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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16

Contracts have been let for two
new business blocks at Prosser.
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Loans on furniture, pianos. horses.
etc, private: no delay. A. A. Bar
nett s25-6 The Rookery ESQ
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Grand Forks, B. c., has been
closed up tight after 1870 p. m.
and on Sundays.
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FUEL DEALHHs.

standard Fuel & Ice CO., El0I
Front Tel. 6s5. Carbondale, Rock
Springs and Summit coal. Martin
Dolan, manager,
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81 opens checking account. TIE
Peoples Bank. ia Mill. Long houra.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16

All the Pacific coast senators
with the exception of Dubois and
Gearin voted in favor of the ship
subsidy bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16

The Union Pacific has purch-
ased one mile of water frontage at
Salmon Bay wrere Ballard is To-
Gated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16

Puget Sound fish hatcheries
have received $4,000 from the
Federal government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-16

Salmson will probably be nomi-
mated by the Republicans for may
or of Tacoma on a closed town
platform.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
RIVAL CANDIDATES
TOURING NEW YORK
Hughes to Devote Two
DAYS in Covering Long,
Island.

NEW YORK. Oct l5-WiJh another
warming 10 Republican leaders against
overconddence Charles f. Hughes start
ed on his second tour of the State this
morning. and VIII devote himself for
two dass 10 covering Long Island
Thursday Mr. Hughes viii start ON an
other tour up The State. Tuesday and
"Wednesday nights viii be given over TO
about q dozen meetings i'm New York
city.
Mr Hughes rested yesterday. and was
in fine trim when he left Long Island
City today. He is well satisfied with the
results Of his nrst trip through The
State. The one cloud on the horizon
he believes is that Republicans. relying
on victory. may not give enough atten-
tiOu TO the campaign.
Mr. Hearst VIII devote the entire
week 10 his tour up State Beginning
at Cortland tonight he viii speak at
Fulton. Osweg0, Ogdensburg. PIatts-
burg. Glenn Falls, Saratoga Springs,
ending al Schenectady Saturday night
With three weeks left for campaign-
ing both sides are devotug every
energy to getting votes Partisan fore
casters of both candidates are pre-
dieting the usual big victories Tor their
tavorites. 1t is noticeable. however,
thar impartial observers are still silent
I'm making any predictions as To The
outcome. The betting SuI IaVors
Hughes sigually. but this is a wall
street sign and Wall Street showed
that il little understood Hearst senti-
ment in the recent city election
Last week wrought some changes ia
The situation and from surface inlf-
cations in favor of Hughes
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
EX-SENATOR BURTON
LOSES LAST HOPE
Supreme Court OVerruleS
Application of TWiCe-COn-
ViCted KanSan.

The Supreme Court today overruled
the application OF former United States
Senator j.. Ralph BurtOn, of Kansas.
for a new trial Senator Burton has
been twice tried and twice convicted on
the charge Of pracucing for a fee he
fore a department of the Government
while he was Senator. shortly before
the conclusion of the last session, fol-
lowing his second conviction, he re-
signed his seat in the Senate.
Senator Burton was accused of
using his influence with the POstOfice
Department i'm consideration OF fees, 20
prevent the issuance OF "A fraud order
against % ST. Louis concern. The first
trial was held before Judge Adams,
and he was convicted, but on a writ Of
error the case was taken before the
Supreme Court. which found errors 10
his prejudice. and ordered new trial
The new trial was held before Judge
NandeVauter. and resulted in "a con
victiOn and sentence 10 six months in
jail and $500 fine. On the last day
of the last Supreme Court session Sen
ator Burton filed "a motion for "a re-
hearing. which is now oVerTuled.
In view OF the courts action today
it only remains for the Department Of
Justice 60 proceed TO the execution of
the sentence.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Startling Plan Of Prose-
CutiOn to Shatter the
Defense.
NO ARSENIC INJECTED
Embalming Fluid for Doctors
Wife innocent of Poison,
Undertaken Says.

