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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

David E. Cloyd, principal of the Spo-
kane high school, has formally accep-
ted the position for next year.
John L. Kaiser, a pioneer of Whit
man county, aged SO years, dropped
dead recently at his home in Colfax.
The WaIla Walla lodge of Elks at it's
last meeting took initial steps toward
the erection of home for the order.
George Meredith was struck by a
circus train as it was pulling from the
North Yakima depot and sustained in
juries that will result in his death.
]. H. Young has sold the Charles Ed
wards farm, of 800 acres, three miles
northwest of Colville, to David Phil
pott of Lind, for $2O,25O cash.
The date of the meeting of the
Washington State Press association
has been fixed for July oath, 18th and
18th
Richard Fredrickson, in an encoun-
ter with holdup man at Puyallup was
shot through the left shoulder. His
wound is serious. The holdup man es-
capped.
The Knights of Pythias in the state
of Washington are soon to have a
home where old and INDECENT knights
are to be cared for in their declining
years.
The fourteenth annual commence
ment program of the state normal
school at Cheney will begin Friday,
June 1st, and close on Wednesday,
June 9Th.
Robert Wilson has been paroled from
the state penitentiary by Governor
Mead. Wilson was sent from Cowlitz
county, in November, 1902, for 10 years
for robbery.
Some of the townsite residents of
the real estate men requesting them
not to sell or lease property on the
townsite to negroes.
The digest of the laws of Washing
ton which has been compiled by Ar
thur Remington, the supreme court re-
porter, is believed to have been lost in
lme San Francisco disaster.
Governor Mead has received and ac-
cepted the resignation of State Sena-
tor Walker A. Henry of Spokane coun-
ty, who has accepted the appointment
to the federal land Office at Waterville.
William Malcolm, who is charged in
Passaic, N. j., with embezzling $780,
600 of the funds of the Passaic Build
! ing & Loan association, was arrested
in Seattle recently at his mercantile
store where he has been in business
for four years.
At the banquet given at Spokane in
honor of the visiting members of the
Portland Commercial club, Theodore
B. Wilcox, chairman of the executive
committee of that club, reused keen
enthusiasm with his plea for opening
the Columbia river.
Jones & Nicely. purchasers of the
large Babcock ranch at Trinidad, are
having 5000 feet of 16-inch pipe laid
to carry 5000 gallons of water a min
ute to a reservoir on the high ground.
They are putting in many trees and
placing the land in good condition.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
Like Uncle Sans Money.

Employees on the canal zone have ac-
quired such a taste for American gold
and paper money that the Panama sill
yer which was formerly boarded has
now been thrown into circulation and
bankers who formerly had great diff
Guilty in supplying silver to pay the
wages of laborers on the canal are
now anxious to give the Commission
all the silver it will take.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Covntry-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-FaII Trade Is Good.
IDAHO NEWS.

The Inland Empire Railway com
pany will have line running to Lake
Pend d'Orielle, Idaho from Spokane by
next summer. Lake Pend d'Orielle is
Sc miles from Spokane.
Standpoint is assured of another big
saw mill to be built by the Dover Lum-
Der company of Ohio.
A Woman's Relief corps has been or
ganized at Standpoint with 20 members.
City of Moscow has received its first
installment of water meters and they
will be installed at once. At first their
use will be confined to the business
district
For the first time in over Is months
the Latah county Jail is without an &C.
cupant
When the Eagles dedicate their new
temple at Wallace, June 21st, me Spo-
kane aerie will be largely represented.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Haskell was accidentally smothered to
death in bed recently at Council.
The wool situation has come to eli
max in this state. Worn out by the
concerted efforts of buyers to depress
prices, the woolgrowers will hold a
meeting of the association on June 4th
and arrange to ship their clips East on
consignment, or under some other ar
rangement.
Clarence barrow, the great criminal
lawyer of Chicago employed by the
miners of Illinois to assist the defense
of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone,
charged with the murder of ex-Gover-
nor Steunenberg, has arrived at Boise,
Three troops of United States caval-
ry and two companies of state militia
will be at Caldwell during the trial
w. N. Stephens, state game warden
reports the drowning of three Japan
ese in the north fork of the Snake riv-
er while attempting to escape from
fishermen who arrested them for dy.
namiting fish. There are 100 Japs
working on the Marysville road, a
short distance above St. Anthony.
d. c. Wrighter, city building inspec
tor, has condemned the city hall al
Lewiston and the afficials, police and
fire departments are hunting new
quarters. It will be necessary to make
immediate arrangements for the care
of the city prisoners. They will prob
ably be locked in the old Jail in the
rear of the city hall.
The agricultural appropriation bill
as it passed the senate carries the Du
bois bill appropriating $4,000, fol-
farming experiment in irrigation pro
jects. The bill further provides that
10 per cent of the gross receipts from
forest reserves shall be credited to the
county where the money is collected
and turned into the county treasury.
Four men were hurt in minor acct
dents in the mines at Wardner. w
Merrifield had his right thumb com
pletely taken off by saw. Thomas
Jones, a miner, had his finger split
open while operating machine in g
mine Jack Richards had his leg badly
bruised. Another miner, employed as
a chute bIaster, sustained bad cut or
the bridge of the nose by piece oil
ore falling down the chute as he was
looking up.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
Perkins Discharged.

