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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-08
ROBBERY IN WHITE RIVER JUNO.
TON.

Some time Saturday or Sunday night
Adams K Smiths mems furnishing store
in White River Junction was entered
through u back window and two over
coats. two suits of clothing and two
pairs Of shoes were taken. 1t looks from
the selection Of articles. two Of a kind,
as if two persons were implicated in the
burglary. The window through which
was made Is on ~ line with the
roof of a shed of the store and had no
shutters, bars or grating to protect 1t.
A person could easily swing himself to
the roof from the ground, break or cut
out one OF the large parcs OF glass; step
into the store and help himself 70 what
goods he wanted and return tho same
way he came IN. The Central Vermont
yard tracks run in the rear Of the store
and the passing OF a train would over
come any noise made in breaking and
entering. There was no attempt from all
appearances to disturb the safe or cash
drawers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-08
MORE PRISONERS At RUTLAND.

There were 81 prisoners committed to
the house of correction during the month
of October. This is an increase of 20
over the preceding month There were
20 unfortunates sent to the county jail.
which is also an increase over Septem-
Dor.
The offenses for the house Of correction
commitments are as follows: 1ntoXica
ton, "a; breach of the peace, S; assault,
2; refusing to support family, ,; grand
larceny. . trampng. :; illegally selling
mortgaged property, j; vagrancy, =;
embczzloment. |.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-08
TRYING TO SETTLE TROUBLE.

Negotia tions have been on foot looking
to the breaking of the deadlock IL, the af
fairs of the White River Valley railway.
II is understood that Mr. Williams. the
principal owner in the road. has offered
to compromise the suit against the town
OF Rochester for the sum of $4,000 TO be
paid by the town in fun discharge of il :
liability under the vote to bond the town
for 5000 It is part of the offer that
the $50 600 be spent in peHmanoD, work on
the roadbed under the direction of COM
mittee to be chosen by the town.
NEW TRUSTEES OF SOLDIERS
HOME
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Vermont Soldiers Home held in Mont
pelier Thursday Justus Dart OF Spring
field was elected a trustee in place OF
Ma jor Bowman. deceased, and Porter Il,
Dale of Island Pond in place OF Col,
Estcy, resigned
ANOTHER ROAD EXPERT HAS RE-
GENTLY BEEN VISITING VERMONT
A good roads expert with no s4V con-
vention string to his offer of help was in
Montpelier last week in consultation with
C. w. Gates, state highway commission
err The expert in question was Y, NJ,
Pierce, chief engineer In the office OF
public roads of the United States de-
partment OF agriculture in Washingt on
The office OF public roads is Offering TO
give the various States demonstrations
in practical road building. AT present
Chief Engineer Pierce is looking over the
| conditions in New England and is offer
ng the services of his office to the States
| in this section of the country. Commits
sioner Gates stated that he intends
| thoroughly 10 investigate the plan of aid
| offered by the government and IL it is
practical for Vermont conditions he
| plans to take steps to secure the help.
HOTEL. SALE ENJOINED.
| The stockholders Of tho Bradford Hoto
| company voted to sell the real estate
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Weston News Items.

Leader: Miss Adams and Miss Lau-
"a Copeland, of Walla Walla, are
guests at the Dry creek farm of Mr.
Walter Adams.
Petitions are in circulation in the
two Weston precincts for submitting
the prohibition question to the voters
at the June election.
Out Of total of 3,456 voters regis
tered in Umatilla county, 2,1SS are
classed as republicans, 977 as demo-
Gratis, and the remainder as scatter
ing North and South Milton have
the largest number of Independent and
prohibition voters.
At his farm south of town, F. c.
Greer is seeding eighty acres to barley.
This land was formerly in wheat, but
the seed had been treated to formalye-
hyde and did not materialize.
While at Walla Walla the other day
Sam Banister declined an offer of $3.50
for his five-year-old trotting mare,
Gretchen c, sired by Caution. Mr..
Banister took his promising animal
out to the track, and she performed
we'll in the company of veteran PAGERS
and trotters now in training. She
trotted a quarter of a mile in 35 sec
onds fiat, and seemed to have plenty of
speed in reserve Gretchen C's dam
was a thoroughbred by Dudley How
ard
At Culley's grocery store are GER
tain kind of cracker snaps" enclosed
in a long red case with fuse attached
in imitation of a giant firecracker.
Some of the ingenious youths of the
town conceived the idea of converting
one of them into a genuine firecracker
with the aid of fuse and powder. The
experiment was successful beyond
mesaure The town escaped destruc-
ton, but Chester Caplinger was "blOwn
up like a Russian duke. He lost all
his eye-brows,' and one hand was quite
badly burned. Parental restraint, how
ever, will prevent any further DEM
constructions along similar lines.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Waitsburq News.
Once.' -

