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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
s|lKEN FLAG RENDERED
UNION VETERANS UNION

In a meeting which abounded with
enthusiasm and showed plainly the old
spirit Of 81 of the men who have OF
fered tneir lives as a sacrifice to their
country, the beautiful silk flag. given
by Senator Ankeny, was presented last
night to the Union Veterans union by
Dr.. Y. G.. Blaloch.
Col. II. M. Fisher received the emblem
IN a patriotic speech. full of feeling and
enthusiasm. The banner was carried
to the front of the hall by Fred Roeck-
er. color sergeant of the Union. escorted
by Frank Morse. The flag remained III
it's position of honor during the even
ing.
After the speech of Col. Flshef
addresses We're made by T. NJ. Mckin-
ney, Rev. NJ. L. Sanders, N. G. Blalock
oscar Cain. John LeCornu. Paul h
Weyrauch. Fred Rocker, c. E. Nosler
John Mcdonald and Frank Morse
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
DAVIS LASHES
THE SYNDICATE
Sen. R0astsSubsidized Press
to Brown Turn
.OEF|Es CORRESPONDENTS
CHALLENGES NEWSPAPER MEN
TO HANG HIS HIDE ON THE
FENCE.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-United
States Senator Jeff Davis lashed the
Syndicate" and "subsidized" press of
tbs country yesterday in a speech which
for the bitterness of its invective and
the fury of its utterances has had no
equals within the dignified walls of She
senate since Senator Tillman laid aside
lis five-pronged fork.
Davis admitted that there were som
honest newspapers in the country but
he declared that those journals that
criticized his remarks last December
were subsidized by the trusts.
Swinging his long arms wildly abovs
his head, and raising his voice almost
to a scream, he defied the correspond
ents in the press gallery to do thei:
worst
Turning to his colleagues about hin
he solemnly warned them that in the
country they were regarded as the de-
tenders of predatory wealth and he
urged them to purge themselves of the
od;um of this opinion by doing some
thing for the people" He declared thai
the trusts influenced the senate in an
indirect maner but that the men who
made Up its membership were pos
sessed cf the same weaknesses as other
men.
Closing. he said: Il challange the
subsidized press to do their worst with
me.
GO, you damnable imps of pelf ana
greed. I defy your taunts.
Tea to fragments my political ca
reer if it comport with your execre-
able viii. stifle, distort my utteranct
if such be your brutal frenzy. Lash my
poor form into insensibility. howl ir
wretched beastiality as my innocent
blood 7rips from your fiendish visages
Drag what remains upon the altar OF
Baal or scatter it to the crows of the
field. l care not"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
OAllES GIRL WINS
EXCLAMATION CONTEST
MISS PEARL watkins GIVEN
MEDAL BY UNANIMOUS CON-
SENT OF JUDGES.

Miss Pearl Watkins. representing The
Dalles high school, last night won the
tri-state exclamation contest by the
unanimous decision of the judges. Her
selection was "Old Mistis." Margaret
Steele of Boise, won second, reciting
And He Waited" Leila Garfield OF
Walla Walla, took third, with the
wager scene from Ben Hur.
The program was one of unusual
merit and every contestant refiecte,
honor to himself and the school rep
resented. The judges were President
Howard of the Columbia college, Mil
otn: Prof. topper of the Weston Nor
NAL school and Prof. Worthington. OF
Whitmsn. The five points upon whic,i
the decision was based were, voice,
gesture. memory, direetness and gener-
al effect.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
BLUE BL0ODS
WE'D TOMORROW
MARRiGE OF PRINCE WILHELM
AND GRAND DUCHESS MARIE
WILL BE NOTABLE EVENT.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 2.-In the
magnificent palace at Tsarskoe Selo
before an audience that will include
members of the Russian, Swedish and
Grecian royal families, representatives
of other European monarchs, the am
bassadors and ministers of the various
countries and numerous other high Of
ficials, Prince Wilhelm of Sweden will
be the first between the royal fami-
lies of Russia and Sweden, and thus
assumes an international Importance.
Preparations on scale of grandeur
not recently surpassed in the Russian
empire nave been made for the we'd
ding. The royal palace at Tsarskoe-
Sc!o has been deliberately decorated,
ani the social affairs to follow the
wedding will be magnificent in their
nature.
The grand duchess is the daughter
of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch'
uncle of the czar. Sac will receive a
dowry of $5OO,OOO, invested in Russian
s,ate funds. as a gift from the imperial
family.
Grand Duchess Marie is only IL
wears old. is pretty, and, despite the
tragic events in her life, is said to be
gay and light hearted.
Tie Grand Duchess passed the great
or mart of her childhood away from
home and her education is English
rather than Russian. Since her return
to Russia she has been under the care
chiefly Of the Grand Duchess Serge.
Visited In the United States.
Prince Wilhelm is the second son
of Kino Gustave of Sweden. He came
to America last summer, VISITING
jamestown. New York and Newport
and created a social sensation Whefe-
ever he went.
THE rrince. who also bears the u'''
of Du,xe of Sodermaniam, was porn
June Il. 1874. and was educated at the
University of Upsala. After competing
his education he entered the SwediSh
raw where he is a lieutenant.
In appearance he generally resembles
his father. being six feet tall and broad
shouldered. Through his paternai
grandfather, King Oscar, he IS a great
ereat-grandson of Bernadotte, the fam
ous marshal Of Napoleon, who became
king of Sweden.
He ie also a great grandson OF tie
former empress of the French ana a
rarhew OF the king of Great Britain
and Ireland.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
WILLIAM HARsElL DEAD
Pm e U M o IA CLAIMS WELL
KNOWN PIONEER OF WALLA
WAtLA VALLEY.

