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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-14
The Seasons First Big
Silk Sensation

TN the face of the strongest advances
ever known in the silk market, this
popular silk section comes to the front
with silk values that will interest the silk
buyers of the Tri-Cities.
Monday at $50, $500 yards 75c to
$I.25 silks. all at 4Sc.
There will be Faille Silks in deli
cate evening shades and darker street
ades-manufacturers odd pieces and
short lengths of 75c and 500 Crepe de
Chenes. nearly all colors yard wide
Pongee silks. worth $l.OO and Sl25 yard,
l9-inch finest Italian taffetas in changeable
colors. ETC., etc.-75c CSC, $l25 and
$3.50 silk values ready for your choosing
at go Monday morning A q
and till sold all in one A@Es
big lot at yard ......
The Greatest Black Silk Stock We
ever had or ever shown here abOuts will be open
ed Monday. All the latest foreign weaves in black
silks will be exhibited. and at prices that will save
you money every yard All widths from i9nch
to 42-inch. One lot wish to mention especially:
1900 yards wide Black Tafteta. sold everywhere
at ST. 25 ward here at yard. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-14
Gas Burters, soc

ESQ genuine - Welsbach Air.
Light Gas Burners, complete with
mantle and air hole globe, special
for Monday, SOC. . ,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-14
= Parlor Brooms, 19c

'oA DA OOAHAT' (I,.-
No. J fine straw Parlor Brooms.
priced special for Monday. l9c.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
YAvAPA| OIL AND M|N|II / COMPANY ELECTS
 OFFICERS
(From Tuesdays Daily)

Al the regular meeting of the IA" pal Oil and Mining company he'u the company's offices here, yes'e'u''' the following board of directors ' elected: James II. Page, Oak ''",' A. ]. Head, J. l. Gardner, George = schucrman, Prescott; C. T. Jolly' ''D'' Gilbert and John Henry, Jerome :.
 Immediately after the adlouf"" of the stockholders meeting me'" of the board of directors was he'u' ~ the following officers elected TOT ensuing year: A. J. Head, Pre''p'' James II. Page, vice pre7iden'' s' Gardner, treasurer, and James "''' secretary.
 Arrangements are under way '" sumc drilling on the company r crty in the Hell's Canyon co'''' March 1.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
PUBLIC RECORDS.
Instruments Filed AS Reported by tho
 Prescott Title Company.

Jas. Daily locates Snow Ball mine, Big Bug district.
 Chicago -Gold6cld Mining and Lcas- ing company amend their Articles of Incorporation.
 Otto Libardon and Geo. F. IIarring. ton locate Minnchaha Creek mine, Pine Grove district.
 J. !. Cavanaugh and r. F. Edwards file affidavit of assessment work on two mines, Big Bug district.
 Mrs. !. II. McI.arcn to Paul Smyly- Q. c. Deed. $50. Lot l2, Sparklin tract, Jerome.
 o. A. Langc and wife to Elliott X Drcscher Deed South half of & F. quarter of N. w. quarter of Sec 2s, T. 14 N., R. l F., also five acre. of tho south half of <. W. quarter oi x. F.. quarter of same See.
 Timothy Fell to Elliott & Drcschel W. Deed. $lOO. North half of x. w quarter of S. F.. quarter of Sec. 2s, T. IA N, R. F. C. D. Lee and W. II. NJ. Drcschcr |, w. w. Elliott and F. NJ. Drcschcr - M. Deed. Calcium Nos. l, 2, 2 and placers, Limestone Canyon district.
 Mary Blackburn to Mrs. Fred Til tcnbrant W. Deed. s2,5OO. Lot I block :, Prescott.
 Charles Born, Sr., files affidavit o assessment work on twenty-five mines | Black Rock district.
 F.. M. Sanford locates two mines iIassayampa district.
 Marcia Wing Payne 10 V. B. Crrck mur and wife-W. Deed. s300. Lo 2, block IS, Floury's addition, Pres cott.
 l J. A. Conlce to Joseph Doughcrty - c. C. Deed. Ketch Elm Quick an, White Oak mines, Walker district.
 J. e. stephens locates Oregon min, Eureka district.
 Metropolitan Surety Co. appoints ( W. Johnstone as statutory agent.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
A Flying Visit.

C. w. Platt, general manager of tho Monarch Mining and Smelling com pany, operating in the Wickcnburg country, paid flying visit yesterday to the city, returning 10 his camp on the southbound train last night.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Early Settler Here.

