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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Gus Johnson,a logger, was killed re
ter, Oregon. Death resulting from {
log rolling on HIM
John A. Benson and DR.. Edward B.
Perrin were convicted at San Francis
co of conspiracy to defraud the United
States government in securing $4,000
acres of land in Tehama county.
At Massillon, Ohio, recently, sixty
two horses, including Efiie K. and At
wood, az trotters, burned to death ir
fire In livery stable. Thirty-two
horses were rescued. One hostler wal
burned tosdeath.
Pretoria, Transvaal.-The assembly
has authorized the purchase of the Cul
Imam diamond. valued at 81 200, 900,
to present to King Edward of England
as testimonial for the bestowal of the
constitution.
The plumbers of Butte have won
their strike, the master plumbers final.
ly acceding to the demand of the union
for SO day. They had been receiving
81 day, for which sum they struck
several months ago.
The Swedish cruiser Flyeia has ar.
rived at Norfolk, Va, with Prince
wilhelm, grandson of King Oscar.
Statutes were exchanged between Fort
Monroe and the ships Of Admiral
Evans squadron. The prince is visit.
ing the exposition.
Tho hodv NJ Tonoo TO h;11 tho Hra.
man drowned in an accident last June
on the Great Northern railroad neal
Leavenworth when the engine left the
track and sank in the Wenatchee river
in the Tumwater canyon. The enigneel
and fireman were both carried to wat.
cry graves, but the body of the enginee,
was recovered shortly after by the
train crew.
While Joe Lawson and companion
were playing a game Of billiards in q
Butte saloon recently Charles Fisher
tried to josh Lawson about the way he
handled his cue and they became in.
volved in a quarrel. Lawson hit Fish.
.er severe blow over the left temple
and he struck the wall Of the building
with such force that his neck was
broken. Fisher died Immediately
Lawson made no attempt to escape and
was placed under arrest.
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation Of Labor has re.
ported to the executive council of the
federation that he, John Mitchell Of
Idianapolis and Daniel J. Keefe Of De.
troit had been entrusted by the united
labor with an attempt to bring about
IAN honorable adjustment of the tele.
graphers strike at an opportune time. u
Mr.. Gompers was asked when he
thought that time would arrive and he
replied that he did not know.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
SUMMARY
OF NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.

Bubonic plague has broken out al
San Francisco and one death has al
ready resulted.
Western Canada will produce this
year from 90,OOO,0O0 to 95,0O0,00O
bushels of wheat.
Earthquakes occurred recently al
San Juan, Porto Rico. No damage
has been reported.
John E. Owens, a widely known
newspaper writer and traveller, com
United suicide recently in Cincinnati
A son was born to Frau Bertha
Krupp Won Bohlen und Halbach, ED
est daughter of the deceased gun.
maker
Fire recently destroyed the four
story warehouse and factory occupy.
ing an entire block on Furnam street
Brooklyn. The loss is 100000
Director Stapleton of the Staten Is.
land National bank announces that
Robert Gill, cashier, has been arrest
ed charged with a $4,000 shortage
in his accounts.
The Isthmian canal commission will
expedite canal excavating 20 per cent
by contracting for IA new steam SHOW
els and an addition of sixty to the
number now working.
Provincial cabinet treasurer. Mr.
Tessier. makes the official statement
that the exact amount of the surplus
in the provincial treasury for the ifs
cal year 1906-1907 was $5,034,000.
A locomotive of a fast passenger
train from Little Rock jumped the
track near st. Louis and overturned
with the mail car. Engineer Plat
was killed and the fireman was in.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
MONTANA ITEM0-

