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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
JANUARY WAS A BOLD MAN.
Lived Seven Years Near Prison Where
He Escaped.


The astounding fact has developed
that Villa January, the American
Jean Vatican, now awaiting the prom
Used executive pardon, resided for
seven years within 20 miles Of the
Leavenworth (Kansas) prison, from
which he escaped nine years ago. and
to which he has just been returned.
January escaped in the night with
a fellow convict while a guard was
asleep. He beat his way on a freight
train to Wichita. He secured employ
ment in a stone quarry at Winfield
where he remained until the death of
his companion, three months later. He
was drummer through Oklahoma,
Kansas and Missouri for a coffee
house, took up the insurance business
in Kansas City, then peddled coffee on
his own hook and finally settled down
in the restaurant business in the lat
ter city, after being employed for a
while on the Metropolitan street rail-
way.
Although operating under the eyes
of the prison authorities, wo1 kirg on a
street railway that carried them and
conducting a restaurant business at
the junction of this line and the cleo
trio line to Leavenworth, which was
used by the prison officials, he was
never recognized until the ether day,
when fellow convict spotted him and
informed the authorities in order to
collect the standing reward offered by
the government for escaped prisoners.
The papers in January's case are
ready for the signature of the attor-
ley general
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

AT q recent conference at Shanghai,
China it was recommended that all the
Chinsee churches use brief form of
prayer for China.
Count Otto Won Waldestein, who was
reported to have been killed at Will
lows. Cal, few DAYS ago, lis alive and
we'll at klamath Falls, Ore, where he
is employed on government reclamation
work.
Three hundred and eighty men in
the car repairing and refining depart
ments of Armour e. Co., in Omaha,
walked out because they were not in
cluded in the wage increase granted
last week to other employees.
The great coal miners strike at Fer
ME, B. c., that has threatened to tie
up all the mines, smelters and rail-
roads in the northwest has been official
ly declared settled and the men have
been ordered to return to work by Dis
trict President Sherman of the United
Minework ers.
Notice of the release of thousands of
acres of Montana lands, which were
withdrawn some weeks ago for nation
Id lOIeeo pun PocoS, has Doou ItColVod al
the Helena land office from Commits
sioner of the General Land Office Bal
linger. All hearings set for, Montana
in May, have been postponed. This
will tie up good many tracts of land
in that district. Practically all the
lands in Deer Lodge and Lewis and
Clark counties, with short strip along
the eastern boundary of the Lewis and
Clark reserve in Teton county, are put
back on the public domain. This re-
leases all the big Blackfoot country
from Wolf Greek to Missoula.
Announcement is made that Ellen
Terry. the English actress, is again q
bride. She was married to James Ca
rev, her leading man, in Pittsburg, on
March %.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
while INSANE
/. SHOT SIX PEOPLE

San Francisco. Walter G. Davis,
carpenter, in fit of insanity Tuesday,
shot family of six persons with whom
he resided, at Ala Pierce street, this
city.
The dead are:
Orson R. Bush, aged 81, his wife
and their young son.
w. S. Beard, carpenter, with rela-
tives in st. Louis and Denver.
M. E. Zenton, surveyor, recently
from New York.
Mrs. Lillian d. Carothers, an elder
ly woman who boarded in the house.
Davis and his victims all resided in
the house, which was conducted as a
boarding house by the Bush family.
Davis home was in Farmersville, near
Visalia this state, where he has a wife
and six children. He has been work.
ing here as a carpenter since the fire.
The shooting was done whit q double
barreled shotgun. Davis, who slept in
the same room with young Bush and
Beard, arose shortly after O'Clock,
and after arming himself with the gun
shot his two room mates and then visit
ed each room in turn, killing the occu-
pants.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS,

