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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
ONE HUNDRED VICTIMS
DEADIN BOAT COLLISION
Passenger Steamer Columbia Co sth the San Pedro With
Friehtfu Res''ts--Maw Go MAJ ~ :: ><<>>> See Their
Loved Ones Go Down in Greedy IS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Steam-
or San Pedro collided with the Co
Iumbia off Shelter Cove, MendocinO
county at midnight, Saturday night.
one hundred were drowned.
The Columbia sank.
The San Pedro is safe.
Ninety-eight passengers on the Co.
}umbia were saved, many of them in
a dying condition.
The Columbia was north bound from
San Francisco to Portland.
CAPTAIN Doran of the Columbia, was
drowned
News of the disaster was brought
TO San Francisco by the steamer Roa-
noke.
The San Pedro was OwLed by the
Metropolitan Lumber company, San
Francisco. She is still above water
in Shelter Cove. rs miles from Eureka,
the nearest large city.
The Columbia sank in two minutes.
The Roanoke picked up the body of a
man supposed to be D. j. Butler.
Steamer, Geo. W. Elder, passed the
scene of the wreck soon after the
Roanoke passed, and took the surviv-
ors aboard. then proceeded to Eureka
with the San Pedro in tow.
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The total number of survivors is SS.
According to the stories told. the
Elders officers by the survivors, the
scene aboard the Columbia imme-
diately following the crash was be-
yond description
All of the passengers were in the
hunks at the time but the heavy i'm
pact aroused them. They made a
scramble for the deck, but many were
unable to reach it before the vessel
went down.
The ill-fated steamer going to the
bottom like a plummet it was impos-
sible to lower the life RATS, or boats
Those who managed to reach the deck
jumped into the ocean, but many were
unable to reach the shore and per-
ished.
One life raft and boat was picked
UP by the Roanoke, but none were on
board
The schooner, Daisy Mitchell, also
picked up an unoccuped raft.
Captain Doran refused to leave his
vessel although he knew it was doomed
to go to the bottom in a few seconds.
He did all in his power to save lives
but the time was too short to accom-
plish much.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
DANISH CONSUL ROAsTs CITY
Declares San Francisco is Unsafe
For Emigrants

COPENHAGEN, July 22.-The Dan
ish consul in San Francisco sends re-
ports to the minister of foreign af-
fairs here that the political. financial
and labor conditions in San Francisco
are corrupt, that thousands are un-
employed and consequently, the city is
unsafe.
He says the banks Will give no
loans.
He asks the minister to prevent the
Scandinavian emigrating to San Fran
cisco.
The report has caused a sensation
IN Denmark where several hundred
were prepared to start for San Fran
cisco but changed their plans.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
LACK Of PRECAUTIONS At D|TCHES
KILL THOUSANDS Of FINE SALMON

Thousands of fish have died in the
irirgating bitches of the Columbia Ca
nal company which is reclaiming 4
tract of desert land near Alfalfa, Wash.
in the Two Rivers district, according
to Edgar L. Smith of the Cp-to-t the
Times, who recently made a triI
through this country
In speaking of this wholesale slaugh-
ter of the fish, Mr.. Smith said:
THE water used in irrigating this
land is taken from the Snake river.
The company has taken no precaution
to prevent fish from entering the main
ditch and as a result thousands of
salmon trout swim into the ditch.
while it may sound like fish
story" it is fact that l saw bushels
of fish that had been shoveled out OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
C|TYHA[[ BONDS ARE TURNED DOWN BY
BIG TRUST COMPANY BECAUSE Of DEBT
Harris People Say City Has 0verreaChed Limit of Indebtedness
and Bonds Cannot Be Hand|ed-Work on Municipal
Structure Held Up-:Oher Bids Called

The Chicago bonding company. which
was to purchase 100000 of the city
bands for the building of the new city
hall has refused to accept the bonds,
declaring them to be illegal
City Clerk Hart received a letter
from the Harris Trust & Savings Bank
of Chicago, advising the council that
the company would not take over the
bonds. claiming that the city indebt-
edness is now too great to warrant the
issuance of the bonds.
The trouble centers about the $133,-
900 water bonds issue which the city
city claims should not be counted in
the city Indebtedness because it will
be paid out of the water revenue The
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WOOD WILL
COST MORE
Dealers Say They Cannot
Gel L Cut