Gazette: Groom Bickelhaupt has left
for San Francisco in search of his sis
ter-in-law, Miss Carrie Wright, her
mother and sisters having grave fears
as to her safety. She went to San
Francisco recently to visit relatives
and no communication has been re-
ceived from her since the earthquake.
C. R. James met with quite a severe
accident the first of the week, which
has incapacitated him from work. He
was riding home on his wheel and was
in the act of turning in at his home
when he was thrown from his bicycle
against a telephone pole. The blow
was severe enough to tear loose the
ligaments in the left shoulder, and it
was thought for a time that the Shout
der was displaced. but fortunately this
did not occur. 1t will be several days
before Mr. James is again on duty,
however.
Surveyor Wilson, of Walla Walla.
and his assistants have been busy
this week setting stakes for the new
sewer system. number of contrac-
tors are now preparing bids and these
will be opened by the council on May
7th at / o'clock p. m.
The house of Mrs. Frank, whose
place is on the Dixie road, just north
Of the summit, caught fire on We'd
nesday evening Of last week. and be-
fore the flames were extinguished the
entire roof was burned off. The fire
is supposed to have caught from
defective flue.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23

at Echo, Or, committed suicide at
Boomers Ferry by hanging himself
with his suspenders. Duncan, while
on the train, became insane and was
taken off at the Ferry and locked up,
and the next morning when the offic-
ers called to see him, they found him
dead.
His wife was called from Echo and
she arrived just after he had hung
himself She was accompanied by the
sheriff Of that county, who wanted to
take Duncan home. 1t is stated that
Duncan had left Echo a few days
previous for Canada to buy some land.
He was misdirected, and this worried
him. He bought a ticket for Spokane
and was on his way home when he
became insane. The body has been
taken to Echo.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
TRIAL OF YOUNG DALBoW kept QUIET
RitzviIIe Assault Case Is Tried Behind
Closed Doors and Result Unan-
nounced-Other Items.

RITZVILLE, April ga. B. Smith,
a hotel man from Wenatchee, is here
trying to interest the Boosters in pro-
viding Ritzville with a good hotel. He
wishes to organize a stock company
that will put up building for him to
fit out and operate as a hotel.
The Ritzville Electric company has
moved it's office from the Pioneer State
Bank block to the new brick east of
the Touring mills. The company's new
building will be used for cold storage
and ice plant.
The result Of yesterdays trial of
young Dolbon, of Washtucna, charged
with assaulting Mrs. Spicer as she re-
turned home from church Sunday ev-
ening, is kept secret Judge Warren
announced before the trial that the
court would convene in chambers and
the public was not admitted
Harold Harris, Newell Smith and
Perry Schiller, high school boys left
for Cheney, where they will meet the
state normal school in debate this ev-
ening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Pipe Organ at Waitsburg.

Waitsburg Times: The new pipe
organ recently purchased by the First
M. E. church, of the Eiler Piano
House, of Portland, has arrived and is
being installed in the new church
building this week by Mr.. H. c. Fer
ris, of Portland This is the first
pipe organ in the city. Prof. Lowell,
of Walla Walla, will give the first re-
cital as soon as the church is ready
for dedication.
Arthur Roberts has purchased a Il
horse power Olds tourabout, with back
seat detachable L. A. Loundagin
brought the machine out from Walla
Walla Wednesday. Thus is one more
fine automobile added to the list In
our city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
NEW FOREST RESERVE.
Proclamation Provides for Conssrva-
ton Of $50, 900 Acres in Montana.

