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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16

Of Ernest Bonomi, an Italian gardener
of The Dalles, has been arrested in
Pendleton by Sheriff T. d. Taylor, who
gets the $500 reward
The Portland and San Francisco
liner City of Panama, en- route for
Portland with a full list Of passengers,
collided with the steamer Alliance
from Coos bay for Portland with pas
sengers and freight No serious dam
age was done.
Plans have been practically compile
ted for the erection Of a $4,000
power plant on the head waters of
the Sandy river, few miles east of
Portland, to furnish electric power for
the United Railways, which is building
an interurban line between Portland
and Salem.
The question whether approximate.
ly 1000 homestead and timber land
claims in Oregon shall be patented or
to be rejected for fraud is being deter
mined by Special Inspector Thomas
B. Neuhausen and a corps of special
agents and assistants at Portland
The Investigations will probably con.
tinue until October before the task
is completed.
Harry Liebe, a jeweler, recently
shot and killed his wife, Eta Pittman
Liebe, of Portland. Liebe then killed
himself. Domestic infelicity is said to
have been the cause.
Tragedy had been the rule, rather
than the exception, in both the Liebe
and the Pittman families. Besides
Mrs. Liebe's violent end, Charles Pitt
man, her father, drowned himself. A
brother of Harry G. Liebe, the slayer
and suicide, was a suicide, and Liebes
cousin some years ago attempted to
Kill their uncle, Theodore Liebe, a
prominent business man of Portland,
and later he, too, committed suicide
Resides these, a brother of Theodore
and uncle of Harry killed himself.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
MONTANA ITEMS

Howard Dexter, freight engineer,
was run over and killed recently in
the railroad yards at Forsythe.
If present plans do not miscarry Bill
lings and the surrounding country will
be ultimately connected by electric
lines.
A. ]. Campbell, one of the leading
attorneys of the state and northwest,
and prominent in legal circles of the
Amalgamated Copper company and
Daily interests, died in New York city
Friday following an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Judge Bach in the district court in
Helena gave hearing on the writ of
mandamus to compel the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company to re-
sumo operations, which he granted
He declared that the company had a
duty to perform and that service must
be resumed.
What is believed to be an important
capture has been made by Policeman
Mcdonald in Billings, when he arrest
ed man who gave his name as James
Burkes, who is believed by the officer
to be wanted in st. Louis for the muir
der of Patrolman Boyce, who was
killed while attempting to arrest a
burglar.
II. N. Savage, supervising engineer
in the northwest of the reclamation
or irrigation service, says that the ex-
tension of the Sun river project is pro-
vided for, amounting to about 1900
acres additional, as well as the first
unit of the Shoshone project Of APP
proximately $4,000 acres, and the
lower Yellowstone project. extending
from Glendive to Fort Buford, N. D.
Machinery for the latter, which will
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, oregon
And MONTANA NEWS.

A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook Is Good.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
SPORTING NOTES.

Jack Meyers, the big Indian catcher
of the Butte team, may tackle the
prize fighting game.
Prince Scipione Borghese of Italy
who left Feking June 10 in an automo
bile has arrived in Paris.
Johnson, the young Weiser, Idaho
phenom, made good in his opening
game with Washington recently, hold
ing Cleveland to four hits and winning
easily.
Articles have been signed for the
Packie McFarland-1enny Yanger bout
at Fort Wayne. The weight to be 100
pounds at IL o'clock and the date is
set for August 20.
Dan Kelly will meet Charlie Parsons
of Los Angeles at jamestown in the
100 and 220 yard dashes and settle
the mooted question as to the SUI
periority of the two runners.
Joe Cans, the lightweight champion
of the world, will meet Jimmie Britt,
the conqueror of the battling Dane at
San Francisco, on September 9, in a
contest for the title of lightweight
champion.
Joe Thomas has signed for a long
bout at Ocean View, Cal, having
agreed to meet Young Ketchall of
Montana for the second time on Labor
day. Their previous encounter was
20 rounds, but the pending go is to
be 40 rounds in duration. Jimmy Coff-
roth is handling the match.
In a battle the like of which has
never been seen on the Tacoma tennis
courts for brilliancy of play, the mar
velous rally of a player once hopeless
ly beaten, and total reversal of form
of the apparent victor, Joe Tyler of
Seattle Saturday defeated w. A. Nc
Burney of Spokane in the finals of the
mems singles won the Thorne cup.
B. R. Day, a professional Splinter
from England, said to be the champion
Splinter of that country, is in Seattle,
where he made an offer to race any
man in the country for $1,000 at any
distance from so to 1000 yards. His
challenge was promptly snapped up
by Mike Butler, former athletic direc-
tor of the Chicago Athletic association,
who offered to meet him in a race of
$50 yards or to match youth by the
name of Joe Sullivan against him for
the sprints. The parties interested
held a conference and agreed to match
Sullivan against Day for three races,
these to be race of 100 yards, one of
$50 yards and one of 200 yards, the
winner of two out of three races to be
declared the winner. and receive the
purse. A side bet of $500 was posted
for the race.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
Spokane City league.
CROPS POORER THAN IN 1906
Department of Agriculture Gives Out
the Averages.

