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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
TRAIN H0LDUPS
GET LESS Than
$1,000 PLUNDE!

Two bandits who held up the N.
P. passenger train near Trent last
night have not been captured. The
entire force of the sheriff's Office
and railroad detectives are scour-
ing the vicinity of the holdup, try
ing to find information which
might lead to a capture.
The bandits are believed by the
police to be concealed in town and
the detective force is at work try
ing to locate them here. Yesterday
two suspicious strangers were
about Rathdrum, Idaho, and the de-
scription of them is in the hands of
the force on the hunt.
The robbery equaled in daring
the lone attempt by Roman at Ma
pies, Idaho, recently
The holdups climbed into the
cab of the engine soon after the
train pulled out of Rathdrum and
forced Engineer Fred Whittelsey
to keep going at full speed. When
near Moab the train was stopped
and while one holdup covered the
fireman the other took the engi
neer back and uncoupfed the mai
car. The engineer did not work
fast enough and the robber fired
two shots into the ground to hurry
him.
The car was then taken past
Trent to a rockcut only nine miles
from Spokane where q stop was
made and the registered pouches
rifled,
The bandits took the keys and
watch from G. H. Raymond, mai
clerk, and ordered him to tel
where the rest OF the registered
matter was, but he claimed there
was no more.
The bandits then ran the engine
and car a short distance and lef
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

Laborers run up and down these
swinging walks, apparently without
thought of the 320-foot fall which
slip OF the foot would cause. They
perform all sorts of high wire feats,
not with thought of applause, but
for bread and butter.
Work is scare just now, even for
cable men. Many Of them take all
sorts of chances in order to hold
their jobs, among $50 men employ
ed on the great bridge. Often men
will be seen to walk across the mar.
row beams shown in the picture in
order to save q little time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
LABOR TO HEAR
GOV. MEAD

Gov Mead will speak to Spokane
labor interests next Thursday even
ing at the temple carnival in Nata-
forum park. The governors at
titude toward labor has been per-
sistently misrepresented in many
quarters and the carnival speaking
will give workingmen generally a
chance to see and hear him.
Col. Ridpath, who is also a
primary candidate for governor,
will speak, and Jones and Ankeny,
rivals for the U, s, senatorship,
may be brought together on the
same platform. The labor temple
committee has secured promises
from these gentlemen to speak At
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
BAD BLAZE IN
BOARDING HOUSE

Several hundred dollars worth of
furniture and private property was
destroyed this afternoon by fire in
boarding house kept by Mrs.
Desmoineau at 1924 Howard ST.
The blaze started in the attic from
an unknown cause. Firemen kept
the flames confined to the one
building. The house and furniture
was fully insured.
The wardrobes of several daies
are total loss by reason of smoke
and water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
N. P.TO CONDEMN
FOR MILLIONS

TACOMA Aug. 15.-Within a
week 1t is announced over 300 con-
domination suits will be brought by
the Northern tactic railway to get
possession of property worth mill
lions Of dollars for the Point Def
ance line.
The whole Point Defiance line
project was gone over by Mr..
Cooper and ratified on his last visit
to Tacoma and everything is ready
to start proceedings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
Militia Open Fire on Citizens After
Night of Fire and Bloodshed.

first the rioters paid no attention
and continued to advance.
Suddenly there was crash of
muskets and flash of fire. The sol
diers were shooting in the air and
the mob hooted.
"Disperse or we will shoot you
down." shouted the colonel. The
mob refused.
The order to shoot was given and
five rioters fell. 1t is believed all
of them will die. 1t is not known
how many are wounded.
The soldiers then took charge of
the burned section while the fire.
men resumed the work of putting
the fire out.
Gov: Deneen today ordered the
entire First regiment, Chicago, and
the Fourth, composed of southern
Illinois companies, to report here.
Remaining companies of the Fifth
are en- route. Three full regiments
will be on the scene tonight. An
other outbreak is feared tomor-
row.
While the mob was wrecking his
restaurant Lopez sat in the rear
smoking a cigar and holding rifle
on his knee.
Mrs. Hallam, wife Of a street car
man, was assaulted Thursday night
by negro. Inc trouble started
when it was learned that Lopez
took Richardson, who was under
arrest for assault, out of town in an
automobile.
John Caldwell, white, who was
shot through the stomach last
night, died at 1880 today. A lynch
ed negro was identified as Scott
Burton, saloon porter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
CABLE ON THE NEW BETWEEN AD AND

