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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-16
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS BY
MISSISSIPPI OVERFLOW
ing ITS BANKS.
Millions At Stake-Heavy Rains Com
plicate tho Already Dangerous Htua-
ton Along River-Force Blacks To
work-scarcity of Milk Endangers
Scores of Children In Refugees Camps.

New Orleans.-Large sections of IS
Louisiana parishes west of the Missis-
sippi river are under water, four other
parishes have some flood water and are
bound to get more this week. Approxim-
ately 100000 persons have been driven
from their homes, and about dozen
lives have been lost. Refugees are
sheltered in cabins, churches and lodge
buildings.
Every day brings stories of suffering
in new sections.
Protection of the remaining levees
along the Mississippi river from the
mouth of the Red river south is caus-
ing deep concern. Millions of dollars
worth of property is at stake and thou
sands of lives would be jeopardized If
some of the big levees gave way.
Sure Levees Will Hold.
Reports Monday were more reassur-
ing, and the state engineer said he was
confident every remaining levee on the
Mississippi would hold.
Lack of labor, due largely to the un-
concern of the negoes who have been
drawing government rations, has been
most serious drawback.
Governor Sanders has ordered the
Louisiana militia to round up 500 ne
groes and compel them to do work on
the levees. Nearly all the negroes re-
fuse to work as long as they draw gov
eminent rations. Consequently ono
work, no rations' was the ultimatum
given to hundreds of able bodied ne
groes at Natchez by Lieutenant w. E..
Holiday, in charge of the supplies de-
pot there.
Labor Short; Fear Danger
1t was feared that 1O-mile stretch
of levee in. the Bayou de Glaize sec
ton would be lost, owing to the dearth
of labor. Engineer H. S. Douglas of
Melville reported that while he had
quarters for 500 laborers in the Aatcha-
falaya district, responses to his call
were few.
There is alarm among some of the
residents of New Orleans. Extreme
precautions have been taken to meet
any emergency and at points all along
the river barges and fiat cars are load
ed with timber, sand bags, wheel-bar-
rows and shovels.
In the "third district of New Or
leans the situation is still grave, and
1000 men worked all day filing in
earth. The water is over the dock at
Esplanade street and the rear of the
Southern Pacific transfer station is 1s
inches deep in water. Work continued
Monday at all weak points in the city.
Mississippi Flood Figures.
From Vicksburg, Miss, south to New
Orleans, the Mississippi river is from
half a foot to two and half feet above
any previous flood record.
An additional rise this week of ap,
proximately one foot from New Orleans
north to Baton Rouge, is predicted.
Soundings made by army engineers
show that the record breaking volume
of water in the big river is moving at
the rate of 81 feet second, or approx
imately one mile an hour faster than
ever before recorded.
Danger points in the levees in Lousi-
ana: Baton Rouge, Bennett Care, 25
miles north of New Orleans, Morrison,
Plaquemine, Scots Landing, Sypress
Pail, New Roads and Third district,
New Orleans.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-16
Opposition in Some Quarters.

Of these accomplishments Emilio Vas
quez Gomez was installed as concrete
evidence. There was considerable oppo-
sltion to him among the lesser leaders
and by several newspapers, but this was
chiefly because he declined actively to
enter the lists against Madero. He
stated repeatedly at San Antonio that
he would be president of Mexico only
If the majority of the people by their
own initiative declared for him. When
he said recently, in secret conference
that he was willing to come out in the
open there was little difficulty in recon
Cling the opposition.
The Madero government was not
without information as to the rebel
political program. Madero IS agents de-
tanned Gomez on his arrival here.
and the Mexican consul, Senior Llorente.
protested to the local police and to L.
E. Ross, chief of the secret agents of
the department of justice here, that he
should be arrested on the ground that
ne was aiding and abetting, on United
States soil, revolt against a friendly
power
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-16
Hope to Influence U. S.

The Inauguration of the new provi-
sional chief executive was without dis
play and was determined upon, it is
said, chiefly for what effect it might
have upon the United States. The reb-
els hope that now they may succeed in
having their belligerency recognized by
the powerful government north of the
Rio Grande.
When Washington, year ago, recog-
nized Francisco L. Madero the latter was
In actual control of little else than the
town of Juarez; Diaz held the rest of
Mexico. AT present the rebels control
the state of Chihuahua, Sonora, Du-
range, most of Coahuila and certain
contingent territory. Their troops, out
numbering the federals, have taken the
offensive and are moving south over the
Chihuahua Coahuila border
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-16
Whitman County Well Off.

