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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28

He opened the boxes of large firms
and took checks, from which he made
copies of signatures, tracing them
closely on impression paper and re-
producing them on checks for smaller
sums. For the last six weeks he said
he has robbed the boxes OF the Union
Trust company, the Benham & Crit
fifth company and the Mccllntoek-
Turnkey company. here daily, al
though the Pinkerton detectives here
say that they have been attempting
for weeks to catch the man at his
work.
Connolly has been having forged
checks eashed regularly by the banks
of washington, and on July s. J. o.
Tiffany, paying teller At the Traders
National bank. eashed forged check
for S25.
When Connolly appeared yesterday
at the Traders National bank and
offered a check for 1885. Endorsed
BIZ J. F. Strong. Mr. Tiffany said he
was certain then that this was the
man who had eashed the former
check
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28

II know that Senator Borah Is In
favor Of such tax. He has advocated
Il In the senate. and his stand on the
question Is generally approved by The
voters throughout Idaho. The com
ment of the state press has also been
favorable to an income tax. and In
view Of all these things | say the peo-
pie Of Idaho would vote for an
amendment to the constitution to this
effect"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28
Intended 90 Draw Gun.

Il intended to draw q gun on
him" said Tiffany. speaking Of the
incident. "but there was nobody close
70 help me and only two other per-
sons in the front OF the bank. and
they we're women. / started TO come
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28
JeRries Posts Forfeit.

NEW YORK, July 2s.-JefEries
this afternoon posted $1,000 in bills
with a sporting editor as a portion
Of his forfeit to bind the match with
Johnson. He will sail on August 5
for Carlsbad, where he will rest until
arrangements are made for the fight.
and as soon as the date is set and the
location named he will return and
again go into training. The club Of
fering the biggest purse will get the
fight. Jeffries will put up another
$4,000 as soon as the articles ~
agreement for the fight have been
signed. Johnson will have to put up
$4,000. The $50. goo posted viii be
side bet and go to the winner.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28
JEFFRIEs IN NEW YORK
WILL POST FORFEIT.
Fight johnson for the Championship
OF World.

NEW YORK. July 2s.--James ].
Jehries arrived in the city this morn
ing for visit with old friends. Dur
ing the afternoon he gave out a state
ment to representatives of the press
that before the day was at an end he
would post forfeit guaranteeing to
fight Johnson, the colored pugilist,
for the championship. JefTries has
been In training for some time and
believes that when the time comes
for him to enter the arena to meet
Johnson that he viii be in splendid
condition. He is confident OF victory.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28
REGISTRATION
RUNS SMOOTHLY
Police Capture Burglars and
Keep Good Order CrImi-
nails Keep Shady.

The registration for lands In Gil
three Of the reservations has now
reached 1885. The total for the
Occur d'Alene stands at 81 .07g: the
Spokane al 5000. and the Flathead
at s6,656. A heavy rain fell an day
yesterday and the day was cold and
dismal. The Rotariea and their
clerks In the temporary structures
stood and ahivered In the cold, and
the landseekerR became soaked 10 tha
skin and collected In the hotels ana
public places until train could ha
taken out OF the city. hut despite
the disagreeableness Of the day Tor
registration purposes Il was better
than the average. and 5,s4e people
were registered. The repatriation FOR
all three reservations ID heavier nov
than for any other reservations
opened In the United States for 4
similar length Of time, with the *.
ception OF the rush for Oklahoma
lands. and it y not far behind that
should the registration continue II the
rate Il has for the past two days the
100 .000 registration predicted By su-
perintendent Witten viii be realized.
The war between the notaries u
now practically at an end. The last
eireular-letter from Superintendent
Wltten seems to have had the eject
81 putting a cessation to All the IN
permissible practices INDUCED ID ~
them. and for the last few days ths
work has gone forward steadily.
smoothly and without ripple o.
trouble.
Police CaptnFe Burglary
Beyond a few minor attractions 81
the law. such as drunkenness. the De.
lice experienced no trouble in han
ding the crowd yesterday afternoon
and last night. The burglars who
entered the general merchandise
store OF Mr.. Nash at the Fort
grounds Tuesday night were captnred
last night BY the police: and the hat
less burglar. the man who endeay-
ored to rife a trunk 10 the York
roomlng house yesterday about noon
IL one Of the three.
The burglars arrested for entering
the Nash store are George Sullivan,
Tomas J. Kelly and II. r. Smith.
They were arrested by plain clothes
man. who does not care to have his
name revealed. while en- route to
Huetter on the track OF the electric
line. The plain clothes man and Mr.
Nash we're 10 search OF two other
parties who we're suspected Of hid
ing near Huetter. and the erreSt OF
the three burglars was accidental
They happened TO overtake them and
as they looked suspicious decided TO
examine their packs and found IN
their possession a number Of shoes
stolen from the store and also other
articles. Among the other articles
stolen were a number of razora. and
T. Henry. whose barber shop on the
Fort grounds was robbed some time
ago. appeared today at the jail and
examined the razors. but he stated
none OF them belonged 10 him. Kelly
was the man Who entered the York
roomlng hoase.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-28

