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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
Mitchell and Hermann Ind;ctad

Portland, Jan. 3.-The Federal GRO !
jury tuihlled the expectations of the
pubic when it returned indictments
against Senator Mitchell, Bineer Her
mann and George Sorenson. Mitchell
ana Herman We're indicted Jointly and
are charged with having conspired With
al OF the defendants heretofore indict-
ed TO defraud the government ont Of
land situated in township IL south
range east. Sorenson is indicted 60,
having offered bride of IS 900 to Dis.
'rict Attorney Hall on March % last
wien the Indictment against the con,
splrators who were convicted in the
'eoen a 'riai was pending in the Federal
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
|CONvICTS DASH
FROM FOLSOM
Guards Open Fire Instantly and !,
Three of the Men.
R0'kp'ls Gang Makes Wild av,.
off'cers = None Get rbro,'s s'' y
Net--Iwo Guards We're wo o. y
by Comrades in the F;o1. '''ost
convicts Fatally Wounded '~

Folsom, Cal, Dec. s1-A h.,
was clever in plan and bold !, - way
1lon TOOK place at the penitent,,s
here this afternoon. The euard. i ''
rhe standing orders of the warass !
shoot regardless of the danger ).
men, and as result seven Of H.
conylcts, who had planned to 90, ~
were almost riddled with bul,,''
three being now dead and thru
critical condition.
The break was similar in 49,.
plan to that of last July, but n. -
that it was made within the rap,s J
the guns Of seven reliable ouora. y
dead shots, and one of those w;,h;. :
ieet, makes 1t more bold and desue,s,.
Inc convicts who engaged in fl.
break were all employed on the -
crusher, where 1926 of the most des,s,
ate prisoners were at work c.,,..
Murphy was acting as general ove,ss.
about the rock crusher, and four o,h
attaches, L. Daley, M. Hogan, Cbs,.
Taylor and Charles Jolly, were emDo,
ed as "pushers'' to keen tba ma.
work.
A large sledge hammer was tb,o,,
into the crusher, causing the poude,m,
machinery to come to staudstiu
This attractedsCaptain Murphy. Cba,la
Jolly and Taylor to the place immsdi
ately. Thereupon the desperate "a,
vlcts rushed to seize Murphy, jolly ara
taylor They succeeded only in catch.
ing the two first mentioned. Durw
this time the scene of trouble was under
cover, and the guards on the outsa,
could not see the struggling men. .,
though they soon had an intimatim ]
that something was wrong. Five 4
The gang surrounded Captain Murub
and two others had Jolly. The con.
vlcts had knives in position for imns
hat execution, should the guards A.
Tempt to free themselves. The copyich
we're very bold as they approached
5uard Harris, who stood ready to act
according to the standing orders b
moot regardless of consequences.
When within 40 feet of the outside
yards, one of the convicts gave The
ommand: "Hand out your gun, or we
will stab Murphy to the heart"
instead of handing out his rife, Hsr.
is sent bullet into the fellows BODY,
nd he fell to the ground. In quick
uccesslon Harris fired at each Of the :
convicts, who were trying to
hleld themselves behind Murphy and \
oily.
In the meantime bullets from other
'osts were flying thickly about, many
| them striking the convicts.
Captain Murphy was struck by one
them, slight wound being inflicted
the leg, and jolly was struck in the 4
eek, the bullet coming out through /
ne cheek and injecting a very serious 4
'ound, though probably not a critical
ne. Two of the convicts, named 1
ampbell and Ford, intended joining
ne others, but their courage failed
lem when the shooting began.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Mukden, Jan. 3. - Irrefutable evi.
dence has been obtained nj headonar
.ers that the Japanese are not only hir-
ing Chinese bandits to operate on the
:, russian Hanks, but that they are en-
listing Chinese under Japanese officers
me Japanese are adopting cunning ex-
pedients to defeat surprise attacks Of
the Russian scouts, from which tba,,
nave suffered so much. They cover
'ne steep approaches of their trenches
with water, which freezes, forms ice
fall in confusion. = anu
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

hague Dec. s1.-In connection
" ~'. IN rumors Of possible infringement
81 'ne neutrality of ports in the M
Las. 4."s' ind'es' it is officially pointed ont
n ,r,as the e., neutrality of sabang and othas
5 polss will be maintained. Two n liner
s sr', T.",i two cruisers and five small
u - ;n,aisnlps are now in those waters
at ~ NV; TWO additional vessels are ready
thoI Ni.esuwe-Diep, Holland, to reinfoross
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
New Navy for Russia