William ]. Harsell. one of the pioneer
residents of this vicinity, died yester-
day afternoon at his city home, SIS
West Main street, from pneumonia.
which had developed from lagrippe.
Mr.. Earsell was 40 years of age and
for the last % years has been farmer
on Eureka Flat. Deceased is survived
by a widow but no children. The mother
and sister of the dead man live in Te-
nino ana will arrive in the city for the
funeral. Deceased was a member of the
Evening Star Court, Foresters OF
America ard of Camp SO Woodmen of
the World
Funeral services will be held from
the family home tomorrow afternoon ar
2:3O Rev c.. c. Crownston of Trout
dale. Ore. officiating. Interment will be
made in the family plot of the city
cemetery. ICtB
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
mrs, HAWKINS
awake At LAST
Los Angeles Woman Ends
Sleep ofS5 Days
CASE IS REMARKABLE
REMEMBERS NOTHING OF FEVENTS
OF THE PAST TWO
MONTHS.

Los ANGELES, May 2.-After
cleepinG for So days without a glimmer
Of consC iousness Mrs. Beulah Hawkins
whose case has excited interest all over
the world, awoke at -: 80 this morning
at the county hospital and asked for a
glass OF water
She is in good health and chatted
breeZily with Doctor Barber
She has not the slightest recollection
of any event during the past ivy y
months. Although quite weak she is in
good health but will remain in the hos
pital for some time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
Medals Given Track Winners.

While the decision of the judges was
being prepared, Referee Dorsey Hill
Of the track meet. called the winners Of
the afternoon to the platform, and pre-
sented the medals and cups. Lewiston
took the IONS share of these, walking
away with two cups, five gold medais'
two silver and two bronze medals. Med
ais were given the winners of the de-
clama ton contest and every contest
ant in both track and defamation was
given Whitman pennant as SOU
Venir
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
Rosseler t. Stay.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2.-Chief
Il gineer Mackenzie of the United
States engineers department said this
morning that Colonel Rossler will not
be supplanted as engineer in charge OF
the government work at the mouth of
tie Columbia river. e'aoin shrdlu shrd
work has been satisfactory, and Us the
Oregon people want him retained there
he will remain in tis present position
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
SCHOOL LAND
GOES HIGH
Merry Bidders Buy in OesIP'
able Property
AUCTION EXCITING EVENT

