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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-24
FLEET TO Be REPAIRED
AFTER A.-Y.-P. FUNCTIONS
Warships On Pacific Going to Navy
Yards at Bremerton and Vallejo.

WASHINGTON, May 24-Orders
have been given in the navy depart
ment to make repairs on the ships of
the Pacific fleet when they reach the
navy yards at Bremerton and Vallejo
following functions in which they are
destined to take part at Seattle early
in June upon the opening of the A-Y-
p exposition. The plan is to have
the ships at the navy yards for the
purpose of docking and overhauling for
a period of seven weeks. 1t is not in
tended to install any of the alterations
which have been authorized for ships
of the Atlantic fleet until the next sea-
son of work on the Pacific ships when
new skeleton masts will be placed in
position and the top hamper will be
reduced
See the money makers in the Class
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-24
ARMY AND NAVY REORGANlZA
TON.

There is talk of reorganization of the
army and increase of the enlisted force
to $4,000. Probably nothing will come
of the increase, though there is no
telling what congress will do to empty
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-24

s1,905,000; w. n. Concanon company,
San Francisco, $1,930,0O0; Cotton
Bros. & Co., Oakland, Cal, s1,961,2S4
III. E. Talbot company, Dayton, Ohio,
-2,164,522; S. Pierson & Son, Long Is
land City, N. Y, $1941, 300.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-24

rounds of the Jeffries -Sharkey fight
VIII be shown, so that you can judge
who is the best man.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
BONDS OF RAILROAD
BRING GOOD PRICES
Sale of St. Louis and San Fran
cisco SIS Attracts Attention
of Local Investors.

Local investors are manlfeSting Keen
interest IN the sale by Speyer & Co., OF
New York, of S10.00O,0OO st. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad Company, gen
eral lien. 1920 year, per cent gold
bonds at 81 and accrued interest.
At this price the bonds yield about SIS
per cent per annum- The gilt-edged
character of these bonds is shown in
the fact that they are a direct obligation
upon the company. covering all of its
property described in the mortgage and
any property hereafter acquired with
the proceeds Of the bonds. On June 1.
1909, upon the redemption Of the St
Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Rail-
road Company's AZ per cent bonds, the
5 per cent bonds will become first mort
gage on 665 miles OF road OF the latter
company, subject only to $780, exist
ing bonds. for the redemption of which
general lien bonds are reserved.
The average surplus of the St Louis
and San Francisco Railroad Company.
exclusive OF the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois railroad, for each OF the four
fiscal years 1905, 1907, 1895. and 1906, after
providing for all fixed charges, amount
ed TO 81, ,SS7, ,T23 and the gross and net
earnings for the ten months ended April
90 1909. are considerably In excess OF
those months Of last year.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
COY. SPRY OF UTAH
URGES DATE CHANGE
Writes H. B. F. Macfarland
That Inaugural Date Is
Inconvenient for West.

In accepting membership on the ma
tional committee to change the inaugu-
ration date, Gov. william Spry, OF
Utah, in a letter to Commissioner Mac
farland, calls attention 20 the fact that
the occasion now comes at time when
the attendance of Western governors IS
prevented because the State legislatures
are always in session.
"a later date writes Governor Spry'
would make it possible for many rep
resentative men to participate in the IN
auguration proceedings"
Commissioner mcfarland said this
morning tha,s the committee is awaiting
organization of the body in Congress &c
which the bill will be presented, and IL
the meantime Is perfecting its own or
ganization by securing the cooperation
Of the governors Of the States and Ter
ritor1es. Forty-four governors have ac-
cepted membership.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10

ALI Ringis..s,. the welI-known circuser
and his care1ess cohorts, led mile Or
more of fearful fauna from foreign
fields. bands innumerable, clowns,
camels elephants. one calliope, and sew
eral mounted policemen over the lead
ing streets Of Washington this morning
in the first real, true parade of the
spring season.
1t was a bully parade and everyone
of the thousands who lined the side
walks from Fifteenth and II streets
where the peerless pageant started pag-
ing. TO the east front of the Capitol,
where about noon II backed into its first
trail, seemed to look with pleasure AMI
profit to it.
There were thousands of school
children along the route which Mr..
Ringing selected for the peerless,
most of the youngsters released from
morning school and all unmindful Of
rain or anything else, except the Wild
beasts and the clowns.
The bi-horned rhinOceros. "the only
one In captivity seemed a little
peeved all along the line of march, but
he didn't say anything until he came
opposite the White House. and then he
let out a terrible below which sounded
like a cross between a fat-wheel car
going up Fourteenth street and an
army mule.
Hes salutin' Teddy" said one wise
lad standing in front Of the Mansion
Everyone There.
Geraldine, the beautiful equestrienne,
with the black velvet dress and the
gold trimmings, riding one cream
colored horse and driving tandem two
others: the team Of camels, the lady
snake-charmer n the glass cage sur
rounded by sullen serpents; the clown
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
THIS NEGRO'S PLEA
PROVES ALL IN VAIN

