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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
DECLARES HAW
HOPELESS

NEW YORK. May 29.-Despite
protests of mistreatment, Thaw
must return to Mattewan, according
to Dr. Ferris, chairman of the lun-
acy commission "Thaw Is undoubt-
eddy an incurable paranoiac liable
to have an outbreak any time" Fer
ris said. "Mattewan is the only
place in the state where the Grim
inal insane can be properly cared
for.
II have carefully observed Thaw,
and so have Mattewan doctors. The
opinion is not guess work. am
positive the case is incurable. 1t
would be great error to allow even
partial freedom"
Thaw alleges that Baker, Matte
wan superintendent, has 1t in for
him." and that he was prosecuted
there by official attendants.
Ferris says he Investigated the
charges and believes them the re-
suit of Jelusions Thaw continually
harbors.
Thaw's attorneys are prepared to
make hard fight to keep their
client out of Mattewan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
MIX THE BREED
CLUB ORGANIZED FOR THAT
PURPOSE SUCCEEDS IN MAR
RYlNG WHITE AMERICAN
GIRL TO CUBAN NEGRO.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The first
direct result of the activities of the
Cosmopolitan club which gave a
dinner last month at which white
women sat by negroes, came today
in the wedding of Joseph Antonio
Maceo, negro. to Isabel Mackey,
beautiful blonde and American.
Maceo is a son of Gen. Maceo,
Cuban patriot. He has been stu
dent at Syracuse university. where
his expenses are paid by the Cuban
government. The couple were not
at the Cosmopolitan dinner, but
have been interested in the move.
ment to mix the white and black
breeds. They were married in the
First Baptist church.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BY JACOB WALDECK.

NEW YORK, May ga Broad
way jeweler has several bushels OF
American watches in his window.
Some were bought in Europe and
some as far distant as South Africa
and India, and yet despite the cost
of transportation and one or two
intermediate profits, they are sold
for less than American dealers must
pay when they buy from the Amer
lean watch trust.
That is, you can buy watch that
has been to Calcutta and back
cheaper than you can get its twin
in the town in which 1t was made.
The reason? 1t is because the
trust sells goods for so much less
to foreign than to American deal
ers. Why? The tariff.
Chas. A. Keene, who discovered
the watch trusts methods and had
the ingenuity and courage to turn
them to the advantage of himself
and his customers. gives this ac-
count of his experience:
Il have been on the outs with the
watch trust ever since their manip-
ulation of the market right after
the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill. They used to keep the market
supply so short and dealers hungry
for popular goods, especially around
Christmas time, that dealers often
paid premiums to get what they
needed.
by getting in big orders l broke
this combination until the trust
found it out and then it compelled
the jobbers to quit selling to me.
Then | decided to take advan-
tage of the low prices for which the
trust products were sold abroad.
learned the discounts to foreign
dealers in all except a few cases
where 1t was so very large that 1t
was a sacred secret. The discount
varied from 2k to 80 per cent. The
trust sold its watches all over Eu-
rope much cheaper than in this
country, cheaper In South Africa
than in Europe and cheaper in In
dia than in South Africa. The furth-
er they go the Cheaper they are.
Meantime. protected by tariff the
price here at home is held stiff by
the trust.
THE watch which | presented to
President Roosevelt, or tried 10, is
sold to dealers in England for $7.9S
and to American deale. for $l0.56,
a difference of over 80 per cent.
"A certain size of ladies watch,
suitable for the Christmas trade,
that was sold to American dealers
at 1925, is sold to English dealers
at $4.75.
II sell for 5000 an American
trust-made watch brought back
from England. The trust charges
$l7.35 for the same watch to Ameri-
can wholesalers and the latter are
required to exact $25 for it from
retailers.
THE goods sent abroad are at
least equal and perhaps superior in
quality to those sold here.
when began reimporting
American-made watches | sold them
to the trusts own jobbers, some
times at a profit of 80 per cent,
The trust has used every effort
to block me from buying its prod
ucts in foreign markets. 1t OBJ
tanned from the Office of the United
States consul generals Office in
London the names of dealers who
sold me American watches. Such
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
OLD SOLDIERS
WILL MARCH
UNDlSTURBE0

