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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-24
DEMOCRACY'S DEFEAT
Hard Blow to Principle of Popu-
lar Government.
A MYSTERY TO BE EXPLAINED

Why Did the Republican National
Committee Refuse to Name Election
Fund Contributors2-Futur of the
Democratic Party-The Danger Of
Observation-Disclosures Of Texas-col-
lapse of Hearst's Party-Tariff Not
Likely to Be Revised.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
Boise & Interurban
Railway Company
LIMITED

This electric railway is splendidly
equipped throughout and gives fire.
quent passenger, express and freight
service between Boise and Caldwell.
The line passes through the beautiful
Boise River Valley, and no pleasanter
trip could be imagined than ride on
the comfortable and easy-riding cars
of this railway.
Connections are made at Caldwell
with the east and west bound trains of
the Oregon Short Line and at Middle
ton with the north and south bound
trains of the Idaho Northern Railroad
Company.
Information regarding passenger,
express and freight rates can be OBJ
tanned by addressing the agents of the
company at Boise and Caldwell.
Special cars chartered for private
parties.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
FRAGMENTS of Fun

Jimmy-Teacher says dat old guy Argus had a
hundred eyes.
Bil1y-Gee what a dandy baseball umpire he'd
make-Chcago News.
Musical Maid-Now, candidly talking of Wag-
merriam opera what do you think of this company's
execution?
Candid Critic-It is not execution, my child; it
is ssination-Ilustrated Bits.
care you chief engineer of this concern?" asked
an excited individual of the sub-editor.
mo, sir; I not the engineer I'm the boiler"
And he proceeded to boil down. six sheets of mat
ter into note of six lines-Selected
She (durng an alarm of burglars in the night
Can you see them, John?
He-Yes, it's all right; they're just samplng
those cigars you gave me; in few minutes I'll
be able to tackle them easily !"-London Opinion.
Guide (before statue in museum). "Ths piece
of work that you are now looking at goes back to
Praxte1es."
Visitor "Whats the matter? Amt it satisfac-
tory ?"-Boston Transcript
"What are the most powerful explosives known"
quered the young man. 1.-TWO prima donnas in one
opera company" replied the ex-theatrical manager.
Chicago Daily News.
Weary Willie-I wonder is farm work hard?
Tired Tommy-We1l, it is some farms. I've
seen farms where feler'd have ter walk ten rods
ter find tree ter lay down under.-Chicago News.
Mrs Cassidy Cat the zoo looking at the giraffe)
An phwy does does the brute how such long
neck?
Mr.. Cassidy-T' reach his head, av coorse.-Puck,
The Caddy Gas the colonel misses the ball for
the sixth time.) Go on Mister. Say it. Don't
mind me- I've been in the business for three years
now-The Sketch
do you think Mars is inhabted?" asked the
scientific person.
81 really can't say that I care much whether it is
or not" answered Miss Cayenne "There are al
ready enough neighbore to talk about" Washing
ton Star
"Pat, there's no use, Dim gon' to sind for the
DOCTOR"
(Which wan?"
Doctor Fitzpatrick"
COIL be dom'd if ye are."-Boston Transcript
''Yessum, said Sandy P1kes as ne deVoureu tne
wedge of pumpkin pie II sternly object to the netar-
ious practice of clipping off de tails of dogs"
"Ah, am glad you are tenderhearted, my poor
man." sympathized the good housewife.
"We it amt exactly dat, num- but when dog
hasn't any tail I can't tell by de wags If he is IN
good humor or not and it makes me skeery about
approaching de house"-Chicago News.
Lily Be11-No. Rufus; All CANT marry yo Jest yet
awhile Yo'll hab to wait
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
EXCURSIONS EAST.

June 1st 9th, 8th 18th, 18th and 18th, via Oregon
Short Line and OVERLAND ROUTE Greatly re-
duced rates to Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago St.
Louis and other eastern points Tickets limited
to October 31st
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.
Curious Facts.

