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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-09
Special Sale Of Mems Swell Hats

We have never before made such a radical
price-cutting on mems stylish headwear as are
now in force during this Sledge Hammer Sale.
Our entire stock of Mems Hats is included at
remarkably low prices. Every new style and
color is shown here now. Buy now and save
a third on the price.
A lot of Mems Hats, regular 75c,
Sledge Hammer Sale, 900
A lot of Mems Hats, regular SLIGO,
Sledge Hammer Sale, csc,
A lot of Mems Hats, regular 5000,
Sledge Hammer Sale, $3.50,
A lot of Mems Hats, regular $500,
Sledge Hammer Sale, $I.9S'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-09

Your dollar have a create purchasing PoWeFtb than you ever tnougHr uy "w0" 7" IDMH
und h,t+ the ouEtv of the Merchandise Of the highest, but wing to the Short crops OF coo
We have marked dwn the price at almost half ther regular due he magnitude OF mS gG
coa~ uanmer Sale camdb be euawd by the few tens listed here. You mus come md see &c
Yourself how uat the economics really are. 1t will give you chance to after your PmeTyo
| cannot ford toi ignore s savings Be here carry r ue Choicest P"s" N'N
vor share uw will have nc one bam but yourself
Remember the Date! The Sale starts Wednesday,, November
and will continue for Is Days.
h siuend DAVIS the biggest money saving bargains everk Known IN AbDelea ana surrounding" /" "
Nurr before have we inaugmatd such grt SALE We want you to come and see "hts gre
/ chances are afuMed to save money
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-09

Mr. Man, you'll wait long time before you gd,a n0hI chance chance @a Sa oa ~G@ s I H" sas In
oue well made perfect htng and fashionable Clothing such asy you are oneu A I'M H"N-d
Suits ou can maey or choceh from the various models now so popular an an Inc wa"eu 0~" O
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We have rhcedpr prices nearly half for tSs SALE 1t o@sy you a sdT splendid o qSaIudy S eWs for
omze Read over the great special bargains we nave waiting" y" i"'
every man or young man in hs commumt. o
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Stockholders Oh
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Railway company, a Gould prop
erty with $500 miles of lines in the
southwest, met here today and voted
an improvement gold bond issue of
SOS, 900 600, to increase the capital
of the company from $130,000,000 to
$19O,00O,0OO and to take over the as
sets of ali but two or three of its sub
salaries All of the bonds authorized
will be taken by the Missouri Pacific,
which owns nearly all the Iron Noun
tain stock, and with a deposited in
denture securing that company's recent
authorization of $175,0OO,OOO first mort
cages and refunding convertibles.
The increase of Iron Mountains
Capitalization is necessitated by rea-
son of the fact that the laws of
Missouri do not permit corporation
chartered under it's laws to incur an
Indebtedness greater than its capitol.
The stockholders also voted to pur-
chase the assets and franchises of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
OLDPROGRAM
REVISED BY
REPUBLICANS
Insurgents Agree to Unite
to Garry Out Presidents
Campaign Promises

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The adj
ministration program, as revised to-
day by leaders of the senate and house
and given the stamp of White House
approval, comprises the following leg
iSlation:
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico in the form of a senate bill,
which provides for ratification by con-
gress Of the constitutions of the new
states after approval by the presi-
dent.
Postal savings banks with safe
guards against funds being transferred
from sections where originally depOs..
tied to the money centers.
Giving the president authority to
withdraw from entry public lands de-
sired for conservation purposes or for
classification, the Withdrawals to re-
main in force until revoked by him
or by acts Of congress.
Federal incorporation open to the
voluntary application OF concerns en-
gagged in interstate business and will
ing to subscribe to federal regula-
ton.
Creating a court of commerce and
amending the interstate commerce act
as provided by the Townsend lkins
bill.
Creating a legislative council for
Alaska, members to be appointed by
the president.
Later in the session it may be de-
cided to make additions to the adj
ministration program by adding meas
ures now deemed of secondary i'm
portance. For instance, President
Taft has told his advisers that he is
inclined to come out strongly for ship
subsidy III some form, and it is pos
sible he also may urge the passage
of the bill providing for certificates
Of Indebtedness to the amount Of
$50, 100000 to provide money to carry
on reclamation work
Aldrch Comes to Point.
All republican members of the SEN
ate committee on finance had a meet
ing early today in advance of the
regular session. Some plain talk was
INDUCED in by Chairman Aldrich over
the situation in which the republican
party has found itself by reason OF
opposition to certain platform pledges
endorsed unequivocally by Mr.. Taft
in his campaign speeches and on trips
over the country since he became
president.
1t was stated that the president has
the situation in the house we'll in
hand, and that republicans, regulars
and insurgents" alike, have agreed
to put their shoulders to the wheel
and roll the Taft policies through that
body. Assurances were given that
there would be no conflict between
insurgents" and the rules committee.
This would be avoided. it was said.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
Dastardiy Crime Suspected.

