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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05
iNDlcTs HARRIMAN.LINEs.
Federal Grand Jury at San Francisco
Finds l24 Counts.

San Francisco, Sept. 2S.-The Fede-
raj grand jury yesterday returned five
indictments of 124 counts against the
Southern Pacific company and the Pa
citic Mail Steamship company charging
violations Of the interstate commerce
law. These indictments, if followed by
convictions, are sufficient to render the
corporations liable to fines aggreQatine
from 1924, 900 to 81, 4So, 900, The mini.
mum fine prescribed by law on each
count being 81, 900 and the maximum
fine $40, 1000.
The defendant corporations are ac-
cused of secretly cutting to 81 the pub
lished rate Of 81 .25 on through shin
ments Of mating from Kobe, Jspan. To
san Francisco and thence through the
United States. Two indictments of
eight counts each we're returned against
the Pacific Mail Steamship company.
which transported the cargo from. Kobe
to San Francisco, and one Indictment,
OF eight counts and two indictments Of
on counts each were returned against
the southern Pacific company for for
warding the cargo in broken LOT sbin.
ments from this city eastward.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05
Chemicals Produce Life

faris, Sept. 27.-Remarkable exneri-
i Iuen Isl IN the chemical development of
ne M nave been effected by Professor
ne ne Lage' OF the Corbonne. Professor
t De Lage placed the unfertilized eggs Of
'ne sea urehin and the star fish in sea
water adding solution Of sugar with
q rev drops Of ammonia and tannin
IN ABOUT an hour, augmentation began
anu anu 'ne eggs produced larvae. The
sies' majority of these larvae soon
ote q. but constant care has brought four
.. 'ne urchins and two of the star f;sb
through the larvae stage. 10"
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Challenge is Rejected.

New York, Sept. 26.-sir Thomas
Lipton's challenge for contest for the
Americas cup in 1908 was declined to-
night by the New York Yacht club.
Sir Thomas asked for race OF sloops
under the 6S-foot rating and the mem
bers of the club based their refusal to
race on the general proposition that the
Americas cup represents trophy ior
the speediest type of yacht that can De
produced on water line length OF w
feet or under, and that, therefore, any
proposition to limit the size oil the
boats must be refused.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05
IDAHO FRAUD CASE.
Thirteen Dummy Entrymen Tell of
Sale of Claim.


Boise, Sept. 27.-After having spent
all of the previous day in bringing out
the testimony of 13 persons who ad-
mitted they had taken claims to timber
land for the express purpoee OF selling
them to members Of an alleged land
grabbing conspiracy, the government
attorneys in the trial of United Statee
Senator Borah yesterday turned the
line OF evidence into new channels,
which they say will tend to affect the
defendant senator. The testimony ad-
duced up to until now has becn con-
fined to the activities of John 1. Wells
and Louis M. Pritchard, two of the
men under Indictment. None of the
dummy" entrymen examined was
cross examined and the testimony that
they received from Wells the money
with which to prove their claims and
from Pritchsrd the $3.50 bonus for sur
rendering their titles went uncontro.
verified.
Just prior to adjournment the prose-
cutting attorneys identified the sigma
lures OF Ex-Governor Frank Steupen-
berg and William Sweet TO document
said to have been a contract. 1t is al
legged that Steunenberg and Sweet
Jointly furnished the money with
which the first alleged fraudulent trans
actions were carried on.
The government has divided it's case
INTO three sections. The first deals
with the claims which were turned
over to Albert E. Palmer, of Spokane
who is said to have acted as DUMMY
trustee for the Barber Lumber com |
,,any. All the testimony bearing on
hese claims, it is alleged, was handled |
through Horace s. Rand, of Burlinr- |
on, Iowa. The third and last set were |
handled by George 6. Long, who. the |
government promises, will eventually
axe the stand as the most important
witness for the prosecution.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05
PORTLAND MARKETS.

