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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
HARTMAN GOT
HIS RAILROAD

NEW YORK, June discharges
showing Harriman's determination
to keep his grip on transportation
in Oregon are made in suit for
100000 filed here by H. M. Walker
against Hartman and other men,
bers of his syndicate.
If his complaint Is substantiated
Walker will show that he contract
ed to sell 100000 in bonds to
construct the Portland, Nehalem &
Tillamook railway. He had nego-
tiated with London syndicate to
advance $2,400,000 when Harri-
mans hand was discernible In re-
fusal of the company to proceed
with the enterprise. 1t developed
that Hartman had secured control
of the project. He had also ST.
fenced a California financial firm
that had agreed to back construc-
ton of the new road.
Walker had a contract giving him
$4,000 cash. Is per cent commits
sion and $4,000 shares Of stock for
floating the bond issue. When he
returned to the United States he
found that Hartman had the whole
thing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
HOW MUCH Is AMERICA LIKE RUSSIA?

Is it not pitifu this spectacle of huge nation like
Russia trembling at every noise3
child might slam door in ST. Petersburg today,
and provoke a revolution.
The duma fears the grand dukes the grand dukes fear
the duma. The people dsrust the czar the has
faith in the people, The arsocracy and the peasants hate
and fear each other The radicals afraid of the
servatves The lower classes hate the Jews The Jews
from the soldiers The army plots against the throne
The royal family suspects its oldest servants Hate and
fear and msgving and assassination and murder wait
behind every curtain The red flag of the terrorsts
while the nihiss plan demonstrations and tear a
few officials limb from limb.
Why7
What is the reason for it all? Why, of all the world
nations does big Russia keep covering like frightened
child?
1t is because nobody trusts anybody else in Russia.
1t is because of lack of confidence
Then we turn from Russia to ourselves.
If confidence is the keystone of government what of
us?
There and there methods in which we do
have confidence We believe that there true and fear
less patriots in America We believe that should the call
go out there would arise tens of thousands and millions
who would give themselves to their country willingly and
gladly. We believe in the good intentions Of great
Jorlty OF statesmen We believe that laws for
the most part wisely ordered and honestly administered
We know that the constitution of certain in
aenabe rights, and we believe that we receive those
rights at least in toerable measure
And the country has progressed because the people
trust each other.
But there and there methods in which
have confidence which have sprung up apparently,
part of our system.
We have confidence in the professional boss We
have faith in the venal judge We confess amira-
ton for that perversion of law which permits to
cape while another receives the maximum punishment
We have patriotism for the techncaltes and bubbles
of the courts. We have confidence in those officials
who wink at vice. and less in those who openly connnve
to grant immunity In hundred instances in hundred
directions feel uncertainty hesitation, dstrust
Yet these things do not belong to system of gov
eminent Some day will have to cut them out.
To the extent that we lack confidence in public
men and all that has attached itself to national life,
to that extent ourselves little Russia
And big Russia little Russia
We do not want the Russia side of us to grow do we?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25

