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Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-08
RICH PrrTseuReeR IS SUICIDE. Circumstances of Death of L. L. Dill
 worth Are Kept Secret.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. 7.-Linford L. Dilworth. member of one of the oldest and most wealthy of Pittsburg families. committed suicide by shoot ing. The case has caused great deal of comment, and every effort is being made by relatives to have it kept quiet So prominent is the family and so sensational the circum- stances surrounding the case that Director of Public Safety Ridgeway attempted to suppress the facts. MT. Dlworth was member of many clubs. He spent moet of his time ia New York He-was 50 years old, unmarried, and was worth perhaps q. .0o0. 900.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-08
GAR LAUNDERING HosoEs.

Deputy Sheriff 0. c. Smith of Mar icopa arrived in Phoenix Tuesday with. q couple of hoboes who had been caught breaking into a Southern Pa Icific car near Giia Bend. They had
 broken several boxes containing cigars
 and liquor and wasted more than they had legitimately consumed. There
 was a third member of the gang who made his escape in the direction of
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-08
SAYS FASTENERS
 ARE BEING DUPED
tContinued From Page one.)

existing for salesmen in this city was very small.
 T mailed letter to Chief Ed Kern. telling him of what had learned. and at once. To me 1t looks like an at tempt to hold up customers for 50 cents each and ,is in fact form of extortion. Thefinformation they send is not reliable and they are not author ized to send 1t out.'
 According to Chief Kern 1t is up to the postoffice inspectors to stop the two men from using the mails for this purpose, but if criminal prosecution can be had the local department will take it up.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-08
NEW SUPREME COURT CLERK

F. A. Tritle, son of the late ex-Gov- ernor Tritle, has been appointed as clerk of the supreme court of the ter ritory to succeed s. M. Cullom. de ceased. MT. Tritle has been holding position as clerk in the territorial auditors office
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-08
MANY KILLED BY TRAIN.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA gang of workingmen employed upon the New York Central bridge over the Harlem river were run down by a train to- night. Many are reported killed and injured.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-08

It is always a pleasure to read about Mir. Rockefeller shaking hands with a group of newspaper men at church. it proves that some newspaper men go to church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Fraud Ic Charged to Osgood.

DENVER, June S.-J. c. Osgood, the
founder of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company, is charged with manipulat-
ing the affairs of the Whitehead Fuel
company and of the Iowa and Illinois
Coal company so that resultant fraud
netted him 100000. Isaac w. Fowler,
receiver of the two concerns, made the
allegations in the United States district
court in an effort to recover for the
Atlantic Trust company and the cred-
itors. Osgood, as president of both
companies. is said to have Influenced
the directors to vote him money ana
to have borrowed 100000 on the Pa
kay mine in Mahaska county, Iowa.
1t is alleged the books of the Iowa
and Illinois company were so falsiheo
that the entire amount was transferred
to Osgood.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Still Waiting Medals.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June S.-Although
over two years have elapsed since An
drew Carnegie founded the hero fund
commission which bears his name and
the commission, aftIr investigation,
has awarded medals to forty-seven he
roes whom it has discovered, some of
whom have also eeiv"d gifts q
money from the $5,OO0.O00 fund set
aside by Mr. Carnegie, no hero med
ais have yet been given out.
The commission has been going
ahead making announcements of new
awards and the name of Carnegie has
been heralded all over the world as
that of the giver of recognition of
those who have performed brave deeds
The heroes are straining their eyes
for a first sight of the tributes which
they have been promised.
Secretary S. M. Wilmot, who super
vises the work of the commission. says
that the dies for striking the medals
are being prepared, but admits he
never has seen them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
President Sends Two Made
By Agricultural Board.
THESE ARE RATHER TAME
Letter to President from Chicago
Describe Haste of Packers
in Cleaning House.

