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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
MONTANA ITEMS.

James Kinahan was found guilty at
Glendive of murder in the second de-
gree, the jury recommending that he
be given life Imprisonment Kinahan
was charged with the murder of Thorn
as MCGOWAN, which occurred with that
of another man, name unknown, in
box car, east of Glendive, last
August The killing was the result of
an alleged attempt of hoboes to rob
party of harvest hands beating their
way east.
Thirty-five men took possession of
west bound Great Northern passen-
ger train at Kalispell recently. They
refused to pay fare and demanded to
be given transportation over the road.
At Marion station, west of Kalispell,
they were put off the train and loaded
into a box car of a freight train going
east. The door was locked and it was
planned to arrest them when the train
pulled into this city. Upon its arrival
it was found that the door had been
broken open and ali had escaped.
Four masked men entered the Mint
saloon at Butte in the early morning
and stole the safe, containing $1,000.
When the robbers entered the saloon
the leader held a gun on the bartender,
who was the only occupant of the
place, while the others bound and
gagged him. They had a buggy out
side and into this they loaded the safe
weighing several hundred pounds, and
drove to the southern boundary of the
city, where they attempted to blow
the safe open with powder, but before
they succeeded in opening it a posse
put in an appearance and frightened
the holdups away. The safe con
tanned a trifie more than $1,000 in cash
The posse are still in pursuit of the
desperadOes.
The switchmen's strike on the Butte
Anaconda & Pacific railway has beer
called off, the men admitting them
selves in the wrong.
Because of the continued low price:
which are being offered on the Chicago
market for western range cattle many
Montana cattlemen will be apt to hole
back their beeves until the market;
take a turn upwards.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
TRADE REPORT.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weely Review of
Trade last week says:
Aside from the reduction in blast
furnace activity, manufacturing
plants are more fully engaged,
and several encouraging reports are
received, particularly that as to foot
wear. Wholesale and jObbing trade
is well maintained. many cities re
porting a larger volume than last
year, and business in Chicago was
stimulated by the multitudes attend
ing the centennial. Late trade re-
turns from foreign commerce at this
port are favorable, exports increasing
whole imports decrease as com
pared with the same week last
year Railway earnings thus far avail
able for September exceed those OF
1902 by "a per cent and surpass
earnings in 1901 by 1873 per cent.
Buying of wool is limited to i'm
mediate needs. Record breaking re
ceipts of cattle naturally depres'
nldes.
Failures this week in the United
States number 226.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
WAsHINGToN's LAND INCOME.
Receipts in Past Year over a Million
Dollars.

Olympia, Wash.-At no time in the
history of the state has a better show
ing been made by the state land de-
partment than by the official state
ment at the close of the fiscal year,
September 80. The receipts of the Of
fee for the past year have exceeded
a million dollars.
The total income to the permanent
school fund for the past year has been
$67S, 043.S7, derived from the sale of
land and the timber thereon. OF this
amount the board of state land com
missioners has invested in city and
school district bonds the sum of $780,
615, the annual interest on which
amounts to $24,492.S7.
The permanent school fund now has
invested in bonds total of $2,057 ,319
the annual interest on which amounts
to $S5,S41.35. There is also due the
state on lands sold under contract the
sum of $500, 519.7S, the annual interest
on which at per cent amounts to $50,
79113.
There are now in good standing 1925
school land contracts covering more
than $4,000 acres of land, upon which
there is a balance due the state o.
1896, 519.7S, and there are $500 lease:
in good standing, covering about 600,
600 acres of land.
Detailed total receipts from the va
rious funds follow: Tide lands. 1852,
O66.O5; current school, $135, 060.22; per
manent school, S67S, 043.S7; university
$6,S4116; harbor area, $3,996S2; char
table, educational, penal and refOrma
tory institutions, $14.51429; scientific
school, $9,192,76; capitol fund, 81
53259; agricultural college, $3,476.S4
normal schools, $3,lo5.40; escheate
fund, $5O3.49; generau fund, $4,4S6.91
total, $1,O12, S6S.4O.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
IURkt y and DULGARIABAITLE.
ARMIES ON THE FRONTIER EN-.
GAGE IN WAR.
Both Sides Sustain Heavy Losses
Excitement Is Intense at Sofia
$4,000 Recruits Called Three
Months Before Usual ime-Cavalry
Sent to the Front.

