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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
YOU, CHIEF RICE!
HOW ABOUT THIS?

The woman declares that she fell
under the influence of man named
Madison in Spokane and he I'M
folded to her plan to make liv-
ing in an easy fashion. She cash
ed three forged checks in that
city at his command, she declares,
three more in Seattle AMI num-
Der in Portland before removing to
Vancouver to continue the work.
After her arrest the woman re-
sisted the efforts of the police to
sweat her so successfully that her
aecomplice had time to escape and
has not yet been apprehended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL
NEBRASKA RATE.
LAW KILLED
OTHER BLOW TO STATE
RIGHTS IN REGULATING
RAILROAD CHARGES BY
STATUTE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20
The supreme court took another
slap at the theory of state regula-
ton of railroads today when it re-
fused to require the federal court
of Nebraska to send back to the
Nebraska state court a suit insti-
tuted yb the state to enforce it's
own interstate rate regulations.
The road had taken an appeal
from thte suit in the state court to
the federal courts, alleging lack OF
jurisdiction, and this. was upheld
by the supreme court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
LABOR Temple FUND
CAM PAICN STARTED

If the campaign for the new la
Dor temple Is as successful as was
the big parade today, there remains
no doubt that the money still need
ed will be raised without trouble.
At noon the labor unions as
sembled in front of the labor hall
at the corner of Main and Wall and.
led by a band of about 40 pieces,
trave.sed the main streets to start
the Wentworth benefit.
Another scheme talked of for the
fund is a boxing match between
Louie Long and Kid Scaler. 1t is
figured that the unions could make
81 200 by this means.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

breakfast anu take look In every
direction. If there was nobody in
sight he went hunting for the rest
of the day. Nobody could arrive
before night.
There are now four thriving
towns on what Is years ago was
only the X. |. T. ranch. TeXlne,
Claiming, Bovina and Farwell.
There are $500 people raising cat
tie and alfalfa and fruit and millet
and sorghum and even wheat, on
the gold brick that Texas thought
she was handing two young men
who were willing to take a chance.
There are three railroads already
built and g fourth On the way.
There are houses and schools
and churches and herds OF prize
cattle roaming over parts of nine
separate gigantic Texas counties.
John V. Farwell, the surviving OF
the original owners, now SO years
old, has 10000 head of cattle of his
QWn on the 100000 acres which
he still retains,
The Texas capitol, which consti.
tuted rccoiptcL bill for this pla,
teau empire, is "A great structure
Of Texas red granite, $50 feet long
2SS feet wide and 81 feet in
height. It Is proudly declared by
Texas to he the second largest
building Of its kind IN America
and the seventh largest building
In the world
So Texas has her capitol, and
the Farwells have what is valued
at $25,000,0o0 today, hut which In
Il decade will be easily worth
l$l00,O00,0OC and maybe more.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
WATER TO
DRINK JUNE |

Commissioner Roy announced
this morning that the new water
connections at the up-river pump
ing station would be made by June
l. When this is accomplished Spo-
kane will take it's water supply
from the subterranean channels in
stead OF the polluted river.
All that remains to complete the
work is to make connections and
set up the machinery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

1t was stated at the headquarters
of opponents to the dirt fill this
morning that up to noon $500 sig
natures have been secured to the
petition which asks the city coun-
Gil not to grant the Northern Pa
cific grade separation plans with
the contemplated dirt fill. Those
who were at the headquarters
stated that by Saturday they expect
to be able to send a list Of 10000
to the council.
The active leader of the opposi-
ton is A. w. Doland, manager of
the Spokane Drug Co. He said:
ut is our purpose to overawe the
council with a front of 10000 or
more voters. Every man who signs
the petition goes on record as OPP
posed to any councilman who will
countenance the fill proposition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
WOMAN MADE ANOTHER TRiL-
BY RIGHT IN THIS CITY AND
FORCED TO PASS FORGED
CHECKS, SHE SAYS.

