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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29

court has held that the Offices OF
game warden and OF county fruit IN
Bpector are elective. the legislature
has passed no law providing for the
election Of such officers and county
auditors should not file nor receive
declarations OF candidacy for such
officers.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29

Loose leaf ledger or bill printing
is q speciality at the Press ofacA We
have a complete stock OF paper for
this work. II you uss the loose leaf
system let us figure with you.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29
Notice.

will say that ! have never seen
anything about May Peck. Of La
Crosse. but what was respectable:
neither had / heard anything against
her character. / have said things
but am sorry for anything that
have said.
MRS. B. DUFFING. Lacrosse.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29

We, the undersigned butchers Of
Occur d'Aiene will close our markets
all day July 9Th. Open Friday
night tIll 10 O'Clock.
METRoPoLE MARKET.
IDAHO MARKET
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29
Gard Of T'hanlra.

We desire to extend our thanks TO
The members OF the Masonic lodge and
to the friends who 20 kindly assisted
ns during the illness and death Of our
husband and brother. John Morris.
MRS. HELEN MORRIS.
MRS. JOHN HOWE.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29

We are prepared TO furnish up-to-
date calling cards; all styles and
sizes. Let as show you samples.
Press Publishing Co.
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TO THE PUBLIC

Pc Press will deem It q special favor IL pat
who fail 10 receive their paper regularly
report the sane TO the office. as 1t Is our
means OF knowing how the carriers are do
their work.
le will pay reward Of s25 for evidence that
convict any one of stealing papers after
are delivered to residences.
THE PRESS PUBLISHING co.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29
For Wednesday, July Isl
For Thursday, July End
For Friday, July 3rd
ONLY
AS We Close Saturday, July 4th

Be sure and be here
Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday during these 8 days
sale. as | want to sell ego
Mems Suits, and in order to
do it | have arranged my
stock In 8 lots
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
ROBS SIXTEEN STAGES ALONE
Yellowstone Park Bandit a Peer Of
Jesse James.
Escapes with $1,000 and BusheI oi
JevveIry Taken from Speech
less Crowd.

Livingston. Mont, Aug G5--The entire
Yellowstone National Park has been a
vast hunting ground to-day. the hunted
one being TIE lone highwayma1 who yes
te-day held up and robbed the passen-
gers from sixteen stage coaches and es-
capped with Slopl9 cash and an equal
amount in jewelry.
The hunters were United States cavalry
men. soldiers. and guides. al Of whom
have been searching all day for the out
law. The r0bber is believed 10 have gone
toward the south. and it IS in that di-
rection that the hunters are working The
telephone has been put IN use. and every
station in the entire park notified 10 be
on the outlook for the robbeT, but at
dark tonight not a single trace OF him
had been obtained It IS believed he IS
making for the Jackson Hole country. a
vast region Of mountains and valleys ly-
Ing Just south OF the national park
Exits toward St Anthony, Idaho, on
the west. Livingston, Mont. on the north
and Cody. Wyo. on the east are being
watched. and unless the robber got by
those points before daylight this morning
he cannot pass along the regular roads.
which are being guarded
The real story Of the robbery IS some
what different from first reports. Instead
Of being only eleven stages robbed. the
highwayman held Up sixteen. in which
We're riding about rs people His booty.
cash and jevelry. VIII approximate 1000
instead OF 81 800. as at first stated
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
TAFT And DICK As GUESTS
Invited TO Attend Grand Army OF
the Republic Unveiling.
Foraker Joy Dampened When star
Role Is Curtafled by
Superiority.

