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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
AUTO STAGE
TOTAL wreck
GOES OVER 12-FOOT EMBANK-
MENT CARRYING Is PASSEN-
GERS-ALL ARE INJURED,
TWO PERHAPS FATALLY.

ELLINGHAM. Wash, July 90
A heavy auto stage coming from
Lnyden last night was wrecked at
Dupont and d streets in this city
and every one Of Is passengers IN
iured. The seriously injured are
Judge ]. R. Critics, internal. proba-
blv fatal: Rev. Joseph E. Williams
collar bone and ribs broken, inter
nal injuries, probably fatal; E.
Mackay, driver. leg broken inter-
nal injuries, will recover
All the seriously injured are De-
ing cared for in this city. A tire
stripping from one Of the wheei'
was thrust into the steering gear
caused the machine to dash square
lv across the street and turn som
ersault over a 12-foot embankmeh'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
SECOND FIRE N Is MONTHS.
On. July 8, LIST Year. Suffered Fint
Biz Fire. sF

OIL S4E 1JASs
Special to Evening Teller. IA
Cottonwood, Ida, July 20.-The
disastrous fre that destroyed the
business section Of Cottonwood this
morning is the second serious con-
flagration that has occurred here
during the past 13 months. On the
afternoon Of July 6 of last year. hre
started in. Loden's furniture store,
and with a heavy wind blowing
spread to a number Of adjoining
buildings and leaped the street. A
number of business buildings and
warehouses were destroyed before
the fre was finally controlled by a
bucket brigade composed OF citizens.
Tho town IL without proper water
service, but the construction OF a
reservoir, pumping plant and dis
tributing system is now under way.
The question of a better fire protec-
tion has been before the people for
the past year and bonds providing
for the needed improvements were
voted several months aEo. Within
a few weeks the new system would
have been turned over to the city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Hearst FORCES
Will. kETALIA1E
FIGHT BRYAN BITTERLY, RE.
MENBERMG HIS ACTION N
OF FOUR YEARS AGO, WHEN
HE TURNED DOWN. HEARST.

Nv York July 2o.-With one
exception all Of the presidential
tickets have been named for the No
vember election. The exception 10
the ticket to be placed In the h$)d
by the National parry. better known
a. the National Independence
league. Of which Wil)Aem p Hearst
Ii the founder and guiding spirit.
Ths candidates for president and
vice president will be named BY the
National Independence party 1t :
convention to be held in Chicagc
next week. At the headquarters Of
the party In this city It WAS said
today that the arrangements fol
ths convention are about completa
and that large and representative
attendance 10 assured. Great nm
eertaiaty. exists a TO who viii heat
the ticket. Up TO thA present tim!
the only person whore name hai
been At all prominsntly mentioned
In connection with the honor Il
Thomas L. Higson. 4 man OF grea
wealth and . fierce opponent OF th'
trusts. who ran for governor o.
Massachusetts, . year ,ee.o on the IN
dependence League ticket.
Upon his recent return from Eu
rope Mr.. Hearst lost no time In get
ting down to work In anticipation
Of the national campaign. It va
predicted all along that the Hears
forces would not lift q hand to pre-
vent the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan
by the Democrats, but would worl
strenuously to prevent the Nebras
kan's election. The prediction al
not wait long for fulfiilment. TIL
morning following the nomination
| of Mr.. Bryan by the Denver conven
| rion the Hearst newspapers In thi
city contained editorials that mad
1t plain that Mr.. Bryan could no
count on the support OF Mr.. Heart
in the campaign.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
FACES
water famine

Vallejo. Cal, July 2O.-Unless
the city trustees fnd water supply
within two weeks, this town will be
absolutely dry. Today the big
Standard Portland Cement works,
situated north of the town. closed
down because of lack of water. and
investigation shows that the city
has enough water to last only IA
days. Some nearby town or coun-
try must come to the rescue by sup
plying water until the next rainy
season can fill the reservoirs, or the
the city will have no water at all.
The trustees today hope that ar
rangements can be made with Con-
tro Costa county for the supplying
Of Vallejo from Lake Chabot or that
Benicia will have enough water te
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
TAFT Wins With
Steam Shovel
rs MADE MEMBER OF UNION OF
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF STEAM
SHOVEL MEN TO DATE JULY
$50 MAKE NO CANVASS.

