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Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12

For the Week Ending Monday, May
NORTH Idaho Section.
WEATHER.

During the first half of the week
below the normal and copious rains oc-
Cured in all but the northern coun-
ties, with some snow in the mountains;
the change to fair weather on the 5th
was marked by the occurrence Of frost
in many localities, but very little dam
age is believed to have resulted. Dur
ing the remainder of the week much
higher temperatures prevailed the 7th
having been very warm day over
most OF the state: high drying winds
occurred In many sections, the wind
on the 7th having been gusty and suf-
ficiently high at times to cause some
damage to trees and buildings: re-
turn to showery weather occurred on
the 8th.
Fruit.
Fruit trees are coming into bloom
in elevated localities, while in western
valleys most of the crop is set: !,
seems probable that trees will not bs
so heavily laden as in 1904.
| 0T0tU.
Rains were Of great benefit to small
grain already sown. but seriously de
layed completion OF seeding In elevat
ed eastern districts: seeding is practi
cally over in the remainder OF tn
state: cool weather has been favorabl
for stooling OF spring grain; some ry
Is heading and in Ada county fal
wheat IL coming into the boot: ther
Is some complaint Of damage by cut
, worms in Oneida county.
Grass.
, Range grass is better than usua
and stock is gaining rapidly in flesh
the occurrence of timely rains give
assurance OF an abundance of grass
, hay crops need warmer weather
most sections. but in general promis
good yields: irrigation of meadows ha
been general in southwestern district
e Vegetables.
: Planting Of sugar beets is compile
e in some localities. while in others b,
e little planting could be done, owir
t to heavy rains: early planted bee
= are coming up to an excellent stan,
y late potatoes and garden vegetabl
n are being planted.
e Extracts from Reports by Counties
= kootsnai
e. Hope-Vegetation is growing We
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12
IS CHARGED
WITH FORGERY
Attorney J. W. Shannon Recently
from Indian Territory Arrested
in Lewiston Last Night

This is a small world and 1t is diff
cult to get away from your record, \
is the experience that Attorney ]. w.
Shannon is likely to comment upon as
the result of his arrest at the Lewist-
on hotel last night on the charge Of
being fugitive from justice and want
ed in the Indian Territory to- answer
to the charge of forgery.
Shannon was recognized on the
streets here yesterday by I. d. s.
Wade and w. r. McGeorge "A banker
and merchant respectively of the town
of Vinita Indian Territory where Shan
non as James O'Brian committed for
geries and defrauded people out of
hundreds Of dollars. Messers Wade
and McGeorge are touring the north
| west seeking a new business location
and saw and recognized Shannon on
the streets OF Lewiston. They noti-
fled the sheriff and city officers and
a message was at once sent the Y. s.
Marshal in the Indian Territory. who
ordered Shannon's arrest
1t appears from Shannons actions
yesterday that he recognized his fell
them. He ordered team from the
Charleston livery barn and had it driv
en- to a place different from his stopp-
ing place where he piled in his grips
and drove ont OF the city The Off
GERS traced him to Genesee from which
point he returned in the night and put
up at a different hotel but ne was To-
Gated and arrested. In default o
bail he lies In the county Jail.
Shannon has been in the city abou
three weeks and represented himsel
to be lawyer in serch Of a Location
in the west. 1t is said that Will
he gained the confidence of the peo
pie before he practiced his fraudulen
games. He is under $1,000 bonds an
will probably have to await the arriva
: county Jail.
e Northern Pacific Surveyors in the Fiel
: 1t is reported that special trai
q landed party of y. p. sur
a veyors at Culdesac this morning an
e that a six seated rig was In READINGS
II to convey them to the mountain. til
II exact location not being known. Fo
/; lowing this report is the assertion mad
e by a reliable Lewiston man that II
'r Northern Pacific would in the ne!
five days announce its program of cor
'r struction in the Clearwater countl
ID along lines already commented upc
W and on such scale as would sett
d the construction problems in the Clea
water country for many years to com
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12

