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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
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Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

There was whistle down the
track, and a wave of humanity
drew together; the train pulled in,
and the man lowering in the back
ground waited to see Mr.. Maxwell
Of Maxwell Field, in fur-lined ulster
with it's collar and cuffs of sable,
and the thin clergyman in his over.
coat a little gray at the seams, en-
ter car together, before he sprang
unnoticed into the car behind them.
The two big children and their
small mother sat on the rug before
the fire, the fire being an especial
luxury for Christmas eve. The
nursery was pleasant room; the
spendthrift freight washed bright
ness over gay colors of coarse
stuffs, over cheap prints of fine
pictures, over the whitewashed
walls and the peace of the two
white beds folded back for the
night. There was a homelike at
mosphere, full of the alert leisure
of house where much is done. The
Shiiui CA ACuuCu NIOoC dSdllSl Tie
woman between them; the girls
hair was spread on her mothers
shoulders, and the boys arm was
around her and his head pressed
her arm.
Say The Night Before Christ
mas again mother" he begged.
you promised you'd say it next"
mo, she didn't, Benny" objected
the girl. "She only promised she'd
say it again; she hasn't said While
Shepards Watched at all yet, or
told us the story of the beasts on
Christmas eve. Have you, moth
er?'
"My knee, Benny-you weigh a
ton, DEAR" demonstrated the
mother, pushing a heavy foot.
We'll do this, Alice. Benny
knows While Shepherds Watched
as we'll as l, and if he'll say it.,
then I'll do The Night Before
Christmas, and the story, and just
anything you want"
81 like your saying of it, mother,
better than I do Benny's. He al
ways makes the angels talk like
people," Alice demurred.
Continued tomorrow
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
London's Bitter Cry

One of England's biggest problems is to provide for
great numbers of and children who out of work
and starving
They trying to employ them in London these
terms Women receive the uniform rate of So per week
and are supplied with meal day, costing II cents.
Ii they have children they receive additional allowance
of so cents per week for the first child under A. 81 cents
for the second child and % cents for all Others provided
that the entire family shall not receive than 437 per
week.
Really brethren, this won't do. he test of any civza
ton is the provision which it makes for the weakest
- & lSI ,us' ~ Oh UNI ooos wo ~ w,s
BILE SHELTER and at least little of the joy of life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
When Cork Gets the News

John Redmond cables Australian friend, referring
to the English elections: Victory means for Ireland
IMMEDIATE HOME RULE
No wonder the Irish, at home and abroad can't sleep
nights while they wait for the returns They have been
fighting their battle for centuries Now the fate of their
country rembles in the SCALE with the chances in their
favor
The liberals before with the aid of the Irish If
they win again-but who could picture Dublin and Cork
when they get the news!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

McHuSk and O'BraWn were cham
pion piano movers.
The two of them could put a
piano anywhere you wanted ito
gether. No third man was NEEDED.
A piano weighs about SO pounds.
On this occasion the Hercules
Duo were taking an instrument to
the second floor. 1t was rather q
hard job.
McHusk, who was in front, alb
sent mindedly let 60 to take a chew
of tobacco
(THE ENID
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

Boys Shop Special
Combination @@
Offer ~
A COMBINATION Offer
that makes a fine gift
for any boy Of 7 to 16
years.
One blouse or shirt
worth $1.25.
One linen collar worth
15c.
One silk tie worth 35c.
One silk handkerchief,
worth Soc.
Total value, 1926. Spe-
cial price in this sale b
THE CREscENT-5econd Floor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

~H HWH q HIf0~~ ~S
GENUINE French briar
~ with real amber
mouthpieces; plain or with
fancy mountings; choice of
straight or curved stems.
Each pipe in a leather case
with snap fastening. Spe-
cial -. ...... $500
THE CRESCENT-First Floor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
ExILES CAN RETURN,

(6y United Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Dis-
patches received by the state de-
partment today were to the effect
that President Estrada of Nicara-
qua had notified all political exiles
to return home under assurances
Of protection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07
Before You Join the Arn,y---

The department has sent word to all the recruiting
stations that lot of enlistments needed hurry up
~quick. All right but young yearning for military
glory should first find out just why there something
like 1000 assertions from the army last year, and 1864
during the past 10 years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-07

The Spokane Press, delivered,
Is Cents a Month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
Seer etary of Interior
Speaks His M ind About
Chief Accuser.
TAKES THE STAND
IN HISO OWN BEHALF
Makes Bitter Attack Upon His
Critics, and Says He Would
Again Pursue Similar Course.
Refers With Pride to
Roosevelt's Estimate
of Him.

