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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-08-09
THRESHlNG BEGAN TODAY,
Grain Yield Will Probably be
Fair Average.


Three large threshing outfits are
to begin operations on. Camas
Prairie today and one tomorrow.
E. M. Thompson, who has been
having his big 22-horse power
engine repaired at the Camas
Prairie Machine Shop, begins
threshing on the reservation today.
He says the crops will probably be
a fair average stand of with last
years crops, but not more than
60 per cent OF what it usually is.
O. E. Cheley started his thresher
this morning. Also w. L. Swat
man began threshing on the Austin
place just east of town. And VIM
Scribbs lie to begin threshing with
his horsepower machine tomorrow.
On the prairie between here and
Cottonwood the grain is generally
reported good and but slightly
damaged by the hot weather. In
the Nez Perez country, where
threshing has been going on for
several days, the grain, which was
thought to be badly damaged, is
yielding much better than was
expected. Reports from Cotton
wood are to the effect that grain is
turning out better than the farmers
thonght it would. By next week
we will be able to give more COM
plete report of harvest conditions,
as many crops near here will have
been threshed by that time.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-08-09

For Sale Cheap.-Good saddle
horse. Apply to r. f. Mcneil at
Alexander Freidenrich Co.
d. B. Wilson, Of Cottonwood,
was in town a couple of days the
first of the week on business.
Rev. w. 81. Roots Of Pullman,
was called here Tuesday to conduct
the funeral of Willard Goode.
Mrs. G. H. Schmadeka entertain
ed q number OF ladies at her home
yesterday, from 2 till 5 o'clock.
Mrs. G. S. Stockton returned
Saturday from White Bird station
where she had been for an outing.
A lawn party was given by Mrs.
Wallace Scott yesterday afternoon
in honor Of her guest, Miss Lulu
Rumpf.
WANTED.-A good second hand
32 Colts gun; must be cheap for
cash, address Jim Dumps, care OF
Free Press.
Miss Emma Dunlap left Tuesday
night for Park City, Utah, to spend
the winter with her brother, Irwin
Dunlap of that place.
w. H. Hooper, of Lewiston, and
who is secretary Of the Federal
Developing company, arrived here
Tuesday night on business.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Goan at Mt. Idaho July
Oath. 1t is their first born and
Charlie is one of the proudest
fathers in the land.
Miss Mae Williams arrived here
from Spokane Tuesday night. She
will return there the first Of Sep
TENDER to accept q position in a
dress making establishment.
LOST. watch fob, agate stone,
gold buckle, on black ribbon. Lost
Monday on North Hall street or on
Main. Finder will be rewarded
by delivering same at Free Press
Office.
LosT.-Between the Alexander
Freidenrich store and Bales & Jones
ranch package of dry goods.
Finder kindly return'to Alexander
Freidenrich or Bales & Jones and
receive reward.
Clarence Schmadeka, T. s.
Rambo and Amos Mark ham, all of
whom are employed at the Big
Buffalo, left yesterday on horse
back, for Moore's lake to spend
week camping and fishing.
Last Saturday was another big
day at the Bargain Stores big sale.
Twenty-four statesmen were kept
busy all day and part Of the time
there were twenty-seven statesmen
busy. Five hundred and three
sales were made that day in the
dry goods department. This was
the biggest sale day of any since
the sale began.
H. T. Abstein, president of the
Federal Developing company, came
out Tuesday evening from the
company's properties in the Profile
and Big creek mining districts.
They are now doing development
work on the Crown King mine.
The assay on some of the ore from
this mine shows a value of $1,000
per ton, and the vein is two feet
in width. Mr.. Abstein left today
for Lewiston and will return to
the property in about ten days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-08-09

Sweet, of this city. 1t was located
in the vicinity of the old "Board
House" on the Westlake and Cot
tonwood road. 1t is not known
yet whether or not Mr.. Jaynes will
rebuild the mill.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-08-09
BoRN.-To r. p. Nash and wife
Wednesday, July IS, . girl.

s. E. Hodgen returned Friday
from q business trip TO Spokane.
F. Richardson and family leave
Thursday for higgins and Salmon
Meadows for an outing Of two
weeks, and also James Oolvin and
family for ten days outing at Hot
Springs,
Miss Edith Carlson and little
Nols Wilson are expected home
wednesday from . weeks visit in
Cottonwood and Grangeville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-08-09
White Bird Items.

