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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.


Edward Hill, lilo. Springs hotel
steward, is under arrest ut uilroy
charged with grand larceny.
Albert Hacker killed Harry Broadway
at Dog Creek, Fresno county, Cal. They
were old residents, and the trouble orig
mated in the disputed ownership OF GER
tain government timber land.
Pat Crowley, who killed William Mich
OILS in the Savage mine, has been taken
to Carson, the authorities at Virginia
City fearing the people would hang him.
There il much excitement over the muir
der at Virginia.
Andy Young, negro living near
Paris, Texas, was called to his door the
other day and riddled with bullets.
Young had quarrel with some white
boys, and it is supposed that is the rea-
son for the shooting.
Fireman Roadhouse has confessed 70
the murder of Engineer Vandevander,
near Van Vert, Ohio. He says the en-
gineer knocked him down, and when he
recovered he killed Vandevender with a
hammer. This is the case where 1t was
at first claimed train robbers had wound
ed the engineer and fireman, and not
being able to control the engine the rob
bers jumped off and the wild train dash
ed passed Van Vert and into standing
cars and was wrecked, and the engineer
was found dead with wound showing
that he had been murdered.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12

He Got the Eeps.

A certain Baron Munchausen is
hunting in Florida, and his stories of
the chase are finding their way into
the letters of admiring correspondents
OF northern papers. The baron's name
inevitably calls to mind the immortal
Munchausen whose phenomenal living
has made his name famous for ali
time. This gifted mortal's success in
the hunting of birds can never be sur
passed by the modern Munchausen.
On one occasion the liar of a century
ago came across circle of quail feed
ing around a grain stack. The latter
was completely environed by the
birds, and the mighty hunter de.
cided to have them all. So he
took careful aim, pulled the trir.
ger. and at the same time bent
the barrel OF his shot gun so as to
send the charge quite around the
grain stack. Unfortunately, his aim
was too low, and, instead of forty or
fifty quails, Munchausen bagged
eighty or hundred quails' legs. Just
now he did this his book does not ex.
PLAIN. Probably, if the Florida MIN.
rod is descendant of the Muncban.
sen, the mystery of thecircular shot can
be explained. The name is an unfortu.
nate one to be associated with huntino
burg Bulletin. ''S'
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The Laughing Plant of Arabia.

Palgrave, in his work on central
and eastern Arabia. mentions plant
whose seeds produce effects analogous
to those of laughing gas. The plant
is native of Arabia. A dwarf variety
is found at Kasum, and another va
riety at Oman, which attains height
of from three to four feet. with woody
stems, wide spreading branches and
light green foliage. The flowers are
produced in clusters and are yellow in
color. The seed pods contain two or
three black seeds of the size and shape
of a French bean. Their flavor is a
little like that of opium, the taste is
sweet, and the odor from them pro-
duces a sickening sensation and is
slightly offensive. These seeds when
pulverized and taken in small doses,
operate upon person in very pecul.
lar manner. He begins to laugh loud.
ly and boisterousiy. and then sings,
dances and cuts up all kinds of fan.
tastic capers. The effect continues
about an hour, and the patient is ex.
tremely comical. When the excite
ment ceases, the exhausted individual
falls into a deep sleep, which contin-
ues for an hour or more, and when he
awakens he is utterly unconscious
that any such demonstrations have
been made by him. -Scientific Ameri.
can
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Chicago journals say there is on foot
in TINT city gigantic scheme for irriga-
ting over 100000 acres Of the richest
land in Southern California, which is to
be accomplished by impounding water
from the mountains to immense storage
reservoirs, and then conducting it to the
land by system of pipes, bitches and
fumes.
There was cloud-burst the other day
in the foothills of the Santa Rita mount
aims, A. r., covering an area OF a square
mile. The water rushed down the cam
yon in torrents, drowning number of
cattle and horses. A lot OF wild animals,
such as deer, bears and wolves, were
caught in it's flow. The Schofeldt ranch
was completely devastated OF crops, or
chard and houses. A large freight team
was caught in the flow and carried a
mile.
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rHE NATIONAL oAr1rAL.

