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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
SAY CREENOUCHS ARE
C0RNER|NC THE STOCK

of the Snow Shoe, Copper King,
Snow Storm and Park Copper is
due to the fact that Greenoughs, in
order to turn the trend of things
from the Park Copper, which is Oh
the st. Joe side of the river, threw
their entire holding of Park Cop
per on the market.
1t Is said that the depression in
Snow Storm, Snow Shoe and Cop
per King is due to the effort of the
Greenoughs to get the remaining
small stock of the ones that are
In the hands of the people with the
agreement to turn the property
over to new Independent copper
syndicate, recently formed in New
York, whose object is to antoganize
Heinze and the Amalgamated cop
per. The Greenoughs own strong
control Of the Snow Shoe and the
Copper King, and 20 different ex-
perts representing this new indie
pendent copper syndicate have ex-
amined the Snow Storm mine, and
20 different. wagonloads of ore are
said to have been sampled at the
Federal Sample Co.'S sampler at
Wallace. All there Is in the way of
the transaction at the present time
is the small outlying stock of the
Snow Storm.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

There has been considerable ad-
verse criticism of DR.. G. V. Geno-
way, head of the health board, for
not quarantining places where he
has discovered smallpox cases. In
defense of his not DONG so the ply.
stefan said this afternoon:
Every case yet developed has
been very mild and not dangerous.
We have not had single death,
but have turned patients out in less
than two weeks, none the worse for
the disease. Their faces are not
even pitted in many INSTANCES"
A scare was created yesterday
afternoon at the Rookery building
when Ed Grant, a laborer. broken
out with smallpox. boarded the ele-
vator and was taken to DR.. Geno-
ways office. Grant was sent In a
hack to the isolation hospital.
AS the public looks at it, people
are not willing to invite smallpox,
even If 1t is the mild brand, and
they are afraid it will! become an
endemic of no mild order unless
closer precautions are taken.
They take the correct view that
the health officer draws his salary
for preventing just such danger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

either of them. She did not know
they were even living until Stan
ford Whites death brought GU the
fact.
When asked what she thought of
the case the grandmother said at
once: mo jury of good men would
convict my grandchild's husband.
From all can hear he was a good
man, and | believe he did right
when he put an end to White, who,
l guess, was very bad man."
Isaac Galbraith, a son-in-law Of
old Mrs Nesbit, is also resident
Of Spokane. He Is an architect
and drew the plans for one of the
worlds fair building in Chicago. 1t
was due to his efforts that the old
grandmother's whereabouts have
been kept secret up to this time.
Evelyn Thaw's mother is now
named Holman, having married a
man of that name after Winfield
Nesbit's death. Her name was Nc
Kinney when she married Nesbit
in Pittsburg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

The Washington Water Power
Co. today granted the men who
would remain with them and not
join the strikers a raise of cents
an hour, making a wage OF n cents
an hour for new men. This action
followed conference between
officials at which it was stated that
at the rate the striking carmen
were gaining recruits the company
was being cramped for enough men
to maintain its service as it has
been in the past.
Heretofore the company has paid
but % cents an hour to men who
have served less than five years.
The increase is made on the five
year basis. The strikers consider
the company's action as indica-
tive of the effect of their enroll
ment of recruits has had.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
JAP C00L|E EXCLUSION
BILL OR EXTRA SESSION

The president insists upon re-
tention Of the provision in the con-
ference report. The suggestion of
Tillman and Bacon that the Japa-
nese situation be met by separate
legislation is obnoxious to the
president. He holds that such
plan will cause deep offense to the
Japanese government and that it
would create a new, instead Of
abating the old international
crisis. The aim of the administra-
ton is to enact legislation to meet
demands of the Pacific slope with
out humiliation to Japan's pride.
The president feels this can only
be done by congressional action on
measure dealing with the gener
al subject of immigration. Shortly
after the opening of the senate
Dillingham; and Lodge decided to
press consideration in compliance
and expressed the wishes of the
president, as soon as the bill got
before the senate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
BIG BUNCH
OF HOLDUPS

