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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-05-04
HUNG ON PONY RACE i,
gypsy Tribe Rejoices Because victory
S Wiz Cause StOrk to Leave Prince ~

aiIiAAAy Cftuscg SlOFk 10 leave Prince. FL
With a scampering Of hoofs On the
h marc pavement @of. Pelham avenue al
the Boston y ost road in tbs t,rnnxl
says the New York World. two hand.
,, some me ponies raced neck and neck
down down past the gaping automobolists
TOT mile. One was Well-grnomad
sIieek-looking pony, built for show n
the, parks, and was ridden by q GOOD
looking youth. " The other nonv Nh !
d el'lN' by a dark-skinned yollnp fa1s
low who had all the graces of an
in 9!1la and whose piercing eyes showed
y Inn iIn TO be none of the Anglo @ w,
race Ills pony, gray and fleet-limhad
| was rough coated and wild eyed INF
she ran like a wind. 81 / !
II was apparent to the nndroas
|sWno saw the race that the CITY yonth
TOOK LOOK It as joke, but for some IN
accountable reason the other did MT
ne 7I9 was excited. He urged his wilG
pony TO Its utmost speed. When tI1a
aaerl'kt-eyed youngster with the c,,r1v
EGYPTIAN locks won the reason No :
explained. He was Peter Stanley son -,
oI John Stanley, gypsy, whose Str;ba
mas camped on the fields Off fhal sRosS
Ton post. road, just beyond Pelh : =,
avenue. for two weeks. waiting far :. =
prince to arrive. f7' 80 Z 4
mere was great deal 81 ,ovsta an,
ABOUT this halt Of the tribe on il wav
from = Cincinnati to the White NOM.
lalns. Policeman Ryan Of the Rrnnsv
Park station, who dropped in Ia 'fa1lr
Win old John Stanley, patriarch 81 4,
ine tribe. could not understand who
tne expected prince was till one day
pretty young Queen Doney stanIay
i whispered to him that the princa Wa
70 arrive on the wings Of the storE
4 ana that he was to be left at tl,e fans
sdoor OF Prince William StanIey,s wife
Mary The policeman blushad sh,,s
promptly demanded to know how fh IA
knew icy that the arrival Would bas i
primes. Thy not a princess !?
On, go and ask Grandma Sfa,,la a. !,
said the pretty girl She viii sfe II
you that it all depenGs on NV ,nonu
sJlnnie. 1t is an old tradition III tl,a
sStsomany folk that If the best horse +,
the camp wins a race Just before sti,a
arrival of the sstork. and That, race
ls not sought but lis CHALLENGED Nv an
outsider, then the stork viii Leave "a I j,
son But IL the tribe has 10 hnrsa
left. ". 81 : E VII De e,
The policeman was little sl,enf,-
cal TIL three days ago he saw the FAST
pony jimmie being carefully grooIneT
ana every day ridden out 81, fI,e9
avenue by Prince Pete Stanley. Hmm.
AFTER hour and day after day The fat
pony with her eyes hidden nv bers
name and long tail flying in the VIM
was seen on m 4 ,sp,,,,, 4 IS 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-05-04

H Last year was a particularly good
year for the fire companies. The loss
ratio was low and there was general.
prosperity for all the principal COM
panies. Just before the disaster, it is
intimated, the large companies were
considering a substantial decrease in
rates throughout the country; but the
San Francisco experience will make.
the companies tighten up SO that no
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-05-04

reduction is likely to take place for
years.
There are many lessons to be learn
ed from the effect of the catastrophe
on the general business of the com
panies: Tt shows what necessity
there is for a large surplus, generally
known as reinsurance reserve. This
has been brought home to the COM
spanies forciblY .s5l ~.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-05-04

