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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
CUPID CALLS TO FAR CHINA.
And South Dakota Rancher WEEDS Mis-
Sionary Who Travels 10000 Miles.

CHICAGO, Mch 1.-The voice OF GU
pid calling 10000 miles over land and
sea has been needed by Chicago girl,
who was teaching in a mission school
in Shanghai, China and as the result
a courtship carried on by letter for
more than two years was followed by
a wedding in Chicago last night.
Miss Flora LaF'riencer, the young
woman in the romance. was married to
John Phillips at the residence OF her
father, F. NJ. LaFriencer. The cere-
mony was performed by Professor Ma
than Butler. of the University of Chi
cago, Who is a Baptist preacher. Miss
LaFriencer gave up her position and
travelled half way around the world
for the wedding
Miss LaFriencer went to China IN
January, 1905, to take the position OF
kindergarten teacher in Miss JeWelrs
mission school. The pupils We're the
children of English residents there.
Miss LaFriencer was in Shanghai at
the time of the riots. year ago last
December, and barely escaped with
her life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will leave to-
day for IrOuuOis, s. D.. where Mr.. Phil
lips has a ranch and where they will
reside
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of his large stock ranch at the Time
of his death.
For several years after his entry
into the Oregon country he encounter
er many difficulties, braved great dan
gers and suffered heavy losses In con
tact with the Snake Indians. When
Paulina, chief of the tribe, was killed
by Howard Maupin, James Clark ano
others. these Indians had stolen. ano
had in their possession, large NUMBER
of Mr.. Clarno's cattle and his entire
band of horses.
His courage was undaunted and ne
remained in that section to witness lts
transformation from sparsely set
lied wilderness to prosperous. clVl,
iZeG COT. .lunty, II . On 'lr--s a.
sterling integrity making Inn one o.
the foremost participants in is dev
elopmenr.
At the time OF his wife's death he
gave over the active management OF
his interests, am had since resided
among his children, six of whom sur
vive him.
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had adopted the boy in 1898, when the
lad was 2 months old securing him at
the, IngIeside Home in Buffalo. The
papers, she said, had been duly filed
in the MEDIA county clerks office.
The relatives making the contest al
lrge that the boy, who is of illegitimate
offspring, is not the same child the
adoption papers describe. In the event
of his adoption being declared illegal
Mrs. Ward will be entitled to One-half
and the contestants will receive the
other half of the estate. On the other
hand, if the adoption of the boy is le-
gal Mrs. Ward will receive one third
and the boy two thirds. Twenty-three
nep;1ews. neices. graninerhews ami
-~ ndne.ces a. engaged in me cen
lest to deprive the boy of his share
of the estate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
WAS OLD INDIAN SCOUT.
Oregon Pioneer Dies Leaving Stories
of Varied Career.

ANTELOPE, Oregon, March LIN
the death of Andrew Clarno, which Oc-
Cured few days ago eastern Oregon
lost one of its oldest pioneers.
The deceased was born in Illinois in
1920. where he spent his youth and
was married in 1854. In the fall of
1861 he brought his family to Califor-
MIA by way OF the Isthmus, on board
the steamer Aerial which was cap
tured near Cuba by the pirate Ala
bama. In 1864 he moved to eastern
Oregon, settling in Wasco county. on
the John Day river, at the place which
now bears his name. He was the lar
gest cattle owner in eastern Oregon
for many years and was still the owner
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01

Daniel Lamb; vicinity of Walla Walla
John Thomas north and west of Wal
la Walla, Charles Maiden; - Briggs
College Place country.
in the city proper: James Martin
south of Main street and west of Sec
ond Weaver, north of Mill
creek and west of Second street;
Gross, north of Mill creek and
east of Second street: Samuel Bryan,
south of Mill creek and east of Second
street.
The two which will probably be APP
pointed but have not yet qualified are:
James Bowles for Prescott and J. A.
Mills for Wallula
Some of the Outof town men will
begin work tomorrow but it is probab-
lie that the majority of them Will start
in together on Monday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
MAKES PRIZE EUcHRE A CRIME
Proposed Alabama Law Would lmpris-
on Home Bridge Players.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March 1.-The
laws committee of the house has re-
ported faVorably bill that will have
the effect of making it a violation of
the law to play cards anywhere at any
time for money or things of value.
1t will make it a Jail offence for any
her home any game of whist or euchre
that carries with it prizes of value.
An effort to have the card parties elm
mated was lost by large vote.
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Compromises Business Men and
Takes Their Money
MOVES ABOUT LoDG|NG HOUSES
MYSTERIOUS LACKMAILER CAUS
ES MERCHANTS TO WRINKLE
THEIR BROWS.

