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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01

hand were ordered transcribed I'M,
Mr.. Ferguson refused to do this and
they were then taken by Edwards and
the investigation was discontinued
Edwards offered one of his CLERKS
as stenographer for the Indians. but
the offer was rejected, since the lead
ing Indians SAID they did not trust
the agent and We're therefore un-
willing to have the testimony taken nv
one of his clerks.
Will Have a Hearing Here,
Thwarted in their efforts to hold an
unbiased investigation of the affair in
their native court room at the agency
the Umatillas will hold a session of the
Indian court in this city at which the
testimony Of number of Indians will
be taken. This testimony. together with
the statements of the leading men of
the tribe will then be sent to Wash
ington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
WHEN JEW MEETS JEW.
Cohen Loses Carfare When. Green
STEMS NimbIe Fingers Beat His

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-There was
a hand in Louis Cohen's pocket We'd
nesday night. 1t wasn't his, either.
Gree nstein's.
Cohen made the discovery as he
was riding toward his home on a
crowded St. Clair avenue car. He put
his hand down into his pocket to get
the conductor his fare and found
Greenstein's there ahead of his, he
testified. And the strange hand was
closing upon all his loose change.
Greenstein, who had boarded the
car in the company of a supposed
blind. shoestring peddler, was arrest
ed and a charge of assault and bat
terry made against him.
When Cohen went to police court
Yesterday he told his story and
Greenstein was committed to the
workhouse to serve sentence of
s25. costs and thirty days. AS Cohen
started to leave the courtroom he
noticed the blind man of the night
before sitting with the crowd on the
benches. His eyes We're wide open
and he appeared to be using them.
'Iyhy. that man was with Green
stein onthe car he exclaimed. The
alleged blind man was arrested and
found to be Nathan Ascher, a for
mer saloonkeeper. He was held for
trial.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
Gusts Charles Ferguson From
Indian Reservation.
WAS s1ENoeRAPAER FOR THE REDS
BLANKETED RESIDENTS OF
UMATILLA INVESTIGATING
DEATHS OF FIVE.

Charles J. Ferguson of this city, was
pere mptorily elected from the Una
tilla Indian reservation by o. c. Ed
wards, superintendent of the agency
as penalty for acting as stenographer
for the Indians in their investigation of
their tribeSmen in the destruction of
the agency Jail on January 20, says the
East OregOnian of Pendleton.
While taking testimony in the In
dian court upon the request of Chief
No Shirt, Mr.. Ferguson was informed
by Edwards that he could not proceed
with his work, but that he must forth
with cease taking notes and leave the
reservation.
Accordingly Mr.. Ferguson turned
over to Edwards the notes in his pos
session and came to PendletOn in COM
pany with Umapine. sub-chtaf of the
tribe.
The action of Mr. Edwards has
caused sharp criticism from every
source, as it is not believed that the
department will sustain him in his eff
fort to smother a complete hlvestiga-
ton of the burning of the five Indians
in the agency Jail.
Details of the Affair.
The Indians on the Umatilla reser-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
LET'S WATCH THE GROUND HOG.
IF He Looks Out On Auspicious Day
Buttercups Will Bloom Soon.

Tomorrow is ground hog day. Will
Walla Walla remain in the icy grip of
winter until the shamrock blooms in
the lapels of buttonholes of the local
sons of Erin or will the balmy breeZes
of genuine Garden City spring begin
to blow six weeks before the almanac
saws that astronomical spring has ar
rived.
1t all depends according to the old
superstition of whether or not Mr..
Grounding can see his shadow when
he peeks out of his hole tomorrow.
From the way old Sol is doing bust
ness this morning it looks like a
ground hog" case for old Jack Frost
if there is anything in the old story.
and that buttercups will soon bloom
again to the delight of Whitman stu
dents and others.
The opinion of the weather man
bids fair to reinforce the old supersti-
ton this year as he says that the
good dose of winter which has been
experienced in Walla Walla augers
we'll for an early spring.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
Cured of Iunu Trouble.

