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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-02-03

1T y now a~certained hey md dunb,
mat VIM. Cnck, Who left Pnrrer on,
~" ION nit Ia go Ia Summit Flat. u
distance OF Twelve miles, has beef,
frozen To death III, the trip. Nj, Whit.
ney came into Pioneer on Mu,da,
last, (f"urie+n days after Mr.. Geek
left aid reported that he had no, mt
~ az appearance, up to which time. II
was supposed that he was at the Fiat
at work On Tuesday last party OF
ten men startel from Pioneer in
pursuit OF the missing man, and track.
ed his snowshoes tracks ~ to where
the snow had dr'ited in large qnanti-
ties, aud night coming on they were
Compelled 70 quit The search. The
following note was received yesterday
ny M. Silsty, to whom we are indeb,-
ed f'r the privilege Of cspying:
PIONEER, Feb. list, 1882.
5. 9 SnsBY: The searching part. are
just IN and am sorry to tell you that they
nave so far failed to find anything Of the
poor fellow. Will continue the search ut
once starting again in tile morning, and
VIII lave nothing undone. OF course we
have now no hopes of finding poor Bill
alive. In haste. BEN WILSON
bEbR' OK fume talk fills the air AL.
th"u- n the mercury runs low, the
temperature VI tue citIz.ns If BOISE
county Is about ninety above in the
shade and still going up They are
butter against the Bedrock FIume
Company in general-both the oriy,-
nal Company and The one that was
last ganIzt.,i--and Ainsic in part,c-
uIar. Such expressions as "the wal
Ter dog ought 10 be tarred aud fealh-
cred and rode on railr are very coin
mon.
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10 the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentaiires Of he Cn.ted States of An.ey-
aca. IN Congress assembled:
Your memorialsts, citizens of Boise
County, Territory of Idaho, would respect
fully PROTEST against the passage of
Senate Bill No. 44S, entitled, an Act
granting to John A. Post, r. w. Berry, D.
T. Is. Pride, James II. Hawley and John
M. Ballan the right OF way and other
privileges, to aid in the construction of a
bedrock flume in Mores creek and Grimes
creek, in Boise county, Idaho Territory,
and also (H R. Bill No. 19O41,) for the
same purpose; for tn. following reasons:
lst. John A Post is postmaster at Boise
City, X. W. Berry is Assessor and Collect
or of Internal Revenue for Idaho Terrific.
ry; each of these individuals are repre
sented to be worth few thousand dollars:
the balance of the grantees are entirely
irresponsible, and it is not the intention
OF any OF them, nor have they the ability
to invest one dollar IN it, and il is current.
ly believed that they intend to sch or
lease this franchise to the six Chinese
companies, of San Francisco. They have
already secretly conveyed to interested
parties in Boise County, without pecuniary
consideration, u large number Of shares in
said franchise.
I'd More's and Grimes creeks are about
one hundred miles in length, and these
creek beds are from twenty to eighty rods
wide, irrespective of the three hundred
feet in width on each side of said creek
beds. About one third of these creeks
have been worked in an imperfect manner
The remainder is virgin ground. These
creek beds have, and are now being used
to dump in, for mines on adjacent hills
and bars. This franchise debars claim
owners from this privilege
The water shed Of these creeks contains
the finest body of timber lands in Southern
Idaho, amounting in all to two thousand
square miles, which this franchise will
give to them complete monopoly of.
The only outlet for this timber is the chan
nel of these creeks which are now being
utilized for that purpose.
These creeks are open, under the laws
IF the United States, also of Idaho Ter
'itory, and the local laws of the mining
Districts for any man or company, to con
,lruct bedrock fumes. and the laws of the |
United States gives them the necessary |
amount of timber and all other conveli- |
ences without granting them any special |
privileges.
For these reasons, we respectfully ask |
hat these said bills be indefinitely post |
,oned; and your petitioners in duty bound |
will ever pray, &c.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-02-03

