The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-09


O'Clock Wednesday night. was held up b,
i've masked men between Edgemere an.
Grand Calumet Heights, Ind, 81 miles GU
from Chicago. One Of the mail ears, whicl
contained no money, was dynamited an<
wrecked. The attempt At robbery WA
taehed from the train and run quarter O
= mile ahead The failure Of the robber,
to make . rich haul was due to the faei
that the express car, which contained the
trains treasure, Was In an unusual place
1t was the fourth car in the train. After
wreeking the mail car and obtaining no
booty, the men disappeared in the dark
ness without attempting TO rectify their
mistake. The only loot that they carried
away with them as . result OF their ad-
venture Was the gold watch Of the en-
gineer.
Cadillac OF Detroit has been oficially
selected to defend the Canada's cup
against the Canadian challenger.
According to q Seattle Newspaper, q
good deal OF money is being invested
In Seattle real estate by Butte men.
At Seattle Ralph L. Ross. deputy col
lector OF United States internal reye-
nue.. Is short in his accounts nearly
$4,000.
Cresceus added more laurels to his
fame recently by trotting . mile In
2.021<, reducing by half second his
week old record Of 3:029<.
W. s. Cooper of Sherman county,
Oregon, recently sold ranch near the
town of Wasco for $1s.5o0 that he
bought last fall for $1,000.
Alexander Stonewitch, an Austrian
miner from Rossland. fell from the
passenger train. receiving
injuries which win probably prove
fatal.
Hugh Keller. minister OF agriculture.
1t Winnipeg. estimates the wheat yield
n Manitoba and the Northwest Terri
DRY this year at from 5000. 900 To
%. 900 900 bushels.
At Denver Fred Jevne, an old time I
'aH player and umpire. who has been /
Impiring the Western league games re-
emily. fell from third story window
I the Victor hotel and vas probably
atally injured Jevne was on the Spo-
ane team when John 8. Barnes was
manager In 1891. Jevne was an out
elder and a terrific hitter.
Word has been received from vlcto-
Ia. b. c.. Of the defalcation OF Quar-
.rmaster's Clerk John McCaull and his
from the United States
Egbert, on which he was as
gned to duty.
The board OF admission announces
lat the attendance at the Buffalo ex-
osition during the FIRST three months
lding at midnight on July 81 were
774.90s. With the exception OF one
eek the admissions have shown a /
eady increase. II
American and European residents as {
TT that the demeanor OF the Pekin
'pulace Is constantly becoming more
and as the allied troops de- Q
ut the Chinese resume their old hab- a
! Of jostling and cursing foreigners r
the streets Il
At Marinette. Wis. Sunday United b
ates Senator B. r. TiIlnian OF South o
rolina addressed large audience on Y
. race question from southern v
lndpoint. One Of the features Of his II
marks was plea In Justification of n
,ching- n
ira Turner was shot and killed re- q
lily In woodchoppers' cabin In v
adman's gulch, eight miles from G.
ssoula, by Henry hudson, his father
law. hudson. who surrendered after n
shooting, says that after having re-
ned from town to tho claims he 10
nd Turner beating his Wits. 81
he Roosevelt Rough Riders ASSOC .,
lion, which was holding its reunion =. 40
Colorado Springs, elected the fol- ~
ing ofhcers: Captain Frederick
Ter Of Santa Fee. NJ ~. president: =
utenant Dave Leahy cf Ration, N. %
FIRST vice president; King Henley -
Win aIow Arf1 - 49,