VANCOUVER. Wash, April co.
Giving her name as Mrs. A. l.. Pug
meyer. of Nampa, Idaho, woman
with a little child told strange
story to the police yesterday of be-
ing present-day Trilby under the
domination of criminally minded
Svengali, who compelled her to
cash forged checks. She il under
arrest charged with passing three
in this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
OFFICER ON TRIAL
FOR BEING DRUNK

The trial of Patrolman Fife ON q
charge OF drunkenness is going on
this afternoon before the police
commission. Fife was drunk, II IL
charged by Chief Rice. for almost q
whole week, during which time no
would report in by telephone only
occasionally.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

Oklahoma and Kansas.
A few years ago the Farwells
had one ranch where there were
60 miles of fence without a break.
The fences are not so long now.
Today perhaps 20 miles straight is
the record.
1t was all stock farming land,
the same kind of land that is just
east of 1t in Oklahoma. It's as
level as a garden patch. When the
first store was built, the proprietor
would stand in the doorway after
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

It's worth from $12 to $25 an acre.
Back in the late '70s Texas want
ed state capitol, and didn't have
the money to build it with She
offered land to whoever would put
up a $4,000 capitol.
Chas. II, Fnrwell and John ",
Farwell oil Chicago took Texas up
The capitol cost about $3,125, 900
Instead OF the estimated $1,000, 1000,
but the Farwells didn't lose even at
that. Instead. they took over a
piece of property half as big as the
whole state Of Massachusetts. as
big as Connecticut and bigger than
Delaware, Rhode Island and the
District OF Columbia put together:
developed 1t ana began to sell 1t at
fancy prices to the overflow from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
RUSHES CAN UNDER LID

Sam Lee, who sings noodles AMI
chop suey in Front av. joint, was
arrested by Detective Lister yes
terday. 1t is claimed he has been
In the habit of selling beer by the
can to Sunday patrons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
SISTER INQUIRIES FOR
MINNIE MAC DONALD

Police Chief Rice has received
letter from Mrs. n. f. Miller, a pub
lie stenographer of North Yakima,
asking information as to the where
abouts of her sister, Mrs. Minnie
Macdonald, who was last heard of
in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
WILLIE SPANKED; RAN AWAY

Willie Gunton. age 10, left his
home at 219 Boone av. yesterday
morning because he was spanked.
He has not been seen since. When
he disappeared he wore new gray
checked suit. He has a fair COM
plcxion, brown hair and blue eyes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
STRIKE MILITIA POISONED

CHESTER, Pa. April 20.-About 40 members of the
state militia who here result of the street
strike i'll today and their ament has been diagnosed
as ptomane poisoning
1t thought the trouble caused by eating canned
provisions
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

The council tonight will
probably come face to face
with the proposition Of
whether anything better
than a dirt fill can be OBJ
tanned for N. P. track ele-
walton; and If not, is not a
dirt fill preferable tc further
sacrifice and risk of human
life on the crossings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
THE STOCK MARKET

lwall Street) New York. Oct. lo-- The daIl saa siSgglsa stock ms.ks. m, !. ], ... sSsGy s9Ssday indicated that the spscuistiys chances on what might occur over Sunday in the infiammabie state of affairs in Southeastern Europe. There that account, but this was owing partly to the fact that business for the. day was over in London before eter of foreign political developments. The London market itself, while in operation showed a decidedly more ward recovery from the acute weak ness of the day before. British consols sharing in this tendency. London's Improvement i'm .Sa. vas partly lost before dertone of uneasiness was manifested poets reported for diplomatic settle ket was free. from the pressure of foreign liquidation which has over whelmed 1t on each successive day of the week; and the way was thus open thence of the Hartman stocks and of Rock Island in this movement was due to the influence of. yesterdays terest in Rock Island affairs. which was Inferred from the financing of St. Louis and San Francisco obliEa. uons by the principal Harrtman-b ba nk- CTS. Another ground for the hesitat- nig stock market was the question of gold exports and It's possible effect on the money market. 9Septembers large ported here. and the obligations ln- them. supply an additional incentive Tor foreign selling of American secur- tiles here as an offset In order to ad- Just the exchanges.
 The value of exports Of this class In September rose to the highest total since February when we were still pushing the marketing of our pro- aucts to help out the financial crisis. The bank statement published after me stock market closed, gave warn ing ot now our banking position will weeks liquidation. for foreign account Although considerable speculafiye liquidation was effected the purchass or foreign offering of stocks has swelled the loan account of the clear. mg house banks $i2,227, 300 in inc averages and $31.755.000 in the actual condition on Friday night. Other 5anks also have increased loans sS.- S4SSO If these loans are wlthdraWn Tn cash to ship gold to Europe to paX Tor securities the double effect VIII VIII cause a rapid decline in the sur Pius reserves The stock market clos inf ond. tone was was decidedly heavy.
 value i i.064,000 United States bonds were unchanged on cali.
 CLOSING STOCK HIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
SUSPICION OF DOCTORS.
Treating Cholera In Russia Under Di
 faculties.

