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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
Railroad Commission viii BEGIN
Work al COfax
TAKE UP WALu WAlA COMPLAINT
WHEAT RATE CASE WILL BE
CONSIDERED WHEN BOARD
RETURNS FROM EAST.

The railroad commission will incOr-
porate into the Colfax joint rate hear
ing an inquiry into distance tariffs,
combining in the complaint issued
against the railroads because of their
refusal to give joint rates on wheat
to Puget Sound ports, the complaint
of Walla Walla that the roads are I'M
Justly discriminating against that
city.
Under the railroad plan of protecting
jobbing centers, the distributing rates
from Spokane into a territory within a
City is twice that on the same articles
from the same points into Spokane.
Portland jobbing rates extend to with
in twenty miles of Walla Walla, and
Portland territory meets the Spokane
district.
A decision from the railroad COM
mission affecting the Walla Walla case
will probably be far-reaching enough
to apply to all territory within the
state. The same principle would ap-
uly to territory affected by Seattle
jobbing rates, says a Seattle report.
The railroad commission has already
fixed the hearing on the application for
Joint wheat rates for June 6. The COM
mission will hear the wheat growers
of the east side at Colfax on that date
and will adjourn to Walla Walla to
take up the Walla Walla complaint
as soon as the Colfax hearing over.
Railroad Commissioners Lawrence
and Mcmillan have gone east to attend
the national assembly of railroad COM
missioners and the complaints for both
hearings will be drafted by Chairman
H. A. Fairchild. He will probably
await the return of the other commits
sioners before taking any final action
though the scope of the hearing has
already been decided upon.
from source CLOSE W lIle COIllIiliS-
sion comes the story that the members
are strongly inclined to favor the re-
duction and adjustment of all distance
tariffs. Members of the commission
have given out no authoritative state
ment on the subject, but the railroads
are not as popular with the commits
sion as they were before President
James ]. Hill left Seattle without see
ing two members and before Belling-
ham was turned down in it's applica-
ton for joint rates equal to those ac-
corded Seattle and Tacoma. The re-
had it's effect, too.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
QUEEN IN THE WAR.
Alexandria Will Help in Effort to Stop
Slaughter for Vanity's Sake.

LONDON, March 3O.-With her
characteristic tenderness of heart
Queen Alexandra has replied to the
appeal of the Royal society for preven-
ton of the slaughter of birds, with a
letter granting that society her full
suppart in it's crusade against the
practice of destroying rare and beau
tiful wild birds for the sake of their
plumage.
erful that it is considered almost GER
tain to bring about results and to rem
der questionable the custom of wear
ing birds feathers and plumage in
millinery.
Of course it will not be until sum-
mer is past that the effect of the
queens action will be discovered. In
deed, it is expected that the fashion
of wearing rush hats, with real fruits
and flowers as millinery, instituted last
summer, will prevail in the country
the coming season.
A West End milliner says there is a
great demand for cheap rush hats,
which can be bent and pinned into
any shape. "a young lady bought one
of those hats the other day." she said,
land when I offered to trim it she
informed me that she trimmed her
hat herself three or four times day
in the summer, with fresh flowers from
her own garden.
''In the morning she would garland
it with pink and white sweet peas be-
fore sallying into the village to do her
household shopping; afternoon would
see the hat bent into smaller shape
and adorned with a spray of roses.
"a dainty boating hat can be
wreathed in peoples and corn. and the
garden Victorian bonnet, crowned with
chain of buttercups and daisies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
DEFENDS cORSETS.
London Writer Also Upholds Wearing
of Shoes and STOCKINGS,

