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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
BOARD.
REGULAR SESSION OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF
CUSTER COUNTY. IDAHO. ron
APRIL 9TH. 1907.
MONDAY, APRIL eTH.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD CT !
County Commissioners, ;
CnSter. County Idaho

Custer County, Idaho.
Challis, Idaho, April 8, 1907.
Pursuant to law the Board met
in regular session.
Present -
Commissioner ]. II. Greene,
Chairman.
4" John Pushaw,
Z" Robt. Campbell,
G. M. Henderson, Clerk.
Whereupon the following pro-
ceedings were had
In the matter of the approval
of liquor license bonds submit
ted for consideration.
The following liquor license
bonds were at this time examin-
ed and approved
J. II. Hickey of. Bonanza,
L. LaSalle of Pine Grove,
K. D. Williams of Robinson,
X. Mckenzie of Custer,
Caste & MCGEE of Caste,
Mckenzie & Oster of Loon
Creek.
M. Russell of Mackay.
Beverland & Watson OF Mac
kay.
Official bonds of E. W. Bas-
com, Justice of the Peace, and
Thomas Coates, Constable of
Battle Ground precinct, examin-
ed and approved.
The petition of certain resi-
dents of East Fork of Salmon
River, praying for the privilege
of working out road tax on the
road in said valley above the
Gossi ranch, examined and
approved.
Indemnity bond of W. j. Jen-
kins & Co., depository of the
public funds, examined approx
ed.
Petition of certain residents OF
Mackay4recinct asking for the
appointment of E. F. Ferris as
Justice of the Peace of said pre-
cinct, examined and prayer
granted.
Resignation of Lockhart Boyd,
Justice of the Peace of Challis
precinct accepted, and bonds
men of said officer exonerated
from any liability after this
date.
Reports of the following off.
GERS, to-wit
Robert Morrison, Sheriff; J.
G. Finnell, Probate Judge; Miss
Martha keenan,. Supt. of Public
Instruction; S. M. Leigh, Over
seer of Road District No. .; John
Mock, Overseer of Road District
No. l; G. P. Huston, County
Physician, were at this time ex-
amined and approved.
Board adj burned to meet at Il
a. 10. tomorrow.
TUESDAY. APRIL 9TH.
Pursuant to adjournment OF
yesterday Board met at 10 ID. m.
Whereupon the following pro
ceediugs were had
Petition of certain residents OF
Challis precinct praying for the
appointment of j. d. Horton as
Justice of the Peace of Challis
precinct approved, and the bond
submitted by the said j. H. Hor-
ton was at this time examined
and approved.
Reports of Jas. Marker and j,
G.. Webb, Justices of the Peace
of Clayton precinct were at this
time examined and approved.
In the matter of the petition
! of certain residents of Custer
and Loon Creek precincts, pray
ing for the formation of Il roaC
district to comprise those roads
from the mouth of Yankee Forl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

[Continuea on page 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-30
FRANCE GIVES
WAY TO u. S.
AGREES TO EXTEND DECREE FOR
PORTO RlcAN TARIFF, BAR TO
NEGOTIATIONS

Paris, July 29.-What has been
characterized as an obstacle in the
way of the continuation of negotia-
tions between France and the United
States in regard to the tariff has
been removed, for France has notified
the United States that she has extend
ed from August ] to October the de-
cree providing for the collection of
the minimum duty on coffee brought
in from Porto Rico.
France makes it clear that she con-
siders this extension not a right which
the United States can claim. but pure
ly an act Of courtesy and good will on
her part and an evidence of her earn
est hope that the pending negotia-
tons will end In agreeRoHss
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FUNERAL OF LATE A. w. LEE
IS HELD IN OTTUMWA TODAY
Remains of President of Lee Newspaper Syndicate Aped
YesterdayStores Close During Serpices This Afternoon
Interment Will Be Made at Cedar Rapids

export, James F. Powell and w. G..
McMichael Of Ottumwa. F. H. Burgess
of La Crosse, Wis, Frank D.. Thropp
and Lee P. Loomis of Muscatine. w. ].
Hill and w, H. Powell Of Hannibal,
Mo.
The funeral services will be simple.
Many Ottumwa people, who knew Mr..
Lee when living and revere his mem
ory now, will be in attendance. The
Retail Merchants association has re-
5quested that It's members close their
stores during the hour of the funeral
as a mark of respect Mr.. Lee was for
merly postmaster of Ottumwa and the
postoffice will be closed that the EN-.
ployes may attend the services. All
departments of the Morrell Packing
Co. that can be closed will suspend
operations during the afternoon. Mem.
lbers of the Ottumwa Commercial
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HOW THE JuRYMEN FELT.

