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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
CN NORTHWEST NEWS.

Another forest reserve in Montana
has been created by President Roose.
welt, his proclamation creating the Big
Hole forest reserve, containing 1,410,'
24O acres being received recently by
the local land office. The total acreage
of Montana land included within for
est reserves is now 100000 acres,
which is approximately one-fifth of the
total amount Of land in Montana.
G. H. Kelly has cash in his throat
which almost caused his death. 1t was
inflicted by Gus Hasmann while the lat
ter claims he was defending himself
from Kelly. The cutting occurred in
a Lewiston saloon, where Hartmann re-
fused Kelly a drink.
Sales of stamps at the Spokane post
offlce for November amounted to $780,
283.0S, as against $18,2976S for the
corresponding month of 1906, an in
crease for the year of 21.2 per cent.
William p. Farrell, formerly chief
clerk in the office of District Court
Clerk w. e. Davies, has been SEN
fenced to % years in the penitentiary
on two convictions for forgery growing
out Of his signing fictitious names to
warrants for jury services. Farrell
was convicted on two counts.
November receipts at the Lewiston.
Idaho, land office. made public Satur-
day, aggregate $62, 591.51, approximate
ly $4,000 more than any other month
in the history Of the land ONCE. Lands
sold by the government during the
month netted $6O,194.27, and fees and
commissions added $2,39724 In No
/ vember, 1856 cash entries we're made
besides 33 final homestead entries
There were "a homestead filings re
ceived.
The state. board Of control Of the
state Of Washington recently opened
bids for furnishing 500 bales of jute to
the penitentiary mill. The lowest bic
was 50 per cent higher than the state
paid for its last supply.
i Governor Mead has granted pa
role to Chester A. Piper, who wal
sentenced in Douglas county March
1906, to three years for burglary.
Governor Chamberlain Of Oregon
will speak at the National Rivers ant
Harbors congress to be held at Wash
ington December 6 and z.
Inspector j. M. Brown places thu
value of the 1906 fruit crop at Nortl
Yakima at $1,200,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
WORK OF ARMED MOB
BURNED TOBACCO PLANTS AT
PRINCETON, KENTUCKY.
Loss is Estimated at $17o,Ooo-Mob
Numbered About 300 Men-seized
and Dlsarmed Night Waterman,
Then Applied the Torch-Forced
Flremen Away.

