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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
UNION PACIFIC FINANCES.
As Explained by Charles Francis adams, tn,
President.

As Explained by Charles Francis adams, the
President.
Charles Francis Adams. president of the
Union Pacific railway, has sent the following
communication, of which short notice was
made heretofore, to Sidney Dillon, explaining
the financial condition of the company: Dur
ing three months, July and September inclu-
sve, we received just II 100000 a month net
from Omaha. By net mean over and above
Omaha drafts. During October we received
Sl,45O,000 and paid about $150,0O0 on Omaha
drafts, leaving us net 81 800 900 for the month.
Between now and the LIST of January i expect
to receive ,0O0.000-$6O,0 900 of which will be
necessary to provide for coupons and matur-
ing obligations, which must be paid Off. But
months $l,500.00O net to apply to the floating
debt. / may over estimate in these fgu es
but | do not think / do. The Pullman notes
given for our share in the contract are re-
duced now to $4,000. The company owes us
about $4,000. Meanwhile our accounts at
been for long time. There are no arrears or
vouchers and the auditor reports everything
well paid up. The reduction of gross earnings
the past month was largely due to the fnct OF
changed methods of keeping accounts. Last
year we credited ourselves with about Sl1O,oOO
freight paid on coal used for our own locomo-
tives. OF course we never received TINS
money, and it went into subsequent expenses;
This year the system of charges is actual, and
the apparent gross is decreased in so much.
During September, therefore, we practically
received about $4,000 more money than last
year. Ipropose to come on to New YORK next
week and take hold of the floating debt. From
this time forward the plan is to reduce 1t
steadily and by every means in our power I'M
til IL is extinguished.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
BURNED At THE STAKE.
A Dependent Lorer's Horrible Method o,
Suicide.
Rochester On. H dispatch

Rochester IN. H. dispatch.
A horrible story comes from Brook
field, N. H., a small farming village
secluded from railroad or telegraph.
Horace Deland, of Brookfeld, the son
of a well-to-do farmer, has been miss
ing from home since Tuesday night.
He has appeared Respondent lately,
owing, it is said, to recent disappoint-
ment in love affair and it was feared
he had made away with himself.
Search parties were organized yester-
day and the country was secured.
Early this morning the dead body of
the young man was found in an out of
the way spot, less than a mile from his
fathers house. He was burned and
charred beyond recognition. The body
when found was fastened to a stake
driven in the ground by heavy OK
chain wound around the waist. He was
lying amidst the dying embers of what
had been fire. Evidently the young
man had driven the stake firmly in the
ground, heaped up large pile of brush
and dry wood around it, chained him
self to the stake so that he could not get
away, and then deliberately set fire to it
and burned himself to death. The
strength of his determination to destroy
himself is further shown by deep gashes
in his throat, evidently made by razor,
which was found close by. After the
body was discovered note was found
in the house written by the young man,
declaring his intention and directing
where his body might be found. The
note was directed to his parents. He
said he was tired of living, but gave no
reason why. He had been paying de-
voted attention to to young lady ofthe
neighborhood who recently showed her
preference for another, and despond-
ency because of this probably caused
him to take his life. He was 10 years
old.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
Oar Rslssiaa Purchase.
Globe-Dcmocrat.

GlObe-DcmOcrat.
For seventeen years the territory
which Secretary Seward paid Russia
81, 2OO,0 900 for has, while forming a
part of the United States, remained
almost as much unknown as that Sec
ton which appeared on the aliases of
fifty years ago as 1.-The Great American
Desert Recent letters from Alaska
in the Globe-Democrat have given our
readers better ideas of its possibilities
than anything before printed, unless it
was the report of Ivan Petrof, the
agent of the census bureau, recently
published. The territory is supposed
to contain about 500, 500,000 acres, or
as big as Texas, California, Nevada
and Indiana together. Just now its fur
interests is the most important source
of revenue, the annual product being
about $780, 900 worth. There is plenty
of timber, but it is not likely to be much
drawn on for many generations to
come. Its mineral wealth is not yet
known, but there are indications that
it may be considerable. The fisheries
are good, but they are too far from
market to be valuable.
If has been reserved for Lieutenant
Schawtka, the Arctic explorer, to at
tempt the development within the bor-
ders of this Russian purchase of an
industry which, it is safe to say, would
nave been thought impracticable by
out OF a hundred persons
the raising of cattle. But ne pro-
poses to use the Aeutian Islands not
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

