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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-13

the passage Of bills donating q
acres each for park and cemetery
purposes to the city of Coeul
d'Alene; Validating oaths taken il
making land proofs outside the dis
tricts in which land is located.
Perhaps the most successful
piece CT work performed by Mr.
French this session was the pas
sage of the Ft. Hall bill, which
met with such vigorous opposition
at The start, and which seemed
fated to go down to defeat several
Times on account Of errors made
by the Department in drawing it
up. This bill really passed the
house several times. Congress
man French appeared before the
committees on public land and
irrigation several times and was
in no small measure responsible
for the defeat OF the vigorous effort
made to repeal the various land
laws. In cooperation with Senator
Hepburn he secured the p ssage of
pension bills to the following citi-
zens OF Idaho: Levi Roberts, $50;
Jona han Hites, S24; Chas. Reed,
$50; Henry c. Riggs, $16; George
Su 'livan, $24; Mary Gilroy, s12;
and numerous others.
The Idaho delegation has been
very earnest in presenting the
;laims OF the state to the Secretary
If the Interior, and the result has
)een the setting aside of $2,600,00Ol
II the Reclamation fund for the
arly construction Of the Minidoka
project on Snake river,
which will reclaim 10000 acres of
and and will result in the mater
al development of this section of
he state.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-13
COUNTY CONVENTION
Republicans Elect Delegates to State
Convention-Ro -Rooseyelt's Ad-
ministration Endorsed.

The republican county conven-
ton was held at the opera house
last Friday afternoon. County
| Chairman S. j. Donaldson called
the convention to order. The call
for the convention was read and F.
w. Gooding was made temporary
chairman and AIRS. l. NJ. Burn
side, temporary secretary. The
following committees were appoin-
ted:
Committee on credentials: /.
III. Lounsbury, w. Van Iorns and
G. w. Wernicke. Committee on
resolutions: J. P. Perrin, S. J.
Donaldson and J. w. Wheeler.
Committee on order of business:
Orlando Emmons, I. H. Louns-
bury and w. Van Iorns. A recess
of thirty minute were taken to give
the various committees time to
prepare their reports.
AT the re-conyening OF the CON
vention the temporary organiza
ton was made permanent. The re-
port OF the committee on credentials
was read and adopted.
The committee on resolutions
presented the following report
which was adopted:
Resolved, that we, the republi-
can party OF Lincoln county, state
of Idaho. in convention assembled.
again pledge our allegiance to the
OF repubIicanism.
We believe tat the prosperous
condition of our country is largely
iue to the wise laws enacted by our
congress and enforced
by our republican executive.
Be it further resolved, That the
delegates from this convention to
he Poeatello convention be in
tructed to cast their votes for the
ndorsement of the administration
t President Roosevelt and to elect
elegates to the national republi- J
an convention at Chicago that :
ill favor the nomination OF Tbeo- v
ore Roosevelt for president of the y
Tnited States. q
1t is also resolved that the Hon
rank r. Gooding is the choice of n
lis convention as one of the dele
ltes to represent Idaho in the
ational republican convention to ri
: held in Chicago, June %, 1904, a
Id that the delegates selected By de
is convention are hereby in ie
ructed to cast their unanimous he
It. for Frank R. Gooding. of
F. w. Gooding. W. Van Iorns, fo
Fl. Lounsbury, Frank T. Dis ac
y, J. w. Wheeler and JOS. [
lrrah were elected delegates to the "a
cate 10 convent on to be held ha
~ IS. El
The entire proceedings of the an
lvention were most harmonious, Co
d if the Lincoln county senti- IT.
mt is any indication Idaho is Ba
ong.y a Roosevelt state. orr
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-13
MADE A GOOD RECORD
Idaho's Representatives in Congress
Accomplished Good Work
in Past Session.

