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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22

amend.
The majority of the state LEGISLATURES
are republican. All New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan and Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dako-
tas, Nebraska and Kansas, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah.
Washington, Oregon, California have
republican legislatures, and the enact
ment of new laws, or the repeating of
old ones, or amending old laws, are in
their province. A democratic gov
ernor in Rhode Island, in Minnesota
and Montana will constitute the only
opposing force.
The phenomenal republican MAORI
ties secured at the last presidential
election in several states were cut
down. Missouri returned to the demo
cratic fold by a plurality of about H..
600. This was expected, as was also
the regaining by the democrats OF
half a dozen more congressman in that
state. Gov. Hoch, republican, barely
pulled through in Kansas. Cummins
! in Iowa, while scratched by his own
party, rolled into office again by %,
900. The democrats elected theh
state ticket in New York, with tho
exception of governor, by small plurali
ties. While this may not seem much
of a victory to those outside the state
yet 1t carries with it the bestowal o
a tremendous patronage. There ART
millions to be expended by the stat
in internal improvements, which thu
democrats will handle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
FRENCH GOLD FOR ENGLAND.
Purse Strings Of Paris Loossned to
Ease London Market.

New YOrk-The violent jump in the
rate for sterling exchange in Paris OF
3h centimes served notice that ex'
tensive remittances of capital were be-
ing made from that center to the Eng.
lish capital in furtherance OF willing
ness of the Bank of France to assist
the London money market, expressed
in the important statement made by
the bank authorities. The loosenine
of the purse strings OF the Paris mar
ket for the benefit Of the London mar
ket opens up the most important re
serve supply OF money at present avail
able TO the worlds needs, and marks
distinct departure from the recent
policy OF the guardians OF that supply
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
THE CHINOOK BLEW.
Warm Wind and Rain Broke Wet
Weather Record In Washington.

Seattle, Wash.-Heavy rainfall-2.4S
inches in four hours-and chinook
wind, which melted recent fresh SHOWS
in the Cascade mountains, coming
simultaneously, are the causes of the
most disastrous floods in the history
of the Puget sound region. The val
Ieys of the White, Duwamish. Cedar,
Green, Stuck, Black and Puyallup
rivers are under water, flooding 200
square miles of territory. This in
cludes practically every acre of low
land lying back of the eastern shores
of the sound, and extending from Se-
attic to Tacoma. The power plant
at Electrine is submerged, and Seat
tie and Tacoma are dependent on their
local auxiliary stations for power to
move street cars and provide electric
tights. The local plants, however. have
fuel enough to operate several days
Survey Of the Situation.
All traffic over the Northern Pacific
and Tacoma-Seattle interurban linel
Is at a stAndstill. A week will BIZ
required to repair the damage to the
road after the water subsidies. These
Iowlands are thickly occupied by small
towns, hopfelds and dairy farms. Dam
age done to fields and herds will ruI
into hundreds OF thousands. Seattl,
milk supply comes from them. so thi
city win be without milk for days. SiI
persons have been drowned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
THE FARMERS NATIONAL UNION
It Has Affiliated with the American
Federation Of Labor.

Observation-Disclosures a mem
bership of over 100000, claiming to
represent more than one-seventh OF
the entire population of the country,
the American Society of Equity, the
recently formed national Farmers
union, has become affiliated, in a linn
tied degree, with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, in annual convention
here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
JonN .. RockEFELLER INDIcTED
Other standard OIL Officials in Ohio
Also Named.

Findlay. o.-JOhn D. Rockefeller, a.
G. villas. treasurer Of the Standard on
Co, Of Ohio: J. NJ. Robertson. secre-
tary. and H. p. Mcintosh, direbtor
OF the same company, have been in
dlcted by the grand jury q Hancock
county. Tho charge Is violation q
the Valentine antitrust act.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW MEXICO.
Was severe at soeeorro, Where Build
Inss Were Wrecked.

Santa Fe, N. M.-This city was
shaken for several seconds by an
earthquake that rocked houses, but
did no particular damage. Reports
from over the territory show that the
shock was greatest at Soccorro, where
several buildings we're wrecked.
Shocks were felt at Torrance and Els
tancIa, in Torrance county, and at AL
buquerQue and Las Vegar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
FOR GRANTING A REBATE.
New York Central & Hudson River
Road Convicted.