YAKIMA, March 1.-Shrouded in
mystery and unknown to the po-
lice are the strange actions
of woman transient, veritable
social highwayman." who for weeks
has been victimiZing certain resi-
dents of North Yakima lodging
houses. BY a clever system of COM
man, it is alleged, has swindled and
stolen from a number Of men sums of
money which amount to large total.
In compromising these men she cleV-
erly covered the swindle, so that they
are fearful of bringing their losses to
light, deeming the money of less mo-
ment than their regulations AS near
as can be ascertained the men are in
nocent OF any actions which might be
deduced from the movements of the
woman.
The whole story came to light
few days ago and the alleged swim
dies constitute one of the most rO-
mantle stories in the history Of North
Yakima.
The names of the lodging houses
are withheld for obvious reasons. as
in every instance landlords have been
innocent of any connection with the
case and are as much mystitied as
any over the robberies.
She Moved About.
Step by step she can be traced as
she moved from place to place. In
one house a man was robbed of $50.
it is said At least the money mys-
teriously disappeared and no trace OF
it was discovered.
The woman made her home at the
place at the time, but Immediately
changed her abode, and in short
time a similar occurrence resulted at
the second place. In fully six places
the result was the same, and in each
instance the matter was hushed up
and kept quiet from the authorities.
The exact amount which has been
missed at the several places is not
known. but it is understood the to-
tai will make handsome figure
1t is stated that the woman is still
in the city. but could not be located
during the day Monday. 1t is stated
that an attempt would be made To-
have her remove herself and belong
ings, but nothing definite is known
Of this, and it is further understood
hiatt these attempts We're being made
in a very secretiVe manner.
Story Leaks Out.
The story leaked cut slowly. but
since Saturday it gained ground rap
.djy and has been talked of in sew,
eral stores and offices.
Every effort has been put forth
10 keep the matter from the police,
mad these efforts have been success
iul. as Chief Miller stated no word
was given him of the movements OF
the mysterious woman. nor had he
heard Of the alleged thefts which took
place in the various lodging houses.
The long secrecy maintained by
different parties connected with the
! case is by no means a matter of small
! wonder and although it is alleged
| that the movements of the woman
| while in this city have consumed se~-
eral weeks, they were not generally
! known until Saturday.
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/ there there was short intermissiOn
OF the morning session on account of
the extreme nervous attack OF the
prisoner who was taken into the jury
| room and put through calisthenics
but his nervousness was manifest
throughout the day. Evans was re-
called this afternoon.
Evelyn did not attend court today
and not being permitted to be near
her husband she remained at the hotel
to rest. During the noon recess she
drove to the TOmbs and visited Thaw
on the contrary appeared in unusually
good health and spirits. Jerome and
Evars continued splitting hats over
va"-ous forms Of insanity
Jerome tried to get statement that
the defendant suffered four attacks
of adolescent paranomia which author
tiles agree is lncurable.
Evans would not admit this but
said: The defendant has given four
exhibitions of insanity but would not
specify the form"
Try to Steal Papers.
Evans said the will and cOdicil par
ticularly the part establishing a fund
TO prosecute possible murderer of
the testator shows a paranoid tend
ency to adolescent insanity.
Replying to Jeromes question. What
is a paranOid?" witness said it would
involve a technical reply
The court was getting tired and
Justice Fitzgerald said this question
has been asked and answered repeat
edly"
1t was learned at the hotel Belmont
today that NJ night a man made
an effort to obtain valuable papers
which Evans has in his room at the
hotel. The stranger tried to get the
maid to let him into Evans room.
The maid called a detective and the
man fed.
Evans and Jerome argued over
whether whether Thaw knew what he
was doing when he killed White. Je-
rome tired to show the victims brain
storms seldom led him to attack his
enemies. Evans called the cases of
General Sickles and others to show
that as in the case of Thaw victims
of brain storms does not attack his
enemies, and argued as to the curabil-
ity of paranomia.
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NIGHT IN JAIL DID WORK.
Then Rich Mine Owner Was Forced to
Give Girl 100000.

