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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23

nights are required for the interpreta-
ton of the opera on account of the diff
ficult character of the music Six prima
donnas and half dozen leading male
singers will alternate from evening to
evening in the principal roles.
Of the prima donnas who will sing in
Spokane, one is of foreign birth and
five are native born American singers
The foreign artist is Eliza Szamosy,
whose success in the title role OF
Madam Butterfly" when offered at
the Royal Opera at Budapest, Hungary.
led to Puccini's recommendation that
she be engaged by Mr.. Savage for his
American production of the opera. The
five Americans include Miss Florence
Easton, one Of the great coloratura
prima donnas of the opera at Covent
Garden, London; Rena Vivienne, also
strongly endorsed by Puccini; Estelle
Bloomfield, from the Royal Opera at
Dresden; Harriet Behnee, from the
court theaters Of Berlin, and Ethel
Houston, who was singing abroad be-
fore joining Mr.. Savages company, all
American born but all successful
abroad.
Many of our citizens are taking a
lively interest in the opera, and several
large parties are being organized to
visit Spokane, especially to hear the
beautiful Nine. Butterfly. Mail orders
can be sent in now for seats for any Of
the three performances, two nights and
a matinee given on Tuesday. The boz
office sale of reserved seats opens ON
Thursday morning, February 81, at the
Spokane Iheater
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Basis of Settlement.

Washington-The San Francisco
school controversy growing out OF the
segregation of Japanese school child
rem in that city has been settled. The
basis of the agreement reached at the
White House conference today is that
Mayor Schmitz and the members Of
the board WILL Immediately after the
bill as reported by the conferees in
congress, abolish the oriental schools
and again admit Japanese children in
to the white schools.
The president and Secretary Root
assured the Californians that If the
bill is not passed at this session an
extra session will be called Immediately
after the adjournment on March A.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
EXPLOSION ON BOARD AssAlp DIVIDENDS ABOUT $4,000
German Steamer VaIdinia Death
Louea Cor caAraraI caarnen

German Steamer VaIdinia Death
House for Several Seamen.
Seven men were killed and three
injured and considerable damage sus-
tanned by the vessel by an explosion
of the German steamer Validivia at
sea recently. The accident was re-
ported when the steamer arrived here.
The donkey engine boiler exploded
throwing the steamers funnel over
and ripping open the upper deck. The
seven dead were killed instantly The
escaping steam from the bursted boiler
enveloped the steamer, creating a
scene of confusion Among the in
jured is the first officer. The names
Of the dead are:
Fourth Engineer J. Steinhagen, Ho-
boken.
Fireman A. Seldom, colored.
Coal Passer w. H. Anna.
Coal Passer Salenski.
Sailor Dytho.
Sailor W. DIETRICH.
Steward William Simmons, colored.
The chief officer, who was on duty
on the bridge, was buried in the de-
bris when found. He states that when
the explosion occurred everything ap-
peared to fall over the bridge onto the
deck and the superstructure above the
decks were torn open. All the life
boats were damaged, one SO badly
that it was thrown overheard The
smokestack fell down to the deck, but
lures abaft of the bridge were com.
pletely torn out. When the explosion
occurred the steamer stopped and
everybody rushed to the rescue. The
dead we're so mangled that it was with
difficulty that the bodies were secured
They were buried at sea.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Traqlc Scene in streetecar.

Chicago-Through the windows and
doors of burning streetcar, charged
with electricity, score Of passengers
made their way last night. Fourteen
persons were injured. The fire started
when the motor of the car westbound
on the Harrison center lines ex-
ploded.
Electricity spread to the several
electrical conductors through the car
and set fire to the clothing of four OF
the passengers. Men struggled with
women in their efforts to reach the
doors. Others smashed the windows
and in jumping to the ground were in
jured. Several of the passengers were
shop girls returning from work.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
SPORTING NOTES.

