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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-15
William c. McCahan Killed
While Sitting ut His Desk at
Dallas, Tex.
NO WITNESSES ARE PRESENT.
j. VI. Chappell. Former Business
Partner. SurrenderS to PO-
lice and Is Held by
C0rnner's Verdict.

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Ifii''s' ley jan =" liiia'ii - NC
Cahan was Sh"t dead IN MS chair, and
7 NJ ChappelI was shot twice in n small
ar. - -, ,,,., s,.,.o,,,- .,o,- 80 NJ, osa
"NCe fu"'ii OH 'i' @'N'4''- i''0' VI w. $50
Main street to-day.
Coroner cullen rendered verdict SIM
ply stating that William c. McCahan
came to his death from pistol wounds IN
ficted 10y J. NJ. Chappe!l"
Five shots Were fired into McCahan's
neck chest and side. Chappell's left ear
was partly shot away. and furrow was
ploweI through the scalp about his left
temple
The men were former business partners
Thor. j. ,,,5i,h mystery surrounding the
starting nf tin. shooting
IIrt.gh.n died almost instantly. He
never smoke after briug hit There were
no witnesses All tn, clerks sav they
wrr.- r.uiEasi rd by fh,. Two men 10 leave
~. one and % into an adioinins, room
as Mr. Ch1pucl ana Mr.. McCahan had
some private bus - 10 attend to.
The CLERK, had scarcely left the office
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-15
New Missouri River bridge.

Council Bluffs. Ia. Jan I4-Articles OF
incorporation of the Central Railroad and
Bridge Company Were filed to-day for
record in the County Clerks office. The
its object IS to operate u railway IN Iowa
and construct Il bridge across the Missouri
River.
which may be increased TO S.61eo0. and
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-15
uenrst Ciuh Elects Officers

At n meeting Of the First Hearst Club
of Missouri last night the following Of
ficers were elected: Cornelius #. Fauntle-
roy. president: Joseph r. Netteller. first
vice president: NJ. =. Murray. second vice
president: John J. Resan. third vice presi-
dent; j. +. Dwyer fourth vice president:
w s. Paris. fifth vice president: w. A.
Kenward sixth vice president: Charles j.
and Van W. WiIi;,avoi1 sergeant-at-arms.
4 cla fSna
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-15
TO.DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearing were sS95l'-
s7a: balances. s1.2l%95S. Local discount
rates were between and per cent. DO
mestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York par. bid. 15c premium asked;
Chicago. 25c discount bid. Zoe discount
asked: Cincinnati. Louisville and New Or
leans loc discount bid. par asked.
Wheat closed higher at s3SiHSS'sc May
glT9iiac No. red. Corn closed higher at
i6isc asked May; i+l2c No. mixed. oats
closed at 397sc; SSlaaS9c No. mixed.
SCOT cotton was unchanged i'll the local
..=ri,ct.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-15
TO PREVENT THE GRIP.
BERRENS CHOSEN PRESIDENT.

Laxative Proma Quin.ne removes the cause.
To get the genuine. call FOR th- fun Haale- -5c-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-15

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching. blind. bleeding or protrudirg piles
Your druggist will refund money X PHzo
Ointment fails to cure in 10 IA days. 60o.
The river press., 1904-11-09