Eve Gordon was found dead in bed
and Ella Black. the Gordon woman S
wouldbe companion, trying to die, is
the result of both loving the same man
at Anaconda, Montana. They were
denizens of the under world. He was
a saloon man and would have nothing
to do with the women so they thought
the best way was to end it all.
Gus Oman of Silver City, Idaho,
committed suicide at Vancouver, b. @. 4,
by taking carbolic acid. He was evil
IDENTIFY demented. He left behind two
notes calling on his brothers to punish
his enemies in Silver City.
A storm of wind and rain which was
general throughout a considerable area
in northern Texas and which at some
places assumed the proportions of a
tornado, has resulted in the loss of at
least three lives, the injury of many
other persons and great damage to
property and crops.
Several villages were practically
wiped out, but owing TO the prostra-
ton of the telegraph and telephone, de-
tails are almost impossible TO obtain.
The terrific wind passed 'over Sulphur
Springs, doing great damage. The vii
lage of Antioch was practically des-
troyed.
Crops in the path of the storm
which was unusually wide, were great
ly damaged.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
Miners TRIAL IS ON
FOR MURDER OF EX- governor
STEUNENBERG OF IDAHO.
In All, Four Men Are in Custody
Charged With Same Offense-Harry
Orchard Is Said to Have Confessed
Case Will Last Months---Many
Spectators Attracted by Trial.

William D. Haywood, secretary and
treasurer of the Western Federation
of Miners, will on Thursday be placed
on trial charged with the murder of
ex. Governor Frank Steunenberg of
Boise, Idaho.
In all, four men are in custody
charged with the same offense; they
are William D. Haywood, Charles H.
Meyer, the president of the Western
Federation of Miners; George A Petit
Tone, former member of the execu-
tive board of the same organization,
and Harry Orchard, member Of the
federation. OF these men, Orchard, it
is alleged, has made confession in
which he admits that he killed the
former governor and in the same con-
fession, it is alleged, duplicates the
other men under arrest, together with
others, as being accessories before the
fact. Under the law of the state of
Idaho, while it Is admitted that Hay
wood, Meyer and Pettibone were not
in the state of Idaho at the time of
the murder. they are charged with the
actual murder, the contention under
the statute being that they were on
the spot in spirit, that they planned
and therefore compassed the death of
Governor Steunenberg.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
Spokane City League.
Trolley League.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

There is no doubt that President
Roosevelt has taken 20 his bosom in a
political relationship Jonathan Bourne,
Jr. United States senator from Oregon;
there is no doubt that Senator Bourne
suddenly has sprung into prominence
as one of the personal advisors of the
chief executive, and there seems to be
little doubt that Senator Bourne hence
forth is to be the most potent force
with the administration with reference
to north Pacific coast patronage and
matters of national import.
Eugene V. Debs has not given up his
plan of coming TO Idaho to attend the
trial of Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone,
at Boise, Idaho.
The reformatory committee of the
state of Washington has selected a site
for the reformatory at Monro, Snoho.
mish county, consisting of $50 acres of
fine land. The price is a little over
$780, 900.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
Street RIOTS IN
SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, May 8.-The strike
of the 1900 union motormen and con-
ductors of the United Railroads devel-
oped Tuesday afternoon into terrible
riot in which one man was killed,
more than a score of persons were
severly, some fatally, wounded and
others to lesser extent.
AT $3.50 O'Clock the company made
it's first attempt to resume the opera
ton of its system by sending out seven
passenger cars manned by between 80
and 40 strike breakers, wearing the
uniform of car inspectors and each
carrying 38-caliber revolver strapped
around his waist outside of his coat.
The start was made from the COM
pany's barns at Turk and Fillmore
streets, where crowd, variously esti-
mated at from 5000 to 5000 men and
boys, was congregated Twenty
policemen, five mounted officers and
several sergeants, under the command
of Captain Moony, were on patrol
guard.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
CANTON JARRED BY EXPLOSION
Gunpowder Magazine Blows More
Than Score Into Eternity.

