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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-05-02
SOME FROZEN FACTS
-1b0Mt Railroads and Other Mat
ters for the People Of Cdmas
Prairie to Consider.

very nigh railroad oillclal con-
cerning the prospect of ex-
tending his road to Camas
prairie.
He listened with much pa
thence to our statements about
the extent of this country and
the diversity of its resources,
and then he turned himself
loose, as it were, and showed
us in a very few words how lit
tie we deserve railroad COM
munication.
Said our friend: "You are
unreasonable in your cxpecta-
tions that railroad companies
will build their roads to your
section. You may have as
good a country as you say, but
what have you got to show for
1T? | am told that your peo-
pie have to import -four and
bacon, and many necessaries
of life every year in order to
supply your own local wants.
If our company desired to ex-
tend our line in that direction
if we employed five thou
sand men AMI thousand
teams, we could not get from
your section feed for single
man or team"
We objected here that last
years drouth was the cause of
this state of things, and our
friend continued
ut is not alone this year,
MIR. Parker, nor last year. 1t
has been SO every year since |
have been railroading on this
coast. You talk of your fer
tile soil, and yet you import
your flour and never raise
enough wheat for seed. Our
company are fully cognizant of
these things, and before we
can entertain any proposition
looking to the extension Of
our lines into your country we
want some assurance that you
will have something for us to
do when we get there-some
traffic for us in the way of ex-
ports. We must be assured of
our ability to pay dividends to
the stockholders who advance
us the money to build the
road"
We stated then that there
was a very large area of unde-
veloped country back of us
which would surely come to
the front if railroads were ex-
tended as faras Camas prairie.
We were then asked what all
that undeveloped country was
good for. Why did not the
people show their faith in
their back country by build
ing wagon roads into the pros
pective mining camps. We
were in too great a hurry to
progress. We asked for rail-
roads before we had wagon
roads. We were willing that
railroad companies should
spend millions in building rail
roads to develop this new
country, but we were unwill9
ing to lift finger of our own
to demonstrate its worth.
"Go home and tell your peo-
pie, Mr.. Parker, to open up
their tributary country by
building roads and making it
accessible, so that people and
produce can be transported to
and fro; tell them to cultivate
their soil and to store their
crops so that they will have a
surplus for export, and then
the railroad companies will be
willing enough to build to that
country without solicitation on
the part OF its people,"
This may sound harsh, but
it is from the standpoint of the
railroad companies. We have
neither hay nor wheat, nor
barley, nor potatoes here. Po-
tatoes last fall were selling for
two cents a pound. Our far
mers say it is no use to raise
any thing because they can't
sell it. On the other hand
there is no market because the
r,nr, b,,,o ,,04 Ill
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
QUEER POLICE METHODS.
A Chicago Anarchist Who Was Hired to Create
Prejudice Against His Fellows.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-The socialistic and
anarchistic societies have been wrought up
TO a high;pitch of excitement over the DOS
session OF what the members believe TO be
absolute proof of the existence of q huge
police conspiracy against them. Some time
ago detective Charles Nordrum was arrest
ed and tined for assaulting man at meet
ing of the Arbeiter Bund. The assault is
said to have been totally unwarranted, and
several committees. representing the Per
sonal Rights League, the Central Labor
Union. Pioneer Aid and Support Associa-
tion, Socialistic Publishing Society, Arbei-
ter Bund and other organizations called on
the Mayor to demand the dismissal of Nor
drum. The detective learned of the visit
of these committees to the Mayor. and
about four weeks ago. it is said. called
on Henry Linnemyer for certain IN
formation concerning the operations of
the police among the Anarchists, and TO
show that a certain supposed champion of
the Anarchists cause was in reality in the
pay of the police for the purpose of Great
ing by wild utterances popular prejudice
against the Anarchists. iinnemeyer' with
out promising anything, asked NOrdrum to
produce proofs. Nordrum complied by
bringing 10 attorney Kraft's office. where
Linnemeyer met him, fourteen reports from
q spy of the police To the department.
These reports consisted of detailed accounts
of anarchistic movements, the thoughts.
conversations and deliberations of those
concerned in them, suggesting whom to
watch and in fact laying bare the secrets
OF the entire workings OF the Anarchists.
The reports ran back over two yaars The
spy was Henry Danmeyer, man W no, since
1886. has been one of the most active and
aggressive Anarchists IN the city, He has
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
WITHDREW THEIR DEPOSITS.
An Injudici0us Utterauce Against Hebrews
Causes Heavy Run on an Albany Bank.U

