davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-05

The court quoted the various enact
ments of Congress covering the class
of offenses designated in the Act in
question. showing that they assuredly
did apply To the territories in general
: well as Hawaii in particular.
Another point in the demurrer found
not we'll taken was that the Federal
law could not be enforced here in cases
Of crime provided against by Terri
torial law. Judge Dole pointed out
that there was concurrent jurisdiction
of Federal and Territorial law in re-
spect to various matters. 1t was in
deed possible to have offenders punish
ed twice for the same offense if such
violated both laws. An instance cited
was the matter of pure food laws.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-05
CAR SCHEDULE CASE.

The first case to be heard at the
January session of the Supreme Court,
to open at 10 o'clock Monday, will be
that of c. r. Hemenway, Attorney
General, V. Rapid Transit Co. This is
the company's appeal from Judge De
Bolts injunction restraining it from
changing the Liliha street car sched-
ule so as to give the Waialae end of
that line a more frequent car service.
DIVORCE CASES.
The Leialoha divorce trial before
Judge De Bolt, which took up two ses-
sions on Friday, continued throughout
Saturday morning without coming to
an end. Samuel Leialoha is fighting a
libel charging him with extreme cruel
~ and non-Support.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-05
THE DRAMA IN pITTNKvIIIF

LOOK at her uustln that owdacous villain
toad. why winlmen 90
I dunno, answered Paw Hoptoad They certnly anS in
real life - 3 ant al
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
HAS CLAIMED 800 LIVES IN
FIVE YEARS AND MEN ARE
LEAVING 1T AS RATS DESERT
A SINKING SHIP.

HANNA, Wyo., April S.-Ameri-
cas- greatest hoodoo mine, where
300 men have lost their lives in the
last five years. is to be abandoned.
CLOSE the hell hole say the
miners who are deserving this little
mining town like rats leave a sink
ing ship.
Two weeks ago Hanna had a
miner population of nearly 300
kouls. Today there are less than
so miners left. These are waiting
only for an opportunity to rescue
the bodies of the relatives and
friends.
Mine No. | of the Union Pacific
Coal Co. has been a hOodoo from
the time it was opened. 1t has al
ways been gaseous. The miners
say It has never been properly
ventilated, and complain that the
state mine inspectors forces have
been lax in their duty.
Explosions have occurred time
and again. Each has been accom-
panied by loss of life. Explosions
came to be regarded as matter Of
course.
When the explosion of the last
OF March occurred and claimed IS
Victims, volunteers who had gone
lin to fight q fire which threatened
the life of the little mining town.
|a rescue was attempted promptly.
In this rescue party were more
than so men. Scarcely had they
reached the bodies of their com
|srajes. when, greedy to the last, the
|lmine belched forth once more its
blaze of death. Only one man
ESCAPED.
This man. Thomas Jones, was
Pblown, burned, bleeding and bat
tered, almost to the mouth of the
mine. How he escaped he does not
know. They found him crawling
on his hands and knees to light
and life. unable to speak, knowing
nothing, dragging instinctively his
poor, bruised body beyond the lick
of the Woodworking breath.
When he recovered sufficiently
to speak he told thrilling tale of
the final horror. and the heroic
death of Charles Harris, a negro
miner who was one of the rescue
party.
They hal just reached the scene
of the death of Supt Bright and
his party of II fire fighters. llar-
rs saw tongue of flame curling
out through the brattice work
where the burning entry had been
lclosed up. He rushed at ii, know
ling at glance its great menace.
| He struck the tongue of flame
lone blow with his cap. Possibly
1.-The swish of the cap through the
hair drew down a current of gas
from the roof of the mine. Any
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
DEADLY UNION PACIFIC
MINE TO Be ABANDONED

way, in a moment the entry was a
hell of darling, life-taking flame.
The explosion followed with a
crash like the fall of worlds. Jones
remembered nothin gmore.
Five bodies were blown out of
the mine by this last explosion. No
others have been recovered. With
the 81 bodies still entombed in the
fire consumed depths of the sub
terranean hell is that of D. M.
Elias, deputy mine inspector, who
led the rescue party. Most of the
miners were foreigners.
Noah Young, state mine inspec-
tor, has sealed the entrances and
air shafts of the mine in an effort
to smother out the fire which has
been burning for the last two
weeks. Not until this is accom-,
plished will another attempt be
made at rescuing the bodies. Some
probably will never be recovered
The company is providing for
the widow sand orphans who are
waiting and weeping for their
dead Beside the Finnish church
which was to have been useL as a
temporary morgue. are piled some
70 collins, grim emblems of the aw-
full toll The state officials are not
pushing any investigation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
UNION LABOR
bUSTS TRUST

