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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
REPORT OF SEN
ATE COMMITTEE
Counted Ballots Where Boxes Had
Not Been Tempered With

Following is the report of the SEN
.ts eollnittee on privileges and elect
Eons in the Weil-McClear contest
..sa showing that the members we're
.otis6ed the ballot boxes had been
tampered with:
"Boise. Idaho, Jan. 10, 1907.
nMr. President:-We, your commit
tsa on privileges and elections beg
lave to report that we have had under
consideration the matter of the con-
test wherein, Ignatz We'll is contes
|tapt and j. L. McClear, contestee: :
That we have heard read all papers
and dispositions referred to us and
have counted the ballots from all the
nrecincts submitted to us in which
the ballot boxes had not been tam
pered with: And from evidence had
and taken and the count of said bal
lots we find that the Irregularities al
legged are insufficient to unseat the
present incumbent j. L. McClear,
and we further And that the count OF
the election judges in said precincts
is correct.
1--WE report the matter hack to the
senate with the recommendation that
said contest be dismissed and disal-
lowed and that Senator j. L. McCleal
retain his seat.
"We return to the senate the papers,
files and ballot boxes entrusted to the
chairman of our committee, together
with all evidence and other matters
submitted to us and the minutes TAX
ell on said hearing by us for consid
Grafton by your honorable body. y"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
New Board Organizes and
TPansacts Business.

Rathdrum, Idaho, Jan. IA. - The
board of county commissioners elect
assembled at II O'Clock N, the oath
Of office was administered to said
county commissioners elect, A. j.
Clark. John P. Dunn and c. c. Ed
wards by T. L. Quarles, county re
eorder. The board met pursuant to
law in regul session and the oath
of Office was administered to the
county officers elect as follows: I.
A. Mcdonald, sheriff; c. j. Shoe
maker. treasurer; F. A. Mccall, pro
bate Judge; Peter johnson, prosecut-
ing attorney: J. W. Ramsey, suPerin'
tendent of public instruction; John +.
Ashley, Jr., surveyor; VIM. Knapp,
coroner; t. L. Quarles, clerk OF the
district court, ex-oficio auditor and
recorder aud clerk of the board OF
county commissioners; c. A. Bailor
assessor and ex-of3cio tax collector.
I, c. Edwards was unanimously
elected chairman for the ensuing
term. The bonds of the officers wer'
hen approved.
The following bills were audited
and alIovaa.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17

save by special authority of congress.
That fact, howevre, did not prevent
Secretary Metcalf from ordering two.
supply ships with full cargoes Of food
at once to Jamaica, leaving for tomor
row the question as to how supplies
are being given TO the needy inhabi-
tants.
The war department took active
steps 70 rush relief to the sufferers.
There are stocks OF food at San Juan,
P. r., and at Havana from which
supplies will be furnished for emery
ency purposes.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
FOR NEW STATE
\ OF LINCOLN
Proposed Change to Be Pushed by
Men of Three States

Spokane, Wash, Jan. l7.-Pre.
liminary plans are making to create a
new state in the northwest by taking
90 counties, or IS, 900 miles of terri
tory in eastern Washington, north
eastern Oregon and northern Idaho,
with a population Of 400, 900, and at
the present sessions of the three legis-
latures, measures will be introduced
with the view of bringing this about
The new state, to be named in Lincoln,
will be bounded by the Cascade noun
tains on the west, the international
line on the north, the Bitter Root
mountains on the east and the Blue
mountains on the south.
Prominent residents of Spokane
and the cities of eastern Oregon and
northern Idaho, back Of the project,
say the movement has the unanimous
supp 1rt of the senators and represent
tatives of the 20 counties il il sought
to separate from the trio of states,
and while vigorous opposition is GER
tain TO come from western Washing
ton. southeastern Oregon and south
elm Idaho, sufficient pressure can be
brought to bear, they believe to force
the question to an issue at the polls.
This is to be said in favor Of the
creation of the new state Unity of
interests in numbering, mining, agri'
culture and dairying; the elimination
of sectional jealousy; legislation t6
the best interests of the various IN
dustries; economy in various ex
penses, including that of state mileage
and the natural advantages resulting
from altered geographical position.
Samuel X. Stern of Spokane, whit
with others in eastern Washington, j
identified with the movement. said IL
the course of a statement:
! "A glance at the map will sho'
there lie ample territory in each Of th
three states which can readily be tax
en- from them to make q new common
wealth and yet leave states Of larg
area and population. One thing is
fact, We would not be at the mercy 0
the state legislature which is inimica
to the interests of eastern Washington
The question Of politics need not en-
, ter into this battle for self preserve
tion. 1t is not q political matter, bu
a movement entirely Of common In
. terest in a common state and for
. common good.
Relatively the same difference
2 exist between northern and eoutber
! Idaho and eastern and western oreEo
: as are so apparent between easter
2 and western Washington and Ii
: formation Of new state will sdju'
] practically all these conflicting inte
ests aud make our industrial, con
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17