WASHINGTON, D. c, June S.-The
president today sent to the house ag-
inspection of the Chicago packing
houses by the agricultural department
before the Neill-Reynolds investiga-
ton. The president in a letter COM
ments on the immediate and extraor-
binary Improvement in packing house
conditions following the Neill- Reynolds
report The letter states that the in
vestigation of the packing town is not
finished and he is not prepared to make
a final statement regarding the COM
plants agains the bureau Of animal
industry or the "graver charges In con-
nection with the adulteration of meat
products as well as other matters
He quotes a letter from a Chicago
friend who describes the packers haste
in cleaning up as amusing if it were
not so nearly tragic"
Prof. James B. Reynolds testified
before the house committee on agri-
culture today stating that matter in
Reynolds report was indorsed by
him. Chairman Wadsworth denied the
published reports that he Wadsworth
was friendly to the packers in asking
questions yesterday. He said he
wanted only to find out the truth.
Reynolds said the inspection of meats
for foreign trade is satisfactory. He
said there was always disagreable
odor about the Chicago packing houses
which the New York houses do not
have.
The president has signed the bill
taking the tariff off denaturized alco-
hol used in the arts and manufactures.
The agricultural report on the pack
ing houses made in April makes rec
concentrations along the lines in the
Beveridge amendment and contains
some incidents of the Neill-Reynolds
report regarding unsanitary closets.
The senate's disagreement to the
rate bill conference report was re-
ported to the house. No action on the
| motion for a further conference was
| taken.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
White Girl Marries Indian.

RAPID CITY, So D., June S.-A
charming little romance reached it's
yesterday when Rev. Mr..
Sharling, an Episcopal clergyman.
united in marriage Miss Lily B.
Springer. trained nurse at the Indian
school here, and Chauncey Y. Robe, a
full -blooded Sioux Indian, who has
been instructed in military tactics and
athletics at the school.
The bride is "a refined and attractive
young woman of good parentage and
fine education Ever since she entered
the service last August she has been
attracted by the handsome, manly
young Indian, who is an Indian of the
Indians, but for all that a strictly law
abiding and intelligent young man.
The couple have gone to Hot Springs
on their wedding tour and will return
here to make their home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Two Get Souvenirs.

WASHINGTON, June S.-RepreSent-
ative Marshall is to get a souvenir of
the free alcohol fight in the shape of
an autographed photograph of the
president signed with the pen he used
70 approve the free alcohol bill Rep
resentative Hill. of Connecticut. is to
furnish the pen and is to retain it as
his souvenir of a successful campaign.
Hill was the active friend of the
measure in the interest of the manu-
facs7,rers. and Marshall was the lead
ing representative of the farmers OF
the country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Aimed Blow al Dress.

WAUKESHA, Wis. June Sine
girl graduate would have been JOY
no longer to Waukesha if the project
hroached in the school board session
yesterday afternoon had not been
voted down. The members OF the
board possibly feared the ire OF these
same sweet things if they passed the
resolution presented. forbidding the
wearing of fancy gowns at the coming
commencement exercises in high and
district schools.
The resolution presented was by re-
quest. and forbade the giving OF HOW
ers or presents or the wearing OF un-
usual gowns at the graduating exer-
ciSes The presenter of the resolution
himself voted against it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
MORE lUNACY IN IRELAND.
Marked Increase in Insanity In the
Emerald Isle.

LONDON, June S.-A startling story
of the alarming increase in lunacy In
Ireland was told yesterday at the sit
ting of the royal commission on the
care and control of the feeble minded
Robert Matheson, register general of
Ireland. produced statistics of lunacy
and idiocy in Ireland. In 1861 there
was one in All. 1t has steadily IN
creased until it is one in IT'S.
one of the causes of this was the
marriage of feeble minded persons. A
considerable factor. however, was the
return to the country of Irish lmml-
grants from the United States, who
had lost their health and reason While
working there. and had been sent back.
It is proposed that a law should be
passed imposing severe penalty on
shipping companies who attempt 10
land persons of unsound mind
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
ATTORNEY MUST PAY COST
Judge Whitson Will Have No De-
lays in His Court.
UDGE Bennett FAILS TO PPEARJ
TO REPRESENT THE PLAINTIFF
IN A CASE AGAINST RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
UDGE Bennett FAILS TO APPEARJ

