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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
Coal From the Orient.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 25.-Within
the next 80 days several cargoes OF
coal will be received on Puget Sound
to relieve the fuel shortages now exist
ing at Tacoma and Seattle. Accord.
ing to advises received today the
steamship Lyra sailed from Modji
Monday with 1000 tons Of coal, in
addition to other freight. The steam
ship Quito is bringing 5000 tons.
The steamship Pleiades, which IS
due here February /, has 1000 tons of
coal. All of the coal brought by the
Lrya and Pleiades will be unloaded
at this port. The 5000 tons on the
Quito will be divided between Tacoma
and Seattle. Never before in the
history Of this port has coal had to
be imported from the orient TO meet
the local demand
Owing to the coal shortage, many
tugs are prevented from going outside
TO pick up vessels and as a result only
16 windjammers have entered the
straits in four weeks. IL is estimted
that so sailing vessels are beating off
the cape waiting to come In.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET
Arrangements About Complete
for Annual Event.

Word was received today from f.
E. Goodall, president, and L. G.
Monroe, secretary of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce, accepting the
cordial invitation extended to them
by the Commercial club to attend the
banquet which the club will give
February In Sander hall. Both
visitors will respond to toasts as will
various members of the local oragniz-
alton.
The banquet will not be an elabor-
ate affair but promises to be both
good and entertaining. Only mem
bers of the organization who are In
good standing will be invited. A
number of the high school boys will
wait on the tables by special invita-
tion of the club. The menu is made
up Of the following: Oyster cocktails,
celery, crackres, salads, fruit, vege-
tables, bread and butter, hot baked
beans, cranberry jelly, meats, boiled
ham, dressed chicken, cheese, sand
wiches, olives, pickles, ice cream,
coffee, assorted cakes.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25

a large cougar Ia which he chased the
animal up tree with q pitchfork.
Stiles was working around the barn
near the Sites mill at Hayden lake
and had some time previous deposited
sack Of sugar In the barn which 10
divided into two rooms by low par
titiOn. He entered the barn and was
greeted with a crOuching, snarllng
cougar that claimed possession OF the
building. Sites leapsd to the door
and grabbed q pitchfork which was
leaning against the building, the
cougar following, landing some dis
lance from the barn with one b ,und.
One Of the dogs belonging to Sites
took hand In the affair and would
have been elawed TO shreds, had not
he intsrfered, Prodding the animal
with the fork. Crouehing and snarI-
Ing and looking for an opening the
cougar backed until short distances
from a tree, and then evidently con.
sldsred himself at a DISADVANTAGES,
leaped into the tree. Sites ran for
gun, but when he returned the cougar
had fed, leaving him monarch OF ali
be surveyed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25

single column measure, about &C
words to the inch, for first insertion.
and 90 cents per inch for each subse.
quent insertion.
s. B. No. 20-(by Van Iorns)-
Providing for the construction of q
wagon road bridge across the Snake
river between the counties of Cassia
and Lincoln at the point where the
old Overland trail crosses the river
just above Salmon falls.
s. B. No. 26-(by Day)-Provid-
ing for the creation of the county Of
Twin Falls from section of Cassia
county. 1t is the same as H. B. No.
48 introduced by Weston Monday in
the house.
House Bill No. 52-(by Cassell -
An employers liability measure.
d. B. No. 53-(by Ballanttyne)-
Providing that county commissioners
may refuse to grant license to sell
liquors upon showing of cause why
same should not be ganted.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
BONOPARTE EXPLAINS