Blaine's plurality in Pennsylvania is abou
$4,000.
The official vote of Mississippi is-Clevelant
7S,437, Blaine 42,774.
| Late, but incomplete figures place the First
congressional district of California in doubt
Corothers, republican, leads by 120.
| The official vote of the state of Delaware
gives Cleveland 17,054, Blaine 12,77s, st. John
S. Butler 8. The temperance legislative vote
is 1,549.
On the 7th at Chicago, number of republi
cans went in body to the house of Postmas-
ter Palmer and called out General Logan. He
bowed his thanks, but declined to make any
remarks.
Patrick Walsh, member of the national
democratic executive committee of Georgia,
teegraphs John Kelly of New York: 81 con-
graduate you on the full, fair and honest vote
of Tammany which made Cleveland president
of the United States.'
Monsignor Capel delivered before the Young
Mems Hebrew club at New York an abrdg-
ment of his address on patriotism" as given
at the cathedral. In the course of his re-
marks he said it was bad side of our election
that it showed our attempts to pull down the
character of men who were to rule us.
The election is still doubtful in Washington
territory, but the chances favor VOORHEES,,
democrat, for delegate to congress. The only
issue between the parties was that of rail-
roads. The democrats and disaffected repub-
licans demanded the forfeiture of the land
grant which lapsed over seven years ago.
Voorhees, estimated majority is about 5000
The present estimate as to the coplplexim
of the Illinois state legislature is that it will
be a tie on joint ballot, the senate havinga
majority of one republican, and the housed
majority of one democrat. Contests are like
ly to ensue in three districts, which may r.
verse this condition of affairs. The situation
is made more interesting from the fact thata
successor to Gen. Logan is to be selected.
Forty-three of the eighty counties in Mich
gan report official Blaine pluralities of 1898,
and fusion pluralities of $3.50. The remai-
ing counties are evenly divided between the
fusionists and republicans. The plurality
given in figures so far reported will be cut
down to between 1000 and 5000. The co.,
gressional delegation stands seven fusioniss
and one republican.
The chairman of the Iowa republican stse
central committee sent the following to tie
national republican committee: iowa H.
publicans, believing with the national con-
mittee that Blaine is fairly elected, are reaty
to protect the victory of their party in whist
ever way it becomes necessary. We beliere
with Mr.. Blaine that any party should be abe
to stand defeat, but party worthy of sue.
cess, as is the republican party, should MT
yield to fraud in the slightest degree at whit
avar COST
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21

the mainland. The popular idea o.
their situation is that they are near the
arctic circle, and consequently have 9
rigorous and favorable climate. In
fact they are but little further north
than Washington territory, are under
the influence of warm current from
the Japanese Islands, and have an av-
erage yearly temperature of from &c
to 40 degrees, Fahrenheit, They are in
about the same latitude as England.
The grasses are rich, sweet and luxu-
rious, and such cattle as have been
raised there were excellent recommen-
dations to the islands as a home for
stock.
The islands are not so far from our
Pacific coast as to be deprived of mar
ket. They contain about 8, ZOO, 600 acres.
half of which is supposed to be well
adapted to cattle raising. The life of a
cattle king there will be in many respects
more isolated than on the ranches
of Colorado or Nebraska, but will be
more independent and secure. Schwat-
ka has had enough experience in that
region to know something nearly what
it can be made to do, and he has in
duced capitalists to give him abundant
backing. If he succeeds, although it
must be confessed that we do not stand
in absolute need of more cattle ranges
just at present, there will have been
made beginning at settling and utiliz-
ing this territory which will more than
repay us for its purchase.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21

