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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18
Kids, Comedy COMPANY.

j I'LL
to the number of fifteen or eighteen.
gave variety performance in Tenn !;
perance Hall last Saturday afternoon :,
to quite respectable audience. The
ages of the performers ranged from
four to thirteen years. Their object,
at the start, was to give the sshow"
for the amusement of their school
mates, but they were induced to
charge for admittance, the people of
the town promising to put in an APP
pearance, and they made their prom
Use good. The WoRiD printed their
posters, which were scattered Friday
evening. The troupe was entitled
"Kids' Dramatic Troupe" which was
sufficient of itself to draw a house.
"The price of admission" read, on
, the flyers, ''twenty five cents, or three
! for half Children ten cents, or
t three for quarter" The Kids were
not assisted, neither in their arrange
ments nor in the selections or rehear-
sails, and they did well, considering.
! Every "act" brought down the house,
! and the building fairly shook with
= applause, and the "acts'' were numer-
Gus. Following the announcement
that the Kids would perform again at
some future time, the audience start
ID ed out, but were brought back with
10 'Hold on, the shows not over YETI
or which brought forth rousing applause
re The audience began to pour out afte
,H each act-to the number of three o
or four-after that, thinking the "show
was ended, but each time wer
brought back with the announcement
81 that the end was not yet, which wa
u deemed sufficient cause for applause
l., and the racket in the audience wa
ist rousing and immense. After the pei
OF Torrance was over, a bright little III
M. met us on the street and hailed I
a with the remark: "Say, don't yo
Ia know the crowd went out before tt
show was out? We had three mo-
md acts vet-the best Of the whole sho'
rrv l had a song to sing and recltatlo
IF and another boy had song" 10 ST
os that the Kids were just overfiowll
for with Joy when they viewed the 81
ont of the audience, and the rounds
ode roaring applause pleased them beyo
, 70 description. "The Kids performanc
ian will ever be bright spot In the me
-enI ory of all the youngsters who part
ipated in the performance. The
tertainmont consisted of songs, rec
full ations, dialogues, ethiopian and 8
rnor lestial" sketches, monkey business
no's THE Winnemucca Silver State
=. a1N the nail square on the head wher
IGN saws that the President appointed
'''0' Bum, of Philadelphia, as Cover
az of Idaho. because he has political
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18

/. IN ROCKWELL is over from
Vile on a visit to relatives and
Il,
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[pl,up Of 5pral-' tiles,

=, xeroy letter on fourth page.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18

PFEV' A }. JosLYN will begin a Sc
OF meetings at the M. E. Church
evening. Mr.. Joslyn came up
/ this country for the benefit of
|@lfe's health, but has not been
since his arrival and does not
pose to be. Already he has or
ped a church at Ketchum and
IN the spring the good people
"a' place propose to see that he
q suitable church building for pub
forship. Col. Baxter rendered
'0slyn his own large hall for such
4 p0se until the approaching spring
4 1t necessary for him to fit it up
MS own USE Bellevue Chroni-
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18

Hon. JOIN HALEY, Chairman of
the Territorial Democratic Central
Committee, has issued call for a
meeting to be held at Boise City.
April Goth, for the purpose of elect
ing two delegates to attend the ma
tional democratic convention to be
held at Chicago on the 0th day O
next July.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18

THE following note from Aaron
Hackney, dated Horseshoe beno,
March 18th, explains itself: II rleho
Charley. l see you have mace an
error in mentioning me as the per
son who married Miss Fannie L. hob
bins The said Miss +. l.. Il. was
married to Charles Gerry on req
18th Please correct"
So we were misinformed. Got the
,vrone man in the right place.
s1.TOO To THE STATUE OF LlbESi
v,7Nn The Travellers lns. Co., O
Hartford, Conn, has arranged wiz
the official publishers OF the baf'ioi
di Statue engraving to have the com
nanv's contribution to the 1ano IAN
the shape of special edition OF 'ni
engraving for the press. Inns se0uls
for the American Committee the sun h
of $1,000 over the expense u pD'
Fishing the plate.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18

-. BARRY, who is in Colorado,
flying assaying, writes that he is
ting along admirably, and will get
pugh his course about May LIST.
has taken up the higher branches
f|assaying including chemistry and
logy, and can now correctly assay
! from smelling furnaces, which
PLY contains most of the metals,
can analyze and give the proper
ate parts of each. Ed, before GO
to Colorado, understood ordinary
ylng, and when he finishes his
FSe IN the Colorado school will be
to make any kind of an assay
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-03-18

