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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-27
MINERS AND OPERATORS DISAGREE
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE ALLEGED

Some Is landholders in the vicinity
of Two Rivers began suit against the
Snake River Irrigation company and
the Continental Construction company
in the superior court this morning.
The plaintiffs in the case are L. Roy
Slater, r. Mauvais, Frank ROSenhapt,
Adolph Galland, F. w. Miediking, Mel
lie Hays, M. C. Dunno, c. w. Weber,
C. Anderson, w. E. Gee, Everett Gee.
Henry Kaeser, John Mocine, j. w.
Hereford, H. c. Knighton, and they
allege in substance that the Snake
River Irrigation company, which pro-
NOTED the Two Rivers irrigation dis
trict. was organized with q capital
fact no money was ever paid in on the
capital stock and that the Continental
Construction company had no assets
other than subscriptions to it's stock
which plaintiffs aver to be worthless.
out means to do any work or carry out
the enterprise for which it was or
ganiZed.
They further allege that in the spring
Of 1905 the Snake River company conn.,
menced to make contracts for sale of
lands in the neighbOrhood of and ad-
jacent to its proposed ditch at Two
Rivers and to make sales of water
rights on said lands; that during that
period the company sold different par
cells of land to about $50 different peo-
pie in the states of Oregon, Washing
ton ad Idaho; that each of these plain
tiffs paid to the defendant company
As per cent of the purchase price in
every case, amounting to somewhere
from $500 to $500, the balance to be
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Taft Trains Down.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 81
Secretary Taft has reduced ms weight
nearly fifty pounds. When he gets rid
of sixteen pounds more of flesh one OF
realized When Secretary Taft return
ed from the Philippines he weighed 3l3
pounds. and he then adopted system
of exercise and dieting which mas re-
duced his weight to 266 1916 pounds.
which means a loss of As 1-16 pounds.
When Mr.. Taft reduces his weight 10
$50 pounds he will discontinue dieting,
but will not give up horseback riding
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and the other exercise he takes every
day. He has stood the strain well.
Mr. Taft's friends have warned him
against his persistent course in diet
ing and taking rigorous exercise, de-
claring that he is endangering his
health by doing so. Mr. Taft says that
he was never in better health and that
lapse due to the starving process to
which he has subjected himself.
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the construction of dock at Bremen
ton navy yard and a floating steel dock
on the Atlantic coast. The Bremerton
dock is to cost $1,4OO,OOO. The secre-
tary of the navy is authorized to spend
100000 to repair and refit the old
"Constitution'' The bill will carry
a total of $99,75OOOO.
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Walsh's Case Postponed.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, March 27.-UpOn the
request of John r. Walsh's attorney
an absence of a week, United State:
Commissioner Foote today continued
the preliminary hearing Of Walsh, who
is accused OF illegal practices in the
Chicago National bank case, to April 6
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MITCHELL AND GOMPERS
Are Invited To Hear Harry 0rcharn
| Confess
GOVERNOR GOODING EXTENDS INVITATION
MITCHELL HAsTELEGRAPHED TO
GoMPERs REGARDING AC-
cEPTANcE OF OFFER.
GOVERNOR GOODING EXTENDS INVITATION

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
Governor GoOding, of Idaho, has re-
Mitchell either to come personally OF
to send representatives to hear the
confessions of Orchard and Adams
Mitchell today wired GOmpers asking
what Gompers thinks of GOoding's in.
vitation.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 81
The miners and operators have dis
agreed The immediate cause was the
demand of the miners for an increase
of five and nine -tenths per cent in
wages. The original demand was for
twelve and One-half per cent.
The joint scale committee voted for
disagreement and decided to call a
Joint conference at 2 o'clock this after
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STEAMER PLYMOUTH BURNS.
Three Other Steamers Damaged-Loss
Is Heavy.