Federal union No. 1922 will
have completed the Ninth av. sewer
contract in 30 days more and the
union will net a profit on the work
Notwithstanding that its bid was
more than $1,000 below the city en-
gineer's estimate and so far below
the private contractors that there
was no comparison.
The union has also taken con.
tract for sewer between Dean av
and Gardner on bid of 81 ass, or
$3.50 below the estimate. If the
union keeps on at this rate the cost
of street improvements will be
brought down to basis where they
will not mean an everlasting mort
gage on the property benefited
and the contractors combine will
be wholesomely busted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
JAPS GETTING
EXCITED AGAIN

TOXIC, April 8.-Japan is wor-
ried over the negotiations now pro-
crossing between the United
States and Russia over the status
of the latter in Manchuria. Sensa-
tionalists connect the arrival of the
Evans feet with the opening Of
these negotiations.
A Washington dispatch says that
the United States will oppose both
Japan and Russia and insist upon
unrestricted domination of the
Chinese in governmental affairs in
Manchuria. Advices from Hardin
quote Consul Fisher as stating that
United States demands the aban-
Comment of Japan's present status.
The foreign Office refuses to accept
the alarmIst view of the situation,
and states its belief that the
American government is not OPP
posed to Japan's position.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
SIDEWALK CONTRACTORS
HAVE ROBBED THE CITY
JULIA MARROW
IN A SCANDAL

NEW YORK, April 8.-Player
folks were astoundei today when
papers were filed by Mrs. Clara
Won Herman against her husband,
Karl Won Herman, well known
newspaper writer and correspon-
dent, in which she charged Julia
NARROW as being correspondent.
Miss Marlow's friends declare that
the charges against her are I'M
founded. Won Herman was for
some time her secretary and press
agent and accompanied Miss Mar
low to Europe.
Miss Marlow's name has never
hitherto been connected with any
scandal and she Is generally looked
upon as man-hater. Her mar
riage with the late Robert Taber,
the English actor, from whom she
was divorced, was so unfortunate
that 1t was thought she had no
place for men in her mind or heart.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
ARMORY PRICES
TOO STEEP
DEMOCRATS CLAIM BIG PUBLIC
PUBLIC BUILDING Is MAN
AGED ON HOLDUP RENT
BASIS THEY WON'T STAND
FOR,

Where the democratic state con-
vention will meet in this city next
month is uncertain. They had
tentatively engaged the armory, but
they refuse to pay the $3.50 de-
manded for one days rent. The
armory management declines to cut
prices. The democrats will appeal
to Gov. Mead before they give up,
and if that fails they will select
some other meeting place. They
are willing to pay SIS, but consider
the price demanded holdup, espe-
cially as the armory is a public
building in the sense that it was
built by and belongs to the state.
The republicans are also figur-
ing on holding their convention in
the armory, but mention of the
price made the committee stare
somewhat and they may kick out
before a deal is finally closed. In
the event that the armory idea Is
abandoned the Spokane or Audi
forum theater will probably be
used.
One of the arguments used in
promoting the new armory was
that 1t would afford an adequate
meeting place for conventions and
other gatherings that would draw
people and general attention to this
city. But the price was not then
subject of discussion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

no end OF sensational gossip. Final.
ly the girl, unable to conceal the
truth any longer surrendered his
letters to her father. Representa-.
tive Raymond
Brown made complete confess
sion. He begged the prayer OF his
brethren of the pulpit, and asked
that they urge the girls father to
forgive him for his offense against
the sancity of the Raymond home.
Recently the Baptist conference
at South Norwalk withdrew the
hand OF fellowship from the minis
ter. Almost Immediately he was
stricken with brain fever, II he re-
covers II will be to find himself os-
TRACKED and eXpell rom the min
istry. His wife is seriously i'll
from the shock Q exposure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
INVESTIGATE
CAFES