YANK LADD was in with load of
beeswax and feathers the other day,
and few bear skins.
Either Col. Jim Pile, or our devil
was little off, when this item was
''set up" Both plead mot guilty
The item should read load of beets
and parsnips, and few deer skins.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
BAD COTTON WEATHER.
Premature RiPcning and short Fiber
Drought Has largely Cut CR the TOP
CroR,

NEW York, October 3.-The September
cotton report to "Bradstreets,n summarized
below, is based on / ,225 replies from corre-
spondents in 600 out of the ESQ counties
growing over 500 bales of cotton each, and
reflects the condition of the crop on septem-
Der % in es per cent.o of the whole cotton area
gust report, just one month previous, the
condition and prospects of the crop were
not above fair, and the timely advent OF
better weather was needed to improve or
even maintain that status. The reports show
that instead of favoring weather drought
OF much severity developed and mas e1.
tended over every section or the coJton oele
and wrought q considerable Deterioration
in the crop. The middle crop is reported
much decreased, and the top crop largely
and in many places entirely cut OF by tne
prolonged dry and and hot weather. There
has been considerable failing OF
the plant and heavy sne%aaang %
the bolls open quickly, and the premature
ripening makes the fiber shorter. While
the weather for the period under review
has been bad for .growingo cotton, IL mas
been most favorable for harvesting, ana,
except in q few districts where the heat was
too intense for active work, the crop is being
speedily gathered and sent to the gins,
clean and white and IN
unusually good condition. Labor
is abundant, and in the absence OF
political excitement is working well. In
some parts of the South the staple is NOV
ing to market slowly because for the time
the planters are utilizing the favorable
weather for picking by giving entire atten-
tion to saving the crop. In other locaiities
the slow marketing is attributed to holding
hack for better prices and to the difficulty
OF traders to get the money needed
to. handle the crop. These instances
are few, however, and corre-
spondents generally assert that the sudden
opening of the fruit and fine picking season
are attributed to q more liberal delivery
than the smallness of the crop would indi-
ing the yield have been important in the
Atlantic States, and become more emphatic
as the Southwest is reached, Texas gener-
ally sending estimates of serious damage.
Florida alone sends a reasonably favorable
report, and Tennessee notes occasional good
fields.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
PerpIexity Over the Egyptian State Of
Affairs.
Gordon Has Medals struck or 20 Com
memorate the Siege OF Khartoum.

LONDON, October 5.-Affairs in Egypt
seem to be getting more hopelessly mixed
every day. The reports about Gordon are
so perplexing and his movements so con-
trary to all reasonable anticipations that
nobody knows what can be done OF what Is
going to happen. Itwas due to the general
iisorganization that the Tunes was taken
in by the canard that Lord Wolseley was
about to be withdrawn, and made itself su-
premely ridiculous by solemn commenta.
ries on the supposed change of policy.l
CAIRO. October 5.-Major Kitchner re.
o p,rts Colonel Stewart with troops from
cataract at Wady Garna, and asks That
the Mudir of Dongola's troops be sent to
his assistance.
WADY HALFA, October 5.-A remount
depot of camels and horses is being formed
here. Sir Charles Wilson has started
for Dongols by camel. A messenger reports
Gordon returned to Khartoum. Wolseley
is at Wady Halfa, and expects to remain
for some time.
LONDON, October 5.--German and Aus
trian newspapers speak with enthusiasm of
Gordon's recapture of Berber. The Vienna
Idgbtatt says: The story of the defense of
Khartoum will live in history. 1t proves
that British energy and genius are not
dead.
CAIRO, October 5.-Gordon has had med
ais struck off TO commemorate the seige OF
Khartoum. They have been bestowed upon
the troops and also upon the women and
children who shared in the hardships OF
the siege, upon the latter because they
merited it by their sufferings. Northbrook
win visit Assouan for the purpose of iu-
specting the towns and provinces along the
river Nile.
LONDON, October 5.-The expenses Of the
expedition to relieve Gordon,are increasing.
W. D. - Hrsr xr@ff Aor1
the Government that he will require f150,'
600 weekly to meet the demands.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
THE WAR RESUMED.
courtet Fires on the Chinese From the
Heights, the Latter Retiring.
Two Enrsgemcnfs In Topquip, in which
the French Arc vieforioua.

