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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-26
suPERlNTEND Mt o'eRleN is Ill.
Doctors Fear Typhoid Fever suuahhle
over u Reward

Nalla Naila, Wash. Jan. i7-Th. prl-
Fate car Of Superintendent ]. r. O'Rrien
Of the - R. A n. arrived IN the city today.
Mt oBrien was taken seriously III today
and VIII be accompanied by Dr. Keylor 10
Portland. The physician fears typhoid
fever O'Brten Is accompanied by Assist.
ant General Manager Woodwork. Assist.
ant superintendent Borie and Assistant
General Roadmaster DeYareau
There IL quite sauabble for the reward
that Is TO be paid for the capture OF the
TWO penitentiary prisoners that escaped
and We're captured at Pendleton last night
ana brought to this city today There waa
500 reward offered for their capture and
return 10 the penitentiary Guards were
sent IN all directions. Among those being
iharifs berg, who went to Pendleton. He
gave the alarm and left for umattlla
car foreman by the name of Ford spotted
me men. and he. In connection with an
assistant. watched the fugitives and mott.
he'd city Marshal Means OF pendIeton
Means made the arrest. and claims thai
he h entitled TO the reward, while Ford
ahd the other man believe they ought 10
DC handed the money. and that they sholld
De Judges as To whether Means should
have any part of IL. The directors have
done nothing Ia regard to the matter ana
there Is likelihood OF 1t being settled in
the courts "
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STOLE a MARCH ON CARNEGIE.
Ainalgamated Association Has Gained a
foothold in Homestead Works

Homestead. Pa. Jan, 20-The EN-.
ployes OF the Homestead steel plant
have stolen a march on the company
and the Amalgamated Association has
again secured "A foothold In the works
by the organization of at least one
lodge. the first since the break of the
big strike OF 1892 The organization
was necessarily accomplished with
much secrecy. and only the most trust
worthy in each of the departments
We're selected for the initial step, and
through them IL is hoped to regain the
old-time power of the association In
the mil. The lodge already organized
- what Is termed a general lodge, which
VIII embrace the workers of all kinds
From this lodge they Will be graduated
INTO sub-lodges to he organized in each
department
That the combination spirit was rife
among the men was shown by the at
tendance at the open meeting today.
Between 1000 and 200 men were pres.
ent. President Garland of the Anal
gamated Association was made presi-
dent of the meeting and newspaper men
s"cretaries, No more open meetings
Will be held. The work I'm the future
VIII he done In the strictest secrecy.
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tivity during the night. a telegram had
| been received from the populIsts In
washington, ID. C., and Captain Gum
had told Senator Shoup that he would
be politically dead In the morning. The
telegram alluded To is declared by some
| populists 10 be forgery.
Tonight there is no change. The best
Information obtainable is that the pop
ulists VIII not take action tomorrow
what they Will do when they do take
action, IL at all. is uncertain, though
the concensus OF opinion Is that they
VIII go for Sweet. Some OF them say
they VIII never vote for Sweet. The fact
| probably Is that II they do not caucus
the vote Will be divided, but n the unit
rule IL applied they will probably be
Tor Sweet. II Is uncertain that they will
dip In Immediately. though 1t Is general
ly believed that they eventually Will
Neither the Shoup nor Sweet leaders
care to talk ON the subject for pubIica-
ton
The ballot for senator today showed
Sweet 81, shoup IS.
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Boise. Idaho. Jan. i7-The business
IN the legislature today was OF routine
character and the only especially inn
portant action was the final passage.
of the woman suffrage resolution.
In the senate "A bill TO reduce the
number of trustees OF the Soldiers
Home from 10 20 was laid on the table
with resolution In favor of Governor
McConnell's plan To put the home IN
charge OF superintendent acting under
the direction OF board composed of
state officers.
In the house the woman suffrage reso-
luton was passed with only two dissent
ing votes--Henry OF Kootenai and Bax-
ter Of Logan. II now goes 10 the gov
ernor for his signature.
A bill was introduced providing for
bond issue OF $4,000, the proceeds To
be equally divided between the Lewis
ton and the Albion normal schools, for
the purpose OF erecting buildings. etc.
The money is TO be In the nature of a
loan, the state 10 be reimbursed from
the sale of lands set aside for the
schools.
The senate committee on counties has
settled the boundary dispute between
Washington and idaho counties The
northern line OF Washington will be
moved just 10 miles north, giving all
Of the Seven Devils region TO Washing
ton county. The representatives OF
10th counties have agreed 10 the settle
ment.
OREGON LEGISLATURE.
Salem, Or, Jan. l7.-Both houses Of
the Oregon legislature adjourned this
afternoon until Monday In the house
during the afternoon ia bills were in
troduced. a bill appropriating $4,000
for the session passed both houses.
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GREAT STIR IN BOISE
popul'sts Can't Agree to Support
Willis Sweet.
SHoUP MEN ARE CONFIDENT
s'h republicans cancused bat AR
rived ut No Caneiusioa-Iassass
apprenensIon Exlsts

