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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

WASHINGTON, March 81 saw Con-
gresham Pickler of South Dakota in
President Harrison's room the other
morning. He wanted to ascertain what
would be done with the $3.50, 900 ap-
propriated on the agricultural appor-
tionment bill, by mistake, for the pur-
chase OF seed grain for the drouth
sufferers in Nebraska and South Da-
kota, etc. 1t will be remembered that
this was Incorporated in the agricul-
tural appropriation bill through an
error OF the engrossing clerks OF the
house.
The money will not be disbursed
at all. said Major Pickler, after talk
ing to the president ''for the reason
that it was not the intention OF con-
gress 10 appropriate the money, and,
you see, the president having author
ity to correct such an error, no will do
SO. 1t was the fault of Mr.. Cannon of
Illinois, chairman OF the committee on
appropriations, that we do not get that
money, continued Major Picker, land
| wish you would emphasize that fact.
The committee on agriculture were all
in favor of it. and the members OF the
committee on appropriations all ia
vored it excepting Cannon, who has
always had an aversion to our country
and never let an opportunity escape
TO kick us. A chairman OF commit
tee having bill in charge can strangle
almost anything at the last moment OF
session. Cannon exercised that
power most arbitrarily. The next
congress will do nothing.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

tween Senators Paddock and Allison.
Some time ago the former got his
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for the
construction of buildings and their
equipment as an agricultural scientific
laboratory in connection with the de-
partment OF agriculture. where the in
terests OF the farmer were to be con-
sidered ina scientific way, incorpor-
ated in the agricultural appropriation
bill. The diseases of live stock, all
grades of agricultural horticulture,
etc., were to be taken up and investi-
gated in this branch of the department.
The agricultural appropriation bill
went into the hands of a conference
committee late yesterday. Today il
came back into the senate with Mr..
Paddock's laboratory amendment
stricken out.
1t made the Nebraska statesman,
who is chairman OF the agricultural
committee, very warm. He got up and
said he was amazed at the action oil
senator Allison in submitting TO the
demand OF the conferees on the part oil
the house to strike it out. He said II
was the most important step taken by
this congress for the farmer. 1t was
intended for the eradication OF diseases
in farm animals, and looked toward
other great helps to the farmers. In
view of the uprising and demands oil
the farmers, it was passing strange
that this provision should be stricken
out by the senate conferees at their
first meeting. The inference being
that the Iowa senator had not made Il
proper stand for the labratory amend.
ment.
Senator Paddock said that the pro-
ceeding was made all the more strange
by the fact that Mr.. Allison repre-
sented a great agricultural state.
The structures of Paddock were
severe and made the Iowan vince. Mr.
Allison said that after the senator from
Nebraska had had little more expert
ence with legislative matters he would
learn that he could not get what he
wanted at all times; that he must take
what he saw was possible and that il
was folly to demand impossible things.
The house demanded that the labora-
tory amendment should be stricken out.
and the senate conferees yielded. /,
became apparent that it could not be
retained in the bill.
Mr.. Paddock was very much dis
pleased over the performance of the
senate conferees and was not satisfied
with the haste of the Iowa senator in
yielding to the wishes of the house
representatives.
Secretary Rusk was also much put
out at the action and openly expressed
his displeasure.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
The Filling OF New Omces.