mercial and legislative life one OF har-
mony. Our state and national leRis-
lators would then be representatives
of our whole interests; our state bust
ness could be conducted more eco-
nomically and with more facility than
can be done in either Of the three
states, and the development OF the
new state, in which we are all vitality
interested, could be accomplished
without having 10 combat opposing
legislation, as is now the case. y
c. Herbert Moore, chairman of the
City Beautiful committee of the Spo
kane Chamber of Commerce, has sent
open letters TO the people Of the three
states. in which be says that the so
luton Of the questions involved ia
commerce, industry aud political ex-
pediency is the formation OF new
state. He adds
POLITICALLY, the representation Of
western Washington is about two
thirds of the entire state and our pc
litical life is largely at the suif,an
Of the west side, in that no legisla-
tion beneficial on the east side and
detrimental to the coast and sound
can be secured. The conflict between
the two sides is irrepressible and the
determination of the west side &c
keep us in a subseryient position
amount almost TO jealousy of our pro
gress.
1.-The two ends Of the state hav,
nothing In common. There is dis
similarity In politics, in agriculture
in climate and It's effects upon the soil
in mineral aud lumber production. il
grazing and stock raising and all thu
commerce that follows these varies
interests In all these important con
ditiOns the two sides of the state, a
we'll as those Of Idaho and Oregon
are dramatically opposed to eacl
other and always will be.
This is the solution: The remod
cling Of Washington. Idaho and Ore
gon Oh the following lines, We believe
would be beneficial TO all partie
concerned: Let the 40 parallel o
latitude, which is now the northern
boundary Of Wyoming, be extsnde'
westward until it reaches the III de
grees OF longitude ". GreenWicb
then extend the line north, fUlloWinI
the IL degrees TO British Columbia
give n Idaho that territory lying be
) tween it's western boundary and Oh
12l degees. The boundaries Of tn
} pruposd new state would be BIRTHS
D Columbia on the north, the course {
? summit Of the Bitter Roots on "a
{ east, the - degree Of latitude on Il
= south and the 12l degree Of longitud
+ on the west .
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
Wool Growers close MeetIng.

Boise. Idaho Jan 1.-THE Ida.
no Wool growers association closed
It's business last evening by eleciine
Judge G. o, 5toeksIARef president
aud l.. l. Ormsby secretary Dur
ing tie day tae salt committee re-
ported II stated that the saving
elected 10 idaho sheepmeu by making
,eir own salt at the plaut belonging
To the association near Ogden had
been SIG, 30 for the year
sharp contest came on during the
afternoon session over a resolution
requesting the legislature 10 enact a
law compelling railroad companies To
furnish cars promptly for shipment
of live stock aud declaring In favor Of
reciprocal demurage The resolu-
tion WAS warmly supported by Gov
ernor GoodinR aud some others, A
Assistant General Freight Agent
Plaisted Of the Oregon Short Line
addressed the gathering, tnking occas-
Ion 10 state that the company was
doing all IL could 70 Re' cars and
furnish them promptly when needed,
aud suggesting the need Tor coopera-
ton between the shippers and the
company IN solving these problems.
The resolution was lost.
About a hundred u the sheepmsn
tosk TIE afternoon train for salt Lake
To attend the meeting q the national
aaRacinf ion
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17

Last evening the Choral club held
a meeting at the home Of Mrs. o. o.
Young for the purpose Of rehearsing
for the sacred concert. IL was de-
cided At the meeting that all usw
members mast be recommended by &C
least three members and he voted on
~ she entire club before admitted
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17

