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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-12
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LONDON, Jan. 11:-4The increasing
confidence manifested at unionist
headquarters, and the enormous en-
thusiasm aroused throughout the
country betoken tremendous vote at
coming elections. 1t is upon the ''or-
dinarily Indifferent vote that both
sides are depending to uphold their
cause, and both sides appear sanguine
Premier Asquith at Ipswich. dealt at
length tonight with the question of
tariff reform. He asserted that the
advance of Germany and the United
States was attributable to other causes
than tariffs: that the United States
had an international free trade, and
BILE rival by reason of her education
and organization. -1t -..f tt+
Among minor incidents of the cam
paign, David Lloyd George, chancellor
of the exchequer. has drawn a hand
some apology from Lord. Rothschild
for Wrongfully attributing to the chan
cellor the declaration that there was
likelihood of Great Britain having to
expatriate the jews .. t.
The late President Mckinley was
quoted tonight by a political lecturer
as having declared that if he were an
Englishman, he would be a free trader
The Earl of Crewe, secretary of
state for the colonies, in letter to
the press, holds out hope that a grant
will be made from the imperial funds
to substitute British cotton growing
association for term of years.
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so frequently that, no one could keep
track of them all. .,..~.l<s.s..s ar.
Willard, after flight of two minutes.
made landing difeetEsin 'front.' of the
grandstand3 within the border gofsta
measured space of. ten square .feetsw
with Clifford B. Harmon. as. a pas
isenger curtfss started again and cir
cled half the field. Paulhan, in his
. Farman was in the air at this thine
also carrying a passenger, one Of his
mechanicians. and he, made. a Circle
/ which embraced two thirds of the
field and continued his flight in ezra
tic turns Het had gone twice iaroilnd
the course. ..,s,.a.--<~ .tssF -,
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WITTY You Can Be Cured
Yee g. York, Eminent Chinese Doctors,
Are Curiaq Hundreds of -~-----
.ri1El People, .le}. =
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I Walla Walla is indeed fortunate in
.having these famous doctors here.
They are men who spent long years
tof study and research in China, their
!natiYe country, and upon satisfactory
feVdence of their. knowledge were
granted diplomas BY the emperor
China has for years been recognized
Jas the leader in the practice of medi-
icine and many remarkable cures have
been perfected. @&H '
zee g. York in the pursuit of their
vocation, use roots, herbs and barks
sOf demonstrated medicinal value
These are strong of action on disease,
:but mild on the stomach and other
delicate organs of the system.
= Many local people testify to the
efficiency, of the treatment as given
lay Yee e. York.
They, can be consulted in Walla
Walla at the corner of Fourth and
Main streets; over Pauleys cigar
store, or at IA AZ First street, Port
land Oregon. 49,
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CANNON WINS
HW tvMH uW X tf1
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HOT Sk|RM|SH
HOUSE SPEAKER GAINS RIGHT
TO PLACE TAFT'S MESSAGE
WITH COMMITTEES ,-a ..s
INSURGENTS FIGHT TO PUT CON.
i. TROL in HANDS OF HOUSE
- MEMBERS, BUT LOSE

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WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-An effort
to take from Speaker Cannon the pow
er to determine what part of the re-
cent message of the. president should
go to the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce and what
part to the Judiciary comE;ittee,: was
defeated in the house today IL.
"A resolution providing for the refer
ence was reported by Chairman Payne
and, after lying on the table for d
time. was called up for considera
ton. '''-t 90 80
A vigorous protest against the resell
ution was made by Mr.. Underwood
of Alabama, acting as minority floor
leader 4--
"The day has come When members
of the house must stand responsible
for legislation in the house," declared
the Alabama member. The whole is
sue for which we have been fighting
for the last month is involved. 1t is
whether the speaker shall control the
house or the house shall control the
speaker" ....-.. 81.
Thinks House Should Have Voice
Mr. Underwood said that the house
itself should have some voice in Sc
lecting the committees to which bust
ness should be referred. He said the
country expected the members to be
responsible and did not want the
speaker to direct their legislation
REPRESENTATIVE Gaines of West Viz
ginia in reply said that the house al
ready had the power in the daily reg
ular order of business to seek a change
OF reference. g." t--'
The resolution, as reported. carried
a committee amendment providing that
$50 much of the message as. relates
to the judiciary be referred to the
judiciary committee and 80 much of
the message as relates to interstate
commerce. be referred to theseomnfit-
tee on interstate and foreign com :
merce. Thus the speaker would be
given the power to determine TO which
committee should go the section of
the message relating to the proposed
United States court of commerce and
the section relating to the federal in
! corporation OF corporations doing an
Interstate business
Representative Garrett of Tennes-
see offered an amendment specifical-
| ~ referring the section on federal
charters to the committee on judiciary.
/ Mr. Payne said provision for such
reference already was made by the
resolution
The Garrett amendment was lost and
then the resolution itself was adopted
by a viva voce vote.
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CLEMENS SAILS FOR BERMUDA
FAMOUS Author Seeks Better Health
-.,,..e.'sa.s',,a'-,b by Soiourn South. 80

