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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
HOVS MINING PARTNER
TO ATOMS BY DYNAMITE
.wf,d Deed Of Maniac al levada Min
ing camp--Hurled Dynamite upon
Partner While He Was In Shaft.

Rawhide, MELVILLE feverishly at
work in the face of three-foot vein
of ore at the bottom of the Grutt Hill
Coalition lease at Rawhide, John
Ross, formerly of Los Angeles, was
blown to atoms by the explosion OF
stick of dynamite hurled down upon
him by his partner, William Rlsdon-
Risdon had lost his mind and In his
delirium believed he owned the mine
and was intent upon securing 1t him
self. With the craftiness of maniac
he awaited the time until Ross de-
scended into the shaft, when he at
tached a cap and fuse to the explo-
sive, lighted the deadly missile and
hurled 1t upon his unsuspecting vic
tim Risdon fed from the scene and
Is now in the mountains.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
humor Care Near Startjno Rio,

Springfield lll.-Springfeld was in
named Thursday night by report
'nat Rolla keyes, a I7-year-old bow
WHO testified before the special iur-
When that body indicted George Rich.
ardson for an alleged assault mon
Mrs Mahe! Hallam. had been shot Sn
trends OF the accused negro. Be
Iore the rumor had spread far. how.
ever II was learned that the ssootin-
was accidental, the wound bayine
oesn indicted by bullet from a ne,
voiver belonging to a companion NJ
nesss' The boy is so seriously IA.
'ured that he may not recover
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
SIX CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH
Mothers Left Little Ones at Home
While They Were Attending
theatrical Performance.
Eieven-year-old Girl Makes Heroic
but UnavaiIing Attempt to Save
Helpless Tots and Is Probably
Fatally Burned.

Palouse, Wash.-Six children per
ished and one other was fatally
burned in a fire which destroyed the
home of H. w. Schultz near this
place. OF the six dead four were the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. FIX
OF Walla Walla, ranging from 6 years
to months, and two were OF the
Schultz family, a boy of 6 years and
n girl of 7 months. Rose Schultz, a
girl Of II, was fatally burned.
Mrs. Fix, a sister-in-law OF Mr..
Schultz, with her four children, was
visiting the Schultz home and early
In the evening she and Mrs. Schultz
came to Palouse to attend the theatre.
leaving the children alone at home.
After the children had gone to bed
the house, from some unknown cause
caught fire and had made consider
able progress before the children
were awakened. Rose, the oldest
Schultz child. said that when she
became conscious her bed was on fire
and the flames had reached her hair.
The other children made a desperate
effort to save the smaller ones. Rose
Schultz had the others saturate her
clothing with water and she then ran
Into the burning building to rescue
the babies. In this heroic but I'M
availing effort she sustained burns
which will, 1t is thought, result in her
death. Suffering from her burns.
Rose ran half mile across field to
a neighbours house for assistance, but
by the time she arrived there the
Schultz home had been consumed and
the children were dead. The mothers,
who returned from the theatre an
hour later, are Frustrated by the
shock. The fathers Of the children
had left home the day before with
threshing crew.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Earmsr. Engage In Duel.

Memphis, Tenn. --oue Is dead. two
ere dying and fourth man Ii under
srrest as result OF nght In which
members az two families were On.
ragged at SAVOY. Ark. The dead man
ts Louis Littreli farmer. The dying
are; Jim it,trvsl. son Of Louis Lit.
treii. and maa named Prtadle. a ton,
ent ON tittreil's farm. Prlndles
trcsher.sntlaw II under arrest. The
trouble started IN an argument over
come tobacco seed. rrindla started
the trouble. shooting Llttrell through
the heart
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Aam... eea,lra Al. Aiming.

New foFh4~-rhe most celebrated
.ossimAtlaT romance Of modern tsn,oa
that Of Ferdinand rinney Earle. the
srsiss- aad iaisa ka,taer. the settle.
meat ~osker-fsli -elunsiis into the
sefi'a and ordinary police court class
1HsssssY. when Earle was arrested
ron the charge OF heating hss "af.
haisy. the present Mrs Earle. and
We s''ifHs IN 'ss Goshen Jail Earle
ssts tears strssealas from his eyes
'eAasd Euissy y court to thu charge
tt"azsi sENnA, him. He offered mo-
word Of explanation.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03

New York, Attacked by two men
who escaped without detection. a
woman about Is years old. who has
not been Identified. was checked and
was thrown In front OF rapidly NOV.
sns trolley ear in Amsterdam avenue,
a, the NIneticth street station early
Monday morning, The wheels passed
over her body aud she was Instantly
Killed. The woman was crossing Am.
ssesdsm ard had almost reached the
ear track when two men az staiwar,
build, who had been walking behind
her. suddenly seIsei her.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
SOLVING MYSTERY
OF TREASURY Loss
Asserting Teller of Sub Treasury at
Chicago Accused Of Appropri-
ating sl75,00o.
Attempted to Get Rid Of One Thou
sand Dollar Bills and Suspicion Of
Detectives ID Aroused-Money
Was stolen Eighteen
Months Ago.