ASTORIA, Ore. Feb. 2.-Investiga
ton is being made of the death Of
Swan Pierson. a farmer whose body
was ground TO pieces by freight
train on the Astoria and Columbia
River railroad at Knappa late Tues
day. AT the time it was believed
that Pierson had been struck. by the
train and been killed. Statements of
the train men that just before the
engine struck Pierson, a man was
seen running into the brush the head
light showing he wore brown over
ais, together with the fact that only
60 cents We're found in Persons
pocket, whereas he is known to have
had about $780, has given rise to the
suspicion that the man was killed and
his body paced on the track to con
ceal the murder Sheriff POmeroy
has gone to Knappa with bloodhounds
and will make an effort to trace
the man seen by the trainmen.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
VOTE BIG CAPITAL
FOR IMPROVEMENTS

following railroads: Arkansas & Louis
lana railway company, Arkansas South
western railway company Arkansas
Midland railway company. The Brink
ley, Helena and Indian Bay railroad
company; Coal Belt railway COMPANY.
Eldorado ard Bastrop railway company.
Farmerville & Southern railroad COM
pany, Garland Western railway COM
pany, Gurdon & Fl. Smith railroad,
Gurdon & Fort Smith Northern rail-
way company. Herrln railway, Herrin
& Johnson City railway company, Lit
tie Rock & Hot Springs Western rail-
road company, The Little Rock & Mon
roe railway company Little Rock juno
ton railway, Mississippi river, Ham
burg & Western railway company.
Natchez & Western railway company.
New Orleans & Northwestern railroad
company, Pine Bluff & Western Rail
road company, Springfield Southwest
ern railway company, st. Louis, Wat
kins and Gulf railway company, and
Wabash Southern railway company
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
TEN NEW ENGINES
FOR THE MILWAUKEE.
Heavy Coal Burners for Work BetweerB
Seattle and Avery, Idaho, Soon to
Arrive.

ELLENSBURG, Feb. 3-Ten new
freight engines, to be distributed for
use on the Milwaukee between Seattle
and Avery, Idaho, TIE first division
point east of Maiden, will arrive some
time in February. The new engines
are coal burners and are capable of
doing extra heavy hauling. They are
to be put on in preparation for the
heavy freight traffic expected on the
road during the coming year. A num-
Der of new pa :senger engines have
been turned out by the Milwaukee
shops, and will be put on runs within
few months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
Murphy Wins From Smith

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-TOmmy
Murphy of Harlem won a fast go Of
ten rounds from Sammy Smith, an
other New York boy, at the Sharkey
club tonight The first preliminary
bout had gone one round when a de-
tective jumped over the ropes and
grabbed one of the fighters. The
crowd threw out the detective. The
Murphy Smith bout was put on and
proceeded fast and furiously until the
eighth round, when a stone crashed
through the window and caused a
temporary pause After a brief ha t
the bout was finally finished. A po-
lice captain and 80 reserves waited
outside until the go was over, hav-
ing failed to gain entrance for the
contemplated raid
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03

