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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

ming the laurels that civilization"
bestows for such service.
| No one disputes the theory of
prenatal physic ailnfiuence; most
children resemble the physical
characteristics of their parents. But
many people still believe that there
is no such thing as prenatal spirit.
ual and intellectual influence.
General Peter Conover Hams,
father of the boys, fought in as
many if not more battles than any
other living army officer. He start
ed his fighting career at the begin
ming of the civil war around Wash
ingtOn and in Virginia. He was
promoted for bravery. He fought
at Malvern Hill, South Mountain
and Antietam. He was in the bloody
Rappahannock campaign and at
Natchez. He laid the Fredericks-
burg mines which slaughtered hun
dreds. He fought through Louisi-
ana and Texas. He went to Porto
Rico during the war with Spain.
GrandsOns of warriors, sons of
warriors and raised in an environ
ment suggestive of the letting of
human blood has been the life of
the Hams brothers.
1t was while their father was sta
toned at Fort Monroe that the boys
learned the use of arms and am
munition.
John, a third brother, went into
the army and is now major. Peter
went in the army and is now a cap
tain. Thornton Jenkins. like his
grandfather, chose the sea. He has
been everything from a sailor be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
NO PEACE SAYS
FORAKER

TOLEDO, Sept. 3.-Foraker let
loose a bombshell this afternoon
when asked about the widely
heralded reconciliation" with
Taft. He said:
Il have made no peace pact with
Taft. The executive committee in
suited me Intentionally by not in
viting me to the opening of the
state campaign at Youngstown Sa-
turday.
There has been no reconciiia-
ton. No one is authorized to say
what my course will be-"
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turn while the redmen were on the
rampage, and in the fight of time
the mines were forgotten and were
talked of only as one of the many
incidents that are related in con
nection with the crossing of the
plains in the early days.
The location of the Lofftus dis.
coveries corresponds with the de.
scription of the old Lost Cabin
mines, and even the diggings of the
early prospectors who fell into the
hands of the savages, have been
found. The prospect is now being
developed and the showing at this
time is exceedingly good.
The ore is rich in gold and there
seems to be a large body Of it.
Other claims in the vicinity of the
Lost Cabin are also looking well
and the indications for lively min
ing district in this part of Lake
county are now brighter than they
have ever been.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
FAMOUS LOST CABIN MINES FOUND
AT LAST

LAKEvIEW, Ore, Sept. s.
There seems to remain little doubt
that the Lofftus discovery in War
ner valley, is the famous Lost
Cabin mines, which for years have
been the quest of prospectors from
all parts of the coast. In the early
days, when the immigrants were
coming across the plains with OK
teams, four men located rich mine
in the wilds of what is now central
Oregon.
They built a cabin and began
mining rich ore, when a band of
hostile Indians descended upon
them, numbering three of the part
ners. The fourth one, being away
from camp after supplies at the
time Of the raid, escaped, but never
returned to the cabin. He told of
the rich discovery that had been
made in the land of the hostile
Indians, but It was suicidal to re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
FINED ON ONE CHARGE
ON TRIAL FOR SECOND

After tending bar one day in the
Midget saloon on the Howard street
bridge, ]. C. Parks faces possible
term in the penitentiary and must
pay 800.
Wednesday night he sold liquor
to Frank Kendrick, a minor, and
it Is also claimed he short changed
the boy out of a 500 bill. He was
fined by Justice Hinkle this after
noon for the first Offense and
pleaded not guilty to the second.
The trial on the felony charge was
set for Friday afternoon.
Parks is an ex-soldier, and on
Tuesday before going to work in
the saloon reinlisted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
BY MARLEN E. PEW