Orson, in Sweden has no taxes During the last
thirty years the authorities of this place have sold
million pounds worth of trees, and by
means of judicious replanting have provided for
similar income every thirty forty years. In
sequence of this scource of commercial wealth there
taxes, and local railways and telephones
free, as are education and many other things.
The oldest man living is probably the negro STAT
man, who was recently exhibited in London He
is said to be 146 years old. 1t has been proved
that when, seventy-ive years ago. he entered into
the service of the Cape Colony he was already a
very old His daughter died in 1894 at the
age of ninety Stauman born in 1860, nine years
before Napoleon. He is still in full possession of his
physical and mental faculties.
The question whether it is better to wind watch
at night in the morning discussed at a
cent meeting of the British Watch and Clock
Makers Guild The London Express took up the
subject and obtained the views of George Russell,
expert on timepieces. "Given good watch, it does
not matter in the least whether you wind it at night
in the morning. he told the reporter. "But a
watch never keeps the same time when the position
is constantly altered. Watches which are sent to
Kew and which are tested in several positions rare
ly keep the same time Keep your watch as much
as possible in the position in which you it
during the day.
In Greenland detached portion of America
extends to 80 degrees north On the east coast
there are one two Esqumau families and about
two hundred and fifty people north of Melville Bay,
but the population is mostly concentrated the
west coast between Cape Farewell and 70 degrees
north in little "kolonis" settlements under Dan
ish officials, who administer the government In
1901 the total population of the two inspecorates of
North and South Greenland was 1856, of which
300 were European officials and their families
Traces of Esqurnaus have, however, been found
far north 81 degrees and SO minutes.
r.
A method of converting natural gas into alcohol
is announced by DR.. Henry Spencer Blackmore, of
Washington 81 have DEVISED" says DR.. Backmore,
"a process of converting natural gas which contains
an average 90 per cent methane, into alcohol by
the action of limited portions Of oxygen or air in
the presence of heat absorbing fluid such as steam,
which prevents complete combustion and maintains
the temperature below the decomposing point of
alcohol the oxidation being induced and maintained
by passing the gaseous ingredients through an cleo
tricallv heated gauze If the combustion is prop
er1v regulated and controlled 5000 feet of natural
gas will produce approximately fifty gallons of al
coho1 and as natural gas can be readily obtained in
unlimited quantities at from 5 to 10 cents thousand
feet it follows that the cost of fifty gallons of al
cohol produced in this manner would be only 25 to
so cents for material
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13

AS soon as Joe Cannon's headquarters were
opened in Chicago it put forth the authorized state
ment that Mr. Taft did not have cinch on the
Chicago nomination. The Cannon optimism is pro-
verbal
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-13
Boise 4 Interurban Railway Co., Ltd.

In EFFECT 1901 A. NJ. MAY "a 1908.
Cars leave Boise for Caldwell hour daily from ZOO A. M to
1000 p. M.
Baggage carried on ZOO O:OO 100 400 O'Clock
Express carried 1900 10o0 loo 400 O'Clock
Cars leave Caldwell for Boise hour daily from 65 A M to
925 p. NJ.
Express carried 1926 S:5 II :25 o'clock
Bold face type indicates P M
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
PAPER URGES MURDER
Paterson Organ WGnts Police Killed
and City Burned.

Paterson y. j.. March i (SpeciaD-An ar
ticle published in La Question Sociale'
archist organ, has been brought to the attention
OF the city and county authorities. and Prosecu-
tor Emley will determine what legal steps
be taken. Although the anarchist element was
driven out Of Paterson years ago, the publica-
ton of La Question Sociae" has been
tinued here. 1t is printed in italian. and sent
through the mails to every state in the Union.
few copies being distributed locally. A
lation of the article the authorities have under
consideration follows:
We want everybod TO be with us We invite
everybody 10 get together and arm themselves
which will only cut onions. 1t Will good thing
when We So are ready the first thing to do is to
nmuni1ion Then ali the people viii be With US
as soon as they see this The next thing to DO is
police see thai they are not strong enough, the
chief of ! POcs lice vii b ask for soldiers for 70
Twenty-Five cents worth VIII blow a big iron door
Will help US 10 win. Two or three of US can defy
regiment of soldiers without fear. We will start
when no one one Is thnkng ANYTHING about ~ linen
s0T b the no on nj :h peope f9g any even "
As soon get hold of the police station tic ti it is
II not they will kill After we have done this
and then for the people who helped US. We must
get into the armory and in case we cannot then
we are ready must set ire to three or four
houses different locations the OUTSKIRTS
bring the fire department and all the
police Then Will start a fire in the centre or
the city. This will be easy thing to do as the
police and fremen will be on the outskirts
Prosecutor Eniey said to-day that II there
was any state law under which he could pro-
ceed he would that it promptly and Wig
orously applied, but without going deep into the
subject he doubted whether the laws were broad
enough to warrant him taking action in the
circumstances. The attention Of the federal
authorities will also be called to the subject.
Comparatively few have been aware that La
Question Socale" was still published here, as
not more than half a dozen copies of the paper
are distributed in Paterson. The paper. II is
said, has its largest circulation in Vermont and
Virginia.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
PEARLS VALUED AT $4,000 SEIZED.
Customs Inspector Sees Mysterious Pack
age in Passengers Pocket.