Toledo. Ohio. Aug %.-The JOY in the
Foraker camp over the selection Of the
senior senator Of Ohio as the big speaker
at the uuveui-s oS the Fort Meiss Nonu-
ne1t next Tuesday, was somewhat damp
e-ed to-day when the c. a r officials
announced that Secretary Taft and Sen
zto- Charles Dick would be the special
guests of the veterans in the reviewing
stand for the annual parade on Wednes-
day, and Il was seen that no similar En-
vitatiol % a seat IN the reviewing stand
had been extended Senator Foraker IN
spite oF the fact that he was % be the
big gun az the unveiIing on the preceding
day
Senator Foraker's 1ieutenants on the
ground here are greatly ind E1aur over
the action Of the committee. and openly
assert that Il IS another attempt on the
part Of Republican leaders 70 again hu-
initiate the senior Senator OF Ohio Z IS
an open fact here that the executive com
rrittee % the Grand Army Of the Repu5-
lie are all prominent leaders OF the Re
publican machine. and that every effort Is
being made or their part 70 see that the
present e1caupuent shan prove q great
benefit 10 Secretary Taft and the Repub-
Ical party
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
SERVICE TEAMS HIN TEE DAY
District Of Columbia Holds Fifth in
Rife Tourney.
Decisive Stage in National Matches
Passes with the High
Scoring.

Camp Perry. Ohio. Aug. 25-The four
service teams shot up the national guards
men with precision and dispatch this
afternoon in the most trying and gen
orally regarded IS the decisive stage OF
the national match. with national guard
honors carried OF by the District Of Co
luu5ia. which IS fifth.
The Naval Academy Is sixth. missing
fifth place by only five points Nassa-
chCsetts ranks seventh. while Wisconsin
Pennsylvania. Iowa, Washington. and
Illinois. IN order, complete the ten lead
e-s- New York. which was tvventy-fourth
az the end OF Yesterdays firing. pulled
Up 20 nineteenth on the S00-yard range
this morning. but fell TO twenty-third on
the skirmish. and has 2.254 New Jersey
began the day nineteenth. dropped 10
tweuty-third on the SH-yard targets. and
pulled up 10 twentieth az the skiruish.
and scored 2S56 The scores Of the ten
leaders are as follows Infantry. 2-57-
navy. 27zs- cavalry. ISIS. marine co-ps.
2.574- District Of Columbia. 2sZI; Naval
Academy. ISIS; Massachusetts,. 25gS.
Wisconsin, ISIS: Pennsylvania. 2.5g5- and
Iowa, 254
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
STRIKE CAME TO SUDDEN END
StonecUtteTs on Treasury Work In
sist on Having Union Foreman
Conference Held and the Demands of
Men Speedily Granted-PrOm-
ised 10 Delay Repairs.

Work On the Treasury Building was
threatened with being held Up yesterday
by the stouecutters going on a strike
These men constitute all the workme1
there. anG if they had stayed out the re
pairs would have been suspended for
an indefinite period. or Io-g enough for
tie contractors TO fl the places Of the
men who struck
The sE-ewdness OF the subconTactor
and the willingness OF the strikers 10
listen 10 reason averted ali this. and the
strike lasted only a few hours
Three stonenaSols. members Of the
local union. informed Peter Holscher. sub
contractor fo- the stonework- they would
be compelled 70 cease work unless the
setting Of the granite monoliths was
superinteudeG by one OF their number.
According 10 the workmen, the con
strutioa OF their union provides that
where two OF more members are en-
pIoyed upon stonework. one Of the num-
her shall be named as foreman 20 super
intend the work
While the men wanted one Of their
members 10 fl the Office Of foreman. the
real grievance was against Harry Gas
kins. d bright. h1stling young man, said
70 be a carpenter 5y trade. but who repre-
sents M Holscher and superinJends the
work. The strikers. It IS said, seemed TO
think GaskIns was filing too big an
Office
The subconIactor went into conference
with the stonemasons. an agreement was
reached. and the men returned 70 work.
with one Of theIr members acting as fore
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
FUNERAL OF SUICIDE.
Adams Burial Under Auspices Oi
Book binders Union

