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FARMER ACTED PAuPER
i'''er OF Soil Spends Three Year. in
Poor House.

T''Ier Of Soil Spends Three Year. in
Poor House.
SUPERIOR. Wis, Jan. s.-Josepn
Little, a well-to-do- farmer of Dundalk
ont'' who for the last three years has
been confined. mostly to a bed. in the
Douglass county (wis.) hospital mas
been shipped back to Ontario with no
little haste.
FOR three years Little has occupied
a berth at the county hospital. where
ne mas eaten, slept and received treat
ment for his ills at a cost of s2s a
month to the county, All this time lot
'ers nave regularly arrived from On
tario' but not until one of the nbvs,-
clans in charge of the institution nick
ed up one of his letters and exam
ined 1t was it discovered that little
mad been receiving fat checks for rent
on his extensive farm in Ontario,
He was hustled back to the farm
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the Tehuantepec railroad in Mexico and
Pacific sides.
Sir Weetman was born in 1856 and is
now at his prime as a man of affairs.
He was first chosen to parliament in
1892 and in 1894 was created a baronet
in recognition of his engineering
achievements. In 1881 he married An
ME, daughter of the late Sir John Cass
of Bradford, and they have a son,
Give, now taking his course at Oxford,
and daughter, who recently married
Lord Denman. The Pearsons dispense
lavish hospitality at their London
home. Carlton House Terrace, and,
though Sir Weetman is fond of good
living, he is not an ariStOcrat but is
democratic in manners and thorough
man of business. In the boring of the
tunnels under the East river the Eng
fish contractor makes it his policy to
employ for the most part American
labor and American tools and mate
rails. His firm obtained the contract
in competition with American con-
tractors. He comes to this country sew
eral times year, as rule, to super
wise the work and also spends much
time in Mexico, where he has on hand
even larger project than the tunnel
Ing Of the East river. 1t was his firm
which constructed the Vera Cruz har-
Dor works, costing $5.OOO,OOO, and the
great $15,OO0,OOO canal which drains
the valley Of Mexico. By the Tehuan-
tepec railroad, with its terminals on
the east and west Of the continent, the
Mex1cans hope to compete successful
~ with the Panama canal for trans
continental traffic. The road from sea
TO sea is now practically completed.
Inc task involved the boring of sew
eral tunnels through the mountains
and the construction of several splen-
did steel bridges. 1t also involved the
construction Of harbors at either end
of the road, task of greater magni-
tude and more engineering difficulties
than the building of the railroad itself
An idea Of the extensive character Of
the work may be obtained from the
fact that at Rincon Antonio q new
town has been built, with all facilities
for making the life Of the company's
employees agreeable and homelike. in
GLIDING church, clubhouse, company
stores and lodge rooms for societies.
1t Is said that Sir Weetman Pearson
Is proudest Of having built the Black
well tunnel under the Thames. Engi-
neering difficulties were encountered
and overcome In this work that made
subsequent tasks seem cay.
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ant Sunday afternoons. 1t is but one
story and half in height, and on the
first floor are three rooms, one Of them
q kitchen. The second story Is scarce
ly more than an attic, but in one of
the small rooms, that in the southwest
corner, the poets beautiful wife. Vir-
ginia GLENN Poe, wasted away with
consumption and died at last in the
midst of extreme privation. She mar
ried Poe when hardly more than a
child, and, though he was devoted to
his young and frail partner, her short
life was full Of hardships, for the gen.
ius of Poe was not recognized then as
it has been since, and the rewards of
his literary labors were small. There
is story that she was wrapped up in
her husbands overcoat in her last sick
ness because the family did not have
enough bedclothing to keep her warm.
Whether this is true or not, it is certain
that they were very poor, and neigh
Dor who laid Mrs. Poe's body out for
burial has said that she and other
women who lived near by furnished
the burial clothes. 1t was in 1916, just
before coming to live in this cottage,
that Poe wrote '"The Raven" His wife
died in 1847, and in the two following
years, while still living at Fordham.
Poe produced some Of his best works,
but they were years Of extreme mel
ancholy, and the poets frame Of mind
was reflected in the sad but beautiful
"Ulalume" and "Annabel Lee" which
he composed in the study Of the Ford
ham cottage or while pacing the little
veranda in front and gazing at the
stars.
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WILLIAM e. COREY.