LONDON, October A-Advices from Hansi
to-day slate that the gunboats Monsqueton,
Massue and Hache, while cruising in adj
vance of party which was reconnoitering
in the valley of Lechnan, were attacked by
Chinese regulars. One French officer was
killed and thirty men wounded. Reinforce
the encounter, and others under command
of General Negrier, have left Harsi.
HoNG Kose, October IA serious riot
among coolies occurred here yesterday.
Some boatmen refused to convey the cargo
to French ships, and q general strike fol>
lowed, resulting in disorder. The populace
maltreated the police, who endeavored to
ed the disturbance. Several natives were
killed and q number wounded. The excit-
ment has now subsidized
PANS, October 4.-The 7eiegraphs states
that il has received information that the
Government intends shortly to recall Adj
fore instructed him to destroy the Chinese
neet in the event of the capture of Kelung
failing to cause China to submit TO the
French demands. General Deiisle sends q
dispatch stating that hearing that Chiness
troops, between Bacle and Langson were
moving forward he took the measures
necessary to drive them back to
their gunboats. A brilliant engage
ment ensued, four Thousand Chinese troops
being pitted against him. Commander
Charlie. of the Massue. was killed in the
fight. When the dispatch was sent the
Chinese were being steadily driven back.
and had lost heavily. Admiral Courbet
telegraphed from Kelung, tlnder date of
yesterday, as follows: IT commenced
operations against Kelung Wednesday
The Chinese forces, after fairly
warm engagement. Wednesday night evac-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
Terrible Work of Train wreokers.

Topeka, KAN, October 5.-As the pas
senger train which left Kansas City at 10
P. II. Saturday night, ON the Sante Fe Rail-
road, reached point one mile east of Em>
poria junction, the engine struck an OBJ.
struction in the shape of a crossstie, which
had been placed on the track. 1t pushed it
lengthwise between the guard rail and the
outside rail on bridge crossing small
stream and passed on safely, but a freight
train following was thrown from the track.
wrecking the engine and nine cars. The
fireman, named Scott, was crushed and
killed under the engine and the engineer
slightly wounded. 1t is supposed the cross.
tie was put on the track for the purpose of
wrecking the passenger train. The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe road will to-
morrow offer reward of 81 900 for the ap-
prehension and conviction of the guilty
parties. The Governor will also be asked
to offer reward OF $500 in addition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
EXPLOSION in a Paper-cap Factory.

CIxcrssATI. October 4--This morning at
the paper-cap factory of Ehler johnson &
Bass, on Mt. Adams, James Goodwin was
engaged in mixing powder and other in
gradients used in the manufacture of paper
caps for toy pistols, when suddenly the
stuff exploded, while he was pounding it
with small iron tool. The shed in which
Goodwin was working was blown almost
to atoms, while the unfortunate man lay
buried in the debris. AS quickly as possi-
BILE he was extricated, and it was found
that his body was fearfully mangled,
his eyes being burned out, the. toes
of his feet torn of, and the flesh, hanging
in threads from other parts of his body.
Goodwin died in great agony few hours
later. The compound which exploded Is
q very dangerous one, and the men working
In It have to use extraordinary care while
handling it. Before pounding the stuff It
is necessary to moisten it, as in a dry state
It will easily explode. Goodwin failed to
follow the instructions for using the COM
pound, and the result was an accident
which caused his death.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
Mr.. Blaiac's Confession.