Ex-Justice of the Peace P. J. Har.
rington of Butte cut his throat with
a razor recently. He has been in poor
health for some time and had become
Respondent.
John Haydn, one Of the Oldest resi-.
dents of Butte, recently committed
suicide at that place by taking lauda-
mum. He was 81 years old and came
to Butte in 1868.
A package containing $1,000 in bills
was stolen from the office of the
Northern Pacific Express Co. at Lam.
bert, and H. L. Schmitz, the day op.
orator in the ONCE has been arrested
He claims to know nothing of the
theft.
At Butte lad IL years of age was
bound to the street car track near the
race track by unknown parties. He
was found by Mrs. ]. ]. McDermott
who cut his bonds before q car
reached him. There is no clue to the
perpetrators.
Butte printers are not unanimous in
their decision not to set copy sent out
by the Associated Press and handled
by the Postal. The Butte Inter-MOun
tain Chapel decided to set the copy
unless otherwise ordered by the inter
national union officials.
Chief Engineer A. H. Hogeland OF
the Great Northern announces the pur
pose of his railroad to Immediately
double track the line on the mountain
division between Whitefish, Mont, and
Summit, Mont. Some Of the worst
parts of the road are to be rebuilt al
together. Surveyors, he says. are now
at work in that section. Later, he
says, double tracking will be com
menced on the eastern slope.
Governor Toole has pardoned John
l.. Simmons of Chester, Choteau
county. serving a term for man
slaughter, on the express condition
that he abstain from the use of in,
toxicating liquors forever. Simmons
was a hotel keeper at Chester, and
during a. drunken brawl killed a man
named Launer, whom he accused OF
stealing his pocketbook.
The ghost-llke apparition of a girl
astride a bicycle fitting about the
streets after midnight will not startle
the Fort Dodge residents any longer.
A policeman, attracted by a crash and
scream, ran around corner and
solved the mystery. He found and
young and pretty girl clothed in a thin
night dress which had suffered Sc
verely when the wheel she was riding
struck brick. He escorted her home
and startled her father. well-known
merchant, who thought his daughter
was safe in bed. The girl said she
had no recollection Of her night rides.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
SPORTING NOTES.

AL Kaufman has been matched tc
fight Mike Shrek in San Francisco
during the latter part of August.
Lou Buchholtz and Charles DelivuA
have signed for wrestling match to
take place in North Yakima August 23
An 1S-inning 81 baseball game was
played between Cedar Rapids and Pc
oria recently, the former team win
ming.
Virgil Hall, the well-known automo
bile racer, was frightfully injured
while racing on the Vancouver (B. c.
track Saturday.
John Nelson, II years old, of the
Washington training school, while
playing ball was struck on the ear by
batted ball and fell to the ground
lifeless.
Forrest Smithson will be sent to
Jamedepwn to represent the Multno
nah club of Portland in place of Dan
Kelly, who chose the, University Of
Oregon colors in preference to those
Of the winged IN"
James Wood, owner of Woods no
eCA Ut VohSouNClt WIZ uoo q oIlAh6 vi
horses at The Meadows, died at Seat
tie recently after a brief illness. Wood
owned Gateway, Frank Flittner and
other well-known horses.
Walter Stanton Of California de
feated Guy Buckles of Omaha Satur
day night in fierce 20-round fight
Stanton was the aggressor throughout
Buckles was thrice all but out, but
Stanton seemed unable to follow ul
his advantages.
President H. H. Holzel of the Pa
cific Northwest association has beer
in the east and on his return stopped
OF in Portland to see If the Multno
nah club would send any athletes to
compete in the A. A. U. championship
games at jamestown September 6 and
7. None of the Multnomah athletes
will contend in the east.
Wanness won Saturdays race of the
second class yachts for the Emperor
Williams cup at Kiel, Germany. de
feating the Wittlesbach by minutes
"a seconds, and the Spokane l., which
was third, by minutes 40 seconds
The visiting American yachtsmen
have now lost their chance of taking
home the cup or Of winning even one
Of the series Of the races, as they are
eliminated from the finals.
B. r. Day, the English professional
racer, who is now in Seattle looking
for professional matches, has Issued
challenge to Dan Kelly for race OF
from 100 to 22O yards for a purse OF
any part Of $4,000. Day offers to meet
Dan at any time or any place. That
$4,000 would tempt most men to jump
from amateurism to professionalism
and should Dan make killing in the
east. he may make the leap.
c. c. Holzel, president of the Pacific
Northwest association of the A. A. U.
has supported Secretary A. D. Camp
bell in his contention that the P. N. A.
directors had no power to refuse col.
leges admittance into the association.
Further than that, Holzel asserts that
President Sullivan of the A. A. U. will
back him in the matter, and that the
colleges will be fullfledged members
Of the P. N. A. IL they desire 1t.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
erty which the child will inherit from
Mace and his wife at their death.
OREGON S0ulRA.