Der wore a mask. he was unable to
obtain a description.
A clerk for Armour & Co., who
refused to tell the police his name,
was held up and robbed of So at
10 o'clock last night. He was walk
ing along Fifth av. and at the cor
ner of Fifth and Bernard st. man
stepped out from the shadows and
thrust a gun under his nose, COM
manding him to hold his hands up.
The clerk obeyed and the robber
ransacked his pockets. He left the
clerk his watch.
Harry Mallinson, Of 01223 How
ard St, had highwayman adven-
ture at 9 o'clock last night which
was by no means pleasant. Two
holdup men stopped him and when
he said he had no money with him
they deliberately subjected him to
thorough search. Neither high
wayman was masked. AS soon as
Mallinson could get to a telephone
he reported the affair to the po-
lice
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

she was interviewed, and stopped
her work just long enough to show
her old album and explain whose
photographs it contained. She also
exhibited an old bible, made in
1S4S, in which was recorded the
date of the birth of herself, hus-
band and all her II children The
bible Is old and worn and tears
dimmed the old lady's2 eyes as she
scrutinized the birth records with
the aid Of spectacles.
She said her son, Evelyn's
father, Winfield Nesbit. was a
prominent lawyer before his illness,
which lasted long while. She has
a large, life-sized photograph of
him hanging on the wall which
shows him with full beard.
Mrs. Nesbit last saw Evelyn
when she was Is years old. 1t was
after her fathers death. Evelyn
was living in Pittsburg with her
mother, but soon afterward they
moved to New York. That was the
last the old grandmother saw of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
(Scripps News Association.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IS
The president today notified his
friends in the senate that he would
call an extra session If the immi-
grafton bill, bearing the Japanese
exclusion amendment, is not pass
ed in this session.
A deadlock threatens the meas
ure in the senate this afternoon.
Several southerners are strongly
opposed to that portion of the bill
seeking to strengthen the alien
contract labor law. While dis
claiming an intention to filibuster,
it is limited they will prevent final
action of congress this session.
Those in charge of conference
reports expressed this fear to the
president and advised withdrawal
from the report of the provision af-
fecting the Japanese situation, sug-
costing the ACCESSIBILITY of enacting
such legislation in the form of a
joint resolution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
Aged Ancestor Of One
Of Principals In Great
New York Tragedy,
Living in sec|usIon
Here, Has Faith In
Granddaughter and
Hopes Her Husband
Will Be Acquitted.

Mrs. Eliza Jane McConky Mes
bit, age 81 years, grandmother of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, lives in room
1913 Of the Germond block, corner
of Sprague av. and Lincoln ST., in
this city.
The aged woman is living here
alone, although she is the mother
of Mrs. Isaac j. Galbraith, who re-
sides at 1917 Fifteenth av. Mrs.
Nesbts son, Winfield Nesbit, is
the father of Evelyn Thaw. She
has visited in Spokane several
times in the past seven years, and
considers Pittsburg her home.
Great efforts have. been made to
keep her identity secret since the
Thaw trial began.
To a Press reporter this morn
ing Mrs. Nesbit charged Evelyn's
mother with being responsible for
the death of Winfield Nesbit, and
being a disreputable woman gen.
orally. Mrs. Nesbit said:
There's little woncer Evelyn's
life has been such a hard one with
that mother of hers. | was in Pitts
burg when my son Winfield died. l
had gone to visit people in another
part of the city and was called to
his bedside. l got there 10 min
utes before he breathed his last and
he said as soon as he saw me.
Mother, they have killed me. Two
, men were with my wife last night
and they dragged me out Of bed
That was what fastened my sons
death. He had been sick a long
time and that woman didn't care
how he was attended,
Old Mrs. Nesbit says she would.
under no consideration, go to New
York and testify against the char
acter of Evelyns mother for the
reason that she believes trip
overland would end in her death.
She says she believes they have
been searching the country for her
and she has done her best to keep
her location a secret.
Mrs. Nesbit was born in Pitts
burg Nov. s, 1926, and was the
wife of William Nesbit. who died
In 1887, a steam engineer ON some
Of the first successful steamboats,
following Robert Fulton's inven-
ton. He died wealthy and left ev-
erything to his wife. This fortune
has dwindled mostly on account Of
Mrs. Nesbit's dowries to her II
children. until now she has only
about enough to keep body and
soul together until she dies. But
she is a remarkable old woman.
Her face is wrinkled like old parch-
ment. Her sight is somewhat
dimmed but her hearing is very
good. She keeps her small room
in which she cooks and sleeps. neat
as a pin. She was hopping when
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
POKER
OUT SITS