NEWPORT, r. l., March 27.-The
Fall river steamer Plymouth burned to
the waters edge this morning and
three other steamers at the pier were
damaged. Thirteen caretakerS and
firemen narrowly escaped. The repair
making a total loss of a million dollars.
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MEANS A BIG STRIKE
AT EVERY COAL MINE
HALF MILLION MEN |NVL0VED
Operators Rejected The Compromise Proposition Of the
Miners for an Advance Of So Per Cent in
Wages Strike Begins Saturday Night

noon to report the committees decision.
1t is estimated that 100000 miners are
affected by the decision, and this num-
Der will probably strike at midnight
Saturday, when the existing contracts
expire.
The joint committees report was
adopted. Mitchell moved as basis of
settlement the restoration of mining
day work The scale of 1903 was dis
cussed.
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CITY WATER SYSTEM PRACTICALLY PARALYzED TODAY

wait until Mill creek settles. know 1t
is annoying to consumers. but there is
no remedy When the new system is in
Walla Walla will not be troubled by
muddy water as today"
The water officials were kept busy all
day long answering telephone calls
from consumers complaining Of the
quality of water the city was furnish
ing. With few exceptions, however.
people took the calamity good ma
turedly when the situation was ex-
planned. The greatest inconvenience
was felt by the hotels and boarding
houses. where large quantities Of water
are consumed every day. At the big
hostelries the cooks had huge tubs Of
the coffee colored water setting around
settling before they could use it. The
water officials believe that by tomorrow
Mill creek will be cleared up, when the
city water will recover its normal color.
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BRITISH PACKET SINKS.
All on Board Pershed Off Portugal in
Storm.

LISBON, March 27-A vessel be-
lieved to be an English packet sank In
a terrible storm last night and all on
board were lost
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Texas National Bank Fails.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
The comptroller has been notified that
the First National bank at west Texas
has closed it's doors and a receiver
appointed. The last published assets
and liabilities were $4,000.
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John Hays Hammond Is Better.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 81
John Hays Hammond, the mining en-
gineer, who contracted a serious illness
at Tonopah, New, left for Los Angeles
this morning in his private car. His
condition is much improved.
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LONDON, March 27.-The red Star
liner Kroonland, bound from New York
to Antwerp via Dover, which should
have arrived at Dover Monday, has
not been signalled. 1t is believed sh.
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THE STANDARD OIL INVESTIGATION
More Proof Is ELECTED Showing That
Standard Owned Subsidiary
Companies.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 27.-Pa-
pers were introduced in the oil hearing
today to show that the Standard Oil
ton as we'll as ownership of the stock
of subsidiary companies
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MRS. LED0UX IN JAIL
NOT At ALL WORRIED
.THERO|ES AS TO VICTIMS DEATH
It Has Not Yet Been Determined Whether MCWCar
Was Beaten to Death or Was Poisoned
Autopsy Showed Empty Stomach

STOCKTON, Cal, March 27.-Mrs
Emma Ledoux. held for the murder of
Albert N. McVicar, whose body was
found in a trunk, spent the first night
in the wOman's ward of the Stockton
Jail and slept late. She maintains her
calm demeanor. She was heard laugh
ing and talking with the matron. She
ate lightly. She shows no signs of
breaking down. She has secured no
attorney and the district attorney per-
mits no interviews An analysis of the
victims stomach is being made at San
Francisco. The inquest is deferred un-
Ill the chemists report is in.
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Emperor Approves Apopintment.

VIENNA, March 27.-The emperor
has approved the appointment of
Charles Francis to be American am
bassadOr.
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Nearo Proeurer Gets 20 Years.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 27.-Rob-
ert Spriggs, negro trafficker in white
slaves" was today sentenced to 20
years in prison.
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Evidence Being Gathered.

