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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-26
silver LEGISLATION.

According to the Washington cor
respondent of the New Yerk Herald
Congressman Weaver, Of Iowa, a
Greenbacker, and Senators Jones OF
| Nevada and Hill Of Colorado, have
signifed their approval Of new
scheme for silver legislation, which Is
to be pushed in the next Congress.
Here are the principal points of the
scheme:
First-Issue certificates on the de-
post of silver bullion at it's market
price at the time Of deposit expressed
in dollars, which shall stand as the de-
clared value of the certificates while
in the hands Of the public. The av-
erage value of silver for the previous
month might be taken as the market
value at the time Of deposit.
Second-Such certificates to be
made legal tender for all purposes
except in transactions between pri-
vate parties.
Third-They shall be redeemable
in lawful money, or at the option Of
the Government in silver bullion at
its market price at the time of redemp-
ton. When received into the Treas
urv for dues to the Government or
redeemed in lawful money, they shall
be held and paid out again as other
currency; but when redeemed in sill
yer bullion, to be cancelled and de-
stroyed.
Fourth-The coinage of silver to
be suspended until required again to
meet the actual demand for silver
dollars. On the coinage of any bull
ion the certificates representing the
bullion shall be Cancelled and DESTROY
ed.
Fifth--Fractional silver, or at least
the half-dollar pieces, to be made full
weight and full legal tender, and the
redemption subsidiary silver to be
discontinued.
Sixth Withdraw the one and two
dollar legal tender notes without re-
ducing the total value Of greenbacks;
also the five dollar bank notes, and
issue one, two and ive-dollar coin
notes, based on the silver dollar now
coined dollar for dollar.
Seventh-Redeem and RECON- the
trade dollar into standard dollars or
fractional coin"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-26
Notice.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE-
lD received by the Clerk of the Board q
County Commissioners, at the Audltof =
office, Idaho City, Boise county, TX, up
to 10 O'Clock a. NJ, July ID, A. ID. 1880. fof
keeping in repair and improving the roads
and highways in the several road dlstrlcls
of Boise county, for the term OF two ~
wears from and after awarding OF con-
tracts. in accordance with an act OF the
Legislature of the Territory OF Idaho,
approved January 10th, A. d. 1878, and
an act amendatory thereto, approved De-
cember 22nd, A. d. 1876, and an act
amendatory thereto. approved Feb 81. A.
ID. 1885
DISTRICT No 1--commencing at the
Warm Springs, thence to Idaho City,
thence to the mouth of Illinois gulch, and
from Idaho City to the summit between
Idaho City and Centerville. Also, from
City and Boston.
DISTRICT No. Recommending at
Quartzburg, thence running via Granite
creek, Placerville and Centerville to the
summit between Centerville and Idaho
City Also, from ar Ranch to the sum-
nit between Boston and Idaho City. AL
so from Centerville via Church's saw mill
TO its junction with the Placerville and
Payette toll road
DISTRICT No. Recommending at Cen
terville, thence running to Pioneer City.
and from Pioneer City to its junction with
the Placcrville and Centerville road in
Boyles' gulch.
DISTRICT No 4-cOmmencing at Plac-
erville, thence running to Garden Valley,
and up Garden Valley to McBride's ranch,
DISTRICT No 5-commencing at Horse
shoe Bend, thence running to Jerusalem.
DISTRICT No. 6-commencing at its
junction with the Placerville and Payette
toll road, about one mile below Marsh Il
Ireton's ranch, renee running up John
sons gulch to the line Of Boise and Ada
counties
DISTRICT No. 7--commencing at the
mouth Of Illinois gulch, thence running
to Banner
DISTRICT No. S--commencing at Min
er's bridge, on the Payette river, thence
running to Carroll Baird's ranch en-
Squaw creek.
Each proposal or bid so submitted to
the Board of County Commissioners, shall
be accompanied with bond conditioned
for the faithful performance and duties of
the contract, which may be made and en-
tered into by and between the persons
making the proposal OF bid, and the Board
OF County Commissioners, in sum not
less than double the amount bid and stat
cd in said proposal, for the improvement
and keeping in repair the roads and high
ways within the districts proposed The
said bond to be secured by two or more
sureties who shall Justify in the same form
and manner as is required on bonds of
county officers. And no person shall be
allowed to bid or propose to keep in re-
pair any read district unless he, or she be
an actual bona tide resident of the district
for which he OF she proposes or bids.
TIM. CARROLL,
Cl'k BID. Co. CONS.
June 0, 1885
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-26