The bill granting the Fort Ellis reser-
walton in Montana to the State and also
granting government land at Miles CITY
for park has passed the Senate
The President, upon the recommenda-
ton OF Attorney-General Miller, denied
the application ior the pardon of w. W.
Wyman, convicted in California OF send
ing obscene matter through the mails.
Senator Mitchell has made application
for an increase in the salary of the clerk
at the United States land office at The
Dalles, Or, and also for an additional
clerk in that Office. The matter is under
consideration.
Representative Comstock has intro
duced bin authorizing the Secretary OF
Agriculture to establish uniform grades
of all kinds Of grains transported from
one State to another or to any foreign
country which shall be known as Anne l.
can goods,
When the Indian appropriation bill
was being considered, objection was
made to that portion providing for the
payment OF the Indian police in Alaska.
Senator Dolph took the floor and demon
strated the necessity of the police for
the protection OF property, and it was
agreed to,
Senator Mitchell has been trying to get
a bill through for the Warm Springs res
ervation, but il has been loaded down
with Puyalmp and Colville, Wash,
amendments, and is now hung up in the
Senate. Tie proposes now to have 1t at
tached to the Indian appropriation bill
before the Senate. The people of Oregon
want the boundary OF that reservation
settled.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands has ordered favorable report on
the House bill to amend the act Of June
-, 1874. 1t extends the privileges
granted by that act, subject to the pro-
visions, limitations and restrictions
thereof, to all persons entitled to the
rights of homestead or presumption laws
of the United States who have resided
upon and improved for five years land
granted to any railroad company, but
whose entries and filings have not foI
any cause been admitted to record.
The delay in transmitting the CORE.
spondence in the Behring sea negotia.
tion is due solely to the fact that as vel
II If not proper to make the correspond.
ence public. Representative Hit intro.
duced his resolution several weeks toe
soon: The negotiations are still pending
and if the correspondence that is now in
the hands of the Secretary of State
should be made public, it would inter
rupt the proceedings. This fact having
been made known, it is announced from
time to time that the transmission il
postponed. The President, being aware
of the facts, has informed Republican
leaders of the state of affairs, and con
seguently the fulfilling of the resolution
will not be pressed. II is thought tina
the delay means that an amicahle adj
justment will be made,
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~. s..,,.a yyh,s. Elephants.

CLAM Il known as the land Of the
white elephant The elephant - tile
;nner;,,I animal OF the country, ana
yo,, see his picture upon all OF the
fiags. The old coins Of the realm ''avs i
an elephant on one side OF them any
the white elephant is here sacred re
il supposed to be the embodied sp'r'.
II some king or hero, and the people
formerly worshiped HIN, and they 40
az IN some extent now. Before gong
10 see the palace had read a glowing
description OF the white elephant o.
Siam. | expected to see his tusNs
bound with gold, to find golden chains
about bis neck and superb vel
vet coat Of purple, fringed with
scarlet and gold, over his snow
white body. What did ma was
four wild eyed, scraggy looking ele-
infants with long tusks and with
skins not much whittier than those you
see n the American circus. The only
white part about them was their long
Aapping ears, which seemed to be ar
flicted with the leprosy. The remain
der OF their skins had the whiteness
only OF ulSeasc, any -
rule, the white elephants OF siam are
mad elephants. ,,..
These beasts were in dirty stables
and they were chained by the feel. to
great wooden posts. They had dirty
Keepers and there was no sign OF roy.
atty about them. Their keepers fed
them some grass while we were pres
ent and they performed some ordinary
circus tricks for us. The glory OF the
white elephant has in all probability
departed, and the elephants OF the IN
terror of Siam are made to work quite
as hard as their brothers all over the
world. One of the punishments Of
Siam is making convicts cut the grass
for these royal elephants. One Of
them killed his keeper the other day
and this same holy beast made snaI
at me with his trunk when entered
his stable. Frank G.. Carpenter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
A Startling Statement,

Eastern Man-Oh, the real estate boom is
not confined to the west by good deal. A
few of us have founded big town ourselves
In Pennsylvania within year.
Omaha Man-That's good work; must be
some mighty sharp men in your section
swell, in the first place we bought the side
OF mountain, all rock and scrub oak, got it
mighty cheap of course"
II see, see. Then divided it up into little,
wee, tiny bits of lots and"--
mo, we divided it into big lots so every
man could raise enough garden truck to Reep
the family going"
"Queer notion, but then, of course, you got
the land for almost nothing. How many
thousand dollars did the free picnics and ex
cursions cost you"
"Didn't have any"
"Oh, that's it, Depended on brass bands.
eha Well, they cost money, big money, but
they pay"
Hadn't so much as tin trumpet"
Great Scott How did you sell the lots,n
we started silk mill along side of 'em."
N. BAT this point the conversation
stopped and the Omaha man was carried into
drug store in a fainting condition. The
shock was too much for HING Omaha World.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12