There is a strong probability that
wood and coal will sell at a higher
figure this coming winter than it did
last win+er, according to the state
ments of wood dealers of this city.
This prediction is based on the
present shortage of labor in both wood
cutting camps and in the mines.
Dealers who are having their wood
cut by contract complain that it is not
being supplied them as fast as it
should. Whether this is due to ar act
ual shortage of labor, or whether the
wood choppers wish to hold back the
wood so as to prevent a big winter
supply being laid in, is a question. But
the fact remains that there is 25 per
cent less wood cut now than there
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Rapidly tons of water We're pour
ing into the great hole torn in the
bows.
The Columbia settled with incredible
speed
inches of the upper deck she gave a
quick lurch and sank beneath the
waves like a chunk of lead. Boats and
rafts which were partly cast loose by
the passengers and crew were swept
off but several were caught by the sur
vivors who managed to reach the
shores ir them Others were carried
too far away to be reached.
The survivors suffered terribly un-
til rescued by the Elder. The night
was cold and they We're drenched to
the skin and, without shelter, their
plight was pitiful. Several We're rem
dered temporarily insane by the loss
of relatives and attempted to cast
themselves into the sea but We're pre-
vented by their comrades.
When the Elder hove to in sight
many of the unfortunates dropped to
their knees and offered up prayers OF
thanksgiving. Others, frenzied by joy,
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Skrvms bore the marks of refine
ment and of having seen better days.
Certainly no one more game than ne
breathed in the shadow of Fortune
frOWn.
When he was brought in-o the sta
ton yesterday. he was so weak, and
the disease had so far overcome MIN
that he could scarcely talk. He was
tortured by continual cough which
seemed to rack every nerve. while
pleurisy made every breath an agony
When asked by Chief Brown as to
whether he had had anything TO eat
that day the suffering man replied In
he affirmative.
Patrolman Wilcox Immediately sent
for DIR. BraGen, but he was out Of the
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the bitches at the subhead gates. AT
these places they were so thick as to
clog up the water gates The fish
were all the way from six to II inch
es in length and there were more than
enough of them scattered over the
ground to supply a seasons fishing.
This wholesale slaughter of the fish
could be prevented by the company at
practically no expense. as all that
would be necessary would be to place
a screen over the main ditch where II
opens into the Snake.
1T seems strange that while so much
money is being spent in hatcheries for
the restocking Of the streams tnac
some slight precaution is not taken
to prevent such needless destruction OF
the fish,"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
JULY IS BOOMER MONTH
FOR BUILDING PERMITS

Permits for buildings to the amount
of s37 500 have been granted during
this month. Considering that this
amount is twice that of the amount
issued last month and that this is only
the 22nd, it is seen that July has been
a hummer in building.
OF the above amount there were but
two $1,000 business block permits, the
remainder being granted for residence.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
STREETCAR CONDUCTOR
IS SEVERELY INJURED

Ad Griggs, conductor on the inter-
urban line running out of the city, was
severely injured yesterday
The car being crowded to it's utmost
capacity forced the conductor to walk
on the running board at the side of
the car when collecting fares.
AT Blalock's siding he was struck by
the posts supporting the scale shed.
The first one struck him on the head
turning him out SO that the next one
caught his shoulder. The injuries,
while painful, are not serious and the
doctors express the opinion that
weeks rest will recuperate him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22

Dying from tuberculosis and suffer-
ing intense pain from pleur;sy, Sand
ers Skryms. aged "a years, was brought
to the police station from what is
known as the jungles' at about IL
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Last highr
he was given a ticket to Tacoma Where
he claims to have relatives.
terson, superintendent of the poor
been lying in the grove near the COR
ner of Sixth and Cherry streets, racKed
with pain and so weak that he could
scarcely sit up. This grove is the
regular hang OUT for tramps anu
such were the companions with WHICH
the suffering man spent what un-
doubtedly seemed eterrltles OF pam
before rescued by the police
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COL0RE0 WOMAN, INSANE,
RETURNED TO HUSBAND