with the work OF her new Senator
and Congressman this term. The
legislation Of Importance to Idaho
which they have been successful in
securing this session compares very
favarably indeed with the results
obtained by other western MEM
bers.
Senator Hepburn has been an
active shsEce in the Senate since
taking his seat, and contrary to
peelspt has been able to secure
oR on many occasions.
81 sTmproved his opportunities
and has created good impression
on the leaders of his patty. HiS
deep legal knowledge, his wide and
varied reading, and his broad and
intelligent conception of the needs
not only OF the people of his own
state, but of the whole country,
fit him to fill his present high posi-
ton with grace and distinction.
He enjoys the fullest confidence of
the President, who has been
pleased to give evidence of his re-
gard on numerous occasions.
During the past session Senator
Hepburn introduced and secured |
the passage in the Senate of the
following important lis: En-
larging Boise barracks and expend-
ing 100000 thereon; Establish
ing a fish hatchery and alton in
Idaho, $4,000; For the survey of
the Occur d'Alene Indian Reser-
vation, $25,000; For inves iga
ting Kootenai river in northern
Idaho, $4,000; For survey to de-
termine the feasibility of opening
Salmon river to naviga, ion,
5000; Granting certain prop
erty to the town of Coeur d'Alene
for park and cemetery, 20 acres for ::
each; Limiting right of selection !.
OF lands in lieu of surrendered !.
grant lands, omitting Idaho lands;
Sec. 1926 R. s. relat-
ing to mining claims, providing !
that suits brought in support of an
adverse claim filed in any U. S
land ofise against any applica- :; =
ton for patent for mining claim :,
shall be deemed actions at law, to :
be tried as other actions at law in
the courts having jurisdiction of :
lhe subject matter. He also intro
luced the following bills which are =
in committees For re- :
eff of the Nezperce tribe of Indians, !,
Erecting the payment of $17 800 -
lue them under treaty of June II, r.
S55. and June 8, 1868; Directing -
tay of proceedings now pending =,
lpon any application to enter or -
atent even numbered sections of
he public lands in lieu of odd -
umbered sections surrendered by
ny railroad company, within the -.
mits of any forest reserve; To
eposit models Of naval vessels in INV
ate capitols and cities; For the ";
nnexation of Santa Domingo. "
Congressman French has been
le Of the busiest members of the
ouse and, Notwithstanding
e early pronouncement OF Speak has
Cannon that new appropriation Nol
lis would get it in the neck in col.
is session, very ably championed IN m
ID was successful in securing the n' :,
ssage of the following bills: MI
,propr ating $4,000 for the sur fina
V of Couer d'Alene reservation; Jap
u creating permanent cavalry =
- a. po;sa r;+h oo,;.., reel
~ 900 H0 " by
'o'ooo ior new buildings ana N.
He also secured Salt
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
From Other Lands.

The earl of Hardwicke albert Ed
ward Philip Yorke). under secretary of
state for India, died suddenly in Lon.
don.
Matthew White Ridley, Viscount
Ridley, formerly secretary Of state FOR
the home department., died suddenly
at Balagdon, his seat in Northumher-
land.
The porte has issued orders to the
authorities at Trebizond to cease inter-
ference with the sale of American BIZ
bles and to restore those that have
been seized. - -,. ~4
A project for applying the American
scheme of free land for settlers in ST.
IBERIA in order to attract colonization
from the congested districts of Euro
pean Russia, is attracting much favor
able comment.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
General.

Nine. Janauschek, the actress, died
in New York
Ground has been broken for the firs,
building of great negro educational
institution at Spalding, five miles from
Birmingham, Ala. The first building
will cost $4,000.
Window Autographs and free passes
to the circus will soon be thing of
the past if the ideas of the proprietors
of the James A. Bailey and the Ring.
ling Bros shows are carried out.
The excited savings depositors OF
the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Savings bank
created run on the institution and
drew about $4,000 of their deposits.
1t is considered that the run is broken
Because they whispered and giggled
necessarily in church at Battle Creek.
Mich, four prominent young girls
Hazel and May Ralph, Eva Phelps and
Ella Archer were taken up by the pos
lice.
Cool headed officials, actors and 9th
ers in the Harlem opera house in New
York checked a panic in which nearly
all the persons in the audience left
their seats. AS fire engine was
passing woman in the balcony cried
Fire
Notices have been posted announc
ing the temporary shutting down of
the steel mill andbar mill of the South
Deerirg Ql.) plant of the In;erna.
tional Harvester works. The suspsn.
sion of work will throw GOO men out Of
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
WOULD SHOOT FRANK JAMES.
Man Claiming That the Former Bandit
Killed His Hrothcr.in.l aM

