Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-21

Jne FfeSlueut anu save 1uaAO Ava shN
time being his presence there now
when he can make protests in person
and speak in detail and at length for
the presentation of the Territory-will
have far greater weight with those in
whose keeping the fate of The Gem
rests. Gov. Stevenson's appearance in
Washington was opportune and his
work will bear good results.
Statesman.--About ten o'clock last
Saturday night a fire broke out at the
barracks, in the building occupied as
a store-house, barber shop, wash-house
and tailor shop. The boys occupying
the tailor shop and barber shop made
q big fire in the stove and went to
bed. 1t is thought that the fire caught
where the pipe passed through from
the barber to the tailor shop. The
store-room contained quantity of
ammunition which was saved. Moth
ing could be done but save the prop
erty in the yicininity and allow the
fire to exhaust itself on the building
that had ignited. Some personal prop
erty was destroyed tailor losing
about $3.50. The entire loss was about
$1,000. Three hundred feet away
was stored ten thousand pounds of
ammunition which might have caused
some excitement if the fire had ex-
tended to the building where it was
stored.
Idaho is the youngest and least
known of all the territories, yet is the
richest and best endowed by nature
with all the resources of gold, silver
and copper mines, agricultural, tim
Der and grazing lands, mighty cata-
racts, health-giying, mineral springs
aRd climate of marvellous attractive
ness. Her people are generous, loyal,
large hearted and brave and they APP
peal for protection to the people of
the states against the scheme of spoil
alton. 1t is with grateful hearts they
read the plea of the Omaha Bee in
their behalf viz: The old scheme of
portioning out the territory of Idaho
is to be revamped at the present ses-
sion of Congress. Senator VOORHEES,,
of Indiana, is anxious to have the
Ceur d'Alene district added to Wash
ington territory 10 advance the chanc-
es of his son, Delegate Voorhees,, for
the senatorship. Senator Stewart, who
: represents the pocket borough OF
I Nevada, is equally anxious to add
population and farming lands to the
sage brush and quartzite of his state
With equal generosity he proposes te
take the southern portion of Idaho
and add it to Nevada. The two sen
) ators have accordingly Joined hands
| in scheme which, if carried into ef
feet, would wipe the political subdi
vision of Idaho from the map of tn
west. No western state can honestl.
favor any such measure. Idaho nov
contains $4,000 square miles of terri
a tory within its boundaries. 1t
q growing rapidly and steadily. Divers
fed in its climate, its topography an
its agricultural and mining wealth,
is attracting immigration on its merit
and bids fair within the next fiv
years to put in its claim for statehoo
on showing which will compel n
} cognition. To destroy its identity t
! advance the personal interest of
P brace of ambition politicians woul
be national crime. 1t would be
8 crime because uncalled for by an
i rational demand. Both Washingto
y and Nevada are now each nearly
h large as the whole of New England
There is no necessity for their enlarI
IF ment, no demand from their peopl
no call from the country at large.
q would be crime against the west b
cause the Missouri and Pacific sloE
is already permanently subdivided i
to states and into territories whiC
). will become states, each of which
so large that, when compared with q
equal political area of the east, eas
y ern preponderance in the senate
'' against the west is assured for all tin
y to come. Western interest demai
y that this inequality shall not be
creased. The blotting out of any tt
10 ritory by its division among 9th
no territories means in the near futu
OF the loss of two senators and an I
ne determined number of congressm
lie. to the west. 1t will not do.-Shosho
mt Journal.
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