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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
DISTRICT COURT
IN SESSION
LARGE NUMBER or CASES on
CRIMINAL AND civil CAI-
ENDAR.
Attorneys We're Appointed By Jadge
Dunn for Defendants.

The district court convened thls
morning At 10 o'clock for the regular
January term. Judge r. N. Dunn pre-
siding. There are large number
Of both criminal and civil cases 10
come before the court At the pres.
emit term, which win probably laat
about month or longer,
On the criminal calendar tho fol-
loving cases were called:
State OF Idaho ". A. s. Klns.
charged with grand larceny; dIa.
missed.
Theodore Bishop. Esier w. Wheel
er. VIII Biahop and Monte Bishop.
grand larceny; held for trial.
Tom Mcfarland and Jack cids.
prize lighting; defendants not pres
ent. bond forfeited.
May Graves. assault with deadly
weapon dismissed for reason com-
planning witness left the state.
Charles d. Rinker. rape; passed for
two weeks.
Fred Gruber. murder; called 81 2
o'clock today.
Oscar Snyder. burglary. out on
bail: no information filed.
Frank Jones. burglary: passed en-
Tuesday at o'clock and h. II. FL
der appointed 10 defend.
Earl Davis. burglary; passed till
Tuesday AZ o'clock; n II. Elder
appointed 10 defend.
Occur d'Alene 4 St. Joe Transpor.
tation company. niladcmeanors
passed.
Robert Hills and Wallace HiiIis.
grand larceny; passed. defendants IN
custody.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany made motiOns for change OF
venue in the suits for damages pend
ing.
The company also made a motion
10 dismiss without prejudice all suits
involving the overflow OF lands due
TO the Post Fails dam on the grounds
that case Ii now pending in the
United States district court inyoiv-
ing the same principles and which
viii practically settle at slmilaS
suits.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24

All Of these patents are from Eve
to eight years old.
Indications are that the fiscal
year ending June. 1910. viii show
$4,000 acres OF patent land reeov-
cred. and that sach collections will
approximate the million dollar APP
preparation for the work.
Reports Involving more than three
million dollars in timber tracts have
also been made in the year. Suits
have been filed in most Of these
cases.
In the six months ending January
1. s247.521 was collected on account
OF public land cases and in the fiscal
year 10000. s4ss.44O. Collections
for the preceding four years were
less than hair a million dollars.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
BERT NELSON n
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Il Is Alleged That He Cashed several
Cheeks Of Various Amounts.

II j. Alleged That He Cashed Several
Cheeks Of Various Amounts.
Bert Nelson. well known In this
city. who has lived here for a num-
Der OF years. was arrested late SAT-
urday night on the charge OF forgery.
having. Il is alleged. forged several
checks in the city during the past
week. These checks were made out
in favor OF Bert Wilson under the sig
nature OF s. 8. Dalton. IN sums vary
ing from 80 to So.
One Of the checks was eashed at
the Lyric theatre In the sum Of $40;
another AZ he Judd cafe for IS; one
at the Cosur d'Alene Feed company
for ss.05. and one az the Lakeside
Printing company for $3.50. The
name OF Dutton represents Nelson's
wife's mother
The ofieers had been watching for
Nelson for several days last week.
but were unable 10 get hold on him
until Saturday evening. zhen on
Ger Steel made the arrest. The man
was turned over to the eouaty Of
ficials and placed In that Jail for safe
keeping until he could be given a
hearing.
Nelson says that he has not COM
misted any forgeries or done anything
wrong. but he viii be held to answer
to the charges placed against him.
Bert Nelson waived the preliminary
hearing before Judge chamberiin
this afternoon and was bound over %
the district court in the sum 81
sI0oO
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
TAKES UP RIGHT
OF WAY OPTIONS
Lake Front Will be Depot Site for
New Road