Boise. Idaho, Jan. 2i.-The senator,at
ballot showed no change TODAY. sepa-
'or Dewey was absent on account OF IN
ness ana was impaired. He has hereto-
iore voted Tor Sweet The result of the.
s"o ballots was Willis Sweet 20. George
=. shoup 10, w. ii. Clagett Is. w n.
heypurh 1, X ;. Browne I, absent 1.
i"hisht there is great stir and A is
ie't that something is Impending. A
caucus OF the original 10 Sweet men
was not held. A caucus OF the house re-
i'uphcans was held. but the senatoriaI
matter did not come up. The popuIlsts
were IN caucus on the proposition OF set
.ihg the matter by electing Sweet n
Is understood that hard fight was in
progress among them The populist
state committee Is believed to be urrln,
the action. In the meantime senator
Browne of Latah has all the northern
republicans In his room with the de-
clared purpose of inducing them nor 10
agree TO support a southern man. Az
~ ia both of these conferences were stiil
in session
Ihe populists agreed. after a long ses-
sion. Ia vote for Clagett again. Some
say they viii vote for him right through.
The conference Of the northern re-
f'N1hS mas Tthcneu no result. IL Wus
suggested that they refuse to vote for
a southern man. but no action was tn
Ken. There Is a condition OF intense an
prehension existing at this hour. The
Shoup men are very confident. The
basis OF confidence is not stated. but the
failure to stampede the populists 10
sweet cuts some figure In II.
LETTER FROM WILLIS SWEET
Boise Idaho. Jan 2l.-To The spokes-
man-Revicw: l have sent the following
telegram TO Mr.. Gault. president OF the
University OF Idaho.
r. B. Gault-The Spokesman-He-
view Of the 10th inst. published Mos
cow letter, which l understand was
written by professor OF the university.
Deg To suggest that the institution
mas enough on hand to take care OF IL
SELF, without furnishing Instruments
through which to circulate political
lies"
ofambieH statement is a malicious he
uttered TO cover his repudiated pledges.
his political dishonesty and HIS infa-
nous record. Please publish this over
my signature WILLIS SWEET.
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OatxPt cTeD FAILURE AT MOSCOW.
". J. Shields Hardware Company Forced
To- the Wall

Moscow. Idaho. Jan. 1.-THE NJ. J..
Shields Co. the largest hardware house
In the Palouse country. was closed last
evening by ID. NJ. Osborne & Co. of
Portland. filing an attachment for ga
642.1l Other creditors followed during
the night and today. the total of the
claims being over $780, 600
This action was a complete surprise.
as II was supposed that the matter had
been satisfactorily arranged the day
before sympathy Is universally ex-
pressed for Mr. Shields, as he has done
everything In his power To meet his OBJ
legations. Had II been possible to make
collections he would have had a large
amount In excess Of all debts IL Is
hoped that some arrangements will be
made by which he can carry ON the
business. Closing It would be n severe
blow TO the town. Outside of the store
Shields was the principal stockholder
IN the electric light company. owned a
planning mill and was just beginning to
build a saw mill.
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am not In favor OF national board
OF arbitration modelled upon any plan
similar to the interstate commerce com
mission. Such board would be entire
~ too cumbersome. too far removed
from the immediate locality of the dis
turbances and would lack the essen
tial element necessary TO suecess-the
power of enforcing its awards believe.
however that law can he framed To
secure local arbitration OF any serious
differences between any interstate car
rier and its employees. but such arbitra-
ton TO be effective must bee binding upou
both sides and pending arbitration. IL
should be made unlawful for either the
management or the employees To aban-
don railroad train service or 10 inter
fere in any manner with the regular
traffic of the country
Il heartily favor the establishment
OF labor commission. or department
which shall have general supervision OF
all matters pertaining to labor inter
ests. which shall undertake the collec-
tion of statistics and make some in
quiry into the condition and require
ments of the wage-earners OF the eoun-
try. | believe congress should grant to
the state OF Nebraska all public lands
within its borders. yet undisposed of for
the purpose of creating state fund for
general irrigation purposes
PUBLIC RECEPTION.
Omaha. Jan. 16.-over 5000 people at
tended the public reception rendered
Senator-elect Thurston at the city hall
tonight In recognition Of his elevation
TO the United States senate.
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BUTTE suRles ITS DEAR ONES.
Thirty Victims of the Explosion Fol
lowed hy Thousands To the Tomb.

