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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20
Big Auto Burns

Walla Walla, Jane ga big tour
ing car, owned by Mayor Gilbert
Hunt. was destroyed by fire at Con
loss. but the damage IS heavy.
Mayor Hunts travelling salesman
was driviag the car over straw road
when the straw began to get entang-
led in the running gear. The driver
stopped the machine TO remove it
when 1t caught fire. He was unable
to extinguish the blaze or move the
auto.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20
MALAGA

Malaga, June l9.-Newton Hanton
was down from Wenatchee Sunday
looking after his interests in this neck
OF the woods.
Lew Taylor and his crew of men
com menced work Oh j. r. Albiu g
new barn Monday morning. The barn
will be 4Ox4O feet and lG foot posts.
Fred Stanfield of Laurel hill was
on our streets Monday.
W. B. Mohler of North Yak ina
was canvassing this vicinity Monday
for North Yakima nursery.
Mis-. q. B. Reed returned from a
few days visit IN Wenatchee Monday
morning.
Hamilton Mason leaves for Soap
Lake in few days. for his health.
School clerk W. G. Perry was tax
ing the school census last Friday. He
found thirty. eight children old
enough to go to school. The IDhabi.
tants of this district are in favor with
the Roosevelt doctrine.
John Corr sold ten acres of his
ranch that he bought last fall from
Chas. A. Hallin for two hundred dol
lars all acre he was offered two hun
bred ana fifty dollars an acre for ten
acres more but refused to let it go.
Mr.. Corr bought that ranch last fall
for $500. There was forty acres IN
the ranch. John Brown of Sioux Falls
South Dakota was the buyer. Mr..
Brown intends building and moving
his family here next fail.
Glen Young sold his ranch in Ok
anogan county and is here looking up
a location in this vincinity.
Mr.. Preim sold twenty acres of
bis forty acre ranch three parties in
Wenatchee for $4,000. 1t is understood
that they intend to build and move
onto their ranches this coming fall.
The dance given by Abe McMulien
on Stemilt hill last Saturday night
was we'll attended and very enjoy.
able time was had.
Frank Grimes of Stemilt hill was all
over SUNDAY visitor III Wenatchee.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gillespie of
Stemilt hill. entertained Gland Keeny
and Frank Kingsbury Sunday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20
At The Theatre

Columns of descriptive matter and
many pictures, genuine and faxed, .
have appeared in the newspapers re-
gardlng the destruction of San Fran
cisco but to fully realise the appalling
nature of the calamity chat overlook
the City uf the Golden Gate one must
either visit San Francisco itself or see
the moving pictures taken by Messrs.
Miles Bros. These were seen at the
Vancouver Opera House last night by
a huge audience and good idea of the
widespread ruin can be Obtained from
them. The pictures themselves are not
as clear aud distinct as those shown
by the Warwick Bioscope Company
sometime ago, but 1t must be remem-
bered that they were taken under ex-
csptional circumstances Rain wss
pouring most of the time, many of the
buildings were still smouldering, while
the streets were so uneven that the
machine for taking the pictures could
only be worked with difficulty.
An excellent view of Market Street
San Franoisco's principal thorough
fsre, taken a few days before the
earthquake was first shown and gave a
very good idea OF the huge business
done in the city. .....- .....
Then followed series of pictures
of Market Street, Van Ness Avenue
the chief residential street-and other
portions of she city destroyed by
earthquake and fire. The h. ndsome
structure, seen but few minutes be-
fore were shown as they are at present
heaps of smouldering ruins.
The programme was brought to
close with a couple of most realistic
views showing the dvnamiting of two
large buildings.
The p.oprietors of the films, Messrs
Miles Bros, had branch in San
Francisco and they were thus right on
the ground when the earthquake o..
cured. -Vancouver Times.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year. by Mail. In Advance, SIS. 90
Six Months. by Mail, In Advance. $50
Delivered by Carrier. per week. 10
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20
DEATH FROM LOCKJAW

never follows an injury dressed with
Buck len'e Arnica Salve. Its antise p.
tic and healing properties prevent
blood poisoning. Chas. Oswald, mer-
chant, of Rensselaersv N. Y,
writes: 'It cured Seth Buroh, of this
place, of the ugliest sore on his neck
ever saw" Cures Cuts. Wounds,
Burns anu Sores. csc at Wenatchee
Drug Co.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20
One Woman Kills Another

