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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-08
STARVING TO DEATH.
stipation.

Because her stomach was 80
weakened by useless dragging that she
could not eat, Mrs. Mary H. Walters,
of ST.. Stair ST., Columbia, O., was
literally starving to death. She
writes: "My stomach was so weak
from useless drugs that l could not
eat, and my nerves so wrecked that l
could not sleep; and not before l was
given up to die was I induced to try
Electric Bitters; with the wonderful
result that Improvement began at
once, and a complete cure followed. y
Best health Tonic on earth. soc.
Guaranteed by Crenshaw & Young
druggist. 9.1m1
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

The HOWARD STREET BRIDGE SITUATION

The Spokane city
Power Howard
street bridge structure city engineer be
suitable and unsafe for such traffic.
The only apparent for this privilege agree
the make the
For conformance to this city administration
pended solely company
And they asking is to blame?
Both city officials the washington
trying to shift the blame for the disaster Sunday They
certainly in position offer premium
Neither party the deal dodge responsibility
The council
the behest Of the
consideration for public safety economy.
maintain the bridge
In less than this bridge fell into simply
because its rotten timber would longer
providence alone prevented a appalling catastrophe.
Apparently the bridge franchise
bind the
must have understood perfectly.
Mayor Dagge who signed the bridge franchise
council which passed 1t to
these hands the only
coat OF whtewash.
And the city
fixing blame Howard bridge loss the unof
fetal portion of the investigating committee
charge the fullest of responsibility
mnaon will be fully occupied making white
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
ROAST
FROM BENCH

Judge KEENAN, this morning
handed out warm roast to John
Jahde, the Front avenue liquor
man. The plate was set before
JaHde just as the court decided
that he had trimmed David Tonnet
out of Sis homestead. Tonnet is
addicted to drink and Judge Ken
nan held that it was while under
the influence of liquor that Tonnet
decided his land to Jahde. The court
suggested that there yet remained
in the human heart something of
the milk of human kindness and
that the old rule about being the
keeper of ones brother was still
In vogue. He held that Jahde
should return the property to Ton
net.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

SATISFIED

While the general public can
perhaps see nothing in the strike
situation that would be of an en-.
couraging nature to the local cleo
trical workers in their fight with
the Washington Water Power com.
pany the strikers themselves are
well satisfied with conditions that
prevail. The strike committee
visited Rockford yesterday. where
the company Is engaged in con.
struction work, and reported that
the company did not have a line
man at work at that place.
One man went out from Spokane
yesterday who Is said to be com.
petent lineman, but when he under
stood the circumstances under
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
TODAY RESULTS
IN STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF
ORDER AGAINST WASHING
TON WATER POWER CON-
PANY BECAUSE OF EXISTING
STRIKE TROUBLE.

The union musicians will not fur
nish band for the children's pic
mic parade tomorrow at Natatorium
park. The orders issued by the
Central Labor Union, forbidding
union music at Natatorium park,
Will be respected by Professor
Kirchner, it was announced today
after conference of labor leaders.
Ordinarily the band plays for the
children, but even should pay be
offered in the present case the
union musicians will not respond,
it is stated.
This action is ire result of the
fight now on between the local
unions and the Washington Water
Power company and these condi.
tions, If local union men are to be
believed, until the fight is ended.
When he learned of the unions
action today, Captain McClelland,
who plans the annual picnic, said
that he intended to make no other
arrangements as he had engaged
the band and had been assured by
Professor Kirchner that there
would be no trouble.
While Ondawa Inn, of which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
WANT TEAMS
To MOVE ON

A complaint was received this
morning by Chief Of Police Waller
against express wagons standing
on the corner of Riverside avenue
and Washington street and be.
tween Sprague and Riverside. The
complaint was signed by the Three
Little Tailors, A. G. Rost of the
Big Bend Land company, P. Jacoy,
j. ]. Kelly and the Barber Supply
company.
However, the department cannot
act in the matter unless the com.
plant Is signed by the owners of
the property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
COMMITTEE
IS NAMED.