Tangible bits of occurrences immedi-
ately preceding McVicar's death are
being gathered. 1t is learned that Nc
Vicar and the woman We're engaged in
a violent quarrel. presumably over Nc
Vicor's loss of the insurance moneS
collected by Mrs. Ledoux on the death
OF her first husband, William Williams.
They are also said to have quarreled
over the manner in which McVicar dis
posed of the life insurance he is sup
posed to have carried. While the dis
trict attorney continues stOutly to de-
clare that he believes the woman COM
mitted the murder single-handed and
that there is no evidence of a man in
the case, many are inclined to the be-
lief that this is merely a steer to shield
the operations of officials who are said
Depends on Investigation.
Much now depends upon the investi-
CATION into the manner McVicar came
to his death. Physicians say that Nc
Wears stomach was empty when the
autopsy was performed and that the
blows on the head by a blunt instru-
ment or a sandbag ended the mans
life This view is radically at variance
with the woman's own statement. If
McVicar was given carbolic acid traces
of the poison could easily be found. If
not in the stomach, then on the tongue
and lips. If he had been beaten to
death the natural part to examine
would be the brain. The failure to find
traces of carbolic acid. which in itself
nails Mrs. Ladoux's story as lie. and
the failure to examine the brain leads
to the conclusion that the physicians
believe a more subtle instrument of
death than carbOlic acid or a sandbaS
was used. The finding of a bottle of
laudanum in Mrs. Ledoux's satchel
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vey to them when title was secured.
Companies Declared lnsoIvent.

vey to them when title was secured.
Companies Declared InsoIvent.
1t is alleged that the enterprise has
failed and by reason of the insolvency
of the defendants there is no hope of
the defendants being able to carry out
any of the contracts, and defendants
are and will be totally unable to put
any water on said lands.
The plaintiffs also allege that the
Snake River Irrigation company and
the Continental Construction company
unbeknOwn to them entered into an
agreement whereby the construction
company was to construct and build
the pumping plant construct bitches
and laterals for carrying water to lr-
rigate the lands so sold, the irrigation
company in turn to pay the construc-
ton company the sum of $35 for each
acre furnished a perpetual water right
The plaintiffs therefore pray that
their several contracts be cancelled;
that they may have a decree for the
repayment by defendants to them of
the money already paid and that a
receiver be appointed for all the prop
erty of the defendants pending this
litigation. and that upon final decree
the receiver may be directed to wind
up the property and affairs of the
company.
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Inquest Tomorrow.

The inquest will probably be held
tomorrow. The authorities are run
ming down the details of the woman'S
movements prior to the murder. They
have received nothing regarding the
death of Williams at Globe, Arizona,
The woman has made no other state
ment and officers say they will not at
tempt to talk to her today.
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suggests that that was the agent Of
death, but the autopsy physicians make
the unqualified assertion that the stom-
ach was empty and no traces of poison
were visible. This statement does not
at this time give the laudanum theory
much support, although that theory is
most reasonable The curious con-
tinue to throng the morgue, but the
rules have tightened and boys and
girls are excluded. No arrangement
for the disposition of the body has been
made.
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T|LLMAN USES P|TCHF0RK
ROasts National Banks for P0|iu'
cal Work.
RAISED CORRUPTION FUND IN 1886
SMOOT. HEARING CLOSES ANC
ARGUMENTS BEGIN-MoNEY
FOR BREMERToN.
RAISED CORRUPTION FUND IN 1886

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
Senator Tillman today in hot speech
against national banks contributing to
political campaign funds said he knew
and that he believed the national banks
that year contributed million dollars.
He declared they should be punished.
Tillman was so vociferOus in his de-
nunciations in general that he stirred
up a hot debate and got Foraker en-
Tillman restored order by laughing and
apologizing to Foraker.
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Warner Wants Receiver.

w dTTfeT w dTICS ItSOSTVcT'
E. M. Warner, one of the StOckhOld-
erS of the Snake River Irrigation COM
pany, has applied for a receiver for
the company. He alleges that the
stockholders. He asks that A. b
Frame be restrained from dispOsing OF
any property owned by the company
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paid at stated intervals with interest.
Received 100000.

