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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
WHO ARE THEY?

Two supposed society" women,
or else prosperous sporting women,
one in a merry widow hat and the
other wearing a toQue, bedecked
with jewels, and both half soused,
were arrested last night by PATROL
man Lawson, colored, as they drove
at fast clip across Second av. on
Howard st. At police headquarters,
where they were booked for drunk.
they refused to give their names
and were locked up. Finally one
said she was Harriet Wilson and
the other was booked as Jane
Doe"
When they were sufficiently so
Der they were allowed to depart ON
each depositing 81 as bond for
their appearance in police court.
None of the police will admit who
the women are and claim they
could not find out. While the wom-
en- were In jail the horse and buggy
stood outside. When they were re-
leased they got in and drove away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30

The Spokane & Inland branch of
the Graves system is charged by
railway men with violating the pro-
visions of the federal law fixing a
limit to the number of hours a tele-
graph operator may be kept at his
post. The Inland comes under the
regulation by reason of it's inter
state business between Washington
and Idaho.
The especial cases cited are
those of the operator at Green
acres, who works from Z to Z; OPP
orator at Post Falls, who works
from 6:45 a. m. to 7:45 p. m, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30

England's difficulties on the
Afghan border are growing more
acute each day. Sepoys under the
command of British officers have
been rushed to Khyher pass. Heavy
artillery firing has continued for
several days. Many English officers
have been killed.
Lord Kitchener, commander-in-
chief Of the British forces, will
make his headquarters at Simla,
the northern headquarters Of the
army and the terminus of the rail
way. Lord Mimic, viceroy of India,
will join him Slere.
Sir James Wilcox has command
of three brigaies, two of which
have been concentrated on the bOr-
der in the mountains. The third is
being held In readiness at Peshaw-
ur. Desultory firing has been re-
ported along the frontier from the
Kabul river to the Abrazai.
Prime movers in the uprising are
the Mohmands, Pathan tribe oc-
cupying the hills between Peshaw-
ur and KOpat. The Mohmands
were disappointed in not being able
to take part in the fighting of last
February and have since been raw
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
Welded AND
SOON WIDOWED

SEATTLE, April 30.-When
Robert w. Millar. the young Seat
tie electrician through whose body
10000 volts of electricity passed
last Saturday, breathed his last at
the Tacoma private sanitarium.
death ended sadly a romance, and
scared the heart Of young Seattle
girl.
AS Millar lay dying, suffering
poignantly from the terrible burns,
Miss Norma b. Learned. of $40
Fourteenth av. N, E., faithful to
her stricken lover, became his wife.
Within "a hours Millar's heart
was stilled forever and Mrs. Millar
was a widow.
When, last Saturday, Millar re-
ceived the heavy shock of electri-
city which caused his death, he had
promised his sweetheart to spend
the following day with her In Seat
tie. Sunday morning dawned, but
Instead of her future husband, a
message came that he was fatally
injured and that death was but a
matter Of time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30

ton national convention in Column
bus next July.
Recently he has been besiegeI
with requests that he permit mis-
name to go before the convention.
The Illinois prohibitionists started
his boom, and not unlll it had been
taken up in half dozen other
states did the Michigan following
realize they had winner in their
midst. Now they are working tooth
and nail in his behalf. No other
candidate has been mentioned.
Tracy will not refuse the honor.
81 am not politician he says. Il
have devoted my life so far to bust
ness and the raising of family.
am prouder of my seven daughters
and my son than | will ever be OF
any political honor that may come
to me. am making no effort for
the honor, but If the demand for me
becomes strong | will not refuse to
accept the responsibility"
Since 1896, when he deserted the
republican party, Tracy has been
an enthusiastic prohibitionist. IN
1904 he was chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions at the nation
al convention in Indianapolis. He
was member of the Illinois state
committee for several years, and
as treasurer of the committee made
an excellent showing.
Four years ago he organized the
Lincoln temperance movement, In
augurating pledge-signing crusade
which obtained more than 100000
signatures. The society Is dying
out now as its founders believe
that the next generation will not
need pledges. AS candidate for
sheriff In Cook county, Illinois. In
1902, he polled the largest prohibi-
ton vote ever known in Chicago.
He Is an eloquent speaker and a
whirlwind campaigner.
Tracy was born in Monmouth.
H., in 1866, and received col
legiate education. He married Miss
Ada M. Houston in Kankakee, IN
1899.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
He "ONLY BROKE
HIS LEG"