Gunpowder Magazine Blows More
Than Score Into Eternity.
Hongkong-Very great destruction
of life and property was caused re-
Gently at Canton. Hundreds of per-
sons were injured. Fifteen buildings
were RACED and over 100 were badly
damaged. A section 200 feet long from
the massive city hall was thrown
down. The historical nine story pago-
Ga escaped with small injury. The
officials and stats of the hospitals
are doing their best to succor the suf-
fers.
The bodies recovered from the ruins
in the vicinity of the magazine were
shockingly mu-ilated May corpses
Of men and women were without
heads. The officer in charge of the
magazine was among those killed
and when his body was recovered a
Tjpe was found clutched in his hand
which suggests the possible cause OF
the explosion. The financial loss is
enormous.
The city of Canton is about six miles
in circumference and is enclosed by
walls 20 feet thick and from rs to AZ
feet high. There are 16 gates into the
city, besides two water gates.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
NEWS OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

John w. Gates, who is going abroad
for an extended trip, and who recent
Iy announced that his firm would re-
tire from the Wall street district, is
quoted in an interview as declaring
that he has abandoned Wall street for
good.
Another heir to the millions left by
James Henry (Silen) Smith of Chi
cago has been found in South America.
Whether there is likely to be con-
test of the will from that source has
not been developed.
Silas Ely, a II year old negro boy,
was lynched at Shreveport, La, re-
Gently for assaulting a little white
girl.
Between Is and 20 workmen were
killed and many others lost and injur-
ed by the breaking of the big dam at
Chihuahua, Mexico.
Monroe Salisbury, the we'll known
horse breeder of San Francisco, died
at New York recently.
1t is stated that e. H. Hartman has
told the owners of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern railroad that unless they
accept his proposition to purchase
t-lCiI IOdQ ne Will pdlllGl Incll llnCo
A general strike is expected at Den
yer unless the woodworkers' strike is
settled. The trades council of that
city has taken action at a secret meet
ing and it is feared all the building
trades will be called out.
Santiago newspapers containing &C
counts of the trouble between the sail
ors of the United States ship Tacoma
and the Santiago police have reached
Havana. In every case the Santiago
papers claim that the sailors were to
blame, starting the row and carrying
it on with knives and revolvers.
Four small children were burned to
death in the home of Martin Camp
bell, seven miles from West Branch,
Mich
The British embassy has lodged a
claim with the Turkish porte for re-
endorsement of the $4,000 ransom
paid to brigands who abducted the Alb
bolt child, son of a prominent British
subject who was residing at Salonica.
In a midnight fire that destroyed
the home of Mrs. Frank Telford at
Hopkins station, a few miles north
of Grand Rapids, Mich, Thomas Corn
ing, aged 81, was burned to death and
Mrs. Telford and her daughter Sadie,
aged 10, were fatally burned.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-BrIgadier Gen.
eral James A. G. Sanno, retired, died
Saturday afternoon at Fort Oglethorpe.
ms last command before his retire
ment in 1903 was at Fort Russell
Wyo.
Guatemala has refused to comply
with the request of the Mexican gov
eminent that Jose Maria Lime and
Colonel Bore charged with completely
in the assassination of General Bar
rillas, be eXtradited.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Fred G. Schultz
newspaper reporter, was found
guilty of bribery by a jury after q
hours deliberatiOn.
San FranciScO-The ironworkerS
strike has settled down to a siege
Practically all the ironworks, found
Vies and shops in the city are closed
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
BLAZE AT KANSAS CITY.
Threatens to Destroy the Wholesale
District.

Kansas City, May. 6.--Fire Saturday
night in the wholesale district that
for time threatened great destruc-
tlon of property destroyed the seven
story building and contents at S12-
S14 Broadway, occupied by the Cold
stant-Powell Hat company, causing a
loss estimated at 100000.
A panic was started In the Orpheun,
theater vaudeville house, a block and
half distant. and several hundred
people in the audience made a wild
rush for the exits. Several we're
slightly injured before quiet was re-
stored.
The scene of the fire was In the
heart of the wholesale district and
wi hin two b'ccks Of me Coats ho<el
one Of the leading hotels of the city.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10

Seattle.-John Riplinger, for eight
years city comptroller. republican can
didate for mayor in the last election
and well-known in the northwest, re-
tired from Office in March, 1906, de-
faulter in the sum of more than $4,000,
it is alleged. H. w. Carroll, present
city comptroller, has swore out war
rant for the arrest of his predecessor
and former close friend. This is the
sensational result of long investiga-
ton into Riplinger's methods and &C.
counts carried on by Comptroller Car
roll. Riplinger is now in Honduras.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
POOR SANFRANCISC0
ANOTHER LONG LABOR WAR
IS In PROGRESS.
Ten Thousand Men Are Now Out and
Building Will Soon Be at Stand
still-Street Car Men Demand $500
Day and an Eight-Hour Shift
Company Says "No."

