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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18

master at Baudette, Beltrami county
Mimi, is having a hard time getting
possession of the office. j. L. Williams
postmaster, was removed because he
was acting as agent for a brewery
When Hyland went to take possession
of the office Williams refused to turn
over the postal matter. Hyland ap-
pealed to the department and was
instructed to demand possession in the
presence of witnesses. He did that
and Williams again refused to &C
commOdate him.
In order to solve the difficulty the
department has instructed an inspec-
tor to proceed to Baudette to take
forcible possession.
Secretary Hitchcock has decided the
famous Baudette townsite case, which
has been before the land office and de-
partment for several years There were
three parties seeking possession. Thorn
as Cathcart, who has occupied the
land for twenty years and has put S.
600 worth of improvements on it, the
tOwnsite trustee and the Canadian
Northern railroad which claimed forty
acres for terminal purposes under a
special act of congress. The secretary
has decided that the railroad company
has the prior right of selection and
patent will issue to it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
'Horsethieves at Work.

Two saddle horses owned by A. l.
Storey were stolen from the htiching
church Sunday night, says the Waits
burg Gazette. Mr.. Storer' sson and the
service and after the service was over
went out to get their horses, only to
to be the work of a practical joker,
but investigation failed to reveal the
seriousness of the affair then dawn
ed upon the owner.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
Rolled Like a Cigarette.

RITZVILLE, June 1S.-Seth Reed. a
brakeman on the Northern Pacific. was
hurt in the yards. While switching
platform used for unloading heavy
machinery. The space was only about
eight inches wide and Reed was roll
ed between the moving train and the
Platform like a cigarette, breaking an
arm. The train was weStbound, but
the crew took the caboose and en-
CINE back to Spokane with the iniur-
ed brakeman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
New Brick for Turner.

E. H. Petrick returned last Saturday
pleted a brick building for the Turner
Mercantile company, says the Waits
burg Gazette. The building is one
story, 40x60, and cost $4,000 Mr. Pc
trick began work Tuesday morning on
Main street The building will be
built of brick and will be 32xS0 feet,
and will cost $4,000. Mr.. Petrick also
began the laying of a cement walk
Thursday along the Preston avenue
side Of McComber & Sons store. The
walk will be 50 feet long.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
DEVELOP MODEL FARMS.
New Owners of $4,000 Acre Tract
Have Colonization Scheme.


KIONA, June 1S.-Seven STOCKHOLM
ers in the Conservative Land & Invest
ment company, of Spokane, are here
inspecting the 23,000-acre ranch re-
Gently purchased from the Vessey &
McRae Stock company near this place
the price paid being $4,000. They
are all greatly pleased with the prop
erty
The companys plans to Immediately
begin the development of model farms
on the tract, with a view to demon
strating the capacity of the land for
general farming. Eventually a coloni-
cation scheme will be carried out or
the land sold in small tracts to set
tiers.
Vessey & McRae have for many
years maintained a great flock of
sheep on the property, at this time
about $4,000, besides horses and sew
eral hundred hogs.
The new owners of this splendid es-
tate are planning to develop the prop
erty along modern lines and at an
expense of many thousands of dollars
Kiona will be their supply point, the
property being but six miles from this
place.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
Following the Flag.

When our soldiers went to Cuba an(
the Philippines, health was the mos
important consideration. Willis T
Morgan, retired Commissary Sergeant
U. S. A, of Rural Route 1, Concord
N. H., says: 81 was two years ir
Cuba and two years in the Philippines
and being subject to colds, took DIR
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, which kept me in perfect health
And now, in New Hampshire, we find
it the best medicine in the world for
coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and
lung diseases. Guaranteed at e. L.
Smalley, druggist. Price soc and s1.O0.
Trial bottle free.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
WEEPS AT BIER OF CHILD.
Rich Man Grief Stricken at TRAGIC
Death of Neglected Daughter.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Beside the
coffin of his daughter, upon whose face
he gazed for the first time in eight
years. DR.. S. Andral Kilmer mourns
today and will not be comforted. His
grief is the greater because he cannot
forget the look of determination in
her eyes as she had left home, a girl
of Is, with his parting injunction:
You must make your own way
Edith Kilmer had enjoyed all the
luxuries and advantages Of a mil
lionaire's daughter. DR.. Kilmer is the
owner of a proprietary medicine. The
family home is one of the most beau
tiful in Binghampton.
When Miss Kilmer left the parental
roof she went to the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Kilmer, in Jamaica,
L. l., where the latters son, Professor
c. ]. Kilmer, conducts a sanitorium for
the treatment of cancer. Miss Kilmer
became nurse.
1t was a case of cancer which she
was called upon to undertake last Sat-
urday. In moving a screen she re-
seived a tiny prick on a finger of her
right hand. The punctured finger came
in contact with the virus of cancer
Two hours later the right hand and
arm began to swell and Miss Kilmer
nent specialists failed to save her life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
Trevor Kincaid Injured.