Report That Insurance Rates in North
Dakota and Minnesota VIII be
Boosted Denied PrObability Of q De-
crease Lessened. IS.
The recent report that fire insur-
5ance rates in Minnesota and North
Dakota would be increased as a re-
suit of the heavy losses in San Fran
cisco and other California points, fol-
lowing the earthquake shocks, appears
not to have been we'll founded. In
surance Commissioner T. D. O'Brien
Of st. Paul does not think the losses
of the companies in San Francisco
will result in an increase in rates.
He thinks the excellent showing made
by most of the companies during the
past year will enable them to increase
their surplus ]. without raising the
rates. .t S2 .5s5
However, all prospects of a substan-
tial decrease in rates are set at
naught by the heavy losses the in
surance companies doing a general
business in the United States will ex-
perience as a result of the San Fran
cisco calamity. According to the St..
Paul man there has been an insistent
demand from all the northwestern
states for lowering Of rates. Es-
pecially is this true as to Fargo and
Grand Forks, where the excellent fire
records Of the past two years seem
to warrant a reduction. &
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-05-04

Wanted. District managers
to post signs, advertise and dis
tribute samples. Salary $18
weekly, So per day for expenses.
State age and present employ
ment. Ideal Shear company, SO
Randolph street, Chicago
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-05-04

piled out of the tents and were told
that jimmie had won. ii The stranger
said he was Harry Jones, son Of a
physician, living In One Hundred and
Eighty-second street.
S#} The rejoicing was hushed to a mono
tone and was carried on as far as
possible from one silent tent, where
the old women, wearing ali their
beads and quaint jewelry, came and
went with no sign of rejoicing, but
with rather anxious faces. At last
Grandma Stanley sent Prince William
off. posthaste for physician from
Williamsbridge, saying that the case
was beyond the skill of the mothers
OF the tribe. The physician came and
went away after several hours, look
ing very grave himself He was to
return again with a second doctor.
# 1t is expected the stork will finally
descend today and that he will leave
a prince to the House Of Stanley-fo for
the gypsy faith is strong in old tradi-
tons and if it really is a prince the
rejoicing will be great, indeed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Paid Visit to Wa||a Wa|Ia Yesterday
Morning.
INSPECT THE new RAILROAD SITE
WELL PLEASED WITH LOCATION
FOR NEW PASSENGER STA
TiON FUR o. r. E. N.

A number of the officials of the Har-
riman system spent several hours in
Walla Walla yesterday, having come to
the Garden City in a special train from
Portland. While here they went over
the grounds for the proposed new de-
pot and inspected the location for the
new sidetracks and other improve
ments to be made in Walla Walla the
coming summre by the Oregon Rail-
road & Navigation company. They ex-
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with the location for the new
depot
The party was composed Of General
Manager J. P.O'Brien, Of the o. r. &
NJ; william Mahl, comptroller Of the
Hartman system, with headquarters
at Chicago; T. F. Walsh, superintend-
ent Of the Washington lines of the O.
r. & N: D. w. Campbell. superintend-
ent of the lines in Oregon; ]. F. Gra-
ham, superintendent of the o. r. &
N. motive power; ]. H. Robb, division
engineer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
SUIT is SENSATIONAL.
ButterfieId Says His Wife's Affections
Were Stolen.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May T.
terday, involving members Of some Of
the wealthiest and most highly re-
spected families of this city and Of
Hamburg, Iowa.
Charles D. Butterfield, cashier of the
Farmers National Bank of Hamburg
is asking damages of $4,000 from NJ
E. Catron, cashier of the Farmers bank
of this city, for alternating the arec-
tions of the plaintiffs wife. 1t is
charged that by correspondence and
telephone Catron succeeded in inducing
the plaintiffs wife to meet him clan
destinely in Omaha and other places,
and further, that Catron eventually
succeeded in inducing Mrs. Butterfield
to file suit for divorce, Catron engag-
ing the attorneys and paying the court
COSTS
c. D. Butterfleld has been a resident
Of Hamburg for many years, and Is
reputed to be worth several hundred
thousand dollars. M. E. Catron, the
defendant, Is the son Of one Of the
wealthiest men in this county, and has
been cashier in his fathers bank for
several years. He secured a divorce
early in 1904, few months after the
alleged intimacy between him and Mrs.
Butterfield commenced. The charges
made by Catron against his wife at
the time he secured his divorce created
a sensation, as she was a leader in
society and member Of one of the
best families in the city. The wife
and her family were so brcc:1en up over
the affair that they moved to Kansas
City. where the wife married again.
In his petition Mr. Butterfield says
he gave his wife $4,000 when they
separated and she left his home. %.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Frisco Water Front Fire.