When Judge A. S. Bennett reaches
Walla Walla tomorrow morning to
take up the trial in the federal court
of the case of Mrs. Morgan ct al versus
the Northern Pacific railroad company,
he will be confronted with an order
issued by Judge Whitson directing that
he pay into court the sum of $3.50 as
costs of the court for one day.
The case was set for trial yesterday
morning and when the case was called
if was announced that the plalntlH
was not ready on account OF the ap-
sence of the attorneys. 1t was stated
to the court that by an agreement
made between the attorneys IN the ac-
tion Judge Bennett had taken up an
other case in the federal court al
Portland with the understanding that
the case here would be postponed un-
til he could come to Walla Walla.
Judge Whitson stated that he had no
knowledge of such an agreement ana
he did not want to hold a jury in the
court with nothing for them to do he
nostnoned the case, however, until this
morning.
Ju.lge Bennett failing to put In an
appearance when court convened to-
day. Judge Whitson announced tha'
the case would be called tomorro"
morning and that the cost OF the day
session be assessed to the plaintlf
attorney.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Trial of Mrs. ledoux.

STOCKTON, Cal, June 8.-The
trial Of Nine Emma Ledoux for the
murder of Arthur McVicar was re-
sumed today Attorney Fairall for the
defense challenged the entire special
Sheriff Sibley is biased against the
defendant and had expressed an opin-
ion as to her guilt The sheriff adj
mitted he had an opinion based on ev-
idence. but said he had not personally
denied the challenge. Eight vniremn
wre accepted and sworn in.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Liquor Interests Were De-
feated in Many Contests.
THEY WON IN PORTLAND
Brewers and Saloonmen Esti-
mate Loss at Three-Quariers
of a Million Dollars.

PORTLAND, Ore, June S.-As a re-
suit of the election two hundred sa-
looms will be forced to close in Oregon
through the adoption of county pro-
hbition. Returns show that Benton,
Linn. Lane, Tillamook, Wallowa and
Yamhill counties went dry" Partial
returns indicate the same result in
Sherman, Gillian, Lincoln and Crook
counties Coos county went dry ex-
capt in the larger towns. Many pre-
dncts in wet counties were captured
BY the prohibitiOnists. The net loss to
the liquor interests is estimated al
three-quarters of a million. Breweries
are the heaviest losers. But two vic
tories were gained by the liquor in
terests and those were in Multnomah
county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
THREE HUNDRED SHEEP KILLED.
Result of a Livestock War in North
ern Idaho.

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, June s.
Three hundred sheep belonging to ].
Davis on Salmon river were killed, pre-
sumably by cattlemen, near White
Bird, Monday. Davis son shot Will
liam Hehle, a cattleman, in a dispute
over the building of a fence, six weeks
ago. There is strong feeling between
the cattle men and sheep men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
LIVED OVER A CENTURY.
Mrs. Casja Eckman Dies at Cokato In
Her 101st Year.

COKATO, Mimi, June S.-Mrs. Cas-
ja Eckman, the oldest person in this
part of the state, died today in her
one hundred and first year. She was
born in Sweden on April "a, 1906, and
came to the United States in 1866, with
her husband, who died on the vessel
in New York harbor Her daughter IS
the wife of j. G. Nelson, the Saltwater
lumberman, and her sons are Sam and
c. H Eckman, of this place and Rev.
p. ]. Eckman of St James. She had
twenty-five grandchildren and eighteen
great grandchildren.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08

the case of S. H. Egeland, deputy
county auditor. bound over on the
charge of attempted criminal assault
appeared before Judge ]. H. Mccoy in
Aberdeen, with his attorneys, E. S.
Cary of Minneapolis and Frank Ander-
son of Webster. in the habeas corpus
proceedings instituted about ten days
ago. Frank Sears, county attorney
was present in behalf of the state.
Judge Mccoy sustained the findings of
Justice Rathbun in binding over the
defendant to the circuit court and re-
manded the prisoner to the sheriff.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08

