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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31

q. ". cHILDs. the United States navy
1t the age of 10. He remained In the
navy for fifteen months. He was only
a when he went to Philadelphia to
make try for his fortune. Like Ben
iamin Franklin, he entered that city
Utmost penniless. He found employ
nent In book store on a pittance of
wage; but from this lie managed to
AXE care of himself and to even save
little. He was frugal and careful.
lie knew what hunger was, and he had
experienced want. Furthermore, he
rad made up his mind to win success,
md he was directing all his energies
-oward the winning.
At the end of few years he had
'aved a few hundred dollars, and open
ID store for himself in the building
If the Philadelphia Ledger. His defin-
tie ambition was to make himself own
r. Of the paper and the building.
At q he was a member of a pub
ishing firm; and he was still a young
nan when he came into the realization
If his ambition. Despite apparently in
;uperable hurdles he had reached his
sOal.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
A Daring ROBBERY
over 100000 Stolen FROM
OFFICER IN St. Petersburg
Band Of Fifteen Revolutionists Use
Bombs With Deadly Effect-FIght
Ensued, Lasting 20 Minutes and Ex.
tending for Several eIocks-Whole.
sale Arrests Follow.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 29.-The most
daring robbery plot in the history OF
St. Petersburg was executed about
noon, when a band of about Is revolu.
tionists attacked and robbed an EN-.
ploye of the customs service of about
100000. They wrecked the vehicle in
which the official was riding with a
bomb, but were driven off by two gen
darmes forming the cashiers escort,
who made defense Of the treasure
When the bomb exploded, the cashier.
las assistant and two guards jumped
out of the carriage and fed in panic,
abandoning the money, but the gen.
darmes, Though wounded by the ex'
plosion, opened fire On the revolution
lists.
They were soon Joined by some pass
ing soldiers and several policemen,
and the robbers, who were mere
youths, fed before the growing num-
bers of the defenders Of the treasure.
A running fight ensued, lasting Is
minutes and extending for several
blocks from the scene of the outrage.
The revolutionists, who threw two
more bombs in their fight, lost two
killed and had five of their number
captured. The firing of the rifles and
revolvers and the explosions Of the
bombs were audible throughout the
business district and caused great eX.
citement.
After the explosion $120,e0O in paper
was recovered from the wreck of the
cashiers carriage.
The panic stricken cashier bewailed
the loss of $4,000.
Later in the day, however, the total
amount in the cashiers possession was
officially stated to have been 10000,
of which a package containing 1885,
900 was stolen, but 1t Is said that the
amount Of booty may be raised to
100000 as the count of the smaller
packages has not yet been finished.
The scene of the attack was care
fully chosen in a narrow street off the
Ekaterinsk canal and overhung by q
house from a window of which the
first bomb was thrown. Immediately
after the explosion group of revolu
tionists on the sidewalk drew revol
vers and attempted to surround the
carriage, with the result already de
tailed. The force of the explosion
shook three blocks of houses and
many of these now show the marks
of bullets fired during the fight be
tween the revolutionists and officers
In spite Of wholesale arrests and the
cordoning at noon of the scene of the
robbery, the majority of the revolu-
tionists have made good their escape
with the booty amounting to 100000.
Up to midnight the police had no def
mite clews and released all those per
sons arrested except the five who were
captured during the battle. None of
these has been identified. All Of them
persistently refuse to answer ques-
TONS but 1t ia supposed the crime was
organized and executed by band of
Moscow and Warsaw revolutionists, of
whose coming to st. Petersburg the
police were warned 10 days ago.
1t Is said that because of the init
mate knowledge Of the method of
transferring money the men had con-
federate in the customs house service.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
PANTHER HUNT IN A HOUSE.
shooting Big Game that Was Found
in a BEDROOM.

