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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17
win Be Short.Liyed.

No Democrat need worry minute
over the defeat of last week. 1t will
result in immense gain to the party
in the end The spectacle is one
never before witnessed in American
politics-that of a party wholly with
out policy winning victory of stu
pendous proportions. The voters
drove the Democrats from power after
eighteen months of hard times with
out stopping to inquire the cause of
the depression. The Democratic head
was up and the voter hit it. Had a
Republican administration been in
power, the landslide would have been
just as great the other way. The vic
tory was won simply on the calamity
howl, and when the people come to
study the cause of the panic of 1893
calmly they will not be slow to re.
verse the verdict of last week. Ask
any Republican to-day what the poll.
cy of his party IS, and he will not be
likely to say anything further than
ITO get the Democrats outr' That is
good as far as it goes, but doesn't GO
far enough to keep any party long in
power. Republican papers admit thai
there is no intention of doing any
thing with tariff, and a majority OF
them are not in favor of further legis
lation upon silver. Both of the grea
questions of the day are thus put OF
the shelf. What, then is the Repub
lican majority in the lower house o.
congress going to do but draw $4,000
a year each2 The American peopl,
will in 1896 make haste to dethron,
this accidental congress of a periot
of panic Mark this prediction.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17
J0E'S REFLECTIONS.
Joe Rich Tells How II All Happened lat
Week.

Week.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 9th 1894.
Ed PHoENIx:-The landslide has
arrived, and / wish TO officially state
that | was in the northeast corner of
it, all covered up but my mouth-that
is yet in running order.
Some queer combinations have de-
veloped during this campaign, the
most striking, perhaps, being the
unity of church and and whisky inhu-
ence. When | was in the whisky bus.
mess this combination was not per.
fected.
The only explanation given for the
remarkable vote cast for the Republi-
can ticket by the Mormons is the I'M
enyiable one Of CowARDICE; afraid the
Republicans would again dsfranchise
them if they dared to vote their con
victions.
| The arguments used By the Repul !.
licans were those of misrepresenta-
ton and deceit, going so far as to
malign and misrepresent martyred
/ prophets and saints, which will only
result in a boomerang to the party !,
when time and reflection shall disclose
the truth, and second thought assert
itself.
In Utah gratitude has taker back
seat. Ability and merit 90 unreward.
ed, and for the first time in the histo.
ny Of great people the verdict is rem
dered: ave are afraid to do what
we know to be right"
In Idaho, the Mormons say: "You
have driven us from our homes: i'm.
prisoned us without a cause, rated us
intellectually below tie negro; never
theless, through fear and cowardice,
we stand for our political enemy"
Was there ever such evidence Of
political and moral depravity written
upon the pages Of political history?
For the first time during their check.
cred career, the Mormon people have
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

The United States government has
been asked to act as peace mediator
between Japan and China and is now
taking steps to that end. The veto
rious Japs are willing to bring the
war to a close provided China pays
them slOO,OOO,OOO gold. This China
is willing to do and has asked our
government to arrange matters to that
end as soon as possible.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

Gov. WAITE, of Colorado, is anoth-
er man who takes defeat bitterly. The
governor should not give over to his
angry passions. He has done more to
injure Colorado and defeat Populism
than any other three men in the state
and the best he can do is to bride his
horse and ride out into the future in
search of pastures new and greener
fields, or, to express it in more appro-
pirate terms, to deeper lakes of reddel
blood.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

THE Republican landslide has had
the effect of putting Harrison, Reed
and Mckinley on their metal, and
from now on wires will be carefully
laid for the Republican nomination
for president.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17
The grand old Democratic party ha

THE grand old Democratic party has
many severe test of its vitality and
has suffered many a serious defeat,
but it has never lost its pluck, pride
or patriotism. 1t will ride back on the
tide of success in 1896 and the same
old story of Republican surprise and
chagrin will be TOLD around the board
of consolation and coincidence. De,
mocracy will never die though it suf.
fer thousand deaths. Miner.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

THE report that the new Car in
tends to put stop to religious perse-
cutlon in Russia is gratifying; but it
will be observed the Princess Alix is
required to change her religion before
she can become his wife.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