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Far from be-
ing in good health and grief stricken
at the recent sudden death of his dau,
ghter Jean, Samuel l.. Clemens, better
known. as Mark Twain, the author,
sailed for Bermuda yesterday. Mr.
Clemens said that the ailment of which
he complained on. his arrival from Ber-
muda two weeks ago had returned
HHe attributed the pain in his left
breast, however, to indigestion, "and
that is not the. sort of ailment that
causes people to die he added, with
a faint touch of his olt-time evity.
He expects to stay at least a month,
he said the time of his return depend
ing upon the Improvement of his
health, which he believes a period on
the island will benefit. ~ .'.;..
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River Frozen Solid.

THE DALLES, Ore, Jan. 12-The
Columbia river at this point is Gov
cred over with ice and teams will be
crossing on the ice bridge in few days
if the cold keeps up. Floating ice pc
gan blocking the river at Crates Point
three miles below the city, FRIDAY
and by Sunday morning the river mere
was covered from bank to bank.
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UaIy Situation in Philadel pnia

= PHILADELPHIA Jan. lin
ereasing rioting and charges Of po-
lice brutality made by the striking
shirtwaist makers and their suffra :
gette sanies. marked the progress of
the strike today in this city Among
those taken into 3custody was Oscar
Dornebloom. the local strike leader,
who was arrested while sescorting
Miss Eleanor ST. Pue, young socie
ty woman INVESTIGATING strike condi-
lions. She declares the manner of
his arrest was an outrage
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GIFTS FOR BRITISH CANVASS
Donation for. Free Trade Capped b,
100000 for Tariff Reform.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE recent gift
of $4,000 to Winston Spencer Church.
i'll. president on the board of trade, from
a Dundee admirer, in support of the
formers free trade campaign, was cap
ped today by a check for 500, 900 pre-
scented by r. G B-ooman White TO A.
]. Balfour. leader of the opposition in
the house, for use in furtherance of
tariff reform
White, whose mother married as P
third husband Lord Henry Gordon
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. Oil Burners Are Failure.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Oil burning
locomotives are more or less of a
failure. according to the New York
Central railroad, which after seasons
trial, has elected in favor of coal as
the econmical fuel. i'tstt ''r@
1.-The conditions in Mexico and the
southwest of this country are entirely
different explained Howard Ingersolf
assistant to the general manager of
the assistant to the general manager
of the Central lines, today. Our ex-
periments show that the oil will not
run properly in cold weather, which
necessitates changing back to coal FOR
the winter MONTHS @
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TACK LONDON1S s'"@@@"s ;
saNr nrhIRTY==zElO[)URF' TO-DAY

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan 12-Jaek
London hovelists4ex- ranpa sociaHst
and ANenturer. SIS today seelsbrating
his thirty-fourth birthday-he was
born Jan. II, 1876. saLondolf and Hsf
.wifssrecsntiy Hnade one of ths hess az
venturous voyages ever undertaken by
an author, sailing across the Pacific
and through sthe sorah Seas ganaH to
in "a littles craft ofE less thu "a
so feet Although still a young man
London has had more adventures than
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made to send a thousand men with
heavy guns and rapid fire batteries to
.Creytowna it is LIKELY i that only a
blockade will be- estahlished,s dit is
not expected that the VsmaH~forces of
the enemy will come into the open.
Captain Thesi.er declares THAT he WIFI
enforce his order with adms if neces-
Sary.
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Walters Install Officers.

