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or fair to accomplish that end. The
soft coal output is practically cor
nered now.
Il was interested in the Red
Rock property three years ago, be-
fore the present owners bought the
mine. Our company found that the
railroad would not permit us to
ship our product and, though we
had 1000 acres of valuable coal
lands and could have made a for
tune, we had to sell without gain
on our investment.
CAS- showing the petty immoral
ity in finance today, l want to tell
you of an incident in connection
with our Red Rock deal.
when we found that we could
do no business we were approach
ed by a man representing one of
the largest financial houses in New
YORK, and one closely connected
with the eastern railroad-coal
trust. He made a proposition to
buy at a good figure, conditional
upon the granting of switch rights
by the railroad. We were to de-
post $4,000 as a forfeiture in the
event of the railroads refusal to
give the switch. We understood
that the railroad would be favor
able to this man, but, at a meeting
at Columbus, O., we discovered that
his game was to have us deposit
the $4,000 and then effect the for
feiture through his railroad con-
nection. A gentleman in our COM
pany called him a thief and a
scoundrel."
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A Letter from Wacross. Ca

Was received from a woman who
had female complaint, saying the
disease affected her mind, would
get confused and so nervous she
could hardly sleep. She described
her case as one similar to thou
sands of others. Then ends the
letter by saying she had gained 10
pounds and never felt better in her
life. She began the use of DR..
Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic six
weeks before she wrote this letter.
The tonic is in tablet form to be
taken after meals. 1t turns the
food into good, rich blood, feeding
the nerves and curing disease by
making healthy flesh. Sold by
drugsiats or rs cents per box. Made
by DR.. Dosanko company, Philadel-
phia, FL. *@A
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Brevities

&, ming at $50 o'clock. Miss Marie
Wetherill will play a piano solo and
Mrs. ]. H. Featherstone will sing
N. w. Durham will make an ad.
dress on "The Modern City; How
Shall We Build?"
Don't consign your dollars to a
hospital life and make invalids of
them.
Get a job for your money - de-
post it with us on a certificate of
deposit-see 1t work, multiply and
breed interest.
Ask for particulars.
Open Saturday evenings between
and 8 p. m. go
Spokane a Eastern Trust Co.
David L. Helms, SO years of age,
of Humboldt, Neb., died yesterday
afternoon at st. Luke's hospital
from general debility. Mrs. Sarah
l.. Wilson, a sister, of Humboldt,
was notified and funeral arrange
ments will be completed as soon
as word is received from her. Mr..
Helms was a member Of the Wood
& Metal Lathers' union No. 90.
The union will have charge of the
funeral.
Officers of the Northern Pacific.
the Great Northern and the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company re-
ceived advices yesterday from
headquarters, announcing a round
trip, first class rate of $40 from
Chicago to Spokane and $55 from
Omaha, Kansas City and St. Jo-
seph, Mo-, and common points to
this city beginning June 1 and con-
tinuing until Sept. Is, with a ticket
limit to Oct. 81. The tickets will
be on sale daily after May 81. This
Is cut Of 500 on the old rate be-
tween Chicago and Spokane, and
is made for the purpose of bring
ing people into this part of the
country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

Reaction and Alleged Cause.
AS TO the people who are now in
distress because of the reorganiza-
ton of lions industries, it is said
in defense of Zion that there are
very many who came out of tene-
ments in Chicago and who never
would have had a home of their
own had it not been for the moral
and material aid given them by
Dowie; that giving them the chance
is what made the big industries
losing propositions. They over
flowed Zion, allured by the pros
pect of steady work and good
wages, and now they are told that
they have been getting too much
money and that they will have to
let Zion recover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
STORY OF WEST VIRGINIA COAL
MONOPOLY AND A BUSINESS Thief

