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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

Don't drop dead if you should hap
pen to hear tonight that the water
supply payrollS had been filed in
proper shape with a full list of names
to fit the wages paid out.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

The enterprise of The Statesman
was once more displayed yesterday
when a crowd of several hundreds
gathered to hear the returns from the
Gans-Nelson fight read off-minutes
ahead of any other returns and written
in much more intelligle shape.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
Well Worth 1ryinQ,

w. H. Brown, the popular pension
attorney, of Pittsfield, VT, says:
get is Dr. Kings New Life Pills He
writes: "They keep my family in
splendid health Quick cure for
headache, Csc. Guaranteed at E. l..
Smalley's drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

oh, Contradictory Woman!
Don't you dare to kiss me, SIT: s
exclaimed as she thought she detec'e'
symptoms of an effort In that line.
Il don't dare" he replied.
'sThen why don't your" she asReu
P1ck-Me-Up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

The treacherous manner in which
the Evening Bunc" and its bunch of
eliminated" politicians are trying to
white down Senator Ankeny's
chances for reelection is apparent
even to the school boys.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
lPresistible.

Summer Hotel Proprietor-Gad! we
never had SO many men guests belore'
D'you suppose it was my adver'lse
ment of fine air that brought 'em!
His Partner-No; my advertisement
of fine heiresses.-Puck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

When a man intimateS that you
thievishly appropriated funds it is
proper for you to intimate that he a
heXX of d. liar. By SO doing you
will retain your own self-respect and
glue yourself firmly to the end of a
boiling editorialiSt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

The microcephalic editorialist on
the Evening Bunc' was evidently
suffering with acute confessional psy-
Ghosts when he counted those Is men,
bers of the new Ankeny club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
He Knew the Mule.

Seeing that the mule had kicked one
Of the farm hands into the air. tne
old man shouted to the rest Of them:
Don't be standin' dar lOOkin' up Id
de elements! Go home en- f1 de fu-
neralv'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
In No Mood to Agree.

In No Mood to Agree.
do you believe that intense nea' -
a factor in future punishment"
"My friend" was the pathetic re)oin
der, isn't the present bad enousD
without worrying about the future'
Washington Star.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
, = = = . y y =

, Advertising makes custo- =
? mers: modern store methods =
, hold them. These two are the .
, merchants two hands. The =
, ambidextrous man has a long =
, advantage over him who is =
, either right-handed or left =
. handed alone. =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
Wise Willie.

Caller-Your sister expects me 10
stay to supper. doesn't she. Willie!
Willie-Sure, and she said II you
stayed as long as you did last night
she thought she would ask you to stay
to Notwithstanding Enquirer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

After you have lied and fought
and lied again to elect
to office men whom you conceived to
be tools for your own personal use
and then be turned down and ont inst
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

as YOU were about to swell your own
graft-why, it's too much! Al least
the Evening Bunc" thinks it's TOO
much
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

They are "wetting up things In
Boise. Water in the daytime and
"whatn you have to take in the night
time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
NEBRAsKAMS ARE OFFENDED
.(Continued from Page Onel

interest in case to try it. Yet ~.
government permits the trusts VIII,
millions interested, to try their DUN
cases in the senate. The proposition,
is absurd"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

There is a meeting of the city
council tonight. 1t is to be hoped the
taxpayers will be given a better deal
than they had at the last public meet
ing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
Not Very Encouraging.

II hear your boss expects u i"
your salary this month" ,od
$50 he says, but he hasn't succe
in raising all Of last months YET
New York Life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

The pristine splendors of a real,
live knocker are found in the adum-
bration of the "1S-club" discovered by
the Evening Bunc.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR.
Spokane, Washington, September % ia
October 3, 1906.

For the above occasion the o. r. &
N. company announce round trip
tickets will be sold to Spokane as fol-
lows:
Rate-$5.75 round trip.
Dates of Sale-September 23rd to
October 3, except Sept. oath.
Limit-October Z, 1906.
Transit Limit-Continuous passage
in both directions.
For additional information, call on
or address,
G.. S. HAYNES,
City Ticket Agent.
r. BURNS,
Dist. Freight & Pasn'g. Agt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04
Their Romance.