OTHER COMPANIES MAY SOON FOLLOW

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June s.
The local agent of the Eagle Insur-
ance company issued a statement to-
day to the effect that he had been no
titled by the New York office that the
company has cancelled all existing pol
icies in San Francisco. The company s
liabilities in San Francisco are $673,-
PA. Its capital is 100000 and surplus
$376,O72. This is the first company
to repudiate the losses resulting from
the recent disaster since the Traders
failed 1t is feared that other COM
panies will follow.
President Nichols of the National
Insurance Company of Hartford, will
take charge of the Eagle Company s
affairs. He announces that his COM
pany together with the Colonial I'm
derwriters, an affiliated concern, will
pay about IS cents on the dollar. The
National is the company from which
George D. Dornin, Pacific coast mana
ger, recently resigned because he said
the company was not acting fairly with
the policyholders.
Notice will be served on the army
and Red Cross authorities by the board
of education that all school building:
must be vacated by July 1. The inten
ton of the board is to open the cit!
schools in the latter part OF July.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
New Railroad to be Built.

SALT LAKE, Utah, June 8.-The
CaI;ente and Phoebe railroad COM
pany has filed articles to build
branch of the Salt Lake route from
Caliente, Nevada to Phoebe, j. Ross,
Clark of Los Angeles is president; H.
Bancroft, general manager of the
oregon Short Line, is vice president.
The remainder of the officers are d1-
rectors of the Hartman lines and
Senator Clarks representatives. The
road is guaranteed by the Nevada ana
Utah Mines and Smelter's Corporation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
BOY SHOT HIMSELF.
His Brother, Who Fled Terror Stricken
Returns and Explains.

WEBSTER. s. D.. June S.-The
mystery surrounding the death of a z
year-old son of Edward Anderson, VINO
was found dead near his fathers barn
With a bullet hole in his head. has
eeen solved. and there no longer is any
doubt that he was killed as the re-
suit of an accident instead of having
peen shot and killed by his 12-year-
Ola brother. as was at first supposed
The disappearance of the older boy
immediately following the shooting
ana Killing of the child was taken to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08

mean that possibly as the result of an
accident the older boy had shot and
killed the little brother The missing
boy has been found, and he says that
he had gone to the barn with his 22-
caliber rifle, and after firing a few
shots at a mark, stood the weapon
while he went into the shed in search
of a stick.
His younger brother had accom-
panied him, and while Alexander was
in the shed the little fellow took hold
bullet striking him in the forehead.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
LAFolLETTE CANNOT HELP.
Senator Is Kept from Iowa Campaign
by Duties at Washington.

WASHINGTON. June S.-Senator
Ia Toilette will be unable 10 helP
Governor Cummins of Iowa in the lat
+or,. fob+ for denomination. The Wis
consin senator is in entire sympathy
with the Iowa governor, but MS pusl-
ness in Washington is sucn lhal iio
cannot possibly spare the time La
Toilette has a long-standing gruose
against ]. w. Blythe, who Is nsh'iiis
Cummins, anc would enjoy nothing
more than to invade Iowa against the
Blythe forces.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08

TOOK GIFTS FROM MINE OPERATORS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June S.-Jas
Aiken. the Pennsylvania railroad clerk
who admitted to owning fifty thou
sand dollars worth of coal stock has
been dismissed.
Comptroller Reibenack today testi-
fled that the Manor Trust Company
which the Pennsylvania controls, owns
coal lands. Robert K. Cassatt, general
manager of the Keystone Coal and
Cox company took the stand. He de-
nied partially the statements of the
independent operator, Potter, OF
Sweek.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Harvey Returns Banks Papers.

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 8.-Whee-
leck Harvey, who disappeared with
two hundred thousand dollars in
checks and cash. today returned by
mail to the bank all the papers but
retained the cash, amounting to about
$50. 1000. There is no information as to
his whereabouts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Ellis Case Tomorrow.

The suit brought by L. L. Ellis and
wife of Dayton to collect $4,000 dam
ages from the Northern Pacific rail-
road for injuries alleged to have been
received by Mrs. Ellis in wreck near
Ellensburg last year will come TO trlai
in the federal court tomorrow A
Northern Pacific train on which Mrs.
Ellis was a passenger from Seattle
to DAYTON, collided with the rear END
of the freight train standing on
side track. Mrs. Ellis was violently
thrown against a car seat and, IL is
said, sustained serious injuries, the
extent of which will be one of the main
issues in the case. Attorney w. ID.
Fouts of Dayton represents the plain
tiffs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Taft Not Candidate for President.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June S.-Sec-
retary Taft won't be a presidential
candidate in 1908. according to the
highest authority He wants to finish
the work of placing the Philippines on
a sound basis. The supreme court
judgeship won't be decided until next
December
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Douma Discusses Death :cnaIty.

