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The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-14
SUMMARY OF GENERAL news.
COMPLETE ePiTOME OF CURRENT EVENTS
OF INTEREST, AT H0MEAND ABROAD.

Items culled with Care and Condensed for the
Benefit of The Tribune's Busy Readers.
DR. MEYER, the convicted poisoner,
has been sentenced for life in Sing Sing
Prison.
THE Arkansas Republican State Con-
yention will be held in Little Rock on
July "A.
THE rumor that another bond issue
: is contemplated by the Government
is denied on good authority.
H. M.sVAIE, who attracted national
attraction during the "Star Route"
trials, is dead.
THE Treasury gold reserve is grad
ually diminishing, being now but little
over s72 100000.
ALADY at Butler, Ill.,, charges her
father with a murder which has been
mystery for twenty-three years.
Gov. MCKINLEY has ordered troops
to Belmont and Guernsey counties,
Ohio, to suppress riotous outbreaks.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand strikers ter
rorized McKeesport, Pa, and burned
number of coal tipples in that vicinity.
THERE are 81 graduates from Anna
polls Naval Academy this year. with a
Mississippian at the head of the class.
TIE Republican State convention of
Kansas nominated Maj. E. n. Morrill,
for governor and declared for bimetal-
ism.
THE striking miners at Cripple Creek
have laid down their arms and sur
rendered to Gen. Brooks of the Colora-
do MALTA.
HORACE GREELy DOUGLASS, an In
dianapolis, Ind, politician, was found
Gead at his home Wednesday. His
skull was fractured.
THE miners at Cripple Greek accept
ed the terms of Governor Waite's
agreement with the mine owners and
laid down their arms.
DUNN's review of last week IS business
shows an improved outlook in all lines
OF trade, except those Immediately
affected by the coal strike.
A DYNAMITE charge was accidently
discharged on a railroad grade being
constructed near Hot Springs, and the
conductor and foreman were killed.
RUTuRNs from the Oregon election
show Lord (Rep.) in the lead for
Governor and Herman (Rep) elected
to Congress from the First District.
A New York paper has brought DR..
Parkhurst prominently to the front as
Mayoralty candidate by calling on
independents to nominate him and as
slst ON his entering politics.
REPRESENTATIVE MAGUIRE of Califor-
MA vouches for the statement that
Attorney General Onley has, on be-
half of the Government, filed a claim
Tor $4,000 600 against the Stanford
estate on account of the Central Paclf-
ic debt.
MRS. MErcALF, wife of Edmund Met
calf the grand Tyler of the Grand
Lodge of Arkansas, was arrested at
Little Rock the other DIX charged with
receiving stolen good She runs a
book store and books stty9n from Judge
Williams chambers were found in her
Store. She waved examination.
,r NJ. ii. PERKINS Of Chattanooga,
lenn., veteran of the Mexican war.
VINO recently drew S1G0 back pay on a
pension, could not stand prosperity,
got drunk last Wednesday, and while
IN a state of mental alteration took a
iarse quantity of laudanum with suici-
oai intent, from the effects of which he
dled Thursday mornino
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-14
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES,
THE CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE
GREEN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
Highly Entertaining. School a Permanent
instituioo.-Many visitors.-Notes.

The Closing exercises of the
Green Forest High School COM
menced on last Thursday. Thurs
day evening an entertainment was
given by the pupils in the 3rd, 4th,
and 5th Reader grades. Tnc rccita-
tions were after the highest order
rejecting credit upon our school.
Each dec,aimer was the recipi-
ent of a shower of flowers. Follow
ing are the speakers:
Mary Burney, Ernest BraswelI,
French Hoffman, Orben Walker,
Arthur Bailey, Amy Ramsey,
Ruth Grim, Lilly Bailey, Georgia
Ray, Eva Buell.. Edna Wise, Ethel
Walker, Virgio Blassengame.
Flora Lych, Mckee Burney and
Cliffie Ramsey.
Friday was spent in examining
the High school pupils in various
branches. Friday evening the
High School pupils gave an enter
tainment to a we'll filled house.
Those speaking were Ertia Lantcr,
Ollie Roberts, Matte Walker,
Grace Ray, Minnie Morris, Lille
Stroud. John Paul, B. B. 'Eslinger,
Arlis Worthington, Sue Burney
and Clyde Burney.
Many visitors from distance
were present and each expressed
themselves as highly grat'tied to
find that we had a school on SO
high plan and that our pupils
ranked with the best in the state.
After the exercises were over
Prof. Burney announced to the
pleasure of all that he had not only
been retained by the School Board
for the next year, but that he had
entered into a contract with them
for the next five years.
This makes the Green Forest
High School a permanent institn-
ton, and from the progress al
ready made it is destined to be
second to none in the state. In
deed the course is two years longer
than any other IN the state. We
feel proud of Prof. Burney and
the Green Forest High School.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-06-14
NOTES.