John Morrison, a miner who ar
rived last evening from Nelson, B.
c., was beaten out of $175 last
night in a poker game which he
says was in progress in rear room
of the Bell cigar store on Howard
st. near Front av. Morrison said
that after getting a room at the
Hotel Dempsey he met a man who
inveigled him into going to the
cigar store. There they met two
other men and game of draw
poker was suggested. Up in Mel
son and other British Columbia
towns, Morrison said, they gamble
on the square, but the game he was
in last night was crooked. He said
he played until he saw it was use
less to try to beat the game and
then quit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
PROTEST
TO TAFT

A petition signed by hundreds of
citizens has been mailed to Secre-
tary Taft at Washington, ID. c., OPP
posing the right of way of the
Portland & Seattle railway across
the Fort Wright military reserva-
ton. Although the petition has the
backing of the chamber of com
merce and 100000 club, it does not
come from those organizations, as
they have already sent In objec-
tons as bodies.
The petition is the plan of Judge
J. Il. Moore. who at the chamber
of commerce last Tuesday noon pro-
posed it.
Word was received yesterday
from Washington that the Jones
bill to allow a right of way through
the fort, which passed the senate
last week. had passed the house
and would be signed by the presl-
dent.
The bill will then await the ap-
prevail of the war department be-
fore it can become operative.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

NSCrlppS news ASSOClatlOn.J
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Fearing
that Jerome may become satisfied
that Thaw is insane and will call
lunacy commission, which will
order the trial stopped and the de-
fendant sent to the asylum for
criminally insane, the prisoner de-
clares he would rather go to the
electric chair than to madhouse.
His attorneys are compelled to &C
complish nest finesse to prove him
insane at the time of the shooting
and sane now to secure his abso-
lutte freedom.
In making this attempt they may
have overreached themselves aud
given the prosecution weapon
with which to secure life imprison-
ment in an asylum where confine-
ment wit hother insane patients
would probably aggravate Thaw's
nervousness and preclude the pos
sibility OF his ever being declared
cured.
Should attorneys for the defense
on Monday ask an insanity commits
sion for the examination of Thaw
there will be no opposition by the
prosecution. This is the gist of a
statement emanating from the dis
trict attorneys Office this morning
Jerome Is not quoted, but 1t is be-
lieved he inspired the announce
ment. A flood of speculation fol-
lowed and all sorts Of theories are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
WHY NOT CLEAN
UP DAILY?

