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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
UNITED STATES MAKES AN
AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN
10 Based on the Idea Of Encouraging
and Defending Free and Peaee'u'
Commercial Relations.

Washington Official ret
cence, information from reliable
sources has been obtained OF an agree
ment OF far-reachlng importance De-
tween the United States and Japan
covering the policies Of the two coun'
tries OF the Pacific. The agreement Is
based on the idea Of encouraging and
defending free and peaceful CONNER
cial development In that ocean IL
contains not only mutual guarantee
TO respect each others territorial
uossesslons there, but defines the at
titude OF the two countries toward
China, each to defend by every peace
full means China's independence ana
integrity, and TO give equal CONNER
cial opportunity in the Chinese empire
to all nations More important STILL
the agreement. in the event OF com
plicatlons threatening the status quo,
binds the United States and Japan
to consult each other with view 10
acting together.
This agreement has been drawn up
in the form of declaration, and con
sists of FIVE articles, of which the fol
lowing is faithful description:
The first article gives expression to
the wish OF the two governments to
encourage the free and peaceful deyel'
opment OF their commerce in the Pa
cific. The second is a mutual dis
clalmer OF an aggressive design, and
contains also definition OF the policy
OF each government, both as directed
to the maintenance OF the existing
status quo in the Pacific. and the de"
Tense Of the people of equal opportu-
nifty for commerce and Industry In
China. The third article contains q
statement of the consequent firm re-
ciprocal resolution Of each govern
ment to respect the territorial posses
sions In the Pacific OF the other. In
the fourth article the United States
and Japan expressed their determine
ton, 'in the common interest OF all
the powers" to support by all peace
full means at their disposal the indie
pendence and integrity of China and
the principle OF equal commercial and
industrial opportunity for all nations
In the empire. The fifth article mu-
tually pledges the two governments,
In the case of the occurrence OF any
event threatening the status quo as
above described, or the principle OF
equal opportunity as above designed,
to communicate with each other for
the purpose OF arriving at an under
standing with regard to the measures
they may consider useful to take.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
FEuDIsTs SHOOT WOMEN.
kentuckians Have No Regard for Sex
in Their Warfare.

Lexington, Ky.-A sheriff's posse is
searching the mountains of Laurel
county for William Tyree and Robert
Barnes, who are charged with the
murder last Sunday of William
Barnes and Mrs. Emma Taylor. The
double murder was the result of a
long standing family feud between the
Whitaker, Mize and Barnes families,
In which many people have been slain
on both sides. According to the story
told by Barnes granddaughter, Tyree
and Robert Barnes appeared at the
home of William Barnes on Sunday,
and without giving William Barnes
a chance for his life, shot and killed
him. Mrs. Taylor appeared on the
scene with a shotgun, but before she
could fire she received the contents
of gun fired by Robert Barnes. The
men then made their escape,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Succeeds Sargent.

Washington. -Presfdent Roosevelt
has appointed Daniel j. Keefe of De-
troit commissioner general of immi-
grafton, to fill the place made vacant
by the death of Frank p Sargent,
and made known his intention to re-
appoint to their respective positions
w F. Crume, collector of the port at
Charleston, s c., and Martin Knapp,
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission. Mr.. Keefe is president
of the International Association of
Longshoremeu.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Jealousy Leads to Crime.

Simcoe, Ont.-An extraordinary
shooting ARRAY took place here, as a
result of which Police Constable Will
kins has four bullets in his body and
may die, and Chief of Police Malone
is in custody charged with attempted
murder. The wounded man says that
the chief asked him to meet him in
the park and he did so. They had
not exchanged word when the chief
began shooting. Wilkins dropped I'M
conscious. He was found shortly af-
terward and taken to the hospital 1t
Is said to be case of professional
jealousy.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Lahor rrnuhIa ss,,I.d.

Denver. Cole, Through the cfforss
Of Arthur Price. national president OF
The Marble Workers. the trouble be-
tween the local union OF Marble Work.
ers and tho W Il. Thompson Manu-
featuring company. which resulted In
a strike last May. and flinE subse.
quently of suit cor $4,000 damages.
To which the American Federation OF
Labor officials were made party de-
PENDANTS. has been settled The
Thompson eompanys works viii be-
unioniEed. and the damage suit viii
be withdrawn.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
ENTIRELY NEW
POSTAL SYSTEM
tn. Joint Commission Appointed
Two Years Ago Will Submit
Plan to Congress.
A Director OF Posts, With seven ~
.istants, TO Take Charge OF postal
system II the Report OF the
Commission is Adopted.