The w. w. P. streetcars will stop
during the march of the veterans
on Decoration Day tomorrow. Po-
lice Chief Rice ordered that the
cars must not break up the line of
march, and today Manager ID. l..
Huntington protested to Mayor
Moore. The mayor called in the
chief, and then told Mr.. Huntington
that the order would not be re-
voked The chief showed that the
cars would only be at a standstill
possibly 20 minutes.
No orders have been issued to
the Traction Co., whose cars cross
Riverside at Wall and Washington
SITS. on the line of march and would
effectually break the ranks If the
cars crossed while the parade was
passing, but it is understood that
the police will not permit any con-
fusion in the lines from either
company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
TO MAKE RATES
AN ISSUE

SEATTLE, May 29.-The freight
rate committee representing the
western lumbermen has issued
1000 letters to eastern correspon-
dents instructing them how to COM
bat the proposed 10 per cent in
crease of freight rates. They call
upon business interests of the
whole country to cooperate, and
want the following plank in each
political platform
I'VE urge congress to enact an
amendment to the interstate COM
merce act whereby the commission
may, upon proper complaint, sus-
pend tariffs and investigate adj
vances in freight rates as TO their
reasonableness before becoming eff.
fective.'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
HElNIE RITTER
May BE CRIPPLE

Heinie Ritter. champion bantam
weight boxer of the S. A. A. c..
met with an accident In a runaway
early last evening that may MAIN
him for life. He was riding with
Harry Brown on Riverside av. when
the horse SHE'D at piece OF paper,
and before Brown, who was almost
thrown from the rig when the
horse jumped, could recover, the
frantic animal broke from control
and dashed up the street Turn
ing corner he precipitated both
occupants to the pavement.
Ritter sustained fractured hip.
Brown was seriously bruised. Rit-
ter is being cared for at Sacred
Heart hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BIDS MUST BE READVERTiSED
AS O'BRlEN AND WETZEL
WERE NOT HERE ON DATE
OF OPENING,

The pleasure-seeking of John
Wetzel, the new city commissioner,
and ]. T. O'Brien, president OF the
board of works, who are in Seattle,
has caused the city $50 cash in ad-
dition to loss of time on street
work.
More than 20 contractors appear
ed in the board rooms yesterday
with bids for public improvements
aggregating more than $150,000,
which were to be opened at 2
o'clock. Thine only member of the
board left was J. T. ONO. Not be.
ing a majority present to open the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29

VANCOUVER. b. c., May 90
Declaring that they are unable to
obtain work in Vancouver. dozens
of Hindus are applying at the Ca
madam Pacific railroad ticket Office
for information on the rates of pass
age to Honolulu. In all probability
a fairly large number OF Hindus
will leave for that point on the next
Canadian-Australian liner.
Begging appears to be the chief
occupation OF many Of these men,
and householders declare that they
have become intolerable nuisances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
GOV. MEAD TO
OPEN CAMPAIGN

BELLINGHAM, May 29.-The
first gun of the state campaign is
to be fired in Bellingham. the home
of Gov. Mead. Within the next two
weeks, the date to be fixed later,
the governor will deliver an address
at Beck's theater, in which he will
set forth the issues on which he
intends to seek denomination at the
hands of the republican party. 1t
is expected that the address will
be a memorable one, inasmuch as
it will announce the course 10 be
pursued by the governor, and will
give his opponents their cues.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
ANCl0-fRENcH
ALLIANCE OFF

LONDON, May 29.--Pres. Fal-
Heres said today that he regretted
he was unable to establish formal
Anglo-French alliance, the real OBJ
ject of his visit He said:
English and French have much
in common. The feeling of the
French is most friendly to England.
Such an alliance would result in
much good"
1t Is believed that while the king
wanted an alliance he could not
find means to satisfy all interests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
FLING FLOWERS INTO
RIVER IN HONOR OF
the GREAT FLEET

Thousands of flowers will be
thrown Off the Monroe st. bridge
into the river by the multitude Of
Eagles at noon tomorrow in honor
of the Atlantic feet. That will De
the principal feature of the state
aerie meeting tomorrow.
The most of the Eagles. however,
will go to Occur d'Alene on an ex-
cursion on the Spokane & Occur
dAlene electric line. Several
hours will be spent in the beauti-
full lake city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
COMMISSIONERS PLAY
COSTS Cash AND Time.

