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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15

APPOINTMENTS
(Scripps News Association

NSVF IPF5 -N0WS -NSSUCIdtIU1I'I
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The
president today nominated for dis.
trict attorney of the western dis
trict of Washington, Potter Charles
Sullivan; for rear admiral. Captain
Morris r. s. Mackenzie; for re,
ceiver of public money. Patrick NJ.
Mullon, at Juneau, Alaska; for reg
listers of the land Offices, John w.
Dudley, Juneau, and Fred w. Stock.
ing, Olympia, Wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
BARUTHCASEGOES
TO THE JURY

tense.
Mrs. Baruth sat unmoved during
scathing arraignment at the
hands of Prosecuting Attorney
Barnhart.
Judge Huneke this afternoon in
structed the jury on the different
kinds of murder and on what con-
stituted self defense.
1t is expected a verdict will be
arrived at tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
JUDGE lands
WILL RUN ZION

CHICAGO, May 15.-Federal
Judge lands, after hearing the ap-
plication of creditors OF Dowie and
the Zion industries for a receiver,
decided to appoint a conservator to
run Zion under the courts direc-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
SIX MORE
ARE FOUND

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-Six
more bodies were unearthed In the
ruins of homees yesterday. 1t Is
expected the death list will be aug
mented daily by those discoveries.
Privates HAZEL and Merriweath-
er Of Company C, First California
guards, are under arrest on
charge of insulting women last
night. Court martial will follow,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
TRAP DOORS MUST
BE IN GOOD ORDER

Street Commissioner Roy has is
sued an order ,lat all trap doors
In sidewalks must be flush with
the walk; must close down tightly,
and must be provided with safety
devices to prevent them from fall
ing down when opened. There have
been numerous accidents in the
last month caused by these doors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
SCHOOL BOYS
PLAY FRANKS

Principal Cloyd was hung in eff
fgy at the high school yesterday
morning, the straw scarecrow be-
ing labeled, This Is Cloyd: why
don't you get a good man" The
janitor made the discovery in the
morning and cut 1t down. This is
the second time this prank has
been practiced within year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
ACTION IS
DISMISSED

Judge Poindexter today dismiss
ed the action of Frank Kirby
against the Northwestern Home
Finding association as far as j.
w. Williams and wife were con-
cerned. Kirby is trying to have
the alleged charitable institution
put in the hands of a receiver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
MANY ARE
ENT0MBED

Unexpected numbers have re-
sponded to the call of Secretary
Rem Rice of the 10000 club for
volunteers to meet the trains and
welcome prospective settlers.
1t was thought when the move
ment was first inaugurated that 1t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the
case Of Mrs. Josephine Baruth,
who has been on trial in Judge
Huneke's court since last Thurs
day for the Staying of her hus-
band, C. l.. Baruth, at Medical
Lake, in March, went to the jury.
AS soon as court convened f. T..
Trimble began the closing address
for Mrs. Baruth. He spoke for two
hours upon the theory of self de-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15

would be almost impossible to get
anyone to meet the Burlington No.
5, which is due in Spokane about
5 a. m. But there has not been
day wheen a dozen or more men
have protested themselves as anx-
ious to be at the Northern Pacific
station at sunrise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
REPLY TO
THE CzAR
(Scripps News Association

ST. PETERSBURG, May 15-
The douma's reply to the cars
speech included demands for com.
plete amnesty, abolition of the
death penalty and martial law, a
council of the empire, the revision
OF the fundamental law, interpella-
ton right, forced appropriation
land, the guarantee of liberty for
professional organizations and uni.
versal suffrage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15

time most of the banks will be
opened for business and more cash
available.
Two thousand cars of goods for
local business houses are on the
tracks OF the Southern Pacific
alone ready to stock temporary
stores as soon as they can be built.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
TRAN SPORT BRINGS
MANY SOLDIERS
(Scripps News Association. )

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-The
transport Logan with a thousand
men OF the Eighth infantry arrived
shortly before noon from Manila.
The troops go to Forts Jay and
Slocum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
FOURTH YEAR, NO. 1853, PRICE. ONE CENT
POSSE TRAILS
Wild OPP orator

ATLANTA, May Isl. H. Clark,
night telegraph operator at Cham
blee, II miles distant, went insane
last night and killed William j.
Cheeks, seriously wounded viii
Purcell, e. c. Purcell, w. S. Mast
and w. J. Caker.
He is armed with revolvers and
a rifle with ammunition. He Is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
BERNHARDT GOES
TO AUSTRALIA

A New York paper is authority
for the statement that Madame
Bernhard will go to Australia be-
fore completing her American tour.
Negotiations for the Australian
tour have been under way for a
long time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
COYOTES FOR PARK.