Hot Springs, Va. July 20.-
When Judge Taft goes to Cincinnati
to get notified of his nomination for
the presidency by the party. he will
receive notice Of his election as
member of q labor organization. He
has been elected member of the
International Society of Steam
Shovel Men, Of which T. J. Donlan
OF Chicago Is president. Mr.. Taft
had q good deal to do with the
steam shovel men at Panama. His
notification Of his membership IN
thu union will be made on July 2.
He will probably leave here next
Saturday for Cincinnati and may
not return until the following Sat
urday. Judge Taft has concluded
that II will not b. possible for him
to attend any state fair before the
slectiou. Aktsf+ Sepember. ! he e.
pects to remain in Cincinnati until
tho election 10 over. Cl -
willis Moore. chief Of the weather
bureau, will be here tomorrow. Mr.
Moore has some ideas concerning
the treatment Of the labor problem
which he desires to talk over with
Mr.. Taft. eT
Judge Taft will attend the open
ing OF court at Germantown. nvf
miles from Hot Springs. tomorrow
and will deliver an address on tn
administration Of Justice. ks
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Plan CAMPAIGN
FOR THE west

Colorado Springs. Colo, July 20.
Seventeen states and territories
are represented here today by Re-
publican national committeeman and
state chairmen in conference
called by Frank H. Hitchcock.
chairman Of the Republican ma
tional committee, for the purpose OF
devising systematic methods of car
rying on the campaign in the West
for Taft and Sherman.
The conference is expected to ex-
tend over two days. 1t will be en-
tirely informal.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
NOT MARRIED
SEEKS DIVORCE

Meridian, Conn, July 20.-Wil-
son Chappell of New Britain wished
to get divorce, but when he went
To the lawyer to have action brought
the attorney discovered hat the cou-
pie were no married. 1t seems that
Chappell and Miss Ellen Steele OF
the same city secured a marriage Ii
cense In January, 1907, and as they
could not get a clergyman and sup
posed the ceremony was a mere for
mality anyway. the license being all
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Will BLOCK.
WOOD PAVEMENE


Property owners Of the Lewiston
paving district are today perfecting
an organization the purpose q
which 10 to contest any action the
council may take looking toward
the installation Of wood blocks .
paving material. Those who are
interested in the movement repre-
sent some Of the heaviest property
owners In the district and have
stated definitely that money Will bs
literally subscribed 70 carry the ~
sue into the courts II the council
persists In it, intention to procssd
with the wood block pavement.
I'VE are willing to pay out our
money for . pavement that ws b.
lieve win give us value for the IN
vestmsnt. but before Ne viii allow
the council to unload the wood block
upon VI W viii spend our money
in legal hght to prevent such -
tion." said one Of the propefty
owners today.
1--WE regard wood blocks o a -
pertinent ana the more data oOllect~
Cd relative 70 this pavement furtn-
er CONFIRMS this belief. The prop
erty owners at the beginning -
this campaign expresssl themselves
- favorable to brick and had -
council acted upon this sxprsssio1
| It 10 doubtful II tAsrs would haS0
been any opposition. RAvemsnt -
this time viii be ! hsavy bur6sn
upon the property ownsrs but -
would ~ willing and IN fact sSo
anxious to pave but - not eoAsi6sv
II sood business juAemsnt ~ te1U
any chancss ~ the natsrial - -
oelected ss@
| s'If " ars . sslsct . paveMsnt
from IN scenomisal standpolnt =
! would ssem bsttsr judgmsat -
either nee bitulitNic or asp1ale
where : saving Of eso.oos q @1s~
/, 900 over wood blocks could b -
cured. The agents Of ail Of thsss
companies havs given ASSURANCES
that they are willing 70 give IL
city . guarantee to turn their paw
ment over d the city In good CO.
diion At the end Of ton years and
from what We have been able q
learn the agents for wood block1
I have been unable TO show any
streets that have been In use more
than six yearS.
at is our purpose to organise thu
property owners who are Opposed g
the wood block pavement and at ths
proper time we viii institute action
in the courts to prevent tie council
from entering ino any agreement
for paving the streets with this ma
t'arial."
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Open Store 1T Kamiah.

