davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
WILL Build TWO
NEW BATTlESH|PS
House Committee Rejects Recon-
mendations of President That
Four Ships be Built.
The Appropriation Bill. as Agreed
Upon by the Committeeman, Car
ries s1o1, 900 900 for the Naval
Establishment for the
Next Fiscal Year.

Washington.-By a vote OF - to 5,
the house committee on naval affairs
on Monday rejected the president
urgent recommendation that congress
authorize at this session the building
of four battleships at total cost OF
$38,000,000, and by a unanimous vote
there was included In the navy APP
preparation bill an authorization for
the construction Of two, to cost So
100000, each to be of the Delaware
type.
These representatives voted In ac-
cordance with the presidents recon-
mendntions: Lilley, OF Connecticut,
(Republican) : Thomas. Ohio. (Repub-
lican); Myer. Louisiana. (DemocraD !;
Talbot. Maryland, OemocraD; and
Hobson, Alabama, (Democrat).
Representative Hobson announced
after the committee meeting that he
intended to make minority report
recommending authorization for four
battleships
The naval appropriation bill as
amended and agreed upon by the com
mittee, carries a total appropriation
OF $101 100000 for the navy establish
ment for the next fiscal year, about
$24.0o0,0O0 less than was asked for
IN the department estimates.
Under the head of new authorize.
lions for whose fulfillment congress
is bound to appropriate money at the
next session II the bill as recommend
ed passes the house and senate, the
committee included two battleships to
cost s19,000,000; ten destroyers. ST.
100000; eight submarine torpedo
boats, $3,040.G00; total, $30.540. 000, or
$3S.730,00o less than the total for new
authorizations asked for the navy de.
partment.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Land FRAUD sleuth i. Dead.

Portland. ore.--Frank Michael Mcy
endorm. special agent OF the depart
ment OF the Interior. died In this city
ON Sunday of Bright's disease. Mey,
endorn. who was Of noble Polish
birth. achieved splendid reputation
for HIS work In connection with the
Investigation OF coal land frauds In
Utah. Wyoming and Colorado In 1906,
and Il was through his knowledge of
the situation that enabled the inter.
state commerce commission TO bring
the Offenders to Justice Meyendorff
was IS years OF age.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

willard. Mo.--The Bank of Willard
was looted of $4,000 by FIVE robbers
early Tuesday morning, after the safe
had been blown open with nitro-gly.
cerine. The explosion aroused the
citizens and a street battle followed,
but the robbers. amid a fusillade of
and escaped by rail. A posse com
posed OF business men and another
headed by the sheriff and composed of
deputies quickly formed and started
In pursuit, No citizens were shot dur
Ing the battle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
XIII Rehlns for Food.

New orleans.-The announcement
hat about one million robins have
been killed BY hunters this winter In
Louisiana. Is made by Frank NJ. Mil.
ler, president OF the Louisiana Audi.
bon society, Following this announce
ment George \. Hotel. government
expert here to Investigate the habits
oi the robins. said that the govern.
ment may prove that the eastward
movement OF the boil weeyil had been
facilitated by the reckless destruc-
ton OF the robins. The birds are
killed for food.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
| DYNAMITE BUNK HOUSES
WHILE MEN ARE EATING
Mexican Miners Attempt to Xiii Every
American at the Santa Rosa Mine,
In Sonora, Old Mexico.

Tucson, Ariz.-An attempt TO kin
every American at the Santa Rosa
mine. In Sonora. twenty miles south
Of Douglas. was made recently. when
Mexican employees placed sticks OF
dynamite under boarding house, the
company store and the foreman's and
superintendent residences. The
timed for the explosions to follow
each other In quick succession. The
hour selected was during the evening
meal, when all the American miners
were In the boarding house and the
foreman and the superintendent in
their respective residences.
The first explosion was at the
boarding house. 1t was demolished
Fifteen men eating, were blown
through the roof. sustaining broken
legs and arms. but there were no IA
talities. The store was completely
demolished. Tom Fagin, the foreman.
and his wife were In their home, but
tho dynamite failed to ignite. The SUI
perintendents Office was demolished,
but he was out of the building and
escaped
Governor Torres has been notified
and rurales under Commander Kos
terlisky are already on the scene.
Eighteen Mexicans are under arrest
at the mine.
The attempt to destroy the Ameri-
cans is believed TO be the work OF
sympathizers with the 'revolutionIsts
under arrest at Los Angeles. who be-
lieve the prisoners are being perse-
cuted by Americans. There had been
no trouble at the mine previously,
and no other cause Is conceivable.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
ATTORNEY HALL FOUND GUILTY
Convicted OF Conspiracy in Big Land
Frauds of Oreqon,