Head of Steel Trust, Whose Marital
Affairs Have Attracted Notice.
William Ellis Corey, the head Of the
gigantic steel trust, whose marital
troubles have recently attracted atten-
ton, is one of the younger set in high
finance and reached eminence in the
business world at an age when many
men are just starting out on the road
to success. He was born in 1866 at
Braddock, Pa, and obtained his first
job at sixteen in the laboratory Of the
Edgar Thomson Steel works. In his
spare time he studied chemistry. His
work and ability soon attracted notice,
and he was sent to the order depart
ment of the Homestead Steel works.
At twenty-one he was appointed super
intendent Of the plate mill and open
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-08
YOUTHFUL MURDERER BROUGHT
TO THE PENITENTIARY FROM
SEATTLE SUNDAY.
King County Court Feared Federal
Court Would be Asked to Interfere
With Sentence.

Fearing that if he remained in the
county Jail the convenience Of the fed
eral judge would result in an in
definite prolongation of his stay and
delay in the execution of William
White, King county officials caused his
removal to the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla Saturday. White, who
is under sentence of death, was
brought to Walla Walla yesterday by
Travelling Guard Eastabrook, accom-
panied by Sheriff Lou Smith of Seat
tie. After White was sentenced at
Seattle an appeal to the federal court
was planned, based on the allegation
that no preliminary hearing had been
accorded, and that White, because of
his poverty, had been denied the right
of appeal to the state supreme court.
Despite the fact that he took an en-
ergetic part in the conviction, SEN
tence and prompt removal of White,
County Attorney Macintosh would
welcome communication of Whites SEN
tence to life Imprisonment, is the re-
port that come from Seattle. Because
he believes the lad guilty of murder he
will not sign a petition to the governor,
but Mr.. Macintosh believes White is
an unintentional murderer. He be-
lieves John Hildebrand, sent up for
life, is far more guilty than the lad
sentenced to hang.
Two Other Prisoners.
Two other prisoners We're brought to
the penitentiary Sunday. They were j.
E. Dobbins, Whatcom county, who will
serve Is months for receiving stolen
property, and George W. Edgars, Sno-
homish county, two and a half years
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
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Sir III. Pearson
Builder Of
Great Cunnels

u GREAT engineering work is in
IA progress in New York city
IA where the waters Of the East
river flow placidly on their
course between the foot of Thirty
fourth street, Manhattan borough, and
part Of the borough Of Queens known
as Long Island City. 1t is here that
four tunnels are being bored under the
river for the use of the Pennsylvania
and Long Island railroads. Before
long trains from the west will pass
through the Pennsylvania tunnels I'M
der the North river and under the
streets and skyscrapers Of the borough
of Manhattan to the great station down
underground in the center of the city's
busiest district. Nor will they stop
here. for some will continue on their
way until they have passed under the
East river and emerged into the sun
light again, when they will speed on
till the farthest point Of Long Island
is reached and there deliver their pas
sengers and freight to ships waiting to
take them across the ocean.
The construction Of these four parallel
tunnels under a mighty stream like the
East river Is task Of enormous mag
nitude, yet it is only one among many
large enterprises which claim the at
tention of the English contractor, Sir
Weetman D. Pearson, M. P. He Is the
head of the firm of S. Pearson & Son,
limited, of London, and, besides attend
ing to big engineering projects IN diff
ferent parts of the world, looks out for
the constituency Of Colchester in par
lament. He is rarely heard in the
house Of commons, but that is because
he is a man of deeds rather than words.
The firm of which ne is the head was
founded by his grandfather, the S.
Pearson whose name appears in the
title of the firm now. His father was
the late George Pearson, and the firm
has long enjoyed high reputation, but
during Sir Weetn1an's time it's work
has taken on greater Importance than
in earlier years. One Of the large en-
terprises now in charge Of the firm is
the reconstruction and completion of
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ter wives and be happier in after life
if they waited until they were twenty
eight or even thirty years of age.
He was promptly accused of endeav-
Oring to lay the foundations for "a race
Of old maids"
1t was pointed out by those who did
not agree with him that 80 per cent
of the American women who pass the
age Of twenty-six years without be-
coming wives never do scramble out
Of spinsterhood," but he declined to
change his views.
The governor has three daughters,
and when he was asked what he would
do If one Of them wished to marry at
twenty-one he smiled confidently and
said, II have warned them not to ex-
pect my consent to their marriage be-
fore they are twenty-six, and l hope
to convert them to my way Of thinking
before they arrive at that critical age"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-08
THE OLD POE COTTAGE.