The Silver Grill and Club cafe
are under investigation by the
mayor and police commission on
account of the Goldie Moore case.
William Dorsey and Herbert
Yates, the young men who were
with her, as well as the girl her.
self, said that she was given liquor
in those restaurants. She is only
IA years old.
If 1t is proven that she was given
liquor in those places the proprie.
tors will have to face charge OF
selling liquor to a minor.
1t is time for an investigation OF
this sort, for In the higher class
places girls get their first start
wrong. Carelessness in this respect
is notorious in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
PLEADS GUILTY TO
R0BRlNC POSTOFFICE

Fred Mckenzie, accused of rob.
bling a postoffice at Columbus, in
klickitat county, pleaded guilty in
the federal court this morning. The
postofiice was located in store
and Mckenzie claimed he did not
know this, but intended only to ron
the store. He took So in pennies
and a box of crackers.
Thirteen indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury this
morning on charges of selling
liquor to Indians. d. r. Ham is
serving as foreman of the grand
jury this session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
CHINA LOOKS
To UNCLE SAM

PEkIN, April S.-That Japan Is
trying to force China into an arm
ed clash rather than arrive at a
peaceful settlement Of many ques-
tons now pending between the two
nations is the impression at Pc
kin, Premier Hayashi's unyielIing
attitude over the status of Man
churian question has the appear
ance of having been assumed for
the purpose of driving China past
endurance.
China is inclined to put up a
sitter defense than usual and
agreement looks far away at pres
ent The Chinese believe the pres
ence OF the American fleet In Chi
nese waters will uphold her posi-
ton,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
BAPTZSTS MAKE EXAMPLE
OF LOVE-MAD MINISTER

ROWAYTON, H., April S.-Rev.
Frank c., Browns mad infatuation
for Miss Clara Raymond, a pretty
Sunday school teacher in his flock,
has led to his expulsion from the
ministry.
While he was lying at the point
of death from brain fever in the
parsonage of the little church he
dlsgraced, the Fairfield Baptist
conference read his love letters
and then tore up and burned his or
Lmation papers in the sight of his
brother ministers. He had confess
ed to wronging the young woman
Although old enough to be her
father he wrote her many letters
declaring his love in terms of pas
sionate endearment. He persisted
in his attentions until they caused
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

HONOLULU, April 8. - The
United States is the only nation in
history which has had the temerity
to build a fort on crater.
The first fort which Uncle Sam
Is placing in the Hawaiian islands,
is being constructed on the slope
of a great volcano, Diamond head,
and within a few hundred yards
OF the very edge. The crater, how
ever, has not been active within
historical times, and the biologists
estimate that it must have been at
least several thousand years since
fire, smoke and lava issued from
its capacious mouth.
Diamond head is four miles from
Honolulu. 1t forms perfect cir
Gle, the walls of which are over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
CREMATORY READY TO
RID YOU OF RUBBISH

Instead of the city street depart
ment carting away the rubbish that
will be gathered this cleaning
week, the crematory department
will attend to it and where the
work was done free last year this
year charge of from 25 cents to
$3.50 will be made.
People can notify the crematory
department at any time now when
they have their rubbish ready to
be carted Off.
Mayor Moore yesterday an
nounced that this week and next
week people may build bonfires
without special permit from the
fire department This is to allow
the burning of all rubbish possible.
That which cannot be burned on
the premises should be put into
convenient piles for the crematory
wagons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

NJ GRADE SEPARATION
PRACTICALLY ADOPTED.