The crop reporting board of the bu-
reau of statistics of the department of
agriculture finds from the re-
ports Of the correspondents and
agents of the bureau as follows:
The condition of corn on August
was S2.S, as compared with SO.2 last
month. So on August l. 1906.
Preliminary returns indicate a win
ter wheat crop of about 400, 100000
bushels, or an average of 14.6 bushels
per acre, compared with 1917 bushels
per acre last year.
The average condition of spring
wheat on August 1, was 1874. as COM
pared with S7.2 last month, S6.9 on
August l, 1906; 1872 on August 1,
1905, and a 10-year average of S3.4.
The condition of spring wheat in
Washington on August l, 1907. was
So; August /, 1906, 50; 1O-year aver
age, SO.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
HASEGAWA TAKES REINS.
Acting Resident General of Korea to
Quell Disorders.

In the reorganization of the Korean
government three members of Marquis
Ito's staff will become vice ministers
of the three Korean departments of
state.
Marquis Ito, accompanied by eight
members of the Japanese-K Korean ad-
ministration, left for Toxic via Chem
ulpo, where large demonstration will
be held in celebration of Ito's late
coup d'etat. General Hasegawa has
Teen appointed acting resident general
and the practical restoration of order
in Korea will devolve upon him.
General Hasegawa has declared that
III national sense there will be no
elimination of the throne in the gov
eminent of Korea, and believes that
under the order of things the people
may possibly become more cohesive,
but will rely upon the Japanese for
the maintenance of order Marquis
Ito and his party will sail from Che
mulpo on a warship. Ike Chemulpo
squadron has dispersed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
ISSUED WRIT FOR STANDARD OH
Assignment of Errors Is Allowed bv
the Court.

The attorneys for the Standard on
company filed the company's assign.
ment of errors in the United States
district court at Chicago. They then
went before Judge Grosscup in the
U. s. circuit court Of appeals and made
application for an appeal, writ of
error and supersedeas.
The Standard Oil attorney contended
that the supersedes should be grant.
cd upon bond no larger than suf-
fcient to cover the cost. 1t was
claimed by the government however
that the bond should be fixed at 500
100000, the amount of the fine impos.
ed by Judge Lands, in order to So.
cure the government, pending the stav
of execution in the judgment. The as
signment of error contained 116 cita.
tions, which Judge Lands is said to-.
have erred in his decisions during the
trial
Judge Grosscup allowed the writ
of error. Action upon the writ of ST.
persedeas was delayed pending the de.
termination of the amount of the bond
the company is required to Ale. The
attorneys for the oil company were
directed to inform the court of the
financial responsibility of the COM
pany.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16

reclaim about 100000 acres in each
Montana and North Dakota, is now
being installed, as well as that for the
Huntley project. An appropriation of
100000 has been made for the build
ing of canals in the Blackfeet reser-
vatiOn
Former Governor S. T. Hsuser has
retur ned TO New YORK and made the
announcement that funds for the build
ing of third dam across the Missouri
river near Helena had been secured, rs
well as between 1900 900 aud $500, 900
for the installation of q pumping plant
which will irrigate about 50 900 acres
in the Prickly Pear valley, below the
Helena city limits. The new dam will
be constructed Immediately and will
cost approximately 81 1000. 900. This,
with tine two dams already built, will
develope a horsepower of upwards of
80 900, and like the others, it. will be
utilized to a great extent in the Butte
mines, smelters at East Helena and
Anaconda, streetcar and lighting sys-
TENS, manufactures and the like as
well as the mining camps bewteen
Helena and Butte.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
ATLANTIC FLEET SLOW TO MOVE
Congressman Begin to BaIk on Naval
Program.

