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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
ST. JOHN RELEASED
Prisoner gains Liberty On Bond
In Colorado.

Telluride, Colo, April l0.-Vincent
st. John, president Of the miners union
at Burke, Ida, who was brought to Tel
luride from Boise to stand trial on the
charge Of being implicated in the murder
OF Ben Burnham, miner who was kill
ed in strike riot here, has been releas-
ed on bond in the sam of $lO0 900. The
bond was provided by a surety company
and was approved by $ II. Rutan, a
condition imposed by the judge who
granted the application for the bond
st. John was president of the local min
ers' union then and now affiliated with
the Western Federation OF Miners, when
the strike referred TO was on. st John
had been arrested in Idaho in connec-
ton with .he Steunenberg assassination,
but was brought TO Colorado on requisi-
ton.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
Weiser odd Fellows Build.

Weiser, April 20.-The plans and spec
ifications for Improvements to Odd Eel
lows hall were received Saturday, and ct
the regular meeting of Weiser lodge No.
27 that evening it was decided to begin
arrangements for work Immediately
The board of trustees were instructed to
advertise for bids for the work, and a
building committee was appointed to
superintend the work or construction
The plans contemplate building 1913
feet long, two stories the entire length
The entire lower floor will be occupied
by stores. The upper will be devoted to
lodge purposes. The lodge room will be
56x2S. In addition to the lodge room
on the upper floor, there will be ban
quet and dancing room, kitchen, ante
rooms and wardrobe rooms. The build
ing will front on two streets, State and
Idaho. The improvements will cost
about $4,000, and when the hall is finish
ed, Weiser will have two of the finest
buildings in the state devoted to lodge
purposes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
Tunnel CaYed In.

Emmett Index
Sunday morning 250 feet of tunnel No.
l on the Canyon canal caved in, crush
ing the timb>rs aud filling the ditch
with huge mass of rock and dirt. For
tunately no one WIS there at the time or
there would undoubtedly been loss of
life.
Tunnel No. is located at Plowman's
place and is 1900 feet in length. Nelson
& Peck are the sub-contracors. At the
point where the cavern occurred, and
along the ground over the tunnel for a
considerable distance, was basin which
the rain of Saturday night and the melt
ing snow turned into a lake. The water
found hole in the bank and seeping
through undermined the timbers sup
porting the roof and for 250feet the tun-
mel is total wreck.
The cave-in is serious one and will
entail considerable work to clear away
the debris and repair the tunnel, and is
lamentable because it is feared the COM
pletion of the ditch may be delayed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14

Nampa Leader.-Machinery and buid-
ing material for the sugar factory is ar
riving daily, u cars being set there yes
terday. The brick chimney is up about
80 feet The brick walls and steel roof
for the machine shop are in place. Tie
building foundations are complete and i
considerable part of the additional ioun-
dations for the machinery, pumps, etc,
are also in place Work on the steel
frame is being delayed for lack of some
small parts WI ich have not yet arrived.
These are expected any day and as soon
as they are received this @srt will COM
mence Immediately.
In addition TO this ok being done
by the contractors, Messrs. +. II. Dyer
& Co., the Western Idaho Sugar com
pany is received daily, the lumber for
the beet sheds and pulp silo. A set
thing pond is under construction, located
in the bend OF the Phyllis canal about.
half a mile northwest OF the factory
site.
The grounds have been laid out in.
Fart and several hundred trees are to be
set out at once along the proposed
driveways. A road way will be opened
/ in a few davs running about 400 feet
south of the factory directly east and
west to ntersect the Boise road just
east OF the drainage ditch from Lake
Ethel.
The lake is now being drained to in
stall the intake for the water pumping
station for the factory. The water sup
ply will be furnished by an electrically
driven centrifugal pump, located near
the northeast side of Lake Ethel.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14