Frisco water Front fIre.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IA fire
which necessitated calling out 200 blue
jackets and marines stationed along
the water front and for a time threat
ened the saved portion of the city
front extending from Union street to
Second and Brannan occurred late last
night from spontaneous combustion in
a large brick building on Filbert and
Sansome streets occupied by the Glib
raltar Warehouse. The fire had it's
origin among thousands of rolls Of wall
paper. The fire ragged fiercely couple
of hours. Great headway was gained
by the fire and in a strong northwest
wind it spread to the ruins adjacent
to frame buildings. All along the
water front ships moored at the
docks lay in the path of the fire and
their destruction seemed imminent.
Among the vessels threatened were
the Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany's steamers Curacao and Umatil-
la, the Pacific Mail steamer City of
Para, the Japanese liner Nippon Maru,
the Oceanic steamer SonOma, and the
United States war vessels Chicago,
Boston, Burnside and Princeton.
The health board has again issued a
warning to the people to take the
strictest sanitary precautions. The
Daily News, the last paper published
in San Francisco and the first re-es-
tablished in the city. was issued today
without outside help.
The municipal fund for street clean
ing is almost exhausted and unless
additional funds are provided. work
will have to stop within the next four
days. A number OF banks opened for
business today. The Red Cross re-
ports ample food on hand and no SUI
ferine in prospect in the immediate
future.
Blasting in the ruins on Market
street was resumed this morning. Ine
wnd blew strong Sunday, cracking and
rendering more dangerous a number
of walls. Hundreds of additional men
went to work this morning clearing
the debris The demand for carpenters
exceeds the supply. many anxious 10
begin the construction of temporary
buildings today being unable 10 hlre
men. Many refuse to work SO long
as they are supplied with food ana
sleeping quarters, but with a oetter
svstemization of the distribution OF
supplies from which abie-Dooieo i"eN
will be excluded. scores now ioai'ns
will be forced to work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
RATE HEARING WAS POSTPONED
WaIIa Complaint at CoIfax,
June 6.

The "joint rate" hearing set for
June by the railroad commission at
Colfax will probably go over to some
indefinite date in the future, says a dis
patch from Olympia. A letter received
from Commissioner John Lawrence
states that he will not be home until
the middle of the month.
AS the papers have not been prepared
and as the law requires a thirty days
notice before a hearing can be had
which would require that they be
served this week for the June 6 hear
ing. Secretary Lysons says he believes
the hearing will be postponed. No in
formation has been received as to
the views Of Commissioners Fairchield
and McMillin on the matter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
SPENDS $5oo,ooo TO MAKE MINE.
Hardin Has the Largest Enterprise Of
the Kind in Hills.

GALENA. S. D., May THE largest
mining enterprise ever put on foot
in the Black Hills is that under way
by the Branch Mint Mining & Milling
company with ground near this city
For two years Manager James Hardin
has been working on this ground. and
money in the neighborwhood of $500,o0o
has been expended. The company owns
1000 acres. practically all of which is
patented and extensive development
work has been done.
An ore body 200 feet wide of syan-
iding ore Of good grade has been en-
countered and shows up we'll on the
100. 800 and 350-foot levels. 1t occurs
in the states and has every evidence
of permanency. The value Of its ore
will average 81 and the character and
occurrence Of the ore Is similar to that
of the Homestake. A tunnel 1880 feet
in length connects the bottom of this
shaft with the 300-fOOt level or the
Union Hill shaft. In this latter shaft
ore has been encountered which is an
extension of the Gilt Edge Maid ore
body. A third ore body also porphy-
rite in character, gives in spots ex-
ceedingly high assays and is very rich
throughout.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
COMMISSIONERS N SESSION TODAY
of contracts for County Sup
plies Postponed Until Tomor-
row-Much Routine Business.