Al their last meeting the FTatsrnal
Order Of Eagles, Coear d'Alsne Aerie
4sG, received two new members and
approved application 81 number
more candidates. The order Is IN q
very prosperous condition and IL ra-
pidiy growing In size and strength.
A class will be received at the next
meeting.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
DEAD
ARE MANY
Scenes of Horror and Prospect Of
Famine in Jamaica

St. Thomas, d. ". l., Jan. H.
Reports received here from jamaica
say IL Is estimated that 1000 persons
have been killed by the earthquake
and FIRE and that co. persons are
homeless. The damage to Kingston
alone Is placed at fully $40, 600, 600.
Advices received from Jamaica de-
clare that all people have been warned
to keep away from Kingston. The
stencil is described as awful. Money
il useless. The banks have been
burned. but the vaults are supposed
10 be safe. The misery on ell sides is
indescribabe. Rich and poor alike are
homeless. Provisions Of all kinds
are urgently needed. 1t is impossible
TO say where anybody can be found.
Sir James Ferguson, vice chairman
of the Royal Mail Steamship company,
Is among the killed. The dead are
being buried among the ruins. Many
men are dead or injured. The negroes
are footing CHASTITY scenes are being
witnessed. All the shops have been
destroyed and all the buildings In
and around Kingston are In ruils.
Very few Of them are safe TO live in.
The governor and his party are safe.
II is reported that an extinct volcano,
in the parish Of Portland, is showing
signs of activity, but this has not
been verified No news has yet been
received from other parts Of the Is
land Of Jamaica, communication be-
ing very difficult.
BATTLEsHIPs TO SCENE,
Havana, Jan. l7.-Rear Admiral
Adams, In command Of the Atlantic
feet, has sent a message to Governor
Magoon by wireless telegraph an
nouncing that the battleships Missouri
and Indiana sailed for Kingston a
noou today. The battleship squadron
when last heard from was at Guantan
amo, Cuba.
FOOD SUPPLIES.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE appea
for food supplies for the Kingston
earthquake sufferers directed attention
to the fact that under ordinary con
ditions none Of the government sup
plies could be used for outside relic
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
UP TO THE REPUBLICANS
will They Pass Local Option
Law.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 1.-THE local
option question is likely to attract
great deal Of attention during the
session of the legislature, and the OPP
ponents of such legislation are ner-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
SPEAKSTODAY At CAESAR]

John Sharp Williams, leader OF the
minority in the lower House of Con
gress, and candidate for Urited
States Senator, arrived in the city at
a late hour last night and vas gtlest
Of the Hotel Hattiesburg.
He left this morning on thr 7sxo
New Orleans and Northeastern train
foi Caesar, where he has an aproint-
nent for today and was seen by| d rep
iescntative of the Daily News as he
was on his way to the station.
He informed the reporter Of his
destination, but when asked for an
expression upon the political foutioaE
declined, saying: Il am never q1oted
except over my own Signature"
However he chatted very pleasant
ly with the newspaper men ~ I few
moments at the statso1a md Vk@o tye
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
HACK DRIVERS
MAY Be BONDED
Citizens Are Determined to Stop Reck-
less Driving.


The residents of some portions of
the city are being greatly annoyed
by the manner in which the negro
hack drivers go racing by their homes
not simply driving at a fast pace
put actually racing.
Especially is this the case with the
residents along Bay street, where
only yesterday the matter became so
annoying that the police were called
up by telephone and notified of the
actions of one negro in particular
who raced back and forth on the thor
oughfare to the imminent danger of
the little ones playing on the street.
Ben Jones was arrested by Consta-
Bile A. T. Evans and turned over to
the city authorities.
1t is said that the authorities are
seriously considering the bouding of
all hack drivers and a prominent cit
izen said in discussing the matter: IF
these hack drivers are put under a
heavy bond for their good conduct
there will be no more of these COM
plants, for they will not. dare to act
as they have been doing in the past"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21

