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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27
FRAND ARMY
ENCAMPMENT
1nual Session Closes in Boise
With Election of Officers

oIsE, Idaho, June 27.-Tbe
zenith annual encampment of the
d Army of the Republic and
mans Relief Corps, department
IDAHO. was formally closed last
in the large assembly tent With
mpfre. The decision was reach
! hold the next encampment CT
state at Caldwell on the dates
Nv the executive session. At the
hess session this morning officers
he ensuing year in bOt1 Tue G.
and w. r. c. were elected.
he business session of the q. A.
as held in the Phil Sheridan I,sIi,
hich time the election of officers
Mace, as follows: w. X. Jane
post No. 5, Moscow, commander;
art Young, post No. 20, Rath-
yice-senior commander; Viii
White, post No. 4, Boise, vice
pr commander; DR.. Adolph Blitz,
No. A, Boise, medical director;
ard Barret, post No. %, Emmett,
rtment chaplain. Council of
uistration, Thomas Sullivan,
No. 5, Moscow; George A. Man
post No. 2, Lewiston; Charles
phy, post No. "a, Genessee; r. C.
eman, post No. 4, Boise, and
lam Trottler, post No. 81, Cald-
Delegates to the national en-
pment at Toledo, Ohio: Regular,
les B. Holt, post No. 5, Moscow;
nate, j. w. Basor, post No. 4,
3; alternates at large, ]. B..
tley, post No. 4, Boise, and H,
Iettleton, post No. 81, Nampa,
slative committee: Willard
e, Boise; James w. Shields
Falls, and w. c. Maxey, Cald.
be w. R. G. elected officers as
VS.: Department president, Mrs
Ia Barnard, Nampa; department
pr vice president, Mrs. Emma
enter, Emmett; department jun
vice president, Mrs. Anna Trip
Weiser; department treasurer
Celia Moss, Payette; depart
chaplain, Mrs. Jennie Russell
e; executive board, Mrs. C. NJ
street, Occur d'Alene; Mrs
lbeth Waters, Wieser; Mrs. AIDE
hamilton. Salmon City; Mrs. Mar!
POST, Rathdrum; Mrs. Imogen'
re, Caldwell.
the afternoon session the newl!
led officers were installed.
pfre was held last evening, a
h an enjoyable program wa
ered. Many delegates left TO
e today.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27
MILITIA AT FORT WRIGHT.
Target Practice, Drills and Regular
Army Life.

Target Practice, Drills and Regular
Army Life.
SPOKANE, Wash, June 81 The
Idaho militiamen who are encaInped
at Fort George Wright are bavinS
a genuine taste of the regular army
life. With Captain William Sam
pie Of the regulars as special drill
master the visiting national guards
men are getting rigorous training in
the fine points of company evola-
lions. Lieutenant Colonel E. NJ.
Hoover of the Idaho militia is in at
tendance and takes an active part in
the drills, which are held simultan-
eously with those of the regulars.
Between drills they engage in tar
get practice, one company using the
range at a time. and are making good
scores with the regulation Krag-Jor'
gensen rifles.
Thursday the visiting soldiers
found time for a ball game, in which
Company H of Genesee defeated
Company C of Occur d'Alene, IL to Z
in a five-inning game.
In the maneuvers of Thursda!
night the three militia companie
were mustered in and participates
with the regulars.
At 9 o'clock today the general IN
spection will be held and on Wed
nesday next the militia will breal
camp and return to Idaho.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27
ARREST INVENTOR.
Claims Die Obtained Money under
False Pretenmea.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2T.-John
A. Merrill. inventor and builder Of
the big airship which burst on It's
trial trip In Berkeley recently, and
which resulted in l5 members OF It's
crew being injured. was today arrest
ed upon n warrant sworn 10 By Alex
ander OTIS. who charges Merrill with
obtaining $4,000 from him by false
pretensea. Certified checks 70 the
amount OF $1,000 were found upon
Merrill when searched at the city
prison. Attorneys for OTIS inasned-
lately secured a writ Of attachment
for the amount OF the checks The
police. however. retained possession
Of the checks and Judge cabannis re-
leased Merrill on his own recogni-
zanee pending the settlement Of the
question whether bail money. for
which purpose the airship inventor
said II was furnished him By friends.
can Be attached.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27
ExpEL OREGON sprRrTUALusTs.
Efforts Made at Portland Meeting
Stir I'D storm.