Lets see; wasn't there roin"
connected with their courtsh1p! 81,
Eyes; the one he told her aoou'
vast wealth" -~-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

Building bridges and boosting pay
rolls will be among the numbers to
be rendered by members of the city
council tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-04

Private instructions in piano and
violin. Mrs. Nettie Burr. For infor-
nation, phone 9O2.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
GaMbndi.1n DETECTS
SUICIDE. leaves | 4 # {. !. D DOG [ { !.
As LEGACY TO !. FRIEND friend
Had Not the Heart 4, Kill Ills
Pet When TIE Killed
E Himself. .s

& s$ s8as q :$aSS LONDON, June q.
Frank Gopdacre, an actor. 20 years old pi
who committed suicide ct II Bransteoln y
North Devon left the following letter.
witch was read at the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
whoever finds this fbeaskindsto.,my dog
sBedel,aa. and be sure she is sentggAto%SMIrrss.,
latham Willoughbys 3Loughboroulgh--a
poor but pretty legacy. II lisa last wish.
I#had5 a. mind to take hersWith me. butt htsl
hadn't the heart to hurt theRBpoor soul,
she is my only pal N MY life sis over. and
Hers, sweetgthing only Just Begun
The mans trngicSfa ate was g Is I SEQ S $by
the bowling Of tho dog ref s n tis
letter. He had left her tied IL asstreet BY
the river in which he drowned himself
Gonopdncrrsepsllsss t his coat and hat beside the
dog llz There was another letter that read q
as follows: gaa
when there Is nothing left to hppe
there Is nothing left to q read. Trouble
after trouble. i cannot bea any more.SsEl
have tried hard TO avoid this terrible
thing. but cannot. I sshope 4 may be@for-
given. tits bit hard. but st list the only
way out Of what has been for Years 4
cruel life.s nH#saSs $s5. s, ssls$S s. Etl# s&&tt He IRE. 4 Y
The Jury qrrsttrGfnnead 4 Vvardictao t astlflcide
during temporary \ y s 81 ~ ~ s4s : 3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
OF DEAD KINGS
is CRIME IN SAXON'Y.
Superior Court Lays Down Doc
triine Which MayLandsHis

storians in Prison.
DRESDEN, June 30.

sESiE@S LtJN, p ~.
Herr Kressin. editor OF the Leipziger
Yolkszeitung, Q Social Democratic organ,
was sentenced some weeks ago to elk
months imprisonment for lese majestic
against the Kinglof saxony. Kressin.s ar
ticles were entitled Albe rtinian Profles q
and were q series of satirtcal Sketches OF
the King andFhis predecessors. The pres
ent King was,snot directly mentioned, but
the court nevertheless found sKressin3 gull
ty.% He appealed to the Superior Imperial
Court, which has now confirmed the sens
tcnce. III s4G5Rs
In its Judgment. the somewhat novel
doctrine, even for Germany. Is enunclnted
that lese majestic may also consist in un-
due disparagement Of the relgning Kings
forefathersy Several journals tonight per-
t1nently observe that II this doctrine lis
to hold'good,t historians who are notssyco-
plants of the court Will be In dangers OF
spending most of their lives ln3jall,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
DIG AT. KAISER BRINGS
TROUBLE TO. EDITOR ]:
One Of Most Loyal NeWspfaaperSssiiln1g.
Germany Conifisscc;a.ttedd for 4
Lese Majeste.

June saV.t5
One OF thu, most loyal papers inSGerT
many, the Rheinischs Westfaclische 1eit-
ing, published at Essen. and the sorgalnnsof
the Krupp concern. has got intos8hott
water. Last Friday 4 published VERY
~outspoken article onsthe Kaiser,s recent
visit to Vienna and on the kilograms
which passed between the two Emperors
n the King OF Italy. The article con
itained some very sarcastic things about
Kaiser Wilhelm and furiously attacked
italy and Hungary for their alleged dis
loyalty to Germany.
Obeying,, doubtless. orders from head
quarters, the Crown Prosecutor. has con
}nscated what remains OF the 5%obnoxiousSi Is
sue, and has paid domiciliary visits tosthe
editorial Offices and dwelling in search5of
the manuscript of the article. The editor
Is to be prosecuted for esefmajeste.
There Is absolutely nothing in the ar
3ticle to justifySthis action, but as Stheresis
much soreness felt at headquartersgat the
~caustic8 criticism to, which recent imperial
political acts have been subjected a$victim
Is necessary. &s3sEs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01

