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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
NEW TYPE OF STEAMBOAT.
Mississippi River Steamer to Do Away
With Negro ROustabOuts.

Mississippi River Steamer to Do Away
With Negro RoustabOuts.
A steamboat which is designed to
dispense with the services Of the col
ored rousta bout is being built at Pitts
burg, Pa, for the Memphis and Arkan-
sas River Packet company, to be oper-
ated in the Memphis and Vicksburg
trade, says the St. Louis Globe-DemO-
crat It is i stern wheel, steel hull
boat, apparently of the ordinary type
Of Mississippi river craft, but it is to
be much liner than such vessels.
Along each side of the lower deck is
a conveyor to carry freight aft" when
the boat is being loaded and fore"
when it is being unloaded. The con-
veyors are to run by electric power.
The stage, which is siXty-fve feet in
length, by which freight may be receiv-
ed and delivered on high banks, is also
equipped with conveyor. which
works In the same manner as a rolling
stairway. The conveyor on the stage
is to be operated by an electric motor
In the middle Of the stage, the power
being obtained from dynamOs on the
steamer through wires attached to the
stage.
One Of the most serious drawbacks
to the steamboat traffic in recent years
has been the propensity Of the roust-
about to Jump" the boat at any time
that he did not feel disposed to work
and to refuse to 60 out on the boats
even when high wages were offered.
For the past three years it has been an
ordinary occurrence for boats to be de
layed from twelve to twenty-four hours
after they were loaded because the col
ored men declined to accept positions,
and the wages on some Of the southern
boats have been run up as high as $12O
a month on vessels that were obliged
to 20 at certain times. During the busy
season the ordinary wages of the roust'
abouts have ranged from SIS to $50
month.
These conditions have induced bout
builders to devise appurtenances that
will do most of the work Of the rOuster
The ARRANGEMENTS Of the new steamer
s. s. Brown are designed to obviatie
the necessity of employing rousteis
and to require only few laborers tt
move the freight on and of the coli
veyors.
The boat Is also designed to have thu
fuel stored in the hull, to be elevated
to the furnaces by means of steam
elevators. Each stateroom Is to bt
supplied with hot and cold water, ane
the after portion Is to be partitionee
OF for colored passengers. The steam
er Is to be flushed about July 1, ant
the cost will be about $125,O00
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05

plant states that in 1880, upon his
brothers request, Asa transferred all
his Central Pacific holdings to Leland
in consideration of the above agree
ment. This contract was observed
during the life of Leland and, accord
ing to the complaint, before his death
the senator deposited in vault an en-
velope sealed and addressed to his
brother containing 100000 in Central
Pacific stock. Senator Stanford died
in 1898, worth, approximately $1,000
600, and left all to his wife. The COM
plant alleges that she Immediately
took possession Of the 100000 in rail-
road stocks, and refused to deliver
them to Asa, and also declined to pay
the $1,000 monthly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05

reaches the pole, news win be sent
through the air by Mr.. Smith to the
station at Spitzbergen; then it will go
to Hamerfest. where it will be sent by
cable to America.
Mr.. Wellman said that while In Paris
he will make from eight to dozen bal
loon ascensions. He is a member Of
the Aero Club of France and will use
the club balloons. George Juchmes,
the pilot of the Lebaudy airship, has
offered Mr.. Wellman the use Of his
big balloon, and SantOs-DumOnt has Of
fered to teach Mr.. Wellman something
of the mysteries of aeronautics.
II heard from Louis GODDARD recently
by cable" said Mr.. Wellman, land he
says the work is progressing very sat
isfactorily. The airship will hold 224 900
cubic feet of gas. 1t will have an inclos-
ed canvas cabin, in which will be the en-
CINE room and sleeping quarters. and
there will be decks fore and aft. Its
total lifting power will be 10000
pounds. The frame. the anchor and
the ropes will be Of steel. and the ma
chine itself will weigh 1900 pounds"
Mr.. Wellman said he would fly an
American flag from his airship. and he
also carries the cOlors Of the New York
Motor club, some Of whose members
rendered him a parting reception the
other night
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
TRAIN SERVICE IS IMPROVING
o. r. 4 N. Tracks Repaired and Are
Now Open, Except Between Pen.
dIeton and Umatilla.

