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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
ENGINEERS NOW AT WORK
TO IRRIcATE ADAMS RANCH
Water Will be Placed on the Land by Lewiston
Power Company and Tract Placed
on the Market

and he stated positively mo-" He said
today that he IL very ured OF the bridge
business as an investment. people
imagine that the Lewiston Clarkston
bridge" said Mr.. Libby. ''is most
profitable enterprise. when in fact 1t II
really losing money. yet this enter
prise, which has done and is doing %
much for Lewiston. ts as heavily taxed
as II It were large dividend payer"
with those remarks Mr.. Libby dis
missed the bridge project from his
mind and also the reporter. 1t Is very
evident from the present outlook that
II the bridge IL to be built across the
Clearwater river at the Adams tract
that the Vineland company will not be
the one to build 1t. The fact that the
engineers of the company are now
making plans to irrigate the Adams
tract il of sufhcient Importance to the
public to contemplate how rapid II the
development Of this city. There u lit
tie doubt bat what water may success
fully be placed upon the land which
| can be made to produce the finest Of
orchards and vineyards and also give
many persons an opportunity OF havina
q home OF sumcient size to enjoy II
comfortably.
That the settling up OF this tr.sc'
win b. rapid u foregone conclusion
ana that at some future date . bridgs
acroes the Clearwater win be . neces'
sity - without . doubt 1t wui &C.
volve upon the city Of Lewiston e
undertake ths bridge project inasmuc.
= - tyacA = IN the city limitsI D.
ve,opments win b loo,ted fosward q
ewttA interest
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
ELECTION
WAS ILLEGAL
Ko0skia Tramway Concern Has
internal DissentiOns and
Must Hold New Election
Especial to Evening Teller.)


MOSCOW, July 23.-Judge Steele
Of the district court granted a decree
and issued an order yesterday in cham-
bers, on application of certain stock
holders of the Farmers Independent
Grain & Tramway company OF Koos-
kia to the effect that the recent elec-
ton Of directors Of the said company
was illegal, the bylaws OF the COM
pany being in direct conflict with the
statutes Of the state OF Idaho. and they
were advised to hold an other elec-
tion and issue stock presented for
transfer. sss ssss
The controversy was the outgrowtf
Of the stockholders meeting Of thu
company when certain stockholders re
fused to transfer stock on its book
and allow the owners Of the stock I
voice In the meeting by proxy. The cul
| mination was the election Of six direct
ors in the majority and three director
/, who represented the minority. Ths
by laws Of the company were alieget
! to have contained clause preventin
any person from having more than
single vote at stockholders meetin
and eliminating the proxy method
This il said to be In direct conflic
with the laws governing corporation
! in this state and IL the nucleus for tn
decision rendered.
i The case was at issue yesterday I
+. Judge Steele's court and the director
! of the company failed to put in a
appearance or make answer.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

Especial Telegram to Evening Teiler.)
BERLIN. July 2s.-There 10 great In
tlignation over the capture Of the Scan
dia, Herr Ballin. managing director OF
the Hamburg American line dispatched
an urgent telegram to the kaiser at
North Cape protesting. The company
publishes q statement in which It
states the steamers owned by 1t are
forbidden to carry contraband goods.
Nearly every afternoon paper demands
a naval demonstration 1t once. Orders
are already dispatched to the German
ambassador at st. Petersburg .dsmand-
inr the release Of the 1candia. 1nfor-
nation u received here that fve Ger
man steamers bought BY Russia h&ve
been transformed into cruisers sailed
from Libau yesterday for an un-
known destination. It II probably they
win prey on Mediterranean commerce
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FIGHT
opsn Air Boxing Matoh for 0lx Hvunds
Neither WINS

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Rabert
Fitzsimmons Of Philadelphia, Jack
O'Brien. fought six fairly fast. although
scrambling rounds In tie open air here
this afternoon. Considering F1tx's age
and O'Brien's conditiUn, the bout was
speedy but the men tired rapidly.
O'Brien frequently fen through his
own efforts, once failing out OF the
ring. Neither man at any time held
q decided advantage although OBrien
looked like q winner In the ffrst two
rounds.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
Americana Win tts Contest