mob prevented the ex-priest, Father
Chiniquy, from lecturing at Montreal. They
broke the windows of the hall and demolished
the lamps and furniture. Aided by the police.
Chiniquy and few friends escaped in car.
riages. h
E. Popplehower, doing business under tie
firm name of the Boston Diamond Cutting
company at Boston, is said to be missing with
diamonds belonging to various Boston firms
and private customers valued at a large sum.
He was trusted implicitly by jewellers of that
city. His custom was to request a loan of
diamonds, which he said he could sell at good
advantage.
Deputy Marshal Menshon has just re-
turned from the Indian territory, where he
had fatal encounter with Indians, who at
tackled his party and rescued thirty United
States prisoners whom he had under arrest
from Fort Smith. Two of the attacking In
dams were killed and several wounded. Two
of tie marshaPs posse were seriously wound
ed. Nineteen prisoners were brought in by
the marshal and his deputies.
JF, Yattaw, James Smith and John FLEET
cher, the last two colored, all deputy mar
shals, fired into crowd following them on
Third avenue, Chicago, killing william Cur
ran, and wounding Moses Ziwinsk. Smith
had been arrested for quarrelsome conduct at
the polls, and was being taken to the Office of
the United States Commissioner, where a
crowd of about twenty-five men followed the
and their prisoner, demanding TIN
he be incarcerated in the police station. II
attitude of the mob, it is said was menacing,
SO much SO that the marshals fired into its
midst with the result as above stated.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
BEATS HER OWN TIME.
The Famous Horse Maud 8. Makes Mile in
2:O9 IA.


300 IA.
Lexington Ky) dispatch: The day was
bright for November. At the track there was
large gathering of the very best people in
the blue grass region, among them hundreds
of church-goers and several divines. A
placard was conspicuously posted on the
grand stand. mo betting allowed" The judges
and timers were Major Fl. G. Mcdowell, Col.
B. West and W. H. Wilson. In the opposite
stand was Mr. Bonner, General j.. q. Robin
Hamilton Busby. The conditions were: Maud
S. to beat her own record Of 2:094 for cup
offered by WOODBURY. farm. where she was
bred. Ba1r logged her around the track, went
to the head Of the stretch. came down and
nodded for the word. Not a single mistake
was made, and it will be difficult to imagine
more superb spectacle than the one presented
by the noble animal as she came into full view
of the expectant throngs on the grand stand.
When the three-quarter pole was reached Mr.;
Bowerman Joined her with runner hitched
to sulky. The finish was magnificent, and,
though the judges stopped their watches at
2:O9A, the majority of the visitors watches
queen returned to the stand for Bair to weigh
was indescribable. Crowds filled the quarter
stretch and cheered themselves husky. II
was the greatest performance of the kind
ever witnessed in the world, and Kentuckians
shouted as only Kentuckians can. Mr.. Bon
ner was congratulated on every side. While
S. on the lawn, Scores of ladies gathered
around and asked the privilege Of touching
her on the nose. Bonner, quickly as possible,
hurried to the telegraph office, where his first
dispatch was as follows: "W. H. Vanderbilt
The mare will now be turned out for the
winter"
The whole town tonight is talking about
the wonderful performance. Interest in the
election has been intense here, but is SUBJ
merged by the tidal wave of excitement pro-
duced by Maud s. Among the many dis
patches received by Bonner is the following
from the owner of Jay-Eye-See:
Allow me to congratulate you on the won
derful performance of your great mare, Maud
S. (Signed) ]. 1. CASE.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
The AUTUMN Leaf business.

New York Times.
An old gardener pinned me down in
an elevated car couple of days ago,
and this was his wall: ''The autumn
leaf business is no good this year. I'm
lots of money out. Folks on the av'noo
who've always been customers don't
buy any more. Last year one of the
rooms up at VIM. H. Vanderbilt's was
so covered over with leaves that you
couldn't see the wall. This year the
whole Vanderbilt family don't buy a
single bunch" Further discoursing
the old man stated that autumn leaves
this year were far below the ordinary
standard in brightness and variety of
hue. Drought is responsible for this
Flaws and black scarfs
appear on nearly every leaf, and the
lack of moisture has made their texture
more brittle than egg shells.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
CRIMINAL.
ever cost.