The result Of the election, as indi-
Gated by early and incomplete returns,
is a big republican victory all along
the line. Ia the presidential contest
Mr.. Roosevelt appears to have car
ried more states than Mckinley car.
ried four years ago, his total vote in
the electoral college being estim ated
at 1925. This exceeds the number pre-.
dicted by some of the most optimistic
repu ublican political prophets a few
days ago.
Most so-called doubtful states voted
themselves into the republican column
by nlajorities that exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of republican
leaders, and others decl ared themselves
in favor of republic policies by CIV
ing President Roosevelt very substan.
tial endorsement. The returns show
that Parker votes in the electoral col
lege will be confined to what is known
as the solid south.
In Montana the result of the cleo
ton is not definitely known, but
Chairman Mantle, OF the republican
state committee, announces that in
complete returns warrant the estimate
that Roosevelt has carried the state
by a handsome majority. He also
claims that Hon. Joseph M. Dixon,
the repu blican candidate for congress,
has been reelected, while Chairman
Frank, of the democratic state COM
mittee, claims the reelection Of Gov.
ernor Toole. There are conflicting
claims regarding the election of the
state ticket, upon which the result ap'
pears to be rather uncertain. The
vote o: Silver Bow county, which i:
nearly one-fourth of the entire vote o.
the state, is the deciding factor in the
contest, and the canvass of election
returns in that part of Montana j:
generally about the last to be com
, pleted. There are many charges 0
fraud and illegal voting in Butte, ant
it is possible that a recount of tn
, votes may be demanded by those wh'
make these alleg ations.
In Chouteau county the republica
ticket swept the field. The returns in
dictate the election of every candidat
on the county ticket from sheriff t.
coroner, while the candidate on tn
republican state ticket received tn
G biggest vote ever cast in this pal
e of Montana. 1t was a republica
e record bre eaker in the banner republ
j. can county of Montana.
The river press., 1904-11-09
polygamy Fight III Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 6.-ln Utah
the campaign this year has been
marked by a renewal Of the old fight
against alleged cohabitation in polyg-
amy. These latter days of the cam
paign have engendered bitter feeling.
That much strength will be developed
at the polls by the American anti
church party is predetermined. Both
republican and democratic leaders
confess themselves entirely at sea.
Democrats, while conceding the
state will be carried for Roosevelt,
say the state ticket will be elected, be-
cause OF the movement of disaffected
republicans toward the American party
and that they will also carry the legis-
lature, which will elect United States
senator this winter. Republican State
Chairman Spry claims the state for
Roosevelt by $4,000, for the state
ticket by 5000, and an overwhelming
majority in the legislature.
The river press., 1904-11-09
4 Big Airship Contest

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6.-Unless weather
conditions prevent, the greatest dem
onstration of the kind will take place
at the Worlds Fair tomorrow.
Housed in the aerodrome are five ma
chimes, embodying as many different
principles and varying in size from
the monster airship, invented and
built by Frances Opars, with its i'm.
mense gas bag containing $4,000 cubic
feet of hydrogen gas, to the compara'
lively small balloon belonging to A.
l.. Reynolds, of Los Angeles, which has
a capacity of only 5000 cubic feet.
In principle of propulsion the air
ships vary as widely as they do ir
size. Two of them come to the
Worlds Fair with records of success
full flights. The aerial craft invented
by Thomas G. Benbow, of Columbus
Mont, and B. f. Aerry, of St. Louis
will also make ascensions during th'
week,
The river press., 1904-11-09
Interest on Public Funds.



The aggregate of balances in the
various state funds at the close of
business on the 3lst of October was
$544, ,464.11. This fact, which appears
in the monthly report of the state
treasurer. suggests two questions.
The first is, where is the money?
About year ago there was in round
numbers S247 200 deposited in single
bank in Butte. At that time the state
board of examiners, on motion of
Governor Toole, made a formal Or
der that this balance be reduced to
$62, 500. Nevertheless, ten months Ia
ter, that is, on August 81 of the pres
ent year, the balance in that institu-
tion instead of being reduced has been
increased to approximately S279, 200
What is it at present, and where is the
rest deposited? The people have a
right to have these questions answered
and answered without delay. Incident.
ally it should be officially explained
why Governor Toole did not enforce
his own order and whether the order
was made in good faith or solely as a
graudstand play. Then the people
have further right to prompt infor.
nation as to who is receiving the in.
terest on the money of the state that is
deposited in banks.
The river press., 1904-11-09
The Montana AirShip.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. THE trial trip
at the Worlds Fair by the airship
Meteor, invented and built by T. G.
Benbow of Columbus, Mont. with the
collaboration of II. j. Wells of the
same place, demonstrated the dirigi-
bility of the machine. Mr.. Benbow
propelled it IN various directions and
at different angles, raising and lover
ing it in the air several times, and
finally returning to the place of start
ing.
The Benbow dirigible balloon is
constructed on entirely different prin-
ciples from the Baldwin, which made
such a brilliantly successful flight
October 25. 1t is also much larger,
the cigar shaped bag being "A feet
long and 214 feet in diameter, with a
capacity Of Il, 900 cubic feet, and car
rying weight of 800 pounds. Direct
ly beneath the central line OF the gas
bag, and attached to its cords, is a
horizontal spar. about two-thirds as
long as itself, made of steel with the
exception of short prolongatio o1
| bamboo aft TO which the rudder-pOs
is attached From this rod is sus
pended the car proper, which is {
| frame work of aluminium sustained by
steel rods and further strengthened
| with braces of piano wire.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Free Rides On Railroads.