Washington, D. c.. April 2e.-1ndig-
nantly denying that ne had been guilty
of anv wrong doing. Richard A. Bal
linger, Secretary OF the Interior, made
a bitter attack upon his critics while
a witness before the Ballinger- Pnchot
Investigating committee to-day and
characterized many OF the sworn state
ments OF his principal accuser. j.. X.
CLAWS. as "wilful and deliberate lies"
Led on by his attorney, Mr. Ver-
trees. the Cabinet officer answered,
-onc By one. the indictments OF those
who would destroy him. He referred
with apparent pride to Theodore
Roosevelt's oft-expressed high est-
mate of him. particularly the former
Presidents statement when he was
commissioner of the Land Office that
he had secured "so5.oo0 man for
$1,000" He defended his conduct In
connection with the Cunningham coal
cases, and stated emphatically that he
would take the same action to-day as
he did when at the head of the Lana
Office If he had the same record before
him. After leaving the Land Office,
Mr.. Ballinger declared, his only con-
nection with the Cunningham cases
was in bringing East from Seattle an
nfhdavit of Clarence Cunningham ana
presenting 1t to Secretary Garfield.
For this service he said he had re-
ceived 5000, or $3.50. which he regardeu
as travelling expenses.
Attorney Vertrees still has to ex-
anime Mr.. Ballinger on the subject OF
water-power sites before turning him
over to Mr.. Brandeis. counsel for Gla-
Wis and Mr.. Pepper, attorney for Pin
chot. for cross examination.
The secretary's testimony to-day
dealt almost exclusively with the Gla.
Wis charges. Tomorrow il VIII en-
brace his attitude toward conserva
tion and the beginning of-his contro.
versy With Forester Pinchot.
The defense" hopes to conclude BY
noon Tomorrow. II this hope Is real
| lied. Mr. Brandeis will have Mr.. Bal
| linCer In hand all afternoon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
NlCARAGUAN BATTLE NEAR
Expectation That Bluchelds ana Ram


Expectation That Blucfelds and Rnmn
VIII BE Attacked Simultaneously.
Bluefields. Nicaragua, April 29.--It
is expected that decisive engagements
between the government forces, esti-
mated at $500 men. and the combined
armies of the rebels, $500 stong, will
take place before Bluetields within the
next eight days.
The insurgents declare that the pro-
visional capital is impregnable. and ap-
pear anxious to fight. The coming bat
tie will probably put an end to the
war.
1t is expected that Bluefields and
Rama will be attacked simultaneously
by the government troops. which arc
approaching.
The revolutionary forces are made
up of 1000 men under General Mena, at
Rama; 1000 under Generals Chamorya,
Zeledon and Massiz. at Bluefields. and
500 reserves at the capital under Gen
eral Estrada.
General Lara commands 1900 of the
government forces, and 600 men are
led by General Cravarra.
General Estrada practically suaran-
tees the safety of American inter-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
HUSTON FOUND GUILTY
Jury Rcturps Verdict After Dciiberhf-
ing NcsrlX 1wenty-Six Hours.

Arehitset aars.spu5e: Joseph d. NJ. P Huston was TO-
day convicted of conspiracy in falsely
certifying to q padded bill for desks
for the state Capitol, after a trial OIL
almost four weeks. and by a jur,
which deliberated almost twenty-siA
hours.
The verdict was reached shortly
after 5 o'clock this afternoon, when
the twenty seventh ballot was taken
The verdict was accompanied with this
recommendation to mercy:
The jury would recommend leniency
on the part of the court in pronounc-
ing sentence, on account of his ire
proa chabe reputation prior to this
charge"
a motion for arrest of Judgment or
suspension of sentence. so that argu-
ments might be presented for new
trial was made and granted. Huston
was not in court when the jury handed
its verdict to the Judge.
The trial is the third of series re-
sulting from the exposure of frauds
in furnishing the new State Capitol.
and Huston is the fifth of seventeen
to cheat and defraud the State to be
convicted The others convicted were
ex-Auditor General w. P. Snyder, eX-
State Treasurer W. l.. Mathues. ex-
Superintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings j. NJ. Shumaker. and Furni-
ture Contractor John II. Sanderson.
sanderson and Mathues are dead. and
the other two are serving a two years
sentence in the Easton penitentiary.
They were convicted in a case from
1908. Huston is defendant In thirty
four other cases, charging conspiracy
and false pretense. and Is also q re-
spondent in the action in equity to
recover s5.000.00O alleged to have been
wrongfully kaid for furnishing the
a nj n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
INCREASING RATES
tailrOads Charging More, Owing to
Henry OperntlnE Exncnhcs.

