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reached Chicago.

The several damage suits now on
the calendar of the United States
court here will have to be pushed
against the former officials of the
company Individually as the only
hope of securing anything.
Almost all the merchandise cred
itors of the company have been paid
out of money secured by the sale of
the theater building to the Metropol-
itan Theater company.
The company confessed insolvency
alleging TO have no assets, and lia-
bilities aggregating s2,03s,279.50.
Some people think they have peace
when thew are only petrified.
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CnIn Ur1~. the cold-cure that decs the
work In hours. ana will
not make Sou sick. m IL
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NTUIIdI NUNT0'TTs II TIVVh INIT
tent of 500.O00 copies q few
years agu, at $50 per copy.
Last year we gave away
$4,000 worth Of these inNalua-
Bile books. This year we shall
give away s5O.OOO worth Of
them. Will yOu share In this
benefiti If 50, send only y
one-ccnt stamps 10 cover cost
OF mailing only for book in
ftiiT paper covers. OF ~ stamps
for cloth-bOund. Address DR..
X v. Pierce. Buffalo. n. Y.
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JEWELRY

that viii charm and delight the
Judge Of fine gems. Rings, Brooch
es, Ornamental Combs, Chains,
Bracelets, etc.
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THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Inspector Millcr's Reports for the
Week and Month.

The reports of Tobacco Inspector
Il. r. Miller for the week and month
read:
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
BATTLE OF RAILROADS

Chicago, Aug. 2s.--A special to
the Tribune from New York says:
A financial battle, with s25, 900, :
geo in cash and the control Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee Il ST. Paul rail
way system Is on between j. Pier
mort Morgan and r. H. Hartman.
In the battle are involved twice as
many millions Of dollars and three
times % many thousands Of miles Of
railroad as we're represented In the
famous eight for possession Of the
Chicago. Burlington 4 Quincy. which
resulted in the memorable Northern
Pacific corner. when the price Of that
stock was rushed up to $1,000 a share
and panic in Wall street followed.
The opposing forces consist Of J.
p. Morgan. James j. Hill and their
friends, foreign capitalists. ON one
side, and Il. II. Hartman, practical
owner Of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads. with Sir
William Van Horne. Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy as controllers Of the
vast Canadian Pacific system, with
their friends on the other.
Remaining neutral for the time be-
ing, but inclined to throw their
weight to Hartman, are James II.
Smith and william Rockefeller, as
principal stockholders In the st.
Paul.
On the outcome Of the war depends
whether the ST. Paul road Is to be ex-
tended 10 the coast (for which pur.
pose . s26. 600, 900 new stock issue
was vOtsdD IN > nnrthsrly direction,
andt 0 seriously iniurs the trafle Of
The Great northern and Northern Pa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
REDIT is FOR DUBOIS

the latter, as democrat, was attach
ed to the minority party, and pre-
sumably would not be able to accom-
plish as much as one who was operat-
ing with the majority party. Sena-
tor Dubois gladly rendered his assist
ance, however, and ascertained what
part of the Hepburn and Fench bill
was acceptable and what was objec-
tionable. He thereupon corrected the
bill to meet the needs, taking pains
to eliminate the clauses requiring
that the Indians ratify it, and pro-
viding for the surveying by cOntr act,
which would entail the delay Incl
dent to advertising for bids. He
then attached it to the Indian appro-
priation bill, and, through his in
fluenoe as a member of the committee
ON Indian affairs, got it through with
out solitary change.
Now, this is the plain truth, in a
nutshell, and Mr.. Crane will cOrro-
berate it. Had it not been for Sen
ator Dubois the reservation wouldn't
have been opened for long time.
Senator Hepburn and Congressman
French only make themselves ridicu-
lous by attempting to appropriate the
credit.
''In this connection, Mr.. BorRh's
statement regarding the greet results
accomplished for Idaho during the
present administration at Washington
is very interesting, for Senator Du-
bois has been more active in the mat
ter of irrigation and public landG
than any other one man. 1t will
hardly be possible for Governor
Gooding's record TO be concealed be-
hind that of President Roosevelt in
this campaign. Mr.. BOrah cam
make Rooseveltism the issue by say
ing so. Mormonism and EoodingiEu
will rise up to confront him at ever
turn of the road. -
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
College Papers FORWARDED.

