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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
Representative Anderson's views.

SPOKANE, Aug. 15.-That there is an
urgent necessity for an extra session of
the legislature this fall is the opinion
of Representative Anderson of Whit
man county, who was in Spokane yes
terday. Mr.. Anderson told his reasons
why with a readiness that showed that
he has given the problem a good deal of
careful study.
What are the most important meas
ures that need action2" he said. "Wel,
to begin with, the time for the payment
of taxes ought to be extended, as a gen
eral relief to all classes. These are
times when the farmer needs his money
to harvest his crop, for he won't get
half the assistance from the outside
that has been forthcoming heretofore"
what else would you suggest"
Gan act authorizing the penitentiary
commission to at once dispose of all the
wheat bags now on hand in the states
prison, on reasonable time with good
security, to the farmers of the state. 1
DO not favor jeopardizing the states
property, but it could be done so as to
insure the payment of the money and
at the same time afford much needed
relief. There are 100000 bags now in
stock at Walla Walla. TIE wheat crop
this year will average 25 bushels to the
acre, and in southern Spokane and
Whitman counties there will be a har-
vest of 100000 bushels. The early
wheat averages 40 to so bushels to the
acre, but the late crop isn't doing so
well. If it had succeeded the whole
average would have been 40 bushels or
more. The wheat bags now on hand
rot easily, and it would be a benefit to
the state to sell them out on time.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
BLAND OHEERED on.
Spokane Friends of silver Telegraph
Their Congratulations.

Spokane Friends of silver Telegraph
Their Congratulations.
SPOKANE, Aug. 13-Bland's great
speech in the house was much admired
and widely commented on in Spokane.
Yesterday the bimetallic league rele.
graphed him the following words OF APP
preciation
To Hon. r. P. Bland House of Repre-
sentatives, Washington, D. c.: The
blmetallic league of Washington and
the people of Spokane, regardless of
party Affiliations, congratulate you aud
your associates on your magnificent
fight for Amrican money and American
manhood. Your speech strikes the
keynote, and will be the rallying cry of
bimetallists everywhere. The great
throbbing heart of the toiling masses
goes out TO you. God speed your noble
efforts. BY order of the committee.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
A Conductor Dead

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. IA dis
patch from Glasgow, Mont, a small
town on the next division of the Great
Northern, says the decomposed remains
of a well-known conductor, J. H. Hines.
have been found one mile from the
town. There was hole in the temple
and a revolver at his side. Two weeks
ago Hines was called from Glasgow to
Havre to take a train out of the latter
place He went to the station, left his
grip on the platform and disappeared.
He came to the Great Northern from
the Milwaukee road about four wears
ago
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
The Pyritic smeiter.

SPOKANE, Aug. 16.-A. Pugh, manager
OF the proposed pyritic smelter for the
Boundary creek country, has been in
the city this week enjoying brief va
cation before returning to his head
quarters in San Francisco. He AYERS
that his company is acting in perfect
faith with reference to its proposition
to assist in the development of the
sulphide ores of British Columbia. He
said last evening that the original
agreement made with the operators of
the LeRio, to put in a smelter as soon
as $4,000 tons of ore are in sight still
holds good, and that the company will
be found on the ground whenever that
has come to pass.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
Oregon,s Extra Session

SALEM, Or, Aug. 14.-Governor PEN
meyer will tomorrow send letter to
the members of the Legislature request
ing opinions as to the advisability of
calling a special session of the legisla
ture at an early date for the purpose of
passing a law to stay the execution of
judgments. The governor has written
a letter in response to requests in num-
erous letters from eastern Oregon and
other portions of the state, asking that
some such action be taken.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
WILL ALLoT INDIAN LANDS.
Special Agent Smith VIII Settle With the
Spokane Indians.