Although the actual construction
of the cables has now been in pro
gress many months, the number of
men meeting with serious accidents
is very small.
The river span of the bridge is
1870 feet, a little shorter than the
old Brooklyn bridge. Steel towers
instead Of stone will suspend the
four huge cables which are to sus-
pend the bridge proper. Each Of
these cables contains 81 strands
and each strand 266 wires. The
winding of these strands into cables
is the process now going on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

Further complications which may
result in litigation developed
against the public market this
morning in the filing of notification
by Attorney H. M. Stephens that
if his property on the northeast
corner of Second and Stevens is
damaged on account of the locating
of the market on the south side OF
Second from Washington to Ste
vens, he will sue the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
RELIGION AN ISSUE
IN COMING CAMPAIGN

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-There is ev
cry indication that religion will be
made an issue in the presidential
campaign. The chairman of the
democratic subcommittee on
speakers today said:
"Taft's Unitarian views deprive
him of any right to expect to re-
ceive the support of Christian
voters. Bryan's devotion to the
church. on the other hand, furnish
es an appeal to every believer in
Christian doctrines"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
ON
/. c. P: STRIKE

j WINNIPEG, Aug. ID. T. Nc
Vey, strike manager for the entire
western section of the Canadian
Pacific mechanics, left hurriedly for
Ottawa today TO hold conference
with Pres. Shaughnessy of the road
looking toward a settlement.
The company continues to claim
the road is moving all grain. This
Is denied by the strikers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

NEW YORK, ug 15.-Feats more
hair raising and thrilling than those
of a circus are seen every day by
New Workers who cross the
Brooklyn bridge.
Just above the Brooklyn bridge
is the new Manhattan bridge
now in the most interesting stage
of It's construction. The huge wire
cables that are to support the road
way are being "spliced" into posi-
ton.
Long narrow swaying walkways
hang from temporary cables over
the housetops and the East river.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
BURNS CERTAIN
OF CONVICTION

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10
Peter Claudianos. suspected dyna-
inter who was brought to this city
from Chicago, was arraigned in po-
lice court today charged with con-
spiracy to destroy property of the
former city supervisor, Gallagher,
in Oakland. A continuance was
granted until Monday.
Detective Burns says he has
enough evidence to convict the
prisoner,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
BANDITS STEAL
YOUNG GIRL

BILLINGS, Mont, Aug. ia
posse is today on the trail of two
men who rode up to ranch home
of Conrad Bauer, IL miles from
here, and carried away his daugh-
ter, age 16.
The men were heavily armed and
masked. They awakened the family
in the night and demanded money
and whiskey. When Mrs. Bauer
slipped away to notify the neigh
bors the men seized the daughter
and took her away on horse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
ovERToN MAY be ALIVE

The police who are working on
the case of the disappearance Of
N. B. Overton, w. w. p. motorman.
from knowledge of his friends ON
Saturday, have received clew
which is being looked up. 1t is
claimed that man of Overton's
description was seen around Pasco
last Tuesday looking for work.
Overton left his room In the
Howard block without saying =
word to anyone OF his intentions to
leave. 1t was believed he killed
himself
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
JAPS CURTAIL
WAR EXPENSE

TOXIC. Aug. 15.-As the result
of a secret conference between the
new cabinet, premier and minister
of war and navy it is announced
today that it has been decnded to
postpone the expenditure of $780,
900, 600 on the army and navy from
next year until 1901.
The determination to spend that
amount was reported Immediately
after the war with Russia.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
HUNG BY TOES
FOR TWO HOURS

PITTSBURG, Aug. 15.-Phillip
Mooser is recovering today from
the effects of hanging by the toe
two hours. The boy and his broth
err were working in gymnasium
when the latter was called away,
leaving Phillip hanging by his toes
from a trapeze.
When he returned two hours
later he found Phillip in the same
position and unconscious, with his
toes caught in the ropes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
BULLET AND bAY0NET
END ANT|.NECR0 RIOTS
Glue Voters Chance