DR.. Gardner, of Chicago, was killed on to
9th, by his wife, who afterward slew bel
l5-months old child and then suicided.
Charles r. Parker, cashier of the Fifth ave.
nue. hotel, New York, shot and killed himself
His mind was deranged by overwork.
A. D. Sly, who robbed the American Express
company year ago of $1,000, on trial at St
Joseph, Mo-, pleaded guilty and was sentened
to four years in the penitentiary.
A reward .of $3.50 is offered by eitizensof
Huron, D. T., Endorsed by the mayor. for he
apprehension and conviction of the parties
who set the incendiary fires at that place list
week.
Elijahu Mountford, proprietor of the Eale
Pottery, Trenton, N. j., was arrested by Prs
ecutor Beasley, on charge of bribery. lie
was bailed out by two prominent potters. he
bail was 5000.
At Palestine Texas, during political bill
fication City Marsha Chris Rogers shotsnd
killed John Childs. Childs persisted In attSk-
ing Rogers until the marshal killed I'm.
Rogers was released on 81 900 bail.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
When the Lsavss Begin to Turn.

Like leaves on trees the race of man is found
Now green in youth, now whitening on the
ground;
Another race the following spring supplies,
They fall successive, and successive rise,
So generations in their course decay,
So flourish these when those have passed away.
Homer.
There is a curious blending of Joy
and sadness in the golden autumn sea-
son; Joy at the balmy days, the most
pleasant of all the year, which come
and 90 with quiet punctuality, amid a
hazy, shimmering atmosphere that
lends visionary enchantment to every
thing and seems to make our life a
dream. And how sad and yet beauti-
full when we mount some eminence and
look far over the distant hills-over the
gold-tipped tree tops to the blue sky
beyond-a scene which inspires us with
solemn awe and reverence, reminds us
that even so ought we look from this
world, no matter how pleasant it may
seem now-far beyond the lofty tips of
the trees and the fathomless depths of
the skies, to golden autumn world,
where everything is Respondent with
the holy radiance of divine existence;
a place where there is but one season. a
bright and endless autumn, aside from
this terrestrial sphere.
How one can sit and watch the yell
low leaves as they relax their hold on
the parental branch and fall eddying to
the earth, and conjecture a thousand
imaginations of worldly nature. The
comparison is good when we bring
them in connection with our existence,
l. ~. 1c fArth tho froa nf lifQ for
a short period, and sprouts out in all
the glory and vigor of full development;
and then we grow old and withered,
our comliness is gone, and we begin to
totter upon the old branch of
life by mere stem or thread,
and finally the tree gives
wavering shake and we drop from the
branch with the thousands of others
that have gone before, and in the course
of the season our places are filled with
another generation that bud, bloom and
die and fall like leaves of the trees.
Some of these leaves occupy promi-
nent and suspicious place, Others hang
silently and still on some obscure branch
IN unassuming resignation. But the icy
blast of death that sweeps us from its
branches casts us all down in a conglom-
Grated mass, unacceptable as to the
position we once held on the old tree.
Even so is the reality of our lives, and,
when we are precipitated into eternity
from the old weather-beaten tree of life,
it is to be hoped that in the full enjoy
ment of a real existence in that other
fadeless autumn world, we can look
back to our life scent here on earth and
wonder how we ever could have valued
it as anything more than leaf.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
The Same Forwarded to the Bishop Elect
of Nebraska.