YANkTON, S. D., Nov. S.-Ioday
closed a stu alton in this state which
is thoroughly unique, and which can
not but have impressed every person
who has travelled through the state
within the past two weeks. The keen
fight for the location of the state capi-
tol between the towns of Pierre and
Mitchell resolved itself into a struggle
between two gigantic railroad corpor-
ations. The immediate result was
that the public rode free.
The Milwaukee railroad is backing
Mitchell because that town is an eX-
elusive Milwaukee point; for like
reason the Northwestern is doing
everything possible to further the in.
terests OF Pierre. Every day through
this city went great train loads Of
people packed as closely as possible.
All had passes Of some kind and
bound for one of the towns which
wants the capitol.
The passes we're not restricted to
voters, but were extended to wife, sis
ter or cousin. People who never left
their home counties are travelling back
and fourth, and some trains do not
even have conductors to take the
tickets. The people have the right o1
way and come and 60 at will. Many
used the opportunity to visit friends
along the line and never saw either
Mitchell or Pierre. Passes could be
had for the asking from any railro &C
official, almost, the only excuse neces
sary being 81 want to see the towr
I'm going to vote for.''
The river press., 1904-11-09
SOOncrS' On the Ground,

SALT LAKE, Nov. +.-Although the
Uintah Indian reservation, in north
eastern Utah, is not to be thrown open
for settlement until next March, al
ready prospective settlers are begin
ming to camp on the bound aries of the
reserv alton, and trouble with 'soon-
ers' Is anticipated before the day of
the opening. 1t is estimated that at
Ashley and Nernal 600 men are wait.
ing for the opening. The reservation
includes some of the richest farming
and grazing lands in the state and is
rich in minerals.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Nobody For Parker.

Kansas has been making political
record absolutely unparalleled in the
history of American politics. UP to
not a single speech has been
made in the state in support OF the
democr attic candidate for president.
Every democrat or popullst on the
stump carefully avoided any mention
of national politics. In fact, a num-
Der of the nominees on the democr attic
state ticket, including the nominee for
secretary of state, have been advising
the rank and file to vote against their
n ational ticket. The democratic can
didat for governor refused to discuss
n national affairs in his public ad.
dresses. When pinned down he said
that he intended to vote FOR Parker,
but he FASTENED to add that Parker
was not in the Kansas campaign and
that he was not urging democrats to
vote for him.
The river press., 1904-11-09
Democrats Charge Colonization.

New YORK, Nov. 6-Tne demo-
cratic state committee telegraphed to
the Pennsylvania and Canadian bor-
ders today as follows:
"We have specific inform alton that
squads of republican colonizers from
Pennsylvania and Canada are leav.
ing today for your place. They have
been furnished with names and ad-
dresses from the registry in Your dis
trict and will attempt to vote under
those names. Guard the depots with
reli able men and use every effort to
drive them out. -
The river press., 1904-11-09

and for 80 minutes after he began his
address, 5000 persons crowded to-
gether on the tanbark of riding
academy alternately listened and
cheered.
This was Mr.. Clevland's first public
appearance in this campaign in his
own state. During his speech Mr..
Cleveland was interrupted by remarks
OF approval from enthusiastic listen
ers, and on several occasions when he
departed from his text TO impress up
on his hearers some point upon state
issues, the demonstration broke out
afresh and continued for several min
lltas
The river press., 1904-11-09
Saved By 4 Beer Faucet.

SALT LAKE, Nov. IA beer faucet,
which detected the course of a bullet,
saved the life of Frank Pagliusi to-
night. A gray. haired man entered
the saloon in which Pagliusi is en-
ployed as bartender, and drawing a
gun demanded the money in the till.
AS the bartender did not comply as
quickly as desired, the bandit fired
point blank at his stomach, but the
ball was intercepted by beer faucet.
The hold-up rushed out to his buggy
and drove rapidly away.
The river press., 1904-11-09
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1904.
AN UGLY FINISH.