, Twice the usual number
; of stalls in voting places
, should be provided for the
, primaries and election, to IA
, cilitate the marking of bal
, lots. The voter will have a
, large ballot to mark, and
, many will require much
, more time than was con-
, sumed under the old sys-
, tenn. In the Seattle NUM-
, cipal election only the usual
, number of voting stalls were
, provided, with the conse-
, quence that voters had to
, wait from half an hour to
an hour to get opportunity
, to mark their ballots. But
little additional expense
would be involved in adding
stalls enough to keep the
} voters on the move. If this
is not done many voters
may not be able to get their
ballots in before the polls
, colse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
M0TORMAN FOOLS
BUNCH OF BANDITS

SEATTLE, Aug. 15.-Four mask
ed men attempted to hold up a
streetcar early today on its way
to this city. They were frustrated
by theh motorman, who saw the
masks and put on full speed. The
bandits fired at the car.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

Special Correspondence to The Press
CONVICTION, Ky, Aug. 15.-Cor-
nelia Thobe, beautiful child Of Z
years, is being reared to become
leader of socialists. Her father,
John Thobe, is the socialist can.
didate for congress in this district
He is So devoted to the party that
he feels its doctrines should form
children.
Equality and interdependence
for the common good he says,
should form the basis OF every
} child's education"
Cornelia, If she approves her ia.
TIERS plan when she grows up, is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
STEPHENS THREATENS
PUBLIC MARKET SUIT

All of the property owners ex-
cept one on the south side of Sec
ond have given their permission
to locate the market. Henry Har-
vey, who claims that market will
prove a nuisance, has threatened
suit.
Mr.. Stephens is the only prop
erty owner on the north side OF
Second who has entered any OBJ
lection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
GIRL HAUNTED By
UNKNOWN Man

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.-Detec-
tives today are on the trail of a
mysterious man who last night en-.
tered the room of Miss Sadie
Black and attempted to chloroform
her. This incident was the culmina-
ton of month of terror for the
girl.
She has been constantly shadow
ed by an unknown man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
GOT RICH BOOTY
FROM ARCHBISHOP

NEW YORK, Aug. 15,-Police
are looking for Brazilian who
pawned the cross, chain and ring
Of an archbishop for $500 two
years ago. The jewelry is worth
$25, 900.
1t is thought to be the property
of the archbishop of Buenos Ayres
and was found in a showcase here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
TO TEAR DOWN AND
REBUILD BIG SHOPS

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Labor cir
cles are happy today over an an
nouncement that the great shops Of
the Pullman Sleeping Car Co., at
Pullman, H., will be RACED and re.
built on larger scale. This means
the employment Of hundreds, re-
lieving the labor situation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
SELL DORIS YACHT
TO PAY CREDITORS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.--Yan-
kee Maid. Fred DORIS yacht, will
be brought here to be sold to raise
money for DORIS creditors. Carroll
Allen, receiver for DORIS tangled
affairs. believes $4,000 can be rails
ed on the boat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
BUSY IN
B. c. POLITICS

REGINA. B. c.. Aug. 10
Premier SCOTS government Is sus-
tanned by the elections held here,
liberals winning "a out of Al seats
in the legislature. The feature of
the election in this locality was
the large number of former Ameri-
cans who were elected to the le-
gislature by both parties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
LIMIT IN ELOPEMENT

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. Aug. 10.
Charged with stealing his employ
ers' clothes in which to elope with
the latter's wife, Giuseppe Deoda
is under arrest here on complaint
of G. G. Hionetto.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
SEATTLE ORDERS
100000 FEET

