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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

referring to Mr.. Wilson as lawyer,
whose sophistries were calculated
to deceive the honest agriculturlst.
AS for himself, he was PLAIN
farmer with no pretentions to
superior knowledge. He wanted to
talk to them from a practical
point of view. Then he opened
his tariff budget in homely strain,
streaked with humor and embel-
lished with good stories. An old
farmer with chip hat three years
old, an antique coat and a pair OF
overalls stood in front of him,
drinking in every word word. He
never took his eye from the speaker.
He laughed immoderately at his
Ijokes, and danced with delight
when he heard one of his stories.
| After securing the the attention
of his audience, Horn asserted that
the protective tariff had endeared
itself to the farmers. 1t had
raised The price of grain and
reduced the price of calico. Ad-
dressing the farmer who stood with
open mouth before him, he said:
"My friend, years ago you paid 70
' cents a yard for calico. Under a
!, protective tariff it has been coming
down all the time, till now, under
the Harrison administration and
in the shadow of the Mckinley bill,
it has reached 6 cents yard.
Now, my friend, tell me how much
you paid for it when the Morrison
bill and Mills bill were threatening
the country?"
The old farmer wiped the tobacco
Juice from his mouth and blurted
out, "3 cents yard"
Horn started as though he had
heard a clap of thunder, and Will
y son almost dropped form his seat
. with laughter.
Then it was the farmers turn
He began to ask Mr.. Horr embar'
RAISING tariff question and finally
q completely broke him up.
q While in Hudson, N. Y, Mr.
$ Springer heard a characteristic
q story of General John H. Ketchum
s For five years the General has
IS been trying to get an appropria
ton of $1,000 for a public build
" ing in Hudson. He got it through
r this Congress before hot weathe'
n set in. To his surprise, however
r the President.vetoed the bill. Thu
It general ripped and tore around tn
r House for several days, and finally
J. concluded that he would 60 to tn
o. White house and relieve his mind
O. Rumorssof the generals anger hae
p reached the ears of the President
i. He determined to avoid an inter
If view. When the general sent il
N his card the usher returned it say
- ing: 81 am very rory, but tn
N President can not be seen."
q "What! what" exclaimed tn
e general, with his hand to his ear
le Great heavens! SO small as that?
IN A moment afterwards, recoverin,
from his establishment, the genera
at added: ',Well, see here. Pleas,
ID present my compliments to tn
ut President as soon as you can Sc
m him, and say that I will call to
at morrow and bring a microscop
with me.
.r.
as Anent the recent election case
or in House, where two colored me-
Id were contesting seats held b
Democrats, a fine story of Watch
doc Hol Tnop iS told Tbo ;oo;l -,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

Vice. President Lane of the Union
Pacific says "a few" accidents have
recently occurred on the road, but
none have involved any serious
damage.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

1t Is declared in railroad circles
that the Union Pacific road is
forcing the Western roads to boy
colt it in order to depress the stock
to the lowest possible point, when
the Vanderbilts will take it all in.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01
SOME NEW YARNS.
Was Dives a Republican or Democrat.
-HOrr and Springer Take Differ
ent Sides.

