davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Mr.. WILSON ON SILVER.
He Delivers a Speech on the Street at
Tacoma.

Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash, July 27.-Hon. John
L. Wilson was in the city yesterday.
He arrived on the Afternoon train and
left for Seattle later in the evening
Mr. Wilson is taking short run over
western Washington prepatory to going
to Washington city to attend the
special session of congress, which soon
convenes.
AS he was walking down Pacific av-
enue shortly after his arrival he was
met by a friend who stopped him on
the street to talk for moment. Their
conversation quickly turned to the
financial question, and within FIVE min
utes crowd of nearly 200 men had sur
rounded them and Mr. Wilson was MAX
ing them speech. He spoke for about
ten minutes, the crowd meanwhile in
creasing, and he was frequently APP
plauded.
In answer to the question: "What
are your views upon the silver ques-
tion3" Congressman Wilson said to
Ledger reporter last evening:
81 do not know that my views would
interest the general public. Personally,
I have some ideas relative to the fnan-
cial question. have not been for free
coinage, nor did l vote for it In con-
gress, as l believed then, and believe
now that tba fraa roinaua Of e;ivar ~
the ratio of 16 to l would not bring
about what is so earnestly desired by
myself, bimetallism, but would result,
in my judgement, in silver monometal-
lism. When we talk about free coinage
we are apt to mean a double standard,
which seems to me impossible. In my
immediate section of the country, many
of my friends are earnest and sincere
advocates of free coinage. In other
sections of the state, find by letter and
other communication that they are OPP
posed to free coinage; others think
the Sherman bill bad and ask for its
unconditional repeal, while others
are opposed to the repeal of the Sher-
man law unless we get something in the
place of it which is better. Amid these
various conflicting opinions it has
seemed advisable on my part to await
the presidents message, and then do
the very best we can, under all the cir
cumstauces, to restore the financial
and business confidence of the country
again.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
SNAKE RIVER FRUIT FARMS.
How They Now Appear to Casual
Visitor.

Row Iheg NOW appear TO &hsual
Visitor.
A day among the fruit farms of the
Snake river Just now can be pleasantly
spent. The peaches are abundant and
fine, the trees breaking down under the
immense loads of fruit. The valley of
the Snake river is narrow and deep, and
about half mile wide and 1000 feet
below the rolling wheat lands on either
side. The fruit is hauled up through
deep canyon six miles long to reach the
upper level The farms are spots of
row levels or benches, just above high
water, some not over 80 or 40 rods In
width and mile long, and alternating
on either side of the river, which is
wide and deep.
There are two stern wheel steamers
plying on the river from Lewiston down.
The grain is conveyed to the boats by
pipe lines over the bluffs, which are
1000 feet long and incline at an angle
of As degrees. OF course the grain
goes down like shot off a shovel. At
other places tram cars are used. The
banks of the river, devoid of timber,
are huge walls of basalt and granite,
with serried sides showing the action
of water at differdnt periods of time.
Some of those upper groves must have
been cut "aeons" of time ago. Some
garden-like spots occur up the side in
deep cuts, watered by tiny stream of
spring water, fringed with "sumach"
bushes of beautiful green.
In striking contrast with the surround
ing desolation are some beautiful little
cottages and neat gardens and orchards
hung up in some coign of the cliff.
Acres of grapes of all the varieties
grown in California riren here to per-
lection. Any spot thatcan be irrigated
is utilized. Some use a wheel in the
river. It's 18 or 20 feet abreast, 10 feet
diameter is supported on screws,
anchored in the stream and operates
from two to four pumps, which supply
an ample amount of water for irriga-
tion. Some of these fruit farms are
perfectly beautiful, the buildings bur-
ried deep in the foliage of honey, locust,
lombardy poplar and every sort of fruit
trees.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Left a Curious win.

OLYMPIA, July 31.-Francis Hoffman,
a wealthy merchant who died from an
operation, left curious will He re-
quests that his body be thoroughly dis
sected for the benefit of humanity. His
property, which is valued at about
quarter of million, is left to his wife.
He requests her to see that his only
daughter, Mrs. Montrose of Chicago,
whom he disinherited for marrying
against his wishes, never wants for
anything.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Rumored Removal.

