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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
w NEWS AND NOTES

Senator Stanford intends to make
another speech in favor of his farm
loan project.
Congressman Dorsey recommended
the appointment of Melvern Shay to
be postmaster at Mentonville, Ante
lope county. Nebraska.
Tho Nebraska delegation expect to
present the name of democrat from
their state for appointment to the I'm
ion Pacific dictatorship, made vacant
by the death OF Judge Savage OF Oma-
ha.
Representative Gear and Senators
Allison and Wilson say there can be NO
doubt OF the adoption of the bill intro
duced by the former giving $40 900. a
years salary. to the widow of the late
Associate Justice Miller.
Senator Casey will soon introduce a
resolution calling upon the secretary
of agriculture to furnish information
relative to the expenditure of money
appropriated last summer for investi-
cation into the practicability OF arte-
sian wells for irrigation in the Dako-
tas Nebraska and other states CONT
guous.
Twenty-eight senators and many
members OF the house have joined in a
petition to the president for the APP
pointment OF Moses p. Handy of Phila-
delphia, for several years and now a
newspaper correspondent here, as con-
sui general to Egypt, now vacant. 1t
is believed that he will receive the APP
pointment.
The house committee on rules has
not yet filed programme for the con-
sideration of public building bees, OF
which there are thirty-three on the
calendar, among them the following
Beatrice, Neb.; Sioux Falls, S. ID. Fort
Dodge, Ia, and Sioux City. 1t is be-
lieved they will all be passed shortly
after the holidays.
President Harrison will have an
opportunity to appoint another high
officer III the army, the death Of Sur
geon General Baxter creating another
vacancy. President Harrison has al
ready had the appointment of fourteen
general officers in the army, and the
number of retirements which will take
place within few months will make
his record for army appointments the
largest of any since the war. The
president adopted the rule of seniority
and sticks to it in every instance ex-
cept possibly where there are cases
personal to n ranking officer making
an exception advisable.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

I'm September, l sent HOO inquiries to the
farmers. regarding their sentiment as TO the pass
age OF the Conger Lard BILL receiving 1919 replies
992 favored the passage of general pure food bill
This bill belongs to q class which attempts to
regulate things. but tho anal results of which
prove to be directly opposite to what is intended.
We should have had national Pure Food Bill
long ago, but for this agitation for q Lard Bill.
The Wholesale Grocers' ASSN, of N. Y, sent q
memorial to Washington. strongly opposing the
passage of the Conger Bill. They claim that tho
bill is so onerous. that II would prevent
the use of compound lard.
No attempt has been made to show that II is in
furious to health. On the contrary 1t is whole
some and product and she ud stand on its
merits, carrying as 1t does on the face Of every
parcel. brand which cannot be misunderstood,
aence no consumer is deceived when purchasing
They claim that II this kind Of Legislation is 10 90
IN. 1t may apply to all food products. I am conf
lent that the voice of tho whole country s in favor
II the necessity and importance of passing pure
God bill"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

GUTHRIE, Oklahoma Dec. 9+-Cour-
iers arrived this afternoon bringing in
formation that the uncivilized tribes
OF Cheyennes, Arapahoes and Com
anches, just west OF the Oklahoma
border are In high state OF excitement
over ghost dance started by rumors
from the Dakota Sioux. Their atti-
tude Is very threatening. and Governor
Steele has asked the Legislature to take
immediate action by which the citi-
zens can organize militia company
ior protection. The craze among the
tribes east OF here has subsidized.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

IT 10 amusing to watch slim man
weigh himself He steps on to the
platform as an elephant steps upon n
bridge, with an awful fear OF breaking
the thing down, and then put the three
hundred pound weight on the end of tho
beam. OF course he takes it off again,
but he does this unoste ntatiously.
Having found that he weighs, say 100.
II you watch him carefully you will
SEQ him slide the weight along 10 175.
by Georgem he will exclaim as he
goes out, i've lost ten pounds since
last week."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

The abandonment OF tea cultivation
In China would be strange indeed. yet
a Foochow journal reports that. in
consequence of the distressed condition
OF the tea cultivators In the Fukhein
province. the authorities are advising
them to abandon tho cultivation of tea
altogether and to replace it with rice
and potatoes. Many landowners in
districts where water is abundant are
following this advice, and it is said
that opium also is to be extensively
planted
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

SINCE Robert Koch announced in
1882 that he had discovered and isolat-
ed the germ of human tuberculosis he
has stood in the front rank of the
great scientists in the medical profess
sion. Since that time he has not
practiced his profession, but has de-
voted his time to the purely scientific
side OF 1t. But he did not come into
sudden prominence at that time
Years before that when he was poor
doctor in a little German town. he
was working away at the foundation
OF the rational medicine OF to-day
the germ theory OF disease.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