The city council last night adopt
ed all Of the Northern Pacific grade
separation plans submitted by At
torney Cannon. Before this action
is final, however. City Engineer
Ralston's endorsement must be Sc
cured. As the alterations that have
been made are all RAlston's sug-
gestions, the plans now are prac-
tically as they will be embodied
into the grade separation ordi.
nance.
Last night Albert Held desired
q reconsideration Of the question
Of opening Bernard st. Monday
night the council discussed this
street for a solid hour and Coun-
Gilman Estep wouldn't hear to re-
tracing the ground. Councilman
Baldwin made a motion to recon
slider 1t, but Estep arose to point
Of order on the ground that Bald
win voted with the minority when
the question was up before.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
EVANS WILL OBEY
ORDERS

PASO ROBES, Cal, April s.
Although Admiral Evans spent an
other favorable night 1t Is now
practically assured that his doctors
have prevailed upon him to give up
the idea of visiting San Diego ana
Los Angeles during the feet week.
DR.. Mcdonald told MIN today 1t
would be very imprudent for him
to go to San Die }.
IL want to go very much, doc
tor said Evans, but your orders
stand"
The admiral will remain here un,
til the fleet arrives at Monterey
Lieutenant Frank Evans left here
this morning for Los Angeles
where he will meet his mother and
sister AMI bring them to Paso
Robes tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
RUFF HOLDS
UP COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, April g.
That the threat of the defense in
the Ruef Parkside bribery case that
1t will take six months to get a
jury was not an idle one was DEM
onstrated this morning when the
tactics of Ach and other attorneys
for Ruef were fully developed. All
the morning was spent and no 1u.
rors secured. Only two talesmen
were examined owing to exhaustive
detailed examination on the part
of Ruef's lawyers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
One Admits That Steals Are Figured
in on Work.

fications. The practice, it is said,
has been going on for long time.
frequently contractors have asked
the board to change the inspectors,
but heretofore the real reason OF
the request has not been known.
1t would appear now that the con-
tractors wanted only inspectors
who would allow them t put In the
walks any way they desired.
There are miles Of new side
walk contracts let. Commissioner
O'Brien had no hesitancy this
morning in saying that he believed
his inspectors were right and that
the board would back them up He
stated that it is the intention of
the board to see that the rest of
the work Is put in right.
The matter has not yet reached
the point where 1t is known just
what action the board will take
against the contractors. Every
sidewalk contractor in the city, 1t
is said, Is implicated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

Beaten over the head with a club
until he was insensible, then robbed
of $55, two watches and a gold ring,
was the fate that last night be-
fell Edward Coutoure, who lives at
the Stevens hotel.
About 8 O'Clock he went into the
Inland saloon. corner of Howard
ana Main, and while there made
the acquaintance of large, dark
man. They drank as their acquain-
lance ripened. Then the stranger
took COutoure around back of Pete
Sonderath's blacksmith shop on
Wall ST. near Front on the pretense
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

Pres. Pratt Of the city council
this morning endorsed the action OF
the board of works in ordering
work stopped on the sidewalk con-
tracts that are not being done &C.
cording to specifications. The
board did not meet with it's inspec-
tors yesterday. as was planned, but
postponed the session until this
afternoon.
There is proba Dility that some in
spectors may be involved because
1t is apparent, and one contractor
has admitted, that there is no
money to be made out of the jobs
at the price Of material and the
low bids unless they steal from the
city. Specifications are for a GER
tain proportion Of sand, crushed
rock and cement to certain num-
Der of feet. The contractors have
been doubling the number Of feet
for which a batch" of material
should be used according to speci-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
BENEFIT A BIG SUCCESS

The Theatrical Mechanics asso
citation entertained nearly 2,00t
people yesterday at the Auditorium
with their benefit program for help
less members of the organization
The program was selected one
contributed by local stock compan
les AMI travelling performers. ant
there was a whole afternoon of it
A combination orchestra OF q
pieces furnished the music and the
parade at noon was led by a AZ
piece band.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
BADLY NEEDED water
WAGONS COMING

Commissioner ONO today an
nouncei that tomorrow he will put
on six more street sprinklers.
These sprinklers were built by the
city at It's yards. The chief of
fender in the dust line now is the
w. w. p. Co., but that concern, OF
course, can't be expected to
sprinkle it's tracks until it CON
descends to. Notwithstanding the
city ordinance. A trip over the w.
w. p. Co, lines. notably on Monroe
St, IS an ordeal that will convert
a well dressed passenger into a
tramp as far as appearances go.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
MURDERS Man IN
FRIENDLY SCuFFlE

