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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
'HAPC00D IS
ACQUITTED
Golfers Exposure Of Town Topics
B|dCkmdi| Was Justifiab|e.
CHARGE WAS CRIMINAL LIBEL
Judge Said If Truth Was Pub
lished Without Malice There
Was No Libel.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Jan. 26-In the
suit charging Editor Hapgood of Col.
lier's Weekly with criminal libel Dis
trict Attorney Jerome this morning
took up the case and discussed the al
legged libelOus article from a Legal
standpoint as to justification and ex-
cuse. He said: I'VE will deal with
the case as it is developed by the
testimony"
Jerome in summing up said that the
course of the loans to Town Topics
should act as a guide to many news
papers in this city. He warmly at
tackled the local papers as containing
some vile scandals clothed by some
clever artist" He declared that the
New York papers were almost without
exception run from the counting room
He said that such course could not
be pursued with immunity. What
happened to the 10-cent weekly may
happen to the 1-cent daily" he de-
clraed.
The justice in charge said the press
was free to print the truth provided
the end sought was justifiable and
without malice.
The jury acquitted Hapgood after
being out only a few minutes.
1t is stated that Jerome will submit
to the grand jury transcript of the
record in the Hapgood-Deuele case in
the hope of securing the indictment
of a number of persons charged with
blackmail. Jerome left this afternoon
for his home at Lake Val, Conn, to
rest and peruse a bag full of docu-
ments relating to the recent life in
surance investigation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Story of Z. Fireman.

John SegaIis, a Greek fireman, who
returned on the Lorne after being
transferred from the Topeka, gives the
following account of the disaster:
1--WE missed the lights at both Cape
Flattery and Carmanah. The vessel
struck during my watch. 1 was be-
low. The time was about IL: so p m.
The lights went out in a few minutes
and we made our way above. The
captain had ordered full speed astern
and she slid back into the deep water
but Immediately began to fill, when
orders were given to beach ner. The
captain did all in his power to quiet
the passengers, assuring them if all
remained calm the probabilities were
they would be saved A lot of them
got excited and crowded the boats,
breaking the davits. Four boats were
launched successfully, one containing
morning in Cave in Rocks. These men
perished. I saw them die and saw
their bodies tossed about on the rocks.
Three lines were thrown ashore to
these men, but they failed to catch
them. 1 took a rope and started to
swim ashore. 1 got close in, but found
the rope getting heavy. l cut it and
swan back to the vessel Those on
| board threw me a life buoy and with
| this 1 was taken aboard. The excite
| ment subsided as death approached.
| The people either through the benumb-
ing influence of the cold or resignation
to their fate calmly waited Captain
Johnson was broken hearted and re-
| fused to fasten a life buoy on himself
He declared that if he had a revolver
| he would snoot himself. How the two
RATS got away from the vessel is a
mystery. Many thought neither coult
live in the heavy sea and this is why
one left with only half its complement
on board. One lady refused to go and
bade goodbye to her husband who
left on the raft
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26

an opening. We made shore finally
and eventually found a road up over
the precipitous- cliffs. There was no
way of getting back along the land to
the neighbornood of the ship. Every
where jutting rocks barred progress
in the direction of the Valencia.
"One of the seamen acquainted with
the coastline recollected that there was
telegraph station near Cape Beale
and soon we found the telegraph wires.
Shortly We came to Telegraph Huts,
but We found the operator had al
ready sent kilograms to Victoria and
Seattle giving news of the wreck.
Almost at the moment the Valencia
struck the captain switched her sal
around to head up the straits and then
came crash like a shot, so terrific
that it sent everything flying about
and threw me on the deck There were
a number of passengers standing
around talking and smoking Instantly
the confusion became terrific. Captain
Johnson was Of the metal that makes
only true and good men, Immediately
he took steps to reassure the fright
ened passengers and calmed them
down by his cool demeanor."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
viii Assist Council in WORKING Out
The Water Question.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
Directors Issue an Appeal to the
Voters to Garry Bonding
Proposition at Election.