OLYMPIA, June 1S.-Trevor, the lit
tie son of M. F. Kincaid, the Seattle
member of the state board Of control
sustained a bad break in his arm as
the result of a fall from his horse.
The child was riding with one of his
playmates, and n attempting to get
off in front of his home on East Sec
ond street he fell. He was taken into
the house and a physician called to
dress his wounds
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
ADVERTISING Prosser.

cial club of this city will have ready
for distribution within a fe wdays an
of Prosser and Benton county. 1t will
contain thirty-two pages, with fifteen
illustrations, will go in an ordinary
envelope and will be sent by people
living here to their friends in the east
and middle west.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
King Edward Gives Cup.

LONDON. June 18-King Erward
has informed the organization commit
tee Of the grand regatta week in the
give a valuable cup as a prize for the
winning yacht in a race between st.
Malo and the Isle Of Wight. IhiS
gift will undoubtedly add considerable
to the interest caused by the gre"'
racing week The list of prizes Is ui'
usually large this year and the HUN
Der of entries corresponding ynuiii0-
GUS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
Euoene Drills for Water.

EUGENE, Or, June 1S-The Will
lamette Valley company has begun the
work of drilling six wells for it's water
works at Springfield. The wells will
be six inches in diameter and 500 feet
Deep A reservoir site has been Sc
lected on a butte back of town and
good pressure can be obtained. One
carload of fittings for the system has
been received
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
COUNT EVERY SCHOOL CHILD
Allotment This Year Depends on
Children In State
SUPT. BRYAN ISSUES A STATEMENT
STATE BOARD NOT TO RUN
CHANCES OF A DEFICIENCY
THIS YEAR.
SUPT. BRYAN ISSUES A STATEMENT

| State School Superintendent R. B.
| Bryan has given out the following
i statement regarding the enumeration
now going on throughout this state to
! fix the school census for the purpose
of apportioning the common school
fund, special direction being directed
to a new condition which will arise
by reason of the increased assessment
in this state this year:
Terms Of the Law.
'The law provides that the state
| board of equalization shall raise by
general taxation as many times $40 as
there are children in the state, less
! the estimated receipts from interest on
the permanent school fund and from
moneys received from leases on school
lands, provided that such sum of $40
can be raised by a tax not to exceed
five mills.
Heretofore the amount raised for
the state school tax has always been
less than the maximum of $40 per
child of school age. In 1903 the de-
felt was $272,975, and in 1904 the de-
felt was s27116S. In 1905, owing to
the policy of the state land commits
sioner in raising rentals of school lands
subject to lease, estimated receipts
from the permanent school fund and
from leases were approximately dou-
bled and aggregated $3OO,S54. By rea-
1905 was only $127424.
Not Material Until Now.
"Under conditions prior to this time
the exact number of children has not
been a material factor in determining
the amount of state tax to be levied
for school purposes, because a five-mill
levy would not produce anything like
the maximum amount provided by law
There will be no deficit this year,
and it is of vital Importance to the
school districts that every child be
enumerated by the clerks in taking |
their annual census this month. Ev-
cry child whose name is reported by |
the county superintendent to the state |!
superintendent will be worth $40 to the |
general school fund of the state.
Il hope that every school officer will |
see to it that every child between the |
ages of and p is enumerated with |
out fail In this connection 1 might !
men under q years, as we'll as ali |
other persons between the ages of 5 |
district in which they reside
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
RAILROAD FOR YAKIMA
my Incorporated to Build
Electric Line,
Company