The American Trust company to-
day began paying over money for the
Chicago. Milwaukee, & Puget Sound
Railway company in taking up the
options on the property for its right
of way through the city. The larger
deals closed today in which the money
was paid over were the options on
the property Of P. w. Johnson, G. s..
Searles, NJ. d. Wright and F. A.
Blackwell. The above property takes
in about 500 feet of lake frontage.
The largest amount paid for a sin
gle property is to p. w. Johnson,
owner of the Johnson boat works,
which includes all Of the holdings on
both sides of Sherman street west
Of the Idaho hotel, including the boat
works. The purchase price of this
property is reported as $4,000.
Mr.. Johnson came to Occur d'Alene
ON February s, 1889. and has since
resided here. He started in the BUSH
ness of manufacturing boats of all
kinds and during the time has made
large number of boats of various
sizes. The only one Of consequence
now in use on the lake is the steamer
Flyer, which runs between this city
and st. Joe. The present boat
works, sold to the Milwaukee COM
pany, was built in 1903, and the spot
where it stands at present is believed
to be the site for the new Milwaukee
passenger depot, and Is one of the
best that could have possibly been Sc
lected in the entire city.
MIR. johnson retains ali of the ma
chinery and equipment and expects
to again enter the same kind of bust
ness in this city within the coming
year, but the exact location has moi
been selected. He believes in the flu
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
Ortler AIodIned.
NEW COMET ExCITEs
INTEREST AMONG SCIENTISTS
Luminous Body Now Visible Is Given
Name and Number.

Luminous Body Now Visible Is GIyen
Name and Number.
FLAGSTAFF. Ariz.. Jan. 24.--The
luminous body now visible to OBJ
servers 10 parts Of the country Is
a new comet. II Is known as Comet
A OF 1910" and Photographic obser-
vations made OF Il show that It's
light differs from that OF most com
cts. though Il closely resembles the
great comet Of 1882. The new ee-
lestial body was reported BY Dr. Il,
T. A. lines OF the observatory at
johannesburg. South Africa, on Jan
uary &c. His name was given to u
at first. but a. the same comet is
said to have been observed in the
Orange Free State prior to that date,
scientists here prefer TO call II
Comet A."
The newcomer has excited keen
interest among astronomers who are
making close observations. but II has
not yet been determined whether the
comet will reappeaF.
An analysis Of the Photographic OBJ
seryations made here shows that the
new body differs greatly from comets
in general. The usual comet spec
trum consists OF a very bright series
of hydro-earbon bands. but the com
et nov visible showa very light hydro
carbon bands. with a pair Of intense
" bright sodium lines
The striking orange color Of the
comet head. As observed in various
parts Of the country. Is said 70 b
due TO lneandeseent oodlum vapor.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
WILLIAM KOTH
CONFESSED THIEF
Sheriff Bailey Makes Important
Capture

Due to some exceedingly clever
work of Sheriff Bailey, William Koth.
an unmarried man who owns a ranch
five miles from Spokane Bridge. has
confessed to stealing about 5000
worth of tools from a man by the
name Of Rosendorph, with Earl Davis,
now awaiting trial for burglary.
Koth has heretofore borne a good
reputation and took up a ranch after
his return from the Philippines. He
also confessed to being with Davis
when the latter pulled a gun on a
man in Spokane.
Jones and Davis claim the credit
of holding up a Spokane policeman
last fall and relieving him Of his
star. club and other articles.
Frank Jones is escaped convict No
434O from walla walla penitentlary
and Is now held here charged with
burglary. He and Davis dubbed
Jerry Cochran nearly TO death at La
Crosse recently to make him give
mp his money.
This morning when arraigned be.
fore Judge Dunn. Jones. Davis, Cru
Der and Snyder seemed less concern
ed than ony one else In the courI
room. When Deputy Sawyer hand
cuffed Gruber. The confessed murder
er Of Billings. ard Jones together e
remove them from the court room
they seemed to take the matter mOr'
as a joke and laughed and joked al
J the way down stairs.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
MEETINGS Will CONTINUE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Kirk win Preach During This
Week

Rev. Kirk VIII Preach During This
Week.
The official board and congrega-
ton of the Baptist church have de-
cided to continue the special meet
ings and Rev. Kirk of Spokane will
speak on the following topics during
the week:
Monday 24th-'.Is There a Separa-
ton of the Soul From the Body at
Death?"
Tuesday 25th-"Is there a Con-
scious Existence of the Soul Apart
From the Body After Death? If SO,
Where are the Dead?"
Wednesday 26th-"The Two Res
directions"
Thursday 27th-"Is There to Be
Resurrection of the Body?"
Friday 2Sth-'Heaven and He'll.
These subjects viii be treated
strictly from a bible standpoint and
each one is asked to take his bible
aud pencil and paper so as TO make
sure of the various passages of scrip
1ure bearing upon each subject.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
NO ALASKA COAL
CLAIM PERFECTED
Adverse Reports Upon roo Entries.
Asserts Commissions.

