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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

foreign to the bill. ensued. Mr.. Rich
ardson of Tennessee sent up number
of clippings from Ohio newspapers re-
porting outrages upon negroes in Ohio.
Mr.. Grosvenor said the outrages &C.
Cured in strongly democratic districts.
The debate continued at some length
and pending the disposition OF the bill
the committee rose and the house adj
journed.
In the senate on the 18th Mr.. Cor
man argued against the correctness OF
n ruling made by the vice president
Friday to the effect that an appeal from
his decision was not debatable because
the question itself on which the deci-
sion was made Ga motion TO lay on the
table) was not dcbatable. one. Mr..
Edmunds held that the decision was
absolutely right. The discussion was
kept up for some time, when Mr.. Cor
man withdrew the motion. 1t is
thought to be something in thesnature
OF Il flank movement against the closure
matter The elections bill was then
taken up and Mr.. George spoke. He
remarked in the course of his speech
that much had been said about the new
constitution of Mississippi, which less
liable to abuse than those of several
other states. He asserted that the con-
stitution of Oregon adopted in 1857
contained provisions prohibiting the
immigration of negroes and practically
outlawing them. The vice president
laid before the senate II message from
the president transmitting the agree
ment with the Crow Indians for the
sale Of the western part of their reser-
walton in Montana. Mr.. Hoar moved
that the adjournment to-day be until
noon tomorrow TO give the sena-
tors an opportunity to attend the
funeral Of Mr.. Bancroft. Agreed to.
In the house the intentions of the
democrats to resort to obstruction tao
tics until the termination of the SEN
ate on the elections bill were mani
tested when Mr.. Bland demanded the
reading of Saturdays proceedings in
full instead of in abbreviated form.
Then Mr. Mills moved an amendment
to the journal relative to tie refusal OF
the chair TO reconsider the vote by
which Fridays vote was approved.
Mr.. Cannon inquired whether it was
in order to move the previous ques-
ton on the approval Of the journal.
The speaker, after an examination OF
Mr.. Mills motion, recognized Mr. Can
non. After further discussion the
journal was approved.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-The Raum
investigation was resumed yesterday.
Assistant Secretary Bussey testified
that he did not now have nor never
did have any interest in the refriger-
ator company. Raum once asked him
to allow the use of his name in organ
izing the company in order to comply
with the law, and believing Commits
sioner Raum thoroughly reputable
man he had no hesitation in attending
Il meeting at Alexandria, at which the
company was organized. He did not
intend to be stakeholder and, so far
as he knew, no stock was ever assigned
him.
Bradley Tanner, the commissioner
private secretary, testified that he was
secretary and treasurer of the District
of Columbia refrigerator company,
of which the Universal refrigerator
company was the parent company. No
stock was ever issued.
Green b. Raum was asked by Cooper
the name OF the man who took care of
his horse. He replied that his name
was O'Donnell. a messenger in the
pension office at $40 month. O'Don-
nell did his duty and attended to wit
ness horse after office hours. for which
witness paid him.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