A family Of coyotes, captured by
a rancher named Bubb, at Sites,
Idaho, were presented to the park
commission today by e. NJ. Corbus
and DR.. w. b. Richardson. Five of
them are only about the size of
rabbits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
APPROVES TAFT'S
CONTRACT

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today transmitted
TO congress the correspondence be-
tween himself and Secretary Taft
regarding the purchase of dredges
for Panama work. Roosevelt ap-
proved Taft's giving the contract to
Scotch firm as the lowest bidders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
MODERN WOODMEN
Will CONTRIBUTE
(Scripps News Association

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-J.
o. Davis, state deputy Of the Mod
ern Woodmen Of America, leaves
tonight on a visit to eastern d.
visions Of the order to secure re-
lief for the afflicted members of
The society In San Francisco and
\ Is expected 100000 will be col
Dcted. ,1
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
NORWEGIANS
TO CELEBRATE

Next Thursday evening Norwe-
gians of Spokane will celebrate the
anniversary of their independence
in a grand ball and program at the
Elks temple. E. Ystanes is secre-
tary of the committee in charge of
arrangements and is preparing for
big time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
CANAL COMPANY
OPENS OFFICES

Offices OF the Columbia Canal
company have been opened In the
Jameson block, where the COM
pany, owner OF extensive Irrigated
lands, will place Its property on
the market.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15

still at large and a posse Is In
pursuit. Business in Chamblee is
suspended. Homes are closed and
inhabitants are in mortal fear.
Clark set fire to the Purcells'
home and fired when the attempt
was made to extinguish the flames.
When Cheeks refused to sell him
ammunition he was shot,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
CHANGE POSTPONED.

The proposed change In time on
the Great Northern railroad. which
was to take effect May 20. has been
postponed to June 3, on advices re-
ceived from st. Paul, MINI.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
L00TERS GET
JUST DESERTS
(Scripps News Association.)

SAN FRANCISCO. May IS
Three hooters were caught within
the ruins at Suffer and Van Ness
and arrested this morning. They
were taken to the rock pile with
out the formality of trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
VESSELS
FOUNDER

BERLIN, May 15.-Three Ger
man sailing vessels foundered this
morning in hurricane in the
North sea and their entire crews of
70 men were drowned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
TO REPRESENT SPOKANE.

Alva Kit will leave Friday for
Seattle where he will represent the
Spokane high school in the ora
torical contest to be held May 10
under the auspices of the Uniyer.
sity of Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
STANDARD OIL
PAYS DIVIDEND

NEW YORK, May 15.-The
Standard Oil company today de-
clared quarterly dividend Of 50
share.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-15
STORM DOES
DAMAGE

The Washington Water Power
company suffered from the effects
of last nights storm and this
morning It's cars were stalled for
awhile on North Monroe street and
on Boone avenue neaer Hamilton
street On account of the trolley
wires breaking.
The storm last night played
havoc with the telephone system of
the Pacific States company at
Occur d'Alene City, hundred tele-
phones being put out of use for
several hours.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
WANTS NEW LIST OF CAPTAINS.
Bingham Not Satisfied with Men Eligible
for Promotion.

That Police Commissioner Bingham is not salts
fed with the present Civil Service list Of captains
for promotion to inspectors made known yes-
terday. when he visited Mayor Mcclellan and
sought to amend the list. Whether or not the
Mayor Will aid the Commissioner could not be
learned, but from what the Commissioner said the
Mayor appears TO be In sympathy with him
Ever since Commissioner Bingham returned from
his vacation he has been asking the Civil Service
Commission for a new list of captains to be made
inspectors. The same list turned over TO the
Commissioner that had been IN existence since the
last inspectors made. This list is headed by
Captain William Hodgins and the others are Cap
tains Formosa and Hogan. who acting fnspec-
tors, and Captain John OConnor and Captain Ed
ward Gallagher
In speaking Of the list the Commissioner said
that he had appeared before the Board OF Estimate
and ApportiOnment and had talked the matter over
The Commissioner said that he had told the Mavor
he not satisfied with the list He also said
that there was not man the list whom he
would make an inspector.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
COUNTY FAIR OPENS.
Cro1cd OUerfo1gs Gmden-Many
THOUGHT Hearst WOuld Speak.

