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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
FLAsHFs ~ TIE WIRE.

James G. Williams, farmer living
four miles northwest of Wathena, Kan,
was killed by being thrown from his wa
gon by a runaway team onto pitch
fork, which entered his back. Death was
almost instantaneous.
The east-bound passenger committee
of the Central traffic association has de-
cided to adhere to the agreement here
tofore made, when it was resolved to
make no special rates to New York on
the occasion of the Blaine reception.
This leaves the Chicago & Atlantic with
out competitor with its rate of $3.50
for the round trip from Chicago to New
York.
The latest estimates for crops at the
Iowa state agricultural Office are very
favorable. Early in the season oats
promised very large yield. The storm
of July 4th did great damage to oats, but
it is thought now that the crop will be
about an average one. Wheat is looking
fine. The hay crop is enormous and
corn promises to be the largest crop in
eight years.
There was triple drowning at Motor,
six miles below Elkader, Iowa, last week.
Charles Ray and Mary Swales, an af-
fianced couple, and young boy by the
name of Martin, in whose family they
were visiting, were bathing and wading
in the shallow water when suddenly they
stepped into deep hole over their depth.
Ray, who was good swimmer, was seiz-
ed by the young lady and was unable
to save himself, her or the young boy,
SO that all were drowned.
Professor Elisha Gray of Highland
Park, ILL.,, has obtained letters patent
dated July 81, 1888, for a combination o.
instruments called the telautograph,
consisting of transmitter and a re
cciver, and designed for transmitting
messages by wire between distant points
by the sender in his own hand writing,
thus doing away with skilled operators
The intention is based on the discovery
of a new principle in controlling the
electric current, whereby a pulsatory
current is produced.
A Yankton special says: Two-thirds o
the grain crop of southern Dakota is il
the stack and small portion has beer
threshed. Oats, flax, wheat and barle,
average larger yield than ever befor
in this part of the territory. In a few
places slight trace of rust is apparent
but il is scarcely worth mentioning
New wheat markets here yesterday ant
to-day were rated No. hard. Corn i
rapidly maturing and is in splendid con
dition. The new crop is the largest TO
years. Wild lands will yield nearly tw
tons per acre.
It is reported on good authority tina
Isaac Fl. Vincent, ex-state treasurer Q
Alabama, who is now serving sentenc
of fifteen years for the embezzlement Q
1928, 600 of the states money, will 500
make full confession. Since the dis
covery of Vincent's shortage four year
ago it has often been rumored that seI
eral prominent persons were implicate
and had received considerable amour
of the money. It is said Vincent ha
confded to friend that he was prepal
ing full statement of the whole affair
in which he would publish the names G
the parties implicated and the amount
they received.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

ne RessAisas ~ sAs FsIsssss.9esss sstds..
ries ia Hsshla5soa. v
wAsinSorcs, Aug. 9.-The mA,.
train bearing the body Of General Siberia,
arrived at SIT p m. II was met by a.
sral schodeld and Lieutenauts sav,,,
Bliss and Pitcher. Of his staff; the gu.a /,
honor from the District Of COLUMBIA. 4.
military Loyal Legion and troop d i.
Fourth cavalry. AS the train SLOWED I,A
the station eight ssrgeanta Of the TAha
artillery marched up the platform ia
formed in lice. The sefgeanis loaa 4,
easket FROM the car and bore Il h .
gun caisson with days iestooued via
Grape. As the eaisson bearing The "a,
len the station troop b. Of the SevenlA -.
airy fell into line and escorted the press
siea up Pennsylvania avenue TO Pils.sa
street and 81. Matthews church. pelss
ing the caisson In carriages were Gsan
sehs:le'l aud stan. DR.. o'Reilly, c,sst
Blum and guard OF honor from the Lana
Legion. AZ the body reached the esaa
door il was met BY procession Of essp
and altar boys, singing tbs "sIlssN4
AiSer tie easket bad been placed d x
catagaldds the preliminary bssa
services were feeitsd, ths ~
singing funeral hymn n
interior Of the church was es,Gsy
daped The eAuasiabFa aBA aRss
figures on either side we're dta.bl "a
black. Tie cardinals theoas va, sgs
priately covered, aud shs isOnt II ID u
ii, was concealed by heavy blse2 ml,s
With deep silver fEingr. ~ Tie kgas
the easkst was planted lhs lss,slai's assss
quarters has.
10 morrow morning requiem naH vi
Be celebrated By f-tlsst hssTsek. III
ssr,irs il for thr e0ngthisuss Il
the family aud friends OF he IN
tfioas dead. A detail Of tup EsmAs
OF the Loyal Legion. alternating sssUsw
boars, will remain with the body sell h
funeral Saturday morning Ane0s Aam
, invited 10 The iuHsfsi are pvsidsst nl
Mrs Cleveland, msuiheFs o. tie eAlae
aud ghs ladies Of their families, ths aays
o! the sapgsns court. The tadsssa -
Iocal courts, members Of this aip&asss
cora. members Of the senate so4 Aaas
{ and elective oaisrFs Of tho hoass. al aa@
bets OF the C,iholie clergy 10 W2Asga4
ali others Of the srmy. navy and anm
eDtps 10 Washington, twsniy'assd y
Grand Army Of the kspublie, ssts4Ss
OF lbe Loyal Legion. sisfty sasnssa I
/ the prsss and large aamlor q Esfsaa
2 fstFnda
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
TIE LAsr FAREWELL.
Taken by His Mother and Sister, of AaxtreI,
uae Murderer.

