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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-16
HOSPITAL NOTES.


a fight at the brewery few days ago,
has sufficiently recovered from his in
juries to be discharged from treat
ment at the Walla Walla hospital.
w. S. Rogan, a farmer living near
this city, has been discharged from
medical treatment at the Walla Wal
la hospital.
Miss Esther Wilson of PomerOy,
has been discharged from further
treatment at the Walla Walla hospi-
tai.
Miss Esther Kelley, one of Pomeroy' s
teaching staff, left the Walla Walla
hospital.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-16

D. K. Hughley of Waitsbburg, is in
the city for a few days.
J. NJ. Robinson has returned from a
short visit to Pomeroy.
Edward Brehm of Weston, who has
been in the city for a few days busi-
ness visit, returned yesterday after
noon to his home.
L. B. Mitchell Of Freewater, is in the
city on a brief business visit.
! ]. H. Hadley of Freewater, was a
guest in the city yesterday for a few
hours.
Mrs Grace Walter is in Milton visit
ing at the nome of Mrs. Gertie Miller.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-16

Water often contains germs Of ty-
phoid fever; milk frequently those Of
tuberculosis, tut teer has been cooked
and bailed sufficiently to kill every
possible germ, in it. None better than
the Betz Brewing company's Pale Beer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Washington's Legislature.

The end Of last weeks session of
the Tenth Washington legislature finds
that body in excellent working order
in both its branches, much work on
hand and the prospect that much legis-
lation will be accomplished. To date
the only measures passed by both
houses are the bill appropriating $780,
600 for expenses of the session, the bill !
appropriating money from the peniten-'
tiary revolving fund for the purchase
of jute for the jute mill, the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition bills provid-
ing for sale of shore lands of Lakes
Union and Washington in Seattle and
appropriation from the money received
OF 100000 for the state university
and 100000 for the exposition, and
few minor measures.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA NEWS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur.
rounding Country-Numerous Accl.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-FaIl Trade Is Good.
IDAHO NEWS.

The new order of President Roose-
welt making it necessary that land en-
tries be examined by a special in.
spector, except in special cases, has
caused a peculiar mixup of land affairs.
Under the new ruling the claims about
which there has been the most trobule
heretofore will be granted patents
without protest, while the claims about
which there has been no complaint will
be held up
Some interesting figures are given
by Joseph Pinkham of the Boise as
say office, relative to the amount of
gold and silver handled in the Boise
Office, according to the Boise States.
man. During the past year the sum
of $l,007. 39904 in those two precious
metals passed through the Boise Of
flee. OF this 1911 ,33O.74 was in gold.
the rest being silver, amounting to
$S5,56S.21.
George Stein, hunchback newsboy
on the Short Line, died in a private
room at Pocatello sanitarium recent
ly. Rumors of foul play are being cir
Culated.
vigorous protest has been made
to the members of the legislature at
Boise by the members of the Nez Per.
&c County Sportsman's association
against the passage of the Mills tres
pass and the Shaw anti-quail hunting
bills. 1t is the intention of the asso-
citation throughout the state to fight
against the two bills being enacted
into laws.
w. R. Brown of Genesee has in
vented an ingenious device for work
ing the fitting lever on a grain header
or push binder, Usually this is done
by hand and requires much strength.
By Mr.. Browns device the power for
fitting is supplied by the horses or
power that propels the machine.
Culdesac claims that the recent
snowstorm in that place was the worst
ever known.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford has
arrived in New York to settle the af-
airs Of his brother, Lord Deleval Beres-
ford, who was killed in railroad
wreck at Enderlin, N. D., December
90 last.
All conductors, trainmen and yard
men of the Southern railway are to re-
ceive an increase in wages aggregating
between $3.50 900 and $400, 900 a year.
The advance affects hundreds of men.
Frank Gotch, the American catch as
catch can wrestler, recently defeated
Jim Parr, the Elglishman, at Knox
vile, in two straight aflls. Time, "a
and II minutes.
The new power plant of the Lewiston
Charleston company, which will cost
more than 800, 900 when completed, is
in danger of being washed away by a
torrent coming down Asotin creek in
Asotin county, Wash.
While fire ragged all around them 100
telephone girls in Chicago stuck to
their posts the other night until order
ed to by the fire chief. A six story
building next to the telephone exchange
was burned.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
SPORTING NOTES.

