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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
COURT FAV0RS
ScHMITz AND RUFF
Decision Handed Down Which Sets
Aside Conviction Of Former
Mayor Of San francisco.
Scores Of Other indictments Are
Pending Against Both Men, How
ever, and Alleged Grafters Must
still Remain In Jail.

San Francisco-A decision was
handed down by the District Court OF
Appeals, on Thursday, reversing the
judgment of the trial court in the case
of former Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz,
sentenced to five wears In San Fran
cisco on the charge of extortion, based
upon the alleged holding up Of the
French restaurants in the matter OF
liquor licenses and setting aside the
indictment on which his conviction
was had The trial was made notable
by the appearance OF Abraham Ruef,
who controlled the municipal admin
istration and practically placed
Schmitz in Office. as witness against
the mayor, testifying that he had paid
ceived by Ruef from the French res
taurants, in order that Schmitz would
permit the board of police commits
sioners to issue liquor licenses to
them Ruef had, previous to this,
pleaded guilty to the same charge,
at the same time making the enigmati-
cal statement that he was innocent.
On the ground that the Indict-
ment did not show that public Of.
tense was committed. because it did
not allege any threat to injure prop
erty, the court holding that liquor
license was not property, but mere
permission; that e. threat to prevent
the obtaining of liquor license by
one who had no authority in the
premises did not constitute a threat
against property, and because of nu-
merous errors in the ruling Of the
trial Judge, the appellate court held
that the Indictment was invalid ana
the conviction null and void. In eff
feet, the court held that Schmitz was
not given fair and impartial trial.
The decision will have the effect
of invalidating the other four indicc
ments, charging Schmitz, as we'll as
Ruef, with extortion, and renders void
the plea of guilty made by Ruef, as
the appellate court held that no crime
was committed.
BY this reversal 1t is feared that the
prosecution has lost its hold upon
Ruef and it is freely predicted that
the former political boss will now
refuse all overtures for immunity.
wholly or in part, to testify in the
bribery-graft cases, and fight every in
dictment against him.
Although the court ordered Schmitz
discharged from custody on the ex.
tortion indictments. neither Schmitz
nor Ruef can take advantage of the
reversal for sixty days, and even
then there is little likelihood that
either of them will be able to get the
enormous bail required for their re-
lease. There are still pending against
Ruef 1875 indictments charging brib-
cry, on which the total bail is $1,170.-
900, and Schmitz would have to get
bonds for $450,000 on the forty indict-
ments that remain against him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
FARMERS MAY LOSE SUIT.
May Fail to Secure Permanent lnjunc-
ton Against Anaconda Smelter.

Butte, Mont.-Master In Chancery
Crane fled findings in the famous
Deer Lodge valley smoke case in the
federal court on Saturday, and, II ap-
proved by Judge Hunt, 1t is not likely
that permanent injunction asked for
by farmers residing close to the $5-
900 900 Washoe smelter at Anaconda
will be granted. Besides the signifi-
cant views expressed by the master in
his appended statement, an important
feature Is the manner in which the
findings relating to the effect of ar
senic upon the animals in the alleged
smoke zone have been amended The
original finding now is made to state
that no deaths were found to have oc-
Cured from arsenical poisoning.
1t Is held that sickness only result
ed. 1t was on the allegation that
deaths OF animals had occurred from
such poisoning that the request for a
permanent injunction was largely
based.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Kansas AntLLlquor Law Upheld by
Supreme Court.

Washington. supreme court OF
the United States on Monday upheld
the anti-liauor law OF Kansas by af
nrming the decisions OF the supreme
court Of that state In a number OF
cases. including that OF Fritz Durien
Of shawnee county. convicted OF vio-
lating the law. Darien appealed to
the federal supreme court ON writ
OF error ON the ground that tho stat.
ute contrayenes the federal eonstitu,
tion because Il gives discretion to pre-
bate Judges In granting permits
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
MANY LIVES LOST
IN THEATRE FIRE
Victims Were Attending Benefit for
Sunday School When Flames
Caused Wild Panic.
In Addition to the Heavy Loss Of Life,
Three Score Were injured. Many
Of the Unfortunate Ones BE-
ing Members Of Leadlnp
Families OF the Town.

