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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
WAS ASSASS|NATED
A Rancher Near Medical Lake
Fou||y Dealt With.
ROBBERYTHE SUPPOSED CAUSE
The Deed Was Evident y Done by Some
One Familiar With the Unfortunate
Mats Affairs.

SPOKANE, June 23.-Jacob Breiden-
berg, farmer living near Medical Lake
was foully assassinated several days
ago. His body lay in the cabin until
yesterday morning, when neighbors
burst in the door and discovered the
man. At full length on the floor and
fully dressed, lay the tody, with vest
thrown over the face. The assassin had
put three bullets through the brain of
his victim, laid out the corpse, conceal.
ing the evidence of his work by the
garment mentioned, and calmly pro-
ceeded to search the apartment for
money supposed to be concealed there
in. When he had finished his search he
carefully locked the door, took the key
with him and disappeared. The mur-
dered man was known to hsve pistol
in his possession and the calibre of the
bullets found at the inquest correspond
with those of this weapon. The weap.
on has also disappeared, and it is pos
sible that it was turned against its
owner.
The murder was evidently committed
by some one we'll acquainted with the
dead man. He was known to have
money in his possession and was always
alone, being bachelor. None of the
contents of the room was disturbed,
and the theory advanced by the coro-
ne1's jury is that the assassin visited
the house and at an opportune moment
fred the fatal shot, following 1t up with
two more to make sure of his work, and
then took whatever his fancy dictated.
A trunk in his room was undisturbed,
and the furniture gave no evidence of a
struggle. Breidenberg was thrifty
and well.to-do farmer, 40 years of age,
who came here from Iowa. He was
American born, but of German descent.
His place is we'll cultivated and he had
collected a number of fine live stock.
His reputation was that of an inoffen.
sive and good-natured man. The only
motive for the crime could have been
robbery. DR.. Newman impaneled cor
oner's jury. Investigation brought a
verdict of murdered by a person or
persons unknown"
: Sheriff Pugh sent Deputy w. J. Sha-
ncr to the scene of the murder. Mr..
Shaner returned last evening. ''It was
a cowardly crime" he said. "The vic
tim was lying on his cot, with his head
toward the door. The murderer evil
IDENTIFY fired from an open door, all of
the bullets going in at the top of the
skull aud coming out at the back of the
neck.
"The murdered man was not known
to have an enemy in the world. Every
body speaks we'll of him. He was pleas
ant, Industrious, honest and owed no
man a dollar. We found letter from
his father in Iowa, dated last November,
saving he had sent 500 and would send
more. 1t is possible that this additional
money was sent and that the assassin
knew of it and committed the crime to
l.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
TITLE TO OMAHA LAND.

Helfenstein Claim, Involving Property
Worth Millions, Finally Defeated.
OMAHA, June 25.-The heirs of John
p. Helfenstein have been defeated In
the courts: and the title to millions of
dollars worth of land in the wholesale
aud manufacturing district of Omaha
has been finally settled in favor of the
present owners af.er many years of
litigation.
Shortly after the close of the war
merchant doing business In small way
in the frontier town of Omaha, failed
He owed the wholesale grocery house
of John p. Helfenstein & Co., of St.
Louis, bill for groceries amounting to
$500. Suit was brought and judg'
ment secured against the Omaha retail
er. An execution was issued and piece
of property extending west from the
river front half mile and north about
the same distance. The sheriff put the
land up, but no buyers could be secured.
AuC Iduu was VI ~ AIS1S NoIuS INS 0S'
Louis grocery firm never paid the taxes
on it. 1t reverted to the county and
the deal passed into history. Years
later, when the land became valuable,
Helfenstein began suit to recover IT..
A few years ago Helfenstein began to
sell quit claim deeds to present occu-
pants of the property for nominal sums.
which individuals found cheaper than
attorneys fees. and in the aggregate
many thousand dollars were paid. In
1892, when Helfcnstein's case looked
brightest, he dropped dead. The case
was thrown out of court and sent back
to the primary stage.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
TREATED LIKE DOGS.
Stories of Inhuman Evictions Of Arkan-
sas While Miners.

