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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
SHE CREMATES
HUSBANDS BODY
WIFE NOW IN JAIL CHARGED
WITH MURDER-GREw IN1E1-
ESTED IN CRExATI0N-TRIED
PROCESS WITH SUCCESS.

SEATTLE. June 4.-Mrs. NADIA
line King of Olalla. now In the coun-
ty jail here charged with the murder
of her husband, Edward King. ad-
mits she burned his body. She had
never heard Of the cremation Of hu-
man bodies until told OF 1t fort
night ago, while visiting her daugh-
ter in Seattle.
''Do they really burn bodies In.
stead OF burying them?" was her
surprised question.
When assured that such was the
case she asked eagerly for particu-
lars of the method by which this dis.
posal of bodies is accomplished. II
was a little more than week later
that she almost completely destroyed
the body of her husband, by build.
ing a funeral pyre alongside her lit
tie cabin in the woods.
So thorough was her work that al
ounce tobacco box now holds all the
ashes and pieces of charred bones
that the officers have been able tt
find. The officers who have invests
gated Kings death say they believe
the crime was premeditated
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
make ATTEMPT
KILL DREYFUS
INDESCRIBABLE PANIC IN CON.
FUSION THAT FOLLOWED
FIRST THOUGHT THAT PRESI.
DENT FALLIERES WAS SHOT.

PARIS, June AT the conclu-
sion of the ceremonies this morning
In connection with the placing Of
the remains of lola in the Pantheon,
and while the procession was emerg-
ing from the portico to witness the
defile of troops and members of the
staff of the France militarie, man
who gave the name of Gregori fired
two shots point blank at Major AL
fred Dreyfus, one bullet striking the
latter In the hand. The assailant
was arrested. Dreyfus' injuries are
only slight.
A scene of indescribable confusion
followed. The angry crowd surged
around Dreyfus and his assailant
and knocked the would-be assassin
to the floor and kicked and beat him.
The soldiers rushed in and rescued
the man. He presented a pitiful
spectacle. His face was bloody and
his clothes literally in shreds. Es'
corted by the police the wretch was
taken to a place of safety. s.
The shooting followed q demon
stration of the association known al
La Junesse Cathlique, which inter
rupted the ceremonies with cries Of
"Down with Dreyfus" and Long
live the army"
Dreyfus' wounds were dressed and
he was taken to his home. There
were 20 arrests.
It was at first thought that Pres
ident Fallieres had been shot and
there was almost panic In the
crowd. which was restrained by the
soldiers with difficulty.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
POLICE KILLED
BY SALOON Thug
M11RDERER FEIGNED HE WAS
SHOT AND WHEN POLICEMAN
HELMS BENT OVER HIM DE-
LIBERATELY SHOT HIM DOWN.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Po-
liceman William H. Helms was shot
dead early today by Thomas u.
Young, formerly of Calf, Cal, but
more recently employed as strike
breaker during the strike 1ew
months ago of street car men.
The murderer was captured with
his twin brother. James Young,
after a fierce fight, in which seVerai
nolicemen took part. The Youngs
were involved in an alteration IN
a Barbary coast saloon. Helms en-
tered the place to investigate. Inc
brothers ran and when they did not
halt Helms fired his revolver lnto
the sidewalk. -.
Thomas dropped on the sidewaik
pretending to be shot, and as tne
officer bent over him Young ois'
charged his revolver into the poi'ce'
mans body. He died in few min,
utes. N'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
SALMON RIVER IS FLOODED.
Two Feet Of Water in Whitebird-
Bridges Gone There.
necial TO Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
WHITEBIRD, Ida, June "A
sudden rise in the Salmon river to-
day as the result Of the continued
warm rain which has swept the snow
from the low mountains, has flood
ed the streets Of the town until the
waters, two feet deep, are rushing
through the business section. The
waters are still rising. and the ex-
tent of the damage cannot be esti-
mated, but it is sure to be very
heavy.
The Whitebird planning mill was
washed awav this morning. and one
motor of the Whitebird Electric
company has been swept away. Ine
mower house is badly wrecked, ana II
f. expected the other motor VIII De
lost before night. The bridge across
the Salmon river has also been car
ried away.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Household Goods in Debris.

