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, 1889-12-19
LOST IN THE WOODS.

w. Z. Sedge of Leland, Idaho,
recently had perilOus experience
that came near proving fatal. He
and two others were deer hunting
In the mountains. For several days
they camped at the ranch of II Mr..
Mason, when they decided to go on
to another ranch kept by Mr..
Bishop. The wagon with the
camping outfit started, and Mr..
Sedge thought he would take short
cut over the ridges and hunt on the
way and fall In with the wagon at
a certain point. He started out and
came to the place where he ought to
meet the wagon, but could
find no road. He walked on and
on and at last realized that
he was lost. At night he built IA
fire and roasted pheasant and lay
down by the embers Of the fire. II
showed all night and In the morn
ing he arose, shook off his heavy
blanket of snow and started out
again, but found himself back at his
camping place ut 2 o'clock. He
roasted another pheasant and again
trailed out and wandered on till he
came to u creek; this he followed
down till tho banks became precipi-
tate bluffs and the stream went dash
ing over the rapids. He then
climbed the blufih and tried from
bald peak to take survey of the
country. He laid out q course for
himself and would every little while
climb tree to take his bearings.
He was travelling in dense tim
ber, which closed out the sun
from his view even II there had not
been a binding snow storm. At
night he tried to make fire-he
had but three matches left, but he
succeeded, however with the last
match and made the fire In the hol-
low Of q cedar tree. He lay down
by his fire, drying his clothes on
on him, first on one side then turn
ing the other, and In that way al
most par-boiling himself with the
steam. Flo slept soundly for about
travelled all day.
At dusk he heard two shots and
he fred off his own gun In reply,
but got no response. He stood
under tree all the night, stamping
and walking to and fro to keep
himself warm. He was 80 sleepy
he had to get club and belabor the
trunk of q tree to keep himself
awake and keep up the circulation.
He pulled off one boot and emptied
the water out; the other he could
not get off. At daylight he again
started out, keeping the trail of
some Plazed trees. It was showing
hard and intensely cold, but he
trudged on, more dead than alive,
and at last fOund himself near o
dwelling. ItwAs some time before
he could recognize 1t as the house Of
Jack Mason. n.
Meantime his wife, who had heard
that he was lost. had reused up the
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neighbors, anu eleven men went on
the hunt for him At Bishops sew
eral other men started, making q
crowd of about thirty. They reached
Jack Mason's about 8 O'Clock In the
morning. After consulting for
while the crowd turned out to renew
the search; they had just reached
the open air when they saw him
coming through the binding snow.
Then went up shout such as had
never been heard in that neighbor-
hood before.
SO exhausted was Sedge that
when he got into the house he could
hardly stand. They took off his
boots and his feet swelled up like
balls. The gave him food, but he
could not taste It, the cold seeming
to have paralyzed his palate, and 1t
was several days before he fully re-
covered. Another hour or two ex-
posed to the weather and 1t would
have been the last Of Percy Sedge.
, 1889-12-19
AN lNCARNATE FIEND
The Crimes of an Unnatural
Father.
KILLED BY HIS OWN ABUSED SON
A Horrible Tale of Cruelty Scarcely
Within the Bounds of
Eolief

