The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-06
Died As 4 MARTYR
FORMER GoTFRHgR Of Dll0 IS
KILLED BY Bo1B.
instrument Was pssccd Of FRONT
Gate Of HIS Home In CsIdweis.
Believed 10 Have Beem Resu,t
Of Stand lse Took q Time o.
OCCUR d'Alene Riots.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. frank Steun.
enberg, former governor Of Idaho. was
killed at $3.50 Saturday evening at his
home in the suburbs Of Caldwell. A
dynamite bomb had been placed at
his front gate with some contrivance
by which it was exploded az he en-.
tered. He died almost instantly.
There is no known reason for the
outrage, but it is charged to some
member of the famous inner circle of
the Occur d'Alene dynamiters whom
he prosecuted so relentlessly in 1899
while he was governor.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. IA man has
been arrested at Caldwell, who the
officers think may be the assassin of
former overnor Frank Steunenberg.
His name has not been reported. Five
men in all have been detained on tri.
vial charges in order that their where
abouts may be looked up.
The officers of Caldwell have three
men whom they are sweating vigor-
ously, believing one or more of them
have some knowledge of the crime.
One is named Hogan, and he is said
to have been miner. He has been
around here for three weeks and has
told flimsy sto1 les about his business.
Another is stranger who appeared at
one of the hotels half an hour after
the explosion, took bed and refused
to register. When pressed to give his
name he said they might call him
Smith. The third is Russian who
has been at Caldwell at times for three
years. He calls himself Smith. This
man has been free drinker, but Sat-
urday no one could induce him to
take drink.
It seems settled that the explosive
used was not giant powder. Those
having knowledge of such substances
and who have examined the scene
state that the explosive was undoubt-
eddy nitro glycerine. It was in met
alic case, the metal being a combina-
ton of tin and zinc. A portion of the
mechanism has been found, including
the trigger used in firing the charge.
The nipple used was such as is found
on old-fashioned misunderstanding shot
guns. Pieces of metal were found
sticking in all the trees.
Gov. Gooding, after having spent
the day at the scene, states that there
is only one conclusion-that ex-Gov.
Steunenberg was killed for the stand
he took at the time of the Occur d A.
lene riots. It transpires that the dead
governor received letter of warning
while in Washington about one and q
half years ago. It stated that his time
was short. Such letters were also re-
ceived several years ago.
The funeral will be held at Caldwell
Tuesday at II o'clock. The family
preferred to have the proposed honor
Of lying in state omitted, clinging to
the simple idea that always character
lied the deceased.
Portland, Jan. An Oregonian
special from Weiser, Idaho, says:
ssTwo men answering the descrip-
ton of the men who it is thought ar
ranged the internal machine at Cald-
we'll by which ex-Gov. Steunenberg
was killed, have been arrested in this
city. One has large scar on his face
similar to the one on the face of the
man who is suspected of having fixed
the dynamite to the gate.
"The men said they are miners and
one of them, who gave his name as
Campbell, was unable to give clear
account of his whereabouts during the
past few days. He was very indig-
nant over his detention and made
threats of resisting arrest and threat
ened the officers. A telegram was
sent to Caldwell and instructions were
telephoned back to hold the prisoners
for further investigation.
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