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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
URGES CHANGE
Land Commissioner Points Out
Defects Of Present Law.
ENTRIES WERE NEVER so NUMEROUS
Eastern Men Without Capital Come West
Nnd Take Up Valuable Lands for inct-
vidusl Who VIII Advance Money.

Washington, Oct. 14.-In his forth
coming annual report, Land Commits
sioner Richards will present a forceful
argument in favor of the radical modi-
ficatioh Of the timber and stone act.
He builds bis argument upon the show
ing Of rapidly increasing timber entries
in late years. Out Of 1874 $50 acres
Of public lands entered during the past
year, l, 765, 222 were covered by timber
entries, or more than three times the
area Of timber entries In the preceding
year. This growth is the better appre-
ciated when it is known that in the 20
years the timber and stone act has been
operative less than 1000, 900 acres all
told have been entered under its pro-
visions
Commissioner Richards objects TO
the timber and stone act because it al
lows eptrymen, largely spectators, to
acquire for $3.50 an acre LANDS that are
easily worth 800.
''There is no doubt that the law is
being taken advantage Of by spectators
who are getting rich at the expense of
the government, and Of the men for
whose benefit the law was primarily
passed" says he. at is right that
this timber should be cut and used
commercially, but the government
shouldYgct an adequate return for part
ing with its property. Matured tim
Der should be cut when ripe, therefore,
| would not favor law that proposed
TO cut off all sales, but / believe the
present law is defective and should be
repealed. The government has more
timber land than all the lumber COM
panies own together, and it would not
be Just 10 put fence about the forests
and forbid cutting.
"When one observes the character OF
claims that are being filed" continued
Commissioner Richards, "little argu-
ment IL needed to convince him that
these lands are being taken up for the
benefit Of syndicates and corporations
and not the individual claimants. For
example, carload Of people will leave
Michigan, cross the continent and scat
ter In the hills Of Oregon. Immediate
/ w we will receive claims for 100 acres
of land, the number Of claims CORE
spending exactly with the number OF
passengers that boarded the west bound
train. Each claim will be accompanied
by check for $500, and on investiga.
tion we find that many Of the claimants
have never been known to have that
much money at one time of their lives
Naturally, we scent collision, and all
the claims are held for further inquiry
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
AID TO ALASKAN PROJECT.
President Presents Scheme Of Cable
Company to Departments.

Washington, Oct. Is. - President
Roosevelt today had talk with John
E. Ballaine, chairman OF the finance
committee of the Alaska Central rail-
way, concerning some details of that
enterprise about which Mr.. Ballaine
desires the assistance of the war and
interior departments. The president
extended to him some assistance in the
matter of presenting his project to the
department.
Mr.. Ballaine desires to interest the
war department in the laying of a cable
from Juneau to Seward, about 800
miles. The war department has near
ly completed cable line between Seat
tie and Juneau and probably will ex-
tend the line still further. Mr.. Bal.
laine and his coadjutors desire that it
should be extended to Seward.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17

Armentiers, North France, Oct ID.
This town was today given up to riot,
pillage and incendiarism, as conse-
quence Of the wesyers' strike. Nothing
this morning foretold the serious dis
turbances about TO occur, but at noon
the strikers, not receiving answers to
their demands from the employers,
broke out into the widest excuses. A
mob OF o 900 gathered IN the grea.
square and urged the troops stationed
there 70 throw down their arms, shout
ing: Down with patriotism"
The rioters then spread through the
principal streets, breaking the windows
Of the stores, dragging out the huee
display rolls OF linen, which they
stretched across thu streets with the
object Of impeding the advance Of the
cavalry. They wrecked shops, sacked
the houses Of persons obnoxious to the
rineleaders, and attacked the banks, In
Two u which they succeeded In stealing
q few hundred dollars from the tills.
One gang set fire 10 a large quantity
OF linen III litt ''ii"i7 VI Nf'H0tn' ~
quarts factory. Others broke the win
dows Of houses and threw inside burn
ing straw.
The troops, hampered by the obstruc-
tions thrown IN their way by the riot
ers, were for long time unable TO dis
perse the mob. Finally determined
charge by lancers restored temporary
quiet.
After dark the rioters tore up sewer
gratings and paving stones and stretch
ed wires across the streets. Women
brought piles Of empty bottles for use
AZ missiles, while boys swarmed up the
lamp posts aud extinguished the gas
Jets. In spite Of the efforts Of the SOL
diers the rioters then proceeded TO sack
the houses, dragging out the furniture,
saturating it with petroleum and set
ting fire 10 IL in the street. Fire was
put to two houses belonging TO the
strikers employers and one big factory
The local brigade, being inadequate to
cope with the conflagrations, an urgent
appeal was sent TO the neighborinR
town Of Lille, whence a steam pump
and achievements Of hremen were
sent.
BY midnight, however, the troops
and police had gained the upper hand
and dispersed the mob. The streets are
now deserted except for the armed pa
trolls. The authorities are taking meas.
ures 10 ascertain the names Of the ring
leaders In the riots.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
RUSSIA TO STAY.
mznchuris Is TO Be Occupied Perma-
neptIy By Cars Troops.

