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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Would Not Retract.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.--
The attack on Stevens at the Fair
mount hotel last night was the out
come of the visit of a committee of
four Koreans, who called upon Stew
ems to verify an interview in the
newspapers in which Stevens ap-
plauded the attitude Of Japan in Ko-
rea. Stevens did not retract his
statements, and he was knocked
down, his head striking the marble
floor. He arose quickly, seized a
chair and held his assailant at bay
until he could get assistance.
On the committee was Earl Lee,
who speaks English, and he said
; that while Stevens is paid by the
Korean government, he was doing
what the Korean people do not want
him to do, and that in reality Stew
ems is in the service of Japan. He
said:
"Since Japan has begun to pro
itect' Korea Thousands of my coun'
I trymen have been killed, their prop
erty conflscated and hundreds of vii
lagos burned by the Japanese troops
I The Japanese want to open school II
Korea to teach their own language
but no school, unless it be Japanese
is allowed to be opened. They dis
banded the Korean troops because
they were loyal and because so Ions
as Korea had soldiers the Japanes'
could not do much in the country
Japan has planned to send 5000,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Substance of Stevens Interview.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-D,
W. Stevens, diplomatic adviser to
the Korean council of state, was an
arrival yesterday on the steamship
Nippon, returning on leave of alb
sence after several years in Japan
and Korea. Stevens was at one tine
secretary of the American legation
at Toxic, and later was attached to
the Japanese legation at Washing
ton In 1904, under the treatry be-
tween Japan and Korea, he was ap-
pointed to his present position.
Stevens says the Korean people
have been greatly benefited by Japa-
rese protection and that they are
beginning to look more favorably on
it, He says the japanese are doing
, for the Koreans what America is do
ing for the Philippines. Continu-
ing, he said:
'tYou can get some idea of the
condition of Korea before the war
from the statement that the govern
ment was spending 100000 yen
annually on standing army and
$4,000 yen on public education.
"The people are divided into two
classes, the peasantry and the Off
cial classes. The former were ground
down until nothing but bare ex'
istence was left from their labor
while the official class was thorough
Iy corrupt.
1.-The peasants have welcomed thu
Japanese, whil the official class ha
not, but even the officials are be
), ginning to see that the only hop
for the country les in reorganiza
ton of the old institutions"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
STATE TO FILE
ON 1000 ACRES

The filing on about 1000 acres of
land west of the Joseph plains, be-
tween the Salmon and Snake rivers,
will be made tomorrow by State
Land Agent c. ]. Munson, who is a
visitor in the city. The land is well
timbered, and will become very val
liable to the state. s."
Agent Munson states the sale of
state lands will be resumed in the
three northern counties within the
next few weeks, the exact time for
holding the sales now being deter
mined by the state land board.
These sales were called off last fall
at the beginning of the financial
furry. but the demand for the land
has. again brought the matter be-
fore the board.
THE state will doubtless conduct
sales in Latah, Idaho aud Nez Porcf
counties next fall, as sales we're con
Quoted in these counties last fall
J and the season after TIE harvest Is
considered the best tiiae to market
the state lands in the esrieultura
districts.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
STATE WILL WITHHOLD SALES.
Land Board Decides to Wait Until
Congress Amends Act.

BOISE, March 23.-The state land
loard, at the meeting held Friday
g eternoon, says the Capital News,
decided that none of the state lands
ul,der the government reclamation
projects would be offered for sale
ultil the department amends its
ruling that in order to secure water
the purchaser must reside on or
within 20 miles of the land under
tie project.
The largest tract affected by the
decision of the board is the Nina
ooka tract, which has been reported
from time to time would be placed
ON the market this spring. The rea-
scn given for not selling land under
the government reclamation projects
is that sale under the present ruf-
ing of the interior department would
renult in a financial loss to the
state. The state has taken the mat
ter up with the interior department.
and with D. w. Ross of the reclama-
tion service, who also presented the
matter to Secretary Garfield during
his visit to Washington,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
EASTERN RACING
BEGINS TODAY

