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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
ALL RAILWAYS. s. :. /
v ARE TIED UP
By West Side FlOods--Damages
Are Heavy

Seattle, Wash. Nov. IA heavy
rainfall, Wednesday, 2 inches in
four hours, and a Chinook wind
which melted recent fresh snow in
the Cascade mountains, coming sim
ultaneously, are the causes Of the
most disastrous floods in the history
of the Puget sound region. The val
legs Of the White, Cedar, Duwamish.
Green, Stuck, Black and Puyallup
rivers are under water, flooding 200
square miles of territory. This in
cludes practically every acre Of low
land lying back Of the eastern shores
of the Sound and extending from
Seattle to Taeoma. The power plant
Rt Electron is submerged and Seattle
and Tacoma are dependent on their
local auxiliary stations for power to
move street cars and provide electric
lights. The local plants, however,
have fuel enough to operate several
days.
All traffic over the Northern Paci-
&c and Tacoma-Seattle interurban
line is at standstill A week will
be required to repair the damage to
the roads after the water subsidies.
The lowlands are thickly occupied
by small towns, hop fields and dairy
farms. Damage done to fields and
herds will run into hundreds of thous-
ands Of of dollars. Seattle's milk
supply comes from them, so this city
will be without milk for days.
Six persons Gave been drowned.
To the north. the Skagit river is
on a rampage and railroad traffic in
that direction is at a standstill. The
greatest loss by the streams to the
north has been done to the lun berinR
interests, where millions of feet Of
logs and shingle bolts have been car.
ried into the sound and out TO sea.
High tides, combined with the
food, have converted all the river
deltas, which are great tracts of fer
tile farms into muddy torrents, hun
dreds Of farmhouses and villages are
submerged to the second stories and
many persons are homeless. The loss
to the Northern Pacific alone will
reach $50, 600, and the total loss in
the district viii run 20 half mil
lion.
So far a. known, but nve deaths
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
LA FERNiA BOUND, OVER

Earl Sanders, of the law firm of
Sanders & Flynn, returned yesterday
rom Santa, where he defended Den
nis LaFreniere in his preliminary
Examination on the charge of the
murder of Bert Earbs, whom he shot
n saloon row in that city some
lime age" LaFerneire was bound
pver to the district court on $4,000
bonds on a charge Of murder in the
econd degree, and il is reported thst
he state will try to change the charge
9 murder in the flrst degree, the
penalty for which is hanging.
LaFerniere did not take the stan d
uring the examination and was very
aim and collected, but displayed
puch interest in the hearing. Many
the witnesses refused to talk to
ther Of the attorneys before they
IRE placed on the stand and their
vital Of the occurrences of the day
aried slightly as to the actions of
Arbs before the shooting. Some
Ated that Earbs only placed his
and on LaFraniere's shoulder and
Tiers stated that he was violently as
hitting the prisoner. The testi-
10y for both sides showed beyond
oubt that Earbs had knocked LATER
lere down without proyocation two
ours prior to the shooting, and that
arts had thrown him down and was
'tlng on his chest and beating him
the face. The hearing was before
lstice Durslin, and was attended by
large number Of the friends of the
eeeased and the prisoner.
Sanders L Flynn, who appeared for
detendents will make a strong
nt on the grounds Of self defense,
1lie the attorney for the state is try
70 build a case on grounds of
O'oeation, which, If LaFerneire is
n'icted, will mean either 3 lifesen-
OF banging.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Ut y 5.EEs5E- II
FLOOD LOSSES
ARE HEAVY
Flood Losses in, Yakima
$5OO,OOO s.
Valley

When one will arrive is not known.
It is reported that approaches to the
bridges in the canyon are badly dam
aged and considerable track washed
out, undermined and weakened.
About 200 feet of the approach was
swept away on the steel brige over the
Naches river near this city and it is
reported that the main concrete pier
has settled. Accommodation with
the Kittitas valley is had.
The Northwest Light & Water COM
pany is experiencing difficulty in
supplying the city with water and
light, The plant 10 greatly damaged.
Some places the loss is as high as
$50, 900. The water is so muddy 1t
can not be used for drinking. Bust
ness in the city is at a standstill.
Farmers can not reach here and g
butter famine is on. No further
damage has been done to the bis
plant of the Cascade mill.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Drinks POiscn IA nd Dies.

