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The Cceur d'Alene
)LUME2, NUMBER 29
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, TUESDAY EVENING, SEI'TEMBER 10. 1907
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ANADIAN JAPS
BUY FIREARMS
ce Feeling at Vancouver is Very
Bitter
ittle. Wash., Sept. 10.—A speo
om Vancouver, B. C., says: As
lit of the disorders Saturday and
y evenings, the situation here
egard to Asiatics is increasing
mice. Japanese have notified
of Police Chamberlain that
protection is inadequate and
ill take steps to protect them
Chinese and Japanese em
in hotels and restaurants
ithdrwn from work. It is said
eaders have instructed them
aust not work, under a penalty
00. Japanese are purchasing
ns, and the aspect of alfsirs is
>ning. The steamer Monteag
e to arrive Wednesday or Thurs
ith many orientals on board,
e met by hostile demonstra
It is freely declared the ori
will not be allowed to land,
y reports of disorders Saturday
were exaggerated. The crowd
ted to about 10,000, but the
displayed was merely boister
'he orowd surged through the
in the oriental quarters oheer
yelling at everything white
oting and yelling at and de
:g everything colored. At in
from some indistinguishable
the crowd, brickbats would
heads and crash through win
thief of Police Chamberlain,
lug the inadequacy of the
is disposal, relied on diplo
"earful of arousing the pas
he mob, he directed his men
side truncheons and exercise
on. Later the order re
truncheons was revoked, but
tage did the police and pop
me to blows.
Jnal encounters were limited
'apanese quarters, where the
resisted, arming with
clubs and bottles. They
the orowd, with shouts of
The crowd carried no
d scattered after a large
)f damage. One white man
stabbed on Powell street,
ut by a stiletto and another
'ad laid open with a broken
The man stabbed is in the
ruing of orientals becomes
Downtown dealers, in
:cond-hand stores, have been
ut of their stock of firearms.
0SED TO THE FAIR
adjourning yesteiday, the
river conference of the I
Episcopal church in ses
okaue, adopted the follow
tions regarding pool selling
-rstate fair:
ias, The Spokane city coun
ty passed a satisfactory anti
g ordinance in its limits;
The Spokane Pair as
on the plea of necessity
social success, has secured
ity council an amendment
rdinance permitting pool
the two weeks of the fair;
ed, First, that we deplore
of the city oounoil in tak
"ckward step; and
The state grange has
its support, as have also
r moral forces of this city;
er
ed. That we of the t'olum
nuat conference of the M.
erewith record our hearty
that we urge out members
n said fair this year, and
the members of the Meth
ipal conference, with its
of 13,847, to stay away
fair."
Another Joke.
published a statement
t the Inland brewery, of
purchasing all the sa
lid get hold of in this
t four of the liquid die
already pa—ed into the
<• men who brew. The
igated the report and
the only truth in it is
Oriental labor is suspended in the
city and restaurants are hard put to
carry on busniess. Prominent Jap
anese residents take a grave view of
the situation, deolariog that the com
ing of the steamer Monteagle Wednes
day, in view of the present state of
feeling among Japanese and whites
alike, is an incident fraught with
serious danger.
EXPECTED TROUBLE.
London, Sept. 10.—The news of
the attacks on the Japanese and Chin
ese at Vancouver did not surprise the
colonial and foreign officials here,
who had long expected an outbreak
against Asiatics iu Canada, but they
have the greatest confidence that Can
ada will be able to suppress any fur*
tber outbreaks.
At the same time the officials real
ize that a most serious problem bad
arisen, particularly as the feeling ap
pears to be strong against the sub
jects of Great Britain's eastern ally,
and that it will require moat careful
bandllug, for whatever aotion is tak
en is likely to be resented, either by
the colony or by Japan. The ques
tion has been the subject of consider
able discussion for some time hy the
imperial authorities, who have used
their good offices on numerous occas
ions to prevent the enactment of anti
Japanese legislation by British Col
umbia.
COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS
The Idaho Water & Electric
Company Holds Meetlnp.
The stockholders of the Idaho Wat
er A Electric Power company held a
meeting yesterday in the office rooms
of attorney J. L. MoOlear, of the
Sander block and elected officers
follows: President, lion. J. L. Mo
Clear; vioe president, P. J. Seal Ion;
secretary, Maude Thornton, and trees
urer, Charles G. Dawes, ex-comptrol
ler of the ourrenoy, of Chicago. Some
other minor business was trausaoted.