shooting Big Game that Was Found
in a Bedroom.
An extraordinary adventure in bed
room with panther is told by Lieuten-
ant Colonel Rumble, the commander of
the Fifth Brigade of the Royal Field
Artillery at Jubbulpore.
One afternoon Mrs. Rumble came out
of portion of the bungalow that was
seldom used and said she had seen the
tail Of panther protruding from be-
hind large coil of mating in one of
the rooms. Colonel Rumble supposed
that the animal was q tame panther
which he knew one of his non-coms
owned, and sent for brother officer
to assist in dispatching it.
Opening the door enough to insert his
rifle barrel. he fired and wounded the
beast. The door swung open as the
wounded beast bounded against it. 1t
then sprang at Colonel Rumble, missing
him by about foot, and bolted.
Colonel Rumble, with Lieutenant Ma
can, reconnoitered each room in turn.
Eventually the panther was found In
spare room hiding behind coil of
mating.
There was window to this room
about fourteen feet from the ground,
and Colonel Rumble procured ladder,
but before he could get his rife up the
panther had seen him and sprang
through the doorway.
Lieutenant Macan fired three shots,
but neither proved fatal, and the pam
Their bolted out Of the house and across
the tennis court into the R. A. mess
compound.
Here it gave chase to an inquisitive
sweeper, but was too badly wounded to
do more than make a clutch or two at
the mans clothes.
Finally it darted into an clubhouse,
where 1t was dlspatched.-Allahaba
Pioneer.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
A SPECIALIST IN COURAGE.

"Stonewall' Jackson's brother-in-
law, Gen. d. II. Hill of North Carolina,
was known as the christian, Calvinist
and Soldier" He was graduate Of
West Point, and attained the rank Of
acknowledgement In the Confederate
service. The stories told Of his grim
bravery and grit are almost countless.
Once, says Majcr Robert Stiles, In
-Four Years Under Marse Robert" In
commenting upon the flight Of a body
Of cavalry before overwhelming num-
bers, General Hill remarked, incident
ally:
1T takes a good man to stand and
fight heavy odds when he has only two
legs under him; but II you put six
legs under him to run away with, it
requires the best kind Of man to
stand and fight"
Soon after taking command at Lees
burg he wished to know the number,
caliber and character of the Federal
guns across the river. He gathered a
large escort and rode up and down the
river bank In a manner calculated to
attract the fire of artillery.
When the enemy accepted his invita-
ton and the shell came singing over
and buried itself In the earth hard by,
he called for pick and shovel, dis
mounted and dug it up with his own
hands, apparently unconscious that 9th
er shells were shrieking and bursting
about him.
The Incident impressed his men to a
marked degree. and showed that his In
difference to personal peril was not
"put on"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
SPORTING NOTES.

Moscow, Idaho.-The crippled right
foot of Fred Moulten, Oregon's big
guard, thrice landed the pigskin
through the goal posts in Fridays
game ON Idaho's field and ended a
stubbornly fought game in Oregon's
favor, IL to 0.
Biddy Bishop, Louie Longs man.
ager, has issued challenge to Bat
Ting Nelson to meet Long before the
club offering the best purse, Spo-
kane club preferred.
Articles of agreement for finish
fight between Joe Cans and Kid Her
mann of Chicago have been signed.
The terms are 1873 pounds two hours
before the fight, the winner to receive
65 per cent and the loser SO per cent
Of the purse, the fight to take place
before the club offering the largest
purse.
Promoter Coffroth has decided he
does not want either Terry McGovern
II Young Corbett as attractions at his
Colma club in San Francisco and has
withdrawn his offer of a $4,000 purse
for the winner to meet Jimmy Britt.
Jeffries denies that he will box witt,
Jack O'Brien at the police benefit in
Los Angeles.
There Is trouble at San Francisco
amoung the fight promoters and Eddie
Graney is suing for an injunction to
restrain James w. Coffroth from bring
ng off the fight between Kaufman
and Berger.
Tommy Corcoran will succeed
Hughey Jennings as manager Of the
Baltimore Orioles.
An offer of $4,000 for Young Cor
bett and Terry McGovern to decide
their superiority with gloved fists. has
been wired to Harry Pollock, manager
of Young Corbett by AL Hereford, man.
ager of the Eureka Athletic club of
Baltimore.
The Able, 2:10 1-2, is by the records
the fastest three-year-old colt of the
season of 1906.
There is a new boxer who will bear
watching. This is Tommy Stone Of
New York, the 115-pound amateur
champion, who made his professional
debut at the National last Saturday
night and made good.
Henry Ford's old racing machine
$685." with which Barney Oldfield first
made himself famous as track racing
automobolist. is being put into shape
again and will be raced in California
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
Mutiny Occurs at Hardin.

