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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

The big cop on the corner of
Howard and Riverside has a beat
of about 100 feet square.
The hoboes evidently know this,
and as result the livliest beat in
the city for the "panhandlers' is
on Riverside avenue between
Washington and Howard streets.
After dark lone pedestrian on the
street is due for from two to
half dozen touches all with
stories of starvation.
As a sample a well known law
yer was approached four times last
night while walking from Bernard
street TO Howard street on River
side avenue. The first man drew
10 cents a reward. but after that
the others failed to reap. You're
wrong. though, the lawyer wasn't
broke quite. In the entrance to
the Mohawk block he met big,
burly, whisky sodden individual
who demanded 10 cents. On his
refusal the man said:
See here. My pal and | have
10 cents between us. We are 60
ing to set the price of meal or
We will kill some one"
The attorney declined the re-
taincr.
This Is just sample of what
Is TO be found every night on Riv-
orside avenue. When hoboes get
desperate enough to penetrate the
main thoroughfare OF the city, it
Is time TO take some steps To cope
with Tue situation. The lawyer in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
DAY LABOR WILL DOUBLE
SAVING To CITY

Estimates Of the cost Of the
Olive street bridge will be filed by
City Engineer Ralston with the
board of public works this after
noon. Mr. lalston stated that the
new estimate would show saving
of between $4,000 and $4,000 in
the cost of the bridge through u.s.
ing the forms which served in the
construction of the Mission street
bridge.
The original estimate was for a
bridge to cost s91, 900. but with the
saving it is believed this estimate
can be shaved from 10 to Is per
cent if the work is done by con-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
C0SGR0VE IN.
PORTLAND
Will Reach Olympia to Be
Sworn in Tomorrow
Morning.

PORTLAND, Jan. Ex-Governor
Cosgr6ve, with face scanned and
drawn by long weeks of illness, yet
determined to reach the capitol of
the state that conferred high honor
on him to be inaugurated, arrived
in Portland at 1890 this morning,
He will leave here tonight at s
o'clock and leave Tacoma at $40
tomorrow morning, arriving at
Olympia two hours later.
After the inauguration he will
return Immediately to Paso Robes.
Lieutenant Governor Hay will as
sumo the Office, assisted by young
Cosgrove as private secretary. Mr..
Cosgrove said:
u can't understand why II is
necessary to make this trip. l am
now governor Of Washington and
have been since the returns of the
November election were canvassed
by the legislature. but In order to
satisfy certain interests at Olym
pia | am going there to be formally
sworn in.
Il am feeling unusually well, am
nil appetite and am slowly gaining
IN weight and strength, but expect
II will be several months before |
will return and take up the active
management of my office. / will
not talk politics now. l am not in
terested in that; only In regaining
my health,
The governor spoke feelingly of
the sympathetic interest the entire
coast had taken in his condition,
His eyes filed with tears when he
tpoke of a telegraphic message OF
sympathy received from Ohio,
Cosgrove TESTED about his great
loss of weight saying year ago
ne weighed 1876 pounds and IL now
down to 1l5. but had gained six
pounds since he started to i'm.
prove.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
Declares Canal Deal Greatest Scandal Of tho
Century and Involves Taft's Brother.

ploy all the governments agencies
to crush newspapers having the
courage to call attention to ques-
tionable transactions concernina
the canal. Public opinion in Ger
many even would not permit tho
emperor to do what the president
of the United States is trying to
do"
Rainey charges that Roosevelt
made direct misstatements In his
message sent to congress Decem-
Der II, 1906, relative to the canal.
He referred to the governments
investigation of Tillman's action In
depriving government Of revenue
Of two cents by using a frank, add
ing that this matter was consider
ed of enough importance by Roose-
welt to embody in a special mess
age to congress, and said he had
not heard of secret service agents
disturbing Senator Lodge, yet he
Is directly and individually solely
responsible for taking $1,000, 900
from the treasury"
Rainey also charged that Obal-
dia, new president Of Panama, rep
resents all that's corrupt in Span
ish-American politics. He charged
Cromwell with keeping the min
utes of the board OF directors Of
the railroad company, writing them
to suit himself"
He limited at combination con.
trolled or dominated by Cromwell.
administering affairs Of the Pan
anna railroad as he sees AT, al
though every share is ostensibly
owned by the government
Charles Taft Is accused Of visit
ing the isthmus to further Crom.
wells plans. Rainey claims there
is proof establishing the absolute
fact Of a combination involving
Taft, Cromwell and his friends ia
force the election Of Obaldia."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
RIVER WATER IN MAINS
CAUSES TYPHOID FEVER
City Engineers Family Suffers and lnvesti-
CATION Discloses Public Health Menace.

