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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

In these days of popular curiosity about
all large financial enterprises it would be
interesting to know what Glen Echo in
tends TO do with all the money it Is coll
leCting from motorists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

MIR. Bryan should be pleased to see the
party sitting up and taking no.
tice of presidential possibilities, especially
as choice in the end is pretty certain to
settle on him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
His Possessions.

when Dustin Stax started in business he
didn't have dollar of his own"
Yes answered Miss Cayenne. And
some people say that from strictly moral
point of view, he's in pretty much the same
position today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
BRYAN Loses Again.

From the Milwaukee Sen incl.
President Roosevelt is preparing six
speeches. and Mr.. Bryan thinks he knows
the authority he is drawing on for the
ideas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Fortunately for j. D. Rockefeller the
government is not successful in exacting
penalties for failure to pay promptly as the
companies that deal in light and fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

When Mr. Beuamy Storer was asked
about Mr.. Roosevelt's presidential pros
poets he merely laughed. But that doe s
not mean that he will get last laugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Secretary Root Is again hale and indus
trious, ready to refute any intimations that
the path of CORY leads but to the SAM
tarum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
Change.

To things which heretofore held sway
Ere long We'll give attention scant.
From icebox cares We'll turn away
And struggle with the heating plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
Peace Progress,
From the Baltimore SUI

From the Baltimore Sun.
Contracts for five torpedo boat destroyers
awarded. The influence of the peace con-
ference goes steadily on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

When it comes to a question regarding
the Philippine Islands Admiral Dewey must
always be held competent to give expert
testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Nobody VIII blama H. H. Rogers for find
ing Mark Twain better company than peo-
pie who want to ask questions about
finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Perhaps some means of recognizing the
courage of base ball umpires by the award
of hero medals may yet be established
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

The suppressed indignation of a business
man who failed to get his moneys worth
Is still! perceptible in Mr.. Harriman's at
titude
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

There is some disposition to get Mr.
'orteiyou so nervous that he will shy
every time he sees an Interrogation point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
Can Still Be Happy.
.ouisyille Courier-Journa

Everything has not gone up in price
Happily, circus tickets. watermelons and
corn on the cob are still within reach of
the poor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Whether he is ever elected or not. Mr..
Taft is managing to have very good time
as a candidate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Any effort to work up sympathy of the
goodbye. summer" sort gets very little
encouragement this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
An Annual Publication

From the New York American.
1t is nearly time for the annual ap-
pearance of the White House football rules
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

Some men keeps talkin much bout
DER hahd luck. said Uncle Eben. dat dey
sort O gives people de notion dat dey's
gittin' nearly as much entertainment out Of
it other folks gifts out o good luck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23
SHOOTING STARS.
Too BUSY,

why don't they make good ringing
speeches such as our forefathers listened
to!'
1t can't be expected answered Senator
Sorghum. When officeholder develops
any talent for rhetoric the magazines keep
him so busy that he has no time to devote
to his speeches.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
ADMIRAL COMMENDED BY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Action Of American officer In the
Kingston Incident 10 Upheld py
the Chief Executive.

washington.--In uneqniyocal terms
President Roosevelt has approved Al
miral Davis entire action in connec-
ton with his visit to Kingston, ia
maica, and requested the secretary Oh
the navy to exp. ess to Admiral Davis
his heartiest commentator OF all that
he did. The expected report OF Ad-
miral Davis on the circumstances
leading up to the withdrawal OF the
fleet from Kingston reached the navy
department on Friday, and was at
once laid before the president. mas
much as the president already has an
nounced that the diplomatic phase 10
a closed incident, the report itself VIII
not be made public. However, Secre-
tary Metcalf gave out the letter OF
Admiral Evans, commander In CHIEF
OF the Atlantic feet, warmly com
mending Admiral Davis for his con-
duct OF situation which was TO say
the least somewhat embarrassing.
The correspondence is supplement-
ed by a strong letter OF commentator
of Admiral Davis by the president and
| by Secretary Metcalf.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
THAW JURY SECURED.
Eight Days Time Taken to Select the
Men to Try New York Murderer.

