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COEUR D'ALENE EVENING PRESS
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1809
PRICE FIVE CENTS
||jlS "POWERFUL
INFLUENCE"
[showalter's Talk Stirs Up Idaho
Legislators
[involves title
TO TIMBER CLAIM
| gearing in Local Land Office
Develops Peculiar Con
dition of Affairs
Pursuant to an order from the de
[ psrtment of the Interior the case of
IVse F. Richardson against John L.
I Whitney was heard yesterday after
■oen by the officers of the land office.
The land involved in litigation is sit
I sated in township 56 north of range
| i west, and was entered under the
itone and timber law in the year
1>03 by Richardson. Because the de
triment considered that the entry
woman had not fully complied with
f the law in the taking up of the land
[ K ordered her to show cause why her
stry should not be cancelled, and
[ ipon her failure to make an appear
fiuce and do so the filing of John L.
Whitney for the land was allowed in
September, 1906. In the same month
ludof the same year the entry woman
[applied to the department to have her
Iwtry reinstated on the ground that
| the had notified the local office of the
[ (tinge of her addTess from Spokane
> Cheney, and that the letter notify
I her of the cancellation of her en
had never reached her as it had
[ keen sent to Spokane.
Wanted to Protect Client.
The entrywoman was finally per
[ Bitted to make a showing in the be
| half of her contention, and other af
Uavits were also filed showing that
[ ter agent. J. B. Mosley, had sold the
; land to the Spokane Lumber company
la the year 1903, and its president,
•pon learning that her entry had
been cancelled, and that Whitney had
f lied upon the land, went to Mosely
with relation to the matter. Accord
tag to the affidavit made by the presi
| dent of the lumber company, Ufford,
ely advised him that the case of
• Richardson would be reopened and
! that he had had Whitney, his father
ta-law, file for the purpose of protect
ing the interests of his client. Whit
ney. on the other hand, contends that
fiesely knew nothing concerning his
Wing upon the land until after he had
Wed, and that he was under the im
pression that Richardson had no fur
ther claim to the land. The hearing
yesterday was for the purpose of de
termining whether the letter advising
Richardson of the cancellation of her
wtry had reached her, and also for
the purpose of determining as to
*hetber or not collusion existed be
tween Whitney and Mosely.
NeDOXALD-McNEIL WEDDING
William McDonald and Miss Mar
Wet McNeil were united in marriage
this morning at the Baptist church,
the pastor Rev. W. E. Powell officiat
'#*■ The bride was beautifully robed
*hite and was led to the altar by
h*r father and the groom was attired
* the conventional black, and the
dutiful ring ceremony was used.
Relatives of the contracting parties,
1B, i a large number of their friends
* tr * Present to witness the ceremony
*•* to extend congratulations.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
** r *- S. E. McNeil, lately from Man
^Ibe, Michigan, and the groom is
••extensive land owner in Watisquln,
•Alberta, and the couple will leave in
* few days for that place and make it
*helr future home.
TRUSTEES TO MEET.
^ILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.. Feb. I
^Trustees, officials. and many
the faculty of Williams Co'
lef ' today for New York, where
** W R1 attend tomorrow's special
°f the New York Alumni sa
tiation
RAH! VASSAIL
IK. Feb. 4.—With di«
tucators from their alma
endance the New York
college will hold
a^TcolTege wii, hold
eunion and luncheon at
•morrow.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 4 —The asser
tion made by A. W. Showalter that
his transactions with the Shoshone
farmers (in which he promised, for a
.guaranty of $600 each from 60 set
tlers on state lands in the Marble
creek district, in return for which he
was to use "powerful Influence" at
Boise, to get title for them to claims)
were purely of a business and legal
nature, evidently does not bear much
weight with legislators, many of
whom declare that the scheme is so
questionable that they considered it
their duty to prevent its success,
Showailter's offer to explain to the leg
islative committees will probably
not be recognized, "i have known
that this thing was going on foT al
most two weeks," stated a represen
tative who is on the house land com
mittee today; "in fact, we have all
been cognizant of the situation and
have no intention of seeking an ex
planation from Showalter. The evi
dence we possess already is sufficient.
If we should permit him to come here
before us now It would only add to
the reflection that he has cast upon
the state."
Not All Entitled to Lands.
