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Lewiston Evening Teller first YEAR— no. go» LEWISTON, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1M4 Montana train robbers thought to be Kid €urfle r $ Mus gang IM HOONDS OHTHE TRAIL Montana Train Robbers Closely Followed by a Posse With Hounds (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) Bl'TTE, Mont.. June 17.—The blood hounds from the state penitentiary at 3 o'clock this morning took up the trail of the men who last night held up and robbed the Northern Pacific train near Ftearmouth. The trails showed that the men were on foot and proceeded south ■me mile where four horses had been tied. There were apparently three robbers. A large posse following the dogs had tracked the men nine miles at 10 o'clock and expect soon to over take them. The train arrived at BUtte at six this morning. The passengers say there .vere explosions which broke the win dow lights of all the coaches. The rob bers are said to have secured about ?f>ri.on« from the express safe. They blew the express car to bits. Refore the explosion, one robber said to the express messenger "we are human you know." and untied a valua ble setter dog owned by a passenger and led him from the express car so it would not he killet) by the explosion. The passengers on the train were not molested. Most of them were going to the St. Louis fair and carried large sums of money which with their valu ables were hurriedly hidden when the first explosion occurred. During the two hours and a half the robbers were Mowing up the express car and leis urely gathering up the scattered coin ihe passengers were afraid to leave the cars. The robbers fired several hundred shells into the air to keep the pass engers inside. The robbers also fired shots after the brakeman but missed two who escaped from the train and hurried to the nearest station to wire alarm to the officials. A hundred men neavily armed are In pursuit and the escape of the robbers Is belfeved to he impossible. The hold robber is thought to be "Kidd Currie" for whom ten thousand •lOllars reward Is offered dead or alive and scores of cow boys and ranchers nave joined In the chase. SOUND STEAMER AFIRE Spontaneous Combustion the Cause— Loss $45,000 (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.! SEATTLE. June 17—The Iron steam ship Ohio, took fire at Morans dock at 'nidnight and the berth deck was de stroyed with a loss of $45.000. It was caused by spontaneous combustion in the linen room. She was formerly Atlantic greyhound of 3,400 tons. VICE PRESIDENTIAL FIGHT FAIRBANKS STILL SILENT Situation Revolves About the Senator from Indiana Who is Urged to Accept (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) ■WASHINGTON, June 17.—Acoord 'ng to authentic unofficial sources at >he White house. Senator Fairbanks haR in no way altered the silent atti tude he has mainta'ned from the be ginning as to his nomination for the 'ice presidency on the republican ticket. He Is not a candidate and will not permit a hand to be turned for the honor. He will accept the nomination 1 it comes to him without a fight and '' ith the evident desire of the repub licans of the country. He will not al* h" the USe 0t h * 8 narne f° r the place if there is to be a fight. The Indiana re publicans will do nothing for him at Chicago except to vote for him. They will understand that they are not to o any booming and soliciting of votes. eir loyalty to and support of Sena tor Fairbanks must be as full ot dig* n >ty as his own posltiçn. That describes the vice presidential situation as it revolves aroupd the senator from Indiana. The Hitt boom appears to have run its cours», and * Peaker Cannon stands firm against he use of his name. One off his heat nends said at the White house confident Speaker Cannon would 1 li_v nomination If it were ÎÜF Ü 1 . 1 !? 111 ! WM Repereçenta vwu '®» mean» Just what be says when CORRESPONDENT ARRESTED Fuller of the Indianapolis News Under took to Past the Lines (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) WASHINGTON. June 17— Ministe» Griscom of Tokyo cables the state de {.artment that Heiohter Fuller, the In dianapolis News correspondent is un ter arrest at Port Arthur. Fuller was picked up on the thirteenth in an effort to reach the besieged port. Another Transport Sank (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) NAGASAKI, June 17.—The Japanese transport Katsono Maru today fouled the Yamatokan off Moji. The former sank. DEATH LIST GROWS j Six Hundred Dead and 600 Miaaing Are the Latest Figures (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) NEW YORK. June 17—At 8:30 this morning the bodies of 529 persons who lost their lives In the Slocum disaster have been Identified. The unidentified number 75. Six hundred are reported missing. At the morkue nre one hun dred seven bodiest his morning, thirty two of which are identified. ATTEMPT TO HARMONIZE Republican National Committee at Work on Wisconsin Muddle { ; '«oecial Telegram to Evening Teller.) CHICAGO, June 17.