It will be remembered that this
compauy was organized for the pur
pose of developing the water power
along the St. Joe river, by the con
struction of many dams. The power
generated will be utilized in asaist
ing the heavy traffic across the
fi*e fact that an effort was made to
discredit the local brewery enterprise
t° r the benefit of Spokane and the
Joker was used as the means of circn
lating the story.
JUDGE K. M. LANDIS.
Judge of the United States cir
cuit court, who tried the Standard
Oil case and summoned John D.
Rockefeller to testify. The con
viction of the oil monopoly left
upon him the responsibility of de
ciding what punishment would
wove adequate to the ease.
mountains on the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul railroad, it is pro
moted by the railroad company.
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
Butte Lad Swings on Guy
Touching Charged Cable.
Butte, Mont., Sept. 10.—Prank
Sohonberger. 15 years of age, whs
electrocuted last night bv coming in
contact with a live wire. The lad
died iu St. James' hospital this
morning. The aootdent occurred
while young Schonbeiger was swing
ing on a guy wire from one of the
poles which supported the charged
wires. This formed a contact with
the high-power wires, transmitting n
burning current of high voltage into
the body of the boy, throwing him
several feet and inflicting fatal injur
ies.
WRIT 0E MANDATE
Supreme Court Prsses on Rail*
way Case.
The supreme court has ordered an
alternative writ of maudute issued in
the case of Idaho A Northwestern
Railway company, limited, a corpora
tion, plaintiff, versus John J. Con
nolly and Louis 1. Stertgere and Ida
SEN. HEYBURN
TALKS POLITICS
Views of Presidential Candidates
and Party Principles
Senator W. B. Heyburn, who in
tended to leave for Wallace yester
day, bat was recalled to Spokane,
left today for bis home. Mrs. Hey
burn is east, having been called by
the illness of relatives.
When interviewed concerning tbe
national political situation, lie stated
tbat he took I'resident Roosevelt at
his word, for be usually did as tie
said and be was not and said be
wonld not be a candidate for the
nomination for the presidency.
When asked ''who will he the
probable nominee of thr republican
party,"he said:
'The editorial comments in the
Spokesman-Review of yesterday as to
my views on probable oaudidatee,
was a partial statement of the truth
as to Fairbanks and entirely without
foundation bb to Senator Foraker, of
Ohio. The candidates of whom 1 did
express myself to the Spokane re
porter of tbe Spokesman-Review,
were Governor Hughes, of New York,
whom 1 named as a very probable
and strong candidate; Secretary Wil
liam Taft, whom 1 named as being,
also a probable nominee and a man
of great force and high character,
and Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania,
who has already been endorsed by the
republican party In Pennsylvania,
and who, in my judgment, is a man
of splendid ability, representing the
highest ideal of individual character.
I cannot conceive of the purpose of a
newspaper of the Review's assumed
1
j
WANTS A SPEEDY TRIAL
Boise, Idaho, Sept. 10. — It devel
oped yesterday that Senator Borali,
who ia under indictment for nlleged
timber frauds iu connection with the
transactions of the Bather Lunibei
company, has positively declined to
permit hia counsel to interpoee any
technics 1 objections in connection
with the trial. After his attorneys
bad lookd over the Indictment they
reported that, in tbeir opinion, a
motion to quasb tbe indictment
wonld be enstained owing to tiie vul
nerable character of tbe document.
Senator Horab declined to consent
to each a proceed are and instructed
hia counsel to proceed without rais
ing technical objection, although
agreeing with them that soire of the
objections they raised to Die indict
ment were well grounded.
PLACE OF FRUIT EXHIBIT
Winn-B&rr-Chainey Drew The
Lucky Number for Display.
Wiun-Barr-t'hainey company was
the fortunate contestant lor tbe first
exhibit, it haying drawn tbe numbers
ho Northwestern Railway company,
limited, a corporation, defendants.
The writ is directed to Judge W. W. j
Woods of the first judicial district
and directs him to allow defendaurs
to be beard on the merits of their
case or show cause on the first day of
the Lewiston term why he should not
do 30.