Sofia, Oct. 6.-SeriOus news has been
received here from the frontier of fight
ing between Turkish and Bulgarian
troops at Demir-Kapia, both sides sus-
tanning losses.
In official circles all knowledge of
the affair is denied, but the circum-
stantial details given seem to indicate
that there is some foundation for the
accounts of the conflict.
According to one report, the Turks
attacked the Bulgarian frontier posts.
Another version says the Turks pur-
sued a number of refugees across the
frontier.
1t is asserted that the Turks have
frequently attempted to provoke hos
tilities, firing into Bulgarian territory
and crossing the frontier to steal
horses and sheep.
The war office here is working at
high pressure and $4,000 recruits will
be called three months before the
usual time. Prince Ferdinand has
sanctioned numerous other measures
of a warlike nature. All the cavalry
with the exception of a single regi
ment, which is stationed at Sofia, has
been sent into the frontier districts
where are strong forces of artillery
Vigorous efforts are being made to pre-
vent bands from crossing into Turkish
territory. Two bands which were sem
back have reached Sofia since yester
day.
Dispatches from the frontier re
ceived at the revolutionary headquar
ters report that the refugees in the
mountains are in a terrible condition
through their pursuit by the Turks ant
cold and hunger. Many are dying.
Salonica, Oct. Cine Bulgarian
notables here went to the government
palace and informed the authorize
that a series of fresh outrages il
Salonica is being planned. All tn
guards consequently have bee
doubled. 1t is reported that 20 Turk
ish villages in the Razlog district hav
been burned. The large village G
Bonisko is said to have been destroye
and its 1000 Turkish inhabitants killed
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTIONS
Was One of Surprise All Around
Liberals Won.

Victoria, B. C.-From incomplete re
turns it appears in the general prOvin-
cial elections, the first held on party
lines, that the Mcbride government is
probably defeated, for out of AZ mem
bers the liberals have Surely elected
IS, conservatives IS, socialists 2, labor
/ and doubtful s. OF the doubtful ones
Comox and KamloOps are likely to go
conservative, so that at the best the
labor and socialist members will hold
the balance of power in the house.
The election was one of surprises
all round, as it was fully expected the
government would win a solid major
ity of seats throughout the province.
Joe Martin being defeated in Vancou
yer somewhat simplifies the Leadership
of the liberal party, as w. w. B. Nc
lines will now likely be the man, al
though many liberals object to him.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. Am awful catas-
trophe occurred at the Corning distil-
lery at the extreme south end of the
city at 10 a. m, when one of the main
cookers exploded with a deep report,
killing several employees, manning
many more, and completely wrecking
that portion of the distillery. Fire
alarms were Immediately sent in for
the entire department, and police and
ambulances were hurriedly summoned.
Fortunately the wreckage did not take
fire and the firemen Immediately as
sisted the distlilery employees who had
escaped the late of their less fortunate
fellow workmen.
The cooker is a steel contrivance
about eighty feet in length by twenty
feet in diameter used in cooking the
mashes. 1t is presumed that vacuum
was formed and when the steam was
turned on to cook today's mash the
explosion followed. The cooker was
hurled through the north wall of the
first story structure. a distance of $50
feet. The entire north wall of the dis
tillery was blown down and the south
and east walls were also badly dam
aged. The wreckage was distributed
all over the neighborhood.
The distillery management estimates
their financial loss at fully $4,000,
and it will be some weeks before the
plant can be repaired sufficiently to re-
sumo operations. Thousands of peo-
pie quickly gathered at the scene to
assist in the work of rescue.
James McManus, an employee of the
plant, was killed instantly. James
O'Keefe was still alive when removed.
He was badly burned all over the body
by the scalding steam and died in a
few moments after his removal to the
, Cottage hospital. Henry Newell, the
> assistant engineer of the cookery room
| was then taken out He was instantly
killed. George Schaffer, a boy IL
5 years of age, was alive when taken
2 out, but died on the way to the hos
= pital He was scalded all over the
. body.
l. An unknown has been taken to the
D hospital in an unconscious condition
: and there seems to be no hope for hi
l. recovery.
Owing to the network the search o
the bodies is attended with the utmos
difficulty. Several employees are sti'
a missing, and it is feared they will b.
l. taken out dead.
v Corning's distillery was a compare
It lively new house, having been erecte'
p two years ago, and has a capacity O
5000 bushels per day. 1t was equippe
/ Tor the manufacture of the fnishe
81 product as we'll as high wines and a
h cOhOl.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Bryan-Leavitt Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Ruth Baird
Bryan and William Homer Leavitt was
solemnized Saturday at Fair
view, the country home of
William J. Bryan. The chan
cellor of the Nebraska Wesleyan uni
versity, DR.. Huntington, an old time
friend of the bride and her parents,
was the officiating clergyman. The
wedding was transformations and was
attended by about 125 young people
of Lincoln and the more intimate
friends of the Bryan family. The only
relative of the groom present was Mrs.
A. L. Leavitt of Newport, r. |.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
He Wore a Coat of Steel.