CITIZENSHIP is itself a most i'm
portant means OF securing political
education. Crude as are many of the
appeals to voters, some instruction as
to the issues in canvas is inevitably
mingled with them. Through all these
means the average Of mankind is
being uplifted. and this average is far
more important than the elevation OF
the few, which used to be thought the
only possible means for making men
wiser and better. The world is grow
ing wiser. broader and better.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

the Cheyenne river. about ten miles
east OF Buffalo Gap. Warren went out
with three or four men. all armed.
when fight occurred. in which four
Indians were killed. The white men
were not injured. 1t is also reported
that a rancher named DAILY. who lives
in the east end OF Pennington county.
was robbed by Indians Of $3.50. his gun
and some horses. There is talk here
OF organizing company to go to the
help of the people near the reserva.
tion
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
UAn Pacific Executive Committee.

NEW IOkh, lJec J. he executive
committee of tho Union Pacific rail
way held meeting in the office of Jay
Gould. Gould said after the meeting:
The question of considering the float
ing debt of the Union Pacific has not
been altogether the subject of the ex-
ecutive committees deliberations. The
Union Pacific is all right and the earn
ings of the road are greater than ever.
The nature of the meeting today was
largely to discuss the advisability of
calling conference of various rail
road presidents. The OBJECT OF the con-
ference would have no other signifi-
canoe than the promotion of harmony
and good fellowship among railway
officials so there would be IL unit in the
event of Generalization of rates.
Such conference would be.a power in
precluding the possibility OF recur-
renee of demoralizations. Many days
will not pass before that conference
will be held.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
What General Brooke Reports,

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Secretary
Proctor received two kilograms from
General Miles at Chicago. In one he
quotes General Brooke at saying that
one OF the main causes OF the discon-
tent among the hostile Indians is that
certain band Of Sioux living on Pass
creek, ut Rosebud agency, has been
ordered to move against their will.
These Indians desired to be transferred
to Pine Ridge agency and have secured
consent of the Indians now there. Cen
eral Brooks, asking for authority to
permit the transfer states that in his
opinion this would still further aid
in the disintegration of the hostiles.
General Miles telcgraphed him
in reply that he had ample
discretion in the matter but advised
him not to make promises to the In
dians. He could assure them, how
ever. that the government had secured
increased rations and more general
employment. General Miles adds that
in his opinion the transfer can be
made permanent hereafter If deemed
advisable.
In the other telegram General Miles
says that reports from General Brooke
indicate a more favorable condition of
affairs. He says that in case the dis
Indignation continues the threatened
outbreak will be prevented for this
winter ut least. The situation is still
grave in his opinion, and will require
extreme watchfulncss to satisfy the
Indians and avert hostilities until
spring.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
The Alliance Financial pc n

| OCALA, Fla, Dec. 9.-In the farm.
ers' alliance convention yesterday the
financial policy of the order came up
Tor discussion early in the forenoon
upon the report OF the committee on
legislation. This report contained the
following amended demands:
First-We demand the abolition OF
hationai banks. We demand That the
government shall establish su b. treas
uries or repositories In the several
states, which shall loan money direct
TO the people at a low rate OF interest,
not to exceed per cent per annum
| On hon-perlshable farm products and
also upon real estate. with proper linn
itations upon the quantity of land and
amount OF money. We demand that
the amount OF the circulating medium
be speedily increased TO not lie IS than
$50 per capita.
Second-We demand that congress
shall pass such laws us shall effectu-
ally prevent the dealing in futures on
all agricultural and mechanical pro-
auctions, preserving a stringent sys-
TEN OF procedure in trials such as
shall secure the prompt conviction and
imposition of such penalties us shall
secure the most perfect compliance
with the law.
Third-We condemn tho silver bill
recently passed by congress and de-
| mand in lieu thereof the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver.
Fourth-We demand the pas sage OF
laws prohibiting alien ownership OF
land and that congress take prompt
action to devise some plan to obtain
all lands now owned by aliens and for
e1gn syndicates. and that all lands now
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess OF such as Is actually
used and needed by them be reclaimed
by the government and held for actual
settlers only.
Fifth-Believing in the doctrine OF
equal rights to all and special privi-
loges to none, we demand that our ma
tlonal Legislation shall be so framed in
the future as not to build up one indus
try Mt the expense OF another.
We further demand removal OF the
existing heavy tariff tax from the
necessaries OF life, that the poo r OF our
land must have. We further demand
the equitable system OF graduated tax
on incomes. We believe that the
money OF the country should be kept
as much as possible in the hands of the
people, and hence we demand that all
national and state revenues shall be
limited to the necessary expenses of
the government economically and hon
estly administered.
Sixth-We demand the me st rigid
honest and just state and matte NAL gov
Ornamental control and supervision of
the means of public commu nication
and transportation, and if this control
and supervision does not remove the
abuses now existing, we der and the
government ownership of such means
OF communication and transportation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