Boyertown, Pa.-~As the result OF
IRE. which threw the audience at
tending a performance at the Rhoads
opera house, Monday night, into a
panic. 1877 people are known to have
lost their lives. while scores are SUI.
fering from burns or broken bones
and the death list will undoubtedly
grow larger as result OF the awful
experience.
The population Of the place Is about
1880. and the disaster paraiyzed the
town and the people are going about
dazed. II 10 safe TO say that every
body In the place either lost one or
more relatives. or was intimately &C
quainted with those who died In the
IRE, In several cases whole families
were wiped out.
While the Scottish Reformation"
was being reproduced In Rhoade's
opera house by Mrs. Monroe OF Wash
ington. a tank used In a moving pic
ture scene exploded. and Immediately
there was Wild rush for the exits
Of the building Men OF mature years
endeavorei to still the panic. but their
voices could not be heard above the
shricks and screams OF the terrified
women and children. who composed
the greater part OF the audience.
II seemed as though nearly the en-
tire audience made a mad rush for
the exits the moment the explosion
occurred
In their attempt to quiet the great
crowd those persons who were on the
stage accidentally upset the coal oil
lamps used ut the footlights. The
burning oil scattered In all directions.
and the lamps which were used to
light the opera house exploded. throw,
Ing the blazing oil over the terror
stricken people. who were lighting
franticaliy 10 gain tho exits. In the
mad rush section OF the floor gave
way. precipitating scores OF persons
to the basement.
II was scarcely ave minutes from
the time OF the explosion OF the tanks
until the entire heart OF the structure
seemed roaring furnace. There was
q mad scramble to the stairway. and
scores OF women and children we're
knocked down and trampled upon.
many Of them doubtless being crushed
to death At least nifty persons. real.
icing that exit by the stairway meant
almost certain death. risked their
lives by jumping from the windows.
Limbs were broken aud skulls were
crushed by this daring method OF on.
cape.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Hate's Naval Bill.

Washington,-Sena Hale's bill
win receive its first attention at the
hands OF the senate committee on
naval Affairs during the present week,
but 1t will probably be some time be
fore the measure can be reported to
the senate, There is little doubt that
hearings viii be ordered II will be
quite impossible to avoid touching
upon the retirement OF Admiral
Brownson. and II the subject is once
opened, there is no telling to what
extent II may be pursued. The gen
eral question OF the reorganization oil
the navy Is a very important one,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
SOLDIERS WILL
LEAVE COLDF|E[D
President Believes State Of Nevada
Should Handle Situation With
out Federal Interference.
Soldiers viii Be Ordered 70 Leave Ne
vada Soon After Assembling OF
Special Session OF Legislature,
Regardless Of Governors
Request.

Washington. President Roosevelt
has determined to withdraw the fed
eral troops from Goldheld. Nevada,
shortly after the legislature begins its
special session. This intention was
made known at the White House on
Sunday when the report OF the special
investigating commission was made
public. together with letter from the
president to Governor Sparks, dated
January 1. The president says he
shall be governed by the recommends
lions In the report unless the gov
ernor can show that the statements
In the report are not I'm accordance
with the facts
The report says:
The conditions do not support the
general allegations In the governors
request for troops, nor we're his spe'
cihc statements established to any
such extent Az to justify his use of
these statements for the purpose Of
getting federal troops.
II concludes with this recommends
ton:
But we most firmly believe that
upon the assembling Of the legisla'
ture, or within few days thereafter,
the troops should be removed, regard.
less of any request for their reten.
ton that may be made by either the
legislature or the governor of Ne.
vada. Ii being essential that the state
OF Nevada shall understand this stu.
alton cOmulptelV. shall ranoQnixa the
fact that there Will, at that date, be
thrown upon II, and 1t alone, the pri.
mary responsibility of keeping order,
and that. recognizing this responsible.
ity, 1t may take such action as is the
duty of the state. and as will be SUI.
ficient In the premises"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Bugling Work Of Surgeons.

Red Lodge. Mont.-A local surgeon
who has performed an operation on
Charles Joakinen. young Finnish
miner, for the removal of the cause
of pain IN his chest, found in the cav
ity left by previous operation two
pieces of rubber tubing. four and five
Inches long respectively. To one was
attached to a safety pin. badly rusted.
The rubber tubing was nearly a half
inch in diameter. The foreign sub
stances lad been left in the wound
when New York surgeons sewed 1t
up following an operation several
months ago.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Denver's Bio Stock Show.

