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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-11-18
COULD NOT TELL
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BAD AND THE GENUINE
Prisoner Prevailed Upon to Help
tntanele His Forgeries, Which
Others Are Unable to Do.

CHICAGO. Nov. Peter Van
Vlissingen, who was arrested, CON
fessed, tried, convicted and sentenc-
ed yesterday afternoon, decided to-
day to forego temporarily his desire
to begin Immediately his service of
prison sentence and will remain in
Chicago long enough to aid in I'M
tangling his business affairs. which
were found to be in a very snarled
condition. SO clever were his for
geries that his assignees are unable
to tell the genuine from the spur
ious.
The Van Vlissngen assignees We're
unable 10 tell the genuine from. the
spurious when they were presented
by anxious holders and they had to
be referred 10 the prisoner. All day
long Van Vlissingens former office,
now tenanted by clerks of the as
signees. were besieged by holders of
paper purchased from the self-con-
fessed forger. Eighty thousand dol
lars in spurious paper has been
brought to light and SO far most OF
ii is in the hands of prominent brew
ers. A large number of persons in
moderate circumstances were caught.
however. for small sums, the loss of
which will be seriously felt.
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vened this morning. Adams had
taken a seat directly behind Ruef
and was said to be cursing and threat
ening him. Deputy Doud declared
that he recognized Adams as the
man who had followed the patrol
wagon bearing Ruef for some dis
tance yesterday Counsel for Ruef
will resume the examination of ex-
Supervisor Gallagher tomorrow.
Investigation preparatory to the
inquest over Morris Haas body was
held by the coroner today. District
Attorney Langdon. Chief Biggy, De-
tective Burns, Police Commissioner
Cutler and Captains Duke and Kelly
we're all present. There were several
Interruptions of the proceedings,
which showed lack of harmony be-
tween the graft prosecution and the
city police force The inquest will
be held Thursday. In the meantime
the body will remain in the vault Of
Odd Fellows cemetery
Coroner Jones has ordered that it
will not be buried nor cremated nm
til after the jury returns a verdict
The investigation threw little or no
light on the mooted question of how
or when Haas secured the weapon.
The proceedings of the coroner's jury
are awaited with great interest, as
it is believed that the struggle be-
tween the graft prosecution detec-
tives and the police will come to 4,
head at this time. Detective Burns
and Captain Duke, who searched
Haas in the court room, still main
tain the prisoner did not have der.
ringer on him at that time and the
Jail authorities are just as positive
that it was not passed to him while
he was in their custady.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-11-18
Contest Notice.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office. North Yakima,
Wash, November II, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav-
ing been filed in this Office by Arthur
NJ. Cain, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 4641. serial 0SS2,
made Feb. IA, 1905, for NJ OF
NWA Section %, Township II N,
Range 10 E. w. NJ, by Horace Colts,
contestee. in which it is alleged that
Horace Colts has not established and
is not now maintaining an actual res
idence upon said land; that the said
Horace Cots is not now and for more
than six months last past has not
been residing upon and cultivating
said land as required by law or at
all; that said tract is wholly aban-
doned by the said Horace Colts
said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond, and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