Notwithstanding four offices OF as
slstant postmaster general VIII Do
abolished; a director OF posts WIN
yeven assistants provided for, and the
entire postal service or the uhiteu
states divided into fifteen separate dis
trjcts. II the bill for the revision OIL
the postal laws which is being pre-
Dared by the joint postal investigation
commission, appointed two years ago.
is passed by congress.
It Is claimed that a director Oh
rosts appointed to hold office until re-
moved for cause, and who shall re-
ceive a high salary, will tend 10 I'M
rroye the service through a contln-
pity of policies for the benefit OF the
service.
By providing for seven assistants
the disadvantages due to frequent
changes and the appointment OF mex
rerienced men to the four Offices OF
assistant postmaster general can, IL
is believed, be obviated. The assist
ant directors are also to hold once
during good behavior.
To perfect the system Of manage
ment, the provision for fifteen super
intendents to have direct charge OF
the fifteen separate postal districts
has been decided upon. Another pro
vision of the bill is the assignment OIL
certain duties now performed by the
third assistant postmaster general to
commission of appeals. This com
mission would issue all fraud orders
end pass upon the admission to the
mails of secondclass matter. The
codification of the postal laws is also
a part OF the work required of the
commission.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

Butte .Mont.--w. W. wishon has
been awarded 81 damages in his case
against Miles Ftnlen Involving an op-
ton on the famous Minnie Healy
case. over which property the noted
copper war between r. Augustus
Heinze and the Amalgamated Copper
company had Its inception. On a sec
end count. I'm which Wilson asked 81,
l42. the court decided against the
plaintiff. holding that II was Finlen's
good fortune to receive $lSl.250 from
the Boston & Montana company for
the options. as they had expired and
were worthless"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
severe Wind Causes Collapse Of Build
inu In Montana Town.

Laurel, Mont. II. Johnson was
killed and two other workmen seri.
oualy Injured on Saturday as the re.
suit OF the eollapslng OF the side OF
building which was being erected here
To be used rs an Ice house by the
Northern Pacific severe wind
caused the wall to topple and the
three men were caught Johnson was
a resident Of Minneapolis. whore he
leaves two daughters. The other
workmen were cared for and are rest'
ing easily
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Extension Of Colorado southern.

Council Bluffs. Iowa-General q.
NJ, Dodge said Saturday that the Col.
orado 4 Southern. as soon as nnan.
eial conditions permitted. would close
the gap OF fifteen to twenty miles In
It's line south OF Cheyenne. wyo.. and
extend its line north OF Cheyenne,
which now reaches Orange Junction.
wyo,. some $50 miles further to a
point on the Yellowstone. where II
would connect with the st. Paul and
the Inn lines. This connection viii
give a continuous line from Galveston.
Texas. TO Edmonton. Canada
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
THREE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
high Waters Drive oklahomans From
Their Homes.

Guthrie. okla--As result OF a
forty -elghthour downpour In the val
ley OF the Cottonwood river and its
tributaries. the Cottonwood overflow
ed here Sunday afternoon.
Several hundred homes we're partly
under water In West Guthrie and s..
900 persons were homeless at night.
The river at o'clock was one foot
higher than ever before in Its hlg.
tory. SO rapid was the rise in the
Cottonwood that twenty head OF cattle
by the affected district were drowned
before they could be gotten out OF the
waters. Street car service was soon
completely at standstili The city's
water plant IL under water.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Fsll From Chimney.

Paterson. NJ JAS his playmates
looked on with pride and amazement,
Andrew Sehicr. s years old. scaled
tall chimney OF am abandoned brewery
here and stood for moment trium'
phant at the top. Then, 10 the horror
Of the boys aud girls who watched
him from the street below. no plunged
bone In his body was broken. Children
who Witnessed the tragedy say thAt
the old bricks In the chimney eruul-
bled under the boys weight. causing
him 10 fall.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
THE PASSING OF sIoeY.
Man Who Had Charge Of Abe Ruef
for Eight Months ls Drowned.