Special Agent Smith VIII Settle With the
Spokane Indians.
Special Indian Agent Smith has been
sent to Spokane from Washington, D.
c., for the purpose of allotting land to
the Indians of the Spokane tribes. AL
though it was thought last summer that
the little formality of removing the
Spokane Indians to agreeable homes
elsewhere would be an easy task, the
job Is still on the hands of the govern
ment, and months may yet elapse be-
fore there is a settlement in full of all
the the troublesome little bubbles that
arise from time to time.
The Indians object to the allotment
OF lands in severalty, prefering rather
to preserve their tribal relations and
receive their share in one big
tract. This is what Agent Smith will
endeayor to do. The land to be selected
comprises 80 acres for each of about
400 persons. The track will be taken
from the Hangman creek valley in the
Coeur d'Alene reservation in Idaho.
Some of the Indians have accepted al
lotments on the Colville reservation.
The government will build homes for
all of them who accept the conditions of
the proposed removal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
Discussing Finance.

WAsHINeToN, Aug. 14.-Senator Yoor-
hees has introduced a bill authorizing
the issue of national bank notes to the
full value of bonds deposited. The bill
is accompanied by letter from Secre-
tary Carlisle, urging its immediate pas
sage. The bill would add S19, 900, 900 to
circulation. 1t was referred to the
finance committee. Senator Hill intro
duced a resolution declaring it the
sense of the senate that nothing but
financial legislation shall be under
taken during the present session.
Senator Vest then addressed the
senate on his resolution in favor of bimet-
allism and the free coinage of gold and
silver. He likened the Sherman act to
a houseless and homeless dog without a
kennel to hide his dishonored head. but
declared that he would not vote for its
repeal without guarantee of silver as
a money metal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
A BIC SUNDAY BLAZE.
A Lumber Yard. House and Barn and a
Valuable Horse Burned.

SPOKANE, Aug. l4.-Three hundred
thousand feet of lumber, a residence, a
barn and a valuable horse were burned
on the north side yesterday afternoon
which could well be charged up on the
debtor side Of the small boys cigarette
bill.
The fire broke out about 4:3O in the
lumber yard of the Falls City Manu-
featuring Company, at the corner of
Post and Broadway streets. A gale
was blowing at the time and in few
minutes the flames had spread and the
residence of A. P. Williams at sos Nal
lon street was in flames. H. NJ. Blair,
a brother of Professor Blair, residing
at sO7 Mallon street, first saw the blaze.
1t had Just started in a small dry lum-
Der shed. He ran back to the house to
tell the professor to turn in an alarm,
then released poney from his stable,
and when he turned around Williams
house was wrapped in flames.
So quick was the spread of the flames,
however, that the Williams family were
unable to save anything, being com
PEELED to fee for their lives. Two
daughters caught up their armsful OF
dresses from closet, and this was all
that was saved.
After the fire was under control II
was found that a valuable trotting colt
belonging to "Shorty" Martin, the
blacksmith, was burned in Williams
barn. The animal was valued at $500
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
MEANS LIFE OR DEATH.

The Nebraska Congressman Ia an Able
Lieutenant for Bland.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The financial
discussion in the house took on deeper
interest today than on any occasion
since the opening day of the silver de-
bate. William j. Bryan, the eloquent
young congressman from Nebraska,
added greater laurels to his reputation
as an orator and made free coinage
speech which gave his name to fame
two years ago. For nearly three hours
Bryan held the interested attention of
the house and galleries, and every in
corruption to which he was subjected
only gave opportunities for those bril-
liant bits of repartee for which he is so
famous.
The silver discussion was opened. to-
day by Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts,,
who made an elaborate speech for re-
peal of the silver purchasing clause of
the Sherman law and denied that such
action could be justly construed as n
attack on bimetallism. Mr.. Combs,
speaking for the repeal, highly recon-
mended the presidents message, which,
in his opinion, has never been surpassed
by any state paper.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's
speech there were loud cries of vote"
and the Nebraska orator was surround
ed by his colleagues congratulating him
upon his great effort.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa said the most
gratifying thing that could reach the
people of the United States were those
cries of ''Votew Vote" The people
expected early action. He would be
glad to come to vote at once.
Mr.. Moses of Georgia spoke against
repeal of the bill and opposed the prop
osition to raise the standard from 16 to
to 90 to /.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
Ralding the Tinhorns.