The friends of Mr.. Blame can not
laugh out o; exi tcnce the Mulligan.
Fisher letters which were lately gwcn
to tho world. They are alto sether too
serious. for they are the missing links
of chain OF evid nce going to show
that Mr.. Blaine pro.ited in an illegit-
imate way from his position as Speaker
of the House of Representatives; that
he traded on his private Information as
legislator; that he accepted bay for
his "inhuenec and his information.
and that in variety OF ways he
showed that he was not the honorable,
upright man that he should lie in order
to serve t e people properly as their
President.
1t is urged in one Republican news
paper that Mr.. Blaine acted in this mat
ter as a lawyer, an l that it ought not
to be expected that man of his ability
will give himself up entirely to the
country, to his personal sacrifice and
with only poverty ahead as a result OF
his conscient;ousncss. Well, there are
many honest men who would gladly
have relieved Mr.. Blaine OF thesl
political honors aud tn personal
sacrifice. He accepted AMI retained
them of his own choice. II it is neces
| sary that there shall be but one road
for representative man. and that. il
| taking t.iat he shall abandon all others
there are enough men as good as Mr.
Blaine who are prepared to enter upor
it. After all, wealth j. not the only
thing to which ambition aspircs
Political honor ha, in some eyes
value beyond anything possessed b.
wealth. This is certain-no man car
faithfully serve two masters. Ii h
serve the State he must make some
personal sacrifices. If he desires to a..
as a lawyer he must leave the State II
the management OF other men. Th'
question is an old one, and has neve
been s-ttled to the entire satisfaction o
the lawyer legislator; but the State cal
not afford to have servants who appea
for it to-day and for ils enemies to
morrow.
The defense is, however, ruled out b.
Mr.. Blaine himself. In the letters jus
published he spoke like a guilty man
He is intelligent, and he knew his gull
better than any other man did. Hi
dealings with Fisher and Mulligan wer
TO be kept very quiet He disposed Q
railroad bonds after the manner of me
who steal under eoYes Of the NIGH
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
DIamond smuuuIer Detected.

NEW YoRK, October 4.-Among the pas
sengers of the steamship America yester-
day were Mr.. James Graves and wife. Mr..
Graves is member of the firm of Fox
Brothers, jewellers, 10 Maiden lane. He
made declaration of only a few dutiable
articles of small value, and was about
to leave, when the Cnstom-house In>
spector insisted upon making more
thorough search of his baggage. He indig-
nantly protested that he had no other duti-
able articles, and when the Inspector still
persisted, fell to the floor in faint.
Graves and wife were carefully searched,
and 500 600 worth of unset diamonds dis
covered. Both were held for examination.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
Mob at a Paris Race.course.

PARIS, October 5.-At Longchamps races
to-day mob, dissatisfied with the riding
of an English jockey named Sharpe, pulled
him of the horse and brutally kicked and
beat him. The horse was also injured by
blows from sticks, stones and umbrellas.
Sharpe was carried into the weighing
house in critical condition. A violent
riot followed, tine mob breaking into the in
closure. The soldiers on duty were compel
led to guard the place from the infuriated
crowd, one of whom was seized by three
jockeys, and only escaped lynching by the
had already stripped the fellows clothes
off, and were about to hang him. Tho
weighing.room was beseiged by the rioters
for. half an hour. Another English jockey
was maltreated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
Smallpox in Illinoios.

NASHVILLE, ILL October 5.-The dreaded
small-pox has invaded this County, there
being two cases at Darwin, ten miles south.
All sorts of rumors are rife concerning the
prevalence of the disease, but two cases is
the extent in the County. The plagur vis>
tied family are properly quarantined, and
great exertions are made to prevent the
spread of the disease. 1t was introduced
there from Prairieton, Ind, by young
girl, who had returned home from nursing
her brother, who died there with the dis
aaSa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
The Plague.

ROME, October 4.--Many complaints Of
distress have been received from Spezia be-
cause of the cholera Gordon, which has
caused the town to fill with paupers. The
town will require relief from the Nation
al Government. Forty-seven fresh
cases of cholera were reported
during the past twenty-four hours in
the city of Naples, and twenty y-eight deaths.
In Genoa there were twenty-five fresh
cases and twenty-eight deaths.
MARsEILLEs, October 4.-Three deaths
from cholcra were reported to-day in the
Eastern Pyrenees, and enc in Toulon.,
Two deaths from cholera occurred here to-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
He Can Afford It.

