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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
HEPBURN TALKED
forest RESERVES

Washington, Jan. 30.-The Chinese
boycott and the administration of the
forest reserves divided the attention of
the senate Monday. The Chinese ques-
tion came up IN connection with res.
olution by Senator Tillman directing
an investigation by the committee ON
immigration. Senator Tillman modi.
fed the resolution by ommitting the
major portion of the preamble and af-
ter considerable discussion the resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses.
Senator Hepburn raised the question
regarding forest reserves. He sharply
critized the methods of the forestry bu-
reau and charged it with maintaining
a press bureau for the purpose of at.
tacking him. He declined. however.
to hold the president responsible for
this course. He asid that the course
avs calculated to retard the develop.
ment Of the west.
Senator Dubois took q contrary view.
defending the policy pursued and con.
tending that it was in the interest Of
eho ar1d regions.
Senator Heyb,rn addressed the senate
in support Of his bill to compensate
states for school lands taken possession
Of by the government for forest reserve
purposes. He said congress had sur
rendered its constitutional right to con.
troll the public lands embraced within
the publio lands embraced within
the forest reserves and that the admin.
stration Of the reservations u OF such
o character - 70 force the oorfviction
that the time has arrived for congress
to resume its guardianship.
Senator Hey burn said the forest 10
serves in Idaho cover more than 2S, 900
square miles. BE protested against
such an extensive withdrawal a. un-
fair, saying:
"It il men we want, not trees.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
At THE cRlplRoM CLUB.
Scribes Make Fun Over Panama Canal
and Builders.

Scribes Make Fun Over Panama Canal
and Builders.
Washington. d. C.-From Washing.
ton to Panama the Gridiron club took
its guests Saturday night and showed
them how to construct the canal
From the reception room Of the New
Willard hotel. preceded by the Marine
band and led by President Richard
Lee Fearn of the Gridiron club and
President Roosevelt, members and
guests wended their way through q
maze of palms and tropical plants to
the dining room, which was trans
formed to resemble the plaza in front
of Governor Magoon's residence In
Panama. From that time forward the
dinner was conducted as II the cor
respondents and their guests were by
the side of the big ditch. A pass was
issued to each guest over the Grid
iron way" the "only airline beyond
federal CONTROL" and good on the
'Washington-Panama personally con
Quoted tour"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
king Of DENMARK
DIED SUDDENLY

Copenhagen, Denmark. Jan. 8O.-
Christian, the ninth. the aged king Of
Denmark, dean Of the Drowned heads
Of Europe, father Of King George Of
Greese, Of Queen Alexandria Of Europe
Great Britain and Ireland. and Of the
dowager empress Maria Feodorona Of
Russia. grandfather Of King Haakon.
the seventh, of Norway. and related BY
blood Or by marriage to most Of the
European rulers. died with startling
suddenness in the Amalienborg palace
Monday evening. The successor to the
throne, Prince Ferdinand, his eldest
son, who will be known - Frederick
the eighth, wa, proclaimed Tuesday.
The following 10 the Official bulletin
announcing his death: ...
"His majesty died at $3.50 p. m. AT.
ter his majesty had brought Monday
mornings audience to a close he ap.
peared to be quite we'll, and proceeded
to luncheon. a. usual TowaFd the end
of the morning he gave evidence Of In.
disposition and was compelled to re.
tire.to bed 1t 1850 p. m. His majesty
passed away peacefully the symptoms
indicating heart failure.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationa
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