salt Lake. Jan. iS.--A special to the Frib-
une from Butte. Mont, says: Never In the
history OF Montana has there been a sad.
der spectacle than today. when the bodies
OF - victims OF the terrible disaster of
Thesday were consigned to their last rest
ing place. business was suspended for
the day. The military. with muffied drums.
civic societies and all the fire departments
of the state marched In the procession. All
buildings We're draped In mourning Ten
thousand people followed the dead TO the
cemetery, and thousads lined the streets
Nine hearses contained the bodies OF the
dead hremen. one hearse contained bits
and shreds Of humanity over which the
widow and orphans OF the brave Fire Mar.
sinai Cameron mourned. Behind the dead
fremen rode James Flannery. the sole sur
yiSor Of the crew. Eight unclaimed bodies
we're buried by the relief committee.
Five OF the wounded at the hospitals
are sinking and can not recover.
Several parts OF bodies were found today
a bali mile from the scene of tbs. explo.
sion.
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suited; Sweet l6. Shoup l3. Hepburn /
considerable interest II appears that
several members, some from each side
have expressed readiness 10 vote for
him. Borah. however. bears such re-
lations TO Senator Shoup In this con-
test that he could not permit the use
OF his name unless II should be posi-
lively determined that the senator
could not win.
The populist state central committee
held "A meeting today with few mem-
bers present. The populist members of
the legislature were present. Only gen
eral matters were discussed They will
meet again tomorrow and II is under
stood that the senatorial matter viii
then be gone over.
IN THE. LEGISLATURES.
In the house today the bill repeating
the merchants license law was passed
with only two dissenting votes In the
senate bill was passed repeating the
law enacted at the last session pro-
viding that debts shall be payable In
either gold or silver, anything in the
contract to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. This bill called out an interesting
debate In which MIR. Cunningham OF
Ada showed that the law was a mere
sentiment that effected nothing for sill
yer and that IL made IL harder upon
borrowers in the state. The populists
opposed its repeal, voting against IL
soldly. Other business in the legisla-
ture was OF a routine character. The
senate adjourned at noon and the house
held only short session In the after
noon
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the International boundary dispute. He
/ referred the correspondent to an ar
tlcle In FL Rationale OF today which
SAYS the Guatemalan ENJOYS were Civ
EN- fuli power To act I'm all departments
IN the case. and settle IL according 10
the instructions he bears. El Universal
counted the semi-official paper of the
MtAleah government, contains the con-
hfmation that Guatemala has rejected
Mextco's claims. These claims. con-
sidered by Mexico's ultimatum mr..
aheut as follows First full satisfae-
ton from Guatemala for invasion Of
mexican territory and destruction nv
armed Gnatemalan officers Of logging
camps belonging To Mexican eitizens
and Americans
Second-Due indemnity for damaye
done on said invasion.
Remuneration I'm full To My.
ieo Tor expenses incurred by this coun-
lfS In sending armed forces To IN.
duatemalan frontier and their mainte-
nance at the present time there.
Fourth-speedy conclusion of the
boundary survey between Mexico and
Guatemala as provided for in the treaty
OF 1892
The war feeling here runs very high
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JAPANESE TROUBLE HAWAII.
wore OF q Menaee 90 the Government
Than the RoyaIisf~


San Francisco, Jan 2i.-F M Ha,eh
minister OF foreign affairs OF the Ha-
waiian republic. sailed for Honolulu to-
aay. Mr.. Hatch is rushing home 10
iend his assistance to his government
lie deplores the condition OF AFFAIRS nj
honoiaiu and declares that Hawaii has
many important questions TO deal with
IN Its coming history. Incidentally. "A
was learned from friends OF the minister
tnat the Japanese question is becoming
a serious one, and that the provisional
government has not only had the royal
ISIS To deal with, but IL has also had TO
use force To suppress an UPRISING of
Japanese laborers on the plantation OF
EVA Eva is a 20.00O-acre grant aft
uated 10 miles back OF Honolulu. sew
erai days before the revolt headed by
wilcox broke out 200 japanese on the
plantation attacked their overseer and
nearly killed him. Several white men
We're pretty badly beaten by the rioters
and the police had to be called on for
protection. The Japanese. / fear. win
overrun the country" said Minister
Hatch. Every vessel from Japan
brings In large number of laborers
ana the Japanese are commencing TO
think they are all-powerful. They are
and vicious
Regarding the rebellion, / think n
will be short-fved. The provisional
government is amply strong enough to
cope with the malcontents, and / ex-
pect TO find the whites In complete con-
troll on my arrival"
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Both Houses Transacting Busi-
ness Of State.
P0PULlSTS ARE UNCERTAIN
son'c Dark Hor.e TaIk-Ih. Legislator.
Anticipates, but wish,st to
Avoid "A -. adIock,