Sixty thousand dollars a year, a
trifle less than 5000 a day, or $1O,-
600 a year more than the president Of
the United States receives, is the sal
airy of Jockey Walter Miller, the great
est little rider that ever threw a leg
over a horses back.
Articles have been signed by Harry
Pollock, acting for Corbett, for a fight
between Young Corbett and Kid Her
man for a purse of $4,000, offered by
Kohl & Johnson, local promoters. The
contest is to take place on March IS.
According to the officials of the Troll
ley league, which has been talking of
organization for the coming season,
Rosalia will take the place of Occur
d'Alene in the league. Occur dAlene
has chosen to play independent ball
instead of combining herself to closed
schedule for the whole summer.
The towns on the circuit are now all
in the Palouse country on the line of
the Spokane & Inland railway.
At a meeting to be called in the near
future, the schedule will be adopted,
officers elected and the organization
perfected for the coming year.
Showing a surprising reversal of
form, Idaho defeated Whitman Satur-
day by the score of 26 to % in a fast,
clean game.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Bishop Stang OF Fall River, Mass,
who underwent an operation, is dead.
With gale that at times reached
SO miles an hour and the mercury
dropping steadily toward the zero
mark, Chicago Sunday experienced the
most uncomfortable day of the winter.
Fudge Edward w. Lander, the first
chief justice of the territory of Wash,S
ington, a veteran of the Mexican war,
and for 10 years president Of the Har-
ward club, in Washington, died at the
national capital Saturday, aged 80
years.
The business Of the house was laid
aside Saturday afternoon in order that
the members might pay tributes to the
late Senator German.
Reports from all parts Of the north
west say that the wind and snowstorm
of last week was the severest of the
winter.
London-The Royal commission on
tuberculosis has issued a lengthy re-
port on tuberculosis. and that cows
milk containing tubercular baccilli is
responsible for a majority Of the cases
OF such infection
The river gauge at Memphis marked
41.2 feet Saturday, the highest ever re-
corded, the former high mark being
40,5. made in 103.
There is no foundation for the re-
ports that Signora Duse, the Italian
actress, is dying
Professor Mendeleff, celebrated
chemist, died recently in ST. Peters
bure
The interstate commerce commits
sion will take up its inquiry in New
York into the financial operations OF
the Hartman roads on February 81.
A subpoena for that date has been is
sued for E. H. Hartman, William
Rockefeller, Jacob H. Schiff, d. o.
Mills, and others, it is said, will be
subpoenaed.
Frank Busby, a pioneer settler OF
Palouse country, died at his brothers
home in Nebraska. Mr.. Busby leaves
wife and a numerous family of chill
dren, most of whom are married and
live in or near Pullman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
MONTANA ITEMS,

