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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
CAPITAL BRIEFS.

The reduction of the public debt during Sep
TENDER is $1,3OO000.
Frank Hatton has been designated by the
president to act as postmaster-general for ten
days.
All reports from Connecticut indicate that
an immense interest is felt in the pending
campaign on account of the tariff question.
Inquiry at the department of state failed to
elicit either a confirmation or denial of the
dispatch to the London Times that United
States Minister John Russell Young had ar
rived at Tien Tsin, and, acting under instruc-
tons from Washington, had informed Ii
Hung Chang that the French government had
requested the mediation of the United States
government.
At the session of the South American COM
mission there were present the United States
minister to Mexico, Phillip H. Morgan and
John Roache. Roach said theorizing was well
enough but facts were needed. Railroads. he
thought, made this country what it is, and if
we carry on trade with Brazil we must have
great facilities. Sailing vessels were nothing
We must have vast steamers to carry freight
The majority report of the Springer COM
mittee on United States marshals' accounts
is made public. 1t is signed by the democrat
ic members of the committee, and says: "As
long as those who possess the powers to APP
point these officers have no appreciation of
the true dignity of the public service and re-
gard the offices only as rewards to be bestow-
cd on their most INSCRIPTIONS political allies,
there is not much reason to hope for any
great Improvement in the character of our
appointed officials"
Touching the distinctions between trades
marks and labels, Commissioner of Patents
Butterworth has decided that the popular
construction of the statute is that the subject
matter of the application for a label shall be
that which may be properly claimed as label
and not merely the subject matter for a trade
mark. but the statute does not mean to imply |
that if certain subject matter is found incapa-
BILE of registration as a liable, for it may not |
be description of the quality or nature of |
goods and therefore fail to constitute a label. |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
THE NATIONS WARDS.


Estimates of appropriations Required for
Their support.
The following are the estimates of the ap-
preparations required for the support of the
Indians the next fiscal year: Current ex-
penses, salaries, etc., S26S,5O0, present appro-
priation, s21s,3OO; fulfilling treaties with and
support of Indian tribes, 81, 1874, 1885, present
appropriation, S2,5744l9; general incidental
expenses of the Indian service S1S4, 800. pres
ent appropriation, Sl41 800; trust funds s95170,
present appropriation, S95, 10; miscellaneous
supports for the benefit of Indians not pro-
vided for by treaty., 81 49,, 800, present appIo-
priation, $1,20l 800; miscellaneous $685.
present appropriation, S51s, 900; Indian schools
81 1859 IA, present appropriation S9S9,6O0. To-
tai estimated expenditure, 1928 O49, present
appropriation, 5,73S. 7s9. The report of In
spector Haworth, in charge of Indian schools,
shows an average attendance of pupils the
last fiscal year of 1919 at boarding and ,759 at
day schools; total attendance 567S, or about
81 per cent larger than. the proceed
ing year, excluding all missionary
schools and pupils placed in the state educa-
'ionsl schools. The report shows that there
are 10000 indian children old enough to attend
school, At the Chiloca, /. T., school 1000
acres of land have been reserved for the bene-
fit of pupils, so they may find homes imme-
diately. upon finishing their education: Two
new schools are provided for in the estimates
-one at DEVILS Lake, OAK, and one at Wichi-
ia, l. land with the expected developments
and engagements of schools, seven in opera
ton, il is believed that ali applicants can be
accommodated. The superintendent recon-
mends that Indian pupils who may hereafter
complete school terms, when of proper age,
be admitted to the United States citizenship,
and the same privilege be extended those In
dams who have left their tribes and become
possessed of property. In this connection it
is shown that the number of Indians who
have thus quilted their tribes and became
taxpayers from p, 131 in 1870, to 66,407 in
1880, an increase of 40,767 during ten years.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
Keeping the BOYS on the Farm.

