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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

Washington. Oct lin the Schley
court Of inqnIry leading nu 70 the bat
tie OF July 8. Mr.. Raynor asked OF Lieu
tenant Mccaniey. Schley's Dag ofIicer:
what was the conduct and bearing
Of Commodore Schley on the day Of the
battle" Perfectly cool and steady"
Where was the commodore What
was his position when you saw himr"
-On the platform outside the coming
tower"
did he make any encouraging re-
marks on that day 70 the olBcers OF the
ship thai you heardg He eaId: Give
them hell. buIlies.."
did be gay that more than Once?"
yea. air: several times."
Can you give any incident 70 show
that he was not lsboring under great
mental excitement on that day?''
when Ellis was killed another oGhcer
and myself picked up his body and
started 20 throw Il overheard. The com
mod0re saw as and said: Don't throw
him overheard. Cover him up with
something"
Were you present when Ellis was
Killed. Yes, sir"
''HoW near vas Ella 20 the comm0
dore when he was KILLED. and 70 your
-Ha was standing right next 70 me
He was shout fifteen feet from the
commodore. I should think"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

jackson. Tacoma: vIce-president. A. d.
Rogers, Olympia; secretary treasurer,
r. g. Plnmmer, Seattle.
Though on the road 20 recovery.
Charles JOergeF, the 1z-year-old son o.
n. Joerger, Of Pendleton, died unex.
pectedly Of injuries received from a
colts kick last week. Young Joerger
was playing in yard when he was
kicked over the eye
Gov. Geer left October III for Colum-
bus, o.. 20 participate in the campaign
In that state, making stump speeches
for the Republicans. Mrs. Geer will
accompany the governor. They win re.
turn Immediately after election, and
expect TO be home about November 10
The Astoria factory or the American
Can company Is rushed with orders al
present, and additional help Is being
employed TO increase the output Of the
plant. II is now fiIiIng a large order
for the Standard OIL company, work
that has heretofore been done in San
Francisco
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
REPORT ON rRAOE.

Bradstreet's report on trade for last
week Is as follows:
Some Quieting down in the general
demand for merchandise was noted
last week, partly the result Of weather
cOndltions-rain in the northwest and
warmer weather at the west, while at
the south the restricted movement OF
cotton delayed collections at several
markets The lun in the demand for
dry goods. clothing and shoes from
western jobbers is. however. not unex-
pected. being accounted for by the ad-
yanced stage Of the season.
Hardware is steady at nearly all mar
kets. and supplies are generally limited
Some weakness in nails is noted at the
east, notwithstanding active demand.
but at the west wire mills are behind
on orders. Special activity in lead and
zinc Is noted at western primary
points. Copper is In hand to mouth
demand here, but II is to be noted that
spot prices have advanced at London.
Tin is higher here. in sympathy with
the speculative advance at the same
market
Among cereal products the feature Is
the active demand for -four at higher
prices. Wheat Is a fraction higher on
the week. on belief that following the
recent decline caused by the heavily in
creased movement At the northwest
and the gain In visible supply reaction
Is due.
Wheat. including -four, exports for
textile mills were built, OF which la
Wheat exports. July to date IA
weeks). aggregate Ss.ses.lTS bushels,
as against 50.45S. 240 last season.
The boot. shoe. leather and kindred
industries are all active, and eastern
shoe shipments are IA per cent larger
for the season than a year ago. The
strength Of hides and recent advances
IN leather have been still further mar.
rowing the margin OF profit In shoe
manufacturing.
Failures In the United States for the
week number 1SS, as against 17S las
week. $40 In this week a year ago. l6'
In 1899 and 2ss In 1888.
Canadian failures number 50 a.
against - last week. Sc in this week I
year ago and 10 In 1899 and - In 1898
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
R,,r,,,. Mas KiIlea.

