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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
GO TO THE PEACE CONGRESS
Choate to Head a Delegation of Dis
tinguished Citizens.

At a recent meeting of the cabinet
the names of the delegates to the
peace conference were announced.
Owing to the growing Importance of
the approaching congress and the eX-
tension of the program, the number of
delegates has been slightly increased.
AS announced the American delegates
will-be as follows:
Joseph H. Choate, former ambassa-
dor to Great Britain; General Horace
Porter, former ambassador to France;
u. M. Rose Of Arkansas, former presi-
dent of the American Bar association;
David Jayne Hill, American minister
to The Netherlands; Brigadier General
George B. Davis, judge advocate gen
eral of the army and formerly profess
sor of international law at the United
States military academy; Rear Ad-
miral Charles S. Sperry, U. S. NJ. Will
lam l. Buchanan, formerly minister to
Argentine and to Panama and chair
man of the American delegation to
lam Chandler Hale of Maine, formerly
secretary of the American embassy
at Vienna and the son of Senator Hale
of Maine; James Brown Scott, solicit
tor of the department of state; expert
attache; Charles Henry Butler, re-
porter of the United States supreme
court.
The delegates will sail about the
middle of May.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
GENERAL WADE RETIRES.
General Frederick Grant Gets Com
mand over the East.

General Frederick Grant Gets Com
mand over the East.
Major General James F. Wade, the
senior of rank in the army and next
in rank to Lieutenant General Mac
Arthur, terminated his active connec-
ton with the army Saturday by opera
ton of law, on account of age. He
became GA years of age, the retiring
age, on Sunday. His military service
covers a period of 46 years and in
cludes participation in the civil war,
the Indian campaigns and the Spanish
American war. The retirement will
result in the promotion of Brigadier
General William S. McCraskey, COM
handing the department of Texas, to
the grade of major general, and the
promotion of Colonel Charles Morton
of the Seventh cavalry, which is in
the Philippines, to the grade of briga-
der general. Major General Frederick
d. Grant, commanding the department
of the east, at New York, will succeed
General Wade in the command of the
Atlantic division. The division com
mand will be abolished on July 1 next
and merged into the department of the
east General Grant will retain the
command until relieved by General
Wood, when he will probably be as
signed to the command of the de-
partment of the lakes, at Chicago.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
SPEECH BY Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
At Dedication of Monument to the
Rouuh Riders,

Rough Riders.
President Roosevelt made a speech
on patriotism and good citizenship at
the dedication recently of the monu-
ment erected in the national cemetery
at Arlington to the memory of the
Rough Riders of the Spanish-American
war. Mrs. Allyn X. Capron, widow OF
Captain Capron of the Rough Riders
regiment, who fell at Las Guimas,
flag that covered the monument Rev
DR.. d. j. Stafford of st. Patrick's
church made the dedication address.
The monument is the design of Mrs.
Capron. 1t is a monolith and stands
IA feet high on a base exc feet
The memorial bears the names of more
than 100 members of the regiment who
died either in Cuba or after the re
turn of the regiment to the United
States. The main decoration is a
bronze tablet bearing the regimentai
device and the inscription:
First United States volunteer cav
altry. In memory of the deceased mem
bers of the First United States volun-
teer cavalry, Spanish-American war.
Erected by members of the regiment,
1906"
President Roosevelt, who was col
onel of the regiment, referred to the
peculiar qualification of himself and
his comrades in this memorial and
enunciated his well known views on
the duties of citizenship.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
Professor ouarIes Is Dead.

Lexington, Va, April Thames
Addison Quarles, d. D., IL D., for
the last 81 years professor of moral
Philosophy at Washington and lee
university, died here today, aged n
years.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
Swift Balloon Trip.

London-Two German aeronauts, Dr.
Wagner and Adolph Koch. descended
in balloon Saturday at Enderby, near
Leicester, the balloon having covered
S12 miles from Berlin in 10 hours.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
Shorter Hours for Operators.

jefferson City, Mo.-Governor Folk
has signed the bill passed by the re
cent session Of the legislature prohibit
ing railway telegraph operators hand
ling train orders from working more
han eight hours in one day. At day
stations where but one operator is EN-.
nloyed he may work 70 hours.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19
Baltimore to Plant Mines.