Timothy Donohue, the veteran special inspector
OF the customs service, who in the last thirty
seven years has taken thousands of dollars worth
of jeweIry and from the persons of returning
travellers, found of pearls valued at 5000
IN the pocket of G. B. Umsted, passenger on the
American liner New York. which arrived yesterday
from Southampton.
Inspector Donohue saw something that looked
Ike d package in pocket of Mr.. Cmsted's over
coat and decided to search him.
AS Donohue does not wear the uniform of a
customs inspector Mr.. Umsted grew indignant.
before he could protest Donoiue said
You have some things your person that
would like 10 see. You may be all right, but Ii
won't do any harm for me TO search you"
Donohue works quickly. and within three minutes
he had examined everything in MIR. Cmsted's
pockets
The pearls made the veteran inspector smile as
he opened the small leather case and he remarked:
Il suppose you have declared these
Mr. Uusted said he had not, whereupon Donohue
called Alexander McKeon. the acting deputy sur
veyor. who took them. Appraised roughly on the
pier. they were said to be worth more than $500.
Mr.. Umsted, who much chagrtned, ex-
plained that he this port in January and took
the pearls 30 France IN the hope OF selling them
there. He said he found the French market poor
and decided TO bring them back with him Before
leaving Cherbourg ne obtained consular certin-
cate saving that the pearls were American and
would be exempt from duty when he arrived at
New York
The acting deputy surveyor sent the pearls TO
the Appraisers Stores where IL Will be decided
whether they American.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
BANDITS C4PTTRE POSSE.
KoTsas Bank Robbers Tap Wres to
Learn of Pursuit.
tBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune J

Cchelata, Okla, March 15--Eight miles south
vest OF Ochelata tonight the three bandits
who robbed the bank OF Tyro. Kan, on Friday
captured three Of a posse Of SIX men who had
gone out from OcheIata TO capture them
Tae posse was divided into TWO sections Of
jhree men each and came sauntering down q
lane toward Candy Creek. Suddenly three rifles
faced the first section and they heard a COM
'and 70 Throw up your hands, They did SO
- once. The men riding short distance behind
fed hack leaving their companions at the mercy
er the bandits The bandits compelled the three
-reu 10 giye over all their firearms They de-
s--9yed The rifles, but kept the revolvers and
then took the best horses. The citizens we're
allowed TO depart.
Henry Starr. the bandits leader. is tapping the
VIC 70 get the plans of his pursueTs.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
LOUISIANA RACE FIGHTS
Conflict at Lumber Camp-ManY
Arrests IN Nezc Orleans.

New orleans. March 15.-Another serious out
break is reported from the lumber camps in
Grant Parish, where friction was recently
brought about by negroes accepting q cut in
wages, the whites standing out against the re-
duction. 4 number of persons are reported 20
have been shot and special train is carrying
the wounded away.
Following a murder and several attempts at
highway robbery by negro desperadoes here yes
terday the police tonight raided many OF the
dives and saloons frequented by members Of
that race At one saloon alone 105 negroes were
placed under arrest
In a raid on a Fulton street house Robert
Johnson, a negro. knocked down detective and
started to run He was fired on by Special OFF,
Ger Woll and fatally wounded.
The series of hold-ups, robberies and murders
perpetrated by negroes during the last few
weeks, eliminating in the hold-up and murder
by James Williams and Robert Bonner negroes.
last night, has led the police TO adopt strenuous
measures. During the last twenty-four hours
several hundred negroes have been arrested.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
MR.. TAFT HERE TO SPEAK.
May Meet Governor Hughes at Dinner To-
morrow Night

