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REVENGE OFBULUPEN VICTIMS .
OF GOEUR D'ALENE WAR SEEN
IWemories of 'Threatsgainst the, Man Who
Called Out Troops to Quell That Bloody
- c; u Strike : Are
it' ' ' ' ' ' A (Special. 'Dispatch .-td'The' Journal.)' ; : '; :
'Boiserldabjb' Dec. 30.-Former Governor Frank Steunenberg
(was passing through the gate leading. into the yard of his home at
Caldwell,' Idaho The governor had been down town and was re
'tufaing tohi home when he met his death. 'He was alone... Just
19 lic-cmucu llic gdic vciiiitk
Dody: literally to pieces. : ,
' VThire was no witness to the
was ofrsuch terrific force that windows in residences on both sides
of the streets' were shattered and
-the Steunenberg home, although
injured."..'5'' ?-' ' v: -? :7:.' - ' '"' - i ' '
The sound of the explosion antthe splintering glass brought the
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home'rushing to the scene. ' ;.'.i'.?r. v' ',;:-. ;';..-,v
After the first excitement had died down and the fragments of
the body of the former governor
a careful inspection of the scene ot the traggdy was maae. :
It was found that a dynamite bomb had heen used to take the life
of Mr. Steunenberg. i The assassin-had cunningly arranged 'the
dynamite so that the opening of the gate would explode it ,
. . There is no clue to the- assassin', but it is believed to be the re
venge of miners who were convicted of complicity in the Coeur
d'Alentf riots in 1899.--During those troublous times in the Coeur
d'AlenesJn that year 5teunenberg was governor of Idaho. It was
his order that sent the state. troops to the scene.' The riots were
quelled and 'many leaders arrested. The leaders were; tried and
convicted anlcntenced to six years' imprisonment, and were re
cently released fromfhe penitentiary. S s v v . '-i v
I At the time of the trial many-threats were made against Gov
ernor Steunenberg by the prisoners as to what would happen to
him when they were released.. T . - : V
'-The news i the assassination spread like wildfire throughout
Idaho, as the former governor was one of the best known men in the
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Fosses were hurriedly formed
.':. A special train icii uoise soon
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take, the trail of the assassin, for whose apprehension large rewards
'.are ffered. ''r "r:-;'''f -r ', '.:-;';"- .. '.':' '': ; ; ,')
; Steunenberg. was one of the' wealthiest1 men of Idaho. : ' He was
"a large property holder and held heavy interests in numerous banks.
. ' Owing to the supposition that. the the4 assassination is a result
of t,he Coeur d'Alene.trdubles, much excitement prevails in many
parts of the sj,ate, as bteunenDerg was not tne oniy one connected
with the arresifand sending to prison of the ring leaders that came
in for a share of the threats that were uttered against the officials
who took an active part in quelling the strike disturbances of 189!)
and it is feared that others may
TWO FORMER COEUR D'ALENERS .
' '.SEEN iN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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MSpetaf DWp.trh by pud Wlr. to Tb Jonnnl)
: , Bolae, Jdaho, . Pec. 10. Ji dynamite
outrage waa perpetrated, at Caldwell
tonlftht, former Oovernbr Frank Stsun
inbrg belns blown to ' death by'' a
bomb. Ha had been In tha buslneaa
' portion of thia town' during tha after
noon, and'' returned to hla home by the
back way at :4,o'clock.
