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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16

LONDON, Aug. 16.-Revelations
are being made of corruption in
British political life that put in the
shade Americas grating. Local
municipal governments throughout
England are being shown to be
managed by gangs of politicians
working for their own pockets all
the time.
Revelations are now made that
British corruption does not end
with the municipalities, but is wide
spread in the selling of patents Of
nobility to the highest bidders.
Two members of parliament, Mr..
Hugh Cecil Lea, who in the course
of a wandering career throughout
the world once served in the United
States army, and Mr.. Arthur B.
Markham, who made charges from
the floor of the house of commons
that anything from knighthoOd
upwards can be obtained by rich
man who is willing to pay money
into the treasury of the party in
power. Both liberal and conserya-
tive parties are in the selling bust
ness.
The following article on the sub
iect of title buying has been written
by Mr.. Markham:
The purchase of titles by finan-
ciers, merchants, manufacturers
and others for cash on delivery, or
before delivery, is notorious fact
we'll known to all who are aSsOci-
ated with the inner working of par
liamentary life. The system is
rampant, and is a growth of the last
% years.
The immense sums of money re
ceived from the sale of honors go
to a secret fund, the particulars OF
which are known only to the prime
minister of the day and the chief
whip of the party.
The price paid for honors varies
according to the quality. Peerages
are sold for sums of 100000, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Mrs. A. Crueger and family have
returned from their weeks outing
at Liberty lake.
Mrs. G. H. Clark, charged with
shooting at her husband Monday
night from the window of their
rooms in the ONO block, was bound
over to the superior court yester-
day by Justice Hinkle. Only Of
ficers testified. Clark has not been
seen since.
Ida Leach. charged with perjury,
was arraigned in Justice Hinkle's
court yesterday. August 90 was the
date set for trial. 1t is charged that
when sued in Justice Hyde's court
for a bill of goods, she won the case
by claiming she never bought any
thing ION time
Carol Gordon, son of Judge M. j.
Gordon of the legal department of
the Great Northern, has been ap-
pointed assistant to succeed Charles
A. Murray who has resigned to take
up private practice. Gordon will be
succeeded as deputy prosecutor by
]. Stanley Webster.
Richard NJ. Webster has been ap-
pointed special counsel for the post
office department at Washington,
D. c., with salary of $4,000 year
Russell Macdonald, son of Detec-
tive Alex Macdonald, was married
last night to Goldie Matchette
daughter of a Wallace, Idaho, Ply
stefan. The ceremony was conduct
ed at the home of Bert Macdonald,
S223 Division St, by Rev. Henry l..
RaSmuS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
BOGUS eRAkEMEN
WERE BUNCO MEN

, F. Faysolar of Billings, Mont,
was robbed of $50 last night at the
Northern Pacific depot. He report
ed to the police this morning that
he stopped over last night and met
2 men who said they were brake
men. He drank with them and soon
after returning to the depot fell
asleep and was robbed. A peculiar
circumstance is that a baggage
check which was in the stolen purse
was put back in his coat pocket.
He described the "brakemen" to
the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
REVIVE SPIRIT DANCES.

TACOMA. Aug, 16.-Curator w.
H. Gilstrap of the Ferry museum,
has just returned from visiting the
Neah hay, Quillayute and Olympic
peninsula Indian tribes The cura-
tor has made a study of the Indian
Shaker meeting and has come to
the conclusion. after observing va
rious tribes hold the meetings, that
it is no more nor less than a surviv-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
PlPED WHISKY INTO JAIL.

SkAGWAY. Aug. 16.-John Han
lie was released from jail here, af-
ter serving a 30-day sentence for
smuggling WHISKY to prisoners con-
fined in jail. Hanley had arranged
a neat. gulley-like device, by means
of which he could pour whisky into
one end of tube which he had in
serted into an opening near win
dow, at the other end of which was
a thirsty inmates mouth, into
which the booze disappeared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16

pling down, and that the men an
the companies that have assembled
and drilled there. during the past
two weeks have been in serious
danger.
Through secret work the building
was Immediately put in repair and
is now, in the opinion Of the con-
tractor, absolutely safe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
PLEADS TO HAVE
SEVERED FEET SEWED ON