The Nat .onal Democratic Committee
MAKE an appeal to the supporters OF
Cleveland for fund. Ii one hundred
thousand persons deposit one hundred
thousan letters in The mail transmits
ting dollar each, the sum will but
juss equal the amount of the check said
to haze been drawn by Jay Gould and
placel at the disposal of Mr.. Blainess
coufid .ntial managers. Why should
Goul thus interest himself? Tho an.
swer is simple. Jay Could is chief
owner in the Union Pacific Railroad.
The group Of Pacitics, of which the
Union is great factor, owe bne United
States-tha. is, they owe the people of
this country S4t. .2Ys.361 for interest
guaranteed upon their bonds. Upon
tn score they are de iaquents. Sturdy
old Thurman and honest old Edmunds
have sought to compel the payment OF
this delinquency. and Edmunds, n party
associate OF Blaine, has declared that
whenever Thurman and himself have
prepared a bill looking TO the equitable
en!orcement OF the claim against the
Pacifics up has jumped James Blaine
from behind Jay Gould's breastworks
and iircd upon them from the rear.
With lively sense Of favors to come
Jay Gould can well afford TO back
Blaire's election with one hundred
thousand do lars. 4 veto from the
White House is worth a third of Con-
! gress. A friendly Administration dis
covering technical obstacles in the en-
forcement Of laws is worth the whole of
both houses. II Chicago Herald.
! Tile latest defense of Blaine in
/, the railroad matter is the worst of all.
1t is urged now that he was an inno-
! cent man WHO fell into the hands OF
the shsrpers, Fisher. and Caldwell.
Aside from the direct evidence that
proves the contrary, this is an extremc-
| iy stupid defense. Blaine and his
friends have insisted so hong that al
! his transactions with Fisher and CaId-
well were perfectly upright and honor
able that it is toe sste to play h;n for .
pigeon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
His knowledoe and estimate q the Guilt

his kQOWleQgc 6Htt tStlI0dtt " tuC - aAAk
are SHOWN in the agonizlng letters beg
ging for silence. and in the letter of in-
dorsement the signatures to which wero
pleaded for with the most crfnging aud
ab;ect humiliation and fear. II Mr..
Blaine had acted as an agent or an at
torney in placing these bonds and in
bringing about the Legislation to make
them valuable, he would have written
no such letters. He would have held
his head high--for a lawyer may props
eriy do what many another man would
shrink from doing. No lawyer is in
the habit of saying: keep my name
qriet;n mo one will ever know from
me that have disposed of single dol
lar;' pray let me know what am to
expect .sBurn this letter. etc. etc.
The people can not afford to have as
their President man who is ashamed.
as lawyer or repre- sentative, Of his own
acts. The spectacle of a man destined
T 10 be President going on his knees to
beg such men as Fisher asd Mulligan
for mercy would be so humiliating TO
the chief oifics that it would be dishon-
or to every man, woman and child OF
our 5000 100 people. We say such
men,as Fisher and Mufligan. Whist
ever the result OF their disclosures, mo-
body can respect ihcm. They have
held this rod over Mr.. Blaine q good
many years. and that it should descend
at this critical moment is evidences that
| they are quite as malicious rs they are
patriotic. The agony of MIR. Blaine
during all this time would have melted
better hearts than theirs, and that 1t did
not do so merely serves to show that
\
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
Iron Trade Improving.

ST. LOUIS, October "a dispatch from
Chattanooga, Tenn, says the iron interest
is reviving in the South. The Woodstock
(Ala.) Iron Company have just closed a
contract for thirteen thousand tons, of car
wheel iron at twenty dollars and fifty
cents per ton. This is the largest single
order placed in the South since the depres-
sion began. Reports from other furnaces
indicate increased inquiry for iron.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
cbarIey ButJer,s Doom Sealed.

COLUMBIA CITY, IND, October 4.-Gov-
ernor Porter arrived here last night and
remained until this afternoon. His mis-
sion here was for the purpose of investiga-
ting the situation and sentiment of people
regarding Charles W. Butler, of Columbus,
o., wife murderer, who is sentenced to be
hanged here on next Friday. He failed
to grant respite. The tone of His Excel
lency indicate that he will not interfere,
and desires that Butler go as an example.
The scaffold used recently at Fort Wayne
will be used here and an inclosure made.
The Governor held an interview with the
condemned, the latter trembling with fear
during the entire interview.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-09
Horrible Tragedy in Nebraska.

OMAHA, October IA special to the
Republican tells Of the murder of Harry
Pescival, wife, infant child and young
man living on neighboring farm, about
ten miles west of Fullerton, in Vance,
County, Nebraska. The mother and
child were shot in bed. The
father was found beside a hay-stack
with two bullets in his body, and his body
partially consumed by hogs. The young
man was shot in bed. Percival's house was
robbed, and everything of value in money
and jewelry except his wife's watch was
taken. The deed Is supposed to have beer
committed by farm hand and partner
both Of whom are missing.