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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
SENATOR BAILEY ANGRY.
Urges Probing Committee to Put a
Stop to insults"

Austin, Tex, Feb. 13-Declarihg
that "all this prattle is lie," and urg-
ing that the committee interpose and
stop these insults offered" United
States Senator Joseph w. Bailey
brought to climax, Tuesday after
noon one of the most exciting days
session of the legislative committee
appointed to investigate certain
charges filed against him by Repre-
sentative Cooke.
This was in reply to request Of
Representative Cooke that additional
witnesses be summoned by which he
hoped to prove that Senator Bailey
had borrowed the sum of $1,000 of ],
d. Suggs, of Iron county.
When it was suggested that the
committee leave at once for st. Louis
where additional testimony is to be
taken, Senator Bailey protested that
he should not be compelled to &c
over the country as the principal in
an investigation ofthis nature. 1t also
developed that the committee is ad
verse to allowing testimony adduceC
TO appear in the record before being
censored by majority of the commit
tee, assisted by Senator Bailey.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
THE JONES BILL
PASSES SENATE
DIVORCED PERSONS MUST RE-
MAIN SINGLE ONE YEAR.
SMITH BILL IS ALSO PASSED.
II Calls For Constitutional convsn-
tion-corporations Will Be Pro-
hbited From Contributing
to Campaign Funds,

Des Moines, Feb. 13-The senaCe
today passed the Smith hill calling
for a constitutional convention, and
the Jones bill, prohibiting divorced
persons from re-marrying within ons
year after the decree is granted.
The McAllister bill prohibiting
sports on Memorial day passed the
house by vote of SO to 9.
No Corporation Contributions.
The senate has passed the bill by
Peterson, prohibiting corporations
from making political contributions;
also bill by Moon fixing salary Of at
torneys appointed by the court to de-
fend people indicted for certain fell
onies and misdemeanors at $40 per
day, and bill by Smith of Mitchell,
making it crime for person to
desert his wife or family.
Taxation of Mortgages.
In the house number of import
ant bills were introduced, among
them one by Calkins providing that
all mortgages should be taxed ia the
name of the mortgager in the county
wher the mortgage was recorded, and
the tax levied in the township where
the mortgage is secured. The tax
paid by the mortgager is to be as il
it were SO much money paid by MIN
and shall be deducted from the mort
gager's assessment
Mo Motor Cars
The house committee on railroads
this afternoon voted to report for in
definite postponement the bills re-
quiring railroads to run motor trains
on branches, requiring passenger
trains to stop at all stations on sig
nal; requiring roads to make close
connection at junction points and re-
quiring proper shelter for patrons OF
the roads at stations where two or
more tracks are operated.
Bryan Talks to Solons.
William Jennings Bryan addressed
the Iowa legislature yesterday after
noon, but instead of making brief
speech dealing in generalities, he
spoke. for nearly two hours on trusts
and corporations. the relations of the
legislators to the people they repre-
sent, and "the ethics of money max
ing" The question of popular cleo
ton of United States senator's nat
urally came up in connection with tne
direct primary, which Mr.. Bryan adj
vocated and was dealt with minus
gloves. The speaker did not hesitate
to use the word bought" in referring
to bodies supposed to represent the
people, but who looked chiefly after
the interests of the great corpora.
tons. His address was considered
significant and an outline of the
probable campaign in 1908,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
TREASURER GONE;
$4,000 SHORT
NEW BRITAIN, CONN.,, INsTITU.
TON LOOTED.
AMOUNT MAY EVEN BE LARGER
Treasurer w. r. Walker, Who Dsap-
peared Sunday, Presumed to Be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Are All Paid.