Members Of the Bookbinders' Union. OF
which he was a member. are making ar
rangements for the funeral OF Arthur D.
Adams. who committed suicide Monday
evening by inhaling Illuminating gas in
his room on the third floor Of so Twelfth
street northwest
A dispatch was received yesterday from
Adams sister in salt Lake City, Utah.
asking that the body be buried IN this
city. Final arrangements VIII be made
for the funeral to-day.
Adams was the most sensat tional sui
eide brought 70 the attention Of the police
since the self-destruction Of Dr. Pospisiel
the mad physician. After writing notes
telling what disposal he wished made OF
his body and effects. Adams turned on
the gas and lay on the bed As the
fumes overcane him he wrote as best
he could his sensations as the gas numbed
his senses His act Is attributed 10 grfev-
ing over the death Of his wife n salt
Lake City on August g
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
LOSS BY FIRE WAS $4,000
Fire Marshal Reports on the Blaze
Of Monday Night.
Thought TO Have Started Among
InflammabIe Chemicals on Fourth
Floor OF Engraving Plant.

a revised estimate Of the loss II the
fire on Monday night in the Darby Print
ing Company's building. at 5l5 and 500
Fourteenth street northwest places the
damage at Szzoo0
According 10 the FIRE marshal. the build
irE was damaged $500. the stock Of the
Eckert Lithographtng and Engraving Com
Pany. 50 00o- stock Of the Darby Printing
Company. $500. stock of the National
Engraving Company. S5.o5o- The building
and contents. said Fire Marshal NichoI-
son. were fully insured
4 -eoresentative Of the National En-
craving Company said their loss would
be much greater than the figures set by
the fire marshal Quantities OF almost
invaluable bond and note paper. used n
connection with government work. were
destroyed, as was a quantity OF finished
notes and bonds Machinery lately IN
stalled was also damaged The loss. said
he. viii reach a figure nearly three times
as large as that named by the IRE mar
shall
The FIRE. starting shortly after Il
O'Clock was one OF the most spectacular
bIazes the department has had 70 combat
in months
Fed by alcohol ether. and other cherni-
Gals. the fire covered the entire roof with
in q few minutes after being discovered
The flames leaped high in the air and
were visible for miles.
Thousands OF persons from al over the
city fiocked 10 the scene and watched the
effort OF the fremen- Police reserves
from five precincts were necessary 10 hold
the multitude Of curious al a safe dis
tanCe
The fire started in the rear OF the
fourth floor. which was occupied by the
National Engraving Company The rear
Of the floor was used for the storage OF
chemicals
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
LOCAL BRIEFS.

A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
t-ad yesterday O. Wills Johnston. formerly a Crr-
evrgulau q this city. The Liabilities are rlacsi al
S55.ao0.ls ard 10 assetS
Police We're last night asked TO locate
Herbert Alrclel- nineteen years old. who had hee1
missing from hone - F street southues- sirca
THURSDAY last Mitchell started % g. to see a ply
siral
Funeral services for Mrs. Elise Stuhr-
nam. sho died az her sons residence. Il Chestnut
street T2ko1Ha FarE- D c. were bed yesterday
atte-0on fr1l Lees undertaking estab-ishn1ent In
tcTneut was IL R0cE Greek Cemetery.
Mrs. Nora Blggs, cashier Of the Mary
land luncarcom. On Ninth street. between F ard G
strve-s rurthWest. reported 20 the police yeste-iay
thai an envelope oontaiuing SO had been stolen
from the cash drawer on Monday night
The new District crematory. located
or the grounds o. the Washington Asylun Hos7ita1
vas inspected and formally accepted ves-e7dav hv
Commissioners West and MorrUw. A means Of dis
posing of the bodies Of pauTers who die II the Dis
trict Is the main Object Of tie c-em2toTy-
Papers were fled in the Office Of the
Recrder Of Deeds yesterday for the Incorporation
ef the PARK Athletic Club. its pzpose being for
social iuteTcurse. mutual enjoyrnent and recreation
q its memhsTS' The following VIII serve as q board
Of directors for one year: William G. Gentner.
Harry P Gentner. ard Clarence Cook >
Central Office Detective Larry OTDea
arrived IN tins city last right from Hamilton Va
with Mamie J. Swaun, q negro, twenty-seTen years
odd who is wanted here % answer charge q
petit larceny u Is charged the Swami woman stole
Wearing a7arel frCn julia A Hollye-. of this CITY
several weeks age. The Eo1an is locked ID al the
ti-st precinct station
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Selsam
Luczett, widow of Dr. william T. L1ckett who
died az 3 O'Clock Monday morning. VIII be held a.
the home of her son. Dr. L F LucEett- 14lS Rhode
Island avCuue nrthEest. AZ O'Clock this moruiuE
The services VIII Be Conducted By Rev. Dr.. Jehn
NJ Schick. pastor Of G-zos Reformed Church II
terrnent All BE- at Frede-ick. Nd
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
DIED.

