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Eastern livestock Market

CHICAGO, April 24.-Cattle-Receipts about
l,5oo; steady TO strong. Beeves q .so@I 20;
and heifers, So 40@6 so; calves. 81 5096. so.
Hogs-Receipts about IA. 600; market, 10c
higher Light, $5. .20G5 25 mixed, So 35@5 80;
heavy, 50 :2J@5 10; pigs. "a .lo@4. 80; bulk of
sales. So .5o@5. 10.
Natives 81. .S506 .45: westerns, 81 9O@6 50
yearlings. Sc. 50G7 10; lambs SS17 60; western
lambs scar .65.
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Beans and Seeds

new features
Beans tper ctl-Bayos, s3@s 10; pea. So. .75@
4; small white, $3.40@3. Co. large white, So -604
S.75; pink, $3@3.1O; red, $3.5og4; butter. $3.50;
iimas "a 50g4I0; red kidney, -. 1898 25; black
eyes, 3d. 25g3. so; horse beans, S2.25G2.75; cram
berry beans, SO; Garvsnzas, $3.I5Q4.
Seeds--Brown mustard $393.5U; yellow mus
tard, nominal; faxseed. $3 carload lots; canary,
othy, nominal; hemp, Az Q4hc; milleI. 2LG
3Hc per lb; broom corn seed, $1S@20 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green quoted at S2.65Gg3 and
Niles at $2.2ot42.50 per ctl
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval store.-Turnentine and RosI

Naval Stores-Turpentinc and Rosin
SAVANNAH, April 24.--Turpentine-Firm
43& @44c; sales, 515; receipts, 556; shipments,
531.
Rosin-Firm; sales. 1905; receipts. 1886;
shipments. 2551; stock, 57.551. Quote: A, B, C.
s.. .20Q325; D, $3.25@3.30; 3, S3.25@3.35; F.
$3.35 40; G. $3.45 H, s3.7013.s0; l. 81. .3o@
$50; K. $5.25@5.35; NJ, $3.50; N, 1915; VIC,
$500; WV, $5.90@6.
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GeneraI sIerchandlse


Bags-Grain bags, Jure-Juiy. g.. 06Ec; san
Quentin, 6lsc; wool bags. 421s cite; fleece
twine, lie per lb
Coal-Pennsyvanla anthracite. egg SIC; We'll
lngton, $12 per ton; New Wellington. SD: Coos
bay $40; Australian house-Richmond etc SO
Cumberland SI4 in bulk and $3.50 in sacks.
Welsh anthracite, SIS; COKE $17 per ton In bulk
and $40 in sacks Rocky mountain. S11012
Ofls-Quotations are for barrels: Lii.seed SIC
per gallon fo- boiled ana 51c FOR raw cases &c
more; castor OIL in eases. No. 1, Toe: Bakers
AA, cases, 81 -2SGl1-30: lueol. SOC for boiled and
4Sc for raw China nut. cases. I6lgS6c per gal
Ion; cocoanut oil, IN barrels, 81 Y fr01c FOR XXX
55@5s1sc for No. and % y 95Gc fc- No q
according quality; extra bleached winter
sperm OIL 65c; natural winter sperm oil e5..
na ttrals whale oil. 55c; extra winter strained
lard oil, 90c: No. lard oil, 75c; pure neatsfoot
oil. soc; No. / neatsf0ot oil. &c. heryn. oll
4oc; salmon oil, 35c boiled hsh oil. 35c; paint
oil. 35c.
Coal Oil, Gasoline etc.-Wnter white a,
drums or iron bbls. lie: cases. 1Sc: special A.
HE; pearl OIL in cases. 1UAc astral fstSe.
star. 16Ne; extra star. 10iSc; Elaine e6iIe.
ecceEe. 1sikc; red crown aud motor s.asolins
in iron hbls or drums. tSe. IN eases alise. M
l engine distillate. In iron bhls or drums S,s
NO. do &c, eases &c more. SO degree rasss
line, in bulk soe. in cases a1lsc; nsphtha. ln
bulk 10c- In cases 1. e.
Turpentiue-sle per gallon In eases and &c In
drums mud iron barrels Nt ~
Resin tpcr hD ~ ssn nounds1E e. ~ a,
$3.50 q. suahi II, 81, ias 1. Sd.T0.
Red ana White Lsad--lied lead. sH@ec psr
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, April 24-Hutton's wire saws:
'The market is some points higher and steady
at the advance with a good demand from spin
ners. The Journal of Commerce makes the first
report OF the season, claiming that the acre
age in North and South Carolina is about
the same as last year, also the condition The
buying of cotton yesterday was the best IN
some time But the feeling abroad is fully IS
depressing as Ii is here. The decline Is now
reaching point where it will soon be below
cost of production in the face of very small
supplies.
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Meat Market
Previous prices were quoted yesterday.
DRESSED MEATS