flame of cigarette of a miner, smok-
Ing contrary to the rules.
The miners, mostly Mexicans and
Japanese had assumed their places In
the different workings just after
o'clock
AT 8: 80 o'clock those at work above
ground heard a loud explosion and
almost instantly a vast cloud of dust
and smoke issued from the mouth OF
the shaft.
When the onlookers realized the
meaning of the disaster, assistance
was Immediately forthcoming. SO
soon as the air in the shaft could be
purified sufficiently to permit rescuers
to descend. many volunteers were
ready to risk their lives in an elevator
to succor their stricken brothers be-
low.
Men Were Suffocated.
Cages Immediately were sent down,
loaded to their capacity with miners
bent upon rescuing their comrades.
On the first and second levels every
thing was found intact and the men
working in these places were safe
The rescue party went down to the
third level and as soon as the air
could be sufficiently cleared they en-
tered the various drifts and began
a search for the dead. Scattered about
in various positions in the workings
they found the bodies of the men suf-
located, their faces indicating the bit
ter fight they had Waged to reach
pure air and safety.
The rescuerS worked in relays,
searching for their dead and dying
companions.
After six hours work SO bodies had
been brought to the surface, While
nearly 40 Injured men had been re-
moved to hospitals. he injured owe
their escape to the fact that they
were working where they were pro-
tected from the rush of foul air.
AS the bodies were brought to the
surface screaming women and chill
dren were cOngregated about the
mouth of the shaft awaiting the res
cuse of loved ones.
Most of the killed were Mexicans,
the japanese miners being employed
in other parts Of the mine.
Explosion of Mine Damp.
State representatives sent a detail
cd account of the explosion and a de-
duction as to probable cause.-the ex-
plosion of mine damp-to the gov
ernors of Coahuila and Saltilto. They
Instructed the local authorities to take
such action as they deemed neces~
sary and to investigate thoroughly
he cause of he disaster.
The mining company officials lost
no lllIl6 lil AOA SiAN
Injured An order was telegraphed to
Eagle Pass and Monterey for collins
for the dead, and money and food have
been provided for the suffering fam
lilies
The Palau mine is one Of the best
equipped coal mines in the republic.
1t has an adequate ventilating sys-
tenn, is provided with electric lights
and mining officials are utterly at
loss to account for the presence OF
mine damp in No. workings.
While an accurate estimate of the
number at work when the explosion
occurred is not possible. it is believed
that few, if any, are still in the mine
The cause of the explosion is prob
lematical, although it is thought prob
able that gas was ignited by miner
striking a match.
The mine is considered one of the
best equipped of Mexican mines, with
modern equipments for the safety OF
the workmen. Exploration into the
workings continued tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
Giant Carrot Grown,

DAYTON. Wash. Feb. 2.-(Spec-
ial.)-William Fades a truck farmer
living a mile west Of Dayton, claims
the title of champion carrot grower
of the Northwest. He thinks he has
won that honor by growing white
carrot weighing 10 pounds and 4
ounces The tuber was brought to
town by the farmer yesterday and
measures % inches in circumference
around the head and p inches in
length. Mr. Fades has grown only
a small patch of the vegetables but
every tuber is of unusual size. He
vouches for exceptional flavor and
tenderness of the white carrot which
was introduced here by Mr. Fades.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
SHY BACHELOR LIVES
IN FEAR OF FAIR SEX.
He Gets Chief of Police to Detail
Mar to Shoe DESIGNING Females Off.