q. m. on December 81, 1908, before
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the Register and Receiver at the I'm
tied States Land Office in North Yak
ina, Washington.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed November II,
1908, set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal SER
vice of this notice can not be made,
it is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and prop
sr publication.
ALFRED c. SHERMAN,
mol S-25-Dec2-9-16 Receiver.
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his home Monday afternoon after
spending several days. here.
! w. NJ. Nelson spent Monday in
Sunnyside on business.
Charles J.. Bailey, secretary of the
Nom Forfeiture Land Co. of Granger,
spent Monday in the city. having
/ lust returned from Seattle, where
he has been on business connected
with the Snipes mountain project.
Mrs. w. II. Cline of Sunnyside
spent Sunday and Monday in the city
attending the Sunday school conven-
ton. She is the guest of Mrs. j. W.
Young of School Section.
Sam Keifer returned from Sunny
side Monday afternoon He says that
the loss in Thursday nights fire was
probably over $4,000, having been the
worst fire in the history of that city.
Hunters licenses were issued Mon
day to l.. L. Graves, Fred Miles, T.
G. Thompson, Harry Warren and
Robert y. Broughton.
Malcolm McLennan, prominent
sheep raiser of Kittitas county with
headquarters at rllensburg, spent
Saturday and Sunday in this city at
tending the sheepmen's meeting.
G. H. Love of Everett is visiting
friends in the city.
Miss Rose Blumenthal OF Corval-
lis. Ore. is visiting with friends and
relatives in this city.
!. D. Flint who has been sick al
the Sanitarium, has been removed to
his home in Granger.
Mrs. w. NJ Werner Of Goldendale.
who has been visiting with friends in
this city. has returned TO her home
George Older Of Portland is in the
city for a few days visiting relatives
i. H. Halligan of Nashon Island
is in the city visiting friends.
d. NJ Rand OF the school board
has returned from business trip to
Tacoma
r. r. futile Of Ellensburg is tran
sacting business in this city.
Chris Seow returned Monday night
on No 9 from Ellensburg. where he
transacted railroad business Monday.
II 3. Riggs returned Monday even
ing from a business trip to Seattle.
r. G. Palmer Of Toppenish is in
the city
r. Mason. prominent Kittitas
county farmer is in the city for a
few days
L. W Baker of Kiona spent Mon
day III this city on business.
+ NJ. Spain. of the county auditors
Office. is confined to his home by i'll
ness.
WI Steinweg and wife left Tues
day morning for Walla Walla to at
tend he educational congress in ses-
Sion in that city.
A. W. Perley, state inspector of
railroad tracks and equipments, was
in the city Monday
Attorney @. 0. Felkner of Ellens-
burg was transacting legal business
in this city Monday.
Mrs Roy c. Lichty and Mrs H
w Turner of Sunnyside spent Sunday
and Monday in this city with their
husbands. who are attending the pres
ent term OF court
Catcher posts have been estab-
lished along the line of the Northern
Pacific at all stations except Topper
ish and North Yakima between Pasco
and Ellensburg
Henry Winchell of Kennewick, who
has been visiting in this city. returned
home Monday evening.
Hunters report that ducks and
geese are plentiful along the Column
bia river and the sloughs of the Yak
ma y number of sportsmen from
the sound have established camps in
the Horse Heaven country.
.iss Rose Arderlv of Aberdeen
spent SUNDAY in this city with friends
]. J. Jones Of Pasco was in the city
Monday.
Born TO Mr. and Mrs Roy Hedges
of Mob Hill, this morning. daugh-
ter
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JURGE ORDERS TRIAL