There the BuckhannOn River Coal
company owns 5000 acres of coal
lands. The company is made up of
interests entirely Independent of
the railroads. The B. & o. line
runs just east of the mine. The
company has made many applica-
tions for sidetrack privileges, but
has always been refused.
Investigation in this, the Fair
mont district, shows very clearly
the motive of the trust to shut out
Independent competition. The Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad company,
which, in turn, controls the great
mines of the Somerset Coal COM
pany, Fairmont Coal company,
Pittsburg & Fairmont Coal com
pany and the Clarkesburg Fuel
company. This forms the rail-
roads soft coal monopoly, 50 per
cent of all coal mined along the
B. & o. route, and these mines
operate the year round to their full
capacity.
Mines in which officers or direct
ors of the railroad companies are
personally interested are also ia
vored. This holds true in the cases
of the Keystone Coal company and
Commercial Coal Mining company,
in which the high and mighty A. j.
Cassatt, president of the Pennsyl-
vania and the real car of the hard
and soft coal fields, is heavily in
terested.
c. w. Watson is the president
of the B. & O.'s mining concerns
and he, with Jerry Wheelright,
vice president of the Consolidation
company, run the B. & o. coal
business and rule with iron hands
the West Virginia soft coal region
G. H. Whitescarber, an independ'
ent mine owner of Buckhannon
said: "If congress is seriously in
terested In the oppression worked
on independent miners in this dis
trict, 1t has but to investigate here
The trust wants to monopolize this
entire field and will use means fou
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

President Roosevelt, congress is to
investigate.
This trust, composed of practic-
ally all of the eastern trunk lines
and dominated by the gigantic
Pennsylvania and New York Cen
trail railroad powers, has monopol-
lied the soft coal fields of this
state of West Virginia.
l have visited the mines of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Coal
company and those of the Red
Rock Fuel company, both owned by
interests Independent of the rail-
roads, A branch line of the Balti-
more & Ohio railway, one strong
arm Of the trust, and admittedly
controlled by the Pennsylvania
Consolidated has been ready for
operation for two and a half years.
1t has a side track running to the
railroads right of way. But the
B. & o. refuses to build a switch.
Twenty minutes drive from this
mine the big tipple of the Red
Rock company rises between two
hills. From the tipple for 1000
feet runs a new sidetrack to the
same B. & o. railroad. When this
sidetrack was built, year ago, one
rail projected onto the railroads
right of way for a few feet. B. &
0. officials ordered that rail torn
up and a gang of section men
promptly dispatched the work.
| explored the openings of the
Red Rock mine and saw the buried
treasury lying ready for the miners
pick. Everything has been in rea-
diness to operate for one year. But
not pound Of coal has been ship
ped and will not be unless the
United States court of this circuit
district enforc1s the order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
and compels the B. & o. to build
switch and transport the ship
ments of this independent concern.
Another instance of aggravated
railroad discrimination is to be
found four miles south Of here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
SURE CURE FOR PILES.

Itching piles produce moisture
and cause itching, this form, as
we'll as blind, bleeding or protrud-
ing piles are cured by DR.. Bo-san-
kos Pile Remedy. Stops itching
and bleeding. Absorbs tumors. SOC
a Jar at druggists, or sent by mail.
Treatise free. Write me about
your case. DR.. Bosanko, Philadel-
phia, Pa IS"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
BRILLIANT OUTLAW

President Murphy of the Chica-
go Nationals is still trying to in
duce Jimmie Sebring, the brilliant
but erratic outfielder, to join his
team, but Sebring seems determ-
ined to become an outlaw" He
claims he was given permission to
play with the Williamsport team
because his wife was i'll and it was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
CHERRY BLOSSOMS.

The steamer Dakota will leave
Seattle March IL. arriving in JAP
an March 27, in time to witness the
famous Cherry Blossom Foote'S. /"
A personally conducted tourist
party is being arranged for this
sailing. For information, reserva.
lions, etc. at Great Northern Ry.
city office, s0l Riverside avenue.
E. 8. Bla,-,
s"t General Agent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

a STAFF CORRESPONDENT WIS.,
ITS THE SCENE OF THROT.
TIED MINING INDUSTRY AND
WRITES UP THE FACTS CON-
GRESS is INVESTIGATING -
INDEPENDENTS COOL
SHOWED OFF THE EARTH IN
FAVOR OF RAILROAD MINES
AND MINES OWNED BY RAIL
ROAD INFl ENCE AT.
TEMPTED ROBBERY BY A BIG
NEW YORK FINANCE HOUSE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
BY Marlen e. Pew.