Chicago. The mystery OF the theft
OF $4,000 from the United States
sub-treasury year and half ago,
one of the largest losses the govern
ment has ever suffered in this man
ner. Ia believed to have been solved
by the arrest at an early hour Sunday
Of George w. Fitzgerald. Others are
believed to have been implicated in
the crime, which for months complete.
ly baffled the government secret ser.
vice men. Fitzgerald was an assert.
ing teller under Assistant United
States Treasurer William Bolden.
week. Suspicion at the time of the
theft, February 20, 1907. rested on
him. but SO plausible was his story
and so intense his apparent interest in
discovering the real culprit that in
terest ceased to center on him.
Much work was done ON the theory
that the crime had been perpetrated
by colored man. Meanwhile Fftz-
gerald was discharged from the gov
ernment employ for culpable negli-
gence In allowing such theft to be
contaminated under his very eyes.
The money stolen had been used and
was tied up In packages, some of
which had been marked for destruc-
ton In Washington. Any of them
would readily have passed anywhere
except for the large denominations.
None OF the bills was under $500 and
some were Of the 81 900 and $4,000 de-
the $1,000 ones FREEDOM
mating.
1t was In attempting to pass two Of
the $1,000 bills that suspicion was
again aroused against Fitzgerald He
had also purchased home and had
been engaged in extensive purchase
Of eggs, involving the outlay OF
sum of money.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
American Girl Suicides in Paris.

Paris--Miss Winifred Parsons OF
New York, youngest daughter of the
late Charles Parsons. president of the
Hoh'e, WATERFOWL c ogdensburg rail-
road New York, who died in 1904. was
found dead with bullet wound in her
head in her apartment In the Avenue
lena The police say that the case IL
one OF suicide. while friends of the
dead girl declare that the shooting
was an accident. II was learned thai
the gtri had bern suffering from mel.
anehoiia since the death of her tiapce
young Frenchman. Emile Mas
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03

Chicago. Safe blowers early Tues
CAV raided the postefice at waukegan.
eyaamltnE the safe and escaping with
stamps and mosey ,osaling 5000 and
sAeea. roslee Of nearby towns have
spread dragnes for the thieves. Ths
t-cAinfaco safe was blown to pieces
within half a block Of the residence
tecsioa OF the town. but NO enc heard
the shock The robbers made good
their eseaee. and the FIRST iatimatlon
81 Tbs raid casns when Postmaster
Walroas reached hts ofsee In the
fHofn alag
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
JOHNSON WILL ACCEPT.
Minnesota Governor Did Not Want
Nomination, But Will Not Decline.

st. Paul.--Shortly before noon
Thursday Governor Johnson called
the newspaper men together and an
nounced that he would accept the
nomination for governor rendered to
him by the state convention. He
said:
After due consideration of the
matter. and before have been for
mally notified, | will tell you that I
have made up my mind to lay aside
all personal considerations and listen
to the call of the party. l will accept
the nomination when it is formally
rendered to me. | desire to state also
and to make 1t emphatic that if the
committee had called on me before
the nominating speech had been made
l would have positively declined to be
0 candidate"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
VENEZUELA NOTE
IS MADE PUBLIC
Castro Feels That a. RspsrstIoe fos
omenss Has Not Been Made.
Friendly Relations Dstwssn
Two Countries 10 I'm
possible.