received YOV,OVVs
1t is also claimed that defendant
company received from these contracts
something like $65,000 to $4,000 ir
cash, all of which was applied by the
defendant company either directly OF
turned over to the Construction COM
pany and used by it in the building OF
the works, canals, bitches, etc, re-
ferred to; that at the time of the sale
OF these lands the defendant company's
officers conducting the negotiations in
each case represented to the purchasers
that it was the owner of the lands
which it purported to sell. or had a
valid contract therefor and that ii
would likewise be able to make title
to these lands as provided for in the
contracts
AIIege False Representation.
The complaint further states that
these representations We're false and
fraudulent ana known 10 the ueIelludnl
company and it's agents at the time of
making the contracts, but the falsity
was not known to the plaintiffs; that
as a matter of fact the great bulk of
the lands contracted to be sold belong
t. the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany and not only did the defendant
company not own the same but they
had no contract to purchase the same
and no expectation of being able to do
so. A few of the lands contracted to
be sold belonged to the government
upon which the defendant company had
procured different persons to make
desert land entries and had an ar
rangement with such entrymen to con-
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Smoot's Investigation.

The introduction of testimony in the
Smoot inquiry ended today. Joseph H.
Geoghegan, of Salt Lake, was examined
concerning the interests Of the Nor
mon church in sugar factories in Utah
and Idaho He testified that the church
financed these industries in their in
fancy, but neither the church nor Nor
mon individuals control the stock. He
was shown that two of the biggest con-
Germs have majority of Mormons in
the directorate. Arguments followed.
Naval Appropriation.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs today agreed on a naval program
and embodied it in the naval appropri-
alton bill to be reported. 1t provides
six millions of dollars for one battle
ship, leaving the size to the discretion
of the secretary of the navy, and pro-
vides three destroyers to cost $750,00O
each. A million dollars will be used at
the discretion of the secretary of the
navy for one or more submarine boats.
The bill provides 100000 each to begin
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STATE PASTORS MEET

Yesterday morning in the Calvary Baptist church the New Haven Minis ters' conference was held. There were ministers from various parts of the state present. Rev. MT. Muuroe of the Calvary Baptist church was the host.
 Rev. MT, Wells of the Montowese Baptist church read a paper on Some of the Permanent Elements in the Apostle Paul's Conception of Eseakol-. ogy.'
 Among those present were the Rev. MT. Ashworth, Rev. MT. Harriet and Rev. MT, Hubert, all of Meriden; Rev. F. G. Whittemore of NIiddletown, Rev. J. M. Welles of Montowese, Rev. l.. B. Carter and wife of Clinton, Rev. Hey wood, Barone and Nichol of Waterbury, Rev. MT. Messenger of Deep River, and several others.
 Luncheon was served by the ladies of the Cavalry Baptist church
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] AS4 ERDAT'S SHOCK MARKLT.
Active Interest of the Slenderest Out
 side Special Movements

New York, Oct. 29.-The active in- terest in to-day's stock market was of the slenderest outsideof special move- ments in a handful of stocks. These special movements were in the way of accumulation, and the resulting ad- vances in the stocks concerned served to hold the general list in sympathy. The approach of the dates for dividend meetings gave occasion to some of these movements. The United States Steel directors are expected to act on the quarterly dividend tomorrow and the Pennsylvania directors meet on Thurs day There were some heavy transac- tions in United States Steel early in the day, and assertions were made with show of confidence that the stock would be placed on a four per cent. dividend basis tomorrow. Statements were cal- culated with great explicitness of the intention to declare the customary three per cent. semi-annual dividend on the Pennsylvania stock, and an extra dividend of half of one per cent, The price moved up in response and car ried with it Chesapeake & Ohio. Read ing was the most conspicuous stock in the days movement, and its nuctua- tions were attributed to activity by a pool credited with the market control Q fthe stock There were no notable changes in the conditions which oper- ated last week to restrain speculative activity The November settlements here also are calcuated at $75 900, 900 for dividend and interest payments. The conclusion is accepted quite universally that the bank loan contraction reported in the Saturday bank statement repre- sented simply a transfer to lending in- stitutions outsidethe clearing house, while the effect of the withdrawal of London credits from this market is be- lieved to be still unrefiected in the loan showing of the New York banks The sub-treasury Is drawing upon the New York banks by large customs payments, and also drafts on New York banks sent in by interior banks for the pay ment of, internal revenue due at other points. The level of exchange at in- terior points indicates the currency shipments by express are also proceed ing on a large scale. The call money market was quiet, but the tone of the time loans was reported again to be strong, especially for the ninety day period carrying over the end of the year.
 Foreign exchange was weak. Rail- road traffic officials reported increasing difficulty in the growing shortage of , cars and the unchecked accumulation of freight. The rise in Pennsylvania, which was the last to occur, was taken advantage of to sell other stocks. so that gains were nearly all wiped out. except that in Pennsylvania itself. The closing tone was easy.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales. par value, $1,540, 900.
 United States bonds were unchang- ed on call.
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STUCK MARKET FEATURES
4 VARIABLE AND UNEXCTTING
 DAY.