NEW YORK. oct I5.-To prove that
Mrs. Carrie BroUwer did die from ar
s6nical poisoning. as charged By the
prosecution at the trial. az Toms river.
y. j., of or. Frank Brouwer for wife
murder and not by ptOmaine poisoning
as claimed by the defense and sup
ported by testimony 6f experts. the
Ocean county authorities today planned
TO exhIme another human body.
Undertaken Wes,haH testified that he
did not use arsenic In the embalming
fluid hc Injected into the body of Mrs.
BrouWer- He had used embalmlng full
containing arsenic iu bodies previously
embalmcd. II is the contention of the
defense that the arsenic found In Mrs
Brouwer's body came from the under
takers tube which had not been
cleaned
The oOdy ol q tramp uad been en-
halmed a few hours before Undertaken
Wcsthau took charge Of Mrs. Brouwer's s
body. The undertaken is not certain n
be used arsenic iu this case.
Prosecutor Brown intends 20 have
the cadaver taken mp, believing that il
may add such facts as VIII alter the
whole structure OF Dr.. Brouwers de-
Tense.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Attorneys for Child Who Wants Part OF aged
WOman's Wealth Contend Will Is
ManifeStIy Unnatural.

Testimony Jo Ha effect tHat Mrs EI-
len NJ Cotton was mentally nzound
in az least a part of her last illness was
given out today by Miss Cox. tho train
I'd nurse who attended the aged widow
Of Gen T. ID. Cotton. the California
millionaire whose estate is now being
contested by HttI, siN-year-old Helen
Beatrice Saeher. Mrs C1lt7us great.
grandChiid.
The testimony was given ar The hear
ing before Justice Charles Buudy. ap-
pointed by the court 20 take the deposit
lions of several witnesses. all OF which
will be submitted at the coming trial
The nurses testimony was iu effect
what Dr. Sewers al the hearing on Fri
day testified was the mental condition
or the aged woman. Miss Cox sta 81
that she was in attendance or Mrs. Col
ton Tor a period Il seven weeks from
the last week in November. 1904. Il was
many times evident 10 her. she stated.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

that HeT UateuJs ll.ll was feeble. end
that sHe had u5 rlal~uess as 90 what
was going ON about her.
One Ui tHe strongest contentious 10 DE
advanced by the gpHtasti ats attorneys
al the coming trial is tnaL Mrs Cotton
bore for her beautiful Ereat-grs suIchslI.
the daughter of Cd ErdH1chld who had
been through lifn Eer tavrrlta. The great
est love
With such great affection always aB-
parent and Mrs. Cotton stated wish
that the child should share equally with
the other heirs. the viii which has been
offered as hers they contend. is not
only unnatural but obviously not car
Tyiug out her intentions.
To bear out this claim OF the great
grandparents affection Tor Jhe child,
Attorneys j. r Riley and Thomas,
who are conducting the contestants
legal battle. viii exhibit q picture Of
Mrs. Cotton and little Helen taken Just
before the former returned 20 this coun-
tUy and subsequently, died The picture
ls the ChiIds last memory of her dead
relative. and is cherished 10y her as
sacred keepsake
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
S. F. D. OURAND DEAD
At ADVANCED AGE
For Many Years Employe OF
District Auditors
Office.

He was the truest man 1 ever knew
/ worked i'm the same Office with him
for thirty-twO years and never knew
hi min all that time 10 do the smallest
action that was not entirely consistent
with his noble character of gentif man
and Christian. / never had truer,
better friend and the world is poorer
for his loss This tribute was uttered
in broken tones by T. Petty. OF the
Assessors Office of the District of CO.
lumbis about his lifelong friend, Sam
uCl T. j. Ourand, whose deatne Oc-
CURED at his residence, 2lg3 First
street northwest. Yesterday This news
ngtOnians generally. but particularly So
bv the school teachers of the District.
for he was tor years ln charge of the
paying of in the District Auditors Of
nee, and was held i'm high regard When
the teachers were IN Mr.. Ourand would
personally take the checks 10 them. au
act of personal kindness that endeaTed
him Il them
nOint Of service i'm The employ of the
district at the time OF his resignation
through approaching old age, on Feb
ruarv %. 1904 His first service for
of the old Metropolitan police force
during the trOublOUs years OF the civil
war. in which he made an enviable
record He was really the father Of
the secret stlNitt : uetlN' A1A ne litSN
employed special officers 10 guard the
President from imminent danger of
assassination After the war he en-
tered the service OF the corporation of
Washington under Mayor Richard
Walcott During the term Of the next
mayor. the Hon. Matthew q. Emery,
he entered the COmptrOller's Office on
September IL. 1870. When the Dis
trict triumVirate government was in
stalled Mr. Ourand was appointed on
the day the new administration took
the reins Of Office, June j. 1871 to the
Auditors office in which he served
continuously until his resi- ignatiOn in
1904
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
THEFT OF NEWSPAPERS
FOLLOWED BY ARREST

