The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-07
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Arrangements All Perfected for
the Great Political Convex
ton This Week.
Collapse of q Large Cotton Ware
house at Baltimore With
Fatal Results.
New Passenger Rates Adopted by the
TranscOntinentaI Association at
Their Meeting In Chicago.
NEWS OTES

Father Boniface of Boston, has sued
the Boston Herald for 500, goo damages,
because Of the publication of certain al
legged crooked transactions in money mat
ters.
The house committee on ways and
means will not consider Hewitt's tariff
proposition.
A small run was made on the West
out of the 500, 900 defalcation of Hinckley,
the paying teller.
Benz. johnson, who, with Allen In
gals, was indicted for the murder of the
Taylor family at Avondale, Ohio, was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree. The
jury was out one hour. This was the case
where the bodies were delivered on the
evening Of the killing to the Ohio medical
college, and $15 apiece was paid for them
to ingalls, and johnson. ingalls, hung him
self In the Jail a short time ago.
The Boston Advertiser prints an in
terview with Charles Francis Adams, who
examined the condition of the Union Pa
cifc railroad. Mr.. Adams says a lessening
OF expenses will be made. He says during
the remainder of the year the earnings OF
the road would show favorable comparison
with those Of last year. The passenger
traffic Is quite good.
William Marshall, ordnance sergeant
United States army, died at Mackinaw,
Michigan, May 10; he was, without doubt,
the oldest enlisted man in the army of the
United States. He entered the service by
enlisting in company A, Fifth United States
infantry, August II, 1923.
Peter Nominee, a blind and decrepit
soldier of Vincennes, Ind, received 50, 259
areas of pensions the other day, the larg-
est pension ever given to any one man in
southern Indiana.
A Miles City (Montana) special says:
Jack Morris, the cowboy, who shot Iron
Heart, the Cheyenne chief, has surren-
dered. He claims 1t was done in self
defense: The Indians threaten to take the
war path. Women and children are COM
ing from the ranches in great alarm.
John Lawrence, Farragut's pilot at
the battle of Mobile Bay, died in the poor
house near that city on the 26th after months
Of suffering.
Reports from one thousand CORES
pondents from all parts of the United
States in regard to the fruit crop, say the
apple crop is the largest ever known.
There will be only half a crop of peaches
and pears. The prospect for a very large
crop OF small fruits is very good.
j A days sale at the Iowa Butter
and Cheese exchange, in session at Des
Moines, 80, 900 pounds of creamery butter
was sold ranging from II to 1SH cents,
mostly going to eastern markets.
David Stone, the half. witted uncle of
little girl 6 years of age Zulu Dycke),
who was arrested in Michigan last week on |
suspicion of having outraged and murdered
her, made a confession of the terrible
crime. He was taken into court, without
public knowledge, and sentenced to state
prison for life.
The United States commissioner at
New York holds for trial, on their own
Thomas w. Evans, Corne-
ius +. Simpson and JOIN B. Dickson, bank
officers, for violation Of the law to prevent
Of checks for a greater amount
han is deposited at the time. The bank
claimed that the checks were accepted
lot certified.
Severe frosts are reported on the
light Of the 2Sth in portions of Illinois, Wis
onsin, Iowa and Michigan, doing great
lamage to the growing crops. Fruit suf-
cred severely, grapes and strawberries in
ONE places being almost totally ruined.
Col. j. o. P. Burnside, discussing
Jerk in the postofice department, has been
emoved on a charge of having embezzled
1000. There is a warrant out for his ar
est. He specialized with Lewis, the miss
1g oil broker.
AmOiia OCuIiCh, d llIIlo SIIl, Willie
licking wild flowers in Woodland cemetery
t Newark, was met by Andrew Broski, who
sked her how she would like to go to
and then he said. pointing to two
ewly made graves. "Here is a hole one
,r you and one for me-" He then fired
pistol at the child, which missed her. He
as ~overpowered by workmen.
Col. Fred Grant sold his family
'am, carriages and harness a few days
90 for 81, 200, and dismissed his coachman
all his house help. His wife when in
'rmed Of the failure of her husband and
he necessity for economy in her domestic
remarked, 81 nave lived on :
my rations once, and l can do 1t again.
The bill to abolish the contract sys-
IN Of labor In the state prison of Massa- !
lusetts was defeated. Senator Whittier J
wore that he was offered 81 900 to absent I
mself when the vote was taken on the '
alter and gas bill. I
James Rowe, a moulder, % years of G
,e, went out on the prairie near the Cook :
'unty Qll.) hospital, where he fired a .
lllet into his body. near the heart, and Y
lother into his brain, just over his right I
e. Death was almost instantaneous. :
The body of Miss Nellie Cooley, who a
sappeared in so mysterious a manner 4
om her home in Wilkesbarre, Pa, on 0
3, ember 8 last, was found in the Susque- T.
ma. A dentist positively Identified the
mains by the teeth. The body was dis
vered by Albert Bloom, a brakeman on
e Pennsylvania railroad, who will claim
900 reward offered. L
Attorney General Brewster has writ I
4 to Sringer, chairman of the committee II
expenditures for the department Of JUS 7,
relative to changing from the fee to a u
AIRY system In compromising United u
court officials. Mr.. Brewster says he y
S considered the subject In every aspect Il
the result is a belief that the change is o
perative. le
w. H. Vanderbilt has transferred to 10
/. K. Vanderbilt 81, 900, 900 more in United W
bonds. II
Two hundred and fifty shopmen of v
Wabash at Peru, Ind, quit work, CIV NJ
as a reason that the company was be- al
I'd in wages. Settlement wal made and
men returned to duty.
Frost did great damage all over New o. :.
gland on the night of the both of May. u
the strawberry district around Taunton. tn
crop, valued at many Thousand dollars, +
aid to be quite ruined. In northern -
W Hampshire several inches Of snow
!. Around Norwich Ice ~one-quarter of
inch thick had formed and all crops m