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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
OPERATION ON A TIGER.
Surgeon at BaFahOo, wis. Performs
Difficult Surgical Feat.

Difficult Surgical Feat.
BARABoo, Wis, March 19.-That tigers
can suffer with the disease which is
now known so fashionable among hu-
man beings, appendicitis, was proved
Friday when a surgical operation was
performed on "Jim Blaine" the Royal
Bengal tiger in the circus now in win
ter quarters here. "Jim" had evidently
been suffering for some time but it was
not until Wednesday that the trouble
assumed serious phase.
A New York specialist is in this city
attending a wealthy patient and was
asked to look at the tiger. He noticed
the big beast clawing at his abdomen
and hazarded the remark that appen-
dicitis was the trouble. Asked if he
would operate on the tiger, he said
that he would for $750 This was
agreed TO, but it was stipulated that no
ether or chloroform should be used
The beast was securely chained and
muzzled. This took quite a time, as
bolts had to be put into an adjoining
cage and Jim moved to it. Everything
being in readiness, the doctor, with two
young physicians from Madison as as
sistants, entered the cage. There was
glittering array of knives, a coil of
silver wire, anticipates, medicated
cotton, two or three pals of warm
water and a coterie of interested spec
tators. The doctor made a deep in
cision in the left of the abdomen. His
bare arm was inserted as one of his as
assistants held the wound open, while
the other tied the severed arteries with
silver wire. With his left hand the
doctor held fast to the appendix of the
bowels and cut away ar inhamed sac,
in which was imbedded one of the rims
of a pair of spectacles, which the
animal had taken into its interior at
some time in its career. Then, with a
common dipper, he took out nearly a
quart of suppurating matter. With a
large syringe he introduced perhaps
two quarts of tepid water and followed
this with an injection of anticipates,
indicated cotton was then placed in
the cavity, the wound sowed up with
silver thread and the first operation for
the removal of the veriform appendix
from tiger was completed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
sPELLMAN ISN'T A BAD BOY.

That's What Judge Hunt Thinks, So He
Let the Lad Go.
Judge Hunt dismissed the complaint
of incoI rigibility against Patrick Spell
man, the 12-year-old boy whose mother
wanted him sent to the state reform
school. There was a regular trial of
the case in the district court. The boys
mother testified that he was always
running away from home and abusing
her, and as she had to work and was
away most of the time she could do
nothing with him. Other evidence was
given in support of the mothers state
ment, one of the witnesses being the
boys sister.
Another sister, however, swore that
the boy was abused by his mother. The
Judge questioned the boy and was
satisfied that he was not so bad but that
he could be managed If properly
handled. He dismissed the proceedings.
In doing so he held that detention in
the reform school was not an imprison-
ment in the sense that in the proceed
ings looking to commitment the rule
of criminal procedure ought 10 have
precedence; and investigation could be
conducted without the intervention Of
jury He held, however, that the
state should initiate the proceedings
through the county attorney, who
should appear in all cases where it was
sought to send a minor TO the reform
school,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24

supplying in a measure the want of
religious discussion and education in
the families of the working people.
The meetings of the church are held
every other Sunday in Bricklayers'
Hall. The preacher on each occasion is
a volunteer from the churches of the
city In the building with the large
hall are smaller halls and the committee
rooms which will be used as the Sunday
school rooms. The teachers will be
church members who will volunteer
their SERVICES.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
A oEsPARAoo RUN IN.
He Failed to Rob Great Falls Jewelry
Store.

He Failed to Rob Great Falls Jewelry
Store.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March 1S.-About
2:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon man
with a saddle horse stopped in front of
the jewelry store of Sam Herskovitz
and asked bystander to hold his horse
and walked in. Hebrew his six-shooter
and cold the proprietor with flow of
vile language to open the safe. Hers
kovitz being alone did not stop to argue
the case but opened the safe ard began
to count out the cash. A chance pas
ser-by happened to look through the
window, saw the gun scene and called
Policeman Hamilton. He slipped quickly
in and covered the daring robber, who
as quickly gave up, remarking, you
have the advantage of me, partner; If
you hadn't would have got you, too
The desparado gives his name as Thos.
Wegnor. He has been stopping for two
weeks at the Milwaukee house, register
ing from Ell Paso, Texas.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
TACOMA GOLD FIELDS.
Location of Alleged Mineral Lands De-
velOps Into an Important Case.