Portland, Ore.-Former United
States District Attorney John Fl. Hall
indicted for conspiracy with the Butte
Creek Land. Livestock & Lumber
company to maintain an illegal fence
which enclosed 10000 acres of public
land in Wheeler county, has been
found guilty. The trial has been in
progress since January 10, and has
been bitterly fought on both sides.
The offense is punishable by fine not
exceeding $4,000, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding two years. Sentence
has been suspended for the present,
and Judge Lionel r. Webster has
taken sixty days in which to lille no.
tice of appeal. and was granted until
May l in which to prepare a bill of
exceptions.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
cenfesses to Train wreekino.

Butte, Mont-The mystery which
surrounded the attempts TO wreck the
Oregon Short Line trains early Mon.
day morning, was cleared up when
Pat Gordon. aged "a, of Butte, one OF
the suspects. broke down and made a
clean breast of the entire matter. He
admitted throwing the switch which
oeraiied part Of the freight train and
also confessed that he put the ties On
the track in front of No. 10, which
left Butte shortly after O'Clock. He
says he was drunk and did not real.
IKE what h~ was doing.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
AssAssis' VICTIMS AT REST.
Funeral Of King Carlos and Prince
luiz an Imposing Spectacle.

Lisbon.-With the church bells toll.
Ing continually, the bodies of the muir
dered king and crown prince, in two
golden chariots shrouded in black vel.
vet and drawn by eight hooded horses
were escorted by glittering funeral
pageant on Saturday across Lisbon to
the Portuguese pantheon and laid at
rest beside their ancestors of the Bra.
ganza dynasty. Seven hours elapsed
from the time the foreign princes and
the special ambassadors of all the
powers gathered at the palace for the
ceremony there until three salvos of
twenty-one guns and three volleys of
musketry. reverberating over the ter
raced and sun-bathed hills and an
swered by the British warships in the
harbor. announced that the last rites
were over.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Ogden. utah---Particulars have been
received Regarding the horse race to
DO run from Ogden TO Denver from r.
q. Bontils. publisher OF the Denver
Post The race viii be more OF an
endurance test between eastern and
western horses. Six prizes win be-
given by the Post. aggregating $1,000,
Tor the successful contestants. The
winner OF the first prize will receive
5000. Cavalry horses from the United
states army win be entered in the
contest. The Judges will be selected
from Utah. Colorado and Wyoming.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Crop. on MInIdoka Project.

Washington Crop reports for the
Mintdoka irrigation project. southern
Idaho. for the nrst year show graft.
flying returns. The total area on tho
north side OF the river was i4.233
acres. and 5.5o7 acres produced good
crops and 6.7ss fair. On the south
side the acreage was go. of which so
per cent gave fair yield On the
north side OF the river cas- farms were
cultivated and nearly third had good
crops. The remainder. or over hair.
had fair yield. and the failures were
only l5 per cent
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Won't BE Caught Mapping Again

ST. Petershurg.-The ministry OF
war is preparing plans for the speedy
conversion Of vladivostok tsto first.
class fortress. involving expenditures
of about s6.ooo,000 Completion OF the
work within three years is held to be
imperative In order that Russia may
not be caught mapping as at Port Ar.
thur In case of future trouble with
Japan. Russian strategy In any fl-
ture war with Japan win depend upon
the ability OF vladivostok to hold out
for year without assistance.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Oakland. Cal-The discovery of an.
other skeleton Monday In the same
excavation In which workman on
the premises OF Eglio Paganucci. In
Eimhurst. dug up skeleton last Sat
urday afternoon, leads the corouers
Office of Alameda county to believe
they are on the track of a big murder
mystery. The bones found Monday
were in the same state of preserva-
ton as the others. They were located
IN the same hole about two feet
deeper. Sheriff Barnett has ordered
mis- DEPUTIES to make thorough in
vestigation.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Saved the Cows and Left Son In Burn
ina Barn.

oxford. Pa.--While his son was be-
ing cremated In a burning barn at
Pleasant Grove. the father and a num-
Der of neighhors were risking their
lives to save horses and cows which
could not get out OF the stable. The
boy. Joel l.. Pussy. eight years old,
had hndled Are in the barn. The
hay caught fire and the lad was soon
surrounded by flames. The father and
peighhors hurried to rescue the cat
tie. Not until the flames had been
extinguished was the boy missed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Attemp. to Wreck Trains.