New York-The New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad Co. was con-
vlcted in the u. s. circuit court here
of granting a rebate of $4,000 to the
American Sugar Refining Co. T he
jury was out about two hours, and i'm
mediately upol the announcement of
its verdict of guilty, counsel for the
defendant company moved to set aside
the verdict, which was denied.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
lndIntad for 40 Thlrd rIme

Columbus, O.-Slx local ice cotnpa-
mics and firms alleged TO be in com
bination to control prices have been
indicted for the third time, hrst and
second indictments having been dis.
nlis5ed by the court az defective.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22

Chicago, nl.-J. T. Harahan, who
shcceeded stuyvesant Fish as the
president OF the Illinois Central rail-
road, has returned from New York
and assumed active control Of the sya.
tenn, going at once to his Office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
Succeeded In pylnd.

Leavenworth, Kas.--John Hayes,
who has wife and family in Winter
set, Ia, committed suicide here. He
had been proprietor of a shooting gal
lery, poultry house and lastly. a sa-
loon, and was in financial difficulties,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
RAILROAD MEN MORE WAGES.
Thousands Of Employees Of Western
Lines VIII Make Demand.

Kansas City-A demand for an in
crease in wages for the $4,000 EN-
pIoyes OF the IS railroads west OF Chi
cago win be recommended by the 80
representatives of these employees who
have been in conference in this city
for the past three days. Amount OF
the increase or the time when the
demand will he made was not made
public.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22

Havana The series Of practice
marches throughout the island by
American troops begun with the de-
parture from Camp Columbia Of the
Fourteenth and Seventeenth mountain
batteries for Pinar del Rio.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
THE NATIONS WEALTH.
The Census Bureau Estimates II Was
S1o6,ss1 ,415,o0s In 1904.

Washington-The United States
census bureau estimates the total
wealth Of the country in 1904 to be
S106, 1881, 415,0O9 This shows an in
crease in wealth over the estimates
for 1900 Of nearly 81 per cent, and OF
Ga per cent over the estimate for
1890, when the total wealth was $685.
OS7 ,O91, 1877.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
Last Revolution Widow.

Rutland, Vt.-Mrs Esther Sumner
Damon, said to be the last surviving
widow OF a soldier Of the revolutions
airy war died In Plymouth Union.
aged 9s. she married in 1886, when
n. Noah Damons who was then rs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
IIntnn VIM chaIIenae.

New York-rSir Thomas Upton
sailed this morning for England. Be
fore Sir Thomas went aboard the
steamer he said that he had practical
IS made up his mind TO Issue another
ehallenge for Americas cup.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22

solfb MeAiesteF, /, Tan explo-
.,.,on n the McAIester Coal Mining
coss properly al Buck, eight miles east
~ Rscaviile, killed two men and
vroek 81 chs mine. which Il owned
~ p. Alien. Of ST. Louis
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22

was left the settlement of various
correlated questions incidental to the
general one of taxation of the credit
issues.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22
Mhlte Man pyIn. Nsaro b JalI.

Mount Vernon, o.-Grant Stewart,
coIored, slashed George Dunn, whita,
with a knife so that Al stitches were
required to close the wound. Dunn
Il dying and Stewart IN Jail Race
troubles have been existing here.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-11-22

Converted into 81 bills, placed end
to end, the string would be long enough
to reach from the earth to the moon
and back thirty times,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN NEW YORK
How the People Of Manhattan Buy Presents for Those Who
Enjoy 1hem---What the Dealers Of The Metro
polls Have to Sell