S. F. RUSSELL, No. Haywood was
not shown to be guilty. If the de-
fense had not put In any evidence
the verdict would have been the
same; it was impossible under the
Instructions to connect Haywood
with the conspiracy alleged by the
state.
THOMAS B. CESS. FOREMAN =
l thought at first that it was pos
sible to convict under the courts in
gstructions, but became convinced
by further study of them that it was
impossible.
/ A. ROBERTSON. No. 9-No man
here knew or loved Frank Steunen-
berg better than l. but you can't
hang man on that evidence, and /
would never vote for it.
FINLEY M'BEAN, No. 2-The judges
charge had good deal to do with
our decision. Urquestionably it
came near deciding u.s.
SAMUEL D. GILMAN, No. 3-It was
not any particular part of the in
structions that influenced the jurors.
but their general tone as whole
which convinced the jury that they
ought to acquit.
o. " SEBERN. 80. 6-I would not
hane the devil on the testimony of
Harry Orchard.
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From Mondays Daily.
The funeral Of the late A. w. Lee
will be held this afternoon at the
First Presbyterian church, conduct
ed by the pastor, DR.. f. F. Stoltz
The body was brought to Ottumwa
at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and was taken Immediately to the
home, corner of Second and College
streets. Mrs. Lee and little daughter
Laura, and Mrs. w. w. Walker of
Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Lees mother, re-
turned from England at the same
time. They were accompanied home
from M&ntreal by John Lee Mahin of
Chicago. q nephew of Mr.. Lee, and by
e. P. Adler of Davenport and James
F. Powell of Ottumwa.
According to the wish of Mrs. Lee,
eight Of the young men Of the Lee
Syndicate newspapers will act as pail
bearers. They are 3. P. Adler Of Dav.
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leans at home and abroad. "There's
not more arrogant race in the world
than the rich OF the United States and
not a race of women more over-benr.
ing and self-conscious than the 'Amert.
can beauties and their mother and
aunts. The trouble with Americans
abroad is that they forget they are IN
q foreign country and think that, for
instance, If they go to Cuba that all
Cubans should speak English. What
about Cubans In this country? They
arn The best behaved people in the
world. Cuba owes the rich OF this
country nothing and why should the,
C,loans pay homage to the conceited'
men and women that favor Cuba oc.
casionally with a flying, criticising
visit"
The American "Poison."
Speaking Of conditions In the United
States as compared with other coun-
tries, the wiry little traveller made
some very forceful statements. "show
me another country whore the rich
hire bunch Of little children for
thirty cents day and work them
eighteen hours at stretch and III
quit calling down the so-called re-
Hp6CLdDll2Jy OI tu9 HOult0u olutCS
The horrors Of Russia and Turkey arc
scattered all through magazines in this
country several times year. Now,
it's a fact that those things over there
are no worse than there are here. IL
were to sit down and compile list
Of the negroes lynched here, of the &C.
casional shooting affrays, deaths e.
sulting through labor struggles and
write a book about them and leave
out the other side Of American life
it would look like America was rather
blood-thirsty. But that's exactly what
writer's have done in those countries.
The people don't want .to the broad
truths about foreign country. |
know that from my experiences in
Cuba and the Philippines he added
with a meaning smile. "But the Uni.
ted States is written UP Just as badly
! in Europe as those countries are here,
SO let 1t 90 at that, he went on
when was in Panama and Cuba
the people Of the United States didn't
want to know the terrible work Amer
ican poison wa~ doing there-but
right here, say that Chicago canned
beef killed more men than yellow
fever and the Spanish-American war
know that because saw hundreds o1
my comrades die in agony. l say that
at least $4,000 men died during the
| Spanish war and the early days or
| the Panama canal from eating canned
American goods"
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FIRE IN TENEMENT SUPPOSED
TO HAVE BEEN STARTED BN
"RLAck HAND" COSTS MORE
THAN SCORE OF LIVES
LOSS BELIEVED TO
EXCEED S1,OOO,O0O
HOTEL GUESTS AT LONG BRANCH,
N. j., COMPELLED TO FLEE FOR
THEIR LIVES IN EASlY MORN.
ING FIRE

