Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10
Capt. W. S. Swain Returns To
Take up the Threads Of
Investigation.
POPULATION OF GEM STATE.
II II Now Estimated That Idaho Has
A Quarter of Il Million
Residents.
Special Correspondence.


berg murder case seems OF late
ID TO be quite unproductiye of new
developments. Yet, while Orchard
quietly rests within the walls of the
state penitentiary. the men in the field
are hustlng with might and main 20
gather every bit Of evidence possible
20 bring an accusation upon the head
OF the man guilty of that awful crime,
whether II be Orchard or some other.
However. from the evidence already
collected, there appears To be tighten
Ing around the man orchard a net work
OF such density and strength that 1t viii
be next to impossible for him to crawl
out from It.
Captain W. s. Swain Of the Thiel de-
tective agency returned yesterday from
his home In Spokane. and viii take up
the threads OF Investigation into the
murder mystery. II Is reported that
he has some new clews to work upon
and he seems to manifest very hope
ful attitude toward the case.
Fred Miller, the Spokane lawyer who
n to defend Harry Orchard. arrived In
Boise the forepart of the week. and Is
busily looking up matters on the case,
He Is very anxious to know the result
OF the chemists analyses OF the ex-
plosives found in Orchards trunk ana
room at the hotel; but this information
the prosecution refuses to give out at
this stage of the case, He expresses
the hope that Simkns. another sus-
poet, Will not be caught before the trial
OF Orchard comes of, for the reason
that, he fears, matters would thus be
complicated In n charge Of conspiracy,
thus lesser'ng the chances OF his client
One thing Is quite certain the de-
tectives in the case want two other men
besides Orchard and want them bad
ly, too. and II Is thought that Simklns
Is one Of them. They absolutely re-
fuse 10 let out any information as to
Just who these men are; but they give
to understand that they have good rea-
son to believe these men were present In
Caldwell at the time of the assassina-
ton and were accompllces OF Orchard
IN the commission Of the crime.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
At a meeting cf the chamber of com.
merce and the governors OF the Com,
mercal club held IN this city last Tues.
day. II was decided that the dates IA
be set for the coming session of the
National Irrigation Congress to be held
In Boise City this year, would be Sept
10 TO 10, from Monday to Saturday in
elusive.
Two or three days will be spent IN
this city and the remainder bf the time
viii be taken I'm making excursions out
TO different points of interest In south
ern Idaho, visiting the various irriga-
tion enterprises under the reclamation
and Cary acts. II ia supposed that
Canyon. Bingham. Washington, Cassia
Tratnppt and athar rplIptiaa will no Wis
tied with this object in View.
IDAIo's POPULATION.
Allen Miller. state commissioner OF
immigration. labor and statistics has
made very careful estimate of the
population OF the state OF Idaho. This
In based upon the school census OF
June J. 1905. the last election vote and
other data at hand. The school popu-
lation Of the state makes a showing OF
10000.
The first census of the territory OF
Idaho was the federal census OF 1870
which placed the population at $4,000
The second federal census. taken I'm
1880. gave TO the territory popula-
tlon Of $4,000. and the third In 1890
the year after statehood sweled the
number to $4,000. The last census
taken was that OF 1900, which made
for the state OF Idaho a population OF
$4,000. Commissioner Mller's esti-
mate of the present population of the
state IL 10000, According to his state.
ment at least 10000 persons entered
the state during the last year TO re-
main permanently.
Following IL a conservative estimate
OF the population OF the state by coun.
ties and towns. Only the towns, who's,
Inhabitants residing within the town.
site number over $50. are Included II
the list The first town named under
each county liz the county seat
Ada County t2lo00) $4,000
Meridian. $50,
Bannock County us.O00) --Pocatello
1900; MeCammou. S24: Soda Springs
ai5 oxford 500.
Bingham County G9,il0l Blackfoot
$500: Idaho Falls, 5000; Shelly, 500
Iona, 1926.
Bear Lake t9.1OO--Paris. 1000
Montpelier, 1900
Blaine C6Ilnty G,97I)-Hailey, 1S.'
900; Bellevue. go.
Boise County (S.70S) Idaho city 500
Placerville, $50; Pearl. $50.
Canyon County Os.00Ol--Caldwell .
500: Psyette, 5000; Nnmpa, 5000; Par
ma. SIS: Emmett, $50.
Cassia County 100000 Albion. 775
Twin Falls, $3.50; oakley, $50; Burnley
900.
Custer County G,9sD-Chalis, s25
Msckay. 655.
Elmore County q ,46W Mountain
home. LOB; Glenns Ferry. $50.
Fremont County (25252D st. An
thony, i,s60 Rexburg, 5000; Nlarys
VILE. $50; Rigby 500; Louisville, s3l
Teton, 10; Menan. $50.
Idaho County $4,000 -Grangeyille
s,02t; Cottonwood. $50; Denver, $50
whitebird $50; sites. 400 Elk city
100; Buffalo Hump 226; Roosevelt 1,j
Kootenai County u9.S9p--Rathdrum
4s5. Standpoint, 1850; st. Marys. 4l6
Post Falls. 500; Priest River, 525 Hope
s.1; Harrison. 1850; Bonner's Ferry
ao2 Occur d Alene $500, Athole. AIS.
Iatah County .416)-Moscow, $500
Troy, 1880; tennessee, i,26a; Kendrck
go, Julietts, 625.
Lemhi County t2,525)- Salmon, 600.
Lincoln County (2367)-S hoshone
1850; Minidoka, 52b Rupert. $685. Hey
burn $50.
Nez Perez County ga.
Tiib; Nez Perez. $780, Leland. 665
Culdesac, 900; Fletcher. $50. Lhpwal
SO; Mohler. 500; Orofno, zoo: Peck, 7b2
Owyhee County (2,S3D---Sllver City
sos.
Oneida County le,l32)- Malad, ,475
Preston, 1900; Franklin, 1000; Weston
shoshone County Q6.Si9-wallac