, his smile was as Il
dream of heaven. None of the
children, save Proctor, saw the
changes in the poor bereaved, sad,
mother. She found no pleasure
in the new home. She could feel
no happiness in the new surround
ings, and so it was that having
lost hope she lost the capacity to
exist, and gave herself up to die.
PRO, !" she said at the last hour:
you've been Il good child to me.
We've never needed anything
since father died but that you
tried to get it. I am goin' away,
Proctor, an l leave the children
with you. Promise me never ter
leave Bene. God keep you all. "
With hand in her own he gave
her the promise, and sitting with
Bene in his arms, and the children
sobbing round him, he watched
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-30
[For the Roundabout
A STORY FOR BOYS-PROC-
TORS LIGHT.

They also serve who only stand
and wait. "-MILTON.
To Proctor Harland, the boy
who had resolved to protect the
helpless family depending on him
for support, it was weary the wait
ing, weary!
Mr.. Martin gave notice to va
cate. The farm had been mort
gagged and no power on earth could
lift the debt. Possession must be
given July the first 1t was now
April, the ending of the tragedy.
On the afternoon when the family
were at supper, Hal said:
Fathers been dead a whole
month. What's going to become
av us? I'm tired waitin fur some
thin ter happen, an think I'll
skip ther country"
His mother cried over the baby
in her arms. Proctor answered
the questioning complaint:
1.-The towards run off. Hal.
You have to stay and help build
a little home to pat mother and
the children in when we move
away from this. Help me to pray
that God will think of usl"
There was a knock on the door
and Mr.. Mills entered.
He apologized for the intrusion
and made his business known.
Il am IA goin' TO make you n
real offer, Pro. =" he said. "Bas-
trop is tired, and the Little Burr
Field farm is without u keeper.
You and your family may move
there next week. A wagon will
be sent to move you, and any
assistance, in a money way, will
be at your service. What say
your"
Proctor's heart was too full for
utterance. He simply responded ::
"A load is lifted from my heart,
and l thank you! Mother can't
you say something?" She arose
with the baby still IN arms.
What could she say in her igno-
rance? Only thank you, with
tears, and back to her chair and
silence. Her weeping upset
Blanch. She looked into the face
of the stranger and exclaimed :
bad mans mate mudder cry.
Me ruined de mans AVA. Dood
mr. deg, :" patting her cheek and
k, & the pink fingers of the
Ding child.
No, sissy, no, said Mary.