PORTLAND, Ore. June 27.--Ef-
forts TO expel tho Oregon State Spirit
ualist association from the national
organization because OF alleged iFreg-
ularities in practices, provoked
stormy scenes in the state eonven-
ton ia this city today. Women did
most OF the talking. and II IL said the
lie was frequently passed By the fair
delegates. II was with great din
Guilty that the presiding ofaceT sut-
ceeded in quelling the riot of femin-
Inc expostuiatlon which q witness Tor
one faction said something with
which the other faction disagreed.
The case IL before the national
spiFitnalist association on charges
preferred by q. c. Love. missionary
OF the national association. Mr.. Love
Is trying 10 wipe Oregon on tho
spiritualistic map. and many loyal
splritualisss are trying to recIprocate
by counter moves against Love. The
state association ia charged with nine
different onenses. one OF the chief
Of which Is that one Slater was al
lowed under the auspices Of the stats
association TO hold a meeting, thus
drawing crowds away from the other
meetings and reducing the eoftribn-
lions 10 the others. Legal eoaasel
has been retained BY both sides. and
the trial will continue several days.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27


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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27
TROOPS NOT CALLED FOR.
ne Is Stin On, but Violence Is
Not Expected.

Not Expected.
ACoAA. Wash. June 27.-Gen-
Aanager Claghorn of the North
elh Improvement company today
= that no troops had yet been
ss'ed Tor the mines at Clealum
AoSlyn. and that he did not fear
stikers would become violent.
a. however. that the strike was
saaed and that oflcials of the
soald perhaps arrive from the
eettle the dispute. as the local
q the union are unable tc
he strikers.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-27
DRY WIND HURTS CROP.

No Rain at waIla Walla. Thoagh u
II Badly Nseded.
wALLA wALLA. wash. June 81.
No rain has fallen in this section
thought the clouds have been threat
enIng. A hot. dry wind has been
blowing steadily and IL doing untold
damage to the growing crops. The
outlook for a normal crop Is poor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02

eral election, by that act entered in.
to an agreement with the people of the
state, and with his adversaries. that
he would abide by the result of such
election. The result of the first cleo
ton eliminated both Mr.. Hansbeough
and Mr.. Little. Their vote was far
below either that of Mr.. Johnson or
Mr. Marshall. The result of the sec
ond election. when it became a choice
between two men, eliminated Mr.. Mar
shall. Mr.. Johnson won by about
1000 majority, and if we could get rid
OF the democratic vote. it is safe to
say that Mr.. Johnson's majority
would be between 5000 and 1000.
These Gated men, if they are
good republicans, are now not only
morally bound to keep out of the race,
but by all principles of party ethics
they are morally bound to support Mr.
Johnson"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
BILLIONS LOOM
IN APPROPRIATIONS

Washington, Nov. 25.--With the
prospect of the second half OF IA two
billion dollar congress looming up be-
fore it, the house committee on appro-
priations viii begin next Monday its
work of attempting TO cut down the
estimates, submitted by the secretary
of the treasury for running the gov
eminent during the coming fiscal
year
The legislative. executive and Judi.
cial appropriation bill viii be taken
up first. The estimates are about
$50. 100000. and vary little from the
current appropriation. Chairman Taw-
ney plans to conclude the hearing on
this bill before congress convenes De.
cember T. and to have the measure
passed by the house before the Christ
mas holidays. He hopes, In addition,
TO make such progress that the hear.
ing on the District of Columbia bill
also may be concluded in time to al.
ow The house 10 consider and pass it
before Christmas As the original es.
Inmates for the District of Columbia
reached $16.000000 almost 100000. 900
more than TIN current appropriation,
a prolonged fight is 1ticipated on
this measure.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
NORMAL SCHOOLS
DO A GREAT WORK
HAVE NEARLY 1900 STUDENTS
AND ONLY 172
TEACHERS.
TOTAL COST OF SEVEN INsTITU-
TIoNS THE PAST YEAR
WAS s357,1s3.