last evening. He then shot him
self. The woman is dead and
Walker will die.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Ophir Gold &
Copper Mining Co. will be held at
the office of the company, No. 5
8. Howard ST., Spokane, Washing
ton, on the 9th day of July, 1907,
at 1880 o'clock P. M, for the pur-
pose Of ratifying and confirming the
sale, exchange. leasing. bonding and
mortgaging for the consideration of
ninety thousand ($90,000) dollars,
to be paid therefor within eighteen
QS) months, and for ten per cent
of the capital stock of company
to be organized, to Henry H. Arm
stead jr, made on the 18th day of
June, 1907, at meeting of the
stockholders and trustees, Of all of
the following described property,
heretofore belonging to said COM
pany, and situated in Ophir Mining
District, Powell county, Montana,
to-wit:
The Ophir lode mining claim, sur
vey No. 1901.
The Ophir No. 2 lode mining
| CHILLI, SURVEY 1NO. 6oOA.
The Spokane lode mining claim,
survey No. 1903.
The Sunrise lode mining claim,
survey No. 1904.
The Katie Allen lode mining
! claim, survey No. 1907.
And also to authorize the sale,
! conveyance. leasing. bonding and
mortgaging to and by him of all
the following described property be-
longing to said company. and sit
uated in said mining district.
county and state, and which was
intended to be transferred to him
by said stockholders and trustees
meeting. in the resolutions passed
thereat, and by the deed given for
the aforementioned property to
him, to-wit: The Ophir No. 3. and
the Tiger quartz lode claim, and
all leases, bonds. deeds and agree
ments with reference thereto, and
also all of the rights of said COM
pany in and to any property or
property rights, situated in said
Ophir Mining District, and
You are hereby notified that the
foregoing comprises all Of the min
ing property and mining rights of
said corporation, and especially all
of the same situated in said county
and state;
And you are further notified that
said meeting will be held for the
purpose of transacting any and all
other business which may come be-
fore the same, and authorizing the
sale, conveyance, leasing, bonding
and disposing of, for money or
stock in other corporations, any
and all of the property of the COM
pany, and the ratification and con-
f1rmation of all and every act done
by the stockholders meeting, or the
trustees with reference to the sale,
transfer, conveyance, exchange or
disposal Of any and all of the prop
erty Of the corporation for money
or stock in another corporation, or
in a corporation to be organized,
and the transferring, leasing. bond
ing or mortgaging of the same.
Dated this 25th day of June.
1907.
w. F. MCCARTHY,
! Secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
BY r. w. SHAEFER.

Rollo and his father were maxi
ing one of their customary rounds
about the burg and swapping a
philosophical line Of talk.
''Oh, SIR" ventured Rollo, there
goes Mr.. Jigglesnagger, the capital
ist, who. they say. Is a self-made
man. How is 1t that self-made men
are always SO extremely affluent.
while men who are made elsewhere
nave nothing but brains or talent?"
Don't think this wasn't a hard
nut for Rollo's dad to crack, OF
nothing. But he went to it gamely
"Hem,' said the parental wisacre
"1t's probably all In the curriculum
The self-made man devotes himself
strictly to / frayed old text book
! the title of which is Every Man
His Own Meal Ticket, or Grab OF
AS You Co. In this way he be
comes stewed. SO to speak, in world
~ wisdom, while the geeze who Is
being raised under glass is given 8
course education that includes art
literature, ethics, philosophy, alge
bra and sociology, and a parchment
diploma costing fully rs cents wher
ordered by the ream.
But are not the higher subjects
incorporated into the custom-made
man highly desirable and useful?'
said Rollo. perDlexed look pass
ing over his face and then jump
Eng overheard.
Sure" said Rollo's dad, "bnt by
the time all this aggregation OF cul
Sure has been unpacked for use
from under the crust of the bottle
reared guy, where 1t lies In layers
like so much Neapolitan Ice cream
the self-made guy is already coming
away from the little window where
they pay on"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25

Life is real, life is earnest.
And the grave is not it's goal;
Yet the fool who rocks the rowboat
Rocks away with heart and soul
"She follows the styles very
closely" said the girl with the
Prince Chap suit.
Eyes, but they never stop for
her." replied the girl in the ankle.
length skirt.
The peace conference may be
disrupted by impossible demands
Yet demand that would disrupt a
peace conference isn't necessarily
impossible.
as he a near neighbour"
Near! Well, should say so.
He wouldn't lend you postage
stamp"
UCop,o Larn Nyf1I;a M yo,, xv,a ., .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING:
COMES TO LIFE

REDDING. Cal, June 25.-Mamie
Curl, struck by lightning near here
and believed to be dead, came to
life shortly before the coroner and
a coffin reached her home. The
parents had laid her out and sent
for the coroner to prepare for the
funeral. Just before the coroner
arrived the gil opened her eyes and
began to talk. She has completely
covered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
EDISON HELPS BURY TEACHER
WIFE FLlRrED; TWO DEAD

BELLINGHAM, June Is
Jealous of attentions accepted by
his wife from other men, F. II.
Walker shot and killed the woman
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
SOLDIER MUST HANG