Louisville, KY, Dec. ga special
from Princeton, KY, says: The to-
bacco stemmeries of John Steger and
John G. Orr, the latter controlled by
the Imperial ToSacco company of New
York, we're destroyed by fire, kindled
by mob of masked men. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
The mob, which numbered about 300
men, entered Princeton between one
and two O'Clock, seized the night mar
shall and disarmed him. They then
went to the factory and quickly ap-
piled the torch.
The masked men stood on guard,
permitting nobody to come near while
the buildings were enveloped in flames
and help was useless. A squad of the
mob took charge of the telephone Of
flee and no word of the affair was per-
mitted to go out
When the mob saw that the fire was
beyond control they left the town, GO
ing in the direction Of Hopkinsville,
discharging revolvers and rifles as
they departed. When the fire depart
ment arrived it could do nothing more
than prevent the fire from destroying
buildings in the vicinity. The Steger
stemmery was located on the south
side of town on the Illinois Central
railroad and the Orr building in the
northern part of town.
The Steger factory is controlled by
the American Snuff company and Mr..
Steger is the Princeton agent for that
concern. Mr.. Orr is the agent of the
Imperial company. There were about
10000 pounds of tobacco in each
warehouse and all Of it was burned
The mob, in addition to disarming
the night policeman, took charge OF
the station and the waterworks. Even
had the fire company responded they
could not have obtained water.
The work of the mob is believed to
be only furtherance Of the agita
ton by the tobacco raisers against
the tobacco trust The organization
of farmers is known as the Dark To
bacco Growers Protective Association
but it is not known that any member
was in last nights mob.
] ~ 10 AAOS AAAPAODoDIO JudI GONSTuOl
Beckham will be asked to call out the
militia to protect property in those dis
tricts in view of past outrages.
G. F. Snyder, secretary of the state
board of fire underwriters, says tn,
insurance companies will not b,
responsible for the loss of the plants
under the clause exempting them il
cases Of riot and invasion. The pro
tective association was formed
throughout the dark tobacco distric
and severest measures were takel
against growers who refused to joil
it. Marauders visited their farms a
night and cut down their Tobacco,
plants with hoes, set fire to thei
barns and committed other depreda
lions. The i'll feeling began about 81,
years ago when the Italian government
sent agents into the dark Tobacco
field. These agents paid such higl
prices for the tobacco that other agent
were driven out Of the field.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
News 0F1HfNtRED.
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HsmisPheres
During the Past Week-NatIOnaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Mark Twain was II years of age
Saturday.
Robert J. Tyson, charged with con-
spiracy. was acquitted in the United
states district court at San Francisco,
the jury being out four and a half
hours.
The negotiations for commercial
treaty between France and Spain have
been postponed indefinitely.
At New Orleans Fred Beell, Of Wis
consin Saturday won the wrestling
championship Of the United States
from Frank Gotch in three fall bout
BeeIl took the last two falls after
Gotch had won the first.
Ii a brilliant game the Annapolis
midshipment Saturday, at PhiladeI
phia, defeated West Point in their an
nuaI football game, 10 to 0.
David f. Jennings, formerly genera
manager Of the Hoosac Tunnel Fas
Freight lines and at one time assist
ant general manager Of the Toledo, st
Louis & Western railroad, committed
suicide in Chicago recently by shoot
ing himself Declining health is be
lieved to hape been the cause.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Florence MAVERICK in lmellnht

Richmond, Va, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrick and her mother, the
baroness Won Rouque, are here with
counsel and will appear in the chan
Gerry court in proceedings involving
the possession of thousands of acres
of lands in Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee. Dispositions have been
taken for several years in many parts
of the country, but the suit will now
finally be heard on it's merits. A de-
cision for the baroness would make
her immensely wealthy.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Post Case Is Ended.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 3.-The case
of Helen Wilmans Post, the mental
healer of Seabreeze. Fla, which has
been pending in the United States
courts for six years, was ended Satur-
day. Mrs. Post filed an afidavit that
she is suffering from acute inflamma-
tory rheumatism, of which she cannot
cure herself, She paid the fine of $500,
promised to cease the use Of the Unit
ed States mails for mental healing,
and was relieved from the sentence of
80 days Imprisonment. Mrs. Post is
now rs years of age.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
cRozIER GROWS INDIGNANT.
U. s. Chief of Ordnance Denies Air
ship Interview.


Washington, Dec. 4.-General Gro
zier, chief of ordnance. is indignant
because he has been quoted as stating
that the government is on the thresh-
old of practical aerial navigation and
that he will be in a position to report
to the next Hague conference such
progress as will make it practicable
to drop explosives with such certainty
as to obviate the destruction of hos
pital ships, etc.
He denies the assertion in toto and
declares that words have been put into
his mouth that he never uttered.
General Crozier admits that his bu-
reau has been in communication with
Wright Bros, of Dayton, Ohio, who
have experimental with an aeroplane,
but he says that no offer has been
made for the purchase of such ma
chine and declared that the govern
ment will not furnish money to any in
ventor for experimental purposes. He
says the government now has a burst
ing charge for shells with which 1t is
perfectly satisfied.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
birthday Of the queen.

London, Dec. 4.-The birthday Of
Queen Alexandra. who was born in
1914, was celebrated at Sandringham
Saturday by an unusually large gather
ing Of the royal family. Greetings
from all parts Of the world arrived all
day long, the usual salutes were fired
and there were brilliant- displays Of
bunting at the naval and military cen
tiers. King EdwrFd's gift to her maj
esty was a costly white motor car,
which was awarded honors at the To-
cent exhibition at the Olympia in this
city.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
GOLDOUTPUT OFIU.S.
GREAT ADVANCEMENT MADE
In WESTERN STATES.
Alaska, Colorado and Nevada Show
Largest Gains-NearIy Four Hun
bred Million in Gold Produced in
the States Of the Unlon-statlstle
From other Countries.