1T is now eleven years since I had a
narrow escape from consumption"
writes c. O. Floyd, a leading business
man of Kershaw, S. c. 81 had run
down in weight to 1875 pounds, and
coughing was constant, both by day
and by night. Finally I began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery. and con-
tinued this for about six months, whe1
my cough and lung trouble were en-
tirely gone and was restored to my
normal weight, ITO pounds" Thou
sands of persons are healed every year.
Guaranteed at E. l.. Smalley, drug
store. soc and $1.OO. Trial bottle free.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
FEBRUARY WEATHER SHEET
Con, pi atoms of Mr.. Newman for
Twenty Years May Give Line
On Coming Month.

There is a possibility of anything
grees to a Dakota freeze at Is below
during the coming month if the rec
Ords of the past 20 years are any in
dication. Once upon time it also
showed 10 inches in February. Will
the experience Of 1899 be repeated?
The following data, covering the
month Of February for period of p
years, has been compiled from the
weather bureau records at Walla Wal
la. They are issued to show the con-
ditions that have prevailed, during the
month in question, for the above per-
iod, but should not be construed as a
forecast of weather conditions for the
coming month.
Mean or normal temperature, 81;
warmest month, 1888, average As:
coolest month, 1887, average % de-
greeS: highest temperature, So degrees
February %, 1901 lowest temperature,
Precipitation: Average for month,
1.59 inches; average number of days
with .01 Of an inch or more, II; great
est monthly precipitation, 2.S7 inches,
in 1904; least monthly precipitation,
IL inches, in 1908; greatest amount Of
precipitation recorded in any "a con-
secutive hours was 1.26 inches on the
18th and Sth, 1892 greatest amount of
snowfall recorded in anV pa cOnSecu-
tive hours (record extending to win
ter of 1SS4-5 only was 10 inches, on
February I, 1899.
Weather: Average number of clear
days, s; partly cloudy days, IA; cloudy
days, s.
Wind: Prevailing direction, south;
average hourly velocity, 81 miles;
highest velocity of wind, so miles from
the southwest, February 3, 1890.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 90.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucuous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
Proposed Bills TO Give State
100000 Every Year:
MAKE EXPRESS COMPANIES PAY TOLL
NO CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT NECESSARY TO PASS
THESE MEASURES.

OLYMPIA. Wash. Feb. 1.-Friendly
relations between the state tax COM
mission and the joint committee Of the
house and senate on revenue and tax
alton were shown when the committee
adopted a resolution offered by Senator
Condor that hereafter, at all meetings
of the committee on revenue and tax
alton of either house Or senate at
least one member of the state tax
commission be invited to attend and
explain the different revenue measures
and particularly the measures advo-
Gated by the commission.
At the joint meeting L. d. Rockwell,
chairman, and Joseph yesterday and
j. E. Frost, members of the commits
sion, talked at some length regarding
the measures advocated in their BIZ
constitutional amendment that will
permit the state to depart from what
is called the primitive" method of
taxation and take up a system of rails
ing revenues to support the state from
the taxation of railroads and other
forms of corporate property such as
telephone and telegraph, express and
private car companies.
Their idea is to divorce state from
local taxation entirely. They spoke of
the defects in the present system.
which does not give them authority in
respect to the valuation of any kind
of property, but merely power to ad-
wise. They are asking for the enact
ment of law that will permit the state
tax commission to assess all railroad
property, express company property
and the like. A constitutional amend
ment is not necessary for this kind of
law.
1t was estimated that the bills sub
mitted by the commission. some of
which have already passed the house
VIII bring in a revenue to the state of
over 100000 a year. Mr.. Easterdav
estimated that the excise tax proposed
on express companies would bring in
$4,000; the excise tax on private car
companies. $4,000; personal property
tax collected at time of assessment,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
BILL TO ADJUST WATER RIGHTS.
Farmers In Irrigation Belt May Save
Lawyers Fees If It Passes.

