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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-12
coNNELL CLUB IS TO HELP
Editor Lake of Franklin County Regis
ter. Will Take up Portage Rail-
way Question in That City.

G. F. Lake, editor Of the Franklin
County Register, published at Connell,
is in walla Walla on a snort business
trim. Mr.. Lake, who is also secretary
of the Connell Commercial club. says
his community is highly Interested III
the state legislature making an appro-
priation for clearing the upper Column
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0ELvE
BEGINS N ONCE
Members Of Special Commit
lee Arrive Here Today
TO DECIDE PLAN OF ACTION
Early Meeting This Evening May
be Held to Map Out
Work
TO DECIDE PLAN OF ACTION

Investigation of prison affairs by a
special commission appointed by Cover
nor Mead will begin tomorrow. Briga-
dier General Otis Hamilton of Olym-
pia, arrived in Walla Walla this
morning over the Northern Pacific and
the other members from outside the
city are expected to arrive in the
city over the o. R! & N. at $40
o'clock this afternoon.
Until the members are all here,
and a plan of action is decided upon,
it is impossible to state just how the
investigation is to be conducted, or
how long it will take to complete it,
said General Hamilton at the Hotel
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| Central freight crashed into the wall
Of the depot waiting room in this city
today, killing three persons AMI de-
mOlishing a section of the building.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-12
FR|CHTFUL CRUC|F|X|0N Of WOMAN
NAILED TO SINK IN P|TTSbURG

board Of the sink and the blood run
ming down her arms. Beside her lay
hatchet.
The woman was unconscious when
taken to the hospital. When she re-
covered she said she was struck on
the head and drawn toward the sink
where her hands were pressed agains.
the board and the nails driven in.
She failed to say who committed the
deed Her husband, William Mitchell,
was arrested in Canton, o., but denies
all knowledge of the crime.
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GENERAL SHAFTER DEAD.

y SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Nov. =
y 12-Major General w. r. Shafter =
y died at 1905 the ranch of y
y son-in-law, 20 miles south Of this =
y city.
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Worlds Wool Record.

ADELAIDE, Australia, Nov. H.
Twenty six thousand bales Of wool
were auctioned today, the worlds
record.
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Resolutions Adopted.

Strong resolutions were passed rec
omending that the engineering depart
ment of each county be given full
charge of all road work. 1t was
thought that only in this way could the
best results be secured.
The meeting went on record as fav-
oring the repeating of the law fixing
the duties and perdiem of county sur
veyors and providing for a qualified
county engineer; the employment Of
convicts on county roads; the passage
of a state road law similar to those Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-12
Cut Down the List,