Boise. Idaho Jan. l5-The result of
the senatorial ballot taken al noon To.
day In separate sessions was as FOL.
lows: Willis Sweet 81. George l.. shoup
H. w. H. Hepburn .. r. :. Browne l.
Regan (democraU /, w. H. Clagett Is.
The galleries and Iobbies were crowd
ed when the hour OF II drew near. many
ladies being present 10 witness the in
itial ballot in the great contest The
proceedings, however. were tame
throughout and We're concluded in few
minutes.
In the senate President Mills raped
mis- gavel as the hands of the clock in
dicated high noon. and announced that
the time had arrived to ballot FOR a
United States senator. Mr. Clagett was
placed In nomination by Senator Rees
ana Senator Watt, the lone democrat
presented the name OF r. a. Regan.
The ballot resulted as follows For Willis
Sweet-Browne. Day. Dewey. Micers.
Parkinson, Robertson. Rounds. Smith
IS. For George L. Shoup-Cunning-
ham, Golden. Bierbower-3. For w. II
clagett--Boise. Hanrahan. Heitfeld.
Miller. Rees Steen-5. For y. A. Regan
Watt
There We're no nominating speeches
in the house, balloting proceeding ar
soon as the section of the statutes had
been read giving the method OF election.
Following is the result OF the ballot:
For Willis Sweet--Bennett Crane.
Clark, Henry Hunt. Monroe. Rowson
Smith, Thompson, Thomas. Vcrbeck
Walter, y. IL. Young-l3 For George
l.. Shoup-Bruwn. Baxter, Daley, Davis
tdemucraD. Elder. Fletcher, Glenn
johnson. Mcmillan. Vance. Wyman-1l
For W. h. Heyburn-Cowden. Co
zier--2. For r. $. Browne-Gamblc
For w. III. Clagett--Hughes. Hicks Nc
Carthy. Neill. Randolph. Sanders, War
ing~ waltons. j. ii. Young g-9
II IL thought the ballot in Joint session
tomorrow will be the same
THE LEGISLATURE.
= IN general legislative matters there
was nothing OF interest done Mr.
Thompson offered a bin In the house 70
amend the election law; it Is significant
I'M that IL provides that name shall
not be printed ON an official ballot more |
ihan once. This Is aimed at fusion. |
MIR. Henry presented memorial from \
the wagon road commission asking that |
steps he taken 10 adjust the differences |
between the governor and commission. |
80 that contractors can get the balance
or their money.
Mr.. Crane introduced a bill providing |
for the loaning Of public funds IN the |
hands of state ana county trcasurcrs |
10 the bank offering the best terms.
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DEMPSEY WAS IN IT AT NO TIME.
Ryan Played With Him, and Got a dc
elslnm IN IhIrn knnnns

eisiou in Three ROUNDS.
Seaside Athletic Club. Coney Island
Jan. lS.-The fact that Jack Dempsey
the "Nonpareil" was mgain 10 make
an effort to demonstrate that ne wns
still In the pugilistIc swim by meeting
Tommy Ryan In the roped arena. at
tracted $500 deVotees of the manly art
To the Seaside arena tonight.
Ryan was the first TO enter the ring
His seconds were Joe Choynski and
George Siddons of New York. Demp
sey's seconds We're Jimmy Carroll. Mar
tin Dempsey. his brother. and Frank
Patterson. His weight was AZ pounds
and Ryan's was i45
The bout was to be Is rounds at catch
weights. They simply tapped each
other In the first round. and a number
of people yelled, Take him OF. Demp-
sey is drunk.
In the second round Ryan kept punch
ing Dempsey in the stomach without re-
turn and then smashed him in the
Jaw Ryan played with Dempsey. and
then smashed him in the mouth. Ryan
landed on the body, and the crowd
Kept shouting. Take him on" Ryan
hit Dempsey on the jaw and floored
him. Dempsey got up staggering The
crowd then yelled louder than before.
Take him on"
In the third round Jack went after
his man. but Ryan forced him To the
ropes. Ryan hit Dempsey whenever
he wished. and In response to frequent
yelis of the spectators the gong sounded
and the fight was stopped.
The announcer said that Dempsey's
friends had requested that the fight
should be stopped. and although Demp-
sey seemed anxious to have IL go on.
the referee gave the fight TO Ryan.
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LITTLE CHANGE Al noIsE.
~houp Gained one Vote. sweei Holding
His own.