Little George Palmer, age 9,
while attempting to climb onto the
back of buggy driven by William
Shears of Garden Springs. at IL: 30
o'clock this afternoon, caught his
leg in the spokes of wheel aud
the bone was broken. The patrol
was sent to bring the little fellow
to the emergency hospital. The
accident occurred near the store at
the west end of the Hangman creek
trestle and the sufferer was carried
inside. When the officers arrived
he said there was nothing much
the matter with him, only he
broke his leg"
He has been living with the fam
lily OF Archie Davenport, 3515
Fourth av. His father is working
in Wallace, Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
CATCH FLEEING
F|ENO At SEA
x s16tu0 u.s. O6ss

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30
Pressing swift tug into service,
the police today overhauled the
fishing steamer Kvichak just out
side the Golden Gate and arrested
Joseph Doyle, a member Of the
Grew charged with attacking Mrs.
Lawrence Garrad last night and
fatally wounding her with blow
on the head.
Doyle had ssaulted Mrs. Garrad
and left her weltering in blood. He
was traved to the Kvichak and a
warrant sworn out after the vessel
had sailed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
MAURICE THOMPSON
HERO OF RUNAWAY

At the risk of his own life about
8 o'clock last night Maurice
Thompson, the prize fighter,
stopped a runaway team of hack
horses just as hundreds of people
were coming out of the Pantages
theater onto the street. The hack
belonged to Connolly Bros. The
driver was frantically endeavoring
to stop their dash along Howard st.
and was being dragged along but
still held to the lines. Thompson
rushed across the street and
grabbed the horses by the bit ami
hung on for his life. His weight
did not hinder them at first, but
by the time they reached the cor
ner of Howard and Riverside he
managed to stop them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
DERANGED WOMAN
HID IN BASEMENT

Emma A. Johnson, who mysteri-
ously disappeared from a dentists
office in the Hyde block Tuesday
afternoon, was found about s
O'Clock last night in the basement
of store at IS Howard ST. Peo-
pie of the store heard her down
stairs. Her mind has been affect
ell by illness for some time and
she does not remember all of the
occurrences since she disappear
ed. She was afraid to have tooth
pulled and fed from DR. Gray's Of
fee. Thursday night she says she
remained in the basement of the
Hyde block.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
GETS JUDGMENT FOR
$50 WORTH Of TIME

What music there is in Goodbye
Jack" is worth at least $50, even If
1t didn't make such a great hit, ac-
cording to Judge KEENAN, this morn
ing in ruling in favor of Prof.
Franz Mueller. who set John De
Wits words to music. The pro-
fessor alleged that he contracted to
put the Dewitt inspiration into
song for $50 and when the enter
prise failed to prove the bowling
success they figured on, Dewitt re-
fused to pay for the alleged reason
that the fault lay in the music and
not in the words.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
JAP FLAGSHIP
LOST WITH 200
Oyama's Son One of Many Victims
of Magazine Explosion. ..........

TOXIC, April 30.-A supplement
.tary report received from Admiral
Moshiamatsu, of the sunken Jap
training ship Matsushima, says that
al men on board that vessel,
which went down early this morn
ing off Pescadores island, We're res
cued.
If this is so, the number of dead
will exceed 200. Among the miss
ing are sons Of Field Marshal
Oyama and Vice Foreign Minister
Chinda.
The young men were cadets, of
which the ship carried 800 Among
the survivors were Al cadets.
The disaster was caused by the
accidental explosion of proiectile
in a magazine The entire maya
zine blew up before the boats could
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30

be manned and the ship went down
like a plummet.
Men in the vicinity of the maya
zine were torn to pieces. Those
below had no chance to escape and
went to the bottom with the ship.
Two cruisers stood by and picked
up the survivors. The captain and
other officers are among the dead.
None of the survivors are able to
explain the cause of the accident.
The matsushima was flagship in
the battle of the Yalu and carried
SO officers as well as the cadets.
Later reports this afternoon re-
garding the sinking of the training
cruiser statet that 1853 have perish
ed. The accident is now believed
to have occurred late Wednesday
instead of this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
CIRCUS ROWDY
STARTS BATTLE

