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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
HILL Is STILL ON TOP.
In Spite of Persistent Rumors Of Re-
tirement j. J. Holds Reins Yet.

ST. PAUL March 23.-Persistent ru-
mors that j. j. Hill will retire in ia
vor of his son, Louis. who will be
succeeded by F. H. McGuiggan, fourth
vice president of the Grand Trunk,
find no confirmation here. At this time
it is said Hill will retire July l.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
STAKES $12 AND WINS $4,000

w. x. Vanderbilt Said to Have mace
"c,eanup" at Monte Carlo.
MONTE CARLO, Mch. 2S-Inere M =
a story in circulation here that w ~
Vanderbilt at the Casino yesteroaS'
starting with s12, won $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
Another Flood Coming.

STOCKTON, CAL March 23.-AnOth-
er flood is expected tonight to be worse
than the first All reclamation land
is doomed. Both the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys are inundated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
Pobie Etc, Is Poisoned.

ST. PETERSBURG March 23.-Po-
biedonotsoff died at o'clock this even
ing. He is reported to have been poi
soned by terrorists.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
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BIG ONES INDICTED.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-
, The grand jury this afternoon 4
, returned nine indictments against I
Louis Glass, general manager of i
. the Pacific States Telephone COM 4
pany, and 13 against Abraham i
; Detweiler, the millionaire promOt- i
, er of the Home Telephone COM i
; pany, charging bribery of super =
; visOrs
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
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nnnSoMAN SHOOTS THREE i

: " HaoSoN CITY, Men. 23.-wm. I
: Shot ona ,,derson, crazed by jealousy I
: Rouns1, Killed his wife and I
: D. NJ rD MS father-in-law. Joseph
: houss0 u0S"ell at the William Tell
: then ,,,, us eight this morning. He
, dying ;n lieu his gun On himself I
: is suina 'S'ahtly. His wife who I
: Well win 'of divorce from Max :
ecoVer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-23
San Francisco Cut of.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-This
city is cut off from the outside world.
No trains are running in or out of the
city.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
John w. Gates Re,Ires.

New York-After a career that has
been marked by more spectacular ups
and downs than has ever fallen to the
lot of any man in Wall street, John
w. Gates has decided to retire to the
simple life. With him he takes his
son, Charles G. Gates, who, in appear
ance and manner. greatly resembles
his distinguished father.
Their going marks the closing out
OF the great brokerage house of
Charles G. Gates G. Co., which has been
for more than year the storm CEN
ter of the hottest financial campaign
ing OF the western world. The loss
of millions-Wall street estimates
that amount at not more than $10,000,-
000-since the beginning of the pres
ent lar, is believed to be the chief
reason for the disappearance of John
w. Gates.
1t must not be imagined for a mo-
Kent that John w. Gates is bankrupt.
1t is believed that he can easily count
on s2,000,000 or 100000 saved from
the disaster, but that is almost broke
for Wall street. Those who know
him best and who may be safely taken
at their word, say that the famous
rlunger is still sS,000000 to the good,
and that this amount is invested in
gilt-edged securities. That Gates is
loser is evidenced by the fact that in
the face of a constantly falling market
he has been consistent bull. The
great brokerage house of which he has
been the principal figure through all
the recent slump kept up an optimistic
tone in their letters of advice, and it
Is easy to see that if they followed
them themselves they went sadly to
the bad.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Big Plant Expands.

Canon City, Colo.-The plant ano
equipment of the Riamond Fire Brick
Company in South Canon, one of the
most expensive in southern Colorado,
was sold to S. G. Cogwill C Son of
Montezuma, Indiana, who will organize
a new company for the conduct of the
busines.
The senior Cogwill is president of
the National Drain Tile Company.
which is said to be the largest concern
of its kind it the world, having fac
tories in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. He has plans for exten-
sive improvements here and will in
cIe ease the capacity of the plant as
rapidly as the demands of the trade
warrant.
The new company has practically
unlimited capital and will develop the
fire brick industry in Colorado and ad-
Joining states to an extent not previ-
ously attempted. One of the products
of the company will be silica brick,
Used for lining the furnaces of found
, ries, smelters, etc. This is the only
place west of Pittsburg where such
trick are made.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Died of Worry and seaslckness.