The truth of reports that serious
military troubles have occurred al
Hardin. Manchuria, is admitted in
,rmy circles, but it was impossible tc
obtain exact details. A censorship ap
oarently has been imposed on Harbir
PRESS dispatches, but according to re
ports here several battalions have
nutinied and the situation has becom.
more serious on account of Chinese
randits who are plundering almost tt
he gates of Hardin.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
November Attractions,

Attractions to appear at the Spo.
kane theater during the month Of No.
vember:
Week of November 4-The Stewart
Opera company.
November 12-Robert Edeson in
"Strongheart."
November 15-Harry Beresford.
November 16-17-Maude Fealy In
THE Illustration Of Beatrice"
November 20-21-James O'Neil In
Monte Cristo."
November 25-26-"AriZona."
November 27-2S-Alberta Gallatin In
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail."
November 29-Maxine Elliott In
"Her Great Match"
November 30-John Griffith.
Reserved seats can be secured In nd
vance for any of the above attractions
by sending name and deposit to Chas
Muehlman, care Spokane theater
Spokane, Wash.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-NatIonaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Two farm hands, whose names are
not known, were murdered at least
ten days ago, their bodies having been
discovered in hayloft one mile north.
west of Bristol, 8. D. The indications
are that murder was committed while
the men were asleep.
A mining and consulting engineer
operating in the Occur d'Alene coun.
try is responsible for the statement
that F. Augustus Heinze has had three
different experts examining the Mont
tor mine near the Montana line. 1t is
presumed that Heinze will endeavor
to purchase the property. 1t is said
it will cost the Butte mining magnate
about 100000 to secure control of the
mine.
In Portland, Maine, dispatch to the
New York Times, Mrs. Robert E..
Peary, wife of the explorer, is quoted
as saying: 81 feel just as sure as
am living at this moment that my hus-
band has found the North Pole, and
that he will soon be home to tell us
all about It,"
Eugene Schmitz, mayor of San Fran
cisco, is at present in the British capt.
tai spending much of his time in visit
ing London municipal directors in Or
der to see how affairs are administer
ed, and the class of building that is in
vogue. Mr.. Schmidt expressed the
opinion that in reconstructing San
Francisco they must build for the peo-
pie who will live there 200 years
hence, as well as today. and said that
was the reason for his visit to Europe.
After February next the American
Bank Note company will manufacture
all United States postage stamps. I'm
der a contract made public the con-
Germ must deliver 100000 stamps
daily six times a week.
Melilla, Morocco.-The sultan's
forces have been victorious in battle
on the borders of Mullaya. A strong
|Ngitation against foreigners is report
ed to be in progress in Morocco City.
The controversy as to who was the
youngest soldier Of the civil war has
probably been settled in favor of Per-
ry Byan of Seattle. He enlisted as a
drummer boy in company D, Gath Iowa
volunteers on August %, 1862, at the
age of nine years and four months. He
was born October %, 1852, in Kane
county. Illinois.
Postmaster General George B. Cor
telyon will retire from the chairman
ship of the republican national COM
mittee when he becomes secretary of
the treasury in succession to Secre-
tary Shaw.
Passenger train No. 272, on the
Great Northern railroad, recently
struck wagon, killing Samuel Han
cock, the driver and Benjamin Swartz.
Willis Nyland and H. E. Copeland, &C.
cupants of the wagon, were seriously
injured.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
Standard OH Company Wins.

Attorney General Ellis Of Ohio was
defeated In his fight against the oil
rust in a decision handed down by
Judge Dillon in the common pleas
court. The Manhattan Oil company
which is understood to be part OF
he Standard Oil company, was sued
" the attorney general for fines
amounting to $27O,OO0. this method
being taken instead of trying to Dust
he company from the state. The
state claimed the above amount un
Ter the Willis law. The corporation
admitted that it had not paid the tax
nut claimed 1t was exempt. Inc case
'ame up for settlement on motion for
Judgment and was decided against the
attorney general.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
WILLIAM T. STEAD.

William Thomas Stead, who recently
for the first time visited London mu.
tainment as "drlvel for the dregs," IL
one of the most noted of British editors.
He Is the founder and present editor
Of the Review of Reviews, and founded
similar publications in America and
Australia. Formerly he was editor Of
the Northern Echo and of the Pail Mall
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
Report on Cuban Finances.