Lille Stroud will toach on Piney.
There will be graduating class
next year.
Good order was maintained
throughout.
J. R. Stogsdill will return to his
home in Texas.
Miss Minnie Morris will teach at
the Tanning school house.
The string band furnished de-
lighttul music for both entertaln-
mentS.
John Paul will return to Boo' Q
county where ho will teach this
summer.
Ollie Roberts will attend the
public school this summer at
Usage. He will again enter the
High School here in the fall.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
LOW RATES FOR THE GRAND ARMY
Eastern Roads VIII Carry Passengers for
a Cent a Mile.

Eastern Roads VIII Garry Passengers for
Cent a Mile.
Eastern roads have decided this year
to avoid the usual squabble with Grand
Army men over rates for the annual
encampment of that organization to be
held In Pitts burg in September next.
All the PittsbIrg roads and their imme-
diate connections in eastern territory
have joined in issuing a circular an
nouncing that for this occasion they
would make rates on the basis of / cent
per mile. This is as low rate as the
Grand Army men have ever got. 1t
will probably be low enough TO satisfy
them and no end of friction will be
avoided by the roads announcing it thus
early. The western roads are not dis
posed to deal so generously with the old
soldiers. They have not collectively
taken the matter into consideration
but individually they say that there is
no probability of them making lower
rates than one fare for the round trip
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
OPENING OF RIVER NAVIGATION.
After April 1st Steamers VIII Plough
Rivers and Inland Lakes.


SPOKANE, March 26.-By the first of
April all steamer lines connecting with
the Great Northern railway will be in
operation, and the Chelan and Okano-
gan, Pend d'Oreille and Kootenai dis
tricts, which have been practically iso-
lated during the winter months, will be
open to travel. The steamer City of
Ellensburgh will commence its runs up
the Columbia river and into Okanogan
district April l. The initial trip of the
Columbia g. Kootenai Steam Navigation
Idaho, today, and semiweekly thereaf-
ter, to all Kootenai river points. A new
steamboat company has been organized
to operate boats on the waters of the
Pend a'Oreille north from Newport,
making trI-weekly trips as far as Box
Canon, leaving Newport Mondays, We'd
nesday and Friday. Within thirty days
Box Canon will be cleared of obstruc-
tions and steamers will obtain entrance
to the heretofore inaccessible Metalline
mining district. The name of the new
Navigation Co., ]. H. Boyd, president,
and Edward Thompson, manager. Their
boat, 80 feet long, was brought from
Pend d'Oreille lake and successfully
made the plunge over Albany Falls
without material damage.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
WAS TOLD TO KILL HIMSELF.

st. Joseph Giant Acts Immediately on a
Friends Testing Remark.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 27.-Fritz
Gigepger, a we'll known saloon man of
this city, giant in stature, and who
was never known to take a dare, was
with party of his friends who went
into his place and began to chaff him on
some trivial matter. Finally, one of
them turning on his heel remarked, in
a contemptuous tone, "Oh, go and kill
Yourself"
Gigenger made no reply, but turned
and walked up to his room over the
saloon. An instant later a shot was
heard and his friends found Gigepger
lying in pool of blood with a bullet
through his head. He had shot himself
in the right temple. He left nothing TO
tell why he killed himself. He was a
single man, 35 years of age, and was
| feet inches tall.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
KILLED THE CASHIER
Desperate Duel in a Downtown
San Francisco Bank.
THE ASSASSIN CAPTURED
Formerly Member of the Evans Gang
and a Desperate Character-Regu-
lar Walking Arsenal.