Butte. Mont.-After two attempts
to wreck two Oregon Short Line ex.
presses Monday night, train wreckers
succeeded In derailing freight. Two
suspects are In custody. The north.
bound express from Salt Lake. pulling
out of Silver Bow at night, hit pile
OF ties. The engine remained on the
rails. A few moments later the
southbound train hit another bunch of
beams. An hour later a southbound
freight was deralled by a switch flung
while the train was passing over Il.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
RiFLED BANKS VAULTS.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 MysterI.
ously Disappears from Salt
Lake Bank.

Salt Lake city.--It has just been
discovered that some time during the
month OF January. some one, presum-
ably AN employee, distracted between
$4,000 and $4,000 from the vaults OF
the Utah National bank OF this city.
There Is a theory that some employee
OF the bank. who had access to the
unsealed envelope. got the combina.
ton to the reserve money chest, and
at time that was favorable worked
the combination and made the biggest
haul that Is known to local banking
circles The directors have made
good the loss. and detectives are
working on the case,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Explosion Kills Six Miners

Port Hood, n. Six coal miners
and four leaders were crushed IN
death ON Friday as the result of an
explosion in the Port Hood mine OF
tne Port Hood-Richmond Railway
Coal company. Whether the exnlo.
sion was due to gas, fire damp or gun.
powder remains to be determined nv
a coroner's jury. The accident nc.
CURED Friday morning soon after the
Gays work had begun. The explo-
SION was in the south level and the
SIX miners and four leaders were
buried under tons of soft coal that
were loosened.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Jury Failed to Convict Woman OF
Murder.

Chicago. Mrs. Dora Mcdonald, who
has been on trial here since January
20 on the charge of numbering Web
ster Guerin. was acquitted by a jury
In the criminal court on Tuesday. The
verdict was reached after six and one
half hours of elaboration, the jury
having retired at 1 o'clock The de-
PENDANT. who Is the widow of Michael
G. Mcdonald. the former millionaire
gambling king and political leader in
Chicago. received the verdict without
apparent emotion. During the trial
she had frequently collapsed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Win supply AlrshIp..

Washington.--Tae secretary OF war
has approved the recommendation of
the board of ordnance and fortidca.
lions that bids for furnishing heavier
than-air flying machines to the United
States government be awarded as fol.
lows; J. =. Scott. OF Chicago, for $40.
eco 10 be delivered in Iss days: A
NJ Herring o. New York. for 500 /.
ESQ. To BE- delivered In $50 days.
Wright Brothers. Of Dayton. Ohio. for
$4,000. TO be delivered In goo DAYS.
These three were the only bids that
eomnlied with the requirements
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Franco Wants to be Lett Alone.

Bordeaux.-Joao Franco, the former
premier of Portugal. who arrived here
on Saturday with his family from Ma
drid, spent the day in his room at a
hotel near the railroad station. His
only answer to repeated requests for
information as to his future move
nents was that he had abandoned pol.
itics. and he prayed all questioners to
leave him alone with his great sor.
row" Franco did not leave the hotel
either during the day or night. and re.
ceived no one except the Portuguese
vice consul
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
FINANCIAL STORM
HITS DENMARK
Extensive Speculation on Bourse of
Copenhagen and Tight Money
Market the Cause.
There Has Been Run on q Nunbe,
OF Banks and Two Have Been
Forced to Suspend Payment
Government viii Aid
Banks.

copenhagen financial panic has
arisen here on account OF a tight
money market and extensive specuIa.
lions on the bourse. Two small banks
nave been affected and one OF these
forced TO suspend payment. There
mas peen run on several OF the
banks. The minister of finance on
sunday conferred with the officials OF
nve OF the principal banks here, and
II was decided that the government,
IN conjunction with the leading banks
guarantee all the risks for the banks
affected by placing the necessary
funds at their disposal. which will i'm.
mediately satisfy all the Danish and
foreign creditors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Considered Needs Of Laroer Navv.