The appellate division of the SUI
preme court of New York has handed
down decision discharging from Gus
today George w. Perkins, whom the
supreme court had held to await action
of the grand jury on technical charge
of grand larceny in connection with
the campaign contributions of the New
York Life Insurance company to the
Republican national committee.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
jap Frosts Hurt MuIberries.

Much damage has been done to mul-
berry trees of Japan by untimely
frosts, and there will doubtless be con
siderable reduction in the output Of
spring silk None of the principal silk
producing districts have escaped. The
loss sustained in the vicinity of Mayo
bashi alone is estimated at 100000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01

GALE ON THE GREAT LAKES.

Many Craft Said to be Lost in the
Storm.
Chilled by tremendous drop in tenn
perature and swept by a gale, Chicago
and the whole northwest lake region
suffered last Saturday From a sum-
mer temperature the mercury slid rap
idly down the tube November cold
had been reached, the change being "a
degrees.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
THEY OPPOSE CONSOLIDATION.
Methodist South Church, by Vote
Goes on Record.

WVNV UT FNVNWT u
Birmingham, Ala.-At the session of
the general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church south the re-
port of the committee on federation
recommending inconvenience, with
the memorials asking for the appoint
ment of committee on proposed or
ganic union of the Methodist Episcopa!
and the Methodist Episcopal church
SOUTH was adopted.
The conference adopted a report
commencing 'the growing spirit of so
many churches in emphasizing the sa-
credness of marriage"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
MONTANA soulBs.

Walter ]. Hill. superintendent of
construction of the Billings & North
ern. announces that he has purchased
a tract of 5000 acres at Laurel, about
eight miles southwest of Billings, on
the Northern Pacific, which will be the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01

Michael Davitt of Dublin is hardly
expected to survive. After steadily i'm
proving during the past week. Mr.. Da-
witt had a severe relapse Sunday. He
maintained his ground during the day.
but at night his condition grew worse.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
Fires in Virginia Forests.

Cumberland, Md-Forest fires in the
vicinity of Parsons and Davis, w. Va,
have destroyed lumber plants, sawed
lumber and standing timber valued at
over $4,000
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
Don JaIme,s seoretary Is JaI!ed.

Barcelona, May 3O.-The secretary
of Don Jaime of Bourbon, son of Don
Carlos, the Spanish pretender, was ar
rested here today. The charge on
which he was taken into custody was
not made public
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01
AMBASSADOR LUKE WRIGHT.
Presented His Credentials to the En-
peror of japan,

Toxic, May 24.-Ambassador Wright,
accompanied by the members of the
American embassy and the ladies of
the party, has presented his creden-
tials to the emperor.
The emperor was most cordial in his
reception of the ambassador and his
suite.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01

The man with money to burn sci
dom gets up much steam.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-06-01

The rambling preacher seldom hits
the green pastures.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
Motion Sentenced for Mine Frauds.