A Reminder of Sad Scenes In the
Life of a Poet.
Many admirers of Edgar Allan Poe
have made pilgrimages to the cottage
in which the poet spent some of the
most melancholy hours Of most mel
ancholy life. This cottage is at Ford
ham, once Dutch village and in Poe's
time quite distance from the city Of
New York, but now well within the
limits of the Greater New York and a
part Of the borough Of Bronx. The
cottage Is near the old Kingsbridge
road and is not far from Bronx park,
where a famous geological collection
attracts thousands of visitors on pleas
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hearth department, and he was next
promoted to the armor plate depart
ment, in which he invented new re-
forging process that revolutionized
work Of the kind. From this time on
his advancement was rapid. He sue
ceeded Charles M. Schwab as general
superintendent Of the Homestead Steel
works and subsequently succeeded him
as president Of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany. Later on he succeeded Mr..
Schwab again in an important post
the presidency Of the United States
Steel corporation. In this position he
has drawn salary Of $4,000 year.
Rumors of his resignation from this
post in consequence of his domestic
troubles have been in circulation. His
wife is now in Nevada and is said to
have instituted divorce proceedings.
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Colonel, what would you do in a
crowded theater if man yelled
'Fire?" asked the hostess.
II might take him at his word If
had my side arms with me-" replied
the famous plainsman grimly, "but if
not 1 should do the next best thing in
case Of fire."
what is that?"
"Put him out"
Years ago Buffalo Bill" and Yellow
Hand, Cheyenne chief, had an all but
hand to hand fight. They were mount.
ed and made dead set for each other.
When some twenty PAGES apart they
opened simultaneous fire, and both
horses fell dead In their tracks. Nei-
Their Of such experienced horsemen,
however, was to be caught by falling
animal, and both alighted on their feet.
Both rifles again came to shoulder with
machine-like precision, and again the
two shots were as one. This time Vel
low Hand missed by a hairs breadth,
but Buffalo Bills" bullet crashed
through the Indian chiefs brain.
The Hon. Henry w. Paine, lecturer
at the Boston University Law school,
was once in the law library, and as he
glanced down the shelves he noticed
several blocks of wood shaped like law
books, which had been put in to fill out
the shelves. "Ah," said Mr.. Paine,
NOW I see where the supreme court
gets its law"
In his fight for legislation on the sub
ject Of railroad rates President Roose-
welt has taken counsel much of Attor-
ney General William H. Moody. Mr..
Moody is Of vigorous constitution and
strenuous mold, and he believes in hard
work. For social functions he cares lit
tie and as SECRETARY of the navy did not
come up to the hopes Of the naval Off
GERS who like to win victories in ball
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rooms. TO CORE
spondents who in
terviewed him when
he was appointed
head Of the navy
department he said,
UNLESS you news
paper men loan me
the money l will be
too poor to live any
other than the quiet
and modest life to
which l have been
accustomed since
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uclI mdTEldSc Uc-
fore they are TWEEN
ty-six. l shall re-
slst infexibly any
modification Of that
rule"
The governor sup
plemented the above
expression by stat
ing that while twen-
ty-six Is the mini
mum age at which,
he believes, girls
should marry they
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uress the convention are State Grain
inspector j. w. Arrasmith and Grain
commissioner w. H. Reed. Many i'm
portant matters relative to grain ratios
ana the production of the cereal will
De discussed. A large number of
Walla Walla farmers have signified
tnelr intention of attending the con-
ventiOn.
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Miss Ellen Terry is said to have
achieved her first stage distinction by
screaming" In a play bearing the out
iandish title of ALTAR GeelP she had
to take a snake round her neck and
scream. and so realistic was her simu;
lated horror at the situation that the
scream electrified the house
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-08
FOR THE WHEAT CONVENTION
WILL ATTEND THE MEETING
AT PULLMAN.