Slaughterers rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-T@7Hc per lb for steers, 6G1c for cows
and heifers.
veal-5h Csc for large and sGse for small.
Mutton-Wethers. S49c: ewes, ~ Csc.
Lamb-lO1k Gil 1sc per Id for spring.
Dressed Pork (per lbl-I15@Se for heavy and
9Q10c for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, less so per
cent shrinkage for cattle:
Cattle--Steers No. l. SIC; second quality
Sc; third quality. &c; cows and heifers, &c for
No. 1; second quality, 6@61ac; third quality, 51
nc; thin, 3@4c; bulls and stays, 4G4zc; thin
bulls. 3431ac.
Caives-5c per ID for light, 41ac for medium
and 3la Q4c for heavy tgross weight)-
Sheep-Wethers, size per Id; ewes, sc (gross
weight.
Lambs-Spring. &c per ID.
Hogs-1O0 TO 200 lbs, 5ss acc; $50 10 225 lbs.
5M5Hc; 225 lbs and over, Al use per ID; boars
80 per cent, stays 30Q40 per cent and sows 10a
20 per cent off from above quotations.
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-al1's Page OF Commercial News

fancy quoted at l015auc choice s1a@91ac,
prime 11s @71 1ac, common fair 5A @e&c.
Prunes-Steady, with quotations ranging from
&c to lac for California and from oAc to l0c
for Oregon fruit
Apricots-Unchanged, with choice quoted at
1S920c; extra choice 19@21c, fancy 2O@24c.
Peaches-DuH but rather steadier In tone,
with choice at 10@l05sc extra choice i0A 4l1c,
fancy IL y G12c, extra fancy 13@14c.
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Receipts. Shipments
Butter, Cheese and EGGS

CHICAGO, April 24.--On the produce exchange
today the butter market was weak; creameries,
cases included. l4Nc; frsts 14c; prime frsts,
14015hc; cheese, easy, 11@l12c.
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Foreign Futures
TIuEDn nnny
NTinnresota Whent Market

DULUTH, April 24.-Wheat: No. 1 northern,
81 o6s.; No northern, 81 OPS; May, 81 .oa%
July. 81 .034s: September, ole.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 24.--wheat: No hard.
q log No l northern. 81 ;o8A: No, 2 do,
81 o4is al o4ss; July. 81. osss al .s3al: Sen,
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, April o4.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund
shows Available cash balances, S252, 439, ,346;
gold coin and bullion, gold certif-
Gates, s24, 742, ,420.
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Cash Grain and Proyfstons

CHICAGO, April 24.-Cash quotations were as
follows - : Flour, steady; No 3 spring wheat,
No. yellow. &c: No. oats, 52tsc; No. 8
white. 5019 @52Ac; No. rye, so@so1sc; fair to
western naxseed, $12o; prime timothy seed,
s4.25; short ribs, sides (loosel, $6.50@6. ST. y;
mess pork. per Dbl, S12.90@13; lard. per 100 lbs.
SS; short clear sides boxed S7.20@7.50; whis-
ky, basis Of high wines 81 30
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Bank Clearings

NEW YORK, April 24.-Bradstreet's bank
elearings report for the week ending April 23
shows aggregate of 81, ,9S9. .057 600, against
81 2S7, Ss2. 600 last week and 81, 625 743 900 In
the corresponding week last year. The follow
ing is list OF the cities:
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Northern Business

