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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
SAYS DIR. JOHNSON
GAVE HER THE SHAKE

That DR.. Adolph P. Johnson, one
of the well known physicians Of
this city has deserted his wife and
family and fed the state, is
charged in divorce papers filed this
morning by Mrs. Anna c. Johnson.
The complaint also says that the
doctor has frequently requested
his wife to get a divorce so that
he could marry another woman,
and the allegation is made that
since leaving he has written, stat
ing that he will not contribute to
her support or that of the family
unless she commences divorce
against him.
1t is also set up that the doctor
had attempted to dispose Of prop
erty in order that the wife might
not have 1t. Plaintiff was aban-
doned on July 20, at which time
he had commenced secretly to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
AND
TAXES

Representatives of the manage
ment of the Womans hotel at
Sprague avenue and Madison street
this afternoon appeared before the
board Of equalization and asked
that the assessment of $4,000
against the institution be removed
because the institution is behevo.
lent one and should be exempt.
H. d. Skinner for the Crittenton
Home asked for the wiping out of
the assessment on lot belongings
to the institution, which lot had
been purchased at tax delinquency
sale by a private individual but
since has been redeeded to the
home.
J. p. M. Richards Of the Spokane
& Eastern Trust company asked for
a reduction of $4,000 on the ground
Of lot / Of block 81 of the Resurvey
owned by the company, because It
was out of proportion to other sim.
liar property in the vicinity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
THEY DON'T
DIG THE S

'Uncle Jim" Sherman Of Utica,
N. Y, may possibly feel aggrieved
at the GOODNESS with which his call
for 81 from republicans working
in harmony" in Spokane. So far
as Is known about the only re-
Spouse to the proposition, "Pay q
dollar and get a free copy of the
campaign text book" comes from
the federal employees. Seventeen
county republican office holders
were asked II they had sent for
the book, and no one answered In
the Affirmative.
One became interested. He ask
ed: as this the fund for which
Congressman Nick Longworth con-
tributed his dollar?'
yes" was the answer.
"As a county employee have not
the time to talk about It."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

convey property" to the extent Of
over $4,000, 1t is claimed. He tried
to sell his automobile and had
turned it over to one Peter Hall
for the purpose Of sale to Eugene
de Smeth for $1,000.
Since he left Spokane, the doc
tor has written, giving certain
real estate claimed by the wife to
be community property to her, but
as the papers are without the
necessary formalities she cannot
sell the land with clear title. She
says that the personally left be-
hind will not appraise more than
$3.50. The couple were married in
Spokane in 1892 and have two
children.
Mrs. Johnson asks for alimony
and counsel fees and also for an
injunction restraining her husband,
Hall and de Smeth from disposing
OF the property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
FIX COST Of
V|AO()(;T

John T. O'Brien, secretary of the
city commissioners, this morning
made an appointment with ]. P.
O'Brien, general manager of the
O. r. e N, to meet the board Of
commissioners and members of the
city council at o'clock this after
noon for the purpose of discussing
the question of viaduct over the
tracks on Washington street.
J. P. O'Brien arrived in his spe-
cial car from Portland, Ore, yes
terday afternoon, accompanied by
George T. Forsyth and G. w,
Boschke, the former the bridge
expert and the latter chief engineer
of the system.
All day the general manager was
going over the line on special in
vestigation made necessary by the
absence of the division superin-
tendent, who is in Denver, Col, at
tending a convention of superin-
tendentS. For this reason he could
not arrange time to meet earlier
with the city officials.
The viaduct proposition is a vital
one. City Engineer Mcintyre has
prepared the plans of a monster
viaduct to connect with the present
Great Northern viaduct, which is
to reach from hill to hill, covering
the tracks Of the Great Northern,
O. R. & N. and Spokane & Inland
railways. The commissioners de.
sire to arrange it SO that these
railroads with the Spokane Trac,
ton company shall each bear a part
of the viaduct expense with the
city. The estimated cost of this
work is $145,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
BIG SEATTLE
FAKE