ShsSSsN 0NSb0S
The Umatilla county annual w. c.
T. U. convention will be held in Free.
water city during the first week in
October.
New routes to the interior Of Ore.
gon are now being sought out by the
engineers in the employ of the Harri.
man lines of that territory.
G. w. Mathis, well known farmer
residing near Miles, - miles from
Baker City, was severely injured re-
Gently by his team running away.
Edward Olson, camper at Belknap
Springs, was shot and killed in. the
woods four miles from that place re-
Gently by being mistaken for a deer.
Gustave Neitzel struck his pick into
a black sand pocket in Tenth street
excavation recently at Portland, then
died death of torture under a dirt
slide.
With several kinds OF patent medi-
cine in the pockets of his clothing, the
dead body Of Henry James Of Spokane
was found floating in Montgomery
slough at Portland.
The county cannery at Freewater
has closed its doors. Inability to Sc
cure funds for running expenses is
the cause Of its action. A great deal
of tomatoes, corn, berries, etc., which
had been contracted for by outside
parties will not be forthcoming owing
to the shutdown.
Robert Stranded, well known cat
tleman of Echo, had 40 head Of sheep
killed by heavy electric strom on the
range few days ago. They were
grazing on the reserve near Starkey.
A herder also barely escaped death.
He was feeding one of the lambs
salt from his hand when a sudden
flash Of lightning came. 1t killed the
lamb instantly.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
Ride Free to See Palmer,

Philadelphia, PA hundred sur
vivors Of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
cavalry have left here for Colorado
Springs to be guests of former Com
mander General William B. Palmer.
A broken leg kept General Palmer
from the annual reunion of the regi-
ment so he chartered a special train
t. take the veterans west. 1t is esti-
mated that 1t will cost Palmer 1000.
The train is due at Denver Tuesday.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
California Train 10 Ditched.

San Luis Obispo, Cal, Aug. 49,
The train from the south, due here at
3:95 o'clock Sunday, was wrecked near
Consepcion. II miles south of Fonda.
The passenger coaches ami the bag
gage car were switched. No one was
seriously injured except mail clerk.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
Russian Colony In Mexico.

Mexico City.-Negotiations are pend
ing for the purchase of 100000 acres
to be colonized by Russians. Twenty
thousand are to leave western Russia
soon, to be Joined by 1000 now at Los
Angeles.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
SPANISH SOLDIERS sHlRK.
Claims They Lounge About Streets
Of Casa Blanca While French
Are on Guard.

Paris, Aug. 20.-The Figaro's Casa
Blanca correspondent says: ITO the
surprise Of all, the Spanish contingent
returned to the city after simply ma
king a reconnaissance of the ground
allotted them. They announced that
they would repeat the reconnaissance
the next day and then would decide
what they would do. There is some
indignation at the attitude Of the
Spanish troops, who do nothing but
stroll about the city, while the French
soldiers are worn out from ceaseless
guard duty"
Trustworthy reports state that the
tribesmen invading Casa Blanca are
short of ammunition and quarreling
as to what course to pursue.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
STANDARD PAYS FINE9 NOT YET
Fake Check Eiates Treasury Clerks
at Washington.

A fake check for the exact amount
of the fine imposed upon the Standard
Oil company by Judge Lands at Chi
cago was received at the treasury de-
partment Saturday from an unknown
sender. 1t was mailed at Toledo Ohio,
was drawn on bank there and was
signed by the Standard Oil company
and John D. Rockefeller" The re-
ceipt Of the check caused much abuse
ment among the treasury officials.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
Wireless ls to Work.

The army and navy departments
have arranged to cooperate in main
tanning wireless communication be-
tween Nome and st. Michael, Alaska
and Seattle and San Francisco.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
IDAHO NEWS.