terrific and that the casualties are
tremendous. Ten thousand have al
ready been killed and it is stated that
the dead today will materially In
crease the death list and also the list
of injured. The rioting at Melilla
is being continued with increased
fury today.
Martial Law in pain.
MADRID. July 2S.-King Alfonso
held a long conference with his cabi-
net this afternoon and the situation
was carefully considered in all its
phases. That the king and cabinet
considered the situation serious was
made apparent by the fact that i'm
medIately upon the conclusion of the
conference the king declared martial
law throughout all of Spain. The
constitutional guarantee will be sus-
pended pending the quelling of the
revolutionary movement throughout
the kingdom.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
F1rrIErH WEDD1Ha AHHIVEasARY

The relatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Spicer, Of Odessa, surprised
them on Monday evening last by gather
ing at their home, the occasion being their
tiftieth wedding anniversary. 1t was
a complete surprise, and an enjoy
able time was had by all. The bride
and groom Of fifty years ago we're present.
ed with purse, the gift Of friends and rel.
stives, il was presented by Major Gen
eral H. F. Spicsr, Of Philadelphia, q
brother Of the groom. Refreshments,
consisting Of ice cream, cake and fruit
we're served. Those present were Major
General H. F. Spicer and wife, of Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Spicer
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spicer
and children, OF this town; Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner s. Lewis Of Wilmington: Sol.
Davis and wife, of FELTON,; Jacob Spicer
and wife, Of Blackbird; Charles Spicer,
son and daughter, Samuel and Anna, of
Odessa; Alfred Gray, wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Anna, of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. L.
g. Dutton aud daughter, Miss Lena, Of
MiddIetown; William Voshell, wife and
daughter, Of Middletown; Rev. D., J.
Givan, Of Odessa; Joseph Hutchison and
wife, of BIackbird.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
PERSONALITIES.
Mra. |. p coIIenl Is yisitlog- rIeIaIigss

Mrs. L. E. Cullen is visiting relatives
in Milford.
Miss Mary Metts Beastsn spent Friday
with Wilmington friends
Mr. John P. Gochranspept several days
Of this week in Philadelphia.
Mra. H. w, D. Moore, Of Milford, spent
Sunday with I. S. Fourscre and family.
Mrs. Leslie Schreitz and daughter, Miss
Jeannette, spent Thursday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Joshua Grassland spent several
days Of this week in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Miss Emily Alice, who has been con-
fined TO her bed for several weeks, is
much improved.
Mrs. Samuel Price and Miss Lillian
Walker spent Friday in Wilmington, the
guest OF friends.
! Mr.. Grant Rowbotham, Of Philadelphia
was an over Sunday visitor at the home
Of Mr.. Samuel Price.
Mrs. t. E. Lindley and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, have returned from an ex-
tended visit in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Edward Blcme and sister, Miss
Florence, spent several days Of this week
in New York City and Gloucester, N. J.
The condition Of Mr.. Charles H.
Howell, who has been confined to the
house for several weeks, is unchanged at
this writing.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
THE CORoEER,s VERDICT

A coroner's jury returned the following
verdict in the Delaware Railroad wreck
investigation:-''An inquisition taken
this 10Th day of March, 1909, at Delmar,
Del, before E. R. Griffith, coroner Of
Sussex County, upon the dead bodies Of
w. P. Corkran, ]. W. Wood, R. M. Davis
8. L. Wilhelm, o. Perry, ]. D. McCready
and George G. Davis by the oaths and
affirmation Of sixteen lawful men Of said
county, who being in the manner sworn
or affirmed, say that the dead persons
came TO their death by the wreck in the
Delmar yard OF train No. 40 on the morn
ing Of February 22, 1909, said wreck in
our opinion, according to the evidence,
was caused BY the unsystematic manner
in which the said yard is conducted by
the Delawars Division Of ths PhiIadel-
phia. Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Company.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
ODESSA