Eight Days Time Taken to Select the
Men to Try New York Murderer.
New York.-The selection OF the
twelfth juror came as complete sur
prise at the end OF long and tedious
day--the eighth of the trial-and i'm
mediately after this last member OF
the trial panel had been sworn in Jus
tice Fitzgerald adjourned court until
lO.3O O'Clock Monday morning. The
Jury is composed of: Foreman, Dem
ing 8. Smith. SIS; retired manufactur'
err; married. George p. Pfaf, 64;
hardware; married Charles M. Fecke
As; shipping clerk; married. Oscar
A. Pink, AZ; salesman; married. Hen
ry G. Harvey, so; piano dealer; mar
ried. Harry c. Brealey, 35; advertis
ing agent; married. Malcolm 8. Fra
ser, 40; salesman; married. Charles
d. Newton, s.; retired railway OF
fetal; married. Wilbur s. Steele. 90;
manufacturer; married. John s. De
nee, .3S; railway freight agent; un
married. Joseph B. Bolton, 81; clerk;
married. Bernard Gerstman, IS;
manufacturers agent; married
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
FORTY SAILORS PERIsHED.
Ashore by Gale at Mouth
Of River Tees.

London.-The British steamer Cla-
vering, Captain Barton, Of 5000 tons
gross, outward bound for japan, was
blown ashore by heavy gale at the
mouth of the river Tees Thursday
night. Life boats made efforts all
through the next day to rescue the
crew of the ship, most of whom are
Lascars. Some were landed, but forty
are still unaccounted for. The chief
officer and two Lascar were drowned
through the swapping of a boat.
The extreme violence of the gale
and the tremendous seas that swept
over the vessel compelled the life
boat men to abandon their efforts at
rescue,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
TWENTY-FIVE MEN KILLED.
Third Mine Explosion In West VIZ
uInIa Within Two Weeks.

ulnia Within Two Weeks.
Elkins, w. va.--The third mine ex-
plosion in West Virginia within two
weeks occurre, Monday at the Davis
Coal & Coke company's mine No, 20.
at Thomas. near here, and twenty-five
or thirty miners are said to have
been killed.
The disaster occurred shortly after
Z o'clock in the morning. Late Mon
day the first rescuing party entered
the mine. The bodies OF six for.
eigners and one American were re-
covered at distance Of 100 feet from
the shaft. Before further progress
could be made deadly wave OF
poisonous fumes enveloped the rescu.
ing party, which was composed OF
General Manager OFT, d. M. BOYD.
Superintendent Henry Hine. Daniel
Jones. Mine Boss Arthur Stewart and
John Jenkins. Before the rescuing
party could reach tho surface Jones
died from suffocation.
Officials OF the company say the ac'
cident may have been caused by an
accumulation of gas In pocket De-
Ing ignited by shot OF dynamite Oh
by q miners lamp.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
LIVESTOCK AND
GRAIN RECEIPTS
Internal Commerce Of United
States Last Year EclipSed
All Former Records
shipments ~ Livestock and Grain
Shows an Unusual Condition Of
Prosperity Throughout the
Length and Breadth Of
Uncle Sans Domain.

Washington. The movement Of In
ternal commerce. during the past
year exceeded that for any previous
one in the history Of the country, &C
cording to statement issued BY the
bureau OF statistics Of the department
OF commerce and labor.
Livestock receipts at the seven pri-
mary markets aggregated 40,727,o5s
head, exceeding those Of the previous
year by more than 10000. Shipments
OF packing house products from Chi
cago, except canned meats and dressed
hogs. show gains, as compared with
those OF either Of the two immediate
preceding years. or these products
during the year. the aggregate ship
ments were 67,775 500 pounds; canned
meats, ll7.6ss.650 pounds; cured
meats, sot.G42.049 pounds: dressed
beef. i.l3s.072,2s5 pounds. dressed
hogs. l3,i70.300 pounds: hides. l1b.'
1880 pounds: lard. 42l,9i4,b2s
pounds, and pork. 35,76s.0l6.443
pounds, being over 00.000.000 pounds
in excess Of the previous year.
The total grain receipts at fifteen
Interior primary markets were 1885,
52l ,5s5 bushels. an increase OF ESQ.,
600 over 1906. The total movement
embraced: Wheat, 34s,736.0bS bush
els; corn, 242.722,716 bushels; oats,
233, SOC, 800 bushels: barley. 09.469, 2sO
bushels. and rye 9.294,2s2 bushels.
The receipts OF grain at six ATTAIN
tic and gulf ports aggregate 214.s46.
Dos bushels. an increase OF 14,0O0.o0O
bushels.
Shipments Of anthracite coal from
eastern producing districts aggregat
cd 55.647. FOG tons, q perceptible DC
crease.
The total freight shipments from
all parts OF the great lake country
exclusive OF exports 10 Canada. az
gregated 7b,G2S.690 net tons. an In
crease OF almost 100000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
AVALANCHE IN
COLORADO CAMP
Sn0wslide Wrecks Buildings
at Monarch and Several
Persons Perish.
Terrific Slide Came without Warning,
Wreekins Buildings and euryins
inmates Beneath Fifty Feet
OF Snow and Dirt.

