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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
MURDER OF RICHARD NEWELL.
Further circumstances of the Tragedy
ON the MiJInnL Terminnl

Cripple Creek, Col. Dec. 2O,-The cir
cumstances of the killing of Richard
Newell, jr.. general superintendent and
chief engineer of the Midland Terminal
road, by \. W. YAM Houten. miner.
last night follows; The owners of the
Black Wonder mine could not agree
with the railroad as to damages for
right of way. Arbitration gave the mine
l25 feet. Gus Woman, one of the own
ers of the mine. told the men living in
the cabin on the line of the road not
10 let the railroad disturb them under
any circumstances.
The railroad built a track with a
sharp curve around the cabin Newell
went out on a special car. stopped at
the cabin and went i'm with papers in
his hand. soon after Newell came out
quickly and Van Houten appeared in
the doorway with rifle. fired and New
ell fell dead. Van Houten claims that
he shot in self defense, but it appears
that Newell was not armed Van Hou-
ten had no interest in the property.
He was Jailed at Colorado Springs.
Newell is nephew of President New
ell of the Lake Shore road. w. II. Hos
kin was arrested as an accessory, The
officers of the Midland road consider
Woman largely responsible and say
they VIII prosecute him.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
c. Nj RAJ NEWS NOTES.

Ex-Governor and ex-United States Sen
ator James l.. Alcorn of Tennessee died
at the estate at Eagles Nest.
| Fire at Napoleonville, La, destroyed
| seven blocks, including most of the bust
ness portion of the town. Loss $125, 900
| The revenue cutter Perry, under orders
| from the secretary of the treasury, sailed
today from New York to San Francisco.
The Uintah commissioners arrived at
! Price, Utah, and left at once for the In
| dian reservation to begin the allotment of
! lands.
| Fire at Nashville DESTROYED the stores
of W. X. Ryan IL Co. S. Wall q CO., n.
Martin Co. and Scales, Stockwel &
Waller. Loss $4,000.
| Frank Bradley. former superintendent
OF the Pullman Car Works. was arrested
at Toronto on telegram from Detroit on
charge of forgery.
sandstone and terrific gale visited
Monument Colo. Not building in the
town escaped without some damage.
There was no loss of life
A terrific snow and ranstorm has been
prevailing in northwestern Nebraska and
the Black Hills. All the Geographic facil-
tiles at the Hills are cut of
The war department has awarded to the
Kilby Manufacturing Company of Cleve-
land contract for making 10 disappear
ing gun carriages for lO-inch sea coast
rifles.
The Babbtt block, four-story struc-
ture at Morristown, n. j., in which were
the First National bank and Kalse
clothing store. has been burned The loss
is $l0Q,00O.
a dispatch from the sub-treasury de.
partment at New York yesterday. report
ed that S500.000 in gold was withdrawn
This leaves 500 $40, $50 in the treasury. The
cash balance is 1854. 469, 500
Harris ID. Booga, representing the firm
of Booga, Frazer & Co, on the Chicago
board of trade. has been tried by the di-
rectors on the charge of bucket shopping
its customers in business found guilty and
suspended for 10 years.
The council of the Russian empire has
sanctioned an increase of the cotton i'm
port duty. This is done. probably, at the
Instance of the cotton growers of Turk
estan, who complained of competition of
American grown cotton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28

