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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
RUTHLESS
: BUTCHERY
(Scripps News association


BUCHAREST, March 30.-The
actions of troops in Roumania has
degenerated into ruthless butchery.
The poorly armed rebels are shot
down without a chance for their
lives. The backbone of the revolu-
ton is broken Continuation of the
butchery, however is arousing re-
action instead of pacification, and
the peasant survivors are renewing
outbreaks. More bioodshed is GER
tain.
At Canesthesti today troops
charged band of rioting peasants,
who dropped upon their knees, beg
ging for mercy. The commander Or
dered a volley fired and scores Of
dead and wounded were found
when smoke cleared. Equally
brutal reports from various centers
are arriving by courier and wire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
TRAMPS or THE HEAVENS

as when it was first noticed that
it had divided. Since then it has
never reappeared.
There Is group of small comets
that come into view quite fire.
quently. Encke's comet revolves
around the sun once in three and
one-half years, Tuttles in 1872
years, and several others in five
and one-half years. Quite an an
cient comet is Halley's, which is
said to have been seen about 25
times since IL B. c. This comet
in 1865 was supposed to be the
forerunner of the invasion of Eng
land by William the Conqueror.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
FOUND DESERTED BABES
CRYING IN EMPTY HOUSE

That his wife deserted her fam
lily of small children. and either
their home at the corner of Gin
cinnati st. and Twenty-seventh av..
is the complaint to the police of
George Hoff, laborer.
He says that since March 10 he
has used every effort to locate his
wife, who on that date disappeared
from home. One night when he re-
turned home, tired and weary, he
found the house upside downturn
niture was moved, children were
fretting, especially the months
old babe, who sat on a blanket in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
REPUBLICANS CLAIM 1000

the democrats $500 votes and not
more than 5000. Doust, however
he says, will poll not less than
1000 votes. Mr.. WaggOner's sys-
TEN has calculated a full registra-
ton of $4,000, and 1900 of the
number he figures will go to the
polls.
Postal cards urging every voter
to register were sen, out this morn
ing to every masculine name in the
city directory, and no attempt was
made to single out republicans from
democrats. What we want" said
Mr.. Waggoner, 'is to get these peo-
pie to register no matter what
their politics are. After that we
will try to get their votes"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
FLYNNE FIXED HIM

That old Sherlock Holmes stuff
will hereafter be relegated to the
antique following r. d. rhymes eX-
plot last night. Flynne is a mem
Der Of the firm Of Miller, Mower e
Flynne, department store mer-
chants. Two men went into the
store and soon after their depart
ure a bunch of fine gloves was
missed. Flynne trailed and located
the thieves. Then he took a street
car and headed them off, picking up
2 policemen on the fly. When the
cops and the "Raffles" came to-
gether there was but one Raffies
left. But that was enough. and
the lone Raffles was hauled to the
dungeon with the goods on him,
Justice Hinkle will look him over
this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
new SCALES
MONDAY

The new scale of the portable en-
gineers will take effect Monday. No
trouble is expected, only a few m
being involved. The scale calls for
s. per day and applies to hoisting
and traction engines. Other scales
to become effective are the car
penters, painters and paper hangers
and building laborers. 1t has been
stated that there would be trouble
over the enforcement of the paint
ers' and building laDorers' scales. A
number of contractors have stated
they had no idea of fighting the in
crease in wages and it is hoped by
all that building operations will con-
tinue without interruption.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
SLIGHT INCREASE
IN SPOKANE RATE

Manager Campbell, of the local
Western Union, figures that the in
creased telegraph tolls announced
by the company to go into effect
Monday elevates the rates charged
here about IL of l per cent. In the
east the increase runs from 5 to 20
per cent. 1t is rumored the Postal
Telegraph Co. will also raise its
rates in accordance with the West
ern Union scale. The local Postal
office had heard nothing official on
the subject today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
SWEET SIXTEEN, BUT

LONSING, Mich, March 30-Vera
Hamilton has been married. has a
baby girl, been divorced and wish
es to marry again. She is just 16
years old. The girl was married
when but 13 years Old. and it was
asked that the marriage be an
nulled. But Judge West, who has
been trying the case, declares that
if the girl will marry another young
man after the annulment decree is
given, which he hears is the reason
for the separation from the first
husband, 1t will not be granted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
SUSPECT WOMAN HOLCUP

Charges Of vagrancy preferred
against Matte Gilbert and A. B.
Schmidt by Patrolman Haywood
will be heard Monday by Justice
Hinkle. The Gilbert woman was
arrested the day following the ar
rest of the holdups, Goldfinch and
Coertway. The police claim she
was the companion of Coertway.
They also suspect that she made a
business of donning masculine APP
parel and holding people up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
INSPECTOR DOESN'T KNOW