Location of Alleged Mineral Lands De-
velOps Into an Important Case.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Another step
was taken today in the case of the state
of Washington against JohnC. Mcbride
of that state, which is perhaps the most
important case ever before the general
land office. The controversy arose over
application for a mineral placer claim
valued at between SO, 900, 900 and S4, OOO,-
900. There are six locations, each COW
ering 20 acres, on claims made by right
of discovery in September, 1899, by Nj
Topliff G. Topliff, Reed o. Mclean, F..
T. Grove, p r. Laplain and H. o. Gel
ger, who subsequently sold 10 Mcbride
The attorney general of the state filed
protest against the application, al
leging the section OF which entry is
sought is state property, and that the
land contained no valuable mineral de-
posits but was wanted as CITY property,
as it Joins Tacoma, while Mcbride as
serted that gold existed in paying guam
titles, emitting him to the property.
Secretary Smith today held that a
hearing was necessary to determine the
value and extent of the alleged deposits
and orders a thorough prospecting OF
it, and a special agent of the depart
ment will be present at this investiga
ton, and the case has been mace specia
to secure an early settlement.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
Cripple Greek Union Men Having
a Serious Time.
THE MILITIA CALLED OUT
At One Time Bloodshed Seemed Inevit-
able but Coo-er Heads Prevailed
and Conference Arranged.

CRIPPLE CREEK, March II An anxious
day has followed night of excitement
and adventure in the great gold mining
district known to the world as Cripple
Creek. The resistance offered the
sheriff's posse by miners who were
striking for eight hours day and the
same wages as formerly paid for nine
hours, and the call for militia, has given
affairs warlike aspect. After driving
from Ball Hill the six deputy sheriffs
stationed there, one of them was shot
but not seriously wounded, the miners
would not allow any stranger in that
neighborhood during the night. Sheriff
Bowers Immediately called out Troop A
of Colorado Springs, and today made
requisition on the governor for more
troops, in accordance with which the
First regiment of Denver, with the sig
nal corps and Chaffe light artillery and
Company c, Second regiment of Pueblo,
were ordered to proceed hither under
command of Adjutant General Tarsney.
These troops are expected TO arrive
tonight.
The telegraph wires are still down
between Cripple Greek and Ball Hill.
but it is learned that the miners are
defiant and threated to resist the troops.
The sheriff is arming and equipping men
to supplement the troops. Every gun,
pistol and weapon available in town is
ready for use. The streets are thronged
with people, among whom are many
idle and hungry men. Saloons and
gambling places are jammed. In the
moving mass the most jovial ones are
the union miners, who declare they are
not afraid of the soldiers. They repre-
sent a faction which is steadfast on the
hills awaiting developments. Another
faction of miners, who are believed to
be in the ma GRITTY, are willing to work
nine hours, but say the protection
offered by the county is inadequate. If
a clash of arms occurs the miners will
have the advantage of position. Ball
mountain is one of the largest of
cluster of hills that surrounds Cripple
Creek. 1t is heavily timbered and is
criss-crossed by foot trails and wagon
roads from the various mines. Between
Cripple Greek and the summit of Ball
mountain are a number of massive
rounded hills almost destitute of tim
Der, and among these hills are small
mining camps. 1t is in this DESTROYS
camp that the scene of battle will
occur. Along the trails leading over
the hills last night miners were col
lected, shooting at passing pedestrians
or people on horseback.
Sheriff Bowers now has a force of $50
deputies armed with repeating rifles,
( 100 additional men having arrived to-
night from Colorado Springs, but he
will not attempt TO arrest any of the
men who participated in last nights
disturbance at Altman until the militia
arrive. Troops from Denver and
Pueblo will not reach here till morning.
At Altman quiet prevails tonight,
although several hundred armed miners
are Longing about.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
THE BUTTE SILVER DELEGATES.

