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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
BLUEJACKETS ACT AS FlREMEN
Britishers Aid in Distinguishing Flames
in Greytown.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Mic, Feb. 4.
-Advices received here are to the eff
feet that the provisional government
gunbOat Ometepe endeavored to bonn
bard GreytoWn but that she stood too
far off shore and her shells did not
reach the city. The land battery i'm
mediately replied to the fire Of the
Ometepe, which left the scene after
an hours action.
The advices say also that Thurs
day night a big fire broke out in Grey
town and destroyed nine houses and
that the flames were extinguished fin
ally with the aid of British blue
Jackets
Because of the interruption of tele-
graph lines, news has only just been
received here of the arrival at Grey
town on Wednesday of members OF
the Managua Red Cross from Corn
Island, where they had been held
prisoners by General Estrada, provis-
ional president.
Reports from the department OF
Chontales say that the column of the
revolutionary general, Luis Mona, is
surrounded by government forces at
SantO Domingo. nine miles from La
Libertad. and that Mena must fight or
surrender
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
DISHWASHER RETURNS
Bess Peasner Once More Behind Bars
After a Period of LIQUID Joy.

"Ha! Here she comes at last" ex-
claimed Deputy Sheriff Joseph Meal
lister yesterday afternoon, jumping
from his chair and peering through
the window.
Sheriff Haviland, expecting a RIOT
call, jumped for his smokewagon. de
happened to glance out of the WIN
dow, however, and seeing the fran
form of a woman made slight gasp
and smoothing his hair, went to the
door to meet their guest.
welcome to our home" said he as
he bowed low-Bess Peasner entered
accompanied by an officer wearing
blue coat and brass buttons.
Delighted" grumbled the far one
Bess is the official dishwasner a'
the hotel de Haviland. She spehos
most of her time in the house VI
many steel bars. She was released
less than a week ago and was 1ouno
early yesterday morning drunk Oh.
was again picked up as a vagrant anu
sentenced to three months in JAN
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

AFFAIR NEAR
REAL CRISIS
Indications Point to Decis
i've Battle Between Gov
eminent and Rebels

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Feb. An
dications point to the imminence of
decision between the government
| forces and the reyolutionists.
The insurgents are spreading the
! conflict over Il wide area i'll the
mountainous district east of Managua,
| and are holding forth in considerable
numbers about Greytown, but every
/ where they are confronted by the
/ troops Of President Madriz, who are
! disputing their every advance.
| Fighting is Of almost daily occur
ence. Yesterday the insurgents cap
| tured Boaca, so miles east of Managua
/ forcing back the government troops to
! their main army at Las Gartas in the
mountainous district between La Lib
| crtad and Acoyapa. In turn the gov
] ernment troops defeated q band of in
| surgents numbering COO
Colonel Valdero of the national
! forces threw out an aInbuscade and
! into it walked the revolutioaists He
! and finally, after an hour Of fighting
/ forced them to take refuge in the
| mountains.
! Nothing daunted. however, the revo-
| lutiOnistS the same day made other
| fruitless attempts to take Las Garitas
General Vasquez, commanding the
| MadriZ troops, in "a telegram received
! today, says he expects the insurgents
| to make another and more desperate
attempt TO take the town Immediately
and that decisive battle is near.
/! A party of 40 American tourists
| from Seattle and other points in
! Washington and California were re-
| ceived in audience today by President
! Madriz.
Madriz Is TyrannicaI.
Because of a threat by Minister
/! General Raca that he would use tho
| army against all persons in congress
| who voted against the bill recently in
| trOduced by him to authorize the gov
! eminent of Nicaragua to legalize pa
per money issued by the unsuccessful
evolutionary party in 1896, of which
8aca was the provisional president
| and Madriz his chief lieutenant, it was
! approved today by vote of "a tc
| five.
The president OF the chamber, in al
| endeavOr to justify a vote against the
bill, exposed in open session Baca's
threat. Then he added:
"Zelaya never was as beaten a:
! MadriZ. This administration tyran.
tniZes; its inaugural promises were al
oratOry. Where before they were out
spoken, editors are now sent to jail
political prisoners are as numerous a:
before. More taxes are levied in one
month than Zelaya levied in ont
year"
In tie revolution of 1896 Madri:
and Baca fought against their former
chief, Zelaya. Baca became an object
Of much hatred because he started the
system of mercilessly flogging politi-
cal prisoners when he was the favor
tie minister of Zelaya. 1t was he whc
suggested the construction of the pen
itentiary where so many cruelties have
been perpetrated on young and old
men and women.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
BattIeships Are Recalled

WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-As soon as
it was learned that officers and crew
OF the Kentucky had been rescued by
the Alamo. Commander w. A. Mar
shall of the Norfolk navy yard re-
called the battleship Louisiana and the
scout cruiser Birmingham, which start
ed this afternoon to the aid OF the
wrecked vessel
The revenue cutters Yamacraw and
Seminole will go 20 the spot and lool;
over conditions to see whether the
Wreckage, if there is any. should be
cleared out Of the path of commerce.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4431.

An ordinance prescribing penalties
10Y Il failure to pay water rent before
delinquency.
me City as Walla WalIa does ordain
as follows:
section 1. That hereafter on all
water rents not paid before the same
become delinquent, there shall be adj
"ea 4 penalty of csc when the water
rent is payable monthly, and a penalty
Of soc when the water rent is payable
quarterly.
Section g This ordinance shall take
effect and he in force from and after
nVe days after its passage, approval
and publication.
Passed the Council. February 8, 1910
L. d. s HART, City Clerk.
Approved, February 4, 1910.
EUGENE TAUSICK. Mayor.
Published in Evening Statesman. Feb
:. 1910
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INSURGENTS LOSE HEAVILY
Fight at Santo Tomaso Disastrous fol
Rebels Says Managua Report.

MANAGUA, Feb. "details re-
celved tonight of a fight at Santo To-
maso show that the insurgents lost
100 killed in the fighting that contin-
ued until dark. Santo Tomaso is Is
miles north of Acoyapa and ten miles
southeast of LaLibertad
There was an artillery duel from the
heights In which one Maxim gun of
the revoiutionists was disabled and
much OF their equipment and many of
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POSTAL BANK
|SCR|T|C|SED
BY HEPBURN
Senator Defines Proposed
Measure Before Congress
AS Utterly Vicious

