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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
THE TREND OF TRAFFIC.

The annual report of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce makes interest
ing reading for one whose interests lie
in the export grain trade, and shows
again the relatively decreasing i'm
portance of the north Atlantic outlets.
Boston made a gain in 1905 of s25, O9O.1
O0O in foreign trade, but in exports the
gain was only $6,OOO,OOO. Baltimore
meanwhile did an export business
$4,000 900 larger than in the year pre-
Boston made a gain in 105 of $25,000,-
GOO. Boston and New Orleans are
close competitors for second place iii
foreign commerce. and the Boston Zig
ures covering 1905 give the position to
that city. New Orleans fell back, doing
total business of $166, 0OO,O 600 against
1882, 100000, or a loss of some $4,000.
600; but for the greater part OF the
summer the fever scare was working
against the southern port, and whether,
in another year. with New Orleans
free from that handicap Boston will be
able to hold her own, is a question.
Not a single full cargo of grain
was loaded out of Boston in 1905" says
the report. Time was when a great
cargo business went out that way
New York, of course, shows an i'm
mense business the total running 10
$1.272. 600 600. and this is a fair gain
over 1904. when the figures shove d
$1,135 900 600; but New York is finding
it difficult to hold her own in the
grain trade, and the gain is made up N
other ways
The next five years will witness a
sharp contest for superiority between
Atlantic and gulf ports in the matter
of exporting raw material produced in
the central west. The fight is already
. on. Only last week the trunk-line
traffic managers met in New York. and
as a result of their deliberations. for
the first time in some years higher
Take and rail- rates will be charged
for local than for export grain bust
ness. This is planned to help New
York hold its trade.
One result of the southern compe-
uuon has been to lessen the ennity
between rival Atlantic ports. A few
years ago it was a question of differ
entails between New York, Philadei-
phia. Boston and Baltimore. compeCi-
ton was fierce, and much unfairness
was charged by one port against ar
other. Now all these ports see that
In the coming years they will have 10
cease their local squabbles and turn
attention more towards the growing
competition from a new quarter
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
C1tFfc Acid.

Enormous quantities of citric acid
are used in calico printing, in phar-
macy and in the preparation of arti.
fetal lemonade. About ~ ounces (570
grains) Of pure tdtric acid dissolved in
a pint Of water give solution which
has the average acidity Of good lemon
Juice. When dilated with several times
It's bulk Of water. sweetened with
sugar and scented with a single drop
Of essence Of lemon, an artificial lem
onade is cheaply produced. which is
much used as a cooling drink in fever
hospitals. Pure citric acid possesses.
like some other acids, the power Of de-
stroying the bad effects Of polluted
water used for drinking, but it is per-
haps best to boil the water before
adding a little citric acid to it.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
NOTHING EXCITING IN CONGRESS
Secretary Taft Urges Senate Com
mittee to Adopt Certain Army
Measures.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a
The waterways commission, through
General Ernst, presented report on
Niagara to congress today. recon-
mending legislation limiting the
amount of power to be permitted to be
taken from the falls.
A call was issued today for joint
caucus of senate and house republicans
April 4 to reorganize the congressional
campaign committee. 1t has practical
ly been settled that Sherman, of New
York, will be chairman, and Dawson,
OF Iowa, secretary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
FRANKIE NEIL SET At LIBERTY
Court Holds There Is no Evidence
That Boxing Law Was
Violated.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March "a
frankie Neil, Spider" Kelly, William
Roche. Mark Shaughnessy, John
Frayne, Tim McGrath and Thomas
Burke, charged with manslaughter for
alleged responsibility in connection
with the death of Harry Tennybaum
as the result Of the latter's fight with
Neil in Mechanics Pavilion March /
were dismissed today by Judge Caba-
Miss after a preliminary examination
lasting three days. The court held
that no evidence was introduced to
show that the promoters had not COM
piled with the law.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
Senator Dolliver caused something o

Senator Dolliver caused something of
a sensation in Iowa politics by indOrS-
ing George D. Perkins, the Sioux City
editor. who is a candidate for the CUB
ernatorial nomination against Governor
Cummins Mr.. Dolliver explains his po-
sition by saying that he Endorsed the
Sioux City man before he was aware
that Cummins would again be a can
didate. and no one has intimated yet
ahead of Cummins' decision to run.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
he SAID HE'D STICK ME- LIKE A PIG
Joe Colombo Creates Amusement Dur
ing Justice Trial This Afternoon.
knife Causes Trouble.