AONTCLAIR. y. j.. May 1O.-"when
= man finds a pocketbook containing 30
cents and returns Il 70 the owner isn't
that an evidence Of his sanityg' asked
a young negro Of Sergeant McGarry at
the police station here. The man, who
gave his name as Egbert Huntley. then
began 70 sing hymns and the sergeant
had him locked up.
Investigation revealed that Huntley
had been discharged from the State
Asylum for the Insane. at Morris
Plains. three days ago. He was re-
turned 70 that instiSItion today.
Swift &, Companys sales of fresh beef
ia washington for the week ending Sat
urday. May 6. averaged $50 cts. per 10.
-Advt
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
7. PLUVIUS LETS UP
FOR CIRCUS PAGEANT
Peerless Parade Passes in Review Before City--A
Old Friends There--Clowns and Kings
and Queens Galore.

| band. the zebra turnout; all these
faultness features attracted attention.
Part of the fauna got interested when
the rain started to come down in small
chunks, which was about tie time the
first cage was turning from Maryland
avenue into First street northeast. The
smell Of the rain and the trees at the
Capitol grounds was too much for
certain of the animals and they crowd
ed against the bars of tneir cages.
snined the air and gave other signs of
pleasure.
It took the parade more than twenty
minutes to pass a given point and the
route was several miles in length. so
that 1t was not until around noon that
u got back safely to the circus grounds.
While most of the streets were filled
with people, from Maryland avenue. b
street, New Jersey avenue, X street and
the rest, the record mob was waiting on
pennsylvania avenue. 1t began out as
Tar as Twenty-Second street, came down
past the White House, where it bulged
out INTO the street and then past the
treasury to the long sweep up to the
Capitol
Crowd On Avenue
It was here that the spectators were
thickest, and If was here that they were
most insistent on seeing everything. If
some one IN authority started out with
the idea Of preserving any traffic lines
he soon abandoned II, and the wide
thoroughfare was flied with people
clear out TO the Capital Traction Com
pany's rails by the time the first cage
hove in sight around the corner of
Fifteenth street
While the circus grounds were filed
with all sorts of people from early in
the morning. II wasn't until the pageant
ended that the real crowd got out to
Fifteenth and H II didn't take the
small boys any longer to get out to the
grounds than it did ths big wagons, and
| by the time the doors were thrown open
the ticket sellers were confronted with
! "a vast sea of faces"
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
More Than 20

Ingredients give to Hoods Ssrsa-
PariIla its great curative power
power to cure many and varied
complaints, including diseases Of
the blood, ailments of the stomach,
troubles Of the kidneys and liver.
Many Of the ingredients are Just
what the profession prescribe in
the ailments named. but the COM
bination and proportions are pecu-
liar TO this medicine and give it
curative power peculiar to itself.
Therefore, there is no substitut-
for Hoods. Get II in usual LIQUID
form, or in tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
OF NAVY
is IN HOSPITAL

Los ANGELES. May 10.-Lieutenant
Commander James Z. Walker, L. S. N,
governor Of the island of Guam, is an
inmate of the Pacific Hospital in this
city suffering from severe nervous
strain Commander Walker came to
this city about three weeks ago appar-
emily in the best of health. He became
III last Tuesday, however, and his
condition is now regarded as serious
he succeeded Commander Taussig as
governor OF Guam some months ago.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
MAY YOHE MARRIED
FOR THE THIRD TIME