Taken by His Mother aud Sister, of Maxtreii,
Me Murderer.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 8. Nothing of special
interest transpired in the Maxwell case this
morning until the return Of Mrs. Brooks
and daughter at p. N. from the final fare
well. They entsred Msxwelrs cell accom-
panied by q deputy sheriff, who watched
closely to prevent the passing Of any instru-
ment Of death by the mother
or sister of the condemned. Max
well received the visitors with out
ward calmness, and during the forty
minutes conversation his face never bright
ened. The conversation was devoted to a
resume of the case, aad e mother bitterly
denounced Governor Morehouse, the State
Of Missouri, and the United States, con-
Guiding with the remark that when Gov
ernor Morehouse makes his final appeal To
heaven it will 60 unanswered" The dep
uty sheriff notified the ladies' that their
time was up. The mother turned and
threw her arms around Maxwell, kissed
him twice, and hiding her eyes
with her hands passed out. The sister
embraced her brother and kissed him, but
lie apparently failed to return the cares of
either. Maxwell lighted cigarette, and,
throwing his head back, unconcernedly
pulled out volume Of smoke and coolly
returned to some manuscript he was cor
recting.
Henry Landgrof, who is to be executed
on the same gallows with Hugh NJ. Brooks.
passed his last day in an uneventful man.
ner. He says he will die like q man, but
does not seem to realize "a yet that be mus
die in few hours.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

Robert j, Burdette has been taking
ramble through. the Rocky Mountains
Herbert Spencer is working ON his
auto biography, but his poor health pre-
vents his making much progress.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale is practical
ly the head of the Chautauqua assembly
at Weirs, N. H., and is lecturing there
daily.
Theodore Tilton is often seen nova.
days on the Champs Elysees, Paris. He
much resembles Floquet, the prime min
lister of France.
Ex-Governor Alger, of Michigan, is
visiting the Cincinnati exposition. He
loaned his fine collection of paintings to
the exposition art gallery.
DIR. Robert Morris, who recently died
at La Grange. Ky, was one of the only
two poets laureate the Freemasons have
ever had. Robert Burns was the first.
Jesse ID. Carr, the rich ranchman OF
Fresno county, Cal, has been ordered
by government agent to remove a
stone fence which he has built around
40, 600 acres of government land.
General Boulanger, on pension of
81, 800 year, pays 81, 400 a year rent
md spends $50, 090 u year ON himself aud
an equal amount on the establishment of
his vile and two daughters at Versailles
French papers intimate that an Ameri-
can millionaire supplies the difference
between income and outgo.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox wears white
bathing suit trimmed with blue braid,
and varies the monotony of black
hosed majority by wearing pink stock
ings. She is said to look about sixteen
in this short-sleeved, short-skirted attire.
She always attracts much attention rs
she walks the plank" but avoids the
publicity, courted by many, of prone
nading the beach in bathing costume.
Edwin Booths only daughter, Mrs.
Grossman, is petite, with pale sweet face
and childlike manners She is wholly
domestic, absorbed in her husband, chill
dren, and father. Mr.. Grossman is n
Hungarian, and speaks with a strong
| foreign accent. He has dark eyes and
premattIrely gray hair, and is tenderly
| loyer-like in his manner to his wife nj
ways The oldest child, Mildred, not
| vet three, has the Booth eyes and a
tragic face even in her babyhood. The
baby, seventeen months old, bids fair to
astonish the world and the tragic Booth
family by becoming a comedian. He
astonishes his grandfather even now by
his remarkable feats of mimicry.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
TINE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION

THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
NEW YORK, August 6.-The congress
sioual emigration investigating committee
resumed its sessions to-day. The first wit
ness was Henry W. oedeve, agent for she
Compagnie Rationale de Navigation He
Baid the company had five vessels that piled
between New York and Marseil!es. In the
first six months Of the present year his line
had brought 6, 100 passengers. His COM
pany employed agents in Southern Europe,
sold prepaid tickets aad carried many
Italians.
An Italian who could not speak s word
of English was the next witness. He sad
he carried on small money changing es-
tabiishment Within few days he was
engaged in furnishing laborers to conirlct-
ors. A week ago man had asked him 10
furnish 500 laborers, who we're to be paid
81. 90 per day. Witness thought they were
TO work for some company and their rail-
road fare was to be paid. Witness was 70
be remunerated when the men were Sc
cured.
Joseph Sica, the next witness, said his
business was to furnish lAborers to employ
ers. He never imported men. He boards
laborers and furnishes them with prori
sions. Witness furnished 1901 t.
Brown, Howard & Co. on the new acnue
duct. Phe profits of witness accrued from
supplies furnished the men. Witness ha
furnished as many as 1,500 mento th'
West Shore railroad. The West Shore rail
road paid witness salary of 81 per day
Further testimony of witness proved con
csusively that Sica and Trogi had been en-
gagged for some time in importing their fel
low countrymen under contract.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
VAS Ir 0HoIrp.,o

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, Aug. IA m,,
named hopp, who registered At tho ua,,T,
vos,e,s', IRON, ~, nevada O., died sudden,
Yesterday His symptoms gave rlse d ,
report tat he died from Asiatic ch.t. y
anu people ais greatly excited. phsai Vleta,
Gte Investigating tae caa, w. inysiclans
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
HELD TO TINE op4yn ,,,,,,.

SIOUX CRY, H., Aug. The prslimi.
nary hearing Of Mrs. Jesse McRinrsv. ~,
tn. y, shooting Of Sullivan, took place today
Inc inc justice issued an order binding a.
woman to answer to the grand inrv =, ,hs
next term Of the district eou9t ~ 10 ho
charge OF assault with intent 10 Kin '"s
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

wAsuix0yoS, Aug. 0.-An slasss
order was ,masd shis sflsrnooa ~ afae I
the p,so.asut. that as > mark ef Iv*sas
the memssr Of General sbsTiian, IL -
sSal executive departments 10 shs ~
wnsblngtbn arr dirscgsd 70 he eiaes ID
all public business ~ the naIinaai slaai
he suspended Saturday nsxL ia 4ga
the fuurfat
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
TIE NEW IOWA RAkEHAY "a w.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Aug. s.-suits have
been comm ned in the Polk county dis
triet conrt again the Chicago & North
western, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
and Rock Island railways under the dam
age clause Of the new Iowa railway law,
claiming in each case $4,000 penalty for
wiIlful violations of the law. Five suits
we're commenced against the Northwestern,
three against the Rock Island and two
ngainst The Burlington
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

MlySEApotis, August 0 --Ca@staae
in-Chsf gsa, Of Tho O. A. X, to d.y 'sa
general oideF No. 4. II 10 40 sssgna
iributs 10 life and services Of 0sHssli $50
dan. Ha directs thas the coloFs u ssams
and department. headgaArteFs b. snsas
and shs customary badge Of mSassss y
worn for ksTty dayM
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
Commander Rae, Of The Grand Army

Commander Rae, Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, was at Columbus on
the 18th, to consult with the grand conn
ell and look over the arrangements for
accommodations for the veterans en-
equipment iuSeptember. He expressed
himself delighted with the accommoll-
tions and extensive preparations which
are being made, aud believes that it will
be the largest gathering of the Grand
Army which has been held.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
A Military FUNERAL,
WARRINGTON, August 6.-The folio,
ing telegram was sent this afternoon:


