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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-22
BRING PEOPLE
TO NORTHWEST
Commercial Club to Meet
in Spokane to Form
Plan Of Action

r. c.. Rohrabacher, secretary of the
publicity and promotion committee of
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce is
IN Lewiston today personally visiting
some of the leaders in the CONNER
cial club work in an effort to interest
them in the convention of CONNER
citl clubs of the Pacific northwest -
be held in Spokane September 25 and
26.
This convention" said Mr.. Rohra-
bacher. in speaking of the object #
his visit, 'is for the purpose of union
izing the work of the various clubs
throughout the northwest 1t is
planned to have the commercial organ
izations of the several states work to-
gether, for the purpose of advertising
the northwest and inducing imnligra-
ton. We pro.,c.;e that enough money
shall be raise fc~ this purpose tnat
the four northwestern states. Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana, shall
pO pdNcIlScu a WIiofc, just do Sdii-
ada and California have been adver-
tised"
Is Concerted Movement.
1t is not Spokane movement. but
movement of all Of the northwest
commercial organizations. The con-
vention call is signed by T. B. Wilcox
of the Portland Chamber Of Com.
merce and by G. B. Dennis of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce.
I'VE want each state to work for
state appropriations for the purpose
Of advertising. A bill is now being
drafted calling for an appropriation
in Washington state for 100000 and
like one in Oregon for 100000. An
effort viii also be made to have Idaho
and Montana pass a similar bill. OF
course this money will be used within
the state.
Msthod Of Operation.
The head organization will be rep
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-22
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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-22

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Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN a CON
DENSIED FORM.
Admits Taking Eight Thousand Dol
Iars-AsSiStant Cashier Mead OF
Beemer Bank Acknowledges Big
DefalcatiOn.

Assistant Cashier Mead, of the
Beemer State Bank of Beemer has
made an open confession in writing
over his own signature that a def
cheney in the cash reserves of that
bank was due to his defalcation of
the round sum of $500. Further
more, in the same manner he con-
fessed that approximately $4,000 of
this money had passed into the hands
of a stranger who represented him
self to be a member of the Chicago
board of trade and that the money
was taken in small amounts, an even
500 or some multiple thereof, at u
time covering period of several
years. That by a skillful manipulation
of the totals in the ledger account of
certificates of deposit lie had succeed
ed in hiding this defalcation from time
to time when the bank was undergo
ing examination.
The active officers of the bank be-
came aware of mysterious discrepan-
cy in the reserves of the bank early in
January last following the eXamina-
ton by State Examiner Emmett, but
felt no particular alarm as to the act
ual fact about this sum appearing to
be short, trusting it would prove moth
ing more serious than a clerical err
ror.
Examiner Emmett returned Friday
to make sure of the facts, but Mr..
Mead cut matters short by making q
clean breast of the matter. The di-
rectors of the bank Immediately made
good every dollar of the defalcatiOn.
after allowing for some property be-
longing to Mr.. Mead turned over t.,
the bank. They have placed the
young man in the hands of the law to
be dealt with according to the neces-
sites of his case
Mr.. Mead was raised in that COM
munity, and his parents are highly
respected people, and the whole com
munity is deeply stirred with sympa-
thy for the boy and his parents.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
MINERS TO BE IDLE.
Suspension Begins Saturday in Both
Great Fields