The Hague.--M. DE Reus, the for
mer minister Of The Netherlands tc
venezuela. arrived here Tuesday after.
noon from the West Indies, and went
at once to the foreign once to repor,
concerning the difficulty between his
government and President Castro
The Netherlands government on Tues
cay received an mnofiicisi copy Of the
second note sent TO II by Foreign Min
lister Paul OF Venezuela In connection
With the difiicuity. Its general teno,
does not give The Netherlands gov.
ernmens much encouragement to per
severe In itH attempts to reach .
peaceful settlement with Venezuela.
The Venezuelan note, after making
reference To the communication OF
July 20, relating 10 this handing OF HIS
passports to Minister dc Reuse. be
cause he was considered Incompetent
10 serve as rtedium for maintaining
friendly relations between the two
countries. says that tho action OF Ven,
exueia, which In entirely personal
against NJ, De Reuss. did not contem
plate ioosening Of the ties OF friend
ship between The Netherlands and
Venezuela. friendship which vene-
xneia desired cordially 10 maintain.
hut that the Venezuelan govern.
ment feels that matters have gone so
far az 10 result In a complete break
between the two governments Ii evi
denced by the following:
In consequence Of Nj. de Reuss Of
Tense against the government OF this
republic. the neglect OF the cruiser
Gelderiand To salute the Venezuelan
fiag and tho attack upon the vene.
zueian consulate at Curacao and the
members Of his family and the desc
Grafton of tho escutcheon over the con.
sulate ~ Curacoa." Senior Paul de-
ciares. the Venezuelan government
finds itself Obliged To declare TO the
government OF your excellency that 10
long an the satisfaction due and the
PREPARATION for the offenHe and griev.
anee referred to In this note have not
been given. II cannot maintain friend.
W relations between the two coun-
Irics."
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03

woman at the Bottom OF II.

Boise. Ida. a late hour Satur.
day night William Tillot, sheen
herder shot and severely injured A.
bsakeley at his home in this city,
slaAeley married the divorced wife
o' llllot four years ago. and there had
been trouble between the men ever
since. Each. II " alleged. said he
would Stll the other Blakeley SAYS
ne received the following note from
iisiet' I will eili you the first time
Gene TO Rosst. and the latter en-
etaNored TO carry out his threat The
other man gives different version
OF the affair.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Thaw Denies Any Interior Motives.

Poughkeepsie. N. Y.-Regarding
the ramor that he has some Interior
purpose In being adjudged bank.
rupt. Harry X. Thaw enters spe-
cific denial His lawyers, Colone,
haruett. Mr., Morsehuer and MIR. Pea.
nodys have charge of the conduct OF
his case. he says. but they have pald
no attention to his business matters.
which were In hts own hands until
heavy Claims, some of which he he.
heVes were gross nyercharges. forced
MIN TO protect himself and his 10
gitimats creditors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
SYDNEY WELCOMES FLEET.
Uncle Sans Boys Cheered to the
Echo by Australians.

Sydney, N. S. W-Sydney was
aglow with life and color on Thurs.
day. and surging thousands filled the
streets as never before, for this was
the day set for the official landing,
and for Australia to publicly well
come, the bone and sinew of the Wis
iting fleet, officers and men. No more
triumphal entry of gallant vessels
into port was ever witnessed than
that of Wednesday, when the war;
ships pushed through the haze of sea
and steamed majestically past the
headlands, crowded with a cheering
multitude. On Thursday Australians
had an opportunity to see the men
who brought the ships in safety thus
far on their voyage around the world.
From Farm cove, where the landing
occurred, throughout the lengthy line
of march the crowds gave enthusiast
tic welcome.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
TREASURE sHi p FROM NOME.
Gold Valued at $3oo,ooo Brought From
the North,

seattie.--The steamship Hyades ar
rived at midnight Sunday from Nome
with $500 900 in gold dust and a small
consignment OF freight. Her arrival
caused considerable surprise, for be-
Ing freighter and starting from
Nome just an hoNr after the steam.
ship Northwestern, a passenger ship.
1t was thought the Hyades would not
show up for at least two days later
than 1t did.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03

Washington. Announcement IL
made by Secretary of War Wright
that hts recommendation for the pun.
sxhment Of the eight West Point en-.
dess suspended for enc year from
me military academy for hazinx had
been approved by President Roose-
Fe't TIE order to be issued by Score
tafF Wright. based upon the eress.
dents approval, viii dismiss from the
scademy the two frst.class men un.
Ger suspension, and the suspension
without pay and allowances for one
year OF the SIX members Of the third
class.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
Favorable Showing Made by National
Banks of the Country.