ELECTRIC Line.
NORTH YAKIMA, June 1S.-The
Yakima Inter-Valley Traction company
was organized today for the purpose
of building electric railways in this
valley. The incorporators are local
men. 1t is understood the company
will make application to the city coun-
Gil Monday night for a franchise to
use the streets. The company is capt.
talized at 100000. Following is a par
tial list of the incorporators: W. A
Bell, P. A. Otter, w. w. Robertson, J.
H. Fraser, F. K. Hiscock, NJ. S. Miles,
w. B. Dudley, w. P. Sawyer, H. B.
Scudder. w. NJ. Phillips, NJ. H. Lew
bard, S. J. Cameron.
The organization is the result of the
appointment of a committee by the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
Garfield Crops Good.

GARFIELD, June 1S.-A splendid crop
of grain is now assured after the gem
erous rain. The weather is still cool.
with indications of more rain. Garden
products are coming in from the local
gardens and prices are not as high as
formerly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18

Commercial club three weeks ago to
make a report on the subject of en-
couraging railroad building in the Yak
ina valley.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18

Get the habit! II you read The
Statesman you will always have it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-06-18
CORTELYOU DEFIED.

Williams Refuses to Surrender Postof-
flee to Dan HyIand.
WASHINGTON. D. c., June IS
Dan Hyland, recently appointed post
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
VIII N0t Be OuSted From Kansas Without Opponents Showins
 Good Cause Y
TO SUPREME COURT
The Company Furnishes Cars and Conductors and Porters For the Better Accommodation of the
 Travelling Puhlic.

Topeka, Kan, Dec 29.-The ate torneys of the Pullman company have filed in the supreme court an amends ed answer to the suit brought hy the attorney general to oust the com pany from the state. The company asserts that judgment should bo rendered in it's favor but should be- dismissed on the grounds that as 1t has contracts with all the railroads lines in the state it is really the agent of these lines and that tn rail- way companies should be made par- ties to the suit.
 The company explains that 1t furnishes cars to the railroads to provide better accommodations for the passengers and that the presence of Pullman conductors and porters in the cars is simply to aid the rail-s road company. The company also says that it will show that 1t cannot be busted from the state under tho federal constitution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
INDIAN UPRISING
Yaqui Band Destroyed a Town and Murdered Men, Women
 and Children
THUNDER, RIOT, ARSON

Bisbee, Ariz, Dec 29.-Details re- ceived here say that last Saturday evening Yaqui Indian band attack ed and destroyed the new town of Lancho on the Cananea Yaqui River and Pacific railway, southeast of Guaymas, Sonora, Meico. They mur- dered ten men, women and children, fatally shot two others and took three women away captives to the hills.
 The Indians retired from the town after nearly two hours of plunder, riot and arson, being frightened away by work train from Guaymas, which they doubtless mistook for a relief train. Soldiers from the fort two miles east entered the town fif- teen minutes later.
 There is a fort and a garrison of 100 soldiers. just west of the sacked town.
 Lancho was a railway station with box car for the depot and telegraph office, surrounded by tents occupied by fifty Mexican laborers and their families. The only Americans in the place were the railway station mas ter, Thompson, and his family, and two American we'll drillers At the first alarm the well drillers fled to the fort and gave an alarm. Thomp- son, his wife and their year old boy crawled under plank walk that lay about fifteen inches above ground between two tents in which they were living and remained there while the tents, not fifteen feet away, were footed and burned The Indians first made an attack on the store and can- teen run by an Italian named Pla- quenia. He made fight, but to no purpose, being soon overpowered. and, while the Indians drank mescal and plundered the place, they slowly tortured him to death. The Italians wife. a Mexican woman, was in n delicate condition. The Indians first ripped her open and then tor tured her with fire. The sister of this woman was taken captive The house was then burned, the bodies along with it. The station agent and Hlo Idully lay uuueT tue Dlduh Wdlk and listened to the shrieks of the tortured.
 The inhabitants of the town who got away escaped into the cactus thickets that cover the plains for miles around, and the Indians did not follow them, but contented them selves with the murder and torture of the prisoners captured in the first charge. A woman and her children lay fiat upon a box car which had been sidetracked there for temporary use as house and escaped observa- tion.
 General torres arrived at the scene of the massacre the next day from Guaymas and took charge of the organization of punitive expedi- tion.
 This band of Indians has a strong hold in the mountains only a few miles west of the station. They had often been seen to come near the rail- road and watch the trains pass, but never offered any violence to Ameri- cans or American property before.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Cortelyou's Statement.