Saiida, Colo.--At least seven lives
were lost In a terrific snowslide that
came down Monarch mountain. strik-
ing the little town OF Monarch. at D
O'Clock Monday night. completely over
whelming three business houses, ana
burying their occupants under hfty
feet Of snow and dirt.
The wrecked buildings are Steve
skinners saloon. Fred Mason's room
Ing house and Fred Schrader's rest
aurant, the inmates OF which had no
warning and no time to get out be-
fore the crash came.
Several of them. however, have
been rescued. They are Fred
Schrader and family OF Ave; James
Smith and one child and Fred Mason
The slide came down with such
force as to continue its course across
the main street of Monarch. cavine
In the front OF Carrolls hotel. None
OF the guests OF employees we're hurt
however.
Mrs. Fred Mason, James Lecky
and one unknown man have been
taken from the slide dead Lecky's
son Is under the snow, but has mol
been located.
Monarch is an active mining camp
the center OF rugged section o.
Chaffee county, to wnich access at this
time of the year Is difficult, except b,
the single track of railroad whicr
serves for ore transportation. bu
which Is now covered with nifty Zee
OF snow In the cuts and gulches
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
LARGEST AMOUNT EVER
IN THE POSTOff|Ct BILL
The House Committee win Ask Tor
An Appropriation Of Over $685.
100000 For the Postofice
Service. -

Washington.--The postoffice appro
priation bill. which the house commit
tee on postoffices and postroads com
pleted on Monday. will carry s2os,iso.
SCI. This IL the largest amount even
carried for the annual expenditures
of the postal service. The total rec
commended In the bill Is more thar
$1,000 900 In excess OF the amount es
timated for by the department ane
10 an Increase of si7.5os.5s2 over tins
current appropriation.
The salaries OF postal clerks OF both
city and rural carriers are increased
TO q total OF 100000. Provision 10
inserted in the bill for the classiica
ton Of postal clerks and the position
Of clerks and carriers are made inter
changeabie.
There are various provisions in the
bill intended to reduce the pay to rail
roads for carrying the mails. 1t is es
timated that this reduction viii
amount to something like $i2,000,00t
q year. The rate for hauling daily
from 5000 to $4,000 pounds Is reduced
per cent. from $4,000 to 5000,
pounds 10 per cent, and the present
rate OF S21.37 per ton for amounts
above $4,000 pounds Ii reduced TO $l9
| These reductions, II ~ estimated. vii
amount to 100000 year A savinl
Of s1.000.000 more IL estimated as !
result OF reductions In railroad post
! once pay. The bill cuts on all pa,
Of roads for hauling empty mail sacks
| which II Is estimated will save be
tween $4,000. 600 and S4,000.000 year
The requirement that the mails shall
be weighed seven days a week and tn
amount divided by seven instead OF b.
six, as heretofore. q provision place.
In the bill at the suggestion OF Rep
resentative Murdoch OF Kansas. will
II Ia estimated. save 100000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
FIRE BLOTTEO
OUT EVIDENCE
"Pettibone Dope" Ignited in
Safe and Burned Photo
graphs and Papers.
One Of the Bottles Of Chemicals 10
Supposed to Sprung Leak and
Set Fire to the Contents OF a
safe In Possession Of Mine
Owners.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-A special
To the Gazette from Cripple Creek
says:
Through a fire, thought to have
been caused by "Pettibone dope, or
hell fire." combustible liquid, GER
tain documentary evidence, photo
graphs and other valuable papers that
we're to be used as evidence against
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone. ON
GERS OF the Western Federation OF
Miners, charged with completely In the
murder Of Former Governor Steunen-
berg Of Idaho, which had been placed
in the safe of the Mine Owners asso
citation in this city, are believed to
have been destroyed.
| At 1:45 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
| smoke was discovered emitting from
| the safe, in the rooms OF the associa
ton In the National hotel. Sinai
drops OF fire leaked out through
crack at the bottom and falling OF
the floor, burned holes in the limo
leum.
The fire department was called, but
as the fire was confined to the safe
ii was showed out onto the sidewall
and all the crevices were stopped VI
with putty.
It is stated that one or more Dottle'
of the chemical, which had bee
placed in the safe, together with othe
valuable evidence, for safekeepine
sprung leak and set fire to the cor
tents of the safe. The chemical cam
into the possession of the Mine own
ers' association several months age
1t had been buried in the Cripple Cree
district, and was found after Adam
disclosed its whereabouts.
The liquid. it is said, will ignite b
spontaneous combustion, IL kept in
place free from air After igniting
is claimed that 1t will produce an II
tense heat This, 1t is believed, ha
affected the combination of the SAT-
as it is impossible to open it and lear
the extent of the aamage The SAT
still stands on the sidewalk in frol
of the National hotel and is bein
guarded by officers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Dryden is Out Of the Running.

