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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
ROOSEVELT IS
JUDGE PETER GR0SSCUP SAYS
PRESIDENT MAY HAVE GONE
TOO FAR FOR CONDITIONS OF
THIS PRACTICAL AGE -,

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Judge Peter
s. Grosscup thinks Roosevelt is an
"overideal." In an address at the
banquet of the Beta Theta Pi fra
ternity last night Judge Grosscup
said:
Il may not be sure but what
Roosevelt is an overideal. We must
not go too far in ideals. We must
not emphasize them at the expense
of the practical side of life. They
go hand in hand and accomplish
something more than dreams.
ideals are often overdrawn, and
we may carry them too far. II is in
this respect refer to the president.
We should not devote ourselves in
this commercial age to mere ideals,
but should look further"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
Railroad Sold to James Hill

HELENA, Mont, Jan, 1.-THE
Great Northern Railroad company,
for consideration of $6,135,454.
has purchased the line of the Mon
tana Central railroad. The an
nouncement of the transfer was
made late yesterday, when a deed
was filed in the Office of the clerk
and recorder of Lewis and Clarke
county. The deed was signed by
Robert |. Harrington, vice president
and Edward Sawyer, secretary, on
behalf of the Montana Central, and
Louis Hill, president, on behalf oi
the Great Northern.
The transfer includes the com
pany's main line, branch lines. spui
tracks. telegraph and express serv
ice, shops. grain elevators and thu
revenues and earnings since July /
last. The Montana Central line run
from Great Falls to Butte and ha
been controlled by the Great North
ern for number of years.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
Will RUSH
CONSTRUCTION
DERRICK CARS AND EQUIP
MENT HAVE ARRIVED AT Gull
DEsAC-WILL REACH LAW
YERS CANYON NEXT WEEK
Special to Evening Teller.


CULDESAC, Ida, Jan. 1.-The
derrick cars and other equipment t0
be used in the construction OF the
steel bridge across Lawyers canyon
have been delivered here, and n
forman with SO experienced men ils
expected to reach here early next
week to commence the construction
work.
The force will be enlarged as the
work advances, and every effort viii
be made to complete the bridge ut
the earliest possible date. The trace
is now completed to the north bridge
approach and a surfacfng crew is at
work on the track between Reubens
and Vollmer. This work is prog
ressing very satisfactorily and 1t liz
stated the road can be placed i'm
readiness for regular operation
within a short time.
The roadway is still in the hands
OF the construction department, and
there has been no intimation when
the transfer to the operating depart
ment will be made. The people
here and at all points of the line
from here to Vollmer are anxious
to have the road commence operat-
ing, as large quantities Of wood is
stored ut sidings on the top Of the
1
mountain and the immense grain
and hay crop will be available to tho
the market as soon as regular traf-
fic is inaugurated.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
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NEW YORK, Jan. ia Are
early today completely gutted the
Parker building at Nineteenth street
and Fourth avenue. The building
was a 13-story structure, and owing
to poor water pressure the fire could
not be controlled until it was in
ruins. The loss is estimated vari-
ously up to $6,000,000. Although
accounted fireproof, the great build
ing burned like tinder.
Three firemen and a printer are
reported missing. Search for the
bodies is progressing under diffcul-
ties. There were many thrilling
rescued. Five firemen caught on the
roof must certainly have perished
had not rocket carrying stout
rope been sent up from the roof of
an adjoining building, Down this
rope they slid to safety.
Three men were caught on the
sixth floor when it collapsed. They
were forced to climb to the eighth,
and were rescued by their fellows,
who ascended the precipitous and
tottering walls by scaling ladders.
A score of firemen were injured
during the confagration. Robert
Boyer, printer, employed on the
| fifth floor, is missing.
The fire originated in the fifth
story Of the Parker building, a
twelve story business structure oc-
cupying the block between East
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
on Fourth avenue. Fought by half
the firemen of Manhattan and appa-
ratus that blocked the streets, the
flames were never controlled and
only with difficulty were they con-
fined to the buildoing in which they
originated. Floor after floor gave
way and dropped to the basement,
and beneath these and crumbline
walls no less than thirty ffremen
We're caught and either killed out
fright or seriously injured. The
monetary loss is fixed at $4,000, 900
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
PRECIPITATE
OFFICIAL CLASH
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
TURNS DOWN AUDITOR BRA
GAw's FAMILY BILLS AND
WIDENS BREACH

BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 1.-The
state board Of examiners. with an
members present, finally passed on
the bills for the month of December.
BY unanimous action of the board
two bills for clerk hire, recon-
mended for payment by State Audi
tor Robert Bragaw, one to HIS SON.
Robert B. Bragaw. and the other to
his wife, c. H. Bragaw. we're acted
upon unfavorably.
At the session for reviewing the
bills for the month OF November, q
bill was presented on behalf of the
younger Bragaw for $135 for crdi-
nary clerical work in his fathers
office, which the board deemed ex-
cessive, and reduction to $75 was
made. This action precipitated =
TRADE against the state board by
the state auditor. who in an inter-
view in the evening paper attempt
ed to justify $135 as the proper SAT-
arv for his boy. In presenting the
bill for his son for December serv-
ices $135 was asked. together with
$50 as balance due for November.
total of $3.50. The board, as be-
fore, allowed but $75 on this claim
There has been some question
about whether or not the auditor
can employ several members of hts
family as his clerical force, while
Auditor Bragaw contends that 80
much is appropriated for his clerk
hire and he can dispose Of that al
lowance as he sees AT, and takes ex-
ception to any regulations that the
bpardaof examiners Heems advisable
on the basis of salaries paid in other
state departments.
The monthly salary OF Mrs Bra
gaw OF 500 was tisallowed by
unanimous action Of the board and
: it is expected that this VIII preeipf-
) tate test of the question involved
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
Commercial Men Meet

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE Illi-
nois Commercial Mems association,
in annual convention in this city to-
day, discussed plan to make the
organization the largest of its kind
in the country. The essential fea-
ture Of the plan is an offer Of cash
premiums for each new member Sc.
cured.
The proposed payment is 25 cents
for each new member. The associa-
tion at present has a membership OF
44,126 members. It is expected that
this number will be doubled by the
scheme of making every member an
agent for the obtaining of new
members.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
SPOKANE SHAKEN
BY EXPLOSION
TWO POWDER HOUSES AT CHE
NEY BLOWN UP AND SHOCK
JARS THE METROPOLIS, 1s
NILES DISTANT r

SPOKANE, Jan. 11.-So great
was the force of the explosion Of two
powder houses of P. Welch & Co.,
near Cheney, last night. that houses
in all parts of Spokane, Is miles
from the scene, were shaken by the
blasts and many of the occupants
thought that there was an earth
quake. There were two distinct
shocks, following one another in
close succession. The first vibration
occurred about $50 o'clock and
lasted about 10 seconds. The sec
ond was of less duration but of
greater violence.
The following is the Cheney re-
port of the accident:
"About 10 o'clock this evening
two powder houses at P. Welch &
Co.'s camp No. 3 were blown TO
atoms by dynamite explosion. The
explosion was caused by the thaw-
ing OF powder AS far as known nc
one was injured.
''The force of the explosion tore a
large hole in the earth and broke
nearly all the windows in the busi-
ness houses on the north side OF
Main street and number of resi-
dences had windows broken. The
camp is located about mile from
the city, but the shock was severe
here. Citizens came rushing to the
street. thinking that the bank
vaults had been blown by burglars
Men working on the night shift al
the camp were thrown to the ground
and badly shaken up. There were
two explosions at an interval Of
about one minute"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
BANKER WALSH
PASSED ORDEAL
CASE AGAINST HIM CONCLUDED
AS TO EVIDENCE AND ARGU-
MENTs OF COUNSEL WILL BE-
GIN NEXT MONDAY >.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-With the
conclusion yesterday afternoon OF
the cross-examination of John K.
Walsh the taking OF testimony in
the long-drawn-out case against the
former bank president was practi-
cally completed. Arguments on the
evidence will be begun Monday
morning, Judge Anderson having
announced that he would be engag-
ed with other matters today, and It
is thought that the case will be CIV
en- to the jury before the close OF
next week.
Reafirming and reiterating that
his first concern in all of the trans
actions between himself, his banks
and his various enterprises had al
ways been the welfare of the Chi
! eago National bank, the aged wit
ness came through the ordeal of the
examination without retracting a
word of his initial declaration. He
made admissions which were regard
ed by the prosecution as compro.
missing to his plea of innocence, but
ne maintained to the last that the
interests of the bank were always
protected to the best of his judg
ment, One of the admissions forced
from him by the searching interro
cation of Assistant District Attor
ney Dobyns was that the memoran
dun notes, the Importance of whicl
mad been emphasized by the prose
cution, were not on the record 0
loans to the persons whose name
appeared on the notes. On the othe
hand. he declared that the insecure
loans which had been produced 4
evidence Of alleged bad faith wer
recorded by him as his personal liza
Diiities to the bank even when ad
Vaneed to others, and that in tn
event Of his death his estate woul
nave been held for their payment.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
South Atlantic League Meet

SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 11.-The
club owners of the South Atlantic
league assembled for their winter
meeting in this city today. The re-
election of President Charles w.
Boyer is expected to go through
without opposition, and the other
business of the meeting will be OF
a more or less perfunctory charac-
ter.
This will include the discussion
of schedule and other arrange
ments in connection with the com
ing season, which the owners be-
lieve will be the most successful in
the history of the league.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
THAW JURY
IS COMPLETE
CASE WILL BEGIN MONDAY, AND
IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE FAR
LESS TIME THAN WAS 0CCU-
PIED AT FORMER TRIAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE sec
ond jury to try Harry K. Thaw for
the killing of Stanford White was
completed late yesterday ana on
Monday morning the prosecution
will present its direct case against
the defendant. Five jurors in all
were accepted and sworn at the
morning and afternoon sessions. AS
whole the jury is made up of a
most intelligent body of men, most
of whom are at middle age or over.
When the panel had finally been
completed, after many vexatious de-
lays and after the exercise of 23 per-
emptory challenges by the defense
and 20 by the prosecution, Thaw an
nounced that he was entirely salts
fed and in fact we'll pleased with
the IL men chosen. Young Mrs.
Thaw, who has watched the selec-
ton of the jury with the keenest
interest, also declared that she was
well satisfied. "sE a4sr'F4"@ss7iF
The jury as finally completed now
stands as follows:
Charles F. Gremme1s, ship bro
ker, foreman.
2-Arthur R. Naething, employing
baker.
S-George w, Cary. dry goods.
4-George C. Rupprecht, salesman
! 5-John H. Holbert, mineral wa
ters.
5--David G, Arrowsmith. manager
| 7-Wm. F. Doolittle, auditors
clerk.
S-William H. McHugh. clerk.
9-Frank j. Howell, manufacturer
10-William Burck, assistant secre
tary Y. M. G. A.
l11-Francis Dovdale, real estate.
12-James A. Hooper, meats ant
provisions.
The last jurors selected were Nc
Hugh, Howell, Burck, Dovale ant
Hooper. The last two seats in the
jury box were especially hard to fill
and number of talesmen wer'
passed temporarily into the places
only to be excused in few minutes
by the prosecution.
Judge 'Dowlipg announced toda!
that beginning with Monday th'
court hours will be from 10 a. m. t.
p. m. and from p. m. to 6p. m
Assistant District Attorney Fran
els P. Garvin will make the opening
statement for the prosecution, as HI
did at the first trial. He will no
: consume more than 10 minutes, an
it is said that the states direct wit
nesses will not occupy more thai
: two hours. The defense will opel
: Monday afternoon, Martin w. Lit
2 tleton, Thaw's new chief counsel
4 making the opening statement.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
Mr.. fulton Will BE Shown,
SAYS FRANCIS ]. HENEY
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ALSO SAYS THAT DECISION
SON CASE DOES NOT OBJECT OTHER CASES PENDING AND
THEY WILL BE PUSHED TO TR1A1-HE Will OPEN ON THE
HALL CASE MONDAY MORNING

after he is finished with the Hall
matter. The prosecution of future
cases will be largely in the hands Of
T. C. Becker, who has been appoint
ed assistant to Heney.
Regarding the Fulton episode,
Heney says: I'VE will show Mr.. Full
ton before we get through" but be-
yond that he would say little affect
ing this case.
Speaking of the deposal of w. G.
Bristol as United States attorney,
Heney says he recommended Bristol
to Bonaparte as the best men in the
county to carry on the prosecution
of land frauds. and still sticks to his
opinion.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11