The closing days of the political
campaign have been marked by sensa
tional incidents in national politics,
as we'll as in M matters tn at are of more or
less local interest to the citizens OF
Montana. When Judge Parker was
nomina ated for president by the demo-
cratic party, he was introduced to the
public as a digrifed and honorable
gentleman, and his reputation as such
remained unchallenged until he com.
menced to make public speeches in
New York and other large eastern Cit
les, in which he descended to the level
of sensational and irresponsible news.
paper writer's and the ten-d oil ar a-day
stump orators.
In appearing upon a public platform
before excited audiences, Judge Par
ker seems to have become bewildered,
and made reckless and unfounded
charges against his political oppon-
ents. The substance OF his accusa-
tions was that the republican national
committee had been blackmailing the
trusts: that corporations had been
made to contrib butte to the republican
campaign fund under the promise that
President Roosevelt, if elected, would
instruct federal officials not to prose-
cute them for evasions Or mfr actions
of the law. These alleg ations have
been made by some of the sensational
eastern newspapers and we're treated
with contempt by sensible and self're.
specting citizens, but when they were
repeated from the public platform by
the democratic candidate for president
they became the subject of attention
and denial by Mr.CRoosevelt and his
friends. In an open letter to Judge
Parker, the president denounced the
alleg alton as a monstrous falsehood,
and no proof Of the truth Of Judge
Parker's charges having been offered
ugly break when he assailed the hon.
esty and good citizenship of his po.
litical rival.
In Montana politics, also, there has
been an ugly finish to the campaign
In Silver Bow county, especially, the
fight between the rival mining cor
porations has been exception ally bit
ter, and charges and counter charges
of bad faith, conspiracy against the
public welfare and other otfenses have
been made against men prominent II
public affairs. The private and pub
lie records of candidates for of1jc'
have been raked over by their politi
cal opponents, and some of their act
or remarks have been misrepresente'
or perverted to an extent calculate'
to injure them In the eyes of the voter
It was hoped and expected that tn
present campaign would be free tro1
these ugly Incidents, but its closin
days have brought more Of them tina
can be remembered in political cor
tests of recent years.
The river press., 1904-11-09

"With Parker as our presidential
candidate, the campaign will begin
with foot race and end in a rout. ~
w. J. Bryan.
''lf you refuse to nominate Turner
for vice. president, Montana will cast
as many democratic electoral votes as
Pennsylv ..'--Senator Clark, at
the St. Louis convention.
The river press., 1904-11-09
The Vote OF Montana.
Helena Record.

What will the vote of Montana be
Tuesday? That is question that the
politicians, the candidate and the
political managers are generally dis.
cussing these closing hours of the
campaign. Everyone expects there
will be an increase over the vote of
four years ago and large gain over
that of 1902 which was an of year,
politically.
The total vote of Montana as re-
ported to the state board Of canvass
ers in 1900, or the last presidential
election, was 63,64l. The vote on
president was Bryan, fusion, 81, l46;
Mckinley, republican, 25,373
The vote for governor was Toole,
fusion, 3l,4l9; Folsom, republican -, :
SOL: Hogan, independent democrat,
e,lSS.
The total vote in the state at the
election two years ago when con-
gresham and a justice of the supreme
court were elected was 5S,35l. The
vote for candidates was: Dixon, re-
publican nominee for congress, 24,626
Evans, democrat, 1860; Dee, popu
list and labor, COOS: Sproule, social
ist 3,l3l.
For chief justice two years ago the
vote was: Holloway, republican, 81,
800: Leslie, democrat, Il, 24O.
1t is estimated that there will be 20,
600 votes in round numbers cast il
Montana Tuesday Or nearly ZOO
more than four years ago. The in
crease in the vote will be found large
ly in the smaller counties. 1t is no
expected there will be materia
change in the number of votes cast il
the larger counties.
The river press., 1904-11-09

NEWARK, n. J., Nov. 4.-With a
tribute to the strength and enthusiasm
Of the first voter. former President
Grover Cleveland, in Newark tonight,
began his second speech of the present
campaign. He waited ten minutes for
a cessation OF the cheering and the
noise his appearance brought forth,
The river press., 1904-11-09

