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Evening journal., 1908-10-20
DIAMOND STATE STEEL
PLANT MAY BE SOLD
Negotiations Pending for Sale TO Company Thai
Proposes 10 Enlarge and Operate the
Big Establishment

Negotiations are pending for tho sale
of the plant of the Diamond state
Steel Company TO a company that pro-
poses TO enlarge It and operate it on
a greater scale than ever
The negotiations have been under
way for two weeks. and George S.
Capelle and John Richardson, Jr., trus-
tees OF the company now owning the
plant. have had several conferences
with the prospective purchasers, but no.
gouations have not developed to a de-
hnite stage They are still under way,
however and while no word Is given
Of whether the deal vii be consum-
mated the hope is expressed that the
plant viii be sold.
The plant was bought IN at receivers
sale by John b. NewlSirk Of Philadel-
phia and a syndicate, composed OF ifty
or sixty persons. including Mr. New
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kirk and former stockholders and bond.
holders Of the Diamond state Steel
Company formed the Newkirlx Com
pany. Mr.. Richardson and Mr.. capelle
by agreement were made trustees OF
the company
Tho plant has been for sale for
long time. IL was the original inten-
tion OF the Newkirk syndicate to oper-
ate the plant. but this was not done.
and since then negotiations have been
started several times for the sale OF
tho plant
The prospective purchasers are said
TO have expressed an intention 10 en-
large the plant II they get II and TO
operate IL on a more extensive scale
than 1t over was operated This would
mean the employment Of more than a
| thousand persons.
Evening journal., 1908-10-20
DELAWAREANS TO ATTEND
MISSIONARY CONVENTION

Tho National Convention OF tho womau5
Home Missionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will begin tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock at tho Church OF
the Covenant Eighteenth and Spruce
streets. Philadelphia.
Twelve missionaries and several very
prominent speakers will be present. Tho
meeting win last a week. The delegates
tho Delaware churches are Mrs. c.
Wesley Woldin, Mrs. j. 3. Quigg, Miss
Grace Quigg and Mrs ~ NJ. Browne, but
hany Delaware women viii attend.
Evening journal., 1908-10-20
THREE THOUSAND CHINESE
PERISH IN THE TNPHOON.

ANoN, oct 2os-Nearly 5000 Chinese
lost their lives in thursdays typhoon,
according to reports received today
Tho work Of rehabilitating this city
for the reception for the American fleet
IFS progressing rapidly and 1t will pre-
sent a gala appearance.
Commissioner Mark today received a
message Of sympathy from Admirals
Emery and Sperry over the levoc
wrought by the storm.
Evening journal., 1908-10-20
JAPAN GREETS
OUR FLEET
MikadO Grants An Audience
to the American
AdmiraIS
FIRST TOASTS FOR THE
JAPANESE NAVAL MEN

BY United Press Leased Special wlre
TOXIC, Oct. 2o-After a day of brill
liant social functions. Admiral sperry
and his flag officers are resting to-
night In Shiba Palace. firmly convinced
that no nation can outdo Japan in tho
heartiness of welcome extended to the
representativos Of a foreign govern
mens
The chief event Of the day was the
audience granted Admirals Sperrs
Schroeder and Emery and Ambassador
O'Brien by the Mikado az the Imperial
Palace. Tomorrow .hey and the cap
tains of the fleet will be the guests
Of honor at a reception given by the
Emperor.
A formal exchange Of greetings be-
tween Pre- sident Roosevelt, acting
through Admiral Sporry. and the
Mikado will take place at this reccp-
| ton and it IS expected that the inter-
change win mark a new epoch in tho
! friendly relations between America
and japan.
Toast to Japanese Adrirals.
The action of Admiral Sperry at tho
dinner given by Ambassador O'Brier
in dramatically proposing the toasts oi
Admiral Togo and General Kuroki, be-
fore permitting the host TO toast the
American feet. has deeply touched III,
| Japanese and to-day the incident Is
being commented on throughout the
| island kingdom.
PUNE Minister Korlura and Nava
Minister Saito entertained the officer.
Of the fleet tonight with dinners.
While the admirals end captains are
being feted in Toxic word comes from
Yokohama that the petty officers ant
men Of the fleet are having the time oi
their lives.
The shore privilege Ct the men ha'
been increased during The stay IN ia
pan in order that the men viii enjoy
to the fullest the fairy like attraction.
prepared for them Thousands come
to Toxic dali and tho road between
the two great japanese cities is chiefly
Travelled By the Jackies
Evening journal., 1908-10-20
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, o. c.. Oct. 2o.-Ths
storm that was central Monday morn
ing over the middle eastern slope Of the
Rocky Mountains, has moved north
ward to the upper Missouri valley.
Fair weather is indicated for the next
IS hours in the middle eastern and
southeastern states, with slight changes
in temperature.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Wednesday;
For Delaware-Fair tonight and
Wednesday; fresh northeasterly winds.
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Wheels Passed over Boys Head.