Boise, Idaho, Nov, l7.--At Star,
In this county, last night Thomas
Ward took himsalf cut Of the world
via The stryehinine route. calling out
to nubmer Of men present, good.
bye. boys" ~ be swallowed the
deadly pOisin. Ward had kept q "a.
loon at that place for eight years.
Recently be had trouble With = son
and seemed to gFieve over the matter.
Last night at 8 o'clock he entered the
saloon, and walking behind the bar.
took mp a vial Of poison. He poured
some into his palm and tossed il in.
70 his mouth, washing It down with
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Northern Pacific Flooded.

Wallace, Idaho. Nov. 17.--Ths
freight from Missoula was ditchad
two miles this side of Dehorgia, ana
the engine aud two cattle cars turned
over. The engineer aud fireman were
thrown out into the water, but not
badly hurt. This train promises 70
arrive tomorrow morning, but slides
at Dorsey and other points probably
will prevent ID. The waiting room
and officers Of the Northern Pacific
are undTe a foot Of water. and no
train can pass the station, as the wat
or puts out the FIRE In the locomo-
tives, and the tracks in places are un-
dermined.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

North Yakima, Wash, Nov. H.
Although the Naches river has fallen
three feet since last night, the Yaki-
ma river beyond its iuncture with the
|Saches is only foot lower. No fur
ther damages to railways, bridges or
roads is reportd today. Between
North Yakima and Wapato there have
been two washouts on the Northern
Pacific track. One is about 40 feet
wide, through which small torrents
are rushing, flooding the county road
for long distance. The other is
hot so serious. Both are near
Parker siding. Long stretches Of
track have been weakened, but the
receding of the floods has prevented
further damage. Bridges are being
repaired.
II is believed that the total damage
il. Yakima valley and in Yakima can
on as far as ElRensburg will amount
10 nearly $500; 000s The railway
companies are the heaviest sufferers.
The North Yakima & Valley railway,
extending up to the Naches river had
lust been accepted from the contract
ors this week. Its $40, 900 steel
bridge and more than mile Of track
are gone. . The road will probably be
out Of commission for a month.
A packers who reached here last
night from the upper Naches and
Tieton rivers, says that the whole
country isunder water, all bridges
gone and many cattle drowned. He
declares that for miles in that sec.
lion travel is byIfoot along the noun
lain sides. Hundreds of acres in the
reservation adjacent to the river are
submerged and county roads impassa-
bic. In some places a stream OF water
30 feet wide and six feet deep has
aiken the roads for it's channel.
No trains have arrived or departed
here since Wednesday, with the ex-
Beption of one from Spokane Wednes-
lay and one from Ellensburg Tues
day. The latter is still in the yards.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
ERE Loss OF $50, 600.
Spokane Cloak & Suit House
Is SufRaPs. - a.


Spokane, Wash, Nov. 17.-Fire
which started from unknown causes
practically ruined the stock OF goods
carried by the Spokane Cloak & Suit
house, S19-S21 Riverside avenue last
night.
Mrs. s. Seitenbach, wife of the
manager of the store, expressed the
belief at 10 o'clock last night that
the loss, chiefly from water and
smoke, would be practically total,
and r. Williams, bookkeeper for the
establishment, said the stock of goods
carried would amount to from 500, :
900 to sos, 900. Others thought the
loss would be rs per cent. Mrs.
Seitenbach said a heavy insurance
was carried, but that it would not
equal the total value of the stock.
She was unable last night to give the
value of the stock, or the amount of
insurance carried.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Now Decision.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Nov. I7.-If
man dies after diSpusing of his o..
tate without the consent Of his wife
her remedy Is not to sue the executor
for her share Of the purchase price.
but to bring action to recover her
dover right in the property. snch
IL the decision handed down todng IN
the Utah supreme court In the cass OF
Annie Park Hilton versus w L. Ste
wart. II Is mlA 70 BE- the arst decl
sion oa this knotty point Mrs. Hi
ton vas united By ths Mormon ritz oa
scaling" 70 DR.. John Z. Park When
she vas believed TO be dying. a. .
girl. After Der recovery she married
Hilton and the celestial marriages.
was IGNORED until after Parks death,
when her suit for q widows interest
In his estate brought a decision Efrom
the supreme court that the ''sealing''
was a valid marriage.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
THE PIANO CONTEST
Will Be Strenuous After Mon
day.