New Britain, Conn, Feb. 13.-Nego.
table securities to a large amount are
missing from the vaults of the Saw
ings Bank of New Britain, of which
institution the treasurer, William F.
Walker, mysteriously dropped out Of
sight in New York on Sunday last
Tuesday Philip Corbin, president Of
the bank, stated that the bank audi
tors had been unable to locate securi-
ties of value of $3.50, 1000, but did not
find any other IRE sularities in the
accounts or cash OF the bank. The
situation, according to Mr.. Corbin,
suggested abstraction of the securities
from the vaults.
1t is understood that Mr.. Corbin re-
ceived letter from the missing man,
in which the statement was made that
a defalcation would be found, and
upon this information an examination
of the banks collateral was begun,
which is still in progress. Not an
inkling of Walkers whereabouts has
been obtained, and the return of his
son, who has been searching in New
York, is believed to indicate the feel,
ing of the family that the missing
treasurer is not in that city.
Mr.. Walker has been treasurer OF
the funds of the Connecticut state
Baptist convention for many years
having about $4,000 in securities in
his charge, and the president, Rev. II
NJ. Thompson, has outlined an investi'
cation. Mr.. Walker was not under
bonds to that society.
The preliminary examination of the
officers of the savings bank indicates
that the entire collateral assets OF the
bank were intact on October last
when the annual return was made to
the commissioner of savings banks.
Tuesday large amounts OF cash were
received at the bank, to be used in
paying off alarmed depositors,, the
total withdrawals Monday and Tues
day amounting to about $4,000. The
run on the bank was a lively one
mostly by small depositors, the great
number of them being foreigners.
The alleged wrongdoing of Mr.
Walker has. created tremendous sen
sation. He was held in the highest
esteem, was a church officer and
citizen who apparently lived quietly
He was not known to be interested in
stock investments of any kind or In
any outside enterprises. For about q
years he had been bank officer and
was under bonds Of $4,000. The
bank had deposits Of upwards OF $6,
600. 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
NEW TREATY WITH
SANTO DOMINGO
AGREEMENT AS TO ISLANDS
REVENUES SUBMITTED.
BONDS FOR ITS CREDITORS.
Americans to Collect Customs Re
ceipts For Their Redemption
Senate Discusses Criminal
Appeal Bill.

Washington, Feb 13-The president
Tuesday sent to the senate the new
treaty with the Republic of Santo
Domingo relative to the revenues of
that country. The new agreement is
confined entirely to the matter of the
collection of revenues.
1t sets forth in the preamble the
upon an agreement with her creditors
which is made contingent upon the
fact that this country shall collect the
money, and it Is then agreed that the
president of the United States shall
appoint a representative of the gov
eminent as receiver general to take
charge of all the funds collected and
provide means for their collection.
The treaty will go direct to the com.
mittee on foreign relations and there
will be a determined effort to have it
reported and acted upon before the ad.
journment of the present session OF
congress.
Many Of the Democratic senators
have indicated their willingness that
this should be done, but Senator Ba
con, who is the leading Democratic
member of the senate committee or
foreign relations, has not yet given his
full assent to this program.
Provisions of the Treaty.
In brief, the treaty provides that the
total outstanding Indebtedness of the
country shall be capitalized at a fig
ure slightly below $20,000,00O; that
bonds for this amount issued by the
Dominican republic and hoated
through a New York banking house
shall be paid over to the creditors
that So per cent of the customs collec
lions of the republic, gathered through
American collectors, shall be set apart
for the redemption of these bonds
which shall be redeemable after ter
years at the rate of 1929 and are t.
run so years.
Days Work In Congress.
The senate occupied the day in ar
gument on the bill granting the gov
eminent the right to take an appea
on points of law in criminal cases. Tn,
1
opposition came mainly from Senators
Rayner and Whyte of Maryland ant
Hepburn of Idaho While elaborate de
lenses of the proposition were mad
by Senators Patterson, Knox, Nelson
and Spooner, no action was taken OF
the measure. Senator Nelson gave nc
tice that he moved its consideration
Wednesday. Senator Lodge indicate,
that he should press the Philippine
agricultural bank bill Wednesday.
The District of Columbia appropris
ton bill, carrying $1o,724,532, an IN
crease OF $6S7,29S over the amour
passed by the house, was reported I
the senate and notice has been give
that the bill will be put on its passag
Wednesday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
A FIRE NEAR BUXTONIHALT IN THAW CASE
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF ONE OF THE
JURORS WIVES MAY CAUSE
A MISTRIAL. ,