'isa''s frame buildings used h.y dwell
ing houses. bit they are nearly In
s"all one Story buildings.
Virgil carp, one Of the men who
had The trouble With the Cowboys 0
short tint. since, was shot Wednesday
night, 4lh inst, abonl II 3Oo'cI,ck by.
some parties At present unknown. He
Is AZ present resting easy.
The mines are down from 900 10
500 feet, and have not struck water
yet. Hay is worth Is per TON The
climate IL FINE. There is no snow At
present, and even when there is any.
there will MT BE- over an inch. which
will 6hging by tie rasl), disappear
IL few hours.
There are fnnr hotels-the Grand
Cosmopolitan, Brunks and the Russ
ana great many restaurants and
l"d ing houses.
Iills y q poor camp for laboring
man 70 Come :" al present, as there il
already tw" oilers for every I'D Of
work; very near all nf tho rough out
door work being done by Mexicans.
and they work very cheap. There is
Considerable travel to Sonora and Du-
range, Mexico, hy Americans and Eng.
Ilsl. with view of speculation in
mines and land, but as We progress is
slow. The railroad is building SLOWLY
bun cure. Mexico will not amount 10
much to the American people till it is
annexed to this country, as the duty
Is =" high on everything like machine.
ry and goods If all kind. The dutv
Is ten per Cent on goods going IN and
ten per cent. on bullion coming ont:
so man with a small amount of
means bad better stay on the Ameri-
can side, and wait for the turn Of the
tide. JOHN BALE.
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Railroad News.

The right-ofway agents of the Ore
gon Short Line have penetrated the
heart of Idaho. receiving enthusiastic
welcomes and liberal aid everywhere,
The line will cross the Utah & North
ern at PpcateIlo, not at Pnrtneuf. In
stead pf,tunneling near Granger the
road has been built around in the val.
ley, in order to prevent delay in push
ing mate, ial to the front. The tunnel
will also be built, as il will shorten
the line considerably and obyiate the
necessity of snowsheds The road will
reach and prol ably go beyond HALEY
before the close Of The year. Branch.
es will be built to all important min
ing camps and towns in the Territory.
Pilot.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the postoffice at Idaho City
Boise Co., |. T., on the Bird day of Feb.
which, if not called for within thirty
days, will be sent to the dead letter office.
Mark 0. Ainslie, Frank Holt, L. j.
Morgan, s. r. Parkinson, H. N. Wallace,
A. p. Walk or, o. G. Wheeler.
Persons calling for any of the above let
tiers will say advertised" al give date of
list.
S. c. SILSBY, P. N.
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FINANCIAL Condition or Boise County.
December 81, 1881.

Territorial and County Revenue
collected in Boise County and
paid into County Treasury for
the year 1881. Sal eas q
Discussed in the year 1881. 4O4o5o1
Boise County Revenue collected
and paid to Count, Treasurer
for the year 1881 RI 400 IN !.
Expense of Boise COUNTY lin.
GLIDING Co. Schools) for the
year ending December 31st,
1881. :: 25,3707o
ear 1881. ..... 49,. 80. 7,G93st
Officers percent on Territorial
money paid by Co. Treasurer
1881 i 80. 1,o9974 !,
Indebtedness of Boise County
December 81. 1851, (as far as
kSnown) >. s,977oa !,
Expense of pubic schools in
Boise Co. for the year ending
Dec 81, 1881: ............,.. 6,755.sa
Cash in CO. Treasury to credit
OF public Schools, December
81, 1881. .....:.. ....... ... 5,3s459
Expense. of building bridges
and keeping in repa and i'm
proving the pubic roads and
highways inBoise County for
the year 1881. :..-.......... 4139.7l
TIM CARROLL, Auditor.
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!, local ~ ewS.