Owing to the absence of Chairman
Morrow, the county commissioners,
who met in regular monthly session at
the commissioners rooms this morning,
postponed the letting Of contracts for
county supplies until tomorrow. The
commissioners arranged at the last
meeting to open bids and award con-
tracts today and in anticipation OF this
a stack of bids from Walla Waila
firms were on file this morning. The
schedule of opening bids was arranged
as follows: Fuel, 9 a. M; poor ana
sick. $50 a. m; burials. 10 a. m; lum-
ber. 1880 a m; printing, p. M; ad-
vertising, 2:30 p. m.
The commissioners spent the day
anditine current bills and transacting
routine business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Ordered to GaudaIoupe,

WASHINGTON, d. c., May THE
gunbOat Scorpion has been ordered to
Guadaloupe to protect American inter-
ests.
The house adopted an order making
the pure food and naturalization bills
privileged matters and providing a
night session for the consideration Of
the bill to codify the criminal laws.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Animals ~ Spectators.

NEW YORK, May Joe" weoer
will celebrate the tenth anniversary OF
his first appearance in Webers music
hall with his old law partner, LIE"
Fields nv giving a special performance
One OF the unusual features OF the per-
formance will be that the two lower
... hoxes will be occupied by AMI
mails. In the right-hand stage Do1
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
FORMER WALu WAlABoY MARRIED
Frank N. Parker Takes a Popular
Young Lady Of The DaIles, for
Bride.

At The Dalles, Saturday night, Frank
NJ Parker. son Of Colonel and Mrs.
Frank ]. Parker, was married to MISS
Clara Terresse Nickleson Of The Dalles.
The ceremony was performed at the
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church and
was attended by a large number OF rel
atives and friends Of the bride and
groom. The next morning after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Parker left Tor
San Francisco which will be their 1u-
ture home. The groom was born In
walla Walla and was at one time con-
nected with the Evening Statesman
when Colonel Parker was owner OF the
paper, but is now employed by the "a
cific Mail company.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
History of Rollers.

Cretied two years ago was the GEN.
tral figure of a scandal at Corvallis, in
which number of his women follow
-ers were involved. Sheriff Hart's fam
lily Joined the Holy Rollers and most
of the meetings We're held at his
house. which was stripped of all fur
niture and ornaments. Finally the
people of the town became so enraged
at the disgraceful conduct of Creffield
and his dupes that they tarred and
feathered him and rode him out Of the
town on a rail. He fled to Seattle.
Two weeks ago he passed through
Corvallis on his way to the coast not
far from Yaquina bay to form a sum-
mer camp for his followers. Several
women from Corvallis joined hm there.
The settlers in the neighborhood Of the
camp got wind of what was coming
and they invited Creffield and his col
ony to leave. They left without cere-
mony Presumably Creffield returned
to Seattle. where he has met his fate
at the hands of a man whose sisters he
had wronged Creffield claimed to be
the reincarnation of jeremiah and the
lamentations of jeremiah were initiated
in the antics of the Holy Rollers.
Creffield also claimed to be Joshua
the high priest and that in the future
he would be Elijah" He organized
joined and many went insane. He ad-
vocated free love- His disciples were
principally women.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07

1t is the plan Of the company to work
all these bodies from wall to wall,
averaging the low-grade ore with the
hfgh-grade after the manner of the
Homestake company. A 12O-stamp mill
has been built and will be in operation
by the first of July. AS much of this
ore is soft, it is estimated that the
average crushing capacity Of the stamp
will be not less than five and one
half tons. This will give the mill a
capacity of about 700 tons of ore ev-
cry twenty -four hours.
The company has never missed pay
day. and with the mountains of ore
which it possesses and it's splendid
equipment, will make a record.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Pennsylvania K. of c. Meet.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, May 7.-More
than two hundred delegates from all
parts Of Pennsylvania are gathered
here to attend the annual convention
of the knights of Columbus Of this
state. Among those present are many
members Of the order
The opening meeting was held this
in the knights of Columbus
hall on Fourth and Pine streets. This
ton in honor of the visiting delegates
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
DOCK IN SEATTLE BURNS
Property Loss Is Estimated at
100000.
IS STARTED FROM CARTRIDGES
THE GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT
SHERMAN HAD NARROW ES-
CAPE FROM BURNING.
IS STARTED FROM CARTRIDGES