Washington.-General Bell. chief of
stan of the army. by invitation of
Representative Hobson of Alabama.
spent three hours on Friday with the
house committee on naval affairs dis.
cussing the needs of a larger navy
IN relation to the Pacific coast FORTH.
cations and defense. The fertilization
OF Subig bay, near Manila, and the
need OF dry dock at Pearl harbor.
near Honolulu, were considered. A bill
appropriating 100000 for commence.
ment OF the latter project has been
introduced.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Lands Withdrawn From En,rv.

Washington-Certain lands. approx.
mating 22,500 acres. withdrawn sub.
1ect only to homestead entry in con-
nection with the Truckee-Carson irri-
cation project. Nevada. have been seq.
regated under the forest form of With
drawal. which provides that they shall
not be subject to any form of disposi-
ton whatever under the public land
laws. These lands lie in townships
II. Is and 10. range % and 26 east.
Mount Diablo meridian. They are
required for the Carson reservoir.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Frisco Plans s2o.ooo.ooo Terminal.

San Francisco.-Railroad engineers
nave brought to fruition plans for a
S2o'0oO,oOO union transportation ter.
minal to be located in the strategic
heart OF the city, the intersection OF
van Ness avenue and Market street
into this depot will converge all rail.
roads, internrban lines and subwavs
giving San Francisco a passenger and
freight traffic center second m none
S.fer IN the world in point of accessi.
oin,S ana eonveniences. The nucleus
o. me proposed site has been acquired
quietly by the promoters.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Nine Miners Killed BY Gas.

Central City, Ky.--Nine miners
1.-TWO white and seven negroes). were
killed and one other fatally injured
by an explosion of gas In the mine
OF the Moody Coal company at South
Carrollton. three miles from this city
Monday afternoon. The mine is a
small one. and only thirteen men
were at work in the digxings at the
time of the explosion, The accident
was caused by slow blast setting OF
the gas. which had evidently accumu-
lated In considerable quantity, as the
interior of the mine was wrecked and
the cages smashed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
imports Into the United States From
Germany Show Heavy Decrease.

Berlin.-The exports to the United
States invoiced by Alexander II.
Thackara, the American consul gen
eral. since the beginning OF the finan-
cial disturbance in America, are from
20 to 40 per cent less each month
when compared with the correspond
ing month OF the preceding year. In
December. 1907, they amounted to
$s49,133. as compared with $1.O77.479
In December of 1906. For January,
1908. the figures are $S13.SS6, as com
pared with Sl.265,S54 for January
1907.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
'naw isn't Satisfied and Wants 70
Move.

f1shkin Landing. n. with the
purpose OF seeking an asylum more
songenial to Harry X. Thaw than Mat.
teawan, where he is now confined nm.
Ger observance. Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Ihaw and Daniel o'Reilly. one Of
lhaw's counsel. win inspect the In.
sane asylum at Poughkeepsie. Mrs.
Ihaw and Mrs. 0'Reilly visited Thaw
on Friday. when the contemplated
VISIT to Poughkeepsie was discussed
JOSIAH Thaw was also a caller on his
brother
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
MINORITY c|1
NOW B[A
Democratic Ieaxj
ure Agreed N
Members III
81

Washington
as the minority
introduced on IN
tive John Sharp
sippi, the Demo
house, who drev
result Of a harmc
Democratic meu
committee on 81
1t repeats all
tional banks to
their reserves in
serve cities and
ting such deposIs |
reserve amounts.
1t provides thai
half of the resery
be kept in lawfu
reserve cities shal
in gold or gold 81
1t does away n
national bank exa
system, and subs1
less than $1,000 M
yearly, with actus1
1t provides that
OF any national 81
liabilities of its =
exceed one-tenth y
and unimpaired q
one-tenth of it'll
funds; and that II,
liabilities exceed /
capital stock.
No national banl
aggregate more til;
amount of its paid.
unimpaired surplus
Any national b
Der cent of it's N
States bonds or boI
the bonds of cert,
but not more thar
total reserve may
municipal bonds; 1
be acceptable only,
tiles as have main
at or above par TO
ing, and have been
ense ten years, Il
faulted in their
whose net indebtei
coed Is per cent
property.
The comptroller
immediately after
bill, shall furnish
law to each bank
inquire if it will ac'
Consent shall b
liabilities attachinI
be enforced by the
ment to accept tn
entitle state bank
panies to the benef
The elastic cure
bill is contained !
provides that thes
bonds may be depc
est sub-treasury,"
bank shall receive
United States en-
notes subject to ia
ut any time, and /
For the creation
600, 900 for the pay
of failed banks, Of
provisions of this
thorized the impoI
one-sixteenth of l
posits of banks s,
whose consent to
been obtained.
The final sectiol
vides that no bank
g loan for the pur.
bling.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Western Pacific Begins Operations.

