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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
Particulars Of the Fight Between Rev.
OlutiOnists and Soldiers Near
San Ignace.
ReVOlmtiOnists 0utnnmber the Soldiers
Four to 0ne-Twenty Taken
Prisoners
And Carried Into the United States.
Prudencia Gonzales Supposed
TO Be the Leader.

GUERRERO, Mexico, Dec. 15.-The
government telegraph line which passes
through this place has been repaired,
and for the first time a complete official
report of the bloody battle near San
Ignace has been sent to military head
quarters.
The invasion Of the revolutionists has
produced intense excitement throughout
the Rio Grande border country, both on
the United States and Mexican sides of
the river. The battle took place only
about fifteen miles from this place, and
an order for reinforcements was brought
in by courier while the fight was still in
progress. Major Julian Esquebel,
the commander of the garrison,
left Immediately with force of
$50 soldiers, but when they reached the
place they found that the revolutionists
had crossed the river into the United
States, taking with them about twenty
prisoners, forty horses and a large
amonnt of ammunition and guns.
Outnumber Four to One.
The Mexican soldiers fought nobly.
They were only forty-fve i'll number,
but they held their ground and con-
tinued to fight as long as there was any
chance of defeating their opponents.
Captain Seegar was in command of the
government troops and led charge after
charge against the opposing forces,
which numbered fully 200, but he was
outnumbered and was himself killed by
a pistol shot from the leader of the revo-
lutionists, who is thought to be Pru-
dencia Gonzales, who was formerly a
fI,nr
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
Accused of witchcraft.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 1.-Two old
women, Purrie and Merrill by name,
who havs been telling fortunes here for
a week, We're arrested charged with
witchcraft. They will have hearing
during the day. The penalty for the
offense is one year Imprisonment, one
hour in the pillory and 500 fine, but the
pillory is omitted in the case of 8
woman. The law is very old, and this
is the first time the present authorities
remember that it has ever been en-
forced.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
Three Have Died.

LIMA, o., Dec. l5.-Three of the
Brown family at White Oak, who par
took of the cakes in which rat poison
had been mixed, have since died and
three others are in critical condition.
The presence of poison was not detec4ed
until after the family had been taken i'll
and it had become thoroughly distrib-
uted in their systems. The persons
who died were little girl of s, one of .
and son aged 18. They suffered the
greatest of agony and turned black
before they died. Of the others, the
father, mother and girl aged 20 are in
a very precarious condition.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
Men OF Prominence Would Like to See
CullOm's Amendment to the Inter.
state Law Passed.
Depew and Others Make Speeches Be.
fore the Senate Committee in
Its Favor.
The Anti,OptiOn Discussion Continued
In the Senate by Mr.. Georgia.
House Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia number of
prominent railroad men, including Mr.
Chauncey M. Depew and President
Roberts, of the Pennsylvania system,
were before the senate committee on
interstate commerce during the morn
ing to advocate the passage of the
amendment to the interstate commerce
law introduced by request of Mr.. Gull
lom, to modify the existing law, so as
to authorize railroad companies to form
pools under the supervision of the inter-
state commerce commission, to wipe out
the penal clause of the punishment pre-
scribed, etc. The full committee was
present and speeches were made by Mr..
Depew, Mr.. Roberts, Mr. Walker and
Mr.. Ingalls,. These gentlemen urged
that the great majority of the railroads
of the country were in favor of the pro-
posed amendment
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
BY GOOD MANAGEMENT.
The Young Scholars of Burning Cincin
natl School All Escape Unhurt.

The Young Scholars of a Burning Cincin-
natl School All Escape Unhurt.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-The cry of
"fire" which rang through the Twen-
tieth district school building during the
morning caused panic The children
ran for the doors to make their escape
but the good management of the teach
ers prevented a crush and the little ones
escaped without scratch. The fire had
caught from a wooden chute used in
heating the building and the smoke APP
peared simultaneously in rooms 8, II
and II. The pupils to the number of
1000 were all under IL years of age,
and it seems miracul Jus that none were
injured in the confusion which followed
the alarm. The school house stands in
the heart of a tenement district and is
said to be veritable death trap Time
and time again complaint has been
made about its dangerous condition,
but no steps have been taken to render
it safe. The fire department promptly
extinguished the blaze with small
loss
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
SCOUTING FOR BANDITS.
Soldiers from Fort Mcintosh After Cattle
Thieves-1he Mexican Fight.