San Francisco. May 6.-This city is
again in the throes of the bitter in
dustrial strife. For the third time
since the disaster of year ago. San
Francisco is walking because of the
declaration of a street car strike on
all lines in the city by the carmen's
union, the second strike of the carmen
within eight months. Only two street
cars were in operation in San Fran
cisco Sunday. These were permitted
to run on the Union street line, which
extends from Van Ness avenue to the
Preside. This short road of 13
blocks was considered too insignifi-
cant by the carmen to be interfered
with, but not car moved on the many
lines of the United railroads, or on
the Geary or California street line.
Added to this tie-up of the street
cars, is the strike of the telephone
girls and that of 5000 iron workers.
Without transportation facilities and
with a very much crippled and made
Guate telephone service, it is feared
that business will be almost at
standstill
hO CiNlC lCd6uC lao DCCh fViJ az
tive all day endeavoring to end the
strife and bring about a settlement of
all the strikes by arbitration, but has
met with no success A notice has
been posted by the United railroads at
all car barns giving the carmen until
Tuesday to return to work or consider
themselves discharged. Intense activ-
ity prevails at all the car barns and
all preparations made by the COM
pany are indicative to a bitter and
determined fight.
This condition was brought about
by the action of the motormen and
conductors of the United railroads
when they voted to declare a strike
after having failed to obtain an S-hour
day and a fiat wage of IS.
In previous strikes of carmen in this
city, the California and eGary street
systems have continued operations,
subject to the settlement reached on
the United railroads, or the big sys-
TEN. But today the Geary and Cali
fcrnia street lines are still.
The motormen and conductors have
already been reinforced by the sta
tlonery firemen, who have demanded
recognition of their union and an in
crease of wages from $2.75 to 1925 per
Gay. 1t is very probable that other al
lied unions will come to the support of
the platform men.
A veteran member of the Garments
union, who is opposed to the strike,
said today: This means a fight which
will end the power of labor unions in
San Francisco. The men are beaten
before the battle opens"
President Calhoun said before the
strike and repeated today that his car
system would be run on the open shop
basis. All employers who have ex-
pressed themselves are strongly in
sympathy with the company and many
union men condemn the carmen Cal
houn has made all plans for hard
battle. 1t is learned from an anthem
tic source that he has behind him all
the power of the state and national
governments.
Everywhere there is the same spirit
of opposition by employers to the I'M
ions.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
Another Mine in Guatemala.

Gautamala, May Tt is reported
that another mine of explosives has
been found in the vicinity of the ma
tional assembly. Several citizens who
have been detained on suspicion of
osnniving in the plot TO assassinate
President Cabrera have been released.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10

Tacoma supreme court has de-
clared that the old poll tax law was
unconstitutional and a new judge has
declared that the new law is in viola
ton of the constitution of the state.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10

Arbitration is a good thing if 1t goes
oar way.
A widow and her weeds are soon
parted.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10

Ames, Iowa-Iowa State college de-
feated the University of Nebraska in
a field meet, SO to AZ.
Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard won
from Dartmouth at the Stadium, SO
to "a.
Berkeley, Cal.--Alfred Mum of the
Oakland high school broke the world S
record for pole vaulting for high
school in the Bay Counties league
meet at the University of California
track. He cleared the bar at II feet
61s inches. The former record for
high schools was held by Fred Mullen
of Berkeley. who vaulted IL feet Is
inches in 1905.
New Haven, COMM the annual
interscholastic meet here, participated
in by number of eastern schools,
L. ]. Talbot of Mercersburg academy,
broke the worlds record in the -
pound hammer throw, making 1872
feet. He made the former record of
1872 feet 10 inches.
Lafayette, Ind.-The University OF
Chicago defeated Purdue in a track
meet, so to 81.
Minneapolis, MINI. - Minnesota
track team, As; Iowa, A.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10

