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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
BUTTE Miners SAID TO,
VOTED FOR HIGHER SCALE

Butte, Mont. Feb. 90. Returns to
midnight Monday show that the
amendment to the constitution of the
Butte miners union increasing the
wage scale to 81 a day will carry by a
vote of three to one. A total vote of
5000 was cast. If the ultimatum of
John d. Ryan, managing director of
the Anna lgamated Copper company, is
carried into effect, in consequence of
the demand for an increase, there will
not be an Amalgama ted mine in opera
ton Tuesday night.
The companies are now paying $3. rs
day.
A shutdown of the mines will para
lyze several dependent cities and throw
30 900 persons out of work.
The Polls opened at 10 O'Clock and
closed at 10 p. IN. Between five and
seven thousand miners have votes. A
full count propably will not be an
nounced until late Tuesday.
The strike of newspaper employees
hangs fire, waiting the result of this
vote. If the camp is tied up by a
strike of miners, the newspapers may
not resume for many weeks.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
EX0NERATES BAILEY

Austin, Tex, Feb 26.-By a vote Of
IL, the Texas senate discharged the in
vestigating committee which has been
in session several weeks. looking into
charges against Senator Joseph W.
Bailey. At II O'Clock the anti Bailey
following offered a resolution instruct
ing the committee not to bring in a re-
port at this time, but to send a subcom
mittee to st. Louis to secure the testi-
mony of H. Clay Pierce and to embody
such evidence in its final report. Adj
herents of Mr. Bailey PROMPTLY offered
a substitute that the committee be dis
charged at once and that Senator Bail
ey be fully Endorsed. After a heated
d. bate the substitute resolution was
passed
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
Cost of Cream Advancing.

That the cost of milk and cream has
advanced enormously since 1900 as the
result of the curtailment of supply to
the factories and the increasing mar
ltet in the large cities is indicated in
a census bulletin just issued relative
to the manufacture of butter, cheese,
condensed milk, flour and grist mill
products and starch, for 1905. A sub
stantial increase in the manufacture of
all these products is shown since 1900
except starch, which declined marked
ly. The cost of cream increased 247.9
per cent and milk 81 per cent
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
More Shocks at Kingston.

Kingston Jamaica-There was a re
newal of the recent earthquake
shocks Saturday when a severe
quake" followed by two other mild
ones shook down a number of walls
of some damaged buildings near the
docks.
Four negro laborers who were at
work clearing the ruins were caught
under the falling walls and killed,
while half a dozen others were more
or less severely injured. One white
man who was driving through the
streets was killed by damaged build
ing collapsing and burying him and
his team. The people were thrown
into a panic and all made for the
parks
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
NOT SOLE OWNER
Denied That He Controls Standard
Oil Company Entirely.


Frederick T. Gates, the representa-
tive of John d. Rockefeller, who re-
Gently made an Official announcement,
saying that Mr.. Rockefellers fortune
could not exceed $3.50 900 900 or $780,
900 900 and that his income did not
exceed $4,000, 900 or $2O,000,000,
adds to his statement in an interview
that Mr.. Rockefeller does not control
the Standard Oil company now, nor
has he ever controlled it.
At no time. said MI Gates, have
MIR. Rockefeller's holdings of Stand
ard Oil stock been as much as 80 per
cent of the total.
This statement was brought out by
a reporter who visited Mr.. Gates at
his home in Mont Clair, N. j.:
"Mr. Rockefeller has never been in
control Of the stock of the Standard
Oil company" Mr.. Gates said in re-
ply to question on that point. THE
stockholders control and always have
controlled the company"
Have there not been times when
Mr. Rockefeller held more than 30
per cent of the stock? His holdings
have varied from time to time" said
Mr.. Gates. MI. ROckefeller's larg-
est holdings of Standard Oil stocks,
at any time, have never been as much
as 80 per cent on the totals"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
Ians We'll Treated There.

The Japanese have certainly no rea-
son to complain of their treatment in
the public schools of Hawaii. Accord
ing to the census of last June there
were 1878 japanese in the schools, as
compared with 4O45 Hawaiian children
and 1882 part Hawaiian. The Portu-
guese numbered 1878, the Chinese
1889. while of Americans there were
only 457 in the public schools.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
STEVENS RESIGNED
PANAMA CANAL TO BE CON-
STRUCTED WITHOUT HIM.
His Decision Was Standardization
Roosevelt Decides to Re-organize
Percentage Basis Annulled Con-
struction to be Under Army Head.