Washington-Treasury officials are
greatly encouraged in their belief that
the business conditions are gradually
but certainly improving, not only by
the increase in receipts from the Gus.
toms and internal revenue, but by the
favorable showing made by the ma
tional banks throughout the country.
A comparison of the last summary
OF conditions of the national banks,
made by the comptroller of the cur
rency on July Is, 1908, with the cor
responding period for 1907 shows an
increase in specie and legal tenders
held by the banks of $147,395,217.
There also has been an increase in
the surplus of $15.741 ,420, and in cir
culation of SCI. 500, notwithstand-
ing the activity which has been dis
played in the reduction of circulation
since the panic of last fall
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
STAGE ROBBERY IN WYOMING.
=
Merry Alshwsyman Holds Up stage
ard cets 81 500 for His Trouble.

Cody. wyoming.--A lone highway.
man on Tuesday morning held up the
Cody. Meetcetse stage coach at tho
Point of Winchester rife. forced tho
passengers and the driver to leave
the vehicle and stand In row before
him and then 10 deposit all their val.
uahles In front OF them ON tho ground.
After their departure the rohber gath.
cred up hts beoty and struck on to-
ward the Wind river mountains to
tho southwark. Posses from haif
doxen points have been started after
tho hsghwayman with but small
chances Of overtaksng him He So
cured about 81 500 In cash and a mum
Der Of pieces of jewelry.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
WILL FIGHT FOR TEMPLE.
Denver VIII Not Give to Salt Lake
Mining Headquarters " They Can
Help II.

Denver. Colo For the purpose of
uniting all the mining interests of
the state, Acting Governor Harper
and Secretary james F. Galbreath,
Jr.. OF the American Mining congress,
have issued call for general meet
ing OF the mining men In Denver dur
ing September. Many important ques-
tons prompted the action, but most
important Is the matter of securing
for Colorado and Denver the perma-
nent building. the great Mining
Temple of the Mining congress, which
Ia now being sought by Salt Lake
City. At the next meeting of the con
gress. the Utah people will present
their claims and petition that the ex.
ecutive Offices be moved to their city.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
REVOLUTIONARY n
SUS[g1al
Entire Family IL.
They Were A..
Activities 4 ~

st. Petersburg.
this city of a tenn.
en- by the revolutios,s..
In Yekaterinoslav 49,
Jewish family nansa +
were accused q ri,,..
the authorities rsr.,s;
ties Of the agitator )
the Edelstein houss !.
two bombs throurh 4
opened fire on IL s
family with revcly.,.
death the father, / ~.
man guest and her ~
a son, a son-in.law N
were severely wounded
After this murderer. !
revolutionists tempors,,'
help for the wounds
In the course Of I ca,,,,'
victims who were ,tIll =,
taken to a hospital.
with their vengeance "
lists, now a well anna n
forty or fifty men, No.
hospital. overpowersd n
guards and shot 70 derlil
and son. after which ~
escape.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Town DESTROYED bx Ere

Keno. Nev.-The railroad town o,
f'ssea. forty miles east of Reno. was
DESTROYED BY fire Sunday afternoo,
-, ue nre started in sleeping room in
the rear OF the postofice Tha -. "a
supply OF the town is limited ana
ishaed by a good breeze. the samss
s'reaa from Que end of the town m
"a. .se otiler' despite heroic efforts n,
sut people The Southern Pacific do.
sot Is the only building now stans
ing a special train vas rushsd -
tne scent to fight the fire and rsn5s.
ara 20 the homeless. who xere taEan
10 fsIion 10 be cared for
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Most Spacious Building In United
States to be Erected In ST. Louis.

ST. Louis, Mo.--The cornerstone of
the coliseum being erected at the
southwest corner of Washington
and Jefferson avenues, was laid on
Saturday. The structure is to be
completed by the middle of October.
and Will be one of the most spacious
public buildings In the United States.
IL VIII be three STORIES in height and
In architecture will follow the Ital.
Ian renaissance. The auditorium will
have seating capacity of $4,000.
which may DO increased on occasion
to 10000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03

baltimore. Md--Thc Camden trunk
mystery was solved on Monday.
shortly before noon Mrs, Bonnie RIOS
enhloom and her daughter, Eva Ros.
enhloom. confessed to Captain of De-
teeslses Atkinson that the body found
In the trunk at Bell Mwr near Cam
den. n, j.. on August ie. was that of
her husband. Samuel J. Rosenhloom
es Wlndber. PA. and that he was
Killed by her son. Alexander Rosen,
hloom. al their home in windber, Pa.
on or about November is last.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Woman Declares she /. =
the WcrId /

New York; an Il.
world; I have come to i,
all who wish to be sava
This loud cry coming n,
Hagerman brought the |,
apartment house crowd
halls at an early hour,
clad in a long white rob, }
up and down, declainln,
toic manner and all n
her were unsuccessful.
moved to a hospital. M
Fiction is said to have NJ
worrying over her ANN
coupled with religious n
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Street Car Strikes Auto.