Appraised at $3S45, one piece of 40
acres of school land sold this morn
ing from the county court house steps.
for s1O.SOO J. G. Frankland bidding in
the property for the firm of F'rankland
and Brown. The land is located just
east of the Green Park school and is
very desirable property.
Nearly all the land went above tn
value set by the appraisers and a
lively scene took place when some of
the land was placed under the ham,
mer. With bids of $25, $50, s1OO, even
$500 the land went skyward by jumps.
Some of the most exciting scenes ever
accomra nying a sale of public land en-
sued and excitement was at a high
mark for half an hour. Most of the bill
ders had come down loaded for big
game and the price of the land seemed
no consideration.
The summary of the sales is as fol-
lows:
Section So, township 10, range 36 E.
w NJ. went to D. H. Irwin of Prescott
for $4,000, the biggest individual buy
of the sale.
The north half of the northwest
quarter of section So, tp. s, range "a, f.
W. M. was sold to Fred Thiel, for $4,000.
Lot of Sec. SO, TIP 9, range 80 E. w.
NJ. was knocked down to c. H. Stine
for s3S6S5.
Robert Kennedy took for $1,000 the
northwest quarter of Section Is. TIP. Z.
range So, z. w. NJ. This was the only
uncontested bit of land put up at the
auction.
H. c. Baker had to bid $4,000 to get
the nCl tn half of the southeast quarter
of Section 16 TIP. I, range So, E. w. NJ,
which was $500 more than the ap-
praised value.
The real fun came with the bidding
in of the southwest half of the south
east quarter of Sec. 16, TIP. I, range 36
E. w. NJ, by J. G.. Frankland This
went at nearly three times the ap-
praised value.
H: c. Baker paid 5000 for the
southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of Sec. 16. TIP. I, range SO, E. ".
NJ. This land had been appraised at
s3S45.
S4SOO. being $500 above the appraised
value. This land was the northeas- :
quarter of the southwest quarter of
Section 16, TIP. T. range SO, E. w. NJ,
located on Garden City Heights.
J. A. Gross took the northwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter Of Sec
ton Is, TIP. Z, range 36 at $1,000, the
lana having been appraised at $4,000
The last to be sold was lots l, 2, 3.
and 4. OF Section 16, TIP. 6, range S3 E.
w. M. This went to E. c. Burlingamc
for $2Sa1.45. after having been ap-
praised at $2592.2o.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02

PULLMAN. Wash. May 2.-tSpeclai
ro the tatesman)-Facing coi1
wind ard cloudy sky, Whitman trach
foam is striving this afternoon 1or lhe
;n+aroo,,aeiate track championship OF
Inc Inland Empire, and of Washington
and Idaho. The Missionary team ''
nuoh weakened by the loss Vi
hopse the best vaulter the team mas
ona who would have undoubtedly nave
taken that event. Barnes Will De sau''
needed in the quarter and in the reias'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
WHITMAN AND W,A.C.N FIERCE STRUGGLE

II seems certain that with these two
men the Walla Walla college could
have rulled down the victory. Coach
Murphy is optimistic, however, and be-
lieves his men Will take the meet. me
100 yard dash, the 220. both hurdles and
the discus. are conceded to the Mission
aries, while the high jump, the shot
hammer and the broad jump may be.
their meat. The relay promises to be
close and may decide the meet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION TODAY

ore 70 be laid for $50 guests. l. M
Mckinney will act as toastmas'er ah'
responses will be made oy " iii''i -
cood,aar of Colfax, Hugh c. Iodd u
,: county and several othsi
ats from over the state
The convention was calico 10 u oe
90 o'clock this afternoon eouh'S
- w A. Ritz, presiding. A fui'
,snresentation of the various precincts
..onaed and the meeting was one Oh
enthusiasm for Bryan's followers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02

S,,i+ was brought in the supefio'
court this morning by Herman Ai'0ei :
son against U. S. Logsdon for '"os
.ba amount of s631.41 anc
casts The amount named is Tor a pn'
,f goods and dates from Feoruafy -''
,ooo according to the complaint.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02

BUTTE, May News just received
from the scene says that Engineer
Busy who was buried under the debris
was killed and gives more details of
the explosion.
The dynamite exploded under tn,
second engine. completely wrecking 1t.
Three cars carrying fish, mail and bag
gage. were blown off the track
Beside Engineer Busy. Fireman
George Ehle was probably fatally in
jured and Carl Ming, tramp. danger
oIsly hurt.
The big Mogul engines which re
ceived the full force of the explosion.
was lifted from the track fully ten feet
ana the fish car was blown on end and
the mail car derailed
None of the passengers were hurt.
Splinters of the wrecked cars were.
found on a hillside one hundred and
fifty feet away.
The engineer of the leading engine
states that he saw a binding flash
beneath his engine and says his fire
man was lifted clear from the cob
and thrown out of the engine. The To-
comotive was derailed. Detectives be-
lieve that the dynamite was intended
for the North Coast Limited which was
due on the Northern Pacific tracks q
half hour later than the Burlington
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
recuperate and last night her suffering

recuperate and last night her suffering
were relieved.
Mrs. Webb was 40 years of age. She
Is survived by her husband, three chill
dren, Bessie, Clarence and Claud; and
by father, mother, two brothers and
two sisters. One of the brothers is w
H. Steward of this city.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
family home, Rev. A. L. Thoroughmaa
of the Marvin NJ. Z. church South, Of
ficiating. Interment will be made ir
the family plot in the city cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02

7'-'' Gratis of the county met this at
'''OoA at > o'clock in the Superior
~ room to elect delegates to the
.'l'e convention which is to be held in
''"SEe' May IS. Walla Walla county
-'I'!ed TO % delegates and the full
s0Ion viii so to represent this
u the state and to secure an!
us tor the followers of Jefferson
may De lying around loose.
o'clock tonight, the democrats
L. mold a big banquet in the Odd
O"s temple on Alder street. Cow
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
MRS. CHAS. D. WEBB DEAD
ZONES WEST FOR HEALTH BU'
SUCCUMBS TO LONG
ILLNESS.