Criminal negligence on the part
Of the city water department has
again endangered the lives of hun
dreds of citizens during the last
three months. Polluted water Of
the Spokane river has been turn
ed into the city water mains,
without giving the people a
chance to protect themselves. This
has happened before. Someone
connected with the department ap-
parently has a mania for this sort
Of thing.
The matter was first called to
the attention of Mayor Moore and
the board of health a few. days
ago. A session of the health board
was hurriedly called held behind
closed doors, at which the mayor,
Water Superintendent Wetzel and
City Engineer Ralston were pres
ent.
At this meeting Of the health
board 1t Is stated that City Engi-
neer Ralston in positive terms sub
mitted proof that the impure river
water had been turned into the
city mains at least IA times during
the months of October, November
and December.
Mr.. Ralston secured the first In
timation that the river water was
being used from one Of the men
of the engineers office at work at
the upriver pumping plant.
Mr.. Ralsttn's son, aged 10 years,
having taken sick with typhoid
fever about Thanksgiving time.
and since laid at the point OF
death for several days, he felt per
sonally interested in the informa-
ton conveyed to him by his as
sistant and proceeded to make an
investigation. In this inquiry 1t
was learned that the river water
was turned into the mains for
short intervals on many days, and
secured positive prtof that it had
been dow, on at least Ia days be-
tween Iater part of October
and Jak.lrb.
Mr.. Ralston denounced this &C
ton on the part of the water de-
partment in scathing terms, pro-
testing that it was no entirely on
account of what he had suffered
in his own family, but because of
the similar danger that thousands
If other families in the city were
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
DEA I H

PlTTsBURG, Pa, Jan. ga
GAS explosion In the Merchants'
Coal Co. mine at Boswell resulted
In the death Of two men and the
entomblng Of so to rs.
The mine ID reported to be
abIaxe, with little hope or rescuIns
the men.
p. T. Logan was rescued alive
but died later.
It 10 now feared 22 are dead In
the mine as the result Of a subse-
quent explosion. A party Of res
cuers that entered the mine at
midnight cannot be located. Five
rescuers were carried out uneon-
scious, overcome by gas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

which the money Is to be used, so
long as the structure crosses the
Spokane river, but in reality it is
to defray the expense of the bridge
across Monroe street. There was
some opposition in the council re-
garding the passage of the bridge
bonds, several of the members TAX
ing the position that the matter
should first be submitted to the
public at the next city election,
and the terms of the w. w. P. Co.
responsibility be determined.
AS stated yesterday, these little
matters have been nicely smoothed
over.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

tract. In case the bridge is buir
by the city. it is believed the cost
of the bridge will be cut as muck
as 20 per cent through the elimina
ton of the contractors profit.
Figuring the salvage at $4,000,
it is now estimated that the cost
of the bridge will be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. and this In
cludes the estimate of the con-
tractors profit.
I'VE are going to save some
money on that bridge" stated MIR.
Ralston today, and l believe a
considerable sum will be knocked
off the first rattle out of the box"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
RIPS
UP PANAMA
CALHOUN CASE
SLOWLY DRACS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-The
trial Of Patrick Calhound, presi-
dent of the United Railroads, &C
cused of offering to bride the
boodling board of supervisors un-
der Ruef. is progressing slowly.
Five temporary Jurors have been
secured. Seventy-five names are
drawn on a new panel, making $50
examined to date.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

