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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09
ARREST BROWN
MURDER SUSPECT
Tucker Said to Know Who Com
mitted Crime

Portland, Ore, Oct. GA long
distance telephone telephone message
to the Oregonian from Granite, Ore.
states Frank Tucker was arrested
there on suspicion of being an ac-
complete to the Harvey K. Brown
murder at Baker City. Tucker made
a statement while under the inutlence
of liquor and this caused his being
taken into custody.
Tucker, in his statement, says that
he was at Baker City the night of the
explosion; that be knows the names
of the men who exploded the bomb,
though he refuses to say who they
are. He said the bomb was made of
nitroglycerine and white pine saw
dust and that it was set off by wire.
Tucker says he was within 40 yards
OF the bomb when it was set off. He
says that the other two men are on
their way to Cheyenne, Wyo. Tuck
or claims to have worked In mines in
Butte and Colorado, and says he is a
member of the Western Federation of
Miners, and says he has a brother
who lives in Scio, Ore. To this
brother he sent a telephone message
last night saying, he was in serious
trouble.
Tucker declared that after the ex-
plosion he ran toward the depot. He
came to Austin the next day, where
he worked four days ard then walked
to Granite, arriving yesterday. Tuck
or is about 80 years old, fair com
plexion and stands about 5 feet Z
inches. He was dressed in rough
clothes and wore shoes that are not
mates. Sheriff Rand of Baker coun
ty has instructed the local officers at
Granite to bring the man to SumpteI
aud turn him over to the county
authorities.
DETECTIVES ON CASE.
Baker City, Ore, Oct. 9.-S. G.
Thiel, assistant chief of the Pinker.
ton agency, arrived in the city yes
JGEudy W AOuh ON6I Iuo BIOuhu POE-
sonally and investigate for his OWL
satisfaction. He has not been EN-.
ployed by any one, and whatever
work he does will be for his own per,
sonal satisfaction, as he and Brown
we're close friends and done consider.
able work together.
In speaking of the cases Mr.. Thiel
said that he did not think the Wes-
tern Federation of Miners had any
connection with it, as Brown was
their friend and had been summoned
to testify in the Pettibone trial.
Captain Swain of the Thiel agency
has gone to Boise and created still
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09
Eagles Give Ball

The Eagles held a meeting last
night and determined to give a So
cial dance on Tuesday, Oct. 80. 1t
will be an invitation affair. The balls
of the Eagles have heretofore been
largely attended and this promises to
be no exception.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09

there by declaring Governor Gooding
interfered with him in his investiga.
ton of the case by sending men here
t. hinder him in the work.
1t was rumored here yesterday that
Detective MCFARLAND is in town In
connection with the case, but neither
the chief Of police nor the sheriff or
any one else has seen him here.
Harry Draper has returned to Spo-
kane with his bloodhounds without
accomplishing anything in the case.
SHERIFF KNOWS HIM NOT.
Baker City, Ore. Oct. Sheriff
Rand in a statement said that
he had received information that
a man had been arrested at Gran
lite on suspicion of being an ac
complioe in the Brown sssassi-
nation and that he had ordered
that the man be brought to Baker
City for examination. Mr.. Rand
said If the man had made any state
ment or confession he had not re-
ceived any information to that effect.
No man answering the description Of
Tucker is known to the sheriff.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09
County Seat Fight Grows.

Considerable interest is being TAX
en- in the public meeting to be held
Friday evening when the county seat
fight will be fully launched. The
business men are pushing the propo-
sition with much vim. A large at
tendane is anticipated as a result of
the concerted movement by Occur d.
Alene citizens.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09

The Peoples transportation com
pany has a barge at the dock under.
going repairs for puneture from a
dead head in the st. Joe river.
When the barge struck the deadhead
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09

Denver, COL. Oct. 9-Govarnor
Henri A. Buchtel, David H. MoHett,
president of the First National bank
of Denver, and Charles b. Krounze,
president of the Colorado National
bank, received through the mails
Internal machines containing sutfi-
Client dynamite to have caused great
destruction of lives and property had
they been exploded. Fortunately
warning had been given to the re
oipients of the machines by the chief
of police, Michael Delaney, who had
obtained a confession from Kemp v.
BiRlow, by whom they we're mailed.
Biglow confessed also that he had
sent internal machines to Lawrence
C. Phipps and Edward Chase, hut
these were not delivered yesterday.
The machines received by Messers.
Moffett and Rounze we're turned over
to the police department.
DEADLY CoNTRIvANCES.
The one sent to Governor BuIohel
was received by the governors pri-
vate secretary, Alfred G. Montgom-
cry, who removed the wrapper, diA-
closing a box with a sliding cover.
His suspiclols we're aroused AMI he
reported the matter TO Governor Buoh-
tel, who then informed him that he
had been warned ty the chief of po-
lice TO be on the lookout for an In
fernal machine. Adjutant General
Kelly and officers of the police de-
partment we're called and the box
was - arefully opened by them In
such a manner as to avoid explosion
of Its contents. 1t was found to con.
tain two sticks of dynamite, to which
we're attached fuses and caps, which
we're packed ia black powder. The
sliding top was lined with sandpaper
and the matches had been placed with
their heads in contact with the sand
paper, so that they would lave been
lighted II the box was opened in the
manner intended, thus undoubtedly
causing ali explosion Of the dynamite.
The other Internal machines we're
counterparts Of this one.
Biglow gave no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION OF his motive for sending
the machines, and seemed to have no
other purpose than to cause a sensa-
ton.
GIVES HIMSELF AWAY
Blelow. who Is 81 years OF age, ar
rived In Denver several weeks age
and secured a position as clerk In
the hendTick book and stationery
store. He said he was the son OF C.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09