~ petersburg, Jan. 4.-Witb rafor
y ny, 70 the report published in the
United States under St. Petershrr',
49,. sl'.,' Emperor Nicholas has petit
s Toned l the expenditure of $50 ooo ooo
. .Sr rebuilding the navy, the fsct f'G -
INA INA, RUSSIA $ naval program has na -
YET been definitely decided or nron, m1'
t fSstu H. All that is positively known Is
' Sn"s 'he plans cover long period = o as
y 1o',is. Inc absolute necessity Of = SEQ 40
power Is one of Russia's latest Ies !" sea
OF the present war. ' lessons
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Washington, Jan. 3. - Comiss;or..
1reene and Examiner Snyder. Of the
civli service commission, returned bere
today from three weeks visit IN tbe
fanama canal zone, where they went
Tor tae purpose of introducing A.
commissions rule for the employment
oil people connected with the canal
.here has been an average of l 500
Americans ON the isthmus for the nast
eight months, and not one death bas
occurred among them. -'s
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

London, Jan. 3. - Ion perd;car,s
1ne American who, with his son-in-law
cromwell Marley, British subiect
was kidnapped and held prisoner for
ransom by Raisuli, the Moroccan han
att IN signed dispatch to the stand
ard' says; "The present situation i
Morocco is most serious. The sultan, J
. M. Is enndangered, and those who now
u'rect affairs in the Moorish court are
liable at any time to go en- bloc 10 tbe
insurgent leader, who claims the throne
sultan" present
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Astoria, Or, Dec. 81 Five thousanu,
leet OF letty superstructure was carrier
away In an 80-mile-an- hour gale Oh
the mouth of the river yesterday morn.
ing, leaving only 500 feet of the outer
eno remaining. To repair this worS
together with the portion that "ss
carried away by previous storms, VIII
take several months, SO that it is un'
iikely that there will be any extenslOsp,
Oh the Ietty until late next summer, j
at all during the coming year.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Toxic, Dec 80. - 1t Is understood
'ha' the japanese paralelling and dv-
namiting against the eastern section of
the main circle. of forts around Port
Arthur Is progressing favorablv. The
right wing Of the besiegers continues a
heaVy and effective Smelling OF the new
town, Preparatory to operations which
are nearing completion 1t is probable
INA. the next attack will be simultane-
ousiy directed against the east and
west faces Of the fortress in an endeavor
TO divide and weaken the resistance ~
the defenders. -
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
New Zion in Mav:co

chicago, Jan. 4.-John Alexande,
powle' in addressing his followers II
snlloh temple, Zion City, today, gave
aelinte confirmation Of the report that
ne n proposes to establish second z;on
Ivy me new Zion City will be Local
ca IN Mexico, Dowie told his followers
1 = oon WIZ a. occupy portion OF tract II
,,ooo,ooo acres fronting on the Gulf Of
mexico. He announced that he ~ =
pecled to have the modern Zion civ
1906. january l,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

~. Petersburg, Jan. "A report
that the cruisers Orel and Izumrud Of
'ns second Pacific squadron, have been
ordered to return is current here, but
lacks Official confirmation. II the re-
port should prove true, Vice Admiral
holestvensky may be obliged to await
relnforcements from the Third Pacific
squadron.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

New York, Dec so Engineer Charles
y heoe was instantly killed, his as
slstant, Daniel Ferer, probably fatally
injured, and the lives OF hundreds Of
young women endangered today. when
the cylinder head Of the great power
engine IN the Chelsea jute mills in
brooklyn blew out. The noise of the
explosion threw into panic the ] POO
young women at work in the building.
Many oil them were badly bruised and
hurt in their efforts to escape.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

Chicago, Jan. s. Judge Charles NJ
walker today decided that the citv of
chicago is not liable for damages grow y
ing out Of the loss of life in connect;on
with the lroquois theater fire. This
was the last day in which, under the
Jaw, claims for damages could be filed
In the last hour Of the court today 40
suits aggregating $500, 700 were fled
In the circuit and supreme courts.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
Bay City Is ShncLaa

oan francisco, Jan. 4-Tl;
experienced number of ear sis city
shoo, today At 1920 O'Clock a se S'ere
snoeS' which lasted for six seconds so0Sse
o ''' At 4:25 O'Clock and 9'e01 JUS
minutes before s O'Clock toniSbt CIV lew
f fa,,' We're felt. The plate Glass 0; IL
the sn nui1u,ngs was shattered. One Of
tu' i s',l"ii towers ON the city hall ue -,
ev vsT'e sa,. Officials at the hall. ho "Ss
ever. say that the tower was fsn no%-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
Santa Claus to World.