, NEW YORK, Aug. 16.- :
, "Mama'll worry, mister po- I
} liceman please have the 4
, doctor sew on my feet. won't 4
, you?" pleaded 7-year-old Ar
, mold Joppe when Policeman
, Irving Schramm picked up =
3 the child after car in Fifth
, avenue, Brooklyn, had cut
. off the members.
= Schramm kept the child
D alive until the ambulance
3 surgeon arrived He made
, tourniquet on one ankle with
, his night stick and on the
D other used a stout cord and
, his revolver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
SEATTLE ARMoRY ToTTERs

SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-Although an
effort has been made on the part
of the national guard officers to
hush the matter up, it is known that
the old armory, now standing at
Terry avenue and Stewart street
was last week on the verge of top
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
SNAKE BITE A CANCER CURE

PORT JARVIS, N. Y, Aug. 16.--
Scientists who are seeking a cure
for cancer may study the case of
Mrs. Wilhelmina Lodierg. Rattle
snake poison has cured her of can
GER, it seems. She was picking
berries when bitten by the snake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
JAIL WALLS LIKE CHEESE.

SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-George
Burton, a burglar held here to be
taken back to Illinois to serve a
26 years sentence, almost escaped
from the city jail by digging
through the crumbling walls with a
spoon. But for accidental discovery
by the jailer he would have es-
caped..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16
FATAL FALL IN NINE.

KENDALL, Mont, Aug 49,
Breaking timber IN the Kendall
mine let Peter Murphy fall so feet
into stope. His neck was broken
and death was miscellaneous.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16

plug hat or dress suit
Dahlman has just paid VIM. Jen-
nings Bryan visit and secured the
cooperation of the third time presi-
dental possibility in the snappiest
campaign of stump speeches that
Nebraska has experienced.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-16

camped beside the building which
holds II, and guard mounting is at
tended to as strictly as though In
the presence of an enemy.
The Gross air warship, so-called
after the inventor, Captain Gross,
made good under the severest tests.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
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Al Fields MinStreis.

The Al C. Field Greater Minstrels appeared last night at the Grand Op- era House and from the almost eontiD- uous applause which marked the re- ception Of the numerous comedians and dancers, as we'll as the numerous spectacles, and specialties, by a pack ed house, the minstrel production pleased nightly, says the Shreveport Journal
 MT. Field has certainly eclipsed him self this year, not only in respect of the elaborate and gorgeous dressing which he has given his production, but also iby reason of the fact that he has gathered around him the best expo- nents of burnt cork entertainment ex- tant. Billy Clark, who is called the the reputation that has been given him, and not only in his topical songs and monoiogue did he entrance the house, but he proved one of the best end men ever seen in black face in respect to end men gags. MT. Field has introduced a novelty which goes one better than Dan Emmett, who invent ed the gag, This is nothing more than having the two end men confuse the interloeutor h: compelling one anoth- er to answer the others conundrums The interlocutor of the Field show is however, equal to all emergencies and though gags were passed over his head frequently by Clark to Van f'ossen d3ordman $. Carne. ~as there every time to catch the point of the joke
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14

Another novelty was the prompting in his song from the wings Van F0ssen was another of the clever comedians 10 the front, and he got a plethora of laughs with his clever songs. Bun Granville, comedian, and the ballad ists, including John Dickens, George T. Martin, .Solon DeAIiller, Earl Flynn and Walter Sherwood were greeted kindly. Norman Stanley and H. r. Stanhope were also among the ballad ists.
 The hit of the evening was made by Doc Quigley, not only ill his dancing, but also by reason of his really clever comedy work in the speciality in the Five Musical Marines. While these musicians, Messrs. Brill, Walters, Woods and Walton, have 8 very unique act and one that is highly diverting, it is the comedy work of Doc Quigley that keeps the audience tittering. He Dida IlIt rue bl d 1OuG DSllCJIlldH anu the things that he brings up from the deep are more acquainted with pins and things than with piscatorial his
 tory.
 Al G. Field himself, always unctu- ous, always good, was never better His mOnOloGue was filled with bright witticisms and clever gags and his sketch which is Of the nature of s po- litical satire on Secretary of War TaSt was a scream. The huElesque bull l fight in which he defeats an imported Mexican papier Tache bull in. a fistic encounter, filled the merriest quarter Of an hour all audience has eyer spent in the Grand
 Taken dl! in ali, from the saiutation ] to the Spectaoles of The Little Boy in l Green" and The Night Before Christ mas, the Field show Is the best Din- strel produc:ien eyen seen in Shreve port.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14
The Coming CircUS