"When your catalogue comes from the
mail order house, wait until you get
home before removing the wrapper;
then wait until after supper, when the
chores are done draw an easy chair to
the table where the light will shine full
on the pages, put on your glasses that
no bargain may escape your eye, and
settle down for an hour of quiet enjoy
ment.
"What wonderful book it is, to be
sure-wonderful sor what it does not con-
tain, as well as for what it does. We
miss some things we would be glad to
see. Where is their offer to pay cash or
exchange goods for your wheat, oats,
corn, sheep or hogs free ON board2'
How much tax will they pay for improv-
ing roads and bridges, for the support of
the poor. the expenses of the town. coun-
" OF rtalcf Oh Midt page lr tuefi O'lti
to contribute money or services in the
establishment and maintenance Of a
church or Sunday school for the moral
tone of your community? What line Of
credit will they extend to you when your
credit is poor, your money gomez when
through illness or misfortune you are
not able to send cash order for your
groceries, clothing, farm tools and crock
cry? Where is their offer to contribute
to your entertainment next 4th of July2
ain what department do they explain
to yos the increasing value of your farm
as a result of trailing with them7
"If you fnd the queries satisfactorily
answered, bring the answers In and most
merchants viii go to farming and let the
town 90 to grass.
"Under such condition no towns are
needed further than to furnish a railroad
station, an express office and case for
rural mail carriers-all of which may be
covered by one roof"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
FORTY ACRES ONLY
Lands under Reclamation Prof.
ects Restricted to
that Amount.

Washington, April g. The secretary
OF the interior has promulgated deci-
sion TO the effect that homesteaders who
have taken up, but not perfected title to,
100 acres under any government irriga-
project, will be obliged 10 relinquish 100
acres and cannot sell the land 20 anoth
er party or turn it over to a water users
association. The decision applies to en-
tries heretofore initiated and those to be
made hereafter.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14

Never enter q printing ofire In a
boistercus manner. Printers are all
timid. Don't whistle or sing. Printers
don't appreciate music. Don't handle
the type. Don't turn the JOB press.
When you see the type piled up in
heaps in the case don't smooth it down.
If You have any business with the print
ers you are welcome, and YOU will doubt
less be treated fairly well if you haven't,
but honestly, dear reader, unless you
know, it is difficult to make protract-
ed visit to a composing room other than
ON business, and please the printers.-
Oregon Oriano.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
Hrmsfron9 Gains Freedom.

Frank Armstrong was released yes
terday from the penitentiary and left
Immediately for Chicago, having been
furnished with clothing and ticket
by sister living at the latter plare
He served is years and months in the
penitentiary, the longest term ever
served by any one in this penitentiary
who was eventually released.
Armstrong committed brutal mur-
der over in the Wood river country,
killing a sheepman while the latter was
asleep. He was twice sentenced to
hang and then to life imprisonment, get
ting new trials twice. He had wealthy
relatives and these never rested until
they got him released. Eight years ago
on a cooked up story, they came within
an ace of getting him pardoned. The
showing made before the board at that
time was so strong that the board ac-
tually agreed to pardon him. The rec
ord was not made that day, however,
bat the fact was given out for publica-
ton. That brought information to- the
board of the character of his crime, and
after hearing citizens knowing the facts,
it refused to grant the pardon. It. was
disclosed that the alleged facts upon
which the petitioner relied werea batch
Of falsehoods. After that tn. relatives
bombarded every pardon boarfand fna-
lily got the senterce committed to. 80
years. With good time, this set the
man cut Yesterday.
Armstrong was a good prisoner, and it
is probable he Will start elsewhere TN
der the eye Of his relatives and lead a
Useful life.-~Boise Statesman.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
AT WORK
Ancient Volcano Gets Busy and
Scatiers Death and
Devastation Over
Wide Area.

Naples, April 7.-Mount Vesuvius is
a colossal brazier and the Boscatrecas
on its southern declivity has been trans
ferred into grey island OF ruins by the
ashes from the crater OF the volcano.
Torrents OF liquid fire, resembling in
the distance serpents with glttering
yellow and black scales, are coursing in
all directions, amid rumblings, deton-
ations and earth trembings, while
sulphurous smoke that hovers over all
makes breathing difficult.
The streams of lava are resistless.
They snap like pipestems the trunks Of
chestnut trees hundreds OF years old and
blight with their torrid breath the
blooms on the peach trees before the
trees themselves have been reached.
The molten streams do not spare the
homes OF the peasants, and when these
have been razed they dash into the wells,
rs though seeking to slake their thirst,
and after filling them continue their
course down the mountain side.
Naples, April 9.-This has been day
OF terror for the cities, towns and coun-
try around Mount Vesuvius. Uncon-
tirmed reports place the number of dead
and injured at several hundred, but not
many facts can be obtained upon which
to base an accurate estimate. At mid
night the situation appears more assur-
ing, the lava streams having diminished
in volume and in some directions hav-
ing stopped altogether, while copious
rainfall is cooling the lava where it lies
stationary.
Almost equal to the devastation
wrought by the lava is damage done by
cinders and ashes, which in incredible
quantities have been carried great dis
tances. This has caused the practical
destruction of San Giuseppe, place of
600 inhabitants. All but 500 of the
people had fled from San Giuseppe and
these 200 assembled in church to at.
tend mass. While the priest was per.
forming his sacred Offices, the roof fell
in and about 60 persons were badly in.
jured. The unfortunates were for hours
without surgical or medical assistance
The only thing left standing in tn,
church was statue of St. Anne, tn,
preservation of which the poor, home
less people accepted as a miracle and 8
promise of deliverance from their peril.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
Nyssa Growing Fast.
From the Nyssa News.