John II. Ehlc. one of the earliest set tiers of Prescott. returned yesterday from n visit with relatives in Phoc- nix.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Back From Eureka.

F. Q. Kennedy, mining engineer, re. turned yesterday from visit to the X. & C. country, where he made m cx- pert examination of promising group of mining properties.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Here From Humboldt.

r. II. Coon, the Humboldt business man. is in the city, visiting with hi' family
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Back From Visit.

Mr-. William Spcidcl returned ycst"r lay from visit with relatives in Flor cucc.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Left for Williams.

Attorney Reese M. Ling left yes to-day for Williams on professional business
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Left for the Capital.

Attorney General F. <. Clark left Sunday for the capital on official and professional business
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Visiting in Los Angeles.

W. W. Elliott, of the firm of Elliott & Drcschcr, IS in Los Angeles on busi. ness for his concern.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Left for Home.

Mir. and Mrs. II. C. Malloy left yes ,crday for their home in Asco, after a pleasant visit here.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Mining Man Visits.

George F. Martin. financial agent of the Monica Mines company, is in the city on business.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Expected Home Today.

Mrs. E. M Bclchcr is expected hon oday from Castle Creek Hot Spring
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27

ims. He will visit Jerome Wednei Y, whri, n .a, uusuess interests. .llside Visitor.
 Mrs William l.awlcr of Hillside isiIing with friends in the city
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27

ult with their constituents regardin .udmg legislation.
 ,an,s More Mules.
 .i. <. Trcuhor,h, thc McCabc con actor and tcamstcr, left last night u tuc ,ouDhl ound train for inc Salt .ivcr valley. where he expects to pur ia.o a number of mules for his diff o.cu' freight outfits.
 5tork Visits.
 Friday afternoon tho stork visited he home of Mir. and Mrs. r.. !. Dui- gln. iu this city. leaving a boy weigh re ton and one half pounds. Mr. Dui gan i- ou" of the popular conductors uf tuc \. & C. railroad. Monday Club Meeting
 The regular meeting of the Litcra 'Ur. section of thc Monday club will l. h.ld tomorrow afternoon at 2 O clock A jlr uual place. John Grccnlcaf Whittier will hc the subject for study. 'l... I N. stewart, leader. Tn Business at Humboldt.
 w. NJ. Martin, the proprietor of the Eureka Mercantile Co.,, at Humboldt, was in Prescott, yesterday, it being his first visit to this city in eight years, he having been located until recently iu the southern part of the Territory. Mine Promoter Here.
 Ben Blanchard, one of the most widely known mine promoters and min. ing men of the west, who has cxtcn' tcusivc interests in Nevada and in the new copper country along the line of the \. & C. railroad, in the Bill Williams river range, is here on busi. ness connected with his concerns.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Hillside Visitor.
eft for Ely.

]. NJ. Riggcn left yesterday for Ely ,cv., where he has mining interest
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Mine Promoter Here.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

(From Tuesdays Daily.) McCabc Visitor.
 r. n. Moreland of McCabc is visit ing in the city. Here From Humboldt.
 ]. r. Murphy of Humboldt is visi, ing in inc city. Humboldt Visitor.
 Miss Ethel Long of Humboldt k wis iting in the city Mining Man Here.
 William Ncllis. the Mayer mining man. is here on business visit. In From Dewey.
 L. NJ. Henderson came in yesterday from the Dewey section. on short visit.
 In From Camp.
 S. R. Sands came in yesterday from his muing camp in the Yacgcr Canyon district.
 Back From the East.
 IT, \. Thornton of Cherry returned here last night from an extended visit in the east An Official Visit.
 W. F. Johnston, live stock inspector is in the city from Jerome Junction, on an official visit. old Timer Visits.
 John Thomson, an old time miner of the lIassayampa district, is here pur' chasing supplies. A Flying Visit.
 Joe McSparrin, of the firm of Mayer X McSparriu, paid flying visit yes. tcrlay to the city from Humboldt. Jerome Visitors.
 Walter C. Miller, general manager of the T. F. Miller company, and c. T.. Jolly. of Jerome, are in the city on business.
 Grown King Merchant Here. r. Kcarncy, the Crown King mcr. chant and mining man, came in last evening on n short business visit. Back From Hunt. J. W. Smith, ex.clerk of the board of supervisors, returned yesterday from n hunting trip in the southern part of the county.
 Back From San Diego.
 Charles Humphreys, the Senator min ing man, returned yesterday from Il three months visit at San Diego and l on the coast.
 old Timer Visits.
 George Merwin, an old time miner and farmer of this county, is in tn, city from his ranch in the Walnut Grove section.
 Mining Man Visits.
 John Kinney, the Eugenie mining man, is here on mining business. He il accompanied by his daughter, Mis- Mary F. Kinney
 Mining Man Visits.
 II. l.. Sweeney, vice president of thu Money Metals Mining company, cam in Sunday from the company's caml in the Black Hills.
 Left for Los Angeles.
 F. A. Jones, general passenger an' freight agent of the S. F., F. X F, left sunday for visit to Los Angele on railroad business.
 Railroad Man Here.
 A. l.. Powell, travelling passenge and freight agent of the S. F., F, F., arrived here yesterday from Phoc nix. on railroad business.
 In From His Mines.
 w. A. Long, ex-printer and new' paper man, now engaged in mining i the lower Lynx Creek section, is i ' the city, purchasing supplies. Back Prom the Springs. 2 Ex-Governor and Mrs. N. 0. Murph returned Sunday from an extende visit to Castle Hot Springs. MT. Mul phy is much improved in health. . Left for Williams. | J. A. Knoblock of San Francisco lei
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27

