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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19

por'ant. and may lead to the aodas preadi be-
ing declared imperative after TIN, date.
Late yesterday afternoon Commissioners Mon,
oenhasi and Merriam, who were sent 10 Bering
sea 10 examine nnd report concerning the con.
dision OF seals and fisheries there had confer.
encs with President Harrison They declared
stop must be put to the killing of seals in the
open sea Tor several years. il 1t is desired TO per-
peInate TINS species OF fur. bearing animal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19
COLLAPSE OF THEOSOPHY.
The Humbug Vanishing as Fast as 1t
Rose-The Blavatsky Ashes.

LONDON, Sept. 1s.-Thc theosophic fad is van
isbing as quickly as il arose. The pseudo
Colonel Desmond, who accepted the challenge
of $1,000 TO demonstrate the existence of
Mahatamas and produce supernatural phenome-
ma cannot he traced. The ashes of Nine. Bla-
vatsky have been divided into three portions,
one being kept here, another being sent to
Madras and a third have been packed in al urn
in Naw York
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19
p,,,,nakers at work in Texas.

Ell PAso, Tex, sept. lS-The bombardment OF
the sky that commenced this morning was still
in procress az I'D. When the bombardment
commenced the say WAS perfectly clear, but at
3 O'Clock in the afternoon clouds began TO
Gather. and are now hoyering ia the low edges
~ the horizon. though the sky overhead is still
clear. The experimenters feel confident OF Sc
n,,rir,er min hafnre ID o clock tomorrow.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19

REFERS. nobby made and trim
med with fur of O dozen different
kinds.
JACKETS, just the thing for fall
weather.
CL0AkS, a very choice selection
for Misses and Children.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The Caroline Gage Company Enter.
tains the People.

The Caroline Gage company have
been delighting Lewiston audiences
with choice selections of drama and
comedy this week. The company
came highly recommended by the pub.
lie and the press. and they fully sus-
tain all that has been said about them.
They opened here Monday night in
"Our Boys" choice bit of pure COM
edy and completely carried the town
with their rendition Of 1t. There is not
weak part in the play. Caroline
Gage as Mary Melrose at once took
hold on all with her sweet, winning,
easy style of presenting her part. Kent
Thomas in the role of Talbot Champ
neys, the supreme "too utterly utter"
dude made most decided hit ON the
audience. There Is nothing stacy,
strained or affected in their work. The
whole cast of "Our Boys" is strong
one and deserves particular recommen-
dation. A Lewiston audience has not
been shaken up so in many q day.
Tuesday night the troup presented the
celebrated Greek play, "Pygmalion and
Galatea." This Is one of Miss Cages
favorite roles and indeed it Is difficult
to see how her acting can be improved
upon. As statue she is superbly
autiful, and her waking from the
cold marble intolife is as if the stone did
really breathe. Miss Gage's acting
shows that she has truly artistic con.
ception Of her part. Her waking into
world of sense and thought, her in
nocence, her pure and simple thoughts
all are portrayed with proper merit
and with a soul and feeling that
touches and holds all her auditors
Miss Gage shows so clearly the strange
incongruities that exist in this life O1
ours, and how strange they would
seem to being born but yesterday but
with full powers to see and compre
hend. Night and day, hope and fear
life and death are mingled SO myster
iously in this "strange, strange world
of ours that Galatea Is sorely puzzled t.
comprehend it all. The play is full o
delicate humor and pathos, all the re
suit of poor Galatea's innocence. Mis-
Cages delineatiOn Of the character Il
excellent and we'll merits the highes
praise. Miss Lydia Knott as Cynisca
Pygmalion's wife, is also charming
artist and is fast gaining hold on tn
people. Last night the play wa
Camille but it cane to late to be re
viewed in this issue. The compan.
will play all the week here and ther
are some rich treats of comedy ahead
Tonight the play is The Honeymoon
tomorrow night, Oliver Twist, an
Saturday, Mr.. Barnes of New York,
play surely filled with humor an
unadulterated fun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
DECLARED INVALID.
A Decision Against the State Board
Of Equalization.