Another phase was presented by an
assemblyman who is of the opinion
that not all of the settlers aTe enti
tled to the land upon which they have
located. A few of them, he said, had
Hied on the land before it was seg
regated by the state and are the only
ones who are entitled to It. Others
he continued, came afterward and al
though they settled under a misap
prehension, it does not add' merit to
their claims.
"The faTms in question." he added,
"are the best in the state and are
worth about $10,000 apiece."
Justice to be Meted Out.
Justice is to be done the Shoshone
settlers, whose case is now in the
hands of the legislature, but not at
their expense. It has been practically
decided by the joint public lands com
mittees of the house and senate to
recommend that good titles be grant
ed to these bona fide homesteaders,
but with the understanding that no
action shall be taken until after July
1. The decision, it is stated, was
reached after the exposure of the rep
resentations made by Showalter adn
the contracts secured by him. The
purpose of the delay to July 1 is to
nullify the contracts, which contain
a stipulation that they shall expire at
that time.
The revenue committee reported
favorably State Treasurer Hasting's
bill legalizing his illegal "collection
accounts." which have been the cause
of complaint and investigation for
months.
\
JUDGE J. E. JONES.
Tennessee jurist who presided ore*
the trial of the Night Riders tor the
murder of Captain ^"ken
threatened ny
ers.
INDICT GOVERNOR HASKELL
Federal Grand Jury Geta Prominent
People In Net.
MUSKOGEE. OkU., Feb. 4.—As a
result of the investigation by a feder
al grand jury of alleged frauds in
connection with the scheduling of
town lots in this cjty seven Indict
ments were returned last night. The
charge against the defendants is con
spiracy to defraud the government
and the namea of those Indicted are:
Governor. Charles N. Haskell, F. B.
Severer*. A. Z. English C. W. Turn
er, W. T. Hutchings, Jessie W. Hill
and Walter E. Eaton.
Attorney Thomas P. Owen of Mus
kogee, representing Governor Hask
ell, made promise for the governor's
appearance Friday morning to give
bond in the sum of $5000. Governor
Haskell is at Gutherle, the state cap
ital. There is 1>ut one indictment
against him. charging him with con
spiracy with Walter Egton and Clar
ence W. Turner to defraud the gov
ernmentment. There are two indict
ments against Turner and one each
against the others.
Turner was the first to give bond
in the sum of $10,000. Hutchings
and Eaton followed and gave a $5000
bond each. All will probably be ar
raigned before Judge Campbell Fri
day morning. English is in Los An
geles, Cal.
The report of the grand Jury was
made to Judge Robert E. Campbell
of the United States court.
Walter Eaton, one of the men in
dicted. is a brother-in-law of Walter
R. Richie, of Lima, Ohio. He is sec
retary of the Indlanola Contracting
company, of which Governor Hask
ell is president, and which It is al
leged scheduled the names of many
"dummies" to secure town lots. Jes
se W. Hill, another of the indicted
men, came here from Texas and be
came identified with the Muskogee
Development company. It is claimed
that he disposed of large number of
lots fraudulently sceduled.
Fifteen of the wealthiest men in
Muskogee called at the office of the
United States marshal here, last night
and signed Governor Haskell's bond
for $5000. Many more asked to be
OPTION BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Now Goes to the Senate in the
Washington Legislature
OLYMPIA. Feb. 4.—The local op
tion bill of the anti-saloon league
won a victory today in the house
when the Palmer local option bill was
turned down by a vote of 59 to 36.
The judiciary committee made two
reports today. One was with refer
ence to the Fauikner-McMaster bill
which was returned back to the
house without any recommendation,
and the other, the Palmer bill which
came back with the recommendation
that it be passed. The committee in
its report on this bill was divided,
five of the members recommending
that all Incorporated cities be exclud
ed. and the other two members rec
ommending that only cities of the
first class be excluded.
Both houses took action with rela
tion to the squabble over the Hanson
anti-race track bill of yesterday. The
present status of the bill is that it
has passed the house with an emerg
ency clause, and the senate without
one and it is probable that both
houses will have a deadlock over this
feature of the bill.
LOCAL TEAM LOBES.
The Coeur d'Alene basket ball
team was defeated by a score of 36
to 1 4 in the game played last evening
at S|K>kane with the S. A. A. C. team.