WASHINGTON, March lit was be-
lieved for a while that an obstacle had
been discovered which would preclude
the possibility of filling the supreme
court land court and various other
offices created during the last hours OF
congress until the senate meets next
December. 1t may be that the barrier
will be so regarded by President Harri-
son as to prevent his filling large
number OF Offices till the senate is
ready for action upon the nominations.
Section 1851 OF the revised statute pro-
vides that no salary shall be drawn
from offices filled during the vacation
OF congress If there existed a vacancy
in them during session of the senate.
provision OF the constitution of the
United States gives the president au-
thority, however, to commission Off
GERS while the senate Is not in session
and to fill vacancies which may hap
pen" during a session of the senate.
but which for any reason have been
filled during that session.
Two or three years ago Solicitor
General John jerks rendered an Ella
borate opinion. at the request of Pres
ident Cleveland. in which he construed
the terms may happen" in the consti-
tuition and existing in section 1861
OF the revised statutes as being inter-
changeable, coordinate and synoni-
nous, and declared that the president
had the power, under the circum-
stances, to commission officers to fill
vacancies which existed during ses-
sion OF the senate, but which were not
tlled at the time the senate adjourned.
1t was evidently the intention OF con-
gress in creating section 1851 OF the
revised statutes to annul the pow
err OF the president to appoint dur
ing the recess of the senate to vacan-
cies which existed while the senate
was in session, by providing that NO
salary should be drawn by officers re-
quiring confirmation at the hands OF
the senate till the latter body had con,
tirmed the nomination. 1t is believed
that the supreme court would unques.
tionably decide that constitution Civ.
ing the president power to commission
during recess of the senate officer.
whose nomination must be confirmed
by the senate, intended that the Off.
GERS should draw their salaries during
the time their nominations were not
confirmed by the senate. as it was
never contemplated by the constitu-
ton that officers under the government
should act in any capacity without
compensation unless it was stipulated
in the law creating the offices. On the
other hand, there is undoubtedly am
pie excuse for the president to refuse
Ito fill any of the judicial Offices re-
Gently created by congress at all until
the senate convenes next December.
and if he is disinclined to fill these Of
fees during the nine months he can
refrain from filling them and no one
can blame him.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Ingalls, on Our Naval Arma ment.

WASHINGTON, March THE arti.
Gle contributed to the New York Truth
by ex-senator Ingalls,, which has Gre
ated so much comment, is in substance,
as follows:
The annual shrek about our de.
fenseless coasts and the bombardment
OF New York, Philadelphia and Bos.
ton, has not been omitted. Yearly n
pamphlet describing the blood-cu-dling
incidents and appalling consequences oil
war with Chilli and Spain in 1905, have
been sent to each senator and repre-.
sentative in congress. Editorial esti.
mates in the metropolitan press OF the
amount OF property within the reach
of the Italian iron clad in the lower
bay and the ransom that could be ex.
torted from the merchants and bank.
ers. have all been submitted and filed
away for use again in 1892.
Their purpose is to reconcile the
people to the passage of the naval ap-
preparation bill and to enormous and
protligate expenditures in time of peace
for ships, Notifications and munitions
OF war. The capacity OF the United
States to create II navy in an emer.
gency was demonstrated in the rebel.
lion. The duel between the Monitor
and Merrimac in Hampton Roads rev.
olutionized national warfare, and the
problem has since been to construct
an armour that no projectile could pen.
citrate and then to invent projectiles
that no armour could resist.
European nations have been con.
Quoting these expensive experiment.
hitherto, and the ships of 1880 are al.
ready Anticipated. Dynamite and other
explosives complicate this situation
and the navy we are now building ut a
cost OF $50. 600, 900 will be as worth.
less in 1900 as the Roman galley.
England, France and Italy would
gladly sell us their fleets at so per cent
of their cost. The millions we are
squandering on vessels better be spent
for earthworths and powerful guns to
command every road bed, channel and
narbor which q hostile feet could
threaten or assail.
is there any necessity for spending
millions every year for naval defense:
Our policy is pacific. Our only enemy
is England, and she is under bond to
keep the peace. No other nation is SC
vulnerable, and none so detested. She
has incurred tho resentment OF the
human race by centuries. OF injustice.
England kicked us when we were help
less and feeble. She sacked and
burned the defenseless capital. She
kic ked Ireland; she kicked Egypt; she
kicked the Hindoos, the Zulas, Beers
and Chinese; but she is not in the habit
of kicking her equals.
In our civil war she did all she
could short of open hostility to destroy
the union and then apologized and paid
damages. Lately we had another con-
tention about seal poaching and Ben.
ring sea. Casus belli could easily have
been found, il wanted, and we were as
sured that the danger was imminent.
Immense appropriations were prompt
ly voted for notifications and navy, and
then when the national hair was stand
ing on end, England suddenly came &c
our supreme court as IA sutton and sub
mitted the whole controversy to thai
great tribunal. 1t was reassuring bu
laughable nevertheless.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Indians for Soldiers,