Fort SHERMAN, July 31.-Rumors are
again rife regarding change of station
for the Fourth infantry and this time
with some degree of probability. 1t is
claimed that the First, Fourteenth and
Fourth regiments of infantry are to be
"taken in" which is supposed to mean
taken in from the Pacific coast 10 an
eastern station. The regiment has not
served east of the Missouri river for
twenty-five years, except for the space
of one year during the rios, in Ken
lucky.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
HAS TWO LEGAL WIVES
Chinaman Permitted to Practice Poly
gamy Under the Law.

gamy Under the Law.
PORTLAND, July 31-A decision Just
rendered by Judge Bellinger in the
United States district court presents
the remarkable feature of officially
recognizing the existence of polygamy
in China and holding that a Chinese
merchant, If legally married to more
than one woman under the Chinese law
may bring all his wives to this country,
provided they have been here before.
The case was that of Tsoi Gum, the
wife of Me Kim, well-known merchant
of Portland, and their daughter, Alb
Gum, both of whom were passengers on
the steamer Haytien Republic and were
refused admission by Collector Block of
that Tsoi Gum was not an actual bona
fde wife, but nothing else than mis-
tress, and that she had brought the girl
back from China to use or sell for i'm
moral purposes. Both Me Kim and Tsoi
Gum were able to prove that they were
man and wife. She was his second wife
and the other was still living. On this
ground the collector had claimed that
under the United States law she could
not land, as she could not be the proper
woman.
Judge Bellinger held that they were
justly married according to law in
China, and she was thus in no sense
prostitute and therefore, as she is no
iaborer, as the Geary act says nothing
against wives, and as she was properly
identified by people who knew her be
fore she went to China, and as the girl
was born in America and had a right TO
land, he ordered her release.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
RlPPLES OF LAUGHTER.

odd the whole company rise and
drink Howlers health?" ''He didn't
say, but guess they did, for he isn't
able to sit up this morning"
"WHY does Smithy forbid young Mil
lions calling?" Because he is very
wealthy and he wants his daughter to
be sure and fall in love with him.
81 DO feel so sorry for that dear little
pug dog" els Mr.. Emptypate cruel to
him?" mo; but then just think how
an educated dog must feel in such COM
pany."
'FRoM what I've been reading 1 sup
pose boarding-houses must have been
found first in Turkey" "Will you ex-
plain why?" 'The best variety of
prunes grow there. Inter Ocean.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05

CAUGHT Will TRYING TO ESCAPE
A VoIlmer Merchant Catches His Victim
as He Tries to Make his Escape
Through a window.

VoLMER, Idaho, Aug. 2.-This place
was the scene of a sensational and
tragic burglary last night. About mid
night Mrs. Hays, who lives just across
the street from Lieuallen & Lestoe's
general store, was aroused by the
breaking of the lock of the front door
of the store. She called her husbands
attention to the noise and he went out
to investigate. He found two men
within working at the safe. After hav-
ing appraised Mr.. Lestoe of the burg
larry he went to his house, got his Win
chester, and stationed himself at a
point which commanded both the side
and front exit.
BY this time the thieves became
alarmed and went to the rear side win
dow to escape. Having raised the win
dow they could see Mr.. Hays standing
guard. The leader fired two shots at
him, after which Hays returned the
fire, one OF the two shots taking effect
in nhe upper left lung. The burglar
fell back into the room, where he was
afterward found. He gave his name as
j. e. Nelson. His associate in the
crime surrendered, pleading for mercy.
His name is Cody and has lived here be-
fore. He is now in jail awaiting his
preliminary trial. A complete set of
burglars tools was found. The large
safe was drilled into at the top and the
fuse was ready for igniting when the
burglars were frightened away. While
the town is considerably aroused over
the sensation there 10 feeling of graft
tude at the capture of the burglars.
Nelson will likely die. He has a bro
Their in West branch, Mich, In the
jewlery business.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
waIIa Walla Notes.