stories of Inhuman EvictiOns Of Arkan-
sas While Miners.
FORT SMITH, Ark, June 21.-Details
of a horrible state of affairs which ex-
lists in the mining region of Indian Ter
ritory have been brought to this city
by evicted miners. The stories they
tell of oppression. hardship and cruelty
to themselves, their wives and children
bv deputy marshals and federal troops
are similar to those which come some
times from Siberia. Many of the men
we're thrown bodily from their homes,
their wives and children beaten and
bruised, and their furniture and house
hold effects destroyed, after which they
were loaded into boxcars like cattle
and shipped out of the territory.
The stories of brutality told by the
men from Hartshorne district are re-
voting in the extreme. August Smith,
one of the Hartshorne miners, says the
troops came to the house and arrested
him. They would not allow him to put
on his shoes and coat and refused to let
the family eat breakfast. The soldiers
threw his furniture into a wagon and
then asked Smiths wife If she wanted
to 20. "No," she said, 81 have worked
for this home and If l leave YOU
will have to shoot me-" "The house
was built by me and belongs to me-
said Smith, "though l have no lega
title to It,"
Smith continued: "Thc commander
ordered the privates to put my wife ant
i've children out. They jumped at her
one of them pulling knife, and tool
the babe from her breast. Then fou
or i've took her and dragged her to
wagon and threw her headforemost Int
it. We were then carted to a station
and put into a boxcar with dozens 0
| Others"
Most of the miners and families wer
thrown out In driving rain and ha
no time to dress or get breakfast. !
one instance family of four wer
evicted near Anderson. The wife 9
the miner was struck over the hea
with Winchester and severely ma
treated by the soldiers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Want Gladstone to Visit America.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Representativc
men of this country are going to invite
the grand old man of England to visit
America. 1t cannot be said with GER
tainty that Mr.. Gladstone will accept
the Invitation, but some of the gentle
men who compose what they term ''the
American invitation committee" be-
lieve that the prospect is not 4 hope
less one. Or. Qepew said last night:
"a number of gentlemen, mostly New
Workers, have been talking over the
matter Of inviting Mr.. Gladstone to
visit Us during the last few weeks.
When they came to me said would
be very glad to be one Of the signeys Of
the invitation, provided that the list be
made up Of only representative men."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
w. E. DELANEY MURDERED.
Shot Down iu His Room by George A.
BarthOlOmy,

BUFFALO, June 25.-Ex-City Clerk
William E. Delaney, prominent law
yer and democratic politician, was shot
dead in his apartments over the Gold
Dollar saloon by George A. Bartholomy.
The building where the murder &C.
Cured is in the most promil ent part
of Main street and the street was
crowded at the time. Delaney's room
was on the fourth floor and at the
rear of the building, SO the shot was
not heard on the street. George Alex.
ander, bartender in the saloon, heard
the report family and ran to the foot
of the stairway, the only one leading
10 the room. As he reached it a man
with revolver in his right hand came
flying down the stairs. He struck the
bartender blow that knocked him
back into the saloon, put the revolver
into his pocket and walked into the
street. He disappeared and the police
were unable to find any one who saw
him after he stepped into the street.
1t is known that two women we're
with Delaney at the time, for they had
been seen enter the room with him a
few minutes before. No alarm was
given to the police, but an ambulance
was sent for. 1t was found that oul-
let had entered the right side and pas
sed almost completely through his body.
Death occurred within ten minutes
after the shooting. When the police
entered the room they found the gar
ments of two women, who had evil
IDENTIFY departed in haste. No one saw
the women leave and no one noticed
them particularly when they went In.
so that their identity was uncertain.
At midnight George A. Bartholomy
walked into police headquarters and
surrendered himself as the murderer of
Delaney. He said to. Superintendent
Bull: II am married man and you
may draw your own conclusions. A
few moments before this dispatch
was received from Washington stating
that Rush, the suspected man, was at
home in that city. Bartholomy is 26
years old and lives just across the
American border. Bartholomy's wife
was in the room with Delaney at the
time of shooting. The other woman
has fed the city.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
TO PREACH AGAINST PAPERS
Pittsburg Ministers DO Not IndOrse u
Sunday Movement.