WASHINGTON, March lO.-Secretary
Proctor has issued the following gen.
eral order enlisting 1000 Indians in
the army:
The following named companies now
skeletonized, namely, troop L. OF each
cavalry regiment except the Ninth and
Tenth, and company OF each Of the
infantry regiments. except the Sixth,
Tenth. Eleventh, Fifteenth, nineteenth,
Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth. will
be recruited by the enlistment OF In
dams to the number OF twenty-five for
each troop and company. Whenever
practicable, the enlistments for each
regiment will be made within the de-
partment in which the regimental
headquarters are located. The officers,
in making such enlistments, will be
governed by existing laws and regula-
lions, but complete knowledge OF the
English language need not be consid-
cred an essential qualification and mar
ried men not exceeding ten for each
troop or company may be enlisted with
the approval of the department COM
mander. Enlistments OF Indians I'M
der the provisions OF this order will be
distinguished from enlistments of In
dian scouts.
Regimental commanders may, with
the approval OF the proper depart
ment commander, temporarily. attach
to the Indian companies such Indians
as are especially fitted for service
Herewith. Ultimately non-commis-
stoned officers for these companies will
be supplied by the appointment OF In
dams in the manner indicated by reg
'ulations, but until this is practically
available commissioned officers
OF the skeleton companies of each reg
lment may be utilized, or. il necessary,
non-commissioned officers from organ
lied companies OF the regiment may
be temporarily detailed The number
OF enlisted Indian scouts will be re-
duced without unnecessary delay to
$50, appointed as follows, among the
several departments: Dakota, twenty
five; Platte. twenty-five; Missouri,
twenty-five; Texas, fifteen; Arizona,
five; Columbia, ten.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
The New Circuit Judges.

WASHINGTON, March 10. 1t is stated
on the highest authority that the nine
circuit judges provided for at the re.
cent session OF congress will not be ap.
pointed for several months yet. The
president being of the opinion that each
OF the new courts can be organized al
the time fixed by the act. the third
Wednesday in June, by the associate
justice OF the supreme court. The reg.
ular circuit judge and district judges
in each OF the respective circuits, re.
CARELESS OF the fact that the new cir.
cult judges may not then have been
appointed. The same authority said
this disposed of the report that there
would be an extra session of the senate
for the consideration of these appoint.
ments
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Hurled spanish Treaaure.

WHKEsBARRE, Pa, March 1.-THE
First National bank OF Pittston has re.
ceived letter from priest in Spain
stating that vast sum OF money is
buried in this vicinity. The letter
says one of the courtiers OF the late
King Alfonso was given large sun
OF money ABOUT the time OF the death
OF the latter. The courtier fled TO this
country and buried his treasure. bul
returned to Spain and was arrested or
the charge of stealing the queens Jew.
els and put in prison, where he died.
Plans OF the place where the treasure
was hidden were in a satchel taker
from the prisoner by the court The
priest asks for money enough to pay
the costs and obtain the sntchel anl
plans.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Disaster on the Rail.

