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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-29

what have you 10 say"
OBrien looked like the thoroughly
beaten man he was. From one 10 the
other he gazed. He was trapped. fair
ly and squarely. But the Irish in him
was strong, he wouldn't squeal.
There's nothing to say. gentlemen.
Save perhaps. that the telephone Is a
damned clever invention
well. Dr. Jensen. It's up TO you.
now drawled Cheney.
Jensen looked hard at O'Brlen. Per-
haDs a memory OF the old days when
they had been boon companions Hit
ted before him. He pitled the man.
Get out OF this. O'Brien, and try.
for Gods sake, to lead an honest life.
You've got a chance now. Take H."
OBren stood not on the order Of
going, but went. As he closed the
door he muttered: Great thing, that
telephonel"
Next story; 'The Traders Elves"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-29
DIR. FiNN's TESTIMONY
INTERESTING.

Dr. Thomas Finn Of Boonsboro, No.
who has pfaoticed medicine for 81 years.
says he has used every prescription
known 10 the profession for treatment OF
kidney and bladder diseases. and SAYS he
has never found anything so effective
IN both chronic and acute kidney and
bladder trouble as Foley's Kidney Cure
II stops Irregularities and builds up the
whole system. For sale BY F. J. Hnl Drug
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28

than $25O,OOO, with a daily capacity of
10000 pounds of powder. the 10000
pounds of reserve ammunition ordered
by the secretary of war must be
bought from the Dupont powder mo-
nOpOly.
If this is so, it will cost the govern
ment, at the ruling price of IS cents a
pound. the enormous sum of $22, 500, 900.
Figuring on an actual cost of powder
at 35 cents a pound, the government
would make a saving if it made its own
ordnance smokeless powder in it's own
factories on a large scale on the pro-
posed reserve stock alone of 12,0OO,-
600. or enough to pay for the inspection
of all beef, hogs anu sheep products
in all the American packing houses
for the next five years.
1t is sufficiently startling where a
man of the standing of Waddell makes
a statement over his signature that the
appropriation of one-tenth of the
amount expended on purchases from
the powder trust last year will build
government factories which will pro-
duce a reserve supply at less than
the cost fixed by the trust.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
EQUIPMENT SENT INTO CAMP
Porter Brothers Begin Rush Work on
Lewiston GrangeviIIe Branch
Line.

CULDESAC, Idaho, June 2S.-Two
carloads of horses, several carloads of
equipment, a carload Of powder and
two cars of provisions for the camps
is the way the Northern Pacific con-
tractors are providing for the rush of
construction work on the line between
here and Garngeville. The above ship
ments were received by Porter Bros.
& WEIGH, and more shipments, are
routed so as to be received daily.
The second big steam shovel was re-
ceived several days ago and will be
put on the work at once. The teams
will be used at the grading camps and
i'm moving supplies and equipments to
the several camps on the prairie con-
struction. Men are coming into the
country in large numbers, and within
a short time the highland camps will
be filled with laborers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
STANDARD OIL GIVES UP HANDS

CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 2S.-O"-
ing to disclosures made before the IN
terstate commerce commission the
Standard Oil company has thrown up
it's contract for furnishing lubricatlns
oil to the Pennsylvania lines west OF
Pittsburg, voluntarily surrenderlng
revenue of more than $4,000 a year.
With the cancellation OF the agree
mont between the Pennsylvania ana
the Galena Oil company, which Is the
constituent company through WHICH
the Standard furnishes all OF the rail-
roads of the country with luprlca'ihs
oil. comes the knowledge tha' INC
PENNSYLVANIA lines west of Plttspure
saved more than s1,soO,OOo in ten years
nv securing a more liberal contract
than anv other railroad company en-
| loved with the Galena for luprlcd'iiis
oils.
| This disclosure means, according 10
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28