Adverse Reports Upon 100 Entries.
Asserts Commissioners.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. "a
According TO a statement issued to-
day by Commissioner bennett OF the
general land ONCE, none OF the ap-
plications to enter Alaska coal lands
has passed to entry. 1t also Is shown
that in the Alaska coal cases prelim-
mary adverse reports have been re-
ceived covering about seven hum
dred entries.
The Cunningham group OF SO en-
tries, upon which payment was made
in 1906 and 1907. and which WIN
cut an important figure in the Bal
linger-Pinchot inquiry. are now in
hearing upon adverse report or spec
ial agents. Final reports have been
received upon one hundred entries.
on a large number Of which the gem
eral land Office has recommended
criminal proceedings. Adverse pro-
ceedings to cancel entries have been
directed upon most Of the entries
finally reported upon by agents.
In the United States at large.
final adverse reports from agents
have been received in the last ~
months upon cases involving more
than 10000 acres or land within
the United States. Much OF this IL
coal land.
It appears from this report that
In the last eight years coal lands
within the United States have been
obtained by fraud to the extent OF
more than $4,000 acres. These en-
tries usually cover the best OF the
coal and are today estimated as be-
ing worth 100000. 1t is declar-
ed that If mined on a royalty suf-
fiiciently low to enable indeDend-
ent operators to compete with ex-
isting coal combinations, returns to
the government would reach more
than one hundred million dollars.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
FRESH FIGHTING
In NICARAGUA
INSURGENTS OUTNUMBER GOV
ERNMENT FORCES AND
EXPECT TO WIN.
Americans Are Warned That They
Must Remain Neutral.

MANGUA, Jan. 24.-The advance
guard of the revolutionary army, 500
strong, engaged the. government out
posts yesterday at La Libertad, IA
miles north of Acoypa.
The government forces, 1900
strong, under command of General
Narciso Aguello, opened fire with ar
tillery. The reyolutionists replied
at long range with rife fire. They
retired after As minutes of fighting
on finding themselves outnumbered
and lacking artillery. There were
no casualties on the government side.
The arrest of conservatives alleg-
ed to be involved in a movement
against the Madriz government still
continues.
The widest rumors are continuous.
One rumor is that the steamer Vic
toria has been captured by the revo-
lutionists on Lake Nicaragua. An
other has it that General vasquez
has gone over to the revolutioRists,
but this is declared by the govern
ment to be absurd
Americans Must Be Neutral.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Jan. "a
Rear Admiral Kimball, commander
of the American squadron, has issued
a notice urging all Americans in Mic
aragua to abstain from taking part
in political controversies or from vio-
lation of the laws of neutrality to-
ward the armed factions. He de
clares that he will not extend pro
lection to any so-calIed American in.
terest that has no existence in law
by right.
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, Jan. "a
Messages were received from the
revolutionary headquarters this after
noon from spies fresh from the bat
tlefeld, and the report gives it that
government forces are outnumbered
and that General Chamorora hai
complete confidence of winning tbs
battle which it is expected will mari
the climax of the campaign. The line
are extended over 1900 miles be
tween LaTiber and Aceoyha.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
WATERWAYS COM
MISSION REPORT
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS- OUT
LINES DEFINITELY GOVERN
NIENT POLICY.
Goes Into Details ON Water and Rail
Transportation.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. a.
The first definite outline of the gov
ernmental policy to bee followed In
the improvement OF the rivers and
harbors OF the United States was
indicated today when the national
waterways commission, created
March of last year, presented its
preliminary report to congress. With
the report is a discussion Of the pol
Icy the commission recommends for
dealing with the water power stu
alton and 1t Is understood to express
the latest views Of the adminlstra-
ton on this mooteo question, po-
sltion somewhat different from that
taken by President Taft in his con-
servation message. A severe denHn-
citation Of the sitting OF water trans
portation by railroads through re-
duced rates and the purchase Of com
peting water routes. is made by the
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24

ture of this city as does every resi-
dent who has sold property to the
Milwaukee company, and it is said
that not a single holder who has dis
posed of his property to the railroad
will leave Occur d'Alene.
The options will continue to be ta-
ken up as fast as the abstracts are
returned and deeds are made to the
property, and but a few days will be
required to complete the work. 1t
is stated that more than 100000
will be paid over to the residents for
property within the week by the Mil
waukee road.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
1nrrIE oFF no COAST.

