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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
The ForIorn Hope,

From the Baltimore American.
 First Army Officer-What do you think of this horseback test?
 Second Ditto-I am only hoping the next step will not be to require us to show our agility in pony ballet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29

For Rent-January 1st. Several desirable business cor ners. Jemison R. F. and Ins. Co.,. 2024 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29

Can we help you? We think SO. Our $500 Patent Leather Shoe for $4.15. Get your foot in one.
 MARLEY & BAUMAN
 1924 First Avenue
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
OREGON soUIB4.

Fear is felt in Portland that the pro-
posed great demonstration against
oriental labor, planned by the Fedora.
ted Trades council, may excite the
orientals and cause trouble.
Portland restaurant proprietors have
been served with notices that the sale
Of liquor must be discontinued in such
places after 1 O'Clock a. m. No one
must give away beer or stronger bever-
ages in restaurant after the closing
hour.
The unwritten law had its effect on
the Jury which tried Charles H. Rey.
nolds at Portland last week on the
charge Of numbering George Hibbin Of
Walla Walla. when 1t returned a YER
dict Of not guilty Friday night after a
most sensational trial.
Although no word Of confirmation
has heen received from Francis J..
Heney. It Is stated positively that g..
A. D. Puter, king Of the Oregon land
swindlers, is to be pardoned by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
CHIMES CRUSH OUT HIS LIFE
Bell Ringer Takes Fearful Revenge
on Pastor.

Bell Ringer Takes Fearful Revenge
on Pastor.
Rome, Sept. 24.-Bound to the clap
per and crushed to death from the big
sest bell Of the famous Malalbergo
chimes. the parson of the church from
which the notes sounded paid horribly
for wrecking the home Of the bell ring
er. who comprised his punishment
The murderer, still chuckling over his
victims fearful ending. awaits trial in
prison. His wife has gone mad with
horror.
Against the pastor there is but one
witness-the ringer of the chimes.
Going to the church loft to sound the
bells for the usual service. he sur.
prised his wife and the pastor, he says,
In one another's arms. The pastor
stumbled and before he could regain
himself the bell ringer had seized and
tied him hand and foot to the clapper
Of the principal bell and began to
sound the shurch chimes furiously.
The murdered mans blood, streaming
upon them from the bell tower, CEN
veyed the first news Of the tragedy to
the congregation. Hurrying up the
ladder to the loft they found the pas.
tor with nearly every bone in his body
broken and the ringer still madly
crashing the bells.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
JOHN o. TAKES THE HELM.
Rockefeller Hopes to steer OIL Trus
Clear Of Rocks.

Rockefeller Hopes to steer OIL Trust
Clear Of Rocks.
New York, Sept. 25.-Things Of one
kind or another have been happening
to the Standard OIL company and the
companies 1t is interested in 80 fast in
the last few months that John u.
Rockefeller has decided 1t is time for
him to take q hand. and 1t is learned
that he has been down at his once
in the last two weeks, although be.
fore that he had not been down for
eight years.
He did good deal Of looking around
on these two occasions, and it is un.
derstood that he is going to keep a
close watch on the management Of the
company until several important mat.
tiers are cleared up. This will not be
the case until a successor for Henry
H. Rogers. who has been the active
head Of the organization for a long
time and who is now. 1t is conceded, to
retire permanently on account Of his
health, has been chosen.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
MONTANA NOTES.