Frank Reed formerly Of the Ray
mond hotel. has completed arrange
ments for opening general mer-
chandise store at Kamiah. NJ.
Reed has placed the orders for hS
opening stock and will have q COM
plete line in all departments OF
general merchandise. The STOCK
will be shipped within the next
week and Mr.. Reed expects to open
his new establishment for business
Iii about two weeks.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
Cottonwood, Ida, July 20.-The
business district of Cottonwood was
swept by firs at an early hour this
morning, resulting In the destruc-
tion Of practically every business
house In the city, q number of res
licences and entailing loss Of gsv-
eral hundred thousands of dollars.
The fire started in the Club saloon
at 1880 o'clock In the morning.
and before the alarm could be
sounded and the citizens aroused
from their homes the flames had
spread to adjoining buildings.
Every available means to check
the advance Of the IRE demon waa
brought into use. but despite the
most energetic efforts Of the citl-
Gems the flam.s spread to both sides
Of Main street and licked up the
frame business houses like tinder
The IRE was famed with the light
breeze blowing, and within an hour
after the first alarm Of hre more
than a dozen houses were in flames
A canvass Of the situation at
o'clock this morning shows the fol-
lowing business houses In ashes:
Goldstone's merchandise store
Scverns & Fuchs merchandise store
six saloons, German State bank
First National bank. Modern's fur
niture store. Libhy's furniture store
Dan Doris. drug store. A. J. Rob
inson's drug store. Roenss hard
ware store, Cottonwood hardwar'
and implement store. Simon Bros
meat market, Cottonwood hotef AM
a number Of dwellings.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

that was really necessary, the took
up life together.
A child was born and then the
couple came upon evil days, and
finally the husband wished to get
divorce. The shock of discovery
that no legal tie existed brought
about revulsion of feeling, and
Chappell is now considering the
idea of a formal marriage service.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
GOMPERS Hailed
into court

Washington, July 20.-President
Gompers, Secretary Morrison and
John Mitchell of the executive coun-
Gil OF the American Federation Of
Labor were today cited to answer.
September next, to the charge OF
contempt in violating the court In
junction forbidding them continuing
boycott against the Buck Stove
and Range company. :
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
ALL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Wiped FROM THE MAP
TOTAL LOSS PLACED AT AGGREGATE FROM $4,000 TO $780,
ooo-MsURANcE LESS THAN $1ooooo-MANY ARE HOME
LESS AND WHOLE TOWN HAS LACK OF FooDsrurFs WHICH
ARE BEING SUPPLIED FROM NElaHBoRMa TOWNS

o'clock this afternoon the estimate
OF loss sustained by the early-morn-
ing fire is placed between $250.000l
and 100000, with insurance aggre-
eating s65.00O.
The origin of the fire is a mys-
terry but was first discovered in the
Club saloon. The building was
closed at the time and the names
were cutting the interior of the
structure when the first alarm OF
flre was sounded.
The business district of Cotton
wood today presents scene OF most
complete devastation. During the
early hours Of the forenoon the peo-
pie were In sore distress for food,
but emergency provisions were
provided for lunch at noon. ana
during the afternoon foodstufrs
were received from Grangeville and
Nezperce. and no further assistance
from outside points will be needed.
The burning Of tho hotels and lodg-
ing houses has rendered . large
number Of people without sleeping
quarters. but the homes OF thu Cot
tonwood people that escaped the
flames have been thrown open to the
sufferers. and accommodations viii
be provided for all tonight.
Three Of the finest residences n
the city were destroyed In the flrs
and Is business housss. upon which
the loss- hss besH eemputad wert
destroyed. The residences belong
Ied to Sam 0oldstons. J. B. Rook and
Joseph schobsr.
The following 10 the list OF burn.
cd business, houses. with the ssti
mated loss and Insurance: Cotton
wood Hardware company, loss 323,'
900. insurance $4,000: Brust genera
merchandise. loss $4,000. insur
ance $4,000; Fuchs general mer
chandise. loss $4,000; insurance
| $500; Goldstone merchandise; ios
$4,000. insurance $4,000: Libby
drug store. loss $4,000, insurance
$500; Martin Kuhn's saloon. los
$4,000, insurance $4,000: Bailey 4
Robertson. loss $500, no. insurance
Mertes & Waldman, loss $4,000, in
surance, $1,000; A. J. Robinson
loss $500. insurance $500: Jane
Mckinney. loss $4,000, ihsuranc
$4,000: M. c. Butler, jewcler, los
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Van Dorn
drugs, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000
Cottonwood hotel loss $4,000, insur
ance $4,000; Joseph Hoene, hard
ward, loss $500, insurance $4,000
First National bank, loss $4,000, in
surance, $500; Joseph Payne
lodgings, loss $500. no insurance
Fl. Beck. Office building, loss $4,000
insurance $1,000; MsGen, furnl
ture, loss $4,000. insuranc
$4,000; DR.. Turner, store and Office
loss $4,000. insurance $1,000; Smith
dentist, loss 5000, insurance $3.50
Simon Bros. butchers, $25OO, In
surancs $500: German State banl
less $4,000, no insurance; A. ]. MOI
rison loss $4,000. insurance $4,000
Ray Minis. saloon. loss $500, II
! surance, $1,000; DR.. Truitt, los
$500, no insurance.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Will Notify Kern.