AT their meeting yesterday evening
the Walla Walla Walters and Cooks
union installed officers elected last
week. 1t was business session pure
W. and no banquet was held. The
selection of officers this year was with
care as it is the intention to build
nm and strengthen the union consid-
erably the next twelve months. 60
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Los ANGELES. Jan. 11.-Broken
records. thrilling flights with and
without passengers. and four aero
planes in the air at the same time,
hreasting a semi gale that sported
dangerously with the delicate contriv-
ances. made thrilling finale for 3d.
600 spectators at Aviation field today
to an afternoon that had promised
only tame little feats of aviation.
Glenn III. Curtiss, the silent Ameri-
can, defeated his mercurial French
rival, Paulhan. in the keen race for
honors, and shattered the speed rec
ord For passenger carrying aeroplanes.
Rising into the high wind that held
the ponderous dirigibles of Knaben-
shue and Beachey helpless, the Ameri-
can flew a wide circle in front OF the
grandstand at the rate of SIS miles an
hour. with his manager, Jerome S.
Fancuiiii beside him, on the aviator's
seat
Not to be outdone. Paulhan took one
OF his mechanicians into the machine
and flew twice around the mile and
q haif course. He failed to equal
the speed Curtiss had developed,
Though ne CVNeStu mort STounu imam
his opponent
Frerchman Seelos All Honore
rfa- lie beginning the Interpret little
Frenehman serSSsd to have again mon
opolized all the honors of the day.
Thrice he drove one of his big Farman
bipIanes around the course disregard
ing the stif wind blowing in from the
sea Then in tiny Bleriot mono
pane that looked like huge horse
fly. he gave the immense throng in the
stands and boxes the first thrill of the
day with an exhibition of nerve and
daring that surpassed anything he
has heretofore attempted by sweeping
over the stand. UP to that time Cur
tiss had done nothing and his pupils.
willard and Hamilton had made only
one flight each. neither of which lasted
more than few seconds They said
the gasoline was bad. but in the light
of subsequent events, all OF which oc-
CURED after thousands Of the origi-
nal crowd had left the field. it would
seem that they had been preparing
a theatrical climax
Bieriot Monopiane Flies
The flight of the BIeriot was the
first with monoplane in this country.
Beside even the Gurtiss biplanes which
are themselves mere pignaies contrast
ed with the great FarmAn machine, the
monoplane looked puny. and unable
to raise aiman. in a calm. much less
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Cannon Will Not RESIGN.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 11.---Speaker
Cannon when asked about a report
that he would not be candidate for
the speakership 70 the next congress,
declared today that he would. quit pub
lie life when his constituents failed
to elect him and not before and. that
he had not the slightest intention of
retiring from the speakerShip. ...-.r
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AMERICAN
.,.>.,t..... .r4 s.-.:.,..i IA s~4H
0UISHINES
FREN \
Vainglorious Aviator I'M
able to Equal Perform
ance of Mr.. Curtiss
AVIATION RESULTS

Los ANGELES, Jan. IL
Glenn FL. Curtiss in Curtiss
biplane, established worlds rec.
ord for speed with passenger
So miles an hour
Glenn III. CurtiSs, in a CurtiSS
machine, broke the worlds rec
ord for time consumed in get
ting into the air 2-5 seconds
Glenn H. Curtiss. in a Cur
tiss machine, broke the worlds
record for short distance COW
cred in run before leaving :
ground'-98 feet.
Louis Paulhan, in Bleriot
monoplane, failed in an attempt
at the. worlds height record,
making but. 400.
Edgar s. Smith, aviator. was
struck on the head by the pro-
pelier of his Langley machine
and seriously injured. ..
Louis Paulhan failed in an
attempt to lower Curtiss' rec
ord for quick starting, making
his try. in IL LIS seconds.
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artison of Alabama that such action
would be an encroachment upon state
rights. as under the constitution each
state has the sole power to- regulate
it's own morals------.-es--.-.s--A--~ -
-Fhe other white slave bill, the one
introduced by Mr., Mann" enlarges up
on the interstate commerce feature
of the pending measure so as to pre-
vent white slave traffic between the
states, The immigration e. committee
seeks to exclude from the country al
undesirable and especially immora
women. and men who traffic in them.
!, MIR. Bennett and Mr Mann expressed
the hope that both bills might pass
and Mr.. Mann indicated. an effort
would be made to have his measure
lcafled up as soon as disposition wa:
made of the pending bill. @-.4.. 3..|
The white slave bill still was un'
der consideration when, the house ad'
iourned until tomorrow.
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most men twice his age As bovEA.
learneds saileringV in San Francisco r.,
and salong the California coast At.iS
he took to the road as a tramp-an AZ
perience he has described wildly in his
lateS book The Road; little Later
he pit the trair' apr the klondike, and
there found his hrst real inspiration
70 write Out of a1is klondike exper
fences his greatest books THE Cali of
the tNild.~a~SwlIitei Fang. ands "Rero+o
Adam n rTgN F&S~B
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Operations Are Embarrassed.