What is the power which man eXer- cises over the horse when the equine i is made to perform feats, seemingly beyond his power of comprehension was asked Of Edward Shpp, eques- tfian director of Forepuash- Sells cir GUS. NIT. Shipp's opinion is that the curious, indefinite quantity known as instinct is at the bottom of all the tricks that the horse learns. Just as he eats from instinct, he learns tricks. i Usually the eating is at the bottom of his entire education. He does things for the most part because he gets something good to eat after the doing. It is his natural search after food that makes him do them, just as ne paws away the snow to get at the grass After a while the action becomes habit and we will say he is broken" :"
 There never wa. @'.y thing to break His instincts were simply set ill mo- ton. Some men take months to teach q horse the simplest trciks and weeks tA ,.lake him bridle-Wise In 8 vet can have the same horse responding easily to my directions ill simple tricks It isn't the horse; it is the trainer Some men exercise an iuflli- ence over animals which is almost hypnotic. The man himself can't tell how it Is done In some mysterious 4I l.r him dc certain things in certain ways at certain times. He does them just as he eats and with no more evidence Of judgment.
 It. is no unc0nllnor thing for a. horse to open 8 feed-boX to get at the grain inside. Some people fancy thi. is q natural nosing after something to eat. Man is not the only animal whose heart cau best be reached through his stomach. There is not the slightest reason to believe that a horse has q thinking mind. Here is an instance: 1 During the winter two of Our pon- ies that do q pedestal act, and al ways sci a lump of sugar after it. ii they make no mistakes. rehearsed sa much that their pedestals became dis co'ored from dirt. When we gave oii opening performance the little plat forms were repainted. What do yol think the ponies did?
 They refused to act When led int the ring and srt at their tasks th2J looked and sniGfed at tlle new pedestal ant1 didn't make a movement in tha i, rection of their usual performance.
 1t wasn't intelligence that mad
 them act thus. The same humps c sugar were waiting at the end. The
 simply had not sense enough to kno'
 their own Implements in white pain
 If horse is taught to go throus
 a red door he will have to be taugl
 all over again to go through whit - one All doors do not look alike s1 him.
 & But a horse has nerves, plenty N them. Sometimes l think it is mo q these little electric " es than an # thing else makes him amenable S teaching. Imagine, then. the pa & erce a trainer must possess to tr, II creatures with nerves but no log1
 so far as I am able to see.
 MT. Shpp has a number of equi1
 High School graduates which "
 make their bow in Pine Bluff Saru
 day during the performance Of tI
 Forepaugh-Sells Shows.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14
Great LaUghers.

The giant laughers have been men Shakespeare and Rabelais. I do no' regard Cervantes and Sterne as laugh CTS. They are smilers. They are no1 jolly r.oarers and gufawers. They ar: not fat, round, jovial hilarities. They are thin. lean, ironic smiles. A sm!l' Is diluted laugh. Sterne is a dilute, Rabelais.-Iames Douglas in NJ. A. r
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14
Like Ta.k;na Shop.

\ stoeN39nr.er WEo;e minI is aly-.t., full Of Eu1in"sS was aske,l q few d.: ago how old his father was.
 Well" sail he abstractediy. '!l. quotel It eighty, .ut there i.; eye. prospect :;at he will reach par al. possibly Le at q premium"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14
A RebLH.

"Miss May" began Mr. Hoam!".. "wOnl1 you-er--be mad if were [ kiss you?"
 Not necessarily replied the bri-;,. girl. 'hut l would certainly be mad { let you"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14
CAsToREA. ,..,. +,. 1Ths Kind Yoa Have Always BOIgh1 ''ss;:''' '*':: $; :'' &HzGzz1
TO DROP 1000
 EMPLOYEES

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 14.-With the closing tomorrow of the plant of the American Steel Company at East St. Louis, Ill., over 1000 men will be thrown out of employment. The f- nancial str.ngency, it is alleged by Off, ficiais of the company, makes 6 re striction of output necessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14

For the serious diseases that attack the kidneys, Prickly Ash Bitters Is an unfailing remedy. Relieves back ache, swelling of the feet and persist ent eadache-symptoms which indi- cate kidney trouble.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14

Tie kidneys are small but import ant organs. They need help occasion ally. P@iolIy Ash Bitters is a success- tu' kidney tonic and system regulator
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-14

Are we to mark this .As with wlite or black stonG "-C-.rvantes
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
SHORT LINE RATES IN NEBRASKA
Railway Commission Grants PERMITS
sion to Rock Land.

