The Cceur d'Alene Press.
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 48
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1907
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BROWN DIED BY
BOMB EXPLOSION
Outrage Like that of Steunen
berg Case
Baker City. Ore., Oct. 2.—Harvey
K. Brown, ex-Bberiff of Baker!
county, died yesterday afternoon at '
the hospital at 3:10, as tbe result of
the horrible wounds he received from 1
the explosion of a bomb at his front
gate as be entered his home at 10:45
o'clock Monday night. Mr. Brown
;emained in full possession of all
bis faculties until a few minutes
before death came. The left leg was
blown almost completely away, the
right one badly shattered and the
hips badly lacerated. He suSered
intensely while be was conscious.
Shortly before noon he rallied and
was able to talk to his friends and
tbe members of his family. He ex
pressed a wish to make a statement
and District Attorney Leroy Lomax
and a stenographer were summoned
aDd took tbe statement in which be
told why he thought he met bis
death. Mi. Brown said that he was
the man who arrested Steve Adams
and bad been employed for some time
by tbe state of Idaho in ferreting
out the fact of the case against the
alleged murderer. He was also In
Idaho at the time Harry Orchard was
arrested and was instrumental in
identifying the slayer. It is his
opinion that he knew too much about
tbe connections of Steve Adams and
the inner circle of the Western Feder
ation of Mineis and it was to their
interest to ba.e him out of tbe way.
At every turn one is confronted by
the startling similarity to the Steun
enberg outrage. Even the counter
parts to the two red chalk cross
marks which appeared on the Steun
enberg gate posts are found on the
gate posts of the Brewn fence.
Mr. Brown's official ante-mortem
statement as taken by the district
attorney follows:
ANTE MORTEM STATEMENT.
"I was on my way home from up
town last uigbt, when I met a man in
front of a residence which is a block
from my house, and spoke. The man
made no response. This man was
about live feet 3 0 inches tall; his
weight was about 165 pouuds. He
wore a brown s jit and a celluloid col
lar and was smoothly shaven. I have
been conscious of having been fol
lowed for tbe past three weeks, and I
have no doubt that those who at
tempted my life are persons connect
ed with the Western Federation of
Miners, and that 1 was marked for
death on account of my connection
with the Steyuenberg and Steve
Adams case.''
TOWN IN A FRENZY.
Tbe entire town Is wrought up to !
almost a frenzy. Practically no bus
loess is transacted and people gather
in publio places to discuss the crime
from every aspect- The similarity to
the Steunenbers case is alluded to.
It la remembered that when all
hope had been lost of finding Steve
Adams. Sherifi Brown plaoed him
UDdar arrest at Haines. The fact
that Brown was a wttneas against
Adams during his trial for murder at
Wallace and that he expected to tes- 1
tify in the forthcoming retrial of j
that case as well as in the forthcom
ing Steunenberg case, and discussed,
and ofier ample grounds for tbe dis
cussion of the muder of Brown to the
excited people of this community.
Brown had been very gloomy and
downcast for set oral days past, and
when asked concerning his troubles
by a friend, ne replied: "1 am a
doomed man. Those people in Idaho
will get me yet." He went on to
tell he bad noticed on several occas
ions that be was being watched and
followed every place be went. No j
matter what out of-the-way place he
would go, there waa always some one
around keeping him under surveil
lance end watching his actions very
closely. Via* be bad an Idea of ths
identity of tbe people who tried to
murder him ie shown by the only j
words be uttered before be became;
unconscious Monday night. Only:
one or two neighbor* bad arrived on ;
the scene when they beard him ex
claim. ' 'They laid for me and they
*ot me at last-"
TILLMAN AT SPOKANE
Delivers a Pitchfork Lecture
to Large Crowd.