Soldiers from Fort Mcintosh After Cattle
Thieves-The Mexican Fight.
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. l5.-A special
from Laredo, Tex, says: A force Of
United States cavalry, consisting of
fifty men under Lieutenant Headkin,
has been ordered from Fort Mcintosh
for zapota county, on a scouting expedi-
tion on the Rio Grande, in search of
bandits. Several deputy marshals will
follow the soldiers.
Information is received here that dur
ing an attack at Ignacio, Captain Segaro
and citizen were killed while sitting in
the captains quarters. The Mexican
soldiers, forty-fve in number, were
compelled to surrender. Five refused
and were burned at the government
building. Five bandits were killed and
several wounded.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR.
The Convention Appropriates $1,000 to
Defend Arrested Strikers.


Defend Arrested Strikers.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10 I'm the Fed
Grafton of Labor convention a number
of resolutions were referred to the ap-
propriate committees, the most sensa-
tional of which was the following, of
fered by Delegate Morgan, of Chicago:
Resolved, that this convention join
In the plea to the governor of Illinois
for the pardon Of Oscar Neebe, Samuel
Fielding and Michael Schwabe."
George Mcneil, of Boston, then read
paper on the labor problem, and at II
the convention took recess.
Upon reassembling at 2:20 the first
business taken up was the question of
making an appropriation to the Home
steads sufferers, it being Homestead
Day. Delegate Skeffington, of Boston,
presented the report of the committee
on the presidents report, recommend
ing that the convention donate 81, 900 to
aid in the defense Of the arrested strik-
ers. This was adopted after an amend
ment that collection in addition be
taken. First Vice President Mcclure,
of Philadelphia, moved that $500 be
contributed to the defense fund of the
Cour d'Alene miners. This went
through with a rush. After some dis
cussion $500 was appropriated to the
support of the Tennessee miners and
the convention adjourned until morn
iuu
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
CLOSED TEMPORARILY.
Doors of a National Bank at Rapid City
Shut.

Shut
RAPID CITY, S. D.. Dec. 15.-The
Black Hills National bank, of this city,
closed its doors and turned its affairs
over to the state bank examiner. John
E. Diamond, an Eastern depositor, un-
expectedly presented certificate for
81, 500 and the failure to meet this de-
mand was the direct cause for the sus-
pension of payment. The institution
has been somewhat embarrassed of late
and its recent reports show weakness,
but its stockholders are men of consid.
erable wealth, and it is probable busi-
ness will be resumed in a few days.
The incorporated stock was 1925, 900
and $50 900 were the deposits as given
in the last report. Officials OF the bank
say depositors will not suffer and that
the embarrassment is only temporary.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
The Mountain Cavad.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. l5,-The In
man coal mine, at the foot of Cumber.
land mountain, near Jasper, was the
scene of disaster Tuesday The entire
side of the mountain caved in, shutting
off the only entrance to the mine. Two
convict guards who are missing are sup
posed to be buried in the ruins.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17

QUARANTINE, S. L., Dec. 15.-The
Inman line steamer City of Paris, from
Liverpool, made the passage in days,
IL hours and So minutes, the best days
run being $40 hours. Among her pas
sengers are Dick Burge, the boxer, and
Austin Gibbons, the light weight cham
pion. The City of Paris had 394 cabin,
and 1873 steerage passengers.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
ELECTRICAL ECHOES.