P. ]. Quiilin was a visitor in Spo-
kane yesterday, and turned over the
articles Of agreement of the Luthern
College to Rev. Jespersen, of that
city, who will present them at the
conference which will convene tomor-
row at Portland. 1t is thought that
the conference will ratify and sign
these articles and in that case they
will be returned To the Commercial
club for the signature Of its officers.
THIS would mean that work is to be
commenced on the college this fall.
There is q strong possibility Of Rev.
Jespersen being appointed president
Of the college at this meeting Of the
conference. Such action would prove
satisfactory to the citizens Of this
city and to the Commercial club as
he has had . number Of years. exper-
ienOe in this kind Of work and dur
ing his visits made . very favorable
impression % those who bsEe mst
him,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

Spokane, Aug. s.--A Spokane
Press extra says that Sidney F.
Sloane, age Il, son of James F.
former secretary Of Sloane
Paine company, was arrested at I
o'clock this morning by Detective
McDermott and charged with the
murder Of his father. According to
McDermott, young Sloane has con-
fessed TO committing the crime.
About o'clock this morning peo-
pie passing the alley on Stevens street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
saw an old man lying In . heap with
his head crushed In.
The police were ct once notified
and che coroner ON arriving found
the body to be that Of James +.
Sloane, an old and respected resident
Of Spokane, living at Sixth an
Stevens.
As soon as Chief of Police Waller
arrived at the station he and the de
tectives had a conference with the
boy and it developed that the deeS
had been done with an ak in the YER
lest cold blood.
The boy and the father got into al
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Ne SALOON
FOR LANIER.
Says That Is Enough, and Will
Not Bring Suit

Attorney Flynn addressed the
council on the question Of opening
Montana and Reid streets through to
the Taylor property. He stated that
it was the intention of the Taylor
brothers, purchasers of the WEIGH
tract of land, to replat the land and
have streets conform to those of the
town. This action would require the
purchase Of ground for the extension
unless the owners should donate the
same. After discussing the matter
freely it was referred to the street
committee with instructions to confer
with the owners of the lots through
which the street would pass and as
certain their wishes in the matter.
During the discussion the fact was
brought out that the plat of Reid's
addition, in which the closed streets
are situated, had never been formally
accepted by the village, although the
corporate limits had been extended to
include that part of the town.
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cihc systems. or southerly 10 impair
the future profits Of the Union and
Southern Pacific.
Q. p. X. IN IT.
Early in the summer there was 4
mysterious buying Of Pacific coast
lines stock. Before Hartman or
Hill could discover who were the pur.
chasers the Canadian Pacific had OBJ.
tanned a sufficient interest In tho
road 10 WELD the balance Of power.
Then the Canadians made overtnres
10 Hill for joint control Of all advan-
tages the line offered In connection
with the trade Of the coast. Hill in
dignantly repulsed them, aud made
his memorable threat to build into
the Canadian Pacific territory. The
latter turned 10 Hartman, but Harri.
man was not impressed with the val
ne Of any alliance with the Canad-
ians. So the latter fell back ON the
st. Paul interests, with which they
made an alliance.
HARTMAN SEES HIS ERROR.
Scarcely had that been accomplish
ed before Harriman's eyes had been
opened. Immediately be decided 10
repair his error by the purchase OF
st. Faul stock and soon had acquired
a sufficient interest in the read TO be
able 10 make a demonstration against
the Smith Rockefeller interests.
That, II Il believed. inclined the lat
ter TO look more favOrablly On his
hght for the Pacific COST trade. up
on the control Of the remainder o.
the floating stock Of the 81. Pal de-
ponds 70 which side they viii threw
their weight ultimately.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
SUICIDE OR MURDER !?