of Shoes and Stockings.
LONDON, March 3O-Modern attire
finds an expert defender in Heather
Rigg, who in his latest book on the
treatment of spinal curvature, has sew
eral chapters attacking those crazes,
familiar as the hatless and barefooted
brigades, the anti-corset league and
the patrons of the pneumonia blouse.
Are corsets detrimental to health?
Mr. Biggs says no. Women, he declares,
of all dominant civilized races always
will wear, and with advantage always
have worn, some form of corset. In
those primitive, aboriginal races, in
which the women do not wear them, or
indeed anything else beyond a row of
Deeds, they may as girls be perfect in
form. but later they. as rule, become
hideous objects of Disagreement.
"a good corset should take very firm
hold around the hips and loins," said
Mr. Bigg. "COrsets are intended in
their right and proper use simply to
stay and support the body in it's nat
ural shape, and not hold it into funny
forms, according to the vagaries of
fashion"
tack boots and stockings, which are
said to cramp the feet, defOrm the toes
the arches and ankle, Mr. Bigg writes:
"There are two classes of people in
the British islands who do habitually
discard boots and stockings. One is the
fisher folk around the coasts and the
other the factory girls in some of the
larger Scotch cities.
l commend the adult feet of both
these classes to the inspection of
those who draft their children into the
barefooted brigade. The truth is that
the feet of those who have been I'M
booted until they have reached adult
life are splayed and spread, with large
joints and very generally defOrmed
from the ideal foot depicted by the
greatest painters or modelled by the
81 eatest culptOrs
The greatest power of the feet, Mr.
Bigg declares, is attained by those
who wear boots.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
To Give Expert Testimony in.
Noted Murder Case.
PATR|CES ATTORNEYS SEEKING EVIDENCE
LOCAL UNDERTAKEN ASKED TO
GIVE OPINION ON EFFECT
OF EMeALMiNG FLUID.

j. w. Cookery, the well-known I'M
dertaker and formerly president of the
Washington State Funeral Directors
association, may be called to New York
Patrick murder case. At the request
of one of Patrick's attorneys Mr.. Cook
erly yesterday forwarded to New York
an expert opinion on the effect of en-
balming flued on the lung tissue In
regard to congestion.
The Patrick murder case has been
one of New York's greatest mysteries.
A Texas millionaire named Rice. re-
siding in New York, died under mys-
FERROUS circumstances a few years ago.
Rices valet was arrested on a charge
of murder and confessed the crime, i'm
plicating Patrick. who was formerly a
prominent st. Louis lawyer. 1t de-
velOped that Patrick, who was attorney
for the millionaire, drew up Rice's
will, in which he was named as a large
beneficiary. Patrick has been con-
victed twice and sentenced to death.
but several stays of execution have
been secured on technical points of
law.
The defense is now trying to prove
that embalming fluid used in preserv-
ing Rice's body was responsible for the
congested condition of his lungs at the
time of death, which the prosecution
contends was caused by chloroform.
Mr. Cookerly's testimony will be purely
of an expert nature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
sCHooLB0Y HAS TW|G IN THROAT
dent Yesterday While Playing
at Sharpstein School.

Ralph Parker, young boy attending
the Sharpstein school and residing in
the eastern part of Walla Walla, may
have to undergo an operation to save
his life. Yesterday while running
about the school grounds he fell on the
ground. At the time he had small
twig in his mouth and as he struck
the ground the twig passed down his
throat. In going down it lodged near
the windpipe. All efforts to dislodge
the twig proved futile and the young
man was removed to his home and a
physician called. So far the doctor
has been unable to remove the twig
and it is believed that an operation will
have to be performed in order to take
the piece of wood from the boys
throat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

but Mossbury refused to give up.
He and his son and his new daughters
in-law appeared on the front porch
when the serenaders came and bowed
gracefully. But that did not go. A
shower of stones showed that it did
not. One of the stones struck Moss
bury where it hurt. and he lost his
temper. He drew his revolver and
fired a shot in the air.
Air Full of Shots.
From that time until the morning
the air was full of shots and noise.
The serenaders riddled everything they
could while their ammunition lasted
and when that was gone brought on
the dynamite.
Mossbury says he and his family
were scared out of their wits, and for
this and the damage to his house, he
declares he will make the serenaders
pay or go to joil. If all the men he
has had arrested go to Jail there will
be no one left to do the work in Perry
opolis.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
The Divine Sarah In Texas,

HOUSTON, Tex. March 3O.-Mme.
Sarah Barnhardt, the great French
tragedienne and her company Of French
actors arrived here this morning by
special train fl ON San Antonio and were
given an enthusiastic ovation by her
numerous admirers. She will give only
two performances in this city and will
open her farewell engagement tonight
at the Auditorium with Camille" one
of her most famous roles. Tomorrow
night she will play La Sorciere.'
From here Nine. Sarah Barnhardt will
go to Tyler. where she will give but
a single performance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
GARFIELD DENIES THE ALLEGATION
Says That He Has Not Favored Stand
ard Oil Company in Making
Tests.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 30
Commissioner Garfield and other offic-
ials deny absolutely that the San Fran
cisco department inspected California
oil so as to exclude all but the Stand
ard. No test is required by the regu-
lations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
HOUSE WRECKED.
Father of Bridegroom Is Swearing Out
Warrants Against Whole Village.