The presidents program to send
powerful battleship and cruiser fleets
to the Pacific is threatened by GER
tain element in congress. inquiries
made at the navy department by mem
bers of the naval affairs committee
OF the two houses, and by individual
senator's and representatives, indicate
that there is strong opposition to the
program in the east.
While a congressional inquiry may
not be directed, it seems certain that
opposition in congress will demand Of
the president full explanation of the
objects to be accomplished by the
movement. Unless the fleets are well
OH the way when congress meets, reso-
lutions designed to embarrass the ad-
ministration will likely be introduced.
H. Chandler Egan of Exmoor Satur-
day won the western amateur golf
championship for the fourth time, de-
feating Herbert J. f. Jones of Wheat
on, 5 up, 4 to play.
Control of ships of the navy are by
law within the hands of the president
who will probably assert his indie
pendence of congress in such matters
as forcibly as he did in the Browns
vile affair.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
GREAT ARTISTS DISAPPOINTED
Height of Their Ambition Is Denied
Them.

Does success always bring happf
ness?"
This query is on the lips of Parisions
who have had their attention called
during the past few days to Edmond
Rostand, the great French poet ana
oramatist, and Nine. Sarah Bernhard
the most distinguished figure on the
French stage.
Rostand is dying, and while the
cause of his illness is given out a.
intestinal trouble, many Of his frienoS
believe that he is dying of broken
heart, caused by brooking over inc
charges of plagiarism that were maus
against him some years ago.
Nine. Bernhard has been disaP
pointed again in her quest of recognt
ton from the Legion of Honor, whion
she has sought for many years withou'
success.
These two great geniuses of French
literature and drama have attained wv
highest pinnacles of achievement u
their art, and yet there is a bitterness
in the cup.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
FLOODS ARE DEADLY IN JAPAN
Earthquake Also Destroys Lives on
kozushima.

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 12.-Heayy loss
of life is reported from central Japan
because of floods, according to ad-
vices received by the steamer Ath-
enian several hundred being killed in
all, and many injured. The property
loss was very great. A score of lives
were also lost on Kozushima, an island
Off LEU, in an earthquake, which de-
stroyed many houses and sent the
islanders to the hills in panic. At
Takigwa the ground subsidized 20 feet.
and a large number were killed and
injured. The Japanese government
sent the steamer Tenshin Maru with
relief supplies.
In Hiroshima province the floods
were most severe. The banks of the
Seno river gave way and the villages
of Yano, Nakano and Okukaita, in Ah
province, were flooded, houses washed
away and many drowned. The city
of Kure also suffered considerably
The Futagawa and Sakaigawa over
flowed, carried all the bridges away
am the district west of the rivers was
cut from Kure.
Great damage was also caused by
typhoon which ragged at Kobe and
vicinity. Several lighters were sunk
in Kobe harbor and the steamer Mach
igawa4 Maru collided with the break
water at Osaka and foundered within
five minutes. Excepting one woman.
those on board were saved.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
Little Damage to Crops.

Reports from all sections in the
wheat belt indicates that the weather
is clearing up, and that little damage
has been done to the grain thus far.
Wheat in shocks and sacks is not dam
aged at all. Some grain will shatter
where it is very ripe, and some will
fall. There will BE some loss of
strength to the grain where it has been
bleached.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
Bailey Buys Big Oil Wells.

Tulsa l. T.. August Ex-senator
Joseph w. Bailey of Texas and John
K. Kirk of Houston have purchased
the Hemmett & Gillespie farm, in the
Glenn pool, paying therefor s165. 900.
On the farm are five oil wells which
produce $500 barrels per day.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16
OREGON soulHs.