Harry Corbett, the we'll known
sporting man and brother Of James ].
Corbett, ex-champion heavy weight
pugilist, was found dead this morn
ing. Corbett died Of heart failure in
San Francisco.
In the Northwest baseball schedule,
which is being prepared, Seattle gets
the most games, probably 81. No
team in the league will play less than
&c.
There is still talk of matching Honey
Melody and Jack Dougherty to meet
in Milwaukee.
The Coast leaguers south Of the
Oregon line do not regret losing Sc
attic, but Judge McCredie hates to see
lis northern rival desert and will
make a strenuous effort to hold the
northern city and keep Lucas from
heading a successful league.
In a holly contested and intensely
exciting game of basket ball, Whitman
defeated Washington State college
Saturday afternoon by the score Of
Is to IA.
The Spaulding ball has been adopted
as the social ball in the Northwestern
league for this season.
Rossland, B. C.-Torgal Noren Sat
urday broke his own Canadian champ
ionship record for ski jumping, doing
80 feet, his best previous mark being
"a feet. This was despite the fact
that the snow on the approach to the
jump off was soft and slow and not at
all favorable for record-breaking.
Nelson defeated Rossland in the
final game of the championship hockey
series by a score of to 2.
Charles j. Swindells, the Bellingham
lawyer, has been signed by e. E.
Quinn, business manager of the Spo-
kane Recreation company. to catch
and act as field captain Of the Spokane
team in the Northwestern league this
summer.
! Various protests have been raised by
members of the Spokane Rod & Gun
club and interested citizens against
the passage of bill this year intro
duced in the state legislature at Olym-
pia requiring a license for fishermen as
well as hunters.
w. H. Lucas. president of the North
western league, announces that he
would pick his whole staff Of umpires
this season from the east.
Probably nothing has happened to
stir up more interest in ice hockey
in the PACING northwest in the last
five or more years than the splendid
showing made by the Spokane puck
chasers at the Rossland midwinter
carnival which closed Saturday night
! War is on between the University
of California and Stanford over the
date of the next annual track meet
AS conditions exist at present it is
probable that no intercollegiate meet
will be held at all.
! Ed Hutchinson has been sold to the
Spokane Indians and Tacoma's big
first baseman will be seen on the in
itial sack with the Indians the com
ing season.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
100000
Idaho State Mine inspector Makes In
.of terestinu figures Public.

if teresting Figures Public.
State Mine Inspector Robert NJ
Bell has issued his second biennial re-
port on the mining industry of the
state. There were II fatal accidents
In the mines of the state in 1906, as
compared with 0 in 1905. 10 in 1904
and 20 in 1908. Six of this years ac-
cidents were from explosions, four
from falling ground, four from falling
down shoots and fllholes, and one
each from handling timber, tramway
and fall from staging.
In the very complete review of the
great mining section of the Occur
d'Alenes, it is shown that this district
last; year produced SO per cent Of the
lead, 81 per cent of the silver, 55 per
cent of the copper, 95 per cent of the
zinc and IL per cent Of the gold and
all the anthony of the state. The in
spector strongly urges the building OF
large smelter in the Occur d'Alenes
which he says would make so much
money that it would be shame to
take it from the miners, and still re
duce the cost of treatment SO per cent
The total dividends paid from the
Idaho mines, while not given as en-
tirely accurate because the full reports
for the year were not in by the time
the book was written, is given as ap
proximately $7,000,000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
viii Resume Trial.

New York-Funeral services for
Mrs. Joseph B. Bolton, wife of one OF
the jurors in the Thaw trial, was held
Saturday. Arrangements had been
made for the presence of the police
reserve about the home of Bolton
Juror Bolton is bearing up well UNI
der his bereavement and DR.. H. H.
Tinker his family physician, tele-
phoned the district attorney that Mr..
Bolton would be able to take his place
with the other IL jurors on Monday
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Missing Man Has Money.

New Britain, Conn.-The latest in
formation regarding the missing bank
treasurer, w. F. Walker, is that on
Sunday last while in New York, he had
5000, 900 cash, and that to disguise
himself he had his whiskers taken off.
Within a few weeks Walker has dis
posed of for cash 100000 worth of
securities of the bank. Everything
now goes to show that Walker is
probably on vessel bound for South
America.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Result of Wreck.