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Senator
Hepburn today completed his crit
icism of the postal savings bank bill
in the senate, but, aside from his
speech little progress was made in
consideration of the measure.
1t will be before the senate again
tomorrow and Senator Carter in
charge of the measure expects a vote
not later than next Thursday.
Mr.. Hepburn declared the bill had
been drawn so loosely that if enacted
it must inevitably result in a scan
dial. 1t should, he said, be safeguard
ed more carefully than some past leg
islation and he instanced the corpor-
alton tax law, which, he said, already
had been proven unsatisfactory.
Declaring his objections to the bill
he said there was no provision for
securing deposits, that, in providing
for secrecy regarding deposits the
bill would prove to be impossible to
find investment for the postal savings
fund. He contended that it was the
duty of the committee on post Offices
to bring in a safe and sound bill and
said he would not support the meas
ure as long as it placed the govern
ment in the banking business, as he
contended the pending measure did.
He declared the bill to be a mere
skeleton, and he advised the committee
to take it back and put some sin
eWs and flesh upon it,
Tells OF Possible Abuses.
Mr. Hepburn spoke at length re-
garding the possible abuses that
might grow out of the secret meth
DDS provided in connection with de
posits.
Mr.. Carter protested against this
line Of reasoning saying that no leg
islation proceeded upon the theory
that the average man was a Crook
would the senator have the names
of all depositors public?' he asked
Il want an open and candid con-
duct of the business" Mr.. Hepburn
responded.
Would you advise the posting of
the names of depositors?" asked MIR.
Carter.
The Idaho senator responded that
he had not reached that point and
Mr.. Carter said:
You soon will reach it if you keep
on"
Another interesting colloquy be-
tween the western senators ran as
follows:
Mr.. Heyburn-"Out of what fund
would the interest be paid?"
Mr.. Carter-"The bill contemplates
the turning over of all surplus earn
ings for that purpose
Mr. Heyburn-'Suppose there are
none?"
Mr. Carter-"Then it will devolve
upon the board of trustees to de-
wise means"
Mr.. Heyburn-"The bill devolves
too many things upon the uncertainty
of the future
Says Bill is Utterly Vicious.
In conclusion Mr. Hepburn pro-
nounced the bill as utterly vicious
and predicted that, in the end, 1t
would be necessary to pay the de-
positors by appropriation out of the
national treasury
In the discussion Mr.. Smith of
Michigan made the prediction that
If the bill became a law, the postal
banks would become footballs of poll
tics. and that the rate of interest
would prove a fruitful base for prom
ises by the INSCRIPTIONS office seek
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given th21 sealed
bids will be received by the CITY OF
WaIla Walla up ard including O'Clock
p. m. February Is, 1910, at which time
they will be opened, for the cOnstruc-
ton of a sewer beginning at Il point ten
feet west OF the west line OF First
street in the alley between Main and
Alder streets. running thence west to
Fifth street, thence south to Poplar
street thence west or Poplar street OH
the line with and connecting TO the
1ifteea-inch sewer on Poplar street at
the manhoie at the intersection of Pop
icV and Sixth streets in the City Of
Naila Walia, in accordance with the
panS and specifications adopted by
the City Council and now on file in the
otfice Of the City Clerk and the prOvi
sionS Of ordinance No. 1926. Each bid
der must accompany his bid with a
certified bank check made payable to
the undersigned as a guarantee that in
the event OF the acceptance of his bid
ha will enter into contract with the
city OF Walla Walla to construct said
sewer and give such bond as the COun-
ell may direct for the faithful perform
aHcc OF said contract. Bidders are
hereby notified that they will be re-
Guired to complete that portion OF said
sewer from Sixth street to the alley
between Main and Alder streets on
t'ith street within two weeks from the
date Of the signing OF the contracts.
ard to complete that portion Of the
SAID sewer from Fifth street to the ten
feet west of First street with forty days
atePr the signing of said contract Bids
and checks must be sealed, marked
proposals for Construction of Sewer
III District No. I" and addressed to
the undersigned. The City reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
T. ID. s. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man, February 4, 1910; last publication
February Ia, 1910
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The steamship Kentucky, and the
Alamo, as we'll as other ships sent to
the aid of the Kentucky are all equip
ped with United Wireless apparatus.
The call letter of the Alamo, which an
swered the call of the distressed ship
is "A. j. She is of the Mallory line
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United Wireless Gets News First

FIRST news Oh the kentuckyS UlS-
tress was received at the United Wire
less company's station at Cape Halter
as at 1870 o'clock this morning There
| the operator heard the IS. o. s." quick
ly followed by this message: we are
sinking. Our latitude is 3210: longi-
tude 1880"
Almost simultaneously the Opertor
heard the steamship Alamo respond to
the Kentuclly's call for help, informing
Captain Moore that the Alama was
making all speed to the sinking ves-
sei's assistance
Thereafter no message was received
from the Kentucky, indicating that
water had intereferd with the power,
putting her wireless apparatus out
Of commission.
Navy Department Active
The navy department at Washington
in the meantime flashed wireless mes
sages along the Atlantic coast, dis
patching the battieship Louisiana and
two revenue cuttors to the scene but
at O'Clock word came from the Alamo
that she had arrived first and had
taken off all hands in safety
This is the message as received in
New York by the United Wireless
company from its Cape Hattaras sta
ton:
Latitude 3246; longitude 1928
Steamship Alamo has just taken Cap
tain Moore and crew of IS men from
sinking steamer Kentucky. Water had
already reached fire room and steamer
will sink before midnight. The Alamo
tn x
Bad Luck Starts Voyage
Bad luck was the kentucky's lot
almost immediately after she LETT New
York for her 14,000 mile journey, on
January 23. Good luck was her lot
when the wireless Instruments We're
the last thing Installed before she de-
parted.
one hundred and fifty miles off San
dy Hook the vessel began leaking bad
ly, but. by working the pumps vail
antly, Captain Moore was able to
reach Newport News with 16 inches of
water in the vessels hold. Repairs
were made, and the ship received a
certificate from Iloyds and the Unit
ed States inspector at the port saying
that she was sound and seaWorthy.
Notwithstanding this assurance, T.
~ McLarney, formerly night operator
at the Waldorf Astoria in New York
who had shipped with the vessel when
she left this port, refused to continue
on the voyage because his parents at
Monticello, ~ Y, had a premonition
that something would happen. They
bombarded him with messages to this
effect and, in Difference to their wishes
he obtained a substitute operator, w.
ID. McGinnis, who sent out the call
which saved the lives of his ship
mates today.
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Mr.. Carter made no formal ran,,.
to the criticisms, merely asking
have the bill printed in the coneras
sional record as the best messiah
refutation of the representation. 80
it's opponents.
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PAGE EIGHT
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS

Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners in Water Assessment Dis
5rict No. 4, Isaacs' Avenue, that the
assessment roll for said district and
the diagram accompanying the same
we're hied in the office of the City
Clerk on the 10th 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 7:s0 o'clock p. IN. the City
Council will meet and sit to hear APP
Deals of all parties aggrieved by said
assessment. at which time the said
city council will hear and determine
ali questions that may be presented
ny the owners of lots or parcels of
land in said district relative to the
special benefits that will result to each
ard as to whether each is equitable
aud proportionate 60 the special ben
efits resulting thereto. All complaints
must be submitted in writing.
T. ID. $. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man Feb. 3. 1910; last publication.
Feb IL, 1919.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Notice lis hereby given to all prop
erty owners in opening OF Garden
street Assessment District No. 1 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
spe ction by the public; that on the
18TH day of February, 1910, at the hour
0f 1850 O'Clock D. m. the City Council
will meet and sit to hear appeals Of
all parties aggrieved by said assess
ment, 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 land
ia said district relative to the special
benefits chat will result to each and
az to whether each is equitable and
proportionate to the special benefits
resulting thereto. All complaints
must be submitted in writing.
f d. s. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man. Feb. g. 1910; last publication
Weo- II. 1910.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Notice is hereby given to all prop
efty owners in Water Assessment Dis
tgiCt No 5, FigGeroa Street and Bon
ME 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 LIST
day of February. 1910; that the same
arc open for inspection by the public;
that on the 18th day of February, 1910,
at the hour Of 1870 O'Clock, p. m. the
CITY Council viii meet ald sit to hear
appeals Of all parties aggrieVed by
said asse ssment lat which time the
said city council will hear and deter
mIRe ali questions that may be pre-
se1ted by the owners of lots or par
celS Of land in said district relative
TO the special benefits tsat 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.
r. ID. s. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
dnau Feb. g. 1910; last publication
Feb. II. 1910
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WIRELESS MESSAGE SAVES
IS. O. S." Message Heard by Many
Ships and Stations on Atlantic

NEW YORK. Feb. 4-Thanks again
to the wireless, and the international
distress signal. IS. o. S." Captain
Moore and his crew of 46 men are safe
on board the Mallory liner Alamo
bound for Key West tonight, while
their vessel, the steamer Kentucky is
at the bottom OF the sea off Cape
Hatteras.
1t is near case of a disaster avert
ed by wireless and told to the world
by the same medium. The Kentucky.
a. wooden vessel of 996 gross tonnage
and zoe feet long, was bound from
New York to the Pacific to carry pas
sengers between Seattle and Alaskan
ports for the Alaska Pacific Steam
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05

The revolutionary gunboat Ometepe,
in company with the gUnbcats Pioneer
and Blanca, sailed last Monday from
Biuefclds for point to the north OF
GreytoWn, where 700 troops of the
government We're reported to be en-
trenched. General Estrada and Gen
eral Matuty and 500 provisional troops
were on board the gunboatS. which
prior to sailing had taken aboard am
munition and tested their guns,
The United States cruiser Des
MOnes sailed for Greytown the fol-
lowing morning.
Greytown lies on the east coast of
Nicaragua and is the principal sea
port of the republic. The town has
a population of 1000. Most Of the
property here is owned by British sub
iects. many Of them negroes from ia
maica.
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GREYTOWN is BOMBARDED
Shells From Ship Set Nine Houses
Afire-Gunboat Is Disabled.