Americans Win tso Contest
Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.>
LONDON, July 23.-American ath-
,etes representing Harvard and Yale
showed their superiority over English
athletes from Cambridge and Oxford
by winning six out Of the nine events
in the contest today.
The winners were as follows: -
schick. Harvard. won the 100-yard
dash, 10 AS seconds.
Mile run-Gregson, Cambridge. I
minutes 20 1-5 seconds.
High jump-victor Of Yale, feet 3
inches.
Half mile-Holding. Oxford.
Quarter mile-Dives, Harvard, - 4-5
seconds.
Hammer throw-Shevlin, Yale
120-yard hurdle-Clapp Yale.
Broad jump-Shehield Yale.
Two mile run-Godbe. Oxford.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
FIERCE. FIRE
IN the FOREST
r,athead Forest Reserve ia Mon
tana Scene Of Great
Conflagration

,snec,al Telegram to Evening Teller.)
HELENA, July 2s-There IL a fierce
r-e raging on the Flathead forest res
ovation. A spark caught from q
northern Pacific locomotive. The for
est rangers and all available railway
emp,oyes are fighting the flameA A
,.rre area IL already burned. There
are three other forest nres in the vi
cin;ty of Kalispell where hundreds Of
acres have been burned.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

Especial Telegram to Evening Tsllsr.)
ST. PETERSBURG. July 3s.-lt Il
announced that advices received from
the captain OF the steamer Petersburg
say that two more steamers carrying
contraband have been seised BY him
in the Red sea.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

Especial Telegram to Evening Telisr.)
KANSAS CITY, July 25.-No trou-
bic attended the opening Of the packing
houses this morning. Several thousand
workers passed In without trouble. The
allied trades meet tonight to discuss .
sympathetic strike.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
TEXTILE STRIKE COMING !.
Manufacturers Have Decided e Re.
duee Waoee

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller,
FALL RIVER, July 2s.-The manu-
facturers met here today and voted
not to withdraw their notices Of q re-
duction OF wages for the various mills
This makes certain that biz textile
industry strike will begin Monday.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

Especial Telegram to Evening Tsllsr.9
TOKYO. July 3s.-The Telegram
this afternoon reports heavy firing at
1850 on the Boso peninsula at the
east entrance Of Tokyo bay. Il - pre-
sumed the shots were fired By the
V1adivostok squadron.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
coNrRAsANp GOODS FOUND
Unexpected Developments Reported .
oMeiai investigates

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
LONDON, July 23.-It il reported on
the stock exchange circles that con-
traband was discovered aboard the
Malacca now at Suda Bay. 1t was
shipped at Antwerp and marked sugar.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

(0peclal Telegram - Uyening Teasss.l
FIUleE, Hungary. July 13.--DlAbcr-
ate arrangements are being made -
welcome the American squadron which
10 expected 70 arrive here next Mem
day. Tims- honored custom forbids -
many ships Of any ons foreign power
visiting this port At once, hut on thu
initiative OF the imperial authorities -
Vienna this regulation has been Waived
In favor or the American ships and
they win be warmly welcomed
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

(speciai Telegram to Evening Teller.)
BERLIN, July z3.-The VOssicne
Zeitung states the anti-war demon
stration on the. streets of Warsaw con-
tinues with constant sighting between
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
When Parker win Know

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
ESOPUS. July 23.-It IL announced
the formal notification of Parker will
take place August euth. The precedent
win be rigidly followed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
PETERSBURG susv AGAIN

Report That Tive Mers oteamsrs Car.
ryins centraband tiavs Dssr osised
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
CAPTURE OF A. GERMAN Liner
! STIRS up The GERMAN PEOPLE
Russia With Her Red Sea Fleet Has Seized
| Hamburg. g.-American Steamer and the
1 Protest IS Vigorous

the mobs and the police. The Co.'S
sacks in a fight today had sixteen per-
sons killed and thirty wounded. More
than q hundred were arrested.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
All Eyes on Chicago

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
ST. PAUL. Minn., July 23.-There II
no disorder this morning. Both sides
are awaiting Chicago Developments.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23

the enlargement Of the strike to al
other trades connected witht he stock
yards.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
Ruor,No IN POLAND

Osmonstratiens Ends u
Many Deaths
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
FIRING orr JApAMEse COAST

The viadivestek FIsst 10 Making itsslt
Heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
ALL HEARST'S WAY.
Bandwagon Was Rum Over the Reor-
ganizers in Iowa Convention.