Secretary Taft arrived in the city last night
frCm Washington and went TO the home Of Henry
W. Taft, his brother, at No. SO West 48th street
TO spend the night. He will so to New Haven
this morning to attend a meeting of the Yale Cor
poraton, returning here in time to speak tonight
the meeting OF the Brooklyn Armstrong Asso-
citation in Plymouth Church. Brooklyn which
Dr. Booker T. Washington will also speak He will
attend q prvatae dinner given by Grosvenor II.
Backus. President of the Brooklyn Armstrong
Association the Hamilton Club before the meet
ing.
Tomorrow night Secretary Taft expects TO at
tend the dinner of the Friendly Sons or 81. Pat
rick, at Delmonico's. II Is possible that he Will
meet Governor Hughes there the latter is
pected be present although he also has to
attend the dinner of the St Patricks Society in
the Pouch Gallery. Brooklyn
When he was asked If he would say anything
last night about the politica! situation Mr.. Taft
said, mo; guess you might be able to tell mo
something along those lines
The Secretary said he expected to return TO
Washington Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
BOLD ROBBERS COUP.
POBS TRIM At HIS E4SE'
Brcciues and Pats off Mail and Is
canes at Terminal.
JRv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

--ot-ane wash March 15--In the guise OF q
,,,e-oe7ce inspector bandit obtained aoiiii'-
.s,,a to the postal car on the Great Nor'herh IL
.,-sa,,taI Limited at Bonner's Ferry ldaho' a'
-. carly hour this morning, oVerpo"eFeu 'e
= .. the point of gun. locked one in a
c,.set. bound the other and put MIN uiioei ',
=, I'D calmly rifed the through registered
-,sr pouches while the train was speeuiiis ''i
g. ~ During the run TO Spokane OF over
=, ,,,,,=-e5 miles. recurring six hours time,
~. ,,ot,sr received the mail at the three sta
s,-,s ,rbere the train stopped and threw OH lhe
PAPER mail.
Ys+ before the train entered the yards AT
S,olzane the bandit Ieaped from the car ana WIN
h.s l,ootv in a small satchel, which ne cdtiieu
when he entered the coach at Bonner FeiiS'
made his escape.
1,r-aner.s bloodhounds were taken along 'he
-5el,--of-Ixav Of the Great Northern ana il0he"
I'D the scent within the city limits IeSS Imam "
mile from the Great Northern station Ihey ioI-
lowed if several blocks TO a car line "here 'iie
r,.r+ ,,-se lost Il is supposed that the robbers
foar5s5 a car and rode downtown SIX regis
,ars5 mail sacks were cut and their contents
-;ee5 All were for points on the Coast the
- far cr,olxane not being disturbed. II is not
,o,,-, how much money and other valua bies the
andir obtained. but he Is supposed TO nave mace
= large haul In opening the sacks with a knife
he sustained a severe cut on his hand. supposed
10 be the third finger of the right hand He bled
f-eelv from the wound and the mail he took was
covered with blood. It was from this blood that
vas not dry that the dogs got the scent
BENJAMIN Stunpf and John ". Nystun, the
mail clerks, told Of their experience tonight
Locked in a closet hardly two feet square, Nys-
r7ln almost suffoCated after the train had pulled
,nro sand Point. thirty-foUr miles west of Bon
recs Ferry Rapping on the door, he pleaded
with the robber 10 allow him some fresh air. The
bandit responded willingly, tieing the door open
about an inch, secured with piece of rope
Twice afterward the Tobber ceased his work OF
rifiIng the mail sacks 10 inquire how Nystun was
feeling When Stumpf demonstrated with his
captor that th2 cords which bound him were
cutting his wrists the robber loosened the fet-
ters somewhat and made every effort to make il
as comfortable possible for his victim. This
-obber dressed like a mail inspector.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
FOUR MEN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
ITo Of Them IN Critical Condition-At-
tackled at Night in Brooklyn.

Patroln.sn Downs Of the ls3d Precinct. Brooklyn
io1Hi four persons lying IN the middle OF the
eFetf unconscious along ais post from z2d street
sI1 ttttI4 avenue First avenue early yesterday
morning They were removed 10 the Norwegian
hospital When they revived they said they
1eTe Andrew Wilson. Of No SO Third avenue
Patrick Brady CT No. 81 fist street; Charles An
osrson. Of no. PAL Gst street. and Hans JoTgensen,
q No y A., street.
@4ler 81 Investigation Downs arrested Lyman
~e'ooaoa q No 2n zlst street, Is z suspicious
e'i- Whom jacobson arraiGnec IN the ruth
'e3ile court yesterday he was identified by Wilson
- NE per=on VINO attacked him and his friends.
~@1uo7on helc in S5vD bail TO await the In
-eS OF TIC three other persons. AT the institution
'a-1 last night il said Brady and JorgenseE
we n Z nriticaI condition.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
LIGHTNING DAMAGE IN GREENWICH
TBy Telegraph 70 The TribJ

