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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

The revival or a-----s- news from China Is
Fegrettable though 1F 70 means unexpected.
Apart from tLe --- ==sE-- and Cis1uietiDg NAT
ure Of Il on E=-=-z- ------.=s = : peculiarly
inopportu1e l-,- --T. 49, E-s-.nguished com
mission from ~ .--=== ----- Is visiting this
country Z Should --- --wsEeT, seriously mar
Tie Felicity o. --z- -5- ~ impair its practical
value. There VIII b, We feel sure no panicBy
Revision or eruption Of American passions over
me matter, while as for the Chinese commits
sloners, they Will know best Of all how much Gre
dence 10 give TO the reports and with what sig
nihcance 10 invest them Upon the face of it. the
situation in China seems to be SO self-contradic-
Tory as 10 be void Of serious menace On the one
hahd, we are told there IS a strong national
ambition for China for the Chinese" looking
toward the boycotting and exclusion of foreign
eTs, and, on the other hand. there is a great
movement for opening and liberalizng the coun-
Try, on the japanese plan-two tendencies OBJ
posed 10 and likely to counteract each other
We also hear Of a movement TO maintain the
present regime with all its traditions and of
another 10 overthrow the Manchu dynasty
also two contradictory things. With such cross
purposes in operation the danger Of any serious
trouble is manifestly much diminished
Concerning the general relationship of China
TO the rest Of the world, which apparently must
In the not distant future undergo some decisive
reimbursement, IL may be pertinent to recall Lin
coins wise remark about this country-that IF
could not permanently endure half slave and
half free. That was perfectly true, as the logic
OF history amply proved 1t may be that the
same principle is 10 be applied to the Worldwide
community Of nations, and that IT cannot perma-
nently endure half superior and half inferior =.
that powers must be equalized every nation
becoming in fact what IT is In theory, the SOW
erelgn peer OF the Others or IL must disappear
altogether. That alternative was presented m
India, with the result that Indian soyereigntv
disappeared. II was presented TO japan. with
the result that that empire rose 10 actual eoual.
ity with the great powers Now Il seems m ha
presented TO China. For many years the world
has been theoretically regarding that enpire as
q sovereign power and holding It 20 responsib,i.
iues ar such, and yet practically has been treat
ing II as inferior and semi-subiect stat.
and as such denying It the full authority of a
sovereign Which is it? Which is II nerrna.
nently 20 be? The question must soon he an.
swerered, for China's sake and for the worlds
IL Is not good for China 10 remain in her pres
ent anomalous condition. and It is not good for
the world 10 keep her IN IL. Our antiimperialist
friends have told US a thousand times that It Is
demoralizing 20 a nation 20 hold another nation
IN subsection Their implied reproach does no,
apply 20 the United States for IL is doing no such
thing But II their statement be true az a gen,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
OF NO USE.

From The Detroit Free Press xDy
George Y Wallace. president OF me hus ~ ~ -
tain BELL Telephone Company. and ore - a. >
known residents OF Salt Lake, tens -
latest telephone story. "a essE
In a certain Western central ONCE -. 80 r,crs1
girl was always late In arriving N - We 3
Time and again the manager nau pio>.SssSr,uaa -
TO be more prompt. Her hardness So''
he was moved TO desperate methous INK - =
Now Miss Jones. he said one MOI, 81 -
came to her exchange with package u aiil o.
Il have a little scheme which noRs h =
YOU TO arrive at the Office on time ss ysou %
use a." j, ,.,rdingS :
The young woman promised. ard acc sss rsar~
the alarm FOR tbs proper hour WIG" =,
that night. -5,,s VIII
At : O'Clock there was tremendous
from the alarm clock - IN bed =
The sleepy hello" girl rolled VN0'
said sweetly still asleep;
"busV. call again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

was more than onethird as much as the en-
tire value of commerce. OF course, that fact
does not prove the German colonial system 10
be failure. Colonies of other powers We're
at first as Improbable these, but arterwaro
became exceedingly valuable. So II may De
with those of Germany. But for the present
the colonial establishment is a burden upon
the emnire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS

Among those who arrived yesterday On -
mania were Captain u. Beatty. f. N L'' -
Colonel JEFFREY f. Burland w. r go,
Percy Chubb. Arthur Cohen, Sir AgsllnS.ss a n
w A Courtney, Professor Rashford ri
Right Honorable Lord Fairfax, CaptalSs II
Imperial Japanese Navy. the H9 S 9EIsrvsy -
German T RarweH GlOaVe. James r To- fssrlss 81
TayIor Marsh. Major John T. Mcbride. Sa~-~
StOddard and Justice w II. VanderotIsN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
THE PRESIDENTS SUNDAY

From The Trtouns Bureau-I -
Washington, Feb. 4-President RooseVel' - - =
ed morning service at Grace Reformed - -,
day. and in the afternoon went Tor d -. -.
ride with his eldest son. Theodore VINO !,
yesterday from Harvard for BRIEF VS.. ,,S II
evening the President held a CONSULTATIVE ""
atOr Knox. of Pennsy lva1ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

The Tribune has received copy Of THE Bal
timore Sun Almanac for 1905" always a well
come and useful acquisition. The issue OF this
year is especially valuable for It's full returns of
the state election Of 1905 and it's ample sum-
mary of Maryland statistics generally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
vscouNT DE cHAmBRUN ARRIVES

Viscount Charles de Cham5run. seeTsoAl ~
French Embassy at Washington and brotas~
Of Congressman Longworth. arrived yss''1.
the French liner La GasCosue- He came ~
the wedding of the Congressman anu -.essrS.I
Roosevelt Professor lie Braz. OF tle C1n.Sirs =.
Paris. who is To make a tour OF me -, S~y4
versities and colleges OF this country A'V
on the same steamer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
THE CALIFORNIA WAY

stirling city correspondence OF The '"'~
PpSt ia 10
The present storm commenced ne, - rain =
this month and az noon to-day w initial 7,
registered sTts inches. Yesterday tle hss besa :
~ inches, and Tuesday, which 50 t 70 go
champion rainy day. the precipN@N
sncheA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

They now calling the cook who made coz
fee on Casto's boat a hero. and he really seems
TO have the metal OF hero in him. Not IN
frequently. however. greater heroism is shown
by those who drink coffee than by those who
make 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

Mr. Choate as guest of the Canadian Club at
banquet at Ottawa. agreed with his Canadian
hosts that the twentieth century Is Canada's
That little question OF proprietorship having
been satisfactorily settled IT remains to be seen
what Canada will do with the century
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
Maria ge. like murder. will out.

ITO the Hudson 10 be the last word
on the water question for New-York. according
to the water commissions report AS In sermons.
however, It is probable that there will be a few
more last words" before Nsw-York accepts that
conclusion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

The Treasury deficit. now reduced to S3.3I2.'
725. shows signs of disappearing. In its case
every will gladly speed the parting guest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
NryvyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1906

the iron and steel industry the report OF the
leading producer indicating an enormous
amount OF business in sight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05

Tho wits are now asking, WHO struck Tom
Patterson Nobody. IL was Tom who did
the striking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
May NOT Be S|mPK|NS
union which failed.

CALDWELL, Idaho, March 90
Judge Smith this morning over
ruled the demurrer to the indict.
ment against Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone. A motion was made to
admit the defendants to bail. The
cases were continued for the term.
The new term begins the gath.
Judge Smith made an order declar-
Ing Canyon county jail unfit and
unsanitary and directing the remov-
al of Meyer to Ada county Jail at
Boise. He said he would later
make an order transferring Hay
wood and Pettibone sending them
to different county jails. The de-
Tense made strenuous objections to
the removals. Detective MCFARLAND
believes Meyer will break down and
confess If removed from Haywood
and Pettibone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
BUNCO men ARE
ON TRIAL

the lock, Mooney came along and
the proposition to bet was made to
him. Thereupon Mooney showed a
star and threatened to arrest both
Williams and Armstrong for gam
bling on Sunday. Williams then Of
fered a fake roll of bills to keep
Mooney quiet, and both Mooney and
Williams tried to induce Armstrong
to donate to have the bogus officer
keep still. But he called an officer.
Policeman Macarthur responded and
Williams took to his heels. and as
Armstrong pulled his hand from his
pocket he drew out handful of
bills, and Mooney grabbed a $40 bill
and ran. Williams pleaded guilty
and his sentence has been post.
poned until he can be introduced as
evidence against Mooney. After
getting away, Mooney was arrested
In his room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
FAIR ONES BRING GRIEF
TO COUNTY CLERK