Specldl 10 evening lcllcI.
OROFINO, Ida, June 4.-The
Clearwater river has been rising at
the rate of foot an hour for the
greater part of the day, ana the wa
ter is now backing into the lower
section Of the town. The stream is
filled with debris and quantities OF
household goods indicate homes have
been washed out on the upper river.
The rapid rise of the river ceased
shortly after noon and at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon the water was coming
up about 4 inches an hour. Reports
received here from up-river points
suggest a further rise OF two OF
three feet, which will cover large
portion OF the lower town.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
KAMIAH bridge
IS IN DANGER
THREE FEET OF WATER IN THE
STREETS OF KOOSKIA-SOUTH
FORK BRIDGE WILL GO OUT
RAILROAD BRIDGE IN DANGER
Special to Evening Teller

SpeclaI TO Evening IeIIer
Sites. Ida, June 4.-The Clear
water has been gradually rising for
the past week. but last night 1t
started to rain harder, and in the
Elk and Newsome country 1t was
showing hard and turned to rain,
causing the water to rise rapidly in
all small streams, and the water Is
rushing down the hills in torrents.
This town Is inundated. and some
houses are washed away. One fam.
Try. was awakened at q. m. by
water rushing through their house.
and barely escaped with their lives,
losing house and its contents. Wa
ter Is running down Mai.. street and
stands a foot deep in the stores.
While some were obliged to move up
to higher ground.
Conditions are reported bad on the
Elk City road. At Kooskia the wa
ter is three feet deep in the business
part of the town and rising fast.
The bridge across the South Fork
will 90 out. The water is four feet
deep on the railroad track east OF
that town.
It is reported the railroad bridge
across the Clearwater river at Kam'
iah is in danger of going out II the
rise containues few hours longer
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
DUBOIS CONTROLS
ANTS BOLT.
BITTER CONTEST LITTLE SHORT
OF A RIOT AND BL00DSHED
MARKS MEETING OF IDAHO
STATE DEMOCRACY.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 4.
A special to the Herald last night
from Twin Falls, Idaho, says: The
democratic party of Idaho is hope
lessly split on the Mormon question.
Amid the widest scenes ever wit
messed at convention in this state
two conventions were held this aft
ernoon in the same hall. Both claim
to be regular, and bitter contest
before the national committee at
Denver is certain.
At one time during the proceed
ings there seemed encounters immi-
nent, and once it looked as II there
might be bloodshed. The anti-Mor-
mon faction, led by Senator Dubois,
seemed to have a majority Of the
delegates. The other faction elected
IL delegates to the national conven-
tion at Denver. one from each of the
seven judicial districts and five
from the state at large, each entitled
to half vote at the national con-
yention, provided the delegation Is
seated
The fight arose over the election
of temporary chairman. The Du-
boisites nominated Glen Mckinley
and the opposition put up K. l. Per-
key. The vote gave Mckinley 14s
votes, Perkey 1872. 1t was claimed
that the state committee had allow
ed contested delegates favorable to
Dubois to vote and barred contest
tees that leaned toward the opposi-
tion. @y'""
When the threats, profanity and
r,otous demonstrations subsided,
Perkey called upon the opposition to
Dubois to gather around him. he
then led them to another part OF the
hall and organized his convention.
The Perkey delegates to Denver
are W. B. Mcfarland, George E.
Erb, ]. T. Pence, c. H. Lamberton'
D. T. Evans, D. Milsap. John G.
Rice, ]. H. Hawley. Ben Grey, j. H.
Garrett, w. H. Cassidy and J. F. Nu-
gent. They were instructed to vote
for the nomination of w. ]. Bryan
As long as his name is before the
convention. A resolution deplor1ne
the injection of the Mormon question
into state politics was adopted.
The Dubois convention chose al
delegates to Denver Fred T. Dubois
Henry Heitfeld, s. H. Jackson, Carey
L. Day, w. L. r. Eccles and Timo'
thy L. Reagan.
A night session was held by thl'
faction.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Clearwater Rises 2lh Feet Today.

