The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
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During a panic on a ferryboat in
Pitt river, Cal, Is Greeks slid off
into the water and were drowned.
They capsized the boat.
A total of 30,O00,00O acres of re-
Gently withdrawn coal lands will be
restored to entry shortly, according
| to Washington reports.
A prohibition plank has been
| added to the Oklahoma state con-
stitution to be submitted to popu-
| lar vote.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad is on trial in New
York on the charge of granting re-
bates to the sugar trust.
Frank M. McCombs, Seattle
pioneer. was almost instantly kill
ed in a runaway at that place yes
terday.
George Ryan, well known rail-
road contractor died yesterday at
Lewiston from an attack of heart
| failure.
A second cousin of Mrs. Eddy, F.
w. Baker, and her adopted son, DR..
Foster Eddy, have joined as plain
tiffs in the suit to compel an &C
counting of her property.
The conviction of former-Con-
| gresham Williamson, Marion
Biggs and Van Gesner in the Ore
gon land fraud cases has been up
held by the circuit court of appeals.
The postoftice department has re-
fused to draw the color line be-
tween white and negro mail clerks
and assign the latter to separate
| runs.
The government has brought
suit against the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railway for vio-
lating the law providing for hui
name treatment of cattle on cars
After predicting her death a few
days before it occurred, Salina Ha-
| gerty, Of Walla Walla, died at the
age of 81. She had lived at Walla
Walla for the past 80 years.
The United States has taken the
lead in the crusade against the
opium habit. Invitations have been
extended to other governments to
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At Loomis. Wash, yesterday
morning Ellis Belanger shot and
killed his six year old brother Ce-
ell, Ellis was loading the gun when
it was discharged. He is 16 years
old.
Evidence of collusion between
Senator Mitchell and Binger Her
mann in securing the creation OF
forest reserves in Oregon was
given yesterday in Hermann's trial
| by George Sorenson, of Portland.
J. A. Tormey, city superinten-
dent of Spokane, was yesterday APP
pointed to the state board of edu~
| cation. County superintendent
Stiger. of Everett, and Prof. P. A,
Williams. of Aberdeen, were also
| added to the board.
Since the invalidating of the Chi
cago fire protection ordinances by
a Judge in that city, it seems alto
| gether unlikely that any punish
mcnt can be melted out to the par
ties responsible through negli-
gence for the terrible loss of life
at the Iroquois theater.
Tacoma estimates its losses in
wheat shipments this year on ac-
count of the railroad blockade at
more than 81 100000, and to water
front labor $50 1000 Exporters claim
there is yet no certain prospect Of
getting wheat to tidewater.
| Active work has been begun at
Lewiston, Idaho. on the terminals
of the 0. X. & n. and Northern Pa
cific yards. They are to be located
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ont depot and the eastern city
limits.
J. p. Morgan yesterday arranged
with Roosevelt for an interview be-
tween the president and four rail
road presidents, Mellen, McRea.
Newman and Hughitt They are
alarmed at the widespread agita-
ton for reduction in rates and want
to coach the president on how to
head 1t off.
John s. McMillin, deposed state
railroad commissioner, has return
ed to the state treasury $4,000 of
salary the legislative investigating
committee decided he did not earn
last year McMilin had given his
time to private business. mean
while drawing his state pay and
expenses.
William Mitchell a stock raiser,
has been arrested in New Mexic,
on the charge of numbering man
in Texas in 1874. His father was
hanged for the crime, but the au-
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