MURO RED A LONE WOMAN.
Topeka Thugs Killed Mrs. Matson in Her
Own Residence.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 20-A horrible
murder has been discovered in this city
Mrs. A. ID. Matson was found dead on
the floor of the rooms of her house on
Monroe street. The body had evidently
laid there for ten days. There had been
no life about the house for ten DAVIS
Mrs. Matson lived alone, her husband
being in California. She lay in back
room on her back in pool of her own
blood. 1t appears that she had been
crlninally assaulted. A couple of sacks
of potatoes had been placed on her head
The entire top of her head was crushed
IN as though she had been struck with
one fearful blow.
Neighbors in the vicinity are all col
ored, and say they have not seen Mrs.
Matson for two weeks. She was for
several years a member of the city
board of education, and took an active
interest In the city schools. She was at
one time city teacher and was well
known locally. She was generally sun
posed to have considerable money and
owned five or six houses. The only Der.
son who seems to know anything about
the case is deaf and dumb colored man
named George Knight, who saw two
men, probably on the evening af the
i'th' enter the window of the murdered
woman's house and afterwards saw
them run away. No Ineligible account
can be arrived at from knight. except
through his brother. who is the ONLY
person who can understand him
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
SILVER MEN MEAN BUSINESS.
Colorado VIII Turn Down White Meta
Enemies of All Parties.

Denver Dec. 20.-There was a large
attendance of representative men at the
convention of the Colorado State Silver
League today. After a hot discussion
the following resolution was adopted
with only two dissenting votes:
THAT the words non-partisan be
stricken from the constitution and by
laws wherever they appear and that
the members of the Colorado Silver
League refuse To affiliate or work with
any political party which does not ma
tionally declare unequivocally in favor
a the ratio of 16 to L."
Ed. r.. Holden wanted the convention
to indorse the peoples party but this
it refused to do. c.. S. Thomas. demo
cratic national committeeman for Col
orado in a speech said IF, when the
next presidential nominations are made,
the men who are now backing Cleveland
and sanctionlng every move that is
made by Carlisle in regard to the fnan-
cial question come to the support of the
party which elected Cleveland. that
party will meet political death and will
sink into oblivion. IT, on the other
hand that same element, Wall street,
shall he the sponsor for the republican
nominees, that party too will meet the
| same deserving fate"
! G. G.. Merrick was reelected president
| of the league.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
THE CAMERA AS A DETECTIVE.
Picture of Murderer i'll the Eye of a
Murdered Woman.

jamestown, Dec. 20.-Photograph
science may have given the first tangi-
bic clue to the identity of the murderer
Of Mrs. Sherman and Mrs Davis. Sew
eral have been suspected and the clues
were followed up without success. To
day the impression of the murderer was
found on the retina of Mrs. Shearman's
eye. The photograph was taken by
Fred ID. Marsh, a local photographer.
and to him is due the credit of having
originated the idea of examining the
organ. The existence of the impression
of the murderer on the eye was discov-
cred by means of "a powerful micro
scope. Unfortunately the features can
not be seen, as the view obtained shows
only the back and very little of the
side. An apparently big man is present
ed. with bushy whiskers and wearing a
long overcoat. The trousers appear to
be badly wrinkled. The coroner has ia
ken out both of the eyes of the murdered
woman, and another photograph will be
taken tomorrow by a skilled photog-
raphpr.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
MISDEEDS OF BAD CHARACTER.
ChriStic's Last Crime and His Former
Record Proved Him Vicious.


Record proved Him vicious.
Calvin ], Christie was born at Aurora.
Ills His parents left that city and
moved to st. Paul in 1875. Soon after
taking up their home here his father
died After a time Mrs. Christie mar
ried Albert Brimley 1t was at this time
that young Christie began leading a
hayward life. He would leave home
and be gone for weeks at a time, and
would give no account of himself as to
where he had been or what he had
,een doing. The kindly efforts of a low
AZ mother awaited nothing. He list
ened not to her pleadngs, nor needed
her admonitions. He seemed happier
when away from the good influences
that surround boy at home.
At the age of T. he entered upon a
career of crime. and soon gained a
reputation among the lawless class of
men as daring and cunning young
criminal. He first associated himself
with a gang of juvenile pickpockets in
st. Paul. They worked i'm crowded
streetcars, railroad trains and at pub
lie gatherings, and frequently would
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
Nez PeRcEs TO GET THEIR MONEY
Secretary of the Interior Approves such
Recommendations.