WALLA WALLA, July 29.-The victory
of the city people in carrying the bond
ing proposition for the city water works
held Thursday was celebrated this
evening by the firing of anvils, and
a torchlight procession and enthusias-
tic speeches by the mayor and members
of the city council
A boy named Wilson was chopping
wood near the city, when the AK slipped
and struck him on the right foot, cut
ting the bone in two and nearly sever
ing his foot entirely.
The city is filled with idle men looking
for employment in the harvest field.
There are about three men for every
job on the threshing crews. The Saliva
tion Army has established a free soup
house and is feeding over 100 men each
day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
John M. Harper. of Union Flat, Thrown
From "a Load of Hay and Killed.

John M. Harper. of Union Fiat, Thrown
From Load of Hay and Killed.
John M. Harper, one of the earliest
pioneers of Whitman county, met with
a fatal accident at his ranch on Union
Flat. He was engaged in hauling hay,
when the breaking of the breast strap
caused the wagon tongue to drop down
between his team of horses, which took
fright and broke away. Harper held
to the reins and was pulled over the
front of the wagon. He struck the
ground head foremost and his neck was
broken in the fall. His son William and
hired man witnessed the terrible
scene. They ran up and raised the old
mans body. His eyes rolled up and his
tongue protruded. William got water
and bathed his fathers face, but the
last spark of life was gone. The de-
ceased was a native of Missouri and
came to Whitman county from Oregon
in 1871. He was we'll known through
out the Palouse country. Harper leaves
wife and large family.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
LINCOLN County Crops.

1t is now estimated that wheat in this
part of Lincoln county viii make an
average yield of about 80 bushels to the
acre, says the Wilbur Register. There
has not been a time in three years
when grain has looked better. Wheat
is heading well and no complaints are
heard from any quarter. In two weeks
cutting will begin in some fields, but
the harvest will not be thoroughly in
progress before August 90.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Mint Money Counted.

The silver millions in the San Fran
cisco mint have been counted under
direction of Superintendent Daggett
and the accounts of retiring Superin-
tendent Dlmond found to be correct.
The silver on hand is as follows: Vault
A, SO, $50, 900; Walt B, S21 900, 900; vault
G, 81, 900, 600; vault D contains s,346
bars, weighing 11,346,971 ounces. A
small vault in the registering-room has
500, 900 in dimes and $3.50, 600 in 25-cent
pieces. About 50, 1000, 900 in gold is yet
to be counted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
spokane's Sweet Singer Returns.

SPOKANE, Aug. Miss Berna Sargent
returned to Spokane yesterday, accom-
panied by her father. OF the incidents
of her stay in Chicago she said little
Mr. Sargent, however, believes that the
treatment of the candidate from east
ern Washington was unfair in COMPARE
son with the reception accorded the
singers who came from other place sun
der similar circumstances.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
LYNCH LAW IN DENVER.
A Mob of Ten Thousand Hanged an
Italian ia the Heart of the City.

A Mob of Ten Thousand Hanged an
Italian in the Heart of the City,
Last Wednesday at Denver, Colo,
B. @. Lightfoot, an old Grand Army
man, was brutality murdered by Dan
Arata, an Italian saloon-keeper of I'M
savorY fame. The murderer was placed
in the county Jail and the matter has
been discussed all day by the people.
Many threats of lynching were made,
but not much attention was paid to
them, as it was thought the time for
frontier justice in Denver had passed.
This evening, however, there was a
large mass meeting of unemployed men
at Seventeenth and Market streets.
There were speeches made on the
present financial depression and kind
red topics.
When the speakers were through, a
tall, gray whiskered veteran, wearing
a Grand Army uniform, mounted the
stand and shouted: "Follow me-" The
crowd understood him, and 5000 people
took up the march after him to the
county jail. On the way they were
Joined by many hundreds and when the
Jail was reached the crowd numbered
fully 10000. The Jail is a new and mas
sive one and it was not thought that it
could be entered by the crowd. Beams
and every other available form of bat
tering implement, however, were
brought into play and in short time
the outside door on the north side was
battered in. At this point Captain
Crews, the jailer and the guards, as
sisted by some of the city police, turned
a heavy staeam of water upon the
crowd. 1t had no effect on their ardor.
BY this time the crowd in the streets
around the jail swelled to 10000 at
least. The people in the jail turned off
the lights, leaving the entrance in dark
ness. The crowd secured headlights
from some cable cars and brought them
to the scene. When the door leading
to the Jail Office fell in the guards inside
began to fire. The enraged mob did
not hesitate, although two of their num-
Der received painful wounds. The guard
was quickly overpowered and as the
iailer would not give any information
the crowd started in the search for
Arata's cell. When it was reached it
was quickly broken into. One of the
mob, with knife, ripped at the muir
derer's abdomen. Others interfered
and he was dragged out in the street,
pulled up to the limb of tree and his
body riddled with bullets. Finally the
1ope broke and the bleeding body fell
into the gutter with splash.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Injured 10 a Runaway.

