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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-05-04

forum Rink, Spokane, Monday, LAY
Z. and the event is one of such un-
usual dramatic importance that the
house will certainly be crowded to
it's capacity. In order that nOn-resl-
dents of Spokane may have an equal
chance with others, without the ne
cessity of going to the box office, ar
rangements have been made to fill all
orders for seat reservations by mail.
Applications for seats, when accom-
panied by remittance and self-address-
ed, stamped envelope and mailed to
Chant Music Store, Spokane, will be
filled in the order of their receipt and
the tickets mailed within twenty-fOur
hours.
Madame Bernhardt at 62 years of
age has proven the physical and
psychological wonder of two Gen.
turtles. She is said not to have a
single wrinkle in her face, and her
spirits are as buoyant as when, a
quarter of a century ago, she 50
thrilled American audiences after her
phenomenal capture Of Europe by her
superb acting.
Camille is the play which Madame
Sarah Bernhard, the worlds great
est actress. will present.
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Several projects are now under con
hderation for utilizing as 4 source Of
| electric power the descent of the waters
of the river Rhone through remark
ible canyon near Bellegarde. called the
4Perte du Rhone." The available water
power at this point is said by French
! engineers to be the most important in
France, If not in all Europe. Already
10000 horsepower is obtained near
Bellegarde, but this is a mere fraction
Of the amount that can be utilized with
the aid of suitable constructions. The
scene presented by the river rushing
through the narrow canyon and down
the steep descents is one of the most
striking spectacles offered to the eyes
OF the traveller on the European CONT
nent, but it has not been much exploit
ed by the guide books.
A theory Of the gradual evolution of
the climates of the earth, which has at
least the merit Of being Interesting, was
recently set forth before the Philosoph-
ical Society Of Washington, by Mars
den Manson. In early ages, he thinks,
the globe was envelOped in an atmOs-
phere dense with watery vapor, through
which the suns heat did not penetrate,
but the internal heat of the earth itself.
confined beneath the atmospheric blan-
ket, produced warm climate even in
the polar regions. Finally, as the oceans
gradually cooled, the atmospheric va
pors became less dense, the suns rays
broke through, and, under solar influ-
ences, the climates of the globe arrang-
ed themselves in zones. During the
process Of cooling, and before the in
fuence Of the suns heat became pre-
dominant on the earth's surface, a
period Of glaciation interviewed.
1t has been suggested that the papaya,
or Mexican papaw plan, may afford an
excellent material for the making of
high grade paper, and the suggestion
naturally attracts much attention in
the districts where the plant abounds.
The fiber runs the full length of the
trunk, which, with the exception Of the
bark and small core Of pith, is COM
posed entirely Of this material. The
plant Is Of rapid growth, for the stem
attains diameter of two or three inch
es IN the first year. 1t is said that the
papaya was brought to Mexico from
the Moluccas by the Spaniards, and this
raises, In connection with It's proposed
employment for paper-making, the
question whether it might not be sue
cessfully introduced into Florida and
California. Any new wood fiber whose
Use might tend to spare our Northern
spruce forests would receive double
welcome
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MORE help IS ASKED
San FRANCISCO SUFFERS Still
IN GREAT need.
No Money in CircuIation-The Means
of Support of the Hospitals, Orphan
ages, Religious and Charitable Or
CARNATIONS of All Kinds Are Abso-
luteIy Cut Off.