An Injudicious Utterauce Against Hebrews
Causes Heavy Run on an Albany Bank q
Albany, n. Y, Jan. 2S.-At the Albany
County Bank. in this city. yesterday after
noon, the directors met to elect successor
to Cashier Templeton, deceased. Itwas ex-
pected that David S. Mann. the teller, who
has been in the bank for nearly twenty
years. would be promoted. But there was
hitch in the programme. and during the
stormy session of the board one of the di-
rectors is credited with saying that they
did not want "any sheeDy" as the head of
their bank. When Mr.. Mann heard this he
resigned at once and two of the directors,
one of whom was Dudley Farlin also ten
dered their designations, saying they could
not afford to be connected with an institu-
tion where such ideas prevailed. The di-
rectors then selected William n. Sanders q
well-known business man, as cashier No
sooner was their action known on the street,
and the alleged insult to the race noIsed
abroad, than the Jewish customers of the
bank began to withdraw their deposits.
Within an hour a crowd of angry men, rep
resenting some of the largest houses in the
city and the banks best customers. filled
the space in front of the desk. demanding
that their accounts be closed at once, and
it is said that nearly half a million was
withdrawn. The banks officers say they
can stand it, and are satisfied with their
choice.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Victim of an Hallucination.

GLENs FALLS, N. Y, Jan. 2s-Frank A.
Paddock, a lawyer of this place, died on
Wednesday last, aged sixty-two years. His
death was the result of singular halluci-
nation. Three years ago, while Mr.. Paddock
was at his country-seat in Delhi, Delaware
county, he read Rider Haggard's romance,
ALLAN Quatermain." The incidents mar
rated in the book made such an impression
upon his imagination that one night he
dreamed that he was In the sea swimming
away from reptiles. He thought he saw
his brother standing on a rock stretching
out his arms to save him, and imagined that
he had to dive TO save himself from an ap-
preaching monster. So real was the dream
that he rose to his feet and dived out of
bed striking his head on the floor with
such force as to cause severe injury. Paral-
ysis subsequently set in as the result of 1t.
and, although he returned TO the practice
of the law later. he never fully recovered
from the nervous shock occasioned by his
dream. and to which his death is directly
traceable.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29

been q leader in the Arbeiter Biind, presi-
dent of the Free Thinking organization and
an organizer of the Karl Marx Assembly
and several others, man whom few would
suspect of traitorous designs In talk there
have been but few fellow-members more
hot-headed. He has advocated the murder
of Judges Gary and Grinnell. and Inspector
Bonfield. 1t is now alleged that by these
threats he INDUCED others to echo his senti-
ments, when he would report them TO the po-
lice and cause all except himself TO be put
under sharp espionage. Among such was
Mr. Linnemeyer, sr.. himself For all this
treachery Danmeyer received only $50
month. paid by NOrdruin. to whom he gave
receipts.
A committee of the various societies met
last night, and at once determined TO make
the evidence public. The effect of this
publicity has been TO create almost panic
in the police department.. Superintendent
Marsh promptly issued a special order to
suspend Nordrum pending investigation of
his alleged treachery TO the department.
All the prominent officers of the police de-
partment. and the Mayor as well, decline
to discuss the sensational developments of
the day. Superintendent Marsh simply
states that Nordrum will be promptly DIS
missed on verification of the charges
against him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
CONTESTS OF TRAP SHOOTERS.
Western Team Defeated by the Eastern in q
Brilliant Match at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 2S-The second match
in the series Of contests between the East
ern and the Western teams of trap shooters,
was full of interest to the members of gun
clubs. and others interested in shooting. 1t
was held at the Cincinnati baseball
grounds, with an attendance that contained
representatives from all the clubs within
reach of the city. The weather was de-
lightful, and the contest close and exciting.
Messrs. A. Q. Dick and E. Taylor were the
judges. and Mr.. Dimmick the referee. The
conditions were the same as yesterday.
thirty singles and five pairs to each man.
The tables were turned by brilliant work,
by the Eastern team, which won by a SCORE
of lS5 to 17S. The detailed score was:
Western Team-Budd, sin giles, o, 10. 8: doubles
81 total. 80. Stice, singles. 10, 8, 10; doubles 81
total, 36. Heikes, singles, TO- 8, 10; doubles, 8;
total. 81. Cahoon. singles, 10. 8. 9; doubles, z;
total, "a. Ruble, singles, 10, z, 10; doubles, 8;
total, SO. Grand total It's.
Eastern Team-McMurchy. singles. 10. g. 10:
doubles. 8; total, IS. Wolstencraft, singles, 10,
10. 10; doubles, 8; total, 80. W. L. Perry, sim
giles. 10. 10, 10, doubles, 8; total. 3s. Whitney.
singles 10. 10, 10; doubles, 8; total, 80. W. s.
Perry. singles, 2, 8, 81 doubles, z; total 81 Grand
total, 1S5.
The prize was presented by Judge j. d.
ErmstOn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
THE COBRA DI CAPELLO.
Some of the characteristics OF the Deadly
Hooded Reptife of India.