S BLuEFIELDS. Nicaragua, Jan. -
The action of Captain Thesiger of the
British cruiser Scyla, at Greytown, in
forbidding fighting within the city
proper, has greatly embarrassed the
provisional government in its con-
templated attack upon that town. The
Madriz forces are in that city and
hence under British protection and
safe from attack. Captain Thesiger
sought American joint signature to his
order, but this was refused by Conn
mander Shipley.- 49, 49, - .assl-s
Although preparations are being
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Prof. Sanford Of Yale Dies.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Prof. Samue
s. Sanford. long the head of the musi
department OF Yale university, die,
today at his home here. He had beel
in poor health for several years. 4
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VICTIMS OF EXPLOSION
pIodes With .-FataR Result.
G1E 1g1se{A q

Gas oven at Jsnsstowni,,' N. H., *.
plcdes With ataIs Result. q
JANE sTowN. M " Jan. 12.-By
the explosion of a gas oven in The en-
amelingH department of the Daihstroni
Metal Door companys plant Sin this
city early today a large section of the
plant. was, wrecked. &a
a4Gus T. johnson, nisht foreman, wa.
killed. ans William Smith, varnishei
and Bernard Magnussers finishet
We're fatally. injured. Z.
-,,q Theeexplosion was caused by col
lection 'efzgas in one of the ovens I.
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Lennoxs has been known heretofore
principally as a grower Of orchids on
his estate at Dumbartonshire -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-06
.MADR|z PLEDGES
FAIR TREATMENT
CONTINUED From First Page.)
ergy with the intention of sending re-
Inducements to the troops now at the
Report Of Capture Confirmed.

New Orleans, La, June 5.-Cable-
grams received here to-day confirmed
the news that General Chavarria, de-
feated at Elrecreo yesterday. and who
took to fight UP the river at Elmuele
De Las Buelles. was captured soon after
his flight by General Mena.
Acting Consul-General A. j. Olivier,
of the Estrada forces, when asked about
the cable, declared he and his staff had
been informed of the capture of Cen
eral Chavarria and that he had pre-
dicted this for several days.
New Orleans merchants who depend
on the Nicaraguan trade say they are
disgusted with the action Of the State
Department. They say the announce
ment that the Madriz government Will
not be allowed to collect duties at the
regular Bluefields custom house, which
has fallen into its hands. Is most
extraordinary proceeding and in direct
conflict with the accepted usages OF
international law.
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DESPERATE BATTLE
WITH MOONSHINERS
Hundred Shots Exchanged by Illicit Dstilers
and Government Forces-More Than
4 600 Gallons Of Beer DESTROYED

'61-'65. The moonshiners retreated un-
der fire from the open country back
into the dense growth of the noun
tains. the only damage sustained by
the officers being to Mr.. Hollands
horse. which was shot in the mouth
and turned complete somersault
when hit, the rider however, escaping
injury by jumping.
Both parties We're using Winchester
rifles, and the officers attribute their
escape merely to luck and Providence.
Other distilleries We're located In
deep ravines of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, all having the appearance of
much operation and enjoying a big
trade.
The section visited by the officers Is
one of the worst in the State although
it is believed that the raids of the past
three days will result in a better repu-
taton for this particular settlement
for some time to come.
Tho officers are said to have the
names of parties who are known to
have been operating distilleries, as
we'll as some of the ambassadors. and
many arrests are expected to come af-
ter the excitement of the raid quiets
down.
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Estrada Offers Peace.