There is an incipient instruction
in Maine. At Springvale, in that
State, the trouble, which had been
brewing for sometime over the en-.
foroement of the Prohibitory liquor
law, eliminated in the organization
of mob, armed with stones, clubs
and revolvers, and attacks upon a
number of houses, in which windows
were smashed and doors broken.
Shots were fired into several houses
but fortunately without killing OF
woundlng anybody.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-26
III office.

TERRITORY OF IDAHO, ! In the Probate
County OF Boise. Court
In the matter OF the estate of Franz J
Gebhardt, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Saturday, June 9th 1885, at ten 40
o'clock A. NJ. of said day at the court room
OF said court, at Idaho City, county OF
BOISE, Territory Of Idaho, has been an.
pointed as the time and place for proving
the will Of said Franz j. Gebhardt, de
ceased, and for hearing the application Of
John II. lreton for the issuance of lottors
testamentary thereon. II. s. HART.
,,, % ,oo- -, Probate Judge
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-26

"A sea non Weighing o,too Pouhos
was lately killed at the mouth of the
Coquille River, Oregon. 1t yielded
thirty gallons of oil
London covers an area OF 122
square miles, and yet land in several
portions of the city sells for 5000 a
square foot. Over 100000 gas lights
are required to light its streets.
Among the regulations of newly
formed church among the Zulus in
South Africa was the following: mo
member of this church shall be per-
mitted to drink the white mans grog,
or native beer, nor touch it with his
lips"
The cholera is spreading westward
along the Mediterranean. There are
several cases in Terlu, Alicante and
Cartegena. Twelve thousand persons
left Madrid in consequence Of the
cholera scare. The exodus is increas-
ing.
Gen. Warner makes the following
brief remarks on some Of the com
ments which have been made on his
silver proposition: "Many Of the
criticisms seem to miss or misappre-
bend the vital point in the PROPOSE
ton. The proposition makes silver
seif-adjusting to the ratio which all
the world helps to make. Imitation
by metallic money, at ratio on the
market price common to all the
world, is impossible"
A young farmer of Westford, OF
sego county, N. Y, was struck recent
~ In the face by the tail of a COW
which he was milking, and became so
enraged thereby that he procured an
axe and chopped off the tails above
the switch Of every COW in the stable
six IN number. The proceedings
finally came to the ears Of outsiders
and the tiller of the soil was fined
so.
An African Prince, who the mis-
Sionarles say is q protested Christian,
recently roasted and ate nine villa
gers whom he held as hostages for 4
native, who shot at and wounded
HIM. II the Prince is in the habit Of
loving ms enemies to the extent Of
using them, the missionaries ought to
endeavor to dissuade him from in
du'ging too frequently in such Glove
feasts."
The discovery by Peter Shercr and
George Raider of gold in quartz on
the south bank of Salt Creek. about
two miles above Redding, Cal, bids
falr to exceed in richness any discov-
cry ever made in the State, if not anv
known discovery. Pieces of quartz
live inches long and four inches wide.
and from one to three inches thick
are taken out containing more gold
than quartz.
Walla Walla Statesman: It is es-
tlmated that there is now growing in
Walla Walla county, 10000 acres of
wheat; in Columbia county, 10000:
IN Garfield and Assotin counties GO .
900; and IN Whitman and Nez Peree
counties, 10000 more, aud in Una
tllla county, 10000. This makes a
total of 100000 acres, and this at an
average of 80 bushels to the acre will
give nine million bushels of wheat to
be shipped from the Columbia valley
above Snake river
The President and administration
are entirely opposed to all acoulsi.
ton Of territory, whether of Cuba or
parts OF Mexico, or elsewhere. The
n
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-26

