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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

BAKER CITY, July 31.-With his
right knee blown to pieces by the ac-
cidental discharge of his own shot
gun, Billy Marshall. a farm hand
on the Duby ranch on Lower Powder,
virtually bled to death yesterday be-
fore assistance came.
Marshall shot himself last evening
about 4 o'clock, while attempting to
climb over a barb wire fence Just
how long he lay helpless and bleeding
is not known but he was almost eX-
hausted by loss of blood before dis
covered by Mr. Duby about o'clock
last evening. He was placed in
carriage, his wound pound up, and
he was brought to st. Elizabeth's hos
pital where he died about o'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31
FRANCIS MEETS =
STRANGE DEATH. =

y Richard Francis, who was en-
y gagged in raising wheat about
y seven miles south of Prosser. in =
y the Horse Heaven country, was
y accidentally killed Thursday af- =
y ternOOn while making repairs on y
y his combine, says the PrOsser
y Record. 1t seems that some part
y of the machine had become dis
y arranged, and, assisted by his =
y brOther-in-law, he had tied the y
y heavy lever down to enable them =
y to work with greater freedom Mr.. =
y Francis at the time was standing =
y at the end of the heavy beam 1t =
y became loosened and flew upward
y with terrific force, striking the y
y unfortunate man on the left side =
y of the face and head and render y
y ing him unconscious. DR.. French y
y was hastily summoned. but on his
y arrival found that Mr.. Francis y
y was beyond all medical aid. He =
y died a few hours after receiving y
y the blow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31
WORK TIED UP.
United Railroads of Frisco Are
Blocked.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 81
Construction work of the united
Railroads Co., are completely tied up
today between the strike of laborers
want an eight hour day and raise OF
wages. The railway construction
workers claim that over eight hundred
men have so far enrolled in the new
union and that about the same num-
Der have gone on strike, but have not
vet had an opportunity of taking out
cards. A delegation from the labor
ers visited the different lines this
morning, but found no men at work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

1t takes something Of more than Or
binary interest to draw the attention
of the Park Row crowd, in New York,
Of baseball watchers from the bulletins
when the Giants are up and the score
is tie, but two sparrows and a but
terfy accomplished it the other day,
and didn't half try. The men roosting
on the city hall fence, hearing a great
chattering, looked around and saw
big gay colored butterfly dive from one
of the trees toward the lawn In close
pursuit came two sparrows. each with
butterfly. The butterfly concealed it
self in the grass for a few seconds. but
was driven to wing again by vigorous
scratching. Before it had mounted
very high in the air one of the SPAR
rows seized 1T by a wing, and went
into tree. It's companions followed.
and the shrill chattering was renewed.
hC l"o OIIuS again new TO the grass,
pecking at each other savagely. By
this time everybodys back was to the
bulletin board and the baseball scor
ers did not get any attention at all
until one of the birds flew awav dis
gusted and the other hoped around
proudly in the grass, looking for more
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. w. P. Reser wife of eX-State
Senator Reser underwent serious
surgical operation at st. Marys hosp-
ital yesterday Mrs. Reser stood the
ordeal well and is recovering nicely
from the shock.
Walter Lingenfelder, editor of the
Evening Statesman, returned this
morning from a weeks trip to Seat
tie and Tacoma. Mr.. Lingenfelder at
tended the annual meeting of the
Washington State Press association,
held at Tacoma last week.
A fine medallion, awarded Walla
Walla county by the Lewis and Clark
fair commissioners. in recognition OF
the fine exhibit made by the county
has been received by c. l.. Whitney
and will be turned over to the Com
mercial club to be kept on exhibition
Wesley Sibbrell. brought to st
Mary's hospital from the Ennis ranch
a few days ago suffering from appen-
dicitis was discharged yesterday, his
condition showing much Improvement
Sibbrell has had hard luck since he
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

left Ohio several months ago to carve
out a fortune for himself and family,
having been taken ill twice and robbed
of $3.50 in Seattle.
Frank Brown, one of the trio of pris-
oners who escaped from the Asotin
county Jail, resulting in the death of
Frank Stang. one of the men, was
brought to the penitentiary yesterday
to serve a three-year sentence for
burglary. Brown, it is believed, has a
long criminal record that will be looked
up.
Herbert. the four-year- son OF
H. w. Stevens, manager of Stevens &
Company's store at College Place,
died at s o'clock this morning of diph-
iberia after an illness of nearly 10
days. The funeral, which was private
occurred from the family residence
at College Place at o'clock this af-
ternoon.
J. M. Patterson, a prominent attOr-
ney of Washington, Pa, accompanied
| by Mrs Patterson will leave for theil
home Thursday evening. Mrs. Pat
terson is a sister of Mrs, Jennie Lind
| say of Walla Walla and they have
been visiting at the Lindsay home
for nearly two weeks Mr. Patterson
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31
Kidney Troubles

are easily relieved and cured in the
beginning, but as the disease grows in
severity we must find a more potent
remedy. Here is where Irving's Blu
chu Waters excel as a cure. OF course
they give quick relief, but mores than
that they give sure and lasting cure
They positively purify the blood. Sold
at SOC box.
Sold by L. L. Tallman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31
Astor Saves a Soldier.