Toledo, o., Dec. 6-On n plea OF
guilty 20 the charge Of using the Unit.
ed States mails to promote n scheme
to defraud, Charles Whitney Norton
alias Wells, was sentenced to the
Ohio penitentiary for eighteen months
and to pay fine of 500 by Judge
Taylor in the United States district
court Norton was indicted by the
present grand jury. Norton had oper.
ated in various parts of the country.
His specially was mining stocks He
turned the proceeds ~ sales OF
patrons stock to his own use.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
TELEGRAMS TERSEtY TOLD

A cold wave is headed southwark
from the Canadian northwest. The
coolest place IN Canada last night was
Prince Alberta. where it was IA be-
low.
Arthur c. Harper. Democratic nom.
inee, was elected mayor Of Los An
geles by plurality of 2,12O over Lee
c. Gates, non-partisan candidate. DR..
Walter Lirdley (Rep) was third in
the race.
Governor Folk announced that he
will not give Aggie Myers. convicted
OF numbering her husband in Kansas
City, any further stay or execution
unless Justice Brewer OF the United
States supreme court asks for further
time In the case,
United States Commissioner OF I'm
migration Sargent is making a close
inquiry into the conditions attending
Portuguese immigration into the Ha-
waiian islands. He Is endeavoring to
ascertain whether the immigrants are
actually free or whether the planters
have furnished money for their i'm
portatiou.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
CALIFORNIA QU|EIS DOWN
MESSAGE THREAT AIMED ONLY
AGAINST MOB VIOLENCE.
COURTS TO SETTLE JAP RIGHTS
Golden State Willing to Educate
Mikado's Adult Subjects, but Not In
Same Room with White Children.
Federal Move In Matter.

Washington. Dec. G.--Tho California
what they consider satisfactory as.
surance That the president did not de.
sire to be understood as saying IN the
japanese section Ol his message that
he would use the military forces OF
the United states In forcing Japanese
into the California schools in which
the wAilo children are taught. II Is
said to have been his purpose to con.
voy the idea that he would use the
militia to protect Japanese against
mob violence. Culiloruians take no
oiicnso at this Interpretation of the
measure and agree that the chief exec.
uativc should do everything in his
power to protect Japanese as well as
all other foreigners against violence.
This whole San Francisco affair
is proving to be a tempest in n tea.
pot" Representative julius Kahn
said. at will die out rapidly az soon
as there is general understanding OF
why California takes the position 1t
does. The courts and the issue must
settle all the legal questions involved
in the San Francisco school situation.
We are glad to know that the admin
istration Is taking steps to institute
action which will give the courts n
chance to pass on the validity of the
San Francisco school boards action"
Inquiry disclosed the fact that the
legal proceedings to be taken in San
Francisco by the United States dis
trict attorney in the matter of the ad.
mission of japanese to the public
schools of that city without discrlml'
nation were inspired by Secretary
Root, who expressed the opinion that
it would be one way of effeCtually dis
posing of the controversy. That the
presidents views on the subject met
with the hearty approval Of the Japa-
nese ambassador was made evident
when VisCount Aoli, the Japanese am.
bassador, said that he had personally
the president for what he had
said.
A rumor that new treaty between
the United States and Japan was to be
negotiated designed to remedy any
defects in the one now in force was
set at rest when both Viscount Aokt
and Secretary Root unequiyOCally de-
MED that such thing was now in con
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
SLUGGER ON THE STAND
Schultz Tells Of Methods Employed In
Chicago Teamsters' Strike.

Chicago. Dec. Ga startling expose
OF the methods employed in the team
sters' strike was given in the trial OF
Cornelius p Shea and his fellow labor
leaders before Judge Ball in the Grim.
inal court when Joseph Schultz, al.
legged slugger, who, with Albert
Young turned states evidence, was
on the stand as a witness for the
state.
Schultz declared that Shea had told
him to break the legs and arms OF
the strike breakers and especially to
attack the negroes. When this means
Of bringing about desired results did
not work satisfactorily, Schultz as.
serted that Shea ordered the hired
pickets to throw eggs filled with acids
at the horses being driven by non.
union.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
Indicted OFFICIALS in Court.

San Francisco. Dec. 6.-The actual
court battle against the indicted Off.
Gals began when Supervisor Fred II
Nicholas and City Hall Janitor Peter
M. Duffy appeared in Judge LAWYERS
court to plead to the charge Of per
jury and agreeing to receive a bride.
The court allowed the defense TO pro.
coed separately and the case Of Mich.
olas was the first. At the appointed
time Nicholas and Duffy were present
with one of their attorneys. The
prosecution was represented by Dis.
trict Attorney William II. Langdon.
Francis Heney and II. NJ. Johnson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
Standard Files Motion to ouasn.