T. w. Barnes will be appointed col
lector of customs at San Diego, Cal.
Emperor Williams birthday was
celebrated Saturday with the usual
observances, in Berlin.
BY a vote of 1870 to 1OS the house
waived the eight hour day law fol
alien labor on the Panama canal.
The order dismissing Midshipman
Decatur from the naval academy was
read cut at dinner formation at the
academy recently. He left the grounds
shortly after.
Jack Gineau lies dead In the morgue
at Tonopah, New, and George Cole. g
member of the legislature from Nye
county, is shot through the arm as the
result of a pitched battle between
union and nonunion miners at Cliff
ford's, on the Manhattan road.
Myrtle M. Hubbard, young woman
who came to San Francisco from Sc
attic three months ago, committed sui
eide recently by turning on the gas in
her room.
The invitations which the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt have sent out fol-
the marriage Of Miss Roosevelt to Mr.
Longworth are limited to the imme
diate family connections, q small Of
fetal list and the intimate personal
friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr.
Longworth.
In a bargain counter sale recently
at Los Angeles, the crush was SO great
that one woman had an arm broken
and more than a dozen tainted.
Midshipman Richard r. Mann, pres
idential appointee and a member OF
the first class, has been acquitted OF
the charge of hazing and restored to
duty.
Ground was broken at Washington
recently for the new residence Of the
apostolic delegates, which is to be
situated on Baltimore street, in a fash
ionable section Of the city. The home
will cost 100000 and is to be finished
in October.
It has been decided to raise the
Japanese legation at Rome to the rank
of an embassy, and 1t is announced
that M. Uichida. the Japanese minister
at Pekin, will be appointed ambassa.
dor to Italy.
Robbers have wrecked the safe OF
the bank Of Owasso, In the Cherokee
natien, with dynamite, and escaped
with several thousand dollars. The
exact sum secured is not known.
A. L. C. Atkinson. secretary of Ha
waii has informed the president that
on account of the illness of Governor
Carter he will return at once to Homo
lulu.
The voting is now practically oveI
in England. Only ten contests remain
to be decided. The totals are now
liberals 371, unionists, 157, Irish ma
tionalists SO, laborites so.
Two engines and several cars were
badly damaged by a headon collision
on the Rio Grande at Bingham juno
ton, Utah, recently.
Captain William H. Van Schaich
was found guilty of criminal negli
gence In failing to have fire drills or
the steamer General Slocum. which he
commanded in June. 1904. when the
steamer burned with the loss of oveI
1000 persons. He was sentenced tc
ten years imprisonment.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
MURDERED MILLIoNAiRE's WIFE
Mrs. Garfield Was Seated on Front
Porch at Her Home in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. c. A.
Garfield, wife of Multimillionaire and
Oil Magnate c. A. Candeld, and a
prominent society woman of Los An
geles, was shot and killed while sit
ting on the front porch Of her resi-
dence in the fashionable section of the
city. Her slayer was Morris Buck, a
former family coachman, who is in
custody. According to his own story,
related to the officers who captured
him, Buck wrote to Mrs. Garfield, so.
liciting an interview and demanding
the payment Of large sum of money,
which he claimed to be due him. He
said his letter met with no response
and he determined to seek a personal
interview with Mrs. Garfield. He ar.
rived at the Garfield mansion about
$40 in the evening and found Mrs
Garfield sitting on the porch. When
he renewed his demand for cash, she
ordered him off the premises. A ser.
want of the household started toward
him and Buck drew a pistol from his
pocket. Mrs. Garfield grabbed the pis.
tol and attempted to wrest it from
him. During the scuffle, he pulled the
trigger Of the weapon and the bullet
struck Mrs. Garfield in the breast and
she fell back on the porch.
Officers who arrested Buck after a
chase of several blocks are convinced
that the man is sane. According to
the version of neighbors, who wit.
messed portion of the tragedy, Buck
first shot Mrs. Garfield In the breast
and when she fell back on the porch
he leaned over and deliberately fred
another shot into her abdomen. The
first shot went directly through her
heart. On Bucks person. in addition
to the pistol with which he had done
the killing, were found 3S caliber re-
volver, long dirk knife sharpened to
a razor edge and several loose cart
ridges. Buck is about 28 years old
and little is known Of him.
C. A. Garfield left home few days
ago in a private car for an inspection
of oil properties in Mexico. He was
accompanied by two of his young
daughters, 12 and IA years of age.
Mrs Garfield was about As years of
age. and was the mother Of five chill
dren. Mr.. Garfield is the senior men,
her of the firm of Garfield ~ Chans-
lor, the largest oil producers in the
state.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
Zion Gives up Mexico Idea.