Niu Chwang, Manchuria, Oct. r.
The troops of the Russian garrison,
headed by their band, playing national
airs, paraded the principal streets of
the foreign and Chinese settlements to-
day, ostertatiously as though to en-
phasize the fact that the Russians are
still the governors of this port. The
civil administrator, M. Crosse, TODAY
stated he had received no instructions
regarding Withdrawals. His assistants
freely assert that permanent occupa-
ton is intended. In speaking with
consul who called today to inquire re-
garding Russia's intention the officials
treated the question of evacuation as
joke.
The scheme of the maneuvers about
Port Arthur is for the feet and army
to prevent an attempt by hostile army
to effect a landinng from transports
protected by hostile feet. The man
euvers, occurring on the date that the
other governments are looking for the
evacuation of Manchuria, are regarded
as significant and perhaps intended as
an object-lesson to Japan of Russia's
preparedness to meet invasion
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
VIII Try Il On the Clerks.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE food
tests conducted under the direction of
Professor Wiley, of the Bureau of
Chemistry, of the Agricultural depart
ment, will be resumed tomorrow when
IL young government clerks who have
pledged themselves to partake of a
pioson diet for nine months in the in
terest of science will go to breakfast in
the laboratory diningroom. Salicylic
acid probably will be the first preserva-
tive used in the experiments. The re-
port Of the work accomplished with
borax has been almost completed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
GOLD ON OWL CREEK.
Montana Ledge Said to Be 1900 Feet
Wide and Very Rich.

Butte, Mont, Oct. IA special to
the Miner from Hamilton says: This
city is wild with excitement over a
great gold discovery made on Owl
creek, few miles from here. A regu-
lar stampede is on. If half Of what is
said be true, it is the biggest strike in
Montana in many years.
Mr.. Cross, representing New York
syndicate, made the discovery on
August 23 last. He returned to Ham
ilton and wired to the New York peo-
pie what he had found. His syndicate
sent an expert at onte. Tihrty-eight
claims were located for the New York
concern.
They say the ledge is fully 1900 feet
wide and that there is ore enough in
sight TO keep 50-stamp mill running
for 10 years without doing any under
ground mining. Assays run from $lO7
to 81 900 in gold to the ton.
The expert claims all of the ore will
run at least $35 to the tor. From one
phenomenally rich streak of the ore, IS
pounds gave from $500 to $500 in gold.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
STILL EyADH POSSE.
Utah Escapes 90 On Their wsy I'm
molested-

Salt Lake, Oct. 13.--At 8 o'clock to-
night James Lynch and Nick Haworth,
the two men under death sentences for
murder, who succeeded in effecting
their escape from the state prison here,
we're still at large. Posses with blood
hounds have secured the hills north
and east of this city without finding
shy definite trace Of the two men, and
tonight the prospect Of their capture is
not SO bright. Both Of the escaped
convicts are we'll armed, and, as they
are thoroughly desperate, it is believed
neither will be taken alive.
Dayton, the convict killed by one Of
the guards, was buried today in the
prison burial ground. When bis cloth
ing was searched, slungshot weighing
about pound and half was found.
A similar weapon was found in Abe
Majors cell.
Guards Wilcken and Jacobs, who
were wounded during the fight, are now
in the hospital. Jacobs was badly in
jured about the head, having four scalp
wounds and cut on the chin. Wick
en-, who was shot while fighting Majors
on the prison wall, has bullet wound
in the right leg near the hip, which
may necessitate amputation of the
limb. The wounded convicts are all
doing well, and will recover.
The prison officials are unable to ex-
plain how the revolvers were struggled
into the prison, but say the weapons
were undoubtedly taken in by some Of
the many callers at the penitentiary
during the last week.
Governor Wells has offered reward
of $500 each for the recapture OF Ha-
worth and Lynch, and the prison au-
thorities have offered an additional
800, making total of 5000 for either
man.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Russian Soldiers Coming.