San rancisco.--William J. Buggy,
chief of police of this city, was drown
ed late Monday night while returning
across the bay In the launch Patrol.
Chief Buggy had been at Belvedere,
suburb, to call on Police Commits
sioner Keil, who resides there. He
boarded the launch to return to the
city about 10 o'clock, and when the
boat was out on the bay complained
of feeling cold to Engineer Murphy,
the only other occupant of the launch.
Murphy advised Buggy to go to the
cabin at the stern of the boat. That
was the last he ever saw of the chief.
William J, Buggy was appointed
chief of police by Mayor Taylor after
the latter had been placed in the Of
fee following the removal of Mayor
T. f. Schmidt. Biggy succeeded Jer-
emiah Oman, formerly a detective
sergeant. When Abraham Ruef was
arrested the prosecution asked that
l'iggy be appointed elisor and be
given the custody of the prisoner For
eight months he held this position and
at the expiration of that time was
appointed chief of police in Septem-
Der, 1907,
Ever since tn suicide of Morris
Haas, tho man who attempted to kill
Assistant District Attorney Francis j.
Heney, and later took his own life
OF the county jail, the relations be-
tween Chief Buggy and the graft pros
ocution have been strained to the
breaking point Charges and coun-
ter-cbarges have been filed by both
parties to the controversy in the at
tempt to fix the blame for the fact
that Haas had or secured a pistol
while in jail
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
American Cattle Under the Ban,

Ottawa. ont.--Canada is taking the
greatset possible precautions to pre-
vent the foot and mouth disease from
gaining u foothold In the dominion.
An embargo has been placed on live
stock and hides In the affected states
OF New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl
vanla, Michigan, and Delaware. and
guards have been stationed at the
railway and highway crossings OF the
International boundary TO enforce this
prohibition. The Canadian govern.
ment has passed an order In council
which win close Canadian water
routes to American cattle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Revolutlonlsts Have Best Of One Bat.
tie In Haytl.

Port au Prince Government
troops, under command OF General
CyFiadue, minister OF war, composed
largely of young recruits, who were
sent out to capture the leader OF the
new revolution, General Antoine ST.
mon. have met with severe defeat.
The engagement took place at Anze-
Yeau. which lies about fifty.fve miles
10 the east of Jeremie, one OF the dis.
affected ports. After severe fighting
the government forces were routed
and driven back to Miragoane, about
twenty miles distant.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Popular Bank Idea.

Manchester. n. H--The organiza.
ton OF a popular bank" patterned
after institutions which have proved
successful In Canada, but are said to
have been untrled In this country.
has been undertaken by members OF
st. Mary's church parish in this city
The bank OILERS features OF both saw,
ings and cooperative organizations.
Depositois may borrow 10 the extent
of their savings. and further. accord
ing to their responsibility as deter,
mined by board OF advisers. The
officials are selected from the share
holders.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
MANIAC MuaDEas j
Both Victims Shot DOW
Place by Mysterloas z

Eureka. Cal. The nd
rounding the shooting 4 "A
a hunter, who was III
Thursday while seat2 n
on the bank Of q lake nsu
intensified by a secobi n
Friday under identical cly.
Porter was shot dow 4
cealed assassin. HuhIlzH|
on the lake heard The III
rife and saw him ppsln'|
bullet in his brain jos|
Fridays victim Of the 81
killed near the scene q n
tragedy, while he ri
through the woods. Nal
heard the report Of a rife
death scream. He haf
through the head.
In both instances musASs'
were used. At neither HEs'
assassin seen. 1t is the ssa
that the murders were r
a maniac.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Edward Vanderbilt Sane.

New York.-After having been de-
tlared insane a year ago. and incom-
petent to manage his affairs, Edward
Vanderbilt, husband of the spiritual
let, Mary Ann Seaman Pepper Van.
derbilt, has been declared sane by a
sherin's jury. Three commissioners
appointed by the supreme court to
conduct the trial concurred in the
verdict, The inquiries into Mr.. Van,
derhilt's mental condition were insti.
tuted by his daughter, Miss Minerva
Vanderbilt. following his marriage to
hrs. Pepper in June of last year.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Says Price of oil Was :
STANDARD.