A a ha opened tha back e, a bomb
that had ben placed there by mmi
.unknown mlavrrant exploded, badly
munglli'g- nla right arm und 1-S and In
juring him ao bndly that he died SI
mlnutea later- without regaining cor.
ciuuflosaa. ' i v
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cooler;
Gate to, His Home in
Cunningly Laid Mine
Hirrf to Pieces. V '
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Mpiuaiuu uk.iuiicu( uiwiyuij iiia
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assassination,- but the- explosion
considerable damage w"as done to
no one besides the governor was
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had Deen removed to nis nome,
and the work of tracing down
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auer ine news oi nis ucaui was
..v. . ... .w
meet the same late that tf.tell
Thre aeema no doubt ' In the publla
mind, though there -,la no evidence to
euppeft the theory, ; that Steunenberg
.met , hla death at tha hands of aome
one In tha Inner circle of tha Coeur
d'Aleite dyhamltera, who were put down
wttb ao ruthleaa'a hand In lltl by ha
thea governor, ' i
'Hla "bullpen" tactlca Wame famoua
throughout tha United Statea and were
even aub)ented to.rongreealonal tnveatl.
gat Inn. 8teunenblrg waa exceptionally
popular with all. parties in Idaho and
waa perhapa tha atronireirt and beat
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PORTLAND, pREGON, SUNDAY MORNINO, DECEMBER 31, 1905.
. T "Svn ii : ; i' Xl S: sLvkl ' Revolutionaries fact a Terrible Filing of Wilh of Charles Te
MM XVttWl.-f .H ' W, Down Bsrric.de.. '"r"--:
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JURY INDICTS ITS
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Federal Boy. Sitting at Helena,
Montana, Closes Its Session
. With a Sensation'. '
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CHARGE SAID TO B
-FENCING PUBLIC LAND
J. P. Woolman, Former United States
Marshal, the Indicted Foreman; Re
tires Before His Own. Case 'is Re
portedThirty Others Accused.;
(Special DUpatch te The Jonroal.) '
Helena, Mont., Dec. 10. The federal
grand Jury today ; reported SI indlct-
menta and waa discharged ' by Judge
W. H, Hunt. Fourteen of these Indict-
menta were made public, and ' charge
varloua offenses from whlakey-aelling
to counterfeiting; and altering bank
notes. 'Although tbe remainder of of
fenses charged were not made public
It la understood they have reference to
alleged violations of land and timber
laws, and that several promlnsnt. cltl
aana of the atata ara Involved. "'
A atory la current here tonight that
P. Woolman.' formerly United State
marshal and a prominent and wealthy
stockman, was among tha number, be
ing charged, with Illegally fencing gov
eminent land, in, Teton county. Mr.
Woolman waa, foreman of tha Jury, and
when U "reported thla morning ha asked
to be axcuaeu .from further:! - service.
which waa done. Then tha Jury retired
" ' i urDwni reiumea an
other, tha one aupposedly referring to
Ita former foreman. Mr. Woolman aald
tonight he expected to be Indicted, aaw
It coming and retired, aa ha did not
wish to hamper the Jury. Tha other in
dictment will probably be made publlo
early next week. . , . ,
BARONESS SPIED ON . T
THE SERVANTS' HALL
(Copyright, llfsrut Km' Kervlre. by Xeassd
. v Wire t The "Jourtnl.f
Vienna, Ieo. 30. 8trange ravelatioa
have been made hera In tha coura tf
tha trial o several persons accuaed
of murdering tha beautiful 'Baroness
Lueretta Biederman. whose dead body
waa found In her boudoir a .few daya
ago. In tha course of tha proceedings
It haa been shown that tha baroness
waa a veritable . tyrant . toward .her
servants, upon whom aha constantly
spied. BecraJ telephone .wires ware laid
all- over , the'' house and tlie bsroness
could, fey means of this system, over'
hesr what tbe aervaata wars earing
about bar, . , . .. . . K , . , , ., .
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KILLS WIFE AT HER
Iffl
Mayor of French Town Takes
Life of Spouse Who Suf
l (era From Canter, w
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ESTEEMED PARISIAN ,
NOT THE LEAST SORRY
Declares It Was Better That Woman
Should Die' Owing to Her Fearful
. Condition She Left. Letter Saying
. It Was Her Wish. ,
(Special Dwpatea by Leased Wire to The Joamt1
Paria, Dec. SO. M. Candon, tha mayor
of fha little town of Damplerra, stands
accuaed of a curious crime. He la charged
with killing Mmej Candon. who was suf
fering from cancer, at her own request
The husband used for tha purpose a
hatchet, and dispatched hla.. wife while
the servant was away from "the house.