Montana is harvesting bumper
crop of sunshine this week.
The last session Of the WOman's
Christian Temperance union of the
state at Bozeman, the Livingston and
Townsend local unions were awarded
gold medals for having the greatest
number of contests during the past
year. Both had the same number. In
spite of the fact that there were sew
eral nominees for each ONCE. the en-
tire list Of old officers was elected.
In a fight at Glasgow recently. a
strikebreaker who had been sent from
the east to take the place of a boiler
maker, was killed.
There is a fair prospect that the
conference between the representa-
tives Of the coal miners of Montana
and Wyoming and the operators in
the two states. which has been in
progress here for several weeks, will
come to a close. and an agreement
he made on a wage scale within a few
days.
A new labor union will be formed in
Lewistown in the near future.
The Inflated Oriental limited, on the
Great Northern, which has lately been
held up, ditched and burned, figured in
another bad wreck near Whiteflsh, in
Montana.
1t is reported that George Majors
has been arrested at Butte ON the
charge of forgery.
Tn condition Of John d. Ryan Of
Butte is reported by his physicians
to be very satisfactory.
In spite of the curtailment in the
Butte mines. 1t Is estimated that about
5000 miners are still employed.
Information was received In Butte
Of the death Of Mrs. r. A. Brown, for
% years matron at the Warm Springs
asylum, in Boston recently.
With the final session of the Eastern
Star lodge, the annual grand lodge
meetings in Butte last week Of the Ma.
sonic lodges of Montana passed into
history. The meetings were the most
successful ever held in the state, were
the best attended, and the work was
the best ever seen in any country.
The western Montana fair closed in
Missoula Saturday afternoon, after
having been in progress a week
Everything considered, the undertak.
ing has been an unlocked for success
According to reports one posse
which started in pursuit Of the bandits
who last week held up and robbed the
Great Northern westbound train near
Rondo. Flathead county, has picked
up the trail Of the fleeing men across
the Canadian line. The Northwest
mounted police have Joined them in
the search.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25

ken tie plates, according to the report
Of State Inspector Perley, received by
the railway commission.
Under the new rate which the rail-
roads have announced will take effect
November 1. the single manufactur.
ers Of western Washington will in the
aggregate on a reasonably full mill
run be obliged to pay to the railroad
company per cent annual interest on
over $40000,000.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
May Be Money Father Stole.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 24.-with
$4,000 cash on his person. George W.
Letten. son Of Charles e. Letten, tar
collector, was arrested here. The DO.
lice are holding the money, which, II
Is alleged, is part of the 100000 OF
more which the young mans father
confessed to have stolen.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
IDAHO NEWS.

H. F. Mallon and Charles Peterson
pleaded guilty in the district court at
Boise to escaping from the state peni.
Tertiary several months ago, and were
sentenced to serve two years addition
al to the sentences they were serv.
ing at the time of their escape.
According to sworn testimony given
in Boise Saturday there is just this
much to the charge that the authori-
ties at Washington, through United
States Attorney Ruick, compelled the
grand jury to indict United States Sen
ator Borah and nine others in the land
fraud cases. That Ruick before the
grand jury said he had acted under in
structions from Washington in making
the investigation Of the land cases and
that he said before the grand jury that
Washington was interested.
The report of the state board of
equalization recently by County Audi
tor Clifford. Of Lewiston, show the tax
levy for Nez Perez county is $73,s12.
The o. r. & N. company contem-
plate establishing passenger service
between Lewiston and Portland before
the Clearwater bridge Is completed.
T. L. Quarles, county auditor for
Kootenai, has received the report from
the state board of equalization, and as
a rule everything has been increased
in valuation.
The population Of Troy is now
placed at between 1000 and HOO.
The city Of Moscow, aided by con-
tributions from the business men, has
graveled the streets leading from
Spotswood avenue to the cemetery, a
distance of one mile, and from the
Northern Pacific depot to the univer-
sity.
Steps have been taken by Fruit In
spector William Buckley to hold an ex-
tensive fruit exhibit in the near future
in Occur i'Alene city.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
Small Town Annoys Affinity.

So much annoyed by her neighbors'
curiosity that she can not endure a
small town longer. Ferdinand P1uney
Earle's affinity. Miss Julia Kuttner.
has arrived in New York from Bethle-
hem. N. H.. to remain until Mrs. Earle
gets her divorce in France and she is
free to marry the artist-poet.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
spogTiNo MOTIFS.