Mark Twain's brother, Orion Glenn
ems is an Iowa farmer, happier, health
Ter and more contented than Mark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14

II per cent. 1t is trIe that the rates III part
of November were higher this year than last
The SHIPMENTS from Chicago last week were
only 1925 tons, 49, per cent less than the
same week last year, and the Vanderbilt roadS
carried 42.7 per cent of the whole against
1917 the previous week, but the changes were
partly due to new rates AMI partly 10 So"'o
diversion toward Southern lines.
Though $4,000 900 bushels OF wheat were
sold at New ork, the price only declined from
90 TO 945s cents. The exports III November
from San Francisco and Portland, and III four
weeks of November from the chief Atlantic
morris were of wheat and flour equal TO
:. 79l. 5ll bushels wheat, against H. -, oVo
last wear. In the first week of December the Az
lantic exports were equal to l,OlI 1913 OuSi.eIs'
only 251,3lj being in the form or wheat E't
wear the amount was 1,73l,5S0 bushels oi
which 91S, 1877 was In the form OF wheat Oolh
was less steady, declining from 33 20 oli2
cents ON sales of 100000 bushels, but oats
remained practically unchanged. Cotton de-
clined from 9. l3 cents to 0.25, with small
demand. and exports were 10000 against
2O5 600 bales the same week last year
In lard and pork an attempted advance
WAS not SuSlUluttC lnt uullpNi VI 'i'e-'
In November was 2,O52, 1872, against !, 4ol 800
last year, large increase in an important
business. In the oil market no change OF I'M
portancc occurred, though 3S,OOO,Ooo DarrelS
were sold In metals rs in pork products, theIc
is proof of n larger demand, but not yet clearly
sufficient to sustain further advance Ill prices
Some sales of steel rails were niade at $50, but
some were also reported at $34, and the
purchase of 10000 tons from England by the
Burlington and Quincy. though for the purpose
of testing, caused some irritation. Makers
agreed last week TO raise the output TO thc rate
of 1.2O0, 900 tons yearly, and orders Tor
GOO, 600 tons for next year are booked Already
There is better demand for pig iron, but the
Struthers and HimrOd furnaces mt Youngstown,
and the Thomas at Niles, OHIO, are about to go
into blast, and reports to others lead to doubt
whether an advance in the price of pig would
he maintained. There Is considerable demand
for bar in car MANUFACTURES, and - 50 remains
the price for refined. Lead was put up by the
coordination to - 30. close to the price at
which exports are expected, said to be 81 %
The coal market was rather less favorable last
month the Lackawanna average at tIdeWdt'r
WAS 50 O3lo. against 50 2Sl2 in October, ana
there Is now complaint that low prices are made
By the Pennsylvania Coal Company.
There is no monetary difficulty in prospect.
The banks gained nearly $2.IOOOOo III re-
serve, though 1t wa, not needed. The strong
anpcaI of the President and Secretary of the
Treasury has led some to hope for favorable
action bv Congress on the silver question,
though information from Washington Is not
very encouraging.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
PERSONAL