| When legal murder has been 6
mans inherited profession, the IL
legal killing OF fellow may be re
garded as natural operation.
Those who saw. Captain Peter
c. Hams. U. S. A., fire nine pisto
bullets into the PROSTATE body OF
his former friend, William E. An
mis-, testify that the captain
grinned. His face was pale, but
the lose skin stretched back tight
over the cheek bones, and a pecu
liarly exultant smile played over
the mouth and around the eyes. He
might have been sending death
bolts into a NANCY dog or a Fill
Pine. His brother, T. Jenkins
Hams, in holding at bay the crowd
on the Bayside Yacht club dock,
so that Peter could have plenty of
elbow room, did not look more
worried than q baseball umpire in
action.
They were just killing man.
They had seen many dead men.
They had killed them before.
Blood oOzing from flesh did not
canse these men to shudder or to
turn away. They did not quail at
the sound of the death cry The
lot, swift pistol in Peters hand
worked true to it's automatic con-
struction. He knew how to make
the barrel find the object to be de-
stroyed and histrigger finger did
not falter
Over their cups at the yacht club
heard two witnesses discuss yes
terday whether Peter had studied
his shots 20 prolong his victims
agony. They agreed that he had.
1t seems reasonable. He shot at the
arms lie shipped piece of the
flesh from the hip; then sent a
bolt into the bowels.
Annis lay writhing on the dock.
This pistol, of the latest magazine
type, cracked again, and led flew
into the dying mans groin. Annis
rolled off into the water. The
butcher saw death in his prone
friends face. He had carefully
avoided shooting him in the heart
or head. Now, he put up his gun,
and with his brother calmly retired
to the club house to await arrest.
Death did not come to relieve
Annis for five hours. If Captain
Hams intended to prolong the tor
ture his plan was well executed. 1t
was perfectly professional.
When T. Jenkins Hams murdered
his chum Ned flanagan at Fort
Monroe, in 1891, it was with the
same graceful ease They were out
rowing and quarreled. Ned raised
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an oar as if to strike. Hams, then
rs, drew pistal and shot his
friend three times, killing him in
stantly. He was not excited or fear
full when arrested. Self-defense
was his successful plea, a jury soon
freeing him. But the trial cost his
father a fortune.
Fighting blood and the gentle art
of killing were the heritage of these
savage men, both from maternal
and paternal sides. Staying human
beings, until the murder of Ned
Hannegan, had, however, been legal
and honorable, according to the
code of what is called our civiliza-
ton"
Rear Admiral Thornton P. Jen-
kins was the grandfather, the moth
er's father. How much human life
he blotted out in his day may be
guessed from the fact that he was
chief of staff to Admiral Farragut
and was the mainstay in the battle
of Mobile bay, where he confeder-
ate navy was all but wiped-out.
Mrs. Hams, mother of the broth
ers, was bride of the civil
war Her sweetheart courted her
between battles. Her father was
fighting at sea when she married
her soldier lover, November, 1864
Thornton Hams was born just after
the close of four year period of
national bloodshed, his mother
meanwhile tortured by the peril of
her husband and her father, and the
unborn child's parent and grand
parent in the field of death fighting
for the nations existence and win
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
MAYOR PAYS FINE AND
FIRES AN OFFICIAL

OLYMPIA, Sept. 3.-W. A. Hage-
meyer, mayor of Olympia, pleaded
guilty in Justice Milton Giles court
to selling manufactured cigarettes
contrary to the Byerly anticigarette
law and was fined $40 and costs.
The complaint was filed by w. H.
Davis, leader in the Civic league,
local civic purity organization.
Following his conviction, the
mayor removed from office w. H.
Marier, assistant city attorney. He
gave no reason for the removal of
the official The removed official
is a son in law of Davis, who
gathered the evidence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
SPELL-BINDER FROM
GEORGIA TO SPEAK

q. N. Spier, Georgia speIIbinder
who stumped that state for Hoke
Smith and is an ardent Bryan man,
will be one of the speakers at the
young democrats meeting in the
city police court at the city hall
tonight.
Nick Laumer, former councilman,
is also on the speakers list.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
HELD DYNAMITE IN HIS
MOUTH AND LIT FUSE

HILLSBORO, Ore, Sept. 3.-Har-
old Christensen, age 16, is dead at
the home of his father, C. Christen-
sen, with his head completely
blown off as the result of suicide
with dynamite in powderhouse
used by his father.
1t is supposed Harold held a
stick in his teeth and applied a
match to the fuse The side of
the house was blown in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
SA YES HUMAN LIVES DALI Y

ceipt. Jack Deeds orom was also
entered and he lost $22. Entrance
in each instance was gained by
way of the hall transoms.
This lodging house has been the
scene of many robberies duriD g
the past few years. 1t is one of
the few blocks in town with which
the police seem unable to cope. Its
proprietor, Mrs. Helen Woods, was
arrested last night by Patrolman
Shannon, who accuses her OF re-
fusing to furnish him with infor-
nation as to an unmarried pair
whom he afterward located
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
CANN0N'S
WATERLOO

, CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Leaders OF
democratic forces and labor union
allies are planning the Waterloo OF
Speaker Cannon in his campaign
for reelection to congress. Labor
day is set for firing the first gun.
The best orators will be sent to
his district to urge the election Of
Fl. G.. Bell, Cannon's opponent, who
was assistant attorney general un-
der Cleveland.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
TWO CLERKS PROMOTED

Ernest c. Blossey and Harvey A.
Miller, of Spokane, substitute rail.
way mail clerks at $500 per year,
have been appointed regulars at
$500 per year. Blossey will run on
the S. F. & N. to Oroville and
Miller will run on the O. r. e. N.
from Wallula to Pendleton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
THEATERS LIFT SUNDAY LID

BELLINGHAM. Sept. 3.-The
prOprietors Of Beck's, the Office, the
Seattle, Roscoe's, the Tivoli and
the Cottage will soon feel the
strong arm of the law, according
to Deputy Sheriff Bert Williams,
who was out on a still hunt, and
declares that the Sunday lid was
tilted more than a little. The facts
have been placed in the hands of
County Attorney Peringer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
HARTMAN ENTERTAINS
NOTED FIGHTER

KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. g.
Major Burnham, famous British
scout, is being entertained by Har-
riman at Pelican lodge. He came
here with party, his prominence
not being generally known until
today. He was one of the most
noted soldiers of the Boer war.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
BUNCH LINED
Up FOR TAFT

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Chairman
Hitchcock is planning grand
speaking tour of presidential as
pirants who opposed Taft's nomin-
alton. They are Fairbanks, LaFol-
lette, Foraker and Knox. Party
leaders think the quartet will make
strong argument for the ticket,
showing that all are working to.
gether.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
TWO BURGLARIES IN
ONE LODGING HOUSE

Two more daring burglaries in
the Pioneer lodging house were re-
ported thsi morning. Steve Bo-
bine's room was entered and the
thief stole sos and a poll tax re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
BURNS SIGNS
Up JOHNSON

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-A cable
today announces that a match be-
tween Tommy Burns and Jack
Johnson, the negro, has been ar
ranged for Thanksgiving afternoon
at Melbourne.
This will be the greatest fight
of the year. 1t goes 20 rounds for
purse of $25, 900.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
ST. PAUL JUDGE
ENJO|NS ARK

ST. PAUL, Sept. ga temporary
injunction was granted today by
Judge Vandeventer in the United
States circuit court, restraining op-
GRAFTON of the two cent railroad
rate law passed by the legislature
of Arkansas. He holds the law
confiscatory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
BRYAN WON'T TALK.

OMAHA, Sept. 3.-Bryan de-
clined to comment on the meeting
of Taft and Foraker at Toledo last
night. He left here, going directly
to Fairview.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

claimed, were made. The Daggett
administration was in power at
that time.
The Moore administration is boss
of the situation just now and its
dealings with regard to the w. w.
P. and the North Howard street
temporary structure will be watch
ed with interest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
IT'S RIBBONS PROPER ON ANY GOWN

Oh, see the ribbons! They are
the feature of this new fashion
plate. They were intended by the
artist to stand out" more promi-
nent than any other feature, with
the lingerie hat second prominent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
TWO NEW POSTMATERS

Edward Moore, at Greenacres,
Wash, and James M. McWilliams
at Kangley, Wash, are new fourth
class postmasters just appointed by
Uncle Sam.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
AERONAUT FALLS TO DEATH

WATERVILLE, Me-, Sept. s.
Charles Oliver Jones, well known
aeronaut of Hammondsport, N. Y.
fell a distance of 500 feet to his
death here yesterday. Among the
witnesses Of the frightful plunge
were Mrs. Jones and child, and they
were almost the first to reach the
side of the dying man, At least
900 saw the accident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03

Thomas Gleason, age Al, Of
Cheney, died yesterday. survived
by wife and daughter. His funeral
occurred today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-03
General Booth at 70
Campaigns in Africa