SalIda, Colo June 20 Mrs. Carl
Bode. wife Of railroad engineer,
was shot and killed by Mrs. Harold
Hutchinson, wife OF switchman.
Jealousy was the cause of the murder.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-20

How long will it rake Yen to rent
that hosss without advertising it.
A few lines of type will hurry the
matter along nicely.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-11-30

Diamonds on Easy Payments.
1t you want to buy diamonds
at rock-bottom cash prices on
easy payments send to A..
WELLER & co., Greenwood,
Miss, tor a selection package.
This firm does a large city
business with a small country
expense add to this the fact
that they don't Confine them
selves strictly to the jewelry
business, as they sell pianos,
organs, monographs, cut
glass, umbrellas, steel engrav-
ings, oil paintings, fine china
and a great variety of fans,
combs, bracelets, and you can
readily understand why they
undersell all city jewelers. of
the South.
Try one of their $2.45 UNI
brellas that city merchants sell
for $3.50.
Truly, Mississippi has lust
cause to be proud Of this pail
ace OF art and beauty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
SIX LOSE LIFE IN
G. n. CATASTROPHE

cars that lie on the bottom of the
lake. The engine Is No. $40, with
a weight of 272,000 pounds, and is
supposed to lie in 100 feet Of
water.
When the accident occurred the
engine, mail, smoker and baggage
carsrent down 20 foot embank-
ment into the lake. The day car
remained, projecting from the en-
bankment into the water. The
sleeper remained within the portal
of the tunnel, while the dining and
tourist cars never left the track.
The acetylene tank under the
smoker exploded and set fire to
the wreckage. Some of the pas
sengers in this car, which was
partly submerged, escaped by
smashing windows and diving
through the apertures thus made.
The list of killed given out at the
Great Northern office today is as
follows:
N. Edward Munson, engineer,
Hillyard; Frank Bell, fireman,
Hillyard; Charles Danner, mail
clerk, Spokane; George r. Stick
land, express messenger; George
Howard Curtice, Spokane, lumber
man; T. J. Dolbow, Spokane.
E. NJ. Newcomb OF 1zO Indiana
avenue is reported missing.
The seriously injured are: C..
Mihills, Spokane; John Lord, Seat
tie, actor; J. Durbin, Spokane;
Tom Wainch, Spokane; Elmer E..
Hall, Colfax, Wash; Henry e.
Byoeum, Minot, N. D.; Thomas Hol-
land, Usk, Wash; M. E. Cash,
Standpoint, Idaho; Walter H. Ross
/ news agent, Seattle; E. B. New.
combe, Spokane; Pete Nelson,
Nagle hote, Spokane; F. d. Row
ans, walter; William Smith, wait.
er; w. q. Patterson, dining car
conductor; G. L. Thomas, New
port.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
LOSES LIFE
FOR BABY

CLOVIS, Cal, July 24.-Two
lives were lost in the destruction
by fire last night of the Hotel
Clovis. The dead are Mrs. hester
Freitas and her infant child. The
fire was started by the overturn-
ing Of lamp. Mrs. Freitts rushed
from the building enveloped in a
blazing night dress. Though ia
tally burned about the lower part
of the body she fought with those
who tried to restrain her from re-
entering the blazing structure to
save the babe. Then she fell I'M
conscious and died this morning
The husband is crazed with grief
and is constantly attended to pre-
vent him from injuring himself.
The child's body was recovered
this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
BENNETT HAS A
GOOD FRIEND
o ooo00000o000

George e. Bennett, the farm
hand who was held in Jail on a
charge Of grand larceny, on COM
plant Of Mrs. F. Crane Of Moran
Prairie, who said he had appro-
priated to his own use $50 which
she entrusted to him, was dis
charged this morning on recon-
mendations of Prosecutor Pugh,
who said that at the time Of max
ing the complaint Mrs. Crane made
the condition that Bennett was only
to be prosecuted for the theft II
he was found attempting to leave
town, but that if he was drunk as
she supposed, the case was to be
dropped.
1t developed that at the time the
complaint was made Bennett, under
the name of Peter Glitz, was incar-
cerated in the city Jail for being
drunk. On this charge he was fined
81 and costs. Mrs. Crane paid the
fine and this morning took him
with her back to the ranch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24