Chicago. Alexander Dowie's
great Mexican plantation scheme.
which has cost him 20 much toll,
promises TO be practically abandoned
lnder the plans Of the triumvirate now
ruling the fscal Affairs Of Zion City.
II 10 declared BY one of the triumvi.
rate that no outside ventures will re-
oeive development at present, and that
all efforts will be concentrated upon
bringing order into the affairs at Zion
City itself.
Tho same man said that the land 40.
quired by Dowie in Mexico has turned
out TO be poor quality and the litigation
necessary to use 1t will probably 90.
oupy . number Of years.
For these reasons the triumirate will
oheok the operations in Mexico. al
thought few hundred acres will be
held in order to furninsh q nucleus for
taking up the project again II II ever
becomes possible to do 90. Overseer
voliva Of Australia who 10 slated to
become tempoi ary overseer at Zion
City. II expected 10 arrive Sunday.
February II.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

Wednesday leave her to her fate?"
One hour after they left the wreck,
he said, the remains of the steamer
collapsed and more than so persons
foated to sea, with no one to pick
them up.
Alfred Willis Makes Charges.
Alfred Willis Of Spokane, an ordi.
nary seaman Of the United States ship
Pensacola, aged 16. was one Of the
survivors and tells a story Of hard
ship that makes the blood curdle. He
was in the second boat. and when 4
was launched found that the plugs
would not fit. He could find no other
plug and used his hand as a plug to
prevent the boat from filling and
sinking. The boat was washed through
the surf and was capsized. He was
washed to the shore and drawn out
three times by the uzdertow. but fin.
ally caught his pants on piece OF
jagged rock and held. He is in very
bad shape. but came over the trail
in fine style.
No better example Of discipline was
ever shown than when Willis arrived
at Pachena bay and saw Lieutenant
Colville Of the United States ship
Grant. Recognizing his superior Off.
Ger. he calmly saluted. and said:
Lieutenant report, sir. 1t was,
indeed 1t was. a pitifuI scene" He is
loud in his praise for Mr.. Bunker. who
MT hn mt, Of t.
spirits, and also to the rescue party
from the Salvor. to whom he gives
the credit of saving his life.
He is most emphatic in condemning
the officers and equipment Of the life
boats. In number two boat there was
no one who understood its manage
ment and it was steered by fre
man. The wooden oarlocks broke al
the first stroke of the oars.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
YAkIMAIRRIGATION
PROJECT ASSURED

Prosser, WASH, Jan. S1.-The Tie
ton and Sunnyside irrigation projecr
are assured by the signing here Of th
government agreement by e. F. Benso.
Of the Prosser Falls Land & Powe-
company. All the other rights in tn
Yakima river are now adjusted, an
Engineer Jacobs has wired Washing
ton from here that the slate Is clean
Taylor & Kemp and Thompson 4
Pratt, the two other firms having waite
rights. signed the government agree
ment q week ago.
The government IL to take over tn,
irrigating plant Of Mr.. Benson and als
water 400 acres Of hts individual lands
II will allow 2l6 cubic feet Of water
to pass Prosser during August, and 229
during the balance Of the irrigation
season. and also raise the dam :in the
river here from ~ to Is feet This will
leave ample power for manufacturing
purposes.
Engineer Jacobs said he believed tho
work In this valley would continue for
~ years. until el2. 900. 900 are expend.
cd and 400, 100 acres Of land irriga
10000 Of which will be In Benton
county.
This 10 the greatest day In Prosser's
history, even being collapsed In enthus.
iasm BY the news, nearly . year ago.
that Benton county had been created.
Predictions are freely made that Pros.
ser will have 26 population In 10 years.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
RUSSIA is WITH GERMAi
Gar clinos to France a. All
Calls Kaiser Brother.

st. Petersburg.-A new groupl
the powers Of Europe. with Gel
and Russia arrayed side by side !
closest friendship and the alliaI.
the empire with republican r
tagging in the rear, was forecast
the words Of Emperor Nicholas
gala luncheon at Tsarkoe-Selo In,
or Of Emperor Williams birthda!
Rising to his feet before a bri
company Of Russian and German
resentatives to propose a toast t
German emperor. Emperor Mic
lifted his glass and said slowly
distinctly. as IL weighing every
Il drink to the health of the
peror of Germany and the kin
Prussia. my brother and very
friend"
The phrases chosen were signif
enough in themselves, the empert
previous years having proposed
health OF the emperor-king wit
the qualifying expression of broi
hood and friendship. but turnini
Herr Won Schoen. the German
bassador. who was standing at
right, the emperor grasped him
the hand, and is reported to
said:
"Frere, c'est plus que al
brother, that's more than ally.
The stage of the momentuous u
ance was the great dining hall Of
Alexander or little palace at Tsar
Selo.
The emperor's choice Of the '
ally" indicated the defensive ALI,
with France Is still considered /
ing. but 1t evidently had been 60
in diplomatic circles for some
that Russia will not go a h
breadth beyond the terms of the tr
providing for common action onl.
case France is not the aggressor,
there Is no telling how soon It
be allowed to pass into desuetude.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
SEEMS TO FAVOR LOCK CANAL
Commission Said to Have Accepted
Minority Report Of Engineers.