A good story is told concerning
the discussion between Hon. Will
liam Springer and Hon Roswell Z.
Horr at Monticello, N. Y, on Sep
TENDER 4. In his speech MIR.
Springer said that for twenty-five
years the Republican party had
been promising protection for the
farmer. Yet the farmer was get
ting poorer every year. He hoped
he would not get to be as poor as
Dives, who was forced to beg for
drop of water to cool his parched
tongue.
In his reply, Mr.. Horr alluded
to the fact that Mr.. Springer had
referred to Dives. "You might
know" continued the great Michi-
gander, shat Dives was not a
Democrat, or he would have howled
for whisky"
In his return speech, Mr.. Spring
er said that it was entirely unneces-
sary to inform the audience that
Dives was not a Democrat. He
rolled in wealth. He was a bloated
bondholder. His very names indi-
Gated riches. The last that was
heard of him he was in hell where
no Democrat ever went! The
truth was that Dives was a hypo
critical Republican, and seeing SC
many of his hypocritical faith
around him when he was in trouble
he howled for water because hi
was afraid somebody would ask
him to treat, and he did not wan
to offend the Prohibitionists.
| Another excellent story concern
ing Springer and Horn comes from
Chautauqua county. They lad I
joint debate at jamestown on Sep
TENDER 2. Jamestown is in Laid
laws district and is strongly Re
publican. There was an immens
crowd of Republicans around tn
stand. Mr.. Springer opened tn
discussion. In making his point
concerning the iniquity of tn
Mckinley tariff he read extract
from different books to support hi
views.
When Mr.. Horn arose to repl,
he referred to the fact that Nj
Springer had been reading from
books. He called him a book
worm, and scoffed at the idea tina
he could obtain any correct infor
nation from books. All the CO..
lege professors, he said, were free
traders. Springer was like then
"What we want" continued Nj
Horr, sis practical talk by practi
cal men-men who don't get thei
information from books, but VIII
reason the thing out for themselve
, from experience, men who ca
Q handle pillow, make an axe-helv,
t and know how to hang an ak,
S These are the men who are capab]
Of giving us correct information O
the tariff"
4 Mr.. Springer, in reply, said ths
4 Mr.. Horn had talked an hour an
: half. He need not talk abo,
=. books. No one who heard hil
6 would suspect for a momont tn;
, he had ever looked into one.
81 "You can readily see," NJ
Springer added, "that he hs
drawn upon his Imagination fl
: his facts, and upon a stale Of
J. almanac for his wit"
Still another campaign stol
about Roswell G. Horn came fro
IL Elmira, Horn and William
Is Wilson of West Virginia, appeare
/ before an agricultural associate
there to discuss the tariff. Wilsc
| ,,,nln o.,A e L.. AIM =. :,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01
S. Z. MORROW.
BLACK s WI | tn

Having purchased my old
stand back again, l respectfully
invite my old friends and pat
rons to call and see me. l am
better prepared than ever to
do all kinds of work at reason
able prices. Horse shoeing a
speciality.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01
Notice to Contractors.

Notice to Contractors.
Call on Jndge Beatty and see specifications
of school building to be let, at Jordan Valley,
Oregon, and send in your bids.
Trustees, Dist. No. 3,
Malheui Co. Oregon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

Two million dollars in English
sovereigns were received at San
Francisco in exchange for Ameri-
can exports to Australia. recently.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

All the Western Union operators
ut st. Paul have struck on account
of the discharge of six members Of
the Brotherhood.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

Anent the recent election cases
in House, where two colored men
were contesting seats held by
Democrats, a fine story of Watch
dog Holman is told. The incident
occurred in the Forty-seventh Con-
gress. A negro of the name of Lee
was contesting the seat held by
Mr.. Richardson, now the governor
of South Caralina. The case was
pressed for consideration toward
the close of that Congress. 1t got
the right-of-way and held the
Legislative track, Some big steals
which the watchdog and Sam
Randall were fighting were thus
blocked. The old Watchdog
smiled serenely when the Lee
Richardson case was fairly under
way. He sat down and read over
the report. Then he expectorated
to the right and left, hooked and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

Still another campaign story
about Roswell G. Horn came from
Elmira, Horn and William l..
Wilson of West Virginia, appeared
before an agricultural association
there to discuss the tariff. Wilson
made one Of his brilliant speeches,
and apparently deeply impressed
the honest farmers. Horn followed
in his usual style. He wore an
old-fashioned, turn-down collar and
flap trousers. 1t is said he had
been handling butternuts so as to
give his hands a weather-beaten
appearance, He had not been
shaved for six weeks, and be wore
cow-hide boots. He began by
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01