Treating Cholera IR Russia UndeR Ust%
 faculties.
 St. Petersburg, Oct, l0-The sus- picion and hostility of the lower classes in St. Petersburg towards doctors and medical and sanitary measures fer the suppression of cholera are almost be- yond belief Compared with tho ie- ports from the country, however the instances here are as nothing.
 An Astrakhan newspaper prints the following from the village of Krasnyi Tar:
 4 peasant fell i'll with cholera. called in a doctor, was cured. and could after a while again walk the village streets. Here he was beset by friends. Con sulting among themselves, they final ly gave him phosphorus and a conse- erated apple to eat to drive out the doctors medicine. The peasant natur- ally died, but the villagers attributed this to the doctor. an old woman hav- ing seen the administering of a dose from bottle containing cholera"
 Next day the doctor was called to other cholera patients and prescribed medicine. peasants wife suspicious ly asking him what kind of medicine 1t was, the doctor told her. She then asked, "WHl you cure or kill my hus- band?" The answer was. "Of course, I will cure him." The woman shook her head, but let tse doctor give the medicine. On the following day the doctor sent a nurse to assist the sick Three men sat in the room and ,Je- manded that the nurse should drink some of the medicine herself before giving 1t to the patient. When she was about to drink they snatehed the glass from her hands. saying she was too young to die. She was then rudely expelled form the house. The patient died the next day.
 The villagers hatred now grew daily. and the doctors and nurses were boy eotted and tnsulted both by the local authorities and peasants, until they were driven out of the village, leaving Krasnyi Tar to its fate The villagers afterwards died like flies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
KILLS SON.
Young Man Had Threatened Life of His
 Mother.

Young M@H ha0 Fnre1teueQ LAEe OE AAAe
 Mother.
 Paris, Oct. 10-Truly shocking Is a tragedy which has been enacted at Gap. where M. Disdier de Rousset printer and a knight of the Legion of Honor. has killed his son.
 The young man who had recently returned from military service in Tonkin was very wild and eccentric. and is said to have constantly threat ened to kill his mother and sisters. who were in awful dread of him A few days ago he was in such a state of deIIrium through drink that neigh bors had to be called in to help tie him up. The direct cause of the tragedy was a quarrel on Wednesday evening when, just before the dinner-hour. he announced that he had invited several of his old comrades in TonkIn to the meal. His mother having remarked that he had left her no time for preparation. he flew into violent rage and. with terrific threats. proceeded to sharpen his knife.
 Once more he was shut up in room, with the assistance of the neighbors. but he jumped out of the window and went to house close by. where he thought that his mother had taken refuge Hearing of this. his father, arming himself with revolver. follow ed, and met him as he was being led back to his home by a local journalist.
 Thinking that he must have killed his mother, the old man fired at him, and, when he had fallen on the ground. put the muzzle of the revolver to his head and lodged two bullets in 1t. be- fore the journalist could tnterpose. The artist was arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
DISORDER IN DIET.
xvua Scenes in Bohemian Legislative
 Body.