Alleged illegal expenditures of nearly
$4,000 are reported by state examiners
who have been checking up the books
of Whitman county. The report COW
ers the period from January 1, 1907. to
January l, 1912, and has been filed with
the attorney general. Most of the al
legged illegal payments are based on
technical violations of law, such as bills
paid to road supervisors covering use
of their own teams and the like. The
report shows the. county in good finan-
cial condition. It's assets are $685.. 313.
including $1s,97O cash, $1s,495 delin-
quent taxes and $194,s4s real estate
and other property. Its liabilities are
but $62,S53, of which $57,546 is road
and bridge warrants. The county has
no bonded debt.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-16
Representatives Arrive at wasbing te
Steamer Goes on oregon Bar.

BAY City, Ore.-A fruitless attempt to
float the steamer George R. vosburp.
wnicn is stranded on Nehalem bar, was
maze sunday. Saturday hole was
pounded in the Vosburg's bottom.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
PAIR OF BANDITS LOOT BANK
Lock Two Officials in the Vault,
Knock the other Unconscious, and
Escape With Contents of Till.

Vancouver, B. C.-Two unmarked
men. armed with REVIEWERS, entered
the Hillcrest branch of the Royal
Bank of Canada at Main street and
Seventeenth avenue, in broad day
light on Friday, drove Manager
Steaves and one of his clerks into the
vaults, knocked the other clerk I'M
conscious with blow from a revol-
yer butt, and escaped with $1,999, all
the money that was in the till
According to statement made by
one of the bank officials. the first
man to enter the bank pointed his re-
volver at Manager Steaves while the
other covered Ledger Keeper Harri-
son and Teller Richmond, ordering
them to hold up their hands. Rich
mond and Harrison were some dis
lance from the thief and Richmond,
instead of complying at once with the
command, backed out of his cage
quickly and threw the keys into
box inside, at the same time slam
ming the cage door. AS he stepped
out the door locked itself with the
keys inside-a maneuver which COM
PEELED the robbers to hunt a poker
which they used to reach through for
the keys, thus causing some delay in
execution of their project.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
STEEL MAKERS ARE SCORED
Manufacturers Accused of Maintain
ing System of Labor as Cruel
and Relentless as the Galleys.

MISUNDERSTANDING sweep
ing investigation covering almost ev-
cry steel manufacturing plant in the
United States, the department of
commerce and labor, in a report
now ready for the senate, accuses
practically every corporation of main.
tanning a system of labor as cruel,
relentless and unnecessary as the
galeys of ancient times.
Making the direct statement that
these corporations have instituted a
policy eliminating the skilled arti-
sans and putting in their places the
lowest form of unskilled workmen,
who are paid ii cents an hour. the
report states that the men are forced
to remain on duty without relief as
long as twenty-four hours at a
stretch, and that in some plants eigh-
teen-hour tricks are the rule rather
than the exception. One-fifth of the
$4,000 employees of the blast fur
naces, steel works and rolling mills,
work eighty-four hours, or twelve
hours a day, for seven days per
week. Many of them go to their
homes only to eat and sleep"
In May, 1910. the period covered
by the investigation, it was found
that $4,000 furnace and steel mill
employees worked regularly seven
days a week and that $4,000 worked
eighty-four hours week
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
EX-RULER LYNCHED
FORMER PRESIDENT OF ECUADOR
AND FOUR OTHER REVOLT
TIoNIsTs ARE PUT TO DEATH.
Leading Lights in Latest South Ameri.
can Revolution, Which Lasted a Lit
Gle Over Month, Meet Death in
Horrible Manner.

