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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
VIII res, slsh,..our law.

washins,on.--In tho supreme court
OF the United States, Solicitor Gen,
eral Hoyt made motion on Monday
for the advancement upon the docket
of several cases against dredging com.
panles on the charge of violating the
eighthour law. he said the secretary
Of war is anxious that the cases be
heard before the close of the present
term because of the possible effect the
decision OF the court may have upon
the bids for contracts under the new
river and harbor appropriations
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
lEVEEs cRUMBLING AWAY.
Sacramento Valley Experiencing
Worse Floods Than That Of 1904.

Sacramento, Cal.-From all down.
river points comes alarming news that
the Sacramento river is higher than
ever known and that the situation all
along the levees is appalling. Every
able-bodied man Is assisting In the
fight against the water that Is pour
ing into the branches and inundating
thousands of acres of the finest farm
ing land in the state.
Special dispatches to the Union from
Freeport, CORTLAND. Walnut Grove
and Franklin state that the river has
reached the highest stage ever re-
corded and II is predicted that the
terrible scenes which were witnessed
during the tremendous floods OF 1904
will surpassed
Standing on the levee near Court
land one may look for sixty miles to
the southeast across an unbroken sea
of water. which extends clear to
Stockton. Thousands of cattle are be-
ing sheltered on top of the levees.
as there Is no other place for them,
and II the water does not fall soon,
an indescribable condition of disaster
is considered inevitable.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
A F|ENOISH ATTEMPT
TO WRECK A TRAIN
Fish Plates Removed by unkncv.
Persons, But Straight Track
Proves Salvation Of Pas
sengers.

Pittsburg.-The Chicago LimiteS
from New York to Chicago on n.
Pennsylvania railroad, while runnins
about thirty-five miles an hour. Wa,
wrecked at Stewart, seventeen mi,e.
east of here. The engine and the first
five cars weres derailed, but no ons
was hurt.
An investigation by the railroad
officials showed that the fish-plates
had been removed at the rail Joint
the bolts having been taken out ana
the rails bent inward.
The train was derailed on straigh,
track, and to this was due, beyond /,
doubt, the escape of the passenger
from serious injury.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
SAYS PRESIDENT WAS TO BLAME
Burton Of Kansas Accuses Roosevelt
Of Personally Prosecuting Him.

Of Personally Prosecuting Him.
Abilene. Kan.--Joseph X. Burton.
former United States senator from
Kansas. received reception more en-.
thusiastic than that given him when
he first returned as senator. when he
returned to his home town Saturday.
after 1--WE months Imprisonment at
Ironton, Mo.
At the theatre, ut night the ex-sen.
ator delivered; his expected speech
on the subject. why Was Prose
cuted." The theatre, which accommo-
dates about 800 persons, was packed
to Its capacity, many people standing
and many unable to gain admittance.
When Mr.. Burton, without an in.
PRODUCTION or otner ceremony, rose
to speak he was greeted by an out.
burst OF applause. and his speech was
The ex-senator was much affected at
times. and once he broke down en-
tirely and wept. On two other occa.
sions during the speech he was over
come by his emotions. His wife, who
sat on the stage. was the only woman
In tho audience.
MIR. Burton, during the course of his
address. charged President Roosevelt
with being guilty OF personally per
scouting him, because. as he claimed
OF his acting Independently OF the
president, and charged that the pres
ident has promoted about every man
who has helped to convict him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
siurder 10 Admitted.

Victoria, steamer fremont.
which has arrived from tho Orient,
brings further news of the Dakota.
Included In the Tremont's passengers
are thirty OF the wrecked vessels
crew. They admit there was blum
der. but will not lay the blame to
any special officer. when the IRE
mont left the Dakota was almost sub
merged and very little hope OF raising
her was entertained. Arrangements
are being made TO hold court OF In.
Quiry. probably ut Yokohama.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
unwristen Law invoked.

Carthage. Mo.-The jury In the
case of Arthur Ssnderson. charged
with the murder of DIR. solomon d.
Meredith in Carthage on January Z
last. brought In verdict of not guilty.
after being out twenty-five hours
Mrs. Sanderson, in defense of her hus
band. testified that DIR. Meredith who
had been their family physician. had
made love to her when she went ia
his office to consult him. DR.. Mere
dith denied the charge, but was
shot by Sanderson.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
New York. Contribution.

