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The Cceur d'Alene Press. lume I, NUMBER 121 THE COEUR D'ALENE PRESS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER a6, 1906 ftt l PRICE FIVE CENTS RESS PIANO TO WINNER Bailey Instrument Given to Suo cesslul Contestant U, e Daily Press piano contest cios [Christmas eve at seven o'clock, [eu the judges O. C. Schmidt, M, Mertz and L. M. Brown, an the count. It kept the hges busy until after one o'olock u w beu the totals were footed up Ly showed 54,243 votes for Mrs. Uoy Weston, 47,41 for Jessie Kauff and 2,064 scattering. This re the piano to Mrs. Weston by a arality of 6,827 votes. The in rnmeut is a Bailey 8400 piano neb was purchased from the Eilers mo house of Spokne. It is a prize ill worth the effort it cost in the ntest and Mrs. Weston was fortu ne in being the successful contest it Mrs. Kauffman was a strong oppon it of the successful contestant and 1 vote ran close throughout the con Lt, showing the excellent work of fcth and while we extend our thanks Id appreciation to each, we must say L t Mrs. Kauffman is a good loser hd takes her defeat philosophically, {ithout sulking or fault finding, say L that the winner is entitled to the Irize. AssistedJby her sister Mable, Kauffman did most effective I ork and the contest increased the insulation of the Dally Press by imetbing over four hundred, the ex et number not yet having been de ained. The contest was conducted honor Ibly so far as the Press Is informed Ind we take no stock in the stories |hat some who signed the contracts to ay weekly did so with a view of tak lag the paper a short, time and then piscontinuing the same. With most ople their signature to a contract ia feood and we aooept them in good aith. The piano was delivered to Mrs. Iffeston Christmas morning. Finds Money Between Boards Wichita, Kan., Dec. 26.—Ben banucm, a farmer living near Derby ■found 1500 in bills nailed tightly I between two old boards wbioh he was POLICE FIGHT A MOB Seattle, Wash., Dec. 26.—Follow ling a day of drunkenness and de Ibauckery in the restricted district, [last night the police were compelled j to engage in a hand-to-hand encount I tt with a mob of drunken loggers, I and when the fight was over 11 men [were under arrest for resisting offi cers. Clubs, revolvers, stones, etc., [were freely used in the encounter, I and bruises were heavy. The troub I tempted to arrest a logger | j bagau when police at on Wash isjtun street. The man resisted ar mt ami yelled "Help, help, help! Wo with the police! Kill the kUs /' In a moment every saloon j tttbe neighborhood had responded to; tie call and the toughest characters ia the city were wildly rushing to the fescue. In the meantime, additional Nice arrived, a citizen telephoned lor emergency help and Chief of Po-! lice Wappenstine issued a hurry call lor emergency meu. The patrol wag on arrived on the scene, and three trips »«>re made to the station, which is nearby. battle with strikers Many Are Either Killed Wounded. or betweeu guards employed by the Meet Kentuckev Coal company Sturgis r ' Coftl company Inion county, and striking miners at rem, ... that place. The dead are: D- G. Dougherty, mine guard B>1! Mallery, miner. ^ ill Gray, miner. The w, mu ded are: L 1 Moore, mine guard, four Vounds. will die. Kareby. miner, dying. M ill mm Goch, shot in tbe arm The fight occurred iu a downtown •tteet about one mile from the mine, ^*t*t just «hat precipitated the fight *® n ' ! known. About 25 shots were **ehautgii. chopping into kindling yesterday. Bills amounting to 8290 were mu tilated so that they had to be shipped to the treasury department in Wash* ington for identification. The bal ance of the money was in good condi tion. CHRISTMAS BUSINESS Coeur d'A'ene Merchants joyed Big: Trade. The business transacted in Coeur d'Alene Saturday and Monday by the different mercantile establishments and other business houses is the greatest that has ever been known in the history of the city. While the first of last week was not so good, the last two days 1 receding CLristmas were record brea 11 rs and have made some of the older residents open tbeir eyes. It is estimated that business trans acted will run into the five figures with ease and each aud every store was compelled to add iargerly to the number of persons employed as clprks. Many of the business insti-1 tutions were forced ot bank their re ceipts several times daring Monday. Nearly every business man remem bered his employes in a true Christ mas fashion with some handsome present. J. T. Carrol, of