Wearing a coat of mail and with a
cooked pistol in his hand, a China
man named Wing Lung killed a fellow
countryman and inflicted serious if not
dangerous wounds on two others re-
Gently.
The coat of mail worn by Lung con-
sisted of several sheets OF pliable steel
carefully woven together, covered with
a fine silken texture and fitted with
shoulder straps. 1t weighs about six
pounds and is constructed so not to ma
terially retard the movements of the
wearer. The attack was quite unex-
pected, as Lung suddenly appeared
from an alleyway and began shoot
ing. The police believe the shoot
ing was the result of a gambling quar-
rel
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
OREGON NOTES.

The general merchandise store of
Clark & Austin at Flora was held up
by two masked men recently, one of
the bandits compelling Mr.. Austin at
the point of a revolver to open the
safe, from which he took all the coin,
leaving all checks and papers undis-
turbed. The amount taken was $S5.
The presbytery of eastern Oregon
met in La Grande on Tuesday. There
were three sessions-morning, after
noon and evening.
Impeachment proceedings against
Mayor Williams of Portland will be
resOrted to by the municipal associa-
ton if all other means fail in the war
against public gambling, according to
statements of President Honeyman of
that organization.
Many stockmen are riding in the
mountains gathering up cattle to be
sold.
The plumbers strike that has been
on at Portland for a month past has
been declared off.
The increased attendance in the pub
lie schools in Pendleton this year over
last has overcrowded the rooms.
Three attempts were recently made
to wreck the Astoria-Seaside train of
the Astoria River Railroad company,
near Hammond, a station on the spur
running from Warrenton to Fort Stew
ems
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