Sir Joseph rayrer. I'm the Ninteenth Century.
The cobra di capello, Naja tripudians. hte
numerous synonyms IN different parts OF
India: 1t is sometimes called the spec.
tac.ed or hooded snake; some are marked
with o figure like spectacles; others have
a single Ocellus on the hood; some have no
mark. The former are called by the natives
of Bengal .'gokurrah." the latter "keau-
tiah." but they have other vernacular syno-
nyms in ditfert regions. A common gener-
al native term is kala nag or kala samp.
There are many varieties. both 40 TO pat
tern on the hood and general coloration,
ing of different degrees Of activity or dead
illness; but Che probability is that In these
respects they are all much the sam. any
difference being due to temporary or indi-
vidual causes.
The cobras are all hooded snakes-that
Is. the neck dilates into an oval disk, caused
by the expansion of q certain number OF
elongated ribs. The body and tail are rel
atively of moderate length, seldom together
exceeding five or six feet. more frequently
three or four feet. The scales are smooth
and imbricated; there is no loreal shield.
the nostrils are lateral. and the pupil of the
eye is round. The head is short and not
very distinctly separate from the neck; the
fangs are of moderate size. and but slightly
movable; there are one or two small teeth
behind them in the maxillary bono.
The cobra is nocturnal snake-at least
it is most active in the night, though often
seen moving about in the day. 1t Is ovipa-
rous: the eggs, eighteen to twenty-five IN
number, are obovate, about the size of
those of q pigeon; the shell is white, tough
and leathery. They feed on small animals,
birds eggs, frogs. fish, even insects. They
occasionally rob hen-roOsts, and swallow
the eggs whole, and prefer to take their
food at dusk or during the night. They are
said to drink much water; but 1t Is certain
that they will live weeks, even months, in
captivity, without touching food or water.
They 90 into water readily and swlm we'll,
but are essentially terrestrial snakes.
They can climb. and occasionally ascend
trees in search of food. C0bras
are not infreQuently found in the
roofs of huts holes in walls, old ruins,
fowl-houses, and among stacks of wood.
cellars, old brick kilns, old masonry of
brick and stone, or mud amsng the grass
or low Jungle; such are the common resorts.
and during the rains or inundations they
collect in such places of refuge. where they
are frequently disturbed by men. who.
stepping on or Internationally disturbing
them. mostly at night. receive their death
wound.
The cobra sheds the epidermis with the
Outer layer of the cornea frequently. per
haps ten or twelve times a year; the fangs
also are shed. The entire slough is often
found marked by single rent through
which the creature has emerged brightly
colOred and glistening in its new epidermis
1t aids the process of exfoliation by friction
against some hard substance. such as tho
hrapch he's of tree
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
VIII Eat the Boy Next Time.

Detroit Free Press.
Il can sympathize with those passengers
who Are snow-bound on the Western rail-
roads" be said, rs he laid down his paper.
IL have been right there myself"
Give Us the particulars" remarked his
audience.
ut was the second year of the Union Pa
citic road, and we were caught in the Rocky
mountains. It was O sudden storm, and no
one was prepared for 1t. We were six days
in the drift"
How did you keep varmi"
Burned all the wood and then the bag
gage car"
How were you off for provisionsiv
Had nothing after the second day. and
we had to cut mp our bootlcgs and chew 'em.
On the fifth day we were going to kill and
eat boy, but bis mother made such a fuss
that we decided to wait one day more |
have always been sorrv."
"What-for waitingW
"Yes my stomach has never been right
since, and it wasn't two weeks later when
the boy fell out of window in San Fran
cisco and was killed. He would have made
a good square meal for twenty-five of us,
and been of real benefit TO his fellow men.
Bet don't make no simpleton Of myself
again."
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
The Worlds Mos. Powerful Tribunal.