ROME, New, March 1.-After spenS
ing the night in Jail, l.. y. Savage. who
recently acquired a fortune by discov-
ering the Nevada Wonder mine and
was arrested upon the complaint of
Miss Simon Aguire. who claimed $40
900 as reward for grubstaking him.
was released upon an agreement to
give the woman $4,000. This amount
was agreed upon after many confer
ences between the attorneys in the case
and the principals. Savage was reluct-
ant to part with his money and at
tempted to dodge the issue by giving
many shares of stock to his friends.
Enough was recovered. however. by the
officers, to make the necessary pay
ment. Savage said he would immedi-
ately commence suit for damages for
false Imprisonment.
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THAW CASE NARR0WS DOWN
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men were being mistreated in Whites
studios.
The witness said there was not
enough in the letters to determine the
state of Thaw's mind. Finally Jerome
forced from him a direct statement that
he believed Thaw insane when he wrote
the LOngfellow letters in 1903 at the
time of his marriage in 1905 and when
he killed White
Evans said he had known sufferers
from paranomia to be incurable. The
court took a recess early to permit
Evans to read Dr. Bingham's testimony
to see if the defendant had not suf-
fered a fourth attack of adOlescent in
sanity.
Evans objected to reading at lunch
time without more time to devote to
eating.
Evans Grew Hungry.
Evans admitted that as time went
on Thaw's unbalanced mind took
more concentrated form. For example
Thaw's mind got % running upon
Evans declared to be a delusive idea.
Evans said when Thaw's will and
codicil were written. which was some
years after the letters were written
that JThaw's mental arrangement had
become more serious. At that time
however Evans did not consider his
unsteadiness had reached state OF
unbalance or insanity.
Jerome then had the witness take up
each letter in turn, asking for MS
opinion but Evans refused to state
basing his judgment solely on the let
tiers that insanity had existed although
there were indications that several
might show the existence Of seven
kinds, basing his opinion on the let
tiers and the will and on his subse-
sequent observations.
During the noon recess it developed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
CASTELLANE NOT TO MARRY.
Bon Denies Rumor of Engagement to
Menier's Divorced Wife.

PARIS. March Count CaStellane
writes to the papers that Their els alb
solutely no truth in the report that he
is to be married to Nine. Menier. di-
turer, who before her marriage to Men
Ter was the Baroness de Forest. He
says:
4 have not had the honor of meet
ing Baroness de Forest for many years.
Further, now extraordinary it is that
there are in France at the present time
people who think that Catholic can
remarry while his former wife is alive.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
"DARLlNG DUCKY" SAYS HE.
Miss Mae Wood Promises Lively Time
for Mr.. Plat, Senator.


DETROIT, March 1.-"Ducy' and
darling and all the sweet nOthings
that man writes to woman with whom
he is in love fairly teens in missiveS
that Senator Thomas c. Platt of New
York wrote to Mae c. Wood, SO Mae
declared in an interview at Colon,
Michigan, where she is lvng.
Although she is suing the senator for
divorce, Mrs. Plat" prefers to be
called Mae Wood. Miss Wood alleges
Platt paid Abe Hummel, the New York
lawyer, $4,000 for a batch of so letters
she entrusted to Hummel She declares
when the Platt-W Wood scandal first
stirred the man who represented him.
self as a secret service agent asked to
take charge of her interests. She gave
him the letters. later discovering that
he secret service man was Hummel.
Put | still have enough letters that
Flatt wrote me to carry my case. SAID
Miss Wood Il received letters from
him every Representatives three day
one each for breakfast, luncheon and
dinner | will take the stand against
him and tell story that will be the
sensation of a decade.
Miss Wood laughed when told that
Plat denied she married him in the
Fifth avenue hotel, New York Novem-
Der Is. 1901. You know he was never
accused of being the second George
Wa ShinptOn'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
MATTEWAN MAN SHOT IN BED
His Wife Arrested on Suspicion Of
Knowing Something About It.