Much interest is being taken by
ton that is to be held in Pullman.
commencing Wednesday morning An
elaborate program has been arrang-
ed for the meeting and it is expected
that many big farmers Of eastern
Washington will be present. Among
the prominent persons who will ad-
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WV " ~ OOAO AOS
get the men in 1893,
and let me tell a lit
tie story. We were
lying off Cienfue-
gos, and we expect
ed a fight-that Is,
the navy depart
ment expected us to
have a fight, so they
sent down a ship
load Of recruits to
take the place Of
the dead men. They
were all given their
NsryL
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signs Of badness, and his bushy hair,
tinged with gray, surmounts q strong
face deeply furrowed with wrinkles
and bronzed and weather beaten by
many years Of exposure and open air
life.
Though very kind hearted, the gen.
eral, like most warriors, is sometimes
little gruff. He has very little faith
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tlOn expenses, is q
son of the late Au-
gust Belmont and IL
grandson and name
sake Of Commodore
Oliver Hazard Per
ry, who won the
battle of Lake Erie
and sent the ia
nous message, "We
have met the enc
my. and they are
ours. Mr.. Belmont
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the Boxer inSurrec-
ton Of 1900 and
served for a year as
military governor Of
the Philippines. He
was commander of
the department Of
the east prior to be-
ing elevated to the
rank Of lieutenant
general.
General Chafee
makes a striking
figure. Though six
fv-fbroo voarS Of
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UlllClS, luCA OuAAS
and their kits, but there was no time to
drill them. Among them was q big
strapping fellow from Detroit. One
night there was an alarm Of the enc
my's torpedo boats, and rocket went
up from one of our scout ships. Well
I got out on the superstructure pretty
quickly, and as 1 got under the electric
light I felt a tug at my elbow. look.
ed around, and there was the Detroiter
"'Say, mister he said. 'Well| l an.
swered,' looking around. Say, mister
where am to fight"
"'Where are you stationed?
"T am stationed in the port after
eight inch turret,' he said, pulling out
his billet.
"'Well, there it is, right there, my
man. said.
EYES, he replied, 4 know it is, but
how in hades do you get into it?'
"Well, he turned out a pretty good
petty officer after awhile, but let us
have no more raw recruits in time of
war;"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-08
People
Wbo Hire In the
Llmell9bt