The opinion of explorer Stanley
that some parts of Africa are unin-
habitable, because OF grasshoppers,
needs to be taken with some allow
ance. He says he has seen columns OF
grasshoppers SO high and wide that
they darkened the sun, eating every
thing in their way as they passed over
the country. They even were able to
resist fires built in their line to stop
their approach. The column OF grass
hoppers was SO large and heavy that
the forward ones only were killed, and,
falling into the fire, smothered it.
This really proves nothing, except that
in its comparatively uninhabltable
state Africa allows its great resources
to be used by grasshoppers to an ex-
tent that no civilized land would toler-
ate. With civilized men in large num-
bers combating them, the grasshoppers
would never reach the size or quantity
required to put out fires. Men have
conquered far greater difficulties than
this, learning to live comfortably, and
even luxuriously, In lands too poor to
support grasshopper hordes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
Governor Hill Nominated.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 20.-The dem
ocrats in joint caucus unanimously
nominated Governor Hill for United
States senator and the republicans
nominated Senator Evarts, also unani-
mously, The democrats have exactly
enough members TO elect.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 19.-The
democratic members of the legislature
in joint caucus nominated Chauncey f.
Black as Il candidate for United States
senator. A resolution was adopted
calling on congress to drop partisan
measures and pass laws needed to fos-
ter the impoverished business interests
Of the country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
AIIthe Ho.tiics Now In.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. d.. (via
Nashville. Neb..) Jan. 16. The hos
tile camp began moving into the agen-
cy about o'clock yesterday morning
and a continuous stream OF wagons and
horsemt went on for hours. Tho
Ogallalas came first and took up their
position near Red Clouds camp on the
plain southwest of the agency. The
bloodthirsty Brules were TO follow
next, but were stopped by the scouts,
as it is proposed TO keep them sepa-
rate from the rest
Frank Grouard, the scout, estimates
the number OF lodges ut 742, though
cannot estima te the number of In
dians. The latter cannot, however,
be less than thirty-five hundred. The
Indian camp, two miles from the agen-
cy, has been broken up.
The advance guard OF the hostiles
had scarcely reached the agency when
Big Road sent word that he had col
lected the arms of his followers and
When the weapons came in they we're
found to consist OF simply two shot
guns, three Henry rifles, "a broken car
bine, two Sharp's rifles and one Win
chester-nine guns in all. This sur
render is an evidence that the Indians
90 not propose TO give up all their
guns, and that they have hidden their
best weapons in the hills. On this
basis the entire hostile band would be
expected to give up in the neighbor-
hood OF one hundred guns. when it is
known that every buck is the owner of
weapon.
American Horse, Standing Bear,
White Bird and Spotted Horse, friendly
chiefs, are now asking protection from
the hostiles who have camped among
them.
1t is not likely that General Miles
will be satisfied with the disarming OF
the Indians on the basis of Big Road i
surrender. If he should not be, some
people here consider that the difficulty
is far from being settled.
At noon about dozen chiefs came
in to hold powwow with General
Miles. Special Agent Cooper Is very
skeptical regarding the Indians good
intentions, and says the same chiefs
who now make the good promises have
held no less than dozen other councils
and claimed to have no influence over
their young men.
In reply to a question General Miles
said to me to-day, very significantly
If the chiefs cannot control them we
will help them"
| had u talk with Big Road this
morning through an interpreter and he
assured me that Sioux be good Indian
now"
The citizens of northern Nebraska
are preparing TO present General For.
sythe with n diamond-hilted sabre us
an endorsement of his course al
Wounded Knee and an appreciation Of
his services. The presentation will be
made within u day or day.
The announcement of the death al
Fort Riley OF Lieutenant Mann of the
Seventh cavalry. who was wounded al
the fight at the mission on December
80, has caused profound sorrow among
his former associates. He had been in
the regiment seventeen years. Some
relatives of his reside at St. Joseph, Mo.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
The Presidents Position on silver

WAsH1NGTON, Jan. NV hlIe It Is
impossible to OBTAIN an authoritative
statement from the president in regard
to the senate silver bill. it is intimated
by gentlemen who have conversed with
him on the subject that he is very
much dissatisfied with the measure in
its present shape, and will certainly
veto it unless it undergoes material
modification before being submitted to
him for action. He is in entire accord
with Secretary Window on the subject
and the latters opposition to the free
coinage of silver is "a matter of record
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

New YORK, Jan. 20.-1hc impress
sion prevails among the stock exchange
brokers that Gould will really take an
active part in the management OF the
new company which takes the place of
the old sugar trust 1t has been said
that Russell Sage is also interested in
the same direction. If Gould and Sage
are indeed loading with sugar, to the
extent that many people suppose they
must have made the greater portion of
purchases through brokers who were
instructed to keep secret the names of
the buyers. There are no brokers who
have owned up" to being Gould's or
Sage's agents in this business.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
Was He a Mean Man.

One of the meanest men in Harlem
has made his will which some day will
be offered for probate. The testator.
rs reported in the N. Y. Mercury, sets
forth his peculiar views rs follows:
Il declare this to be my last will and
testament. | claim to be perfectly
sound IN body. but | do not presume
to affirm that | am sound in mind. l
would not stultify myself by setting
up such pretension. l have about
$50, 900 of invested funds. What a
vast amount of hypocrisy, sorrow and
falsehood | could buy with that amount.
/ thought first of bequcathing it to
charity. But what's the usep The
greatest benefactors of humanity are
war and cholera. Besides, l owe
debt of gratitude to my wife, who lives
/ don't know where. She rendered
me the greatest service in her power
she abandoned me one fine day and l
never heard of her since. In remem-
brance of this kind act shall make her
my sole legatee; however, on the OK
press condition that she shall remarry
at once. In this way shall be sure Of
knowing that my death was regretted
by one human being ut least"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
Special Worlds Fair Commissioners


WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The army
and navy officers who have been de-
tailed as special commissioners to car
ny an invitation from the government
of the United States to the other Amer
lean republics and West India colonies
to participate in the Columbian expo
sition and to use every endeavor to Sc
cure proper understanding of the af-
fair in the various countries, have
received their letters of credence, in
structions from the Department. of state,
and will start on their mission at once.
Their instructions are very compre-
hensive and if carried out will make
the Latin American department one of
the greatest features of the exposition.
The commissioners not only represent
the department of state, but the agri-
cultural department. Smithsonian in
stitute, national museum, medical mu-
scum, fisheries commission and other
branches of the government also, and
have detailed instructions from each.
All the American steamship companies
and several lines carrying the English
flag have agreed to carry the commits
sioners ana their collections free of
cost and advices already received in
dictate that they will have the hearty
cooperation of the several govern
ments to which they are accredited.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The United
States supreme court today handed
down an opinion affirming the judg-
ment OF the circuit court OF the United
States for the eastern district OF Nir-
ginia, directing that writ of habeas
corpus be granted William Redman.
convicted in Norfolk OF violation of the
state meat inspection law. This is one
OF what is known as the dressed beef
cases, arising out of state legislation.
having for its object the restriction Of
the sale of meats by firms located out.
side OF the state In which meats are of.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

UNDOUBTEDLY the mission OF the
modern newspaper is expanding. 1t
is occupying no small share of the
literary field, and in judgment, taste
and enterprise it puts many OF the big
magazines to shame. Much of the best
writing OF the day first appears in the
newspapers. The new Tennysons.
Macaulays, Thackerays and Dicken ses
will not spend their time hunting
magazines and book publishers. They
will land in the newspaper Offices.
Newspaper literature has come to
stav
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

THEIR is nothing more misleading
than the conventional phrase, de-
scriptive of political condition.
Mexico, Brazil and France are called
republics and are so in form. but there
is not as much direct influence of the
people, and there is much less respon-
sible exercise of power in any of them
than in England, which we call n
monarchy. In fact, with the excep-
ton of the United States and some of
the British colonies. there is nothing
in the world approaching the political
freedom of the people who are under
the immediate jurisdiction of tho
British crown.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
HonorIng the Great Historian,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The secre-
tary of the navy issued orders officially
announcing the death OF Mr.. Bancroft
and directing that the navy depart
ment be draped in mourning for thirty
days. The pail bearers at the funeral
will be Chief Justice Fuller, Justice
Field, Justice Blatchford Senator Ev-
arts, Mr.. Bayard. Admiral Rogers. Mr..
Spolfard, Mr.. George William Curtis
and Mr.. John A. King.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
Disgrace In Ireland.

She is an Irishwoman, bright. witty.
entertaining, as an educated Irish
woman cannot help being. She was
telling me of gathering In a certain
hotel parlor in the Green Isle soon
after one of the periodical uprisings
among the Irish people against land
lordism. In mentioning certain facts
regarding the persons present at this
meeting she spoke of the imprisonment
of this one or that as n matter of course.
] remarked that it was strange con-
dition of affairs-that In which the
prison had lost its faint. TAHITI she
cried. mot to have been In Jail Il al
disgraesin-z tssnttsh Century.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

THERE'S nothing like good invest
ment. Columbia college has landed
estate of about twenty acres in the
best part of New York City, worth
now $4,000. 900, and likely to double
in value in the next decade. But it is
not the fortune of everybody who nc
quires land to fall in such good luck.
1t will be a long time before New Y DIRK
prices will get so far away from home
us western Kansas.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

AN African bishop, whose diocese
covers 40 degrees of latitude on the
western coast of Africa, appeals to
Europe on behalf of the natives of the
land which European natives are at
present appropriating. The aim of
missionary work in Africa, he says,
should not be simply to create native
churches. Such churches will never
become deeply rooted in the country
unless their unusually helpless men,
bers are assisted to overcome the
physical as we'll as moral difficulties
that lie between them and the attain
ment OF European standards. and he Is
strongly of opinion that the natives
should be taught the use of European
mechanical appliances of labor as
we'll as the precepts of the moral law.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

NINToN. Ia, Jan, 2l.-In the case
of the state of Iowa against Hoff. ar
gued and submitted on the agreed
statement of facts that Hoff, as agent
for brewing company, sold beer in
original packages, Judge Kline holds
the bill good and the Iowa law in full
force and effect. This is the opposite
from Judge Preston's opinion in the
same case
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
ALL Is NOT LOVELY.
NERVOUSNESS AMONG THE INDIANS
ar PINE RIDGE