ing telegram was sent this afternoon:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WARRINGTON. AuRust
8, lSss.-Io General M. Schofeid, Gogsrisor's
Island, NeU York Hdrb0r: The following ala
patch received from Colonel Sheridan this
morning:
"NoNaUIrT, August Q, lsss-Sseretarv q,
War, Warrington, u. q; II im Mrs. BheridanI
wish that her husband should be buried with
military honors, and that ut the same time
there should be no display beyond whit nor.
tains TO strictly military funeral In propsr
respect 70 his rank. VIII you he kind enouah
TO authorize sach funeral and place mates
under charge Of General sch0neld? The
funeral Will be In Washington, but when and
where cannot yet say. Perhaps il would he
tBignsd) nv, BuMRfpANn"
iisave II 70 your direction whstner 10 20 n
Nonqultt rs Teque,ted, ana you are hereby
directed 70 make the necessary arranRenenta
In regard 10 the funeral, including the fliner.
al train TO bear the body TO Warrington ~
request Of Mrs. Sheridan, her husband viii
be buried with military honors, with no dis
play beyond what pertains to strictly mill
tary funeral In proper respect TO the rank
This request will. be strictly complied with
ana the escort viii conform TO regulation tai
funeral escort to General-in-C hief and Won
will issue orders for such troops TO assemble
~ may be necessary To complete this escort.
Yon VIII detail the necessary guard and bear.
mains 10 Washington. Please ascertain from
Mrs Sheridan whom she wishes deMion aIad
in orders as pail bearers. Please inform ma
from time tn time in regard 10 arranRemenfs
place Of burial and day Of funeral not vet
tsignedI WIN. G. ENDrcorr,
secretary ofWar.
Funeral escort under regulation B31. CON.
sists of regiment Of infantry, a battalion
II 4 49,. Ill 4. -
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
The following is copy Of Sir Lione
Eackyille Vests letter:

The school year in Blair has been in.
creased from nine to ten months. and the
people are inclined to think that ID Is n
little too much Of a good thing.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

IN Tue MAXWELL case, mallc0 from WASH
ington City on the I'd inst, were received
to-day and are as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WABHINgToS, ID. q.
To His Excellency, A. II. NJ, rsiiouse, Gov.
trnor OF Missouri, Jefferson City, No.
SIR--I beg leave to transmit FOR your con-
sideTation copy Of n note Just RS, elved by
me from Sir Lionel Sackville Wet the Brit
ish minister at the capital, in which express
SION Is made of the earnest desire OF her
Brilanic ma e,tys government that n respi' Q
Of the sentence pronounced against Maxwell,
alias Brooks, wuo Il now under sentence OF
death in 81. Louis, sho id be granted by GU.
j am without Information o: the
sired, hut feel bound at once 10 lay before
your excellency tile application thus made
through this paitmcnt by the minister OF
friendly power, whose application to your
nigh offlc al discretion and cieinency IN be-
half ~ one OF It's citizens is justly entite |
consideration. / have he honor 10 be your
TT. BAYAnD.
The following is a copy of Sir Lionel
Sackyille Vests letter:
BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. !, Ig8-si,. / bnye
the honor TO inform you that the Mar1nis OF
notice the case Of Maxwell, alias Brooks.
now unter sentence Of death at ~.
Louis, and whose execution In rAed
for the 10th inst. 10 Is, as you are aware.
Sought 10 obtain respite for the condemned
man for further inquiry, and upon this
ground trust that his lordsbi Is request may
induce you to take such 4 p ~ may b,
proper 10 obtain II. have tng honor etc
To Hon, I. f. Bayard. 80
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

CosoREssMAN and Mrs Dorsey have
gone TO Lake Minnetonka for q three
weeks soiourn.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
rFFORrs no sAVn MAxWELE

JEFFERSON CRY. Aug. 4.-Ths papers
In the Maxwell case, mailed from Wash
ington City on the I'd inst, were received
to-day and are as follows:
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
WIN. O. ENDIcorr,
secIetarY nfMa

Funeral escort under regulation 831, con.
sists of a regiment Of infantry, battalion
Of cavalry, and two light batteries.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-02
Wonderful Natural Lampa.

Several species OF tho Elatsride are
luminous in the dark. The common
FREELY, or lightning bug, Of tho United
States Is too well known to need q
special description. But its powers are
feeble compared with the so-cal'ed
'qsntern flies," or ''cucuyos," found In
Cuba, Brazil, and Mexico. M. Michelet
records the most extraordinary stories
OF these natural lamps hung on the trees
in the dark southern forests. Ho says
that Spanish battalion about to disem-
bark, were deferred from doing so,
mistaking tho cucuyos for matches
which they supposed native soldiers
were ready to apply to their arquobuses.
He also tells us that persons travelling
by night arc accustomed to pick these
fro beetles from the bushes, and fix
them on their boots, so as to show the
pathway, and put to fight lurking ser
penis. In tho morning the insects arc
carefully replaced on other bushes, so
as to be at hand for tho next lonely
tourist that may need their aid. Mexican
ladies arc said to mount tho cucuyos as
gems in their hair, string them as living
diamonds around their waists, or, i'm
prisoning them in gauze bags, tastelully
dispose OF thom amid their robes, where
thoy blaze or pale according to tho con-
dltiou they may happen to be in. -
[Scien tifc American.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-02
UNCLE SAM'S MONEY.
Production Of Precious Metals in Thu
Country During 1857.