PORTLAND, Ore. Nay 1O.-Announee-
ment is made here that May Yohe, for
merly Mrs. Putnam Bsadlee Strong, also
formerly Lady Francis Hope, hes taken
the name OF Murphy, together with the
heart, hand and fortunes OF a young
Canadian lumberman OF that name
The marriage IS reported to have been
performed in this city, secretly. more
than a year ago. and coupled with the
marriage announcement is the statement
that Mrs. Yohe-SUrOng-Hope-A pm
is endeavnring TO secure q divorce.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
WORK FOR PRISONERS

WINTSED, Conn, May Robustness
oelhg dull in the workshop in the county
Jail at Litchneld. inmates of the insti-
tation are employed building new
oied4chers on the baseball park. As
slstAnI Jaller Judson keeps a watchful
eve on the men as thee v.o,-,- -, 80
mat none escape After this work is
in shape.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
BROOKE FUNERAL
HELD TOMORROW

The funeral OF DR.. Roger Brooke will
take place tomorrow morning at IL
o clock from the family residence at
Sandy Spring. DR.. Brooke was sixty
three years of age, and had been i'll
about two weeks, heart trouble being
the cause of death. He practiced his
profession thirty years at Sandy Spring,
where he was born
He leaves a wife, three daughters,
and two sons, one Of the latter being
Capt Roger Brooke, jr.. of the Army
Medical CorDs
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
DECLARES WOMAN
HOLDS HUSBAND

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1o.-"Turn nv
husband loose and give me damages"
forms the text OF the bill OF complaint
filed against Mrs. Margaret Ferguson
by Mrs Minnie Townsend, in this city.
In which the complainant alleges the
defendant is holding her husband pris-
oner by hypnotic influence Mrs. Towns
end claims she has been unatle to see
her husband, who has been fOrcibly de-
prived Of his liberty through the bane-
ful influence of Mrs. Ferguson.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
RIVAL SUSPECTED

JERSEY CITY, May 10.-The police
believe a jealous rival sent a box of
poisoned candy to fifteen-year-old Lucy
Ketschinski. of 215 Brunswick street,
and they expect to make an arrest to-
morrow The girl has a host of admir-
ers. One of them. a boy Of seventeen,
transferred his affections to her from
one of her girl friends, who is under
police suspicion.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
JULIA WARD HOWE
NOT IN POOR HEALTH

BOSTON. May 10-The report that
Mrs. Julia Wand Howe was in dan
gerousiy poor health was this morning
proven untrue.
Il am very well, thank you," she
replied to a question. Il go out for a
walk every pleasant day and VIII live
many more years. 1 will be ninety
years old May 81"
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
PHYSICIANS BODY
TO BE CREMATED

The body ~ DIR. II. F. Lusrssen will
be cremated at Lees undertaking estab-
lishment at the conclusion of the funeral
exercises to be held at that place to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock Dr.
Luerssen was thirty-four years of age
and died yesterday morning from frac-
ture of the skull resulting from a fan
down the steps leading from the photo
graph gallery he conducted at s17 Sew
enth street He leaves a wife and two
children
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
CLOCK STARTS FIRE.

NEWCASTLE. Del. May 1o-Fvren
the alarm clock at he home Of JullS
ConnOr rang at o'clock it fell from
the manteI upon a lamp, which e&ploo-
ed and set the room on fire. the DiaZe
was discovered by outsiders VINO aNsk-
the flames, but not before the bedding
and much furniture had been damaged
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
DR.. MARY WALKER
0. KS SHEATH GOWNS

OswEGO. n. Y. May 10.-Dr. Mary
Walker, whose wearing of masculine
attire has made her name known
throughout the country for many years,
in an interview today said she ap-
proved of sheath gowns, but condemned
scanty stage costumes. She has no in
tentiOn OF abandoning her trousers for
a sheath gown, however,.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10

Popular Excursion, Sunday, May 10th.
Baltimore & Ohio r. r. Round trip, 8. %
TO Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg; S.35
TO Berkeley Springs, and $500 TO Cum
berIand. Special train leaves Washing
ton S:15 a. m, returning same day.-Adyt
The Washington times., 1909-05-10
HEIGHTS INSPECTED.

Accompanied by Maj. z. L. Hawks.
OF the District Realty Company. the
commissioners today inspected CITY
view Heights, in the neighborhood Of
Bladensburg road and Fifteenth street
noLtneast. Certain changes a.. the grade
OF Bladensburg road are requested.
The Washington times., 1909-05-10

Bude Bouquets and Deco ations
for weddings. Shaffer, florist, 18th and I
-Advt. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
PAST 'cHANcELLoRs MEETING.