WASHINGTON, March 23-The
of the spring meeting OF
The Washington Jockey club at Ben
nings today marks the opening of
the Eastern racing season for 1908.
The meeting at Bennings promises
to be the largest and most successful
in the history of that popular track.
The stables are filled with several
hundred well-known horses, the ma
jcrity of them fresh from winters
rest, and during the next three
weeks they will be given their first
opportunity to show their form for
the coming season. The track is in
excellent condition, and some the
feers have been working over the
mile course in LAG and six furlongs
III 1:17
Many attractive events are en-
bfaced in the program arranged for
lthc meeting There are three events
| for 2-year-olds. the Dinner stakes,
the Washington Nursery and the
Jesse Brown cup The banner event
is the Benniugs handicap, to be run
or the first and last days Of the
meeting. The first race is to be
run over six furlongs and the sec,
ond over seven furlongs.
The program provides for foul
steeplechase events, which are th'
Srring handicap steeplechase, th'
First April selling steeplechase, thu
Chevy Chase Hunters steeplechasl
and the Spring Hunters steeple
chase.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
New Mains
TO Be LAID


The work Of Installing the new
waite, system west of Firth street
win commence Wednesday morning
with q force Of about 10 men. The
work viii be extended east of Fifth
street as soon as the delivery of the
pine begins aud when the work is
well ORGANIZED, a force of about so
men will be employed
The laying of the new pipe west
of Fifth street viii require about 10
days ana it is expected the work
on Main street east Of Fifth can be
completed in 80 days,
Water Superintendent Smith will
have the preliminaries ready to ar
range to begin with full force as
soon as the material is delivered,
and all features Of the improvement
system will be completed at the
earliest possible date.
The question of overhauling the
present system in the business part
of the city has not been determined,
but it is generally believed that all
connections should be inspected and
repacked before the street pavement
is installed, and in cases where the
black iron pipe has been used for
service purposes this should be TAX
en- out and the galvanized pipe used
from the water mains to the proper
ty line.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
MANY NOTCHES
ON HIS GUN
KENTUCKY DESPERATE WHO
NUMBERS VICTIMS BY DOz-
EMS, NOT HAVING TO COUNT
NEGROES IN THE SCORE.

CHICAGO, March ga dispatch
from Chattanooga, Teln, says that
D. d. Edwards, the Kentucky des-
perado, who killed j. w. Davis Fri
day night, has been captured at
Trenton, Ga. Edwards recently con
fessed that he had killed Is men
while testifying at a murder trial.
These did not include several ne
groes he killed in a riot at Chicago
several years ago.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
BRIDGE CREW BEGINS WORK.
Laying Steel for Sixth Span Com
menced Today. y

The work on the sixth span of the
Clearwater bridge was commenced
today, and by the end of the week it
is expected the steel will be extend
ed to the first pier from the south
abutment and the truss Structure in
place.
Teams are employed in the deliy-
cry of the timbers necessary for the
false structure, and II Is expected
the first steel viii be laid tomorrow.
The span win be completed by the
erection of five sets of timbers, and
during the past few days crew OF
men has been engaged in framing
the timbers necessary for the entire
span.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
NEW SUITS ARE FILED.
Some Would Quiet Title, Others
Would Quiet Homes.

Four actions have been filed with
the clerk of the district court, in
which two divorce proceedings, an
action to quiet title and a question
of property rights are involved.
In the case of Maud Florence VS..
Clark w. Florence, the plaintiff is
seeking divorce.
Cash Cash VS.. Cash Cash is the IT,
tie of divorce action in which
prominent society of the Nezperce
tribe is involved.
Phe case of Stella Pittock VS.
Ralph Pittock involves the question
of property rights in Lewiston.
Kate p Hall has brought an ac'
tion against parties unknown tc
quiet title to property.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
PORTLAND IS PREPARING.
Will Make Trip to Lewiston Great
est Sent From Rose City.