Guayaqaul, Ecuador.-A mob broke
INTO the Quito penitentiary in spite
OF double guard and lynched General
Eioy Alfaro, former president of Ecua-
dor; his brother, General Flavio Alta
ro. former minister of war and com
mander-in-chief of the revolutionary
forces; General Medaro Alfaro, who
La believed to have been brother of
the two Alfaros, and Generals Paez
and Manuel Serrano. AS a result of
the action of the mob, the leading
lights in Ecuador's latest revolution.
have been sluffed out.
This revolution, although it had
been long time brewing, began a
Few days after the sudden death on
December % last of President Emilio
Estrada.
The first of the drastic measures
taken by those who opposed the revo-
luton was carried into effect last
Thursday at Guayaquil, when General
Pedro Montero, who was proclaimed
president by the troops after the death
OF Estrada, was shot and beheaded
by a mob that later burned his body.
The shooting of Montero took place
IN the court room where the general
mad just been tried by courtmartial
and sentenced to sixteen years i'm
prisonlment for his connection with
the revolt
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
TEAR DOWN WIRES
WAR BETWEEN RIVAL POWER
PLANTS IN IDAHO PUTS SEW
ERAL TOWNS IN DARKNESS.
High Tension Wires Torn Down by
Man Who Has Been Placed IN
der Arrest, and Armed Guards
Sent to Scene.

Boise, Idaho.-The high tension
wires of the Salmon Falls and Sho.
shone Falls power plants, owned by
the Kuhns. were torn down Thursday
night at Malad canyon. twelve miles
out OF Bliss, and the wires, carrying
$4,000 volts, were cut, thus effectually
disabling those plants from delivering
electricity for light and power at
Glenns Ferry, Bliss, Kinghill, Moun-
tain Home. Gooding and other points.
The damage was done by A. l.. Wood
house, superintendent of construction
of the Beaver River Power and Light
company across whose property the
lines of the Kuhn company extend.
Woodhouse was arrested at Gooding
by Sheriff Zug of Lincoln county 1t
is stated that Woodhouse was making
an effort to get out of the state and
into Utah.
Seven armed men recruited at
Bliss left for the scene of the trouble
to guard the line. There has been
trouble between the Kuhns and the
Beaver River Power company, as they
are rivals in this locality. The Beaver
River people declare they had moth
ing to do with the action of Wood
house.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Billy Delaney Called.

Oakland, Cal.-William (Billy) De-
laney. known all over the world as a
famous trainer of pugilists OF the last
half century, died at his home here
Thursday night after an illness of
several months. The immediate cause
of his death was disorder of the
liver. but for many weeks he had
been suffering from general break
down which followed the contraction
of a severe cold while on visit to
the east last year He was 50 years
old and leaves a wife and two sisters,
the latter living in New York state
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Resume Dynamite Probe.

Try Ton-so-la for sore throat, can
ker, etc. All druggists.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
CHANGES MAP OF CITY.
Three Big Firms of utah's Capital City
to Have New Homes.

Salt Lake City.-One of the great
est changes in Salt Lake business cir
eles that has ever been known was an
nounced Saturday, when the news was
made public that the Keith O'Brien
and the Auerbach companies, two of
the largest mercantile establishments
In the city, had consummated trans
action by the terms of which both
concerns will leave their present loca-
lions in Main street and remove their
entire establishments to Third South
and State streets, hitherto unknown
as shopping center. The Paris Mil
linery company will also move from
Main street to Third South, thus MAX
ing this section one of the busiest por-
lions of the city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
TITLE TO PALMYRA IN DISPUTE
Rumored That Great Britain Intends
to Take Possession of Islets
Discovered by Americans.

observation-disclosures that Great
Britain intended to take possession of
Palmyra island, in reality group OF
fifty islets lying about 600 miles south
west of Hawaii, and almost in direct
line between Australia and the Panama
canal, resulted in the subject being a
matter of inquiry unofficially at the
state department.
Officials professed ignorance of any
issue being raised as 20 the ownership
of the island, but admitted the title
was vague.
Palmyra island was discovered in
1852 By n American shipmaster, who
proclaimed it part of the kingdom OF
Hawaii in 1882, and it was annexed by
Great Britain in 1889. The question
at issue Is whether the British annexa-
ton cancelled the prior Hawaiian title,
for If it did not then Palmyra island
probably would be held to have been
annexed~to the United States in 1898.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
DUKE OF FIFE IS DEAD.
Was 6rotherin-Law Of King George
and Was Actively Engaged in
Business.