PERRYOPOLIS, Pa, March 30.-1n
the matter of charivaris, PerryopOlis
can give any other town in this state
aces and spades AS the result of the last
one on which the town turned itself
loose. warrants have been issued for
the arrest of nearly every man in the
place big enaugh to throw a stone or
fire a gun. Warrants are still being
sworn out Up to date they total
nearly fifty.
H. J. Mossbury, whose son was mar
ried a few nights ago, is responsible
for the warrants. Before his son was
married Mossbury was the owner of a
fine house surrounded with trim fences
and set off by many trees, in which
Mossbury took pride.
Since the marriage Mossbury and
his family have had to sleep in the
barn. His house is a wreck. There
isn't anything like a fence near it.
and the trees LOOK DIS IL lHSS lieiO u iSu
to stop a cyclone.
Time of Its Life.
But the town had the time of its
life the night of the wedding. Every
shotgun within a radius of five miles
added to the gaiety. More than 500
shots were fired. Most of them went
through the house. reducing it to the
nature of a sieve Half a dozen sticks
of dynamite completed it's devastation.
The fences made bonf1res, in the light
of which the youth Of the town kept
up the "serenade' until early in the
morning.
When it was over and the serenaders
had left. Mossbury and his family
crawled out of the cellar and gathered
up about five bushels of empty shot
shells in what had been his front yard.
He will use these as evidence against
the men whom he has had arrested.
The affair started pleasantly enough,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Clever fingers can manipulate the
rush hats into the prettiest of French
toQueS, trimmed with clusters of real
cherries. crabapples or blackberries,
with autumn tinted leaves
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

East Main Flour and Feed Store.
Call or phone for prompt delivery
Formerly McKey's phone Main 1899
p. r. Allen, prop, 120 E. Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
The CHICAGO Grain Market.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 30.-Wheat.
77M77Ac: corn, 44k @44Ac; oats. 30k
@3OAc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Punctures repaired Is cents each at
II. o. Peck's. corner Fourth and Alder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30
As IF RISEN FROM THE DEAD
Nineteen Miners Imprisoned Three
Weeks Ago Found Alive in a
French Mine.

LEM, France, March 3O.-Fourteen
miners entOmbed in the Courriers mine
at the time of the disaster March 10
were taken out alive this morning by a
searching party exploring the work.
ings. They had lived "a days with no
light and little air. With one excep-
ton they are we'll. but could not have
lived much longer.
When cut off by the explosion these
miners took refuge in a stable, where
mules were kept. They subsisted for
days on the lunches their dead COM
rades took down on the day of the
disaster and then on grain and water
kept for stock
A late dispatch says that five more
miners have been rescued alive at
Courrieres.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-30

Rims put on for $1.E } each at H. o.
Peck's, corner Fourth and Alder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
HONOLULU HAS A SCARE.
Severe Earthquake Shock Causes Con
siderable Alarm.

Severe Earthquake Shock Causes Con-
siderable Alarm.
Honolulu, April 21.-Fcr six minutes
Thursday a repetition of the San Fran
cisco disaster, which would involve
the capital of the Hawaiian islands In
destruction, was feared. Vibrations,
which were evidently the result OF
seismic disorders, were felt quite
plainly throughout the city.
While earthquakes are by no means
infrequent in the islands that OF
Thursday was much seyerer than any
which has occurred in recent years.
1t caused the buildings along Fort
street and the other thoroughfares In
the business district to sway to and
fro and in the residence districts some
of the less strongly constructed build
ings were partly demolished as the re-
suit of the vibrations.
The disturbances caused by the
vibrations caused the water In the
harbor to rise rapidly and fear was
felt that a tidal wave might sweep
over the city. However, inside OF six
minutes the vibrations ceased and no
further ones were noted during the
day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
ONE-fOURTH OF CITY SAVED
FIRE STILL RACES IN CERTAIN
SECTIONS BUT Is NOT Ex-
PEcTED TO SPREAD.