the powder trust, of which Colonel
Dupont is the head.
Waddell has made serious charges
against the powder trust in its rela-
lions with its competitors in business.
Some of these charges are being in
vestigated with a view to prosecution
by Attorney General Moody.
Government Pays Two Prices.
In his letter Waddell, as representa-
panies, goes into the relations of the
trust to the United States and shows,
apparently, that the government is be-
ing charged double rates for its smoke
less powder because the trust has Sc
cured the exclusive right of manufac
ture through patents granted two naval
officers. who made their discoveries
while acting for the government and
at government expense.
1t is charged that at the government
plant at Indianhead, Maryland, where
the powder is made in a small way, the
cost is AZ cents. During the Spanish
war, when prices We're high and sup
plv of smokeless powder was needed
at once, eighty-two tons of compressed
gun cotton shell charges were purchas-
ed from an English firm at At cents a
pound and the foreigners reaped war
profit. tits asserted by Waddell and
practical powder men that smokeless
powder can be made in large quanti-
ties at not to exceed 35 cents a pound.
The government is now paying the Du-
pont company and other concerns In
the great powder monopoly, an average
of IS cents a pound for ordnance
smokeless powder.
Invented by s:ava; Officers.
In his letter Waddell makes some
startling charges regarding the amount
the government is paying for its pow
der in view of the fact that its own
| officers invented the process and sold
the patent to the trust, which is ov-
| exchanging the government because 1t
has no competition 1t is shown that
the government bought from the Du-
pont trust in the fiscal year 4,995.972
| pounds of ordnance smokeless powder
at IS cents a pound. This made a
total of s3.746,979.
The same powder could have been
made in small plants-and was actu-
ally made at the rate of 100000
pounds a year by the government al
| Indianhead-at an average price of A.
cents or a total of s2,347.107. The
government plant all Indianhead has
a nominal capacity of 100000 pounds
|, of powder a year, but the navy use6
all of this last year for target prac-
: tice. Unless a government factory
t is built at cost of not much more
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
EXTEND AN IDAHO RAILROAD
Almost Certain that Idaho Northern
viii Be Built to Horseshoe
Bend.

It is almost an assured fact that the
Idaho Northern railroad will be ex-
tended to the Horseshoe bend this year
and continued into Long valley and
possibly farther next year, says the
Emmett Idaho. Index Bonds for the
financing of the project have been pre-
Pared but not yet sold, although east
srn bankers are ready to buy them
as soon as certain conditions are ful-
He'd. one of these conditions is that
he Emmett branch and the Owyhee
ranch shall be consolidated.
1t may not be generally known that
he Owyhee and Emmett branches are
owned by two separate companies, al
1ough under the same management
nd Differed by the same people. A
Getting of the stockholders of the two
5npanies will be held in a short time
effect a merger, and then the bonds
u be issued and work begun on the
tSsnsion of the Emmett line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28

the attorneys for the commission, that
if. as charged before the commission,
the Standard Oil company is receiving
rebates from the railroads in the form
of excessive prices paid the Standard
for lubricating oils, the Pennsylvania
lines west of PittSburg would have
paid the Standard Oil company ST.
617.6S9 on this form of rebates during
the last ten years, had the railroad
submitted to paying the price for oil,
which all other railroads willingly pay.
1t is also said to prove conclusively
that the prices paid by all other rail-
roads in the country, except the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg, to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
Not AmenabIe to State Courts.

The writ of habeas corpus issued
'1day by Judge w. w. Black at Ever
t. Wash, for the appearance OF Sa-
lsrintendent Buchanan of the Tulallp
indian reservation in court, failed In
50 far as bringing Mr.. Buchanan before
NE court. as he alleges that the su-
lerior court has no jurisdiction on the
observation. as it is outside the civil
and criminal jurisdiction of the state.
Superintendent Buchanan further
holds that he is a regularly appointed
Official of the United States. and that
he holds a court of Indian offenSeS,
which has Jurisdiction within the limits
Of the reservation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
MRS, RObb GOES TO THE ASYLUM
Slayer of Daughters Betrayer Is Com
mtted to SteiIacoom After
Court Trial.
SEATTLE, Wash, June 2S