Boise. Idaho, Dec. 2l-The States
mans Washington special says: When
Senator Shoup went to the department
of the interior today to look after the
Nez Perez Indian matter he received
the gratifying information that the sec
rotary had just approved the recon-
mendations of the commissioner of In
dian affairs. Colonel Lane will be di-
rected to prepare the roll of Indians up
on which payments are to be made. The
senator has been urging the matter Wig
orously. Two days ago, as a result of
his representations, the commissioner
recommended that roll he made up
and the money due the Indians dis
bursed. Secretary Smith has acted up
ON the recommendation with prompt
ness and there is every prospect that
the money will be let loose very soon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28

sired TO support this bill. There were
some good features in it and he would
like to see IL perfected in order that
he could give a cheerful vote for a bill
intended to relieve the financial embar-
rasments of the country. Two evils
threatened the country, first, a serious
drain of gold from the treasury as a re-
suit of the outstanding legal tenders.
In this bill he found no remedy for this
alarming menace, This fact confirmed
his first criticism of the bill, it was
in this respect inadequate. Government
paper was in reality government debt
which ought to he funded. Let us re-
turn" said Mr.. Sickels, ito the sound
principles of the days before the war
Let us adopt the Mccullough plan of
funding greenbacks"
did not the democrats prevent the
redemption of greenbacks? ?" interposed
Mr., Walker of Massachusetts.
The retirement of the greenbacks
1t is my recollection" interrupted Mr.
Warner, was prevented by the Sher-
man proviso."
Il never heard of any bank feature of
our financial system that was not
charged to John Sherman" retorted Mr.
Walker.
Nor | either" replied Mr.. Warner.
'The difficulties with the financial pol
icy of the republican party since the
war has always been the opposition Of
democrats" said Mr. Walker. They
compelled compromises That is the
trouble today They have stolen some
features of my bill, but by bungling
they have made it worse than the pres
ent system"
Mr.. Sickels at this point took a hand
So high, he said, was his estimation If
John Sherman, whom he regarded as
the guiding financial light in this co,,n-
try, that he felt sure he would vote for
a measure to fund the greenbacks.
How many democratic votes will Won
furnish for measure to fund the
greenbacks?" asked Mr.. Walker.
"A good many" shouted Mr.. Coombs
of New York.
III YOU furnish third" replied Mr..
Walker I'VE will pass such a bill"
Mr.. Sickels expressed the belief that
II an effort was made in the right spirit
on both sides to fund greenbacks the
bill would pass.
We can always depend on General
9lckels Tor patriotic action on the bat
tiViitih anu On the IlOOf OF TINS house.
said Mr.. Walker. The members on the
moor and the spectators in the galleries
applauded and the general bowed his
acknowledgements.
At the conclusion of Mr. Sickels' re.
marks, Mr. McLaurin, democrat. OF
South Carolina, took the floor in opposi.
ton to the bill, which he said was in ne
wise democratic measure, and which
ne characterized as stalking horse fol
wall street He declared this bill recog
nlzed the sub-treasury plan of the thirC
party. 1t had been stolen by the bank
ers for their ends
Mr.. Springer then, in accordance witt
the notice given early in the day. pre-
scented the amendments to the pendina
| measure in the shape of a substitute
lie made lengthy explanation of tn,
substance and effect of the amend
ments. which he concluded by saying
that it did not change the general feat
ures of the original bill
The special order for a night sesrjof
was vacated and the house at $40 ad
| journed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
LAVIGNE'S CASE
LOOKED HER LAST ON A LlV NC SON
Affecting Parting Between Calvin Christie
and His Mother.