Mount Walker has accepted a
position as stenographer for Robert
Il. Elder.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09
GIVES HIMSELF AWAY.

Blglow, who Is 81 years OF age, ar
rived In Denver several weeks ago
and secured a position as clerk In
the hend5ick book and stationery
store. he said he was the son Of C..
l.. Biglow. superintendent Of schools
in Bryan, Ohio.
On Sunday night BiRlow notified
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09

Commander of the Lusitania,
which broke the record for fast
trips across the Atlantic from
Queenstown to Sandy Hook.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Standard Oil Loses.

Austin. Tex, Decline Court of Civil Appeals for the Third district has affirmed the opinion of the trial court in the custer suit instituted by Attorney General Davidson against the Waters-Pierce Oil Company. Every contention made by the state is up held, including the verdict of the jury for cancellation of the permit of the defendant company and to recover pen alties amounting to $l,623000. The opinion of the court was delivered by Associate Justice Key, and was unani- mously concurred in. IL constitutes another victory for the state. The Court of Civil Appeals also refused a rehearing in the receivership part or the case, which finally concludes an other point in this litigation. Unless an appeal to the Supreme Court Of the United States is taken in the re- ceivership case. the federal receiver will be Custed as soon as a mandate from the United States Circuit Court at New Orleans is served on the fed eral receiver, and the state receiver will then take charge.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Finding of Bodies.

Monongah, w. Va, Dec.-Steadily Nos. 6 and of the Fairmont Coal and almost interruptedly mines Nos. and 8 of the Fairmont Coal Com pany are giving up the victims of last Fridays explosion. When Wednesdays force of rescuers went on duty there had been a total of 225 bodies taken out, most of which have been buried. Others were brought out in groups of two and three at short intervals. A number of bodies brought out did not bear the brass checks used in the company's system of records and ac- counts of majority of it's employees. thus substantiating the statements that a large number of men and boys in the mines were not included in the checking rolls on which estimates of the dead were largely based. There is reason to believe that the number will not fall far short of 500. Over fifty funerals were held Wednesday. On each casket there was a bunch of American Beauty roses or white carna- tions. Miss Elizabeth Watson, daugh- ter of s. l.. Watson, treasurer of the coal company, sent them.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
DEATH COMES TO MRS. TAFT.
Secretary Is Hurrying Home On
 Steamer President Grant.

Milbury. Mass-Mrs. Louise M. Taft, mother of Secretary of War William H. Taft, who had been i'll since last summer, died at 1920 o'clock Sunday morning. For the past week or more Mrs. Taft had been un- conscious and slowly growing weaker.
 Early Saturday night it was seen that change for the worse had taken place. Since last summer Mrs. Taft had been staying at the home of her sister, in the old Torrey homestead, in this town, where the venerable in. valid spent her girlhood days.
 Cablegrams have been sent to Bo- logna. Germany, informing Secretary Taft of his mothers death. The sec retary sailed Saturday for America. His visit in Europe was cut short by his mothers illness.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
SOVEREIGN OF SWEDEN DEAD
King Oscar II. Passed Quietly Away
 Sunday Morning.

Stockholm, Sweden-Oscar H., king of Sweden, died at 9:10 o'clock Sun day morning. The death of the ven erable monarch occurred in the royal apartment of the palace, where, sSr- rounded by the members of his fam fly, including the aged Queen Sophia and the Crown Prince Oscar Gustave and high ministers of state, the in eyitable end had been awaited, while outside the palace great crowds stood with bowed heads and fearful eyes long after the announcement came of the death of their well-loyed sov- ereign. The whole country is bowed with grief, for King Oscar was some thing more than ruler of his people and had endeared himself to them as an intimate and personal friend. When the flag on the palace was dipped to half-mast there was moan of an guish from the assembled multitude and many of them cried Our dear old king is dead"
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
FORREST CITY. ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER l3.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
Will Not Accept Nomination for Another Term As President.