Des Moines. Ia. May 5-Wflliam R.
Hearst swept the field in the Iowa state
convention held here He had a majority
of over I'D in the convention ana Hearst
resolutions were adopted the Hearst del
egatiou from the courestinE counties were
seated and Hearst delegates were selected
and the convention instructed to vote As
a unit and stand by Charles Walsh
Hlr4AA1tA D- the llrt-lo1lat committee '-r
of whom there were many on both sffos
were hissec- some Of them being driven
Congressn1an N. T. Wade. the only
Democrat congressman from Iowa. s. j.
Sullivan. late candidate for governor ".
F Heely. who came out OF a retirement
OF six years for the purpose and others
appealed Go their party n vain against IN
The Hearst people would listen 70 no
compromise and Wade and sullivan do not
appear on the delegation It is headed
by J. NJ Parsons Of Rock Rap pids. the
other delegates at large being Gen Jam -
OF Manchester and ; T. Wadswortn Of
Council Bluffs
much did II COST met the Hearst speak
ers whenever they attempted To speak
mclu1e ps1EagraPn touc1illlg tie eFLs AE
taxation etc. and lay great stress on the
trust and point @ W illlan X Hearst as
the champion Of the antitrust idea The
trust paragraph Is as rollOWs-
-Secoud-That we recognize m the pred
arOry trusts the greatest danger rnar has
ever threatened the life OF the nation and
welfare Of the people and denOunce r5eir
scheme Of feTying tribute upon all pro-
duCers and consumers as a modern sEs-
teul Of hriEandage which. while masuuer-
aiding under the cloak Of the law. in fact
makes OF law mOcEerT and justice a
farce. In utter disregard OF the national
and constitutional rights OF the farmers.
the merchants and the great army "
wage earners. the trusts have ruthlesslv
seized upon every branch Of production
and distribution until every avenue OF hui
man endnaror is compelled to bow at the
behests Of these couseienceless criminals
and pay tribute or cease 70 exist
-ThfrI-Thar we CengI1uce the vicious
tariff system fosrered and perperrared ny
the Republican party under which the
trusts have been born. bred tatrened and
the specimens multiplied until they have
ss-erv industrial interest by the throat.
and We demand the repeal Of every tariff
which denies equal opportunities for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
HAS NOT REPENTE0.
Cleveland GIories in Financial Record
OF His Administration

Philadelphia, May 5--The Saturday
Evening Post Of May : will contain an
article contributed by ex-President
Grover Cleveland on The Cleveland
Bond Issues in which he gives the
history Of The issue Of United States
bonds in the years OF 1S94-1ss5 and 1896
for the purpose Of replenfshing the
stock OF gold in the public treasury
8IF- Cleveland holds that legislation
in favor Of silver coinage and the ef-
fort 10 maintain the parity OF silver
and gold were greatly responsible fOE
the reduction Of the gold reserve The
repeal of the act Of 1890. the ex-pEesi-
dent says did not give any relief. be-
cause there had been added to the re-
peaIfng act an cppOrtuue repetition or
the statement concerning the govern
uent intention to maintain the parity
of both gold and silver coins
a factor in the situation ne says
most uerpIexfng and dangerous was
the distrust which was growing enor-
naousIy REGARDING the wisdom and
stability Of our scheme Of finance As
O result OF these conditions there loom
ed in sight the menace OF the desrruc-
ton OF our sold reserve the repu1la-
tfou Of our gold obligations. the hurnii-
iarfug fall Of our nations nnanees 70
A silver basis. and the degradation Of
our governments high standing in the
respect Of the civilized world
There was absolutely but one way TO
avert national calamity and our c0un-
rrv's diszrace and this was adopted.
when. on January II. 1894. the secre-
rary issued a notice that bids m got1
would be received until the nrst day OF
February following for <500oos0o8 OF
the bonds
The bonds were issued. but gave
ONLY teuuorarv relief and later IN
the year another bond issue OF S5o.-
600 0g0 vas resorted to- This did not
have the desired effect. and on Janu-
earnestly invoked in a special presi-
dental message This appeal 70 con-
a-ress for legislative aid was abso-
luteIy frufrless-
Mr.. Cleveland then gives the details
OF the purchase of 3-5O0 ounces OF
gold coin from Morgan and Belmont
IN 1895. paid for with 4 per cent
Of 4 per cent bonds in 1885 Mr.
Cleveland concludes as follows
Il have attempted to give de-
tailed history OF the crime charged
against an American which It is said
issued bonds OF the government IN
time Of peace Without shame and
without repentance, I confess my
shield my acc0mplices in this crime
who with me held high places in that
administration And though Mr.
( Morgan and 8Tr. Belmont. and scores
Of other bankers and hnanciers who
we're accessories in those transactions.
may be stepped In destructive propen-
stiles and may be constantly busy in
with satisfaction and self-congrat t1Ia-
ton ny collusiOn with them at a time
when our country sorely needed their
aid"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
DRIVEN BACK.
RumOr Of a Japanese Defeat
Reaches st. Petersburg.
Big Battle in Which Casualties
Reach Il ,O0O.