Pursuant to the mayors request,
the council last night appointed
Councilmen Phillips, Baldwin and
Brown to represent it at the in
vestigation of the Howard street
bridge collapse, and today the
mayor appointed as the representa-
tives of the citizens the following:
F. E. Goodall, chamber of COM
merce; Fred Phair, contractor:
Henry Rising, the press; George e.
Miller, Central Labor Union; F. P.
Hogan, real estate; E. H. Jameson,
taxpayers league.
The date of investigation has not
yet been set.
This afternoon representatives Of
the chamber of commerce and the
city council are meeting in the
committee rooms of the council
and discussing the question Of the
collapse of the bridge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
OTHERS
UNSAFE

According to John j. Mccormick,
formerly bridge foreman for the
city, he was misquoted when in an
Interview IN a morning paper It
said that "one man" was respon.
sible. What he did say was mo
one man is responsible Tor the
collapse Of the Howard street
bridge"
Mr.. Mccormick, who has a ma,
honal reputation as an authority
on bridges, claims that every com
bination wood and steel bridge In
the city excepting the high trestle
over Hangman creek, and the
Washington and Howard street
bridges should be rebuilt.
The Monroe street bridge, Nc
Cormick says, is an unknown guam.
tity Just now. The two Howe truss
bridges. one on Olive street and
the other on Mission street, he con.
siders safe, and also the pin and
link steel bridge on Olive street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
STORY OF HARRY THAW'S
CAUSE FOR KILLING WHITE
MAY ACQUiT PITTSBURG
MILLIONAIRE WITHOUT A
TRIAL.,

NEW YORK, June 27.-Physi-
clans Investigated Thaw's mental
capacity this morning. He stood
the ordeal we'll and kept his tenn
per when asked queer questions.
His wife drove to Jail shortly
after noon accompanied by Thaw's
brother, Josiah, of Pittsburg, indi-
eating that the Thaw family will
stand by him.
Before the doctors Thaw refused
to answer questions even against
advice of Judge Olcott, one of his
counsel.
He was allowed to meet his wife
and brother with the bars between.
Both broke down and wept, as did
Josiah. The Thaw couple Rugged
and kissed as best they could
through the bars.
ThaW Learns the Truth.
Thaw's determination to rid his
wife Of the prosecutions of Stan
ford White, according to the story
told by an intimate friend today,
dates from an evening last year
when the couple were at the Ritz
hotel in Paris. Mrs. Thaw was
suddenly taken i'll at dinner. Thaw
accompanied her to their room and
pressed inquiries as to the cause
until she told him Of the story Of
her former life in gllded districts
OF sin, anA@pf Whites part in her
career.
She finished the recital by say
ing that White was then in Paris
and probably at the same hotel
with them. The next day THaw
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
MOODY IS
AFTER EN-
NORTHERN PACIFIC NAMED AS
ONE OF ROADS TO BE PROSE.
CUTED FOR VIOLATING THE
SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 81
Moody has directed that suits be
brought against number of rail
roads violating the safety appli.
ance law. Fifty-two violations are
charged against the Atlantic Coast
line.
Among the roads made defend.
ants are the San Pedro & Los An.
geles, Rio Grande & Pegosa
Springs, Denver & Rio Grande,
Northern Pacific, st. Louis &
Southwestern. In addressing the
district attorneys, Moody directs
them to be vigilant and active in
all prosecutions started.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
REDMENT0 CELEBRATE

Irquois Tribe n, Improved Order
of Red Men, will give reception
this evening in honor of Lou G..
Meeks, recently elevated to the
post of Great Sachem Of the order
for this state. The reception will
be held in Eagles hall in the Sy,
mons block. Music and addresses
will be features of the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
BURR TRIES TO
KILL JOHNSON