AT the examination of teachers on,
Wednesday last, Miss Mary O'Briep.
of Jerusalem creek. and Mrs. Julia
Gardiner, OF Pioneer, were granted
certificates.
Miss JULIE HENDERSON Of Boise
CITY, has sent us a beautiful Cameo
oil painting, winch shows her
to tie a very fine artist. II you
want your p"t"gi apll tonclIei
w in l'te-l'ke style, send it down 10
NJ 81 Hrnd rson Cabinet SIZE will
be painted FIR $3 SO Small iz,, S.
Handsome frames will be furnished if
desired A specimen of the work can
be seen at the post, ffi e.
AlNsILE is the peoples friend-so
long AS he can make more out IF the
people than ne can by ald,g a mo-
nopoly "a c"npany ORGANIZED to
choke of me miners and pioneers o!
the Bas n--g' bb'e up the min.
ing ground one hundred wards
Oh each IL of The main creeks-rl,e
timber, placer ground and quartz
veins. What will the miners vino
own ground outside the limits Of this
infamous franchise that has been
asked tor. q" for dump? They will he
compelled t" pay big for The privilege
Of dumping into the creeks. or else
shut Gown W rk.
All RoBISs"N, Right IF Way Agent
i tor tie Oregon Short Line Railway
Co.,, wrote I" Major j. W. Huston
says tn" statesman, that if the CIT zen,
OF boise would guarantee the payment
to Colonel Wolcott of So 90 Der mile
h for every mile necessarily surveyed il
Determining the practicabiliry of q |
r'"t" 'hr' ugh Boise CITY, the Railway
Company would order the surve,
made. Mr.. Robinson further stated
h III tie survey is made and the rou.
proves feasible, | have but little duu,,
tIaf the road would 90 thr M eli -,
near b'lsr City, provided the cltlz.u-
VI D use 81 cure t. the Company, fire..
#ol arge, the necessary depot ground,
n ana he right of way from the point O,
divergence t. the point of intersec
q ton
WE have freqn 'ntly remarked tia,
ueorge Ainslie has not one siro,e el-
q e'"e'i' III his nature that forms til,
n make mp ct AN honor able martha
" n'S Word Is worth nothing, tina, he
E'S sreak and underhanded schemer.
#and that he il no more To he ,rus,eo
~ his public career than in his deaf
M'"sS with his fellow man. de-
''' "'ilSe'f OF every opportunl.
ny |" rake in dishonorabe dollar.
III Is slick tongued deceiver, chuck
d 7u'' OF fla'lery, blarney, and kuack
" 'e'gn ng friendship, which he has
u successfully used as means of I
z"orS hg hqDse into positions to ;
MS wires for underlanded pulls.
"e'e oase elements Of his low-graie
"'u'e now crop out in his recent I
e'S az Il public servant. He has :
o"'ed Il good deal about being u S
.'end of til" people, but he has shown I
"'Se'l L" be the tool of a monopoly |
pa' would prove detrimental to thu. /
% Interests of every citizen of Boise j
""'y' except those interested /
ia 'e monopoly. We have |
4ue"''y SAID, (and Bo Sc c
S1"'s now almost solidly concurs)
~ 1''h>lle, before his term was I'D i;
De'eSate, would in some way blk" u
% COUNTY, if it laid in his power to f
-. e mas now proven the truth n
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Owing to popularity of the law
OF the District of Columbia, Guiteau
cannot be hanged before the first day
of July next.
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'ne Court House, and what arc ,b.v -,
noisy about That is a meeting ],
ne ant'.bedr'' eek flnmers. The, .,e
very mad. They are mad bee. 80
me bedrock hnme company want Can.
gre~s to make Them present Of ,his
Whole Basin, aud every man what
'ont belong to the Company don't
gel any "f the pie. That's VIA,
"'aAeS EN- talk 81 loud and sancv
~"en The speaker of the COMPANY
WI" Expects - get = big D zee. ties
'" i'iake The fellers, what ,io,,'t lt.I,u, q
!" y, believe that they will make as
"nch out OF it as the Company will
Who is this man who got up to
tell all ab'nt the Aume business bnt
s'eered all around it, and talked
ao'nt Cons'"ck shares and everything
about the Hume Company except villa,
me people wanted to hear. That !.
oc'le'neriah Anger. He is on.
OF the company. He was sent to talk
the meeting tn death. He hanls ont
ABOUT nine yards OF manuscript. That
explains all about how the comnanv
w'''ch was "rganz,'d here gave away
her interest to \ Company made no
!" Boise CITY. lie said they passed
over their interest because the Boise
Company saul it could get the money
I" put IN the fumes. Why did h. lead
anu read,and talk and talk, when ever,
u dy. wanted him to sit down So some.
body else con d talk some? And what
made him say it throws hiu, off his
base" to answer questions before he
got through talking. when some one
asked HIM 'me hard ones. He didn't
want t" tell 'em that every one OF thu.
tlrSt Company held on to two per
cent. OF the stock that they wouldn't
nave to pay assessments on. But he
I'D, aud told lots of other things he
d dn't want to t''Il. Why did they
$ AT MIR. Anger 10y unanimous vote?
because he had bored ZEN, long enough.
Fney tnmbled to his racket. He
wanted L" talk the meeting to death
NJ nobody else would have chance
o speak, and tell what kind of bill
he finme Company were trying to
cet through Congress-, and how they
expected to get hold IF big thing
md leave the m ners ont in the cold I,
md make 'em dance to the conpany's
music.
Who was that large man with the
Dig "cnrporusit>?" He hit 'en cent
very lick, and threw more light on
he bedrock hume business in ten
minutes than Mr.. Augur would have
brown on it in ten years? That was
Col. Sidewiper. He's not afraid to
ell all he knows and say just what he
links. He lifted the covering and
showed the gigantic scheme in all it's
,gness. Tnais what makes every
me of the company look :" sick and
10 awIully down in their grub holes.
Why wasn't all the me nbers of
he company, here IN town, at the
meeting. They let Mr.. Augur go
md try to fight 'cm all by his lone
elf? Because they didn't have the
and to go and face the racket. Some
'ody is going to get hurt over this
'edrock hune business yet, and you
ust mark the wagging of little john
les tongue on that. I'm awful glad
don't belong to any bedrock hume
ompany.
HE committee appolnted at the cit {
,en's meeting last Monday IT, draw !
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HE committee appointed at the cit
liens meeting last Monday to draw
up a rcmonstrance to the bedrock
fume bill have drafted the same, a d
nearly everybody, except these who
are down for a slice of the franchise
in case the bill passes, have signed it.
Those who have not signed will put
their names to it at the first opportu-
nifty. Boise county is solidly in favor
of bedrock fulne, but is solidly OPP
posed to giving up the immense
wealth of the Basin to few indivId-
uals, whose object, we believe, is not,
and never was, to construct Hume.
They want to get hold of an enor-
nous grant, the bedrock tume talk
being thrown in as blind.
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M MEMORIAL