Ward Van Vert returned from
Joseph Plains, where he finished
the painting and papering Of Enoch
Chrlstlansen's new 8.rooms resi-.
dence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
GOODRICH-RUSSELL CASE.
Judge Shumway Heard Motion t
 Have Ballots Preserved.

Judge Shumway yesterday after noon heard a motion in the Goodrich Russell election case to preserve the ballots cast at the last election, for by destroying them all evidence on which to found MT Goodrich's claim would be lost.
 Attorney O'Neill, counsel for MT Russell, replied that the court had nothing to do in the matter whatso- ever; had no jurisdiction in the case at all and therefore could give no order that would be maintained by the supreme court. To grant the order, he said, would involve the town clerk in the case. Now, he went on, the town clerk is no party in this case. He has no issue con- cerned in it at all. His official con- duct is regulated by the statutes, which provide that he shall do cer- tain things at certain times, and the court cannot prevent him perform ing those stipulated duties. One of those duties is that he shall open the ballot boxes after they have been in his keeping a certain time and he shall then destroy the ballots. Can the court give an order contrary to what is recognized law? MT O'Neill asked. There may be certain ways of getting the evidence aimed at in the motion, but preserving the bal lots is not that way.
 Decision was reserved.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
GOMPERS CARLSON
 SPEAKER CANNON
ACCOMPANIED BY MANY MEM
 BERS OF LABOR UNIONS.
The Party Was Presented to the President Grievance of Work men at Lack of Legislation
 Cause of Their Visit.

Washington, March President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and the executive council of that organization, with about one hundred presidents and representa- tives of the international trade un- ion, were received by Speaker Can non in the house lobby to-day. They presented document concerning the pending labor legislation, which later was presented to Senator Frye and President Roosevelt. The document declares that the committee "sub- mits to you the subject matter of the grievances which the workmen of our country feel by reason of the in- different position which the congress of the United States has manifested toward the just, reasonable and very necessary labor legislation which has been before it these past several years"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
Will Revolutionize Things.

New York, March 21.-The de- mands of the anthracite mine work CTS for readjustment of wages and conditions in the anthracite fields would, if granted by the operators, mean veritable revolution in mining conditions, according to a statement issued by the operators committee of seven to-day. The statement de- clares 1t to be a mistake to assume that an eight hour day and ten per cent wage increase represents the sum total of the demands of the miners.
 'The new and uniform scale," says the statement, would place every man on the same basis, increasing the wages of some men as much as 150 per cent. The average increase. under the uniform scale, would he near 30 per cent. for outside men. The proposed schedule would mean a veritable revolution in mining con- ditions."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
BANDITS MADE
 PRETTY BIG HAUL
THEY WERE ARMED WITH
 BOMBS AND REvOLvERS.
Bank Vaults Were Open and Elm ployes Were There When the Robbers Got Away With
 Nearly S5OO,O0O.

St. Petersburg, March 21-The No- voc Vremya's account of the robbery by masked men at dusk yesterday of the Credit Mutual, one of the largest banks in Moscow, the robbers secur- ing $432, ,500, says that the vaults were still open and that several employees were present when the bandits en- tered. The latter, numbering about twenty, were armed with bombs Us we'll as with revolvers. Their leader announced that he same in the name of the revolutionary committee which needed money, promising that the em- ployes of the bank would not be harm ed unless they raised an outcry, in which event he would blow LID the establishment with bombs.
 We are desperate and not afraid to die" said the bandit leader. Z Throughout the operation d member of the band stood with lighted fuse near a powerful bomb which had been placed on table, ready to be exploded if such step became neces- sary.
 In addition to lowering the window shades the telephone was disconnect. ed and when the bandits had conl- pleted their work the employees of the bank were warned that if they gave an alarm within fifteen minutes after the departure of the band a bomb would be thrown through the win dOws.
 The bandits withdrew through the rear entrance of the bank.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
PERRIELLO CASE
 ON AGAIN TO-DAY
MURDERED MANS BROTHER
 WAS A WITNESS.
Jury Was Selected Yesterday After noon Without Much Trouble Medical Testimony Intro-
 duced To- Day.