Blueficlds, Nicaragua, June 5.-Gen-
eral Estrada, the leader of the provis-
ional government, Is we'll satisfied with
the success which attended his en-
gagement against the Madriz forces
under Generals Lara and Godoy, and
he has repeated the offer which he
made last March to Madriz, looking
TO the establishment OF peace.
The condition Of General Estrada's
proposals provide for the friendly
mediation of the United States. that
country to designate the Ncaraguan
whom 1t considers most fit to occupy
the presidency Professionally. neither
DR.. Madriz nor General Estrada.
being eligible; the provisional Presi-
dent to convoke elections for consti-
tutional President, the Nicaraguan gov
eminent to recognize the revolutionary
debt. the validity of it's acts, and
to arrange for pensioning its disabled
soldiers; certain monopolies and con-
cessions to be abolished.
These conditions Madriz had already
refused to accept.
The conditions at Bluefields are Civ,
ing the diplomatic Representatives con.
siderable concern, as all business has
been interrupted and there are many
wounded and helpless persons to BIT
taken care OF.
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VIII he Ordained.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The es-Dispatch.l
Chester. Pa. June 5-Walter =,
Young, a graduate of Richmond Col
lege. 'O7. will be ordained to the gospel
ministry of the Baptist Church on June
IL at the First Baptist Church. Ches-
ter. Pa. Mr.. Young graduates with
the master of arts degree this June at
the University of Pennsylvania, and
has also received the degree of bach
elor of divinity at the Grocer Theologi-
cal Seminary, Chester. where. as
speaker on the commencement pro-
gram. he was declared the orator of
the day. He has many friends IN
Richmond and Virginia, and will
supply for part of the month of June
at his former pastorate at Waverly,
Va. Not entering Immediately into the
passionate, he will return to Philadel-
phia next year to pursue work leading
to the Doctors degree at the univer-
sity, where he has been awarded tho
Harrison scholarship in psychology.
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was Prenarlng New rlny.

Asheville, n. c., June civilian
Sidney Porter. who died in New York
to-day, speut much of his time in this
city. He was prominently connected
with the Worth family in the eastern
part of the State. AS young man he
served as drug clerk in Greensboro,
and when Just past his majority went
to Texas. where he engaged in ranch
ing and commercial pursuits. He
drifted to Houston and began his
newspaper work on the Houston Post
and while there married. From Hous-
ton he went to New York and contin-
ued his newspaper work. and also be-
gan writing his short stories of the
plains, which Immediately attracted
attention. His first wife died after
he went to New York.
While writing under the nom de
plume of 90 Henry" his work attract
ed the attention of Miss Sarah Lindsay
Coleman, of this city. who herself was
writing under the nom de plume OF
sarah Lindsay. inquiries made Of her
publishers revealed the fact they were
| old friends, having had youthful at
tachment while he was still school,
boy in Greensboro This old attach
mcnt resulted in their marriage IN THIS
! city about two years ago.
Mr.. Porter spent the past nine
| months here working on new play,
| and intended to return as soon as he mad
made some arrangements for placing
it, it being his intention TO make Ashe-
willie his permanent home.
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Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.

winston Salem, N. c., June ga
desperate encounter between revenue
officers and mountain dlstillers featured
three days raid in Wilkes county,
which closed yesterday.
Just as the government officials
emerged from deep ravine on Todo
Darnelis place, they We're fired upon
from ambush. More than 100 shots
were exchanged. and 1t is known that
some OF the moonshiners received in
jur!es.
The officers. in charge of Deputy Col-
lector ]. F. Miller, of Revenue Agent
Sans force, at Asheville, escaped
without injury, though Deputy Mar
shal c. II. Holland, had his mount shot
from under him
The raid was the most memorable
of the past several years in Wilkes
county, once noted for its nests of H.
lictt distileries, and now holding 4
close call for the old honors,
The officers located and destroyed
three large distilleries including over
1000 gallons OF beer, Only one arrest
was made, this being Rudolph Earring
gton. a noted Wilkes distiller.
The battle that waged for more than
an hour was equal to some OF the
hottest sklrmishes OF the days OF