County Clerk Koontz is the cen
ter of political hodge-podge these
days that may end in the undoing
of that popular official. And it Is
all on account Of Mr.. Koontz's
weakness for the ladies', so it is
said. Women don't mix well with
political schemes and trickery and
when the gallant Robert hired a
graceful pair of petticoat wearers
to adorn his political sanctum there
was something doing among the
male contingent who as heads OF
political families claimed the soft
jobs for themselves.
The pot is now boiling merrily.
There are charges and counter
charges, unfaithfulness to friends,
political jugglery. these and many
more are the charges hurled most
ly at the back of the county clerk.
1t looks as If Robert is going to
be the storm center at the next
convention. There was consider
able talk of an early convention,
but, aside from Koontz, there does
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
TULL & GIBBS have
NARROW ESCAPE

Fire broke out in the warehouse
OF Tull & Gibbs, wholesale and re-
tail furniture dealers, this morning
at 4 o'clock, destroying consider
able property. The loss is unknown.
The fire was confined to the base
ment by the good work of the fire
department. The fire smoldered
for about six hours regardless of
the several streams of water which
were thrown onto the burning lin
oleum and carpet paper.
Had it not been for E. M. Lewis,
one of the merchants police, prob
ably the entire building would have
been burned to the ground and the
new Spokane Drug company adjoin.
ing.
Lewis went to the drug company's
building to inspect it and report to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
DETECTIVE TELLS OF
STEUNENBERG CASE

"The inner circle Of the Western
Federation of Miners are RESPONSE
BILE for the assassination of ex-Gov.
Frank ]. Steunenberg. Harry Orch
ard and his accomplices were in
structed to commit the deed and
carried out their instructions to the
letter. The details of the crime will
soon come out" So said a detective
who has been working on the case
and who is at the present time in
Spokane. Continuing, he said:
Harry Orchard will soon tell the
name Of the man who shot j. Col.
Inns, the superintendent of the In
dependence mine at Telluride, COL,
a few years ago, and the man will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

The trial Of B. D. Mooney, the
alleged bunco man, commenced this
morning before the jury In Judge
Hunekes department Of the SUI
[perior court. Mooney recently en-
tered ples Of not guilty. In his
statement to the jury, Deputy Pro-
secutor Pugh said that about
Thanksgiving, John Armstrong of
Alberta, Canada, was viewing the
falls when he fell in with one VIII.
Hams (now in jalD and Williams
asked If he was stranger. Arm
strong said he was. and Williams
asked him to view the court house,
and together they walked over
there. Williams suddenly discov-
cred small lock in the road. 1t
would not open, To make a long
story short, 1t was the old lock
bunco he was trying. While trying
TO bet Armstrong he could not open
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
b1R0h \. 5w|hQ[[R Is
ARRESTED

Byron M. Swingler, brother Of
Mrs. John A. Finch, the millionaire
mining mans wife, and a resident
OF Brownies addition, was arrested
here this morning on the charge Of
larceny. He Is accused of having
robbed Ed Oman, a laborer, of IS
while Oman was purchasing a suit
of clothes from the store of Davis
& Swingler, Riverside avenue.
Swingler's case was continued until
Thursday.
Oman claims he went to the
Swingler store on Saturday to pur-
chase yuit. He was shown one
which was to cost SO. He tried the
coat on and found it was the cor
rect size. He paid for the suit and
placed his pocketbook, containing
two S. bills, in the inside pocket of
the new coat. He then went to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

be arrested and charged with MUIR
der. Orchard knows the mans
name and has practically promised
to tell it. There is a reward Of, l
think, $4,000 for his arrest"
The detective also stated that the
man wanted Is we'll known in this
country and 1t will surprise the peo-
pie when he is arrested.
The man wanted for the shooting
of Collins is well known in Colville
and was to be arrested there under
the name of John Doe, the name
which he registered under. At the
time he registered, the proprietor
of the hotel notified the police, but
before their arrival, the man had
fed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
ROBERTSON
DISMISSED