PAST 'cHANcELLoRs MEETING.
The past chancellors of st. Elmo
Lodge No. 4, Knights of Pythias, OF
Bismarck will entertain all the mem
bers of the lodge as we'll as the visit
ing bretheren on Wednesday even.
ing, Feb. 3.
After a short business meeting the
evening will be devoted to social
amusements, such as vocal and in
strumental music, and the vaudeville
portion of the Gem theatre; In fact,
everything that tends to an enjoyable
evening, such as the Knights of Pyth-
las usually have.
The list of past chancellors are as
follows: G. w. Wolbert, Frank G.
Grambs, J. NJ. Belk, c. NJ. Dahl, F. E.
Titus, VIM. O'Hara, M. G. Hagen, w.
D. Gorsuch, R. D. Hoskins, A. w.
Cook, w. A. Faconer, Hugh McCrorie,
R. L. Best, w. F. Cochrane, R. N.
Stevens and I. w. Healy.
st. Elmo lodge has already turned
out two past grand 'chancellors, and
still has Brother R. L. Best as grand
chancellor of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

the time spent. Good sermons and
good music were presented in all of
them. The Sunday school attendance
was large in all the schools. Bis
marck is getting to be a church going
town. There are few towns in the
state where it is any better. The
churches d their pastors, and the
work that is being done is credit to
the city.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
OFFICIAL INSPECTION.

Thursday evening Of this week the
Right Eminent Sir Herbert e. White
grand commander of the state, &C.
companied by the inspector general
will visit Tancred Commandery in
his official capacity. The order OF
the temple will be exemplified. The
commandry will pass in review. A
banquet will be served at $3.50 p. m.
Visiting Brothers are cordially invited
to attend. Owen F. Jones, E. c.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

COUNTY OFFICERS TO MEET.
The association of the clerks Of the
court will meet February 1924, in the
city to talk over matters of legisla-
ton. The auditors and county COM
missioner's association will meet on
the 9th of February.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

Prohibition and Evolution.
Evolution was much annoyed By
Prohibition.
"The trouble with you" said Dvolu-
ton. testify; "is that you seek to abol.
iSh temptation"
Certainly" replied Prohibition. in
IN airy manner why not?"
"Why mott" repeated Evolution. BE.
cause need it in my business, that's
why not. II you abolish temptation,
o. water It down to tho weak mans
capacity Of Resistance. how am I to
develop strong men. should like to
knowT'
We'll. We can't have 10 much
naughtinesl. It's getting awful" sald
Prohibition.
"Fudge!" sneered Evolution. "What
y naughtiness to me? I'd rather 99s
lnen fall under temptation than not
have temptation at hand for the
thousandth man to rise superior to.
Its the thousandth man I'm Interested
In, tho man in virtue Of whom the
race gets forward!"
But Prohibition had the votes, ana
Evolution, no longer a fad Of the first
magnitude had to zuhmit-Punk
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
BILLIARD EXHIBITION.

At Hare's Amusement Parlors to.
night Joe Spears, the famous expert
billiardist, will play an exhibition
game Of balkline billiards and do 9TH
er things with one cue which will en-
terrain the lovers of the game. Mr..
Spears will begging his game at 8
o'clock, and will furnish an enter
tainment we'll worth seeing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