The trial of Savino Perriello for the murder of Angelo Solomita on July 18th last will not take as much time as did the case of Ciliaco Capobianco for the same murder. The defense got through with witnesses very rap idly to-day. Very little time was lost in selecting the jury. At 4:16 yes- terday the last man was chosen and the twelve were dismissed for the day with warning from the court to let no one speak of the case in their presence or themselves to speak of it to any outsiders. He had it in his power, he said, to keep them in the custody of the sheriff while the case is on, but he did not wish to do that.
 The trial began to-day at 9:30 o'clock and in an hour all the medical testi- mony was in and the actual shooting arrived at noon.
 Antonio Solomita, brother of the murdered man, was the chief witness of the day. He testified at press hour telling of how himself and his broth CT crossed the railroad tracks from the Naugatuck depot and saw Capobi- anco and three or four others standing there. How Capobianco fired three shots, the first striking witness in the left cheek under the eye ands that the bullet has not yet been extricated. how the third bullet killed Angelo and he fell to the ground. and how Capobi- ancO ran toward the depot and tried to get down the tracks and of his capture.
 Perriello is charged with the mur- der in that he was constantly goading Capobianco to shoot the Solomita brothers. according to the statement of Capobianco. s-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
PASTOR TALKS MUSIC
HYMNS COMMONLY USED. HE
 SAYS. ARE DANGEROUS.
Doggerel and Other Trash Should Be Barred Out of Sunday School
 Ragtihne Also Got Whack.

Chicago, March 21.-That the hymns commonly used in Protestant Sunday schools are trivial, grotesque and frequently dangerous is the opin- ion of the Rev William P. Merrill, pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian church, expressed yesterday in an address at the Presbyterian Sunday school institute held at the Second Presbyterian church. Dr Merrill spoke on Music in the Sunday School" s"
 Songs concerned with the sorrow and pain of this life, the longing for the heavenly home and the like, !" he said, "are dangerous and grotes- que in Sunday school, if indeed they have place anywhere.
 "Doggerel and other trash should be ruled out of the Sunday school, and ragtime should be strictly bar red.
 'Evangelistic hymns are absolute ly unfit for the use of children in a Sunday school. The children should have an atmosphere of joyous devo- tion. We need sorely to arrange our Sunday school music in accord with the Savior's warning against 'caus- ing the little ones to stumble. ''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
OLD FROST PLACE BURNED.
w. l.. Pierpont and Sons were il
 Sound Slumber at the Time.

The old Frost place at East Farms, so long the home of w. L.. Pierpont. was destroyed by fire last night, very little being saved and the occupants having a close call for their lives. The burning building was first noticed by Alfred Stone, a motorman on the Cheshire road, who on seeing the danger stopped the car and with half a dozen Waterbury fel- lows who were on their way home from Southington, worked their way through the deep snow to the house and pounded at the door until they finally attracted the attention of Mir Pierpont and his three sons, all of whom were in a sound sleep, and made their escape in their night clothes. The building was reduced to ashes, but the rescuers saved a good many things before the fire drove them away. The origin of the fire is not known. The damage is covered -by insurance. Mir Pierpont is a we'll known milk dealer and his many friends will be sorry to hear of the accident which cost him his handsome home. The party to whose efforts Mir Pierpont and his sons prob ably owe their lives was made up as follows: Alfred Stone. George Schmidt. Eli Pakulski. Robert c. Stone. Fred Porter. Charles Grelle, Charles Beckerhouse, James Cornell and Stewart Judd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
BLACKLIST YEAR
 IN OUR HISTORY
80 SAYS THIS BROWN UNIvER.
 SITY PROFESSOR.
He Says the Railroad Rate Bill is a Move in the Direction of Social x ism-Talks of Official
 Rottenness,
Rottenness.