Gossip About the Plans for the Des
Moines Convention.
"Silver at 16 to 1" is the motto of the
Butte delegates to the silver conference
which commenced Wednesday at Des
Moines, Iowa. The badge is a very neat
miniature silver flag, on which is en-
graved the legend 80 to L." None of
the delegates are able to foretell what
the outcome of the conference will be.
On its action will depend in large
measure the attitude of parties on silver
next fall. 1t is likely that there will
be advocates of the formation of a silver
party present, but whether they will be
in the majority or not is a question.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
AS TO THE LEAD DUTY.
It win BE Made Satisfactory If puBoise
Can DO 1t.

IL win BE Made Satisfactory If puBoise
Can DO 1t.
WASHINGTON, March 19-The lead
producers of the west are not entirely
satisfied with the provision in the tariff
looking to levying duty on lead ore.
1t is psovided that a duty of three
fourths of a cent pound be paid on
lead in ore. 1t is understood the lead
men insist that provision be inserted
which will insure careful assay of the
ore, and prevent any large shipments
of lead and silver together unless their
proportions are known, SO that sufi-
cient duty can be levied.
Senator DuBoise of Idaho, who has
had the lead interests in charge, has
been assured by members of the finance
committee that the lead provision will
be 50 changed that the duty cannot be
eVaded.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
Body Exhumed.

The remains of J. r. Wade, which
were inferred on December 9, 1888, in
Mount Moriah cemetery, were exhumed
by the Butte Undertaking company and
shipped to Excello, Mo-, where Mr..
Wade formerly resided. He was an old
resident of Montana, and left behind
lasting friends who sincerely regret his
sad death.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
THE TRAMP ARMY A FAILURE.
Los Angeles Authorities Suggested
Work and 800 Skipped Out.

Los Angeles Authorities Suggested
Work and 300 Skipped Out.
Los ANGELES, March 17.-General
Frye's army of unemployed, organized
to march to Washington, is grotesque
failure. The city council, heads of the
supervisors and officers of associated
charities, met yesterday morning and
decided to relieve all meritorious cases
OF restitution, but to recognize no
organization of unemployed. Five
hundred dollors was subscribed for i'm
mediate use, work to be done on the
streets and the vagrant law enforced.
An army numbering about 800, learning
of the result of the meeting, abandoned
the barracks and marched out of the
city, apparently beginning their great
march. They had no organization and
no leadership. Their leaders are said
to have looted the treasury and the
main body is without funds or rations.
A large ma iority al without blankets.
Before they reached Alhambra, five
miles distance, many dropped out and
retreated to the railroads in hopes of
catching trains. Deputy sheriffs and
constables along the line of march have
been notified and will arrest the
vagrant members of the dispersed army
as fast as opportunity offers.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
DEPRIVED OF HIS LICENSE.
DIR. g. y. Kellogg Not Allowed to Prae-
tice Medicine i'm Montana.

tice Medicine in Montana.
HELENA, Mont, March 17.-Dr. c. S.
Kellogg was yesterday deprived of his
license to practice medicine in this
state by decision of the district court.
A year ago the doctor threw the body
of an infant in the furnace, and before
it was destroyed by fire the janitor
of the building rescued it and gave it to
the authorities. The state medical
board took the matter up and took the
doctors license to practice away. He
appealed to the district court and that
tribunal has affirmed the Judgment Of
the board. The doctors defense was
that the transaction was a Legitimate
one, but the decision says he was guilty
of immoral, unprofessional and dis
honest conduct. The doctor gained a
notoriety few weeks ago owing to his
being the physician in a case ia which
there was bogus baby. On that case
he was held for the district court on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. The case has got to be tried
He will appeal the license case. This
is the first case of the kind under the
medical law of the state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
WAGES PAID IN MONTANA.
The Figures From the State Bureau Of
Labor and Statistics.