There are some 100000 odd per-
sons in that group of communities
known as New York city. 1t is estl-
mated that each of these persons
spends s25 in excess of his, ordinary
living expenses before Christmas and
pertaining to Christmas. This makes
a total Of 100000 Of good American
dollars. Just stop to think that in one
city of this great commonwealth more
than $75,OOO,OOO change hands during
the six weeks preceding Christmas.
The sum is inconceivable, so far as
our power Of grasping what it really
means is concerned, and if you had the
assignment of finding out how the
New Workers prepare for their Christ
mas by spending this money you
would realize why / felt so hopeless
when 10 tried to get at some tangible
facts. Your average westerner and
southerner are usually very much dis
appointed when they first come to
New York. From everything they
have read and heard they expect in
some vague way something so tre-
mendous, something so colossal to all
the Senses, that they can't under.
stand, as they wander up and down
the streets of little old New York
(whereby the New Yorker means Man
haitian Island), that this is the famed
city which they approached with
bated breath. 1t really doesn't seem
to be so very much different from
those large sprawling cities of the
west. But when you have lived in
New York for while and understand
what it's real life is-what is around
it and what New York city means
you will understand why it is such
city, and why in such an
effort as 1 am making it is so hope
lessly dazing to get at exact facts.
First, you must understand that
there Is what is called New York
proper or Manhattan Island. This is
the original settlement where the
good old Dutch made the beginning,
and here is where our stupendous
commerce with the world is carried
on This is the part of New York
where the ships run in during the six
parts of the world laden with every
thing that your imagination can pic
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 21.-Henry
Davis. a negro, who committed an as
sault on Mrs. John cid a weRek ago,
near Brownsville. was taken from the
iail here this morning by masked men
and lynched.
After the hanging the BODY was rld'
died with bullets. Governor Warheld
heard the shots.
The mob had no difficulty IN gettlns
the prisoner. Warden Taylor and
DEPUTIES Smallwood and Marcellus
said they saw it was no use to resist
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21

simply pass through New York, which
acts as a sort of mercantile clearing
house. Vast portions of these car
goes remain to be bought by those
SIS, ,OOO, 900 which are expended be-
fore Christmas. From Germany come
over 80 per cent of the toys sold in
this country. Every toy and every
ornament from Germany or Austria
passes through this port. You can al
ways find the stamp made in Ger
many" somewhere on the toy you pur-
chase. l asked the largest toy dealer
in New York and probably on this
continent, why ne sent to Europe for
these things. He said that we could
not begin to compete with the Ger
mans: that they made toys so exceed
ingly cheap that in spite of high du-
ties it was profitable to have them
the entire population was engaged in
the manufacture Of toys, from the
child up, and 70 per cent of the dolls
and goods which are manufactured
there are annually shipped to New
York
From France New York gets large
cargoes of china and glass ware de-
signed especially for it's Christmas
trade, and England sends over wooI-
ems and leather goods, and Ireland
sends linens made especially for the
holidays. Every country on the globe
contributes something for this mon
ster city to purchase when it's giving
mood comes on. And all this stuff
comes into the little Isle of Manhat-
tan. The oranges and the raisins and
the grapes which come from Italy and
Spain are taken in hand by the COM
mission dealers, who purchase them
as they are auctioned off at the boat
as they are unloaded. OF course, the
larger number of oranges and bananas
and other fruit come from California
and from the south. These are re-
ceived on the Jersey side Of the city,
from which New York is separated by
the Hudson river, which along the
Manhattan end of it's course they call
the North river. 1t is estimated that
New York on Christmas day alone
consumes 100000 oranges. 1t eats
5000. 900 bananas and over 100000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21

HOUSTON, Mo-, Dec. 21.-Joda
hamilton, the youth convicted OF
Aiillng the Parsons family October IL,
was hanged today. The largest
crowd ever in the city attended the
execution.
Inc quarrel began with Carn1e
'rsons over an old saddle. He shot
'FSons, then killed Mrs. Parsons
with an ak.
infee children crawled into the
'nes' but Hamilton dragged them
~ one by one, and cut their thraots.
~ pied the bodies into a wagon, into
"Aich the Parsons family were max
pilgrimage to their old home In
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21