From the Nyssa News.
Nyssa is enjoying building boom at
the present time that is most gratifying,
and from all accounts is only the begin
ming. Several contracts have been let
for large brick building blocks, and con-
tracts for the erection of new residences
are being let daily, and as trading
point Nyssa is enjoying an unprecedent-
ed growth.
Influential people from all parts are
taking marked interest in our busy
little city, and many have invested in
the choicest part of town, with the in
tention of erecting on eame substancial
edihces, in fact everything at the present
time tends to show that within the space
of one years time Nyssa will be twice its
present size with business enterprises
that will adequately supply all the wants
of the farmers adjacent to US.
The Howell County Gazette, of Yves.
Plains, No. gives the following sensible
advice to its readers, concerning the
catalogue houses;
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
SUBSCRIPTION: $1.5o A YEAR

baum will enter upon his new duties
July L. Besides this contract he already
has another contract for carrying the
mail from Meadows to Lardo. The con-
tract was closed in this city by W. 5.
MaeGinniss, the veteran postal inspect
or who departed Saturday morning for
Boise The delivery will be on two
and three times week schedule, and
we don't know of any one who Will give
the people hetter service than Ross will,
and his friends are glad to see him get
it.-Weiser Signal.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-04-14
BID Mail. Contract.

Last Friday evening the biggest mail
contract ever let in Idaho by Uncle Sam
was awarded to Ross Krigbaum, the vet
eran mail contractor ami stage line pro-
prietor of Meadows. 1t is for carrying the
mail from Thunder City to Roosevelt, a
distance of 69i9 miles, and the price is
$l2, 900 per year for years. Mr.. Krig-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
REF OR1fD
Bloody Warfare Waged in the
Caucasus Mountains
TARTARS PRESS TROOPS HARD
Mohammedan Population Has Risen
and is Striving to OverwhelZn Ar
menians and Russian Forces, Which
II Are Urgently in Need of Reinforce
nents.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The tri-

St. Petersburg, By Cable.-The trl-
angular truce between Armenlans,
Tartars and the Russian troops be-
fore Shusha was Of the brlefest ma
ture. The display Of white flags and
the naming Of representatives of the
warning factions to arrange Il lasting
peace was but a prelude to the re-
sumption of hostilities upon q larger
and bloodier scale. The fighting is
not only in full progress at Shusha it.
self, a town of 10000 people 1So miles
to the southeast Of Tifis), the Tar
tar quarter Of which apparently is
in flames, but it has spread to the
surrounding country. There the Tar
tar population has risen and is strlv-
ing to overwheln the Armenians and
the Russian troops. General Zoloscha-
kov, in command Of the Russian forces
has appealed urgently for reinforce
ments. A battalion Of rifiemen at 1et-
isavetpol, the pearest point Where
there are soldiers, already has been
despatched to the scene. The nus
slams, who, in the disorders Of last
year, were accused Of protecting the
Tartars from Armenian attack, are
now themselves hard pressed by the
Mohammendan hordes.
Advices from Tifis show that a
regular campaign is progressing be-
tween Armenians and Tartars in that
section. Large forces Of Tartars at
tackled Askeran Pass, which was &C.
cupied by Armenians, but were UNI
able to break the Armenian Gordon.
Fighting is now going on i'll the vii
lagos of Haramurt, Haladad and
karantukh. The Tartars are con-
centrating against Askeran Pass.
On July p Kurds attacked tl.c
villages Of Kalbalikened and kierrm
izhan and were endeavoring to
force an entrance into Shusha. At the
latter place they were repulsed by
Russian troops under General Zolo-
schakov.
News received here from Yelisavet-
pol says that communication between
Agram and Shusha has been inter
rupted for five days.
Firine, between Aremnians and Tar
tars continued from July 25 to July
%. The fighting near Shuslla in
creased in severity on July % and
resulted in the burning Of the town.
The government has dispatched re-
endorsements to the scene.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
Losses in San Francisco.