bids and award the contracts, moth
ing could be done. Advertising for
the Is bids cost the city about $50.
and readvertising Is now necessary
so that the cost will be doubled.
There Is no charter provision
which requires that at least two
commissioners always be in the
city, but there has always been a
tacit understanding that such
should be the rule.
Among the larger bids which
were to have been opened were
oileroid paving on First and Sec
ond avs. in Brownies addition. Tho
estimated cost of the First av. job
was $31 ,50S.35, and Second av., $40,-
92490. First ward trunk sewer
job, estimated cost $81 ,591.90; grad
ing and ballasting Second av., $751;
256.20.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
sRANEY WOULDN'T
TELL ON GRAF TIERS

SAN FRANCISCO. May ED
die Graney, indicted member of the
prize fight trust, was approached
by the graft prosecution and offer
ed immunity for turning states evil
dence, Graney Indignantly turned
the proposition down, declaring no
would never peach" even to save
himself.
Ruef's next trial will be for brib-
ing supervisors to pass the prize
fight ordinance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BURGLAR PASSED Up
REAL WORKS OF ART

PORTLAND, May 29.-The in
artistic temperament of a burglar
saved the Art and Crafts society
here thousands of dollars when q
thief entered the museum last night
and stole the exhibits of Mrs. Cum
ningham. Of San Francisco. AMI
Mrs. Watkins. of Cleveland. o. The
robber passed exhibits worth thou
sands and confined his theft to
work worth 5000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
CORRUPT SENATOR
GOES TO PRISON

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 20
Sen. E. J Emmons, convicted in
1904 of taking a bride. will begin
serving a five years term immedi-
ately TIE has been in Jail here two
years fighting the case in the high
er courts. Now that he has de,
ciJed to go to the penitentiary he
will have part of his term served in
the event that he loses on appeal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
NAvY's HOME ON SOUND

NAVY YARD, PUGET SOUND,
May 29.-That the people of Seat
tie and other cities on Puget Sound
should purchase a tract in these
waters suitable for a naval rendez-
vous and donate 1t to the govern
ment is plan suggested by Rear
Admiral w. T. Burwell, command
ant Of this navy yard, who has de-
clared his intention Of urging the
government to establish naval
rendezvous and target practice
grounds on Puget Sound and make
this a home port for the Pacific
fleet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
SMALLPOX HOLDS
6ATTLESHlP

BREMERTON, Wash, May 20
The battleship Kentucky is quaran-
tined. One sailor has smallpox and
others show symptoms. II two
more cases develop it will be inn
possible for the ship to rejoin the
feet and make the trip around the
world. The doctors believe the
men contracted the disease in San
Francisco. They had not been on
the ship since leaving that port.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
WAINWRIGHT AN
ADMIRAL NOW

TACOMA, May 29.-The booming
of 10 guns this morning signalized
the promotion Of Captain Richard
Wainwright to the rank of rear ad-
miral in complete command of the
second division of the battleship
fleet. The admiral's flag was
hoisted over the Georgia. Roosevelt
yesterday promoted Wainwright.
The Connecticut, Kansas, Yer
mont and Louisiana have sailed for
San Francisco, leaving the Georgia,
Rhode Island. New Jersey and Vir-
ginia here. They go to the dry
dock Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BIG DAM BREAKS
At PORT ARTHUR
Three Men and Freight Train Carried
Away in Flood.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May %
The big dam across Current river
at Port Arthur. the Grand Trunks
Pacific terminal, has gone out and
three men were killed in the flood,
which swept away freight train
and a mile of track. The victims
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
FINDS FRIEND on
END OF PIKE POLE

TACOMA, May 29.-Near Gig
harbor c. r. Rowley noticed pike
pole sticking up in the Sound. He
pulled 1t out and found the body
of his friend. F. r Eckard, on the
other end of 1t. Eckard had been
working on the boom, but how he
meth is death and how the pike
pole became attached to him is a
mystery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
UNKNOWN DEAD NUMBER I52, IO3

