The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-11-03
Nmy witnesses Give Testimony
at MOSCOW


the 10 Occur d'Alene miners, charg-
ed with delaying the United States
mails, several witnesses on the part
OF the government were put upon
the stand today. Among these
were Frank Funke, the shift boss
at Mullan; Emil and John Ander-
son miners at Mullan: e. M. Sin
clair, who identified Mike Malvoy,
one of the prisoners; Olmstead, the
conductor; Thomas Chester, a
Northern Pacific brakeman, aud i.
w. Hutton, the engineer who haul
ed the train from Wallace TO Ward /
ncr April goth; A. w. Pcrley, an
engineer Of the o., Il. & N; Rob
ert Jell. a conductor, aud George |
K. Marshall, the postal clerk be-
tween Wallace and Tekoa. These
witnesses were all put ON the stand
by the government to prove "A con
spiracy and the stopping of the
mail train.
Five miners who had been con-
fined in the Moscow jail and whose
names did not appear on the indict-
ment were released from custody
today and are now free men.
Their names are: John S. Earls.
| Orvin Edwards, Frank Turner, S.
j. Robson and Ed. Clemmers.
The latter two men were among
the IL who were brought from
Wardner by the soldiers last week.
Enrls and Edwards were brought
here from Montana several months
ago.
The federal charge against %
men now confined in the Wardner
prison, or out ON bail, was removed
today by United States District
Judge Beatty. None Of their
names appear in the indictment.
AS far as the United States is CON
cerned these mon are now free.
What the state will do and whether
it will hold them is a matter to he
handled by those in power in the
, Coenr d Alenes. Statesman.
Pocatello has begun to rebuild
the Opera house burned down q
5 short time ago, but will be much
larger with many other improve
2 ments.
The Navy Department will bring
home the bodies of the sailors who
persisted by the blowing mp Of the
baitlcship Maine, which were
, buried at Havana, and they will be
! inferred in the National Cemetery
at Arlington. After the cataslro
phe few of the bodies recovered
were brought 20 the United otates
and inferred at Key West, bal
most Of the victims repose in the
v Christopher Colon Cemetery in the
suburbs of Havana. The remova
is expected to take place next Jan
, uary, and at the funeral it is likely
that in addition to patriotic socie.
ties and United States troops, tn,
President and the Cabinet will at
tend.
Admiral Dewey is now in possess
ion of the $4,000 home at III
- Rhode Island Avenue, that wa.
purshased for him with the fun,
subscribed by popular subscription
The house was his own selection
and he is much peasod to have
home of his own. There is nothin.
seriously the matter with his health
though on the advice of his physi
clan he cancelled all the invitation
he had accepted, but he finds th,
:. strain of the continual reception
= to which he would be subject il
more than he can bear. He need
, rest and quiet, though this viii no
interfere with his duties as one o
the members of the Philippini
Commission, of'which all the mem
bers but Gen. Otis are now il
Washington, preparing the.r re
IS port TO the President the stat
g of the Aimiral's health has acte,
q aus considerable of a damper ON tn
p movement tomake him a caadidat
II Cor the Presidency, with or withou
D. ms consent Ina conversation will
T. newspaper men since going t.