The bureau of navigation has de-
cided to convert the cruiser Baltimore.
one of Dewey's fleet at the battle OF
Manila bay. into mine planting ship.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19

The chief difference between the
itch for Office and the seven year
itch is that the latter can be cured.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19

plant of the Prosser Electric company.
On a merit scale arranged by the
employers and the union the Union Ma
chinery & Supply company's men, who
went on a strike at Seattle, have re-
sumed work.
Three representative Quinault In
dams have gone to Washington to
protest to President Roosevelt against
the proposed plan of including the
Quinault reservation in the Olympia
forest reserve.
In addressing the chamber of COM
merce the other day Congressman w.
L. Jones said it would be three or four
years before the south half of the Col
vile reservation could be opened to-
settlement
Wo Fong Kong, wealthy silk mer-
chant, and Miss Chin Sue, the ac-
knowledged belle of the North Yakima
Chinatown, eloped, going to Seattle.
where they were married by justice
Of the peace.
At Asotin Charles McFadden, the
naturopathic physician who was arrest
ed last summer on the charge of man.
slaughter, by reason of treating the g.
months-old child of William Robinson
for a period of two or three weeks
through fasting or starvation method,
was found guilty as charged.
Robert King, an Is year old youth,
has pleaded guilty to setting two fires
to the st. Paul lodging house at North
Yakima, where he was detained under
quarantine after exposure to smallpox.
King confessed and was bound over to
the superior court in $1,000 bail.
The regulations agreed to by the
railroad representatives and state com
mission are The interchangeable 219
cent mile mileage books; prompt re
demption of unused tickets; that all
delayed trains be bulletined at all sta
tons at intervals and all regulars to
be also listed on public bulletin; that
stations be supplied with water, heat
light, seats and toilet facilities and be
kept clean before the time of arrival
of trains.
Whitman County Notes.
The Endicott fire alarm bell has ar
rived.
Elberton people are already begin
ming to talk picnic.
A large acreage of potatoes will be
planted in the Palouse country this
season.
Great complaint is made at Palouse
because of the car shortage and lum
Der shipments.
nn M
kane & Inland TO Oakesdale was in
augurated Monday.
This summer is expected to be the
best in the history of Pullman from {
business standpoint.
The Garfield high school won on
Friday night in debate with the Col
fax high school at Garfield.
Most of the graded schools in Whit
man county are employing teachers a
a considerable advance in salaries.
The condition of fruit trees at pres
ent indicate an excellent harvest o
fruit this year in the upland country
The streets of Colfax were thronge,
with 1000 people Saturday, who saw
> the first annual horse show and parade
The three days rally of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies of Whitman
county at Tekoa this week was
great success.
The cutting of the large plate glas
windows in most of the stores on Mai
street, Colfax, presumably with dia
mond, occurred last week.
Cars for wheat shipments are beini
furnished more literally by the raj
roads and heavy shipments of grail
are being made to the coast.
County Fruit Inspector j. H. Hol
has informed the fruit growers O
Whitman county that the law will b
strictly enforced and that orchard
must be sprayed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19

The man who seeks salvation with
his eyes closed usually bumps up
against something else.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-19

Satan always keeps a large force
busy coming excuses for not doing
right.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
BOMB PLOTTERS
WILL Be CAUGHT
Anarchist, Who intended
to Kill Gar, Reveals
Accomplices.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. At is re-
ported that the anarchist whose arrest
nipped in the bud an attempt TO assas-
sinate the Gar, blow up the Imperial
Palace and the douma ard loot the I'M
periaI Bank. has confessed. duplicating
a number Of men high in Official life.
The police had the man on the rack for
a number OF hours.
The authorities believe they will have
no difficulty in arresting the ringleaders.
The man now in the fortress IS regarded
as a poor tool In The hands OF intelli-
gent men. The organization which
Matched the plot IS said to be composed
Of several hundred revolutionists. Only
the leaders were TO be informed of the
plans for immediate execution. The
rank and file were directed to be on
hand to take advantage OF the Gar s
death and general catastrophe.
A general slaughter of the Cars fam
sly was arranged. revolutiOnists Of minor
Importance being detailed to do the
work after the main blow had been
struck.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
SMALLPOX RECURS
AFTER 5 MONTHS
Two CoIored Men Sent to
Hospital-Search for
Third.