WASHINGTON D. c. May 2s-Growing slowly, steadily,
sentybu always growing the of the dead u A.
The ranks Of the division of the unknown dead full, pitt
fully full numbering 15203 And this only the number Of
unidentified national cemeteries There many,
unidentified American soldiers Their sleeping places
unknown they will be allowed undisturbed
until the final mobilize.
The total number of dead buried national cemeteries is
1885, soldiers numbering The
men maintains SO national cemeteries being the City of
Mexico 1900 soldiers of the Mexican there,
half unknown.
The largest national is at Arlington Va has
10000 Vicksburg is next in sze with 6SS3
Then Nashville, with 1858
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
MANY DOORS WILL
CLOSE TOMORROW

Most of the larger stores will
close tomorrow for Decoration Day.
An public Offices will be closed.
Last night the Spanish-American
war veterans condemned the mer-
chants who declined to close, and
ALSO frowned upon merrymaking
with baseball and other pastimes
when the nation is supposed to be
remembering its soldier dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
FORTUNE GOES TO BUILD
HOME FOR OLD PEOPLE

bought 20 acre tract for the site.
Nogi Mann. a Japanese founding
WHO has lived with the MAINS %
years. Is unprovided for SO far as
Learned. Mrs. Mann will take care
of 3him. Nogi was never legally
adopted. but has been looked upon
as an heir, He has his own auto
and everything money can buy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
BEvER|DCE PLANNED TO
NOMINATE ROOSEVELT

the republican convention was that
Beveridge became too enthusiastic
when slated for the place.
Beveridge wrote the keynote"
speech in advance, advocating
Roosevelt for a third term
When the national committee
heart of this action it side tracked
him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
o0Y'S LIFE CRUSHED OUT

SEATTLE. May 29.-OslanI
Nicholson, years old. was run
down by wagon loaded with
shingles at Renton. The boy. who
is the son of Mrs. Mary Nicholson,
widow. started to climb on the
wagon, fell and was crushed to
death beneath the wheels.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29

PORTLAND. May 29.-The $780,
900 estate left by p. j. Mann. the
pioneer capitalist who died of
heart failure In bath tub last
night, will be used to establish a
home for the aged. Mrs. Mann has
a life estate and will probably or
der the home erected Immediately.
Mann, within month, had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
GIVE UP

TOXIC. May 29-The government
is pleased at the results of fighting
in Korea and announces that the
rebellion will be crushed by August.
In many parts of Korea the insur
gents have surrendered already.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
FIRST BOAT BRINGS
OUT $1,000, 900

DAWSON. May 29.-The steamer
Tanana Is the first boat of the sea
son from Fairbanks. She brought
35 passengers and $1,000,000 in
gold.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
HAD SPEECH ALL READY,
BUT NATIONAL COMMITTEE
HEARD OF 1T AND LANDED
ON HIM HARD.

CHICAGO, May 29.-It is learn
ed from Congressman Lorimer, of
Illinois, that the reason Burrows
was selected temporary chairman of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29

were the engineer, fireman and
brakeman.
The dam broke suddenly and the
food poured onto the train, which
was running below it, giving the
trainmen no chance to escape. The
property loss is estimated at $780,
600.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
N. p. CONDUCTOR KILLED.

CENTRALIA. Wash, May 90
Mike Helfrich, of Tacoma, N. p. con-
ductor, fell under a train and was
killed this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29

George Denham was elected bust
ness agent of Federal union No.
1922 last night.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
T1 COL0NIZE MEXICO
Twelve Bisbeeites Will Join in Rush
 to New EIdorado in Republic

Twelve Bisbeeites have formed . company to take in land in the south. eru par, of Mexico. An excursion IS being institrted fiom Phoenix to the region to be thrown open 10 settlers, and another excursion to the same place is on from Kansas City. A com pany from the latter city is end.svor- ing to colonize the district in ques- tion, where it holds 300, 900 acres. The land is said to be very fertile, being especially rich for the growth of rub. Der trees, while two crops of corn can be grown yearly and containing an abundance of oranges, the latter growing wild. The minimum rainfall is B inches, the maximum l0l inches. The excursionists are expected to reach there abou. the 18th. Sam Hat. field is representing the Bisbee people who intend to take up from l6O to $40
 acres each.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Pete Johnson the Prominent Cochise
 Cattleman Has Narrow Escape