Man Claiming That the Former Bandit
Killed His erother.in-Law.
Helena, Mont, Dec. But for the
timely warning of a hackman, in
whose carriage he was sitting, it is,
more than probable that Charles N.
Galland of Helena would have taken a..
shot at Frank James. the famous Mis-
souri, ex-bandit, in Butte last night.
Galland asserts that during the raid
on the Mortified. Mimi, bank. James.
and Cole Younger killed Albert Briggs.
his brother-in-law, and for this he !.
sought revenge The jehu, after driv-
ing his patron to the theater, in
formed detectives of the purpose of :
the visit They in turn warned James.
and then removed Galland to Jail.
where he will be kept until after tho
James company leaves Butte. at the.
prison Galland declared himself to be-
a brother of Alfred Galen of Helena,
the attorney general-elect, and also a.
brother-in-law of Senator Thomas H.
Carter, but he was registered at the.
hotel as Galland. James was seen af-
terward and said that it was funny
Galland should wait twenty years for
his fancied revenge; that his where
abouts had been we'll known, but that.
he was prepared for all eventualities.,
and displayed an automatic revolver
of pOnderous size.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
TO ENLIST NAVAL RECRUITS
Large Number Wanted to Meet IN.
creased nAxaand

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Instructions have.
been received from Washington by
Lieut.. Commander J. F. Luby, i'm
charge Of. the United States naval re-
cruiting station here, to enlist an un-
limited number of apprentices, lands
men, carpenters, firemen, blacksmiths,
shipwrights, painters, machinists and
every other class of recruits. To,
meet the increased demand of the de.
partment for men, Lieut.. Commander.
Luby has decided to open a number Of
branch recruiting stations in cities in
the Central States and place members.
OF his staff in charge during the vim
ter months.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
List Of Casualties.

Patrick O'Brien lost his life trying
to evade tax collector at Pawtucket
r. I. He fell off the roof.
While carrying lamp down stairs
Thomas Andrews, aged Is, pioneer
of Winnipeg. was fatally burned.
The Deforest wireless station on
the highlands of Navesink, near Sandy
Hook, was destroyed by fire.
Charles Tatan was killed and sixty
persons were injured in a trolley car
accident at a curve at Roselle, N ].
Several of the injured may die
James Donahue of Providence, r. l.,
was thrown thirty feet from an auto
mobile and instantly killed The au-
tomobile crashed into telegraph pole
Richard Swartz, engineer, and Will
lam Hoodley, fireman, were fatally
burned by the bursting of steam
pipe in the Bryant paper mill at Kala-
mazoo, Mich.
A score Of boys and young men were
hurt by the giving away of a gallery
railing in the State Fencibles' armory
at Philadelphia during the progress of
a basketball game.
While on their way to Sunday school
at New Britain, Conn, Harold c.
Parks, ~; Howard l.. Parks, 8, and
George Halverson, 10, were drowned
in Walnut Hill reservoir.
bullet fred by Henry Blessing,
wealthy farmer Of Fort Wayne, Ind,
passed through rabbits body. struck
stone, glanced and penetrated the
heart OF the farmers son, standing
near by.
The hydraulic works owned by the
Oliver Mining company burned recent
~ at Norway, Mich. 1t is the biggest
loss that ever occurred on the Menom-
inee river. The loss will reach half
a million dollars.
A rear-end collision occurred half
mile west of Kamistiqua Station,
Man. Daniel Cameron, car repa,rer.
who was in the caboose, was so sci
ously injured that he died two hours
after the accident.
During the performance at Paris on
the Pike at the worlds fair, one of the
ropes broke during a trapeze exhibi-
ton and A. ID. Dibson, the performer,
was thrown to the stage and instantly
killed. The incident created great ex-
element.
Lack of oxygen in the room where
he slept caused the death of Charles
X. krasney, a machinist living in New
ark. N. ]. The windows were closed
so as to make the room practically
air tight, and when he retired Krasney
started a small gas heater This and
his breathing soon exhausted the oxy.
gen in the room and Krasney died in
his sleep.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
KILLS CONVICT TO SAVE DEPUTY
unruIy Prisoner MadIy Tries to Club.
Official.

st
unruIy Prisoner Madly Tries to Club.
Official.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 3. - While.
making an assault on Deputy Wardena
Cooley of the Sioux Falls penitentiary
yesterday afternoon Robert White, a.
prisoner, was fatally shot and died a.
nalf-hour later. White was the most
unruly prisoner in the penitentiary,
and the dungeon, solitary confinement
and other modes Of punishment failed
to break his spirit. He frequently haS1s
threatened the lives of his fellow
prisoners and members of the prison,
force. For some time past he had
been confined to his cell. where his.
meals were served to him Yesterday.
White was unusually ugly and the.
deputy warden found it necessary to-
enter his cell, accompanied by four
guards, for the purpose of Handwriting
him. White had torn his table to.
pieces, and armed with club mada-
from 1t and steel bar which he had
secured in some mysterious manner
from the blacksmith shop. he made a
vicious spring for the deputy warden
with the evident intention of killing
him. Guard Frank Hogan drew q re-
volver and shot White in the thigh.
The wounded man fought like a mani
&C, but finally was overpowered. He
steadily grew weaker until his death.
The bullet is supposed to have glanced
upward and lodged in the abdomen.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08

Young Mr.. Rockefeller continues ia
talk to his Bible class about money.
and his latest dictum is that wealth
cannot take one to heaven and is a
relatively unimportant matter to the
truly happy life. And the wistful Ri.
BILE class listens respectfully, as com.
moi people always do when money
talks.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
Insane From Cigarette SMOKING.