Body.
 Vienna, Oct, 10-Wild scenes of dis- order took place at a sitting of the Bohemian Diet at Prague some days ago.
 The German members. not approving of the order of procedure, devoted their energies to obstruction. First they rattIed their desks. Then they ad- vanced in a compact body to storm the platform where the president, or speaker. sat. They attempt to tear documents from the grasp of the read CTS Other members wrenched off the lids of their desks, broke them to pieces, and distributed the fragments to their partisans. who joined in rnak- ing a deafening noise by banging on the seats and desks.
 When the tumult was at its height Herr Meyer a German member. climbed on the table and attempted to grapple with the president. Ills intention was frustrated by the prompt action of a Czech member. who seized Herr Meyer from behind and flung him to the ground His fall was broken by chair which was smashed to atoms.
 The tumult now reached It's climax and members of the eontending par ties fought freely with each other. A shower of pamphlets. documents, and fragments of desks was directed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
.soNrGoMERY CURRENT QUOTATION (C0Frected DaiIy.l

NUN (Corrected DaiIy.l These prices arc at wholesale and not io
 s.spesmcorn s1nsu@csasi so1oe; standard .ooa. Pearl 4Mc: gloss lump 4hc; nickel USSs Sood: ''i1si Lsr.-LeAf IOMc; compound sXe: hau,. 'lGaGss GRaIes-Extra fancy head 7Me; fancy h... sh@7c, broken Ah 9 Sc; Japan sh @sNc
 sslt-LiverpOoI Si.l5; Virginia sSs!; L VinesargPer gallon 1s@3Oo
 coffee-Green common sh @10o; pr,,,. sh Q 1oc; cheies ilg12; fancy Ia0Ifko candies-AAx Soda she; xxx ginger sardinss-Ameriean mustard ss.7s; Man Haiidss-Dry tlints 10 @lsc; dry saItsa .a 1oo; green hides 40Sc; green saited sos
 Wool@elses Is0sOo' bury s01ao,
 Mesi.stsndsrd ssHo; watsrsrOund sso.
 Fruit and Producs-Fancy lemon. aso. s115; onions yellow globes 3l.is; fancH STomstoes sl:;s6; snap Beans stand ,1;
 Cheess---FuAl cream. daisies lsKo; s,ns. Grtts-Per Dol t4.9o; per sack sa46 es; oats 6sc: white s9c: white eI,ns: VI; s7ke; timothy hay slS.oe; Johnson Srsss cotton seed hulis SIS ton. SAeo
 Molasses-Georgia cane. bbI 4ie railon. Log % csbn Brand IO fsiOhs Rsi Sa's maple syTup s76o: quarts S4.s5 per doz s2iions
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
TROOPER suTCInE.s
German Falls Dead At Feet of G
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 eral.
 Berlin. Oct, 10-The barracks of the Breslau Lancers were the scene the other day of the dramatic suicide of trooper named. Schnitzler. who had been serving as orderly to Lieutenant General Falkenhayn, commander of the Eleventh Division.
 The trooper presented himself before the general, saluted. and announced that he wished to "capitulate," the military expression for an enlisted mans desire to become a non-commis- stoned officer after the expiration of his compulsory service in the ranks. General Falkenhayn informed the trooper that his ambition could not be gratified.
 Schnitzler then drew a revolver and shot himself through the head. As he fell dead at his generals feet he fired a second time, the bullet wounjing the general in the leg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

