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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
South Hal Ota Alliances,

HURON, S. d.. July 14.-The reform
press association was organized here
Saturday with Isaac Landus, editor of
the Honest Dollar, as president. The
association will work in connection
with the farmers alliance and the in
dependent party in this state.
The alliance independent conference
has closed. j he question of reorgan-
izing the Independent party OF the state
to conform with the Cincinnati platform
was referred TO the Independent central
committee for settlement, which prac-
tically means that the Cincinnati plat
form will be adopted. The organiza-
ton OF citizens alliance to work with
the Knights of Labor were recon-
mended.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Couldn't Wait TIL She Died.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, July 15.-The
Epworth Methodist Episcopal church
has just received II legacy of 81, 600 in
very peculiar way. Mary Greer was
an eccentric old lady OF nearly four
score years. About four weeks ago
feeling that her time had come, she
sent for her lawyer and friend to
make her will. She first asked to be
carried to woodshed in her yard. and
there she pulled aside some rubbish
ana disclosed a can containing 81, 900
in gold. Then the old lady was car
ried into the house again and made a
will bequeathing 81, 600 to the church
and 5000 to the Newcastle hospital. 1t
SO happened that public requests made
within thirty days of the death of de-
cedent do not hold in law and the good
Methodists became little anxious as
Mrs. Greer became weaker. One day
Pastor Squires called on the diving
woman and informed her OF the proyi
slons OF the statute, suggesting that if
she desired the church to have the
81, 600 beyond question she had better
pay the money over before her death.
This she did and he gave his receipt
and the congregation is richer by that
amount and poorer by the loss of a
uevout worshipper.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Bardsley's Stealings.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE ex-
perts appointed to investigate the ac-
counts of 10 hn Bardsley. late city
treasurer, have made detailed report
to the mayor, in which they say that
they have endeavored to discover the
total amount Of money received each
year at the state desk in said Office, the
share therefrom belonging to the state
and to the city and expenses and other
items deducted therefrom. so that the
net deficiency on the accounts of the
late treasurer may be definitely ascer~
tanned.
A recapitulation OF their statement
shows the to bal balance due to the
state and city 10 s., 594, SOL. Against
this is credited deposits in various
banks to May 30 last OF 1919, 673, Key
stone due bills 1925, 900 and Keystone
bank checks paid by Bardsley in OK
cess OF the city fund account Sl96. 043,
leaving total deficiency in Bardsley's
accounts of $5b3. $50. In addition to
this deficiency the interest which
bdioolcy TcC6lFtQ lFOll NdIlOuo DdHhS,
firms and individuals, together with
dividends on stock and securities in
which he inves ted with public money,
amounting to at least 1924, 900, should
be added, making the grand total of
money misappropriatsd $77S, $50.
That part ct TIE experts report pur
porting to show Il division of the spoils
OF Office with x-State Treasurer Live
sey and Audi TOR McCammant excites
much interest. Mention is made of the
payment of $500 to Livesey for kind
ness shown. Thomas McCammant, the
auditor general and one of his clerks,
Ii. N. Griffin, since deceased. loom up
as sharingly in the rebates from adver-
Using the appraisers lists. One year
Bardsley received from this source
sl6, 2S9. Oh, OF which he paid 50, 900 to
Mr.. Griffin for some reason which does
not appear lea wing $14, 2S9.04. which
he divided between himself and the
auditor general.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
President and Cardinal

CAPE MAY, N. j., July 15.-On last
Saturday the president and Cardinal
Gibbons accidentally met on the board
walk here and there was IL cordial
meeting between them. After brief
walk they came in front of the presi-
dents cottage, which Mr. Harrison in
vited the cardinal to enter. In the
course OF pleasant conversation of
about half an hour it is stated that the
president introduced the subject of the
Cahensly memorial. He gave his opin-
ion quite freely on the subject and said
that while having no disposition to in
terfere in church matters he was glad
to have an opportunity for expressing
his satisfaction at the published re-
marks Of the cardinal and at the mer-
tied rebuke administered at home and
abroad to foreign Interference in our
domestic affairs. The cardinal, it is
said was deeply impressed and much
pleased with the presidents views on
the subject.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
without Pay UntiI Confirmed.