New York. July ga shocking
loss Of human life and destruction Of
property estimated at more than g..
100000 was caused by fires In New
York and It's immediate vicinity In
the "a hours ending at 8 O'Clock this
morning.
Twenty persons are dead and fifteen
are suffering from injuries as the re-.
suit Of the burning of six.story tene.
ment in Christie street.
Coney island Hit.
The financial loss resulted form the
destruction of the Long Beach Hotel
at Long Beach, l.. l., today and the
steepleohase park and other proper
ty at Coney Island yesterday.
In addition, the steamship Hamilton,
of the old Dominion line, CAME into
port yesterday with part Of he. hold
ablaze. due to an explosion.
Black Hand Blaxes.
The police believe agents of the
"Black Hand" in an Italian grocery
store started the fire which swept
through Christie street., On Italian ten.
ement and destroyed the nves OF a
score Of people and injured sffteen
| others, n
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Statements of
Principals in
Haywood Case
ACQUITTED MAN THANKS HIS
FRIENDS AND FOES.
BY William D. Haywood.

BY William D. Haywood.
appreciate the support of the work
Ing class extended to us by working
men throughout the country. l hope
to be able during the coming year
to personally express that apprecia-
ton. I have no feeling or i'll will to-
ward any person: I am charitable
toward all. My intention Is to go
back to Denver and take up my work
there where I left off when l was
placed under arrest.
do appreciate the kindness and con-
sideratiOn with which my family
has been treated by the people Of
Boise. do appreciate, and in, so
stating, express the sentiments Of
my companions In jail, the eourtesies
extended to us by Sheriff Hodgins.
former Sheriff Moseley and his dep
uties.
AS to the outcome Of the trial, have
never had any fear, and would have
expressed Saturday the same belief
I expressed when first arrested; that
Is, that with a fair trial and an i'm
partial jury the verdict would be
such as has been given to the coun-
try
Senator Borah treated me most fairly.
and I appreciate it, Judge Wood
was erninently fair to me, and have
extended to him my thanks for his
treatment Of me during the ordeal Of
this trial. DO not in any way
blame Governor Gooding for the po-
sition he took
In closing wish to express apprecia-
ton Of the wonderful support given
to, me by the presence In the court
room during the trial of the repre-
sentatives Of labor. Industrial and
political organizations.
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CONDITION
is CRITICAL
DANIEL sTEcK WAS OPERATED
ON YESTERDAY AT oTTuMWA
HOSPITAL FOR APPENDICITIS

From Mondays Daily.
Daniel Steck. one of the most popu-
lar young ncn of Ottumwa, member
of the law firm of Steck, Daugherty &
Steck lies in the Ottumwa hospital In
a very critical condition as a result
of series attack of appendicitis.
Mr.. Steck was taken suddenly III
Friday morning and was taken to tho
Wapello club where he suffered in
tensely during the day. Sunday morn,
In he was conveyed to the Ottumwa
hospital and an operation was per.
formed by DR.. t. ]. Baker, assisted by
DR.. ]. F. Herrick. 1t was found that
gangrene had set in.
Dr.. Baker reported today that while
Mr.. Steck's condition at present :s
very serious that he will pull through
providing no unforeseen complications
set In.
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Wiilaln Iaylor, In whose interests the
eonyacted men are said to have acted.
- stlll at large In Indiana, whittier he
neu as soon az his name was brought
iuto the matter and wnere he now lives
Dy grace OF the magistrates of that
s.ate, VINO refuse to give him up to the
Kentucky courts.
me Kentucky legislature approprIa-
ted 100000 to ferret out the assassins
and bring them to Justice. This large
sum has never been accounted for and
the veil OF mystery that enshrouded
the killing from the beginning is still
present.
The case of Powers, who is still a
young man, has excited no little sym.
patny in many parts Of the country,
and he Is daily In receipt of q large
number Of letters expressing the hope
that he may win his hard-fought battle
for life. Powers's friends have stood
by him Loyalty, and were 1t not for the
assistance they have rendered him he
would have long since been in the peni.
tentiary and forgotten. When he was
arrested he did not have a dollar and
public sentiment was against him; but
when the legislature appropriated
100000 to prosecute him and those
indicted with him his friends went to
work to raise funds to assist him.
1t has been said that every prom,
inent Republican In the United States
has contributed to the big sum raised
for his defense, and among them are
mentioned the names of President
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and the late
Senators Quay and Hanna
Powers apparently has not suffered
in health from his seven years con
flnement in jail. He takes exercises
regularly every day and spends much
of his time in reading and writing. Dur
ing his stay in prison he has written
history of MS life, which has been
placed on the market and from which
he has derived considerable sum.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-30
Ban on Snapshotter.

