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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-27
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-StOries Rehashed from
our Exchanges.

The Idaho Fruit Land company
will plant 500 acres Of apple trees
on their property near Mountain
Home next spring.
Owing to the financial string
ency tits said that there is still
about $4,000 due the Nez Perce
Indians for land rent at Lapwai.
The Interurban Electric Rail
way company has just announced
that it will commence the erec-
ton of a SIS, 900 depot in Boise
in the near future.
Frank Greek residing in Law
yer's canyon south of Nezperce,
killed a bald eagle Tuesday
which measured Z feet from tip
to tip of its wings.
It is said that operations on the
Northwestern road, from Hunt
ington to Lewiston, which were
suspended on account of the
money stringency, will be re-
sumed soon.
The trial of Steve Adams has
cost Shoshone county $500, not
counting the attorneys fees to
be paid by the county, which
will probable bring the cost
up to $4,000.
Bertram De Nully w. Cruger,
a son Of the late Eugene Cruger,
who, at his death in 1898, left a
fortune of more than $1,000, 900
is working in a mine at Ivers,
Ida., in order to gain a practical
knowledge of the mining in
dustry.
Near Salubria are two of the
largest raisers of hogs to be found
in southern Idaho. Ed Jewell
is said to have over 1000 head of
Chester White and Berkshires,
while Harvey Blake has in the
neighborhood of 800 head of the
same breed.
The manager of the Western
Union telegram office at Wallace
was arrested for keeping his
Office open last Sunday. He has
retained counsel and will fight
the case through all the courts,
according to the instructions
from headquarters.
The little child of Green
Williams, a farmer living near
Weiser, is dead as the result of
swallowing a bean which became
lodged in the lung and all efforts
to locate it were futile. In a
coughing fit the bean came up
into the throat and death resulted
Immediately
About twenty head of fine
horses and several wagons, said
to be the property Of the company
which is to install the Lawyers
canyon bridge, passed through
Culdesac Saturday enroute to the
bridge site. The teams will be
used to haul material for the
construction of the bridge piers
yet to be built.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-27
Estray Cattle.

I have cattle, branded - on
left hip, still out on ~ the
range. Reward for any informa-
ton about them sent to me al
Cottonwood.
JAMES HOLLANDSWORTH.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-27

date.
Unless some unforeseen delays
are encountered Mr.. Carlson
thinks the bridge will be COM
pleted in about three months,
when the tracklaying will be
rushed through to Grangeville.
Fridays Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
LETTER GUILTY IN MINE CASE.
Sequel to Explosion Which Resulted
in Loss Of Sixty Lives.

DUQUOIN. ILL.,, March 2.-Joseph Letter,
the wealthy operator Of the Zeigler col
fiery. the scene of numerous labor conflicts
during the last two years, was yesterday
found guilty In court, at Benton. Of vio-
iating the state mining laws. and will be
arrested and given nominal fine Of from
$500 to $500 Mr.. Letter was found guilty
of employing a mine examiner who did
no. hold a certificate issued by the state
mining board at the time of the disastrous
explosion. In April, 1905. in which sixty
men lost their lives, either outright or by
being asphyxlcated in rescuing the dead
bodies. Tho prosecution based their fight
principally ON that point. arguing that the
examiners ignorance Of mining laws was
in measure. responsible for the disaster
While the verdict of the jury was no sur
prise to those indirectly concerned with
thu trial, 1t was a sore disappointment gen.
orally to the citizens of Franklin county,
who had expected that Letter would have
been acquitted Of the charge The verdict
is Thought 10 hL,e been in the nature of
compromise.
The trial VIII be resumed March IL, at
which time Mr.. Letter will be tried on the
various COUNTS &C which he has been I'm
dicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
3o5 T STREET NJ. e.
WASHINGTON, D. c.