There yet remains in the water
Six persons killed, seven severe
ly injured and many others badly
shaken up 10 the score of terri
BILE wreck which appened shortly
after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
near the western portal of tunnel
No. II of the Great Northern,
which is short distance east of
Camden and on the short Of Dia-
mond lake. The train left Newport
10 minutes late and is said to have
been running at high speed when
it left the track.
The cause of the accident Is un.
known and will probably remain
a mystery, because the engineer,
Ed Munson, and the fireman, Frank
Bell, both Of Hillyard. went down
with their locomotive into the deep
waters Of the lake. 1t is believed
that spreading rails threw the en-
CINE of.
A passenger on No. I, which
stopped at the scene Of the wreck
this mornin, says that while there
he heard that some small detached
rock threw the engine from the
track.
One of the operatives said:
There is no use of saying that
the train was travelling at too high
rate Of speed. If the speed of 40
miles an hour was being made,
why, We have schedules calling for
that time on half a dozen trains.
AS to reoklessuess, anyone who
knew Munson and appreciated the
fact that he had for years travelled
that very track, will not suggest
It,"
Nothing new has been received
at the local Offices since last night
except that the track was cleared
at midnight and trains are running
In a short time the master me
chanic's department will commence
the work of raising the engine ant
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24

the bodies Of the engineer an1
fireman, the mall clerk and the en-
press messenger FurtheS news II
not expected until the arrival Of
diver. =
As soon as word Of the accident
reached Spokane, special train
with surgeons and assistance was
hurried to the scene. In the mean
time relief was sent from Camden.
Survivors are loud In the praises Of
Miss Ella Cunningham, daughter Of
a rancher, whose home is near the
scene Of the wreck, who mounted
a horse and made a flying trip to
Elk for linen and bandages.
A dramatic incident of rescue
was that of John Lord, vaudeville
artist, who was thrown into the
water, but arose in time to save his
invalid wife, Carmelita Meek, by
dragging her through a car win.
dow. Mr.. Lord received severe
cuts and contusions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
FEARING KNIFE
TO CITY ESTIMATES

Councilman N. s. Pratt led the
attacking force at the committee
of the whole meeting of the city
council last night when he trim
med down estimates for the ex-
penses of running the city offices
during the next fiscal year.
The first estimate cut out was
$4,000 for an elevator at the city
hall. The estimated cost Of city
hall supplies was cut from $170o
TO $1100.
Pratt also led the opposing force
on the engineers estimate Of $685.
800 for salaries. This was laid
over until some future meeting, but
before the proposition was through
Engineer Mcintyre and Council
man Pratt engaged in some pointed
rsm6rka
The sewer department was al
lowed $ll,552 and the water de-
LONDON, July 24.-Russian Sc
curities are still pressed for sale.
Fours have fallen to 691a, a loss Of
az since last nights close.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
THEY'LL TRY TO
CELEBRATE

Notwithstanding the trouble be-
tween the musicians union and the
structural alliance, committees
have been appointed by the Gen.
trail Labor union and the alliance
to arrange for the celebration of
labor day on the first Monday in
September. Whether the present
difficulties can be patched up so as
to permit of united celebration is
a question the committees will have
to settle. The joint committee will
meet at Central Labor hall next
Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
bARNHART' AFTER
THE WHOLE STORY
Mr.. Barnhart further

examination. Mr.. Barnhart further
said;
Il want this investigation to COW
er the acts of these men from the
date of the organization OF the
bank to the close of the bank"
Justice Stocker ruled for the
broader investigation. Vogelson
said Swanson had assured him that
the hank was all right. When he
learned that It had closed he called
on Receiver Kimball and in his Of
fee asked Clure about the chances
of getting his money back. Clure's
answer was to the effect that the
chances were very poor, as there
were railroad notes to collect on
and probable litigation in the
courts. The statement about notes
Is supposed to refer to the NORTH
Coast notes.
T. ]. Simpson testified and tolt
of his experience. He had tried
to withdraw money by means of
check which was refused payment
He testified that at one time Clurt
admitted that the bank was in {
rotten condition"
There are several other wit
| nesses and it is expected that thu
exapination will cover severa
| days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
LIQUOR IS HIS
DOWNFALL