Matters of More Less Moment Briefly
Mentioned.
Josepha Haha has been appointed
consul in Cuba for Chill and Peru.
A meeting of the prominent lumber
men of the Northwest is in session at
st. Paul
Professor Henry Preserved Smith, of
Lane Theological seminary, having been
convicted of heresy, is suspended from
the ministry.
What is supposed to be a dynamite
cartridge was picked up in the court
room over which Judge Kelly presides
in the court house at st. Paul.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
VIII Have a Band

MADRID. Dec. 15.-The committee
having in charge the preparations for
the Spanish representation at the Chi
cago Columbian exposition is organizing
a military band composing 100 perform
ers, who will give concerts during the
entire period of the fair.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5-The house
proceedings were uninteresting until the
army bill was reached, when Mr. An
tony, Democrat, of Texas, stirred up
excitement by an amendment to the
effect that no person pensioned by the
government should be permitted to re-
ceive any pay under the pending act.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Congressman
Pickler, of South Dakota, having Sc
cured the transfer of his timber culture
repeal bill from the union calendar to
the house calendar, says the bill now
has prospect Of passing at an early
date
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
Arrested for Kidnnnninr.

MENAsHA, Wis. Dec. l5.-Mrs. Mo
hatzel, of Green Bay, the woman ar
rested for Kidnapping Pearl Clifford last
Friday, was brought from Oshkosh for
trial. The case was adjourned to Dec
23. Mrs. Mohatzel was released on
hail
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17

New YORK, Dec. 15.-The National
Fire Insurance company, established in
1888, one of the oldest corporations in
the city, has decided to liquidate its af-
fairs. It's outstanding risks have been
reinsured in the Commercial Union
Assurance company, of London.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17

ST. MARYs, Mo-, Dec. 15.-J. M. Tap
pert, manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company in this city, has
absconded. He is said to be defaulter
to the amount of several thousand dol
lars, large part of which was taken
from the company.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-12-17
oNGR ssloNAL.


WASHINGTON, Dec. l5-The McGar-
rahan claim was discussed in the senate
until = p. M, when the anti-option bill
was taken up, Mr.. George resuming his
remarks
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01
RIXETALL<N.

Important information has beer
given out from Washington that
an agreement for an international
monetary conference has prac
tically been made. The United
States, England, France and Ger.
many are to join i'll conference
on the the bimetal currency.
If these four great nations
should agree on and establish an
international ratio between gold
and silver, the silver coinage prob
lem would be solved. The credit
Of these nations keep good the
the paper issued on silver, even if
its bullion value declined farther
than it has done.
The fault of bimetalism is the
difficulty with which it can be
maintained. The bullion values
of gold and silver, following the
law Of supply and demand, part
company; the more valuable
metal is withdrawn from circula-
ton and boarded or used in the
arts; the cheaper metal remains
in circulation, and monometalism
IS established. For a period of
time in the history Of the country
the bullion dollar was a little
greater than the bullion value of
the gold dollar, and the silver dol
lar, for that reason was not in cir
culation. IF we now had unlim
tied free coinage, with the bullion
value Of the silver dollar thirty
per cent. less than the bullion
value of the gold dollar, gold
would disappear from circulation
and silver monometalism would
be established. What honest, in
tel!igent people want is gold and
silver, and paper based oD chem,
and all at par. This they can
have, either under limited coinage
like that of France or the United
States, or under unlimited coinage
at an established international
ratio.-EX.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

HE naval committees of the
house Of representatives has re
ported a naval appropriation bill
which is less by $3.467,S16 than
the official estimates of the needs
Of the department call for. The
construction Of one new vessel of
the class OF the New York is pro-
vided for, but the recommendation
of several officials that several bat
tie ships of large proportions and
adequate power should be immedi-
ately begun, as necessary to the sea
equipment of the nation for pur-
poses offensive and defensive. was
entirely ignored. This may suit the
narrow ideas of corn field economy
and partisan reform, but it does
not accord with the intelligent
public sentiment of the Ration.
which is in favor of building
navy of sufficient size and power
to protect our sea coasts. and, il
occasion requires, defend our
national rights against buIlies with
battle ships at their command
Oregonian.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

