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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-02

As be was being seated he looked about
al the assembled witnesses with quite a
steady stare, and said:
Il killed the president because be was
an enemy Of the good people-of the
working people,
HIS voice trenlbled slightly at first. but
gained strength with each word, and he
spoke perfect English.
81 am not sorry for my crime" he said
loudly. just as the guard pushed his head
hack on the rubber headnest and drew the
strap across his forehead and chin. As
the pressure on the straps frightened and
bound the jaw slightly, he mumbled:
Il am awfully sorry / could not see
my father
II was just exactly 7:ll O'Clock when
he crossed the threshold. but minute had
elapsed and he had just finished the last
statement when the strspping was CON-
plesed and the guards stepped back.
Warden Meade raised his hand and at
T;l2;30 Electrician Davis turned the
switch that threw 100 volts Of electricity
into the living body.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-02

Auburn. \. Y. Oct. S0.-The physi-
clans holding the autopsy have decided,
after a critical examination, that Czol-
gOsE's brain was normal, If not above
normal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-02

Poraand-walla walla, 55655 1-2c;
valley, 56G5e 1.9c.
Tacoma - Unchanged; bluestem
IS l-ec: club. 81 l-sc.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-02

Buffalo. Oct eo-F. l. Brady. an
undertaken of this city. received tele-
gram from Howard w. Cameron, an
undertaken of Auburn. requesting him
to take charge of the body OF Leon F.
Czolgosz on its arrival here and to make
arrangements for its cremation.
To-day Mr.. Brady telegraphed to the
officers of the crematory to ask to have
the crematory reserved for Wednesday
for the cremation of CzolgoSz' body.
Later the orematory company asked Mr..
Brady to call. which he did, and Secre-
tary Metcalfe informed him that they
would not permit the body of the as
sassin 10 be cremated here. The secre-
tary then sent the following message to
Undertaken Cameron:
Buffalo Cremation company refuses
to crenate the remains OF the assassin
of the president"
The members of the family of Leon
F. Czolgosz show as little concern over
the fate of that person as though he
was no relation to them His father, 4
young brother and perhaps two sisters
viii be in the Cleveland office of the
Associated Press tomorrow morning and
will there learn of the carrying out OF
the law
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
New Postal Rules.

The new postal rule promulgated by
having gone into effect Oct. |. The
rules which are now In force group them.
selves under three heads-hrst. prohibi-
ton upon the return OF unsod copies of
periodicals at pound rates, either by
news agents to publishers or by one
news agent to another; second, the ex-
clusion of anything which is really a
book from the privileges extended to
periodicals, no matter whether the book
appears under the guise Of a serial pub
LEGATION or not; and third, the exclusion
of periodicals which depend for their
subscription list, not upon their merits
as purveyors of news and literature, but
upon the offer of premiums, The priv.
lege of news agents to send unsold copies
to publishers and other news agents at
pound rates expired absolutely on the
first of the month. In the case of the
books and of the premium publications,
the process of exclusion will be rather
more complex. For some mouths post.
masters All over the country, under in
structions from the department, have
been sending In copies of publications
which in their opinion violated the new
rules; and as fast as the letters could be
written the publisher in each case has
received from the department an order
to show cause why his print should not
be charged the regular rates paid by the
publisher. In cases where reasonable
doubt exists as to the application of the
new rule, the postmaster will be in
structed by the department TO apply to
the publisher for permission for himself
or one of the inspectors to examine the
accounts of the concern. If this ex-
animation proves that there is no ground
for exclusion, the publication will be ad-
mitted to the mails under the same terms
as usual, but II not, the privilege will be
cut off. And II the publisher refuses to
open his accounts to inspection, his pub
LEGATION will be excluded, and the full
burden thrown upon him of proving
atfirmatively that he had right to the
pound rate. The orders to show cause
have fixed Oct l, Is and 20 as the date
thus far; date will be fixed in each in
stance, and the publisher who ignores
the order will be assumed to have con-
fessed that he is not entitled to the pound
rate privilege.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Interest in Maine Waterpowers