MT. hos been an eventful week for
~. neonle of the Clearwater country
and the consummation Of the deal to-
aav which insures the capitalization
.ra building Of the Lewiston & South
eastern Electric railway makes this
,.d letter day in the history Of the
country. The board of trustees has
been in session since "Wednesday
morning and reached a decision yes
terday to accept the proposition made
NV the financiers that Colonel Spof-
ford has interested in the building of
the road-Messrs. Cowper-Thwait and
Jones. of London and New York
In this proposition the subsidy re-
GENTLY subscribed is to be turned over
to Colonel Spofford and his associates
together with all rights of way and
terminal grounds necessary for the
building and operating of the road
as located by the surveys made by the
Lewiston & Southeastern, also fran
chises to operate over the streets of
Lewiston and move freight for per-
iod Of SO years. In this last clause a
provision may be made by which the
freight would be handled between the
hours Of midnight and a. M.
The full details of the direct propo-
sition made by Messrs. Cowper-
Thwait and Jones is set out in the fol-
lowing. directed to Colonel Spofford
Dear Sir: AS per the request OF
the board of trustees of the Electric
Railroad association. l herewith submit
to you the conditions on which, in con-
junction with my associates I will fur
nish the capital for the construction
completion and equipment, of the Lew
iston & Southeastern railway. running
from Lewiston to Grangeville and Nez-
perce. and a line of boats from Lewis.
ton to Cello.
Il require the unconditional rights,
Of way be secured along the line O
road except where these rights can no
be secured they be obtained by lega
condemnation; that franchises be Sc
cured from towns through which thi
line will pass outside Of the city o
Lewiston: also q fifty year franchis'
. to operate freight cars over sai'
streets. except on Main street
II also require that terminal right
be furnished within the corporate lin
its Of the city on the water front, pro
viding ample space fer depot. car shed
and work shops as may be determine
on by the Lewiston & Southeaster
railway company. meeting fully the re
quirements Of the road.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12

Mrs. Shields. of Lewiston. conduc-
tor.
The fraternity has seven lodges in
this district, and is in a flourishing
condition. Next year the convention
bill be held in Kendrick.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12
Comino in June,

d. w. Ross, engineer in charge Of
the reclamation work for Idaho has
been notified that the congressional
party that is to examine the different
government reclamation projects in
the state will be in Idaho June 21 and
%.
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12

Yes, my wife didn't attend but one
session of the club"
What caused her to quit it,"
She found out that the rules put
a time limit Of five minutes on all
speeches"
Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-12
lIFCTR|C LINE WILL Be BUILT
CAPITALIZATION IS SECURED
cootracts Signed Today With Capitalists Who
will Build the Road, Taking Over
the Subsidy Offered

~. Lewiston & Southeastern E'se'
-. galway wAIl be built. Messrs.
.r.Thwaite and Jones, represent
:. European capital, have signed a
- .. 20 furnish $25o,00o within 30
s after the resent subsidy is So
....d - and the rights Of way and ter
annals provided, and furnish the re-
".;,d.r as needed, but all within a
from date Of commencing the
construction.
~. road will be independent for FIVE
v.,r. and is to be completed by june
1907.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINES.
Conditions Continue to Improve, Says
Secretary Taft.

Secretary of War Taft has trans
mitted to the president the annual re-
port of the Philippines commission to-
gether with the separate report of the
commission to the civil governor OF
the islands and of the heads of the
four departments and the president
transmitted them, with the secretary's
letter. to congress.
The secretary says in his letter Of
transmittal to5the president that the
reports show NE great benefit which
has been conferred upon the Islands
by CONTINUED state of tranquility
Except in thd wild mountainous re-
gions of the thexplored island of Sa-
mar and in thd Moro region of the Rio
Grande and like Lanao districts, in
the sparsely xettled island of Jolo,
conditions as to tranquility and la
dronism, he s4s continue to improve.
and except IN the places mentioned
agriculture am the arts of peace are
not at all intSrfered with by lawless
bands or dep8dations.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
President Asks Greater Powers.