After an absence Of five months small
pox has appeared again in the Distrtc;
Of Columbia. Two well-developed cases
were discovered yesterday at 313 K
street northwest The patients, Samuel
Johnson, twenty-five years old, and
James Brown, aged twenty-seven years
both colored, were removed to the
smallpox hospital last night, and three
other inmates Of the house were sent
20 the quarantine station.
The officials OF the Health Depart
ment have not yet discovered the origin
Of the disease and believe that il was
conveyed to Johnson and Brown by a
colored man, visitor TO the house. who
has not yet been located. A Search is
being made for him. and when found
IL II is asCertained that he is suffer-
ing from the disease. he will be sent 10
the smallpox hospital.
The last case of smallpox was dis
charged from the hospital July ..
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Are You Saving a Portion

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banking dept. of Union Trust Co., 1914 +
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Treasury supervision; best facilities.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
POLICE INSPECTION
VILLEND TOMORROW
Macfarland Trophy to Be
Presented t0Engine Com
pany Friday.

Their spirits not dampened by the
Unpleasant weather, Major Sylvester,
inspectors Cross and Gessford, and
Colonel Ross today continued the an
,nual inspection and review of the sev-
eral police precinct commands and sta
sion houses.
The board visited the Eighth precinct
ut 1 O'Clock, and later in the afternoon
fae Second and sixth. The inspection
viii be concluded tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, wnen the mounted men
Will report to Captain Elliott at the
Tenth precinct.
70 the command making the best
showing, and the station-house present.
ing the neatest and cleanest appearance
will be awarded the prize flag. The
fmSInbers of the force appearing for IN
apection wear winter helmets. dress
cont. belt, and white gloves.
The drll of mounted men VIII be the
iJeature OF the inspection.
The Maofarland trophy, awarded by
the committee on inspection of the fire
department TO Engine Company No. 10,
viii be presented to the winning coin.
pany Friday morning at II o'clock at
No 10 engine house, Maryland avenue,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. northeast.
Beside the Commissioners. Chief W.
T. Belt and the committee. composed
of John L. Weaver. Harry w. Reed, S.
Duncan Bradley, and Ralph w. Lee.
acting president of the Board of Fire
Underwriters Of the District Of Colum-
bia; Cuno II. Rudolph. president OF
the Board Of Trade. and Col. Robert
\. Harper, president OF the Chamber
Of Commerce. have been invited 70 be
present.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

Phone your order 20 ShaTer. I4th & I.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

Best Coal at Low Prices. R. J. & NJ. c.
Grace. 4th & F ne. Phone Lincoln 2s3.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
ANNA HELD SKATERS
BARRED FROM RINK

Because the officials Of Convention
Hall declare that the skaters OF the
Anna Held Partisan Model" Company
are all professionals, admittance TO the
hail has been refused the company for
the masque ball tonight. 1t had been
the plan Of the girls, together with
Earle Reynolds and Miss Bertha Mack,
the two champion skaters Of the theat-
rical company, 10 visi. the hall to-
night after the performance and con-
test for the prizes announced. As soon
rs the officials learned that such a
scheme was on foot. # is declared that
they openly announced their intention
OF refusing admittanCe to the show
girls The show girls say that the
newspapers have announced admittance
10 all comers. that no ruling was pub
hshed against professional skaters or
theatrical people.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
MINERAL COMPANY DENIED
USE OF UNITED STATES MAILS

The New Jersey Mineral Company.
formerly OF Newark. n. j., and now
located at 50 Wau street, New York.
has been denied the further use OF the
United States mails.
The New Jersey Mineral Company has
been in operation about two years and
has sold 20 the public, according to the
admissions Of the officers OF the COM
pany, about 5000 worth OF stock in
a New Jersey zinc mining project. NThe
inspectors say not cent has been spent
in mining the zinc.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
IRON WORKER KILLED
BY STEEL GIRDER

Samuel T. FrizcIl. thirty-hve years old
and an ironworker, was killed yester-
day by a falling steel girder at the
New Washington Terminal Company at
Sixth and I streets northeast.
With his brother ne was attempting
TO hoist "a 1OOO-pOund girder when the
chain holding it slipped and one OF
tho ends struck him on the skull. frac-
turing the bone and knocking him from
the platform. He died at the Casualty
Hospital
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Speaking of Flowers.
Floral Tokens for Debutantes.