Washington, Jan. 20. - Attorney
General Bonaparte was questioned by
members of the b luse naval affairs
committee concerning the recent ma
val armor contract when he appeared
before the committee few days ago
to discuss the naval program outlined
before Mr.. Bonaparte went to the de-
partment of justice. The statements
of Mr.. Bonaparte furnish his reasons
for not granting the entire contract
to the Midvale company, the low est
bidder. One-half of the contact was
divided between the Bethlehem and
Carnegie companies.
Representative w. W. Kitchen, of
North Carolina, repeatedly asked Mr..
Bonaparte il his action in giving the
highest bidder part Of the contract
would not discourage competitor, but
the attorney general stoutly main.
tanned his position, saying that the
government, in his opinion, could
not permit the high bidders to go
without contracts and to turn their
plants to some other work besides
making armor.
II do not think it would have the
effect of discouraging competition, "
said Mr.. Bonaparte, but ! do not
hesitate to say that | think there will
be as long as but few firms manufac.
ture armor, and as long as the gov
eminent is their only customer,
very considerable probability of the
armor manufacturers forming com.
binations among themselves. -
RepI esentative Padgett asked if the
effect of the award was not to assure
the ''steel trust" that it would get
part of the contract, regardless of its
bid. To this Mr.. Bonaparte replied:
1.-THE Rethelehem company is not
in the steel trust, but it was generally
supposed that the two companies men
toned had formed an agreement
among themselves that they would
make identical bids in the years past.
They did not adhere to toe agreement
If there was any such agreement, with
the bids which they made this year.
l do not think it would have the
effect suggested.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
Freight Wreck on N. P.

Lewiston, Idaho, Jan. 25. - Two
cars in the middle of freight train
No. so jumped the track as the train
was coming down Kendrick hill at
7:10 last night at a siding called
Adams.
Joe Bodtish, brakeman, CHANGED
to be standing on one of the cars
when it left the rails and jumped %
feet. Both ankles were fractured
and he was brought to Kendrick on
the engine, which came down to Ken
drick for wrecking crew. Tomor-
row Bodhsh will be sent to the com
pany hospital at Missoula, Mont.
He lives at Welcome Ridge, Mich.
The accident was caused by a re-
frigerator car loaded with merchan.
disc which did not give on the curves,
leaving the rails. It took another
car with it. The refrigerator rolled
down into Potlatch creek. The other
car, which leaned over at an angle OF
45 degrees rolled down the embank
ment clear of the track.
A wrecking crew was sent to the
scene to try to clear the track in time
for the owl train, which leaves here
at II O'Clock and reaches the scene OF
the wreck about l O'Clock.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
TAX OF Strike.

Spokane, Washington, Jan. 2b,--
Rumors Of a strike among am.
ployes Of the Washington Water Pow.
or company owing to the recent dlls-
charge Of Il. Roberts, vice president
OF the union, drew a large attendance
at two separate meetings OF the organ
ization last night, but no details OF
the proceedings were allowed to Be
given out, although interviews With
officials indicated that no definite nc.
ton was taken last night. A maioFl.
~ OF men employed on the day shift
who belong to the union appeared At
the Central Labor hall about 8
O'clock and remained until neatly
midnight, while the night shift Ire.
ported about 1880 and remained IN
session until 3 this morning.
The recent actions Of the powar
company were the subject OF o warm
debate among the members although
1t was said that the desire for an i'm.
mediate strike was not unanimous. a.
several members believed time should
DO taken to consult with the company
and to see whether the discharge Of
Mr.. Roberts might not be annulled.
Sentiment among the members Of
the union was bitter against the pow.
or company, as MIR. Roberts ID one Of
the most prominent members OF the
union. 1t was admitted that the
principal subjecs Of the evening was
the recent action OF Superintendent
billingsley, but the officers said that
they we're bound by agreement not to
talk about the question ard that
nothing would be given out for pub
llcation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25

and gave them a mortgage and the use
of the piano for $3.50, until the mort
gage was paid.
Since Johnson's uncermonious
skipping of the country, Klason and
Olson have rested secure in the belief
that the piano was theirs and that
they had made a bargain and received
the instrument at half price, only to
have their dreams rudely shattered
by the notice from the company to pay
up, which they did, making a special
trip to Spokane and paying s24O
more, the balance of the real purchase
price of the piano. Klason and Olson
are now wishing johnson would Is-
turn.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
NEW BILLS.
RESURVEY PLATS FILED