Nearly 1000 students in the seven
normal schools of the state, 172 teach.
ers and instructors and So other EN-
ployes cost the state for the year end
ing June 80, 1908, only SS57.1SS.56. 1t
is a record of which the board of nor
NAL regents may we'll be proud.
The seven normal schools are To-
Gated at Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Platte
vile, River Falls, Stevens Point, SUI
perior and Whitewater. There are
two courses in each, one known as the
normal department and the other the
training school The attendance for
the quarter ending November 6. was
as follows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
CUMMINS ELECTED
TO u. S. SENATE
IN SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE He
MAKES PLAIN HIS ATTITUDE
ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 25.-The leg
islature in special session elected
Governor A. B. Cummins senator to
i'm the unexpired term Of the late
Senator Allison. 1t also elected War
rem Garst governor to fill out the un-
expired term of Cummins.
Following the election Of Cummin.
to the senate, by 109 to 80, Lieuten-
ant Governor Garst was duly inaug1
urated and assumed the reins of office
Immediately.
While Senator Cumrlins' speech of
acceptance was a plea for harmony
and for the eradication of factionai
differences in Iowa, ne was none the
less specific on the questions which
have engaged his attention during his
past career. Speaking of his attitude
on the tariff ne pledged himself and
his efforts for immediate revision; de.
clared himself unalterably opposed tc
discrimination in the matter OF
freight rates, and condemned stock
watering and other abuse of the pow,
erful corporations.
A reception. at which thousands at.
tended, was held in the rotunda OF
the capitol building last evening
IGarst and Cummins stood in line for
more than two hours receiving the
of the Iowans
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
INTRIGUE BEGINS
WHEN CASTRO SAILS.
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT IS OFF
FOR BORDEAUX FOR SUR
GlcAL OPERATION.
DEPARTURE MAY OPEN ROAr
FOR SETTLEMENT OF
MANY DISPUTES.

Caracas, Nov. 15.--President Castro
sailed yesterday from Laguaira on the
steamer Guadeloupe for Bordeaux, for
the purpose of undergoing an opera.
ton for abscess of the kidneys at the
hands Of specialist Of Berlin.
The operation will be performed
Immediately on Castro's arrival at
Bordeaux. Should it be successful
the president will visit Paris, where ne
will rest for few days only, as lie
wishes to return to Caraca at as
early date as possible. Three OF
the leading Venezuelan physicians ac-
company the president and several
members of his immediate family.
The greatest excitement prevails in
Caracas and political intriguing al
ready has commenced, It is thought
that the departure Of Castro may open
the road for settlement OF the Hol-
land, American and French disputes.
Vicente Gomez, vice president, will as
sumo the presidency Especially in
eeresting is Castro's departure because
Of the embarrassing effect it is likely
to have on Hollands pans to force
Venezuela into re"oking the trans
shipment decree, which Castro has re.
fused to do peacefully If Holland
should send ont confidential agent,
as suggested by Castro in his last
answer to Hollands demands, that
function may find no Castro with
whom 10 deal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
TAFT ONCE A REPORTER.

William Howard Taft president
elect, is an ex.newspaper man. He
became reporter Immediately after
he graduated from Yale in 1873
James b. Morrow. former editor OF the
Cleveland Leader and a long time
friend of Judge Taft, interviewed him
in February. 1906. for the New York
World. Said Morrow:
What did you do after you left col
lege?'
Judge Taft answered: 81 was in my
twenty-first year when I finished at
Yale. returned to my home and en-
tered Cincinnati college for the course
in law. Ny father was a hard work
ing lawyer, who educated his children
and left my mother the means on
which to live | went through Yale
comfortably, but l was fortunate in
getting an education and nothing else.
! went to work for the Cincinnati
Times and afterward for the CONNER
cial as reporter OF court news Az
first my salary was Sc a week, but my
pay was increased until in the end
received $25 a week, which I thought
to be good wages for youngster. I
continued with my newspaper work
for some time after | was admitted to
the bar AS a reporter / came into per-
sonal contact with man who was
running for prosecuting attorney, and
when he was elected he chose me tn
be his chief assistant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE SERIOUS
FEDERAL OFFICERS PLAN TO
COMBAT EPlDEMIc-1oo
CASES IN MICHIGAN.
INJECTION SPREADS THROUGH EN-
TIRE HERDS WHICH MUST
BE DESTROYED.