SEATTLE, Wash, May THE Ar
lington dock was practically destroyed
by fire at $3.50 this morning. The loss
is thre hundred thousand dollars. The
explosion of cartridges was the sup
posed cause. The army transport
Sherman lying alongside, was saved by
the excellent discipline of the crew.
The vessels cargo stored on the dock
for shipment to the Orient, was COM
plete loss.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07

will be the little trick elephant, ap-
pearing in "A Society Circus" at the
H1ppidrome. The elephant will be ac-
companied by his regular attendant
and a veterinary physician, in case
Joe" Weber's jokes should have an
Injurious effect upon the little ele-
phant. The box on the other side of
the stage will be occupied by two of
the performing ponies of the Hippo
drOme. The animals will be dressed to
gaudy costumes for the occasion so
that the mOdesty Of the rest Of the
audience may not be shocked.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
WILL OPEN THE new ROOMS
Commercial Club Will Entertain
Citizens Tomorrow Night.
GOOD PROGRAM IS BLING ARRANGED
HEADQUARTERS IN RANSOM
BUILDING HAVE BEEN
TAsTILY ARRANGED.
5000 PROGRAM IS BfINe ARRANGED

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the official opening of the
new rooms of the Walla Walla Com
mercial club in the Ransom building
tomorrow night. All of the members
have been notified to attend and an in
vitation has been extended to all ctti-
zens to be present.
The board of directors are arrang-
ing a nice program for the occasion.
There will be speeches by a number
of prominent members and music by
an orchestra
The rooms have been furnis he'd In
splendid shape and the place now pre-
sents a very attractive appearance.
The membership of the club Is rapidly
increasing and the organization is now
on a better footing than ever before.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
BEGINS
ON STANDARD
Attorney General Of Ohio
Prepares for Action.
He SAW ROOSEVELT TODAY
How the Standard Monopoly
Crushes Out Competition by
Fictitious Companies.
He SAW ROOSEVELT TODAY
COLUMBUS, O., May 7.-Attorney

COLUMBUS, O., May 7.-Attorney
General Ellis has joined with Presi-
dent Roosevelt in a fight against the
Standard Oil. Prosecutions based on
unlawful methods used in Ohio by the
Standard to crush out competition
will follow. Ellis is today consulting
with the president. A special coun-
sells report shows that the Standard
operates in this state under five diff
ferent names, which the reports calls
"pirating, fictitious companies which
thus preventing any real Independents
from doing business"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Investigating Insurance Scandals.

NEW YORK, N. Y, May 1.-THE
special grand jury called to investi-
gate insurance matters began it's Ia
bors this afternoon
The grand jury began by Investigate
ing the purchase of supplies by the
ONE said that Fields is willing to ap-
pear as a witness. Three employees of
the Mutual Life were examined today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
OAKLAND BANKS
IN FINE SHAPE
Deposits Since Fire Have
Increased $20,oo0,ooo.
ARE BUSY NIGHT AND DAY
1t Is Predicted That Oakland
Will Become a Permanent
Financial Center.
ARE BUSY NIGHT AND DAY

OAKLAND, May 7.-Since resuming
banks will exceed payments by over
twenty millions. The banks are over
taxed and their forces are working
day and night. Every bank reports a
large number of country correspond
ents added. This city will undoubtedly
be one of the leading financial centers
of the coast for years to come.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07

working agreement. 1t is learned the
The miners will return to work as soon
as practicable.
The conference ended at 1920 p. m. 1t
was announced that an agreement had
been reached and that statement
would be issued. President Baer was
cheerful when the meeting ended.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
Chess Player Dies Of Excitement

ST. LOUIS, May MAX Judd, for
mer minister to Austria, one of the best
known chess players, died today of
ment over the chess tournament pro-
crossing here. He had been warned by
physicians not to play.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-07
MOTHER KILLS DAUGHTER.
In Homo Of One Of the Four Hundred
of Gotham.

NEW YORK, N. Y, May Miss
Agatha Waters, a young member Of
the -Four Hundred" was shot and
killed early this morning in bed. by her
mother. Mary Waters. aged SO, wife
of a prominent banker. The mother
then committed suicide. 1t Is believed
sane.