10 me Senate aud House Of Repre-
sentafsres o The Cn.ted States of An.er-
acd. IN Congress assembled:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-04

book, and he was compelled to act lie
vetoed it, solely because the Chinese
Jorkins had not been consulted, but it
overcamo the inertia of the State Depart
ment, and Mr.. Evarts could no longer
play at blind-man's buff on the subject.
Mcssrs Angel, Trescot, and Swift were
sent as a special embassy by authority
asked of and granted by Congress- 1t
has always seemed a wonder to some
how the Burlingame treaty came TO be
modified with only Mr.. Swift and the
Chinese Emperor, as they aver, in favor
of such a modification, and with the
President, the State Department, the
philanthropists, and the dealers in Chi
nese labor all urging upon Messrs. Angel
and Trescot the policy of seeing how
not to do it,"
The modified treaty came, and after
an intervening presidential campaign, in
which the Republican party and its
presidential candidate took strong ground
for turning back the tide of Asiatic inn
migration, and after an indignant and
unanimous Reputation of the sentiments
of forged letter, in which it was sought
to place General Garfield where Senators
Hoar and Hawley now stand on the sub
ject, bill has finally been passed to ex-
ecute the will of the people as expressed
at the election, and to secure the benefits
of treaty freely made with us by China.
We doubt not it will become law.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-04
TO ELICIT A PRESIDENT.