the lake steamers on Occur dAlene |
have been taken off service.
The teachers institute at Lewiston
last week was most successful.
At Grangeville, Richard Crea was
found guilty of manslaughter. Sen
tence has not yet been pronounced.
For over a day last week every wire
out of Grangeville was down and no
messages could be sent in either direc-
ton. The cutting was done stimuli
taneously with the escape of William
Rookie, alleged horsethief, from Gus
tody.
When the Shoshone county commits
sioners convene October IL they will
be presented with another petition for
the construction of a wagon road to
the st. Joe river.
The city of Lewiston may get can
merry soon.
From all indications the prospects
at the University of Idaho in foot
ball this year are favorable.
d. H. Andrews died at his home in
Boise recently. He was prominent for
IA years, and was the last candidate
of the populist party for governor. Mr..
Andrews was born in Iowa in 1S41.
He lived in Colorado before coming
here.
Workmen now have four strands of
the cable of the Summit tramway half
way up the hill to the upper terminal
at Summit. Two of these cables, an
inch and a half in diameter, are al
ready attached to the towers perma-
nently. The present expectation is that
the tramway will be running by Oc-
tober 20.
Mary, the S-year-old daughter of w.
w. Johnson of Leland, was run over
by a loaded grain wagon recent. Her
collar bone was broken and body
badly bruised The little girl was rid
ing with her father on the wagon
which was loaded with over three tons
= of wheat Losing her balance, she
fell between the wheels. one hind
wheel passed over her right leg and
then across her breast, breaking the
= collar bone near the left shoulder.
Most of the threshing rigs around
tennessee nave HulSh6u WOlh. hV us
gest yield recently reported is tnai
of r. S. Woodley, who threshed 81
bushels to the acre Of spring sowr
wheat of little club variety.
4 Andrew Johnson. better known a.
China" Johnson of Hope, attempted
a suicide recently by shooting himsel
through the ear. He is not expected
= to live. Arrangements were made t.
[ take him to Spokane.
Attendance at the Indian industrial
/ school at Lapwai is constantly increas
d ing, and is larger now than at any pre-
vious session of the school so earl,
J in the fall.
J. Spalding was the only portion of tn
Snake river and Clearwater regions s
s far heard from that did not experience
II a heavy frost last week
Mrs Mary Wickersham, Shoshon
II county superintendent of schools, ha
u completed her annual report, datin
q from September 1, 1902, to Septembe
il 1, 1903 The average daily attendant
Il for the year was 1741 a percentage c
L rs. The number of teachers employe
y was H.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Wheat Report.

Tacoma, Wash.-One cent high
er; bluestem, 7Sc club FAC.
Portland, Ore.-Walla Walla, 74c;
bluestem, TIC; valley, 76077c.
Lewiston. IdahO-Club, SOS; blue
stem, 63c bushel; oats, soc GENITAL;
barley, feed, zoe; brewing, soc GENITAL 4;
fax, 76c bushel.
Colfax, Wash.-Bluestem, Csc; So
nora, 62c; club, Gle; oats, 90c; bar
ley, S5c per 100 pounds.
Walla Walla, Wash. - Wheat
Small movement for the week, with
prices declining. Bluestem, csc; club
Sac.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Bad Foreigner Deported.

immigration law by Secretary Cortel-
you, Washiro Hattori, just discharged
after serving three months in the coun-
ty pail at San Francisco for attempt
ing to bride an officer of the United
States, will be depOrted on October
%, on the ground that he has been
a public charge. This is the first case
at this port under the new rule.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

The committee which has in charge
the affairs of ]. w. MiddendOrff & Co.
and John L. Williams & Sons, Balti-
more, is engaged in preparing an
agreement for creditors to sign grant
ing an extension of time to the two
firms to make payment.
The liabilities are variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to $4,000, 900.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Sam Parks Defeated.

Frank Buchanan of Chicago won a
final victory over Samuel Parks and
his followers when he was reelected
president of the International Associa-
ton of Bridge & Structural IrOnwork-
ers on the first ballot over Hugh f.
Donnelly of Albany, N. Y, by vote
of AZ to 40. The convention unani-
mously passed a resolution pledging
full support to local No. 2, the New
York walking delegates union, and
Parks departed amid a storm of ap
plause He claims a majority of the
executive board.
Toronto, Ontario, was chosen as the
place of the next convention.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
GOV. BATES FOR SECOND TERM.
Renominated by the Republicans of
Massachusetts.