HONEOYE FALLS. \. Y, Oct. ~
Howard Rath. 13, jumped on his faith
er's farm wagon this morning and
seized the reins. The horses took fright
and bolted The wagon struck post
at the barDyard entrance and the boy
was thrown out. The wheels passed
over his head killing him instantly
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Hear Testimony in Railway Case.
Special Examiner Victor B. Woolley.
heard additional testimony this morn
ing in the foreclosure suit of the Real
Estate Trust Company Of Philadelphia,
VS.. the Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company.
Evening journal., 1908-10-20

Second Ward Republican Rally.
Republicans Of the Second ward will
hold a big rally at Heald and A streets
tomorrow night. The speakers will be
William II. Heald. Walter f. Hayes
Herbert L. Rice and City Solicitor
Townsend.
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Breaks Ribs BY Fall.
Falling from a chair on which she
stood Mrs Frank H. Jacobs. Of Pros
pect Hill is nursing several broken ribs.
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saIIs keifer Cron.

Walter T. Morris, e Kent county. Nd.
grower. has sold his entire crop OF
Keiffer pears for cents a basket on
the trees.
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Injured by Fall From Tree.
Falling from an apple tree. Harvey
Crothers, Of Colora, was badly bruised.
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Kills Three Foot Black Snake.

A throe-foot blacksnake was killed
by Morris Blackstone and James c.
Ashelman. two small boys OF Rock Run
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Eastern Shore Population Decreases.
A decrease in Eastern Shore popula-
ton of from 1000 20 10000 has taken
place in the past week. due TO the can
lnery foreigners returning 20 Baltimore
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Sreat Industrial Center.

He had no hesitancy. however. in re-
iterating the statement made by him
sometime ago 20 the Board of Trade
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Prosperifyis coming BACK HOME
Be- ready TO mssi il this Fall
Get yoIf Ads. ready. The Journal
will do the resi- with its large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
BIG POWER PLANT
IS BEING BUILT
OVER $4,000 HORSEPOWER WILL
BE DEVELOPED ON THE
MISSOURI RIVER.

BOSTON, July 18.-Various fin lncal
and mining interests, including Sena-
tor Clark, H. H. Rogers, EA-Gov.
Hauser and others, who represent the
Missouri River Power Co., have ar
ranged with the Stone &, Webster En-
gineering corporation of Boston, for
power resources in the canyons Of the
upper Missouri river in Montana on a
been attempted there. The plans pro-
vide ultimately for the transformation
of $4,000 horse power into electrical
energy by means of two dams, and the
bulk of this power will be furnished
the mines in the Butte and Helena
districts.
1t is estimated that the construction
work planned will cost $3,OOO,OO0, ana
it will be done in two stages. The first
is in connection with a 10000 horse
power udIH de hduseI idhe' ou HiIeS
from Butte. This work will begin inn
mediately.
Subsequently it is planned to build
an immense new dam nearly one-nau
a mile long and 11O feet in height to-
gether with a 10000 horse power hy-
dro electric plant at Wolf creek, a few
plant high tension transmission lines
will deliver power to Butte and Helena.
iect Of the kind undertaken since in
terest in big developments began to lag
over a year ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
TO TAKE l8E
Of INJURED
SEATTLE TO PROVIDE FOR HER
Disabled FIRE.
MEN.