President Roosevelt, in message
transmitting to congress on Friday the
first annual report of the Panama ca
nal commission, together with letter
from Secretary Taft relating to Pan
ANA affairs, recommends that he be
given general discretion, as the presi-
dent is charged with the responsibility
of constructing the canal. The board
of canal commissioners, he says,
should be reduced to five, or preferably
three, members, whose duties, powers
and salaries should be assigned by the
president.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
BRAVE SOLDIER IS BLt"..--.
sToE5sEL CONT -MNED FOR SUR
RENDERING PORT ARTHUR.
Story Being Circulated That Surren-
der Was Not Necessary and Tha.
Soldiers Bitterly Resented
Such Action.

Correspondents from the scene o
operations in the far east are nov
sending In a story which places Gen
eral Stoessel, the defender of Port
Arthur, in a bad light, and which Is
intended TO show that surrender of the
port was really unnecessary. In a dis
patch from the headquarters of the
Third Japanese army, appears the fol
lowing:
| Proposals for the surrender OF Port
Arthur were first made December 20 at
council OF war. General Stoessel
was in favor of surrender, but some
OF his general officers and the troops
were not consulted The first news
they had of the surrender was January
1, after General Stoessel had commu-
nicated with the Japanese.
The scenes following the surrender
were disgraceful Drunken soldiers
filled the streets and refused to obey
their officers. Many of them de-
stroyed the guns upon the positions
they had defended and came into the
city without permission. The infantry
loudly protested that the fortress had
been given away. They threw their
rifles and ammunition into the harbor
and proceeded TO break into ware
houses and loot and drink vodka un-
til In helpless condition. 1t was evil
dent that the surrender was not neces-
sary, as there we're 81 900 effective
men In the fortress. The supply OF
ammunition was short, but 1t was not
exhausted. Food was scarce but pri-
vate stores were not requisitioned by
the military. There is no difficulty In
getting good meals in the city even |
now from the stores In private pos
session. A portion OF the fortress was |
capable OF defense for months longer. |
II was the opinion of the non-comDat-
ants at Port Arthur that the surren-
der was unnecessary as the troops
were willing and able to fight to the
bitter end.
General Stoessel was much blamed
or what was characterized as dis
graceful conclusion OF splendid de-
ense which ended with the death OF
Major General Kondratenko, who was
owed by the soldiers and was the life
II the defense.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
TRIED TO KILL GENERAL.
But Assassin Was Poor Marksman and
Soldier Escaped.

A dispatch from Moscow says: Al
the Nicholas station, Sunday night
while General Trepoff was bidding
farewell to Grand Duke Sergius on his
departure for ST. Petersburg. a young
man wearing students cap fired
three shots from a revolver at the
general. All the shots missed General
Trepoff. Grand Duke Sergius proceed
ed on his journey.
General Trepoff, who recently was
relieved of the Office OF chief OF po-
lice OF Moscow, and ordered to the
front to take up his duties as head OF
the Red Cross society in Manchuria,
incurred the special enmity Of the stu
dents OF Moscow by the severity with
which he put down their demonstra-
tions of December is and 10, 1904.
Within one week in 1902 there were
three attempts on his life. The first
Of these. on March 81, was by woman
named Allart, governess, who placed
the muzzle of apistol against General
Trepoff's breast .and pulled the trig-
ger, the weapon failing to discharge.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Bristow Given Promotion.

Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant
postmaster general, on Friday rendered
his resignation to the president to
take effect on January 20. By an ex-
ecutive order issued late Friday after
noon, President Roosevelt designated
Mr.. Bristow as a special commissioner
to make an investigation into the pres
ent trade conditions and freight rates
between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, and between the west coast
Of South America and the east coasts
Of the United States and Europe, to de-
termine the best policy of managing
the Panama railroad.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Nixon win Represent Nevada.