IEy Telegraph 70 TIC IrIouI+-I
Greenwich, Conn, March 15.-In q heavy thunder
storm which swept the town this afternoon bolt
of lightning hit a cOrnice St Mary's Roman
Catholic Church and hurled IL middle of the
street, a hundred feet away The Rev Richard
Morrisey curate of the parish. who standing
on the veranda OF the parish house few yards
away was temporarily blinded by the fash but was
able 70 officiate at vespers few hours later AZ
almost the same instant second bolt struck n
great elm tree which stands in front of the Brush
House and split ii from top to root Another tree
standing in front of the News Building. was split
bv a third bolt
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
WILLSON OFFERS REWARD
Calls Upon al Kentuckians to De
fend Homes and Property.
IBv Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Frankfort Ky. March Ex-Governor Wilson
tonight offered $500 reward to any person who
will give him any advance information OF a
night raid in the hurley tobacco district He
also offered $500 reward for the arrest and
conviction of any two or more persons banding
together to intimdate tobacco growers or de-
stroy their property.
He says the reward is particularly offered TO
secure the punishment of the bandits who poi
soned the cattle of r. NJ Squire, of Fayette
County. and burned barns and shot into houses
in Woodtord County last week He calls upon
ali Kentuckiaus TO defend their homes, liberty
and property.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
CR4ZED BY LIGHTNING.
Nurse, Uidozc Of Nan Killed by
Bolt Goes Insane IN Storm.

Driven insane by the thunderstorm last evening
Mrs. Lizzie Dickson. nurse employed in the home
of Mrs Jacob SchuCnard. at No. 6G7 West n5th
street tried to jump from ii window on the third
floor after she had partially wrecked the apart
ment. Mrs. Dickson with her husband last
June when he killed by a lightning bolt at
Ffshkill y. Y. She injured by the shock and
ever since has been subject faiutiug spells
When she saw the lightning yesterday afternoon
she pictures from the walls, broke some furni-
ture and was restrained by members of the Schu-
chard family from hurlinS herself from the win
dow She was removed TO the observation ward
at Bellevue.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
ANOTHER PARKER BUILDING VICTIM

on the debris strewn planking OF the smoke
blackened Parker Building a Catholic priest ad-
minisered yesterday the last rites to another vic
tim OF the fire. which had already three lives.
Andrew McDiliis. forty years Old Of No 33l East
s2d street. cleaning up the debris the sew
enth floor when he fell into the open elevator shaft,
bounced against the walls and hung suspended
Imply on some irregular planking at the sixth
story, from which he rescued.
Dr. Simmons OF Bellevue. said he had fractured
his skull from which he would probably die. He
was hurried to the hospital unconscious.
A patrolman arrested the foreman OF the labor
IOhn Richards
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
c. N O. G. T. P. ROAD CLOSES SHOPS.
Thousand Men Thrown Out of Work Fol-
lowing Wage Appeal to Washington.
fRy Telegraph to The Tribune.

CHATTANOOGA Tenn. March l5.-It was announced
here to-day that effective to-day, about 20 per
cent of the shop men employed by the Cincinnati
New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad would be
laid off indefinitely. The shops affected at
IYdlow and Somerset, Ky; Oakdale and Chatta-
rooga Tenn. and Birmingham. Ala. More than
thousand men are affected. The union shop en-
,loyes of It's system recently asked to accept
a 20 per cent reduction in wages until financial
conditions were restored. The union refused and
..rrted tbe question TO the Interstate Commerce
Commission at Washington. The reduction is said
IA he the result this action
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
DRITING OUT MEIIC4NS.
Caralry Sent to OuSt Squatters on
american Syndicate's Land.
JBy Telegraph to The Tribune, J

Mexico City, March IA squadron Of cavalry
has been sent TO La Mula ranch, near the Texas
border in the state of Chihuahua. to quell ma
tives who object 10 being dispossessed from the
ranch by representatives of an American Syndi
cate. headed by James r Keene and William
r. Hearst, OF New York, which recently bought
the property. The Mexican squatters and their
forefathers have lived upon the ranch for more
than hundred years. Messrs. keene and
Hearst have been prospecting for oil in that
section for some time. They said to have
found several good wells. The ranch embraces
10000 acres.