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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
100000 ACRES
FLOODED

STOCKTON, July 11.-Over 49,
300 Of the richest lands in this
county are now inundated from the
Ban Joquian river. Last night a
Devee broke overlooking 5000 acres
|of barley and garden.
Charles Woreing, with his men
and 30 horses have been caught
IN the food.
The men will escape, but the
horses are penned In and must
drown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
GIVES 'EM
THE SLIP
(Scripps News Association.l

CLEVELAND, July 11.-Baffled
by failure to secure testimony of
M. G. Villes, treasurer of Standard
Oil in Ohio, and surprised by de-
velopments which may remove the
investigation from their jurisdic-
ton, the grand jury adjourned to-
day until Monday. The only chance
of securing indictments here is on
cancellation of charges made in
Lake Shore Offices in this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
AND BRYAN SAYS THAT WHAT
HE DID GET CAN'T BE MADE
TO FIT VERY WELL JUST
NOW.

NEW YORK, July IA London
cable says Bryan was asked this
question:
as 1t true that. Roosevelt caught
you in swimming and stole your
clothes?"
Bryan replied:
He didn't get them all. and
! doubt II what he did get will ut
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
BURNED BY
GASOLINE

ARCADIA, Neb., July 11.-Mrs.
William Misner and her year old
daughter were burned to death in a
gasoline stove explosion this morn
ing. William Fletcher was burned
while trying to save them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
ANOTHER CRANK
At OYSTER BAY
(Scripps News Association

OYSTER BAY, July ia man
claiming to be secret service
man and then a sailor from the
battleship Kentucky was arrested
today while trying to hihre a rig
to drive TO Saga more. To a real
secret service officer he gave his
name as Edward Morris and said
he came to see the president on
important business. He was ar
rested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
KILLED BY YAQUIS.
(Scripps News Associa tion.D

MOBILE, Ala, July 11.-Massa.
ere of whites by Yaquis of Yucatan
is reported. e p. Maldonaide,
merchant. and large party of
friends were slain and their goods
stolen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

A woman in an eastern hospital
for the insane claims she was
placed in the institution because
she tried to get some OF her money
from ]. p. Morgan. Well, isn't that
reason enough?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
RUSSIAN BOYS
KILL AND ROB
(ecripps News Association.)

ST. PETERSBURG. July 1.-THE
admiralty paymaster's office was
robbed by three youths, apparently
students. today. They shot the
treasurer, two watchmen, stole
$4,000 and escaped.
Mutinies are reported today from
10 garrisons. Soldiers at Odessa
demand constitutional conven.
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
TRY TO KILL
The ADMIRAL
(Hcripps News Association.l

SEBASTOPOL, July 11,-Muti-
neers this afternoon attempted 70
assassinate Vice Admiral Chuknin,
commander of the Black Sea fleet.
The admiral was wounded and had
to be taken to the hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
ROB UNION SAFE
Of $1,000

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE hall of
the bricklayers' union was robbed
this morning. The safe was blown
and $1,000 taken by the thieves,
who escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
CHEATS ROPE
WITH POISON
(Scripps News Association. }

(Scripps News AsSociatiOn.1
TOWNER, N. D., July lab
ner c. Martin, charged with MUIR
der on July 4 of his comrade,
Pfster, committed suicide in the
Jail hehre with poison.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
FINED $4,000

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Alton
Railway company and its two form
er officials. John N. Faithorn, and
Fred Wann, were fined an aggre-
gate OF 100000 today by Judge Ian
tiers in the federal court on a
charge that they paid Swarzschild
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11
OSITION OF THE PRESS IN FIXING BLAME FOR BRIDGE LOSS
ENDORSED BY UNION LABOR AND ACTED ON BY COUNCIL
KEEP ASPHALT OFF BRIDGES

Why did the Washington Water Power place tons
and of Howard street bridges when the
plans for reconstruction did not specify it?
And then ask the city the bill?
1t looks like wanted give the job
There said lao of paving the collapsed
bridge bridge illustrated the filling
sack with rocks.
Bridge experts asphalt
ing bridges especially the bridge which,
previous the paving very gQcd bridge but
becoming menace to public safety
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-11

Alton & Sulzburger, packers, $13,400 in
form rebates Fines were imposed on
n, and six separate offences, two against
aggre- each defendant. The corporation
e Lam was fiued $4,000 and it's officials
on $40, 900 each. Notice of appeal was
.schild filed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10
RAILROADS AS COAL DEALERS.
New York Coal Dealers Complained
Through Tillman-Another Phase
of the Situation on Rate Bill. \