ALL of the prodigals will return
to the Democratic party in 1896, and
they will not likely 90 carousing in
any kind of bad company.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17
BLAcKFooT. IDAHO. NOVEMBER Il, 1894,

THE two great Populist communi-
ties now are the state of Nevada and
the city of San Francisco.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

s-In order keep the public acquitted with the thai
il hard mesthcreioe making great Cats ia Prices % a.
We have Large Stock Of Harness 81 All Descriptions Sa
Varieties and good stock of all Other Goods the Harness
line Write for Prices and 81 convinced
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

SENATOR PETER will be one of the
big men In the next senate.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

Entered at the postofhce at Blackfoot Idaho,
for transmission as second class mail matter
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-17

Advertising rates furnished on application.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
CLEAR UNDER WATER
The Business Portion of Port
land, Ore, Under Water.
Many Houses Have Already
Been Washed Away.
RIDING IN BOATS.
Row Boats Bring from ST. to
SIS an Hour.

PORTLAND, Ore, June 4.-Yesterday
was busy day in Portland All day
long merchants in the flooded dis
tricts were at work moving out goods
or raising them on platforms above
the water. The river continues to ex-
pand every hour and the situation be-
comes more peri1ous- The weather
has become cooler here, but no re-
ports can be had from Eastern Ore
gon and Washington, the source of all
the food. Telegraph wires north and
east are down, and it is impossible to
obtain any news of the situation
along the Columbia river The river
here is 81 feet above low water, and
every twenty-four hours adds
to it from eight to twelve inches.
Three-fourths of the wholesale
district is under water from two to
ten feet, and the water is fast en-
croaching upon the best part of the
retail district. Hundreds of small
houses on the fats surrounded by
water up to the second story have
begun to turn over. A further rise of
a foot will take them out Many
merchants are unable to get 1um Der
with which to built platforms to keep
their goods above water. Every
available boat in the city has been
hired, and the boatmen receive from
81 to S. per hour for services The
western Union 1ele graph company
Office is surrounded by six feet of
water.
The Union depot is two feet under
water, and the Union Pacific car shops
in Albina are surrounded by five feet.
The Southern Pacific is the only rail-
road running trains into Portland. and
they are compelled to stop at the
south end of the city, being unable to
reach either depot. The Union Pa
cific is hopeIessly tied up, both by rail
and by boat. The Northern Pacific
makes regular trips with the transfer
boat Tacoma between this city and
Kelso, Wash.
1t is learned from persons arriving
here by boat that the storm last night
did much damage along the Northern
Pacific between Kalama and Tacoma.
Houses and trees were blown down,
and at Centralia much damage is said
to have been done. In this city hard
rain fell most of the day. The flood
will interfere with the election to-day,
as many of the polling places are I'M
der water.
No estimate of the damage by flood
is possible, but it will be something
appalling when results from the upper
and lower river are received.
The Dalles, a town of 4, 900 inhabit-
ants, cannot be reached by wire, but
it is known from the height of the
water that nearly all the business
portion of the town is under water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
TRAIN sTEALERs CAUGHT.
Captured by United States Marshal Nicely
and Returned to Denver.

Captured by United States Marshal Nicely
and Returned to Denver.
ELLIS, Kan, June 4.-Some more
Colorado wea1ers are about to get
into trouble with the United States
government The army that took
possession of a Union Pacific freight
train at Watkins, Col, arrived at this
plae Saturday afternoon, where
the train was stopped by order of the
railroad company. The commonwea1-
ers then boarded another train, which
was ready to start eastward, but the
trainmen side-tracked the cars Occu-
pied by the invaders and pulled ahead
without them.
The Union Pacific being in the hands
OF receivers, appointed by the United
states court, the officials of the road
complained to United States Judge C.
G Foster of Topeka, who issued an
order enjoining the commonwealers
from interfering with the movement
OF the company's trains or otherwise
moIestlng its property. The order
was placed in the hands of United
States Marshal S. f. Nicely.
A train was made up here last even
ing and the commonwealers allowed
to board it, so as to meet the mar
shaPs train at siding six miles east
OF here. On reaching the Coxey train
Marshal Nicely took few men and
going. to where they were seated on
top OF the box cars. commanded them
TO get down Captain Rolston asked
II they were prisoners. Marshal
Nicely replied that they were United
States prisoners, and the men at once
complied. They probably expected to
be taken East, and were rather pleased
at the arrest
Their hopes, however. were not
realized. They were ordered to climb
into two box cars. the engine started
west, and at 8 o'clock they were at
the place they had quilted an hour
before Arrived here, the men were
put into baggage car connected
with the marshaPs train, a body of
deputies placed on guard, and they
were started for Denver, where they
will probably be released.
The captain and two Heutenants
were not allowed to go West, but
were taken to Leaven worth, and will
be held for trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
ELECTION IN OREGON.
Full State Ticket Being Voted for In
the Far Western State.