Knowing Something About 1t.
NEWBURGH, March Mrs. Abra-
ham Seaman of Mattewan has been
placed under arerst by District Attor-
ney Mack of Duchess county, charged
with knowing something about the
mysterious death of her husband VINO
came to his end by a pistol shot
through his heart.
Mrs. Seaman is about Is years
younger than her husband. She is
vivaciOus and likes to be out in COM
pany. The husband was sober and
Industrious man in the employ of We'll
don F. Weston, a coal merchant of
Fishkill Landing. For the past few
days he had been at home because of
a severe cold. About midnight there
was a pistol shot in the Seaman home
on Mill street
night she was suddenly awakened by
the pistol shot She reached over in
bed and felt a pistol, and placed it
on a table. he did not return to bed.
but took a seat in the bedroom and
awaited the coming of morning. She
says she did not even made light to
see the effect of the pistol shot She
just sat there in a rocker in the dark,
and at o'clock went for a friend who
lived some doors away. The friend
summoned Dr. Atwood, who pronounc'
ed the man dead. The bullet pierced
Seaman's heart. The short was burn
ed, showing that the revolver was held
close to his body.
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CONTEST OVER 100000 ESTATE
Twenty-Three Relatives Try to Deprive
An Adopted Child of His Share.

UTICA, March hudson R. Ward
Of Rome was killed on the Central
railroad near this city two years ago
and left an estate valued at over 2OO,-
900 to his widow and adopted child.
Russell r. Ward. A contest has now
been brought by relatives Of the dead
man in an effort to prove that the
child was never legally adopted and
therefore is not entitled to share in
the estate. The widow in testifying
today said that she and her husband
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
Fire at Lincoln School.

A fire alarm responded to by the boys
of Station No. 2, yesterday evening at
$50 o'clock. proved to be small con-
fagration in the basement of Lincoln
school. The fire was extinguished by
the janitor just before the department
arrived. 1t is supposed that the rub
bish caught from the furnace in the
basement Of the building.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
AUTOGRAPH COSTS A HUNDRED
Manager Of Tacoma Hotel Listens to
Smooth Story and Looks at
Smoot Chirosraphy.

TACOMA, March. 1.-Confidence IN
a smooth. clever, imitator of other peo-
pies signatures has cost Manager d.
P. Foley, of the Tourist hotel. an even
800. and now. together with the po-
lice, he desires exceedingly to learn
the whereabouts of one B. McFerron.
A warrant for his arrest was issued
by Judge ArnstOn this morning.
McFerrOn. who has been employed
in the mills around Elbe and Ashford
for few months. came to Tacoma on
WashingtOns birthday. registering at
, the Tourist as coming from Ashford.
Last night he presented to Mr. Foley
a check for 500 in favor of himself
and signed by Lynn II. Miller secre-
tary of the Pacific National Lumber
company. and as Mr.. Foley had cashed
similar checks before he had no hest
| fancy in accepting this one. Later,
however, Foley wired to Mr.. Miller at
Ashford and received the reply that
no such check had been issued.
Woman's Letter Found
A search was made for McFerron.
but he had vanished A val. e was
found in his room containing a little
clothing and d letter addressed to him
from a Miss Hume d nurse III a Port
! land hospital, asking him to come to
Portland to meet her From this it
is supposed that the forgery WAS com
mittcd for the purpose of securing
funds with which to go to Portland.
That McFerron is an artist in his
role and exceedingly clever and plaus-
IDLE is shown in the stories regarding
him which have come to light by rea'
son of his latest escapade
He is an Oregonian. making Portland
his home for years. He served in the
Philippines with the Oregon regiment,
and after his return entered the >or
vice of the Good Samaritan hospital
in Portland as an attendant. Later
he was supposed to have married
nurse in the hospital. When he arriv-
ed in Tacoma last week he met some
former Portland friends and to them
he told a now fantastic tale of his rise
in the world
His $1,000 Story.
According to his story he had grad
uated from the Oregon medical school
and for several months had been en-
gagged in practice at Mineral and the
surrounding country, meeting with
much success. The reason given for
his being in Tacoma was that he had
brought down a sick man for treat
ment in local hospital. He also con-
fided to his friends that his wife was
with him and that day, Saturday, she
was out buying something like $1,000
worth Of furniture for the elegant and
handsome nine room house he had
just had completed.
investigation proves that the sick
man was a myth and a matter of pure
but well expressed imagination, his
being a practicing physician at Miner
al is now thought to be the same. ana
if his wife accompanied him she ola
not appear at the hotel, nor was she
seen with him. For this reason there
exists considerable doubt about the
furniture and the handsome home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
Auree on Postoffice Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
The senate adopted the conference re-
port on the postoffice appropriation
bill this afternoon. The house agree
ing to an amendment for 100000 for
the construction of a pneumatic tube
service in San Francisco and other
cities
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
IRAMPs skip THIS FARM
Mrs. Smith Feeds Them Epicac in Pies
Because One Stole Her Pet
Squeaier.