gram included discussions of topics of do
mestic interest. Among those participating
were Asa M. Stabler. Benjamin II. Miller.
DR.. Thomas, Mrs. Benjamin III. Miller and
others. Mrs. Emile T. Massey and Miss NJ
E. Gilpin We're elected to membership.
The electric car from Washington reach
ing here at 1870 o'clock this afternoon
brought out three Virginia couples bent on
matrimony. They were Thomas Alvin Her
ring ana Miss Annie Gertrude Rivercomb,
both of Culpeper county: Ashford c. Sim
gleton of Fort Hunt and Miss Sophia A.
Clark of Riverside. and William N. Crump
and Miss Susie Grimes. both of Alexandria.
The first two couples were married with
the usual Rockville haste in such matters,
Rev. Thomas H. Campbell, pastor of the
Baptist Church, officiating for the Gull
pepper couple, while Rev. Ernest l.. Wolfe.
pastor of the M. E. Church South, tied the
knot for the others. The young Alex
andrians, however, met with dsappoint-
rnent the difficulty in their case being that
the young man, who, in applying for the
license gave his age as nineteen years,
failed to bring along with him the written
consent of his parents. Consequently the
clerk of the court had to refuse to issue the
license While plainly disappointed, the
young lovers made the best of bad situa-
ton and left for Washington with the eX-
pressed intention of procuring the neces-
sary consent and returning to Rockville
this evening to have the ceremony per-
formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
FAREWELL DINNER.
Retiring Official of United States Ex-
press Company Honored.

The officers of the United States Ex-
press Company last evening rendered a
farewell dinner at the Raleigh Hotel to
Mr.. a. III. Howe. assistant to the presi-
dent of the company. Covers were laid
for sixteen. Mr.. E. R. Hendley served as
toastma ster.
Mr.. l.. p. Starkweather, in behalf of
the other officers. presented Mr.. Howe
who is leaving to accept a position in
Nevada, with a pigskin travelling case
with silver trimmings
Among those present were: D. NJ Hess
chief engineer. of New York; c. G. Rust,
general agent, of Philadelphia; Charles E.
Jefferies. superintendent of real estate.
New York; l.. P. Starkweather, general
agent. New York; J. NJ. Tallman, general
accountant. New York; w. H. Snyder,
general superintendent wagon service.
New York; w. T. Bushby, general agent
foreign department, New York; Samuel
r. Finney, general cashier New York: r
L. Tate, general auditor, New York: w.
P. Hill, master of transportation, New
York; III. B. Fielding. foreign department.
New York; E. r. Hendley. treasury agent
Washington; F. ]. -Stoddard, chief clerk
treasury service, Washington; w. G.
Johnson, local agent, Washington: Cen.
Alexander Mckenzie, chief Of engineers.
Y. S. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
News of Fredericksburg, Va.
,ecial Correspondence of The Star.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March 2. 1907.
Rural route No. 2 extending in Stafford
county, running down the river road as
far as Little Falls farm. then east along
the popular road to White Oak Church
then via "Boscober' farm and Capt. d. NJ
Lees back to this city. was started this
morning from the post office in this city
with Mr. Sonny Powell as carrier This
new route is big convenience for the office
and will enable the patrons along the route
to receive their mail daily, whereas before
they would have to call at the office for the
same.
Mr.. Charles H. Hurkamp has been Sc
lected as one of the judges in the saddle
horse, hunters and jumpers class of the
horse show of the Monmouth County Asso-
citation of Long Branch, N. J., July "A to q
next.
Mrs. Harris. wife of Mr.. Rosser " Har-
ris, residing near Shady Grove Church. in
Spotslyvania. went to see neighbor who
was i'll Tuesday last. On her arrival she
was informed of the death of her friend.
The shock was so sudden that Mrs. Harris
collapsed, dying yesterday. Her husband,
one son and one brother. Mr.. o. D. Foster
of this city, survive her.
Mr.. Robert Poleglaibe's residence on the
turnpike road about eight miles from this
city. in Spotsylvania county, was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday.
Broaddie Newton of Stafford county and
MISS Nelle JOHeS VI Ming 1eOTSe county
were married at the Methodist parsonage
In this city last Wednesday evening
Mrs. Melithia Pulliam, wife of Mr.. John
j. Pulliam. died Tuesday night at her home
near Hicks store. Spotsylvania county.
Rev. H. H. Barber. rector of Trinity Epis-
copal Church of this city, is Ill at his home
on Prince Edward street.
Quinton L. Hutchinson and Miss CHM
mena N. Amedon. both of Dumfries, Prince
William county, were married at the home
of the brides parents February %, Rev.
A. T. Lynn officiating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
MISTAKEN FOR A BURGLAR.
Mr.. John Welsh Shot by His Grandson
in Baltimore.