Rainey accused Cromwell of be-
ing chief manipulation in the machi-
nations resulting in the revolution
November 81, 1903. He explained
that he had not charged Taft with
being party to the Infamous
scheme" In the course Of his re-
marks he said:
ut will not be long, IL the
scheme goes through, before cam
paign contributions of some gen.
tlemen interested in the enterprise
will be returned a hundred fold.
1t is not the part of sound states
manship and true patriotism to en-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
ACCUSED JUDGE
TO QUIT BENCH

FAIRBANKS, Alaska Jan. e.
1t Is reported that Judge Silas
Reid. charged with malfeasance in
Office, which charges are now be-
Ing investigated In Washington,
will soon resign and form a law
partnership with Leroy Tofier, a
well known Alaska lawyer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
JEFF
TO FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. &c.
Jeffries told his friends today that
he wifi re-enter the ring when he
gets into condition.
Il am getting back into right
shape gradually, and will be ready
for . battle when my theatrical en-
gagement is ended"
This means a fight with Jack
Johnson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
FIRE CRACKERS WENT
OFF WITH HIS HEAD

CARPENTERAS, France, Jan.
26.-The crowd gleefully exploded
flrecrackers today when Remy
Danvors was beheaded for the
murder of Mrs. Donal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
BRITISH c NET
UNDl. ..UARD

LONDON, Jan. 26. -
Fearing violence either by
suffragettes or the thou
sands of unemployed, to-
days cabinet meeting is
closely guarded. Great
crowds of men once APP
preached as close as they
dared and yelled defiance at
the ministers and police.
q o . o o q Q Q o O 90 .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
HUSBAND FOLLOWS WIFE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Eugene
Lynch. Boston, whose wife was
killed in the Republic Florida
ocean collision. died this morning
from Injuries received In the SAINT
accident -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
SPRECKELS, HENEY, AND FRISCO
ON TRIAL BEFORE CALHOUN

by the jurors in this cause.
Is Patrick Calhoun guilty Of brib-
cry? Never mind! William P.
Lawlor, Francis ]. Heney, William
]. Burns, Rudolph Spreckels, the
citizens of San Francisco, stand up!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

THE famous prosecutor has lost
none of his fearless energy, his
logged fighting spirit. his unwaver-
ing optimism.
minds of the jurors he has hired
five lawyers of unquestioned abik
ity. on the theory, perhaps, that
what tricks of the trade one cant
think of, another can. For 1t is a
tricky, intricate, subtle and tick
lish business this prosecution by
prosecuted OF prosecutors. One
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
REACH
THE SHORE

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The SEN
eca, with Captain Sealsby Of the
Republic, and Second Oficer VIII
liams and 40 Of the crew aboard,
locked here this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Jan. 26.-Brandtng William
Nelson Cromwell az "buc-
cancer, desperado," Repre-
sentative Rainey Of illinois
today gave tho house a SEN
sationai resume Of the
Panama canal scandal.
He charged Cromwell and
certain associates with "try-
Ing to appropriate to their
own use the revenues Of the
republic Of Panama"
He protested to be able
to prove the most stupen-
dous graft combine In the
history Of the civilized
world.
He said Cromwell and his
party attempted to collect
from the United States
fraudulent olaims amount
ing to 1000, 900, and closed
with a sensational state.
ment they mot only sought
to rob the republic of
Panama, but Indirectly
robbed the United States
treasury"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
SIZE THAT UP WITH
SUNNY OLD SPOKANE

. DAWSON, Jan. 26.-For
= the past two weeks the ther.
. mometer has ranged from
= so to 70 below, but today
. the weather 10 nodsrating.
= Traffic by stages In ali d.
. rectlons had been suspend
. ed on account Of the In
= tense cold.
. 90 90 q 90 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
CONSORT ON
RIVERSIDE

question stated the man who ac-
costed him was fully capable of
carrying out his threat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
SMASH INJURIES II.