D. Dominick, an excitable little ItaI-
ian, was acquitted in Judge Huffman's
stealing a bread knife from the Ken
lucky saloon. The trial attracted half
the Italian population around Walla
Walla, and the court officials had a
strenuous time keeping the excitable
foreigners quiet.
Traces of trouble earlier in the day
between Dominick and Joe Colombo, a
we'll known Italian, cropped out during
the trial, and the two men banded
words back and forth until Judge Huff
man threatened to fine them for con-
DOminick claimed he merely borrowed
the bread knife while he ate his noon
day lunch today in the saloon and left
the weapon on the table. One other
witness substantiated this statement.
but other witnesses stated that Domi-
nick and Colombo had had some words
in the saloon and that Dominick took
the knife with the intention of using it.
on Colombo.
Stick Him Like a Pig.
eyes, he said he stick me like pig
Colombo who sat back of the witness
rail, interposed.
George McWhirk, proprietor Of the
saloon. said that Dominick admitted
taking the knife, but promised to bring
IL back but failed. When Officer San
derson started to arrest Dominick the
little Italian started to run, but was
quickly overhauled. The officer testi-
fed that Dominick had denied having
the knife. The court thought that as
there were several other Italians in the
saloon at the time somebody else be-
sides Dominick might have taken the
knife and discharged the defendant
TANK you. sir. Tank you," Domi-
nick shouted to the court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

The Swedish riksdag has passed a
bill empowering municipal authorities
to regulate the hour for the closing OF
shops. The tendency of competition
has been to keep the stores open till
increasingly late hours, to the great
suffering of the employees. The OPP
posers of this law declared it was $50
cialism" but what of that if it is a
good thing to do?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
OFFICIAL MESSAGES
BY WIRELESS.

Mr. Loeb, President Roosevelts priv
ate secretary, has the following to say
in a communication to the New York
Times:
'"The President sent several official
messages to the various departments
We came to feel entire confidence in
the work that was done and to rely
on the correctness and promptness OF
wireless communication very much as
we would in land telegraph
This is of local interest because the
DeForest System was used. A DeFor-
est station will soon be established in
Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
Next Meeting viii be Held in
! North Yakima
REFORMS IN LAWS ARE SUGGESTED
PERSISTENT VIOLATORS-
ONE OF THE LAWS.

At Seattle Thursday the game war;
dens of nearly every county in the
state held a convention and organized
the County Game Wardens' association
North Yakima was chosen as the next
place of meeting on November 20
The following reforms in the game
laws suggested were:
Prohibiting bounding deer.
All hunting licenses to expire on
same date.
Abolishing state hunting license.
Establishing bounty on cougar.
Prohibiting boys under 16 hunting
without a guardian.
Eastern Washington asks for con-
tinued open season on bass and perch.
Cumulative sentence for persistent
game violators.
Screens to prevent trout running up
irrigation bitches.
A permanent organization to be
kIOWu DIS Tic SOuIlly Ndlut w dIuCll
association was effected, and North
Yakima was selected as the next place
of meeting, November 20.
Action Was Deferred.
No action was taken on the import
ant question of divorcing the game fish
and game from the state fish commits
sioner's office, although there was more
or less discussion on the questions in
volved.
1t was the general opinion of those
present that, while there was room for
decided improvement in the recognition
of game laws, much advancement had
been made, especially in the way OF
educating public sentiment.
The legislative committee will take
the suggestions presented at the meet
ing and draft a law to be discussed at
the next meeting in Yakima.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

One New York politician pict-
uresquely described another CRATER as
a man who could "hear scent piece
rattle in a feather bed" Such acute
ness of hearing ought not to be in the
public service
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

A Georgia newspaper declraes that
constituencies Gamers are packing
catfish dyed pink with anilin. and
labelling them Alaska salmon. This
may be a joke. bue we have noticed
that the canned salmon have had
rather Of a fishy taste this year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
Modern Hotel for Manila.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a
Manila is to have a modern hotel to
aid. It will have about two hundred
rooms.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

The ladies of New York's society fol
the study of politics recently scored &
good one on their brother man in the
following bit of poetry:
Nv is for women; if tickle as men,
Why is weathervane never a hemp
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
NOTICE TO. CONTRACTORS.


Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received up to Tues
day, April 8, 1906, at 10 o'clock a. M,
for the construction of two bridges
across the Walla Walla river, one at
the Raymo crossing and one at the
Gid Cummings crossing, in accordance
with the plans and specifications on
file in the office of the County Auditor.
Each bid must specify separate
amount on each bridge and be accoal-
panied by a certified check for 5 per
cent on the amount bid on each bridge
as a guarantee that the successful bid
der will enter into a contract with the
county and file a bond in the amount
of the bid conditioned upon the faith
full performance of the contract. All
bids should be addressed to the County
Auditor and marked bid for construc.
ton of the Raymo and Cummings
Bridges" The right to reject any and
all bids IS hereby reserved.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
MUST BE SOLD At ONCE.