BROWN-s-dis1,y. On August e -50s. q Ba-ss-
-e-. Ca. SAECEL =. BROWN J- So c
he -a-s sszus- P B-5a1 ard Ez-1s- Z
g. IT,. GEORGE CARTER. he bes5res H.
hand O.. ne late Gr----zs Cz--sr
ke1s-a- Nec-esla-. August . az = . r. s--
ls-ael C. Il z. Church. Frs and 3 streets
so1t1Ess' ke-ati1es E-5 friends invited 20
attend
COLLINS-Ou SUNDAY. August q la1s. DENNIS.
he-1Eed so1 q J1llIlz ard the lz-s Js-zz-aa
Fuzsral from the rssi5zz7 q: his mother. SIS N
street ----lus- We5-zzEz- a----- = AZ
so. the-es 70 hoy Trinity C----1 vhers mas
VII be said a. 5'c1ez- I1ts-us-. a. Hoy
Rood Cs-ste-v.
DUNNING-ou MONDAY. August q. -es. JULIA
C.. wife e John G. D---u51-
Fuoe-al from Lees u1dz-zzizz es-ah-4s-r-.-t
Wecnes11y, AaS1s- 95. O. p r. Friends IL
Fl-e- baltimore papers please c-1g|
ENDRES-Suddsnly. q August q -ss a. -o-o
J. t. ENGLEEEET- bowed husband -- Ne
lie sae-1ial Hn--zs. IN bis rh1----z5-5 year
tu15-zL CT Ilars1zT. August -. f--u his ---1
-sside1cs. sls HaUilco-1 street B---z-u,17 pg--
ar sL5 a. IT,. t-aI-s tc -La CE---L -s lie
NarvItr. w1e-e requiem r-ass VIII Be- said q
70 ee-ooz Relatives and friends invited 70 a.
lsad-
GOLDING-O1 Sunday. August 2. Isl5 AZ p r.
SAMUEL N. beloved Essha11 lf J-.5a Il
Clo-diuE- a-sd sZry-slx years
Funeral a. p n NeE1a-zzv. Auz-ss- y s---, Ell.
residence Of bis nephew. + e. L.tca@e.z lzs5
HaE street southeast ,BalriEl-s Sl1 please
cu--1
yONEs-ou N-a5zy. August p. 1906. AZ u T..
WILLIAM t.. beloved husband @: szza J,-ss.
aEel fo-tg-ETe yca-s
Funeral from his late rssids1cs. JOS T1tr-yz-s-
stree 11EtLwas-- On I1-r~is-. August e. az
So IA. thence % hoy Trinity Cz-H1.i-
Church, where mass vii De ssiz a. G 1-l-lcz
Re-lrirgs and friends invited o. attend
LCCRETT-O- Monday morning. August q. -sJs
a. he- rssiisuce El9 EhlEs Island sre-ra
EMMA LUCEETT. widow q Dr. william r.
Luczet--
F1nsraI from her late rssiIeuos yre5nss5sv -n.-s-
ms. August q. at 0'c-0cL Iate1le-i a.
Frederic Nlf-
a. n. WILLIAM J.. beloved son q james A.
and 2Iary C. Mccarthy. aged eight months sz6
ssren days
Fu1szI f-1u the rssils11e q his parents &c
Elliott street northeast, Wed1@sizy, Angus, g.
az 2. n
EITCHIE-On 8I5u5-7. August. q. -ss. 81 bs-
residence, Rrchie, Prime t5e1-gs County. No
MARY E RICHIE aged eisdJy-t5ges years.
widow q John 3 Rs-e=ie-
Funeral from EFspHsEy Ct.sTcl'. ForsstTfIs. Nd.
at D. H. August e 1903 Relatives ari
trends are invited % attend [C7pzr Mar-5175
and Baltimore papers please corvF
SI1INONS-0u Monday. August q Ias at ,e.s-
g. m Mr. MARY C. SIMMONS. beloved usfs
x Tie late George A simmons
Fuue-al WEDNESDAY. August e. st o. IT, s-ra
tbs residence e her SISTER Yrs. J. E S-1i-Hs7a.
f76 C street southwest Friends and relatives
invited % attend
SOUSA-Ths funeral Cf the late AIrs. ELIZABETH
SOJSA- who died on sunday. August q l5-s
VII Leave The family residence. So Seventh
street southeast. Wednesday. August 25 at
g. H.. thence 20 CalzrzssiouaI Csus.e--
Chapel. whore the f1ai services VIII b. hs-f
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited %
attend
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
MRS. SOUSA'S FUNERAL TODAY
Services at Christ Protestant Epis-
cOpaI Church.