The bureau of the mint and the geo.
logical survey which are cooperating
in determining the annual production
of gold and silver in the United States,
have agreed upon a tabulated state
ment of the output of states and terri
tories for the calendar year 1905.
The most important changes in gold
production are shown by Alaska,
which advances from $9,160,500 in 1904
to $14,925, 800 in 1905. Colorado shows
an increase from $24,385, 800 in 1904 to
$25, 701, 100 in 1905, due to freedom
from labor troubles. Nevada shows a
gain from $4,3O7,s0O in 1904 to $685.
100 in 1905, and gain in silver from
2,695,100 to $3.50, 500 ounces.
The director of the mint says that
Nevada will show for 1906 a much
larger gain in both gold and silver,
and that the state will likely make a
contest for first place as a producer
of the various previous metal. The to-
tai output of silver is about 1900, 600
ounces under that of the previous
year, the three heaviest producers
Montana, Colorado and Utah, showing
a decline. Washington produced 1870,
900 gold and 119,40O ounces of silver
Idaho produced $1,075,600 gold and g.,
1875, 800 ounces of silver Oregon's gold
output was 1924, 900 and Montana pro
duced $4,889,3O0 gold and 5,863,50C
ounces silver.
The total number Of ounces of gold
produced was 4,265,742, and the com
'mercial value of the silver produced
was 1921, 976.
The director of the mint has also
completed a compilation of returns
upon the production Of gold and silver
in the world for the calendar year
1905.
The totals are $376,289, 200 gold and
157, 339, 1862 ounces of silver.
Commenting on these figures, the di
rector says:
The total figures compare with ;
gold output of $S46,S92, 200 in 1904, ant
silver output of 168,390,238 fn'
ounces. The important gains in golC
production were $7716,OOO by the Unit
ed States, $27,415,2OO by Africa ant
$2,655,9O0 by Mexico. Losses In gol'
production were $1,913,O0O by Canada
81, SAC, 800 by Australasia, $2,511 400 b.
Russia. All of the principal silver-pro
ducing countries showed a falling OF
in the output of that metal compare,
with the previous year, the Unitet
States Of 100000 ounces, Mexico o
6,156,000 ounces, Australasia 100000
ounces, South America of 1,742,00
ounces and Japan of nearly 100000
ounces. The average value of silve
in New York, based on London prices
converted at the current rates Of e1
change, was 81 cents per fine ounce
which may be compared with So cent
for 1904, 81 cents for 1903 and
cents for 1902, the lowest years pric
on record.
The United States produced $88,18O
700 gold and 56,101, 800 ounces silver.
Mexico produced $15,261, 200 gol
and 54,652,892 ounces silver.
Canada produced $14,486,80 gol
and $5,974,S75 ounces silver.
Africa produced $11S,329,100 gol
and 619,620 ounces silver.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
No MutInx on the Tennessee.

Washington, Dec. S.-Concerning the
reports Of mutiny on the battleship
Tennessee. while she acted as a con-
voy to the Louisiana, which conveyed
President Roosevelt to Panama, the
following statement has been issued:
The bureau Of navigation is cor
WINGED that the reports originating in
Norfolk of trouble on board the U. s.
s Tennessee, ere entirely without
foundation and nothing occurred on
the trip which at all warrant their rub.
!ication. Tho bureau is confident mat
It, e justified in pronoun :ing the state
ments as wholly false and unjust to
the ciIicers and men of the Tennessee.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Plnehed bv the Beef Trust.