The systematic theft of newspapers
from cigar stands has for some time
past been one of the frequent complaints
10 reach the Police Department.
Edward Jackson COloTed. thirty years
old. was sent to Jail for ninety days by
Judge MulloWny this morning for
stealing four newspapers from the stand
of Edward Brinkmau. whose mace Ot
business is at Pennsylvania avenue and
FOur-and- a-half street northwest, Brink
man suspected the colOred man Of for
mer thefts. and early this morning
marked certain papers and displayed
them in front OF his place. Meanwhile
he stationed himself on the opposite side
of the Avenue TO await JacksOn's ar
rival Jackson finally passed the store
and took the marked papers Police
man Boswell of the Fourth precinct,
placed him under arrest,
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
NEW ANTITRUST LAW
FOR FOREIGN HOLDINGS
Special Legislation Considered TO
Check Artifce of Big
Corporations.

Possibility of new antitrust lesisia-
ton to meet any conditions presented
by the employment Of foreign holding
companies for American trusts, is be
ing discussed among politicians who
come TO town. Suggestion has been
made that. despite the confidence Of the
Department OF Justice, conditions may
arise in which additional grip on for
eign concerns may be needed.
In such event, IL is proposed TO ask
Iayys requiring foreign corporations 10
FIe stockholders lists and 10 secure
d irenses to do business here, likewise
IL subject their books and accounts TO
American examination.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
TWO HURLED FROM BED
BY EXPLOSION OF GAS

NEW YORK. oct. Ia severe gas
explosion on Eighth avenue. near 10th
street. today hurled the manhole with
such force against the big apartment
house. 21Z9 Eighth avenue. as 10 throw
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles Cleinker cut of
bed, and causing a panic amc=g the
other tenants and the residents of that
for a block each f6y. The
force OF the explosion tore up the
asphalt pavement for seventy-five feet IN
every dirCCtiOu.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
ASTOR DAMAGE SUITS
UP TO THE RAILROADS

NEW YORK. Oct. I5.-The grade
crossing damage commission has decid-
ed that the $4.000,000 suit brought
against the city~by the Astors for dam
age 20 1900 pieces of property IN the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fcur wards.
due to the change IN grade crossings
made necessary by the depression of the
tracks of the Harlem River railroad.
cannot be brought against the city. but
must be entered against the railroad. II
at all.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Showers are probable during the next
thirty-siN hours i'm the lower Mississippi
valley and Alabama. elsewhere the
weather VIII be fair with slight temper
ature changes
The following heavy precipitation Gin
ineheSl has been reported during the
past tweuty-four hours: Little Rock,
IS. Galveston LIS. Shreveport, l.26.
Oklahoma. 112
Steamers departing today for Europ-
can ports viii have fresh north to north
cast winds and fair weather TO the
Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
FACTORIES CLOSED
BY WATER FAMINE
Orange, N. j., AWakes to
Find That Faucets and
HydrantS Are Dry.

NEW YORK. Oct 15.-The regular
water supply Of the city Of Orange,
n. J., has been cut of and in the event
Of fire the one engine remaining IN com
mission would be obliged to depend
upon water from wells to extinguish 1t.
Apart from the Inconvenience and the
shutting down of many business con-
Germs. the citizens are anxiOusly await
ing the efforts of tbe water company to
restore the supply.
The water in the Orange reservoir was
reported to be very low several weeks
ago. but the water committee took ac-
tiOn until today when tn city awoke
70 find that not a drop Of water wuld
urn from faucets or hydrants At once
all over the town they began to un-
cover old wells. that had not been used
in years.
Some of the factories have closed
down for lack of water and others are
pumping the supply for their engines
from wells.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Jurors Poisoned