Boise. Jan. l6,-Both houses met in
joint session promptly al noon. The
long wrangIe over who should preside
at the joint session was settled by
Speaker Cozier assuming the gavel
with the acquiesance of President Mills.
After very brief formalities, Clerk
Gwynn of the house called the roll and
the voting proceeded without incident
The only change In the previous ballot
was when Mr.. Cowden. who voted for
Hepburn yesterday, cast his vote for
Shoup The result was: Sweet q, Shoup
l5. Browne l, Hepburn l, Regan /,
Claggett Is. Tonight the. situation is
absolutely without change.
DULL LEGISLATIVE DAY.
The Legislative session was dull. The
woman suffrage resolution made an ad-
vance in the house. the committee on
privileges and elections making a favor
able report upon IL.
Mr.. Walters of Alturas offered
memorial to congress petitioninR for
the appointment OF one government re-
ceiVer for the Union Pacific and In
structing Idaho's delegation I'm congress
to oppose reorganization of the com
pany based on extension OF time for the
payment Of government debt.
Mr.. Bennett of Owyhee presented a
bin to amend the mining inspector law.
II provides FOR deputy inspectors ana
for the gathering and puhlicatio OF
mining information.
Mr.. Hughes OF Shoshone introduced
two railroad bills one fixes a uniform
rate OF fares OF 2is cents a mile ana
the other requires the building Of fences
and the placing OF lire guards along
the tracks.
The day In the senate was uninterest-
ing bin was introduced providing
for state board OF horticulture An
other by Senator Watt Is To compel in
surance companies 10 pay losses in full
Notwithstanding any three-fourths or
other clause In the policies.
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THE LEGIsLATURE.
WORK on LAWMAKERS AT BOISE
Justice To Shoshonc Miners Uurgcd ny
the Governor Senatorial Ballot.

tustiSS tO NhO>hpuC miners uTEGu nv
the Governor Senatorial Ballot.
Boise. Jan. l9.-Governor Mcconnell
today transmitted To the Legislature the
resolutions adopted by Shoshone coun-
ty miners asking the Legislature to
memorialize congress for the passage OF
the Hartman general land bill. The
governor accompanied the memorial
with the following letter:
Executive Once. Jan. ~,
MIR. President Mr.. Speaker. and the
Members of the Idaho Legislature. Gen
tlemcn: | herewith transmit copies of
resolutions adopted at meeting OF the
citizens of Shoshonc county held at Ward
.uer, ON the 10th inst. They will explain
themselves | think that your honorable
body should take the matter up before
sou adjourn today, and memorialize con.
sress. as requested. You should even go
further, and adopt concurrent resolution
instructing the state land department to
take such steps. through our attorneys. az
will stay pro 'eedings. Hundreds OF men In
the Occur d'Alenes who are working for
wages are holding their prospects with
view Of being able some day to develop
them In most cases no survey OF these
locations has been had and the owners
have not the means To pay for running
the necessary lines. The ruling OF the de-
pNTtment IN W washington ~ paTtcnlhflN
severe on a class of men who are unable
TO stand H. Large mining corporations
have In most cases secured patents on
their claims and are able TO protect them
selves. but poor men. who have gone In
and opened up Shoshone county mines.
and who are without means, are deserving
of. and should have, the protection OF
their state government at least II they
cannot get that OF the national depart
ment I'm Washington. Your immediate at
tention should be given 20 this matter.
Browne /. Clagett Is. Bierbower and
Parkinson were paired. also Cunning
ham and Dewey. Cowden (Shoup) and
Walker, Hunt and ~ II. Young (SweeO
were absent and not paired Tonight
there Is no change in the situation.
Roth the Shoup and Sweet leaders
claim that their men are standing firm
and both profess confidence OF winning
The dark horse talk continues and
there are members on both sides who
do not hesitate to discuss such possi-
hilities. The discussion of W. f. Borah
as possible candidate goes on with
Very respectfully yours,
w. J. MCCONNELL,
Governor
SENATORIAL BALLOT.
The ballot on the senatorship today re-