Patrolman Woodcock at noon ar
rested James Corrigan, one of the
men who on Saturday escaped from
the chain gang, and landed him
once more in the city Jail. Liquor
was what led to Corrigan's appre-
hension. Woodcock did not know
he was one of the missing chain
gang champions until he got to the
station.
Owing to the constantly growing
chain gang" Chief of Police Wal
Ter has released James Ryan, Fred
Hawkins and Richard Denton,
three suspected holdup men who
were sentenced to serve sc days
on the rock pile, and ordered them
out of town.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24

partment $4,000.
The matter of the allowance for
the fire department was not acted
upon and was put over until the
next meeting. The department
wants $135,505, on account of the
new equipment necessary for the
two new stations.
The health department asked for
$21 100. The request for $4,000 sal
aries was cut to $500 and In this
manner the hiring of another in
spector was cut off. 1t was also
decided not to allow $1,000 for a
heating plant at the isolation hos
pital owing to the fact that a new
hospital will be built in the near
future. A request for $1,000 for
medicines was cut to 5000.
Only one item was cut in the es-
Inmates OF the street department
and that wass $4,000 asked for tools
which was trimmed down to $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24

There would be case upon case
piled upp on complaint of men
here as witnesses and Of those not
here against these defendants. and
if we are not permitted to get at
all the facts in these cases through
the medium of this one, We'll stop
here and issue complaints in the
other cases. I have tried to con-
solidate all in this one in order to
save time to the court and the
prosecutor and also to these de-
PENDANTS"
Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart
made the above remark to Justice
Stocker in answer 90 an objection
made by the attorneys for E. w.
Swanson and c. e. Clure in the
preliminary hearing on the charge
that those officers of the suspended
Washington State bank accepted
deposits at time when they knew
that the bank was insolvent. The
complainant is e. E. Vogelson, far
merly street car man, who testi
fed to depositing $35 in the bani
on April -.
| Vogelson swore that Swanson
took care of the money and made
out the deposit slip. 1t was wher
this fact appeared that the attor
neys tried to limit the scope of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
MAY TAKE TRIP
NORTH

At today's meeting of the trus-
tees of the chamber of commerce.
the matter Of this seasons bust
ness mems excursion was taken up
long enough to authorize President
Goodall to appoint committee of
three to look into itinerary and re-
port. If the excursion is taken it
will probably be made over The S.
F. & N. to Stevens county and
British Columbia points.
1t was also decided to refer for
inquiry to the rate committee, the
matter Of future freight rates to
be in vogue on the Inland Empire
road.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
Up THE
L|NEMEN
SCALE

The officials Of the Spokane Trac-
ton company and the Spokane &
Inland Electric company today met
a committee from the electrical
workers union and signed a work
ing agreement with the union
which will be in effect for one
year.
This is a modified copy of the
agreement by which the Washing
ton Water Power company precipi-
lated strike on May 4, by refus-
ingto sign.
Members of the union are elated
at the action of the Traction and
Spokane & Inland companies and
are in hopes of making a settle
ment with the Washington Water
Power company under the same
agreement. They claim, If the of
ficials of the latter company would
give them a hearing, the fairness
of their position would be shown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
IN THEIR
N|CHT|ES

Fire broke out at 10 o'clock last
night in the workrooms of the
American Engraving company. on
the third floor of the Curtis block.
corner of Sprague avenue and Lin
coin street. and did about 5000
damage to the plant and building.
The second floor Is occupied as
lodging house and many persons
were abed when the alarm was
given. These fled frantically In
their nightclothes to houses In the
neighborhood. None were injured.
Mrs. Emma Thorpe. the landlady,
became so frightened that she
could net unlock her door, but her
screams brought other tenants 10
the rescue II. ]. Curtis owus the
building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
IS
PULLING
AWAY