One always gets the best at Gude's and
his flowers last longest. 12li r
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Those Dem anding Choicest Butter

Should select from the noted brands sold
10y James +. Oyster, 9th & Pa ave. Pure.
delicious. creamery products. -Four Leaf
Glover Creamery a speciality.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
POLICE OPEN ROOM
FINDING WOMAN Ill

Mrs. J. F. Frazoni. Of COS Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, reported to the
police Of the Sixth precinct yesterday
that Mrs. Jennie Scott. seventy-flve
years OF age, a rOomer at her house,
had not been seen about the house for
two days. Mrs. Frazoni said that the
door Of the aged wOman's room was
locked, and that she had failed TO get a
reply after rapping repeatedly.
Captain Byrnes and Policeman Kelly
went to the house. and forced an en-
trance to the room. They found Mrs
Scott lying in bed in a semi-conscious
condition 1t IS believed her condition
was due TO old age. She was taken TO
Inc home OF q friend
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

A Dessert That's Very Popular.
G. e. S. Ice Cream-velvet Kind. Drug
gists'
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

LONG COATS of black broadcloth trimmed in blacl
,elvet or braid; also in tan Choice
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
and it's high time yours was bought

LONG COATS of broadcloth in black, blue brown, or
yine handsomely lined in satiI and elabOraely trimmed
nth silk braid; some in kono sleeve effect Choice.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-12

cur dark brethren with cries iy:
XIII thim,' Knock their blooming
'eads of, Fave 'arf brick at
thin, an so on. Tn Britons sturd-
lily turned to tn dennse iv our alley S
an thried to PROTECT thin be THROWN
Thin into TIL harbor. But tn crool
Yankees, inflamed with hathred,
were too numerous f'r tn small but
indomitable concoorse iv British 20.
iismen an civilians an all that cud
he done f'r our visitors WAS to git
thin out iv harms way be chasin
thin three or four miles out ~ tn
city. Thin tn citizens, with that
yare presence " mind that is charack-
teristic iy tn Anglo-Saxon alone
among nations, returned to tn city
an burned tn Chinese quarther to
prevint tn American rowdies firm
doin' so.
Tn affair has caused gr-reat in
dignation at Ottawa. On hearin' tn
news Sir Wilful Laurier tillygrafted
to tn mayor " Vancouver: Shocked
an panied be tn news. Was amy
" our fellows hurt? Cant we keep
III boys Quiet?' 10 which tn mayor
replied; 'lr We give me amy more "
Ye'er jaw III ship tn whole lot ~
Mongolyans to Ottawa. His majesty's
representative, tn gov'nor gln'ral iv
Canada, has taken a position worthy
" his high Office. On hearin' tn
dhreadful news he Immediately wint to
his rooms an changed his UNIFORM
Win he emerged he called together
IN councillors iv tn Umpire an sub
mitted despatch f'r their approval.
they approved, an late last night,
hcin' M an down tn vast aujeence
chamber where so many Englishmcn
have persisted iv cold an so many Ca
najeens " fright, he dictated tn mes
sage that has since rung round tn
wurruld: Fancy that! Other sayings
w gov'nor gin'rals iy Canada have
passed into histhry. We presoom that
ivry British schoolboy Is familyar with
Lord Ripon's I say an tn Markee iv
Lorne's Wat country But Fancy
that Is no mere saying; 1t Is more
thin watch-word; IL Is England. We
have no doubt ,thai it will be said that
tn gov'neSsgln'ral has exceeded his
constitutional powers be this bold dec
laration an It must be admitted thar
re has gone further than amy iv his
predecessors. But we believe that tn
| eople " Canada will agree that tn.
sraye nature " tn public emergency
demanded botld action. That afther-
noon tn goy'nor gin'ral received tn
Jap'nose envoy in tn UNIFORM iv tn
PostofIice volunteers in token iv his
humility. Tn envoy wore tn we'll
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-12
x MIR. Dooley Writes On The Japanese Question X