Special Correspondence of The
Press.
BUCKHANNON, w. Va, Feb.
22.-Trust oppression has erected
to itself An impressive monument
in the country surrounding this
little mountain town. This is a re-
gion where rich, gaseous bitumin-
Gus coal runs in thick veins
through almost every hillside. Ma
ture has wonderfully blessed this
country with an industry which
only requires the operation of hui
man effort to make for prosperity.
The coal is there. millions of
tons of II. ready to be mined.
Thousands Of miners are willing to
come in and do the work for hon.
est wages.
But the mines are idle, as they
have been for months and years.
All this is an incident of the
power of the greedy railroad coal
trust, which, at the instance OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
The DoWies Comfortable.

This seems to be generally &C
cepted, but in the meantime the
Dowies are suffering no privations.
Dowie basks in warm, tropical
climes in midwinter. Mrs. Dowie
and A. j. Gladstone Dowie, their
son, popularity dubbed, the "un-
kissed" live in the most magnifi-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
ZION WONDERS WHAT DOW|E
DOES With ALL THE MONEY

the 10 per cent that Dowie has al
ways demanded and another 1.-THE
of one-tenth of that amount which
has been imposed to support paro
chial schools in Zion. Besides, ii
is reputed that enormous donations
are frequently made to the church
by wealthy converts.
1t is in spite of this that Zion
is practically dead broke-cannot
in two weeks raise within itself
with desperate striving and prayer
$4,000 to pay outstanding wage
coupons.
Whether Zion is threatened with
bankruptcy is not known. If it is,
ii is pretty much lions own bust.
ness. Zion owes the outside world
but few thousand dollars. Dowie
can wipe out that debt at any time
by sacrificing some asset of Zion.
But he does owe his believers.
Many of his believers owe him.
They ask why he should owe them
anything at all when they have
given him over 10 per cent of
their incomes outright for years
and years.
Doubted OoWie.
When Dowie and his wife and
son went around the world on their
spectacular tour a cry went up
that all the cash in the treasury of
Zion had been packed off with
them, and that they might never
come back. They came back and
more was said about the
cash. But it made Dowie very an
cry at the time.
One is now told that Dowie him
self probably never knew at any
time the exact balance of his
wealth and that now Zion is such
4 colossal establishment that no
nan, with the possible exception
If Judge V. V. Barnes, could strike
| reliable financial balance. 1t is
llso stated that every cent the Do
vie family possesses is tied up as
leeply in Zion as the capital of
he humblest believer, and that if
Zion goes bankrupt the Dowies
themselves will be left penniless.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
PIPE LINES AS
COMMON CARRIERS
(Scripps News Association

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. o.
Rhinock of Kentucky introduced a
bill into the house today to make
oil pipe lines common carriers and
to operate under all the restric-
tons of the commerce commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
BY r. W. Schaefer.

Staff Correspondence of The
Press.
ZION CITY, H., Feb. 22.-John
Alex. Dowie receives $500 daily in
tithes from the faithful all over
the world That is the estimate of
a we'll informed man in Zion. 1t
means $4,000 a year. 1t includes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

necessary for him to be near her.
President Murphy has taken Sc
brings case up with the Williams
port management that their deter
mination to befriend a player will
result in great injury to him. 81
shall do everything in my power to
keep Sebring from outlawing him.
SELF" says Murphy. "He is a bril-
liant player, but easily Influenced. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
.DOLAN HOLDS OUT
AGAINST MITCHELL
(Scripps News Association.)


PITTSBURG, Feb. 22.-Dissen-
sion in the ranks of the bitumin-
GUS miners in this district resulted
in split in the organization. Do
Ian maintains his headquarters and
conducts BUSINESS, with Mitchell
backing the dissenters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
WOMAN DIES
OF ALCOHOLISM
tScripps News Association

LUSK, Wyo., Feb. %. - Mrs.
Warbonnet, wife of a Sioux chief,
herself a slayer of many whites,
died of alcoholism.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

DESPERATE EFFORT TO RAISE
$4,000 CONTRASTED WITH
PAYMENT OF TtTHES-ZlON'S
DEBTS ARE WITHIN ZION
BELIEVERS ARE CREDITORS
AND THEY MUST BE PA
TENT.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
lONGW0RTHS ARE
GUESTS OF DUBA
(Sr Rips News Association