This morning about one o'clock an
unknown man apparently about %
years of age attempted to commit sui.
eide by shooting himself in the head
with a 80 calibre revolver. While
making his rounds, the nightwatch-
man heard Ave shots fired In success
sion, four being fired at intervals Of
a few seconds and he Immediately
started 10 locate the same. After
looking for some time he found a
man lying IN the sand In the vacant
lot on the south west corner Of Shcr-
man and Fifth streets with bullet
hole in his head and revolver clasp
ed tightly In his hand. He was still
alive, but unconscious, and had the
revolver gripped SO tightly that IL
took the nightwatchman some time TO
loosen his grip. He called several
physicians, who thought he would not
live an hour, but had him taken 10
the hospital where the wound was
bandaged. The bullet could not be
fOund, and 1t is thought IL is lodged
in the brain cavity.
His clothing was i'm fair condition
aRd around his waist was buckled a
United States Army belt with a new
BOLSTER which had never been worn
before. To all appearances he is a
Soreigner, but has not done any
aseavy manual labor recently as his
hands are not calloused. There are
no marks of Identification 20 be
aOund ON the clothes or body, and
1nless be regains consciousness before
death his name will remain unknown.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

There Is no accounting for the mo-
tive he bad in shooting himself, and
no one can be found who has ever
seen him before.
He Is slowly improving and Il Is
hoped that he will regain conscious
ness enough to tell his name spd the
address Of his relatives.
A few minutes after the shooting
light buggy containing three men
and drawn by one horse was seen 70
leave the rear OF the hose cart house.
The driver was flashing the horse
and they crossed the electric railroad
track ON Fifth street and passed
through the lumber yard OF the
Occur d'Alene Lumber company.
From all appearances they were anx
ious To get away from the place where
the tragedy occurred and we're
not wasting any time. This
gives rise TO suspicion that there was
more than one party concerned Ia the
shooting, but no trace has been
found of the parties Ia the buggy
and the authorities are very much IN
the dark.
The fact that five shots we're arod
and that only one took effect, which
was probably the first one, has caused
some trouble In the solution Of the
problem. II has been explained by
the physicians that he either shot at
the parties In the buggy, or after
shooting himself with the 6rst one,
the shock upon the nervous system
caused muscular action which fired
the remaining four shots.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
j. F. SLOAN
MURDERED
His Son Beats Him to Death
With an AK

alteration about IL o'clock last
night. so the boy says, over money
matters, and came to blows. The
boy then grabbed an ak and beat and
chopped the old man to death.
Investigation Of the premises re-
vealed the AK. and blood saturated
rugs stored away under the porch and
that new rugs had been laid down In
place of those covered with blood.
Instead Of fleeing, young Sloane bus
led himself with covering up all
traces Of the murder and It was only
blood stains ON the back porch that
gave the police their clew.
After staying his father, the boy
put his body In a wheelbaTrow and
carted 1t to the alley half . block
away, where he dumped II outgand
| returned to the house. :
Mrs. Sloane and her other son are
camping near Nine Mile bridge.
Word was sent to them Immediately.
An officer entered the house.
which was opened and discovered that
the man had been murdered In his
own house.
Continued on page B.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
List of Election Officers Appointed
by the Board

f c. E. Westfall as road overseer OF
district No. 10.
In conformity with the provisions
Of the general election laws OF the
state of Idaho, the following judges u
election and distributing clerks werf
appointed for the general election r.
be held November 6, 1906.
Athol Precinct-WR. n. Stout,
Abe Hornbecl, John u. Ford, jadges
H. i Dyer, A. II. Noble, and Leon.
ard Bernard, counting Judges dis
Irritating clerk, Mrs. @ I. Rsmning-
ton.
.Rallgrove Precinct-Judges, Jas.
L,yls, NJ. Gordon, Jacob Wiks7 dis
Irritating clerk, J. A Larsen
0oenr d'Alene preeinct-Sndges
O. 4. Barr, Chas. Siseho, and w. J.
Seat; distributing clark, Katherine
Foley; counting judges T. s. Avery,
Anton Carlson, David Meyers
CArlin observation-disclosures, J. II.
McCatoheon, Gust JOhRsOn, y w
Sullivan; distributing clerk. Wm.
Stephenson.
Ehmira precinct-Jndges, Jacob
Towers, D. s. Mckenzie, John Man
ming; distributing clerk, S. D. Crit
tendon.
Emida precinct Judges, A. J. Nc
Kay, Chas. Wells, and o. Larson;
distributing clerk, Jos. Redford
GrsRite precinct-Judges Geo b.
WEIGH, Elmer Barry, and J. s. Ks-
los; distributing clerk, J. A. Green.
Gamblin Lake precinct-Allen
Shields, Chas. e. Evans. and Archie
O'DonnaAell; distributing clerk, l.
Gamblin-
Lewis observation-disclosures, Dan Ken
nedy, Samuel Amsler, and Archie
Philips; coButing judges, Chas. Ans
Ter, Z. N. Jallum, and Hans John
son; distributing clerk, Earnest
Warren
Lakeview preeinct-JudRes. Robert
Rennie, John Flewelling. j. D. Need
ham; distributing clerk, ThOs.
Revels.
Medimont observation-disclosures, Wal
ker X. Davis Walter Palmer, aud
Andrew Snyder; distributing CLERK,
Chas. X. Davis.
Mica precinct-A. Elfestein, r. A.
Macarthur and z. c. Hubbard; dis
tribuing clerk, W. Z. Krider.
Newport precinct-Jndges, Sam
Hostonstall. VIM. Vane. and w. Il.
Knapp: distributing clerk. Jas. Cul-
berson.
Naples precinct-Judges. Mrs.. A.
Bond, L. Mcmillan, J. A. Boldly ;
distributing clerk, VIM. Macarthur.
(COntinus On pare u
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Wednssady, Aug. s, 1906.