London, Oct. IA dispatch from
Moscow to the Times dated October 10
states that a large force of Russian
troops, under orders for the far east,
are now on their way thither by rail
from Karkoff. The Russian corre-
spondents of the same paper send quo
tations from newspaper articles point
ing to Russia's intention to remain in
occupation of Manchuria, and add that
IL is reported from Vladivostock that
as result Of famine in China, rowing
bands of Chinese have crossed into
Manchuria.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
PRISONERS TURN
0verpower Guard at Utah Peni-
tertiary and Escape.
POSSE AND BLoODHOUNDs IN PURSUIT
One Of convicts Killed by Guards and
Three Companions Wounded Two
Guards eFe EnIurSe IL Fight.

Self Lake, Oct. I2.-As result of a
we'll organized and partly successful at
tempt a. Wholesale delivery of pri5on-
ers at the Utah state penitentiary to-
night, one prisoner was killed, one
guard was shot and wounded, another
was beaten almost into insensibility,
three prisoners were wounded, and two
others under death sentences escaped.
None Of those wounded, it is believed,
are seriously hurt. A posse of prison
guards with several bloodhounds was
promptly started on the trail of the two
escaped convicts, but owing to darkness
and the wild nature of the country in
the vicinity of the prison, no results
are looked for tonight.
The outbreak occurred about $50 p.
M, Just as the prisoners we're being
placed in their cells for the night by
Guards wilkins and Jacobs. The affair
went through with such vim and pre-
cision that it must have been carefully
planned beforehand.
Two of the prisoners overpowered
wilkins and Jacobs, the former being
shot and slightly wounded and the lat
ter frightfully beaten. The convicts
took the prison keys from the guards
and released five other prisonres, who
had already been locked up. The
seven prisoners then compelled Guard
wilkins, notwithstanding injuries, to
march at their head and with the as
sistance of ladders found near the
workshop, proceeded to scale the. wall.
wilkins was made to ascend first. As
the first convict reached the top Guard
Naylor, who was on the south wall,
opened fire. This was the signal for a
general alarm, and several guards who
were in the Office quickly seized their
guns and fastened to the scene. They
arrived at the wall just as the prison
ers were descending on the outside.
Orders to halt not being obeyed vol
ley was fired, killing one of them and
wounding three others. Two of the
prisoners were armed with revolvers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
pRHpARH TO DECLARE WAR.
Nicaragua and Guatemala VIII Fight
Salvador and Honduras.

Panama, Oct. 15.-According to news
received here from Central America,
President Zelaya, OF Nicaragua, and
President Estrada Cabrera, of Guate-
mala, are preparing TO declare war
against Salvador and Honduras. Ten
thousand Guatemalan soldiers are re-
ported 10 be marching toward the Sal
vadorian frontier with a powerful force
of artillery. AZ Santa Ana, 80 miles
northwest of San Salvador, Il salvadori-
an army Is being organized under GEN
cral Regalado. Many war elements
have been transported from the port of
Acaiutla TO La Union, which is near
the Nicaraguan frontier.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Fugitive otnclaI, lease s.IIboat.

4 Manila, Oct. l4.-When last heard
Of, Herman and Johnson, the fugitive
deiaulters from the constabulary serv-
ice, they were on their way to the
island OF Cagayanes. They had aband-
oned their sailboat at Asia, small
port in Negros Occidental, and had
gone to Guimbal, on the northeast coast
Of Iloilo, where they secured large
vessel for their trip TO Cagayanes. The
shortage in cash Of the commissary de-
partment money taken from the
safe amounts, upon investigation, to
10000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Turn Supplies Into Cash.

Manila, Oct. Pit is now learned
that George Herman end C. ]. John
son, the constabulary officers stationed
at Misamis, Mindanao, now fugitives
from justice, not only took $4,000 in
cash from the safe, but also turned
most of the supplies into cash before
their dramatic exit on the vessel they
appropriated. A cable was sent to the
governor of Borneo, advising him of
their departure and he at once dis
patched the coast guard steamer Rang
er to look out for them.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Anarchist Fugitive Heard From.