San Francisco-James D. Phelan,
chairman of the municipal finance
committee. gives out the following
statement to the Associated Press:
"The demands upon the finance
committee are very great, and we do
not see how we can meet them if pres
ent conditions continue. There is no
money in the community in circula-
ton The banks are closed because
they dare not open their heated
vaults, and when they do open them
they will probably pay slowly as they
realize upon their assets. They ex-
pect next week to cash the checks
of well known customers to the ex-
tent of $500 each. That measure will
help in small degree the resumption
of business. There is a sufficient food
supply in sight at present, but the
great problem before us is how to
provide for the absolutely destitute,
for the sick, the old, the children and
all other dependent persons.
''The means of support of the hos
pitfalls, Orphanages, religious and char
table organizations of all kinds are
absolutely cut Off The Red Cross es-
Inmates that $1,000 day is necessary
for the hospitals. To set the institu-
tions on their feet would be the work
of years, because the local people are
unequal to the task of supporting such
institutions and at the same time
meeting the demands of their own
households and rebuilding of stores
and homes and ordinary taxation for
public purposes. We are formulating
plan to present to our committee by
rehabilitation of our workers. Every
body is willing to work and to make
private sacrifices if the tools, as it
were, are put into their hands to re-
establish the social, economical and
commercial condition which prevailed
before the fire. The idea in our minds
is to somehow get a large sum Of
money at low rates of interest, Sc
cured by the improvements which we
will erect. Such moneys would be am
ply secured and, as in the case of Chi
cagO, give us new city and give to
everybody the means of resuming
their ordinary vocations
Everybody is hopeful and coura-
geous and the prosperous communi-
ties of the United States, we are sure,
give heed to our call for help. Their
spontaneous and generous aid has
deeply touched the hearts of our peo-
pie"
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Theatrical Notes.

The total receipts from the benefit
given at the Spokane and Auditorium
theaters Thursday were 1914.
Nine Sarah Bernhard is coming to
Spokane Monday, May 7, when she will
present Camille" in the Big Rink at
Natatorium park.
John Mcguire, the veteran actor and
theatrical manager, well known in
the northwest, is planning to give a
monster benefit performance in Salt
Lake to aid in the relief of the earth.
quake victims in California.
A big San Francisco benefit per-
Torrance was given at Convention hall
at Kansas City by members of the
10 different theatrical attractions now
playing in Kansas City. Every theater
in the city was closed and aided the
benefit. The show was attended by
5000 persons and 5000 was added to
the city's general relief fund.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is appearing
in England in an adoption from the
French called "The Whirwind"
dul W. OllcI ID W Will
Thomas Dixon, Jr., on dramatization
of the latter's book, Zone Woman -
A sister of the earl of Roslyn, Lady
Angela Forbes, is to go on the stage.
Miss Henriette Browne, leading wo-
man of the Byron Douglas Stock COM
pany, has been on the stage since her
fifth year. She is a Virginian, the
daughter of Virginia Richmond, the
once famous leading woman for Edwin
Booth.
The reigning successes in London at
present are Marie Tempest in Cali
of a Sudden Peggy" at the Duke of
York's theater, and Seymour Hicks
and Elaine Terriss in 1.-THE Beauty
Of Bath" at the Aldwych. Both pro-
auctions were made by Charles Froh.
man.
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CARRIES THE VOLCANOES DRIFT.
AvaIanches Carry the Lighter EIe
ments to Inhabitants.

AvaIanches Carry the Lighter EIe-
ments to Inhabitants.
Another disaster has occurred in the
Vesuvius region.
Torrents of rain have fallen accom-.
panied by heavy gale causing large
avalancnes of mud, sand, ashes and
cinders to fall over Somma and Santa
Anastasia, destroying bridges, block
ing the roads, dOoding many habita,
tons, interrupting communication by
wire and carrying away portions OF
the railways.
Troops and military wagons were
dispatched to the aid of sufferers.
The inhabitants of the stricken
places were awakened by-a roaring
rushing sound which was absolutely
new to them and on running out OF
their houses, they found their prop
erty threatened by the fall of ava
lancheS of sand, ashes, etc.
Their terror was extreme.
The women and children fed
screaming with fright into the coun
try, but in spite of the avalanches
floods and gales no loss of life has
been reported up to this time.
1t is believed that while the storms
| rage Vesuvius is liable to be a con
| tinual menace to life and property and
that the entire region of the volcano
may have visitations of more or less
serious nature than last nights ava
lanche.
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gle and went out of business or ne.
moved to Texas or Oklahoma.
Then the grangers, left In undisput-
ed possession Of tie land, tried to farm
as they had done in Illinois, Ohio and
Indiana. 1t was a disastrous expert
ment From 1888 to 1896 little rain
fell, and farming was a total failure.
During those disastrous years three
fourths of the population of the south
western counties gave up the fight and
left the country. The rest stayed, but
gave up farming and took to cattle
raising
For a time the settlers, each with
his small ranch and herd Of stock, were
fairly prosperous. Then the beef trust
reduced the price Of cattle and profits
declined. Only the most economical
methods brought returns. The ranch
man found that he could not do busi-
ness profltably with less than 1000
head of cattle, and that for this stock
he required 10000 acres of land. Then
this second dynasty of cattlemen re-
verted to the tactics Of their former
enemies, and fenced indiscriminateIy
their own land and unOccupied land
belonging to the government. 1t Is for
this that they have embroiled them
selves with the United States Court.
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KANSAS WIRE FENCE FEUD.