At a caucus OF the Republicans OF
the Nevada general assembly George
S. Nixon was the unanimous choice
for United States senator to succeed
William M. Stewart Mr.. Nixon is a
Winnemucca banker and is heavily In
terested at Tonopah. He was en-
dorsed for the office at the Republican
state convention held last summer.
The expected opposition to Mr. Nixon
did not develop. For a time 1t was
feared by his friends that I. b. Hickey
of Carson or Senator Stewart would
enter into the contest.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
KILLED sY moRos.
Nine Members OF constabuIary Killed
In Philippines.

Nine Members Of ConstabuIary Killed
In Philippines.
Lieutenant General Chaffee. chief OF
stan, has received cablegram from
General Corbin, commanding the Phil
ippine division at Manila. saying that
he had received the following dispatch
from Brigadier General Carter, COM
handing the department of the Visa
yas, dated Tacloban. January IA:
Lieutenant Avery one Philippine
scout and two native employees were
wounded in action at Dolores river,
January IA. Private Austin, hospital
corps, was wounded and nine constsb-
ulary were killed in action near Mas
log. Samar. January 8. Lieutenant
Avery and Private Austin arrived here
today"
The officer referred to in the above
dispatch is first lieutenant Morton l..
Avery of the Philippine scouts.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
ANARCHIST IN THE TOLLS.
Tried to Wreck Statue In Washington,
and Sent Bomb to Steamer.

"Gessler Rosseau," who was arrest
ed in Philadelphia on Thursday with
an unloaded internal machine in his
possession, admitted to the police that
he is the man who attempted to de-
stroy the statue of Frederick the Great
In Washington on Tuesday of last
week, and also that it was he who
sent the trunk containing an Internal
machine to the British steamship UNI
bria in New York in May. 1908. He
gave no reasons for the attempted out
RACES except that there are too many
foreign affairs in this country" After
having Rosseau under fire all after
noon, the police classed him as IAN
American patriotic fanatic"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
tragedies of a Strike.

Sunday, with which began the TWEEN
ty-sixth week Of its continuance, added
its quota to the tragedies associated
with the cotton-mill strike at Fall
River, Mass. John Neville. a weaver,
who. with his crippled wife, had suf-
fered much. after reading of the fail
ure of the strike conference at Boston
Saturday. stood before a mirror and
drew razor across his throat. He died
Immediately. Thee men were also
found in one room, unconscious from
gas.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
FAILED TO OBSERVE ORDERS
AND TWO TRAINS COLLIDE WITH
DISASTROUS RESULTS.
Accident Due to Neglect of Orders and
Dense Fog Which Obscured
CoIliding Trains.

Three were killed, two fatally In
tured and several others more or less
painfully hurt in a collision between
the eastbound California limited on
Ne Santa Fe road and a freight train.
The accident occurred about thirty
miles south of Ration, N. NJ, and was
due to the failure of the freight crew
to observe orders giving the limited
right of way The wreck was the
worst in the history of the division,
and a number of trains were held up,
pending the clearing Of wreckage.
In the compartment car were cas-
kets containing the remains of Mrs.
Mabel M. Dennis of New York and
Mrs. Mabel Dock of Chicago. The car
was demolished and the caskets brok-
en- open. The shrouds were torn from
the bodies. The bodies were horribly
mangled and both were found entire
iy naked and mutilated among some
wreckage of the car in a snowbank
beside the track
The trains met on long hill in
dense fog. The passenger, which had
the right of way over the freight, was
bowling along at forty miles an hour.
The freight was descending the in
cline and was also making fast time.
In an effort to reach Upton before the
limited arrived.
The passenger train was heavily
aden and the occupants of the cars
we're hurled from their seats and
,erths with great violence. A ma
GRITTY of them sustained bruises by
,eing thrown against the sides of the
'ars and the seats. Many OF them
we're cut about the hands and face
" pieces of glass from the car win
ows, which were shattered into thou
ands of fragments.
A negro waiter is reported missing,
nd several tramps, who were steal
1g rides on both the limited and the
-eight, may have been killed.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Uncle Sam Objects.