New York.-The New York City
committee for for the relief Of suffer.
ers by the California earthquake dis.
aster has Just made its final report
to Mayor Mcclellan. The total amount
secured by the committee was s50i..
s79. the account having been closed
on January Z by the transfer TO the
American National Red Cross society
q the balance on hand of $2s.7s4. All
moneys collected were transmitted
without reduction. the committees ex-
penses being met In full by its own
members
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
irrigation in Egypt.

Cairo, Egypt-The council has
adopted the proposition TO increase
the height of the Assouan dam suffi-
GENTLY to raise the water stored in
that reservoir by nearly twenty feet
above he present maximum II is cal
culated that this will give sufficient
new water to irrigate another million
acres of northern Egypt which it is
estimated would yield an increased
cotton crop to the value of 3l7. SOC. 900
to SO. 900 600 annually. II is stated
that the work viii take six years to
complete and win cost $500. 900.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
San Francisco Retrenchino.

San Francisco, The board of super
visors held Its first session Monday
since the sensational developments
of last week In the graft investigation
A bid for a cross street overhead
trolley franchise by the United rail-
roads was referred back TO the pub
lie utilities committee The board In
augurated its promised retrenchment
by resembling n resolution appointing
Alexander O'Grady. former police
commissioner. attorney to the board
at a salary of $3.50 per month.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
EIGHT MEN ARE BURIED
ALIVE BY AN AVALANCHE
Were Caught by Mammoth Slide OF
Snow and Four Were Dead Be-
fore Their Comrades Could
Dig Them Out.

Bellingham, Wash.-Eight miners
were buried alive in an avalanche OF
snow at the Brittania mine on Howe
sound, forty miles north OF Vancouver.
-Four were taken out dead; four were
rescued Two japanese were in the
group, and one was killed.
The men had been working in the
logging camp owned by the Copper
company, securing material to timber
the mine. About 8 O'Clock a storm
broke over the mountain and the work
men started down the incline to the
mine. They had not proceeded far
when a huge mass OF snow swept the
side of the hill, burylng the men in
Its path.
Fellow workmen rushed instantly to
the scene and began digging out their
comrades. The first man taken out was
alive, but unconscious. The rescue
party next caught sight of pair of
feet spread apart and sticking up out
of the snow. The men worked as fast
as possible, but for some time 1t
was not known how many men had
ben covered by the slide.
Several hours had elapsed be-
fore last body was recovered.
The rescued Japanese who was
the last OF the men to be brought
out, had been buried for almost an
hour under thirty feet of snow.
None OF the rescued men, 1t Is be-
lieved, will die as a result of the ac-
cident
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04

Portsmouth. England. - Enquiries
made here confirm the statement tel
egraphed from Washington that the
consular agent here. John Main, and
the local police were in receipt OF In
formation which they hope may lead
10 the recovery of the kidnapped l.
year-old son Of DR.. Horace Marvin OF
kits Hammock. Del A boy answer.
ing exactly Maxim's description In
every detail was seen here March 10.
He has disappeared. but the police
are hopeful OF finding him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Ex-senator Burton Out Of jail.

Ironton, Mo.-Joseph R Burton, ~.
until his conviction in the fedef'
court was United States senator f'os
Kansas. was on Friday released TVS
the county Jail here, having compie'N
his sentence of six months impress
ment imposed when he was ioa.'
guilty of violating federal sts'sa
by appearing before a government y
partment as the paid represenIs.,s
of an alleged 'get-rich-Quick conos "a
of ST. Louis. Burton entered tne
at Ironton October %, 1906.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Opening Of Transvaai Parliament.

Pretoria. Transvaal--The first par.
lament of the Transvaal colony I'M
der the newly granted constitution
met here Thursday morning in the
hall which the late President
Kruger presided for so many years
over the sittings OF the upper house
of the erstwhile South African repub-
lie. In a speech at the opening of the
legislature the Earl of Selborne. high
commissioner for South Africa. dealt
with the all-important question of
Chinese labor.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Failure Of Venezuelan Revolution.