Washington. Dec 29.-Posfmaster General Ccrtelyou to-day issued a statement in regard 10 the reportel dismissal Of Anthony Ccmstcck of New York for the pcstcfiice depart ment and that comstoek's commis- sion had been cancelled and thst he was compelled to resign from the de rafrmcni. He said that aIl suc,i re- ports were grOundless hnd that Com
 stock Iss,i been recommission@i for the year 1apa as he had since 1>5S. In his statement he also takes the op- porrunity to praise Inspector Com stock for his work in the department.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Diplomatic Corps Gradficd.

Tangier, Dec 29.-The members of the diplomatic corps are very much gratified at the improvement in the sstuatien here. The success of War Minister Gabbas has been more marked than they believed possible. The power of Raisuli has been badly shaken, if not completely broken. Instead of the sultan's troops desert ing to Raisuli some of the latter's chiefs have come in and made formal submission to Mulay Mustapha. the sultan's uncle. and it is even stated that Ben Mansour. Raisuli's repre- sentative here, who yesterday was asserted to have joined the bandit chief, but. it now appears. was de- tained as prisoner by the minister of war. was really imprisoned at his own request. The diplomats regard the war minister's success not only as a victory for the sultan. but as vim dication of the Franco-Spanish policy. which compelled the Moroccan au- thorities to take action in the mat ter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Nan Indicted al New York on the Charge of
 Forgery
DERIVED NO PROFIT
He Says From the Transactions Awaiting Developments and VIII Return 10 America Immed-
 lately When Wanted.

Rome, Dec 29.-Charles s. Fair child, ex-secretary of the United States treasury, who with George w. Perkins of New. York, was indicted yesterday by the grand jury at that city on charges of forgery in the third degree in connection with the affairs of the New York Life Insur- ance company, has been in this city for three weeks. When informed of the action taken by the grand jury MT Fairchild said:
 'I have just received cablegam message from my lawyers in the United States giving me a summar- ized report of the proceedings. I shall answer that personally de- rived no profit from the transactions on which the indictments are based. which were entirely for the benefit of the policyholders of the New York Life Insurance company. The mat ters referred to are probably in con- nection with the Chicago & North western and the St Paul railroads securities, of which the insurance company held large amounts. Un- der its bylaws the company, it was believed. must. remove the stocks from its assets and 1t could not sell such large amounts of inactive stocks without serious loss and ap- parently requested the trust company of which am president to take these stocks and hold them until an ad- vantageous sale could be made. The books of the trust company show that these stocks were taken. Sub- sequently. for some reason. the hold ings were changed into the form of loans to individuals and later, am told. the stocks were sold. with profit of several hundreds of thou sands of dollars. to the policyholders of the insurance company, with no profit or advantage to any other com pany or individual. The transaction occurred long ago and cannot now be certain about the details. What I state is based upon recent in- spection of the books of the trust company and from statements made to me by others. have no recollec- tion of any affair connected with Prussian bonds.'
 Mir Fairchild Is awaiting develop ments and is ready to return to America immediately If necessary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
NINE FROZEN TO DEATH.
Storm Ia Britain Nest Severe In the
 Last Thirty Nesrs-