4R04KbA4 A0TRA-
A series Of six xsmes will be PLAYED
between the Fairbanks. Morse team Of
the Spokane CITY league ana the win.
ners of the CITY league season IN Port.
land. The nrst. game IA scheduled at
Natatorium mark Oct. Z. On Sunday
the day following. a double.header will
be played. SATURDAY. and Sunday. Oct
70 and IL the teams will NAV in Port.
land.
Ion Nordvra has heer a,vned nv
Manager Quinn of the snokane Indi.
ana
Sir 1obn,s great record made at ga.
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record at Allentown, Pa, going the
distance in 2:O7. Up to today this
record was 2:O8. held by Cresceus.
Patrons Of the Spokane City league
are promised another big day of sport
to wind up the season for 1907 when,
next Sunday in addition to a rame
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25

OF NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.

Because Mayor Gillett and the police
commissioners dismissed an old police
constable for arresting one drunken
man In a street row between two men
and did not arrest the other, Chief
Pitchford and Sergeant Wightman. Of
Nelson, B. c., have resigned, leaving
Nelson practically without q police
force.
Turner Igo Of Formers, Rowan
county, Ind. is charged with the kill.
ing Of Governor William Goebel of
Kentucky in an afndavit by Mrs. Lulu
Clark.
A rumor Is ahoat that scandal had
developed in the war department riv-
aling in many respects the postofilce
graft case.
Ell President Cleveland growing
weaker.
It is reported in New York that Tod
Sloane and Miss Julia Sanderson had
been made man and wife at the for
mer's apartments.
Mayor Tom L. johnson, Of Cleve-
land. has been nominated for a fourth
term as mayor by reclamation at the
city democratic convention to oppose
Congressman Burton, the republican
nominee. In the platform adopted,
three-cent streetcar fare Is put to the
fore.
The jury at Chicago found F. J. Con-
stantine guilty Of the murder Of Mrs.
Arthur Gentry and fixed his punish
ment at life imprisonment.
The British navy will probably re-
occupy Esquimalt naval station in the
near future.
Declaring there is more money in
insuring lives than in saving souls,
ministers Of Pittsburg are forsaking
the pulpit to engage in the life insur-
ance business.
Rockefeller and i've great chiefs Of
the Standard OIL Co. have been called
to testify in the government suit to
dissolve the Standard trust.
The Japanese foreign ONCE has de-
cided that Ambassador Aoka shall re-
main at Washington. Baron Tsudsuki
now representing Japan at the Hague
conference will succeed Ambassador
Inouye at Berlin.
The 1908 convention of the National
Association of Stationary Engineers
has been secured by Denver.
In q daylight collision ON the Caojn
grade of the Santa Fe. recently, Eve
men were killed and one fatally in.
jured.
By an explosion Of gas In one Of tho
mines of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Co. at South Wilkesbarre recent.
~. three men were killed and i've in
iured.
Vast expenditures are being made
by the Great Northern in the improve
ment Of its passenger service.
At Wilseishaven, Germany, FIVE men
were killed and four men and two
women were injured through the ex.
plosion. recently Of sharpnel shell
while q quantity of ammunition was
being unloaded in the artillery depot.
As the result of the refusal Of bust.
ness men Of Helena to discontinue the
use Of the telephones. pending settle
ment Of the Rocky Mountain Tele-
phone company's strike, the Helena
Labor assembly. afilliated with the
American Federation Of Labor. has de-
cided to call a general strike.
The Norwegian steamer Tellus, coal
laden from Nanaimo. B. c., to Port
land. went ashore ON North Spit, at
the entrance to Craps Harbor and she
broke in two and with her cargo will
be . total wreck. The Tellus carried
nearly 1000 tons of coal. valued at
about $4,000.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
SCORES WRECKED MAY DIE.