PORTLAND, April 30.--A special
from Grants Pass tells Of free for
all fight between employees of Nor
ris and Rowes circus and a crowd
of local men In which half dozen
were bruised and cut. The. fight
started when circus employe
made vulgar remark at couple
grounds. Clubs, fence rail AMI
bricks We're used freely in the
course of the battle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
DOYLE victim OF
MuRDEROUS HOBO

a hobo attacked and robbed
Thomas Doyle of Sc in a boxcar
near Marshall late yesterday and
soyseverely cut him about the head
and back that he was put aboard a
passenger train and brought to Sa-
cred Heart hospital here, where he
was patched up. The sheriff AMI
his deputies. assisted by a posse,
secured the neighborhood of the
assault without result last night.
Doyle is doing as we'll as a dam
aged man can this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
new BRIDGE OPEN
TO STREET CARS

The Traction Co. began running
cars over the new concrete bridge
on Washington st. this morning,
having made record time in laying
its new tracks following the col
lapse of the temporary bridge. The
new structure has been floored with
concrete and now is open to the
general public.
City Engineer Ralston this morn
ing reported all other bridges out
of danger from the high water
which threatened to carry them
away for several days. The water
has reached Its highest and from
now on will probably rsceie.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
OISCREDITED FULTON
NOW SEEKS REVENGE

man. Likewise Fulton men predict
that, Bourne will be defeated at the
polls i'm 1912 and that Fulton will
succeed him in the senate.
Chamberlain, 1t is limited, will re-
ceixes the quiet support of Fulton
men in the coming campaign for
senatorship.
When the state central commit
tee adopted a resolution endorsing
the Taft candidacy for president 1t
struck fatal blow at the hope of
Sen. Bourne to bring Oregon's dele
cation to Chicago uninstructed.
Bourne lost his grip on the state
organization because of his persist
ent efforts to boom a second cleo
tive term for Roosevelt"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
HUGHES OUT
Of THE RACE
WILL WITHDRAW FROM PRESl-
DENTAL CONTEST AND SEEK
<.ELECTlON AS GOVERNOR
TH%SECURE REFORMS.

NEW YORK, April 30.--Rumors
that Gov Hughes will withdraw
from the presidential race and ask
for denomination as governor Of
New York are being persistently
circulated about New York and
Washington.
Hughes desire to force through
his reform measures is the princi-
pal reason alleged for the with
drawal,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
ATTORNEYS ARGUE
FORD GRAFT CASE

SAN FRANCISCO. April So
Both the people ami defense rest
ed today in the trial of TREY l..
Ford and closing arguments were
begun. Attorney Moore began his
argument for the defense with a
motion that Ford be dismissed on
the grounds that he had been
placed once in jeopardy for the Of
Tense
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
GREAT GUNS TO
ROAR WELCOME

SAN FRANCISCO. April 3d.
Army regulations are to be sus-
pended on the date of the arrival
of the fleet and the vessels will be
received by the boom of IL big r.
inch reloading coast defense guns,
the biggest in American service.
The regulations do not procide
for the use Of the 12-inch guns for
saluting in ordinary cases.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
FLEET LEAVES SANTA
BARBARA EARLY

SANTA BARBARA, April 3d.
The Atlantic feet left this city for
Monterey at O'Clock this morning.
Admiral Thomas decided upon an
early departure in order that peo-
pie of San Louis Obispo might have
an opportunity of seeing the YES
sells as they passed. Few people
were up to see the fighting ships
leave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
SPOKANE WASHINGTON,
FLEET COMING TO SPOKANE

h. Judge and Golfers have
both gravely noted Spokane
as one of the Coast cities
to be visited by the navy on
its Pacific cruise. People
who have not already Sc
cured tickets for trip to
the Sound when the fleet ar
rives there will be that
much ahead and will have
in addition the novel expert
ence of watching the man.
moth battleships climb over
the w. w. P. dam and
dodge under it's sickly
bridges. They will probably
go on from here for sum-
mer In Yellowstone park.
Walla Walla is another one
of the Coast cities to be
visited by the fleet, accord
ing to the same authority.
What New York knows
about the United States
only New York knows.
What she does not know
is the greatest comedy fea-
ture of a distinctly humor-
Gus country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
PLANS TO AID CHAMBERLAIN
IN PRESENT CAMPAIGN AND
BEAT BOURNE WHEN LAT
TIERS TERM EXPIRES.