An advisory committee from the
Walla Walla Commercial club, COM
posed of H. H. Turner, cashier of tle
Baker-Boyer bank; ]. G. Cutler, CASH
ier of the w. & c. R.; F. w. Paine
George w. Whitehouse, Of the White
house Crawford Co.; H. A. Gardner
of the Schwabacher company; W. w
Baker, of the Baker Loan & Invest
ment company, and President j. B.
Catron, of the club, will act in con-
junction with the city council in work.
ing out details and awarding the con-
tracts for constructing Walla Walla's
proposed gravity water system if the
bonding proposition carries at the
special election January 80.
This was decided upon at a confer
ence between the directors of the
Walla Walla Commercial club and the
city council, held late yesterday after
noon at the city hall. The suggestion
coming from the Commercial club that
a committee of prominent taxpayers,
equal in membership to that of the
the water proposition was perfectly
agreeable to every member of the
council and Mayor Hunt. The advis-
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
THE ALASKA MINING INDUSTRY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT ON
THE OUTPUT OF GOLD
AND SILVER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-
Good crops throughout the country
have had a direct influence upon the
mining industry of the west, even to
the remotest camps of Alaska. Big
crons increased the demands upon the
railroads for more cars; the railroads
ordered more steel; the foundries more
coal and coke: increased confidence in
the outlook and sent more prOspectors
into the wilds; and the men who mixed
for the gold fields sent more of the
yellow metal back to the states.
According to a report just issued by
the Geological Survey, the year 1898
shows gain of approximately $6,OoO,-
900 in gold and 100000 ounces OF sill
yer over the output Of 1904. The gain
in gold is represented almost entirely
by the increased output OF Alaska
which is placed at $14.65O1 100, as
against s9,160,510 in 1904. The Alaskan
gain in nearly all in the Tanana or
Fairbanks district, the returns Tor
which are $50 900. California SHOWS
a loss in gold product of about s1,5OO,-
900, due to prolonged drought, which
not only brought hydraulic operations
to a standstill but interfered, to some
extent, with quartz mills.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Aliens Can Work More Than EiQht
Hours on Canal.
'DALzELL'S 'SAMENDMENT GOES
House Says the Law Shall Apply
Only to American Laborers
in Panama.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-In
the house today Dalzell offered a rule
providing that the urgent deficiency
bill be so amended as to except aliens
from the eignt-hour law established in
the canal zone, thus making the eight
hour law apply only to American lab
orers. The motion was carried.
Shonts before the senate committee
On canals today admitted drawing
$4,000 from the Glover Leaf railroad.
He told of conditions in the isthmus
when he was there in July. He de-
scribed what had been done since in
building hotels and boarding houses
for laborers.
The senate committee on territories
today ordered favorable report on the
statehood bill passed by the mouse yes
terday. Taft cabled to Manila today a
denial that this country intends to sell
the Philippines to Japan. He pro-
nounced the rumor absurd.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
WALlA WALLAN ON THE VALENCIA

Among the passengers who were
saved from the wrecked steamship Va
lencia was former Walla Walla boy.
He is Albert Willis, son of Police Officer
Willis of Spokane, who formerly re-
sided in Walla Walla Young Willis
enlisted in the navy about year ago
and being granted furlough left San
Francisco on the Valencia. The first
intimation that Officer Willis had that
his son was on the ill-fated vessel
was contained in dispatches announc-
ing the list Of passengers, his name be-
ing given as Albert Wells. Officer Will
lis at once realized that Wells was no
other than his son. His belief was
confirmed yesterday when he received
message from his son dated Beale,
B. c., saying that he was safe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Thrilling Tale of {. Survivor.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 26.-F. F.
Campbell, second class passenger on
the Valencia, who reached Bamfield
Tuesday night, tells a thrilling story
of the heroism of the volunteers who
attempted to save the women and
children on the doomed vessel when
the ship struck. Mr.. Campbell says:
'Purser O'Farrell and other officers
and the crew Immediately came On the
decks and helped quiet the general
alarm. AS quickly as possible the
ship was backed off. Only then did
the true nature of the terrible accident
become known. In a moment men
came running up from the engine room
crying that the vessel was filling with
water. 1t was rushing through a gap
ing hole in torrents and threatened
every minute to send the vessel to the
bottom Captain Johnson, realizing
that an attempt to make port safely
would only result in sending the ship
and all oboard to the bottom, started
back for the shore. The vessel struck
slightly sideways and the rushing
breakers bore her around until she lay
almost head on to the cape. She sank
steadily, until only a portion of the
rear hurricane deck and her masts
~, IN c
everyone huddled Purser O'Farrell
got up a stock of blankets from below
and these were handed to cover the
women and children, protecting them
slightly from the cold.
Captain Johnson appealed for vol
unteers to get a boat ashore. The ap-
peal was voiced to the huddled group
of people on the hurricane deck, which
was still floating just above the sur
! face of the water Twenty men i'm
mediately responded; six were Sc
| lected, myself among the rest. When
| it was seen that the Valencia was
| bound to beat to pieces in short order,
Captain Johnson hoped to get a line
ashore with the aid of a gun, providing
I the men could reach the cliffs to haul
heavier ropes on which breech
buoy could be rugged. Only moment
before 1 watched my wife and two
| children washed away into the ocean
and I can still picture their white de-
spairing faces as they were carried
away by the mad waters. Oh God! Car
you imagine my feelings? We saw
once there was no use in trying tt
land the boats near the ship, so W.
pulled north along the shore. How thu
little boat lived through the trip
cannot understand, but we came
through near Seabird Rocks and foun(
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
STANDARD OIL HEARING IN OHIO
TELLS HOW HE WAS WIPED
OUT OF BUSINESS.

. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 26-B. w.
Brown, president Of the Great West
ern Oil company, was the first witness
in the Missouri inquiry of Standard
Oil today. He told how the Republic
company absorbed the company of
which ne was formerly a member
Frank Rockefeller and Captain
James Corrigan have Withdrawn from
the Standard Oil inquiry because Had
ley says the things to be investigated
now concern only events of 1901,
whereas Frank Rockefeller and Cor
Standard since 1895.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
President Makes a Statement.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. ga
statement was given out at the White
House this morning in view of Colonel
Mann's testimony yesterday. 1t in
cludes copies of correspondence OF the
president with Colonel Mann in which
the executive returned copy of 'Fads
and Fancies'' with the declaration that
since ne had not given his photographs
for publication he could not accept
the volume.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Union Pacific Is Disposing Of Some
Of the Stock.
PREFERRED BRINGS THREE HUNDRED
Fifteen million Will be Melted If All
the Ctoc., is Disposed of by
TIE Company.

NEW YORK. Jan 26.-In we'll in
formed financial circles it is understood
that the Union Pacific company has
sold a part of is holdings in Great
Northern preferred al an average price
of $500 and that the balance of the
stock will be sold when the time is
considered right to do so. In June, the
Union Pacific owned over $4,000, 900 of
Great Northern stock, over $24,000,000
of Northern Pacific, nearly $13,000,-
900 of Northern Securities and $624,000
of Northern Securities stub stock.
Prior to that time it had sold over
s7,00O,000 of Northern Securities stock.
or about s1O,OoO,O00, and by December
l it had converted all its Northern Sc
curities stock, receiving $3,33S.195 of
Great Northern. $4996,0S0 of Northern
Pacific and s12S,5O0 of stub stock. At
ter the conversion the company held
225,034 shares of Great Northern,
which, if sold, at $500 a share, would
net Union Pac11c S15,J00,000 more than
the initial cost of all the Hill stocks
owned by the company. The Harri-
man ventures into Northern Pacific in
1901 has netted the Union Pacific CON-
pany S7S,275,S15, this calculation be-
ing based on the supposition that the
Great Northern stock can be liquidated
at $500. BY the investment of the cash
profit from the sale of Great Northern
at 5 per cent, together with the divi-
dend on Northern Pacific and North
ern Securities stubs. the company
would receive an amount equal to / !.
per cent a year on the entire amoun
of its common stock and convertibl,
bonds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
RIGID ECONOMY FOR NAVY
Naval Estimates Will Probably Be
Reduced By Committee.
HOPED CONGRESS WILL Be MORE LIBERAL
Effort Will be Made to Secure Funds
for improvements at All the
Yards,
HOPED CONGRESS WILL Be MORE LIBERAL