Full State Ticket Being Voted for I'm
the Far Western State.
PORTLAND, Ore, June 4.-Oregon is
to-day voting for full state ticket,
members of congress and legislature
to choose a successor to United States
Senator DoIph- The Republicans
have made a thorough canvass of the
state during the past six weeks, both
in way of sending out speakers and
organizing clubs. The Democrats
have never had any chance of winning
and have consequently not conducted
an aggressive campaign on the state
ticket.
The Popu1ists have not been idle.
Governor Pennoyer who is an avOwed
candidate for the senate, has traversed
the state from one end to the other
on behalf of the Populists, making
speeches in almost every county seat.
1t is believed that the three cornered
contest will result favorably to the
Republicans.
The legislature will, in all proba-
bility be very close. In many coun-
ties the Democrats and Populists have
fused on the Legislative ticket and
the majority heretofore held by the
Republicans may be reduced if not
overcome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
READY FOR A SIEGE.
Eighteen Hundred Armed Grip
pie Creek Miners
Will Meet the Deputies and
Make a Stand.
FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
If Repulsed They Will Retreat
to Their Fort.
FIGHT TO THE DEATH

CRIPPLE CREEK. Col, June All
day yesterday the striking miners
were on the alert, expecting that at
any moment some of Sheriff Bowers
deputies would put in an appearance
in some remote portion of the camp
Not single miner is working in the
camp. One shift was pnt in on the
Moose, Elkton, Prince Albert, Gold
Dollar, Ingham, Jack G., and a few
other properties but the managers of
the several mines were informed that
iC would be impossible to run any of
the properties. The men are now
confident that they will be attacked
some time to-day and the hour may
be directly after midnight They are
ready and this is SO well known by the
deputies that the officer commanding
is using the utmost caution.
All men not necessary to guard ap-
proaches to Bull hill and forage for
supplies have been masSed about the
fortification, and their number is
slightly over L, 800. Yesterday the
strikers made their last forage for
arms, ammunition and supplies. Fear
ing a siege, they have filed hundreds
of beer kegs with water and stored
them in the fort. Parties have been
drafting recruits. Many of these par
ties were headed by women who
promise to stand till the end comes.
The towns of Victor, Anaconda,
Mound City and other places are in
the possession of squads of armed
strikers. Cripple Creek is entirely I'M
molested by strikers.
The plan of the strikers is to meet
the deputies and make as strong
stand as possible and if necessary re-
treat to Bull hill. where desperate
stand will be made.
The deputies will be commanded in
the field by w. J. Palmer. leader of
the army that had so many scrimmages
during the building of the Denver &
moment the deputies may advance to
a point beyond Midland, after which
a battle will be only a question of
hours.
The wives of the strikers refuse to
leave camp Some of them have or
ganized to care for the wounded and
others have procured Winchesters and
will enter the fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
THE DELUGE IN COLORADO.
All Danger Is Now Over and Traffic
Railways Resumed


DENVER, Col, June 4.-The Platte
river is falling, and all danger from
the food in this city is past. The
mum Der of people in and around the
city who have been made homeless,
and many of whom the county will
have to aid. is estimated at 500. The
greatest damage is suffered by the
railroads, whose tracks along the
river bank were washed away.
The mountain railroads have re-
sumed sending out trains, but some of
the lines are still impossible.
j. E. Murden, contracting freight
agent of the Union Pacific, is in the
city, having walked all the distance
from Central City to Golden. Mr..
Murden said:
mo one can conceive the destruc-
ton in that part of the country.
Every mine in Central City and vicinity
is flooded, and there is not vestige
of placer mine left in Clear creek.
Between Central City and Forks creek
there are twenty-eight washouts,
averaging from ten to fifty feet Be
tween Idaho Springs and Golden
there are thirty-six wash-outs. The
mining men estimate the loss to the
country at $500, o0O."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
BIG FIRE IN OTTUMWA.
One Person Burned to Death-Three
Others Seriously Injured.