A LOVE Of notoriety is peculiar
disease. 1t is another phase OF crank
dom. 1t deadens all OF the finer SEN
sibilities and develops petty charac-
teristics into almost, If not quite.
criminal offenses. The disease attacks
both men and women. but generally in
different forms. The incentive to
notoriety in man has usually none
tary basis.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

THERE are thousands of young wo-
men between the ages of sixteen and
twenty three in New York city who
are working ten hours a day for So. 81
and % a week. Some of them stem
tobacco leaves, others work in cracker
factories, clothing shops and dress
making establishments, some wrap
caramels in papers, wash Weaknesses,
tag goods and check off boxes of mer-
chandise. But the great majority are
clerking in the large retail stores.
where the willingness of comfortably
circumstanced girls to work for small
pay has produced an over supply OF
ltbor How thes. dependent little
men manage to preserve their m oral
and physical life 10 beyond conjecturs.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
To Refund Tobacco Tax.

WASHINGTON. Dec 9.-Thc ways and
means committee yesterday voted to
report bill authorizing the secretary
Of the treasury to refund so much OF
the tax collected on tobacco which
shall be in the hands OF the dealers
and manufacturers January l as was
abolished by the recent tariff act.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

The products OF the dairy amount
in value to more than any other single
branch of agriculture There has
never yet been full estimate of the
real value OF these products. although
the sum OF one thousand million dol
lars has been given as the reasonable
valuation OF them. This gives only
about $40 income from each COW. which
is near the average Of the yield of the
ordinary COW kept on farms for the
supply of creameries. while the income
from the best private dairios is equal
to at least 800 per COW, and in many
fine butter diaries this amount has
been exceeded at least 80 per cent.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

The death rate among tho Indians
who aim to live like white people is
three times that OF those who continue
TO live a semi-wild life. The Pawnee
tribe has lost more men by lung
troubles in the last ten years than
They lost in battle during the previous
thirty
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

POLITICS is lottery" wrote tho
editor. and his edition was promptly
thrown out OF the mails by the post
master, under the law against adver-
Using lotteries. There is risk in
printing anything about Lots wife,
even, says New York paper.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
A Battle With the Sion n.

CUSTER, ). d., Dec. "a report
has been received here from Buffalo
Gap by telephone that fight occurred
yesterday with small band OF Indi-
ans In the southeast corner of this
county. The Indians were attempt
ing to stampede some horses belonging
70 T. n Warren, who lives Just across
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

THERE are no delays of justice in
Canada by enabling murderers to
carry appeals to all the courts, rs Is
tho case In this country. When a
criminal is convicted by jury in
Canada there is no appeal except to
the Executive power, which interferes
with the enforcement of the laws only
upon the plainest necessity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

The British Museum has secured
great and rare literary work. 1t IL u
copy of the "Dangym," an encyclo-
pedia of Thibetan Buddhism. 1t con-
sists of 225 volumes. each of which is
two feet long and six inches thick.
AS, unfortunately, it is to be used only
as a book of reference it cannot be
drawn out for light summer reading.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-The annual
report OF the interstate commerce com.
mission recommends number oil
amendments. First is that there be
added to section 3 a provision that the
facilities to be offered by the common
carrier shall include due and reasona.
BILE receiving, forwarding and delivery
by every such carrier at tho reques,
of another common carrier of through
traffic ut through rates. Second, an
amendment to section 10, removing
the antiquities in the language and
making the criminal remedies clearly
applicable to the corporation. when a
common carrier, as well as its officers
and agents A further amendment is
also Indispensable, the commission
says, providing for the serving OF GRIM
inal process on corporations and bring
ing them under the jurisdiction of the
courts. The commission also recon-
mends n change in section 20. so as to
enable it to obtain reports from COM
mon carriers when desired, and to call
for reports from companies owning or
conducting terminal facilities or roll
ing stock, etc. The recommendations
made in previous reports are renewed
The commission says the difficulty
of obtaining direct evidence from the
parties who, by means of participation
in illegal acts have knowledge OF the
particulars of the transactions, is in
variably very great, and suggests an
amendment to meet this defect.
Ticket brokerage or scalping, is I'M
sparingly condemned; its injurious con-
sequences to the carriers and their pat
rons are pointed out as well as its
demoralizing effect upon the public
generally. The payment OF commits
sions to secure traffic is condemned as
Tending to Generalization of rates, I'M
just discrimination, unreasonably high
charges, the depletion of railway rev.
enues and IAN illegitimate waste OF
money from which no permanently
good results can possibly accrue" The
constant tendency toward consolida-
ton OF different roads is noticed, and
1.-The commission is aware OF no exist
ing forces, legal or otherwise. that are
at all likely to bring it under control"
Amendments to the act are recon-
mended providing for the establish
ment OF through routes and through
rates over connecting railway lines
strengthening the penal provisions of
the act authorizing the commission to
call for more frequent financial and
other statistics from the railroads. and
in other particulars looking to the i'm
provement OF the law and its more
effective administration.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
AGREEMENT REACHED
REPUBLICANS DEEIBERATE UPOy
THE EXTRAORDINARY BILL