The mayor declaT that he la not tha
Icaat sorry for hjsact. aa It waa better
that hla wife ahould dla owing to her
fearfur condition. 1
. M. Candon bears a high character for
probity, and - la much esteemed In hla
district.' It Is anderstood that lint. Can
don left sV written declaration stating It
to be her wish that h husband ahould
put an and to1 her sufferings. -,, .'
MRS. FITZSIMMONS -
V FEARS FOR HER LIFE
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( Jnnrasl Npeetal Serrkv.)
fifoux Kalla, Deo. "SO.- Mrs. Robert
Fltsslmmons lives "In fear of death
at tha handa of her pugilist husband.
'In spits of -Bob's cruel treatment of
me, I know be still dearly lovea ma In
hla rough way and this makes mo fear
for my aafsty ahould he deotde to coma
to SI our Falls," said the runaway wife
today, . "Ha appears to be almost In
sane over me and because of this,
should ha become- fully convinced that
ha la to loss me through the divorce
courts of South Dakota, I hardly know
what may happen. ' ,. . . . ..
"If ha cornea to 8trax Falls I fully
aspect that, falling . hie efforts at re
conciliation, ha may attempt to shoot
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. Oeorg-e and K matches. , '
(Hperail Plapatrh to The Jimrnal.t
Helena. Mont. Dec SO. Oeorgs Wash
ington, who a shorwtline ago broke Into
a aaloon, dnmolishaiVthe cash iVstatrrJ
wiira a naicnei ana iecampei witn 'tne
earth, wss today aaanced, to serve a
term in. the ptnitotly, . . . ,
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FOUR SECTIONS-FORTY
TEDDY'S LETTER TO
ei 2uir.ir.ions
inn
Ruby Robert's Understanding of
. V Note Differs From Official
Version at Capital. '
SAID TO BE SIMPLE ,
CHRISTMAS GREETING
Reports State Pugilist Received Let
ter From President Sympathiiing
With Hira Over Recent Defeat at
Hands of O'Brien.
(Special DtapaMtt by Leased Wire te The loaraal)
Washington, D. C. Dec. JO. The way
Robert Fltsslmmons understands Presl
dent Roosevelt's letter of . Christmas
greeting, and tha way It Is understood
officially here, are tejo different things,
According to press dispatches from San
Francisco tha. president wrote Fltsstm
mona a letter In which he aympathlsed
with him on hla defeat by O'Brien, ate.
Tha atatement made here la tbla:
lat Chrlatmaa Bob Fltsslmmons seat
the president a horseshoe and an Ink
weU which were wrought out by the
hand of . tha - pugilist . as . a Christmas
-present. ' t .
- Tha president wrote Fltt a letter,
which waa published later, .Thla Christ
maa there waa aa exchange of greetings
between the president and , Fit a The
president wrote-Fltsslmmons a note Ir
which he recalled the-pugtllst's gift
of a year, ago and wlahed Mr. Fltsslm
sna a merry Chrlstmss. r That waa th.
sum total of tha president's letter, ac
cording to. Information hera.
HALL OF SHAME TO
: IMMORTALIZE GRAFTERS
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(Copyright, Rrarst News Strvtr. by .LeassJ
'Wire te The rJoBmtl.) t .'