The State of Maine has two Internal
questions of great importance which ere
receiving renewed attention. For years
it has stood pre-eminent in the value Of
Its forest resources with proper atten
ton and development its water resources
will prove no less valuable and impor-
tant.
The State is fortunate in possessing a
combination of physical features which
have produced an unusually large num-
Der of good water power streams. name
ly, an elevated and thiekly wooded
ridge or highland in the Central and
Northern portion, several thousand feet
above sea level, from which the descent
is rapid, and also, very important fea-
ture, the presence of a large number of
lakes situated on the higher lands which
may easily be made to act as storage
reservoirs to regulate and keep con-
slant the flow of the streams.
Many thousand of horse power are
already utilized on the kennebec. Penob-
scot and Androscoggin Rivers, but the
opportunities for further development
are still great.
OF late years interest in the use Of
water as cheap power has very much in
creased, and considerable attention has
been given to its greater utilization To
this end engineers have urged the syste-
matte investigation of the streams 10
establish true records of their flow and
discharge, and to determine the posi-
bilites and cost of storage in the upland
lakes and the raising of their waters by
the construction of dams.
Particular activity has been shown by
those now using power on the kennebec
River, who last spring placed $500 in
the hands of the L. S. Geological Survey
to conduct measurements Of flow of that
stream and TO consider the storage pos
sibilities in Moosehead Lake. To this
amount the Survey added like sum and
furnished men to complete the work.
AS matter of general State interest
and advantage it is desirable that the
other watersheds within its area should
receive similar study
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
A Large Balance.

The available cash balance in the U. S.
treasury now is over $l72 100000, in
dependent of the reserve fund which is
always included,as available The sum
Of SIP, 100000 in cash account is any.
where from $75,000,00O to 500, 000, 900
more than is necessary in the treasury
to the transaction of government bust
ness. OF this sum more than Sl00,000.-
600 is in gold coin bullion and gold Ger
tificates. In the division of redemption
as an offset TO gold certificates is over
$500, 900 900 of gold coin
There are going to be some extraor-
binary expenditures before the end of
the fiscal year possibly SIC, 900, 600 for
the payment of claims adjusted by the
Spanish claims commission and 81 000,-
900 for the tobacco rebates. The amounts
may go beyond this, but the surplus will
care for all this without trouble.
National banks hold Sl0S, 50G, 122,
which is the largest sum of government
money ever held by the banks except
during the period from 1898 to the early
months of 1900. The amount of
United States notes outstanding Oct. l
was 1916, 6Sl ,0l6, and it is from this sum
that the treasurer would begin the pre-
cess of greenback retirement.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Greater New York.

The canvass for election of mayor aud
other city officials OF the great city Of
New York has reached the active and
Interesting stage where it attracts the
attention Of all interested 10 good gov.
eminent and the redemption of the CITY
from the corrupt rule Of Tammsny IN.
der Boss Croker.
The issue is clearly drawn. It Il
Tammany and Anti-1ammany. Natior-
al and State issues are lost sight OF and
the good government Of the city Of New
York is the one issue Of the combination
that has united upon seth Low for
mayor. He has the nomination Of Re.
publicans, Anti.Tammany Democrats.
Independents and others, numbering In
all nine political organizations arraved
against Tammany. This combination
for right and decency ought to prevail.
In his letter of acceptance Mr.. Low
states that he will throw himself ,fear-
lessly, in every aspect Of the struggle
upon the patriotic Willingness of The
people to make sacrifices for the common
good" The main issue of the campaign
he defines TO be 1.-THE wrestling OF the
city from those who permit one man to
dominate the organization OF his party
in the interests of his own pocket all the
time, and as II to add insult to iniurv
to do this from abroad, as though the
proud city OF New York had been re.
dueed once more to the condition OF
crown colony" His aim, if elected, he
declares, will be to make the object of
city government the welfare of the peo-
pie; and incident to this, among other
specifications of his program, is relent.
less war on all Who make the children of
the city to stumble into paths of vice
and sin. In its relation to labor he holds
that the city ought to be a model en-
ployer, and he pledges 40 step back
ward In the drift toward municipal own
ership of public utilities. Public control
of franchises is upheld, never to be
parted with permanently.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Heavy Fire at Bangor.