Denver-Entries for the mid-conti-
nent livestock show. to be held in
Denver during the week beginning
January 20, comprise some OF the best
studs, herds and fiocks from the mid
die west and the east Trains are
booked from Chicago. Omaha and
Kansas to bring the stockmen at spe-
cial rates. MIR. W. F. Skinner. author,
ity on livestock exhibits and who Gre
ated the International livestock
show at Chicago. will conduct the mid
continent exhibition to be given annu-
ally In Denver on the same lines.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Democrats Oppose Aldrieh Bill.

Nashington.-The Democratic mem.
hers Of the house committee on bank
Ing and currency held a meeting for
the discussion OF the Fowler and Al
erich currency bills and voted unani.
iaousiy TO support any motion for hear
iass on both bills before the full COM
nittee. Ii vas developed that all Of
the minority members are opposed to
The Aldrieh bill because II eularses
the policy OF securing currency by the
aspcsit OF bonds. Some nj them also
Nok with disfavor upon the Fowler
Till as too revolutionary
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Union Men penounce Sparks.

Reno. Nev.-Fully one thousand
union men attended a mass meeting
Thursday night. Resolutions uphold
ing Governor Sparks in calling for
troops were introduced and seconded,
but were voted down amid Kisses.
Resolutions were then passed stating
that the troops were an unnecessary
expense, were called without cause.
and that it was the sense Of those as
semeled that the primary purpose foi
bringing the troops to Goldfield was
to reduce wages and aim a direct blow
at organized labor in Nevada
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Smoked cIgars,,s on seansId.

neming. \. Martin Amador was
hanged tn the county Jail here on
Monday for the murder Of Conception
Mendoza, with whom he Was in hove
He went To hls doom without the leas,
evidence OF fear. smoking cigarette
antil the sheriff Vas ready to adjust
the black cap Msgdaleno sabollor
who VAS TO have been hanged al the
sam" time as Amador for Killing a
child in an attempt 10 shoot the man
he thought had won his sweetheart.
had his rsntenee eommutod To nfo
Imprisonment
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Operation Necessary to Save Petit.
bones Life.

Los Anyeles.-George A. Pettiboue.
who was brought her from Boise,
Idaho. following the acquittal OF the
charge Of numbering former Governor
steunenbers. will undergo an opera.
ton shortly for an ulcer. He has i'm.
proved since his arrival here. Clar-
enee Darrow. attorney of the Western
Federation Of Miners. is also improy.
ing and viii escape an operation. He
sin suffers much pain from the at.
tack OF mastoiditis, with which he was
stricken during the Pettibone trial
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Charged With Murder Committed
Years Ago.

Bcillngham. Wash.--Thrce years
ago the body OF Frederick Danes. an
Elk street butcher. Was found In his
shop. lie had been beaten To death
and an iron spike driven through his
hear, pinning Il TO the floor The safe
and money drawer had been robbed
and the murderer left no clue, Or
Monday Charles weatherford OF Su
mas. Wash. was arrested. charged
with the crime aud lodged in Jail
here. Il Il alleged that he admitted
10 several triends that he committed
the crime for both revenge aud money
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Another Big Cruiser Ready.

Vallejo. Cal.-Oriers have been re-
ceived at Mare Island yard to place
the cruiser South Dakota. recently
delivered by the Union Iron Works.
In commission January l6. Captain
Charles f. Fox will command her
and the other officers have been as
signed The crew is being assembled
The South Dakota is FIRST class
cruiser and sister ship TO the Cali.
fornia- Her displacement is 1900
tons and indicated horsepower $4,000
She will remalh in Pacific waters fof
several months and then go to the
Asiatic statiCr
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
ses for Homes, Employment.