friend before he succeeded in at
tracting the attention OF the train
men, who stopped the train.
1t Is declared in railroad circles
that the Union Pacific road is
forcing the Western roads to boy
colt it in order to depress the stock
to the lowest possible point, when
the Vanderbilts will take it all in.
A firm of New York importers
will test the validity of the worsted
classification act on the ground
that there was no quorum present
in the House when the Speaker de-
clared the bill passed.
Ex-Secretary Whitney is said to
have a sure thing on the United
States Senatorship, provided the
New York Legislature is Demo
cretic.,, Lamont is managing the
boom.
A double pneumatic tube line is
20 be established between New
York and Philadelphia. Small
packages will be carried at the rate
of four miles a minute.
During Eyraud trial at Paris,
hypnotic experiments will be made
in court, as Gabriel Bompard
claims that che assisted the muir
derer while hypnotized.
Vice-President Lane of the Union
Pacific says "a few" accidents have
recently occurred on the road, but
none have involved any serious
damage.
Two million dollars in English
sovereigns were received at San
Francisco in exchange for Ameri,
can exports to Australia. recently.
All the Western Union operators
ut st. Paul have struck on account
of the discharge of six members Of
the Brotherhood.
Balfour is said to be deeply i'm.
pressed by the scenes of wretched.
ness he witnesses among the starry
ing Irish.
Paul du Chaillu, the African
explorer, says bad blood exists
between Stanley and his lieuten
ants,
Director Of the mint Leech offer
= lengthy explanation of tn edepres
sion in the silver market.
In a recent engagement between
the French and Senegaiese, 500 c
she latter were slain.
"
1t is reported that letters ofreeal
have been sent the Portuguese Min
sister to England.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

1t is reported that letters ofreeal
have been sent the Portuguese MIN
sister to England.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

Balfour is said to be deeply i'm.
pressed by the scenes of wretched.
ness he witnesses among the starry
ing Irish.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01

In a recent engagement between
the French and Senegaiese, 500 Of
she latter were slain.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
GENERAL CROUK'S FUNERAIls
Tho Services mt Ch,cnEo- Tho body Escorted
to tho Depot by AIilitnry--Nurlnl Mt Oak.

ThoScrylccs mt Chicago Tho body Escorted
to tho Depot by Ailitnry--Uurlnl Mt Oak.
land To-day. 5.ys ,sis'.Ess n. 81, 3,
CHICAGO, March 23.-By o'clock to-
day the body Of tho late Major General
George B. Crook had been borne from
among tho thousands who loved him
hero toward its last resting placetin
Maryland. * s.sT!!l
The parlors and halls Of the Grand
Pacific were impossible when: the Rev.
DR.. Mcpherson delivered the opening
prayer. At this time at the foot Of the
stairs hundreds crowded the way, ,!valnly
cndeavoring to hear even at thiss dis
tance. No funeral ever held in Chicago
brought together ~ larger, number Of
sorrowers. ,',I fsEl ;5T 4, ~ ~ Z iStLl
A qua1totto from tho Second .Presby-
terian Church choir sang at the close Of
tho prayer and were followed by DR..
Thomas, who quoted the Goth Psalm
and u chapter from Job in the course Of
his brief but comforting remarks. NProt.
Swing then read most eloquent tribute
to the dead. Alter the quartette pr.
McPherson spoke aeloquently and lat
length and again offered prayer. 4 DR..
Clinton Locke fclosing the services by
the bencdiction. Then the casket was
taken from tho room followed blythe
members Of the loyal legion while the
choir sung "Rest for tho Weary" n i,
Mrs. Crook and Mrs. Rade were then
drivenquietIy to the B. & 0..depot.I, The
d funeral procession, on leaving the hotel,
passed north on Clark to Washington,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
A ClllNAMAN'S ROMANCE.

he Carried n $1,000 Diamond for Ton
icnrs Without Knowing What 1t wns.
LEXINGTON, Mass, March 23.-Hop
Ling, IN assistant in the Chinese laundry
here for ten years past, has carried about
him valuable stone that ho has always
looked upon Us an ordinary keepsake.
Ten years ago he was q little fellow, IS
years OF age. with pig tail Of only half
its present length. At that time be was
passionutely in love with kuku, the only
daughter OF Tip All Lee. Tip put an
end to his aspirations by making use OF a
flexible walking stick. kuku, as part
ing keepsake, gave him a bright stone
that she said she had picked up. Hop
vowed that he would never part withit,
and would always remind him Of her
pearl.like eyes and pretty nose.
A few days ago Hops master enter
tained a guest from New York. He no.
ticed the stone that Hop Wore and asked
to look at it. He pronounced it dia-
mond worth 81 500, and wanted to buy
It at that figure. Hop could not believe
his ears, but he hesitated not moment
and promptly sold the stone that ten
years before he had pledged his word
never to part with. But he is now older
and wiser, and prefers money to 'senti-
ment. He will now 90 to San Francisco
and seek bride from among the chill
dren OF the Celestial Empire, who make
the city their home. r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
PHE BERLIN 0RDBN|FBSq
Celebrated in the Usual Manner
in Royal Presence. :
BlsMARCK'S RESIGNATION
Still tho Topic In Europc-IIow IIo
Was Affected by His Treatment.
Low Character OF tho Now
English Duke Of NIandcyillc.