WAsHiNGroN, July 16. Judge
Crounse OF Nebraska, who succeeded
General Bachelor OF New York as
assistant secretary OF the treasury, will
receive no pay for his services until
the senate confirms his appointment
This is in accordance with AN opinion
OF the attorney general that II person
appointed during the recess OF congress
to an office which was vacant wlile
that body was in session is not entitled
to any compensation until after con-
tirmation by the senate. Justice Beat
ty of Idaho is another officer who is
serving without any pending confirma-
tion under the above opinion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE secre-
tary OF the treasury has issued call
on national repositories for nearly
81, 900, 900 of government funds in
their possession. This amount is dis
triouted among forty-two banks and is
10 be transferred to the different sub
treasures between now and August 10.
Twelve of these banks are discontinued
altogether rs repositories. These are
the last of the so-called "surplus" or
"inactive" banks authorized during
the administration of Secretary Fair
child. There were nearly three hun
dred repositories holding $47, 900, 900
Of government funds. Under the pol
icy inaugurated by Secretary Window
and continued by Secretary Foster the
number of repositories have been re-
duced to thirty and their holdings
$40, 000 900. There will be no further
reduction as the department is OF the
opinion that the deposits have now
reached the minimum now requisite
for the public service.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Strange Cattle Disease.

BURLINGTON Ia, July 17.-Much
uneasiness is occasioned among the
farmers of this vicinity by the break.
ing out OF n 70 ot and mouth disease
among cattle. The disease comes on
suddenly and consists in liberated
mouth and ia VS. and swollen feet.
Death often fol lows in Il day or two.
The disease is extremely contagious
and every effort is being made to quar-
antine the pre- sent numerous cases.
Fears are expressed that the disease
will become &c neral throughout this
part of the country.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

WASHINGTON, July ia sensa-
tional telegram from Chicago reporte d
q great commotion among the Chip
pewa Indians of the White Earth
agency in Minnesota. According to
these dispatches an outbreak and prob
able massacre is imminent.
The Indian bureau has received no
information which would indicate that
there is any basis of truth in the sem
sationa. report. Some time ago a let
ter was received from Red Cloud in
which he said that the Indians on his
reservation were impatient over the
delay in paying them for the damages
occasioned by the overflow. He added
that his people wanted cash because
they have oxen and wagons enough
and besides oxen are OF no use to the
young women who are teaching school
and tho young men who are trying to
get through college.
Commissioner Morgan has asked the
agent at White Earth to report if there
is any good reason why money should
not be paid. Upon his report prompt
settlement will be made and no trouble
is anticipated.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Indian Commissioner Morgan Flights

4
WAsHINGToN, July 17.-Trouble has
broken out afresh between Indian
Commissioner Morgan and the bureau
( of Catholic Indian missions in this city.
Heretofore for many years the Indian
| schools maintained by the Catholic de-
nomination under per capita contracts
with the Indian bureau direct or for
which special appropriations have been
made by congress, have been managed
and directed by the bureau OF Catholic
Indian missions in Washington and
contracts and other arrangements con-
corning them have been made between
that bureau and the Indian Office.
Ever since the present commissioner
has been in Office there has been trou-
| BILE between the Indian Bureau and the
Catholic managers here. The fight
was begun Immediately after his APP
pointment and strong efforts were
made to defeat his confirmation. Bad
feeling was consequently engendered
and harmony seemed impossible. Not
, long since Rev. Father Stephan direc-
tor OF the Catholic bureau, went to
Europe and Rev. Father Chappelle was
assigned to duty as director. A truce
was patched up and an agreement made
to resume harmonious. Rev. Father
! Chappelle and the commissioner are
said to have held a personal conference
in the presence OF Witnesses and each
sido agreed to bury the Indian Ratchet
Soon after this arrangement was en-
tered into bitter attack appeared in
New York newspaper upon the In
dian commissioner in connection with
the Moquis troubles in Arizona which
the commissioner says was inspired by
an eX-lndian Office clerk now in the
! employ OF the Catholic bureau. The
commissioner took Father Chappelle to
task for the apparent breach OF faith
and he says the reverend father ex-
pressed his disapprobation OF the news
paper article and his regret that it
should have been originated by an en-
+ ploye of his bureau. Ihereupon the
commissioner said that harmonious re-
lations were impossible so long as the
ox-lndian Office clerk was retained in
| tHc NdtHOllC burCdu anu uelluuucu HIS
discharge. Rev. Chappelle declined
to accede to this demand and the In
dian commissioner then refused to re-
cognize the Catholic bureau in making
contracts and notified that organiza-
ton that he would make the contracts
directly with the schools. From
this decision the Catholic bu-
reau has appealed to the sec
rotary of the interior. If he should
overrule the commissioner the latter
will carry the case to the president
and in fact he is very complacent about
the affair and very sanguine that in
the end he will be sustained by the
power from which there is no appeal.
There are about fifty Catholic schools.
They have been built up by the Cath
Ole bureau and have always been in
its charge. Few complaints have been
made although Commissioner Morgan
claims to have information that some
OF the schools prefer to contract di-
rectly with the Indian Office instead of
through the church bureau.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Denies the Watch Trust dissolution