The board met .persuant TO adjourn
ment at 10 O'Clock a. m. The com
missioners all being present The
record of the proceedings of the pre-
vious meeting was read and approved.
The board approved the Pla1s and
specifications RRepared for the repairs
of the bridges across the Spokane riR-
er at Occur d'Alene.
At this time the board aFprovsd
the report Of St1art Walker, as road
overseer Of district No. 81.
The board approved the saloon ia
cense of j. p. Imnier to sell liqnoGs
at north side of Sherman street he.
tween Third and Fourth In the town
of Occur d'Alene.
1t appearing to, the board that the
saloon at BelleTsye was not started
more than six months prior to the
Gommencement of the construction Of
the Lewis Lumber company's work
and that the same lis not being con-
Quoted in an orderly manner and ae-
a0rding to Law, the license applied
for to run said saloon was refused and
the Sheriff ordened to return the
nancy deposited for said license and
to close said saloon
The board aeeeptSd the resignation
Of E. D. Brown as Justice Of the
peace in and for Enida precinct.
The board approved the petition Of
the naaidents of Post Falls precinct
for the appointment nf L. T. Ditto
more IS justice of thu peace in and
for said precinct, and Of school dis
trict No. 3, Kootenai county, Idaho.
The heard Adjourned until Friday,
August 10. 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Friday. Aug. 10.
The board met pursuant 20 adjourn
ment.
The board approved the auditor
and treasurer's report for the second
quarter Of the year 1906.
The board duly approved the fol-
lowing saloon license bonds:
Andrew Leaf. MeGinnis Spur; OIL
lie L. johnson. Occur d'Alnee; Rob
ert Campbell 4 Company, Laclede;
Occur d'Alene Investment company.
Occur d'Alene.
The board approved the special tax
levy of independent school district
No. 3. Kootepai county. Idaho, and
said levy being 10 mills.
Il was ordered by the board that
an appropriation Of $40 per month
be made for the benefit Of the Flor
enoe Crittenton Mission. aid sppro-
priation 70 begin with August LIST,
and to be paid quarterly.
The board approved the report Of
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town council met in special
j last evening to consider such
81 as might come before it.
Lanier and his attorney, r.
Farland, were present and the
BIZ stated to the council that his
bad secure a lease on his pres
ation for a term of years and
not proceed further with the
tion for writ of mandate to
the council to grant him a
for an additional saloon ON
an street. Mr.. Lanier also
an explanation of his position,
b that he had previously been
Ie to secure the lease on his
ut quarters and wished the addi-
I license as a protection, and
he was satisfied to let the matter
10 village attorney was directed
repare an ordinance providing
hanging from a village to a city
e second class.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
A STRIKE AT FLORENCE

