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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
FloHT WITH A FISH.
Hard BATTLE 70 Land a Big oany
Fish.

Fish.
"Take it in" said my companion.
excitedly, and bending to the work
brought the line in, fighting for every
inch that came; when the Mexican.
shouted warning. Whizz and the
coils leaped again into the air. Moth.
ing could withstand the rush--a head
er directly for the bottom and away.
The anchor had been hauled up hy
the Mexican at the first strike, and
now, with line in hand, We were OIL, the
boat churnlng through the water,
hurting the spray over US, and bear
ing waves OF cleaning foam ahead.
Take in" cries Joe, who stands by.
the coil, and again, slowly fighting
against the dull blows, the line comes
in, Ten feet gained, and whzz,eee! as
many more are lost. l.. II comes once
more, hand over hand, the holder OF
the line bending this way aud that,
trying TO preserve II balance aud
that tension which would prevent a
sudden break. Now the fish darts TO
one side, tearing the waters into
foam, leaving sheet OF silyery bub-
bles, and swinging the boat around as
on pivot Now it is at the surface
ia tieeting vision followed by a rush
that carries the very gunwale under
water. This, followed by sudden
stacking Of the line, sends despair to
the heart; he is gone. the line floats.
No, whilz and away again down. All
the tricks OF the sturdy black bass
this giant Of the tribe INDUCES in, ex-
cept the mid-uir leaps which gladden..
the heart OF the angler quick turns,
downward PUSHES. powerful blows,
mighty runs this gany apcmakes,
lighting inch By inch. lcav.ug an i'm.
preston upon the mind OF tile fisher
man that Is not soon forgotten
With large rope, and hy taking
turns the iish could have bevm mast
erred, bat such methods were not con-
siderel sportsmnuiikc here X must
be taken trerhaudcd. ijglJt IA srrni's-
length, and being SUCH the moments
tly by. IL j. huii an hour. and We have
not yet seen the outline OF our game.
Gradually the PUSHES grow less, the
blows are lighter, and WHAT Is taken
- all gain --Scrburr.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

As TO the English of the future.
who knows what the years may bring
forth? The language is alive and
growing and extending on all sides, to
the grief of the purist and the pedant
who prefer dead language that they
can dissect at will. and that has come
TO the end of its usefulness The exist
enceof Criticisms and of Americanisms
and of Australianisms is a sign o!
healthy vitality.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
A Very Modest Girl.

Speaking OF legs ana arms suggests
TO me one OF the most inexcusable
pieces Of prudery possible to conceive,
which is the avoidance OF the good
honest and clean old Anglo-Saxon
word leg to describe that member OF
the body. | take a malicious satis-
faction in using 1t when l am In the
presence Of ultra-nice people,
who tell about some one having
broken his limb. leaving less
sensitive persons TO guess as to
whether it was an arm or a leg that
had met with the mishap. When |
was a good deal younger than / am
now was making stay at country
house and trying to catch any simple
minded fish there might be in the
neighborhood. The farmer with
whom boarded had daughter who
taught school, and was certainly the
most painfully proper young person
1t was ever my misfortune to meet.
One evening we were playing cards,
when she suddenly looked up from
her hand and said
II beg your pardon"
"For whatP" asked
Didn't touch your footp"
mo"
20. it must have been the limb OF
the table"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
Increase In women worker.

II Is remarkable that nearly 80 per
cent Of the total female population IS
employed In remuncrative occupations.
In the last decade the percentages was
only 2i.33 Of the whole Out OF the
eleven classes OF occupation women
have increased comparatively in nine.
VIZ, government service. professional
and domestic service. trade. ugricul-
ture, fisheries, manufactures and rs
apprentices. while they have de-
creased comparatively as laborers and
In personal service. In 1850 there
were nineteen branches OF industry In
which women were not employed; in
1888 the number was reduced 70
seven.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

FREE government cannot exist long
without intelligent patriotic citizen
ship, and the chief need of intelli-
gence is in the direction of the duties
OF citizenship. Our public schools
can furnish this intelligence if it is
made their aim and duty to furnish it,
and the sooner they go about the
work the better. They have no proper
function but this, and if they fail to
fill it there is no reason why they
should exist. Public schools that do
not teach the principles Of our gov
eminent and the duties and response
bilities Of its citizens should be abol-
ished.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