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. ga
confidence game Of incredulous pro-
portions. worked in this city since
December, has just come to light
Prominent men Of the northwest
have been victimized to the extent
of $150,000. Among the alleged
victims are Chas. Cunningham, Pen
dleton, 100000; w. P. Gwyn, Ana
conda, $4,000; Thomas Norton.
Sacramento, 10000; DR.. G. E.
Blackburn, Butte, $4,000.
The game was fake wrestling and
fight bouts on which the victims
thought they had a sure thing. The
bouts were pulled off in an obscure
arena on the shore of Lake Wash
ington.
Alleged instigators of the fake
fights are Russell B. Hartman.
alias Russ Barrett, and F. w.
Brown, an eastern confidence man.
and Matthew Ries, a well known
horseman.
The expose was made today by a
local newspaper and arrests are ex-
pected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
WIDOW ENDS
HER LIFE

Sometime yesterday during the
absence of her sons, Mrs. A. Rem
shaw, a widow, living on Pleasant
prairie, nine miles from town, COM
mitted suicide by hanging
Coroner Witter last night receiv-
ed >sarslephone message from H. l..
Lancaster notifying him Of the fact.
The remains had not reached the
city this afternoon.
Yesterday Berkeley Renshaw, a
son of the suicide, was thrown
from his horse on Second avenue
and Monroe street and sustained
a broken collar bone. He was taken
to Sacred Heart hospital and his
brother set out to notify their
mother. On his arrival at the
ranch he discovered the limp form
of his motoher hanging from the
end Of rope.
Neighbors say Mrs. Renshaw had
been failing mentally for some
time.
The body of Mrs. Renshaw will
be taken to Deer Park, Wash, to.
morrow to be buried beside her
husband, who died last May.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
FOR SAKE
OF FAMILY

Not for 80 days will the forg-
cry charge against Carl Nitsche be
heard according to the postpone
ment made by Justice Hinkle this
morning. In the meantime Nit
sche has been released on his own
recognizance to give him an oppor.
tunity to secure $500 surety bond.
He has wife and seven small
children and his family when all
lined up in police court to hear his
and their troubles resembled a
stepladder.
A. H. Robinson, jointly charged
with passing worthless check in
assisting Nitsche in getting rid Of
them, has been bound over to the
superior court on a previous
charge Of grand larceny and as
both he and Nitsche are to be
tried together, 1t was decided to
set the case a month ahead hoping
in the meantime that the superior
court would reach Robinson's case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
SPOKANE TIED UP
BY M'KENz|E

Until Lee Mckenzie, the ppo-bah
of fire insurance rates in this state
comes here-and he promises to be
here about September there Is
no show to do anything about In
surance rates in Spokane. 1t is
hoped that by that time the city
fathers win have completed the
water works improvements so as to
give Mckenzie some alleged
ground to work on.
In the meantime the Spokane
chamber of commerce has its
hands tied as regards cooperation
with similar bodies in Seattle and
Tacoma. The latter city has sent
a request for cooperation and Sec
rotary Monroe has been forced to
state that nothing can be done by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

Spokane until after McKenzie's
visit.
In Seattle the matter is at boil
ing point. For 10 months l.. NJ.
Wood has been stirring up things
and got together pool Of between
$1,000,0O0 and 100000 to be
placed with companies outside the
Washington Insurance association.
Some of the men In the pool were
appeased by offers and have with
drawn, but Mr.. Wood believes
there is still enough left to be
used in forcing lower rates. 1t is
claimed that subsequent to this
combination, the association went
out of business, but that Mr.. Nc
KenZie continues as insurance sur
veyor In a private capacity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