GENEsEE, Idaho, Aug. 14.-An ordi-
nance was passed short time ago by
the council under which the city at
torney and marshal are given authority
to arrest and prosecute gamblers and
Migrants and the officers are vigorous
ly carrying on the crusade against them.
The first victim was a tinhorn gambler
known as sold Smoker" who has been
around town for long time. He was
placed under arrest on the charge of
vagarancy. He made a determined re-
sistance, but finally quit and left town.
Marshal Hayes made a raid on the
houses of i'll fame and arrested two
negroes, one of whom is the same who
was arrested a short time ago for SELL
ing whisky to Indians, and two white
men.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
A Logger Killed.

PORTLAND, Aug. 14.-Martin King.
aged 25, while unloading logs at Cars
tens mill, - miles north of Forest
Grove, was caught by huge log, which
broke his leg in several places, crushed
his hip bones and 1attened the entire
pelvis region. He lived six hours in
horrible agony.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
The Big shops Finished.

SPOKANE, Aug. 1.-THE buildings for
the Great Northern railroad shops in
this city are all completed and the
roundhouse is now in use. One carload
of machinery has arrived and other
consignments are on the way. This
will be placed in position as rapidly as
possibly, aud it is anticipated that the
machine shops will be started in opera
ton within few weeks.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
Enemles Of Silver organlzine.

washington, Aug. IA meeting of
the committee appointed last week to
arrange on behalf of the anti-silver
men for discussion of the silver ques-
ton in the house has been called for
tomorrow night at the Arlington hotel.
The purposes of the call are the APP
pointment of subcommittee 20 take
charge of the various features for pre-
sentation and to organize the anti-sil-
yer forces in the honse. 1t is expected
to result in poll of the house upon the
pending measures. At present esti-
mates the majority in favor of repeal
vary from % to 40.
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threatening letter was sent the brothers
the day they were acquitted, ordering
them TO leave the country on pain of
death
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
EckeIs as a Bear.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Comptroller
Eckels thinks the currency situation
would be considerably improved this
week by money sinking to its normal
valus, The premium paid for the use
of money is dragging money from it's
hiding places, and during the coming
week more currency will be issued on
bonds deposited by banks than within
the same period of time for many years.
Currency was increased by this method
during July s., 500, 900, and more than
this amount has been issued already in
August. When to this 1000, 900 in
gold ordered from abroad are added
there are certainly strong grounds to
hope for relief.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19

The depositors of the First National
bank of Port Angeles are asserting to a
proposition looking to reopening of
the bank.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19

Minister Blount did not arrive from
Honolulu Saturday, as was expected.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-19
SCATTERED THE MOB
sHorcuNs AND RsvoLvERs USED
Boone Township. Indiana, the Scene of
an Exciting Man Hunt-Details of
the Sensational Affair.

Out in Boone township, Indiana, last
week, Sam and Bill Conrad arranged
reception for a surprise party. The
party went to call on the Conrad boys
with a rope and the Courads reversed
the usual order of things by opening up
a fusilade. There was no lynching, the
boys escaped, and the mob carried home
four dead men and one wounded, as fol-
lows. The dead:
EDWARD HOUSTON.
WILLIAM WISEMAN.
JOHN TIMBERLAGE.
ISAAC HOWE.
Wounded:
WILLIAM MAY, shot through the left
side; will die.
About four months ago the township
was greatly incensed against the Conrad
brothers, owing to the current be-
lief that they had murdered their
father. His body was found one morn
ing in the woods near the Conrad farm
house, with ugly wounds in the head,
inflicted, as the coroner's jury agreed,
'by some persons unknown"
An investigation by the sheriff, how
ever, led to the arrest of the sons. At
that time popular feeling was so strong
there came near being a lynching, bnt
better counsel revailed and the priso-
ners were allowed to await the action
of the jury that was to pass upon the
case. The trial was ended a few days
ago in the acquittal of the Conrads.
They returned to their farm home down
near where the Ohio wends its peaceful
way.
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
But before going, the boys, as a pre-
cautionary measure, took along a pair
of double arreled shotguns and enough
ammunition to keep the flies off OF pros
pective callers. The boys took turns as
| sentinels. The verdict of the iurv
famed into more furious fame the
wrath of the Boone people, They be-
lieved the evidence against the Conrads
to be conclusive and talked of packed
| juries and law that was not Justice.
There used to be an order of white caps
in the township long time ago and the
ringleaders are said to have been Howe
and Wiseman.
These men passed the tip from farm
house to farm house for a midnight
meeting and after the women and babies
had been put to sleep all over Boone
township the meeting was adjourned
after plan of action had been outlined
and, headed by Ed Houston, several
hundred horny-handed farmers set out,
torches in hand and well armed, for
the Conrad homestead. They intended
to fire the house and, If the boys escaped
cremation, take them TO a nearby tree
and string them up. The boys had kept
a tireless vigil. The maddened mob
had failed to act with caution, no re-
sistance being anticipated. A solid
body of them marched straight to the
front door and raped.
REPLIED WITH BULLETS.
1awa@
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REPLIED WITH BULLETS.