In an extended argument as to the
desirability of farmers sons sticking tc
the farm, the Cincinnati Commercial
observes that there is a feature in this
matter of sons following the calling Of
their fathers that is not sufficiently re.
garded.
The calling of the father may rise to
higher dignity when the sons adopt
the business, thoroughly learn it, and
proudly pursue it. The accumu-
lated reputation, capital, and business
of the parent can be inherited and pre-
served by the sons.
Again, it is law of nature that
holds good in all the animal kingdom,
that aptness for any business may be in
herited, or may be bred, as we say Of
stock. The great desideratum in de-
veloping race of trotters is to insure
an aptness to trot. And this comes not
from stock that has habitually been used
for the draught or chase or race course.
If the dam trots and the sire trots we
do not expect the offspring to be
running horse.
The old Spartans understood this
law of developing an aptness for given
calling in the children. The Germans
of olden times developed race of war
riors on the same principle.
"The law of heredity is 80 broad and
so powerful in its influence that it ex-
tends not only to color and form of our
race, but it extends to the temperament
and even to the tastes. The taste,
though like the muscle and reasoning
faculties, may be improved by educa-
ton. Still the taste and aptness for
any calling may be increased from gen.
Grafton to generation.
Then, if we are to reach the highest
development as race of farmers, we
must expect it through the line of de-
scent. The sun must inherit the fitness
of the father, and take up the calling
and business where he left off, and his
son after him, and so on. When this
shall become the custom in our farm
ing families, then shall we see greater
stability in society and higher type of
civilization. Every parent has the
chief power to bring this work about.
The very independence of the farmers
life is to be the germ which develops a
race that cannot be other than an indie
pendent people. Our nation is to
achieve its greatness in the develop
ment of agriculture. Its power at home
and abroad is to be established and
held through the arts of husbandry,
practiced by a skillful and virtuous
race of farmers. All, then, that can be
done by the State or family to ennoble
and to dignity the calling, and to entail
It's blessings and influence from father
20 son, will add to the stability and
grandeur of the nation"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
Steel Making in China,

In the manufacture and use of steel
the Chinese appear to have attained a
very early and remarkable proficiency.
Chinese records do not enGghten us as
to the precise period at which the art of
reducing metals from their ores became
known in that country; but it is evident
that it must have been some centuries
before the Christian era. Mention is
made of steel in the most ancient of the
Chinese writings, and Leih-tze, an author
who tiourished about 400 Is. c., de-
scribed the process by which it was
made. In the Yu Kung section of the
Shoe King, Book l., it is stated that
among the articles forming the tribute
of Yu were nautical gem stones, iron.
silver, steel, stones for arrow heads, etc.
Legge points out that, in the time of the
Han dynasty, iron masters were appoint
ed in several districts of the old Liam
Choo to superintend the iron works.
With the exception of this passage,
however, it is considered probable that
there is no distinct allusion to iron in
Chinese writings older than 1000 B. c.
Steel continues to be manufactured in
China up to the present day. Mr.. James
a commissioner of Lihun-
Chang, the Governor General of Chilli,
a Minister of the young King of China
states that the "steel which comes to
Iien-tsin from the Upper Yang-tse is
highly priced, and bears much higher
prices than the Swedish steel imported
INTO China"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
A Tragedy In Saunders County, Me-
braska.

Special Dispatch from Fremont, Oct. 1.
Many of our citizens we're somewhat excited
this morning over a rumor that tragedy had
bee enacted in Saunders county, and that
the officers were close upon the track of the
murderer somewhere near Fremont. Thurs
day afternoon Il man by the name OF Moran
and another named James Anders became en-
gagged in an alteration at a saloon in the town
of Ashland, after which Moran was followed
to his home. He was followed by Ander5 who
came up unperceived by Moran, just as the
latter was in the act of STOPPING down TO take
his little girl in his arms, and shot him in the
ia k near the shoulder with n revolver Delng
so close that the child's clothing was burned
by the powder.
In the excitement that followed Anders
made his escape, and left that part or the
country with pair of horses and an old wag-
on. The sheriff of Saunders county was sum-
moned, and taking up the trail of the muir
derer followed him to Wahoo and thence
toward Fremont He came into the city and
secured the services OF Robert GREGG, who
went with him down upon the island. where
the man was found, and captured by gregg,
with the assistance of n double-barreled shot-
gun. Anders was coming across the island IN
his flight some time during the night, wnen,
he stuck in the mud with his rig and was I'M
able to get through. Early this morning ne
came to town on horseback and hired mule
to assist him through. He was thus delayed
and was still upon the island when the officers
overlook him and made the arrest He was
first brought to the city. and soon alterward
the sheriff started with him for Wahoo.
In Ander's wagon was found, among some
personal effects II thirty-two calibre smith *
Wesson revolver, one chamber of which was
empty.
At the time the officer left Ashland the
wounded man was in very precarious con.
his wound will prove fatal. The excitement
in that part of the county is described as IN
tense, and the prisoner is liable to receive Sc
we're treatment If the people here get hoid OF
him,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
FOREIGN NOTES.