On ro,,,s n. 90 ma. .,.,
borh,rons su. aVLn'o,e r, a
A Gnon,ha,. 10y ~, -, paS.su W oooIss
man slain hy h;s E ~ " 80. e,I ,'eos "nn os,. w.
day wo. reio,ad ,r'dsvS hu SharI..
Guentber an a,dsr h,o,hor ~ ,ho
murderer Tn. .o,,,. .,or,, h.o,ds AZ
dead man .s savaoa a., ,nrar,,a,o
who d.I,.i, 10 -" sa"ee nvnu '''e"'n"'e'
VIZ uenBnteo IN acts OF ihnumahity To-
Waru MS children. Among other bar
barities alleged, was the claiming UP of
the children In O dismal apartment,
nude, and wbil. In that condition TOR.
turing them with all the cruelty prac.
,icad T., a. a. '' paw.
'',eu ,,t ~ 'he inquisitioh'
nave not lived at home for five
years" said Charles Guenther. 81 left
home after one period of slow torture
that made me de.nerate. had done
somcthino tho, n,,, SER. d,d ~, i;i.a
- was = 81, .ua' my ia'ner aiu no. IKE.
e. was s,haii oHense' out the way my
lather tortured me would have made
or that I-had committed a terrible crime.
NV father made mo oo un-stoirs with
hin, to n 60, A.. III 81 A.,
h '" III 'le o"oh P"r' VI ."e
"o.se' iicre ne Drought out some chairs,
ana when l caught sight of them
set up an outcry, but no one heard me.
Ny father shouted to me TO stop that
Internal no;se and .,hor ho con.d ha
could ~, | a,iu "en no 'oa"" "e
eouu nv i,ish'en me ne Juthpeu at me,
ana we hau regular night. FINALLY he
got the better of me, and by threatening
to do me even greater violence com
pclled me to keen Quiet. Then he began
to bind me with those chains and wien
| thought he had finished he took up
another and fastened IL around
my neck and lived II an that
could hard,v move nv head
, 1889-12-19

with him about the feasibility of q
railroad north to Colville. The con-
versation was general. No PROPOSE
tions were made on either siie. Mr..
Corbin went East and had his rest.
About the middle of February he re-
turned to Spokane, took II carriage
and drove northw ward. The coun-
try, even In mid-winter, pleased
him. When he got In from his tour
he made u proposition to the Spo-
kane business men.
~ told them" said Mr.. Corbin,
In narrating the story, "that, If they
would subscribe 100000, I'd under
take to build a road to Colvllle.
They got out, and, by thunder! In
four days they raised the money. 1
Immediately tclegra phed some
friends in New YORK I knew could
rely on. They said all right and 1
March to 60 East had organized
the company, put engineering
parties In the fold and had let some
contracts. The snow was still on
the ground. L went East,
made the financial arrange
ments and came back. The
road Is finished to Colville,
eighty-eight miles. 1t Is finished
in the most substantial manner,
with maximum grade of only 1
per cent nearly the entire distanc~.
Tho equipment is complete and of
the best quality throughout. How
was 1t done? said to myself.
This road has got to be built and
running to Colville by the 10th of
October.' 1 believe In pushing an
enterprise of this kind. 1t works
things up to high pressure, and Is,
In the end, the cheapest. Within
eight months from the inception of
the scheme trains are running on
regular schedule"
, 1889-12-19
ADvICEs FROM ZANZIBAR.
Praise for tho Natives-Emin Pasha
Out of Danger,

out OF DauHeTs
ZANZIBAR, Dec. lS.-The details of the
events just previous to the execution Of
Bushiri, the Arab LEADER of the insur-
gents in the revolt against the Germans,
show that there had been an engage
ment between the Germans and Busniri' $
forces, In which twenty of the latter
were killed. B.shiri was captured by
Wasoga, and surrendered to Captain
Wissmann, and received q reward Of
10000 rupees.
AT banquet given Monday nigh, to
Henry NJ. Stanley by Coleman Smith,
the British consul general Stanley high
ly praised the Zanzibars who accom-
panied his expedition. When his men
were starving in the forests, the Zanzi-
barians collected iungi, which kept the
Europeans alive. The Iaizibars touched
nothing until after the Europeans had
eaten.
Captain Trovier, the French explorer,
has arrived here after crossing Africa
from Loango ON the west coast. He
travelled by way of the Shier river
through the states ofthe Porhrgese, dis
playing extraordinary aggressivdness
along the river.
Emin Pusha is entirely out of danger
and making rapid progress toward re-
covery.
, 1889-12-19
The LONDON SCANDAL
An Expose by Labolchere
In Truth"
THE PAMpERED ARISTOCRACY.
Depths of Degradation and Rot
tenness Worse Than the
Practios IS Of Savages.