the Coeur d'Alene Lumber company re membered his many employes and business friends of the city with a large turkeys at no small oost, as this fowl has been scarce this season. Mrs. W. C. Johnson arrived In the city Mondafy evennig from Milwau kee to join her husband who is con nected with the Coeur d'Alene Lum ber company. She was accompanied by Mrs. Smith, her mother. J. M. Palmerton and wife, parents of George Pslmerton, of the Lakeside Pharmacy, arrived in the city this morning and will spend several days visiting. | The members of the miners' union have been on strike for the last year. The coal company has been working nonuo-.ion meu under guard almost constantly, and serious trouble has been long expected. The fight oc cured in f out of a billiard parlor. DEPUTIES MAKE ARRESTS. Sturgis. Ky., Dec. 26. —The Union county sheriff arrived here with de puties and late this afternoon arrest ed L. I. Moore, a guard, who was shot in last night's battle. Henry Delaney, a miner, who was shot, was also placed under arrets. A man named Strickland was also arrested and later released on bail. Tire three men are charged with shooting with intent to kill, - - Petition tor Better Roads, ^ petition is being circulated in city by the people of Cougar q u | c Jj which will be presented to the Commercial club for approval and jj ieB p, tiie Board of county comm is. sioners, between petitioning that the roads Coeur d'Alene and Cougar Gulch be repaired in such a manner] as tv make them passable, and is refl ,.eivn B tbe signatures of many of the oeivng tbe signatures business meu of tbe city. are baiely pe^blifirligl The raumated coat of rep.tr ug when the amount of mone small , , Coeur d spent by the* people in Coeur d spent - .. \leoe is considered an extra effort will be made to secure the necessary re pairs. _______ . _ . ummm mmi Mr. Darwin, of . Fra . attending tbe Uni Moeco , ^ ji v ____ of the city. Mr. freshies were tbe fact year s out. ,ho are attending the Uni Idaho as members of tbe hU dare* are visitor, in the sophmore c '**' lbat th( . "it" this year owing to that a large number of last fnsbmen dare* hal dropped PRETTY ELSIE JAMS, A SUCCESSFUL STAR AT EIGHTEEN. The youngest star on the singe and one of the prettiest is Miss Elsie Jauls, whose real name is Elsie B'erbower. She is only eighteen, but has been a star for more than a year. She made a great sorceaa last season in 'The Van derbllt Cup" at a New York theater, and tills season she is appearing In Chicago In the same piece, which is a musical comedy and the first of the antomoblla playa to be staged. Elsie comes from Columbus. O. She was so young when she first essayed the vandevllle stage in New York that the Gerry society mads objections. SL0ANE GOES TO PENITENTIARY Judge Gives Him an Indefinite Term Spokane, Wash., Dec. 26.—-Judge Huneke passed sentoooe in the Sloane murder case in which the jury returned a verdict of insanity on Monday morning at 5 00 'lock, this afternoon sentencing Sidney Sloane to imprisonment in the penitentiary at Walla Walla for an Indefinite term. The verdict as rendered by the jury Monday drew no small amount tif bit ter criticism from the people although many expected it. Judge Huneke's sentence is approved by the public The court room was well filled and when the judge arose to pronounce the sentence there was silence that betokened an intense 'Merest, follow ed by a murmur when tbe judge had finished streaking. This case lias been one of tbe most noted in tbe history of Spokane. Each day dur ing tbe trial tbe court room was crowded to overflowing. School Changes. The school board held a special meeting thia afternoon In tbe council chamber at which it was decided to BITTER COUNTY FIGHT Lewiston. Idaho, Dec. 26. —As tire time draws near for the convening of tbe legislature, when an efiort will be made to cut Nez Perce county in- ; to thrra comm on wraiths, the fight for and against tbe pnq.rait.on is grow ing more bitter. The proposition to on the north bank of tire Clearwater river, on tbe Clearwater branch of the Northern Pacific, which makes treat, would retain that prestige after tire subdivision. Orofiuo is tbe town which was al most wiped off tbe map by two Area tbis fall; the two entirely consuming the business section and a portion of the residence district. It Is located river, on me virarwaier orancu ». tbe Northern Pacific, which makes connections with ths K,*ok.ne train at \ rr »w which was once known as Pot latch junction. William Momman. eidUjr and proprietor of the Oroflno