The Difficulty of Agreeing Upon the
Question of Surrendcring Arms-The
American National Bank of Kansas
City Goes 60 the Wall-Gov. Hill
Nominated for u. =. Senator-A De-
cision OF the United States Supreme
Court-Jay Gould Again.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

MEXICAN contractors are imp orting
thousands OF Chinese laborers to WORK
on railroads in course of construction
in that land. Even the Greaser, who
is willing to work for ten cents day
finds himself knocked out by the
heather Chinee.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 20.-An
Evening Wisconsin special says: Leon
ard Perrin. the New London banker
convicted OF completely in the robbery
of the Iron Exchange bank at Hurley.
was sentenced today. He escaped with
a fine of 500 and the costs OF prosecu-
ton, in all $2103S.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
Surgeon General HamiI1on'. Report.

report of Supervising Surgeon General
Hamilton of the marine hospital SER
vice shows that during the past year
in the United States marine hospitals
and branches 80, 67l sailors were treat
cd. As an index to the nativity of the
sailors employed on American regis
tered vessels, it is stated that but
g. 9l6 of this number We're born in the
United States. Investigations in re-
gard to yellow fever small pox and
grippe are treated at length.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
4 Sugar EounIy Opinion,

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-In response
TO request from the treasury depart
ment for an opinion us to whether the
tariff act authorizes the commissioner
of internal revenue to secure licenses
therein provided for prior to April l,
1891. and to pay manufacturers a
bounty on sugar produced between
May 81 and July /, 1891, the attorney
general renders an opinion that it was
not intended by the act that toanties
should be demandable on sugar and
products prior to July next.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

Ga, who were first betrothed thirty
five years ago. That engagement
was broken off. and since then the
man has buried two wives and the
woman one husband. The destiny
that shaped the fortunes of this par
ticular pair of lovers was rough indeed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

The ready recovery from wounds
and the success OF grave surgical
operations during our civil war. under
circumstances which were on the
whole less advantageous than those
which attend tho conduct OF war in
Europe, prove that the American body
has mroe recuperative power than
that OF the European.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

REPORTS from the fashionable worlo
say that the latest demand in society
is for simplicity in entertainments.
Elaborate dinners are now considered
inelegant; swell receptions are snob-
bish; pretentious collations are plebe-
ian. What is merely costly and COM
plicated is falling into disrepute as
low and coarse. Good sense. rs we'll
as good taste, will indorse this change.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 21.-The presi-
dent has approved the act making an
appropriation to enable the secretary
of the interior to carry out the provis-
ions of the act to divide portion of
the Sioux Indian reservation in Da-
kota into separate reservations and Sc
cure the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian
title to the remainder.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

WITH the death of Senator de La
Fayette the famous family has become
extinct. The last bearer of the name
recently remarked: 1.-The family is
all but dead. But what does 1t mat
terp Our name will be forever asso-
ciated with the greatest republic and
most powerful nation the world has
ever seen-America."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

A FRUIT grower at Brocton, N. Y,
picked nearly thirteen thousand
pounds of grapes from half an acre of
land last year, and hundreds of baskets
OF the same were shipped as far west
rs Kansas City TO, SAFE. There is no
reason why the ;seGt should not raise
its own cranes
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30
A LENGTHY SESSION.
THE SENATE SITS FOR THIRTY CON
SECUTIFE HOURS.

The Cause Thereof Being Want OF n
Quorum to Consider the Elections
BilI-The Matter Not Yet Disposed
OLA Resolution Directing Exhaus-
Certain Indian Tribes-Other Mat
ters In the Senate and House of
Representative.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

Two men have found near Fres no,
Cal, what is claimed TO be the genu-
Inc petrified body of man. 1t is re-
markably we'll preserved. and even
the lines on the back OF the hand are
visible. The head is of a good size
and features of Caucasian type. The
body measures nearly seven feet in
Iaputb
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

Secretary Proctor has received let
ter from General Ruger praising the
Indian police who took part in the cap
ture OF Sitting Bull and suggesting
that the government recognize their
services.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

WAsHINGToN, Jan. Il. Surgeon
Hamilton states that the man.
ufacturc of the lymph, according TO
the Koch method, at the Migratory Of
the New York marine hospital. will be
begun us soon as DR.. Kingeur arrives
home from Berlin. ii congress appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for the purpose u labrn-
tory will be erected and the lymph will
be manufactured here also.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

fered for sale. 1t was held that the
law was an interference with inter-
state commerce and the supreme court
sustains the contention.