Spokane, Wash., Oct. 2.—Firey
denunciations of the negro race,
hurled almost in hisses through
clenched teeth, vitriolic scatbings of
anti-slavery leaders and carpetbaggers
before and after the civil war, and
even severe arraignment of the north
ern political leaders of today for
their attitude toward the south met
with vigorous applause at the First
Methodist cKmch last night when
Senator Benjamiu Tillman of South
Carolina spoke on the race problem
for two and a half hours. Whatever
the attitude of the audience in the
beginning, the speaker carried it with
him during the latter part of his
speech, and in the end he had the
satisfaction of seeing not a band
raised when be called for a vote to
determine who believed that tbe ne
gro should dominate tbe white race in
districts where the colored people
are in the majority.
The audience, which numbered
about 1400, was attentive during tbe
long two hours' talk, often applaud
ing vigorously and at times cheering.
Dr. Rasmus, pastor of the church,
was not present at the beginning, be
! ing engaged at a wedding, and tbe
: speaker was introduced by Dr. G. W.
: Libby. Apparently it was expected
that Adolph Munter, who had pro
testd against Senator Tillmau being
allowed to speak in the Methodist
church would come in for a good
roast, and there was a titter when his
name was mentioned.
UNION TRUST SELLS
Realty Trust Buys —Minniek
Agent.
Yestetday the UnioD Trust com
pany sold its interests to tbe Realty
Trust company, A. Minniek of tbe
former company to act as agent for
the new concern. Both of these com
panics are too well known to require
any comment from the Press, having
done a most thriving business for the
past year or more. A. Minniek has
built up au extensive business and
with himself as agent assures tbe new
arrangement unbounded success. Pro
minent men in the Realty Trust com
pauy are J. M. Cambpeil. president
of Spokaue and F. L. Burgau, vice
president. These men's rspntation
for fair and business like dealings
assures the Reality company a large
and growing business. All in all
there is no doubt but that the Real
ty Trust oompany will be one of tbe
stable oonoerns of the city.
Mr. Seibolt, who lives at New
Philadephia, Ohio, was in tbe city
yesterday and while here stated that
he^knew Mr. Bernhardt, tbe brewery
man in Ohio, where they were com
petitors. He claimed that Bernhardt
waa a reliable man and knew tbe
brewery busineaa from "a to z. "
ORVAL OVERALL.
On* of the clever pitchers of
tbt Chicago National league club.
COLLEGE ACTIVITY
New Students — Night Ses
sion Opens.
Axel and the Misaee Nora and
Beda Olson, of Troy, Idaho, were
visitors at the Coeur d'Alene oollege
yesterday and today. Their father
was in tbe city inspecting the school
and looking after some property own
ed by him. Two of the children will
attend the college after Obristmaa.
One will take up music and tbe
other the academic course. The ool
lege has studeuts from Seattle, Van
couver, Oregon City. Troy, Idaho,
and Coeur d'Alene mining district.
Many new ones aie expected today
aDd tomorrow.
Tbe evening school will open Mon
day in tbe Rooeevelt building. The
sessions will be held Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays, from 7:30 to
9:30 p. m. The subjects will cover
the same ground as the college teach
es. The teachers will be from the
i oollege.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Friends Remember Fritz
Lillie.
A very pleasaDt gathering was held
last night at tbe residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Olaf Benson, 745 Second street
! in hoDor of the 2Gth birthday of Fritz
Lillie who lives at the corner of
Third and Sherman. An elrborate
luncheon was served by the hostess,
Mrs. Benson.
FUNST0N TOO Y0UN0
WsbiDgton. Oct. 2.—General
FunstOD, because of his comparatively
('extreme youth", will not be ad
vanced in regular order today to fill
tbe vaoaucy occurring in the rank of
major general. Under operation of
the law. Major General William S.
McCaskey will retire October 2.
Despite hie youth. General Funaton
is at ths head of tbe list of brigad
ier generals and naturally would step j
up to a higher rank but for tbe fact
that he will not retire from active 1
service until 1909, and many other 1
brigadiers will retire before him.
As tbe arillery branch of the ser
vice has not had a major general for j
many years, aud as the president aud 1
Secretary Taft desire to recognize;
special merit in an officer attached
to that service, an artillery officer
will be promoted to the rank of maj
or general today by proclamation of
tbe president. The officer is select
ed, it is said, because of his age,
ability au i Spaniah-American war
record as well ss his special qualifi- j
cations for tbe place.