Production Of Precious Metals in This
Country During 1857.
The director of the mint has submitted TO
congress report on the production of pre-
cious metals in the United States during the
calendar year 1887. The product Of gold
amounted to / 800, 500 fins ounces of the value
of $50, 100000 The product of silver
amounted to Al 1863, 240 fine ounces, of COM
mercial value about $40, 450, 600 and OF the
co ming value of S53, S57 900; The gold prod.
uct fell off about 81, 100000 from that of
the preceding year. The product of silver
increased about 81, 400 900, coming value,
over that of the preceding year. The prin-
cipal gold product was in California, and the
principal silver product in Montana and
Colorado. The value of the gold deposited
at the minis was $S4, 667,712, of which s32,-
AZ ,067 was Of domestic production, and $50,
O92, O5l consisted of foreign gold bullion and
coin imported into the United States, Tie
deposits and purchases of silver at the mints
amounted, at coming rate, to $46, 947,-
1872. Nearly all of the silver bullion i'm
ported was from Mexico, and nearly all OF
the silver coin consisted of Mexican dol
lars. Silver ores were also imported, prin-
cipally from Mexico of the value of $4,-
242, 1856. There was gain in gold to the
United States by imports over exports Of
$35, GIL ,297, and a loss of silver by exports of
$7,159, 667-a net gain to this country of
bullion and coin Of s2s,51l $50. the coin
age of the mints during the calendar year
was 1881 SS pieces of the value Of
$50, 1879, ISL. In addition to the coin
age bars of gold and silver were manufac-
tured of the value of $65, 1886, 595. An inquiry
as to the value of the gold and silver used in
the industrial arts in the United States dur
ing the year 1887 shows consumption of
gold of S1l, 672, 606, and of silver s5,24l ,9SS;
total SIG 914,604. Including the melting
down of United States gold coin, the direc-
tor estimates the value of the gold used in
the United States in the industrial arts dur
ing 1887 at about Sl4 600 900, and of siver,
$5,2s0,0 900. This is an increase over the con-
sumption of prior years. The amount of sill
yer purchased for the silver dollar coinage
was "A 797,279 ounces costing S24, 221 257,
the average cost to the government being
So 976S per ounce fine The coinage Of the
world during the calender year 1887 was
1924 99S, 1917 in gold and Sl33 500, 066 in silver.
The reported consumption of gold in the in
dustrial arts in the world for 1856 was S46-
900, 900 in gold and s22, 900, 900 in silver The
production of gold and silver in the world in
1886 was sos, 764, 235 in gold and $l26, 457, 500
in, eilvar
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-02

II Is stated that the car will return the
visit Of Kaiser Wilhelm in the autumn, stop
ping at Berlin on his way from Copenhagen
10 st. Petersburg.
At meeting OF the cabinet on Monday 1t
was decided to hold an autumn session OF
parliament. The two houses will adjourn in
the second week in August and will reassem'
BILE in October.
Mr.: Deane, an Englishman, formerly COM
mander at Stanley Falls, was recently killed
In the Congo state in an elephant charge.
The steamer Copeland has been wrecked off
the island of Stroma. She had 200 emigrants
on board, all of whom were safely landed
Mr. O'Kelly has been taken to Boyle,
where his offence against the crimes act Is al
legged to have been committed
Gen. Labastie, French general OF division
on the retired list is dead. The death is also
announced of Gems. Nitot and Potter.
Two hundred French and foreign medical
men read papers at the Sorbonne congress
on tubercular disease
The Riforma of Rome has an article on
the agitation that Is beng carried on in the
United States against Italian immigration.
The Riforma says the movement In question
Is based solely upon an unreasonable hatred
Of the Italian element, and that public opin-
ion in Italy will not allow the question to
drop.
La France states that several members of
the chamber of deputies, headed by M. Pas :
sy, sent to NJ Goblet, minister of foreign af-
fairs, recently, resolution in favor OF the
conclusion of an arbitration treaty between
France and the United States NJ. Goblet,
in reply said the government was attending
to everything adding to the guarantee Of
peace, but 1t was hardly possible to give
practical effect to the resolution.