CALCUTTA, June 3d.
v The Ameer of Afghanistan,$o on RETURNING
to Kabhl this week, after his prolonged
tour, found high prices being charged for
grain In the capital, and caused supplies
to DO issued at cheap rates from the State
granary at Bantam. "
When the Amer was about to leave
IIghmanng for Kabul threeEmuftis5 Of the
courts were brought Eup for5trial forstak-
Ing bribes and maltreating the poor
The Amer gaYeSordersst to the Governor
that the three muftis We're to be buried
alive. and the sentence was d~uly{carried
out after the Ameer's departure.
The Ameer proposes to found In the
Purwan district a city called after him
self, He considers that Kabul Is exposed
to the danger OF foreign INVASION, and 4ln-
tends the new city to- serve as q refuge
inltimef OF emergency, 3s
Nasrullah Khan, his brother,asi Isl opposed
to the engagement eof English women
doctors for the royal harem. The Ameer
disagrees with, his brother but the weight
Of opinion Is With Nasrnllah. and Az Is
hoped that the services Of the iieWlyasar,
AYES worasn. dpss9rs w!A bsfore l9ng ~
dtanenSe4 VIII E1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
I0[)ILD ABBEY SEARCHED
FOR HEART OF NOBLE
Fatal Duel Of Centuries Ago is
Recalled ~ the IN
Yestigation,
5Yestigation.
EDINBURGH, June 30.

EDINBURGH. June 30.
The story OF la buried heart-brought
back by sorrowing friends from Holland,
when the body itself could not be convey
ed to the family Yault-has been recalled
IRON the mists Of tradition by the search
Tor the relic among the ruins OF 5CulrosH
Abbey In Scotland. "A Il
IN a$yault$ in the Abbey Ia o small brass
plate. which tells the story OF the buried
heart, The inscription Is az follows
Near this spot Is deposited the heart
Eof Edward,,SLo rd Bruce OF Kinloss, who
wpa slain in q bloody duel fought in 1918
with Sir Edward sackYille, afterward
Earl OF Dorset, at Bergenrop-zoom, Hol-
land, The heartSis embalmed5 in o. sill
Yer casket OF foreign workmanship, Sc
cured between two fiat and ~excayated
stones {clasped with iron" E5t
as Lord Elgin and the present Lord Bruce
recently ltedStheEAhbey-which Is being
yestored-and in tho presence only OF the
masteFaof works and the foreman mason
The search proved that8the vault was
$empty, but about q foot below the pave
sment aslarge stone was discovered. 1t is
believed that beneath It the heart Will be
found. gsss
The story o. the duel Is a tradition In
the neighborhood..g Insulted sby.S!r Edward
SaekYille I'm q &public place, Lord Bruce
challenged his detractor, and the two gems
llempeenn repatFed to the Low Countries to
fight goue the quarrel. The conflict was
fierce, and Bruce was mortally wounded.
He was buried In the great church OF
Bergen, but ere he expired he begged his
somradss to take his heart back to Scpt-
.aa. A1aSlsx5 y AZ ths ga Aspsy ~ cl'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
UNRELIABLE \ II.
PROFESSOR ASSERTS.
Engages in Test toSSlloW FEaLl[ssittyi
Of Adage That Seeing IS
Believing,
GENEVA, June 80.

NSE3MsSIJEf ,SSeEgista - 3tu6 ~ - - $500
Professor Claparede, of& the Geneva
University, has been making some inter
esting, experiments to prove the unre-
liability OF eye-witnesses Of an event. and
also II, prove the great deterioration IN
the poowera Of observation due to the high
pressure Of modern life.
Recently in one OF his classes the pro-
lessor brought In a man who was masked
and his body hidden by white shroud.
The "unknown'' stayed tensseconds In the
classroom, made some Il slgns. and then
walked outs.!Es & Is :. ri
"a few! days latterE1ho professor asked his
npupIls to sspick2 outstthe tunknoWn's mask.
which was placed. with ten others, on a
table. -Four students only out of twenty,
four chose the right mask. although It
differed In color and size from the others.
Ten pupils chose different ones. and eight
confessed that they were unable to decide,
"You see,'' said Professor Claparcde'3to
his class, chow unreliable Is the$evidence
OF an eyewitness of an event even IN q
law court and on his OATH Il Il sS
During further experiments the Swiss
came to the, stonclhslon that not
one person In nina cgn give n correct sde-
scriptionE az a manfwhom they have looked
for ten seconds. Women, ho believes,
are much closer observers than men,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
5000 ALIENS ORDERED; Z!
FROM GERMAN '.l:.R|;!M! l!!.AE!.!. SOIL l'!l!!.!..
Government Takes Drastic Meas as
tires to PREVENT nvasior18to51f
Undesirable 1mmi 8 rants.
10 LEAVE v:
Foreign Workinen Take TAX, Smaller smaller
] Wages Than Native and5O Dust /
Latter From Jobs. s;ss