The annual spring cleanup of
hoboes was made last night and %
"wearies" got in the police drag
net. The entire crowd had just
$1.55. The raids of saloons and
lodging houses will be continued
until all the hobo element has been
run out of town. Every year the
police make a cleanup and it is al
ways noticed that Immediately af-
terward the numerous burglaries
and holdups stop.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
MAY STOP TRIAL AND
SEND THAW TO ASYLUM

advanced. 1t Is believed Jerome
has good reason to believe the de-
Tense will request a commission, 1t
being intimated that Thaw's mother
has decided that the best way to
save the family honor and her sons
life Is to have him declared insane.
Evelyn called at the Tombs
about noon. She appeared happy
and told of her husband receiving
a postal card from a Baltimore girl
unknown to either who wished
them success. On leaving she an
nounced her husband was very
well although disappointed over the
delay in the trial.
When Partridge announced that
the defense was willing to permit
the jury to dispense, the Judge ap-
pealed to the jurors not to read
anything in the newspapers in con-
nection with the case nor speak to
any one nor permit any to speak
to them concerning It.
Thaw was greatly detected on &C
count Of the delay and sullenly re-
marked he was sorry for Bolton
but 1t was Just my luck
Although the Jurors were dis
missed upon their honor, it is sig
nificant that Jerome called prac-
tically the entire county detective
force to the criminal courts build
ing. 1t is believed every juror Will
be Swallowed carefully until re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
HElNzE AFTER 1T

Mr.. C. F. O'Merriam, manager
Of August HeinZe's interests in the
Occur d'Alene district, was in this
city last night on his return from
Butte, where he was in conference
with Heinze prior to the latter's de-
parture for New York. 1t Is under
stood that Heinze will take up his
final option on the Stewart prop.
erty Feb. II, and that he will elect
his own trustees and officers for
the new company. 1t is believed
among mining men of Spokane that
the Stewart stock will be the SEN
sation of the next few weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
", " P, RAISES WAGES
OF MEN AT WORK

Mrs. anderson, who fell on the side
walk on Second av., between How
ard and Wall SITS, to bring suit
against the city. 1t was during the
trial of her case in the superior
court that she made the assertion
that Marshall had recommended
that she bring suit. Marshal's only
defense was his report card of that
date. Ed Fisher, Chief Walters
secretary, was sent for the card
and it showed report of the occur
renee in which no liability is laid
on the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

There Is no great activity in the
stock markets the last few days,
but few of the stocks have shown
a marked advance in price in the
past few weeks. The Ajax has ad-
vanced from cents to 20 cents in
six weeks. Park Copper has shown
an advance of one and seven
eighths cents in the last week, at
the present time being rs cents.
Among those on the decline Is Cop
per King and Snow Shoe, now sell
ing at 67 cents sold "A year ago for
nearly $1,00.
Mining men say that the decline
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
Threaten BLACKLIST

The carmen who continue in the
employ of the Washington Water
Power Co. after Sunday will be
blacklisted in every union in the
United States, is the threat of the
strikers, who have notified the
carmen that their names will be
sent out Monday. This action was
decided upon at a meeting of the
union last night,
While the strikers were in ses-
sion a meeting of the non-union car
men was in progress in the com
pany's barns on Boone av. Super
intendent f. l.. Billingsley ad-
dressed the men and they voted to
continue work for the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
AGED MAN INJURED.

William Egan, a real estate man
Of this city, slipped on the frosty
pavement at the corner of Lincoln
and Sprague this morning and
broke his leg. He was removed to
the Deaconess Home hospital,
where it is feared that II will re-
quire some time for the wound to
heal, as he is 73 years Of age.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
met STRANGERS
LOST DIAMOND

A man who gave the name of
George Holford and says he is stop
ping at the Hotel Spokane, told the
police this morning that last night
he was robbed Of a diamond stick.
pin at the Old Crow saloon. He
met several strangers there and
was drinking with them when he
missed his pin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
GRAND JURY IN APRIL

Judge Edward Whitson, Of the
United States district court, return
ed yesterday from California. Mon
day he will set for trial such cases
as do not need juries. He will con-
vene a federal grand jury the sec
ond week in April.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
MARSHALL RETAINED

The board Of police commission
ers this morning dismissed the
charges against Policeman Marshall
and instead of reprimanding him
said his work was satisfactory.
Marshall was charged with telling
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
EXPERTS REPORT
Demanded

Commissioner Roy this afternoon
telegraphed j. b. Strauss, bridge
expert. of Chicago. asking for his
report on the Spokane bridges
which he exported here several
weeks ago. When he left here Mr..
Strauss said he would send this re-
port as soon as he reached his Chi
cage offices. He received $1,000 for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
HORROR AT HANGING.