A new plat of section 10, township
north range 3 west, has been fled
? the local land office which effects
Ro settlers in the Beauty bay dis
net. At the time of the filing of the
y survey which covered but a por
on of this township Chas. E. Rosen
Pplled for homestead entry on a
Ortlon of section 8 and 10 which
Y allowed. Mr.. McKillup at the
me time filed a possery right to land
the section south including about
acres in section 10 which he
bought would not be included in
OSen 8 land when the survey of the
manning portion of towntihp 40
Is made, and made considerable
proVements. A survey was made
% showed that Rosen vas claiming
land which really belonged to
Ohlllup, and Rosen refused to give
up The land commissioner con-
uered the matter and withdrew all
nestead entries in section 10 un-
another survey could be had. The
81 OF this new survey has just been
OeiVed, and the two settlers will now
permitted to make their filings.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
Diamonds Weird Trump.

Diamonds we're trumps at the Whist
party held this afternoon at the Set.
Ter home, when Mrs. d II. Settler
entertained a number of the ladies
in honor of Mrs. w. I. Mcdonald Of
Spokane. The afternoon was spent
most pleasantly at the game which was
played in the progressive manner and
the scores were close. The house WAS
most tastefuIly. decorated in red and
white, and a tempting, delicate lunch
con was served by the hostess.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
Will Resume Work.

After q delay Of several months
the lumber for the Wright Steele
building, corner Of Second and Shsr-
man streets. arrived yesterday and
work on the building will be resumed
In few days. This Ii the second
shipment Of lumber, which comes
from Everstte, Wash. The first ship
meDt was confsoated by the railroad
during the washouts Tor repairing
and building bridges. and this ahip.
mSnt has been late in arriving owing
TO the scarcity Of cara
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
SEEKS
THE DOCTOR
Demands a RetraCtiOn and Apology
Which Is Refused

Jimmy" Edwards, as we'll as pro-
Tossing to be a civil engineer, claims
the distinction OF being something Of
a pugilist. He did not take kindly
what DIR. Scallon said about his abili
ty and habits at the council meeting
the other evening and came up from
Spokane yesterday with blood In his
eye seeking solaoe for bis injured
feelings. Finding himself hOrs de
combat he worked his arms crank
fashion to put himself In condition
for the encounter with the disciple OF
Aesculapius and went forth to satisfy
his injured honor. He met the doc.
tor and demanded satisfaction the
doctor must retract or there would be
something doing. Ewdards swelIed
his muscle to the siSo Of his head,
still the doctor refused to appease the
great wrath Of the q. H., and
Edwards insisted more foFclbly than
ever, but the doctor stood his
ground, refusing to retract one word
OF what he had said. At this point
In the proceedings the Q. Il. added
another condition to the apology he
demanded-he wanted the retractlon
published, in the Press, recognizing
1t as good advertising medium.
After an hour OF bIufIling, coaxinR
ans argument, Ewdards cooled down
sufficiently to change his mind and
the doctor Is still unliCked.
The doctor charged Ewdards with
being incompetent when making his
protest against the Sherman street
grade before the city council, and
this incensed the civil engineer TO q
degree where he demanded the balm
for his injured honor. In conversation
with Press reporter Edwards claimed
that he had made the best possible
survey and profile for the grading OF
Sherman street, except at the crossing
of the electric line, where he admit
ted he gave the railway q little the
best of it--just about eight inches
permitting 1t to grade It's roadbod up
to the street and lay the ties and rails
above this. There was some dispute
about this and he had seen Blackwell
in an effort to have II satisfactorily
adjusted.
II. V. ScallOn, when interviewed
said: "Edwar Is walked into my house
without introduction or otherwise,
making himself known aud began de-
handing that go down town with
him and qualify. He was apparently
a little the worse for booze, and the
odor was strong upon him. He said
that had injured him In a business
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
BILL ON FOREST
RESERVE MONEY
District and County Division Mat
tiers Before Legislature