The epidemic Of early morning
buarglaries of late causes people to
wonder why all these tricks are
successfully accomplished in day
light.
The reason is that only six po-
licemen patrol this city of $4,000
people between the hours Of 4 a.
m. and II noon. These six men
have long beats to look after and
there are times when a policeman
is not in sight for hours at a time.
During these hours there is but
one man on duty on all the north
side of the river.
Between the hours of ~ and 8
p. m. there are eight men looking
after the trOublemakers. If there
is any time of day when the cop
pers are not so badly needed it is
during the hours of daylight, for
on account Of the lax rules of both
city and county almost every other
man one meets is empowered by
special police or deputy sheriff
authority.
Between II o'clock at night and
4 o'clock in the morning there are
IA men on duty. Some time ago
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
BURGLARS Have
LITTLE TO FEAR

an appropriation was made for five
additional patrolmen, but the city
council as yet has not seen fit to
indorse this so that the men may
be put to work. Politics 1t Is un.
derstood is responsible, for, while
the council hens and haws over
matters of franchises and talks"
about bridges, the members are
playing their favorites for post
tons on the force.
1t is not generally known but for
three hours, from 4 o'clock until
7 o'clock in the morning, the po-
lice department is without an Of
fetal head.
Chief of Police Waller and Ser
geant McPhee are in charge Of
the department from 7 o'clock in
the morning until o'clock at
night, when Captain Coverly and
Sergeant Sullivan come to work.
From then on these offlcers are in
charge and remain on duty until
4 o'clock a. m.
1t would seem that a much bet.
ter and more efficient arrangement
of the present force than this
could be made for the protection Of
the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
COP COMPOUNDED
BY CLEAN FACE

Such surprising change was
made in the personal appearance
of Thomas McCue by washing that
when he came before Justice Hin.
kle in police court this morning on
charge Oh drunk, Patrolman Nc
Cloud didn't recognize him.
He was booked to McCloud and
when the policeman got upon the
witness stand and faced the pris.
oner he looked wide-eyed at him
and then turned shame-facedly
toward the court.
"Y-your honor he stammered,
Il don't think this is the man
arrested"
But it was. McCue, when he SOB
cred up this morning, was given a
good wash and didn't really recog.
nize himself. He was fined 81 and
costs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
KILL OFF REBEL
! GENERAL

HAVANA, Aug. 23-General Ban
deras, negro insurgent was killed
this morning in a fight with rurales.
The body was fully identified.
Banderas had pitched his camp
and stationed guards thinking he
had eluded pursuit. Two of his
followers were also killed.
Gurrar's insurgenk army is pre-
pared to advance against the gov
eminent troops. Gurrar telegraph
ed officials of the Western railway
II more troops were sent to rein
force the government he would
blow up the road and bridges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
BRIDGE IS STILL
UNSAFE

George r. Forsyth, the o. r. &
N. bridge expert, who condemned
several of the city bridges about
six weeks ago following the col
lapse of the middle span on How
ard street, arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon. He will leave for
Portland, Ore, tonight. Owing to
stress of office affairs Mr.. Forsyth
said he could not possibly return
to finish the work of inspection of
local bridges until the latter part
Of next month.
In talking about bridge construc-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
CANS TRAINS ON POKER

GOLDFIEID, Aug. 23.-Joe Cans
has been sitting in big poker
game since yesterday afternoon. A
couple Of wise ones are in the game
with an eye for his coin. He's
supposed TO have lost several
pounds by this method of training.
Nelson Is taking his on the road.
His financial balances are being
fattened on the stock exchange.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
he FALLS FROM GRACE

J. c. Longbehn, a young man
who had not tasted liquor for nine
months previous to last night, was
allowed his freedom by Justice
Hinkle this morning, a fine of $50
being suspended conditioned upon
the young mans good behavior in
future.
j. c. fell off the water cart last
night while looking upon the hops
when it was foaming over the edge
of the glass at the Kaiser bar.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
PHILIPPINE BONDS GO
TO SINGLE CONCERN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Fiske
Il Robinson of New York, received
I,000,000 in Philippine certificates,
bids for which were opened today.
They bid 1902. Higher bids were
made but the government chose to
sell the entire issue to one con-
Germ. Two bids considerably high.
err unaccompanied by certified
checks were filed but no attention
was paid to them. The government
will permit no more coups such as
an express clerk made on canal
bonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
NAVAL REVIEW
IS DIRT CHEAP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The
naval review at Oyster Bay, in
stead of costing the country ST.
100000 as charged, will cost just
5000 above the expense of main
tanning the feet one day, which ex-
pense would have to be borne
whether there is any review or not.
The extra $500 is for salutes for
black powder condemned for every
purpose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

tion he said he had looked over the
plans for the reinforcing Of the
Monroe street structure and is not
in favor Of trying to bolster it up.
A new bridge should be put in.
Forsyth declares the bridge as it
now stands totally unreliable and
claims that should a street car run
off the track, or a bunch Of steers
be driven over it, the whole thing
might collapse. He recommends
the commissioners place a watch
man thehre to keep teams at a
walk and street cars from speed
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
SCRAP CASE TOMORROW .