Sugar City, Colo.-Through the hold
Ing of memorial services by Rev. G. s.
Steinmetz in honor of Mrs. Andrew
Rosenthal, deceased, at the Methodist
church, Sunday, a most pathetic case
has come to sight. The woman died at
sea.
She had started from Russia to this
country, accompanied by her husband,
their three children having preceded
them a few weeks. From the time the
ship carrying the loved ones sailed the
mother worried continually She feared
that the vessel on which the children
embarked had gone down and said
that she had been told by mysterious
voice that they had been lost.
The husbands efforts to console
Mrs. Rosenthal were unavailing and
the worry combined with sea sickness
caused her death when only four days
out. The body was buried at sea and the
heart-brozen husband and father con
.inued on his sorrowful journey. The
meeting of parent and children here
was most touching. The little family
S almost crazed with grief.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Practical Joke May Kill Girl.

Longmont, Colo-Fay King. aged 1s
years, of Studleigh, Kansas, is dying
ut the home of M. w. Stiff. from
ptomaine poison, the result of prac-
tical joke.
King arrived from Kansas some
time ago and went to grazing camp
looking for work. Coming from the
Sunflower state. the men at the camp
thought it would be a good joke to
fill the youth up with alcohol, which
made him very sick.
King returned to the Stiff home and
feeling better. ate some ice cream and
candy. In few hours ptomaine pois-
on developed, the attending physician
rays from the mixing of the ice cream
with the alchohol that still remained
IN the young mans system. King Is
unconscious and cannot recover.
His mother has been sent for.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Wyoming and Colorado Entries.

St. Louis.-Coal land entries in Col
olado and Wyoming made by citizens
of st. Louis through several Denver
promoters year ago are being inves-
tigated by three federal secret service
agents from Washington. The agents
have gone from here to Milwaukee.
Entries for more than 5000 acres
were obtained here. through Frank p.
Fay, connected with the Interstate
Electric Light and Power Company,
recently organized. Fay co-operated
with F. w. Keitel of Denver, director
of the American Fuel and Iron Com
pany, who spent some time here ne
Gotiating the entries.
The land, Fay states, was never Sc
cured by the company, being with
drawn from entry by Secretary Hitch
cocl, before the people who filed the
entries could perfect their claims.
According to Fay, this precludes
charges of criminal conspiracy.
Through former Sheriff Patrick H.
Clarke, fifteen or twenty of his depu-
ties last year made entries.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Picked PimpIe and Nearly Dies.

Hotchkiss, Colo.-As a result Of pick
Ing a pimple on his face M. M. Bro
kaw, prominent young man of Hotch-
kiss, nearly bled to death. But for his
rare presence of mind in hurrying for
physician he would probably nave
died.
When the flow of the life fluid had
finally been checked he was ex-
tremely weak, and few moments
would have probably meant death. He
had finished shaving when he at
tempted to beautify his complexion by
eliminating the tiny pimple.
In some manner he ruptured an
artery Just under the skin. He realized
tbe seriousness of the accident imme-
diately and rushed to the doctors of
Ace. He was nearly exhausted on ar.
rival. At first it was feared that blood
poisoning would set in. but he is now
out nf danger.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Bomb Thrown at President.

Guatemala City, Guatemala.-An al,
tempt was made on the life Of Presi-
dent Estrada Cabrera. While out driv-
ing a dynamite bomb was exploded
near his carriage, killing the horses
and wounding General Crellana. the
chief Of staff. The calmness of the
President, who was not injured, is uni
versally commended and the would-be
assassins are condemned on all sides.
The strong feeling against Guate-
mala, arising from the assassination
Of ex-President Barillas, has been
heightened by the report from Guate-
mala City that the United States and
Mexican legations there have been
stoned by q mob of several hundred
men, instigated by agents of President
Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala.
There Is evidently strong inclination
to give credence to the report and no
official denial has been made. although
the federal authorities refuse to con-
firm it.
Mexican troops are being mobilized
on the Guatemalan frontier, which is
believed to be highly significant, al
though the War Department has de-
clared that the mobilization of troops
is nothing more than move to insure
strict neutrality.
Reports are also current here that
Minister Gamboa, representing Mexico
in Guatemala, has left that country and
crossed into Mexican territory as the re-
suit of friction with Cabrera's govern
ment, growing out of kilograms sent
from Mexico to Guatemala relative to
the assassination of General Barillas.
Passports are said to be In prepara-
ton for Minister Guoine, Guatemala's S
representative in Mexico. for his re-
turn to his own country.
1t is learned that the Nicaraguans
are still occupying the Honduras coast
towns, being afraid to leave on account
Of the attitude Of the Honduras insur-
gents, who have been their allies. The
British cruiser Invincible has arrived
at Puerto Cortez and Il preparing to
land marines to protect British inter-
ests. The feeling of safety has not
reached the foreign subjects and the
United States marines are still at
Ceiba, Puerto Cortez and Truxillo, as
we'll as the small places.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Shame overcomes Him.