Mr.. Gladstone. Is. as Is well known IONA OF using
postal cards Tor his communications. Although inc law
is that nothing must written the address sue oi
the card save the address, ne invariably ps either MS
name OF initials there. Thus the recipient - 81
icctcd to a arge OF two cents extra postage IToo@"'
the extra autograph IS worth II.
Repre-entRtlye ITorrs successor in Congress- MP
1lmo;hy rarsncy Is said be teller OF very run hy
stories and there are hopes that he VIII swell mo lne
proportions Of "a Great American llumOr-t. nc -hyS,
however that he doesn't think the floor OF congress -
the proper place to be funny on.
PATH was almost oyerrun by bcsgars in Pars-not an
uncommon experience in that city. In ten days tho
demands upon hcr-n person and 10y letter sIaIeu
sums Of cash. aggregated more than 7oO'oOo
Marshal -crrauo almost the last moment OF his lie
insisted upon waking about his house ana gardens HIS
peryou. system was 50 unsettled that LIE could not kecI
still with comfort.
Mr. Sturgeon the popular London preacher has grown
old prcmaturey and /, quite broken IN health lie
has ovcrwored himself ana exercised too little oderl-
ton I'm eating and using tobacco.
Tho present King Of Portugal devotes himself largely
,o literature and the accumulation ~ money He Is not
IA we'll oa a, III. father who has al INN ehse private
fortune beside, % pension ~ Sloprpo = year.
Professor Alexander Agassz VIII seek to regain health
IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14

acc1 him TO assume a hostile and defiant atti-
tude. and to make the attack upon the BOMBAY
and Burmah Trading Company which was the
first step toward his ruin.
The vision of Franco-lndian Empire has
never been abandoned .ince Duplex ana La
Bourdonnais succumbed to Give In the
Carnatic and while the absorption OF Hindo-
stan ny Great Britain has rendered any hope OF
territorial ACQUISITION there impractlcaDle, the
prospect of establishing on the borders OF
China n French prOtectOrate affordlng cover
and excuse for further anneXatons III eltler
direction has stimulated the movements III
Anam and Tonquin, and given shape and color
TO the more audacious plans now lald Darc'
Had the dispute between England ana Russia
led TO war between the two Powers, 1t Is PROB
able that the French designs upon Burmah
vould have succeeded. The result would nave
been to open up Yunnan to French commerce.
10 imperi British Burmah, to make siam
French territory, and to cause the absorption
of the independent Shan States. Inc tall
of the Ferry Ministry, aud the temporary
adjustment of the Afghan dispute have put an
end to this dream of conquest. The Govern
ment of India, in full possession OF Burmah,
and with the proofs of French ambition III Its
hands will not be likely to take any further
risks in that direction, but by pushing railway
enterprises will secure for itself the trade OF
Yunnan. and secure the practical suzeralnty
over Siam. 1t seems pity, however, that TOT
their own sake the French did not disabuse
Thcbaw of the belief that they meant to stand
by their treaty with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
ERlACE 1NN KLRMlH

The discovery, at Mandalay, of documents
proving the existence Of an offensive and de-
fensive treaty between France and Burmah,
shows that the Ferry Ministry had marked out
an even bOldcr and more extensive lndo-
Chinese policy than was realized. The pre-
sumption is that this treaty with Burmah was
arranged in the early part Of the present year
when England's difficulty with Russia over the
Afghan frontier question rendered it probable
that she would be unable to resent French
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the direction OF Burmah or
Siam. Thorc can be little doubt that at one
tlmo the extension of the French protectorate
over both these countries WAS seriously con
tempatod, aud that the French agents Mt
Saigon, who have always been much more
aggressive than the Paris Government made
representations to King Thcbaw which encour-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
EH IL IIOI.