Mrs. Millie Richards, colored Wom-
an. who is said to be insane, was the
object of anxious search by her hus-
band and the police last night.
1t seems she had wandered away
from her home and had been gone
several hours before the police were
notified Her husband then called and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22

DOVER, England, July 22.-Jabez
Wolfe, in a second attempt to swim
across the English channel, reached
the middle after swimming six hours
and a half. The sea is calm and he
has a good chance of making it. He
last year.
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bonding company. however, insists
that this is a part of the city debt and
that with this debt, the city is too
heavily loaded with debt
A meeting of the council will be
held tomorrow night to determine
what action will be taken The coun-
ell holds a number of bids for the
bonds. 1t is the purpose to let some
other company have the contract for
the purchase of the bonds at as early
date as possible so that work may
be resumed on the city hall.
About two weeks ago work was stop
ped because of a rumor that difficulty
was being experienced in floating the
bonds.
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"GENIL EMAN TRAMP IS DYING WITH DISEASE

city. DR.. Stiles was then called. After
he had examined the man he said that
while he might live for two or three
months. it was equally likely that he
would die within the next 10 days.
This was about $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon. He was then questioned
closely as to when he had had any
thing to eat and confessed that Sat
urday morning he had spent his last
dime for food A lunch was imme-
dietely ordered but the sick man said
hat swallowing hurt him so that he
could eat nothing. He was finally in
duced to drink a glass of milk.
Chief of Police Brown had in. the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22

left a written notice, giving complete
description of the woman and re-
questing she be returned ito her hus-
street"
At about 2 o'clock irf the morning a
farmer brought her into the station,
having found her about five miles
west of the city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22

This makes it certain the contractor
on the city hall will refuse to con-
tinue the work until the bond issue is
brought up.
At the first of last April, the total
net city Indebtedness amounted to
$256, 6,309.71. This represents the full
indebtedness, minus the water debt
and the assets.
The full indebtedness was $SO3.174.
Ninety two per cent of this amount
$56S,00O represented the water debt
and includes the $4,000 item which
the water purchase bonds.
series 1899, due 1919. The city assets
at April 1, amounted to $7S,S56.21.
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was at this time last year.

The coal outlook, if anything, is
more gloomy. Mine operators answer
orders for coal with complaints that
they are now swamped with orders
and can not get sufficient labor to fill
them. ore of the largest coal COM
panies shipping to this city has no
titled its agents that it will not be
able to fill any further orders.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
Woman Autoist Killed.

NEW YORK, July 22-Nellie Madi-
gan died this morning as the result
of an accident to an auto in which
she and her fiance, Edward Gallagher,
were riding. The auto was struck by
train.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22

BEDFORD, Pa, July 22.-The Glid-
denites left here at o'clock this morn
on the 1875 mile run to Baltimore. They
are allowed 10 hours for the run.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
TO WATERY GRAVES CO EEP PASSENGERS NCRSS Of SINKING COLUMBIA
LIGHTNING HITS CHURCH.

+ RACINE, Wis, July 22--An J
:! electric storm Killed V,enzel !
I. /, ikscl. injured several and de j
+ stroyed many buildings horses +
!. and cattle in Waterford. !
! Kiksch leaned against the door +
+ of St. Marys church, when light 7
+ ming struck the steeple killing +
i. him and knocking a gathering of =
j. worshipers down. T.
j !. 1. i. + + r 1. j. j. + + + I. + j
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Aeronauts Drowned.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 22.-Four
balloon last Friday are believed TO
lie drowned. The balloon was pickc!
tn at sea and the men are missing.
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j. j. i. + + i. j. j. !. 1. ]. 1. + J.
THREE ARE DROWNED.

+ Lorraine. O., July 22.-By the :
+ collapse of a steel bridge over :
+ The river, 20 workmen were :
+ hurled into the water this morn
+ ing, three being drowned. All :
+ were employed by the American :
+ Shibbuilding company.
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THAT AWFUL WRECK.