By an order addressed to Chairman
Shonts of the isthmian canal commits
sion Tuesday, President Roosevelt as
far as lay in his power under existing
law, transferred TO the engineering
branch of the army the responsibility
for the further construction of the Pan
anna canal. He also formally recorded
the abandonment, for the present at
least, of the plan of having the canal
work done by contract on the percen-
tage system.
Another feature was the announce
ment of the resignation of John +.
Stevens as engineer in chief of canal
construction.
Mr.. Shonts has formally resigned as
president of the Panama railway COM
pany.
The president intends that there
shall be an entire reorganization of the
commission, with three engineers of
the army corps as its leading members,
who are to have charge of the engineer
ing features of the canal work. The
chairman and engineer in chief of the
commission will be Major G. w. Goe-
that's. His associates, Major d. b.
Gaillardand Major William L. Siebert,
to rank in the order named. These
officers are all comparatively young,
ambitious and energetic.
Senator Joseph S. G. Blackburn of
Kentucky, who will retire from the
United States senate on March 4, is to
be made member of the reorganized
commission.
Tn president is determined that the
work on the canal shall proceed con-
tinuously.
The president is unaware of the spe-
ciic reasons which have been intiuen
tial in prompting Mr. Stevens resigna-
ton. 1t surprised him very much.
1t has been known, however, that
Mr. Stevens has been stung very much
by criticism aimed at him in connec-
tion with the canal work.
1t is understood Mr.. Stevens is leav-
ing to accept position in connection
with great engineering enterprise in
this country at an annual salary more
than double that he now receives from
the government.
The probably is that the adminsistra
ton may determine to give out the
work to be done on the isthmus under
contract under the general direction of
the army engineers.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
BALLOON ASCENSION A SUCCESS
Made at Washington for Benefit of
War Department.

The gigantic racing balloon, "Ameri-
ca" which assembled at Washington.
d. c., at l O'Clock in the afternoon.
landed about 4 o'clock near the Chelt-
enham, Maryland, reformatory, IS
miles east of Washington, D. c. The
four members of the club who made
the ascension with a view to con-
vincing war department officials of
the practicability of ballooning for
the purpose of national defense. ex-
press themselves as highly pleased.
The aeronauts are preparing to ship
the balloon to New York.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
She Kidnaps Rich Man.

Meadeville, Pa. Feb. 27-Emma
Dare, charged with kidnapping George
RhOdius, said to be feeble minded, at
Indianapolis January 81, and marrying
him in Louisville, KY, has been arrest
ed at the sanitarium. Rhodius, who is
millionaire. was with the woman.
She will be taken to Indianapolis for
trial. 1t is charged that the forced
marriage was a plot to gain possession
of his property.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
Tom Johnson's Daughter to Wed.

Formal announcement has been
made of the engagement of Miss Eliza
beth, only daughter of Mayor and Mrs.
Tom L. Johnson Of Cleveland, to Sig
ror Frederick Marian, a wealthy
Italian.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
ROB sU5TREAsURY OF VAST SUM
Thieves in Chicago Have Made Haul
OF More Than $175,ooo.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-The Tribune
says the United States subtreasury
at Chicago has been robbed of be-
tween $175,000 and 100000. The
robbery occurred some time last
week, and there is no clue to the rob
bers.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
Wreck of the Fast Express.

Pittsburg, Feb. 25.-The Philadel-
phia express on the Pennsylvania rail
road Sunday evening ran INTO an open
switch in the yards at Sixteenth street.
Ambulances We're hurriedly summoned
to the Union station, but according TO
the railroad officials and hospital ply
sicians, no one was injured.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
Leather Industry Grows.

The leather industry contributed
$15O,OOO,OOO to the foreign commerce
OF the United States in the year 1906.
The value OF hides and skins imported
III the calendar year 1906 was practi-
cally $S4,OOO,OOO. having quadrupled in
ten years.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
Spark from Pipe Kills Two.