PORTLAND, April 24.-Clearinss, 1876. 5o2;
balances. $21i 46T.
TACOMA: April 24.-Clearings, $685. bal
anees $50 77G
SEATTLE: April 24.-Clearings. SLICE. .es7;
balances, $130 33S.
spoKANE. April 24-ciearings, 1927, ,s44; bal
ances S255 Ar
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Northern Wheat Market

OREGON
PORTLAND, April 24.--Club, S5@S6c: blue
stem. S1@ssc; red. s3@s4c; valley, S5@S6c
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, April 24.-Unchanged. Biuestem,
SIC; club, SAC; red SIC.
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sd. Loui. wool NTarket

grades. eombing and clothing. 16@1Thc; light
dne i49l5c; heavy fine, l1@12c; tub washed,
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Bar silver-Quiet; PAID per ounce.
Money-2h per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market 1oI
short bills is 2 9-1612M per cent and for three
months bills 11-1G per cent.
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New York stock List

E. F. Hutton Co.. zeo California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange. fur
uish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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New York Mining Stocks
BOSTON Stocks and Bonds
TIIE COPPER STOCks

BOSTON. April 24.-The whole market showed
great strength today and it had a most favor
able sentiment. Shorts covered and many were
turned 10 bulls. Coppers Jagged. but viii be
taken In hand soon. shannon stock is making
an exceptional Showing ard IS making 80 a
share in the present l3c copper market
COPPER CLOSE
The following list IS furnished by r. F. Hut
ton Co. 400 California street. San Fran
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LOCAL MARKETS

San Francisco Money Market
Lower quotations for silver and Hongkong ex-
change were the only variations yesterday.
There was nothing new in financial quarters.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
FRIDAY. April 24-1o:s

FRIDAY. April 24-10:3O a. m.
UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid Ask Bid Ask.
Is or CD new.u9lsl2ll a IS or COUP .100%10lA
MISCEI.I.A NEOI-S Bonds
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Loans, Exchanges and Silver

Prime mercantile paper......... e97 per cent
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0O1 -. LOO. %
OiLeeks. dOz bnchs.-NI5
iOniOns. per lb-...-0 8
6iPofatOes. ID ....1h1Q 2
Ul Do. new. ID. 4d 3
: Parsnips. doz ...-d2O
J Radishes. dz bchs-M 20
diRhubarb. ID .... 5d 3
= Sage. doz bnchs. 256a-
.ui String Beans. Ih.-q25
y Sumner Squash, lb-0-
= Sprouts, per 10. ID
p Spinach. per ID. "a 8
= Thyme. dz bnch. .-023
. Turnips. per doz--0eO
-lTomatOes. ID -.12zQ15
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''The most extensive of all the morbid mental condi-
tons which reflect themselves disastrousy the hui
man system is the state of fear says DR.. VIM II. Hol-
comb. ut has many degrees of graduations from the
state of extreme alarm, fright terror down to the
slightest shade of apprehension of impending evil But
all along the line it is the ing-a paray wing i'm
preston upon the centers of life which produce
through the agency of the system vast variety
of morbid symptoms in every tissue of the body
Psychologists tell that fear impoverishes the blood
by interfering with assimilation and cutting off nutrition
1t lowers mental and physical vitality and weakens every
element of strength
1t demoraizes character destroys ambition, induces
disease parazes happiness in self and Others and
blocks achievement.
The most deadly thing for marrng human lives is fear.
And it is utterly useless. 1t do nothing for
but harm With right understanding, fear is unavailng.
The worst foe to overcome, that makes outside
obstacles dwndle to pgmes in comparison is this enemy,
fear
Conscious power exists within the mind of cry
tent being Sometimes its existence may be unrealized
but it is there 1t there to be developed and brought
forth, like the culture of that obstinate but beautiful
flower, the orchid. To allow it to remain dormant is to
place oneself in obscurity to rampe ones opportun
ties, to smother ones faculties
Conscious power clears away the mists, routs fear
points out to the star of his destiny and bids him
"hitc his wagon thereto. If he allows fear to hold him
and whisper You may fai-wait he hesitates weakens
himself, and the chance slips away.
Fight fear zeaously as you would fight tuberculosis
or typhoid 1t has destroyed more vitality and energy
than both combined.
Down with fear! Trample it under foot you would
viper, and let the conscious power within your soul
stand forth boldly and lead you and happiness
1t is matter of thought of will, of development
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calling for unusual courage; but
desperate extremities must be met
with extraordinary audacity. Rand
nerved himself, and turned quietly
over upon his side. facing the in
terror of the room.
The intruder he could see, dimly,
vague, misshaped bulk against the
darkness. He was unpleasantly
near-so near. in fact, that he took
alarm at Rand's natural movement,
and stood stock-still for many min
utes, waiting, apparently, until the
sleeper should be less restless.
AS for Rand, certain curiosity
concerning the meaning of the bust.
ness obsessed him to the exclusion
of fear, just then: he, too, was quiet
as any mouse, watching his man
through half-closed lids in order
that not even the starlight might
CLINT upon his eyeballs and betray
his wakeful vigilance.
Very gradually the man relaxed
the strain of his caution. He be.
gan to breathe more freely ami
loudly: and slowly. inch by inch,
he edged more near the presumably
unconscious sleeper.
Ran saw him bending over the
chair wherein the young man. had
hung his clothing, and suddenly no
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BULLYING
A WIFE.
ny JESSIE M PARTON.