If Carl Tausig had only possessed
the creative gift in any proportion to
genius for reproduction, he would
have been giant composer. AS a
pianist he has never had his equal.
With Listz's fire and Bulow's intellec-
tuality, he nevertheless transcribed
them both in the possession of subtle
something that defied analysis. We
see it in his fugitive compositions, that
revel on technical heights hitherto
unscaled. Tausig had force, a viril-
ity, combined with mental insight,
that made him the peer OF all pianists.
1t is acknowledged by all who heard
him that his technic outshone all
others; he had the whispering and
crystalline pianissimo of Joseffy, the
liquidity of Thalberg's touch, with the
resistless power of Rubinstein.
He literally killed himself playing
the piano; his vivid nature felt SC
keenly in reproducing the beautiful
and glorious thoughts of Bach, Bee
thoven, and Chopin, and, like sabel
that was too keen for its own scab
bard, he wore himself out from ner
vous exhaustion. Tausig was many
sided, and the philosophical bent OF hi!
mind may be seen in the few frag
ments of original music he has vouch
safed us.
Tausig was child of the Nineteenth
century, full of its ideals. it's ainles,
strivings, its restlessness, its unfaitl
and desperately skeptical tone. If ht
had only lived he would have left al
imprint on our modern musical life as
deep as Franz Listz, whose pupil he
was. Richard Wagner was his GOO
and he strove much for him and hi.
mighty creations. The world ha.
much to be grateful for to the geniu.
Of the lamented Carl Tausig. -Musica
Courier.
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Stanley's Machine Gun,

The prints of the English speaking
world have been full of stories about
the machine gun which Henry NJ
Stanley carried with him in his last
desperate venture in Africa. And yet
it is an old story. 1t occurs to this
paper to properly tell it: The weapon
so much talked about is Maxim gun.
It was invented by citizen Of these
United States. He was poor and
sought encouragement from our gov
eminent. He got none. He went to
England, where they saw its merits at
once and made him rich. So his gun
is under control of the British govern
ment. At the time when he com
menced his investigations the three
great machine guns of the world were
the Calling, the Hotchkiss and the
Nordenhoff-the first two American,
the last English. There was little diff
ference in their merits, save that the
Hotchkiss was lighter and made fol
ready transportation Maxim, an
American boy, said to, himself, there
are faults about these machine guns
/. The turning of the crank prevents
anything like an aim. Q. Often the
cartridges hang fire little, but the
crank turns on, and they explode al
the wrong time. g. Most of all, the
rapid firing heats the gun so that it is
useless and even dangerous in few
seconds. The Maxim gun overcame
all these defects 1t is automatic. II
needs no crank. Pull the trigger once
and it continues to load and IRE itself
SO long as the supply of cartridges
lasts. The power Of 1.-The recojl" does
all the work, even to shooting a Jet Of
water along the barrel to keep ii cool
1t fires 700 shots in "a minute, and al
that the operator has to do is 10 aim it
This is the Stanley gun. You canno
see it in the United States now, for i
is owned by the government of Grea
Britain. Cincinnati ENQUIRER,
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~ lAnY,s SLIPPER.

xs,, E,do. rogust Bring here 70 ms
Thy plaything Now, sir, let me So
What thou hast done
A slipper Of such weeaome size
THAT Cinderella cen might prize
Spoiled for thy fun
The ownerY Ftdo, Tel me now
INV mistressi Yea, thy pert 'bow'~o"
Is answer plain
Thou canst not have It No, no, no'
iris miue-because love her-so
Thou beg'st in vain
An. It's a prize-to me alone,
No fairy queens upon throne
Its grace can match.
EXQUISITE, shapely, soft and sweet
A dainty nest for dainty feet
One kiss snatch
Her slipperi Minel All, happy fats'
Run. Fido, run and bring its mate.
No, Fido, stay
she must not know am the thief,
Else she, while laughing at my griel
Takes IL away
She comes, Hide, FIdo, quick, before
Thy guilty looks betray us more
Than mine OF bliss.
Hide. slipper, here beside my heart
Thou art OF her-and me--a part;
But first, kiss.
H G. Dodge In Once Week
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ALONG THE COAST.