NEW YORK, n. Y. Jan. "a
Lottie williams, wko made big hit
in ION Stony Ground" is back in
New York today for a week. after
which she will leave on a tour OF
the west and the Pacific coast.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
CHAUNCEY HAS NEW song.

NEW York, n. Y, Jan. "a
ehauncey olcott, who commences an
eagagement in Ragged Robin" to-
night, will MARBLE a new song, to
ne general effect that Il Used to Be
aeye in the Fairies"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
BIG BALL FOR "IIrNGFRs. ;.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. ga
Philadelphia Free Hospital for
consumptives is expected to benefIt
largely by tonights twenty-third an
nual German-American charity ball.
at which prominent oficials OF the
city and state win be In attendance.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24

(cOntinued on Page FOur.)
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-24
JUDGE DENIES
WV. CO. MOTION
Holds That it Must Comply With
Injunction Orders

The motion made By the w. w. p.
Co. on January 20 before Judge Dunn
TO modify hts order Or December 30.
wherein the defendant company was
required to proceed to final Issue IN
its condemnation p:5ceedings in the
Waters case before February /. or
an injunction would Issue forblddIng
the use OF the bear trap at the Post
Falls dam 10 back the water up and
overflow the plaintifs' land. was de-
MED today.
The Washington Water Power
company alleged In It's motion that
the intervening time 70 February !
is too short to accomplish the provis-
ions OF the order.
Judge Dunn answers the eonteu-
ton OF the company by pointing TO
the years OF litigation In the case.
wherein ample time could have been
found to ascertain whether the COM
pany possessed the right OF eminent
domain under the laws OF Idaho.
Judge Dunn does not accept the COM
pany's assertion that three dlsInteF-
ested commissioners could not be-
found to assess the damages in this
case as provided In the order OF De-
eember so. Continuing, Judge Dunn
says:
"It seems only fair TO the plaintiff
that II the defendant Is TO be al
lowed to remain in possession OF a
portion OF his land. which It has held
three years. while this suit Is pend
Ing. II should be compelled to hasten
the proceedings to require title 10
said land and not be permitted 70
prosecute them at It's leisure and IN
its own way. While there Is un-
doubleday some feeling in this county
against the defendant, the court can
not accept the view that there IL any
such feeling here Us would make
It impossible or even difiicult. 10 Sc
leet three dIsinterested unbiased and
unprecedented commissioners.
In the opinion Of the court the dc,
PENDANT has not shcwn itself entitled
to a modification OF the order OF De
eember 80. 1909. and It's motion Il
therefore denied.
Order Modified.
At , o'clock this afternoon by slip
ulation OF the attorneys. the Washing
ton Water Power company applied 4
the court to have commissioners ap
pointed TO assess damages In th'
Charles Waters case. Judge Dunl
then modified his order OF Decembe
80 which was denied this morning
postpOning the issuing OF an iniunc
tion order forbidding the use OF th'
bear trap dam until February 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-27

be interested in developing land that
will product bountiful food products.
Half of the country west. of the Mis-
sissfppf is not used, and will not be
until covered with railroads. Who
would want to build roads in unpro-
ductive lands when those in cultiya-
ed country will barely pay the lowest
rate of interest, and the owners and
managers are being harassed and
maligned as in no other business.
This condition will only improve
when the business man realizes that
the investor does not provide the
source of his own investments. He
waits for you to do that in some de-
sirable form. BY your individually
letting things drift and doing nothing,
your legislator, with no business ex-
perience, hearing no advice and re-
ceiving no direct information, which
he gladly would from you (quite like
ly you do not even know his name)
listens to the only voices heard; the
agitator or the aggressive shipper
" tiS.oS views VI lliS UuSlHtSS WOIlu are
obtained by looking out of the small
hole of funnel directed at his own
plant, unconscious of other conditions
iof far more Importance to his own
business than the freight rates. Such
men as these by their vociferous Wig
or, have stirred up a popular anti
corporation agitation that has cowed
Ian parties, and they are so scared of
being charged as owned or bought
that all questions of principle, equity
or the general good are ignored The
railroad man draws his salary, wheth-
er the road pays or not; he does not
own 1t. If he does say anything he is
sat upon. The stockholders as body
are defenseless. You are the sufferer
and the only one who would be listen
ed to. Will you not study your own in
terests, find out your legislators
name, and tell him the real situation.
Otherwise We must wait until grim
necessity starves out the present anti
railroad fever.
June s, 1910. T. A. GRIFFIN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-27
FARMERS Wife
HAD HEAP TO DO
Mrs. Shepherd Was in Bad Shape
When She Could Not Stand on
Her Feet.