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 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE. !,
 Chicago. III. Oct Io.-Tne te"nt ocet Ehsst sTnst n B ssR so shs s'eG esct that acreage in the Southwest sown H Hto wheat this season would probably pc reduced because of nnsuftieaietnt tn krs m9's, so 7-s cents above the previous close.
 Corn and oats were also firm, but provisions were weak with the excep,, ton of October pork. whicn c1osed .. an advance of i3S to lst l-S per oai
 Dry wheat weather talk apparently supplanted the war scare as mar and asd brought rSsUI out s an active general de- ket the greater part of the day, The market opened easy with prices i.s 70 70 an advance In the price of Britsn consols and to a moderate decline m the price of wheat at Liverpool Be. fore the end of the first half hour. the the. m RapnVArnn DuYinK OY some of the leading traders. who. It was said. were alarmed by. the con- tinued absence of rain In the winter
 As trade progrsssed prices made a. touched IOi s-4 and May lo4 5:Sc. .sn sn ndyanSs of bs mSre xtsent tsne o ssSnd flour in the North west was an im- portant factor In sustaining. prices at the higher level The market closed strong and near the best mark for the
 Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re- ported receipts of 1.057 cars against l.t4i cars a week ago and eos cars
 The corn market was generally dull. but firm tone prevailed owing to the strength of wheat. The market closed firm at about the best prize for with twenty eight of contract grade. Extreme dullness prevailed in the oats pit, put the market was nrm In sym pathy with whe eat and corn. Buying of 100000 bushels of the December delivery by cash concern was a fea ture of the. trade. At the close prices er.. Local receipts were 2i3 ears.
 An advance of i.6S per barrel in the price of October pork. which oc- cured in the last minute or two of trading. was the feature of an other wise dull market in provisions Brok CTS thought to be acting for a leading local packer bid 4p prices from 1865 to 1b.26 but no business attended the sensational advance. The market in general was weak owing to miscei- laneons liquidation. October pork closed at l5.25. the high point of the 12 1-2 to S7 i-2c.
 Estimated receipts for Monday: wheat 27 cars; corn 109 cars: oats 2l4 cars: hogs 10000 head.
 The leading futures for the day ranged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
NEnu nRIEANs COTTON.

New Orleans, oct. IO,--spot cottoh W.7 firm today at unchanged quotations. MIG. ding 13-1ee. Sales on the spot were $50 bales and 1,260 to arrive.
 Very little demand was In evidence rom any quarter and the market reoeVea US Tona from, the advancing tendency of fu- lures Cotton futures opened quiet un- changed to three points up.
 IIverDool cables were favorable and the weather news was bad, the map showing frost in the western belt and much rain in the eastern section. shorts covered freely and put prices up on themselves. little buying for long account was in eVi- dence More optimistic cable messages concerning the political situation In Europe aIso helned the market The market clos ed uuet and steady with the active posi- tions showing net advance of eight to eleven points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
MANCHEsrER CIoTH MARKET.

Manchester oct. 10.-The stoppage or machinery and the continued lock out re- strlcted business in the cloth market dur ing the week. Trading was of narrow dimensions and manufacturers as well as merchants took a gloomy view as to the fu- ture India and China provided only few small orders while the near Eastern trade was upset by the political disturb ances Quotations were irregular. but gen. eraiy firmer.
 Yarns showed an unchanged position in the week and small business transacted in American coppers. Egyptian qualities sold at steady prices
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.
sr LnnIs GRAIN

St. Louis, Oct o.-(SpeeiaL) )-The St. Louis grain markets today ranged as fol- lows:
 Wheat: Dee. 4l.01hA: range Sl.OON to $l.Olh. May SI.04%A; range sl.0( to $1.04&. July 9sMB; range 9s to 96BB.
 Corn: Dec. 62h @hA; range 61%A to 62k. May 63MA; range 62B 96SA to 63B B. July 62&N. to bl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
NEW YORK DRY ooODs.

New York Oct. 1O.-The market for print cloths and convertibles is flrmer and active sales of 500. 900 pieces having been made during the week. Other brown cot tons are moving a little better. Fine white goods are quiet but there Is an untitled demand for some fancies. welts. piques. etc. Linens show distinct improvement. Burlaps have been active for spot delivery but for ward business Is light. The Jobblng trade stIll keeps fairly steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

Some of the best known church lead CTS of today, men in and out of re- ligious life. have promised to appear before the Sunday Evening Club of Chicago this winter, the organization being one that takes it's religion in a very practical way by looking out for good takers and. als0 providing for good muAios