st. Louis.-Overcome with remorse
because in fit of impatience he had
struck his aged mother and discolored
her eye, Edward Lime skunk in shame
into the basement of his mothers
house and blew out his brains with a
revolver.
He had native genius for painting,
and working far into the night, when
he should have slept, made him ner-
vous. When, after night of toll with
the brush, his mother called him in the
morning, he arose from his bed and
struck the aged woman.
He left the house, but returned later
and asked his mothers forgiveness,
weeping like child. His mother read
lily forgave him, but he could not
forgive himself. He went to the cellar
and there shot himself through the
head
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
YERKEs-MIzNERs TO SEPARATE
Wilson Miner and His Aged Wife
Have to Quit.

Chicago-Mrs. Yerkes- Miner, widow
OF Charles T. Yer5es, millionaire trac-
tion king, has rung down the final cur
tain on the little comedy surrounding
her marriage to Wilson Miner of San
Francisco and New York. According
this afternoon she has filed a suit for
absolute divorce frow Wilson Miner.
whom she welded in New York q
short time after the death of the trac.
ton niagnate.
This episode in her life caused more
oommotion in both Chicago and New
York than some of the great deals in
which her husband was interested. A
private message telling of the signing
Of her petition for a separation does
not give details, but it is asserted by
Chicago friends that cruelty is prob
ably the general charge.
It will be remembered that following
the romantic wedding of Mrs. Yerkes
and Miner much secrecy was main
tained for several weeks, followed by
his ejectment from the Fifth avenue
mansion of Mrs. Yerkes in New York
and her fight to sanitarium because
CT an illness that may cost her life.
Then her reconciliation with her hus-
band was followed almost Immediately
| ty the separation that it has now been
decided shall be final.
1t is understood, however, that the
declaration will show charges OF deser-
tion and statutory offences.
1t is also declared that financial
settlement may be made by Mrs.
Miner with her young husband In
lieu of which he will make no opposi-
tion to the divorce proceedings, per-
mitting her to be released from her
marital bonds without contest.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
TEDDY" MARKED.
WoUlD-BE ASSASSIN FAILS IN
PLAN OF MURDER.
PRESIDENT ESCAPES BULLET
Opening of jamestown Exposition
Came Near Recording Cruel
Assassination of President.


Norfolk, Va.-That there was a well,
formed plan to assassinate President
roosevelt at the opening of the James
Town exposition and so repeat in many
respects the national calamity that
tnrew shadow over the exposition at
Bunalo, Is now not denied.
it rs also known to the secret SER
vice tnat the man to cary out the de-
signs OF the anarchists had been Sc
lected. They know him as a desper-
ate and insane fanatic, who would not
hesitate at any crime. So carefully
we're the plans for assassination laid
that method of escape for him after
the deed was committed, was devised.
When the first news of the plot
leaked out the whole machinery Of the
secret service was put in motion, not
only to defeat the ends OF the terror
lists, but also to prevent any overt act
that might cause alarm throughout the
Nation
Tne most elaborate precaution were
taken to protect the person of the chief
executive during every moment OF his
attendance at the Tercentennial. A
strong force of troops lined the space
IN front Of the grandstand, half hun
dred secret service men mixed with
the crowd and everybody who at
tempted to cross Lees Parade to get
to the stand was stopped.
When the president left the stand
he was hemmed in on every side by
the secret service men and detectives,
who were never more on the alert.
1t was probably due to the excellent
police arrangements that no untoward
event happened to mar the presidents
visit. Just before the president ar
rived at the exposition grounds, let.
ter which fell into the hands of the
Washington police contained the infor-
nation that notorious Chicago an
archist of the extreme type whose
name the police refuse to reveal had
left Chicago and was believed to have
gone to the exposition.
Detectives stood at every gateway
and, with likeness of the anarchist
.n their hands, scanned the faces of
the crowd as they entered.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Ryan Found Guilty.