Detroit, Nov. 25.-Three federal gov
eminent officers and three members of
the Michigan livestock sanitary com
mission spent eight hours yesterday
visiting farms in the vicinity of Ellen,
Livonia township and Wayne county,
about 20 mics west of Detroit, and
discovered 100 unmistakable cases of
foot and mouth disease.
Dr. A. d. Melvin of Washington,
chief of the United States bureau of
animal industry, telegraphed yester-
day that he was on his way to Detroit.
and plans for combating the cpl
demic depend largely upon confer
ence of DR.. Melvin and the state and
federal officiar,a who conducted the
inspection in Livonia township yester-
day.
Reports from points out III the state
so far have been favorable. The in
spectors, who have visited a number
OF cities and towns where the disease
might be feared, have encountered no
cases as yet. The tour of inspection.
however, has not been completed.
AS to the situation at the Detroit
stock Yards, Michigan Central railroad
Off cials stated asst night that there
had been no new developments here
regarding shipments of cattle. and
that the embargo related only to east
ern points which have been quaran-
tined for several days. There are per-
sistent reports, however, that the rail-
roads centering about Detroit have
shut down, or are prepared to shut
down at once ON any cattle shipments
destined to pass through Detroit for
other points, though cattle consigned
for immediate slaughter in Detroit are
not TO under any embargo as yet.
OF the one hundred cases discov-
cred. seven found on the farm OF
Charles Herschleib were very acute.
The entire hundred however, found on
five farms, viii have to be destroyed.
1t is stated that the infection o. one
herd traced directly 70 a visit that
IT'S owner paid to a neighboring farm,
where cattle had fallen under suspi-
cion, and were being examined. On
each farm where cases of the disease
were found, the infectin had spread
through the entire herd
After a conference of Secretary ei
Agriculture Wilson and Chief Melvin
of the bureau of animal industry with
state officials last night, a quarantine
was ordered against Michigan cattle
similar to that enforced in Pennsyt
vania and New York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
MIL WAUKEE BOY A
HIGHWAY ROBbER

Milwaukee. Nov. 25.--With the ar
rest OF Joseph Chupa, a desperate
Polish youth, who has served several
prison terms, and his confession TO
an aggravated assault upon klexan
der Wilmot, young fish peddler, fast
Thursday afternoon, the police have
completed a search OF five days and
captured an alleged highway rObbeE
WilmOh who is 10 years old. wax
struck on the head with a bottle by
IChupa on Humboldt avenue in broad
daylight He fell unconscious beside
his cart After taking fle few cents
he found in Wilmot's pockets, Cnupa
fled All of the CITY policemen were
given a description of Chupa, fur
nished by the DO, and a woman, who
witnessed the a ssault. and MondaE
Afternoon Patrclman Grootemaat Of
No. station, arrested the Pole on
the north side.
In the Office of Inspector Riemer,
Chupa was identified by the boy and
the woman yesterday morning. and
Immediately confessed, saying the
boy pushed his cart against him.
.angering him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
LONDON INVADED eY NEGROES
Absence Of Race Prejudice Makes
Life Pleasant There.

ETG Pheasant
England is being invaded by Amert
can negroes. who suddenly have real
lied that they suffer in that country
from none OF the disabilities attach
ing to their race and color in the
United States, says the Kansas Cit.
Star. Thousands Of them have gone
there in the last year or TWO and
thousands more are going. The in
vasion began in force about a year
ago The first negroes 10 go were
variety artists and a:hit scs, who
found that they were well treated
there. They stayed and wrote 70
their friends across the water TO 70,
low on. A few went last year but the
rush has tegun this year ana within
the last few months there are almost
as many black faces to be seen on
the Strand and in Piccadilly as on
Broadway.
II is hard to obtain any estimate OF
The actual number Of American ne
groes now in England. An official Of
the American embassy declares that
last winter the emf assy Rad hundreds
Of applications from negro citizens OF
The United States. who we're stranded
In England 10 he sent home. The
embassy Of course. has no funds for
this purpose but the officials did
what they could 10 help and many
who vent over 10 capture the variety
stage in England worker their wa,
home in the stokeholds Of tram
steamers to Baltimore or New Or
leans.
This year, The same official declares
there are at least 5.0o0 American ne
groes in England ana 0C0 o. them
arrived this year A trip to some Of
The leading watering places on the
English coast win lead one 10 thinh
that he estimate is much smaller
than the actual number The 'busk-
or Is an institution al Marga p
RamsKate. southend and other water.
ing places where the Londoners Of the
middlc and working classes run down
for the weekend or for few days
holiias. The busker' usually is a
broken down actor or music han man
who makes his living singing ana
dancing on he sands depending on
The generosity IT the holiday makers
for his reward The native 7busker
has been almost driven on the sands
bv the American negro
The blackfaee" comedian act long
has been favorite with the Dusk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02