A YEAR ago the English milling
and other journals were quite sure
that the English millers, who were
then able to undersell American
mlllers In English markets, were
IN position to keep on doing so.
Now the same papers complain
that the American millers have
been underselling the English mil
lers ever since the first of last
September. 1t is impossible for
the millers of any country to be
independent of crops in making
the prices Of their flours, and that
IS a little truth which our English
friends forget regularly with every
change in the general situation
wrought by climatic changes aud
yarlations.-The Milling World,
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

LONDON political gossip says that
Mr.. Gladstone is SO certain of a
liberal triumph at the next par
liamentary general election, and
OF his consequent return to power
as prime minister, that he has
already settled his administration
and general preferments. Sir
Charles Russell will become lord
chancellor OF Ireland; Sir William
Harcourt, lord chancellor of Eng
land; Mr.. Reed, @. c., attorney
general, and the Hon. Bernard
Coleridge, solicitor general.
The most remarkable appointment
is certainly that of Sir William
Harcourt, who, in asserting to
such an arrangement, must regard
his succession to the leadership Of
the Gladstonian party as ex-
tremely problematical.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

LIE democrats were just as
positive that the Mckinley bill
was unconstitutional as they were
that it was ruinous and would
utterly destroy the foreign trade
OF the country. The supreme
court has explained how badly
they were mistaken on the first
point, and has shown that the law
is constitutional and valid in every
particular. The figures giving the
exports and imports for he last
year show great growth instead
OF falling off in the foreign trade,
and conclusively dispose of the
second objection the democrats
made to Mckinley tariff.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

The stock of silver in the prin-
clpal countries of tie world, eXclu-
sive of the United States, approx
mates $3,397,O0O,OO0, of which
S2,930,000.000 are full legal ten
ter coin and $467, 100000 subsi
diary or limited-tender coin. The
stock of full legal tender silver
coins (not taking into account any
subsidiary or divisionary coins) in
the principal countries of Europe
approximates $1,10O,O0O,OOO, of
which some $430,OOO,OO0 are
stored in the vaults of five bank
ing houses.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

THERE is no comparison between
the contention, il such it can be
called. now. existing between this
country and England and that ex-
listing some months ago between
this country and Chill. That was
a case of cruel and walton out
rage upon and murder of several
Of our sailors, and demanded d
apology and reparation. This
would have been demanded Just
the same OF Great Britain as Of
Chill. But this is merely a com
mercial, a business dispute over a
question that should be settled
and can only be properly settled.
If the nations at interest cannot
agree, by submitting the matter to
the arbitration of disinterested
and impartial powers. All this
talk about warfare is rank hum
bug, INDUCED in by the politicians
for their own benefit. 1t ought to
find no echo in the press
Telegram.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

SOME idea of the recklessness
that controlled Argentine finances
may be had by considering that
the national, provincial and muni-
clpal debts of the country in
creased from $1OO,9OO,OOO in 1884
to $645,500,000 in 1890. Add to
this liabilities on the score of in
controvertible currency and state
guarantees, and the grand total
rises to $SoS,560,000. The annual
interest charge on this debt is
$40, OO,O00-a sum larger than
the whole revenue of the nation at
present.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

TIE length of the Suez canal is
ninety-two miles; depth, twenty
six feet, and it was thirteen years
i'll construction. Tolls average
$4,000 per vessel. Steamers pass
through in forty hours. For sail
ing vessels tugs are provided at a
charge of $1,000 extra. The entire
cost of constructing the canal was
$s5,1S0,00o. The British govern
ment owns one-fifth of the shares
of the canal, having bought 17G,-
6O2 from the Khedive in 1876 for
f4,976,6O0 being 124 per cent
premium. The coupons having
been cut off, the Khedive pays
the interest till 1892. The canal
shortens the voyage between Eng
land and the East by one-third:
that is, it enables two vessels to do
the same work that would require
three by the Cape of Good Hope
Age of Steel.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

DURING several hundred years
England protected her manulac-
turing interests rigidly and at all
points, using some extraordinary
measures for that purpose, until
she had attained an undisputed
supremacy in the markets of the
world. During the last forty-six
years, under free trade, she has
lost this supremacy. The United
States, after thirty years of pro-
lection, takes the lions share of
the trade of England's greatest
dependency, Canada, while this
country and Germany are driving
her manufacturers to the wall in
our own market, and her capital
is seeking foreign investments, to
say nothing of her ruined agri-
culture and the pauperized mil
lions of her laboring classes. Free
trade is the most oppressive tax
on earth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01
A WARNING-DoN USE BIG WORDS.