Be on the job Tor Roosevelt
And watchful to a man
To see no ugly ones are sent
At present to Japan.
On the second Wednesday in Feb
ruary the vote of the electoral college
will be formally opened at a joint
session of both houses of Congress,
and it will be found that 321 votes
were cast for Taft and Sherman and
1872 for Bryan and Kern. Mr.. Carne.
gle says figures prove nothing, but
the recurrence of these will never.
the-less prove little embarrassing.
Between st. Valentines day and
Washington's birthday there will be q
lull, enlivened from time to time by
Carrie Nation in London Tower,
newspaper editors sentenced to hard
labor on the Panama canal for gos-
siping about the government, and the
Duke Of the Abruzzi giving up all the
Miss Elkins. The fleet will continue
on it's homeward way, making Spain,
where there will be a tremendous
ovation rendered it on Feb. 81.
And then the day Of days will come
When everyone will try
To honor most the name of him
Who never told lie
Who never wrote q native fake,
Or lied about a deal
In timber land, or called sale
In Panama a steal,
Or represented Standard Oil
Behind the country back
But always made very straight
And unsuspicious track
T. R. will take a cherry tree and
drag it through the aisles of Congress
till the country WHO'D. and even
Congress smiles; and having surfeited
himself with this amusing skit, he'll
senter Tillman out and run him up
and down the pit. , i
At night the Ananias club will bur-
geon with a ball and all the liars will
disport and frolic in the hall. The
cheerful liar will consort and mingle3
with the plain. the unprecedented
type will trip to the refrain, the WILL
full liar will essay the Merry Widow
waltz, the suave Internal liar will be
welcomed for his faults, the artful liar
will consign the truth to utter Hades,
and the droll dam liar will delight
the none too squeamish ladies.
The season for sitting the ashes
ends on Ash Wednesday, Feb. "a.
The superstition is that we can make
ends meet IN some other way during
Lent. which Immediately follows.
February was named for Februus,
and old Etrdscan god with a bad
liver. Information OF him is meager,
but history calls him a holy VI,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
RETURNED FROM THE EAST.

Attorney John F. Philbrick has re-
turned from Boston where he had
gone some two weeks ago on an un-
pleasant legal matter for Bismarck
parties. He is glad to get back to the
land of sunshine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
A CORRECTION.

The second lecture on the Travel
series offered by Mr.. Harris under
the auspices O fthe Art club, will be
on Thursday evening, instead Of Tues
day to accommodate such ticket
holders as are now away.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
A WILTON MARRIAGE.

Miss Loretta Hagen was married to
Frank Williams at Wilton last week,
by Father Clemens These young
people are well known in Wilton,
where they have made their home for
several years. They have gone east
to visit relatives for the balance of
the winter, and after returning will
be at home at Wilton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
A WISE JUDGE,

Speaking of the selection Of George
Weatherhead as public printer, The
Cogswell Enterprise believes the Sc
lection is a good one. Mr.. Weather
head is practical printer, who has
been in the publishing business in
this state for a number of years, and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

hall at $3.50 to attend an important
meeting. State Commander Lady
Hereford will be present, and there
will be several matters of Importance
to consider.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
WAS VERY ILL.

State Superintendent Stockwell had
an acute attack of indigestion Satur-
day night and suffered severely for
u short time. A physician being call
ed he received relief and Monday he
sat up for a short. time and will be
about as usual in a few days.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

is eminently qualified to pass on the
work and the bills the same. He has
served two years in the Office and his
record entities him to a second term.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

WILL RECEIVE THEIR FRIENDS.
Governor and Mrs. John Burke
have issued invitations for a recep-
ton at the armory on Friday evening,
Feb. 5.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
APPRECIATION.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas wish to
thank their friends for the aid and
sympathy rendered at the time Of the
sickness and death of their infant
child, which died Jan. 20.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
PROUD FATHER,

. s. T. Parks, the Sterling merchant,
is passing cigars around, over the ar
rival Of a young son Saturday, at the
hospital Of Mrs. Waldron in this city.
This is the first boy to arrive in the
family.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
MAKING WSlTATIONS.

MAKING WSlTATIONS.
R. L. Best, grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias grand lodge of
North Dakota, is making a visitation
officially to lodges in the northern
part Of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02

MERRY FIVE TO ENTERTAIN.
The Merry Five" will entertain
their friends at Commercial Club hall
Thursday evening. Dancing will be
the amusement of the evening.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
OPEN INSTlIATlON.

OPEN lNSTIIATlON.
This evening at o'clock at their
hall on Fourth street, the members of
the Ladies of the Maccabees will hold
open installation, and all members Of
the order and their families are re-
specially requested to be present.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
Bargains.

High grade enameled ware at spec
ial prices. Look in our two windows;
one has 80 cent goods; the other has
SO cent articles. We know you need
some of these, and they are all spec
ial bargains. Call at store. G. w.
Wolbert Hardware Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
ADJOURNED A WEEK.

ADJOURNED A WEEK.
Te city council held very brief
session last night, merely enough time
being taken to effect an adjournment
until next Monday night.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
CHURCH NEARLY FINISHED.

CHURCH NEARLY FINISHED.
Rev. Kahl Of the Methodist church
at Driscoll, was visiting in the city
Monday. The new church at that
point is nearly finished. The plaster
ers have just completed their part of
the work. ..~