Funeral services over the body Of Mrs.
Elizabeth SOusa. mother Of John Philip
Sousa. the bandmaster, viii be held at 9
o'clock this morning from the residence
SOP Seventh street southeast. and viii be
conducted by Rev A s Johns, rector Of
Christ P. E. Church. OF which the de-
ceased was member. Interment viii be
in Congressional Cemetery
Sousa did not give up conducting his
band at Willow Grove, Philadelphia. be
cause Of his mothers death. He did
not leave there for this city until after
the concert last night In speaking Of
this. Sousa said yesterday:
My mother always told me that IN
der no consideration must I iisappofnt
the people who had come 10 hear nv
band. She always said that man must
70 anything personal. She always con
sidered that my duty was to play for
the public. and I am following her
wishes.
My mother came to hear ny hand only
once, and that made her 50 nervous that
she never did so again, declaring st that
time that she knew what could 90 and
that my telling her about my music al
ways satisfied her
TT Is to her that I owe ny faith IN
mankind I used 10 compose small pieces
Of music and then stand in the corner
and play them on a violin when a boy.
Although she did not understand the na-
ture OF the music, she always ENCOURAGED
me By saying It was pretty"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
PRESIDENT COMING SOON.
VIII Return 10 Washington About
September 20.

In view Of the expected return Of the
President and his family about September
p. some two weeks earlier than usual the
work Of the annual summer oVerhauling
Of the White House has been hurried. and
IS now practically completed. Secretary
Loeb VIII In al likelihood arrive IN town
on September i. so as 10 have ali in readi-
ness for his chiefs coming
It IS thought by many Of the politicians
that the early return from Oyster Bay is
due 20 the fact that the President is anx-
ious TO be in q position Of easier access TO
the center OF the campaign and the va
rious leaders 10 whom are intrusted the
campaign which he expects viii place his
protege in the chair
a suggestion that the return ahead q
time is for the purpose Of preparing data
for his fna- message 90 Congress IS
hardly tena5le. aS that effort is usually
more in the nature OF q winding Up Of ac-
miuistration with few parting shots.
rather than one Of the types Of mesa age
Of the famous Rooseveltian strenuous
character The added fact OF an extra
session Of Congress in the event Of Taft s
election would point 10 a quiet tone 10
this document
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
VBNEZUELABILLPAID
Settlement for Cattle Seized
in Revolution.
OLD CLAIM OF AN AMERICAN
Texan Representing New York Firm
Loses stock in the War-State De-
partment Collects $4,000 for Him,
but the Firm to Whom Money Is
to BE Paid Is InsOIvent.