whsat-Club. sac; bluestem, sbc,
valley, sac; red, 8lc.
0sts--No. l white, s25925.60; gray,
t24 .50f925.
Bsrley--Feed, t23@2s per ton; brew.
ing. $26tS27; rolled, t2s(sss.
Corn--Wholc, t31; cracked, $50.
Hsy--Vslley timothy. No. 1, sl7Q
~ per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
el9S20; clover. Oil; cheat. oil; grain
hay. tll@12 alfalfa, ,l2@13.
Frsits-Apples, tlol.75 per boz
csntsloupcs, 75o<9ti.50 per crate;
peaches. S5c(9ti.10 per crate; prunes.
oOC97oc per crate; watermclons, lei No
per pound; pears, 81 .25(9l 80 per box;
grapes, bOc9t1 80 per crate; cassbs.
tz.2o per dozen; ounces, sl@l .25 per
box.
Vegctsbles-Turnips, 81 rs Per sAck !;
carrots. sl.25 per sack; bests. 81. rs
per sack; cabbage, lk9lAo per
pound; celery, 75c9ti per dosen; corn,
sl9l 80 per sack; cucumbers, 10albc
per dozen; onions, 15(a2oc psr dorsn;
parsley, Zoe per dozen; peppers, So
loo per pound; pumpkins, 1x@1&c
per pound; rsdishos, zoe per dozen:
spinach, &c per pound; squssh, 5Oca
VI per box; tomatoes, 100000 per boz:
sweet potatoes, 2lze per pound.
Onions--tl.5 80 Per sack.
Potatoes-75(S85c per sack.
Bu1er-Fancy creamery, 2J1< @35c
per pound.
VeAl-75 to l25 pounds. s0sxc per
pound; 125 to $50 pounds, TIC; i50
70 200 pounds, e97c.
Pork-Block, rs to $50 pounds. sA
SIC; packers, TX csc.
Poultry-Average old hens, l3014c
per pound; mixed chickens, 126l3c:
spring chickens. 13@14c; old roost-
ers, 5000; dressed chickens, 16@l7c:
turkeys, live, old, l6@17c; young, is
9l9c; geese live, $3.50; ducks, i5c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, candled. 3I0
81 10 per dozen.
Hops-1907, 7@ec per pound; old.
496c per pound.
WooI--Eastern Oregon, average best,
io4zzc per pound. according TO shrink
80; valley, 2o021c, according 10 fine
~.
Aabair- ChoIee, sS0soc psr pound.
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BORAH JUROR ILL.
Possible That Sickness May Block
Idaho Land Fraud Trials.

Possible That Sickness May Block
Idaho Land Fraud Trials.
Boise, Sept. 30.-Peter Meth, one OF
the jurors empaneled to try United
States Senator W. E. Borsh, was taken
violently Ill last night and it is said his
indisposition may stop the trial, al
though this cannot be definitely told
until today.
The nature Of Neth's illness is being
carefully withheld, but one Of the gov
ernments counsel said last night that
he believed Meth to be suffering from
temporary mental arrangement due TO
the excitement of the trial.
Many rumors were aflost last night
as to Neth's condition but no authors-
tive statement was given out. The
day following his acceptance as a Juror
Mr.. Meth asked many questions Of
Judge Whitson as to whether buvino
improved homestead property consti.
tuted crime. He speaks English
rather brokenly and but little atten-
ton was paid to him.
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WILL BECOME STATE.
President Roosevelt to Approve the
Constitution.

Washington, Sept. 81. = President
Roosevelt announced this afternoon
that be had decided tc approve the Ok
lahoma constitution, which means that
all doubt regarding the addition Of an.
other star to the national flag is re-
moved; that two more Democratic sem
ators will soon take seats in the upper
branch OF congress; that four Demo-
Gratis and one Republican will be added
TO the rolls of the house and that seven
bran new votes will be added to the
Democratic column, In al probability,
In the next electoral college.
Announcement that Oklahoma con-
stitution is to receive formal executive
approval comes as q surprise to many
Of those most directly interested, for
the tip had gone out that the constitu-
tion would be rejected.
Undoubtedly 1t would have been re-
jected, too, had the president felt free,
after consultation with his legal Advis-
ers, to act upon the merits Of the docu-
ment a. they appeal to him. or had the
work not been so over
ratified by the voters OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
1t was stated at the White House
that the tremendous majority for the
at the recent election was
the impelling force. Furthermore, 1t
was pointed out that the executive
Judgment was, generally speaking, con-
fined to the question OF whether the
provisions of the enabling act lind been
sbserved. The final decision followed
/ conference with Attorney General
Bonspsrte this noon. Approval, as ap-
piled to the presidents action in con-
1ection with the constitution, is tech
,ical and does not express the execu-
Ives real position. He does not Ap-
prove Of the constitution at all, but
imply signs his name In response to
he will Of the people who must live
lnder it, for the reasons above stated.
Mr.. Rooseyelt's actual opinion of the
according to those who
re in his confidence, would hardly be
1t for publication.
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LINK or HOOK ISLAND.
Mt. Hood Railroad Headed for Salt
Lake City.