Spokane, Oct. I'm. W. orten, an In
arrange man ~ Ritzvillc, Wash. while
Sheslins peaccably along the main read
IN a bicycle one mile and half west OF
Cheney. Was run down and over by a
team drawing q lumber wagon containing
four men. DCath was instantaneous
The men in the wagon did not stop to
80 a. 10 his injuries. Two OF them we yer
capsuFpa later. They ARE John ia'eie'd
~ Of Spokane and Frank sPenu'
Tapchsr living nine miles irom Cheney
They are nov under arrest and IN lsl
AZ Cheney waiting the decision Of the con-
mere inquest
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Walla Walla county taxpayers wiz
pay IS mills next year.
The Tacoma Humane Society has
filed articles Of incorporation.
The tax levy for Spokane county and
state purposes for next year will be is
mills.
Farmers In Eastern Warrington paid
more attention 70 barley the past year
than ever before. and large crops we're
raised.
The Whitman county commissioners
today fixed the tax levy for the ensu-
Ing year at Is mills, which Is an ad-
vance Of ? mills over the levy Of last
year.
The apple picking and packing sea
son Is now on Its height, and wagon
load after wagon load Of apples Is com
Ing TO PaIOnse and neighboring stations
daily.
The rural delivery routes proposed to
be run out of Dayton have been
changed. additions being made which
give all the available country around
town the desired service.
In spite Of the action Of the last leg
Isla1ure. the members Of the Spokane
police force expect to draw witness
fees when they appear in criminal
cases at the superior court
The jury in the case Of the state
against ex-ehIef justice OF the supreme
court Of this state, Elmon Scott,
charged with rape. returned a verdict
Of not guilty. after being out half an
hour.
Grain buyers figure that PotIaeh
farmers win feed at least rs. 600 bush
els Of wheat 70 stock should the priee
Of wheat remain below the 50-ceni
mark until next spring. The ware
houses are holding about $780, 900 bush
els Of wheat now, with a possible 50.0 0G
to be hauled in yet With the amount
that will be fed. the crop Of the Pot
ZACH Will reach nearly $4,000 bushels
There Is a tendency among farmers tc
raise more cattle and hogs and ct this
time. it Is said. more stock Is being
fed in this section than in recent years
Lamar Cheadle. a well known pho
neer OF Washington and Oregon, died
recently on his farm at Adelaide. The
cause OF death was blood poisoning. re
sulting from a splinter wound which
he received in a finger.
Chauncey Berdick. Of Addy. whils
recently attempting 10 recover soms
birds from the COlville river. va,
drowned by the breaking up OF an i'm
proyised raft which he had pressed int
1 narrica Tor tha s,...a sfnn
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

A beautiful statue of Diana and 3
bust Of the young Augustus were I'M
yelled at the State Normal school re
Gently.
the demand for lumber has become
90 great that Il Is impossible for the
mills IN the viclnlty q Eugene 10 sup.
ply the market.
President Roosevelt has removed
from once George w. Hayes. register
Of the land once At Burma. Ora No
successor has been selected.
The Photographers Association Of
the Pacific Northwest. Which has beeu
In eesslon at Portland. has elected ths
following o1icers; President. A. L
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

Spokane. oCL 1.-Two thugs tried al
T:ls O'Clock in the evening TO murder J.
H. GudAa. taamster, on the upper Olive
street bridge They had robbed him Of
eS7. when they found q revolver in his
pocket. Enraged at the discovery. they
attempted TO shoot him and to throw him
into the rivcr.
The ball Of the second ahot that was
AIRED by the ss@assins passed through the
arSt joint Of the little finger Of Gndaa's
left hand, with which he had gasPed the
revolver. while holding the revolver with
his left hand be struck the thug such a
blow with his right that be knocked him
against the railing Of the bridge and then
escapcd by running.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

London, Oct. ls.-The long standing
ieud between the Durham and Worcester
regiments of infantry eliminated in .
serious ARRAY at Aldershot. when the Wor>
cesters with fHed bayonets and ball cart
ridges attacked the quarters o. the Dur
hams Severe fighting followed. during
which many 81 the men were injured. A
number of the DurhAms are suffering from
dangerous baydnet wounds.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