There is nothing like self possession
In all emergencies. Not long ago a
clever woman was dining at a hand
some board in an interior city. She
had never. as It happened. seen lime
Juice offered In the course OF a meal.
When the bottle was handed around.
some salad had just been served to
her, and without giving the matter
any thought she assumed the liquid to
be sauce pipuante for the salad and
dashed few drops on her lettuce
hearts. In an instant she became
aware, by that sort OF intuition
which is in the air at
such times, that she had done
something wrong. and when she saw
her neighbour adding some OF the con-
TENS Of the bottle TO his glass OF wa.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
Canada's Peerless.

Lady Macdonald, the widow OF tina
Canadian premier, will hereafter be-
known as the Countess Earnscliffe,
her title having its source in her late
husbands handsome county seat.
The countess is one OF the cleverest
as we'll as one OF the most popular
women in Canada. She is thoroughly
posted in the politics OF the dominion,
and 1t has been due as much to her
Sact' wit, and accomplishment as TO
her position that she has been the
leader OF society in the Canadian
capital,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

The education of our youth is not
what it was when the young man used
10 go to college purely for the sake Of
obtaining an education, work his way
through by saving wood or attending
TO the professors horse. and afterwards
face the world in all seriousness. In
some respects it is better, in others
worse. The world knows great deal
more than it did thirty years ago, and
many important branches of study
have opened since those who are
scarcely more than middle-aged walked
out of college halls with their sheep
skins in their hands. In those earlier
Days however, the life OF the students
was far simpler and more wholesome,
and it would have been an impossibility
for the police to find liquor selling
students club in any college town.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
al mnrtYr to Strlc.

/ deSpiSe this way OF wearing
Gowns that trail into the dusG
But the other women do IL,
And SO suppose must
Ii is neither neat nor nobby
To be whipping up the street.
And the only ones that like II
Are the women with big feet
II only had the courage
To endure the scoruful smiles
OF my fellow female creatures
would cling to olden styles
Would ALWAYS have my dresses
Short enough 70 miss the dirt
And wouldn't wear mud rufties
On the bottom OF the skirt.
But am too great a coward
A decided stand TO take.
So with all the rest follow
In foolish fashions wake.
And my newest gowns I'm II. aking
With u hateful. horrld dip
Over which some luckless mortal
VIII some day be sure to Tip.
But l hold / am martyr
Almost worthy OF u crown,
For my meek and mild adoption
OF the new prevailing gown.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
GracefnI nenevoIenee OF nornItr

The Queen regent OF the Neither
lands and her daughter declined the
oifer OF public reception during
their recent visit to Amsterdam. They
requested the city officials to use the
money collected for the reception In
feeding the poor. Consequently more
than 30, 600 poverty stricken creatures
received presents Of food and money
and So, 600 school children were pro-
vided with breakfast. Each child
received also n photograph OF the
young Qneen.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
IDAHO.

We are jollier people than we
were a generation ago, and by so much
healthier in mind and body. Men still
living remember when in most parts
of the country it would have been
deemed a strange sacrifice of dignity
for any grown man to engage in play
ing ball, while the women who should
have played tennis or rowed boat
would have been deemed hopelessly
..unsexed.n
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19
a Brave woman.

An Ohio woman picked up an arm
ful Of sticks and carried them In TO
throw on the fire. One OF the sticks
twined itself around her waist. Did
she shrek and alarm the neighborsP
Not bit OF IL. She put the snake In
bottle, corked It up, and when she
went to town sold It to the local
druggist for 80 as curiosity. A
woman us enterprising us that dor.'t
get scared easily.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

IN the American political system
the Importance of the elections by
which offices are filed is not greater
than that Of the primaries al Witch
candidates for those Offices are nomt-
mated. 1t is practically impessible.
except under extraordinary circum-
stances, to elect any but the nominees
Oh one of the regular organizations.
y 5 OF little avail to make elections
free and pure. if the primaries are
controlled by corrupt influences. The
citizen who drops bis ballot in the box
at the polling booth has not fulfilled
his duty to the state unless he also at
tended the primary, and there used
his best efforts to make it possible for
him to vote for good candidate, by
forcing the nomination of such can
didate.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-19

The political Mrs. Grundy is a
phantom coniured by the apprehension
OF politician of what he supposes to
be the opinion of the people or OF a
party. The inevitable result of the
apprehension is TO regard that general
opinion as mean and unintelligent, so
that the politician is often trying to
conform to a standard that he despises.
Instead of asking what does the public
advantage require and what ought to
be done, he wonders what he can do
That will ALLEVIATE the least votes.
Statesmanship he says, consists in
doing what you can, not what YOU
would.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14
Captain Manning On the Fatal Fight.
Portland Orercniau. Feb u


An Oregonian reporter yesterday met
Captain A. H. Manning, one of Seattle's
police commissioners, in the Office Of the
Quimby house, and learned some interest
ing particulars regarding the jury's verdict
on the inquest of Thomas Shafer, who
was killed by Billy Doyle in q sparring
match at the Peoples theater.
al YVES on the coroner's jury that held the
inquest said Captain Manning, "and In addi-
too to q number OF witnesses who saw the fight,
seo1 3. Msa
that Shafars death Yves the result of q heFnorr-
hage in the brain, cansed BY the rupture OF one
or softened condition and liable to be ruptured
at any moment 4 hearty laugh or any undue
exertton on his part might have caused his
death. The doctors hold that it was impossible
$or blow on the head, such as might have been
given by Doyle, to have resulted fatally. The
men used large, soft gloves, and there wasn't any
very hard hitting. Il vas evident from this e.,
o. his own exertions, and not By the blows
he may have received from Doyle, and in &C.
cordance we gave q verdict of death from ma
2 great sensation out of the matter and they
have threatened to impeach me. They have
made something Of sensation. and great deal
il all. The match was not q prize
fight, but an exhibition OF sparring. Both
OF the men had . so.cailed reputation,
61u lew nays DciofS OOyte Do1eu iU Que Oh Tue
variety theaters there. Shafer Was Q sailor, aud
Doyle, who had also been . sailor in his early
days, was q sort Of water front character. He
worked At whatever turned up, and spent his
time between Portland and Seattle. He 10 now
in jail on q charge of manslaughter, and will
have hearing soon- The fighters were each to
receive s. for sparring.
Captain Manning. who is largely inter-
ested in the Bertha mine, in Madison
county, Montana, left last night on brief
business trip to San Francisco.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.



OLYMPIA, Feb. i3.-(SpeciaIf-The Joint
Worlds fair COMMITTEES met today and consid-
cred the bill prepared by the Washington
Worlds Fair Association, and introduced BY
senator Long at its request The following
were present: Senators Long and Eshelman.
and Representatives WATSON, Garretson and
Mcany. The bin provided for q Il mill tax for
the years lsei, 1852 and 1896. The committee
amended that section 90 as TO make Q direct sp-
preparation of 5000 for 1881 and the same
amount for 1892, aud then provision
printer do the necessary printing. This is q
considerable compromise for the Eastern
Washington grangers. who opposed the direct
tax, and at the same time, by getting the print
ance the commission created By the bin can gel
from the boards OF trade and similar orgauiza-
tons, 1t will permit this state 10 get magniH-
cent display ct Chicago In 1893 The bin -
st the meeting OF the senate next Monday.
The House contingent OF the joint committee
on the university met this evening, and
agreed on : bill providing for the relocating Of
OF the commissioners OF public lands, one mem
Der Of the board OF regents, 20 be chosen BY
the board, and three other citizens of the
II this commission decides to locate
ON school lands provision Is made TO reserve
said school lands forever as the university site,
but title to remain in the state, and the unit
praised value Of said land 80 selected. bill OF
this kind win probably be reported fayorably to
the House tomorrow.
Demo cratic member from Kittitas, was sworn In
BY tbs speaker today.
When the House had finished the debate Of
the railroad matter today i took up the Hill
An attempt was made to adjourn until Monday,
but 1t was voted down.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14
PUYALLUP CoMM1ssIox LEAVES.