—Behind closed doors the Wisconsin dispute was taken up this morning by the repub lican national committee. Chairman Payne surrendered the chair to BcOtt so no charges of unfairness could be made. Both the Lafollet and the Spooner factions were well represented, That Roosevelt's chances In Wiscon sin may not be Jeopardized a strong effort is to be made to harmonize. Each side was granted two hours to pre sent its case. None of Roosevelt's pic tures nre in evidence at any of the re ; publican headquarters while in marked ! contrast Hanna photographs and lith ographs are every where In profusion. The president's friends are indignant ! over the apparent slight. Plan a Finnish Uprising (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) ST. PETERSBURG. June 17—A Hel singfors dispatch states the the Finnish leaders who fled are now planning to return and take part in a revolutionary agitation. ne declares that he will refuse the nomination if offered to him." said Mr. Hepburn, who had been talking with the president about an army promotion. "I know how resolute he is. and he would refuse it quickly. He is a good deal better off where he is. even if he is the leader of the minority, than he wo 'ld be if vice president." Mr. Cannon was reminded that l»resident Roosevelt objected to his nomination to the vice presidency. "Yes, but there was not the same predetermination on his part as there is in the case of Mr. Cannon." Mr. Hepburn called oh the president to ask him to promote to brigadier gen era I Colonel Henry Dunwoody of the ignal corps. Colonel Dunwoody has been in the army forty-two years and Is tne second colonel on the list of officers of that rank. Senator Fairbanks' close friends in Indiana, and it was one of these who called at the White house, say they hope he will be nominated at Chicago If he is there will be precipitated a red hot fight for hie place In the senate, tn which the leaders will be Governor • w hin Representatives Hemenway, Chum packer, WatSdn, and Charles K Landis. The fight It Is said, might not conduce to helping the republicans out In Novemher. The opinion Is expressed that if some (Continued on pace t.) NEWS OF NAVAL BATTLE .OFF COAST OF JAPAN Japanese and Russian Fleets Thought to Struggling in the Final Conflict be (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) j TOKYO, June 17.—A report from ! Suga near Sasebo says a cannonade Is Î heard off the coast of Japan and the Japanese fleet may have met the Rus sians. One report haa it that the Rus sian ffeet was sighted off Oki island and that the cover of a fog again saved the Fussian squadron though it is not believed here that it returned to Vlad ivostok. Another report this evening says that Kamuri caught up with and sank a Russian vessel off Shimaneken. northern Japan. SURVIVORS REACH PORT Detail of the Lose of Troops on Transport Sunk by Russisns the (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) TOKYO. June 17.—The survivors of the Japanese transport Hitachi Maru, sunk by the Russian warships. In the straights of Korea. Wednesday, have arrived at Tokyo. They say the Rus sians were sighted at 7 a. m., and the Japanese attempted to escape but at r en the Russians opened a terrific fire and in a few minutes the decks of the transport were covered with corpses. Shells struck the engine room, killing ; ! i | t I IMPORTANT LAND CONTEST ' Petitioners Protest Against Issuance of Patanta to 4,000 Aoroo of Sorip Land Attorney Wm. Morgan of Moscow today filed with the local land office a petition signed by twenty-five persons protesting against the issuance of pat ents to the Schofield syndicate and the Northern Pacific Railway company to 4.000 acres of land situated in the Pierce district on which scrip has been placed. The protest is filed on the al leged information that at the time the »crip was placed on the land, which is valuable timber land, it was unsur v eyed and that the petitioners had es tablished homesteads on the same. The scrip was filed in October. 1900. The matter is one of much import ance to the settlers of that section and t is probable that the case will be dragged through the various depart ments of the government and into the United States court before it is dis posed of, The local office will submit the protest to the honorable commis sioner of the general land office at Washington. A contest case is being tried today in he local land office entitled Thomas P. Jones vs. Max Aronson, involving a valuable timber claim of 160 acres in the Pierce country. The contestant al leges priority of settlement. Attorney Wm. Morgan represents Aronson and McNamee and Fogg represent Jones. GENERAL SHERMAN WAS RIGHT. & / two hundred. At six in the evening the Hitachi Maru sunk. Captain Camp ^ ll . th * English commander la miaalng. having Jumped overboard. The chief engineer was killed on the bridge. Col. Esuscl, commander of the troops or dered the flag burned when he saw all lost and he and the second mate and other officers committed suicide. DEATH OF BOBRIKOFF Russian Governor of Finnland Dias and Finna Ra joies (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) ST. PETERSBURG. June 17.