The case of j. A. Cederberg. a
clerk for the Spokane Employment
office, and A. Dawson, will he heard
tomorrow morning. This is the re.
suit of trouble yesterday afternoon
during which j. f. Maher was
knocked over by Cederburg and his
hip injured. James Britt, on be-
half of the employment office, says
Cederberg was not responsible for
the trouble nor for the injury to
Maher.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

charity of friends. DR.. Genoway Is
advocating special consumptive
ward which Is to be isolated from
any other patients. He would
have 1t conducted In connection
with some hospital.
Not city in the state of Wash
ington has consumptive ward
such as they have In most large
cities In other states.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
TAKES NO CHANCES

me wanta da interp," was what
Jim Demi, Italian, this morning
said when his case was called be-
fore Justice Hinkle. The Italian is
charged with the larceny of shirts,
socks, suspenders and handker-
chiefs from the Main avenue cloth
ing store of Fl. Settler. The hear
ing was postponed until Monday
to give Demi an opportunity to get
counsel and the city to find an
"interp."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
MAJOR CAPTURES
GYPSY CAMP

Major Gwydir, city license In.
spector, put his sleuth clothes on
this morning and located Gypsy
camp ON North Monroe street
There were five men at the camp
Is babies, six dogs and a hen
staked out with a string.
When the major got the two boss
Gypsies to the police station they
gave their names as John Johnson
and George Adams.
Chief of Police Waller gave them
orders to "skiddoo." Some time
ago he threatened to pinch the
whole outfit for vagrancy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
WHO WANTS TO CO.?

Mayor Floyd l.. Daggett this
morning received communication
from the Yakima Commercial club
of North Yakima, Wash, soliciting
the attendance of Spokane repre-
sentatives upon an irrigation meet
ing which is to be held there Sep.
TENDER 10.
Mayor Daggett wishes to hear
from those who wish TO attend as
representative of this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
BEGIN TO REBUILD
THEIR RUINED CITY

The government has appropriate
ed $4,000,000 for relief of the des-
titute. A company will be organ
lied to raise money and rebuild the
city. There is much trouble in
burying the dead as all cemeteries
were destroyed.
Citizens are required to cease
moving about at p. m, and all
found out after that time will be
shot as marauders.
Great sheds have been erected to
shelter the homeless from terrific
rains prevailing since the disaster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
MORE ROADS
SUSPECTED

CLEVELAND, Aug. 23.-Attor-
ney Marchand, representing the in
terstate commerce committee, Is in
conference today with Chas. Cham
berlain. secretary Of the National
Petroleum socity. Marchand says
the commission Is likely to resume
work here soon and investigate
charges against railroads of the
central west which are alleged to
be discriminating.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
BRIGHAM BoUND Over

Brigham Willard Young, grand.
son of the late Brigham Young,
Mormon apostle, was bound over to
the superior court this morning by
Justice Hinkle. Young was charged
with passing worthless check for
800 on E. c. Morris.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

Letters of administration were
issued by Judge KEENAN, this morn
ing on the estate of Margaret NJ
Young, who died in this city last
February leaving $3.50 worth Of
real property here. The hus band,
William NJ. Young, is made admin
istrator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
AID FOR THE
CH|[EANS

At the meeting of the chamber
of commerce trustees this noon
the matter Of extending aid from
this city to the sufferers from the
Chilean earthquake was considered
and committee named, of which
Charles Hebberd of Tull & Gibbs is
chairman, to formulate a plan for
raising what Spokane should con-
tribute. No definite plan was out
lined, ways and means being left
entirely to the committee.
The Seattle chamber of COM
merce has taken steps to collect
and forward relief from the coast
cities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
WILL CARVE
IDAHO

