The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
BOISE THRILLS
WITH EXCITEMENT
Dynamite Stolen From Powder
Houses and Citizens Said to
Fear an Outrage.
HUNDRED GUARDS ON DUTY
THREATENING LETTERS SIGNED
"KNEERoNE" ARE RECEIVED.

Portland, Ore, March S-The Ore
gOnian's correspondent at Boise, Ida,
says:
On the heels Of Steve Adams con-
fession comes the startling news that
between 500 and 500 pounds of dyna-
mite and dynamite caps have been
stolen at the various powder houses
located in the hills northeast of the
city.
Last night employees Of a hardware
company found upon going to their
powder house just beyond the Boise
barracks that about 400 pounds of
dynamite and caps had been stolen
from their powder house. The news
that the powder house had been robbed
spread like Wildfire over the city.
With the same prompt action which
characterized his movements in the
assassination of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg, Governor GoOding Immediately
had a hundred or more guards thrown
over the city and especially around the
penitentiary-
These guards were placed 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
received threatening letters signed
''KneebOne,' a name alleged to have
been adopted by the Inner circle to
strike terror to those whom they
wished TO brighten. Armed men were
also placed around the home of Gov
ernor Gooding. Special Prosecutor
James H. Hawley, W. z. Borah, and
number of others.
he Int r aF..4,T TaAA.
and the theft of the dynamite last
night has not frightened Governor
GoOding and the men who are aiding
him in the prosecution, the guards be-
ing placed not because of fear, but as
a precaution.
Other Magazines Robbed.
The excitement attending the dis
Ccvery OF the theft mentioned was
hardIys passing away when it became
known that ali the other powder mag
azines back in the hills had been
broken into. In all there are about
half a dozen powder magazines situa-
ted in the hills beyond Boise and.
khiIe the authorities will not admit it,
they have all been entered and pow
der stolen.
The circumstances surrounding the
dynamite thefts are being as closely
guarded as are the alleged confessions
of Orchard and Adams. 1t seems,
however, that last night when the first
robbery had been committed, guards
were sent out to see if the others had
been molested. They were found TO
be all right and. in view of the fact
that they were broken into shows that
the Job was done some time after day
light this morning.
The theft Of blasting powder in itself
is not uncommon at this time Of the
year. according to the dealers in eX-
plOsives. Miners, it is stated, who are
without means, make il a business to
steal what powder they want. Usual
". however. the dynamite stolen is the
grade known as NO. 3" This time it
is No i which was taken citi-
zen here who is familiar with explo-
sives is confident that had it been
miners who stole the explosives they
would have taken the No 2" because
all miners know that this is the less
dangerous of the two. mo. 1" con-
tains about % per cent nitrO-glycerine
while No. . contains only about 90
per cent.
Since il became known that the
dynamite was stolen, detectives have
been hard at work trying to discover
the thieves. A wagon track found
leading from one OF the powder houses
was followed and it went in the dfrec-
ton of Willow Creek Officers who
started 10 follow the trail have not as
yet returned to the city. With the
strict guard which has been posted
about the city and penitentiaTy it will
be practically impossible for a dyna-
mite outrage to be attempted. 1t was
rumored about the streets here this
afternoon that evidences of an attempt
70 bloxv IN tho rauitauti2rv had baap
found on the walls of the prison, but
this was emphatically denied by
Warden Whitney and Governor Good