Burr says that Johnson insulted
the woman and fight ensued in
which Johnson used a pitchfork and
he (Burr) used shovel. Burr
has marks as if from a probing
with a pitchfork or some other
sharp instrument.
Burr, on being bested by john
son and his pitchfork, ran to the
saloon where he is employed and
asked for revolver. The man be-
hind the bar refused to give 1t
to him and 1t is said Burr knocked
him down and himself went back
of the bar and got It.
Coming toward the barn, where
was gathered Johnson and several
people, Burr opened FIRE, and it
seems a miracle that none of the
bullets took effect in Johnson or
some of the bystanders.
Burr was arraigned before JUS
tice Hinkle this morning and the
date for the preliminary hearing
set for tomorrow morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
UNION MUSICIANS CANNOfPtA FOR
PICNIC HELD AT NATAT0RIUM PARK

Captain McClelland Is manager, is
on the unfair list, that particular
fact does not enter into the pres
ent controversy, the local unions
believing that they can afford to
ignore the captain and his Asiatic
help. There is no doubt also but
that they would like to see the
annual picnic of the children in
other hands, as they have no
faith in the captains claims of
philanthropic motive.
E. A. Cooney, vice president Of
the Central Labor Union, explained
the position of that body in refer
ence to the picnic, as follows:
"The union men Of this city are
as much interested in seeing that
the children have their annual out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
MAKESH|FT
IS FAVORED

There Is . desire on the part OF
the members of the city council
and representative of the chamber
Of commerce, who are this after
noon discussing the collapse of the
Howard street bridge, to erect a
temporary structure to allow of
one street car tracks and room for
the passage of teams and the fire
department. An estimate of the
cost of such a structure Is $1,000.
The Investigators, judging from
their arguments, desire the cree
ton of a permanent concrete
bridge in the near future in prefer
ence to a steel one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
May Be Already Acquitted.

which he would have to work he re-
turned to town. Several other COM
petent linemen who have been
drawn to this city by the adver-
ttsements of the company through.
out the country have also quit. so
that the local monopoly is having
hard time to secure any com.
petent help.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

THE GOODS

VICTORIA, B. c., June GRAIN
maker Hatfield and members of the
Yukon council who agreed to give
him $4,000 on condition that he
secure downpour of rain for
washing up on Klondike creeks
have the laugh on members of the
opposition at Ottawa who unmerci-
fully scored Hatfield and ridiculed
the contract made by the council.
News from Dawson Is to the effect
that heavy rain has fallen since
Hatfield began to experiment. The
people there attribute this down
pour to Hatfield's work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
FIGHT BEGINS WITH SHOVEL
AND PITCHFORk AND ENDS
WITH FUSlLLADE FROM BIG
CALDER REVOLVER.

AS the result OF his firing five
shots from a As caliber revolver at
w. F. Johnson at the Keystone
livery stable about z o'clock last
evening, James Burr, bartender
at the Pine Tree saloon, is in Jail
charged with assault with deadly
weapon.
Johnson and Burr tell highly diff.
ferent stories Of the occurrence
Johnson's is that he and Burr had
a fight over Burr's abuse and kick.
ing of an aged rancher who was
hitching his team at the stable
The woman with Burr at the time
said to be his wife, according to
Johnson, at first urged him to de-
sist, and when Johnson interferred
urged Johnson on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
HE RA|OED THE
HOUSE

Patrolman Nelson at o'clock
today Responded to an urgent call
for help from woman living at
No. Franklin flats and arrested
w. F. O'Connor, who claims to be
a car inspector.
The woman said he had entered
her house at noon today. drove
her and the children from their
home by threatening their lives
and then stole all the cheap glass
ware he could get into his pockets.
He had this glassware In his pos.
session and was intoxicated when
arrested, IS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

