The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-01
GREATEXC|TEMENT
AT M|NER'STR|ALS.
WHOLE STATE OF IDAHO WORK
ED UP OVER sTEuENBERG
CASE.
BOISE is IN AN UPROAR
Over Beginning of Legal Battle There
Today--Police and Detectives
Z In Force to Preserve Ordsr
Cost Is immense.

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date OF the trials of Meyer Haywood
land pettihone, Western Federation Of
Miners officials, charged w4h com
lplicity in the murder Of former Gov
ernor Frank Steu nherg this state
still undetermined. this city u alFeads
lin an uproar Of excitement aud much
ibitternes Is expressed on both sides.
I Almost every man goes armsd when
upon the streets. and every stranger
who arrives in ahe city is shadowed
by detectives Of both factions until
they det rhine what his Business II
I'm many Instances they are peremp-
torily required to give an account Of
themselves
Many OF the witness Is for both the
stat and he Western Federation al
ready are upon the ground. The plain
clothes man abounds everywhere, for
the Federation has spar d no expense
in employ ng these detectives and the
state has 4 large fund OF It's disposal
! for the same purpose.
Arrangements hava been made for
the swearing IN OF a large additional
fcrce of police, 90 thai any trouble
which may arise can be stopped in its
incipiency.
TO Be Called in Boise Today
The case against the miners 0ific-
ais win be called here on Monday
and the date of the trial definitely
fixed. II IS believed that an early date
will b. agreed upon, and It may be
that the case viii so to trial almos
Immediately.
How a jury 70 try the Federation
readers win ever be occurred II wiEat. ~
puzzling both sides For almost yeas
beth sides havf been flooding the low
or tier OF counties Of Southern Idaho
W tn literatere.
The Federation journal has been
distributed broadcast, and friends of
former Governor Steufnberg have al
so circulated paper devoted 70 little
else than editorials demanding the
conviction ef the accused men.
The massing Of companiss OF the
state militia IN Boise is expected 70
have a salutary effect. though there
ave fears that an outbreak may occur
at any moment
Cost May Reach Half Million.
Just what the trial viii cost cannot
now b determined though he lowest
estimate is placed at 100000. The
state cf Idaho has expended $54 GOO
already in preparing its case, and II Is
estimated that individuals have spent
s30, 900 or more. AZ It's last session
tn stale legislature appropriated SEQ
90 for the prosecution Of the cases,
and this fund is still intact, though
the prosecution believes that the ex
penees will exceed this amount
Fed ration officers say that large
runs have been spent by the Mine
Owners Astociation in gathering esi.
dence against the accused men. How
ever the states lawyers say that the
proseeg ticn's5 total expenses will not
exceed 5000 000
On the Federation side The expendi-
lures ar unknown, but il has been
announced that the subscription fund
for The defense has already exceeded
s250.0 Officials OF the Federation
hav declared that The 81 000000 in !
their treasury will be expended before
'hc accused men can be finally con
yicted.
Met Death From Bomb.
A bomb cleveriy atiached 10 the /
front gate Of former Governor Steun /
home caused his death. The
FORMER executive who had be out /
1f Office four years. was blown 20
pieces as he vas returning home from
bis office on the evening of Dec mber
20. 1905.
II was evident that a bomb had
been placed under the gate and that
t was exploded when the gale was
opened. a w.re. probably a part OF
he Internal machine, was discovered
,tatached to the gate. There was no
D D e- cleN.
After a long search. Harry Orch
ird. a member Of he Western FEEDER
alton Of Miners. was arrested and
brought 70 Boise. Upon eXamir alton
le made a confession. in which b. IN I
,licated M0yer Haywood and Peft
,nne IN the murder
These three officials were arrested /
u u nyer and thev charge that they {,
sere brought 10 Idaho without prop
.r exiraadii on.
Efforts to Secure their release on
his gro nj have failed They have
,een in jsm IN Bcise Cor nor fhan
-ea- their t-ials haveiHg been port
,oned from tine 10 time.
on Monfay ? definite dsfe wiil be
81 and Il is bell re5 ihar further 5s-
ar wiii rot be INDUCED n ~ eiiher