DETROIT, July 22.-Banner +
+ Higgins, aged 2S, died here to- +
+ day making 80 deaths due to the +
]. Pere Marquette wreck. +
! An even hundred were injured j.
= and 40 of them are in this city. j
!. Many cannot live. +
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-22
]. B. KELLEY IS MAZE CAPTAIN
Pipemdn is Promoted 10 Succeed
Captain Forster

To fill the place left vacant by the
resignation of w. p. Forster, j. Il.
Kelley, a pipeman on the local fire de-
partment, has been appointed captairi
of fire station No. 2.
Kelley has been in the department
for six years and his promotion was
made solely on merit He will assume
command of the station at once.
Albert Knoll, who has been en-
ployed for some time in the local water
vacant by the promotion.
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TO REOPEN WEATHER BUREAU.
Commercial Club Informed Reports
viii Come Soon

In regard to the reopening of the
weather bureau. Secretary A. c. Moore
of the Commercial club this morning
received the following word from the
chief of the United States weather
bureau:
July 16, 1907.
Mr. A. C. Moore, Secretary CONNER
cial Club. Walla Walla, Wash.
Dear Sir: Referring to your letter
of the 10th inst. l have TO inform you
that action will be taken 10 open the
weather bureau office at Walla Wall2
rs soon as possible, not later than
August /.
Very respectfully,
WILLIS L. MOORE.
Chief Cnired States Weather Bureau.
Immediately upon announcement
that the weather bureau would be
closed, the Commercial club took the
matter up and made application to
have the office reopened.
Everything in the harvest fields de-
pends upon the weather. That the
edge of the weather forecasts means a
great many hard dollars to the sur
rounding country. News that the Of
flee is to be reopened will be welcome
TO the residents of the city as we'll as
the surrounding country.
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Chicago Grain Markets.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Wheat 80 SIS
90 3-S; corn, 81 3-S, SO 5-S; oats 81
SIS, 3S SIS
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The Washington times., 1907-10-31
MONEY
IS USED TO HELP
STOCK GAMBLERS
%. W. Gillespie

When the resolution of inquiry into
Secretary Of the Treasury Cortelyou's
action In aiding the Wall street banks
IN the New York crisis IN money mat
ters Is introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Sims Of Tennessee, one OF
its most ardent advocates and support
ers viii be Representative oscar W.
Gillespie Of Texas. joint author OF the
Thlman-Gillespie resolutions that re-
suited in a Federal investigation OF the
ownership Of coal mines by railroad
companies.
Mr.. Gillespie, who has always been
opposed 20 the encouragement by the
Government Of Wall Street ventures,
said today:
Misuse Of Peoples Money.
What is all this but using the peo-
pies money IA the stock market OF New
York It appears TO me to be a case Of
the Government going TO the aid of the
stock gamblers OF New York The de-
fense Of this action. which may be made
the subject OF Congressional inquiry. is
that New York is the money center OF
the country, and that deposits OF money
there VIII relieve the situation through
out the country.
the sending Of money to the New York
banks relieve the situation In other
parts OF the country? Certainly not
banks are closing in other parts of the
country right along. being given hoIi-
DAYS by the governors OF States ana
Territories.
Tariff Change Needed.
'Fhe remedy for all this panieky feel
ing In Wall street and throughout the
country. without straining for anything
strange or new or novel, is to reduce
the tariff &c a revenue basis strictly,
and force the Government 70 refrain
hereafter from going into Wall street
with it's funds That the tariff change
is needed Is certain. II It isn't needed,
why doesn't the Dingley tariff, hailed as
the maker Of PROSPERITY, save the day
instead OF having your Uncle Sam held
up7"
While Southerners and Democrats are
attacking Mr.. Cortelyou's policy in the
Wall street matter, the Republican
statesmen refuse TO take these on
slaughts seriously. They DO not believe
any resolution OF inquiry can be report
ed favorably by a committee, or be
passed by either the House or the Sen
ate. They are grateful to Mr.. Cortelyou
for having relieved the situation IN Wall
street, and they believe the country feels
the same way about It.
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In sight OF course, for tRe first few
days after the new order thlrgs there
may be a surfeit OF mlrrJr y1rsh-p and.
perhaps. a little time my % .Jst. But
who cares? The girls are already be-
ginning to look brighter and are watch
Ing With impatient interest every Hex
struck by the carpenters Bho are put
ting IN the little toilet accessor'es.
IT'S been a long time coming. but it's
here az last" said a deII.ura maiden. as
she emerged frcm the builuing yester-
day. Il hope I'll not be here. II they
are ever taken out again. I don't be-
heve they viii ever be, either, unless
they get some oh. JachelOr for a Public
Printer. Any married man knows a
woman must have a nllrror-and never
did understand that h5rrid order IN the
first place"
And Evirgeline. the Beautiful Press
Feeder and Miriam, the Fascinating
Pamphlet Folder. said they didn't
either, and after dividing cents worth
OF gum between them, the trio moved
down the street. doing a lively two-step
10 the hope OF more noerties in future.
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RAILWAY MANAGERS MANAGERS
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Belief Expressed That Time
Limit on Holding Cars
Would End Storage.