Winsor, N. S.-Two worlzmen were
killed and 30 injured, two probably
fatally, by an explosion of dynamite
at the Meadow Plaster quarries near
here. A spark from a workman's
pipe ignited the explosive.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
count roIstov Not DYING.

St. tersburg-Rumors to the eff
feet that Count Tolstoy is dying are
emphatically denied by his son.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
South Pole to Be souoht.

A Belgian expedition to the south
pole is now being organized in Brus-
sells.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01

Mrs. M A. Schnably. one of the old
est residents in Kittitas valley, died
in Ellensburg recently.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
INSURANCE MEN HELD. 0BsTRUCTED THE LAW Changed Ballots Cast in Re- cent New York Mutual
 Election.

New York, May Magistrate House, in chambers of the Tombs po- lice court late to-day, held George R. Scrugham, manager of the internation- al policyholders' committee; Charles p. stirrup and 2. F. Darlington, assist ants to Scrugham, for trial in court of general sessions on charges of violat- ing that section of the penal code which makes it conspiracy ito obstruct the due process of the law"
 In a lengthy opinion Magistrate House, after hearing evidence, says he believes the three defendants conspired to obstruct the due process of the law by changing ballots cast in the recent election for officers of the New York and Mutual Life Insurance companies.
 The defendants were paroled to ap- pear before Magistrate House to-mor- row to give bail.
 By arrangement with counsel the three defendants on Wednesday will be rearrested on warrants alleging forgery in the second and third degrees be- cause of changes in ballots. The ar engagements provide for write of habeas corpus being obtained, the test cases to come up in the supreme court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
SUPERNAN'S HANDICAP. TRACK DEEP WITH MUD Third Race in Twenty Years to be Won by Three
 Year-Old.

New York, May 2O.-Through great crowds of cheering enthuiasts, Super man, the sturdy three year old son of the great Commando, carrying the colors of James R. Keene and ridden by Jockey Miller, flashed under the wire the winner of the Brooklyn handi- cap this afternoon, over course fet- lock deep in mud at the Gravesend race track. Twenty-five thousand people saw the mud splashed EaeEc horse held back until the stretch and then sent out in front to win in decisive fashion from a field of eleven starters. Beacon Light, riden by Jockey Lowe, was sec-. ond, length behind superman, and Nealon, carrying the colors of c. E. Durnell, was third. Superman covered the course of a mile and quarter in 2:O9
 Brooklyn handicap day brought out a great crowd to see the running of the great race. Railroad and elevated trains were swamped with people while the trolley lines carried hundreds to the course. The roadways to Graves end was choked with automobiles and when the call for boots and saddles was sounded for the big event the grand stands, club house and lawns were swarming with people. An all night downpour of rain flooded the track and the railbirds figured day for mud larks. Six horses were scratched be- cause. of the heavy going while Okenite and Good Luck were added starters, their owners believing that they had chance in the miry racing lane for the $20,O00 purse,
 Up and down the course in front of tho grandstand the eleven contestants were paraded, their riders wearing the bright colors of the owners, before they cantered away to the starting line. Beneath the grandstand hundreds of men stormed the bookmakers to get bets down on the race Down at the start the horses fretted and pranced with their riders trying to hold them in position until the break. The im- mense crowd waited for the flash of Starter Mars Cassidy's flag but 1t was only a few moments before 1t fell and the race was on.
 Out in front shot Superman. follow cd by Okenite and Go Between, and a flying field in the muck and mire, Not wishing to. set the pace in the sticky track Miller held Superman in check and Okenite rushing up took the lead at the quarter with Superman running in steady even strike close behind and the oncoming Beacon Light a short distance away. Buttling and Go Be- tween, the strong favorites for the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
JEROME IN THE
 COULD AFFAIR Will Know What Police Have Done in Family
 Dispute.
BLACKMAIL IS ALLEGED
District Attorney Will Dis cuss Matter With Police
 Commissioner.