Amos and John Swigert, who are de. veloping a promising mining property in the Groom Creek section, spent yes. terday here on business.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

John Gallagher, genial mining man from the McCabe section, spent sunlay here with his many friends.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
PERSONAL MENTION

c. $. Ferguson will leave toa'! the camp of the Logos Mining pany, in the lower Big Bug diS''''"
 J. w. Jackson, who is ensss', building a residence for MT anu ... II. !. Gray in Jerome Junction, 'r 'A Sunday here among his many ''
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Ciiy News :
 ....sIl Dg'Les !:

(rrom sundays Daily)
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Mining Man Here.
In From Camp.

\. k. Sands came in yesterday from his mining camp in the Yacgcr Canyon district.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-27
Nev Notary Appointed.

Attorney F. M. sanford has beer appointed q notary public by Governor i. H. Kbbcy. He qualified for th' office aud received his commission yes tcrlay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
AMERICAN WOMEN JUDGES.
Never Deceived i'm Quality and Finish
of Irish Linen.

Boston, Feb. Robert ]. Walker,
of Belfast, Ireland, Spinning compa-
ny, has a high opinion of the Ameri-
can woman as a judge of linen.
Some so-called experts among
English and Partisan women can be
deceived in fine linen goods, but an
American woman, of any class, never"
said this man of 40 years experience
as an expert manufacturer, here to-
day. 1.-THE American woman" he
went on, sis frequently better Judge
than the Irish woman, whose whole
life has been spent in the vicinity Of
Irish factories. and in many cases cul-
tivating her own flax. l have never
known an American woman to be i'm
posed upon, and to this attribute the
increasing volume If trade which
Ireland is cultivating across the At
lantic."
Mr.. Walker explained that the re-
turns show a total increase includ-
ing yarns of $3,5OO,000 over 1905, and
$6,0G0,000 over 1904. For these
amounts over 1905 and S2.500,O00
| over 1904. Mr.. Walker further eX-
planned that the new trade mark
which is now being issued to all re-
spcnsihle manufacturers will still fur
ther increase the sale Of Irish goods
in the United States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

New York, Feb. 7.-Early this
morning Evelyn talked in the prison.
er's pen with her husband in the
presence of court officer. Thaw
sought to encourage her for the or
deal through which she expected to
pass on the witness stand.
The prisoner paced nervously up
and down the waiting cell to the
court. His face was ghastly. The
dark blotches on his face only ac-
centuated its whiteness. The guard
said Thaw had slept but little. His
attorneys were in conference with
him until midnight. He tossed on his
bed the remainder of the night, only
doing intermittently. AS he entered
his cheek bones, with tense lines
about his mouth and dark circles un-
der his eyes.
Mrs. Tbaw Tells of the Murder.
When the preliminaries were COM
pleted the judge raped for order and
Delmas, in loud voice, said, call
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw." From a
sue uDOT lHsiN WIG, ptNiS
and trembling. She was dressed in
the same blue dress she had worn
during the early part of the trial. Her
veil was lifted for the first time. Her
voice was almost firm when she said,
I'm Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw. Was born
in 1884"
"Where were you the night of June
/ aplyA o
the Cafe Martin with my husband
and McCaleh Beal. We sat on the
Twenty-siXth street side"
where did you go after that?" "ro
the Madison Square Roof Garden"
"What time was that?" "I don't re-
CALL" when did you first see STAN
ford White that night" asked Del
mas. "I saw him enter the Cafe
Martin at Fifth avenue and go out on
the balcony. He remained on the
balcony about an hour, should say
when he returned and happened out
of the entrance through which he had
cone"
Ibid you ask for a pencil"" II think
I asked McCaleb for a pencil, but ht
did not have any. Someone else
handed mo one and 1 wrote on a sliI
of paper, What did you do with the
notc'" Handed it to Thaw." "Wha
did he say?" "He asked me If it wa!
all right. ] told him yes" Anything
else Said?" mo"
"I will ask you II the note contain
ed any reference to Stanford White? p
, asked Delmas, The girl answered il
the affirmative before Jerome coult
object. The objection was sustaine,
: and the answer ruled out.
Mrs Thaw said the party then lef
: Martins and went to the Roof Gar
den, not reaching it until the end o
the first act.
Evelyn said White was seated at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
DISASTER AT sTARBUCK.