Mistaken for burglar, Mr.. John Welsh
aged seventy-four. father-in-law of De-
tectfve Peter B. Bradley of 91S East Goth
street. Baltimore, early Friday morning
was shot in the face by his grandson
Horace E. Bradley, aged sixteen, and is
now at St. Josephs Hospital
The bullet entered the right cheek and
lodged in the fieshy part of the neck Just
behind the ear. 1t was located by means
of the X-ray, and 1t is expected that DIR.
Frank Kirby will perform an operation
today for the purpose of removing it. Dur
ing the afternoon Mr.. Welsh was able to
talk and it is not thought that the wound
is serious one. save the danger of COM
plicatfons and the age of Mr.. Welsh being
against him in the operation
Young Bradley, as a matter of FORM
was arrested shortly after the shooting,
and taken to the northeastern police sta
ton. At preliminary hearing before a
justice, at the suggestion of Detective
Bradley, the lad was released on So 900 hail
for hearing on March 10
The shooting was the outcome of Mr.
Welshs habit of retiring early, and then
during the night getting up and going
down stairs to take a smoke. He said that
about 3 O'Clock yesterday morning he felt
as though he would like to smoke. and got
up and went In to the dining room AS
the moon was shining brightly he did not
light the gas, but sat by the window After
enjoying his pipe he arose and was about
to go upstairs, when some one began TO
shoot at him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
VIRGINIA RATE HEARING ENDED
Manager Says His Road Can Stand
Lower Fares.

RICHMOND. Va, March 2.-Traffic Man
ager r. B. Cook of the New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railway Company,
who appeared before the state corporation
yesterday in the 2-cent passenger rate hear
ing, after being forced to admit that his
road had recently increased its stock by
one-fourth and was paying a 10 per cent
annual dividend, and that it's earnings per
passenger mile were twice as much as any
other road in the United States, came to
the conclusion that the 2-eent rate should
be adopted.
Now is the time for it," he said. 1.-THE
road can easily stand the reduction. We
have been very fortunate. Our road is
level and our expenses low. / think the
rate should be reduced"
At the conclusion of the morning exami-
nation the 2-cent proceeding was closed.
No other roads will appear, although the
Baltimore and Ohio and the Norfolk and
Southern will send papers to supplement-
their answers already filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star


ROCKVILLE, Md. March 1on7
Inc trustees of the poor met at the county
aimshouse today, with Messrs. M. Wilson
Ofutt. Harry Riggs, Eleazar Raw and
charles J. Lyddane present Following the
transaction of routine business the trustees
and several other guests were entertained
at dinner by Mr.. James W. Rabbit. suner-
intendent of the aImshouse.
A weekend" conference of the nerher.
OF the Society Of Friends of the Sandy
spring neighborhood was held TODAY in the
sandy Spring meeting house. The feature
OF the occasion was an address by Prof.
Jesse H. Holmes of Swarthmore College
Mr Charles ]. Lyddane of Jamestown
olstrlct, whose name has been frequently
mentioned In connection with the 6emo-
cratic nomination for county commissioner
TO succeed Commissioner Charles G. Griffith
ana VINO has been urged by MANY of his
Irienos 10 enter the fight, announced today
that under no circumstances will he allow
the use OF his name for that or any other
political position. 1t was also learned TO-DAY
that Benjamin c. Colt and Charles VIII
nans are among the probable candidates
for the nomination.
The county commissioners will, as re-
qulred by the new county treasurer law,
next Tuesday appoint tax assessors for the
various election districts of the county.
The Tuesday Evening Embroidery Club
was entertained this week by Miss Lillian
F. Prettyman.
The principals of all Montgomery county
public schools with two or more teachers.
who recently organized as the MONTGOMERY
County Principals Association held their
first meeting here today. Prof Earle B.
Wood. county superintendent of schools,
presided. Pedagogical subjects were dis
cussed by Messrs. Cooke D. Luckett, Ira
c. Whitacre. Roger ]. Whiteford, Julian +.
Walters. ]. w. Darby. j. Forest Colt, Rob-
ert w. Stout and Frank T. Griffith, and
Miss Fidelia s. Walker and Miss E. Mabel
Condor. The election of officers re-
suited in the choice of Prof Ira C.
Whitacre, principal of Gaithersburg High
School. as president, and Miss Josephine
R. Wellmore. principal of Sligo School, as
secretary. The membership of the associa-
tion includes Cooke d. Luckett, Julian r.
Walters, Ira c. Whitacre. Roger J. White
ford j. w. Darby. J. 7. Baker, Wilson s.
Ward. Frank T. Griffith. Robert w. Stout.
j. Forest Colt and Misses Ida s. Dove
Nora J. Rabbit. Josephine r. Wellmore.
Frances S.. Gladhill and E. Mabel Condon'
The association will meet in Rockville the
Hrst Saturday In each school month Dis
trict teachers associations have been or
ganized in the various districts of the coun-
ty. and they will hold meetings the second
Friday In each school month.
The Home Interest Club of the Sandy
Spring neighb0rhood held its last meeting
at TIE home Of Mr.. p. T. Stabler. The pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
5 VISIT ANTI-sUIcIDE BUREAU.
All Tell Why They Want to Quit
Life,