Washington, Dec. e.-President Roose welt will not be d candidate for a third term. All doubt on this point was dispelied Wednesday by the au thoritative statement from the White House that Mir Roosevelt still adheres to the declaration of renuneiation made on the night of the eiecton three years ago, In the statement just issued, President Roosevelt says he has not changed and will not change the decision communicated 10 the American people in 1901.
 It appears that President Roosevelt has been awaiting the call for the Republican national convention to af- ford the proper opportunity for mak- ing his position clear and unmistaka- ole, thus leaving the field clear for Fairbanks, Taft, Cannon, Knox, For. aker and other declared or receptive candidates for the Republican nomi. nation.
 The presidents statement follows
 On the night after the first cleo. tion l made the following announce ment:
 am deeply sensible of the hon or done me by the American people in thus expressing their confidence in what I have done and have tried to do. appreciate to the full the sol emn responsibility this confidence i'm poses upon me, and I shall do all that Is within my power not to forfeit it. | On the 4th of March next 1 shall have served three and a half years, and this three and a half years consti. tute my first term. The wise GUS tom which limits the presidency to two terms regards the substance and not the form. and under no circum- stances will be a candidate for an. other or occept another nomination.
 'I have not changed and shall not change the decision thus announced"
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
SENATE.

Nearly a thousand bills were in- troduced in the senate Wednesday, and all of them were referred to com mittees, where they will be taken for consideration after the new senators shall be given committee assignments. No other business of importance was transacted Almost all of these bills and most of them are private pension bills.
 The resolutions of Senators Clay and Culberson, calling on the secre- tary of the treasury for information concerning the recent bond issue by the government, were allowed to go over until next Monday, when they will probably be the basis of some de- bate.
 Among the more important meas ures introduced were the following:
 By Senator Fulton: Amending the railroad rate law in such manner that a change of tariff filed with the interstate commerce commission can not go into effect, where objection is made, until the commission has de- clared the rate fair.
 By Senator Nelson: Extending tho free delivery service to all towns hay ing a postal reevnue of ss.000
 By Senator Burks: Providing for the teaching of agriculture in normal schools; free postage on reading mat ter mailed to the blind. and prohibit ing telegraph and express companies from transmitting returns pertaining to gambling.
 By Senator La Toilette: Requiring more railroad rates shall be fixed so as only to yield a fair return on the valuation of the roads property.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
DEMOCRATS TO MEET,
National Committee Will Select Time
 and Place for Convention.

Washington, D. C.-The democrat ic national committee will meet at the Arlington in this city next Thurs day at noon for the purpose of select ing the place at which. and the time when the national democratic conven- tion shall meet next summer. Col. John I. Martin of Missouri. the veteran sergeant-at-arms, is already in the city. making preparations for the meeting.
 Several places, including Chicago, Kansas City, Louisville, Denver and Atlantic City, have been mentioned as candidates for the location and June is now spoken as the most probable date of the convention.
 number of the members of the committee have expressed the opinion that it is desirable that the democratic convention should be held in advance of the republican and they generally advocate June 2.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
HARTMAN OBTAINS DELAY.
Fish's Counsel Declares Rival Fears
 Decision On Stock Question.

Chicago, Ill.-E. H. Hartman 8 attorneys gained for him Monday a postponement until Thursday morning in the application by Stuyvesant Fish for ,an injunction to restrain Harri- man and the Union Pacific railway from voting the Union Pacifc's 2S1 ,231 shares of Illinois Central stock in the battle between Fish and Hartman for control of the road. Henry w. Leman, attorney for Fish. charged that Harri- man sought this and the previous de- lay in the question because he dares not allow the question to come to an issue in court.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
For Popuiis:s.

Guthrie, Okla. When the Ma tional Populist Convention assemblies in St. Louis on April ?, one of the most prominent aspirants for the pres idential nomination will be Judge F. w Jacobs of Guthrie at the present time state chairman of the party in Oklahoma Jacobs is known as per sistent advocate of the principles of that party, and on the stump he is even considered a stronger man in many respects than William J. Bry- an. An instructed delegation will ac- company Jacobs from Oklahoma.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Sousa's Band in Wreck.

Milan. Mich-A fast special train on the Ann Arbor railroad car rying Sousa's band from Toledo to Ann Arbor was wrecked here Monday even- ing, being thrown from the tracks by a derailer at the Wabash crossing. The baggage car Sld one of the two coaches were overturned. Engineer Steyer had several ribs broken in jumping and his fireman was badly bruised. One member of the band, who refused to give his name, was badly cut by flying glass.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
IN CONGRESS
HOUSE.

