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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
BIG BUILDING CRASHES
DOWN WITHOUT WARNING
Nine Men Are Killed by the Collapse
Of New Hotel Being Constructed
at Los Angeles.

Long Beach. Cal.-Wtth no warning
gave the cries Of the workmen VINO
erst felt the floors sag beneath their
feet Ave stories OF the central wing
Of the new $4,000 Bixby hotel col
lapsed Friday morning. carrying nine
men TO death in the tons OF tangled
wreckage. About $50 artisans and Ia
borers were scattered through the
structure at the moment 1t fell, anu
OF these nearly a hundred we're car
ried down In the ruins.
Seven bodies have been recovered
from the mass OF debris in the base
ment and one Of the Injured died at
the Long Beach hospital, The last TWO
victims we're found at o'clock Friday
evening. Nine injured workmen are
being cared for at the hospital, but IL
ia believed that all will recover All
Of the men on the contractors rolls
are accounted for save one, supposed
to be still in the ruins.
Conflicting causes are assigned TOT
the collapse of the central wing ana
to investigate the disaster cohni's'
sion OF architects and engineers mas
been appointed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
FARMERS SON SOLVES
DREAM OF INVENTORS
Takes Electricity From the Air to Fur.
nish Power for a Practical Motor
Secret Sought for Years by In
ventors.

New York.-South Dakota cities are
snpplied with electric lights, the
mower for which is generated by arte-
sian wells; farm machinery is run by
motors. and turbine wheels operated
nv the gushing wells between the Mis-
souri, and James rivers, but 1t has also
heen left to a South Dakota farmer to
discover that enough electricity may
he taken from the air above the buttes
To furnish the power which will run
electric lights, thrashing machines
and water pumps.
Such a discovery is one OF the mar.
wells of the electrical world and a
dream of inventors for decades, but
John Fl. Stranhan, son of a well-to-do
farmer near Miller, S. D., has made
the discovery, and from Sully buttes
NAV be seen number of tandem box
kites while half way to the earth or
a No. 4 copper wire, hangs a strange
white box the size of beehive.
From the copper wires which de
scend from this box enough electrical
energy is secured to run the motors
with which the Stranhan home /!
lighted. a feed grinder and threshint
machine operated, and big electrical
pump which pours water into irrigat
ing bitches.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
WOULD HAVE NEGROES
DIG THE PANAMA CANAL
sian Proposed TO Solve the Race
Troubles In the South and Which
Would Advance Interests Of
the Gig Ditch.

Nashville, TetL-The southern
Quarantine and immigration conven.
ton, which at noon on Tuesday as.
umed Its new title OF Southern I'm
migration and Industrial association.
concluded It's business Tuesday night,
The sentiment OF the delegates Is
argely In favor OF welcoming any de-
'irabie class of white immigrants
without regard 10 nationality, yet
here appears at times some desire to
seep the black man, with all his
aults. where he is.
At the afternoon session N. y.
Thompson OF Chattanooga advocated
he strictest enforcement OF tho
vagrancy laws. with suspension of
en.ence In case the negro would 30
the Panama canal. and in follow
ng into the race problem said;
Il would have the world know that
this race problem has it's most fertile
Source OF perpetuity In the efforts OF
politicians, who find a most efficient
hobby on which to ride into place and
power. when there are no elections
in the south we hear very little about
this race matter
"The enforcement OF the yagrancy
laws uniformly all over the south will
tend largely TO the elimination OF the
idle negro"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
pl.In.egra.Ion Of standard OH,

Washington. While no authorita-
live statement could be obtained in
regard to the matter. there is good
reason to believe that the govern
ment has decided to institute pro-
ceedlngs against the Standard Oil
company under the Sherman anti
trust act. with view of obtaining an
order of the court dissolving the com.
pany as II now exists and restoring to
each OF the seventy-five or eighty con.
stituent companies Its proportionate
share OF the stock. and also COM
polling the observance OF the law In.
hibiting them from entering into any
contract. agreement or understand.
Ing with each other with view to
maintaining prices on OIL
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Insane Greed for Money.