Mr.. Harry Tucker spent Sunday in
Wilmington.
Miss May Enos spent few days last
week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Clayton Vogt is spending this week
with friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles Spicer is speeding some
time with relatives in Georgetown.
Miss Mary Walker, Of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Bertha Stevens, of Medford, N. J. !,
is spending sometime with friends here.
Rev. R. L. Hallett and son are spend.
ing few days with his parents in Milford.
Rev. D. ]. Givan left on Tuesday for
Milford, where be will attend Conference.
Miss Edna Ewell has returned home,
after spending sometime in Baltimore,
Nd.
Mrs. M. CHM, of Townsend, spent q
few days with her daughter, Mrs. I. G.
Webb.
Mr.. Fred Alfree, Of the Levels, spent
last Saturday with his sister, Mrs. Her
man Kumpel.
Mr.. George K. Grassland and wife spent
last week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. W. Naylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph vanDyke enter
tanned her sister, Miss Emma Manloye, Of
Middletown, few days last week.
Mrs. J. C. Corbit and daughter, of Viii
mington, spent last week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Gibson,
Mr.. Joseph G. Brown and daughter
Alice and Misses Rebecca and Francis
Watkins spent last Monday in Dover.
William and Henry Townsend, of Will
mingtoD, spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George 1. Townsend.
On Sunday next Rev. W. H. Hutchin
of Middletown, will preach in st. Pauls
Nj. E. Church both morning and evening.
Rev. Samuel Polk, pastor Of the West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, will
occupy the pulpit of Drawers Church
tomorrow. Mr. Polk is pastor Of one Of
the strongest churches in this Presbytery
and We hope large congregation will be
present to hear him. In the evening he
will speak on True Loyalty to your
Church"
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
BIGGER cAnDEN cAMr NESTING

Preparatory to holding great camp
meeting this year, the Camden Union
Camp Association has elected Rev. E. @.
sunHeld, Of FELTON,, Is pastor in charge
OF the camp for 1909. and fifteen new
applications were received for tents
70 be built in addition to sbs pretty cot
tages erected last year The board Of
Managers met al The Office of Sheriff
W. E. Maloney in Dover Wednesday
to complete all arrangements for the
encampment. These managers have been
aelected: Sheriff William E. Maloney,
Lieutenant /. r. Cooper, john O. Dill, +.
u. Maloney, Isaac X. jackson, James B.
Ksith Glider, d. jackson, Thomas, Simp-
son. n. L. Burk, W. II. Short, and .. l..
Hudson. TIE directors elected E. o..
Sunfeld, chairman; John O. Dill, trea-
surer; w. e. Maloney, secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
WARWICK

Mrs. R. D. Aiken was visitor in town
this week.
Mr.. w. J. B. Loland spent Friday and
Saturday in Philadelphia.
Preaching at the N. P. Church to-mor-
row evening at 7.l5 o'clock.
Mr.. John Lattomus was the guest Of
Smyrna relatives on Sunday.
Mr.. D. w. Wilson, Of Wilmington, was
an over Sunday visitor in town.
Mrs. William 7. Vinyard entertained
Mrs. Maxey Bland and children over Sun.
day.
Mrs. Josephine Wilson is confined 10
her room. Dr.. G. A. Richie is 10 attend.
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Aiken, oi BaIsi-
more, we're Warwick vieitors here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. ManIovs accom-
panied by Miss Enla Vinyard, we're en.
tertained at the home Of Mr. William
Boulder, near Middletown, on Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
DIED SUDDENLY