Providence, R. I.-Only nine bodies
of the rs recovered from the steamer
Larchmont, sunk last Monday night
after a collision with the schooner
Harry Knowlton, remained to be identi-
fed.
United States steamboat inspectors
will take the statements Of Captain
Mcvey of the Larchmont and the few
survivors of his crew and an investi-
CATION will probably be made into the
charges of cowardice brought against
the captain.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Invites Wife to Last Meal.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 19.-In-
forming his wife that he was about to
eat his last meal, and inviting her to
sit at the table with him, G. R. Wake
field poured a quantity of morphine
into the soup Of which he was par
taking, and died shortly afterward.
Wakefield was respondent because Of
failure to quit the liquor habit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Rope Broke at a Hanging.

Richmond, va.-There was har-
rowing scene at the hanging at Farm
hill Friday Of Moses Hill and William
Run, negroes, convicted Of the muir
der of John Grub. Hill weighed
pounds. The rope broke. Hill walked
calmly back to the scaffold the second
time and again the rope broke. Hill
died in agony on the ground.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
SEATTLE SALOONS
CLOSED SUNDAY
MORE ARRESTS MADE ON THAT
DAY Than FOR YEARS.
SaIoonkeepers Insist That Mayor
Moore Prosecute All vioIators of the
Sunday Law-Tacoma Also Tries
Closed Sunday, Which Is Said to
Have Been a DismaI Failure.

Seattle, Feb. 17.-There we're more
arrests on Seattles first dry Sunday
than for any Sunday for years. Bal
lard, Georgetown and Youngstown,
suburbs reached by trolleys, were
thronged by the thirsty.
The saloonkeepers held a meeting
and drew up resolutions against every
cigar store and restaurant, which they
laid before Mayor Moore and insist
that he prosecute. The sa1oonmen
state that they will compel the en-
forcement of the law to the limit. In
communications to the mayor and
chief of police the saloonmen declared
that in case of their failure SO to do
complaint will be made of your re-
fusal to so prosecute, and proceedings
will be instituted against you for NAL
feasance, and forfeiture of your Offices
will be demanded"
Mayor Moore will make no state
ment, but Chief Wappenstein init
mates that all information concerning
iDfringements on the Sunday closing
law will be sent to the prosecuting at
torney. The chief points out that the
Sunday closing law is a state statute.
There was loud complaint on the part
OF not only the travelling men. but 9TH
ers who had been caught unprepared
All the chronic thirsts had loaded up
Saturday night upon receiving no
tees.
Tacoma BibbIers Had FIasks.
Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 18.--Although
the lid was held down tight in Tacoma
Sunday and not a cigar, newspaper
or a drink was sold during the day
Mayor George p Wrights closed town
policy was a dismal failure.
Because the announcement that
the town would be closed was made 9
week before the regime went into eff
feet, all drinkers were provided with
bottles and Sunday DRINKS were as
numerous as usual, and the closing OF
newsstands caused great inconve
nience. SalOonmen state that next
Sunday will find newspapers, street
cars and theaters placed under the ban
Of the closing law. They declare that
they will swear out warrants against
all institutions doing business con
trary to the state law.
The Sunday closing crusade is &C
companled by orders eliminating boxes
in saloons and restaurants, and for
bidding operation of slot machines
Manager Ben Norman of the Hote
Tacoma is a leader in the movement
retaliate for closing saloons by making
enforcement Of the state law univer
sal.
In the motor car with Rogers was
Assistant Superintendent Of Division
W. r.. Williamson Operating Inspec
tor B. o. Stevens was also on board
The cause of the wreck was moi
Officially determined tonight At the
Grand Central station there was incli
nation to blame the accident to spread
Ing rails, but latter 1t was. said thai
1t was believed the axle of the first
PASSENGER coach broke.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
LOOKS GOOD FOR COLUMBIA
Appropriations Are Not Cut Down in
the Senate Report.

tic 0CndtC hCpOTts
The final reporting Of the river and
harbor bill by the senate committee
removed all doubt as to the items re-
lating to Columbia river improve
ments. All items as inserted in the
house remained intact. The policy
thus indicated is to hasten to compile
ton projects already begun. If the
present managers of the river and har-
bors matters remain in charge in fu-
ture sessions Washington items will
also be unchanged, excepting for
minor increases. The good results
were attained as a result of the dele
cations of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho working together for harmony
as in no previous session.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
japan Not In Favor.