indianapolis, Ind. July 2o.-H
has been announced here that the
Kern notification meeting will be
held here. early in September ana
will be attended by Mr.. Bryan. VINO
will on that occasion deliver the
only speech he will make in this
state during the campaign. .e-l
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

spare some.
Work will be started next month
ON the $4,000 reservoir, and when
that is completed there will be y
water supply.
The Standard Cement works had
been obtaining water from the city
and from Its own wells. Last night
these ran dry and the machinery
got 30 hot 1t had to be stopped. To
day borers are at work making the
we'll deeper.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Villas Stricken, Nav Die.

Madison. Wis. July William
F. Villas. former United States SEN
ator and member of Cleveland's
cabinet, has been stricken with a
hemorrhage OF the brain, and his
condition is reported serious.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

A trainload of hogs was shipped
from the Camas prairie section last
week by f. 8. Sweet, the well-known
prairie stockman, and farmers were
paid 5h cents at the prairie deliv-
ery points. The shipment was mar"
keted at Spokane.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

Battleship Kearsarge Accident
Honolulu. July 20.-The bursting
OF a steam pipe on the battleship
Kearsarge yesterday burned Ave
men, three of them seriously.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

Daniels Wins 100. Meter Swim.
London. July 20.-The Anal In
the 100-meter swim was won by
Charles M. Daniels of the New York
Athletic club.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

prvan Srrings Another Plan.
Lincoln, Neb., July 2e.-Bryan
TODAY sent an appeal to the Demo-
cratic newspapers to ask campaign
subscriptions from their subscrip-
erS.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago. July 20.-July wheat.
s0Ac; September, 90%c; Deem
ber. 92hc.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
JEALOUS NAN
KILLS Rival
SHOOTS WOMAN HE LOVED AND
MAN WHOM SHE FAVORED,
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
WOMAN DEAD.

Portland, July 20.-David Con-
nell. an Italian, 27 years old, last
night shot Mrs. Dolly Sharp, with
whom he was enamored, and Del
mar Peterkin, whom he found in
company with the woman at her
lodgings. 2O7h Third street. Mrs.
Sharp died soon after she was taken
to tie hospital and the doctors say
Peterkin cannot live.
Conneli flred IL shots from the
two revolvers he had and the noise
attracted several men who started
In pursuit of Conneli as he fed from
the scene of the shooting. These
were Joined by others, ard as II
sprang from the eearth the crowd
appeared, numbering several hun
dred persons, and by the time Con-
nell had reached his lodgings on
Sixth street, hardly more than four
blocks away, the crowd had grown
to a bowling mob Of more than
thousand. ~...Aff fs.t sg
Conneli managed to keep some
distance ahead of his pursuers and
running to his own room he bolted
the door, hastily scribbled two notes
announcing that he left his watch
to ''The little girl. Dolly Sharp" and
his other. effects to Clifford Leon
ard, in whose house he was board
ing. and then blew out his own
brains with the one shot that he
had left.
Women occupants Of the Leonard
household, unaware Of what was go
ing on, made loud outcfy when thsy
heard the revolver shot, ana the
mob outside. fancying that the fu-
gitiye was continuing his work Of
carnage. quickly surrounded thu
house. shouting wildly. until the
streets were blockaded for blocks.
The police in the meantime had
been summoned to the roomine
house where the dying couple were
and IL was some minutes before
Sergeant Of Detectives Batty and
Detective Howell reached the Leon.
ard residence. It required still fur
ther time to force a way through
the densely-packed crowd Of morbit
curiosity seekers who blocked thu
way. On reaching the house and
breaking In the door Of Conneli's
room they found the mans dead
body.
Conneli, according to acquaint
ances of the couple, had been on ia
miliar terms with Mr.. Sharp for sew
eral months and was very Jealous o
her. Friday they had quarrel. ant
Conneli did not see the woman
again until last night. When. Con
nell found her she was talking t
Peterkin just outside the door t.
her room. From the contents OF tn
note it is believed Conneli had n
Intention of harming the woman
but becoming blindly Jealous whe1
he saw her talking to Peterkin. un
dertook to shoot and kill Peterki1
and unintentionally killed her 4
the fusilade of shots he rained upo
the man. Conneli was a nigh
waterman at the Arlington club an
Peterkin an electrician in the EN-
ploy of Swift & Co.
Portland, July 2O.-Mrs. Doll
Sharp and Helmer Peterkin, wn
were shot by David Conneli In tn
Awahnee apartments last night, al
both dead. Conneli, who had bee
on intimate terms with the woma
for several months, was insane wit
Jealousy when he found her IN con
pany with Peterkin. After firing l
shots at his ictims, he ran to n
own room and killed himself
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
FIX LOSS At $500, 900.