The state supreme court this week
decided that the state board of equaliz-
alton had no right or power to equal
ize assessments by classes. This virtu-
ally means that all the work performed
ty the board in relation to the assess
ment Of 1891 Is invalid. The decision
of the court created u great deal Of com.
ment in the State.
The history of the case IL % follows:
When the assessment Of the taxable
property Of Bingham county came be-
fore the board Of equalization 1t was
found that the railroads in that county
had been taxed an amount considerably
In excess of that fixed by other coun-
ties In the state. The board deemed
1t advisable to lower the railroad assess
ment, and, deciding that the Utah 4
Northern was branch line, made u
reduction Of $1,000 per mile on all of the
road within the state north Of Poca-
tello, and made reduction of $1,000
per mile upon the property Of the
Oregon Short Line, both of which
roads are of the Union Pacific system.
At the same time the board increased
the assessment upon the sheep and
cattle of Bingham and other counties,
the members of the board considering
the county assessors appraisments too
Sample Orr, resident Of Bingham
county, through Attorney T. M,
Stewart, petitioned the supreme court
to issue writ of certiorari commanding
the members of the board of equaliza
ton to appear before the court, to
gether with an abstract Of their pro
ceedings, in order that it might be de
termined whether the body had ex
ceeded its Jurisdiction. Mr.. Orr'i
prayer was granted, and on Tuesday
last the proceedings in review were had
the result being the late decision.
The concluding paragraph is as fol
lows: 1t Is therefore considered ani
adjudged by this court that all the act
complained of in the said petition Il
wit: The order of said board of Sept
IS, 1891, hxing the valuation Of th'
main lines Of the Oregon Short Linz
railway and the Union Pacific railwa,
system in Bingham county; the orde
on the same date fixing the value q
all telegraph lines In said county; tn
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
THE FIFTH SHOOT.

Company II" is from all reports
"fairly in it,, when 1t comes to COM
parison of attendance and proficiency
in regular drills. From all over the
state the papers are bringing the COM
plaint that the local companies are
getting careless and Indifferent In re-
gard to drill and discipline. Company
81" keeps we'll braced up. The boys
are out for the medals and on every
drill night there is a good strong at
tendance, and at every regular shoot
the majority are on hand. The
Worlds Fair draws near and Company
81" has notion to have that free pass.
Look out for them. The record of the
last shoot is appended to this article.
For the second time DIR. Boston is the
prize winner.
Boston, 2, 8, 8, 4, 8, ..................."..l5.
Sergt. Coburn, 2, 4, 8, q Z" ..........14.
Gordon, 4, 8, 4, 80, ..."....""....."...l4.
Capt. Kroutinger, 2, 8, 2, 4, 2, .........lS.
Ed. Arant, 2, 0, 4, 8, 4, ............"....l3.
Steen, 0, 3, 4, 2, 4, .".........."....".....13.
Thompson, 2, O,a,s,3, ..".............ll.
Thatcher, 2, o., 3, 2, .."."............. g.
Kitsmiller, 2, 2, 2, 0, 2, .."..."...."..". g.
Dill, 0, 0, 4, 0, 4, ..... ..."..........".. g.
d. Powell, 2, 0, 3, 0, 8, ............"... 4
Corpl. Robinson, 0, 8, 2, 0, O,....."... s.
Mcclure, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, ......."".......... 4
Kester, 0, 3, 0, 0, o, ............."........ 3
Stanton, 0, 2. 0, O,O, ..............".". 2
Wiggin, 2, Q, 0, 90, ."................... 2
Newell, 0, 0, 9, 0, 0, ..................... 2
NJ. Arant, 0, 0, 0, O, 0, .................. 0
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
a rEW sHAps!
ltsus that win Please The Rsa6oS
from Business view.


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from ) nn.irsss VIZ
-0eo. Il. Lake, Jeweler. Lewiston.
Betting and lace leather sc Buns
neirs.
&C. G. Bunnell sells the Charter OK
stoves.
Black board stating; all ycu want
ct Bunnell's.
Go 70 RnnnelI,s fnr 49,. ,.,t4v.
paints and fixtures.
"A complete l,ne N xm.s cayv,a. III ]
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tne na.uwsle Ane - pl'ces snAs as1y
coanpetlon'
Cnriatmas novelties g Lo0is dross
ee'ns. Come carry ana secure "
oess bargains.
Dent 4 Butler are agents fdr ~
famous Judd Electric Belt C0mp1sta
ine ID seock.
-Jesss Moore Whiskey, cf 1851, ~
sale At the 9. +. 4 n. Exchange. Call
In and sample II.
--Before purchasing railroad a,,d
fsteamship tickets, consult nuenep
Union Facific System.
If you wish to examine ! 1ine a
Holiday goods that are new and Cheap.
call on Dent Il Buffers.
| The Union psc,f,c av.ta,m h.,,. =,
sale excurslon and slncls ts,u ticlr.a. ~
| al Glasses, 70 all points, which ~ sDad
at reduced rates daily Tor regular tz1inss
| You need . new cook stove. 0no
lof those new Charter Oak ranges 6
Bunnell's h about the figure. Neat.
complete and exceedingly cheap. Gil
'A1 oA@'.A'n0.
Fruit ana Vegetable ranch g rents
three ana one-nalf miles ffOm I1ewiatons
plenty q running wafer Also laEIn
lands for sale and rent. Apply 70 Rand
2 howe u
Union Pacific System ofess una
equalled facilities to tourists en- routo
to all points east. vestibhled 6leepsls,
Diners, Free Chair Cars through %
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
Take Notice.