Sir Eveloy Barring has sent dispatch to the
government that Gordon, after bombardine
Berber, effected an entry and recaptured the
place. The rebels and hostile inhabitants fed
when the bombardment ceased.
The council of the Roman Catholic arch
bishops and bishops at Dublin decided to con-
fide to Irish mempers of parliament the ques-
tons to be submitted to the government upon
university education, and the grievances of
nuns employed as school teachers.
At meeting of the French cabinet council.
Prime Minister Ferry assured his colleagues
that the occupation of Kelung by Admiral
Courbet would finish French operations in
China. He stated that he had reason to be-
lieve that peace would soon follow the event
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
CRIMINAL.

There is no clue yet to the miscreant wht
fired into the passenger train on an Indiana
road few nights ago.
The New York custom house examiner
seized forty-one large diamonds found in the
mails of the steamer Britannica.
The officers investigating the recent theft
of $4,000 in bonds from the Equitable safety
deposit vaults, Boston, have recovered $4,000
secreted by Stevens before his flight.
At Jackets camp, near Atlanta, Ca, F. NJ.
Faulkner, a white convict, jumped into the
river and attempted to escape He was shot
and killed by negro covict by the name of
Jackson.
A Woodstock 1ll) special says the trial of
Jas. Lacey for the murder of Alderman James
Gaynor in Chicago about six months ago, con-
cluded on the 4th, and resulted in verdict of
guilty, fixing the death penalty.
AT Tamworth Ontario, contractors on
railroad attempted to transfer some Italians
to another portion of the road. They refused
to go until paid all wages due them. a riot
ensued in which several were killed.
The supreme court of Indianapolis has re-
fused to respite Charles W. Butler, condemn
ed to hang for wife murder on the ground
that it has not power to interfere in such
cases. the governor having declined to inter-
fere.
The Cincinnati district court has ordered a
stay of proceedings in the case of Joseph
Palmer, to be executed for murder. This is
following the ruling of the recent decision of
the supreme court, which makes it imperative
that all proceedings in error must be first
passed upon by the district court before going
to the supreme court.
A man by the name of Peter Johnson, a
Swede, was instantly killed between Cedar |
Rapids and Dublin, in Boone county. He was |
on his way to town with a load of hay, when |
his tenn became frightened at some passing |
Indians and ran away, throwing him to the
ground. The heavily-loaded wagon passed
over him, killing him instantly. He leaves a
wife and large family of children in indi-
gent circumstances.
Wash Fletcher, colored, was hanged at Pad
ucah, KY, for the murder of Amanda Jack
son, in August, 1883 The murdered woman
was the mother of Fletcher's mistress. He
became enraged at the daughter and attacked
ler The mother was killed in defending her
laughter. Thousands of people, mostly col
,red, witnessed the execution. Fletcher adj
dressed the crowd in a loud, firm voice, but in
rambling, incoherent way for an hour.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

Der who asked him that he was out OF politics.
A member of the state committee said; Yes,
we asked General Grant to serve as an cleo
tor, and he refused. He said he did not wish
TO come into public life again, especially thie
year.
General Butler, Thomas F. Grady and Cor
Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky, addressed
labor meeting at Albany N. Y. An organized
mob of employees cd the new capitol took pos
session and endeavored to break up the meet
ing. They procured eggs and hurled them at
Grady during his address. Eggs not forcing
Grady to retire he was then allowed to con-
tinue his address.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
Why They Ran Sto,c.