New York, Oct. 13.-William Mac
queen, the anarchist who was con-
victed of rioting in Paterson, N. j.,
sentenced to five years in prison and
escaped justice by jumping his bail,
has been heard from in London, where
he has taken to writing letters to vari-
GUS newspapers. He asserts that he
was induced to flee by the Committee
OF Defense" on the ground that his
bondsman was capitalist. William
Grossman, who fled at the same time
from Paterson to escape Imprisonment,
is said to be in Chicago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
RUSSIA BLAMss POWERS.
China. Japan and Britain Held TO Have
Caused the Present Dispute.

81. Petersburg, Oct. l5.-The foreign
Office says it has no official confrma-
tion Of the reported Decentralization OF
Japanese troops at Masampho. Re-
garding Manchuria, the foreign Office
states the question is at present closed.
The existing situation Is the fault Of
the Chinese, Japanese and British. II
China desired TO reopen the negotia-
tions and accept certain conditions, the
situation could be still changed, rs
Russia il not rooted TO the soil, and
could leave II she liked.
Russia Is now transporting 80 900
troops, nurses and hospital supplies to
the far east The present strength Of
the Russian army there IL reliably re-
ported To be 2s3, 900 men. Officers de-
tailed for duty in the Orient have been
forbidden TO take their wives.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Admiral Hsmpsf Retlres.

San Francisco, Oct. l4.-Admiral
Louis Kempff went ON the retired list
of the United States navy today. Ad-
miral KempA was in command of the
American Aisatic squadron during the
Chinese boxer trouble. He was the
only one of the commanders of the fleets
Of the different nations who stood out
against the occupation OF the Chinese
forts at Taku, and held aloof until a
shot struck the Monacacy. Deeming
this direct insult 10 the flag, he con-
sidered it necessary to join in the hos
Utilities.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Wants to Buy Town.

Portland, Oct. IAN effort is be-
ing made to purchase from the North
Pacific Improvement company about
200 acres of the property included in
she Knappton townsite on the Column
bia river for the purpose of enlarging
the government quarantine station at
that place. The owners of the prop
erty, most of whom are Portland men,
are reluctant to consider the propo-
sition, because Knappton was selected
as townsite and it is believed that
sooner or later it will be the coast ter
minus-of a railroad.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17

Charles hoehr Admits Tagging o. r. &
N. Train Near Portland.

Seattle, Oct. 14.-Captain Nevins.
superintendent of the Pinkertons at
Portland, and Sheriff Storey, Of Port
land, passed through the city tonight
with Charles Hoehn, youth II years
OF age, who was arrested at the Equal
ity colony, in Skagit county, on "a
charge Of being one Of the men impli-
Gated in the attempted hold-up OF the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation over
land train, Fl miles east Of Portland,
on the night Of September 20.
Hoehn admits that he is the man
who tagged the train, and says there
we're four In the job, including Gay
Harshman, the robber wounded by
Messenger Former at the time OF the
attempt.
James james, another member OF
the gang, 4, believed to be in this vi
cinity, and the Pinkertons are on his
track. Allen Miner, also member Of
the gang, who accompanied Hoehn TO
Skagit county after the attempted rob-
berry, and whose home is at Whatcom,
this state, where his parents are respect
ed, is also said TO be in western Wash
ington.
Morgan, the aged member Of the
gang, has not been located. Hersh-
man has made confession to Captain
Neyins, giving all the names OF the
gang, which is corroborated by Hoehn,
excepting that he eliminates Morgan,
who is his uncle.
Hoehn has lived at Equality colony
for 10 years. His parents are dead,
and his only criminal record heretofore
known is that he was charged with
petty larceny. He was working in a
shingle mill when arrested by Captain
Nevins. For week a Pinkerton man
worked with him.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Nab Him for Crank.