The formal opening of new mining
stock exchange was celebrated one day
last week.
The Anaconda Company and the Mon
tana Union railroad fixed up thirty
day truce, and several hundred miners
who were laid off will return to work at
once.
The thoroughbred racer shiloh, sire of
Mikado, Tycoon, Reveille and long list
OF others known to fame. died at the age
of - years on a ranch at Julian, San
Diego county, Cal.
The striking Wellington coal miners
are ordered to vacate their homes bv
Judge Harrison of the County Court OF
Sanaimo, b. G. A monster parade OF
miners has been held in protest against
the decision, which has caused much ex-
element.
fused TO accept from the United States
Government the prison at McNeeley's
island. He says no provision has been
made for the maintenance of prisoners,
and he has no authority to contract. for
their support.
The Anaconda, Mont, Company and
the Montana Union Railroad are at outs
over the payment of the costs of switch.
ing, and unless the difficulty is adjusted
both mines and smelters win be COMPEL.
ed to close down, and 4 900 men win be-
thrown out of employment.
ID. Nj. Ferry, the famous seedman o.
Detroit, and c. G. Bowen have made 9
proposition to build canals ON the south
side of Salt river, in Arizona, to build /
new dam across the river, and to consol
idate the heads of all the canals on thai
side. The undertaking will cost $500,
600, and will furnish great water power
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12
The Merchandise Market.

The different markets continue firm,
with no change in prices.
SUGARs-The market is firm. Quote
Golden G, &c; extra G, SIC; dry granu-
lated, 6hc cube crushed and powdered,
$40 per pound.
BEANs-The market is steady. Quote
Small Whites, So; Pink, 81; Bayos,
$3.50; Butter, So; Limas, IS 80 per Genital.
PICKLEs-Quote: 85c IS; soc 5s.
SALT - Quote: Liverpool, $3.50,
$3.50, 1880; stock, SHOP per ton in
carload lots.
Coal OIL-(Quote 81 20 per case.
DRIED FRuGTs-The market is steady.
Quote: Plummer dried Pears, 1O@1lc
undried and factory Plums, 51s@6c
Peaches, sun-dried, 1015c; evaporated
Peaches, 1873 @l7c; Smyrna Figs, lao
Ice; California Figs, &c per pound
CANNED GooDs-Market is firm Quote
Table fruits, 81 80, 21as; Peaches, 50. %
Bartlett Pears, $3.50; Plums, $1.65
Strawberries, 1925; Cherries, ~; Black
berries, 81 .85@1 .95; Raspberries, 81 % a
$50. Pie fruit: Assorted, $3.50 per
dozen; Peaches, $1.259I.30; Plums
$1.25; Blackberries, $l.65; Tomatoes,
$l.l5@3.50; Sugar Peas, $1.4O@1 go
String Beans, ST.,
RIcE-Quote: 6lac per pound.
HTDEs-The market is weak Quota
tons: Dry Hides, selected prime, S@
&c, &c less for culls; green, selected
over 55 pounds, &c; under 55 pounds, &c
Sheep Pelts, short wool, 30@50c; me-
dunn, 60@S0c; long, 90c@$l.25; shear
lings, l0@20c; Tallow, good to choice, 8
@31ac.
WooL-The market is dull. Quota
tions: Eastern Oregon, 10@l6c; Valley,
l6@lSc per pound.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks and her
sister and niece have gone to the White
mountains.
Dan Rice il going into the show BUSH
ness again with an old-fashioned one
ring circus.
The Empress Eugene is on her way
to Norway, travelling incog. as the count
esq de Pierrefords.
Mrs. Oliphant Is making tour Of the
Holy Land, and will write book on the
region, the material for which she is la
boriously collecting.
General Fremont was the last survi-
yor OF the four Maior-Generals appoint
ed early in the war. They were FREE
mont, Mcclellan, Halieck and Wool.
Mrs. p. S. Gilmore, wife OF the famous
bandmaster, arranges most of the music
for the band. and in many ways assists
her husband in his professional work.
Chauncey M. Depew was on hand al
the Stanley wedding, but, 10 far as heard
from, he was not called upon to make a
speech. This makes the occasion all the
more notable.
Lord Tennyson, though his health has
improved recently, is said to be much
broken by age and Illness, and matches
his physical decrepitude by very OBJ
vions mental slowness.
Mira. Lincoln, wife Of the American Min
lister To England, with her daughters,
will leave London for their home in Chi
cago early in August. Mr.. Lincoln will
not take his leave before November.
Theodore Tilton energies from his Par
isian seclusion long enough to remark
sNo, shall never go back to America.
Society there has committed a crime
against me, | defended myself and was
beaten"
The Nizam Of Hyderabad paid $685.
600 for the big Gordon-Orr diamond to
wear in his head-dress. Before cutting
the stone weighed 679 carrots, and after
cutting, 24ls carets. 1t Is said to be the
best, purest and most brilliant stone
known.
Bowling Bowser, the newly appointed
United States Consul to Sierra Leone, is
an intelligent eolored man, and resided
for number OF years on the west coast
OF Africa. Since 1876 he has resided in
Hartford, Conn, carrying on hotel
barber shop.
Chauncey Depew was called upon re-
Gently by middle-aged lady, who was
10 delighted by his urbanity that she
impufsively kissed him when she arose
to leave. A reporter who witnessed the
disturbance asked Mr.. Depew whether
he was used to that sort OF thing, and
he replied at il one OF the regular
rules of the Office
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson probably
will return to London in October.
About that time he will wind up com
pletely his affairs in Scotland. He in
tends to sell off his house furniture, car
ry his books with him, and fix his home
permanently in Samoa, His island es-
tate Is said to be very lovely, with no
less than six waterfalls on it.
A. A. Stagg, the famous Yale athlete
ami bare ball pitcher, Is not going to be
a minister after all. Stage was the man,
it will he remembered, of whom II was
said that he always prayed for victory
before entering baseball contest
Stagg il now retained as athletic expert
by Young Mems Christian Association
and just MT present he IN organizing a
baseball nine at the Chatauqua Sunday
School Assembly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12