Caracas, via willemstadt-It Ii of.
ncially reported that General Juan
Pablo Penalosa. the Venezuelan revo-
mtionist. who with 400 men invaded
the state of Tachira from Columbia
March IT. was met by 1900 regular
troops under General Celestlno Cactro.
brother of President Castro. and de-
teated. Details are unobtainable as
the telegraph wires are cut. Another
report says that Celestino castro was
not engaged with Penalosa's forces.
but with a band of guerrillas.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Seized Police station and Directed
Arrest Of Saloon Men.

New York.--A sensational series OF
raids upon alleged violators OF the
excise law was made Saturday under
the direction of Charles s. Whitman.
president of the board of city ma
gistrates. The magistrate forcibly
seixed the West Forty-seventh street
station in the upper tenderloln. de-
posed the sergeant In command. d.
rected the arrest OF several violators
OF the excise law and then held an
lmproptu session OF court In the police
station.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04

Sacramento. Cal Although Rll tho
land and Antioch are under water
and thousands OF dollars OF damage
has been done by the recent nood, the
reports from down the river may be
termed enthusiastic The worst Is
over the water IL falling. all districts
not already flooded will DO saved and
the determined people who were driv-
en- from their homes are preparing to
80 back and begin over. 10 build their
ievees higher and to save their pro-
duetive lands from disaster In the flu
ture.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
A Perilous Trip

Shoshoni. wyo.--Messrs- Harne<
and Winnie are putting the finishing
touches upon a boat with which they
intend to aoat through the canyon Of
the Big Horn river. The boat Is Q
strongly built skin OF the ordinary
type. but Is reinforced with sheet Iron
and a heavy sole leather pad at the
most vulnerable points. The passage
of this canyon has never been az
complished. Several lives have been
lost In q vain attempt to make the
passage.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Twenty-Fisth Win Not 90 to the
Philippines.

San Antonio. Tex.-Preparations rel.
alive to the movement of the Twenty.
NTH infantry to the Philippines have
been suspended. Chief Quartermast.
er Stevens has been notified to cancel
all contracts for the movement.
which was to have begun at the end
OF this month. The departure is de-
layed, II Is said. through the influence
Of Senator Foraker. who contended
that II would not be for the good OF
the service to send the regiment short
OF officers
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
MEXICO AZ PEAcEMAkER.
10 Asked to Intervene TO End Central
American War.

american war.
City OF Mexico Mexico has been
requested by the republic OF Salvador
TO intervene and use It's best efforts
TO bring about peace IN Central Amer.
lea. DIR. Baitasar Estupinian. the
minister OF Mexico from Salvador. re-
ceived a telegram from his govern
ment saying Salvador was withdraw.
ing her troops from Honduras terri.
tory and was eager for peace. DR..
Estupinian then conferred with Pres
ident Diaz. Az result OF the con.
ference message was sent to Am
bassador Creel In Washington by the
president. The contents OF this dis.
patch we're not made public. but II is
stated on good authority that Presl,
dent piax has instructed Mr. Creel to
Join the American government In de.
mandlng the cessation OF hostilities.
Salvador has been an active ally OF
Honduras
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Six Thousand May strike.

San Franciseo.--on May l next all
the iron trades In San Francisco. COM
prising twenty-one unions and COCO
men. viii strike for an etghthour day.
This action was decided upon at an
early hour Tuesday morning In q pro.
traeted meeting OF the iron trades
council. The strike will affect the
Union. Risdon and Fulton iron works:
all the machine. copper and boiler
shops In this city. and all the con-
struction work which requires the use
of iron. Some OF the sRailer shops
win concede the demand
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Says Japan Wants Philippines.

Kansas City. Mo.-United States
Senator william ]. Stone. in the
course OF speech here Thursday
night at the monthly dinner OF the
Knife and Fork club, said: IF we
are ever 10 have serious trouble with
any nation. Il will be with Japan.
Japan wants the Philippines. am
not sure whether II would not be best
for all concerned IL she had them, but
one thing is certain. and that is she
win never get them with our consent
But We may have trouble in keeping
them"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Hash Nearly Killed Them.