New York, Feb. 13-The possible
fly of mistrial in the Thaw case
cropped out at the opening of court
this morning., The VIE of one of
the jurors was stricken with phgumo-
MIA during the night. This juror All
two other members of the panel left
the court building in a carriage, ac-
companied by two court officers, to
90 to the wife's bedside 1t is I'M
known how serious the woman's case
is, or whether it will be possible Tor
him to return to court 1t is posi-
Bile the panel may be dismissed. The
Juror whose wife is i'll is Joseph b.
Bolton, number eleven.
The trial was adjourned by Judge
Fitzgerald ultil 2 O'Clock this aftes.
noon.
Upon adjournment EVELYN 'rnaw
and May Mckenzie hastened to the
Tapbs to visit Thaw 1t is unier
stood Mrs. Bolton is in a precanou'
condition.
Juror Bolton returned to the jury
room before court opened this after
noon.s bis wife is very i'll. The
state sent two physicians and two
nurses to their home with instruc
tons to provide every care and com
fort for the patient
Dr. Evans, the alienist, resumed
the stand this afternoon and contin
ued his testimony concerning the ex
aiminations made to determine Thaw':
mental condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
LINCOLN TABLET UNVEILED.
Memorial in indianapolis Where he
Delivered Speech In 1861.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 13.-Amid
the cheers and applause Of 1000 peo'
pie Tuesday afternoon, Gov. ]. Frank
Hanly, of Indiana, unveiled the Lin
coin memorial tablet at its future
placement in the south side OF a ho-
tel building, formerly the Bates house.
The tablet is to mark the spot where
Abraham Lincoln, on February IL,
1861, after being elected president OF
the United States and while on his
way to washington to be inaugurated,
stopped in this city and from the bal
cony of the old Bates house addressed
a great magnitude Of people. This
was his first public utterance, It is
said, after being elected president, az
to what his future policy would be.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
FARMER ENDS LIFE.
Resident of LibertyvilIe Kills Himself
At Keokuk.

Keokuk, Feb. 1S.-J. w. Daven-
port, a prosperous FARMER of Liberty
vile, Iowa, committed suicide here
last night, his dead body being found
in room at the Hotel Andrus this
morning. He used 80 caliber re-
volyer, the bullet going clear through
HIS head and penetrating the wall. He
came here yesterday, bought the re-
volyer and made every preparation
to end his life. He left a letter to
his wife, but did not explain why it
was that he committed the deed. He
had $40 in money and drafts for 5000
on his person,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
PRESIDENT SUPPORTS
MAJOR LACEY'S BILL
Sends A Special Message To Congress
Urging Passage OF Public 1 and
Legilation.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 1S.-Pres.
ident Roosevelt today sent "a special
message to congress calling attention
to the urgent need of the bill intro
duced by Congressman Lacey Of
Iowa to secure continued control by
the government over public lands,
particularly the fuel land.
President Roosevelt says if they
sell the lands they pass forever from
the control of congress. If they
lease them no future congress will
be able to exercise jurisdiction. He
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14

also asks an appropriation of half a
million to clear arrears Of business
and that the general land ONCE may
push the detection ami prevention OF
land frauds.
The message is considered quite a
feather for Mr.. Lacey's cap. He has
for several terms been chairman OF
the congressional committee on pub,
lie lands and has succeeded in get.
ting through many protective meas.
ures, that viii be of untold benefit
to the country IN years to come.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
Pioneer Editor Dies.

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. 13.-Frank
Elton, for 33 years editor of the Green
Bay Advocate, which suspended pub
LEGATION last month, and one of the
foremost newspaper men of his time in
Wisconsin and a resident of this city
for over half century, died Tuesday
from the effects of bronchial pneu-
monia. He was Il years of age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
DIED IN CARRIAGE.
Expired While Returning from We'd
ding of Nephew.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 13.-Mhile re-
turning home in carriage from the
depot, where he mad gone to wish his
granddaughter and bride a safe jour-
ney on their honeymoon trip, Jere-
miah Kelly, aged 81 years, for so
years a resident of Sioux City, sud
denly expired from heart failure.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
Railroad PRECEDENT Dies.

4 New York, Feb. 1S.-President Al
fred Walter of the Seaboard Air Line
died at his home. la West Seventy
fifth street. in this city Tuesday. He
had been III about two weeks. Mr..
Walter vas. elected president about
Fl ." eiahl months ago to succeed J..
"a Pom
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
,
DEAD NUMBER 1871.
Q Only Twenty Survivors Of Block o
0 Island Disaster. o
. !

Scripps- McRae Telegram.
Block Island, r. l.. Feb. lS.--The
steamer Kentucky left his morning
for Providence with fifty-one dead
and nineteen survivors of the Larch,
mont The survivors will be taken
to hospitals. Today's estimates show
twenty known survivors, and one
hundred and eighty-one dead. Sur.
vivors make ugly charges OF cruelty
and cowariice against the crews.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
count creluhton's WIN MISSING.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 1.-THE last will
of the late Count John A. Creighton
his disappeared. A will made three
years ago has been found, but it is
believed there is later one. Judge
Woolworth, Creighton's lawyer, died
one year ago. 1t is believed Wool
worth drew the will, but no record Of
1t is among his papers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
INCREASE GRANTED.
Western Union Telegraph Operators
Will Get More Pay.