A man cannot raise a crop of
brains by irrigating his stomach with
booze.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10

The world is more ready to share
your joys than it is to share your sor-
rows
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Arrangements have been made for
a new feature at the Spokane Inter
state fair this year. A horse show, en-
bracing all classes of horses from a
boys pony to heavy draught horse,
is to be given under the auspices of
the Spokane Riding & Driving Club
and under the immediate management
of Captain j. G. mcdonnell.
Baltimore, Md.-Kid Sullivan of
Washington Friday night knocked out
Young Corbett of Denver in the 18th
round. The match, which was fought
before the Eureka Athletic club, was
scheduled for Is rounds.
Salem, Ore.-Paul Bowers, a son OF
E. ]. Bowers of Spokane and stu
dent at the Willamette university, won
second place in the mile run here
Saturday
The biggest crowd that ever saw a
city league baseball game practically
filled the Natatorium park grand
stand at Spokane Sunday afternoon
while Billy Connor's "semi-pros" put
enough spice and fireworks into the
afternoons card to hold the throDg
almost intact to the finish of solid
three and a half hours of baseball.
They play two games for one admis-
sion of 25 cents to the grand stand at
these city league games.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-27
THE GRAND JUNCTION
LADIES WERE THERE

The following account of the meet
ing in Salida of the Grand Junction
and Leadville Auxiliaries to the Bro
therhood OF Railway Trainmen is
from the Salida Record of yesterdays s
date:
A most enjoyable affair was the
class initiation and reception given
under the auspices OF the Brother
hood Of Trainmen at their hall over
the First National Bank last Monday
afternoon and evening. Fifteen can
didates for Initiation into the Ladies'
auxiliary to the B. or r. T. were Sc
cured, and arrangements made for
a big class Initiation and social ga
thering. Accordingly the Leadville
and Grand Junction degree teams of
the Ladies' Auxiliary, came down
and the work OF initiation was be-
gun at O'Clock in the afternoon anc
was not finished until O'Clock. The
work of the two teams was excel
lent and impressive.
In the evening a big reception was
arranged for in the hall by the Salida
trainmen, and to say that a good time
was enjoyed would be to express II
mildly The social session was op-
ened by speeches first from ]. S. XII
gore, master OF ceremonies, who was
followed by H B. Leason, of Lead
VILE, and Mr.. Button Of Grand juno
ton. Songs and instrumental music
followed and then came the refresh
ments-dehcious refreshments OF
-ce ere IN, cake, lemonade punch and
olher good things. The merry party
did not disperse until the dawn of
another day and it was even then
with regret that the newly-made
friends and acquaintance parted
No auxiliary was formed in Sa-
ida. hut those who were initiated 4
from his city will unite with the
i.eadvilie and the Grand Junction
lodges until sach time as one can be
formed here.
The ladies uf the degree team from
I.eadville were as follows:
'Mesdames John Laing, F. S. Sin
clair, P. J. Golden. c. H. Bullard, Am
bros Abbott and E. Levin.
From Grand Junction:
Mesdames No ggie Beye, Kathryn
Durdette and Hattie Haviland. Be
sides the degree team there were
about fifteen other visitors from these
places.
Miss Mamie Mckee. one of the
young ladies employed in the big
store of the Mesa Dry Goods company
is now enjoying her annual vacation.
She is spending the days with friends
who are in camp at Norrie.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-27
HEARD FROM AGAIN

d. C. Willoughby. the notorious
manipulation of the Naturita project
has bobbed up again. He was heard
of last week in Tacoma, Washington,
Willoughby has been chased nearly
around the world. The Des Moines
Iowa. stockholders of the company
put officers on his track and he was
chased to London, Governor Cum
Minis of Iowa issued a requisltion up
on the English authorities but before
the officer reached London the bird
had flown. All trace OF Wollough-
by was lost until word was received
from the Tacoma authorities that he
was in that city, Officers here sent
word to have him detained but no
word has been received from the Ia
coma authorities up to date that
they have succeeded in capturing him
-Montrose Press.