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec so. An eccentric
millionaire of 'thla atata has evolved an
Idea that he believes will act aa a de
terrent to 'graft and capitalistic nppree-
Ion. His opinion is that a "Hall of
Bbaqpe" ' should be erected where the
names of thoss who have won notoriety
by outrageous acts within tha pale of
the law ; , may ..and" - dlsreputablfl im
mortality. . He. off era IJ00.00O toward
building a "Hall of Shame." . The Insur
ance Inquiry Just olosed would furnish
some candidates, according to his' Idea.
ew,ertornt at Klamath.,
(Special fitepatch te The Josraal)
Klamath Falls. Or, Dec SO. The
greatest snow storm, of ths sesson Is In
progress today. The snow Is 10 Inchvs
dnepjn.ths town, and M InchegMn the
kllla five miles Xro town, ,.,, ,
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PAOES
Moacow, rd 0. il Tp. ra Bulletln)
-A larsa body o lnfantrr. artillery
and oaralrr taa Just mad a cambload
attack on tha aectton of the Praanenakl
quartar .near Prokbonofra factory.
wblcbu ha bean th revolutionary ar
aenal all week.:' I am' atartlna out to
lavestla-ata. : . LONG;
- 1 By Robert Crosier Long.
(Copyright, Beant Kews Servle. by
-wire io nie jourasi. v.
Moscow. Dec. SO. Despite the opti
mistio governmental representatives tha
situation hera la growing worse. Regu
lar battles, have for; tha - tlma being
oeaseo, although artillery continues to
bombard the houses harboring revolu
tionaries. . Despite tha, lull, however,
extraordinary . conditions presaging
further fighting prevail. I have Juat
returned to my hotel after tha apendlng
ot a night In tha revolutionaries' chief
camp In theweat and of tha city. Six
square miles, eontalnlng tha manufac
turing and laboring district of Pres
nenskl, Oruesenskl and Samadlerka, re
main In the hands of the revolution
aries. - Yesterday I started to recon
oolter this district At tha commence
ment of the Preananakl district I found
the Isst of tha government troops. Be
yond waa a vast district completely
under tha control of tha revolutionaries.
When I . attempted to enter this dis
trict I was stopped by a pistol shot and
a rebel sentry advanced and demanded
my card and passport before allowing
ma to pass. On -proving that-1 waa
tha correspondent of the American tha
aentry paased ma on to tha rebel patrol,
who escorted .-mo all over the revolu
tionary area. ond! tions there ware
amaxlng. yyi
Armed With Plswjla.
Although there la no fighting, a com
plete revolutionary government exists
without a alngla- soldier, policeman or
government proclamation visible. Tha
csar'a government abaolutely doea not
eslat In- thla vast area of tha great city.
Revolutionary bafcda, thoroughly or
ganised and armed' with pistols, patrol
the streets, stopping and searching sus
pected spies. These bands preserve
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MRS. STANFORD'S DEATH BASIS OF
PLOT TO SECURE BIG FEES -
Dr. David Starr. Jordan ThUs Characterizes Rumors of Poison-
T
Ing That Spread and Honolulu Officials Played a
- '' ' ''.";' -'-' Prominent Part.'?'. v ; : :,.":';
(SpecUl DUtxtrh by Lease. Wire te The Jooraal)
Denver, Do. SO. Th; death .of tha
late Mra.'VJane Stanford, patroness' of
land Stanford, Jr., Unlveralty, waa
nade tha baala for adaatardly plot to
ecu re big fees for, the Honolulu offl--lals,
ascordlng to Dr. David Starr Jof
lan. president of the, university,' who
Is in Denver. - ' ,
. Furthermore,jJ?r. Jordan Intimates
that tha report, that Mra. Stanford was
poisoned was a. plot on the part of tha
several of Mra; Stanford's servants,
who were Jealcraa ' of tha favor with
which Mra. Stagford treated Miss Ber
ber, her privets secretary.
It Is hinted that they hoped by spread
ing a "rumor that Mrs. Stanford had
been poisoned to Jeopsrdise Miss Ber
ners beniest. Proceedings ..may -be
taken against tha Honolulu officials for
the part tqey pl&yetr In the affair.
"We have established beyond a doubt
that.- Mra.- Stanford died a natural
death," aald Dr. Jordan today. "A pot
mortem examination : developed that
tha aorta had been ruptured. This was
tha result of fatty degeneration of the
heart The heart Is now in San Fran
cisco, where It la being preserved"
. According to Dr. Jordan, no strych
nine . was-found in. Mrs. Stanford's
room. Reports were circulated by the
ofTlclale of Honolulu that a largo quan
tity of the polsorf bsd been discovered.