COSHOCTON, Ohio, Jan. q
Seventeen persons were injured
this morning when the st. Louis
express left the rails, due to a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

broken rail, nine miles west Of
here. A special car was occupied
by General Manager McKeen Of
the Vandalia branch Of the Penn
sylvania road.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

and Burns, been misguided into or
ganizing so-called leagues of JUS
tice" into expressing their disap-
prevail OF activities of the so-called
graft Prosecution?
All! There are the real questions
at issue. There are the only con:
siderations that should be weighed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

PROSECUTION OF PROsEcU-
TORS By PROSECUTED ON
CHARGE OF "PERSECUTlON"
REMARKABLE METHOD OF
DEFENSE BY HIGHER up"
ACCUSED OF DEBAUCklNG
CITY OFFICIALS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
CITY PRIMARY
ON APRIL 4
CLERK QUOTES THE LAW TO
STRAiGHTEN OUT MlSUN-
OUTSTANDING CONCERNING
COMING CITY ELECTION.

For the purpose of Strengthening
out a difference of opinion as to
when the spring primary for the
city election will be held, the city
clerks Office gives out the follow
ing information:
The next city election will be
held May 4, the first Tuesday, ac-
cording to city charter. This makes
the primary fall on Tuesday, April
6. Section 4 Of the primary law
reads:
"A primary election held to NOM
mate candidates to be voted for
at the general election In Novem-
Der shall be held at the regular
polling places in each precinct on
the second Tuesday of September,
1908, and biennially thereafter, for
the nomination of all candidates to
be voted for at the succeeding gen
eral election, except as herein
after provided. Any primary other
than the September primary shall
be held four weeks before the
election for which candidates are
to be nominated at such primary;
provided that primaries for the
nomination of candidates to be
voted upon at municipal elections
held during 1907 shall be held two
weeks prior to the date Of said
elections"
Candidates must file declarations
80 days before the primary's. The
filing fet is 10 per cent of the
amount of a years salary II 1t is
1000 or under, or when the sal
airy exceeds $1,000, an additional
sum, equal to one per cent, ON such
excess.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
WILL BURY BROTHER
OFFICER TOMORROW

Chief of Police Rice, Justice S.
A, Mann. Captains Coverly and Sui
Ivan, Sergeant of Police Weir and
Detective Alex Macdonald are TO
be pallbearers at the funeral of De
tective J. F. McDermott at Our
Lady of Lourdes Catholic church,
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
An escort of 40 policemen in full
dress will accompany the remains
from the residence, 4l9 Third ave-
nue., to the church.
A brother of the deceased from
st. Paul and several other relatives
of the McDermott family reached
the city this morning on Northern
Pacific train No. 3.
Mr.. McDermott left all his affairs
In perfect order at the time of his
death friends of the family state,
and shortly before he died he ex.
pressed a wish that the officers of
the department should attend his
funeral.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
PEACE WITH BARRIERS

Neither master nor journeymen
BARRIERS Of the city predict any
more trouble over wage scales till
after May /. 1t is evident because
Of the fact that the committee from
the Master BARRIERS association
was instructed to get the Journey
men BARRIERS to work for straight
percentage or to sign them up for
year at a guarantee Of SIC per
week, that the journeymen carried
off a good sized victory in the set.
Element of the trouble.
Contracts are said by officers of
the union to have been signed by
both bodies, agreeing that commit
tees from both bodies must meet
two weeks before the expiration OF
tn contract, for the purpose of arbi-
trating.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

ing. Make an effort to double your
forces before the general conven-
ton at Minneapolis, May 10, 1909"
Such is a plea made to unions In
Spokane and all over the country
in a communication just received
from Jere L. Sullivan, general sec
rotary and treasurer of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Interna-
tional union.
Sullivan declares that unless the
forces Of union labor are materially
strengthened against the work Of
the ant-saloon league within the
next few months, they will be un-
able to successfully battle against
the efforts of that organization.
This subject was much discussed
at a meeting of the union wait
resses last night. Many speeches
were made by visiting members
from the walters and cooks and
kitchen helpers unions, urging the
girls to get together and increase
their membership.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
TAKE FROM WIVES What.
THEIR HUSBANDS STOLE