LONDON, July 31.-Lieutenant John
Jacob Aston, son of William Waldorf
Astor, while the regiment of First Life
Guards were at swimming practice,
leaped into the deep water and saved
the man by the hair and swan ashore
with the unconscious soldier.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

Nebraska, who has been selected as
librarian of Walla Walla's public Il
brary is expected to arrive in the city
about August 10. Miss Smiths de-
parture from Beatrice has been de-
layed through the inability of the IL
brary board of that city to select her
successor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

is highly impressed with Walla Wal
la and this section of Washington.
The Walla Walla board of civil service
examiners has announced that exam
nations of applicants for the positions
of architectural craftsman, inspector
and civil engineer will be held at the
Walla Walla postoffice on August 29-
80. Salaries for the positions range
from $3.50 to $500 per annum.
Ben Lohrey, a 17-year-old convict
serving three years in the penitentiary
for burglary, died yesterday following
an operation for appendicitis. The
funeral occurred in the afternoon, Rev
LeCornu, prison chaplain officiating.
Interment was in the prison cemetery
Lohrey leaves a mother residing in the
vicinity of Spokane
The Application of Mrs. Ethel Hector
| for an allowance of 500 a month pend
| ing a settlement of the divorce suit
she has commenced against her hus-
band, William Hector, was argued in
the superior court yesterday afternoon.
Judge Brents took the matter under
IadviSement and will render a decision
in a few days.
Misc. E|lOropoo Smith Of Paatrfoo
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

A marriage license was issued this
afternoon to George J. Krouse and
Miss Pearl B. D. carp, both of WAL
Ia Walla. The wedding will take place
tomorrow evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

There's no style of Footwear
that looks so handsome on a
woman's foot as Oxfords, If they
are right. If they're not right,
no shoe is so Unlocking and so
uncomfortable. We've the best
Oxfords that the most skilled
oxford makers could build, the
feathers are choice, the styles are
handsome. the workmanship and
fit is perfection. In Button,
Ribbon, Ties and Butcher styles.
N. SELL,
20 Main Street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cadman
leave next Thursday for a months
outing at Seaside, Ore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

SHOWERS PREDICTED
FOR TONIGHT.

Showers tonight and cooler
weather tomorrow is the cheer
= full forecast of weather condl-
= lions for the next "a hours, is
= sued by Weather Observer
= Newman at noon today. Ihe
observer says he is not so sure
, about the showers but he VIII
, bank on it being cooler. To-
day gave the first indication
of a break in the prolonged not
, spell, the official thermometer
, falling to get over the So de-
, gree mark up to noon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31
CIRCUS AUGUST 9.

Boys and girls you can see it If YOU
get busy with Statesman's offer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

WANTED CARPENTERS AND La
bOrers at race track
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

w. S. Spinning, who has been spen'
ing a few days in Portland mas ~
turned home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

Miss Florence Smith of Beatrice,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-31

Ladies' Foundation Stocks;
regular price 1Oc; for 90
Ladies' Silk Stocks; regular
price 15c and zoe; for. 800. az
Amber Ball Hat Pins, regular
price 15c and Csc; for. .......0 &c
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