Those familiar with army affairs
say that the description fits Brigadier I
j General W. P. Divall, appointed as j
a cadet from Maryland it 1805. He 1
■ was born in 1847. has 'been iieuteu- !
ant colonel of tbe 20th regiment,!
| colonel of (he 48th. graduate from:
the artillery school in 1892 and was
made brigadier general Match 2,
1900. He is No. 14 on tbe list of
brigadiers and is a member of the
general staff. FuDSton is not known
to have waived his claims of prefer
ence in this case as he did the last
time he was jumped.
BONNERS FERRY HERMIT DIES
Left a Fortune, Some of it Bur
ied in the Ground.
BonDers Ferry, Idaho, Oct. 2.—
Davit Conway, a prosperous rancher
who lived in tbe Kootenai valley for
tbe past 15 years, had a paralytic
strike yesterday and died today. Mr.
Conway had a contract on tbe
Northern Pao'flc railway when it was
being built and made a little for
! tune out of the same He settled on
I a ranch in tbe Kootenai valley, five j
! miles from Bonners Ferry, 15 years
'ago and there lived the life of a ber
| to it He was not married. The only
relative known at this time ie a
cousin, now liviDg In Butte, Mont.,
who was notified today of the death.
Mr. Conway bad $15,000 on depos
it in different banka at the time of his
death. It is not known how much
more be bad buried in the ground.
He waa afraid of banka.
Just before tbe last panic began be
drew all bis money out of tbe basks
and buried it to tbe ground, and
after times began to get good and
confidence was restored be began to
deposit bis money in tbe banks
again. It is not known what dis
: position will be made of tbe body
j until bis cousin arrives- Tbe body
j is at Alexander's undertaking per
I lor.
The visitors presented Mr. Llllia
with a beautiful gold fountain pen.
The evening waa one of tbe most
pleasant that his occurred Id Coeur
d'Alene for some time. Those pres
ent were Mr- and Mrs. Olaf Benson,
and Messers Fritz Lillie, Alex Mil
ler, Geoige Strum, Albiu Lillie,
Carl G. Carlson, Osoai Hilding, Hal
Johnson, Andrew Bergstrom, tbe
Misses Stium, Alma Gunderson, Jen
nie Gunderson, Freda Andeieon, Mar
ian Benton, Tillie Vickluad, Edna
Anderson, Blenda Anderson, Joaie
Johnson, Alma Llllia.
STANDARD BLAMES OTHERS
Chicago, Oct. 2.—James A.
Moffett, president of the Standard OU
oompany of Indiana, went before the
federal grand jury yesterday to ex
plain hi* publio statement that other
concern besides the Standard Oil
oompany bad been guilty of rebating
with railroads.
A subpena was issue for F. H. Hol
land, chief rate clerk for the Alton
railroad. It is declared that If
Holland, as agent for the Alton, gives
evidence involving the company crim
inally in other cases than the Stand
ard Oil company, he would obtain
immunity for himself, but not the
railroad, the Alton having been grant
ed immunity only on the case of tbe
Standard Oil company.
It was rumored that tbe summon
ing of Holland was due to a state
ment by Mofiett that agents and offic
ers of the Alton were responsible for
tbe rates granted.
Attraction at Auditorium.
"A Wife's Hecret," Spencer an
Ahern's successful ottering, an emi
tional dtama of life of today, will t
the attraction at the Auditorium th
evening.
The management claims for it a
tbe elements that go to make up
pleasing aDd successful prest-c tat iu
for the patrons of melodramatl
plays, burner, pathos, heart interes'
comedy, human nature, thrilliu
scenes aud interesting development!
and their claims arc borne out by r«
port of contemporary critics wherevi
"A Wife's Secret" has appeared ft
three years past. Its salient fei
ture is that it exemplified the ol
saying that "Every cloud has a si
ver lining," for it tells a story t
young wife whose happiness has bee
rudely shattered by false ncouat ! om
causing her to be driven from tt
fireside of her husband aud lilt!
child, but who turus from the cart
less, unsophisticated girl-wife st
was. into a s rortg, self-protectii,
woman, and in her battle against tt
world aud its calumnies, wins out'i
the end. ai d is reinstated in the ha|
py borne she loved so dearly, it i
a play that teaches every man a let
son, and appeals most strongly i
the heart of every woman, tbroug
its simple truthfulness and fldelit
to nature, and its realistic pictui
of life as it is today. It has bee
splendidly staged, from a seen:
standpoint, and every artist engage
in its portrayal has been selected to
his or her special fitness for a certai
role.