BUTTE, April S.-Without JUST.
fable provocation, Sam Ogden
marshal of Twin Bridges, shot and
killed Fritz Flick, a miner, yester.
day. Several men were drinking
and scuffling in saloon following
the election when Ogden entered
and ordered them to desist. Flick
thought 1t all in fun and started
to scuffle with the marshal. The
latter shot him through the heart
To save the marshal from being
lynched 1t was necessary for a
deputy sheriff to sneak him out OF
town and lock him In the county
jail at Virginia City. He Is charged
with murder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
FEAR FOR LIFE
Of YOUNG KING

LISBON, April S.-Fearing re-
newal of Sundays violence the
town has been placed under martial
law and over 1000 arrests made.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken to protect the life of the
young King Manuel, and rigid cen
sorship is being maintained.
Republicans are very aggressive
in this city and the constant dread
is that they will arouse the pas
sions of the people to such pitch
that troops will not be able to
suppress them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
BEATEN AND ROBBED
NEAR POLICE STATION

that they would make a shortcut.
When well within the shadows
of the shop Coutoure was felled
with blow over the head. He at
tempted to defend himself. but
blow after blow was struck and he
finally lost consciousness.
He laid out all night and was not
found until o'clock this morning
when passerby thought he was
dead and notified the police. Cou-
toure was taken to headquarters
and was revived by the emergency
physicians He was finally able to
tell his story and gave fairly good
description of his assailant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
MILLIONS
FOR navy

WASHINGTON, April 8.-An
enormous increase of naval expen-
diture is planned in the naval ap-
preparation bill submitted to the
house today. Twenty-Five million
dollars is the amount demanded.
This measure provides for two bat
tleships costing $6,0OO.OOO each. 10
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

1000 feet high, and is several miles
across the interior, which is shoped
like a gigantic bowl. The fort is
being built on the north side of the
crater, and its guns will command
the entrance to the harbor of Homo
lulu, as we'll as the channel through
which vessels coming from the
United States pass, while it is it.
self protected by the wall of the
crater The south and part of the
west and east sides run down to
the ocean. and 1t is planned to con-
struct additional forts there to pre-
vent the landing of hostile troops,
which might otherwise effect an
entrance. protected from the fire or
the main forts by the towering
sides of the crater
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
CHILDREN IN GREAT CONCERT

A beautiful local feature was add
ed to the Chicago symphony con-
cert at the armory yesterday after
noon by the school children's
chorus. They were dressed in pa
triotic costume and their fresh
voices gave a charming touch to
the excellent program rendered by
the orchestra. The concerts closed
last night to large and apprecia-
tive audience.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
GRAND LODGE
ELECTS TO-DAY

The grand lodge of the A. O. y.
w. of the state convened for
three days session this morning
in Masonic temple and effected or.
ganization. About 1870 delegates
are present
Grand officers are being elected
this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
GOES WOES IN COURT

F. NJ. Coe. the veterinary OF
much woe. is on trial this after
noon before Justice Hinkle on a
charge of larceny" although the
complaint on which he was arrest
ed was horse stealing. The com
planning witness is Henry Davis,
Mrs. Davis, who recently secured a
divorce, is Goes chief witness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
POLLUTION CASE CONTINUED

In Justice Suckers court yester-
day the entire day was spent in
hearing the charge of polluting a
spring against George Lereida,
owner of slaughter house two and
one half miles southeast of the
city. The case was continued I'M
til Thursday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08

It was decided that rows of three
posts along the sidewalks and three
posts along the center lines would
be the proper supports for the via
ducts, except at Howard ST., where
City Engineer Ralston favors only
sidewalk posts. He and the North
ern Pacific engineer will get to-
gether on this.
The absence Of the opposition
was particularly noticeable last
night. When no opposition showed
up Monday night it was thought to
be due to an oversight. But Albert
Held was the only member OF the
forces that formerly opposed the
plans to appear last night, and his
opposition wasn't vigorous enough
to be considered circumstance.
1t is expected that within a
couple Of weeks Attorney Cannon
will have completed his grade sepa-
ration ordinance and will submit it.
The company offers a bond of $780,
900 to indemnify property damages.