The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-19
The Work of Rescuing the Dead
! from the Virginia Poca-
h0ntas Mine.
Many Bodies Horribly Mangled
and Others with Their Heads
Blown OFF.
Union Pacific and Burlington Affairs
Political, Criminal and
Other Matters.
NEWS NOTES.

AT Harrisville, Altoona county, Mich
igan, three masked robbers entered the
house Of Carl Schultz and killed his son,
beat the father, mother and daughter into
state Of insensibility, and secured So, 100
in German gold.
Sadie Hays, the negress who shot and
killed Police Sergeant jerks, of st. Louis,
last October, while he was attempting to
arrest her on the street, was found guilty
OF murder in the first degree.
J A twenty-seven hour walking match
between Hunt. the pedestrian, and Melon
aid, claiming to be the champion of Can
ada, occurred at Dubuque few days ago.
Hunts score was 11S miles, McDonald's
100.
John b, Woodsides, we'll known
grocer and deacon in the Presbyterian
church, was arrested at Louisville on
charge Of receiving stelen property. 1t is
charged that his store has been used for
some time as receptacle of stolen goods
brought there by men in his employ.
The educational bill, as passed, ap-
propriates SIT, ZOO, ZOO to be distributed
among the states in proportion to illiteracy,
on basis OF the census OF 1850, the pay
ment Of the money to extend over series
of eight years.
At the meeting of the Denver and
Rio Grande railway stockholders the annual
report was submitted, showing surplus of
$3.50, ZOO over fixed charges.
\ David Wells, of Scott county, ILL.,,
who killed Constable Coats at Glasgow, was
surrendered to the authorities by his father
and brother for reward of 81 200 offered
for his capture, and will use the money in
his defense.
At Louisville, KY, Mrs. Fred Metz,
jumped from an attic window in the third
story Of building. She fell distance of
nearly fifty feet. alighting on the sidewalk
and crushing every bone in her body.
A meeting of the managers of roads
parties to the tripartite agreement forming
the Western Trunk Line association, met
at Chicago for the purpose Of consulting
upon plans for harmonizing the differences
between the association and the Burlington
road. The session was secret, but it is I'M
derstood that matters progressed to an ex-
tent rendering the formation Of pool be-
tween the association and the Burlington
road probable.
DIR. j. P. Newman, of New York,
sent in his resignation as pastor of
the Madison avenue Congregational church
to take effect May LIST.
The wheat panic in Chicago has at
tracted much attention throughout Califor-
mia and prices are depressed.
Superintendent Walling, of the New
York police department, is seriously Ill
from nervous prostration, overwork and
legislative investigations
The First National bank at Mon
mouth, ILL.,, closed its doors on the Sth.
The cause assigned is speculation by Cash
Ter Hubbard, whose deficit is estimated at
$40, 600 to 500, 900.
The striking nail workers at War
ham, Mass, voted to return to work at re-
duced wages.
Three wrecking schooners are taking
oS tba cd al
mann. Divers report that the steamer is
upright and the deck-houses in place, but
the hull shows signs of going to pieces.
Mail advices from Havana state that
Aquero landed without resistance and nu-
merous factions joined him on his march to
the interior. His forces encountered troops
several times but obliged them to retreat.
Senator Vest has reported from the
committee on commerce the bill granting
authority to the Illinois and Mississippi
railway company to build bridge across
the Mississippi river at any point north Of
Grand Avenue in the city OF st. Louis,
Hubbard, the defaulting cashier of
the First National bank at Monmouth, ILL.,,
was rendering assistance to the bank Off
Gals in arriving at the extent and charac-
ter OF the shortage in the banks finances
and was to have put in appearance next
day, but failed to appear at the appointed
hour, and is supposed to have made good
his escape.
Mail and passenger service over the |
Mexican Central road to the United States |
has been inaugurated.
A Las Vegas special says Juan B.
Patrone, wealthy and highly respected |
citizen, and ex-speaker of the territorial |
legislature, was assass1nated by Mitch. |
Nancy, cowboy, who will probably be
lynched.
At Pillsbury, while digging sand
from the hillside, the bank caved in, bury
Stroud under several tons OF earth. Both
were dead when taken out.
There were 175 business failures dur
ing the past week in the United States and
80 In Canada, compared with 212 the pre-
vious week.
A jail delivery occurred at Des
Moines on the night of the 18th, and John
Lay, Fred Doud, Andrew Mulhallanan,
George Knight, Dan Smith, VIM. Cslbert,
Thos. White, Mike and Elijah Walters,
VIM. Howard and Ed Ryan escaped. They
succeeded in digging hole through brick
wall and were assisted by parties on the
outside, most them Of serving short Jail
sentences.
The Butler county, Kansas, corn for
the Ohio river food sufferers was formally
by the Cincinnati chamber of commerce.
The chamber was decorated with the de-
slgns used on the cars In conveying the corn.
Speeches were made by members OF the re-
lief committee and OF the party accompany
Ing the train.
Advices from the City of Mexico say
the trouble over the stamp act Is practically
settled, the government having agreed to a
of the act 20 that only goods
actually sold shall be stamped.
\ The state department has no confir
nation OF the cable report that Minister
Langston has demanded of the Haytian I
government 800, 600 indemnity for Ameri-
can losses in the September riots, or a sur
render OF Mole st. Nicholas as guarantee
hat the money will be paid.
A cablegram has been received by
he secretary of state from Adam Badeau, 9
his. resignation rs consul-general
% Havana.
The postoffioe department, from fig i
ares received already, estimates the rev. l