Mr.. Powell, American minister, has
informed the government of Haiti that
the United States government refuses
to recognize the validity of the SEN
pronounced by the Haitien court
against Jaeger Huber, an American
citizen, for alleged completely in bond
frauds charged against the administra-
ton of former President Simon sam
and officers of the Bank of Haiti. The
United States demands the annulmept
of the sentence under the pain of ener-
getic intervention.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Botkin Poisoning Case.

The supreme court of California has
granted an alternative writ of habeas
corpus in favor of Cordelia Botkin. The
defendants attorneys hold that she is
Illegally confined in the San Francisco
Jail on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Ida Deane of Wilmington, Del. This
has nothing to do with the Dunning
murder of which Mrs. Botkin has
twice been found guilty. and for which
she has been sentenced to life impris-
onment. Mrs. Botkin wishes to avoid
trial on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Deane.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Because Girl Tilted Him.

Because the young women he de
sired to marry Tilted him, e. Drois
sart, wealthy Frenchman OF Van
couver, B. c., hanged himself with
a window cord in a room In his house.
His body. hanging by the neck, was
found in the afternoon, but he had
been dead several hours. He had fas.
tened the cord to a curtain, knotted II
around his neck and then jumped on
chair. Droissart was a large and
prosperous property-owner and has
recently built and furnished a new
house for his intended bride,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Pesbody's PitifuI Plant.

Notice of former Governor James
H. Peabody's contest against Cover
nor Alva Adams for the Office of gov
ernor was filed with the legislature on
Thursday. The complaint sets forth
the allegation that the majority of
9,774 for Adams on the face of the re-
turns as finally canvassed was OBJ
tanned by means of a conspiracy in
Denver and several other counties.
The legislature is petitioned to open
the ballot boxes from a number of pre-
cincts in Denver, Adams, Las Ami
mas, Boulder and Conejos counties.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Melba in Salt Lake.

Manager Piper has just completed
arrangements for the appearance at the
tabernacle, Salt Lake City, of Madame
Melba and her superior concert COM
pany, Friday evening, January 9th.
Her assisting artists include some well
known musicians and as Media herself
is probably the greatest living singer,
the interest in her coming is intense.
The prices will range from 81 to $3.50,
and the sale of seats will open at the
Clayton Music company, 100 Main
street, Monday, January 10th. All mail
orders should be sent to Geo. d. Piper,
Salt Lake theatre.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Senator Burton of Kansas Gets New
Trial.

The case OF Senator ]. r. Burton
was decided by the United States SUI
preme court at Washington on Mon
day, Diminishing the writ of certiorari
to the circuit court of appeals for the
Eighth circuit and reversing the YER
diet of the district court for the eastern
district of Missouri ON the ground that
the payments 10 Burton were made in
Washington. The district court was
therefore reversed and the case nc
manded for new trial.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
STOCK GROWERS WALKED OUT.
Which Admitted Packers to Mem
bership.

The National Livestock association
was rent in twain at it's session in Den
yer on the 18th, by the adoption of a
new constitution, which admitted the
packers to membership, and provided
an open door through which the rail-
roads of the country might at any time
become factors in the control of the.
organization.
The cattlemen, horse and swine
growers, together with representatives
of some of the affiliated Industries, re-
fused to agree to the new constitution,
withdrew when they considered its
adoption probable, and in the after
noon formed new organization under
the name OF the American Stock Grow
ers' association, whose aim it will be to
WELD dominating influence in the in
terest Of the cattle grower.
Roughly speaking, the sheep grow
ers, commission men and the stock
yards interests remained with the Ma
-ional Livestock association, and the
actual growers of all other animals for
he market have gone with the new as
ISOLATION.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-20
Carter Elected Senator in Montana.

II. II. Carter was on Monday elected
United States senator for the term be-
ginning March 4, TO succeed Paris Glib
son. on the sixth ballot of the session.
All but one OF the Republicans. Rep
resentative Linderman of Madison
county, voted for Carter, while one
fusionist. Coleman of Silver Bow, voted
for the senator. The Democrats voted
for w. G.. Conrad, with two excep-
tons. Carter thanked the legislature
for its action amid scene OF consid'
cradle enthusiasm.