Optimist ia one of the leading spirit* i of that community I finish the room in the basement in the Roosevelt building and combine the sub-primary and primary classes in both the Roosevelt and Central school building holding half day 8 j ong> tbus giving another extra room wb , ch w| „ „, low nhe t for the con grated condition of tbe Seventh aud Eighth grades in the Central build ing. Owing to the enlargement of the enrollment it will be necessary iu the near future to erect another building in the southeastern portion of the city and the commmittee on grounds and buildings has been in structed to locate a site and purciiase the same. There is an increase of 30 Her cent in tire Dumber of pupils in the public aebnos and it is estimated that at least 200 more students will enter at the beginning of the ueat semester. Tom McKay arrived iu the city Monday accompanied by ('has. In gram, after an absense of several months which were spent iu British Columbia. They wilt remain in the city until tire dose of the holidays. Nez Perce, which is ti cial and financial center oua Ner Perce prairie, ia objective points of toe Lrewiaton * Southeastern electric road. Elmer Walprip, editor of tire Nez Pevce 1 which is tie commer- [ of be fant-! one of tbe Herald, waa elected state senator at ond tboi which tire capital When tire bill asking for the sub division of this county cornea up in the legislature, the Net Perce county delegation will be divided against it aelf.for Lewiston bitterly oppose* the movement. This county ta 00* of the largest in tire state, sod tbe ser riobrat, being within a few wwrend dollars of Ada ©ounty in which tire capital is located. Lew i.t**n commercial botrora are oppra ing tire prop.read cot because they d*. no want ti> lose tbe trade which they now enjoy which jecuuti rith the two section*, others waut to make separate « RACE WAR IN MISSISSIPPI Negro Mobs Threaten to Burn Towns Meridian, Miss.. Deo. 26.— Yes terday it was reported that a body of negroes had fortified tbemaelvea two miles from Wahalak and announced they will resist any effort to dislodge them. | They threaten to burn the lit tie town aud the white people are alarmed. The whites all around the country have armed tbemaelvea ar d one party of fifty armed persons haa arrived there from Columbus, Miss. At 3:30 a. m., firing was heard in the oenter of the town, bat after a few scattering shots quiet was re stored. Leland Sparkman, a white waa wounded by the accidental discharge of a pistol about the time of the other shooting. Colonel Me Cants announces that he will place a gutting gun in posittou and, if oecra sary, use it. A special message to the Morning Dispatch at an early hour says: ''One comiwny of infantry and battery artillery are In charge. Two negroes have been killed by oltlxeua. Troops are now guard tig the town. A body of negroes, said to be armed, are f, rtifled about two miles rforn town." Wahalak ia 25 miles south of Meri dian, on the Mobile A Ohio railroad. Whan appealed to for aid. Govern Varda mao diapatobed two com panies of mlitia to Walialak FRESH CLASHES Meridian, Miaa., Dec. 26.— "Rail road meu who have just arrived from Soooba reported a fresh clash between the raoee. Several are reported kill ed. This report, however, haa not been confirmed. Soooba ia seven mile* from Walla lak. At midnight the troops had not •uoaeded in getting away because of an insufficient number responding ed be is to a It wee announced that o company of infantry and battery of artillery would leave on the regualr train at 11:25 o'clock, reaebiug tbe scene of the trouble, Scooba, about 2:80 o'clock this morning. The beat in formation obtainable confirms tbe reports of rioting and places the kill A KOOTENAI STOCK FARM For the purpose of establishing tin fluent blooded stock farm iu the Unit d States, Paul Clagstoue, who owns a 10,000-acre ranch near Gran ite, in this county, lias purchased 13 bead of pedigreed Hereford cattle, which were prize winners at the in ternational stock show at Chicago, held tire first part of December. Mr. Clagstone haa returned, ami « xpect* tbe cattle be purchased to arrive* the middle of this week. He will take them at once to the herd of fine stock which lie haa already raised and pur chased. I 1 bj * 1 at "Outside of the personal interest 1 take in the growing of flue stock and tbe financial side of the occupation." ] said Mr. flagstone, "1 am interested 1 in tire movement to get all tire stock j growers of tbe northwest to raise blooded stitch, instead of scrub stock, i at* uta-.y