Dr. I. L. Magee, wbo has been at
tending to busiDees in Spokane for
the last week or more, is horns again,
bis partner having returned from
Los Angeles, California.
D. H. Stetler is in the city today
from Spokane.
MARK TWAIN.
Dressed in cap and gown aa pos
sessor of the degree of lit D.
from Oxford.
BORAH CASE
NEARS END
Ruick Investigation is Proceeding;
Before the Grand Jury
Boise, Idaho, Oct. 2. — At the con
clusion of the government's case
against Senator Borah yestsrday the
defense entered a motion for acquit
tal on the grounds that no evidsnoe
tsniing to connect Senator Borah
with a land fraud conspiracy had
been adduced.
The motion was argued at length
by Special Prosecutors Rush and
Burch and by Janies H. Hawley for
tbe defense. Senator Borah's ooun
sel wavied tbe opening argument on
the motion and Mr. Hawley declared
he would not have spoken at all bad
it uot seemed to him that tbe govern
ment's counsel had either intention
ally or willingly misinterpreted
much of the testimony before the
court. Tbe jury was uot present dur
ing the argument.
Mr Rush, iu opening the argument
fur the government, said that there
bad certainly been tangible evidence
of a conspiracy on the part of a few
persona at least, aud in this view
Judge Whitson said he coincided with
tbe attorney that the evidence against
Senator Borah wasoircumstautlal. Mr.
Rush said it tended to show that the
defendant acted In conoert. with the
other illegal conspirators to ths ex
tent at least of receiving in bis
office the deeds resulting from fraud
and having these deeds recorded at
his bequest. This act of the defend
aut, Mr Hush declared, plaoed him
In the light of one who reoelves stol
en property and required ail explana
tion. Mr. Burch also argued that
there were enough suspicious circum
stances to put the defendant upon
his answer and argued that an attor
uey had no privilege above tbe or
dinary citizen of the United States.
The whole scheme of securing the
lauds, Mr. Burch declared, reeked
with fraud, which the defendant, a*
an attorney, must have had know
ledge. Whether the government had
presented a etroug case, be con
cluded, was uot the question; but
tbt eouit should inquire ouly if there
were facts tending to establish a the
ory of possible guilt.
HAWLEY'S SPEECH
Mr. Hawley, replying, ebatged op
posing counsel with an entire misap
prehension of the law He said they
were proceeding on the theory that u
defendant must prove himself iuuo
cent rather than the g ivirnmeut
should prove him guilty- livery
presumption in ttie c (donee must be
in favor td the defendant. Every act
of Senator Borah's to which the evi
donee had alluded was shown to he
open and aboveboard, aud iu pursu
ance of honesty of purpose. Every
stop taken by the defendant wss the
projter action of an attorney protect
ing the interests of ills client and
was susceptible of tio other Interpre
tation Mr. Hawley claimed that
the evidence of the government's own
witnesses was to the effect that Sen
ator Borah always announced that be
was acting as attorney aud that his
desire was to protect bis clients, the
Barber Lumber company, from secur
ing claims tainted by fraud.
RUICK INVESTIGATION.
With the Borab trial approaching
its close matters before the «(>eclal
grand jury which was called to inves
tigate charges of misconduct against
Mr. Ruick are also coming to a focus
and a report is expected st any time.
One of the most important phases
of the grand jury's inquiry Is now
under way. This is In regard to the
rumor that the Western Federation
of Miners spent considerable money
in helping to secure the indictment
of Senator Borah, wbo bad been en
gaged as speeial prosecuting attorney
fnr tbe state in tbe Hawyood case.