Information was given out at the
city ticket Office Of the o. r. & N.
this morning that the entire road, with
the exception Of the line between
Pendleton and Umatilla, was open, the
washouts .occasioned by the recent
heavy rains having been repaired. 1t
is expected that the Pendleton and the
Umatilla line will be ready for service
within two or three days. All main
line trains will be run by the way OF
Walla Walla until the bridges near
Echo are put in shape to run trains
over. No. A. the swing train that
connects with No. and No. 4 at WAL
lula. arrived practically on time this
morning bringing a large number Of
passengers and a big mail for eastern
Oregon points.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Deadly Serpent Bites

are as common in India as are stomach
and liver disorders with us. For the
Electric Bitters; the great restorative
medicine Of which S. A. Brown, of Ben
nettsville. S. c., says: "They restored
my wife to perfect health, after years
of suffering with dyspepsia and a
chemically torpid liver" Electric
Bitters cure chills and fever, malaria,
biliousness, lame back, kidney
troubles and bladder disorders. Sold on
guarantee by E. L. Smalley, druggist.
Price soc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Labor Commissioner Hubbard Talks
on Inspection Act
OPERATIONS ARE VERY Satisfactory
ONE THOUSAND CERTIFICATES
ISSUED FROM COMMISSION
Frs OFFICE.

Law gives good results.
Commissioner Hubbard has given
out the following statement regarding
the factory inspection law and it's. ope-
rations:
1.-THE factory inspection law is CIV
ing good results. A very perceptible
decrease of accidents is noticeable
where the law has been adopted. Over
100. SO fees have been paid into the
treasury from manufactures through
out the state, during the first year
ending June 8, 1906.
about 1000 certificates have been
issued from the labor commissioner
office; some 200 have not been granted
certificates on account of not having
complied with inspectors orders to
finish safeguarding machinery. Many
manufacturers have safeguarded their
machinery according to inspectors d.
rections, but have failed to pay the
required fee, consequently are without
certificate of inspection.
MANY fees have already been sent
in for renewal of certificates which
will expire in June Notices will be
sent to all certificate holders before
certificates expire, so that fee can be
sent in for renewal of certificate.
"While most of the manufacturers
realize that the inspection law is
profitable investment for them, it is
also apparently beneficial to the public
from a humane point of view, as many
injuries to employees have been avoided
by safeguarding machinery; still,
strange to say, some manufacturers
maintain that the law is only optional
and that they have a legal right to
run their machinery in an unguarded
concern of the public how many en-
ployes they cripple thereby. This the
court VIII SooH ueCIuo' oe 'Ho 10" VIII
be tested in Judge GOrdOns court in
Seattle next Tuesday.
"This law has proved by many
years test, beyond a doubt necessi-
ty in all eastern states, and in Eu-
rope. where it is more strictly en-
forced; consequently a much less per-
centage of injuries occur there"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
DEADWOOD DICK DIES IN POVERTY
Dime Novel "Hero" Falls Victim to
Pneumonia and Passes Away at
Cripple Creek.

DENVER, June g. A dispatch from
Cripple Creek says that Frank Palmer
said to be the original ''Deadwood
Dick of dime-novel fame. died in the
county hospital there yesterday of
pneumonia. According to the dispatch,
Palmer was born at Jackson, Ill, a
nephew of former Senator John NJ.
Palmer and claimed relationship to the
late Potter Palmer of Chicago.
When II years old Palmer left
home and drifted west. He went to
Deadwood, S. D., in the early. days
OF that camp and became a successful
gambler. He was known as a square
gambler" and the sports Of the mining
camp dubbed him "Deadwood Dick"
the plunger At the age of q Palmer
returned to Illinois and one year later
went TO Chicago, where he married the
sister of a prominent Episcopal minis
ter of that city One child was the is
sue of the marriage. but family diff
1erences arose and one year and SIX
months later the husband and wife
separated and Palmer came west
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
DESERTED IRELAND.
1Ao Tide Of Emigration Seems to
Beyond Dtoppa4e.