London.-In a dispatch from Toxic
the Times says it is denied here on
good authority that Japan has agreed
to any solution of the San Francisco
problem depending on restriction OF
the admission of Japanese laborers to
the United States.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
Fire in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md.-Fire broke out in
the foundry room Of the South Balti-
more Car Wheel works, five miles
from this city. After the fire was
under control the estimate of the dam
age was placed at 100000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
To Study city's Health.

London.-Owing to the alarming
mortality from spotted fever at Bel
fast and the high death rate, owing, it
is alleged, to unsanitary conditions in
many parts of that city, the govern
nent has appointed royal commits
sion to inquire into the situation.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23
pr. E. 3. Hubert is Dead.

DR.. Fri R. Hubert, dean of the di-
vinity school of the University Of Chi
cago, died recently Of pneumonia
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23

The first horsei railroad was built
In 1927.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23

The first daily newspaper appeared
in 1902.
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
deny /: ORCHARD STORY |
Witnesses Say he Did Not Blow
Up IDAHO Mill as Alleged.
PLAYED POKER ON THAT DAY
Proprietor Of store and Man! Who Sat
In Game FIatly Contradict !.
stats's star Witness.

Boise, Ida, June 29.The defense
In the Steunenberg murder trial be,
gan the days session with a further
attack on the testimony Of Harry Or.
chard and then presented testimony
to show that Jack simpkins was
cruelty treated IL the Idaho "bullpen''
and that union miners were whipped
and driven from Cripple Greek.
Dominick Flynn, who conducted q
cigar store In Mullen, Ida, in 1899,
swore that Orchard was in his store
playing poker the day that the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill was blown up
and Pat McHale. who gave the occu-
patton Of barkeeper and said he gam
bled whenever he got chance, swore
that he sat in the game with Orchard.
Frank Hough, who testified to con.
Aitions In the Idaho l"bullpen" and the
treatment Of Jack Simpkins, swore
that Orchard told him at Wallace in
the fall Of 1905 that he had just come
from Alaska, the first mentioned case
of the defense of the supposed visit
of Orchard to Alaska. Morris Fried.
man, former employe of the Pinker.
ton detective agency, testified as to
the methods Of the Pinkerton agency
In connection with the strikes in Colo.
RADIO.
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
DENIES ORCHARDS STORY
Alleged Leader Of Mob contradlcts
Evidence for State.

Boise. Ida, June 27.-William F..
Davis of Goldfeld, New, one Of the
most important witnesses for the de-
tense Of William D. Haywood, ac-
cused Of the murder OF Frank Steun-
enberg, was called to the stand and
his cross-examtnation had not been
completed when court adjourned
Wednesday evening. Harry Orchard
testified that Davis led and command
ed the mob that destroyed the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill in 1899; in
spired, as the agent of Haywood and
Meyer, the vindicator explosion and
the train wrecking plot at Cripple
Creek and was an accomplice in the
independence station crime
On direct examination by Clarence
5Darrow, he went over the story of his
working life, including the pathetic
story Of the death Of his wife and
babe at Cripple Creek. at which he
wept. and made positive denial of
every statement Of Orchard that in
volved him or his associates in any
form Of crime. He denied that he was
even a member Of the union when
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine
was blown up and at the conclusion
of his general story swore that at
Cripple Creek during the strike Or
chard told him of the Hercules mine
affair and threatened to kill Steunen-
berg.
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
TISSUE OF LIES, SAYS TAFT
Secretary Denies Stories Re-
garding Canal Affairs.