NEW YORK, March Announcement of
the Salvation Armys anti-suicide bureaus
opening brought to the armys headquarters
yesterday four men and one woman who
said that they We're seriously considering
self-destruction. Each got an earnest talk
Ing to and copy of this stanza:
Every day is a new beginning.
Each morn is a world made new:
So despite old sorrow and older SHINING,
ForecaSted trouble and possible pain,
Take heart with the day and begin again.
The first applicant, a tall old Hebrew,
told Colonel Holland that he had lost S4O.-
600 in Wall street, was too old to begin
again and could see nothing ahead more
attractive than death. Colonel Holland
promised him that the army would supply
him with lawyer to see if he could get
some of his savings back, and when he
went away he promised to return at 8
O'Clock this morning.
Next came a well-dressed woman about
forty years old. who spoke with French
accent. business partnership which she
had entered failed, she said She thought
she had been swndled, but was in New
York without friends and had decided to
quit fighting. She was also asked to APP
pear again at O'Clock this afternoon.
Applicant No. explained that he was a
waiter and bartender. He had tried suicide
three times by jumping overheard, gas and
drugs. but couldn't make it work. From
childhood he told Colonel Holland, he had
been subject to erratic impulses, and now
Ildl uflnh ndu INe pest Oh MIN ne kept
wanting to shoot somebody. On Thursday
night. when he found that race track gam
bling had cost him S1s5 in a week, he had
tried TO shoot a friend. he said, and now
he wanted to surrender to the Salvation
Army. Colonel Holland talked very long
time with this man. A friend of the army
promised to give him job as waiter this
morning.
Another man. a well-built six-footer con-
fessed TO being a criminal He had been a
wild one all his life, had been indicted
forty times for larceny and was harassed
by the fear of life sentence. Incidentally
he hadn't slept for forty-eight hours.
Colonel Holland admitted that he hadn't
counted on visits from criminals. The Wis
itor got bed and will be advised today.
The last petitioner was youth of twenty
years, whom Colonel Holland describes as
very well-connected young man from
Jersey. He was pretty well tagged from
drugs and told his host that he had run
through 10000 within a month. had forged
his fathers name TO checks and was ready
to die unless the army could think of some
thing better. He appeared somewhat cheer
ed when Colonel Holland got through with
him and slept in the army building last
night.
These cases were the real thing you
understand, Colonel Holland said last
night. Some fakirs showed up too, but
they were pretty easy TO spot. The bureaus
frst day pleased us very much"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
Hyattsville Sidewalk Case,
Special Correspondence of the Star.

special correspondence OF the Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 2, 1907.
The opinion handed down here yester-
day by Associate Justice Burke of the court
of appeals in the Hyattsville sidewalk case
is regarded as important from the fact that
1t fixes absolutely the law in Maryland
relative to the power Of the legislature to
grant authority to municipal corporations
to make local improvements and to charge
the cost thereof to the land owners abut-
ting thereon. The court intimated that
some question might have been raised in
the bill as to the proper notice of the as
sessment given by the mayor and common
council. but 'in absence of all allegations
upon that subject, upon the presumption
as to the regularity and validity of all gov
ernmental acts, 1t must be assumed that
proper notice had been given"
The court decides that section o. chapter
49, of the acts of 1906. under which the
Improvement in question was made, is valid
and that the RUE OF apportionnent Oh the
cost of the improvement adopted by the ap-
pellant was fair. just and equitable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
Laurel and Vicinity.