Council Blurs Herald
''We made singular discovery the
other day." remarked an official of a
road running into Council Bluffs.
"About three miles beyond a certain
station on our line there is farm house
by the side of the track. Just beyond
the farm house is little creek, over
which there is small bridge. About
four years ago some repairs were being
made to that little bridge, and of course
Run Slow on either side, during the
day or so the bridge was weakened.
When they had finished their work they
went off and forgot the signs. The fact
is the boards had disappeared, and they
didn't take the trouble to hunt them
up. Some weeks afterward, no one
knows just when, the signs reappeared
in their former places. Nobody knew
who put them there, or what for. No
body cared. If the section men noticed
them at all they thought the bridge
men had done it. 1t was none of the
engineers business why they were
there-it was their duty to
observe the regulations, which re-
quired them to slow down at all such
signs. Observe regulations they did
For about four years not train has
passed over the little bridge without
slowing almost to stand-still. The
culvert, for that's all it is, has been as
safe as any part of the road bed. and |
yet stopping and starting trains there
has cost the company thousands of
dollars. You know it costs money to
start and stop trains. You are won
dering how it all comes about of course.
Well, that farmer stole those boards
and put them up again at leisure. For
four years he has been going into
town or coming from it on our trains,
getting on or off right at his own door.
1t was a slick scheme, and how he must
have laughed at us and enjoyed it all
the while. But his game is up now,
and the engineers are having their re-
venge by keeping up an internal
'creeching of their whistles at all hours
Of the day and night whenever they
pass the farm house.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
The Telephone Girl Gets a Husband Pe,9,
Much Excited.

The telephone girl was out of humol
about something when the fire alarm
was given. She leisurely pinned up her
glass before replying. Then she went
to the phone and rang a reply, and
said:
"Hellor'
"Hellor' came back like an echo from
the grave. IF there was fire down
here we would all burn before we could
get an alarm through"
SIS that SOP" exclaimed the provok
ing hello girl. "Well, where's the
freP'
"Ain't any. l thought, perhaps,
could get you to answer sooner by ring
ing the fire alarm; but l didn't, did
Not much, my bald-headed old dar-
ling" This seemed to pacify the caller
a good deal; for our telephone girl is
good looking.
"Well, WELL" he said, ''give me Rev.
Ebenezer Bellwhistle ~ The Rev.
Ebenezer was at once switched on.
Hello, DR.. Bellwhistle, is this you?"
Yea, verify, this is myself"
do you know where my wife is to-
nightP Have you seen her?"
Here the cruel girl switched on
jockey who had charge of a good trot-
ting mare and who was telling his en-
ployer about an attack of collie she had
undergone and the reply made the in
quiring husband blue with rage. 1t was
as follows:
ooh, you needn't worry about her;
I've got her snugly bedded down in the
stable and have been rubbing her legs
and stopping her sides vigorously all |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
IN ATTEMPTED Train Robbery.

Ten miles west of Emporia, Kansas, an at
tempt was made to rob Santa Fe passenger
train. The robbers evidently intended to ditch
the train. Two rails were unspiked, but not
removed, and when the passenger train came
along it was running at such speed that it
passed safely over the rails When the rob
bers saw the train flying by With the rich
booty they evidently became enraged and
fired volley after it, bullets striking the cars
in several places. No one was hurt. Follow
ing the passenger came freight train, which
was ditchcd, and the fireman killed and en-
gincer seriously injured.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
FACT IND FANCY.