The most disastrous fire IN point OF
property loss that Bangor has known in
many years, occurred at 404 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, when the frame
buildings occupied By the Bangor Beef
Co., agents for the swift Dressed Beet
60. of Chicago in that city, the {. NJ
Conant co aud others, were Quilted with
loss OF SO, 100 and a known Insurance
Of -, so
The building in which the Bangor Beef
Co. Is located is owned by L. J. Morse &
Co. aud Is damaged 10 the extent Of
$1,000 to $1,000 The beef company
had stock Of about so, 900 on hand and
1t is considered by officers Of the com
pany, a total loss.
Besides the beef company the follow
ing lad goods stored ID this building:
Frank T Mood about $500 worth If
flour, with an insurance OF S1.340; Z. P.
Gallagher u Co. groceries 10 the value
of about 5000 with an insurance II
81 800; Armour Beef o. of Chicago.
pork TO the value IF $500, and John
Grove, beer 10 the value Of 800, in
sured for 5000. AL Of these goods are a
total less.
IAe secohu Uululu9 was occupied by
the G NJ. Couant TO, dealers in farm
implements, carriages, seighs harnesses,
robes, dairy machinery and seeds, the
stock on hand amounting to about $50
600, on which there is an insurance Of
about 900 This firm is also the
transfer agent for the following con
Germs: " alter |. Wood Harvesting
Machinery Co.. Deering Harvesting
Machinery Co, Adriance Plate Co
Akron Cultvator Co, a. ". Gray's
Sons, manufacturers of harvesting
machines; the Lowell Fertilizer Co. aud
the New England Fertilizer CO. Each
of these concerns had machinery and
parts thereof, and fertilizers stored in
the building, the value in the aggregate
being at least $50, 600 The insurance in
each case is carried in the home office.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
The Proposed Treaty.

i Il is understood that the United States
and Great Britain have reached an agree.
ment concerning the isthmian canaI
question, aud the new treaty will be pre-
sented to the Senate for II. ratification
carly In the coming session. The follow
ing gives the substance Of hi. treaty.
L provides
]. For abrogation Of the old Clayton
Bulwer treaty in toto.
Z. For neutral isthml4h canaI. r.
case one can be constructed BY In
United States, open in time Of peace 10
the ships of all nations upon equal term
). his neutrality Is guaranteed ~
the United states alone. and other mari
time powers are not invited To parfiei-
pate in such guarantee. Great Britain
Is inferentially one Of the guarautors,
because she il party 10 this treaty.
l. In case Of war the United States
reserves the right to take such steps for
its own protection az it may deem proper.
II will be seen that the new treaty
meets the principal objections which
were offered 10 the old Hay-Pauucefote
convention which led to lis rejection BY
the Senate.
While the principle of neutrality i as
serted. the United States alone guafal-
tees that neutrality, and no European
powers are invited 10 give their assent TO
II.
1t was this feature more than Any
other which led to the defeat Of the for
mer treaty. Many senators were wiling
to Join with Great Britain in guarantee
of the neutrality OF the proposed new
waterway, because England already Ell
loyed certain treaty rights upon the Is
thmus. But they were decidedly unWi-
ling to invite other European nations to
give their assent. Those nations had no
standing in the case, and il was deemed
most unwise to invite them to participate
in purely American enterprise With
which they had no direct concern
Ambassador Choate is expected 10
bring to the United States draft of tie
new treaty, and President Roosevelt viii
soon have it in his hands. The President
will be able to discuss il in his forthcan.
ing message to Congress He warmly
approves of it. 1t meets almost exac y
the principles for which he conteuded
year ago. He never opposed neutrallt{,
providing it did not bind the hand, II
the United States in time of WAT. He
never insisted upon fortifcations. He
never advocated preferential tariff.
Great Britain has met the United States
more than half way in these negotiations,
without any pledge or understanding
whatsoever as 10 the Alaskan boundary
or any other question in dispute between
the two nations. The canal problem
was considered and solved solely upon
its own merits
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Tot Causes NIGHT Alarm.

zone night my brothers baby was
taken with Group writes Mrs. !. =.
Snider of rittenden, Ky, at seemed it
would strangle before we could get a
doctor, SO we gave it Dir. Kings New
Discovery, which gave quick relief and
permanently cured it We always keep
it in the house to protect our children
from Group and whooping cough. 1t
cured me of a chronic bronchial trouble
that no other remedy would relieve. -
Infallible fer coughs, colds, sore throat
and lung troubles. soc and Sl00.
Trial bottles free at F. H. Wings Drug
Store
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
state Y aIuatlOn