TO PROCEED
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elected United States senator from
Nebraska?" he was asked.
"They will not elect senator this
war" he said.
but they will two years from
Now" he was reminded
Bryan's only response was, he had
said all he cared to. Mr.. and Mrs.
BRYAN are enroute to Mexico.
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FRANKFORT-ON-MA1N, Nov. II

FRANKFORT-O N-MAIN, Nov. II.
-Rumors were current today that an
attempt was made to blow up the
train on which the emperor journe!
eyed from Donaueschingen to Ber-
lin The railway administration in
a public statement says that on both
Saturday and Sunday dynamite car
tridges We're found on the tracks
near Muchleim. Cartridges were not
found on the track over which the
imperial train was to pass, but on
parallel tracks.
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EMPEROR YIELDS
TO DEMAND
POPULAR FEELING RUNS HiGH
Forced to Acquiesce in the Demand
of the People for Recognition
Angry Feeling.

BERLIN, Nov. 17.-Forced by the
angry tide of popular feeling that
swept the empire from end to end,
Emperor William yielded to the ma
to conform to the constitutional
methods of conducting the policies
of Germany. The interview ,istw ,cn
the emperor and the imperial cham
cellor took place at Potsdam this
morning and at its conclusion the
emperor made formal promise 10
his people that in the future he would
not act except through the che icel-
Tor and his associate ministers.
Prince Won Buelow had determin-
ed upon handing in his resignation Of
the emperor had he not met the coun-
try's demand, but such a situation
did not develop, the emperor assur-
ing the chancellor that he repose1
full confidence in his wisdom
The whole country had awaited
with breathless suspense word from
the palace So great has been the
change of the Germans toward their
sovereign in the last few DAYS that
crowd of some 1900 that had gath
cred at the church to attend the fun
eral of the late General Hueln-Haess-
Ter, at which the emperor and en-
press We're present, being unaware
of the result of the audience. greet
ed their majesties almost in silence.
At an audience today Won Buelow
told the emperor that he bore the
mandate of the rulers of Bavaria,
Wurtemburg Saxony and Baden, the
most powerful states outside of
Prussia, to communicate TO his ma
jesty the hope that he might be more
reticent in the future. The chancel-
lor said also that this was the opn-
ion of the whole Prussian cabinet
and that since the meeting of the
reighstag. members without regard
to party had received immense guam
titles of correspondence approving
the parliaments position. Won Bue-
low said the feeling of the country
appeared to be we'll nigh unanimous.
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many people, when contemplating changes in the tariff schedules, to dis criminate in their conclusion between actual needs subduing fears,
 The same difficulty will overtake the task of revising the tariff that has already overtaken the various re- form schemes which President Roose- welt and MT, Bryan have advocated with such enthusiasm They are all desirable legislative enterprises but the practical difficulty of enforcing them at once consists In the presence of a general situation, which has been made complicated by the unrestricted application of the doctrine of the strenuous life In all commercial un- dertakings. A protected period of thoughtlessness has In itself compelled the progress now demanded to wait upon very slow and very sure meth ,ods, On that account we do not look to the Bulkeley correspondence to achieve enlightening results though he Is to be commended for the undertak- ing.
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WILLIAM T. STEAD RAVES.

When William T. Stead, the English writer and free-thinker, came to this country year ago for the peace-con- ference in New York, he was hailed as very able man. A rare reputa- tation had preceded him. His opin- ions were eagerly sought in inter- views everywhere. His presence was particularly urged at social events, He was more or less of a lion, and, judging from later developments, he enjoyed it. But, the more Americans saw of him and the more we heard his opinions aired in the newspapers and from the lecture platform, the mode egotisucal he appeared to he. As the Boston Transcript has put 1t: MT. Stead seemed to consider that the entire direction of the peace busi- ness here belonged himself, guest and foreigner though he was n Amer ica. Since that time he has been one of the war-scare shouters in he Eng fish press for "double-power navy" that Is, for navy to be kept twice as large as Germany's, whatever that might be-"
 But, if w. T. S stock has been steadily going down in the last year n the American market, tt Is now destln- ed to be given another and, perhaps, severer jolt. It will be "W. T. s." himself that Is responsible again, Mir. Stead has not only taken occasion to criticize Count Leo Tolstoy, but to do so in the harshest of terms and at the very time when Tolstoy's admirers all over the world are fearing he Is on his death bed, Even were Mr. Steads accusations deserved which they are far from being they are now most lily timed.
 All lovers of humanity read with abated breath the recent appeal of Count Tolstoy to the Czar of the Rus sians, It was an accusation pennad In fire and blood The power of his
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JACKS SPIRITUAL SIDE.

