Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
BOISE OFFICIALS
FEAR DEEP PLOT
LARGE AMOUNT OF DYNAMITE
REPORTED STOLEN
Guards Thrown Around Idaho State
Prison and the Homes Of Gov
ernor Goodlne and Proml-
nent Citizens
BI Associated Press.

B1 Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore, March 3-The
morning Oregonian's correspondent at
Boise, Idaho, says:
On the heels of Steve Adams con-
fession comes the startling news that
between 800 and 800 pounds of dyna-
mite and dynamite caps have been
stolen from the various powder houses
located in the hills northeast of the
city.
Last night employees of a hardware
company found on going to their pow
der house just beyond the Boise bar
racks that 400 pounds OF dynamite and
caps had been stolen from their pow
der house.
New of the robbery spread like Wild
fire over the city and the officials and
the men about town who were discuss
ing the confession of Steve Adam,
turned their minds from this subject.
With the same prompt action which
prompted his movements after the as
sassination of former Governor Steun-
enberg, Governor Gooding immediate
ly had a hundred or more guards
thrown over the city, especially around
the penitentiary.
Threatening Letter Received
These guards were placed because
almost all of the men whose names
have been mentioned in connection
with the prosecution of the officers of
the Western Federation of Miners
had received threatening letters signed
"Kneebone," a name alleged to have
been adopted by the "inner circle" to
strike those whom they wished to
frighten.
Armed men were also placed around
the home of Governor Gooding, Special
Prosecutor James H. Hawley, w. E.
Borah and a number of others.
The receipt of threatening letters,
and even the theft of the dynamite
last night, has not frightened Governor
Gooding and the men who are aiding
him in the prosecution, the guards
being placed not because of fear, but
as a precaution.
The excitement attending the dis
covery of the theft mentioned was
hardly passing away when 1t became
known that all the other powder mag
azines back in the hills had been
broken into. In all there are about
half a dozen powder magazines sit
uated in the hills beyond Boise, and
while the authorities will not admit 1t,
they have all been entered and pow
der stolen.
Particulars Closely Guarded
The circumstances surrounding the
dynamite thefts are being as closely
guarded as are the alleged confessions
of Orchard and Adams.
IT seems, however, that last night
after the first robbery had been COM
mitted guards We're sent out to see
If the others had been molested. They
were found to be all right, and in view
of the fact that they were broken into
shows that the job was done some time
after daylight this morning.
The theft of blasting powder is not
uncommon this time of year, according
to the dealers in explosives. Miners, 1t
is stated who are without means,
make it a business to steal what pow
der they want. Usually, however, the
dynamite stolen is the grade known as
No. 2. This time it is No. 1 which is
taken.
A citizen here, who is familiar with
explosives, is confident that had it
been miners who stole the explosives
they would have taken the No. 2, be-
cause all miners know that this is the
less dangerous of the two.
Since it became known that the dy-
Mantle was stolen detectives have been
hard at work trying to discover the
thieves. A wagon track found leading
from one of the powder houses went
in the direction of Willow creek.