ST. PETERSBURG, June S.-Debate
on abolishing the death penalty today
threatened to get beyond the bounds of
the douma. The sitting was almost
broken up. The labor party opposed
the postponing of consideration and VI
olentlv attacked the ministry party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Drahoea Wins Automobile Race.

VIENNA, June S.-Drahoea. driving
a ninety horsepower Mercedes, arrived
first in the Harokoner automobile race
from Frankfort Prince Henry arrived
at 11:30, an hour later. Pierce, Amer
lean, finished at 1913. One hundred
and fifteen of the 156 starters finished.
One driver killed a peasant in the
run
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
TROOPS FIRE
ON STRIKERS
Two Were Killed and Six
Others Were WQunded.
MINER FIRST TO SHOOT.
Trouble Occurred at Finest, a
Small Mining Town of Penn
sylvania Coal Region.
MINER FIRST TO SHOOT

Indiana, Penn, June S.-TwO strikers
were killed and six others wounded
at Ernest, a mining town, early today.
when the miners claShed with the state
constabulary. An unknown miner fired
on a squad of constabulary which then
opened fire
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Fifteen Buried under Building.

PITTSBURG, Pa. June S.-Fourteen
.;r,s and one man were buried in the
debris of a four story building which
collapsed this afternoon. Four girls
,,-ore rescued and taken to the hos
nital Rescue work is stln N prog
ress.
The police believed that all had been
rescued az five o'clock
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
John Sharp Williams May Retire.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June S.-John
Sharp Williams may retire at the end
of this congressional session to ac-
cept a university of Virginia professor
ship. Williams will not discuss the
matter. saying that he has received no
offer of the position
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Packers On Trial.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June S.-The
government holds that the shipper is
equally culpable with the carrier In
the case of the packers on trial on the
charge of accepting rebates from the
Burlington railroad on export ship
ments. A verdict is expected tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
PACKERS USE
NEWSPAPERS
Will Spend a Million in Ad-
verdsing Plants.
TO REfUTE NELL REPORT.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Has Al
ready Been Spent for Arti-
cles in Chicago Papers.
TO REFUTE NELL REPORT.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June Sit is esti-
mated that the packers will be forced
to spend q million dollars stemming
the popular indignation aroused by the
recent expose. advertising contracts"
are being made with newspapers. AL
ready $4,000 has been spent here in
page advertisements asking the public
to visit the plants. This morning
similar advertisements appeared in
eastern papers,. Local publications
which attacked the packers are not
given any advertisements.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Governor Save. State Capitol.

BATON ROUGE, La, June 8.-The
state capitol building was saved from
destruction by fire this morning when
Governor Blanchard and a member OF
the legislature in their night clothes
fought the flames. Defective wiring
was the cause. The loss is eight thour
sand dollars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Mrs. Chadwick A1akes Dispositions.

COLUMBUS, o., June S.-Cassie
Chadwick's deposition in the Suits
against her banker friend, Hestott, OF
Pittsburg. are not sensational. Nothing
in her early life is revealed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Presidential Nominations.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June S.-Re-
ceivers of public moneys. Charles A.
Wilson, Great Falls, Montana; John r.
Hillman, Kalispell, Montana.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
pro...t Ao,in.t Apostle smoot.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June S.-One
women representing the
vomen's organizations Of the country
met here today to protest against
Smoot's retaining his seat.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
Washington Grange Supports President.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June S.-The
Washington state grange in session at
Spokane, today telegraphed President
Roosevelt that it repudiates the report
ed attempt of certain corporate inter-
ests and attorneys speak for the far
mers of the country as opposing the
presidents efforts to remedy packing
house conditions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-08
DR.. lULL DISAPPOINTED.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings In His Be-
half Come to Naught.

WEBSTER, S. D., June o.-Dr. -
Iull the Waubay physician Implicated
in the attempt to spirit away mary
Wagner, the complaining Witness IA