ers." but the comedians" were white
men make black by liberal applica-
lions of burnt cork. This year the
black men are the real thing and The
entertainment which they offer has
changed. Instead of the sentimental
ditties OF the London music halls the
'buskers" are rendering the coon
Aongs'' Of New York and Chicago and
the melodies of the plantation days.
The sentimental semi-military songs
so popular in America about the time
of the Spanish-American war, are al
so great lavorites at present on the
Margate sands.
The negro comedian also has made
his way into some of the lower class
music halls in London and the PRO
vincial towns. He has not succeeded
in gaining much of foothold in the
better London halls FOR the reason
that he has little to recommend him
except his color and a certain sweet
ness of voice. and the london audi
ences are critical
There is no prejudice among the
lower class home-staying Englishmen
and women against the negro. The
colonial Engliehman regards him
much a. the American does, but to
the cockney or his prototype of the
provincial cities every man whose
skin is not white is a native" He
draws no distinction between the ne
gro and the high class Hindoo ana
receives them both OH terms OF per
feet equality. He will eat with the
negro, drink with him. and the women
will go even further. they will marry
him.
A negro quarter, although not vsFy
we'll defined is already springing up
in London. It lies in Soho, among
the tangle of narrow streets inhabitat-
ed by men of every nationality under
the sun, except English, and there
are one or two restaurants where
fried chicken, sweet corn and other
delicacies dear TO the negro's heart
can be obtained Another center is
in the maze of courts and alleys be
hind Fleet street
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02
SHAME
UPON TENNESSEE
THREE NEGROES TAKEN FROM
COURT ROOM BY MOB
AND HANGED.
TROOPS ORDERED TO SCENE
BUT ARRIVED TOO LATE TO
PREVENT LYNCHING.

Union City, Tenn. Nov. 25.-The
little town of Tiptonville. bordering
on Reel Foot lake, which has been
the scene of many startling incidents
the past month. witnessed the lynch
ing, late yesterday afternoon of three
negroes. brothers named Stineback
who were arrested for numbering
Special Deputy Sheriff Richard Bur
rows. and fatally wounding John
Wall a deputy sheriff.
These brothers created disturb
ance at religious meeting near Tip
tonville Saturday night and when the
two officers attempted to arress them
fight ensued in which the negroes
came out victorious and escaped. A
posse of citizens went in purs lit, and
yesterday morning surrounded and
captured the negroes in a swamp
near Ridgely and landed them in jaif-
A mob was formed, but was finally
induced 10 await the result of an i'm
mediate trial. A jury was sworn.
evidence taken, and a verdict Of
guilty rendered.
The sentence had barely been
passed on the negroes when mob
swarmed the courtroom and selling
the prisoners rushed them to tree
near the edge of town and hanged
them. firing vclley after volley into
the air as the bodies were drawn up
from tie earth.
Troops had been ordered to the
scene but arrived too late to prevent
the lynching.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-02

1t is interesting to note that this
enrolment is nearly, if not quite, four
fifths Of that at the university. count
ing the short course agrics and the
dairy school students. The teaching
force of all the normal schools con-
sists of 20 men and SO women in the
normal departments, and 33 in the
training schools. That so large a stu
dent body is so successfully man.
aged by this force of teachers at the
normal expense indicated in the to-
tai expenditures of the past years is
a revelation to many.
President Thomas Morris Of the
normal board of regents has called
special meeting of the board for next
Monday to consider especially the mat
ter of improvements at the schools.
Two new normal schools are being
built, one at La Crosse and one at
Milwaukee. They will be completed
and ready for occupancy by Septem-
Der next, the beginning of the school
year. These will increase the num-
Der by but one. however. as the Mil
waukee building is to take the place
of the one already in use there. The
selection of a president for the new
school at La Crosse will probably be
made at the regular meeting of the
board in February,
An interesting comparison is made
of the normal school results in Wis.
consin as compared with those in
Illinois and Iowa. The latter state
represents one extreme In the matter
of normal training, having but one
school; Illinois is the medium with
five and Wisconsin the other extreme
with seven--soon it will be eight In
Iowa there is but one normal graduate
per year to every 2,544 persons OF
school age, in Illinois one to every
.3,12S, while in Wisconsin there IS one
to every 991. These graduates 90 into
the common schools Of the state,
grounded in a practical education and
do a work that is almost incompar-
able for the education of the youth OF
the land.