Henyy Operating Expcnscs.
Washington y. c., April 2o.-Freight
rates showing considerable increases
over the present rates from Western
territory to the Atlantic seaboard Will
be filed With the Interstate Commerce
Commission to become effective June
This is the first step taken by the
purpose generally to increase freights
throughout the country in order to
enable them to meet their increased
operating expenses.
Already. tariffs have been filed for
western roads increasing the rate for
the transportation Of wool from Min
neapolis and SC Paul to New York
and other Atlantic sea board points. Tie
present rate on wool from Minneapolis
Under the provisions of the new tariff
the rate will be s. cents per 100 pounds.
an increase of nearly 90 per cent The
rate TO Boston Will be proportionately
higher.
An increase also has been made in
the freight rate on live hogs between
Minneapolis and st. Paul and Chicago
Of 1-2 cents per 100 pounds This Is
an Increase OF about l2 per cent. over
the present rate. While no tariffs yet
have heen filed with the commission
increasing the rates on the meat pro-
ducts from Chicago to Eastern terri
tory. the likelihood appears to be that,
taking the st. PaulChicago rate on
hogs as a basis. the rate on hog
products from Chicago TO Eastern
points will be increased proportion
ately. The tariffs already filed with
the commission are for all the roads in
the Western Association territory, and
the increase will become effective ST.
multaneously on all of them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
Two Presbyterian Min
listers Fall Victims
to Savages.
CAPTURED WHILE
TEACHING CLASS
Rev. Hector Mcpherson and Rev
Horatio Hopkins Seized and
Killed-N i've Converts
Taken, but Escape During
Revels Attendant Upon
Gruesome Banquet.

Seattle, Wash, April ss.-Details Of
the eating by cannibals. on February
s, of Rev. Horatio Hopkins and his as
sistant. Rev. Hector Laurie McPher-
son. missionaries OF the Presbyterian
Church on Savage Island. were
brought by the barkentine Mary L,
Winkelman. which arrived to-day at
Mukilteo. Wash. from the Tonga Is
ands. in the South seas.
While the barkentinc lay at Tan
gatabu. in Tongo Island. canoe load
of mission natives from Savage Island
arrived at Fua, bringing news of the
butchery.
The natives said that Hopkins and
Mcpherson we're teaching in the mis-
sion building stands ON the beach in
the little harbor of Savage Island,
when zoo unconverted saYages, howl
ing war cries and brandishing clubs
and spears. descended on them and
took thirteen prisoners. The mission
aries had twenty converts in training
at the time and only nine of them
escaped.
Both missionaries were bound with
thongs and left lying on the beach in
the tropical sun for several hours
while the savages took the native cap
tives inland.
The cannibals then returned to the
beach and carried the missionaries OF
litter to the crater OF the extinct
volcano Van III. in the centre of the
island There for two days and nights
they held feast. AL times then
dancing and reveling could be seer
plainly by the fugitive Christian ma
tives.
While most of the -cssantbals were
sleeping the captive natives escaped
Their going was fastened by the
sigh, of two OF the cannibal chief!
donning the missionaries clothes Tht
clergymen had already been eaten.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
ADMINISTRATION WINS
scores Decisive Victory In Fight oi
IlnilrOnl Hi.