New York, Feb. 13-A ten per cent
increase in the salaries of all oper-
ators "at principal cities" was an
nounced today by President Clowry
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
in letter to district superintendent
at New York, Chicago, San Francisco
and Atlanta. 1t will take effect on
March first
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
FIRE AT IOWA WESLEYAN.
Chapel Building at Mount Pleasant
School Damaged.

Mount Pleasant, Ia, Feb. 13.-Fire
in the chapel building of the Iowa
Wesleyan university this morning
caused damage of $500. The whole
building, worth $4,000. had narrow
escape from destruction. An over
heated stove was the cause.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
What 10 Tragedy.

A murder without a good motive
is merely folly; properly actuated,
it is tragedy, and therefore of worth.
So with death; one seldom dies
well, in the technical sense, with
out having lived well, in the artistic
sense.-Perceval Gibbon in McClure's.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
TO READ THAw CASE.
0 Missouri Legislature Abolishes
0 Routine For Purpose.
0 0 o q

Seripps-McRae Telegram.
st, Louis, Mo-. Feb. ia special
IRON Jefferson City says:
When the senate met today, Sena-
tor Hayman moved that the reading
OF the official journal be dispensed
with because of the desire OF many
senators to read the latest develop
ments in the Thaw case.
the motion was adopted without
dissent"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
soain Has an Earthquake.

Madrid, Feb. ia severe earth.
quake shock lasting seven seconds was
felt at Albania. province Of Murcia.
Tuesday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
ANOTHER DlsTuRsANc /.
Woman suffrasists Visit the House
Of Commons.

London, Feb. 13. = Hundreds OF
woman suffragists raided the house
of commons this morning. The POI
lice dispersed them. woundiag many
aad arresting twenty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
STRINGENT massachusetts, Law.

In Massachusetts, the Illegal sale
Of street railway transfers is made
punishable by fine not exceeding
$50 or Imprisonment for not more
Than 80 days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
Minnesota Paper Changes Hands.

Mtnnesota FdpeT manages Tanoss
Winona, Mimi, Feb. IA deal was
closed Tuesday whereby Fl. G. White,
OF Winona, and F. ]. Rucker, of Coun-
ell Bluffs. Ia, became owners of the
Independent, the latter purchasing the
interests held by w. c.. Lyman, of
Jackson, Mich.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29
HOME ON EVERY BAY

Each bay is, as rule, occupied by
some summer home or ranch. At
Beauty bay there Is quite a large
ranch, with camping grounds and
boathouse fitted to care for summer
boarders. In each bay there is a
growth of water lilies showing above
the water, and these places are faV-
orite grounds for bass.
Leaving this series of bays, or,
rather skirting along their borders,
the boat comes back almost opposite
the town, though three miles out, to
the Narrows. A ledge of rocks rises
W here to within a few feet OF the
surface and leaves narrow passage
on either side. Rounding into the
Narrows there is low peninsula
with an extensive beach Terminating
in massive black rock, rising some
20 feet high. On the top of this rock
has been erected a dancing pavilion,
where dancing parties in the cum
meT come for moonlight hops. The
peninsula has been cut into lots and
sold for building purposes, and is
called Lakevlew.
SUMNER HOMES FOR Is MILES
Lining the shore on both sides Of
the lake are numbers of summer
cottages. Naturally these are more
numerous nearer the town, but they
are to be found for 10 or 10 miles
from Occur d'Alene. On Kidd
Island bay, the semicircular sweep of
water which ends where the lake
empties into the Spokane river, there
are scores Of these summer homes,
that form a considerable community.
Above this hay they become less
thickly scattered along the straight
shore of the lake, but in some of the
more favored parts of the bank there
are settlements of summer soiourn.
ers. This is particularly true OF
Twin beach, which has eight cottages,
aud Sand beach, which has Is.
AiuOst hHY punt Oh tDe shore is
we'll adapted to summer homes.
The hills are low, the incline not
too steep, and In beauty one spot
compares we'll with another, These
cottages nave grown up almost
wholly in the last five years, and
each year the number OF houses Ii
being nearly doubled. Transports
tion IL entirely by boat. There is &
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

wagon road on the east side of the
lake for short distance, but the
other aide must use the water alone
as a highway. All the houses along
the shore have their boat or launch,
which they either own or rent, and
all intercourse, either for business
or pleasure, Is carried on by this
means.
CHURCH ON LAKESIDE
About half way up the lake, stand
ing out by itself among a clump %
trees, with no other house In sight
except one near by which serves as a
parsonage, there is a tall white
church. The first impression is that
this is place of worship for the cot
tagers who spend their summers on
the lake, but you are told that this
Is Norwegian church, patroniEed
by a Norwegian settlement back
among the hills aud your awe at the
piety Of the summer sojourners van
ishes.
Twenty -four miles from Occur d..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