Much interest is being manifested
in the Press Piano CONTEST, and on
Monday we will publish list Of the
contestants, a number OF which have
recently entered the race, and others
are entering each day. Soon the
contest will become a heated one. as
the time for the disposition of the
prize draws near, and each contestant
is anxious to secure the piano.
Any persons desiring to enter the
G ontest should call at the Press Office
at once and procure the necessary in
structions and order blanks IL is
important that each person soliciting
should hand in their list Of subscribers
each afternoon, that they may receive
their papers without undue delay,
and As We deliver 20 any part Of the
city the scope OF each solicitor is not
limited.
The winning Of this contest de-
penas ON individual work, and those
who desire this handsome and valua-
HE instrument which Is an object
both useful and one from which much
pleasue is derived, will find that each
day and each subscriber counts much
Those intending to compete for the
piano should be in the race not later
than Monday.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

big features of usual merit.
The following mercb'
sity will be represent .4ARs 81 the
Max, Winn-Barr-C ID Branaon q
Brown Table SUI .nAiney company.
CO. sply company. Idaho
Furniture G. 4npany, Occur d'Aisne
and Chilli dmpasly, b. II. Williams.
by the -seFs Candy store, represented
the high scheol, who win conduct
= oooth ON q commission basic for
-Ae purpose OF raising funds 10 lldui-
date the debt Of the football team.
will have some very attractive booths
in which they will display their
wares. ~
These booths will be most artist.
cally decorated and t,.a msfUhants are
vieing with each other IN having the
most attractive booth la the fa. )
The Woman's Relief Corps viii have
very attractive booth where they
will serve hot coffee and fresh bis
cults. Their plan Il 70 raise funds
TOR the erection Of handsome noun.
ment which will be- placed on the q.
A. r lot 10 Forest cemetery.
Among other features will bssa
baby show Friday afternoon al which
g prize will be awarded. This prom.
ises o. be an Interesting event, and
will be largely attended by the moth
ers Of the city.
The vaudeville will individually
attract mcuh attention and Il 81 4
high grade. The management Of the
fair, Bristol 4 Coleman, have secured
fine baby carriage and handsome
coaster, which they will give away
the last afternoon Of the fair TO the
school children Of the city.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

Peter Peterson, play that he's
been endorsed by the press and -
lie In many towns in VII "a y -
been seen will be pr6tanta,f A. ~
Audiroridm, Monday night. The
play sprnng into the llmelieht
through les unusual story, and orIRI
nal features, and is said 10 be quite
ut TO g and nee, A particularly
striking feature, aud one that aas
been highly spoken Of il the intrs.-
duction throughout Of Tom. Diclz.
Harry and Patsy. four iutelligently
trained dog actors.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
OPEN RICH
RESERVATION
Land of Golden Wheat and Silver
Dollars
W H tto 81 !

The Idaho Statesman says that IN
the office Of Surveyor General Ernest
EAgleson every desk and table is now
occupied by employees getting out
maps, charts and compiling the re-
ports OF the surveys made during the
simmer on the Occur d.Alane raser-
walton. The survey covered about 20 |
twonships, and 1t Is the aim Of Mr.. |
Eagleson to get the report ready for
the authorities In Washington so that
any contemplated Legislation mar
be arranged and asked for be- .
the adjournment OF the next orr
of congress Macrh 4, The sessloi
all be turned out, he ~esE VAL
January, and early in a befor'
dian allctments can ~ ~, - sprina IN
There are ..... - =
this reese, th6usands Of acres In
~ I've, y sAld' the Surveyor gem.
-, ,'pS sxeslient wheat lands apd
there Is much valuable timber there
also. The opening OF these lands
means big rush TO that section.
Lake. Occur d'Alene has big water
front on che reservation and the seen
cry Is among the most picturesque 10
be found IN the northwest. Its near.
ness TO Spokane means that this part
of Idaho VIII becomera great summer
resort district within a few years.
| Mr., EAgIeson has recommended the
awarding Of the contracts for survey
ing the Lemhi and Fort Hall Indian
reservations for which congress has
appropriated s25, 900 and the work
will probably be fegun as soon as the
weather Is favorable next summer.
There are about 10 townships 10 sur.
yey ia the two reservations. The SUR
veyor general has also recommended
the award OF contract to survey the
Cassia forest reserve. These awards
have not yet been approved officially
BY the commissioner of the general
land office and the contracts, Of
course, will not be made until 80 or.
dered by him,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Religious Fanatic Dies.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 17.-Mrs.
"a Cretheld, widow OF holy Roll
Sremeld, died last night in Jail,
we result Of mental collapse. She
ne wife Of joshua Crefaeld,
as shot by George Mitchell,
oeileEed that CrefieId had NAL
MS sister, Esther. Esther
! :, snOt her brother George. She
as Crefield were arrested for
le' both women confessing
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
Blizzard in Montana.