Although in his seventy-ninth
year, General Booth has just ar
, 1908-05-09

Washington, d. c., May 9.-Strong
efforts will be made to have congress
adjourn 10 later than two weeks from
today. Representative Tawney an
noHnces that the committee on appro-
priatIoTls, of which he is chairman, will
begin work on the general deficiency
bill today, and he will try to report
the measure by next Thursday. This
is the last big appropriation bill, and
it will probably go through the house
without discussion.
Buildings Bill to Be Rushed.
The public Buildings bill will be re-
ported by the committee on buildings
and grounds as soon as Chairman Bar
tholdt is sure of a right of way for it.
1t is conceded that this measure will
be rushed through the house.
May Adjourn in Fortnight.
A leader in the senate and an i'm
portant member of the finance COM
mittee was quoted as saying yesterday
that he believed congress would adj
journ May 23. The only legislation
which he thought probable, outside of
the appropriation bills, the child labor
bill for the district and possibly the
campaign publicity bill, was the emer-
gency currency bill.
, 1908-05-09

EVANS RETIRES.
Flag of Rear Admiral Lowered on the
Battleship Connecticut.

San Francisco, Cal, May 9.-Unos-
tentatiously and without unusual cere-
mony, Read Admiral Evans today re-
linquished command of the Atlantic
fleet to Rear Admiral Charles M.
Thomas. Worn out with his exertions
of last night, when he was wheeled
in a chair to the banquet room at the
st. Francis hotel, and spoke for fif.
teen minutes to the assembled guests
amid scenes of wild enthusiasm, Ev-
ans rested today in his room at the
hotel. His flag on the Connecticut
was hauled down at 1920 this morn
ing with a salute of thirteen guns from
the ship. At the same instant the
red flag of Admiral Thomas, floating
on the Minnesota, was hauled down
with similar honors, and the admiral,
accompanied by his aides, entered a
barge and were conveyed to the Con-
necticut. Admiral Thomas will COM
mand for five days, when he will be
succeeded by Read Admiral Charles
Sperry on May Is.
, 1908-05-09

Syracuse, N. Y, May 1.-TWO tray-
cling men who left for New York on
an east-bound train after 10 o'clock
last night, at Rochester reported to
the police of that city that two women,
one of them resembling Mrs. Belle
Guinness of La Porte, Ind, the al
legged murderess, were passengers on
the train.
Woman Placed Under Arrest.
Two detectives from Syracuse board
ed the train here and arrested the
m The suspected woman said
she vas Mrs. l.. A.. Harron, hat her
companion was her mother. and that
they were on their way to New York.
Does Not Answer Description.
This morning, after a long interview
with Mrs. Harron, Chief of Police
Cadin said she did not answer the de-
scription.
Woman Sends Telegram.
At the request of the woman, the
chief forwarded a telegram addressed
to Mrs. Charles p. Rockefeller at New
York city. The mother gave her name
as Mrs. Lucy Burton.
, 1908-05-09
THANKED FOR
HIS SPEECH
VERY CORDIAL LETTER FROM
PRESIDENT JOHNSON OF
DENVER TO MR.. BROWN.
Sincere Appreciation of Company is
Shown by Letter and President
Commends Nature for Delaying
Storm-Prosress Being Made in
Extension of Road to Encampment

Hon. NJ. C, Brown of this city, who
was n of the principal speakers at
the celebration at Argo, Colo, a week
ago today, in honor of the commence
ment of the actual construction work
on the Denver, Laramie and North
western railway, this morning received
the following letter from President G.
S. Johnson of that company, dated at
Denver on the 9Th of May:
The Presidents Letter.
Dear Sir:-I wish in behalf of our
company and my associates to extend
to you our most cordial thanks and
sincere appreciation for the magnif-
cent address which you made at the
celebration Saturday, in commemora-
ton of actual construction work of
the Denver, Laramie and Northwest
ern railroad.
I'VE are highly gratiied and pleased
with the entire affair, and cannot but
rejoice that nature was kind to us in
delaying the storm the few hours nee
essary. When it did come, however,
we all rejoiced, as it was a great
blessing to humanity in this part of
the world. We hope your Laramie
auto party were not seriously incon-
venienced on the return to your
home.'
, 1908-05-09
CHARLES OLIVER MERlcA OF IN.
DIANA CHOSEN AT MEETING
OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THIS MORNING.
New officer in City and Will Assume
outies Of Place Monday Morning,
Relieving President Towar, Who
Has Been Acting for Several
Weeks-Dr. Merica Comes from
Wisconsin Highly Recommended.