There was not word from the inside,
No sound of warning came till two shots
awoke the echoes and Houston and
Wiseman fell at almost the same mo-
ment. Another fusilade laid three men
low and then the boys emptied pair of
pistols. 4 panic seized the crowd and
IT, scattered. There were fears that
the boys had been reinforced, and AL
Williams, one of the men who made I'D
the party, stated he felt sure there
were half a dozen men in the house
Before a concerted plan of action could
be agreed upon the Conrads had made
their escape.
The mob set fire to the farm house,
picked up their dead and cared for those
who sustained wounds, and have organ
lied another party to scour the woods
for the Conrads.
The men who composed the mob, it is
learned, were from three townships
There were about 100 men, all mounted.
Houston lived in Taylor township, Tim
berlake and Wiseman in Heth and Howe
in Boone. All were farmers, wealthy
and well known. May, the young man
who was wounded, is the son of the best
known resident of Boone. It seems he
was shot through both eyes and left to
shift for himself until the mob returned
after being dispersed. The mother and
sister of the Conrads lived in the house
with them. They remained behind.
There was little or no evidence against
the brothers.
The old man was found in ditch with
his skull broken, heavy club beside
him. No motive for a crime so brutal
could be found to present to the jury.
There was some proof that the sons
mistreated old man Conrad, but beyond
this there was nothing except that they
might have wished to get rid of their
duty in supporting him. 1t seems a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15