Washington States Senator
John f. Dryden Of New Jersey, on
Sunday announced that he had with
drawn his name as candidate for re-
election to the United States senate.
This action was taken on the advice
of the senator's physicians, who
warned him of the danger to his
health II he persisted In attending the
public meetings arranged at his re-
quest to be held in Trenton Monday.
Ii was Senator Dryden's intention to
address the Republican members oil
the legislature and set forth the rea'
sons. In his opinion. why he should
be reelected to the senate,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Governor Of Caracas AssassIna,sd.

Caracas, Nenexuela. --6eneral Luis
Mata y MAS. the governor OF Caracas,
was assassinated Friday night by n
crowd OF intoxicated partisans OF Vim
cente Gomez, the first vice president
of the Republic Among the assassins
Was EuIhlo Gomez. companion %
the vice president They spent the
evening riotously. shooting pistols
and crying Long live Connect Gen
eral Matas y Has drove To the cafe
where the men were for the purpose
OF demonstrating with them.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
klno Edward WIN Visit Paris.

London.-King Edward and Queen
Alexandra are going to spend a week
In Paris before the opening of parlia-
ment. The general impression. not
outstanding that the trip is said to
be purely personal. Is that the inter-
views which will doubtless occur be-
tween the king and President Falleries
and the foreign and other French min
listers, will assist In the extension of
the Anglo French understanding which
some observers believe will ultimate
" result in an Anglo-French military
convention.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Allss Ree.ey,l,.Lona~or,h NJ.

Washington. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth. wife of Representative
I.ongworth OF Ohio. and daughter of
the president, is IN at her home In
tlsi city with what IL stated at her
home TO be slight attack Of the
grippe. President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt spent some time at the Long
worth home Sunday and were very
much concerned ahont their daugh.
ter's health when they were informed
by the attending physician that her
temperature had gone up To los.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Suicide in the eloed.

Philadelphia p. Nipple. a
sro,her OF the late Frank A. Nipple
Who ended his life last summer after
wrecking the Real Estate Trust com
pany of this city. of which he was
president. committed suicide Friday
Mr.. Hipple's family was at breakfast
His wife. hearing an unusual noise
sent her son upstairs to investigate
He found the father in his bed room
with a bullet wound in his head. Hs
was hurried 20 a hospital. but died OF
the way. Mr.. Nipple was about u
years OF age.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
WILL ATTEND pow-wow.
Members Of San Francisco Board Of
Education Going to Washington.