PEORIA, H., March 9.-The Jack
sonville & Southeastern fast passenger
train, which left here at 1850 yester-
day morning, met with terrible acct
dent at Havana.
The train consisted OF n baggage car
coach, chair car and two slcepers and
was an hour and n half behind time,
owing TO the terrible storm raging.
AT Havana there is n sharp curve n
mile and half from the depot. and
the engine struck the curve at switch
ana left the track. all the cars follow
ing, piling up in great confusion.
The half-dressed passengers clam
ored out OF the windows of the cars.
barefooted, and made their way
through the sleeta over the icy road,
for the nearest house.
The passengers who were in the
coach extricated their injured compan-
ions.
Under the engine was Fireman Sad
dler, who was instantly killed.
By the side Of the fireman was En-
gineer Barkenhead OF Peoria with one
arm and leg cut off.
The wreck Immediately took fire and
burned with great rapidly. 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that some Of
the passengers were rescued, and one
or two were severely burned.
The loss to the company, including
death and accident claims, will not fall
short OF 500, 900. An unusually small
list of passengers were aboard the train.
The people in the sleeper were not in
lured. but had to make their way for
mile through the terrible snowstor m
TO shelter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Another London Sensation.

LONDON, March lot has transpired
that the question OF a divorce between
Colonel H. II. Hozier, secretary OF
Lloyds. and his wife, Lady Blanche,
sister of the earl OF Airlle, has been
settled outside the courts. The affair
has agitated society for some time past
on account of the scandal developed in
regard to persons mixing in high cir
Giles. This was the case in which the
gallant colonel directly charged the
lady, his wife, with misconduct with
the noted Ashmead Bartlett NJ. p.
The matter was settled today. Ash
mead Bartlett determined to avoid ex-
posture in the courts and applied to
Mr.. Labouchere to interpose his good
offices. Mr. Labouchere, who is al
ways ready to help follow member
excrted himself successfully, inducing
the irate husband not to go on with
case. The circumstances, however.
could not be hushed up and more will
yet be heard OF them. Both Colonel
Hozier and Ashmead Bartlett occupy
unenviable positions in the affair.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
It's Treasurer Lemcke.

WASHINGTON. March 9. Finally the
question OF United States Treasurer
Illusions successor has been definitely
determined. He will be appointed this
week, barring accident. His name is
j. Augustus Lemcke. He is about
ffty-four years old, and for four years,
and till recently, was state treasurer Of
Indiana. He has been in New York
for some weeks, negotiating a loan for
the state OF India and yesterday left
for hime at Evansville Lemcke is a
German. n fine business man. a repub-
lican politician and his appointment is
regarded as a good one. from every
standpoint. Huston is at his home,
Connersville. He resigned ten days
ago.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

WAsHISGToN, March Ga queer
complication surrounds the question OF
the United States district Judge for
Idaho. The president appointed Mr..
Beattie for the place but he failed OF
confirmation. The point has been
made that as this is new Office it can
only be filled by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate and the pres
idents attempt so to fill it having
failed, he cannot appoint man now
aud have him serve until the senate
can act on tine nomination. Under this
view no vacancy such as the president
is authorized to fill until the senate
can pass upon it exists, and that the
president has the same right to fill it
that he has to fill sny vacancy.
The question is under consideration
at the department OF justice.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Abandoned In the snow.

PLATTEvILLE, Wis, March 10.-The
one-week-old infant found in a snow
bank on Tuesday evening last in the
neigh boring village of Boschol, snugly
packed in an ordinary shoe box, was
Friday formally adopted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam Bohe, of that place, and
will be brought up as their own child
in affiuence. The infant is very beau
full and has been named and is to be
baptized as Snowflake. When found
it was dressed in the finest of clothes,
beautifully embroidered, and with a
gold chain around its tiny neck. A
neatly penciled note commended the
child to the charitable people of the
town. and was signed "a Deserted
Wife"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