OLYMPIA. Feb. 1.-The joint COM
mittee on irrigation and arid lands to-
night considered a bill not yet intro
duced for the purpose of protecting
stored water when carried along the
rivers or other natural water courses
of the state.
The bill provides that whenever the
manager. owner or lessee of a reservoir
shall desire to use the bed of such
stream, upon his application the SUI
perior court of any county through
which the stream runs shall appoint a
commissioner whose duty it shall be
to adjust the headgates of bitches di-
verting water from such stream SO that
each appropriation may get only the
same amount of water to which he is
entitled as may have been determined
by decree of court or by agreements
between appropriations diverting water
from such stream.
The bill is framed to meet conditions
gard to the water of the Yakima river
according to mutual agreements be-
tween appropriations defining their
rights to the use of water for irrigation.
1t is anticipated that the bill. if enact
ed. will reduce the possibility of future
litigation over water rights in both the
Yakima valley and the Okanogan coun-
try. where similar conditions prevail.
The bill will be introduced in both
houses this week. after which it will
be acted upon by the joint committee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
NO SUCCESSOR DECIDED ON YET.
Mead Does Not Think He Will Appoin.
Anyone for Some Time.

OLYMPIA, Feb. Gov. Mead has
not yet decided on the appointment
of successor to John S. McMillin on
the state railway commission, and he
says it may be several weeks before
he does.
The lumber interests in the legisla-
ture expect to hold conference with
the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufac-
turers' association in Seattle tomorrow
at which, in all probability, they will
ing some person friendly to the lumber
industry for the vacancy.
The governor gave out the following
statement on the subject this evening.
Governor Makes Statement.
Il do not think that 1 shall appoint
a railroad commissioner to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Mr.
McMillin until some time has expired.
Just at present there is no need of par
ticular haste in the appointment.
THE commission has itself recon-
mended certain amendments to the law
and l am advised that other amend
ments to the commission measure are
proposed by members of the legisla-
ture.
Certain important matters covering
the commissions work are in the
courts, and the most important work
of the commission, the completion of
exact data on the cost of construction
and value of railroad property, which,
when completed. will form the basis
for determining all rates, is we'll unde,
way. and neither the litigation nor
this work will be hampered by any de-
lay in completing the full membership
of the commission
1t may be several weeks before the
appointment will be made And when
the appointment is made the new COM
missioner will not assume his duties
until he has had time to close I'D his
private business interests
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
OREGON STATE ENGINEERS REPORT
MADE ON MILTON WATER SUITS

In his first annual report to the
Oregon legislature, John II. Lewis,
state engineer, devotes considerable
space to the subject of the water right
case of Milton, in which all the set
tiers in The Walla Walla river valley
are involved.
This is the most important water
right suit now pending in the state
says the East Oregonian, and Mr..
Lewis review Of it will be read with
interest. He says:
Surveying instruments We're pur-
chased and field work commenced by
September /, 1905. As the use of
water varies with the seasons. dis
charge measurements We're continued
for the entire year ending September
l. 1906. Measurements of water in
the various streams and bitches are
thus available for one irrigation sea-
son.
The survey covers an area nine
miles in width along the state line,
and all lands in the Walla Walla
river valley to points on both the
north and south forks of this stream
approximately Il miles south of the
state line. The area covered is APP
proximately 23,4O0 acres
Unique Stream System.
The Walla Wala river is formed by
the junction of what are called the
north and south forks of this stream
six miles above Milton. In the town
of Milton the stream divides into two
branches. called the Tumalum river
ANA the Little Walla Walla river.
Both these branches. and especially
the latter. divide and subdivide until
10 different natural channels contain
ing water from the main stream can
be found in crossing the valley about
two miles below Milton.
Ordinarily the entire river sinks be-
fore crossing the state line. Many
spring creeks head in a mi-circle
below F'reewater at about the 500
foot contour line and just below the
point where the river sinks.
The amount of water which crosses
the state line is perhaps equal to the
flow in the canyon above. diminished
only by the amount of water lost
through evaporation. The valley has
been settled for about 40 years, and
many streams which now have the
appearance Of constructed bitches are
said to be natural channels. But few
large constructed bitches exist. The
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01