/ The fire was one of the most spec
tacular as we'll as disastrous in re-
cent years. From start to finish it's
course was marked by heartrending
scenes, sensational escapes and
flashes of heroism.
! Seven firemen of engine company
number 70, which first arrived, ran
up to the fifth floor of the burning
building after the So foot extension
ladders had been raised to the win
dows of that story to make possible
the fireman's retreat. After a fruit
less effort to stay the flames at the
place of origin, the firemen were
driven to the windows only to find
that the tops of the ladders had
been burned, cutting off their only
retreat. Three of the seven made a
desperate effort to reach the roof.
They were not seen again and are
supposed to be dead in the ruins.
The other four were rescued by men
of hook and ladder company num-
ber seven, who at the risk of their
lives ran up scaling ladders and
dragged the more or less burned
men from the windows. These men
had barely reached the ground when
the great masses of cement which
formed a pillar of the steel frame
work gave way and crashed through
to the ground, carrying with 1t
everything below the seventh floor.
John Fallon, Tim Hutchinson and
Sergeant Kelley went down in the
wreckage. Fallon was not seen
again. Hutchinson and Kelley
lighting desperately against the
plaster and cement which threat
ened to bury them alive, managed tc
reach the street though frightfully
injured. Hutchinson was only able
to say that his partner, Fallon. was
in the debris when he collapsed and
was removed in a dying condition
More than a score of firemen were
working within the walls or neaI
enough to be struck when it col.
lapsed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11

PORTLAND, Jan. 11.-Francis j.
Heney, foe of wrongdoers, arrived in
the city today from San Francisco
to renew the prosecution of the al
legged land frauds in this state. He
win begin work on Monday, when
the case of former United States
District Attorney John H. Hall will
be called for trial.
Heney is emphatic in his state
ment that the decision in the Will
hanson case does not affect the other
land fraud cases pending in Oregon,
and says they will be pushed to
trial.
Heney will not conduct the cases
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
Butler Stole Family Jewels

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE po-
lice have arrested Frank Riva. his
wife and his brother. Carlo, for the
theft of Jewels valued at $25, 900
from the home of Charles F. Brook
er at Ansonia, Conn.
Riva was formerly a butler at
BROKERS home. Jewels have been
found in an East side tenement to
the value Of $4,000.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
BANKS SHOW
.RESERVESURPLUS
OVER SIX MILLION ABOVE 20
PER CENT RULE-sHOws RE-
COvERY OF THE FINANCIAL
MARKET

NEW YORK, Can 1.-THE
weekly bank statement of the clear
ing house banks showed surplus
of reserves under the requirements
Of the 25 per cent rule today for
tbe first time since the financial
stringency began in October. The
surplus was s6,Os4,5O5.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
CAR HONORS
FATHER JOHN

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan H.
The emperor has manifested his
confidence in Father John cron-
stadt by appointing him to partici-
pate in the sittings of the synod Of
this year. This is rare honor for
"a nonmonkish clergyman and has
been enjoyed by but two other men.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
Mrs, Basil Gordon a Bride

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 11.-A
wedding of note here today was that
of Mrs. Basil Gordon, belonging to
one of Baltimores leading families,
and Lieutenant Colonel George Bar
nett of the United States marine
corps.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
.SCHMITz SEEKS
RELEASE ON bail

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-THE
application for release on bail of
Eugene E. schmitz, former mayor,
confined in the coun ty jail for eight
months, was made I'd Superior Judge
Dunno this morning by the counsel
for the mayor. tlon was postpon-
ed until Monday.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
FLEETS TRIP TO PUGET SOUND
Trip May Follow Visit to San Fran
cisco This Summer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Admi-
raj Evans feet may make the trip
to Puget Sound after leaving San
Francisco this summer is the official
announcement today.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
nronth Broke II India

