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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26
FIGHT WITH MOONSHlNERS

One Officer Wounded and Two Men
Killed.
HENDERSON, KY, Feb. 26.-Reve-
nue. officers, commanded by U. S. Mar
shall Blair and Deputy Collector Holli-
day, tried today to arrest Faro Sloan,
Perry Sloan and Henry Short. Both
was badly wounded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-26

German Empress III.
BERLIN. Feb. 26-It is officially an
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
PIG IRON STATISTICS.
Production Ia United States and Canada For
Half a Year.

Philadelphia, Especially The Ameri-
can. Iron and Steel Association has re-
ceived from the manufacturers complete
statistics of the production of pig iron
in the United States and Canada in the
first half of 1906. The production of
pig iron in the United States for the
period named was I2,6o2,ooI gross tons,
against II,8oo,2o5 tons in the last half
of 1905 and 11,Io3,I75 tons in the first
half of 1906 The production in the
first half of 1906 was the largest in
any half year in the history of the trade,
and larger than that of any whole year
prior to 1890. 1t is not reasonably GER
tain that the production of pig iron in
1906 will exceed 100000 tons.
The production in Canada in the first
half OF 1906 amounted to 2S2,oIo tons,
against 257,7o7 tons in the last half Of
1905 and 21o,2o6 tons in the first half
of that year. The production in the first
six months of 1906 was the greatest in
any half year in the history of the Do
minion 1t was also greater than the
production of any whole year prior to
1902
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
RAILROADS TO
BE PROSECUTED
Safety.Appliance Law
Alleged.
Violations
UNDER DIRECTION GENERAL MOODY.
Action to Be Taken by United States Attor'
neys 10 Various Districts Under the Federal
Statute Seventeen Suits Against Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy and Thirty Against
the Iron Mountain.

Washington, D. c., (SpeciaD At
torney General Moody in accordance
with the policy heretofore determined
upon has directed further prosecution OF
number of railroads for violation OF
the federal safety appliance acts. The
United States attorneys for the various
districts wherein the violations were
committed will be directed to file and
vigorously prosecute suits for the re-
covery of the statutory penalty.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway Company will be sued for y
penalties, and the St Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern Railway Company for
80 penalties.
The roads to be made defendants and
the districts wherein suits will be
brought are as follows:
Belt Railroad, of Chicago, Northern
district of Illinois; Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company, Eastern district Of
Kentucky; Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company, district of Nebraska;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
way Company, district of Nebraska !;
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail
way Company, Southern district of
Iowa; Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Company, Northern district of Illinois;
Grand Trunk Western Railway Com
pany, Northern district of Illinois; Kan
sas City Southern Railway Company,
Western district of Missouri; Minnea-
polls and ST. Louis Railway Company,
district of Minnesota; Missouri Paci-
fc Railway Company, Western district
of Missouri and district of Nebraska ;
ST. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Company, Western district of Tennes-
see; St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company, Western
district of Tennessee; ST. Louis South
western Railway Company, Eastern dis
trict of Arkansas; Southern Railway
Company, Western district of Tennessee;
Union Pacific Railway Company, dis
trict of Nebraska; Union Railway Com
pany, of Memphis, Western district of
Tennessee; Union Stockyards Company,
of Omaha, district of Nebraska.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
OVER slOO,0oO TAKEN.
Clifford S. hlxton. Is Said to Have Made
Confession

Pittsburg (SpeciaD Clifford S. Hix-
ton, the bookkeeper of the Union Trust
Company of this city, who is under ar
rest and is said to have confessed to
peculations amounting to $I25.ooo, is
still locked up in Jail, having thus far
failed to secure the $4,000 bail fixed in
the case
There has been no arrest here yet of
a fellow-employe said to have been i'm
plicated in Hixton's confession, and it
is reported the fellow-employe has left
the city.
The bank officials refuse to discuss
the case in any phase, and are bending
every effort to keep the matter quiet.
and local papers have apparently ignored
the case from the beginning.
1t was learned from reliable source
tonight that the case of the fellow-em-
p1oye of Hixton has been placed in the
hands of well-known detective force Of
New York City, who have turned it
over to local agency acting as its oper-
atives. The name of the missing man
will not be disclosed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Two Men Injured.