PROCLAIM alton Provides for Conserva-
ton Of 10000 Acres in Montana.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April "a
The president has issued a proclama-
ton creating a new forest reserve In
southwestern Montana, which will con-
serve the timber and water supply OF
the country in the vicinity Of Helena.
Boulder and Butte. 1t embraces $780,
900 acres of land, extending from Hell
ena southwesterly about seventy-five
miles, and northwesterly about TWEEN
ty-f1ve miles.
The Boulder. Little Blackfoot and
Deer Lodge rivers all head in this re-
serve, and conservation Of water In
these streams will aid irrigation lower
dawn their sources.
The water supply of Helena, which
comes from Ten Mile creek, and OF
Butte. which is drawn from Basin
creek, will also be protected by this
reserve.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
IS TO HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Water Power Company
Begins to install Huge Trans
mitter to Supply Power.

TEKOA, Wash, April 23.-John b.
Fsken, of the Washington Water
Power company, of Spokane, is here
with a crew of men, unloading the big
transformer which will be used in
transmitting power to the Mahoney
Light & Power company of this place,
who will use the power when the line
reaches this place, which will be some
time in June. The Washington Water
Power company will buy property and
erect a brick building to be used to
install their instruments.
F. j. Mahoney, Tekoa's precinct
chairman of the democratic faith, left
this morning to be with the county
central committee, meeting at Colfax.
The Tekoa Commercial club is ar
ranging to send some eatables to the
sufferers at San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23

The water was turned on in the
Snake river ditch last Friday and with
the exception Of one or two short
stops, has been running ever since.
The water had made about eight miles
in the ditch and every one feels heap
skookum.
One night last week the new dock
at the boat landing floated down the
Columbia and, at last accounts, had
not been recovered.
The new steamer Todd has been
taken from Fish island and is moored
at Ainsworth. 1t Is understood the
vessel will ply between Kennewick
and up-river points.
Last Sunday VIM. Nave went to
Walla walla to have his hand dress
ed, symptoms Of blood-poisoning hav-
ing set in.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
He Had Been IN Hiding For Over
Ten Years.
eEoRGE sIckMAA, WHO BROKE JAIL
IN OLYMPIA NOUN
TAiNS AND Is NOW IN Gus.
toby At ABERDEEN.

After eluding the peace officers for
nearly ten years George Sickman, an
Indian, under sentence to twelve
years Imprisonment for the brutal
killing of another Indian, has been
captured and will have to serve out
his sentence. He is now in Jail at
Aberdeen is the story that comes
from Olympia.
Ever since he escaped from the
old county Jail in this city, follow
ing his trial and conviction, Sick
man has been in hiding in the fast
nesses of the Olympic mountains and
until recently he was loyalty protected
by the other Indians
Crime on Trial.
Ten years ago he and another In
dian attacked John Heough, another
redskin, near Olympia, beat him in.
sensible and then cut his throat The
assailants were arrested. The evidence
was purely circumstantial so the jury
found them guilty only of second de-
gree murder The other defendant
was sentenced to twenty years I'M
prisonment.
Sickman had more friends and was
better educated and managed to make
a showing that his partner was the
leader in the crime, so escaped with
a twelve years sentence. He was con-
fined in the old county Jail there, a
flimsy structure of wood, from which
he escaped, presumably with the aid
of Indians on the outside.
Protected by Tribesmen.
He was spirited away to the noun
tains where the Indians guarded him.
Indians today tell of their system of
signals and guards by which they
prevented capture of Sickman for
years, until pursuit died away. But
lately Sickman has been demonstrate
ing his bad Indian qualities. Several
weeks ago he brutally assaulted and
nearly killed a squaw and he has had
frequent quarrels with the other In
dams on the Quiniault reservation
and the friends who had protected
him for years recently sent word
here that they wanted the officers to
come and take Sickman away to
serve his sentence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Steals Scales; Gets jagged.

Last Friday a migratory character
by the name of Ferrich Hanford was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Ulrich On
a warrant sworn out by A. A. Walker
charging him with stealing a pair of
butchers scales from the building
formerly occupied by Mr. Walker as
a butcher shop, says the Franklin
County Register. He was arra1gned
in Justice CeciIs court and pleaded
guilty to the charge Of petit larceny,
being sentenced to pay fine OF 500
or to serve 80 days in the county bas-
tile. He chose the latter, and was
conducted to the countys school at
Pasco that evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO
THREE PRISONERS BREAK OUT JAIL
Weiser Sheriff Grows Careless and
Men Take to the Hills With
Posse in Pursuit.