Butte. Mont, Nov. IA Miner
special from Lewiston, Mont, says
that a bliazzard is raging in the Jud-
IT'D basin. the big grazing territory Of
central Montana, and il Is feared
that considerable damage to the stock
interests will result.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
The Mid Winter Fair.

The workment are busy decoFating
tue old pavilion in which the Mid
winter Fair and Fsista will be held
next week, commencing Monday
evening with a grand opening aud a
big vaudeville show comprised Of ten
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

directly attributable to the floods
have occurred north OF the Stuck
river. These were r. w. Kallmea,
a logger Of Auburn Pat Glance and
john Vel, ranchers OF OrillR, and
two other loggers whose mares are
unknown.
IL Is believed the waters in the up
per part Of the White river valley are
slowly recedlng. The greatest dan
ger point at present is at South Park,
a suburb of Seattle, near the mouth
OF the Duwamish river. As the food
sweeps down the valley 30 the
sound, the water is steadily rising az
this point.
OREGON STREAMS FALLING.
Portland, Ore, Nov. l7.---Streams
thro ughout the state which have been
swollen by the recent rains and the
chinook winds In the mountains, are
thought to have reached thier highest
point. Some have commenced to fall
down the Willamette was stationary
last night. It Is probable that the
river at Portland will commence to
fall today. Except along the lower
Columbia the danger from high water
is thought to be over in Oregon.
The colder weather yesterday seems
to have checked the melting of the
snow In the mountains and with the
lessening Of the rainfall, the streams
Immediately responded and the floods
began to subside. Trains are again
running over the Oregon Railroad 4
Navigation line to the east. The
Souther Pacific To the south remains
clear.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

a drought Of water. Several patrons
OF the place were sitting about. and
u was TO them that he addressed bis
farewell a. be put the glass ~ water
TO bis lips. He died Ave hous later.
Deceased was 80 years Of age.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

The First National bank has To-
sued its offlcfal statements which
make q very favorable showing for
the bank and the city, and shows to
what exent the business Of that in
stitution has grown under the
Of the present officials.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Minnick spent the
day in Spokane.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17
one rote for

Not Good UnIsss Voted BY November lard
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27
AT PALAMA CHAPEL.

There was a very pleasant entertain
ment at Palama chapel Tuesday night
under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rath. The program included songs,
recitations and a hoopdriI that was
really excellent. The children of the
Sunday school were drilled by Mrs.
Rath and the result showed the effect
of her pafntaking efforts. There was
a treat which included ice cream, cake
greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. Rath's liberal treatment of the
children in Palama district has won
them to him and they seem very much
interested in the Sunday school. There
We're three hundred present Monday
night while If Mr.. Rath had drawn
the lines tight and not made the chill
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27
CHRISTMAS At
CAMP M'KINLEY

The evidence that the soldiers are
among the living and in the memory
of some of the people was fully shown
yesterday morning, when the many
long tables at Camp Mckinley were
spread, and the call for breakfast
blown; each soldier at the camp found
on his plate a neat little package, nice
ly wrapped and tied with a piece of
white ribbon.
In each package, with the present,
was a card with no name on it, but
a few words written which undoubted-
ly left an impression upon each reader
The name of the person giving these
many presents, which numbered over
two hundred, will not be made public
here, and many of the boys are yet
wondering to whom is due their appre-
citation.
The giver will never know Just the
extent of the kind thoughts given and
appreciation felt upon receiving these
presents, but it is hoped that at some
time to come she may be made to feel
the many blessings due her for this
noble Decd and that her Christmas and
New Year may be pleasant and hap
py, Is the wish of every boy at the
camp. A SOLDIER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27