NOR HAM, W., MARCH. l-1ul D.
Mary Smith, widow Of Hodge c. Smith
has discovered way to get rid OF
tramps and, as her neighbOrS are
adopting her method it is prophesied
that Migrants will be an unknown
quantity here next summer. Already
they are becoming scarce.
Mrs. Smith lives in a lonely part of
the township, where she conducts a
small farm hiring male help only now
and then. She does most of the field
work herself. milks ner cows, cares for
her horse and attends to the chores.
Being charitably disposed woman
wanderers as appeared at her door
and would still be feeding them had
not a husky vagrant violated all rules
of hospitality by sharing a pig from
her pen and making off down the road
with it, The farm wife. being slen-
der woman and fleet of foot, soon
caught up with the tramp and belab
ored him with a pitchfork until he
yelled for mercy and dropped the pig
But that ended the tramp feeding
business at the Smith farm.
Word Was Passed.
Evidently the word had been passed
along that Mrs. Smith was good
cook and a generous soul. for tramps
went out of their way to pay her a
visit and scarcely a day passed thai
two or three did not show up. To get
rid of them required considerable
thought for mere refusal simply re
suited in dsagreeable experiences
Generally the Migrants hung about
all day and at night stole what they
wanted But Mrs. Smith was equal tC
the emergency.
They Were Sitk.
After perfecting her plan she drove
10 miles to the nearest drug store
and bought a bottle of ipecac. Then
she drove home and made half a doz
en- tempting pies. Into each pie she
introduced just enough ipecac to Gre
ate a mild nausea in the person who
the diner sicker, three would make him
want to die an hour after taking
The first tramp who came begging
got a single piece. He Tapped his
chops and made off down the road. A
second tramp belonging to the same
band showed up. He was given a
double portion and followed the foot
steps of the first. Number three got
all that was left of the pie and an
hour later was observed down the
road exceedingly white of face and
wabbly in the legs. The others. look
ing pretty sick, sat quaking on stones
close by.
In the mysterious manner known
only to tramps the word was quickly
passed along the line that the Smith
house was no place for wandering
Willie to satisfy the inner man and the
number of applicants for food fell off
most astonishingly. A few appeared
and these were given liberal portions
of the doctored pie. AS ipecac is prac-
tically tasteless the scheme worked to
perfection and now not single men,
Der of the Anti-I,abor union posters
Mrs. Smith.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
A Valuable Lesson.

"Six years ago 1 learned a valuable
lesson" writes John Pleasant, Of Mag
nolia, Ind. 81 then began taking DR..
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer
1 take them the better 1 find them
They please everybody Guaranteed
at E. L. Sma]ley the druggis Csc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
Quake Scares Costa RIGA.

KINGSTON. Jamaica, March l.
Costa RIGA has just been shaken by an
earthquake according to a cable re-
ceived here. The people are terrorized
fearing a recurrence of the Kingston
disaster
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Postmaster is indicted.

MANEZ, Okla, March 1.-Postmas-
ter ]. T. Manez has been indicted on
a charge OF detrauding the govern
ment by falsely reporting stamp can
cellatiOnS.
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FOUR ASSESSORS

Continued from Page One.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-06
MlHfEINCH.

The manager of an office had adver.
tised for an office boy. In consequence
he was annoyed for an hour by a
struggling line Of boys of all sizes,
claiming various accomplishments.
Well he said to late applicant,
Il suppose you can read anything, and
write anything, and figure a little, and
use the typewriter II little, and
Nav" interrupted the boy. If 7
could do all them things I'd strike yer
fer yer own job. amt nothin' but IN
office boy"
He got the position Bohemian.