Cut Down the List.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 12.-Baltimore
& Ohio officials say the list Of dead
in the wreck in Indiana will not ex-
ceed five or six but 40 immigrants are
missing. 1t is supposed after the ac-
cident they took to the woods.
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was represented by L. w. Loehr and
r. G. Burlingame.
Among thos present were Samuel
Hill president of the good roads asso-
citation, members of the railroad COM
mission. Judge Hanford and Judge
Scott of Oregon, all road enthusiasts
According to Mr.. Loehr the former
gave Yakima a good roasting on her
bad roads when material for the best
of roads was lying about thick on all
Sides
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Wreck in Detroit.
DETROIT, Nov. PA Michigan
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
BESIEGED BY TRADESMEN
Students Revenge on an Unpopular
Professor Results in tho Latter
Having Many Troubles
ipeeiai Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald
GENEVA. Feb. "a student of the
Geneva university has taken revenge
upon Professor Chodat, against whom
he had grudge, in remarkable man
ner.
A long procession Of tradesmen's
carts began to arrive at the university
bringing all kinds OF goods for which
orders had been received.
The goods We're all addressed TO the
professor, and included motor car.
1000 visiting cards. dozens of boxes of
cigars and cigarettes Cthe professor
does not smoke), "A valuable painting.
iwo casks of Madeira. several gold
watches, twelve umbrellas, ten legs of
mutton, six hams and a case of corsets
A lunch of 500 persons had also been
ordered IN honor OF the baptism OF
Professor Chodat's baby. The profess
bor youngest child is nine years old.
Al day long the professor was busy
tApiahlihg TO rate tradesmen that he
had not ordered the goods. lie placed
me matter In the hands OF the police.
VINO have arrested one Of the students.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
SHEEP HOLDS UP TRAMCARS
Traffic Delayed on the Greenwich
Line by Live Mutton Not
Worth Fifty ShilIings
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-A sheep, which
would probably be dear at Sos, held up
the electric tramcar service for half
an hour yesterday morning and delayed
hundreds of London workers OH their
way to their employment. The value
Of the time lost would have paid for q
whole drove of sheep.
AS a car from Greenwich was ap-
preaching the BricklayerS' arms u
drove of sheep came across the road.
They scattered like chaff, but one some
how got under ti-i car
Apparently it was unhurt at first and
the conductor got down on his knees,
clapped his hands and made weird
noises, presumabl.' intended to frighten
the sheep. That ANIMAL however, re-
fused to be frightened or to come out.
In reply to the conductors boo" it
said "baa-a-a."
Then the conductor tried prodding
the sheep with long stick, but it still
declined to move. In the meantime q
long line of waiting cars had formed,
and other conductors came up to help
and offer suggestions. Some advocated
lifting the car up and dragging the
sheep out, while others suggested
backing away.
Suddenly something happened, but
no one who saw it is quiet clear what 1t
was. The car gave jerk, moved for
ward and a second later a mangled
mass of mutton was thrown out be-
hind.
An enterprising local butcher claimed
it and carried it off, and the cars re-
sumed their journey to London.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
OMNIBUS HORSES TO GO;
AUTOS H0NK! TO COME
PARIS HALLS THE CHANGE IN
MOTIVE POWER
General Company Announces Motor
Cars viii Replace Equine Traction
Carriages All Over the French Cap.
ital-Dealers Say Trade Is Poor
Special Cable to The Herald

Special Gable TO The Herald
PARIS. Feb. Announcement has
Just been made by the General Omni-
bus company that the company's horse
drawn vehicles on the principal lines
will soon be replaced by automobiles.
1t will be remembered that a number
of experimental buses were run during
the last automobile show in Paris. 1t
is now announced that the experiment
made then Is considered an entire Sue
cess.
Among the lines to be equipped with
motor cars will be the one from the
Hotel de Vile to Porte Maillot along
the entire length of the Rue de Rivoli
and the Champs Elysees. So it may be
truthfully said now that the NUM-
cipality is going into the seeing Paris
business.
The Paris automobile dealers, by the
way. are unanimous in declaring that
January's trade this year has been
far behind what was expected and much
inferior to that of last year. Inquiries
made among the leading agents reveal
cases of practically no business done
since the close of the season in Decem-
her. One will-known agent. who In
January of 1905 sold thirty high priced
motor cars has SO far this month sold
only two cars.
Some automobile dealers attribute
this poor state of affairs to the unset
tied state of mind among the buying
public. while others see in it clear
indication of the fact that other coun-
tries are fast coming into competition
with France in the matter of automo-
bile construction.
The feeling is gaining ground every
day in Paris that the Olympia show in
London and the recent automobile show
in New York have taken much wind out
of the sails of the Ertnch dealers
Many Americans now place their orders
in America in the hope of getting
earlier delivery. The present position
Of the French dealers is not nearly so
enviable as it was twelve months ago,
and the more far-sighted believe that
the period of excessive prosperity Of
French dealers has come to q close.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
DIETS, THEN KEEPS RECORD
London Authority Estab fishes connec-
tion Between Welsh Rarebt
and Sleeps Visions
pecial Gable to The Herald.


LONDON, Feb. "A theory in The
occult world which evidently had its
foundation in the old idea of the con-
nection between Welsh rarebits and
dreams is just interesting London. B.
A. Cochrane, who is an authority on
the subject of dreams, discussing the
theory this week, saiu:
II have discovered that no clear
dream is possible on the ordinary
diet. No meat or similarly heavy food
or anything containing alcohol must
be taken IL the right kind of dream
is to come. Fruit is the best kind of
food for the perfect dreamer. Such q
diet will enable people to get into real
touch with the spirit world and they
will be able to recollect their dreams
ON awakening. Coffee and tobacco
must absolutely be abolished II one
is to have perfect dreams.
Every night l put under my bolster
a plain card and a pencil, and the in
stant 1 awake l write down a summary
of what l have dreamed. After break
fast | write it out fully. Thus l have
a record of my dreams for the past
ten years"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
BILL" THE STAGE-STRUCK
Miss Violet LIoyd's Rag and Bone
Admirer Who Is Persistent
but UnWeIcome
Special Cable TO The Herald.