MS. Ch&s. D. Webb, who moved 10
@lS city scme three weeks ago III
S1~rch of health. died last night at the
-~N!y home. 1l6 North Fourth street
a''er long and tedious illness. Mrs.
"eop, her husband and three children
s-.Ae west from Lansing. Mich, for the
"o'Aer'S health, but she was TO weak 70
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02

Rev. William WorthingtOn. professor
preach at the College Place Presbyte-
rian church at IL o'clock tomorrow
Vickers, who will participate in the
ceremonies incident to the installation
of Rev. ]. c. Reid as pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
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+ ALLEGED FORGER CAPTURED. 1

+ A. c. Tompkins, a stranger, +
+ wanted for passing forged check !
i On the Hardwick jewellery store +
:: this morning was captured at Mil =
+ furnished by the police depart r
+ ment and the alleged forger is be- =
i special officer TOmpkins presented =
I. q check for $40 in payment of $15 =
+ worth of jewelry, receiving the :
+ balance in cash. The forgery was =
+ soor detected and a warrant is =
j. sued for TOmpkins.
1. + 4. I. j. + + + + + + + + =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
RRUTAL MURDER
ST|RS POLICE
Portland Officers Seek SIay.
ersOf Nathan nMof
HOT ON DEsPERADOEs' TRAIL
MURpERERs AFTER KILN
pAWNBROKER, ROB HIM OF
$500.

PORTLAND. May with every
detective and plain clothes man in the
F.rartnent and many of the regular
ofEaars drawn in from their beats and
,r. upon the case the Portland police
t.l.,oYtfdcnt that within "a hours they
,.n nave arrested the two murderer.i
,s Nathan Wolff the wealthy pawn
a,h,r. who was 50 brutally murdered
,o his store in the heart of the business
district ut s Q clock last evening.
The ToliCc are working on the theory
tha. local men did the horrible work.
I, il estimated that they secured $500
worth Of ieWelry and coin. Two sus-
ueets are being shadowed.
~. murder was committed about 6
GC.ck when two men entered the
store ana shot Wolff in the neck. They
hen dragged the body into the rear
room ana hacked the head and neck
INTO an uErecognizable mass. The store
Was tktn ransacked ard the men left
about O'clock.
TIE murder was discovered by
Special Officer Robinson, 20 minutes
,atrr.
Wolff was a paWnbroker at 165 First
street, Tor 25 years. He was prominent
in Jewish circles and was reputed to
De- Wealthy man.
Police Get Clue.
The police believe that one of the
l0urdeyers was taller than the other
and that the tall man did the shooting.
Aser the first shot Wolff evidently
Jumped to the left and the tall muir
acrr, shifting his aim. fired the second
she: which reached Wolff's neck.
]. brought the unfortunate man down
in a. aplatter of blood that drenched
ar,ices Of furniture in that portion OF
The store.
lie must have struggled in his
Death agony after he fell. as one OF his
-yetn found there was evidently
Knocked out by a revolver butt where
he was struck in an effort to quiet his
cyryulsye moments.
After the body had been dragged 10
,ae rear room. the fiends struck 1t at
least l. blows III the head with the
sharp and blunt ends of an ak.
IN the struggle the taller burglar
Was evidently wounded in the hand -
trail Of blood follows his tracks ABOUT
The store.
Both men washed the blood from
heir hands after the killing, at the
ayatory in the rear of the building.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02

Mrs. Charles Freese one OF Spokane .
leading sopranos will sing solo in the
ST. Paups church at the IL O'CLOCK
service tomorrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
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+ A DISAPPOINTED TRAVELLER. 4

CiSAPPOIN Ed RAVElER. y
+ Milton Eagle: This is a queer +
r country" said a travelling man to I.
+ an Eagle reporter. as he was about I.
+ to depart for Pendleton on Friday
+ last. In Walla Walla L was COM j.
+ PEELED to PASS through some mys- !.
= tcrioUs side doors in order to get +
+ a drink on Sunday. While in Bos- +
+ ton l had to sit down to drink +
= whether it was Sunday or not. i
= While passing through Kansas l +
+ was obliged to make an affidavit i.
+ and swear to it that l was afflicted !.
+ with blind staggers or some +
+ thing of that sort before L could +
r get drink there at all. l expect to +
+ strike a town yet where they hang r
= d man for thinking about drink" =
+ + + + 1. + I. 1. + + + + + I. 4.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-02
'P0SSES HUNT
| WRECK|NG GANG
No Clue to Men Who Blew up
Burlington Flyer
MONTANA is AROUSED
BELIEVED NORTH COAST LIMITED
WAS TRAIN MARKED FOR
DESTRUCTION.