BELLINGHAM, Aug. 15.-Six
million feet of high grade dressed
lumber has been ordered from Pu-
get Sound mills to build Seattle's
% mile new water supply main
from Cedar river.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

the carnival. The list also In
cludes Lee Crimson, Sen. Harry
Rosenhaupt and other candidates
that may find 1t convenient to ap-
pear.
The Central Labor union commit
tee has decided to hold the Labor
day celebration next month at the
armory instead Of in park. as has
been the custom in the past.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

to be a great woman leader of the
socialists. Some of the things she
Is taught are as follows:
All title girls are equal.
Some of them are more unfortu-
nate than herself, through no fault
OF theirs nor of their parents.
Present conditions under which
poor and neglected boys and girls
abound are very much at fault.
She should be willing to devote
her life to the cause of gaining
equal opportunities for all children.
as well as grown folks.
A baby boy in the Thobe family
is to be sEen the same sort of
education.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
G. O. p. OPEN FOR BUSINESS

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.--Hitchcock,
national republican campaign man.
ager, today formally assumed
charge of the national Offices here
and opened republican headquar-
tiers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15
GIVES $4,000 TO FERNiE

FERNIE, B. c., Aug. 15.-The
Canadian Pacific has contributed
$4,000 cash to the Fernie relief
fund. This brings the total up to
$50 900.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-15

ELMHURST, l.. l.. Aug. Is
Tony Pastor, theatrical manager, Is
seriously i'll.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-14
Will Issue Bonds.

Bristol, Va, May ia meeting of
the stockholders of the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio Railroad. Of which
George L. Carter is president, is called
to be held in Bristol May 18th to sane
tion the plan of issuing $4,000, 900
bonds for the completion of the road,
and also to authorize the execution of a
first mortgage on the property now
owned and hereafter to be acquired,
to secure the payment of the bonds and
interest.
Constructions is now going forwar d
on the road and it is expected that it
will be put in operation between St,
Paul, amp Marion, N. C. within few
months, while the present plans are to
complete the road from EIkhorn, KY,
through Southwest Virginia, East Tenn
essee and the Carolinas to point on the
South Atlantic seaboard next year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-14
HOwE'S GREAT LONDON SHOWS.
A Revelation Even to Old Circus Lovers
An Original Creation.

The performance is exceptionally
fine and full of interest to all lovers of
the ring. Nearly everything is entirely
new, and what is not is managed and
brought out under such new methods
and system that every act is refreshing
and pleasing. Howe's Shows seem not
willing to simply pursue a business on
antidue methods, but to advance the
show business to more genteel and re-
fined lines. All vulgarities and ancient
impoliteness, in and out of the ring,
have been eliminated, and the show will
meet with unbounded favor wherever it
goes this year. We say this in all sin
cerity. Great improvements are no
ticeable, especially TO us old fellows
who have attended every circus for
more than fifty years that has come
along. No gentleman or lady, no
matter how moral or religious the call
ing they pursue, nor what refined circle
they move in, need hesitate to attend
the show, nor be certain of anything
but refined pleasure, free from any
thing that disgusts or casts a shadow
of contempt. This is as it should be,
and we predict a greater future for the
Howe's Shows on these lines than has
ever been enjoyed by any competitor.
The new menagerie is vast collec-
tion of the earth's most interesting and
marvellous wonders.
New cages, rolling stock, equipment,
all bright in gold and silver, will be
seen for the first time after full win
ter's establishment by scores of expert
artisans.
The Show date here is Friday. May
%.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-14
TORNADO SWEEPS OVER NEBRASKA
Storm Leaves Wrecked Towns and Dead
Bodies in Its Wake.

Lincoln, Neb., May IA special
from Springfield, Neb, says a tornado
late to day wrecked the towns of Louis
vile. Bellevue and Ritchfeld, killing
several persons and injured a large
number.
The heaviest loss of life and injury
IS reported from Louisville, a junction
joint of the Missouri Pacific and Bur
lington Railroad in Cass county.
The number Of deaths is unknown
and no names have been secured, but
it is fatally, The town of Bellevue is
declared practically wiped out, but it is
not known that there are any fatalities.
Bellevue is the seat of the Presbyterian
College.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-14
TO AID RETURN
TO PROSPERITY
Committee From National Association
Calls on the President.
ROOSEVELT WILLING TO HELP THEN
HaYe Gone Far in UprOOting Abuses and
Standard Of Honesty in Business
is High Now