compellin' Jap'nese gintlemen 10
Ghraw knives on thin, thin tn time
has come to lombard their cities an
lay waste their coast. It is gratifyin'
to obsarve that no such occurrences
has been rayported firm amy British
colony or wud be rayported. Wher-
liver tn British flag flies human life
IL RESPECTED
We'll, sir, ! was humilyated f'r me
country. That's wan thing about
us Americans, were very proud Nv
our country but we're aisily humily-
uted be her. II anything happens
over here that don't seem Just right.
tn pa-aper r-read remarks: 'Such a
state iv things wuddent be tol'rated
in England f'r minyit. There are
moments, Hinnissy, whin I'm ra-aly
depressed about this here gr-reat
country ~ ours, it's so dihi'rent
firm England So whin r-read
about tn outbreak in Vancouver
give hearty laugh. Well says l.,
we're not so mucn worse thin amy
wan else. | wondher will Japan de-
clare war again England? She cud
uisily lick us but can she lick iyry-
b0dy at wanst?' -
but, as Hogan says, me triumph
was shOIt-lived. was in tn midst
~ me hilarity whin | picked up tn
pa-aper an read an eXthract firm tn
London Times that explained 1t VII,
II was an aisy explanation. | won
cher i didn't think ~ 1t, Cant ye
guess Il? Oh, thry, Well sir, tn
simple explanation iv it is that
Americans done It all. Yes, sir, we
invaded this here peaceful British
hamlet an attacked tn frinds iy
Great Britain an chased thin
through tn sthreets an thin come
home. | EXPECTED to r-read firm IN
London Times 'EnGlands Shame;
Jap'nese assailed be cOlonists UNI
worthy iv tn name iv Briton; army
corps hurryin' to Vancouver to de-
sthroy tn population an raze tn
city Instead iy which, Hinnissy,
n-read: Our faithful alleys have
again been subjected TO tn most in
iamyous outrages be ruffyanly Amer
leans. Not contint with insultin'
tn flag iv Nippon in tn Chop sooey
Imporyums iv San Francisco, these
oncivilized bal bargains have invaded
wan iv his maiesty's colonies to car.
ry on their neefaryous designs
Not havin' tn facts at hand, tn
story in brief is this, as we imagine:
a few thousand Jap'nese, as well as
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-12
aLGn&NNll-aHyzI7s7

siveral hundherd Nv his majesty's
subjects from Indya who had left that
noble an fruitful Umpire on account
~ tn prevailin' famine, landed at
Vancouver with IN idea iv takin' up
their homes permanently or till they
cot little ahead " tn game. II is
needless to say that they were heart
lily welcomed be tn staunch British
population iv tn territory, Tn col
Cnies are liver alive an there is no
Briton even in far of British Column
bya that wud not willingly give up
his job to further our foreign policy.
III news iv tn coming " this body
iv migrants to enrich tn population
Nv tn province was received with
wild enthusyasm be tn hearty Brit
lsh artisans. TIL day tn boat arriv-
ed nearly all tn facthries an shops
Nv tn city were shut down, tn
houses were decorated with Chinese,
llindoo an British flags, an triumph
al arches were erected in tn sthreets
bearin tn notices: r'All coons look
alike to us, an 'Jow Soor. Bon
fires were lit be tn popylace in tn
Jap'nese an Chinese stores an there
were nanny aiiictionate reunions v
British subjlcks an subjicks iy tn
MikydoO in which two were stabbed
on three We're shot. The moonici-
pality jined in tn spirit Nv tn occa-
sion be issuin' tn customary holiday
proclamation to tn people to keep
off tn sthreets an be ordherin' tn
milishy to remain undher arms. At
last tn gr-reat day arrived. Tn re-
ciption comfy was out arly an firm
III break ~ day thousands iv sons "
Britain armed with guns, pistols,
crOwbars, hunks iv coal, couplin' pins,
latchets, bricks an sling-shots
marched down to tn docks to greet
tn visitors in a manner suited to tn
delightful frindly relations iv two
gr-reat people, But just at tn mo-
ment whin all seemed finest, as tn
throng iv Britains rushed forward TO
embrace tn newcomers an pat thin
on tn back iv tn head with tn i'm
Llimints ~ their toll, an enormous
swarm w at Taste thirty Americans
appeared on tn scene an attacked