i The board of directors of the Lew
iston Commercial club met at noon
today and discussed matters of in
terest to the organization. A letter
was received from H. L. Powers, in
which it was stated the Portland
delegation could best visit Lewiston
on Saturday, May 2, and it was sug-
gested that a committee from Lewis
ton visit Portland early in April to
confer with the Portland business
men. 1t is proposed to send dele
cation of 100 business men out of
Portland and to make this the
greatest excursion ever sent out of
the Rose City. -s'
> The club also received q letter
from the management of the rose
festiva,, to be held in Portland early
in June, in which the club was in
vited to participate by providing a
float suggestive of the resources Of
the country to be shown N the
street parade that will be a feature
of the opening of the occasion.
The rear room of the club was
rented to the Western Hardware and
ImDlement company.
The secretary was instructed tt
commence at once the collection O
1he subscriptions to the club fund.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
JAPAN FEARS A BOYCOTT.
Asks China to Take Steps to Quell
Agitation.

PEKIN, March 23.--Japan has
esked China to take steps necessary
to prevent a boycott of Japanese
goods and to put an end to the anti
Japanese agitation growing out of
the Tatsu Maru incident, which has
been taken advantage of to create a
feeling against both the Pekin gov
eminent and the Japanese govern
ment. It is reported that dozen or
more agitators for reform have been
executed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
KOREANS WPEAK VENGEANCE
shooting COUNSEL STEVENS
TAKING EXCEPTIONS . PUBLISHED INTERVIEW, COMMITTEE OF
KOREANS CONFIRM Il, THEN MAKE PERSONAL ATTACK ON
ADVISER OF KOREAN COUNCIL, WHOM THEY CHARGE WITH
BEING A JAPANESE SPY.

SAN FRANCISCO, March "a
Following a physical attack by four
Koreans at the Fairmont hotel last
night, D. w. Stevens, member of the
japanese council at Seoul, was shot
this morning at the ferry boat as he
was about to leave for Washington.
The shooting was done by N. w.
Chun, a Korean
Stevens was shot twice. one bullet
penetrating his right lung, another
the groin. The third bullet struck
the companion of the shooter, l. w.
Chong. A mob of 500 pursued the
shooter, who ran from the scene He
was finally captured by H. Sexton, a
deputy in the assessors office.
Stevens was accompanied by the
japanese consul and had just stepped
out Of the hotel bus when several
Koreans approached him. One of
them said few words to Stevens.
then struck him in the face He
pulled a revolver wrapped in a
handkerchief and began shooting at
Stevens. Stevens has a strong
physique, is in splendid health, and
| it is possible he will recover.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Will DEPORT
UNDESIRABLES

PITTsBURG, March 2S.-Aecord-
Ing to John t. Harper, agent for the
immigration bureau in the depart
ment of commerce and labor, thou
sands of undesirable foreigners will
be deported from Pittsburg. The
crusade is the result of a recent or
DER from the federal authorities to
use deportation as a means of check
ing the growth of anarchistic senti-
ment and ridding the country of the
burden of taking care of INDECENT
foreigners.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23

GOO emigrants to Korea in the next
eight years. If Japan contlots my
country two or three years, Korea
will be Japan or a part of it,"
Stevens has been the adviser to
the Korean council since November,
1904, From 1883 till that time he
was the legal adviser to the apanese
legation at Washington.
The Koreans also charge that
Stevens is being in this country as a
spy for the Japanese army.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Student Agitation Responsible.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23,-In
an interview with the Associated
Press at the hospital Stevens attrib-
uted the assaults to student agita-
tors, who believe that Stevens is
responsible for the Japanese protec-
torate ocver Korea.
The physicians express a belief
that stevens will recover unless un-
toward complications develop.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
TilIman in Bad Health.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Dis-
natches from Senator Tillman, who
is in the hands of physicians, say
that perhaps he will be unable to re-
turn TO washington during the pres
ent session.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
CITY Council Meets Tonight.