Findlay, o., Dec. 6:-The attorneys
for the Standard Oil company of Ohio
filed in the court of common pleas mo-
lions to quash the indictments against
John d. Rockefeller j. NJ Roberts NJ
G. Villas and II, p, Mcintosh of Cleve.
land, officers of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Ohio, 1t is stated in the mo.
tons that the indictments are un.
charge an offense in such a manner as
to enable the defendants to ascertain
the character of the charge made
against them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
BANK TELLER IS SHORT
Employe of Kansas City Bank Takes
$4,000 Before Leaving.

Kansas City, Dec. Civilian c.
Anderson, collection teller of the First
National bank of this city, is missing
and E. F. Swinney, the president, ad
mitted that he was short $4,000 in
his accounts. Mr.. Anderson, who had
been in the employ of the bank for
nineteen years, left the city on Mon
day last, supposedly on a hunting
trip. 1t developed that he had abb
stracted $4,000 from the banks funds,
taking the money in three lots, dur
ing last week.
Anderson is forty-nine years old and
has wife and grown daughter here.
The bank officials have sworn out
warrant for his arrest and claim to
know where he is. Anderson was I'M
der bond in a surety company.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
FIRST DIRECT NEWS FROM CLIFTON
Flood is Recedine and No More DAM
age is Apprehended.

Ell PasO, Tex, Dec. Ga special
from Clifton. Ariz the first authentic
news out of that city since the flood
Frustrated all the wires, says: The
river is recedng rapidly and the
weather has cleared, hence no further
damage is apprehended. Two bodies
were recovered from the wreckage
along Chase creek, but the number Of
deaths cannot be told. Three Mexi-
cans, caught in the act of looting and
who refused to surrender to officers,
were shot and fatally wounded.
The food in Chase creek was caused
by the breaking of the dam Of the De-
troit Copper company. impounding a
vast amount of tailings. which ran
down the creek with a seven.foot
breast.
Only one business house on Chase
creek escaped damage and many were
entirely destroyed. The loss Is ap.
palling. North Clifton was badly
wrecked. Nearly all of the residences
in that section were destroyed or
damaged.
So many restaurants and hotels
have been destroyed that it Is almost
impossible to find place to eat or
sleep in the town. but there will be
no shortage of provisions, as many
stores have escaped the floods.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
TWO NElSHES ARRESTED
JOHN AND MIKE, FROM NEAR TIL.
DEN, TAKEN.
WE'RE CAUGHT NEAR NORFOLK
John Welsh Was Wanted on Statutory
Charge and the Arrest Of Mike Grew
From Mikes Decelving the Sheriff.
Drove Here Trying to Escape.

John Welsh of Tilden has been ar.
rested on a charge of paternity and
Mike Welsh, cousin, on the charge
The two men, who were pursued by
Sheriff Clements near Tilden Wednes.
day afternoon, were apprehended at
the home of Henry Meyer four miles
west of Norfolk at daybreak Thursday
morning The prisoners had sudden
ly disappeared and drove rapidly %
the Meyer place when they found the
sheriff was after them.
Sheriff Clements arrived in Norfolk
Thursday morning from Tilden and
Immediately drove to the farm west
of town, where he found the men want
ed. Both were placed under arrest
Tilden, Neb., Dec. c. Special to
The News: Sheriff Clements arrived
here yesterday afternoon and drove to
the Mike Welsh place near here, in
search of John Welsh, who was want
ed. Mike Welsh told Sheriff Clements
that John was not in the house but
that he had gone to Pohman's place,
but he thought Pohlman's had driven
to Neigh. Investigation showed that
John Welsh had not been at the place
designated, Returning to the Mike
Welsh farm, sheriff Clements found
that Mike had disappeared and that a
top buggy was gone. He followed
tracks that led east. He suspected
they hadd riven to Norfolk. Taking
the early train, he went to Norfolk
where he later caught the two men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
MISS AGNES BorsFoRD ILL.
Suddenly Taken Violently III, Opera.
ton Was Performed.