Charles oliver Merica, LID, A. NJ,
was today elected president of the
University of Wyoming, receiving the
votes of all the members of the board
present except Mr.. Clark, who is at
tending his first meeting Of the board
and who asked to be excused. DIR.
Merica is now in the city and will as
sumo the duties of the office on Mon
day. relieving Prof. ]. D. Towar, the
director of the experiment station,
who has been the president since the
retirement of Prof. Frederick Monroe
Tisdel in March.
Born in Ohio.
DR.. Merica is a native OF Urbana, O.,
and is 40 years Of age. He has a wife
and two sons, the older son., Paul, be-
Ing a student Of the University of Wis
consin at Madison, the younger, Ar
mold, 10 years of age. being with his
mother at Warsaw, Ind, the present
home OF the family. Mrs. Merica and
the sons will come to Laramie to re-
side when a house has been provided
for them.
Popular Lecturer.
For thirteen years DR.. Merica was a
teacher in Wisconsin, doing educa-
tional work in a number of cities, and
comes to the University of Wyoming
with strong recommendations from
four governors of that state, Senator
LaFollette, four state superintendent
Of public instruction, the almost unan-
imous endorsement OF the Wisconsin
State Teachers association and with
all the leading teachers and normal
workers In that state. For the past
two years he has devoted his time ex-
clusively to the popular lecture plat
form, under the management of diff
ferent lyceum bureaus, travelling owe
a considerable extent of country.
Methodist and Mason.
DR.. Merica is a Methodist, a layman
Of that denomination. He is also a
Mason and Knight Templar, having
been a past chancellor of the Knights
Of Pythias, although not now afiliating
with that body except by card. He Is
a pleasant speaker, his broad, clean
shaven face lighting up as he talks.
giving the impression of a man of abil-
ity in every facial line, in every snap
of the eye. He has impressed all
with whom he has come in contact az
a man Of strong character, of high at
tainments and of marked personality.
Breeder Of Fine Stock.
In Indiana, in addition to his liter
airy and educational pursuits, DIR. Mer-
lea has devoted considerable attention
TO the breeding of live stock and has
a reputation over the whole of north
ern Indiana and surrounding country.
He is a law school graduate and has
a working knowledge of that profes-
sion. He will be found in the presi-
dents Office at the university Monday,
prepared to enter into the details OF
that Office with the vim that has
marked him since coming to this state.
, 1908-05-09
Guests at Union Pacific.

The following guests were register
ed at the Union Pacific hotel last
night: H. Schuman Jones, Los Ange-
les; G. H. Ellerbe, H. H. Bridgeman.
L. 3. Bennett, Robert D. Sharpe, Fred
l. Root n E.. Bisbee, Denver; A. R.
Jones, New York; A. ]. Mokler and
son, Casper, Wyo.; Gibson Clark, T.
F. Burke, Cheyenne; S. N. wilkins,
D. A. Porter. Creston, Ia; j. H. Grove.
Omaha; F. W. Hastings, Fort Morgan,
Colo; j. f. Crawford, Saratoga, Wyo.;
A. B. Gunnell, Evanston, Wyo. =
, 1908-05-09
MIGHTY WELL PLEASED
WITH LARAMIE PL AIMS.

George H. Ruhlman, w. P. Vaughan,
F. NJ. Curl, j. G. Mills, E. G. Barnes,
John M. Glauser and H. q. Curtis of
Cardington, o., who came west with
the Tallmadge & Buntin party earlier
in the week, We're guests at the Kuster
last evening, leaving for the east on
train No. G.. All even of the gentle,
men purchased land from the Haley
tract, buying in a body and feeling
sorry that they could not have gotten
hold of a larger amount of land. They
were all delighted with the outlook
and feel certain that the Laramie plain
has a very bright future.
, 1908-05-09
Pushinu the SARATOGA Road.

Colonel ]. F. Crawford of Saratoga,
who is here. attending the meeting of
the board Of trustees of the Univer-
sity of Wyoming at the university
this afternoon, says that work is pro-
crossing nicely on the Saratoga and
EncampmeTt road beyond Saratoga,
cars now running ten miles from that
place. Some bridge material will de.
lay the completion Of the road to En-
campment, it being very hard to get
the material through. The road Il