The unusual action of imposing
the death sentence on a soldier in
time of peace has been taken in
the case of Private Taylor, of M
company, Twenty-fourth infantry.
now on duty in the Philippines.
Taylor shot and killed First Lieu
tenant Calvert. The shooting &C.
Cured at Iloilo where Taylor was
tried and found guilty by court
martial. He was shown to have
threatened to shoot a comrade and
to have abused the officer before
killing him. Roosevelt approved
the decree.
EDISON HELPS BURY TEACHER
DETROIT, June 25.-When Thos.
A. Edison read OF the death in pow
erty of John Thomas, the man who
taught him telegraphy when he was
a boy, he evidently acted promptly.
The following message was re-
ceived here: Newspapers report
death Of John Thomas without
friends or relatives to bury him. I
knew him years ago as an operator
VIII gladly contribute 800 to give
him decent burial. Please have
your boys see that it is done for the
honor of the profession. Edison.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25

| a little brother, my angel?"
Eyes, ma; I can't lick kid il
this whole neighborhood."
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WALLA wALLA NOMINEES

WALLA WALLA. June 25.-
George kellongh was nominated for
lnnagor On ne republican ticket in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25

FACTS WORTH KNOWING
A typewriter makes impressions
through a ribbon. Yes, both kinds.
The handsaw has been in use
among carpenters ever since it was
invented.
A century ago France had rs per
cent of the population Of Europe.
Today the United States has it.
Snow has been know to fall from
a height of 1000 feet. With a little
extra effort it can fall fromAn gwen
greater height.
In London there are 100000 fac
tory girls and another one Is think
ing of going to work.
In Austria 38 per cent of the pop
ulation is engaged in agriculture.
The remaining 81 per cent is en-
gagged in something else.
"Ah, old Rounder is married at
last, and to a woman he met at the
stage door,"
"Was she an actreSs?"
"No, she was a society girl who
had come to rubber at matinee
hero"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25

"Come here, Willie. Do you want
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
WOMAN is A BURGLAR

CLEVELAND, o., June 25.-Mrs.
Bessie Metzdorf, 10 years old, has
confessed to the police that she is a
burglar She said that on many &C.
casions she had accompanied her
husband, Otto Metzdorf, in raids on
stores, acting as a lookout.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
SILENT SMITH HER FATHER?

NEW ORLEANS. June 25.-Mrs.
Simon Dufreche, of this city, has
announced that she is daughter of
the late Silent Smith, and has start
ed proceedings for a portion of the
wi 100000 estate of the dead New
York millionaire.
She says she was Sarah Ann
Smith, the daughter of Jas. Henry
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-25
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

$ s: ::: e: :::: ::: Isl: &C.; ;':
Mp9G 4 mo one knows a
INK womans heart like
~ r her dressmaker."
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
EXCLUSION BILL IN JAPAN
Member of the Island Legislature
Presents Interpretation Regard
ing the school Question.

TOXIC, Feb. IA written Interpolation
regarding the San Francisco school ques-
ton was presented TO the government to-
day by a member Of the House OF Repre-
sentatfves. The reply Of Foreign Minister
Hayashi is expected in a few days.
The japanese Office in San Francisco has
cabled a strong appeal to Toxic askins
the government to support their cause
Japanese immigration would eventually re-
suit in the extinction of their compatriots
residing in San Francisco. The japanese
newspapers have not commented on this
appeal up to the present
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-viscount Aoki.
the japanese ambassador. had a lengthy
conference today with Secretary Root He
declined TO make known the matters dis
cussed. although the conference presumably
had to do with the Negotiations of a new
treaty with Japan
II was stated at the White House today
that the conference held there yesterday
afternoon by the president. Secretary Net
calf and the GENERAL board OF the navy
had no bearing on the relations between
the United States and Japan and the ad-
visibility Of an increase of the naval
strength in Pacific waters. The statement
was made that the name OF Japan was not
made during the discussion. II was further
stated that the conference had to do in
part with the general question OF the
personnel Of the navy and other kindred
matters in which the president is interested
and which he discusses on frequent Oc-
casions with his naval advisers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
TWO AND A HALF CENT FARE
Dakota legislature Decides Two
Cents il Not Enough for
Passengers.