Kalispell. Mont, Dec. 20.-Calvin
Christie. the murderer who is to hang
tomorrow. passed a sleepless night last
night. He played cards with his guard
most of the night He dreaded the final
meeting with his mother today. He
said he could stand everything better
than to bid his mother good bye. Mrs.
Brumley, his mother, accompanied by
her husband, called at the Jail at this
afternoon. She wanted to enter the cell
but Sheriff Gangner offered her a chair
just outside the cell door. She again
asked to go inside and on being refused
told the sheriff he was a heather. The
murderer kneeled down and offered
prayers together with his mother. A few
days ago he professed faith and says
he will die a Christian.
The parting scene between the DOOM
ed young man and the grief stricken
mother was a sad picture. She was al
most speech1ess and wnpt bitterly. near
ly swooning away as she was about to
leave After she had left he displayed
more feeling than at any time since his
arrest last April. He paced to and fro
IN his cell and shed tears, but soon
frightened up and was shaved. He re-
fuses to make any statement, but has
given something to a minister here, the
nature of which is not known.
Sheriff Gangner invited the CORE
spondent and few others into the Jail
yard and made a final trial with a 200
pound weight. The trap was sprung and
everything worked perfectly. The rope
Is the one that Osnes was hanged with
recently at Benton. The execution will
take place at 10 o'clock in the morning
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28

be working on a safe inside and give the
aIdson and Christie were concerned
was the successful robbery of a safe
at Hinkley, MINI.
Christie then returned to st. Paul and
became associated with kid" Adams,
the Green brothers and a halfbreed
named Bourke.
Christie and a pal robbed a cigar
store on St Peter street on four con-
secutive Sunday afternoons. On their
fourth visit they were surprised by
the proprietor When they saw the
proprietor of the store approaching
Christie wanted to slug him with "A
shot bag but was prevented by his
companion who resorted to a more
clever ruse, which would have worked
successfully had the proprietor been a
stranger to the place. He removed
his coat and hat and took a position
behind the cigar case assuming the at
titude of clerk. The proprietor
grabbed him but was knocked down
The thief grabbed his coat and hat
and with Christie made his escape.
A policeman who saw them running
shot at them and tried to halt them
but they successfully eluded pursuit
ON another occasion Christie, who
then went by the name of Chas. Adams.
in company with Kid Adams and a
third party who Is still unknown robbed
"a iewelry store on West Third street
St Paul For this crime Christie and
kid Adams We're arrested and con
| victed. receiving a sentence of five
| years in the Saltwater penitentiary.
Christie was sentenced under the name
| of Chas. Adams. He endeavored to
shield kid" Adams, saying that he
was innocent. but as most of the jew
elry was found in the Kids" room
he was convicted. Christie would not
| divulge the name of the third party to
the crime but it was supposed to be
the older one of the Green brothers.
After serving 10 months Christie
played the insanity dodge and was
| transferred to st. Peters asylum. After
| being at the asylum for Is months he
made his escape from the guards one
day while walking the grounds. and
boarding a freight train, returned to
St Paul
one of Christie's clever schemes was
| to go in company of a woman for a
drive. She would drive up to the front
door and call out the bar tender while
| Christie would sneak in the back way
! and rob the till.
CAREER IN MONTANA
| Soon after his escape from the asylum
he came to Montana, locating at Colum.
| bia Falls in this county. where he as
sumed the name of Chas. Block
under which name he was tried and con.
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
TO TRY A NEW BILL
Carlisle Acknowledges the Org
inal a Failure
LONG DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
General Sickles, the Democratic Patriot
FROM New York. Wins Some
Applause.