New York May 2O.-District Attorney Jerome announced tonight that he would visit Police Commissioner Bing- ham tomorrow in connection with the Howard Gould case. There has been considerable public discussion as to what part the police have taken in connection with the suit for permanent separation, which counsel for Mrs. Howard Gould said to-day had been filed against MT. Gould, although pa- pers had not yet been served on the latter.
 1t has been intimated that Central office officials and detectives were em- ployed, MT. Jerome said tonight;
 T shall see Commissioner Bingham and if there Is anything in the matter that warrants an investigation by my office, I shall speedily attend to such an investigation. As yet my informa- ton on the matter is very meagre. I might say I know nothing about it, except that blackmail is alleged"
 Mr. Jerome said he was anxious to know what the central office had to do with the case" He will probably discuss this phase of the case with the police commissioner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
STRIKE SLOWLY SPREADING
NO VIOLENCE REPORTED
Italian Section Hands at Hartford Urged Not to
 Carry Arms.

Slight additions to the ranks of the striking section hands of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road were reported last night, small gangs at Rockville and Windsor Locks having quit work yesterday afternoon No violence is reported at any point, and at the meeting last night of about 300 section hands at Hartford, Presi- dent Joseph c, Ciceocanti of the Gen eral Italian Labor Union urged the men not to carry arms, to conduct themselves quietly and while remaining firm in their attitude to refrain from violence. At Rockville on the High land division about fifteen men employ ed between Rockville and Vernon depot left work yesterday afternoon, and at Windsor Locks a gang of six quit fol- lowing conference with two gangs which arrived at that point from Hart ford during the afternoon. Later the delegations returned to Hartford, but 1t is understood will return to-day, en- deavor to get another gang working at Windsor Locks to quit and will then continue to march in the direction of Springfield, Mass, seventy-fve men are out at Bridgeport. No strikes at Waterbury or New London are report ed.
 The strikers, who are of the unskill- ed labor of the road, demand ten per cent. increase in their wages, which are now $1.50 a day.
 Nothing in connection with the strike was given out by the railroad officials last night.
 New London, May 2O,-Trackmen em- ployed on the Shore Line division at Saybrook joined the striking trackmen this afternoon and 1t is stated that the movement will extend to this city to- morrow. Up to tonight the trackmen in this city were working. A work train for the Connecticut river bridge operatins is made up here every morning and an attempt will be made in the morning to get these laborers to join the strikers. The men are work ing in the so-called sand pitt at Lyme, which supplies filling material for the bridge approaches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
ROOT AT RECEPTION.
Brilliant Social Affair at the Art
 School

Brilliant Social Affair at the Art
 School.
 The reception given by President and Mrs. Hadley at the Art school last evening to the Yale seniors was one of the largest and most brilliant affairs of the kind ever given in university circles. The knowledge that Secretary Root was to be one of the receiving party caused every person favored with one to accept the invitation.
 Not only the Yale seniors and the members of the faculty with their wives, but many citizens of promi- nence, were present. Among those mo- ticed were Congressman and Mrs. N. D. Sperry and Governor R. s. Wood ruff.
 The staircase and the galleries were tastefully decorated with palms by Moore. The receiving party took up their station at the east end of the south gallery. In the party were Mrs, A. T. Hadley, Mrs. John F. Weir, Mrs. A. P. Stokes, President Hadley and Secretary Root.
 The ushers were J. P Baker P. l.. veeder, A. V. R. Thompson, w. c. Eos ter. w. N. Barnard, jr., N A. Bulke- ley, w. McC. Blair, c. B. Stuart, F. C.. Ford, H. M. Woolsey, W. s. Taft, w. Kernochan and A. W. Sawyer.
 Music was by Robinson's orchestra, and Fleming catered.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
THEATER IN MERIDEN
Manager Poll Wants To Lease s1OO,OoO
 Structure.

Merlden, Conn, May 2O.-The Meri- den Theatre company was incorporated this evening with capital stock of $100,OO0, $S9,275 of which has been sub- scribed. The company will build an up-to-date playhouse in the center of the city to replace the theater which was burned March 27th, 1906. a Manager S. 2. Pon of New Haven, and Messrs. Ira W. Jackson and w. D. Reed of the firm of Jackson & Reed, met the directors and submitted pro- positions to them for the lease of the new playhouse. The directors took no action but will give the propositions thorough consideration.
 The directors of the company are c. W. Cahill, c. F. Bradley, Fred H. Billiard, c. F. Rockwell, J. H. White, William H. Lyon and William J. Cahill The directors elected w. J. Cahill president, James H. White, vice. president, c. F. Rockwell secretary, William J. Cahill treasurer
 It is expected that the new theater will be completed and ready to open by next Christmas.
 It will be run as 8 Legitimate" house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
ALDERMEN RAISE
 LABORERS' PAY Minimum Scale $2 Per Day for City Workmen
 Adopted.
TO SET RULES ASIDE
McKerness Wants Commit tee Quorum Set at Two
 Instead of Three.