walton not being satisfied to let the
matter of the death of five of their
number rest without a complete in
vestigation. have been holding coun-
ellis and meetings to decide on some
plan to get their wrongs before the
Indian department.
Having noticed Mr.. Ferguson at the
coroner's inquest taking down the tes-
timony of the witnesses, they made
arrangements for him to be present
at the council held at the agency on
Monday last to take the statements of
witnesses who were acquainted with
some of the facts concerning the ar
rest and Imprisonment of these In
dams who were burned.
The coroner's jury only attempted
to ascertain what the cause of death
was and did not go into a full investi-
CATION of the circumstances surround
ing the arrest of the Indians or the
other matters connected with the case.
These facts the Indians desire to
have investigated and it was for this
they engaged Mr.. Ferguson to get the
complete statements of all who We're
acquainted with anything bearing on
the case.
Watched as Suspect.
When Mr. Ferguson arrived at the
agency on Monday morning the In
dams had not commenced to assemble
for their council, so he waited. One
of the Grand Dukes of the agency,
an agency clerk, was Immediately de-
tailed to watch him and remained on
his tracks until the Indians went to
the residence of Yum sum kin to talk
and have lunch.
Upon their return at l o'clock they
found the council room crowded with
Indians and the taking of the state
ments was announced. To facilitate
matters and get it in shape for the
Indian department the Indians had
requested Mr.. Ferguson to ask the
questions as he had done at the cor
oner's inquest. He had asked but q
few questions from the witness when
the clerk who had been assigned the
task of shadowing Mr.. Ferguson sent
note to Edwards, who Immediately
appeared in the court room and or
notes made by Mr.. Ferguson in short
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
majority of appropriations are made
direct from a natural channel.
Many Small Farms.

majority Of appropriations are made
direct from a natural channel.
Many Small Farms.
The irrigated areas are cut up into
small tracts from two to 90 acres in
extent For this reason both the sur
vey of land and the measurements OF
water are very much complicated.
Rights to water are uncertain, no sys-
tenn of distribution being in force. If
the supply of water is insufficient In
one branch of the stream, more is dl-
verted by building a temporary dam
at the diversion point above. AS soon
as the shortage is felt in the other
branch. the temporary dam is jemol-
ished by citizens from the injured dis
trict, and another built, leaving, per-
haps. less water than at first to run
down to the original sufferers. rms
method of dividing the stream has
caused much feeling between indi-
vidual appropriations Or communities,
with final resort to the courts.
Cause of Shortage.
The shortage of water to the earlier
appropriations in the lower valley IS
due, mainly to the recent appropria-
tons above or the enlargement of old
bitches to irrigate increased areas.
No general system of rotation is in
vogue, each appropriation in general
claiming sufficient water running
through his place at all times to fur
urh npp6p6
Litigation over water rights has con-
tinued for many years, with no defin-
ite plan as yet outlined for definitely
establishing rights to water and d.
vidng the stream in accordance with
these rights.
Instead. the largest suit so far
brought is now before the court. The
issuing of decree defining all rights
to the use of water is hardly expected
to settle these rights any more than
the issuing of some of the earlier de-
crees unless these rights are protected
by the appointment of an officer with
the necessary power to divide the wa
ter in the various branches and
bitches during dry seasons in accord
ance with the decreed rights, and that
endorsements or new appropriations
be placed under such control that the
decreed rights will not be disturbed.
If the summer flow is entirely APP
propriated at present, no further ap-
preparations should be permitted ex-
cept from flood waters or stored wa
tprS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
$4,000; increased in corporation fees,

$4,000; increased in corporation fees,
$4,000.
Senator Poison, who introduced a
bill early in the session to do away
with the tax commission and create q
new ex-officio commission, asked sew
eral questions. He said he had been
under the impression that the tax COM
mission had absolute authority to in
crease the assessment of railroad prop
erty, for instance. 1t was explained to
him that it's power was only advisory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
WHITMAN BEATS S. A. A. C..
College Men Play Fast Game With the
Club Quintette at Spokane.