New York.-Detailed y
the magnitude and di'els
Standard Oil companys I
given by John D. AFcha9s
ident of the company @ =
ton of his testimony q
in the hearing OF the ~.
dissolve the oil conD'A
Archbold asserted thai
Standard which. by e.
iobbers and retailers ssi
greatly reduced the re
consumers. The neai'as
iourned after a brlel =
Monday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
CONVICTED OF WIFE MURDER.
Jury Finds Thomas Vance Guilty Of
Murder In the First Degree.

Salt Lake City.--Thomas Vance.
charged with numbering his wife. was
found guilty by jury on Saturday
afternoon, the jury returning a YER
diet OF murder in the first degree. 1t
was charged that Vance beat his wife
ond In addition gave her poison. 1t
was at first thought she had died from
the effects of the beating, while an eff.
fort was made by the defense to show
that she took poison with suicidal in
tent as result OF the harsh treat
fnent OF her husband Notice of an
appeal has been given
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Female smuegIers Come to Grief in
Encounter With Officials.

Chicago.-Tapestries, paintings and
oric-a'brac. valued at $4,000. belong
ing to Mrs. Jack Gardner of Boston.
which have been locked in a vaul; in
the Office of the collector of customs
since Mrs. Emily Chadbourne Crane
IS alleged to have tried to smuggle
them through the Chicago port with
ou' PAYING the duties, were formally
seized by the department of justice
last Tuesday. The seizure was Incl
dental TO the pending suit for confis-
cation of the articles
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Hitchcock to be Postmaster General.

Hot Springs, va.-Frank II, Hitch.
cock has been offered and has &C
cepted the position OF postmaster gen,
eral in the TAR cabinet that Is to be.
The official announcement doubtless
will not be- made until Mr.. Taft has
completed his cabinet Because OF
this no expression regarding the Sc
lection Of Mr. Hitchcock was obtain
able for publication from either Mr..
Taft or the Republican national chair.
nan, There were reasons Il was
pointed out. why It was expedient
that Mr. Hitehcock's status should be
hNeh
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Committed Crime While in France.

New fork.-Morris Schwartz, %
years old, of Philadelphia. was held in
$4,000 bail on Tuesday to await the
acton OF the grand jury on charge
o. having shot Rose and Annie Sa-
mowitch. older sisters or his fiancee.
ietta. in this city on November IA.
and then shooting himself. Schwartz
told the magistrate that he was in a
trance when he did the shooting. Yet
Ia sandwich also appeared in
Schwartz's behalf and told the magis-
trate she still loved Morris and wants
10 marry him. Schwartz was taken
to Jail.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
criven to suieies by Lash Of Con
science.

Sacramento, CaL~-Despondent over
financial losses, crazed by drink and
oonscienee-strtcken at the anticipated
severance of friendship ties by his
benefactor. Or =. II. Metcalf. Herbert
ouine. a native of the Isle of Man and
for some yeaS resident OF this city.
committed suicide ON Saturday.
ouine. alter a night OF debauehery
took Io.son. He came to the United
States ten years ago. His family on
the Isle of Man is a prominent one
and rated as wealthy.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Russia's Red Record.

Chicago,-That in the years 1905
and 1906 $4,000 revolutionists were
Killed by soldiers of the car and
100000 were sent to Siberia. was as
serted by Longer Gerus. a member of
the second duma, when he took the
witness stand to testify in behalf of
Christian Rudowicz, whom the Rus
sian government is seeking to extra
cite on charge of murder. He de-
oNared that 1000 of the governments
forces We're killed during the same
period, and 5000 spies were "execut
ed by the revolutionists.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Minister to Nicargus y

Washington. John
lidge. American mlnlsa
qua. has rendered his
is reported in Manssal
lidge took this step CO...
proval of his governnsn'
with the internal aaalI -. ! /, n
The archives Of the e. e.
placed in charge q w "A
Jr., the secretary O Y N
is declared in the mo- -
way that nothing Mt ...sl,. !
done while in that 60 n
with disapproyal exS ~. 81
of his resignation WIZ
cepted with regret
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
eystander the Victim.

neutrality-suspicious. Burke. a by.
stander, was probably fatally wound.
ed and Andrew Louergan was shot in
the arm in an exciting pistol fight
With George Midway in front of the
Bellevue StNtford hotel Monday
night. According to the officers Ion.
organ and Midway had a dispute SAT-.
urday night over the proceeds nom
the sale Of tickets for the army and
navy football game which they had
been "scalping' together. The men
met at night and the fight was re-
rewed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10

Manila-With no ceremonies other
than the cheers of the thousands of
people thronging the waterfront mark.
ing the departure. and accomnan,si
ny several coast guard cutters and a
lie" launches from Manila to or.
change final farewell sslutes the A..
lantic battleship feet. undsr D.
: nu.ili.a sperry. promptly at s O'Clock
IueSday morning started on its home
Sard Journey and sailed for Onlomho
Ssylon, the trst port that the feet
viii stop at on the second half Of re
Worid-eaeireling voyage. u |He
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Actress shoots herself.