—Gen eral Bobrikoff died Last night. the straits of Korea. (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) STOCKHOLM. June 17.—A large colony of Finn« here are openly Jubl lant over the fate of Bobrikoff. They say he is the most ruthless tyrant who ever stele the liberty of a people. Naval Battla in Program 1 (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) i PARIS. June 17.—According to a St. Petersburg dispatch a naval battle Is ' now in progress near Tsu island In PERFUMES FROM FAIRYLAND Bulgaria Produeea a Grotto at World's Pair Per fu med With Attar of Rosea ST- LOUIB, June 17.—Bulgaria's dis play of attar of roses at the world's fair, combined with the rest of that country's exhibit, is the most Impor tant and interesting ever shown at any world's fair by Bulgarians. The production of attar of roses Is confined almost exclusively to this small European country, and an es pecially large display of this most pow erful perfume will be made. The ex hibit of this product is made In a beau ♦ Iful grotto in the palace of varied industries. In the grotto, which is il luminated with numerous partially concealed colored lights, nre placed many allegorical figures, which in the soft and mellow light assume fantastic and wierd forms. The subtle odor of the famed perfume pervades every part | o1 the grotto, and the visitor may easily imagine he has invaded fairyland. The Bulgarian artists have collected a splendid collection of the paintings for the art palaces, and the display of artistic rugs and novelties is unsur passed. I | ■ j j ! j ! ! Ths Cost of Anarchy Within a year disorder and anarchy j have cost Colorado $22,000,000 in cold cash, to say nothing of disgrace and loss of credit. BUCCEMOR TO CORTKLV6u Some Mon From tho Far West Is Lika* ly to Bo Namod (Special Telegram to Evening feller.) WASHINGTON. June 17.—William R. Merrtam. former governor of Minne sota and former director of the census, now connected with & large buslnooo establishment in New York, paid his respects to the President and remained short time to discuss politics. Mr. Merrlam la one of the men prominent* talked of to succeed Mr. Cortelyou îpon the retirement of the latter from the Department of Commerce and Labor. The President haa remained silent upon this subject, and It la doubtful If he haa even suggested to Mr. Cortelyou who will take his posi tion. The name of James R. Garfield la still among those talked of for tho vacancy that lo to bo and a strong In tlmatlon has also been convoyed that the President will select a western man, somebody from the far weat. There are three members of the cabi net from west of the Mississippi, Bee retarles Bhaw and Wilson of Iowa and Secretary Hitchcock of Missouri, but the far weat and the Pacific coast are without representation. The president will cure thia soon or after the No vember election. The Cortelyou va cancy will no doubt be the only one until next winter, when several cabl net officers may retire. GIRL SHOT BYJJROTHER Prominent Young Woman of New York Victim of an "Un* loaded" Revolver NEW YORK, June 17.—Miss Annie, daughter of Robert Teddman, a wealthy insurance broker who came here two years ago from Denver, Col., received a. bullet wound at the hands of her sixteen-year-old brother, which probably will prove fatal. The shooting, which was accidental, occurred at the Teddmann home in Ridgefield, N. J. Miss Teddmann, ♦ho is 25 years old, was sitting In ths II brary watching the lad playing with an old revolver which was supposed not to be loaded. He pointed the weapon at her and pulled the trigger. A shell ex ploded and the young woman fell, badly wounded through the body. Non Patterson Must Boon Flood (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) NEW YORK. June 17.—Judge New berger today denied the application of Nan Patterson's counsel to inspect the minutes of the grand Jury in connection with her Indictment for Young's al leged murder. The court set Tuesday next as the day for pleading. Miss Patterson was not in court. GREAT BURIAL DOT FIXED FOR SLOCUM DEAD TOMORROW Five Hundred Now Identified are Resting Shroud ed at Their Late Homes Today (Special Telegram to Evening Teller.) NEW YORK, June 17.