by Mr.. Ira Wheat, q
young man whose home is at Poplar
vile, and who boarded in the house
with Bennie Robinson several weeks
and knows him well. AS Bennie is
now fifteen years Of age, and large for
his age, of course the mother would
not know him now, and she employed
Mr.. Wheat to go along with her to
identify the boy If he can be found.
He is described as Weighing about
$50 pounds. light hair and blue eyes,
with scar on upper lip, large for his
age and quite intelligent. A peculiar
feature of the case is that the boy
does not know that he has a mother.
When he was taken form the orphan
asylum, he was told that his parents
were dead, and he is ignorant of the
fact that his mother is travelling up
and down the earth peering anxiously
into the faces of every strange boy
she meets in the hope that she may
find her long lost son.
Mrs. Heyl has letters of introduce
ton from Gus Livingston, Sheriff of
Yuma County, and others, stating that
Mr.. Heyl. before his death some two
years ago, was an Elk in good stand
ing of the lodge at that place. When
seen at Fabacher's last night, she
seemed to be much discouraged, but
said that as devout member of the
Christian Science Church, she had
faith that her prayers would be an
swered and that her boy would soon
be given back to her.
She left this morning for Poplar
vile, where she says she will remain
a few days for rest, as she is worn in
body, mind and spirit by the long and
fruitless search, and if this should fall
under the eye of some one who knows
of Bennie Robinsons whereabouts, the
sincere and heartfelt thanks of a
grateful mother will go out to the one
who will wire her at Poplarville, care
Mrs. Jas. Smiths hotel.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
SCOTT SUPPORTERS
HOLD CONFERENCE
AlNDPLEDGE SUPPORT

opinion was that the outlook for
Mr.. SCOTS election was never SO
bright as now, and that he is growing
in strength every day. Enthusiasm
ran high, and the speeches which ac-
companied the reports from the var
ious counties were interrupted with
enthusiastic applause as some good
point was scored in Mr.. SCOTS be-
half. One speaker cautioned those
present against the danger of the cam
paign liar, who would get busy and
stay busy from now till election day,
and gave case in point, where a
voter who heard Mr.. Scott speak went
UP to him and complimented him cor
daily, but said he could not vote for
HIM When asked for his reason, he
stated he understood that Mr.. Scott
and his cousin, Mr.. So-and-so, were
working for the pardon of man in
his county who had been sent to the
penitentiary for assassinating rela-
tive. Upon investigation, it was re-
yealed that Mr.. Scott not only had no
cousin in that county. but absolutely
knew nothing Of any such man as
was named.
I "a representative from another coun-
ty stated that out of fifteen members
of the Democratic County Executive
Committee in his county, fourteen of
them were for Scott. When asked
how the other one stood. he said he
was dead
"Other equally encouraging reports
were made from other counties, and
much enthusiasm was manifested
After several rousing speeches were
made by the various representatives
present, resolution was adopted by q
rising vote pledging each man present
| to go home with an earnest resolve ia
do everything possible from now till
election time to carry his county fol
Scott"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21

The Hattiesburg Daily News will
give away, absolutely free. ten full
season tickets to the South Mississippi
Chautauqua.
Five of these tickets will be given
to the young lady who receives the
most votes in the popular piano con-
test between Monday morning, June
"a and Saturday evening, June 30.
Three season tickets will be given
to the young lady who receives the
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
HAVE
nE A.
Open Air Meeting
Orators Talking.
OLD FOURTH


one of Hattiesburg's best orators to
make a ringing address,
Let the candidates speak. of course.
And let the whole city get gay with
flags and bunting. Old Glory fiutter-
ing from every home and from the
windows Of the tall buildings and mer-
camille establishments. Dr. Crawford
believes it would make an inspiring
scene and that it would promote good
feeling ali around.
The matter has been brought to the
attention of Mayor Donald and he ap-
proves Of the idea. A definite move
ment should be started right away.
Let's chip III and have a celehra'
ton.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
LOCAL LU7NBERlNEN
MAKE PREPARATIONS
FOR BIG LITIGATION

The lumbermen and the LAWYERS of
Hattiesburg are busy; pusier, III iact,
than they have been for many moons.
And the animus of this unusual ac-
tivity is the preparation of claims ag-
gregating several hundred thousand
dollars against the railroads, all grow
ing out of the recent celebrated rate
case, decided by the Supreme Court in
favor of the Interstate Commerce. Conn
mission and the shippers of lumber.
The overcharges date back for four
years, and these amount to cents a
hundred pounds on. each shipment Of
lumber. e81
1t was hoped that the railroads
would make settlement without fur
ther litigation after the decision of
the Supreme Court, but they have thus
far failed to do so.
The time limit expires on June 26,
after which all claims growing out
'of the railroad overcharges will be
barred by the statute Of Imitation
Some of the lurnbermen waited un-
til the last moment before preparing
to bring suit, hoping that settle
ment would be secured, but the rail
roads remained insistent and it now
devolves upon the shippers to file the
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21