NEW YORK. oct s1-At the semi
annual meeting OF tne American Rail-
way Association at the Waldorf, nearly
800 men representing S31 companies,
operating rs eco miles Of track IN the
United States. Canada and Mexico, con-
sidered questions concerning the man
agement OF trains. Daniel willard, vice
president OF the Chicago, Burlington,
and Quincy. was reelected first vice
president Of the association, and It was
decided to hold the spring meeting in
this city W. c. Brown. senior vice
president Of the New York Central, pre-
sided
The recommendations OF the commit
tee on standard rails and wheel sections
were for the most part approved.
TIE members OF the steel rail commit
tee were given six months more to study
the question.
The committee on car shortage re-
ported that IL shippers and consignees
were limited as 10 the time cars may
be held for unloading there would be
little trouble. Maj. b. ". Dunn, u. s.
A., chief of the recently established bu-
reau OF explosives Of the association,
read a paper on the transportation OF
dynamite.
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TWO GOLD TEETH
LOST BY REPORTER
Told Highwayman He Had
Them, and Then Said:
Don't Be So Fresh.

ST LOUIS, No. Oct s1.-Justus
Geiger, 6955 Hancock avenue. employed
IN the sporting department of tae Post
Dispatch. is minus two gold teeth,
which he had until II ,. m. last night
but which were removed by two high
waymen at that hour at the Frisco
railway station at Greenwood, Mo.
GEiger had been visiting friends at
Greenwood anG was waiting a train 10
St Louis, when he was confronted at
the station by two men, who pointed
pistols at MIN and commanded him to
.hcld Up his hands. Geiger promptly
complied. and was relieved OF S350
Got any other valuables?" asked the
highwaymen-
Now Geiger Is a humorist, so he
grinned and pointing TO his front teeth
said:
Got a pair OF gold teeth here"
One OF the robbers grabbed him while
the other knocked out the teeth with
the butt Of a revolver, remarking:
Don't be so ID fresh next time"
GCiger won't
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FIRST VICTIM READY
FOR NEW DEATH CHAIR

sFLEMINGTON, n. J.. Oct s1.-John
z. Schuyler, whose sentence OF death
on the gaIl0Ws for the murder OF Man
ming Riley was commuted 10 life i'm
prisOnment by the court OF pardOns. and
Michael Tomasl, sentenced by Judge
Reed yesterday 10 death IN the electric
chair for the murder OF Mrs. COngolfo
have been taken to the state prison by
Deputy Sherif DIlts.
The time Of TOmasis execution was
not mentioned, as the new eIactrOcution
law provides il must be done within a
month, and the issuing OF a death-war-
rant fixes the time Tomasi Is the drst
murderer taken TO the state prison TO
be put 10 death under the new law. The
apparatus will not be IN readiness for
a month yet.
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DON'T KNOW DUKE,
SAYS MISS ELKINS

NEW YORK. Oct S1.-'aThis report
that am going TO marry the Duke OF
the Abruzzi is very interesting. Only.
you see, I don't happen 10 know the
duke"
Thus, laughing, Miss Katherine Elhns,
daughter OF the multi-mlllionaire West
Virginia Senator. denied today the story
current IN society that she was to marry
the cousin OF the King OF Italy
Miss Elkins arrived on the steamer
KrOnprinz Wilhelm with her mother and
her brother Stephen Elkins. jr, today
The young girl took the rumOr of the
engagement as a great joke.