The State Department viii issue war
rants to-day for the payment 10 the
American Contract and Finance Com
pany. OF New York. Of the first install
meut in the claim Of Ford Dix against
the government OF Venezuela. represented
by an award allowed by the mixed claims
commission.
The American Contract and Finance
Company was organized by Stewart L.
Brice. Cyrus Field Judson, and other
enterprising young New Workers just
after the close Of the Spanish-American
war. Its principal business seems to have
been To finance Ford Dix. a citizen of
Texas. in venture in the cattle business
in Venezuela DIX was TO buy the cattle
and feed them in Venezuela. and seil
them IN the Cuban market.
After some purchases and varying sue
cess. communication between Dix and
the New York company ceased. a dis
agreement arose. and for several years
business was apparently suspended
Dix Get an Award.
A year ago the late officers OF the com
pany learned that DIX had obtained an
Gt9lEA AHL ah.4L e--r.i'f al4 fllNbAAi-l "a
cattle taken fl the Venezuelan revolu-
tlon. It appears his case was presented
70 the State Department by Representa-
tive SIaydeu. OF Texas. The New York
company protested 10 the State Depart
ment against the payment Of the money
% DIX who. the officers Of the company
asserted. was b,c the agent Of the Ameri-
can Contract and Finance Company. AZ
ter several conferences between attorneys
for the company and Slayden. represent
ing Dix. the latter agreed 10 an assign
ue-t Of the claim to the company. less
81 SO
When the details % the assignment
had been completed. ttss fact developed
that the company was InsolveHt and the
state Department was unwilling 10 pay
over the money until the questions q
attorney fees and claims could be ad-
5usted- Finally. on application Of a judg-
ue-t creditor q the company. James S.
1TcDo1zh- OF SO Wall street was ap-
pointed receiver and yesterday fled the
necessary. certificate and bond. and VIII
today receive a small 5rstaIlment from
the customs receipts Of VeneZuela-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
DISTRICT IS mad DILEMMA.
Auditor TyyeedaIe without Required
Vouchers IL Treasury Pays B. & o.


Vouchers IL Treasury Pays B. & o.
b giving over 70 Attorney Hamilton.
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. the certificate for $1,000 as au-
tho--z-d by Congress upon the completion
by that road Of lis part in the erection Of
the new Union Station. the auditors Office
Of the District is placed in an embarraSs-
ing position according 10 Auditor Alonzo
Twecdale-
An act Of Congress OF 1SS2. referring 70
the disbursement Of the District funds.
states that no money can be withdrawn
or paid out except upon reqlisltIon OF the
Commiss.o-e-s- Il IS further provided
that the District auditor shall make a
monthly statement Of all such disburse-
nents 10 the Auditor for the state and
other Departments. furnishing the specific
vouchers in every case.
Upon this act Nr Tweedale bases his
contention that the money due the 3. &
O. should not be paid by the Treasury
directly. but should instead come through
the regular channels Otherwise he viii
be unable 20 furnish the necessary vouch-
ers when be makes his report The au-
ditOr yesterday visited the Auditor for the
state and other Departments and the
Comptroller Of The Treasury 70 explain
his position.
No action has been taken IN the mat
ter but II IS thought likely the money
viii be paid directly by the Treasury. II
this is done. the United States govern
ment viii, theoretically. pay the entire
$4,000, unless il is decided the GER
tidcate issued by the Commissioners IS
equivalent 10 rsquisition by them. In
that event the District auditors Office is
without complete and regular record and
voucher.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
BROTHER GETS REVENGE.
Stays Virginia Man for killing His
Kin.
Special to The Washington Herald

SPECIAL % TIE washirston He-zid
Bristol Tenn. aug. "a special from
Castlewood. Va. tells OF a double killing
at Dante, Russell County, last night
George johnson. a storekeeper. engaged
in a quarrel with Jack Racheis, as re
suit Of which Rachels shot and almost
instantly killed Johnson
A few hours later Harvey Johnson. a
brother OF George Johnson. hearing OF
the killing OF his brother. procured d re-
volver and went in search Of Rachels.
who had not been arrested He found and
killed him instantly No arrests have
been made. There is much excitement
over the double killing