The Same Forwarded to the Bishop Elect
of Nebraska.
Rev. DIR. Worthington, of Detroit, has tele-
graphed the Rev. Mr.. Patterson, of Omaha, sec
tetary of the Episcopal council of Nebraska,
which lately adjourned, acquainting him of
the receipt Of the telegram informing the lat
ter of his election as the Episcopal bishop Of
Nebraska, and asking for further particulars.
The latter will be sent Immediately. Accom-
panying the same will be the following canoni-
cal notification:
Rey. George Worthi,tgton, S. T. D.. Bishop
elect of the Diocese Of Nebraska: We, whose
names are under written, fully sensible how
important it is that the sacred office of a bish-
op should not be unworthily conferred, and
firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear tes-
timony on this solemn occasion, without par
TALLY or affection, do, in the presence of AL
mighty God, testify that the Rev. George
Worthington, s. T. D., is not, so far as we are
informed justly liable to evil report, either for
error in religion or for viciousness life; and
that we do not know or believe there's any i'm
podiment, on account of which he ought not 10
be consecrated to that holy office.
We do, moreover, jointly, and severally de-
clare that we do, in our conscience, believe him
to be of such sufficiency in good learning, such
soundness in the faith, and of such yirtuous
and pure manners, and Cody conversation,
that he is apt and meet to exercise the officepf
bishop to the honor of God and the edifying pf
His church, and to be wholesome example to
the flocks of Christ.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
Loss of Oregon Stockmen.


The Oregon papers contain dolefu
accounts of the losses of stock. Let
ters from Rock creek, Wasco coun
ty, say that over $4,000 sheep art
now lying dead on the range, and :
large number of horses and cattle hay
llso persisted during the severe wealth
er. In some instances sheep men have
lost their entire flocks. Mr.. Varney
out of band of $500, had but six
teen left several days ago, and thes.
are now doubtless dead. Jasper Min
to, Mr.. Roberts, E. NJ. Burton, and III
fact all living in this vicinity are heavy
losers, the losses averaging rs per cent.
Even those who were provident enougi
to put up feed for winter use are now
suffering in common with others, as
the hay and straw has been all fed
out, and the sheep are daily dying b.
hundreds. Some of the sheep-owners
have lost everything, and the result Of
years of hard labor swept away by the
cruel elements. Others, though badly
crippled, will have sufficient left to
stand the shock, but on one and all the
losses will fall heavily, and from which
it will take years to recover.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
STANDING OF THE ARMY.
As Set Forth In the annual Report IF Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan.

As Set Forth In the annual Report of Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan.
The annual report of Lieutenant General
Sheridan has been made, covering the period
from his assignment to the command of the
army, November LIST, 1883, to November LIST,
1884, He says during this time the entire ter
ritory under the supervision of troops has
been unusually free from collisions. resulting
in loss Of either life or property, but the SER
vices of the military in the west cannot be
safely dispensed with for many years to come.
The lieutenant general expresses great inter-
est in the national guard of the states, and
thinks congress should designate the number
of men each state should have, and provide
for them arms and camps and garrison equi-
page, under some wise method of accounta-
Dty Ior TINS Pr0peryy sse staTe
tial sums of money for the support of their
respective military systems, In such a man.
ner that these sums cannot be effected by
party legislation. Excepting for our ocean
commerce and for our seaboard cities, he
does not think we should be much alarmed
about the probability of wars with foreign
powers, since it would require more than
million and a half Of men to make cam
paign upon land against us. To transport
from beyond the ocean that number OF sol
diers, with all their munitions of war, their
cavalry, artillery and infantry, even II not
molested by us whilst in transit would de-
mand large part of the shipping of all Eu-
rope He earnestly invites immediate atten-
ton to the defenceless condition of the sea
board cities, and Urgently recommends the
early beginning of general system of sea
coast Notifications to be constructed in ac-
cordance with the requirements involved by
the latest improvements in heavy artillery.
saThis nation" he says sis growing so rapidly
that there are signs of other troubles which L
hope will not occur and which will probably
not come upon us if both capital and labor
will only be conservative, still, it should lie
that destructive explo ives are
easily made, and that banks, the United States
public buildings and large
mercantile houses can be readily demolished
by Infatuated people with means carried with
perfect safety in the pockets Of their cloth
mr.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-21
meanest Sneak I'm Town.

Malarial gases sneaked up through tn
poorly constructed drains and mtf'
baby very sick with the malarial fever
Baby would have died but for the timely
use of Browns Iron Bitters. There \
nothing meaner in its way of coming
nor worse in its effects, than this malaI
ria from the underground regions
Mrs. Mcdonald, of New Haven. Conn
says, "For six years l suffered from tn
effects of malaria, but Browns lro1
Bitters cured me entirely" Try \
when malaria steals in and undermined
your constitution. 1t will give relief.