When Sidewalk Inspector Ben
nett was asked this morning about
the alleged bad condition of the
sidewalk on Augusta av. between
Division and Hamilton SITS. he said
he didn't know. This inspector is
to keep in touch with all
sidewalks east of Howard st. In
spector Bennett is candidate for
councilman from the Third ward
on the democratic ticket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
AFTER EXPRESS
COMPANIES
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, ID. g., March 30,
The interstate commerce COM
mission today ordered the Ameri-
can, Adams, United States. Pa
cific and Wells, Fargo express com
panies to file within 80 days detail
ed statement of interests. cOnncc-
tons, commodities and transporta-
ton associations. Dealers will be
permitted to testify at the hearings
to follow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
KNIGHT TEMPLAR SERVICE

Cataract commandry, Knights
Templar will hold the regular
Easter services at Masonic temple
tomorrow forenoon. Occur d'Alene
knights will participate in the cere-
mQny and the Spokane temple will
return to that city with the visitors
for other services. Rev. c. Ross
Baker will officiate here, and Rev.
Daughters at Occur d'Alene.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

the middle of the room. crying for
its mother. The Z year old girl
was trying to comfort the deserted
household.
Hoff delayed reporting to the POI
lice because he had absolute faith
in his wife. Notwithstanding the
furniture was moved from tho
house, still he couldn't bring him
self to believe that he and the chill
dren had been cruelty deserted. He
fixed things up as well as he could
and went to housekeeping himself
and waited for his wife's return.
But she failed to come and he took
his troubles to Sergeant Sullivan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
JOCKEY GETS 80 DAYS

Thirty days on the city rockpi'e
was the sentence given Jockey Hig-
gins this afternoon by Justice Hin
kle for shifting female over the
head with a beer bottle. The jockey
said he could explain why he struck
the woman if the court would allow.
Justice Hinkle replied that there
was no possible excuse for a man
striking a woman. This will be
about the first manual labor the
jockey ever became acquainted
with.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
CHlCAGO'S Bitter
CAMPAIGN ENDED
(Scripps News Associa:ion.)

CHICAGO, March 30.-The cam
paign proceeding the election Tues
day closed today 1t was marked
by personal bitterness that over
Swallowed both leading candidates
for the mayoralty, Dunno and
Busse, in the acrimonious exchange
of derogatory opinion between
editors, owners and cartoonists Of
Hearst papers and the Tribune.
Hearst sued the Tribune for So
100000, Busse sued Hearst and
other suits are threatened.
Methods of settling the traction
question by municipal ownership is
the indirect issue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
$50 PER" CLERK A HOT SPORT

NEW ORLEANS, March 30,-On
a salary of $40 week, Rudolph
Fink Gardner, clerk in the South
ern Pacific railroad Offices here,
managed to secure $4,000 OF his
employers funds, through an in
tricate system of false vouchers for
supplies. Gardner, who in society
posed as Henry l. Stewart. has
sQuandered this fortune in a month
He deserted young wife and Is be
lieycd to have gone to Honduras
a racchorse purchased with III,
stolen money is the only asset.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
WILL CONTINUE WORK

SAN FRANCISCO. March go
Union bricklayers will continue to
work on concrete buildings. An
attempt was made to pass resolu-
tons to refrain from working ON
concrete buildings in order TO avoid
conflict with cement workers over
jurisdiction. Difference will be ad.
justed by committees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
FEVER EXPOSED RUNAWAY's SECRET

was from Boise, the secret coming
out while the boy was delrious
with fever. Matron Lee. secured
his confession when the boy was
better He ran away from home 6
months ago to go to sea, but came
to Spokane and secured work at
Sacred Heart hospital. Later he
went to work for the blind man.
When Judge Poindexter heard the
boys story he had officers COM
municate with the father.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
CAN'T GET THE MONEY

OLYMPIA, March 30,-State
office holders who figured on draw
ing the increased salaries granted
by the Legislature this month will
have to revise their estimates. AL
though the appropriation is avail
able Monday the law does not be.
come effective until June IA, and
the attorney generals Office ruled
that the increase cannot be paid
until after that date
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
A WIRELESS LUNATIC

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 80.
Charles A. Riley, who says he
came to Washington by freight. this
morning tried to see the president,
telling officers the president sum-
moned him by wireless to testify
in murder trial. The police are
holding him for examination.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
HOLD UP GRAIN RATE
(Scripps News Association.

tScripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 80.
by request Of the interstate COM
eastern and western trunk lines,
and central freight association ter
ritories, today agreed to postpone
until May l the announcement of
increase in grain rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
PATIENT BREAKS OUT

L. p. Fulk. the colored masseur
who has apartments in the Van Val
kenburg block. escaped yesterday
from the Kearney sanitarium,
where he has been confined since
his wild exploit the other Gay when
he shot up his room with rifle.
Other office keepers in the block
hurriedly called the police, but be-
fore the latter arrived Fulk had
been recantured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
DAD is DOUBTFUL NOW