I
4 Lake City.
| Portland, Sept. 30.-There is abund
ant reason to believe that Portland ant
Salt Lake are soon to b. connected By
a now link In a transcontinental rail
road chain that is to be forged as fast
as labor and sufficient capital can com.
plete the task.
| Concesled behind the seemingly local
electric line enterprise OF the Mount
Hood Railway 4 Power company are
raid to be the matured plans for the
Salt Lake project, backed by the mil
lions Of Senator w. A. Clark and his
associate interests. Z. p Clark, Of
Los Angeles, directing genius OF the
Mount Hood road, who gave his per-
sonsl attention to the initial work done
In Portland, came to the Pacific North
west as the personal representative Of
his distinguished nsmesake.
With tho secrecy that smacks OF the
previous conquests OF George Gould,
but which, 1t is believed by persons
well advised, is In reality the linking
Of the Rock Island systom and the
Moffat railroad between Denver and
Salt Lake City, the plans for the new
road into Portland have been practi-
cally completed. Though il has been
denied, and will be denied again, II can
be asserted with confidence that the
Eite OF the Inman 4 Poulsen Lumber
company yards and docks between East
Sherman and East Caruthers streets
will the be water front terminal OF the
new line. Practically all details for
the entrance OF the road to the city
have been concluded and meanwhile
engineering parties have completed the
location across to the Eastern slope Of
the Cascades. thence southeasterly to-
ward Central Nevada to the eastern
ter sinus at Salt Lake City.
1t may surprise some engineers to
learn that route has been found by |
which the line will make gradual as
cent OF Mount Hood, TO the southeast Of
hat eminence and through to the upper
Deschutes on compensating grade OF
less than per cent, but such is fact
Ind the construction crews already en-
yaged In the vicinity Of Bull Run and
between that point and Fsirview will
be rapidly advanced along the route so
hat considerable OF the heavier part OF
he work will probably be completed
Turing the winter months.
APPROACHING the Deschutes at point
lot far from the mouth Of Warm
springs creek, il will follow up the
)eschutes, cross the spur Of Walkers
ange and thence proceed In q SOUTH
rly course to the drainage of Sprague
liver and thence up that stream to the
through the Klamath Indian
eservation and thence in a nearly d.
ect line to Winnemucca.
The main line will be built with re- ,
ard to the shortest mileage and best
quite, while branches are projected to ,
Up the irrigated districts OF Crook,
-lamath and Lake counties, but these !
re to follow the completion of the :
trough line which is just at present ,
40 objective feature Of the entire en- !
,rprise.
Engineers have been over the route
'peatedly, parties having easily main
lined the secret Of their purpose and
ork because of the activity of the 6
arriman system engineers in the
me territory.
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stubbs No Lonxar Dictator

Chicago, Sept. s0.-With the advent
Oh the Eastern railroads into the Trans
continental Freight bureau there disap-
pears from the railway field one the
most powerful relationships in railroad
history. With the Eastern roads en-
Toying an equal voice in the making Of
transcontinental freight rates, ]. C.
stubbs is no longer the autocrat of the
traffic world. Until the recent admiss
sion OF the Eastern roads into the
freight bureau, Mr.. Stubs, as general
traffic director of the Hartman lines
held position which was uninna.
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Decisive Victory for Stat.

:, Omaha, Sept. 2s.-Judges T. c.
munger and W. H. Munger. in tho
United States court tonight denied the
lnlunctons asked for by the railroads
operating in Nebraska to prevent tbs
state railroad commission from enfo,c
ing the laws reducing grain rates TIL
restraining order issued some time aao
by Judge t. @. Munger was d;sao 1 ago
rms is regarded as a decisive victor
10. 10. the state, although it is presumed
Ine case will be appealed BY the rail-
~ rsa shS companies to the Supreme court
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War Win japan Insxit.hl.