The Lewiston journal oyotes cboi,
,,.,. ps.,5.., 49, s5...,,
1'-' ~ - ''ie .2sale boaru OF Assess-
ofs' VINO has The bet II means Of know
INK whereof h. firms and whose
judgment sbour sat- Affair." r. .vo.1lo,,
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u state u NJ. AZ a Whole, is
.F=4f55 Rs9"ing + aeal'h, If 10. II pop
IVA 'i9a. Dufng he past u years the
FaIuaki9H 81 DO "ralfh has in
eTr4-sa -94ne sj7,5g99D''
~ .siut nos j. . Nllg steadily aud
We LaFe much caq-e - feel encouraged
anu hepsiaI over IL outlook. IL 1890
i'll" zat=5i " n =@as- cities towns
ahd plantation, il round numbers, was
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Improbable Mining

Gold costs something at Nome, Alaska,
this year, in labor and supplies, much
more than it comes to if the time of
operators is worth anything, and if the
following report is CORRECT
statistics carefully compiled disclose
that nine thousand people went to Nome
this season and that 10000 have return
ed or are returning, leaving about 1000
in the district for the winter. There
were IS vessels, steam and sail, engaged
in the tra ffic, carrying from this city
$4,000 tons of general weight. The esti-
mated receipts for the transportation of
freight and passengers are 81, S74, 900
and the value of the freight shipped
from Seattle, 50, 10000. About So, 40O,-
600 gold has been shipped from Nome
this season.
Thus it appears that the value or
freight shipped to Nome this season ex-
ceeds the gold received therefrom by
about 100000, to say nothing of other
expenditure,
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Recent Criticism of Governor
Hill.

Governor Hill has recently been
charged with renting buildings for
saloon purposes. When the editor of
this paper read Governor Hills inaug.
ural IN which he commended the Pro
hibitory law, and knew that he owned in
the Augusta House, and that there was
an open bar in that hotel, he was tempt
ed to publicly point out the inconsistency
of such an utterance and such fact.
But, on second thought. it seemed
wisest to first privately call the attention
of the Governor himself to this seeming
inconsistency. This was done and the
Governor treated the editor with the
utmost courtesy. Putting the editor
under the pledge of confidence the
Governor talked frankly of the matter.
AT the close of the conversation the
editor asked permission If occasion oc-
Cured, to make public certain state
ments made by the Governor and his re-
quest was granted.
First. Governor Hill stated that the
bar in the Augusta House was there con-
trary to his wish, and in spite of his pro-
test. He does not own controlling in
terest in this hotel.
Second. The bar in the Hotel North
was in a part of the hotel which the
Governor does not own in. The hotel
occupies two properties, so was beyond
his control.
Other facts favorable to the Governor
in the renting of his property we failed
to ask permission to mention
1t seems to the editor of this paper
that the occasion has occurred when he
should make public the above state
ments.-Rev. w. f. Berry in the
"Christan Civic League"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
BUSINESS Good.

r. G. Dun IL Co.'S weekly review of
trade for last week says:
Reports from all sections of the couu-
try agree that there has seldom, if ever
been such vigorous prosecution of con-
structive work Widely divergent lines
exhibit similar symptoms. Lumber adj
vances in price because the demand ex
ceeds the supply, steel, fuel, wearing
apparel, ETC., all enjoy great activity.
Ii is not exceptional to hear that all
previous records are being surpassed.
Labor is we'll employed at good wages,
and the buying power of the people is
more than sufficient to meet the advance
in the cost of living of 46 per cent over
prices prevailing year ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17

The new president of Colby believes
thoroughly in co-edueation. President
White says; "While at first not few
deplored the controversy that arose the
past year all seem now convinced that it
was one of the best things which ever
happened to Colby. The situation had
become somewhat as some thought per
picking and the free and full discussion
of the matter at commencement has led
to clearer understanding and united
feeling. But time and money are need
ed TO bring about the wished-for changes
| think that now the entire alumni are
convinced that the trustees will do their
best to meet the situation on the ground
that was decided upon and that the re-
lations Of all concerned will hereafter be
of the most pleasant. Wherever go in
Maine and other States | meet Colby
graduates, who pledge their loyalty and
predict that our brightest days are be-
fore U.S."
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
Mason Surprised.