Denver.-"We, the jury, find the de-
fendant guilty of murder in the first
degree and fix the punishment at i'm
prisonment for life at hard labor"
This finding of the jury in the West
Side Court, which for two days has lis
tened to the evidence in the trial of
James Ryan for the murder of Percy
Smith, Jr., in the Novelty bar on the
evening of January 21st, marks the
last act in one of the most cold-blooded
killings in the history OF Denver and
places a period to the career of the no.
torious "Nigger" Ryan, man who for
years has escaped punishment for his
offenses against society.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Real "Romeo and JuIist.y

Huntington, w. -Shakespeare's
tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" was
re-enacted to the letter in this city
when two sweethearts committed sui
eide with poison in the same room.
Returning from a trip to Kentucky,
Samuel Rittenour found that Rose
Shears, whom he was to have mar
ried, had killed herself by drinking car
tolic acid because she feared he had
ceserted her. His failure to advise
the young woman of his movements
had given her this impression.
Going to the room in which his
sweetheart had died. Rittenour drank
the same poison.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Always Staunch :
And True

The Denver Republican has al
ways avoided the fallacies and
knaveries OF yellow journalism,
and its steadily increasing Circula-
tion proves conclusively that its
policy of telling the plain Truth
without exaggereiion or misrepre-
sentation, standing fast for the
Right, is heartily approved with
growing force by the intelligent
Public to which it appeals.
To read it is liberal Education,
and the citizen who goes without
it does a positive harm to himself,
to his family, and to the commu-
nifty.
In no other way can the invest
ment of 2H cents per day
for that is all The Republican
costs any subscriber-bring such
rich results in that knowledge
which is both Power and Pleasure.
Information, instruction and en-
tertainment fill its columns and it
leaves good taste in the mouth
of the reader.
1t stands for Law and Order in
the State-for Peace, Prosperity
and Happiness in the Home.
elf you are not already enrolled
amoug its splendid list of Patrons
send on your subscription and give
it fair trial at rs cents per month
ior Daily and Sunday. Z"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Couldn't Stand the spooks.

Grand Junction, Colo.-Elbert N.
Case of Mesa county has filed suit for
divorce against his wife, Ida d. Case.
He charges in. the suit that she an
noyed and harassed him with spirit
readings, that she always maintained
that the spirit of an Indian chief was
lowering around them, and she both
cred him with this class of discussions.
He also charges that one night when
he returned home he found her sitting
on the knee of another man.
She has filed cross complaint de-
nyinR all Of the charges.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
ON RACE SUICIDE.
PEOPLE DIE FASTER THAN
OTHERS ARE BORN.
ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS
onless Race Suicide is Checked the
Last OF the Human" Race Will
Soon Be Written by Spirit pen.

oniess Race Suicide is Checked the
Last OF the Human" Race Will
ooon Be Written by Spirit Pen.
New York.-In letter to the editor
OF the Review of Reviews. President
roosevelt takes exception to certain
statements made in an article on "The
Doctor In the Public School" pub
hsned in the April number of that
periodical, and takes occasion to re-
new his expressions on the subject
OF race suicide.
jhis writer states clearly" says the
PRESIDENT, that it is an erroneous idea
10 assume that the average family
snonld have larger number of healthy
chiiuren than the present birth rate
showed. The vital statistics of state
IKE Massachusetts shows that there
the average native American family of
native American descent has so few
chlltren that the birth rate has fallen
below the death rate. This. of course,
means race suicide, and it ought to be
understood that If after while there
are no children to go to school the
question Of their health in school
would not even be academic"
Continuing, Mr.. Roosevelt says:
"The greatest problem of civiliza-
ton Is to be found in the fact that the
well-to-do families tend to die out;
there results, in consequence, ten
dency to the elimination, instead of the
survival of the fittest, and the moral at
titude which helps on this tendency is,
OF course, strengthened when it is apol-
ogized for and praised in a magazine
like yours.
Our people could still exist under
all kinds Of iniquities in government;
under a debased currency; under Off
cial corruption, under the rule of So
cialistic proletariat, or a wealthy
oligarchy.
All these things would be bad for
us, but the country would still exist.
But 1t could not continue to exist il it
paid heed to the expressed or implied
teachings of such articles as those"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
killed Because of own carelessness.