Commission Said to Have Accepted
Minority Report Of Engineers.
Washington.-The isthmian canal
commission has concluded its consid-
Grafton of the report of the board of
consulting engineers with respect to
the type Of canal that should be built.
The commission has had before 1t the
reports of the majority and minority
Of the consulting board.
While no ohicial announcement is
made with reference to the commits.
sion's report. there is good reason to
believe they have summarized the two
reports and have recommended the
construction of a lock canal. with 1873
foot level. practically following the
recommendations of the minority of
the consulting engineers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
PASSENGER TRAINS
HEADON COLLISION

A fatal headon collision is reported
from Columbia Falls, Mont, at 1O:40
Monday night between Great Northern
Limited trains. Both firemen, names
unknown. are reported killed. Con.
ductor Quinn of the westbound limited
is repotrde badly hurt, and five passen.
gers are said to have been hurt. The
injured were taken to Whitefsh, Mont.
The triaus met on level. straight
away track, where speed Of 80 to IS
miles is ordinarily attained. Both en-.
gines turned over and landed many
feet from the track. 1t is reported the
wreck tcok fire Immediately. The sur
ounding country is low and marshy,
and it believed heavy fog prevailed, /,
which contributed to the disaster. An
engine from the Kslispell branch was
quickly run to the scene from: the juno.
tion mile distant. This was coupled
to the rear of the train and the cars
pulled away from the fire.
The engines in the wreck were Of the
"Changhai" type, monster locomotives
with high drivers.
The eastbound trian was in charge
Of Conductor Bert Robertson. and En-.
gineer Therwichter. Conductor Quinn
and Engineer Barden. were In charge
Of the westbound limited. All the
trainmen involved belong to Whitefish.
Montana. So far were the cars hurled
by the force Of the collision that all
Of the telegraph wires and poles by the
track were thrown down. A wrecking
outfit was promptly dispatohed from
Whiteflsh. ,.'
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
Murderer Ends Own Life.

Ashley, NJ D.. Jan. 30.-The body
of Henry Folkenson. murderer Of w.
I. Drake. a prominent Minneapolis den-
tist, was found in corn field near the
outskirts of the city. Indications
point that he ended his own life.
Folkenson killed Drake during a
quarrel over a bill for As cents. which
Folkenson claimed was due him.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
WORK OF INSANE POLICEMAN.
Attempts Life o. Peoria, illinois,
Chief.

Peoria. ILL.,. Jan. 29.-Charles Har-
wood. a former policeman, now vio-
lently insane. entered the police head.
quarters Sunday afternoon and at the
point Of a revolver held up the chief
In his ONCE for Is minutes while he
vented his insane wrath in q deluge
Of curses. After threatening to shoot
the entire crowd and falling to shoot
because Of a snapped cartridge. he
backed out of the station and made
his escape.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

A bulletin issued by the interstate
commerce commission shows that dur
ing the months Of July. August and
September last 1908 we're killed and
1886 injured among passengers and
employees of steam railroads in the
United States.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
Strange Crimes in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 28.-While walking
along Kossuth avenue Bertha Riley.
aged II years. was stabbed in the
back. presumably by . young man.
The girl ran home and was given
medical attention. and 1t is aid the
wound is not serious. This makes the
sixteenth girl that has been stabbed
in the night within the past two
weeks.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
Vast City Buried In Forest.

Count Maurice de Peregny. an old
French archeologist. has discovered In
the Peten district of Guatemala an i'm
mense ruin Of an ancient city Of the
Mayas. which It will take months for
him to investigate properly. The ex.
plorer will return to this continent
next year to complete Investigations Of
the ancient cifv- vzhne sz---s---s>-
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
Our Fleet Leaves Tanelsr.