Charles Mcintyre, city engineer,
has thrown cold water on Council
man John Gray's proposed munich
pal lighting plant proposition for
the up river pumping plant by the
following communication which
was read before the special meet.
ing of the council last night.
1.-THE conditions at the up-river
station at present are, that when
the new pumps now being installed
are in operation there will not be
sufficient surplus power to operate
a municipal lighting plant during
the season of low water.
by frightening the present dam
and raising It, the power could be
used for operating an electric plant
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

@. F. Trowbridge, Of Trowbridge
Bros, truckmen, was arrested this
morning for not having a bicycle
license by Special Policeman KEEL
ley of the bicycle commission. This
makes the sectnd arrest for Trow-
bridge, and i conviction Is re-
turned in his case he will appeal
from the ordinance requiring a
bicycle license Of 81 year, into the
higher courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
CITY ENGINEER KNOCKS TMfR0JECT
TO INSTALL MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT

To be installed there. This would
consume all the available power
at this point. With the present
rate of growth of the city, together
with the contemplated extension OF
the city limits to include large
area and population, 1t Is probable
that within the next five years still
further extensions Will be required
to the pumping capacity at the up,
river station. And II the power is
divided between the water and
electric plant, 1t would necessitate
the construction of a power plant
for pumping in another locality.
The above being the probable
conditions Ave years hence, 1t re-
mains that your station shall be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

Ing as any one. and perhaps more
so, as we number in our ranks q
very large percentage of those who
take advantage Of this free enter.
tainment; but we are at the pres
ent time engaged in a fight to q
finish with the Washington Water
Power company and we cannot lend
any assistance in packing that
park with thousands of people.
Had the picnic been held at
Mantle park or some other place
not Objectionable to organized
labor, We would have been only too
glad to extend every aid in making
the picnic a success, even though
it Is managed by a man so opposed
to union labor as Is Captain Mo
Clelland."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
GRAVES SYSTEM TO
USE SHELTER R0ADbED

Work has been commenced on
the old grade of the smelter road
down the Spokane river from this
city, and it Is said that the CON-
bined Graves trolley line interests
are the ones which are active.
With the commencement of actual
construction Of the Graves power
dam near nine mile bridge, mater
ial and maintenance of the con-
structlon crew will be one of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

reserved for pumping purposes, or
else look elsewhere for future ex-
tension Of the water system.
While there are available dam
sites at the present, it Is only a
question of short time when they
will be appropriated"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
SAY MIDGET
IS GROOMING

Rumor has 1t that George Mud
gett Is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
Of severing his connection with the
Security Savings society and pre-
pairing for the coming compaign.
Ex-Treasurer Mudgett has not
openly said that he was a candi-
date for the county fiscal seat. but
those who know say that he will
enter the race.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
WANTS FIRE
LOSSES PAID

Action was commenced this
morning in the superior court by
the Allen Shoe company to recov-
err the amount of insurance cover
ed by loss from the fire of a few
weeks ago. The defendant Is the
Washington Fire Insurance com
pany. The amount involved is plac-
ed at SS2911.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

questions necessary OF solution.
Apparently Mr.. Graves and his
associates have taken over the old
smelter road and are appropriating
It as part of the system of cleo
trio roads to the northwest OF tho
city. A large gang OF men are at
work and It seems that the present
plan is to utilize so far as possible
the existing roadbed OF the aban-
doned line to the smelter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
ERWIN
ENJ0|NED

year he desired to Offset $4,000 in.
debtedness against this stock, but
the Spokane county authorities
held that as he was a nonresident
and the property represented by
the stock is here, his Indebtedness
should be taken cognizance Of in
the county where he resides.
The matter was taken into the
courts when County Treasurer Err
win tried to make collection. The
decision of Judge KEENAN, marks
the first instance of the kind in this
county in which the question of
offset has been raised under the
circumstances outlined above.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
Three DROWN
IN AN OIL VAT