Trinidad, Colo,-The coroner's jury
which Investigated the death of Walter
Notman, fire boss in the Midway coal
mine, returned a verdict that he had
been killed because of his own care
Iessness. hoffman entered portion
of the mine where large pocket of
gas had accumulated with an exposed
light, and an explosion followed. Not
mans body was burned almost beyond
recognition.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-04
Killed by Lightning.

Walsenburg, Colo.-Elfdo Trujillo,
aged twenty years. a relative of Felix
Cruz, a wealthy farmer living near
Walsenburg, was struck by bolt of
lightning on the latter's ranch Monday
afternoon during a snowstorms and in
stantly killed
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-07
M Tile NfTk IN fPITOMf
q selalPloRTAtsT EVENTS An HOME
NJ ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

resident Roosevelt issued his
sIhanksg giving proclamation, through
the sec Rotary OF state, naming the last
hnrsd day in November. the 2sth.
Pursuant to directions from Wash
ington, the coinage Of sis 100000 Of
gold bullion will be undertaken imme-
ss,1 s. at the mint in San Francisco.
Is G'he isthmian canal commission has
made q careful investigation Of the
criticisms Of conditions on the isthmus
cont ned in the recent report Of Miss
Gertrude Beeks to the National Civic
federation. The commission says con-
ditions are good and steadily being
improved.
The census bureau has made public
the result of the reports OF its special
agents on the quantity Of cotton Of
this years crop, which had been
9ginned up to the 18th OF the month,
showing ,Os9,33S bales. as compared
with 4 1871 ,621 bales ginned to the
same time last year.
Close to a million and half immi-
grants will have come into this coun-
try during the calendar year 1907, il
the present rate is maintained. During
TIM nine months ending Sept. 80, 49,
621 Immigrants entered the country.
In September alone the entries num-
gbered SO ,e94 and Of these 1926 came
from Russia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-07
SUICIDE STARTS BANK PROBE
CASHIER LEAVES NOTE ALLEo-
ING THAT BANK HAD OVER.
LOANED.

Des Moines, Nov. Prank CrocRer'
cashier Of the First National Savings
Bank of Charlton, Iowa, commltteo
suicide yesterday by taking morphine
Worry over losses sustained IN the
alleged use of Modern Woodmen funas
is believed to be the cause. CROKER
left note saying:
81 can't bear this strain any longer"
Croker was once grand treasurer
of the Modern Woodmen of America
and held an Office in that order at the
time of his death.
The bank has been closed and an IN
yestigation will be started. National
Bank Examiner II. NJ Bostwick Is IN
charge.
Before killing himself Cashier
Croker addressed note to Examiner
Bostwick, whose visit was expected.
This note explained briefly that the
bank had overloaned and requested
the examiner to take immediate
charge. The condition of the bank is
not known.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-07
AGENT is STARVING uTEs.
hostile Collision in South Dakota Inn

Hostile Collision in South Dakota I'm
minent, Says Capt. Johnson.
Washington, Nov. 3.-Danger of a.
hostile collision at any time because
Of a serious breach between the Ute
Indians at Thunder Butte station, S.
D., and their agent, Maj Downs, was
reported yesterday by Capt. Carter P.
johnson, the army officer who was
sent to the scene of trouble in the
effort to placate the Indians, who have
unlimited confidence in him.
According to Capt. Johnson, the In
dian agent and himself are at cross
purposes, and his report appeals to the
authorities here to support him and
cause Maj. Downs to abate harsh treat
ment of the Indians.
Rations Cut in Half
The report says that the Indians OBJ
jected to sending their children to a
distant boarding school, the refusal be-
ing on the ground that Capt. Johnson
had told them the children would be
sent to school at the agency station.
1t adds that the agent has cut the RAJ
lions in half; that the Indians are sin
cere in their statement and wish to
live in peace; that Agent Downs re-
fused to consider the Indians promise
to comply with his orders and de-
mands, and the reports adds that the
application of harsh and severe rem
edieso is not the best policy. ss
Capt. Johnson says that the Utes
are very hungry, their women and chill
dren are suffering and they believe
they have been 4njustly treated.