PORTLAND, April 30.--Open
warfare between the factions in the
republican party headed by Fulton
and Sen. Bourne is predicted as a
result of the meeting of the repub-
lican state central committee We'd
nesday.
The Fulton men will not allow
Bourne to head the state delegation
to the Chicago convention. This
is an honor due to Fulton, assert
Fulton's friends, as he Is a Taft
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
SEATTLE INVITES STATE

Mayor Miller, of Seattle, Is send
ing out some beautifully engraved
personal invitations to come to his
town and see the fleet there May
23. Seattle will have the u. 8.
navy all to herself then ami is will
ing to let the rest of the state have
peep at 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
TAKING TESTIMONY
IN The RUFF TRIAL

SAN FRANCISCO. April 90
John Behan, clerk of the board of
supervisors, was the first witness
called in the trial of Abraham Ruef.
He is charged with offering bride
to Jennings Phillips, ex-supervisor,
Behan's testimony was relative to
the status of the ordinance at the
time of the alleged offense
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
DIED OF PNEUMONIA

William Conroy, bartender, age
SO, died of pneumonia at Sacred
Heart hospital yesterday. He is a
member of the union and an Eagle.
The funeral will not be held until
his mother, who resides in Massa-
chusetts, Is heard from.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
Tracy Will Be the Cold Water Nominee

Special Correspondence to The Press
DETROIT, April 29.-It is pretty
nearly cinch that Jos. P. Tracy,
manager of the Michigan Salt Co.,
and easily the foremost prohibition
list in Michigan, will be nominated
for the presidency at the prohibit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
WANTS DIVORCE AND
HUSBANDS WAGES

Nettie NJ. Johnson this morning
brought action for divorce from
George Thomas Johnson on the
grounds of cruelty and at the same
time brought garnishee proceedings
against the Great Northern railroad
for 500 in wages that's coming TO
her spouse. They married In Mon
ticello, Mo, in March, 1902, and
have two children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
SENTENCE DIOR FORGERY

Guy Hugenin, who pleaded guilty
to forging Mitchem Bros. name to
n worthless check and attempting
to pass 1t on the Cooperative store
at Hillyard, was sentenced to from
one to IA years in the penitentiary
yesterday by Judge Huneke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30

wife that Jones was murdered and
robbed. District Attorney Reames,
of Josephine county, Oregon, not
only swCre that Jones had been
killed but that he had also been
cut up and was most assuredly
oead.
Nevertheless Jones appeared in
disputably, remarking merely that
he had been up in British Columbia
The district attorneys information
was obtained from a man charged
with murder who claimed he knew
who killed Jones.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
STOLE HER CLOTHES

Mrs. J. Mckinney, of E411 Sec
ond av., notified the police last
night that while absent from her
room during the afternoon someone
stole her clothes out of suit case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
CORBiN WANTS THE GROUND

d. c. Corbin. president of the
Spokane International. notified the
board of works this morning that
he wished the sheds used during
the building Of the Washington st.
bridge, which are on the railroads
property, removed at once because
the ground is badly needed. Tho
board will proceed with the remoy.
al Immediately. ~, ----..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
COULDN'T KILL HIM
WITH AFFlDAVITS

YREKA, Cal, April 30.-While
his estate was being prohated
Henry Jones suddenly appeared
and stopped proceedings. Proof of
his death had been furnished III
TIE form of an affidavit by his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
CLAIM INLAND VIOLATES
FEDERAL LABOR LIMIT

two operators at Occur d'Alene who
each work IL hours daily. The law
fixes nine hours as a days work.
The operators also act as ticket
agents.
The company claims that it is
obeying the letter of the law by
resorting to the split trick system
of getting around it. The men are
supposed to be working when a
train is at the station or orders
coming over the wire. Then they
are supposed to be off duty while
waiting for some more work to do.
The railroad companies are work
ing this scheme wherever possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
SHRiNERS GIVE DANCE