The newly appointed house con mittee on banking and currency held it's first meeting Wednesday, spending two and one-half hours in discuss leg the currency question in several of it's phases. At the conclusion of the meeting several of the members stated that as result of the confer ence the members of the committee were now nearer together than they ever had been before, notwithstanding tn same men-with the exception of three-composed the committee dur ing the Fifty-ninth congress.
 The only definite action taken at this initial meeting was the authoriz- ing from the chair of the appointment of subcommittee of five to draft and submit currency bill to correct the present financial situation. There will be no hearings before the convention until the subcommittee has finished it's task and the completed draft is in the hands of the chairman
 The recurrence of two phases of the currency question marked the confer ence. These were: The creation of elasticity in the currency, and the depositing of reserve balances in na- tional banks. The committee was ap- parently agreed that it will sanction no move to increase the bulk of par per money. but will confine itself to the consideration of the best means .xf s,,sy 1Ia s.tx -R providing for the issuance of national bank credit notes, which can be in- stantly drawn into circulation when general condition require an in- creased currency, and retirement as promptly as when the need has passed, was presented and discussed at some length.
 The action of the house committees on banking and currency at It's first meeting was in line with the we'll known purpose of Speaker Cannon and the house leaders to make every show of earnest effort to get currency legislation, and, at the same time. make the least haste possible. The purpose in the house is to put the issue mp to the senate. The members of the lower body are carefully trying
 to create the impression in the coun- | try that they are ready to act. but
 will not put bill through to be emas- | culated. and, perhaps, talked to death | in the senate.
 | Scores of currency relief bills all
 ready have been cast into the basket on the speakers desk and have been referred to the committee Chairman Fowler was authorized to appoint . committee of five to go through the various bills. select and reject fea- lures and suggest committee bill. A bill providing for prohibition in the District of Columbia was intro duced by Representative Lamb of Virginia. Mir Gale, delegate from Alaska, of. fered bill conferring upon Alaska a territorial form of government Representative Kipp of Pennsyi. vania introduced bill making nation. al bank notes legal tender
 A bill prohibiting railroad compa- nies from charging greater rate for the transportation of freight over short distances than is charged for longer distances for the same commodities and the same class of freight in the same quantities was introduced by Representative Hardy of Texas.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Order for Two-Cent Fare,

Guthrie, Okla>-The Oklahoma corporation commission announces that on December there will be issued an order compelling railroads to sell % tickets in Kansas and Mis- souri and make a Pc rate to the state line when selling tickets to points in other state where the Pc law is not in effect.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Noah Webster. in Youth.

Noah Webster, the author of Web ster's dictionary and of the famous old Webster spelling book, was a precocious boy. He entered Yale col lege when 16 years old. He dropped books for a time to answer the sum- mons of drums, the revolutionary war then raging.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Confederate Veteran Dies.

Waveland. Miss.-Gen. Allen Thom- as, United States minister to Vene- zuela during the second admins tration of President Cleveland, died at his home here, aged 77 years. He held the commission of brigadier general during the civil war in the Confed- crate army.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
5 BODIES REMOVED
WORK OF REscUERs IS STOPPED
 BY FIRE.
DEAD MAY NOT EXCEED 400
Through an Investigation 1t Is Found That Many Men Had Not Re.
 turned to Work.

Monongah, w. Va, Dec. 9.--But fifty-three bodies had been recovered from mines Nos. 6 and s of the Fairmont Coal Co.,, when darkness closed over the little town of Monon- gah Sunday night.
 Fifty-siX hours had elapsed since the awful explosion and a majority of the bodies brought to the surface were in a terrible condition, necessi- tating almost immediate burial.
 It is now believed that the number of dead will not be over 400
 thorough investigation was made by the company Sunday and it was discovered that many miners. believed to have been entombed, escaped be cause they had not gone to work Fri day. after Thursdays holiday.
 A score or more of these men re- ported to the officials during the past 24 hours.
 Fire Breaks Out Again.
 Shortly after 5 o'clock Sunday aft ernoon fire broke out again in mine
 
 ordered to the surface.
 Thousands of sightseers from the surrounding towns had gathered about the openings. Through megaphones the crowds were notified of the fire and the danger of another explosion but they refused to leave and it was with great difficulty that the special police, assisted by many miners, forced these people to seek places of safety.
 Efforts were then directed toward extinguishing the fire and it is thought it will be subdued within a few hours, when the work of rescue will again be taken up. It was said by mem bers of the rescuing party that over a hundred bodies have been located Tn both mines and that they will be brought to the surface as soon as the fire has been extinguished. It is not believed the fire will reach any of these bodies.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Insurance Companies Want In.

Guthrie, Okla.-T. J. MeComb. state insurance comm missioner, has received applications from many companies to operate in the new state.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Iahm Studying German Aeronautics.

Berlin, Germany.-Lieut Frank P. Lahm. U. s. A.. is here on leave from the war department to study German aeronautics.