Lincoln, May 2.-FermLssion was
granted by the Nebraska railway com
mission to the Rock Island to establish
short line rates in this state, subject
TO the usual rule that intermediate
points be given the same or better
rates. This is the third road to get
such a permit, the Northwestern and
the Missouri Pacific, having applied
previously. Railroad managers con
ferred with the commissioners regard
ing the meeting of next Tuesday, at
which time the commission will grant
a hearing to both roads and shippers,
preliminary to adopting a temporary
schedule of tariffs for all lines in the
state. In the absence of grievances,
the present rates will be approved, to
remain in force until the commission
has had an opportunity to investigate
them and make changes where IT is
deemed advisable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
SEAMEN AND POLICE CLASH
HAVANA UNABLE TO LEARN DE
TAILS OF FIGHT AT SANTIAGO.
CAUSE OF ARRAY is IN DOUBT
officers Said TO Have Attacked Sailors
From American Warship and Ten
Men Were Wounded, One Seriously
Mayor to investigate.

Havana. May I'm the absence OF
ported attack by the police of Santi
peated attack by the police of Santi
ago upon United States sailors the
Authorities LeIe are unable to throw
any light on the cause of the affray
The only report received was from
Governor Perez of Oriente, who mere
ly said all was quiet and that the mu
nicipal authorities. as a precautiou
against further disorders, had re
Quested Commander Tappen not to al
low his sailors ashore at night.
Governor Magoon told the Associat
ed Press he considered the affair as q
mere brawl, incident to pay day. This
opinion is shared by General Barry
Mayor Mesa of Santiago told the
Associated Press that brawl had oc
CURED in a disorderly house, which
had resulted in a conflict between pO
lice and sailors. He said he could
lice had wantonly attacked American
sailors. The sailors, Mayor Mess
said, usually were well behaved anC
cordial relations existed between
them and the citizens and police. Pc
lice Captain Lay, who is alleged t
have led the attack on the sailors, tn,
mayor declared. was an officer OF lont
service and excellent character and /
VAS unlikely he would resort TO vic
lence except in extreme emergency
Mayor Mesa returned to Santiag,
to start an investigation into the al
fair, He declared should the polio
re found guilty OF attacking the sal
ors he would inaict summary punish
ment upon them
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
STANTON IS IN THE DARK
STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT is
RESClNDED.
NEW MOVE IN LIGHT PROBLEM

With Its Hands Tied by an Injunction
Restraining It From Accepting Bids
For New Light Plant, Council Puts
City Streets in Dark.
Stanton, Neb., May Especial to
The News: Notwithstanding the city
council and acting mayor find their
hands somewhat restrained by the
terms of the injunction which Frank
Sanders secured against them In the
matter of preventing their acceptance
of bids for new electric light plant,
they proceeded to execute flank
move not covered by the injunction.
Heretofore Mr., Sanders has fur.
nished u light for the city streets re-
ceiving for his services about $3.50 an
nually. This was put an end to by
the councils passing resolution re-
might exist and from now on until the
settlement of the controversy there
will be no more electric lights in the
city of Stanton, so far at least as its
public streets are concerned. The
council also employed Louis Bendit
an electrical engineer, to prepare and
furnish proper plans and specifica-
lions for complete electric light sys.
TEN. Messrs. w. p. Cowan and w. w.
Young have been employed to repre-.
sent the city in addition to the city
attorney, so the merry war is on in
earnest
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
ASKS FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
FRUIT TREE AGENT SUES FARM
Err FOR $4,000.
AS RESULT OF KNIFE BATTLE
An Argument over the Contract Re-
suited in Warm Words and Later a
Fistic Fight, With a Knife as One
Weapon, Wire Fence the Other.

Stanton, Neb., May Especial to
The News: Some time ago C.. f.,
Wright, a fruit tree agent, sold N. M.
Lowcry a bill of fruit trees and one
of the conditions of sale was that
Wright was to superintend the plant
ing of the trees. In due time the trees
were delivered Lowery hired four
men to put them in the ground and
Wright came out to superintend ac-
cording to contract. After ten trees
had been planted Wright remarked
that "Lowery could get along all right
now and that he was going to leave"
Lowery objected. The argument
waxed warm. Wright produced a
knife of no mean dimensions. Lowery
picked up a wire fence Stat. A COLI
sion followed and the holder of the
knife came cut second best.
Yesterday r. b. Drake, an attorney
for Humphrey, filed suit for damage
based on assault and battery in which
Wright asks for judgment of $4,000.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
RACE RIOT IN INDIANA
White Men Angered over Assault on
Woman Drives Negroes from Town.