p..,,,, ,,.,. q, NJ, -,,
oSah'S' Mafch 23'-lhe 'oraenies''
was observed to-day with the usual cer-
emonies. The Prince of Wales. EN-.
nroo. F.o5or;ot ,r,, f,h,r,o,,o, J.,
CT: - sN .. ~" ouA.oo, -, 'en
VapfiVl were present at tue services IN
the chapel and afterwards at tho State
banquet. -rE ~ H
The Hanover Courier says Il Ia ,enortetl
that General Won Waldersee viii bo ars
pointed tn the command ri tha Tor,h
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Arguments for It's Character OF
Soma of thN peera.


,.u Some OF tho Peers.
LONDON, March 23.-There could not
have been presented much better argu-
ments in favor Of Labouchere's motion
for the abolition Of the House Of Lords
than two contemporaneous occurrences
while Labouchere was speaking. Tho
Lords were drearily threshing the straw
OF the Commons and the Duke of Man
chester was dying at Naples. In tho
House Of Lords, with the exception Of
Earl Roseberry's speech, not one new
idea was advanced or new phrase ut
tered. BY the death Of the Duke of
Manchester, Viscount Vaudeville, ono
OF the loweet rutiians in the English
peerage, succeeds to seat in the House
OF Lords. 1.9 n5r@,-
Vaudeville, as most Americans and
all Engllshmen know, has been living
upon the charity Of Bessie Bellwood, u
music hall singer OF bad reputation, for
two or three years, and by a singular
coincidence Bessie was committed to
prison for 20 days the day after her
beneficiary succeeded to the title and
estates, because she. had failed to pay
el2 due to the lawyers VINO had de-
tended her when she was brought up for
assault in thrashing cabman who had
struck Vaudeville. - St5
The new Duke Of Manchester married
an American girl, Miss Yznaga, who be-
comes Duchess to-day, although she
has not lived with her husband for
several years. 1t should crafty the
clergy to know, that the music hall
singers protega contracts seven liyings,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
2FALLlNGbAr Gl!AprONY YGlI.

Much Alarm Felt n. Ono Time-rho eople
r9tHt3 !f3a below Relieved S;ia!tgSs;
Special Dkpaleh 70 Le IaleRi1eneer. = 7G. %
'tGRAFToS, ,IWI-YA.S March o3.-Much
alarm was caused here yesterday after.
noon,: owing to the river: rising very
rapidly. and news from Belington and
Philippl, stating the river there WAS
within two feet'oft The food oiJMy, ,4sss,
and .those3 living on low ground com
menced moving. out Of their homes at
once, and by dark over a dozen families
had vacated. AT this time the uneasi-
ness was very great, as itswas still rain
ing, with tue river Con- The rise and the
boom above town rapidly filling up with
logs. It then had about all it could hold.
The river continued TO rise until II
O'Clock p. M, when it became statio ionary.
Up TO s o'clock Tonight II had fallen
about i44feet, having done no, damage
here except flooding two OF three lum-
ber yards, entering the. 1rst floor OF sew.
eral residences and washing away some
fencing and sidewalks. There was much
rejoicing among those living below when
It became known last night that the
boom had withstood the great pressure
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
JUSTlFlABLE HOMICIDE.
A Young B1nn Kills lInn Who Tried Tn Cut
Ef.EJE. -n.s His ThrOnt

A Young Nun Kills 1Inn Who Tried tn Cut
.'aEyn.-'yt His Throat. a,.
Nonwlcu; CoSN., March 2S.-Yotun.
town, mill village II miles from this
place, was the scene OF 4 homicide Sat-
urday at o'clock. Ira F. Briggs, the 25-
year-old son of Ira 6. Briggs, n well
known manufacturer Of that place, was
in the furnace room OF bis fathers house,
when Samuel R. Green, the hired man,
entered, and with an oath, said: II
have you just where I want you. Now
1'lncut your throat" "
AS Green felt for his knife, Young
Briggs drew 80. 2.calibre self.cockinr pis-
tol and sent bullet into Green's body
between the eleventh and twelfth rib on
the left side. Green still pressed toward
Briggs and he fired three more shots,
one going into his throat, one grazing
his left cheek and one entering his brain
through the left eye, killing Green in
stantly. Green was SO wears old and
had worked for Mr.. Briggs for q year
and half. The coroner reports the case
justiGable homicide. Briggs gave bonds
in tho sum OF 5000 for trial.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
THE FLOOD AT PITTSBURGH;