The pay of the day laborers employ ed by the city of New Haven will here after be fixed at minimum of $2 per day, according to the action of the eleven republican members of the board of aldermen at the session held last evening. The resolution came before the board last evening on a favorable report from the special committee to which 1t was referred, and the most stirring tempest of the evening arose before it was finally passed.
 Alderman Townshend was the first man on his feet. He opposed the res olution, asserting that it would not really benefit the laborers, as there was a certain amount appropriated for their pay, and if the days wage was increas- ed the number of days of work would be diminished.
 Alderman Woodford jumped up and asked: Who are these 1aborers, any way? Are they the men we see quietly pushing a broom about the streets? If so, $1 day is big wages"
 Alderman McKerness came up next and hit back hard. He considered it a strange thing that the poorest paid and hardest worked laborers under the city should have the hardest time to get their pay increased. He referred tc the increases of those who were al ready getting good salaries. Compar- ing New Haven with other cities, he especially mentioned the little city oi Norwich, where g is paid for a day of eight hours.
 Alderman Curtiss was also an anti "The men," he said, "are not going to get, as a net result of this resolution any more money. The labor system here is a semi-charity. Much of the money paid out to these city laborers is paid in charity. The men are not earning the money they are getting to- day"
 Alderman Loos went to the other side. He agreed that the system under which the city was working was not satisfactory. He further admitted that 1t was in part system of charity, but added: We live in hopes It has been handed down from the past and New Haven is slow to change 1t, but we must get away from it.
 "A large part of the laborers-the majority--are able-bodied men, If they don't earn their $2 day 1t is the fault of the officials who are over them. The necessities of life have gone up sky high. Teachers come out and prove that they earn on an average $5St and that 1t costs them $500 to live. The firemon and the police ask increases also. So also the city officials, who al ready get four or five times as much are running to Hartford for increased salaries. I don't see how I can con sistently hold up the bill to give the laborcrs $2 a day. It's up to the off cials to see that they earn It."
 Alderman Homan, who was an oppo- nent of the resolution when it was first
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
NEW YENIRE FOR
 HAYWOOD TRIAL
Seems Inevitable That Pro- ceedings Must Again
 be Halted.
SIXTEEN MEN EXCUSED
Two Farmers, One a Former Kansas Sheriff, Ac-
 cepted.

Boise. Idaho, May 2O.-It seems in- evitable that the Steunenberg murder trial must be halted again tomorrow to permit the gathering of another special venire of talesmen. With to- days session only eleven out of the twenty peremptory challenges had been used. and only nine of the 100 venire- men gathered week ago remained un- called. The remaining nine will hardly furnish grist for days work, so some time tomorrow Judge Wood will prob ably adjourn the trial for at least a full day and send Sheriff Hodgin forth in quest of fifty addition talesmen.
 The vacancy created by the ninth challenge, made on Saturday. was open when the trial was resumed this morn ing: the vacancy created by the elev- enth challenge was open when court adjourned this afternoon and the diff ference between the two sums up the little strike forward of to-day. Joseph Chinn. chair No. 3, challenged by the defense. and William McGuffin of chair No. S. challenged by the state, were the men of the old crowd who went down to-day.
 George Powell and Lee Schrivenor passed muster to-day. the first named for the vacancy made by the ninth challenge, the last named for the 10th challenge They are both farmers, and MT. Schrivenor was formerly a sheriff in Kansas.
 Sixteen men were examined and ex- cused for cause. Most of them had deep opinions as to the guilt or inno- cense of William o. Haywood, and went down for bias challenges from the state. Two of the sixteen had scruples against capital punishment and two others had scruples about hanging a murderer on circumstantial evidence.
 Good humor has come back to coun- sel, and they joked and played back and forth all day, and the laughter of an easily pleased crowd frequently sounded through the room.
 The trial will go or at 9.30 o'clock in the morning and in future that will be the hour of convening. and adjourn nlent will De at o'clock.