One Person Burned Death-Three
Others Seriously Injured.
OTTUMwA, Iowa. June A disas-
trous fire occurred here yesterday and
five blocks are a mass of charred tim
bers and debris One person was
burned, one fatally affected by smoke
and three others were seriously in
jured.
The five blocks destroyed by the
flames included fifteen business
houses and twenty dwellings. The
loss is estimated at $225, 900, with
one third covered by insurance. The
fire is supposed to have originated
from the spark of locomotive.
The dead: James Seymour, burned
to death.
The injured: Bert Patterson, over
come by smoke and will die.
John McCullum, fireman, seriously
burned.
Mich Renner, leg broken.
Jerry Seymour, overcome by heat
and hurt by falling timbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
SWOOPED DOWN UPON.
CherOI<ees Beset by Great Floods OF
Fakirs and Sharks.

Cher0keeG Beset by Great Floods OF
Fahirs and Sharks.
MUsKoeEE, Ind. Ter, June 4.-The
Cherokees have received the first in
stallment of one-sixth of their money
and the big payment of more than
$6, 100000 will begin to-day at Tahl-
equah. More than "a, 900 Cherokees
will draw $267 in cold cash each.
Great crowds of traders, fakirs and
sharks are focking to Fahlequah in
the hope of getting some of the money.
1t is estimated that the merchants
have traded more than 81, 900, 600 on
Strip claims, and it is now a question
how closely they will collect.
There was chute built from the
exit door of the capital to the col
lectors' quarters SO that all parties
would have to pass out through the
chute and run the gauntlet of the
collectors, but such complaint was
made by the people that the chute has
been torn away. 1t is said that in
some communities the people are
holding secret NEE tings and deter
ing to pay only about fifty per
cent on their indebtedness to the re-
failarS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Great Preparation for Their Biennial
Encampment IN Washingt

EncAm pm enC In WAShtn gCOn.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The biennial
convention of the supreme lodge and
the biennial encampment of the Uni
form, Rank, Knights of Pythias, will
convene here on Monday, August 27.
The popular feature of the event will
be the sessions of the supreme lodge,
the street parade and the review by
President Cleveland of the Uniform
Rank, the dress parade on the White
house lot, a competitive drill between
about forty-hve infantry and cavalry
divisions of the Uniform Rank, and a
ball and reception at convention hall
Excursions to various points about the
city have also been organized.
Prepare atoms for the event are be-
ing hurried through by the local COM
missioner. The executive committee
has announced that the encampment
fund must be $50, 900. and that a large
percentage of this sum has been sub
scribed. 1t is estimated that is. 600
uniformed knights viii visit Washing
ton, and that the number of other Wis
itors will be between $50, 900 and 2OO,-
OOO 1t is understood the railways
will reduce their fare one-half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
TYNAN'S BOOK.
FERROUS Charges Against Parnen and the
Irish Parliamentary Leaders.