!
Representative of Iowa, operators
and miners, held joint meeting
at Des Moines Friday for the purpose
of declaring a suspension Of work in
! Iowa mines for sixty days, to become
| effective Saturday, when the present
will throw about $4,000 men out Of
! employment and cause a serioHs short
age of coal.
Iowa operators, however, still see
hope of avoiding a prolonged suspen-
sion. They said at Des Moines Thurs
day night that If the miners conven-
ton at Indianapolis Should rescind the
Ryan resolution prohibiting a settle
ment in any district except when a ba-
sis is fixed for all districts, and should
accept the offer of 555 per cent ad-
vance made by the Pennsylvania btu
minous interests, they would make the
same offer to prevent a shut down in
Iowa.
Secretary Perry, for the Iowa min
ers, said that if a contract should be
signed in Pennsylvania every other op-
orator would be offered contract
based upon this.
The operators of Iowa Thursday de-
cided to offer arbitration as a last eff
fort to prevent a prolonged shutdown.
Over $4,000 mine workers and 326
mines in Iowa are involved.
Iowa miners have a strike fund Of
$4,000.
At Indianapolis, Ind, the joint meet
ings Of the bituminous coal operators
and miners of the central competitive
district, composed of western Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and
OF the southwestern district, composed
of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, reach
ed a final disagreement Thursday on
the wage scale to go into effect at the
expiration Of the present scale on April
/, and the conference of the central
district adjourned sine die, while the
joint scale committee of the south
western district decided to report a
disagreement to the joint conference
of that district at once. 1t is expected
that this conference will at once ad-
journ sine die without an agreement.
The action of the two conferences
will directly cause the suspension from
work after Saturday of 17S,000 min
ers unless something unforeseen, like
submission of the differences to arbi-
tration, should intervene and Indirect
ly will affect 2O6,5OO more miners, not
including it's effect on 10000 miners
in the anthracite field, who Thursday
night were ordered to suspend work
Monday
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
BURNS WHILE MOTHER SHOPS.
Child Left Alone Pours Oil on Stove
and Is Dead When Found.

While the mother was out on a
shopping expedition. the little 4-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Bonebright, living at Cortland. poured
kerosene on the cook stove and was
burned to death.
Mrs Bonebright had left her two
children, one less than year old.
and the other years old. alone in
the house. During her absence the
older of the two secured can contain
ing kerosene oil and poured its con-
tents into the cook stove The oil
ignited and set fire to the child's
clothing with the result that She was
burned to death. The little ones
charred and blackened body, on which
there was not stitch of clothing. was
found lying near the stove by Mrs.
Bonebright upon her return home.
The other tot was playing around the
room as though nothing had hap
pened.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
The Church In Insurance.

Rev. +. +. Blanchard of Paterson, N Z
j., writing to the Christian Work of thsk
recently exposed rascality in the insur-O
ance companies, says that the underlying
motive Of present-day insurance is un-
Christian, namely, selfshness, or the en-
richment of few promoters. He adyo-
Gates a system of Christian insurance an
one of the needs of the times. Its DUP
poses would be to help people out in tia.
hard places of life. He suggests thar
churches adopt system of benefits far
THAR people.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
NO GENERAL STRIKE
MINERS TO WORK WHEREVER
ADVANCE IS PAID.
Iowa Field is I'm DOubt-Union Leader
Predicts Operators VIII Yield
Work Has Ceased

A Des Moines, Ia, special says: I'M
mediately after receiving word of ia
vorable action on the Perry resolution
at Indianapolis the joint conference
Iowa miners and operators in SeS-
sion here agreed TO undertake the ad-
1ustment of a new scale and contract
A joint committee was appointed and
asked to report Tuesday. The old
scale expired Saturday night and Iowa
mines will be shut down pending an
agreement, the miners furnishing
enough men to protect the mines.
It is understood that the miners will
ask a 5.55 per cent increase, but
whether this demand will be granted
by the operators or not it is generally
believed an amicable settlement will
be reached because both parties are
anxious for an early resumption of
work
The national convention of United
Mine Workers of America adjourned
sine die at Indianapolis, Ind, Friday
after authorizing the national and dis
trict officers to sign a wage agreement
with any coal operators who would
agree to pay the scale of 1903 or its
equivalent for a period of two years
This is an advance of 5.55 per cent
in wages in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania and all other
districts except the southwest, COM
posed of Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Ar
kansas and Indian TerritOrV where
an advance of cents per ton is de-
manded, as the 1903 scale is practi-
cally in force in that district. The
convention declined an offer made by
the operators of Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio to submit the wage differences
TO arbitration. Where a coal operator
owns mines in different districts the
scale must be signed for all the prop
critics at the same time before any
will be allowed to run.
The action of the convention will
bring out of the mines of the country
Immediately 500, 500 men in the an
tracite and bituminous fields. These
will remain on strike until settlements
have been signed by districts or with
individual operators.
President Mitchell said he believed
e-half of the tonnage of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania
would sign very soon.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Steel Trusts Big Earnings.