W. A. Robertson, the bartender
who was arrested on complaint of
his wife last week, accused Of hav-
ing threatened to shoot her in their
rooms in the Holland block, and
also with having threatened to
throw their baby out of the window,
was dismissed today by Judge Hin.
kle.
Mrs. Robertson, who is in Occur
d'Alene City, did not appear, and
on motion of Roberson's attorney
the case was dismissed.
Robertson will appear before
Judge Hinkle this afternoon to an
swer to the charge Of disorderly
conduct.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
Health Department Will Attempt to
Clean up These Bug-ridden
Places---Transients Compelled to
Patronize Them to be Protected
From Filth and Disease.

and bedsteads. Health Officer Gen
oway only has five assistants and
he is greatly overcrowded with
work, so much so that his men are
often compelled to work overtime
without any additional pay from
the city, and in order to make a
complete inspection Of the lodging
houses it will be necessary to force
his assistants to devote a great deal
Of time to make the rounds of all
of them. There is a city ordinance
which requires sleeping rooms to
be of a certain area to accommo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

his Office. He smelled smoke and
Immediately called the fire depart
ment. When the department reach
er the building, the fire had crept
to the first floor of the Tull & Gibbs
warehouse, where dry furniture Is
packed with excelsior. Ten min
utes' delay by the department after
Lewis reported the fire, would have
meant the loss of thousands of dol
lars worth Of goods.
This is the second fire the Tull 8
Gibbs people have had within the
past three months. The other fire
nearly burned the building to the
ground.
The fire started either from a
stove in the basement or live wires.
The fire department think 1t was
the stove, while the TuH e Gibbs
people claim it was defective wires.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
jury Is
DENIED

Judge Hinkle this afternoon over.
ruled the motion for jury trial in
the preliminary examination of the
merchants and saloon men arrested
for violating the Sunday closing
law. The cases were set for Tues
day next.
He gave for his reason that the
case was to go to the superior court
to test the validity of the ordinance
and that he did not see any use of
a jury trial in his court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

date certain number Of occupants
1t is believed there is a fragrant
disregard of this ordinance. Many
Of the lodging houses furnish cots
for 10 cents a night, others for Is
cents. 1t will be these places which
will be visited first. There are
many such in the lower part of the
city. Hundreds of men seek accom-
modations there. Most of the rail-
readers who follow the grading of
new lines patronize these places.
When out in the camps, they sleep
in tents and unsanitary bunk
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
ITO CONNECT H|LLYARD With
C0EUR D ALENE

All lumber, ore, machinery or, In
fact. freight Of any description ship
ped out Of or into the Occur d'Alene
country via the Occur dAlene &
Spokane railway, will not touch
Spokane at all. Inbound freight will
stop ut Hillyard and be transferred
from there direct to the electric
railroad, while freight outbound will
be shipped into Hillyard over the
new spur and transferred to the
Great Northern at that point.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

discussion OF the law ON immunity.
He said it was impossible for any
one to so construe the congression-
al law as to make 1t means of
evading punishment for crime. He
said congress conuld not pass law
to be used as a means of protecting
violators of other laws. He said II
the packers committed no crime
they have nothing to fear. He said
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

The unsanitary conditions exist
ing at most Of the cheap lodging
houses have been brought to the
attention of the health office. and
this morning DR.. Genoway instruct
ed his men to raid these places and
give them a careful overhauling
and report as to the existing condi-
tions. The fact has been notorious
Tor some time that these cheap
places, being the abode much of the
time Of tramps, are reeking with
disease-breeding germs, particular
~ as to the mattresses, bedding
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

j. c. Edwards, who is surveying
the route for the proposed spur
stated today that in all probability
work on 1t will be commenced at
once.
The Northern Pacific railway al
ready has connections with the
Occur d'Alene & Spokane railway
outside of Spokane, so it Is ex
tremely probable that Spokane will
see very little of Occur d'Alene for
eign freight from now on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
GERM INFESTED LODGING
HOUSES TO BE INSPECTED

houses and come in contact with
any disease which is prevalent,
without any means of fumigation or
the use of any preventative. In
many cities these places are requir-
ed to have the men leave their
clothing in bags provided for the
purpose, and then when the men go
to bed, the clothing is put in a
room where sulphur is burned, and
thus thoroughly fumigated, and the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
MOODY MAKES GREAT HIT
IN PACKERS CASE