TOMS RIVER, y. j.. Oct I5-After
iJ had seemed certain that the trial
c. DIT. Frank BrOuwer. accused OF poss-
oning his wife. would have 10 be de-
layed. owing 10 the serious illness OF
Edmund Wilson chief counsel FOR the
defense DR.. John A. Marshall. his priu-
cipal expert. and two juUymeu. John
Cobb and Walter Bell an OF The men
finally took their places and the case
was continued today with a physician
d. attendance to care Tor any OF the
nleu who might become more seriously
Hi. BY a strange coincidence. both DIT
Marshall and Attorney Wilson are suf-
fering from the very trouble they are
seeking to prove caused the death OF
Mrs. BrouweT-ptomaine poisoning.
Dr. Marshall. the expert FOR the de-
fense in the BrOUwer murder trial, was
late In arriving az the court house this
morning and +. J. WesthalI the UNDER
t1kcr who buried Mrs. Rr0uver, was
put on the stand, pending MarshaITs
arrival He said the ground where the
BODY was buried v.as gravelly and that
the cemetery was on a knoll On cross
examination he said that he drew about
a pint OF blood and other nuid from the
BODY while embalming.
Mrs. Abbie Irons said she bathed the
body for burial and the only mark upon
it was that OF a hypodermic injection
on the right shoulder Owen shuts, the
village barber, WHO has shaved Dr.
respond. The court sent an of1cer
after him
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Noted Temperance Evan
geliSt Expires Sudden
ly This Morning.
FAMILY BY HIS SIDE
Had Lectured in Every City
of Prominence Since
He Reformed.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct H.
The Rev. Sam Jones, the noted
evangelist. of Cartersyille. Ga. died
of heart disease this morning on an
eastbound Rock Island train at Per
rs. Ark
Mr. Jones family was with him.
fhe body was brought TO Little
Rock and taken ina charge by au un-
dertaker.
Samuel Porter Jones. Familiarity known
as sam Jones. was a world renowned
evangelist
lie was born iu Chambers county.
Alabama. October l5 1871. He studied
under private tutors, and at boarding
schools and was admitted TO the Georgia
bar Iu I>6s.
He Jesau mis- professional life under
bright prospects OF success. but broke
Gown i1 health He then began 10
drink. and this soon ended his profess
sIouaI eareeT as Il lawyer
lie pTOlesscd religion, and iu 1872 be-
came clergyman of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South AFR. Jones has
held revival meetings in almost every
city ga the United States.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
No Christmas Quarrel.

Mr. Shuts contradlcted the testimony
of Miss Hyer that DR.. Brouwer would
not speak TO Mrs. Brouwer on Christmas
Day. 1904. He was corroborated BY
Charles Parent, the driver Of Dr.
twenty-five months, and he rever knew
any quarrel between them. He denied
on cross examination that he had ever
known Mrs. BrouWeT 10 be jealous of
another woman. who lived across the
street
Mr. Wilson then said the defense would
call no more witnesses until Dr. Mar
shall should arrive. and the court took
half hour recess. While waiting the
defendant and his counsel were allowed
10 retire 20 room Tor consultation,
Dr.. Frank BTOuWer was suddenly
called to the witness stand in his own
defense today. be had been testifying
only a few minutes when he broke
down and sobbing, cried to the jury:
Gentlemen. I have always been a
truthful husband and good father to
10 get higher up in the world only fGC
their sake. IL is a lie that : ever looked
to nav wife for money that ] ever
touched a penny of her little estate
The house we lived in is ls house 1
gave her and paid FOR out of my own
when Elizabeth Hyer stated that
had ever said to my wife that I had
lost respect fOr her and wanted 70 di-
Vorce her she lied. When BENJAMIN
Hycr says I ever threatened TO strike
Eay wife, he lies,
completely ard s0obed. Several women
i'm the court room also cried softly and
for FIVE minutes court was unable TO
resume.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Protest Innocence

Judsou Harmon. former Att0rnev Gen
eral OF the United States. is Shipp's
chief lawyer He IS being assisted bv
Robert PTitchard and Judge Lynch. both
of Chattanooga. The alleged Iynchers are
represented by Judge Lewis Sheppard.
who defended the negro at the trial ia
Chattanooga.
The defendants in whose behalf an
sweT was filed today are John D. Shipp.
Frank Jones, Matthew Galloway. 4. a.
Baker. r. D Taylor. Fred FIauley,
George Bond. Geramiah Gibson. Marion
Perkins. and Joseph CLARK
They all protest their Innocence. Tha
answer filed alleges the United States
should not interfere with the discnqTce
OF official duty by State officials alIeE-
ing that If these officers ala guilty oE
contempt Of any court II IS the Ten
ueSsre court.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
First Time the Supreme
Court Has Ever Con-
Sidered a Lynch
ing Case.
IENNESSEEANS CITED
AS RESULT OF RIOT
Charged With Killing Negro
Who Had Been Grant
ed StaV of IKE
CuuOn.