Assuan. Upper Egypt-The Duke
of Fife. brotherin-law of King George
V. of Great Britain, died here at 6
o'clock Monday evening.
The Duke OF Fife, who was born No
vember 10, 1849, succeeded to the earl
dom of Fife in 1879, on the death OF
his father. In 1889. on the occasion
of his marriage with Princess Louise
Victoria Alexander Dagmar, daughter
Of the Prince of Wales who later
became King Edward VII, he was
made a duke.
The duke took a great interest in
business and was connected with large
concerns.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
King Opens Wireless Station.

London.-The king of Spain, accom-
panied by the queen and leading men,
oers of the ministry and diplomatic
corps, opened the new Cietral Marconi
wireless telegraph station at Aranjuez
by sending felicitious messages to
nearly every ruler in Europe and to
King George and Queen Mary, who
are at sea on the Medina, returning
from India. The first message was
sent to Dowager Alexandra at San
dringham, expressing love and respect.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Min owners lake General Denial.

Trenton, n. J.-kellogg and Emery,
counsel for the Minnesota group of
land and iron mining companies
named as party defendants In the suit
of the United States Steel corpora
ton, on Monday filed their answer
making a general denial of the govern
ment's allegations of plan by the
steel corporation and other defendants
to conspire to restrict competition.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
TAFT SOUNDS KEYNOTE.
President Makes Stirring Appeal to
Republicans to Stand by Guns.

Cleveland, O.-President Taft's
three days visit to Ohio began in
Cleveland on Monday and before he
retired to his private car the presi-
dent had spoken on peace and arbi.
tration, talked Ohio politics with
some of the leading Republicans OF
the state and sounded the keynote"
for the coming presidential campaign.
At the Mckinley day banquet given
by the Tippecanoe club at the cham.
Der of commerce Monoay night Pres.
ident Taft made a stirring appeal to
the Republican party - stand by its
guns and rest confident that it has
carried cut its pledges. He declared
he faced the future with equanimity
and in the belief that the judgment
of the country would prove him right
in his opinion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
GOVERNOR VETOES MEASURE
Declares Relief Revenue Measure
Passed by Legislature is a
Violation Of the Law.

Boise, o-Consternation reigned
supreme in legislative circles here
Monday night over the veyo by Cover
nor James Fl. Hawley of the special
relief revenue bin drafted and passed
by the Republicans after they had
turned down the mass Of revenue leg
lslation presented by the COM
mission, the breaking off of
negotiations between the Repub-
hcans and the Democrats to pre-
sent harmonious compromise tax
commission bill, the immediate pas
sage of resolution to adjourn Tues
day night at o'clock and the adop-
ton by the senate of resolution call
ing for the adjustment of all state
institutions that are not paying and
the consolidation of all state educa-
tional institutions with the University
of Idaho, which is to be located at
some central point.
Added to the chaotic seriousness OF
the situation is the well-founded re-
port that the governor proposes to in
sist that the legislature proceed with
the enactment of needed legislation
and is determined to Immediately call
another extra session If the legisla-
ture insists on adjourning without &C.
complishing this.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02

jury in the Mcnamara dynamiting
case, returned two indictments charg-
ing him with bribery.
There are four counts in the two
bills. Two of the counts charge OAR
row with the bribery and attempted
corruption of Robert Balm, the first
juror sworn to try James B. McNa-
mara, the confessed dynamiter and
murderer, now serving life term in
San Quentin prison. The remaining
counts allege the bribery and corrup-
ton of George N. Lockwood, a venire-
man, summoned in the MCNAMARA
case.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
ATTEMPT TO cRuclFY RAN.
Band Of Fanatical Women Prevented
From Putting to Death a Man
Whom They Held as "Saxlor.n


LODI. Russian Poland.-The timely
arrival of the police on Friday just
prevented band of fanatical women
from crucifying a man whom they
had adopted as their Savior"
A new sect was recently formed by
women of the Moravian community.
They selected a man named Kow-
laski whom they worshiped as their
savior. They urged him to allow
himself to be crucified so as to en-
able them to prove the truth of their
tenets by his resurrection.
Kowlaski's faith, however wavered
and he strenuously opposed the ca
rying out of the suggestion to cruelty
him. Ultimately thirty determined
women took his house by storm and
were proceeding with his immolation
when the police appeared and put a
stop to the sacrifice.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Have Narrow Escape.