Washington, April 3.-When the
senate convened today Mr.. Tillmar
presented his daily letter on the rail
road and coal situation, the letter in
this case being a complaint from c,
W. Edes, Of Ballston Spa, N. Y, a
coal dealer, who said that he had been
crowded out of business by the Del
aware and Hudson Railroad company,
which had sent up a retail business of
it's own.
Mr.. Tillman represented the letter
as fashlight on a new phase Of the
coal situation. ''This road is one Of
five engaged in the coal business, "
he said. "Not satisfied with monopo-
lizing the production and transporta-
tion Of coal, it now engages in the re-
tail business.
Mr.. Long (Kansas), who introduce
ed the court review amendment agreed
upon at the White House, spoke on
the bill.
Mr.. Long stated that he would not
take the inconsistent position of con-
tending that provision for review is
now in the bill, and yet was unwill-
ing to express such review by an ap-
propriate amendment. For this rea-
son he had offered the amendment de-
cided upon at the White House con-
ference. He agreed with the senator
from Pennsylvania that there should
be no question Of the right Of the
carrier that had been injured by an
order Of the commission to sue the
commission in the United States cir
cult court. He stated that, while he
is satisfied with the house bill in this
particular, yet in order to remove all
question as to it's constitutionality, he
offered the amendment giving the
right to sue the commission in the
United States court and giving juris-
diction to the court to hear and deter
mine the question whether the order
Of the commission was beyond it's au-
thority or invalid Of the rights Of the
carrier secured by the constitution.
MIR. Longs Contention.
It was contended by Mr.. Long that
the effort was being made to amend
this bill so as to transfer the rate
making function to the courts by pro-
viding for review Of the orders that
would permit the courts to go into
the whole question Of determinining
whether the rates were wise and fair,
and the question Of wisdom and pol
lev. and substitute the judgment Of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10
Anything But The Scrap Heap.

The Rev. Howard W. Pope tells
the story Of a Christian blacksmith
who had had a good deal Of afliction,
and was challenged by an unbeliever
to account for it.
This was his explanation: ~ don t
know that I can account for these
things to your satisfaction, but l
think I can to my own. You know
that I am a blacksmith. often take
piece Of iron and put it into the fire
and bring it to a white heat. Then I
put it on the anvil and strike it once
or twice to see if it will take a tenn
per. If think it will, plunge it in
to the water, and suddenly change the
temperature. Then I put it into the
fire again, and again I plunge it into
the water. This 7 repeat several
times. Then I put it on the anvil,
and hammer it and bend it, and rasp
and file it, and it makes some useful
article which I put into a carriage,
where it will do good service for twen-
ty-fve years.
Eff, however, when I first strike it
on the anvil, I think it will not take
a temper, I throw it into the scrap
heap, and sell it at a halfpenny
pound.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10

1.-THE amendment is nothing more
nor less than a suggestion, said Mr..
Long.
Mr.. Bacon demanded to know the
source of the amendment. "a sug-
gestion from whom, from the presi-
dent?'' he asked.
"From myself" answered Mr.. Long.
"Ah,' replied Mr.. Bacon with evi-
dent disappointment.
Recurring to the merits of the con-
troversy, Nh. Bacon referred to the
newspaper account Of the conference
and said the fact that Mr.. Long: had
introduced in the senate the amend
nlent as the papers had said he would
had completely corroborated the ac-
counts. "This," he said, "shows that
the amendment originated in the
White House conference and not with
the senator from Kansas, with those
who have no right to propose amend
ments.'
Mr.. Bailey said: "The senator
from Kansas knows that without the
aid Of the democratic members Of the
conference, the interstate commerce
bill could never have been reported
out Of the committee, and that with
out the aid Of the democratic senators
it would be impossible to pass the
bill. "Therefore,' he added, 81
want to publicly complain Of the
course taken.'
At 5:55 p. m. the senate adjourned.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10

the courts upon the questions which
are for the judgment Of the commis-
sion.
During Mr.. Longs speech there was
quite a spirited discussion of his
amendment and it's origin. There had
been a controversy over the words
"just compensation" which have
been frequently used in debate.
Mr.. Bailey was anxious to have an
swered the question concerning the
White House conference Of last Sat-
urday.
"Was the amendment submitted
yesterday by Mr.. Long agreed upon
at that conference, and did such a
conference occur?'
The Iowa senator arose during the
reading, and turning from Mr.. Long
the Texas senator, addressed his
query to Senator Allison.
II went to the White House on in
vitation," said Mr.. Allison, adding:
"To my knowledge this important
question Of just compensation was not
considered at that time"
Mr.. Bailey then asked Mr.. Long to
state whether his amendment had
been agreed upon at the conference.
"This amendment,' responded Mr..
Long, twas prepared by several gen.
tlemen not at the White House" "
Mr.. Bailey then asked whether "the
amendment was considered by the
conference, and Mr.. Long respond
ed that "the conference did consider
the amendment.
Mr.. Bailey remarked that this ad-
mission had had the effect Of clarity
ing the situation. He then indulged
in a brief criticism Of the president
for his participation in the confer
ence, saying that the constitution pro-
vides a way for the chief executive to
communicate with the senate but did
not contemplate that he should mere
ly invite a few friends, all Of his own
party, to consider contemplated legis-
lation.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10

"Now, I believe that my Heavenly
Father has been testing me to see if
I will take a temper. He has put me
into the fire, and into the water. I
have tried to bear it just as patiently
as I could, and my daily prayer has
been, Lord, put me into the fire if
You will; put me into the water if
You think I need it; do anything
You please, O Lord; only; for Christ's
sake, don't throw me into the scrap
heap.''
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10
A Private Meeting.