That the Structural Trades allS
ance and the. Central Labor unio1
is slowl drifting apart was demon
strated last week when the alliance
requested unions having delegates
In both bodies to withdraw from
one organization or the other. u
to date none of the unions inter
ested has paid any attention to the
request of the alliance. the claim
being made that the alliance has
no authority to take action of this
kind and that it cannot be en-.
forced.
There is, it is said, only four
unions out of the 20 represented in
the Central Labor union that would
be effected by this order of the al.
lance and it is known that some
Of these will not comply with the
request.
Officers of the Central Labor
union stated today that they knew
of no cause for the action of the
alliance and that they could not
see what it was trying to accom-.
plish. The Central Labor union
claims jurisdiction over all local
labor matters aside from actual
building operations over which the
alliance has control. All the unions
in the alliance are entitled to rep
resentation in the Central Labor
union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
WRECK MYSTERY
UNSOLvED

The cause of the accident on the
S. +. 4 N. at Waneta on Saturday
will probably be determined at the
inuest which is being held today.
Superintendent Morgan of the road
Is at Waneta, but no definite word
has been received from him, save
that the trucks of the cars thrown
down the embankment have been
examined and nothing about them
gives evidence of having been at
fault.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
PUT Their BOATS
IN PASSENGER CAR

The four double and two single
SOULS of the Portland Rowing club,
which are to be used in the Nelson
regatta on Friday and Saturday,
are travelling from Spokane north
ward today in a passenger coach.
The S. F. & n. did not have a bag
gage car long enough for the dou-
bles and the transportation prob
lem was solved by setting apart
passenger coach for their accom-
mediation. Ten men and Coach Dan
Murphy comprise the party of oars
men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
On when strength and militia

examined the contract Of the mu-
sicians with the owners of the rink
and found that 1t was entered into
IL das prior to placing the rink on
the unfair list. 1t was argued that
to recognize the justice OF the
claims Of the structural trades in
placing a fine on local unions who
refused to strike without the con-
sent Of their international would
establish a very dangerous prece-
dent.
If the trouble Is not settled it is
probable that there will be no
parade on labor day. The must
clans say that they will never rec
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24

The trouble between the Struc-
tural alliance and the musicians
union had another inning last night
at the meeting Of the Central
Labor union. The committee ap-
pointed by the central union to
meet a committee from the struc-
tural trades to try and straighten
the difficulty made its report last
night and stated that the structural
trades had no legal right to fine
the musicians for not going on a
sympathetic strike when the ice
rink was declared unfair by the
structural trades last winter. The
committee also reported that it had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
SPOKANE DEMOCRATS ARE
AFTER MORE RECOGNITION

Spokane county democrats ex-
pect to have two places on the
state ticket, now that 1t has become
known that William Goodyear OF
Colfax is not candidate for con-
gress. Warren w. Tolman, fer
mer state senator, is likely to be
named for the supreme court bench.
Fer congress Frank c. Robertson
as being mentioned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
MUSICIANS WON'T STAND FOR
that STRUCTURAL TRADES FINE

ognize the right of the structural
trades to place fine on them for
not breaking a contract and in re-
fusing to go on a sympathetic
strike. The laws of the American
Federation Of Labor. it would APP
pear, sustain the musicians, as
they clearly state that no Central
Labor union or other central body
of delegates can order union on
a strike without the consent of the
national or international organiza-
ton of such union.
The committees report was laid
over one week to permit another
at settlement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
FRANCHISE HEARING
SET FOR NEXT MONTH

The matter Of the franchise ask.
ed for by the Spokane-Pend
d'Oreille Rapid Transit company
for right of way between this city
and the Idaho state line has been
set for hearing before the county
commissioners for August 81 at
p. m. The application suggests no
remuneration to the county for the
privileges asked.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
FIRE At GRAND FORKS

GRAND FORKS, p. c., July "a.
"A fire here last night destroyed
the furniture store of J. w. Jones,
resulting in a loss of $50 900. The
McCarter printing Office, valued at
$500 and three small dwellings
valued at about $500, belonging to
e. Knapp, were also destroyed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-24
NEVER SAID It.

Attorney ID. w. Henley reached
Spokane this noon and denied that
he had cast any reflections upon
Judge Poindexter in the course
of an interview with a reporter in
connection with the DR.. Latham
pardon matter. He made no such
remarks.