How the Western Cattle Raisers
Have Got Into Trouble.
At the time of the rush Of immigra-
ton to western Kansas in 1885 and
1886, the extreme southwestern portion
OF the State was filed rapidly, says
The World To-Day. They found the
land in possession Of ranchers. These
original cattlemen had for years pas
tured their herds on the prairies at
will. The invention of barbed wire had
given them the key to new method
OF ranching. They had abandoned the
system Of herding ON the open range,
finding it cheaper to run barbed wire
around vast tracts of land.
Between the cattlemen and the set.
tiers there arose a bitter feud, the
herders using every means to keep the
grangers. or homesteaders, from occupy
ing the land which they had appropria-
ted to their own use. BY enacting the
law against fencing government land,
Congress came to the aid of the home
steaders, and the cattlemen were beat.
en-. One by one they gave up the strug<
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Of the army marks a new era In en-
military service. Never again VIII Q
civil war veteran hold the position;
it marks the end Of the old corps Of
officers. The last veteran to retire Will
be General Arthur Macarthur. in 1909.
but he will not become chief staff
If General Bell Is allowed to complete
his service in that most responsible
position it will be 1920 before another
general has show. This most star
Ting change in personnel probably pre-
sages a change In army methods rs
well. That group of officers that pass
ed through long and complicated cam
paigns had their own Ideas about MILL
tary affairs. The new leaders of the
army must of necessity be theorists.
because the Spanish war was hardly
equal to an Apache raid for experience
purposes, and there never will be an
other troublesome Indian campaign.
General Bell was graduated from West
Point in 1878, and spent much Of his
twenty years before the Spanish war
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week placed large orders for ma
chinery at the company's mines a:
Phoenix, B. c..
While in the act of stealing ore, a
man, who refused to give his name
was shot and probably MORALLY
wounded by the owners of the Joker
claim near Manhattan, New. This is
the elimination of efforts that have
been IN progress for a week to cap
ture some of the high grade ore
thieves.
Fred D. Malone and Dick Peel
miners working in the U. S. Grant
mine, near Virginia City, had a hair
raising experience in which Malone
gave an exhibition of unusual courage
and GOODNESS that saved his partners
life. After charging several blasts in
the bottom of a winze and lighting the
short fuses they started to climb the
ladder to a place of safety. Malone
was above Peel on the ladder and the
later had assembled but a few feet
above the splitting fuses and the dyna-
mite when his foot got caught in the
ladder and he could not extricate it.
1t seemed as if his death was inevi-
table. But Malone, at the imminent
risk OF his life dropped swiftly to the
bottom of the winze and cut off the
lighted fses with his knife, thus pre-
venting the discharge of the blasts.
He had just time necessary to do
that, the burning end of the last fuse
being close to the earth when he
reached it.
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Congressional Library at Washington.
1t will be built on the south edge of
the campus, facing south on the Mid
way plaisance, and will be fanked by
the modern language building on the
west and the history library on the
east. These two buildings will prob
ably be erected along with the Harper
Library. The style of architecture will
be Gothic. resembling the Parliament
building in London. The great read
ing room of the library, which will be
located ON the top floor, will be IS feet
wide by PIG feet long and 40 feet high.
The trusses in this room will be of
traceried timber work, and the win
dows will be decorated in stone tracerv.
There will be five floors of stackrooms
around the outer walls of the building
and eight floors in the center of the
building. Immediately above the stack
rooms on the outer sides will be the
administrative Offices. The entire build
ing will be f1re-proof and will contain
elaborate f1re-f1ghting and fire-prevent-
ing apparatus, with electric signals con-
Meeting with the fire departments. The
floors of the stackrooms will be of glass
In metal frames, and the book presses
will all be of metal Electric book lifts
and passenger elevators will be Install
ed. Electricity will be used through
out for lighting. The system of heat
ing will be steam, with the blower
system for ventilation. Paintings and
statues will adorn a number of the
rooms in the building.
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on the plains. In 1893 he was lieu.
tenant of cavalry-frOm that to the
executive head of the army In eight
years Is a marvellous advance-and he
saw valuable service in the Philippines
The policy now Is for continuous ad.
ministrative policy in the army, and
General Bell represents all that is pro-
gressive in spirit, modern In organiza.
ton, and little bit ahead of the times
In equipment. General Bell is no poll.
tician, is Industrious and likable, and
ought to elevate the plane of our land
forces.
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Summer Season at the Spokane.