Indians Bid Them Farewell with Music
and Speeches.
TACOMA, Feb. l3.-lspecia.. 1.-The final meet
ing Of the commissioners with the PuyaIlup In
dams took place at ? p m today at the reseTya-
ton. The commissioners win leave Monday fo9
Washington City.
At the reservation platform the commissioners
were welcomed by music By the band led BY
Peter S:anup. The committee of three spokes-
men appointed at the Indian council held at
Joseph Eyetvists' ranch were not all present At
coming, 20 the time was filed up with speeches BY
several OF the old men, followed BY speeches
from members OF the committee.
Old Sfanup, Peter Etanup's fathe1 was
the frst speaker. Dick Sadawa. Tommy
Lane. Alvin Jackson and others fol-
the house with his original humor and
political pointers. The report was finally pro-
duced and read by Peter Stanup. A long list Of
names were attached to the document.
have congress remove all the restrictions which
prevent them from selling their land and giving
rights ofway for railroads. They also psrf-
toned TO have 300 acres of the school land Sc.
apart to be divided among . number OF the
young married men who had become of age
since the land patents were issued Fifteen
il asked to be decided to the trustees OF the
church and cemetery.
All the Indians who wished to address the
commission were given permission to do So The
the members of the commission. Judge Drake
made the final address to the tribe, in which
he complimented them highly upon their state
of civilization and promised to do his best for
their interests. He said he wished to shake
hands with every Indian present. After some
excellent music by the Indian band the commits
sioners shook hands with all as they passed out
well pleased with the proceedings.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14

The Lamp Tipped and Lighted the Euro
peaa LodGing-H0use.
About O'Clock this morning IRE was dis
covered I'm room u, Of the European lodging
house, us Warrington street, run By David
schafowich-
One OF the lodRefs, who was rooning scrnss
the hall, smelled the smoke and ran out TO give
the alarm Patrick Leydon and three other
fellows, who were just going ous OF the
FsycFfte saloon beneath, ran ~ and burst
in the door. Il was found that the bed was on
fire, and - soon a. the door Was burst in the
Gre, which bad only been mouidertng. broke
commenced bringing up water. while the others
busted themselves waking up the occupants Of
the building. who were afl fast asleep.
An alarm was turned In and chemical engine
No. soon responded, but Leydon had the flames
already under control, 20 the chemical engine
had but few minutes' work In putting il en-
The damage was very light, but several doors
were smAshed in 10 arouse the lodge1- The
whole loss viii not exceed &N6, OF which go
house and the balance BY the owners Of the
building, ManteI Il NoreIl
How the FIRE originated seems to be mystery,
- echasowieh ssys the room has not been
The man who first discovered the fire said there
was . lamp burning in the room without any
globe On It. One OF the fellows who
went up with Ley6on said he srneiled the
fumes Of "dope" on entering the building
and thought some one must have been Uniting
the pipe" in the room, using . common lamp,
which they left Burning ON retiring 70 another
room, and from II the bed took IRE. SchAtowich
did not appear to be anxious 70 discuss the ques-
ton a. to low the ere originated He said be
he did not know whether the building was in
sured OF not.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14
work Accomplished by the senate.

OLYMPIA, Feb l3-tSpecial. 1-President Will
son did not call the Senate 10 order until the
regular time had slipped by fifteen minutes,
this morning. The members were slow in ar
irving. When at 1918 his gavel fell. hardly
two-thIrds Of the senators were in their seats,
but before many minutes had passed more came
IN, and when the Senate adjourned twentythree
were present The Senate was in session five
minutes more than two hours, and during tina:
time passed seven bills, a. follows: Dyer's, to
authorize corporations other than religious
to hold and possess property; Dyer's,
regulating the fees of county clerks for
services rendered as ex-ofticio clerks OF
probate courts: Yesterdays, providing
method of removal of cases for trial from one
superior judge to another; McCroskeys, reiat-
ing to mortgagcd property; Claypooi's, securing
to creditors the FIRST division of estates: Hydes,
TO have all state and county officers sign pen
sion vouchers free of charge; Thompson's, pro-
yidiug for the purchase of ] GO copies of Bar
toms hand book for the use of state officials and
others. Lnce's bill regulating the practice OF
pharmacy was defeated, aud although notice of
reconsideration of the vote was given, il il
quite probable that there viii not be any bill
regulating the sale OF drugs passed at this ses-
sion. Several bills came up for third reading,
and were either laid On the table or referred,
the senators interested In them deeming it safer
10 await better attendance. There seemed
disposition on the part of many members to go
home BY the afternoon boat. and when q mo-
ton was put to adjourn till Monday at 2 2. m,
il was carried unanimously.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