Notwithstanding that am going to
Moscow to do business, my home and
interests are in Lewiston, and my shop
will be run for the accommodation Of
my friends and old customers a. usual.
w. A. SIMPsON.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
For Sale.

will sell or trade for horses some
full blood stations Weighing from 400
to 22OO pounds, from to years old.
Also some good Kentucky Maltese
mammoth jacks. Call ON or address
DR.. b. Williams, veterinary surgeon,
Farmers Feed stable, Moscow, 1dahe.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17
HQtlcA.

All parties indebted to A. Leland 4
Son, are hereby notified to cali and
settle their Indebtedness at ones. All
accounts must be closed that the ess
tate may be legally closed up.
CHAs. LELAND, Administrators.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17

Every case Of diphtheria can b
cured by the use of the Blochemic
Remedies. For sale by Mrs. n. A.
White.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17

The Improvements on the streets pro-
ceed slowly but they do proceed, and
for this fact even the public is truly
grateful. The new cross walks and
loads of fresh gravel distributed in the
business portion of the city last week,
have added greatly to the appearance
of that locality and to the comfort of
the citizens. The gravel used is of a
splendid quality. Mr.. Richards is do
ing good work on the street improve
ments. The TELLER again urges the
plan of coating the entire length Of
Main street. 1t can be done with little
cost and an immense gain in the ap-
pearance of the city and the cOnveni'
ence of the public.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17

Nature is full of surprises here in the
interior of Idaho, and hardly a day
goes by but some new discovery is to
be recorded. This week there has been
shown in town a specimen of rock for
nation resembling red shale. 1t is a
fine grained rock, yet very tenacious
and durable in its texture. Its chief
use would seem to be that of ornamen-
tation. r.. S. Beale has already made
a practical illustration of its qualities in
this direction by making piece of re-
lief work from slab of the rock. He
has carved in relief piece of fruit work
consisting of bunch of grapes, an ap'
pie aud pear, add the delicate tracings
of leaf and branch and stem shows how
susceptible the new rock is to the finer
work that can be done in carving and
relief work. The new rock will be q
valuable acquisition to the building
material of the coast.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17

Every case Of diphthsEia can b
cured by the use Of the Biochemic Rem.
edies. For sale by Nrs. NJ. A. White.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-17

order Of the said board entered on tho
2lst day Of September, 1891, declaring
the Utah & Northern railway, running
from Pocatello north to the Montana
line, branch line, and fixing its value
at 5000 per mile; the order ON the same
day adding 10 per cent. to the assessed
valuation Of cattle in said county; the
order Of september %, 1891, fixing the
assessed valuation Of sheep In Bingham
county at 2,5O per head; were each and
all made without authority Of law,
and are void.''
Attorney General q. H. Roberts
said to reporter: II have not yet
seen the opinion, and therefore can
say nothing In regard to II. In due
time / will make statement II you
desire 1t. I will state this however:
Defective legislation is to blame for
this peculiar situation and not the
board Of equalization.
: BY the decision Of the court the
amount Of the taxes Of the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company ID swelled TO
the extent Of away over $780, 900. D.
G. Lockwood, one Of the company's
attorneys, said last night that the taxes
had been paid after the assessment roll
had been altered by the state board
and that the moneys paid the Bingham
county assessor had been duly receipted
for. He tnodestly refrained from ex-
pressing an opinion as to whether
Gould's railroad would pay an addi-
tional hundred thousand or 90, but
said the. company had no desire Ia
evade any law.
The Scientific American.-No pubil.
cation comes to our table that is more
highly priced than this old, substantial
journal. Aside from keeping the pub
lie fully posted respecting new inven'
tions and scientific developments, Il
contains . vast amount Of the practical
and useful. The engravings are oi
remarkable high order, and matter 90
companying them is 20 tersely put
that such subjects - might, under or
dinary circumstances, be considered
dry and heavy, are not only readable
but highly enjoyable. It ID the bes'
conducted scientific Journal In the
United States, ~ well ~ being typog
| raphically the handsomest. It's clrcu.
lation is larger than all the others Q
ITS class combined. subscription price
$8 per annum. Mum b Co., So
Broadway, New York.
Telegram-herald., 1891-10-03

