The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-09-29

from them he has consented to cut
down his schedule. Tn Southern Idaho
he will make only five speeches instead
OF ten as contemplated.
Boise-The Petit mine at Atlanta
has been sold to the Bagdad-Chase
Mining company, OF Rochester, N. T.,
that has large properties at Barstow
and other places In California. The
consideration IL about 3150, 900. This
sale Ia important, AZ 1t marks step In
the revival Of that district, which was
formerly so productive.
When the surface ores bad been
worked out 1t was found impossible to
save the values by methods then known.
The Bagdad- Chase people have had the
Petit ore tested and have found pro-
cesa that 10 satisfactory, and they will
at once install plant at cost OF $780,
900. This will be the third mine to be
equipped with modern plants there
after the district had lain idle for 80
years.
Boise--The United States grand jury
has returned an indictment against
George Loe, OF Meadows, for timber
frauds. He Ia said to be one OF the
principals in extensive transactions In
that part of the state, by which A. W..
Cook, OF Brookville, Pa, became pos
aeased vi some 20, 900 acres of timber
through one b. s. White. Loe, 1t is
said, acted az agent for White.
The district attorney, in asking to
have his bail fixed at a good figure,
said be was the only principal in the
state. Loe was arrested and his bond
fxed at 81, 200. 1t is thought other
indictments have been voted, but no
formation about them has been made
public. Loe has ranch at Meadows
and has soms times run a saloon. He
acted as cruiser, locating people on
timber lands.
Boise--Two more indictments have
been returned by the Federal grand
Jury in the land fraud cases originating
at Meadows. One was against b. Sny-
der, United States court commissioner
at Meadows, supposedly for irregulari-
ties In connection with final proof.
The other was against George Roe.
The first Indictment was for suborna-
ton OF perjury, the second for conspir-
acy to defraud the government. 1t is
understood the jury has voted third
indictment against Roe. Snyder has
been given bond, but sRoe is held in
Jail in default OF bail. 1t is state that
several witnesses who have been stand
ing pat have determined that it is bet
ter to tell al they know and that lot
OF testimony has been secured from
them, showing the entire conspiracy.
Boise-The United States grand jury
has made its final report. Five addi-
tionai indictments we're returned. One
OF these wac against T. b, Snyder, the
United States Court commissioner at
Meadows, but it ia not known who the
other persons indicted are. This make
eight indictments returned. Two are
against Snyder and two against George
Loe, both OF these men being chraged
with subornation OF perjury and con-
spiracy to deiraud the government
Judge Beatty in Diminishing the jury
said he regretted that some of the
worst cases had been outlawed because
the former government officials sta
toned here wee incompetent or me-
glectful.
A. w. Cook, of Rockville, Pa, sent
word that he will soon be here. B. S.
White. the man said to have been bis
agent in getting the 10000 acres OF
timber, has disappeared. The marshal
is endeavoring to get track Of him
District Attorney Ruick states that the
unanimity of the people in the vicinity
OF Meadows In gcing into the timber
loot, as brought out by the witnesses,
was amazing.
Premier Stolypin is declared to be
insane.
Anarchy In Morocco may force inter
vention.
Russian terrorists have sentenced the
czar to death.
Secretary Root was received with
high honor at Panama.
The steamer Mongolia has been
aoated and taken to Midway.
There are now i2 warships OF the
different classes In Cuban waters.
The death list from the recent Hong
kong typhoon will probably reach ten
thousand.
Medical authorities In India have
discovered that the spread OF the plague
has been largely due to rats.
A collision between two freight
trains on the Great Northern at Cut
Psnk, Mont, resulted in the death oil
6ve men.
An edict has been issued in China
giving the people ten years to quit
opium using. At the end of that per.
iod it's use and sale is to be prohibited
A dynamite explosion at Jellico,
Tenn, killed IL persons and injured
scores of others. The property damage
will amount to $500. 900. A carload o.
dynamite was exploded In some manner
unknown.
A new treaty with San Domingo i.
proposed.
A new law in Russia grants more e,
! ligious freedom.