SEATTLE, Wash, June Is
Gertrude Robb, who shot and killed
George Joyce on June 2, 1904, and es-
capped punishment on an insanity plea,
was taken to the insane asylum at
Steilacoom a few days ago raving
maniac. The woman had been confined
in the Pacific hospital, undergoing
medical treatment. Pain unbalanced
her mind and made her so violent that
the attending physicians ordered her
taken to the asylum without even
commitment being prepared. The
woman has to be kept in a straight
jacket.
joyce, who was working on the
steamer Telephone, had wronged Mrs.
Robb's minor daughter. On July -,
when the steamer Telephone landed at
the Colman dock. Mrs. Robb went 10
the pier and called Joyce off the boat.
After a few words of conversation she
drew a revolver and shot him. She
declared that she asked him to right
the wrong done the girl by marrying
her This. she asserted, he refused to
do Joyce died from his wound July
10, 1904
Mrs Robb was put on trial for muir
der in the first degree. Her de1ense
was temporary insanity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND IDAHO
PREsBYTERY IS IN SESSION
Meets at Charleston to Examine and
Ordain Two Ministers of the
Gospel.

CHARLESTON. Wash, June 2S.-The
presbvtery of Walla Walla met at the
Presbyterian church here yesterday al
ternoon at 4 o'clock The purpose OF
the meeting was to examine and ordaln
Robert Nj. Hood and James Thompson.
At 8 o'clock D. m. a short sermon was
nreached by each of the candidates,
after which the ordination ceremonies
were held. Robert NJ. HOOD is the Old
est son of Rev. ]. w. Hood, pastor OF
the church here. The former was re-
Gently appointed pastor of the church
at Culdesac. James Thompson is pas
tor of the church at Sites, whlch ne
recently organized with membership
of Sc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28

Standard Oil for lubricating oils is at
least so per cent in excess of the prices
that could be obtained from independ-
ent companies.
Whether the poyment of the Stand
ards prices amounts to the payment OF
rebates by the railroads or not, 1t Is a
fact that at least ten big railroad sys-
TENS having terminals in Chicago. for
example, have paid the Standard Oil
company for the last ten years about
SIG, 600, 900 in excess of the sum they
would have paid had they paid on the
basis of the contract enjoyed by the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
Good News for Moscow.

MOSCOW, Idaho, June PA tele-
gram has been received mere iroiii
Congressman French stating that ne
had been informed by the chairman
% tho committee that an item for
800 900 for a public building at Mos
cow. had been placed in the omnibus
lin CONGRESSMAN French, in his tele-
gram. expressed the fullest confidence
that the item would become a law at
tho nresent session of congress- The
Dubois bill introduced in the senate
provided an appropriation for s75'ooo'
.,,ua tho omnibus bill now increases
the amount to 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28
HUGE POWDER GRAFT.
Would Pay All Meat Inspection II
Ar,erica for Next Five Years.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 2S.-In
view of the election of Colonel Henry
A. Dupont as United States senator
from Delaware. there is curious
timeliness in an open letter from f. >
Wadden. powder manufacturer OF re-
oria III which will be delivered to
President Roosevelt and to each mem
her of the house and senate MONDAY
morning regarding the operations OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28

Teacher-''Now, Robert, do you know
what an isosceles triangle is?" Boy
Boy-"Its one Nv dem things I gets
licked fer not knowing wot it is"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-28

Otto Maurer. surveyor and irrigation
engineer. Rooms ard ia East
Main street, Walla Walla, Wash.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

by one another during the difficulty
Many IL not all of the strikes In colo.
nial times were undertaken with nc
more organization than this.
The first real understanding, so far
as compositors were concerned, is said
to have been in 177s. when the jour-
neymen printers made a demand for
an increase of wages, which was re-
fused by their employers, with the re-
suit that a strike was called. This
proved successful, and the association
was ended Again, in 1886. an effort
was made to reduce wages to $5.ss 1-s
a week, and the trade was again call
ed together and a statement issued de-
claring that the signers would not
work for less than $6 week.
The great period Of growth for
labor unions was the latter part of
the sixties of the last century, owing
to the organization of great corpora
tions and the opening up Of the whole
country to the work Of freemen. Lo-
cal unions were everywhere formed,
vigorous labor parties were organized.
in some places representatives Of labor
were elected to Office, and many of the
largest and strongest national unions
now existing were established.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
ORIGIN OF TRADES UNIONS.
Journeymen Bakers Struck In New
York as Early as 1741.