London. May s, 4-o2 p m.-A dis
patch to the Central News from st.
Petersburg says a rumor is current
there that a serious battle has been
fought at Kiu Liam Chou, in which
the Russian loss was 1000. the Japa-
nese loss 10000. and resulted in the
japanese being driven back in dis
order. The dispatch adds that no
confirmation OF this report is obtain
able
London. May 5.-A Toxic dispatch to
the Central News states that after the
steamers sank at the entrances to Port
Arthur harbor the japanese feet bonn
barded the fort and town on May 3
The bonn barGnent was continued or
the morning Of May 4.
St Peters burg, May 5-2:16 p. M
There are persistent runors here of a
naval engagement between the Vlavi-
dovstok and Vice Admiral Kaminura's s
squadron, but no confirmation of the
reports had been received here up to 1
clock this afternoon. The admiralty
says no further news had been re-
ceived here from Port Arthur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
MRS. MEADE HJ0IRS.
VIII Keep City on Her Part Of FIJI
more Street.

On application Of Carver & Lar
inner. attorneys for Mrs. Emily J.
Meade Judge Hazeu at 1.30 this af-
ternOou granted 4 restraining order
TO prevent the city from using or
trespassing upon that portion Of Third
street near Fillmore which Mrs
Meade claims to own. The hearing
for temporary Injunction VIII take
place Monday morning at o'clock
Mrs. Meade's claim is that she owns
half the width OF Fillmore street and
has been paying taxes upon it for
eight years, ever since she bought
the land A few weeks ago she caused
the fence on her property to be moved
cut into the middle Of the street, thus
blocking the proposed extension Of the
city railway tracks out that way AT
the last meeting Of the council Monday
night the street commissioner was
ordered to tear down this fence, and
did so Tuesday morning
The city claims that the land in
question has been used as a street for
more than twenty years. and has been
graded and cared for by the street
commissioner the same as the rest of
the street
The case will be submitted Monday
morning on afidavi1s. and both sides
are preparing a bunch Of them to sus-
tain their position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
Topeka Circulation OF the state Jour
nal Reaches High Water Mark.

The city circulation OF the Topeka
state Journal last night was the high
est in the history Of the paper Nearly
fifty exclusive carriers cover Topeka
completely every evening, and last
night our carriers took out more State
Journals that ever before. because
they have more subscribers than ever
before.
The state Journal has IN Topeka
alone between three and four thousand
exclusive subscribers. that is, sub
scrtbers who do not take any other
local daily newspaper This means
mat about one-haIf the entire popula-
ton of Topeka reads the state Journal
exclusively. while practically every
family in Topeka reads Il. and nearly
every person in the city old enough to
read. sees it daily. over 1000 copies
Of the State Journal are delivered by
carrier and sold in Topeka each even
ing 1t is estimated that an average
OF from four to five people read each
copy delivered.
OF course over half Of the State
Journals total circulation is over the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
IT Is CLOSE.
Aeti0a OF Connecticut Democrat
Convention in Doubt.
Both Parker and Hearst Fac
lions Claim Majority.
A TEST OF STRENGTH
VIII Come on Selection Of q
Temporary Chairman.
Hearst Men Object to Choice Of
the Committee.
TEST OF STRENGTH