Glasgow Review: Ed. Little, the
short term prisoner who escaped from
the Jail yard last Thursday was cap
tured at Williston the first of the week
by Stock Inspector Tozer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18

fight him again. Sure I'll challenge
him. I won't fight those fellows.
though. I licked the whole lot Of 'em
once. and there's no use of me wasting
time doing it again.
I'm working all the time: you know
I'm always in shape. They can't get
me out Of condition. A fellow can't
tell when a good chance will come.
and I'll be Johnny behind the rocks.
when it does show up in my neigh
borhood.
I'm going on q wrestling tour
pretty soon. If JEFF won't let me get
chance at the fighters title I'll cop
that wrestling championship just as
sure as I'm chirping YOU"
His diamond horse pin began to
buck at the last remark. and the sailor
gently fixed it in place again. He is
full of ambition, and only hopes that
he is given another chance at Jim JEFF
fries. Although he gives every other
man in the world no chance, Tom is
dead sure that he is the man to take
JEFF OFF the fence, and will never stop
thinking so until Fother Time comes
along with his dirk and cops him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
SHARkEY PICKS JEFF TO WIN
Sailor Says Munroe Will Not Last Ter
Rounds With Champion.

Who do I think will be the next
champion Of the world?' said Tom
Sharkey last evening, as he leaned ur
against the bar. pulling away at q
black perfecto.
"Well, don't have to think hard
continued the marine. .Jeffries will
and Jeffries always viii be the heavy
weight king. These poor suckers that
go up against him now are marks
every one Of them. I can lick them all
have done IL already.
2 And just look at the gan Of those
guys! When I admit that Jeff beat
me, now do they class? That fellow
II too big altogether: he's not In his
prime yet either. And just look at the
things he'll do. Corbett ana Munroe
ana the rest Of those mummies have
no license to meet that man. Munroe
won't 90 ten rounds.
Tip Hot on Bat.
Now that's hot on the bat, and zee
II I'm not the tip kid. Oh. yes: I'll
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
A Crank Idea That Worked.

That was three years ago. had no
idea that my belief expressed at that
time would result in any enterprise
that might be Of economical use to the
town Of Boise. It was then called
Boise City, and had about $500 inhabi-
tants.
( When they heard ON my assertion
several prominent members of the COM
munity called me a dreamer and a
crank from the east-they said that
getting hot water from borings out in
blizzard town was nonsense
We'll, the gentlemen were privileged
to think what they pleased about me- I
wasn't selling ideas. My sole object
was the obtaining of scientific data.
OF course, it's pleasant now to be
looking forward to public reception
as a token of appreciation Of that
crank idea Of an easterner."
There are about dozen holes under
Boise today, the deepest being less
than 1000 feet. They were sunk with
chuck drills, such as are used in bor-
ing for Oil or natural gas. They meas
ure from twelve inches to fifteen in d.
ameter at the top, and grade down to
six inches.
Water at $50 degrees was found at
1000 feet, 145 degrees about 1850 feet,
100 degrees about 1900 feet, and 22o de-
grees at 1000 feet.
Now, in some instances the hot water
rushes up from these wells as oil from
a boring, and In other instances it is
pumped up. Tanks receive the output
of groups Of borings, and from these
tanks the hot water and steam are
forced through pipe lines underground
to all the public buildings, and to
stores and private dwellings,.
It may seem to lawman that the
water would become cold going through
the pipes under frozen ground.
The citizens Of Boise employed
steam heating engineers to solve the
problem, and 1t was not difficult. The
whole matter resolved itself into the
practicability of keeping a constant
flow. The supply being sufficient, it
was easy to install adequate pumping
apparatus.
The Cost Is One Fifth.
To the purchasers or customers, the
cost Of the fuel" is about one-fifth of
the ordinary cost Of fuel and general
maintenance Of fires. In addition the
company operating the borings puts
into the houses free of charge certain
parts Of the distributing system.
For all that achievement Colonel
Demming is to be honored publicly by
the citizens Of Boise 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
A SCIENTIFIC DIAGNOSIS.

The Seattle Argus alleges that the
following letter was received by a Sc
attic physician from a doctor living
in Clallam county: Dear Dock I
have a pashunt who's Physical signs
shos that the windpipe is liberated
Of and his lung have dropped into his
stumick. He is unabel to swaller and
I fear his stomach toobe is gone. I
hav Civ him everything without efeck
hi father has money and is honble and
fnfluenshul. He is active member in
want to loose him, what shall I dog"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-18
extent passed over as though of no i'm

extent passed over as though of no i'm
portance.
Premature burial is most to be
feared. DR.. Hooker thinks, in the
case Of very young people, especially
those subject to hysterical, trance and
catalepsy. But there is also grave
danger where death" takes place
while under an anaesthetic. In such
cases and in those Of death from suf-
location, it is quite impossible to
point to the exact moment Of death.