SEATTLE, July 1S.-"Every fire
man injured in the Hinkley building
fire will be taken care of by the city,
said Mayor John F. Miller yesterday
81 am not entirely conversant with
methods in the past, but the men who
worked in this particular fire will be
looked after. Presumably all Of the
bills for disability will come to the
auditing committee, and as far as l am
concerned all will be passed 1 think
that a fireman or a policeman who
may be injured in the line of duty rs
entltlsd to his salary for the period he
may be absent, and 1 am going to make
that rule in the future"
Men in my department are allowed
80 days for disability" Fire Chief HI
w. Bringhurst said, There are rrIore
than 80 firemen now on the sick fYsy
most of them disabled in the Hinckley
building fire, and l shall insist that
they receive every cent coming tc
them
Chief Bringhurst has recommended
the allowance OF every claim that has
been made by the men of his depart
ment Former Mayor w. H. Moore was
responsible for the turning down of two
of the three claims presented during
his administration.
Paule Payne and Joseph Kinney, who
claimed they contracted typhoid fever
in fighting a fire, were not allowed
salary during their enforced vacation
Harry Hale, a lieutenant, who stop
ped a runaway team on Jackson street
and received injuries from which ne
was laid up for several months, was
finally allowed his salary.
Mayor Miller apparently has estab-
lished a precedent that will give pro-
lection to the men who may fall in the
line of duty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
DIR. MATTHEWS
To TAKE A HAND
SEATTLE DIVINE GETS BUSY
INTERVIEWING PROSPECTIVE
CANDIDATES.

SEATTLE, July 1S.-Rev. M. A.
Matthews announces that he will fake
an active part in politics this fall and
promises to exact from each candidate
a promise to work for the elimination
of the race track at The Meadows a
local option measure that is specific
as we'll as reasonable, a grand jury
session every six months, and the sup
preston of every form Of gambling.
In order to encourage the establish
ment of manufacturing plants in Seat
tie. DR.. Mathews will ask each legisla-
tive candidate if he is willing to vote
to allow the municipality to remit
the taxes of concerns for a given pc
riod so as to enable them to get on
their feet. And if this is constitution
ally impossible, the aspiring candidate
will be asked to vote for the submis-
sion Of the question to the voters on a
constitutional amendment. If the
candidate says he will not take this
course, he will be opposed with pen
and tongue by the divine.
If republicans will not indorse the
policies advocated by the First pres
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
GIVE STEAMSHIP
A LOWER RATE
RAILROADS TO ARGUE CASE BE-
FORE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18.-The
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe and the
Pacific Mail Steamship companies are
preparing to have a hearing before
the interstate commerce commission on
the question of transcontinental rates
for goods shipped over the Pacific ocean
The commissions rules compells the
railroads to charge the same price for
these goods as for others, whereas it
has been customary for roads to make
rate cheaper to steamship COM
panies on the plea to be made to the
commission that steamers travelling
through the Suez canal will get the
trade if the transcontinental roads are
not allowed to juggle rates as they
please.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
WA|TSBURG WILL
PAY ROAD TAXES
SUPREME COURT SAYS CHARTER
oFlITTLE CITY DOES NOT
EXEMPT 1T ANY LONGER

Waitsburgers will have to pay tneir
road tax lust the same as common po''-
pIe. saws the supreme court OF the
state in a decision received by County
ATTORNEY Otto Rupp this morning
This ends the controversy as 70
whether or not the residents OF the
little city at the upper end OF IN
county are exempt under their charter'
from paying any kind of county ROAD
tax
When Waitsburg was granteo her
charter she was allowed exemption
from county and state road taxes TOT
her citizens. on condition that she keep
,er own streets up. This she DID am
there was no trouble.
That is, there was no trouble until
1ao3. when the legislature passed al
;nconsiderate bill dividing each county
into four districts and making tax
,avies in each district There was also
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
Hearst Offers Prize.

FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN. Ger
many, July 18.-Nearly 100000 Turn
ers from all over the world, hundreds
of them from the United States. are
here today to participate in the great
gymnastic tournament which will be
held at the old city on the Main dur
ing the coming week. Preliminary ex-
ercises We're held today under notable
vereins, representing cities from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, are entered.
The representatives from the United
States scoring the highest number of
points will be given a magnificent sro-
ply by William Randolph Hearst the
New York newspaper publisher.
The American societies are confident
of carrying o nigh honors, although
they are pitte6 against the best ath-
letes of German ! and of South Africa,
South America, Australia and other
parts of the glob.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
Epworth League institute.

ST. PAUL Minn., July 1S.-A great
rally of the Epworth League members
of Minnesota will be held tomorrow at
Minnetonka, when the new Epwortf
state institute, an annual event, will
continue throughout next week. Del
egates from other northwestern states
will take part in the program.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18

COMPERS SAYS HE SENT NO TEL
EGRAM TO WILLIAM RAN
DOLPH.

ERIE, Pa, July 1S.-Hearst has been
proposed for membership in the An
nanias club by Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, who
says that Hearst misrepresented him
when he intimated that Gompers wired
him to endorse the democratic party
because of the attitude of the Bourbons
toward labor.
st never sent any message of that
kind touching present national politi-
cal situation to eHarst," said Gompers
today. 'I cannot discuss Hearst's
answre to message 1 never sent be-
cause I have much more important
things to do"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18

a separate city tax and general state
road tax From all but the city tax
Waitsburg said she was, by charter,
exempt.
Not 80 thought the state. The county
attorney claimed that the law Of 1908
repealed the charter, in so far as the
road taxation was concerned. Waits
burg not seeing the matter in that
light, the case was carried through the
courts, with the result that in the
supreme court the state won. Here
after, Waitsburg will have to pay her
road taxes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
byterian pastor, he will turn to the

byterian pastor, he will turn to the
democrats.
"The system of Jurisprudence in the
state of Washington is the weakest
and most absurd that is to be found
anywhere in the union," said DIR. Mat
thews. Upon the will Of one man de-
pends whether or not the law shall he
enforced and If he decides against 60
ing ahead with a prosecution there is
no means by which he can be COM
PEELED to do so. By the grand iury
system he would be shorn of his des-
potlc power and would himself he in
constant danger Of indictment If he
refused to do his duty. All the act
ions of the officers of the law should
be subject to a grand jury inQuisition.
IF they are conducting the affairs
of the city, county and state in an
honest manner, they have nothing to
fear. 1t is only the corrupt and GRIM
inal official who has anything to fear
from such an inquisition.
Il am determined that hell hole, The
Meadows, shall be taken away from
the borders of our city, and I shall
fight with all the power 1 possess any
man who is suspected Of friendship
to that institution, if he should have
the audacity to offer himself for Of
flee.
''As far as the encouragement of
Misunderstanding Industries is CON-
cerned, if Seattle is to continue her
phenomenal growth she must have a
large payroll. We cannot forever de-
pend upon the trade of Alaska, the
to us through our jobbing houses. We
must have manufacturing plants in
every part of the territory adjacent to
Seattle and work up the raw material
that is found in the northwest in our
own mills with our own lands. There
! is nothing new in the scheme of Civ
ing the manufacturers a bonus in the
shape of remitted taxes. That was done
in the south after the civil war, when
there was nothing but smoking ruins
to be found, Good roads also are an
absolute necessity.
1T will not do for the candidates in
this election to say that they stand on
their platforms; they must be specific.
A reasonable local option measure
means nothing"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
To Celebrate In Trov.