Huron, S. D., Dec. Bray Muldoon
aged twenty. recently of Parker, S. d..
was taken to that city Wednesday by
relatives. A few days since he be-
came insane from cigarette smoking.
and after his case was passed upon.
by the board of insanity he was de-
livered to his relatives to be cared,
for until admitted to the hospital at
Yankton. The case is a pitiable one.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
WROTE 70 PRESIDENT TO GIVE
UP $1,000 OR HE WOULD
KILL HIM.
GOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE
WAS ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED
7LAckMAIL OF OWNER OF
WEST HOTEL.

/ AsAAAAAN0POAASS OCC. Os-kACCOIuluk 10
the Minneapolis police authorities.
federal secret service men declare that
President Roosevelt was threatened
with death by Alexander Granville
Gordon, now under arrest in this city
on the charge of attempting blackmail
upon Col. Wood of the West hotel.
The accusation is that Gordon
wrote letter to President Roosevelt
In which he said that if $4,000 was
not at once advanced to him he would
kill him. The letter fell into the
hands Of federal officers and for the
past four or five weeks they have been
endeavoring to find the sender of the
message. When Detectives HELM and
Hansen of this city arrested Gordon
on the charge of threatening to blow
up the West hotel if Col Wood did
not advance $1,000, the federal au-
thorities at once suspected that Cor
don might have been the man who
threatened the president.
Signed Arthur Gordon"
The name attached to the threat
ening letter President Roosevelt re-
ceived is that of Arthur Gordon"
The writer proclaimed himself the
secretary of the Black Hand society,
and stated in positive words that
death would be president Roosevelt's
fate If he did I'M, tot
vance $4,000.
The letter caused the secret service
guard to take extra precautions. Mr..
Roosevelt was guarded more than
ever, and every man who approached
the White House was carefully ques-
toned as to his business. The sender
OF the letter did not appear.
Secret service men came to Mime
apolis several weeks ago and have
since been working quietly on the
case. They accomplished nothing,
however, until Alexander Granville,
Gordon, it is alleged. wrote a threat
ening letter to Col. Wood of the West
hotel. Soon after the police were
notified Detectives Helm and Hansen
arrested Gordon, who, it is charged.
under the name of Regain or Morgues,
a year and half ago tried to black
mail w. l.. Hathaway of re Mineap-
oils & ST. Louis Railway company.
The prisoner got fifteen months i'm
Government to Prosecute.
Gordon, Regain or Morgues will be
turned over to the federal authorities
in day or two. 1t is probable that !
he will be tried on the charge of send
ing blackmailing letter through the |
mails to Col. Wood. Ills alleged threat |
to President Roosevelt will be ignored. |
However, a strict investigation will
be made, and, If possible. Gordon will |
be forced to confess to the Roosevelt |
letter. He already has admitted, the |
police say, that he wrote the letter to
Col. Wood
Gordon, according to the police,
seems to be insane on the one subject
of blackmail. Hoe is said to have
been imprisoned several times on the
charge of blackmail, both in England
and in this country.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
Che neWS
In the Capital.

!" ,SuS SdpuIdIs
Russia has accepted the invitation
of the United States to conclude an
arbitration treaty on the lines of the
American-French treaty.
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, chief of staff of
the United States army, in his annual
report suggests the enactment of state
laws DISTINGUISHING deserters from
the army.
President Roosevelt has issued an
order amending the civil service rules
so as TO include within its classified
service the positions of deputy collec-
tor at each SUPPORT. Future appoint
ments. therefore, must be based upon
competitive examinations. The order
affects about 400 positions.
The secretary of the interior has
withdrawn from all forms of disposal
the following public lands needed for
irrigation purposes: North Platte
project. Wyoming, 1850 acres; Colo
RADIO river project, 13,44O acres in Cal
ifornia and 23.O4O acres in Nevada;
Milk river project in Montana, 46,OSO
acres.
Robert w. Taylor, representing the
prOtestants against Senator Reed
Smoot, held a consultation in Wash
ington with Senator Burroughs, chair.
man of the committee on privileges
and elections. 1t was stated that the
probably would resume the
of witnesses in about ten
days.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
Cars jump the Track.