LONDON, Feb. 3.-For more than
four years Miss Violet Lloyd, the
charming musical comedy actress, has
been prosecuted by the unwelcome at
tentions of a middle-aged, shabbily-
dressed person known only as Bill"
He is said to pursue the calling Of a
rag and bone merchant.
The climax was reached the other
night, when "Bill" presented himself
at the stage door of the Lyric theater,
where Miss Lloyd is playing, and sa-
luted her in his usual husky way:
Here I am, my dear" Miss Lloyd
is now becoming seriously alarmed,
and no longer looks upon the affair
as joke.
During the eighteen months that she
played the chief soubrette parts at the
old Gaiety theater, "Bill'' occupied a
seat in the gallery night after night,
and waited at the stage door to watch
the actress hurry to the waiting cab.
How he obtains sufficient money to
pursue Miss Lloyd all over the coun-
try remains mystery. The following
is the only one of many letters from
him which Miss Lloyd has kept
MY darling Violet do love you;
shall never forget over it the longest
day / live. because 1 love you. OF
course you know that the reason / was
two long years at the old Gaiety night
after night. how do you suppose /
would paid shilling to see the Tore
dor and Madame Sherry, and come all
the way down to Stratford, If did
not love you. Got no more to say at
present, because thousand words
don't fill a bushel From yours most
loving, affectionate, loving, BILL.
"P. S.-Started to walk to Birmlng-
ham,"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
BURNS OUT HIS EYES
Man Makes comrsde Pierce Them
With Red-Hot Needle to
Escape Work
lhle 70 The ffarnld.


Special Gable 10 The Herald
MARSE1JLES, Feb. IA remark
able story of "nerveess" soldier who
chose to undergo terrible agonies and
ultimate blindness rather than perform
a disagreeable task has come to light al
Tunls
The soldier, whose name is Delbasse,
Is in the French disciplinary battalion.
He had been ordered to work on the
roads, and i'm order to get out of this he
asked his comrade, Pape, to blind him
in one eye.
This Pape did by thrustng In n red
hot knitting needle while Delbasse sat
stoically In his chair.
Delbasse told his officers that he had
blinded himself by accident with a
piece of broken glass, but the doctors
discovered that the wound had been
purposely inflicted. Delbasse escaped
with reprimand, and was sent back to
work.
He then asked Pape to blind his other
eye, and Pape again used the red hot
knitting needle. Delbasse was then
totally blind, and was sent to the hos
pitaL He has been dismissed from the
army.
Pape was courtmartlaled and was
sentenced to eight years hard labor at
Tunls yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
ACTRESS is ABDUCTED
Though Married, She Is Carried OF
at Midnight in Motor Car by
AdnnirArs
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, Feb. 3.-Paris is much ex-
cited over the startling abduction at
midnight yesterday of the celebrated
music hall star, Nine. Ratsy, who was
kidnapped and carried off in a motor
car as she left the Varieties Parisiennes
after performing there.
Mime. Ratsy Is a very pretty woman,
is happily married and is the mother
OF two charming children. But some
months ago young man of %, the son
of a rich Paris merchant, began TO
pester her with flowers and love let
terS.
During the performance last night
this man fought his way through the
stage door and insisted on being al
lowed to see Nine Ratsy in her dress
ing room. When she was Informed
she asked the stage manager to turn
him out OF the theater, and this was
done.
Just before the performance was TO
close a large motor car was noticed
outside the stage door. Near 1t were
two motormen In furs and goggles, and
inside was NJ. T.
AS Mime. Ratsy stepped out by the
stage door the two motormen caught
hold OF her from behind, thrust a cloth
into her mouth before she could utter
sound and whisked her into the car.
which was driven off at terrific speed,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
BACHELOR MAKES WHAT
PROVES COSTLY CONQUEST
BUT EVERY ONE ADMITS HE is
SERVED RIGHT
'Lothario Inveigles Blonde Girl to His
Quarters, Robbers Break in and
Husband Learns Wlfe's Deceit.
Divorce Is the Only Outcome
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable TO The Herald.
PARIS, Feb. 3.-Although he was
we'll over so years of age, q wealthy
shopkeeper, bachelor, he had all the
assurance and infammability of a Lo-
thario, gay and young. 1t was a
hobby of his to seek the acquaintance
Of young women, and consequently
he was prodigal with invitations to
members of the weaker sex to visit
his bachelor quarters. Recently he
made the acquaintance of a pretty
blonde. She declared that she was
married, however, and that her hus-
band was a very jealous man. But
this fact did not alarm the shopkeeper.
His protestations of friendship were
so sincere that the young woman finally
believed in him and found herself TAX
ing tea with him.
But the visit had startling results for
the shopkeeper. There was loud
knocking at the door. "Open in the
name of the law" The command was
expressed in an authoritative voice. The
bachelor became pale. His companion
tainted.
Let us escape by the second door, -
she cried on being brought round. "It
is my husband. He will certainly kill
me If he finds me here"
The bachelor who was not desirous
of making the acquaintance of his
friends husband, was the first to es-
cape. His companion remained behind
for moment-to open the door. Three
men entered. They were burglars.
They practically stripped the bache-
lors rooms. The robbery was reported
to the police and the jealous husband
learned of his wife's visit to the bach
elors apartment on the following day.
He is now seeking divorce.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
JEALOUS OF A DOG
Curious Tale of Passion Inspired by
Pet Poodle Halls From
GAY Paris