of them dost present. Thia will no doubt result from convincing j them that blooded st«s-k are profitable j to tiie extent of warranting tire in- ] [ creased tnvratment they wilt have to make. In this connection I wilt .cite tire instance of the price brought by the prize car [of fat steers at tire bicago International show. These j steers sold on tits market for 17 cents [par pound or about five limra wlmt era bring winner of the champion senior bull i prise at Chicago Iasi year. The aui have now pur have a herd that will be tbe equal for quality of any In |the United Htales Among my purabaara la Kulflller II!., winner of tire champion senior bull prize at Chicago and as fine a calf as there ia is tba country. I paid 81500 for biro before be entered the ring, and had 1 waited until after he car. ted off first honors, no doubt be would bare <x«t me considerable more The sire of Fulfil lei 111. Is Kulfllier. mal 1 1-ought won all tbe < bull prises at stock shows throughout ] the middle west before be wus exbib ed at six nergoes and one white man with another white mart believed to be fatally wounded. Shortly after mindu'ght, however, it was stated that the white dead number four, making total of 10. This, however,, is not co tflrmed. WAHALAK IH (JLIETER. Tbe two companies of state mtlltUa sent to Wahalak lest night returnwd to Meridian today, tbeir pr es e nc e, there apparently being unnecessary. After their arrival at Wahalak no dis turbance occurad. It is said three negroes, including George Simpson, one of the principals it, the distar hence aboard tbe Mobile A Ohio train, last Sunday, ha J been lynched just before the arrival of tbe troops. The citiezns of Wahalak will admit the fact that the men were captured by a posse, but say they were lost in tbe swamp "while on their way to town." Two sons of Sim 1*>11 were shot to. death yesterday afternoon. CATCH LOGS 6,000,000 TO Plan to Recover Feet Wenatchee, Wash., Deo. 26.—Tt» catch tiie 6.000,000 feet of sawioga which lie scattered along tbe Wenat chee river as a result of tbe reeeat floods, tbe Lamb Davis Lumber com pany baa adopted a novel scheme. The mouth of the Wenatchee river will be fenced by a line of lugs to prevent tbe logs getting Into the Col umbia. and tiie dam at Leveowottb owned by the company will be filled to tbe greatest capacity and than turned loose. Tbe rush of water for the dam. it la contemplated, will be large enough to diet the logs along the,stream, aud the expert lag driven will work tbe itinerant logs into tits current Form here they will be carried to the mouth of the WeaaA ebee. A spur of tbs Giaat Northern la to be built to tbe mouth of tba river and at thia place the loga will be loaded onto cars and carried back to Levenworth, a distance of 20 nil Isa. ited at Chicago. "Another purchase I made waa of Misty's Pride II., full sister of Pri vateer II.. champion 2 year-old aud Urgant lx tier of tier ags ever exhibit od at any show. Bhe weigh* 1700 pounds. < Miter pure haw* I made were Ethel C., mother of Ethel II , champion belt r at Chicago thi* year; several calves ol Prlneep* IV, chaut piou Hereford hull at Chicago; a iiiiDiWt of calves of Bonnie Brae 111., champion yearling at this year's in trnat lunal show. "All of these cattle are from the famous herd of W. H, Cargill of La jCrtawe, Wit*., whose cattle have wuti more first prize** limit any other In he United States. An idra of jow American cattle rank compared with these of other countries may ire had form tiie statement of K. L Turner [of London, **bo was tits English judge at the intermit t ad show j Mr. Turner said tirnt. the best cattle at tbe Chicago show are the equal ti n » the spun lor of any ot the brat English [cattle, and England i* supposed to [have tbe bast in the world. "This international show is tESWessuarbly j larger than any othei stock show in the world. Mr Turner said the next largest is tbe So.ithSeld show at London, where the judging t» all done in one day, while it require* a week of hard work st Chicago. Gave Successful Dance Last evening the KraU-rul Order of Eagle*. Coeur d'Alene Arehs !S6, gave one of the newt succewtiui datevs of the scare n The attend*tcre was probably the largest if any dnuce till* wtoter and a nirat enjoyable etruing van spent. Every Kaght ww» then aud it la estimated that «*er .'150 person* were present. Excellent mu*ic wa* furnished by the Naubvl* orchestra xml tire dancing eonttunned until a late hour, or rather an early one. a- tbe party did not brenk op until tbe 'tii»ll hours *4 the morning.