Baden Baden, Germany, Karl Hau.
alias Stau. the lawyer OF Washington,
u. c.. who was arrested in London
and held for extradtion, Is wanted by
the local police on the charge of muir
Aering his wife's mother. Frau Moli-
tor. The motive of the alleged crime
appears tn have been insane greed
of money Frau Molitor. who was
wealthy. refused many times to com.
ply with Hau's requests for money,
having given her daughter consid.
cradle dowry and arranged that she
should inherit part of her fortune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Entire Crew Perished.

Richihucto, \. b Nov. lo.-The
wrecked bark Adeoaa was boarded on
Sunday for the first time since she
went ashore of this port. and not a
single seaman was found on the vas.
sci Only the ships cat survived. II
was Known previously that at least
nve Of the eleven men had persisted
IN an attempt 10 reach shore in 4
ooat, but the fate OF the remaining
members Of the crew was not definite,
~ Snown until SUNDAY. when il he-
came evident that all had drowned
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
KILLED 8 MEN AND ESCAPED.
Negro Murderer Fights Desperate
Battle With Police officers.

Asheyille. N. c.-Fighting bravely
In defense Of their police captain, Pa
trolmen Charles Blackstock and VIII
liam Bailey OF this city. were shot to
death on South Main street by ne
gro, who also killed one negro and
fatally wounded another, The muir
derer gave his name as WIN Harris.
OF Charlotte. ". c., desperate for
whom large reward has been stand
Ing for some time. Prior TO the death
of the two officers negro restaurant
keeper named ben Allison was shot
and killed by Harris without provo
cation Another negro named Tom
Nell lies mortaily wounded, he, too.
being shot before the officers took a
hand In the melee The negro has
escaped and posse Ia In pursuit,
bloodhounds being used In the search,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
A Theatrical Combine.

Chicago.-The Tribune says: The
most gigantic theatrical combination
in the world of which the biggest syn
dictate now in existence will be only a
part Is in the process of formation in
Chlcago, The new combination is 10
include $50 of the most important the
aires IN the United States, win be rep
resented in every city from New York
20 San Francisco, and from Portland
10 New Orleans, will dictate matters
ol bookings, tours of all big companies
ana do the theatrical business of the
Ohlted States. if not the world.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
ONLY SILVER IS
BEING COINED.
director of U. S. MINIS Says
This Years Output viii
be Record Breaker.
No Gold 10 Being Coined at Present.
But All the MINIS Are Coming the
White Metal-Total Coinage
for the Year viii Reach
Sum of 5000, 100000.

Salt Lake City.-"Every mint IN the
limited States with the exception VI
norton of the Philadelphia mint, Is
coming silver half dollars, quarters
and dimes at present and this VIII
continue for at least three months
uore said George f. Roberts, direc'
tor of United States minis, in an IN
terview here.
"There is an unprecedented demand
sor si1ver money of these denomina-
lions throughout the country at pres
ont that the government cannot begin
to cope with.
"Silyer is high and is going to go
higher" declared Mr. Roberts. III
will reach so before it stops and be-
lieye that within two years 1t Will 20
10 76. 1t is II and little more at
present. A part of the mint at Phlla,
delphia Is working with copper and
nickel at present, but outside TINS
every mint in the country is working
night and day on silver half dollars,
ouarters and dimes No gold is being
coined at present and none will be lor
three months. The total coinage Tor
the year will run very high, possibly
over $500, 900, 900"
Asked why paper money of 81 and
50 bill denominations are not more
generally circulated in the west, MI
Roberts said:
1.-THE principal reason is that west
ern bankers and others sending east
for money, if they ask for paper
money, must pay the express charges
on 1t. If they order silver the govern
ment pays the charges. This is the
secret OF the immense circulation Of
silver in your own state and othel
western states"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
eeneral PaImer N.ar oea,h.

Colorado Springs. Colo The condi.
ton OF General William j. Palmer,
who was perhaps fatally injured by
being thrown trom his mount. is prac.
tically unchanged A statement Is.
sued by the physicians says that
General Palmer Is suffering from a
fracture OF the ceryical yertehras
with confusion Of the spinal cord and
with hemorrhage around the spinal
cord. The general having asked tor
the truth as To his condition, was In
formed that the chances were Que
against hundred for his recovery.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
DON'T WANT HiNDOOS.
Canadian Government Enters Strong
Protest Against Their immigration.