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, Feb. 3.-Even a dog can in
spire the passion of jealousy, and one
Nine. Gaudin, Parisienne of Paris
iennes, is now suffering for its untime-
ly Indulgence.
She had pet poodle which reigned
supreme in the building until one Mr..
Clamassette took fiat in it, bringing
with him Great Dane. Then every
body deserted the poodle, and Nine.
Gaudin had to listen to so many praises
of the Great Dane that she acquired an
absolute loathng for the beast. This
feeling grew upon her until she began
to cherish vicious thoughts in his re-
gard, and a couple of days ago, when
master and dog were passing under her
window, she flung a pail of boiling
water over them. The water was in
tended for the dog, but 1t fell upon NJ
Clamassette, who is now in a hospital
dangerously scalded. Nine. Gaudin is
in jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
GOLF GRASS INVENTION FAILS
American Substance Produces Rad.
ishes and NettIes, but No
SWard Fit for Use
specjaJ cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Golfers We're much
in evidence the other day at the Royal
Horticultural society's ball, when Mar
tin Sutton of Reading delivered an adj
dress regarding putting greens and
how to improve them. He called atten-
ton to an American grass growing in
vention, a thick block of black, earthly
looking substance, which when laid
down and properly looked after is re-
puted to cover the place with green
sward. There is room for improvement
in the manufacture of the invention, to
Judge by those samples which reached
here, as will be manifest by the fact
that they at first produced a remark
able and heterogeneous collection of
plants, varying from radishes to nettles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
ALFONSo's WEDDING PLANS
Will Send an Envoy to Ask the Hand
of Princess Ena of Bat-
tenberu
Special Cable to Tho Herald.

Special SaDlc 10 IIlo Herald.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Already interest is
being manifested in the Forthcoming
marriage of King Alfonso and Princess
Ena of Battenberg. The preliminaries
will, in accordance with Spanish ETH
quette, be as follows:
An ambassador extraordinary with
plenary powers will come to England
to demand the hand of the princess.
The matrimonial contract will be
drawn up, read and signed in London.
1t will be ratified by King Edward and
King Alfonso.
1t is practically certain that Princess
Ena will enter Spain from the north at
Iran, where she will be met by the
chief majordomo of the palace in be-
half of King Alfonso, as well as
municipal and military authorities and
the British ambassador, -ho will first
present Princess Ena and her mother
and then their suits to the Spanish
authorities.
The princess and her mother will
then proceed to the palace at IIl Pardo,
seven miles from Madrid, where they
will remain for six days before the
wedding. They will then be met there
by King Alfonso and the queen mother.
Two days before the wedding there will
be solemn reading of the marriage
treaty, which Is practically equivalent
to betrothal.
On the wedding day the princess will
leave El Pardo early, in strict incog-
nito, without escort of any kind. King
Alfonso and two adjutants on horse
back will join her in the neighborhood
of I1l Pardo and accompany her to the
entrance of the city. The princess will
then be robed in a building which has
not yet been selected, where the trous-
seau will have been exhibited. She will
preserve her incognito until she enters
the gala carriage to go to the church.
According to the usage of the Spanish
court, all the articles of the trousseau
will be exhibited. even to the most
minute details of the household linen.
The dresses will be on lay figures and
the jewelry and other articles in glass
cases under the care of halberdiers.
Entrance to the exhibition will be free
to all classes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
RoYALTYs cAsI.oEE CLOTHES
Women Pay High Prices for corsets,
Shoes and Dresses Discarded
by Peraonaaes
ial Cable TO The Herald


Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON. Feb. s.--rhe law Of sup
ply and demand makes strange busi-
nessee. one of the most curious being
that of the dealer in the cast-off cloth
ing Of notabies. There are several OF
them in London, and one Of them is
the authority for the following curl
Gus statement:
"I have a customer" said this dealer.
who occupies a prominent position in
society and has commissioned me TO
buy all the CASTOR corsets of famous
women. She has given me practically
a free hand as to price and selections,
and / have communicated with several
OF my agents all over Europe. My best
customers in this line come from the
United states. one woman is making
a selection OF shoes and slippers worn
by celebrities and pays me almost any
price for such articles that have been
worn by any OF the crowned heads Of
Europe. The woman who is making the
corset collection already has gathered
varied and valuable lot.
For royal secondhand dresses there
is always n good market. 1 sold an ex-
quisite court dress OF European
queen recently to an American who is
going to attend reception given by
the president of the United States on
her return to her own country"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
LOSES HIS LOVE DALLYING
IN THE PRIMROSE PATH
COULD NOT RESIST CHARMS OF
STRAY MAlpENs
Gallant French Bridegroom-Eieet, on
Way to Wedding, Meets Two Fair
DanseIs, Who Leave Him Naked
After Enjoying His Society
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
PARIS, Feb, 3.-At Charenton, out
side Paris, an unlucky adventure has
about to be married to a charming girl
Of that town. The bridegroom-elect,
who comes from Pontoise, arrived on
Friday night in Paris, where he bought
stock OF rings, brooches and brace
let's for his fiancee, whom he was to
meet on Saturday at the house of her
father, where the marriage contract
was to be signed, and the preliml-
naries of the wedding arranged.
From Paris the bridegroom elect
went on to Charenton, and as he ar
rived late there he took room in a
hotel, instead of going to the house Of
his f1ancee, where he was expected.
While at dinner in the hotel the young
man was fascinated by two gaily-
dressed young women who were eat
ing at a table near his. He entered
into conversation with them and took
them to a music hall. He was seen
almost naked in the streets of Charen-
ton next morning, asking people, in
demented way, to take him to the po-
lice station. He was guided to the place
by a man, and so far as could be in
ferred from his incoherent statements,
ne nad Deen drugged and robbed.
The police superintendent ordered
the young man, who has completely
lost his reason, to be clothed and sent
to the lunatics' ward OF the central
station in Paris, and an investigation
of the robbery was begun. They had
stolen from their casual companion
5000 francs and the stock of Jewels in
tended for his fiancee. All the pur-
loined property, with the exception of
fr-ar e..
sion of the women. The bride-elect of
Clarendon broke off the engagement
with her indiscreet lover as soon as
she heard OF the episode.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
CHEATER WAS CHEATED

PARIS. Feb. "A blue-eyed Breton
peasant girl, dressed in the picturesque
costume of her country, was buying
some outlets In shop when she asked
the butcher to look through the list OF
winners in lottery IN which she had
three tickets. She told him she could
neither read nor write.
The obliging butcher did as he was
asked and found she had won $4,000. Be-
Ing a willy man he told her she had not
won a prize but that he would buy
her ticket for $40, as the numbers were
his lucky ones. She laughed and ac-
cepted.
when ne found that the numbers Of the
tickets had been carefully altered In
ink. Inquiries showed that the girl
who has disappeared. had victimized
other greedy tradesmen In similar
fashion to the extent OF about $500.