Inc packing Of goods in bucket nails
.ias grown TO such enormous propor-
tions that II would be next to limos.
siole 10 get any idea of the number Of
9uckets turned out for such purposes
, ~a.n candy IN pals, spices in pals
400 sboa e IN pals, and what nc. n pals
ule country has been perfectly Hooded
, Nun .hem, SO much so that whereas
.pey could formerly be disposed of bv
e a dealer for from fifteen to twen,y.
i've lve cents each. they now go begging
aiuiost al any prices, and are geffin9
G ~ ~ il Tue less than drug st. Louis
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An EXPLANATION.

The Pail Mall Gazette says that, v Y
cording to the statements OF the ~, n.
experienced English printers, - =,
moisture of the English climate r..
vents the printing of such fine nl III
trations in England as those WIZ ;as
make American books and mags'n
such masterpieces of the printer ~ III
The dry, clear American air is cree's .-
with at least half the success OF an IN.
lean prints. This, if true, will exP'u
why the same results have not =.
obtained in England with the -
materials. -Pittsburg Bulletin.
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Photographs by Telegraph.

There have long been projects 10
transmitting photographs by es
graphic methods. If one may "
recent reports, this scheme has y
tanned success and been brought INV
practical operation by the French N N
lice, Photographs, though OF slna !,
size and in outline only, appear
serve the purpose for which they y =,
intended, and fleeing malefactors ns "
been identified by these eleetrle :,
y transmitted photographs. -bos'''
Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12

A war between the Canadian Pacific
and Northern Pacific, in connection with
ne Oregon Short Line, for the China
trade is talked of at Victoria, and Cana
aisn Pacific steamers are to run to San
Francisco. " '"n
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Ii 10 reported that not a case of 10
,nmbla-river salmon has been sold in
England this wear, and that Fraser-r;var
llsh 10 given the preference. All The can.
neiies IN operation have done consider.
ably more than they expected.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-12

what do You know of interest toda--
Mr. ChinkerN inquired a reporter while
nosing around for news.
Same as usual" was the brusaue repiv.
Seven per cent. on good security