LONDON, Dec. 18.-Preliminary to his
demand In parliament, when that body
shall assem- bio, that the government
take sfiieial coenixanee of the West end
child scandal, labouchere has published
In Truth . scorchine review Of the in
fanny, which Is the most thorough ex-
hibit of the rottenness of o certain
class Of the English aristocracy
that any journal has yet
dared place before its readers. While,
of course, no fionics nre mentioned, the
readers can not fail to recognize the per-
One peer Is i'm IMPLICATED.
Laoouchcre asserts that he has already
tacitly admitted his guilt, by not only
leaving the country, but by seeking con-
genial associations In the service Of the
sultan OF Turkey.
, 1889-12-19
TRAIN WRECKED.
Three Persons Seriously Injured
Near Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. I6.--The city fire de-
partment has been notified of wreck
on the Chicago Il Eastern Illinois Rail.
way at Oakdale, nine miles south of this
city. 1t is reported that four
persons were killed and many
Injured; that the train is now burning;
that number OF persons were badly
burned and some burned to death. 1t
Is understood that the train was in the
suburban service. Engines and physi-
clans have been sent from South Engle-
wood TO suodue the flames and care for
the injured.
At the general office of the road II is
said that their advices ore that several
persons were hurt, but not fatally.
LITTER. advices say that the
switch was left open at Oakdalc, and
that dummy train ran into a freight.
The conductor, one passenger and the
engineer were hurt, the last named
seriously.
, 1889-12-19
THE N. p. pROposITIoN.
subways to be Butt Under q Numbe
Of Stfeetn.


subways to be Butt Under Number
Of streets.
Mr.. Paul Schulze Of the Northern
Pacific railroad arrived In the city
yesterday, and was prepared fully
to explain just what his company
proposed doing In the way of a
freight depot, passenger station and
freight yard facilities. He said:
1--WE will put subways of solid
stone masonry, with superstructure
of steel, on Monroe, Post, Howard,
Stevens and Washington streets.
Also an overhead crossing or
viaduct at Division and Sprague
streets; provided the city will pay
for as much of this work as lies out
side of our right of way. That Is,
for most of the subways we shall ex-
pect the city to pay for the ap-
proaches to the superstructures.
That Is all we ask.
oFurther than this, we shall ex-
pect the citizens of Spokane Falls to
secure to the company right of
way from Division street along the
river front to reach the water power.
"a permanent freight depot will
be built ut the foot of Riverside ave-
nue. at its intersection with Maple.
"The storage and warehouses,
roundhouse, shops, ETC., will be built
on the reserved ground In section II
north of the extension Of Sprague
street and between 1t and the pres
ent line. We will take up the track
of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
at Maple street and make the con-
nection further to the east.
"All this will require an expendi-
ture of Mt least $35O,OOO on the part
of the company, while the work that
we ask of the city will not cost more
than $4,000.
"Thls will secure to Spokane Falls
a passenger station of brown sand
stone and pressed brick, ON the site
Of the old station; fine freight
depot, and better facilities for hand
ling it's business than any city on
the Northern Pacific railroad be-
tween Tacoma and the great lakes. "
, 1889-12-19
Siberian Atrocity.

LONDON, Dec. l5.-Reports have been
received here Of a massacre Of Siberian
exiles. 1t is alleged tina. party OF
exiles, having hesita.ed contrary to
orders in regard to the withdrawal of a
petition, were attacked by the police
and soldiers. six were shot dead, in
Guiding young woman and nine were
wounded. The court martial con-
demned some of the survivors to death
and the others to long imprisonment.
One OF the wounded was carried to the
gallows ON bed, and when the moose
had been adjusted the bed was removed.
The friends of the victims declare this to
be the worst case in Siberian records.
, 1889-12-19
LKGIsLATIvE CORRUPTION.
Alleged Purchase OF State Senators
In Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15,--The Post Dispatch
prints an expose Of alleged Legislative
corruption at Jefferson City, Mo. 1t
claims that the live stock inspection bill,
introduced by the St. Louis Butchers
Uuion in the last legislature, was de-
featet by the absolute purchase Of state
senators. The matter Is detailed ut
great length, and the bold charge made
true that; ''rhe dressed beet monopoly
secured the defestlof the bill by spend
ing more money than the butchers had,
and they spent it on the senators who
voted against the measure"
The bill WAS the one which provided
that no beef Should be sold in the state
of Missouri unless IL be inspected on
the hoof 1t was fight between the
butchers and the Dressed Beef Combine,
and tie latter won.
Three Of the state senators whose
names are mixed UP in the affair were
interviewed. but dehied that there was
any foundation for the Doodle story.
, 1889-12-19
LIVED AMONG sAyAGEs.
An Interesting Account OF the Ex.
perIenco of Shipwrecked Crew


PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 12.-Captain
William Goodwin of the bark Tewkes-
bury l.. Sweat, which was wrecked on
the Caroline islands last April, arrived
to-day from San Francisco. He tells a
thrilling story of the wreck. The crew
lived seven months among savages,
and navigated 1000 miles in boats
and canoes until they reached Ponopo,
whence the ship Morning Star took them
to Honolulu, and from thence they camo
to San Francisco. The savages were moi
hostile. The shipwrecked crew found a
man named 1zrael Irons, an English
man by birth, who was left on Pozeat
island four years ago by n trading ves-
sci. He is now living in a savage state,
having seven wives and being prime
minister Of the island. 1t was through
the good offices of Irons that Captain
Goodwin and his men were saved. They
were long given up as lost and measures
had been taken to settle Goodwin's
estate by his heirs.
, 1889-12-19
Bills by Mr. Wilson.

Representative Wilson to-day intro
duced the following bills:
Appropriating $4,000 for an assay
office at Spokane Falls.
Appropriating $500, 900 each for public
buildings at Spokane Falls, Seattle and
Tacoma.
Granting the right of way to the Puy-
allup Valley railroad over the Puyallup
reservation.
Granting right of way to the Tacoma
& Olympia railway across certain mill
tary reservations.
Bills cutting down the homestead fees
and fees for registers and receivers.
Placing Major General Robert Milroy
of Olympia on the retired list.
, 1889-12-19
A PAINTER MURDEEKD.
His Wife, Step Daughter and son.in-
Law Suspected.

SAN FRANoIsco, Dec. Henry Arm
strong, q painter, was shot and killed
last night at his home on the old San
Jose road. Mrs. Sarah Conner, his step
daughter, and her husband, Edward
Connor, arc undor arrest for She crime.
The murder was evidently the outcome
of drunken quarrel. and when 1t was
discovered this morning Armstrong;
wife and the Connors were all under the
influence Of liquor. The latter clains
that Armstrong came home late and
attacked his step-daughter, and that
she got pistol. Connor says that he
to take the pistol from his wife, when it
went off, the ball entering Armstrong;
body.
, 1889-12-19
THE SUGAR TRUST.
1t Is Prepared to Seek Refuge in .
Corporation.

BosroN, Dec. 1s.--Ths Herald's Hart
ford, Conn. special says: II is reported
from New York that the sugar trust is
prepared to transfer It's assets to a cor
poration If the court of appeals pro-
ionnces the trust illegal. II Is thought
here to indicate that the trust will seek
the Commo on wealth Refining Company,
which was chartered by the Connccticut
legislature last winter and authorized to
own and conduct sugar factories and re-
fineries, and to transact business of all
kinds appcrtaining "a. sugar, including
the holding of the stock and property OF
corporations having relations TO sugar
refining, whether In Connecticut or else
where. 44
, 1889-12-19
Probably in Canada.