Winona. Mimi, Dec. ga conbina-
ton train on the Great Western road
was wrecked yesterday on the way
into Winona, two miles this side or
Minnesota City. in an unknown man.
ner. Seven cars beyond the engine.
and the first three cars jumped the
track Four cars, containing barley
and coal, were demolished.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
Found Money in Discarded Coat.

Appleton, Wis, Dec. 3.-Miss Mary
Shedgek. who is employed in the rag
room of the Ravine paper mill, found
wallet containing s161 in the pocket
OF an old jacket yesterday The finds
is the largest ever reported in the pa. !.
per mills of the Fox river valley.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
CT The Week
Grimes and Criminals.

:
Grimes and Criminals.
Frank Holycross, bartender O
Danville. Ill.,, was fatally shot in a des
perate fight with three holdup men
who escaped.
Suspended from the branch of tree
We're found the rotting remains of 8
well-dressed unidentified man in the
Hethrey woods near Hammond, Ind.
It has developed that attempts were
made to hold up two west-bound Den
yer 4 Rio Grande passenger trains al
Gordon Siding, Col. Both were un
successful.
Over 100 shots were exchanged in a
night at a coal camp near Hastings,
COL, between Slavs and Italians. John
Rembish was killed and another man
seriously wounded.
Mrs. Elizabeth McComas, wife Of
Ernest r. McComas of the postofIice
department. committed suicide by cut.
ting her throat. Ill health was as
signed as the cause of her act.
With her head crushed in, the body
OF Mrs. Margaret Keller was found in
her apartments in New York. Near
by was a ten-inch coupling pin with
which she had evidently been muir
dered.
Gov. Mickey of Nebraska has of.
fered reward of 5000 for the appre.
hension of the slayer of Lulu johnson,
who was shot and instantly killed on
the night of Oct. 20 near Valentine,
Neb.
Daniel Keliher, formerly a Sioux
City railroad man, died at Mercy hos.
pital in Des Moines, probably as tho
result of fracture of the skull made
by blunt instrument. His assailan,
is unknown.
Two bank burglars were fired on by
citizens of Wabasha, Neb., at an early
hour the other morning, but escaped.
The burglars had exploded one charge
of dynamite on the heavy safe in the
Farmers State bank.
Before United States Judge Ander
son at indianapolis, George H. dick.
son, postmaster at Maine, was charged
with opening letters and confessed.
He said he was trying to get clue
to show who poisoned his father re
Gently.
The young woman whose body was
found in Williamsburg hotel in New
York has been identified as Jessie |
Volt, who is believed to have come
from Iowa. It is believed that starv-
ing and destitute, she chose death
rather than a life of shame.
Paul Hercsik, tailor, shot and
killed himself in Chicago while shop
ping with his wife in one of the larg-
est of the State street retail stores.
He first attempted to kill his wife.
After missing her with the first shot,
ne turned the revolver on himself.
The money, amounting to $4,000, Oh
which the Placer County (Cal.) bank
was, robbed last May, has been found
IN COW shed on the Weber place.
The money was buried in an old five.
BOUND lard can. AdOlph, who is un
Ter arrest on the charge of numbering
lis parents and brother and sister,
las been formally charged with hav.
ng held up the bank.
Mrs. John Keyser shot and mortal
y wounded Miss Nellie Edwards in
Ter home at Woodlawn, suburb of
and while on street car
n route to the city shot and instantly
Tiled herself. Both are we'll known
nd the affair has caused sensation.
is said Mrs. Keyser was jealous OF
Ter husband, who was formerly en-.
aged to Miss Edwards.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08

Mr.. Carnegie says universal peace
will come in the year 5000 A. D. AID.
parently Andrew is convinced that it
will be slow, hard work getting poo.
pie to understand that it is foolish to
go to war when it is just as easy and
much cheaper to get killed at grade
crossings.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08

Alexieff has arrived at st. Peters.
burg without a scratch. But it must
be remembered that he started to
run early.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08

California man has COW which
ne prizes so highly that he hires a
Pullman car in which to take her
from one fair to another. She may,
indeed, be a noble beast, but since
she can't Tip" the porter it isn't like
~ that they have very high opinion
IT her.