TACOMA, Feb. &c. Chapman, an
elderly bachelor living on North Pros
pect street who has persistently denied
recently found it so hard to keep the
women from intruding upon his quiet
life that he has appealed to the police
for help, and Chief Duley has detailed
a man to watch his premises and shoe
designing females away. Chapman is
of a very religious turn, and does not
have time to fool away his hours in
small talk with any of the giddy ilk"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The NOM
nations of James F. Curtiss of Mas
sachusetts, to be assistant secretary
of the treasury and Royal F. Cabell
of Virginia, to be commissioner of
internal revenue were nfirmed by
the senate today. The Curtiss NOM
ination had been considered in exc
cutive session. Senator Lodge spoke
frankly, it is said, of his doubts as
to the qualifications of Mr.. Curtiss to
administer the tariff law. Some SEN
atorS said they suspected that Mr..
Curtiss was an ''insurgent' on the
tariff question, and they wanted to be
sure he was disposed to enforce the
tariff law in the manner intended
by its trainers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03

"a res. petitions, and all other OBJ
jections TO said improvements shaii
have been passed upon by the Council
the plans and specifications adopted,
the assessment roll approved, tae
amount of the benefits accrulng from
the making of said improvements de-
termined and a satisfactory pld &C
cepted, the Council shall by ordinance
levy a tax on the lands included in
said ass ssment district, exclusive Of
the Improvement thereon, to pay for
the making of said improvements.
Said tax shall in no case exceed the
amount of special benefits accruing
to said lands respectively. A cSrtlhed
COW of the assessment roll with the
tax extended thereon, shall be filed
by the City Clerk in the office or the
Auditor of Walla Walla County, TO be
corded IN book of liens of said
County, and said tax SO levied shall be
4 zen on the real estate in said as
sessment district on which the same
SO levied from said date of filing
said roll in the auditors office until
the same shall be paid. The taxes col
lected under said ordinance snail con-
stitute a special fund to be known as
the Sewer District Fund, No. Z, and
all contractors and others who Shall
perform any work or labor, or furnish
any materials or skill 1Or the llldhiilS
of said improvements shall look ex-
clusiVely to said fund for the full and
sole payment, therefor, and all con-
tracts awarded for the making of said
Improvement shall be entered into
with this understanding and shall
specify accordingly; but any failure
to so specify in said contract shall not
waive the provisions Of this ordinance
in this regard.
Sec l. That no contract for the
making of said Improvement shall be
let until five days after the acceptance
of the bid and the levy of the assess
ment, during which time any of the
freeholders in said district, by COM
plying with the provisions of Sec
ton 80 of the Charter, may have the
contract.
Sec. s. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
five days after its passage, approval
and publication.
Passed the Council February l, 1910.
r. d. S. HART. City Clerk.
Approved, February 2, 1910.
EUGENE TAUSICK, Mayor.
Published in the Evening Statesman,
Feb. 3, 1910.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
MEXICO HAS
MINE H0RROR..
SO VICTIMS
Employee Strikes Match to
Light Cigarette and Ex-
plosion Follows

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 2.-One of
the greatest disasters in the history
of Mexican coal mining took place
today in the Palau mine at Las Es-
peranzaS, Mexico.
The toll of human life which paid
the penalty of negligence on the part
of some miner. according to latest re-
ports, is paced at 50. Afr an official
report showing SO dead, II additional
bodies were recovered. bringing the
total UP to IS, while three others have
died in the hospital making the grand
total of victims thus far 50.
An explosion occurred in No. 8
shaft of the coal mine of the Esper-
anzas Mining company. ard is attrib-
uted to the ignition of gas from the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1910.

ester Graves has decided to re-est.h
lish the branch of lands of the foras.
service abolished some time ago ars
consolidated with the law departmen'tt
Charles r. Pierce, formerly law o@
Ger in the district forester's Office ~
Portland, Ore, has been placed in
charge. The branch will handle All
questions OF an adminish alive char
acter in connection with claims. 40
ricultural settlement and granting per-
mits for special uses and rights NJ
way upon rational forests
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
BROKEN TOY WAGON AXE
COSTS SASS IN COURT.

II TACOMA, Feb. Am express Wag-
on that cost little Johnnie PLAN 81, has
resulted in a feud between the PLAN
and the Nicklitch families, and in
suit brought by the Plans against
Nicklitch for breaking the axle of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
Nohieman RI BE Detained.