The sudden death of John Henry, a
young colored man on Tuesday morn
ing, brought Coroner ThomasJ. Gaynor,
to town Wednesday. The coroner sum
moRed Jury aud decided to have 40
autopsy made, and after State Chemist
Wolf makes bis report. the Jury will
find its verdict. Il is reported that
Henry had been drinking heavily and
after finishing one bottle OF whiskey and
beginning on another, be was seized
with violent commissions and died in
great agony despite alI Dr.. Paul B.
Smith could do for him few hours
later. -
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
cHEsAPEAKE cry

i
Misses Mary Barwiek, Lsanors Lake,
LnIu and Alma Bryson we're entertained
By Miss Jennie Swing from Friday until
Monday.
Rev. BIr. Wright, Of Princeton, filed
the pulpit at the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday.
William AID Charles schaefer, Of Della
ware College, we're town visitors over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. Reed are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs, F. Graves, in
Marietta. Pa
Miss Lulu litter. Of Sharon Hill. Pa.
was entertained by Mics Mamie jefferson
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Clayton and Mrs.
Charles Ellison we're visitors in Philadel-
ptstiizti4 pitts tii4a : Friday. Fitaasas;f
Nj. and Mrs. H. W. Kibler were the
gusats Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Ellison, near
KiEkWoOd, on Sunday. Z
A very pleasant party was given BY
ths young folks Friday evening at tie
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Swing,
near Town Point. The evening was spent
in social games and dancing until a late
hour, when the guests were invited to the
dining room where delightful refresh.
ments were served. Among those pre-
sent we're Misses Lulu and Alma Bryson,
Lsnore Lake, Mary BarWick, Marie Byers,
Kathsryn Mcdonald, Ethel Ellison,
Elizabeth Cooling, Ida Bouchelle, Eliza.
beth and Jennie Swing; Messrs. Herbert,
Thomas, Ralph Garrett and Ralph
Dayis, of EIkton; Albert Roulden, Will
liam, Charles and Joseph schaefeT, George /
Vaughan, Charles Price, Thomas Savin,
John Clark, Carroll WooIleyhan, George
John Banks, Norman Spear,
Ward Beaaton, Wilmer aud Fred Cooling.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
NOTICE

OF account of next week being moving
time and as there is great number Of our
customers that win not be able 70 come,
We have decided 20 have our spring OPEN
ing on Tuesday and Wednesday, March
30th and Slst, as We dc not want anyone
70 miss the grand display Of hats.
Al. FocEr,
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
Curse Blood, Skin Diseases, Cancer Greatest
Blood PnriAer Free

If your blood is impure, thins diseased
hot or full of humor. If you have blood
poison, cancer. carbuncles, eating sores,
scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and
bumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains,
cataErh, rheumatism or any blood OF skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm B. B
B. J. Soon all sores heal, aches and palma
stop and the blood u made pure and rich
Druggists or by express 81 per large bot.
tie. sample free BY writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. ia especially
advised for chronic, deepseated cases. q
it cures after ell else fails.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20
SALES 10 TAKE PLACE

SATURDAY. MARcH, 9th, 1909, ct l2 so
o'clock, P. M-Public Sale Of speed,
draft and work horses. BY Carton i
Hpmsa, ct their stables in Townsend,
Del. W. HARMON RnrNoLDa Auosioueef.
Middletown transcript., 1909-03-20

Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Kibler were the
gussts Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Ellison, near
KirkWoOd, on Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-05
PhilateIy of Aviation.

One of the very few genuine "vari-
eties' in stamps is announced. 1t
would be more correct to say 1t is a
rare postmark. Rare it will be If in
terested parties did not take advan.
tage of the occurrence and have ad-
dressed to themselves thousands of
envelopes bearing the mark 1t seems
that during the now historical avia-
tion week at Rheims temporary
postoflice was set up on the aviation
ground and all letters there posted
bearing the ordinary French stamps
were postmarked "Betheny-Aviation, !"
besides the various service marks
The marking stamp was hexagonal
instead of round. These stamps will.
no doubt, be curiosities. Time will
tell whether they will be sought after
like the unnecessary Brunei provision
ais, which in the aggregate must have
fetched just as high sum as the
years revenue of the swamp in
which they were issued.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-05

ment of waterways had been carried
forward in haphaZard fashion in
the past. and that new method
should be adopted.
~ believe in the deep waterway"
said the president. 81 am for 1t, and
shall use all the power that l pos
sess in doing what may be accom-
plished to give you citizens of this
great valley what you so earnestly de-
sire. 1t is all part of still great
er movement inaugurated by Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and properly called
by him the conservation of our ma
tional resources.
The projects for irrigation and for
the improvement of waterways in the
future are not to be for the purpose
of distributing pork to every part of
the country. Every measure is to be
adopted on the ground that 1t will be
useful to the whole country. They
are not to be adopted for sending
certain congressman back to Wash
ington or for making certain parts of
the country profitable during the ex-
penditure of the money.
I'VE should take up every compre-
hensive project on it's merits and de-
termine whether the country where
the project is to be carried out has SO
far developed as to justify the enor-
nous expenditure of money and If it
will be useful when done. When we
decide in favor of project. believe
in issuing bonds to carry it to com
pletion as rapidly as possible 1t has
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-05