Gilbert & Sullivan's '"The Mikado," a
comic opera, the story of which was
the sunfower and the pagoda, will be
the Roscian Opera company's first Of
fering during the summer season of
musical comedies at the Spokane the
alter, on First avenue near Daven-
ports restaurant, Monday evening,
May 7.
There will be an augmented or
chestra under the direction of Adolph
Friede The work of transforming the
premises adjoining the theater into
an ideal palm garden. where the or
chestra will play the popular selec-
tons between acts, is now in progress.
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
CHART TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
Al PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
oeview of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
ourino the Past Week-NationaI,
u;etoricai, Political and Personal
Events.
francisco still needs help

Charges against Walter Scott
,scotty) have been dismissed in the
orior court from lack of jurisdic-
ION It was proved that the scene OF
w. alleged ambush and shooting was
in Inyo county.
CITY Engineer Woodward, of San
r>.oncisco. has had an official map OF
,ho burned district made. The map
.hovs that the area burned by the
60 is a small fraction less than four
square miles.
The strong wind which blew over
Can Francisco Saturday morning car
Rod TO the ground number of blank
walls that had been left standing.
IN the London stock exchange the
failure of Greatore & Co., an establish
cd firm of brokers, is announced.
Tho lumber companies of western
Montana. Idaho and Washington have
an organized movement on at the pres
ont time to prevent the spread of for
oct fires next summer and from pres
ont MANS the work may be very effec-
tive.
For the first time in years, May 1
found Chicago practically free from
labor disturbances. Only one or two
strikes of importance are in progress.
The damage done at HOLSTER, in
San Benito county, Cal, by the earth
quake of April IS, was one life lost
and property damaged to the extent
of about 100000.
San Francisco has $100,000,000 in
cash in the banks. All the vaults are
intact but the buildings make a large
loss.
Two suuadrons of the Tenth cavalry
are now in San Francisco.
Charles S. Francis of Troy, N. Y,
the new ambassador to Austria-Hun-
gary. has sailed for Hamburg.
Gov. Pardee of California has &C.
copied the presidents suggestion as
to the use of United States troops in
that state and has filed the formal
application for their employment,
which has been granted.
The president and Mrs Roosevelt
have returned to Washington after a
short outing on the Potomac
The last statement of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $751;
976,O51; gold coin and bullion, $685.
29S,O11; gold certificates, $51, 6S5,9SO
The British steamer Haversham
Grange, having on board 1000 Rus
sian troops bound for Odessa, has
arrived at Singapore and reported hav
ing been in collision in the Straits of
Mallaca with the Chineses steamer
Benton. The latter sank and 80 of
the 101 Cinnamon on the vessel were
drowned The Haversham Grange
brought the II survivors to Singapore
W. L. S. Gilcrest, national councillor
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics, has sent an appeal to the
1900 councils of the order asking the
members to make liberal donations
for needy brothers in San Francisco.
Twenty thousand double blankets
were sent to San Francisco by the
Chicago Commercial association.
The senate has passed bill pro-
viding for the purchase of land in
Washington as sites for buildings for
the departments of state, justice and
commerce. 1t appropriates $4,000, 900.
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MINING NOTES.