Reno. Nev-Within the next thirty
days through trains on the Western
Pacific railroad, between Salt Lake
City and Ely, will be in operation. For
the past several weeks the road has
been handling ore cars, but not until
Monday did the officials In charge of
the work announce that the line was
nearing completion to handle all the
traffic obtainable. The Western Pa.
cific connects with the Ely Northern
about forty miles from Ely.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
CAN'T SUSPEND LAW.
Interstate Commerce Commission An
swers Query Of Railroads.

Washington. important an
nouncement was made on Tuesday by
the interstate commerce commission
respecting its attitude toward the re-
quest recently made by the operating
vice presidents Of the railroads of the
United States that the so-called nine
hour law, relating to the employment
of train dispatchers. telegraph opera
tors and tower men, be suspended by
the commission temporarily. The
commission holds, In brief. that 1t
has no authority to extend the time
or suspend the operation Of the law,
except In particular case or cases in
which hearing has been held and
good cause shown for the extension
asked.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Perkins Defends s'e
Address to q

New York.-That
giant corporations
pervision by the
was the opinion exp1
by George W. Peru
j. P. Morgan & Co
fore the students Oh
sity. Mr.. Perkins
corporations as q
of business condition
that ii has accom-
and is capable in 70
ment of accomplish
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Burlington is Bounl

Cheyenne, Wyo.-7
ton railroad directoFI
Of a new transcontin
Its connection with |
cific in Montana to-
Mearney, Neb., was /
Manager Holdredge |
In a hearing before 4
of Wyoming on Fridi
was for the purpose
protest by the Burli1
erection of a power
Horn river by Asmus
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
City 10 Held n

Los Angeles, CAL
dict was returned bJ|
jury that investigated
q Salt Lake train WI
avenue car. in which |
the latter, after givi1
go ahead, was killed
car topping over on
bility for the acciden)
door of the city OF !
verdict charging tns]
government failed 70
man at the crossing.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
BURN TosAcd
Night Raiders COD
Down In TED

Adams, Tenn.-Nig.
armed and mounted, 4
of Hugh c. Lawrence
Wicker. Friday night
their barns and 20,04
bacco, shot and WOO
and his son, and whil
mercifully. The Las
fire on the riders, VI
wounding Lawrence
hand and his son in
renee and Wicker NJ
union.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
PREPARING FOR FRUIT BUSINESS
Railroads, Making Preparations for
Handling the California Crop.

Ogden.-Owing to the fruit crop OF
California being the heaviest in many
years, the Southern Pacific. Union Pa
cific and San Pedro roads are making
preparations to handle the large ship
ments which will begin in few
weeks. All Of the fast freight engines
IN the local yards are being put In
hrst-class share and refrigerator and
fruit cars are being rushed to the
coast to receive the perishable freight
for the eastern markets.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
ROOSEVELT SAYS CRITICS LIED.
Answers statements Made Regarding
Use Of Federal Patronage for Taft.

SA's"SHts mauc Hc9aruing
Use Of Federal Patronage for Taft.
Washington. President Roosevelt
on Sunday made answer to the recent
public statements that he has made
use OF federal patronage to further
the presidential interests OF Secretary
Taft. The answer Is In form Of a let
ter addressed to William Dudley
Foulke OF Richmond. Ind. and In
cludes letter from Mr.. Foulke to the
president suggesting the need OF such
a statement. The president begins by
characteriziDg the charges as false
and malicious" He follows this with
an analysis OF all appointments sent
by him To the senate for It's action to
show that In no case has the proxim.
ity OF presidential contest Influenced
his action.