Boilermakers employed by the o. r.
4 N. company and the S. P. on their
lines in Oregon are on strike.
Professor A. e. Harrison, principal
of the Pendleton high school, has ten
dered his resignation to the school
board.
I'D Gosson, accused of the murder
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25
"THE MAN BEHIND THE GUM"

Secretary Taft touched upon tho
standing weakness of our system of
national defense in Il speech the other
day in small town in Minnesota.
Perhaps Il proper delicacy about even
limiting at the possibility of war ut
any time with any nation led him To
make these observations on Il re.
stricted occasion.
of war, the hundreds OF millions we
are spending for warshps and forts
and artillery are criminal waste of
the peoples money. These things
have no justification unless they are
assurance against aggression by 9TH
crs and safeguard of our own de-
Tense.
Without trained men to man and
use them, these costly machines are
rs useless MS so much inert iron and
stone and earth. The materials might
better have been used. the money
might better have been spent, in
creating machines of peaceful indus
try. which there is never any lack
Of hands to use.
Every branch of the service of ma
tional defense in this country Is part
ly paralyzed for want of trained men
to use its costly Instruments Sccrc-
tary Taft speaks for the army alone
and particularly for the scientific de-
partment of ordnance. But what he
says is no less true of the ships and
guns of the navy than of the forts
and guns of the coast defense.
Everywhere there is lack of train
cd mon. both officers and troops, to
use the means of national defense We
have provided at such cost Ships
are laid up for want of officers and
crows. Great guns rust for want of
trained artillerymen and would lose
most of their efficiency in case of
sudden need of raw ana unskilled
handling.
Sailors and gunners belong to high
ly trained professions and cannot be
improvised for the heed of the mo.
ment. A healthy war scare might do
us good II it aroused congress TO
make larger provision of men behind
the guns"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25

Some funny decisions are rendered
by the auditors ana "comptrollersv
OF the big government departments
Mt the national capital. A case In
point has Just occurred. Militia Off
GERS and men who attend army en-
campments will be interested in de-
cisio nrendered by tho comptroller OF
the treasury in the case of two en-.
listed men of the South Dakota mi
liua who We're detained for 81 DAYS
sick in hospital at Fort Riley, Kan.
following the close of the encamp-
ment, manenvcrs and field instrmc-
tions at that place in the fall of 1906.
The paymaster paid the men for tho
number of DAYS they were detained.
taking the position that the detention
of these mon for treatment was in.
voluntary and on account Of sickness
incurred in line of duty.
The auditor OF the war department
disallowed the payments, and on ap-
peal was sustained by the comptrol-
Ter. The comptroller says that the
law clearly contemplates that the
eneampments will be for fixed peri
Oh and that payments should be made
10 rthat period only. Members of
the militia organizations cannot be
held as participating in an encamp-
ment prior to date of leaving the
nome rendezvous or subsequent to
the date that is determined in adj
vance as the date of return thereto
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25

by 4 strike; but when tho compapy's
own men have lodged no formal com
plants with 1t. an impartial public
viii! not censure it. but commend It,
for declining TO treat at the outset
with n committee from, out the ranks
of other employers than Itself.
AS far rs tho public understands
them there Is nothing in the de
mands" of these ielegraphcrs that
cannot be properly adjusted between
themselves and the two employing
companies If only the men 30 at it
in the right way. But the officers
OF the union Logan month or more
ago to bulletin an approaching strife
before anybody on the outside had
7 ever heard Of any differences between
tho companies and their men. Tho
organization has apparently gone ut
the thing back end to-" II will come
out of the affair in much better
shape If IL turns about now ana lets
the actual employees of both compa-
MICS make an honest effort TO adjust
their differences with their employ.
ers direct. That failing. the union
could properly-anl should--take up
the cause of its aggrieved members.
But issuing repeated strike threats
TO try their effect IS bunglimg bust
ness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25
CHINESE USE TIME STICKS.
Each viii Burn Throughout a Period
of Twelve Houra