The blizzard in Montana is reported
as growing worse and stockmen are
fearful of heavy losses to stock.
Three republicans were named for
the railway commission by the Mon
tana legislature. 1t is expected that
the bill will be vetoed by Governor
Toole.
The officers Of the Montana Cen
trail railroad have been informed that
the Great Northern is again tied up by
a blizzard. The line from Great Falls
to Lethbridge is out of business, and it
Is stated that in Lethbridge the worst
storm in 20 years has made it neceS-
sary to close the coal mines there for
two days past. From all over northern
Montana come reports of increasing
cold and snow. In Valley county the
temperature ranged close to As degrees
below zero. The cattlemen Of that sec
ton have given up hope Of saving
stock. for which hay is not procurable.
Edward p. Mason, a dishonOrably
discharged soldier, was found guilty
recently in the federal court of killing
Riley L. Huff September II last, at
Fort Assinniboine, and was sentenced
to 10 years in the penitentiary at Deer
Lodge.
Kon Kohrs of Deer Lodge, one of
the most prominent stockmen of the
state, while in Butte stated that he is
in receipt of advices from the northern
ranges that his stock losses will reach
2bout so per cent Of his herds. 50 fierce
| Is the storm that is sweeping the north
ern districts of Montana. Mr.. Kohrs
says the conditions in Valley county
and the other big cattle and sheep sec
tons is simply appalling, the stock
dying by the hundreds.
An expenditure of nearly 1000. 600
for the purchase of cattle to supply
the needs of the Indians on reserva-
lions in North and South Dakota. Mon
tana and Arizona will be made by the
interior department within a short
time.
John P. Schmit, register OF the state
land office, has paid over to State
Treasurer J. H. Rice $10,o1755, the re,
ceipts OF the state land office for the
last half of January.
One of the most notable buildings
to be erected in Billings the coming
summer will be an elegant, up-to.date
opera house.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Output of Mines.

A Country, still young in mining,
which in ten years can increase it's
mineral and metal production nearly
200 per cent, and in 1906 reports a total
valuation of $1,912 ,491,572 is far ahead
OF great Britain and Germany, and
may easily claim the distinction OF
leader, says tbe Mining World This
is the reputation of the United States.
which Today is the largest producer of
silver, copper, lead, spelter, pig iron,
coal, petroleum. and many other pro-
ducts, which not alone are consumed
at home but also supply a number of
foreign countries. In gold the United
States is the second largest producer
in the world.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
An Exclusion Resolution.
REBUILD THE OREGON.
Famous 7attIeship to Be BebuiIt and
Modernized.

The famous battleship Oregon is to
be moderniAed, and Secretary Metcalf
announced today that he had authoriz-
ed the expenditure of $1,000.0O0 from
the naval repair fund for the purpose
Of the best type of warship when she
was launched, the Oregon is already
almost obsolete, and to make her
equal to modern men-of-war, she must
be extensively overhauled. The
changes will be similar to those order
ed for her sister ship, the Indiana, the
most important being the substitution
OF balanced elliptical turretes for the
present round turrets, which cause the
ship to heel when all four 12-inch guns
are pointed over the same quarter. The
alterations will be made at the Puget
Sound navy yard, where the Oregon
one year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
YOUNG THOMPSON IS ACQUITTED
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
May Not Be Freed.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 3.-"Not
guilty by reason of insanity" was the
verdict of the jury in the Thompson
murder case. The prisoner did not
show the slightest sign of emotion.
Victory, sweeping, brilliant COM
plete, crowned the supreme effort of
viii H. Thompson, when the jury try
ing his son. Chester Thompson. who
shot and killed Judge George Meade
Emory, brought in a verdict tonight
which, though it declares his son a
lunatic, removes the tarnish of muir.
der from the family name.
The trial has attracted unusual at.
tention on account of the prominence
OF the families. Judge Emory was a
hfelong friend of Will II. Thompson
the boys father who, is an author of
note, and was for a time counsel for
the Great Northern railroad. He ia q
leading member of the King county
bar. His appearance in the trial al
Tacoma as counsel has been an un
usual occurrence. He made a three
days speech in behalf of his son.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
KING EDWARD IN PARIS.
He and His Wife Are TRAVELLING :
coQnito.