60x12O IT, graded lot in the eastern
part of the CITY, Price $3.50. A bargain
because there are no others as good at
less than 5000, considering location.
BAXTER REALTY CO.,
1 27k w. Main.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
ANOTHER BATTLE IN PHI! |PP|NES
constabuIary Fights Witty FanaticaI
PuIajanes-Governor Curry
Is Missing.

MANILA. March PA telegram to-
the Philippine constabulary and fanati-
cal Pulajanes on the island Of Samar.
Governor George Curry is reported
missing since the fight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

WANTED-WOMAN TO DO CHILL
dren's sewing. Mrs. +. Z. Holland
603 Boyer ave.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

FOR SALE-NEW HACK. INQUIRE
at this Office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

Rims put on for $3.50 each at H. o.
Peck's, corner Fourth and Alder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in s to IA days. soc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

The advance in kerosene is Mr..
Rockefeller's sardonic smile.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

Musicale, Olivet Chapel, March 2S'
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w. ]. HONEYCUTT,


First publication March 10th, 1906.
Last publication March 31st, 1906.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

Musicale, Olivet Chapel, March %.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
NOTICE,

When wanting hay. call up Phone
1872.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

Entered at the Postoffice at WalIa
WalIa, Washington as Second.cIass
Matter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23

stabulary. and he was considerably as
tonished when he heard the name OF
my companion.
why. Mr.. Holmes, the crime was
only committed at three this morning.
How could you near of 1t in London
and get to the spot as soon as II"
Il anticipated it. / caIne in the hops
of preventing it.S
Then you have important evidence,
Of which we are ignorant, for they were
said 20 be a most united couple
II have only the evidence of the
dancing men," said Holmes. Il will
explain the matter to you tater. Mean
while, since II is too late TO prevent
this tragedy, / am very anxious that
/ should use the knowledge which ]
possess in order 20 insure that justice
be done. win you associate me in
your Investigations, or Will you prefer
that I should act jndependently:'
Il should be PROUD to feel that we
were acting together, Mr.. Holmes
said the inspector, earnestly.
Tn hat case | should be glad &c
hear the evidence and to examine the
premises without an instant of un-
necessary delay"
Inspector Martin had the good sense
to allow my friend TO do things in his
own fashion, and Coutented himself
with carefully noting the results. The
local urgeou, an old, white haired
man, had just come down from Mrs.
Hilton Cubitt's room, and he reported
that her injuries were serious, but not
necessarily fatal. The bullet had
passed through the front Of her brain,
and It would probably be some time
before she could regain Consciousness,
On the question Of whether she had
been shot or had shot herself, he would
not venture to express any decided
opinion. Certainly the bullet had been
discharged at very close quarters.
There was only the one pistol found
in the room, two barrels Of which had
been emptied. Mr.. Hilton Cubitt had
been shot through the heart. It was
equally conceivable that he had shot
her and then himself, or that she had
been the criminal, for the revolver lay
the floor midway between them.
Has he been mOved?" asked
Holmes.
we have moved nothing except the
lady. We could not leave her lying
wounded upon the floor"
How long have you been her
Since four o'clock"
Anyone else2'
Yes, the constable here"
And you have touched nothing?"
Nothing"
You have acted with great discre'
Who sent for your
The housemaid, Saunders
WAS 1t she who gave the alarm
She and Mrs. King, the cook
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23