The report of the United States steel
corporation for 1905 shows an Increase
of over S46.OOO,O00 in net earnings, or g
total of nearly S120,OOOOOO. The total
undivided surplus on Dec. 81 was SS4,-
13S,4jO. The gross receipts reached the
vast total of S5S5,331 1856. There was de-
cided improvement in the export trade.
both as to quantity and price In defense
of the practice of selling to foreign Gus
toners at lower prices than those prevail
ing at home, the report says that in this
way surplus stocks are disposed of, thus
preventing increase in cost of production
and the shutting down of works. The num-
Der of employees increased to 1SO,1jS. Dur
ing the year 12.2J6 employees subscribed
for 23,9S9 shares of preferred stock at
Dar
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
BIG DAM SWEPT AWAY.
Havoc OF North Platte Flood I'm
Wyoming.

A Denver, Colo, special says: Wyo-
ming is experiencing the worst foods
IN recent years, according to dispatch
eS from Cheyenne and other points
received here Wednesday night. The
Platte River from the Colorado to the
Nebraska line, a distance of 500 miles,
is running over its banks and flooding
the adjacent country. Nearly all the
streams in the state are floods. Re-
ports Of missing ranchmen, damage
to ranch and other property and
drowning of live stock are being re-
ceived. The railroads are having diff
Guilty in traversing the flood territory.
The floods are due to melting snow.
In the eastern portion of Colorado
snow and rain fell Wednesday night
At Casper, Wyo., the North Platte
River has been rising at an alarming
rate for forty-eight hours. The great
dam at Colva, erected by the reclama-
ton service as a temporary construc-
ton to divert the waters of the river
while the Pathfinder dam is being
built, has been washed away and
its loss will seriously interrupt the
completion of the government enter
prise.
Although the heavy rains of the
last few days had caused much appre-
hension among residents of this part
of Wyoming, none was prepared for
the overthrow of such piece of en-
gineering as the huge dam. When
the waters swept through the immense
masonry many workmen barely es-
capped with their lives.
The dam had been built at a cost of
nearly 100000. The steel bridge
built by the government six miles be-
low the dam at Pathfinder was also
carried away.
Small cabins, barns and property of
all descriptions are floating down on
the swollen stream, which is spreading
over the lowIands and causing great
loss to stockmen and ranchmen Miles
upon miles of loWlands are flooded
and it is feared much stock may have
been drowned.
A report from Lander says that 800
sheep belonging to Charles Souther
which were housed in a large shed
were drowned and swept away
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
SIX ARE SLAIN.
Fearful Tragedy Occurs in Italian
Lodging House i'm Minneapolis.

A Minneapolis, Mimi, special says:
The bodies of six Italian laborers were
found in a room in Tenth Avenue ear
ly Wednesday. Neighbors called the
police, who entered the shack and
found the bodies of the men literally
stabbed to pieces.
Four murderous dirks of a razor
like keeness were found. All the bod
les We're dressed as laborers The
house was an Italian lodging place.
The men apparently had been dead for
two days.
None was identified, and none of
the residents in the neighborhood ad-
mits a knowledge of the affair
The shanty where the tragedy oc-
Cured was rented to nine Italians
who are believed by the police to have
constituted a Malta or black hand"
organization.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
BIG RUSH OF IMMIGRANTS.
Eleven Thousand Arrived i'm New
York ThurSday

Over 1900 immigrants arrived in
the harbor of New York Thursday on
board seven steamships from Euro
pean ports.
This number is the record for a sim
gle day which has been made thus far
during the annual spring inrush of
immigration.
Ellis island. where the immigrants
are examined and either rejected or
admitted to the United States, can care
for less than half of Thursdays ar
rivals, its limit being 5000 daily.
Those who cannot be landed will be
kept in the harbor on their steamers
until later in the week.
These immigrants include the fol-
lowing nationalities: English, Irish,
Germans, SwedeS, Hungarians, Ital-
ians, Portuguese and Russians.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
MURDER MYSTERY CNSOLVED.
No Light Is Shed On the Minneapolis
Tragedy.