WATERBURY, Conn, June 27.-
Three men employed at the plant
of the Holmes Booth & Hayden
company, overcome today by fumes
Of crude petroleum, fell into the
vat and were drowned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
DAVENPORT
ARRESTED

L. M. Davenport, proprietor of
Davenport's restaurant, was ar
rested this morning on the charge
of disobeying the ordinance of the
city requiring that trapdoors be
closed when the owners are
through using them. Complaints
have reached the police department
that Davenport's had been left
standing open for hours at time
when not in use to the discomfort
of pedestrians.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
CHILDREN
ARRESTED
ABANDONED BY PARENTS,
THEY CARRIED PAPERS FOR
LIVING AND TOOK HORSE TO
HELP THEM IN THEIR WORK.

STOCKTON. Cal, June 81
Evalane and Anita Walker, sis
tiers 16 and IL years old respective
ly, were arrested last night for
horse stealing. They were caught
leading a horse away from a ranch.
The children have been aban-
doned by their parents and made a
living by carrying papers. They
were going to use the horse to de-
liver their papers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
SEEK PARDON
FOR FULLER
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association
WAUKESHA, Wis, June 27.-An
effort is being made to obtain par
don for w. c. Fuller, who with
w. H. Foster, was sentenced to
life year ago for the murder of
an aged couple for their money.
Foster died confessing that he
alone was responsible for the
crime.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
U. S. COURTS IN CHINv

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The
senate passed bill today creating
a United States court of China,
fixing the places Of meeting at
Shanghai, Pekin, Tientsin and Yam
kow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
GETS NOVEMBER DATE.

Manager Eddie Quinn of the Spo-
kane Amateur Athletic club an.
nounced this morning that Spokane
has the November date for the
amateur boxing and wrestling
tournament to be given by the
Multnomah Athletic club Of Port.
land, the Seattle Athletic club and
the S. A. A. G.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
JUDGE KEENAN, PASSES ON
FIRST CASE COVERING COL
LECTION OF TAXES AGAINST
BANK STOCK HELD BY NON.
RESIDENT OWNER.

Judge KEENAN, this morning
granted a perpetual injunction re-
straining the treasurer of Spokane
county from selling property be-
longing to A. F. Mechanic of Pierce
county for last years personal
taxes.
Mr.. McClaine is a stakeholder in
tho Traders National bank of this
city to the extent of $4,000. Last
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
MEAT BILL
IS BLOCKED
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, June Gloon.
ferees on the meat inspection bill
are apparently deadlocked and
can't even agree to report a dis
agreement.
The house committee favorably
reported the eight hour bill today,
including the remarks of Mckinley
when, as a member of the house,
he favored the eight hour law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27

Jay B. Garnett this afternoon an.
nounct> himself as candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
county assessor. The only other
man who has entered the field Is
Former County Clerk James Low.
Mr.. Garnett has the active sup
port of the ranks of organized
labor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
WANTS HIS MONEY BACK.

Sue All Yen is suing the Noting
ham Lace Warke, a New York cor
poration, for over-payment of bill
OF $685. for goods delivered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
RACING YACHT
NEARING GOAL

HONOLULU, June 27.-The La
Paloma, one Of the contestants In
the transpacific yacht race. was
sighted at 1880 last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
CANAL IS UP
TO PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, June 27-In less
than two minutes this morning the
house passed the lock canal bill.
It only requires the presidents
signature now TO become q law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
SKAKE-UP IN WALES

CARDIFF, June 27-Earthquakes
were felt throughout southern
Wales this morning. No serious
damage Is reported.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
POPS HOLD A SESSION.

(Scrlpps News Association,
ST. LOUIS, June 27.-The ma
iional committee of the Populists
Is in session here today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-06-27
TOWN TOPICS
WANTS SALVE

NEW YORK June 27.--Town
Topics has started suit for 500, 900
libel against the Printers Ink Pub
fishing company, complaining of al
legged libel published May 80.