New York, Dec. 4.-Following re-
cent demonstrations by their custom
ers due to advance in the retail price
of meat. the Hebrew retail kosher
butchers association met Sunday to
decide what could be done to appease
their patrons. speakers declared they
are helpless to lower the prices asked
as they were obliged to pay increased
prices at wholesale. 1t was finally
voted to appeal to President Roose-
welt and ask the chief executive
through the press and public to fight
the beef trust.
It was agreed to make an effort
to secure joint action with all the
butchers in Greater New York.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Idaho NEwe.

Senator Hepburn, at the opening Of
the session, will introduce bill GREAT
ing United States land courts in each
public land state. to which appeal may
be taken from any final decision by re-
gistrar and receiver in regard to the
right to enter public lands.
From this land court an appeal will
lie to a national land court sitting at
Washington, and consisting Of three
Judges. This will relieve the general
land office and the interior department
Of deciding legal controversies Affect
ing the entry Of public lands, and will
greatly relieve the pressure, expense
and delay incident to such contests, and
secure high class of judges appointed
for their special fitness and liability to
handle such cases and whose decisions
will command the utmost respect and
confidence.
Over 100, 900 acres of timber land on
which is approximately S,500, 200, 00O
feet of standing timber, valued at $6'
900, 900, has been purchased by the
Monarch Timber company in the st.
Joe and St. Maries river valleys in
Idaho. This is the largest single tim
Der land deal ever negotiated on the
Pacific coast.
Four persons lost their lives Thurs
day morning while skating on Coeul
d'Alene lake at Medimont, 10 mile
east Of Harrison. The dead are:
Philip Blessing, aged 10; Leigh Kel
lom, aged 10; Bessie Blessing, aged 10
John Blessing, aged 10.
Trhee Of Uheseswere the children o
Titus Blessing. a leading resident o
Medimont. The other lad was the Sol
Of LEIGH Kellom.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
CONGRESS BEGINS
SESSION IS EX-
PECTED TO BE SHORT.
Appropriation Bill Will Reach at Least
a Billion DoIIars-ship Subsidy Bill
to Come Up-Tariff to BE Consider
ex-senator Reed smoot Case Is to
Come Up for Settlement.

The passage of the appropriation
bills and as little other general legis-
lation as possible. Such in brief is
the forecast for the short session of
the Fifty-ninth congress, which begun
at noon Tuesday.
Circumstances will have the effect
OF condensing the consideration Of
the IA large supply measures into
two months. Considering that the ag-
gregate of the appropriations to be
considered will approximate one bill
ion dollars, some senators and mem
bers express the opinion that congress
cannot do better than give all of its
time to these measures.
The report on the ship subsidy bill
probably will be an exception to the
rule for no general legislation. The
friends of that measure have never
been more insistent than now. They
are extremely hopeful and yet very ap-
prehensive The bill has passed the
senate and is in committee in the
house.
The senate has on its calendar two
important house bills, the immigration
bill and the Philippine tariff bill, but
there are snags in the pathway of
both of them. There is still intense
OPPOSITION to the Philippine bill, espe-
ciaIly as it is not believed that it can
possibly receive serious consideration
during the short session.
Not a few members of both houses
are anxious to meet the demands Of
bankers and others for more elastic
currency, and it is quite certain that
there will be efforts to supply this
want in the session.
Suggestions looking toward amend
| ing the railroad rate law are not ex-
pected to bear fruit this session. All
these measures and many others are
certain to receive attention in the de-
bate.
Among questions slated for a liberal
share of discussion, the tariff stands
at the head of the list, but no one has
the least idea that any serious efforts
will now be made to secure the modi-
fication which even many republicans
think desirable.
The senate will give attention to
the case of Senator Reed Smoot, but
what it will do about it, not even the
senate wishes now to contemplate
There has from the first been a dispo
sition to put the Smoot matter aside
but with the report Of the committee
on privileges and elections on the cal
endar and Chairman Burrows quite de
termined to press consideration, the
fact is that the matter must be dealt
with, and is beginning to impress itself
upon members and they are pressing
E seriously for it's consideration. The
Michigan senator will set the ball roll
ing Monday, the 10th instant, in {
speech in which he will review the
entire case.
Much interest attaches to the presi
dents forthcoming recommendation
concerning the Panama canal, princi
pally because of his recent visit to thu
: canal zone. 1t is not expected that hi
will ask much legislation beyond thu
t necessary appropriations, and there il
general disposition,to grant these. Thu
increase Of the navy will receive mucl
consideration, but there is still Oppo
sition to the proposed ship Of tn
Dreadnaught class.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Railroads Must obev Law.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Attorney Gen
eral Moody has decided that more
suits will be brought against score
Of railroad companies to recoer pen.
alties for violation of the safety appli.
ance law, through failure to keep their
equipment in proper condition. The
largest number of violations attributed
to any one road is 80, against the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; % being
in the northern district of Illinois and
six in the eastern district of Wiscon
sin.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Crown Prince in Name onIv.

