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The Cceur d'Alene Press. VOLUME i. NUMBER 288 THE COBUR D'ALENE PRESS. THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 25 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS DARRQW LAUDS UNION LABOR Bitterly Denounces Steunenberg and People Generally Boise, Idaho, July 25.—The oareer of Frank Steunenberg, the murdered governor of Idaho, was discussed at some length by Clarence Darrow In the oourse of his plea In behalf of William D. Haywood. Jutsifying the articles published in the Miners' Magazine, the official organ of the Western Federation of Miners, the Chicago lawyer said the action of Steunenberg in asking for United States troops to quell riot and the establishment of material law in 1899 was unjustifflable and had probably stired up immense feeling in labor oircles against the governor. Darrow's argument, unfinished las]: night, developed into an appeal for labor as against capital, and a de nunciation of all opposed to the unions. He held an audience start led and openmouthed as one after another the sentiments poured from his lips. His attack on Orchard was expected, and in this respect , he ful filled and surpassed the limit of sen sation. Three hours were given to Orchard and it was only when vit uperation, phsyioal force and words were spent that Darrow turned to James H. Hawley, the leading counsel for the state, and the Pinker ton detectives, for something on which to pour the leBser volume of abuse. The state of Idaho oame in for a large share of Mr. Darrow's denunciation for the part it has play ed in the prosecution. Culture, education and wealth eaoh in turn were desoribea as a combination to which the workmen, the uneducated and fhe poor must ever be opposed. CLARENCE SAYS REPORT IS FALSE Ludwig Roper, oaptain of company R, when seen this morning concerning the report that there was considerable opposition to the militia organiza tion and threats of ' violeneoe had been made, stated he had heard noth ing of it until laat night and took no stock in it. He could see no reason why anyjone should object to the organization where the young men were trained in discipline and mili tary life. He beleived the report must have originated from some ir responsible person or persons. Cer tainly uo lawabiding oltlens can take exception to the organization as such aud especially under the present man agement; It will become a credit to the town if the preeent good work continues. GAMES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Superiors Will Cross Bats With Home Team. The fan that missed last Sunday's game with St. Maries missed a treat and nobody with the least bit of heart trouble had a right to be there, lor sensational play after senaatioal •day was pulled off, hopes were.blast ®d and anticipations shattered. You may expect just such gamee Darrow sneered at the universities, as purveyors of onlture- "And what is a cultured man," he decried, "but a cruel tyrant, always?" Reaohlng the climax of his denun ciation, of sympathy for the working class and Latred for the rich, he as sailed the constitution of the oountry and cried, "The constitution! the constitution! It is here only to de stroy the laws made for the benefit of the poor." Darrow *s defense of labor unions and union men was passionate and his eulogy of the Western Federation eloquent. Lovelingly he touched on the beauty of self sacrifice found in the "struggle for humanity, where only the workingman is found," and then with the bitterest sarcasm, his voice pitched to its highest note and arms upraised, he heaped abuse upon the selfish rich and upon the admin istration of the state of Idaho. With flaming words, the attorney piotured to the jury the difference between the owners of the mines and smelters, who rolled up their wealth and bought their way into the United States senate in the blood of the men who worked for them, and the miners' and smeltermen who, when their days of usefulness through age, injury or disability, were over, were thrown out on the scrap heap to per ish and die. Darrow denounced the state's attorneys for allowing William Dewey, who testified for the prose cotton that he took part in the mob' attack upon the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill, to return to Colordo unhindered after confession to mur der on the witness stand. "There, gentlemen of the jury, you have the real, strong, iron band behind this prosecution. The mine owners of Colorado are pulling the wires to make you dance like pup pets. They gathered these officers of the Western Federation of Miners up and sent them here to be tried and banged, with Idaho to hold the bag Idaho has a fine privilege in this trial — to pay for it. And you men of this jury will have the pleasure of working to pay up the deficiency warrants which have been issued by the state to meet the expenses of the prnseeutiou. "Back of this prosecution, too, you will find General Bulkeley Wells the adjutant general of Colorado who brought these men here. There he is with bis epaulets and-his harvard accent, a cruel tyrant with all bis culture,for that is what culture for - to get rid of all the humanity there is in a man." (Continued on page 6.) Friday and Saturday, as the Super iors of Seattle will be here with strong aggregation of ball teasers. The home team has been strengthen ed, therefore it will be a fight to the finish. GEORGIA ACCIDENT Report of Naval Investigating Board. Washignton, July 25.