heaven by his route or not at all.
Then tendency to stubbornness
on the part of the husband is only
Swallowed forth in the lover by an
air of possession and masterfulness
that is delightful.
But men are April when they
. woo, December when they wed,
and the hard, cold truth soon comes
, out. Then there are two courses
open to the wife. One is to smile
and pretent to like it, John is so
determined, the other is to fight
it out on the spot.
One man | know has started in
to reform his pretty young wife's
manners, which are much better
than his own, because inspired by
true kindness and the desire to
give pleasure. He will interrupt a
conversation, wnen strangers are
present, to remark, Florence, re-
strain yourself. 1t is not well bred
to show emotion. Your laugh is
entirely too loud"
This same man will not allow
his wife to read a book until he
has examined 1t. There is very
expressive word that fits just such
cases, and it is pig-headedness.
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Surely the most obnoxious indi-
with is the husband who insists on
training his wife.
He has resolved that she shall
be a tame copy of himself, which
necessarily implies a large share
| of self conceit, and this, added to
Phis natural obstinacy, makes life
almost uncomfortable to such as are
bound to him by family ties and
dare not run away.
Men are so very nice in so many
diverse ways that it is next to i'm
possible to find fault with them.
But they have some failings, just a
few little foibles to keep them from
soaring up into the clouds.
And the man who compels his
wife to go to school to him has his
share of these small defects. In
addition to the world failings of
conceit and stubbornness he lacks
Imagination.
Would any person endowed with
even an ordinary imagination re-
quire another to echo his thoughts,
live by the same rule, do the same
things In the same way?
To be tied down by habit to rou-
tine Is to be bound to the wheel OF
life In very truth. There is no
chance for individuality in such a
life, but to have the thongs knotted
by the one we love best is like as
sisting at ones own funeral.
What any man wants with a
broken spirited, warranted not to
think for herself or act without ad-
vice wife Ia more than / can
fathom. A trained flea would be a
far more interesting companion.
Because he doesn't drink coffee
Tor breakfast he won't allow his
wife to do SO, coffee is injurious,
ne assures her.
It's the same way with the ar
rangement OF the house, her
! clothes, the children's education,
the cooks day out, and the sort of
literature consumed by the family
He even carries his habit OF die
Eating to others SO far as to inter
fere with his wife's religious con-
Nictions and insists that she go TO
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CHAPTER V.
(Continued.j