BERLIN, June So.E$i9i
a thousand alien cigarette makers are
being served Blythe PruseianfG Government
with orders to leave German territory.
with their dependents. they total 1000.
and they have been given fourteen days
In witch to Quit, a II they tail$to leave
they viii be forcibly conveyed IL the
ifrontier%hy police and elected tnto8neighsS
borlng&territory.E
S1n&thls drastic manner Gerinany4deals
with Immigrants who come oSthe Father
land and inldersel Germans in the coun-.
try's9 labor market. 81 w ~ SN $gSSS5 S44SS ss#sS
Accept Smaller Wnges.
The Minister OF the Interior has beenS
|lnvestlgntlnEth tho conditions which exist
Ein the tobacco Industry Of the country.
I'D has found that q considerable per-
centn,Esee. Of those employed in the factories
areSalicns. fsaa5g$ 4 81
IN FURTHER, It has been discovered that the
aliens accept smaller wages than those
icommonlysSpn paid to German workers., and
that they are depriVlng German cigarette
mmnaIerss aof employment in their HS own n
branch OF Industry II Is also shown hat
there isareason to- expect thai ION 8J ulyAllIS
SthereEwould be $an4increasedSd ia displacement
OF German labor BY foreigners
Government AZ tsSPromptly.
Theey$lgovernment decided % act prompt
" and Observation-Disclosures assitSwasSunableS
to dictate to- the m anufacturersHthe choiScea
iofs ihleeihr$workpeople ,s IT decided on the e Il
}5pprulsion sof the f~oreigners as the quickest
means of settling the III uestlonn:8sgg8TlshfNel
3e,58 III are o being served withRthe no.
to leave from The 8nearest8policeist sta
{ttons,S 8$ s@s#& #s@SsBz
ESgfInE this iii manner employment 1t VIII Is Pc
found for 1000 displac ed rma ns..s ndGital
maybe ~ *inciddernttal interest to the East
end tof Lornldolnn#to know that many Sof
the sweated foreigners are expected Stoyt
find their way to England. S38 S585%
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01

f&E8 PAIilS, June 30.
Tho French Cabinet. at meeting held
yesterday. pppoipted General spalsteln TO
the Military Gopcrnorshfp or Paris, The
new Governor at present commands the
Sixth Amy Corps lChalonsrsur- Marnel,
md Is II member OF the Superior Council
of War. He represented the government
of tho Repubas at King Alfonso's mar
giage, General palstein is 81 years. old.
After serving With the engineers heswns
made brigpdier general In 1897 and general
at division. in 4syl,
According to the Mntin, tlreee nnames
wero proposed forsthe Military Governor
ship, those OF 4General palstein. General
tBurnea and General Galtieni,$ former
.Gora.nnr Ganeral az Madaaascayy n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
ESCAPES, from 'R:| !! \ PRISON . !7l!!|'!'l:|.!
IN WOMAN S {: s d
Russians Carried From Captivity
by tie ssttaal1l AZ !, ssii;s;tt'e.rIsSoodfEK 'ss,
8s is His Friend. sssS

#8s5SS #s IMOSCOW,gJun $$3ee.@sg
a most Ingenious escape from q RUS n q
sian prison took place II this city n yes ns
terday. IN the prison hospital ward were iH
two friends, Parfenenko and Perlkofskis}
both arrested for political offenses the
former being sentenced to q long termSots
imprisonment, while the other wa. mere.s
{ly&detnined. Two days ago PerkotskiS
released 4Sfa;sS E3Ea37gs 855Ss@ga9 III g&5s8s5ff
Yesterday alfternoon his sister. pretty
jul girl. came Sto fetch his clothes 70
bringing with her for that4sspYutrpose aaE
large clothes basket Evidently she sue
SceededS InSSspiriting away her brothers
friend nv means OF this basket. ftforI short II hlrt.
lyysg after she left the man was missing. ~ q
Inns not since been heard 81, q
Perlsofski and his sister were arrested.
and invcstiga tionSls going o. prison
to discover which of the jallers onrsM%lthhNeeSS
swaaCrdens fell aSSYlctlm tofthe girls 9 cha rms
as II iss98 evident that she could 8notNhaysS
carried away the BASKET slngle-handed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
OF 444 YEARS
HAS AN AMlCABLE END
Two Villages Estranged for That
Period Celebrate Event as
# Public Holiday.
PARIS. Juno 3