Los Angeles,-Six persons were in.
iured. enc probably fatally. when an
inbound Los Angeles Pacific car
struck an automobile at the intersec.
ton OF Sixteenth street and Western
avenue, practically destroying the ma.
chine and hurting its six passengers
In every direction. The street car
which was crowded with passengers
returning from Venice. caught the
machine when 1t was partly across the
track. the tonneau receiving the full
force of the imract.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
KERN 10 NOTIFIED.


speech to shsrman's Speech.
Indianapolis. Ind.--John Worth
Kern. Democratic candidate for vice
president. was notified formally ON
Tuesday Of HIS nomination by tho ma.
tionai convention at Denver. and ac-
cepted the honor In speech delivered
before the $1,000 people In the Colo.
scum at the state fair grounds. Tho
notification speech was made by Theo-
dore A. Bell Of California. chairman
Of the committee selected at Denver
10 officiaily inform Mr.. Kern, William
], bryan. candidate for president, was
present and spoke at length on the
subject OF trusts. MIR. kern's speech
vas In part reply to the speech of
acceptance delivered at Utica by Mr..
eherman Republican candidate for
yicepresident. He devoted some time
10 the question, "Shall the people
ruler
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Former Governor consk
bling.

Oklahoma City, OH
than five minutes deliha
returned a verdict Of 4
Cassius M. Barnes, ion
of Oklahoma territory All
Of Guthrie, for gamhh
Barnes and a number Of ii
inent socially and politicl
rested several weeks asal
ed guilty except Barnes i
ed a trial. He was rer}
Frank Mcclure, former n
cntor and Republican med
county election board. N
Strang, who will pronould!
was an appointee Of Govsi|
serving as attorney genefl
administration.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Photo in the Nude Figures in Di
vorce.

Reno. Nev.-Events in the Sum.
merteld divorce case, which has
teen In progress here for week.
took a sensational tt~n Saturday
when the plaintiff introduced a nude
photograph of Mrs. Sardis Summer.
Held. The photo Is alleged to have
been taken during one of Mrs. Sum.
merfield's playful moods. Mrs. Sum.
merheld is the wife of the former
United States attorney for Nevada.
and has been member of Reno's
exclusive social set. The complaint
against her was filed several months
ago,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
SULTAN DEFEATED BY BROTHER
Troops Desert to Usurping Sultan,
Making Victory Possible.

Tangier-The defeat OF the sultan,
Abd-eLAziz, by the forces of his
brother, Mulai Hafid, has been con-
firmed. The sultan of record was
surprised on the night Of August 10,
and most Of his troops deserted to the
side of the usurping sultan after firing
few shots Reports indicate that the
defeat of Abd-el-Aziz was due largely
to the betrayal of his own tribesmen.
Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed sui
tan Of Morocco at Tangier and an
nouncement of the proclamation has
been telegraphed to all parts Of the
country. Most of the officials who
have been previously under the rule
OF Abd-el-Aziz in this city, declare for
Mulai Hafid, thereby making him SUI
preme in all the large cities of Mo-
rocco,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Itinerary Of Pacific Z

Washington. The l'lns'
Pacific fleet from san
Samoa is as follows
Francisco August "a ana
Honolulu September i
lulu September 10 and al'''
Page, Samoa, SeptemOes,,
Page Page September "
at Honolulu October |,
lulu October II and ala
Diego October Is; leaW !,
October 80 and arrive Z
Bay November |; cav Y.
Bay November so and =
Francisco December =
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
In Prohibition oklas

Muskogee, Okla. BY
eight saloons were opena
and over bars which were
to Oklahomans in the pm
days white clad BARTENDER
ing out the prime beers q
St. Louis and the other laa1
1t is openly charged that \
are paying a tribute o. \
a month to the city treasp3
of Police Ledbetter has =
what action is best for hn'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Non-Union Negro Mlm
Wounded In Alahz

Birmingham, Ala.--An0
a negro non-union miner,
at Pratt City was destna|
mite Wednesday night VI
from ambush near his hOn|
City Thursday night and
jured. Quite a number q !
fired into his body. DaT'
working steadily since ths
of the strike and lmneda
his house was dynamite
that he had seen and req
men who committed the y