Origin ~ Fire Mvsterv-Town
Short on Provisions.
Special to Evening Teller.
Cottonwood, Ida, July 20.-At 2
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20
Portland Wheat Market.

Portland, July 2o.-wheat un-
changed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
COLLINS SUES
P. A. BOUNDS
CASE IN CIRCUIT COURT
Injunction Trouble Which Resulted
in Shooting Is Being Heard by
Judge Preble.

Pleas of Ida NJ Collins and her
husband, J. A. Collins, for an in
junction against Pleasant A. Bounds
and wife, restraining them from in
terfering with a ditch right-of-way
over which there has been much
trouble, are being heard in the su-
perior court by Judge Preble. The
hearing for a permanent injunction
started Tuesday and will be contin-
ued today.
AS an outgrowth Of the injunction
case and the ditch trouble, there has
been "bad blood" between Collins
and Bounds and this is said to have
been the cause Of shooting scrape
on the reservation during the sum-
mer, when Collins shot Bounds. The
criminal side of the case will be
heard later in the term.
Collins is represented in the suit
by Attorneys McAulay & Meigs and
Attorney Snively represents Bounds.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
THIS Is YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
SECURE EXTRA VOTES AND
CATCH THE LEADERS.
The CONTEST PHONE IS 1861
The Result of Last Evenings Count
Miss Doris Arrowsmith Leads i'm
First District, Miss Lulu Thompson
Leads in the Second District, and
Miss Leah Townsend i'm the Third.

All contestants should be thor
oughly alive to this great special
vote offer, and get in every availa-
BILE subscription, SO that you can poll
up a large reserve vote.
Remember, young people, that
10000 extra ballots will be given
to each and every contestant who
turns in five new yearly subscrip-
tons to the Herald between now and
Saturday, October II, 1908, and
$4,000 for every ten new yearly sub
scriptions.
Five thousand extra ballots will
be given to each and every contes-
tant who turns in five new six months
subscriptions to the Herald between
now and Saturday.
This is your chance to catch the
leaders, you can get these extra votes
by a little effort on your part.
Now is the time to bring in the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
Thinks Maps Are Wrong.

TACOMA.-After completing one
of the most hazardous mountain ex-
petitions ever made in the state, HUI
bert I. karshner of Aberdeen claims
he has collected sufficient data to
warrant him in preparing an entirely
new map of the Olympia mountain
regions. karshner went through the
heart of the Olympic on a north and
south line, the first time the noun
tains have ever been penetrated on
line of lontitude. His object was
purely scientific and geographical re-
search, the main idea of his trip be-
ing to determine to his own satisfac-
ton the exact position Of the great
divide OF the mountains separating
the Puget sound watershed from the
Pacific ocean shed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14
H. >. For the Kidneys Bladder
Rheumatism.
-
30 days ID ~ "A
guaranteed money DANNsAAI1E.
c. w. CAMP, West Side Druggist

the present tariff system and advo-
Gated change, saying that tariff
is the germ that breeds trusts" He
condemned the republican party for
its stand on the Injunction question,
and upheld the bank guarantee prop
osition as advanced by Bryan.
The speaker said the possibility Of
Sherman occupying the presidential
chair, in case of Taft's death. should
cause every voter to ponder, and de-
nounced nim as a tool Of the trusts,
and a co-worker with "Uncle Joe"
Cannon.
The speaker said that in his trav-
els over eastern Washington he was
convinced that Bryan would carry
that portion of the state by a big
majority. At the conclusion of his
remarks the speaker was applauded
for five minutes by those present.
Mr.. Goodyear left for Prosser on
No. 16.