BUTTE, May 2.-Armed posses are
searching every bit of territory within
20 miles IF Butte in an effort to dis
cover the bandits who blew up the
Burlington Flyer No. 6 a short distanc"
west of the city last night and killed
the engineer and tore the arms and
leg off d man riding on the blind bag
gage.
What booty the robbers secured is
not known as the details of the robberv-
are still held up in meagre messages.
Physicians and wrecking crew have
been Sent to the scene.
Daily picayune., 1908-05-15
INSTANTLY KILLED
 BY LIGHTNING
Len R. McNeil Struck While Milking Wednesday Even
 ing at Benton.

Len K. McNeil was struck by lightning Wednesday evening shortly after seven o'clock at his home in Northeast Benton and instantly killed. He had un- doubtedly finished milking as he had set the bucket down and was standing inside the barn when the lightning hit him. The bolt hit him on the left side of the head and passed down the left side of the body, coming out at the heel, tearing off his shoe. Down the side of his body the hair was singed. His ear and heel were bleeding when found. The COW was also killed instant ly, MT. McNeill falling across her body.
 The discovery was made by MT. McNeil's little girl who went out to take an umbrella to her father. She informed her moth CT that he was afre on top of the COW. The cries of the family aroused the neigh orhood and A. M. Guile and other neighbors were quickly on the scene. MT. Guile carried him out of the barn and put out the fire and when it was extinguished it was seer that he was beyond human aid, though the doctors were called. - Benton Times-Courier.
Daily picayune., 1908-05-15

In other words. for e,.,. paid on subscription on \. \ and Weekly. either new : .| rears, will count one vote
 We have arranged with B Short, the jeweler. to giys s' lady that casts the greatet1 Der of votes in this en- gold-handled, $1O un.] which is now on exhibitio, .'' store.
 To the man who c,,,, greatest number of votes \ contest we will give s 1 of merchandise at the 1 York Store.
 Young man, young lad, busy and help send som.| Confederate to attend thsl tional reunion. It may Nj last time he will have an <, tunity to go. Let him m' more and meet the old hoy,
Daily picayune., 1908-05-15
exchange campfire stories Let everybody vote eary often.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES.

The following named finn Prescott will give the foIu additional prizes to the sue, full veteran in the Picayune'l union contest: E. A. Short, jeweler-M Tea Spoons, worth $1.O0. Prescott Hardware Ca Rocking Chair, worth &.Oo w. T. Hart, One Shirt N $1.6
 New York Store-Pairof n worth $500
 Moncrief Drug Store-0 and Brush, worth $l.M.
 Variety Store, a pocket l worth $1.W.
 Hesterly Drug Store, small of cigars worth SLIGO.
 J. K. Hamilton & Co.,, ont shirt worth $1.6.
 Steed, Callicott & O., Sui derwear, worth $1. .W.
 D. M. City Co.,, Suit underv worth $1.W
 Mcdaniel Hdw Co.,, Keen ter Razor, worth $2.O
Daily picayune., 1908-05-15
KK Local News. \" Interesting Happenings in and
 Around Town.
Next Door To PoStoffice.

Remem mber the school election tomorrow.
 Jno. B. Mum of Laneburg is in town today.
 Hamilton & Capelle frame pictures.
 Eliga Matthews of Laneburg is in town today.
 J. A. Nelson, of Laneburg, IS in the city today.
 Sawed Oak fence Posts at Hatley yard.
 Jno. R. Lambert, the Sutton merchant, Is in town today. Joe Fore, road overseer of AL bany township, is in town today. -Lowdermill's Compound-on on sale at Hesterley's Drug Store. When you want pictures framed see Hamilton < Chapelle, Three candidates for school di- rector to choose from. Two to be elected.
 w. N. Bemis, J. o. A. Bush and Alex Vaughan are candidates for school director at tomorrow g election.
 For Sale. Some good mules and horses at reasonable figures.
 HARRY BLYTHE. School election tomorrow. Make arrangements to get away from your business long enough to vote.