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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
OREGON NOTES.

Judge Gantenbein in the circuit
court of Oregon, this morning SEN
fenced Charles Book, secretary Of the
sailors union, to six years in the
penitentiary.
A fire broke out in the upper por-
ton of the north wing of the state
asylum for the insane near Salem
recently. There was no panic among
the inmates nor any loss of life. The
cause of the fire has not been ascer-
tanned. The loss amounts to $4,000.
Salvation Army headquarters for
the states of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana, which have been
located in Portland until recently,
have been moved to Seattle.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
FAMILY MURDERED
FOUL CRIME IN W SHINGTON
COUNTY, PEANsY YANIi.
Samuel Pearse on Returning Home
Found Three Children and Wife
Dead-House Was Burning - Rob-
berry the Motve-Negro Suspected
Of Crime Is Hunted by Large Posse.

Canonsburg, Pa, July 30.-When
Samuel Pearse, well known resident
of Washington county, returned to his
home from drive he found his young
wife and two children dead and third
child dying from bullet wounds. Who
fired the shots has not been learned.
Indications point to robbery as the mo-
tive.
He noticed a cloud of smoke escap-
ing from a bedroom window. Reach
ing the bedroom from which he saw
smoke Issuing, he found upon the floor
the dead body of his wife. Side by
side on the floor little distance away
lay the little girl and Robert. He APP
preached the crib at one side Of the
room, and there found the baby, also
dead. A heap of combustible material
had been thrown together at the foot
OF the bed, and this was burning.
A posse was formed, which searched
the surrounding country for a strange
negro, reported to have been seen
about the Pearse home.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
IDAHO NOTES.

The death of Arkansas" whose
badly decomposed remains were found
in her little shack on the outskirts
of Wallace recently, regardless of the
character of the woman, has brought
back to the memory of many of the
old pioneers incidents and scenes Of
the primitive days of the district that
nothing but the passing Of a pioneer
can do.
Capitalists from the east, who are
furnishing capital for the Lewiston
& Grangeville electric road, which
must be completed by June 7, 1907,
have finished a trip along the line
overland, and letting contracts for
bridge, lumber and grading at differ
ent points.
Lewiston's $4,000 high school
building and about 20 residences in
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Prominent Man Shoots wife.

William D. Wright, a brother of the
wife of Senator Charles Shortridge,
recently attempted to murder and
probably fatally injured his young
wife, Alice Wright After the shoot
ing Wright turned the pistol upon him
self, inficting a slight wound in the
head. At the city prison Wright said:
81 shot her Intentionally and am
willing to hang. I am only sorry did
not finish the job"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Pension College Widows.

The authorities of Ripon college in
Wisconsin have received word that
the Carnegie fund for the pensioning
of aged college professors has been
increased from $1O,OO0,O00 to $15,0Oo,-
900 by Andrew Carnegie, and that
the conditions of the fund have been
altered to allow of the pensioning Of
the widows Of professors who would
be eligible to the privileges of the
Carnegie foundation.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA
REVOLUTION EXPECTED. in EVERY
QUARTER OF The EMPIRE.
Loyal Troops Fire on Mutincers with
Machine Guns, Several Were Killed
"A General Strike to be Declared
in ST. Petersburg-samenkof Es-
capped Prlson-Postal Car Robbed.

Poltava, July 30.--A grave outbreak
occurred yesterday in the Sevski regi-
ment, following the arrest of private
of the First battalion, who was discov-
cred with revolutionists. The entirel
First battalion accompanied by a large
crowd, paraded the streets in defiance
Of the military authorities.
The soldiers proceed to the artillery
barracks, where they seized several
guns and marched with them to the
prison, where the political prisoners
are confined. At this stage all the re-
mainder of the Poltava garrison was
called out.
The loyal troops fired on the mutt
neers with machine guns as they were
engaged in breaking down the gate of
the prison. Seceral men were killed
or wounded. The outbreak was not
suppressed for several hours.
At Shusha the governor divided the
quarters inhabited by the Tartars and
Armenians by a dead line" which
neither faction was permitted to cross.
The Tartars violated the order not to
cross and commenced battle. The gar
rison interfered when the combat be-
came general and bombarded without
partially both camps with 81 guns.
The town is said to have been to a
large extent destroyed.
A plenary meeting of the st. Peters
burg council of workmen's deputies,
representing 10000 working men, was
held today. The members agreed that
general strike must be declared la
ter, as the present moment would be
untimely.
There is jubilation among the revo
lutionists over the escape from prison
at Sebastopol of Samenkoff, who is
believed to have been an accomplish
in the attempt last May on the life Of
General Neptueff. This escape sets al
liberty one of the most dangerous rev
olutionary organizers in Russia.
A party of men armed with revol
vers forced their way yesterday into
the Boussel printing establishment
here. They made the foreman a pris
oner and prevented the compositor'
from leaving the building. They theI
had printed 10000 copies of the man
ifesto by the outlawed parliament.
The postal car robbed on the War
saw-Vienna road near Warsaw Satur
day night contained a package of $50,
QUO in cash from abroad and at leas
$4,000 additional funds.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
sPoR TING NEWS.