Washington, May IA commit ee
from the National Prosperity Associa-
tion of st. Louis called on President
Roosevelt today to urge his aid in fur
thering their plans for encouraging the
return of prosperity throughout the
country. The committee found the
president cordial in his treatment and
frank in his expressions of willingness
to aid them in every way possible. A
short speech was made by E. C. Sim
mons, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the association, which was
responded to by the president. The
president in responding said: al am in
hearty sympathy with the avowed OBJ
ject of the National Prosperity Associa-
ton. 1t is excellent.
We have gone far in uprooting abuses
which threaten our national life. Taken
as whole the standard of honesty in
our business life has been high, and to-
day the standard, believe, beyond that
it has ever been, and this largely be-
cause we have made determined war on
the abuses to lower it. AS you have
said, the depression and stagnation
from which our country is now happily
beginning to recover, were not caused
by reform legislation but by the revela-
tion of shocking conditions in certain
Of our corporations, by reckless opera
tions in high finance, by calamity, and
by certain striking, though, 1 believe,
exceptional, instances of business and
civic dishonesty. OF course all good
men must agree will you in your con-
demnation of unwise agitation. The
apathetic acceptance of abuses in our
governmental and business administra-
ton is no more dangerous than the dem
agogic appeals of professional agitators
to class hatreds. Our national con-
science, l firmly believe, has been awak-
ened. We will not and cannot 20 back
to the conditions which tolerated
wrongdoing." He concluded: 81 well
come your work and shall be glad to
cooperate wife you in any effort to
establish prosperity on right and honest
lines"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-14
NOTICE.

We have been sending out statements
to delinquent subscribers for the pur-
pose of bringing all our subscribers
within the rule recently established by
the Postoftice Department. The rule was
to have been enforced the lst of April,
but the Department has extended the
time for reasonable period. We will
make out other statements and send
them out, but if the second statement
does not bring a settlement from sub
scribers who are delinquent for more
than one year, we will have to strike all
such delinquents from our subscription
list. Then, as a matter of business, we
will have to enforce the collection of all
such claims through officers and collect
ing agencies. We hope very few will
force US to take this disagreeable
course.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-05-14
TAzewsLL DEMOCRATS IN MEETING
Elect Delegates to State Convention and
Select County Committee

If there is any one thing we admire
in the Tazewell Democrats it is their
persistence. After suffering so many
defeats they continue to struggle with
fond hope of some day recovering con-
troll of the county. We admire their
zeal and courage, but do not think much
of their judgment.
On Tuesday the Democrats of Taze-
we'll county held mass meeting in the
courthouse for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the State Convention and
to elect new county committee Capt
A. J. Tynes was made chairman of the
meeting and ]. A. Leslie secretary.
While the meeting was apparently en-
tirely harmonious, there were unmis-
takeable evidences of quite struggle
between rival factions for control of
the county organization. What was
the result of that struggle, we are una
BILE to say. A resolution was adopted
endorsing Mr.. Bryan and instructing
the delegates to the State Convention
to vote for an instructed delegation
1LOLu virginia.
The following were elected delegates
to the State Convention and members
of the county committee:
JEFFERsoNTILLE DISTRICT.
Delegates: Shade Vandyke, T, A.
Lynch, ]. D. Gillenwaters, C. C. Long,
K. D. r. HaFman, C. r. Brown, j. T.
Heldreth, De Witt Lockhart, S. M. B.
Coulling, j. F. Hurt, F. T. Witten and
Geo. B. Fuller.
County Committee: W. Archie
Thompson, A. st. Clair, j. B. Boyer,
G. F. Kits and A. S. Higginbotham.
CLEAR FORK DISTRICT.
J. L. Raber, L. ]. Stump, ]. B. Yost,
Jno. ?. Gose, W. NJ, Minter, A. w.
Landon, g. A. Howard, Jr., B. B.
Meek and M. C. Smith.
County Committee: ]. l.. Baber. ].
K. Hicks, H. R. Showers, Il. B. Will
hanson and Robert Tarter.
MAIDEN SPRING DISTRICT.
E. B. Scott, M. w. Humphrey. w. p
Boggess, DIR. W. R. Williams, Jno. B
Hurt and Harve Lockhart.
County Committee: W. p. Bopgess
s. j. Thompson, E. B. Scott, John B
Hurt and Harvey Beavers.