CoLDwArKR, Mich, Dec. 1s.-A sensa-
tion has been created here by the disap-
pearance Of DR.. p. p. Nichols, formerly
mayor and at one time register of deeds.
1t is alleged that Nichols business
methods have impoverishe ed several fam.
lilies, among them needy widows and
old soldiers. 1t is presuhied that he has
gone to Canada. His deb,s are esti-
mated to be upwards OF $4,000.
, 1889-12-19
A BIG BREAK IN THE LEvEE.
The Sacramento Liable to Change Its
Channel.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1s-Owing to the
break in the levee along tho Sacramento
river, below this city, fears have been
ent ertained that the river would change
it's channel, and navigation be de.
stroyed.
Governor Waterman held conferences
with q n umber of citizens to-day, and 1t
was determined to bring the matter to
the attention OF the general government.
The governor sent the following dis
patch to Senator Stanford:
THE sacramento river is in danger OF
changing its channel. There is break
two miles below the bridge which is 1000
feet wide. An immense bar is forming
below the break across the river. AZ
hydmulic mining has ceased, the appro.
priation of $3.50. 600 in the hands oil the
war department is available, and ought
TO be used now to save the navigation OF
the river
This will be followed by lengthy let.
tiers, fully explaining the situation, and
urging the necessity of immediate ac-
ton.
, 1889-12-19
A HEAVY ASSIGNMENT.
Failure Of a Firm which Dealt In
California Fruits.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Mcad, Van Bek-
kelen & Co., dealers in California fruits,
failed to-day. The liabilities are $780,
coo TO $276, 600. and the assets much less.
The store was closed on judgments
$4,000 The company was
weakened year ago by the failure Of
George w. Meade, the millionaire Cal:
ifornia fruit and wine man. 1t Is snid
very badly managed.
, 1889-12-19
CANADA AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Sir John Macdonald Declares for
Union.

kisosros, Ont, Dec. is.-Many emf
nent persons this evening attended the
Queens University Jubilee. Sir John
Macdonald, replying to the toast, THE
Dominion Government" declared for
British connection, aud held that a ma
jority of the people favored 1t. Ruin
and misfortune, he said, would follow
the severance of Canada from Great
Britain.
, 1889-12-19
THE ROTARY SNOW PLOw.
a Satisfactory Test on tho Central
Pacific.

San FRANCISCO. Dec. F.-vice Presi.
dent Crocker, General Superintendent
Fillmore and a number of railroad ofh-
init. on the Contra Pacific line. AT the
beginning of the month. snow began TO
fall there heavily, and the officials took
occasion to test the rotary steam snow
plow. The result has been SO satisfac-
tory that 1t Is stated that the practice of
repairing and keeping up the snow sheds
VIII probably be abandoned.
, 1889-12-19
",Justltlable IIomlcide."

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Dec. 1.-THE
coroner's jury to-day returned verdict
Of justiiable homicide in the case of
Miss Epperson, who yesterday shot and
killed julius Hotter, her fathers
farm hand 1t developed at the
ored to criminally assault the girl and
only desisted when the other hands
came to dinner. Then 1t was that Miss
Epperson got revolver and killed him.
, 1889-12-19
TRAINS DELAYED.
washouts In California Cause Great
Inconvenience.

Los ASsELrs, Cal, Dec. 16.--The trains
on the Southern Pacific due here from
San Francisco yesterday morning and
last evening have not yet arrived owing
San Francisco, which left here late
Saturday night, returned yesterday
morning, bringing the passengers of one
of the tied.up trains. 1t is reported that
the train from the north, due here yes.
terday morning, went iRto the washout
at Langs and that two Pullman cars
jumped the track. None of the passen-
gers were injured.
TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.
YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 16.-The extensive
washout at Mesquite station, three
miles west of here, has CAUSED the sus.
pension Of traffic, and all passenger
trains have turned back.
, 1889-12-19

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 1s.-The Jury
in the case of Mrs. Flora Cook, who has
been on trial at Montezuma on the
charge of killing man engaged in a
charivaIi IN oliester' last August. to-day
eide and acauittal.
, 1889-12-19