i Washington, June 29.-"It is a tissue
of falsehood," said Secretary Taft
when his attention was called to the
reports OF dissatisfaction on the part
Of the administration of the manage.
ment of affairs under the isthmian ca
nal commission and the intention of
the officials engaged in that work to
.relinquish 1t and return to the United
States. The secretary was very EN-.
,phatic in his; declaration that he had
not received a single communication
from Colonel Goethals showing in any
way that he was dissatisfied or de-
sired to end his connection with the
work.
mo Immediate change Is contem.
plated in the administration of affairs
on the isthmus," continued the secre-
tary,- "and there has not been single
kick of any sort. There is no truth in
the story of the army officers asking
for leaves Of absence to return to the
United States" ~.
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
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The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
TO BAR PROCESS SERVERS
RockefeIler's Present Place Of Abode
Closely Guarded. .1...

New York, June 20. Dispatches
from Pittsfield, Mass, report that Mrs.
E. Parmalee. Prentice, who is at Onota
farm for the summer, is entertaining
her father, John ID. Rockefeller, and
the estate is under strong guard, pre-
sumably to prevent Mr.. Rockefeller
being disturbed by process servers.
The dispatches state that the lake
front property is patrolled by launch
and that a reporter who drove out to
the place, which he found guarded at
all sides, was informed that he could
not approach the house.
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
JUDGE LOVING ACQUITTED.
Jury Returns Verdict Of Not Guilty
on the First Ballot.

Y f.rGf
Houston. Va, July AFTER being
In the juryroom for thirty-fives min
.utes the jury returned a verdict Of
mot guilty" in the case Of Former
Judge William @. Loving Of Nelson.
manager OF the valuable Virginia es-
tate Of T. F. Ryan, who was placed on
trial here June "a for the murder Of
Theodore Estes, the son Of Sheriff
M. K. Estes Of Nelson county,
Judge Loving shot and killed young
Estes on the afternoon OF April "a 28at
Oak Ridge. The tragedy was q sequel
of a buggy ride Estes had taken with
the Judges daughter! Miss Elizabeth
Loving, who told her father that her
escort had drugged and assaulted her.
i Foreman McCraw said that when
the jurors entered the room one Of
them did not exactly understand all of
the instructions Of the court, which
were repeated to him.
4 Mr.. McCraw said that when he
called for the vote he requested all
who favored the acquittal Of the de-
fendant to hold up their right hand.
On the first ballot every hand prompt
ly went up.
When asked what the basis Of the
verdict was McCraw said INSANITY -
He and other members of the jury be-
.lieved that Judge Loving was void of
his mind when he killed young Estes.
The stress. he said, had been brought
on by the story told him by his daugh-
fer
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
PROBE TELEGRAPH TRUST
Commissioners Smith Arranging 10,
tt5,sss. investigation. VA

i
Washington, June 2S.-In accord
ance with the instructions OF Pres
ident Roosevelt Commissioner Of Cor
porations Herbert Knox Smith is ar
ranging for an immediate investiga-
tion of the relations between the tele-
graph companies Of the United States.
This investigation will be conduct
ed in such q manner as to, avoid CIV
ing any company or official the priv
tilege Of immunity from prosecution in
case a violation Of the law should be
discovered. The investigation will de-
termine the nature and extent Of the
agreements existing between the tele-
graph companies, the rate Of wages
paid to employees, the operating ex-
penses and such other data as will be
useful to the department of justice in
determining whether to institute legal
proceedings and to congress should
that body desire to have the govern
ment exercise control over the tele-
graphic service. '2ss * #
The Oakes times., 1907-07-04
TOXIC HEARS THE I NEWS.
Frlsco's Latest Anti-Japanese Move
Commented On.

Toxic, June 29. Another serious re.
port Of anti-Japanese feeling in San
Francisco has been received here to
the effect that the city authorities
have placed an embargo upon Japa-
inese engaging in the business Of in
telligence agencies and have also re-
fused them licenses of every kind,
thus preventing them from engaging
In any other business than that of a
purely commercial character. Should
the report be confirmed 1t will serve
to confirm the belief here that the
display Of anti-Japanese feeling In
that city Is based on racial prejudice.