HAVANA, Feb. 22-The Long
worths arrived today. They were
given a welcome by government Of
ficials.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
SUICIDE WAS
WEALTHY MINER
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
DENVER, Feb. pa suicide
found in a cemetery Tuesday was
identified as John Taylor, a
wealthy and prominent mining op-
orator in the west and South Am
erica, with headquarters at Buenos
Ayres.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22
H0(k R[ADI
ION GALLONS

(Scripps News Association.J
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Hoch has
given up all hope. He laughed as
he said he was ready to hang to-
morrow.
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1
billiard parlor. So
The infant son of Henry Morrill,
died yesterday at E7O3 22nd street,
Kenwood addition.
The local railway Offices closed
at noon today, the employees enjoy
| ing a half holiday.
The ball of the Mystic Shrine
will take place tonight at the Ma
sonic temple.
The Woman's Alliance OF the
Unitarian church will give Wash
ington tea in the lecture room Of
the church this evening.
Mrs. Jane Pocock, "A years of
age, died yesterday at Mica, Wash.
The funeral took place at 2 O'Clock
today.
Hon. P. ]. Brophy, one of Butte's
prosperous merchants, is in the
city, visiting with his boys who are
attending Gonzaga college.
Benjamin Beckford, 81 years of
age, died yesterday at st. Luke's
hospital. Deceased was a farmer
of Hatton, Wash. The remains
were shipped to Hatton.
H. o. Wing, janitor of the Car
negie library, resigned yesterday.
The library commission appointed
F. j. Jones as his successor. The
position pays SIS month.
Moose" Baxter was arrested
last night and is now in the city
Jail. The police believe him to be
implicated in passing a worthless
check.
Residents of Mantle Park want
gas service. A committee is work
ing on the matter now seeking
ways and means to bring about
this much needed improvement.
A basket social will be given at
the Kenwood school this evening at
8 o'clock, the proceeds of the sale
going to the library fund of the
school, Mrs. ]. S. Syler is chair
man of the committee in charge.
The grand opera engagement
opens tonight at the Spokane with
"Lohengrin" as the opening opera.
The immense advance sale of seats
insures a most successful season
for the Savage company.
William Kuist and Mrs. Kuist re-
turned yesterday from Chicago,
New York and Cambridge Springs,
Pa, where the merchant tailors
national exchange and garment ex-
hibit meetings were held.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
divisions No. and No. 2, are plan
ming a st. Patrick's day entertain
ment to be given on the evening
of March II, the proceeds to go to
the House of the Good Shepherd.
Miss Mayme A. York and Chas.
Virgins were married by Rev. Dr.
Henry l. Rasmus, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. York, 1914
Tenth avenue, last night.
H. G. doc" Brown, well known
in Spokane, is now located in the
new mining camp of Manhattan, in
the Goldfields district of Nevada.
II. F. Sorg received a letter yes
terday from DOC" in which he
states that he is doing we'll.
]. w. V. Dickle, said to be the
scion of an aristocratic English ia
mily, was lodged in the city Jail
last night by Detective Smith of
Tacoma. Dickie was arrested in
Missoula and is being taken to Ia
coma to answer a charge of biga-
my.
The teachers of the Franklin
school, Front avenue and Sherman
street, will give a luncheon at the
school today at noon in honor of
Miss Georgia Meek, the principal.
whose birthday it is. The place
cards will be water color paintings
of the flag made by the pupils.
The Mems club of the First Pres
byterian church will give a dinner
in the church parlors Friday eve.
Al
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

cent residence here, a three story
pressed brick house with fancy
slate roof of weird design. The
next largest residence in the city
is occupied by Dowie's servants
and horses.
Some Improvements.
Dowie's own estimate is that the
improvements made at Zion City
cost 100000 There has been an
enormous investment here, but not
all of the 100000 is apparent to
the casual visitor. However, one
can see readily where a lot of the
money has gone. The most strik-
ing instances, the valuations being
unofficial, are:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-02-22

Scrub yourself daily, you're no.
clean inside. This means clean
stomach. bowels, blood. liver, clean
healthy tissue In every organ. Nor.
al: Take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun.
en-: ;:'s =; e. . M4tzM
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She Is described as a very con-
tented woman and one who does
not NEEDLE in the affairs of Zion,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-10
THREATEN TO BOYCOTT
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS

New Orleans, oct l0.--Prnted cir
culars threatening that South Amerl-
can countries will boycott the goods
OF American manufacturers who vote
the Roosevelt principles In the next
presidential election, have been re-
ccived BY several New Orleans manu-
featuring firms. The circular which
Is claimed 10 have been drafted I'm
Caracas, Venezuela. OIL Sept. t2, reads
IN part:
American manufacturers who vote
for Roosevelt ballot IN the next presl-
Dental election will be excluded from
South American trade.
President Roosevelt has said in
some recent speeches that the Latin
American countries are bound 10 dis
appear FOR two reasons: First, be-
cause they are Latin. and second, be-
cause they are SMALL"
The circular then says that the
Democratic party Is disposed TO fra
ternize with us and treat us on an
equal basla"
II says that III boycott stations have
already been established but does not
explain what Ia meant by boycott sta-
tIons. The organization IL claimed 10
be on military basis entirely indie
pendent OF South American govern
ments better organized than the Chi.
nese boycott, The circulars were
mailed from San Jose Costa Rica
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-10
MINERS RUSH TO WALKER
RIVER RESERVATION.

Reno. New, oct. l0.--Thousands of
miners and prospectors viii be waiting
on the borders OF the Walker River
reservation at II o'clock noon on the
goth of October when almost the entire
reservation will be thrown open In ac-
cordance with the presidential procla-
nation. For many years II mas been
known that there was a large gold and
silver mineral zone IN the Walker River
country and In spite Of the vigilance OF
the Indian police hundreds OF miners
have worked I'm the mountains, noting
the position Of valuable grounds which
they expect to locate as soon as the land
was thrown open to entry. AS there
is no law In Nevada limiting the num-
Der of mineral locations that persons
can make. II is anticipated that there
will be trouble on the day OF the OPEN
ing. unless some system Of allotments
is enforced The usual land lottery
plan cannot well be apple. II Is
claimed, inasmuch as agricultural loca-
lions are restricted in area and only
one location allowed.
The Walker River reservation is 80
miles long and varies In width from IL
TO 20 miles, IA the west part OF the
state. reaching from Hawthorne on the
south northward 10 Cleaver Peak
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-10
AUTOMOBILE
BALLOON RACE
theoretically Each Airship Car
ried Dispatches, Machines Try.
ing TO Capture Them.
IT TOOK PLACE NEAR BERLI IN.
III HaIlOouists Reached Goal First and
Had 20 Minutes 10 Escape. Won.
II Not, Lost.

Berlin, Oct. l0.-A race between bal
looms and automobiles was started at
noon today as an exhibition for the
members Of the international Aeron-
auto society by the balloon corps OF
the military transport department. The
balloons were sent up from the parade
ground at Tegel seven miles north of
Berlin, at intervals Of IS minutes -Four
balloons, each Of 200 cu0ic meter ca
pacty and carrying two officers and
an assistant umpire took part In the
contest.
AS each balloon with broad design
ing pennant shot up and sailed away
IN the direction of Hamburg before a
l6-mile breeze, four. aud IN one instance
hve, automobiles flying the colors of
the balloon and posted on roads adj
jacent to the parade grounds, followed.
so that within an hour Il automobiles
chosen were speeding after the air
ships.
Among those In the automobiles were
Prince Won Salm-Salm, Prince Ernest
Won Saxe-Allenburg, and Duke Adolf
Friedrich Of Mecklenburg- Schwerine,
ithNN hi'lli VI uSNlts WIZ was "
have taken part IN the contest. was
detained al Kiel on naval business.
Theoretically each of the balloons
carried dispatches while the automo-
biles We're In the service OF the enemy
and pursued them with the object of
capturing them. II the baloonists, af-
ter landing, had 20 minutes In which 10
escape they won. while the automo-
blles won II they reached the balloons
within that period. II was also pro-
yded that balloonist must descend
inside OF two hours.
The weather was brilliantly clear and
enormous crowds cheered the aeronauts
as the balloons shot away.
Abbott Lawrence Botch OF Boston,
one OF the American delegates 20 the
International Areonautic society, was
among the spectators.
There are IS entries for the balloon
race OF Sunday next, prize offered
by Emperor william, namely, IA Ger
man. Austrian, Belgian and one
Swiss.