Three men, Harry Williams, charged
with passing a forged check at Mineral
last fall; William Burgess and John
McHargue, both under sentence for
gambling, escaped from the county
Jail at Weiser Saturday.
They were allowed by the sheriff to
go out in the jailyard to get their
bedding, which had been laid on the
grass to air, when they all skipped out.
Sheriff Lansdon, with a posse, is re-
ported as searching in every direction.
Guards have been posted at all the
bridges, it is stated, and the boats
along the river have been taken in
charge to intercept the escaped prison.
ers should they attempt to cross the
river.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Madison Square Garden toBe Scene
Of Spirited Contests.
SOLDIER BOYS WILL DO THE STUNTS
FAST MEN FROM NEW YORK MIL.
ITARY SCHOOLS WILL be
CONTESTANTS.

NEW YORK. April 23.-Today Ia
the opening day Of the tenth annual
military tournament under the aus
pieces Of the Military Athletic league.
which means that for one whole week
Madison Square garden will be the
scene Of the most interesting martial
spectacles and contests. For many
months. the companies troops and bat
teries of the various arms. to be repre-
scented in the tournaments, have been
drilling and practicing for this event.
and there is every reason to expect
that the contests for this year will
surpass all previous contests of this
kind ever seen here. Every night the
program will be opened with athletics.
which will be followed by military re-
views, and there will be performances,
on Wednesday and Saturday after
Moons. In the afternoon performances
the boys of the various military
schools will give their drills and ath-
letic exhibitions. The league has Of
fered valuable prizes to the winners
of the various contests.
There will be a change in the COM
manders of the reviews every night
the list including Colonel William T..
Morris, Ninth regiment; Colonel Sam
uel l.. WEIGH, Sixty-ninth regiment.
of Buffalo; Colonel William c. Bates.
Seventy first regiment; Colonel Chas.
A. Denike, Tenth regiment; Colonel
N. B. Thurston, Twenty-second regi-
ment Lieutenant Colonel John w.
Foote, Fourteenth regiment.
Major Mcclellan, Admiral Coughlan.
Secretary of War Taft General Grant.
commanding the department of the
post; Governor Higgins and General
Mills, from West Point, will be the re-
viewing officers.
Probably no exhibition Of the United
States cavalry that has ever been seen
in any of the tournaments will equal
that promised by the famous troop G,
of the Fifteenth, from Fort Ethan
Allan, VT, First Lieutenant Samuel
Van Lier commanding. and Second
Lieutenant Victor S. Foster. second.
The absence of the United States
field artillery will not be noticed, as
the remarkable performances by the
Third battery, N. G., under Major Ras-
quin, of Brooklyn, will give number
of interesting drills. Other notable
features will be the infantry drills Of
the United States infantry from Fort
jay. and the sensational drills and ev-
olutions of the Highanders from Can
ada. A humorous feature Of the show
will be the worst bucking mule from
Fort Meyer, which only one man from
that garrison can ride. 1t Is expected
that a number of officers of the French
cruiser squadron. now on visit to
this country, will visit the show some
time during the week,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Two Thirds of Wool Clip Sold.

BOISE, Idaho, April 23.-The esti-
mate has been made by Governor
Gooding that fully two-thirds of the
wool in Idaho has been contracted for
on the sleeps back. He said the
price has ranged from 10 to 23A cents
pound. No wool is now being sold
for less than 20 cents. he said. The
wool bringing the highest prices Is
from sheep in the Soda Springs coun-
try.
The governor stated that the wool is
of an excellent grade this year and
that he thought there would be large
clip. The sheep fed well last winter
and everything has been favorable for
the WOOL
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
HORSE HEAVEN WHEAT LOOKS WELL
Blue Stem Was Damaged Somewhat,
but Farmers Are Expecting to
Harvest Fair Crops.

K1ONA, April 23.-During a recent
trip through the Horse Heaven wheat
country, a Ledger representative had
an opportunity to "size up" the grain
situation. Winter wheat proves to
have been considerably injured by the
storm of March 10. The Turkey red
stood the frost with little damage
but the bluestem. a spring variety
which is much sown in the fall by
the Horse Heaven growers, was killed
The work of re-seeding is now about
completed. The Turkey red wheat is
not much sown, as it has a tendency
to shatter badly and must be harvested
Immediately upon ripening.
The ground, the farmers say, is well
wet down and a good crop Of spring
wheat is confidently expected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
REGULATE MONEY MARKET.
Plan Of Staekbrokers to Regulate
Banking ImpraetieabIe.