Do you believe In progress? Do
you believe that all the wonderful
achievements OF the nineteenth cen.
tury-the railroad. the telegraph, the
telephone, electric light, kerosene,
sewing machine, agricultural machia.
cry. stea msbips, trolley cars, etc
have mads life easier and better
worth living do. / believe that 2
man who lives forty years under
modern conditions has experienced
more life and better life than Methu.
salem, though he had lived twenty
centuries OF his time.
The triumphs Of the nineteenth
century were triumphs Of human SER
vloe~-the placing Of knowledge and
tle fruits Of knowledge within the
reach OF the common man. Every
ans life is better, happier, more Sc,
cure because Of them. We live more
comfortable, more sociable lives in
better and more comfortable houses
because OF them. Even the hopeless
0wellef in the worst city sums Is
more comfortable in hts physical cor
ditIoAs than the middle-ckass citizen
1t the days OF George Washington.
In little things as in great, comfort
nd convenience have been the leg
acy OF the Century OF Improve
ment." Paint, IN a certain sense. IS
q Mino- matter, vet it gives BEAUTY,
A~eaithfuiness and durability to our
dwellings. Fifty years ago painting
was q serious proposition, a luxury
Tor 11e owners Of stately mansions
Who could afford the expense OF fire.
euent renewals. To-day ready mice
paint is so cheap. so good and so uni
1ersal that no house owner has an
excuse for not keeping his property
well painted.
a small thing, indeed, yet several
hundred large factories employing
thousands OF chemists and skilled
Torknen, are running every day in
the year t0 Keep Ii houses fresN
clean and wholesome.
a snail thing, yet Z can OF good
ready mixed paint, suc4 At one may
buy from any reputable dealer, en-
bodies the study OF generations Of
skilled chemists, me toll of 9 ,hou.
sand worhmen 10 mill, laboratory ana
factory, and the product Of q 1onp
series of specisl machinery iasantaG
and designed jo45 to make hat caa
of paint and to furnish Us an ,niai 6
variety Of TINS, colOrs and shades.
It was 2 wonderful century. that
nineteenth Of cur era, ana not tie
least Of its wonderful gifts was III
same commonplace can o1 paint.
l.. r.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
SEVERAL NEGROES LYNcHED
Feeling il the South Running Hlgh
because & Ontrages.

Washington. D. c. From maay
points in the South come reports }
racial tToub es nearly all Of them
due to the misdeeds Of the coiored
men. Feeling is running hiah So
that trifilg acts are magnided into
affairs that nobs believe car be pu
ished only nv ~.yncnires Fnllawsse
the mob justice meted out 10 Two ~
groes il Mobile there was a-cthar
summary hanging at Argent. Ark..
where there was trouble, and sill
another at Basin, Miss. where q ne
gro mad assaulted a white wouaI.
Beside this there was an attempt
to take from jail a negro culptit at
Macon. Ga, another at Bloomington
Ind, and a third al Columbia. 5. d
Near Lexington. n. c. 4 mob pit
sued q negro who without prov3ca-
ton killed q railroad foreman
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
POLICE SHOOT Strikers
WITHOUT plaltYiAG
President on Canadian llrnher
mems grl0a Killed.
HIGHER WAGES sRE DEMANDED


NA aA#tals sloeD q f}ill .j Drive
out tol.u ujonNEe ana 4 Fierce
Battle EHsges-siany Wounded
o. Bod sides.
Buckingham. Q4ebae. - i've men
were killed era q dozen wounded Nv
a conflict ae,weea striking 1,flI hands
anc Provincial eo.3e III sa 2ra
Lacen Com lzl.g ~mills t.e4e Tha
rigorous measures -a1en by jae ss
thor'tes to qaell ,ae rfotaus s,r!kars
has had telling effect. ami no fai
tnar trouble is exD9a- ed. The maa
killed were PreSidant Helange-. oi
the Mil Workers Union. and leader
of the strikers, and Xavier Iencieu. 4
mill hand Five Of Inc wounded men
are in 2 serious condition.
The surike at the mills began Sep
tember 10. The announcement made
that the mill owners would import Ia
bor and start the mills put the men
in a desperate frame Of mind. A
meeting was called At which i1ceu-
diary speeches we're made About
the middle Of rhe afternoon the men
decided 10 clear ont he ~strike-break-
ers.
a mob Of zoo men armed with re-
volVegs and other weapons rushed no
the hill leading 10 the mill. The mill
owners, who had looked for violence,
had posted forty detectives and spe-
Ga! policemen on the outskirts OF
tnelr property There was no par
i3ylhe The first rush Of the striEers
Was met tg q T6lley from the revolv-
ers il Fhe hands Of the police. BE-
LANCER, VINO was leading the no., fell
at ih- first vOlley with two bullets In
his head lie died where be fell.
The strikers sought shelter and
opened fire on the police, many Of
whom were hi. Alexander and Al
berJ GtacLean. members Of the firm.
tou5a beside the police. A desul-
tory fusillade was kept up for fifteen
minutes. the strikers standing their
6Tound and the police remaining be1
hind their hastily constructed barri-
cades. 1t was apparently by mutual
consent that hostilities were suspend
ed whfla both sides removed their
wounded
AS there appeared to be a likeli-
hood Of a renewal of the trouble an
appeal was Sc to ottawa for roops
They arrived ard went into camp
near The lumber wards.
The strikers declare they will
elect another leader and continue the
strike Their former wages of sl.25
2 day they declare, will not keen
men and their families alive. The
MacLaren Company, which is one M
Tbs largest lumber concerns in Car
@ is equally determined not ,l
give in TO the strikers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