The state republican convention met
at Boston. Congressman Samuel l..
Powers of Newton was chosen perma-
nent chairman. His mention of the
name of President Roosevelt brought
the delegates to their feet with a
shout. The spectators also Joined in
this demonstration. Former Cover
nor Crane read the resolutions.
The platform was adopted unani-
mOusly. Senator Hoar nominated Gov
ernor John L. Bates for a second term
and the nomination was made by accla-
nation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

In the absence of horses both a
pillow and a mower were used tied be-
hind his automobile by Mr.. Raser, an
Ohio farmer. The machine was geared
too fast to give the best results.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
IDAHO NEWS NOTES.

A change has been made in the
Northern Pacific freight division, and
hereafter freight trains will run from
Moscow to Sites instead Of from
Pullman to Lewiston.
The Northern Pacific announces that
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
THREE NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-Cullings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
EXPLORERS Failed.

An attempt made by DR.. Frederick
A. Cook of Brooklyn, the well-known
explorer to scale Mount Mckinley in
Alaska has failed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

When a boy is a bad egg" he may
be improved by whipping.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
CORNING COOKER EKPLODES
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES AT PEORIA,
ILL.,, KILLED.

Many Were Manned and that Part
of Distillery Completely Wrecked
Fire Didn't Follow-Company Loss
Estimated at SIS, ooo-Searcn for
Bodies Slow-SeVera Employees
Missing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
A SEVEN MONTHS PEACE
The "Securities Incident Is Now
Eliminated as a Market Z.
Factor. @zs... .a
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ..s s5
New York April 23.--The activity and
rise in Northern Securities are due to
the fact that the Securities incident has
been eliminated as market: factor BY
the decision Of Judge Sanborf1 It is fig
ured out that no decision can be rendered
by the United States supreme court be-
fore November and meanwhile the com
pany occupies practically the same posi-
ton which it did before the decree grant
ing the injunction was handed down The
income Of the Securities company is not
curtailed in any way and it's stockholders
will receive their dividends regularly.
Able jurists here assert that they cannot
see yet why the decision Of the lower
court must necessarily be affirmed by the
court of last resort. They do not criti-
cize the decision in any way but some
go SO far as to say they believe it will
not be sustained by the supreme court.
The street takes the view that the worst
is known and that it will be at least
seven months before anything further
cam happen and that developments may
be better while they cannot be worse AS
far as the decision in the Securities cases
being taken as basis for attacks on
other corporations the street has settled
down to the belief that nothing Of. the
kind will happen for the present at least.
The decision of the lower court estab-
fishes no legal precedent until it has been
affirmed by the supreme court. The
condition Of the crops is now the most
important factor in the financial situa-
ton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23

kidney. bladder and uric acid diseases.
poor digestion. when obliged to pass your
water frequently night and day. smarting
or irritation in passing. brick dust or
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ache, lame back. dizziness sIeeplessness.
nervousness, heart disturbance due to
bad blood neuralgia, rheuma tism. diabetes
bloa ting. ritability, wornout feeling. lack
Of ambition. loss of flesh. SalloW conf
plexion. or Bright's disease.
If your water. when allowed to remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twen-
ty-four hours. forms a sediment or
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-23
THREE INJURED IN FIRE
Chicago Apartment House Burns
and Tenants Seek Street in I
Nightclothes. J.

Chicago. April 23.-Three persons were
injured and sixteen families were driven
to the street early to-day in an apart
Ement house fire ct 263, 265, and 267 Thir
5tsffth street which totally wrecked the
structure. The injured: z. III.
Mrs. Gertrude Stiles, probably fatal. Z
Mrs. William Linder. badly burned. .&-
Mrs. Gottfried Sowitch, badly burned
about face while rescuing child OF Mrs
4 Finder. Il 81
S The fire started in the basement OF the
building and had gained such headwas
when the firemen arrived that a general
call for engines was sent in.s Most of the
tenants were caught while asleep and
barely had time to reach the street in
their night clothes.
Neighbors made them comfortable until
friends and relatives arrived and took
them to their homes. The loss on the
building was $25, 900.