Walla WaIla, Feb. T., $3.50 p. m.-
Especial )-There has been a disas-
trous flood at Starbuck, but despite Its
proximity to this place not a definite
word has yet reached here beyond
the significant fact that all telegraph
and telephone wires are down and
that the o. Il. & n. bridge across the
TucanOn has been completely torn
out and the railroad bridge at Grange
City, hamlet near Starbuck, has
been practically ruined.
All stories purporting TO be details
of the flood are pretenses, as the
newspapers of this place are as yet
unable to get anything I'm the nature
OF n narration OF facts about the flood
The presumption is, however, that the
town has met with a disaster, and per.
haps the major part has been swept
away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

my hair, which I wore down my
shoe tops. After supper we went up
two flights of stairs into a room
where was a large red velvet swing.
White put me in the swing and swung
me very hard"
Evelyn continued her testimony,
saying after the swinging White sug-
gested a ride in the park.
Evelyn said White wrote to her
mother, and she, Evelyn, saw the let
ter. Jerome objected to testimony
about the letter unless she had told
Harry about 1t in Paris.
The court permitted Evelyn to con-
tinue and she said: 1.-The letter asked
my mother to call at No. 100 Fifth
avenue. Thaw asked me what was
in the letter. told him White re-
quested to see my mother. She
called on him. He told her he only
wanted me to go to a dentist and
have my teeth filled, and wanted
mother to do likewise, but mother
said no. White said he had had teeth
fixed for nearly all the girls in Floro-
dora"
Evelyn told of a visit to a Twenty
fourth street studio.
mo one was there this time" said
the pretty witness, except White, and
told him I ought to go home. He
said / had better remain and have
supper. After supper he told me, as
I had never seen some rooms in the
studio he would show be around. II
one room he had a piano, and
played. The rear room was a bee
room. I sat down.
white opened champagne. HI
prevailed upon me to drink. Ther
came humping in my ears. Abou
two minutes afterward things seemed
to grow black around me and go rounC
and round. When I awoke my clothe
were pulled off me, and l screamed.
"I sat up and saw White undressed
sitting on the edge of the bed.
screamed again and sat up in bed
Then there was music all around tn
room"
The girl wept as she told the stor
and the tears fell upon her dress Il
streams.
"I screamed again and again, an
White told me to be quiet. The
White said it was all over trie
to put on my clothes, but could hard
" accomplish it. We sat up all nigh
in that room. He said to me that a
people do that. and that was all pee
(Continued on page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
NO TRACE OF T|lL-|-QUATS YET FOUND

Where is Till-i-quats, Indian brave
and champion destroyer of firewater?
That he has perished and is now either
lying cold and stiff somewhere upon
the reservation or has been carried
down the Umatlla is feared by his
fellow tribesmen.
Last week Till-i-quats disappeared
from view and although the Indians
have searched high and low for him
since that time they have found no
trace. Last evening 1t was reported
that his dead body had been found.
However, the report was untrue, and
according to the people at the agency
today there is still no trace of the
missing Umatilla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
GRANDE RONDE
BRIDGES OUT
SEVEN-FOOT WALL OF WATER
AND DEBRIS SWEPT DOWN
Perry Dam Was Imperiled, But at
Last Adviccs Was Intact, Though
Crcaling NJ Every Joint-A Great
Jam Above Perry Gave Way Sud-
denly, Resulting in Tearing Out
Two Bridges and Creating n Panic