1Ae Tide Of Emigration Seems to -
Beyond stoppa9e.
Since the census Of 1900 was taken
nearly 100000 Irish emigrants have
settled in the United States. the year
ending with July. 1905. showing q lar
ger number than any year since 1895.
A new impetus has been given to lrish
emigration within the past two years.
q turn which Is quite perplexing to
those native Irish societies which have
been unsuccessfully attempting to stop
the great national leak for so many
years. The unrest among the young
native Irish element is still wonderful
" strong. An American traveller In
Ireland is as much impressed with this
fact as he is with anything else In that
country Of remarkable things. Every
where he sees and hears of wholesale
departures for the United States. Even
in the remoteSt rural hamlets the old
people can be heard lamenting some re-
cent exodus Of their most promising
young boys and girls. Almost every
man or woman that a traveller meets
and talks with in Ireland has number
Of brothers or sisters or very near rela-
tives who have recently left for the
United States.
Emigration agencies exist In every
part of the island. Every village has
steamship agent, to whose advantage
it is to use every inducement to infiu.
ence the young men and women to en-
igrate. Since their pay must come from
the steamship tickets which they sell.
the agents take good care to see that
many Of them are disposed Of In the
course Of a year. The flaming posters
which they flaunt in the faces Of the
young people who are already FESTIVE
and Overanxious to go. Offering the
cheapest transportation and. to their
minds, fabulous wages on the other
side Of the Atlantic, prove irresistible
to the average Irish villager. During
the past year whole villages in Cavan.
Galway and Donegal have been depop-
ulated, and vast countrysides In Mayo
and Roscommon have been stripped OK
the remnants Of their old time armies
of farm laborers.-The World Today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Gene Bert Sued for Divorce.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June s.
Divorce proceedings were INSTITUTED
this morning by Mrs. Mamie Bert
the Pacific Coast Baseball league. Mrs.
Bert alleges that her husband treated
and often subjected her to severe beat
ings without cause. The couple weri
marriedy in 1891.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
ANNUAL PICNIC A. o. U. w.
Wash, June 9th and 9Th,
1906.

For the above occasion the O. R. &
N. Co.. will sell round trip tickets from
Walla Walla to Waitsburg at a rate Of
IS cents.
Dates Of sale: June 8th and 9Th.
rection, final return limit June 10th.
For additional information, call upon
and Passenger Agent, Walla Walla
Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Bold Robber in Mining Camp.

MANHATTAN, New, June 5.-An
unknown and unmaSked bandit entered
a saloon on Main street at o'clock
this morning and ordered all present
to get out He then robbed the till OF
over fifty dollars. He overlooked ten
thousand dollars lying close by in an
open SAFE After pOcketing the loot
the desperate backed out of the rear
door and escaped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05

again. He drifted into Cripple Creek
nine years ago.
Reverses in fortune came and for
eight years he sold chewing gum and
candy, which he carried around in a
shoe box. 1t is thought that Palmer's
wife and child are still in Chicago. I'm
dertaker Hunt, who has charge of the
remains is trying to find relatives in
Chicago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Exclamation of Cananea Trouble.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 81.
S. Ambassador Thompson of Mexico
has sent to the state department the
Mexican governments version of the
Cananea City outbreak. The trouble
was caused by revolutionists and was
aimed at the Mexican government. The
conspirators were working from st.
Louis, Mo-, headquarters.
Bertha Claiche Sentenced.
NEW YORK, June Bertha Clai-
che who confessed to Staying her for
mer master, Emil Gerderon, was today
sentenced to not less than two
wears and two months and not more
than five years in the states prison.
The prisoner was pleased at the leni-
ency of the court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Dissolution of Copartnership.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween w. H. Meyer and w. J. Keeney
under the firm name of Meyer &
Keenev. is this day dissolved by mu-
tual consent, w. H. Meyer will con-
tinue the business, w. j. Keeney re-
firing.
All debts Of said firm will be paid
and all accounts due said firm will be
collected by w. H. Meyer.
Signed this second day Of June, A. II
1906.
w. H. MEYER,
w. ]. KEENEY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
An Alarming Situation