I,nilrond BiIl.
Washington, p. c., April 29.-By the
decisive vote of 80 to 20, and in the
midst of intense excitement. the ad-
ministration Republicans to-day de-
feated the Cummins substitute for the
Crawford -Elkins traffic agreement pro-
vision of the railroad bill. This aues-
ton had practically monopolized the
attention Of the Senate for the past
week, and was regarded as one OF
the most important subdivisions or the
pending bill. The vote is generally
accepted as a test Of the strength OF
the contcnding sides, respectively. and
IL Is believed that It presages the pass.
age CT the bill by safe majority. Or
tho total membership of ntnety-two
there were twenty-eight Senator'S who
absent without being paired. and all
#of these were Democrats.
Only eighteen Democratic votes
we're case. and these, together with II
Republicans who voted for the Cum
Minis substitute, constituted the entire
affirmative vote.
Immediately after the result was an.
nounced Senator Cumnlins, whose pro-
vision had been voted down, gave no
tice OF another amendment intended
to accomplish the same purpose There
is general understanding that voting
will be resumed tomorrow. The vot-
ing stage was not reached until late
In the day.
Senator La Toilette made plea
against the annulment of tho Sherman
antitrust law as applicable to the rail-
roads. without supplying adequate pro-
lection In It's absence. In many re-
spects 1t was a remarkable speech.
Declaring that the standard in the
Senate had declined since 1890. wher
the antitrust law was enacted. and as
sertinE that law to be, next to the
Constitution. the principal bulwark OF
the liberties of the people. Mr. La
Toilette warned his colleagues. ant
especially Western Senator's, aEains
being the first to impair the law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
NEW YoRK's RECEPTION
Plans for Welcome e colonel Roosc

Plans for Welcome 10 COlOncl tO0Sc-
Welt Announced.
New Yors. April 29.-Announcement
has been made by Captain Arthur T..
Cosby, secretary of the Roosevelt re-
ception committee, of tho official pro-
Roosevelt on his return to the United
States, Saturday, June IS.
The steamship Augusta Victoria. on
which he arrives. will be met at Quar-
antine by the entire reception COM
mittee of the city of New York, on
board some United States revenue cat
ter Colonel Roosevelt will be trans
will be q parade Of steamers, yachts
and harbor craft to the Battery
AT the Battery, Colonel Roosevelt and
the committee Will disembark. Mayor
Gaynor will officially receive and well
come him., and the party Will pro-
ceed in carriages up Broadway In this
procession the following order Will be
band. escort OF Rough Riders Colonel
Roosevelt in carriage, entire reception
committee in carriages.
Route of the Parade.
The parade will pass up Broadway
to Wayerly Place, turning into NASH
irgton Square, thence under Washing
ton Arch up Fifth Avenue to FIFTY
ninth Street.
Visiting organizations, delegations
and all associations taking part ir
tho reception exercises viii be lined
up on each side of Fifth Avenue durinp
the procession, and after the party has
passed they will wheel in behind the
reception committee in company oi
splatton front.
No banquet or public official dinner
will be held. but tha city viii b,
gayly decorated for the occasion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
OFF FOR ANOTHER TRIP
President Taft Leaves for Visit tt
Western Cities.

Western Cities.
Washington, D. c.. April 29.-Presi.
dent Taft left Washington at O'clock
this evening for Buffalo, which is tc
be his first stop on seven-d day trlr
into the Middle West. From Buffalo
the President goes to Pittsburg. thence
to Cincinnati, to st. Louis and bacl:
home, reaching here Friday, May 6.
Mr. Tart a.. was accompanied BY secre.
tary of state Knox and Representative
Alexander, of Buffalo. Mi. Knox goes
on with the President for the two
days visit to Pittsburg. The German
ambassador Count Won Bernstorff, anG
Charles p Taft will Join the President
at Plttsburg and go with him TO Gin
cinnati
The President will spend two days
In Pittsburg, where his principal on
gagement is an address before the
At Ruffalo, the President will lunch
with the Buffalo Ad Club and will
dine with the Chamber of Commerce
The Sunday in Pittsburg Will be q
quiet one, the President attending SER
vices at the First Unitarian Church
The second day, the President will at:
tend the Founders Day exercises al
Carnegie Institute. III the Afternoon
he will attend the baseball game he
tween tho Pittshurg and Chicago Ma,
In Cincinnati the President will at
tend the May Musical Festival and tht
unveilng of memorial to Theodor,
Thomas. AT st. Louis the Presiden
will breakfast with the lCommercia
Club, will lunch with the Busines.
MEMS League and will address til,
Farmers Union In the Coliseum.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Bulls Accept 100000 Bales of Cotton
Without q TremOr.