The Center Star at Rossland, B. G.
is clearing the foundation for plant
10 contain the War Eagle compressor,
which is to be moved from the War
Eagle shaft. On this same foundation
is to be installed a $50 horse power
electric motor. This is a portion of
me general plant which the company
pans to use in hosting for both mines
through the Center Star shaft. 1t
Is planning to install the largest
Rolstlng plant in British Columbia.
Inc Simalkameen Valley company
was recently reorganized at Nelson,
B. c. dismissing the whole body Of the
former directorate and appointing an
entirely new board.
lne management of the Rex (Six.
,een 70 One), in the Occur d'Alene
district, upon which a strike was re.
eently reported, announces that 10
ieet OF high grade concentrating ore
- already in sight. with comparative
y httle prospecting. Theodore Ander.
sun, lessee. had figured upon having
a. ieast rs or 80 feet of drifting east.
cry 10 do before breaking into the
ore body.
boundary, B. C. mines have pro
uaceo and shipped over 100000 tons
" ore this year.
r,In.y the decision of jury in the
oni'ed States court at Butte, dam
ases TO the amount of s72,541.55 were
a"araed to the Butte & Boston Con
Sonuated Mining company against the
Iosl Mining company, Charles
.onn and Josie Geyman.
me sale Of the mineral lands Of the
n, alA mining company, which took
s s,a.e IN Colville, Wash, April /, to
ssssisly a judgment for ss311.45 and
w. po,0o costs, has been confirmed
cue sne whole property offered under the
WEI in hammer brought $4,000 and
a' sold to Blake & Carsten.
christopher Curry was killed re
pnuy at the Center Star mine al
,,;s 'idnd' B. c. The unfortunate
TOW ei Tell 1000 feet and was almost
" fragments by the projections
nc dominion Copper company this
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Theatrical Notes.

An event of Importance in the New
York theatrical world was the recent
celebration of the 25th anniversary OF
the advent of F. F. Proctor in New
York as a manager.
Miss Bertha Cordray, the Annette
in AN American Citizen" is a niece
of John F.. Cordray, manager Of the
washington and Columbia theaters
Spokane.
Lillian Russell. who has been In
retirement the greater part of the
season, is to return to the stage as a
legitimate star in light comedy roles
next season.
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HARPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY,

Great College Building at Chicago
to Be q Thing of Art.
Complete plans for the $1,25O,OOO
William Rainey Harper Memorial Ii
brary building have been accepted by
the University of Chicago trustees, and
the work of construction will begin in
the near future. The structure will be
by far the largest college building of
its kind in the world and the largest
and most complete library in the Unit
ed States with the exception of the
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Histrionic Tip.

The Father-So your ambition Is to
become an actor, Ell?
The Son-Yes, dad.
The Father-All right, young man.
It's up to you to begin by cultivating
the art of walking and fasting.
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Mrs. Hanna has decided to sell
Glenmere, the beautiful country home
of the late Senator Hanna, near
Cleveland, Ohio. She will live in New
York with her son.
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There was a young man in Schoharie
Who madly loved Kitty and Carrie;
But each was so rich
That he couldn't tell which
Of the two girls he wanted to marry.
Judge.
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If a girl slammed at the dishes with
a dishrag as carelessly as she slams
at her face with powder rag, how
every one would abuse herr