Struck by lightning and laid out as corpse by Mexicans, who were near,
 Pete Johnson, the we'll known cattle. man, yesterday passed through a most
 remarkable experience and today is little the worse for it.
 "I was staLding in tine doorway watching the clouds, the flashes of lightning and the rain," said MT. Johnson to Dr Greene after conscious. ness h returned. "Of a sudden heard a report, seemingly just at my left ear that wac not unlike the firing of pistol. Then suddenly realized that I was losing consciousness, and then l knew nothing more until, some time later, wskened and found my self buried under a lot of blankets. Almost suffocated, dug myself from under the cover to hear the Mexicans around me say: he lives, he lives'"
 Mir. Johnson was temporarily paral- yzed by the effects of .he stroke which confined it's course to his left. side, commencing near the shoulder and traversing the full length of the body down through his feet and into tho ground. Gradually the paralysis dis until today MrJohnson feels little or none the worse for his expe rience. The lightning lei. !irid streak on his body more than an inch wide. Two Mexican women were also affected by the stroke that rendered Mir. Johnson unconscious though not injured.-Douglss Interna tionsl.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
GENERAL PRINCIPLES!

Now, we are not radical but Ii you have a party organi- zation, you must have an ob- iect in that organization. That object is to combine for a certain result which you be- lieve to be virtuous and patri- otic, something that means the greatest good for t h e greatest number. Now, if the men you put up are just as good as the other party places in nomination, why should you not, consistently support the nominees of your party?
 Where would we have been today if Mark Smith baG not rallied the Democratic cohorts in Congress against joint statehood?
 No true Arizonan wants i oint statehood. We love
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
cHAs. MCDONALD FOR RECORDER

Chas. A. Mcdonald, for Recorder, is popular Cochise county candidate certain of election. Heartily supported at the last election, he has made A model officer, one of the best qualified, |, :he most conscientious, and withsll the most obliging officials of the county. An old miner from Bisbee, not afraid of the grime of tile sulph- ides nor the clinging of the fiue dust, he enjoyed an exceptional education and first demonstrated his fitness for public office in the capacity of justice of the peace in Bisbee, an office of profound detail and responsibility Tn a city of that population and char scter. When he came forward for re. corder, his friends. especially his com rades in the stope and drift and tnn- ncl and shalt, testified to their appre- station of him by voting for him, and nore have ever had occasion to regret the step. He will be retained to look after the office for another term.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
AN ARIZONA OFFICIAL
Receiver HiIdreth of the Land Office
 Will Face Serious Charges

It was learned on very good author ity that Lyman Wakefield, register of the land office, would again bring up before the department of the interior the charges against Receiver Hildreth which were heard some time ago.
 A reporter from the Dem ocrat called upon MT. Wakefield and asked him regarding the matter, but the gentle man merely replied that be had noth- ing tp say.
 MT. Hildreth was seen by the re-. porter also and questioned. He said that he understood that tbe matter would be brough. up again but knew nothing definite regarding the nature of the charges that Mir. Wakefield m. tended filing against him.
 This time 1t is understood that Hil. dreth will not alone be implicated in the matter, but that several officials of the land department higher up the line will be brought in in the Wake field charges. The affair promises to bring several matters of e sensational nature to light before it is finished and the pubic will await with inter- est the filing of the charges by MT. Wakefield, which ia bound to occur within the next fes days.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
CAMERON A JOINTIST
Two Years Ago Ralph Cameron Sup
 ported Joint Statehood Measure

The Tucson Citizen prints the fol- lowing, which will be of interest to the Republican voters of Cochise county:
 Ralph Cameron was a jointer. He favored joint Statehood of Arizona and New Mexico tso years ago, and for all we know to the contrary he favors it yet. Our information npon which we base this charge comes from the most prominent joint statehood Republicans in Pima county. We particularly request any person read ing this article to ask any official of the joint statehood organization in Arizona if we do not recite the truth We expect that Ralph Cameron will denounce the charge that he was a ioiuter as false, because at this time it is expedient for him to do so But nevertheless it is true. Ralph Cam. eron both by word of mouth and by letters to joint statehood leaders de- clsred himself to favor jointu-e. H's reason for so doing was to be in favol with the powers at Washington, wh, two years ago were urging joint state hood, and before whom at that tim' matters of great personal interest t, Ralph Cameron were pending. Is i safe, even yet, to send jointist t
 congress? Decidedly not"