SAN Francisco, March "a "A man
went into the branch of the San Fran
cisco Savings Union, corner of Market
and Polk streets, yesterday morning
and presented a written demand for
money to William A. Herrlck, the
cashier. This note was penned in red
ink and at the bottom was rudely
sketche d skull and crossbones. After
glancing at the document Herrick re-
turned it to the man with a shake of
the head. The man quickly drew re-
volver and fired, but his aim was bad
Herrick seized his pistol, which lay be-
side his desk. The cashier and desper-
ado fired at each other simultaneously.
The former missed, but the latter's Sec
ond shot found its mark, the bullet pass
ing into Herrick's heart.
AS the murderer turned to fee, Book
keeper Melville drew pistol and sent
a number of bullets after him, two of
which took effect. The assassin was
pursued from the scene by a large
policemen. The fugitive jumped into a
wagon aud drove several blocks. Final
ly he turned into blind alley and was
forced to abandon this method of es-
cape. He jumped over the fence into
the yard and crawled under vacant
house. There the officers located him
aud he surrendered.
Upon the prisoner was found two As
calloer pistols, a belt full of cartridges,
a dirk knife, a razor and fuse, such as
Is used to ignite dynamite. On being
taken to the city prison, he gave the
name of Fred Ronnemen and said he
came here from Denver last week. BE
had been seriously wounded by Melvin's
bullets, one striking his temple, neal
the eve, the other lodging In the left
shoulder.
1t was long before the police recog
nized in their prisoner a desperate
criminal, for whom the authoritle.
throughout the state have been search
ing for some time. He proves to b'
none other than the notorious Fredcr
icks, au ex-convict who was a confed
crate to the band of Chris Evans. H
killed Sherif Pasco of Nevada county
He subsequently killed Southern Pa
cihc Brakeman Benjamin Bruce, and
the man who supplied arms to Georg
Sontag and his companions at the tim
they made their futile attempt to es
cape from prison. Fredericks' last vic
tim, Cashier Herrick, was 35 years c
age and resided in Oakland.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
FIERCE PUNISHMENT.
Two Teachers at Chewelah Fined for
Brutal Discipline.

Two Teachers at Chewolah Fined for
Brutal Discipline.
CHEwELAH. Wash, March 23.-A case
has been on trial here In the justice
court that reads more like a leaf from
the past than the judicial findings of
the humane present.
Six months ago Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Barnes were employed to teach the
school at this place District No. 81,
Mr.. Barnes to teach the primary de-
partment and his wife the higher grade.
Friday last William Dufry, an 1l-year-
old boy, child of Charles Dutfy, far
mer near this place, was held to account
for not studying and knowing his geog-
raphy lesson. Mrs Barnes commenced
to whip him with switch, and contln-
ued until 1t was worn out. She then
ordered new supply of switches (four)
and while two we're being brought from
the woods, she beat him over the head
with her hands On the arrival of rev
wood consisting of two large birch
switches, she commenced to bend them
|
over the boy, and continued to do so
until she became exhausted. Then Mr..
Barnes came from the adjoining room
and took the switch from her and with
out ceremony finished the assault with
a vengeance. The boys body and arms
show the brutal result in large black
and blue marks.
1t is also claimed that Mrs. Barnes
secured the assistance of two big boys
who held the cnild's hands and stood OF
his feet while the frightful punishment
was being inflicted. 1t is said furthe
that Mrs. Barnes tainted the boy witt
his Irish ancestry.
. On the nth Mr.. Duffy came In fror
r his farm with the boy, and secured
: warrant for both Mr.. and Mrs. Barne.
Q They were arraigned before Judge T
V. Sleepier. The trial lasted two day
), and the jury of six brought in verde
a of guilty with fine of $50 and S53.'
a. costs. The defendants appealed to II
A. superior court.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
WANT FREE SILVER
Closing Speeches at the National
Convention at Des Moines.
LIBERTY IS DESTROYED
UnequivocsiIy In Favor of Unrestricted
Coiuage of Gold and Silver on
Basis of 10 to l.