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30
c. Fl. Gilman, reputed father of
Mabelle, in statement today sad
he didn't know whether Corey is
going to marry his daughter or not.
He hasn't seen his daughter for 10
years and acknowledged the woman
in Paris may not be his child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
WIN. M. BRIGGS DEAD

VIM. M. Briggs. aged A, died at
his residence, S322 Monroe ST., yes.
terday afternoon. The deceased has
been resident of this city for the
past years, was member of Spo-
kane Masonic lodge, No. "a, and
a Spanish American war veteran.
He leaves a wife and a small child
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

w T. Sanders, of the Ruby
Creek Lumber Co., Boise, Idaho, re-
turned home last evening with his
10 year old son, Leon, who was
awaiting his fathers arrival in the
care Of Matron Lee of the juvenile
Jail. The boy hired out some weeks
ago as the attendant of the blind
Purdy. He held out $l2
of receipts and was sent to the jul
venile department. While under
Matron Lees care he took sick
Then it was learned that the boy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
BY AN AMATEUR SCIENTIST.

bT NN NWH EOR SJTEN is 7.
lnaSmuch as real swift young
comet is going to inspect this
world from a rather close vicinity
a little later on this month it is
we'll to take into consideration
what a comet is.
You see one of them often, hut
when you do it looks like star
with gauzy tail streaming be-
hind it. That is, fullhedged
comet does. Some look like faint
stars with haze round them.
Scientists don't know precisely
of what comets are composed,
where they come from or where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
CLASPS VIOLIN AS HE DIES

DAYTON, O., March 30.-With
his violin clasped in his arms, CHRIS
Dennewitz, Sc years old, musician
and teacher, passed away at his
home on Gettysburg av. He asked
for his beloved instrument when he
felt the end was near, and fondled
it like a mother does her child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
Three MISTAKES
OF CUPID

Divorces were granted by Judge
Sullivan this morning as follows:
Mrs. Hannah Mullen from John w.
Mullen, including custody of their
little son and sole ownership Of a
half section of land and a lot in
Medical Lake, upon grounds of non
support.
Eva Mosier was separated from
Lloyd Mosier on the same grounds,
and Dora SchulenDurg from Henry
for personal indignities and inhu-
man treatment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
JIM MES BIG WAD.

Friends of Jimmie Durkin say he
has enriched himself $4,000 worth
during the last few months In real
estate operations. They enumerate
a number of local deals made re-
Gently and a big land deal near
North Yakima as being largely re-
sponsible for Jimmie's elevation in
to the j. Pierpont class.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
NO settlement IN SIGHT

must modify their demands or ac-
cept responsibility for great bust
ness calamity.
The missioners then met
Garretson and Morrlsey and heard
the workmen's side, how living has
increased fully 10 per cent, with
no increase in pay of railroad work
ers. Other laborers have secured
20 per cent increases. The earn
ing capacity of the railroads has
doubled.
The general opinion is that set
Element is no nearer today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS

F. e. Seymore. an ex-Chronicle
reporter, who some time ago ac-
knowledged passing forged check
upon J. w. Kelley, Of this city,
was sentenced this morning to
serve 6 months in the county Jail
by Judge Sullivan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
FOLLOWS STAHl
BY ACID ROUTE
fScripps News AssociatMn.l

FORT WAYNE, ma, March 30.
ID. P. Murphy, an old time ball
player, who formerly played with
the late Captain Stahl of the Bos-
ton team, came here this morning
to attend Stahl's funeral. He re-
gistered at a hotel, ate hearty
breakfast, then went TO his room
and swallowed carbOlic acid, dying
in Is minutes. He had been desper-
ate ever since he heard of Stahl's
death. Stahl died by drinking acid
a few days ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
ROOSEVELT SICK
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 30.
1t is rumored that the president
is i'll. but this is denied at the
White House. He had Indigestion
yesterday, but wired and received
calls today. But he has taken no
horseback rides nor played tennis
for several days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
Death ROLL MAY
REACH 800
(Scripps News Association

COTTON, March 0.-Although
there is still uncertainty as to the
exact number of casualties in
Thursdays wreck, it appears today
that the number of victims may
reach 80. In checking up the list
of Italian immigrants 10 additional
were found missing.
According to the best informa.
ton obtainable today the known
death list is %, which may be in
creased during the day by death OF
1 or more of the injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

with its greatest diameter 5212 feet,
The surface OF the bag contains
21,09S square feet, and is capable
of holding 224,225 cubic feet of
gas; its lifting power is 10000
pounds, or eight tons.
The car is entirely Of steel tub
ing, measures % Is feet from
stem to propeller, and contains an
engine room and cabin for the
crew Below this structure is q
basket to carry the supply of gaso.
line, this weight also to serve MS
ballast.
The ship has three engines, one
OF 10 horsepower, another Of 2,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
LIVES THROUGH ORDEAL