Durham, N. CO am a farmers
wife," writes Mrs. J. Nj. Shepherd, OF
this city, and have heap to do"
"Four months ago could not stand
on my feet, to do anything much, but at
this time do the most of my work. |
took Cardui and it did me more good
than all the doctors.
"You don't know half how thank you
for the Cardui Home Treatment. | wish
that all women who suffer from womanly
trouble would treattken,selves as have"
Ladies can easily treat themselves at
home, with Cardui, the woman tonic.
It is easy to take, and so gentle in its
action, that it cannot do anything but
good.
Being composed exclusively of vege-
table ingredients, Cardui cannot lay lip
trouble in your system, as mineral drugs
often do. Its ingredients having no
harsh, medicinal effects, and being nom
poisonous and perfectly harmless, Cardui
is absolutely safe for young and old
Ask your druggist. He will tell you to
by Cardui.
N. B,.Wnte te: Ladies Advisory Dept. chatta..
nooga Medicine Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. for Special
tor women. sent III piatr p.-aoreT. on request
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-27
A Romance in Sight.

Centerville Citizen: Kathryn Macy,
route |, Keokuk, Ia. is looking for a
romance. She wrote her name on a
strawberry box which was shipped to
this city and which finally fell into
the hands of one of our popular
young restaurant men who is single
and who will not line up to his oppor-
tunities If he doesn't make prompt re-
spouse to the encouragement of this
interesting young strawberry picker
with the reflection of the berries in
her face and doubtless being in the
berry section she is an adept in the
art of baking that delicious edible, the
short cake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-27
r. A. Griffin of Chicago Addresses
Letter to the Business Men
Relative to the Rates on
the Railroads.
RAILROAD PROSPERITY
1t is ESSENTIAL, Argues MIR. Griffin,
to the Well Being of All Other
Commercial Lines-some
Statistics.
To the Business Man:

To the Business Man:
No matter how Objectionable an adj
vance in freight rates may be to us
personally, we must recognize that an
Improvement in general business is
dependent on betterment of operat-
ing and financial conditions of the
railroads That the operating results
are most unsatisfactory is readily
seen by the latest interstate COM
merce commission reports, which
show that for the nine months ended
April list, 1910, eleven railroad sys-
tens, all West and North OF line
drawn from Chicago to st. Louis, COM
pared with the same roads for the
same period in the previous year, had
their gross earnings increased about
S50,000,00000, while their net earnings
show decrease Of $780, 100000, and
for the month of March, on the same
comparison, they show an increase OF
$1,000. 100000 in gross and a decrease
of 1865, 100000 in net earnings.
Attention is called to the fact that
the wage increases, Except a small
amount,) were not in force during this
period, and from now on these will
greatly increase the operating cost.
These same railroads had their
taxes increased over the previous
year $500, 100000 or IA per cent and
have to pay higher rates of interest on
their loans. These roads covering
the most prosperous part of the cour.
try may be considered representative
of general railroad conditions.
During the past three years of poor
business, railroad expenditures for
maintainence were necessarily at the
lowest point, and in consequence their
motive power equipment and tracks
now demand greater proportion OF
operating expense. No provision has
been or is being made for the growing
demands of the country, ana as trans
portation is the backbone OF business
its weakness or inefficiency cripples
every other condition; because all
products are valuable in the ratio
with their accessibility to the consum-
ing market
1t is most important to the shipper
that railroads at all times are fully
equipped to take care of an increase
of business, its weakness or inefe
cheney cripples every other condition:
because all products are valuable in
the ratio with their accessibility tc
the consuming market.
1t is most important to the shipper
that railroads at all times are full.
equipped to take care of an increase
of this business. The first eight month!
of 1907 demonstrated that the rail
roads could not handle the bushes!
then offered with any degree of salts
faction, The financial conditions