The council will meet tonight to
receive the ordinances authorizing
the contracts for furnishing the city
with the pipe needed for the Inn
rrovement of the water system.
The council will also consider
routine matters and the matter Of
holding the cleaning up day will
also receive further attention.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
REDGE BURNED AT OAKLAND.
Largest of It's Kind on the Pacific
Coast.

OAKLAND, Cal, March %
The American Dredging company S
100000 dredge "Uncle Sam, was
burned to the waters edge today. It
is supposed that a bursting oil pipe
caused the fire. 1t is the largest yes
sci of it's kind on the Pacific.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Senate Honors Bryan.

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The
senate today adjourned out of re-
spect to Senator William James Bry-
an. of Florida. whose death has oc-
Cured. Bryan is the fifth senator
to die during this session,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
China Invites Battleships.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-What
is considered an invitation from the
Chinece government for the Atlantic
battleship fleet to visit Chinese
norts reached the legation today and
was forwarded to the state depart
ment.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Retired Army Officer Dies.

BALTIMORE, Md, March %
Brigadier General Jacob Kline, U. S.
A. (retired), died today at John
Hopkins hospital of kidney disease.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Dynamiters Wreck Newspaper.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, March "a
The Daily News office was dynamit-
cd early today and badly damaged.
The paper has been attacking the
gamblers and advocating local Ii
cense. No one was injured.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Pleasure Party Meets Death.

LUBBOCK, Germany, March "a
Ten members of a pleasure party
were drowned by the upsetting of a
motor ferryboat on Lake Ratzburger
last evening. Four others were
saved
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Shorter Hcnrs for Labor.

PITTSFELD, Mass, March 2S.-
A reduction of the working hours OF
the largest manufacturing plants IN
this city went into effect today.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
Mnrdergr Of sweetheart Hanged.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Jos-
eph Paclucci, an Italian, was hang
g here today for the murder of his
sweetheart in September, 1906.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-23
CHICAGO Wheat Market.

CHICAGO, March 2s.-Wheat;
March. s4%c: July sec; September,
.s6%c.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-06
Yuma Indians Can't Suffer.

with regard to the Yuma Indians
and the Land allotment. Francis L.
Sellow, engineer IN charge of the
Yuma project, stated these three
things:
The allotment of five acres to each
man, woman and child among the In
dians is fixed by act of congress. 1t
gives each Yuma family aH acreage
of thirty acres. Not Il family among
them now has an acre in cultivation.
No Indian need suffer because there
is no more overflow, since there is
dav labor on the reservation for
every able bodied Indian who wants
t from now until the water shall be
turned on the land. They can make
more money between now and then at
wage, than by overflow crops were
they available.
The Indians will not be handicapped
for want of roads or bridges over the
levees. As soon as it can be de-
termined wnere these crossings
should be and how many are needed,
the reclamation service will establish
them.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-06
Bankers Will Meet in Bisbse in November

President J. NJ. Ormsby of the Ari-
IONA Bankers Association, has named
November 20 and 2l as the dates for
the annual convention of the bankers
of the territory. The meetings will
be held in Bisbee.
The Arizona Bankers Association is
made up of financial men from practi-
cally every city and town of the ter
ritory and has large membership.
Mr.. Orsmby has named NJ. J. Cum
ningham of the Bank of Bisbee, and
J. r. Hood of the Miners Il Merchants
Bank of Bisbee as members of the
committee on arrangements. The
Bisbee bankers have given assurances
that the big copper city will give the
territorial financiers a reception that
has never been eclipsed.
The associa tion of bankers in Ari-
zona was formed several years ago,
and it has proven d success in every
way. representatives. of all four of
the Tucson banks will be present at
the Bisbee Daily Review.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-06
Copper Belle Goes to Shannon People