Frequently results from neglect of
clogged bowels and torpid liver, until
constipation becomes chronic. This
condition Is unknown to those who use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills; the best
and gentlest regulators of Stomach
and Bowels. Guaranteed by E. L.
Smalley, druggist. Price Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June o.
Charging Mrs. Jane L. Stanford with
deliberate fraud and conspiracy, a suit
was filed yesterday by Annie F. STAN
ford, daughter of Asa Stanford, BROTH
err of the late Senator Leland STAN
ford, against the executors of Mrs.
Stanford's will. The complaint charges
Mrs. Stanford with deliberately
defrauding her husbands brother out
of $60S,00O, alleging that, according to
an agreement entered into between Asa
and Leland, the former was to receive
1000 monthly during his natural life
and shares in the Central Pacific rail-
road aggregating 100000. The COM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05

\ little comparison Will show that
the greater part of this continuous in
crease has come from other producers
than the United States. The question
is. then, whether they will not enlarge
their future crops, under favoring con-
dtions, as rapidly as we. If so, how
will the price of wheat, and the out
side worlds demand for our wheat at
our prices, be affected? In 1904 our
crop ran S1,000,000 bushels short of
the year before, and 100000 900 below
the bumper" crop Of 1901, and great
rise in prices, under the foreign de-
mand, was looked for. But European
Russia, as it happened, produced that
year the greatest crop in its history
10 900 900 bushels more than in 1908,
and 221,000,000 more than in 1901, and
our wheat exports fell to much the
smallest aggregate since 1872. Last
year, luckily for our exporters, the
Russian crop decreased $4,000, 600
bushels from the great crop of 1904,
and on the face OF things, a large
yield this year would not be looked
for from Southern Russia, when plant
ing season came in the days of revo-
lutionary unsettlement. On the other
hand. the first concern of the czar and
the new Russian parliament has been
to improve the farming situation.
Meantime Argentine. whose greatest
annual harvest prior to 1899, was
10000. 600 bushels. produced in 1905 no
less than 54,420,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
MEN WOMEN.

Csc Big q for unnatural
discharges, indammattozl,
irritatious or ulcerationI
Of m n 8 Gus membranes
Paiales' and not 1stril.
gent or poisonous.
Sold hy Dv08g1slA
or sent in plain wrapper.
By express. prepaid, toa
el %. a 3 bottlee MS.
CpualaI OasGt % goV >
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
Worlds Output Nearly Billion
Bushels More Than 1906
lGR|CuL TURAl DEPARTMENT HAS FIGURES
COMPARISON SHOWS OTHER
COUNTRIES INCREASING oU--
PUT At RAPID RATE.

The worlds crop Of wheat has shown
of recent years, the following remark
Evening Post the figures being those
of the agricultural department.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05

Here is a pretty steady provision for
the worlds expanding needs. Much of
country; we raised, for instance, 427,-
6S4,O 900 bushels in 1896, against 692,-
of the United States has also done
pretty we'll; here are the figures:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-05
WEllmAws EXPEDITION

CONTINUED From Page Six.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-28
Cobb Divinity School.

Tho Sc anniversary Of the Cobb Divin-
ity school was observed at 10 o'clock. the
historical address being given by ProI.
II. r. Purington The graduating exer-
cises were held at o'clock as follows;
THE Immigrant and His Promise" Mel
vim Shcrburnc Hutchins. East New Port
land: Teachings of Clement. of AlcXan-
dria. and Augustine as Seen in Modern
Theology" Weyman Edward krkpat-
rick. Gaspereaux. n. B.; "The Philoso-
rhv of Christ" George Eugene Mann,
Manyille, r. L. "Bracing Up the Back
bone of the Church, George Douglas
Millbury. Tracy Mills, N. B.; THE Ele-
ments of Strength in the Early Church,
George Adams Senter. Windham. N. II.
The 10Th annual Commencement will be
held tomorrow in the Main street church
and will be followed by the Commence
ment dinner in City hall.
In the evening. from to 10 O'Clock. the
reception to the graduating class Will be
given by President and Mrs. Chase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-28
FARMING SPECIAL.
Several Changes in the Party Are
Made Wednesday,.