New York. Dct l5.--word comes from
Boston in a dispatch to the World that
Mrs. Stone, mother Of Miss Ellen Stone.
Is sinking under the strain Of anxiety
concerning her daughter. Mrs. Stone Is
more than 50 years old and has been
in feeble health for yeara Her condi.
ton now b anch that her friends fear
that she win die Of the suspense.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

OiftaA, Aria, Oct. lS.--An explosion
Of boiler In the plant Of the Detroit Cop
per cOipany instantly killed W. W. Nor.
gan and y. A. Adams. hremen.
Harry Davidson, converter engineer,
and Joe Antievraa, helper on the engine,
and several Others were painfully injured
BY molten metal but their injuries are
not necessarily htaL
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
Fernd ale NH nuraea.

New Whatcpm, Wash. Oct. ls.-The
lumber and sAingle mill Of the Morrison
kIill company at Ferndale, this county.
together with their box factory. one dry
house and tie adjoining yards. filled with
lumber, were totally destroyed by Gre. The
loss IL $4,000 insurance 5000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

New York, Oct. ls--wnlhm joyce and
his wife, wha had been married several
months, were sspAyxiAted during the night
at the home Of MrS Joyce's parents In
Brooklyn. Joseph Duff, brother Of Mrs,
joyce, believes he was the unintentional
cause Of the tragedy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
Tr.ln Ereekea b Mea.ana.

Anaconda. Aloat, Oct. lA-PaseeRgei
train No. I. the North Coast Limited, was
wrecked at a switch near Dempsey, about
eve miles south 81 Deer Lodge The train
was In charge Of Conductor J. Hinnen
with Engineer w. b. Bell
No one IVES hurt, fAct that b almost
miraculous, as the main track and siding
are torn up hnr about dx car lengths.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

Canton, Oct h-The Viceroy Of Gan
ton has reOsived en- lntimatioa from the
Chimes minister IN London 10 the effect
that large quantities Of dynamite, arms
and ammunition have been shipped 10
China, presumably iOr tia use Of the ~
iormera
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
zoo POUNDs OF GOLD DUsT.


Victoria, B. c., Oct I4s-The proyin-
eial government assay Office Il busy handl-
Ing third a . ton Of gold dust brought
down FROM the north on the steamer Da-
nnbe. OF this l26 pounds were brought
BY Tagiah Jim. the Indian who got in on
the Gsst rush to the KlOndike. and who
0sns some Of the richest claims in the
district He IL investing bis money In
Victoria realty. To the North American
Transportation 4 Tnding company be
Ionged $50 pounds and the balance was
held BY individual miners from Klondike
and Alta The miners were al allowed
the rebate Of per cent, the amount Of
royalty they paid the government IN the
Yukon. The question e. 10 whether the
big company = 70 b allowed the rebate
h the subject Of correspondence between
the provincial and dominion government
A peculiar disease has been discovered
among the horses Il the Cariboo district
Their ieet swell and then burst. So far
no remedy has been discovered. Veter-
mary surgeons have been sent TO the dis
triet by the provincial government
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

Helena, Mont. Oct. ls-Cinton, min
ing town located on the Northern Pa.
CHIC 10 miles east Of Missoula, Is practi.
cally wiped out by fire. The estimated
loss IL $4,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

New York, DIT. ls-Tha duke Of Aha.
one Of the highest grandess Of spain, died
from heart al lure this afternoon at HE
apartments in he Holland house.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

TacOma-oulet; unchanged. Blue
stem. ssisc: club. 521xc
Portland-walia wAlla. 5se: valley
and bluestem. SEC.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

Some pretty girls are attractive de-
spite their beauty
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19