Providence, R. l., March 21.-Cit- ing the railroad rate legislation now before congress as an evidence of Il tendency towards socialism, Prof William Mcdonald, who holds the chair of American history at Brown university, declared in an address here last night that remarkable drift in the direction of socialism had marked the past year, and that the year 1905 was "the blackest year in the social and political history of tae United States"
 Professor Macdonald's address was delivered before the Mems club of the Cranton Street Baptist church.
 After giving a critical description of the leading political parties, Prof Macdonald said:
 ''The choice of the voter of to-day seems to lie between the party of the few. of class legislation, of more or less arbitrary exercise of power but of effective organization and busi- ness administration; or, the party of popular rights and liberal tenden- cies but torn by factional quarrels and discredited in certain vital points; or, lastly, some third party which shows at present no signs of becoming of national prominence.
 That man is living in fools paradise who does not see that we are drifting rapidly into socialism. believe that the socialist trend now increasing, perhaps more rapidly than any of us are aware, will cor tinue to dominate American politics from the present time until the ques- tions which have given rise to it are answered by our parties. Anyone who wants to understand the history of American politics for the next 25 years should give it earnest study.
 We see the growing tendency in this direction exemplified in the halls of congress, where bill propos Ing to give an official commission power to fix transportation rates on Dur railroads and to control corpora lions which are the creatures of state and not of federal law, is splitting party ranks asunder."
 The speaker said also never in our history has so much official rot tenness been exposed to light and air as in the year 1905.i The need of re- form is evident. What we as indi- viduals need to realize is that vot- Ing is a moral act. 1 believe that the success of our great democrati. ex- pertinent depends now upon the de- velopnrent in our electorate of a keen, intelligent, conscientious sense nf what Is right politically"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
CURTIss's VERSION OF IT.
Danbury Players Ordered Of FlOOl
 for Ungentlemanly Conduct.

Bill" Curtiss of this city. whom the spectators tried to mob in the game between All-Waterbury and Company G of Danbury in the Hat ting town last night, was seen this afternoon and appeared none the worse because of the mixup. The wrangle started over decision of Referee Curtiss when he ordered one of the Danbury players off the floor in the first half for ungentlemanly conduct. Immediately after the game, when the players and referee were on their way to the dressing room, the crowd surged around Cur tiss and some one made a pass at him. Instantly the place was in an uproarl and some one telephoned for the police. Three bluecoats quickly arrived and prevented any further disorder. Mir Curtiss had reached the dressing room before he was in- jured in any way and the presence of the officers prevented him from being hurt on the way to the station.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
AFTER THE SHIPPERS
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
 MISSION IS GETTING BUSY.
New York Men Must Give an Account of Certain Shipments-Claim
 of Fraud Made.

Washington, March 21.--The in. terstate commerce commission to-day gave out for publication the follow ing notice:
 Upon reports to the commission that many shippers in and about the city of New York have been persist ently underbilling and misrepresent- Ing freight shipped by railroads from that city and other points in eastern territory, the commission has ordered an investigation and set the matter down for hearing at United States court rooms, New York city, on Fri day, March 23, at 10:30 a. m. It Is expected that some highly interest ing developments will take place in dicating fraud on the part of the shippers which amount to forced re- bates from published tariff rates."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
CITY NEWS

Henry Gleason. the seven year oll son of Mir and Mrs Henry Gleason of the Cheshire road. died this morning. The funeral will take place at half past two on Friday afternoon with burial in st Icseph's cemetery.
 Because of the lateness of the sea son and the lightnesS of the snow. in all probability. the annual sleigh ride given by Ralph \. BlakeSlee to tho children of this city will not take place. Mr Blakeslee says it would take two or three days to get .prepar- ed for the ride and hy that time the snow will have melted so much that the going will be very hard.
 Allan ". Paige. general counsel for the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company. was a caller upon Colonel BurT-ee this afternoon He was 1sk- ed if his visit was in connection Nith the trolley problem on Town Plot and West Side hill and be ssif that while t had nothing to do win trolley lines he thought the best way ont of this dif1culty wss to build two roadS. enc up West Side hiIl and cne throazh Town PIot.
 The New England Watch Co is fixing up handsome advertising os- See ca the first Hoor of the frame baiIding a the corner of Dover and South Main streets. vez< side. Up to the present time the advertising de rsrtne-t is located in the basement of the factory. but the business de- ns~s. --r~s r-fszr1s ~w.-~-~x .-1 after the rer one is fired ID it wfII bs far Ecre co1reniszt tksn the ether ever rzs or co1id b> nste.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
To Fight Germany or Japan.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Speak- ing with the utmost frankness under bond of secrecy before the house naval committee, Admiral Dewey marked ei- ther Germany or Japan as the likely opponent of the United States in war i'm the distant future. The admirars views have created a profound impress sion. and 1t is believed one result will be the ordering by congress of two bsttleships of the Dreadnought type. of 1s.OO0 tons each and mounting ten tweIye-inch guns.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
pisconcerted the Emnrs.s.