In promulgating esoteric cogitations OF
articulating superficial sentinentalities and
philosophical or psychological observations,
beware of platitudinous ponderosity. Let
| your statements possess clarified concise
ness, compaoted mprehensibleness, coale-
scent consistency and concentrated cog
ency. Eschew all conglomerstons offiatulent
g.rrulity, jejune babblement and asinine af-
fectattons. In trying to impress upon others
the superiority Of the Wisconsin Central
Lines, and why you and so many others use
this thoroug ghfare from st. Paul and Min
neapolis and Duluth and Ashland to Mil
waukee, Chicago and points east and south,
II is not necessary to use jawbreakers. Let
your extemporaneous descantings and un-
preneditated expatiations have intelligibil-
ity and veracious vlvacity witinu rhodo-
montale or thrasoncal bombast. Seduiously
avoid all polysyllabic profundity. psittace-
Gus vacuity, ventriloqual verbosity and van
diloquent vapdity, shun double entendres,
prurient jocosity and pestiferous profanity,
obscurent or apparent. In other words,
talk plainly, naturally, seusibly, and truth
fully say the Wisconsin Central Lines is
THE route. and that ends it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

This office has been favored with a COM
p!ete catalogue and price list of the Ever
green Nurseries, OF Evergreen, Wis This
nursery is well known throus shout the west
having been many years established The
proprietor Mr.. Geo. Pnney, has probably
distributed more evergrecns and forest trees
through this state than any other man in
the country. Although he raises and cells
millions of forest trees annually, his spe
cialty is evergreens. He plants hundreds of
pounds of the seeds every year, and now
has nearly three hundred varieties on his
lists, fully equalling the largest nurseries
in Europe, which supply the nurseries and
parks of royalty. OF cour-r having such
large trade and growing them III such large
quantities, he is able to give .,t ci prices
for the same quality Of trees than amy other
nurseryn;an in the country. it is well
worth the while of any person to send for
his lists.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01


The Washington correspondent
OF the Inter Ocean claims to have
Information that not only are
diplomatic relations between the
United States and Italy about to
be restored, but that Baron Fava
will be returned to US. He has
had a pleasant holiday at home
since he left Washington in such
a fury, and when he comes back
he will doubtless be in better
humor than he was then, SO that
the difficulties between the two
countries can probably be settled
without further display Of iIlfeel-
ing.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

THERE are more paupers, sup.
ported at the public expense, in
free-trade England than in any
country on earth and vastly more
pauperism in proportion to popuIa
ton. Does this condition of the
toiling mass speak we'll for free
trade. On the other hand, there
are vastly fewer publicly sup,
ported paupers and infinitely less
pauperism in proportion to popu-
latien in the United States than
Ill any other country. Protection
rescues the laboring masses from
poverty.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

EVERYTHING has increased in
value in this country except the
democratic party. An event which
took place in April, 1865, sent up
the value Of American property,
American character, and -Ameri :
can patriotism to a very high
point, and wherever the repubIi-
can party has stood from that day
to this that character has never
gone down in the scale, and while
the republican party remains in
power it never will.-Gen. @. Ii.
Grosyenor.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01

The S. Z. Examiner says: by
It's course in the Behring sea dis :.
pute the United States has clearly
shown its willingness to lose a
seasons, sealing rather than risk
the destruction Of the industry,
while England's striving has evi-
IDENTIFY been directed toward secur-.
ing another season of pleying on
the seals for her British Columbia
proteges regardless of the effect on
the denizens of the rookeries.