—The report of the naval board whiob investigated the accident in the eight-inch turret of th6 Georgia was received at the navy department today. Admiral Evans indorsed the findings and re commendations of the board, and transmitted them to the department. Acting Seoreatry Newberry today said that the telegraphic conclusions to the effect that the accident was caused by a "delayed flareback" ap parently afforded all the Information on this subject that would be inter esting to the public. it is understood that the board did nob clear up one important point— namely, the condition of the air blast at the breech of the gun, which is supposed to eject the after results of the explosion of a obarge. JOHN ADAMS. The second president of the United States was the first vice president. He served as such during Washington's two terms, succeeding the latter as president tn 1797. He was a native of Braintree, Mass., and was slrty-two years of age when he became president. He lived to the great age of ninety, dying on the Fourth of July. 182(1, while his son John Quincy was president of the United States. John Adams was one of the stanchest of patriots during the Revolution. His term as president was marked by a violent quarrel with Alexander Hamilton and his followers. Adams, like Hamilton, was a Fed eralist His manner was dictatorial, and this made him many personal enemies. CITY WITHOUT TITLE TO LOT Deed Not Recorded and Instrument Cannot be Found For the past day or so the Press has expended muoh time to ascertain something about the title of the so called city lot G in block Q of the Town of Coeur d'OAlene. Mr. James H. Harte, the oity clerk during the time when the deed is said to have been prooured, knows nothing what soever about either the deed or ab stract and states he believes they were never in his offloe. William Dollar, the oity treasurer at that time, states that the deed aud the abstraot for that lot has never been in bis office, also that he knows nothing about them. E. N. LaVine the oity attorney at the time of the sooalled purchase, stated that he bad never seen the abstraot and bad never passed upon the title at all He was unable to so do nntil given an opportunity, which was never done. He stated he refused to pass upon the deed until he had been given an opportun ity to investigate the authority of the organization executing it. This was the last he had any knowledge of the alleged tit e. T. L. (janrles was reaobed by tele phone and stated after searonlng the records, there was no lot in block Q in the name of the town of Coeur d' Alene, but that the I. O. O. F. lodge had a deed on reoord to lot, 6 block Q, town of Coeur d'Alene. Thle is the lot claimed by the city. There is but a slight traoe of any deal at this time. The minutes of September 7,1904, of the oity counoil shows that an] ordinance was passed its first reeding providing for the pare base of lot 6, block Q, of town of Coeur d'Alene and appropriating •1100 for part payment of this lot. On September 3, 1904, the minutes show that the ordinance waa pasted, its third reading but patient investi gation reveals nothing more. It bad been determined to take legal step^before Judge W. W. Wood to ascertain the legal status of the title but under the preeent conditions it will be difficult to abow that any purchase was ever made, let alone whether the title la dear. FIGHT LUMBER RATE Action Taken at Meeting. Tacoma Tacoma, Wash., July 24. — The semi-annual meeting ot the Pacific Coast Lumber Mauufact urers * as iation will be held in Tacoma Krdiuy and Saturday. The priniopal topic will be the proposed increase in him her rates east. It is expected that some concerted actiou on (be part of the association and the lumber agents in the east will result, as all lumber men are firm in their belief that the rate will practioally ruin the trade. R. L. McCormick, secretary of the Weyerhauser company, said today "We do not mind buying cars or the railroads if we oan own the oars, but we do object to paying for their roll ing stock out of our own business and letting them own the cars. Some time ago we asked for a lower rate east so that we could better meet the competition in the east aud they have replied in this fashion." McGEE UNDER FIRE AGAIN Spokane Officers Are Ordered to Arrest for Perjury. Boise, Idaho, July, 25—Yesterday, before Probate Judge Leonard W. Taylor of Canyon oounty, a a 00 m platnt was sworn to renewing the charge of prejury against Dr. 1. L. McGee of Wallace. Instructions have been wired to Spokane to arrest him on hie arrvival there. The state is not satisfied with the circumstan oee surrounding the dismissal of the case by Justice Savidge. Judge Taylor was an appointee under Stenn enberg, baa been prominent In pol itios in Canyon county and be has been serving as a deputy here daring the trial. It is stated that Mr. McGee will not coma to Boise will ingly agate, but will resist ex tradition. JAPS TO OCCUPY AND RULE KOREA Complete Control is Granted by Terms of Convention Tokio, July 25.—Advices dated Seoul, midnight, say that a new con vention between Japan and Koera bsa been concluded. The text of the con vention will not be published uutll Sat unlay, but it is reported to oou sist ot seven articles. Its main tea ture is tuat it invests the resident general with complete control of the inerual administration of Korea aud appoints Japanese officials of the Korean government. It i9 reported that the eaay com pliance of the Korean government with Japan's demands was due to the fact that terms were much easier than were apprehended. The re moval of the deposed emperor to Tokio was not included in the de mauds. Advices from Seoul say that mut iny of tbs Korean troopa is appre hended. it la believed the text to the uew convention between Kuaaia aud Japan will be published next Saturday. FEARED A CHANGE Seoul, July 25, morntug.