Battling Nelson won't fight Joe
Cans as the Chicago lightweight says
the black boy has no chance.
George Towner of Sydney, N. S. W.,
won back the title of world champion
sculler, and won $500 by defeating
James Stanbury ON the Paramatta
river course, three miles and $50
yards, which he covered in 10 minutes
So 1-5 seconds. Towne won by 20
lengths.
The challenge round In the oregon
state tennis tournament was played
Saturday. Walter A. Goss again Sc
cured the single championship after
gruelling match with Dan Bellinger
lasting nearly three hours, the scores
being 1-6, GA, 6-3. lie, GA.
The golf team from the Spokane
Country club won the interstate golf
championship on the links of the
Butte Country club Saturday after
noon, taking two events to Butte's
one.
R. p. Brown has resigned as mana
ger of the Grays Harbor league team
given the management by the stock
holders.
The chief event of the N. p. A. A
o. regatta at Nelson, B. c., was the
winning of the junior doubles by the
Portland crew, Nelson coming second,
with Vancouver third. Victoria did
not enter. The junior singles were
won by N. C. Savers of Vancouver,
Harley of Portland rowing second
The winners time was 9 minutes Is
seconds. The Americans won every
thing. Portland made a clean SWEEP
of the senior singles, doubles and
tours. The second day of the annual
regatta was even better attended and
the victory of the visitors from Port
land was we'll received by the huge
crowds witnessing the events.
The Portland club has put up the
money to send its victorious seniors
east to Worcester, Mass, August Il
and IL, to the national regatta.
The 10 automobile tourists wht
have finished a 1884 mile run through
New York, Canada, Maine and New
Hampshire without penalties durinl
the 10 days test over a great variet,
of roads for the second trophy offere'
by Charles j. Glidden of Lowell
Mass, will probably draw lots for tn
prize.
The Buffalo baseball team was moi
bed at the close of recent game a
+ Toronto, Canada. Third Basema1
Hill and Pitcher Green we're injured
the formers face being terribly GU
by a broken pop bottle thrown by
man. in the crowd. Umpire Coma
, han, whose decisions started tn
. trouble, was also beaten badly by tn
crowd.
1t is announced that a tournamen
: for the American billiard champion
ship 10 inch balk line two shots il
will be held in New York early /
September.
George M. Schroeder, owner of tn
Tacoma baseball team, has received
, telegram from ]. ]. McCloskey, maj
ager of the st. Louis Nationals, offel
ing stiff price for Pitcher HiggiI
botham. He is the star slab artist {
the Northwestern league. Schreede
will not reply until he has conferre
with Manager Lynch. who will be her
!. Tuesday.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Loneworths' Home Flight.

Beyruth, July 30-With the excep-
ton Of one day. which was taken up
by an automobile excursion to the Aus
trian baths, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth spent the last week here.
They go by way of Nuremberg and
Munich for Paris. They will sail next
Saturday for the United States.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
An oasis Is Burning Up.

On account of the long continued
drouth, the water supply of the khan
ate of Bokhara in Central Asia is prac-
tically exhausted. The people are
drinking from thick, stagnant pools.
The cotton plantations are scorched
by the heat, and unless rain falls with
in a week the oasis will be swalloyed
up by the surrounding desert.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Yankee ralIors Indignant.

Although the war department has
approved certain suggestions for
changes in the uniforms of enlisted
men of the United States army, made
by G.. B. Winter, a military tailor
summoned from London by Quarter
master General Humphrey, unofficial
approval is not particularly manifest
in other quarters.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Aeronaut Fatally Injured.

Salt Lake City, July 31.-Joseph Nc
Mann, an aeronaut from a small town
near Des Moines, Iowa, will probably
die as result Of a fall at the Salt
Lake palace.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
New Chief for Artillery.