There almost much OF demand TO
the real County Fair and Circus at the Garden last
night as there was the other evening 10 hear Mr..
Hearst speak. At o'clock the police formed
line across the entrance and would not allow any
one TO enter until the crush within had been
lieved. The crowd the sidewalk OF circus
proportions ell the evening and If the Garden had
been as big again it would probably have been
full.
This Is the second annual County Fair, but the
first one last fall did not attract much notice.
There were many explanations last night Of the
change. Many declared the crowd thought Hearst
was going to speak, but having paid their 90
to get in. tust well pleased with the tight
wire performer who took off his trousers in midair
and tossed them down TO adnirng multitude.
Others said the excellent bill Of circus acts was the
attraction. The press agent had his own theory.
but he was too modest to state IT, He said so him
This year the cattle ars all down cellar. and the
interesting and truly rural fruit aud vegetable
in comparative quiet and get a collie OF the
to circus features such as the death trap loop"
looped by Daredevil BabcOck, and the rustic band
while in the first balcony booths Of all sorts and
the manicures. Manicures certainly novelty
at county fair. Hi amt. rule very pertc'lar
Eliza Would stand fer no Sch gals as as the A.
holdin his hands. neither; Purity? They're too
They are going to have a contest soon. The
ants will work simultaneously upon the two hands
OF single subject. and they will be judged as to
Ways an attribute Of the successful nnanours but
how long since silence also counted?
There is also going to be writers night" That
will be Thursday. Famous authors will sell their
Aszoclatien % Roy @ Nc McCarde M wait Walter St. pshs &
Dorothy Richardson, Albert Payson Terhune ara
some of those the committee Friday Is store
girls night And there will be a bowling time
at the baby show next week
Last night unfortunate accident marred the
circus programme. Bert Banvard OF the Six Ban
wards flying trapeZe performers, fell to the net
while trying to execute short. sharp double turn
and wrenched his shoulder badly that he had to
withdraw. The big crowd cheered him Justify
Extra patrolmen and roundsmen were called from
four police stations to control large crowds which
We're unable to get into the Garden The crowd
became so rough that Sergeant Bailey. of the Ten
derIoln station who there with four patrol
men; found that he could not handle 1t, and sent
word 70 the police station for help Thirty men
from the TenderlOin and the East 22d street and
the West goth street stations were sent.
Alfred Heintz sixteen years old. of No. $50 West
ssth street. was locked up charged with disorderly
copduot According to the police, he led a crowd
Qf boys who tried TO into the Garden by storm
Ing the policemen with clubs
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
MOVING DAY FOR CITY.
All Records for Shifting of Homes
Broken YESTERDAY.

Van men were in great demand yesterday for IL
was moving day. Up TO about ten years ago more
people CHANGED their house addresses on MAY / but
now the principal moving day OF the year is October
L According TO many real estate men, more peo-
pie found new homes in greater New York yester-
day than on any similar day. Many families had
70 pay unusually high prices. van owners gettfng,
sl6 load, IL is said.
A feature OF the moving day incfdep+s uas +hs
Ine dhapldated tenement houses in the midwest
side sections 70 modern apartment houses between
4o2u ana I36th streets. near LenOX axenue
=, A generous estimate of the increase Of pcpuIa-
tlon In greater New York every year Is about a
hundred and fifty thousand. Owing 10 the record
breaking number OF immigrants arriving at thfs
port since January I. realty experts figure that
about two hundred and fifty thousand persons have
become residents of this city in the ten months
But there is comfortable housing for at least two
hundred thousand persons more. Judging from thA
To Let signs 70 be seen IN the city In tenement
houses the city is overbuilt, and If the head of n
FAMILY wants a nice, new home IN certain upper
sections of the city he can get such a home until
next spring almost at his own terms If he goes no
the builder and NOT 70 the agent of the house
In some classes OF realty the city has not a SUNNY
equal to the demand. There are not enough dwell
ing houses in the West Side section north of 18Th
street and south of 125th street. The supply OF
such houses there is likely 10 be near
rapidly each year The greater part OF the district
Is now occupied by apartment hotels apartment
houses and nathouses- There is also a scarcity OF
dwelling houses for two families in the
Dyckman and Fort Washington Heights sections
and in The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
MISS JRQURART AT HOME.
Her Fad Is Housekeeping, to Which She De-
votes Herself in Vacation.