Albany, n. y, Special.-State Sup
erintendent Of Insurance Kelsey has
made public the results OF his mves-
tioation as to the losses OF fire IN
surunce companies in the San Fran
cisco disaster. All joint stock fire
and international and marine lnsur-
ance companies t%ransactlng business
in the State were called on Tor a
sworn statement as to their losses III
California. The companies were ask
ed for the gross amount of insurance
involved in risks destroyed or dam
aged, the deduction for amount to be
recovered from reinsurance, the de-
duction for estimated salvage, the to-
tai deduction and the net amount Of
loss as shown by the records, June
30th. 1906. The gross amount of
insurance involved by al 1853 com
panles was $$s222S3G,307: the REIN
s~uranre, $65,246,1I: salvage, $780,
Sl4,46S: actual loss, $l32,S23,0G1
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
EAyrn!CFN 0EF.nt:o SHnl
Unfortunate Occurrence in Chinese
Waters.

Chez Foo, China, By Cable:-Areu-
tenant Clarence England. navigating
officer of the United States cruiser
Chattanooga, was wounded at about
noon Saturday by a rife bullet fired
bv a member Of the French armored
cruiser Dupitit Thouars, and died at
6 o'clock. The Chattanooga, with
Lieutenant England on the bridge,
was proceeding from the harbor to
the target range just outside, II
was passing the French squadron,
which was anchored near the Amerl-
can squadron and was engaged IN
small-arms practice. The Chattanoo-
GA. after several bullets had struck
the side of the ship, signaled to the
Frenchman to cease firing, but before
this was accomplished Lieutenant
ENGLAND was struck i'll the back at the
base of the spine, probably ny a
riochet bullet, which left his body
under the arm.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
WILLIAM LEE IS HANGED
Assailant of Two White Ladies Pays
the Penaly For His Deed.

Chrisfeld, Nd, ~Special.-Willlam
Lee, the colored youth sentenced to
death in Baltimore three weeks ago,
for assaulting two women IN Somer-
set county, and who had been threat
ened with lynching, was hanged on
Smith s Island, in the presence OF the
sheriff and deputies and a few wit
nesses. The hanging was orderly.
The mob that threatened to burn Lee
at the stake was completely outwitted
by the sheriff.
Though it was necessary to carry
out the sentence Of the law in Som
erset county, the scene Of the crime,
the exact place Of execution was kept
secret, even from those who were to
accompany the sheriff as deputies and
witnesses. Sheriff Brown appeared IN
Baltimore, placed his prisoner aboard
a steamer Of the Maryland oyster ma
Wy and sailed down the bay.
He took with him the gallows
which had been borrowed from Bal
timore county, and also the coffin, and
was prepared to hang Lee on the deck
Of the vessel after reaching the waters
of Somerset county, should there be
any signs Of a mob on the shore.
At an early hour the steamer ap-
peared off Smiths Island, the prison.
err was speedily taken ashore and a
scaffold quickly erected by a carpen-
ter, who had been brought from Balti-
more. The culprit, accompanied by
a spiritual adviser, was led up the
scaffold, the moose was adjusted and
the execution was quickly over. Lee
confessed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
Companies Chartered.

Charters were on Monday issued
for four new corporations. at Durham.
Sller City, Greensboro, and Tarboro.
They are the following: The Bull
Durham Tobacco Company. Of Dur
ham. at $4,000 authorized, $500 sub
scribed by George B. Blackwell, W.
A. Guthrie, and w. B. Guthrie to do
a general tobacco business. The COM
pany is understood to be chartered in
connection with the litigation started
in Durham by the Blackwell interests
against the American Tobacco Com
pany, the BlackWeils Durham Tobac-
20 Company having been chartered
Saturday in the same connection by
the same incorporators.
The Lambe Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Siler City, was chartered at
a $4,000 capital by A. A. Lambe and
others. Also the consolidated Fur
niture Company, Of Greensboro, at a
capital of $250.G00 by J. c. Murchi-
son, J. Van Lindely and others for
the manufacture and sale of furni-
ture.
The Edgecomb Drug Company was
also chartered by B. NJ. Baker. S. n.
Harrell, W. J. Thypen and others at
a capital OF $4,000 authorized. $500
subscribed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
Deed Of a Demon.