Algiers.-The Second squadron oi
the North Atlantic feet. Rear Admiral
Charles D. Sigsbee commanding. has
sailed for Villefrance. A dozen de
sefters were left behind. and the 20
lice authorities are searching fol
them.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

Lyons. in the valley Of tho Rhone in
France. IL the largest silk manufactur.
ing center in the world. producing an.
nually about e80, 200, 900 worth.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

Queen Maud of Norway will need
little tuition in the speech OF her new
realm, for she took to the Danish Ian.
guage with instructive ease during her
girlhood. The difference between the
two languages. both in vocabulary and
pronunciation, are principally dialec
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
DAMAGE DONE sY BOMB.
Dynamite Projectiie Hurled I
Crowded House.

Worcester. Mass. Jan. "a dyna.
mite bomb. hurled through second
story window Of the house of Paul
Mosczynski. 80 Union avenue. at an
early hour this morning. exploded and
tore away the rear part Of the house
blowing out the floors and rear wall
Twenty-Five persons were asleep In
the house. but no one was injured
The wife Of Daniel C. Booth. who was
III. was rendered insane By the ex'
plosion. She was taken to Q hospital
tonight.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

Queen Margherita Of Italy has an
Alpine garden 5000 feet above sea lev,
el. which IL said to be not only the
highest garden In the world but the
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

The highest point to which . hu
ing injury to health is 16.600 feet.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

o. R. HOLCOMB,
Attorney and
Councillor At Law.
Will practice in all the U. 3. Courts
and Departments and all Washington
Courts. Office Ritsville. Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31

DIR. F. R. BURROUGHS.
Physician and
Surgeon.
once: Second st., between d and =.
RITZVILLE, WASH.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-31
Walter Staser,
LAWYER
Insurance. Abstracting
Money to Loan on Real Estate.

zENT 4 LOWELL,
LAWYERS.
Insurance. Notary Public, Money to
Loan on real estate. Office up
stairs. First Natl. Bank.
Ritzville, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-22

representative fran Columbia
county on the democ att: ticket.
Tho mas F. Shea If rrw:ot:, ar
Bertha Lukinbeal, oe NVaush'tr were
married by Rev. F. K. Fowler, at tho
Baptist parsonage las. evening.
B. S. Wadsworth, vice president OF
the bank at Connell, was in the city
yesterday for short visit with his
family.
Henry H. Botten of Seattle, recently
appointed mechanical draughsman on
the Panama canal work, is stopping
over few days on his way to the 18TH
mus to visit his sister Mrs. H. Berg
of North Fourth street.
Elmo Reser, a sophomore at the
University of Washington, who was
called from his studies by the death
of his cousin Joseph Reser, left for
Seattle last night. rs
A. Arthur Riggs, who went to Port
land to attend the funeral of Clifford
Williams, returned yesterday.
r L. Rush, president Of the Pome-
roy Savings bank, stopped off for a
brief visit here yesterday en- route to
Portland
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-22
GROWERS HOLD POTATOES
Want $500 Per Hundred, Only
80 Gents is Offered
PAL0USE SHIPS twenty FIFE CARLOADS
WINTER CABBAGE, ONIONS AND
OTHER VEGETABLES ARE
BEING SHIPPED.
PAlousE SHIPS TWENTY FIFE CARLOADS
WINTER CABBAGE, ONIONS ANr

Owing to the high price at which
Walla Walla growers are holding their
pptatoes, Palouse growers are sue
cessfully competing with valley gar
deners in the Walla Walla market,
no less than 25 cars Of tubers from
the Palouse district being shipped into
Walla Walla the last month.
Local commission men say that val
ley growers are holding their pota-
toes for 81 per hundred while they
the Palouse district for IS and so
cents per hundred. In addition to be-
ing able to get spuds at from 20 to 25
cents per hundred less than Walla
Walla growers are holding their crops
at, the commission men assert that
the quality of Palouse potatoes is
much better than that of the Walla
Walla product.
Local growers are not worrying over
the situation, saying that before the
winter is over, valley potatoes will be
in keen demand.
Shipments from Walla Walla consist
principally of winter cabbage, onions
and a mixture of other winter vege-
tables.