Weakness Of character resembles
wheat after the -four has been crushed
out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
BY MAJOR WILLIAM WALLACE SCREWS

spoils." was practised in the very earli-
 est days of the Republic, even if 1t was
 not proclaimed. When Jenerson suc- Dexter retired from the head of the | Treasury.
 Andrew Dexter's Lands.
 Andrew Dexter often referred to visit by MT. Jefferson to the Treasury office, where h0 announced that It was imPeratively necessary to dispiaeed the tn belonged to the Federal Party, while Jet- ferson was the founder of the Hepuon- can, since named Democratic Party. Al any rate, MT. Dexter lost his place and
 have had ample means at that time, ne entered the banking business. He taileo to obtain a bank charter in Massachu-
 setts, but had better success In Hnode Island. The bills of his bank had wide circulation and reached the South long
 before Mir. Dexter ever thought or com ing this way. Unfortunately, ne was overcome by the speculative mania, ana many of his enterprises proving unsuc- cessful, he became insolvent. The laws of Massachusetts at that time allowed that fate, he went. with his family. to Windsor, Nova Scotia. Soon after the
 war of 1Sl2-'15 closed. MT. Dexter re- turned to the United States and con then called the Southwest. The lands in Alabama were offered for sale in Mill ledgeyille Ga. He attended the sales there in July, 1877. Without personal ln- than was afforded by the maps of the Land Ofice,. he purchased at nrst tnS west half of .no southwest quarter 1I Section 2, Township 16, Range. lS. Tn August of the same year he purchased the remainder of that quarter section. In that particular territory is now em- braced the part of Montgomery betWeen Jefferson Street on the north and Scott over at once to view his new possessions. He met between Milledgeville ana here MT Kllnck, already referred to' ana IT one of his published letters MT. KHnck says MT. Dexter communicated all or ms plans to him and that they were to jointly use their influence In drawing all the traders to the place selected TOT the new town. MT. Dexter visited Johatneaih Farley and several others living at olI- ferent points not far off and offered them each a lot. They came at once ana the town was started. In the fIopate Office of this county 1t will be lounu tnae @ name of John Falconer. assignee Ds- cause Mr. Dexter was unable to comply with the terms of sale. MT. balconer au- vanced tho money for nm ano m ms ms name the first titles run, MT. Dexter sell ing tte lots and preparing the deeds TOT Mir. Falconers signature. It seemed, however that MT. Dexter was tateu not to prosper, for in spite or rapid i,Ha saieS o1 in deht, He was possessed of great en- ergy and intelligence. but there was a visionary vein in his composition "hlch led to disaster. He was, however cor would some day become the capital or the State. Looking to that end, he set apart the ground on which the Capitol now stands as a gift to the State. Wneh- ever this city might become the seat of government. With varying fortune, he visited Eastern Texas and returning here disposed of what he had left with view to trying his fortune there. He reached
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

body of General Montgomery from Que bec to that State. In July of that year his body was removed to New Hork City. Congress soon afterwards made an appropriation to erect a monument over Montgomerys new grave Ihese incidents were fresh in the public mind and the Legislature merely reflected prevailing sentiment in calling the united Villages Montgomery. after the young Irishman, who had been killed beneath the bluffs of a Canadian city"
 We have the positive statement of MT KIinck about what was done in a meet ing, in which he participated, as to nam ing Montgomery City after Montgomery County which was given in honor of Lemuel r. Montgomery. On the other hand we have newspaper publications general tradition that 1t was named Tor Richard Montgomery, and 1t looksk as 1T advocates of the tradition Of county names for Major Montgomery and city for General Montgomery have the best of it. The matter may not be regretted that there will always be more or less doubt as to the person for whom the city was named.
 DeSoto Came Here.
 There is little reason to doubt that DeSoto visited the place where Mont gomery now stands. After leaving Ia lise, the Spanish army moved down the river following it's general course, ana after crossing Line Creek, they reached 11sdot a
 