The local team played a good game,
but the 9pokane team had consider
able advantage over it because the
game was played oo grounds with
which It was well acquainted. A re
turn game wii) be played in the city
Wednesday evening and at that time
the local team hopes to score a vic
tory. Monday evening tke local team
will play the Company I team In the
city and the local girls' team the girls'
team of Company I.
allowed to sign It. but there was no
more space on the document.
Haskell Makes Statement,
GUTHRIE, Okla.. Feb. 4.—Gov
ernor Haskell, when Informed that he
was indicted, Issued the following
statement:
"I have just heard of my indict
ment for conspiracy, coupled with
seven others of the oldest and high
est charactered citisens of Muskogee,
men who developed and built up that
country by their unselfish efforts.
From now on the proceedings will be
open to both sides.
"Heart's crooked manipulators will
be at a discount.
"I am satisfied the interior depart
ment has been misled by false state
ments. I am confident there has not
been a dishonest act done by any of
the indicted persons and that good
ctilzens In general, regardless of poli
tics. fell the.same way.
C. N. HASKELL."
WILL PASS ANTI-JAPANESE HILL
Senator Nixon so Notifies the Presi
dent.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—Senator
Nixon, of Nevada today personally
notified President Roosevelt that he
had been advised that the senate of
the Nevada legislature intended to
pass the anti-Japanese resolution
when it was passed 'by the house to
day unless it was materially modi
fied. He further stated that the pres
ent condition of affairs in the legisla
ture was the result of concerted ac
tion between the house and senate.
CONSUMERS* LEAGUE.
OBERLIN. Ohio, Feb. 4.—As a
part of the attempt to Interest college
students of the country In the work
of the country in the work of the Na
tional Consumers' League. Mrs. Flor
ence Kelly, secretary of the league,
will deliver a lecture at Oberlln col
lege this evening.
'PROHIBITIONISTS CELEBRATE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Feb. 4 —
President P. A. Baker of the National
Anti-Saloon League and other orators
will assist the Alabama Anti-Saloon
League In celebrating tke Inaugura
tion of statewide prohibition, during
the convention opened today.
FORESTRY SCHOOL
ON LAKE SHORE
Bill Passes Congress Author*
izlng Sale of Land to Uni
versity of Idaho
By the provisions of a bill which
has lately passed both houses of con
gress. the secretary of the Interior is
authorized to sell to the University of
Idaho a tract of land not exceeding
640 acres out of any lands not allot
ted to Indians in the Coeur d'Alene
reservation. The price of the land
Is to be determined by the secretary
of the Interior, but the minimum
fixed by the bill Is $2.50 per acre.
The possession of this tract will en
able the university to develop a for
estry school under conditions excep
tionally fsvorsbie. in fact absolutely
ideal. The beginning work and tke
related subjects can be handled at
Moscow, and the practical side devel
at this proposed site, which will un
doubted I y be on the lake shore. In
quiry has revealed the fact that the
Indians made no selection on the
lake hence there Is something like 25
miles of shore open to choice for the
university tract.
It is Impossible to ascertain the
cost of the land, as the appraisement
and selection have neither of them
been made. It is thought that about
$3600 will be sufficient, and the legis
lat re will be asked for about that
amount.
There is hardly another location
In the country, east or west, where
(Oowtlnwed on page four.)
INSANE MAN
SLAYS WIFE
Six Children Witness Horrible
Deed of Joseph Vigue
3ANDPOINT. 'Idaho. Feb. 4 —In
the presence of his six crying and
terrified children. Jospeh Vigue, a
rancher living near Cocoiaila. a few
miles west of here, at 11 o'clock yes
terday morning killed hta wife,
pounding her head to a pulp with the
butt end of a rifle and then sent his
10-year-old son to the home of his
brother. Fred Vigue, to notify his rel
atives.
His brother found the slayer stand
ing In the center of the room.
"I've killed her, Fred." he remark
ed coolly, and In a dlspasatonate tone,
'she's in the cellar. Leave her there
and say nothing about it. I'll teach
these people a lesson."
The children range in age from 10
years down to five months.
The husband and wife*had appar
ently always been on the best of
terms, with the exception of an oc
casional trivial domestic quarrel. The
family had been living In the vicinity
of Cocoiaila for five or six years and
waa squatting on an unsurveyed tract
of 160 acres.