- 81. Petersburg, Sept. 27.-secretary
ialt's tour OF the world isrbeing fol-
lowed with unusual interest here. The
government gov. n is taking measures to pro-
Iect the journey through Siberia and
European Russia, and the press is bus
ny specializing on the likelihood Of the
adoption OF Russo American conxen.
T,on, the object of Mr.. Taft's visit to
RUSSIA being, 1t is alleged, to negotiate
s s agreement between the United
states and Russia. The conviction nre-
", vans here that war between Japan and
the United States is inevitable
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6wedsn has issued q challenge 10
the Americas cup.
Many publishers throughout III,
country are demanding the removal o
Tho tariff on paper,
Criminal prosecution may follow the
attempt TO kidnap Fremont Older, o.
thu San Francisco Bulletin.
Evidence has been offered 10 the San
Franclsco graft cases to show that Ruef,
Ford and Mullsly often held confer
onces.
The Great Northern has stockade
all ready for strkebreskers who are to
take the places OF men at tho Hillyard,
Wash., shops.
There are siens Of uneasincss In
many parts Of Cuba. Troops are a.
most constantly pursuing outlaws and
strikes have tied up the railroads.
Taft promises to explain to Japan
Why the Atlantic feet IL coming to the
Pacific He may also arrange settle
ment Of the immigration question.
Harvey X. Brown, Of Baker City, ex-
shesih OF Baker county, is the victim
OF . murderous assault which was al
most duplicate OF :the attack which
killed Ex-Governor stsunenbers, OF
ldsho. He may recover. Old enc
mics are believed 10 be the perpetra-
tors.
Secretary Taft haas arrived In Japan.
Germany's influence In Turkey is
growing.
Eudyard Kipling IL At Montreal,
Csnada, and will visit the Pacific coast.
Bryan will announce his candidacy |
for presidential nomination on the Dem |
ccratic ticket December 7.
A Seattle man who had been bound |
BY the courts not to beat his wife hired |
another man TO do IT Tor him.
Missouls, Mont. Is said to be- the
only town left on the Northern Pacific
where the boilcrmakers' strike is felt.
One OF the dummy locators used In
the Idaho lanSd frauds says he filed on
the government land just to accommo-
date friend.
San Francisco graters kidnapped the
managing editor Of the Bulletin, who Is
hostile to them. 1t Was seven hours
before he was rescued.
Through the carelessness Of an oper-
stor TO throw \ switch passenger train
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio crashed into
freight train at Bellsire. w. Va. FIJI
teen men we're killed and n score injur-
ed, several fatally.
The Asiatic squadron has arrived at
San Francisco.
There has been small outbreak OF
Boxerirm In China.
The strike OF railroad boiler makers
seems 10 have been broken.
There have been many deaths and
Nueh ruin from floods In Spain.
fudge wickersham, Of Alaska, has
resigned and will give up the fight.
The Deep Waterways commission has +;
'tsrted down the Mississippi from St
Pau
About $500 coal miners In Mon
ana have received an increase In
wages. r
An entire town In Japan has been !,
by the overlooking Of river I,
md 800 lives lest.
Rumors are current In New York
hat railroad telegsphers may soon Il
DIN In the strike with the commercial II
men. b,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05

st. Louis, Sept. 26.-Accordlng !, !,
compiled statements made by onclsn
of the various railroads of the state' lne
operation Of the 2-cent passenger nv ~
has caused the railroads OF Missouri -
lose 81 800, 900 during the past ln's =
The law became eifec'ive -
on June IL, and by agreei'' a.
with Attorney General Hadiey .a.
railroads decided to reduce tne Tn ILL.,
and test the law until October l. i''
trunk lines will fight the law.
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Great Distress IN sps,n.

Malaga, Spain, Oct. THE greatest
distress everywhere Is prevalent as a
result of the storms and floods OF last
week. The government with difficulty
is preventing famished people seizing
and eating decayed foodstuffs that have
been thrown out by the storekeepers.
Many bodies have been found in the
mud. A band OF immigrants which had
encamped on the quay awaiting a
steamer has not been seen since, and
It is feared all were lost. The damage
done is placed At $780, 900. Fifteen
hundred stores were ruined.
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Rebel Leaders Arrested.

Havana, Sept. 2s.-The secret police
Today arrested General Masso Parro
General Juan Ducassi and General lara
o mlllre.' charged with conspiring
against public order. General Parro
Is the alleged leader Of the conspiracy
10 start revolution against the Amer.
leans in Cuba, with the use of funds
supplied through some firm in Nam
YORK. Simultaneously with the ar.
rival OF Parro at Havana three santo
Domingans, well known on account ~
also arrived. 'iu''
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Would Refuse to Go Back

New York, Oct. Thomas M. Pier
son, Eastern vice president of the Or
der OF Railway Telegraphers, addressed
meeting OF commercial telegraph on
orators today. He said the fight was
winning the admiration of the railroad
teiegraphers everywhere and there need
be no apprehension about the aid Of the
latter. 1t was declared that in case
the strikers were asked to return to
work pending arbitration, they would
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Cruiser Colorado Arr,,,..

Gan francisco, Sept. 2s.-A v;,s,...
message from the armored crn;.sr 9 &c,
o ora OF Rear Admiral Dayton's son Uo,-
ron received today at the navs, ' tra;',
. I =, station IN this harbor, reports that
S ror On board were well and that ths
voyage from Honolulu had basr VI uns
ssenslol. The. vessel will arrive hun on,
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Oppose BraaLinn o..