Hartford, Conn. May 5.-In an
ncipatiOn of an unusually interesting
state convention tonight and tomor-
row, Democrats from every part or
Connecticut poured into Hartford to-
day The convention VIII choose dele
gates at large and district delegates to
the St Louis convention Whether
they win be for Hearst or for Parker
can only be determined by the con-
vention itself. as the party leaders ad-
NIT that they are unable TO accurately
anaIyze the returns Of town caucuzes.
" hich named the delegates C0nserv-
alive Democrats incline TO the opinion
that Mr. Hearts strength viii be an
unknown quantity until shown BY q
test vote Of the convention 8Tr.
TrOup has announced that he VIII
make the test at the very outset BY an
effort 20 have rejected the state com
mittee's selection OF Judge P E. De-
Forest Of Bridgeport as temporary
chairman
The Hearst men have declared their
objection 70 Mr. DeForest on threa
grounds. namely, that he is named by
state Committee Chairman Walsh.
who usurped the powers of the state
committee that he is not a delegate.
and that he is not a Democrat Asfda
from the uncertainty over the faction
al complication Of the convention
great interest attaches to the selection
Of a new state central committee and
the cn0Ice OF a national committee
man 10 succeed Homer s Cummings
Of Stamford, who four years ago de-
feated Ar TrOup for that place Both
men are again candidates for the po-
sirion-
The situation as regards the resolu-
tions committee is also chaotic II the
Parker delegates control. resolutions
viii be presented On the other hand
the Hearst men say they viii fight
any attempt TO pass resolutions Gurliu-
ing a platform. believing that matter
should be left to the national conven-
rinn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
SIXTY HORSES BURN.
People Driven Into Street in Their
Night Clothes BY Fire

Chicago, May 5--Ma-1y tenants of
the LessineS and Lessing annex build
ings, two fashionable apartment
structures. were driven to the street
today by fire which destroyed Werner
Bros storage warehouse For a time
IT was thought the flames would
spread to the Lessiug annex. which
adjofus the warehouse After a hard
6ght the blaze was confined to the
building in which it started The fam
ily Of Eric Werner, proprietor Of the
warehouse. lived on the t0p~~f1oOr OF
the warehouse. which WIS a three
story structure. They were awakened
in time to save their lives. though
they were forced to fee 10 the street
in their night clothes
Sixty horses confined on the ground
floor were burned to death The big
warehouse, filed with furniture, was
destroyed The loss IS estimated at
$4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05

Panama May 5--The proposal be-
fore the assem- bly, that Panama should
adopt the United States gold standard
was rejected after an excited discus
sion bv Is votes to 13- The govern
menE and the opposition parties did
not act as units The two to one sE-s-
TEN wiH be proposed the government
10 issue 100000 silver dollars 500
due. depositinE enough money With
the United States TO guarantee the
difference between the actual and the
nomlnal value Of TIE issue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
PARDON FOR WILLIE SELL.
Application for Ills Release VIII
Again Be Made.

= determined effort is to be made by
the sympthizers with willie Sell to
secure his release from the penitenti-
ary An application viii be made TO
the directors OF the penftentiary this
week for a recommendation for a par
don. but it VIII be Governor Bailey who
viii have to finally act. as the directors
have no power in cases OF murder in
the first degree. The board Of directors
cannot release a prisoner until he has
served his minimum sentence. and the
minimum for murder in the first de
gree is hanging
Willie" Sell has been in the peniten-
tiary Is years. When he was Is years
old he was sentenced to hang in Neo-
shO county for the murder Of his faith
er, mother. brother and sister As the
death sentence is never carried out in
Kansas he has been confined in the
penItentiary ever since.
Twice before efforts have been made
to secure his pardon, and during the
Leedy administra ton the board of par
dons recommended it, but Govern n
Leedy turned it down He was con-
victed on circuustantiaI evidence, but
it was deemed of such a strong charac-
ter that the people of Neosho county
were very intense against him The
fact that he was only Is years old. and
small for his age, and his father Wn0
was a large man. was killed after a
fierce struggle seemed to have been
oxar1o0TreT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
SUICIDE No /
First Leap From williamsburg Bridge
Made by Woman.

New York. May 5=The first sui
eide from the new williamsburg
bridge which spans the East river a
mile above the old Brooklyn bridge
was recorded today when an un-
known woman Ieaped to death in the
river. Ie5 feet below The woman was
observed by the various policemen on
the post. but before they could reach
her side. she Ieaped over the railing
and shot down to the water. As sh q
descended feet foremost her skirts
filed. forming a sort Of 4 parachute
and Just before reaching the water
her body turned and she went into the
water head first. The officers shouted
and blew their Whistles to attract the
crew Of a tug boat which was passing
within 20 feet of the woman. but they
were unsuccessful and she sank.