Senator Tabor just now steps to the
front TO deny that he ever ordered 9
$500 night shirt, as stated year ago
He has always bought seven-cent fac
tory and had the shirts made in the
house.-Detron Free Press.
A telephone wire is to be stretched
from San Francisco to Europe. That
distance will enable fellow to swear
at the operator with some degree of
safety and without having any fear of
his being round in few minutes to
kick a hole in him.-St. Paul Herald.
Why not speak the truthp asks the
Granville Sentinel. We are sure we
don't know, except it be for the same
reason that we don't wear plug hat
except on Sundays. If we could afford
it we might do better.-F'dU RiUer
AdUdnce.
1t is not true that John l.. Sullivan is
going to take the stump for st. John
He don't mind, however, takin' s'uthen
with him.-FdH RiUer AdUance.
Lolita has come home again and says
she can kick higher than Mrs. Lock
wood and yet not feel timber enough
to run for the Presidency.-FdH RiUer
AdUance.
A young lady from New York, who
is visiting friends in Weathersfield, saw
a yoke of oxen going by the house, and
said; "Oh, how l would like good |
fresh drink of milk from those cows"
She is mortally afraid of cows, and |
coming on one suddenly one day she
was too frightened to run; so, poking
her parasol at the beast, she suffered
out: .Lie down, sir; lie down, "-Hart-
ford Post.
My son, skip around the corner and
tell the millennium to hurry up. A man
in Dubuque has been fined for using
profane language on the streets. But
maybe you hadn't best bring the mil
lenium. Wait till they shoot hood
lum or two down there, or arrest few
violators of the prohibitory law. Time
enough them Vest Union Argo.
A Vermont man paid 81 800 apiece
for eight sheep. 1t is not often that
vermonter gets the wool pulled over
his eyes that way.-Philadelphia call.
Now Ben Butler has got one eye on
reform and the other on Belva Lock
woods pants. Gorham Mountaineer
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17
4 Talk Win Dartcin.

| rIOm tdrper
The conversation having turned upon
his last book, 1.-THE Descent of Man, -
which had made its first appearance
only shortly before, he spoke of the
reviews which he had so far seen, say
ing that most of them were, of course,
somewhat superficial, and doubtless
others might come later of different
tone, but he had been much impressed
by the general assent which his views
had been received Twenty years
ago." said he, ''such ideas would have
been thought subversive of everything
good, and their author might have been
but, from what my friends who go into
society say, everybody, is talking about
it without being shocked"
THAT is true" l said, "but, accord
ing to Mr.. Punch, while the men seem
to accept it without dissent, the women
are inclined to protest"
"Ah, has Punch taken me upP" said
Mr.. Darwin, inquiring further as to the
point of the joke, which, when l had
told him, seemed to amuse him very
much. 81 shall get it tomorrow" he
said; II keep all these things. Have
you seen me in the HornetP" As Ihad
not seen the number referred to, he
asked one of his sons 10 fetch the paper
from upstairs. 1t contained grotes-
lue caricature representing great |
gorilla having Darwin's head and face,
standing by the trunk of tree with a
club in his hand. Darwin showed it off
yery pleasantly, saying, slowly and
With characteristic criticism, 1.-The head
s cleverly done, but the gorilla is bad,
90 much chest; it couldn't be like
hat"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

The report of a heinous crime, perpetrated
in Spring Valley, small settlement in Du-
buque county, was received few days ago
farmer named Treanor having occasion to
leave home his wife requested a young lady,
Miss Susan Trentz, living near by, to stay over
night. While getting ready for bed a strange
man forced an entrance to the house and out
ragged The young lady. Mrs. Treaner jumped
from second story window, and, although
seriously hurt, ran for assistance but the vii
liam escaped and is now being eagerly sought
for by the excited neighbors. If caught he
viii be lynched.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

the evening. You needn't be the least
uneasy. I'll take just as good care of
your darling as you would if you were
here"
Then the husband hung up his phone
and rang off, and if he had not found
his wife reading in the back yard there
would have been tragedy. AS it is,
and living.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

Eight horses at Vincennes, Ia, are repo rted
afflicted with CHAMBERS. The state veterina-
has been notified, and is expected to investi-
gate. meeting of citizens was held, and the
diseased animals were ordered quarantined
and will be shot should the state vetcrin arian
concur in the conclusion ms to the nature of
the disease. The diseased horses had been
permitted to run at large. II is feared other
cases will follow.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

A man never appreciates how useful
an old flannel shirt may become until
he has had a meal of fried tripe at
seaside hotel.-FdH RiUer Aduance.
The tree of knowledge is not the
tree of life Byron.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-17

An eccentricity novelty is tight-fit-
ting jacket made of beige colored Turk
ish toweling, trimmed with Irvine fringe
and ornamented with wooden buttons
representing pugs' heads.