convention to order Saturday morning
and set forth briefly the aims and
plans of the organization. He said the
deep waterway work is now in this
condition.:
1. The sanitary district Of Chicago
has built the deep waterway, practi-
cally to Joliet, nearly 40 miles, and
$6O.OO0.00O have been spent thus far
on the work.
2. The entire route of the lakes-to-
the-gulf deep waterway from Joliet to
New Orleans, through the Des PLANES
river. the Illinois river and the Mis-
sissippi river, has been surveyed un-
der direction of congress by United
States engineers, who have officially
reported to congress that the building
of the deep waterway Is feasible.
3. The people of the state of ILL
nois have adopted constitutional
amendment providing for bond is
sue of $2O,OOO.OOO. the money to be
spent in constructing the deep water
way southwark from Joliet.
4. A bill introduced by United States
Representative Richard Bartholdt OF
Missouri is now pending in congress.
providing for the issuance by the
United States government Of bonds to
the amount of $500 1000, 900, the money
to be spent in constructing this deep
waterway from the lakes to the gulf
and other meritorious projected river
improvements.
5. 1t is intended to ask the Sixty
first congress to pass a bill providing
definitely that the United States gov
ernment undertake the construction
of the deep waterway from the point
where the Illinois work will end, to
the Gulf of Mexico.
In the afternoon, following the ad-
dress of President Taft, Clifford Pin
chot. head of the government forestry
department, made an address on the
conservation Of the nations natural
resources.
In the evening the delegates to the
convention were entertained at stag
smoker by the Progressive union of
New Orleans. This evening all the
delegates and the ladies accompany
ing them were the guests of the Pro
gressive union at the New Orleans
Opera house, where La Juive" was
given by the French Opera Com
pany.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-05
DENVER STREET
CAR ACCIDENT
BROKEN BRAKE CAUSES CAR TO
DASH DOWN sEvENTEENTH
AVENUE HILL.
ONE KILLED, MANY HURT
TERRIBLE SCENES WHEN CAR
LEFT TRACK AND STRUCK
TROLLEY POLE.

Denver.-One woman Is dead, two
people are seriously II not fatally in
jured, sixteen others are painfully
hurt and thousands of dollars worth
of property was destroyed as the re-
suit of Park Hill car jumping the
track at Seventeenth and Court Place
Friday morning after wild run down
Seventeenth avenue hill with brake
rod broken and fuse burned out. The
car left the track at the curve turn
ing to Court Place, struck and
smashed to splinters two delivery
wagons and two taxicabs. killed two
horses and finally ended its destruc-
tive career against an iron trolley
pole.
Mrs. Minnie E. Melvin, pedestrian.
was caught between the car and one
of the taxicabs and crushed. She was
stabbed in the breast by a fragment
of steel from the taxicab. William
Shrader, who proved himself hero
in the ride down the hill, refused the
opportunity to jump and was crushed
DeSlue MrS. MelVln III MS e1lOTtS 10
save her. He is dangerously hurt.
Miss Florence Broderick. high
school girl, is the other dangerously
injured passenger. She was crushed
among the car seats. People who re-
mained on the Inflated car were
thrown in almost inextricable heaps on
the floor of the trolley at the crash,
and flying splinters and glass and
struggling feet added to the injuries
OF the helpless.
The inability of the motorman to
govern his car was discovered just be-
fore the brow of the hill was reached
The passengers were warned. The
more daring made their ways through
the struggling crowd to the doors and
jumped to the ground. Some of these
were hurt. Others, fearing to jump.
remained with the car The hill along
the blocks between Sherman and
Broadway was strewn with people
tumbling off the car, many of them
helped to safety by William Shrader
and Policeman Mcintyre.
Motorman Jonas Jones and Con-
ductor ]. F. Kemper stuck to their
posts until the final crash against the
ron pole. Neither was hurt