Iuilee,', the ehcflft want ur far as te
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WORKED TO KEEP WIFE
FROM GETTING WEALTH
Mrs. iGrigsby
Daughter, for Whom Millinnair
' Built Beautiful White Stone Struc
ture and Filled It With Priceless
Art Works, Would Be Installed.
(Special DUpateh by Leases Wire to Tbe Josraal)
. New. York, Dec SO With tha f Ulng
of tha will of tha late . Charles T.
Yerkea, one of the most sensational
probata battles that thla country baa
aver known will begin.; Though It la
known that hla Fifth avenue- mansion
and lta priceless eolleo'on of paintings,
rugs and art objects have been Jeft la
trust to the city It haa not yet. been
made clear what disposition tha graat
traction magnate .hast. .made -of his un
numbered millions In England. - i :
It la known, that for several years
as haa been working -to place his vaat
yond tha reach of hla wlfa. and during
the last year Mr. Yerkea. took decided
Steps to that end. Hla business -associates
abroad believe that he placed hla
fortune In trust for his grandchildren,
after making adequate provision for his
wife and son and daughter. One thins;
those -who know him feel aure about,
and that fa that hla will when filed
will reveal shrewd and Ironclad provis
ions that will prevent Mra. Yerkea from
profiting by a ault to have that Instru
ment set aside. . . ... v
Xrs. Ysrkea rears KexaovaJL
Samuel Untermeyer. while abaolutely
refusing to dlsouss any phase of tha
controversy or to bo Interview as to anv
of Mr. Yerkea' affaire, giving aa a rea
son the manifest Impropriety . of any
atatement from htm, declared upon b-
tempts on tha part nf Mr. . Yerkea to
have Mra. Yerkea vacate the Fifth ave
nue house that tha reporter had been
deceived.. There had been no attemnt
to fores Mra. Yerkea eut of tha housej
so far aa he knew. In aplta of thla de
nial it waa definitely reported today
that Mra. Yerkea did fear auch removal
and took every step possible to prevent
any such move on tha part of her hus
band. -- .,
.. Known te Tolioe.
It la known that she feared that after
her removal her husband would have
summoned Mra. Susan Grlgsby snd her
daughter Emllle and have pldbed them
In charge of hla magnificent home at
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any that a bottle containing (00 grain
had been found. But all this. Dr. Jordan-
declares, has been, proved untrue.
Dr. Jordan and other close friends
of' the late Mra. 'Stanford have- been
i-unaucung sn investigation
sines her death on February. I It last.
It has uncovered a startling array of.
facta, he says, but nons that, pertains '
to them. . Ho declared that within a
few weeka a full report of the discov
eries In connection with the affulr will
be mads, public And ha gives th Im
pression that sensations will follew.
Just what they art Dr. Jordan rfue
to" tell; 1
Gradually after the aanduncemr nt of
the death of . Mra. Stanford tha exHte
nsent died out. But the friend of Mrs.
Stanford did no( remain Inactive. Thy
proceeded quietly to sink., th proh)
deejier. "Th most learmWl experts In
subtle poisons, were sailed in. v Th-y
tried In vain to find trmeg of som
desdly a"rug. fh,n tne qui-mlon
as to wlicthar Mrs. Stanford li,l ti"n
murdered Was a,t afloat. t'ertHln d--velopments
pnlntfd strongly to nfM. lal
cupidity. Mo In hlsh r'"'Hs in Hone
lulu hope to provs It hv an lii,iit, s
autopsy and' such ofltctnl pr-xflii'M
from ths estate of Ihs rl. h woinntn . i
soon s th evidence' la ; u i i-i f n
nrotall thnl th fth l.tl
coeded agxlnst. Then wll "
true fi t it I rnm' t ,f
ot Mis. Jaus bumi .
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