81. Louis, Hungry and out OF work.
500 thtnly clad men marched through
the snow and cold to the city hall
Tuesday, seeking MAYER Wells In or.
der To make application FOR his assist.
anee In securing employment James
Esds How, philanthroplst and scion OF
a prominent family. who proudly
styles himself a hobo" led the PRO
eession, and the Welfare association.
Of which he l. the founder and bene.
factor, formed the nucleus OF the
army The mayor assured thu men
he would do all In his power to help
them
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
LIFE IS TRAMPLEO OUT OF
SIXTEEN CHILDREN IN PANIC
Were Crushed to Death by Frenzleo
Mob at Amusement Hall-Forty
others Injured.

Barnsley, England.-Sixteen chill
,ren were trampled to death. and
sorty others, several OF whom cannot
live. were injured in a mad rush Tor
,etter seats at an entertainment given
n the public hall here Saturday AFTER
noon. There was a great crush to
,ecure admittance TO the entertain
ment, and when the doors opened
syery seat was taken and the gallery
was literally packed with children,
Who filed the aisles and who were
dangerously massed against the lower
railing. With a view to relieving this
crowding in the gallery the attendants
decided to transfer some OF the chill
dren TO the body of the house. and
one usher called out, Some OF you
children come down stairs"
Immediately the rush started, and
within a few seconds hundreds OF
children were being trampled under
foot Even those who had seats In
the gallery, doubtless being panic
stricken by the screams and struggles
of the crowds fighting to reach the
staircase, joined In the stampede.
The scene was a terrible one, the
cries OF the injured and means OF the
dying causing the greatest excitement
among those gathered In the body OF
the hall. Police and ushers rushed to
the head of the staircases. which wee
literally strewn with dead and dying,
and by the most desperate efforts
managed To drag scores of the strug-
Cling children to the corridors below.
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that a panic among the children in
the lower part Of the house was
averted, all of these eventually being
taken to the street in safety.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
strike-breakers Pouring Into eoldfietd.

Goldheld, Nev.-Eighty miners ar
rived in Goldfield on Thursday on a
special train and were unloaded at
Jumbo Town and taken directly to the
boarding houses OF the Consolidated
company. OF this force. fifty will be
employed In the Mohawk mine. The
men are all Americans, and were re,
cruited in Salt Lake City from former
employees of the mines at Park City,
Utah. The majority of them are said
to have been Western Federation men.
but all are said to have signed the
pledge exacted by the Goldfield opera
tors
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
CIVIL WAR THREATENS.
FanatieaI Feeling Is Directed Against
France.

Paris.--The French government is
greatly embarrassed at the unexpect.
cd turn of events In Morocco. The
proclaiming of Muiai Hafid. sultan at
Fec. was coincident with the arrival
In Paris OF Mohammed Sldi el Mok.
hri. who came here as finance minis.
ter to Add ell Aziz to negotiate a loan
of s3o,o00,0oo. and the march on RIA,
bat OF General dArmade. commander
of the French forces In Morocco, with
1000 men. In twinkling the entirs
situation has become changed, AND
the whole country is threatened with
civil war.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Man Used Big Knife and the Woman
Welded a Razor.

Oakland.-Pietro Sarochi, an iron
worker, and his wife. Reina, fought
duel to the death Saturday morning
In their little four-room cottage In the
Montgomery tract. He was armed
with large butcher knife and she
with a razor After battling for fif,
teen or twenty minutes the husband
finally slew the wife and cut his own
throat from ear to ear, expiring on
her dead body. Worry over money
which, 1t Is said. was deposited In the
California bank. and the fact that his
wife has left him several times re
Gently are believed to have been among
the causes that led up to the fatal
quarrel
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Union station Annex OF Kansas City
Destroyed by Fire.

Kansas City.--The Union station
annex In Union avenue adjoining the
Union railway station. was destroyed
by Are early Monday, The Union sta.
ton propsr. one of Kansas City's land.
marks. was saved by tho firemen after
a hard dsht The burned building
contained the receiving ofiices OF the
Adams. Wells Fargo and Pacific Eek.
press companies. q branch mailing
room Of the poatof,ice. the Offices OF
the Fred Harvey Eating House com.
pany. the Pullman Palace Car com
pany's linen room and the Railway.
mems Y, NJ G. A. rooms. The loss liz
estimated ut close To quarter of .
million dollars.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
IING LEOPOLD REPl]
TO CONGO d
Declaration 10 Made n
Not Desire any Ped
From the Donations