Newport. R. L, (SpcciaD Two men
were injured, instead OF one. as first re-
ported, in the collision between the
battleships Alabama and Illinois Monday
night, the fact becoming known We'd
nesday, when Ordinary Seaman Hanley,
of Syracuse. N. Y, was brought to the
hospital with the bones of the left hand
fractured He was struck by falling
boat when the collision occurred Ordi-
nary Seaman Corbett of Frankfort, Ky,
previously reported injured, also was
brought to the hospital today. He lost
one leg by amputation as the result OF
the accident and il was found today that
his left arm was fractured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
UP ALL NIGHT in A BALLOON.
Sail 24O Miles and Cross Three States
Weird Voices.

New York (SpeciaD = The balloon
Nirvana, carrying DR.. Julian P. Thomas
and Roy Knabenshue, which left the Gas
works at the foot of East One Hundred
and Twenty-eighth Street, this city, at
$50 O'Clock Sunday night, landed safe
ly at Brant Rock, Mass, shortly before
noon Monday. The aeronauts had COW
cred a distance of about 24o miles, and
they reported that the trip had been
made without mishap.
The balloonists spent the night sailing
over Long Island Sound, and at many
times were SO close to the surface of the
water that they were able to converse
with folks on passing boats. The crew
of the tugboat E. A. Keller sighted the
balloon late in the night off New Lon
don. Walter Miner, the skipper of the
tug, hadn't heard of the ascension, and
he says he was greatly startled to see
what appeared to him like big barn
come drifting down from the sky. Cap
tain Miner piped all hands up on deck,
and the crew looked at the dark drifting
object in state of fear Finally voice
from above called out: "Where are
WEI"
"Of Penfeld's Reef" replied Captain
Miner "Are you from Mars, and not
acquainted with local geography"
The occupants of the balloon then
called out, telling who they were, and
where they were from Ballast was
chucked overheard, the balloon rose
high and soon disappeared. A landing
was made for water at Noank, Ct, at
5.45 o'clock in the morning.
The landing was almost directly over
the home of David Main. The Main
family were just getting up when they
were startled by shots out of doors, and
going out heard voices in the fog clouds
overhead They were frightened until
they observed the great balloon descend
ing. The aeronauts made nice land
ing. and, throwing out their anchor,
came to halt near fence and secured
the balloon to the gate post. filling the
car with stones from the roadside to hold
it down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
TRAIN IS sIDESWIPRD.
Fifty Passengers Imprisoned In Overturned
Car.

Akron, o. (Special) While taking
siding at Silver Lake, FIVE miles north OF
here, northbound accommodation pas
senger train on the Cleveland. Akron and
Columbus Railroad was sidewiped by
a southbound passenger train. Nine peo-
pie were injured, but none seriously.
One coach of the northbound train was
hurled from the tracks and overturned
and another was turned on its side.
There were nearly so persons in the
overturned car and nine of them were
cut and bruised The passengers were
imprisoned in the car for while, but
the windows were soon broken and all
were taken out
The accident is said to have been caus-
ed by a disregard of orders by the en-
gineer of the southbound train.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
For Contempt of Court.

Havana (By Cable).-Mr. Reyes,
translator at the United States Lega-
ton, is to be prosecuted for contempt of
court, he having snatched a paper from
a Judge in which he made a declaration
regarding a civil suit against him. 1t
is understood that in the paper Keyes
claimed that as an employee of the lega-
ton he was immune from a SUMMONS
from a Cuban court. He has been dis
charged from his position at the iega-
ton The matter is regarded as/of no
importance by the officials.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Woman Rescues Drowning Woman.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Special)-Miss
BERTHE Schneider, of Milwaukee, rescued
Miss Clara l.. CROWN from drowning
in the Chippewa River. Miss Corwin,
who could not swim, foated by means
of inflated wings 10 point in the
river beyond her depth, when the air in
the wings began to exhaust, and She
sank Miss Schneider was coming from
a mile swim and reached the drowning
woman just as she was going under a
second time and towed her to shore. A
crowd of helpless girls were on shore
witnessing the thrilling rescue. Miss
Corwin weighs IS pounds more than
Miss Schneider
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