Havana.-Major Ladd. supervisor OF
the treasury, has submitted to Cover.
nor Magoon a report showing the con-
dition Of the treasury and its relative
ability to meet the current and extra
ordinary expenses for the current year
and also carry on the numerous pro.
jects imposed by the regular budget
and special appropriations.
The total liabilities are estimated at
$31 900, 900. Total assets are $4,000.
900. This leaves a deficit of $4,000, 600
providing all outstanding obligations
are met during the year.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31

h bh1 AN LEANlII. MTS. .. llOilhcs,
Detective" which has since been high
ly praised. Mrs. Leavitt Is not quite
p years of age. She is graduate of
the University Of Nebraska, and mar
ried Mr.. Leavitt, who Is an artist in
1903.
-
Apart from his extensive library John
Morley has no amusement whatever; but
to be surrounded by his books is his ideal
of happiness. He is capital walker, but
from his youth upwards games never had
any attraction for him.
-
\ Henry Broadnurst was at one time I'M
der secretary of the home office of Eng
land, but managed to fulfill his duties
without being presented at court, and
has never worn either court or evening
dress.
The late Henrik Ibsen was once asked
his idea of Americans. "Well," said Ib-
sen, smiling, at is my idea that the aver
age American baby, or 6 months old.
sits In his mothers lap and eyes his own
cradle to see If be can't invent better
one, or at least suggest some improve
ment."
Bronson Alcott, the Concord philoso-
pher, once made a strong and almost I'M
answerable argument for cannibalism. IF
you are going to cat meat at ALL" said
hn W l.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31

until the end Of the war. He was a
private throughout the first three years
Of bis service, and then became a non.
commissioned officer. He has always
been active and prominent in the work
Of the Grand Army. Mr. Brown is now
editor Of the GAINESVILLE Courier. He
was born in 1916.
-.
The son of the late Marshal Bazaine
OF France will soon publish a book to
vindicate his fathers memory. He 10 ea
officer in the Spanish army.
-
Mrs. Pearl Mary Teresa Crais.e
John Oliver Hobbes) died suddenly In
London Of heart disease. She was 80
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
LATE NEWS NOTES.

The protection of game in the state
Of Oregon 81 costing the people in the
neighborhood of $4,000 year.
The Walker Lake Indian reservation
WAS opened at noon last Monday and
half an hour after the signal admitting
thousands of prospectors had been
sounded countless mining claims had
been located as townsites and mush.
room cities are now springing up at
the mouths Of the Dutchman and Cot.
tonwood creeks, in the vicinity Of
which the richest mining territory in
Nevada il supposed to lie.
approximately CSC, 900 acres Of va.
cant unappropriated public land in the
north half of the Colville Indian reser.
vation, embracing almost the entire
forth half and forming tract almost
DUAL in size to the entire state of
Rhode Island, have been withdrawn
from public entry under any of the
and laws except the mineral laws,
With the view of making a government
crest reserve to be known as the Col
lille reserve.
Antonio Spinelli. 20 years of age,
awaiting trial in the Tombs for the
murder of a fellow countryman,i lis dead
The keepers declare the man was frigh.
ened to death.
F. H. Garside, treasurer of the de.
funct Aetna bank of Butte, is under al
'est in Minneapolis. He was arrested
IN clew furnished by cipher tele.
gram sent to Mrs. Foster, his steno.
,rapher, who also has left Butte. The
elegram fell into the hands of the
police.
Governor Toole of Montana has hon.
red the requlsition of Governor ]. A.
johnson of Minnesota for Gustav A.
3lomberg, Jr., wanted in Nicollei
county, MIMI, on the charge Of grand
.arceny in he second degree.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
store of Bland & Donavan at Hermis.
on, Ore. recently, securing about SOC
md some small checks. There is nc
slew to the perpetrators.
A sale of Idaho state lands was hello
1t Rathdrum last Monday by G. J,
Munson, state land commissioner, as
listed by E. L. Marvin, chief clerk.
Lumbermen from all over the county
we're represented, and the bidding was
'pirited. Timber was sold under Ii
year lease, 7840 acres realizing $127,'
1879. The average price paid an acre
was $1.25.
Muriel Williams, aged 10 years,
daughter of George Williams an ex'
oressman at Pullman, Wash, was run
Town ard instantly killed the Other
morning by freightCar while on hel
way to school.
Clarence Rakk, young rancher OF
Natchez valley, seven miles from North
Yakima, was seriously AMI probably
'atally injured in an attack by an in
furiated bull recently. His right arm
vas broken and his shoulder dislocated.
The Right Rev. Isaac Lea Nicholson
bishop of the e ,iscopal diocese Of Mil
yankee, aged SO years, is dead in Mil.
yankee. he had been i'll for more
than year.
Philip Nelson. wealthy copper
mine owner Of Missoula, Mont, com
mitted suicide in Chicago recently.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
SEVENTY DROWNED
ELECTRIC TRAIN AT ATLANTIC
CITY, runs OFF Bridge,
Train Of Three Cars Loaded With Poo.
pie Plunged Into 80 Feet Of Water
There Was no Escaping From the
cars-Many Survivors Owe Lives to
Heroism Of Rescuers.

Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. 29.-At
least so persons, and in all probability
IS, lost their lives in a horrible man
ner Just outside this city at 2:30
o'clock Sunday, when three car cleo
trio train over the Pennsylvania rail-
road third rail system, running about
rs miles an hour, struck spreading
rail upon the drawbridge that carries
the tracks over the Beach Thorough
fare" and plunged headlong into 81
feet Of water. Every man, woman and
child in the first two cars persisted
without even a remote fighting chance
for their lives. The cars were closely
vestibuled with air tight windows
There was no escaping from them.
From the third car few managed
to make their way from the rear end
as this rested above water upon one
Of the projecting piers Of the bridge.
But they were cut and bruised and
half drowned, and they said that there
we're as many more persons left In the
car who could not get out.
James L. Curtis, the conductor of
the train, Is alive but he Is so frenzied
with grief and shock that he is UNABLE
to say just how many tickets he col
lected. His estimates vary from So to
1870.
1t Is known that the train was fairly
well filed when it left Camden, and IT
took on more passengers at Newfield
the junction point of the Cape May di
vision, and at Pleasantville, upon the
other side of the meadows from here
Passengers who survive the wreck
declare that there were at least Toe
persons in the three cars, which have
a capacity of about So each.
Every effort is being made toward
recovering the bodies. A hundred
yachts and motor boats and skiffs are
out at the drawbridge. filling the wa
tiers of the narrow thoroughfare. These
boats are manned by men who are
working like fiends, although there is
little they can do. A wrecking trair
Is drawn up just above the spot where
the three submerged cars are lying.
But its powerful derricks can not at
tempt to raise the cars, for the bridge
is light structure and any strong pull
would drag the derrick into the thor.
oughfare. 1t has been impossible, so
far. to attach hosting chains to the
cars.
In the light Of acetylene automobile
lamps, electric searchlights and loco
motive headlights, there are 200 men
in the small boats, graphing for bodies
that may possibly be swept out Of the
cars, with oyster tongs and heavy fish
lines.
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duce improved advertising methods into
England. At the age of 10 years Miss
Richards married Reginald Walpole
Craigie, an Englishman. The union
was unhappy and soon ended in divorce.
-
j. s. Sargent, the painter, is cosmopol-
itan to degree. He is the son of Ameri-
can parents: he was born in Florence,
gained some of his education in Germany
Ind France, and makes England his home.
-
Norris Brown of Lincoln, Neb., who
was nominated for United States Sen
"t"r nv the Republican State conven.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
Heroines Of Fiction.

The November Century frontispiece
in color, Becky Sharp of Vanity Fair"
will be the first Of an unusually inter-
esting series of color pictures to be
called "Heroines of Fiction" The an.
nouncement of the artist, Sigismond
de Ivanowski, assures peculiar SYM
pathy and brilliancy of Interpretation.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
The Best Christmas Present.

When your Christmas present is a
years subscription to the Youths
Companion you give as much in good
reading as would fill twenty 400-page
novels or books of history or travel
or biography ordinarily costing $1.50
a volume. Nor do you give quantity
at the cost of quality.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31

and the need of help
is. The great philan-
thropists have been,
almost without excep-
tion, men who have
risen from the ranks.
George Peabody, one
of the greatest philan-
thropists Of any time
or country, was one Of
these. Another was
George w. Childs.
Childs was a Balti-
more boy, who entered