Storm h Britain Nost Severe In the
 Last Thirty Nesrs-
 LONDON. Dec. 2a. Nine persons have been found frozen to death on roads in England alone during the last twenty-fou hours.
 The list doubtless will be much heightened when communication with isolated parts Of the provinces. now snowbound. is restored.
 The continuing snowfall has created the worst situation known in thirty years in Great Britain. and conditions here apparently sre general through out Europe
 From sli parts of Great Britain come stories of trains buried in snovdrfts. the worst case being that of pessen- ger train from Dundee 10 Edinburgh. which ran into . drift st 6 o'cIock at night thrpe miles from St Andrews and is still inbedded-
 A rescre train aiso stuck in q drift. and all ea0rfl during the night to rench them were futile but small Qunnffti8 sf Rssisic1s wge couveyed c 0o pnu4nD1a an1 6xx
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Ferryboat and Freight Lighter in Collision on the
 Hudson
FERRYBOAT WAS SUNK
All the Passengers and Crew Were Saved, Although inc Ferryboat Was Cut in Two and Sank
 Immediately.

New York, Dec 29.--The ferryboa; Paterson of the Erie Railroad line was sunk by collision with freight lighter in the Hudson river, while oil her way to the Twenty third street New York slip, from Jersey City early to-day. All the passengers and members of the crew were saved, but eighteen horses were drowned They were owned by marketmen who were on their way to the New YorI; markets. There were only few passengers on the ferryboat at the time of the accident.
 The collision occurred while the two boats were in mid-stream. The freight lighter struck the Paterson amidships and the big ferryboat was almost cut in two and Ut once began to sink. The passengers and crew of the ferryboat were taken on board the lighter, but there was not suifi- cient time to remove the horses be- fore the Paterson went down.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
CLEvELAND's ILLNESS. His Wife Says That It Is Nothing to
 Be Alarmed Over.


 New York. Dec 29.-News of the illness of Grover Cleveland at his home in Princeton. N. J.. published here to-day. is accompanied with re- ports that his condition was serious early in the week, but that he is now again convalescent. Mir Cleve- lands attack of indigestion began last Saturday night. His illness was 70 severe. according to the Herald's Princeton correspondent. that all the plans which the family had made for Christmas were abandoned.
 Mrs Cleveland. in speaking of the illness of her distinguished husband, said:
 MT Cleveland spent most of Sat urday afternoon out of doors, and 1t was not until night that -e mention ed feeling III. I was awakened early Sunday morning to find him suffer- ing intensely. I sent for Dr Car nochan. his physician. and he found that the malady. while in no sense dangerous. was most painful and off, ten unresponsive to treatment.
 Reports of Mir Cleveland's illness have invariably been exaggerated. and 1t was to avoid unpleasant pub licity. particularly at this season. that We kept the fact of his attack as secret as possible. He is no long, CT ,ll. and We fully expect he will eat his Sunday dinner down stairs"
 Mir Cleveland has been i'll several times since he arrived at hfs bome in Princeton in September
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Ranks to Consolidate.

Boston. Dec 29.-The announce ment that plans have been made for the absorption of the National Ex- change bank of this city. by the Ma tional Shawmut was made here. to- day, by the directors of the former Institution. who isued a circular to Stockholders recommending a con- soIidation. The National Shawmut bank has offered s1s2.50 for each share of stock of the National Ex- change bank.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
The Most Important.

Providence, R. l., Dec 29.-Inter- national as we'll as national topics made the closing sessions of the gath ering of historians. political scientists and sociologists under the auspices of Brown university here to-day, one of the most important of the three days meeting. Phases of American history not generally treated in text books were presented by several speakers at the meeting of the Amer ican Historical association. Among those who read papers were Clarence s. Brigham, Rhode Island Historical society; Edward Charming. a Har- yard university professor; Evarts B. Greene, professor in the University of Illinois: Frank H.. Hodder. pro- lessor in the University of Kansas. and James A. Woodburn. professor in the University of Indiana.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Report of Investigator Foulke.

Washington. Dec 29-The report of William Dudley Foulke. the special investigator sent to the Indian ter ritory by President Roosevelt to re- port on the town site fraud. has been received by Secretary Hitchcock and by him turned over to the law officers of the interior department for exam ination as to the legal questions ln- volved. Until other reports bearing upon similar matters gre received ny the secretary. nothing will be given out in relation to the subject.