Whitman college was again victo-
rious on the basket ball arena last
night defeating the Spokane Athletic
club. in their home city by a score of
80 to %.
s The game was a snappy one all
through. Ned Barnes of Whitman dis
tinguished himself in the game which
was against his former team mates
Captain Rigsby, Alpha Cox and Will
lard Felthouse. are spoken Of as par
ticular heroes of the game.
The five plays Idaho university this
evening at Moscow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
new HAVEN IS ALL RufFLEO Up
HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES UKASE.
DECLARING GRIP AND OScU-
LATiON TWINS.
Send me a kiss by wire,
Honey, my hearts on fire.


NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 1-For
awhile. New Haven citizens smiled
sickly smiles and stared in the public
places at this:
In view of the rapid spread Of the
grip contagion throughout our city,
and in view of the known fact that os-
culation, commonly described as kis-
sing, is the most fruitful agent of the
propagation of the grip germ, it is ad-
vised that temperance and moderation
in respect to sad practice be more OBJ
served.
FRANK W. WRIGHT,
Health Officer.
The ukase of Health Officer Wright
was backed up by City Bacterioio-
gist Lewis, whose attention had been
drawn to the devasting prevalence of
the malady by the imperfections of the
telephone service he was paying for.
"HOw's this?" he crted to the man.
ager.
Got this reply:
The telephone young ladies have
mostly got the grip and We're desper-
ately short handed. Have mercy 9 on
US
Then the sign went up. Then the
telephone girls heard about it ana
some of the married women whose
husbands had grip heard about the
telephone girls.
The plot at the telephone office thick
ened with the return of some GONZALES
cent hello" ladies', who wanted to
know who started that silly canard.
Meantime around the freplaces of
of knowing a good deal about his
neighbor Also the married women
societies for the proper upbringing of
children and the fuller comprehension
of the writings of Henry James formed
themselves into committees of bosom
friends and began to besiege the city
health office for scientific data.
Doctor, can this dreadful grip germ
be communicated by wire?"
Absurd" said he, 1.-The kiss theory
is the more tenable and probable"
But, doctor, would you insmuate
that
Il don't insinuate, l am a physician;
there is too much promiscuOus kissing,
more particularly among the women.
You may infer if you choose. I mere
ly supply facts ~
And the doctor went back to his test
tubes.
So that finally between the peregri-
nations of grip bacilli and the machi-
nations of the little green-eyed gnome
the city of New Haven is in the worst
of ways.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
Roosevelt to Attend Dedication.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31-The pres
ident this morning accepted an invi-
tatlon to attend the dedication of the
Mckinley memorial monument at Cam
ton. O., the last week of September.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
ALL THE WORLD

is a stage, and Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment plays a most prominent part. 1t
has no superior for Rheumatism, stiff
joints, cuts, sprains. and all pains. Buy
it, try it and you will always use it.
Anybody who has used Billiards. Snow
Liniment is a living proof of what 1t
does. Buy a trial bottle. Csc, SOC and
$1.0O, at A. B. Shelton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01
Piles Cured in s to ~ Days.

PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching. Blind
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in c to
IA days or money refunded. soc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-01

DR.. ]. F. Boyle, rooms 213-214 Ran
som building has changed his Office
phone nun,oer to Main 594.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-20
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City, Mo. Dec l6, 1871
Live stock receipts al Kansas City
last week.
Fairly liberal cattle receipts and
an unsettled market prevail led in the
c title division last week and prices
declined Is 10 35c on the various
classes during the week. More mod
rate maraetIUG lreyalls' To-Day AT all
points, 5000 he'd Aereand the marSet
IS about STEADY, which an uadercur
rent Of strength tnat may deye Ope
into 40 advance later Ii the we k II
receipts are reasonably snail. Some
fancy Christmas steers sold recently
II so, but only few lots have OK
5aeded 9 within the last week and
good to choice steer range from 40
ID 5 80, fair to good 80 to 20. FLnjy
christmas heiters have been lacking
aud would have been we'll received,
~ different order buyers were looking