Crew Of 242 Are Marooned In Nelson
Lagoon.
At o'clock on the morning of Aug.
9 the American bark John Currier was
wrecked at Nelson lagoon, in Boring
sea. and all Of the 242 people on board
were landed in safety. The vessel
and her cargo of salmon from Nushag-
ak river were total loss. Two Of the
party came out overland and told of
the wreck. Since then nothing has
been heard from them. Although ef-
forts were made to send them assist.
ance through the revenue cutter serv-
ice. 1t is feared that the party is In
actual danger Of starving or freezing
to death.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
ooRkY WEEDS HIS AFFINITY.
Russian Socialist Marles Nine
Andreieva.

Andreieva.
New York, Sept. 25.-Those who re-
call the unpleasant experiences Of
Maxim Gorky in New York. on account
OF Nine. Andreieva, whom he sought
to have recognized as his wife, may
be interested to know that Gorky and
the woman are living happily in a lit
erary colony on the Island of Capri.
Use Only Pine Ties for the 8. p.
All the redwood ties ON the Harri.
man lines throughout the southwest
are to be replaced with pine, because
the former are succumbing to dry
rot and redwood is becoming too ex.
Densive.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
No City Office for Lonuworth

No City ONCE for Longworth.
Mr.. Longworth, who has been men,
toned as a possible republican candi
date for mayor Of Cincinnati, in a re-
cent interview said he would not under
any consideration accept the nomina
ton.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
TWENTY THOUSAND ON srRlkdE
Stubborn Fight In st. Louis Between
shoenrakers and Bosses.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. IA conser-
vative estimate places the number of
shoe factory workers out at 10000.
The companies, at meeting recently,
decided not to accede to any demands
made by the strikers.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25

GOD does not A. man for the
Christian ministry. not all the colleges
OF the world can.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
British Columbia Mines,

With the increase in quantity Of
coke received. there Is an augmenta-
ton in quantity Of ore produced by
mines at Rossland, B. c., and In Boun-
dairy. The Trail smelter has I've out
Of its seven furnaces in operation,
while Northport is now running three.
The North Fork wagon road has
been extended to the Maple Leaf mine
In Franklin camp. New buildings are
being erected at the mine.
A four drill compressor has been in.
stalled at the Cambrian property at
Moyie. and the cribbing has been sunk
30 feet into the lake. about half way
to bed rock.
The White Bear recently shipped
three carloads Of ore and one carload
OF concentrates to the Trail smelter.
The mine Is now paying for its own
development. and leaving a small sur
plus in the treasury each month,
The Lightning Peak company will
begin shipments from its property
north Of Franklin camp as soon as raw.
hiding is possible. The property is
opened up by more than 1000 feet of
tunnel. and much 5000 ore has been
exposed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27
wthou Mr. worth ~ ~ ~
Realistic.

Miss P o e Il c
(m u r m u in 81
Lumps of ice float
ing on a green sea.
Mr.. Lover-How
glorious. All need
ed to complete the
drink would be a
straw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27
Double.

Double.
Apparently you
don't admire Miss
Scream
mo; 1 don't like
her airs"
What airs ?"
Those she sings
and those she
wears"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27

An lnsinuation.
Arthur killed
a bear during my
hunting trip in
Montana.
H a r o ! d. S O.?
How far did he
chase you before
he d dropped?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27
CONVENIENT.

CONVENIENT.
The doctrine of heredity
Makes pleasant contemplation.
1t lets US blame our faults upon
Some other generation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27
The Multitude.

H6 WUIUCUU6s
Every one is
buying it.
OF course. Do
we not advertise
it as not appeal
ing to the multi
tude
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27

He-Miss Pinkleigh certainly has
splendid complexion.
She-Yes. and the mean thing won't
tell me what brand she uses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
TIMERS TO GO
ON A STRIKE
General Lockout Will Be
Effective Mon
day q
tlav.