Rand's breath, too, seemed to
stop, and for full minute, as he
lay and listened. The roof of his
mouth was strangely dry, and his
tongue rasped against it like dry
bone. There was a discomposing
agitation of his heart-though that
was more expectancy than fear, to
be fair to the young man.
In point of TACT, he was not
afraid; but it would be an untruth
to state that his mind was easy.
The knowledge that there is an in
truder in ones bedroom does not
make for peace of mind. And Rand
was quite alone: more, he was I'M
armed and defenseless; the revolver
of which he had spoken to Whee-
lock had existed nowhere but in
Rand's active fancy.
Thinking rapidly in the few tense
seconds that elapsed between his
waking and his action, he debated
with himself what that action
should be. He might shout to
Hinton-but that would avail him
little if. as he suspected, the mid
night marauder's intentions were
hostile to him personally.
No, he concluded; there was but
one thing to be done, and that was
to spring up and grapple with the
fellow-who. he felt well assured.
was none other than Wheelock
seeking revenge-and take his
chances. 1t was a bold expedient.
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de Pharmacy. Ash and Indiana.
BOSTON MARxET, Meats, Secon1
av. and Cedar. Main 1927.
CANNoN HILL FUEL D ICE CO.
Wood, Pacific and Brown. Main 1907
STANDARD COMMERCIAL COL.
LEGE, Columbia Bldg. Main 1921.
o. X. MARKET, Meats, 0716 Mon
SQUARE DEAL MARKET, Meats
COOPERATIVE REALTY co.. 4
Bernard Main 1882.
RIN0EL q MIKEsELL, Timers
E1S11 Sprague. Main 1880.
EAST END PHARMACY, Napa and
sprague Main l22l. r,o,o
MAI ALLEN sss GROCERY CO., o1s27 pi.
vision. Maxwell 22C.
THE MISSION, Confectioneries
0i xInoIn Dnua CO., SD Riverside
oHAs. E. sTuRaEs. Jewcler, sla
J. CLARK WATSON, opticlan.
Main 1887. POS Chemical block.
TIE d. A. GROCERY. Main 2341.
Firth Hho ays ars F pnx GOODS CO.
He'd e'' Cross NEAT MAxxnr.
Maxwell 1866. Ash and Indiana.
J. II. ROBERTS q Bno., Buggies,
Wagons and ii )rses C"3G Monroe.
THE VIOLET HAIR BAxAAR,
Ladies' Hair Goods, Combs and
Toilet Articles. Gents Toupees. 40
Sprague. Main 1875.
SPOKANE TAILORING co. Main
1892. SIT Sprague
EMPIRE TEA AND CROCKERY
Co. Main 292. GIL Riverside
HANNEY AND BERNARD, Main
9439 1928 f. Sprague
WEST SIDE PHARMACY, Ash
and Indiana Maxwell 49,
DOODY & KILBOKN, Groceries,
Hardware. Maxwell Si47. Ash and
Indiana.
LIBBY ART STUDIO, Portraits,
Main 2477. &c Wolverton block.
DAVIS SHOE CO., ia Post St
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Grocery, Fifth ave. and FISK; West S
WHITE HOUSE DRY GOODS co.
Riverside, Howard and Sprague
CHANT MUSIC CO., sos-s1o River
PIE GEOGRAPHICALLY ELEC.
TRIO 90, 11S-120 Lincoln. Main 10ss
McMAB DRUG CO., WASHINGTON
and Riverside. Main 1872
THE MARVEL MILLINERY, 404
Rivs e s. Main 14sS; =,
Bridge Maxwell 1856
sPoKANE CEREAL FEED
FUEL co., Rock Springs coal. 0101S
Division. Maxwell 800.
CALF O1NIA dARKET, Meats, fish,
Eggs and butter. ol425 Monroe
WASH. TIRE REPAIR STATION
'uto. tire vulcanized. bicycles and
'undries. Repairing o606 Monroe.
METROPOLIS MARKET, Meats
i21 Sprague. Main 1047.
BROADWAY MARKET, Meats.
i72s Broadway: Maxwell 20. 80.
.rs sRox Ar FLORIST co. 1872 Riv-
GOLDEN WEST BAKERY, E19o4
5prague. Main 4170.
FAIH PHARMACY. E262S sprague.
a. N. AUSTIN. Feed. os24 Monroe.
hdXWeI ZlZo.
BROADWAY HOME BAKERY,
l715 Broadway Maxwell CTS.
W. o. FOOTE, Groceries, S14 Pitts
burg st. Main 1880.
GOBLE, PRATT q ROBBINS, Fur
niture. Main and Post. Priv Elk %.
WARE BROS, Hardware, tents and
awnings, 1875 Howard. Main 2177.
d. r. PIEH0E, Harness and sad
dlery. 1872 Sprague Main 4166.
BROWNS PHARMACY, Monroe
and Maxwell. Maxwell 1860.
SPOKANE STEAM LAUNDRY, 401
Howard Main ia.
PINE CREEK DAIRY CO., S16S
Division. Main 325.
J. A. MoIMTYRE, Plumbing, 81
Stevens. Main 2487
THE ALMA CASH GROCERY,
Second av. and Cedar. Main G93.
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MR.. SKYLACK, FORM MARS