Pittsburg Ministers DO Not Indorse u
Sunday Movement.
PlTTsBURG, June 25.-Some time ago
some members of the ministerial assc-
citation dc sided to move for more
proper observance of Sunday according
to their ideas Accordingly strenu.
Gus call was issued to all ministers OF
all denominations in this district to
preach on "The Sunday Newspaper" on
the third Sunday in June, and also to
ascertain by vote how many favor and
how many oppose Sunday paper. Out
of a total of $50 churches in all demon
nations in Pittsburg and Allegheny
less than one.tenth of the ministers re-
sponded to the call to preach on the
Sunday paper, while more than nine
tenths utterly ignored the appeal. OF
these few who did talk on the subject
all were not opposed to the Sunday
paper; a couple favored it, and one
roundly denounced the methods of the
law and order society.
Only three churches voted on the
question. Oae, the Sixth Presbyterian,
In the east end, had ballots printed
only one way, and that was against,
and 1G8 were cast. The Mount Wash
ington Presbyterian church voted by a
yea and nay vote, and no voices in
favor of the Sunday paper were heard.
The Fourth Methodist voted by show
of handy, aud none raised their hands
In
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Fire ut ewelAh.

CHEwELAH, June 23.-Thc one and one.
half story saloon building belonging to
Joe Robinson was destroyed by fire last
night at 2 o'clock. Mr.. Robinson was
sleeping in the building at the time of
the fire and barely escaped before the
building cavcd In. There was no in
surance. The loss Is estimated at 81 500
exclusive of the stock and fixtures.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 24.-It is said
that the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
of which Breckenridge and Shelby have
been the attorneys for years, has be-
come dissatisfied with Breckenridge, as
they believe he lost his usefulness and
IL now = positive disadvantage to the
road. The talk here Is that his services
will be dispensed with as soon as it can
be done without undue haste. Presi.
dent M. e. ingalls,, Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, is said to have determined
upon this matter,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Invaded by Caterplllars.

CRIPPLE CREEK, June 23.-The Cripple
Creek district is suffering from cat
err illar plague. In the vicinity of
-Four Mile they have eaten all the
leaves of the aspen trees. The cuts in
the wagon roads are filed up level with
worms, which are of the common gray
variety. At the bottom of the aban-
doncd prospect holes they lie two feet
deep. Spring Creek has in places been
turned out of its course by caterpillars,
at points where they arc crossing on
logs. The army is slowly making Its
WaY east.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Waite's Appoiutees Snubbed.

DENVER, June Ex-Governor Waite's
new penitentiary commissioners re-
turned yesterday from Cauon City.
after having tried in vain to get pos.
session of the penitentiary. Warden
McLister refuses to recognize the new
board, and other commissioners, who
claim their removal by Governor Waite
Is illegal, and intend to hold on to their
Offices until the courts decide against
them,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Has Ilnbibed COxeylsm.

LONDON, June 24.-The Post, COM
menting upon the decrease of emigra'
ton to the United States, thinks the
decrease Is less due to the exclusion
laws than 10 the fact that the west has
had its day, and emigration is now turn
ing toward Africa. The omnipotence
of capital in the United States has
grown almost into intolerable tyranny
and has driven the farmer and the
workman to the wall.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Indians Excited.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 23.-Four
lodges of Arapahoe Iadians were ar
rested on New Fork river, Fremont
county, yesterday, charged with killing
cattle and game. There is great ex-
element among the indiana on the
Shoshone Indian reservation, and only
wise action on the part Of Indian Agent
Ray will avert serious trouble.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Sensational Cattle Stealing Trials.