Mr.. Allison interrupted. saying, "I
was not invited to conference. I
was invited to the White House,
Replying to Mr.. Foraker, Mr.. Al
lison said: II may say in brief that
I decline to say what transpired at a
private meeting at the president s
house,
Mr.. Bacon said he wanted to know
whether if the president has the right
to suggest an amendment at this
stage Of the proceeding it would be
necessary to refer back to the White
House any possible notifications Of
the provision to ascertain whether it
is acceptable.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10
A Tough Job For The Teacher.

The lad was the worst one in the
Sunday school, and he appreciated the
fact. His idea Of his own iniquity
was expressed when his teacher an
nounced the intention Of making him
good.
"Say," drawled the reprobate,
"I'm bettin' you'll have the time of
your life an then not win out in
trim to make good maxim me
good"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-10

Mrs. Peck-Henry, do you mean to
say you have been playing the races
again9
Henry-No my dear. The book
makers have been working me-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Clara-How we'll you looked at the
fancy ball!
Maud-Think so?
Clara-Oh yes. You had on such
becoming mask.-Town Topics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
Immigration southward.

Having perfected many details of his plan for diverting streams of European immigration from the cities to agricul- tural regions of the south and southwest, Friedrich von Pills. steerage director of the North German Lloyd Steamship com pany, will sail this week for Germany" said a German American. Within a few months it is likely the North German Lloyd will establish line between Bre- men and New Orleans for the steerage traffic.
 Tn Chicago MT. von Pills met represen- tatives of the chief railroads of the south and they agreed to cooperate in his scheme for distributing immigrants over the agricultural areas. Interest was dis played also by representatives of organ ized bodies throughout the south.
 'I found the south very anxious to get desirable immigrants" said MT von Pills, 'and I found also. as I had believed, that there are golden opportunities in that part of the country for thrifty Europeans. My company intends to do everything pos sible to prevent the further congestion of foreigners In your big cities. and we feel that we shall be successful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
Illness of Senator German.

The country, and particularly the south. will be pained to hear that Ar thur Pue German Is seriously i'll at his home in Washington. The south will never forget his efforts in defeat- ing the Force bill. nor his many services in other great matters. He was born in Maryland. and from the time he entered the Senate in 1852 as a page, he has been true to Maryland and the south--to the entire country, for that matter, for he has ever been a national democrat, seeking in a broad way the good of all.
 He entered the Senate as a senator in 1880, and, barring one term, he has ever since held a seat in that body. His present term does not expire until March 1909. He is in his sixtyeighth year. and up to the illness that has come to him this year he had been in good health, giving promise of a long life.
 The skill of physicians Is not ex- hausted in his case, and he may yet recover to serve many years in the Senate, where he has long been an honored member. He led the demo- cratic senators up to the time he was ipeapacitated' by illness. All had con t fidence in his judgment, tact and wis dom. Let Us hope he will overcome the ills that afflict him. and become again the pride and ornament of the Senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
Mayor Wards Authority.

The customary promiscuousness of hurried careless f1fty-day law-making appears on the statutes relating to this city but the scales alike in time and terms dip towards the mayor and tip up against the police commission The present city charter became law in 1898, whereas the statute that the police commission fondly turns to was passed in 1895. The last law stands, says City Attorney Ed. D. Smith, and his opinion is certainly good until a court rules otherwise.
 The supreme court has decided that policemen are city officers, and the charter of 1898 gives the mayor SUI pervision over all the officers of the city. The chief of police is one of those that he supervises.
 The charter of 1898 gives, too, the mayor power to suspend any officer or the city. and Chairman Donahue and his colleagues should not drive Mayor Ward to his suspension prerogative. He is full of battle anyway, and he knows full well that the police com missioners are city officers, whom he may on occasion and on due provoca- ton suspend.
 The police commission may as well accept the situation in the few inter yening months before the legislature meets in January In that way an un' seemly conflict can be avoided, discip- line in the city government maintained and the people gratified The police commission has stood fourteen years, all told, and in that time the commits sion plan has been fully tested, and found wanting in freedom from poli- tics. in municipal ethics and in gen. eral efficiency It will no doubt be legislated out next winter, and in the meanwhile it can best serve the city by accepting the city attorneys in depreciation of the various statutes that touch the case and determine it's bounds and bearings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
About North Birmingham