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 25. = Major
Frank A. Fem, supervision of forest
reserves, has been in conference with
members from forest reserve counties
to frame a bill for distribution of the
fund to be paid the counties in which
reserves are located. These are TO
get 10 per cent of the gross receipts
Of the forest service in the state.
Senator McClear of Kootenai county
and Senator Butler of Blaine county
we're selected to prepare the bill.
1t has been agreed that the funds
which amounts this year to $1,000,
shall be apportioned in the proportion
Of reserve lands in each county parti-
cipating, and that rs per cent shall
60 to the building Of roads and 25
per cent to the school fund.
COUNTY DIVISION.
Major W. W. Woods, Judge of the
first ditrsict, and John p. Gray left
last evening for Wallace. They were
sent here by the bar association of
Shoshone county to look after the
proposed division of the district after
the division Of Kootenai county. It
was found a disposition existed to
take no step in the district matter un.
til the county division matters shall
have been disposed of. Indeed, this
is necessary, as the proposed division
Of Nez Perce county complicates the
situation.
There is no doubt about the division
Of Kootenai, but the Nez Perez pro-
posal is more new and there does not
seem to be any settled program with
respect to it. If it should go
through, 1t would necessitate a rear
'rangement of districts for judicial
purposes, as the second is already
'OVerburdened, and the addition of
new county, though carved out of the
territory of one of the counties in
The present district, could make it
impossible for Judge Steele to get
hlong.
NEW BILLS.
Senate Bill No. 24-(by Richards)
TO provid for a rate to be charged
or all official notices required Dy
aW to be published by any county,
ftate, municipal official or other per
ION in any newspaper in the state.
I sets the rate at s l per vertical inch,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
wrecked Portland Car.

Portland, Ore, Jan. ga stick
Of dynamite, measuring seven inches
in length, weighing one and . half
pounds and set with four caps, near
Piedmont station was found inst
beside the rail ON the st. Johns d.
vision Power cOmpany's line shortly
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
TWO MORE VICTIMS
harold F. Johnson, the Boy
Preacher.

m
"o more victims of the crooked
= OF Harold F. johnson, the boy
0 c.' who for a time represented
Hiier Piano house in this city,
70 light yesterday when the
company served notice on Karl
1n and MIR. Olson that unless
PIANO which they had procured
Sohnson on a partial payment
"a was returned, or the balance
payments made, suit would be
Ieheed to recover the same.
OIulng to the story told by Ella
aa Olson, johnson stated TO
'hat the piano belonged to him
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
after day break today.


Investigation by the police con
WINGED Chef of Police Gritzmacher
and Inspector Bruin that the dyna-
mite was placed on the rail with the
deliberate intention to blow to pieces
one of the heavy cars on the st.
Johns line, and that the jar caused
by the car shook it off just In time
to prevent terrible carnage.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
Mixed Up with a Cougar.

Yesterday Al Sites, Of Hayden
lake. held an exciting encounter with
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
BEAUTIFUL MADGE LESSINe,

Posing for pretty
M dute OF an actress This shows
many successes In comedy has turned Ia
vaudeville like other Of the time ~ "
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-26

winter Mr.. Richards brought in sever
al hundred enterprising German fami-
lies and has established a German
colony on his rancn. He announces
his intention of pushing this scheme
further and will next winter extend it
Burke Burnett of Fort Worth is one
of the few cowmen who has thus far
managed to keep his ranch intact. Mr..
Burnett owns the 1906" ranch lying
il King, Knox and Baylor counties.
His headquarters are located at Gutn-
rie. the county seat of King County,
which village it might be said is own
ed almost in toto by him. His large
stone store does I'VE one4half the mer
camille business of the town, there be
ing three other similar establishments
there. Several hundred acres of Mr..
Burnett's land are in cultivation, prin-
cipally by his employees.
Other big Panhandle ranches in
course of Acknowledgement are the
Three Stripes" the Spur, the
"SMS" the IA" and others.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-26
Silver City Notes.