with Andrew Fern and Jim McCandle,
two other Hawaiians, was on his way
to the Portland Rooming-house on Pa
ciffc street about $50 o'clock in the
evening, when they met four Italians.
In a dispute which arose over the right
of way, one of the Italians drew re-
volver and shot twice. One bullet pass
ed through Manu's hat, and the other
struck him in the abdomen.
He was found lying on the sidewalk,
suffering great pain, by Sergeant Ross.
He was treated at the Harbor Elmer
gency Hospital, and later the bullet
was removed by DR.. Millar at the Cen
trail Emergency Hospital.-Can.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27
Farming in Hawaii
,xAve sAgeaseags,gssge.g y.
By Allan Herbert.

tree, the gradually dropping foliage
deodorizing on the soil, are important
features. This tree should become of
the utmost Importance in the swamps
at Kakaako and around the duck
ponds at Waikiki as it contains in its
foliage much antiseptic and anti-mias-
matte OIL
Niles, California: The India rub
Der tree is a new industry just begin
ming to attract attention. The rubber
tree propagates itself here by seed or
cuttings under proper conditions.
For further information about this
valuable tree ] refer you to Press Bull
Ietin No. Is, Hawaiian L. s. Expert
ment Station, Special Agent Jared O..
Smith.
The Date Palm: The culture of this
interesting historical palm viii become
an important industry some day. Thou
sands of this profitable palm should be
planted along the seashore on waste
land. The resistance of the date palm
to brackish and alkah soil is well
known and win grow where cocoa
nut palm will grow.
Unlike most fruit trees the date palm
has male and female flowers on separ
ate individuals. The date you see in
our park and other places are worth
less because they have not been pollin-
ated.
Pollination: A twig of male flow
ers is inserted into the clusters of the
female flowers and tied in place. This
completes the operation of pollina-
tion.
Date trees are planted by the thou
sands in Arizona, near Phoenix. Three
imported trees bore more than five
hundred pounds of a good quality Of
dates and sold at twenty-five cents a
pound.
Silk Culture: Another new source of
wealth to Hawaii is silk and fiber
culture. Nothing adds so much to the
family income of the extremely poor
in Europe, China and Japan as silk
and fiber culture. The growing of the
mulberry tree and the feeding of the
silk worm from it's foliage can be
made successfully here.
In Hawaii the silk worms may be
Matched out continuously all the year
around-no artificial heat is needed.
The P. C. Advertiser: The small
farm movement will not check the i'm
portation of lines, oranges and vege-
| tables, as long as our property tax
puts a premium on idleness and specu-
lation, and a penalty on industry and
| improvements. Our tax system is a
| detriments to the Territory and an in
| jury to it's industries.
Dry Farming: Fresno, Cal, is a
story in itself about dry farming. Thir-
| ty years ago it was a barren waste.
A few starving cattle wandered on its
monotonous fats, one forlorn settler
| who had built house, was compelled
to live for part of every day in a
| cellar to escape the intense heat. To-
| day Fresno is one of the garden spots
| of the earth. Ten thousand families
| revel in an affluence of fruitage; and a
| hundred thousand cattle Craze in wide
| fields of alfalfa. Riverside, Pasadena
and other southern cities sing the same
| song.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27
ADMIRAL LYON GETS
NEW YEAH present

VALLEJO, December 16.-Admiral III.
w. Lyon, the present commandant of
the Mare Island Navy Yard, will be-
come one of the first nine Rear-Ad-
mirals of the Navy on the first of the
year, and will receive an increase in
salary of $4,000 per annum. He will not
reach his age limit until November,
1907, so that he will enjoy the senior
rank for some months before leaving
the active list.
AS he is a regular number, his retire
ment will mean promotion for officers
all through the line.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27
HAWAIIAN DEAD.

Charles Manu-, a Hawaiian, who was
shot in street fight on Front street
on December 18th, died on Saturday
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27

dren feel that they were always well
come the attendance, it is believed,
would have been much smaller.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-13
JAMES 6. SWEENEY.

-ttorney-at-La7. Attorney Generals
Once. Capitol Building, Carson
City. Nevada