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 90
There is every reason to believe that
the house naval committee will still
further reduce the naval estimates in
it's revision of the departmental rec
concentrations used as the basis for
the annual naval appropriation act. 1t
was hoped by those in charge of pub
lie works at navy yards and stations
that congress would be more liberal
this year than usual Last year the
appropriation for naval increase
amounted to s49,000,OOO while that for
public improvement such as the equip
ment of naval repair plants, was ST.
100000. This is not considered fair
proportion, and IL has been maintained
that with the increase in the navy
and the larger volume Of work which
must be performed at naval stations
there should be a more adequate pro-
and ships and a betterment of the
working facilities. The chief of the
bureau of yards and docks has been
before the house naval committee sew
eral times and has strongly urged the
claims of his department. 1t was ev-
ident however, that the committee
was disposed to reduce at every turn
the bureau estimates for yard i'm
provements and it will not be sur
prising to the navy department au-
thorities II they find their recommen-
dations materially reduced.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
OLD TIMER VISITS IN WALLA WALLA
J. P. VOLLMER, PIONEER OF
NORTHWEST, is RENEWING
OLD AcQUAINTANCES.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Vollmer, of Lew
iston, are in Walla Walla visiting old
time friends. Mr.. Vollmer is one of
the leading merchants at Lewiston,
besides being heavily interested in
other enterprises in the northern Idaho
city Mr.. and Mrs. Vollmer resided in
Walla Walla over 40 years ago, after
wards removing to Lewiston, where
they have since made their home.
Today Mr.. Vollmer was calling on
time friends and endeavoring tc
locate others. Although ne has made
several visits to Walla Walla in late
years, he said this morning he was
surprised at the growth of the city
since his last visit, about four years
ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Tuo Within so Yards of Wreck.

VICTORIA, B. c., JAN 26.-The tug
Lorne arrived at midnight from the
Valencia wreck and went into Esqui-
malt on arrival to land party Of four
teen blue jackets from H. M. S. Egeria
under Lieutenant Knight, who were
chosen from the entire ships crew, all
hands of which volunteered in an en-
deavor to assist any persons who re-
mained on the wreck The Lorne went
close to the wreck and the Egerla' 6
boats crew rowed to within SO yards
finding the vessel entirely submerged
Considerable wreckage and debris was
scattered about, but no bodies were
seen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
THE SANTA BARBARA MISSING.
Steam Schooner Was Due at Frisco
Wednesday,

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 26.-
The marine exchanges and ships
agents are still without tidings of the
steam schooner Santa Barbara, which
left Seattle Saturday with 19 passen-
gers for San Francisco and which
should have arrived here Wednesday
All ports nave been advised to keep a
lookout
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
CAPTAIN JOHNSON MADE NO EFFORT TO SAVE HIMSELF
lille Refused To Use Life Buoy MAS Broken Hearted Over the Fate His Pass
egs and Ship and Declared That f He Had Revolver He Would Put
an End to Hmsek-Xe Went Down With Ninety Others

Its, P. Poiviner, G. D. Harradan, M.
Farprey, P. V. O'Brien, w. Raymond
K w. Carrick, = w Johnson G. Alus-
me, F. Lem, Joseph M. c.. Caffery, ] /.
Walch, A. Hawkins, j. Hoddinott
Peter Peterson, T. ]. Mccarthy, Thomas
Shields, John Marx, W. Goslin, T.
LampSOn, c. Brown.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Says That He Represents No Par
tiCu|dr Church or Faction.
STANDS FOR STATE OF UTAH
Supplementary Testimony in
Smoot's Case Will Be Taken
on February 6.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-
Supplementary testimony in the Smoot
case will be taken February 6. Smooi
in discussing the case declared today
that he represents no faction Of the
state but all the people of Utah. He
said that he was under no influence of
church or party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
General WheeIers Funeral.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 26.-The
funeral of General Joe Wheeler will
take place at st. Thomas Episcopal
church next Sunday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Packers Case Again Continued.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 26.-Tne pack
ers' case was again continued this
morning until Monday at 10 o'clock.
The conference seeking an agreement
on facts was continued among the at
torneys. 1t may take weeks to reach
a decision.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26
Wife Murderer Hanged.

JERSEY CITY, Jan. 26.-Nicola
Murdaco. who chopped his wife to
death, was hanged this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-26

The Chicago Grain Market.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, JAM 26.-Wheat, 85k
ms5%c; corn, 44X @44%c; oats, 31h@
31Hc
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-03-10
SHERIFF'S SALE.