Vancouver b. C,-In addition to the
large number of Hindoos now In Brit
ish Columbia. 500 more are en- route
Already strong protests have been
made from British Columbia to Otta-
wa against the arrivals of this class
of immigrants, who are considered
more Objectionable than the Chinese
from labor standpoint, and who fur
thermore may become charge upon
the community.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
law viii Be Carried Out.

Paris During the debate in the
chamber Of deputies on the appllea-
tlon oI the law for the separation CT
church and state. NJ. nenys Cochin.
conservative. sustained the attitude
OF the vatican In the matter. con-
WINGED ~ the governments Intention
To apply the separation law armly
but without violence The vote of
confidence Ia the government was
taken. and gave tis ayes against isS
noes II vetoed ths chambers belief
that the government would not nego
tiAte directly with the vatican.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Were Prepared for Robbers.

Colorado Springs. Colo,-Rumors of
a bold plot to hold up Cripple Creek
She., Tine train and rob the express
car of thousands OF dollars. about
noon Friday at Rosemoat, twenty-one
miles west of this city. created sen.
satton In local railroad circles. The
daring holdup was not put into exc
eution. but II the attempt had been
made there would probably have been
a bloody battle between the robbers
and armed men concealed IN the ex-
press car.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
WILL GIVE SILVER NO SHOW.
Prices Too High to Warrant Govern
rnent In Making Purchases.

Washington. treasury depart
ment on Monday received offers for
the sale of silver to the government
ut 70 cents per fine ounce. These of
fers were rejected. and Secretary
Shaw stated subsequently that no
more silver would be bought at pres
ent high prices The government has
on hand. he said. silver enough to
keep the mints In operation for some
time to come. and he regards the
present prices as too high to warrant
the government I'm making any more
purchases at those prices,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
VIII Give Away Eighty Millions.

New York.--Mrs. Russell Sage will
give away the bulk OF fortune of
about $4,000. 900 beaueather to her
by her late husband. to Individuals
whom she considers worthy, who,
through no fault Of their own. are so
unfortunate as to need assistance.
and too proud TO ask. II win not be
given to endow churches, nor to
those who write begging letters. Mrs,
Sage said she would do all she can.
however, for struggling churches and
institutions devoted to the care OF the
needy and sick
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Castro Able to Be Out.

Washington. - American Minister
Russell, in a mail report from Caracas
dated October l, states that President
Castro of Venezuela had appeared in
public and had been driven about the
city to dissipate the impression that
he was physically incapable of con-
Quoting the government Minister
Russell adds that while the president
appeared emaciated. his condition was
not such as to warrant the idea that
he could not administer his office.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Want Work Done at Home.

Rome,-A committee from the city
of Terei has come to Rome to protest
against the placing of an order for
armor plate for an Italian man-of.war
with the Midvale Steel company. OF
Pennsylvania, and has been received
by Premier Giolitti. The premier ex-
planned that the government was de-
sirous of protecting and favorius ma,
uonal production. but not against the
interest OF the state and that national
production must be put in condition
10 stand foreign competition.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Report Of oompers Read.

Minneapolis.--The feature OF the
opening session here on Monday OF
the twenty annual convention OF
the American Federation of Labor
was the exhaustive annual report of
President Samuel Gompers. in which
he detailed the progress of the labor
movement throughout the country.
laying special stress ON the advent OF
unionism In the political arena and
recommending that this course be
strictly adhered to, A strong plea
was made for tho employment oil
American labor ON the Panama canal
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
NERvy RosBER HOLDS UP TRAIN
Attempts to Make Rich Haul single
Handed, But is Outwitted by Porter.