Tho Hishest Notch ~Renchcd-niuch- Of
Tint City md Allegheny Submerged.
PlrrspuEau, March 23.-The Monon-
gahela river touched tho highest notch
Of the present flood at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, when the marks registered q
feet even. The AlleghenXriver reached
the same point a short time later, but is
still rising. Rivermen, however, do not
anticipate much'higher stage as it has
grown quite cold and tho reports from
the headwaters. show the rivers to be
stationary. So far no serious damage
has been done. Most Of the boats along
the wharf had stesm up to-day and were
ready in case Of danger. (;
A largo portion Of the lower part Of
Allegheny, the south side and West
End, partially submerged. Traffic has
been entirely suspended on Pittsburgh
4 Western Railroad, the track being
covered for distance OF six miles,. i
In the, vicinity OF, what lis known rs
Barefoot tsquare3 tho watet completely
surrounds many Of the houses and has
cut OF all communication with them
except by skiiIa. The residents were
busy alt day moving their effects to the
upper stories 9sSt II
= On School street the scholare in the
Presbyterian Sunday School were dis.
missed at half-past three o'clock and at
4 o'clock it was impossible to get into
the building on account Of the high
water. The water backed up from a
sewer and rushed in great volume
down the streets, flooding the entire
vicinity, and damaging the new ball
grounds Of the Brotherhood in Exposi.
ton Park. 'i
On the Pittsburg side the water over.
flowed the Easements OF nearly all the
business houses on Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh streets, :Duquesne way, the
lower end OF Penn avenue and Water
street, doing considerable damage and
causing great deal .oi inconyenien CO. |;
The lower floor of the Exposition
building is under, water and it lis feared
that the building will be seriously
damaged il the. water irises much more.
At midnight the Allegheny river was
stationary, with II feet inches on the
marks. It has not rained for "a hours
and no further. danger Is apprehended.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
In Washington County, OhIo.

The Washington Journal says: L.,
Steel and VIM. NJ. Fry have block Of
GOO acres under lease, between Cows'
and Worthup runs in Washington coun.
ty, Ohio. The territory is situated one
mile east Of the old gusher on Cows run,
which was brought in early in 'G3, at
nearly 1000 barrels per day and is pro.
ducing nine barrels now, and is about
3! miles northwest from Eureka. The
property is in the shallow sands which
arc found from lG0 to eco feet. The
chances are good Tor the the third sand
which is nearly GO feet in thickness at
the depth Of ! 200 feet. = = "
A rig has been completed on the John
Burg property and the well will be
started at once. The tools, boiler and
engine and supplies have already been
shipped; A thorough test Of the prop.
erty will be made which will require
several wells to do so. Even 1O.barrel
we'll is very nice property in these
sands. - ''5 -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-24
NEW MINERS ORGANIZATION
Formed by Laboriny Mon In tho Antl,r
--- I'll

Formed by I.aboring Mon In tho Antl,rn.
u. cite Region. -.l . D. -.
,PoTTsyILLE, Pa, March GA new
labor union called the "Workingmen'e Z
Benevolent and Protective Association
was formed hero yesterday. Forty.one
delegates representing the entire an.
thracite coal region in this State, met in
convention and organized the associa.
ton and adopted resolutions:
Resolred, That we favor. one organ:za.
ton covering tho anthracite coal region
by centering all organized aud uuorSan
lied men into one organization to be
known rs the Workingmen's Benevolent
aud Protective Association, and that it
be an open organization. .E' 1.l
Resolred. That the all.important eight.
hour question, now prevailing and re.
ceiving consideration from all organized
forces, should be uppermost in the
minds of the people Of the anthracite
region, and thut We favor its adoption
as soon as practicable.
This new association is to take the place
OF the old Miners and Laborers' Anal
ganated Association, and also OF the
Knights of Labor. The new organiza-
ton will advocate and encourage the
principle Of arbitration on conciliatory
basis, and cultivate closer relationship
between employer and ctnploye.