On the court house steps at , p. III.
Saturday last, Undersheriff Hopkins
bid of the Copper Belle mine to the
highest bidder. The property con-
sists of ten claims, in the Gleeson
district, and has record as a very
respectable producer, but became in
volved along the mortgage line, and
was sold under judgment and eXecu-
tion obtained by Martin Costello.
The highest bid WAS SS9.346.25 by
Nathan L. Amster. of New York, the
bid being made by General Manager
Bennie of the Shannon Copper Co.
This amount will be applied on the
satisfaction of one judgment held by
Martin Costello for something over
81 900, while another obligation of a
similar character, totaliug nearly
the balance bid, Is up in the courts
ProSpector.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-06
Contract Let for Big Reservoir SIX Miles
from Santa Fe--WiII Cost $50, 600.

The contract for the construction of
a dam and reservoir on the Arroyo
Hondo, at a point six miles south of
Santa Fe, New. Mexico, has been let.
and within a few days one of the
largest independent irrigation pro-
iects in the southwest will be launched.
The project is second only to the
great Engle dam, which is being con-
structed at Engle, New Mexico, by
the government.
The dam to be constructed across
the Arroyo Hondo viii cost $780, 200
and when completed will furnish wa
ter for thousands of acres of land sur
rounding Santa Fe, which are now
uncultivated, and which it is claimed
with sufficient irrigation facilities
will he the richest in that section.
The main canal from the dam will
be about six miles in length with
smaller canals branching off, supply
ing water for hundreds of farms.
The project is launched by Chicago
CAPITALISTS, with Daniel Splane of San
Ia Fe as president and general mana
ger. MIR. Splane is at present in Chi
cago, but is expected to arrive IN Ell
Pdso about the 5th of August, and
will probably be in conference with
local representatives of the Santa Fe
concerning the construction of spur
from that road. which is being CON
struCted to the dam site.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-06
Republicans to Meet August Is at
Phoenix.

Herbert B. Tenney, of Tucson,
chairman of the republican terri
torial central committee, has issued,
through Secretary George Mauk, of
Globe, the call for the republican
territorial convention, which will
nominate a candidate for delegate to
congress.
According to call the convention
will meet in Phoenix on Saturday,
August 22, at 10 o'clock d. m.
Primaries in the various counties
are called for August S, and each
county is entitled to send ore dele
date for each fifty votes or fraction
thereof cast for Hon. William F.
Cooper for delegate to congress.
The total membership of the conYen-
tion will be III votes.
The number of delegates by coun-
ties which each county is entitled to
send TO said territorial convention,
based upon one delegate for each
fifty votes or fraction of twenty-five
or more thereof cast for Hon Viii
liam f. Cooper in 1906. is as follows:
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-06
The Railroads Can Hold Ore for Charges
Decides Judge Sloan.

In deciding that the claims of ore
sellers constitute a lieu on the prop
critics of the Arizona Smelling com
pany in the district court at Pres
cott last week, Judge Sloan rendered
decision that is not only of vast
Importance throughout the mining
districts of the territory, but he also
judicailly established Il new principle
OF law never raised before in any
Arizona court. The court held that
the ore sellers ard d statutory lieu
on the property as well as the labor
ers. Further time was given attor-
neys for both sides in tine lieu of the
s. F., p. q p. railroad company,
the court intimating that inasmuch
as the railroad company was Il COM
mon carrier it had the right to de-
mand payment for the transporta-
tion of the ores and supplies before
the same lett its possession.
To Attorney John Mason Ross is
due the credit Of discovering the
origin of the statute which led to the
decision. He discovered that this
particular statute had been copied
from an old Nevada statute. and
delving further he found decisions of
the supreme court of that state bear
ing directly upon the case.
Section 29O6 in the statute in ques-
tion and it reads: "All foundrymen,
boilermakers, and all persons who
labor or furnish machinery, boilers,
castings or other material for the
construction, alterations, repairs of
carrying on of any mill, mandatory
or hosting works, at the request Of
the owners thereof, shall have lieu
on the SAM for the amount due him
or them therefor