Members OF San Francisco Board OF
Education Going TO Washington.
San Francisco. After a conference
ut the home OF Mayor Schmitz. the
members OF the board of education
decided that the entire board with
Superintendent Roncoviere. and As
sistant City Attorney Williams, win 20
to Washington TO confer with the fed
eral ofiiciais on the Japanese question.
Mayor schmitz will also be one of the
party
The determination OF the mayor 10
accompany the school directors came
az a great surprise, Ia explanation
Of this 1t was stated that telegram
had been received by him from some
one In Washington saying that his
presence was urgently needed. As
Schmitx IL under bonds to appear for
trial, II win be necessary for him to
obtain Judge DUNES permission 70
| leave the state.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14

Sacramento. Cal.-At 6:l0 O'Clock
Sunday morning the Portland'San
Francisco train No. Is was wreckcS
two miles east of Dunngag, ten miles
north of Woodland. in Jolo county.
and Charles Charles, the express mes
senxer, killed. The express car rolled
from the track and the heavy safe
used by the company toppled over
upon him. crushing out his life.
Passengers on the train say that
three tramps who were beating their
way on the blind baggage were also
killed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Charged win Msrd.r,ns lnfan,s.

Des Moines.--Mrs. Fred West. pro
prietor of a baby farm" was arrest
ed Friday on charge of murder In
the farst degree. q being alleged that
she put an infant 70 death by means
OF iaudanum used because of its
blindness. Afhdavits were nled with
the local magistrate In which Il II
charged that bodies of a number Of
infants born at Mrs. Vests home
were burned In the furnace. Mrs
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Beaten to Death With His Boots.

San Francisco.--A peculiarly afro
cious murder was discovered when
the dead body of Claude Young. nude
and fearfufly mutilated. was found in
a room In the lodging house No. ~
East street. Apparently the man had
been beaten to death with his own
heavy miners half-bcots. These, ths
spiked heels literally soaked with
blood, lay ON the floor near the bed
on which the body OF Young was
stretched. The police have not made
up their minds as to the motive for
the murder
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Police Prevented a Rio.

Paris--only the presence Of the
police prevented riot at the old
Barnabite monastery. which has been
rechristened the Church Of the Holy
Apostles. where the French Apostolic
Catholic church was tnaugurated on
Sunday. The announcement OF the At.
tempt to organize a schism has stirred
up the militant Catholics who organ
lied hostile reception. with the In
tentionI Of breaking up the services
several thousand persons conxregat
Ing. bat were kept In order by tn,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
Woman ana chIldrsn Frozen.

Grand Rapids. Mich.--A woman and
two children were frozen 10 death In
an upstairs tenement here. with q
third child Ia an adjoining room bad
" frozen. but alive Miss Jennie Law
inxston called at the residence to pay
a visit aud found her sister. Emma
Livingston. and one child dead In bed.
one child dead on tho foor and Helen
In an adjoining room badly froze.
II is supposed they became partially
asphxieated by coal gas aud we're then
frozen 10 death.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
American Smelling 4 Refining Com
pany TO increase Stock.

Boston. ---Rumors are current that a
large issue OF new stock Is shortly to
be made by the American Smelling u
Refining company. The amount Is
placed at sia.ooo.ooo. though appar
entity with no official confirmation.
This is the reason for the decline In
the stock since the first of tho week
from f46 SIS to l4o S.s, or over six
poiats. The weakness OF the stock
has been subject OF comment for
several months
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
INVESTIGATE DEATH OF WAKE.
Mystery Surrounds Explosion O
Sewer Gas at Goldfeld.

Go!dfield, Nev.--rhe coroner's jury.
sitting upon the remains OF James +.
Wake, the colored man killed In the
Nlaon block, was unable TO determine
definitely whether death resulted from
the explosion OF sewer gas from the
basement closet, or from fire. The
weight of the evidence favored the
latter theory. There is no reason to
believe Wake either aimed at suicide
or intended to blow up the block. The
basement was dark and he lighted q
match to get his bearings, being killed
either by the explosion OF the escap-
ing gas or rendered helpless thereby
and then burned TO death.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-14
To Favor the Farmer.

washington.---The president has IN
formed Representatives Hill aud
Marrhall that be would use his infiu'
snce to secure an early vote upon the
oill providing for the changes in the
ienatured alcohol law which are be-
ing demanded BY the farmers.
The present Law is regarded by
.nany to be Theoretically all right, bu'
,st Is held that it's practical operation
bars farmers from enjoying any oene'
ats because OF the large expense re-
,uired in starting business