The spiritual side of our sailor tackles is not a subject that often comes 10 mind. In fact 1t would not appear that things religious often occupy their minds, But a movement Is today on foot that Is destined to become a perti- nent demand, It comes from the sailors themselves from the American homes all over the land, whence they hail. and from that good friendof our sailors. the American Seamens Friend society,
 The remarkable fact has been called to the attention of the country that, whereas there are today in the neigh borhood of SSo00 enlisted men in the navy, there are only twenty-four chap lains Of this latter number eight arc on shore duty and another eight are attempting to cover the various re. crui,ing stations, the navy yards and Annapolis That leaves another meagre eight 10 look out for the many Ameri- can ships of war all over the world. Although the number of men enlisted In the navy has increased fv. times in the last sixty-seven years, there has not been new navy chapainship ere ated during all that long period. AL though the country has never stopped to think of the matter one way or the other, it now reflects with a start that
 it has seldom, if ever, heard of the existence of a navy chaplain at any time.
 As for the boys, they represent thirty thousand American homes the major ity of them In the Middle West, homes, many of them. where the influence of religious teaching has been strongly felt. While there Is today chapla n on every vessel in the British navy, there are but two chaplalns assigned to the entire American fleet now in Aus tralasan waters, with its 15,o0o sailor boys. Adequate provision is made in the navies of other foreign Jowers for proper religious services for the men enlisted, wherever they may be- A religious service conducted by chap lain, in case of burial at sea, Is sl- ways provided for, The fremen of New York city 20 to their work with their thaplains every day--chapain that give them their entire attention. It is time for a change In our navy and when the demand Is made on congress for the necessary funds 1t may be te- lieved they will be generously given
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unswerving convictions and his undA- niahle ability as writer gave Tolstoy then that efficacy In composition that few men ever attain, The world had no inclination to doubt his facts or hls decision that such virulent writing was necessary. The world knows Tolstoy champions true and noble cause. That any man should strive to im- peach his veracity or sincerity seems preposterous Yet that is what Will Ham T, Stead, the apostle of peace and the supposed lover of mankind, has tried to do, In an article just publish ed he has attempted to show that con ditions arc not only not like Count Tolstoy describes them, but that, how ever bad they are whatever bloodshed there has been, it has been Tn greater part the result of the preachings and work of that man of all Russians, Iount iOistoy'
 The latter has deplored the bloody executions of Russians, who have been accused and sentenced all in the same breath Mir. Stead would show that those executions have come contem- poraneously with Tolstoy's agitation, | pI ata al nf giving up his work as novelist and dramatst to become a reformer. For ! five consecutive years before these troubles began" he says, there was i not a single execution in the whole ! vast expanse of the Russian empire. ? Even were that true, what, then, of the thousands of sentences of exile to Siberia, where life was worse than death during the short time it lasted in that indescribable region besst with every terror and discomfort? l? | Mir Stead urges that Tolstoy Is res- ponsible for the shedding of blood during the last five years. He says Tolstoy has taught the people that they have been robbed of blrthrights | till they have done deeds hat have brought down the punishment of death upon their heads,
 The idea is preposterous 10 Ameri- cans whatever little regard it may win from Englshmen. Mir, Stead would undermine the whole foun la- ton of personal liberty There would be no Magma Charta, and 10 Declar- ation of Independence to-day, had .ot some men like Tostoy had the cour- age to lift their heads above the dark clouds of oppression and preach of better things. no matter if he resul, were the bloodier for time.
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THE TROLLEY SITUATION.

The various parties to the contro- versy involving possible cessation of work on the party of trolley operators are to be commended for the undemon- strative spirit In which they have act ed II marks great advance over la Dor disputes as they framed themselves twenty years and less ago, and brings It's own guarantee of better methods yet to come.
 As for the rights of the public it is becoming moro and more plain that they must be estimated as equal with those who carry on a labor dispute This Is especially true in the case of threatened strikes, which involve the suspension of public convenlences and utilities, Such trolley strike as has been feared for a few days past would work 2 terrible injury to the rights of the innocent public, even though the operators found that they could con tnue their business without interrup- ton. There Is something more needed to give the public all it needs in the way of service than the mere physi- cal act of moving the cars. The use fulness of public utility Is crippled in many ways when it is kept at work In spite of an internal conflict.
 Only serious breach of justice on the part of either the management or the employees of public service cor poratlon can justify the suspension of business The cause of the controversy must be so clear and convincing that the community becomes ready to make sacrifices. in order that a sacred prin- ciple shall be preserved at all costs. Questions which do not involve terms of employment arc rarely acceptable to a disturbed community as a justifca- tion for what follows she enforcement of the strike principle. It would appear upon the surface of this threatened misunderstanding with the trolley company that the leaders of the men were taking great rish in counselling them to make the terrific sacrifices { involved in this instance It means likeness for them at a time when em- i ployment Is scarce, and when re-em- ployment would have to be on terms necessarily harsh and then only after the strike had been fought,
 We are still of the opinion that 1t Is inconceivable that widespread strike can he forged out of the Providence controversy The men In the employ of the trolley company are intelligent men, and must assure themselves that they are contributing 10 the welfare of their fellows and themselves, as well as to the cause of organized labor, be- fore they follow the leadership of their officers. The best of counsel is needed to avert calamity for all concerned.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-07
CASTRO, THE uNpIpLoMATrC.