Pennsylvania Had Rise-other Shares Fell OG--strength of Time Money Gold for Englnnd's Bank-Pennsy's Diyidend-SteePs Dividend--Nipissin Again-Chicago U. T. MuddIe--Uncle sam Buys More Silver.
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AMOS MORRIS BRANCH,
Doings at the First Meeting of the
 Year.

Doings at the First Meeting of the
 Year.
 The first meeting of the year of the Amos branch, Children of the American Revolution, was held last Saturday at the home of Miss Josephine Burgess, 20 Brown street. About fifteen interested young people were present and much business was transacaed. As it had been decided, each member responded to the roll-call with an historic fact, thus adding to the interest of the meet ing,
 The officers for the coming year were elected as follows:
 Presideut-Miss Helen Merwin. Vice-p -presdent-Miss Emeline Street, Secretary Miss Mary Law.
 Trcasurer-Miss Pauline Doolittle, Registrar-Miss Grace Street. 'Hjstorian-Mis Jessamine White. Colcr-bearer-CIarence Bolton.
 The business meeting adjourned and delightful game was enjoyed by all, followed hy refreshments.
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poston stock Quotations.

Reported over private wires of Horn blower & Weeks. members of the New York and Boston Stock Ex- changes, New Haven office, 27 Center street.
 Boston Oot %
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Closing r,tces.

The following are the cioaing prices reported by Prince &' White!y Bankers and Brokers, 25 Broadway. New York. and 15 Center street, New Haven.
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NEW FORK STOCK MARKEE.

On the New York Stock Exchange. re- ported by Prince & Whitely, Bank CTS and Brokers. 52 Broadway. New York, and 10 Center street, New Hay en, Conn.
 New York, Oct. 29
 Open High Low Close
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The Union Trust Co
NEW HAVnN

NEW HAVEN,
 CHARTERED by the State of eS,n. N necticut with authority to acf s. Executor. Administrator, Guardian Ra. CeiVer or Trustee, under will or dasd
 Is legal depository of money naid into Court and public Trust Funds Acts as Trustee for Municipalities. Cor porations and individuals, and admin. isters trusts of all kinds. BmpowereA to. act as registra. of stocks, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness. manaTa sinking funds, and do all bus ness such es usually done by trust companies.
 It also does general banking bus mess, collecting checks, noteT. couponS each trust Is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general asseis of the Company.
 This Company is by lsR regularly ex- amined by the bank examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY l., HOTCHKISS, President,
 EUGENE S, BRISTOL. TFeasurex
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NORMAL tSrHOOr, NOTES.

Miss Ethel Walcott of Southington will leave November g for Montclair N. J., where she has secured a posi- tian as teacher in the public school system of that place. She is a graduate of the New Britain Normal school.
 One week from to-day Misses Lillian Rim, Isabel Martin and Mary Judd of Southington will go to South Manehes- ter Training school, an adjunct of the New Britain Normal school.
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Cotton Market.

Reported by Dick Bros. & Co.,, members of the New York Stock and Cotton Exchanges. Branch office, No. SS Center street.
 New York. Oct 29,
 High Low Last.
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New York, Oct. %.
 Bid Asked.
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Tt was crazy to nominate him to catch the Grand Army vote" said the veteran. Why, they seemed to think he'd run we'll" Huh! They must have judged him by his record in the army. Philadelphia Public Ledger.