Lewiston, Me, June 27-(SpeciaD
The Farming Special left Farming
ton at $40 o'clock Wednesday morning
for North Jay. While in Pennington
a farmer came to Prof. iitchings with
a story that travelling man had dis
covered a new insect greatly resem-
bling the brown-tail moth. only in this
case the tail was blue. Prof. HitchinGs
identified the insect as the beech louise.
which is harmless. The train arrived
at North Jay at $40. o'clock. There
were few people at the station but in
the two hours that the train stopped
crowd, estimated at $50. collected.
The talks were given by Prof. Gowell,
c. S. Pope of Manchester and Prof. A.
w. Gilbert of Orono. This is Mr.. Gill
bert's first speech on the trip.
There were several changes in the
party Wednesday, Prof Charles
Davidson, who has been in California,
and who will occupy the chair of cdu-
cation at the University of Maine next
fall joined the Special at Pennington
Prof. Munson left the train at Farm
wiz So ANtN IlhiIDSlifit
Mr.. Kinball of Bangor. who has been
with the train for several days left at
North Jay.
Some of the North Jay people who
were at the train were Henry Fuller,
George Macomber, Arthur Morse. Sil;rs
Wright, J. d. Ridley. Mrs: NJ. G. Fuller
who has II acres of fine Baldwin trees
and W. w. Rollins of Dixfield who
has 1000 apple trees all in good condi-
ton. The train left North Jay at II
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-28
4th NE. BATTERY
Meets at Oakland for Its
Path Annual Reunion.
l. 7. Smith Of New Sharon
Is Elected President.
Large Aitendance...Ths Resolutions -WiII
Meet at Bingham in 1907.

Oakland. Me-. June 27.-(SpeciaD.-
The 4th Maine Battery Association
held it's Gath annual meeting a memori-
al hall, Wednesday. June q. The pres
ident. P. F. Hurd of Athens, called The
forenoon session to order, after which
the roll was called and the secretary's
and treasurer's reports were read. The
following officers were then elected:
President, I. T. Smith, New Sharon:
Vice President, Cal A. S. Bangs, Au-
gusta; secretary, J. A. Jones, Augusta;
treasurer, M. Mills, Skowhegan.
The members present were: Col. and
Mrs. A. L. Bangs, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Jones, w. H. Brooks, Augusta; r. L.
Hurd, Athens; L. G. Brown, Octave
Thompson and daughter, Mrs. Hattie
Curtis, MIR. and Mrs. Ambrose Vittun.
Bingham; Charles Crymble, John Rowe,
Joseph B. French, North Arson; E. M.
Dearborn. Vienna; A. A. Lakin, Water
VILE; Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Stevens,
South Norridgewock: o. d. Wech,
Wayne: Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Holway,
Fairfield Center; b. Frank White. Oak
land; J. Il. Smith. New Sharon; Jud-
son Amcs, Foxcroft; j. L. Johnson,
Newport; II. II. Powers, Pittsfield:
Martin Horvillc. II. +. Cannon. NJ.
Mills. SkOwhcsan; l.. H. Parker, West
Pennington; Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Fcss,
Vienna: John Foss. Harmony; G.. II.
Mckinney. North Arson; Marian Mills,
Skowhegan. Dinner served at noon by
w. r. c. ladies.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the president. Col. a. 5. Bangs.
The motion was carried to present the
w. r. c. the sum of $40 for the excel
lent dinner served by the ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Benson and Mrs.
Alice Gilman were made honorary men,
bers of the assecia ton.
The following resolutions were drawn
up: The 4th Maine Battery Associa-
ton wish to express at their oath an
nual meeting their appreciation of tie
cordial reception received from the
citizens of Oakland and the Woman's
Relief Corpse Z {
Therefore be iii resolved: That our
hearty thanks bcNeNtended to Sergeant
Wyman Posi- forl their hearty reception
and the use of their hall and to the
w. IL. =. LOT tielt se'letoen 'ii" fDo.
tiful entertainment. Also that the
thanks OF the Association. be tender
ed to the railroads for their courtesy
in extending us reduced rates.
During the year we have been sad
dened by the death of Comrades Abel
Davis, Frank Bartell and W. l.. His-
gins.
Therefore be it resolved, That we
wish to extend our sympathy to the
friends of the deceased.
The meeting adjourned to meet at
Bingham one year from today.
Through the courtesy of Amos Gerald
the entire gathering visited Cascade
park by special car in the afternoon.