New York, Jan. 2. - The United
states played Santa Claus to the world
according to reports secured from the
money order division of the New York
postoffice. From December to De-
cember "a, the night before Christmas
no less than 334,OS international
money orders were forwarded to other
lands from this city, and these orders
called for 1867, 692. The remittances
were the largest in the history Of the
postoffice. The figures show an unus
ual distribution, too.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
Tried to Reach vladivostok.

Shanghai, Jan. 2.-According to pr.
Vate adylces from Sasebo received here
today Commander Pelem, of the Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer Rastoropn,
ana another officer of that vessel has,
oeen identified among those on boaI'
'ne captured British steamer Nigretls'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07

la Crosse, Wis, Dec. 81 49,.
IN the temperature of Al d. a drop
m;dn G 'ne blizzard which ceased ~
haisb4s na; Snow is drifted to tb ~
stree as Oh eight and ten feet in tbe
o oa, and large gang of men are 70 s ~,
s - IN shoveling snow from the str en-.
sumed. o can be re-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items That Are Likely to Interest All
Our Readers.
a Brief Review Of the improvements,
Growth and Development Along
All Lines of Industry Throughout
Our commonweaIth-M Mining, His
toricaI and Commercial.

Weiser -- From Indications at the
headquarters of the Pacific 4 Idaho
Northern railroad offices in this city
there will soon be something doing ON
the proposed extension to the Payette
lakes, 90 miles from Council, it's pres
ent terminus. 1t is also beyond doubt
That the recently organized railroad
company will build a narrow guage line
from the Payette lakes to the Thunder
Mountain district. The Office facilities
ut the Pacific x Idaho Northern head
quarters are being increased, and. it il
stated, will be used by the new com
pany.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
Cold suspends MobiI;,.,,.

81. Petersburg, Jan. 4-Tho ~
center de,u " weather Gather which prevails in tbe
suspers !, russia has caused temporary a,v
neo spension OF the mobilization an5
n ,nUss tl of troops. TODAY the ta anu
heit. sses below Fahren-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-25
Struck Through.

Herr Highlander was one Of Ger
many's most distinguished astrono-
mers. He was greatly loved and ad-
mired by the younger generation of
students, both German and foreign,
many Of whom we're proud of having
had him as their preceptor.
Among them, says DR.. Newcomb
in his "reminiscences" was DR.. B.
A. Gould, who loved to tell this sto-
ry of the professors wit:
When DR.. Gould was in Germany
as a student he had abundant hair,
but no beard. On his return there
from America years later he had
grown a beard and had become com
pletely bald. He entered Argeland-
er's study unannounced, and the
professor looked blankly up.
Don't you know me, Herr Pro-
fessor?" asked the visitor
The professor looked more close
ly.
'1t's Gouldw he cried at last. '1t
is Gould nit his hair struck
throughw
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-25
A COURAGEOUS RAT.
He Won His Freedom by His PiucISy
Fiaht For Light.

This is the story of a rat that
showed a courage and strength of
mind in the presence of great dan
ger. The man who tells the tale
had gone down to the river one even
ing to fish and heard the rat fall
into a well near by, in which the
surface Of the water was about five
feet down. 'aThe rat could not
climb up the sides and was reduced
to sitting on bent bit of pipe. He
was fairly trapped. As the colony
Of rats of which he was a member
had committed many recent atroci-
ties, among other things numbering
young ducks and chickens at the
farm as well as stealing eggs and
Strengthening infant rabbits, it was
deemed that the rat ought to be kill
ed. ] swept him off the pipe in the
net, but he ran up the handle as
quick as lightning, and as l bad no
fancy for completing the ladder
with my hand and arm / shook him
back into the well. / then rather
reluctantly decided to drown him,
though it was a cold Hooded pro-
ceeding, and l did not much like it.
so the lamp was :shone' on to
the water, from which the rat had
now emerged. He was again sit
ting ON his pipe. You can see far
deeper down into The water with a
light at night than you can in the
sunlight in the daytime, and when |
caught the rat in the net and push
ed the latter dswn below water
with the open part of the net
against the fa1side Of the well, |
saw the rat swim around in the net
looking for ashole. All this took
some time, and it could get no
breath. But this did not disturb
it. 1t then appeared with its feet
upward, and Thought it was dead.
But person with me said, No, he
is biting through the net This was
the case. The rat was holding on
with all fourfeet and biting through
the net, made of dressed fishing
line, on Che top side.
81 shook the net and pushed it
down lower. Again the rat began
its Efforts and bit through several
strands till it got its head and
sbghdefs ont. All this time it was
ID OLE wataE. Such courage and
Is ss must have caused admira.
even hR a rat catcher, and
ply pulled up the net and de-
inedsEo give the rat has life. i
not quite exhausted even then
NJ Sat on the grass in the light o
BE lamp, half in the net and hal
bat, with its head up and its eye
open. l shook it free from tn,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-25
Just For a Moment.