No Light Is Shed On the Minneapolis
Tragedy.
Instead of clearing the mystery Of
the murder of six Buigarians in a Min
neapolis dwelling the arrest in Duluth
of ten persons on suspicion has only
deepened the mystery. 1t was be-
lived that those now iW custody were
in some way connected with the crime.
This suspicion was confirmed in a way
during the later developments of the
case Thursday night, when it was
learned by the police that six hunt
ing knives were sold by the Kelly
Hardware Company of Duluth to
foreigners one day last week.
An employe of the company has left
for Minneapolis for the purpose of,
identifying the hunting knives found
in the house where the crime was
committed.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Five Overcome by Gas.

Ignorant of the mechanism Of gas
fixture, a family of Austrian immi-
grants, who recently arrived at Phil
adelphia, Pa, was overcome by illu-
minating gas Wednesday night in
tenement house Schaye Weistein,
father, died Thursday, and his wife
and three daughters are said to be
dying.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
NOW IN THE NELIGH JAIL.
Escaped Prisoner Is Brought Back
from Washington.

IFOi.i W dSiliilStcn.
\ Neigh special says: Sheriff j. ID.
Miller has returned from Spokane.
Wash. with an escaped prisoner,
Frank Donner. who was convicted of
cattle stealing last year and who es-
capped from the Jail in this city before
being taken to the penitentiary. He
was wounded in a fracas at a little
town near Spokane and was taken to
a hospital, recognized and informa-
ton sent here which led to his rear
rest and return.
His escape from the Jail here was
somewhat sensational He removed
an iron bar from the wall of the brick
jail and walked out. about noon, into
the country. where he was aided in
his escape by young man of his ac-
quaintance He is in a serious con-
ditiOn and has to have his wound
treated daily. This time he will prob
ably be more carefully guarded.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
TRY TO SOLVE CRIME.
Arrests in Connection with Minncapo-
lis Tragedy.

A Duluth, Mimi, special says: The
police have arrested eleven foreigners
believed to have come from the
"house of murder" in Minneapolis. All
are we'll supplied with money.
The leader of the men arrested here
is KuZman Sckuloff. Sckuloff admit
ted to Chief Troyer that he is the man
who rented the Minneapolis house and
took the party there. but maintains
everything was all right when he left
there with the party.
The police have in custody eight
men, two boys and one woman. Some
are Bulgarians and some Macedon-
ians. None speak English to any great
extent.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
He Stole for Many Years.

Joseph P. Tinney, a note teller in
the National Bank Of North America,
at New York, was arrested and ar
raigned in police court Friday on the
charge of stealing $4,000. The al
legged peculations. it is charged, have
been going on for twenty-five years.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
ALL HIS VICTIMS WILL LIVE.
Bullet Mueller Fired Into Child Wife
Struck q Rih


A Norfolk special states that all
three of the victims of August Mueller.
who shot his wife and her parents in
Stanton County Thursday, will recov-
er.
Ey marvellous good fortune the bull
let which Mueller pumped into the
breast of his child wife, struck a rib
and was diverted from entering the
lungs. glancing off and plowing
around the surface of her body, SO that
she has every chance to live.
Fred Hohneke, her father. was
shot in q very vital spot, but he, too.
will live unless blood poisoning should
set in.
Mueller is still in Jail at Stanton,
and twenty-seven more shot were ex-
tracted from his neck
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Great Revival for Chicago.

An evangelical revival that will
sweep Chicago with a wave of religious
awakening was planned by the Union
Evangelist committee, of Chicago, in
the First Methodist church All Pro-
testant denominations are to be asked
to aid in the calling to Chicago of
Evangelists Torrey and Alexander for
a series of revival meetings.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Fast Trains i'm Collision.

The California limited, westbound,
and the Atlantic express eastbound.
on the Santa Fe railway. met in head
end collision at Cosnino. near Flag
staff, Ariz., Tuesday evening. No per-
son was killed or seriously injured.
Several passengers were slightly
bruised.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
OHIO SALOONS HIT HARD.
High License Will Force Five Thou
sand to Close.