LAHORE India. Jan. IL The.
drouth which has prevailed for six
months was broken today by copi-
Gus rains throughout the Punjob
district, and dlsa Etrons famine Il
averted.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11
chiosro Whest Market

CHICAGO. Jan. 11.-wheat close:
NAY s1.O5%; July, ssssc; Sept,
s6Mc.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-11

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in the city from Nezperce.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-27

Mrs. Eames, who knows Mr.. London
like a mother, says that he has woven
into Martin Eden a thinly disguised
picture of his own early struggles for
success in literature. Somehow there
is suggestion of Les Miserables-
Jean Valjean-though of course with
an entirely dissimilar motive Writes
critical friend whom we asked to
read the manuscript:
"Once in a generation there strug-
giles to the light a soul nurtured in
darkness, but born TO power irresist-
ible. Martin Eden is the portrayal
Of such a soul-striving, toiling, fight
ing for, and, in the end, winning
knowledge from ignorance, culture
from degradation. and eminence from
obscurity. Through all. his guiding
star is a woman in the higher sphere
to which he at last attains; but the
mainstay of his success Is the majes-
ty of his strength, the tenacity of his
courage, and the sublimity Of his pur-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-27
CANADIAN FIG GROWING.
Methods of Raising Sub-tropical
Fruit I'm Ontario.

Consul A. G. Seyfert, of Collng-
wood, reports that the culture of figs
has proved successful in the Canadian
province of Ontario. He says:
The Niagara peninsula, that part
of Ontario west OF the Niagara river
to the western end of Lake Ontario,
is well known as one of the finest
frut-growing sections in the province
| II not in Canada, but it may surprise
many to learn that fig culture has
been successfully conducted near Nj
agara on the lake for the last 40
years. The climate of this section
of the peninsula appears peculiarly
suited for the culture of figs. The
open waters of Lake Ontario and the
Niagara river modify the tempera-
ture greatly, and the usually COM
paratively mild winter, as compared
with the same latitude elsewhere,
followed by a backward spring-caus-
! ed by the ice coming down the river
from the upper Lakeland the dry
and warm summer, produce an ideal
climate for all kinds of fruit, espe-
cially figs.
The fig is a native of subtropical
countries, and is almost unknown in
central North America in its fresh
state. The theory is that figs will sue
ceed in any country where peaches
and apricots do well without protec-
ton, II the fig plant receives proper
mi n uNba fio
of the Niagara district protect their
plants in the following manner during
the winter:
AS soon as the leaves have fallen
and sharp frosts set in, two or three
of the branches are bent to the
ground in their natural direction and
tied loosely with strips of cotton or
other soft material and held in place
by crotched pegs. care being taken
not to injure the bark. When all
branches are down the whole is COW
cred with a mound of earth three to
four feet in depth. In the writer's ex-
perience fine sand is preferable to
earth, as 1t keeps away mice and cut
worms, which are injurious to the
young wood.
In the spring when danger from
severe frost is over, air is let into the
mound by holes made with a small
pole or the handle of a rake, and
during the following 10 days the
earth is removed in installments.
Care must be taken that the bark
is not injured in the process. When
the bush is fully exposed it is gen.
orally found that bearing wood is COW
cred with small fruit, about the size
of large pea, while the buds show,
but are not open. Varieties that have
proved most successful at Niagara are
the White and Purple Ischias the
Brown Turkey and White Genoa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-27
OPPORTUNITY.

The public career of almost every
important man is due to the fortune
of opportunity. A few like Webster
rise wholly by their talents. Yet even
these must have a field to work in.
Lincoln came to the front through
the effort to resist extension of slav-
cry. Grant through the civil war,
Cleveland because he had been an
acceptable mayor of Buffalo, and a
peculiar turn in the politics of New
York gave him opportunity to become
governor of the state, by a great ma
jority. This commended him for
nomination to the presidency. 1t is
opportunity, usually, that makes the
"self-made man."-Oregonian.