Tilden, Neb., Dec Especial TO The
News; Miss Agnes Botsford was TAX.
en- suddenly violently i'll yesterday af.
ternoon and her condition was ex-
tremely serious this morning. Four
surgeons who were hastily summoned
determined that an operation alone
could save her life and this was per.
formed She has recovered from the
effects of the anaesthetic but it is too
early to determine whether she has a
chance of life. Internal hemorrhages
were the cause of the serious condi-
ton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
EIGHTEEN PASSENGERS HURT
Monon Train Goes Into Ditch In In.
diana When Rail Is Broken.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Train No. SO on
the Monon road. which is the fast lin
tied of that line between Cincinnati
and Chicago. was derailed two miles
north of Frankfort, Ind, by broken
rail. Eighteen passengers were in
jured, but nobody was killed and 1t Is
not believed any of the injured will
die.
The train was going at high rate
of speed and the rail broke beneath
the engine, which, however, passed
the place in safety. All of the bag
gage and mail cars, coaches and sleep
ers left the track and some of them
were badly damaged. The injuries OF
the passengers are bruises and cuts
received by being thrown about the
ears.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
JAPANESE NOT EXCLUDED
Are Merely Obliged to Attend Separate
Schools at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec Consul
Henry b. Miller Of Yokohama, Japan,
who sails for Toxic on Monday. at
tended a mass meeting of the board OF
education and was greatly surprised
to learn that Japanese are not being
excluded from the public schools. but
are merely obliged to attend separate
schools. In response to the question
as to whether or not there are any
Japanese children here with their
parents who desire to attend the
schools he was informed that there
are none; that the pupils are grown
men and are for that reason objection
able.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
COAL HEA2 Nc AT driver ENDS
Commissioner Clark Concludes Exam.
ination OF Witnesses.

Denver, Dec. 6.--The interstate
commerce commission coal hearing.
begin here by Commissioner L L.
Clark, was ended after the eXamira-
ton of several witnesses. ], NJ. I'm
derwood. a farmer living near Guuni-
son, was examined at length in re-
gard to the coal entries made in that
district for the Utah Fuel company,
He raised a laugh by the statement
that Robert Forester of the Utah
Fuel company came into the district
disguised as a Mormon elder.
p. A. Cannon of Huerfano testified
he was unable TO get the permission
OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany to run a spur line OF railroad
across the company's property TO his
mine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
Drainage Congress Organizes.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 6.-Tem-
porary organization of the national
drainage conference was made by the
election of George e. Barstow of Tex.
as, president of the Barstow Irriga.
ton company, as temporary president
and j. B. Thoburn of Oklahoma City.
temporary secretary. Mr.. Barstow was
the principal speaker at the session
at the Chamber of Commerce. His
subject was National Irrigation a
Fixed Quantity-Why Not National
Drainage?"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
1883 BIDS AT LAND SALE.
Many Irregular Offers Received for
Tracts in "Bia Pasture"

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 6.-With the
closing OF the third days business.
1858 bids for land In the big pasture"
had been received. Many prospective
settlers are arriving on every train.
Major II. d. Mcknight, register Of
the Lawton land office, predicted that
after irregular bids are thrown out
and awards made. not one-third OF tho
land in the Kiowa and Comanche res
ervations would be subject to entry
under departmental rules. 1t is his
opinion that the remainder OF the land
would probably be sold at public auc.
ton in the summer OF 1907
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
TRAIN OERAILED IN WYOMING
Seven Persons Reported Injured, but
None of Them Very Seriously.


Salt Lake, Dec. 6.-Eastbound pas
senger train No. 4, the Atlantic eX-
press. on the Union Pacific railroad,
was derailed near Church Buttes,
Wyo., $40 miles east of Ogden. Seven
persons were injured, as follows:
Rev j. H. Gearhart, University Place,
Neb., hand cut; Ralph James, OsceOla,
H., leg bruised; Clara Mana, Oakley,
Ida, arm hurt; Frank Marks, Ogden,
Utah scalp torn; p. E. Harbough,
Standish, Colo, wound in side; Brake
man H. T. Marsh, ogden, scalp
wound; Abbie ]. Klepin, postal clerk,
Union, Neb., hip bruised.
According to reports received here
four sleepers were overturned and two
coaches were thrown crosswlse Of the
track A broken flange was the prob.
able cause of the wreck. The train is
said to have been running sixty miles
an hour when the accident happened.