G. w. Smith has been arrested at
Wallace on the charge of forgery. He
has been taken to St. Regis, Mont,
where he will be tried.
It has been definitely decided to
call a special election at Cottonwood
for the purpose of voting on bond
issue for public improvements.
The Idaho &Washington Northern
''the Blackwell road" 1t is now pre-.
dicted, will be used as a feeder for
the Inland Empire system, and will
use the tracks of the latter system to
go into Spokane.
The IL molders employed at the
Occur d'Alene iron works in Wallace
called at the company's Office this
morning, drew their pay and quit
There was no disturbance, the men
simply stating that they were through
Their dream Of railroad having
been dissipated by the birth of the
town of Vollmer less than two miles
away, the people Of lilo have decided
to move the town to the railroad,
since the railroad would not come to
them.
Work on the Northern Pacific ex-
tension from Culdesac to Grangeville
has been greatly embarrassed by
workmen deserving the camps for the
harvest fields. The contractors are
daily shipping more men into the coun-
try, and it is only on this account that
1t is possible to keep the work under
way.
The funeral Of ]. P. Peterson, who
was killed in the Last Chance mine,
was held in Wardner Sunday.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
". s. SHIPS IN JAP PORT.

The Cruiser Squadron From Far East
Anchors at Yokohama.
The navy department is advised of
the arrival at Yokohama of the cruis-
eB West Virginia, Maryland, Penn
,syfvania and Colorado, comprising the
first division of the Pacific fleet. The
cruiser squadron soon sails for Homo
lulu en- route to San Francisco.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21

Many a storm could be SO easily
averted II we only watched the baro-
meter that hangs on the wan Of the
human heart.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
TWO DROWNED IN COLUMBIA
Prominent Young People Of Van
couver, Wash.

Vancouver, Wash, Aug. 20.-Miss
Ellen Waite and Joseph Sullivan. both
prominent young people of this place,
were drowned in the Columbia river
here Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
DOWN AMONG THE DEBRIS
Three Firemen Are Buried, and Res
cuers Are Working i'm Relays.

Three Firemen Are Buried, and Res
cuers Are Working in Relays.
Buffalo. \. r.. Jan. %. ~ Buried
under tons Of icc-coated debris Of the
eight-stoIy Seneca building. 1T 101-109
Seneca street, destroyed by fire three
fircmen are probably dead or - bad
~ injured that they Will die before
aid can reach them. About twenty fire
men. including the three missing men.
We're on the roof of the Haywood
building. adjoining the Seneca. fighting
against a spread Of the flames when
two brick walls of the Seneca building
collapsed. Tons Of debris from the
crUmIring walls crashed down UFon
the roof and carrying floor after floor
into the basement
Not one of the twenty men escaped
without some injury. but half of them
We're able ID fight their way ont and
give aid to their less fortunate Gem
rades Gangs OF men We're 1t once
put toW0rk clearing away the wreck
age and rescUing the imprisoned fire
mon ana aIl bit three IF the mum
i)tl ~ ere It'lttt~tti anu ~ Itti AZ
pitals TT is said that none of the i'm
iuled will die. The Fescuers are work
ing In relays. but no trace of tine miss
ing men haas been found.
The missing and most seriously in
iucd are: Missing - William J.
NauGhton. licutcnant; John r. IIinky
and stephen J. AIegau, firemen. In
jurad - Captain Michael a. Haggerty.
spinal injuries. left knee crushed con-
dition serious: John DAILY. condition Sc
rious Fireman Elliott badly bruised:
Lieutenant J. g. lIalIoy. ankle crushed
badly bruised: Fireman Bensfnger
ankle sprained: Fireman Yaeger. spine
Wrcuched.
The financial loss IS estimated at
100000. most Of which viii fail upon
the Jewel estate. owners Of the build.
inc Firms fiji surrounding buildings
suffered heavily from fire, water and
smoke
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30