PIERRE, s. D.. Feb. a.-(Special Teie-
gram. AT the morning session Of the house
the 2-cent rate went down and the IA rose
at once from its ashes and was accepted by
the house without a protest. On the call
for the Carroll 2-cent rate he moved to
strike out all after the enacting clause and
substitute the re-enactment OF the present
law with the maximum rate reduced from
to N 1t is all Up to the railway COM
mission to order the change and every in
terest is satisfied.
The two bills attempting drastic regula-
ton Of telephone lines which refuse con-
nections were defeated after Brown and
Simpson had tilt over them. The house
finally passed the bill TO prevent the sale
Of stocks of merchandise in fraud OF cred
itors the honest caucus law was given
its fnaI burial rites with a vote OF Is to
I. the lone one being Browne, who declared
he would not desert an old friend in need.
The bill granting an applicant before the
Board Of Medical or Dental examiners.
the right of appeal was passed. as was
the bill prohibiting a druggist from filling
the same prescription twice. The bill limit
ing saloon licenses TO one in 800 population
passed.
The Parmley road bill came up as a spec
ial order and was amended to allow county
option to the bill. Parmley and White
more supported the bill. which was opposed
by Nelson, DingsOr. Kriebs and Oviatt.
The senate passed a number of minor
bills and walked up two committee reports
on the divorce bill requiring years res
idence in the state and three months in
the county before applying for a divorce
and requiring all divorce hearings TO be
in open court. This bill has been taken
under the wing Of the South Dakota Civic
federation, which was bombarding the
members with letters asking that it be
forced out of committee. Gocdner. Dillon
and Dudley all opposed the bin as taking
away the rights Of parties and after dis
cussion the bill went over TO Monday for
final action.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
HILL BECOMES PESSIMISTIC
Head of Great Northern Says Next
Year May See Hard
Times.

NEW YORK. Feb. a.-James J. Hill
president OF the Great Northern Railway
company. who has returned from ST. Paul,
expressed the conviction yesterday that the
tide Of prosperity is turning and that there
are indications of a significant recession in
business As Mr.. Hill phrased II. The
sails Of prosperity are being reefed. The
year 1905 may be a hard year aud many
thousands of men may then be out OF
work"
General policies Of retrenchment are
under way" said Mr.. Hill Less money
is TO be spent on new works. The effect OF
this movement is being felt at present in
the failing on Of orders The beginning OF
this movement is very evident in Chicago" q"
while would scarcely call IL a cessa-
ton in business. IL Is more of a drawing
IN. The railroads in general are curtailing
their expenditures and giving fewer or
ders. On our lines, We will finish the
work we have under way. and that IL all
This movement toward economy is
scarcely perceptible. but il should be suf-
hcient to relieve the strain from con-
gested business In a way. IL is a good
thing. II Is better 50. as the eurtailment
Is gradual Otherwise there might be a
sudden slump. with serious results
The frSt tendency is toward the cur
tailment Of luxuries. Then there Will be a
falling on in manufactured articles. This
win continue during the coming months.
But so far as concerns the future. the year
1865 may be hard one. and then many
men may be out OF employment"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
DEATH TO BE INVESTIGATED
Brother of Mexican Railroad Man
Says Threats Had Been Made
Against Him.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. Hilary N
stiner brother of Elmer E. Stiner, former
general manager Of the Mexican Central
railroad. whose death at the City OF Mex
leo has been reported. said today his father,
who is postmaster at Montmorency. Ind
had received a dispatch from Mexico stat
ING that Elmer Stiner. his son. had been
stabbed by a member OF an anti-American
society. but is stin alive. though fatally
wounded.
II Is stated by members OF the Stiner
family that Elmer stiner recently received
an anonymous letter threatening him With
death unless he left Mexico. An appeal
for an investigation has been made TO the
State department at Washington through
the indiana senator's.
MONTMORENCY. Ind, Feb. 40. J.
stiner, postmaster, received a second mes
sage today from Mexico City, signed by
the roommate OF his son. Elmer II. Stiner
stating that Mr.. Stiner was alive The
telegram stated that Mr.. Stiner had been
attacked by three Mexicans and stabbed
seven times. but would recover unless COM
plications set in
Ell PASO. Tex. Feb. H--Mexican Cen
tral railroad officials announced today that
General Manager Stiner OF the Mexican
Central probably would recover. II no com
plications set In
II is said that Mr.. stiner stabbed himself
six times with a knife while under the in
auence OF liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
CONFESSION OF STEVE ADAMS
Attorneys Are Making strong FiEht
TO Exclude II from the
Evidence.