Lieutenant Arthur Murray will sue
coed Brigadier General Samuel Mills
as chief of artillery. Upon his own
application General Mills, who has
been in i'll health for some time and
who is now on sick leave, will go on
the retired list in a short time.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Cruisers TO Meet Root.

The Chilean cruisers Esmeralda and
O'Higgins will go to Punta Arenas to
meet the United States cruiser
Charleston when the American vessel
arrives at that port with Secretary Of
State Root.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
NEwSOf NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.

A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-FaII Trade Is Good.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-03
Only Six Are Acquitted.

A naval courtmartial passed sem
fences upon the seamen who were ar
rested for completely in the mutiny of
the Black sea feet of November, 1905.
Four men were condemned to death,
one to life servitude. 80 to varying
terms of penal servitude and 80 to i'm
prisonment Six were acquitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
MIR. WILLIAMS IS BUSY.
Preaching to Large Audiences at Park
dale NJ. Z. Church.

The revival meeting last night at
the Parkdale NJ. E. church was largely
attended-the largest crowd since the
meetings begun being present At the
crowded. Ten professed conversion
and thirteen joined the church. Mr.
Williams took for his subject our
Attorney" and preached an old fash-
toned sermon. The children's meeting
Friday afternoon was large Mr.. VIII
nans used iron nails. magnet, a
whisky bottle, a pack of cards and
package of cigarettes which he called
the devils bouquet. The talk was
illustrated in a most striking manner
and made a deep and lasting impress
sion on the children. He likened a
gnet to Jesus, and nail to human
soul. noting the attachment the one
has for the other He then tied to the
and some cigarettes, which he called
the devils bouquet, and he showed
that the magnet was unable to hold
the nail with all or any of these things
tied to IT, neither could a soul be drawn
to God until such evils had been cast
from it.
The drummer told the men in the
shop meetings if they would just cut
the saloon and drinks out OF their
lives, many in five years would own
their own homes. The most of your
Il oubles, men. are Matched and
brought to life in or near the saloon.
for the saloon IS the breeder OF most or
the working mans troubles.
The church is your friend; you
have allowed the socialist agitation to
SOW the seed of discomfort and hatred
to the church. Men, join hands and
heart with the men who furnish the
capital. and make their success your
success.
Mr.. Williams and his wife have a
full day planned for tomorrow A.
9:45 a. m. he breaches to the Sunday
school on the 1.-TWO Ways" at Il a. m,
'sWii We Know Our Friends in
Heaven ?" at 3 p m. he addresses a
meeting for men only in the City Y NJ.
c. A. The subject will be THE Young
Man and His Company" at the same
hour in the Parkdale NJ. E. church
Mrs Williams. the wife Of the evan
gelist. viii address the women and
girls At 7:45 y. m. in the church
breaking Home Ties Will be the sub
iacf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
KANSANS ADOPT 1T.
Lawrence Professors Quick to Approve
New Spelling.

Stmpltfled spelling may be in meas
ure forced upon the young people Of
Kansas who attend school at the state
university at Lawrence. Nineteen ed
ucators from that center of learning
have agreed and, have notified the sec
rotary of the simplifed spelling board
IN New York city that they will adopt
the 800 preliminary words in the simpli
NED spelling crusade, and will so far as
It lies in their power use and advocate
the use of these words in their sinnpli-
fed form.
The Lawrence professors who have
declared their adhesion to this move
ment are:
Prof. E. S. H. Bailey, Mr.. Ralph E.
Bassett, Prof. Arthur ]. Boynton, Prof.
W. H. Carruth, Prof Ralph w. Cone.
Prof. E. z. Engel, Miss Lulu Gardner,
Miss Harriet Greissinger, Prof. W. A.
Griffith. Prof A F. Hendrix. Prof. Geo.
J. Hood, Mr.. Edwin NJ Hopkins, Mr.
A K. Hubbard, Prof. George F. Kay,
Prof. H. o. Kruse, Prof. Louis E. Sis
son, Prof. H. B. Vinson, Frank z. Ward
None of the teachers in the colleges
or public schools of Topeka have
adopted the simplihed spelling. Three
other teachers in Kansas have adopt
ed it, however. They are: Prof Aaron
Schuyler, Salina, Kan; Mr. Silas F.
Poole, Wichita, Kan, and Prof. J. G.
Everett, Hfllsboro, Kan.
The spelling board claims to have
received prior to August LIST, the sig
natures of S25 college presidents.
professors. instructors and university
officers. who had agreed to use the
800 words so far as practicable in
their own correspondence and work.
This university influence is greatest in
New York state, where more than 100
persons connected with universities
and colleges have joined the move
neHt Illinois comes next with $50
such signatures: Massachusetts, is
third, with 92: California comes next,
with ST; Michigan with 81; Missouri
sends AZ; Pennsylvania 81; and Con-
necticut. Indiana, Kansas and Mary
land each have more than twenty
champions of the new spelling in their
higher institutions of learning. The
remainder are scattered in varying
numbers throughout the other states.
Since August 1st a number OF un1ver-
sfty men have been added
Thus 1t appears that struggling stu
dents at the university will be brought
more or less under the influence of the
new fad regardless of personal choice.
The ideas promulgated in the pre-
liminary list of 800 words in their
simpIified form have not been greeted
with great enthusiasm in the west
and particularly in Topeka. There are
locally but few adherents to the fad,
and they have not made much of. a
fuss over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
BIG SWEDISH PICNIC.
American National League Celebrates
Labor Day at Garfield Park.