Theodore Cramp and James w. Pot
ter have gone to Europe.
London was large seller of Ameri-
can stocks. Paris liquidation of Russian
securities continues.
Wheat and corn exports in July were
away ahead of last year. The actual
figures were I3,II2,ooo bushels, against
Io,17I,ooo bushels in July, 1905.
II thing Morgan is going to put up
Southern Railway" was the tip sent out
by leading. firm of brokers.
Pittsburg sold $I,5oo,ooo' of city a per
cent bonds at IooI5, which is little
below the price received by New York
for its 4 per cents. With city bonds SELL
ing on a A per cent, basis, it is not
much wonder that investors refuse to
buy railroad or other bonds which yield
no more. or stocks which yield even less.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
To Round up tie PuIaianes.

Manila (By Cable). = General Lee,
commander of the American forces on
the Island of Leyte, has telegraphed to
General Wood that he has 500 regular
troops, besides number of scouts and
constabulary, ready to begin movement
to round up" the rebeflious Pulaj anes.
The municipal presidents charge that
the recent outbreak was caused by the
action of Governor Deveyra in disarm-
ing the municipal police of many towns,
thus leaving the homes of this people
practically unGuarded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
FOREIGN

NJ. Malm, chief of police of Helsin-
fors, Finland, and two adjutants have
resigned as a consequence of the recent
disorders.
The people of Odessa, Russia, are in
dread of mutinies and uprisings, and TO-,
600 are reported to have left the city.
A manifesto was issued by Russian
Revolutionists calling upon the people
to support the general strike.
The Hamburg American steamship
Company decided to build steamship
larger than any liner ahoat
Miss Hollander, Pittsburg girl, saw
ed a youth from drowning at Blaurten-
burghe, Belgium.
Twelve thousand miners stopped work
at Lugansx, province of Yekaternoslav.
There was rioting and footing by the
unemployed in Cefetown.
The crew of the cruiser Pamyat Azo-
va mutinied and killed the commander
and four other officers. The battleship
Slava has been ordered to find and sink
the mutineer.
The peasants in the north central part
of Russia are reported to have set fire
to the forest preserves, and an immense
tract is said to be ablaze.
The Duke of Devonshire made sig
nifcent statement in the British House
of Lords while speaking in opposition
to the governments educational bill.
Walter Freidlander, while descending
the Brauningzinken, in Switzerland,
slipped and was hurled owe ra precipice.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
blow up the police headquarters build
ing in Moscow with an internal ma
chine.
|. The new Dominique ministry, in
Spain, upholds the civil marriage and
forbids restrictions on burials in con-
secrated cemeteries
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Death Due TO chagres Fever.

New Orleans (Special).-A bad out
break of Charges fever on board the
steamer White Hall, from Colon. was
discovered when the vessel reached the
Mississippi River quarantine station
Charges is a very fatal type of malarial
fever The White Hall had one mem
Der of her crew dead when she arrived
at quarantine and nine others i'll with
the fever, the nature of which was final
ly determined by an autopsy on the dead
seaman. The steamer was detained in
definitely at quarantine There were
no passengers on the White Hail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
WANT DOWIE's PLACE.
vonva aud Alfred E. Bills Are Rival
Candidates.

Chicago (SpeciaD.- Two candidates
filed their certificates of nomination for
the office of general overseer of the
Chistian Apostolic Catholic Church in
Zion in the United States District Court
here. The candidates are Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, who took charge of the church
and Zion City after John Alexander
Dowie had been suspended, and Alfred
E. Bills, formerly an adherent of Dow
les. Dowie disclaims any connection
with Bills.
Bills is said to be a large property
owner in Zion City and has lived in that
city for five years.
Dowie for the second time announced
that he would not be candidate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
T,sIumeu Killed In Wreck.