The German empress recently had . somewhat disconeerting expert. ence. While staying at one of the imperial hunting castles in Alsace she paid a visit to a village school few miles from Strasburg. Before leaving she gave the pupils the GUS tomary permission to ask any request they pleased. with the promise that she would grant 1t If in her power to do 90. Fully expecting the favor would take the form of a whole holi- day or a supply of cakes she vas not . little embarrassed when one of the elder girls stood up and in a some what trembling voice asked that the French language might be taught in that school Her majesty looked thoughtful but realizing the necessi- ty of keeping her word. she gave the required permission, to the great de- light of the pupils.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
HoPPE NOT ENTERED.

New York, March 21.-Willie Hoppe, the boy billiardist, who de feated Maurice Vignaux in Paris re- gently and won the worlds cham pionship, will not compete in the iG- ternational billiard tournament to be held in Madison Square Garden beginning April 9. Entries for the match closed yesterday. The failure of Hoppe to enter detracts from the importance of the match. as the win ner will not have . clear title to the worlds championship, as he would have had if the youthful billiardist had taken part. Jacob Schaefel, Louis Cure, George Sutton, George Slosson, Albert Catler and Gro Morningstar are entered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-21
sEvAsToPoL IN FLAMEsf
Russia Stirred by Execution of Black
 Sea Mutineers.

Russia Stirred by Execution of Black
 Sea Mutineers.
 ST. PETERSBURG, March 21.--Most sensational reports are current here that the execution of former Lisuten- ant Schmidt, which has made deep impression throughout Russia, has been followed by an extensive mutiny of sailors at Sevastopol, the massacre of their officers and the fortress firing upon the city.
 The reports say that the sailors, in. furiated by the refusal of Emperor Nicholas to pardon Lieutenant Schmidt and their fellow sailors, rose in their barracks and seized and imprisoned the majority of their officers and that the city of Sevastopol Is almost entire. ly In flames.
 The boys of the St. Petersburg sym nasium hLve struck in order to compel the offering up of prayers In school for the repose of the souls of Lieutenant Schmidt and the sailors shot with him.
 The Russ prints detailed account of the execution. @ .s'
 The condemned men were taken to the small deserted island of Borizan and shot at sunrise. Schmidt address ed his exesutioners. sixty sailors of the cruiser Teretz, saying:
 T die for the Russian people and the fatherland, and many of you doubtless will hereafter share my death for the same cause"
 Schmidt refused to accept the sacra- ment and asked not to be blindfolded. He met his death head up and eyes open. The firing party was stationed at distance of fifty paces. Two of the sailors were killed at the first vol ley and one more at the third. Schmidt did not fall until the fourth volley.
 General Kuropatkin's last order of the day to the Manchurian army is a remarkable exposure of the causes of the Russian defeats, showing that they were due to lack of preparation and equipment and to the fact that, as an instance, there were no explosive shells for the artillery. etc. at an important crisis. He points out that the causes of the defeats were deeper-namely, the morale of the troops and of the officeS, who did not display initiative. inds- pendence or enthusiasm In spite of the iron nerves and heroic spirits of the soldiers.
 The reported intention of Count witte to immediately retire from office Is denied
 The Credit Mutual, one of the largest banks in Moscow, was mysteriously robbed by masked men at dusk last night. the robbers securing s432,500. It was an extremely daring job.