For The first time m .,= history tie
supreme Court of the United States
today found ilseIr called upon % con-
slider "a lyuchlng case
Behind this -raEedy are the race tr5a-
oiss OF the south and the action Of the
Supreme Court or tire United States has
been looked forward % with unusual
interest because or Tie precedent tla-
The decision viii establish
Sheriff j. +. Shipp, OF Chattanooga.
Tenn. the principal dereHdlnt and nine
deputies aul seventeen alleged mem
Jers OF Cd mob were cited 10 show cause
today why they should nor be judged
!n contempt because EJ Johnson. a ne
gTo. was lSnched by this mob. after
hc had been given stay or execution
by th> Supreme Court OF the United
-rrfa-
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Supports Shipp

Jude- MekevHolds. who tried The np-
gro. is iu Washington giving his moral
support 70 SalBf
The impression seems to be-" said
Judge Reynolds this morning. that the
people 0f Chattanooga are doubtful
about The guilt Of johnson. and that
they condemn Sheriff Shipp. This Is
not So. That The electors OF Hamilton
county are loyal ro Captain Shipp and
believe he did his fuH duty on Jhe night
johnson was sused IS evidenced by
me facr the flst August he was re-
elected sheriff bE b. majority ol -H1. the
sIeslre-t ever given q candidate for the
office
There was no reason 10 believe asa
outbreak would occur the night a1hnsuu
was hanged. luasmuCl as no violence
had been attempted iu Une week or
more Jnat Johnson had been Iu Chat
TauOOgd. The captain did not take avv
rElTJDTluary precautions
The Washington times., 1906-10-15

No. Ceiling Beaded, S2.o0 Per 100 Ft.
Lumber Trust Broken.
Libbey & Co.. 9Th St * n. Y. Ave,-Adv
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
Deny Jurisdiction.


The answer also raises the question
or jurisdiction. The defendants maintain.
that they should not be required to
answer before tue Supreme Court Of rb4
United States, because they are adj
vised and believe that said charges.
even il true. would be. and ought 10 be-,
treated as crimes under the laws os
Tennessee
They say that they have done nothing
asains- the authority OF dignity Of the.
Supreme Court or the nation but ara
cogniZable only by the supreme courG
of Tennessee which. they maintain. haCB
fun power and authority. They finally
enter a denial of the charges against
them.
The other defendants. through coun<
sell entered general denials of th8
charges of IynChing the negro.
After a number OF preliminary NOS
ti0ns were heard by the court. Mr.
Harmon arose and called attention to-
the ShipD case MT- Harmon asked
leave 10 hle his answer 10 the GOvern[
ments petition and explained its SUBJ
stance.
Would Prove Alibis. {
CHIEF Justice Fuller inquired il others
Of the defendants. aside from tha
sheriff. were represented by COUNSEL
and was told that they were Attorneys
Maddox. Williams, and Sheppard, them
rose and asked leave to file petitions
in behalf of their clients. They ex<
planned what they considered ampla
evidence in the form Of afidavits To
prove alibis f5r their clients. They
were granted leave To make the desired
filling.
Chief Justice Fuller inquired about ths
filing of Mr Harmon. pointing out that
in fact as entirely distinct set of ques-
tions are raised by Mr.. Harmon. The
Court of the United states has iurisdic-
ton This is "a question OF law and Con-
stitution The second set of questions
relates entirely 20 fect and involves the
taking of testimony which viii prGbabiw
be done before a Federal commissioned
later on, provided the court decides that
il has jurisdiction.
The Chief Justice suggested that tha
preliminary question be first disposed
of and to this end IL was agreed that
the answers OF all the defendants bes
printed at once. and as soon as pOssi-
ble the legal questions viii be- taken
IA pand argued. Solicitor General
Hoyt. who represented the Governmenu
I'm the proceedings, and the other law
yers agreed On This arrangement
The entire proceeding In the c0urg
room occupied only "a few minutes'
time. AT its conclusion the Solicitor
General said it was impossible 70 tell
when further proceedings viii be held
Solicitor General HOyt said he could
not be prepared to continue the case
until December.
The Washington times., 1906-10-15
TEMPERATURES.
DOWNTOWN
SIN TARTr
TTDF TADIF

HAMPERS FERRY, ". Va. Oct 15-
Both rivers clear.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-03-17

The pastor feels delighted at hav.
ing obtained the services of Rev. w.
w. Adams, pastor of Hayes Avenue
Methodist Church, jackson, Tenn,
to conduct the meeting. His most
successful pastorates in Memphis,
Dyersburg, Brownsville, etc., show
him TO be a mar of unusual ability.
Having BEEN with him in revival
work we appreciate his splendid quail.
itications from personal knowledge.
The Methodistss particularly and all
Christians in general may expect a
feast Of good things in the way of
gospel sermons and earnest personal
work. Then let us all go to work at
once to put everything in order and
secure a great revival. The meeting
begins Sunday, March 25th. The
pastors and members of all the
churches are earnestly requested to
attend and work for the salvation of
souls. B. P. JACo. Pastor.