A Grangeville special to the Lewis
on Tribune says: News was receiv-
d today chronieling the third rich
trike made in the Florence camp
kithin the past two weeks This
me Charles G. Spaulding was the
hcky man and the Earle group of
aims the valuable property L.
Sawsyr, of Portland, Ore, is Mr..
anlding's partner in the Earle
pup. The ore is of the same de-
imposed character as that found in
e tunnel strikes on the Old Resi-
enter and the Hiyu, but seems at
resent, to be not quite so rich, the
ssays being s430 per ton. The
strike was made in a 40-foot tunnel
nd is confidently believed that with
little greater depth the pay streak
Jill grow richer. The ledge is about
We feet wide and is a half mile from
be ledge of the Hiyu.
The Florence camp is now full OF
ospectors and miners and hundreds
locations are being made over a
Adius Of 10 to - miles. The loca-
prs are at work on their claims and
Z Is nov expected that only an occa-
aional strike, probably in q tunnel
like those heretofore, will be made
until greater depth is reached on the
late locations. The new arrivals are
confident that the camp has . great
future and all that il Necessary tC
make it famous again IL 70 strike tbs
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

he controversy between Senator
burn and Dubois over the opening
he Occur d'Alene Indian reserva-
has called forth statement from
In McBee, of Rathdrum, who
to be posted on the history of
base.
By eliminating that clause of the
relating to the opening of the
walton which required that the
of congress must be ratified by
Indians says Judge Edwin Nc
e, more than a years time has
en saved in the opening of the res
bation. Senator Dubois is entitled
the credit for this as, also, for
Knitting the making of the survey
thout letting it by contract, an
her time saving element.
Il notice that statement was re-
Atly given out at Wallace by which
hator Hepburn was credited with
expedition attending the opening
the reservation. For the mere
lrpose of keeping history straight, l
III relate the facts briefly, and A.
Crane of Harrison, a republican
ader, will corroboUate every word.
"Mr. Crane visited Washington
st winter as the representative OF
le Occur d'Alene Indians and of the
eople who wised to occupy the res
ovation, and sought to bring about
pme action that would hasten its
pening. He first visited Congress
ban French, who informed him that
|e had introduced bill designed to
ccomplish that result, and could dc
o more. He then went to Senator
eyburn, who likewise informed him
hat he had introduced such a bill
md could do no more
WHAT DUBOIS DID.
"In desperation, Mr. Crane 'theI
vent to Senator Dubois, having hest
ated to do so before because he knew
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

paystraak in q few more places.
Superintendent E. A. Carpenter, OF
the Idaho county schools, will leave
Friday for the Florence camp on
business and it is expected that upon
his return he will be able to give a
much clearer account OF what is tran
spring there than can now be obtain
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-02
DEATHS FROM DISEASE

Good Health.
The latest returns tell us that the
total loss of life by the earthquake
and the fire in SanFrancisco foots up
less than 1000. This number has
been many times greatly exceeded.
For example, in the Lisbon earth
quake in 1855. 10000 perished. The
Calabria earthquake OF 1888 killed
$4,000. In 1896 tidal wave 40 feet
high produced by earthquake killed
$4,000 on the coast of Japan. At Mar
Unique 10000 perished, But these
disasters are nothing-they are but
drops in the ocean, when we think of
the daily and hourly tribute of hui
man victims to disease. Here are the
figures:
S7,500,0c0 persons die each year.
100000 persons die each day.
1900 persons die each hour.
20 persons die each minute.
person dies each second.
Every 80 minutes. then. more peo-
pie die than were killed by the
earthquake. Most Of these are the vic.
tins of preventable disease. In the
United States alone $4,000 persons
die annually of pneumonia, 413.000 die
of consumption. $4,000 persons die
of apoplexy, 100000 persons die of
cancer-more than million persons
dying of four diseases only, all of
which are preventable. II the earth
quake is terrible because of the loss
Of human life, here is something al
most infinitely more terrible. Day
and night this vast procession of
corpses-100,00 a day-each with its
funeral car and weeping mourners,
passes down the highway of life to
new-made graves. We have become
accustomed to the funeral dirge and
the mourner's wall. Our hearts are
calloused to the stricken mothers
grief and the motherless cnild's la.
ment. We take death from disease
as matter OF course and stand stu.
pidly by waiting our turn.