Michigan City, Ind, (SpeciaD.-Con-
ductor Myron L. Bradley, of Michigan
City, was killed and four other train
men were injured at Hartsdale in a
wreck on the Michigan Central Rail-
way. Bradley's train crashed into cut
of coal cars, which had moved by their
own weight from siding onto the main
track. Engineer Trainor and Fireman
Warner were buried under the engine
for several hours, but were not seriously
injured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
From FiuIand to Oregon Alone.

Bosom, Mass, (SpeciaD. = Each of
them wearing tag marked Portland,
Ore, u. S. A." three little girls. the
eldest not more than II years old, ar
rived here unaccompanied on the Gun
ard Line steamer Ivernia from Heling-
fors, Finland, the present seat Of serious
revolutionary disturbances. The girls
were given over to the railroad officers
for their journey across the continent.
They go to their father, Peter Westgard,
of Portland, Ore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
A Duel to the Death.

Springfield, Mo, (SpeciaD - In the
streets of Chadwick, Mo, Charles Free
man, merchant, and Robert Keene, IS
years old, shot each other to death with
revolvers Suit recently was brought by
Freeman charging Keene with assault
ing Freeman's daughter. When the men
met on the street both drew revolvers
and fred. Freeman was shot in the fore
head and in the left breast. Keene was
shot three times in the heart Both men
were dead when the spectators reached
them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

Instructions were sent to United States
district attorneys in Kentucky. Tennes-
see and Alabama to bring suits against
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
The Secretary OF the Navy has ordered
the court-martial of Lieut.. Edward n.
Dunn, U. s. N, on the charge Of scanda-
lous conduct.
Attorney General Moody has decided
that the eight-hour law does not apply
TO warships being built under contract.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Tourists SwlndIed.

Mexico City (SpeciaD Three Amer
leans, Fred Jones, Jerome Turner and
w. ]. Wilson, have been arrested and
sent to Belem prison, charged with prac-
ticing swindling on American tourists
whom, it is alleged, they lured to bell
tower of a cathedral and induced to
gamble and, when the latter protested, a
bogus detective came upon the scene,
frightening the losers into silence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
Major scofIeId Commits Suicide.

San Francisco (SpeciaD Major Viii
liam B. Sco6eld, paymaster in the regu-
lar Army, son of the late Lieutenant
General Sco6eld, U. S. A., retired, shot
and killed himself Major Sco6eld was
on leave of absence on account of i'll
health; and in explanation of the suicide,
1t is said that he feared an attack of To-
comotor ataxia and that he would be-
como a burden to his wife.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
An Alpine Climber Killed.

Vienna (By Cable).-Walter Fried
lander, grandson of Professor Pulitzer,
the Austrian artist, and cousin of Joseph
Pulitzer, of New York. slipped while
he was descending the Brauningzinken,
and was sent flying over precipice. He
was killed by the fall His companion,
Asele Schreither, an authoress. was
seriously injured by fall. The Alpine
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-11-16