But few of our readers, we mag
ine, ever give a thought to the value
of this paper to the community.
The home paper has an influence
for good that is hard to overesti-
mate. 1t moulds public opinion;
it does we'll its part in protecting
and preserving the government. 1t
takes the place Of a standing army
IN guarding the liberties of the peo-
pie; it teaches your children moral
Ity, truth and power; it brings
many rich blessings to the homes it
visits with but little financial re
ward for its labors, and in too
many instances not any. The home
paper is the mirror ia which those
at a distance see US. 1t is the plain
duty of all who are interested in
our town to take a personal interest
in the towns paper and assist in
every way possible in making it
true representative Of our intel
ligent and hospitable people as we'll
as our enterpreising and rapidly
developing little city. Send the
paper to your friends, bring rs the
news and do your duty by your
home paper and it will meet you
more than half way. When you
help your home paper You help
your town and Indirectly help your
self, for we are all equally inter
ested in our town aid community
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
ONLY FIFTY MEN ESCAPE ALIVE
Of These the Doctors Say Thirty Five
VIII Surely Die.
FIRE IN TIE WAY OF REsOUERs
Will Take a Week to Explore the
Wrecked Workings Three
Firemen Buried in Debris;
Alive or Dead?

Saarbrueck. Prussia. Jan. pa fire
damp explosion occurred iii the Reden
coal mine At st. Johann-on -Saar. oppo-
site Saarbrueck ana caused the loss
OF from 40 to 200 lives. The Reden
mine is owned by the Prussian govern
mcnt Up to this writing seventy-sev-
en- bodies have been brought to the sur
face. and fifty-siX corpses are known
to be still under ground. Only fifty
live men up to the present time have
been brought out, and of these the doc
tors say at least thirty-fve will die, rs
they are frightfully injured through
having been hurled against the walls
OF the galleries by tile force of the ex-
plosiOn
Poisonous Gases and Fire.
An official report says the number Of
dead cannot exceed 100. Immediately
2fter the explosion rescue workers were
hurried from all the adjacent mines
and boldly entered the REDEEM shaft in
great numbers The work of rescue
was greatly hampered by the poison
OuS gases resulting from the explosion.
and by a fierce fire that broke out i'm
mediately afterwards. During the aft
crnoon the efforts at rescue had to be
suspended for these reasons, and the
rescue workers had to be ordered out
of the mine
Death Roll May Reach 800.
After all the rescuers had reached
daylight, according to one version.
second terrific defamation was heard
underground. Put according to another
report many Of the rescuers were stin
below when the second explosion oc-
Cured. and it is estimated that the
casualty list from tie two explosions
reaches a total Of 300 men It is re-
garded as certain that the lowest lev
els of the mines are completely
wrecked, and the inspectors are delib-
Grating upon further measures to get
control of the fire The manager are
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY Of flooding
these levels as the only means Of ex-
tinguishing the flames. IT is believed
that all the men who were in the lower
levels aSsuredly are dead. 1t viii take
a fun week to enter and explore the
mine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30

According to statistics incidental
ly brought out by the cheesemakers
association meeting in Milwaukee
last week, the dairy interests in
Wisconsin have made rapid strides
forward in the past FIVE years.
The dairy and food commissioners
report in 1900 placed the total out
put of butter for that year at So
600, 900 pounds and the total value
at SO, 900, GOO. In five years the
output increased to 123, 900, 900
pounds and the valuation TO $685.
762, 900. In 1900 the cheese output
was so, 900, 900 pounds the value Of
which was Sc, 100000. In five years
this increased to 112, 900, 900 pounds
worth SO, 593, 900. This makes a
total value of dairy products for the
present time upwards of $40, 900, 900
annually. This Is a wonderful
showing for Wisconsin and record
for the industry which every citizen
of the state should quote with pride.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
Only Two Bills Have So Far
Passed Both the
Houses.
BUT MANY ARE IN THE HOPPER
Bad Tangles Both in the Senate
and House Over Rules
of Procedure.
Assem- blyman Ioethe's Anti-FunctiOn
Resolution Turned DOwn-Work
of Rebuilding the Capitol
Finally Under Way.

Madison. Wis. Jan. 29.-The close
of the third week of the legislative
session finds things in much the usual
condition at this stage Of the game.
4 flood of bills has come in, but little
progress is noted in any other direc-
ton unless il be in that or organiZa-
ton, which has been q slow process
this year because of the attempt at
adoption of new rules and rhe appli-
cation OF the vivil-service law, but
which should facilitate and expedite