E.AIfIH, JUNO ~,
In the two yillagea Of L-lcernn and
I.anconque, In the .Alpes7Ataritlmes. yes
terday was kept us q public holiday too
celebrate the end oe q ,gfest lawsuit
which had kept the two villages divided
since November IA, 14G2. The question q
dispute was the possession of 9 piece q
.innd at Iowa which each Village claimed.
* few days ago the court at Nice deh-
lnnitely settled the matter by dividing the
land equally between the Villages
THE total cost of this lawsnitsduring
the 44i years amounts 10 $4,000, while
the value OF the land IN dispute was
about $1,000. The law papers Which had
accumulated We're docketed IN 1855 parcels
which Weighed sixteen tons, and JWere
Lssnrediu ala~rgegdlBusad cAlSnh. (
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
BRUSSELS, June 80.

r. eth8asE& 49," E4E$5
BRUSSELS, June 80.
King Leopold sets forth his personal
claims toos.thet Gongoi-.ree State In two let
tiers, which are published in the Official
Bulletin.
1.-THE iburdenaand the responsibility for
this State, writes his Majesty to the Sec
retaries General OF the State. A'haYe8 fallen
me alone, and the Constitution OF the
Congo Is my personal achievement.
Powers gave the birth of the State
their blessing, hut they did nor share In
Tho tusk thnt followed, and can provo no
right to sintervene My8rIghts cannot be
divided, they are duet to my toll and the
OK expenditures of my money,
SgiIaprnclnimt my rights aloud so that
they may notflnpse. Belgium Iossesscs
no rights tossuccession except those which
emnpate from ME,
Ills Majesty then comments on the
atrocities which have taken place, which.
NJ. TX. Administration must protect tho
natives, but cnnnot forget the rights OF
36iThpe, state must BIO degeloped by railways
and other means, and for this PURPOSE
bonds Will be placed rs necessity arises,
NSleeping sickness must he stamped out,H
writes his Majesty, "and for the lnyesti-
cation necessary | Will sign "a credit for
S600.oOO.' A prize OF 100000 also awaits
tile man who succeeds In doing this.
The hing deprecates the discussion at
at present, but bequeaths the State OF
Belgium at his death on condition that
the crown landa and State. nroneyty are
kNnakAfv6d ts$ 4SS All. yS6 1Q G1E &afS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
STEAMER HELD UPAN|yID
PASSENGERS LOOTED


RIGA, June 80,
"a daring crime was Committed on board
afpassenger steamer plying between Riga
and Alitau yesterday. The vessel Ind lf1y
passengers on board. sl
Half the Journey had been accomplish
ed, when SIX men drew reYolyers ana
covered their fellow-pas5engers and the
crew. The pockets OF the captain. the
sailors and the fifty passengers werefthen
systematically searched by the bandits.
They then compelled the captain TO
bring the steamer 10 q stand near the
township Of sStloek. Here the bandits
landed, and YentSto q farm close by.
The farmhouse was looted and one or
tho faFmaz'A y ZkillAd ~ $50 :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
STOPPED !.
until. PRINCE in Ct. W '!|!.[|!'
Thousands Of Women Held Up
for Heir to Throne to Pick
His Choice.

Il I'll tStTOKIO, June 49,
Thousan,ds OF the. best-looking young
women In Korea are langulshing IN spin
stcrhood owing to a n extraordinary edlct1i
OF the government.
a yenrsngoi the Grown Prince became 9
l,yidower. Now he has decided to take
another wife. andsthe government officials:
ali over8the Kingdom have been instructed
10 forward to Seoul the names and tull
descriptions OF eligible brides.
Meanwhile, instructions have been is
sued IL sthatEno young women OF the better
classes arc TO be married until tho Crown
Prince has announced his choice,
Ths Governors of Kyeng Kye, Chung
chlulla and 8Kyong Sang dared to dlsobeyl
thesroyal edlct and allowed their daugh7
lters To marry. They have fallenGtnlgreat
disfayor5 at court in consequences andfafe
to he severely punished. t&