TROY. N. Y, July 18.-Prepara-
tions for the celebration of Troy "home
week." beginning September 6, are
being pushed vigorously and the fes-
tivities promise to be the most inter-
esting and largely attended of their
kind ever held in a New York city.
Thousands of visitors from other cities
be here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18

Of an ecclesiastical prince, is receiv-
ing the representatives of the king,
who, led by the Marquis de Tracy
pay their homage to the church.
Then Daumont de st. Luson takes
possession, in the name Of the King of
France Of the new world Of the west
F'rontenac receives at the Chateau ST
Phipps. Then will come the final
great scene of this historical drama
the immortal battle on the Plains OF
Abraham, that contest between the
French and British which changed
the destiny of a whole continent, that
clash in which the heroism was equal
ly divided, where there was nothing to
chose between the valor of Wolfe anj
that of Montcalm.
Once more the spectator will see
the British troops, under the leader
ship of Wolfe, toll up a hill, which was
from military standpoint believed
to be impregnable. Once more will
sound the war cry of the Highlanders
as they take the height and chase the
beaten French backward into the
town, or helter- -skelter to their camp
in the valley of the st. Charles.
The grandeur of the natural seen
cry of Quebec furnishes the ideal set
tings for such a pretentious reproduc-
tion Of canvas famed in history. The
city is built on great bluff, overlook
ing the st. Lawrence, which at this
point narrows down to a width nc
greater than a mile To the north OF
the promOtory, which Wolfe scaled
the land slopes down to the broad
sunlit valley Of the st. Charles, where
one wing of the army of Montcalm was
stationed to defend the city. At the
junction of the st. Charles and the
Lairet is where Jacques Cartier spent
the winter of 1851 and where the
first Jesuit mission was erected in
1886.
Almost every foot of the ground
was the scene of some historic event
From the Dufferein terrace the city
looks across at the Forts of ST. Lewis
which in the possession of the British
formed the point from which a terri
bic bombardment of the city by the
British took place in 1859. OF especial
| interest to Americans is the narrow
board walk around the cliff which con-
meets with the terrace. Here it was
that galland American general. Mont
gomery, met his death in the revolu-
ton while trying to make connection
with Benedict Arnold at the foot of
Mountain hill for capture of Quebec
a victory that if won would have
changed the whole map of the new
world.
The city has been besieged no less
than five times, and soldiers of dozen
nations have fought about it. Many
monuments will attract the attention
of those who visit the city for the an
niversary celebration. Wolfe, Mont
have all their tributes of honor. The
present citadel was built on lines laid
out by the duke of Wellington, Napo-
Icons conqueror.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
Admiral BurwelI Retires.

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-By ope-
ration of the age limit, the naval ca
reer Of Rear Admiral w. T. Burwell,
commandant of the Puget Sound navy
yard, will come to an end tomorrow
and he will be placed on the retired
list. Captain Thomas c. Mclean, senior
member and president of the board OF
inspection ana survey, will be ad-
vanced to the grade Of rear admiral.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
TO VISIT BRYAN
LEADER RECEIVING
CONGRATULATIONS ON LAST
NIGHTS SPEECH.

LINCOLN, July 18.--Bryan is re-
ceivirg congra tulations today on
sneecb delivered last night to delega
ton Of labor leaders.
He refused to discuss any messages
received.
Bryan declines to say anything
about the report that labor leaders will
take the stump and advocate his elec-
ton.
IF is renorted that Governor john
son will be here to see Bryan soon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18
ehOSS EARNINGS LOWER.
S'oeraole Shrinkage Reported (
'he Southern Pacific Company.

GAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.- A
image Of more than three million
IN one months business was
today in the report of the
y '''erh Pacific company for May.
earnings in May this year were
%, -0'' IN May last year were SILL
"llhough the net earnings ar.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-18

profits will be about the same as in
the past. Reports Of the gross earn
ings Of the Santa F'e show the same
conditions prevailing, the amount this
year being nearly two millions less
than May last year