In New Rochelle. near neghbor Francis VII
son and next door TO Bruce McRae. Miss Ethel
BErTymore's leading man, stands the pretty Eng
lsh cottage which knows its mistress Miss Isa-
belle Crquhart, playing the foolish society
butterfly wife in How He Lied 10 Her Husband"
with Arnold DAILY. tour
The shantee. she calls it, literally the centre
OF Miss Trquhart's life the embodiment Of her
sense Of the 10y o. living" for she is past mis-
tress in the art or science OF housewifery. There
IS not one litIe detail from Earret cea- that
ssat SUn the strictcst principles or correct
heusekee.irr
fFrirg ine VACATION months, with n towel pinned
around I.r head and an students apron drawn
tver Eer sor-a. sne aies about the house giving
orders here Rrd IheFo. and not iEfrequently de-
EceDds apoa the 6tchsn and clearing Of the ser
warts, prepares special dish herself Those
who baYe once dined al her board Will break al
RIOS: cry kira 90 engagement 10 dine again. To
tnese tEe rN-ns coated IN sugar stuck with olives
so.isd 81 cider ana bae-ed with champagne. form
precious meulcr.ss. while the 5-oiled chickens the
GlcAs Rad roast PIGS 6-e experiences TO rave over.
Entertaining :s passion with her and she is
never happier tian when serving her broiled
iobstels saG opsa.Es ner own champagne.
sSach OF the ELaLiee, which S inCOsed with a
where Mss GcQ'lhars serves afternoon tea in sum
:aer not ony for herself and friends but for regi-
JneEts % small children there enjoy the most
FASCINATING o: tea parties In the vegetable garden
neyone' tSe 2a:e-, who in private life Is tie son
AN tne dei.cacies OF The season"
Miss Crg2aerrs silver. linen and cut glass would
Fnent-.especally her linen, which includes some OF
the faircft products os tho 7 lch and Irish looms
She has Ice and linen fo~ .r beds III for gowns
hno towels with embrOiceries OF butterflies
clrysantEemunls and sweetpeas for which She paid
80 apiece IN Paris. She is herself fine needle
wonla snd her table bears evidence OF her beauti-
fu handlWork
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
COSSACK BRUTALITY.
Many Peasants Beaten to Death
Testimony Disregarded.

Kherson. Oct. 1.-Ninety-seven peasants were
tried here to-day on the charge of having devas-
tated the estate of NJ. Krivoshein, formerly Min
lister of Railroads. Sixty-three were sentenced
to imprisonment. while thirty-four acquit-
ted.
The trial brought out recital Of the atrocities
committed by the authorities upon the accused
persons. The chief of the district, accompanied
by a detachment of Cossacks. reached the estate
soon after the devastation. All the peasants on
the ground were at once gathered in No in
vestigation was made. The chief invited priests
20 administer the last sacrament to the prison
ers, and then ordered the Cossacks TO beat them
all to death. The butchery lasted for four hours.
Twenty-three peasants We're killed and $50 were
mutilated The Cossacks. then tired out, COM
PEELED the peasants to continue fogging each
other and men had to beat their own brothers,
sons and fathers. The victims of this slaughter
were innocent, those really guilty having escaped
by flight. In spite of this testimony, the court
found sentences as related above.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
tM0RM0NS EVERYWHERE
Worlds W. &. Il. ". TO Discuss
P0lygamy's Gr0scth at Convention.