New York.-Using a pillow to nun.
ale the report OF revolver. Mrs.
Eleanor Meron Cowper, a talented
playwright and actress. shot herself
in the right temple in an apartment
at the ST. Regis hotel. The explosion
OF the cartridge was not heard. but
Mrs. Cowper was rendered uneon-
scious and viii die. Before making
the attempt at self-destruetion Mrs.
Cowper had written a number OF let
tiers, one 10 her lawyer, another to
the coroner. third to an undertaken.
and a fourth 10 a friend.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
One Hundred and Twenty-six Killed.

Pittsburg.-State onicials. mine
owners and rescuers, when darkness
Iell Tuesday night, believed that all
but two victims of the explosion in
the Mariana mines of the Pittsburg-
banalo Coal company last Saturday
had been recovered. At that time l26
bodles had been hoisted from the bot
tom of the shaft and turned over to
undertakers. Twelve bodies were
brought to the surface on Tuesday.
Ihese were found in various parts
OF the mine, many of them under
wreckage of the roof and other debris.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
olsbarred Attorney Kills His Prose
eutor.

Portland. ORE. A, Finch. an at
torney who was disbarred from prae.
tiee for one year by the State Bar as
ISOLATION. shot ana killed Ralph b
Fisher. a young lawyer who had been
designated TO act as prosecutor for
the Rar Association In the case
against Finch. Finch went to Fishers
office In the Mohawk building. He en-
tered Fishers private room and fred
three shots at his prosecutor. one bul.
let taking effect in the temple and
killing Fisher Instantly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
FALL OVER PRsclpleE.
Skeleton Thought TO be That OF Mon,
tana Man Who Has Been Missing
For Several Years.

Helena. Mont Reports from Wolf
Creek state that skeleton has been
found about twenty miles from that
place at the foot OF a preciplce where
Il had evidently fallen, The report
has not yet been confirmed and Coro-
nor Bennett has not been notified.
Harry Heath. unionvlllc man, has
been missing for several weeks. and
Il Is thought that the skeleton Is his.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
A Measure of Prseautlon.

Washington Directions have been
cabled Commander Harder. command
ing the Pacific feet al Manila. to
send two Of his vessels to the Yangt
SO river country. China, the vessels
previously there having gone to Ma
nloa with the remainder Of the Pacific
fleet for target practice. This step
Is taken as matter OF precaution
The naval department always main.
tains two or more vessels in those
waters. The gunboat Wilmington
has left Cavite for Hong Kong. pre-
sumably on her way to the Yagtse
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
OPERATOR NOT TO BLAME.
Jury Fails to Convict Man Charged
With Causing Train Wreck.

Thompson. Mont,-A verdict OF not
guilty was brought In by the jury in
the case OF the state against @. A.
Mitchell. the telegraph operator
charged with criminal negligence. al.
legged % have resulted in the fatal
wreck at olive last September. when
passenger train No. aud freight
train No. IS crashed together on the
Northern Pacific. Mitchell has been
in jail here since the time OF the
wreck and his trial In the district
court has been the feature OF the
wreck. The grand jury was out but
two hours. Mitchell was In charge OF
the once at Parma at the time of
the wreck. The trial OF Dispatcher
Kelley of Missoula viii begin during
the week.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
Escaped from rec

Port au Prince - ~ Il
who was reported : -
have @rO been Killed It i. ss
revolutionists, has ~. i i
got away from Js r. =
with four officers s ~ ,hr
o out Provisions Go'ds 2 IlnI psIp
reaching land a. NJ ~
S three men had beers Sssn :
Jeremie on his or 'a.-'ss =
Leconte has resu .a,sar.
minister OF the me +.