Eaton s. Dronc. IN the February Forum
The highest court of the United States.
whose centennial commemoratiOn is at
hand. holds a unique place in our form of
government and one not found in any
other governmental system. 1t wields
power greater than is exercised by any
other judicial tribunal in the world. In no
country of Europe or the East has any
court authority to make or unmake the SUI
preme law of the land. TO limit the prerog-
atives of the sovereign, to control the
powers Of the legislature. to shape the
form of government. These functions are
exercised by the Supreme Court of the
United States 1t holds n power above
that of the chief magistrate Of the Nation.
superior to that of Congress. higher than
that of any State, and eaualed only by that
which made or can amend the Constitution.
Il can enlarge or limit the prerogatives of
the President. or the powers OF Congress.
1t can change the relations between the
State and the Nation. II can extend or re-
strict either the central power or State
sovereignty. In short. il can make OF un-
make the constitutional law of the coun-
try. IL con introduce radical changes into
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Township Trustee Assigns.

specal TO the 1nGianapops journal
GREENFIELD, Ind, Jan. 28.-To-day Mr..
Albert Helms, of New Palestine, trustee of
Sugar Creek township. this county, made
an assignment TO Mr.. Henry Fralich. of the
same township. His property consists of
160-acre farm in Boone county, Touring
mill at New Palestine, house and a num-
Der of lots. three notes and personal prop
erty, making altogether about Sl5.00o His
liabilities amount to $4,000, of which
S4,1O0 are township funds Several mort
cages were given to protest ihdorsers,
sureties on his bond, etc. Andrew Fink,
trustee of Buck Creek township, has
mortgage to secure him as an indorser for
5000, and William T. Eaton, Benjamin +.
Rice and William and Henry G. Nichols.
his bOndsmen. are secured by mortgage.
w. I. Eaton also has mortgage to secure
a note for Sl,O76. No cause is given for the
assignment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Valuable Composite Metal with a Long Name

is the inconveniently long name given TO a
new composite metal for which marvellous
properties are claimed. 1t is composed of
pig-iron wrought iron. copper and alumi-
mum, bronze alloy and tiux. 1t is produced
direct from the cupola without annealing,
yet it can be welded and hammered like
iron or steel, and can be manufactured, it
is claimed. at less cost than malleable
iron or steel castings. At test made Jan.
20. in Louisville. it is said to have endured
inch, that being the limit of the machine.
The new composition is the discovery of
Mr. Halzfeldt. of Newport. Ky., who has
made many experiments in producing alum
inum. ~
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Amount of Lounsberrv,s Dcfa,cat,or

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Postmaster Van
Cott makes the official announcement that
the defalcation of the late Cashier Louns-
berry amounts to S47. .35O.52. as follows: De-
fcency in cash balances S23.90l5l: de-
ficienoy in. postage stamps. envelopes,
cards, ETC.. Sls.5OO; deficiency in advance of
salaries and other items of account current,
6, ,65S.f advance on acquisitions. 8, ,059;
amount due employees from funds on hand
and not paid. SOS. %; total, S47. .350.52.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Canonizing Rebels.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel. -
Last Monday was a legal holiday in
Georgia under the law of its last Legis-
lature. being the birthday of General Lee,
who distinguished himself in trying to
destroy the Union. business offices were
closed, and Governor Gordon delivered an
address on General Lees life and character.
One confederate officer is reported as say
ing that jeff Davis and Stonewall Jackson
are equally entitled 10 the same honor.
The holidays on account of eminent rebels
may become as numerous as saints days in
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Local Forecasts.


For Indianapolis and VicinIty-For the
twenty-four hours ending 8 p. NJ, Jan. 90
Slightly warmer; fair weather.
GENERAL INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, p. M.-Forecast
till p. NJ. Wednesday:
s For Ohio and Indiana-Warmer; fair;
southerly winds
For Lower Michigan-Warmer; generally
fair; southwesterly winds.
For Illinois - Warmer; generally fair
weather; southerly winds; colder by Thurs
day afternoon.
FarsWisconsin-Fair warmer in southern.
colder in northern portion; colder Thurs
: dsy, s2uthwesterly winds.
For Minnesota-Fair, followed by local
SHOWS in northern portion; colder in north
ern portion; colder Wednesday night in
southern portion; winds shifting to north
westerly, with cold wave in western por-
ton.
For North Dakota-Fair, followed by light
snow in northern portion; colder; north
westerly winds, with a cold wave.
For South Dakota-Fair; variable winds;
colder Wednesday night.
Observations at Indianapo.is.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
The Punxsutawney Strike.