therefore there Is ali the more reason
that the advantages Of . night school
should be placed before every ybody who
may desire 10 avail themselves thereof.
There are some who insist that Il e
benefit bestowed is out of proportion to
the expense incurred III maintaining
the evening school. The evening school
Is part OF the pubic system and
should be kept up as such without
question as To Its expense so long as
the attendance warrants the belief that
q few at least are receiving instruction
10 Their profit. Such branches of study
should be taught as viii round out and
complete an edacatioa tnat might
have been broken off at the call of
necessity. denying the student an OPP
poFtunity to attend the day schools.
Those persons should be informed
that such a school exists and invited to
attend the same. Elsewhere the Off
GERS OF the schools consider the matter
Of so great importance that it is liber-
ally advertised and inducements are
held out 10 secure the attendance OF
the half educated and the illiterate.
This practice might be emulated with
good results IN Grand Rapids.
Telegram-herald., 1891-10-03
PROSPECTS ARE GRATIFYING.
Col. Briggs Sees Renewed Evidences u
Republican Success.

SuSctSs.
Col. George c. Briggs. postmaster,
had this 10 say concerning Fifth district
politics: 'I've been reading the inter-
views the TEIEGRAMHERALp has pub
lished from day to day, and have been
much interested in knowing what Re-
publicans are thinking about this Conn.,
ing contest. As for myself, l don't
think | have any solid chunks of WIS
dom on the subject, but the prospects
are very gratifying. I've been making
tour of the county lately, attending
TO little business connected with the
country post-ofiices, and although
haven't had time to talk politics. | have
heard enough TO convince me that the
Republicans are standing sIuarely to-
eether. All the fright and
scare that people got q year
ago about the dire and evil effects
of the Mckinley bill have entirely
disappeared, and find the farmers are
rather indignant TO think OF the great
amount of lying that was done at that
time. Even the Democratic papers are
now conceding that some TIN Is manu-
factured IN this country, but they dis
parage the amount. They forget that
the problem is solved. no matter
whether we make one sheet or four
hundred. Ii is an industry that Will
grow, and | believe that III time, the
tin industry will be as great in America
as the iron industry now is. The false
hoods of the Democrats about 1t won't
help them bit. No, don't think the
Farmers Alliance will make very great
inroads on the vote. People will find
remedies for their troubles in their own
parties, independent CT the Alliance.
There is only room for two
parties in this country. All side parties
that spring up are usually serving the
interests of one or the other of the big
ones. Down in Ohio, they are having
big struggle; but there doesn't seem
to be ary doubt whatever that Mckin-
ley will be triumphant. It's well known
that the National Democratic Commit
tee is spending considerable money
there TO defeat him, while our people
are not spending anything to speak of.
The Democrats have their very best
speakers working against him in the
field, and they tell me that New York
has sent her best speakers over to help
also. They all know he is 'game worth
killing" but they never can do it. As
for the Fifth. it seems to me that Kent
could pick up a man that would poll
the largest vote. However, the nomi-
nee OF the Republicans will depend
much upon the action of the Demo-
cratic convention. We have excellent
material in our raks; we have at least
one hundred men from whom a judi
cious selection could be made. selec-
ton that would lead us to grand sue
cess"
Telegram-herald., 1891-10-03
NORwOOD'S PLAN.