On Friday Mrs La France and her two grand.
children were burned 10 death in house near
81 Albert, Ont Mr.. La France was fatally
burned
Mary Ann Riordon and Mrs Kehoe, two old
women living alone in a shaury in Chicago.
were sufocated TO death Friday morning By
burning their clothing.
De Lesseps announces the issue of 5000
per cent. debentures fer Sgsx canal improve
rnents. at 40 francs per q 800 frame share.
native of the Shan states recently ran
auluck and shot dead Major Nixon and Lieutsn-
ant Jsmison, of the English army.
A fire on the British steamer Calliope in New
York harbor Friday. caused the death of one of
the crew. and badly damaged the vessel.
daily mail service will soon be established
between Hequiagn and Anacossa- Wash
The steamer Adriatic, from New York, has
arrived ct Queenstown.
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tionalffy u CsuxhYsn's smendSnenf. bssiesfng =
granted 70 one corporation privileges n1s
GRANTED 70 another. Causbfan turned laugh
Oh Goldman by snyIDg that be eat IN bis seat
arrays with the consultation tn one hand ana
poor. degraded man in the Uhery 1nd hesd them
NJ to the sisw OF the ho1se what are yc1
officers into classes for the purpoee Of paJ.ng
salaries II my amendment IL not c0nstftufionAiy
Upon motion the COMMITTEES a1cae kn0 re-
ported progress. closing the discussion.
In tho Senate.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 1a.-ispeciai. l-Ths eensss
convened .; losi5, with hardly quorum PRES
ers
FIRST BEADING or BILLS.
The judicial district bin passed by the House
was introduced and referred 70 the Judiciary.
.. B. No. cS. BIZ Preston. BY request-Amend-
ing the code relating 20 corporations
THrkD HEADING o. BILIs.
g. B. No. 10, by Luce Regulating the practice
OF pharmacy. There being but twentJ-0ne SEN
ssoss ppsssns and IN rc 81 Nm
voting In the negative, Il was declared lost.
Van de yanter gave notice that he would 1t the
se nS gy e .ns zee tss .o.
Lifting 70 the government OF municipal incogpos-
atoms; made q special code sor next Tuesday at
j. b. 20. 10, By DyeY-Hegulstinx ices OF
county clerks for services rendered ~ ex-ofhcio
clerks Of superior courts in probate eases;
paaeed.
.. B. No. Is, by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
removal of case from before one Judge Of supe-
flor court 10 another: passed.
g. b. No. 80, By Kinnear-To provide for the
conveyance Of lands sold for taxes ieyied under
the lass Of the territory Of Washington, re-
ferrcd back to judiciary committee
s. b. No. 158, by Mccroskey-To prevent the
secretion or removal OF mortgsged personal
property; paused.
5. B. No. H7, BY Smith-Relasing to liens; lad
On the table.
3. p. No. ~, by Wilson Relating TO police
magistrates, laid ON the table.
g. B. No. I62, by CIaypool-To secure creditors
just division Of estates. passed.
5. T.. No. 1f3, by Hyde (by request
state and county officers TO administer oashs re-
quired In the execution Of pension papers and
vouchers free OF charge; passed
8. b. No. 152. by Misunderstanding for sheriff
fees. laid on the table.
= b. No. It's, By Thompson Of waila Walls
To purchase / 800 copies Of Bsrton's handbook;
passed unanimously.
Monday,
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Judge Hanford Rules That They Have
Right to Get Drunk.

TACOMA, Feb. l3--lspecisL Judge Hanford,
in the United states district court, this after
noon, rendered verbal decision which is prob
ably without precedent John Dixon Campbell,
indicted for selling liquor to Puyaliup Indians,
was dismissed by Hanford on the ground that
the indians are citizens, having eli
the rights of citizens since the law of
1857, granting lands to them In eeveralty
obtained. Therefore If the Indfans
wished to buy wishky and get drunk In their
own houses, no one has any right TO object.
Hanford. however, qualified the decision BY
government, Campbell being impecunious.
there would be no chance for appeal: therefore
at some date should q man able to carry the case
to the supreme court be indicted on the sane
charge. he would decide against him, in order
that the court OF last resort would be given an
opportunity OF settling the question.