RBmania ma vel ha gEold 70 w
called the Japan Of Europe. She has
achieved in the mids. u incessant
JEALOUSY and opposition much hat
the rec empire OF the -aT East has
accomp isned.
But, says the Fortniahtly Review
the progress Of Ru1nania, il less
great. is perhaps more merltorious
even taan thar Of japan |5 a small
State, hampered at erary turn by
Turkish reaction and Eg- oDean greed
or Ignorance. tine opportunities OF
progress were much les faeile than
in lac island empire Of japan.
Bat on May 2S, 1905, King Charles
I. - free Rumania celebrated his
forty years Of reign and saw what
was once a Turkish yassal state
standing proudly Greet among the
Eurcnaan nations. Where once was
chaos and corruption to-day is an or
deriy state. bo4hd n friendly an
lance vita great Powers, and more
imE ogtant sjili. tn example 10 the
w7rd OF peaceful intalna- develop
mem d o. a tranquil bat persistent
foreign noiicg.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

Something con%corntn~ the ORIGIN
Of Boston brown bread anneared ~.
GENTLY in the gar1rdav Evenirq post
/. Is said to nave heen invantad nv
Major ~ aap.aI rbwirg If Boeton
in July. f74e and was regarded IN
the earle ..ays as q famine food ("
AT thu. .sriod t.ara ,gas q e-s--
scarcity in +hs cerosIs. Au sorts 81
r.oyisions. but especially braadetrfz
were high, Wheat cosf twenty sbil-
lings 2 busAsl and whisa broad came
Mt two cents an ounce the s~ixtoan.
ounce household loaf" whicb l-7s
OF q coarse rfaa selling for +v4tq-
asDts.
TAwina ~ae "A bake. hv 4-a5e
Who 49, asxaf -ar~4esf-~ ~ H.. "a
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

Aasoae is the ereatest ind v.Qgai
drawing card 10 he league.
G..c1et Lever III The Pirates.
-he teadlns pitcnsa "a both leagues
Jimmy casey says ina. BrooklYu
has the 3uesC dlsnu-a .r the Ma
tiopai tsagGe.
Young Cy" Touua. Of the Bosta
Nationals, has pitched three one-bt
games On fcHr-htf s es hi
sam7s.
Gaore Stone. Of
Iub 'ea1s american Lf 1ia rs
With q percentage of b s
aeccUj with .3L4.
Pitcher Ed Ki'lau aa
his differences with tE5 Dse
and rel0ined the teau
j. IS said 10 he Manae
intention 10 play New
HarkE first base narL
i is years since has ylaye6
as good al a(i-yoes s he Is
putting W for TIE i.sas easou.
The Bostou aHa UmB aae
drafted Cheliee H3-u4r, the cicgs.
letdiEg second pas AM Of ~ New
ark Clul
Tie Nas ijla ta1. elnt Sam.,y
St2n ~ She gisrA III mo.9as
thel eau
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

After spending $4,000 IN an ei-
fort TO substitute Cinnamon for negro
labor. a Florida naval stores opera
tor announces that the experiment Is
a failure.
Gustav KotzwinkIc, secretary Of
the C~igarmakers Union and active in
local labor circles, has been nomiuat-
ed by the Third Lackavauna (Pa1
District Democrats for Representa-
tive.
Warfare between the Standard OIL
and the labor unions has been started
with q strike al Whiting Ind, a wage
increa being demanded.
The Nepartmert OF Justice has de-
clded that railroad workers are in
the unskii'ed labor class and cannot
he imported into the United states
under the alien contract law
About 1876 persons are employed
on the View South Wales State-owned
railways. ana 413S on The tramways,
a total Of 1861.
TIE 5witcnmsn's unions Of North
America, acting concortedlv an over
the United States. demanded shorter
hours and more pm
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
BOSTON ALDERMAN INDICTED.
Re publican Ward Secretary Also
Must Answer Bribery Charge.