Leavenworth, Kan.--More than 1,00C
veterans at the National Soldiers
home here are suffering from promaine
poisoning. the result Of eating meat
hash at breakfast. No deaths were re.
ported. The first symptoms Of
trouble was manifested shortly after
breakfast. Soon the home hospital
was crowded with sick veterans, and
ampulances were rushing In from ths
barracks with loads of them. All the
patients will recover.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
Stock for the Sioux Agencies Pss :
Too Hioh q Price.

washington.-The commissions
Indian affairs has decided TO
all bids made for supplying
heifers. 1000 mich cows and 500 -
for the Sioux Indian agencies, AZ
bids recently submitted for furnis -
this stock in his opinion being
high. In calling for new bids -,
fications win be made more ~
than formerly. II was found -
bidders would not agree TO
with the provision than he.fers
weigh 700 pounds or over
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
May Clear Up Mystery.

Elizabeth City, N. C.-Former Sts's
Senator Beasly, for the kidnapping ana
murder of whose son, Kenneth, tns
Pasquotank county court on FridN
sentenced Joshua Harrison to twenty
years in the penitentiary. has ~
ceived from q lawyer in Arkanss
what he regards as clue concernlns
his boy, and has left for that state
follow up the report sent him. ~
Beasley is confident that he is at az
upon the right track.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
TO EXPLORE THE CONGO.
Expedition Planning to Discover New
and Great Gold Fields.

Brussels.-After consultation witt
the delegates of the American finan
ciers who are interested in the enter
prise, the International Forestry com
pany, in which Messrs. GuggenheiI
and Ryan of New York are largely In
terested, has decided to send out
mineral prospecting expedition to the
Congo country, where it is anticipated
that great gold fields will be discov
cred.
r. Dorsey Mohum, the well known
explorer, has been appointed to lead
the expedition. 1t will be composed
of Americans and Belgians and VII
leave for Africa about May is.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04

MAD HOUSE FOR TAAW.
Court suspends Trlal and Appoints a
Commission In lunacy.

New York.--Harry X. Thaw may
never again face the jury empaneled
more than nine weeks ago to try him
ON the charge OF murder in the FIRST
degree. Justice Fitzgerald ON Tues
day unexpectedly ordered commits.
sion In lunacy TO inquire into the
present state OF mind OF Stanford
Whites slayer, The decision OF the
three dlsinterested men named 70
conduct the inquiry win guide the fu-
ture action OF the court az TO order
ing Thaw TO an asylum. or directing
that the trial shall proceed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
PLAN TURNED DOWN.
Roosevelt Doesn't Favor Conferences
of Governors.

st. Paul.-Governor johnson has re
ceived letter from President Roose
welt in reply to the governors propo
sition for a conference of gvernofs
and the various state railroad com
missions to consider railroad cues
tlons. The governor said the lettei
was personal and added: Il havs
nothing to say concerning 1t excep
that President Roosevelt says then
viii be no conferece of the governors
of the states"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
ACCIDENTS ON RAILROADS.
Commerce Commissions Report Fixes
Blame for Many Collisions.

Blame for Many Collisions.
New York Summarizing the quar-
terly bulletin which has been issued
by the interstate commerce commits
sion during the last flve-year period
throws food of light on the causes
OF railroad collisions. Examinations
have been made of nineteen bulletins.
which report and classify AS acci-
dents of this kind. or these the COM
mission attributes SIT to neglect of
trainmen and enginemen."
Accidents occurring as a result of
negligence when working excessive
hours was coincident" number only
twenty-fou The number OF people
killed In this class of accidents was
twenty. while the accidents in the
first class formed 20 per cent of the
total. resulted In so per cent OF tho
fatalities t904.) and were responsible
for 70 per cent OF the money loss OF
$4,777.215.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
ADMITS MANY MISTAKES.
Russian Government Upholds consti
tutional Democratic Party's Plans.

st. Peterburg.-After a long debate
in the lower house of parliment or
the formation of famine relief com.
missions, as proposed by the constitu
tional Democrats, Premier StolypiL
announced that the government fully
joined in the proposition and would
give full assistance to the work
of the commission. The premier ad
mitted the government made many
mistakes.
This announcement was the first ap
prevail by the government of the policy
of the constitutional Democratic party
The proposition was carried unani
mously.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-04
MURDERED HIS MOTHER.
Drunken California; centesses to An
Awful Crime.