—Last night Seoul was apparently clam, but apprbeuaiou ot further distur bance haw not subsided, it is as serted the court spies are busily en gaged in efforts to aarertain the attitude of Japan. A uew niess regulation prohibiting the publication of diplomatic and military secrets or anything injurious to the public peace is being enforced The Korean premier's audienoe on Wednesday morning is believed to have been in connection with the de mands of Japan presented through Marquis ito. FIXING CORTELYUU BOOM Claimed That New York Will Support Him. Washington, D. C., July 24, — (Special Correspondence)—Since say ing lust- week that means were being used,to round up the Federal officials for Secretary Cortelyou for the Re publican nomination for President, further evidence has corns to light that the scheme is working. Con groHMinau Jesse Overstreet declared, few days ago, that the delegation from New k York is fixed for Cor telyou. but ss Mr. Overstreet is Fairbanks man he may neve joined in exposing the Cortelyou conspiracy on purpose to emtarass President Roosevelt, for he said be did not ex peet to see Mr. Cortelyou nominated. Then along comes Senator Elkins of West Virginia, fresh from pol itioal conferences in New York with his Wall street railroad friends, aud declares: "Cortelyon STACK GIBBS WILL BUILD Mr. Gibbs of the Stack-Gibba com pany accompanied by severul friends, left this moruiug on the steamer Wal lace for St. Maries and other upriver points. When seen concerning the propoei-J tion of constructing a mill on the Stack-Gibba site ou the Fort Sherman grounds, he said the mill would be built but oould not state what time. Wheu asked it the present site had been abandoned for that purpose, he said it had not aud there was no idea of abandoning it. FLOATER FOUND The body of a floater waa discover ed this morniug across the lake about two miles from the city and 30 feet from the shore,near the li. A. Ander son home. Word was brought to the L« turner Undertaking parlors and Robert Hayden pat out, bringing the body back with him It Is bow at the Undertaking rooms Upon the examination of a note book found upon the clothing of tbe body, is learned tbe body Is that of Jim Collins who was drowned with another mao while on the lake Sunday, April 7. A poll tax receipt bears bis name besides the note book. On oua page of the latter is found to — a a in on edly have the support, of the New York delegation. Arm you know what that menus." With Overstreet aud Elkins enlisted for him uud the corporation money toady to be poured out tor him. Mr. Cortelyou will make a typical Republican can didate. Only one new candidate lias de veloped for the Democratic nomin ation during the past week, and be haa not yet reached the newspaper stage, but 1 am assured by an ill Inina editor, a friend ot Mr. Bryan, that former Governor Francis will be a candidate- Ae be lias alwaye been a consistent Democrat and chiefly supplied the funds to oarry Missouri for Mr. Bryan in 189G, be must be seriously considered as one to be reckoued with when the con vention decides that crucial question for the Demooraoy. Here in Washington President Roosevelt's Napoleanlc move of mass ing in the Pacific the gieatest tloiiitU of battleships ever assembled In any waters has prematurely revealed a plan whose political purpose is as plain as day. In withdrawing his first deniul that any such intention waa entertained, the President from Oyster Bay Issued, through Loeb, a second statement to the effect that It was not the intention of the Govern rneut to send this fleet of battleships to the Pacific "atones. '' Of course they are not to be sent at ouoe. The purpose of aoudiug them being purely political, the movemeut will be re served until late in the year 1007, aud during the whole of the year 1908, uutll efter election in Nov ember- Those who study the situa tion and look beyond the mere day, know that the present dynasty has decided that something must be done to distract public attention from our over discussed domestic conditions. They have been talked to death, all exoept the tariff, and aa that will not down, It la neoessary to divert public attention from it. What more preg nant topic for debate, or the de velopment of mob heat, than the toot that you have a neighbor ou youi border acting suspiciously, so bus pieiously that it ia necessary for you to maintain at the (lunger point the greatest flotilla of battleships ever brought together in time of <euoe. When this debate la ou, which Mr. Roosevelt i« obviously piepariug tor, no eloqoeuoe, however great, will its strong enough to tlx public attention upon the revision of schedules or the discussion of suy domestic political abuse. Bonner of the Coeur d'Alene 8. C. Furniture company visitor yesterday. was a Bpokane _________ au j j (JJM the following in a clear plain hand: "My address is Jim Collins, Mill town house, Belfast, Ireland. I Jam tired of life so i have finished ,,tny miserable existence. Farewell fri ends Jim, 24, Jam *07. GEORGE C. PARDEE. Governor of California from 1903 to 1907 , now ex-governor, practicing physician xt Oakland, an authority ou irrigation.