Labor and Statistics.
Labor Commissioner Mills report
gives the following list of wages paid in
Montana, the amount being per diem,
unless otherwise stated:
Quartz miners $3.50, quartz mill men
S3.4s, smelter men 50 So, coal miners
1924, stationary engineers S3.7s, sta
tionary aremen S3.25, carpenters, mill
wrights, etc. S4.1s, bricklayers and
stone masons 1856, granite and stone
cutters S4.92, painters and decorators
SO 70, machinists SO 70, boilermakers
1921, foundry employees S4.1s, black
smiths 1851, train dispatchers SIPS per
month, railroad clerks $50. 20 per month,
railway conductors sl9O.55 per mouth,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
MISS POLLARD ON THE STAND.
Colonel breckenridge the Only Lover She
Ever Had Since They Met.

Ever dau since They Met.
WAsHINGToN, March 1.-TWO distinct
sensations were furnished yesterday in
the Pollard-Breckinridg trial. The
foremost was the appearance of the
plaiLtitf on the stand in her own be-
half, but the greatest interest to legal
circles was the confederation of the
rumor which has been afloat that Col
onel Brec kinridge was secretly married
to Mrs Louise Wing in New York last
April, three months before the public
ceremony in Cincinnati. 1t is improba-
BILE that this secret marriage will con
stitute new legal factor in the case,
for while it occurred on the 10Th of
April, the representations which Colo
mel Breckenridge made to Mrs. Black
burn that Miss Pollard was his hancee,
were made prior to the secret marriage,
the promises made in the presence of
Major Moore, chief of police, being
those which were subsequent to the
secret ceremony. In the cross-exami-
nation, which was conducted by Mr.
Butterworth, the fencing between the
skilled lawyer and the young woman
was so keen as to furnish unstinted
amusement to the court. The court ad-
journed till Monday, leaving the cross
examination unfinished.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
MODERN CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Children who Attend Not Expected to
Wear Fine Clothing.

Wear Fine Clothing.
CHICAGO, March 10. - The Modern
church is about to extend its field. The
meetings have been so successful that
those in charge of the work will
organize Sunday school. This action
was decided on at a meeting of the
executive committee Saturday The
object is to provide a Sunday school for
the children who dislike to go to the
church Sunday schools because of their
poor clothes. In the school of the
Modern church they will be welcome
and made to feel a: ease.
1t is believed that the establishment
of the Sunday school will materially aid
the work ofthe church, one contributing
to the success of the other and the two
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24

arrested in this city and put in jail In
the forenoon John -Calderwood, presi-
dent of the miners union, was also
arrested. They were all taken to the
county jail at Colorado Springs.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
A Long job Of Coming silver.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Should the
Bland seigniorage bill, which passed
both houses, become a law, the coming
of SIS 100000 in silver bullion will have
20 be done at the minis of Philadelphia,
San Francisco and New Orleans, the
only minis in operation. The Philadel-
phia mint could turn out 81 200, 900 per
month, the San Francisco mint about
the same, the New Orleans mint about
SsOO,0OO The San Francisco mint,
however, has only SIG, 100000 silver bull
lion on hand the New Orleans mint
only about 50, 500, 900, so that after the
supply of these minis is exhausted the
remaining S3O,OOO,O 900 will have to be
coined at Philadelphia. The whole
time, therefore, necessary to coin the
seignoragn silver is approximately two
years and two months.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24
washIngtOn Teachers AssembIe.

TACOMA, March 1.-THE Western Wash
ington Teachers Association is in ses-
sion here. -Four hundred and fifty teach.
ers are in attendance.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-24

Pairs-Cameron for with Gray against;
Hill for with Dixon against; Jones of
Nevada for with Hoar against; Vance
for with Sherman against.
Squire and Cameron did not vote.
Yesterday Squire voted in favor of the
bill and paired in its favor.
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
SOURCES OF REVENUE.
Commissioner MilIer's Preliminary Repor,
on the Operations OF His Bureau.