LONDON, Dec. 17-Advices from
Shanghai are to the effect that several
high officials have been implicated In q
Corea, who is reported as desiring TO
abdicate in favor OF Prince Hin Yung
Gyik, and been exiled to Hong Kong.
, 1889-12-19
FOR ADMISSION.
Delegate Dubois at the
White House.
FIGURES ABOUT IDAHO
President Harrison Was
Deeply Interested.
A TWENTY-MINUTE ARGUMENT.
The Case OF the Spokane Falls
Merchants Union Indef-
A TWENTY-MlNUTE ARGUMENT.
The Case of the Spokane Falls
Merchants Union Indef-
initely Postponed.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 17.--President
Harrison sent an invitation to Delegate
Dubois of Idsho to come to the White
house. The president told him that he
wanted some information about the ter
sitory. There was such an appeal going
UP from within It's limits for admission
that he wanted to know something
about its claims to statehood. Mr.. Du-
boIs was ready TO give information. lie
Is always very enthusiastic over Idaho.
''Mr. President" he said, ~ am to
make very strong plea for that
tefritory. In 1880 1t had 10000
people; to-day the population
Is 125,000. In 1880 We spent
5000 for school purposes; this
year we spont si6O,50O in that line.
Every county In the territory has at
least one newspaper and the average is
swo for each county. The people have
bssn. LOOKING at Idaho at long range.
We have 10000 900 acres OF fine forest
lands and IL, 900, 900 acres Of purely ag-
Rioulturhl lands. The lands taken up In
the past year amount to 1853, 253 acres,
which rePreSsnt an increase IN ,popuia-
Our financial condition is solid. The
bonded indebtedness Is about $4,000,
and $2i, 900 is in the sinking fund, and
there Is a balance OF $34, 900 in the treas
ury.' This years product In precious
metals is worth si7,oooooo. think we
ought to be q state"
Mr.. Dubois kept ON firing figures at
the president for twenty minutes.
''I am much interested in what you
haye told me-" said the president, when
he had concluded"
Wyoming too, wants to come in bad
ly, and a strong appeal will be made be-
fore the senate com mittee on territories
tomorrow by Delegates Carey and Du-
bois for such action on the two ad-
mission bills as will put two new stars
on the flag.
, 1889-12-19
For . noundarx surx.x.

Senator Pettigrew to-day introduced
bis bill providing for a survey of the
boundary line between North and South
Dakota. II provides for commission
OF three, one to be appointed by the sec
retary OF the interior, and one each by
the governors of North and South Da-
kota, to take charge of the work. II
asks an appropriations of 500, 900 to meet
the expense of the work.
, 1889-12-19
A Special Session CaIIed,

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 1s.-The
governor has called special session of
the legislature, to convene the third
week in January. Among the matters
to be considered is the settlement of the
Flemming- contest for the governor
, 1889-12-19
ADvICEs FROM BRAZIL.
Citisens Tearing Down the Emblems
of the Empire.

NEW York, Dec. lS.-The steamer Cy-
ril arrived from Brazil in port to-day,
and reports business going on just as be-
fore the revolution. The citizens are
tearing down all the emblems and coats
of-srms having any connection with the
imperial party. All the streets which
bore names akin to royalty have been
changed to conform with the republican
ideas,
, 1889-12-19
am.
tor Stanford made a mild
@. Others thought 1t might
hing to keep a wine room
discreet person in charge.
question was finally left to
scretion of the executive boa
Bills by Carter.
Bills by Carter.

Bills were introduced by Mr.. Carter Of
Montana to-day as follows;
To establish two additional land dis
tricts. One of these includes a portion
of the counties of Deer Lodge and
Beaverhead and the entire county of
Missoula. The other locates the land
office to be created at Lewiston, and the
district will be about ITO miles square.
Also a bill granting lands east of
Tongue river to Miles City for public
park This Is the fraction Of the Fort
Keogh military rsservation on three
sides of Miles City and bounded on the
west by Tongue river.
A bill providing for commission to
negotiate with the Crow Indians for the
opening of the reservation west of
Clark's Fork river to settlement.
A bill to provide for the boring Of ar
tesian wells in Montana.
A bill to provide for the erection of q
public building at Helena the cost, in
Guiding site, not to exceed 3400, 900.
A memorial of the late constitutional
convention of Montana.
Bills tor the relief of John Stuart and
X. II. Horr.