llsh haze, there Is little difference In
color between these aud the Jake.
They look as though a portion o. the
lake had in SOME way been elevated
with all Its waves ana ripples and
become solidined In that position.
A favorite way to view this effect,
as we'll as other points of interest, Ia
70 set ont from Occur d'Alene aud
proceed east for nine miles to Blue
Greek bay, Wolf Lodge bay Beauty
bay and Squaw bay. These bays are
all much alike--small oval bodies Of
water with bills thiokly covered with
SimbeF, and with creek and small
MEADOWS al the end. They are divi
ded from one another by hill or
mountain. That, dividing Blue
Greek aud Volt Lodge bays, Is 40
smooth and regular In all proportion
that II ldoks rs II Il had been carr ed
with a chisel. The creeks lowing into
the bays vary Ia size from small
streams to creeks so feet across at
mouths.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

week. The mail man changes to a
dugout canoe above st. Joe aud poles
up the swift water.
Ceur d'Alene Lake and the rivers
tributary to it are noted fol their
fishing and hunting. All the BAYS
of the lake contain fine bass, perch
and trout. Bass have been caught
there which weighed eight and nine
pounds apiece, aud CATCHES of 80
aud 40 bass in day are not uncom
mon. Trout have been caught which
weighed 10 pounds. Three and five
pound trout are caught almost daily.
HILLS FULL OF GAME
In the mountains about the lake
are found almost every kind of game
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

a swift water stream, impassable to
navigation, but famous for its trout
fishing.
MAIL CARRIED BY ROWBOAT
One of the most peculiar sights to
be seen on the river voyage Is small
green rowboat, with the INSCRIPTION,
Omitted States Mail" on the bow,
being industriously rowed up the
stream by Que man.. At first the
tourist thinks that there must be
some joke about It, but he is soon
informed that this is the regular mail
between st. Maries and Gordon, eight
miles above the town OF st. Joe, a
distance in all of 90 miles. The
mail boat makes the trip twice a
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-29

Alene the Occur d'Alene river flows
into the lake, and at lite mouth on
the slope of high hill, Is the town
OF Harrison. On the lake shore are
there large sawmilIs, with their piles
OF lumber, aud you are told that
three are Others not visible from the
water. Harrison entirely a lum-
Der town and claims a population of
1000 people, most of whom are mill
workers.
Six miles above Harrison the st.
Joe, or, more properly, the st.
Joseph river, flows into the head of
the lake at Chatcolet. For several
hundred yards below the river the
boat skirts a long log boom in which
the logs which provide large part
Of the lumber at Harrison and Occur.
d'Alene are stored and let out as
called for at a certain tax for the use
Of the boom. This boom extends
hcross the river and must be opened
tn permit boats to pass.
HIGH DRAWBRIDGE
Here Is drawridge on the Ore.
Ron Railroad q Navigation line,
which you are informed is the high
est in the world. The captain re-
peats the figures proudly 80 between
300 aud 1900 feet above sea level. "
In addition, Chatcolet has the fur
ther distinction of being the best
bass fishing ground Of the whole
lake.
Leaving Chatcolet the visitor goes
up the st. Joe liver. II would tie
hard to conceive Of a more peaceful
stream than the st. Joe, or one more
beautiful. Picture to yourself
stream OF water about 200 feet wide
and 40 feet deep at low water time,
with so little current that when the
wind blows in the right directi on
yotlr fishing boat drifts up stream
Instead of down, with banks on each
side so thickley grown with willows
as to be impenetrable, and above the
willows tall rows. of cottonwoods
back of the cottonwoods a half mile
of level meadow covered with thick
stand of timothy, and hehiud that,
timber covered fountains which
rise in the SKYLINE That is st .Ioe
river at almost any point from Chat
colet to the Village of st. Joe, over
80 miles beyond. Above st. Maries,
where the st. Maries river flows in
from the south, half way up the
river, the valley becomes narrower,
and the mountains, grown higher,
come down to the edge of the water.
Boat Captains say that from the
town Of st. Joe to Occur d'Aleue,
distance of about 60 miles. there
10 fall of only four feet. The river
hardly varies in width, appearance
J or depth during the 35 miles which
1t winds from st. Joe to its mouth.
Above the town Of st. Joe it becomes