Bulls Accept cO0,OOO bnlcS OF COTTON
WITHOUT n Tremor.
New York, April e9.-Two hundred
thousand bales Of cotton We're swal-
lowed by the bull clique on the New
York Cotton Exchange on this, the
first day of May notice" without SO
much as a tremor. Fifteen million doi-
lars, It is estimated. went from bull
pockets in the course of transact tons.
but SO easily was the cotton absorbed
that, after a preliminary furry, there
was no great excitement. AT the end
of the days operations, the bull lead
ers-Patten. Scales. Hayne and Brown
were apparently more strongly en-
trenched than ever. Transactions were
twice as large as any previous days
business in the history of the eN-
change.
1nasmuch as the shorts have until
May 81 to meet their contracts. it had
been predicted by some that to-day's
transactions would represent only q
part of the cotton to be delivered. but
as the day progressed 1T was the
opinion in the trade that the bulk OF
the staple they must produce was ten
dered. Although the big four" are
known TO have cleared large sum
no authoritative estimates of tht
the bull leaders would indicate the
amount of cotton which he had under
contract, or which was to be delivered
on Monday.
Their ultimate profits will depend
largely on their success in disposins
of their holdings to spinners. Never
theless. the May situation is regarded
it is expected that the bulls will turl
to the July market, In which they art
already heavily long, with the hop,
of repeating successful operations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
CAR MEN STRIKE AGAIN
Got Wage Increase, hut Complain OF
RCiust n te nj cnts

Got Wage Increase, but Complain OF
acknowledgements.
Columbus, O., April 29.---Motormen
and conductors of the Columbus Street
Car Company, who have Joined the re-
Gently formed union, went on a strike
at 4 o'clock this morning because they
claim the company refused to REIN
state few men who were discharged
during the threatened strike two
weeks ago, when the men wero given
an increase in wages.
Cars We're running on several of the
lines. but the service Is badly Grip
pied. Wires have been cut in sew
eral sections OF the city, but no vio-
lence to persons has been reported.
Mayor Marshall was in consultation
with Chief of Police Carter at A. M
No strike-brea have been brought
into the city as far as known.
The number of men on strike Is
estimated at from 400 to 700
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT
british Budget, Cause of Turmoil, Be-

British Budget, Cause of Turmoil. Be-
Gomez Law.
London April 30.--1he budget which
has kept politics in turmoil during
the past year, received the royal as
sent this morning, thus becoming a
law on the anniversary OF its intro
duction.
The House of Lords and the House
of Commons met In formal session to-
day, not more than dozen members
being present, to hear the royal as
sent read. Both houses adjourned un-
til May IS.
In quiet session, lasting two and a
half hours, last evening the House of
Lords passed without. division, the
final stages of the finance bill.
There We're few peeresses in the gal
lcry, and there was but small at
tendance of peers.
Lord Lansdowne, leader of the OPP
position. denounced the government s
capituation to the Irish members as
an act worthy of Morocco or Somali-
land
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
MRS. sNEAD LOSES
Fails to secure Liberty by Habeas
Corpus Proceedings.

Corpus Proceedings.
Trenton. n. j.. April 2a.LUnited
States Circuit Court Judge IanninS
to-day dismissed the habeas corpus
proceedings instituted by Mrs Mary
w. Sncad to secure her release from
the Essex county jail. The woman.
it is charged. had guilty knowledge
of the alleged murder of oeey ".
s;nead, who was found dead In bath
tub in East Orange, last September.
The Judge, in rendering his decision.
said that when n person charged with
high crime ia within the custody and
jurisdiction of state, the State may
proceed to try and punish the de-
fendant, even though unlawful vio-
lence and abuse of legal process was
resorted to in getting the person be-
fore the court. The decision is aimed
at the contention of Mrs. Sneads coun.
sci that improper methods were used
to deceive Governors Fort ard Hughes
In securing the wonan's extradition
from New York to New Jersey.
The court decided in favor of the
State in several other contentious
raised in the proceedings. and Mrs.
Snead was relnanded to the custody
of Sheriff Harr:gan to await the open
ing of her trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-30
MAY BE SENSATION
Developments Expected in Fatal shoot
f,,r

-
Charleston. s G.. April IA SEN
sational arrest may result from the
fatal shooting last night on lonely
causeway in this city of Miss Margaret
Musgrove and the wounding OF Clar-
ence z, Grimshaw. a conductor on the
Southern Railway. Although at frst
stating that the shooting was done
now considering other theories. and
IT is expected that interesting develop
nents may follow.
Miss Musgrnve died at the City Hos
pltal early this morning, q few hours
after the shooting. Grimshaw's wounds
are not regarded as dangerous. The
latter. in a statement made to-day,
declared that he was walking with
the girl along the causeway when a
shadowy FORM burst out of some
bushes and fred the shots which
wounded him and led TO the death of
the girl. Miss Musgrove made an ante
mortem statement, which will be read
to the coroner's jury tomorrow.