San Francisco, April 21.-The fire is
under control it having been checked
at Van Ness avenue. The fire Is still
raging north of Russian hill toward
the bay, but will not spread west.
Probably a fourth of the city is safe.
Measures are being taken for the relief
Of the destitute. The night was hor-
rible one for the refugees. Most of
them were without food or water and
their sufferings were terrible. Baker
les are starting and bread is being sent
over from Oakland. Supplies of bread
and milk are needed Immediately.
Swift & Co. have 500 900 pounds of
canned beef at South San Francisco
and this will be of material assistance.
The burned district is now approx
mately as follows:
From Water front up Broadway to
Mason street, thence south to Califor-
mia street, thence west to Jones, thence
diagonally to Van Ness and Golden
Gate avenue All this line now active
ly burning. Fire on following line
practically out:
Saved From Threatened Danger.
From Van Ness west on Golden Gate
avenue to Fillmore, thence south to
Market, thence an irregular line to
Valencia and Twety-sixth, thence ir-
regular line east to bay.
Hundreds of the people whose homes
were destroyed have not had anything
to eat for twenty-four hours and many
of them not a drop Of water for a
longer time A feature of San Fran
cisco was innumerable wells and els
terms, upon which thousands OF resi-
dents depended for water for drinking
and cooning purposes. Every earth
quake has affected more or less these
cisterns and wells. Water in many
of them disappeared and did not re-
turn for months. The earthquake OF
Wednesday had the same effect upon
the wells and cisterns and this ac-
counts in part at least for the scarcity
of water after the shocks. While the
city pipe system supplied large num-
ber of office buildings and dwellings
thousands of people were dependent
upon the wells and cisterns and these,
as has previously been the case, may
not be again full of water for several
months.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
FEARED THEY HAVE PERIsHED.
Assistant Treasurer and Deputy at
San Francisco Missing.

Washington, April 21.-The treasury
department has so far failed to locate
the assistant treasurer or deputy at
San Francisco and grave fears are en-
teItained that they have lost their
lives. The only person connected with
the sub-treasury who has been heard
from is ]. NJ Mcclure, an assistant
bookkeeper. He has wired Secretary
Shaw from Oakland as follows:
"San Francisco completely DESTROYED
by fire following earthquake. SUD
treasury burned. Under difficulty
reached wreck of building. Vaults ap-
pear intact. Found no guards. Finally
communicated with General Funston
and secured detail of one company OF
soldiers. Unable to locate assistant
treasurer and therefore acted On own
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
Is the Moon Inhabited.

Science has proven that the moon has
an atmosphere, which mades life in
some form possible on that satellite;
but not for human beings, who have q
hard enough time on this earth Of ours;
especially those who don't know that
Electric Bitters cures Headache, Bill
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Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Torpid
iver, Kidney complaints, General De
bility and Female Weaknesses. I'm
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tizer for weak persons and especially
for the aged. 1t induces sound sleep
Fully GU lranteed by Schultz 4 Ketcham
Druggists. Price only SOC.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
DANGER TO HOMES IN THE WEST
ERN ADDITION AVERTED BY
USE OF DYNAMITE.
FOOD AND SHELTER BADLY NEEDED
DESTlTUTiON AND SUFFERING OF
GREAT ARMY OF REFUGEES
INDISPENSABLE.

