The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06
DYNAMITE
STORES LOOTED AT BOISE
AND HIGHEST EXPLO-
SIVES TAKEN.
Governor and Prosecutors Threat
ened With Death-All the Mag
azines Looted-Fixed Up
Broken ,Wall-Other
News.


News.
Boise, Idaho, March 3.-Great is
the conster rnation in and around
Boise tonight. On the heels of
Steve Adams confession comes the
startling news that between $50 and
800 pounds 7of5dynsmite and dyna-i
mite caps have been stolen from.
the various powder houses located
Id the hills northeast of the city. !
Last night employees Of the Esst-i
man. Teller 4 Hardware Company
found, Upon going to- their powder
house, just beyond the Boise bar
racks, that about 500 pounds gof
dynamite and caps had been stolen
from the powder house. The news.
that the powder house had been
robbed spread like wild-fre oven
THE city. and tie officials and men
about town, who were discussing
The confession Of Steve Adams,
turned their minds from this sub
|ject. e i.e 80
With the same prompt action
which characterized bis movements
in the assassination of Ex-Governor
I'Steunenberg, Governor Gooding i'm
lmediately had one hundrsdor more
guards sent out over the city, and
Especially around the penitentiarys
These guards were scattered over
Ethe town, ard because almost all OF
the men whose names have been
mentioned In connection with the
prosecution of the officers of the
/ Western Federation of Miners, had
Ilreceived threatening letters sigoed
"Kneebone," name adopted by
the Inner Circle to strike terror to
those whom they wish to frighten,
armed men were placed around the
homes of Governor Goodin, Special
! Prosecutor James H, Hawley, w
E. Borah and a number of others
Thesreceipt of threatening letters
and even the theft of the dynamite
last night has not frightened Gov
ernor Goodin and the men who ars
aiding him in the prosecution
iGuards have been placed around
the homes of these men, not through
fear, but out of precaution.
This morning the aexcitemen
about the stealing of the dynamit'
was about to pass away, when i
became known that all of the pow
der magazines back In the hills hat
been bl oxen into. In all there ar
1about half dozen powder maga
zines situated in the hills beyont
Boise. and, while the authoritie
will not admit it, they have al
been entered aud powder stolen.
1t is known that the powder
house OF the Carlson-Lusk Hard
ware company and the Idaho Hard
ware & Plumbing company wer'
entered.
The job on the Eastman-Telle
magazine Was neatly done. Th
masonry work was torn out, AM
when the dynamite and giant pow
der caps were removed, the breal
in the wall was patched up. Th
discovery would not have beel
made.
The theft of blasting powder
not uncommon at this time of th
year. Miners, so the story is told
who are without means make it
business TO steal what powder the
can Usually however, when dynami'
has been stolen in the past, onl
the No. 2 Kind was taken. Thi
time 1t is the No. 1 that was taker
A citizen here who knows a
about dynamite feels confident ths
had miners stolen the explosive
they would have taken the No. :
because all miners know that thi
is the less dangerous of the two.
Warden Whitney denies that th
reason he had taken out the electri
. lights In the cells of. Meyer, Hay
wood, Pettibone and st. John wa
because he feared that the prison
| ers would attempt suicide
| Beyond admitting that Steve Ao
| ans confession was what the off
| cia]s stated it was, even more sweer
! ing than that made by Orchard
| nothing more could be Learned
| Adams told of crimes be had con
/ mitted for the Inner Circle of whic
| Orchard knew nothing. He ha
| been longer In the employ. @
! Now that Adams has confessed
| it is fully believed that still anoths
/ confession will be forthcoming in
: few days, if not more. Just WI