The upper Clearwater ana oallnoh
river sections are today swept by
floods and at points serious damage
has been sustained. The towns or
Sites and Kooskia on the C'earwa-
ter river and Whitebird on the Sal
mon river are under water and a
heavy property loss sustained. The
Grangeville electric light company
has sustained a big loss by the wash
ing away of the dam across the
South Fork.
The river at Lewiston commenced
rising rapidly shortly after 8 O'Clock
this morning and has continued to
rise at the rate of about six inches
an hour during the day. Reports
from the upper country state the
river is running banks full with
drift, and as but small debris had
reached Lewiston at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon, continued rise is ex-
pected during the night.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
IDAHO DEMOCRATS SPLIT.
Two Sets of Delegates Elected to Go
to Denver.

TWIN FALLS, Ida, June A.
There were two sets of delegates to
the national convention at Denver
elected by the democrats of Idaho
last night as the result Of a breach
between the Dubois and the anti-Du-
tois factions over the Mormon ques-
tion. Both delegations are instruct
ed for Bryan.
After the anti-Dubois faction,
headed by X. I. Perky, had gathered
last night at one side Of the hall in
which the convention was being held
and had elected delegates instructed
for Bryan and had declared against
an anti-Mormon plank in the ma
tional platform, the Dubois dele
gates adjourned until later in the
evening. when they reassembled and
held an orderly session. Former
United States Senator Fred T. Du-
bois and Henry Heitfeld. c. H. Jack
son. Harry L. Day. Timothy Reagan
and E. H. Ecles were elected dele
gates to the national convention.
hC TcSOlutIOuS duOOtSu AASNA NSs
for Bryan, favor revision of tariff.
election of United States senators
by direct vote, enactment of the in
Come tax and inheritance tax law.
guarantee deposits in national ard
state banks and conciliation between
labor and capital.
On state issues the convention
went on record in favor OF direct
primary, initiative and referendum
anti-pass law and effective ware
mouse and grain commission laws
with only two dissenting votes.
resolution was adopted demanding
hoeral enforcement of that section
y, the state constitution which takes
'ne right Of suffrage from any '.er
son living in or encouraging polyg
ainous' plural or celestial marriage
oe'onRing to any organization
"nich breaches or encourages spcf
marriages" 80
ex-senator Dubois addressed th'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
TWO BATTLEsHIPs MOVE ON.
Detached From Atlantic Fleet for
a. Special Trip.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Next
Monday morning the battleships
Maine and Alabama, as special
service squadron, will sail for Hamp-
ton Roads, by way of Honolulu and
ports beyond. They are the first ves-
sells to be detected from the Allan
tic feet and will make the long
cruise home in advance of the flag
ship Connecticut and the others, ar
irving at Hampton roads on October
%. The feet proper will not be due
at that place until next February.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
yellow peril
BY SLOW Freight
SMUGGLERs SEND CARLOAD LOT
OF CHINAMEN FROM GALA,
WESTON IN THROUGH FREIGT
CAR.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-When
the check clerk of the Southern Pa
cifc opened boxcar this morning
he found 16 Cinnamon inside instead
OF general merchandise.
The car came from Galveston and
had been 10 days on the road. The
inmates had little water and a
few crackers left.
One had a certificate. but the
others could not show any and were
turned over to the immigration au.
thorities. It is supposed the Chinese
were smuggled In over the Mexican
border. ett v
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
SITES, Idaho, June with
four feet of water rushing through
the business and residence sections
of the town as the result of a con.
rain for 48 hours in all sec
tions Of the upper Clearwater com.
try, Sites is practically vacated to-
day and damage sustained to the
amount of thousands of dollars.
The big bridge spanning the Clear
water river between the town and
the Northern Pacific depot was car
ried away shortly after o'clock this
morning and with it acres of heavy
drift that has been lodging against
the structure for the past Is hours.
The rainfall in this section COM
menced Monday evening and has
continued with little interruption
The river commenced rising rapidly
yesterday afternoon aud by ,ast
night it was a raging torrent and
running full of drift. The stream
broke from the banks during the
night and by early morning people
in the residence section commenced
vacating their homes and removing
household goods to the hillside AID
and to buildings located on the
high ground. The business section
is largely vacated but little Of the
mercantile stocks has been moved.
Practically every house in the towr
is filled with water and many OF the
buildings moved from the founla-
tions. 1t is estimated the rise oi
another foot will sweep away one
half of the town down the river.
The water has spread to the hill
ON both sides of the river and th'
Northern Pacific tracks between
Sites and Kooskia are under water
The regular Stites-Arrow freigh'
train is marooned in the Stite:
yards and the passenger train fro'f
Lewiston will be stopped at SOME
point on the lower river.
The people on the lower rive'
were warned early this morning Of
the impending flood and reports re-
ceived indicate preparations are be-
ing made to remove all movable
property within reach of the ,fiood
waters.
The rise in the river at this place
is unprecedented in the history o.
tho country. and while the rush o.
water may be due to cloudbursts ir
the mountains, persistent inquiry b!
telephone has failed to locate an!
such catastrophe.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
DE YOUNG'S TRIAL POSTPONED.
Detective Is Suing Newspaper Man
for Libel.