nUKING one of
~ his visits to
Chicago Colo
mel William F. Cody
("Buffalo Bill"), who
has been appointed
instructor to the bal
loon companies Of
the British royal en-
gineers at AldershOt,
England, was the
guest Of honor at a
dinner given by Mrs.
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coming to Washing AL W. n. MOODY.
tom
1t is said the acquaintance Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Attorney General
Moody took on an intimate form one
night in 1893, when they met at Har-
ward alumni banquet. The conflict with
Spain was impending. Mr.. Roosevelt
was then assistant secretary of the
navy, and he and Mr.. Moody, then a
congressman, sat up all night after the
banquet and discussed the situation
Mr.. Moody tells Of sailor on the Mas
sachusetts who was injured in the ex-
plosion Of gun on that battleship. He
finally recovered and later in describ-
ing his experience said:
well, SIR" replied the jacky to his
questioner, 81 RELY can't say that l
knows very much about it, l was
standin', you see, with me back to the
gun, a-facin' the port side. All Of a
sudden l hears big noise; then, sir,
the ship physician he says, Set up an
take this"
VI
has turned part of his law practice
over to his son.
Pap, l settled that lawsuit you have
been trying for the last ten years."
said the son on a recent trip to Wash
ington.
Settled it! Settled itr' exclaimed
Judge Maddox. ''Why, my boy, 1 gave
you that case as an annuity"
Lieutenant General Adna r. Chaffee
who will go on the retired list Of the
army in short time, is every inch a
soldier. and his long and distinguished
military career began in the ranks. He
served in the civil war and won sue
cessive promotions for gallantry, fought
Indians, commanded brigade at San
tiago in the war with Spain, headed the
United States forces in the march for
the relief Of the legation at Picking in
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Perry Belmont Of New York, who is
engaged in creating public interest in
the subject Of having state and ma
tional laws enacted for the publicity Of
contributions made to political COM
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graduate OF

Harvard and Of Columbia Law school,
has served four terms in congress, was
minister to Spain in 1883 and 1889 and
has figured prominently in politics.
Seven years ago Henry T. Sloane, a
New York millionaire, secured a di-
vorce, in connection with which Perry
Belmont's name was conspicuously
mentioned. AS soon as the decree was
granted Mr.. Belmont and the divorced
wife We're married.
Governor Edwin Warfeld of Mary
land, who is aiding in the campaign
against the Chesapeake bay oyster
boatmen accused of shanghaiing and
numbering sailors, attracted national
attention a year ago by declaring that
the American girl marres too young.
MY advice to girls he said, lis to
eschew matrimony before they are
twenty-six years of age. That was
the age of Mrs. Wartield when she
and l were married. l have told my
daughters that l will not consent to
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in the spirftualistic manifestations Civ.
en- at seances. One Of his younger Of
ficers had attended a seance and was
describing the events that occurred.
"Oh, what nonsense!" interrupted the
general. What do you young fellows
waste your time like that for? How
many fools, including yourself, were at
that seance, anyway"
The young officer took exception to
the wording Of the remark and was
quite indignant.
"Oh, didn't mean to reflect on you, "
continued the general. "What meant
to ask was how many fools were there
without counting yourself"
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans,
known affectionately as Fighting
Bob" who helped to entertain Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenberg on his re-
cent American visit, is famous for his
rough and ready way Of talking. He
believes in greater navy, not only
more ships, but more well trained men
to man them and still better trained
officers to command the men. Speak
ing of this need in response to toast
to the navy at a dinner a short time
ago, he said:
1--WE need the merchant marine. We
got our men from it in the civil war,
hut wa cOuId not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
OLD STONE WELL MOVED.
Slid Down Hill Without Even Max
ing the Water Muddy.

From the chifIicothe ews-Advertiser
The residents OF cambridge are much ex-
cited over remarkable landslide which has
taken place on the south side OF that village
during the last few days. for sections of the
hill continue to slide away at intervals.
The slide is on what Is known as Higgins
hill. where stone quarry has been oper-
ated for many years.
The hill was over forty feet high, and a
great deal OF valuable rock had been re-
moved from it during the last few years
but the greater part of the broken stone
and earth has been dumped on the hillside.
The recent wet weather caused this to
loosen and a portion of the hill commenced
to slide on Thursday night, and has been
going down ever since.
mud roadway. which was used by teams
to bring down the stone was entirely OBJ
liberated but the remarkable part of the
slide is that an old stone well which was on
the top of the hill slid down the embank-
ment for a distance and twenty-five feet
and was not DESTROYED.
The we'll, which is sixteen feet deep, has
always had from twelve TO fifteen feet of
water In it, and there is an old windiass on
the top. As has been stated. that we'll slid
down the side of the hill, windlass, stone
and water. and 1t did not even cause turbid-
ness of the water. The windlass, which is
nearly worn out appears as good today as
it was before the well moved