MANAGUA Feb. 4.-The insurgent
gunboat Nmetepe appeared off Grey
town Thursday and bombarded the
city for 20 minutes. Nine houses were
set on fire by shells from the gunboat.
Shore batteries replied vigorously and
succeeded in dazzling the Ometepe,
which was forced to retire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-05
HENEy SCORES
On HERMANN
FORMER CONGRESSMAN FORCED
TO ADMIT INTIMACY WITH
FORESTER ALLEN.
DENIED KNOWING HIM WELL
BUT is cAUGHT-DEFEND
MUCH TAKEN BACK.

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. AFTER a
searching cross examination which
}; 'tod for three days almost to a min
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smoke from her tunnels to give heart
to the crew of the disabled vessel
and warning of the approach of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-21

Joseph O'Connor and family re.
turned from Idaho last week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-21

these churches, none of which differ
radically as to belief. Now he
asserts that two of these churches
would be amply able to accommodate
everyone who wished to attend, and
of that $l2, 900, there would be
enough to pay the two ministers
good salaries, hire good musicians
to attract the public, and slSo keep
up a Y. M. C. A. reading room and
hire a manager.
Mr. Roblnson's position on this
subject has called forth much COM
ment favorable AMI otherwise, over
the state, and the subject will GER
tainly bear discussion. What do
you think about it?
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Too Many Churches?

Are there two many churches in
the average town? Doane Robinson,
of Pierre. has taken up discussion of
this subject and is advancing some
very good logic in support of his
position His plea at the present
time is against ver-churching the
new towns west of the river.
Mr. Robinson uses Pierre as an
example to substaniate his claims.
He says that there they have six
protestant churches. with a church
going population of about 500. II
takes 1000 annually to support
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-21
e

Harvest has come on with a rush,
and many fields are being cut this
week. The result will be a great
boost for the best farming possible.
Good ground, well farmed, will
show a yield of ten to fourteen BUSH
els of wheat per acre. 1t will be
worth 81 per bushel. Last years
fax ground and stumbled in"
ground is the poorest for several
years. Oats will be a light crop and
hay will be light. Corn is doing
well. The year will not be quite up
to our usual good all.arornd crop,
but you ought to see the satisfied
smile on the face of a pioneer when
you ask him about early days:
Why" he will say. Mister. you
are IN clover now. TWENTY We lrs ago
I've seen four or five bushels Of
poor quality wheat per acre, prize
35 cents. and we had nothing else.
Our cultivated ground then produc-
ed us around 81 so per acre. We had
no horses. cattle. or hogs to speak
of, and three dollars and thirty
cents would buy a township-while
today-well Hand county has about
500, 900 invested in automobiles just
for pleasure to ride around and look
at the crops on $50 to $50 land.
What?
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Just Republicans

Probably it will turn out that Col
onel Roosevelt is just a plain Repub-
lican, without fractional tag, ready
to support the nominees of the party
for office, after they have been chos,
en- by the party. aberdeen News. :
That sounds good. And if we may
judge by the vote of Col. Sellers
Egan in the recent primaries there
were a whole lot Of just republicans
in this state even before the nom
ineeS were chosen.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-07-21

A destructive insect, called the
army worm. caused considerable APP
prehension in Deuel., Hamlin, and
Clark counties last week by appear
ing in the timothy fields and in some
instances, completely destroying
them. Instructions were immedi-
ately sent out from the state college
at Brooklngs how to DESTROY the in
sects, and the last reports from the
infected districts state that they had
disappeared as suddenly as they