trial of M. H. De Young, charged
with libel by Detective Burns, did
not begin this morning. II was post
poned until this afternoon because
witnesses.
Burns basis his action against Mr..
De Young on the construction placed
on the article in question on the
statements of c. p. Smell in an affi-
davit made by Smell in connection
with the application OF DR.. Edward
s Perrin. who was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary for land
frauds, for a new trial.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

convention, dwelling at length
upopn the Mormon fight.
Both factions agree that yester-
days contest is but a preliminary to
the fight which will take place at
the Wallace convention in August,
when the platform is to be adopted
and the state ticktt named. Pri-
maries will be held in counties
which sent contested delegations to
yesterdays convention.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
South Fork Dam Gone.
Il to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
GRANGEVILLE. Ida, June -
The entire upper Clearwater country
/, TODAY swept by the greatest and
most disastrous flood in its history,
and at late hour this afternoon re-
ports from various sections indicate
steady downpour OF rain and the
waters in all streams are rising rap
idly.
The dam across the South fork FOR
the Grangeville Light and Power
company was washed away shortly
afternoon today, entailing heavy
loss to the light company and rem
dering the plant out Of operation for
at least a month.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
WHOLE CLEARWATER COUNTRY
IN GRASP OF BIG FLOOD
WATERS SWEEP THROUGH THE STREETS Sites KoosK1A
wHTEBRD-DAM ON SOUTH FORK GONE -GRANGEvnLE
LIGHT PLANT PUT ouT-BRIDGEs ARE SWEPT FROM ALL
STREAMS

the streams to overlooking, and the
dry canyons leading to the Clear
water river are today rushing tor
rents.
The streets of Cottonwood are to-
day filled with water, and the rain
continues to fall. The excellent
drainage provided by Cottonwood
creek will prevent serious damage
from food waters, but all lines of
business are generally depressed,
and few people from the farming
section are visiting the town.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
No Identity to Boy Maniac.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 4.-The po-
lice are unable to establish the iden-
tity of the 20-year-old maniac who
calmly walked up to A. p. Camden
OF Chicago late last night and shot
him dead. In the boys trunk was
a complete feminine outfit and .
woman's wig.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
I.
CAUSES MURDER

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June f.
Because he was hopelessly infatuat-
ed with her and had been banished
from her house. Louis Kennels, a
Greek, today stabbed and instantly
killed Mrs. Minnie OConnor, wife OF
James O'Connor. a Southern Pacific
employe, and then shot himself ia
tally.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
James Young Confesses.

SAN FRANCISCO. June A.
James Young has confessed to his
part in the ARRAY. He says he fired
all the shots except the one which
killed the policeman. which he says
was fired by his brother Tom, he
afterwards throwing away the red
necktie which he wore.
Onlookers say the man who fired
the fatal shot wore red tie. The
Young brothers were formerly en-
ploved bv the United Railroads Co.
as strike-breakers.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Identified as Holdup Man.

SAN FRANCISCO, June Amos.
O. Young. who shot and killed Helms,
and his brother. James, who was
with him at the time, have been
identified as the men who stood up
and robbed two cars at the Kearney
street terminals late Monday night
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Relmort Reuorted Diving.

NEW YORK, June 4.-O'iver p.
Belmont is reported dying. - He was
operated on for appendicitis. but too
late. He is not expected to survive
the night.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Robbers Make Big Haul.