The cattle shipping season has clos
The last shipment consisting of
t~hirty-one cars was sent out last week
making a total of about 140 cars ship
ped from this point.
P. R. O'Brien civil engineer and
sewer expert is engaged in making
plans for the proposed system
for Silver City for which Con White
has the city franchise. The sub
ject is one of Importance and the peo-
pie are pleased with the prospects.
w. A. Heather has commenced the
operation of a cement block factory,
the long-delayed cement having arriv-
ed.
There are more people coming to
Silver City daily than at any time in
the history of the own. The new ar
come from all over the country
from the farms, from the cities and
from the mining camps and most of
them seek either investment or en-
pigment A large majority are miners
who go to work in the local mines.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-26
EDUCATING THE PEOPLE.

One of the greatest effects of the
recent convention in Denver will be
to open the eyes of the people to he
fact that the administration at Wash
ington is undertaking a radical change
in our form of government from a
government by the people to a gov
eminent by bureaucrats. That the adj
min~istration will concede anything
to the people of the West a no
longer be hoped for, after statements
that have already been made. Those
at the convention are just commencing
to realize that the questions involved
are not whether we shall lease the
public lands or change the laws to
some other form, but whether we are
to longer be a government where the
state has any authority. Mr.. Garfield's
honest statement of his sentiments
n the policy of the administration
was startling to a majority of those
who heard him express himself at the
Real Estate Exchange dinner, but it
was Just the information needed to
make the people understand. Briefly
stated, the administration policy as
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-26
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

outlined by Mr.. Garfield is like this:
The public lands are the property of
the United States, and it is the duty
of the government to develop these
lands il the same manner as a pri-
vate citizen might. While this involves
the perpetual ownership of the lands
by the government, this is necessary.
The complaints of the Western peo-
pie that the departments are not act
ing within the very letter of the law
are without foundation. The right of
the government to charge for all of
the of the public lands that
may be developed is the same as that
of an individual land owner. While
the nation had unfortunately given
the states the water within the states
and the government would be COM
PEELED to follow the law OF the state
in appropriating any of it, this does
not apply to the use of the water, and
the government has the right to
charge for the water it may produce
on forest reserves or may impound.
That the administration proposes to
utilize this alleged right Mr.. Garfield
left no doubt in the minds of the peo-
pie who heard linn.
1t is very evident hat the people
of the West may expect no relief from
the present administration Mr.. Gar
field said practically. eff you don't
like it. fire u.s." and that is about
what will have to be done. 1t means
that the fight has only commenced,
and that the very existence of the
Constitution is at stake.-Denver
Stockman.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-26
VALUABLE CLAIMS
ARE IN LITIGATION.


From the Mining Reporter.
Colonel Prichard will appear before
Judge Mann in the case of ]. H. Full
mer, Jr., VS.. r.. E. Lund in a petition
for an injunction to prevent the sale
of certain property belonging to the
Eagle Mining & Improvement Com
pany in the Bonita mining district in
Lincoln county. The mining claims in
question are very valuable.
Lund has secured a Judgment
amounting to $4,000 against the Eagle
Mining & Improvement company fer
various claims of different parties
against the company. Fulmer holds
a mortgage on the properties, it is said
for $500 which ante-dates the judg
me1t. Fulmer asked for the injunc-
ton so as to prevent Lund from sell
ing the properties under execution as
such action Oh the part of Lund would
interfere with the rights of his nor
gage.
Colonel Prichard appears for Full
mer the holder of the mortgage, and
is also the attorney for the company
which is Indirectly interested in the
proceedings.
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SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET
OF LUMBER DESTROYED.

Silver City, N. M, June 20.-News
has reached here of a disastrous fire
in the plant of the Continental Lum-
Silver City Saturday night. h blaze
started in a pile of slabs and consum-
ed several thousand feet OF valuable
lumber before it was extinguisned.
1t was only owing to the heroic efforts
of the fire fighters and employees of
the mill that the machinery was remov
ed to a place of safety and the plant
The origin of the fire has not
discovered.