SGn6AtlOhaI CHCtI6 Ste8IInk Tf10IBe
BOISE CITY, June 23 "A series of seu-
sational cattle stealing cases are on
trial at Bellevue, Logan county. About
the first of the year seven citizens of
Shoshone were arrested on charges of
stealing cattle from O. =. Johnson. At
the last term of court one of them was
convicted and sent to the penitentiary.
At the present term LATE Gfiffin and
H. 7. Smith have just been convicted.
The latter IS a prominent citizen of
Logan county aud was at one time
county commissioner. The other cases
are to be tried at once.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
JUDGE BAKER DISSATISFIED.
Does Not Approve of Harlan's Action In
Kele ;aslng the Collins.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 25.-Judge Barker,
Of the federal court, is not at all pleased
with the action of Justice Harlan In
granting supersedcas in the case of
Francis and Percival CONN, and COM
mented upon 1t at length. He said:
IL think the practice of the court al
lowing prisoners, convicted and under
sentence, to 60 at large without the
Judge having seen whether there Is
probability of error is all wrong. When
defendants have been condemned and
sentenced the presumption is that the
sentence is correct until 1t is reversed
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
THE CRAFTY BANKERS.

They Offer to Furnish all the Gold Re-
quircd for Export.
New YORK, June 2O.-The action
taken by New York city banks yes
terday in deciding to furnish gold
for export as may be needed, without
recourse to the United States treasury,
will undoubtedly lave beneficial ef-
feet upon the stock exchange markets.
1t will, however, be largely senti-
mental influence, for the fact is that
the gold export business has about
reached an end and any further drain
upon the treasury, had the banks con.
tinued boarding specie, would neces-
sari!y have been light.
1t is probable that yesterdays action
was based upon the conclusion that the
banks would not be called upon for
gold to any large amount. But per.
haps the most potent reason for the re-
versal of this policy by the city banks
was the fear that the country at large
would look with disfavor upon the
spectacle of the heaping up of an
unnecessary large gold reserve In
metropolitan banks while the United
States Treasury surplus was being de.
pleated and had reached an unusually
low point. But whatever the motive,
the decision of the banks to pupply the
gold needed for the immediate future
will undoubtedly have the effect of in
spring confidence In speculative val
ues and is likely to be reflected In ar
| Increase of delivers on the stock ex
| ~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
The Mob Blew Up the Bridge.

WICHITA, Kan, June ga mob at
Round Point last night blew up the
bridge of the Rock Island with dyna.
mite just outside the corporate limits.
The sheriff Is powerless. When the
train passed the city short time be-
fore without stopping according to the
ordinance, the engineer was shot at
twice.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Mines and Cars Burned.

PHIILlrsBURG, Penn, June 23.-Last
night the tipple and mine and rail-
road cars were burned by strikers.
About $500 miners marched to Noun
tain Dale, where the men are work
ing at the old rates. They made a
thorough search for the working min.
ers, but could not find them.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
will Continue the Strike.

SCorTDALE, Penn, JuLe 23.-Thc mir.
ers' delegate convention was attended
by A delegates. Resolutions to con.
tinue the strike were adopted.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Galleries to Start Tn.

HoUTsDALE, Penn, June 23.-Notices
were posted up by the United States
Colliery company that the Mount Yer
non colleries would start Monday of so
cents per gross ton. The notices were
a pleasant surprise to the miners, as
the companies seemed determined not
to pay more than 40 cents.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
Indiana Miners VIII Work.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 23.-The miners
strike, so far as it relates to Indiana,
was formally declared of at the con-
vention of block and bituminous min
ers, the delegates representing 5000
miners in this state. The vote was to
accept the Columbus scale of GO cents
for bituminous and 20 cents for block,
and was carried by vote of % to IA.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-27
BOYCOTT DECLARED
Unless the Pullman Car Company
Consents to Arbitrate.
A. R. U. so DECIDED AT CHICAGO
All the Dining and Sleeping Cars Of the
Pullman Company Will BE Affected
Other Labor Troubles.