In connection with this inquiry tbe
grand jury has had before it an affi
davit made by George Y. Wallace, Jr-,
of Salt Lake City. Wallace swore
that be met Fred Miller of Spokane,
one of the federation e'torneys in
Sell Lake laat April and uiat Miller
declared that the miners of Ogden
bad spent $40,000 for tbe defense
fund np to the time of tbe month be
fore the trial.
He also said that Miller told him
$15,000 of this amount was spent In
securing the Indictment of Borah.
Miller was oalled before the grand;
jury aud it is said denied tbe storjr
In all its details, saying he had made
no such assertion at any time ot~
place and that any such assertion-,
would have been false.
CLUB DIRECTORS MEET
Take Steps to Raise $8000 for
College.
The directors of the Commercial)
Club held a meeting last night Ins
the Council chamber to consider ways*
and mentis lor raising tbe money now
due the Coeur d'Alene oollege.
Among those present were J. O.
Whits, J. T. Hoott, Ira H. Shell la,
J. M. Flynn, F. D. Winn, A. W
Branson, George F. Steele, O. E.
Barr aud Rev. J. Jeaperson. There,
la now due the college from the club
nearly $4000, 13000 of which must
he raised at once. It waa decided to
raise the money by placing a mort
gage on the laud ou tbe Fori ground
owned by the Commercial Club,
known as lot number 2 and which
lies directly south of the oollege it
self. With this object In view A.
W. Branson was deputized to seoure
the money Bt the heat rata poes*ble
for a six month's loan aud report,
back to tbe dlreolors.
Tbe directors also proposed to se
cure tbe laying o' a oement sidewalk .
along Lincoln way to lot 2 and alao
alung tbe Electric line, if proper
arrangements can be made with the
company, aud secure two good drive
ways aloug Lincoln street aud tbe
Elect tic Hue stul inter cut up lot 2.
Into city lots aud place them upon the
uiarket.
Prof. 11. H. Barton reported the
cost ami arraugi-metits of the tents
which were recently used in tbe sum
mer normal. He claimed 1100"
would meet th* necessary expense
which wav agreed to he given by the
directors. The summer normal was.
considered to be a great success in
helping Coeur d'Alene to come into*
the public eye. Beside the money
which wav left iu Coeur d'Alene by
tbe teachers. claimed to aggre
gate fully $10,000, it Is thought,
the notice the town received by lh<
news items given through the paper*-
ami the special personal boosting by;
tlie teachers themselves wet very
profitable to the city, far mot than
anticipated by those concerto d. It
is intended to ut-e these tents "nother
year for the same purpose
Prof. Barton when seen staler/.
"AU money collected for uni «C
tents this summer, has by co&esHX of
the Coeur d'Alene Furniture oompany,
from which the furniture was rented,
aud tbe Brausou & Max Hardwares
company, from which tbe tents w«r*~
rented, been turned into the pur
chase price of those articles By the.
payment of $100 more, tbe Commer
cial club will own fourteen, 12 by 14r
tents aDd the equipments of mat
treea. springs, taoles aud chpira for
eight tents. By renting ou the santi-*
basis another year, I am satisfied,
that we can say to the teachers, "Oc
cupy these touts without noet'' suA
thus give an added Inducemen' to the
summer uormai- The tent tt ' fur
niture are stored in tbe Davey ware
house. " Prof. H. H. Barton has put
in muoh hard work this summer to
make the summer school a great sue
cess and to provide tents aud accom
modations for tbe teachers. All was
done tree of charge.
A motion prevailed at the director*
meeting, thanking the committee,
consisting of Prof. H. H- Barto
Hon. J. L. McClear and tbe seert'*
of tbe Commercial Club.
Rink Opens Oct. 7.
Q. A- Brown will open th new
rink on October 7. Everyth.! •
being put In first olaas shape by a.
man who thoroughly knowa the bust
neaa. Nothing will be omitted to*
make tbe place an attractive one with,
a good floor, exoailent associate*. and,
the beet accommodations. It is In
tended to make this pleasure resort a
very popular one in order that the
young and old alike may enjoy an
pleasaDt evening's sport.