Commissioner Miller's Preliminary Report
on the Operations OF His Bureau.
Commissioner Miller. of the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau. in prel m;nary report to the
Secretary of the Treasury of the operations of
his bureau during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1894, states that the total collections from
all sources of internal revenue for the year
were Sl47 les, ,442, as against S161, ,004. .9S9 for
the fiscal year 1893. decrease of sl3, $50. SAT.
1t is estimated that the expenses OF the bu-
reau for the fiscal year ended June so. 1894.
will be S4.079,556 Tie several items OF re-
ceipts during the past year are given as fol-
lows: Spirits, 5S5, ,259, SIG, decrease for the
year, S9.i60,7i4; tobacco, SCI. .S9S, de-
crease. 1927, ,sl3; fermented liquors, s31,-
Ala, ,493. decrease. q, ,l34. .4S9; oleomarGarine.
81, 123. .479. increase, So. $50; banks and
bankers, -. .26; miscellaneous, S153,021, de-
crease. S22-369.
The Withdrawals for consumption during
the fiscal year are given as follows. Spirits
other than whisky, ,430, ,553 gallons; whisky,
81. SAG, ,s34 gallons; fermented liquors. 33.
334. .7s3 barrels; cigars .cheroots. and cigar
cites (number) 1850, 700 563, snuff IL .627. .092
pounds; tobacco, chewing and smoking, 235.-
45l, sos pounds; oleomargarine, sc, ,427. 900
pounds.
The report shows that the number OF
licenses issued TO producers OF sugar under
the sugar bounty law was 6,349. The ex-
penses OF executing that law amounted to
sl27. .ss2 and the bounty paid amounted to
S12, ,O98. s99. OF this sum S11 ia. $50 was paid
on cane sugar. $40, ,s6S.S96 of it going to
Louisiana: ss52,174 was paid on beet sugar,
of which 1855. .76s went to California; S17.312
was paid on sorghum sugar. all of which
went to Kansas makers. and Sl16.121 was
paid On maple sugar. of which Sos, ,267 went
to Vermont makers, S25, ,401 to New York,
5000 to Pennsylvania, and &c, ,153 to Ohio.
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
crank cam. on Cleveland.

The White House was visited by crank
Importance" with the President. The man
gave his name and address as Thomas Cado-
gan, Lynn House. Pennsylvania avenue. He
was very much excited, and claimed that
some one wanted to put him under ground,
and he wanted to tell Mr.. Cleveland about it.
patrol wagon was sent for, and the man
taken to the Third precinct station. where
some nonsensicel papers were found upon
him. Cadogan had visited the White House
before on several occasions, but until yester-
day was very mild-mannered and left as soon
as requested by the doorkeepers.
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
Personal Mention.

Civil Service Commissioner Lyman and
his family are at Cape May for the remainder
Of the summer.
Mr.. D. G. Stewart, of the Eastern Railroad
Association, left this morning for weeks
trip to Atlantic City.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart and family, of Capitol
Hill, will leave this morning for Ocean Grove,
N. j., to be absent a month.
Col Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner Of
Labor and Superintendent of the Census, left
here yesterday to commence series OF lee
lures at Chautauqua, n. \.
Mr.. E. G. Gore, of No. HOO Ninth street.
northwest is about to remove to the Indian
Territory. where he will become connected
with large Indian supply house.
Rev Fl. W. Ennis, pastor of Western Pres
bvteran Church, H street between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets, who has been seriously
I'M for some time at his residence, No. 2021 H
street northwest. is convalescing. Mr.. Ennis
was one of the delegates to the recent Chris
tian Eudeavor convention at Cleveland, Ohio,
where he worked so hard TO get the SO con.
vention for Washington that his health be-
came seriously impaired. and ever since his
return he has been so sick as to cause consid-
cradle anxiety to his friends.
Mr.. Percy S. Foster, general manager OF
the Washington Building Trust Company,
leaves tomorrow for Providence, r. l., where
the headquarters Of the company will in
future be located. Mr.. Foster has not yet de-
cided whether or not he will make Providence
his future home, for though the company has
offered him very fattering inducements to re-
main with them u strong pressure Is being
made by his friends here to persuade him to
have Washington for his place of residence.
Mr.. Foster has also received an oner OF g
fine position with an influential company Id
this city and may accept.