Plan Of Stockholders to Regulate
Banking lmpraetieabIe.
NEW YORK. April est is learn
ed upon trustworthy authority that
certain leading interests upon the stock
exchange have in contemplation steps
which they believe may serve to regu-
late money market conditions in this
city.
Stockholders feel that they and their
customers have been treated unfairly
by the banks and that a great deal Of
business is being diverted to London
and other points on account Of the ex-
cessively high rates which have been
exacted for money. So far as can be
ascertained it is proposed that individ-
ual members Of the stock exchange
shall subscribe large amount of cap
ital-say $25.OOO.OOO or $4,000. 600
which will be applied either in the
form Of an increase Of the capital
stock Of the National City bank or to
be employed in the organization Of a
new trust company to be operated un-
der the direction Of the National City
bank
It is argued that some such control
over the international money market
as is now exercised by the Bank of
England could be attained by such an
institution and that in times of stress
gold imports could either be expedited
or gold imports checked by such extra
means as are used by the Bank of En-
gland.
The subject in question is at pres
ent in a somewhat chaotic form, but
much more is apt to be heard of it
later.
James B. Clews. of the banking firm
of Henry Clews & Co, said today:
1.-The whole thing is dream. The
way stock exchange houses do business
the existence of such an institution is
impossible It's Over-certificatiOn would |
have to be so enormous that nobody |
who knows anything about the banking
business would want to deposit money
in such an institution. If the business
were confined to one institution, over
certification would reach $50.00O,OO0 a |
day, and the bank examiners would |
close it the first week of it's exist
snce"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Meat Market Smoked up.

CONNELL, April 23.-When Butch
Younce went to his market the other
verted during the night into a vast
smoke house, and he was given the
vealed the fact that a lighted cigar
had been dropped in the sawdust on
the floor the previous evening, and a
smouldering fire started therefrom,
doing no damage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Squatter Gets Damages.

ENTERPRISE, Or, April 23.-Last
January Herman Brothers, firm deal
large number of their flock on to
the claim of one Stevens, a settler on
government land. Stevens brought
suit to recover damages against Ker-
nan brothers for trespassing upon his
claim, and in the circuit court today
was awarded a verdict in the sum of
$500.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Newsy Notes from WaiIula.

Gateway: H. ]. Wilkinson, of the
Pendleton Iron Works, at Pendleton,
Or, was in this vicinity this week
looking over the private pumping
plants. Mr.. Wilkinson says that
with water so close to the surface it
will be only a short time until all the
private lands between Wallulu and
Snake river will be irrigated with
gasolene engine plants.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
TO BE SCATTERED TO WINDS.
tombstone Bennett Sueeumbs After
Two Years Battle With Plague.

tombstone Bennett Sueeumbs After
Two Years Battle With Plague.
NEW YORK, Aprilf 23.-Miss john
stone Bennett, an actress. who had
made Bloomfield. N. j.. her home for
several years, died today Of tubercu-
losis. She was i'll two years. She be-
gan her stage career nineteen years
ago. One Of her greatest successes
was in 1.-The Female Drummer" She
appeared also in vaudeville.
Miss Bennett was born in Havre,
France, thirty-six years ago. The re-
mains were cremated. Her ashes will
he scattered to the winds. She also
desired that there be no flowers or
coaches at her funeral, and her wish
was carried out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23

This is no time for mirth or laughter,
"Tis the cold grey dawn Of the morn
ing after"
There will be no morning after IL
you will carry a box of CALIFORNIA
PRIME WATERS, and take a few be-
fore going to bed. They will fix you
all right and tone you up before
breakfast.
100 WATERS IS CENTS
Sold by L. L. TALLMAN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23

trail left by the body, was equally
bad.
Schulz Is something Of a degenerate.
and the chances are that II the case
had gone to trial his defense would
have been insanity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-04-23
Engineer Killed by Bursting Boiler

OLYMPIA. Wash. April 23.-Rus-
sells shingle MILL three miles east of
this CITY. was destroyed yesterday af-
ternoon by a bursting boiler Thomas
IngIe. the engineer, was instantly
killed