York as Early as 1741.
The exact date Of the origin of
trades unions in America is unknown.
It Is believed, says the report Of the
Massachusetts bureau of statistics of
labor, that there were no labor unions
in the colonies, although a strike of
journeymen bakers is said to have oc-
Cured in New York in 1741. What
ever Of associated effort there was
among workmen at this early period
was of a temporary nature, having a
single purpose in view, and when
this was accomplished whatever COM
pact existed was then dissolved. 1t
was then the custom to call general
meeting whenever a matter Of trade
Importance presented itself. Such
calls were generally signed by some
one or two men Of recognized infiu-
ence in the trade, and the meetings
were, as a rule, held in private houses.
They were organized by the election
Of officers, a statement was made of
the purpose in calling the trade to-
gether, and after a discussion reso-
lutions were adopted embodying the
views Of those present on the question
presented. When the meeting had de-
cided what the attitude Of the trade
was to be all those present, If willing to
do so, signed an agreement to stand
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

PRODUCTION OF PIG IRoN-At no
time In the history Of this country,
says a Philadelphia dispatch, has the
production Of pig iron been so large as
at present while the tremendous ener-
gy characterizing the iron and steel
industry is daily increasing. Still 1t
will have to be increased to meet the
demand. In Pittsburg 81 per cent Of
the blast furnaces are being worked
to their full capacity while 1t Is an
nounced that the Carnegie Steel COM
,pany has every one Of It's furnaces in
blast and cannot produce another ton
of iron. However In spite Of all ten
sion there is a decided shortage which
Is being made UP In the purchase OF
scrap metal utilized In the making OF
open hearth sleel. Prices Of pig iron
are such as to warrant importations
from Europe and there seems to be a
demand for iron in Europe as well as
in this country, and British and Ger
man producers have no iron for ex-
port.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
SOVFa caROA AtaA ta@.
Yak REq0AVYtOa
How the Spirit of Liberty Was Kept Alive By an
UncOnquerable People
By REV. ROBERT LATHAM. ID. d.

rebellions against the English govern
ment made them timid. When how
ever, these individuals saw that Corn
wallis and Tarleton were gone and
Rawdon Cruger and Balfour were un-
able to keep General Greene in check
they came out to espouse the cause
Of the Wings. These recruits, whilst
they increased the number Of men In
Greene's army, did not render 1t more
efficient because they were undrilled
For the short time that Greene remain
ed on the High Hills Of Santee, these
new recruits were drilled that they
might be ready to meet the enemy.
The successes Of the southern army
had already attracted the attention of
the government and that the last blow
might be struck and the arm of the
enemy completely paralyzed, reinforce
.ments were ordered to be sent to Gen.
eral Greene. Baron Steuben with a
body Of men, was assigned TO the
southern army. The order was coun-
termanded and the baron did not ar
rive A considerable force was sent
from North Carolina These joined
General Greene tn hts camp on the
High Hills Of SaAtee>
Whilst Gen. Greene was preparing
for general engagement. the partisan
leaders Of the south. with their well
tried corps. were harassing the enc
my in every section Of the state.
Sumter and Ptckens were operating
against the Tories IN the up-country,
whilst Marion Taylor and Maham
were sweeping over the region between
Orangehurg and Charleston. The
British were reduced to so perilous a
condition that they lived at the risk
of their lives. The British soldiers
were obedient to their officers, but
all hope of subjugating the state had
died in their breasts, and no small
number OF them were devising plans by
which they might desert the standard
of George the Third and Join the
Americans. No doubt some Of these
were influenced by no other motive
than that which impels men to espouse
the cause which appears to be most
popular Others were impelled to de-
sert the British standard because they
believed the war was waged to esta-
lish tyranny. The British officers were
careful to prevent all desertions and
no less careful to conceal them from
the world. when they could not prevent
them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
re BE CONTINUED.