"He told me," said Constable Enos,
"that he had been feeling queer in
the head for two or three days and
had a foreboding that he might do
some desperate deed. When he came
In he asked her to cook dinner and
she, taking fright at his tone of voice
and manner, started to run from the
house. He seized an unloaded rifle
chased her and struck her over the
head. Then, in a frenzy, he contin
ued to rain blows on the prostrate
woman until he had reduced her
skull to a pulp."
"Jralouusy or Religion."
Officer' Enos says that Vigue re
plied to a question as to the cause of
his deed: "I don't know. It must be
jealousy or religion." He then dis
claimed any cause for Jealousy and
said Mrs. Vigue was his common-law
wife only and said that he had urged
her to come to Sandpolnt and be mar
ried. He claimed to be a believer in
Christian Science. His statement as
to the woman not being his wife Is
not believed. The family came from
Michigan and Vigue originally from
Canada.
After he had killed his wife and
dragged her body Into the cellar, he
hitched up his team and took hia
children to the home of his brother.
He made no resistance when Consta
ble Enos arrived to arrest him and
said coolly that he was ready to pay
the death penalty for his deed."
"That's what a fellow gets for
bucking the Saviour. I always got
along with my wife. She was a good
woman and i don't know why I killed
her. I didn't mean to hit her hard,
(Continued on page four.)
MOB. FALCONIO.
According to recent report. Mgr
Diomede Kak-oolo, apuatoilc delegate
to the United States, will soon become
a member of the college of cardinals.
DISCUSS SALOONS
AND SOCIAL EVILS
■ra. Rm lulrhiad Addregggg
Urge and Enthusiastic Au
dience at Baptist Church
Mrs. Rae Mulrhead, a member of
the Billy Sunday evangelistic party,
addressed a large and enthusiastic
audience at the Baptist church yester
day afternoon. The adreas waa given
under the auspices of the local W. C.
T. U., and Mrs. Mulrhead took occas
ion to condemn in unmeasured terms
the liquor traffic.
In speaking on this subject she laid
bare the history of her own life, and
in glowing language drew a picture of
the evils and ruin produced by the
liquor business aa she had observed It
and how, after a year's marriage, her
husband was ruined by drink, and
that she was forced to make her own
living In the world. In order to do ao
abe studied and fitted herself for the
law, and upon being admitted, fol
lowed that work for awhile, but sub
sequently entered upon detective
work, and during this work ahe waa
given an opportunity to see and be
come acquainted with the life of tho
underworld. While engmged In this
work ahe became converted, and to
use her own language ahe "has ever
since worked aa hard for the Lord
aa ahe had for the devil before, and
Intended to keep on working for him
the remainder of her life."
She expressed herself surprised to
learn that Coeor d'Alene had ao many
aloons, and that the organisation had
not taken steps to put a cessation to
the saloon buaineaa. She forcibly Im
pressed upon those present what Its
continuance meant—the ruination of
the boys and girls—the total wrack
ing of the home, and that It was time
for the organisation to act. She urged
the organisation to no longar remain
in a dormant state, but to take up
the saloon question in the election In
the spring, make it an laaue, and clear
the town of aH the saloons. Besides
discussing the saloon quastlon Mrs.
Mulrhead also discussed In a brief
way society in general, and the many
evils to be found in society as It exlsta
today.
KKFt'GKKM ARE STARED.
American Colony la Honduras on the
Ansioaa Heat.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ♦.—Accord
ing to reports received here from
Honduras, several hundred 'Ameri
cans now residing In that country are
awaiting with a great deal of anxiety
the decision of the United States offic
ials aa to whether the extradition
treaty recently entered into by the
United States and Honduras is to be
retroactive While there are many
Americana In Honduras who are
there In the Interest of trade and
commerce, perhaps the majority are
refugees from justice who has thus
far successfully eluded the long arm
of the law and escaped punishment
for crimes committed In the states.
Until the recent extradition treaty
was signed Honduras waa the last
refuge for American criminals In the
western hemisphere, and unknown
hundreds have taken advantage of
that fact. Living under assumed
names, some in direct poverty and
some enjoying the fni4t# of ill-gotten
wealth, many famous or Infamous
American criminals, are to be found
In the Honduranian capital and in
the smaller cities and villages, if
It is decided that the recent treaty Is
retroactive, some of these refugees
may be brought back to the United
States for trial. H la realised, how
ever. that it would now be a difficult
matter to bring about the conviction
of most of the refugees, and it is
probable that the officials will decide
that the criminals will be sufficiently
punished by having to live out their
Ives In Honduras.