TULSA, Okla, June 4.-Three
robbers cracked the safe in the bank
of Fairland at Fairland last night
and esq ped with $4,000. A posse
is in Eursuit. The robbers are
mounted
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
U. P. RAT|fIES
BOND issue

NEW YORK, June 4.-The execu-
tive committee of the Union Pacific
today ratified the issue of $5O,0OO,-
coo in, bonds. This Is part Of the
issue of $100.0O0.000 already au-
thorized by the stockholders.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Rnsh;np Torrents in All Canyons.
COTTONWOO, Ida, June A.
Heavy rains in all sections OF the
Camas prairie country have filled
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-06
WIRELESS TELEPHONY
Two Purdue Students Are
Now Engaged in Novel
Invention.
EXPERIMENTS FOR THESIS.

Lafayette, Ind, March 6.-Two SEN
Tors at Purdue, H. II. Ritchie, of
Hoopeston, ILL.,, and William c. Fur
mas, of West Lafayette, not content to
work out graduation theses in the usu-
al paths of mechanical research, have
undertaken to experiment with wire
less telegraphy, and at the present
time they are engaged in trying out ap-
paratus of their own fofr the transmits
sion of speech, in the hope of obtain
ing results that will form the basis of
an interesting and acceptable thesis.
While the other seniors in the
school of electrical engineering are
satisfied to grapple with the problems
Of power plant efficiency or a kindred
subject. Richie and F'urnas have step.
ped out of these well established
bounds to solve for themselves the Sc
cret of the MarConi invention. They
worked quietly on their plans. after
obtaining faculty approval of the
scheme, and not until a strange. cage
like structure began to project itself
from the roof of their rooming,h house
did the student body in general become
acquainted with the plan And then
few knew what the odd-looking device
meant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-06
LESSON FOR RICHMOND.

The CollinWood school disaster will
serve one good purpose and that is to
cause school boards all over the coun-
try to pay more attention to the fire
drill in public schools, besides influ-
encing hereafter the construction of
fire proof school buildings. This les
son, however, comes.a at a frightful cost
as is proved by the two hundred little
children who lost their lives in the
mond, Superintendent T. A. Mott as
sures us that none of our public
school buildings are fire proof, but
That they are all provided with plenty
of wide exits, the doors of which open
outward. Furthermore, he states the
fire drill, which has not been practiced
of late, will be again started. 1t should
never have been discontinued. The
fire drill Is the only means, laying
aside the relative question of pure luck
by which school children could posi-
bly, be gotten out of a burning build
ing with the least risk of loss of life.
The fire drill represents discipline and
the habit of responding to it is the on
ly thing in case of fire that would pre-
vent our local school children from
rushing madly to escape from burn
ing building and many of them meet
ing the same fate as the unfortunate
children of Collinwood. BY all means
let the fire drill be reinstated and new
er again laid aside. The probabilities
are against Richmond being visited by
such a fire as that at Collinwood, but
1t can do no harm to be prepared for
the possibility should it ever present
itself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-06
WEST RICHMOND FIRE PROTEC-
TON,

The Collinwood fire presents anoth-
err phase for consideration in Rich
mond. While many little children
were burned to death in the terrible
conflagration still many others were
saved by the prompt arrival of the
fire department. Richmond has : a
public school builing on the west side
but there is no hose house nearer than
east of the river. The Collinwood dis
aster for that very reason could more
nearly be duplicated in West Rich
mond than in any other part of the
Inhabitants who live west of the river
that they be thus left without adequate
Two days ago when the home of Henry
Noble. which was located in Fairview,
was destroyed by fire, the firemen
were greatly handicapped in their eff
forts by the lack of a fire hydrant in
that part OF West Richmond located
north of the railroad and the nearest
fire hydrant is in the section of the
city south of the railroad. In order
to get a hose to the Noble home it
was necessary to connect with the ny
drant south of the railroad and take
the hose across the tracke to the burn
ing building. All this spells waste
of time. and that, as everyone knows.
makes 1T all the harder for the fire
men. BY all means let council make
provision for hose house on the
west side and also arrange to have sew,
eral fire hydrants placed in Fairview.