A Columbus, O., dispatch says: Be
tween 10000 and $1,000 men will be
thrown out Of employment by the en-
forcement of the Aiken $1,000 liquor
tax law just passed.
Five thousand proprietors of saloons
that will close and $500 bartenders
will be made idle. Bakers and brew
cry employees will also suffer
1t is estimated the gain in the states
revenue will be $3,450,0O0.
Joe Miller, Legislative agent for the
breweries, is authority for the state
ment that between 10000 and $4,000
people will lose their jobs by the clos.
ing of the saloons.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Tells of BOOdlinp.

Howard. when he was arrested in
Vienna last October for robbing a de-
positor at the tellers' window of a
bank there, admitted to the judge be-
fore whom he was arraigned his iden-
tity was Joseph Killoran. an American
postoffice and bank robber
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
HarrinetOn-CrOfton Line.

The contractors for building the
extension of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railroad
from Harrington to Crofton. fifteen and
a half miles, will commence work in
a few days and the road will be COM
pleted in time to move the small grain
crop early this fall
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Duck Hunter Injured.

Henry Egelback, living near Brock.
met with serious accident while out
hunting ducks He was shooting a
No. 8 shotgun and one of the shells
seemed to be heavier loaded than
common. When he fired it exploded,
blowing the stock of the gun COM
pletely off, breaking Mr. Egelbacks'
right arm in two places and left a bad
flesh wound
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Japanese Return to Work.

Forty-five japanese who have been
spending the winter in Kansas return
ed the latter part of last week and
will work on the steel gang west of
Sutherland. Between that point and
Sidney about 600 Japs will be employ
ed in laying the new steel on the main
Nine of the Union Pacific.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
PERU COAL OF GOOD QUALITY.
State GeOlogist Says Prospects for
Fuel Are Good.

State GeologiSt Barber visited Peru
Thursday and inspected the new coal
mine on Honey creek, south of that
town. Mr.. Barber found the vein
measured thirty-eight inches and pro-
nounced the coal Of good quality. He
said Peru's mine was the best out
look for coal he had seen in Nebraska.
A lump weighing sixty pounds was
taken back with the geolOgist. While
the party was inspecting the mine
the men digging the coal knocked
down a piece of coal weighing close to
500 pounds. The miners have tun-
neled back about fifty feet already
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Death Sentences Commuted

At Chita, East Siberia, Gov Gen
Rennenkampff Thursday commuted
the sentences of death imposed by
courtmartial on thirteen postal Off
Gals who had participated in the re-
cent strike to various terms Of penal
SerYitude.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Wreck on Great Northern.

The Great Northern had a wreck
Thursday night about four miles north
of Fremont, smashing the cOmmissary
car and derailing several others. a
soft track was the cause of it. Time
keeper Frank EdmistOn and Cook
Oswald drunken, the only persons in
the car, escaped by jumping and We're
considerably bruised There were
about seventy-five laborers in the cars
at the rear who escaped with nothing
worse than shaking up.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Village Shining INTO Sea.

The village of Muehlheim, near Co.
blenz, Germany, is threatened with de-
struction by hill which has been
gradually slipping into the valley for
several days. Up to this time $50
houses have been damaged and 300
persons rendered homeless.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
N,i.l S.raightc1 Il Crock.

\ mass meeting was held at Papili-
ion by the citizens Of the east end of
the county to consider the matter of
Strengthening the Papillion creek. 1t
was decided to go ahead with the
work. \ committee was appointed to
make estimates of the work and re-
port at the next meeting which will
be he'd April 9.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Bic Hand Deal.

One Of the largest land sales made
in Nebraska this year has just been
closed by a real estate agent at Glib
bon. The principal part of the land
consisted of what is known as the
Merritt ranch near Lexington. This.
together with other lands. made a to-
tai acreage of $500 acres. The con-
sideration was $79,50O.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
To Enlarge Tckamab DeDOt

News from the headquarters of Gi-
vision superintendent confirms the re-
port that the Northwestern railroad
will in the Immediate future enlarge
the Tekamah depot by an addition of
thirty feet and remodel the present
rooms. Electric lights will also be in
stalled.
Valentine Democrat., 1906-04-05
Alleged Forger Arrested.

Sheriff Rauman received a telegram
from Arkansas City. Kan, of the ar
rest at that place of Isaac y. Diskin-
son. who is wanted at Fremont for
passing a forged check for $21.10 on
Charles Hacker.