Berlin July 29.-The irresponsible
snapshotter is to be put down with
stern hand in Germany. Damages 20
the extent Of $1,000. with a fine of
$3.50 or two months imprisonment,
will be the maximum punishment for
snapshotting a private person, work
Of art, or interior of boilding, and
circulating or publishing the picture
without permission. Public person
ages, such as the Kaiser, the members
Of the royal family, statesmen and ac-
tors and all sorts Of public buildings
and public works Of art. may be snap
mission Illustrated newspapers are lia-
BILE to the same restrictions. The law
is especially designed to protect the
copyright Of photographers. painters.
sculptors, architects and Industrial ar
lists. Prosecution will follow only up
on complaint of persons involved.
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Georgetown, KY, July ga special
term of the Scott circuit court conven-
ed today to try the case of Caleb Pow
ers for conspiracy in the murder Of the
late Governor Williams Goebel. The
case will be tried before Judge j. E.
Robbins of Graves county, who presid-
ed at Powers las trial, and who had
been designated by Governor Beckham
as special judge for the present trial.
The trial about to begin is the fourth
trial Of the famous case. Three times
has Powers been convicted of COM
plicity in the Goebel assassination.
Twice he has been sentenced to i'm.
prisonment for life, and once to be
hanged.
The present trial is the outcome of
decision made by Justice Harlan OF
the United States Supreme Court. who
rendered his opinion that the jurisdic-
tion of the State and not the federal
courts was paramount after the case
had three times gone to the Court OF
Appeals, which ordered a new Ntrial
each time.
The friend of Powers desired to have
the present trial held before a federal
court, advancing for their argument
the statement that Powers was being
deprived of his constitutional rights OF
a fair trial. They based their charges
on Powers two former trials, When
the iuries were composed Of IL Goebel
men, while, at his last trial, IL OF the
men who held his fate in their hands
were followers of the Goebel faction
although the remaining juror was not
closely allied to any party
The story Of the murder Of William
Goebel is one of the most unusual IN
the criminal annals of the country
Jim Howard and Henry Youtsey' tWo
friends Of Powers have ALREADY Deel
convicted Of completely IN the muruer
and are now serving LIE sentences II
the penitentiary, while eA-GoVerhoi
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Meyer to be Gipen !
His Libetry on Bail

Boise, July 29.-Charles H. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
Miners will be admitted to bail In
the sum of $4,000 and was released
this afternoon. An agreement to this
end was reached this morning between
counsel for the state and the defense.
A delay was asked for to allow
further conference between counsel as
to what action shall be taken in the
case of George A. Pettibone.
These noted defendants were
brought from Colorado to Idaho eigh-
teen months ago. 1t is understood
attorneys for the state will oppose
bail for Pettibone in any sum what
eve.
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association and of the Ottumwa Coun-
try club, of which organizations Mr.,
Lee was president, will be present and
the Courier employees will attend the
services in a body, The remains will
be taken to Cedar Rapids this even
Ing and will be placed temporarily in
a vault there tomorrow
There are present from out of the
city the following elatives and
friends:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mahin Of Evanston
ILL.,; Mrs. Millie Lee Loomis of Musca
tine; Mrs. Mark Morton Of Chicago;
Hon. Johnson Brigham and Mrs
Brigham Of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs
William Bastian OF Chicago; Isaac B
Lee and Joseph j. Lee Of Iowa City;
Mrs. James /. Walker Of Cedar Rapids
DR.. Gertrude Broecksmith and w. H
Loomis Jr., of st. Louis.
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okIahoma prenarea sor Tat