cognlto.
King Edward and Queen Alexard,.
are in Paris travelling incognito as tbo
Duke and Duchess of Lancaster. -,
is the queens first visit to Paris sinoo
1889. At their majesties' desires tbo
trip to France is as private as possiblo
They went in automobiles to tho
British embassy in Paris, which thew
will occupy during their stay. Ambas.
sador Sir Francis l.. BERTHE and his
family having moved into a hotel in
order to emphasize the private charac.
ter of the visit. At the kings request
no representatives of the government
met him at the station, but a largo
crowd cheered the royal couple. The
incognito of their majesties will not
disappear until King Edward leaves
his card at the Elysee palace for Presi.
dent Fallieres, after which there will
be dinners at the embassy and palace
While the kings visit has no political
aim, it is expected to bear fruit in
further cementing the Anglo French
understanding and may have a bear.
ing upon the attitude Of the two
countries at The Hague peace confer
ence.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
THREE FREEZE IN A TENEMENT.
Woman and Two Children In Grand
Rapids Perish Miserablv,


Grand Rapids. Mich. Feb. 5.--A wo-
man and two children were found fro
zen to death Sunday in an upstairs
tenement house with a third child in
an adjoining room badly frozen, but
alive. The dead are; Emma X Liv-
ingston, aged so; Alfred r. Livingston,
aged z, and Lincoln b. Livingston,
aged 3.
Badly frozen: Henry Livingston,
aged 10.
Miss Jennie Livingston called at the
residence to pay visit and found her
sister. Emma Livingston, and one
child dead in bed. one child dead on
the floor. and Helen in the adjoining
room badly frozen.
None of the family had been seen
since Thursday, when two of the chill.
dren attended school. The children
lived with Miss Livingston, who was
their aunt 1t is supposed that after
they retired Thursday night, they be.
came partly asphyxiated by coal
gas, and, the fire dying out, were
frozen to death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
SUICIDES AT NUPTlALS.
Stranger Blows Brains Out in New
York Doorway

New York, Feb. 5.-Standing in the
doorway of an apartment where guests
had assembled tC witness a wedding
Sunday night, a stranger, supposed to
be Uldrich Hudgon of Waterbury,
Conn, blew out his brains. Death was
instantaneous and the body tumbled
backward down flight of stairs. The
guests viewed the body, each declar-
ing ignorance of the SUBSIDIES identity.
An hour later the wedding was solemn
lied.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
OREGON SQUIRS.

One of the worst storms in years
ragged around Helix recently.
The house of the Oregon legislature
has killed the anti-gambling bill which
was up for passage.
The Oregon legislature has pass&l a
bill raising the salary of Legislators
from $l20 a session to $400.
The frightening of the closed sea
son for salmon fishing and the abolish
ing of summer Sunday fishing are the
main features of identical bills to be
introduced in the Oregon and Washing
ton legislatures as the result of a CON
terence in Portland of the concurrent
committee appointed by the legislat-
ures of the two states.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTIONS
Went Overwhelmingly for the Con.
servatjves

VI
serVatives.
British Columbia went overwhelm.
ingly conservative Saturday, the gen.
eral election resulting in the return TO
office of the Mcbride government.
OF AZ members returned, "a are con.
servatives, eight liberals and one SO.
cialist. Nine seats are still in doubt,
but the conservatives will have some
of these.
The socialist leader, Hawthornth-
waite retained his seat All members
of the Mcbride cabinet, save the min
lister of education Manson, retained
their seats. Manson is 20 behind his
liberal opponent in Alberni, with four
polling places to hear from The lib
eral leader, ]. A. Mcdonald, was sue
cesSful In RoSSland.
Premier Mcbride who was a candi-
date in both Victoria and Dewdney,
was elected in both places.
At Rossland the election resulted as
follows:
Archie F. Berry, socialist, s; Lorne
A. Campbell, conservative, 1856; ]. A.
Macdonald, liberal and leader of the
opposition, 240.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09