Kansas City.-A lone robber, heav-
fly armed, boarded the rear sleeper OF
eastbound California Limited train on
the Chicago, Rock Island Il Paclhc,
known as No. A, between Slater and
Glasgow, Mo, at 11:5s Friday night,
robbed three passengers and escaped
in the darkness. According to the
local officers of the Pullman company,
the robber secured but $65. The rob-
Der. who Is described as being tall
and wearing long black overcoat
and a mask, boarded the train at
Slater. When the train had gained
Roadway he entered the sleeper, an
observation car. He encountered the
Pullman conductor, a fiagman and a
negro porter.
Leveling two revolvers at the trio
OF trainmen the robber commanded
them to proceed ahead of him and
wake up the passengers. AS his COM
mand was carried out, the robber,
forcing the conductor, porter and flag
man ahead OF him, secured what
booty he could in his hurried march
through the car. When he had
reached the front end of the car he
started for the second Pullman. The
porter, however, had managed to get
far enough ahead of the others to
make dash for the second car and
slammed and locked the door In the
face OF the robber
The train then was at a point about
one mile from Glasgow. Realizing
that he could proceed no further with
HIS work, the robber pulled the air
rope. While the train was slacken'
ing It's speed he jumped off and disap'
neared In the darkness.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
MURDER CAUSED BY DRINK.
Oregon Electrical Engineer Principal
in Terrible Double Tragedy.

Salem, Ore.-Ben Gholson, night
Waterman and helper in local livery
stable. was shot and killed Saturday
morning by Victor e. D'Anna, an engi.
neer and surveyor in the employ of an
electric company, who had been drink.
ing heavily. D'Anna fed the city, fol-
lowed by several officers. O'Anna elud.
ed his pursuers and went to the farm
of the state asylum for the insane,
six miles from the city, where he tele.
phoned to a friend in this city and
then calmly went out behind a nearby
woodpile and blew out his brains with
the same revolver with which he had
killed Gholson.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Have No Cause to be Cast Down,
Says Bryan.

Lincoln, Neb-Commentlng on the
result of Tuesdays election William
]. Bryan gets considerable satisfac-
ton In viewing the outcome from II
Democratic standpoint. He regrets
the defeat OF w. r. Hearst in New
York but cannot Sc wherein Presi'
dent Roosevelt can fnd any, comfort
In the vote of the empire state. Mr..
Bryan says the presidents personal
attack on Mr. Hearst was In very bad
taste, and he insists that the attack
did not favorably impress the public.
Particularly gratifying to the Demo-
cratic heart says Mr.. Bryan. Is the
return of Missouri to the fold.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Was Converted by Terrorists.

St. Petersburg-The man named
Schekter. who threw the bomb at Po-
lice Captain Samsonoff of Bialystok,
one of the terroristic acts precipitat.
ing the Jewish massacre there, was
convicted and sentenced to ten years
ut hard labor. The prisoner, who is a
mere youth. testified that he entered
the terrorist organization as a spy al
the instance of the police in 1904 and
served the police faithfully for two
years, but finally became converted to
the terrorists
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Acquitted After Two Years lmprison
nnept,

Shreveport. i.aAfter being In jail
over two years. charged with the
murder OF jesse Brown at Girard. La,
w. ID. womack and Ryan Henderson.
white men. were acquitted at Mon
roe. Tuesday. A few months age
Robert Rogers. who had been arrest
cd with womaek and Henderson
charged with implication In the
crime. was iynched by mob and DIR
Frank. a prominent physician of Mon
roe, and brother of the murdered
man. 10 under indictment charged
with leading the mob.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
innoesnt Man Imprisoned

San Francisco,-lohn Simpson. and
Louis Dahner. his companion In a
series Of crimes, were formally
charged with murder Friday II Is
for the murder OF NJ Murakata. tho
Japanese banker, that both men will
BE- arraigned The authorities took
the first step Friday TO secure the re,
lease OF Dodwell. alias Sutton. who
was sent to the paniteutiary for tiftv
years for the hold-up OF DIR. T. n. w.
Leland. crime 70 which Siemseu and
Dabner have both confessed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
KILLED IN HIS HOME.
Criminals Are Numbering Pttsburg
Citizens Almost Daily.

Pittsburg. Firth Smith, the
25-year-old son of Joseph Smith, a
wealthy business man, was shot twice
and almost instantly killed early Sun
day morning by a burglar whom he
surprised in the dining room of his
fathers residence in the east end
The crime following little more than
a week after the murder of James A.
Mcmillan, another wealthy business
man of this section. together with a
number of hold-ups by highwaymen
during the past fortnight, has aroused
the city and a demand for $50 addi-
tional policemen to suppress the wave
of crime has been made by the citi-
2ens.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Two More Victims Found.