left the sidewalk on the east side of
the bridge almost unsupported. II
was saved from falling into the creek
by being tied up with ropes suspended
from nearby trees and telephone poles
Wires were placed across the sidewalk
to keep perestrians from crossing the
bridge and through the 1O-foot gar
which dropped out of the middle of it
Both of the temporary sidewalk
bridges by the Tausick laundry were
washed out and foot passengers, as
well as wagons, were using the tenn
porary suspension bridge in the cen
ter of the street which was still un
harmed by the boiling waters.
The Sixth street bridge is standing
the flood well and appears to be in
no danger of going out.
A large force of men worked all
night on the Quinn building to protect
the concrete work being put in to re-
place the foundation, which washed
out six weeks ago. The temporary
dam constructed to keep the water
from the foundation was strengthen
ed by means of sacks of gravel which
threw most of the water to the oppo-
site side of the stream.
A telephone message from Engineer
Wilson at the head works on Mill
creek about noon said that the water
had fallen 1 1-2 feet and that it was
as clear and sunshiny as June morn
ing.
Rain quit falling there about day
light and there has been bright sun
shine and chinook wind all the morn
ing. Mr.. Wilson is afraid that the
warm wind may melt some of the
snow remaining but he does not think
that there is any serious danger OF a
repetitio of the flood.
The Wickersham bridge stands in
tact. the only effect of the flood being
to dig out some gravel at the approach
Part of the water in the creek left
the bed Just below the bridge and took
to the county road which it followed
for about 1000 feet before returning
to the channel.
According to Engineer Wilson this
did no particular damage except that
it uncovered the pipe line in a few
places. The slight damage will be cas-
lily repaired. The road was not wash
ed out to any extent because the full
force of the current was not diverted.
Wilson reports that no damage has
been done to the permanent work at
the head of the water system but that
practically all of the temporary work
which has been constructed with so
much pains for the past two or three
wears was rendered useless. The dam
age will amount to several hundred
dollars. as all the false work Will nave
to be replaced. The excavation 1oi
the big dam had been completed clear
across the creek and this was filled up
nv the turbulent stream which pour
ed over it yesterday and last night.
.oThe sight during the height of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21
T0RRENT|A[ D0WNP0UR AGAIN DOES
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO WALLA WAL[A
Bridges are Washed Out Houses and Barns Float AWAY and
Electric Power is Shut Off By the Floods Which
Cause Great loss--Waters are ReCedind

, freshet was terrific grandeur" said
Mr. Wilson, "It was a terror the way
the water poured through. l would
have given much for a camera to
have preserved some of the waful
scenes"
Contrary to reports last night the
train service of the o. R. &. N. be-
tween here and Dayton has not been
affected by the freshet according to
Agent Dibley this morning. He said
tnat only one bridge this side of Day.
ton was reported to be somewhat
shaky but the train dispatcher was of
the opinion that the regular afternoon
train would be able to make Dayton
on schedule time.
The w. & C. R. officials report that
the floods have not affected them
so far as known this morning. The
regular train left for Dayton this
morning on schedule time.
Both telegraph companies report
that lines are in working order in
every direction.
Chestnut street is regular river
said George Retzer this morning.
Water began to pour into the cellars
of residences on that street about mid
night causing considerable damage.
Mrs Anna Zaunmiller of 217 w. Chest
nut, sereet, was the heaviest loser.
She had only recently moved into the
house, which is situated on somewhat
lower ground than that of her neigh
bors, and had some trunks with cost
ly clothes in her cellar which had not
yet been brought up stairs. These
were damaged to the extent of some
$500 or $500"
With a dozen or more school chill
dren cut off by the water, Mr.. Ret
zer, this morning, hitched up his one
horse shay and made several trips
back and forth carrying the pupils
to school. The little ones afforded
amusement to the crowd watching.
Some of them shed tears at the fearful
fate of being tardy while others en-
ioyed it immensely.
The greater portion of the district
between Woodlawn and Fern avenue
in Spring Grove addition is partly un-
der water and several families were
compelled to move to other quarters
Yesterday evening. Other families re-
mained in their homes, but the horses
were moved to safer quarters.
At II O'Clock this morning the wa
ter in Garrison creek had fallen sew
eral inches. but during the early morn
ing and last evening did considerable
damage to cellars and lawns.
Early this morning large barn con-
tanning many bales of hay was moved
from it's foundation and torn to pieces
by the raging torrents OF water when
had overflowed the banks of Garrison
creek. The barn had been recently
t.urchased by H. B. Richman and II
was known as the Mills property.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21

