Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-04-16

its interests, and to see our DANGER
GUS personal politics snuffed out in
time before we have general confa-
grafton
As it seems probable that gas is to
be our light for some time to ccine
Edison and the other geniuses Il, tile
contrary Notwithstanding ANY mode
of increasing its efficiency or decreas-
ing its cost must be welcome. A bill
is now pending in Congress which
provides for the appointment of a
Commission to decide, by competitive
test. the best appliance for this pur-
pose, and directing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to furnish the successful!
apparatus to the various departments
and public buildings. Nobody but
the large consumers-aEd the greedy
companies knows how great the
waste of gas is after it passes tie
meter. The Government is the larg-
est consumer in this city or in the
country. 1t is estimated that Uncle
Sam pays annually for gas from three
to four hundred thousand dollars
about 100000 in this District. The
cost of lighting the Capitol for night
session OF both houses is set at $500.
The gas bill of the Government Print
lug Office sometimes reaches fifteen
hundred dollars per mouth. Of this
vast amount of gas, it is estimated
that from 25 to so per cent is wasted.
A competitive trial of economizing
appliances at the War Department has
shown a saving of 3Ti per cent. A
saving of 20 per cent. on the entire
amount consumed by the Government
would amount to from sixty to eighty
thousand dollars per annum.
The first case of hanging at the
National Capital for maly years oc-
Cured on Friday, when a coloicd
wretch named Stone expiated upon
the gallows the fearful crime of nlgr-
der. Something more than a year ago
Stone cut his wifc's throat one night
in most brutal and cold blolded man
ner, causing her death in few hours
At the same time he also cut the
throat of her sister who was staying
in the house, but the latter recovered.
The insanity dodge was tried as a de-
tense, but after a fair trial and The in
terposition of all the expedients of in
genious counsel Stone was convicted
and sentenced to he hung Twice has
Mr. Hayes granted short reprieves,
and it was believed by many that lie
would finally commute the sentence.
Doubtless this impression was obtained
from the reported declaration OF Mrs.
Hayes that no human being should be
uui5 III W oSItus, lOil " HliS . NeS
President, or words to that effect. But
if Mrs Hayes has ever delivered her
self of such au utterance she has
backed down from it, probably in obe-
dicnce to public sentiment, which de-
mauds that the laws be enforced.
There are other places than the Capt.
tai where a hanging has not occurred
in seven years, but venture 10 say
that the other places are not afflicted
with such "a large class of colored rui-
fans and hrutes, among whom female
virtue and even human life, is in con-
stant danger. No less than twenty
terrible outrages and half as many
murders have occurred here within
comparatively brief time, and this is
the first hanging 1t is now death
grapple between the lawless ani the
law-abiding classes here, and this be-
ginning OF vengeance may have Il
good effect. When Congress passes
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