Salt Lake City.-The interior of
the Shubert theater, 321 South Main
street was destroyed by fire Friday
morning Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Baker
and five small children, the eldest of
whom Is 10 years, all of whom were
sleeping in the second story of the
building. narrowly escaped death and
did not leave the burning structure
until the entire building was in
flames and until two circles of the
theater had collapsed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Campaign Opened In lowe.

Ottumwa. Iowa.-Sixth congress.
sional district Republicans, in session
here Thursday. adopted resolutions
pledging support to President Taft.
1t was the first of series Of confer
ences planned for Iowa districts in
opening a campaign to secure Taft
delegates to the national convention,
the promoters announced.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
VIII Extend Hartman system.

San Francisco-The New York
bankers behind the Hartman rail-
road system have decided to build
into Vancouver, B. c., and within
two years, or before the opening of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition in
this city, will be running through
passenger trains between San Fran
cisco and the British Columbia me-
tropolis as they are already doing
between this city and Portland and
Seattle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Watterson Again Raps Wilson.

Washington. Henry Wat
terson, In statement issued Monday
night and intended to bring a dis
tacteful episode" to an end, SO far as
he was concerned, declared that the
issue between him and Governor
Woodrow Wilson was solely as to
which one had lied Colonel Wat
terson said he had engaged concl1-
sively to show" that Governor Will
son had lied and charged that the
New Jersey executive dared not face
the facts"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
-Four Rruned +. Death.

Butler, Pa.-Four persons were
burned to death or suffocated and
Ave others are in serious condi-
tion as a result of fire Sunday at
the home OF Curtis Hale at .Claytonia.
a mining town ten miles from here.
An overheated stove or the explosion
of lamp is thought to have been
the cause.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Drug Fiend Steals Coffin Plate.

Chicago.-A silver coffin plate bear
lug the inscription AT Rest" was
among the queer collection of articles
confiscated by the police in the CO.
caine dive conducted by Eugene Hus-
ton, "the drug king of Chicago" Old
violins and bits of valuable jewelry
also indicated to what lengths drug
fiends will go to purchase cocaine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Relative Of Lincoln a Bride.

New York.-Mrs. Belle Vedder
Fleming, 50 years of age, daughter
of Indiana Hanks, whose mother was
a sister of Nancy Hanks, mother of
Abraham Lincoln, was married Sat
urday to Brigadier General David
Stewart Gordon. u S. A.. retired, 10
years old.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Confronted by Two Wives.

Chicago.-Willism H. Thompson Of
North Lincoln avenue, was received
upon his return home Saturday by two
wives, a daughter, two policeman
and a reporter. He had expected but
one wife. After he had been arrest
ed on charge Of bigamy, Thompson
admitted he had married four women.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
SHOWS HOW FUND WAS SPENT.
Secretary Knox Satisfies Curiosity Of
Committee of Lower House.

Neutrality-suspicious. gorgeous dinner
at $40 per cover for the elite; a So
cent luncheon for ordinary members
or the legislatures, cocktails, wines,
travelling expenses and bouquet of
lilies of the valley for the wife of the
postmaster general of Canada, &C
counted for every penny of the mys.
FERROUS 100000 fund appropriated in
1909 for government participation in
the now famous celebration at Lake
Champlain.
After defiant protests for nearly
week, Secretary Knox, under sub
poena. appeared before the house com.
mittee on expenditures for the state
department Thursday afternoon and
laid bare vouchers covering the en-.
tire expenditure.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02

Indianapolis, lnd.-The federal
grand jury which has been investigat-
ing the dynamite conspiracy began
Monday what is expected to be the last
week of its work. BY Friday 1t is be.
lieved the jury will be ready to con.
slider indictments.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-02-02
Would Exercise Leap Year PRIVILEGE.

Seattle, Wash.-Seventy-fve wom-
an, most of them factory workers in
New Jersey Towns. have written to
Marriage License Clerk Claude F.
Gage, expressing a desire to be put
In communication with the twelve
Lansing (Mich.) bachelors who wrote
Two weeks ago asking for brides to
settle with them on western Wash
angton logged-off lands. In addition
70 the Michigan bachelors, Mr.. Gage
has received letters from 200 men
An all parts of the Union asking him
10 assist them in finding wives.