Representative updcgraf Of Iowa, from the Sc
lect committee ON law respecting the election Of
President and Vice President, made n favorable
report TO the House yesterday upon the bill ITO
carry into OBJECT the provisions of the Constitution
respecting the election OF President and Vice.
President Of the United States" complete re-
view OF the whole question is embraced In Repre-
sentative UpdcgraTs report, which accompanies
the bill. The report says in effect: The bill is "A
compromise OF a great variety of views on the part
Of the committee. The first eight sections provide
scheme for n count by the two Houses OF Con-
Ercss.
Section Q provides that, Notwithstanding this
congressional count, the title to the Office Of Pres
dent or Vice. President may be tried and deter
mined by an action In the nature of quo warranto.
II Is provided that the proceedings in the case
shall have precedence over oil other business and
wherever II was tought practicable to limit the
time ithus been done.
II is claimed that any contest can be settled be-
fore the 4th of March.
The first eight sections are substantially the
same as the Senate bill But II is claimed that in
any scheme for congressional count where each
House has one vote and no umpire there are only
three courses TO pursue:
First-That no vote shall be counted without
concurrence
second-That no vote shall be rejected without
concurrence
Third-To define class of cases. in one of which
concurrence shall be necessary to reject and an-
other in which concurrence shall be necessary to
n count,
1t is claimed that the third proposition Is i'm
practicable and impossible that no such def
milton can be made under which the preferred
class cannot by the political party interested i'll
doing so be changed beforehand into n case of the
other class wherein single House may throw out
"A State. This is illustrated by reference to the
transactions of the past. 1t is claimed that Con-
gress might as well provide either that all votes
shall be counted or that none shall be counted If
either House objects.
II is claimed that there Is IN presidential cleo
tion the same field Of controversy and judicial in
quiry es In an ordinary popular election, aud just
as much or more necessity flr Judicial determi-
nation, by which alone such disputes can be
properly settled; that Congress is denied such
functions by the Constitution, and that u refer
ence To the courts in this matter as In all disputes
involving the construction and Interpretation of
law Is the only constitutional method Of disposlng
of all conceivable disputes.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-04

Among the passengers by steamer Wyoming for
Liverpool this afternoon is Mr. T. p. OConnor,
member of Parliament, who has been IN this
country for some months past as member of the
Irish Land League. As soon as he reaches home
he will proceed at once to London and take his
seat in Parliament Just before the vessel sailed
he remarked: "My visit to this country has been
most successful one, and in pecuniary results has
exceeded my expectations. / have collected di-
rectly at my own meetings over $50 00O and during
my stay here the Irish World and Father Walsh,
treasurer OF the Land Lcague of America, have
forwarded fully 100000 to Mr. Egan at Paris, the
treasurer of the Irish Land League. The largest
individual contributions given me were at Chi
cagO, but in Cal firnia the sympathizers with the
movement subscribed literally TO the fund. IN
that State alone collected some $4,000, Colonel
Hunt of Kansas City, also gave 81 900 but, besides
the success of my visit pecuniarily, think 1t has
also resulted in the removal Of preindces enter
tHined by several against the Land League move
ment. Several Catholic bishops and clcrgymen
who were formerly opposed to us attended many
Of my meetings and subscribed to the mnd. At
Washington iou,d great many Congressman
and Senators, Republicans as well as Democrats,
who, after my explanation of the object of the
League, were kind enough TO say that they had
not formerly understood our claims "-Net0 YoIE
Letter,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-04
THE vIRGrNIus MASSACRE FUND.


Mr.. Window, for the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations, has reported to the Senate with n
recommendation for passage, a joint resolution
granting to Mrs Eliza Dunno, the mother Of Cen
eral W. A. C. Ryan, a pro rata Of the indemnity
fund paid by Spain on account of the murder of
the officers and crew of the steamer Virginius at
Santiago de Cuba, on November4, 1873. Theques-
ton raised against the payment of this claim was
that Ryan was not citizen of the United states
The committee find that he was born in Canada, in
1913; became resident of New York State when
fifteen years of age, and that in June 1862 he en-
tered the Army of the Union as a private in Com
pany G., One hundred and thirty second New York
Volunteers. He fought and was wounded in many
hard fought battles, and having been several time
promoted for gallant conduct, was mustered
out at the close of the war AZ captain in the One
hundred and ninety second New York, with an
honorable discharge. In Montana Territory, TO
which he removed, he served as grand juror in
United States court, and in other respects con-
of the captives Of the Nirrinius for which mas
sacre OF American citizens indemnity was de-
manded Of and paid by Spain The fund has
been partly disbursed, aud the remainder is still
held subject to the claims of representatives of
such American citizens lost their lives at Santi
ago de Cuba. For the reason that General Ryan's
representatives do not know where TO obtain rec
ord evidence of his citizenship ii has not been
proved by record evidence. The committee are
OF the opinion that he was citizen, and as his
mother Is n widow of advanced years and greatly
in need OF the relief asked for, they recommend
the passage of the resolution granting her the pro
rata share Of the indemnity fund to which she
would be entitled If the record evidence OF the
fact OF Ryan's citizenship were supplied.