Washington, sOct. 1O.-John Decker,
OF Norwich, Conn.,, who evidently is a
mechanic, about A years of age, enter
ed the White House soon after the doors
opened this morning. The officials
thought from his actions he was crank
and arrested him. He was not armed
and made no resistance when placed
under arrest. He was turned over to
the police authorities. Decker was
examined later in the day, pronounced
insane and was removed to the insane
asylum, for confinement until he re-
covers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
rrssa on Forged Papers.

san FrRncisco, Oct. 15.-James IT.
Darling, Joseph White, Cornelius
Stokes and john l.. Moore, military
prisoners at Alcatraz, have been re-
leased by the authorities ON pardons
which il is now discovered were forged.
These fraudulent par,lons were sent
through the ordinary course of a sol
dier's pardon, bearing the regular seals
and stamps and approved by the presi-
dent, but by whom and with whose as
sistance the forgeries were perpetrated
are questions not yet solved An in
vestigation is in progress.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17

Seattle, Oct. 1S.-The United States
geological survey will have parties next
year investigating the mining resources
OF southeastern Alaska, the formation
IN the Yukon country and oil deposits
in Alaska. If the appropriation is
ample, parties will continue the studv
of the geology of the Nome district
and will conduct an investigation Of
the coal supply of Nome. The Conner
river country is also demanding inves-
tigation.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Village Sinks In Ground.

Budapest, Oct. 14.--Nine thousand
acres of moorland in the neighborhood
of Etsed is on fire. The peat is burn
ing to some depth and intense heat has
loosened the ground tausing a general
subsistence of the village of Boeryely.
Several houses have collapsed and four
persons have been killed. Troops are
rying to extinguish the fire.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Lander Arrives From Orient.

San Francisco, Oct. IA. Henry
Savage Lander, the English artist and
traveller, who has been engaged the
past nine months exploring the Philip
pines, arrived here from the Orient to-
day on the steamer Siberia. Mr.. Lam
dor visited some 400 of the islands al
together, many of which he alleges had
never before been visited by white
man. Mr.. Lander states that success
is gradually crowning the establishment
OF American administration.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Archbishop Kahn psaa.

Baltimore, Oct. l5.-Most Rev. John
James Kahn, archbishop Of ST. Louis,
died tonight at st. Agnes sanitarium,
where he has been patient since May
~. Death, which came peacefully,
had been hourly expected by his at
tending physicians for several days.
DR.. ] NJ. Stone and a number Of priests
and relatives, including his sister, a
Sister Of Charity, known in the religi-
oussworld as Sister Mary Joseph, were
at his bedside when the end came.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
coNsULs IN THE PLOT.
Scheme to Smugxle Chinese Into Phil
ipplnes Involves Many.

Manila, Oct. 1.-THE contract dis
covered by Collector of Customs Shus-
ter, in connection with the scheme of
bringing in Chinese coolies under the
guise OF merchants, the unearthing of
which has already resulted in the ar
rest Of John t. Miller, an ex-inspector
OF immigration and the issuance of a
warrant for W. D. Bailantyne, contains
the following clause referring to the
United States consul at Annoy:
There shall be deducted from the
profits of the firm s45 (Mexican) for
the Tao Tai, $50 (Mexican) for the
United States consul, $50 (Mexican)
for the secretary to the United States
consul, 80 for Mr.. Lang, interpreter"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17

San Francisco, Oct. 14.-The British
ship Lytton, now in port, brings the
story of her recent expedition 70 Cocos
Island, off Costa RiCa, in search of o.
900, 900 pounds of coin, asserted to
have been buried in cave by Peruvi-
ans during the time that Peru was
struggling for her independence.
When the Lytton reached Coeos Island
it was found that a great landslide had
passed over the spot where the treasure
cave was supposed 10 be.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Treaty Report Ready.

Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 7, via Bueno-
ventura, Oct. Ex-senator Rivas Groot,
who was commissioned to report on the
canal treaty, says his report is ready
and will be presented to the senate to-
morrow in secret session, he desires
first to know what impression it makes
on the senate.
Senior Groot believes the present
treaty is unconstitutional, because of
the cession of sovereignty, but he
thinks the treaty could have been nego-
tiated with slight notifications.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-10-17
Damage to BattleshIp serious.

New York, Oct. 10.-~It has been
found at the New York navy yard, that
the battieship Massachusetts, which
ran on the rocks near Bar Harbor, while
on her way to Oyster Bay for the recent
naval maneuvers, not only broke some
of the plates in her forward compart-
ments, but seriously damaged the after
end of her keel. The ships "heel. D." a
large steel casting, was broken, and a
new one probably will have to be cast
The work will require several months