II their contention was upheld evory
distinguished citizen In the country
could break the laws with immuni-
ty and then flock to Washington
and claim immunity. He provoked
a laugh by says he could imagine
Swift and Armour meeting Rookie
Teller in Washington and saying:
Good morning, Rockefeller, have
you had your immunity bath YETI"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
Man Arrested In Ari-
IONA Thought to Be
Colorado Man Want
ed for a Crime.

kept over the man in custody to
prevent rescue by the Western Fed.
GRAFTON here. 1t Is said Simpkins
or Dauderman was smuggled to
Mexico by the latter organization
two weeks ago. Simpkins was
known to be here about then. He
was recognized by men formerly
working with him. He was here to
assist with the agitation for a local
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

The Occur d'Alene & Spokane
railway will soon commence build
ing spur from its main track at q
point aboIdt five miles from Spokane
Into HilIyard, connecting with the
Great Northern Mt that place. The
length of this spur will be about
Ave miles.
This will result In a saving Of at
BEAST five miles of haul on all
freight shipped by the Great North
ern to or from Occur d'Alene.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
EXAMINE INTO
TENNY DEATH
(Scripps News Associa tion.)

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. --
The preliminary examination of
Frankie Neil, Spider Kelly, Tim Nc
Grath, John Frayne for manslaugh-
ter as a result of the death of Har-
ry Tenny following a contest with
Neil, began today. The autopsy of
the surgeon, who repeated teSti.
mony given at the inquest to the
effect that Tenny died of hem.
orrhage of the brain. The case
was then continued until Thursday
when Mark Shaughnessy, Thomas
urke and Billy Roche will be tried
at the same time as the other four
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
CLAIM DEATH Due
TO NEGLIGENCE

Anna Sofia Tengstrom filed an
amended complaint with the clerk
|of the superior court this morning,
|alleging that her husband, Andrew
West Tengstronm, met his death
due to the carelessness of Porter
rOs., contractors for the Spokane
Inland railroad. Tengstrom was
working when pile Of ties fell on
him. His wife wants $500 dam
lagos.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

dressing room to try on the trou-
sers. While putting on the trousers
Oman claims Swingler asked him
for the coat so that the tags could
be taken off. He says he gave the
coat to the merchant and 1t was
taken to the front end of the store.
Later the coat was returned and
Oman put 1t on. A few minutes
afterward he looked In the pocket
book and discovered the $40 was
gone. He found five Of it in the
pocket and the other five he has
not seen since.
Swingler has lived In Spokane for
the past Is years and has a good
reputation. His home is over the
Hangman creek bridge.
But little stock Is taken in
Oman's story although he is posi-
tive he put the money in the pocket
book.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
(Ecripps News Association)

CHICAGO. March 20.-Attorney
General Moody resumed his argu-
ment in the packers case this
morning. He attacked the decisions
produced by attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS to support their conten-
tions. He declared they could not
cite single case to support their
claims. He gave a powerful, lucid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

S. ]. Smith, a cabinet worker of
New York, is in the city looking for
q location. He will soon send for
his family and reside here perma-
nently. Mr.. Smith states he likes
Spokane better than any place he
was ever in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

not seem to be anyone now who de-
sires it. The benevolently inclined
say that Robert Is chivalrous in the
employment of the fair ones, but
the outspoken politician who fol-
lows the game is inclined to make
violent clamor and accuse Koontz
of being unfaithful to his bench.
men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. -
President Bert of the Pacific Coast
league announced today he had de-
Cided upon two Of the men who will
act as umpires the coming season.
The third man will be selected next
week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-20
PLEAD NOT GUILTY

The case of Nellie Fox, the mulat-
to, who pleaded guilty to shooting
her husband, Albert Fox, with in
tent to kill him, has been continued
until March 90. Her plea will then
be changed to not guilty.