In the early days in Iowa, writes
correspondent of the Youths
Companion, a village school was
held in a room of farmhouse. The
farmer, Mr.. Jennings, told the pu-
pills that they must not modest his
bees.
They were obedient children and
respected the farmers rights. More,
over, since most of them went bare
foot, they were not anxious to stu
up trouble in the hives.
One day little girl went to Mr.
Jennings and made this naive ex-
PLANTATION: "Please, Mr.. Jennings
my brother Willie stepped on bee
but it was an accident, and he got
right off"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-25
meshes, when It sat up and had a
good look at us and then sneaked
off into some cover by the bank"
Took 1t With His Meals.

A doctor tells Of a very stout pa
tient who came to him about reduc-
ing his weight, says the editor OF
tor drew up careful dietary con.
sisting OF dry toast, boiled beef ane
various other things calculated to
keep a man from accommodating fat.
At the end of a month the pa
tent returned stouter than ever
The physician was astonished and
asked the man what he had been
eating.
"J1st what you prescribed" was
the answer.
Anything else?'
why, Of course. I ate my regu-
lar meals as usual.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NiMMY,Y,Niiliit,ni'nii
BARTON'S 9Th ANNUAL
TRADE CARNIVAL
SALE

begins Monda January S 1906 at 9ooA NJ continuing weeks
nose who nave attended these only to know the
date They to come
This sale IN many respects will larger scale than heretofore
IL Will contain larger family articles from card
OF hooks and SIS silk dress skirt will be the poor
womans harvest and the rich pleasure
Inc Peerless Mfg Co owing rush business rq1re the full
capacity OF their three factories outing muslin underwear there
o just decided discontinue manufacturing skirts and
petco and have peicoa both
pies ana perfect stock including the material hand
nom Weps OF beautiful goods, Innings buttons brad aud
s OF all sorts to the half poo of thread the machines
clean sweep of all will Hundreds dollars
worth m0e OF dress skirts and petcoa of material for making
same than before offered prices which irresistible
Circulars detail prepared should you
ee one before Jan send and of others whom
you wish to have and>we will gladly mail them
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK ~ a CON.
oeNsso FORM.
Creates a scnsatIon--Rc Recent Dcvei-
opmcnts show Ritter Was Not
Murdered. but suicided because OF
Rcmorse over shady Transaction

Recent Developments In connection
with the mysterious death Few days
ago OF Frank Ritter. prominent infHa.
ar ~ Bon IIommc County, have cfea'eh
n genuine sensation. says "A dispatch from
, Tyndall.
Among other things IL has been dem
onstratcd that Ritter committed sui
eide. instead OF being the victim ot a
murder. as was at first supposed. MS
suicide being due tn the alleged pctscci'
tions 81 two men who were travelling
through the country selling feed cookers
Ritter was found dead In bed by his
wife upon her return from the bedside
OF her sick mother in Nebraska.
On a table near the bed was note
airing these words: ~ man with bug
sy and team forced me Co drink-thcr
Is STuO In the German bank for my dear
wife"
Later Developments indicate that when
the two feed cooker men. named Casey
and Thornbury. reached Rii'erS home
they preferred n serious charge against
him. offering. II Is alleged. TO withdraw
Il IL he would purchase = certain amount
OF patent right territory aud number
of the machines.
lie refused. when Casey and Thorn
bury went Ia the little town OF Avon,
aud going before II. \. Marks. justice
az the peace. sworc ont warrant Tot
Rittcr's arrest. Ritter was arrested and
taken To- town. where II Is alleged the
matter was COMPROMISED 10y his aEgcria-
To- purchase TIE territory rights for the
yale 81 r,,d coo,;rrs. In addition To- pur'
chasing q number uf the machines.
The county commissioners " Bnn
liDmuir County held meeting after the
finding of Rittcrs body for the purpose
at investigating the matter. aud rs re'
suit ~ the investigation the states after
new was dircrtcl to commence prucrcd
ings for Marks removal frum che ollie
of justice OF the peace for his connec
ton with the affair II Is understood
that Marks has decided to tgn,lsS his res
ignaiion.
Casey Is now under arrest Oh tbs
charge oC cxtortion. Ills companion Ia
the alleged persecution or Ritter. Thorn
bury. lcft for Iowa soon after the discoy
cry of RIitcr's body. but the auihnritir'
uf Bon lIOmmc County have decided "a
prosecute him alSn. aud he will he mr.
rested and brought back Ia South Dn
kota.
RrmoIse over being forced into ih'
transaction with Casey aud Thornbury
Is supposed to have been Rittcr's reason
for taking his own life.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
One Hundred Years Ago.