DEs MONIES, Ia, March 23.-The ma
tional silver convention closed last
evening. AT the morning session brief
speeches were made. The question was,
What is the present remedy and
how may 1T be applied" President
johnson of the Bimetallic League of
Kansas was the arst speaker. Among
other things he said:
"The silver age is upon US. The re-
peal of the Sherman act was death to
silver in this country and gold bullion
value depreciates values depending
upon free coinage. The end of the fight
may be the death knell of gold The
international conspiracy seems to have
been at work to reduce silver far below
Its true value. Any change in the rela-
tive values between silver and gold is
treason on the part of congress. A con-
spIracy on the part If capital has given
MS mortgages today, amounting to three
billion dollars, payable only in gold"
Among the radical statements which
johnson made and which was loudly APP
plauded, was that Grover Cleveland is
greater traitor to our government than
was Jefferson Davis.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota made
brief address, in which he said: Ode
monetization of silver was a colossal
conspiracy and crime, the greatest ever
| perpetrated against the human family"
He said he wished the Lord would in
terfere more frequently with schemes
of men. With few well-directed
thunder-bolts he thought some good
could be done in Washington. Humanity
stands today with a lot of Internal
bankers on it's neck. These bankers
we're the lineal descendants of those
Christ had driven out Of the temple.
They were using means which eventual
ly must serve to destroy liberty. The
founders of the government would blush
If they could see the present state of
affairs, and II they could appear they
would 60 at once for their uniforms and
muskets. He urged all to proceed on
. ties were responsible for the fearful
: condition of the country. He warned
q the people not to trust all who cry fol
:, "free silver"
: f. Bray, ex-speaker of the Montana
A Legislature, spoke for the west, and F
G. Bowman of Alabama for the south.
II The leage before Adjournment passed
resolutions recommending that nomina
tions from the several districts should
i. be made by friends of free silver, wh'
:. are unequivocally In favor of unrestrict
ed coinage of silver and gold on basil
of 10 to /, and whose past acts are thu
best guaranty of their good faith ant
! who will stand on the resolution
adopted by this convention.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The senate
committee on public lands will probably
soon take up Carey's bill granting arid
lands to states and territories, 1,000,0 900
acres each of the public lands to be
sold to settlers in lots of 160 acres each.
The secretary of the interior indorses
the bill, and the commissioner of the
general land ONCE has written letter
In which he takes advanced ground in
favor of the improvement of the arid
regions by placing the work under con.
troll of the various states. The states and
territories to which the bill would ap
ply If it should become a law are: Ari
zoua, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, New Mexico, North DIkota, Ore
gon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington
and WYOMING
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
CONGRESS WILL NOT ENTERTAIN.
"The Common Veal Army" Cant Occu-
py the Grounds OF the Capitol.

"The Common Veal Army Can't Occu-
py the Grounds OF the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-There is one
circumstance which may interfere with
the general features of General Cox
ey's marching program to Washington.
1t has been stated that the object of his
bringing the army here is to assemble
it on the stairs of the capitol on the
first day or May for the purpose OF I'M
pressing its views upon congress. To
do this it win be necessary to frat Sc
cure authority from congress, as there
are specific acts upon the statute books
forbdding the assembling of crowds in
the capital or in the capitol grounds or
the holding of any public meeting ex-
cept sessions of congress and assem-
blages which are incident to the inau-
guration of the president. Congress
has always shown itself very Jealous of
the general use OF the capitol building
and grounds and departure in favor of
Coxey's brigade is most unlikely. Dis
trict Commissioner Rose today said
at Is hard TO believe that the people
entertain such a move. We will prob
ably not take any action until we hear
that the body has started, then instruc-
tons will be given to the police to
properly deal with them"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
SHOT BY ACCIDENT.
A peculiar Distressing Occurr ence Mt
Weiser, Idaho.

A peculiar Distressing Occurr ence mt
wsiser, Idaho.
BOISE, Idaho, March PA special to
the Statesman, from Weiser, says:
The saddest accident that ever oc-
Cured here this afternoon, which may
result in the death of Mrs. Hilma j.
Spencer. 1t was caused by the acci-
dental discharge of a revolver in the
hands of her husband, T. G. Spencer,
who was In an adjoining room showing
the revolver to +. p. Parks, who was
thinking of buying the same. Mrs.
Spencer (recently confined, giving birth
to a daughter which died shortly after
birth) was sitting up in bed, her 4-year
old son, and only child, was standing
by the bed side. The bedroom door
was closed and Spencer. thinking it
was not loaded, was showing Parks
how nicely the gun worked, when the
cartridge exploded, the bullet passing
through the door and striking the little
boy in the right shoulder, making a
deep flesh wound. Then 1t entered Mrs
| Spencer's abdomen, four inches to the
right of the navel, coming out above
the hip near the kidney. The wound Il
probably fatal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
MUST HELP IRRIGATION.