PoMERoY, July 31.-Saturday night at
$3.50 as Arthur Whitmore, a prominent
farmer and stockman of Iron Springs,
in this county, was ascending the grade
east of the city, the team became un-
manageable and ran over the grade
Whitmore jumped and in lighting
broke one of his legs. Dave Howe, who
was with him, was more lucky. He re-
turned to town for assistance and the
fracture was reduced. The injured man
is resting as easy as could be expected
under the circumstances.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
BOLD BANK BURGLARS
EXPERTS OPEN A NEWPORT SAFE
Five Hundred and Forty Dollars In Gold
Taken In the Night and the Perpe-
traters Escape.

Tuesday morning the people of New
port was thrown into great excitement
on hearing that J. S. Fea's saloon, the
Riverview, was entered during the
night, the safe rifed and the contents
taken.
The work shows the work of expe-
rienced professionals.
The facts as near as can be learned
are as follows: When Mr.. Fea went TO
his saloon to open he found the front
door open, with the key of the door on
floor and things in disheaveled con-
dition.
Upon more thorough investigation
he found that the safe door and the
inner compartments had been opened
sometime during the night. The papers
in the safe had been overhauled and
scattered promiscuously about the floor
and indicated that whoever the perpe-
traters were they evidently did not
want anything in the paper line. On
ClOoS1 luNCSIlS dllOu ~ was 1Ouuu LHdL
$40 in gold was missing, $500 of which
having been placed there by a gentle
man by the name of Terrell for safe
keeping, the other $3.50 belonging to
Mr.. Fea.
On closer examination it was found
that the front doot, which was locked
form the inside, with the key left in the
door, had been turned with pair of
nippers, as the keyhole showed it had
been tempered with.
The safe, being an old-fashioned one,
was easily opened by an expert work
ing on the combination.
Suspicion has not fallen on anyone in
particular, but several suspicious char
acters have been seen in and around
the town lately.
Mr.. Fea feels the loss of the $40
very keenly these hard times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
THE PURsER is MISSING.
Steamer Ainsworth Arrives at KasIo
Minus an officer.

steamer AlnhWOrtn arrives at haSI0
Minus an officer.
KAsLo, B. G., July 25.-The steamer
Ainsworth arrived from Lardo this
morning several hours late minus one
of the crew-HarrY Herbert, the pur-
ser. 1t is supposed he is drowned, as
nothing has been seen of him since an
early hour yesterday evening. He had
been drinking rather heavily for several
days past, and it is supposed he fell
overheard while the Ainsworth was
tied up to the wharf at Lardo. When
he was missed this morning a search
was made for him on shore the chance
that he might have gone ashore during
the night and fallen asleep somewhere
in the brush. Nothing was seen of
him, however, up to the time of sail
ing, and as there is no telephone line to
Lardo it is impossible to learn whether
he has turned up since the boat left.
HIS friends have not given up hopes of
him yet, though the worst is feared.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
AT THE CHICAGO FAIR.
The Financial Outlook Is Anything but
Encouraging.

The Financial Outlook Is Anything but
Encouraging.
CHICAGO, July 31.-The weather re-
mains fine and cool. There was large
attendance at the worlds fair today.
A large delegation of mechanical engi-
neers visited the grounds today and
were shown the wonderful engineering
skill in the White city. In the session
of the national commission today a
resolution was offered for adjournment
until Wednesday in order that the mem
bers might attend the silver congress
The resolution was amended by striking
out the words referring to the silver
congress and adopted. Three months
of the fair have now passed and the
total paid attendance for that time is
just about 100000. The exposition is
all that any one could expect, but for
unknown reasons, perhaps owing to
dilatory work of railroads in regard to
rates, the attendance up to this time
has been disappointingly small. Unless
there is a wonderful increase during
the next three months the exposition
company will have hard time paying
its debts.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
F. [. CLARK FOR RECEIVER.
de Is Requested TO Assume Control OF
the First National.