At the June term of court in the
first judicial district witness as were
introduced by tbe plaintitf, who tes
tified to tbe neoeasity for condemna
tion of the laud iu controversy for a
right of way for the plaintiff as a
railroad corporation.
The defendants claim that the
plaintitf is not a bona fide railroad
coiptirati on ex isting for the purpose
of performing*the functions or duties
of a public service corporation, but
more of un individual enterprise not
catering to the general public as a
common oarrier. Thin, they claim,
they would have shown iu evidence
bad not, upon motion of tbe plain
tiff's attorneys, paragraphs of tbe
answer toucbiug tbts material allega
tion beeu stricken out, and that the
defendants were not allowed to intro
duce any evidence in support of the
allegations iu paragraphs stricken
out, aud this appears to have been
the point upon which the ease de
pended.
standing purposely garbling an in
terview. But such seems to he their
disposition. Senator Foraker ts a
Strong man in the senate. Ohio will
undoubtedly keep him there. He
seems quite able to take care of him
self upon all occasions." Iu reply
as to "the probable candidate of the
democratic iiarty" be said:
1 would not undertake to propose
the action of tbe Democratio party.
It contains some very good men but
no good |uirty principles." Senator
Heyburn said be always placed (tar
ty principles before men.
When asked eonoeruiug the action
of tbe eocialists aud the part they
will play iti the uext ualinaal elec
tion, he said:
''The socialists represent the ele
ment of discontent end utter iuabiii
ty to comprehend a republican form
of government. That party is a po
litical ship without h rodder or com
pass, without a captain or destiny.
The socialist plan Is one of destiue
1 tion and witbuut constructive ability
"1 bave studied them carefully and
have studied tbe history of such peo
ple in other ages. They have never
founded a government or maintained
one long enough to demonstrate their
ability to do more than fail. My
hope ia always that tbe individuals
who are misled to follow such po
Htioal phantasies may team of their
j error through the experience of effir
lent government, and return to rues
on. "
tliat footed tbe largest sunt. Si*
teen slips, eight with blauks and
eight with figures upon them, were
de|xielted iu a box, when tlie drawing
oceured. Tbe Wiun-Bari-Ci>aiuey
company laid luck its way.
This location ia a very good one
and will be satisfactory not only to
tlie fruit growers, but also to the cit
izens of Coeur d'Alene
William Buckley, who ia a mem
tiers of the executive committee, stat
ed the affair was moving along must
tisfaot >rily toall concerned. Nev
er has he seen more harmony and
better support than ia being given by
tbe schools aud fruit grower*. There
ia no question but that the display
will be a grand success and will re
suit in much profit to the pupils rf
Coeur d'Alene aud vicinity as well as
to tlie adults.
O. Foster, the clothier iu tbe
Franklin block, who was charged
with selling goods uu Sunday In vio
lation of tbe closing law, plead gull
ty today before Judge A. Blixt, aud
paid a *25 flue and *5.35 ousts,
aggregating *30.35.
SECRETARYTAFT
AT SEATTLE
Is Given Grand Ovation and Visits
Fort Lawton
Heattle, Wash., Kept. 10. — The eti !
tertaiument of Secretary Taft iu Seat-.
tie began with a breakfast given by j
Henry Dickinson, sou ct J. M. Dick
uson, president of tbe American Bar
association, at tbe University olnb.
This was followed by a reception at
the club, in which a large number of
tbe members participate.!. Tbe
King County Republlacu club gave
a luncheon to the secretary. This
was attended by Amhuaeador to Japau
O'Brien, United Slates Heuntora Flies
and Ankeny, ('•ougreaNman McKinley
of California and Jones and Hum
phrey of Washington, General Clar
ence Edwards, ex-Seuator John L.
Wilson aud about luO members of
tbe club.
Secretary Taft made tbe principal
address aud discussed the motto of
tbe club: "Fait Flay; Clean Foli
ticx; Good Uoverumeut." He did
not touch on polit'ca, except to re
late to the necessity of organisation
and the duly of every citizen to iden
tify himself with the work of ids
party. Ambassador O'Brien, ex
Senutor Wilson, Senator Files, Senat
or Ankeny and others made short ad
ireasee.