Ihanks 70 In" libcrallty of the Dutch East lhhih
Government the world has an elaborate ana
thorough account of the great eruption AT htdhd-
toI in May, l~o3 am account 80 tull' ana 10y MINUS
SD Competent moreover tha' the ilII HIELl''''"'o
OF IN phenomena i maze apparent '''.' '''
was dispatched by the Government III question Hh-
mcdIatcly after the great outburSt, 1" MVr~'IEa''
il, cause, and effects. and with the assistance ol
Mr. j. \ SchuurmGn has uo| published the e''ohu
Of two volume covering the ground completely
resume Of IN" second volume, "hl'h u'ii' WIN
the phenomena CHE first volume treating 'H' M
tory of the eruption, has appeared IN Nd'"' Inc
inquiry has resulted n the conclusion t''t me
disturbance wa, volcanic and not seismic. though
iti,a,ccraucd that q seismic mo' emcnt OF the sea-
bottom occurred Ia the "hoI"I'Rlon oil me Mo'"'-
ca. At tho same timn earthquakes were i''t III
Australia ana these movements arc suppose" u
result from a connection DC. inc S"p''i' '"'""
I'c'>''' winch ne p''"''" N'iN'''' anu
lac 'H''F "i l"' 'IuP"'" pa, ''' "''" - '"',
TIE sudden lh""A I'll '"'s' "'''' ~ "''''
Ably TIE "r''h-t' MASSES .. I"''''"''''"' '""''o'
IN the nrishborh""d "l the "Id volcano
The whole theory r'lnIr'Sa I'''9i'A III some VI
the SnPpo'tloh' 'oh'''"lhs W" '"''n",
n tn" @llhS crust AI' '''p''N "o"''
To the doctrine "i c'hl'"i "'''
II Is scarcely necessary 70 state an" III, l"'''
T" a., . Ia.
than may seem 'oIHI'''"p''' """' '"'' '.'''-'
90 demon tIatc the ih't"o'uty "I 'l' crust - ''o
extent OF the disturbance ''l''d p' '"' ''."''''
of krtkatod. In some ways II was i'lt over the
whole earth, tine explosions were actually h'i'"
over an area amounting 10 ""'-i'urt''"'h "i the
carths surface while the air-WAN' caused 'rN'lI''
all roupd me EI"p' ana hl'N J." NI'N.''"'N '"'
great iidhl wave winch i"'o"'" INC PlI'''P" a.
ploslons was not caused IL l. no" men, p> c'r'n-
quake shocks, but slinPy by ih' Pi"l'c'loh mo
tine sea of "normon, MASSES 81 matter lh''aoihe
ono side OF the orator ITSELF ana tine Pr'ln~' dl7-
charges from It. MIR N'ro'rk has calculated 'hHt
Al least eighteen cubic kilometres OF matter must
have been elected. ana N"'"r' GN'' 'h'' I"u1'H-
lion: Imagine box % ashes rs Largo rs hy"o
Park and rs high ~ the dome oil ~ TiuI '' Il nun
drcd such boxes VIII give an llea oi 'hc mas Oh
matter thrown ont by kiakAtpa IN 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
TIE CRY FOR MORE MONEY.

Some interesting facts about tho Department
estimates submitted to Congress are gwen
elsewhere in to-day's TRIBUNE. From these
if seems that tins reform Administration asks
for about 81, COCOON more with which To
carry on the Government for the next lscal
wear than suficed for the last year oil Ke-
nuhlican Administration This is reform with
y vengeance II may be that every dollar OF
this is needed but what a commentary II fur
nishcs on the falschoOds with which Democrats
flooded the country in past campaigns Ihcy
demanded Il change, promising enormously to
reduce expenditures and TO reform the Depart
mcnts. which they charged were "honey-
combcd with corruption.' Not only have they
failed to find any corruption, but Department
officers state that more clerks and the payment
Of better salaries is " indispensable in order to
prevent the perpctuation of injustice"
Here. for instance is that pretended rcformcr
Sparks. declaring that # is impossible To pre-
vent fraudulent land entries unless he has
nearly one hundred more agents at cost OF
$4,000. Aud yet he has been very Tree IN
circulating loose charges about his predecessors.
I'm Congress. the Democrats have insisted on
reducing expenditures for foreign inter-
course. charging unnecessary waste ana cN-
trayagance on Republican Administrations
and vet Mr.. Bayard asks for an increase OF
over 100000 III that appropriation. The
truth is that the Government has been re-
markably well administered in the past fact
which the country i, likely now to realize to a
greater extent than ever before.
The Democratic promise to reduce taxation
will be rcpudiatcd, a, have been all these other
antc-clcction promises. As shown by the c>1-
mates the total cost Of the Government ],
fairly certain to be greatly increased IT past
efficiency be- maintained. Instead of there being
an enormous surplus, the Secretary OF the
Treasury has already discovered that a
s.. 900 900 deficit is probable next year
If the Democrats in the House of Representa-
tivcs have their way that deficit will probably
he doubled. Nh Randall. one Of their most
saeacious leaders, has already acknowledged
as much and inc declares that the Democratic
majority cannot be- trusted with the power To
lcgislatc at will. For that reason he propose
10 hold them in check by rules that will prac-
ticaly give him authority TO supervise their
work. 40 one familiar with the past efforts OF
the Democratic legislators Will question the
correctness of Mr.. Randall, estimate OF them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
THE THOMAS POPULAR CONCERTS.