Special CORRESPONDENTS Of The Star.
LAUREL, Md. March ., 1907.
pleasant surprise party was recently
given to Mrs. Howard Morrison, formerly
of Laurel. but now of Hyattsville, upon her
sxty-fifth birthday.
Mrs. Carrie Carichoff and Mr.. Louis
Wooten, both of near Laurel. were married
few days ago, Rev. A. b. Sites officiat-
ing.
The cutoff MOBILES and brass tips stolen
from two companies of the Laurel yolun-
teer fire department a few weeks ago have
been found by Officer Clarence White among
a lot of junk at dealers. who says he
purchased them from some boys and that
he did not know that were the property of
the fire department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03

Wednesday, in the eightieth year of his
age. Interment was in Union cemetery,
Leesburg, yesterday, Rev. George W. Pop
kins officiating
Mr.. ]. NJ. Leth has purchased from Mrs
Frederick di Zerega of Aide about 100 acres
Of the tract of land near Aide originally
owned by Mr.. Henry +. Davis.
Senator and Mrs. Henry Fairfax of this
county have been the guests of Senator j.
Don Cameron of Pennsylvania at st.
Helena Island. off the coast of South Caro-
lima. Mr. Fairfax Will soon sail for Europe.
Rev. ]. E. Bailey. pastor of the Baptist
Church of Herndon. and Rev. Frank Il.
Berkeley of this city will exchange pupits
Sunday next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
Roanoke to Get carnegie's ss5, GOO.

ROANOKE, Va, March 2.-Some time ago
Andrew Carnegie made an offer to Roa-
noke College Of a $4,000 endowment pro-
vided that the college should secure from
other sources an amount SUFFICIENT to in
crease the endowment to 100000 1t was
authoritativelys announced yesterday that
the additional $4,000 is In sight. with a
strong probability of q large gift from an
other source. which may have the effect of
doubling Mr.. Oornegie's present OFFER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03

George w. Vanderbilt. owner of Biitmore,
at Asheville, N. C.. announces his inten-
ton of riding in Pullmans in the future
instead OF occupying private car as here
tofore. The Swannanoa, owned by Mr..
Vanderbilt. and one of the most expensive
cars ever made, has been disposed OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
Leesburg and Vicinity.
ecial Correspondence of The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, March 2, 1907.
Announcement is made that, beginning
Sunday, March 10. and confirming each
night throughout the week. there will be
a series of lectures at the Lcesburg Opera
House by Rev. Thomas e. Waters and
Rev A. ]. Vamriglegen. missionary priests
of Virginia, on 1.-The Catholic Church."
Mr.. William Horseman of Lou,loun coun-
~ died at his home near Mahala last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03

illusions in respect of the virtue of the peo-
pie. There are only 400 women of question
able calling in the archdiocese of Manila,
which has population of over 100000. or
these, so per cent are japanese, IA are
American and the remainder, with one or
two negritic exceptions, are Filipino.
This virtue and peacefulness is attributed
by the archbishop to the outdoor life of
the people. In the country. he declared
temptations are almost wholly wanting. In
conclusion. he observed:
Real Danger to the Future.
1.-The real, almost the only, danger to the
prosperous and happy future of these beau
tiful and wonderfully fruitful islands is
to be found among the revolutionists, the
professional revolutionists, may say, who
are composed of small but noisy resolute
and aggressive groups here and there, but
principally in or near Manila.
1T is notorious that these revolutionists
are men without education, property, abil-
ity or principles. Not one of them has any
property at stake. The worst excuses of
Central and South American anarchy
which now and then disturb the world
would be the necessary consequence of
permitting these irresponsible men to rise
to power.
What have 1 to say about the Filipino
feeling toward the United States? 1t is
most cordial among the better element of
all classes. The humanity and disinterest-
edness of the American government are
becoming understood and fully appreciated.
All who have anything to lose; all who are
rearing familes-in short, the great, the
immense majority of the people now
spect and really like the United States.
Whatever Americophobia may exist is to
be found only among the disappointed rev.
dictionary leaders.
Lest l may forget it, wish to say now
that it is impossible to speak too highly
of the general conduct of the American
soldiers in the islands. 1t has been excel
lent when we consider the surrounding
conditions from Gen. Leonard Wood down
to the humblest private. The rank and
file deserve the gratitude of the American
people, as well as that of the people of
the islands for what they have accom-
plished in strange land, among a strange
people speaking a strange language.
Gen. Wood has developed a great deal.
His grasp of the situation is firm and
broad but his administration is tactful and
kindly in spirit. His influence over the
soldiers is positive, and the wholesome i'm
preston his rule has made upon the ma
tives will not be Obliterated for a long
time"