In pursuance of a judgment rem
dered in the Circuit Court OF the
State of Oregon, for Multnomah coun-
ty, on the 18th day of February, 15uo'
in an action wherein The Ames Mer-
camille Agency, a corporation, was
plaintiff. and Thos. S. Kearns was ue-
PENDANT, in favor of the said plalhCiH'
and against the said defendant lot
the sum of $500, with interest there
on at the rate of 10 per cent per an
mum from the 18th day of February,
1906, and a further sum of $50 as at
torney's fees, and the costs and as
bursements Of said action taxed at
$1505, and by virtue of an execution
issued out of the above entitled court
on said judgment on the 23d day OF
February, 1906, levied on the folloW-
ing described real property IN Mult-
nomah county, Oregon, to-wit: Elgnt
and one-half acres out of the hereln-
after described fifteen acres, to-Wlt:
Beginning at a point twenty chains
north of the quarter section corner,
between Sections twenty-one and
twenty-eight, in Township 1 south,
range east of the Willamette Nerd
ian, thence north to the county road,
and to a point 1 chain and 50 Inks
from where continuation of said line
would strike Johnson creek; thence
south Sc minutes and 80 seconds east
along the county road 9 chains and 10
links to a point; thence south to
point 20 chains from the line between
Sections 81 and %; thence west to the
place Of beginning, save and except a
strip containing five acres off the
south side of said land and decided to
Abraham Frankhouser to G. Whit
lock, February 81, 1891, and recorded
in Book 154 at page 305, Record OF
Deeds for Mulnomah county, Oregon.
All of the said land being a part OF
the VIM. Johnson Donation Land
Claim for Multnomah county, Oregon;
ter's Addition to the City of Portland,
Multnomah county, Oregon. And by
virtue of said execution, will offer
for sale, and will sell, all of the de-
PENDANTS interest in the above de-
scribed property, as the law directs,
at the court house door in the said
county of Multnomah, and the city of
Portland, on the Goth day of March,
1906, at the hour of 10 o'clock of said
day, to satisfy said judgment, attor-
ney's fees, costs and court costs.
T. M. WORD,
Sheriff of Multnomah County.
First publication February "a, 1906.
Last publication March "a, 1906.
w. S. HUFFORD,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-03-10
TACOMA NOTES

Meredith sells good butter, HOG
Commercial street, Tacoma, Wash.
Free-one car ticket with each S1.00
purchase of teas, coffees, canned or
package goods.
Mrs. N. B. Simon is on the sick list.
Remember the Young Girls club at
Miss Walkers.
Mr.. Arthur Ury is in the city visit
ing his mother.
The Boosters club is still meeting
every Tuesday evening at the A. M.
E. church.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, re-
Gently from Portland, have gone to
housekeeping on South Yakima ave-
nue..
Mrs. Mary Anderson, who had been
sick at st. Joseph's hospital for three
months died last Thursday and was
buried last Sunday.
Mrs Ury and Mrs. H. P. Lawhorn
made a flying trip to Seattle to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Bailey, who
was stabbed last week at his work at
the Seattle hotel.
Miss Effie Williams, Blanche Ruck-
er, Georgia Wilson, Laura Chrisma,
Della Tanner, Mrs. Estella Gibson, Jr,
and Miss Mabel Walker attended the
Seattle fair last week.
Mr.. H. P. Lawhorn, Mrs Lawrence
Sledge, Miss Mabel Walker, Miss
Laura Christina and Miss Fife Will
Jams were the five delegates of Ia
coma Sunday schools who attended
the convention at Seattle last week.
The young men who gave the dance
last Monday night had a large crowd.
The Seattle people turned out en-
masse. This being the young mems
first time of giving a dance, and hav-
ing such success, they said they
would give another one in the near
future.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-03-10
MANY FISHERMEN LOST.
Storm OFF Norwegian Coast Sacri-
fees Hundreds of Lives.

Storm OFF Norwegian Coast Sacri-
fees Hundreds of Lives
Christiania, Norway, March 5. -
Several steamers which were dispatched
to the Jaest and Ingerna islands from
Trondhjem to the assistance of the fish
ing feet which met with disaster in a
violent storm, have returned, and YES
sells which have arrived at Trondhiem
report that large numbers of the fleet
have been seen floating, keel upward
Much general wreckage has also been
sighted. The crews of the boats COM
prising the fishing feet number from
l 200 to l, 400 men.
Altogether 70 fishing boats with
their crews have thus far reached differ
ent points of Flatanger and Rooivik is-
lands and large numbers are also arriv.
ing at Gjaeslingern island, so it is
hoped that the loss will not turn out to
be so bad as at first feared. Three
steamers are searching for the missing
fishermen. Tie district magistrate, in
reply to Geographic inquiry from the
department of Justice, says that imme-
date public assistance is necessary for
the relief of the sufferers.