PUNxsUTAwNEY, Pa, Jan. 2s.-Ninety-
six men and six women, Poles and Swedes.
arrived from the anthracite coal region.to-
day. and were taken to the Walston mine.
where they are expected to go to work to-
morrow. The strikers collected in large
numbers to look at the new arrivals. and
probably would have made trouble but for
the presence of the Pinkerton guards. who
dispersed them. There were five evictions
to-day. Many of the miners, however,
voluntarily left their houses. Rev. Mr..
Dill. of Clearfield, visited the miners to-
day and promised to go to headquarters
and endeavor to effect o settlement of the
difficulfies
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
The Kickers and the People.

Kokomo Gazette-Tribune.
Senator Farwell announces his purposeto
make no fight against the confirmation OF
customs for Chicago. This is the wisest
resolution Farwell has formed In mary a
day. The people arc with the President
and they insist on non-interference at the
hands of Senators who can find no better
reasons for opposition to his appointments
than such Gs spring from personal disap-
uaaf
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
General Weather Conditions.

General Weather Conditions.
TUESDAY. Jan. %, 7P.M.
PREssURE.-High pressure continues
every here. The center of the area IS,
with 30.70. off the Virginia and North Caro-
lima coast. A low area in the extreme
northwest has moved eastward, and Is to-
night north from Lake Superior, and fol-
lowed by high area with lower tempera
ture.
TEMPERATURE.-Zeroa and less is reported
north from Montana and Dakota; 800 and
below from Utah. Wyoming North Dakota,
central Minnesota. the north and east shore
of Lake Superior, Lake Erie and New York
northward 400 and above from northern
Colorado. Kansas. southern Iowa. Illipois,
Indiana and Pennsylvania southwark; 500
and above from central Colorado northern
Texas, Arkansas. Tennessee and Georgia
southward; 600 and above along the Gulf
coast.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of snow fellnear
Lake Ontario traces of rain in Kansas,
Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Governor Beavers Tarifr.Reform Views.

SCRANTON, Pa. Jan. 2S.-The Truth, this
evening. prints n letter on ballot reform
from Governor Beaver. He SAYS: II favor
any system which will secure TO every
qualified voter the right 10 cast his ballot
without intimidation of any kind: which
will exclude every fraudulent vote and
which will insure true and faithful re-
turn or count of every honest vote cast. If
the Australian system secures these results
favor it; if there be system which can
secure them more fully. / favor itv
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29

MlnDtapOHS Irlbune
The most frivolous objection TO genuine
ballot reform is the assertion that it dis
franchises the illiterate voter. Illiteracy
itself works complete Acknowledgement.
The illiterate citizen may drop ballot, bnt
he cannot vote Ii. Somebody else votes it,
and that somebody else in nine cases out of
ten fails to cast it for the public good.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
Other Business Embarrassments

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRR Haute. Ind, Jan. 28.-John Bern
hardt, jeweler, made an assignment to-day.
His assets are about $500. and liabilities
$4,000, mostly to Eastern firms. Before
making the assignment he gave chattel
mortgage for s.. 10 to creditors in this city.
GREENCAsTLE, Ind, Jan. 2s.-R. T. Jones.
a photographer, has turned over ell his
assets to Thomas Bayne. his landlord. to
whom he was indebted in the sum of 81 ,9CO.
The gallery will pass into the hands of
Bower Il Osgood.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2a-The Sergue-
fetfs, an important firm of cotton spinners,
have just failed for several millions of rou-
bles
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
The Exodus of Canadians.

OTTAWA, Ont. Jan. 2S-John Charlton,
member of Parliament for Norfolk. has
given notice that on Thursday he will move
that secret committee of Parliament be
appointed to inquire as to the extent of
what he calls the alarming" exodus of
natural-born Canadians and settlers in
Canada of foreign birth to the United
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29

Harper's Weekly.
Doctor-Well. Dennis. did you take tho
pills sent you.
Dennis-lndade docthor. an did not; ye
wrote on the box: "One pill three times q
day. an I've bin waitin' till l see You 60
ask you how man wss 10 take little biz
av pill. loike that three times In wan daGs