The employing timers of the city de-
cided last night to declare a general
lockout effective Monday morning and
to last until the present difficulties have
been adjusted
A strike of the timers of the city
has been in progress here for the past
ten days or more the timers asking a
minimum wage of 1915 day with GER
tain other restrictions as to recogni-
tion of the union, hours. etc. The bosses
offered a fiat scale of S3.25 day, and
this was rejected by the timers, who
ordered a strike.
1t is said that there have been
about rs timers employed hero. of
whom 60 were out when the strike
was called The balance were receiv-
ing already more money than the SS.25
offered by the bosses. the old scale
in many shops having put a premium
on skilful workers some receiving
$3.50 and 1915.
About half the timers in the city
are now out and since the question
has been put squarely up to the en-
ploying timers. they have decided %
declare a general lockout until the
questions at issue are determined and
a wage scale agreed upon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13

The first autumn meeting of the
Civic Improvement League was held
last night at $3.50 o'clock at Fraternity
Hall. No. els West Broad Street.
The president. Charles B. Cook, pre-
sided. Much enthusiasm was express
ed in regard to the Fairgrounds, which
have been in existence during the past
three months at Nineteenth and Main
STREETS, the distribution of flower seeds.
with which to beautify the city and
the prizes for the best children's gag
den, which were awarded by The
Times-Dispatch
The committee on the placing of
trash pans is hard at work interviews
ing the shopkcepers. bankers and other
owners of public edifices, asking them
to donate to the fund for trash-pans,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
HOLDS IMPORTANT MEETING

which will be placed in front of their
buildings. The committee will also
ask the Council to assist the league
in the purchase Of trash receptacles. to
be placed all over the city.
The league is most anxious that the
street signs should be placed on the
corners of buildings in legible letters.
SO that the visitors and the citizens OF
the city will be able to find their way
about. The city will also be requested
to look after that matter Immediately.
And the league hopes that the commit
tee on ''the names Of the streets" Will
persist in clinging to the historical
names now in use.
The committee on the inspection of
flower gardens will hand in the names
OF the prize-winners to The Times
Dispatch Tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
WHAT CANDIDATES
PAID TO RUN
Talk OF Independent Candidate
Against Hechler Is Dying
Out.

Mr. II. c. Hechler who was nominate
ed Treasurer of Henrico county in the
recent primary, filed yesterday a sworn
statement of his expenditures in the
election as required by the Barksdale
law.
The statement shows that the cleo
ton cost MIR. Hechler S7I,75; advertis-
ing, sle; printing and postage, sS4.75;
Zee. S25.
Mr. Myer Angle, defeated candidate
for justice of the peace, also filed his
statement yesterday, showing his en-
penses to have been little more than
the fee required by the County Demo-
cratic Committee.
Little talk is heard about the court
house of an Independent candidate to
oppose Mr.. Hechler. During the first
few days after the election the air was
thick with rumors of all sorts but as
far as could be learned from those
Visiting the courthouse yesterday there
is no disposition to contest the cleo
ton, and no serious suggestion of any
large number of Democrats boiling the
ticket. 1t is pointed out that the local
fights in the recent election brought
out SO large vote exceeding the
estimate of the number of Democrats in
The county considerably. Beyond those
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
Chsldrcn's Day.

So great was the success of Chill
drcn's Day last week at idlewoos Park
that the management have decided 10
give the little school folks another free
outing. and to-day any schoolboy or
girl under fifteen years of age may ride
absolutely free on all of the many
amusement devices at lakewood.
Last Friday afternoon between 5000
and 5000 children took advantages of
the liberal offer of the lakewood man
aScment, and made merry on the ca
rousaI. the toboggan the circle swing,
the tours of the world the old mill, the
fun factory and all of the others devices.
They win have the same opportunity to-
day. The park closes on September 18th.
and the little ones are given another
opportunity to enjoy themselves abso-
lutely without cost from noon until
2:30 o'clock. Picnic parties will be
taken care of in the big grove to the
south of the theatre, and a special
free matinee Will be put on in the
stadium for the benefit of the children.