cooked revolver, after a wild
chase through the snow and un-
derbrush of Grand street hill. He
admitted that he and Conry had
broken into and stolen goods from
a store at the corner of Aston
street and Montgomery avenue.
December 20; one at Washington
and Bridge, January 8: Lake &
Lawson's store in East Spokane,
January IL; the Liberty Park
grocery, 812 Newark avenue, and
another one near the East Olive
avenue bridge.
Hoffman is about As years old,
lives at 1923 Stage avenue and has
wife and four children. Conry
resides on Chandler street near
Fifth avenue and also has a wife
and one child. Hoffman and Con-
ry set out to rob stores to furnish
their wives and families with food
and clothing they couldn't earn,
they said.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

of Manhattan island and repeating
phrase which, his interpreter
said, meant wonderful"
Are those buildings all occu-
pied?" he asked, pointing at the
Singer tower, the Terminals build.
ing and the City Investment build.
ing.
When assured that they were
usually chock jam full of peopl, he
repeated wonderful"
Mahamed Ali Bey, Hussein Kai
zim Boys predecessor, was only a
minister. The new Turkish repre-
sentative is a full fiedged ambassa.
dor. Turkeys change to an am.
bassadorship is due to her recent
branching out In the freedom line
and the further fact that the
further fact that the United States
has promoted John G. A. Leisn
man, Americas representative in
Turkey, to an ambassadorship.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
DIGGING DEAD
FROM WRECK
Engineers Mistake May Cost 80 Lives in
Colorado Disaster.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Col,
Jan. 16.-It is believed the dead in
the wreckage resulting from a col
lision of a passenger and a freight
train on the Denver & Rio Grande
road last night, two miles from
here, will reach rs to SO.
Thirty are supposed to still be
buried in the ruins. Eighteen
bodies have been recovered.
Not single person in the chair
car is thought to have escaped
death or injury.
A message received here says
the wreck was due to mistake
made by Engineer Olsen of the
freight train. In looking at his
watch, he thought he had 10 min
utes to spare and made a dash by
Dotsero. where he should have
waited for the passenger. He had
rounded a curve and was just run
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
OFFICERS RECOVER SUPPLIES
MEN BROKE LAW TO Sc
CURE FOR THEIR FAMILIES
WHEN WORK FAILED.

The wives of George Hoffman
and Harry Conry, self confessed
burglars, today gave up canned
goods, bacon and articles of wear
ing apparel that had been stolen
by their husbands from a half
dozen different stores about the
city.
Instead Of being a workman on
the way home, as he represented
himself at the time of his arrest
by Officer Jellsett at o'clock yes
terday morning, George Hoffman is
a painter, who turned burglar, and
Harry Conry of the same trade was
his partner.
Hoffman confessed this last
night to Officer Jellsett, who ar
rested him over loaded and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
SEATTLE MILLS BURN

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-Fire COM
pletely Quilted the Western mills,
on the south shore of Lake Union,
this morning. The loss is $3.50, 900.
All the buildings and machinery.
excepting dry kilns, were destroy
ed.
The night foreman discovered a
blaze In the engine room and turn
ed In an alarm. Before the fire
apparatus arrived the whole plant
was ablaze. The mills were built
20 years ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
SOLID ICE FOR 40 MILES

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Jan. 16.--
Skeena river, in northern British
Columbia. is a solid mass of ice
for forty miles from its mouth. The
Ice Is piled high by the force Of
the tides. and the place has the ap-
pearance Of the Arctic ocean. No
steamers have been able to reach
Port Essington for week. and the
place is completely isolated. Some
railway construction camps on the
Grand Trunk Pacific are short of
supplies and the camps may have
to be closed down and the men
discharged.