WASHINGTON. March 10.-The di.
rector of the University of Havana.
who is a commissioner from Cuba to
the worlds Columbian exposition, ha;
been appointed chairman Of the com.
mittee on schools, colleges arts, sci.
ences and history, and has proposed to
the captain general OF the island a
novel plan for commemorating the an-
niversary OF the discovery OF America
by Columbus and the subsequent voy.
ages Of the discoverer. He suggests
that a Spanish fleet be sent to the point
where Columbus first landed in Amer.
lea and follow his route as closely as
possible to all of the places he visited
in the new world upon his four voy.
ages. This proposition meets with
great favor from both the government
and the people OF Cuba, and is likely
to be carried out.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
Work of the Exposition Bureau.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Lieutenant
A. o. Baker, the commissioner sent on
behalf OF the Columbian exposition TO
Mexico, has forwarded an interesting
sketch OF the plan for the Mexican ex-
hibit prepared and submitted to the
government of Mexico by well-known
artists OF that republic. This plan
represents the history of Mexico from
the time OF the Aztecs to the present
time, and is a history OF the human
race and human habitation in this
country. Lieutenant Baker says: Elk
act drawings and plans of the grounds
will be given, and the artistic skill of
those engaged upon the enterprise war;
rants the assurance that it will be car
ried out in a manner credible to the
Republic OF Mexico
There has been received at the Latin
American bureau of the Columbian ex-
position a file of Cuban newspapers.
which give interesting accounts of the
meetings of the commissioners to the
exposition, appointed by the governor
general OF Cuba
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

This thing we call human progress
is thing of slow growth. There are
people in the woodland they are the
vast majority-who think man must,
to be consistent, always hold to the
same opinions and methods. And this
comes from the fact that most men
pass through life with the opinions
held at maturity. With these an opin-
ion is principle. and they never grow
TO wider comprehension. This is the
cause of inertia in social or political
life. The man who uses yesterday as
a help for to-day is the misunderstood
man, and he who insists on tomorrow
as to-day may demonstrate defects is
the crank.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
What 1t Costs to Murder in Tibet.

had arrived at Kanze in an evil
hour, in the midst of the festivities of
the 10Th OF the fourth moon, when the
people from far and near congregate
there and the chiefs review their men,
and when drinking and fighting are
the order OF the day. In Tibet nearly
every crime is punished by the impo-
sition of u fine, and murder is by no
means an expensive luxury. The fine
varies according 10 the social standing
Of the victim-120 bricks of tea worth
a rupee bricS) for one of the upper
ten" 80 bricks for person of the mid
die classes, 40 bricks for woman, and
so on down to two or three for pau
per or a wandering foreigner as Lieu
tenant Lu Mingyang kindly informed
me. He said that there was hardly a
grown up man in the country who had
not a murder or two to his credit; and
later on Mgr. Biet the Bishop OF Ii
bet, corroborated this statement
Lieut. Rockhill, in March Century.
The tax collector is sure to come arouna
In due time.
Conjugal love is not preserved in family
jars.
man never expresses so much in his face
as when he Is trying to appear unconscious.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

reservations, and making it a serious
offense to sell or give them firearms or
ammunition; also that a special COM
mittee was appointed to investigate the
recent outbreak which will be done
this summer. with special respect to
the question Of Indians having fire.
arms. Some western men OF the city
are bringing pressure to bear upon
Secretaries Noble and Proctor to have
the Indians disarmed at once. antici-
pating an outbreak this spring or sum-
mer.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

TACOMA, Wash. March IA Nor
wegian named Lars Peterson made a
confession on his death bed in this
city yesterday. He confessed that he
killed Lars Hartsum in Sioux CITY in
the spring Of 1889. in the packing
house. ana cast his body among the
10. 900 carcasses. The crime was not
discovered and the people there were
alarmed over the missing Hartsum
Peterson came to this city with his
wife and they have lived here since
In his dying hour he remarked: IL
am glad l told this can die In
peace.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20

The finding OF city, of compare
lively recent date, buried under virgin
soil, where cattle have grazed for CEN
turtles in England, may lead to modi-
fication of generally accepted ideas
about the change of time. The city is
identified as Silchester, which was in
habited about 1000 years ago. For
the past 500 years British history is
quite connected, so this city was, in all
probability lost and buried that long
ago. There is no record of any con-
vulsion of nature which could have
buried the ancient town, and the infer
ence Is that natural and existing causes
work changes in the earth's surface
more rapidly than they are commonly
supposed.