what Major General Schofieid Says In
Regard 20 Disarmament Of the Indi-
ans-GeB. Brooks, idea or the Cause
of Discomfort Among the Red Men
The Prospects Of senator Ingalls,
Reelection in kansas-An Entire
Kansas Family Murdered.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

THE man who is to be hanged an
hour or two later always eats a hearty
breakfast. and the certainty of going
to the gallows is perhaps a sure cure
for dyspepsia
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

ELECTRICITY has not been practically
applied in the art OF music heretofore,
except perhaps, in the operative
mechanism OF church organs. George
Breed. of the United States navy, has
devised method by which the passage
OF a broken current over a conductor
in magnetic field produces musical
tones of varying pitch and volume.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
ABOUT THE FINAN Noes
POLICY OF THE ALLIANCE PfRTY IN
THIS RESPECT

Abolition of National Banks De-
manded-Congress Must PreEen the
Dealing In Futures-EquaI Rights 90
AH-SPeciaI Privileges 60 None-The
indian Question I'm the SenAte-Re-
funding Of the Tobacco Tax-The
Ghost Dance Inaugurated in Indian
Territory.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
WORK FOR THIS WEEK
BOTH IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE
FREPREsESTATIv

The Election Bill TO be Given Consid-
eration-Farmers' Petition for Pass
nge Of the Congcr Lsrd BiII-The
Bill for Purchase Of Additional Ra-
lions for the Sioux Indians Other
Matters Of Importance I'm the Two
Houses OF Congress.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
why Railroad building VIII Cease

CHICAGO, Dec. Sd. 5. Garretson
and ID. I. Hedges OF Sioux City, who
have been in New York in connection
with Sioux City & Pacific railroad af-
fairs. were here to-day. In an inter.
view Garretson said that railroad build
ing. especially out west would doubt
less cease for at least two years, owing
TO the fact that bankers are joining
Gould and other railroad presidents to
put the earning powers of western roads
on better foundation. This means
that work on the Sioux City & Pacific
which has been built to O'Neill, Neb.,
will stop.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. Sit is under
stood that the republican members of
the census committee have reached an
agreement upon areapportionment bill
based upon a representation of $50
members OF the house. The present
house consists OF 332 members. The
ratio Of representation is one member
to each 173, 90l population. This is
about the lowest number which will
permit each state during the next de-
cade to retain its present membership
The states which will gain in represcn-
tation are: Alabama, /; Arkansas /;
California, 1; Colorado. /; Georgia. l;
Illinois, 2; Kansas. l.; Massachusetts, 1
Michigan, l; Minnesota, 2; Nebraska,
3; Missouri, /; New Jersey, 1; Oregon.
/; Pennsylvania 2;Texas, 3; Washing
ton. l. and Wisconsin, l, or "a in all.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
General SchofeId on Disarmam en-

General SchO6eid on Disarmament.
WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN response
to the senate resolution asking for in
formation respecting the disarmament
of the Indians in the northwest the
secretary of war transmitted to con-
gress letter from Major General
Schofield and n mass of official corre-
spondence. General Schofield in his
letter says: There can be no practical
disarmament of the Indians except by
making them actually prisoners OF war
and holding under such restraint that
it will be impossible for them to secure
arms or ammunition, This would seem
to require such change in the general
policy followed in the treatment of war
like tribes of Indians as would continue
military control over those who may
have been subdued until such control
becomes manifestly no longer neces-
sary. and this, it is SUGGESTED, may pos
sibly be done by joint action between
the war and interior departments in
such manner as not to interfere with
the measures of the interior depart
ment deemed best for the civilization
und material welfare of the Indians"
Evening capital., 1890-12-04

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