The Swedish American National
league viii hold an all day picnic and
celebration at Garfield park on Mon
day. Prominent speakers including
Frank Nelson Of Lindsborg. A. P
Nelson. Kansas City, Rev. D. J.
Nordling, Topeka and others will
address the league. Singing by the
North Star male chorus. Variety OF
instrumental music.
The following program of sports
with about 40 valuable prizes will be
given Immediately after the literary
program:
First-75 yard race for men. First
prize. pair of $3.50 Douglas shoes. To-
peka Cash Dry Goods Co. Second
prize. pair of mems slippers. DrechseI
Shoe Co. Third, 25 ID. sack Quaker
Loaf flour, Whittelsy Mer Co.
Seconds yard race for boys I'M
der Is. First prize, hand mirror. 95
cents. M. A Funchess. Second prize,
mems shirt August Clothing Co. Third
prize, pocket knife. so cents, Lung
strum & Sons.
Third-50 yard race for girls under
Is. First prize leather music roll,
$1.O0. w F. Roehr. Second prize,
gallon ice cream. IIeinze. Third prize,
box of candy $500, J. P. johnson.
Fourth-50 yard race for married
women. First prize, silver orange
holder IS, James B. Hayden. Second
prize sack of Pride of Kansas flour,
Dibble Grocery Co. Third prize. one
quart bottle Sylmar olive oil. $500
VIM. Green & Sons.
Fifth-Mens running jump. First
prize, razor. $2.0O, Lungstrom & Sons.
Second prize, ham Schmidt Bros.
Sixth=High standing jump First
prize tonsoria1 work, including bath,
$500, Chas. E. Anderson Second
prize bushel potatoes, Colonial Gro
Gerry Co.
Seventh-Tug of war. First prize.
to winning captain. $500 hat. Palace
Clothing Co. To the losing captain a
sack of -four given by Thos. Hossheld.
To participants a box of cigars given
by Frank Klingman, and a box o.
candy given by A. G. Richardson &
Eighth-Ladies' mailing contest.
First prize ladies' umbrella. So Cros-
by Bros Second prize, silver sugar
bowl Santa Fe Watch Co. Third
prize, sack of flour Fitzgerald & Ian
nan
First prize. large silver mounted
cracker jar. 5000, Exchange Grocery
$139, Jones Dry Goods Co. Third
prize, pocket knife. so cents. John
Lungstrun e. Son.
Tenth-Ladies' ball throwing con-
test free for all. First prize. one la
dies umbrella $3.50. Ulamperl's De-
partment store. Second prize. pair
ladies' canvas slippers $1-75 Mathews
Shoe Co. Third prize. three Topeka
j souvenirs. The Fair Mer. Co.
Exercises will begin at p. m. Ev-
erybody invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
CATTLE MEN Try AGAIN
Ask Commerce Commission to Reopen
Terminal Charges Case.