Canosbur@, Pa, Spccial.-Elmer
Demrster, a 10 year old negro, was
taken to Washington county Jail,
charged with The murder of Mrs.
Samuel Pearce and two children and
the shooting Of the third child Sun
day evening at the Pearce farm. The
woman 5 husband had left the place.
leaving Dempster to look after the
stock. The only Thugs missing from
the Pearce home are $l2 and his
revolver with which Mrs. Pcarre and
the two children were murdered. Ro-
bert Pearce. three wears cid. was the
only survivor OF the awful tre@edv,
was snot through tie body but may
recover.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
Toxaway Hotel Burned.

Asheville, Special.-A message re-
ceived here from President John c..
Burrowes, Of the Toxaway Hotel Com
pany, tells Of the burning Of the Sap
phire Inn, in the Sapphire country.
The building was discovered to be
on fire at 1 o'clock by a bell boy and
shortly the entire structure was in
flames. The guests were all asleep at
the time, but we're aroused and es-
capped in safety, saving all their bag
gage. Hugh Williams, manager of
the Sapphire Inn, had a narrow es-
cape from being consumed in the
burning building. NJ. Burrowes SAYS
the work OF reconstruction will com
mence at once. None of the cottages
surrounding were burned. The orr
gin Of the fire is unknown.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS
General Summary Of Condition Of
North Carolina Crops for Week
Ending Monday, July 80, 1905.

The weather during the past week
has been a continuation OF That OF
the preceding week. Rain was very
frequent, and in most places showers
occurred every day. The rainfall for
the State averaged somewhat ABOVE
normal. 1t was heaviest in tae cast
ern and northern portions Of the
State. The greatest weekly amount.
3.S9 inches, fell in Surry County
where two violent thunderstolms "c-
Cured. one on the oath and the other
on the 9th. A great deal Of damage
has been caused by excessive mois-
ture, especially IN the lowlands. Some
nail storms were reported, but the
only damage reported was in Stokes
County where the damage was con
siderable. The weather has been clou-
dy with very little sunshine which is
now greatly needed. The temperature
for the week was uniform, and the
average for the State, was about ?
degrees below normal, the greatest
departures being in the eastern half
Of the State and the least being in
the western half. The extremes Of
temperature were moderate the
greatest being 90 degrees on the 9th
Ill Robeson county and on the 2Sth
III Sampson County, and the lowest
was 60 degrees on the oath in Bun
combe county and on the 2Sth IL
Surrv County.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
Revolt Among Soldiers.

Poltava, Russia, By Cable.-A
grave outbreak occurred in the SeF-
ski Regiment. following the arrest
Of a private o 1the first battalion,
who WAS discovered with some other
soldiers in a shed where the r%e1olu-
t]ionists are in the habit Of holding
meetings. After the arrest the en-
tire first battalion, accompanied by
a large crowd, paraded the streets
IN defiance of the military a"Etllori,
ties. The soldiers proceeded to the
artillery barracks. where they sized
several guns and marched with then:
to the prison where the political
prisoners are confined. At this stage
all the remainder Of the Poltaya
garrison vas called out. The loyal
troops fired on the mutineers with
machine guns as they were engaged
III breaking down the gates Of the
prison. Several men were keilled "
wounded. The outbreak was not
suppressed until 2 o'clock this mor
ing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-01
Four Men Arrested.

Raleigh, Special.-Four white men
and a white boy were arrested and
charged with the shooting or compile
ity in shooting to death at Raleigh
a negro named Walter Chavis in
Lanes Bottom, a disreputable section
in the eastern suburbs. Three Of the
prisoners were captured in the coun-
try, being pursued by q constable and
officers, n Lynn Fowler, having been
jailed at once. The four white men
and the boy were going to the coun-
try in wagons when the trouble arose
brought on the shooting. There was
much talk Of lynching by the negroes
in the neighborhood, large bodies be-
ing in attendance on a church and so
cial meeting.