FARMVlLLE, Va, Feb. IS
William Ruffin and Moses Hill,
negroes, were hanged this morning
for the murder of Postmaster John
Grubble. Rufiin broke the rope and
walked back to the scaffold. The
second time the trap was sprung he
died in terrible agony.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
STANDARD TRIAL SET.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Through
Attorney Miller, Standard Oil this
afternoon pleaded not guilty to in
dictments charging acceptance of
rebates. The federal court set
March 4 for the first trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
BREAKS kNEECAP.

F. A Trump. while crossing the
street at the corner of Stevens and
Sprague. this morning fell upon the
pavement, breaking a kneecap. He
is being treated at the Deaconess
Home hospital. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
PRESIDENT WINS
COAL FIGHT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 15.-
The house committee on public
lands capitulated to the president
today and agreed to an amend
ment to the public land law pro-
viding for leasing instead of the
sale of government coal lands.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
3 G000C00S 900 9

The familiar salutation these
nights is, Hold up your hands,
and when F. E. Chapman, of $3.50
Cedar ST. was so accosted at $3.50
o'clock last night he bolted like a
scared rabbit and lit out for the po-
lice station, where he arrived all
out of breath and told his story. He
said the attempted holdup took
place on Fifth av. The holdup men
both had revOlvers and wore masks
Ned Grace, stranger in tie city,
was held up last night in front of
the Nightingale saloon. He told
the police that two men did the job.
While one of them kept him cover
ed with an ugly looking revolver
the other searched his pockets and
secured about SIS. 1t was dark
and, Notwithstanding neither rob-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

Cyrus w. Gossert, large stock
holder and manager of the Sisters
Mining Co., IS in the city today en-
route to Boston, where he will meet
his associates for the purpose OF
deciding upon future developments
to their property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
MRS, BRADLEY INDICTED FOR MURDER
(Scripps News Association)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 10
The grand jury today indicted for
murder in the first degree Mrs.
Anna NJ. Bradley, who shot ex'
Senator Brown, of Utah, on Dec
s at the Hotel Raleigh in this city
for alleged breach Of promise TO
wed her after they had lived to-
sether.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
ONLY mild" SMALLPOX
SAYS HEALTH OFFICER

about 10 days work. Nothing has
been heard from him since. Strauss
is the expert for the firm of Coates
& Wallace, who have submitted the
concrete bridge plans.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

RUSSELVILLE, KY, Feb 15.-
w. II. Fletcher and Guy Lyons,
white farmers, were hanged this
morning for assault on Mary Glad
den. Both protested their inno-
cence on the gallows.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

SUEZ, Feb. 15.-Soldiers on a
Turkish transport mutined while
passing through the canal today
and 300 jumped overheard. Ten
were drowned or shot, but the
others reached shore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10
The navy department announces
there is no truth in the report that
Rear Admiral Evans is i'll and about
to ask retirement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
BANK SAFE BLOWN.

ELLISVILLE, H.. Feb. 15.-The
Ellisville bank safe was blown this
morning and $4,000 in currency
stolen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
TWO NEGOES HANGED.

BARBOURVILLE, KY, Feb. Is.
Jesse Fitzgerald, negro, was
hanged this morning for the MUIR
der of Mrs. Robert Broughton.
EDDYVILLE, KY, Feb. 15.-Ben
Huffaker, negro, was hanged today
for the murder of fellow convict
in the penitentiary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Standard
OIL today announced dividend of
SIS a share, payable March 10.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

II state Senator Will G.
Graves had his way, news
papers could not mention
these occurrences.