Washington. Dec. 2l-A caucus of
the banking and currency committee
of the democrats was held at the COM
mittee rooms last night. the following
members being present. Messrs. Cox.
Springer, Culberson, Sperry. Warner,
Cobb of Alabama, and Ellis The alb
sentees were Cobb Of Missouri, Hall of
Missouri and johnson Of Ohio. 1t was
reported that Secretary Carlisle was
present. but this was Incorrect.
The discussion took wide range and
the sentiment was general that the bin
would have to be materially changed in
order to meet the objections of the com
mittee and to obtain support which
would secure it's passage. The needed
amendments were formulated. and
when the caucus adjourned it was not
contemplated that the Carlisle bill
should be more than amended. 1t was
| arranged that Mr.. Springer should see
Secretary Carlisle today and submit the
contemplated changes. When Secre-
tary Carlisle and Mr.. Springer met to-
| day 1t was determined that the better
plan would be to frame new measure
| in the nature of substitute instead of
mutilating the original bill with many
amendments which would destroy its
| vital principles Accordingly a substi-
tute was agreed to in full. and as soon
| as it can be copied and put in proper
bill form, it will be presented to the
| house and be the bill on which the cur
rency debate is to proceed
Two very important features appear
for the first time in the substitutes The
| original Carlisle bill contemplated that
| all national banks must reorganize un-
der the new plan. This would have re-
| quired them to surrender the govern
| ment bonds which now constitute the
| basis of their circulation. The substi-
tute does away with this imperative
change. If the national banks wish to
| continue to hold their United States
| bonds and issue circulation thereon
they may do so. 1t is felt that they will
soon discover the advantages of the new
| system, and therefore adopt it Volun.
| tarily.
| Another important feature of the sub.
| stitute is that it does away with the
| unknown liability of banks in guaran.
| teeing the notes of all other banks
| The original bin contemplated that if q
national bank failed it's notes should b,
| paid out of it's assets and a genera
! safety fund made up by all the banks
| But If the assets and safety fund were
| insufficient to pay the notes of the
, failed bank, then the comptroller of tn,
currency has to make pro rata assess
| ment and shoulder the banks with al
| unknown risk In effect, il made then
| supply an insurance on all notes o.
| banks in which they had no concern
| In view of these criticisms the subSti
tute will do away with the assessment
plan. The safety fund will be limited
but decent liability on all banks for tn,
failure of individual banks. They will
| however, be compelled to keep up thi.
safety fund by more rigid provision:
than proposed in the original bill.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
GOLD AT LEADvILLE
Wild Excitement Over the Recent
Great Strikes.
SILVER MEN MEAN BUSINESS
Every Train Into The Camp Is Crowded
with Eager Prospectors and
Spectators.

Denver. Dec. 20.-The recent great
gold strikes in Leadville are causing
wild excitement. The railroads are
taxed to their full capacity. The Den
yer, Leadville & Gussion railroad, a
short line from Denver to the camp,
is preparing to run extra trains to ac-
commodate travel. Gold strikes have
been numerous in Leadville for the last
TWO years, but none has attracted so
much attention as the Index and Tri-
umph mines which establish the fact
that the gold belt extends at least three
miles, the two discoveries being that
far apart. The prospect is that Lead
Vile in 1895 will be the largest producer
of gold in the world.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
RElNSTATE PAYMASTeR SULLIVAN.
Senators Ask That Court Martial Find.
ings BE Reversed

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Perk-
ms from the committee on naval af-
fairs, favorably reported the bill auth
orizing the president to reappoint John
Clyde Sullivan, paymaster of the navy.
with the relative rank of lieutenant
commander with an amendment pro-
Viding that he be placed at the foot of
the list. sullivan was dismissed from
the navy last January on the finding
of the courtmartial at Mare Island
navy yard on various charges. the prin-
cipal one being that of embezzling pub
lie money. The committee files a long
report on the bill, saying they are salts
fled serious wrong had been done an
upright, worthy officer, which they
think should be corrected as far as II
lies in the power of congress to do so.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-28
CHINA MAY BUY THE NIcTHeRoY.
Noted dynamite Cruiser Gould lie Given
an Actual lost

New York, December ga Chinese
minister in Washington is negotiating
with Mendonca. minister for Rrazil for
.ne purchase of the dynamite cruisers
Nlctheroy and Audrada. The former
mas the celebrated zalnski dynamite
gun on board. which Brazil found no
opportunity to use against the rebels
uurlhg the late outbreak Great things
are expected of 1t if brought into action.
me plan is. if the trade goes through
10 nave the vessel taken to China by
americans, who are expected to remain
long enough to instruct the Chieese in
their operation.