TN the Superior Court of the state Of Washing
ton, for Thurston county.
Allen White, Plaintiff, vs.. q. G. Merracld ant
- Merrifeld his wife, and Frank MerrfielC
and - Merrifeld his wife. and all persons. 4
any unknown, claiming any interest or having
any interest In the hereinafter described prop
erty, Defendants.
Summons.
Foreclosure of Tax Lien
The State Of Washington to 0. c. Mcrriheld
and - Merrineld his wife, and Frank Mortified
and - Merrifeld his wife, and all persons, ii
any, unknown, claiming any interest or having
any interest In the hereinafter described prop
Allen White Is the owner and holder of certificate
OF delinquency numbered 1915, issued by the
~, OF Ihnrston county. Washington. on
the lothday OF september. 1906. for the sum OF
~, the same being the amount tbcu due and
delinquent for the taxes for the years 1902 IL
1903 inclusive. together with penalty. Interest
and OF which you are the owners or feputed own.
ers, or In which you have or claim TO have some
interestor estate, and which said real estate il
more particularly bounded and described to-
YIN TN NV n Vest Of sW " Of Sc X Sec g. Township
Ihat plaintiff has paid taxes other than those
sum OF $500, and which bear interest al the
rste OF 10 per cent per annnm. You are fur.
!as5 1ot dS1 that plaintiff will Pp to The sg
Thurston county, for judgment for the amount
OF said delinquent certificate. taxes, interest,
penalty and costs, and iorecosing his lien against
said property hereinbefOre described.
fou are hereby notified and summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days after the first publication
OF this summons, to-wtt: within 60 days after DC.
teber u. 1906, and defend this action in the cour
Aforesaid, or pay the amount due; and In case OF
your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered
Tor the amount OF said certificate Of delinquency,
taxes, interest penalty and costs, and forecloaing
plaintifs lien against the lands and premises
hereinbefore described and the same will be or.
dered sold to satisfy said Judgment
ANY pleading or process may be served upon
the undersigned at the post office address below
given.
p. N. TROY,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Post office address: Olympia, Wash.
Date Of first publication, Oct. II, 1906.
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Office: Rooms 3ll-Sl2 Bernice Building Ia
coma, Wash.
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I N the Superior Court of the State OF WASH ng-
L ton, for Thurston county.
No. 340l.
Maria Burns, Mary Burns and John Burns Pla in
tifis, VS.: John q. Hazman, John q. Haizman as
Administrator OF the estate Of Amelia Ha L.
man, deceased; David Wartman, Rose Bes 3D.
Bertha Murphy, Bertha Murphy as Guardian OF
Ralph Reichcl and Walter Rechel; Walter r Ell
chel. Ralph Reichel and Edmund wartma n,
Defendants:
The State of Washington to the above named
David Wartman or Dave Wartman:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
OF this summons. tO-wit: within sixty days after
the 18th day OF October. 1906. and defend the
above entitled action In the above entitled court
and answer the complaint OF the plaintiffs, and
serve copy Of your answer upon the under
signed attorney for plaintiffs, at his Office below
stated, and in case Of your failure so to do judg.
ment VIII be rendered against you according 10
the demand of the complaint which has been
filed with the Clerk of the said court
The object OF the above entitled action Is to
obtain partition among the owners thereof of the
following described real estate: Northwest or
OF Northeast or. and Southwest Or of NOrtheaet
Or and Southeast or of Northeast or, and North.
east or. OF Northwest Or all In Section 80 To, IL
North Range East OF W. NJ. in Thurston coun-
ty, Washington.
JAS. J. ANDERSON.
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
coma, Wash.
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possibility Of famine during the next
forty eight hours. So the hawser In its
turn was buoyed. and Brands parting
instruction was not to attempt to re-
open communication during the dark
hours Of the morning tide.
The wisdom Of his advice was mani
fest. With farewell trumpetings the
vessels scurried OF to Penzance, and
the telegraph Office was kept open all
night transmitting the word pictures
Of newspaper correspondents to thrill
the world with full descriptions Of the
way in which the Gulf Rocks FAM
ished denizens had been relieved.
The last two packages ferried to the
lighthouse contained not only warm
wooden wraps for the women and chill
dren, but big bundle Of letters and
kilograms.
TO BE CoNTINUED.1
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7 II E 1.. ;'1 Tracy.
PILLAR Of r. r.: %
- Morning" |
1904 by
Edward j. Ciode |


of thunder and, to cheer them on, add
ell other words which showed that he
was no landsman.
Stanhol.c deity knotted the light
house line to the loop taken Off his
waist lie cast the joined cords over
board.
"Thank God" he said, and he looked
up at the great pillar already growing
less in the distance.
Now from the kitchen. owing to its
height above sea level and the thick
ness Of the wall pierced by tho win
dow. as soon as the boat came within
fifty yards or SO Of the lighthouse the
girls could see 1t no longer.
When it dropped out of sight for the
last time Constance could not endure
the strain. Though her dry tongue
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Attorney for Plaintiff.
Post Office address: Olympia, Wash.
Date Of first publication, Oct. II, 1906.