San Francisco, April 21-San Fran
oisco's darkest hour has dawned into
a day of hope Its time of overwhelm-
ing disaster and peril has ended and
Its future is now a subject of general
consideration.
The fire Is practically under control.
A clear sky over the Mission district
shows that the fire there has been ex-
tinguished. The spread of the flames
toward the Western addition, the best
part Of the city remaining, has been
stayed and the only portion OF the con-
iiagration that demands the attention
of the firemen Is that extending from
the Mob hill section down to the north
western part OF the water front. The
Western addition danger was ayerted
at 2:30 a. m. by the use Of guncotton,
dynamite and two streams of water.
The explosives were handled by the
chief gunner of the Mare Island navy
yard and his accomplishments proved
him to be master of his profession.
Providing for the Homeless.
The work Of relief was started early
In the day. A big bakery in the saved
district started its fires and 10000
loaves will be baked before night.
Thousands OF people were In line dur
Ing the morning before the California
street bakery. The police and mill
tary were present In force and each
person was allowed only one loaf.
The homeless people in the parks
and vacant lots will be provided for
as speedily as possible.
The destitution and suffering is in
describable. Women and children
who had comfortable happy homes
few days ago slept during, the night
II sleep came at all--on hay on the
wharves and on the sand lots near
North Beach. some of them under the
little tents made of sheeting which
poorly protected them from the chill
Ing ocean winds. The people in the
parks are possibly better provided in
the matter of shelter, for they left
their homes better prepared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
Human Blood Marks.

A tail Of horror was told by marks OF
human blood 10 the home OF j. w.
Williams, q well known merchant Of
Bac, KY, He writes: Twenty years
ago had severe hemorahages OF
the lungs and was near to deaths door
when began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery. 1t completely cured me and
have remained well ever since," 1t
cures Hemorrhages, Chronic Coughs,
Settled Colds and Bronchitis, and is ths
only known cure for weak Lungs. Eveay
bottle guaranteed by Schultz 4 Ketcham
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
SITUATION AT SANTA nUo1 jo1
FIFTY BODIES RECOVERED AND
MANY MORE BELIEVED TO
BE IN THE RUINS.

Washington, April 21.-Congressman
Mckinley of California is just in re-
ceipt of the following telegram from
Governor Pardee:
Following from operator in Santa
Rosa From South street to depot.
from California northwest to postof-
fee, utter ruin; also Main street and
from Mendocino to Fifth. Fifty dead
and expect to take fifty more out of
ruins"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
Pleads Guilty to Bribery.

Green Bay, Wis, April 21.-Fire
Chief William Kennedy pleaded guilty
in municipal court to charge Of brib-
cry on information secured on his vol
untary statement. Sentence was with
held. The bribery case was in connec.
tion with the purchase Of apparatus
for the fire department.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
IN RUSH TO GET JOBS.
Thirty Laborers More or Less injurs'
at Duluth.

Duluth, April 21.-Thirty laborers
were more or less seriously injured
here during the evening by the giving
way of a trestle that connects ore
docks No / and No. Of the Duluth,
Missabe and Northern railway.
The accident happened when about
100 men, applicants for positions on
the docks, were crowding to get to the
foreman who was doing the hiring.
In the rush a portion OF the rail on
the trestle gave way, thirty Of the
men being precipitated to the ground
below, distance of about forty feet.
All of the injured were taken to
local hospitals. 1t is thought none will
die.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
Fighting in Samar.

Manila, April 21.--Captain William
N. Morrow, Twenty-Arst infantry. at.
tackled Tiducduc's band in its noun.
tain fastness on the Island OF Bamar.
killing eight. Three OF the United
States soldiers were wounded. The
0ghting was hand to hand.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21

.e-spuH5lLI +. C4aouc conditions.
Mint building aud vault safe. Please
arrange with secretary of war for mill
tary protection to treasaSy vaults"
Secretary Shaw has wired the SD
perintendent of the mint and also Gen
eral Funston for information as to
what ii any national or private banks
are in position to do business and to
suggest measures Of relief.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21

negie at Philadelphia contributing
100000 to the San Francisco relief
fund of the chamber. Prior to the re-
ceipt of that message the chamber Of
commerce fund had reached nearly
100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-04-21
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Entire Regiment Of Militia Starts for
San Francisco.

Sacramento, Cal, April 21.-Orders
have been received in this city from
Governor Pardee, at Oakland, ordering
the whole Second regiment, Colonel H.
l. Seymour commanding, to proceed to
San Francisco. Companies belonging
TO the regiment came in during the
morning from Placerville, Marysville,
Colusa and Chico. The regiment left
by special train for San Francisco
shortly after 10 a. m.