SAN JOSE, Cal. Feb. 1.-THE sher-
if today received instructions from
Richmond, Cal. to hold the man Civ
ing his name as Marquis de Courcelle,
as a warrant charging him with fell
ony has been issued there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03

by caucuses to be held to design new
machinery where any is found to be
necessary for the passage of admin
istration bills.
In return for this concession to the
insurgents" it was stated that Mr..
Taft had been promised that the in
surgents" would not permit their an
tipathy for Speaker Cannon to inter-
fere with the program.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03

wagon, the court today assessed Nick
Itch $14.65. The axle could have beeno
replaced for % cents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
Rierh tier 10 &c an LINN.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-President Chiv-
ington of the American association to-
dav sigred William Bierhalter of CO.
lumbus. Ohio, as umpire for the COM
ing season
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners in Water Assessment Dis
trict No T. Isaacs' Avenue, that the
assessment roll for said district and
the diagram accompanying the same
were flied in the office Of the City
Clerk on the 26th day of January,
1910: that the same are open for in
spection by the public; that on the
18th day of February. 1910, at the
hour OF 1880 o'clock p. m. the City
Council will meet and sit. to hear APP
peals of all parties aggrieyed by SAID
assessment, at which time the said
city council will hear and determine
all questions that may be presented
by the owners of lots or parcels of
iand in said district relative to the
special benefits that will result to each
and as to whether each is equitable
and proportionate to the special ben
efits resulting thereto. All complaints
must be submitted in writing.
T. ID. S. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man. Feb. 3. 1910; last publication,
Feb II, 1910.
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners in opening of Garden
Street Assessment District No. l that
the assessment roll for said district
and the diagram accompanying the
same were filed in the Office of the
City Clerk on the 2Sth day of January,
1910: that the same are open for in
spectiOn by the public; that on the
18th day of February, 1910 at the hour
Of 1880 o'clock p. m. the City Council
will meet and sit to hear appeals of
al parties aggrieved by said assess
inent. st which time the said city
council will hear and determine all
questions that may be presented by
the owners of lots or parcels of land
IN said district relative to the special
benefits that will result to each and
as to whether each is equitable and
proportionate to the special benefits
resulting thereto. All complaints
must be submitted in writing.
T. d. S. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
anan, Feb. 3, 1910; last publication
Orch. H. 1910.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-03
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners in Water Assessment Dis
trict No. 5, FiguerOa Street and Bon
nie Brae Street that the assessment
roll for said district and the diagram
accompanying the same were filed in
the office of the City Clerk on the 1st
day of February, 1910; that the same
are open for inspection by the public;
that on the 18th day of February, 1910,
ut the hour of 1880 o'clock, p. m. the
City Council will meet and sit to hear
appeals of all parties aggrieved by
said assessment at. which time the
said city council will hear and deter
mine all questions that may be pre-
scented by the owners OF lots or par
GELS Of land in said district relative
to the special benefits that will result
10 each and as to whether each is
equitable and propOrtiOnate to the
special benefits resulting thereto All
complaints must be submitted in writ
ine
T. ID. s. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man. Feb, s, 1910; last publication
Feb. II, 1910.
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Graves establishes Branch.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Ciief For
Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-08
ARIZONA GOOD ENOUGH

PRESCOTT, April T,-Hoa. r C.. Norris has returned tc the ctiy after a three months trip east on legal business.
 MT. Norris reports most favorable impression of Arizona and Arizona mining propositions prevailing throughout the east and is confident that Arizona and particularly north ern Arizona. is to experience the most prosperous period of it's entire existence in the near future. The concensus of opinion nthe east is that Arizona offers a more promis. ing field for mining operations than any section of the United States.
 Mir. Norris expressed himse'f as highly pleased with being again at home. and denied most emphatically the rumors that he contemplated re- moving to New York to practice his profession Anyone" said Mir. Nor- ris, who would think of leaving Arizona at this time would be mak- ing a serious mistake. Arizona is going to experience greater develop ment and greater prosperity in the next few years than ever before. Even if that were not the case. Pres colt is my home and it is here that my friends are and I like this place better than any other. l am going to stay right here