Judging from Hollands latest note to Dictator Castor of Venezuela, the Dutch are not at all "spoilng for a fight" The intlmation need not at all follow that the Dutch are for one mo- ment afraid of His 1nsolence. Prcsi. dent Castro. Far from that, never was found blue blooded Hollander afraid to fight It is not so much what Queen Wilhelmina's oounsellors have to say in this note, but the peaceable way they say it and the very fact that they deign to say anything at all that gives the impression that they are hop ing for continuance of peaceful re. lations
 Holland explains that the reason why It's cruiser, the Gelderland did not salute the Venezuelan flag upon enter. Ing La Guayra at the time in question was because the boat had already sa-
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luted the same flag at the same port within a year, and, according to inter national naval custom, vessel is not expected to salute again within that period, This Is good enough reason from the Dutch point of view, Further more, they explain they were not at all sure that their salute would be an swered by the Venezuelan fort and they did not want to have such a thing occur As for the Venezuelan consul, who claimed to be insulted at Willemstad Island of Curacao, he had never been officially recognized by the Dutch government 1t is said, and hence was considered simply Vene2- uelan cltizen-anothor sufficient reason Furthermore the gentleman in ques- tion had been discovered distributing anti Holland pamphlets at Curacao. On the other, the Dutch government in- sists that It's minister M, De Reus was irregularly treated, being summarily elected by Castro without being given his passports and without his home government being notified that he was persona non grata. As for what M. De Reus did to warrant such expulsion, that has not even vet been properly explained to the Dutch way of think ing
 As the result of the latest note the amicable desires of Holland are made 1 apparent. Just what will be the next move of Castro is conjectural, but those close to him had best warn him unless it were dangerous for their own necks to offer him advice. however good The Black Eagle of the Andes, v as Castro pleases to term himself, is above all things a rank failure az a diplomat. There is no telling what he will do next. Even now he is uncon sciously taking steps to undermine a friendship with hls powerful neishbor, Brazil, friendship that he has evil dently been assiduously cultlvating for some time past In refusing to allow the Brazilian legation to be charged with the protectorate of French inter ests Castro Is not only making slap al Brazil but one at France as well. France Is at present unrepresented and the best of feelings are not being cul- tivated. No one can say but that Gas tro may object ere long to the Bra zlian legation representing the United States. as it now Is doing That would mean more trouble.
 Castro has met his match in Hol- land. Not only are the Dutch willy planners and intrepid fighters but the, arc now in position to give him severe trouncing without the interfer' enee Of any other country, a situation heretofore unheard of In Venezuelan history
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Hnrne.sIng Inc Candidate.

iNtW 1UTN Suntl
 Roger c, Sulllvan's friends tell of an interesting meeting Sullivan had with Blyan q short time ago In Chicago. The democratic national chairman had not been selected, and Bryan had come on from Lincoln to talk over that and oth- CT matters pertaining 10 the national organization.
 Bryan, said Sullivan to the peerless one, you've been damn fool for twelve years, a right damn fool con- cernlng practical politics, You know no more about practical politics than an infant. You think you know heap, but you don't know anything Now, the practical men are to take ,hold. You do the talking, you are probably the best talker In the country; talk away, talk all you want to. all tho time, If you think best, but we practical chaps are going 10 run the organization"
 It was quite comical to observe how submissively MT. Bryan accepted the comments of Mir. Sullivan. the Roger C, Sullivan whom Mir. Bryan had ordered to be dismissed as national committed man for Illinois because of Mir. Sulli- vans corporation and Industrial afIili- atlons