There's no doubt in my mind but that North Birmingham is the most prosperous community in the Birmingham district" said w. G. Tyler of that thriving town last night "The town is growing at a remarkable rate. New industries are be- ing located almost every week Some of the more substantial enterprises in the district are located there Special induce ments are offered capitalists who seek locations in the Birmingham belt The result is that. because of the liberal propo- sitions submitted and the natural advan- tages of the town. last year North Bir- mingham secured more new plants than any other locality in the state. A number of excellent factory and other business sites are available all the time. Real estate prices are comparatively low, but values are enhancing steadily and rapidly. There is at all times a good demand for our real estate.
 'The municipality owns the water works and lighting plant. It is the policy of the municipal government to furnish water and lights to the industries of the community at a nominal rate.
 We have excellent schools and churches and our citizenship is the best in the land. All in all, North Birmingham is a. great town, and 1t is growing every week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
Steel Ties ImpracticabIe .

Although the steel trust got behind the movement to substitute steel ties for those now in use, the Pennsyl- vania railroad refused to endorse them after a long series of experiments. They are expensive, not durable, and they lack elasticity. They do not cling to the ballast. The creosoted wooden tie is considered by the Penn sylvania railroad people the best that can be found in the market. Bull pine, which grows in the extreme northwest, is the wood preferred at present for creosoting purposes. Said Penn sylvani official recently;
 We have been experimenting with the steel ties for the past 20 years without any degree of satisfaction or success, and the English roads where they were also tried have discarded them. In addition to the cost of the steel tie which is twice that of a wooden tie, the former is only about one-half as heavy as the latter. It cant
  nal service. and, last. but not least. it won't last as long as the wooden tie Fur thermore the steel tie does not form the cushion that the wooden does to give fiex- ibility to the track. lessen the wear and tear on rolling stock and give ease and comfort to those riding over the road.
 American railway officials are fast awakening to the fact that the wooden tie is not being used with intelligence, and that where our roads get ordinarily about roads get twenty-one years On English roads wooden ties are creosoted. and when in use the rail is laid on plate Sx15 inches In dimensions, with a piece of felt under it. This acts as an additional protec tion to the tie, while the narrow plate used on American railroads, together with the spikes employed to hold them down, only help to hasten the destruction of the tie.
 This subject is one of considerable importance to Alabama. where there is a vast quantity of timber available for use as ties. There is no reason why bull pine should be preferred to half dozen woods that can be found in our Alabama forests. for any wood can be creosoted and bull pine Is not particularly durable. It Is plentiful and cheap in the northwest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11

planning to establish similar line to New Orleans, and to put on that line larger and better ships The com pany sells to the immigrant tickets via a gulf port to any point in the south or southwest. or even west, and it expects to land at Galveston and New Orleans many thousands of peas ants from southern Russia, Bulgaria, Roumania and Hungary.
 This is excellent, but 1t does not quite meet the situation. What the sonth needs is line starting from Trieste and calling at Zante, Palermo, Naples and Genoa. This would bring us farmers from all parts of southern Europe, and these farmers can be in- duced to grow cotton, while the peas ants from northern Europe will never perhaps become cotton farmers.
 The policy of the North German Lloyd will be apt to lead to the putting on of ships from the Mediterranean, for the bidding for steerage passen- gers in the transatlantic service is keen and spirited. The North Ger man Lloyd has a Mediterranean serv- ice. and so have the Cunard company, the Hamburg-American, the Spanish Royal Mail, The Fabre line, the Italian Royal Mail, the Fast Italian line, and the American line. It is not probable that all these lines will permit the North German Lloyd to monopolize the gulf ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11
ADIEU, MARK TWAIN.
We May Expect Nothing More Than
 Ills Autobiography.
From the Mashington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 Mark Twain has made two announce ments recently which will be received with regret by large number of the American people who have been so long entertained by his lectures and current writings. Having been offered 5000 to de- liver a lecture on a late occasion he de- clined, and announced that he would never again deliver another for pay, add ing that, as he liked to hear himself talk he expected to do his share of it, but never for money. This will neces- sarily deprive the general public the op- portunity of hearing him lecture as has long been his custom, and will limit his audiences chiefly to social and other spe- cial gatherings. His last announcement, just made public on the eve of going to his summer home in New Hampshire. is to the effect that there he would spend two hours a day in dictating his autobiog raphy to a stenographer. and that this would be the last literary work he would ever do. As he is but little turned of sew enty, with, as all will hope, many years of cheerful old age yet before him. this will be an acute disappointment to the world wide circle of his admirers. His announce ment has very much the nature of a valedictory which will create general sur prise and regret.