Brussels.-The govenl
sued its reply to the
lions made by the Congo
1t declares that King !
not desire any personal
the donations reserved
treaty. which now amouI
900 a year, and are expd
grow to $1,000, 900 a yea
Continuing, the reply I
rious philanthropic meth,
the revenue of the Congo
state Is to be expended.
will be consecrated to |
educational and hospital
lie missions and for civiI
as an effort to find a c,
sleeping sickness. The
among other things, ma
that concessionary comp
amenable to the laws q
and not to Belgian law,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Bold Robbery Of Mail wa,or

MarysVille. Cal-The United States
mail wagon carrying the mail betw cen
the Narysville postotfice and the
southern Pacific depot was held up
Tuesday morning. the driver. r. W.
Harwood. beaten until insensihle and
the registered mail stolen. the sacks
being cut over $500 in money was
taken. When HARDWOOD recovered
consciousness be staggered to the no
lice office with his head badly cut
and bleeding freely, The police force
has found no clue to the robbers.
Postoffice detectives are coming to
make an Investigation
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Alabama Democrat Believes Race
viii be Between Tan and eryan.

Columbus. o--~rhe Republicans OF
Alabama have but one candidate for
President. aud that is William II
Taft. sail Perry b Gray. Democratic
lieutenant governor OF Alabama. who
passed through Columbus on Muaday.
He said further.
The south is fer Bryan for the
Democratic pc,nineV aud | believe ~
will be tie choice of the COW, ntian
II he Is. the Republicans have but
one man who can beat him. ard that
Is Taft"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23

Los Angeles. Cal-Charles Gray
armed with two revolvers, attempted
to hold up Redondo car near Slau.
son, and was shot and instantly killed
by J, c. Green. conductor of the car.
A. o. Williams of Moneta. a driver for
the Standard oil company. who as.
sisted Green in repulsing the high.
wayman. was shot through the hand
by the same bullet that ended the rob.
ber's life. The dead man proved to
be Charles Gray. aged "a. formerly
employed as a bridge carpenter.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Fight In the House on Penal Laws
Revision.

washington.-A vigorous fight was
waged in the house of representatives
on Saturday over the bill to eodify
and revise the penal laws of the
United States. with particular refer
encs 10 section 10. affecting conspira-
cies against the civil rights of citi.
Eens Messrs. Smith of Missouri and
Hughes ct New Jersey offered amend
ments having for their object the ex.
emption OF labor unions from the oper
alton OF the section whenever such
unions declare strikes or boycotts.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Bandit. Beaten on by Guards.

Tashkend. Asiatic Russia. -Railway
guards recently repulsed an attack by
n band OF twenty brigands upon
train carrying large shipment OF
gold. rhe brigands, displaying u red
lantern. caused the engineer to slow
down, They boarded tho train and
after detaching the engine drove It
backward. smashing several cars.
They threw bombs right aud left to
create panic. but tho guards, who
were outnumbered. held their ground
bravely and shot down two of the
bandits. their comrades, however. car.
rying of the bodies to prevent iden.
tification,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
FLEET REACHES RIO JANEiRo.
American BattIeships Come to Anchor
In Brazilian Waters.

Rio de Janeiro.-The American feet
OF sixteen battleships entered the port
Of Rio de Janeiro at 3 o'clock Sun
day afternoon. after a passage from
Port Of Spain, Trinidad. more than
1900 miles. unmarried by serious acct
dent replete with interesting incl
dents and ending with a royal wei.
come from the thousands that had
gathered 70 greet the visitors.
The feet weighed anchor at 4
O'Clock In the afternoon Of December
20 at Port of Spain, and exactly at
O'Clock. January IL. the vessels were
swinging at their anchors in this beau
tiful harbor. The fleet has now COW
cred about 1900 miles. about third
OF the distance of the voyage to San
Francisco.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23
Hughes Boom Launched.

New York.-The candidacy of Chas,
f. Hughes fr the Republican presi-
Dental nomination was launched at a
Hughes dollar dinner given at Terry
Garden Thursday night. The COVER
nor was not present, but sent tele-
gram in which he expressed the wish
that all should contribute in making
the Republican party constantly eff.
fective instrument for the correction
of abuses and for conserving the
rights and opportunities of all by i'm
partial and straightforward admins
tration.