WALLACE. Idaho. Feb. 1.-with the
Jurors excluded from the court room Steve
Adams attorneys fought today 20 prevent
the admission of the prisoners confession
Of Fred Tyler's murder. This alleged con-
fession was made 20 Detective James Nc
Partland in the penitentiary al Boise. The
defense Is striving hard 70 prove that this
confession was made under duress and
that Adams Was cOerced by threats II he
did not confess and bribed by promises OF
lsnisncy and special favOrs II he would
tell the story the officers desired.
Mcfarland was on the stand most Of
the morning and underwent a sharp cross
examination by Attorney Richardson as 70
the methods used IN obtaining the con-
fession-
r. L Whitley. warden OF the peniten-
tiary. Was placed on the stand. he de-
clared the treatment OF Adams was not
changed By reason Of his confession. but
admitted that after IL was made Adams
Was taken from the hospital ward and put
back into the penitsntiary.
!. There appears 10 BE- no prospect that
the confession itself VII be read before
tomorrow. II Il Is admitted
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
BAILEY CONTINUES STORY
Texas senator Laughs at some
Charges Against Him and says
Others Are Lies.

AUSTIN Tex. Feb. 2i-Senator J. w.
Bailey resumed his testimony today before
the legislative investigation committee. He
said he regretted more than anything else
the stain that has been placed upon the
Texas legislature because Of charges made
that he had bought his election to the
senatorship He said the charges were
silly and outrageous and those who knew
the personnel Of the legislature know also
that they arr not purchaseable. The
charges. he said. were OF no consequence
and he brs nded them as viciously false.
Mr. Bailey was questioned about the
federal court fee bill in Indian territory
and the charge relative TO It.
That's a downright. infamous falsehOod
from beginning to end" said Bailey. there
is not a word Of truth in it."
In reply TO the charge that he had ac-
cepted a fee from the waters-Pierce oil
company Bailey characterized II as a lie
The twenty-ninth charge was read. al
leging Bailey had wilfully. deliberately and
wantonly suppressed portions OF the custer
decree in his speeches. Bailey. using the
language OF the charge, said It was a lie.
Concerning the charge that Bailey had
furnished funds In the Travis county pri-
mary, witness said: Il never spent money
in politics.
Senator Bailey asserted that his fee from
the Security OIL company was no secret, al
though he saw no reason why he should or
should not have told IT, IF this concern
is a part Of the Standard Oil trust" he
said. 1T goes to show that this trust is
hghting me-
Charges twenty-four and twenty-five, re-
lating to alleged large financial transac-
tions with John ". Gates were read.
Mr.. Bailey said he had borrowed sS.loo
from Gates and has paid back sl5.ooo. He
said he borrowed this $500 from the
American Exchange National bank OF Dal-
las. I am TO pay the rest Of the money
when l sell some properties Gates and
own" he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-22
RIVER RISING AT VERMILIoN
lee Gorge A. rive Miles Long and
FEOod situation is GrowIng
More and More Serious.

vERAuLIoN. s. D.. Feb. a--Cspeclal
Telegram. The Missouri river AZ this point
has risen three feet today and is stin rising
waters are again flooding the bottom lands
The river west is running full OF ice which
is pillug up back OF the tremendous gorge
which Il nov FIVE miles long. Farmers West
and southwest Of the city. who have had
no wafer on their land since Sundays over
gov. have three feet tonight As the dam
territory until now the low lands for a dis
tance q twenty miles are submerged The
situation . lors alarming tcnigh, than
.svs.