Daily News Special.
jackson, June 21.-More than a hun
dred representative men from all
walks Of life met in Jackson yesterday
afternoon to take counsel one with
the other as to the present condition
and future outlook of the candidacy
of Hon. chas. Scott, one Of the leading
candidates for Governor.
After che meeting adjourned, Capt.
Wood, Of Meridian, gave out the fol
lowing:
Every county in the State was rep
resented, and the lawyer, the doctor,
the merchant, the farmer and the
laborer exchanged views on the
situation. and the consensus OF
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
ARRIVED IN HATTIESBURG
YESTERDAY, TIRED and wan
sennie Robinson, the Lost Boy, Was
Recently at ovlsburs and Picayune,
His Present Whereabouts is Now
a Mystery.
Where is Benny ROBINSON?

;. ~ 4
Where is Benny Robinson?
Tis is a question that an anxious
mother has spent hundreds of dollars
and travelled thousands of miles to
solve, and the question remains un-
answered.
The story of martial infelicity be-
tween the parents years ago, when
Benny was a tottling boy, the separ-
alton, and the loss of the child to the
mother, makes a tale stranger than
fiction
Years ago the parents lived at Chap
in, Ill Robinson, the husband and
father, treated his wife badly, and
they separated. The father took the
two boys and put them in an orphan
asylum in Chicago, as the mother was
unable to support them. This was when
Benny was two and one-half years of
age. Later Mrs. Robinson married
Mr.. A. j. Heyl, and moved to Yuma,
Arizona. The boys were later taken
from the asylum and adopted by two
different families, and two years ago
Mrs. Heyl recovered one Of them, and
learning that Benny. the other boy,
had been adopted by man named
Miller at Jacksonville, ILL.,, she went
to that city at once to find him. When
she reached there, however, it was
only to find that he had joined a car
nival company and had left the place.
The mother followed the boy over sew
eral States, only to find when she
would reach one city that he had gone
to another.
This course has been followed for
the past two years, and the anxious
mother has on several occasions been
almost within arms reach of him, as
it were, but upon her approach he
would vanish like a mirage ON the
desert. From Illinois, Missouri, and
other States, she followed him to
Louisiana, where he was located last
November at Lake Charles. For a
time all trace of him was lost, but q
few weeks ago. Mrs. Heyl heard Of
him at Orvisburg and Picayune, Miss.
where he was working in saw mill
and later he was heard Of at Poplar
vile. She arrived in that city las
Saturday, and was told that he had
left there, and was at McHenry. She
went to that city, only to be told that
he had gone to Gulfport. and evel
since last Saturday, Mrs. Heyl hal
been travelling over the G. & s.
road in this section. one day walking
eight miles, in the hope of findin,
him, but so far she has been unsuc
cessful.
She alighted from the north-boun'
G. & s. I. train last night, and toll
her story to a News reporter. She wa
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
| Old Glory Waving
| Soldiers Marching

A great Fourth of July celebration!
That is what DR.. w. w. Crawford
thinks Hattiesburg ought. to. have.
Not a noisy, fire-cracker Fourth, but
one Of the good old patriotic kind
just like they used to have before the
war.
Dr. Crawford thinks there should be
a great parade, in which the local mil
itary company, the firemen, the var
ious organizations and the citizens
generally should take part.
Then a big open air meeting on the
court house square, or at some other
convenient place Somebody to read
the Declaration of Independence and
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-21
TEXAS TOWNS TO
FIGHT YELLOW FEVER
Publishers Press.

Publishers Press.
Galveston, Texas, June 21.--An in
spection system on thorough scale
has been established here and at other
ports and border towns by the State
Health Department as precaution to
keep yellow fever out Of Texas. The
authorities will keep track of every
person entering the State from Mexico
and South and Central America or
other places likely to be infected with
yellow fever. The determination of
mosquitoes has also been take up by
the department, which will wage a
vigorous warfare against the disease
breeding pests.