of Twelve Hours.
The Chinese have several contriv-
nnces for keeping the time of day. The
water clock has often been described,
but the use of burning sticks is less
familiar. These are described by Colo
mel Bridges In his book, "Round the
World in Six Months"
We bought q small bundle of time
sticks. The sticks. each of which is
! thirty-two inches long, are used, as
their name more or less implies, for
the purpose of measuring time. For
use by day some are especially made.
while others for service by night are
particularly constructed.
Each burns during period of twelve
hours. OF these "Iling Alfrcd's can
dies" rs some of our party termed
them, we bought two and from n print
cd circular or advertisement which
was at the same time handed to us by
the man who sold them we learned
the following particulars: d
The materials from which these time
measuring sticks are made are pre-
pared according to the directions OF
the official or imperial astronomers or
astrologers. The duration of each
time stick is adjusted according to the
clcpsydra or water clock. so that the
time which 1t indicates when burning
may be regarded as correct
Time sticks which are manufactured
to mark the hours OF the day must be
lighted at day dawn. when the lines
on the palm OF the hand are just WIS.,
ible. while those which are constructed
to mark the hours of the night must
be lighted at dusk, when the lines on
the palm of the hand are not discern
IDLE Each stick when burning must
DC placed In perpendicular position.
1t Is also necessary that 1t should be
placed In room free frcm currents
of air.-Youth's Companion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25

Leibnitz, one OF the great men of lit
eraturc, who died in 1716. wished to
Join society OF alchemists who were
prosecuting search for the philoso.
piers stone. He compiled a letter
from the writings of the most ccle-
brated alchemists and sent 1t to the so.
clety. The letter consisted OF the most
obscure terms he could find, and he
himself, he said, did not understand n
word of 1t. Afraid to be thought Igno.
rant, the society invited him to its
meetings ami made him secretary.
gonaut.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25
TUESDAY. JUNE 25. 1907.
THE TELEoRApHERs' STRIKE


Tho two official statements given
ont lT the Commercial Photographers
Union of America with reference to
strike lack dcfinlteness ana cannot
he interpreted by the public other
wise than as n threat put forward for
the purpose merely of watching Its eff
feet, IL any It has, on the two COM
. rajysszAauconcerned SO MS TO determine
the next move to be made.
One announces that the general cx-
ecutive board of the organization has
approved" strike against either
the Western Union or the Postal
company or both. President Small
having been given absolute authority
to issue the final order within week
or ten days to take effect whenever
and wherever" he may determine
The purpose of this Indebtedness is
obviously to stir up the business pub.
lie in each of half dozen or more
large cities with apprehension lest
that city be chosen for the attack and
thus to bring business-public pressure
to bear on tho companies for avert
ing n strike ly yielding to the men.
Ito Great some nervousness in bus
mess circles, the telegraph nova
days being such vastly important
factor in all branches of trade and
commerce.; but not the second effect.
for the business public unlike tho
general public is not given to preci-
pitate and hysterical interference be.
tween employers and employees and
in this instance will no doubt feel
that the two telegraph companies are
amply able to handle their own af.
fairs.
AS to the second statement-that
promulgated by the deputypresident
of tho union--t cannot operate to
arouse public sympathy for the tele-
graphers because it does not rccite
their grievances, real or imagined
with any defintencss, and the people
will naturally ask "What is all this
fuss about, anyway" And 1t does
contain one passage that Will most
likely have the effect of making un.
prejudiced and impartial persons lean
toward the side of the companies
"The excuse given Ly the Western
Union company" it says, for It's I'M
willingness to treat with the execu
tive committee of the union was tina,
no member of the committee is an
employc OF the company. That Is
certainly true, because II an employe
of the Western Union had been plac
ed on the committee, he would have
been promptly dismissed by the com
pany. This is in no sense fight
for recognition OF the union.'
On the assumption that this state.
the facts. it would appear that tn,
Western Union Company is perfectly
willing to treat with a grievance com
mittee of its own men, but not will
persons who are not in it's employ a
allan altogether rational and logi
cal and business-like position to ms
sumo. Ii is fair to presume that, /
the companys employees have rea
grievances and these fail of adjust
ment after proper negotiations be
teen employer and employees. then th
iatter could take their case to tn,
Union and the union could Legitimate
~ try to bring the company to terms
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25

Entered Mt tho Newport News, Va.
postofflce as second-class matter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-25

q. E, Thacker. Editor and Publisher.
j.. Il. Pugh. Advertising Manager.