sage makes Ii even more essential that
we should not lose an hous in letting
Hilton Cubitt know how matters stand,
for it a singular and a dangerous web
in which out simple Norfolk squire is
~entangIed."
So, indeed il proved, and as l come
to the dark conclusion of a story which
had seemed TO me 10 be only childish
and bizarre, | experience once again
the dismay and horror with which l
vas filled. Would that / had some
brighter ending u communicate to my
readers, but these are the chronicles
of fact, and 1 must follow to their dark
crisis the strange chain of events which
for some days made Riding Thorpe
Manor a household word through the
length and breadth of England.
We had hardly alighted at North
Walsham, and mentioned the name of
our destination, when the station mas
ter hurried towards us. Il suppose
that YOU are detectives from London"
said he.
A look of annoyance passed over
Holmes face.
What makes you think such a
thing"
Because Inspector Martin from Nor
witch has just passed through. But
maybe you are the surgeons. She's
not dead-or wasn't by last accounts.
You may be in time to save her yet
though IL may be for the gallows."
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
we are going to Riding Thorpe
Manor said he. but we have heard
nothing of what has passed there"
IT'S a terrible business" said the
station master. They are shot, both
Mr.. Hilton Cubitt and his wife. She
shot him and then herself-so the SER
wants say. He's dead and her life is
despaired OF. Dear. dear. one of the
Oldest families in the county or Nor
folk, and one of the most honored."
Without a word Holmes hurried TO
a carriage, and during the long seven
miles drive he neyer opened his mouth.
Seldom have / seen him so utterly de-
spondent. He had been uneasy during
all our journey from town, and / had
observed that he turned over the MORN
ing papers with anxious attention, but
now this sudden realization of his
worst fears left him in a blank melan-
choly. He leaned back in his seat lost
in gloomy speculation. Yet there WAS
much aroun to interest US, for we
were passing through as singular a
country side as any in England. where
a few scattered cottages represented the
population of today, while on every hand
enormou square lowered churches
bristled up from the fiat, green
landscape and told of the glory and
prosperity OF old East Anglia. AT last
the violet rim OF the German ocean
appeared over the green edge of the
Norfolk coast, and the driver pointed
with his whip TO two old brick and
timber gables which projected from
q grove of trees. That's Riding
Thorpe Manor said he.
As we drove up to the porticoed
font door, + observed in front OF it. be-
side the tennis lawn. the black tool
house and the pedestalled sun dial
with which we had such strange asso-
Citations. A dapper little a with a
quick, alert manner md q waxed mus
tache, had just descended from a high
dog cart. He introduced himself as
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
1YYXX4EHX.

Holmes rubbed his hands and chuck
led with delight.
Our material is rapidly accumulat-
ing" said he.
Three days later a message was left
scrawled upon paper and placed under
a pebble upon the sun dial. Here 1t is.
The characters are, as you see, exactly
the same as the last one. After that
1 determined to lie in wait, so / got
out my revolver and / sat up in my
study, which oyerlooks the lawn and
garden. About tWo In the morning |
was seated by the window, all being
dark save for the moonlight outside.
when / heard steps behind me, and
there was my wife in her dressing
gown. She impiored me to come TO
bed. I told her frankly that I wished
TO see who II was who played such abb
surd tricks upon us. She answered
that II was some senseless practical
joke. and that I should not take any
notice OF IL.
IF 1t really annoys you, Hilton, we
might go and travel. you and i, and so
avoid this nuisance
What. be driven out of our own
house by a practical joker?' said L.
Why, we should have the whole county
Laughing at u.s.
We'll, come to bed said she, and
we can discuss Il In the morning.
Suddenly, as h spoke, saw her
face grow whittier yet in the moonlight,
and her hand frightened upon my shout
der. Something was moving in the
shadow OF the tool house. / saw a dark,
creeping figure which crawled around
the corner and squatted I'm front of the
door. SeiZing my pistol, / vas rushing
out, when my wife threw her arms
around me and held me with convul-
sive strength. l tried TO throw her off,
but she chung TO me most desperately.
At last / got clear, but by the time
I had opened the door and reached the
house the creature was gone. He had
left a trace OF his presence, however,
for there on the door was the very
same arrangement OF dancing men
which had already twice appeared,
and which I lave copied on that paper.
There was no other sign of the fellow
anywhere, though l ran all over the
grounds. And yet the amazing thing
Is that he must nave been there all
the time, for when I examined the door
again In the morning he had scrawled
some more OF his pictures under the
line which l had already een."
Have you hat fresh drawing?'
Yes. IL is very short, but | made a
9opy OF 1t, and here 1t is."
Again he produced a paper. The new
lance was in this form:
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Continued Next Week)


Fine Frostirg Without Eggs-To
make frosting or filling for cakes with
out eggs boil a cup OF suga ar and u cup
of milk together until IL will make a
soft ball in water. remove from the
stove. flavor. and stir until II thickens.
then spread On the cake OF layers. For
chocolate filing. use brown sugar. Two
cups of sugar n a half cup OF milk
houid be used for both frosting and
filling. This makes a beautiful soft
frosting when just right.-Aunt Ham
nah.
Sponge Cake-~Two cups OF sugar, z
eggs. l u Of flour, ! teaspoon OF bak-
ing powder, pinch OF salt and / tea
spoon OF lemon extract. Whip sugar
and eggs together until thick and white,
add -four. sifted with powder and salt,
then the extract. Mix together quickly.
Bake in tin. lined with buttered paper.
In hot oven. Is minutes. Very good.
"A Lassie.