Boston. - Alderman Thomas d.
Hugsles of Chelsea, Mass. was IN
Cicted BIT the suffolk County Grand
Jury on . charge of receiving Q uo-
nus in connection with the awarding
Of a contract 8oI city work. Benfa-
min f Nichols. Secretary Of the Re
pUblicao Ward and City Committee Of
Chelsea, was also indicted, the charge
Icing nat he .nered a BRIDE IL con
nectiun with the contract. Thesa in
dicrmenls follow an extensive iuyas-
tieation by the Grand Jury.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

81 lt ali the reotle IL Cie1l-
ieaa GH.o. wao di5 betWa5 The ages
o. tWe- rye aud thirty-Hva are VIC
lims ul tuberculosis. AT tae present
rata of q sth fIoua the disase. $1,000
Of llcve ad half piiilonayea00med
10 die p taae culosis. in 5he past
y7at FIsit a8rses uf tire oity's Anti
JuberCl3osi4 Laasae found ,hat .n
the has .,el Kept parts pE fho
town le" sea exist. IA the fots
aiong 8ke front and riye- and it
an ,ac| overerog ded uHsaaitar.
s.noke-iA1eated quart8fs the
Was touud -snidIr reas
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
FORTY YEARS GADIB ING ENDS.
500 40; Springs Citizen With Brass
Bard Force or tc lid.

Hot Springs, Ark.-Frtv years Of
milling came to a spstacuiar end
IN Hol Springs when he City In
proTemeut Union Of 30 citizens
-iosed thirty gambling rooms and
gave q battalion OF gmastegs zen
hours 70 leave The city The tv enty-
three executives Of the Wioa. l.nown
rs the "skiddOU acmmif4e. ssued
= final warning hat I'll ts must
- closed u once No lee #as u.i0
20 he wGr2iEg ana the eutsre mem
nership Of the union, e..ded Ev 2
Grassland. marched - .e C.tY HAN.
70 police Ge.dGa1ile and to the
Court House ana force 81 e Il
.sua city officials G. a.C and r35sc
ne gambling house, h-.ew.ia cha
90 goiaa "ng 10 sealt doe nr0r-
-r}y
10 t0a roll ii drum and bla,s a.
ass such EsElblecs 8 were found
eTa marched to the Union Station
a4# ordered 70 take he first train on.
and csttrn ne ore Five hundred
amber cafDers sAt women ara
leaving the place AMI fully a.l 4
4li}.o0 dollars woItt Of paralher-
Malta IS boxed Tor shipLHnt.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
SIG FIRE ST RENSSELAER,. N. u
Trenty-seren Families Homeless Al
ter Five-Efour Fight With Flames.

Albany. n z. Two teuane.t
blocks containing twenty-folr dwell
1ugs, were destroyed. twenty-sever,
tamil e. rendered homeless and !.
property damage Of about 1875. 00u
inflicted in a spectacular conaagrs.
lion ID Rensse aer, across Vie river.
The fire spread from the water
front toward the residential section.
and in q short time had crossed
Broadway Calls for assistance were
sent TO Albany and Troy and several
FIRE companies fro-a each CITY re
sponded
The majority Of those whose homes
were DESTROYED are WORKING people.
and their losses win be hard to bear.
After nearly five hours the frenen
gained control.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
A HanEY Summer

Po.ly-"Did you have q good line,
DOLLY?
Dolly-"Did I have a good time!
Wen, should say ! did I got ep-
yagad seventeen cimes. and ons Of
them Is permanent. -Someryi!le
journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
B Warranted sasp.cloa.

My wife was arrested yesterday, ?
You pise re. WhaF vas tha
trouble
She go of 4 trolley car he right
way and a policeman thought she
was a man. in disguise. Puck.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

* AChC& les, az
Zire lauEuo. anu
distressing urinary
t|t3Irias. Keen the
kidneys well and ali
these suFeTinEs will
b. saved you. Mrs.
:. a Moor. proprle-
to u & restaurant 81
Wats,viue. T.
'bEiI HEibg Duau 3
KiGu-. Eifle r,,f.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
s,,re Sign.

Eel1-"Alas I'm getting old. j
know it now"
Delie-"Nonsense, Why do yo1
say that?"
Nell At least Toul a,ides-to-be
have asked me to b. them brides
maid. Philadelphia Ledger,
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

WAa- was the oatter Eith that
roman? cen snded me editor.
'Fe caH Der a stroug-lni1ded per
son liz oar papas and she objects
VERY we!} call her 'weak~mindeQ'
1ereal .ar '-PniIa daiphia Ledger.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12

Al armed band numbering tony
men held TIP Z mail train near he
bridge over the BieIa River. il Rms.
STA. After killing : soldier and
w0unding three others who were n
charge OF The mail. the robbers de.
caIuped with S1c5,000.