Washington. Sept Shippers Of the
country are taking advantage OF the
new railroad freight rate law to seek
relief from the interstate commerce
commission for what they regard as
unreasonable or unjust conditions i'm
posed upon them by the railroad COM
panies. Petitions are being received by
the commission from shippers, involving
not only questions that are raised d.
rectly by the recently enacted law but
including some old questions into which
an endeavor is being made to breathe
a new life.
A series Of petitions has been fled
with the commission, presenting cues
ton which has been, at various times,
peIore the commission for many years,
and on which the commission has rem
dered at least four decisions
The Texas Cattle Raisers' associa-
ton of Texas entered a complaint
against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway and many other railway cor
poratlons because Of a charge Of 81 a
car on live stock made by the Terminal
railroad at Chicago. The complainant
maintains that the charge Is excessive
and unreasonable and that it ought to
be included in the through rate on
car -oads Of live stock from Texas to
Chicago.
Intervening in this petition as COM
plainants are the A merican National
Live Stock association and the Corn
Belt Meat association.
The interstate commerce commits
sion decided several years ago that the
charge of 50 a car, as a transfer or
terminal rate in Chicago, was excess
sive. 1t fixed 81 a car as the proper
tariff. The case was taken to the SUI
preme court OF the United States and
the order OF the commission fixing 81
a car as the rate of terminal charge
in Chicago was overthrown on the
ground of lack of authority.
Now, under the new law, the COM
plainants again appear before the in
terstate commerce commission and
ask that the case be reopened and that
the commission decide it in the light
of the new act.
DovetaHing into this case is another
complaint fled with the commission.
It is that of the American Liye Stock
association and the Cattle Rafsers' as
ISOLATION of Texas. against the Texas
& Pacific Railway company and prac-
tically all of the other railroad lines
west of the Mississippi river.
It is urged by the complainants that
| the defendant company refuses to
make joint through rate on live
stock, in carload lots. shipped from
! points in Texas to the market centers,
such as Chicago, st. Louis Omaha and
I Kansas City,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
Knnsas CIty Produce.

Kansas City. Sept. 1.-Close-W HEAT.
Receipts today. 205 cars Market closed
UNCHANGED to &c lower. with quotations
as follows: Sept. 64lsc; Dec. 67lsc; May
7lssc. Cash: No 2 hard. 651sq69c; No :
hard 641zG6Sc; No. red 651z1of71c; NO j
red. sec: No. 2 spring, 621zH6Sc.
CORN-Market nc lower. Sept, 42sse
Dec. 397kc May, 395kc. Cash; No. mix
"a z3st G43zhc; No. 3 mixed. 43zzc; No. ?
white. 461zc; No. 8 white, z6zc.
OATs-Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
311hc; No. mixed, 29G30c:
RYE-Market unchanged No ?, 561oSc-
HAY-Aarket steady Choice timothy,
81 s5d11. 50; choice prairie s.. 15GS.0O-
PTTTTER-ATarket firm. Creamery. ex-
ira, &c; packing, 16c-
EGGs-Markef steady. Extra. ls1kc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
A BOOMING coon FAIR.
The Kind of an Exhibition the Cloud
County People VIII Give.

Concordia, Kan. Sept. 1.-The
Cloud County Fair association of Con-
cordia will hold their annual fair Sep
TENDER 25th to 28th.
This association held one of the most
successful county fairs last year ever
held in the state. over thirty-fve
thousand people being in attendance in
the four days, resulting in the associa-
ton clearing nice sum of money.
Extensive Improvements are now
going on, such as building additional
stables. enlarging the floral hall, paint
ing. cleaning up the grounds, etc.
The track was put in fine condition
this past winter by the addition of four
inches of good clay soil which Will
make it easy footing and fast going for
the horses. Purses of two hundred
and fifty dollars will be given for the
following class trotters: 2:25, 2:1S,
2.35. and three-year-olds. For PAGERS,
2:35, PA. and 2:20 And for running
horses purses from one hundred to one
hundred and twenty-five dollars. En-
tries to the harness races viii close
September 3rd, and running races the
evening before the race.
Liberal premiums will be Given on
blooded horses, cattle, and hogs, and
an unusual fine exhibit Of same is
promised.
The ladies' department IS now being
looked after hy- the superintendent of
their classes. which insures good dis
play of textile work, fine arts. culinary
etc.
The merchants are taking much in
terest this year. and are offering fifty
special premiums in addition to the
splendid ones of the association. thus
doing all they possibly can to encour-
age the neoole to make exhibits and
build IN the fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01
COWS HAVE TEXAS FEVER.
An Epidemic Feared Among Those in
Wyandotte County.

Kansas city, Kan, Sept. 1-Owners
of cows here fear an epidemic of Texas
fever among their animals. Several
have died of the disease and others are
afflicted.
Joseph Green. Kansas City inspector
of the Kansas live stock sanitary COM
mission, ordered the quarantine Of three
cows belonging to Adam Biesak of 215
North Second street. These animals
have the fever ticks. All of the cases
Of the fever except one have appeared
in the First ward
The appearance of the disease is be-
lieved to be due to the practice of some
of the packing and slaughter houses in
driving infected southern cattle. through
the streets from the stock yards to their
plants.