—Another step toward the grave was made in the Slocum tragedy today. Five hundred dead now lie in their late homes shrouded and encased for burial. A few funerals will lake place today but the greater bulk of the dead will go to their last resting place tomorrow and Bunday. The striken district is swathed in black, white and purple crepe on the doors of a hundred houses and great crowds throng the district many of whom stop at the houses of the dead to pay their last respects. At the morgue this morning the cor oner's list showed 599 bodies had been recovered. A majority of the dead re covered have been identified and nearly five hundred bodies reclaimed and re moved by friends and relatives. Less than a hundred bodies remained on East Twenty-sixth street pier at 10 this morning, but scores of persons are again on hand looking for lost ones. It is still extremely difficult to estimate • he number of the missing, some city officials stick to yesterday's figures that over a thousand perished which would show missing at least four hundred. It is believed ho trover that this is an ex aggeration end that when the story I» all toM tbs drag w*U be found to num ber eight hu adraft Ths fto« I« whoso Is sfnlgnsd the v ft * j AÜTDM00ILES Bennett Cup Rice Rm at li burr Today Draws Many Eager Spectators (Bpeclal Telegram to MvoalM HAMBURG. June ' 7 .— Bmperor WB llam gave the flac et*nal 1er tbe fint / start precisely at 7 o'clock thia 6MB* ing and with a mighty cheer of the«» sands the great frmndtt a«( race was on. In tho lmperisl pavWo«» with the kaiser wsro tbe smprsaa, tho king of Wortenburg, tho German uiawn prince. Grand Duke Smoot, Uah if';;. Hesse. Grand Duke Frederick Franoke snd numerous prtncossoo who WttM their suites mske a striking group Itt U which the gorgeous military ««Often*« were conspicuous feature. Near the starting liho on sides of the course wore tv stands each mating five thm packed with eager spectators, twenty thousand more sightseers a«» sembled in the grand enclosure SttC miles In circumference. In drawing' lots for the order of starting, Jenatay. the German, secured the first chanoe to lead off on the kaiser's signal. Hta 00* leaped forward and ta two ta tpn da Wdg; , lost to view In the crowded l i n os , At intervals of seven minutes the Other cars started, each enco ura ge « kg' rounds of applause. Following Jenatay came Edge of England, Warusr off Austria. Land and Blsneial of Italy, Then r y of France. Hautvast of Belgium Baron von Caters of Germany, OlrttHg of English, Braun of Austria, QkgM Of Italian. Dalleron of French, Augtartaa of Belgian. Opel of Gorman, Jsrrott off English. Warden ot Austrian, Btarig «'; of Italian. Rougter of French. Bhron Deers whet of Belgian, Dtrthua of BwlaiL Opel was soon out of tho ram with a broken axle. It la reported that Jenatay killed » man along the route. Theory of French, driving a Brasier car won the rae*. Thary beat Jenatay hut by a ftWP minutes. He received a rousing ova tion. Several French ladies smkrsood and kissed the victor. The kaiser sum* moned Thary to tho Imperial ha« Md congratulated him. Thary 's time was five hours and fifty* minutes and three seconds. Jenatay, six hours and one minute snd $1 sec onds. Jenatay arrived first bot Bl« actual running timo was less for tira Frenchman. 1 Jap Trenches Approaahos R u ssian s' (Special Telegram to Evsnlng Teller.} "LONDON. June 17.—A dispatch t» the Express from Nagasaki, via Shang hai, says that tnformat'on from a high •ource la to the effect that the Japanese engineers are sapping their way toward: the fortifications at Port Arthur. gruesome task of recovering the bodlsw from the wreck and waters of the sounB were at work early this morning, they* were finding corpses more slowly but will stick to tbelr task for some days to come. The wreck will be thoroughly searched today. The wreckers heUevo that many bodies will be found entan gled in the port paddle box. Bodies are now being recovered In East river mils» trom the scene of the accident. Four separate investigations are un der way looking into tho causes of the disaster to determine the blame. Sec retary Cortelyou Is here with super visor and inspector Uhler. District Attorney Jerome is making rigid inves tigations and Fire Marshal Beery Is making an Inquiry while the corone r s' inquest begins Monday. Diver Rice at noon reported that there were may bodies in the submerged paddle baa^ The first of the funerals was held this afternoon. Nearly a hundred ministers of all demominations met this morning at St. Mark's Lutheran church to "»»a» arrangements to officiate at the funer als devise means of raising funds fw the needy and injured at the hospitals who are recovering. At 9 o'clock this afternoon the morgue figures remain unidentified all but 51 of the 5M bod ies More bodies are coming up fins the river to be placed in $1* moggra. At noon over eight thouoand dollars