OMAHA, March 23.-At the afternoon
session of the Interstate Irris alton con-
vention the report of the resolutions re-
ported at the morning session were
adopted After reciting the opening
of public lands to settlement, the plat
form goes on:
this convention that it Is the duty of
congress to make an appropriation to
test the practicabllity of the following
methods of irrigation for these plans:
First-That the government should by
experiments determine whether the
under flow of water is of sufficient vol
ume and can be brought to the surface
at cost to make 1t available for gen.
eral irrigation purposes, Second
that it should determine the extent to
which reservoirs can be constructed
for the purpose of storing storm water
sufficiently in quantity for irrigation
purposes.
following extract from the report OF
the special committee of the United
States senate and the same be made a
part of the resolutions of this conven-
tion: "If anything can be done to en-
courage the people of these great
plains, it Is important that it should be
done speedily There are over 0O0,.
600 people in the arid and semi.arid
belt, who have paid into the United
States treasury no less than $40, 900, 900
for public lands. The government
should demonstrate to them the practi-
bllity of cultivation before they can
have the courage or can command the
means TO prosecute work on any con-
siderable scale"
Several addresses by prominent irri.
gationlsts were made during the day.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
HANGED A COMPANION.
Boy Discovered CLING From a Lin
in Time to Save Him.

Boy Discovered Dangling From Limb
in Time to Save Him.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 26.-John Par
rot, who lives at Forest Hill, found his
12-year-old son dangling by rope
from the limb of a tree. Blood was
gushing from the boys nostrils and
ears and he was unconscious. The
father cut the rope and by applying
restoratives soon revived the boy. The
boy said that two companions, one
whom was Dan Slavin, became enraged
at him from some trfiing occurrence,
and seizng him procured a rope, and
after fashioning a moose, placed 1t
around his neck. They then threw the
rope over the limb of tree and hanged
him in real lynching style. The rope
was tied to the trunk of the tree and
the poy left hanging. Mr.. Parrott pro
cured warrants for the boys arrest.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.


More Mills at Work.
New YORK, March e4.-R. G. Dunn &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
Prices of commercial securities do not
rise, but are on the whole about Is per
cent lower than last week, tho1gh then
the lowest known in the country and IL
per cent lower than year ago. More
mills are at work, though the proportion
of the productive forces of unemployed
Is still from a fifth to a third less in
different branches of industry and many
mills are stopping because their orders
have run out, while the larger number
resuming are starting with orders
enough for a time. The demand for
wire in various forms, which led the
way to Improvement, seems to slacken
and nails are said to be selling lower
than ever, below one cent. A reduction
of 60 cents In freight from Pittsburg tc
tide water only adds tn western, while
it takes from eastern business. The
demand for cotton goods is fairly large
Sales of wool for three weeks have ex
ceeded the last years 1913 per cent
though transactions this month las
year were about 40 per cent below thu
average. The termination of the rebel
lion in Brazil opens new crop OF cof
fee, which is reported very large, bn
prices are as yet steady. Cattle ar
wv abroad, almost beyond precedent
The exports are retarded.
Failures this week number 244 in tn
United States against 2l7 last year, an
so In Canada against &c last year. 1t
noteworthy that Canadian failures ar
considerably increasing.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-29
prew the Lime At prsndergast.

CHICAGO, Ill, March 23.-Thomas, alias
"Bun" Higgins, was hanged In the jail
McCooey, an old city employe, last
September. Shortly before the hang
ing Higgins expressed special gratihca-
tion that he did not have TO suffer death
on the same scanold with Assassin
Prendergast. AS the trap fell with a
clatter, the prisoners in the adjoining
corridors set up shout Chang Prem
dergestl Hang Prendergastp and the
little ASSASSIN covered further back IL
his cell, trembling and muttering i'm
precautions.