Tbe principal address made by tbe
secretary was at the mass meeting Iu
the Grand opera house. Hia subject
was "Capital aud Labor." While
on his way to the opera house be re
oeived an ovation from Ibouaauda of
people along tbe streets.
Tbe secretary became simply "Taft,
Yale, '78," at a dinner given by A.
F. Sawyer, president of the hoard of
regeuts, University of Waabiugtou,
aud 20 of the older graduates of Vain
in tbe northwest. A notable feature
of tlie occasion was a lettei from Rev.
Benjamin Parsons of Yale, "50,"
tbe oldest Yale graduate now Hying
west of the mountaiua. Tbe dtuner
was followed by a reception, at which
a large number of Yale men attended
today. Today Secretary Taft visited
Fort Lawton and viewed the ship
canal and he site aud progieea of Ute
work on the Aiaska-Yukou-Faoific ex
position.
English Customs Exploited.
English customs and class dis
tinctions are thoroughly exploited in
that superb comedy drama. "Thorns
and Orange Blossoms," a dramatlza
DOWN GOES THE LEAD
Wallace. Idaho, Hep!. 10.—Au
other big alaali in tiie selling price of
lead in New York lias just bi-en made,
the Notification having been received
here yesterday. It Is eat'mated that
tlie reductions which have been made
this year will coat tbe Coeur d'Aleues
* 2 , 000 , 000 .
The cut was made last Friday, but
tlie notice was not received until
yesterday. Tire drop ia from *5.2.'*
per hundred pounds to #4.75 |»*r
hundred pounds. While this cut of
VISCOUNT HAYA8HL
Japanese minister of foreign af
fairs, whose vuit to Korea brought
about tbe crisis iu Korean matter*
and tbe abdication of tbe Emperoi
Yi Hiung.
tlou of Bertha M. Clay's world
famous novel. The plot deals with
a young Kugliab girl of poor paren
tage aud a nobleman. they marry
and tbe subsequent sorrow and dis
grace should t>e a porteiitious iaaaon
to every one.
Tite comedy la unctuous, gaulal
and alwayi mirth-provoking; the
heavier scenes of pathetic strain meet
with adequate treatment, all combin
ing in one of the most iugenoua and
enjoyable parted drama of the day.
The oaal and aoeuio equipment ia tbe
same Hist created such favorable im
pression during Ute roeut Chicago
run, and will be seen here Wednes
day evening under tbe direction of
the Rowland Clitfurd Amusement
company.
A. Miunick, while crossing tbe
Northern Faclflc tracks on Hherman
street, witli hia automobile, nar
row I v escaped tlie engine this
morning. He ran upon Ford'a
sidewalk aud little damage was dona.
However, the danger was greater than
he wishes to experience again.
John Thonipeou, brother of Mrs
J. L Met Tear, leaves in a few days
for Handpnini, where he wilt remain
for some time
50 cent* a hundred Is not as heavy aa
one made in Muy, it will further re
duce tiie profits which have been
roiling Into this district. In May a
cut of *15 a ton was made, and It
was ho|*ed Hint uo further reduction
would be made.
This estimate of a #2,000,000 luaa
for the year of 1907 is made on the
oasis of taking both cute together.
This loss will prevail if no further
drop is had in tlie price of lend. If
tiie price atiould drop again the loos
will, uf course, be much greater.
Just what immediate effect this will
have on tie* uniting operations In this
district can not be torcasted at this
time With tlie difference uf •V
000 , 0 i*o for the year 1007 there will
be some restri 'lions. It is certain.
Basing output at 20,000,000 pounds
of concentrates a month aud allowing
15 per cent 'or tlie lewd, this anti
mate is arrived at by mining men
here. It is certain that tbe lewd will
run more tbwu 15 per ceut. but this
Is a low estimate.
y Taking the entire output of lead
for the year at the present prioe,
alter the latest reduction, the loaa to
the Coeur d'Alene* over 1000 would
be approximately #3,000,000
However, tbe prioe which has prevail
ed until now, with no further reduo
tlou, leaves the lose at about *2,000, •
000 .
Tbe public library has reoetved aa
edition of tlie Civil Hervtoe book tor
tbe year ending. June 30, 1900.
E. L. Marrlti ami Charles A Flab
er, of tbe state land board, are In the
city with tbe view of inspecting eoaae
lauds fur tbe state's selection.