Walla Walla is to have a $4,000
roller skating rink with ali modern
conveniences and floor space of 100
by 1870.
James Dunn, a laborer, was struck
and instantly killed by a construction
train at Kennewick recently.
a pardon was granted to Kurt Timm
by Governor Mead. Timm was serv-
ing a three year sentence in the state
penitentiary for grand larceny. His
health is poor and it is expected that
he can not recover.
State Coal Mine Inspector Botting-
er reports that more coal was mined
during 1906 than in 1905 by Is per cent.
More was mined during the last three
months of the year than during the
preceding nine months.
Lou Parton, serving a term in the
penitentiary from Kittitas county for
horse stealing, was pardoned by Gov
ernor Mead.
While coasting on a sled, which they
had bought only day before, Robert
Warren, % years DID, of Spokane, was
killed and his brother, Marcel Warren,
age "A, was probably fatally injured
Saturday night by colliding with run
away team at Sixth avenue and Oak
street, Spokane. They were the only
children Of Rev. and Mrs. Ebert p.
Warren.
The clubhouse and kitchen at the
headquarters of the engineer in charge
of the Pogue prairie irrigation project,
have been destroyed by fire.
There will be no inquest held over
the body of Charles Peterson, who met
q sudden death by thawing dynamite
two miles from Cheney
The roundhouse at Starbuck is in
two to four feet of ice and the track
is washed out at many places.
Pullman is assuming metropolitan
airs and now boasts uniformed police
officers.
A slump developed in the hop mar
ket at North Yakima, and choice hops
are being freely offered here for 9
cents. Even at this price no sales are
being made, it being feared that the
price will soon reach a lower mark.
The Chelan Commercial Club has
passed resolution favOring the pur-
chase by the state of the bridge across
the Columbia river at WeDatchee.
Harness makers and saddlers from
all over the state Of Washington met
at Spokane Monday and Tuesday and
formed state association.
Andres Katsalis, aged 81, was in
stantly killed near Spokane by six tons
of earth and rock falling on him.
Among the many advancements
planned for the public schools of
North Yakima is a full manual train
ing course, including bench work for
boys and sewing and cooking for girls.
Fruit growers along the Sunnyside
canal do not approve Of North Yaki-
ma dumping its sewage in the Yaki-
ma river and have filed a protest
The senate appropriation bills for
the Seattle exposition, aggregating ST.
100000, has passed the house. The
actual realization of the fund depends
upon the outcome of litigation threat
ened by land owners near Lake Wash
ington. who claim the proposal to sell
state shore lands is an infringement
on their vested rights. They will con-
test the sale and may hang up the
appropriation Indefinitely.
After brief but tempestuous exist
ence. the Spokane Car Annunciator
company has been forced into the
hands of receiver.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
For Universal Suffrage in Sweden

Stockholm.-The bill promised ~
the speech from the throne at the open
ing of parliament, providing for the
construction of universal suffrage ana
proportional electorate for elections
on the second chamber, has been intro
duced. The members Of the upper
house will continue to be chosen as
at present, but the term of service VIII
be reduced from nine to six years.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Meet Horrible Death Together.

Camden, N. with arms entwined
an unknown young man and young
woman stood on the tracks OF the
Pennsylvania electric railroad oFer
Newton creek Friday and then
calmly waited until an electric train
ran them down. Both were killed and
their bodies were hurled into the
water.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
LlNCoLN's NAME IN COURT.
Granddaughter Beckwith Seeks d

Granddaughter BeckWith Seeks a
Divorce.
Noun: Pleasant, Iowa, Feb 6.-Mrs
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, daughter of
Robert T, Lincoln Of Chicago, and
granddaughter OF Abraham Lincoln,
has been sued for divorce in the dis
trict court here, and there is about to
close the last chapter in a romance
aud elopement that created a sensation
10 years ago. Complainant is Warren
Beckwith and the ground for seeking
divorce is desertion, and it is under
stood the case will not be contested
as Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith have not
lived together for several years.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-09
Blaze in PennsY,s CAPITAL.

Harrisburg, Pa.-Eight buildings in
the center Of the business district were
either destroyed or badly damaged by
a fire, involving a loss estimated at not
TO exceed s250000. The Grand Opera
House block, in which were five stores,
was destroyed, and nothing remains
standing but the walls.