Long Beach, Cal-Two more vic
tins have been added to the death
roll of the disaster in the collapse of
the Hotel Bixby. The body OF the I'M
identified man recovered late Satur-
day night has been found to be that
of Fred Collins, tile layer. residing
on American avenue, Long Beach. The
body of William F. W. Felker, a car
penter OF Long Beach, 40 years old.
was taken from the ruins Sunday
morning, He had evidently been in.
stantly killed by the great mass Of
iron and mortar that crushed down
upon him
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Nine hundred Per Cent Dividend.

New York. The directors OF the
State bank Of this city on Friday de-
ciared dividend of 900 per cent. pay.
able In cash. on the banks capitalisa.
ton of 100000. The directors also
declared the usual semi.annual divi.
dend of SO per cent The large sur,
plus the bank amassed became uu
w.eldy. because OF its small capitali
nation. and In order to obviate this the
directors decided to distribute the sur
plus In the form of dividend.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
MEET DEATH IN
ROARING FLAMES
Blunder OF Railway Empl0ye
Sends Scores OF Immi-
grants to Death.
Passenger Train Loaded With Refu'
gees From Revolution Stricken
Russia 10 Wrecked and Passen.
gers Caught Like Rats In a
Trap.

Chicago More than one-half the
passengers on an Immigrant train on
the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad were
killed or injured In collision Mon
day between the passenger train ana
freight near woodville. Ind.
One hundred and sixty-fiye passen-
gers we're on the train, and OF these
forty seven were either killed out
right or were burned TO death In the
fire which broke out In the wreckage
Immediately after the collision. The
names OF all of the dead will probably
never be known. as forty-five OF the
bodies were consumed in the flames
or were 80 badly burned that identi'
ficatlon is impossible.
Thirty-eight people were Injured,
and several OF these will die Eighty
others escaped unhurt, but lost near
ly all their baggage and clothing.
The disaster was caused by blum
der OF some employe OF the railroad
company. but just where the blame
lies has not as yet been determined.
The passenger train. which was load
cd with Russian Jews, Servans and
Poles, all OF them recent arrivals In
this country. and bound for Chicago
or places in the northwest, was the
second section OF through train
from Baltimore, which collided with
freight train. which had left the
side track after the first section
passed and started down the main
line at full speed. The two trains
came together with unslackened
speed and In the crash six passenger
coaches and several freight cars were
knocked into kindling wood and to
gether with the locomotives went roll
ing down the ten-foot embankment.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
v,oia,lrs the glsn.t,eur Law.

Washington, 49, Attorney General
Moody has issued instructions to
United states attorneys regarding
prosecutions of violations of the eight.
hour law. In which he says the gov
eminent is determined upon n strict
enforcement Of this statute as relat.
ting To public works of the United
statea. Within the last ten weeks as
many as 800 alleged violations have
been reported, G. J. Carlton. a law
yer Of Haycrhill. Mass, has been sp-
pplnted by General Moody 10 have
soeeial charges of violations,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
Sentenced to Death for Firth Time.

valdosta. CA. q, Rawlings on
Monday for the ntth time was sen,
fenced to death. December 81 being
nxed as the date of execution. ne
fore sentence was passed. Rawlings
protested innocence OF himself and
his sous, warning the court. III you
don't give as new trial, our blood
viii BE- upon your hands. Rawlings.
his three sons. and All Moore. ne
gro, were convicted Of the murder OF
the two children Of the Carter family
near Naldosta. more than u year ago
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-22
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
Grain Dealers and Railroads Indicted
by Missouri Grand Jury.

Kansas city.--Davis II. Kresli. a
broker and w, A. McGowen. local
agent for the Nickel Plate fast freight
line. indicted here, charged with con
splracy TO violate the Interstate com
merce act, and Henry s. Hartley. n
grain dealer. indicted on charge OF
accepting rebates In freight ship
ments. were arrested Tuesday after.
noon and arraigned before Judge Car
land. sitting IN ID United States dis.
triet court, ?hey were released on
furnishing a $1,000 boud apiece.