ONLY ONcE.-"Can you honestly say
that you were never afraid in battle"
asked the tactician Of the old veteran
with the wooden leg.
"Well. no. I don't think l could say
that" was the reply.
Then you were afraid?"
"Yes, but only once"
Have you any objections to giving
me the particulars?"
Not at all. I had lent the captain
of my company ten dollars. and when
we were rushed into a fight and l saw
him taking the lead and exposing him
self I was afraid he'd get killed and
I'd lose my money"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
From the Yorkville Enquirer Of 1875
INSTALLMENT L.
General Greene at the High Hills OF
the Santee.

General Greene at the High Hills Of
the santee.
From Orangeburg, as we have seen.
General Greene retired with the larger
portion Of his army to the High Hills
of the Santee After the battle of
Quinby bridge, the partisan leaders
Lee, Sumter, Marion and others-re-
paired to the camp of Greene.
The principal object Lee had in view
in selecting this locality for his camp,
was to discipline his troops and re-
ceive endorsements from North Car
olina and Virginia. The locality was
also chosen with special reference to
the health of his army. For period
Of near seven months. the army Of
Greene had been doing hard service on
what may, with the utmost regard to
truth be called rations OF the most or
binary kind. Many Of the soldiers
were sick This is not matter to be
wondered at; but 1t is a matter OF
wonder that the whole Of Greene's
army had not fallen down dead. They
had marched-some OF them-from
near the centre Of South Carolina,
across the whole OF North Carolina
into Virginia, pursued by two Of the
most dashing officers in the British
army, From the Dan they had
marched to Camden, South Carolina;
from that point they marched to Nine
ty-Six; from Ninety-Six they retreat
ed across the state as FAR as Chester.
From that point they went to Orange
burg; and some Of them as far as the
city Of Charleston. During all this
time they were pressed by hunger and
privations Of every kind and pursued
or watched by veteran foes. The
hardships which these men had en-
dured and the privations which they
had experienced are almost incredible,
During this time they had fought
many battles and won several grand
victories. They had broken the pow
er of the British and humbled the
Tories.
The British had not been reposing.
during this time, on beds, Of down and
feasting on the luxuries Of the earth.
From the day that Greene pitched his
camp on Hobkirk's Hill the living of
the British army became pFeeartous.
They depended on supplies sent them
from charlestoR by wagon trains.
These the patrolMng parties Of Greene
Md by Lee. Sumter and the invincible
Marion and other partisan leaders Of
littls less note seldom failed to cap
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and were soon in as great disorder In
pursuit as the militia were in flight.
General Greene ordered Williams Ito
sweep the field with bayonets." The
Virginians under Campbell and the
Marylanders under Williams rushed
forward determined to change the as
pect Of affairs or die in the attempt.
At the distance of forty PAGES from the
enemy, these veterans discharged their
muskets and with trailed arms and a
deafening shout, the whole second line
of the Americans rushed to the charge.
The confusion of the British, already
great on account Of the eagerness with
which they pursued the fleeing militia
was now rendered doubly great by the
furious charge to which they were
subjected. So soon as the smoke was
blown away and the confusion OF the
British was discovered, Captain Ru-
dolph of Lees legion, wheeled his cav
airy in upon them and swept every
thing before him. The Marylanders
under Howard and the Irish Bluffs
were fighting hand to hand. In
number Of instances the combatants
stood transfixed with each others
bayonet. The British right and center
gave way and the Americans raised
the shout of victory.
During the charge of the Americana
second line. Majoribanks who was post
ed along the banks Of Eutaw creek
kept pouring in deadly fire into the
American flank. Colonels Washington
and Hampton were ordered to dislodge
him. The position held by Majoribanks
was not capable Of being approached
by cavalry, except by small tract be-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-10
To Meet in Deadlock.

Chicago, July 10.--Ofhcials of the railroads of the Central Freight as- sociation and representatives of all the big breakfast food companies in the country were expected to meet in deadlock to-day at the offices of the association here. The cause of the clash is the attempt of the railroads to establish much higher rate on grain products. which will result, 1t is claimed. in an increase of 33 Is per cent in the price of breakfast foods to the consumers. The threat ened increase in rates has caused hurried influx to Chicago of manufac- turers of these products. The present rate between Chicago and New York is 171a cents. It is expected that this will be raised from 5 to 10 cents.