Information from Washington is to
the effect that President Roosevelt gave
a good natured but sharp rebuke to Sem
ator Mason of Illinois, "Billy Mason
the bombastic lightweight of the Senate
who thinks it is the correct thing to
oppose almost all things relating to the
British empire. While talking with the
President about matters that would
come before the Senate the coming win
ter he said:
II am opposed to any treaty on the
subject of the canal, and will oppose it.
The United States should ignore the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and, after abro-
eating it, go ahead and construct the
canal without any reference to any
other nation.n
Quick as a fash, it is said, the Presi-
dent took issue with Senator Mason, and
told him he must combat his views. He
said any man who was opposed to the
canal treaty that the administration
would send to the Senate would have to
go far to explain his conduct to his con-
stituents. After the treaty was read
the man who opposed it would, in the
Presidents opinion, have to receive or
assume the position that he was not
only an enemy of the canal and of the
United States, but friend to Great
Britain to the exclusion of his own
country.
Senator Mason expressed surprise but
did not argue the question. His con-
sttuents will probably see to it that he
has light on this subject, but he may
make his usual exhibition of himself in
the Senate when the treaty comes before
that body for ratification.
1t took Senator Mason but a day or
two to come to himself after he got
view of the situation, and he later as
sured the President that he is not oppos-
ed to the new Isthmian treaty as evolved
by the State Department with Great
Britain.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
itaI Statistics.

The vital statistics of Maine for the
year 1899 have just been made public.
The births for the year in comparison
with those of the year ls9S show loss
of GIG. The number of marriages show
an increase Of lS5 The deaths exceed
ed those of 1898 by Ill. The birth rate
of living children WIS POLO for every
1000 inhabitants. la the cities the rate
was blob and in the country 1866. The
males numbered 7,09l; the females,
6,7S9. 81 II per cent were of native
parents, 20 81 foreign and 1854 of pa
rents one of whom was foreign. There
were 5,22) marriages and 100 divorces
granted, an increase in divorces of 26
over 1898. There were II, $40 deaths
registered during the year, the largest
number of any year since 1892. The
death rate was 1915 to every 1000 of
population. The death rate in Aroos-
took county was less than in any other
county being 1913.
The counties Aroostook, Hancock
Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Sagadahoc,
Somerset, and Washington had lower
death-rates than that of the whole State,
while thu, counties Androscoggin, Cum
berland, Franklin, Kennebec, Waldo and
\ ork have death-rates larger than that
of the State. The highest county death
rate was Androscoggin, 1862. The
death rate in cities was 1910.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
The Insanity Plea.
Maine Farmer

The decision of the jury in the Brain
ard case, and the recent opinion render
ed by Judge Whitehouse in the case of
Bradford Knight, will go far toward
doing away with this nauseatiDg plea Of
insanity which is brought forward to
protect every human flend who has
taken the life of a fellow being. The
man who nurses the seven devils of
jealousy and hatred and feeds them with
liquid until they gain the mastery over
him and he commits a crime under their
direction, should be held responsible for
tuat crime.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17
A EIendlsh Attack.

An attack was lately made on c. f.
Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through his kid
neys. His back got so lame he could
not stoop without great pain nor sit in a
chair except propped by cushions No
remedy helped him until he tried Elec-
trio Bitters which effected such a won.
derful change that he writes he feels
like new man. This marvellous medi-
cine cures backache and kidney trouble,
purifies the blood and builds up your
health. Only SOC at F. II. Wings Drug
Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-17

The trusts have suffered one blow.
In decision handed down the other day
by the Court of Appeals in Albany, y.
Y, the Donnelly antitrust law, which
WAS attacked by the American Ice Com
pany last year, is held to be constitu-
uonal. A contrary view expressed BY
the Appellate Division of the Suprem,
Court, is thus overturned. Among other
things, the law which has been sustained
declares that every contract, agreement
or combination whereby a monopoly i
created. is null and void and that per
sons engaged in the same shall be fined
or imprisoned. The case will now bt
carried to the Supreme Court of TN
United States.