New YORK, July 1.-THE repor
from Chicago that the Jobber's asso.
citation OF manufacturers of American
watches. know as the watch trust
has been dissolved and that the i'm.
mediate cause was the withdrawal oil
the Elgin waite company from the or
ganization, is denied by James II.
Moves, the Sc retary and treasurer
of the association. He declared there
was no found alton for the report.
Mr.. Noyes d enied that the Elgir
watch company had left the associa.
ton, saying that it had only expressed
its intention OF obeying the Fern bill
tho antitrust law-and for the pur.
pose would alter its relations with the
association, but not sever them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

II is perfectly true that man may
educate himself very thoroughly with
out the aid of school or college; it is
also true that with the aid of the best
schools and colleges man may make
a very Indifferent job of his education.
But neither of these truths has any
just bearing upon the value of school
and college training. To the earnest
student that training is of very great
value; to the dolt, the dullard or the
idle fellow nothing is of any effect in
the way of making him an able man.
Because man with no musical apti-
tude may take lessons on the violin
from the best masters without making
u musician of himself. do not say that
the tuition of such masters is a worth
less thing. Because man of musical
genius may learn TO play exquisitely
upon the violin without any lessons at
all. do not reject tuition as Il vain
thing.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
NEWS NOTES.

Robert Williams was hanged at Pine
Bluff Ark. for the murder of Albert
Hayes in November last.
The International medical congress
convened at Prohibition park, Port
Richmond, S. d. n. S. Davis. MD.
OF Chicago presided and delivered the
opening Introductory address.
The postmaster general issued the
advertisement under the postal bill
passed by the last congress.
An attempt to operate the coal mines
at Briceville, Anderson county, Tenn,
with convict labor has led to serious
trouble.
The French chamber OF deputies has
agreed upon the following duties upon
petroleum: Raw petroleum, 10 francs;
refined, % francs.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Those Colorado Grasshoppers.

Topeka, Kas., July 16.-Persons
arriving here from eastern COLORADO
bring information that the grasshop-
pers there are bot the red-legged va
riety that devab stated Kansas in 1874,
and are not de structive. Private dis
patches from Norton Kas., say the
grasshoppers id Finney and Kearney
counties are doing considerable dam
age to gardens and orchards. Small
grain is too far advanced to be greatly
injured.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
BOLD SOLDIER BOYS.
WHERE UNCLE SAN ~ NOW RE
CRJITIyG THEN.

Better Material for the Army Found
In the Country than in the City-The
Right of n state 10 Collect from Cor
poratIons-The Gold Fields of wy
oming Planning Out beyond Antici-
patIOn-Judge Crounse Must Walt
for His Pay-Nore Armor Plate
Tests.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
The Law Permits 1t, and the Court
Awards 1t.

A Portland. Ore, typewriter girl re-
Gently bought some school land at three
dollars an acre, and afterwards found
it to be cultivated farm, for which
she had been offered twenty dollars an
acre. Here is forcible illustration of
the villainy of our land system, which
permits her to appropriate, without
performing one dollars worth of pro-
ductive labor, and to pocket the results
of the labor of others, who have made
the land valuable
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
More American Armor plate Tests,

WAsHINGTON, July 16. Further tests
of American armor plate were made at
the Annapolis proving grounds last
Sunday with the most gratifying re-
suits. Two six-inch steel plates had
been prepared by Carnegie, Phipps d
Co., with the surface treated by the
new Harvey process. To give the
process further test under beta
conditions the plates were made with
less carbon in their composition than
the three plates tested some months
ago. The official report OF the tests
has not been received. but officers
present say that the plates satisfactor-
lily resisted the fire from six-pound
Hotchkiss rifle, Il severe test.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

THERE has been a good deal of talk
in the United States concerning the
uselessncss of the jury system. and the
desirability of placing tax on in
comes. Experiments in each of these
directions are about to be tried in
Russia and Germany respectively.
The former has decided to abolish
the jury system and appoint judges. II
could be wished that this experiment
might be tried under better auspices
for there are many thinkers who have
become convinced that the jury system
is not the best for securing justice but,
as the whole judicial district system of
Russia is n farce in the main. it will
be impossible to estimate the relative
merits of judges and juries from its
workings.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Again, a Single Tax Mayor !