Thomas Norwood. of Georgia, United
States senator, has a novel plan for
increasing the currency circulation.
His plan is to have the government
issue legal tender notes of convenient
denominations to increase the per
capita of circulation to $50. These
notes are to be redeemable in com, %
per cent. of the issue of which is to be
held in gold and silver for that purpose.
Then he proposes TO allot this money
on demand to the several states, which
IN turn shall loan il at low rate of in
terest to the people, payment to be
secured by mortgage upon staple crops,
which are to be held as collateral. lie
gives long and detailed explanation
of the plan, justifying its practicability
upon the theory that the governments
credit is the basis of all circulation.
He contends that the adoption of his
scheme will render it impossible for
Wall-st. TO control the markets and
prevent crises and squeezes. In nut
shell his theory is TO make every state
the broker of the general government
for loaning its citizens a paper money
medium hased on the nations credit;
and the enlargement and expansion OF
the volume of currency now in circu-
lation. OF course in receiving the
money the state acts simply as an agent
of TIE government, but ii will be re-
qured to give security in the same
manner as 60 the national banks. His
plan is step toward paternalism. If
he could have adopted codicil by
which the government would be auth
Orlzed to issue the full amount of the
increased per capita to each individual
without security his scheme would have
met with the endorsement of those who
insanely believe that tfree-colnaae means
an equal distribution of dollars among
the people.
Telegram-herald., 1891-10-03
Clam Chowder at Anderson's tonight.
Lily Whitc Flour
Makes finest pastry, bread or biscuit.
The best is most satisfactory.
Happy KOosIers.

Wm. Timmons, postmaster of Ida
vile, Ind, writes: "Electric Bitters has
done more for me than all other medi-
cines combined, for that bad feeling
arising from Kidney and Liver trou-
ble." John Leslie, farmer and stock
man of same pla zee says: "Frnd Electric
Bitters 10 be the best Kidney and Liver
medicine: made me feel like a new
man." J. W. Gardner, h ardware mer-
chant, same town says: "Electric Bit
ters is just the thing for man who is
all run down and don't care whether
he lives or dies" He found new
strength, good appetite, and felt just
like he had a new lease on life. Only
soc bottle, Peck Bros. drug store
Telegram-herald., 1891-10-03

In nearly every city of any consider
able magnitude the evening school
constitutes one Of the most beneficial
sdjuncts of the public school system.
In Grand Rapids such school is mann
tanned during the winter months, but
itdoes not receive the attention its value
to the illterate entities IL 10 receive.
Very soon il viii be opened for the
present season. but little or no pFomi-
nenee vii be gwen TO the announce
nlent ard knowledge of the existence Of
such schooi will be confned 70 the
few rather than to the smbstlous
many sho seek 70 improve their men
TAI seQaigements. IL - eredlsahie 20
osr system that sueh an opportunity u
offered - those Who have either been
obliged - sesve ssbsoi % earn lssell-
kooi Or whs ate in life have awakened
10 she smgsstzacs ef ieaTa.ns, and
Telegram-herald., 1891-10-03

EIECTRoCUIION

A report of the details of the electro
cution of four murderers IN Sing Sing
prison, New York, July Z, has been
made public. Ii appears that the work
of killing the men was attended by re-
voting experiments. In the case of
the first OF the four current OF lass
volts was applied and continued for
twenty-seven seconds and then broken.
An examination followed and the heart
was found to be beating. The current
was again turned on and the victim
slowly charged with the deadly force
until respiration ceased. In the second
case three distinct applications were
made before life was extinguished. In
the third case three applications of
twenty seconds duration each were
necessary to kill the condemned man.
The fourth subject was a Jap. and he,
too, received three applications. dying
at the end of one minute and twenty
five seconds. 1t is claimed by the doc
tors that inconsistencies was instan-
taneous, but in view of the fact that the
victims we are tied and gagged in such
a manner that they could neither move
nor speak, this opinion is purely gratui-
tous. 1t is also represented that the
heat generated at the point where the
electrodes come into contact with the
flesh is very great. so great, in fact, as
to boil the water and burn the flesh. 1t
Is very remarkable that the scientific
killing of murderers should be attended
with SO many revolving features, espec-
tally in view of the frequent instantan-
eous deaths caused by wofkmen, un-
manacled, coming into contact with
live electric light wires. 1t would seem
that q current Of sufficient power could
be obtained to kill q man In twink
ling and save him the torture, if he
suffers it. of several successive shocks.
Electrocution may be more humane
than hanging, but there will be those
who will doubt it until the death shock
shall be demonstrated to be painless
and instant. The sentimentalists who
insist that capital punishment is bar
barous have powerful object lesson
with which to fortify their argument in
this awful exhibition of slow torture
given in Sing Sing.