REDDING, Cal, March 30.-J. A.
Richard, lost in the mountain since
Saturday, was found last night in
IA feet of snow. His feet and hands
were frozen. He had nothing to
eat for 6 days and lay out in the
severeSt snOWstorm that ever
ragged in this section.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
ENGINEERS GET INCREASE

SEATTLE, March 30.--A strike
and eventually tieup of all Puget
sound freighting was averted by an
agreeemnt to an increase in marine
engineers wages, reached by a
committee from the Puget Sound
Steamboat Owners Protective asso.
citation and the engineers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scr1pps News ASsoc1atfon)
CHICAGO, March 30-Chairman
Knapp and Labor Commissioner
Neil arrived this morning and i'm
mediately went into session with
representatives of the railroads at
the Auditorium. The managers ex-
planned that they could not grant
more than a 10 to Z per cent in
crease and 10 hour day because 1t
would be impossible to pay operat-
ing expenses and dividends under
the cent fare law in a number of
states. They argued that the men
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
NEW HEADQUARTERS

Headquarters has been establish.
ed at 3l2 Columbia building by the
California Fruit Growers exchange.
formerly at the Exchange National
Bank building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
SISTER SEEK w. ]. McHALE

The police have been asked to
find William J. McHale, a railroad
man who, when last heard from,
was running out of Spokane. His
sister. who lives in st. Paul, Mimi,
wants to communicate with him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
AGITATION SAVES NECK

LONDON, March 30.-Owing to
popular agitation Raynor, convict
ed of the murder of Whitley, was
today committed to life imprlson-
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

Emil Carlson and Helga Ander-
son, Tom Kellet and Lulu Holt, all
of Spokane, procured marriage H.
censes this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
JOIN BREWERS STRIKE

fScrpps News Associntion.)
ST. LOUIS, March 30.-Three
oilers in various breweries
walked out this morning, and LOO
bottlers quit during the day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

III udSllSHi. -BltId comet,
of 1862. 4-Great comet OF 1871.
Some of the comets seem CON
trolled by the planets. Jupiter
has quite family Of little comets.
Comets are quite large. For in
stance, magnificent specimen,
that of 1871. had tail 100000 900
miles long and breath Of 10000
600 miles. This comet was by the
superstitious taken to be an omen
presaging the failure of Napoleon
in Russia.
While the tails of comets are
supposed to be Of gases, and stars
have been plainly seen through
them, the heads or nuclei Of com,
cts are believed to be of denser ma,
terial-how dense is not known
The tails are supposed to be
caused by the repelling force Of
- sun against the material OF
they are composed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

horsepower and the other OF five
horsepower With only the big en-,
CINE in operation, the machine is
designed TO make II miles an hour
in quiet atmosphere, and 10 miles
an hour with the three motors
working.
( The steering apparatus is man.
aged in a simple manner from tho
cabin of the vessel
: The ice automobile, or motor
sIedge is small, and designed solely
to haul sledges over ice or heavy
snow crust; it looks like minla
ure road roller but II very light IN
construction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30

1916, after dividing. 3-Comet lii
they go. There are only few
comets that behave with any regu-
larity. These travel In regular or
bits and are visible periodically.
Some that We're supposed to be
systematic In their movements
have disappointed observers.
One Of the greatest mysteries OF
the world is what has become of
Biela's comet. This comet was
first seen in 1772 1t reappeared
conscientiously at periods of a lit
Tie over six years apart after that,
fnd was considered a reliable, re-
nA,Ant ,ntn 1lAE
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-12-27
MICHIGAN BRIEFS.


Secretary Shumway, OF the state
board Of health. found the smallpox
epidemic in Springport almost over
and will soon raise the quarantine.
Ma Flo Mooney, the Chinaman ar.
rested two weeks ago charged with
impersonating a United States secret
service detective, and buncoing Chan
Hoy, the leader of the GranI Rapids
Cinnamon. out of SIS at the point OF a
revolver, pleaded guilty to the first
part of the charge.
Lieut.-Col. julius Henkel, Of De-
troit, state surgeon of the brigade Is
placed on the retired list because of I'M
health, disqualifying him for active
service. No promotion will be made
to fiji the vacancy, as the army reg.
ulations do not provide for a medical
officer of that rank in the brigade. A
medical officer will be detailed. how.
ever. as state surgeon of the brigade
Because Mrs. Robert McKim CON.
tested the will of her father several
years ago, her mother, Mrs. Caroline
Simon, OF Bay City. has cut her of
in her will with one dollar, while the
balance of the estate of $21 900 Is an.
vided among her ten other children