Greensburg, Ind, May 2.-The bitter
feeling against negroes as a result OF
an assault ON Mrs Seton, an aged
white woman, caused race riot here
Six negroes were badly beaten, one
OF whom may die.
The mob was formed by three white
men and rapidly increased TO 500 men
All saloons and other places FIRE
quented by negroes were visited and
the furniture and fixtures destroyed
Negroes found in the places were
Lca,cn and warned to leave town. The
al. aorities finally induced the crowd
10 d, sperse after promising that all
noglo, of bad character will be com
pcia. 10 leave Many negroes have al
Tea., departed and others will be
notified by the police to leave. No
arrests W,re made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
REWARD OFFERED FOR CAPTURE
Sheriff Issues 500 offer-says Boche
Is DANGEROUS.

is dangerous.
With no additional trace of Her
man Boche, slayer of two men, since
he dashed away from the officers
Wednesday night, Sheriff Clements in
Norfolk Thursday noon issued the fol
lowing offer of reward for Boche's
capture:
Wanted for murder-Herman Bo-
che. German. 4S years old. Dark
complexion. About six feet one inch
tall. Large, raw-boned, weight about
210 pounds. Black hair and small
black mustache. Was wearing dark
suit and brown derby hat which he
wears pulled d1. over ears. Be
careful in ma. % rest as he is
armed and is a q s. 6 character.
Madison county 70 " 500 re-
ward for his arrest a, b. 'tion. In
addition to the above 70. vernon
has been asked to offer /, s. %. 'onal
reward.
Arrest, hold and wire all ~ orma-
ton to j. j. Clements, sheriff.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
BoCHE'S FISH DIFFICULTIES.
He Was Arrested For Fishing in His
Own Slough Illegally.

Herman Boche, who shot and killed
Frank farmer and then made good his
escape, was arrested and fined sum-
mer or so ago on a charge of illegal
fishing.
Boche owns a farm on which there
is slough that teens with fish. He
has not only permitted. other people
to use this slough for fishing purposes,
but he has at times taken fish from
the waters himself, and sometimes H.
legally. He has always reasoned that,
since the water is on his own land,
he had right to do as he pleased
with regard to fishing in it. The
courts held that the fish should be
protected by state law regardless of
whose land the water CHANGED to be
in.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-05-03
BALLOON LANDS N ILLINOIS
WIND PLAYS SAD TRICK ON ARMY
OFFICER AND AERoNAUT.
FAIL TO BREAK THE RECORD
Big Bag is Carried First in One Direc-
ton and Then in Another, Finally
Landing Near Golconda, After Peril.
Gus cloud VOYAGE lasting 10 Hours.

Golconda, H., May Captain C.
DEF Chandler. United States signal
service, and j. c. Mccoy of New York,
failed to break the long distance bal.
loon record and to win the Bahm cup.
The balloon, which left st. Louis
Tuesday evening, landed five miles
north of GolConda., after being in tho
air about nineteen hours TO have
won the Lahm cup, the balloon
would have had to 20 more than 402
miles Golconda is only 1870 miles
from St Louis. Changcahlc air cur.
rent. demonstrated TO the acronauts
that they could not win the cup and
for that reason they made the landing
near here The balloon made an easy
landing. II was brought to Golconda
in wagons. Mccoy goes with it from
here to New York while Captain
Chandler goes to Washington.
Captain Chandler made the trip for
the purpose OF making balloon OBJ
servations for the United States army.
He and Mccoy. upon leaving st. Louis,
hoped that the winds would carry
loon took a southerly course immedi'
atcly upon leaving the ground. II
crossed the Mississippi river and con
tinued southwest near the river some
distance, when II was driven back into
Missouri. It then continued south un'
Ill near the Arkansas line. At noon
the balloon lowered over Cape Girar
deau. Mo. a west wind there took il
across to Illinois.
Just before crossing the river the
drag rope struck a tree, impeding the
progress of the balloon. Ballast was
thrown out and the balloon rose to an
altitude of two miles, The sun came
out and 1t went still higher. 1t con-
tinued east into Indiana. Here an
cast wind struck the balloon driving
it into the clouds. Emerging from the
clouds the aeronauts found themselves
over the Ohio river. near Golconda-
They then descended.