OYSTER BAY. Aug. 23.-Cortel-
you after conference this morn.
ing with Pinchot said it was likely
that a new reserve would be es-
tablished in northern Idaho. Pin
chot will start September to at
tend the irrigation congress at
Boise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
LOST IN MAILS

Richard Marsh of S107 Wall
street reported to the police this
morning that he had failed to re-
ceive a valuable package sent to
him from Marcus, Wash, through
the mails, unregistered. The pack
age contained a bracelet made of
gold and silver buttons and a heart
shaped gold locket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
SENDS NEGROES AWAY

VoCfFPPs 2NoWs ~ sNUcEdtfunb
OYSTER BAY, Aug 23.-Gen.
Bell, chief of staff, called on the
president today to discuss the
Brownsville trouble before taking
further action. He says he has
replaced the negro troops with
whites and has sent the blacks to
Fort Reno.
Clifford Pinchot talked with the
president on forestry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
CAPTAIN BURNETT DEAD.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-Jo-
seph j. Burnett, captain of detec-
tives of the San Francisco police
department, and well known in po-
lice circles, died last night at Pa.
cific Grove of asthma and heart
trouble.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
KANSAS CITY
WASHED OUT

and 200 corpses. The bodies were
washed into a ditch opened by
sewer construction. Persons liv-
ing near say many were carried
into the river.
Employees reburied as many as
they could find, and endeavored to
conceal the facts from lot owners
as much as possible to prevent
distress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
WOULD UNITE
CA. REPUBLICS

SAN SALVADOR, Aug. ga
unionist party has been organized
here for the purpose of uniting all
Central American nations into one
republic.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
WANT STANDk I'd
POLICY

ST. PAUL, Aug. 23.--The COM
mittee of insurance commissioners
today adopted resolution favoring
a standard policy in every state In
the union. 1t Will determine upon
the form to be used.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
ALL DOORS CLOSED TO
POOR CONSERVATIVE

"It's hard row that the home
less consumptive has In this CITY,"
said DR.. c. V. Genoway. head OF
the health department this morn
ing.
DIR. Genoway then went on to say
that local hospitals all refuse these
patients and that they are thrown
out of lodging houses and are COM
PEELED to exc out % existence upon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
GENERALS DAUGHTER
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE

MOSCOW, Aug. 23.-The trial Of
three men charged with conspir-
acy to murder Doubassoff began
today. One of the accused is a
daughter of General Keller,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
(Scripps News Association

KAN CITY, Aug. 23.-The
greatest rain ever recorded here
fell this morning. Trains were
blocked at Seventeenth street,
where the water was six feet deep.
Citizens in a number of instances
narrowly escaped drowning.
The floods washed from graves
in Elmwood cemetery between 100
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
(Ecripps News ssociation.D

VALPARAISO, Aug. 23.-The
governor of Valparaiso today is
sued a proclamation saying there
would soon be plenty of food, medi-
cines and shelter. He warned the
people that the authorities are full
" able to control disorders and no
lawlessness would be permitted.
Some business houses resumed
today. Wire communication with
Santiago Is restored, but govern
ment officials only may use the
lines. Martial law still prevails.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
FlENDlSH WORK OF
VALPARAISO CHOulT

VALPARAISO, Aug. 23.--Bandits
cut off the ears and fingers of Nine.
Mont, wife OF the president-elect
OF Chile, to get her jewelry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
ICE MACNATES
DENY CHARGE
(E-rfpps News Association

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 23.-W. S.
Lyons and Harry Burke, ice mag
mates, were arraigned this morning
for conspiracy in restraint of
trade. They pleaded not guilty
and were released on bonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23
STILL after
HEARST
tScripps News Association.)

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-Jerome
took another whack at Hearst to-
today. He said Hearst has no ideas
and as man unimpertance. Speak
ing of the Murphy incident Jerome
said Murphy's brains are in Eu-
rope, meaning Croker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-08-23

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.-The
chamber of commerce relief COM
mittee decided this morning to
send $4,000 to the relief of Val
paraiso sufferers.