Oklahoma City, Okla, July 29.--Thl
republicans of Oklahoma are making
elaborate preparations for the recep-
ton OF Secretary OF War Taft, who Ia
to visit this oity next month to dos
liver the opening address in the re-
publican state campaign. 1t is PLAN
ned to make the meeting the most im-
portant political rally ever held In the
new state. All portions Of Oklahoma
will be represented in the committees,
and arrangements are being made to
ask the different cities and towns to
send delegations Of republicans with
bands to take part In q big procession
to be given just preceding Secretary
Taft's address in convention hall,
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From Mondays Daily.
DR.. Peter MacQueen, friend OF ,Presi'
dent Roosevelt, author, war cores
pondent and lecturer Is even more
interesting off the platform than on.
Last night before going to the ohau.
tauqua grounds where he delivered
his famous illustrated lecture on "Rus-
suit and Japan he submitted to
brief rapid FIRE interview.
AS q traveller, Mr.. MacQueen has
possibly visited more countries and
knows more about the world gener-
ally and it's people than any other
man in the United States. He has
been in forty countries in the past ten
years and is intimately acquainted
with the conditions and the people OF
each.
First and foremost, Mr.. MacQueen's
main pur purpose in his lecture IS TO
Impress upon his audiences, the points
Of similarity between the people OF
the United States and other countries
rather than the differences. He main
tanned that the common people every
where are the same, varying slightly
according to their environments and
the Influences Of the wealthy class OF
aristocracy.
Russians Fine People.
First he tackled Russia with few
terse sentences. 7 never met kind.
or, better people In the world than
the Russians are" he said. "But the
working masses there are ignorant
and the late war with japan has
done many times more good to the
country than harm.
/ a. u{o 1,yy$
quered her Japan can never cor.
guer Russia. The resources of the
larger country are 80 great that they
could wear out the little empire times
before they, the Russians, even felt
the war. In the first place, war
costs Russia nothing but the food and
clothing Of tie soldiers and the cost
o fammunition-the soldiers fight for
nothing and the treasures Of the land
foot the other bills.
when the peace conference was
called. the Russians thought that
Witte had simply consented to 1t TO
rest the Russian army, as he really
represented that he was so doing in
dispatches sent home. But the war
showed Russia where she was weak
in education Befor the war was over
schools were in progress in many re
giments and these schools are being
kept up. The common masses there
are not yet ready for self government
and until they are better educated, nc
Douma will be success"
What Is Self Government
Mr.. MacQueen was most scathine
of a self government such as exists
in the United States today "The facts
are that very small per cent of the
people in any country really know
what self government is" he went
on. what do want to vote for any
governor, senator or anyone else fo~i
1t does me no good-times are nc
better for me with the republicans in
Office than If the democrats were. And
am just one Of millions.
"If man wants to be senator
he offers his price and is senator
and have to pay just as much rail
road fare II one man is in as another
III tell you, what the American people
need is a king. Roosevelt should be
La king: no country could ever have
better one. He's a grand man and
the nation can never have better
executive at It's head"
Speaking of the Americans as a peo
lnle. Mr. MacQueen rebuked the Amer
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To Try Iap Seal poaohsrs.

Washington, D. O., July 29.-The
sixty-five Japanese recently arrested
at Ounalaska on the charge of illegal
killing of seals in Bering sea are to be
tried in the United States court, which
convenes today at Valdez, Alaska.
This is in accordance with orders is
sued by the department OF justices
here. The arrests and questions in
yolved in the seizure of the Japanese
coasting vessels will be brought before
Judge Wickersham, who prasidaa oYer
the Valdez court.
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IDAHo's GOVERNOR SAYS PROSE-
CUTlONS WILL CONTINUE.
BY Governor Goodina,

The verdict is a great surprise to me,
and, believe. to all citizens Of Ida
no who have heard or read the evil
dence in the case.
I have done my duty I have no regret
as to any action I have taken, and
my conscience Is clear. AS long as
God gives me strength i shall con-
tinue my efforts for government oy
law and for organized society.
The state will continue i vigorous
prosecution of Meyer and Pettibone
and Adams and of Simpkins when
apprehended. There will be neither
hesitation nor retreat.
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"MAKE ROOSEVELT
KING" SAYS DIR.
PETER MACQUEEN
Wiry Little War Correspondent And
World Wide Traveller Presents His
Views on Varietyof Topics in Interview
.sss 80 ~ 80 -
SOME OF MAcoUEEN,s VIEWS.

SOME OF MAcoUEENs VIEWS
should makeRosovet king no country has ha
r could have better ono" -.
Japan whipped but didn't em by long
d rather in the world rather than my
oNn." sa =
in the the most overbearlnu"
conditions In other
world grinds working masses
wealth more own"
killed 10000 In the tropics
-. a as y i = . y
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CALEB POWERS TO
FACE COURT FOR
THE FOURTH TIME
Man Twice Sentenced to Life Inpris-
onment ard Once Condemned for
Goebel Murder Gets New Trial.
~ a**% . =
SEVEN YEARS RECORD OF POWERS GAS

= y -
SEVEN YEARS RECORD OF POWERS CASE.
TO- 1eoo-Ased charge completely
Goebe.
19oO-First began.
Of
$50 s@ss Z
convicted and imprisonment
In
trial
August2 to DEATH.
appeals the
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