FERROUS Charges Against Parneu and the
Irish Parliamentary Leaders.
New YORK, June 4.-Advance proofs
are made public of the book upon
irish affairs written by P. ]. lyman,
the Irish invincible," known as
'Number1. l." tits entitled 1.-THE Irish
National Invincib1es and Their
Times" Its apparent purpose is to
establish the connection of the In
Vincibles'' with the Irish parliamen-
tary party. The book, according to
rumor, was to contain proof that the
Irish parliamentary party directed the
series of dynamite outrages in England
some years ago, and was responsible
for the murders in Phoenix park,
Dublin, on May s, 1882, of Lord Fred
erick Cavendish, chief secre tary for
ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke,
permanent under secretary. The
Irish parliamentary party publicly
denounced the authors of the Phoenix
park crimes, and in so doing, it is
claimed by lyman, they were sail
ing under false colors to destroy the
trusting Irish" For this" it says,
land for the purpose of exposing
their hypocrisy, this book was under
taken In assailing the policy and
action of the invincibles, these false
parliamentarians We're heaping noun
tains of lnfamy on their own mem
cries.
1t is claimed that the book proves
that the assertions of the London
Times that the parliamentary party
were implicated in the Phoenix park
murders were absolutely true These
assertions resulted in the trial and
vindication of Charles Stewart Parnell.
Parnell is denounced by the writer
rs a traitor to the cause of Ireland and
by inference lyman suggests that the
only reason the late leader of the
Irish parliame ntary party was not re-
moved was because of his knowledge
of the Invincibles and their me thods,
which enabled him to live in compare
tive security.
1t is asserted by one faction of the
Irish party-the Constitutional faction
that the book was written in pursu-
Rnce of a cabal between lyman and
the Tory party. and that he has EN-
bodied state ments in his narrative, for
revenue, which the Tories expect to
use in defeating the Liberals at the
next election
lyman is now aresident of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04

KANSAS. CITY. Kan. June 4.-The
commonweal armies of Generals Ben
nett and Artz remained quietly in
camp at Kerr's park all day yesterday.
The men were tired and kept very
close to their quarters, only a few of
the leaders coming up to the city
There were plenty of visitors and
curiosity-seekers to keep things inter
esting, and that is all the average
vealer asks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04

NEW YORK, June A. The Inter
national Temperance congress con-
vened to-day at 10 a. M, in the big
tabernacle in ohibition park, Staten
Island. At the principal meeting held
Yesterday, General Neal Dow of
Maine was the most conspicuous
figure. Especial honor was paid
General Dow because the gathering
delegates were cele brating the forty
third anniversary of the signing of
the first prohibitory law in Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
Strikers Kidnap a Man.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, June Al. E.
Woods, president of the Woods Invest
ment company, whose main Office is
in Denver, but whose local Office is at
Victoria. six miles from the city, was
taken in charge at o'clock, by a
large body of miners and carried up
to the fort on Bull hill His wife
was present when he was taken and
is almost frantic.
The men told her that she need not
worry, as they would turn Mr.. Woods
loose in the morning; that all they
wanted her husband for was to ex-
plain certain matters and that it
would be impossible for them to do
without his presence at their strong
hold. At this writing not ten business
men here know the news. but they
look into each Others faces and see
nothing but dread and fear The
cause of the kidnapping of Mr.. Woods
it is impossible now to give.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
UNION DEPOT BURNED.

One at Hiawatha Completely Destroyed.
With It's COntents-Loss $4,000.
HIAWATHA, Kan, June 4.-The ex-
plosion of a lamp in the Union depot
here about $50 yesterday afternoon
started a fire which totally destroyed
the building. The loss on building
and contents is estimated at 800, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
CONDENSED TELFaRAMS.

Alexander McCurdy was mutilated
and hanged by Colorado mob for a
revolving crime.
Lillian Russell, it is said, VIII marry
a New York banker on securing a df-
vorce from Perugini.
Vice President Penna says that an
effort will be made to discontinue MAJ
chine mining in Southern and Central
Illinois.
Marshal Nicely of Leavenworth
had to call on United States troops to
move Sanders army from one part of
the reservation to another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
sbot Dead at Pari. MO.

PARIS, No. June "A diffulty oc-
Cured here last night between
Charles A. Burnett and John Kirsch,
in which Burnett shot Kirsch, the lat
ter dying in few moments. Burnett
claims the shooting was dome in self
defence, as Kirsch struck him twice
before he shot. Burnett is in Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
The strikers Had vanished.

WASHINGTON, Ind. June 4.-The
state troops marched into Clark S
station yesterday morning 500 strong,
with Calling gun, to find that only
about fifty miners had stayed to face
the music. The thousand miners who
were reported en- route to Clarl's
station did not materia1ize. neither
had they collected at any point along
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern