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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
THE PRESIDENT CONFERS
ON THE RAILROAD ISSUE
Scheme for Federal Regulation Of the
Roads Discussed by Roosevelt and
His Advisers.

Washington.-An important confer.
ence was held at the White House
Wednesday, at which the railroad sit.
uation was discussed. Present were
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou,
Secretary of the Interior Garfield, As
sisstant Secretary of State Bacon,
Chairman Knapp and Special Counsel
B. F. kellogg of the Interstate Com
merce commission and all the mem
bers of that commission, except
Messrs. Prouty and Cockrell, who are
out of the city. The conference lasted
two and half hours.
Alter the conference adjourned it
was stated that the meeting was
called to outline a scheme to be pre-
sented to the next congress for the
federal regulation of railroads. The
plan proposed by Jacob H. Schiff for
remedying the railroad situation,
which has attracted great deal CT
attention, was not taken up at the
conference. Mr.. kellogg, who has
charge of the Hartman investigation,
denied that this question was brought
up at the conference.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
STARVING CH|NKS
TURN CANN|BALS
Spread of Fever Continues
and Heavy Rains Increase
the Famine Misery.
Spasmodic Rioting Has Occurred, But
The Outbreaks Have Not Been
serious-ReIief Organization is
Taxed to the Utmost.

Shanghai.-The famine stricken
Chinese have been Lracticing canni-
balism in localities where the distress
is most acute. The spread of fever
continues and the heavy rains are in
creasing the general misery Spas
modic rioting has occurred, but the
outbreaks have not been serious. The
famine relief organization is taxed to
the utmost in supervising the distrt
button of relief and in managing the
relief works. The committee is ap-
pealing for more voluntary helpers.
Large orders for grdir have been
placed in America, Australia and
Manchuria
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Open SWITCH;
MANY KILLED
Sunset Express Meets Disaster
in California, Twenty-Six
Lives Being Lost.
Trainmen Left Switch Open and the
Heavily Laden Train is DeraiIed
While Running Forty Miles
an Hour-Three Men Are
Arrested.

Cotton, Cal.-One of the most disas-
trous wrecks in the history of the
Southern Pacific occurred one and a
half miles east of this town Thursday
when westbound train No. 9, from
New Orleans for San Francisco, ran
into an open switch while going at
the rate of forty miles an hour, and
ten of the fourteen coaches were de-
rallied with frightful results. Twen-
ty-six persons are known to have been
killed and the final list will probably
show more than this number. The in
jured number 100, many of whom will
die.
The wrecked coaches were hurled
In every direction. Four of them were
smashed to fragments. Most of the
dead were Italians from New York
and New Orleans going to San Fran,
cisco. They occupied the smoker and
day coach.
The derailment of the train was.
caused by the crew of switch en-
CINE leaving switch open at this
point.
l.. R. Alvord, w. K Davis and ]. G..
Guesenmeyer, members of the switch
ing crew who are accused Of leaving
the switch open and causing the
wreck, were taken into custody and
held in $1,000 bail by Coroner Van
WYE.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Chile. WOULD
PUT ON AIRS
This South American Republic
Thinks She Should Have
al Ambassador
Other Latin-American Republics Were
Jealous and Succeeded in Heading
OF Such a Movement by Their
Hated Rival.

Washington. failure to send
a minister to Washington to replace
Walker Martinez, who did not return
home after the Pan-American confer
ence at Rio Janiero last summer, has
caused much comment. The neglect
of the Chilean congress to appropriate
sufficient money to maintain the lega'
ton has been given as a reason for
leaving the American mission in
charge of Alberto Yoacham, secretary
of the legation. But 1t has just be-
come known that the real cause was
hidden deep in Latin American poll
tics.
Chile decided it would be- good
idea to have an ambassador in Wash.
ington and steps were taken to dis.
cover what the United States thought
of the proposed elevation of the Chill.
can representative to Washington.
The suggestion that the Chilean en-
voy might be raised to ambassadorial
rank set all Latin-America on edge
and a general movement was insti.
tuted by the southern republics to
head off such a movement. Argentina,
being unfriendly to Chile, was espec-
tally opposed to the plan, as Brazil
and Chile are always rated as allies
and Argentina did not want her two
strongest rivals to outstrip her in
American representation.
1t has not been the policy of the
state department to send ambassadors
to any country which cannot be ranked
as world power, and when the hos
tility of the rest of South America
to such change became known, the
United States decided that the ques.
ton had better not be agitated further
at this time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
VETERAN CONGRESSMAN DEAD.
Came Within One Vote of Andrew
Jacksons Place for Vice.Presdent.

Binghamton, N. Y.-Former Con-
gresham Galusha A. Grow died at his
home in Glenwood, Pa, Sunday after
noon as a result of a general break
down attributed to old age.
v Mr.. Grow was elected to congress
from the Wilmot district of Pennsyl-
vania as the youngest member of that
body in 1851, and after retirement
from public life for nearly forty years
he re-entered the house of represen-
tatives as congressman-at-lar from
Pennsylvania fourteen years ago.
When he retired four years ago his
public service in the house extended
over the longest period, although not
continuous service, of any man who
ever sat in that body.
During the ate-bellum days he was
one of the best known men In the
United States, and in 1864 he came
within one vote of beinv nominated for
vice president in place of Andrew
Jackson.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
LEGALITY is QUESTIONED.
Forest Service Asks Attorney Gen
eraI for an Opinion.

eraI TOR an opinion.
Washington.-The forest service has
submitted to the attorney general the
question of the legality of the prac.
tice of so charging commercial com.
panies for the right of conducting
water through the reserves for the
development of power and other pur.
poses as to cause them to contribute
to the expense of maintaining the re.
serve The service has heretofore ex.
acted payment for pipelines taking
water from the streams in the re.
serves, but the right to do SO has
been question, and it Is now the pur.
pose to secure the attorney generals
view on the point. The forestry ad.
ministration takes the position that
the companies should pay something
for the service they receive, through
the conservation of the waters of the
streams on which they rely and they
find their only opportunity in the
charge Of right of way. Practically
all the water used by them is con.
veyed through pipelines for the pro
duction of electricity and the demand
Is constantly increasing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
WENT ON RAMPAGE.
Sailors From BattIeship Connecticut
Act Like Savages.

Norfolk, Va.-One hundred sailors
from the battleship Connecticut, while,
en- route from Willoughby to Fortress
Monroe, upon the passenger steamer
Ocean View, without apparent cause
took forcible charge of the steamer
and put the crew to rout. The sailors
broke windows and doors, drove the
cooks from the galley, poured out all
provisions aboard, dumped on deck
the fire in the kitchen stove, turned
steam on the fire eXtinguishers and
did other damage.
When the steamer landed at Fort
ress Monroe the sailors hurried aboard
the Connecticut. Their names are not
known. The owners of the steamer
will make out bill for damages and
send it to the commander of the Con-
necticut.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
BOSS RUFF CARRIED ON
THEIR PRIVATE PAYROLL
secretly Received Twelve Hundred
Per Month From the Pacific States
Telephone Company.

San Francisco.-Two sensational
pieces of evidence in the bribery-graft
Investigation were adduced before the
grand jury Saturday. Three mem.
bers of the executive board of the
Pacific States Telephone company, E
s. Pillsbury, Homer S. King, and
Timothy Hopkins, testified that they
had no knowledge whatsoever of the
alleged brbing of supervisors to vote
against the award of a competitive
franchise to the Home Telephone COM
lany, and that if bribery was com.
mitted it was up to" Wee President
Louis Glass, whom the grand jury al.
ready has indicted on nine counts to
explain. Another member of the ex-
exutive board, Percy S. Morgan, made
the same denial of knowledge sever
al days ago when on the witness
stand.
The second sensation came when
e. S. Pillsbury, who is director OF
and attorney for the Pacific States Tel
phone company, testified that Abra-
ham Ruef, the indicted political boss,
has been for more than two years
on the private payroll of that corpor-
alton and has been paid regularly
81 200 month. This, said Pillsbury,
was more than the salary paid to
himself Whe undiscovered this,
he testified, he objected to the COM
pany, and his own remuneration was
iucTaacnd
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
ASSEMBLY FOR FILIPINOS.
Election in July if Commission ke.
ports FavorabIy.

Washington.-The Philippine COM
mission has been instructed by cable
to inform President Roosevelt wheth-
er condition of general and COM
plete peace, with recognition of the
authority of the United States, has
continued in all that portion of the
archipelago not inhabited by Moros Or
other non-Christian tribes for the
past two years. Ii the answer is in
the affirmative the president will di-
rect the commission to call a general
election July 30 for the choice of
delegates to the first popular assem-
bly, of the people of the Philippines.
The proposed assembly, consisting of
two houses, the upper composed of
the Philippine commission and the
lower of the delegates to be elected,
will take over all the legislative pow
er now exercised by the Philippine
commission alone. Under an act of
congress none of the members of the
non-Christian tribes can participate in
the elections.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Subject to Awful Abuse.

Thun, Switzerland-Mlle. latina
Leontieff, the Russian woman who
murdered a Frenchman named Null
Ter at Interlaken in September last,
mistaking him for M. Durnovo, an ex-
minister of the interior of Russia, has
onbeen sentenced to four years soil
tary confinement and to twenty years.
expulsion from the country The
prisoner complained that she had
been sentenced to four years soli-
by the examining magistrate and the
prison wardens, who, when called to
the witness stand, we're unable to
deny the charges.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
MEXICO AS PEACEMAkER.
Is Asked to Intervene to End Contra,
American War.

City of Mexico-Mexico has been
requested by the republic of Salvador
to intervene and use it's best efforts
to bring about peace in Central Amer
lea. Dr. Baltazar Estupinian, the
minister of Mexico from Salvador, re-
ceived a telegram from his govern
ment saying Salvador was withdraw
ing her troops from Honduras terri
tory and was eager for peace. Dr.
Estupinian then conferred with Pres
ident Diaz. AS result of the con
ference a message was sent to Am
bassador Creel in Washington by the
president. The contents of this dis
patch were not made public, but it is
stated on good authority that Presi-
dent Diaz has instructed Mr.. Creel to
join the American government in de-
manding the cessation of hostilities.
Salvador has been an active ally Of
Honduras
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Worst is Now Over.

Sacramento, Cal.-Although all the
rich island districts between Court
land and Antioch are under water
and thousands of dollars of damage
has been done by the recent flood, the
reports from down the river may be
termed enthusiastic. The worst is
over, the water is falling, all districts
not already flooded will be saved and
the determined people who were driv-
en- from their homes are preparing to
go back and begin over, to build their
levees higher and to save their pro-
ductive lands from disaster in the flu
ture
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
LIMIT ON ORNAMENTS.
Great Britain Asks to Have Question
Go to Hague Conference.

London.--Great Britain has made a
formal and official request upon Rus.
STA to include in the program of the
next The Hage conference the ques.
ton Of limitation of the expenditure
on ornaments, ad has notified the
powers invited to attend the confer
ence of this action. This was done
several days ago and up to the pres
ent time the foreign Office has not
been advised of any opposition to
Great Britain's proposal. Neither has
Great Britain learned the nature Of
the negotiations in st. Petersburg be-
tween the ambassadors of Germany
and Austria and Emperor Nicholas,
but 1t is believed these exchanges
have had to do with the form in which
the subject of disarmament should
be introduced.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Armenian Runs Amuck,

Alexandropol, Russian Armenian
series of brutal murders was perpe.
trated here by man named Kara.
petyante, who lately had been without
employment and was refused further
board and lodging in the home of a
married sister. Karapetyante with a
stilletto MORALLY wounded his sister
killed her husband, MORALLY wounded
a nephew and niece, killed a neigh
Dor who answered their cry for help
and MORALLY wounded the wife and
mother Of this neighbor Then he
committed suicide.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
SAYS 1T WOULD MEAN GRAFT.

Ex-senator Clark Opposed to Govern.
rent Control of Railroads.
Boston.-EX-Senator w. A. Clark,
of Montana, in an interview expressed
his views on the railroad situation.
Senator Clark is opposed to Federal
ownership, believing that it would re-
suit in disgraceful political graft, be.
cause competent men could not be
found for executive to work under gov
eminent control. But he does not
think there is any danger of govern
ment ownership. He believes that the
two-cent rate law is unconstitutional
and works undue hardships on roads
In the west. He thinks that the courts
will suspend the law in some cases on
the ground that is confiscatory in I'M
justly depriving the roads of property
where they are obliged to operate at
a loss under it's provisions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
HUGHlTT SEES PRESIDENT.
But Not to Discuss Railroad Situation,
Is Statement Given Out.

Washington.-Marvin H. Hughitt,
president of the Chicago & North
western railroad, a member of the
board of trustees of the foundation
for the promotion of industrial peace,
was among the presidents guests at
luncheon Thursday. Other members
of the board present included Secre-,
taries Wilson and Straus, Seth Low,
Thomas G. Bush, Labor Commission
er Neill and James B. Reynolds.
1t was said at the White House that
Mr.. Hughitt's visit was not for the
purpose of discussing the railroad sit
uation with the president. Secretary
Loeb said that other than the lunch
con for Thursday, Mr. Hughitt had
no engagement with the president.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
GROVER is TOUCHED.
Ex-President Gratefully Appreciates
Congratulations Received.

Princeton, N. Former President
Grover Cleveland has furnished the
following to the newspapers and re-
quested it's publication:
1T seems to be impossible for me
to acknowledge, except through the
press of the country, the generosity
and kindly consideration of my coun-
trymen, which have been made mani
fest by congratulatory messages and
newspaper comment on the occasion
Of my SEVENTEEN birthday These have
deeply touched me, and in the book
Of grateful recollections they are writ
ten where every remaining day of MY
life | can turn page and read them"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Witness Loses Easy Money.

Washington.-Du During Wednesdays
session Of the trial of Binger Hermann
for alleged misconduct while commits.
sioner of the land office, Judge Stat.
ford fined Witness A. G. King of Seat.
tie 5000 for refusing to obey a sum.
mons which made it necessary for him
20 be brought to Washington by
marshal. Kings fee and mileage as
witness amount to 1904. This will
leave him sufficient funds to pay for
his return to Seattle, which was the
basis of the fine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Railroad Day for Beatty,

Beatty, Nev.-Railroad day for Beat.
ty has been decided upon as April Is,
for on that date the first train over
the Brock line will reach the Bullfroa
district Since the purchase of Beat.
ty by DR.. w. S. Phillips and asso
ciates of New York the railroad has
redoubled its efforts to reach the Bull.
frog district before the beginning of
summer, and now the line Is complete
to within five miles of town and trains
are running to the Springdale spur,
which Is but ten miles out.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
ThaW Confident of AcquittaI.

New York.-Easter Sunday for Har-
ry Thaw in the TOmbs was made more
cheerful by visit from his wife,
to whom had been granted a special
permit to pass the afternoon with her
husband. When Mrs. Thaw left she
spoke, for the first time since the
tragedy last June, to reporters liar.
ry grows more cheerful and satisfied
with the way his affairs are progress
ing every day." she said. Like all
the rest of us, he is perfectly conf
dent that the commission will find
him sane and that the trial will go
on"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Disastrous Dynamite Explosion.

Atlanta, Ga-As a result of the ey.
plosion of eight cases of dynamite in
freight car standing near the South.
ern railway freight depot on Peters
street, two negroes were killed, one
was fatally injured and several others
were severely injured. Three freight
cars were wrecked. The dynamite
is reported to have been shipped from
the Dupont company's branch store in
Savannah to Atlanta, and was de.
clared to have been exploded by per.
cussion caps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Youthful Murdress Insane.

Carmel, N. Y.-The jury found Jen.
ME Burch not guilty on account Of
her being insane. 1t is believed this
verdict will result in her committal
to the Matteawan asylum for the
criminal insane. Jennie Burch, who
is Is years old, was tried for the
murder by poisoning of child named.
Winship. 1t was shown Miss Bur/ch
was suffering from mental malady.
which dulled her understanding.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Vice President of Life Insurance tct
pany Must Do Time. 4

st. Paul.--The state supreme Icourt
has denied the appeal of DR.. Jacob F.
Force of Minneapolis, who was sem
fenced to three years in the state
prison on conviction of misappro-
priating s675 of the funds of the
Northwestern National Life Insur.
ance company while he was its vice
president. During the release of DR..
Force on bail pending his appeal he
has spent most Of his time in Cali.
fornia, where he Is believed to be,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Confidence Operators CAUGHT.

Cleveland, ON the arrest here
Sunday of three men and woman
giving the names of Edward Weiss
and Max Harris, of New York, and
Charles Drucker and Claudia Carlson.
OF this city, the police believe they
have caught clique Of clever wire
tappers wanted in several cities. The
arrests were made following an al
legged attempt to swindle J. d. Marks,
a wealthy scrop iron dealer here, out
Of $4,000.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
$1oO,000,0OO DIVIDENDS.
April Disbursements of Railroads and
Other Corporations viii be Large.


Boston, Dividend disbursements
for the month of April will to-
tai over $1O0,OOO,OOO for the en-
tire country. Disbursements of
thirty-one leading railroads and indus
trial corporations alone will raise
$75,000,000 The two Hartman
roads, Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific will pay out $11,705,341 and
$4946,231 respectively, while Canadian
Pacific will pay $5,O15,S67 and St. Paul
$4639,S0O. Southern Pacific will also
pay interest, $1,01S,579, and the Atch-
ison $3,0S2,690. Northern Pacific in
terest will be $1,622,S6O. American
Smelling will disburse the largest divi-
dend of any industrial, S1,S50,00, and
American Sugar will be second with
$1575,O00 and General Electric third,
S1,304 900.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
MURDERED HIS MOTHER.
Drunken Californian Confesses to An
Awful Crime.

Oakland, Cal.--Earland H. Sober
berg has confessed to the detectives
that he murdered his mother, Mrs.
Martha l. Soderberg, whose body was
found on Sunday last locked in a
closet at her home on B street, North
Oakland He gave history Of the
crime in detail. claiming that he was
drunk at the time and that his mother
had angered him by upbraiding him
for not treating her right.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
MAD HOUSE FOR THAW.
Court Suspends Trial and Appoints
Commission In Lunacy.

New York.-Harry X. Thaw may
never again face the jury empaneled
more than nine weeks ago to try him
on the charge of murder in the first
degree. Justice Fitzgerald on Tues
day unexpectedly ordered commits
sion in lunacy to inquire into the
present state of mind of Stanford
Whites slayer. The decision of the
three disinterested men named to
conduct the inquiry will guide the fu-
ture action of the court as to order
ing Thaw to an asylum, or directing
that the trial shall proceed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
HIS PLACE is THE ASYLUM.
Colorado Youth Tries to Blow up
County Hospital.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-Roy Bour-
quin, aged II, is under arrest, charged
with attempting to blow up the Coun-
ty hospital The boy placed several
sticks of dynamite in the furnace of
the hospital, and had it exploded,
heavy loss of life would have resulted.
Lourquin has a mania for blowing up
things, and about year ago lost an
eye and his right hand as the result
of an explosion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
NO MORE NEGROES FOR ARMY
All Black Men Now in the Service to
be Sent to Philippines.

Houston, Xas.-Anouncement was
made Wednesday at the local recruit
ing station that orders have been sre-
ceived from the war department at
Washington, instructing that no more
negroes be accepted for service in the
army; also that all negro troops in the
United States will be dispatched forth
with to the Philippines
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-05
Clear Water.

The water is so clear in the fiords
of Norway that objects one and one.
half inches in diameter can be dis.
tiuctly seen at q depth Of $50 feet.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-24
TO BOOM ROCKFORD.

RoCKPoRT, Me. Oct. 16. Inspired by
the success of the Y. NJ. C. A. cam
paign which raised nearly $1,000 for
the purchase of the opera house, which
is to be converted into an association
building, this town has now entered
upon 3O-days' business campaign.
The towns industrial advantages are
to be broadly advertised and every
effort will be made to induce manufac-
turing interests to come here. 1t has
been voted to exempt from taxation
for term of years any new manufac-
turing concern which may locate in the
town.
The campaign is in the charge of the
following representative citizens: r alph
w. Carleton chairman, W. A. Holman
sec. and treas, Hon. II. L. Shepherd,
E. A. Morrill,, C. Fred Knight. A. D.
Champney, L. H. Lovejoy, E. E. Fales,
j. F. Shepherd, W. F. Dillingham;,
Frank H. lngraham, Capt. J. G. Crow
ley, Charles j. Gregory, Arthur H.
Price and Frank P. J. Carleton.
During the Summer confagration
crippled the towns principal industry
and another industrial plant was
wholly destroyed.