MIR. Thomas's Tuesday evening concert this
week Will be devoted Beethoyons music from which
peculiarly interesting selection has been made mo
ami me- oneus with i've numbers OF the incidental
music composed for Goethes "Esmont,' Including no
two songs which will be sung By Miss Emma Juch'
Inasmuch only the overture 10 Egmont can DC S"u
TO be familiar to our public the opportunity to set
,couaiued with music witch has long ibcen considered
a model composition for the theatre should be S''9
welcomed. In the second part OF the programme Ms
Inch Will sing an air from the cIn;gta composed i' 10
f,tivucs hcd IN lNl4 In honor ot the famous congress
of Vienna The other numbers In tn list are the y
phony In B.nat the concerto for piHnnforte Niou'
vtoltucclln up 90 to be played 10y Richard iio."u,
l. Schmidt. and \. Iartdegenh and the thlrd OF ll' 4
ovelturc~ composed for " Flde.io.' 49, Il, Oh,
The Thursday afternoon concert wiz d. one u M,
Youu PEOPLES SERIES and tho solo performers WI 70
FelX Euur' uhueist aud G.. Gordon Cleather, ynP"''
The former Will play fantasia On Lara ny aIAi4',
anil the latter A solo six kettle drums nY Jul =,
Tausch Tho ballet music RON Salht-9"t"'
'IIrnr VIII" will be repeated, ana the RENAME 30.
mo uro.r,mmo contains tine overture 10 N'0.'
MERRY wives OF windsor" Bachs familiar " Ar tss
,i!ssr,tto from BccthoyeU's eighth symphony "'A
Svendsen's Norwegian Rhapsody
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


Mr. william Courtney on saturday evening gave 10
frat of three projected song icc with the ad oi '"s
Courtney Ladies' Quartet, IN Stcinway Hall Inc W',
rr,nmc was composed wholly OF the music OF the "a"
English school The second recital Will take place h'N
saturday evening. when a"rcqueSt pr0grHlhiuo vs.,
be gwen The third recital Is announced Tor DN'0''
bcr. -.
concert In aid Of the Harlem Eye, Ear anu lhFo''
nnrmary is announced take place At Pilgrim Ohu''
-and-twenty nrstst aud Madlson-,N9g. ~
morrow evening, "a which ;ime. Firsch-Madl' fI""-
KemmcrtZ and others VIII take part
The Queen OF shoba" has met with so mueh o"''"
asc appreciation at tho Metropolitan Opera House '
Mr. Stanton has wisely decided 10 give three times ~
week.-Mrs. and Wednesday evenings and saturuy
Afternoon "Lohengrin" will bo tho opera on f,"SS Ia
eycning. For two weeks beginning ON next mouu"' w.
company Will give representations IN fhlI"ueiP"'"
Mr. Kellar. the magician, who displays surpr'inR ~.
cnts and has met with corresponding success VIII -
hs Tooth catiye performance at tho Come"' -.
atre on Tuesday December 10 M. kssrs ehhiot, sSs
of magic arc diversided by show of dissoNihk ,hs
and by Mr.. James piamphn's performances upon Wv
harp.
It's mentioned that Mt sp.rcer's play OF hit
which the late Frank ChaafiaG vas distinguishes ~