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-Three mamho,.
9l the national executive board Of ths .
tt ees,apners union declared todav
Una, they would vote against callin1 =
s s OF union operators employed a.
broker and newspaper Offices in wh;ah
Event. eve being majority Of the hoard
the request of the striking Nsw O1 w'
J *, will be refused. No ofic;a1
action se has been taken, for the p ysaso.,
s mat no Communication has vet been saS ~
oeiVeo from the New York local ~
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Snow Storm Over Lakes.

Cleveland, o., Sept. Pa tei ansy
gale from the west has been raging % "a
the lower lake region for more 'nan 10
hours. So far as known no damase ,s -
has occurred. WIN ~
storm came a heavy drop IN inc s w.
perature and this morning there ~
been huiries OF snow.
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o. Johns, N. F., Sept. 27.-An i'm
P Pc rescript forbidding the service
Many ~ any colonial authority of any legal
process regarding fishery rights aboard
a all american american vessel and suspendinp
al colonial statutes authorizing Of;
oisis 70 seize American vessels for alIsa-
t ~ nsnery otfenses was proclaimed here
Today. This, it is believed viii n nele
p R, p,astsicaily impossible for Premier
dao au 20 carry out recently announced
uecision to enforce the fishery laws
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Mexico to Greet Root.

Mexico City, Mex. Oct. 1.-The
official reception committee having
completed arrangements for the recep-
ton OF Mr.. Root and party in this CITY
is now considering that portion Of their
visit that will be spent in the interior.
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Great Rsdium Dspo.I, /, r,,,.,

s,. uene eva Sept. 27.-A newspansr
: aos ina Professor Jolly has comnlstad
:, geological - examination Of specimsus
~ me strata collected in the bor;nas &c 10
s me olmplon tunnel. He fonnd r;ch
traces Of radium, indicating ,au ricn
Europe. discovered in
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05
Another Blow to Saloon.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. s0.-The
state Supreme court today held the
Pendleton law to be constitutional
This statute abolishes saloons in Ali
cities OF 100, 900 or less, hereafter in
corporsted."
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Lswiston--J. O. Dehaven. buyer for
Par, Burns 4 Co., IL here to receive,
200 head Ut cattle that will be deliy-
cred within the next 10 days. The
cattle will come from the ranges OF
Eastern Washington and Eastern Ore
gon and represent an aggregate Of $780,
900. The cattle will be sent north to
shipping points.
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GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items That Are Likely to Prove Of
Interest to Our Readers.
4 BTief Review Of the News of the
Past Wssk Presented In Shape to
Appeal to AIl-orowth and De-
vs'opmsnt, Mining, Commercial
and Farm.

Payette--Both oil and gas have been
struck at The oil we'll being bored at
this place by the Oregon Oil 4 Gas
company, at depth Of 400 feet. Sew
oral times when lighted match was
placed over the we'll flames spouted
into the air 10 TO Is feet.
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Lewiston--Unless the Indian owners
OF farm lands on the former Nee Perce
Indian reservation see ct to make a re-
duction in rentals II is quite probable
that large tracts Of the best Indian
land in the country will be idle next
year. Farmers who have been heavy
lessees OF the Indians lands claim the
rentals have been advanced each year
until little profit remains for the
farmer and general bolt Of all the
farmers in the section seems immi.
nent.
Another feature which the Lapwai
farmers object to is the claim of the
Indians to the straw and the right to
pasture the fields as soon as the har-
vest is over. The Indians frequently
turn large herds OF cattle to Craze in
the fields after the heading has been
completed but before the threshing has
been done, with the result that much
damage has been done to the crops.
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Kendrick--That competition in the
grain business is fine thing for the
farmer is shown by the high prices
which have been prevailing here this
fall. The entrance OF the Independent
Grain company has served to boost the
prices, and the warehouses are grooming
with the weight OF thousands OF bushels
OF wheat bought at little better than
market price. Bluestem is quoted at
"a cents, while club is, CT course, 2
cents less, but these prices are higher
by several cents than those offered in
neighboring towns.
The warehouses are about filed IN
and the grain companies have been try
ing to secure cars for some time. but
despite the announcement that plenty
OF cars were in service, the railroad
company has been unable to supply
them in sufficient numbers. Ii is
thought here that the car shortage is
approaching. More than 500 cars of
wheat will be shipped from this Sec
ton this year, while 1t is estimated
that there will be 40 cars of beans
loaded.