The large cotton mandatory I'm
Saco. Me-. was burned. the loss being
100000
Napoleon controlled the entire mill
tRry department OF Holland.
The Portuguese government ordered
that all ships. prizes of the English.
should quit Tagus, and that mo- such
prizes should again be admitted.
Napoleon received the foreign en-
voys. who presented letters OF congrat-
ulat!on from their respective courts
upon the birth OF Prince Napoleon.
The English government ordered
that corn and other provisions from
the United States should be admitted
Into all British possessions.
The slave trade bill. presented to
the House OF Commons. provided that
no negro slave should bc admitted into
any Of the British colonies.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02

Charge Against Mac Uadcr Arrest
NJ vermiiiion.

A vermillion special says: because he
became overnnxious to make n whole
lot az money In n short time. that he
might return o. that dear old Italy and
spend the remainder of his declining
years In peace aud quiet, q. Condle
Strfani. OF burbank. Is now IN the tolls
~ the law. aud IL will probably cost him
a good share CT his earnings Ia square
accounts.
The charge against him IL that ot
buying aud selling diseased meat. and
the evidence against him IL said TO be- 80
strong that be- can hardly escape n term
IN the pcnitcntinry. Sicfani located In n
little howell near burbank some time age.
lie was never molcytcd 10y ncighbors, who
knew nothing of what he was doing or
how he made living. IL Is now charged
ihnt he has been going from place to
place buying dead hogs. cattle and poul.
try. aud that when he secured good
load me- would take the same Ia bis little
novel. dress the diseased animals. cut up
the meat and then ship Il Ca the larger
cities. where IL found ready sale at the
cheap res,auyanit. the proprictors. az
course, not knowing what they were MP
againsi-somc OF them probably not ear
ing. Ia this manner Stefani has been
coming money aud Sioux City, Omaha
aud Minneapolis restaurants ere said 10
have been getting some pretty cheap
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02

Eleven persons were killed aud up
wards of fifty injured. some probably Ia.
tally, by the collapse or the flooring 81
the Fleet Street African Methodist
Episcopal church IN Brooklyn. y. u,
Monday night. or those killed ten were
women, two mca and one a child.
The building was an ancient. ram
shacklc frame structure erected sixty
years ago in the heart OF the negro sec
ton OF Brooklyn. Arrangements had
been made Monday night TO hold the fu-
neral services OF Sydney fainter. one OF
the older members OF the church. aud
the auditorium. which Is on the second
floor OF the building. the ground floor he
ing used by the Sunday school. was
crowded with an audience OF upwards of
200 persons. OF whom the majority were
women.
The congregation was waiting In ST.
ienee for the arrival ~ the body when
splinterins OF timbcrs was heard. aud
IN mn instant the half ~ the auditorium
nearest the door collapsed. carrying down
more than hundred persons, who wcrc
crushed In the wrcckagc OF the flooring
and pcws.
A great volume Of dust for n few mo
menis hid from view the victims. The
remainder OF the audience. finding them
selves cut OF from the door and expect
Ing every instant tie rest of the flooring
would collapse under them, fought madly
Co reach the windows. and IN some In.
stances leapcd from them aud sustained
serious injuries.
On the arrival Of the police n:d lire
men the work OF rescue began. Those re-
naming uninjurcd on the portion OF the
floor remaining intact were taken from
the windows by ladders. Those lying IN
the mass Of wrecksGc on the lower iloor
could only be got ut after the iiremen
had hcwed their way To them with axes.
Out OF the wreck ten bodies were recover
ed and taken 10 n station house. and
about thirty removed 10 the brooklyn
hospital. where three women died.
All the ambulances In Brooklyn were
called out. and about score Of those
hurt were able 60 60 home after their
injuries had been attended TO.
Hcartrending scenes were witnessed IN
the station house, which was thronecd
with relatives and friends.