Special Correspondent
Observations in His Notebook
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LIBRARY VOTING CONTEST


church club society Spokane securing the largest number votes
loo purchase promptly paid entitled The
Fair E62s Mission 01s26 Dvson The b. A.
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ACCUSED OF ASSAULT

Patrolman Jellsett last night ar
rested w. Bergman on charge OF
assaulting P. Brown, a painter who
lives at 01515h Monroe St, knock
ing him down and brtaking his
right leg. The assault occurred at
the corner of Main and Post about
midnight. The injured man was
taken to the Sacred Heart hospital
and DR.. Webb was called to attend
him at his request. Bergman was
released on cash bail of 500.
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HONEYMOON 90 YEARS LATER

SEATTLE, July 6.-After more
than 40 years of married life, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry w. Mandell. who
live near Catlin, spent the Fourth
of July in Seattle ON their honey
moon trip. They celebrated the
Fourtht and their marriage ami
versary at the same time, on the
only wedding tour they have ever
made, save when they crossed the
plains. and that was not pleasure
trip
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SAYS OLD SOLDIERS
FARM OUT PERMITS

License Inspector Gwydir this
morning notified the chief of police
that old soldiers, who, by city ordi-
nances are allowed to peddle with
out a license, sell their concessions
to younger men not veterans who
profit thereby to the extent of
avoiding the license fee by display
ing the old soldiers permits. The
chief will put a stop to the practice.
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DEATH PENALTY FOR BARNES

WALLA WALLA, July Judge
Brent sentenced Bud" Barnes to
be hanged for the murder of Mrs.
Anna Aldrich. He took the SEN
tence with emotion. AS the case
has been appealed no date was
fixed for the execution.
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on the board of park commission
ers, where he served without pay.
He became democratic leader OF
the county in 1876 when w. F. Shee-
han removed to New York. He
gained entry to state and national
party councils by forming combina-
lions in turn with D. B. Hill and
Richard Croker, when they were
state leaders. Probably his sup
port made their leadership posi-
BILE. Hill made Mack a member
of the national committee eight
years ago.
Now the state is controlled by
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany
Hall and w, J. Corners, who is
Mack's Buffalo rival, both in poll
ties and the newspaper business.
Reports were frequent at Denver
that Mack would be retired from
the committee. He was not only
reelected. but now has been made
national chairman. During the
past few years 'Fingy" Corners
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HOLD COMPANIES
FOR $4,000

The council committee last night
voted the blanket bond ordinance
out for passage. 1t provides that
the w. w. p. and Traction COM
panies put up blanket bonds Of
$4,000 to guarantee the city
against liability Tor damages on the
streetcar lines. Councilman Gray
today stated that the council would
undoubtedly pass the ordinance at
the next meeting without further
debate. He said that heretofore
the companies put up $4,000 and
$4,000 bonds for each franchise. IL
the city had been sued for damages
the limit the city could collect
from the companies was the
amount of the small bond. Under
the new ordinance, in the opinion
of Capt. Gray, the city can collect
sum up to $4,000 if Judgment is
rendered against it for that amount.
The company attorneys request
ed a blanket bond because 1t costs
less to carry than numerous small
bonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-06
BAD JOB ON
EAST MALLON

Residents on East Madelia have
entered a strong protest against
curbing put in there on a $4,000 inn
provement by Contractor Handley.
Weeks after the work was fin
ished they were able to dig holes
in the concrete with lead pencils.
They protested and City Engineer
Ralston assured them that the
work would not be accepted.
Now the contractor has been
ordered to patch up the curb and
the city engineer says he will rec
ommend it's acceptance. This is
not satisfactory to the residents at
fected.
One of the compliments has Of
fered to demonstrate to the city
engineer that he can still dig holes
in the concrete with a lead pencil.
The grading was also botched
up, but this was filled in to fit re-
quirements.