Len w. Hoch is the new young man
mayor of Adrian, and his biography
may be read to children as a receipt by
which to make their lives sublime and
leave behind them tracks in the sands
of time, as it were. lie is but thirty-one
years old and has risen to political and
business prominence simply by lifting
himself by his own boot-straps What
he is he owes entirely to his own efforts,
without assistance. He was born in
Coldwater, and spent the first thirteen
years of his life in Adrian. His parents
were not rich, and when very young
Mr.. Hoch made the great stroke of his
life and joined the journalistic profess
sion as devil in the Adrian Times Office.
He learned the trade and worked in nu-
merous and divers places, always saved
his money, and finally drifted back to
Adrian in 1885 and began the grocery
business with his brother The bust
ness grew and now their sign is written
over two big stores. lie is democrat,
a single tax and Henry George man, and
widely posted on economic notions
Detroit Evening News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
A Land Plank.

The various industrial organizations
OF King county, state of Washington,
have formed an industrial league which
has adopted somewhat rambling plat
form, the second plank of which reads
as follows: I'VE believe that occupancy
and use should be the only title to land,
and that all taxes should be
raised from the land, ire
spectiye of improvements" This is
very well, hut it is weakened some
what by another taxation plank not en-
tirely in accord with this.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

WHILE parents and teachers have
recognized the fact that happy chill
dren are most docile, and more sus-
ceptible to educational impressions,
yet few have gone beyond that point
and acknowledged the undoubted fact
that happiness is in itself an educa-
tional factor of the highest value,
exercising distinct influence physio-
logically in the training of the young
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

Ir may as well be understood that,
DESTROYS as we are of pursuing policies
of peace, comfy and reciprocal adj
vantage with all nations, we will never
so lower the standard of our indepen-
dence as to change the form and prin-
ciples of our government to accommo-
date strangers who como among us
voluntarily and in pursuit of thesr in
dividual tastes and fortunes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

IB heretics were still burned at the
stake and all tho clergymen in this
country who are accused of heresy
we're condemned to that death human
bondfres would light the skies from
Maine to California Fortunately it is
only the eloquence of the pulpit occu-
pants that burns.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

ACCORDING to statistical contem-
porary it has been reckoned that if the
whole ocean should be dried up, all the
water passing away as vapor, the
amount of salt remaining would be
enough to cover 3, 900, 900 square miles
with n layer one mile thick. This
amount of saline material would also
be enough to cure the freshness of
three and half dudes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

Ir is inhuman and disgraceful not
to have women accessible to women in
the station houses, hospitals, poor
house and insane asylum. Deceney,
humanity and science concur in de-
handing that this natural right of
misery shall be respected. So long as
politics only controls county appoint
ments to places of patronage or emolu-
ment decency, humanity and science
have little chance of recognition.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

THERE can be no more wholesome
educational regimen than that which
mingles the children OF all classes of
citizens in the free school. 1t teaches
self-respect and honorable ambition to
the children of the poor, and promotes
mutual relations of kindness and es-
TEEN between the children of high and
low degree which are continued in
after life.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

THE United States may yet hold the
metropolis of the world. The census
of 1890 proves that within a radius Of
fifteen miles from the center of tho
city of New York there is a population
considerably in excess of 1000, 900
people, or moro than two-thirds that
of the city of London.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24
Secrethry Lee Dead.

RED OAK, Ia, July III. II. Lee,
secretary OF the democratic state COM
mittee, died last night from heart dis
ease. Mr. Lee came home from the
Ottumwa CONVENTION sick from over
exertion but she owed no alarming symp-
toms till Friday, when heart trouble
grew serious, al I'd he had been steadily
growing worse ever since.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

HAPPILY we have long since reached
II stage in the development of the
ethical sentiment in civilized society
where personal integrity is universally
recognized as the essential condition
of all social and commercial inter.
course As it is the distinction of no
class, so its obligations are equally
enforced by public opinion upon all
classes.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

TuE fashion in certain localities in
this country of aping aristocratic
English social manners and customs
turns out to be wretched imitation
of about the worst aggregation of
social monstrosities the world ever
know
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

HAPPILY, modern enlightment,
moral and intellectual growth, is dis
polling the myth OF divine right to
rule, is asserting the sovereignty of
the people, and substituting election
for birth in the government of nations.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-24

WOMEN are going to supercede men
as postal clerks in England, but their
salaries will be so small that they can
be easily coaxed into matrimony, thus
leaving the men in control OF the jobs.