spirit akin to theirs in this country
We have mere much Indifference to
religion, but we have no body of men,
no great party that makes it a chief
aim to weaken the power of religion
and if possible utterly to destroy 1t
out of the land.
not dead. Their spirit is as living to-
day as it was in the last decade OF
the eighteenth century. They hate
God. they hate Christ, they hate His
religion as much as ever their fathers
hated them. But they have learned a
more prudent and measured method OF
attack They are almost scientific In
the means they take to suppress
Christianity. And yet the utterances
of such men are received as unsus-
pectingly by many Americans as
would be a discourse by Mr.. Cleveland
or Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft-men
who recognize the powerful influence
that religion has in promoting the
welfare Of society.
"It is easy to show that l am not
misrepresenting the spirit of anti
clericals They make no secret OF
their hatred of Christianity They
ayow it in the press and in the cham
bers.
Judged by Their Words.
Let me give you a few examples
of the language of these men and you
can Judge if the American people have
ever heard anything similar from
their own leaders, or if any American
statesman would dare to utter such
statesments.
the Chamber of Deputies the we'll
known socialist leader, Jaures said:
If God Himself appeared before the
multitudes in palpable form the first
duty of man would be to refuse Him
obedience and consider Him not as
Master to whom men should submit,
but as an equal with whom men may
argue.
"Vivient, the new minister of labor,
speaking also in the Chamber of Dep
mites. gave utterance to these senti-
ments: All of us together, first py
our forefathers, then by our fathers,
now by ourselves, have been attacned
to the work of anti-clericalism and 1r-
religion. We have snatcned the hu-
man conscience from belief in future
life. Do you think that the
work is at an end? No; it is but be-
ginning The chamber decreed that
the discourse from which this extract
is taken should be placarded in every
town and village of France.
"In the same strain the present min
lister of public worship and the most
strenuous advocate of the law OF sep
aration. Mr.. BRAND said, in an ao-
dress to school teachers: Tine time
has come to root up from the mlnds
of French children the ancient falth
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-21

With water receding rapidly in the
city and the head waters of Mill creek
with bright sunshine in the mount
aims, it looks this afternoon as if the
force of the flood were spent.
Although the valume of nagry, mud
dy water which has torn itself through
Mill, Garrison and Yellowhawk creeks
has been fully equal to that of las
spring the damage has not been near
ly so great because people we're bet
ter prepared to meet the emergency
Despite the fact thal the new
bridges at Park and Clinton streets
have stood the strain we'll and tina,
practically the only dalLage in the
c:;y is the injury to the Fifth street
bridge yet the water loss in iWells
Waila alone. will amount to many hun
dred dollars from flooded cellars ir
the residence portion of the city.
The damage to the fume of the
Northwestern Gas & Electric com
pany on the Walla Walla river shut of
power about o5clock this morning
has been the greatest source of incon
venience to the city in general
The Statesman is getting out today
under the greatest difficulties being
forced to put in special power to run
it's linotypes and big press in order
that people might get the news as US
ual this evening.
Water was flowing two feet deep
over Ninth street bridge this morn
ing. The traction company's bridges
ever Mill creek and over the Walla
Walla were both reported to be de-
stroyed.
Daylight showed Mill creek to be
rs uring through the city bulkhead
with force great enough to tear the
twofoot concrete piers from theil
founcati tons.
only the superior qtaity of the
bridges on Park and Clinton streets
prevented a repitition o. all the di-
sasters of last May.
About 8 o'clock the electric lights
in the city went out and it was re-
ported from the Walla Walla power
house that the headworks of the plant
at Roberts ranch had been washed
out
Strenuous work on the part OF a
gang of willing worke,S on Alder
street last light alone prevented that
th,roughfare from becoming a crack
ued The overflow at Merriam street
q; Cured Ell t., in the eTcl,'nS and d
la,:.e force of men was put tn WORK
win sacks o1 sand - turn the water
raek into TIE creek Another force
ui,1 drains to carrv Off the accumu
lated water. The prOmptness with
which these remedies were applied
saved most of the cellars on Alder
street tro1n being flooded as they
were last spring.
About midnight the force OF the
water became so great that it broke
off a section of one of the concvrete
riers on Firth street bridge. This