About 80 couples attended a
dance given in Masonic temple last
night by the Shriners. Supper was
served in the banquet hall, where
the t3bles We're arranged In the
form - star.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
DISCOVERED

Mayor Moore, Fire Chief
Myers and Electrical Inspec-
tor Halliday all celebrate
their birthdays today. His
honor Is SO, the fire chief SO
and the inspector AZ.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
CHICAGO EDITOR DEAD.

CHICAGO, April 3d.. II. Bick-
ford, associate editor of the Chi
cago lnterOcean died this morning
of appendicitis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-30
TORNADO Death ROLL
EXCEEDS 500

NEW ORLEANS, April 30-Prac-
tically complete reports from the
tornado districts show that 502
were killed and 2.29S injured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-23
FRYING TO MILK CHINATOWN.

We invite the
Chinese
financially either his OIL
last Willie Crawford, who with Mr.
Cathcart specific
Brown convict unpublished
Cathcar At saloon refused sub
if did subscribe
The point is what kind the Chinese
the asked
willing all gambling
something
which With all they
EXPECT SOMETHING IN RETURN WHICH WILL MATERIAL
BUSINESS
CATIONS PURSUITS
Cathcart Chnee
They, gambling
nopros imposition of trAng
flor
notsa
japanese they
hereafter' merely the question 1t has described by the cahart
that Sheriff Iaukea
Isi What have they about the solicitation Cath
gamblers aoonkeepers
IS a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-23
SOME PHASES OF THE FIGHT,

The efforts made by the pan
against in
nave n received with precisely the Advertiser
us business to
forced by Catheart
make and making them owing to
iev
unnecessary to explode n his camp
AS matters turning it might
the field
whom being interviewed by clear that
majority against Cahcar will be
all public in reres he MIGHT merely
say that he had done his voon
beaten by great majority the chances
victory by nominating other o Type
Touching the charge that the urging Cath
to those
expectation that he would retire. could
enough TO the
OF the Kingdom The Hawaiian
telling turned on him serce and
could place arestf''
then7' Glen reply
And it is
libel
County Attorney
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-23
JUDGE DOLE ON oATHcART.

small circle of lawyers
Dole did appoint Deputy Attorney Cath
p that
of then Sheriff.
M that
proposals Cahcat the Police
General division with him of the
graft possible collect of Chinatown awlrkers
Cathcart the editorial of
Advertiser
this oathcar the The
the public remember this journal
police denquencie and the evidence of its
arrested them
The chief witness the prosecution
the influence of
induce this out of the Among
whatever that might have BEEN which attack
pleasant The editor responded
saying something might Mr.
proceeded tell that gentleman reported had
not time when he the leading candidate
that was but coherent denial left this office
quickly up suu avoided saying anything to
offend Mr.. Ayres.
n editor of this told Mr. Cac the story
he this not to p
before,
Charles L. Rhodes who was at work on the
said observed Mr. Catheart 3
Mr. A. p Taylor
by, and recorect many the circumstances
of public duty and
the Of Messrs
Thurston to be fair but OF
Thurston present
u story that Mr. chca failed reach
Dole had convinced by the
Cingwoh that he unworthy Of
fdencet
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-23
A BOOMERANG ISSUE.

The Advertiser will do its toward the only possible solution
of the trouble in which the involved. 1t will withhold it's
Their
from the ticket further aignment him
this
those who
of favor liable criminal election Fraud
half
ticket, formally
Bulletin notions this
Of
Territory the charge fraudf'
The of
between the parrot, yellow dog
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-23
McoANn1nss' HOLLOW PROMISES.
and keep.

Will McCandess tell
land if elected member
mainland
hOdoves,
Democratic safely
part This being the legislative situation how McCande
the which
changedf The Republican
would onnive Democratic
of the and that would McCandless
Kuhio he his
something Washngton's for the Hawn
promises,
other
Republican.
MCandless his Khi