Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-11-03
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head and $4,000 secured,
Wilkesbarre [Pa. J dispatch: A darins
| robbery and murder occurred this morn
ing few miles from here on the Wilkes
, barre mountain. Paymaster John H.
Mcclure and a stable boy, Hugh Elan
/ nigan, of Philadelphia, and their horse
were shot dead, and sum Of money
amounting to S12, 900 in their possession
was taken by the murderers. The MUIR
dered men were on their way to pay the
workmen ON McFadden's new branch
of the LehIgh Valley railroad be.
tween Mill Greek and Laurel Run,
They were riding along in n
buggy through strip of woods
to the place where the payments
were to be made. when the highwaymen
stepped ont of the woods, and crying
"halt, shot the horse dead, and also
both men. The money WAS IN box,
and was composed of gold and silver,
which the lnghwAymeu took and tled
The crime has caused great deal OF eG-
element here and NIL efforts are being
made by the police, detectives and citl,
Gems to capture the villains. The bod
les of J. Il. Mcclure and Flanagan were
discovered about l0:45 by Contractor
McFadden, of Philadelphia, who was
coming from his office to Juniper Creek,
about mile and half from the scene
OF the tragedy. He first saw the empty
buggy and the horse bleeding from gun,
shot wounds He next discovered Ne
Clure below the wheels, quite dead and
with bullet holes in his head. NieFad.
den then returned to his Office for
his foreman am the two went to the
scene of the tragedy. Both armed
themselves. On reaching lonely spot
they found Flannigau's body lying
| alongside the roSd. He had been shot
in the head. The money, Sll, 900 in
currency, End 81, 900 in specie, which
had been carried in a leather satchel,
was gone. This money had been drawn
out of the Wyoming National bank OF
this city at ten O'Clock this morning
Both Mcclure and Flanagan, his com.
panion, were we'll armed. Ii is thought
they were shot from ambush. Great
tiVes and policemen are out and tsle-
grams concerning the assassination have
been sent to all points.
THE QU4RTERMISTER's REPORT
Washington dispatch. The annual re
port of the quarteunnster general ha
been submitted to the secretary OF war
Ii shows that the huluuce in the treasury
to the credit of the quartermaster's do,
pnrtment at the end OF June 80, 1887,
was 81, 4G9, 23O 90 The various appro.
printlons for the service Of the depart
ment for the year aggregated Sg,2l0,
O57.67, aud S15S, 232 % WAS received from
sales to officers, making the total receipt,
81 !, 46i 1iy. 40. The total disbursement,
amounted to $40, -, DiG. leaving IA bal |
ance June 30, isSS, of SI,al7. 5O3 Dur
ing the year the construction Of n mum |
her ii new buildings ut military posts |
was authorized nj an estimated cost of |
SlSS. 252 Transportation was provided |
by tue qunrtCrmusters department for I
1856, Oi2 persons, lis, $40 tons oi material I
aud l,6Ii animals mt cost Of 81 ,DG1. pa |
Other expenses paid from the truuspor |
tatlon fund swell the total expenses II /
$2 ,1OG, 1873. The cost Of the movement !
OF troops was S2iB,G4G. The accounts of !
the bonded Pacific road amounted fnr /
Of troops in the nggre,
gate to $50, 500. The sum Of 'sjB .5lg /
was paid for military transportation over
the grant railroads. The total valne OF
the clothing and equipage issued to the
militia was size, $50.
", lie quartermastcr general SAYS that
the question Of providing lighter cloth.
ing To troops stationed in extremely hot
regions has been settled by the selection
of garments made Of cotton duck.
THE RILWAY mar SERVICE.
Washington dispatch: Superintendent
Bancroft OF the railway mail service. in
his annual report shows that on June 30,
1893, the railway mail service was In
operation upon 143, 7l3 miles Of railroad.
Jerks were employed in the distribu.
ion OF mail on 1880 miles. There
we're III operation forty-one inland
tenmhont lines; RggregatiDg j,g72 miles.
m which postal clerks were EMPLOYED
While IN the performance Of their duties
'ostal clerks handled i22, 03i. l04 miles
a on steamboat ,7G7, $40 miles. They
distributed G,52s, 712, 0j0 pieces Of ordi-
AIRY mail, and receipted for, recorded.
rotccted aud properly distributed 10.
y, O59 registered packages and cases
hd 3,Os3 through registered pouches
No inner registered sacks during the
cor lhe casualties during the year
'ASAS hhHitIbW5 tlhn Tor any UTcs
edlng year, there having been 2iS acct.
ents TO trains upon which postal clerks
,ere employed. In these wrecks fonr
Jerks were killed, sixty-three seriousIv
nd four slightly injured.
THE SURPLUS.
Washington dispatch: The snrplus in
10 treasury to-day at the close Of busi. r
ess was S72, 49,, 500, against sss, O24. 20t. a
ctober 13 and 500, S59, 75j, October a
lnce October 10 the treasury depart. :
ent las purchased &c, 1s3. 300 bonds. ns :
;ainst S21, 1880 the week preyious \
uring the present week no purchases \
tours were made, though upwards az d
|, OOO, 900, Mt figures ranging from i27g
10 were offered No tours nj anv r.
cures have been purchased since Octo. i
n II. Up to date the government has /
released, under the circular of Anril !,
, SS7, 454, $50 bonds, of which s5I 2lo /,
o were fours, and 1896, OG2, $50 were 4
mrs and half These SS7, 454, $50 cost C i
04, 9O5, GA. Had they been allowed Ia /,
n to matItrityit would have cost s18t .,
,, O36 to redeem them. BY their mr.. !,
ase now, even at n premium ~ 10 {,
n Oil fpr tIn fa,tra 4 -g-t | "