The prime issue the coming convention OF the
Worlds woman's Christian Temperance Union in
Boston. from October II 10 q, viii be Mormonism.
This isn't American problem at ALL said
airs. Marion Weed addressing tho Frances f
willard Union at The home Of Mrs. Emile ID. Mar
Tin, the Wollaston S6th street and Broadway, yes
terday- Fifty-two countries Will be represented at
The convention, and every OF them has its
Mormon problem In fact. it is the boast OF the
Mormons that they IN every land and in the
Isles of the sea Some friends of mine who came
over on recent steamer said that there were sixty
Mormon converts on board, accompanied by mis-
sionaries- The Mormon Church is making these
converts in every land and dumping them in Amer
ioa- The Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance
Union must ind means OF cutting off these sources
of supply"
Mrs. Weed stated that the one thought OF the
American White Ribboners for the coming year
would be TO secure the passage OF -polygamy
amendment 10 the Constitution. Efforts are being
made IN all the states 10 secure resolutions in favor
OF such an amendment, and IN New York and Iowa
N4.S2 lave az 'iaAE iieell passed
THIS Is the real o.ject of the Mormon fight
ealo mrs. Weed The unseating Of Reed Smoot
IS e mere incident. But the MOrmons would Ike
70 keep us busy with this Incident forever order
that we may fan TO observe the real issue. 1t is
real Mormon trick"
As regards the unseatinz o. the Mormon
Mrs. Weed said that Senator Burroughs, OF the
COMMITTEES on Privileges and Elections, had prom
tseo 10 nave n come before the Senate the open
ang OF the session in December
The point at issue now continued Mrs Weed
Is whether the vote shall be taken expulsion or
sNol0slon II takes two-thirds vote for expulsion,
are quite certain that could get a majority
vote against Reed Smoot. but don't feel sure OF
g. tMo-Inlr0s vote Therefore the MOFmOnS
SulSion.'
New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
IRON FROM BLACK S1ND
Some Recent Experiments in Smelt-
ing ssatb Electricity.

for'iand Ore Ocs (SpeciaD.-C. H. CIevensen
VINO was last year the leoturtng staff OF the Ie
io STANFORD Junior University. is in charge Of the
oniy electric blast furnace for the manufacture az
pig iron in this country The furnace Is rnnn4np az
the Lewis and Clark Exposition Grounds In con-
nection with the government bureau for the testp.
or black sands which contain particles of iron
ore. va
me active operation OF the furnace began op
september 20, and Mr.. Clevenger has already sue
ceeded IN obtaining fautless pig iron from ora
which has hitherto been considered non-r .ducible
several hundred pounds OF the iron, smelted last
week, has been into moulds and carted 10
the columbia Engineering Works where II has
been cast by the regular tradesnlen 1t has been
FOUND TO be without flaw, small gear wheels
and other snail articles have come out OF the
mouds in f.e condition
The electro blast furnace is sIn,n1v q huge ala,
u4c HSnt' the electrodes, carbon sticks, being
some ten inches square and three feet long In
stead OF hlaEInS jump of a quarter of an inch,
as IN the case OF the street lamps. the current
must leap gap of four inches. The slight sputter
eho mum of the common light becomes deafening
roar and the light is intense that one must wear
dark glasses before ii is possible to work around
the furnace without injuring the eyes Into the
large iron piece which serves as a holder for the
upper carbon cold water IS kept flowing contnu-
ously to prevent its melting away
Some peculiar occurrences since the experiments
were begun have served TO make things ively One
or these was the magnetZiug OF the iron sheath
which surrounds the furnace so that il had an
affinity for shovels, picks, crowbars and other iron
tools. To overcome this difficulty it was necessary
TO insert copper strip in the sheath which had
the effect of breaking the magnetic wave
Regarding the experiments Mr.. CIevenger says:
We have proven beyond doubt that we can
ieuuce IRON from these with he electric fur
hdce' h' WIN the blast furnace this has hitherto
iinposslpe because of the large percentage OF
tltaAluih contained IN them In the InaEnette ore
TneirH ,bea wa was brought from Wyoming knew that
thJte was ABOUT - per cent iron. We have been
aoe 10 secure about % per cent of this amount by
~ ,Ie! NV HIelhod- can where many improve
~ an pe Hliue Ia the process which may place
~ CIst OF Ils production low that the problem
~ i'NI.is IRON on this coast will have been solved.
-. - lIIelal we nave turned thus is OF the
'r-f u9St QuaIlty which speaks well for the ore
ana the chances OF its use in the future
MT Cievenger has charge OF the exposition
s'o''los IN the absence of Or. David T. Day, who
IS IN Washington. He is a man of experience in
University. P