Belgrade, Servia, Dec. 4.-The re-
port that Crown Prince Karageorge-
witch has become insane and that he
will be confined in a foreign asylum
has caused great excitement in Bel
grade, despite the fact that it has been
oficially denied that there is any truth
in the rumor.
People close to the throne declare
that while the future monarch is prob
ably not really violently insane, there
is no doubt that he is not strong
mentally and he is hardly likely to
ever reign as king.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Nav aeII Mexican centraI-

Mexico City, Dec. 4.-Eben Richards,
the newly elected president of the
Mexican Central railroad; Walter Ros-
en-, representing the New York bank
ing firm Of Landenburg. Thalman &
Co., and Pablo Martinez Del Rio, rep
resenting the Mexican government,
were in conference recently. The par
Elephants would not consent to be in
terviewed, but the general impression
prevails that arrangements are about
to be concluded whereby the Mexican
government will purchase the Central.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
PearN Seq the Prasldent.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Commander r.
e. Peary. the Arctic explorer, called
on the president Saturday.
He was heartily congratulated by
Mr.. Roosevelt on the achievement he
has made in his latest Arctic expedi-
ton. Walter Wellman, who hopes to
reach the Arctic regions by means Of
an airship. was at the executive ONCE
when Commander Peary arrived. The
two exchanged cordial greetings,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
CONFIDENCE IN ROOSEVELT.
Japan Is Not Worrying About San
Francisco Middle.


Washington, Dec. 4.-"Japan has
every confidence that President Roose-
welt will adjust the Japanese-C California
school controversy entirely to the sat
isfaction of both nations. Feeling this
confidence, Japanese ceased to be agi-
tated over the situation. The Japanese
newspapers are emphatically moderate
in all their notices of the affair and
so far as the japanese nation is con-
cerned, there is absolutely no reason
for the revival of the newspaper no.
toriety in this country"
The Associated Press was today au-
thorized to quote the Japanese embas-
sy as above. 1t was further said that
there were no new developments in
the situation of any kind; that the mat
ter was in the hands Of the president
and his willingness and ability to act
was entirely relied upon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
PuLuJANE BAND BADLY CUT UP.
Eleven Of the Natives Slain in Fight
in Samar.


in Samar.
Manila, Dec. A force Of constab-
ulary under command of Major Muir
ply surprised the camp of Pablo, chief
of the Pulaianes, on the island of Sa-
mar recently. Eleven of the Pulajanes
were killed and the chiefs son and
nine of the band were wounded.
Chief Pablo himself escaped, but his
wife and daughter were captured.
Clothing, arms and papers found were
taken possession of.
The capture of Chief Pablo is con-
sidered only me question of a few
days.
There is now only one other chief
at large and plans have been arranged
to capture or kill him.
Governor Curry of Samar wires that
the breaking up of Chief Pablo's band
signalized the death knell of Pulajanes
on the island.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-07
Carl schurz Left s255. 15o.

New York, Dec. 3.-The personal
estate left by Carl Schurz, according
to the report filed by the appraisers in
the surrogate's office, for the purpose
of adjusting the inheritants tax
shows a net value Of $255,150. The
property consists largely of railroad
bonds. Mr.. SEIZURE left no real estate.