 chief of all this region. After spending day or two with him. the Spaniards pro, ceeded on their route to MauVila' ana no doubt passed through this immediate section. The Indian town of Ekunchate or as it is sometimes called, Chunna- nugge-chatty, in either case meaning red earth, was situated in what iS now Montgomery Colonel Hawkins speaks or the town as "a small village on the left bank of Alabama (river) which has It's fields on the right side in the sane swamp" This was really one or the towns of the Alabama Indians, but as they had become part of the great Mus kogee confederacy, they and their town may be considered as belonging to the Creeks or Muskogees. Whether there was an Indian town at this spot when DeSoto passed, is uncertain, as the de- scriptions of the town given by the his- toriana of his expedition do not agree with this locality.
 Montgomery and the region about it es- caped the horrors of the Indian wars of lS1i and 1836 as no battle was fought in what is now Montgomery County, and swamps and cane-breaks were a favorite resort of the Indians in the early days, and after the battle of the Horseshoe, many hostiles under chief called Sa- around Cypress Pond until they could learn what was best to be done. The famous Chief Weatherford was also among those who were in hiding for a time, but there was 10 nghtlng Tn tnls immediate section.
 Long before there was influx of Geor- gians. Virginians or New Englanders to Alabama Territory or State, white men had been here in Montgomery. The eXpe- dition of the French under BienNne, from Mobile up the Alabama River to the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosaa' took place in 1714. The English came ar ter. and it is pretty certain that at one time or another those early corners tramp ed over tho ground or a portion ol u where Montgomery now stands. .-
 Colonel Pickett states that as carry ds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

, wards and for many years the home of the late Col. Samuel l.. Arlington. He never married. His brothers, William and Joshua, married and raised families. but none of their descendants now reside in Montgomery, city or county.
 MT. Klinck, , who has been already mentioned once or twice. left South Car olina in 1877. expecting to go to Claiborne, | on the Alabama River. In Monroe Coun- ty. That was then a considerable trad ing point. He stopped in the Line Creek as already related. He. entered into | business in the new town, having been | given choice of lots and selected the name New Philadelbhiah, which 1t held until
 He entered heartily into forwarding the | interests of his town as against that or his rivals. He left here in 1921; selling John Goldthwaite. He was 8 resident of Memnhis for many years, and during the war of '61-6S occupied position in Selma and from that place came here occasionally. He died in Memphis about thirty years ago. None of his family reside here.
 Jonathan Farley a Factor.
 MT. Jonathan Farley was another fac- a native of Maine. He landed at Mobile In 1916 and in 3 short while afterwards was established as trader at Fort Jackson. or old Fort Toulouse. as 1t was fort was near the junction of the Coosa- and Tallapoosa Rivers. He came here soon after MT. Dexter's land purchase, having accepted the offer of gratuitous lot. It Is recorded of MR. FRiconer that he erected the first frame store house Tn Montgomery. The other store houses energetic man. He quit business in 1891 and returned to e farm near Mt Meigs. He died at his home in 1S54
 He married daughter Of MT James Elf,lxu aFRH a children. None of his descendants bear ing his name live in Montgomery.
 Very soon after MT, Dexter's purchase deyeral John B. Scott attended a sale in Milledgeville and bought large tract of land on the west side. on which great part of the city has been built, He but was a native of Virginia. He moved here at once and was one of the great spirits of his day. He was energetic. en- terprising; broad-mlhded. He m m Ne eon- ming, in ISIS, were the founders or Ala bama Town and made their rival New Philadelphia. lively race. Gsneral Pollard ST. Several of his sons lived here, and there are many of his descend- ants in Alabama and Texas, all high perpetuated by street which was named for him, and by 'Scotts Free Burial Ground" which was q gift from him to the city for those who were not able to purchase lots in the cemetery. He led an active life and before coming to Alabama had held high positions in Geor- gia. He was interested in many enter prises which helped on the town. He bought another lot of land which came to be known as Scotts plat, and embraced the northeast part of the town The Western Railroad shops and all the prop erty over there was part of It.
 On the west side of the city is street named Hanrick-named for Edward
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