SPOKANE, Aug. IA movement is on
foot to induce F. Lewis Clark to accept
the position of receiver of the First
National bank, recently suspended. A
petition to that effect was circulated
yesterday and received numerous sigma
lures of parties interested in the banks
welfare. The bank officials themselves
are said to favor Mr.. Clark's appoint
ment. Several other names have been
suggested for the place. The determin-
alton will rely largely upon the recon-
mendation made by the stockholders,
together with that of the bank examiner
designated to take charge of the banks
affairs
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Bank Failures in Helena.

HELENA, July 27.-The First National
and Montana National banks suspended
payment today. There was a slight
run on the Merchants National. but the
funds were ample to meet it. and no
other banks were troubled at all.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
A Whatcom Ranlk CIoses.

WHATCoM, July 31.-The Bellingham
Bay National bank did not openit its doors
this morning. The temporary suspen-
sion is caused by the constant with
drawal of deposits for the past ninety
days. Assets, s27O, 900; liabilities $780,
600.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-08-05
Marlowe's Body Found.

SPOKANE, Aug. Charles w. Carson
received telegram last evening from
Captain d. G. McMorris of the steamer
Nelson at Bonner's Ferry announcing
that the body of young Marlowe, who
was drowned by the upsetting of a canoe
in Kootenai lake several weeks ago,
had been found. Another telegram fol
lowed few moments afterward stating
that there was neither undertaken nor
casket in the town, and that 1t would be
impossible to move the body without
them. Mr.. Carson ordered casket at
once and will start today for Bonner's
Ferry after the body, which he will
bring here for interment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-13

Bicycles were invented as q toy.
Gun-powder was first made with a
view to making a noise. Out Of gun
powder grew more of the equal
rights of man than sprung fron any
other one thing or influence. Now
the inventing of bicycles may not be
OF as great Importance as the MAX
ing Of gun powder, but it has already
gone far beyond the expectations of
its promoters. 1t is the leading in
huence in the movement for good
roads and streets. Bicycle makers
and bicycle riders are vitality inter
ested in smooth highways. They
have agitated the subject. Most of
the recent literature on the subject
of good roads and how to make
them, if not directly from bicycle
men is directly called forth through
their efforts. As the patents expire
bicycles will become cheaper, there
will be more makers and more riders
and the road improvement agitation
will grow faster and extend farther.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-13
LOWELL.

Fourth of July here was a
afair. The sky was ablaze
: from Patriotic fire works.
8eo. was successful in his bal
kcension on wheels John
<cner has put up as fine a barn
Ae found in the county. II.
<bester, buildef Jacob Erb
seen on our streets daily.
6nc the mails. The farmers
|busy harvesting. Some are
Nh storing away hay, others
|ot cut any grass yet. Any
1 need of galvanized potato
hn have their orders filled by
pwell merchant. John Erb
bbert Goss were seen on our
4 with their blooded horse
A party ofnimrods from sun
were here last week trying
|nck on snipes. 1t was all IN
pf the birds. .Lewistown was
ling trouble last week as the
and their friends had become
ous on account of their boss
shot. No doubt they would
be law in their own hands if
'ot the chance. L. No.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-13
BEAvERTowN.

Al NTiddleswarth has been
very sore foot caused by
on a nail. Heis better again
Jacob A. Freed fell off the
bn some time ago, sustain
n severe shock that disabled
| some time. =. Prof. A. e.
principal of Central Penn'a
Mt New Berlin, recently
\ in the Evangelical church
place. :. Now it is Post
N. NJ. Keller =. Miss Sallie
|of Colorado, accompanied
sister. are visiting their
land friends here. "A w.
has built n new summer
"A. H. Bowersox has built
nrn on Centre Street which
mite an improvement to that
lown. The Band picnic on
\ n week was rather a small
account of the farmers be-
,e midst of haying, with har-
Ishing work as fast as the
.ther would permit.