The anticipated swelling Of the
Grand Ronde river came rather
sooner than expected, and left in its
wake the ruins of two county road
bridges and two wrecked dams. says
last evenings issue of the La Grande
Observer
The Perry dam and the Oro Dell
dam are still intact. with the excep-
tion of the combs or splice boards.
which are missing on both. The high
water at Perry yesterday afternoon
broke up the jam which had formed
above Perry. This in turn tore out
the first wagon bridge above the dam
both of which assisted in tearing out
the bridge in Perry. The timbers
and wreckage of the first bridge are
scattered along the river, but the
larger bridge was more substantial
the result being that its position was
shifted about 100 yards. There It still
stands, more or less intact. The
breaking of the ice jam released ar
enormous amount OF water and in
stantly every timber in the Perry dan
was creaking because of the increased
| "dltIS blub against II. ne spllS'
boards were torn off but the dan
proper held.
Immediately after the giveaway oc
-curred Perry residents telephoned t,
the Grand Ronde Electric Light com
pany that a flood was tearing dowi
on the Oro Dell dam. Splice board
were at once knocked off the dam a
Oro Dell and everything possibl
done to save 1t. About 5:45 the wa
ter, ice and bridge debris came. Sew
eral witnessed the oncoming rusl
and those who did, affirm that neve
have they seen anything more spec
tacular. An actual bank varying 1
depth from five to seven feet, ap
preached with astonishing velocit,
The ferceness of the flood decrease
as suddenly as it had commenced an
soon the water began to lower. B
} this morning 1t had reached practica
ly its normal stage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
Get Coal From Australia.

San Francisco, Feb. 7.-Several
large cargoes Of Australian coal are
being discharged here for the Harrl-
man railroads. At the docks in Aus
tralia the coal cost SO per ton and it
lis estimated that by the time it is
discharged here the cost totals up to
SIG per ton. The shortage Of freight
cars and locomotives on the Harrl-
man system, however, is such that the
railroads save money by getting Aus
tralian coal, instead of taking cars
and engines from general traffic and
using them to move domestic coal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07

table Harry Thaw left and was gone
about half an hour. When he came
back they engaged in conversation.
attorney. Same as ever" replied
what was his manner" asked the
Evelyn. ''Who suggested that you
leave the theater?" asked Delmas.
Think 1 did," said the witness. "But
we did not leave right away. Then
someone else suggested we leave.
McCalel and 1 left first, followed
! by Thaw and Beal. They were close
behind, about as far as the end of
the jury box saw White at table
when I turned around. and a moment
later saw Thaw."
What was your husband doing?"
Holding his arm up. AS I saw him
three shots we're fired" what did
Thaw then do'" 81 don't know" said
| Evelyn tremblingly. "I only know
! that Harry came toward me. l said
to McCaleb, "My God, he's shot"
Then I said to Harry, What have
YOU done?" he answered, Probably
| saved your life "McCabe said
something like, He must be crazy
then we took an elevator down
stairs"
Story of the Retrayal.
when were you married to Harry
Thaw?"
"In April, 1905, in Pittsburg."
when did he first propose to you?"
'In June, 1908, in Paris" Ibid you
refuse" "Yes."
"In stating your reason for refus-
ing did you give any reason which
connected you in any way with
reason you gave Thaw?" "He came
to me in Paris, told me he loved me
and wanted me to marry him.
stared at him and he asked. Don't
you care for me?' Yes l replied.
"Then he asked the reason of my
refusal. He put his hand on my
shoulder and asked, rs it because of
Stanford White?'
81 told him YES, and he sat down.
Harry told me he would be my friend
for life, that he could never love an
other and would marry me and nc
one else. I cried, and Harry asked
me to tell him the whole affair"
Delmas directed the witness to tel
of the first meeting with White just
as she told Thaw that day.
Evelyn said chorus girl named
Goodrich. in August, 1901, asked hei
to luncheon party where she woult
: meet White. The witness said heI
/ mother consented, and with frjent
they took a cab and went to a studio
on West Twentyfourth street
"I went up stairs. and when ther'
t met a man who was introduced a
= Stanford White. l thought him nj
I ugly man. There was a table set TO
four. Another gentleman came later
, remember White teased me abou
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-07
VIII Query Western Railroads.

Los Angeles, Feb. THE investi-
CATION of railroads will start in this
city this morning by the interstate
commerce.
The Southern Pacific, Salt Lake
and Santa Fe companies will be call
ed upon to answer a number OF
charges preferred against them. be-
cause the government and shippers,
officials and former employees of three
railroads, are subpoenaed.
1t is reported that in addition to a
number of officials of the railroads,
number of employees whose testimo-
ny is desired, have found it conven-
lent to be out of the city.