Oakland. Cai.-Earland II. Solder.
berg has confessed TO the detectives
that he murdered his mother. Mira
Martha l. soderberg. whose body was
found ON sunday last locked In n
closet at her home on u street. North
Oakland. He gave a history OF the
crime In detail. claiming that he was
drunk at the time and that his mother
had anEered him By apbraiding him
for not treating her right
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-02

II "a.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s. y LeM1zm
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-02

FROM the Moberly Democrat:
"The Columbia Herald seems to
consider itself the repository of all
honest thought and sound argu-
ment. 1t states that the argument
against the special session is
puerile and for selfish reasons. AT
least seventy-fve per cent of the
papers of the State were opposed.
to a special session and we think
just as honestly and soundly as
the Herald was for it. Those who
opposed this session were not con-
trolled in their opinions by any
appointment or any State institu-
ton to protect. Every day the
Legislature remains in session
makes it more difficult for the
Democrats to carry the next State
election, and without this session
there was no question of their flu
ture success. The Herald has a
right to it's opinion but it has no
right to impugn the honesty of the
opinions of others. We are will
ling to concede it the right to keep
on the good side of the Governor
by sustaining any position he
takes in order to protect the uni
versity and it's appropriations, but
it does not have to call all the
balance of the newspaper men Of
the State fools and knaves. We
are convinced that it is an easy
matter to show that the other news
papers of the State are fully as
honest as the Herald and much
clearer of e~ntangling alliances.
The Herald may find that it is quite
as important for the good Of the
university and Columbia that the
good will Of the newspapers Of the
State be maintained, as that Of
any State official. giN e9a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-02

MoBERLY Democrat: columbia
is torn up over the Pemberton bill
or what is known as the fve-mile
law. 1t applies to Columbia only
and prevents a saloon being
licensed within five miles of the
university. The Herald has inter
viewed a number of the leading
business men of Columbia and
they are almost all bitterly OPP
posed to it. They once had a
three-mile law and say it was a
hundred times worse than under
high license and rightly claim that
much less evil will come from high
licensed saloons than from pro-
hibition. That county, however,
has elected a long haired repre-
sentative, who desires to be the
keeper of every mans conscience
and regulate all their incomings
and outgoings. This case seems
to be a case of a fool with money
he never earned, and without BUSH
ness sense enough to keep it when
given to him." "a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-02

If you steal public money these
days, though you take it in broad
daylight with all the world to wit
ness, you are safe so long as you
let no man see the manner of your
spending it. The judicial prece-
dent has been set, and courts
closely follow precedent" If
one grave authority we're to decree
that green chesse was the chief
constituent part of fair Luna, all
the other tribunals would there
after determine her quartering by
the faint in the atmosphere.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-02

THE unhappy prisoner was con-
sulting with his attorney.
"What will you do?" asked the
prisoner.
I'VE will first attempt to have
the Indictment nollied."
"And then, if that fails?"
"Then we will demur to the in
dictment."
"Then WHAT"
"Then we will take a change of
venue"
"Then?"
snake affidavit for continu-
ance."
"And them"
"Take another on the ground OF
not being able to set service on
important witness"
"Well, what then?"
"If all these fail we will then go
to trial.
"What will be the defense?"
"Fitst emotional insanity"
IF that don't work."
"Then We'll switch to ~justifable
homicide"
"But if that fails?"
"Well, we'll ask for new trial"
eff we don't get it?"
"Appeal the case"
eff it goes against us?"
"Take it to the Supreme Court"
"And then?"
sect a stay of execution and APP
peal to the U. S. Supreme Court"
"And if it afirms the other de-
cisions?"
"Then We'll have to petition the
Governor for a pardon"
"But if that fails?"
SIT won't fail. He'll pardon you
for murder, all right; but if your
offense had been drinking a glass
of beer on Sunday Or betting ,on a
horse race, all the angels of heav-
en- couldn't save you'll"