CHICAGO, June 23.-UnleSS the Pull
man company agrees to arbitrate the
differences with the strikers, a boycott
of all its cars In the United States and
Canada and Mexico will be instituted
by the A. II. IT,, to take place Tuesday.
Notice to this effect was served on the
officers of the company yesterday after.
noon. The committee notified Vice
President Wicks that unless his com.
pany agreed to arbitrate before ~
O'Clock noon Wednesday, the A. II. U
will declare general boy colt on all
dining and sleeping cars of the Pull.
man company in this country. No re.
ply was given to this and the COM
mittee left. When this was made
known to the convention in executive
session boycott was declared on all
Pullman cars beginning Wednesday al
noon. This motion was cheercd to
the echo, and when 1t had been adopted
the delegates cheered Justify. After
a discussion of the strike the delegates
proceeded to elect officers for the en-
suing year. President Debs, Vice
President Rogers, James Hogan, Roy
Goodwin and w. E. Burns were re-
elected directors by acclamation. After
adopting resolution favoring bi-m.tal-
lism the convention adjourned.
Troops on the Ground.
PuNxsUTAwENY, Penn, June 23.-The
Fifth and Sixteenth regiments and
Sheridan troops under command of
BrIgadier General John A. Wiley,
reached here yesterday. The troops
were marched at once to Walston, the
scene of trouble.
The soldiers surrounded Walston
without shot being fired, except the
accidental discharge of cavalryman's
rife. At Bell, Lewis T. Co.'S land
skirmish lines were formed and a care
full search made Tor ambushed strikers
and cannon. They had disappeared.
Early yesterday crowds of foreigners
we're stationed on the hills overlooking
the town. At the approach OF the
militia they ran to their houses or broke
for the woods. The coal company
ordered the foreigners to vacate the
company's premises. Those refusing
will be evicted. A collision Is expected
before long. Last night Hupgarians
and Italians raided the company's
stores at Walston and Adrian.
The Bell s. Yale company have given
out that they intend to start their
mines Immediately. They have Of
fered the English speaking men IS
cents net, cents below the price of.
fered them last week. The miners held
a meeting and unanimously resolved to
stay out and starve rather than to
accept the IS cent rate.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-24
stories OF JAY Gould.

These two anecdotes about the late
Jay Gould are new. and, what is bet
ter, are true: When Mr.. Gould was
a young man, in a New Jersey town,
he was taken violently i'll, and a lady
undertook to see him through. He
never forgot it, and when any of his
old friends of former days came to
see him-and his Office door always
had the latchstring outside for such
he was wont to ask after this par
ticular woman. She had an adopted
child, married, living in the far west,
and the lady when she became old
resolved on seeing her, and after a
years privation saved enough money
to make the journey.
Mr.. Gould happened at the last
moment to learn of her scheme, and
post haste passes We're collected for
the whole distance there and back
and mailed her without a word of
comment. The old lady could not
sleep for three nights for the special
wonder as to how Mr.. Gould had
learned of her intended trip.
At another time an old friend who
had just about lifted a mortgage on
his farm was seized with infiamma-
tory rheumatism and was in the
depths of despair. Accidentally learn
ing Of it, Mr. Gould sent him a check
for a good, round amount, and the
effect was electrical, for the man was
at once we1.-Hardware.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-05-24

The Democratic free traders have al
ways been particularly severe on man
u~factnrers. The press has abused
them at every turn-denounced them
AS ''robber barons," ''blood-suckers,"
and used every vile epithet that in
genuity could coin. On the other hand
they have claimed to be the especial
champions of the farmer, whom they
said received no benefit from protec.
ton. But in the new tariff bill the
manufacturers receive some attention,
while the farmer is apparently ignored
or forgotten. On this point, particu-
larly as it applies to wool. the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat says:
The latter is made to understand at the
outset that he has no rights which the
Democratic party feels bound to respect.
lie is left without a shred of protection to
compete with the wool producers Of South
America and Australia whose land costs
them nothing or hut little in comparison
with what the American farmer is Obliged
to- pay. While the manufactures has good
cause To complain 81 the way he is used 10y
the Democracy, it is the sheep raiser who
has reason to protest loudest. Some of
the Democratic foes of the tariff bill. rs il
came from the senate finance committee,
obtained fair treatment for "A few of the in
dnstries in their localities, but apparently
nobody who had any influence raised his
voice ia defense OF the great Woodworking
interest. In the sheep raising districts Of
the country the Democratic party will I'M
doubtedly suffer severely in the congress
sional elections next November.