nal line, and even In what they called
the maternal line" which meant, OF
course, the mothers fathers family.
All present could tell the maiden name
OF their mothers mother. but only one
could tell the maiden name OF her
mother. or course, many In New Eng
land among those genealogically care
full people who can tell you the names
OF all their sixteen great-great-grand-
fathers and grandmothers can do this;
but these are comparatively few. And
those who can not carry back the line
of mothers more than three generations
include the representatives OF some or
the most aristocratic families In New
England, whose line OF paternal descent
is unbroken TO the settlement and be-
yond.
Let us think for a moment what this
question involves. Suppose you write
down your own name. Then write down
on one line just above IL the names OF
your father and mother-the fathers
name first on the left. the mothers
second on the right. You perceive that
these two people had an equal interest
An your being. There is at least chance
that you are like your mother In i'm
portant physical and mental respects.
Now. set down on line above these
two names the names Of your grand
fathers and grandmothers beginning
with your fathers father and ending
with your mothers mother. These two
couples. again, had - much INTEREST
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struck the trail and we were happy once
more. The dog started in the direction
Of An old stone fence that separated the
woods from a cornfeld. 1t was over
grown with vines and hazel bushes. max
ing a good hiding place. The younger dog
was dashing toward the fence when l
called TO her 70 stop. At the sound OF
nv voice there was a roar ahead. Then
came a gun flash and the rattle OF No.
shot among the trees ahead.
you didn't get the shot, did your /
asked.
"should say not; he rose $50 yards
ahead. But come on, / saw that he
went to that clump of trees on the other
side"
My companion had shot. not because
he had any hope Of killing the bird, but
as part OF the proper campaign against
such a wise old fellow as this one evil
IDENTIFY was. The crack OF the gun and
the rattle OF shot are very impressive 10
a pheasants ears. He begins TO believe
that he will catch II every time he taxes
to wing, and the only reason he isn't
killed II because his pursuer cannon
shoot straight enough. Then he con-
cluded that he had better lie still In the
hope that the hunters will pass him by.
Fatal mistake--that is, II the hunters
heye good dogs.
We were soon over the stream again
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and climbing the opposite hill to get our
third rise. The dogs were all life now.
They, too, began to realize that the
prairie chicken stage had ended, and here
was a creature that would tax their best
efforts An old, broken-down rail fence
passed through the cover. l took the
upper side, my companion the lower.
Trim little Fannie found the trail first
this time.
STEADY, Fannie" l said for she was
trembling with excitement. "To-ho, to-
no." as she followed the trail down to-
ward the fence.
The beautiful animal crouched and
trembed. The trail was very strong but
the bird was far ahead. She crept stealth
lily from fence corner TO fence corner,
noiselessly, gracefully, eagerly. AT last
she put her nose between a fence corner
and it's rider; her left foot came up and
her tail became rigid Dick saw the
stand" and held Ranger in. | moved
up TO the side of the dog, which had
now become a beautiful statue. j kept
moving on, but there was no sight Of game.
When | was a rod ahead of the dog she
came to life again and took up her cat
like movement to the front. Every little
while she would come to a stand" hold
il for a moment, then move forward
again. The bird was evidently running.
Ranger soon discovered what his COM
panion was doing, and he too began
crouching, / could see between the fence
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panion followed within one hundred yards
of me. keeping Ranger, the old dog with
him. Then we started down parallel TO
the stream we had just left. The drum
ming had ceased the moment we spoke,
and we had not gone far until l heard
the soul-stlrring sound Of the peasants
wings. The bird had risen so far In adj
vance that even the dogs had no intima-
ton Of his presence until they heard MIN
cutting through the air.
Did you see the bird?" l called.
mo, but | hear him. Isn't he shy?"
Now come some hard guessing. The
bird was evidently one that would lead
us a merry chase, and If we could only
raise him again the chances were that
we would follow him down. After a good
deal Of prospecting we concluded that
he had gone down the ravine, perhaps
half a mile, and crossed over to what
looked like good cover. We would back
our judgement with an effort anyhow
and were soon at the edge Of the cover.
We started the dogs In carefully. They
had not warmed to the chase yet, and
shrili whistle were necessary now and
then to keep them in bounds AT the note
they would stop, and then scamper away
again I'm whatever direction the waves
OF the hand indicated.
Suddenly a change came over old Ran
ger. He steadied down and his white
and beautiful feathered tail whistled
about with new eagerness' lie mad
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the bird would try TO go over the CIR
Gle again. The theory was plausible.
hut l was content to take the cornneld
side because l knew the trail would lead
IN TO the fence, and when the dogs
found the birds l proposed to insist that
nick should flush him. The probabilities
we're that the bird would be frightened
out into my side and ! should get
good shot.
Ranger vindicated m, judgment and
was soon ''roading." The trail went
down along the fence, and after botn
dogs had followed 1t for three hundred
wards I Jaw them citizen out together,
and stand like so mueh marble. side by
eide. Their noses pointed to clump or
h shes along the fence. In IL was pile
OF old logs No other cover was near.
II was a plain case and the bird would
doubtless stay under cover as long as
he could.
signalled 10 my conn anlon 70 nusn
the game. lie signalled back for me TO
do the flushing. The result was that
we both moved up to the dogs. but the
bird still held his ground
Hes on your side and you VIII have
to raise him." ir sisted. We could talk
now as we pleased. Mr.. Pheasant was
psrmanently located this time. We ar
gued back and forth with the result
that Dick finally climbed into the bush-
es. Nothing rose. and the dogs moved
up closer and renewed their stands